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Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith. Eventually, he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
Recently I was getting into my truck, and a gentleman I didn't know came over to talk to me.
He was out front having a smoke and spotted me while I was getting into my vehicle, so he came over and introduced himself.
Turns out he's my neighbor's father-in-law.
He wanted to talk to me about Jesus and the end of the world.
Now, he wasn't one of the Family Radio people who think that Judgment Day is going to occur May 21, 2011 (just watch; Harold Camping's prediction will turn out to be wrong again), but he was—if I understood him correctly—a Calvary Chapel Evangelical who, like many in that community, think the end of the world is near, that people will be suddenly raptured away before a thousand year earthly reign of Christ, etc.
His primary interest in talking to me, though, wasn't to swap views on the end of the world. Instead, he had something else in mind.
He didn't actually use the following terms—our conversation took another path—but translating from Evangelicalese to Catholicese, he was concerned that I might not be saved (i.e., in a state of grace) and wanted to make sure that before I die I got to know Jesus (i.e., experienced a conversion to Christ), so he wanted to witness to me (i.e., evangelize me) so that I wouldn't go to hell (i.e., hell).
That was right nice of him!
Turns out I was already full-up in the witnessing department—what with being an apologist and all that—but the sentiment was very much appreciated, he was a really nice guy, and we had a delightful conversation.
I hope we can chat again in the future!
I couldn't help admiring about the gentleman the fact that he was bold enough to go up to a total stranger and start talking about sensitive personal things like whether the stranger has a properly configured relationship with God.
That's one of the more sensitive and personal topics that can be broached, especially in a one-to-one conversation—as opposed to preaching to a big group of people and asking them individually to consider their relationship with God. The latter is peanuts. Any decent public speaker could do that. Going face-to-face with a single person and making the rectitude of his relationship with God the topic, that requires courage!
I could tell that the gentleman was nervous at the beginning of our conversation, so I did my best to set him at easy and signal that I wasn't threatened or put off. While I didn't have a lot of time (I was, after all, getting in my car to go somewhere), I engaged the subject with him happily and enthusiastically, and we had a great (if brief) truck-side conversation.
It brought back pleasant memories of my own time as an Evangelical.
And as I drove away, there was a prominent thought in my head: Catholics almost never do what he just did.
Why Catholics so seldom work up the courage to approach a total stranger with the message of Jesus.
One might think it's because Catholics are chicken, that they're afraid to do so. And of course they are. Evangelicals are, too! You have to screw up your nerve to do this kind of thing. That's only human!
Yet Evangelicals do it and Catholics—for the most part—don't.
Why is that?
In my next post I'll discuss my own thoughts about why that is, but until then . . .
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Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek
by Timothy Ferriss
4 hours work per week. Does this sound like a dream for you? In that case, Timothy Ferriss' 4-Hour Workweek may be an interesting read to consider. The tips he shares aren't for everyone but aspiring remote worker or nomad should check it out. I would never personally follow all these rules Ferriss gives us but hey you shouldn't just listen to my opinion!
"For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks.
Waiting for a good time to quit your job?
The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life
will never all be green at the same time."
Why I read The 4-Hour Workweek?
The bibble of any nomad, full-time traveler and dreamer. That's what came to my mind when I finally got this book from my online library. I heard of the 4-Hour Workweek for the first time in 2015 when my life started to circle around the dreams of living as a traveler. Now I know that only traveling around the world isn't really my thing and I have found a job that I can pleasantly do more than 4 hours every week. This book still held my interest and when I saw it on the shelf no one could have stopped me from reading it.
I wanted to know the secrets everyone was talking about. 4 hours every week, how could that even be possible?
"The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?"
or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?"
The idea of 4-Hour Workweek:
Tim Ferriss escaped the nine-to-five work environment and teaches you how to follow his footsteps. Start your own business or go fully remote with your current job with these tips and tricks from the real guru of remote nomads. Most people who are working remotely have at least heard of the magical 4-Hour Workweek and its name already tells you our goal. Who wouldn't like to work 4 hours per week?
"It's lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre."
My opinion of The 4-Hour Workweek:
I wouldn't read this book again. Maybe I just had too high expectations and that's the reason I got disappointed. I got a few good tips but that's really it. I had a hard time reading this book until the end and I had to skip some parts because in my opinion, it was so boring. It may be useful for some but not for me.
"People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty."
I was thinking that my biggest problem with this book was that the writing style made Ferriss seem like egocentric, selfish and too confident. He seemed to put everyone who isn't on his stage in life down. However, I also read the book called #Girlboss (I would rather recommend #Girlboss than the 4-Hour workweek) a week later and realized that this kind of style seems to be normal for business motivation speakers. They seem to think that their work and ideas are above everyone else. But keep in mind that this is just the feeling I get from their books, the writing style doesn't mean that they can't be the most lovely people in person.
Because I liked #Girlboss quite a lot but The 4-Hour Workweek just didn't get me going, there has to be some other reason for my dislike towards this book. It must be the dull writing style. The stories from other people who have tried his lifestyle gave the book nice touch but other than that I was bored for the majority of my reading experience. Could I just get Timothy Ferriss memoir without any "inspiring", "motivating" or "guidebook- like" parts?
"Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic."
My final real opinion? This book wouldn't have gotten all the popularity and fame if its name was different. Yes, there're some useful tips and interesting points. Yes, Timothy Ferriss' story from normal job to freedom is interesting. But as a book, it's not that great. Most of the tips shared just make you a douche who may have money but that's really it. Also, I think that these tips wouldn't really make anyone free remote worker who only spends a few hours every week doing something real.
