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Leona Lewis: Hopefield Animal Sanctuary Christmas Fete!
Leona Lewis supports the Hopefield Animal Sanctuary at their Christmas Fete on Sunday (December 2) in Brentwood, England.
The 27-year-old entertainer is an avid supporter of the animal refuge, which cares for sick and unwanted animals across England and the UK.
This same time last year, Leona came out to support the Hopefield Animal Sanctuary!
Also joining Leona was a fellow The X Factor UK winner Matt Cardle, who won the reality singing competition back in 2010.
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and so we have
over 2000 US
soldiers dead now in
add those deaths to
the 17,000+ that
have been wounded,
with limbs ripped
off & psychological
damage beyond
imagination &
you get a number
well over the
3000 that died in
the 9/11 attack
11 years ago…
the question is,
do we need the death
toll of american soldiers
to exceed that of those
killed in the 9/11 attacks
before we get the
fuck out of there?
Happy 2000 america.
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Can we do something to get rid of that spam poster?
quianquian72 or something like that. It's appearing in nearly every new thread.
yeah, been trying to keep atop of it but it isn't easy (and the cache takes a while to update once i bash he delete all button)
Nice work.
*thumbs up*
Any chance of building in
a Captcha into signup? It'd kill the spambots dead, eh?littlebirds this'd this
maybe. but it'd also MASSIVELY piss off the regulars.
would need to be developed and tested properly.
sign-up, rather than sign-in? surely the regulars are already signed-up?
These spam bros are getting on my wick.
it only really annoys me in rolling threads
where you've like 3/4 really long spam posts in amongst the good music. it's not the end of the world but it seems a shame and i would've thought quite an easily preventable one w/ captchas but idk, i could be wrong and i defer to ur expertise obv.
just need some developer time focussed on it (our developer is working on other projects most of this week - and at £400+ per day, we can't really afford loads of of time). at the moment a lot of time is going into building the core of the site, so that we can have a nice site that doesn't die all the time. bandaging over all these gaping wounds may help in the short-term but for now we're focussing on the long game.
haven't seen that before
what a good idea
we're adding captcha
but only for new users, for their first 10 posts.
this shouldn't afflict existing users.
hopefully the captcha won't affect any existing users but the spam is getting rather out of hand, so we have to do something.
the "delete all" also has an issue with the cache of pages not clearing and that should be remedied when the fix goes up too.


