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A winter storm watch has been declared from Wednesday night to Thursday night at the Jersey Shore ahead of a rapidly intensifying Nor'easter that looks to drop several inches of snow as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard.
The advisory, which goes into effect 9 p.m. Wednesday and includes nearly the entire New Jersey coast, including Atlantic City, Cape May and Long Beach Island, calls for accumulations of as much as a half-foot of snow. Travel conditions during the Thursday morning commute are expected to be difficult, forecasters said, as strong winds – plus gusts of 40 mph – and drifting snow are likely.
Forecasters said they may, at some point, issue a winter weather advisory for some counties located west of the watch area. From 2-3 inches of snow could accumulate in Philadelphia.
Wind chill advisories also may be posted due to the strong winds and cold temperatures with a real-feel temperature from 5 below to 15 below on Thursday and Friday nights.
Forecasters see rapid strengthening – or cyclogenesis! – while the storm is east of Florida, and then it moves quickly northward off the coast with nothing to block its path.
Weather models predict the storm track shifting westward, bringing snow to South Jersey, though the National Weather Service expects a sharp drop-off in snow accumulations as one goes westward across the forecast area.
Adding to the challenge of their snowfall forecast, forecasters said other atmospheric factors could pull the precipitation even more to the west, though those conditions may occur too late to have any impact.
Here's the 7-day forecast for Philadelphia from the weather service:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 12. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday night: Snow likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Breezy.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Breezy.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 14.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Monday night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.


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Beirut will live up to its reputation for entertainment this New Year's with hotels across the city providing lavish ways for locals and international guests to send off 2016 .With a night filled with Arab stars, it's no surprise the Phoenicia has attracted guests from Arab countries.The Phoenicia will also offer a four-course set menu and open bar at its main New Year's Eve event.The hotel's main event of the evening will host Lebanese singers Nassif Zaytoun and Ayman Zbib.Just on the edge of Beirut, the Kempinski Summerland Hotel offers a six-course meal with live band, live show and a premium bar at $550 .The hotel will put on an open bar, and "Oriental" set menu with Lebanese singer Omar Jad taking the stage. Like the Phoenicia, the Crowne Plaza guests will be mainly from the Arab World.Setting itself apart from other Beirut hotels, the Smallville is a "design hotel," priding itself for its "unique emotional experience".Continuing in an international vein, Le Bristol in the district of Verdun, Ras Beirut, will showcase Lebanese singer Nathalie Safi, along with a belly dancing act, Brazilian-themed show, and a DJ. Dinner will be European, with a premium open bar.With an international three-course menu and an open bar, the evening will cost $150 .


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A recent modelling study by Dhole et al. in Evolutionary Applications has thus sought to compare the invasiveness of three gene drives previously described as either spatially or temporally self-limiting.
Recent discussions on gene drives have begun to shift away from highly invasive CRISPR-Cas9 systems toward more controllable alternatives. The study by Dhole et al. focusses on one-locus and two-locus engineered underdominance drives (spatially self-limiting) and the daisy chain drive (temporally self-limiting). Models of each system are formulated and used to compare key behaviours between systems.
First, a baseline performance level is obtained by simulating each system in isolation (i.e. without any migration). This is then compared to a scenario where wild-type individuals migrate into the target population each generation. In doing so, it is found that the performance of each system decreases, with the daisy chain more strongly affected than either underdominance system.
Both underdominance systems possess a threshold frequency above which the system will spread and below which it will be eliminated. With a constant supply of wild-types, underdominance systems require more individuals to be introduced to exceed this threshold, however, once achieved it provides an effective buffer against elimination due to the wild-type influx.
Next the effects of bidirectional migration (i.e. two populations exchange individuals in each generation) are considered. Here it is shown that in most scenarios where the daisy chain drives to high frequency in a target population, it also attains a high frequency in the neighbouring population. For two-locus underdominance systems the spread of the drive is found to be localised to the target population – so long as the migration rate is not too high. This differs from a one-locus underdominance system that could not spread into the neighbouring population under any scenario studied.
Finally, the degree of population suppression given as a by-product of using these systems for population replacement (i.e. where suppression is not the primary goal) is considered. Here it is predicted that, with multiplicative fitness costs, daisy chain drives are likely to produce greater amounts of population suppression than either underdominance-based system.
This is a timely study discussing a major issue associated with potential gene drive releases into the environment. Additionally, the modelling work is kept extremely general and should therefore be useful in considering many different species of interest.
Dhole S., Vella M.R., Lloyd A.L., Gould F. (2018) Invasion and migration of spatially self-limiting gene drives: A comparative analysis. Evol. Appl. 11:794-808. http://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12583


