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Deacon Lew Powell, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, and Dean Richard Yale prepare to serve together. The group posed in front of the Tree of Life at St. Nicholas, Paradise.
The following is Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's statement on the violence in Sri Lanka:The joy of Easter was mixed with grief following the dreadful attacks that morning on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, bombings that left hundreds dead and wounded. Our hearts ache for the all those who mourn this week, and as Episcopalians join with countless persons of good will I'm praying for the power of love to overcome the forces of hatred and violence. May the souls of a...
Bishop Michael Curry Elected as 27th Presiding Bishop The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, was elected as the 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church today, June 27, 2015, at the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
by the Rev. Canon Britt Olson, Canon to the Ordinary in the The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Republished on 5/16/14 The situation in South Sudan continues to deteriorate. More people were killed in April than in the previous months since the eruption of violence that began this past December.
Dear Friends in Christ: Grace and peace to you. When the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals acts in response to the Supreme Court of the United States' decision today, same-gender marriages will once again be legally possible in California. Our state would then resume its position with a growing number of states that extend the right of marriage to all their citizens.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a Pastoral Letter on Israeli-Palestinian Peace. A PASTORAL LETTER ON ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded; The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Of Zion it shall be said, "Everyone was born in her, And the Most High himself shall sustain her." -- Psalm 87 (page 711, Book of Common Prayer) My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The events of recent week...
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- TITLE: The real Dulsie Bridge
By Melanie Kerr
Several miles along the route was the sign post for the Dulsie Bridge. There was no picture in the leaflet, so we were not sure what we were looking for. We have seen some nice bridges in our time.
The "bridge" was beside the road. It was very humped back with a turf top to it. There was no water going under it, the river having been diverted by engineers at a later date perhaps. We took the required amount of photos - me on the bridge, Joe on the bridge, me standing next to the bridge and so on. It was a nice bridge!
Imagine our surprise when a mile down the road we came upon the real Dulsie Bridge! It was even labelled! The road dropped down towards the bridge that spanned a huge chasm, and then climbed up steeply on the other side. It was a real feat of engineering. The two bridges were incomparable - the other must have been an old drover's bridge!
We looked at each other and laughed thinking of the photos we had taken!
If we had not continued with the drive after seeing the old drover's bridge, we would have never realised that we had missed the real Dulsie Bridge. Seeing the real thing, we knew that the first bridge wasn't it.
When we know what the real thing looks like, we realise that what we thought was "it" really wasn't at "it" all. The real thing is much more impressive.
There are a lot of people who think they know what the Christian life is like. When they are confronted with the real thing, it is so much more impressive! Some people may think they know what God is like. When they are confronted with a real encounter with God, there is no mistaking Him!
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OBOR for the Americas
With the 100% probability that OBOR will raise living standards across Eurasia, 10 suggestions:
- Build an "OBOR-Americas." Look at OBOR as a model for similar infrastructure from Alaska & Canada to Tierra del Fuego, enriching everyone along the way: road and rail links, seaports. Add airports where it makes sense. Add an electrical grid and Venezuela can start selling their oil again to benefit the region by burning it into electricity, increasing manufactures. Then they'll all need cars to get to work so will buy gas. Will Venezuela play? They can get on-board or OBOR-A will avoid
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Forward Deployment
Both Foreign Affairs and CATO are writing on the issue of forward deployment of American military forces.
They are starting from the wrong place.
Deployment of military forces is driven by strategy, which is downstream of politics, serving a political goal.
Rather than discuss the best way, or where, to deploy forces, why not backup and discuss the goal? Once the goal is agreed upon, strategy follows.
What is the goal of deploying forces forward in Europe?
If it is to defend Europe, what are we asking those forces, and the American taxpayer to defend?
A) A continent that does […]
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How does one explain to history that in the most important endeavor of mankind – war – we have been running FROM, rather than TO our most productive weapons? War is about killing; lack of productivity means killing MORE. How is that not insane?
I continually post that we – the West – must accept that Mecca, Medina, Qom must be annihilated, that the killing FOR the ideology will not stop until the […]
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The law and the morality of a society are what the citizens/subjects are willing to put up with. It's might makes right, regardless of what one may think or believe.
The might of Christianity and of Western Civilization has made our – unique – view of morality, human rights, etc., the dominant one, and therefore "right," but it is foolish think this would have been the case had Christianity and the West not become the mightiest of civilizations.
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The January 2014 edition of Vanity Fair magazine includes a in-depth article on Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). The article offers an interesting perspective on her career and personality, and further details on Yahoo's July share buyback from activist investor Dan Loeb and Third Point Capital.
Marissa Mayer bio
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer began her career at Google in 1999 as the 20th employee and the first female engineer. She had been a standout student at Stanford, and had her choice among more than a dozen job offers, but Mayer chose to go with the challenge and limitless horizons of a startup with great potential.
Mayer had been known in school as a compulsively hard worker, but she earned her reputation as a workaholic in the first few years at Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). An article in Vanity Fair quotes Mayer as saying she worked at least 250 all-nighters during her first five years at Google. Mayer rapidly worked her way up to become the face of Google, as co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin largely avoided the press.
Not everything was wines and roses for Mayer at Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), however, as her abrasive management style rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. According to some sources, there was an internal revolt against Mayer, and Page and Brin transferred her off the search division. Mayer, however, took the demotion in stride and said publicly "she had moved to supervising a lot more people". She therefore remained a big part of Google's image even after her effective demotion.
Activist shareholder Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital staged a raid on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) in 2011, and managed to get rid of the incumbent CEO Scott Thompson in short order, and get three associates named to the board. Yahoo's new board courted Mayer and she became the CEO on July 16, 2012.
Mayer maneuvered Loeb off Yahoo board in July
It can be argued that Mayer's generous offer to Loeb for nearly all of his Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) shares at the end of July, and leading to him resigning from the board of directors was a shrewd move; or, it can be seen as Mayer overplaying her hand and in essence paying Loeb to leave. But either way you look at it, according to Vanity Fair, it was Mayer's idea.
