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6:03 p.m. I'm in Mariposa Hall at the Government Department's final debate watch event. We have CNN up on a projection screen and professors have passed out debate scorecards and promise a discussion afterward. The department has held these events previously for both other presidential debates, as well as the vice-presidential debate. For whatever reason the crowd is much smaller tonight. Maybe after the third debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, these things are nothing new, or maybe the vice-presidential debate drew more from the Sarah Palin factor.
6:10 p.m., Joe the Plumber
First it was Joe Sixpack, now Joe the Plumber. McCain is coming out by attacking Obama on tax policy through an anecdote involving a man Obama met on the campaign trail. Chuckles are building in the room, especially at his characterization of Obama's plan as "class warfare." Obama reiterates that he wants to cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans.
6:20 p.m. "I am not Bush"
McCain is attacking Obama more aggressively this time around. In response to Obama tying him to President Bush, McCain said emphatically that "I am not President Bush," and that if Obama wanted to run against Bush, he should have run four years ago.
6:25 p.m. Stronger Attacks
Obama explains that "you have been a vigorous supporter of President Bush" on most issues that matter, especially economic policies. The candidates are directly addressing each other, which has been rare in these debates. Having them directly sit across a table from each other seems to be working, as well as moderator Bob Scheiffer's questions.
Scheiffer asks if either of them will say to each other's face the kind of language their campaigns have been throwing around in recent weeks. "Go Bob," someone in the room said.
6:38 p.m. Ayers, ACORN, etc.
Obama talks about how "we can disagree without being disagreeable." McCain, in split-screen, sighs and then cuts him off to bring up William Ayers and allegations around ACORN, a liberal voter registration group. The timing of it seems a little forced, and a little ironic considering the point Obama was trying to make. He has made it before, but not as prominently as tonight since earlier stump speeches. Obama is clearly prepared to rebut both charges. He says he has nothing to do with ACORN, and dismisses past ties to Ayers. He changes the subject to economic and foreign policy associations, listing Warren Buffett and his running mate Sen. Joe Biden as people who would actually be advising him in the White House. This focus "says more about your campaign than it says about me," he says.
6:45 p.m. Running Mates
Scheiffer asks both candidates why their running mate would make a better president than their opponent's running mate. The most obvious implication would be if Obama directly criticizes Gov. Sarah Palin, who many have derided as unqualified. Obama himself has avoided saying so explicitly. He mostly dodges the question.
McCain calls Palin "a role model to women and reformers across America" and launches into her biography, the details of which have been widely reported. Notably, CNN's opinion metric of undecided Ohio voters -- which is separated into two lines for men and women -- the male line shoots up, while the women hold steady at the neutral threshold.
An older woman in the audience here was making comments on McCain's speech -- like "what a risk we took" by selecting Palin. A male student who evidently disagreed said, "Can you shut up?"
Evidently we're disagreeing, and being disagreeable.
7:01 p.m. Healthcare
McCain brings up Joe the Plumber again, saying that Obama's health plan would fine his small business for not being able to afford to provide healthcare. He again presses Obama as to what the fine would be -- a line he played up in the last debate. Obama responds that the fine would actually be zero because small businesses were exempted from that if they couldn't afford it. McCain looks genuinely confused. "He just had a stroke," someone remarks. Obama shifts the subject to McCain's health plan.
7:12 p.m. Roe v. Wade
Scheiffer asks if either candidate could nominate a candidate to the Supreme Court who disagrees with them on this issue. (McCain thinks it should be overturned; Obama doesn't.) McCain says he "has never imposed a litmus test" on judicial nominees. Without entirely answering the question, he shifts to his past votes. He said he would consider anyone who has the right qualifications but when pressed says that anyone who supported Roe v. Wade does not meet those qualifications.
Obama says that Roe v. Wade "probably hangs in the balance" of this election, since the next president will probably make one or two appointments to the Supreme Court. Obama says "women are in the best position to make this decision," and said he believes the Constitution has a right to privacy that states should not be able to alter.
McCain says Obama's record is aligned with "the extreme pro-abortion movement."
7:20 p.m. Education (last question)
The United States spends more per capita on education than any other education but trails most other countries, Scheiffer says.
