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By now many of you have heard of the Genevan Commons Facebook group. The Genevan Commons (GC) group was apparently formed several years ago to provide a forum for discussion of Reformed theology. All well and good. But more recently some of the group members began attacking Aimee Byrd, Rachel Miller, and us (Carl and Todd). At times the banter degenerated into sinful mocking and slander. Unbecoming to say the least.
Calvin's sensitivity to the different circumstances in which people live lead him to flip-flop, or at least to be somewhat ambivalent in his attitude to the magistrate. Citing the case of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 27), Scripture requires obedience to bad kings, and even to pray for the well being of the country of exile (Jer.29). No doubt Calvin has his own city of exile, Geneva, in mind. But should not rulers, who also have responsibilities, be kept on track? Yes, but not by ourselves, but by Almighty God. This leads to discussion of the vexed question of civil disobedience.
No doubt having the Anabaptists in mind, and having already defended the right to litigate, Calvin proceeds to defend the entire judicial process. He discourages using the law for the taking of revenge, but upholds the use of due process, 'through which God may work for our good'. (It is interesting that in his teaching Calvin primarily seems to have mind not Geneva, which by this time in his career he believed was governed along right lines, but countries where the law may remain hostile to evangelical Christianity).
My car was in the shop this week to fix an evolving A/C apocalypse. When the work was finished, a kind mechanic from the place picked me up to take me to my car. On the way, we talked about the things of God, and he asked me how could God send a good Jewish Rabbi to Hell? After all, he said, the Rabbi is only doing what he was brought up to do; he is doing his best to live up to the light he received.
This is a common objection to the Christian message. It deserves a compelling answer. What would you say? You might try something like this:
We live in a day of comfort. Every new product boasts a greater measure of ease than that which preceded it. Our public discourse insists that the highest form of virtue is that we do not make others feel uncomfortable about their beliefs or lifestyles. Then we read the Bible and, in many places, we find it to be extremely uncomfortable. Of course, we all have our "go-to" encouragement passages; and, it's right that love them. These are the cherished Gospel promises and comforts.
In any organisation, a worthy goal is not sufficient to ensure success; there must also be an agreed means to get there. The Puritans were no different, and they held up biblical love as the fundamental means in reaching their shared goal of God's glory. In their view, such love had to flow out from the marriage that lay at the heart of the family. This is made abundantly clear in Ephesians 5:22-33:
This is the final post in a series related to my new book on the theology of William Strong (ca. 1611–1654).
This week's conversation brings in a New Englander, and--mind you--a Grove City College alum! Megan Hill is a pastor's wife living in Massachusetts. She's a pastor's daughter, a mom, an editor, and the author of A Place to Belong - Learning to Love the Local Church.
Todd and his "sidekick" Carl believe that they have much wisdom to dispense to the world. They've picked a tech-free and quiet spot nestled in among the Amish in Pennsylvania to share their thoughts on the "evils" of social media—particularly regarding church officers. Since quitting Twitter Todd's rosy cheeks are back, his cholesterol and blood pressure are under control, and he's grown enough hair to sport a man-bun!
Three events this week have given me pause both for thought, nostalgia, and hope. The first was the arrival of an email on Thursday containing the memoir manuscript of a well-known Welsh Baptist pastor who served only one congregation in his ministry, and that for over fifty years. He asked me to read it with a view to offering a commendation, though he couched the request with comments about how busy I must be, and how many more important books I no doubt have to read. Read it with a view to commendation?
Many congratulations to both Jon Master and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary on his appointment as their new president, starting July 1 next year.
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jam. 1:27).
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" (Heb. 13:16)
"... that which is pleasing in his sight" (Heb. 13:21)
The question of frequency—how often or seldom we do something—isn't a trivial matter. This is true about consumption. How often should we eat and drink? Most of us partake three times per day. Some prefer smaller quantities more often, while others gorge themselves at every meal. Still others diet to their peril, malnourished in their self-denial. Our bodies need food and drink to survive, the right amount to thrive.
A few years ago, after writing the nth article on the benefits of learning church history, I decided never to touch this subject again. Editors kept asking me to write more, but I thought I had said all there was to say about it. Until now, when recent events have brought the study (or ignorance) of history in the limelight, providing inescapable object lessons on the dangers of dismissing, over-simplifying, or distorting historical facts.
Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God: Instruction in the Christian Religion according to the Reformed Confession (Westminster Seminary Press 2019). 549pp. Hardcover. $30.00.
Robert Strivens, Philip Doddridge and the Shaping of Evangelical Dissent, Ashgate Studies in Evangelicalism (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2015). 201pp. Hardcover.
When you set up your shepherding plan you could not have imagined that your entire congregation would be hunkered-down attempting to stay clear of Covid-19.
These are times in which the flock needs to hear from their shepherds for comfort and assurance. I have urged our elders to put a priority on reaching out to their sheep, especially to those who are especially vulnerable.
I recently received this encouraging email from my friend Ken Jones, Shepherding Pastor at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama:
Johannes Bugenhagen – Sharing the Gospel and Caring for the Poor
Known mostly as pastor and church planter during the Protestant Reformation (he has been called "the Apostle to the North"), Johannes Bugenhagen was also an important model in the tradition of Christian love and compassion.
A Wittenberg Man
The Familiar Case of Benjamin Dutton
Benjamin Dutton is not a recognizable name in Church history. He is usually remembered in passing as the second husband of Anne Dutton, the 18th-century writer who confuted Wesley's strive for earthly perfection and won the praises of George Whitefield and other theologians of her time.
