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Swept Out With The Current Part 5 of Living in a Hut
The Palace buzzed with excitement as it prepared to host a gathering, one of its many gatherings that drew people from far and wide. Since their very reputation preceded them, the Palace knew to expect people coming from all parts of the world. They were a force to be reckoned with in Christianity. Rising to the heights of notoriety, they accepted their position among their peers with gladness. The Palace continually seemed to be gaining in momentum day by day. More conferences, more books, more exposure – more, more, and more. Like a snowball going downhill, there was no stopping them.
Yet from the woman's perspective, they were a shadow that blocked the sun from shining into her miserable hut. The Palace proved to be an intimidating force right in her backyard. Everywhere she went people asked her similar questions.
"Have you been to the Palace? You live so close."
"Have you read the latest book from the Palace?"
"Did you visit the Church on the Street? They are associated with the Palace."
"I am going to the latest gathering at the Palace. Will I see you there?"
These questions frustrated her on every level. It seemed that there was no place in Christianity, at least in her country, for any way to break free or break out of the Palace formed template. As she traveled out at times into other nations, it also seemed that she was continually confronted with some form or fashion of Palace influence. There seemed to be an underlying current of thought that the Palace was THE place to be and to go. They were establishing templates in Christianity that many people wanted to fit into rather than venture out in their God given creativity and BE who God called them to be. It seemed easier, she often concluded, to be associated with what was cutting edge and going on, rather than to venture out on your own.
As she gave this careful consideration each day, she realized that she did not actually dislike the Palace. She believed that each and every one of us should freely be able to walk in our God-given destiny. But in her case, she felt that she was drowning in the shadow of the Palace. Just to BE who God called her to BE and to SEE their gaining influence often proved too much for her to handle as she consistently was comparing her life to the glimmering brilliance of the palace. She always, always fell short – at least in her eyes.
There was a growing frustration in her of being trapped. Trapped in what, you say? Trapped in a template that was formed for her by another ministry or movement rather than BE who God created her to BE. Creativity was her passion. Creativity allows people to stretch past the created templates of current Christian popularity and to go into another direction, a path laid out by Holy Spirit. Yet, when she tried to do this, many around her seemed to ignore her in her endeavors because they seemed to desire to be hooked into Palace ministries that were formed and fashioned in greater ways.
Nothing she tried, even though led by Holy Spirit, seemed to work. Nothing at all. And that is not an exaggeration. It is reality. How to deal with reality? One can only keep walking day by day and that is what the woman determined to do. Just keep walking, day by day by day. She held a vision deep inside of her, yet she was unknown. She moved creativity, yet people did not or could not see it. She tried all she knew to try and each endeavor left her with no apparent success. So that is what brought her to this very day as she sat looking out her window at the Palace from the confines of her mundane hut.
Sitting in her hut, she saw some vivid pictures in her mind that came from her prophetic imagination. It seemed that the Palace was like a grand ocean and she was standing on the shore deciding what to do. Go in or stand on the shore? As much as she did not like to admit it, in this prophetic picture playing in her mind, she ventured into the water. But rather than stand in a place created by God especially for her, she noticed that once in the water, the force of the current kept moving her farther and farther out to sea, away from her vision and purpose. Caught up in the flow, she had to do nothing but release herself to the flow and be taken where the current wanted her to go. Suddenly she jumped. The vision was so clear. The vision was so real. If she went, what would happen to her? She looked one more time around her hut. The simplicity of it all – no flare, no fashion, and no glimmer. Then she looked outside at the Palace – the gleaming light, the brilliance and the beauty.
And that day, something more died within her.

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The EV-Hater's Guide to Hating Electric Cars
Electric vehicles are a sales flop and a dismal failure. Or so I was told this week—and last week and the week before—by respected newspapers.
The "sales flop" part surprised me, since I am one of thousands of people waiting in line to buy my electric vehicle. I made my reservation for the car in April 2010, and am hoping for delivery by April 2012. If a car has a two-year wait list, is it a sales flop? Nevermind.
The latest article's author, like the others, conveniently left out the part about the long waiting list. And he left out a few other things as well. Maybe these folks are just too busy to check their facts. Or, maybe something else is going on.
Whatever the reason, the media often has an irrational disdain for electric vehicles (EVs). And a similar disdain is common among the general population too. The same EV-hating arguments are repeated ad nauseum in the media. After analyzing the key arguments of the EV haters, I have compiled what I believe is the first-ever EV-Hater's Guide to Hating Electric Cars. If you really hate EVs—and you know who you are—then this Top 10 guide is especially for you.
First, commit these truthy facts to memory:
1. EVs are totally overpriced.
Point to the $109,000 Tesla Roadster supercar as your only example. If you're forced to compare prices with a Nissan LEAF—in the mid- to high-20s after tax breaks—then perform a lengthy comparative cost analysis contrasting the LEAF to a $12,000 gasoline car to prove that the EV is more expensive.
2. Plugging them in will crash the grid.
Forget that most electric car charging will occur during off-peak times. And forget that the EV charger on the Nissan LEAF draws a modest 3.3 kilowatts. Just for fun, make the grid-crashing claim while your 4.4-kilowatt clothes dryer is running.
3. EVs are worse for the environment than a gasoline car.
It's not true, but if you say that often enough, people will believe it. Then roll your eyes and point out that producing electricity for an EV emits pollution too. And what about those batteries? Imply that they're made out of poison that will pile up in our landfills. Depending on who your audience is, you might also mention that carbon dioxide is a fictional gas invented by the liberal elite.
4. EVs are just a status symbol for eco-snobs.
Remember, the EV is always a symbol for something that you hate. It's not a car.
5. EVs are a sales flop.
Never mention the huge unmet demand and the production bottleneck. Never mention the long waiting lists. Small sales numbers in the first few months of introduction prove that no one wants to buy one. Period.
6. Shout it: Limited range!
This is the one gripe about electric cars that is actually true, so get all the mileage out of it you can. Associate limited range with the word "anxiety." Say it again: "Anxiety." See how delightfully negative that word makes you feel. And if an EV-lover mentions that gasoline cars can run out of fuel too, just look at them like they're crazy, and then change the subject.