Obama says education needs both more money and reform to the system. He said he proposed a $4,000 tuition credit in exchange for military service, service in the Peace Corps or a certain amount of community service work. He said students are ending up with mortgages before they even buy a house because of the amount they borrow to attend college.
McCain calls education "the civil rights issue of our time." He said students need choices like charter schools instead of "failed" public schools in low-income areas. "Throwing money at the problem is not the answer," he said, because some of the worst school systems get the most money per student. He called for fewer examinations for students seeking to earn a teaching credential.
Obama said that while there was a tradition of local control of schools, the federal government needed to come through and help schools. He said Bush tried this with the No Child Left Behind Act, but that didn't work because it wasn't funded adequately and hurt school districts. He said he wanted to focus on early childhood education and increasing teaching salaries in exchange for greater accountability. He said he disagrees with McCain on the use of school vouchers, which he said would not be effective. He said one of McCain's economic advisers said they had few college affordability programs because they can't give money to every interest group. Obama said America's youth aren't just another interest group.
McCain said school vouchers are popular in the District of Columbia's school system.
When talking about special education McCain brought up children with autism. He said his running mate, Palin, knows about children with autism "better than most," even though Palin's son has downs syndrome.
7:27 p.m. Closing Statements
Is the election really in just under three weeks? McCain is giving his closing statement -- soon, another four years before we see another debate at this level. McCain says the country needs change and has to stop spending and "mortgaging your children's futures." He said all their proposals hinge on whether voters can trust them. "I've spent my entire life in the service of this nation and putting my country first," he says.
Obama thanks Scheiffer and McCain. He says the policies of the last eight years show that the biggest risk would be to adopt the same policies and expect a different result. He said Republicans and Democrats needed to come together and renew a sense of responsibility and sacrifice and that he would work "tirelessly."
Bob Scheiffer concludes the debate. "Go vote now, it'll make you feel big and strong," he says, repeating a line he says came from his mother.
7:36 p.m. Time to score the debate
Professors turn the lights up and students work on debate scoring worksheets. Time to tally substance vs. style.
Substance: 17
Style: 12
Overall: 15
Substance: 1
Style: 4
Overall: 1
Six say they performed equally on substance, while three think so on style. Four call the debate a tie.
Students joke about voting present. "Do it for Joe the Plumber," someone says.
Second place is equal, third place McCain.
7:45 p.m. Student reactions
"McCain was attacking Obama's character instead of dealing with the issues," said Diana Gonzalez.
McCain appealed to emotion instead of facts, a student said.
A student lamented the lack of discussion on immigration, and focus on campaign tactics instead.
Students are asked if McCain changed any minds and potentially could turn around his slide in the polls? A student said McCain was more clear on education and she had trouble following Obama, but had trouble keeping track of McCain too.
Students talked about the Troops to Teachers program and how the program allowed returning troops to become teachers by only taking a few classes, by counting their military experience as credits. They were confused as to how this was possible.
McCain was "way too candid, too blunt," said Elizabeth Martinez. "I can't expect him to say anything professional."
Others thought they could more easily relate to McCain.
Final Presidential Debate
6:03 p.m. I'm in Mariposa Hall at the Government Department's final debate watch event. We have CNN up on a projection screen and professors have passed out debate scorecards and promise a discussion afterward. The department has held these events previously for both other presidential debates, as well as the vice-presidential debate. For whatever reason the crowd is much smaller tonight. Maybe after the third debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, these things are nothing new, or maybe the vice-presidential debate drew more from the Sarah Palin factor.

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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico. Olympic Transport was the first Mexican fleet to earn certification to deliver freight directly into the United States and Canada as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) pilot program.
Owner and CEO Fernando Paez said while some other fleets may have balked at the long list of requirements to qualify for the program, for Olympic it was just part of doing business.
"Requirements need to be met" to operate in the United States, regardless of where the truck is based," he said through an interpreter at an event hosted by Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mexico.
He shared with a clear sense of pride the story of how a truck owned by Olympic was inspected alongside one from a U.S.-based fleet, and inspectors were unable to tell the difference between the two.
Paez speaks English, but answered questions in Spanish, since there were members of the media from the United States, Canada, and Mexico in attendance.
The language barrier is the first element of the training truck drivers for Olympic receive, Paez said. The company has two full-time trainers, with one focused on assessing "the level of English this operator has," Paez said.