But hey, everyone can decide themselves are they ready to lie and cheat in their current job or to start a business using others… This book wasn't for me but it may be for you! If you're interested to read more full-time travel related posts, go to my travel blog.
"If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think."

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Nine on the 9th: Things We HATE! (Rawr!)/
It's the 9th! So soon! Listen, neither of us tolerate change well. Change makes us crabby. And what's been going on for us this year? Basically nothing but change. Going back to school, new office space, new internship, new apartment, so on and so forth. Change change change change change. Crabby crabby crabby crabby crabby. (We are aware that we asked for and enacted almost all of this change, but it still makes us crabby to be in flux.) So, we figured we should probably write about the things we hate for Nine on the 9th this month. Enjoy! 1. Rachel hates grass/sod. HATES it. One day we took a walk and Rachel just started yelling about all the grass in the neighborhood. She's already a grumpy old grandpa. She is of the opinion that grass is a complete waste of space and resources and there are much better ground cover options out there. (Go ahead. Ask her how she feels and see what happens.)
2. As we mentioned in our belated Facts on a Date post, Kristl hates being tickled. She has been known to turn into an aggressive ninja when tickled. Rachel hasn't quite learned this (or thinks it's amusing), and has therefore sustained many an injury from trying to tickle Kristl. In fact, Kristl hates being tickled so much, that when she was in school she often requested to be in a group of three for point location class so that she wouldn't have to be touched (also, it sucked to have her as a point location model, as she squirmed and screamed and flailed so much it was nearly impossible to find the points accurately).
3. We both hate humidity and would much rather be cold than hot and sweaty. This year's Dyke March happened to fall on a very hot and humid day, and as soon as we arrived we turned to each other and lamented about how we missed the polar vortex. Thankfully this summer has been really mild thus far!
4. Rachel hates clammy hands. Kristl's hands are perpetually clammy. For the first few months of dating Rachel stalwartly held Kristl's hand without any indication that it made her feel gross. She finally mentioned it and now Kristl will make a point of holding Rachel's hand if she's having an exceptionally clammy day. Perhaps it's to get back at Rachel for all the damn tickling.
5. Kristl hates cake (most of the time). This is especially odd because she loves baking and bakes a damn good cake, she just won't eat it. She doesn't particularly like the texture, the frosting/cake ratio is usually off, and it's usually too sweet. She'd much rather have something fruity and baked (pie, cobbler, buckles). Or ice cream. Or brownies. Or cookies. Basically any sweet treat other than cake. BOO CAKE.
6. We both hate shoes, though Kristl hates them more than Rachel (probably because she grew up in Hawai'i and wore rubber slippers for most of her formative years). We both have rather problematic feet and shoes tend to aggravate those problems more than sandals do. Kristl will wear sandals well into winter, even if there's snow on the ground. At this point, we should probably buy stock in Birkenstock as we usually have about 8-9 pairs hanging around our house at any given time.
7. Rachel hates not being able to hear. When we got married, poor Rachel had a double ear infection and a sinus infection. After a day of being unable to hear, she started to feel like she was going crazy and was willing to do almost anything to make it better. She was in pain and couldn't hear completely out of her right ear for a month after. Her new life goal is to avoid ever losing her hearing again.
8. Kristl hates most floral smells, especially roses and lavender. The other day she saw some beautiful roses, unconsciously leaned in to smell them, and immediately gagged. Rachel just looked at her like, "Why did you smell it, you dumbass?" Kristl especially hates floral flavors in food - it all tastes soapy to her, even if you think there's "just a little" in there.
9. Adding on to that last one, we both hate artificial fragrances and the smell of chemical cleaners, even things like Febreze, that are supposed to "remove" odors. This may actually be less of a "hate" situation and more of an allergy one. There have been times we've actually had to leave places with strong smells because one or both of us was coughing, sneezing, and unable to breathe.
Well, that's that. There are more things that we hate (Kristl more so than Rachel, if we're being honest), but we're going to stop at nine. Also, we're actually trying to use the word "hate" less and focus on more positive things in our lives. So if you catch us bitching about things from here on out, you have permission to call us out on it.


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Buying a coat rack for your home can help organize an entryway, foyer, or mud room and is a virtually essential organizing accessory in households with children. There are several different types of coat rack to choose from, including free standing coat trees and wall mounted coat racks. To make the most of your space and organizing efforts, consider the overall use of your entryway or mud room while considering the type of coat rack you want to buy.
Every house has a main point of entrance where not only coats, but also hats, gloves, and shoes are shed and collected each day. The right coat rack will help control the clutter and make the space easier to use. If your entryway is very small and lacks a closet of any kind, you might want to choose a wall-mounted coat rack. Consider a combination shelf and coat rack for additional organization. There are many different styles that combine shelf space, cubicle storage, and pegs for hanging coats, and by mounting a combination coat rack to the wall, you can conserve valuable floor space.
If your entryway is small but has a closet, consider an over-the-door coat rack. These are easy to install, as they simply hang over the top of the door with the option to further secure them with screws. Over-the-door coat racks provide the option to hang the hooks facing out for convenient use in the fall and winter and facing in to store coats out of sight in the spring and summer.
Homes with larger mud rooms or foyers that afford more space can accommodate more versatile styles of coat racks. If you have enough space, you might consider a hall tree. A hall tree is a piece of furniture that includes a bench, usually with a flip-up seat for additional storage inside, a mirror for last minute appearance checks, and several racks for coats. Some hall trees also have umbrella stands built in. If you have the room, hall trees are the most versatile type of coat rack, not only allowing for organized storage, but also providing a practical place to put on shoes or perform other last minute dressing.