The believer, by rights, is best able to bear bad news. After all, we believe that we are morally corrupt, unable to reform ourselves, and so incorrigible that the only solution was that the Son of God live and die in our place. If we can accept that, we should be able to face hard truths about our health and the economy. And there are hard truths.
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"As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry" (2 Timothy 4:5).
A recent article about the corona virus, written by a London physician ends with an alarming cry: "We're heading into the abyss." Meanwhile, others insist that we are over-reacting, that this disease will not be so much worse than a bad flu season. Where can ordinary folk turn for wisdom? To church history, since the plagues that struck Europe from 1330 to 1670 show us how leaders responded to their crises.
Christians are frequently reminded to "remember the reason for Christmas," meaning, of course, that we should turn our attention away from the cultural trappings and to the fact that Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem. But this Christmas, perhaps we should fix our attention a little more closely, not just on the details of Jesus' birth, but on the miracle of the incarnation. In so doing, we join a great cloud of Christian witnesses, who have reflected deeply on this glorious mystery.
We are familiar with treatments, such as that by B.B. Warfield, on the emotional life of Christ and we very quickly realise why it is vital to our understanding of his Person and work. God, in Holy Scripture has seen fit to include this insight into the incarnate life of his Son, not just to underscore the genuineness of his humanity, but also to encourage us in the realisation that he is able to sympathise with his people in their life struggles. But do we also realise that God has seen fit to include an insight into the emotional life of his prophets and apostles in the Bible?
In almost every doctrine in Scripture there is a simplicity that belies its profundity. They can be summarised and defined in a single sentence of a catechism answer and yet be the theme of substantial books. They can be explained by children and yet preoccupy the minds of the greatest theologians. So, whatever the particular truth in view, we ought to approach it with a deep sense of there being more to it than may at first meet the eye.
Our English term sanctification derives from two Latin terms sanctus and facio. When brought together they mean "to make holy." If we are to understand how the term sanctification is used in Scripture, we must understand the Scriptural use of the term holy.
When Freud arrived in America to give five lectures at Clark University he is said to have quipped, "We are bringing them the plague." He knew of what he was speaking. He wrote to a colleague referring to his invitation to Clark University saying, "By the way, we could soon be 'up [expletive] creek' the minute they come upon the sexual underpinnings of our psychology."[1] Writing to another of his colleagues he said that when the sexual implications of our psychology are understood "they will drop us." Today
Pastors and Polemics
Jonathan and James bring up a timeless topic facing pastors of every generation—most especially, today. Polemical debates and arguments rage in the streets, online, even from the pulpit. But, should pastors be involved, and—if so—to what extent?
Every Day Matters
We probably all have bank accounts with savings, and maybe investments and 401(k)s. Wisdom would suggest that while we trust God we also should be good stewards and save. You want to have in inheritance—at the end of the road of your work life, you want to have a nest egg. This doesn't make you greedy, in most cases it means you were prudent. But all of this should make us ask, where is my real inheritance? What is the real price? Where, or better, in whom is my true retirement.
What season did we recently enter? Spring. What comes next? Summer. Then what? Fall. Then what? Winter. And then? Spring. And so on until Christ's Second Coming. The year's seasons are cyclical—and somewhat predictable. So the seasons of our years should not surprise us but rather inspire our adaptability, acceptance, and appreciation.


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AmCham HK hosts over 30 meetings a year with various Chinese government officials and business representatives, helping members to engage and expand the Chinese business network. 擴大會員的中國人脈: 美商會每年接待來自中國各地區政府官員及商界代表,為會員有意擴大中國人脈提供了極佳的平台。
On Dec 12, 2018 AmCham members took a one-day site visit to High Speed Rail Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)...
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On April 8, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in HKSAR, Xie Feng, led a delegation to Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
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Committee chairs Ben Simpfendorfer and John Siu want to help members capitalize on the expanding ocean of opportunity as Beijing ramps up its Greater Bay...
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A new health care facility is on the cards for Camooweal
A new health centre could be on the horizon for Camooweal according to Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles.
Minister Miles was in the North West this week inspecting services in different communities, travelling to Camooweal on Tuesday (August 13).
Mr Miles visited the dated facility under the North West HHS and said he is working with them to plan what a new facility might look like in the future.
"An upgrade is definitely something that is under consideration at this stage," Mr Miles said.
"It needs to go through the budget process but certainly it is one of the older facilities in the region - and it is one of the ones we would like to see upgraded in the future."
The topic of staffing was also brought to Mr Miles's attention, calling for more health workers at the facility.
"At the moment there is a very dedicated director of nursing and a nurse practitioner and they work very hard alongside visiting doctors from the RFDS," Mr Miles said.
"But we would like to see more staff there with the potential for an additional nurse and indigenous health worker.
"Certainly the feedback we received stated the staff are great but they are working their guts out and when one of them gets sick or needs a holiday that leaves the clinic short staffed.
"So we will go away and see if there is a chance to add those extra staff."
Mr Miles also witnessed the RFDS in full flight, travelling to and from Camooweal in one of the RFDS aircrafts.
"It was great to see how they bring resources to small towns, who otherwise wouldn't be able to access a doctor in their community," he said.
"The RFDS dental van was there as well so I was able to see that high tech, dental facility. Their roster was full while they were in town, so it was good to see people getting their teeth checked and using the service."