Loeb approached Mayer in early July, telling her the stock had hit his target price of $29 a share and he was planning to sell close to half of his holdings, around 20 million shares. Mayer then surprised Loeb by offering to have Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) buy all 40 million shares he held. This in effect guaranteed Loeb a price he very likely would not have been able to get on the open market. A few days later he accepted, and the transaction netted Loeb more than a billion dollars.


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Serbia go into the World Cup as the lowest ranked European side in the official FIFA rankings. Football fans have long since been taking those rankings with a pinch of salt and Serbia could well get the better of fellow European side Switzerland. Mladen Krstajic may be inexperienced but his attacking approach is likely to pay dividends with Serbia capable of a 2-0 win.
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- Si photonics, optoelectronics, nanophotonics, optical MEMS, Optofluidics
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- EE 232. Lightwave Devices, TuTh 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Cory 293
Dr. Wu received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1983 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1986 and 1988, respectively. From 1988 to 1992, he was a Member of Technical Staff with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill. From 1993 to 2004, he was a professor with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Since 2005, he has been a professor with the University of California, Berkeley, He is the author of more than 500 papers in journals and conferences and 25 U.S. patents. His research interests include Optical MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems), MOEMS, optofluidics, silicon photonics, nanophotonics, and optoelectronics.
Prof. Wu is an IEEE Fellow and a Packard Foundation Fellow (1992 – 1997). He was a member of the IEEE Photonics Society Board of Governors from 2013 to 2016. He was a recipient of the IEEE Photonics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award in 2016, the Optical Society of America Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award in 2007, and the Optical Society of America C.E.K. Mees Medal in 2017.
- 1988, PhD, EECS, University of California, Berkeley
Selected Publications
- T. J. Seok, N. Quack, S. Han, R. Muller, and M. C. Wu, "Large-scale broadband digital silicon photonic switches with vertical adiabatic couplers," Optica, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 64, Jan. 2016.
- M. S. Eggleston and M. C. Wu, "Efficient Coupling of an Antenna-Enhanced nanoLED into an Integrated InP Waveguide," Nano Letters, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 3329--3333, May 2015.
- M. S. Eggleston, K. Messer, L. Zhang, E. Yablonovitch, and M. C. Wu, "Optical antenna enhanced spontaneous emission," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 112, no. 6, pp. 1704--1709, Feb. 2015.
- B. Yoo, M. Megens, T. Sun, W. Yang, C. Chang-Hasnain, D. A. Horsley, and M. C. Wu, "A 32 × 32 optical phased array using polysilicon sub-wavelength high-contrast-grating mirrors," Optics Express, vol. 22, no. 16, pp. 19029, Aug. 2014.
- K. Yu, A. Lakhani, and M. C. Wu, "Subwavelength metal-optic semiconductor nanopatch lasers," Optics Express, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 8790--8799, April 2010.
- E. K. Lau, X. Zhao, H. Sung, D. Parekh, C. Chang-Hasnain, and M. C. Wu, "Strong optical injection-locked semiconductor lasers demonstrating > 100-GHz resonance frequencies and 80-GHz intrinsic bandwidths," Optics Express, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 6609-6618, April 2008.
- A. Jamshidi, P. J. Pauzauskie, P. J. Schuck, A. T. Ohta, P. Chiou, J. Chou, P. Yang, and M. C. Wu, "Dynamic manipulation and separation of individual semiconducting and metallic nanowires," Nature Photonics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 86-89, Feb. 2008.
- P. Y. Chiou, Z. H. Chang, and M. C. Wu, "Droplet manipulation with light on optoelectrowetting device," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 133-138, Feb. 2008.
- E. K. Lau, H. K. Sung, and M. C. Wu, "Frequency Response Enhancement of Optical Injection-Locked Lasers," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 90-99, Jan. 2008.
- J. Yao, D. Leuenberger, M. C. Lee, and M. C. Wu, "Silicon microtoroidal resonators with integrated MEMS tunable coupler," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 202-8, 2007.
- M. C. Wu, O. Solgaard, and J. E. Ford, "Optical MEMS for lightwave communication (Invited Paper)," J. Lightwave Technology, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 4433-4454, Dec. 2006.
- M. M. Lee and M. C. Wu, "Tunable coupling regimes of silicon microdisk resonators using MEMS actuators," Optics Express, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 4703-4712, May 2006.
- P. Y. Chiou, A. T. Ohta, and M. C. Wu, "Massively parallel manipulation of single cells and microparticles using optical images," Nature, vol. 436, no. 7049, pp. 370-372, July 2005.
Awards, Memberships and Fellowships
- EDS Robert Bosch Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Award, 2020
- Bakar Fellow, 2018
- C.E.K. Mees Medal, 2017
- IEEE Photonics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, 2016
- Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award, 2007
- Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, 2002
- IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Fellows, 2002
- Packard Fellow in Science and Engineering, 1992


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The NPCA War on Scrutiny
David vs. Goliath.
Ali vs. Foreman.
Marvel vs. DC.
Timmies vs. Starbucks.
Quirk vs. the World?
The NPCA has lately been oft embattled. Is it because they are picking fights instead of solving problems?
- They were asked to do an independent audit. They resisted with all their might.
- Bill Hodgson was becoming critical of the actions of the authority. He was publicly censured.
- The public asked the NPCA to support broader environmental protection. The chair made it clear they aren't a protection agency.
- People concerned about one of only two large remaining forests in Niagara Falls urban boundary being under threat due to a Chinese backed development in the City asked for the NPCA to share information to help protect the forest and adjacent pollinating meadow. The co-chair of the NPCA used his public facing platforms to try to discredit residents concerned about the Thundering Waters development.