Selecting the right coat rack for your space helps contain clutter, but also make sure you leave room to designate a space for shoes and other items. If you have children, consider a coat rack that will accommodate both coats and book bags. Also, avoid freestanding coat trees that can tip easily, and remember to hang wall-mounted coat racks where children can reach them.
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Ralf Mangual is a second-year law student at DePaul University's College of Law and a former communications intern at The Heartland Institute. Prior to moving to Chicago for law school, Ralf worked on public relations and social media communications for the International Trademark Association in New York City. A Brooklyn, NY native, Ralf earned his B.A. from the City University of New York's Baruch College where he also played NCAA varsity baseball. When he's not studying law or talking politics, Ralf enjoys watching baseball, and taking his dog to the beach.
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Ben Domenech, Research Fellow and Managing Editor of Health Care News at The Heartland Institute recently appeared on The Blaze TV to debate the tactics the GOP should employ in its efforts to combat Obamacare and its effects. The conversation focused heavily on the advantages and disadvantages of defunding vs. delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and which of the two would be most beneficial to the GOPs future.
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The listing of alumni from Westfield, MA includes graduates from 5 schools. To filter results, select a Westfield, MA high school using the links to the right. The Westfield alumni list on this page come from a variety of sources. Clicking one of your friends will give you locations that you can get back in touch with the fellow graduate. To view alumni that graduated in Westfield around your class year, enter your graduation year in the search box at the top of the page. You may also be able to find friends close to your home town. We also have listings for graduates from Southwick, MA, Feeding Hills, MA, or West Springfield, MA.
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This is a pretty simple salad and you don't need any fancy kitchen equipment for it. Your average fruit and vegetable peeler will do the job. I liked the blend of the crunchiness of the carrot and the softness of the zucchini, which looked and felt like eating fettuccine. I think next time, I may double the amount of zucchini used.
You can experiment with the ratios of the dressing ingredients if you like, making it sweeter, perhaps. I could not find sun-dried tomato paste/puree, so just used the regular stuff. Also, if like me, you are not keen on garlic and onions, you can leave them out and this salad will still taste good.
Credit given to the book from which I found this recipe: "Big Vegan" by Robin Asbell.
This amount makes enough for 3 people.
What you will need:
1 tbsp sundried or regular tomato paste/puree
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove, crushed (optional)
½ - 1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
2 medium to large zucchinis
1 large carrot
2 spring onions, chopped (optional)
In a small bowl, whisk together the tomato paste/puree, oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, sugar and salt.
In a large salad bowl, peel the zucchini and carrot down to the seeds, turning as you go.
Add the spring onions to the bowl and drizzle the dressing over the vegetables. Toss to coat and serve.
(The photo below doesn't do it justice, but rest assured that it is tasty!)


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He was the lead researcher for "The System," Armen Keteyian and Jeff Benedict's college football book, which made The New York Times' bestsellers list in 2013. Currently, he's reunited with Keteyian and Benedict for their upcoming biography on golfer Tiger Woods.
His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ProPublica, Grantland, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Medium, Salon, Men's Health and Texas Monthly. He received his M.S. at Columbia and his B.S. at TCU, both in journalism.


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"How to Market Yourself as a DJ"
You've been grinding trying to master your craft. You've personally secured enough music or you've found a website where you can download music for free (such as djmusiccrate.com). Now, it's time to market and promote yourself to the public. In today's DJ world, it's all about lifestyle and the personal connection in anything you're doing or creating, so remember to pay attention to your audience when marketing yourself.
There are a few aspects within marketing that you want to figure out before you start promoting which include: DJ name, logo, & how to use social media. Let me explain…
When starting your DJ journey, you must first choose a name. Be sure to pick a name with flavor & personal style, something catchy that will stand out. Be sure you Google the name you choose to make sure you and another DJ don't have the same name.
Next, you need a logo to brand yourself. Please hire a professional graphic designer to create your logo. This will be used for everything you are a part of…flyers, ads, mixtapes, merchandise, or anything you decide to create; the best designs will elicit the best image for you and your brand. You can even seek advice from your friends or others you are close with to help you decide on the best logo, but remember, it needs to represent you!
Photos of yourself will also help with the promotion of your brand. This part is all about how you want to present yourself in the music industry. Make sure your music selection matches your photos.
Now, it's time to create promo material. When creating promo material, be sure the logo and colors are consistent. Doing this helps with branding (appears more professional) and familiarizes your fan base with your brand. Stay consistent with your promo material.
Social media is a very easy and awesome tool to use to promote yourself as a DJ. Consider using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat. All these platforms work in different ways. Try to inspire and engage through your social media handles. Post as often as 3 to 6 times daily throughout all your social media platforms. Find ways to stand out!
And finally, always network! Be sure to keep business cards handy to give to new contacts, be professional and sincere. Being liked will get you in the door and keep you there. Always ask yourself "How can I advertise myself wherever I go?" Good luck DJs! I hope this informative article helps you out. Thanks again for the support!
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Currently, we have three "Title I" reading teachers and one county reading teacher. The Title I teachers are also responsible for providing the international program, Reading Recovery, which is a one-on-one teaching service for first graders who need extra help with their reading development.
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SIMFEROPOL, May 04.
The republic of Crimea is observing a three-day mourning over Friday's tragic events, which claimed dozens of lives across Ukraine's southeastern regions.
