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Prayer Power in the Churchby Dave ButtsI love this statement from S.D. Gordon on the power of prayer: "The great people of the earth today are the people who pray! I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor those who explain prayer; but I mean those who actually take the time to pray. They have not time. It must be taken from something else. That something else is important, very important and pressing, but still, less important and pressing than prayer. There are people who put prayer first, and group the other items in life's schedule around and after prayer. These are the people today who are doing the most for God in winning souls, in solving problems, in awakening churches, in supplying both men and money for mission posts, in keeping fresh and strong their lives far off in sacrificial service on the foreign field, where the thickest fighting is going on, and in keeping the old earth sweet a little while longer."I do not doubt that there is still spiritual power in the Church today. Lives are being transformed by the preaching of the Gospel. The Church is still being used by God today to make a difference. But, there is so much more that could be happening! When we look at the first believers in Jerusalem, the difference in levels of power is obvious. It comes down to a biblical principle written by the James, the brother of Jesus: "You do not have because you do not ask God" (James 4:2)As we move toward the end of the age, the Church must face the fact that it is only through the power of God that we will be able to stand against the onslaught of ungodliness that will come against us. As important as our words are, by themselves they are and will be insufficient. The Apostle Paul was very concerned that those who heard him would not just hear words, but see the power of God at work. "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power." (I Cor.2:4) When the Church begins to pray, we will once again see that demonstration of the Spirit's power. "God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil …" E.M. BoundsAdapted from Forgotten Power by David Butts, PrayerShop Publishing 2016.Dave Butts is the president of Gospel Revivals, Inc. (Herald of His Coming). I will be doing a radio interview with Brother Dave on July 17th on Prayer and Revival.
Nothing would turn the nation back to God so surely and so quickly as a Church that prayed and prevailed. The world will never believe in a religion in which there is no supernatural power. A rationalized faith, a socialized Church, and a moralized gospel may gain applause, but they awaken no conviction and win no converts.~~ Samuel Chadwick
This is surely not to brag in any way but not so long ago I spent about 4 days in my actual prayer closet. God in the end abundantly came through and met me in my prayers. But it wasn't easy. My flesh wanted to come out of the prayer closet and do something else with my time. When I did come out to eat or whatever I would end up just fiddling away time and before I knew it I had wasted an hour or so. So I used my fleshly strength and determination and forced myself go back in and pray some more and I did. But the flesh in me groaned and wailed and tried to tell me enough is enough. All kind of reasons floated through my mind saying you need to come out and go and do this and do that. There was a football game that I never miss and I gave it up to spend that three hours or so praying. It was worth it. Like I said, God met me big time and answered my prayers with victory. Yet what is the best way to overcome the flesh? One thing, the longer I stayed shut away and prayed the easier it became to pray. I have always envied men of God who prayed for long periods, even long periods every day but I think now it is something they had to learn. I had a real need though and prayer was the only place I knew to go. Perhaps real needs or coming societal pressure to conform will drive the church to its prayer closet. I guess we should start now and begin to "learn" the task of prevailing prayer. At first it is likely to not be easy. There is no better place for the church to dedicate itself to than being shut away and praying but at the same time it seems in many ways the furthest thing away from what the church is doing. I guess. I don't want to make a dogmatic statement about that. But I've had a hard time getting back and staying before God even though inwardly I want to. Is it because my need is not as great as then? What are we to do?
_________________David Winter
'learn the task of prevailing prayer'Great word David! I don't think it comes natural (lol) to deny the flesh and pour out our hearts til we 'pray through' as the old timers said. Thanks for the reminder.Rusty
Amen and Amen excellent post brother.. There is not change where there is no prayer. Paul teaches us that we are not fighting flesh and blood but principalitites Eph 6.Jesus last days before He went to calvary was in the garden of Gethsemane.. he coulnt get the apostles to watch with him.. How we need a revival of prayer.. How we need to pray for more intercessors to be full of the HOLY GHOST and not themselves.. I think of JESUS's prayer for us.. May it come to pass in us all.John 17:: KJVThese words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.May we pray until.. May we be full of His LOVE and May we move mountains in Faith and pray without ceasing.. in JESUS name..Sister Frannie
I can't find a church here where there's even one hour a week prayer. Used to be married to a pastor and we had every morning prayer, but noone was interested, so eventually it all just stopped. We saw those great movies from Transformations. That guy in Africa, who started to pray with his wife and then they had a whole church praying and the city got saved. He said this works everywhere. Nope. Not here. Noone wanted to pray. Now I only pray alone or with the kids for family and friends and such. Praying for the city alone? Bye. Almost died. No thanks.
Sorry to hear that, Renske.Lot found himself in the same situation, and the Lord sent two angels to lead him and his family out of Sodom by hand because the city was so wicked, and it, along with Gomorrah was subsequently destroyed. Is yours at that point? Only He knows. Hold fast to your crown, and pray always.


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The Bachelor Recap S06E05: Almost Like Being In Love
Previously on The Bachelor: Nick and Dasha slept with the fishes, and Cat proved her skill at being rejected in the middle of a stadium. Tonight on The Bachelor: Nick's family grits their teeth and pretends not to be devastated by the way their lives have turned out.
Nick is running along a beach. In the background small children search for shells and the cast of Survivor solve a jigsaw puzzle. Today's single date is with Sophie, who Nick feels is holding back. Holding back is the greatest sin of all in the eyes of the Honey Badger, who likes a woman who'll spill her guts within three minutes of meeting a man. It's kind of weird that Sophie hasn't opened up more, because if you had any capacity for shame or embarrassment, why would you be on this show in the first place?
Sophie meets Nick at the marina, further raising suspicions that Nick is some kind of genetically-engineered dugong – why is he always wanting to hang out in the water? Nick hugs Sophie, lifting her bodily into the air and raising fears that he is about to hurl her into the ocean. "I just love his arms," says Sophie, cutting straight to the chase to identify what she's looking for in a life partner.