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Health Care Slideshow: Implementing Electronic Health Records: Six Best Practices
By Jeff Goldman | Posted 03-07-2011
Accenture recently published a report entitled Secrets of Success on the EMR Journey to Meaningful Use, which is based on interviews conducted with CIOs of health systems with advanced use of electronic medical records (EMRs). According to the report, less than 1 percent of health systems achieved mature use of EMRs in 2009, and approximately 50 percent of US hospitals are at risk of incurring penalties by 2015 for failing to meet federal requirements. Accenture estimates that an average 500-bed hospital would face annual reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates equivalent to $3 million to $6 million annually for failing to meet meaningful use requirements by 2015. What's more, the survey finds that most major health systems underestimate the time and cost required to implement advanced EMR functions. "Meaningful use of EMRs is often wrongly characterized as a check-the-box qualification for stimulus monies," says Mark Knickrehm, global managing director, Accenture Health Practice. "But, this survey shows that exemplary hospital CIOs and health systems are changing the way technology is used to deliver healthcare. From strategic planning, staffing and adoption, health systems are integrating technology at a previously unprecedented level, but many health systems are lagging and at risk of facing penalties." The survey results are based on in-depth, in-person interviews conducted with 15 CIOs from select US health systems with advanced EMR use and annual revenues between $1 billion and $15 billion from April to August of 2010.
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By Edwin R.
Massey, Ph.D., PresidentChristina T. Hart, Ph.D., Vice President of Institutional EffectivenessIndian River State College, Ft. Pierce, Florida
have been written about the structure and function of community colleges. Most
colleges are student-centered organizations that strive to address the
workforce needs of local communities. Organizationally, community colleges have
traditionally operated as bureaucracies relying on leadership hierarchy in
their functioning (Birnbaum, 1988; Levin, 1998). The traditional community
college model has resulted in the creation of hundreds of outstanding community
colleges across the country.
For more than 40 years Indian River State College realized above average
performance as measured by conventional indicators. Aligned with the
traditional American community college model, the college experienced
significant success forming partnerships, addressing existing workforce needs,
and providing academic programs that transfer to upper-division institutions.
This model functioned well for many years, but with the onslaught of rapid-fire
changes in technology, globalization, external competition, enrollment growth
pressures, budget cuts, student demand for access, and changing demographics,
over time it became evident that a new way of doing business was warranted.
colleges are entrepreneurial by nature and perfectly positioned to be the "go
to" centers for creative and innovative ideas. When a void is detected within
the community that is not going to be filled by traditional forms of education,
they respond. Light and nimble they embrace and welcome requests driven by a
sense of opportunity rather than seeing the barriers in every situation. This
enters into many things – opportunities in curriculum, high technology skills,
employee enrichment and development, altering the mission if necessary,
embracing opportunities to be more proactive not only to meet the current
needs, but to build the community for the future. Our communities now see us
not only as responders but as centers of creative thinking and innovation.
River realized that although we were a "good" college we had to determine if we
were good in a way that would stand the test of time. Was being "good" leading
us down the path of complacency? How long can we expect "good" to last when
we're constantly bombarded by the Internet and all forms of technology? It
became obvious that the traditional model, although it served us well, had to
be adjusted or changed or we were going to miss opportunities in the future. In
hindsight it became clear – that it is not possible for our college to remain
relevant without periodic transformation.
Moment of Decision
Following a
President's Cabinet Retreat in December of 2000, the decision was made to
invest the time and energy necessary to revitalize our college to become a
creative, innovative, driving force within our community vs. a declining
casualty of the status quo. The changing world brought the realization that the
college could no longer resist change but needed to create a culture that would
embrace change to remain competitive. Going to the next level would involve
altering and re-inventing the institutional culture. Long term and difficult,
this would require a college-wide commitment.
Realizing Results
Based on a
Great Colleges to Work For (GCTWF) survey of 42,000 employees of 277 colleges
nationwide by The Chronicle of Higher Education, IRSC placed on the "Honor
Roll" as one of the best colleges to work for in July 2010. With scores in the
top ten, among four-year colleges with over 10,000 students, IRSC received the
highest score of all the colleges of its size in all 15 categories. The IRSC
survey average was 86 percent, and the benchmark percent positive for
same-sized colleges was 78 percent. The IRSC survey return rate was 74 percent.
The other top ten institutions in the same category included University of
Notre Dame, University of Michigan, University of Mississippi, University of
Southern California, Georgia Institute of Technology and others.
Lessons Learned
The culture
of a college is what matters most. If left alone the value of an organization's
culture is always depreciating. Change is inevitable but it's much better to
change from a position of strength when you're able to choose to change vs.
changing from a position of weakness when forced to change. Change that is not
anchored in cultural change will prove to be just another "project" and will
fail to provide sustainable, long-lasting change. Cultural change requires a
long-term commitment to altering internal working relationships, attitudes, and
approaches to leverage organizational potential. Many change processes are met
with strong resistance because what's viewed as changing is not only everyday
actions associated with organizational climate, but also strongly entrenched
anchors of security found in the culture (Sopow, 2007). Perhaps the best
indicator of cultural change is the level of resistance – when the existing
culture gets riled up and fights back that's a good sign (Pritchett, 2002).
cultural changes to be embraced college-wide the effort must begin at the top.
Administrators and mid-managers will only become engaged in the process and
drive the effort deep into the institution if the president is leading the
charge. The role of the leader is to help the administrators and mid-managers
understand that their actions are the template of the culture. When they understand
this reality and how their actions expand to the masses, then a healthy culture
can be realized. The president and upper administration are the change agents –
they are the coaches and the communicators – to help employees understand that
they are in charge of the culture rather than a victim of the culture. We've
always had people in the college that could produce more but they didn't
because of the administration. Upper administration and mid-managers were the
most difficult to "get on board." They seemed to anticipate that the loss of
authority would be greater than the gains received.
and intuition are powerful tools that cannot be ignored. Entrepreneurial
presidents are always looking for creative ways of doing things – listening to
that "still small voice" inside – always seeking and knowing that there is more
individual and organizational potential when leaders understand that a major
part of their job is to manage the culture. Colleges are surrounded with
opportunities to do things differently – through facility creation and
renovation, such as creating learning-style responsive facilities, using
technology and so on.
looking at several organizations that had "roadmaps" in the development of a
culture, we arrived at the decision that if our people design it and build it
they will own it – and the culture will truly be theirs. We developed our own
activities by analyzing results and listening carefully to employee feedback
along the way. "Leadership is critical to creating a climate on campus where
faculty and staff feel sufficiently secure to have 'courageous conversations'
that allow them to question their ingrained practices and experiment with new
approaches" (Jenkins, 2008).
To change
the culture of an institution takes a long time, and consistent actions - you
don't succeed until you reach the masses. When you reach the masses you
essentially generate a momentum of innovation that unleashes the right to be
innovative and creative. If you loosen the reins the people will perform in
exceptional ways and institutional progress and performance gets better and
better – this reality demonstrates that it truly is counterintuitive to free
people up to give their best. Employees "get to be" innovative and creative.
The culture will become institutionalized through processes. Changes must be
institutionalized and change must be embraced as a regular daily activity and
not something to fear. Acceptance of change is layered within the college. The
acceptance was easier at the lower level than at the upper level.
A rigid
organizational structure can be a major impediment for change. The past
traditional form of leadership led to a rigid structure that always won out
over creativity. Instead, we adopted a flat, open, integrated, administrative
structure that expects and encourages trans-disciplinary approaches; this has
led to advances in health science, public safety, energy and technologies
through the flexible structure that includes administrators, faculty and staff
working together to challenge the status quo. By shifting these conversations
to include the integration and blending of various disciplines, we released
