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"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'
'O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'
The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 15:50-58, NKJV).
Today at the Center for Theological Studies, I'd like to honor the woman that was my mother, a godly example, who showed me what a selfless, sacrificing, Christ-like life should be; a woman who still continues to touch and influence my life, five years to the day since the Lord took her from this life; a woman whose integrity was seen by all those around her who knew her, worked with her, attended church with her, and loved her. This woman, whose life is a testimony in and of itself, is my mother, Teressa Ann Alston Richardson.
I could not let the day pass without taking time to honor the godly mother the Lord placed into my life. Without mom's influence, I can't imagine what my life would be like, nor where I would have gone in these past 29 years. It was because my mother did the work of the Lord in raising me "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" that I am what I am in the Lord today. She took her parenting ministry seriously, and is an example for all of us in how we raise our children (whether in the present or in the future). Mom, I love you dearly and miss you constantly.
If she were here, she'd want the Word to be emphasized – so I won't take another minute to commend her. Let's get to what excited her most, the living, breathing, miracle-working Word of God.
If you read the context of 1 Corinthians 15, the issue at hand concerned the resurrection. There were some who were saying that there was no resurrection, which prompted the Apostle Paul's question, "Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?" (1 Cor. 15:12)
It seems that the gospel, preached among the Corinthians, was being denied by false doctrine. Paul exhorts the Corinthians to consider two positions: (1) that the Lord was not raised from the dead, and (2) that Christ was raised from the dead. He says, if you believe Christ was raised, but He didn't really rise, then your faith is "worthless" or "in vain," "useless." In short, believing means little if Christ did not rise from the dead. Mere faith is not enough to make something true, unless it is already true in origin.
In verse 20, Paul testifies boldly that "But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead" (1 Cor. 15:20-21).
Paul makes it clear here that the "Man" (capital "M," referring to the man Christ Jesus) brought forth the resurrection. Remember the requirement: since the wage of sin is death (cf. Romans 6:23), man who committed the sin had to die. So, Christ was the solution: a man who could die for the sins of the world but could also return from the dead. He was the perfect choice, the perfect Lamb of God who was sacrified for the sins of the world (John 1:29).
The message is clear: Christ died for the sins of the world and rose for our justification, so that we could be justified by our faith in the work of Christ on the Cross. He wasn't hanging there for Himself, but was "wounded for our transgressions" and "bruised for our iniquities" (Isaiah 53:5-6). He died for our sins. We owe a debt we can never repay. The least we can do is offer our bodies as living sacrifices (Rom. 12:1-2).
Now, as Christ has died and was raised from the dead, so too will we – those who believe in the Lord, that is. Those who accept Christ as both Lord and Savior (not either/or, but both/and) will rise as Christ rose from the dead. However, we cannot enter heaven in our current, mortal state.
Mother could not enter heaven with her earthly body.
Why? Because it's wracked with sin, and stained with ungodliness. If you don't believe this to be true, ask yourself: why did Paul tell the Roman church "do not let sin reign in your mortal body" (Rom. 6:12)? And we, being sons and daughters of Adam and Eve, struggle with sin as did they, as did the men and women of Scripture, as did the earliest churches of the New Testament. Each person born of Adamite blood struggles with sin. "There is none righteous, no not one," Paul states clearly (Romans 3:10).
So, how then, can we enter heaven? Paul states it clearly in 1 Corinthians 15:50ff: "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God." In order for us to inherit the kingdom, we have to put on not only faith, but immortality. And we can only get that by dying a mortal death.
I cringe whenever I read the Lord's words to Adam in Genesis 3:19: "In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return." These words haunt me in the strangest way, seeing that I, too, realize my mortality. Although I am 29 and feel as if I'm in the prime of my life, I too, fall under the Lord's death sentence to humanity. It is something that, in light of my mother's early death at 52 years old, is always at the forefront of my mind.
And yet, death is the last enemy to be defeated. Death is the last mountain we have to climb, the last river we have to swim, the last boundary we have to pass through, the last obstacle we have to encounter. Despite all of our blessings here, this present world is not our home; we are citizens of the Kingdom of God. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:35-36,
"But someone will say, 'How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?' Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies." Interestingly enough, Jesus said similar words in John 12:24 ("unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain"). In order for us to put on immortality, we must drop this mortal flesh that is stained with sin.
It is in verse 51 that Paul says, "we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed." The word "sleep" here is a euphemism for the word "died," so Paul is saying, in essence, that there will be many who will be alive when the Lord returns. Not all will die, but all who believe in the Lord (whether dead or alive) will put on immortality, an everlasting body that cannot hunger, thirst, tire, grow old, or die. I like the sound of this!
In verse 52, Paul says that this transformation will take place "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye." As fast as you can blink, the change will take place. Notice that there will be trumpets at this grand event. Since Paul mentions "the last trumpet" here, we can be assured that there will likely be more than one trumpet to announce the Lord's return to earth. The last trumpet, however, is Paul's focus: when the last trumpet sounds, the dead in Christ (those who died believing in the Lord) will be transformed, and those of us living on the earth will be transformed, too. Verse 53 reiterates Paul's point earlier that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.
In verses 54-57, we see Paul using theology to praise the Lord God, the one that "theo-logy" (the study of theos, God) is all about. After we are transformed and put on immortality, the words of the Old Testament will come to pass: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
Currently, death is all around us. Any day of the week, one can take a look at the news, read the paper, or read on the Internet and find death is all around us. It places uncertainty in our hearts; as much as we like to think of life as being forever, the deaths of others are subtle reminders that one day, death will come to us all. In the midst of this sadness, however, we have hope in Christ Jesus. Death may reign in our lives now, our loved ones may die and leave us brokenhearted, but death is the last enemy to defeat. As verse 26 tells us, "the last enemy that will be destroyed is death."
Did you read that? Death is the LAST enemy to be destroyed. Christ set the victory in place at Calvary, and this will be realized in our lives on an individual basis when we breathe our last. What power can death have, what sting, when death is defeated? What victory can the grave boast of when, having died and entered into it, we are then raised to live eternally? In the final analysis, the grave, sin, and death, three enemies in our mortal lives, will be conquered forever. We've always believed as Christians that "death has no more dominion over us", but how apparent will it be in the Resurrection?
Have you ever seen C.S. Lewis's The Voyage of the Dawn Treader at the movies? I will never forget the last scene of it, in which Reepicheep asks Aslan whether or not he can enter his country. Aslan bids him permission, and Reepicheep (a fearless, warrior mouse, by the way) greets his friends before placing his sword in the sand to paddle to Aslan's country. We all are like Reepicheep: as long as we're in this world, we fight to survive, fight to defend and protect ourselves, to look out for our safety and protection. We fight against aging, medical conditions, medicine, doctors, bosses, companies, employment and unemployment, strained marriages, unhappy times in our marriages, and so on. It seems as if we fight all the time – and we get so consumed by the fight that we can't believe it when the fight is over and we get to "cross over to Aslan's Country," that is, glory. Yet and still, the time comes when the Lord, who is faithful, grants His faithful ones eternal rest.
Yes, the last enemy to be defeated is death; and when it is, we will, like Reepicheep, put down our sword and cross over. Mother laid her sword down in the sand and crossed over to glory to study war no more. One day, that will be you. And one day, that will be me. While death is still a raging enemy, it won't last forever.