Nick has "planned" a special day out on the water in a small and extremely fast boat, to see how Sophie deals with the conflation of romance and terror that modern relationships have at their core. They dress up as Michael Crawford and Barbara Carrera from the climactic scene of the underrated 80s superhero film Condorman, and set off to shoot at some Russians.
Back at the mansion, Cass is working out, but no amount of dumbbells can ever be heavier than the great weight on her heart: the weight of being madly in love with a man who still has no idea how crazy she is. It's just a short visit to Cass's sad, drab inner world, though, before we're back on the open sea, where Nick and Sophie are struggling to follow their instructor's directions and coming closer and closer to a watery grave.
"I love that Nick is willing to give anything a go, and I'm exactly the same," lies Sophie, because there is one thing she's not willing to give a go, and that's EXPRESSING HER FEELINGS.
Extreme sports over, the awkward couple take a leisurely float back to a room lit romantically by nothing but an open fire, several tealight candles, and a TV crew. It's crunch time: will Sophie open up about how she feels, or will she yet again close up tighter than a clam being trained to withstand waterboarding by the CIA? Nick asks Sophie whether she was uneasy back at their yoga session, when she looked away from Nick's face, something that has never happened to her before. Nick stresses that if Sophie doesn't open up soon, he'll kick her into touch and grab another sheila to chuck into his lineout. Rugby references, you see.
Sophie apologises for not acting like his live-in lover that time they did fake yoga together shortly after meeting each other for the first time. She promises that in future she will allow his arbitrary preferences to dictate her emotional state. Nick is pleased with this, as if there's one thing he hates in a woman, it's disobedience. He thinks it might be worth getting to know Sophie, in case Brooke joins the army or something.
Then Nick gives Sophie a full-on kiss on her mouth. It's extremely reminiscent of the kisses that Romy and Cat never got. "I had so much fun today and I hope that you did too," says Sophie, while Nick gazes in rapt attention at the carpet, wondering how much it costs to clean. Nick gives Sophie a rose that he happened to have lying about the house. "I'm going home a very happy girl," says Sophie, living every little girl's dream of temporarily staving off rejection from a man who is simultaneously dating fifteen other women.
Next day, the bachelorettes gather on the lawn for a demotivational speech from TAFKAAG, who reveals that today they will not be dating Nick – they will be dating Nick's family. And believe me, Nick's family expects a girl to put out. Nick's father, sister and brother show up to run an eye over the assembled women before they beg Nick to please stop doing this to their family.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," says Alisha, who continues to suffer from the debilitating nerve disease that prevents her from ever not laughing at anything. "Nick's dad has Nick written all over him." It's true, you can tell that Nick's father has definitely affixed a pair of fake testicles to a ute.
Nick's sister is afraid that some of the women might be after Nick for the wrong reasons, but she has nothing to fear: all of these women are definitely on the show to get a headstart in the entertainment industry.
Nick's dad chats to some of the women. Alisha reveals she works for the Labor Party. Nick's dad reveals that he is a right-wing maniac. He says he doesn't want Nick to end up with a Carmelite nun, which is something we were all worried about.
It's now time for Nick's sister to sit down with the procession of strangers who her brother is pitting against each other in a contest for the right to mate with him: a task every sister hopes to undertake one day. She is extremely impressed with Brittany, who tells her that she is thirty, a characteristic that she believes her brother is looking for in a woman. Brittany also tells her that some of the women are here for promotional reasons, following which she sits down with Cat to discuss her jewellery line. Cat is offended that Nick's sister would cast doubt on her motivations based on nothing but her public behaviour, the latest in a long line of outrages Cat has suffered at the hands of people who have deliberately made accurate assessments of her character.
Cass sits down with Nick's brother to beg him to make Nick marry her, and to sound him out on the possibility of them hooking up if it doesn't work out with Nick. Meanwhile Romy sits down with Nick's sister to smile like a cartoon witch and tell her how awful and stupid and babyish Cass is. Out of nothing but the goodness of the gaping void where her heart should be, Romy is letting her know that if Nick picks Cass, he will be in real danger of dating someone who isn't Romy.
But there is devilry afoot! Behind a nearby window, Blair stands, by complete accident, not intending to eavesdrop at all but by pure chance and against her will hearing what's going on. She can't believe it, and immediately relays to Cass that Romy, against all expectations, is being a douchebag.
Meanwhile Nick's family has chosen Brooke to have one-on-one time with them and Nick that night, because having more than one functioning brain cell, they can tell she's already won this thing. His sister explains that she liked how Brooke talked about herself rather than slagging off the other women, and that she's not that impressed by women throwing other women under the bus. No idea who she's talking about there, to be honest.
Back at the mansion, Romy and Cat and Alisha have gathered for their daily "every woman on earth is a bitch except us" debrief session. Romy is OUTRAGED that Blair would pass on the details of a PRIVATE CONVERSATION to the person whose character she was ASSASSINATING in that PRIVATE CONVERSATION. The three of them come to confront Blair. "Game on, molls," says Cat, which is a violation of trademark law.
Romy tells Blair that she didn't actually hear the conversation properly, because she wasn't dissing anyone, suggesting that maybe Romy didn't hear the conversation properly. "Romy calls a spade a spade," says Alisha, although this is more a case of Romy calling a spade a mentally unstable child who will ruin your brother's life. Romy heaps abuse on Blair, accusing her of having "no class" the way she runs around giving verbatim accounts of Romy's smears to people. It's like everywhere Romy turns, there's someone else providing reality-based descriptions of her, and it's a terrible betrayal.
It's cocktail party time, and Nick has a private chat with some woman or other, reassuring her that even though nobody is quite sure who she is, she remains uppermost in his mind. Inside, Cass is entertaining everyone with Nick's biography. All the other women are disturbed by the strong feelings Cass already has for Nick: why can't she be more like them, ruthlessly trying to cut each other down in order to win the affections of a man they have no feelings for whatsoever.