The days of mourning on May 3,4 and 5 were declared upon an order from Sergei Aksyonov, the acting head of Crimea.
All flags across the republic were lowered to half-mast and local authorities of all levels as well as radio and television administrations were asked to cancel festivities and entertainment programs dedicated to May 1 celebrations.
Massive protests against the new Ukrainian authorities, who were propelled to power in Kiev amid riots during a coup in Ukraine in February, erupted in Ukraine's Russian-speaking southeastern regions in March after Crimea's incorporation by Russia. Demonstrators, who are demanding referendums on the country's federalization, seized some government buildings.
Crimea's urge to reunify with Russia was caused by the republic's refusal to accept the new Kiev authorities. In a March 16 referendum, Crimeans overwhelmingly voted to secede from Ukraine and accede to Russia. The reunification deal with Moscow was signed March 18.
On Friday, Ukraine witnessed the bloodiest violence since the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich in February with the death toll exceeding the figure of 60.
The highest death toll took place in the southern city of Odessa. A total of 46 people were killed and over 200 wounded after radicals attacked pro-federalization activists and then set on fire Odessa's Trade Union House with activists inside, burning them alive.
The violence erupted in Odessa in the daytime on Friday with a mass brawl at Grecheskaya Street. It was reportedly instigated by football fans from Kharkov and Right Sector and Self-Defense radicals from Kiev, who decided to organize a march on Odessa streets.
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How to Make Money Even When Spending
Why you are better off than 86% of mutual funds
Let us do a simple exercise. Look back at your monthly expenses for the last year. There will be a month or two where you spent more than usual, perhaps for a festival or a vacation. Leave out those months. For the rest of the "usual" months in the year, calculate your average monthly expenses. Assuming this figure to be INR 100,000, we create a hypothetical Term Deposit for a period of 30 days. Such a term deposit would earn interest @ 5.75 % per annum. At the end of the 30 day period, the accrued interest is reinvested with another INR 100,000. If we did this for 12 months in a row, here is what we would get.
(Interest rates sourced from SBI)
Now consider that you had a credit card, with zero annual fees, and you paid the entire due amount by the due date and paid for all your expenses using this card, you could easily create this surplus earning for yourself. And how good is this?
This return is
- Entirely risk-free
- Is better than 52 % of all mutual funds that operate in India
- Is a better return than what these mutual funds earn for INR 680,805 Crores worth of assets under management. (data sourced from mutualfundindia.com, all returns are annualized)
If you added a cashback program to the credit card you are using at a meagre 1% per annum
- You would be better off than 65 % of all mutual funds that are operational today
- Earning more returns than what INR 903,284 Crores worth of assets under management are earning
But "mutual fund investments are subject to market risks"! Let us assume that the risk is another meagre 1 %. Where do you stand then?
- You would be better off than 86 % of all mutual funds that are operational today
- And earning more returns than what INR 1,767,499 Crores worth of assets under management are earning
For a complete list of funds and their performance, download this spreadsheet.
It seems that only 14 % of mutual funds, i.e. around 100 out of 723 mutual funds in the country are beating this simple tweak. This brings us to our first reason for investing. Investing does not necessarily mean screening through hundreds of stocks, funds, bonds and term deposits in order to find a suitable choice. It could be as simple as keeping your eyes open and being aware of where you are putting your money. Though the market risk is far higher than 1 %, we have already established that it is easy to beat approximately 623 mutual funds who have been entrusted with staggering amounts of money that people have earned. Yes, the figures will change with every passing day, some funds may be saving you taxes but the above example is just an illustration of how blind we have been with our investing habits.
What we are going to reveal next is even more shocking. If you had a buffer fund to take care of your expenses for 2 months, you could move to a higher bracket of interest rates offered by your bank. In our example, SBI offers a rate of 6.25 % for an investment period of 46 days to 179 days. So if you invest INR 100,000 today in a term deposit for 60 days for paying your credit card bill at the end of month 2, and INR 100,000 for 30 days for the bill at the end of month 1, at the end of the month, you could pay by liquidating your INR 100,000 deposit, create a fresh deposit for 60 days to pay at the end of month 3. These 60-day deposits would keep rolling and here is what the difference would look like.
Yes, you would have outperformed most of the mutual funds, and that too with zero risks.
It is worth noting that this is not a substitute for your investments. This is a way of putting your money to work in addition to all the investments you have. Instead of leaving them idle in the bank, or instead of paying every service provider outright, the use of credit can earn you a return of 6.432 % on your "working capital".
Now that you should be convinced that there are ways to make your money work for you, let us look at another fact. There are 16 index funds available in our country. And all that they do is replicate the index, for a cost. What if you could do this yourself? If you have read our article on what brokers are hiding from you, you will realize that for every rupee you are investing in an index fund, you are getting far less worth of holdings. This takes into account their management fee, all operational costs and the liquid cash the funds are holding at all times. Apparently, index funds open the doors of index investing to individuals who would not want to invest directly in index futures due to a shortage of liquid funds.
It is worth noting that the highest annualised return on an index fund as on date is 16.08 %. What if we could find a way to earn this return and hold equity worth our actual investment? Yes, you could simply buy NIFTYBEES, the equity equivalent of the S&P CNX Nifty Index. One unit of NIFTYBEES is 1/10th the value of the index. And there are no management fees to pay, no cash reserve to be maintained. You get what you pay for, not a penny less. Effectively, this translates into earning returns for the money that we would have otherwise paid to the fund houses for their fees and expenses. If you are more interested in the Sensex, it does not really matter. The Sensex and the Nifty are highly correlated with a correlation coefficient of 0.99908. Here is how they look when plotted together since inception.