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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:48 am
Post subject: 2JZA80 Suspension
Hello, IM fairly new to suspension tuning and would like to be pointed in the right direction. More specifically I have a built 94 Toyota Supra single turbo. Though the car has masive power it also weighs around 3400lbs. The car is a targa so its body is more prone to flex. Currently it is all stock suspension with flimsy NA antiroll bars. My goal is to make the car an agile handler aswell as a blanced vehicle that can apply its power to the ground. I plan to street the car and autocross on weekends. I plan to start with alignment,anit roll bars, and coilovers. There are many choices out there for the supra. Being that this car is considered a bit nose heavy how should I go about dampers/spring rate for the front and rear. Tire pressure, and corner weights. I would like my suspension to be reasonable on the streets aswell. What setup do ypu guys recommend I go with? Should I stick to mainstream products that everyone seems to have? Are there cheaper alternatives yeilding better results...Educate me
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:47 pm
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Aren't the NA sway bars and TT sway bars the same? I always thought they were. I haven't had a chance to measure the sway bar rates for the supra, but I did have some numbers but they didn't seem to be coming out right. But from what I have, it seems that the front bar is already huge and super stiff, but the rear bar is lacking. So if you were to get any sway bar upgrade, I would probably say that just a rear bar would do better for grip than a bigger front and rear.
The supras are really front heavy, it's just the spring and sway bar setup makes the cars understeer very easily. I think this is mostly due to the overly stiff front sway bar and not enough rear bar. But also when you lower a supra, the car will want to understeer more than at stock ride height. This can all be accounted for, but I can't say the best way for sure because I don't know the actual rates of the stock or any aftermarket sway bars.
As for springs and dampers, I am working on a setup for the supra right now. I have most of the numbers worked out and preliminary valving decided on. I just need to verify the sway bar rates so I can predict how the car will act. As for everything else on the market, the only other thing I can recommend is the setup that Gixxer Drew on supraforums has been working on. Go in the road racing section on there and there's a couple good threads about it. It's simply bilstein shocks with slightly stiffer than stock springs and it seems to work well for a street/autox car. The valving is good for the spring rates and it works nicely with the car. It's not a stiff race suspension, but it will probably get the job done for what you want to do. Besides my setup, which isn't done yet, that is the only other setup I can recommend without getting into the high dollar stuff. So if you want to spend $4k and up, there's a lot of good options out there. But all the JDM stuff, I can't recommend.
Also, if you're interested in something like Drew's setup, I can put it together for you and get everything to fit. It's along the same lines as the setup I'm putting together, but without getting into much stiffer springs or revalving the damper. So let me know.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:07 pm
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The front NA Sway bar is identical to the TT sway bar but the Rear Sway bar on the NA is even smaller than on the TT model. I really like the Drew setup and its theory. I would like to choose a parallel route. The only drawback that i see is the softer spring rates. My car even currently on stock suspension has some rubbing issues. Infact i cannot fit a thumb between the BFG's tires and my rear fender. This is partially due to the fact the the stock srings are fairly old and have sunk quite a bit. I know Drews suspension requires quite a bit of travel being that its softer and i would like to equip a spring rate that would really work with my wheel and tire setup. Im hopping sligtly siffer springs and diffrent valving would reduce if not eliminate any issues. This would make the car a bit more of a agile handler on the track but a back breaker here on NYC streets. I wouldnt mind. In anycase i can always raise the ride height in the rear slightly on Drew's setup and possible getaway with it.
Tim, How much would it cost to have you assmeble such a setup for me? I am familiar with fabrication and the Drew setup is somthing i can defenitly tackle. Is there more to it?
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:56 pm
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if you want to pull the rear bar off of the supra let me know.
it will be off to florida next week, so let me know.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:58 pm
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Hey Tim , Im ready when you are to get this new suspension of yours. Once you do get the Sway bar #'s and do the neccessary calculations let me know what procedures to take. I cant wait!
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:01 am
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Well I spent some time on Tuesday testing an mkiv supra at Pocono. This car was running Tein HA's with stock sway bars and the expected performance was very close to the preliminary calculations. So because I was able to verify the numbers I had, I'm ready to get started on this supra setup.
I will try and catch you on AIM tomorrow, I've just been real busy this week, but we can start getting everything figured out for your setup.
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Lee Brice has had a wild ride these last couple of years. For starters, his single "A Woman Like You" recently hit Number One; a previous hit of his, "Love Like Crazy," was the longest-charting song in the history of the Billboard Country Songs chart; and a song he wrote for the Eli Young Band, "Crazy Girl," won the ACM Song of the Year award this past spring.
Now Lee Brice is poised for yet another chart success with his current radio single "Hard To Love," which happens to be the title track from his latest album, Hard 2 Love (released this past April on Curb Records).
Talking with Drew Walker from CBS Chicago station US99.5, Lee Brice told how the song was written during a songwriters' retreat he has every year with his friends in Florida.
"I was down in Rosemary Beach, Florida," Lee explains. "I do this about once a year. I'll take down about five of my best friends who I write with, who know me as a writer. But they also know me personally. And there'll be three of us in one room, and three of us in the other, and we'll be writing specifically for the album I [am] making."
In the case of this specific song, though, he says, "technically, to be honest with you, I was in the other room with my other two friends. And I walk into the kitchen to fix a sandwich for lunch, and [the other three friends] are writing 'Hard To Love.' And I was like, 'You guys are kidding me.'"
"We got a lot of special songs out of the trip," he says. "That was one of them." And, he has to admit, "they wrote it."
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However he may feel about not having been in the 'right' room for that particular song, he does feel it's a song that speaks to him personally. "I feel like they were channeling me as much as they were channeling themselves," Lee says. "And I'm lucky that I had my friends on this retreat with me, because it turned out to be a song that, you know what, I didn't actually write, but it sure does have a lot of me in it."
Drew can't help but point out that this highly personal song, though, came out of Lee's search for a sandwich. "It did! It came out of a sandwich. That's where 'Hard To Love' came from!"
But in all seriousness, it wasn't just the sandwich. "That place down there [in Florida] is special," Lee says. "And as soon as that song was written, I thought to myself that it could be the best title for this new record."
"So that's what it ended up being, Hard 2 Love."
When his friends wrote "Hard To Love," he says, "I thought it matched kind of a theme on this record. And it matched a part of my life that I'm in right now."
To him, he says, the song is in some ways "just one more thank you to [my family] for being so supportive of me. Because they love me, and [my fiance] loves my career, and supports me so much, but it is hard. Being gone all the time [on the road]. So 'Hard To Love' was perfect."
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julierizzo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Official Website of the international For Sale By Owner Magazine Publishers. Emphasis should be placed on educational information and local expertise, not homes for sale.
Desired Color Scheme:
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Graphics: NOT what we currently have (too dated, no "educational" feel). Get creative! Wide open! Let's see what you got! Think real estate, think education, think knowledge about the subject! Think cool!
We are looking for a new, fresh logo for the For Sale By Owner Network to better visually signify what we do. The mission of the network is to provide both buyers and sellers with accurate information, knowledge, resources and educational assistance when buying or selling real estate without a real estate agent (For Sale By Owner). We need a logo that visually incorporates and communicates our mission!
Logo COPY can be: FSBO Network or For Sale by Owner Network or FSBOnetwork.com or FSBOnetwork.org
Concept: Striving for an educational even academic feel, or look in the new logo.as educating buyers and sellers is what we are all about!
Please be advised that this is a FAST contest, we are seeking clever, story-telling, eye-catching entries, and a winner will be announced soon! However, multiple members will be reviewing and feedback will be made upon me getting feedback from our members, then Ill post ASAP!
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The North Sea – Vagrants (Rubber City Noise)
There've been plenty of Brad Rose eulogies what with FoxyD shuttin down and this being his last record as The North Sea, but Grandeur & Weakness is just too fucking awesome to let slip by. And since this is ostensibly a synth record, and since I'm usually bored by synth records, that should be enough to pique your interest. This isn't a nostalgiac kickback or a plunky noodlefest, this is some dark n stormy shit with African percussion that's stemming from Frantz Fanon's The Wretched Of The Earth which "explored the psychological effect of colonization." Rose has gathered a potent blend of instruments to work on that colonization theme, he throws down some evil fucking drones that work towards a bittersweet bliss but end up just drenching your soul in disgust, blippy synth loops taking turns with blown out drums for conjuring frantic nightmares, nothing at ease, everything heaving & terrorizing, abrasive grit scouring the depths of your guilted mind, droning machinery impossibly pouding along well after it's rusted solid, a record that trumps the rest in Rose's catalog, The North Sea's swan song that'll go down in the books as a triumphant fucking masterpiece of noise/drone refuse. R.I.P.