As Nick is chatting to another random woman and she is showing him a weird bit of folk art she made for him, Cass walks out and demands her propers. Alisha expresses her confusion. "It doesn't make sense," she says, referring either to the Cass-Nick situation or the fact that she is still on the show despite apparently never having spoken to Nick or showed any interest in wanting to win the game at all.
Cass chats to Nick to find out why, despite the fact she went to the trouble of writing down something stupid in a journal, he hasn't proposed to her yet. Nick explains that there's a bunch of hotties here and she needs to calm the frig down. Cass is devastated and returns inside to mourn and weep and plan what dress she will wear when her corpse floats down the river past Nick's castle.
Now Nick is talking to Cat, and you can't help but admire his courage. Cat is angry she's been thrown under the bus – usually when people are run over by buses Cat is the driver. Cat assures Nick that she's not here to spruik her jewellery, which is handcrafted and available at very reasonable prices, PayPal accepted. Vanessa Sunshine chimes in to observe that Cat and Romy treat the others like crap but kick up a stink when they get some of their own medicine, and also that she's barely been in this episode so far, what the hell?
Time for a rose ceremony, and Romy is hoping that Nick will recognise that Blair, via her "listening to things" and "saying facts to people", is just a troublemaker. Cass is scared because at the last rose ceremony she got the last rose, and she thinks this is a bad sign because she still doesn't understand how this show works. Blair wants Romy gone because she's bitchy and always causing drama, which is something TV producers hate.
Sophie has a rose already. There are thirteen roses left, and fourteen women. Someone is going to cry tonight. It's going to be me. But also, one of the women will go home.
Tenille gets a rose because it's the first name that popped into Nick's head.
Brittany gets a rose because she's thirty.
Cat's inner monologue interjects to say, "I think I deserve a rose because I spent so long building my business", which should really put to bed any suspicions she's here for the wrong reasons.
Rhiannon gets a rose because she's great doing odd jobs around the house.
Brooke gets a rose because DUH.
Dasha gets a rose because she is some hot goulash.
Romy gets a rose because there are still a few buses with no one under them.
Cass gets a rose because when you got 'em on the hook, it'd be a shame to not watch 'em squirm for a while.
Shannon gets a rose because of the big sponsorship dollars she brings in.
Emily gets a rose because…who's Emily?
Vanessa Sunshine gets a rose because she's packing heat.
Ashley gets a rose. Ashley? What?
Alisha gets a rose because the world is not necessarily a logical place.
And finally…Cat gets a rose, because Nick is really interested in big savings on bulk bangle purchases.
This means Blair has to go home, proving the truth of that old Bachelor adage: snitches get stitches. Romy is very happy at this development, even happier than she usually is when she sees another woman feeling sad.
Tune in tomorrow night, when Rhiannon turns out to have the power of speech and disgusting things happen in a tent.

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Known as the 'Queen of Waacking', Kumari Suraj, who was born into an Indian-American household, has been a pioneering dancer her whole life. She was one of the firsts to upload Waacking choreography videos on YouTube, or the first Waacking choreographer for the TV show 'So You Think You Can Dance'. And she was definitely the first to think that Indian Culture and Hip Hop could match.
Bollywhack was created by Kumari Suraj in 2009. It is a fusion of Indian culture and Waacking culture. Bollywhack perfectly blends Pop, Classical and Folk music along with dance styles from Kumari's South Asian Desi roots plus the LGBTQ Disco styles of Punking and Waacking.
Bollywhack reached over 1 million views on social media in a few months after its appearance. Promoting and representing this movement with Kumari is the House of Suraj Collective, which personally trains and mentors in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Russia and the US.
Suraj showcased Bollywhack on Star Plus's Dance Plus TV Show, and also launched LA's International Waack/Punk/Pose Festival (Waackfest).
In 2018, Kumari launched the first Bollywhack Teacher Certification (BTC) program in the world that successfully integrates American street dance and Indian traditional dance together while maintaining and honoring both cultural traditions and ideologies!


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So, we were just chillaxin' at my friend's one Saturday, when she enthusiastically suggested, "Let's make HALO HALO!"
Wikipedia: Halo-halo (from Tagalog word halò, "mix") is a popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice and milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans and fruits, and served cold in a tall glass or bowl.
She pulled out little jars of beans, coconut, sweetened bananas, jack fruit, and gelatin squares from her fridge… and a little, blue, ice shaver (I had a red one back in Japan… they're so much fun… anyway, I digress…)
Here are the ingredients:
Pictured above (what I can remember, anyway): macapuno (silky coconut), langka (jackfruit), grabanzo beans, saba (banana-like plantain), and nata de coco (coconut gelatin)
Top with shaved ice, evaporated milk, scoops of ube (taro) ice cream, a sprinkling of pinipig (crispy rice) and…
Enjoy your Deeeeeeelicious Halo Halo Cheer!!
Masarap (Tagalog: DELICIOUS)!!


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Which movie is this? (I've tried some internet searching without success)
- I saw it on video about 10 years ago, so 2005-ish
- It was about a boy and his family, who were forced to relocate from their farm to a city.
- There was a key scene involving the boy's horse.
- There was another scene where a person in the city kills himself/herself by jumping from building.
- I think it was set in China or a neighboring country.
- It was not a documentary.


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I'm 24 and my wife isn't happy neither am I. I am on no medication at the moment. I don't want to take Viagra or anything like that as I fear I'm too young for such drugs.
Assuming you are without medical complications, not taking any prescription drugs, not drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, not smoking large quantities of nicotine, not obese, and that you are getting moderate amounts of physical exercise, then almost certainly your problem is performance anxiety. This is the most common cause of erectile dysfunction, the inability to get and keep erection sufficient for sexual intercourse, and premature ejaculation (coming quickly before you or your lover are ready for it).
