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If I'm being perfectly honest, I'm still not entirely sure why I, of all people, volunteered to try out a handful of at-home streaming fitness channels. My shaky-to-begin-with workout motivation is usually spurred most by a high-energy class environment; in most cases, I need an instructor and a room full of people to keep me on track and bring out my competitive nature. But any of this resolve swiftly disappears when I'm in the same vicinity as my bed. (Literally, though—I live in a studio apartment, and it's really hard to make it through a series of crunches without somehow ending up sprawled out on my plush quilt.)
And yet my curiosity about workout videos stems from a young age. I remember, at 4 years old, watching my mother in our living room as she worked her way through Cindy Crawford's aerobic routines. My dad used to pop a yoga tape in the VCR after a long run. I was in middle school when P90X infomercials began to dominate the late-night TV airwaves; I publicly rolled my eyes when a couple of my friends began to follow the program incessantly, though really I was just jealous of their drive.
So now that workout videos are enjoying a bit of a renaissance in the way of streaming channels—thanks to the age of Netflix, natch—I suppose I thought it might be time to challenge this lack of motivation yet again. And given that these programs tend to cost far less than a monthly gym membership—and are way more convenient—I knew I had to give it my best shot.
And thus, a challenge was born: I'd work out for one month using only four of the most popular streaming fitness channels. See how they stacked up below.
Grokker, $10/Month
The concept: Grokker offers a wide-reaching variety of yoga, fitness, and cooking videos, making it a one-stop shop for all things wellness. It's easy to narrow down the thousands of videos available according to your needs, thanks to easy search functions that categorize by category, level, and how much time you have on hand. You can also plan ahead by building a calendar of videos, which also monitors how many minutes and workouts you've logged that month. It's also one of the most competitively-priced options on the market: You can either purchase a year at once for $119 (which comes to a little less than $10 a month) or pay a monthly rate of $15.
My experience: I was immediately very impressed by Grokker's user-friendly format and customization options—right off the bat, the site presents you with a few different videos for you to rate your interest in so that it can immediately build a custom workout schedule based on those preferences. On that note, I also loved the fact that I could build a workout calendar at all—not only did it allow me to plan ahead for a balanced regimen, but actually having them on a schedule kept me (gasp!) motivated.
As for the workouts themselves, every single one was well-curated and easy to follow. It was nice to know that on days when I was time-strapped or feeling less than inclined to work out, I could just search for a 10-minute HIIT or Pilates video and blitz right through it. All of this ultimately made Grokker my favorite of the streaming channels I tried—I signed up for an account after my trial was complete.
Daily Burn, $15/Month
The concept: Like Grokker, Daily Burn offers a variety of workouts to choose from—more than 150 videos of yoga, cardio, and toning routines. But its most unique aspect is that every morning at 9 a.m. Eastern, the channel streams a live 30-minute workout you can follow along with thousands of other Daily Burn users or rewatch later. One of the biggest selling points of Daily Burn is its large and devoted community of users, who converse and offer tips and solidarity via online forums. A 30-day free trial gives you access to those daily live workouts—after that (and to try any other videos), you'll pay $14.95 a month. You can also pay an additional $50 per month for one-on-one coaching.
My experience: Because I thrive off of the community feel of a fitness class, I immediately assumed I would love Daily Burn. How cool that I could basically work out with tons of people across the country without stepping out my front door! There was just one snafu: I'm not particularly an early morning workout person, and because the daily live workout was at 9 a.m. Eastern, I would have to rise before 6 a.m. in California to participate—something both I and my neighbors would surely not appreciate. Of course, I could go back and do the workout later, but by doing so, I was missing out on some of that team spirit: There's a live chat room that opens as soon as the workout starts but closes right when it ends.
That being said, I still enjoyed browsing the user-generated forums on the site, which offer personal insight into a ton of topics from motivation secrets to tips for beginners. While I think Daily Burn's workout video library is a little lackluster compared to Grokker, there are also a lot of recipe ideas, and I really like the site's nutrition section, which offers a foolproof guide to macronutrients and tons of healthy recipes.
Yogaglo, $18/Month
The concept: What if you could bring dozens of the world's best yoga teachers into your living room? It's possible with YogaGlo, which offers tons of classes to choose from based on your preferred practice style, time available, level, and body part to focus on. You might do a 45-minute vinyasa flow one day, a 10-minute meditation the next, and an ab-burner after that—it's completely up to you. The kicker is that the instructors leading each video are some of the most renowned across the globe—giving you a rare (and exceedingly thrifty) opportunity to learn from the best. And it's all for $18 a month, which is basically the drop-in cost of one boutique yoga class.
My experience: Once upon a time, I used to have a pretty solid home yoga practice in place—there was a point a few years ago where I'd flow for 45 minutes every morning before my college classes began. It's always been my favorite way to unwind and work out, yet I've neglected it over the past few years. Now that I'm just starting to get back into doing yoga consistently again, I could definitely use a little bit of guidance where my home practice is concerned. So really, signing up for YogaGlo couldn't be more timely.
As with Grokker, I love that all the videos on YogaGlo are organized by mood, body part, practice type, time—whatever you're feeling. It made it so easy to find what I was looking for, not to mention discover new-to-me routines and poses that could aid with whatever was going on in my life. (Yoga to wake up? Yoga for skiers? They have a practice for virtually anyone.) All in all, I was so impressed that I signed up for a membership once my trial was over.
Ballet Beautiful, $40/month
The concept: Ballet Beautiful's extensive library of workouts is perfect for barre junkies—no matter how much time you have on hand or which body part you're interested in working, there's something here for you. All videos are easy-to-follow and led by Ballet Beautiful founder Mary Helen Bowers, whose long, lithe limbs provide plenty of fitness inspiration. $40 a month gives you unlimited access to the videos on the channel, or you can purchase them individually—they usually start at $10 a video.
My experience: While I'm not a person who goes to barre on the regular, I always appreciate the muscle-quaking workout each session gives me. On that note, while some of the quickie videos on the other fitness channels I tried didn't exactly feel substantial, I found that Bowers's sessions always made me sweat, even if I was just blitzing through a 10-minute leg-burner. I'll also take any opportunity to honor my adolescent dream of being a ballerina—so ultimately I had to give this channel the nod of approval. While I probably won't commit to the monthly fee, I definitely plan on purchasing a few of the standalone videos to use when I'm running low on time or traveling.