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Another day, another ridiculous weight-loss scheme. Brides-to-be are now paying $1,500 to have a feeding tube inserted through their nose, from which they will live for 10 days off a slow-drip slurry of protein and fat.
The 800-calorie meal plan is just enough to shock your body into ketosis––burning all fat and no muscle––and its extended release keeps you feeling full all day long, which means they'll be able to slip into a smaller dress size on the big day.
The only drawbacks: the buildup of ketones in your body gives your breath a foul odor and makes your entire person smell like nail-polish remover. Also, constipation. But, hey, if walking around looking like you've just escaped from an eating disorder clinic seems like not such a big deal, you do you. Unlike the intragastric-balloon diet we learned of last week, this procedure is totally legal in the U.S. of A. [Yahoo via Buzzfeed – Image via ABC News]


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Two Kentucky State Parks in eastern Kentucky will offer guests a unique wildlife viewing opportunity this fall and winter – elk viewing tours.
Visitors to Jenny Wiley and Buckhorn Lake State Resort Parks can choose a weekend, stay at a state park lodge or cottage and arise early to enjoy one of these unique tours, according to a news release.
Participants should bring their cameras – there should be great photography opportunities. The largest elk herds are located on privately owned lands that are normally closed to the public. This is one of the few opportunities available for the public to see the greatest number of elk.
The return of elk to the region is considered to be one of Kentucky's biggest wildlife management success stories. The animals, after being gone from the state for 150 years, were returned in 1997. They now number around 10,000.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonsburg
Fall 2012 dates: Sept. 15 (Elk Night), 16, 29, 30. Sept. 22-23 Under the Stars with the Elk Camping; Oct. 20 (Buffalo Night), 21, 27, 28; Nov. 3, 17, 24; Dec. 1.
Winter 2013 dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26 (Buffalo Night), 27; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is sponsoring elk tours at a cost of $30 per person or $15 per child 12 and under. This fee includes transportation via van to the viewing sites and a continental breakfast. The park also offers packages that include lodging. Because these tours fill up quickly, registration is suggested. Special group and business tours are also available. The Sept. 22-23 trip will feature a campout that costs $60 per person and includes meals. Call (800) 325-0142 for information and reservations.
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, Buckhorn
Fall 2012 dates: Sept. 15, 22; Oct. 26; Nov. 17; Dec. 1.
Winter 2013 dates: Jan. 12, 26; Feb. 9, 23; March 9, 16.
Enjoy seeing these majestic animals in their natural habitat. With sightings recorded on every tour over the last several years, guided elk viewing adventures have proven to be memorable wildlife viewing experiences. Participants must register by calling Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park at (800) 325-0058. Participation in the natural history program the evening prior to the trip is strongly recommended. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, camera, water and snacks.
The tour van leaves the park between 5:45 a.m. and 6:35 a.m. depending on the date, and usually returns to the park around 10:30 a.m. to noon. Package price of $120 per couple ($90 per single) includes one night's lodging, continental breakfast and transportation to and from the elk preserve the following morning. Stay the night before or after with package for an extra $50. The cost for the tour only can be arranged. Call (800) 325-0058 for reservations and information.


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Another DNS Provider Comes Out Against SOPA
from the speak-up deptWe had already seen OpenDNS publicly come out against SOPA and PROTECT IP, and it appears other DNS providers are doing so as well. Dyn has come out strongly against the bill as well, comparing it directly to the Great Firewall of China.
Are you familiar with the Great Firewall Of China? Sometimes referred to as the Golden Shield project, it's a Chinese government censorship and Internet surveillance project kicked off in 1998 and put into action in 2003. Simply put, it enables the government to restrict what content its citizens can read and view via IP blocking and DNS filtering. If they don't like a site request a user makes, it won't get viewed.Once again, this isn't just some "easy to dismiss" ranting from "the usual crowd." This is from a company that actually runs a DNS system and knows directly how this law will create the functional equivalent of the way blocking is done in China. It stuns me that politicians and folks at the MPAA still want to pretend that the concerns over DNS are nothing to pay attention to and that techies can just "change some code" to fix them.
Many dismiss what's happening in China and chalk to up to their communist political system. That could never happen in a free speech-driven, rights for all society like we have in the United States, right?
If the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) introduced this week gets enacted into law, things could change negatively for Americans which is why Dyn opposes the bill.