creative and innovative ideas that allowed us to produce the workforce for
rapidly expanding emerging technologies.
The act of
accepting feedback is critical in driving change. A structured professional
process where anonymous feedback is offered and received in a constructive
manner has been the most provocative source of enlightenment for all involved.
Creating an open, honest, candid culture takes time. Mechanisms have to be
employed where the leadership learns the truth and that can be very painful.
Leaders cannot be sheltered from bad news and negative feedback. They must
receive feedback with the understanding that the employees who have a vested
interest in the college are providing feedback because they just want to make
the institution better.
In today's
fast paced world it's not enough to be reactive – you have to be proactive and
expect to play a major role in the emerging workforce. Entrepreneurial
institutions have to be proactive and exercise intelligent entrepreneurship.
Research based, futuristic planning, must be wrapped around the goals of your
state and community. Colleges must be present at the table to effect community
change and help make it happen instead of coming in after the fact. To attract
new and emerging businesses will require taking risks in some situations,
buildings, programs and facilities. Sensing this reality and living in an area
that was experiencing aggressive economic development these outside forces
propelled us to prepare and to anticipate what could impact our institution in
the years ahead. As your community changes you never really know what you're
going to be called on to do. Examples:
In 2005 the
digital media industry did not exist within the community when Indian River State
College built a 106,000 sq. ft., $30 million, state-of-the-art Kight Center for
Emerging Technologies. Today, five years later, a film studio is under
construction for Digital Domain Production Co. with additional film companies
expected to follow. In 1996 the high technology, high simulation Health Science
Center was created and 11 years later attracted a branch of the Florida State
University Medical School, which was constructed adjacent to the Center. In
2006 the design was drafted to create a Leeds Certified Energy Institute years
before energy industries moved into the area. Today the Center for Innovation
and Entrepreneurship is coming out of the ground, attracting new partners such
as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Electric Co. with other new
industries moving into the area.
You must
invest in your people. At the same time we embarked on this cultural change we
also created a new program called the Employee Development Program (EDP).
Without EDP our cultural change efforts could not have moved forward. Offerings
are based on employee requests and respond to the needs of each and every
employee group.
potential was always within the college – but had been masked. By evaluating
our approaches, structure, planning, thinking and how we communicate, we were
able to bring out what was already there…and that was a tremendous amount of
hidden potential. The culture and the workplace must be designed to release all
the institutional talents and hidden potential to free people to be creative in
their thinking, acting and doing. Releasing the potential of the people is
about leadership.
To exceed
the expectations of the audience results in remarkable outcomes. To exceed
student, community, and state expectations – expectations in grant procurement,
curriculum development, college maintenance, administrative functioning, etc, –
is all driven by embedding high expectations in all things. The culture creates
a climate in which people want to do better and have higher expectations of
themselves, holding others accountable to the same standard.
Changes in
the workforce require more of an interdisciplinary approach with the
curriculum, family and work schedules demanding more access to distance
learning opportunities. The need exists to not only address existing workforce
skill needs but to challenge students to explore emerging needs, due to the
increasing proficiency requirements of existing and emerging workers.
Previously we did not challenge students to explore emerging skills. The old
model was functioning in a predictable environment, but with a new generation
of students who exhibit a whole array of learning styles we had to become more
proactive in driving our community, introducing our students to new topics that
will be critical to learn for the future.
cultural change an "abundance" mentality replaces the once held "scarcity"
mentality, adding to the prevailing spirit of collaboration on campus. When you
focus on success and the possible outcomes that result, abundance becomes a
lifestyle. Abundance is about high expectations and pride and tends to be very
apparent and pervasive throughout the college.
validation, awards, winning facilities and programs, student successes and
unsolicited positive results such as being selected for the Great Colleges to
Work for Honor Roll all provide evidence that cultural change is worth the pain
and steadfast effort. The return on investment and tremendous outcomes
following the long journey and hard work make it all worthwhile.
Bender, P. U., Hancocks, G. (2002). Gutfeeling. Achievement Group, Toronto.
Birnbaum, R. (1988). The cybernetics of academic organization and leadership.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass Publishers
Jenkins, D. (2008). Lessons: Lumina Foundation Report, winter edition. Lumina
Foundation for Education, p. 31.
Levin, J. S. (1998). Making sense of organizational change. In J. S. Levin
(Ed.), Organizational change in the community college: A ripple or a sea
change? (Summer 1998 ed., pp. 43-54). San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Pritchett, P. (2002). The Employee Handbook for Shaping Corporate Culture.
Pritchett LLC.
Sopow, E. (2007). The impact of culture and climate on change. Strategic HR
Review; Volume 6 Issue 2, pp. 20-23.
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The Bank of England has practically abandoned its target of moving inflation down to 2 percent, saying it won't consider raising interest rates until unemployment falls below 7 percent, Karlsson writes. The move isn't likely to change much policy, but it is an explicit reminder that inflation rates have been above 3 percent since 2005.
Japanese bond yields have started to move up again, rising above the pre-'Abenomics' level to 0.91 percent, Karlsson writes, something that worries many Japanese officials. Private demand has collapsed as investors have increasingly started to believe that the Bank of Japan through its purchases will actually achieve its new stated inflation target of 2 percent, a slump in demand that some have called a "bond buyer's strike."
The most important factor determining whether or not monetary inflation will mainly cause consumer price inflation or asset price inflation is simply what the early receivers of newly created money choose to do with them, Karlsson writes.
Speculation that the UK could become Europe's biggest economy is wishful thinking, Karlsson writes. Germany is far more competitive than both Britain and France and will outperform both, as it has done in recent years.
Immigration to low unemployment Germany surged to 369,000 last year, with the influx from southern European nations on the rise.
Most earnings reports will say results were 'better than expected,' but Karlsson is skeptical that's the truth of the matter.
Latvia's entry into the Eurozone will not affect exchange rates or monetary policies, Karlsson says.
Although The Irish Times recently published an article claiming Ireland's economy has lurched back into recession, Karlsson argues that GDP is a poor measure of how the country is really doing. Ireland is actually recovering from its economic slump, Karlsson says.
Traders sold off bonds and stocks after the Fed expressed optimism about the future of the US economy, but Karlsson says he doubts the Fed will decrease its bond purchases anytime soon.
Smoke hangs over the scorched remains of Old Town Plaza Nov. 15 following the wildfire in Paradise, Calif. Most homes are gone, as are hundreds of shops and other buildings. The supermarket, the hardware store, Dolly-O-Donuts & Gifts, where locals started their day with a blueberry fritter and a quick bit of gossip, all gone....
Any change in stock prices isn't intrinsically good or bad for everyone, Karlsson writes. Higher stock prices tend to be good for those who hold stocks, which typically benefits the wealthiest 'one percent.'
Friday's jobs report shows the US economy added 165,000 jobs in April. There is no doubt that the US economy is recovering, Karlsson writes, but the jobs report confirms that the pace of economic recovery remains very slow.
This summer, the US will start to include intellectual property as part of capital expenditure, rather than as input cost. The relevance of this is that it will raise GDP (likely by about 3%) as input costs are subtracted from GDP while capital investment is included, Karlsson writes.
David Stockman has really upset leading liberal pundits through an article he published in the New York Times, Karlsson writes. A breakdown of responses to the David Stockman piece.
When governments pledge to meet certain deficit limits, it is worth nothing if the people who enforce the rules are the politicians themselves, Karlsson writes.
Losses for depositors in Cyprus seem almost inevitable, Karlsson writes. The only remaining possible solution would be if Russia, out of a desire to bail out its oligarchs, steps in with money for Cyprus.
Cyprus tax opponents got a less-than-desirable endorsement from Vladimir Putin, patron of the oligarchs, Karlsson writes. The last thing opponents of the Cyprus tax needs is anything that creates the perception that opposition to the tax is based on a desire to protect the oligarchs, he adds.
Latvia remains determined to join the Euro in 2014, Karlsson writes, despite some countries aiming to exit the Euro.
The US savings rate fell from 6.4 percent to 2.4 percent in January, and it will take a few months to see if it recovers to normal levels.
Increasing the minimum wage would cause some workers to lose jobs and others to get higher pay. But the effects would not be large.