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"How many calories do I need to eat to lose weight?" is a question I hear all too often. When people ask this question they are seeking a simple answer to a complex question, a question that cannot be answered with a one or two word statement. Unfortunately most nutritionists and personal trainers have been trained, both academically and culturally, to provide you with a simple answer.
Nutritionists will emphatically tell you the first you need to know to determine how many calories you should be eating is to first measure your basal metabolic rate (BMR). Your BMR is an estimate of the number of calories your body burns at rest and can be estimated using several well-accepted equations including the Harris Benedict and Mifflin - St. Jeor equations.
After calculating your BMR you will then be asked to multiply this number by an activity factor that helps account for the number calories burned during physical activity and/or activities of daily life. In doing so, you now have a number that represents an estimate of the total number of calories you burn per day. By knowing the number of calories you burn/day (let's say it's 2000 kcal) you can then estimate how many calories you need to eat to lose weight (<2000 kcal). This is BY FAR the most accepted method for prescribing the number of calories needed for losing weight. On the surface this method meets scientific standards, provides a quantifiable goal, and seems relatively easily to follow.
Calculating BMR and prescribing a diet from BMR is ideal in academic and research settings. However, this method fails miserably in the real world and I will show you why by providing an example of a theoretical person.
Jane Doe is a 45 year-old female who is 5' 6'' and weighs 200 pounds. Using the Harris-Benedict equation to calculate Jane's BMR indicates her BMR is ~1630 kcal/day. The problem with this estimation is that BMR estimations may overestimate BMR in women by as much as 15% (1) . Therefore, her estimated BMR is 1630 kcal/day when in actuality her "real" BMR could be as low as 1385 kcal/day. This results in a difference of 245 kcals.
Next, let's say that our Jane Doe multiples her BMR by an activity factor (to account for her daily exercise and/or movement) that she wants to do rather than what she currently does for physical activity. In this example we will say that our participant has moderate activity aspirations (factor 1.55) and is in actuality a mild activity exerciser (factor 1.375) (Here is the link to the activity factors). Based on the Harris Benedict equation and the estimated activity factor, it would be reasonable to come up with the following metabolic rates for Jane:
High Estimation of Physical Activity based on High Estimation of BMR: 1630 kcal/day x 1.55 = 2526 kcals/day
Real Estimation of Physical Activity based on High Estimation of BMR: 1630 kcal/day x 1.375 = 2241 kcals/day
Real Estimation of Current Physical Activity and Real Estimation of BMR: 1385 kcal/day x 1.375 = 1904 kcals/day
Jane's nutritionist estimates that to maintain her body mass she needs 2526 kcal/day when in reality Jane may only require 1904 kcal/day. This is a staggering 622 calories more than what Jane likely needs to maintain her body weight! If Jane follows this prescription she will gain weight, not lose weight!
By now, it should be apparent that we are not great at estimating BMR to begin with, so it is difficult to prescribe a certain number of calories necessary to lose weight. To make matters worse, people are notoriously inaccurate when it comes to estimating food intake.
It has recently been demonstrated that some individuals may underestimate the number of calories they consume in a day by as much as 800 calories or 41% of total daily calories (2). Other researchers have shown that obese individuals underestimate their calorie intake by 34% (3), 38% (4), 46% (5), 58% (6), and 59% (7) (see graph above). If we apply these figures to Jane Doe's caloric needs of 1900 kcal, she would be underestimating her actual calorie intake by 646 to 1121 calories/day!
In a nutshell, we are the blind leading the blind. It is very difficult to accurately estimate our BMR or our physical activity, leading us, in some cases, to be off by as much as 800 to 1000 calories/day.
Now to be fair, if you are weighing and measuring your food and reading labels you will be able to come very close to the number of calories you set out to eat. If you are okay with weighing and measuring your every meal for the foreseeable future, then this method can work for you. But, are you really going to do that over the long term? Heck no! Weighing, measuring, and counting calories are a pain in the butt. No one outside of the extremely dedicated (think bodybuilders) can keep this type of practice up for months and years.
There is another popular method for measuring BMR that is used incorrectly that I will touch upon briefly. This method is known as indirect calorimetry and involves collecting the gases you expire from your mouth, funneling those gases through a tube to an analyzer in a metabolic cart, and calculating the number of calories you are burning based on principles of metabolism. The metabolic cart is a cornerstone of exercise physiology classes at academic institutions but it is used incorrectly in clinics and gyms to calculate BMR and here is why.
Due to time constraints and the fact that breathing through a mouthpiece into a hose is not very comfortable, indirect calorimetry tests to measure BMR typically last only 30 minutes. Most fitness type facilities offering BMR tests also do not have a room dedicated to measuring BMR. BMR should be measured in a dark, noiseless room while resting, but not sleeping, in a supine position. More often than not the BMR measured in the fitness facility is performed in a well-lit, shared room, with numerous noisy distractions. It is a gym what else would you expect! More than likely your estimate of BMR will really be an estimate of resting metabolic rate (RMR) due to the minor stress associated with the confounding factors of light, a shared room, and noisy distractions. In this situation, even saying that the RMR measurement will be accurate is a pretty big stretch. The estimate of BMR you get from this test will be higher than your actual BMR because it is not truly a resting test.
In addition, even if the conditions for measuring BMR are optimal, the majority of BMR tests are only performed for one hour with the last 30 minutes of data used to calculate your BMR. We then take these 30 minutes of data and extrapolate this number to cover a 24-hour period. This practice of extrapolating is very much flawed because you are using 30 minutes of resting metabolic data to determine the other 23.5 hours of someone's life that involves activities of daily living, exercise, eating, and sleeping. With all these other confounding variables you are relying upon an estimate of an estimate to determine one's caloric needs. If you are the type of person that just really HAS to know your BMR, I would recommend saving the $100 you'd drop on an indirect calorimetry test and use the Harris-Benedict or Mifflin St. Jeor equation instead.
The bottom line is
We are not good at estimating the number of calories we should be eating
We underestimate the calories we DO consume
We overestimate how many calories burned during physical activity
We really have no idea how many calories we eat or how much we move.
So What is the Solution? As I have pointed out in my Energy Balance webpage, let your bathroom scale guide you as to how many calories you should be consuming. If you're gaining weight, you're eating more calories than you burn. Losing weight, you're burning more calories than you consume. If you're weight stable, your calorie intake equals your calorie output. It sounds too simple but it really does work.
Calories In. Trying to estimate the number of calories you should be eating in a day and trying to count calories to match this number is not practical or sustainable.
Instead of micromanaging this process, cut down on portion sizes, decrease the number of meals and/or snacks/day, and choose light/reduced fat products to reduce the number of calories you consume. Take the time to carefully plan out your meals and snacks for the week by answering the questions provided in my grocery shopping webpage.
Calories Out. The number of calories burned during a workout can be estimated by the machine you are using to exercise (bike or treadmill) or it can also be measured with a heart rate monitor. Caloric expenditure estimates from bikes, treadmills, and ellipticals are based off mathematic equations, fail to consider the individual differences in the person using the machine (height, weight, fitness status, body type, etc) and tend to overestimate the number of calories burned. Heart rate monitors are fairly effective at measuring energy expenditure during a workout but what about the rest of your day? What if you don't exercise in a gym? The heart rate monitor is pretty effective, but it is just not feasible to wear a heart rate monitor all day long. Besides, the battery will run out.
To gain a better understanding of how much you're moving throughout the day (workouts and activities of daily living) I recommend utilizing an accelerometer (or what you usually hear called an activity monitor). Accelerometers are tiny devices worn on either your wrist or waistband that literally measure the speed of your movement (your acceleration) through space (hence the name accelerometer). There are seemingly hundreds of accelerometers out there, each containing slightly different features.
One of the more accurate, easy to use, and less expensive accelerometers is the Fitbit Zip. It is worn on your waistband and is barely noticeable to you or anyone else. Fortunately or unfortunately, the Fitbit does not lie. If I haven't had a very active day, it tells me. It helps me to stay accountable to my exercise routine, whether that means getting to the gym or walking in the park. It will let me know that I have been active or need to move around a little bit more.
If you are interested in learning more about how active (or inactive) you are or want some more accountability in your physical activity routine, click on the Fitbit link and it will take you to Fitbit's webpage where you can get one for yourself. One final thing I like about the Fitbit is that it is downloadable. You don't have to manually track your exercise. Just place it next to your computer docile (which comes with the purchase of a Fitbit) and voila, the data is downloaded to your computer!
Is estimating basal metabolic rate and counting calories really worth it? Hopefully I have convinced you it isn't necessary. Instead of estimating metabolic rate and counting calories; meal plan, grocery shop, let your scale guide you, and monitor your daily physical activity. By following these simple steps you'll be well on your way to a healthier, happier life without all the hassles, time, and expense of estimating BMR and counting calories!
For more of my thoughts on estimating metabolic rate and counting calories, please see: Counting Calories: a Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem.
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Archer E, Hand GA, Blair SN. Validity of U.S. nutritional surveillance:National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey caloric energy intake data, 1971-2010. PloS one. 2013;8(10):e76632.
Prentice AM, Black AE, Coward WA, et al. High levels of energy expenditure in obese women. British medical journal. Apr 12 1986;292(6526):983-987.
Goris AH, Westerterp-Plantenga MS, Westerterp KR. Undereating and underrecording of habitual food intake in obese men: selective underreporting of fat intake. The American journal of clinical nutrition. Jan 2000;71(1):130-134.
Platte P, Pirke KM, Wade SE, Trimborn P, Fichter MM. Physical activity, total energy expenditure, and food intake in grossly obese and normal weight women. The International journal of eating disorders. Jan 1995;17(1):51-57.
Buhl KM, Gallagher D, Hoy K, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Unexplained disturbance in body weight regulation: diagnostic outcome assessed by doubly labeled water and body composition analyses in obese patients reporting low energy intakes. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Dec 1995;95(12):1393-1400; quiz 1401-1392.
Lichtman SW, Pisarska K, Berman ER, et al. Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects. The New England journal of medicine. Dec 31 1992;327(27):1893-1898.