text: Shaban Demirel, OD, PhD Director of Clinical Research Legacy Research Institute Contact Info: Telephone: 503-413-4873 | Email: email@example.com Links: CV (updated Sept 2019) Peer reviewed publications https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-6461 Short Bio: Dr. Demirel completed Optometry School at The University of Melbourne, Department of Optometry, in December 1989. He then commenced graduate work at the same institution and completed his PhD degree in May of 1995. Upon completion of his PhD, he completed a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Davis, working under Dr. Chris Johnson. After completing this Fellowship, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Optometry at Indiana University, where he taught Ocular Physiology, Retinal Physiology and Ocular Disease courses and taught within the School's Masters and PhD programs in Vision Science. At the start of 2002 Shaban moved to Portland to take an Assistant Scientist position at the Devers Eye Institute. He was promoted to the rank of Associate Scientist within the Devers Eye Institute in 2012. In 2016, Dr. Demirel was appointed as the first Clinical Outcomes Research Scientist within Legacy Health. In this role, he supports all aspects of outcomes research, including study design / ideas development, human subjects review and regulatory compliance, data retrieval from large-scale data sources, such as electronic medical records, data analysis and statistics, data visualization and communication, and grant application / manuscript preparation. Dr. Demirel works across all aspects of the organization at Legacy Health, working with leaders, nurses, and physicians. He is currently involved in over 40 studies spanning medical specialties from podiatry to neurology, and everything in between. Dr. Demirel was the Principal Investigator of the NIH funded "Portland Progression Project" and has been a Co-Investigator on numerous other federally funded grants. Dr. Demirel is a Fellow of both The American Academy of Optometry and The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and is a Founding member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers and over 100 abstracts presented at scientific meetings in the US and internationally. Publication Highlights: Comorbidities confounding the outcomes of surgery for third window syndrome: Outlier analysis. Wackym PA, Mackay-Promitas HT, Demirel S, Gianoli GJ, Gizzi MS, Carter DM, Siker DA. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2017 Aug 22;2(5):225-253. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29094067 Detection of Functional Change Using Cluster Trend Analysis in Glaucoma. Gardiner SK, Mansberger SL, Demirel S. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 May 1;58(6):BIO180-BIO190. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28715580 The Effect of Family Presence on Rounding Duration in the PICU. Gupta PR, Perkins RS, Hascall RL, Shelak CF, Demirel S, Buchholz MT. Hosp Pediatr. 2017 Feb;7(2):103-107. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28104730 Automated Segmentation Errors When Using Optical Coherence Tomography to Measure Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Glaucoma. Mansberger SL, Menda SA, Fortune BA, Gardiner SK, Demirel S. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb;174:1-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27818206 Research Interests: Clinical outcomes research Data analysis and statistics Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence applications in health care data Clinical and basic psychophysics Diagnostic device development Glaucoma detection, progression and pathophysiology Research Focus: As Legacy Health's Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Demirel leads, promotes and guides clinical, population-based, and health economics outcomes research studies that seek to improve the end results of healthcare for Legacy patients, and for patients around the country and around the world. The main measure of success in this area of research is demonstration of benefits to our patients and society, but also arrival of these outcomes at a reasonable, sustainable cost. To meet these goals, we set up and conduct cross-sectional and longitudinal outcomes studies at Legacy Health to assess the impact of healthcare transformation on patient and population-based outcomes as well as health economics. Dr. Demirel provides expert consultation in the design and planning of studies and the use of outcomes research tools to perform evidence-based, comparative effectiveness assessment of changes in the provision of healthcare at Legacy Health.

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FGL dominates
FGL displaced Dolly Parton's "Pure & Simple" from the top of the albums chart. Parton fell to second. Chris Stapleton was third with "Traveller,"' Blake Shelton fourth with "If I'm Honest" and Justin Moore fifth with "Kinda Don't Care."
Carrie Underwood jumped from 14 to 9 with "Storyteller." Luke Bryan's "Kill the Lights" climbed 3 to 10. The compilation "NOW That's What I Call Country Volume 9" was 12th, up 6. Sam Hunt stood at 13 with "Montevallo," up 3. Thomas Rhett also moved up 3, to 17 with "Tangled Up." Jack Ingram debuted at 24 with "Midnight Motel."
Kelsea Ballerini held second on the songs chart with "Peter Pan." Dierks Bentley was one behind with "Different For Girls," featuring Elle King. Hunt was fourth with "Make You Miss Me" and Kenny Chesney fifth with "Setting the World on Fire" with Pink helping out.
Florida Georgia Line also skyrocketed from 29 to 7 with its new single "May We All," with Tim McGraw singing along. Keith Urban jumped from 32 to 22 with "Blue Ain't Your Color." Jason Aldean was at 24 with "A Little More Summertime," up 3.
Parton was first on the Americana/Folk Albums chart. Stapleton was second with "Traveller" with I'm Alone, No You're Not" by Joseph third, Butch Walker's "Stay Gold" fourth and The Lumineer's "Cleopatra" fifth.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor was first with "Coming Home." Sarah Jarosz was second with "Undercurrent," The Earls of Leicester third with "Rattle & Roar," The Stray Birds, last week's chart topper, fourth with "Magic Fire" and a compilation, "Essential Bluegrass: 25 Classics" fifth.
On the overall top 200, Stapleton was 17, Parton 34th, Shelton 37th and Hunt 41st. The top 200 and country charts use different criteria.
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Giro Stage 20 cycling blog
Lets move onto Giro Stage 20 with Giro Stage 19 went very well on the match bet front for us (click here). Giro stage 20 looks like a bit of a monster especially coming off the stage we just saw with a serious amount of climbing and a fierce pace was set by Astana on the climb to break it up nice and early.
Stage 20 is the last test for riders and for most of the day they should do just fine but the stage has two monster climbs stuck on the end including some of the gravel roads to test the riders. At 196km this stage feels a little longer than it needed to be. Riders will want to try keep in the group till they hit the final climb as otherwise it might be a long day fighting for survival. Special note to Adam Hansen who seems like he will get himself through another grand tour.
Colle delle Finestre is a monster climb the riders will hit at a decent pace. 18.5 km and an average gradient of 9.2 % will have the legs screaming. The steepest part comes on the first kilometre of the climb where the road kicks up with 14 % from there it does ease a little but the top is tricky with the rough road surface. It really is a beautiful climb, with so many hairpins which make for glorious racing. In all they cover just over 7km of gravel road at the top part. with key mountain points available at the top expect to see Movistar highly interested at the very least. Given the trickiness of the uphill its not surprise that the downhill to the final climb is far from simple.
The final climb is just over 9km and not steep at under 6%. The finish is quick so it will offer a chance to a number of riders if they can stop the better climbers staying away over the top of Finestre. Astana might well set the pace again as there team has been a little crazy pretty much always there over the 3 weeks. With Aru and Landa so close in the GC will it affect tensions in the camp. After a grand tour that didn't need the route to make it one of the hardest grand tours in memory its interesting to see if we can get a surprise winner. The top three in the market are as expected however people might see value in doubling up on Aru. Hesjedal has drifted to enough of a price for me to e tempted and he might well suit it hes at least twice the price of his main rivals.
Uran looked much better today and he could hang with the best of them tomorrow with the finishing climb suitable to him winning it I take the 22/1. I thought about Konig but it may be better to look at Caruso or Trofimov to bounce back on the day. Kangert is 100/1 plus and looked to be flying today but he will likely take on a fierce work load on this stage.
The Konig match bets interests me at those odds I could see Kruijswijk could empty out on the main climb before the finish to secure his climbers blue jersey.
.35pts Ryder Hesjedal 16/1 betvictor
.45pts Rigoberto Uran 22/1 boyles
.2pt Damiano Caruso 80/1 bet365
1pt Caruso to beat Geniez 5/6 bet365 (2pts 1.943 pinnacle)
1pt Hesjedal to beat Aru 11/10 ladbrokes (1pt 2.2 pinnacle)
1.5pts Konig to beat Kruijswijk 13/8 paddys (3pts 2.78 pinnacle)
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Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
The above texts constitute the message for us and what is expected of us all.
It is surprising to note that many of the people who claim to be serving God cannot even go out to spread the gospel of salvation to the world. How do you serve God, if you do not preach His gospel to all nations? It is inevitable that we should preach the gospel to the world. And our primary assignment in this kingdom is to preach the word of God, because man's salvation is contingent on the word of God. This accounts for the response of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the tempter that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out from God.
There is much blessing in preaching the word of God. There is void in someone who cannot preach and practise the word of God. All good things are at your disposal when you preach and practise the word of God. Of what use are you if you do not preach and practise the word of God?
The food of the people of the world are fufu, pounded yam, rice, beans, plantain etc, but the food of the children of God, whom we are, is to hear the word of God, practise same and preach it to the world.
You are all living witnesses to the fact that the field is over-ripe, but there you are in your house, relaxing. You neither practise nor preach the word of God, yet you allege that you are worshipping God. How do you worship Him?
You have been enjoined to put in your best in the service of God and, know that you will be rewarded based on your effort. If you do not hear, practise and preach the word of God, where then lies your hope for salvation?
As many as have received the Holy Spirit, they are the instrument and laborers in the vineyard of God. Your work is to hear the word of God, preach and practise same. If you do not have the Holy Spirit, you are not of God and as such you are dead. And those who receive the Holy Spirit are expected to go out and evangelize the world.