You are trying too hard and have become goal oriented in your lovemaking, a common trap many lovers fall into. The goal orientation to lovemaking means you are trying to get to orgasm. Some couples make it that they try to get to orgasm at the same instant so they come together. This is understandable, but most unfortunate because to get to the goal of orgasm requires a performance, e. g., the man must have an erection and keep it long enough to reach the goal. The anxiety men suffer worrying about this can easily cause them to remain soft rather than hard.
The solution to this is to reframe your lovemaking so that it become all about pleasure in the immediate moment. The only thing you are doing is giving and receiving pleasure. Open fully to experience the extraordinary pleasure you can receive through your 5 senses of taste, touch, hear, see and smell. In this approach there is no goal, nowhere to get to, no desired outcome (for example, you are not trying to get to orgasm). You stop trying to get to orgasm and let orgasm take care of itself, which it will do. Orgasm will then become a natural organic response that any healthy body has once your arousal and pleasure threshold is reached.
Thinking is the enemy of ecstasy.
Stop thinking about sex, stop thinking about what outcome you want to make happen, stop thinking about erection, stop thinking about coming (yours), stop thinking about orgasm (hers), stop thinking about whether you are a good enough lover or not, stop thinking about whether there is something wrong with you.
Instead, start feeling the sensations of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. Take in the sensory information (information you get through your senses, not through thinking), and most importantly, don't give a name to what you experience. For example, «that is his tongue licking my clitoris.» Just feel his tongue licking your clitoris. Just take in the direct sensory information without naming it or thinking about it. This will take you out of your head thinking and into your body feeling sensations.
Take much longer in your lovemaking, with most of the added time in foreplay (before sexual intercourse) and afterplay (after sexual intercourse). Particularly for the female, what happens before and after intercourse is at least as important, and often more important than what happens during sexual intercourse. Have a long slowwwwwwww buildup, and a long slowwwwwwww wind down. Your lovemaking should be lasting hours, not just minutes, at least some of the time. If all you have is quick sex taking 5-30 minutes from start to finish, that alone could explain why you are not having orgasms.
With this approach most men find they naturally get and stay erect. Even much older men in their 70s or 90s can get and stay erect this way, without the aid of drugs like Viagra.


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Menopause the Musical
Come see what millions of women have been laughing, cheering and raving about for years!
Set in a department store, four women with nothing in common but a black lace bra… come to realize they have more to share than ever imagined.
The Canadian All -Star Cast makes fun of their hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, wrinkles, not enough sex, too much sex, chocolate binges and a whole lot more!
"Menopause" is hysterical & leaves you singing, & dancing in the aisles, guaranteed!
It's a brilliant comedy staged to 25 classic hits from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Make it a girls' night! Bring your Mother, Daughter, Sister and Friends!
Come See It – You'll Love It" – Joy Behar
"You'll Laugh Through The Whole Show" – CTV
Come Celebrate Your Womanhood & Join The Sisterhood!
Entertainer Of The Year Award - 2016 Las Vegas
See It 1st Time or Come Love It Again!
This performance is brought to us by Shaggypup Productions.
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Today: Wall Street's steep downturn continues as semiconductor and networking companies get hit hard ahead of earnings reports.
The Lead: Chip, networking doubts help spur big drop in tech stocks
Wall Street completed its worst three-day plunge since 2011 on Monday, as concerns about the chip and networking sectors helped ravage Silicon Valley tech stocks.
All the major stock indexes declined more than 1.3 percent Monday, their third straight day of steep drops that has pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 down 4.8 percent, the most for a three-day period since November 2011. Silicon Valley tech stocks have fallen even harder, declining 5.5 percent in the past three days as concerns have cropped up in the chip and networking sectors ahead of the beginning of earnings season.
Semiconductor companies have been hit by investors since Microchip Technology CEO Steve Sanghi predicted Thursday evening that the chip sector was entering a correction, explaining that his company's revenue-recognition procedures would expose a serious issue earlier than other companies.
Analysts released notes Monday morning examining Sanghi's prediction and expressing surprise at the drastic reaction, which has pushed Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, down more than 8 percent since Thursday and created similar moves for competitors.
"We were floored by the magnitude of the move in some of the stocks," Cowen analyst Tim Arcuri wrote, later noting, "We received phone calls all day from investors puzzled by the move in some seemingly unrelated stocks."
Drexel Hamilton analyst Rick Whittington didn't agree with Microchip, calling its warning "an overly draconian reminder that individual companies can lose footing in fast changing market environs," and concluded, "Forthcoming earnings reports will show a chip industry still in rough equilibrium."
Analysts who agreed with Microchip's warning on its sector predicted a short correction for semiconductor companies. Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore wrote that chip companies are facing a challenging couple of quarters ahead as demand falls industrywide.
"After a strong first half of the year, we are seeing recent demand weakness in nearly every market vertical that consumes semiconductors, including PCs, smartphones (other than Apple), telecom capital spending, automotive, and industrial," he wrote.
Intel will provide the first important glimpse into the chip market's third-quarter performance Tuesday, when it releases the first major earnings report from Silicon Valley this quarter, with Linear Technology and Freescale Semiconductor scheduled for later in the week.
Networking companies are struggling after a handful of Silicon Valley firms have been forced to divulge weak quarters ahead of their actual earnings reports. Aerohive Networks, a Sunnyvale company that went public earlier this year, was the latest to reveal disappointing sales on Monday, after Riverbed Networks and Juniper Networks went the same route last week.
"The Q3 shortfall was primarily in our less-developed sales territories where sales capacity is not ramping as quickly as expected and performance has been inconsistent," CEO David Flynn said.
Aerohive's reasoning for the downfall didn't keep it from investors' revenge — Shares dove more than 32 percent to $4.49, less than half the $10 share price Aerohive commanded in its March initial public offering. Arista Networks, another Silicon Valley networking firm that went public this year to a much warmer welcome than Aerohive, lost 5.5 percent to $73,69 and is down more than 22 percent from its peak price.