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Mandate to Move Forward – First Nation Health Research and Data Management
The Health Research and Data Management Sector derive its mandate from several sources:
- AOCC Resolution 09/33 – First Nation Cancer Surveillance
- PC Motion September 1, 2010 – First Nation Information System with Priority in Cancer Surveillance
- Data Governance Agreement April 2012 – Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- AOCC Resolution 14/09 – First Nations Data Governance Models
- AOCC Resolution 16/15 – First Nations Access to Data
- AFN Resolution 21/2015 – Support for Continued Investment of First Nations Data and Information Governance
- AFN Resolution 57/2016 – Funding for Regional First Nations Information Governance Centres
Background and Context
Extensive work has taken place in First Nations community-based research and in the implementation of First Nations surveys. More data is available for First Nations communities now than ever before, such as the First Nation Regional Health Survey (FNRHS), the First Nations Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES), and the Indian Registry System (IRS) matched data at ICES. These data have vast potential to assist First Nations in answering research questions to address their needs at both community and regional levels. To facilitate the effective use of the data, there is a need to have a coordinated effort in First Nation health research and data management that will meet the collective needs of First Nations communities.
Over the past 20 years, there have been significant changes in First Nations health research and data management. Much of this change has stemmed from First Nations people deciding their own ways forward that challenges colonial assumptions and Eurocentric thinking.
It was a common practice of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to release the Indian Registry System data base to researchers, government and scheduled agencies of provincial and federal governments to conduct research and surveillance in First Nations communities. This practice was done without informing or obtaining consent from First Nations to collect or release the data. In 1991, Cancer Care Ontario obtained a copy of the national Indian Registry System (IRS) data base and released one of the first studies using the IRS to study the patterns of cancer in Ontario's First Nations population. Even though, Ontario First Nations did not give consent or were aware of the study, it did show a benefit in conducting such research using administrative data.
In 1996, Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution banning Census Canada from entering First Nations communities. Previous to 1996 Census Canada entered into communities without permission and collected data. In 1997, the Regional Health Survey (RHS) was piloted in four regions of the country. Ontario was one of the four regions to pilot the RHS. At the same time at a RHS National meeting the principles of OCA (Ownership, Control and Access) was coined; a year later the word possession was added to become OCAP. In 2014, OCAP® was trademarked and registered as First Nations principles.
In Ontario from 2009 to 2016 significant changes happened. The All Ontario Chiefs in Assembly passed a resolution to move forward in developing a First Nations Health Surveillance system with the first priority, Cancer Surveillance. Chiefs of Ontario, in partnership, with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) and Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) submitted an application to access and transfer the Indian registry system data to ICES. In April 2012, Chiefs of Ontario signed a data governance agreement with ICES. This Agreement spells out how the IRS data and other First Nations data identified by postal codes or geographically would be governed; a data sharing agreement was signed between ICES and Aboriginal Affairs Canada (formerly INAC) to release the data to ICES; and a data sharing agreement was signed with ICES, CCO and COO to release de-identified IRS data to CCO to update the First Nations Cancer Incidents up to 2010.
In February 2016, Chiefs of Ontario along with the Ontario Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Support Unit (OSSU), the Institute and the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR) hosted the first First Nations Health Research Symposium. The goal was to identify First Nations priorities in health research and to set the beginning of a First Nations Health Research Agenda for Ontario.
These agreements that have been signed set the foundation in moving forward with the development of the Ontario First Nations Health Research Agenda and the First Nations Health Research and Data Management work at the Chiefs of Ontario.
The objectives of the COO First Nation Data Management and Health Research Sector Strategic Plan are as follows:
- to support and enable First Nation data management and governance at the community and regional level;
- to establish enabling processes that build commitment and functional partnerships;
- to collaborate, collect, develop, and analyse First Nations health research and data while promoting Indigenous ways of knowing that benefit communities locally and regionally; and
- to facilitate the process to gain sovereignty and governance over First Nations data on a regional and local level.
For the Chiefs of Ontario to fulfill its mandate as set out by the Chiefs in Assembly, the following four strategic directions have been developed to move health research and data management/governance forward for the next five years.
Strategic Directions
The following are the four strategic directions that will support the four objectives mentioned above:
- Develop a First Nations health research and data management centre.
- Partnerships and Capacity Building
- First Nations health research and surveillance.
- Data sovereignty and governance.