If required, drivers are provided English-language tutoring and receive lengthy training so they are prepared to interact with any inspector or law enforcement official in the United States.
"If we haven't given him the right training, he is going to feel intimidated," Paez said.
Olympic teaches drivers to answer respectfully, using terms like "yes sir" in their responses, and to make direct eye contact.
Drivers undergo simulations with instructors to simulate what they may encounter at border crossings or inspections.
"We want him to feel that pressure," Paez stressed, so that drivers will know how to respond to a real inspection.
Paez's trucking journey started in the mid-1980s, when he traveled to the United States and came back with a 1985 Freightliner truck. Today, Olympic Transport has 140 trucks, 175 employees, and relies on cross-border trade for about 95% of its business.


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This week i was taking test shots i had decided i was going to take location pictures in Rotherham as i can do location during college however i'm going to do light paining in the woods near my house as its closer and i know the area when its dark. For light painting i took test shots of areas i would like to revisit for my image final images.
I also took test shots at home using different light sources, to improve this i would have preferred to go outside but the weather wasn't great, this stopped me from doing so.
The yellow looking light was done with a touch, while the purple light was done with and iPhone touch covered with purple plastic covering the light. For both images all i did was turn the lights off and covered the windows to stop outside light from getting in, this made the living room dark enough to practice some light painting.
For location i went to Clifton Park and took pictures of the woods and the surrounding area, these are places i would like to revisit when i start taking picture for my finale images.
I love the red in this image as it stands out from its surroundings, the red in this image are autumn leaves falling from the trees, the scatted leaves gives the image more vibrancy and creates a more interesting image the contrasting colours between light and dark and the capture of shadows give the image a mixture of texture. I wouldn't change much within this image i would maybe try different angles and see what works best and play with the settings making the image a little brighter.
I like this picture as the trees are brightly coloured and nicely spaced out, with there being so many trees it links with my woods theme and it give a lovely location photograph. However i do not like the angle of this picture as the image looks slanted, when i redo this image i will make sure the ground is lined up with the camera making the picture look more flat and level.
I like the way the trees are layed out within this image, i would like to try a different angle when i revisit this place as well as trying to see if having people in the image makes it look better. Within this image i don't like the bare trees but i like the way they are positioned so if i want to use this place as a location photo i will have to find an angle i like best.
I love the layered colors within this image going from bright colors due to the sun towards the back while getting darker closer to the camera due to the shadows. If i could change the image i would like to see what the image would look like swapped meaning the bright colors closer to the camera and the dark shadows towards the back, i would also like to try a different angle and level the image between the ground and the camera.


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Bentley Meets Campaign Promise, Allows Charters in Alabama
Governor Robert Bentley and Republican legislators have fulfilled a political promise with a bill to legalize charter schools in Alabama. The bill will allow school boards to approve application for state-funded charter schools if they are from non-religious organizations and not run for profit. The organization can also appeal a school board rejection if the board has low-performing schools.
The bill also allows boards to convert existing schools into public charter schools.
Bentley said the legislation "opens the door to a new world of learning."
It also opens the door to a traditional Alabama political fight, with the Business Council of Alabama supporting the bill and the Alabama Education Association opposing it.
The legislation is sure to anger the AEA who have already stated that they want fewer charter schools and increased funding. Charter schools receive public funding but aren't restricted by some of the practices and regulations that affect traditional public schools, such as teacher tenure. Teaching unions are of course traditionally opposed to anything that bypasses or waters down tenure regulations.
One of the sponsors, Republican Rep. Phil Williams of Huntsville, said a school might want to have non-traditional operating hours or use some of its state funding for school buses to buy textbooks if that made more sense in the area where it was located. In return, a school might promise that its student achievement scores or graduation rate would go up.
Williams said it represents a move away from one-size-fits-all rules for schools to a buffet of options.
While in the past a Democrat controlled legislature has shot down similar legislation, Republicans campaigned on the issue in 2010 and were elected in droves. This legislation, which is widely expected to pass now, marks the final stages of the newly elected officials fulfilling an election promise for which they appear to have a strong public mandate.
William Canary, president of BCA, said, "Businesses are the number one consumer of the product education, and when Alabama adopts this legislation, the dropout rate will decline, more students will be prepared to enter the workforce, and our economy will grow."