Now, swear (on a stack of Hummer owner manuals) that you'll never talk about these things:
7. NEVER mention fuel costs.
Just don't go there. A typical gasoline car will burn about $20,000 worth of gasoline over it's 128,500 mile lifetime, while an EV will run the same distance for less than $4,000 of electricity. If people start mentally adding that extra $16,000 to the cost of their gasoline car, it's game over.
8. Never mention timing belts.
I just spent $1,500 getting one replaced in my gasoline car. Of course, an EV owner will never have to do that. Similarly, oil changes and other costly maintenance are a non-issue with an EV. Keep that quiet, okay?
9. Never mention the luxury ride quality.
People spend tens of thousands of dollars extra for gasoline cars that have a smooth and quiet ride. An even smoother and quieter ride is standard with an EV. Avoid mentioning that, and remember to mutter something about golf carts.
10. Never mention the future.
The cost of an EV will go down by thousands in the years ahead as production costs fall—especially the cost of the battery. Along with the cheaper price will come longer range, faster recharging, more choice, better performance, and other improvements. EVs are price-competitive already. In a few years, EVs will be a distinctly better value than gasoline cars. Shhh. Just keep saying that they're too expensive.
There you have it, EV haters. Please don't bother to take an electric car out for a spin to see for yourself, or to ask an EV owner about the real-world experience of driving an electric car.
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Suing commercial contractors in Iowa is not any more difficult than it used to be. Iowa legislative session is wrapping up, it appears a proposed law to protect Iowa's commercial builders from additional litigation is not going to become a law. HF 2094 was passed by the House but did not make its way through the Senate. The bill would have made it more difficult to sue Iowa's contractors and other professionals who provide services on new non-residential construction projects. More specifically, HF 2094 would have reduced Iowa's Statute of Repose (the period within which a lawsuit must be filed) relative to claims arising from commercial construction projects from 15 years to 10 years. A copy of HF 2094 can be found here.
I believe this proposed legislation is good for Iowa for various reasons, and it will likely rear its head during next year's legislative session. Iowa's 15-year Statute of Repose is one of the longest Statutes of Repose in the United States. Most states have 4 to 10 year Statutes of Repose; many are in the 4 to 6 year range. As a construction attorney and litigator, I believe Iowa's Statute of Repose is too long and leads to, among other things, higher insurance premiums and higher construction costs. In addition, a supermajority of claims related to the construction and design of commercial projects arise in the first five years after a project is finished, while disputes become more difficult to litigate after 15 years due to, among other things, lost witnesses and fading memories. A 10-year Statute of Repose would strike a fair and reasonable balance between the practical realities of construction and the interests of Iowa's contractors, design professionals and other construction-related professionals.
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Gouache on ivory signed center right and dated 1897.
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Agreement Strategies Among Malaysian Chinese Speakers of English
This research aims to discover the agreement strategies adopted by Malaysian Chinese speakers of English in an academic discussion. Using Brown and Levinson's (1987) Politeness Principle and Speech Acts as frameworks, it seeks to find out the reasons governing their choice of agreement strategies. Student discussions were recorded, transcribed and analysed. Review sessions were also carried out to gain insight into the speakers' choice of strategies. Analysis of the data revealed five agreement strategies employed by the students during a discussion. During the discussions, the students expressed the speech act of agreement, which support the hearer's positive face, by directly agreeing with the previous speaker, building upon the previous speaker's turn, completing and repeating part of the previous speaker's utterance and giving positive feedback. Of all the strategies, the most often employed and is sustained throughout the discussions is positive feedback. This is followed by building upon utterances, completion of the previous speaker's utterance and direct agreement. Apart from the Chinese cultural values which may influence the group's agreement strategies, the findings also reveal that gender has an influence in the participants' choice of agreement strategies since four out of the five strategies are mainly employed by the female participants. In sum, Malaysian Chinese speakers of English have their own communicative style when expressing agreement acts which is influenced by their cultural values and gender.
Keywords: agreement strategies; Chinese cultural values; speech act; politeness principles; gender
DOI: http://doi.org/10.17576/3L-2017-2301-12
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A data-analytics firm hired by the Republican National Committee last year to gather political information about US voters accidentally leaked the sensitive personal details of roughly 198 million citizens earlier this month. And it's now facing its first class-action lawsuit. Deep Root Analytics, a data firm contracted by the RNC, stored details of about 61% of the US population on an Amazon cloud server without password protection for roughly two weeks before it was discovered by security ...
LMP lève 4 millions pour exporter son logiciel de campagne politique, Financement
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Présidentielle, législatives : l'année 2017 a été chargée en élections pour la jeune pousse française Liegey Muller Pons (LMP) qui a mis au point un logiciel de campagne politique qu'elle propose aux partis et/ou aux candidats. Elle se termine en beauté : la start-up vient de boucler un tour de table de série A, qui lui a permis de récolter 4 millions d'euros auprès d'Odyssée Venture et Kima Ventures (le fonds d'investissement de Xavier Niel) et d'un investisseur privé allemand. « Avec ces f...
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Ted Cruz's presidential campaign has ramped up its aggressive voter-targeting operation, paying out more than $3m to a company that – along with parallel funding via Super Pacs linked to the senator's top donor – is using detailed psychological profiles to sway voters. Iowa caucus day: Palin praises Trump as 'he who will be the next president' – campaign live Read more A Guardian analysis of the final campaign disclosures released on the eve of Iowa's caucuses shows the Cruz campaign, banki...
Ex-Cambridge Analytica CEO Tells Lawmakers He Lied on Video - Bloomberg
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Former Cambridge Analytica Chief Executive Officer Alexander Nix said reports that he withdrew $8 million from his now-defunct company are untrue, and that he lied to an undercover journalist because he believed it was what "the client wanted to hear." He told a committee of British lawmakers investigating the impact of social media on recent elections Wednesday that he now has "no involvement" in Cambridge Analytica, which is moving through bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S., or associated ...