Industry leader Cisco Systems dropped 1.8 percent to $22.93 and has lost more than 7 percent of its market capitalization in the past three trading sessions, and Dialogic — which recently moved from San Jose to New Jersey — plummeted 80 percent to match the 15 cents-per-share acquisition offer it received in a convoluted deal.
Unlike Friday, when only five SV150 stocks managed gains, there were signs of positivity in even the most damaged of sectors. Barracuda Networks seemed to get a delayed bounce from a strong earnings report that was the first from an SV150 company when it arrived last week, leading the index with a 9.1 percent increase at $28.61.
SV150 market report: Apple drops amid troubles with Finland, sapphire supplier
Wall Street's suffering was spread around, with non-tech sectors such as energy taking a big hit as more stocks reached official "oversold" status than at any other point in the year so far.
Apple held up for most of the day before closing with a 0.9 percent decline at $99.81 while taking blame for the economic downturn in Finland. The Cupertino tech giant laid out its plans for international iPhone releases over the next couple of weeks while planning a debut event at corporate headquarters this Thursday. Apple is also nearing the rollout of its vaunted payments service, Apple Pay, according to a report, while continuing to deal with ramifications from the bankruptcy of sapphire supplier GT Advanced.
GoPro dropped 9.9 percent to $76.67 after rumors one of the San Mateo company's cameras was involved in a skiing injury to famed race car driver Michael Schumacher. Google declined 1.9 percent to $544.75 and lost 3.1 percent to $38.38 while facing scrutiny from the FTC for search advertisements. Tesla Motors continued a rough stretch that began after last week's "Unveil the D" event, sinking 5.2 percent to $224.59 while a few drivers petitioned for a retrofit to receive the new features Tesla showed off last week. Twitter dropped 3.8 percent to $48.49 while launching a payments experiment in France, and rival Facebook added 0.1 percent to $72.99 as CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Indonesia. Redwood City-based Shutterfly reportedly saw its chances of being acquired go poof at the end of last week, and shares retreated 11.8 percent to $41.42.
Up: Symantec, AMD, Oracle, Facebook
Down: Yelp, Tesla, Applied Materials, Zynga, Twitter, SanDisk, EA, Yahoo, Netflix, Salesforce, eBay
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 20.88, or 1.38 percent, to 1,511.48
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 62.58, or 1.46 percent, to 4,213.66
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 223.03, or 1.35 percent, to 16,321.07
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 31.39, or 1.65 percent, to 1,874.74
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The Agnes Etherington Art Centre will undergo a $54-million revitalization and expansion that will make it the largest university art museum in the country and a leader in art exhibition and education.
The US$40-million donation from Bader Philanthropies, which acts on behalf of Alfred and Isabel Bader, frequent contributors to Queen's University, was announced during a video conference Tuesday morning. It's the largest cash donation in the university's history.
The revitalized gallery, which last underwent renovations in 2000, will "revolutionize" the way people experience and explore art, Daniel J. Bader, CEO of Bader Philanthropies, said during the online announcement.
"We've been thinking about this, dreaming about this for a long time, I guess you could say, and really just so pleased with the combined vision of the university, of the family, of the foundation all coming together with something that we know will be extraordinary for everybody," he said.
The details of how the University Avenue facility will be transformed aren't known yet as formal "visioning" exercises of what the new and improved space will look like are expected to begin soon. The goal is to open a revitalized Agnes by 2024.
While the new space will house the extensive Bader Collection, which includes four Rembrandts, as well as its other artworks, it will also become home to Queen's University's art conservation and art history students.
"Today's announcement is an exciting step toward making Queen's one of the world's foremost leaders in arts education," explained Principal Patrick Deane, who heard a bit about the project before he assumed his current position. The university hopes to introduce a doctorate program in art conservation, which would make it only the second university in North America with one.
Deane said that the new Agnes will not only benefit the university, but also the city, as has other projects to which the Bader family has donated, such as the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. The revitalized Agnes will draw tourists and scholars alike, Deane feels.
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AIMS Energy, 2017, 5(3): 482-505. doi: 10.3934/energy.2017.3.482.
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Demand response strategy management with active and reactive power incentive in the smart grid: a two-level optimization approach
Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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Topical Section: Smart Grids and Networks
Keywords: Voltage control; Electric vehicle; Battery energy storage system; Demand response; Load Flexibility; Price elasticity
Citation: Ryuto Shigenobu, Oludamilare Bode Adewuyi, Atsushi Yona, Tomonobu Senjyu. Demand response strategy management with active and reactive power incentive in the smart grid: a two-level optimization approach. AIMS Energy, 2017, 5(3): 482-505. doi: 10.3934/energy.2017.3.482
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AMD NVIDIA Still Good With Soft Crypto
We were bullish on both companies anyway but when we saw TSMC come out bullish on crypto twice ahead of earnings it gave us even more conviction.
TSMC Out Again On Crypto
TSMC just came out sounding a little more bearish this time on crypto in their recent monthly revenue update.
Last time TSMC said "strength in crypto mining."
This time they said, "growing uncertainty facing the cryptocurrency mining market."
That's a little less bullish coming out of TSMC which was a great heads up before AMD and NVIDIA earnings.
Both stocks catapulted since earnings.
What About AMD and NVIDIA This Time
I think TSMC's comments, while not great, are fine for AMD and NVIDIA anyway. Both AMD and NVIDIA slashed estimates going forward for mining related revenues.
Two quarters ago NVIDIA expected crypto-related revenues to be "flat" sequentially. They ended up seeing strong sales. But last quarter they slashed crypto related estimates to be down by "one-third of its Q1 level."
So if mining related revenues are in fact weak it sounds like NVIDIA's guidance reflects that.
As for AMD they said 10% of their revenues last quarter were "blockchain" related. They guided that they expect the year to be "mid to high-single digit percent of revenue for 2018." So AMD also expects sales to fall off from crypto.
So any crypto-related weakness as pointed out by TSMC is factored into both AMD and NVIDIA's guidance.
