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PENANG, Malaysia, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A Malaysian veterinarian and her three children have received a clean bill of health after tests for bird flu, leaving no suspected human cases of the deadly virus after an outbreak among poultry, the government said on Monday.
The World Health Organisation, warning that the virus that has killed 27 people in Asia this year will take years to conquer in the region, has called for more cooperation between agencies and governments.
Malaysia hopes the slaughter of more than 350 birds in a small village near the Thai border will allow it to declare itself free of bird flu after a three-week quarantine.
Seven people taken to hospital for checks after Malaysia found two chickens infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus had now been cleared, officials said.
"I must emphasise that until now only chickens have been found with avian flu. No humans are infected," Health Minister Chua Soi Lek told reporters in Penang.
A teenage girl and her mother from the village at the centre of the outbreak, along with a veterinary worker called to the scene, were discharged from hospital on Sunday.
The veterinarian and her three young children, from another part of the same northern state of Kelantan, had also been given a clean bill of health, Chua said.
The WHO fears bird flu has become endemic and more outbreaks are possible as migratory birds head south before the northern winter.
China said it had tested more than 11 million pigs and found no evidence any were carrying the deadly strain of bird flu. Pigs had been found last year to be infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, a Chinese scientist said last week.
Scientists fear human and bird flu viruses could mix in pigs and form a strain more easily transmittable to humans.
Vietnam has reported 19 deaths from bird flu while there have been eight deaths in Thailand, from where Malaysian officials fear it may have crossed the border in the droppings of birds.
WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, Shigeru Omi, said more coordination was needed in what was expected to be a long fight against the disease over several years.
"This battle against avian flu will be a long battle. We cannot finish it this year," Omi told reporters.
"In spite of efforts made by the government of Malaysia and elsewhere we have to assume that this kind of thing will pop up again anywhere, not only in Malaysia but in other parts of this region."
"Out of Stock" signs adorned empty egg shelves at some supermarkets in Singapore, which has banned Malaysian poultry until the outbreak is over.
Singapore is Malaysia's main export destination for poultry, and farmers say the loss of a market that had taken 2 million eggs and 120,000 live chickens a day will cost them up to $790,000 a day.
Egg prices have risen 30 U.S. cents per pack of 10 in some supermarkets where they are still available. One major chain is rationing shoppers to two packets, and only if they do other shopping there.
Frozen chicken prices have risen, hitting hawkers who usually charge less than US$2 for a plate of Chinese chicken rice.
At some produce markets, poultry stalls closed early with chicken so scarce and business so bad some stall holders worried about paying their bills.
"We close early since there is really not much to sell," said Ong Keng Wee, a stallholder. "If the situation continues, we may have to take a break and see how it goes but paying the rent will be a problem." (Additional reporting by Fayen Wong in SINGAPORE)
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia pledged honesty as it scrambled to contain an outbreak of bird flu that has killed 27 people in Asia this year, with poultry producers facing big losses and their stock prices dropping.
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government would reveal all facts about the outbreak in a transparent manner following confusion over an apparent attempt to muzzle the local press.
"That is the cabinet directive to prevent any confusion arising over the bird flu outbreak, so no one can suspect us of covering up any negative developments on the disease," Najib was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.
On Wednesday night, Bernama carried an "urgent note to editors" saying that "the Prime Minister's Department has directed the media not to use any story relating to the so-called bird flu in the country."
But on Thursday afternoon the agency carried a brief report saying Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's department had issued a statement denying having made such a directive.
Secrecy has been a recurring problem in the fight against bird flu in Asia, with neighbouring Thailand coming under fire for allegedly covering up both its initial outbreak in January and the recent flare-up of the disease.
The northern Malaysian village where the H5N1 strain of avian flu broke out Wednesday was under tight quarantine Friday after hundreds of birds were gassed, while veterinary officials fanned out around the country to test birds at farms and commercial ventures.
Producers who supplied 130,000 live chickens, 20,000 ducks and millions of eggs a day to neighbouring Singapore had already lost millions of ringgit (dollars) since the city state banned imports Wednesday, industry sources said.
"Singapore is a very important buyer, their ban on our poultry is already causing a big loss for our farmers," Azrul Azwar, senior economist at MIDF Bhd, told AFP.
"So far Singapore and Japan have banned our poultry exports. The impact on the industry will be greater if other importing countries jump onto the bandwagon."
A spokesman for the industry in southern Johor state, which borders Singapore, said if the export ban lasted for three months 50 percent of the workforce would have to be laid off and if the problem was not resolved in six months "the entire industry in Johor would be wiped out".
Farmers have been advised to sell their cancelled consignments locally while all 2,500 farms nationwide had been told to reduce production of live chickens, said Abdul Rahman Mohamad Saleh of the Federation of Livestock Farmers' Associations of Malaysia.
The ban on exports is expected to slash prices locally as excess stock hits the market, with farmers having no choice but to lower the 3.30 ringgit (86 US cents) price of live chicken, Rahman said. Culling of excess livestock would be considered as a last option, he said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no risk of infection through eating poultry as long as it is well cooked, as the virus would die at over 70 degrees celsius.
People who have died from the disease -- 19 in Vietnam and eight in Thailand this year -- are believed to have been directly exposed to sick birds.
The WHO has warned, however, that the new human infections confirm the continuing ability of the virus to transmit to people from poultry and the risk of avian and human viruses mingling and developing into a pandemic strain.
Almost 200 million birds have died or been culled because of the virus that spread rapidly through Asia this year and new outbreaks have shown the crisis is far from over, United Nations (news - web sites) officials told a meeting in the Thai capital last month.
A woman and two children in Vietnam became the latest human victims earlier this month, marking an apparent resurgence of the virus since the last previous death on March 15.
China announced Friday it had made the first ever discovery of the deadly strain of bird flu in pigs, a development that could have ominous implications for efforts to restrict the disease's spread to humans.
Scientists discovered the lethal H5N1 virus in pigs tested in 2003 and again in others this year, China National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory official Chen Hualan told journalists.
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Hey guys, im Dope Shohi and this is my Lissandra jungle guide for you.