Cambridge Analytica's Nix said it licensed 'millions of data points' from Acxiom, Experian, Infogroup to target US voters – TechCrunch
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The repeat grilling by the U.K. parliament's DCMS committee today of Alexander Nix, the former CEO of the now ex company Cambridge Analytica — aka the controversial political and commercial ad agency at the center of a Facebook data misuse scandal — was not able to shed much new light on what may or may not have been going on inside the company. But one nugget of information Nix let slip were the names of specific data aggregators he said Cambridge Analytica had bought "consumer and lifestyl...


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From the Telegraph, possibly one of the finest publications in the UK, yes a photo essay (slideshow) on Russia's mafia gangland tombstone by Russian Photographer Denis Tarasov – "Tarasov spent weeks visiting Russian cemeteries in an effort to capture some of the most extravagant gravestones of former gang members". There are pretty wild and kind of a can't miss slideshow – South Central LA needs to take a lesson in Go Big or Go Home (Go to the Grave).
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Brock Lesnar "breaks" Shawn Michaels' arm during dramatic Raw ambush [VIDEO]
-- Brock Lesnar makes first WWE appearance in months, gets ass kicked by 43-year-old [VIDEO]
-- Brock Lesnar reportedly 'rips apart' WWE dressing room following PPV double-crossing [VIDEO]
-- Brock Lesnar makes kickass return to pro wrestling on WWE Monday Night Raw [VIDEO]
Brock Lesnar is a cold-hearted, arm-snappin' sonuvabitch.
First it was Triple H, now Shawn Michaels -- for the second time in four months, The Next Big Thing lost his cool and "broke" a rival's arm during last night's WWE Monday Night Raw. This time, his victim was the now-retired Heartbreak Kid, who was making a rare Raw appearance in his home state of Texas. HBK's surprisingly modest car didn't escape unscathed, either -- Lesnar smashed it up during an ambush, then used his massive shoulders to haul a barely conscious Michaels to the ring for some arm-breakin'.
[jump] Brock was pissed at Shawn because the week prior, Michaels announced that he'll be in his buddy Triple H's corner during his SummerSlam match with Lesnar. Is that sufficient reason to treat someone's arm like a toothpick? In the rough n' tumble (n' fake) world of WWE, you bet it is.
The dramatic segment was intended to build suspense for WWE's second biggest pay-per-view of the year, SummerSlam, which happens this Sunday night in Los Angeles.
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T-Mobile is closer to taking over Sprint after a federal judge rejected arguments by several states that the merger would stifle competition and lead to higher prices for consumers.
The deal would combine the country's third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers. The new company, to be called T-Mobile, would still be the third-largest, after AT&T and Verizon.
U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero concluded that the proposed merger "is not reasonably likely to substantially lessen competition" in the wireless market.
In his ruling Tuesday, Marrero said he was persuaded not to presume anticompetitive effects, as T-Mobile "has redefined itself over the past decade as a maverick that has spurred the two largest players in its industry to make numerous pro-consumer changes." He said that Sprint, meanwhile, "is falling farther and farther short of the targets it must hit to remain relevant." Marrero was not convinced that Sprint is likely to survive as a major competitor.
The case was brought by the attorneys general of New York, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
The Justice Department has already approved the deal, which was valued at $26.5 billion when the merger was announced in 2018. The merger remains subject to closing conditions and the possibility of further court proceedings.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the states are considering an appeal.
"From the start, this merger has been about massive corporate profits over all else, and despite the companies' false claims, this deal will endanger wireless subscribers where it hurts most: their wallets," James said in a statement. "There is no doubt that reducing the mobile market from four to three will be bad for consumers, bad for workers, and bad for innovation, which is why the states stepped up and led this lawsuit."
Part of the agreement is the combined company would help establish Dish Network as a fourth major wireless company. Sprint's prepaid customers would be moved to Dish, while most of Sprint's other customers would have plans through T-Mobile.
Sprint and T-Mobile cheered Marrero's ruling. The companies say the merger would allow them to build a nationwide 5G network more quickly.
"[N]ow we are FINALLY able to focus on the last steps to get this merger done!" T-Mobile CEO John Legere said in a statement. "We want to thank the Court for its thorough review of the facts we presented in our case. We've said it all along: the New T-Mobile will be a supercharged Un-carrier that is great for consumers and great for competition."
Shares of both Sprint and T-Mobile rose early Tuesday on news of the ruling.
A federal judge ruled today in favor of T-Mobile's takeover of rival telecom Sprint. The $26 billion merger would combine the country's third and fourth largest wireless carriers. So what will this mean for consumers? Here's NPR's Laura Wamsley.
LAURA WAMSLEY, BYLINE: The court rejected arguments by attorneys general from 13 states and the District of Columbia. The states had argued that if the merger is permitted, it will stifle competition and lead to higher prices for consumers. But U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero was persuaded by T-Mobile and Sprint that that won't happen. That's in part because of the maverick role that T-Mobile has played in the last decade, pressuring AT&T and Verizon with its lower pricing and unlimited data plans. The judge also said the cellphone business is unusually dynamic, pointing to the brick phones that quickly gave way to flip phones.
If the merger goes through, the new T-Mobile would be nearly the same size as Verizon and AT&T, creating a market with three mobile giants. Craig Moffett, senior analyst at MoffettNathanson Research, says that this might be the rare merger that isn't bad for consumers.
CRAIG MOFFETT: In this case, the judge was persuaded that prices will probably come down for consumers by having a stronger third competitor.
WAMSLEY: In order to get justice department approval, T-Mobile and Sprint agreed to help prop up Dish Network, the satellite TV company, so it could become a viable fourth-place mobile provider.
MOFFETT: The problem with that argument, obviously, is if Sprint wasn't capable of playing that role with a network that's already built, how is it that Dish Network, with an even weaker balance sheet and an even more rapidly declining business, is going to play that same role with a network that they haven't even broken ground on yet?
WAMSLEY: If the deal goes through, the bulk of Sprint's customers will become T-Mobile customers. Sprint's prepaid customers will become part of Dish Network if they decide to. Gigi Sohn is a fellow at Georgetown Law, and she says that T-Mobile merging with its biggest competitor won't be good for consumers.