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Bitcoin down adds weight to TSMC's comments. But again, AMD and NVIDIA having lower expectations for crypto gives us comfort that their growth estimates are not dependent on crypto strength.
I think we're ok.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson seems to set NFL records every time he steps on the field this season. In Week 1, he became the first player to produce a perfect passer rating in a season opener; last Sunday, he established a new standard for dual-threat quarterbacks last Sunday.
For Jackson, the only record that has consumed him since youth football is the win-loss column.
What's Jackson like after a loss? Jackson started to speak before catching himself.
"I was about to curse. You almost got me to curse," Jackson said while playfully pointing at the reporter who asked the question. "I'm ticked off. I'm going to watch the plays for what I did wrong, try not to make it happen again. But I'm not planning on losing, at all."
That's an appropriate response considering Jackson has rarely lost or used curse words since taking over the Ravens' offense around midseason last year.
In winning the first two games this season, Jackson improved to 8-1 in the regular season. Only 12 other quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era started their careers 8-1 or better through nine starts, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Jackson gets a chance to avenge his only regular season loss Sunday, when he plays the Kansas City Chiefs. Last season, the Ravens lost at the Chiefs, 27-24, in a game where Jackson was sidelined for the final two plays of overtime because of an ankle injury.
Asked if there is any added significance to return to Arrowhead Stadium, where he lost, Jackson said, "I hate losing, period. You just go in and play with confidence and try to come out with a victory. That's the goal."
Those around Jackson knew early on how much winning meant to him. When he lost playing video games, he would throw a tantrum. When he lost a youth football game, Jackson would throw his helmet down in anger.
When he lost a high school playoff game, he cried. Jackson was distraught because he thought a teammate heading to play Division II could've gotten a chance to go to Division I if the team had advanced further.
"[Competitiveness is] in his DNA," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "It's who he is.
"He doesn't really dwell on the positives too much. He dwells on the areas of improvement, and we appreciate that."
Jackson's passion for winning is reflected in his success at every level. He won 22 of 24 games at Boynton Beach (Florida) Community High. He went 23-12 as the starting quarterback at Louisville.
There was no way to verify Jackson's record for his Pop Warner team, although he swears his youth football losses still haunt him.
"He's got that 'it' factor when it comes to competitiveness, and it's just a natural thing," Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said. "It's in the fiber of who he is, really."
Jackson's first words after he was drafted by Baltimore with the last pick in the 2018 first round was: "They're gonna get a Super Bowl out of me." Everything he's done since then has been to live up to those expectations.
If he makes a bad throw, he thumps his chest in frustration. If he is a little late on a read, he gets equally mad at himself.
During the preseason, Jackson didn't just line up as a safety on scout defense. He wanted to get an interception or tackle to win the drill.
"If he shoots a plastic bottle in the trash can, he wants to make it in," center Matt Skura said.
Teammates measure Jackson's competitiveness beyond what he does on the field. It's in what he says.
After he threw five touchdowns to finish with a perfect passer-rating in Week 1, Jackson took a jab at his critics by saying, "Not bad for a running back."
"I think that's where his competitiveness shows the most is when people tell him he can't do something. He wants to go out there and prove it," Ravens backup quarterback Robert Griffin III said. "I want him to get to the point, as his brother and mentor, where he doesn't have to do that to prove other people wrong. He just does it because that's what he does."
If Jackson can redeem himself at Arrowhead Stadium, he'll join an even more select group of quarterbacks who started 9-1 or better. Seven quarterbacks have done so over the previous 49 seasons, with the latest being Jackson's counterpart Sunday -- Patrick Mahomes.
"I hate losing," Jackson said. "You can have all the stats in the world, but if you're losing, you're probably not going to get talked about. Probably will, but not in a good way. It's all about winning. That's what it's all about."


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- Centre amends definition of a start-up
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- RBI Dy. chief selection norms eased
- Prices of 31 more drugs capped
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Centre amends definition of a start-up
In order to promote entrepreneurship in the country, the Government of India has amended the definition of a Startup.
Objectives of the move:
- The changes are an effort to ensure ease of starting up new businesses to promote the Startup ecosystem and build a nation of job creators instead of job seekers.
What changes have been made to the definition of Startups?
Age of Startup increased:
- Taking into account the long gestation period by Startups to establish, an entity shall be considered as a Startup up to seven years from the date of its incorporation/ registration (from earlier 5 years).
- However, in the case of Startups in the Biotechnology sector, the period shall be up to ten years from the date of incorporation/ registration.
No Letter of Recommendation required:
- No letter of recommendation from an incubator/industry association shall be required for either recognition or tax benefits
Potential of Job and Wealth Creation:
- The scope of definition has been broadened to include scalability of business model with potential of employment generation or wealth creation.
Significance of the move:
- The tweak in the definition will help the entities to avail government sponsored venture funding and tax and other benefits.
- It will create more jobs and promote entrepreneurship under the Start-up India scheme.
About Startup India:
- Startup India was launched by the Government of India on 16th January, 2016 to build a strong eco-system for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country to drive economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities.
National Commission for Women holds Interactive Meeting with State Commissions for Women
The National Commission for Women recently organised an Interactive Meeting of the State Commissions for Women with a view to strengthening the process of NCW's networking with State Commissions for Women and to gain from each other's experience.
- The meeting was attended by Chairpersons, Members and Member secretaries of various State Commissions for Women.
- After the meeting, NCW came up with a slew of recommendations.
- State Commissions for Women should take up with their respective State Government for setting up of Hostels for girls and women.
- State Commission should pro-actively coordinate and send feedback on the complaint matters forwarded to them by NCW in the last six months.
- SCWs may pursue with the state Government on the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on ban of un-regulated sale of acids with a view to prevent horrific crimes against women specifically acid attacks.
About NCW:
- The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women.
- It was established in January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.
- The objective of the NCW is to represent the rights of women in India and to provide a voice for their issues and concerns.