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Thank you for your questions and interest in the 2014 Curriculum Contest . . .
The intent of the contest is twofold:
Below are some questions submitted that you may find helpful.
This is short notice, and we do not have enough time to create new curriculum by the end of the month.
Center Leaders were notified of the contest on January 28, 2014. Please keep in mind you can submit any curriculum that was created since the beginning of 2013.
I hope these questions and answers are helpful. Good luck to all of you.


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What Questions Did the Blood Cry Out? Rev. James Forbes' Sermon on Bloody Sunday
Was there a voice in those drops crying out? And what did the message offer up to God, and what did God say about it?
In the great lineage of American preachers stands the Rev. Dr. James Forbes. To watch him in action is to witness greatness. Pure theater rooted in theological soil. The sad fact is that most people will never have the opportunity to hear the charismatic minister deliver one of his unforgettable sermons.
As fortune would have it, though, the distinguished pastor left his pulpit and post as senior minister emeritus at Riverside Church in New York City to make his way to Selma, Alabama and give the sermon at historic Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. His task? To commemorate Bloody Sunday and the recreation of the annual civil rights march across Edmund Pettus Bridge.
In attendance were members of the Presidential Cabinet and the U.S. Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, whose blood was shed on that day 48 years ago on that day, on March 3rd. Dr. Forbes plays off this imagery and moment in American history. He turns to the fourth chapter of Genesis, the first account of bloodshed recorded in the Bible, in which God says to Cain: "Listen. Your brother's blood is crying out from the ground."
Do yourself a favor and see where Rev. Forbes takes this idea in his sermon above. And then watch Krista Tippett's interview with Congressman John Lewis.


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It's getting a touch chilly outside, don't you think? Winter is definitely in the air. So why not stay inside and play some wintery games? I suggest trying your hand at Ice Beak. This pleasingly 8-bit scroll-and-shoot puts you in the role of an ice-blasting bird navigating a lava-filled maze. There's a bit of puzzle solving to be had as well, since you must use your ice abilities to their best advantage to navigate the trap-filled maze in which you find yourself. Just remember to keep your cool.