GIGI SOHN: There used to be eight mobile wireless carriers, so the market's already greatly consolidated. But there is a great deal of evidence that when you go from four to three, the three tend to act in concert to raise prices.
WAMSLEY: T-Mobile has agreed not to raise prices for three years following a merger, but there's no guarantee prices won't rise after that. And the deal isn't quite done yet. New York's attorney general says the states are considering an appeal in the case. Laura Wamsley, NPR News.
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text: Game Face Airsoft Introduces New Sharpshooter Ammo And Airsoft Accessories January 17, 2012 News, Press Releases Twitter0Facebook0LinkedIn0 Game Face Airsoft, a division of Crosman Corporation, worldwide supplier and manufacturer of products for the shooting sports, has added a variety of new skirmish-grade airsoft accessories, including two new sniper-style airsoft BBs, an airsoft grenade that sprays up to 48, 6mm BBs, an LED flashlight, a 3-9x32mm Sniper Scope and a set of spare magazines that include a speedloading system. According to Game Face Airsoft product manager, Flemming Molin, "Game Face Airsoft is serious about airsoft gaming fun. Adding accessories to your airsoft gear ramps up the experience with more realism and a lot more excitement," he said. "The new, high-end Game Face additions give your mil-sim team real advantages in almost every scenario environment. You'll see more action, have quicker reloads and defeat your enemy with a wider variety of battle tactics." The new Sharpshooter BBs are the heaviest airsoft BBs included in the Game Face Airsoft munitions depot. They are available in green, at .36g and black, weighing .43g. These heavyweight BBs are high-precision and are best suited for use in premium AEGs and sniper-style rifles. The new Game Face Grenade is a CO2 or green gas powered, easily refillable grenade with a 48 BB capacity. It is sold with 10 grenade tips (additional replacements are sold separately) and fills from the bottom of the grenade. Grenade launchers are sold separately and are not included. The new 140 lumen LED Game Face Flashlight is weapon-mountable, made of rugged aluminum, runs on a CR123 battery and includes a push button on/off and pressure pad with mounting tape. The rugged, new Game Face Sniper Scope is a high quality 3-9x32mm riflescope with a red/green illuminated Mil-Dot reticle, a 1-inch tube with rings, lens cap, with battery and tools included. It mounts easily and is more accurate and durable than other scopes in the airsoft optics category. The new Game Face Magazines and Speedloader package include two, 140-round magazines and one clear speedloader system. It is designed for rattle-free operation and makes for stealthy gaming. It is suggested for use with the GF460, GFM4, M4S and M4CQB airsoft rifles.


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Friday the 10th of February saw Pukekura Raceway hold it's first ever Champagne Lawn event. Located on their premium mini marquee area, with drinks served from the Hello Audrey caravan bar, flowers from Nicci Goodin Designer Florist, and Styling by The Style Blog.
Guests got to enjoy the signature champagne, Nicolas Feuillatte (Nee-koh-lah Fo-yaht), tips from a racing enthusiast who also ran the Punters Club, and then there were the prizes! Each guest had a lucky number to deposit into a fish bowl which correlated to one of the fabulous prizes.
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Web sites hosted on my server take forever to load when viewing them in FF2 on Windows Vista.
But the problem doesn't seem to be my server because...
1. pages load fine in IE7 on Vista
2. pages load fine in FF2 on XP
How slow is slow? After browsing to a site in FF2, I can launch IE7 and completely load the same page before FF2 finishes downloading the images.
I can only reproduce this problem on sites hosted by my server. I can only assume some other sites would behave similarly but I can't seem to find any. Here are a couple sites that are slow to load:
http://drnaeve.com (old-school tables site)
http://envexpress.com (xhtml 1.1 served as text/html)
http://claremoredisciples.com (xhtml 1.1 served as text/html)
http://elsamaritano.org.ni (xhtml 1.1 served as application/xhtml+xml)
These all share an IP address. I'll change something on my server if it will help, but I'd like to know if the Firefox team believes there is a problem with the browser as opposed to my server. The server is running IIS6 with gzip compression enabled on Windows 2003 Server.
[coughs again, clears throat.]
Try firefox (not windows) safe mode:
Unfortunately, the "Firefox team" is not here. They are too busy coding and testing to hang out in these forums. I don't know of a known issue with Vista, although it does have a bidirectional firewall now. Perhaps the firewall can now have the problems that other firewalls used to.
Also search these forums for Vista, there may be more discussion.
Also if you have pipelining on, try off / or vice versa.
Also, Vista may have more support for IP6. IP6 may cause problems, so see if things are better without it:
Thank you Caguet for your advice. All these suggestions are excellent, well thought out possibilities. I've adjusted the configuration (hmm never new about "about:config" before...) to enable/disable these settings. Alas, none seem to be helping whatsoever. I wish I could blame my server somehow but pages are loading lightning-fast in IE7 on Vista.
If anyone else has suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
Most about:config settings do not take effect until the browser is restarted (just in case you hadn't tried that).
I'm sorry you didn't have more luck.
Thanks. Just to be sure, I did indeed close the browser and start it back up. Thanks for checking. I've also opened a forum post over in Vista-land.
Do you have a dual core cpu? Then you can try to setup FF to use only one core. This is a known problem even on XP.
Read here: http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=65211&st=35
There is also a link to a tool which can set the affinity.
Think for yourself. Otherwise you have to believe what other people tell you.
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Constitution says: One man, one vote. Supreme court says: One dollar, one vote.
Thanks for asking and that would be a good guess also. It's slow at home (Pentium M [those are single core aren't they] on Dell Notebook) and at work 2.8GHz Celeron [also single core I believe.] I have a confirmation from a Vista Forum dude that his Firefox 2 slows to a crawl on those sites I listed. He checked just the top two before confirming.
I really thought Caguet was on the right track with the IPv6 dns or pipelining suggestions but still no luck. Even if I found pipelining or other browser setting to solve the problem, it doesn't help because I can't put a big red sign on a church website saying "If your Firefox is running slow here, disable feature X."
If you like you can try FF 3 branch or even trunk builds if they run better.