- Ed Smith – a retired armed serviceperson trying to improve his community through dedicated volunteerism – wrote a comprehensive report connecting a lot of dots of impropriety to one another. They denied it with all their might. They sued him.
- The NPCA's lawsuit was ruled to have no merit to proceed. The NPCA dug in as part of their "obligation and duty to protect their reputation."
Within moments of a local judge ruling that a letter issued by the agency was like an "Opening Salvo in a war," Tony Quirk of the NPCA board was engaging in a twitter fight side by side with the official NPCA tweeter. Perhaps the tweeter was one of the new communications people enlisted to replace the environmentalists they've been discharging.
If the NPCA has any money left after all the taxpayer dollars they wasted suing Smith – an amount they refuse to disclose – they might want to draft some of the reporters from the Standard who have been doing great work exposing some of the flaws of the NPCA kingdom's adversarial thinking. Maybe they'll need to use some of the money from the Department of Defense training happening on NPCA grounds for their war on scrutiny.
Is this thinking unique to the NPCA or does it extend to the various entities and corporations its board members, such as Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati- sit on?
If this is the climate within which the disagreement over how to resolve the controversial Thundering Waters development dispute will be resolved then the tri-color bats better head for cover.
There are questions about the Region. There are questions about the NPCA. There are questions about Niagara Falls and the threatened Thundering Waters Forest and pollinator meadow.
Ed asked for a call to accountability not a call to duty – something he knows more about than anybody on the NPCA board.
Are those seeking the truth in the Niagara of 2017 dealing with people clouded by the fog of a meaningless war declared on public criticism?
Most people want answers, not a fight, but most people apparently aren't like the special brand of people running the NPCA at the moment.


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Bisque, bisquit firing
Generally, bisque firing refers to the practice of prefiring ware without glaze to make it impervious to water, resistant to damage during handling and absorbent for glazing. The porosity of the bisque (generally more than 15%) makes it an ideal medium to absorb water from the glaze suspension and hold it in place, it is typical for the glaze to dry sufficiently for handling in just a few seconds. The temperature of the bisque firing can be adjusted to tune the degree of porosity, and therefore the glazing characteristics. Bisquit should be fired as high as possible. Some companies fire high enough to get some glass formation so the ware has extra strength to resist cracking during fast firing. Bisque also needs to be low enough to provide sufficient absorbency to make glaze application easy. Less porous ware can be successfully glazed by reducing water content of the glaze suspension, heating the ware before immersion in the glaze, additions of binders or flocculants, applying a thinner layer, etc.
A dried terra cotta mug on the left, bisque fired to cone 06 on the right
These were fired to cone 06, about 1800F. Of course, there is normally some shrinkage so the bisque piece would be a little smaller. Even though the matrix is very porous and is under developed, the iron in the body is already beginning to impose its color.
Why would you bisque fire glazed ware? For transport for glaze firing.
These are high temperature stoneware mugs that have been bisque fired, glazed and then bisque fired again to cone 02. This is done so they can be handled without damage (they are being shipped to another location for firing to cone 10R). The glaze is quite durable at this point and would be difficult to damage.
How much does the size of a piece change when it is bisque fired? Glaze fired?
Three mugs. Dry. Bisque fired. Glaze fired. Notice the shrinkage at each stage (these were the same size in the dry state).
Cone 6 glazes can seal the surface surprisingly early - melt flow balls reveal it
These are 10 gram balls of four different common cone 6 clear glazes fired to 1800F (bisque temperature). How dense are they? I measured the porosity (by weighing, soaking, weighing again): G2934 cone 6 matte - 21%. G2926B cone 6 glossy - 0%. G2916F cone 6 glossy - 8%. G1215U cone 6 low expansion glossy - 2%. The implications: G2926B is already sealing the surface at 1800F. If the gases of decomposing organics in the body have not been fully expelled, how are they going to get through it? Pressure will build and as soon as the glaze is fluid enough, they will enter it en masse. Or, they will concentrate at discontinuities and defects in the surface and create pinholes and blisters. Clearly, ware needs to be bisque fired higher than 1800F.
Lignite can be big trouble
Example of the lignite particles in a fireclay (Pine Lake) that have been exposed on the rim of a vessel after sponging. This is a coarse clay, but if it were incorporated into a recipe of a stoneware, glaze pinholing would be likey.
Oversize particles in a typical manufactured porcelain body
Example of the oversize particles from a 100 gram wet sieve analysis test of a powdered sample of a porcelain body made from North American refined materials. Although these materials are sold as 200 mesh, that designation does not mean that there are no particles coarser than 200 mesh. Here there are significant numbers of particles on the 100 and even 70 mesh screens. These contain some darker particles that could produce fired specks (if they are iron and not lignite); that goodness in this case they do not. Oversize particle is a fact of life in bodies made from refined materials and used by potters and hobbyists. Industrial manufacturers (e.g. tile, tableware, sanitaryware) commonly process the materials further, slurrying them and screening or ball milling; this is done to guarantee defect-free glazed surfaces.
Lignite contamination in manufactured porcelain bodies
These particles contaminating particles are exposed on the rim of a bisque fired mug. The liqnite ones have burned away but the iron particle is still there (and will produce a speck in the glaze). Remnants of the lignite remain inside the matrix and can pinhole glazes. Since ball clays are air floated (a stream of air takes away the lighter particles and the heavier ones recycle for regrinding) it seems that contamination like this would be impossible. But the equipment requires vigilance for correct operation, especially when there is pressure to maximize production. Ores in Tennessee are higher in coal than those in Kentucky. North American clay body manufacturers who confront ball clay suppliers with this contamination find that ceramic applications have become a very small part of the total ball clay market, complaints are not taken with the same seriousness as in the past.
How much does clay shrink when bisque fired?
Not much. These mugs were exactly the same height before a bisque firing to cone 06. The clay is a porcelain made from kaolin, feldspar and silica.