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CRESTVIEW � Greg Bledsoe has earned bragging rights in martial arts.
CRESTVIEW � Greg Bledsoe has earned bragging rights in martial arts.
He received the National Korean Martial Arts Association�s Master of the Year award while attending the group�s 40th anniversary celebration earlier this month in Canada.
Bledsoe, 58, Gordon Martial Arts� primary instructor, was selected at the discretion of NKMAA President Rudy Timmerman.
"I made the choice because it was obvious to me that, for many years, this man put forth efforts that I consider beyond the norm," Timmerman said. "I might add that this did not surprise me, as I have observed that the entire staff of Gordon Martial Arts follows the example set by Chief Master Thomas Gordon."
"This is something that means a lot," Bledsoe said. "It was an absolutely outstanding feeling to know that somebody has been watching me enough and working with me enough to feel that I was worthy."
Bledsoe taught music for 35 years in Okaloosa County public schools. He retired in 2012 from Davidson Middle School, where his wife Keitha currently instructs chorus. He�s currently the choir director at First Presbyterian Church in DeFuniak Springs.
Gordon, the school's owner, said in an email that the school is "very fortunate" to have Bledsoe as its primary instructor.
Bledsoe said his love for martial arts goes beyond his classes at the Crestview school.
"When I am not teaching it, I am thinking about it; I am ironing out my uniform, reading martial arts magazines," he said. "It�s something that consumes my life."
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All students that have applied to graduate in the spring,
and have borrowed Federal Stafford Loans as a student here
at the IIT Downtown Campus are required to complete Federal
Student Loan Exit Counseling. We will be holding the following
group exit counseling sessions:
Tuesday, March 6th from 12:00 to 1:30pm in Room C50 (Lunch
will be served)
Tuesday, March 6th from 4:00 to 5:30pm in Room 240
Wednesday, March 7th from 3:00 to 4:30 in Room 520
The sessions will cover the information that we are required
to provide at loan exit counseling, such as borrower rights
and responsibilities. Please bring information for at least
2 references (name, address, and phone number). One reference
should be your nearest relative, preferably your parent(s),
and another personal reference. Please keep in mind that
if you are unable to attend any of these sessions we will
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All loan funds, federal, Graduate PLUS and
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disbursement schedule listed below.
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that you are eligible to receive the funds. This process
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2. The funds are then credited to your tuition
account. You will receive an email from the Bursar's Office
informing you that billing activity has occurred.
3. If a credit balance exists after the funds
have been credited, the Bursar's Office generates a refund
check for you. This process takes 5-7 business days.
4. The Bursar's Office will then notify you
when the check is ready to be picked up.
If you have any questions regarding the financial
aid funds that have been credited to your account, please
contact the Office of Financial Aid.
If you have any questions regarding the status
of your refund check or charges on your account, please
contact the Bursar's Office at 312-906-516
I received a letter from my lender saying that the first
payment on my Graduate PLUS loan is due in March. Is this
Many students are receiving notification from their lenders
indicating that the first payment on their Graduate PLUS
Loan is due within the next few months. One of the terms
of the Graduate PLUS loan is that repayment begins 60 days
after the last disbursement of the loan. The last disbursement
for most students' Graduate PLUS loan for the 2006-2007
academic year is in mid January. For this reason, some lenders
are automatically sending out notification that repayment
begins within the next few months.
The lenders on the Office of Financial Aid's preferred
lender list are placing our students into in-school deferment
status in the spring term once they receive verification
of enrollment of at least half time for the spring term.
Enrollment verification is automatically sent out by the
university several times a semester. At IIT Half-time status
is enrollment is 6 credits or more. As long as enrollment
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With only two members on board, Marching Band creates a lush, vibrant brand of Swedish pop. Linköping residents Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind began recording under the Marching Band moniker in 2007, releasing an EP that year before traveling to Los Angeles several months later to record a full-length album. Spark Large appeared in 2008 and earned nods from Rolling Stone (which praised the band's "pillowy pop"), as well as radio outlets like KCRW and NPR. While the band's music fared well in critical circles, it also found a broader audience in 2009, when several Marching Band songs appeared in a host of TV programs and movie soundtracks. Sunbring and Lind stayed in Sweden for much of that year to record a second album, this time with producer Jari Haapalainen (Camera Obscura, The Concretes) lending his help. The result was a slightly darker record, Pop Cycle, which appeared in 2010.


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At the end of April, Bank of America (BAML) released the annual review of its bond indices for 2015. Given that it was only four years ago that BAML decided to include Emerging Market (EM) hard currency debt in the Global High Yield Index (HW00), we were very surprised to see that it is now considering pulling EM out of that index. At that time in 2011, we praised the inclusion of EM debt in HW00 as prescient because by including EM debt in the global bond index BAML acknowledged the truth that the globalisation of credit is here to stay. And, as the investment consultant Russell Investments concluded in a market thought piece in April 2013, "we prefer to invest where we believe the market is going, rather than where it has been." As such, it would be a mistake for BAML to reverse the decision it made a mere four years ago simply because "a number of high profile emerging markets corporate downgrades – including PETBRA, currently the largest name in HW00, and a large contingent of Russian corporates – have refocused attention on this particular aspect of the index rules".
We fail to see the logic that BAML cites for the reason it is considering the change. It makes no sense to acknowledge the increasingly global nature of high yield credit in 2011 and then to reverse course simply because some managers' expectations failed to consider the prospect that fallen angels could have a meaningful impact on the global high yield index. The fact is, the changing character of the index must reflect the changing character of global high yield credit. Just as the high yield indices reflected the impact of the move to high yield for large fallen angels such as Telecom Italia, ArcelorMittal, Centurylink, among others we believe that HW00 should do the same. Meantime, despite its large size in HW00, PDVSA has been in the index for years, and yet there has never been a question of its presence. Therefore to remove EM credit from HW00 simply because ""a number of high profile emerging markets corporate downgrades – including PETBRA, currently the largest name in HW00, and a large contingent of Russian corporates – have refocused attention on this particular aspect of the index rules" implies an inconsistent approach.
And, to those that take the view that the hard-currency credit from EM names is inappropriate because of the sovereign risk analysis involved, we would say that it is, in fact, no different than what is involved in investing in Greece today; both core and peripheral Europe during the debt crisis of 2011 and 2012 or even the UK during the recent elections. Note that during this European sovereign debt crisis Italian and Spain sovereign five-year CDS traded as wide as 600 basis points. France was as wide as 250 basis points, compared to its 35 basis points today. What were the recent wides for Brazil and Russia? 320 basis points and 630 basis points respectively. The point is the volume of sovereign risk that goes into investing in credit dials up and down depending on the ebb and flow of politics, economics and interest rate fluctuations across all jurisdictions - be they developed or emerging.
Beyond acknowledging the structural change in global credit markets, there are obvious benefits to the existence of a truly global index. First, it provides a reference for performance for those managers who believe, as we do, that managing on a global basis opens up new opportunities to deliver superior performance to clients by capturing valuation anomalies across the world, whilst at the same time avoiding having to be a forced buyer of one particular jurisdiction. Second, the prospect of investing globally allows investors to take full advantage of the benefits of diversification by region, sector and currency. Against a backdrop of reducing liquidity, global diversification provides a further risk control mechanism providing it is managed through a robust framework. Third, we, like many managers in the market, have built and are managing products around this exact change. To change the benchmark now would create superfluous disruption and moreover, it would disappoint existing and prospective investors of global credit products who actively seek this diversification.
Finally, from an ESG perspective, because investors in global, public markets have high expectations for corporate governance, the presence of EM companies in the global bond markets fosters the development of more open and transparent reporting and dialog with investors from these EM jurisdictions. And, we believe the presence of a truly global index can lower the cost of capital for issuers of hard currency debt from the EMs because it supports an active market place into which the companies can issue bonds. Both of these reduce cost of capital and volatility.
In summary, we encourage BAML to acknowledge the inexorable globalisation of credit markets and take the decision to keep EM hard currency debt in HW00.
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text: Barbara Walters interviewed Barack and Michelle Obama for a special airing tonight, she wasted no time hitting the Obamas with her notoriously hard-hitting questions. Apparently, Wawa, like many of us, is busy lobbying the Obamas for a new first dog and she sent Michelle pictures of her Havanese dog, Cha Cha Cha (or Cha Cha for short). Barack was not pleased by the pup and said it "sounds kinda like a girly dog" to which Michelle said, "we're girls. We have a houseful of girls." [Politico]