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The New Future Feadship Qi (pronounced chee), is the sixth Future Concept Feadship has unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in as many years. Like its predecessors, Feadship Qi has been created by De Voogt Naval Architects to reflect the likely requirements and desires of the next generation of superyacht clients. Measuring 56 metres (183'9") in length, Superyacht Qi is designed to generate a fresh sense of energy among owners and their family & friends as they reconnect with nature in the most inspiring surroundings.
The word Qi (pronounced chee) represents an Eastern idea of a circulating life force or energy flow that permeates creation. This notion neatly encapsulates the essence of the 2011 Future Concept Feadship, incorporating the lines of the Chinese character in its design and making the most of her surroundings both inside and out.
Inspired choices
The ancient way of writing 'qi' in Chinese consisted of three wavy lines, an image of one's breath as seen on a chilly day. These curved lines are clearly visible in the shell above yacht Qi's waterline and mirrored in the hull. Another inspiration both visually and conceptually was the snow owl, an elegant creature that spends most of its time soaring gently or in steady flight.
Snow owls are renowned for the way they protect offspring in their nest, and Feasship superyacht Qi also features protected areas for the whole family. At the same time the yacht can also be opened up to allow guests to bask in the environment and enjoy all forms of outdoor entertainment and watersports.
"Qi combines phenomenal views of the changing environment outside while enhancing a safe and secure feeling within," says Ronno Schouten, who led the team of designers and naval architects during the ten-month project. "We set out to prove that a wish for privacy need not conflict with open panoramas and an easy connection to the water. The yacht's luxury areas are centred around the energy tower, which rises through all decks and connects people literally and metaphorically with the outside world. The glass exterior bathes the interior with light at this virtual centre point, offering fabulous views and a genuine sense of outdoor-in living. The fore and aft ship open areas provide a seamless transition from private to public, from interior intimacy to outdoor pleasures."
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Qi offers all the facilities imaginable for maximum onboard comfort. The four guest cabins are located on the lower deck, each with sliding doors to their own private terrace. Amidships the hull doors open up to reveal a gigantic spa and a portside gym. The main deck lounge offers stunning vistas and be easily transformed into a party area, seating and relaxation zone or a gigantic cinema with a 180-degree screen. Cosiness is assured on the sun deck, where a 'camp fire' can be enjoyed at night in the centre of the Spa Pool.
Shaped for performance
A blend of past experience and future thinking is also seen with yacht Qi's propulsion set-up. In 2010 De Voogt came up with the revolutionary Breathe Superyacht concept, which reduces fuel consumption by 20 to 40 percent at cruising speed. The subject of enormous interest, this system has been developed in more detail with Feadship's suppliers and is now ready to be incorporated in a new design.
To achieve such fuel consumption the hull has a wedge-like shape with the centre of buoyancy far aft, while the wave damping aft body creates negligible stern waves. As there is only one shaft line, appendage resistance is significantly reduced. The system has only one main propeller, making the most of the very latest innovations. Reliability is ensured by fitting a large contra rotating and azimuthing sternthruster just aft of the main propeller. This can provide Qi with a speed of up to 12 knots, sufficient for getting home should something happen to the main engine.
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While a conventional twin screw yacht will lose all its propulsion capacity in case of fire or damage in the engine room, Qi's propulsion concept sees the main engine and generators placed in separate rooms to guarantee the highest level of redundancy.
Three different propulsion modes can be distinguished. In dynamic positioning or diesel electric mode only the generators will be running, providing clean and quiet operation up to 12 knots. In range mode only the medium-speed diesel will be operating, consuming 10 percent less fuel than its high speed equivalent. Electrical power for hotel load and the thruster are provided via a shaft generator, further reducing fuel consumption and generator running hours. Finally, at full speed both the main engine and generators are deployed to offer maximum power.
For another opportunity to see Qi on display this year, visit our exhibition stand at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (October 27 – 31, 2011).


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An enthusiastic Technical Project Manager (Budget Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile) is required to join a swiftly growing company. You will play a crucial role in a fast moving environment and be an essential part of the development of technical projects. As the Technical Project Manager (Budget Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile) you will have a top-down oversight from inception to completion, making sure that the projects are to the required standards of budget, timeline and scope.
The projects you help bring to life will be used by clients worldwide and will have a real impact in our industry, along with the responsibility that brings.
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Providing services to a range of globally recognised companies, they deliver industry leading software to a large amount of high end businesses. They truly believe in employee development and will invest a lot into you - providing training and ample opportunity to move up in the company. As well as a competitive salary of up to £40,000, you will receive great benefits such as a company laptop excellent projects varying in size and scope, an exciting client base, 28 days holidays, free on-site parking and the opportunity to work from home.
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Avant Spanish Heritage Placement Exam
The Avant Spanish heritage placement exam is a diagnostic tool and will be used for entry into the Spanish Interpreter Certificate Program
The Avant Spanish heritage placement exam is required for students entering the Spanish Interpreter Certificate Program. Students will meet with an Academic Coach to discuss their score results.
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- The Avant composite score that will be used for entry into the Spanish Interpreter Program will be available in 3 to 5 business days.
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Watauga County Habitat for Humanity will be accepting applications for their affordable housing program until March 31st.
Eligibility criteria for a Habitat home include a housing need, the ability to pay an affordable mortgage and a willingness to partner with Habitat.
Homeowners assist in building their own home and the homes of others and attend educational workshops on topics such as financial literacy and home maintenance so they are well prepared to be successful homeowners. The home being built will be a 3-bedroom house.
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Bad Credit & Unemployment: A Vicious Circle
Job seekers need to painstakingly pore over their particular resumes and protect letters because research has revealed that hiring managers don't have a lot of threshold for just about any errors. Now, there's something else for a job candidate to bother about — his / her credit profile.
