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Lloyd-Jones: A Preacher's Preacher
One of the greatest preachers of the 20th century was Martyn Lloyd-Jones, pastor of Westminster Chapel, London for 29 years until his retirement in 1968. He died March 1, 1981. But his writing and preaching continue.
There is very little great preaching today. Most of us are too bent on being good communicators to be good preachers. We are too clever and too funny. Where is the preacher today whom most hearers would put into this category:
We are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:15-17)
What a gift, therefore, that The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recording Trust puts a free audio of one of MLJ's sermons up for us to hear every week. I think preachers need to hear this kind of preaching as a partial antidote to the relentless trivializing of preaching in our day.
Others will benefit too. When J. I. Packer first heard Lloyd-Jones he said that he had "never heard such preaching." It came to him "with the force of electric shock, bringing to at least one of his listeners more of a sense of God than any other man" he had known.
Thanks to Tony Ruston and his team for this ministry.

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What's the most accurate
predictor of a new Account Manager candidate's job potential?
Many people think it's an interview, one where they "get
a read" on the recruit's likelihood to fit into their
Nothing could be further from the truth. The typical job interview
– while the most widely used selection tool – is also
one of the least successful in predicting outcomes. In most studies,
interviews rank 5th in predicting performance, particularly with
sales rep candidates like Account Mangers.
Used correctly, however, as part of a disciplined selection approach,
an interview can be very telling. The first issue is FOCUS . . .
make sure your interviews are guided by the success profile you've
chosen for your sales rep position.
Territory Consultative Product Sales Rep:
Next, use a classic "coning approach" with questions
to obtain the information needed to assess the candidate against
specific profile elements. After the interview, individual assessment
scores can be summarized, and a determination made as to how to
move forward with your Account Manager candidate.
Click on the adjacent Interview Guide front page. This illustrates
how the Account Manager interview focuses on the six critical factors
of the job.
here to request a complete sample Territory Consultative Product
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…USUFRUCT. (Sorry, I grew up too Catholic to pronounce it that way! 😉 )
This is the Common Law principle on which is based the occasional English and successor Settler States (USA, Canada, Australia, I know for certain, maybe others) practice of deigning, that is to say condescending, to let Aboriginal Peoples in "their" countries retain (I say retain) certain rights with regard to their "former" territories and their tribesmembers. It's the theoretical basis of Reservations, remnant fishing / trapping / hunting / subsistence rights, regard for Tribes' Sovereignty (to attempt to put it into European terms), Native Treaties, Lands Held in Trust (including royalties [at 18th-century rates]…if only Uncle Sam can remember where he put them!), etc.
The alternative might well have had to be full military defeat, actually wiping out all our ancestors … genocide in its simplest, bloodiest sense — I'll say it — ala Hitler. And I deduce that conundrum is where the idea came from, IOW, Settler convenience, politics, occasional conscience. The earliest case I know of — though I'm no professional historian — where English courts upheld native legal status is only The Case of Tanistry in the early 1600s. Here the Irish lost by winning (300 years before they won by losing!): the court employed traditional Irish Brehon Law to cheat a rightful traditional clan chief of his chiefly lands in favor of English-Law inheritance previously unknown among traditional Irish … four-and-a-half centuries after first invading. My current point being, the English certainly have become experts at riding roughshod over Irish culture (which is why 1998's Good Friday Northern Ireland Peace Agreement was such a monumental reversal for them). I guess they didn't always enjoy how hard it was, and so decided to take a (slightly) less harsh approach in Quebec and North America beyond (to the frustration of the greedy and anti-Catholic eastern seaboard "Founding Fathers"), and Down Under. (In New Zealand, the Treaty of Waitangi is even considered technically part of the national constitution!)
Anyway, as Merriam Webster reminds us, a usufruct is Europeanly-considered technically only temporary — in our case, until the "death" of each Native Nation, envisaged by (unconstitutional) Blood Quantum laws, mandatory dispersion and exogamy, ethnic/racial cleansing, culturecide, divide-and-conquer, even leaving Tribes with the worst-quality land around on which to survive, as well as what I compare to illegal and unjust "constructive eviction" in attempting to claim a Native Community "abandoned" a temporarily-disused right or plot of land.* Conveniently, the U.S. has never recognized Mixed-Bloods as such, as Canada has in its Métis since just 1982, otherwise Native Nations might never die!
(*–The Settlers of Maryland Colony did this to my Nanticoke people. Once they interpreted an Abandonment Clause in a colonial treaty to mean temporarily going up the Susquehanna River for their traditional annual hunt relinquished one of their Reservations: But when they arrived to find one elderly man guarding the otherwise-empty village, they burned him alive in his home.)