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Who knew something so cute could be so easy to make! This neon summer design by Maria Zaytseva is so much fun, and and creating it is a cinch! Here's how to do it:
Step 1: I used my favorite nude polish Essie Topless and Barefoot as a base, China Glaze Love's A Beach, American Apparel Neon Yellow and Sally Hansen White On for an accent nail and Polish Me Silly Clowning Around for the other nails. I also used striping tape, a make-up sponge, scissors and tweezers.
Step 2: I put a coat of SH White On on an accent nail and painted others with Essie Topless and Barefoot. You don't need the white to be opaque, it's just needed to make the neon colors brighter.
Step 3: I applied the yellow and pink neon shades on a sponge to create a gradient effect and sponged it over the white.
Step 4: Then I cut the striping tape in small pieces and applied it with tweezers to create diagonal lines. I then put two coats of Essie over them. Then removed the pieces of tape. It's better to remove them quickly otherwise you can smudge the colours.
Step 5: And finally I put a coat of Polish Me Silly Clowning Around on the other nails and applied Seche Vite to make the finish smooth.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as tens of thousands of people flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local.
10:10 p.m.
Public broadcaster TV Slovenia says the country's government has bought part of a fence that could be placed on the border with Croatia to control the influx of migrants into the country.
The report on the main evening news Thursday said 125 kilometers (75 miles) of the fence cost 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million). No other details were published.
Slovenian officials have said a fence could be used to direct the refugee flow, not close the 670-kilometer (400 mile) border as was the case in Hungary.
Prime Minister Miro Cerar warned Thursday "we will not be able to hold out like this forever."
More than 150,000 people have entered the Alpine nation of 2 million since mid-October.
6:57 p.m.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition partners have agreed to set up special centers to quickly process migrants with little realistic chance of winning asylum.
Merkel said Thursday that three to five such centers will be set up, where people from countries deemed "safe" — such as those in the Balkans — would have applications processed within two weeks.
The move is a compromise after the coalition of Germany's biggest parties argued for weeks over a call from Bavarian conservatives for "transit zones" at the border to weed out migrants with no realistic asylum claim. The center-left Social Democrats said that would effectively entail interning large numbers of new arrivals and would be impractical.
6:30 p.m.
Slovenia's president says there must be a limit to the number of asylum seekers who can enter the small Alpine country on their way toward Western Europe.
Borut Pahor told lawmakers Thursday daily arrivals into Slovenia should match "an upper number of refugees and migrants it (Slovenia) can accommodate and provide for more permanently." He did not provide numbers.
Pahor says "the task is ungrateful, but inevitable" and would include stepping up border control.
Parliament invited Pahor to present his opinion about the migrant crisis. Nearly 150,000 people have entered Slovenia since mid-October and country has complained it is overwhelmed.
Pahor also urged increased funding for Slovenia's police and army dealing with the crisis. He says Slovenia must avoid becoming a "pocket" where migrants would get stuck if Austria or Germany close their borders.
6:10 p.m.
Hungary's prime minister says it is dangerous if Europe tries to solve its demographic and economic problems by taking in large numbers of migrants.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday at a conference that "Europe cannot build its future on immigration instead of families."
Orban, who opposes the settlement of economic migrants in Hungary, said Europe needed to adopt family-friendly policies and support having children because "the survival of our civilization and our culture is at stake."
Orban's government has been using tax breaks, housing subsidies and other incentives to encourage families to have more children. Hungary's population has declined every year since 1980 and in 2011 fell below 10 million for the first time since 1960.
5:20 p.m.
Spain's Defense Ministry says one of its frigates has rescued 517 migrants from an open-top, wooden fishing vessel that was adrift off the coast of Libya.
A ministry statement said the migrants —442 men, 40 women and 35 children — were brought aboard the Canarias frigate Thursday and were being taken to the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
It said the six-hour rescue was part of the European Union's Operation Sophia launched earlier this year to combat migrant traffickers and stem the flow of migrants to Europe.
Ministry photographs showed the people packed onto the 20-meter long boat, several of them sitting on the sides.
The vessel had been spotted by a patrol aircraft. There were no details on the nationalities of the migrants.
5 p.m.
Syrian refugee Asaf Alo and his family may be stuck in Croatia, but it's for a good reason: His wife has given birth to the couple's fifth child — a baby boy after four daughters.
Alo said Thursday "I am happy that I have five children and I can't wait to see my new baby."
Alo's wife delivered the baby on Wednesday evening shortly after the family arrived at the newly-opened winter camp in the Croatian town of Slavonski Brod.
Ali says the family is from the war-ravaged Syrian town of Aleppo, and they will resume their journey to Sweden after his wife recovers. He says "I escaped from the horrors of war in Syria ... I have risked my life and the lives of my family by crossing over the sea."
More than 320,000 asylum-seekers have passed through Croatia since mid-September en route to the wealthy nations of Western Europe, such as Sweden or Germany
4:40 p.m.
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it has donated 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to help with humanitarian assistance for the flood of asylum-seekers coming to Germany.
CEO Joe Kaeser told Germany's Bild newspaper Thursday that the company was also making buildings and properties available in Bavaria, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia for housing migrants.
Siemens had already announced other efforts to help asylum-seekers, including providing qualified employees up to five days off per year to volunteer at refugee centers and a training program for newcomers.
The company says it's also made another 250,000 euros in donations.
4:12 p.m.
Greek ferries are to start operating again Friday morning after the seamen's union called off rolling 48-hour strikes.
The strikes, which began Monday, have stranded tens of thousands of residents of small islands, prevented agricultural produce from reaching mainland markets and trapped thousands of refugees on eastern Aegean islands. The union has said it will participate in a general strike called for Nov. 12.
Pressure had mounted on the union to allow exceptions at least for ferries transporting refugees and migrants from the islands to the mainland.
So far more than 600,000 people have reached Greece from Turkey, with the vast majority aiming to move on to more prosperous countries in the European Union's north. After receiving registration papers on the islands, the refugees take ferries to the mainland, then proceed north to the border.
3:30 p.m.
Greece's coast guard says a patrol boat has rescued 78 people crammed onto a wooden boat that ran aground off the eastern Aegean island of Kos after sailing from the nearby Turkish shore.
The boat hit sandy shallows near the northern coast of Kos Thursday, and those on board were picked up by a coast guard vessel and transported to the island's harbor. No injuries were reported among the passengers.
A further 293 people were rescued from five inflatable dinghies and a wooden boat overnight and Thursday morning near Lesbos, the island where the majority of refugee arrivals occur. In a separate incident, the coast guard arrested two suspected smugglers heading back towards Turkey from Lesbos in an inflatable dinghy.
More than 600,000 people have reached Greece so far this year, with hundreds dying when their overloaded boats have sunk or capsized during the short but dangerous crossing from Turkey.
2:30 p.m.
The U.N. refugee agency says it's expecting up to 5,000 refugees and other migrants a day to arrive in Greece from Turkey over the next four months.
UNHCR laid out its winter plan on Thursday with an appeal for another $96.15 million in funding. It warned about the possibility of more deaths among the thousands of refugees who have been crossing the Aegean "if adequate measures are not taken."
The agency said its focus is on improving shelter and reception facilities for the winter and providing items like tents, refugee housing units, blankets and clothing. It also hopes to winterize water and sanitation systems.
The additional appeal raises UNHCR's total additional funding request to nearly $173 million. UNHCR estimates that more than 700,000 refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea this year.
2:05 p.m.
The Austrian Interior Ministry says that 56,356 people applied for asylum between January and September, representing a 231-percent jump over the same period last year.
Statistics published Thursday by the ministry show there were 17,010 such applications between January and September of 2014.
Nearly 30 percent of this year's applications came from Syrian nationals. Afghans were the second highest at more than 22.5 percent, followed by Iraqis at 16 percent and Pakistanis at 5 percent.
Eleven percent of all the applicants were unaccompanied minors.
1:55 p.m.
Greek police say they came under fire on the country's northeastern border with Turkey during the arrest of two suspected migrant-smugglers who had just ferried 22 people across the Evros river that runs along the Greek-Turkish border.
Police said late Wednesday that a border patrol intercepted two inflatable dinghies that had been rowed across the river from the Turkish side late Tuesday night with 24 people on board, including seven children. All were Syrians except for one Iraqi.
The patrol arrested two Syrian men aged 31 and 44 as suspected smugglers. During the arrest, police said, the patrol and the group of refugees came under fire from a suspected smuggler still on the Turkish side of the border, who fired about 30 shots. The Greek patrol fired in the air, and no injuries were reported.
1:35 p.m.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's special representative on migration says the numbers of Syrian refugees trying to reach Europe shows no sign of abating despite the onset of winter.
Peter Sutherland acknowledged the enormity of the problem in a BBC interview, describing the influx as having no solution now or in the foreseeable future.
He says the war in Syria "is driving people to desperation in terms of leaving and it will continue in its effects," and that Europe has no choice morally and legally but to address it.
"This is now a global responsibility, but it is a particular European responsibility," he said. "And in Europe we can't say simply that those who are the closest to the problem, and therefore receive most of the migrants, have to handle it themselves."
1:15 p.m.
German authorities say 181,000 asylum-seekers entered the country in October, 17,000 more than September as the flow continued to increase despite worsening weather conditions
Figures released Thursday by the Interior Ministry show about 758,000 people seeking safety and a new life have entered Germany between in the first 10 months this year.
The number of formal asylum requests last month was 54,877, about half from Syrians. That figure lags behind actual arrivals as officials struggle to process all applications.
Syrians make up the greatest single number of asylum-seekers so far this year, but they're outnumbered overall by those from the Balkans. Germany says almost all Balkan applicants will be sent home because their countries are considered safe.
12:55 p.m.
Greek authorities say the flow of refugees and other migrants heading north across the country's border with Macedonia has slowed to a comparative trickle as a ferry strike now in its fourth day traps thousands of people on eastern Aegean islands.
Police in the Idomeni border area said 850 people had crossed between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. The numbers usually range from 4,000 to 8,000 people per day.
An estimated 25,000 people are on the islands where they arrived from the nearby Turkish coast, awaiting the end of the ferry strike to make their way to the mainland.
The seamen's union, which called the strike that began Monday to protest austerity measures that are part of Greece's bailout, has come under pressure to allow exceptions for ferries carrying refugees.
12:50 p.m.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he witnessed migrants and refugees reaching Lesbos by dinghy shortly after landing on the island to inaugurate a fast-track registration center.
Tsipras, traveling with European Parliament President Martin Schulz Thursday, said the dinghy reached the shore as his motorcade was traveling from Lesbos airport to the new registration facility.
"We saw firsthand a makeshift boat arriving, full of refugees. And, indeed, we realized that is a criminal process being carried out by the smugglers who cram refugees onto vessels that are not boats, but makeshift inflatables," he said. "What's happening in the Aegean Sea is a crime and it has to stop."
Tsipras inaugurated a migrant processing center, known as a "hotspot" and run by the European Union border protection agency, Frontex — the first of five planned in Greece.
12 p.m.
The European Union is predicting that 3 million more migrants could arrive in the 28-nation bloc by the end of next year.
More than 700,000 people have come to Europe seeking sanctuary or jobs so far this year, overwhelming reception centers and border authorities.
EU autumn economic forecasts released on Thursday say that based on current migrant entries and a "technical assumption" about future flows, arrival rates are unlikely to slow before 2017.
The EU's executive Commission said that "overall, an additional 3 million persons is assumed to arrive in the EU over the forecast period."
The Commission says the refugee crisis has resulted in additional government spending but that it could have a small, positive impact on European economies within a few years.
10:50 a.m.
Greek ferries are tied up in port for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of residents of small islands, preventing agricultural produce from reaching mainland markets and trapping thousands of refugees on eastern Aegean islands.
The anti-austerity strike, which began Monday, was to continue until Friday morning. Pressure has mounted on the seamen's union to allow exceptions for ferries chartered to transport the refugees and other migrants who reach Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast.
So far more than 600,000 people have reached Greece from Turkey this year, with the vast majority aiming to move on to more prosperous countries in the European Union's north. After receiving registration papers on the islands, the refugees take ferries to the mainland, from where they head to the northern border.
10:35 a.m.
Greece's coast guard says its crews are searching for the body of a 6-year-old boy and have recovered the body of another child after the boat they were on with another 14 people sank near the Greek island of Kos.
The coast guard said Thursday that one of the survivors of the overnight sinking told rescuers he had let go of the body of his young son to save his remaining family members. Ten people were rescued from the water, while a further four managed to swim to shore.
The sinking is the latest in a series of deadly shipwrecks as refugees and migrants attempt to cross from Turkey to nearby Greek islands. More than 600,000 people have reached Greece so far this year.