I love taking a champion and playing him on a complete other role (usually as jungler) then the rest does. Well i love it if it works (or if its broken as f***)
So i thought "Hm there must be a champ with insane CC which noone plays in the jungle".
I ended up with lissa, this is my guide and let me know weither u like or dislike it :)
Pros And Cons
+ AoE root!!! Ring of Frost
+ Mobile champion Glacial Path
+ Tons Of CC
- Slow: Ice Shard
- Root: Ring of Frost
- Stun: Frozen Tomb
+ Very strong in teamfights
- Mana hungry
- early game jungle is hard -> u need some extra pots sometimes
- She will bury the world in ice :(
- Start Frog; u will need the mana from blue buff
- Frog > Blue > Red recall; get Ranger's Trailblazer asap, for faster jungle clear, more sustain, easier jungle in general
- Gank if possilble or keep farmin
- Always fight next to the reset point, the point where the mobs turn around and go back; but be beware of the total reset when you cant bait them back. Needs a bit practise but it will make u lose ways less health
- If u fight vs meelee monster you can avoid a lot of damage: Use your Glacial Path to damage them, and jump at your claw as soon as it will bring u to the other side of the wall around the mob. Now they will run the whole way around to attack you. You are range and able to attack them the whole time. This is very usefull.
- Always remember to move out of the mob's attack range after u rooted them with Ring of Frost, making it unable for them to get damage on you.
- Since you are caster and do a lot of AoE (well actually u do only aoe damage :D) smiting the frog for poison buff is always more worth then smiting the golems for the stun buff.
If u just started practise jungle at all here are the smite buffs for you
Frog/Gromp: Your AAs and abilities do magic dot as they hit an enemy.
Blue: U get some mana.
Wolfes: A little orb will patrol in your jungle sharin his vision with u.
Wraithts/Razorbeaks: Oracles Effect: U will reveal enemy traps and wards next to u.
Red: U get some hp.
Golems: Every 5th AA will stun the target
U will definetly need this fpr jungling with lissandra oherwise you wont be able to cuz u loys lots of hp. So if u never heard about this point u have to read the following.
The reset point is the point where the monster will lose the aggro on, they will turn around and run back to their spawning position. If u keep harrassing them they will turn around again, in order to attack u again. U have to do this because if they run to far away from you they will heal up very fast. So as soon as they run to u again go back and trigger their next reset.
BUT: Remeber u cant to this many times, because (i think its the 4.th) reset will be a total reset which means they will go straight back to their spwning point. They wont give a **** about your harrass and keep going back while healing up very fast.
I think i should say that this build is meant for playing fun games or just brakin the meta. I would not recommend this is ranked games because the early game jungling is to hard and she is very blue dependent.
Nevertheless i want to thank you for reading my guide and hope you liked it.
Pls let a vote or comment about your thoughts <3
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if you do the same exercises as everyone else, you'll get the same results. Look around - is that what you want? I didn't think so.
Try this explosive move every morning to activate the maximum number and length of muscle fibers in the least amount of time. Challenge yourself today to do the entire move once, then see how your stamina improves.
Starting Position
Start in the fully rolled back position with toes touching the ground. Extend your head backwards so your neck is as long as possible - you should feel no tension in your throat.
This gives you an eccentric contraction and maximal lengthening of the gluteal fibers. You will see much better results in terms of muscle definition by maximizing the length of muscle fiber that is active when you enter the concentric contraction phase.
2-foot Getup
Kick up into the air and in one quick, explosive move tuck your heels under your butt and throw your arms and core forward. Activate your core muscles as you press your heels hard into the ground and stand up. As you get stronger you will be able to execute this move in a slower, more fluid, fashion. If you fall backwards, just tuck into the full rollback and try again until you get it.
Jumping Getup
The jumping getup adds stimulation of the fast-twitch gluteal and hamstring fibers. Stay tucked tightly as you roll up. When your feet are flat on the ground under your butt, explode upwards using your core muscle and your gluteal fibers simultaneously. When you are airborne, powerfully engage your hamstrings to tuck your heels to your butt when you reach the apex of your jump.
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When you roll up, stay tightly tucked and rest your elbows on your knees. Continue rolling your body weight forward into crow balance and gradually lift your feet into the air. Always be prepared to tuck your chin to your chest and tumble forward to land on your upper back if you fall. You will quickly gain the strength to freeze in mid air, in full extension.
One-foot Getup
The one-foot getup introduces the side-to-side wobble that stimulates the lateral gluteal fibers giving you definition of the side concavity that hyper-defines the butt cheek. This is where most standard squats fall short because they are linear, core-stabilized, mid-range moves. This getup not only goes through the full range of the gluteal fibers but also engages the side fibers that stabilize the femur to the pelvis.
As you kick up, tuck one foot tightly under your butt and powerfully press your flat foot into the ground as you shift your core weight forward. If you don't get it at first, roll back and try again.
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This is a powerful series of moves that activates a massive volume of muscle fiber, so start practicing each getup individually. When you can complete the series in one fluid motion, start adding one rep at a time. There is no need to exhaust yourself. The activation of all that muscle fiber will turbo-charge your metabolism and you will quickly notice gains in strength and definition in your upper body, lower body, and core, as well as an increase in overall stamina.
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So I live in Italy and I plan on living here for the next few years. I love the country, the food, the culture... the only thing that I can't get on board with is the men.
I know stereotypically Italian men are supposed to be the be all and end of of male sexiness. Italian stallion and whatnot. But I really can't see it. Yeah sure, I can see that certain men are attractive and that certain guys have a good personality and then you get the ones that have both. I can't get on board with the over the top texting, messaging, saying that they love you after one date, not getting the hint that you are NOT interested.
Like it's too much.
I can see why guys get turned off of needy girls. It's really not an attractive quality.
I was wondering if anyone else had this experience
Dating Italians?
So I live in Italy and I plan on living here for the next few years. I love the country, the food, the culture... the only thing that I can't get on board with is the men.
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Oh I'm not letting it drive me away, It's just so the opposite way that I am used to dating. It's too much. Hahaa. Like I went on one date and I didn't reciprocate anything because I totally wasn't feeling it. He shouldn't still be texting me 3 weeks later. I am not playing hard to get. I am not interested. Haha
lmfao!! Some guys will shamelessly keep trying. The boys are indulged growing up so I guess they learn that if they keep asking for something from a woman they'll get it eventually.