Can you bisque fire at cone 02? Yes. But why? How?
The buff stoneware mug on the right was bisque fired at cone 02, the one on the left at cone 06. The cone 02 mug was immersed in the clear glaze for 1 second and allowed to dry. The other was glazed on the inside first, allowed to dry, then glazed on the outside with a 1 second dip. Of course, the cone 02 one took longer to dry. In spite of this, the glaze is thicker and more even on the one bisque fired to cone 02. How is the possible? The secret is the thixotropy of the glaze. When that is right, a one second dip will give the same thickness and evenness whether dry or bisque, 06 or 02. Why bisque fire to cone 02? To get a glazed surface free of pinholes on some stoneware clays.
Do not glaze bisque ware when it is too wet
These mugs are quite thin walled. A glaze has just been applied to the inside. Notice how it has water logged the bisque (you can see the contrast at the base, where the clay is a little thicker and has not changed color yet). Although there may be enough absorbency that a glaze could be applied now, it would still not be a good idea because it would completely waterlog the piece and result in a very long drying time. This is bad, not only because of process logistics, but also because slow drying glazes almost always crack and lift from the bisque (causing crawling).
Bisque temperature can be lower than you think
These bowls are made from a talc:ball clay mix, they are used for calcining Alberta and Ravenscrag Slips (each holds about one pound of powder). The one on the right was bisque fired to cone 04 (about 1950F). The one on the left was fired to only 1000F (540C, barely red heat), yet it is sintered and is impervious to water (strong enough to use for our calcining operations). That means that there is potential, in many production situations, to bisque a lot lower (and save energy). Primitive cultures made all their ware a very low temperatures. Tin foil melts at 660C (1220F) yet can be used on campfires for cooking (so the temperatures of primitive wares would have been low indeed).
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by Elena Kirillova at 07/10/2010 19:33
Chris Helmbrecht is one of Moscow's most high-profile expats. Ad man, helicopter pilot, professional snowboarder and ex-policeman – a mix he calls "a bit schizophrenic" – he is now putting his mark on the city's nightlife.
Helmbrecht, 39, always was a party animal. Originally from Germany, he deejayed in Munich and organised parties in New York and in Spain before making the move to Moscow six years ago. Besides running a small advertising agency, he has teamed up with a group of friends to organise parties in clubs and private locations under a controversial name – "Labelfucker".
Russians who like this promo group are sure that the word means someone against labels. But Helmbrecht's explanation is different: "In German it's a slang term for a label lover, someone who's totally into them. In Berlin people say that Russians are like that."
In an interview last year with CNN, Helmbrecht put it like this: "For some people the [Moscow] nightlife is the best in the world, but for me it's very commercial and posh….. Moscow is dominated by posh parties, but it's no different at a subculture place like a techno club — you're always judged by the labels you wear, the car you drive and the music you identify yourself with."
LF has organised parties at a diverse range of clubs, from Solyanka to Wall Street Bar, and doesn't judge whether to let you in based on what you're wearing. Still, you need to be on an e-mail list to receive an invitation (with an address and an entry password). Getting onto the list is possible through the LF web site (www.labelfucker.ru) or its Facebook page.
Recently Helmbrecht took on one more job, as Director of Special Operations at Pacha Moscow. While the club's posh image might appear to contradict what LF stands for, Helmbrecht said he considers this club different from the others in the city.
"Soho Rooms – the restaurant is classy, but the club itself looks cheap in my opinion," he told The Moscow News in an interview. "Rai is very kitsch. Solyanka is very artsy Berlin-style designed. But Pacha is designed like a fairy-tale with all those lights, furry things on the top, glass details. It's not cold or cheap, and doesn't look like anything else you'd usually find in Moscow."
Helmbrecht doesn't approve of face control, saying that party people are the most important thing for him. He wants everybody to feel comfortable at his parties, and "face control is already one thing that makes you uncomfortable". Those with the password won't be turned away unless they're too drunk or otherwise intoxicated.
When asked why he organises free parties that are not targeted at wealthy people, Helmbrecht jokes that he's "a rich kid". He runs an advertising company with clients including such huge companies as Volkswagen. LF, on the other hand, is not about making a big profit. There is only a small business aspect to it, he said, "because when you throw a party in some loft, you need to rent it, or pay for a sound system and DJs — that requires sponsors".
Helmbrecht said that being Bavarian might have helped him in the Russian business culture. "In Bavaria most of the business is based on relationships and connections," he said. "You help your friend, he helps you. Not necessarily with money, or 'otkat' as it's called here, but something like favours. It's a very common system in Bavaria, not approved by the rest of Germany. They think it's very corrupt and unfair, because they can't get inside. But it works in Russia, in New York – everywhere in the world, in fact."
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From ethanol export data to 2017 production forecasts, news this week painted the ethanol industry in a thoroughly positive light. And that was before the bombshell report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that sent the industry reeling. Just ahead, it's your weekly news roundup!
USDA: Ethanol's environmental benefits greater than estimated
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has concluded that ethanol made from corn is better for the environment than previously expected.
The report, the first of its kind from the USDA to examine the actual impact of ethanol, said the biofuel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 43% percent relative to gasoline, significantly more than the 21% estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2010.
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The United States exported 121.9 million gallons of ethanol in November—down 7% from October's total, but still the third-largest monthly total in five years, according to government trade data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association.
Brazil was the top market in November, followed by Canada and China. Year-to-date exports stood at 947.4 million gallons, implying an annual total of 1.034 billion gallons for calendar year 2016.
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Canada scaled back from the prior month as 24.8 million gallons (20% of U.S. ethanol exports) moved north of the border in November. Meanwhile China increased its purchases of U.S. ethanol, pulling in 19.8 million gallons (16%) and the country's largest monthly volume since April.