- The commission regularly publishes a monthly newsletter, Rashtra Mahila in both Hindi and English.
RBI Dy. chief selection norms eased
The government has relaxed the selection criteria for Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor's appointment and opened the post for private sector candidates.
Who can apply?
As per the latest notification by the RBI,
- Applications for the post can just be a board member or a full time director having 15 years of experience in banking and financial market operations.
- Candidates from beyond its traditional recruitment base. Besides practicing bankers from both private and public sectors, it makes even consultants who have worked closely with banks eligible for the post.
Pay & Perks:
- As per the notification, the appointment will be for a term of three years in the pay scale of Rs 2,25,000 pr month and the age limit has been capped at 60, which could be relaxed in exceptional cases.
Present scenario:
- The RBI has traditionally appointed four deputy governors: Two of them are from within the central bank, one is an economist generally from the government, and the other is from the banking sector.
- So far, the deputy governor from the banking sector has been from the public sector banks.
Prices of 31 more drugs capped
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the prices of 31 more drugs.
- The notification brings under price control intrauterine devices used for birth control; Factor VIII, a life-saving medicine for haemophilic patients; morphine, a pain killer; and rifampcin, a powerful antibiotic used to treat infections such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
- With these 31 drugs, the NPPA has brought 791 medicines under price control.
- There are 829 drugs on the National List of Essential Medicines, 2015, all of which will be brought under price control.
- The NPPA periodically revises prices of essential medicines under the Drug (Pricing Control) Order (DPCO) that has about 650 formulations under it. These prices can be increased by companies by a maximum of 10% depending on inflation.
About National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA):
- NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995.
- The organization is also entrusted with the task of recovering amounts overcharged by manufacturers for the controlled drugs from the consumers.
- It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels.
Functions of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:
- To implement and enforce the provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order in accordance with the powers delegated to it.
- To deal with all legal matters arising out of the decisions of the Authority.
- To monitor the availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any, and to take remedial steps.
- To collect/ maintain data on production, exports and imports, market share of individual companies, profitability of companies etc., for bulk drugs and formulations.
- To undertake and/ or sponsor relevant studies in respect of pricing of drugs/ pharmaceuticals.
- To recruit/ appoint the officers and other staff members of the Authority, as per rules and procedures laid down by the Government.
- To render advice to the Central Government on changes/ revisions in the drug policy.
- To render assistance to the Central Government in the parliamentary matters relating to the drug pricing.
In-flight Wi-Fi Net access soon
On-board Wi-Fi may soon become a reality as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent a revised proposal that will enable in-flight access to voice, data and video services.
- To provide on-board Wi-Fi services, the Centre will need to amend the Telegraph Act, 1885, as well as the related Indian Telegraphy Rules.
- The idea was initially floated by the communications ministry.
- The Home Ministry had raised concerns about security agencies being able to monitor data and voice transmission in the initial proposal floated by DoT under the Communication Ministry.
- However, the revised proposal has addressed the issue of flight data monitoring.
Present scenario:
- At present, both domestic and international passengers are unable to use in-flight Internet services over Indian airspace.
- Even international airlines that offer such a facility to its passengers have to discontinue the service while the aircraft is flying over the Indian airspace.
Dhola sadiya bridge: India's longest river bridge
PM Modi has inaugurated India's longest river bridge – the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam.
Key facts about the bridge:
- The Dhola-Sadia Bridge is a three lane bridge stretching 9.15 kilometre built over river Lohit, which is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river.
- The Dhola-Sadiya bridge is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in Mumbai which is the longest bridge in the country as of now.
- The bridge links Dhola in Assam to Sadiya in Arunachal Pradesh.
- It has been constructed on BOT Annuity basis at a total cost of Rs 2,056 crore.
- The bridge is part of the Arunachal Package of Roads and Highways under the Ministry's Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East.
Significance of the bridge:
- Earlier, the only means to cross the Brahmaputra at this location was by ferry in the daytime, and even this was not possible during floods. The Dhola- Sadiya bridge will ensure 24X7 connectivity between upper Assam and the eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The bridge will also reduce the distance from Rupai on NH-37 in Assam to Meka/Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165km, cutting down on travel time from the current six hours to just one hour.
- This, the government claims, will result in saving of petrol and diesel worth Rs 10 lakh per day.
- Given the fact that the North East is prone to high seismic activity, the bridge has been provided seismic buffers in all its 182 piers.
- The bridge promises to provide efficient road connectivity to remote and backward areas which have poor road infrastructure, which will give a major boost to overall economic development of the areas north of the Brahmaputra in upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
- The bridge will also benefit the army, with convoys requiring less time to journey from Assam to the posts along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge is also expected to enhance India's defence capabilities in the northeastern region.
- The government said it will also facilitate numerous hydro power projects coming up in the state, as it is the most sought-after route for various power project developers.
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2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is being held in Cancun, Mexico.
- The Global Platform is the most important international forum dedicated to the disaster risk reduction agenda, and this will be the first time it has been staged outside Geneva.
- The 2017 Global Platform will mark the first opportunity for the international community to review global progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was adopted in Japan in 2015.
- More than 5,000 participants are expected, including policy makers and disaster risk managers.
About the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction:
- The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest developments, knowledge and partnership-building across sectors.
- Its goal is to improve the implementation of disaster risk reduction through better communication and coordination amongst stakeholders.
- Its core function is to enable governments, NGOs, scientists, practitioners, and UN organizations to share experience and formulate strategic guidance for the implementation of global disaster risk reduction agreements: the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action and its post-2015 successor the Sendai Framework.
About Sendai Framework:
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) is an international Treaty which was adopted during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held in Sendai, Japan in March, 2015.
- It is the successor agreement to the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005–2015), which had been the most encompassing international accord to date on disaster risk reduction.
- It is the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with seven targets and four priorities for action.
- The Framework is for 15-year.
- It is a voluntary and non-binding agreement which recognizes that the State has the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local government, the private sector and other stakeholders.