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In 1967 a Youth Team came to Miami, Florida to hold a revival at my home church. When the team left to return home, one of the members, Steve Playl, stayed behind and traveled with my family to Ridgecrest, North Carolina. As we journeyed up and down the mountains, being awed by the majesty and the beauty, Steve would call… Read More
God Is A Bird Watcher
I can "waste" more time than anyone I know, watching birds. I find them to be amazing creatures. They fascinate my imagination. I see tiny replicas of modern day aviation being gracefully demonstrated in their tiny frames. I'm content to sit quietly and just watch. I believe God is a Bird watcher too. From one branch to the next, they… Read More
Eleven Ways to Refresh Your Spirit
Life is tough…can we agree on that? It gets sticky, and we get tired. When we're tired, we get grumpy and out of sorts. When we get grumpy and out of sorts, we make bad decisions. When we make bad decisions, people get hurt. When people get hurt, life gets tough. Jesus recognized this in the lives of His disciples… Read More


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Robert Pruitt, a contemporary griot, creates narratives via drawings, sculpture, and photography that the Signifying Monkey would be proud of. Layered in Black aesthetics and identity, Pruitt's life-size figures become tricksters who tell tales through contrasting signs, poses, and dress. These Heroes and Heroines are everyday people, like us, who are masked in references to Science Fiction, Hip Hop, comic books, and Black political and social struggles.
Saint Heron: African Americans are oft considered ambiguous beings, as they are capable of shape shifting via the devices of code switching, signifying, pose [think Dunbar's "We Wear The Mask"], double-consciousness, etc. As an artist, using the traditional genre of portraiture, how do you pull back the layers of a pluralistic people, to depict who they were, who they are, and who they could be, to a society that has typified the Black body via imagery for hundreds of years?
Robert Pruitt: The most immediate way that I get at pluralism is through juxtaposition. All the different outfits, hairstyles, headdresses and other objects are intended to do just that. They create multiple entryways into each figure's interior world. Each figure's personal choices of dress and adornment are intended to help the viewer create a narrative about the figure.
I think a less noticeable way is through the use of time. Most of the works have some reference to the Past, Present and Future. A Victorian dress can be matched with an 80's fade, or a pair of dunks and traditional sculptures from Africa can be used in space exploration. This idea is to collapse time. These figures exist in all times at once. I've always kind of felt that black folks more than anyone are troubled by time. We can be obsessed with trying to reconstruct our past from the fragments of information we have, while at the same time having to move on without any real sense of that past. I think sometimes we spend our lives moving between these two notions.
Each of your drawings seek to build the population of an alternate world, and each photograph seeks to record a royal family lineage, would you consider yourself an ethnographer since you study and record people and culture?
No, I don't think I would call myself an ethnographer, but ethnography is definitely a large influence on the work. There are some connotations within ethnography that I hope I am shifting. The idea of a passive consumption of bodies and culture through ethnographic photography can be very worrisome to me, but it's also one of the ways I have learned and observed a lot of info that I am referencing. I try to resolve this in my works by trying to give the subjects of the drawing a sense of agency. From using the gaze, to giving them weapons, to having them, at times, turn their backs to the camera. I like to think there is a bit of negotiation between the figure and viewer that is not often present in actual ethnographic imagery.
Last year you completed a residency at Tamarind Institute, what was your experience like? What did you learn from the process of translating your drawings into lithography?
Tamarind was really great! I completed a couple of prints, but the editions have not been produced yet. Really looking forward to them. I know very little about printmaking. I've always avoided it. I really skated out on it in undergrad. I prefer a more immediate way of working. It's one of the reasons I make drawings. The process of drawing is instant and accessible. I've always imagined that viewers of my work could, on some level, understand how the work was created. I think there's a mystery to painting and other forms of art making, that puts a bit of magical distance between the artist and viewer that I'm not too fond of. It creates a hierarchy of sorts. Anyway, Printmaking is one of those process-laden practices. The difference here was the team of people available. They allowed me to work in a way that was extremely comfortable, while they managed the actual printing process. This helped me really get an understanding of lithography that I hadn't had before.
I've always wondered if you create your portraiture drawings on Kraft paper, as a historical reference to the brown paper bag test, or was using this medium just happenstance?