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This paper improves the analysis of the role of financial frictions in the transmission of monetary policy and in business cycle fluctuations, by focusing on an additional channel working through bank capital. Detailing a dynamic general equilibrium model, in which households require a (countercyclical) liquidity premium to hold bank capital, we find that, together with the financial accelerator, the introduction of regulatory bank capital significantly amplifies monetary shocks through a liquidity premium effect on the external finance premium faced by firms. This amplification effect is larger under Basel II than under Basel I regulatory rules. Indeed, introducing bank capital enhances the role of financial frictions in the propagation of shocks, in line with arguments in related literature.
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With two older brothers on the team and his dad on the coaching staff, it was expected BYU would be tough to beat for Provo (Utah) Timpview lineman Matt Reynolds. As expected, Reynolds announced for the Cougars earlier today.
"Yeah, he chose BYU over ASU," Reynolds mother said. "BYU is close to home for him and it didn't hurt that Lance (Matt's dad) is the line coach there. Can you imagine if he went anywhere else."
Reynolds, 6-6, 270 pounds is a dominant player who earned Student Sports sophomore and junior All-American honors the past two seasons. He could play on either side if the ball but we love his upside on the offensive line.
Reynolds only visits were to BYU and ASU although he had offers from schools all over the country. Still several schools backed off recruiting the lineman thinking it was a waste of time since he had so many family connections at BYU.
Along with his father, his older brother Lance Jr. and Dallas are also on the Cougar squad. Reynolds also has a younger brother, Houston, who is a current sophomore lineman at Timview and is already 6-1, 270 pounds.


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At the Second Edition of African Business Connect Eastern and Southern Africa, the acting Head of Promotion, Investment and Facilitation Department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Winifred Kabega Ngangure, said Morocco's investment in Rwanda is worth $100 million, related to 23 agreements signed in October 2016.
Among others, the Moroccan OCP group, the largest producer of phosphates, will start manufacturing industrial fertilizers in June this year in Kigali; COPA Pharma will set up shop at the Kigali Special Economic Zone and Moroccan Construction Company will soon start an affordable housing project.
Ngangure also highlighted investment opportunities in Rwanda, and said that the Moroccan companies were welcome to explore the Rwandan Partners' Village which was created out of the desire to bring together Rwandan institutional partners of Maroc Export and Bank of Africa Rwanda.
The Village provides an information desk to enable Moroccan companies to gain insights on the Rwandan business environment and sectors, among others.
Ngangure said that Rwanda's priority sectors for investment include manufacturing, textiles and cotton, and affordable housing (real estate).
RDB's Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel Hategeka, specified that the cooperation between Morocco and Rwanda covers fields like the metal industry, banking, construction and real estate, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, and energy.
During the conference, it was noted that intra-African trade is still very low at 17%, yet the continent has the world's highest average growth rate of between 5% and 6%.
"Trade between Africa and Europe is two times as high as the intra-African trade at 42%, while trade between Africa and Asia stands at 60%", observed Zahra Maafiri, the general manager of Maroc Export.
She added, however, that there many opportunities for Africa to boost its continental trade given the right conditions.
Maafiri has told the over 400 delegates that branding of messages contributes 15% towards attracting investment into the continent, while more also needs to be done to increase the global confidence in African markets.
She said that Maroc Export has for instance adopted the "Made in Africa" slogan alongside several integrated strategies among companies.
Mohammed Benayad, the Secretary General at the Department of Foreign Trade in the Moroccan Ministry of Investment, Trade and Digital Economy said that the increased development cooperation between Rwanda and his country is driven by the Heads of State King Mohammed VI and President Paul Kagame.
"The mission of this edition of the African Business Connect is to give more prominence to Morocco and integrate the Moroccan economy into the African economy, and leverage the business opportunities which are abundant in Rwanda," Benayad said.
On April 5 and April 7, similar conferences will be held at Dar es Salam (Tanzania) and Antananarivo (Madagascar).


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Diecast #131: Star Wars Battlefront, Far Cry Primal, Psychonauts 2
on Dec 7, 2015
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Hosts: Josh, Shamus, Campster. Episode edited by Rachel.
This week there won't be any Spoiler Warning. But! You get a longer-than-usual Diecast, and if we're all really good maybe Josh will upload last week's hangout to YouTube.
This month is likely to be spotty, in terms of podcasts and videos. It's hard enough to get all five of us together at the same time on a normal week, and now it's the silly season. Everyone has a party to go to. Or get ready for. Or recover from. So I don't know what we'll be getting, content-wise.
Show notes:
00:01:00 Star Wars Battlefront
00:20:40 Far Cry Primal
Link (YouTube)
Having watched the trailer, I gotta say this looks a lot more interesting to me than anything previously appearing under the Far Cry label. My only misgiving is that it's an Ubisoft game, which means tedious repetition. And also Uplay. Ew.
00:32:31 Before
00:33:33 Psychonauts 2 and fig
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Huh. The re-release of Psychonauts sold double the copies of the original run? Where are the idiots who couldn't be bothered to give permission to re-release No One Lives Forever? They need to see this. Jerks.
00::54:12 MAILTIME – Screen resolution.
Dear Diecasters
How important is screen resolution for games, in terms of how things look versus the performance costs? Are we going to hit a point where resolutions stop increasing, or it's not worth designing games to work well with higher resolutions any time soon?
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Dear Diecast,
Today I was talking to Horror Games and her cousin Spooky Games at lunch ingestion period, and she mentioned that some of you people are good at dealing with being around them. Personally I can't be around Horror or even Spooky for more than a short while before my nerves give out. I really like them, and want to freak out less when we spend time together. What's the secret(s)?
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Socially Awkward Mom
"You know, when I first met you, Vanessa, I couldn't tell if you were just really shy or snooty," my newest friend finally confides to me. Many friends throughout the years have shared this with me as soon as they felt close enough to me to be able to do so.