I guess you have already tried this: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diag ... Firefox%29
Think for yourself. Otherwise you have to believe what other people tell you.
A society based on individualism is an oxymoron. || Freedom is at first the freedom to starve.
Constitution says: One man, one vote. Supreme court says: One dollar, one vote.
hi carl. just wondering if you found an explanation for this? i suspect it is IIS7 being slow to serve non-IE clients, possibly an authentication issue but i've tried a few things that made no difference. i don't know much about IIS7 at all.
it happens me because i'm using visual studio 2005 on Vista with FF (184.108.40.206) as my default browser, and every time i run or debug a website, it comes up in firefox and takes about 2 seconds to load a page that loads in 0.1 seconds in IE7, it's a real pain.
i would suspect FF 1 2 and 3 would all suffer the same problem. i'll hunt around a bit more on the IIS7 front and see if i get anything.
Tim, I haven't tracked this down. I accepted the recent FF22.214.171.124 upgrade and the sluggishness continues.
I don't think it is related to IIS7 because my sites (listed earlier in this thread) are running on II6/win2k3 server.
I think there's something low-level client-side (ie something new in Vista) that is causing FF to stall when retrieving images, perhaps FF thinks that it hasn't received an image packet (but has) and then kind of freezes up waiting for the packet to arrive and then finally timing out -- sometimes reissuing a request and recovering -- sometimes just giving up.
But if my theory is correct, why only my server's sites? FF2 should be choking on many many sites, but I've only experienced this on my server's sites. (Of course, I only use FF2 rarely on Vista now because of the sluggishness problem.)
Let me know if you find something also. To contact me directly via email, just google my name (hint: my last name is my thread name) the first ten links point to me in some way.
Edit: changed FF2.0.1 to FF184.108.40.206
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hi carl. interesting, i just tried out your sites listed at the top of this thread and they do take ages in FF and are quick in IE. with my sites running on IIS7 the time delay was about 2 seconds instead of instant when using IE7. i still suspect IIS 7 of some IE-friendly authentication that doesn't work with FF and takes a bit longer, but it isn't a problem for me on IIS6.
anyway, i'll keep my eyes open and let you know if i find anything.
good luck
tim, what plug-ins are installed on your FF2?
Try disabling Dom Inspector, re-starting Firefox and then hit my pages again. Share results. Thanks.
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Well she finally revealed who was willing to date her within months of her split from Chad Ochocinco. Evelyn Lozada has finally given up chasing after other ball players in order to nab Los Angeles Dodgers and official Baby Daddy Carl Crawford. Carl is an outfielder for the team and who reportedly has a salary of 20 million. Hate to say it because, as a woman, I shouldn't condone Evelyn's methods but Carl is the perfect catch for Evelyn. She tried dating basketball stars (its how she ended up on Basketball Wives), she tried football stars (their money isn't as reliable plus Chad was a definite mistake), and now she's moved into the world of baseball. There she found a guy to attach herself to for the next 18 years and know with his money that she'll never have to worry ever again. If only she had skipped over the other sports to get him directly.
Evelyn is a groupie. You can usually find her around any sports star with money and notoriety (pre-baby obviously). It's how she was able to catch to her first and only husband, Chad. Before that all she could ever hook in was other women's husbands so Chad was a nice change. Sadly he did not remain that way and soon assaulted her during their first year of marriage. That marriage ended in September 2012 and yet a year later Evelyn is with another athlete but this time pregnant.
Shouldn't she have given herself time to heal instead of finding another man to take care of her. This baby will be her second child; she already has a 20 year old daughter that is mistakenly learning that what her mom does (chasing rich men) is considered a profession. Evelyn makes it incredible difficult to use her name. No woman wants to call another out because it allows guys to think its okay – but Evelyn just pushes too many buttons.
Her career as an author is about dating/marrying a sports star. Her shoe boutique which she started after her break-up with Antoine Walker could have been the new focus of her life. She basically ignored it on favor of winning Chad. He inspired her to write a book but not make it on her own two feet. Now its Carl who can either make it work with her or make sure he doesn't miss a payment any time over the next 18 years.


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Nearly 500 people with hypertension participated in the study, which aimed to better understand how patients conceptualize the cause of their high blood pressure in order to develop educational materials that improve patient self-care.
Patients' perceptions about the cause of their hypertension are important because these beliefs influence their learning about the disease, the strategies that they choose to manage it and how well they adhere to treatment, said Elise A.G. Duwe, the lead author of the study. She is an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in sociology in the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois.
"Understanding patients' illness representations is particularly important for older adults because they are more likely to manage multiple chronic illnesses and have lower health literacy," Duwe said. "An in-depth understanding of their illness representations opens up the possibility for developing cognitive interventions in patient education."
The majority of patients – about 95 percent – are diagnosed with essential hypertension, which has no identifiable biomedical cause, Duwe said. "Still, patients come up with a cause to assist their conceptualization of the illness and their behavior" in relation to it.
The Arizona participants were at least 65 years old and taking at least one prescribed anti-hypertensive medication daily. Their counterparts in Illinois were at least 60 years of age and also had been diagnosed with hypertension prior to the study.
Participants were asked about the cause of their hypertension in an open-ended question on the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, a nine-item scale used to assess patients' cognitive and emotional representations about their illnesses.
Using participants' responses, the researchers identified six causal categories: behavioral, natural, physical, psychosocial, supernatural and other.
Behavioral causes included actions under a person's control, while natural causes represented inherent and unchangeable characteristics such as family history, genetics and age.
Physical causes included variable and environmentally responsive characteristics, such as weight, diabetes and cholesterol.
Psychosocial causes involved the social and psychological environments surrounding a person while supernatural causes represented spiritual sources, such as God, destiny or fate.
If participants responded that they didn't know the cause of their hypertension, or if they left the answer blank, the cause was coded as "other."
Participants in the Arizona sample mainly attributed their high blood pressure to natural causes (36 percent) – that is, to inherent and unchangeable characteristics beyond their control, such as genetics.
Arizona participants were split over the remaining causes, with psychosocial factors – which included stress related to family and work – narrowly beating out physical causes (25 percent and 24 percent, respectively).