It is one thing to hear the word of God and another to preach what you have heard; yet a third and very important thing is to practise what you preach. You should know that Our Lord Jesus Christ did not only preach the word of God, He practiced it to the letter. Even today in your midst, you have seen the Father preaching and exhaustively practicing His teachings. You are tools unto God. He did not create us to come and toy around the surface of the earth aimlessly. You are not expected to blaspheme and murmur against God. You should not talk about what you do not know about. This will result in confusion and chaos. Note that you will give account of your work here on earth. When the time comes, what would you say you have done?
Our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished much before He said to the Father:
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do and now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. (John 17:4-5).
Our brother Paul was also confident in himself and was sure to receive the crown of glory, having accomplished much in spreading the gospel of Christ to many countries. Peter also accomplished much.
Suppose you are given an orange, which you have not yet sucked, how would you tell people about the taste of the orange? It is only when you taste the orange you will be able to tell others about the taste of it. We glory in nothing but in hearing, practicing and preaching the word of God. Here lies, our joy, peace, power growth, wealth, life, health and indeed salvation.
Who are those to receive good things from God and who are those who will go empty handed? The children of God will inevitably receive the gift of God.
The people of the world suffer because they despise the word of God but desire and seek for the material things of this world. Money, cars, houses, husband, children and food are earthly things. The gift of God is embedded in the word of God.
The word is given to you so that you could, in turn, spread it to others. The word should be preached to the people of the world, so that they too might repent and have salvation. You cannot preach the word except you listen to it and practise same. The word of God is the only effective means which can change man on this plane of manifest, and in the future. A man may plan to kill his fellow man with a very sharp machete. And that may be the time one goes to preach the word of God to him and in the end, he changes his mind and desists from the planned murder.
There was an Evangelist who had a son. When the Son was in his infancy, the evangelist used to take the boy along on field ministry. One day, as they were about to leave for preaching, the sky became very heavy, a sign of a very heavy down pour. On seeing this, the Father told the Son that they should stay back so that rain might not disturb them on their way. The Son raised an objection and told the father, that, there could be someone somewhere, planning to commit suicide and that, if they do visit and preach to him, he would change his mind and live on. The boy further told the father that, if they avoided going for the field ministry, it means the person would kill himself.
The boy further stressed that, since their work is that of saving souls, they should proceed unperturbed by anything.
The Evangelist did not see any sense in the son's statement and so since the boy so stressed that preaching should be done that day, he went into the room, brought out a rain coat which he gave to the son, and then asked him to go to preach in the rain. The Father, then relaxed in his room.
As if the boy was given a vision, the first place he called to preach, he knocked at the door and when he went in, he saw a man trying to hang himself. He had already tied a string to the rafters of his room and was trying to fix his neck in the string.
When eventually the boy knocked on the door and waited for a while he heard nothing, for there was no response. The boy was however convinced that there was somebody inside. He knocked persistently for three times before the man climbed down the table he had positioned to aid him carry out the act, and opened the door.
When finally they settled down for the word of God, the boy decided to preach against murder. He told the man that murder is sin and that whosoever commits murder shall be killed. The boy intimated the man that killing one's self is murder. This, he explained, is because in killing yourself, you have destroyed a man that was created by God and so, you will have to be killed the second time.
The man was surprised at this revelation and confessed that he was about to commit suicide before the boy knocked on the door. Sequel to that visit and the wonderful revelation from the word of God, the man changed his mind and gave up the idea of committing suicide. The man told the boy that he thought that if one kills himself that there is no problem but that having heard from the boy that suicide and murder equally carry death penalty, he was repented.
You would realize that the life of this man was saved through the boy's intervention and subsequent preaching of the word of God.
You have no cause to relent in preaching the word of God. Recall that for the three and a half years that our Lord Jesus Christ preached the word of God, He never rested for one day. That was the reason why the Jews sought to kill him for performing healing on a Sabbath day. He said: "My Father worketh, hitherto and I work." (John 5:17). Paul also used to preach round the clock. It was on one of such occasion that a certain young man named Eutychus, sat by the window and having fallen into a deep sleep, he slipped and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. Paul went down, and fell on him. Embracing the body he said:
"Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him!… (Acts 20:7-12).
The word of God is everlasting and inexhaustible hence, Paul said: "I was imprisoned but not the word of God." You would realize that if you are a preacher and taken into prison, there, will you be preaching the word of God even more than ever. Even though one is chained or handcuffed, the word of God remains the same and untampered with.
Recall Paul's encounter with king Aggrippa. When Paul had finished telling the people the word of God, the king turned and said to Paul,
"Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds!… (Acts 26:29)
You are all indebted to the people of the world. You owe them the word of God. You are to take the word of God to every nook and cranny for them to practice. You claim that you want to do the work of God. What is the work of God? The work of God is hearing, practicing and preaching the word of God.
The scripture has it that, everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. But it is said:
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing, by the word of God. (Romans 10:140-17).
Sequel to the above excerpt, we are made to understand the fact that anyone who has faith in God has eternal life. But the question is how would we believe or have faith in Him, whom we have never heard of? That is the reason why we have been enjoined that, any town or city without a prophet is perished.
Without a preacher (prophet) in a city, the inhabitants of such a city would not believe in God and practice His words. To that effect such a city is condemned.
One of our brethren, residing in Zaire testified that everybody in the compound he lives is afraid of the house, owing to the landlord's dubious character. In fact, he further testified that, he is the only person and a Nigerian for that matter, who is living in the compound till now. He added that what he had used in winning the landlord is the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star pamphlets. And after going through the books, the man did not hesitate to be baptized. He then testified that the man and his entire family are now members of this wonderful kingdom.
A spiritual song has it that," Preach, for the world is blind and deaf." So brethren, we all should preach ceaselessly for the entire world is blind and deaf. This is because their misconceptions cannot be corrected, if they are not preached to. The words of God preached here by the Father are so interesting and striking that people always say that the gospels are working marvelously each passing day. This is so because the Father always preaches to correct the people's misconceptions. In fact, this is the more reason why I do not relent in my efforts in preaching to you. And it is imperative that, you avail yourself of this golden opportunity to listen to the word of God and practise same.
A local adage has it that wine torments someone according to the person's behavior. The word of God contains love, mercy, power, peace and other virtues. Therefore, for one to possess these virtues, he needs to come into this kingdom (the reservoir) and imbibe the gospel. Once you have the word of God lavishly in you, you can never be stupid because your eyes would be made to open. Read our first lesson again.
Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
How would people have been salvaged, if Our Lord Jesus Christ came but failed to impart the divine word of God to all and sundry? If Our Lord Jesus Christ came and departed without making pronouncements and giving instructions, what then would have been written about Him? There would have been no proof regarding His coming and departing, and because of this, there would have been much doubts about His advent than what is being speculated now.
It is clearly evident that, there is no mention made about the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the old testament. Moreover, there is no excerpt in the Old Testament which tells people that, God is spirit. There is no portion too, in the old testament which indicates that, God is the Father. Take for instance, the case of Moses. There was a time he had a revelation and in that revelation, he was instructed to remove his shoes for the place he stood was holy. And when Moses heard that, he inquired to know who the speaker was and the voice said that He was the living God – "I am that I am." The speaker did not say that he is Jehovah.
I have been telling you always that, Jehovah is not God; rather, it is a general title for angels. For Instance, Jehovah Jah is the angel who rules over the forest. So when you hear people professing that, God has many names, do not be astonished, for they are making such claims ignorantly. But it was Our Lord Jesus Christ, who, when He came, narrated to all and sundry that, God is Truth, God is Spirit, Father, and Good. Now the question is, if Our Lord Jesus Christ did not come and alert us about this truth, how then would we have known?
The seven days of the week we have now is not found in the Old Testament. God started His creation on Sunday, the first day of the week. The word, Sunday is the name of the angel assigned to carry out all duties on the first day of the week. He is also the angel who rules over the sun. Monday, on the other hand, is the angel who rules over the moon and also performs all the functions lined up for the second day of the week. But it is not uncommon to hear people regarding Monday as the first day of the week. This is the reason why it is imperative that, you come here and listen to the word of God. Because what I have in store for you is much and superb.