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Jennifer Olsen, co-founder of the very newsworthy Montana Shrugged TEA Party Super Duper Patriotic Freedom Force is running to be the next vice-chair of the Republican Party:
For all the talk from and about the TEA Party about it being some kind of independent force critical of the status quo leadership from Democrats and Republicans, it's pretty clear that the TEA Party is nothing more than a loud, poorly informed collection of Republicans who want to push their party to the right of Barry Goldwater.
On the national stage, it's become evident that the TEA Party movement is pushing the GOP ever more to the right and locally we all had the experience of watching them try to destroy state government, Montana's environment, and our education system during the last legislative session.
Will "mainstream" Republicans resist this TEA Party takeover? Do they even exist anymore?


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If you're looking for a state that has nearly infinite road trip possibilities, then you need to drive yourself out to California. There is simply so many cities and sites, it would be near impossible to visit them all, but we think you should try! Some of the most famous metropolitan areas in the world are located in California, and a scenic highways can get you from one to another. Once you've gotten the keys to your California rental car, here are some possible expeditions to consider for your next California road trip.
If you find yourself at a loss on where to drive to in California, a simple solution is always hitting the iconic California State Route 1. There are 735 miles of beautiful scenery available to cruise on. Put down the windows of your California rental car and feel the breeze from the Pacific Ocean beaches. Along your journey, there are plenty of inviting pit stop opportunities to take advantage of, such as taking in the majestic scenery of Big Sur, catching some rays at Laguna Beach or witnessing the illuminating tangerine sky during a sunset in Morro Bay.
If you're sticking around the northern region of California, you'll find everything from enchanting national parks and laid-back cities. It's no wonder Northern California attracts millions of travelers every year. If you haven't experienced San Francisco before, make sure you sample the burritos from Mission and authentic Chinese food from Chinatown. After you've indulged in fresh seafood at Fisherman's Wharf, drive across the bay and park your California rental car at Marin Headlands, where you can snap the ultimate picture of the Golden Gate Bridge. Head out to Muir Woods National Monument, a famous national park in San Francisco area to see some towering redwood trees in person.
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Mill Creek Entertainment proves once again why it is the leader in producing a wide variety of DVDs and Blu-rays covering all sorts of subjects. Mill Creek's latest releases prove it.
World War II was over almost 70 years ago. After the war the returning veterans wasted no time in adding to the population. Their babies were known collectively as Baby Boomers. The Boomers had babies and the Boomer's babies had babies.
Encompassing the expanse of the decades 1940s to the 1980s, Mill Creek Entertainment has released a new series of DVDs called collectively The Decade You Were Born.
Anyone born during those five decades are sure to get a kick out of the nostalgic trips down Memory Lane each provides.
Viewers can watch newsreels, movie trailers, TV episodes and full-length movies along with documentary timelines outlining each decade. Pivotal points in history, important discoveries and events and much more lead you through each decade beginning with War And Invention to Growth And Consumption.
If you love nostalgia and miss the 'good old days' then you're sure to love this collection.
For those with a more serious view of history be sure to watch Mill Creeks' 7-part documentary on the Civil War called The Ultimate Civil War Series. Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the War Between The States, the documentary provides exhaustive research about the most turbulent time in our history.
The 11 Documentary Collection of WWII: Waking The Sleeping Giant provides hours of historical vintage films chronicling America's entry into the war to the final days of D-Day and the bombing of Japan.
Interviews, eyewitness accounts, rare color footage and more bring the war years back to life.
If you like to travel like I do, you probably do your homework about the places you wish to visit. Beautiful Planet DVDs offer the best of what you can expect to see and experience whatever your destination may be.
Two new Blu-rays have just been released that explore Europe and the British Isles.
Germany and Austria are shown in high-definition that appear so clear and life-like you almost feel as if you could walk into the picture.
England and The Low Countries are just as impressive with stunning photography, entertaining and enlightening commentaries and narration that make these guided tours a real treat to watch.
Learn about the people, places and things of all four destinations as you immerse yourself in their cultures and customs.
For some good old fashioned fun be sure to pick up the movie collections beginning with 8 classic canine cinema adventures called the Ultimate Rin-Tin-Tin Classic Movie Collection.


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The company's net profit in the preceding fiscal ended March 2016 stood at Rs 150.08 crore.
Total income during the year rose to Rs 1,045.89 crore from Rs 881.85 crore in 2015-16, the company said in a regulatory filing.
As on March 31, 2017, Repco Home's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) were 2.60 per cent of the gross advances or Rs 232.84 crore, up from 1.31 per cent (Rs 100.87 crore) a year ago.
Net NPAs or bad loans too rose to 1.39 per cent of the net advances as at the end of fiscal 2017 from 0.48 per cent year earlier.
The board of the company has recommended a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share for 2016-17.
The company sanctioned loans worth Rs 2,875.75 crore during 2016-17, down from Rs 3,082.76 crore a year ago.
A unit of government promoted cooperative Repco Bank, Repco Home Finance is engaged in the business of providing loans for purchase or construction of residential house.
Stock of the company closed 0.28 per cent up at Rs 784.20 on BSE.


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100 Documents On The Origin Of The War Selected From Official German White Book
100 Things You Should Know About Communism 1949
21st Century Schools Kent Tempus
A German Ace Tells Why-Leonhard Guenther -1942
A German Doctor At The Front-Dr. Wilhelm His-1933
The restructuring of American education from academics to the failed Soviet polytech system (2006 work force training system) is made very clear in the following remarks by former President G.H.W. Bush at the Presentation of the National Education Strategy in 1991: Fortunately, we have a secret weapon in America's system of colleges and universities-the finest in the entire world . The corporate community can take the lead by creating a voluntary private system of World Class Standards for the workplace .Employers should set up skill centers where workers can seek advice and learn new skills. But most importantly, every company and every labor union must bring the worker into the classroom and bring the classroom into the workplace.