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I have said from time to time that the best place to start networking via LinkedIn is with the alumni groups for the colleges you attended. Almost every university of any size has a LinkedIn group. If you attended more than one university (whether you received a degree or not) you should join the group. This will increase your ability to connect with people outside your immediate field of experience.
Keep something in mind. LinkedIn wants to prevent spammers. It would ruin LinkedIn if it became nothing more than a resource for every on-line pharmacy or insurance company or ponzi scheme to blast members with endless emails. LinkedIn safeguards this pretty well by making sure that only people who have a common interest can connect with you. Either they worked at the same company you did (as is determined by their LinkedIn profile), went to the same school, belong to the same group or they know your email address.
This is great at keeping you relatively free of spam but it is also a barrier if you are trying build a new network outside your realm of experience. If you are tired of writing test software for missiles and want to write test software for wind turbines, all your contacts at Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are not going to be very useful in getting you connected to people at Siemens and GE. That is where memberships in groups will be helpful and college alumni groups are among the most inclined to accept an invitation from a complete stranger.
To a certain extent, having gone to a large university has an advantage by having a larger LinkedIn group, but that is not always the case. Both the University of Texas and Texas A&M University have current student bodies of approximately 50,000 students. The Texas Exes LinkedIn group as 35,000 members but the Texas A&M Association of Former Students has 14,000 members. You will also need to join the Texas A&M University Alumni group with almost 10,000 members. Considering the rabid school spirit of the Aggies, you would just assume that their LinkedIn group would be one of the largest, but it is not.
My other Alma Mater is the University of North Texas in Denton with a current enrollment of 36,000 students. Once again, another big school, however, they have two LinkedIn groups with only 9,000 and 4,000 members. UNT is largely a commuter school with little school spirit. Despite the fact that they have a significant number of distinguished alumni including Don Henley (The Eagles) and Nora Jones (we can skip the fact that Dr. Phil also went there) plus Pat Boone and Roy Orbison (if you are a bit older), people just do not feel a kinship with other UNT grads. Therefore, you would not expect a large LinkedIn group.
On the other hand, tiny Trinity University in San Antonio has around 2,500 students but a LinkedIn group of 3,500.
You may have attended a community college and feel reluctant to highlight that on your LinkedIn profile. I received 6 hours of credit in Photography from Tarrant County College (back when it was called Tarrant County Jr College or TCJC…or Taco Jaco…) but I did not mention it on anything. In reality, TCC is a large school with 38,000 students in enrollment. However, their LinkedIn Group contains only 231 members.
In this instance, LinkedIn might not be much help. If you do a keyword search on "Tarrant County College," you will get over 18,000 results. These are people who took some classes there, mentioned it on their LinkedIn profile, even if they did not care to join the group. My guess is, you are not going to get much of a response if you try to get someone to LinkIn with you based on the fact that you both attended Taco Jaco back in the 1970s.
There are plenty of judgment calls to be made here. You have to size up if there is any benefit to reaching out to someone based on having gone to the same school. In some cases, it will help you a lot. You will find that classmate who is involved in wind turbines at GE and will be able to connect with them. In other instance, you are going to just have to dig a little deeper.
We will get into "deeper digging" in my next post.
Good Luck and Godspeed!


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Leather Dresses That Won't Make You Look Like A Biker
We like the idea of leather dresses because we like running around looking all tough. But not tough like we're about to join a biker gang and do a ton of meth. Not quite that tough. More, cocktail party we-will-shoot-down-your-argument-fearlessly-if-we-feel-it-is-fallacious tough. Here are some dresses that fit that definition:[ITPGallery]


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Men's lacrosse falls to Union
Union College led 3-0 after the first quarter and went on to defeat Hamilton College 10-5 in a Liberty League game at Hamilton's Steuben Field on April 7.
Five different Continentals scored in the loss. Luke Sadoff '12 scored one goal and assisted on another for Hamilton (6-2 overall, 0-2 Liberty). Alex Duncan '10 picked up a team-high four ground balls and Paul Citarella '12 won five faceoffs. Garrett Akie '12 played all 60 minutes in goal and made nine saves.
Union (7-1, 1-0) controlled the first quarter, scoring three goals and blanking Hamilton. With 11:14 left in the second quarter, Franke Holiber '10 put Hamilton on the scoreboard with his sixth goal this season. Luke Walsh '13 pulled the Continentals within one with his third goal this year with 6:08 left in the second.
That was as close as Hamilton would get as Union scored the next five goals to put the game out of reach. The Dutchmen scored twice late in the second quarter, added two more in the third and finished the run 53 seconds into the fourth quarter for an 8-2 lead. With 12:09 left, Sadoff found the back of the net to make it 8-3. The Dutchmen responded with a goal 1:15 later.
Henry Burchenal '12 scored off an assist from Sadoff with 7:57 remaining to make it 9-4. Burchenal leads the Continentals with 21 goals. With 2:02 remaining, Union stretched its lead back to six. Citarella scored for the second time this season with 56 seconds left for the final margin.
Hamilton held a slight 32-29 edge in shots, while Union had a 26-23 advantage in ground balls. The Dutchmen also won 12 of 18 faceoffs.
The Continentals return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they travel to play another league game against Vassar College.


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Democratic primary on horizon for 108th Assembly seat
McDonald remains in battle for seat in 108th after party leaders back Albany Common Council president
ALBANY — Democratic Party leaders backed Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin on Saturday to take Assembly Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari's seat, but Cohoes Mayor John T. McDonald III said he is "all in" for a primary.
"Absolutely I'm still in the race," he said.
The committee's vote was split 14-3, candidate selection committee chairman Michael Mackey said, with 14 votes for McLaughlin and three for McDonald.
Albany Councilman Dominick Calsolaro and Albany resident/public forum stalwart Marlon Anderson also interviewed for the endorsement.
Calsolaro said he was not sure whether he would jump into a primary, and would make a decision by the end of the week.
"I wasn't really totally surprised," he said. "She's (McLaughlin) a good speaker. She's been involved with the Democrats a long time."
McDonald, the 13-year mayor who also runs his family's pharmacy in downtown Cohoes, said he did not expect to get the party's endorsement, and was prepared for a primary ever since he announced his campaign Friday.
"People who know me know that while I'm supportive of the party I've never been active," he said. "This is the first of several steps."
Mackey, who is also a county legislator and the New Scotland Democratic chairman, said McLaughlin was popular with the committee because of her involvement in the party and her record of service to the community.
But McDonald, he said, is an impressive candidate as well.
McLaughlin has been on the City Council for 15 years, and its president since 2010. She works for the Teachers' Retirement System as an assistant human resources manager.
"In that time you get to see a lot of issues," she said. "I've been able to form some very positive relationships."
The 108th Assembly District includes North Greenbush, the city of Rensselaer and parts of Troy in addition to the city of Albany, Cohoes, Green Island and Watervliet. Waterford in Saratoga County is also part of the district.
But most of the Democrats in the district live in Albany County, with 24,337 voters, 14,500 of which live in the city. Another 9,469 of the district's Democrats live in Rensselaer County and 1,465 live in Waterford.
In the city of Albany, the district includes the majority of the lower five wards that carry the minority representation on the Common Council and the County Legislature.
Republican GOP Chairman Don Clarey told the Times Union that Mike Byer, the owner of a Watervliet construction company, plans to run on that party line.
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Here is an interesting read on a new line of defence:
"Hacker baiting solutions are set to discourage even the most sophisticated attacker by feeding him a raft of false information and painting completely false pictures of target computer systems."
"Early evidence is that hacker baiting could soon be seen as the first line of defence in a security infrastructure for companies of all sizes."
"If these systems are installed accordingly to the standard policy, they look like everything else on the network. So fingerprinting based on emulation is impossible since nothing is emulated."