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Step 1: Scope out your novel
Here's how to answer the question: what's your novel ABOUT? (8:34)
Scoping out your novel -- seven useful questions
Limit Your Book with "Five Ones" (8:41)
When can I STOP researching -- and start writing? (13:36)
Step 2: Create a gripping plot and a compelling protagonist
The Four Stages of an ABC Plot (25:36)
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The "perfect" stage one opening (16:18)
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What's the most common problem writers have the ABC plot? Leading with B! (6:43)
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How to create vivid secondary characters (30:07)
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Watching Old Avs Games: Feb 9, 1996, vs. Hartford Whalers – Patrick Roy goes for 300th win
Before we get started, we must pay our respects to the late, great, Whale with their theme song, Brass Bonanza.
If you don't know who the Hartford Whalers were, if you've only started watching the NHL in the last 15 years or so, the Whalers were the team that moved to Carolina and became the Hurricanes. The above theme song is a cherished classic of the their days in the Insurance State of Connecticut, a tune composed by an aspiring songwriter named Jack Say. It became the Whalers' "song" after goals were scored, and soon became as much associated with the Whalers as their big green logo.


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Paraffin is a colorless, soft solid substance derived from petroleum that consists of various hydrocarbons. It is manufactured by the process of refining crude oil to gasoline. Paraffin is available in three forms which include scale, semi-refined and fully refined. The applications of paraffin include packaging, candles, cosmetics, building materials, inks, PVC, polishes, rubber and tires.
Growing demand for building materials is expected to drive the paraffin market. Building and construction industry is growing at a faster rate owing to increasing construction activities in developing countries. Changing lifestyle and rise in disposable income of consumers present in developing economies are expected to fuel paraffin consumption in cosmetic applications. However, crude oil price volatility and development of bio-based products are expected to hinder the market growth. Applications in food and rubber industry are expected to open new opportunities for the growth of the market in the near future.
North America was the largest market for paraffin followed by Europe, owing to high demand from building & construction and cosmetics. North America was the largest importer of paraffin due to unavailability of raw material in this region. Demand in Europe is expected to be submissive owing to environment regulations as candles made from paraffin releases toxic substances and soot in the air. Asia Pacific region is expected to grow at higher growth rate owing to demand from building and cosmetics industry. Increasing population in developing countries is expected to contribute highest for demand in building and cosmetics industry. China is the largest producer paraffin due to availability of Group I based oils in this region however, quality issues are hampering the market growth.
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It was the year Democrats killed the United States Senate. If you missed the story, it's not surprising. When Sen. Harry Reid eliminated the filibuster, it was billed as the Democrats' last-ditch response to Republican "obstructionism." We were invited to play tu quoque because Republicans had threatened to invoke the "nuclear option" themselves in 2005. Largely ignored was Reid's relentless assault on Senate traditions.
The body, most memorably described by George Washington as the "saucer" into which legislation was poured to cool, had been stripped of many of its traditions even before Reid pressed the nuclear button. "The amendment days are over," Reid proclaimed in 2012. Underlining the point, he filled the "amendment tree" of every important piece of legislation, offering Republicans no opportunity to suggest alternatives. Reid then demanded a cloture vote, often on the same day. The Reid reign is more Capone than Cicero: no debate, no amendments, no time even to read bills. Protecting minority rights and preserving the Senate's tradition of debate has always been a triumph of the American system. The year 2013 sounded a tocsin.
It was a bad year for those who think they understand and control vast, complicated systems. Yes, I'm thinking of Democrats and Obamacare, but also the sun. Climate activists have assured us with chilling urgency that the global temperature is rising and that turning the dial labeled carbon dioxide several clicks to the left will avert catastrophe. Except 1) it's nearly impossible to reduce CO2 (think China and India); 2) it's been 18 years since the atmosphere showed any warming despite increasing concentrations of CO2; and 3) money spent on reducing CO2 cannot be spent on other problems.
Now, another variable seems to be misbehaving. Apparently, the sun is weakening. "There is no scientist alive who has seen a solar cycle as weak as this one," Andres Munoz-Jaramillo, who studies the solar-magnetic cycle at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told The Wall Street Journal. More than half of solar scientists, according to the newspaper, speculate that the sun could be returning to a more quiescent phase after a burst of activity that began in the 1940s. Or not. The sun may be dimming a bit, but it may not affect global temperatures because we've been pumping CO2 into the atmosphere. On the third hand, it's possible a more pronounced solar minimum could yield another glaciation. During the last one, an ice sheet one mile high covered most of North America.
A little humility about our capacity to predict something as complex as climate would be welcome. It isn't a matter of trusting science versus denying the scientific method. It's a matter of distrusting the herd mentality that can affect scientists as well as other mortals. I happen to think global warming may well be a serious problem for coastal regions in the future. This much having been said, there are serious flaws in the way science is conducted.
Consider cancer research. A rule of thumb among biomedical venture capitalists, The Economist reports, is that half of published research cannot be reproduced. A 2013 study by Amgen found that of 53 "landmark" cancer studies, only six could be replicated.
The pressure to publish is intense among academic researchers, yet scientific journals prefer newsworthy findings to refutations of older studies. A reported one-third of scientists confess to knowing of a colleague who cherry picked data or excluded "inconvenient" facts to tart up his or her research. Grants often flow to politically sexy topics like global warming, and scientific dissenters from orthodoxy suffer some of the same social and professional ostracism as heretics of an earlier time. The heart of the scientific method is disproof. Skepticism then, not unflagging belief in any particular theory of climate change, is the mark of the truly enlightened mind.
Speaking of things we know for sure that just ain't so (in the words of Mark Twain), 2013 was a year in which Mexico emerged as a promising startup. Our impoverished and corrupt neighbor, from whom we just knew we could expect an endless parade of illegal migrants year in and year out, is producing jobs at an enviable clip. Per capita gross domestic product, Pierpaola Barbier and Niall Ferguson write in The Wall Street Journal, is outpacing Brazil, and a series of free-market reforms may well revitalize Mexico's energy, telecom and education sectors.
So here's to a more open 2014: A senate more open to amendments, science more open to scientific method and economies more open to free markets.