I know this. Boy, have I continually been working on this. I just wish they knew how terribly hard it is for me. If they understood the tightness I get in my throat when I just have to look someone in the eye and shake their hand for the first…or even second…or even thrid time. If they knew how, in high school, for me to even murmur, "Here," during roll-call caused my heart to beat and my hands to become clammy. How I might be eligible to be in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for the most awkward social introductions ever. When I get nervous, I can't even remember what town I am from, what I do for a living, or how many kids I have.
Although, you would be proud of me now if you had met me seven years ago. I was a thousand more times as severe. It has taken a lot of other people and myself placing me outside my comfort zone, FORCING me to become well….socially normal.
It is still bad, though, and the thing that I realized this week- it's affecting my girls.
Abby is almost 3 1/2, and already things are to the point where if I'm not in "the" playgroup club or even in "a" playgroup club, I'm out. I'm out, and it already puts my babies socially behind. Last week, at the first dance class of the year in our new studio, all of the mothers seemed to know eachother from the previous year. They started planning lunch dates, planning trips to take the girls to see a play, and signing up together for additional dance classes.
As all the mothers left, I realized Abby was the only one not invited along with the other girls. And I had only myself to blame.
How long till she will realize this? That her socially inept mother is holding her back?
That night I let her stay up late, and filled her cute belly with cookies just "for fun" (I claimed). Little did she know, the special treat was because I felt horribly guilty.
So here we go. Time to stop being "snooty" or "shy" or just "socially awkward."
Today, I will walk over to my neighbor's door, ask to come to play group and make a good first impression.
Next week at dance class, I will try my darndish to break through that mother/daughter group.
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Introduction to the Botswana National Library Service
The Botswana National Library Service (BNLS) was established in September 1967 by an Act of Parliament (National Library Service Act No. 29, 1967). The main objectives of the department are to make the library service accessible to all members of the community for the purpose of education, culture, recreation, research and information, and to provide a professional advisory service to government, private organizations and other institutions interested in the development of library services. The service was officially instituted in April 1968. The Department is headed by a Director, who reports to the Permanent Secretary (through the Deputy Permanent Secretary) of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs. There is also the National Library Service Board, which is charged with the responsibility of advising the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs on matters related to the provision of library services in the country.
The Director of the National Library Service is Secretary to the Board. At present, BNLS has nine divisions which are headed by Principal Librarians and Senior Librarians, with the exception of administration division which is headed by the Chief Executive Officer. The divisions are as follows:
Department Management Division **** Chief Executive Officer
National Reference and Special Libraries Division ****Deputy Director (Chief Librarian)
Public Libraries Division **** Principal Librarian
Educational Libraries Division **** Principal Librarian
Bibliographic Support Services Division **** Principal Librarian
Research and Publications Division **** Principal Librarian
Training Division **** Senior Librarian
Marketing Division **** Senior Librarian
Computer Services Division **** Senior Librarian
BNLS, like any other government department, is financed from the public funds generated from public taxes and other means. Section 9 of the National Library Service states, 'There is hereby established a Fund to be known as the National Library Service Fund, which shall be administered by the Permanent Secretary and which shall be used for carrying out such functions as may be conferred on the Minister by the Act'.
It goes on to say that the fund shall consist of: Such moneys as may be appropriate by law for the purposes of the National Library Service; Any moneys which may accrue to it by virtue of any regulations made under the provisions of section 11 or by reasons of any charge reasonably made for services performed by the National Library Service; Gifts, grants and bequests derived from any public or private sources;
provided that the Minister may decline to accept any gift, grant or bequest which is made subject to conditions which, in the opinion of the Minister are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or the general spirit in which it is administered.
This Act sets the foundation upon which library funds may be based, regardless of whether they are locally or externally generated. BNLS depends largely on government funds, but because, in most cases, the share of such funds is limited it cannot meet the full requirements of the service. The amount of funds made available is influenced mostly by the state of the national economy and the number of government functions that require funding. The government tries its best to distribute the resources equitably, but not all the services get what they request. There are priorities, and BNLS does not fall among the priority services. The development budget for the development projects of BNLS has in the past been dominated by finance from donor agencies.
The projects are geared towards rural areas because that is where most of Botswana's population live. The rural areas have limited or no essential social services and, as a result, government has given rural development a high priority; this is also an area which some external agencies are interested in funding. The public library system in Botswana is characterized by the pressing demands from the public for a library service. Communities show that they are aware of the benefits of reading. Gone are the days when the government, through its officials, would determine which would be the next village/community qualifying to benefit from the provision of a library service. Today such a task is difficult to perform because most communities are demanding a library service of some sort, but the department is quite incapable of meeting the demands out of the limited funds available to it from the government.
Present position of the public library service
Under the provision of the BNLS Act, the Botswana National Library Service is expected to provide an efficient library service throughout the country, to promote a reading culture among the general public, and to cater for the information needs of Botswana. The different types of library services are provided through the nine functional divisions all reporting to the Director.
The department has a total of about 140 staff, 95 females and 45 males. There are ten senior management positions: the heads of the nine divisions plus the Director. On the whole, the library services that have been developed over the years have benefited a large number of Batswana. The services have been extended to more areas in the country and many people are aware of the nearest library services in their area. This fact was proved by the 1994 survey on User Information Needs of Communities served by Public Libraries which showed that both users and non-users of libraries were aware of library facilities that existed in their villages or towns.
The increase in literacy levels and the need to retain the literacy skills acquired through literacy classes have created an awareness within communities themselves of the need to sustain a general reading culture through the means of BNLS library provision. However, the growth and expansion of the library service can never be discussed without identifying problems encountered in the various areas of the service. Such problems may be summarized as follows:
There is a chronic shortage of manpower. The demand for manpower capable of providing professional information services has outgrown the rate at which training is being carried out at the University of Botswana. Such a situation is most hard on the Village Reading Rooms as they are run by untrained staff.
Inadequate space and information resources in public libraries and village reading rooms.
This situation continues to affect the service and the general culture of reading in the country. There is need to help communities to construct proper building structures to be used as village reading rooms.
Inadequate hours of service
Due to shortage of staff, opening hours are either too short or inconvenient for the general reader. Computerization of services This is a new project funded by the Botswana Government and like other projects it needs adequate financial support and skilled manpower.