However, Illinoisans mainly attributed their hypertension to physical origins (33 percent), followed by natural causes (25 percent), and psychosocial causes (22 percent).
Illinoisans were twice as likely as their counterparts in Arizona (18 percent versus 9 percent, respectively) to attribute their hypertension to behavioral causes, which included factors under their control, such as diet, exercise and smoking.
The disparity between the two samples relative to behavioral causes may have occurred because the Illinois sample contained a higher percentage of men – 49 percent, versus 25 percent in the Arizona sample. Prior research has shown that men are more likely to believe that their high blood pressure is linked to their behavior.
Minorities, who composed 20 percent of each sample, were more likely to attribute their hypertension to psychosocial and behavioral causes, while white participants more frequently indicated natural and physical causes.
Arizona participants' higher levels of health literacy and education – 76 percent had a high school education or greater versus 58 percent of the Illinoisans – may explain why they were more likely to view natural causes, the most biomedically accurate explanation, as the primary source of their hypertension, the authors wrote.
The co-authors of the study: Daniel G. Morrow, a professor of educational psychology in the College of Education and in the Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, at Illinois; and, Kathleen C. Insel, a professor in the Behavioral Science Division, and Kari M. Koerner, research specialist, both at the University of Arizona College of Nursing.
Illinois students Nikki A. Falk and Anna M. Madison also contributed to the research.
Editor's note: To contact Daniel Morrow, call 217-244-1828; email [email protected]. To contact Elise A. G. Duwe, email [email protected].
Sharita Forrest, News Editor | 217-333-1072; [email protected]


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I am now checking if the problem is software and not hardware related. This post gave me the clue:
I was having the same error messages on my Moto E (stock Android 4.4.4). It will slow the phone down during wake-ups and also all of the app icons for apps located on SD card would disappear from the home screen. Very frustrating. In my case I traced it down to a single app that was causing it after being moved to SD card storage. It was the Amazon store app. While the phone is in the sleep mode it tries to perform some extensive file operations at the location it deployed to, which crashes the app itself and causes the OS/driver to lose the mount on the card. While it is obviously a defect in the OS, a workaround would be to move the offending app (in my case the Amazon store app) from SD card back into phone main storage. Hope this helps.While I don't have the Amazon store app, I can move apps back one at a time and see if that resolves the issue.
More later if I get any consistent results.


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On GNOME mobile
26 Nov 2007 » permalink
Murray writes about GNOME mobile:
The is currently most obvious in the GMAE (or GNOME Mobile) group, which Jeff insists on controlling, which the board allowed despite knowing what would happen. After almost two years it has produced nothing more than a press release announcing its existence, and that happened six months later than the members wanted.
I don't think Jeff is to be blamed here first. I don't know about other players involved but I personally feel that we at nokia simply didn't put enough effort into GNOME mobile.
This is to be read carefully. We did put a lot of serious work (directly and indirectly) into GNOME and various GNOME mobile components. A lot of those efforts are invisible. Where we so far failed is to make this work standardized, reusable and transparent — what (if I understand correctly) was the original goal of the GNOME mobile.
Hopefully this can be changed. But I don't think it's fair to blame Jeff for this particular issue.


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Digital Marketing Tools and Trends in 2019
New Year To Upgrade Your Digital Marketing Tools
Another New Year has come to us and it's time to level up our digital marketing tools and strategies. Businesses that adapt quickly to the evolving technology gain additional customers and profits. The Internet today shows thousands of new updates and digital marketing tools and strategies for digital marketers. However, experimenting with something new can be an overwhelming process.
So if you are interested to continue reading this article, you are probably ready to take your business' marketing to its next level this year.
What we need to look out for
We've put together just a quick list of the 2019 trends and innovation for digital marketing, as well as recommended tools and strategies, for you to pay attention to and perhaps leverage on. Let's just keep it relevant and easy to adapt.
Trends and Tools
#1: Content and Visuals are still the king and queen
Good and relevant content
Content marketing still is an essential component of good digital marketing strategies. All will realize that good marketing involves good content that is relevant and authentic.
There is a necessity for businesses to commit in meeting your audience's needs with valuable and interesting content. Successful businesses that practice good marketing must increasingly learn to leverage best practices in content marketing and audience engagement for every customer engagement opportunity.
The interest in looking deeply into who your audiences are will be the focus of businesses this year. Having a deeper understanding of the targeted market makes marketing more effective. Just keep the content marketing relevant to satisfy their needs.
Check out the links to some of the tools that we recommend that you use this 2019. You can use them to analyze and capture your audience with your content.
Recommended tools for content: Moz, Google Analytics, Google Keyword Planner, BuzzSumo
The survey from Venngage also mentioned that 88% of the marketers use visuals more than 50% of the articles that they published, with 40% of those as original content like infographics, etc.
49% of those visuals were created by tools such as Canva.com while 30% were created by in-house designers using tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
As for social media, the Social Media Examiner reports that 32% of digital marketers say that visual graphics are the most important form of content, with blogging in second (27%). In addition, 80% use visual assets in their digital marketing strategies.
Infographics can increase web traffic by up to 12% and have had the biggest increase in usage among B2B marketers in the last four years at 65%.
Lastly, consumers who follow recommendations with text and illustrations do 323% better than those who do without illustrations.
Recommended tools for visuals: Canva, Crello, Easil, Behance
#2: Video and Live Video
Video content will have its mark as one of the tools also. There is also a rise in another strategy which is called Youtube SEO. Note some of these statistics up to the end of 2018:
- Video at 63% has also surpassed blogging (60%) in usage as a social media marketing asset, according to Social Media Examiner
- Nearly 10 million daily viewing minutes has increased in mobile video usage in the last two years, based on the Internet trends report of 2018.
- The global internet traffic from videos will rise up to 82% of all internet traffic by consumers up to 2021 according to Cisco's projections.
- YouTube is consumers' leading source of video content globally at 83%, with Facebook second at 67%.
- 54% of consumers wants to see more video content from businesses or brands that they support, according to a 2018 HubSpot survey.