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- One of three shooting victims dies of injuries, Phoenix police say
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Phoenix police were searching Wednesday for a 70-year-old man suspected in the shooting of three people, one of whom died, in an office building.
Arthur Douglas Harmon had gone to the building to discuss "some type of litigation," Phoenix Police Public Information Officer Tommy Thompson told CNN affiliate KTVK.
After the meeting, at about 10:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. ET), Harmon shot Steven Singer, 48; a 43-year-old man who was in critical condition, and a 32-year-old woman, Thompson said.
The law firm of Osborn Maledon identified one of its attorneys, Mark Hummels, as one of the victims. He was involved in a client mediation when he was shot, the Phoenix firm said.
"We believe the two men were his targets," Thompson said. The woman, whose injury was not life-threatening, "just happened to be in the way when the shooting occurred."
Harmon then fled in a 2013 Kia Optima, Arizona license plate AVS-2052, he said. Harmon shot at a witness who was following him, Thompson said. "Anybody who contacts him needs to be aware that he is armed and dangerous," he said.
Two other people who were not shot were also taken to a hospital, one for "some other type of injury not related to gunfire," and the other "may have been related to stress," Thompson said.
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Wealthy Denver developer killed day before move
Steven Wickliff grew up in an impoverished home in Fremont, Nebraska.
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He married Mimi Frink, who was Miss Kansas in 1966, the daughter of Dr. Russell Frink.
Mimi Wickliff majored in theater and psychology at the University of Kansas and became an actress and model, according to a Lawrence Journal-World article.
She ran a dance school after graduating from KU. The couple had two children.
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He made millions developing skyscrappers, malls and shopping centers in the Denver metro area when he was partners with Bill Walters, according to several local news articles.
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Wickliff and Walters were partners in the deal. It would become the Ramada Renaissance Hotel.
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How I Work– Working From Home
I work from home – and I would find it difficult to work any other way. For decades I've worked in traditional offices, cubicle-farms, and open-plan work areas. I find them too bright, too loud, too distracting, and in some cases, too depressing to be effective. Working from home offers me a zero-commute, largely stress-free way of working that I really like. I just find it one of the most effective, efficient and enjoyable ways to work.
But there are some caveats.
I've read a lot of blogs that talk about how difficult it is to work from home, articles that explain how ineffective home workers are, and how it's difficult to monitor and manage remote workers. I find those interesting, since I've not experienced that. I thought I might take a few moments to explain how I work at home, and the attributes that make this style of working most effective. Every person is different, so perhaps it's a combination of factors that make working remotely successful for one person and not another.
Personal Work Style
I am a very self-motivated person. I am goal-oriented, which means that when I'm given an assignment, I start a work-back schedule and immediate sort out my time and start working the tasks to get to the goal. And I don't have to be given a specific goal – if my company gives me the direction they want to go, I'll make goals that take us both in that direction. That's a large part of working remotely – you have to be self-motivated.
I also like to focus during certain periods of time. No music, no talking, no e-mail, twitter, or Facebook; no interruptions, just an hour or so of "heads-down" work. I don't work like that all the time, but when I do, I want that extreme focus available. Working remotely allows me to control the environment enough to do that.
In fact, I don't like having set tasks to do each day. I can certainly do that kind of work, but I'd much rather work towards a goal, and set up my own tasks.
To work remotely, you'll need to be self-motivated as well. In many cases, those who work remotely don't have a daily stand-up meeting or scrum that they are part of. That means no one is watching to see if they are on-task – and for some folks, that allows them not to be as focused as having that pressure of knowing they are being tracked.
You'll need to be able to stay focused on the work you need to do. It is incredibly easy to be sidetracked when you work remotely. You have to be ruthless about looking forward to the goal, creating a schedule and staying on that schedule. I live and die by my Outlook Tasks. Every e-mail I get is turned into a task if there is anything needed from me. I make those tasks visible to my boss, so he knows at all times what I'm up to without bothering me for status. When I finish the work, I close the task.
You'll need to be able to be "compartmentalized". When you're at work, be at work. When you're done, shut it off. When you're working at home, it's far too easy for those lines to become blurred, and for your home and work life to mix. Some of that is unavoidable, but I minimize it as much as I can. Even my family helps – they know that when I'm in my room that serves as my office with the door closed, I'm not home. I'm at work. Unless it's an emergency, they treat it as if I've left the house.
That doesn't mean I work 9-5 – far from it. I get up very early, and make coffee, open up the house, and turn on the laptop. I check e-mail (but I don't answer them yet) social networks, and my RSS feeds (I have several hundred I glance through). When my family wakes up a few minutes later, I stop work, we go for a walk around a pond near our home (about a half-a mile) rain or snow. We come back, I get back to work on the day's tasks. I stop again, we eat breakfast together, and then my wife is off to work and my daughter is off to school. I'm now ready to start phone calls, client visits, or work on architectures and solutions. When I can I eat lunch, take the dog for another walk, and get back to work. My daughter comes home from school, and I stop and chat with her about her day. She goes off to do her homework, and I get back to work. When my wife gets home in the evenings, I stop work, cook dinner, and then read most nights when I'm not teaching college. On the weekends we go various places around Washington and Oregon, and on Sundays I go to church. I do have to work a weekend here or there, but I don't work on Sunday – or even open the laptop very often – unless I have to. That's my schedule, and it suits me not to have to sit in traffic or deal with office politics. I'm most effective this way.
Not every job can be done remotely.
I chose the Role I have at Microsoft carefully, and in the largest part because it allows me to work remotely. My job is to support customers when they are investigating using our technologies to solve a problem. It's at various parts of the sales cycle, but I'm assigned a territory (the entire Pacific Northwest of the U.S.) to work directly with our clients and whatever team at Microsoft is helping them at the moment. I currently work with Windows Azure, specializing in things like architecting systems, data systems, and security. That means I'm either on a web-conference, at the client's office, or working architecture designs. That lends itself well to working remotely.
So your work needs to be able to be done remotely. If you're able to use e-mail and the phone/webcam to communicate, if your work doesn't require a lot of in-person meetings, and if you're able to work independently and then submit your part of the work to a larger group using a computer network, then you're probably able to work remotely. Also, if your work involves visiting clients often you're not in the office most of the time anyway – so you could probably work remotely then as well.
Having the location and tools to work remotely is essential to success. First, you need a place where you can work. I have a home office, a dedicated room in the house that I use for work. It has a door, and when I close that I can isolate myself for calls, web broadcasts, collaboration and to focus. For me, a specific, private room or place in the house is very important.
That being said, I very often take my office with me to another location. When the family leaves for the day, I can pick up my laptop (I use a Lenovo X220 with SSD's and a lot of RAM, with Windows 8 and Microsoft Office) and head outside when the weather is nice. I grab a cup of coffee, head to the porch, and stay heads-down on the work. Sometimes I go to a coffee shop, sometimes I go to the Public Library, a University of Washington location, or just by a lake or stream. When I am remote I take my phone with me.
You'll need a fast Internet connection – business class if you can get it – if you're doing web conferences. You want to remain professional, and nothing says "I'm an amateur" faster than a spotty network connection, especially if you use an IP phone. My company doesn't pay for the connection, I just treat it as my commute-money. It's worth it. And you'll need a backup. I do have a MiFi device in case I'm by that pond or mountain or when the Internet goes out – I don't rely on public Internet when I'm out. And I try to be on my business class Internet when I'm on a call or web conference. If I have to I'll drive in to a Microsoft office to use a dedicated connection if the one at home is out. I won't compromise the client's experience on my convenience.
I have an inexpensive server in the house, where I run Windows 2008 R2 Server. I have several VM's there that I remote into, and those are my demo machines, development workstations and so on. I back that up to an external drive which I keep at a friend's house. I also make sure all of my critical work files are kept in Windows Azure storage for a remote backup.
I use my regular laptop for just a few tools:
- OneNote – For everything. I use it for typing, a light spreadsheet and math tool, graphics, presenting (yup, that's what I use), whiteboarding, everything. I use my Windows Live SkyDrive for all my notebooks, and then I open them using the local OneNote tool. That way I have the rich tool interface, backups of all my data, and when needed I can use the web OneNote to do my work on any computer connected to the Internet. I can even share out the NoteBooks (I do this all the time) and work with clients or internal teams real-time. It's a one-product SharePoint, at least for me.
- Outlook – From e-mail to RSS feeds to calendar and tasks, I live and die on Outlook. Once again I use the "fat" client for almost everything local, but connected over the web interface whenever I need to, and of course that's backed up on corporate.
- PowerPoint – don't be a hater. I love PowerPoint. In fact, every time (every single time) I've seen someone whining about how bad PowerPoint is I find out they stink at using PowerPoint. If you take the time to learn it, you can do everything from presentations to simple designs, whiteboarding and even full on training sessions using it. I also store the Presos on my Skydrive, and I can (and have) presented from Office Live Apps.
- Visual Studio – I do all my coding, database and data work, and design work in VS. I check all my code into GIT or VSTS, depending on the client.
- Lync – One of the best communication tools I've used. It's my IP phone, internal chat, internal groups, webcam presentation, and a really nice collaborative whiteboard tool. I do entire design sessions using only Lync.
You'll have to decide whether you like a noisy, busy environment, or a quiet, serene one. I like both, depending on what I'm doing. I normally work mostly here at home listing to music, but from time to time I'll get out where there are more people I can interact with.
You'll find that working at home can be very solitary. The whole point of being away from everyone is that you're away from everyone – but this can be a problem. You need periodic interaction. I have regular staff meetings online with my team, I stay connected and chat often using Lync, and I do visit client and Microsoft offices from time to time.
And I use social media. Twitter I use for general chatter, and I do this throughout the day when I'm waiting for a compile or some other task to finish. Facebook is where I post more family or longer interactions. LinkedIn, which I use a great deal, is for only work-related information, chats, groups and so on. Can these be time-wasters, or not be useful? Of course. That's where the self-discipline comes in. I put into those networks exactly what I want out of them, and when I'm busy, I shut them off.
I don't like e-mail. I get tons of it – but I try to use the phone whenever I can. I think that's especially important for a remote worker. I also make sure my boss knows what I'm up to. I want to make sure come promotion time that he knows I'm effective, efficient, and valuable. That means chatting with him on a weekly basis, and letting him know my successes and challenges. I don't want our first conversation to be at review time.
And I go to in-person events as often as I can. From PASS to SQL Saturdays, user groups, anything I can make time for. These are not part of my job – I'm not paid to do public speaking, nor is it a requirement of my job – but I'll volunteer to speak so that I can go to an event.
The key is to develop your lines of peer-to-peer contacts with whatever tools you like so that you're not an island. I use Lync, internal groups at Microsoft, and LinkedIn to stay up to date with my industry peers. There's a lot of chaff in all of those, but I put the work in to make them effective for me.
Your company has to buy in to all this.
If they simply allow you (begrudgingly) to work at home, you're doomed to fail. You'll be left out of the loop, not invited to meetings, forgotten, and your professional brand will slowly wither and die. You have to get your manager and your company to see the value in your not taking up space in their building. You have to sell it.
Microsoft is very remote-worker friendly. They have an entire set of tools to make us successful. We have training for working remotely, and our managers are trained to have remote workers. Some do that well, others don't. I don't work for the managers that aren't good at managing remote workers.
So it seems that there are a lot of factors that go into making a successful remote worker – it's not just staying at home in your pajamas, checking e-mails now and again. It's a combination of how you work, what the work is, how well you can stay connected, and the level your company supports you.
And I love it.