In the olden days, there was nothing like the months of the year and the time of the clock. But in this modern world, the whites have introduced all these things without knowing their meanings. For instance, January is the name of an angel assigned to take charge of the activities of the first month of the year, while February is the name of the angel who performs the assignment lined up for the second month of the year. The names for other months are also names of angels.
Do you know that April which is regarded as the fourth month of the year is the first month? December, which is regarded as the twelfth month is in fact, the ninth month. But the names were just mixed up ignorantly. And so, in a chronological order, the correct thing should be: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, and March. The above is the correct order of the twelve calendar months of the years. Did you know this? Your fore-fathers never heard of such truth but it has pleased the Holy Spirit to reveal it to you at this end of time, in fulfillment of His promise that when He comes, He will teach us and lead us unto the accurate knowledge of truth.
Most people do profess that Satan loves evil doers. This is erroneous because, there is no such statement in the bible. In the past, Paul wrote letters to the Corinthians, Ephesians, Thessalonians etc. And these letters were used as gospels, whereas they were private affairs which do not really teach mankind the right way to perfection. BUT NOW THE FATHER IS HERE TO IMPART TO HIS CHILDREN, THE REAL TEACHINGS THAT LEAD TO PERFECTION. That is the reason why I insist that, these gospels should be published in different languages and distributed to all and sundry in every nook and cranny of the world. These gospels are the only way through which the world would be united in love. These are the only teachings that will dominate the entire world.
The Old Testament constitutes the elementary teachings. It was after the arrival of Our Lord Jesus Christ that we started to experience what could be termed as secondary teachings. However, these teachings, (the secondary teachings) were not properly analyzed because there was no Holy Spirit by then. This explains the reason why our Lord Jesus Christ said:
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? (John 3:12).
Owing to the above fact, He further said:
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot hear them now.
Howbeit, when he, the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. (John 16:12-13).
The people of old were primarily taught about prophesying. This is the reason why the teachings in the Old Testament deal exclusively with prophecies. In other words, there were no good teachings of the word of God by then.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was the first person who introduced the real teachings of God to the world. He is true and His words are true. In fact, He is the word. That is the reason why, when He told His disciples that, the Holy Spirit would descend upon them on the day of Pentecost, it happened just as He said. From this, one could infer that, Jesus the Christ was the one who became the Holy Spirit and descended on His disciples on the day of Pentecost.
All the miracles performed by the disciples of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles were not really accomplished by them per se, rather, the works were accomplished by Our Lord Jesus Christ through them. That was all for that time. But now, the real and only teachings of God can be found in the Revelation of John the Divine. It should be noted that the book containing the divine teachings of God was kept in the custody of an angel. And this has reverence in Revelation 5:2:
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals there of?
However, there was none in heaven or on earth or under the earth who was worthy to open the book and look into it.
Moses was given some commandments for the people of the world. THESE COMMANDMENTS WHICH WERE FROM AN ANGWL WERE NOT WELL DESIGNED. THIS WAS THE REASON WHY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS SENT TO COME AND EFFECT THE NECESSARY CHANGES.
And when He came, He said:
Think not that I am come to destroy the law or prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. (Matthew 5:17).
The laws of Moses were to no avail. But after the fulfillment of the laws by Our Lord Jesus Christ, He gave as His last commandment, "Love one another." But it is very pathetic that up till now, none is prepared to abide by the said law (commandment) of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
None of the disciples of Our Lord Jesus Christ kept to the words of the master while He (Christ) was still on earth. That was the reason He told them that, they (His disciples) would not be able to practise His teachings until the arrival of the Comforter. The disciples could not understand the words pronounced by the Master due to the fact that they did not possess the Holy Spirit.
During His time, Our Lord Jesus Christ could only reveal His glory through the miraculous feats, which He was noted for, but not through preaching because there was no Holy Spirit by then to aid the listeners to understand His preaching. Thus, after His preaching, He closed the book and gave it to the attendant, and this the book which the angel referred to in Revelation 5:2.
And we have been made to understand that, there was nobody in heaven nor on earth who was able to open and read the book. Now the question is, if there was nobody to open and read the book, would we have seen the light which we are seeing today?
The entire world would have been condemned, but for the coming of the Holy Spirit. The whites and others tried their very best to renovate the condemned world but to no avail. That is the reason why the coming of the Holy Spirit is so significant. The Holy Spirit has come and put a great change to the entire world system. This explains the reason why most churches do things which they had never been doing before. For example, the Roman Catholic members are found dancing now in the church which hitherto was forbidden. The various governments of the world too have changed from their former misconceptions about God because of the light which the Holy Spirit has brought to mankind.
The doctrine and glory of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star eluded the entire inhabitants of the world. That is the reason why they often claim that Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is not in the Holy Bible.
The entire world has been disorganized by its inhabitants to the extent that it could be likened to a situation where the thief steals someone's car and reconstructs it, to conceal it from the real owner.
Six a.m. to six p.m. makes a full day while six p.m. to six a.m. constitutes a full night. This is the best way of counting days and night. But today, due to the illegal changes effected by the people of the world, one a.m. to twelve midnight is now regarded to constitute a day. But for the coming of the Holy Spirit, none would have been saved, because there was no other source of salvation mankind. The teachings imparted to you by the Holy Spirit is neither learned nor derived from any books. Rather, it is because there was no other source of salvation to mankind. The teachings imparted to you by the Holy Spirit are neither learned nor soured from books; rather, it is because of the love of God for humanity, that He sent to us the Holy Spirit of truth to reveal the things that were hitherto hidden from man.
To prevent the people of the world from saying that, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star does not use the Holy Bible, I chose to start teaching you from the Holy Bible. There are many teachings that I have brought to mankind. Most of them are yet to be touched. That is the reason why it is disadvantageous for one to be absent for even a day. The members of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star are now flying like birds in the air. Every member of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has been exposed to all the secrets of the world. These are yet the elementary teachings of the Holy Spirit. These teachings are getting you set for the main teaching ahead. And when the advanced teachings are brought to you, you will always yearn for more.
Brotherhood does not constitute preaching and hearing the words of God alone, rather it constitutes the practical application of all the teachings of the Father. However, since none of you is engaged in the practical application of the words of the Father, I have deduced that Brotherhood has not yet started. I would start whenever you are prepared to practise the teachings which are imparted to you.
The most needed thing in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is righteousness and love. And by the time one or two persons would possess the above needed things, you would see how Brotherhood of the Cross and Star will then bloom all over the Universe.
Since Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is yet to start, people have not come as they are supposed to. But once righteousness and love are exhibited, then practical Brotherhood will start. On this note therefore, desist from telling people about Brotherhood of the Cross and start but strive to love one another in righteousness, for people will flock into the Kingdom through your behaviour.
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star seeks after unity (oneness) and righteousness. That is the reason why the Father seems to shun the indigenes of Biakpan. They do not wish or intend to do away with their diabolical deeds.
Here in the kingdom, I always try to make sure that, oneness and righteousness prevail. And for the scripture at Matthew 6:10 to materialize, you need to seek after oneness and righteousness wherever you may be. The entire people of the world are one as such, there should be no segregation among them. As it was through one man that evil (sin) came into the whole world, so also is it that through one man (Our Lord Jesus Christ), that salvation has been brought to mankind.
Hearing the word of God has its own function(s). In the same vein, the practising of the word of God also has its own function(s) Moreso, preaching the word of God has its own function(s) but the greatest of these functions, is practising the gospel. But if you do not hear, how would you practise? If you do not practise, how would you preach? Therefore, the three functions are all the same, thus, it is imperative that you abide by them all.
What is being done now is the introduction of this kingdom. At the fullness of time, the Father will choose the real Brotherhood members and pack them into one place designated for THE KINGDOM OF GOD. And that is the time that you will see the exodus of people into the kingdom, just to witness Brotherhood of the Cross and Star by example.
By then (the fullness of time), there would be no more preaching of the word of God, because all who would be in the kingdom would not wait to be preached to, before they practise the right thing, rather, they would always practise the word of God.