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- Open from 09:00 to 22:00 Sunday to Thursday, and 09:00 to 22:30 on Friday and Saturday.
Good Service, Good tasty meal. We both had pasta dishes whiich were both very good. Starters were good but we felt a litle pricey
We had a mixed salad which was ok but a bit small
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The only restaurant with table service in Cambridge's longest-standing shopping centre, the Grafton Centre, Bella Italia serves good quality Italian cuisine at affordable prices.
With authentic Italian ingredients sourced from real Italian-family producers, the Bella Italia menu is filled with dishes to suit every appetite. Enjoy a delicious pizza, hand-stretched for a thin & crispy base, or one of their many pasta dishes, with fresh pasta produced by the Gaetarelli family near Lake Garda, and lasagne made in-house every day to a traditional Italian family recipe. The menu also features a selection of fresh salads, tasty Italian classics & family favourites from the grill.
Enjoy a complementing glass from Bella Italia's extensive wine list, or celebrate something special with a glass of Prosecco or a signature Italian cocktail, like the classic Aperol Spritz. Kids can also enjoy a tasty Italian feast from the kids menu at Bella Italia restaurant, with a trip to the gelato cart offering the perfect ending to any meal.
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(**** 26 March 2018 by Stephen from Cambridge
It was dreadful. The shopping centre in which the restaurant is located is being renovated. The noise from the building works was awful: banging, hammering and drilling all the way through our meal. It was also cold as the builders had the windows open. We should have been warned.
((((* 21 January 2018 by Peter from Cambridge
Good Service, Good tasty meal. We both had pasta dishes whiich were both very good. Starters were good but we felt a litle pricey
We had a mixed salad which was ok but a bit small
((((* 16 January 2018 by Karen from Fakenham
The meal was brought out wrong but quickly sorted and lovely.
(((** 24 December 2017 by Sebastiano from Cambridge
Pizza is just ok, service was good.
((((* 24 July 2017 by Clive from Cambridge
Good food, served hot by pleasant waiter
(**** 3 July 2017 by Russell from Cambridge Grafton.
It took them over 45 minutes to take our order and they weren't even busy.
((((( 16 April 2017 by Julian from Cambridge
Good food , good service, nice atmosphere .Three different meals ,two starters ,all good.
((((( 12 March 2017 by Alison from Melbourn
Very pleasant atmosphere. Staff efficient and appropriately attentive but not intrusive. Excellent menu choices and food very good.
(**** 23 February 2017 by Brendan from Cambridge
Me and my wife had the lamb shank was lovely Francesca our waitress was lovely polite. Sadly our food was late then my lamb came out had to send it back no one even apologized to us only person polite out your staff is francesca
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Lovely breakfast couldn't fault it
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Aelfsciene, an adjective in Anglo-Saxon, means 'Pretty as an elf'. Quite the high compliment considering how beautiful elves are said to be.
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What a lovely word that is!ReplyDelete
I admit that I always thought about elves as being more like Santa's elves until I read Tolkien. Thanks for the information.Replies
Indeed. Thanks for stopping by!Delete
I was in love with Legolas from LOTR. Elves are the coolest of all the fantastical creatures.ReplyDeleteReplies
*Place big cheesy grin here* Yeah I was too! And they are one of the coolest! (Dragons still are on the top of my list)Delete
I have some elf ceramics figures - love them. Great E post!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oooh I would love to see those! I collect dragons but I haven't started on Elves yet. I even have a couple fairies.Delete
Thank you!
Legolas is probably my fav, but that's cause nobody can pull him off but Orlando! *drool*ReplyDelete
I also love Norse elfs!Replies
I'm with you on Orlando being the perfect Legolas! He has always been my favorite LOTR character!Delete
I love elves and it never fails when I start drawing I always end up doing an elf.ReplyDelete
Stopping by via the A - Z Challenge, I've visited your FB page, added you via GFC and G+
Thank you for the adds and for stopping by! I have many talents, no doubt. Sadly drawing is not one of them.Delete
i used to love the little story about the elves that made the shoes---used to have some stuffed elves and saw that they were back in fashion in the stores this past Christmas!ReplyDelete
Oooh, I like that word! I love elves. In fact, when The Hubby and I played Everquest (an online roleplaying game), my character was Akshaya, a high elf cleric. And any alternate characters I made? Elves, too. I just love 'em! ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I like that word too! That's cool, I'm not really into playing video games but it's always fun to hear about them.Delete
I love elves! I think the challenge for any writer today is to use them in a way that recalls their origins but still makes them unique to the writer's world -- which Tolkein did.ReplyDelete
I agree! I have some elves in one of my series and I try very hard to make them close to the original and also make them unique. And agreed, Tolkien did a very fantastic job doing just that!Delete
oh elf! I didn't think about elves when I was dreaming up a post for today. I do prefer Tolkien's elves to Santa Clause's though - they're more elegant.ReplyDeleteReplies
It took me a while to choose which mythical creature to do for E but once I started reading about Elves, I knew my choice was made. And yes, Elves as in Tolkien's, are much more elegant.Delete
elves rock... that is it.ReplyDelete
Excellent! ... to the challenge "E" is for Efficient!
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:) I laughed when I read your comment because in a 'spoof' made of LOTR, Legolas has a guitar rather than a bow and arrow and he does in fact 'Rock'.Delete
I had never read that description of elves, but it's quite fitting. Doesn't the word just make you smile? Elf. Oh no, now I'm thinking of that movie and it's just not the same...ReplyDeleteReplies
Why yes, yes it does. (I try not to think about the movie when it comes to Elves.)Delete
I have to admit I've never considered elves to be particularly "pretty" creatures, maybe they are victims of the stereotype too!ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL that's funny. I guess I never looked at it like that. I don't think it's just a stereotype though. The person (whoever it was) who created Elves, just made them naturally beautiful.Delete
I remember watching a documentary on the filming of Lord of the Rings. There were these two women doing the costumes for the elves and they mentioned how sick they were of looking at "pretty people" all day.ReplyDelete
Made me laugh.
I am trying to read all the A to Z blogs, but coming back to the ones I really like.
Looking forward to seeing what you do all month!
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That is funny. I wonder how the people playing the elves thought about that. :)Delete
Thank you! I'm glad I made it to the list of ones you like then! :)
I don't know, perhaps the elves look like whatever the writer imagines them to be like. I think they are very little creatures whose features depend upon what part of the world they live in? I really enjoyed your post. Best regards to you, RubyReplyDelete
If I could be any kind of fantasy creature, my first choice would be a mermaid but my second would be an elf! They have incredible hearing and eyesight and speed and are masters at everything they do. I definitely wouldn't mind being like that!ReplyDelete
I do like Santa's cute little helper elves though, haha. :)
Hope you're having a great week, Konstanz!Replies
Yeah I wouldn't mind being an Elf. The funny thing about Mermaids, is I don't think that is a life I could enjoy if I were one. (Which there will be more info on those fun creatures later on this month).Delete
Thank you! Hope you're having a wonderful week as well!
I believe in elves!ReplyDelete
I love the Elves in the LOTR books and movies. Too often Santa comes to mind when elves are mentioned. Those little guys make me think more along the lines of brownies or gnomes.ReplyDeleteReplies
:) Actually you are very close when thinking of santa's little helpers as brownies. (Not so much on the gnomes).Delete