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Transporter Room 3, Episode 26
Subscribe:Twenty-five years after Picard and the space cheerleader outfit made their debut, Season 1 of Next Gen launched their HD premiere in style by screening two episodes in movie theaters nationwide. Scott and our most popular (read: only) guest star, Jordan Hoffman, Trek'd (*dodges tomatoes*) to see how "Where No One Has Gone Before" and "Datalore" hold up in 1080p. Jordan joins us to discuss!
We also have the nerd equivalent to a 'Nam flashback, as we reflect on our tour of the most recent Comic-Con. Scott reveals a close encounter with an unexpected "7 of 9" cosplayer, while Phil blames Karl Urban's non-reveal of Star Trek 2 footage on Dr. McCoy doing a little too much LDS. (Reference!)
And of course we got another Red Shirt of the Week to eulogize! This time, we go outside the ranks of Starfleet to profile one of "Datalore's" many underage causalities at the snowflake-y hands of the Crystalline Entity!
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Dimentia To Go!
|Dimentia To Go!
Loonies leader Elmo telling "Jumbo" that he wants a new police Dementia limousine and to meet Dodo
|Elmo, Loonies
|Fruitbat, Downtown District, Anywhere City
Dimentia To Go!, or Getta Isetta! on the PlayStation version, is the fifth job in Grand Theft Auto 2 given to protagonist Claude Speed by Elmo of the Loonies. The mission is available from the yellow Loony phones in Fruitbat of the Downtown District, after the other yellow missions have been completed.
The cops have a new Dementia Limousine, and they're keeping it locked up in the Car Compound. Elmo wants it, so he hires Claude to get it for him. To get past the guard at the front, Claude gets the help of Lance, who distracts the guard while he slips in through the side. Speed then gets rid of the guard guarding the limo, blows the door lock, and escapes back to the Asylum.
Elmo: Hey, Jumbo, it's Elmo here. The Cops have a new Dementia Limousine in their Car Compound and I want it BAD. Meet my friend Dodo at the University - he will help you.
(Claude drives to Dodo's location and speaks with him)
Dodo: Hello, Elmo's special friend. I have arranged for a gun and some bombs to be left behind the Harman Hotel. I'd like to come but it's bath night.
(Claude drives to the Harman Hotel and takes the things left from Dodo's arrangement)
Elmo: The guard outside the Cop Car Compound is too nice to die. Get some wheels and meet Lance - he will distract the guard for $1,000 a pop.
(Claude drives to the docks and picks up Lance)
Lance: A thousand bucks! I'm all yours, big boy.
Elmo: Drop Lance outside the Cop Car Compound and leave the vehicle - Lance will need it.
(Claude drives Lance to the Car Compound)
Elmo: Get out of the vehicle, Jumbo, and wait to see if Lance does his stuff.
(Claude leaves the vehicle and stands aside. Both Lance and the guard get into the vehicle and drive off)
Elmo: Lance's filthy allure is working. Enter the Cop Car Compound and kill the other guard - I don't like him.
(Claude climbs the stairs and into the compound)
Elmo: Ssh! Don't let the guard see you!
Elmo: He's spotted you, Jumbo. This is going to make the job tough.
(Claude kills the guard)
Elmo: Use your Molotov Cocktail to blow up the door locks.
(Claude hurls a cocktail at the door lock and blows it up, effectively opening the door)
Elmo: Take that Dementia Limousine and put your foot to the floor!
Elmo: Okay, Jumbo, get the Limousine back to the Asylum - real cool, yeah!
(Claude escapes with the limo and gets it back to the Asylum garage)
Elmo: Ooh, Jumbo! I just LOVE this new Dementia Limousine! Here's $40,000 for being so thoughtful.
Completing the mission will give you $40,000.
Claude Speed (bottom) meeting Dodo, who informs him of a weapon and explosives left behind the Harman Hotel.
Claude Speed (top) meeting Lance (bottom).
Claude Speed killing a police officer prior to stealing the impounded Dementia Limousine.
Claude Speed about to deliver the Dementia Limousine to Elmo's garage.
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James Spahn posted an interesting article about character backgrounds on his site http://halflingsluck.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-white-box-one-sentence-background.html
In a nutshell, players write a one sentence background to help flesh out the character's background and motivation. This idea keeps it simple just as all character creation should be in games like White Box. It gives players an idea about their motivation and also gives the DM some guidance on how to rule on PC actions.
One thing I don't want is another rule or mechanic, and this idea does not do that. I like the open ended feel of it. If a player has a character whose background is farmer would have skills useful in certain situation. Another character who was a scribe may have a knack for doing something else. It doesn't have to be a discrete modifier, but it can certainly help the DM in ruling the outcome.