Ways in which library services in Botswana could be developed
BNLS operates from limited government funds, and it is for this reason that every effort should be made to consolidate the service to ensure sustainable development. For such consolidation, co-ordination and co-operation with other stakeholders are of vital importance.
Although donor agencies like the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) have withdrawn their financial aid from BNLS, there remains a need for external funders to help the Government of Botswana to develop the library service in the country. This includes support to such projects as the new Unit for Service for People with Disabilities. Country Reports – Botswana In the area of library provision in rural areas, communities are charged with responsibility for providing the building structures for village reading rooms from which such a service would be provided. There is quite a pressing demand for a library service from the public as can be seen by the initiatives that communities themselves are taking by erecting buildings from which a library service can be provided. Sometimes communities start a library service through book donations of some kind. The need for financial aid is necessary to meet the pressing demands from the public.
Such demands outweigh the rate at which BNLS is able to provide information materials, furniture and equipment and staff (trained), as is the arrangement. Donor assistance would therefore help communities put up proper building structures for the library service and also help BNLS to provide materials and staff at a rate which can satisfy the demands from the public.
Concluding remarks
Public libraries in Botswana are striving to provide a library service which satisfies the information needs of different communities/individuals. Provision of such a library service is through public libraries, village reading rooms, mobile libraries and a book box service. The service is funded by the Botswana government and, as indicated in this report, with a history of being financially supported by donor agencies. Though such donor agencies (like Sida) have pulled out because it was felt that government now has the capacity to sustain the already established projects/services, there is still need to be financially aided, more especially in the area of reaching out to the rural communities.
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We hope to reach both new and existing audiences of Alabama youth, and to strengthen ACES 4-H leadership in educational Outdoor Recreation and Stewardship activities!
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Although there were other watches that Patek debuted at Baselworld a couple months ago that got more attention (like the platinum 5905 Annual Calendar chrono, this Calatrava Reference 5227G-010, and this platinum 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph), this piece is a great addition to the Nautilus lineup that should not be overlooked. It looks absolutely gorgeous with its chocolate dial surrounded by rose gold case and bracelet. Like other Nautilus models, this one has Patek's Caliber 324 S C. Price on the Patek Nautilus 5711/1R-001 seen here is $51,000 USD.
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After a loss to the league's worst Bobcats, the Raptors got a much needed win tonight. Toronto took down the Detroit Pistons 103-93 and did enough on both ends of the court to take the victory.
Andrea Bargnani and Linas Kleiza were both inactive. There hasn't been any reported progress on Bargnani, while Kleiza is day to day with a sore ankle.
Let's get to the report card:
Offence- A
Very solid offence from a team that has lacked offensive spark all season. DeMar DeRozan lead the way with 23 points. Six Raptors ended with double figures and the offence was spread like butter.
Jose Calderon sparkled with 15 assists and just 1 turnover.
Not much to complain about here.
Defence- B-
James Johnson, Amir Johnson, and Aaron Gray combined for 7 blocks, and the team was fairly solid defensively.
The team started to collapse defensively in the fourth quarter. Fortunately, it was too little too late. Also, Greg Monroe was unstoppable with 30 points.
Rebounding- A
The Raptors man-handled the Pistons on the boards, out-rebounding them 47-37. Aaron Gray lead the way with 12 rebounds.
Greg Monroe grabbed 14 off the glass, and the Raps couldn't seem to box him out.
Overall, this was a great win heading into the all-star break. Hopefully Andrea Bargnani can return after the break and the Raptors can continue to set a positive culture offensively going forward.
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Almost 80% of patients with treatment-refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) had objective responses following treatment with KTE-C19, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy targeting CD19, according findings from the phase II ZUMA-1 study reported at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting.
Almost half of the patients achieved complete responses (CR; 52%), which tended to occur rapidly, usually by the first assessment of tumor response. In a subgroup of 62 patients followed for 3 months, 39% still had a CR. The KTE-C19 CAR T-cell therapy demonstrated high-level activity against diffuse B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), and transformed follicular lymphoma (TFL).
Responses, including complete responses, were observed in patients who had progressed after autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) and patients whose disease had demonstrated refractoriness to two or more previous lines of therapy.
"This is the first pivotal, multicenter study of anti-CD19 CAR T cells in refractory, aggressive NHL. The trial had a 99% manufacturing success rate associated with a 17-day turnaround time," said Sattva S. Neelapu, MD, associate professor of lymphoma/myeloma at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Grade ≥3 adverse events were primarily hematologic, including neutropenia in two-thirds of patients. Cytokine release syndrome and neurologic events of grade ≥3 in severity occurred in 13% and 29% of patients, respectively, but were generally reversible, he said. Three patients died during treatment, including two deaths that were treatment related.
"Adverse event management was effectively implemented across 22 sites, most of which had no prior CAR T-cell therapy experience," Neelapu noted.
A recent meta-analysis that included 635 patients with refractory DLBCL showed an objective response rate of 26%, CRs in 8%, and median overall survival of 6.6 months, suggesting a very poor prognosis and setting the bar for historical comparisons (ASCO 2016; abstract 7516).
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The need for new, novel, and more effective approaches to treat aggressive, refractory DLBCL provided impetus to develop and evaluate CAR T-cell therapy. The KTE-C19 construct consists of an extracellular domain containing the FMC63 single chain variable fragment, which recognizes and targets the CD19 antigen on the surface of tumor cells, and the intracellular CD28 and C3-zeta domains to avoid activation of hidden signals to the T-cells
KTE-C19 was evaluated in the multicenter phase I/II ZUMA-1 study involving patients with treatment-refractory NHL, including DLBCL, PMBCL, and TFL. The phase I component of the trial demonstrated ongoing complete responses in 43% of patients at 12 months (
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At the 1-month follow-up, 71% of the patients had achieved objective responses, including CRs in 38% of patients. The overall experience included a 68% response rate in patients with DLBCL and CRs in 33%. The PMBCL/TFL subgroup had an 80% overall response rate, including CRs in 52%.