Since there is no equivalent instrument available at the Bombay Stock Exchange, you could choose NIFTYBEES as an alternative.
As we can see there are different ways to look at investing. Feel free to share your views in the comments below. And till we work on better ways to invest, stay tuned !


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A recent report from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan and the ISC-squared (an information security professional organization) shows that while many individuals already work in this field, plenty of new opportunities should be forthcoming in the years ahead. The technical focus for information security is changing to keep pace with the online audience, too.
In a recent slide show compiled for Channel Insider entitled "The State of the Security Workforce 2011," Ericka Chickowski takes the pulse of infosec in the IT world as per a recent industry survey and study. Among the interesting revelations you'll find in this summary are the following:
Information security certifications like the ISC-squared's CISSP (and the add-on ISSAP, ISSEP, and ISSMP), the ISACA CISA, and even the CompTIA Security+ "starter infosec cert" remain in high demand. Clearly, the more senior security certifications also add to an IT professional's cachet and may open doors to additional responsibilities or employment opportunities. With so many infosec professionals already considering new certs for 2011, my biggest take-away from this report is that anybody who's interested in work the infosec patch had best review his or cert credentials, and start planning to update existing ones or acquire new ones.
For more information on this fascinating subject area, please see my February, 2011 article (co-authored with Mary Kyle) entitled "Choosing the Right Security Certifications for You."
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I just have received my eZ430-Chronos two hours ago, and it is already running OpenChronos.
There were a few gotchas:
- The OpenChronos repository is at https://gitorious.org/openchronos/openchronos and not at https://github.com/poelzi/OpenChronos anymore.
- The current openchronos builds with debian's gcc-msp430 just fine (wheezy/sid unstable with 4.5.3~mspgcc-20110716-3) . No need for external repositories.
- You might want to install mspdebug to flash the chronos manually
- mspdebug might spit out strange error messages if you don't have permissions. Flashing as root did the trick for me.
You might wish to add the following rule into /etc/udev/rules.d/46-TI_launchpad.rules:
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Let miracles replace all grievances. By this idea do I unite my will with the Holy Spirit's, and perceive them as one. By this idea do I accept my release from hell. By this idea do I express my willingness to have all my illusions be replaced with truth, according to God's plan for my salvation. I would make no exceptions and no substitutes. I want all of Heaven and only Heaven, as God wills me to have. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 89, W-pI.89:1,3. See also ACIM Lesson 89 Insights.)
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Born in Berlin and raised in Mannheim. Having his roots in 90s Hip Hop, he found the way to electronic music. Since 2010 he appeared successfully in several projects but a few years later he decided to dedicate himself completely to the underground music. Since late 2014, Fabe is an official resident at Mannheims Parker Lewis club. In 2015 he released the Sketch EP on the label "Valioso" and gained a respectable reputation.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Last week we examined the Ten Commandments in light of the Advent of Christ. We know something of the Ten Commandments by nature, but we can … Continue reading
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Every now and then, when there is an issue or concern in my life, the Holy Spirit uses the Word in its variety of forms and places of proclamation to repeatedly reveal the same truth over and again and call … Continue reading
"The Lord's Prayer in the Lord's Passion" is the theme of the Lenten devotion that Steadfast Lutherans has put together this year. The following sermon continues the theme of prayer, focusing on the importance of the "our" in the Our … Continue reading
One of the most frequently abused gifts of God among Christians today is prayer. For some reason we've gotten this notion that prayer is always a good thing. It is not. Prayer can easily become an attempt to approach God on … Continue reading
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We're on our way from the small plates to Mormon's abridgement, and that way is paved by several short books. What I'll do in this lesson, mostly, is attempt to set the stage for the Book of Mosiah. I'll have relatively little to say about what's usually talked about in Enos and Jarom, and I'll get rather quickly to the details of the discovery of Zarahemla in Omni and the Words of Mormon. After all that, I'll have a handful of things to say about the small plates as such, also drawn from Omni and the Words of Mormon. And then I'll leave the small plates behind to turn to King Benjamin. Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #14: "For a Wise Purpose," Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon (Gospel Doctrine)
Posted by joespencer on March 13, 2012
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Book of Mormon Lesson #13: "The Allegory of the Olive Trees," Jacob 5-7 (Gospel Doctrine)
Posted by joespencer on March 8, 2012
As I mentioned in last post, I'll be tackling all of Jacob 4-7 in this post. I noted last time that chapters 1-3 form a unit, while chapters 4-6 form a distinct unit, and chapter 7 forms a unit all its own. So I'll be addressing chapter 4 in connection with chapters 5-6. And I'll add some notes about chapter 7 as well.
I'll be frank at the start that I don't much like writing or talking about the allegory of the olive tree. Largely that's because I find that it's one of few places in the Book of Mormon where Latter-day Saints have done seriously dedicated work to understand the text. (If only we collectively used the same sort of care in reading Isaiah!) I'm mostly happy to let people work on those already productive readings. It's also, though, because I find the dominant interpretation a bit overpowering. I suspect there are other, quite important things going on in the allegory than a kind of basic map of covenantal history, but I have a hard time finding my way out of the dominant approach.