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Thursday, April 26, 2012
40,000 Headmen
Today in rock history, in 1968, Traffic makes their US debut at the Fillmore East. They probably did this song…enjoy, thanks to http://rockhall.com/story-of-rock/today-in-rock/ for the info, and keep on rockin'!
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Bounce Back
If you are a fan of NBC's "The Office," then you are probably aware of Dunder Mifflin's resident curmudgeon, Creed Bratton, who has been known to play the occaisional hot guitar solo, in between his sarcastic gibes. Where does that come from, you wonder? What you may not know is that, back in the turbulent '60's, Creed was a member of the Grass Roots, that seminal LA pop-rock band created by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. What you may also not know is that Creed, at age 69, is still a performing and recording musician, most recently releasing an album in 2006 called "Bounce Back." Let's take a look at Creed yesterday and today - keep on rockin' Creed!
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I've Got a Black Magic Woman...
Today in rock history, in 1970, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green leaves the group to do "what God will have me to do,' after joining a commune in Munich and taking one too many LSD trips. Green, one of the founding members of the Mac and 38th on Rolling Stone magazine's top 100 guitarists, came to the Mac from replacing Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers. This was said about Green by the recording engineer right prior to his first recording session with the Bluesbreakers: "As the band walked in the studio I noticed an amplifier which I never saw before, so I said to John Mayall, 'Where's Eric Clapton?' Mayall answered, 'He's not with us anymore, he left us a few weeks ago.' I was in a shock of state (sic) but Mayall said, 'Don't worry, we got someone better.' I said, 'Wait a minute, hang on a second, this is ridiculous. You've got someone better??? Than Eric Clapton???' John said, 'He might not be better now, but you wait, in a couple of years he's going to be the best.' Then he introduced me to Peter Green." Well, maybe not better than Clapton (but who knows what would have happened if fate had not intervened?), but a blues guitar giant in his own right. Let's check out some of his best work (along with co-guitarist Danny Kirwan), thanks to http://www.rockintown.com/today-in-rock.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Green_(musician) for the info, and keep on rockin'
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A Whiter Shade of Fail…
Today in rock history, in 2008, a London Court of Appeal reverses an '06 ruling that gave Procol Harum keyboardist Matthew Fisher a 40 percent stake in the royalties on the group's signature hit, the '67 single "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." Frontman Gary Brooker retains all of the song's commercial rights. The ruling is based on Fisher's "excessive and inexcusable delay (38 years) in his claim to assert joint title to a joint interest in the work." An update, though, according to his website www.matthewfisher.com, is that he has made a publishing agreement with the publisher of the song, so apparently he is getting some piece of the pie. It's still a great tune, and one that I continue to work on, on and off, on my Hammond – maybe someday I'll get it!. Thanks to http://www.rockintown.com/ for the info, and keep on rockin'!
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The market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. All else equal, the federal government deficit is growing. Describe how this will affect the market for loanable funds, the equilibrium interest rate, and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds.
The market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. All else equal, the federal government deficit?
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This is not a question, it is an assignment. You are to study the course materials to learn how to assess the given situation and then demonstrate your knowledge by predicting a few things. Nobody can do an assignment for you.
AFAIK, deficit is only possible with unbacked paper currency, which throughout history has always resulted in a collapse within forty years. The USA is now in the 47th year since Nixon abolished gold backing of the USD, and in the tenth year of a slow, noisy collapse, counting from the double top in S&P500 in 2007. The collapse is being "papered over" by creating more and more phony money, possible only because this is the first time in history that money could be created without needing an actual printing press.


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The Second Immigration House. Top: Unknown. Bottom, Left to Right: Charlie Carlson, James King Hemmingson, Hans Hemmingson, Mrs. Hemmingson, Ebba, Hedwig, Annie Hemmingson, Rupert Naslund, Edwin Hemmingson, Mrs. Magnell, John Magnell, Unidentified, Gus Anderson, Sofia Anderson, Unidentified, Andy Johnson.
December 4, 1885
To the Editor of the Tribune
I hope you will permit me space in your valuable paper to note a few observations made by Mr. R.H. Peel and myself on a visit to New Sweden or the Scandinavian Colony, the centre of which is 18 miles north of Min nedosa. Our trip our with Mr. John H. Noreus, President of the Scandinavian Society, was a very enjoyable one indeed. The first 12 miles of the road will compare well with any of our leading Ontario roads and a credit to the Municipalities through which it runs. The next 5 miles of road is very rough caused principally by the very loose manner in which the contract of clearing the road allowance or a strip of 25 feet had been carried out. The land along this 5 miles or more is very heavily timbered with poplar, spruce and birch and your readers can thus
imagine what a buggy ride would be where the stumps are left all the way from 5 inches to upwards to a foot high; and it is to be hoped that the road commissioner for Clanwilliam, if there be one, will see to it that the con tract let last Friday 27th will be carried out more thoroughly than the former one, and give those in dustrious Scandinavians a good outlet from their homes. We next struck a beautiful piece of prairie leading us on for a mile or so to the centre and proposed capital of New Sweden, and the name of which is Noreus. As we neared the new town it was growing dark and there were to be heard the loud blowing of horns. Upon enquiry we learned from our friend, Mr. Noreus, that someone must be out in the woods and those at home were blowing the horn to guide the lost or benighted worker home to where a hot and wholesome supper was awaiting him. In a few minutes the horns ceased blowing and soon we were in sight of a glowing torch in front of a large two and a half storey house, 30 feet by 60 feet and beneath the torch was to be seen a throng of muscular and intelligent looking men as if greeting those who but a few minutes before had been groping their way through the dark and lonely woods. At this juncture the keen eye of one had