- As of 2018, 35% of digital marketers use live video instead of non-live to show authenticity and build trust.
Recommended tools for videos and live videos: Youtube, Facebook Live, Lumen5
The Rising Trend: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Chatbots
Artificial Intelligence somehow will revolutionize the way we will all do business soon. Undoubtedly, it will also be used for tools. There are already a few examples of how it has been used in 2018 and will continue to progress this year.
According to Forrester's Global State of Artificial Intelligence Online Survey, 57% of businesses use AI to improve their customer experience and support. The 44%, on the other hand, use AI as a means to provide the ability to improve upon existing products and services availed by customers and potential buyers.
In addition, a study by Blueshift mentioned that 28% of marketers use AI for product recommendations while 26% are using it for campaign optimization.
Netflix, for example, is using AI to understand its users' preferences and taste. Afterward, the streaming giant generates a profile of recommendations for them. This includes the selection of the movie poster that the users see, based on what they like.
Hence, the service allows the users to make each Netflix profile their own. This way, the users get satisfied and continue to subscribe to their streaming service.
Chatbots are expected to effortlessly power around 85% of all customer service interactions of businesses globally, according to IBM. With fast-paced technology come new innovations in artificial intelligence and these bots gradually become smarter over time. They figure out exactly what their target audience wants or needs to hear while collecting more information about them.
Bots are getting better at their tasks. It is whether to communicate with customers or just provide basic functions to streamline tedious objectives.
As an example, MobileMonkey allows you to build your bots and schedule them to handle marketing and customer interactions beyond office hours. You can configure bots to address concerns beyond human limitations. Now, that's innovation.
Be open and ready to adapt
Trends do not replace good and effective digital marketing strategies and tools. The fundamental ways for your business to do to stand out are still the same. It's to build your own unique brand, tell an awesome story and provide authentic, meaningful content to your target market.
However, the influence of the digital landscape has changed the way we lived and did business last year. Furthermore, it will continue to impact everything that we'll do this year.
We recommend that you be open to pursuing the tools and digital marketing strategies that may provide the biggest impact on your business this 2019.
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[ allennlp.modules.stacked_alternating_lstm ]
A stacked LSTM with LSTM layers which alternate between going forwards over the sequence and going backwards.
TensorPair = Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
class StackedAlternatingLstm(torch.nn.Module):
| def __init__(
| self,
| input_size: int,
| hidden_size: int,
| num_layers: int,
| recurrent_dropout_probability: float = 0.0,
| use_highway: bool = True,
| use_input_projection_bias: bool = True
| ) -> None
A stacked LSTM with LSTM layers which alternate between going forwards over the sequence and going backwards. This implementation is based on the description in Deep Semantic Role Labelling - What works and what's next.
- input_size :
The dimension of the inputs to the LSTM.
- hidden_size :
The dimension of the outputs of the LSTM.
- num_layers :
The number of stacked LSTMs to use.
- recurrent_dropout_probability :
float, optional (default =
The dropout probability to be used in a dropout scheme as stated in A Theoretically Grounded Application of Dropout in Recurrent Neural Networks.
- use_input_projection_bias :
bool, optional (default =
Whether or not to use a bias on the input projection layer. This is mainly here for backwards compatibility reasons and will be removed (and set to False) in future releases.
- output_accumulator :
The outputs of the interleaved LSTMs per timestep. A tensor of shape (batch_size, max_timesteps, hidden_size) where for a given batch element, all outputs past the sequence length for that batch are zero tensors.
class StackedAlternatingLstm(torch.nn.Module):
| ...
| def forward(
| self,
| inputs: PackedSequence,
| initial_state: Optional[TensorPair] = None
| ) -> Tuple[Union[torch.Tensor, PackedSequence], TensorPair]
- inputs :
A batch first
PackedSequenceto run the stacked LSTM over.
- initial_state :
Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor], optional (default =
A tuple (state, memory) representing the initial hidden state and memory of the LSTM. Each tensor has shape (1, batch_size, output_dimension).
- output_sequence :
The encoded sequence of shape (batch_size, sequence_length, hidden_size)
- final_states :
Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]
The per-layer final (state, memory) states of the LSTM, each with shape (num_layers, batch_size, hidden_size).


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Step 1 Cook spaghetti according to packet instructions. Drain and return to pan with chilli paste. Toss, cover and keep warm.
2 Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and place over a medium-high heat. Cook onion for 2–4 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic, tomatoes and mushrooms. Cook for 3–4 more minutes.
Step 3 Add cabbage and vegie stock. Cook for 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4 Add vegetables to spaghetti and toss together lightly. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
Step 5 Serve sprinkled with walnuts and garnished with chopped fresh parsley.


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"Only a Teacher: A Personal Observation," Ensign, May 1973, 27
Teaching in the Home and Church
Only a Teacher:
A Personal Observation
Often we hear the expression, "Times have changed." And perhaps they have. Our generation has witnessed enormous strides in the fields of medicine, transportation, communications, and exploration, to name but a few. However, there are those isolated islands of constancy midst the vast sea of change. For instance, boys are still boys. And they still make the same boyish boasts.
Some time ago I overheard what I am confident is an oft-repeated conversation. Three very young boys were discussing the relative virtues of their fathers. One spoke out: "My dad is bigger than your dad," to which another replied, "Well, my dad is smarter than your dad." The third boy countered: "My dad is a doctor"; then turning to one boy, he taunted in derision, "and your dad is only a teacher."
The call of a mother terminated the conversation, but the words continued to echo in my ears. Only a teacher. Only a teacher. Only a teacher. One day, each of those small boys will come to appreciate the true worth of inspired teachers and will acknowledge with sincere gratitude the indelible imprint such teachers will leave on their personal lives.
"A teacher," as Henry Brook Adams observed, "affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." This truth pertains to each of our teachers: first, the teacher in the home; second, the teacher in the school; third, the teacher in the Church.
Perhaps the teacher you and I remember best is the one who influenced us most. She may have used no chalkboard nor possessed a college degree, but her lessons were everlasting and her concern genuine. Yes, I speak of mother. And in the same breath, I also include father. In reality, every parent is a teacher.