But my task remains my task. We'll see what can't be learned by coming to it again. Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #12: "Seek Ye for the Kingdom of God," Jacob 1-4 (Gospel Doctrine)
Posted by joespencer on February 29, 2012
This is the first of the two lessons dedicated to the relatively short Book of Jacob. The task here is to tackle chapters 1-4, while the next lesson tackles chapters 5-7. I'll arrange my notes slightly differently. It's quite clear that chapters 4-6 make up a single unit (chapters 4-5 were a single chapter in the original Book of Mormon, at any rate), so it seems strange to me to couple chapter 4 with chapters 1-3, which also form a single unit (with chapters 2-3 being a single chapter in the original Book of Mormon). So, in this post, I'll tackle only the first three chapters of Jacob here.
As the original chapter breaks suggest, it's probably best to take chapter 1 on its own, and then to take the pair of chapters 2 and 3 together. That's what I'll do. Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #11: "Press Forward with a Steadfastness in Christ," 2 Nephi 31-33 (Gospel Doctrine)
Posted by joespencer on February 25, 2012
As I've been explaining since the beginning of my posts on Nephi, 2 Nephi 31-33 forms a kind of conclusion to the fourfold structure of Nephi's record. Here the task is, after a creation story, a fall story, and an atonement story, to introduce the reader of the record to the Lord at what Nephi presents as a kind of veil. These last chapters of Nephi's record are deeply theological, and I'll take them a piece at a time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #10: "He Inviteth All to Come unto Him," 2 Nephi 26-30 (Gospel Doctrine)
Posted by joespencer on February 21, 2012
As I explained in my last post, I'm going to treat 2 Nephi 25 here, along with 2 Nephi 26-30. I'll note also that I'll do a little bit of retroactive treatment of 2 Nephi 11, since it is closely tied to 2 Nephi 25. Principally, the aim here is to deal with Nephi's prophetic contribution to what I've been calling, since the beginning, the "atonement" stretch of Nephi's record. (See here and here for other details concerning all this.) What we have in 2 Nephi 25-30 is the final culmination of Nephi's crucial record. After this we'll have only his concluding appendix, if you will. Everything Nephi's been working on comes to a real fruition right here.
Indeed, what we have in 2 Nephi 25-30 is the final weaving together of Nephi's two obsessions: (1) his vision from 1 Nephi 11-14, in which he saw the whole panorama of covenantal history, and (2) the writings of Isaiah, which he's been inserting according to clear patterns (which I cover in the posts linked to above). He now brings to its highest point his work of "likening," making sense of Isaiah through his own visionary knowledge, and making sense of his own visionary knowledge through Isaiah. If we want to get our brains around what all this Isaiah stuff is doing in the Book of Mormon, it's in these chapters first and foremost that we're given to understand. Let's look quite closely at it, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #9: "My Soul Delighteth in the Words of Isaiah," 2 Nephi 11-25 (Sunday School)
Posted by joespencer on February 13, 2012
We come now, as I've been saying from the beginning and have reiterated again and again, to the most privileged and central part of Nephi's record. To miss Isaiah in the Book of Mormon is to miss the Book of Mormon.
I take as my task in this post, then, to work carefully through what seems to me to be the focus of Nephi's quotation of Isaiah in 2 Nephi 12-14. Also included in this lesson, as laid out in the manual, are chapters 11 and 25, the former being Nephi's brief introduction to the Isaiah chapters and the latter being the first of Nephi's follow-up comments after the fact. For my purposes, I want to consider 2 Nephi 25 along with 2 Nephi 26-30, so I won't be dealing with it until next week. I know this seems strange since it's in 2 Nephi 25 that Nephi supposedly provides the "keys to understanding Isaiah." I'm less convinced that Nephi's doing anything of the sort there. Isaiah's plenty understandable on his own, and what Nephi has to say in 2 Nephi 25 is more for his own people and the beginning of what he goes on to say in the chapters following than for us as readers of Isaiah. (Indeed, I think 2 Nephi 26-27 is more help for those struggling with Isaiah than anything in 2 Nephi 25.) So I'll leave all that for later.
Here's how I'd like to proceed: Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #8: "O How Great the Goodness of Our God," 2 Nephi 6-10 (Sunday School)
Posted by joespencer on February 8, 2012
We come, now, to what I called in my preliminaries post the "Atonement" stretch of Nephi's record—twenty-five chapters focused on prophecies concerning the eventual reconciliation of the Lamanites with the Lord (see some details setting this up in my last post). The first part of these "more sacred things," the crucial and only commanded part of Nephi's record, is Jacob's sermon in these five chapters: 2 Nephi 6-10. I'll be taking these chapters in three parts, since they originally appeared as three chapters in the Book of Mormon: Chapter V (now 2 Nephi 6-8), Chapter VI (now 2 Nephi 9), and Chapter VII (now 2 Nephi 10).
Obviously, we're most generally wont to spend all our time in 2 Nephi 9 when we look at Jacob's speech. There's something right about that: 2 Nephi 9 is perhaps the most remarkable sermon on atonement to be found in the Book of Mormon, and its profound connections with 2 Nephi 2 deserve close attention. But there's also something wrong about our insistence on spending all our time in 2 Nephi 9: we focus there because it helps us escape the task of making sense of Isaiah in 2 Nephi 6-8, 10. We need to be spending our time dealing with Isaiah, as I hope I've already begun to make clear in an earlier post (and elsewhere). To avoid Isaiah is to miss entirely the point of Nephi's record.
So here's my plan: Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #7: "I Know in Whom I Have Trusted," 2 Nephi 3-5 (Sunday School)
Posted by joespencer on January 30, 2012
Just as with my last post, I'm here again free to spend a bit more time focused on details, since only three chapters are being considered here. After this lesson, we'll be doing some racing again, and unfortunately through the most important part of Nephi's record (one week on 2 Nephi 6-10, one week on 2 Nephi 11-25, and one week on 2 Nephi 26-30). Since I'll be frustrated by the necessity of racing later, I want to try to relish the experience of taking my time with 2 Nephi 3-5.