No, not really, I did choose that paper for it's color and it's resonance with brown skin, but not specifically referencing that paper bag test. I have actually discontinued using that paper, largely because I could not get a wide range of brown values from it. I have started to dye my own paper, using coffees, teas, and fabric dyes. This led to some unexpected results. Not just varying degrees of brown, but I started introducing a whole spectrum of colors: blues, greens, reds etc and more recently I just poured coffee directly on the paper to get a crazy series of stains and shapes as the background.
Let's talk comics. You completed your first comic, "Fantastic Sagas," with writer Mat Johnson in 2013. Does the same concepts within comic book subculture intrigue you as an adult, as it did during your adolescence? How has your consciousness expanded with reading and analyzing comics in adulthood?
I still read a lot of comics, yes. However, as an adult I can't really consume them as passively as I did as a child. The number of characters of color is growing, but still dismal and even then, the stories are largely written through a set of Euro centric values and ideas. This has had the affect of me becoming a turnstile when it comes to reading comics. I still get excited about visiting comic book shops, and I buy a few and read for a few weeks and then I can't stand it anymore. I seek out artists and characters of color, but I have not personally found enough to sustain a consistent reading practice.
Weaponry, as an ornamental headdress, was a dominant theme throughout your 2011 photographic body of work. Although the work was very much an ode to Black revolutionary culture, the weaponry and costuming seemed "un alarming" to most viewers and more distinguished, as in aristocratic, since it assimilated Colonial European portraiture. Were the photographs employing the trickster device of signifying? If so, what was the narrative of this royal, Black revolutionary, family's lineage signifying?
Right, you hit the nail on the head. I wanted to create this lineage of black, matriarchal, power, expressed through portraiture. The guns could operate as "un-alarming" because they are meant to be defensive as opposed to offensive. Black Self defense has had a tumultuous public presence. Black people are not really allowed to be defensive. Here, the weapons are so passively placed that they can almost seem disarming. Still, those are violent objects.
The signifying would be the correlating of Western aristocracy with that level of embedded violence. I don't often make references to Western cultures in my work but here, because of the history of photography and portraiture that I am working from, it was sort of unavoidable. I would hope the viewer would read these images as not only an "ode" to black power, but also read the form as Western and a nod to the violence and power within those forms.


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Near ingests and houses several terabytes of data every day from various data partners in domains such payments, telecom, real-estate, retail, content publishing etc. Near specializes in blending, managing and analyzing large quantities of data and capturing insights within a popular SaaS platform known as AllSpark. The data scientists will be focused on generating quantitative and qualitative insights from the raw data sitting in its big data warehouse. The insights are primarily used by Near clients for branding and marketing their products, making rational and strategic decisions for the company to maximize profitability and improve customer experience.
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- Primary responsibility is to carry out R&D and pilots to establish data science techniques that work well in production settings.
- Developing "core" data science models and capabilities - that power the Near Location Intelligence Platform and associated products.
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- Mentor/share knowledge of data science with other global members of the Near, document and partner with others as a team to deliver the maximum value for the company.
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- Must have completed academic projects in data science experimenting with raw data and generating insights, publications are a plus.
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- We are looking for a data scientist with a Master's Degree, PhD is preferred.
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Tracking a soggy weather pattern through Saturday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms have been traveling over the state throughout day. Most of the rain has been falling over our southernmost counties with spotty showers closer to Indianapolis. Graphic below shows rain totals collected at 11 AM.
The afternoon hours will not be a washout, but there could be an occasional heavy downpour at times this evening. Skies will remain mainly cloudy as well, which will result in below average highs for the afternoon.
The soggy weather pattern will continue through Friday with rainfall coverage dropping a bit by Saturday. Sunday will be the pick of the weekend weather-wise as temperatures rise back into the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies.


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Here is an edited copy of the note I sent......hopefully I have left out all names.