By then, it is only those who would do away with evil that will be enlisted into he Kingdom of God.
A time is coming when people from far and near will come into the kingdom to embrace this truth. At that time, you would not need to preach to such people because they will be convinced by the truth and the Holy Spirit shall teach them everything. It is written:
For it is impossible, for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost.
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (Hebrews 6:4-6).
People will bear eloquent testimony about the wonderful power and wisdom of God. As more and more people continue to believe in this power, so will idolatry and every form of medication cease. It is only the power of the word that will eradicate stealing, lying, fornication, and every other sinful act. There shall be no more sickness, pains, war, death and problems at all.
It is only God who has the power and the right to change man and the adverse conditions in the world. It is only the love of God that will reign at that time; nobody shall claim ownership of anything. The power of lies shall cease to control man as there will be no need to tell lies, to hate, to quarrel, fight or beat any. Court cases and litigation shall be no more. The need to maintain the army for peace keeping and security shall cease.
In some developed countries, only the police force is allowed to go around, to maintain peace and order. Soldiers are not seen in the streets and in public places, yet they are living in peace and harmony. Their governments respect human dignity and freedom. Public utilities and other essential services are well controlled for the good of the people.
In event of power failure for instance, apology is made to the public and the cause of such failure, stated and rectified. But here in Nigeria and the whole of Africa, the situation is different. The people are brutalised by the police and dehumanised by the government. The few available public utilities are so irregular and poorly managed. Security agencies turn into agents of brutality instead of protecting the lives and property of citizens. The situation could be compared to one keeping his yams in the custody of a goat, or trusting one's sheep in the care of a leopard.
The kingdom of God has been established here on earth. Before now you had been wondering about the possibility of getting someone in the likeness of the Father. On many occasions, you openly confess that none would be like Him. Have you not been proved wrong today? It is said that Rome was not build in a day. Gradually, the will of God shall be made manifest on earth. There is a local adage that, if you travel to the community of toads, there you discover that both the mother and father toads squat, all you have to do is to squat with them. In order words, if you are in Rome, do as the Romans.
The children born into the world now are different from their parents. These are the children of God who have nothing to do with evil. All over the world people are testifying over the wonderful works and power of the Holy Spirit. His power has no beginning, nor an end.
Those of us who are God's children have to continue in a state of pity and serve him day and night. It is on the basis of this that there is joy both in the day and all the nights here in the Kingdom. This also explain the reason why there is no sickness, poverty nor mourning in our midst. It is only joy, joy, and joy everyday. Brotherhood has not even started in earnest. When it is in its full form, the world will be shocked. Here in the kingdom, there is none who is considered as bad, stranger or weak. We are not under tradition of law.
Read the second lesson again.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
Have all the things enumerated not come to pass? Is the spirit of God not upon you? Have you gone out to preach the gospel? Have you refrained from stealing, quarreling, telling lies, causing division and the rest of the vices? Is there any sign of understanding in you. That is the work of our Lord Jesus Christ.
That is why He said that if the world hates you, you should realize that the spirit of God which is the spirit of salvation is upon you. Whoever abides in this spirit is a child of God and cannot be loved by the world. Such spirit is the spirit of kingship and glory. Moreover, it is the greatest of all spirits and it is of God.
That is why whenever a member of Brotherhood arrives at any place, all demonic spirits in such places are destroyed.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE FATHER, ONE DWELLING IN YOU. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY ANY ANGEL, OR MAN, BUT BY THE FATHER HIMSELF WHO DWELLS IN YOU. Unfortunately, the thoughts of what to eat, drink and put on does not allow you to know Him and feel His presence in you. Many or you pray to the Father to help you secure a good husband or wife, make your business profitable and your farm to bring out a bumper harvest. Do you think the Father has come to do any of such things?
It is said, the spirit of God is upon me to go and preach the gospel. When God is with you, who will be against you? GOD HAS WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND EARTH HAS CAME TO LIVE WITH MEN. Why then do you lament? He is money, He is life, He is the truth and wealth. He is everything to every man. Why then do you enslave yourself to a fellow man?
In the kingdom of God, there is absolute freedom. There is no sickness, or hunger, and above all, there is no death. Your problem is ignorance. You are spiritually blind while your physical eyes are open. That is why I always pity you because you do not know where you are? God is an epitome of perfection. He is all knowing, excellent, perfect and righteous. He is peace, joy, power, harmony, life everlasting, truth and all the virtues. Therefore, once you possess these virtues as nominated by God, you will have no problem; even all the angels will worship you. Once you possess these qualities, you will cease to he afraid of any person or thing and everything will be subjected under your feet. Instead of practising His injunctions, you rather prefer to steal, drink, smoke, tell lies, indulge in idolatry and to live abominably. You are easily annoyed, you quarrel, fight, kill and reject God.
*If the spirit of God is upon you, why do you continue to steal, get angry, doubt, deceive, and shed tears. You lament and acknowledge the presence of juju and witchcraft. It means that, you are still devoid of the spirit of God. Whenever you are endowed with the spirit of God, that gives you justification and the right of sonship. Once you are controlled by the Holy Spirit, you would realize what is expected of you. For instance, you will be patient, truthful, humble, meek and generally godly. Once the spirit of God is upon you, you will not wait to be ordered to go out and preach the gospel, or to refrain from evil.
It is said that amongst those that believed and had the spirit of God upon them, went and sold all the things they had and brought the proceeds therefrom to the Apostles. But those who did not believe and were without the spirit of God like Ananias, even though they had sold all that they had, hid some of the proceeds. When Peter asked him why he should tempt the Lord his God, He reminded him that when the farm was not yet sold, it belonged to him. And after the harvest, the proceeds therefore also belonged to him.
Peter reproached him for lying to the Holy Spirit. Ananias fell immediately and died. The wife also came and repeated what her husband did and also fell down and died.
Such is the spirit that is obtainable in this kingdom. This spirit does tolerate any sinful act or evil. I do not see evil nor hear of it. It is only you, members who talk about and see evil.
I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU REPEATEDLY THAT ALLTHOSE WHO SHOUT, STAMP THEIR FEET AND CLAP THEIR HANDS ARE COMPLETELY DEVOID OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THEY ARE MERELY DECEIVING THEMSELVES. The situation could be compared to threatening a crying baby with the sight of a masquerade. And so, in order to stop a child from crying, the mother may mention the coming of the masquerade. This is exactly what is done by the world. I have nothing to do with evil at all.
God is not a respecter of persons. He does not tell lies, He does not cheat, nor is He corrupt. Therefore, you go into all the four corners of the world with the teaching I have imparted to you. There is no sickness, death and nothing at all. Just believe in Him and obey Him for you will have no problem at all. He rules over the heaven, and earth. In a short while, all the security agents like police and army will cease to exist. Courts of law will cease to operate. What is needed in this kingdom is oneness. A time is coming when there shall no longer be visa and passport needed before travelling to other countries.
If you are endowed with the Holy Spirit, you would realize that apart from the Holy Spirit, nothing exist in the world at all. The garments we wear, the food we eat and all the material things we attach much interest to, are nothing before God.
If Our Lord Jesus Christ had claimed responsibility for anything that He did, I would have proved Him wrong. He never said so, He never made such claims. It is the same spirit, God that is responsible for everything. I also tell, you that I am not the one who is responsible for anything in this kingdom. I am only a witness to everything that is done by God.
If you are led by the spirit of God, He will open your eyes. Equally, I speak to you in spirit and not in the flesh. I have nothing to do with flesh. My concern is with love, oneness and righteousness. A person who is devoid of the spirit of God cannot do any good thing. It therefore means that, all those who do evil are in the flesh and are not of the spirit of God. This is exactly why you do not have the spirit of God. This is exactly what you have to go and preach to the world. You have seen this truth in me.