As well the lagging economic climate is negatively influencing people's private funds — and so their particular credit records — companies are examining just how individuals spend their particular expenses included in their particular assessment procedure.
The U.S. Equal Employment chance Commission is really so concerned with this trend it presented a hearing recently to look at the impact that is potential employees.
The Fair credit scoring Act permits businesses to pull credit file on existing staff members and job seekers so long as particular disclosures are available. a company needs to get written consent through the specific to look at a written report, after which must supply the worker or applicant a copy along side a penned description of this person's rights prior to taking any action that is adverse on what exactly is when you look at the document.
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"Credit check answers are one crucial part of the hiring choice but they are maybe maybe perhaps not usually the overriding element in the consideration of a work applicant," Christine Walters, a person resource expert and attorney, informed the EEOC.
Although some companies may review credit records thoughtfully, other individuals may immediately display down all people with a poor personal credit record, testified Chi Chi Wu, an employee lawyer during the nationwide customer Law Center.
Wu fears that potential staff members, specifically minority job seekers who will be usually the sufferers of predatory credit techniques, won't be relatively evaluated predicated on their capability to do a working work and you will be closed away from work for their credit score.
She's not the only one in her own issue. Eighteen states as well as the District of Columbia have actually recently considered legislation to limit the utilization of credit history in hiring, in accordance with the legislation center. Oregon and Illinois recently enacted legislation limiting the rehearse.
Wu informed the EEOC so it should prohibit or, at least, considerably limit the use of credit history within the work procedure.
"A quick explanation to oppose the utilization of credit score for work programs may be the sheer, powerful absurdity associated with the practice," she stated. "Using credit rating produces a conundrum that is grotesque. In other words, a member of staff whom manages to lose her task will probably fall behind on having to pay her expenses because of not enough income. Utilizing the increasing usage of credit file, this employee today discovers by herself closed from the employment market because she's behind on her behalf bills."
Here's the question that is underlying up to now doesn't have definitive solution: Do employees with cash difficulties possess a tendency to take from their particular companies?
I possibly couldn't get a hold of any research that is independent claims indeed, if somebody tribal lenders payday loans has actually terrible credit, she or he is almost certainly going to embezzle cash or take bribes.
"Although there clearly was significant analysis that supports the usage of credit ratings in making customer choices, there is certainly small study examining the ramifications of employing credit inspections in work choices," said Michael Aamodt, major specialist aided by the DCI asking Group, where he conducts income equity analyses.
We've come to just accept which our credit rating shall be drawn and inspected when we wish to borrow cash. That's fair adequate.
We've begrudgingly accepted that insurers put home or car insurance costs in component centered on just just how clients manage their credit.
Undoubtedly there are a few tasks where it does matter just just how a member of staff or handles that are applicant. Some companies have to pull a credit file if a worker will probably deal with money or operate in a services that are financial. At the least that produces good sense. The temptation may be too great if you've got some major personal cash flow issues. However, this trend of businesses looking into people's individual funds is anything you should be difficult and restricting.
I've worked with a significant true quantity of unemployed people whoever credit has brought a beating as a consequence of their particular loss in earnings. And from now on on top of fretting about locating a work, they need to pre-emptively inform a potential workplace about their particular financial hardships. Whether or not they've been reckless making use of their funds that are own it's not something work applicants should as a rule have to disclose or talk about. It is truly nothing of this employer's business.


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Originally, the necktie belonged to Republican Congressman Billy Long. The Missouri legislator asked President Trump to sign the tie as he exited the House floor on February 5, 2019, after completing the annual State of the Union Address. Shortly thereafter, Congressman Long announced that the tie would be auctioned at the July NAA conference in New Orleans, with all proceeds going to St. Jude.
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Guided Meditation: Ocean Breath
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November 14th, 2008 at 10:45 am
That was nice. I want to go see the Ocean now. 🙂
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There is a requirement to receive 15 MB message size from source system to BizTalk. After receiving the message biztalk will do the transformation and send it target system.Every minute BizTalk will receive 10-20 messages(i.e. 10*15MB) for transformation.
Can you please suggest the Design to handle Large messages for above requirement.
I have gone through https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/core/how-biztalk-server-processes-large-messages.but i didn't get much idea.
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You'll put a lot of strain on the message box doing that, the document you linked has lots of useful guidance. If you're processing these messages in addition to standard size messages the you may want to build a second instance that you can tweak to this sort of work load.
My main suggestion would be is - do you have to process/transform the whole message? Often when dealing with large files, we land up just passing data through (binary chunks etc). What you can do in this situation is dump the large parts of the data to disk in the receive pipeline and then pick it up again in the send pipeline. Thus keeping the load off of your database.
I would pay particular attention to ensure that all your work load is done using streaming instead of things like loading up the whole message into an XmlDocument etc., as you'll want to keep your memory usage in check as well.
You should also consider what will happen with throttling if the destination is unavailable and large amounts of messages begin to pool.If this is helpful or answers your question - please mark accordingly.
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Are you actually having any issues? e.g. Errors or Throttling happening due to memory pressure?
If you are then you need to do things like
- Have that process on a separate host/host instance so you don't impact other processes.
- Look at increasing the memory on the BizTalk Server
- Sometimes you need to use XSLT rather than the BizTalk map surface if there are inefficient looping occurring in the map.
- Move the BizTalk TEMP folder to a non-system drive.
- Consider using something else other than BizTalk. BizTalk is very good at lots of small messages, but with many large messages might be better off using something like SSIS.