The idea of the one sentence background is not new. I have seen gaming tips on creating very brief descriptions, even one or two word descriptions for NPCs, villages, dungeon rooms, etc.
I the idea of keeping it simple and wonder to what extant other forum members use this concept?


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Nixon Appoints Paul Wilson to State Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon has named a former Cole County Circuit Court judge and assistant attorney general to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court.
Nixon on Monday announced his appointment of Paul C. Wilson to replace retiring Justice William Ray Price Jr.
Wilson is a member of the Columbia law firm Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor & Bacon. He served as assistant attorney general, then as deputy chief of staff for litigation, with the Missouri attorney general's office from 1996 to 2008.
Wilson graduated first in his class from University of Missouri School of Law in 1992 and is the son of late Cole County Associate Circuit Judge McCormick Wilson.
The Jefferson City native was one of three nominees forwarded to the governor by the Appellate Judicial Commission.


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From Laurie:
Other items:
Stessel on riders' top 10 complaints about Metro (WUSA)
MoCo, Metro battle over Silver Spring Transit Center (WTOP)
As a professional (and human being) in both Washington, D.C. and New York, I have abided by many rules and adhered to unspoken etiquette. A portion of the latter being: yield/hold doors for/give up your public transit seat to the elderly, parents with strollers or small children, and pregnant women.
You'd think that it would pay forward one day? Apparently, 50 percent of Metro riders need a refresher lesson from Miss Manners. It took quite a while for my now-seven months pregnant belly to look more than a post-Chipotle food baby, but the jig is up. I know I'm pregnant, you know I'm pregnant, I know you know I'm pregnant, and my stomach is actually heavy, so I can please have your seat?
I do my best to avoid crowded trains. I don't like being stuck in some guy's armpit on a normal day, so why subject my unborn child to inevitable elbowing? However, there are some days that you just gotta do it. Take the morning of May 1 for example. The Red Line was a mess due to a cracked rail, and there were no ghost trains running from Grosvenor, my home base. A woman (I'd put her in the 40-45 age bracket) standing on the platform right next to me, who very clearly looked at my belly (apparently no one has seen a pregnant person before, because everyone seems to stare at me), hightailed it onto the train and took the one empty seat. Really? Since I hadn't quite woken up yet, I chose not to call her out, so I silently hoped she would burn her tongue on a cup of coffee. Thankfully, a very nice gentleman immediately got up. I wanted to ask for his wife's phone number so I could tell her what a polite husband she has.
Those types are hard to find, however. On the afternoon of the 30th, after letting one Red Line train pass by, I boarded the second. The lone empty seat was taken by an elderly man (age tromps pregnancy in my book). However, there was a very willing and able man sitting in priority seating, pretending that I didn't exist. The woman next to him glared at him in horror, mumbled obscenities and two minutes later, told me to take her seat. In her honor, I loudly rustled my newspaper in his ear.
I'd like to thank the lady on an Orange Line train on Monday the 29th who told me that she remembers being pregnant on the train and would give up her seat in a heartbeat; and the guy on the Grosvenor-bound Red Line train on Thursday afternoon the 25th who looked around the train for a seat for me and body-blocked it until I got there.
For the chick who pushed her way in front of me to get on the escalator at Dupont Circle, and the guy on Orange Line who looked up from his book, saw my belly and then went back to reading…do you believe in karma?
I'm not pulling an entitlement card here. I've taken great care of myself, am in good shape, but my feet blow up like an allergic reaction gone wrong when on them for stretches of time. Think of last summer's 100+ degree weather plus walking around the National Mall all day with your family and thousands of your closest friends during the Cherry Blossom Festival. Unpleasant, right? Besides, you'd be upset if an able-bodied person ignored your standing 7 months pregnant wife/sister/best friend/daughter/cousin, wouldn't you? I'd do it for them.
Other items:
Stessel on riders' top 10 complaints about Metro (WUSA)
MoCo, Metro battle over Silver Spring Transit Center (WTOP)


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Until this October, nearly every time Matt Salhany stepped out of a hockey rink after practice or a game, it was time to put a jacket on. Winter weather in the Northeast isn't always pleasant, and …
Until this October, nearly every time Matt Salhany stepped out of a hockey rink after practice or a game, it was time to put a jacket on. Winter weather in the Northeast isn't always pleasant, and it's certainly not warm.
These days though, below the Mason-Dixon line in a state known for its college football much more than its college hockey, Salhany hasn't had to break out the jacket too often. Shorts and a t-shirt are much more common.
It's Alabama, after all.
"At the beginning of the year you'd get off the ice sweating, you'd shower up and you'd walk out to the outside and you'd be sweating again," Salhany, a Warwick native and former Hendricken hockey player, said on Wednesday afternoon. "It was unbelievable."