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The Daily Word 10.29.10: Deputy gets bombed, bears get shot, casino gets hosed
Video of deputy getting arrested for DWI. Priceless.
You can now shoot more bears, and cougars. That's not cool, man.
Oh my god, the deputy getting arrested is just too funny.
Dude shoots other dude, gets no jail time.
Sandia Casino gets hosed for $1.2 million.
Four-year-old can be sued for negligence, judge says.
Killer goat was not sick, just horny.
Halliburton implicated in BP well failure. Surprised?
Somali militants execute teenage girls.
Allen Iverson to play basketball in Turkey.
Pope says Stephen Hawking is wrong, God created the world. God not available for comment.


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Texas Rangers acquire RHP Spencer Patton from Kansas City Royals for RHP Jason Frasor
Patton slated to participate in Wednesday's Triple-A All-Star Game
Arlington, Texas-The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Spencer Patton from the Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Jason Frasor.
Patton, who has spent the entire season at Triple-A Omaha, will be assigned to Triple-A Round Round Rock. He will participate as scheduled in Wednesday's Triple-A All-Star Game in Durham, NC for the Pacific Coast League All-Stars.
Patton, 26, is 4-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 14 saves in 15 save opportunities over 34 relief appearances at Omaha this season. The right-hander is tied for third in the PCL in saves and tops the Storm Chasers in appearances. Patton has fanned 60 batters in just 46.1 innings while holding opponents to a .161 batting average, .161 by RHB and .162 by LHB. He has worked 4.0 scoreless innings in his last three appearances, pitching 1.2 frames in his last outing on July 11 at Colorado Springs.
Kansas City's 24th round selection in the 2011 First Year Player Draft, Patton was 5-2, 1.86 in 37 appearances between High-A Wilmington and Double-A NW Arkansas in 2013, his first season as a full-time reliever. This is his fourth pro season.
Frasor is 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA in 38 appearances with Texas in 2014, his second year with the club. He originally signed with the Rangers as a free agent prior to 2013 and was 4-3, 2.57 in 61 games before re-signing after the season. Frasor has appeared in 624 major league games with Toronto (2004-12), the Chicago White Sox (2011), and Texas (2013-14).
Patton is not on Texas' major league roster, which is now at 39 players. The Rangers will make a corresponding roster move to replace Frasor on the 25-man roster prior to Friday's game in Toronto.