All those who abide in the spirit of God are indebted to their friends, families and the people of the world. These are the people you are charged to preach this gospel to. Teach them this truth, the love, oneness and equality. It is not your duty to impute sins on any person nor to acknowledge the existence of juju, mermaid, witchcraft or any other evil. It is not your duty to cheat, to tell lies, to defraud or covet. If you do so, what will be the difference between you and the world? You should be informed that, the spirit of God is upon you to preach the gospel of deliverance and freedom. Do not oppress any person, do not cheat any, do not be angry with your fellow man, and do not engage in any evil. Live peaceably with your fellow man and encourage all to grow in the spirit of God, you can do this by going out to preach freedom to all. Preach about love and unity of all, to all.
Do not you have faith in any man and do not believe in a human being. Believe in God and have faith in Him. He is the one who sustains us. He feed and protects all of us. He abides in you, teaches you and does everything for you. Do not cast your hope on any man or thing other than God. Whoever has God is free man and has no stumbling block on his way.
The entire world is facing difficulties because they are without the Holy Spirit. Whoever is devoid of the Holy Spirit is lifeless. This is why it has become necessary for all men to seek for the Holy Spirit and abide in Him. It is expedient for all of you to go out and inform the people that God has come. That since God is holy, He requires all to be holy too.
Here in this kingdom, we are not bound by the rules and regulations of man. We have nothing to do with the traditions and cultures of men. The Holy Spirit is the only teacher and provider. THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS NO DEPUTY. We should believe in Him and do the right thing. Once you are fastidious, once you weep, or, once you are angry, you have made yourself unworthy and you have also lost the kingdom of God. The Kingdom does not admit lies, hatred, deceit, division or any vice at all. If you obey Him you are free, and free indeed. Believe in Him and cast all your problems to Him for He cares. He knows everything and He is the only one capable of solving your problems.
Do not contest His actions or resist His will. He provides both the rain and sun when it becomes necessary. He has come to dwell with man on earth. Whoever believes in Him is saved. Whoever fails to believe in Him should blame himself. You should be holy as He is. IF GOD HAS SET YOU FREE, WHO CAN ENSLAVE YOU? In this kingdom, there is neither Jew nor Greek. You do not need to pray to God at all. He knows your problems and what to do.
Recently, members of Brotherhood intended to go on pilgrimage in Biakpan. The only available short route to the place was not accessible. The ferry had broken down. To enable the children of God to travel to Biakpan as planned by God at that same time, the Governor of Cross River State visited the Local Government Area thus, necessitating the rehabilitation of the ferry to carry people and also to repair the road. Biakpan, in due season will be an important city with a network of good roads and also an airport with modern facilities. In spite of this, I do not pray God for any of these things. That would amount to foolishness and disbelief. He assured that, He is the light of the world and also gives life to whoever comes to Him.
The Father cannot fail to do His will at the fullness of time. Biakpan, today is an unknown place, an insignificant hamlet without any attraction. That cannot make me to go to the Government to plead for attention and provision of facilities there. I know that at the fullness of time, God will draw both the government's and some individual's attention to the place to develop it. If God does not do a thing, no man would. This is the reason why it is profitable to believe in God alone. You will live to see the place called Biakpan. It will be a city all the inhabitants of the world would long to live in.
If you were to know the God you worship, you would not have worried yourself for anything. Your problems are brought about through your ignorance of the one you worship. He is not somebody you should toy with. He is the true God and the creator of heaven and earth.
Read the golden text again:
I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Do you understand the language therein? Many people are curious to know the latest from the Father. It is expedient that you should take these glad tidings to the world. Go and tell them about the love, oneness, truth and patience exhibited by the Father in the kingdom. Tell the people that the truth has come and so they should refrain from idolatry, medication, fornication, hatred, tribalism and other vices. Whether the world listens to this message or not, it should not deter you from spreading the good news. You should continue to preach to them. You have been asked to do your own part of the duty and allow God to do His. That is your indebtedness to the world.
It is about 2,000 years now since our Lord Jesus Christ physically departed this world. Is it not foolish for people to continue to gaze into the sky expecting His arrival from the sky? When Elijah had ascended into the heaven, it did not take a longtime before John the Baptist emerged. People keep on coming and going away.
Therefore, there are many who do not believe in reincarnation. But our Lord Jesus Christ assured that He would go away but would come back to take you to Himself. Is He not here with men on earth now? Is He not the one responsible for every work in this kingdom? Why then are people expecting Him to fly down from the sky? He said that, it was the Father who sent Him and to Him (the Father) was He going. Now, where does God Himself go? On another occasion, He declared that He and His Father are one. The Father is a spirit and Christ Himself is a spirit and both of them are the word. They are the truth, and had never left any man comfortless. They abide in us always. I spend endless hours preaching to you so that you may understand. Today, you still doubt Him and you are ignorant of His ability. You are still telling lies, getting angry, stealing and killing one another. This is the time for all men to practice the word of God.
For those of you who are proud because your parents are in the world, you should by now realize that you are holding a false belief. When you claim that a person is dead, you should know that, that is when his spirit changes its abode and is later born into the world. This fact has been variously proved in many communities and cities. For instance, certain people who had scalding marks on their bodies were later born with such marks to prove to the world that they have reincarnated. Many of you have reincarnated up to five times or more.
Some of you will weep and refuse to be consoled when your dear ones departs the old flesh. Sometimes you want to kill yourself in order to join them in the hades. What do you mean by hades? Where is such a place located? I have told you time without number that there is nothing called death. We are still the same old people reincarnated. What normally takes place is the destruction of the defiled body and the introduction of the Spirit into a new self, another abode. It is a complete change of the person into a new being. That phenomenon you call sickness is not what you term, it rather, it is a medium through which your body undergoes reconstruction.
You will seem be in the know about any hidden things of this world. A sister once testified here that she was married at Ika-Annang and had three children. She had a prayer house and was well vested with power and she was also a talented midwife. Having done this for a long time, the village demanded that she should give them a goat and other things and she refused. And consequently on this, she was transferred to the great beyond. After sometime she was born at Uruan in Uyo to another person. She grew up and was married again. She gave birth to six children. At Uruan, she had a vision that she was formerly married to Ika-Annang, Etim Ekpo and that her three children are still there, alive, though they are grown up and have grown up children. She visited Ika-Annang and saw her children and was able to recognise her compound and the tree she had planted before she died.
When Our Lord Jesus Christ whipped the people out of the temple and told them that His Father's House should not be used as a market, they questioned Him about the signs to prove that He is the Son of God. In reply, Christ asked them to pull down the temple and that within three days, He would rebuild it. The people did not understand Him. He was merely referring to Himself, that He would die and resurrect on the third day to live thereafter forever. He is a spirit and lives eternally. He lives on and continues to interact with men.
This is to prove to you that there is no, death. What you call death is a mere transfer to a new body. This transfer does not take you out of this world, you still stay and belong here, the market, school, churches you go to are not attended by you alone, others whom you regard as having died do attend these places too. If a man is transferred to another body, the former body is buried. That which you originally had was the dust of the earth and it will definitely return to this earth and become manure, while the soul remains the same. Dust goes back to dust while the spirit remains the spirit
At times, you complain why a woman does not give birth to a child. This is so because the spirit is yet to go into her. The moment the spirit, is transferred into her, she will immediately become pregnant and eventually give birth to a baby.
Without these transfers, there would be no child bearing in the world. There are very many things you have misinterpreted in the world. The things you sow need manure to grow, and without these things growing and becoming manure once again for other plants to grow, there would be no food.
There is nothing in this world. God is everything. You may say you have no brother, He will come into you and dwell therein, and become everything for you.
Do not boast about what you have and do not have hope in another person. Do not say somebody loves you because only God loves you. It baffles me what you term man to be. Man is nothing, why then do you despise God and believe and have hope in man.
You cannot help yourself except God helps you. God has promised never to leave you comfortless, and had not left you comfortless.
A stroke of the cane is enough for the wise. May God bless His Holy teachings, Amen.