You will see by the notes, that last week I was in one of your Kamloops stores, as a result of engine troubles and a tow. When I arrived, end of work day, and then again in the morning, I explained to the desk person what I thought the trouble to be. (I had been in touch with the shop in Kitimat where I live and would normally have work done, asking for some insight as to what the problem might be. By my description of the problem, the owner observed that the most likely culprit was a coil or plug.) I repeated this to the both the people on the desk, in the evening and again in the morning. After a diagnosis was completed the mechanic said that he had been unable to see any electrical or ignition issues but had checked for fuel problems and had determined that the fuel pump pressure was low and he said that this then was the problem. Nine-hundred dollars at later and after the suggestion that perhaps I should have a full tune-up done, to the tune of another $1,500 , which I declined, the vehicle was pronounced ready to go. As soon as I left the property and tried to accelerate, it was clear that the problem had not been resolved. I returned immediately. The mechanic, again plugged in the Scan tool. This time, lo and behold...he saw the reading of a misfire. It took some time and he tested it out on the road several times and did a coil test before replacing the coil for number one cylinder. And hey presto...good to go. The Scan gauge was not showing codes in the usual read-out, but they were stored in Memory, which apparently, had not seen during the initial scanning.
To re-cap..I had twice said coil/plug. However, I was not listened to. Of course, when the mechanic said fuel pump, I was not going to argue with him. And I should have. By the very nature of the pop-pop-pop coming from the tail pipe, that is not what a fuel pump causes. It surges or falters. My engine did neither of those things. That's why I go to your shops. I kind of figured that they knew best. Also, I was not offered the original fuel pump and never did see it. I was in the truck thru-out the day and was available.
So...you can see my dilemma. I have a new $454.00 fuel pump that I didn't need, and labour to remove and install. A $900.00 bill that should have been about $200.00. That would cover the coil that was the problem and an hour for labour. I will add, that the asst manager adjusted my bill by $200.00 to $700.00 when I brought up the matter to him and he called the store manager. That was where we left it.
Except for the air breather part that he left under a door, then closed it. And the part is obsolete, and no longer in Fords listings of parts. He is now scouring the used parts lots. This too just fills me with warm fuzzies.
I have no idea where this will go now. The shop I am dealing with has a very strongly worded warranty. I will be very vocal whichever way it goes.


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What Makes A Preacher Great?: Part One
His Subject Matter
Psalm 138:1-2 (ESV)
I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing of your praise;
I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted above all things
your name and your word.
Subject matter is of first importance.
Even when 'subject matter' is thought of in its broadest sense, it still remains of first importance. For the preacher, as opposed to a presenter at the most recent TED Talks, not only takes up a subject to talk about, he must always proclaim the God who he speaks for. He speaks with the Word of God - for the name of God.
But let's take these in turn.
Subject Matter as Word
A great preacher's subject and text must be the Bible.
A great preacher's primary concern is the Word of God in all its fullest, multi-facetted glory. He is not a YouTube Teacher, a Newspaper Teacher, or even a Concordance Teacher - he is a Bible Teacher. While it may at times be useful to refer to some of these sources in the preparation stage, Youtube is not God's means to illuminate His Word, that job has already been taken - the Holy Spirit has more hits than whichever comedic duo are your usual go-to illustration source.
Of course, it is possible to bellow out Bible verses and litter the lectern with scripture, but still not be using the Word as your primary content. How many preachers have stood before a congregation and declared, "Thus say'th the Lord!", when in fact, that's not what the Lord has said at all?
When God spoke, He spoke deliberately. God's deliberate Word was channelled through the Spirit to men who were carried along by His will. However the mystery of divine inspiration worked, each author wrote with intent; he meant his writing to mean something to those he wrote for. So while a particular passage may be significant to us in a variety of ways, it does not have multiple meanings. There is one Word. There is one truth. There is one means by which we are sanctified.
Preacher: Preach this Word. Preach God's Word. Proclaim the wisdom of God as His plan for redemption unfolds across the generations. Don't proof text - preach text! Show your people the wonder of the Word. Exalt the Word - hold it high. Worship through the Word.
Great preachers always do this.
Subject Matter as Name
A great preacher is a herald for the King of kings.
In my introductory post to this series, I stated a number of warnings, one of which addressed the issue of whose name we preach for. Great preachers preach for the fame of God's name, not theirs.
Count Zinzendorf (1700-1760), who's life and ministry is viewed as being instrumental for the advance of missionary effort over the last 200 years, was quoted as saying,
"Preach the Gospel, die and be forgotten."
When the preacher takes the pulpit, it is as if he begins by saying, "Hear ye, hear ye - a proclamation from the King".
When the preacher takes his seat, it should be that Christ remains exalted and God's name enthroned in the hearts and minds of the people.