The difficulty is that I find these three chapters among the less interesting in the Book of Mormon. They've got some remarkable things in them (some of the prophecies and complications of 2 Nephi 3 are quite important), and they've got some beautiful things in them (Nephi's psalm in 2 Nephi 4 of course comes to mind), and they've got some structurally crucial things in them (2 Nephi 5 is of critical importance for the structure of Nephi's record)—but all these things are, I think, relatively straightforwardly explainable. (Interestingly, each of the three chapters under consideration here were individual chapters in the original Book of Mormon, making them all the easier to tackle here.) I anticipate this post being a bit shorter than usual as a result, and I'll take advantage of the time that leaves me to get to work on the series of posts that will keep me busy for the next few weeks and that I'm going to try to say as much as I can about.
To work, then—but with the reminder that the preliminaries post remains important (indeed, becomes quite important again at this point). Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #6: "Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life," 2 Nephi 1-2 (Sunday School)
Posted by joespencer on January 26, 2012
At last, a lesson that covers only two chapters, thus allowing me to do some close textual work and theological development! This lesson covers only 2 Nephi 1-2 (and the one after it only 2 Nephi 3-5), so this should be some fun.
The situation, of course, is Lehi's instruction to his children and others just before his death—all of this apparently happening on the same occasion during which Nephi recounted and commented on Isaiah 48-49 (see 2 Nephi 1:1). Chapter 1 is dedicated principally to Lehi's words to Laman and Lemuel (together, interestingly), but it contains also Lehi's words to Zoram. Chapter 2 is entirely dedicated to Lehi's words to Jacob. Quite nicely, for once, the content of the lesson made up a single chapter (Chapter I) in the original Book of Mormon. I think that works quite nicely.
My plan is to work through 2 Nephi 1 in relative brevity, and then spend the bulk of my time on 2 Nephi 2. Hopefully there's the same theological interest among others that there is in me. And, as always, I recommend a close reading of my preliminaries post. Read the rest of this entry »
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Book of Mormon Lesson #5: "Hearken to the Truth, and Give Heed unto It," 1 Nephi 16-18, and 19-22 (Sunday School)
Posted by joespencer on January 19, 2012
This lesson is supposed to finish off First Nephi, though chapters 19-22 are something of a tack-on (included only under "Additional Teaching Ideas"). I'll tackle all seven chapters, I guess, though I'll have to be a bit more spare than I've been in the previous couple of posts. I'll proceed as follows. First, I'll address briefly the parallel plot lines of 1 Nephi 16 and 1 Nephi 18. Second, I'll give a bit more attention, at the theological level, to 1 Nephi 17. Third, I'll add a brief discussion about the wrap-up of 1 Nephi 18 and its complex relationship to 1 Nephi 19. Fourth, I'll say a handful of things about 1 Nephi 19-22 more generally. Fifth and finally, I'll take up 1 Nephi 20-21, that is, Isaiah 48-49.
That's a lot to tackle. But I'll see what I can do here. Read the rest of this entry »
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Learn the origin of April Fool's pranks — and check out these bizarre vintage April Fool's Day cards.
The flowers begin to bud, robins appear, and a few gorgeously warm days start to sneak their way in. Springtime in Chicago is wonderful — though Duke and I will never forget that early April trip we took to Switzerland, when they were harvesting the spaghetti from the trees. Our timing was perfect; one more week and the limp noodles hanging from the branches would no longer be al dente.
Coincidentally, Easter falls on April 1 this year, as it did in 1957, when the BBC aired a three-minute segment showing people plucking strands of spaghetti from trees. Some viewers even called the BBC, wanting to know where they could purchase their very own spaghetti tree. Of course, it was just an elaborate prank — the first televised April Fool's Day hoax.
Because spaghetti doesn't grow on trees, silly.
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This isn't a joke: No one's completely sure where and when April Fool's Day started, but they've got some pretty good ideas.
A favorite theory is that it has to do with the switch from the Julian calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar, to the Gregorian calendar, named for Pope Gregory XIII. The decision was made in 1563 at the Council of Trent. That meant the New Year shifted from the end of March to January 1.
Some years later, in 1582, the French made the calendar switch. Those who didn't get the memo or refused to play by the new rules were poked fun at and had paper fish (poisson d'avril, or April fish) sneakily placed on their backs. A poisson d'avril symbolized an easily caught fish and, by extension, a gullible person.
It's also thought that the ancient Greco-Roman festival known as Hilaria (the Day of Joy) is a precursor to April Fool's Day. This pagan celebration began on March 25, shortly after the Vernal Equinox, to honor Cybele, Mother of the Gods, and the resurrection of her castrated lover (and in some tellings, her son!), Attis.
The festivities conclude on April 1, accompanied by feasts, games, masquerades and practical jokes — hence the association to April Fool's Day.
Even the Indian holiday Holi, which takes place around this time of year, involves much mischief-making. Associated with the Hindu demoness, Holika, people celebrate the triumph of good over evil by throwing brightly colored powder on each other.
During the 18th century, April Fool's Day caught on in Britain. The Scottish celebrated a two-day event that started with "hunting the gowk" (a word for the cuckoo, which represents a fool), during which people are sent on wild goose chases. This was followed by Tailie Day, where the butts of jokes had fake tails or Kick Me signs pinned to their backsides.