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Fuel for thought for motorists
I bought an electric car and I save £3,000 a year ("Thrifty ways to ditch your diesel", last week). In four years, I will have saved almost the cost of the car itself.
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I buy a second-hand car about every 20 years. The state told my father to buy the diesel car I now drive, so the state is going to have to put up with my driving it until the car finally dies — unless it wants to hand me £20,000 to buy a new one (and no chance of that . . .).
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Lancashire Telegraph covers a story of local residents taking action, supported by Conservative Councillor Granville Morris.
FED-UP residents in Haslingden have formed a new civic pride group to tackle the town's rubbish problem.
The campaigners held their first litter pick on Sunday, filling more than ten bin bags with waste.
The people of Haslingden are taking greater pride in its appearance follwing problems of fly-tipping and littering around much of the area. Local residents got together to form the voluntary group, and are backed all the way by Cllr Morris.
Rossendale Council has provided the group with litter-picking equipment.
Greenfield ward Councillor Granville Morris said: "It's great to see a group of people who are prepared to give up some time to volunteer to try and resolve one of the major issues that this council has.
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The growing trend of juicing raw cannabis can be enjoyed by those that prefer CBD. Cannabinoids, when not heated, are non-intoxicating. If THC is not heated, it is THCA and does not produce a high. Using a high-CBD cannabis strain can help you get more CBDA, which carries the same benefits as CBD. Try these raw high-CBD cannabis strain juice recipes and reap the benefits with no high at all.
To help you with your recipes, we've compiled a list of the most common high-CBD cannabis strains. These are available in most markets. Make sure that the cannabis is cut just as you're arriving as it must be fresh. Cannabis that has already been harvested and has started its drying/curing process will not produce the same results.
Look for these strains in your local cannabis market:
Charlotte's Web
Steven Hawking Kush
Ringo's Gift
Sweet and Sour Widow
Sour Tsunami
Ask your local cannabis dispensary if they know of a cultivator or caregiver in the area that may have these strains. They may stock these strains regularly, so they may be able to put you in contact with the cultivator for their particular dispensary. Also consider joining local cannabis groups on social media. You may be able to connect with a caregiver or cultivator there. There is also the option of growing your own if home cultivation is permitted.
½ cup juiced high-CBD raw cannabis
1 cup cucumber juice
1 cup lime juice or frozen concentrate
Combine the juices together, place into a popsicle mold and freeze at least 6 hours. (If you don't like lime, consider raspberry, watermelon or strawberry juice instead)
1 cup coconut milk
2 cups Greek yogurt
½ cup juiced raw high-CBD cannabis
Juice of 3 limes
½ cup toasted shredded coconut
Toast the shredded coconut in a dry, nonstick pan on the stove. Use a large mixing bowl and combine all of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly and pour into a popsicle mold. Allow this to freeze for at least 6 hours.
Note: If you don't have a popsicle mold, you can use a silicone cupcake pan and make individual portions this way as well.
If you are not a lime fan, substitute any fruit that you'd like. These can also be dipped in chocolate.
¼ cup raw high-CBD cannabis juice
1 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
¼ cup real mayonnaise
½ clove garlic grated
2 tsp. minced onion (dry minced onion)
½ cup spinach wilted and chopped
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1 green onion snipped thinly on a bias, including the white portion
¼ cup finely chopped water chestnuts
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve with crackers, crostini or pumpernickel bread cubes.
Note: If you do not like water chestnuts, crumble sliced almonds instead.
¼ cup juiced raw high-CBD cannabis
1 cup Italian parsley
½ cup fresh basil leaves
½ teaspoon fresh oregano
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, grated
¾ cup olive oil
Pinch of sea salt
5 grinds fresh black pepper
¼ cup sherry or champagne vinegar
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add fresh lemon juice if you prefer a little more acid. For a different approach, use cilantro instead of parsley.
This vinaigrette works best when you put the vinegar in first and pulse the herbs a few times to get them started. Add the cannabinoid juice last so it doesn't get warmed by the blades of the blender. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil so that all of the ingredients emulsify well.
If you like a little spice, add a teaspoon of Dijon mustard or crushed red pepper flake.
This vinaigrette can be used on a fresh salad, in pasta salads, cous cous salad or over a chilled rice dish. It can also be used as a sauce over chicken, beef or pork if left cold. Also consider adding chopped jalapeno and tomatillos to make this a quick salsa verde for tacos.
2 Tbsp. juiced raw high-CBD cannabis
3 large avocados
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced small
1 large clove garlic, grated
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
½ small red onion diced
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
½ tsp. sea salt
½ tsp. ground black pepper
½ tsp. cumin
Scoop out the avocados and mash them slightly. Leave them just a little bit chunky. Fold in the cannabis juice. Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Chill and serve with tortilla chips or as a garnish for nachos.
½ cup juiced raw high-CBD cannabis
1 pound vegetables of your choice (mix and match vegetables if you wish)
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 sprigs fresh Thyme
2 sprigs fresh dill
2 tsp. whole black peppercorns
2 tsp. whole mustard seeds, toasted
1 tsp. whole coriander, toasted
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 cup apple cider or red wine vinegar
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. sea salt or kosher salt
1 Tbsp. sugar (optional)
This recipe requires a couple of steps. Collect 2 pint jars with wide openings. Make sure the rings and lids are intact. Wash and dry completely.
Trim the veggies into manageable pieces.
Place herbs and garlic into a bowl and combine. Add ½ to each jar. Add the veggies. Leave 1-inch of space above the veggies in the jar. Pack them in rather tight.