A Message From The Secretary Goals 2000-GHW Bush, Lamar Alexander-1991
A Prisoner Of The Reds-Francis McCullagh-1922
A Program For The Jews And Humanity-Harry Waton-1939
A Study In Financial Statesmanship-Montague Norman-1932
A World Without Jews-Karl Marx-1959
Accreditation System from USSR for SC 1987
Adam Weishaupt A Human Devil Gerald Winrxod Date_Unknown
Advertiser 1973 1974
Agreement Between US and USSR in all Edu cational Fields 1990
All Our Children Learning Benjamin Bloom 1982
America Bewitched-Daniel Logan-1974
Americas Book Of Infamy Sumpter L Lowry 1965
Americas Chance of Peace-Duncan Aikman-Blair Bolles-1939
Americas Road To Ruin-Iserbyt-2011
Americas Second Crusade-William Henry Chamberlain-1950
Americas Unelected Rulers-Kent and Phoebe Courtney-1962
An Expose Community Education
An Uncensored Diary From The Central Empires-Ernesta Drinker Bullitt-1917
Anacalypsis V 1-Godfrey Higgins-1927
Anacalypsis V 2-Godfrey Higgins-1927
Ancient Times A History Of The Early World-James Henry Breasted-1916
And Men Wept-Cathrine Palfrey Balwin-1954
And So They Indicted Me-New Deal-J Edward Jones-1938
And There's Tomorrow Alice M Weir-1975
Archbishop Stepinac The Man And His Case -1947
Armed Services Transfer-1990
Aspen Institute Annual Meeting-1978
Atlantis The Mystery Unraveled-Jurgen Spanuth-1956
Back From The USSR-Andre Gide-1936
Back to Basics Reform-Charlotte Iserbyt-1985
Behavior Analysis And Behavior Modification-Malott-Tillema-Glenn-1978
Behavioral Science Teacher Education
Berlin Diary The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent-1934 to 1941
Blame Metro When Laws Oppress-Jo Hindman-1966
Bolshevism-John Spargo-1919
Brain_Washing A Synthesis of The Russian Text Book on Psychopolitics-Charles Stickley-1959
Brainwashed Into Slavery-Kenneth Goff-circa 1940
Brainwashing The Men Who Defied It-Edward Hunter-1956
British History Traced From Egypt And Palestine-Rev LGA Roberts-Com RN-1927
Cal Leg The Acquisition of Knowledge-Programmed Conditioned Responses RobertBurke-1971
Capt Schuyler to Colonel Barrows War Dept Siberia-1919
A remarkable book which exposes the goals of American education by a respected researcher and author of many books on American education. Barbara Morris cuts through all the semantic deception dished out to parents and teachers on a regular basis. A must read in every way! One excerpt follows:The purpose of most of the activity that takes place in public, and often, in private and church schools, is not to change the child by developing his intellect, teaching him skills and a traditional body of knowledge. Rather, the purpose is to eliminate existing traditional beliefs, values, attitudes and behaviors and to replace them with new beliefs and behaviors that will render the child susceptible to manipulation, coercion, control and corruption for the rest of his life. To substantiate the above definition, the scope and effect of change agentry will be unfolded in many ways throughout this book . It should also be kept in mind that the term "change agent" is not an invention of the author, but the creation of the government and education establishment.
This 1965 Compact for Education served as the seed for what would become the Education Commission of the States (ECS), a hybrid entity which disseminated federal education policy and fiscal/accountability directives, model curriculum, teaching methods, etc. across the nation, resulting in all states having basically the same education and funding agenda. Since the change agents involved in creating ECS knew it would be difficult to get state legislators to jump on board and fund such an unconstitutional, they persuaded the Carnegie Corporation to provide the initial funding. The Chairman of each State Senate Education Committee serves as an advisor and attends important meetings where intra and inter-state policy initiatives are discussed.
PART ONE : THE WORLD OF MODERN PHYSICSI . SPACE AND TIME IN CLASSICAL PHYSICSThe Four Eras of Natural ScienceNatural Science in AntiquityNatural Science in the Middle AgesThe Medieval Newton : Alchemist and MysticThe Modern Newton, Creator of Classical Physics2 . SPACE AND TIME IN MODERN PHYSICSRelativity I : A Straight Line Is Not StraightRelativity II : Motions Are Not DeterminableRelativity III: Time Does Not Flow Equably3. MATTER AND ENERGY IN CLASSICAL PHYSICSMatter in the Asian Religious Philosophies: Brahma and TaoThe Medieval Concept of Matter : Ether4. MATTER IN MODERN PHYSICSThe First Dynamic Concept of Matter : The "Ether Vortex" ofDescartesThe Pycnotic Substance : Forerunner of the Wave Theory ofMatter 36Einstein's Concept of Mass-EnergyThe Relativistic Variation in Mass, Measure and TimeThe Replacement of Newton's Concept of Gravity by Einstein'sConcept of the FieldEinstein's Field Theory . A New Design of the Universe
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Human Development Services, Administration of Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau, 1977. Excerpt from document: "This Education for Parenthood: A Program, Curriculum, and Evaluation Guide has been prepared to assist school agencies and community based organizations in developing effective preparation of parenthood programs for the teenagers they serve. Curriculum now being used in over 2300 schools, 350 colleges and universities and about 400 community agencies throughout the country and also in 38 sites in foreign countries."… Following quote from teenager participant: "Before I went in I thought I would get married right away and have children. Now, I want to wait until I am mature enough to be a good parent." The program calls for the use of the controversial "values clarification" techniques which basically result in the questioning and often destruction of traditional value systems.