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Coming Down Hard - in Favour of Downloads
A study about downloading finds:
Music companies need to stop resisting and accept that illegal downloading is a fact of 21st-century life
"The expectation among rights holders is that in order to create a success story, you must reduce the rate of piracy," Garland said. "We've found that is not the case."
The authors of the study argue that music rights holders need to find "new ways" and "new places" to generate income from their music, rather than chasing illegal downloads – for example, licensing agreements with YouTube or legal peer-to-peer websites. In other words, they ought to do the musical equivalent of giving away free ice-cream and selling advertising on the cones.
So far, so boring - I and others have been writing this stuff far ages. Except for one tiny detail: the study comes not from deranged bloggers like me, or crypto-communists bent on underming the entire capitalist system, but was conducted
by the MCPS-PRS Alliance and Big Champagne, an online media measurement company.
In other words, *their own research* shows that their *fight* is hopeless. Will they listen? Don't hold your breath....


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What do you need when going out? A snack container (for the car ride to your destination and once you get there before food comes out), a plate, a cup, a bib and silverware. Those are the essentials at least. For bibs I keep a few disposables in the diaper bag incase I forget to pack a fresh one, because that happens all the time. I also keep some toddler friendly forks and spoons for Izzy.
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An Inquiry into theories of practice 2014 : An Inquiry into theories of practice: Rethinking actors, materiality and organisations.
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An Inquiry into theories of practice:
Rethinking actors, materiality and organisations.
On September 24th and 25th 2014 the Graduate School of the University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands will present a two-day conference on Practice Theories. During this conference central issues raised by practice theories will be explored and discussed. Subjects of debate are the relation between human actors and material 'objects', technologies and meaning emerging from practices.
The conference will also be a joint effort to reflect on our own practices as researchers in order to develop a stronger methodological awareness about knowledge creation as social practice. Practice theories conceive actions of people as part of a practice, a larger set of activities. This means, for instance, that organisations are not regarded as entities but as an assembly of practices. In interaction, people 'carry' different practices.
Practice theory gives us an alternative view on practitioners as well. Not only people, but also material 'objects' are interacting, and therefore not 'just objects'. Knowledge emerges from within interactive practices and theories of practice concentrate on the ethos of these practices. Practice theories offer another view on the social, valuing differences.
Two leading key note speakers accepted our invitation to present their thoughts and views on Practice Theories. The key note speakers both acknowledge the game changing capacity of a practice theory approach and they invite us to reflect on its central issues and the approach as such.
Prof. Dr. Davide Nicolini from the University of Warwick, GB, will discuss practice theories in plural and the idea that practice theory is not a (new) school. The 'family resemblances' in the theories of practice however do offer explanatory power that other approaches were not able to offer.
Prof. Robert Schmidt from Eichstatt University, Germany will explain what praxeology is about, drawing on Bourdieu and taking praxeology as a research strategy. Praxeology is a game changer with regard to several ethical and sociological approaches.
Both share a vivid interest with researchers at the University of Humanistic Studies in complex organisations, and thorough qualitative and conceptual research.
The interactive design of the conference implies that next to four key notes we will have debates as means of inquiry. The four inquiries are about:
Bodyliness in theories of practice
The nexus between conceptual and empirical research
Practice Theory and Complexity in organizations
Meaning and normativity in practice theories
We have designed the conference program as an inquiry: what does the reframing by theories of practice offer, in what way are they game changing? Participation is another important characteristic: you are invited to bring the best you have to offer: questions that concern you, your insights, and constructive comments on research.
More information and registration: www.uvh.nl/conferencepracticetheories
The two day conference takes place in the city centre of Utrecht that is characterized by late medieval and many 18th and 19th century buildings. The venue itself is in a 19th century former church, which is now a beautiful congress centre. For more information and an impression of the venue see: http://www.zaalverhuur7.nl/
The costs of the two-day conference will be € 150,- including coffee, tea and lunch. Subscription only via Paydro, an easy way to arrange your participation.
We strongly recommend buying and reading two recent books prior to the conference. You can buy the books following the links below:
R. Schmidt, Soziologie der Praktiken. Konzeptionelle Studien und empirische Analysen, Suhrkamp Berlin 2012, 2013
D. Nicolini, Practice Theory, Work, and Organization: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, Oxford etc. 2012
We welcome scholars from universities as well as from societal organisations. A special welcome to PhD students from all universities who would like to present a poster on Thursday to get direct feedback from other scholars. You can register for a poster presentation on the website. Your poster should be pre-printed and about 65 x 100 cm. (flip chart size)
Your registration is welcome asap. Those withdrawing from the conference (for whatever reason) after Sept. 10 are accountable of full payment.
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Prof. Frans Vosman firstname.lastname@example.com
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A couple of weeks ago we told you the story of Oregon landowner Gary Harrington, who was sentenced to 30 days in jail for collecting rain water on his property.
After fighting the state of Oregon for the last 11 years and refusing to empty his ponds, Harrington has voluntarily surrendered himself to the state. He will serve the next 30 days in jail for what amounts to collecting rainwater and runoff from his own property.
Outside the courthouse, Harrington talked to reporters. He told them:
"I love my country; I'm willing to go to jail since apparently that is what it takes to get the truth out and restore common sense and freedom in America. As American citizens it is our duty and right to hold responsible those we allow to govern us by our consent….." " Common sense is the basis for common law, without common sense, the law is insane and we did not agree to be governed by insanity or illegality. Our citizens throughout our history have laid their lives, liberty, and property defending these rights that we cherish. I am sacrificing my liberty so that we can wake up as a country and stand for our liberty."
Here is Mr. Gary Harrington in his own words sharing his side of the story.


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Add fun and games with a monthly Pub Olympics
My boss wanted to add some fun as well as entertaining games in our bar particularly on weekends. Thus he purchased a few items that we could use as party games such as blowpipe, speed stacking and so on. He wanted a variety of games in which the guest may take part during the band's break.
So as usual I turned to the ever so wise World Wide Web for party games ideas. Instead I stumbled upon a great Restaurant Promotion Idea. Instead of holding a single game why don't we hold a Pub Olympics.
Here some ideas on how I organized our First Pub Olympic in our bar.
- To have a min of 3 teams and a max of six teams. I only accepted 6 teams cause I didn't want to stretch the time. Nowadays people get bored fast.
- The entrance fee was just to buy a bucket of 5 bottle of beer.
- Prizes were medals as well as our Pub T-shirts.
Opening Ceremony
To make it fun we introduced the teams with a lot of fanfare. We obtained a few theme songs and let each team select their preferred song. Whenever we introduced them we played their chosen theme song. Just to make it entertaining.
The Games
As we didn't want to drag our Pub Olympics too long. We just did 4 games a night. We plan to do this on a monthly basis. We changed the games around to give the guest a when they take part.
Here are a few of the games we played.
Darts Highest Score
Two players from each team will take turn throwing 3 darts, with the score recorded. The highest total score wins this event.
Golf – Hole in one
We purchased two small golf putting sets for our banqueting. We set up this, so when the guest came out for their tea breaks. They could de-stress just by putting a few golf balls.
Just like the darts, two members of each team took turns to hit three balls. The team with the highest hole in one, wins this event.
Archery -blowpipe
As mentioned earlier, one of the games in which my boss purchased was a blowpipe. And so we set up balloons with little lights in them. The pub was dim and the balloons looked nice in the dark. We made our own darts by using the filters of cigarettes and a wooden skewer. Each team had six darts to use. The team with the highest burst balloons were the winner of this event.
Football- Ball Juggling
We bought a fusball ball. Two players from each team required to juggle the ball with only their feet. The team that had the highest number wins this event. For this game you have to have a large space or else you will have a lot of broken glasses.
Speed stack
My boss saw this game in a mall in the city. Thus he purchased two. Just like all the other events, two players from each team took turn stacking the plastic cups. The team with the fastest time were the winner.
Closing Ceremony
For the closing we made 1st, 2nd and 3rd place podium. The first place winners received a gold medal, a pub souvenir, 2 jugs of beer to celebrate. We also took the winners group photo and frame it our wall with their names. For them to return to see it.