Now, make the pickling liquid by adding the water, salt, vinegar and sugar into a saucepot. Bring this to a boil and pour over the veggies. Leave a little room to add the cannabinoid juice.
Seal the jars and allow to cool to room temperature. Add the raw cannabinoid juice, reseal the jars and place in the fridge.
Do your best to let these be for 2 full days before diving in. They will last 2-months in the fridge.
These recipes are easy to make and are a great way to creatively introduce cannabinoid into your body. Think about hosting a cannabinoid-based dinner party, but make sure to inform your guests that the recipes will include juiced raw high-CBD cannabis. Inform the guests that there will be no high associated with the dinner as the cannabinoids are not being heated. We hope you enjoy making these recipes.
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We spotted this Female Common Yellowthroat quickly moving in and out of the bushes while on a morning walk. While we most often see the males perched out in the open singing we very rarely have seen the female out in the open like this. She only stayed for a minute or two then flew off into a marshy area several hundred yards away.
Summer Sparrow
With talons that could be mistaken for the barbs of the fence itself a sparrow (Vesper?) eyes their next meal hidden somewhere in the green green grass beyond the fence.
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As reported in the UK's Independent newspaper this summer, scientists from the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics have developed an 'electronic tongue' for tasting wine, with the ability to distinguish between grape varieties and vintages.
The device is still in the early stages of development, but researchers hope they will one day be able to make an automatic wine taster that is more reliable than the human palette. The scientists hope that by extending the range of chemicals the e-tongue can distinguish, it will be able to identify substances or additives that could affect wine quality or indicate wine fraud.
While work continues on this development, the already proven application of analysis technology during winemaking is becoming increasingly common.
The FOSS WineScan™ has been in use since 1999 and for many, is an established tool vital for supporting decisions and improving quality throughout the winemaking process.
The FOSS OenoFoss™ analyser is also proving popular and the global calibration supplied with the instrument has recently been validated worldwide. The OenoFoss™ analyser measures main quality parameters of grape must, must under fermentation and wine within two minutes from a single drop of a single sample. Up to seven parameters are measured: sugar, pH, total acid, glucose/fructose, malic acid, ethanol, volatile acid and colour. The results are then displayed on a computer screen.
FOSS wine market manager, Christian Harpsoe said: "Wine producers can rely on the OenoFoss for their local region because the calibrations are based on a vast amount of data collected from thousands of samples around the world – you can just plug in the instrument and start analysing."
Unlike the electronic tongue, FOSS has no ambitions to promote wine analysis as a replacement for human judgement. Harpsoe said: "Producers know what they are doing, but also want reliable analysis data when making vital decisions in pursuit of quality wine."


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"What is the cause of all problems, individual as well as universal? The root from which everything spreads out? Attachment. Attachment is the cause of all pain.
What we call love becomes completely depleted because of attachment. This applies to anything. Our main problem is that we get attached to various objects. And why do we get attached? Two things are the cause of attachment, I-ness and mine-ness. You want an object because you think you can get happiness from it. You then get attached to it. "It is mine. I own it." I-ness and mine-ness are the root cause of all problems.
Attachments can come slowly. We are not aware that they are slowly creeping upon us. The movement is very subtle. This is why an aspirant should have purity, so he can understand and become aware of the subtle attachments, by which he can so easily be trapped. Attachment is not about having or not having money, a house or a big car. You can get attached to even the smallest thing and the same problem, the same pain, will result.
And the answer to this problem? It is called renunciation and it will take you to a painless state. If you want to remove pain and the problems of attachment, you must renounce. The spirit of renunciation is not to do with having or not having. It is a state of mind."
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Bengaluru: Reaching out to Dalits and other backward communities on the last of campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Thursday said his government was trying to fulfil BR Ambedkar's dream of a powerful and prosperous nation.
Sharpening his attack on the ruling INC in Karnataka, he said the party failed to confer the Bharat Ratna on Ambedkar when it was in power.
Modi, while addressing the SC, ST, BC and Slum Morcha workers of Karnataka BJP via Narendra Modi app, said, "Our government has made the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act more stringent".
He also reminded the workers that the BJP had the maximum number of members of Parliament belonging to the SC/ST, OBC, and minority communities.
Blaming the Congress, Modi said it did not allow the functioning of Parliament to avoid giving constitutional status to the OBC Commission.
"We are trying to fulfil Ambedkar's dream of a powerful and prosperous nation," he said.
Earlier, the Prime Minister had reached out to the party office-bearers and workers of the women and youth wings through the application.
Eyeing to sweep the polls, the two major political parties will hold multiple rallies on Thursday in their last attempt to attract the voters in their favour.
Top BJP leaders, union ministers, and two chief ministers will hold 52 road shows across 150 constituencies in Karnataka. BJP chief Amit Shah will hold a road show along with the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa in Badami, one of the two seats from where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is contesting.
The campaigning for the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls will come to an end on Thursday at 5 pm. The Karnataka Assembly elections in the state will be held on 12 May in 223 constituencies, out of 224 of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly while the counting of votes and announcement of result will take place on 15 May.


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XGrabButton, XUngrabButton - grab pointer buttons
int XGrabButton(Display *display, unsigned int button, unsigned int
modifiers, Window grab_window, Bool owner_events, unsigned int
event_mask, int pointer_mode, keyboard_mode, Window confine_to,
Cursor cursor);
int XUngrabButton(Display *display, unsigned int button, unsigned int
modifiers, Window grab_window);
button Specifies the pointer button that is to be grabbed or
released or AnyButton.