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SRK borrowed from Rowling speech: blogger
Shah Rukh Khan's recent speech at AIMA seems like it's been lifted straight out of JK Rowling's speech. However, the bone of contention isn't that he did so, but that he did it without attributing it to her.entertainment Updated: Oct 06, 2013 18:36 IST
When a Delhi audience listened last week to Shah Rukh Khan describing how he had risen above poverty and hardship, few realised he was borrowing his lines from someone just as famous: Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
Bangalore-based social media consultant Agratha Dinakaran has reported in her blog (mercurialpurple.blogspot.com) that parts of SRK's speech seem lifted from Rowling's 2008 address at Harvard — and it's set off a buzz.
In her address, 'The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination', Rowling had said, "I quite agree with them (her parents) that it (poverty) is not an ennobling experience. Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
In his speech at the National Management Convention organised by the All India Management Association (Aima), SRK said, "Let me tell you, poverty is not an ennobling experience at all. Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes, depression. I've seen my parents go through it many times — it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
Interestingly, SRK had delivered a similar speech at Yale in April 2012.
Khan denied plagiarising the speech. He said he'd given an identical address to the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) "six years ago" and that he had intended to "recycle" it for the Aima audience. His personal copy of the speech contained references to Rowling that "are not there in the TV speech", Khan claimed, adding: "The lines are so famous, it would be silly to think they are not known really."
Rowling's original speech was given five years ago — a year after Khan said he had first quoted it and it is not clear how the actor could have made a speech to the YPO crediting her for lines she had not yet uttered.
AIMA did not comment. We sent a mail to Rowling's agent but did not get a reply.
Our reporter, who was present at the Aima convention and has a recording of the 11-minute speech, informs us that at the beginning of his speech, SRK said: "Let me warn you, it is a recycled speech. Whenever I am called to speak at YPO and such organisations, I use this speech. It is simple. It is generic."
In her address, Rowling had also said, "Happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone's total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes."
SRK's lines: "But I'd like to tell you all that life is not just a checklist of acquisitions, attainments and fulfilments. Your qualifications and CVs don't matter, your jobs don't matter. Instead, life is difficult and complicated and beyond your control, and to know that with humility, respecting your failures will help you survive its vicissitudes."
When we asked Dinakaran, 24, how she stumbled upon the similarities, she told us, "A lot of people on my Facebook friend list shared this (SRK's) speech, and while I was reading it, I felt it was really nice, but towards the second page I felt it had a vague similarity to something I had read before. When I came to the third page and read the line, 'the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes…', I knew it was taken from Rowling's speech because vicissitudes is a very Rowling thing to say."
Her grudge is less with the using of Rowling's phrases and more with the lack of attribution. "We quote people in speeches all the time. Why couldn't he have attributed it to Rowling?" she said.
First Published: Oct 05, 2013 21:17 IST


text: Former Gaffney shooting guard 6-5 LJ Peak plans to return to the Upstate school for his senior year a source said Wednesday night. Peak was one of the state's top players as a sophomore. He is playing this season at Whitney Young High School in Chicago where he is averaging 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists per game. The source said currently Peak favors Florida State and Ohio State. USC and Clemson have offered. He also has offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Georgia and NC State.


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BugWise for Schools
What insects and spiders are you sharing your school with? Why are they important?
Bugwise syllabus links
New South Wales teachers will find these links useful when integrating Bugwise into their curriculum.
Do it yourself field studies
Use our toolkits and guides to investigate invertebrates in your own school or local area.
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Spaghetti With A Simple Meat Sauce Recipe
This is a simple flavored meat sauce that kids will enjoy.
Makes 8 servings
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Optional: freshly chopped parsley for garnish
Heat the oil in a dutch oven or large pot.
Add the chopped onion and cook a few minutes until tender.
Add the garlic and cook one minute longer.
Add the ground beef and cook, breaking apart into a crumble texture. Cook about 5-10 minutes until no pink remains.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pot and stir in.
Season with oregano salt, and pepper.
Simmer spaghetti sauce for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally.
Serve with pasta.


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A lawyer for Kim Kardashian's estranged husband Kris Humphries has vowed to take legal action against a woman who alleges she contracted a sexually-transmitted disease from the sports star.
Kayla Goldberg filed a sexual battery and negligible transmission of a venereal disease lawsuit against Humphries last week (begs27Aug12), claiming he infected her with herpes after they allegedly met at a restaurant and had unprotected sex.
A spokesperson for Humphries' legal team, Lee A Hutton III, has now blasted the allegations, revealing he plans to mount a case against Goldberg in order to defend the basketball ace's reputation.
He tells E! News, "It is unfortunate that Ms. Kayla Goldberg and her attorneys chose to name my client, Kris Humphries, in a lawsuit alleging such malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false claims. Shortly prior to filing the complaint, Ms. Goldberg demanded $24 million from Kris in exchange to avoid publicity on the matter...
"Athletes and celebrities have a legal right to exist without harassment. We will vigorously pursue all available remedies to defend and protect Mr. Humphries against these allegations."