Among 62 patients followed for at least 3 months, the objective response rate was 79%, and 52% of the patients had CRs. The group comprised 51 patients with DLBCL (76% overall response; 47%, CRs) and 11 with PMBCL/TFL (91% overall response; 73% CRs). Neelapu said CAR T-cell expansion was associated with both ongoing CRs (
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So, Black Swan is a dark but wonderfull movie about classical dance. Nina (Natalie Portman) is a dancer of the New York City Ballet's troop. The director of the troop (Vincent Cassel) wants to play Tha Swan Lake.He must find a dancer who can play the white swan queen but also the black swan. He choose Nina.This movie is about jealousy and schizophrenia. It's a very hard film. I saw it with my grandmother and I must tell you : don't bring yours.
Natalie Portman as the white swan
Some moments are trash but Natalie Portman is just perfect, her performance is magical.
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Almond Pistachio Muffins
I dream of these mini-muffins with a hot cup of coffee!
We fell in love with the Pistachio Muffins at a nearby market so I went on the search for a recipe. I couldn't find any recipes for pistachio muffins that were the muffins we loved, so I came up with this one. I added a glaze and everyone loves them!
2/3 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 packages pistachio instant pudding mix
2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons milk or cream (add more if too thick)
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin pan. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pudding mix and salt. In electric mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and almond extract and beat until smooth. Gradually add dry ingredients and buttermilk, alternating, starting and ending with dry mixture. Blend well. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups. Top with chopped pistachio nuts. Bake 25 minutes or until edges are brown and top pops back when you touch it.
While the muffins bake, combine glaze ingredients and stir until smooth.
Cool muffins in pan 5 minutes then top with glaze before removing to cooling racks.


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Wednesday Hangover + Show Highlights
Breaking news, Talla has woke up with yet another hangover..
..and this is what we've got going on in the Big Brother house… chess, chess and chess..
Emmett teaching Talla how to play chess..
Talla asks if this is suppose to be stressful, because she's stressed.. they're all trying to explain the game to her..
10:25am Talla farts and clears the room.. she heads downstairs to check on her eggs [just what she needs..]
Talla to herself, "omg that was so gross, I am a vile individual"..
10:26am Now it's time for MORE chess…
Gary to everyone, "this is the worst game, with all you mother fu-kers talking"
10:34am Talla to herself, "omg I was so drunk last night.. yes, I'm talking to myself, fun, but I feel good"..
11:17am Talk is about tattoos and who wants to get one..Andrew says, he and his brother thought about it, but today the hipsters have tattoos that have no meaning, they just get one to get one..
Talla what's a hipster?
Gary I'm a hipster… in his next sentence Gary says "a real hipster never says they're a hipster"..
11:30pm Andrew and Jillian playing chess, while Gary talks over them, just like he was complaining about earlier..
Gary's rapping.. add wanting to be a DJ to Gary's wish list of jobs he'd like to do..
Finally Emmett calls Gary on his complaining and wanting silence during his chess game and now he's going on with his made up rap song..
Jillian wins that round of chess with Andrew..
..Talla wants to play and no one wants to play with her, she gets pissed.. Jillian says, Emmett, "play with her cause shes little"..
Emmett must have the patients of a saint because he gives in and plays chess with Talla.. I'm sure this game will take about 10 mins max..
1:32pm Just when you thought it couldn't get any more boring.. Talla's cleaning the oven.. she's mumbling, omg, I clean..
Andrew walks through the kitchen.. he stops and points out the "self-cleaning" on the oven.. Talla, OMG, hows it work.. Andrew, you push the button…
2:21pm Andrew and Emmett working out..
2:24pm Jillian asks Gary about what he did all night during his 24hr stay up all night task.. Gary says, "I literally walked around all night, cause if I sat down I fell asleep".. Jillian, like a zombie? Gary, yes.. Jill, are you worried that you didn't stay up for the whole 24 hrs? Gary, no, cause I believe in the power of glitter..
MANY fans would disagree that Gary stayed up for 24hrs, just as Gary said when he sat down HE FELL ASLEEP..
2:36pm It's raining outside, so Jillian and Talla are sitting on the stairs.. random conversations, makeup, friends..
Jillian's called to the DR and Gary joins Talla on the stairs.. random chatter..
2:50pm Talla is rambling about #5 (a guy she dated and may or may not date after the show)..
3:00pm Talla asks Jillian if she sees her and Emmett turning into something huge? Jill, I don't know about huge, but I definitely see dating him..
Talla to Jillian, "it's not easy being me".. [can we get an amen!]
3:07pm Jillian tells Talla she doesn't think Emmett would take her to final 2, Talla, your crazy right now.. Gary walks up and they start talking about Talla's #4 and #5 guys at home.. Gary says, were doing goodbye messages..
Jill, so this is over on May 2nd and we'll be home by May 10th? Gary and Tall say that's to many days..
Gary wonders if Liza is tweeting about them… [oh boy is she..] he thinks she is, along with Danielle, Suzette, he says, Kat wouldn't care..
Gary laughs and says Tom, no he won't tweet, he doesn't even know how..
Emmett joins them, they're talking about BB fans that say mean things on social media.. Jillian says, I'm sensitive, I don't want to read mean things, Gary and Talla agree.. Emmett says, don't delete comments, just leave them there because they will just add them again..
Emmett tells Gary he should just respond to mean comments by saying, "believe in the power of glitter" and drive them all crazy..
3:38pm Andrew and Jillian in the storage room.. I want it to be us 3 in the final 3.. Jill, I know..
3:50pm Gary is currently "Gerald the pimp daddy".. he's insinuating that Jillian is his prostitute..
Andrew asks how many friends Gary had on Facebook, Gary, I don't have Facebook, to much drama, people were stealing my photos and photo shopping stuff on them, I don't want the cyber bullying..
Jillian has walked away and Gary says, "all my friends are gorgeous!" Emmett says all the girls are gorgeous in Halifax, he says he can't wait to get out..
Gary tells Emmett, you just make sure you "wrap" that shit up so you don't have no bitches saying your my baby daddy..
4:07pm Emmett and Jillian head out to the hot tub..
Emmett quietly says, "you know I was just kidding right?".. Jill, I've said some things too.. Emmett, you don't even want to know what I was just saying in there" to Gary.. he tells Jill what he was saying about not being able to wait to get out to meet some girls..