Specifies the window to confine the pointer in or None.
cursor Specifies the cursor that is to be displayed or None.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
Specifies which pointer events are reported to the client.
The mask is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid pointer
event mask bits.
Specifies the grab window.
Specifies further processing of keyboard events. You can
pass GrabModeSync or GrabModeAsync.
modifiers Specifies the set of keymasks or AnyModifier. The mask is
the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid keymask bits.
Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether the pointer
events are to be reported as usual or reported with respect
to the grab window if selected by the event mask.
Specifies further processing of pointer events. You can pass
GrabModeSync or GrabModeAsync.
The XGrabButton function establishes a passive grab. In the future,
the pointer is actively grabbed (as for XGrabPointer), the last-
pointer-grab time is set to the time at which the button was pressed
(as transmitted in the ButtonPress event), and the ButtonPress event is
reported if all of the following conditions are true:
· The pointer is not grabbed, and the specified button is logically
pressed when the specified modifier keys are logically down, and
no other buttons or modifier keys are logically down.
· The grab_window contains the pointer.
· The confine_to window (if any) is viewable.
· A passive grab on the same button/key combination does not exist
on any ancestor of grab_window.
The interpretation of the remaining arguments is as for XGrabPointer.
The active grab is terminated automatically when the logical state of
the pointer has all buttons released (independent of the state of the
logical modifier keys), at which point a ButtonRelease event is
reported to the grabbing window.
Note that the logical state of a device (as seen by client
applications) may lag the physical state if device event processing is
This request overrides all previous grabs by the same client on the
same button/key combinations on the same window. A modifiers of
AnyModifier is equivalent to issuing the grab request for all possible
modifier combinations (including the combination of no modifiers). It
is not required that all modifiers specified have currently assigned
KeyCodes. A button of AnyButton is equivalent to issuing the request
for all possible buttons. Otherwise, it is not required that the
specified button currently be assigned to a physical button.
If some other client has already issued a XGrabButton with the same
button/key combination on the same window, a BadAccess error results.
When using AnyModifier or AnyButton, the request fails completely, and
a BadAccess error results (no grabs are established) if there is a
conflicting grab for any combination. XGrabButton has no effect on an
active grab.
XGrabButton can generate BadCursor, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.
The XUngrabButton function releases the passive button/key combination
on the specified window if it was grabbed by this client. A modifiers
of AnyModifier is equivalent to issuing the ungrab request for all
possible modifier combinations, including the combination of no
modifiers. A button of AnyButton is equivalent to issuing the request
for all possible buttons. XUngrabButton has no effect on an active
XUngrabButton can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.
BadCursor A value for a Cursor argument does not name a defined Cursor.
BadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted
by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an
argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is
accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can
generate this error.
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
XAllowEvents(3), XGrabPointer(3), XGrabKey(3), XGrabKeyboard(3),
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I think this is a time of rich opportunity for each of us. This time could be an invitation to drop below the normal mental muzak of 'shoulds' and 'suppose tos' and listen to the depths of your wisdom. The wisdom that funds us all. It's a very simple and practical wisdom. "What makes sense for me to do right now?" That's it!
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I hope you enjoy the extraordinary gift of an ordinary life!
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Conversations in Black Freedom Studies - Protest, Women and Performance
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
"From Nina Simone to Flo Kennedy, from natural hair to the politics of soul, Black women's art and activism transformed the terms of American culture and the terrain of Black politics in the Black Power era. Sherie Randolph, Tanisha Ford and Ruth Feldstein will join us for an important conversation looking at how African American women used their voices, their style, their art, and their law books to insist on liberation as Black women and demand justice of American society." – Jeanne Theoharis
Schomburg Education presents this dynamic adult education series with a full line up of provocative scholars and community members committed to engaging dialogue about black freedom studies. The Spring 2015 semester is curated by professors Jeanne Theoharis (Brooklyn College/CUNY) and Komozi Woodard (Sarah Lawrence College).
November 5 at 6 p.m.