Occasionally a public school teacher turns activist against the change agents wreaking destruction of the traditional public school system. One courageous teacher was Marilyn L. Reicks who wrote "Education Reform Will Control You" in 1991. Her activism lead to her losing her teaching job. Some excerpts from this small package of dynamite follow:A model for community education is being put in place: A model to show other schools in the nation how the school can become "the hub of the community" . Human services, health specialists, social services, law enforcement personnel, the world of work professionals, child care workers, and other social organizations and governmentagencies will work with the school . Services including primary health care, social services, counseling, child care, job training, employment, leisure activities, retirement,parenting, and et cetera will be controlled through the school . Global control at the locallevel . Control over every aspect of your life - womb to tomb.
Probably the most important contribution to Twentieth Century history ever written proving that the United States turned over highly-classified documents and materials to the Soviet Union, many of which related to the building of the atom bomb. This book would be a thriller even if it were not true. The content of this book calls into question the existence of a Cold War. Excerpt follows from Congressional testimony related to Major Jordan's findings: Mr. Nixon : On the point of the so-called shipments of uranium-. . . the shipments went through. Is that correct? Mr. Appell: Two specific shipments of uranium oxide and uranium nitrate, and shipments of heavy water have been completely documented to include even the number of the plan.
Thanks to Kathy Finnegan, a parent and impeccable education researcher, our country has this excellent study/critique of President Clinton's Goals 2000, the follow-up agenda to President Bush's America 2000 which called for a transformation of America's schools from academics to the Soviet polytech school-to-work system in which students will have no choice of occupation or upward mobility, but will serve as human resources to be exploited by the global elite.
One excerpt follows: The Mantooth Report (mentioned on this website as a separate entry, ed) describes a global education program in Indiana, and says: The children are to become the first crop of "planetary citizens" -- they will be the collective of the "worldcommunity," . . . and they will work toward an "equitable distribution of the wealth" and for the ending of private ownership of property, since, they have been told, it unfairlyconcentrates the wealth in , the hands of a few . . .the principle cause of social injustice.
The Plan of the Ages, 680th Thousand, published by Watch Tower, Bible and Tract Society, Allegheny, PA., USA, 1898
This book is without doubt the best resource available on the history and goals of the National Educational Association. It is a must-read for parents and for traditional teachers who, along with the innocent children, have been victimized by its destructive agenda. One excerpt follows: Sam Lambert, executive secretary of the NEA, predicted in1967: "NEA will become a political power second to no other special interest group. . . . NEA will organize this profession from top to bottom into logical operational units that can moveswiftly and effectively and with power unmatched by any other organized group in the nation ."
Fascinating 1941 Time Magazine article giving background of Church of England involvement in plans for world government.
This Handbook, written by one of the education establishment's principal proponents of OBE, provides a thorough understanding of William Spady's OBE. It is a "must read" for the many Americans, including teachers, who wonder why traditional academic education has been replaced by Skinnerian behaviorist (value changing) education and why the curriculum has been dumbed down to the lowest common denominator (LCD). It should be read in conjunction with separate entry entitled "The Making of Our Children into Robots."Following excerpts explain the LCD premises of OBE and explain the system for organization and delivery of the program:"The three premises that arc the foundation-stones of outcome-based education provide a comprehensive picture , basic purposes of schools . A school is not a selecting or classifying agent . Its role is not to determine which 30 percent of the entering first-graders have what it takes to succeed in college . The school has no mandate to cater primarily to the intellectually elite or the socially privileged . In a democratic society education is for everyone - as it must be if democratic society is to survive."
The Making of Our Children into Robots: Effective Schools…Excellence…Local Control…What a Farce! written by Charlotte Iserbyt in September 1989 contains verbatim notes taken from K-12 Course Goals Publication, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon. This entry should be of great interest to parents who ask themselves what on earth happened to their children's understanding of right and wrong. These federally-funded, non-academic, values destroying goals were used by public schools across the United States. That is why all states have the same non-academic curriculum in the 21st Century. Note especially the emphasis on Sidney Simon's Values Clarification.
This book, written in 1965, is one heck of a spy thriller! It retains its significance due to continued spying in the 21st Century by the Russians and Chinese not only stationed at the UN but elsewhere in the United States. The author states: "It is the purpose of this book to focus America's and the world's attention on Soviet and satellite nation espionage as it emanates from the UN, and especially to show, by case histories obtained from the FBI, the State Department, the United Nations, and other sources,how the Russians operate this clandestine operation."
This United Nations document is quite an eye-opener since it contradicts what the major media has for decades been telling its listeners/readers, i.e., that the Soviet Union/Russia and China were at loggerheads and had no interest in working together. Note use by these two totalitarian countries of communese language: "peaceful, stable, just, and rational new international order". Excerpt follows: 7 . Mankind is on the threshold of a new era . The peoples of all countries are faced with the increasingly urgent question of the kind of international order they will live under in the next century . The Parties call on all countries to engage in an active dialogue on the establishment of a peaceful, stable, just and rational new international order, and they are prepared to take part in a joint discussion of any constructive proposals to this end .FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION : FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA :(Signed) B . YELTSIN(Signed) JIANG Zemin
(See Volume I under same title) A Comprehensive Account of upwards of One Hundred and Sixty Secret Organisations-Religious, Political, and Social-from the most Remote Ages down to the Present Time Embracing the Mysteries of Ancient India, China, Japan, Egypt, Mexico,Peru, Greece, and Scandinavia, the Cabbalists, Early Christians, Heretics, Assassins, Thugs, Templars, the Vehm and Inquisition, Mystics, Rosicrucians, Illuminati, Freemasons, Skopzi, Camorristi, Carbonari, Nihilists, Fenians, French, Spanish, And other Mysterious SectsBY CHARLES WILLIAM HECKETHORN IN TWO VOLUMESVOL. II NEW EDITION THOROUGHLY REVISED AND GREATLY ENLARGEDLONDON, GEORGE REDWAY 1897
U.S. Congress testimony of the late Dr. Bella Dodd, former head of the Education Department of the Communist Party, USA, after her expulsion from the party in 1949. See her book "School of Darkness", an entry on this website. An important excerpt from the hearings follows which explains first-hand how the Communist Party USA goes after anyone who questions communist activities, especially those related to the public schools of America. Dr. DODD. The Communist Party knew how to fight very effectively against anyone who touched the Communist movement . If anyone tried to attack the Communist movement, the Communist Party immediately went among the liberals, among its allies, and on various bases got the support and help of these people to smear and to isolate the person who was hurting Communists.