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There is no "Clash of Civilisations"
If only it were all so easy. After 9/11 it was obvious to the theorists on both sides of the "clash of civilisations" that the clash was already well under way. We should all be ready for the worst. The US government went a bit further than others – including the Germans.
The 11th September was after all an attack on the United States, and the United States responded with its "War on Terror." But the US did not define clearly enough where the war against the armed men of violence ends, and where suspicion and even persecution of Muslims in general begins.
"How we deal with Islam"
Europe – Germany too – has now adopted the American course. Not just out of transatlantic loyalty, but also out of a fear born of the bombs in Madrid and London. Even before that there were the sleepers of Hamburg, and then after that the unsuccessful suitcase bombers on German trains. But in contrast to reactions in the United States, in Europe this has led above all to a discussion as to "how we deal with Islam."
Here the issues are about how the Muslim minority is becoming integrated into European society, whether it even wants to become integrated, and whether Islam and democracy are at all compatible. It is a discussion from which a number of extreme positions have emerged, from the tough demand for unconditional assimilation to the disproportionate "political correctness" of an exaggerated tolerance.
The power of reason
However, this debate has not dealt adequately with the issues, whether it's the Danish cartoon dispute or the pope's speech in Regensburg. The errors have not entirely been on the European, non-Muslim side; mistakes have been made on the Muslim side as well. Both here as well as outside Europe, Muslims have failed to develop a relationship to the West and its social system which is clear and reasonable (in the sense of its being developed through the use of the power of reason).
Real, or even merely perceived disadvantage has too quickly been misunderstood as deliberate discrimination – and that in turn has prepared a fruitful soil for the demagogues of the "Clash of Civilisations."
In spite of all arguments to the contrary, there is no "Clash of Civilisations." At least there is none where the civilisations live together, as they do, for example, in Europe.
Of course there will always be idiots on either side who want to destroy this good-neighbourliness, but the broad majority does not in the least share their view. The Muslim minority, while it is growing in numbers, does not want to "islamise" Europe, and the non-Muslim majority is mostly reasonable enough not to demand from the minority that it gives up what gives it its identity. At the same time, both sides have to make compromises, show respect to the other and practice tolerance.
That is the only way that peaceful coexistence will succeed. And by and large in Europe, it does succeed – even in Germany. That does not relieve us of the duty to deal with the issue responsibly and to criticise those who fail to do so, whether out of thoughtlessness or malice.
Peter Philipp
© Deutsche Welle/Qantara.de 2006
Translated from the German by Michael Lawton
Essay Naika Foroutan
A Dialogue of the Cultures Instead of the Clash of Civilisations
The issue of cultural dialogue always crops up when things have already started to go wrong. But that dialogue is not some short-term emergency measure, writes Naika Foroutan. In her essay, she discusses the basic principles of dialogue
Zafer Senocak – Abdelkader Benali
Muslims and Integration in Europe
In their correspondence, Zafer Senocak (one of the most prominent and versatile German Turkish writer) and Abdelkader Benali (a brilliant Dutch-Moroccan novelist and author) discuss their experiences in two different cultures and the integration problems Muslims are facing today.
Cultural Relations Crisis
What Went Wrong with the Dialogue between Cultures?
We have a common language for universal values, but we do not have a common lan-guage for cultural differences, writes Traugott Schoefthaler. We need to work on such language, he says in his essay, in order to provide instruments for coping with critical moments of confrontation


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BEIJING, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- China's new leader, Xi Jinping, met with visiting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, urging "positive energy" in developing bilateral ties.
Xi, who was made general secretary of the Communist Party at the party congress last month, told Carter their countries should make all efforts to build a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
It was the first time Xi had met a senior U.S. politician since his elevation, which also includes becoming head of the central military commission.
Carter was accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn, on his China visit.
The U.S. visitor earlier met with China's second in command, Vice Premier Li Keqiang.
Li, expected to succeed Wen Jiabao as Chinese premier in March, told Carter: "As long as the two countries respect each other, manage differences and expand common ground, they can seek common prosperity."
Li affirmed China's commitment to deepening reform, further opening up, promoting sustainable and healthy economic development and promoting social progress, and urged Carter to use of his influence to explain the real China to U.S. leaders and public.
Carter hailed the progress China has made and praised U.S.-China relations over the past decades. He said that as an old friend of China he was committed to boosting bilateral cooperation, the reports said.


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It is hard to believe that we are less than three short weeks away from the Midwest Haunters Convention! Planning and preparation is happening at a furious pace so that MHC is, once again, a weekend full of fun, socializing, and education. In one of my last posts to the boards before MHC I would like to pass along a couple of important developments:
MHC + IAHA = A great Event!
The relationship between the International Association of Haunted Attractions and MHC has always been close. Since its inception MHC has always provided the IAHA with a vendor space so that the association could continue to promote itself to the rest of the industry. We feel that if the industry grows, it is beneficial to all of us and the IAHA is committed to encouraging this growth.
This year the IAHA has made the decision to add to this relationship with a couple of exciing events! As we have already announced, the IAHA is sponsoring the Saturday morning breakfast at MHC. This is your chance to meet many of the board members and hear about all of the projects that are being worked on by the board and the committees. So, if you are attending MHC, please be sure come and enjoy some breakfast and learn more about the IAHA.
The IAHA has also decided to make there presence at MHC even more visible by offering something to everyone on our Thursday bus tour. At the stop at Ghostly Manor, the IAHA will be sponsoring an open bar! Yes, everyone travelling on this exciting bus tour will be be able to enjoy complimentary adult beverages courtesy of IAHA. A third bus, and last, has been added to this fun trip and seats are almost gone. PLease visit www.midwesthauntersconvention.com for more details and reserve your spot now!
MHC Hotel Rooms
We have been trying to get the word out for months and the day has finally come: The MHC host hotel, the Doubletree, is SOLD OUT! We still encourage you to try the Doubletree first in case there are cancellations, but we have made other options available. We have a block of rooms at the Sheraton which is right next door to the Doubletree. We have also compiled a list of other hotels that had rooms available as of last week. For more details and booking information please visit the Lodging page at www.midwesthauntersconvention.com.
We are looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks!