Protest, Women and Performance
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As most of you are aware, Governor Walker introduced his 2017-19 state budget earlier this year chock full of handouts for the wealthy and his special interest friends. As the Joint Finance Committee currently reviews his budget and makes changes over the next few months, the rest of the Legislature continues to move forward with standing committees meeting regularly and the Speaker/Majority Leader scheduling session days on the floor. We know this is a re-election budget for Governor Walker and that the GOP-controlled Legislature is looking to make significant changes to his proposal. Over the last several weeks we have seen a litany of ultra-conservative legislation, mostly stemming from right-wing think tanks like ALEC, which I believe are intended to serve as a distraction as they evaluate a budget that benefits those big corporations and those at the top, not working families like ours. We must continue to stay diligent and pay close attention! Legislative Republicans Hold Hearing to Re-Write Federal ConstitutionLast week, the Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations and the Senate Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism held a joint public hearing on several pieces of legislation that call for and set procedures for a constitutional convention to amend the federal constitution and require a balanced budget. The idea of calling for an Article V convention is an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) brainchild, and is a high-stakes process. The convention can amend the U.S. Constitution in any way it sees fit, and can write its own rules. In this hyper-partisan political environment, most convention delegates would be chosen by Republican legislatures. If passed, Wisconsin would become the 30th state out of the 34 needed to call for a convention. The only safeguard is that three-quarters of states must ratify any proposed amendment. For more information on Article V conventions, see my press release HERE and my column HERE. Republicans Circulate "Permitless Carry" Gun BillThis week, Republican legislators circulated a bill that allows people to carry concealed guns in public without a permit or any training, expands the ability of people to carry guns in schools, and removes age restrictions for carrying a concealed weapon. Republicans are willing to go against evidence that shows that in states where there are less gun safety measures and more guns, more dangerous individuals get access to guns and more people, including women and police officers, die. If more guns made us safer, we would be the safest country in the world. Instead we are the deadliest industrialized nation with the highest gun homicide rate. For more information, see my press release HERE. Officer-Involved Death LegislationThis session, I've reintroduced two bills that build upon 2013 Wisconsin Act 348, which requires law enforcement agencies to bring in two outside investigators when an officer-involved death occurs. This legislation was intended as a first step, and the two following bills provide common-sense, but needed changes to the officer-involved death law.AB 155 requires a special prosecutor, rather that the local district attorney, to review the criminal reports from the independent investigator, make the charging decision, and prosecute the case if warranted. This safeguard would remove potential conflicts faced by District Attorneys in deciding whether or not to charge a law enforcement individual with whom they need to maintain a professional relationship.AB 156 prohibits both outside lead investigators in an officer-involved death from being employed, or having an immediate family member who was employed, within the previous 10 years by the law enforcement agency they are charged with investigating. This clarification will help avoid any actual or perceived conflict of interests, preserve the independence of these investigations, and enhance accountability and public trust in the process. Trump and Speaker Ryan's "Repeal and Replace" Plan ImplodesThank you to everyone who joined me in calling Speaker Ryan and telling him to scrap plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood. It is because of your great work and advocacy, Speaker Ryan did not have the votes to pass his replacement legislation and the ACA currently remains the law of the land. To learn more about how the Trump/Ryan plans hurt Wisconsin women, read my column featured in The Progressive HERE.While this was a huge victory for Americans, we cannot stop now. Now more than ever we must continue to hold Congress's feet to the fire, but also we must continue working to improve our current system of health care. The ACA was by no means perfect and there is still a great deal of work to do to make sure all Americans have access to affordable health care. Here in Wisconsin, despite the chaos in DC, I continue to push my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work on real solutions to control health care costs and keep Wisconsin's families happy and healthy. In need of a win after their embarrassing loss a couple weeks ago, last week Vice President Pence and Majority Leader McConnell forced a vote to solely de-fund Planned Parenthood, by allowing states the ability to deny Planned Parenthood access to federal Title X funds. As most of you know, Planned Parenthood is a safety-net provider that serves some of our most vulnerable populations with basic health care like birth control, breast exams and cervical cancer screenings. The stakes could not be higher – if this plan goes through, women will die. Please join me in the fight to save Planned Parenthood!Progressive Democrats Propose a Real Tax Cut, Walker Proposes PeanutsAs the Chair of the Progressive Workgroup, I have been working with my colleagues to advance legislation that creates an economy that works for all Wisconsin's families, not just those at the top. Simply put, the rich are getting richer while middle income people are having to work harder just to survive. Over the last three decades, the average incomes for Wisconsin's top 1 percent has increased by 120 percent, yet the incomes of the remaining 99 percent grew by just 4 percent (Pulling Apart 2016, by the Wisconsin Budget Project and COWS). Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans have created a rigged economic system that leaves low and middle income families behind. Not only are middle income people paying the largest percentage of their income of any group in state and local taxes (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy), the number of Wisconsin middle income families is declining (Pew Charitable Trust).At the end of February, I joined several of my Democratic colleagues in introducing a middle class tax cut. The proposed tax cut is specifically targeted to individuals making less than $60,000/year and families making less than $100,000/year. For example, a family of four making $45,000/year would receive an additional $607 for tax year 2017. Now compare this to Governor Walker's tax proposal, included in his 2017-19 state budget, which on-average provides Wisconsin families a $44 tax cut. Quite a difference, huh? We pay for our middle class tax cuts by repealing the largest corporate tax giveaway in Wisconsin history – of which 88 percent goes to Wisconsinites making more than $500,000/year – and instituting a Millionaire's Tax by creating a fifth tax bracket for Wisconsin's most wealthy. Budgets are all about priorities. If Governor Walker wanted to provide real middle income tax relief, he could, but instead he and legislative Republicans prefer to spend over a half billion dollars on tax breaks that go to Wisconsin's wealthiest, without requiring the creation of one single job and allowing the outsourcing of Wisconsin jobs. Safe at Home Program – Address Confidentiality ProgramLast year I joined Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Minority Leader Shilling and Rep. 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You get a new job, and it goes well at first. You like it, the boss seems nice and you get paid on time. You start to settle in and wonder if this could be a career stop.
Then one payday rolls around, and you don't get paid. You go to your boss and ask what happened. He shrugs it off and tells you that the company is a bit short on cash at the moment. He asks if he can just pay you next month. Is this legal?
It's not. Under New York law, you're supposed to get paid at least twice each month. You may get paid every single week. Many companies use a bi-weekly schedule. Under no circumstances should you just have to wait until the following month, no matter what the company's cashflow looks like at the moment.
Obviously, delaying payment isn't fair to you. Your boss may try to convince you that it's fine because you'll get the money eventually, but you have bills that are due now. You have to pay the mortgage, buy food for your family, etc. That stuff does not wait just because your boss wants it to, and so you must be paid on the set schedule.
Plus, how do you even know that you will get that paycheck next month? That's not necessarily a gamble you want to take when they are already running out of money.
If you encounter a serious issue like this, you need to know your rights as an employee and what options you have.