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The angels announced it: "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men!"
Goodwill means favor and kindness, and the Infant in the manger was the bridge of favor and kindness between God and man. The Christ Child grew to truly be the Savior of the world, the tangible and literal expression of God's favor to us.
In the moments we feel most insecure, confused, or needy, through Jesus we can experience the kindness of God. In our moments of joy, he rejoices with us. He is God's Goodwill toward men.
Shepherds stayed out on the hillside and spent much of their lives away from the most respectable people. Though their work was honest enough, it was humble, dirty, and disrespected. They were lowly and unable to fulfill the religious rules of the day, so they were rejected by the religious leaders. Everything and everyone seemed better, cleaner, moreworthy than them. They felt continually inadequate. If they didn't measure up to ordinary people, how could they ever measure up to a holy God's standards?
Ever feel that way? Ever compare yourself to others and come up continually lacking? If so, you probably have some concerns about where you stand with God, too. You need to understand how goodwill works for you.
Message Notes
In honest moments, we all consider where we stand with God.
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified,but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!"
Luke 2:8-11
The shepherds where afraid of where they stood with God because they felt unworthy.
The shepherds were afraid of where they stood with God because they felt inadequate.
The shepherds were afraid of where they stood with God because they felt alone, even unloved.
Religion will always make us feel that way.
Relationship is why Jesus came.
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
Romans 3:22-24
Religion says do. Relationship says done.
Bottom Line
Everyone needs a savior.
Action Steps
If Jesus is not your Savior yet, commit to him today.
Look for a "shepherd" who doesn't know where they stand with God to invite to church next weekend. Make it an invitation they can't resist.


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Mike Wiacek, a manager on Google's information security team, said in an interview that since Google started to alert users to state-sponsored attacks three months ago, it had gathered new intelligence about attack methods and the groups deploying them. He said the company was using that information to warn "tens of thousands of new users" that they may have been targets.
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Earnings advisories
Covance Inc. CVD, +0.38% shares closed up 17 percent Friday after the company canceled a merger pact with biotech company Parexel International Corp.. It also endorsed current estimates of 26 cents for the second-quarter and $1 a share for the year. Covance said it will take a one-time charge of $4 million to $6 million related to the termination of its merger agreement. Shares rose 3 5/8 to 25 3/16.
For its part, Parexel International prxl shares closed down 23 percent. The company warned of a fourth-quarter shortfall, with earnings now estimated at 18 to 20 cents a share, excluding one-time items. The First Call consensus estimate is 25 cents a share. Shares fell 3 15/16 to 13. See full story.
Shares of Commonwealth Industries cmin shares closed up 35 percent after the aluminum sheet manufacturer said second-quarter earnings will be in the range of 35 to 45 cents a share, exceeding the current consensus estimate of 23 cents a share. The quarter benefited from "significant" volume gains in the company's aluminum products business. Shares rose 3 1/2 to 13 1/2. See full story.
Katy Industries kt warned second-quarter earnings, excluding one-time items, would be a third of last year's 32 cents a share due to a slowdown in sales. The electronic products company added that it expects full-year earnings of $1.15 to $1.25, excluding one-time items. Last year the company posted a full-year profit of $1.30. Analysts on Wall Street had expected a quarterly profit of 18 cents a share and full-year earnings of $1.50 a share. As a result of the disappointment, Katy said it will take a restructuring charge of $600,000 pre-tax in the quarter. The restructuring will include cost cuts and 22 managerial job cuts. Shares fell 1 1/4 to 13. See press release.
Campbell Soup Co. CPB, -0.33% shares slipped after the company warned of an earnings shortfall and a restructuring. Earnings for the fourth quarter will be about 8 to 10 cents below the current consensus estimate. The current estimate on Wall Street, according to First Call, is a profit of 38 cents a share. Campbell said retailers continue to reduce inventory levels, hurting the company's bottom line. Additionally, the company said it will take a special charge in the quarter of about $35 million or $45 million related to cost savings initiatives. Fiscal 2000 is still on track, noted Campbell. Shares closed down 5/16 to 42 1/8. See full story.
Texas Industries txi shares rose 14 percent after the company said it expects fourth-quarter earnings estimates well above analysts expectations. Analysts project the company to earn 87 cents a share while the company expects to earn between $1.20 cents to $1.25 cents a share. TXI supplies building materials and structural steel. TXI shares closed up 4 9/16 to 37 3/8.


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O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants You have ordained praise because of Your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what are humans that You are mindful of them, mortals that You care for them? Yet You made us a little lower than God, and crowned us with glory and honor. You have given us dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under our feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1-9)
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Fall is beautiful.
Think about it. The cool and brisk sunrise, the birds that chirp and sing, the dew that glistens in the light, the color of the trees, the leaves everywhere, the grassy fields blowing in the wind, the clouds that soar in the blue sky, the warmth of the sun's rays, the afternoon breeze, the colors of the sunset, the clarity of the stars, and the array of noises in the night.
Fall. Is. Beautiful.
In this Psalm, David is calling to mind all of those created beauties. He is bringing to the forefront of his thoughts just how intricate this world is.
And then he looks at himself...and remarks: "What are humans that You are mindful of them? How can You still see us when we are surrounded by all of this beauty? How do we compare to this? What are mortals that You still care for us?"
You see, though seasons are great, God has made you greater. Though fall is beautiful, awesome, and freeing...you are more.
And I believe that all of us - in different ways - need to realize the truth of this psalm. God has crowned us with glory and honor. No matter who we once were, what we've done, or where we've been... we have all been crowned with glory and honor through Him.
But this is not all. Because God cares for us more, He has given us more. We have "dominion" or ownership in this world; everything in it has been put under our feet. To grow, develop, redeem, and transform.
This means that as believers, we are called to realize the glory given to us and use it. Let me say that again...we are CALLED to realize the glory given to us and use it.
This means that today, we are to not be idle. Do not let it go by without you stepping in and taking ownership of your situation.
Be alert. Look around you. What needs attention? What needs to grow? What is broken that needs to be restored? What is lost that needs to be found? Who is hurting that needs to be comforted?
Realize the glory given to you and use it today.
Take ownership in the world around you.
Greg, Declare Glory