They have both been planting little seeds here and there to the houseguests, so it seems that there is a rift between the two of them.. they plan to stage a little something tonight and Jill won't sleep in the HOH room, so that the other houseguests are left wondering..
Gary did Jillian's makeup and Emmett prefers less makeup, he likes her with very little makeup..
I cant get over how much Jillian actually looks like Sandra Bullock, especially today..
Gary made chicken wings for everyone.. it's now feeding time..
Talla just starts dishing them up with not much regard for those who haven't eaten any yet..
Andrew has wing sauce all over his face and hands..
Talla devouring the wings.. she has a pile of bones on her plate and goes back for more..
5:49pm Jillian is taking off her makeup and Emmett says, you look so much better right now with no makeup, you look healthy..
Wednesday Show Highlights.
Gary says, he's come back into the house for $100,000 glass of milk, meowww..
Emmett in DR, I'm connected to everyone in this house, I have no enemies and I need to keep it that way..
Andrew in DR, I've hitched my horse to the east coast alliance, so giddy-up..
After the nominations Emmett goes to Andrew to touch bases with him..
Emmett touches bases with Gary, Gary in the DR, Emmett wants to keep our alliance under wraps, I'm sick and tired of it, I want our alliance out in the open..
Talla in DR, Andrew your attitude is to negative, me positive!
Houseguests get their "special guest" letter at the front door.. Talla in DR, here's who I'd love to have come in the house.. Chilltown, Dan, Janelle, Britney, Evel Dick… Any of them…or all of them..
Talla finds the "WHO?" written on the ketchup on the kitchen counter, she jumps up and down, then says…"ohhh, I'm not cleaning that"..
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Dan Gheesling enters the Big Brother Canada house + Dan Hosts the POV Competition!
VIDEO: POV Competition "The Price of Veto"!
Now that Gary has won the POV, Talla realizes she better take some of Dan's advice.. and make a deal with Gary..
Meanwhile, Emmett is watching this all go down in the HOH room.. he has a talk with Jillian, explaining all the reasons why she needs to get even closer to Talla at this point..
During Dan's 24 hrs in the Big Brother House, he gave each houseguest a task to complete to earn their very own red bandana + Dan meets Marsha the Moose..
VIDEO: Dan's Red Bandana Tasks + He Meets Marsha the Moose!
Gary starts hearing talk around the house and wants answers from Emmett, he calls him to the have-not room.. Emmett assures him that nothing has changed, they are still going to final 2..
VIDEO: Dan Leaves the Big Brother Canada House + POV Ceremony!
The End..
Dan via Twitch..
Dan answers fans questions on Twitch after the show!
The bracelet Dan left for Emmett was from 1 competitor to another..
Dan, on who he thinks will win this game, Emmett's played a very solid game..
Who did he bond with the most, Emmett.. but Talla's fun, Andrew and I had the least in common..
Dan, #LOVESIT
Dan about Talla, if she could pull out a move and possibly get out Emmett, that's enough for a vote or two..
Dan about Jillian's best chance, Dan says against Talla..
Dan's favorite US houseguest is Janelle! She's a beast..
Wednesday Evening.
BREAKING GARY INJURED: Apparently while we were watching the show, Gary was washing a glass and it broke, he said he got a piece of glass in his eye and yelled for Emmett and Jillian to help.. Gary has been gone and is being seen by a doctor, whether he's being seen on site or has had to go to a hospital is unclear.. we know nothing at this point and BB has asked the houseguests not to talk about it..
VIDEO: Gary Breaks Glass and Gets Some in his Eye! [Video courtesy of OnlineBigBrother.com]
7:50pm Andrew and Emmett in the living room.. Emmett casually asks Andrew, how important would be winning 4 HOH's.. Andrew, I don't think they look at it that way.. Emmett, how would you look at it? [um Andrew, that's Emmett pretty much telling you, you're going home, did you not catch that?..]
Andrew rambles on about how he thinks it will go down…completely missing the point that Emmett just asked him how he would vote for Emmett or Jillian… ??????
8:20pm Jillian and Andrew in the kitchen while Emmett and Talla are outside chatting.. Andrew wants to know what Emmett has to say to Talla..
He's doing some ranting..
Jillian invites Andrew upstairs.. they chat, laugh, rant, laugh, chat… Andrew tells Jill, he loves this, wishes they had more chats like this, but Emmett was always nibbling on her neck..
8:35pm Guess who bounces into the HOH and plops in the middle of the bed… Talla.. she's happy as a bug in a rug.. which likely pisses Andrew off, so he says goodnight and heads to bed..
Emmett climbs in bed with Jillian and their new-found child Talla.. who is bouncing around in the middle of the two of them… Jill says, "Lala I want to punch you in the head right now"… Talla, "ahhhh, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me"..
8:54pm Andrew's tucked into his bed..on what is likely his last night in the Big Brother house..
Still no sign of Gary.. which can only mean, he likely had to be taken to the ER to thoroughly examine and tend to his eye injury..
Meanwhile in HOH, Jillian and Emmett have been studying… they put off staging their argument, because the argument was for Gary to see and he's not there..
Emmett kisses Jill and says, "I'll miss you".. she heads down to sleep in the main bedroom..
Jill comes back up, says Gary's not back yet.. BB: "Houseguests please stop talking about production"..that's not production???
9:59pm Jillian heads back downstairs to the main bedroom, climbs in bed, Emmett plans to come down in a few..
10:01pm Emmett goes downstairs.. Emmett to Jillian, I was only joking… Jiilian, you can only joke so many times until someone takes you seriously.. Emmett, says something else, then alright, see you in the morning..
10:11pm Camera 1 seconds before the feeds go HUSHED… Gary's back??? We wouldn't know if he's back since they cut the feeds..
Option. 1 Gary is back & they are keeping his come back for TV.. Option. 2 Gary can't come back & BB is explaining.. Option 3 See option 1 or ..
11:30pm Big Brother Canada went with OPTION 1 and HUSHED the feeds so they can save the footage of Gary's "come-back" for TV.. Feeds are back and Gary is asleep in the have-not room..