Preacher: Preach the Gospel, die and be forgotten. There is only one who did not do this; He preached, then died, but His name will be honored for eternity. Preach that name. Exalt Christ in your preaching. It is not only our prayers that should be uttered this way, but our preaching should end with the words, "...in His name we speak. Amen."
Great preachers always do this.


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Justice Skolnik's single "Seventeen" featuring Nevve encapsulates the aura of summertime.
Nevve quickly sets the mood by pleading "seventeen, make it last forever," as her vocals dance across Justice Skolnik's bouncy production. What follows from there is a lighthearted dance-pop track that conjures imagery of palm trees and black framed wayfarers.
There is an undeniable chemistry between Nevve's wistful ode to teenage summers and Skolnik's triumphant pop instrumental. The result is a modern adaptation of the ever-popular summer anthem that manages to highlight the skill sets of both artists. "Seventeen" is beautiful in its simplicity, and would be a seamless addition to any beach playlist this summer.
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Listen to this week's Keeping Score podcast with sports business expert Rick Horrow:
A wrap-up of the week in sports news:
The International Olympic Committee could knock out boxing from the official line up of events at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The International Boxing Association's governance and finance – as well as the election of Uzbek businessman Gafur Rahimov as president of the organization – are up for debate when top officials from the IOC meet in Tokyo this week. Rick's take: Boxing, of course, is one of the holdover sports from the Olympics held in Ancient Greece, so it's pretty inconceivable the IOC would fail to figure out a way to continue to include the sport in its modern competitions.
The high anticipated match-up of golfing greats Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, available only pay-per-view, hit a technological snag and angry fans demanded refunds. The event ultimately played on a free livestream and major cable providers promised to issue refunds, according to media reports. Rick's take: Unfortunately, the technology for digital paid subscribers failed on its maiden voyage for this type of event, posing logistical problems in the future.
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The Widow
A short story by June V. Bourgo.
The car drives through the black wrought iron gates, slowly weaving its way along the narrow roadway. My sister squeezes my hand, and my grip on the flowers in my lap tightens.
"Are you all right?" she asks.
It's three months since the accident—my husband's that is—and I still can't, or won't, say his name, it's too soon, and too hard. All of it is a blur—the police, the funeral, settling his affairs with the lawyers, collecting the insurance, selling the house and furniture. I stare out the window at the even rows of headstones and see hundreds of dead people. I hate this place. But then who likes a cemetery?
We met not far from here. The memory of the white sandy beach, crystal-clear water, and laughter of the sunbathers sits in sharp contrast to my current reality. The living versus the dead. A whirlwind romance of dinners, trips away, wine and flowers, and gifts. Ah, the gifts of beautiful jewelry and clothes—all so impressive to the naive, small-town girl moving to the city.
I turn to my sister. "Remember Rainbow Beach, the day we met him?"
"Yes, happy days for you back then."
I sigh. It's ironic, the name of the beach. "The innocence of first love, believing I'd found the pot at the end of the rainbow."
She brushes a wisp of hair back from my eyes. "I'm so sorry, sis."
I lean my elbow on the door rest, covering my mouth with my hand. And oh the wedding!
Designer dress, so many rich and beautiful people, a honeymoon cruise, and the new house with the six bedrooms with their own private bathrooms, the pool, and the view of the city below. A view to die for—and he did.
"Five years! It's hard to believe it's over."
The vehicle stops. The driver opens my door. I step out; stand straight, with shoulders back, and head held high. But seeing his name on the headstone tears me up. My sister reaches out, but I pull away. Stay strong. Moving forward, I kneel on the grass, and my hands shake as I place the flowers against the marble slab. That fateful day fills my thoughts.
Him home early and me returning from shopping, I climb the stairs to the bedroom. He races out of the bathroom naked, still dripping from a shower, and pulls on a robe. I gauge his mood. Warning bells go off when I see the anger in his eyes and hear that all too familiar accusatory tone in his voice.
"Where have you been? You know you aren't supposed to go out when I'm away."
"I needed some personal things that couldn't wait."
He grabs the bag from my hands and dumps the contents onto the bed. I stare at the pools of water on the hardwood floor and wait for his wrath. His hand pushes the items around the comforter so hard, some fly through the air and bounce across the floor. "Make-up? New perfume? A new scarf? They couldn't wait?"He totally ignores the tampons; my reason for leaving the house.