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Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer to resign
US President George W Bush's spokesman Ari Fleischer on Monday announced that he is resigning this summer "after 21 years of doing nothing but government and politics".
"My heart tells me it's time to go," he said.
"This is a wonderful job. I love this job, I love President Bush, I believe deeply in President Bush, policies and the man. But there comes a time in public service when you have to know when it is time to go to pursue other endeavors," Mr Fleischer said.
He notified Mr Bush of his decision on Friday. The president ended the conversation "by kissing me on the head," the spokesman said.
Mr Fleischer said his immediate future plans are to help Mr Bush get re-elected, give speeches, do some writing, and eventually head into the private sector.
The Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Fleischer and Goebbels Consultancy will be hanging out its shingle early in 2004. "The Japanese Whale Research and Sushi Bar Institute", "The Harp Seal Baseball Bat Corporation", "The Amazon Basin Clear Felling and Woodchip Company", "The Tony Blair Fan Club" and "The Royal Society of Fox Hunters and Chinless Wonders" have already signed up with MSaSFGC.
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Supermarket bosses have warned the government that a "hard" Brexit would place food supplied in the UK at risk.
Senior figures from major food retailers Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer have joined farmers' unions and food suppliers in an open letter published in The Times that highlighted how migrant workers and tariff-free access to the single market were crucial for the grocery sector.
The joint letter also urged the government to allow European Union citizens already working permanently in the country to be allowed to remain, and that access to seasonal and permanent employees from overseas is "essential" to the food supply chain in the UK.
"For our sector maintaining tariff-free access to the EU single market is a vital priority," the letter reads.
"It is where 75 per cent of our food exports go, so all our farming and food businesses wish to achieve this outcome.
READ MORE: Brexit to plunge UK retail into decline
"The sector needs access to EU and non-EU seasonal and permanent labour, alongside assurances that EU workers already working permanently in the UK are allowed to remain.
"This access to labour is essential as it underpins the UK food chain's timely delivery of high quality affordable food to consumers. We would urge that the UK Government seeks both these goals as the whole of society and the economy will benefit."
However, Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated that curbing immigration was more important than remaining part of the single market when she provided an update on Brexit plans during a speech to Conservatives in October.
The joint letter continues: "We are clear that the outcome of this negotiation will have far reaching effects for our sector.
READ MORE: Consumers feeling "resolutely gloomy" as confidence tumbles
"But we are equally clear that a settlement that recognises the critical role of the UK food chain will demonstrate how Brexit can be beneficial not just for our sector but also the wider economy too."
The news comes after four EU diplomats said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson privately told EU diplomats he supports freedom of movement although "it wasn't government policy", according to Sky News,
However, Johnson's spokesman dismissed the ambassadors' comments.
"Boris said what he has said many times before – he is pro-immigration but wants to take back control to limit numbers," he said.
"He did not say he supported freedom of movement and challenges anyone to show proof that he ever said that."
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ALL GK Episodes Available for Download
Another quickie website update. We finally made all of our past episodes available for download on our Episode List page!. Zer0's going to be working on gathering the old Show Notes as well, but rest assured, if you want to hear our horrid beginnings and triumphant breakthroughs, be our guest ^_^v
Also, we have almost as many Facebook Fans as we do episodes of the show. I think that's pretty cool so far!


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Rev. Paula will be leaving Grace Church and the Diocese of Western Massachusetts. She has accepted a call to serve as Rector of St. Stephen's, Millburn in the Diocese of Newark. Her last Sunday with us will be November 11th. We will celebrate with a special liturgy marking the "Ending of a Pastoral Relationship", followed by a special coffee hour to celebrate our time together.
The Vestry is working hard to begin planning for this transition, with the help of diocesan staff. There will be a special parish meeting on Sunday, October 14th following the 10:30 service. We hope all members of the Grace Church family will come to this important meeting.


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The open-construction Platypus and the closed-construction Armadillo trickle valves are the most economical ways to manage dust discharged from bag filters or cyclones under negative pressure. The fitted duckbill sleeve adjusts to the desired vacuum, and material is continuously discharged. It requires no controls, lubrication or power supply, and easily handles abrasive materials. This trickle valve can be used in higher temperature applications as well. The Vacu-Valve® dust discharge trickle valve is available at a fraction of the cost of the rotary airlock valves it replaces.
The Vacu-Valve operates based on the equilibrium between the vacuum in the system above it, the particulate size, shape, mass and physical characteristics. The sleeve forms an airlock when exposed to negative pressure above it. The vacuum must be less than -16" W.C. to pass solids. Solids will build up in the Vacu-Valve as the vacuum and sleeve friction resist, letting the particulate out. The force of gravity and weight of built-up particulate force the particles down through the sleeve until they fall out of the bottom. Fine particles with a spherical shape (ex. sand) work best. Flow rates vary based on the particulate characteristics and operating conditions. Contact an Aerodyne representative to see if this valve will work for your application. Available in 8" and 10" flange size.
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A vacuum operated trickle valve is an alternative to a rotary valve in some applications (see our rotary valve alternative case study). This non-powered automatic valve has a duck-bill rubber sleeve that is held closed by the negative pressure of a dry material handling system. As collected material builds up above the valve, the sleeve is forced open and material is discharged from the hopper. The valve then re-closes automatically.
The trickle valve operates without power and controls, requires no lubrication, and it is a fraction of the cost of the rotary airlock valves it typically replaces. The valve is available with a variety of sleeve materials to suit various application requirements.
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Comair keeps flying, just
Comair has secured an injunction from the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria against the proposed suspension of its domestic air services licence by the Air Services Licensing Council.
Comair is under investigation for alleged non-compliance with the Air Services Licensing Act since it failed to apply for a licence amendment after undertaking a share repurchase programme. The airline was also accused of exceeding the restrictions on foreign shareholding. The Council was notified of this supposed non-compliance by rival FlySafair, which later withdrew its complaint. The council pursued the investigation and set May 11 as a deadline for compliance, hence the recent court ruling. The injunction allows Comair to continue to operate the court has reviewed the council's ruling that Comair does not comply with its license conditions with regard to foreign shareholding.
Comair CEO Erik Venter has stated that it is not in breach of the Act and has accused the Council of incorrect processes in proposing to suspend its licence by not issuing a formal notice and holding a formal hearing. More details will emerge from the next court hearing on May 18.


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Clearing The Air On Feminists
February 20, 2018
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It is time to clear the air about feminism. Being a feminist does not make you a man-hating person, or someone that believes that females deserve more power than men. It simply means you believe in equality for all. A feminist is a person who supports feminism, and the definition for feminism is "a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes", according to Webster dictionary.
Women all around the world are starting to stand up for the real meaning of being a feminist. Feminists are getting irritated by the people who believe a feminist is a hormonal, lesbian, man hating, hairy animal that want all men gone. Believe it or not, feminists can be men, women, and even our favorite robot friend Alexa (trust me I've asked her.)
Feminists are trying to achieve certain goals, these goals don't include eliminating the male population. According to the Times Up website, white non-Hispanic women are paid 81 cents on the dollar compared to white non-Hispanic men. Asian women are paid 88 cents on the dollar. Black and Hispanic women are paid 65 cents and 59 cents, accordingly, on the white man's dollar. Feminists also want boys and girls raised the same way. They want tampons and pads to not be taxed as a luxury items, because if men got their period it would be made an olympic sport.
"Woman have fought and have worked so hard for equality and freedom and I'm not gonna let an ignorant man come in and destroy what we have worked so hard for," said Kelly Biasotti, senior.
Feminists are achieving these goals with movements like Times Up Now. They partner with leading advocates for equality, safety to improve laws, employment agreements, and corporate policies.
"No more silence. No more waiting. No more tolerance for discrimination, harassment or abuse," says the websites slogan.
Children should not be taught boys will be boys. Why do boys stay out all night, while most teenage girls have curfew? Because "bad things" happen at night. Why can boys play outside and get dirty, but for girls it is frowned upon because they should be inside playing with dolls and learning how to cook with their easy bakes? Why are "girl toys" associated with cooking, cleaning, and baby dolls, while boys get fire trucks, cop cars, and guns? Lastly, why do girls have to make sure their shoulders or legs are covered at school, because when they're out they can distract boys? This only teaches girls early on that men are dominant. Boys can do this and that, but girls must stay home, take care of their dollies, do their makeup, and make cupcakes.
Lastly, feminists are tired of women being taught how to avoid rape when we should be teaching boys that no means no. Instead of girls covering more skin to not "tempt" boys, they should simply just listen when a girl says no. According to the National Resource Center Of Domestic Violence (NRCDV), "in this era, pornography implicates sexual violence, it is so glorified and makes boys think that what happens in porn is 'sex', and that women like that." The NRCDV also states that pornograghy can be an important factor in shaping male-dominant view of sexuallity, be used to initiate victims, break down their resistance to unwanted sexual activity, and provide a training manual for abusers.
Women, feminists, and group movements will continue fighting for women's rights. For the people who believe that feminist are just "nasty" women, try looking up the real meaning of feminism.
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