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I uploaded this today.
Views: 629
But, if we're speaking of a science of morality, which some are, if we're claiming ethics (as some xians use the argument we can't have any, b/c we don't have g*d), then we are agreeing on some standards of comportment. I have brain injuries. I KNOW about impulses toward violent, abusive, cruel, sadistic behavior. Believe me. If I can comport MYself without crawling in the gutter, SURELY Thunderf00t and others can, as well. And, if they do not, why are they not called on it? People who would NEVER call a debate opponent a "nigger" because he is Black feel perfectly free to call me a "cunt" or a "twat" because I'm a woman? Why? Because they're not afraid of me? THAT is how we create morals and ethics? I don't think so. Some of the biggest voices on YouTube in atheism are woman haters, terrified of gender variance and definitely racist against Middle Eastern Muslims. And nobody calls them on it.
The internet is a marketplace of ideas. Those with a knack of knowing how to draw emotional responses from people are the popular ones. A vast majority of atheists are still pliable by an emotional call, sceptic is just a buzz word people use to appear more intelligent. It's just like newfound atheists calling religious people stupid... were they not religious themselves only a short time ago?
I don't think this is about morality. It's about supply and demand. And coming out as you are doing against a moron is what more atheists need to be doing.
Because we're a very small numbers, there are those who say let's band together, let's not bring down our own... but lets ;)
It's important that people everywhere, atheists and theists, realise that most of the people who upload videos are attention seekers, this is what the internet is now made up of (wasn't so in the beginnings), and that people like him do not 'represent' atheists.
You're right. TF recently uploaded a video calling the atheist YouTube community "stagnant:" a few, giant trees, blocking the light, so the small, new ones can't grow. Well, I've been hearing folks I'm subscribed to smacking TF around all day! So, I actually went to his channel, watched the video and just face palmed at the absurd arrogance. Then, I posted a link to this video in his comments and said, "I'm your chain saw, boi!" Lots of folks are unsubbing from his channel and the critical videos are biting, sardonic and honest. TF gets paid by Google; he panders to lowest, common denominators like sexism, racism, snobbery and aggression: stuff the geek boys suck in like air. None of the people I truly respect on YT are PAID to be there. MOST list their work as creative commons, so it can be reused. Most of us refuse adverts on our channels. YT hates us. LOL
Jubus, I didn't know there was such a negative hate war going on... I stick to watching you tubes by educated people, such TED conference material or atheist conference material or documentaries from the BBC etc. Why bother for 1 minute with B grade abusive hate tubes? I think I listened to about 20 seconds of the one above to realise that it was complete rubbish, not worth watching for another second.
I get my You Tube recommendations from Atheist Nexus and the Naturalism Facebook page, or good friends who share my values / passions.
Protect yourself and censor your own viewing to include only things that create personal well-being - not soul destroying rubbish. :)
Be cautious with TED... they have lots of morons too... Anthony Robbins, Donald Trump. Some days it seems that TED now allows just about anyone to pretend they invented some idea. They're not what they used to be.
Sure - confront them on it. I agree - I don't like abusive language directed towards anyone. I think it is a product of fear - of not being safe or not getting some need met. These people are without other skills of expressing their fears - so they use abusive language in order to feel more powerful and in control.
So what is the most effective way of dealing with such behaviour?
I suppose it depends just how supported they are in getting their needs met in a non violent way, in addition to how much others are willing to be supportive and provide protection.
In this case I think that one persons response to their own fear has lead to threatening others, which has created more fear for others. This has compounded the situation, making it worse.
Non violent communication is a good start to overcoming fear.
For example: When you use abusive terminology in an aggressive manner, I feel threatened, because I need to feel safe. Would you be willing to change the way that you express your own feelings and needs?
Ah, but Thunderf00t, et al, have set themselves up as rational, etc. TF's channel says, "Science and Reason for the WIN!" Well, throwing sand in an opponent's eyes, in order to win a beach volleyball game, is cheating. And there's a HUGE conversation, started by Sam Harris, I believe, on a real, scientific study of morality. So, I can bust them on their hypocrisy; they have NO problems with busting theists on theirs! My argument is for the silent people, who haven't been presented with non-theism as an option before: What are we modelling to them?
I couldn't agree more!
The video link didn't work for me.
Up here in the Great White North under two feet of snow it's working fine :)
I agree, Mriana. I tend not to sling shit, as it were, unless they sling first. If they do, I usually respond with a rude comment and then leave the conversation for good. There was one person I was going 'round with on Youtube and we disagreed on everything, but they never once were rude or started calling names or anything so I continued to "argue" with them and the conversation eventually just fizzled out. We'll never get anywhere calling people idiots, not to mention the fact that it's just plain not nice. We can think they're idiots all we want, but once people start slinging mud, the conversation is pretty much over anyway because everyone stops really listening.
One of the lines she gives explains where she first went wrong. She says she came to TF for his science videos. That is where the first dupe happened. Placing emotional marvel onto science is feeding that religious habit that ex-religious people have where they're constantly looking for godlike "marvel" in nature. These kinds of videos are near useless. To all newly arrived atheists here who go to TV and internet to learn about science... stop!
Go get a science degree, or two, then come back here and debate science. But science is not done on the armchair. There are a great number of non scientists out there speaking in the name of science, and doing more harm than good because of twisting basic fundamentals.
Before atheists make blanket statements such as "I love science", better to understand science. Sciences are not about "love" they're about trudging years and years of 18-hour days through loads of books, exams, profs, and spending tons of money... Not from an internet page.
Back to TF... not many scientifically educated people would waste a moment on his opinions. I listened to him once a long time ago, and knew I'd never waste time on him again.
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God has placed an incredible weight of responsibility onto the Christian leader's shoulders. The leader must not only faithfully nurture and direct the church but also pay careful attention to personal piety. A healthy church depends on healthy ministers whose ministry and personal life reflect equally the power of God.
Paul emphasizes the weight of this dual responsibility by closing the letter as he opened it, with a solemn charge to Timothy in the presence of God. The dangers of unfaithfulness, both to the leader and to the church, have been graphically spelled out in the interplay between descriptions of false teacher and faithful minister throughout the letter. Now, as the final contrast is made, the clarion call to faithful service resounds. The shape and tone of the text suggest that Paul may have adapted a formal ordination or baptismal charge for emphasis. But again, although the focus in this passage is on leaders, the instructions Paul gives apply to us all.
The calling to serve God is a calling to a position of special honor. Paul designates Timothy (and equally all faithful ministers) as man of God, a title given to Moses (Deut 33:1), David (Neh 12:24), Elijah (1 Kings 17:18) and Elisha (2 Kings 4:7) in the Old Testament. In so doing, he sets the minister apart as one having a special relationship with and an origin in God. The minister is God's special representative, one whom God has personally chosen and sent.
And God's expectations of those with a high calling are great. There can be no compromise in the Christian leader's lifestyle. Against the backdrop of spiritual defection, Paul makes this clear in the flee . . . pursue command that he issues. This traditional formula of exhortation (2 Tim 2:22) compels the readers to "escape" from the dangers of sin (in this case, the way of the false teachers in 6:3-5, 9-10--all this) to pursue a righteous life (compare 2 Tim 2:22). The tone is that of an emergency. Both flight and pursuit, however, require not only a conscious decision but also a sustained, lifelong effort; the emergency ends only with the appearance of Christ (6:14).
The object of pursuit is a balanced spiritual life. It is described with a list of virtues that throughout these letters stand for marks of genuine faith (4:12; 2 Tim 2:22; 3:10; compare Gal 5:22-23; Phil 4:8). The purpose of this list is to provide poetic impact more than precise description. Nevertheless, the items included give ample direction for the Christian life.
The first four terms, righteousness, godliness, faith and love, depict the new life of faith in contrast to the perverse behavior of the false teachers (6:4-5). Righteousness means observable "uprightness," a life in accordance with God's values. Godliness is Paul's term for the whole of the Christian experience, the vertical posture of faith and its horizontal, visible outworking in life (see notes on 2:2). It appears in this list (it is not in the others) because the heretics' false notions about it were mentioned in 6:5. Faith and love (see 4:12; notes on 2:15) depict these two dimensions of genuine Christianity, a balance of personal faith and correct doctrine and works done in the power of the Spirit.
The final two items anticipate the charge to ministry (v. 12). Endurance is the "won't quit" determination of God's servants in the face of opposition to the gospel (2 Tim 3:10; compare 2:10, 12). Gentleness is an attitude of patient, gentle composure that encourages the repentance of the unbeliever and the apostate (2 Tim 2:25; Tit 3:2).
The six virtues together describe the lifestyle of balanced spirituality that ought to characterize the Christian. A Christian leader must be a model of these things. A holistic portrait, it encompasses one's walk with God and disposition toward unbelievers. Are these standards impossibly high? If we think in terms of human effort, yes; but with the high calling to ministry also go vast resources for godly living.
The servant of God must also fulfill the calling of ministry. The charge issued in 1:18 is repeated here. Paul has changed the metaphor, however, from ministry in terms of a military struggle to ministry in terms of an athletic contest (see also 2 Tim 4:7). Thus the need for perseverance, sustained effort and training dominate in this charge (compare 1 Cor 9:24-27; 2 Tim 2:5). Like a skillful coach, Paul supplies ample motivation for maintaining the struggle.
1. Eternal reward (6:12). Especially for the minister, to "finish the race" is no mere option. The command tone (take hold) reminds us of the real element of human responsibility in the salvation process, as it also implies the real possibility of success. Though the cost is great, the Christian leader can arrive at the goal of personal salvation, eternal life.
But while the athletic imagery emphasizes the human side, it is the prior action of "calling" that establishes the believer's future success. In the passive, the verb refers clearly to God's call to eternal life. Yet as we have just seen, divine sovereignty does not preclude human responsibility. Timothy had an obligation to participate in his salvation. We too must view faithful Christian living and service, in whatever context God places us, as our necessary responsibility to God.
2. Past promises (6:12). The Greek sentence continues without a break, and attention shifts to Timothy's past commitment to God. It may be (as the NIV interprets it) that the phrase good confession in the presence of many witnesses relates directly to God's calling (to eternal life), indicating the time when realization of this occurred. In this case, the event in mind would probably be Timothy's baptism. However, the phrase may be linked more directly to the parallel commands to fight and to take hold, making the event grounds for obedience to those ministerial commands. In this case, the allusion would be to a commissioning ceremony of some sort. The two ceremonies would have been similar in tone, each including a confession of faith, a charge and a vow of commitment.
To judge from the ministry context here and probable allusions to the event elsewhere (1:18; 4:14), Paul may have had in mind Timothy's commissioning (similar to the more modern ordination). Then his reasoning is that the two commands of verse 12 are in keeping with the promises of God's selection of one for ministry. The ceremony that bound the congregation to acknowledge the authority of the new minister also bound the minister to faithful service.
Today the binding force of one's word is often questioned, but before God that is not so. The minister's pledge to serve must not be taken lightly. But it takes discipline as well as forceful reminders from coworkers or from God's Spirit to bring us back to first promises that bind. Yet what the servant must recall are not only human commitments to God but also God's commitments to his servants.
3. Present promises (6:13). This comes more clearly into view as Paul reminds Timothy of his present situation. Christian service is not something God initiates, like the christening of a ship, then leaves to run its own course. It begins with God's choice and continues in his presence and fellowship. So when Paul repeats the solemn charge, which begins in verse 13 and ends in verse 14, he emphasizes Timothy's continuing fellowship with God and Christ.
In this fellowship, too, obligation and promise are combined. To be in the sight of God (5:21; 2 Tim 4:1) is cause for reverent fear. The Hebrews were terrified of God's presence, which, as Moses explained, was to keep them from sinning (Ex 20:20). But God's presence meant for them also his faithful care--guidance, food, clothing (Deut 8:1-5). And the description of God as life-giver means the same for Paul's readers. God's constant presence should spur the Christian on to excellent service. Equally, this truth provides encouragement and strength, for the ever-present God is the one who gives and sustains life.
At the same time Timothy is reminded of his fellowship with Christ. He is our ever-present Lord (compare Mt 28:20). This comforting promise of continual fellowship, however, ought to compel us to the heights of faithfulness, for our Lord is also our judge (2 Tim 4:8; Rev 3:15-16).
Christian leaders in difficult situations have always found encouragement in Christ's experience. In fact, God has called us to participate in the very ministry Christ initiated. He made the good confession first, before Pontius Pilate. Paul's allusion is difficult to ascertain. Probably the reference is to Jesus' trial and to the supreme testimony he gave in his death. He authenticated his calling and commitment to serve God before the representative of this world, despite great danger and temptations to denial (see Jn 18:28-37). The one called to serve God makes a confession and commitment to continue Christ's own mission at any personal cost. Christ's commitment to his servants is continual fellowship.
4. Future promises (6:14). It is equally important for Timothy to concentrate on the promise of Christ's return, for two reasons. First is the promise of relief. The term Paul chose to describe the Second Coming here (the appearing) pictures the event as a glorious intervention to bring help. In fact, Paul uses the same term to refer to Christ's first advent (2 Tim 1:10; Tit 2:11; 3:4); this shows how the present age is to be understood in relation to Christ's two "appearances"--what began with Christ will end with Christ. When God's appointed time arrives, relief will come to the minister. A Christian's earthly duties will cease.
Second is a note of urgency. The obligations connected with the call to service (the command, vv. 11-12, to lead an exemplary Christian life) must be kept, the course must be finished in all faithfulness (without spot or blame), for Christ comes to judge (2 Tim 4:1, 8). In light of the certainty of this future event, without spot or blame stresses the need for a life that expresses godliness consistently and in all respects. The early Christians lived as if Christ's return would occur during their lifetime. We for the most part do not, and we are the weaker for it. This confident hope of consummation and evaluation can sustain us when days are long, bodies grow weary and results seem few.
5. Sovereign God (6:15-16). Last of all in the charge to Timothy, Paul calls to mind the sovereign and majestic God. A clear vision of the true nature of God is a strong motivation for holy living and service for all Christians. Paul declares that God has ordered all events (v. 15), including the appearance of Christ. But what a God! The Greek makes it clear that Paul has actually inserted a doxology, which celebrates the majesty and mystery of God, to describe the subject of the verb of execution (bring about) in verse 15. The force of Paul's artistry is to close the charge to God's servant in adoration and worship (compare 1:17).
The God whom Christians serve is the blessed and only Ruler. This description comes out of intertestamental Judaism. God's oneness and sovereignty (Ruler means "sovereign"), which might suggest transcendence and "otherness," are balanced by the blessing he intimately bestows on his people. The phrases King of kings and Lord of lords ascribe to God absolute sovereignty. This powerful combination appears in Revelation 17:14 and 19:16 in reference to Christ.
Majesty gives way to mystery in verse 16 as the doxology next declares God to be "the only one having immortality" (1:17). The meaning is that God is the source of eternal life, that life which is proper to him alone, which he has chosen to bestow on others. His dwelling place is unapproachable light (Ex 24:15-17; 34:29-35; 1 Jn 1:5-7), which speaks symbolically of his absolute holiness. The mystery becomes complete in the reference to his "invisibility" (1:17). The actual phrase, whom no one has seen or can see, recalls God's response to Moses, who in preparation for leading God's people requested to see God: "no one may see me and live" (Ex 33:20). Still, enough was shown to Moses to carry him through in confidence.
Finally, the doxology closes in praise, ascribing honor and might forever to the sovereign God (Rev 5:13). In the end, God's servants must set their concentration upon the invincible God. Turning the thought to praise, Paul reminds his readers that Christian life and ministry together form the appropriate response to the blessing of God.
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