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By some accounts, the 2006 elections signaled a seismic shift in the political landscape for American Christians. Allies of the Christian right such as Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Representative John Hostettler of Indiana were ousted. Measures to ban same-sex marriage (Arizona) and require parental notification for teenage abortions (California) failed. And the winning candidate for governor in Ohio—a former Methodist minister who spoke openly of "Christian values," placed ads on Christian radio stations and garnered nearly half of the state's white evangelical vote—was a Democrat.
These results may have been confounding to political pundits. They would not be to Mark Toulouse. In his ambitious and provocative new book, Toulouse, a professor of American religious history at Brite Divinity School, sets out to explore the diversity of contemporary Christian roles in public life.
Whereas conventional wisdom holds that, at least politically, American Christians are largely divided into two camps, evangelical and mainline, Toulouse argues for the importance of a "muddled middle" that is "neither well defined nor well organized, and cannot properly be fully characterized as either liberal or conservative." The majority of American Christians are not "purebreds," he tells us, but hold a complex mix of beliefs and positions that defy easy categorization. As the 2006 elections revealed, there are mainline Christians who oppose gay rights and evangelicals who support stem cell research and vote Democratic. More than this, there are conservative Christians who do not believe that the church should have any role in defining the laws of the state, and mainliners who favor legislating morality. "The truth is that both mainline Protestantism and evangelicalism, as coherent movements, have pretty well disintegrated."
How, then, should we understand the public role of American Christians today? Toulouse argues that there have emerged four competing (and far from equally worthy) visions of what it means to be a Christian in the American political context.
Iconic faith is a blending of Christianity and American nationalism with "a purpose that is not primarily Christian." Individuals who hold this sort of faith use the symbols and trappings of Christianity and the American nation interchangeably. The Ten Commandments, the flag, school prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance are all treated as sacred, often equally so. Yet the primary objective of iconic faith is to promote nationalism, "not to underscore America's need to worship a God who cares about all people of the world." Many American Christians, Toulouse laments, are of this sort, employing Christian symbols to advance an unabashed and uncritical nationalistic agenda.
Priestly faith is characterized by an unwavering confidence in Christians' ability to identify the worth and weaknesses of the nation. This is not blind patriotism, since the "priest" perceives much that is wrong with America: sexual license, abortion, divorce, godlessness. Following the model of the prophets of the Old Testament, people of priestly faith believe that certain individuals have been chosen by God to pronounce the sins of the nation and to direct its people onto a righteous path. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, Toulouse tells us, fall into this group. Followers' confidence in the pronouncements of the leader is often unwavering because they believe the prophet's message is revealed directly to the leader by God. Like those characterized by iconic faith, these Christians understand their faith in nationalistic and, Toulouse believes, idolatrous terms. The goal is to cleanse America and to return the nation to its "Christian origins."
Augustine provides the inspiration for the third category, public Christians. Public Christians see the church as wholly distinct from the state and advocate that this separation be preserved. They fear that, as was the case with Augustine's City of Man, the state and its ways inevitably corrupt Christian ideals. Hence the church must tend to salvation, the state to the political order. As individual citizens, Christians certainly can become involved in the political order through voting, running for office and advocating particular positions. The church as an institution, however, "does not act publicly or politically except as a witness to the truths associated with faith." Toulouse believes that many American Christians are drawn to this model since it allows for an individualism consistent with American political principles, but he worries that it causes the church to abdicate one of its primary responsibilities: to be a critic of and a contributor to society.
The most vital and complex model of Christian citizenship for Toulouse is the public church. The public church is founded on "a deeply rooted belief that God acts in history and that Christian people ought to recognize transcendent purposes in history." The public church is suspicious not merely of the state (a defining trait of public Christians) but of itself. "When they are true to their theological beliefs, Christians who articulate this faith in the public arena include themselves among those who could be wrong and among those who are to be judged." The goal is not to impose a biblical ethic upon all but to respect the realities of American religious pluralism. The crucial characteristic of the public church orientation is that when Christians stand to speak in the public realm, they do not represent particular cultural or national identities, they do not speak as Republicans or Democrats, they do not even speak as Methodists or Baptists. Their goal is to "speak as Christians who believe in the meaning of the gospel."
Toulouse's categories are, no doubt, imperfect. At times, they seem to be drawn too obviously in order to lead the reader to the conclusion that the public church orientation is truest to Christianity. The labels themselves can be obscuring rather than clarifying. "Priestly faith" may suggest to some readers a Catholic link which is unintended; I found myself repeatedly confusing the terms "public Christian" and "public church," a distinction that is absolutely crucial to the argument.
But what is genuinely important about these four ways of understanding Christian citizenship, and about Toulouse's book in general, is that they break down the conventional categories that define the debate about Christian public life, and they ask us to examine Christian obligations and responsibilities anew. Iconic Christians—Christians who use Christian symbols uncritically and superficially to justify their political agendas—might well include (some) liberals fighting global warming as well as (some) conservatives defending the war in Iraq. Public Christians—Christians who refuse to participate fully in the state for fear that doing so will require moral and spiritual compromises—could range from evangelical homeschooling parents to disillusioned mainline pacifists. Similarly, Toulouse's favored category of "public church" Christians—Christians critically engaging the gospel to shape their public persons as a collective group—includes conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats. Examples discussed by Toulouse range from Jonathan Edwards to Martin Luther King.
Christians need to radically recast the contemporary dialogue about their public lives, Toulouse seems to be telling us. Instead of accepting the labels applied to them by secular political pundits, Christians need to explore crucial theological questions: How does one employ the gospel? Does one see the sin in oneself or only in others? Does one work toward the good of all people or just of Americans?
The change in thought that Toulouse is advocating is a simple but profound one. Christians must recognize that an active and engaged public church is a concept and a calling that is neither Republican nor Democratic, neither evangelical nor mainline, neither conservative nor liberal. It is Christian.
Compared even to the surprises of the 2006 elections, such a change in the political landscape would be seismic.


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Women's Original Dali Slipper is rated out of 5 by 26.
Rated 5 out of 5 by MissRacquel from What I wanted and more!! These shoes are just the cutest!! Casual, stylish and comfortable. They exceeded my expectations and I couldn't be more pleased. I will definitely purchase more. I found them true to size, I got my normal size which is a seven and they fit perfectly!!
Date published: 2017-06-02
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