- The implementation of the Sendai Framework involves adopting integrated and inclusive institutional measures so as to work towards preventing vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and strengthen resilience.
Priorities for action:
The Sendai Framework sets four specific priorities for action:
- Understanding disaster risk;
- Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk;
- Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience;
- Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
The Seven Global Targets:
To support the assessment of global progress in achieving the outcome and goal of the Sendai Framework, seven global targets have been agreed:
- Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower average per 100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.
- Substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020 -2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.
- Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030.
- Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030.
- Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.
- Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of this Framework by 2030.
- Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030.


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Cast: Elisabeth Wabitsch, Marlon Boess, Markus Freistätter, Michael Glantschnig, Valerie Huber, Antonia Moretti, Hisham Morscher, Thomas Otrok, Chantal Pausch, Alexandra Schmidt, Ferdinand Seebacher, Fabian Unger, Nikolaas von Schrader, Edita Malovcic, Michael Ostrowski
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Julia (Elisabeth Wabitsch) and her classmates have finished school and as is increasingly common in Austria, that means that they're packing their bags and heading for a week long party trip on an island off the coast of Croatia. It's supposed to be a week of drinking, bathing and partying. Instead things turn sideways very quickly and Julia's classmates start dying.
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"Every day I sit down to meditate," or "Every day I meditate for thirty minutes." In a sense, meditation is an activity outside.
But, it is also something that takes place in the depths of you. Discussions about meditations and the first thing that comes to anyone's mind – sitting quietly, cross-legged, a calm mind. And, many people think meditating involves seating somewhere in isolation with your eyes closed and not snore. But, in reality, meditation is not just sitting with closed eyes and crossed legs and thinking about everyday matters – money, or to a person of the opposite sex. It is all about finding the inner peace. Do you know, we all meditates; a mother of a child meditates, "It is already 3 P.M in the afternoon, and my baby has not yet returned home. Where is he?" Dog meditates about cats, amateur surfers meditates on the waves, most of the businessmen meditates about money, politicians meditate about the power, and so on. Everything that we focus at is the object of our meditation. In this sense, meditation is neutral – you can meditate or think about anything.
Some experts say that meditation means to achieve such a state of consciousness in which the mind becomes completely quiet and empty. Practically, this is not possible. Don't you think – when we are thinking that there is nothing in our mind, we are still thinking about something. How can you think of anything?" It only takes a thought, "I think of nothing," and everything ruins. Our consciousness is always focused on something material or spiritual. In real, all attempts to purify the mind from worldly thoughts is what we can name as something closer to the true meditation. You really need to free your mind of all material shapes, names, questions, problems and concerns. Should you not have anything positive or spiritual to focus your attention on, your mind still will be fighting with preventing unwanted things. We can only sit and wait, hoping that sooner or later our mundane thoughts go away.
Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you listen to God.
Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you listen to God.
We hope that all of these thoughts ever go away. We are looking for emptiness. The highest state of consciousness, which can be reached once you have the complete emptiness of the mind. According to the teachings of the ancient writings about yoga, meditation in the original sense is a meditation on the Supreme Absolute Truth. Seating positions (asanas), breathing exercises or practices yoga kundalini are the technique that was commonly used for meditation by yogis – especially in the old days, but nowadays, we do not have favorable conditions to carry out these practices. These methods certainly help us relax the body and mind by detaching our mind and senses from the world around us. This way we can focus our attention in one place. Even the so-called meditation teachers will rarely teach you the right techniques. Often, people invest a lot of money and time trying to learn techniques before the meditation, but never come to the question of true meditation on the Supreme Truth. I am no way condemning these techniques, but they are also not complete.
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To better under, "who am I" and to have the knowledge of intrinsic values, we need meditation. Understanding its nature is perhaps now the most common goal of making meditation practices, but this is the most important benefit that brings us to meditation. Meditation gives us a feeling of comfort, full protection, full security and full consciousness.
"Whoever is reached, lives always in the truth and believes that there is no greater gain than this. It is always balanced, even in the face of the greatest difficulties. This condition is true freedom from all miseries arising from contact with the matter". Bhagavad Gita 6. 20-23
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Rockingham has many recreational fishing areas including public jetties and excellent beach fishing locations along the Rockingham coastline.
There is the very popular Kwinana Jetty where the ever present herring and whiting can be caught. Snapper, mulloway and even the odd tuna and Spanish mackerel has been caught from this hotspot.
Palm Beach Jetty, in Mangles Bay along the Esplanade has similar species caught to the Kwinana Jetty with the chance of catching squid in the evenings. This is a very popular spot for the locals.
Cape Peron, or Point Peron as it is referred to by the locals, is also another great spot for flathead, flounder, herring and whiting.
The Causeway is a private navy road linking Garden Island to the mainland. You can not drive over the Causeway but you can fish under it for absolutely every species in the area.
Some areas of the Shoalwater Island Marine Park, particularly the Sanctuary Zones are off limits to recreational fishing and boating. For more information on the Shoalwater Island Marine Park refer to
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In a never-ending battle against hackers, the head of information technology at UNC Chapel Hill has a message for campus workers, reports the Charlotte Observer: Take ownership of your computer. That's a core theme of a new policy Vice Chancellor Larry Conrad is trumpeting on a campus where 80,000 computers and other electronic devices tap into the campus network. While it won't solve all of UNC's network security problems, Conrad points to one piece of his proposed policy as an example of its larger philosophy: Employees with computers must keep their virus software and security patches up to date, just as they would for their personal computers. "The practical reality is that information security is an afterthought for a lot of people," Conrad said. "It gets in the way. But it's a risk-management issue." Many workers may simply not know they're expected to keep such security updates current, so part of Conrad's new initiative is a campaign to educate workers. Conrad, who will discuss his new proposal with faculty this week, wants clear, easy-to-read security guidelines that employees can understand, because on a campus as large as UNC, the technology office cannot be the sole security cop, he said…
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