Such is life for hockey players at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the only Division I hockey program in the southern states. A former standout in Warwick, Salhany is now one of the key parts of one of college hockey's most unique programs.
A freshman, Salhany is UAH's leading scorer with 10 points. He's found an unlikely hockey home.
"It definitely feels more like home compared to the first couple weeks down here," Salhany said. "It was a culture shock for sure."
And why wouldn't it be? The state, the lifestyle and program are a deviation from just about everything Salhany knew prior to stepping foot in Huntsville. A star at Hendricken for three years from 2008-10, he went to Tabor Academy in Massachusetts for two years before hooking up with the Boston Bandits of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, considered to be the top junior hockey league in the Northeast.
Salhany starred there as well, serving as the Bandits top-scorer from his forward position and drawing the interest of numerous Division I schools. Places like Providence College and Maine from the prestigious Hockey East Conference came calling, among others.
But Salhany wanted to be a part of something different.
"It's definitely outside the box," Salhany said. "Basically, I want to be a part of a rebirth, the rebuilding of a program and that's what was special about this place."
UAH also provided Salhany an opportunity to play right away, something that may not have happened had he committed to walk-on or even accept a scholarship at some of the other, more traditional schools.
Still, spurning places close to home to play hockey in Alabama was far from an easy choice. Salhany had never been to the state. Florida and Myrtle Beach made up his entire collection of time spent in the south prior to his official visit last year.
"It's nothing like going to Alabama for the first time," he said.
When he got down there, though, it just seemed like the right place to be.
"I couldn't be any more happy," he said. "I think it was a perfect fit and I'm very glad I stuck with this, as opposed to staying close to home."
UAH actually has a rich hockey history, with the program taking up the mantle as college hockey's home in the south during a Division I run in the late 1980's and early 1990's. After that, it moved to D-II before climbing back to D-I in 1998-99. In the College Hockey America (CHA), UAH had plenty of success, making the NCAA Tournament in 2006-07 and winning a game, and then making it a second time in 2010.
After 2010, though, the conference disbanded, and UAH was forced to go independent. It struggled without a home, winning a combined five games the past two seasons.
Prior to this season, UAH received an opportunity to potentially get the program back on track. Under head coach Mike Corbett, it joined the Western College Hockey Association (WCHA), a conference that was realigning after sending six teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2013.
Even with a 1-24-1 record so far, Salhany can see the writing on the wall for the program's future. He wants to be a part of UAH's resurgence.
"There's a rich history with the program," Salhany said. "We're revamping our locker room, we're getting good recruits and you can't beat playing Division I hockey down in Alabama. I think we're headed in the right direction, and nothing but good signs for years to come."
The team is made up of players from all over. The roster features 13 players from Canada, one from England, another from Sweden and others from places like Minnesota, Boston, Connecticut and California.
And since UAH is one-of-a-kind as it pertains to geography, the travel within the conference has been a treat. The distances are far, but the experiences have been incredible.
Joining UAH in the WHCA are Ferris State, Minnesota State, Bowling Green, Alaska Anchorage, Bemidji State, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech and Alaska.
"A lot of traveling, but it's unbelievable seeing the country," Salhany said. "Going to Alaska, we saw Lambeau Field, Notre Dame is unbelievable. It's tough, school-wise and being on the road a lot, but it's unbelievable seeing a lot of the states and lot of the country."
It's been a freshman year to remember, too. Salhany has played in 23 consecutive games, and is the only player on the team with a double-digit scoring total. His 10 points place him in the top-10 of all WCHA freshmen. In his first-ever D-I game, he stepped on the ice for a road game at Northeastern in front of 25 family members.
It's also been the first step of what he hopes is a journey toward building the program and making hockey more of a staple in the community and the region.
"It's different," he said. "I think a lot of people are finally opening up to it. Even Tuscaloosa is starting to get a big club program. It's different for everybody. They don't really know the rules or anything, but we're definitely starting to get more and more support as this journey goes on in the WCHA."
As of now, he's enjoying the ride. UAH has 12 games remaining on its schedule, with the next two scheduled for the end of the month against Alaska out in Fairbanks.
On Wednesday, the weather was actually cold in Huntsville, with temperatures dipping below 30 degrees. That's not the norm, although it did remind Salhany a little bit of home, where temperatures were below 20 degrees in Rhode Island.
He doesn't want to be reminded too much though. Regardless of the temperature in Alabama, he still gets to play hockey, and Huntsville is exactly where he wants to be.
"Before I got down here I was promised that I could wear shorts every day in the winter," Salhany said. "That hasn't been the case, but it's definitely been 50, 55 the past couple days. I love it."


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