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African-American conservative and Fox News pundit Stacey Dash is not happy with President Obama, but she is happy that his time as President will soon draw to a close.
After the President recently visited a terror-connected mosque in Baltimore, Maryland to speak out about how great Islam is and how much Islam has contributed to America, Dash blogged her disgust.
The star of Clueless and occasional Fox News contributor wrote:
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I'm sitting here furious that the President of the United States went to a mosque and apologized for Americans possibly profiling them.
This, in spite of the fact that people who belong to that religion are the ones MURDERING INNOCENT PEOPLE. Anyone who is NOT Muslum.
Here's the truth: MUSLIMS are crucifying people.
Not Baptists. Not Episcopalians.
Terrorists are being recruited from mosques, not synagogues or Sunday School at church.
When the President infers that we are racist against them, he's just doing what he does best.
Read the rest of her blog at Patheos
Dash raises an interesting point and one that conservatives have been saying for years now. Why do liberals feel the incessant need to defend, protect and nurture Islam? Even as Islam wreaks havoc around the globe, our President chooses to mock, deride, belittle and attack Christianity? It truly makes no sense.
Liberals argue that Christians are homophobic. Are Christians killing homosexuals? No. Liberals argue that Christians are waging a "war on women". Are Christians defending spousal abuse, rape, pedophilia and misogyny? No. Liberals argue that Christians are "theocrats" who want to rule by religion. Are Christians imprisoning anyone who speaks against the Bible, Jesus or Christianity in general? No. Liberals argue that Christians are culturally backward, violent and full of "hate". Are Christians supporting slavery, terrorism, suicide bombings, or political oppression all in the name of their faith? No.
But do you know who is doing all of these things? Muslims all over the world are involved in these practices. In Africa, Asia, Europe and in the Americas, the Islamists are engaged in many heinous activities and still the liberal Western world defends them. It's insanity.
The views expressed in this opinion article are solely those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by EagleRising.com


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But in a few chaotic minutes in the North Greenwich Arena, the story and spirit of the day was transformed as the men's gymnastics team snatched a bronze medal, the country's first Olympic honour in the event for a century.
When London 2012 began, few would have counted the sport among the country's greatest hopes, not least because Britain's last team medal came in Stockholm in 1912.
A British gymnastic team had not even qualified for an Olympic final for 88 years.
But last night's result nearly turned out even better, as the judges' initial scores gave Britain the silver medal place. However, a hotly contested appeal by the Japanese saw the British gymnasts relegated to third — still the best performance by a team from these shores for 100 years.
Kristian Thomas, a 23 year-old from Wolverhampton, emerged as the hero of the hour after several near-perfect performances kept his team in contention.
The surprise result, watched from the stands by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, went some way to offsetting the bitter disappointment of the divers Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield.
The pair missed out on a medal in the synchronised 10m platform event, despite leading at the half-way stage of their competition.
Zoe Smith, Britain's 18-year-old rising star of weightlifting, also finished well short of a medal, despite breaking a national record and winning the hearts of the spectators.
Gemma Spofforth, a world champion swimmer and world record-holder, finished fifth in the women's 100m backstroke final. Liam Tancock, another highly-fancied British swimmer, took the same place in the men's event.
Last night Hannah Miley made it through to tonight's women's 200m individual medley.
After Saturday's defeat in the men's cycling road race and Sunday's withdrawal from the marathon of Paula Radcliffe, the first Monday of the London Games threatened further disappointment.
But, almost entirely by surprise, five young gymnasts changed that, and in the most dramatic fashion.
Thomas, Daniel Purvis, Max Whitlock, Sam Oldham and Louis Smith had qualified for yesterday's final by beating China, the sport's superpower and winners of last night's gold. Buoyed by that success and lifted by a screaming crowd, the five turned in a series of performances judged at and above 15, the modern scoring system's benchmark of a world-class performance. That helped them power on even as better-fancied teams such as the US fell by the wayside.
For a few minutes, the British medal was silver. In Japan's final performance, Uchimura Kohei slipped from the pommel horse and received a score that led to his team dropping from second to fourth. But a Japanese appeal resulted in a higher grade, putting the team back in second and handing Britain bronze. The decision led to booing and jeering from the audience, and fury from Ukraine who were denied a medal as a result.
Britain had earlier faced a potential setback of their own, when Oldham slipped from the high bar and was penalised. Anguish in his features, he watched on amid fears that Britain's chance had gone. But a second outstanding performance from Thomas on the bar helped balance out the score, and Team GB entered the final round only a fraction behind Ukraine in third. Thomas had earlier stunned both judges and crowd with an almost flawless vault, scoring 16.550.
With China and Japan looking secure in gold and silver positions, all eyes in the arena were on the Ukrainians on the rings and the British on the floor as the sixth rotation began. As all three Britons — Whitlock, Purvis and, inevitably, Thomas — notched up scores above 15, a bronze looked certain.
Then Kohei, almost overlooked by the jubilant crowd, tumbled from the horse and silver hove briefly into sight for Britain.
The Japanese team were booed as they collected the silver medal, and Andy Hunt, the head of the British team, said the change in the result was a "great shame". But he hailed the bronze as a massive result for Britain and praised the gymnasts for "making history".
Team GB managers are hoping the momentum of the gymnastics will continue in the eventing, where Zara Phillips and the British team are well-placed for a medal when their competition concludes today.
After collecting his medal, Thomas said getting silver "would have been nice" but insisted the gymnastics team were not disappointed with their bronze. "It's an Olympic medal at the end of the day. It's what dreams are made of," he said.
Instead of the gymnasts, it was the divers who were expected to collect medals yesterday, but a poor performance in their fourth round, missing a back three-and-half somersault, put Daly and Waterfield out of contention. Gold went to Yuan Cao and Yanquan Zhang of China.
Daley, 18, entered the Games burdened by expectation, and last night accepted responsibility for mistakes that cost Britain a medal. However, he added: "We are a team at the end of the day, full stop. We win together and we lose together and we are proud of being here at the Olympics. But it wasn't to be. Today wasn't our day."
Daley, who entered the public eye at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, lost his father, Tom, to cancer last year. He had said he wanted to win in London to honour his father's memory. Shortly after the outcome, he faced abuse from Twitter users over the result, with one telling him: "You let your dad down." Daley hit back at the so-called trolls, highlighting their messages and declaring: "After giving it my all you get idiots sending me this."


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What is the thickness of a skull compared to???
How strong is the human skull? What material can simulate its strength? Answered
I been experimenting with projectiles, and been wondering what can I use to simulate a human skull. I've been shooting at a 1\2 inch thick peice of wood board, the projectile made it all the way through easily. When aimed at someones head, do you think this could peirce the skull and damage the brain, or do you think the bullet will just get stuck? How strong is the human skull anyway?
I don't have a reference to back it up but my physical-anthropology teacher down at Long Beach State claimed that if a human skull were duplicated exactly with oak, the real bone skull would be 14 times stronger.
Planning an Obama Assassination, eh?
I'm not sure, but this may be of some help.
Lol, no I'm not planning to assasinate someone, I just want to see how lethal my old homemade weapons are. Thanks for the links.
Darn... Not, not that I was like hoping for an Obama Assassination or anything like that. That would be crazy.
No problem. Hope they help.
"It is completely illegal to say... 'I want to kill the president of the united states of America.' especially on tv. If you're on television, it is very, VERY illegal to say 'I want to kill the president of the united states of America.'"
Or this.
The shape of the head along with the angle of strike and projectile dynamics are all part of the equation. However.... If you are able to penetrate a 1/2" of plywood then you can probably penetrate a skull with a direct hit.
Upon second look, your pictures show particle board. Decidedly weaker than plywood. Try it with a sheet of 1/4" and 1/2" plywood, the strength differs greatly. Post your results!
the pig's skull is about as strong/thick.
Well, yes! I have a real human skull and the police have shot at it......... Sooooooooooooo, YES!!!!!!!!!!