The pupil in such a teacher's divinely commissioned classroom—indeed, the baby who comes to your home or to mine—is a sweet new blossom of humanity, fresh fallen from God's own home to flower on earth.
Should a parent need added inspiration to commence his God-given teaching task, let him remember that the most powerful combination of emotions in the world is not called out by any grand cosmic event nor found in novels or history books—but merely by a parent gazing down upon a sleeping child. "Created in the image of God," that glorious biblical passage, acquires new and vibrant meaning as a parent repeats this experience. Home becomes a haven called heaven, and loving parents teach their children "to pray and to walk uprightly before the Lord." (D&C 68:28.) Never does such an inspired parent fit the description, "only a teacher."
Next, let us consider the teacher in the school. Inevitably, there dawns that tearful morning when home yields to the classroom part of its teaching time. Johnny and Nancy join the happy throng that each day wends its way from the portals of home to the classrooms of school. There a new world is discovered, for there our children meet their teachers.
The teacher not only shapes the expectations and ambitions of her pupils, but she also influences their attitudes toward their future and themselves. If she is unskilled, she leaves scars on the lives of youth, cuts deeply into their self-esteem, and distorts their image of themselves as human beings. But if she loves her students and has high expectations of them, their self-confidence will grow, their capabilities will develop, and their future will be assured.
Unfortunately, there are those few teachers who delight to destroy faith, rather than build bridges to the good life. Ever must we remember that the power to lead is also the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy. In the words of President J. Reuben Clark, Jr.: "He wounds, maims, and cripples a soul who raises doubts about or destroys faith in the ultimate truths. God will hold such a one strictly accountable; and who can measure the depths to which one shall fall who willfully shatters in another the opportunity for celestial glory?" (Immortality and Eternal Life, vol. 2, p. 128.)
Since we cannot control the classroom, we can at least prepare the pupil. You ask: "How?" I answer: "Provide a guide to the glory of the celestial kingdom of God; even a barometer to distinguish between the truths of God and the theories of men."
Several years ago I held in my hand such a guide. It was a volume of scripture we commonly call the Triple Combination, containing the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. The book was a gift from a loving father to a beautiful, blossoming daughter who followed carefully his advice. On the flyleaf page her father had written these inspired words:
"To My Dear Maurine:
"That you may have a constant measure by which to judge between truth and errors of man's philosophies, and thus grow in spirituality as you increase in knowledge, I give you this sacred book to read frequently and cherish throughout your life.
"Lovingly your father,
Harold B. Lee"
I ask: Only a teacher?
Finally, let us turn to the teacher we usually meet on Sunday—the teacher in the Church. In such a setting, the history of the past, the hope of the present, and the promise of the future all meet. Here especially, the teacher learns it is easy to be a pharisee, difficult to be a disciple. The teacher is judged by his students—not alone by what and how he teaches, but also by how he lives. The apostle Paul counseled the Romans: "Thou … which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery?" (Rom. 2:21–22.)
Paul, that inspired and dynamic teacher, provides us a good example. Perhaps his success secret is revealed through his experience in the dreary dungeon that held him prisoner. Paul knew the tramp, tramp of the soldiers' feet and the clank, clank of the chains which bound him captive. When the prison warden, who seemed to be favorably inclined toward Paul, asked him whether he needed advice as to how to conduct himself before the emperor, Paul said he had an adviser—the Holy Spirit.
Again the question, Only a teacher?
In the home, the school, or the house of God, there is one teacher whose life overshadows all others. He taught of life and death, of duty and destiny. He lived not to be served, but to serve; not to receive, but to give; not to save his life, but to sacrifice it for others. He described a love more beautiful than lust, a poverty richer than treasure. It was said of this teacher that he taught with authority and not as do the scribes. In today's world, when many men are greedy for gold and for glory, and dominated by a teaching philosophy of "publish or perish," let us remember that this teacher never wrote—once only he wrote on the sand, and the wind destroyed forever his handwriting. His laws were not inscribed upon stone, but upon human hearts. I speak of the master teacher, even Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind.
When dedicated teachers respond to his gentle invitation, "Come learn of me," they learn, but they also become partakers of his divine power. It was my experience as a small boy to come under the influence of such a teacher. In our Sunday School class, she taught us concerning the creation of the world, the fall of Adam, the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. She brought to her classroom as honored guests Moses, Joshua, Peter, Thomas, Paul, and Jesus the Christ. Though we did not see them, we learned to love, honor, and emulate them.
Never was her teaching so dynamic nor its impact more everlasting as one Sunday morning when she sadly announced to us the passing of a classmate's mother. We had missed Billy that morning, but knew not the reason for his absence. The lesson featured the theme, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Midway through the lesson, our teacher closed the manual and opened our eyes and our ears and our hearts to the glory of God. She asked, "How much money do we have in our class party fund?"
Depression days prompted a proud answer: "Four dollars and seventy-five cents."
Then ever so gently she suggested: "Billy's family is hard-pressed and grief-stricken. What would you think of the possibility of visiting the family members this morning and giving to them your fund?"
Ever shall I remember the tiny band walking those three city blocks, entering Billy's home, greeting him, his brother, sisters, and father. Noticeably absent was his mother. Always I shall treasure the tears which glistened in the eyes of all as the white envelope containing our precious party fund passed from the delicate hand of our teacher to the needy hand of a heartbroken father. We fairly skipped our way back to the chapel. Our hearts were lighter than they had ever been; our joy more full; our understanding more profound. A God-inspired teacher had taught her boys and girls an eternal lesson of divine truth. "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Well could we have echoed the words of the disciples on the way to Emmaus: "Did not our hearts burn within us … while [she] opened to us the scriptures?" (Luke 24:32.)
I return to the dialogue mentioned earlier. When the boy heard the taunts: "My dad is bigger than yours," "My dad is smarter than yours," "My dad is a doctor," well could he have replied: "Your dad may be bigger than mine; your dad may be smarter than mine; your dad may be a pilot, an engineer, or a doctor; but my dad, my dad is a teacher."
May each of us ever merit such a sincere and worthy compliment.