Superb short history of the role of the tax-exempt foundations, especially Carnegie Corporation, in the transformation of American education from an emphasis on learning to workforce training. The following excerpt deals with the present implementation of the system of Outcomes Based Education which was piloted by the Carnegie Corporation in the nineteen thirties and referred to as"The Eight-Year Study". Some of the plotters realized at the turn of this century that the schools could be used to their advantage, to train workers without improving their minds . Under the cover of aiding education, endowments were established and part of the ill-gotten gains from our confiscated wealth was used to exert influence over the educational hierarchy which controls the kind of education the tax-supported schools provide.
The following "Intimate Papers of Colonel House", Volumes 1 – 4 provide a close-up view of history in the making, written by President Wilson's alter ego, Col. Edward M. House. The Colonel's role in Presidential decision-making would affect not only the future of the United States but the rest of the world, to this very day.
This remarkable book published by the American Jewish Committee will appeal to WWI history buffs and those interested in the plight of the Jews during that tragic conflagration. The following excerpt provides just a taste of what is to be found within the covers of this book: 24 THE JEWS IN THE EASTERN WAR ZONE Count A. Bobrinski, a Conservative member of the Imperial Council, declared, in a statement to the editorof the "Dehn" :*"The conservative members of the Imperial Council raised no objection whatsoever against the recent Government measure granting permission to the Jews to reside outside of the Pale . I believe that we shall have to become accustomed to the idea ofseeing the Jews dwell in all parts of Russia after this war is over .There can be no return to the old conditions. "The necessities of the war must lead us also to sanction futureconcessions toward the Jews whenever the need thereof will be recognized by the Government in order to be able to place a Government loan in America."


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The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital is committed to excellence and to the provision of high quality healthcare.
The L&D's commitment to patient safety at a national level was reinforced when our previous Chief Executive was appointed as NHS Patient Safety Campaign Director. The L&D continues to build on this success.
Staff in the hospital are working to protect you from harm during your healthcare experience. We want to ensure that our systems keep you safe, particularly as medical practice is becoming ever more complex.
Working together with doctors, nurses and other hospital staff you can help us to keep you safe while you are in our care. Patients and their carers who are thoroughly involved in their care tend to do better and stay safer.
What visitors can do to make sure patients are safer
There are several steps that visitors can take in order to help ensure that patients remain safe during their stay in hospital – and when they return home.
What we are doing at the L&D to improve your safety if you are a patient
We are working to implement electronic recording and display of patient vital signs observations. This is one intervention which helps us enhance care of any patient at risk of deterioration.
We are working to reduce the incidence of four harms that can occur in hospital. These are pressure ulcers, falls that result in harm, urinary tract infection in patients with a urinary catheter and venous thromboembolism (VTE blood clots).
We are working to improve the management of sepsis through the implementation of ways of delivering care that improve the outcome for patients:
What we ask you to do to help yourself stay safer
We have a number of ways that you can help us by working with us:
If you are a little unsteady ask for help when getting out of bed, particularly at night; check that your call bell is in easy reach to call staff who will be happy to help. Bring in slippers that are well fitting and have rubber soles to avoid slipping.


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Are any of these allowed? I'm talking about the NVIDIA GTX 650 (maybe ti) and the Radeon HD 7770. Thanks!
Photoshop (and Elements) use OpenGL and OpenCL.
Neither uses CUDA.
Neither uses CUDA.
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Yes, Photoshop uses the GPU to speed up display and some calculation.
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I love to daily read what took place during Easter week in Jesus' life...
Sunday's humble entrance of the King of Kings on a broken down VW bug type vehicle (donkey). The stars, leaders and presidents of today come in the best limos and planes money can buy.
Monday's challenge to the fig tree and to the people selling animal sacrifices in church signifying Jesus is bringing a new way of salvation.
Tuesday's strong confrontational teachings after teachings after teaching ending with a beautiful anointing.
Which brings us Wednesday; the Trader's day.
Luke 22:1-6 (NLT) "The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people's reaction.
Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren't around."
This is so hard for me to accept that one of Jesus' best friends somehow teamed up with the enemy to turn on Him. Are we, Jesus' followers, also capable of something like this? What kind of power can grab us like this? What kind of power can keep others away from Jesus?
Check out this video and let's be reminded of the invisible battle that is going on all the time.
This is so powerful, because I experience this every day and I see everyone experience this every day as well, but we most often do not recognize it.
I love you all. May God have victory in our lives by the power of Easter. See you at the movie Most, Good Friday and Easter Sunday as we Bump into Jesus.
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Coconut Water's members strongly believe that transparency is the driving force of an NGO. For this reason, we open our projects to volunteers. In this way people can approach the work we do.
We are also transparent at an administrative level. You can read our Transparence and Good Government Guide by the Spanish Coordination of NGDO for further information.
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Published at Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 - 17:10:32 PM. Wedding Venue. By Amall Vogel.
Once you're happy you've found the right choice for you, place a provisional booking with them, and if necessary pay a small deposit to secure the date. You'll want to ensure your key family members can make it to Essex for your special day, so phone around and make sure everyone is available, there is nothing worse then booking your wedding only to find someone special is away on holiday and will miss your big day.
If you book a wedding venue that does not arrange your catering needs or is simply a hall hire, consider the costs of what else you may need to make it a perfect venue, food, drinks, crockery & cutlery, decorations, DJ, service staff – they all add up. Spend time working out your figures and decide what suits your wedding budget.
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