Have a laugh at these hilarious (and bizarre) vintage April Fool's and poisson d'avril cards. –Wally


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The last of the series... Maintain a teachable spirit. A humble leader is a learner. When asked what skill would be best in a staff member, I've always said "teachability". When someone has a teachable spirit, their fault and flaws don't seem as hard to deal with. Although I've lived here for ten years, I still have much to learn. As often as we can, Niel and I spend time with other ministry leaders. We ask questions, we listen well, we ask for advice. We are learners first, leaders second. In the seasons where my learning has slowed up or even stopped due to busyness or arrogance, my leadership always takes a nosedive.
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PHILADELPHIA - A national police organization and a Pennsylvania lawmaker are protesting President Barack Obama's nomination of a civil rights attorney for a U.S. Department of Justice position, citing his legal work on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
In a letter to Obama, the National Fraternal Order of Police expressed 'extreme disappointment, displeasure and vehement opposition' to the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be assistant attorney general for the department's civil rights division.
Adegbile was with the Legal Defense and Educational Fund of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when it volunteered to represent Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, the police union said. Adegbile and others 'turned the justice system on its head with unfounded and unproven allegations of racism,' said the union's national president, Chuck Canterbury.
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At a confirmation hearing Wednesday, Adegbile said he had argued simply that the correct legal process be followed in the case, MSNBC reported.
'These are the hardest cases, but our commitment in the Constitution is to follow these rules even in the hardest cases,' Adegbile said.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund called the criticism 'deeply troubling,' saying in a statement Wednesday that the organization's representation of Abu-Jamal stemmed from a desire to ensure that the rights of all criminal defendants are protected.
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The organization also denied that Faulkner had been disparaged in any way.
'Indeed, Officer Faulkner's name is never mentioned in any of the briefs LDF filed on Mr. Abu-Jamal's behalf,' the group said.
Adegbile, who works as senior counsel for Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., grew up in New York and as a child appeared on Sesame Street for nine years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.


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At the end of October, I decided that I was going to start going to a gym and become a more fit version of myself. Of course I am not always the best at sticking to new routines or changes, surely I am not alone in that. 😉 I am very diligent at times and then there are periods where I fall off of the wagon. I have not yet made the full lifestyle change that I really need in order to see results. Diet is usually the issue here, but physically I am feeling better, so that is a plus. I try to go to the gym three days out of the week. There are some days where my schedule does not permit my attendance. I work from home, so leaving the house to go to the gym also puts me in an awkward spot due to scheduling conflicts on occassion, and I can't just stop on my way home from work. I have found myself looking for something that I can do around the house when I have 20 minutes to spare throughout the day.
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A coworker was telling me about her childhood in Russia and her family's Zaporozhets. "Terrible car," she told me. "My grandfather, he had a real car!" Yes, it was a special occasion when the whole family could ditch the ZAZ and climb into Grandpa's spacious GAZ-M20 Pobeda for a holiday road trip. So in honor of the mighty Pobeda, here's some footage of unknown origin showing one getting a little loose on wet pavement.
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Here's what I usually bring for a 4D/3N beach vacation:
|What I'm bringing to the beach!
Depending on your packing style, you may find this too much, too little, or just about right. I think this is just about right. All my beach essentials are covered, I think.
1. Shorts for swimming plus for touring the city
2. Shirts with and without sleeves
3. Jacket for the cold ride on the bus or plane
4. Underwear (which I stuff in a charger case)
5. Hankies since I sweat a lot!
|6. Towels - one for the beach and one for showering
|7. Sarong - to lay on the sand or to use as a blanket
|8. Flip-flops - (Option to bring shoes for city tour)
9. Shades to protect eyes from the sun (among others)
10. Accessories - Just because I'm maarte like that.
|11. Snorkeling Gear to explore the world under water
18. Camera - I never go on vacation without this!
19. Underwater case - Lets the camera go underwater!
|20. Chargers for the phone and camera
21. Mobile phone for texting, calling, Internet & music
22. Wallet (with money, I hope!)
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-Shampoo and Conditioner
-Soap (one for the body and another for the face)
-Dental Floss
-Cotton Buds
-Hair Wax
-Toothbrush and Toothpaste
How all these managed to fit deserves a different entry. In the meantime, I'm ready for the beach!
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I've tried your gallery above index.php?gallery=6&theme=dark in OPERA and I consistently get the same LOADING... loop that I did with my pages in OPERA.
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Joe and I discuss why motivational memes are making you stuck and why you should stop sharing them on social media ASAP! There have been a couple of studies that have looked into what happens to the brain when people share these types of quotes, and results are showing that this is damaging your productivity. As a business owner, these quotes can set you back and do you more harm than good!
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Key Points
- [3:10] Are you posting inspirational memes and 'motivational' quotes on social media? You need to STOP!
- [8:25] Why do the 'gurus' spew out such psycho babble 'motivational' nonsense?
- [10:25] A study concluded that people who are receptive to motivational quotes and inspiration tend to be less intelligent.
- [12:35] Vicky doesn't agree with the study. There are tons of intelligent people who believe in very wacky things.
- [12:55] All of this motivational stuff holds you back from getting real work done.
- [16:20] David "Avocado" Wolfe is shit. However, he is an excellent marketer.
- [21:45] Sending or sharing motivational quotes actually tricks your brain and makes you think you've done something useful.
- [23:15] People who spent their time fantasizing about finding a fulfilling job ended up applying for fewer jobs and were offered fewer jobs.
- [27:45] At the end of the day, what's your mission? Go out and do it and stop sharing stupid shit on social media!
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