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Forty-four percent of U.S. employers offer their workers paid time off to vote, and for good reason. Giving employees time to vote demonstrates a commitment to our most important civic duty and aligns corporate brands with customer values.
There are 50 million parents in today's workforce and more dual-earner households, single parent homes and female breadwinners in 2018 than ever before.
Despite this, a recent survey from Ovia Health featured in NBGH's recently released Parent Package found that only 65 percent of women working at companies with 1,000 or more employees feel supported in balancing their work and family lives.
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Family & Medical Leave Act, a landmark law that has granted many eligible employees unpaid, job-protected leave to care for loved ones.
We can't always predict a natural disaster and the damage it will cause, but we can take steps to be prepared and extend assistance and support to those affected.
The experience of the American family has changed drastically. Today, there are more dual-earner households, single parents and female breadwinners than ever before. By the same token, demographic shifts and technology breakthroughs have transformed the nature of work. It's not surprising that work-life struggles are common.
It is, however, time to rethink what we know about work and family. As we recognize National Work and Family Month, let's reflect on some of today's work-life secrets and what you can do to stay ahead of the curve.
In our modern world, flexibility is the freedom to thrive in and out of the office, and it's what women want. Today's top talent is attracted to forward-thinking, flexible, and family-friendly workplaces.
After decades of growth, women's participation in the U.S. workforce has been declining. In 1990, the United States had the sixth highest female workforce participation rate of 24 OECD economies. By 2014, it dropped to 22nd.1 Research indicates the lack of family-friendly policies accounted for approximately 28% of the relative decline.2
A number of cities and states have enacted laws requiring employers to offer paid sick leave to employees. Each state and local government law varies, increasing administrative burden and causing compliance headaches for large multi-state employers, many of which already provide generous paid leave programs for employees. More states and cities are considering legislation in 2017 to mandate paid sick leave.
In response to President Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address and subsequent urging by the U.S. Department of Labor, state and local governments across the country have enacted paid leave mandates requiring employers to provide paid sick and parental/family leave.
Americans really are workaholics, according to a new poll of employed adults, with consequences for their own health, the health of others, and maybe the health and sustainable performance of their employers.
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Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner to normalize future CD4 count
Although younger children with HIV are at high risk of disease progression if not treated, new research published this week in PLOS Medicine indicates that they have good potential for achieving high CD4 counts (a measure of a type of white blood cell that correlates with immune function) in later life provided antiretroviral therapy (ART) is initiated according to current treatment guidelines. However, the research also suggests that the recommended CD4 count thresholds for ART initiation are unlikely to maximize immunological health in children who have never received ART before the age of ten years.
For children aged 2-3 years, ART initiation is currently recommended once their CD4 count drops below 750 cells/microliter of blood, whereas for older children the threshold for ART initiation is 350 CD4 cells/microliter. Because of improved ART coverage, many more HIV-infected children now survive into adulthood than in the past. It is therefore important to know how the timing of ART initiation in childhood affects long-term immune reconstitution.
The research led by Joanna Lewis from University College London, UK, was an international collaboration and used data collected during the ARROW trial, a study designed to investigate monitoring strategies during first-line HIV treatment in 1,206 HIV-positive children in Uganda and Zimbabwe. In this study the researchers used children's CD4 counts that were collected every 12 weeks for approximately 4 years to analyze how the long-term CD4 count outcomes changed after ART initiation.
In three-quarters of the children, CD4 counts increased rapidly immediately after ART initiation, then slowed before eventually reaching a constant level of about 80% of the CD4 count expected in an HIV-uninfected child of the same age. Using this data the researchers were able to predict CD4 trajectories for children starting ART at different ages and with different CD4 counts. Higher long-term counts were predicted for children starting ART earlier and with higher CD4 counts. However, using current recommended CD4 thresholds for starting ART in children older than 5 years, lower CD4 counts were predicted when they become adults, such that children who have been infected from childbirth and who remain untreated beyond 10 years of age are unlikely ever to normalize CD4 count, regardless of CD4 count at ART initiation.
The authors conclude, "[o]ur results indicate that although younger ART-naive children are at high risk of disease progression, provided they start ART following current WHO/Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, they have good potential for achieving high CD4 levels in later life. However, to attain maximum immune reconstitution in older children, particularly those >10 y, ART may need to be initiated regardless of CD4 cell count."


text: Cases before the House ethics committee are stacking up like planes at Washington's National Airport, and so are the embarrassments for Congress. After the committee investigates Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich for a questionable book deal, it must consider Ohio Republican Donald Lukens, convicted in May of having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Then it will weigh the case of Illinois Democrat Gus Savage, accused of fondling an unwilling Peace Corps volunteer during a March trip to Zaire. Last week the committee agreed to investigate Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who has admitted that he had an affair with a male prostitute.


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5 Real Estate Bloggers You Need To Read By 2017
Are you thinking of entering the real estate business?
Have you been working in real estate, but want to start blogging?
Either way, reading real estate bloggers can be a source of news and information about this industry.
You can find out about the latest trends in the real estate community while keeping abreast of the market as a whole. This lets you offer the best advice to your clients – which makes you a competitive agent.
There are so many fantastic bloggers out there. The thing is, you can not follow them all.
So, we've compiled a short list of real estate bloggers you should read in 2017.
1. BiggerPockets Blog
BiggerPockets Blog is an investment blog that targets potential investors in this industry. It's packed with in-depth information and advice on investing in real estate.
Not only can you read blogs and other useful resources on their sites, there is also a platform for discussion. This provides an opportunity for new investors to connect with experienced people in the industry.
For professionals, this can help you gain better insights into your clients' issues.
2. Redfin
Redfin gives its readers information and advice about the housing market throughout the United States. The bloggers who have features on this site are professionals with lots of experience in the real estate market.
Redfin concentrates on connecting home buyers with real estate agents and helping people find their dream homes to buy.
3. ZillowPorchlight
The Zillow Porchlight blog offers blogs that speak straight with authority or expertise. In addition to valuable information about the real estate market of major hitters in the industry, they also conduct and publish surveys and studies on this site.
They have built a reputation as a well-written blog that offers interesting and insightful advice.
4. Trulia
According to their website, Trulia appreciates the importance of the environment in which you live, as well as the home you buy. Trulia's goal is to make buying your first home very easy. It also ensures that booking rentals in Whistler are easy to do.
You will find up-to-date information about the real estate industry. They also display information about market trends and studies to support their suggestions about where and when to sell and buy.
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They offer excellent content and information about the real estate business.
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From True to Pants on Fire: A pre-debate candidate scorecard
Clay Pell, Gina Raimondo and Angel Taveras have at least two things in common.
They're all running in the Democratic primary for governor.
And they've all faced PolitiFact Rhode Island's Truth-O-Meter, with varying outcomes.
As the candidates prepare for Tuesday night's Providence Journal/WPRI-12 debate, we thought we'd take a look at their PolitiFact scorecards.


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