He turns to me. Oh, the look on his face. I don't bother pointing out the tampons. It doesn't matter once he shows me that expression. I know what's coming. Stay still, stay calm. Never talk back. It goes easier. "You're up to something. I know it."
"No," I say softly.
"Don't lie to me." His voice resonates around the room.
I cringe. "I'm not."
"Yes, you are. You leave the house without my permission and lie to me. I call and ask what you are doing, washing my hair, you say. I come home early to surprise you and guess what? No, you."
He's right. How can I say I'm out shopping? I'm not a mind reader who knows he's only twenty minutes from home.
He picks up the scarf and examines it. "Your favorite color, blue silk." He looks at me and sneers. "You're planning to go out. Where? Who with?"
I start to squirm. "No," I whisper. I point to the tampons. "Those are why …" I stop talking as I notice he's wrapped the ends of the scarf around both hands. He pulls the scarf taut and moves towards me, his face red with bulging eyes.
My hands reach up to my neck in self-defense. Something inside me snaps. No, not this time. No more. I turn and run out the bedroom door. I reach the top of the stairs but not soon enough. He leans forward to grab my arm and I side-step him, giving him the advantage of blocking the stairway. I'm trapped upstairs. In a panic, I try to think out my next move.
He sneers, sensing my fear. He starts to turn my way, but steps on the terry towel tie on his bathrobe, hanging from the belt loop and trailing on the floor. His leg slides forward, and he twists back to grab hold of the banister. He misses it and teeters at the top of the stairs. A fit man who may or may not have been able to regain his balance, but we'll never know.
It's only seconds and happens so fast—me recognizing my chance. This is my one shot. With deft speed, I rush forward and move behind him. With both hands, I give him a hard push. That pivotal moment makes the difference, and he loses control of his balance. He yells out, knowing he's going to fall. His arm shoots for the banister, and he grabs hold with one hand. But it goes against him. The move pulls him forward, and he hits his head so hard on the railing, I hear the wood crack. His body goes limp, and he tumbles down the stairs to the bottom.
The silence is deafening. Frozen to the spot, I stare at his lifeless body. His head tilts at an awkward angle. I know his neck is broken. He's dead. Shock resonates through me, but I try to shake it off. Think! What should I do? I run to the bedroom, careful not to step in any of the water puddles on the floor. I gather up my store items, replacing them in the shopping bag. I compare them to the receipt to make sure they're all there. Descending the stairs, I carefully move around his body on my way down, still fearful he might open his eyes and yell 'surprise' as he grasps me tight. Once past him, I gingerly lean over and feel for a pulse, then place my hand over his chest for a heartbeat—nothing.
I sit in the chair in the entranceway and use my cell to call the police.
It's a cut and dried case, according to the detectives. The wife comes home to find her husband dead on the stairs from a horrific accident. It seems he slipped on the bathrobe tie wrapped around his right ankle, hits his head and breaks his neck on the way down. A simple case of carelessness, poor bastard.
I stand up from his grave and brush the grass off of my clothes. Oh, I'm sure if I own up to the police and tell them the truth about that day and all the other days, I'd get away with self-defense. But, his family must never know. His father, his brothers, all violent men, accept the police report and are empathetic for their brother's widow who is now alone without their family's youngest sibling taken from us all so tragically; a great man in their estimation. It's such a shame. Once a week, I visit his grave. They all think I'm still grieving. What do they know? No longer here to tell me what to do, how to do it, or when—my life is my own. But is it? Each night in my dreams…I should say nightmares…his hands reach out from the grave and I awaken in a sweat to relive the fear. Even after death, his dominance over me is complete. I come for reassurance that he really is dead.
But, no more. Today is my last visit. Today, I'm taking back the power. Today I'm celebrating a new birth.
My sister and I return to the taxi. She tells the driver to take us to the airport. She's bringing me home to that small town where the people I know as a true, loving family are waiting. I reach for her hand, and she smiles. Yes, she knows what happened as only she would. Not from me telling her in words, but because we're twins—identical twins. One day, we'll speak.
"Now I'm fine," I say.
We drive through the gates for the last time. I don't look back. He's behind me now. The realization hits me that I'm finally free and the sweet taste of empowerment washes over me.
About June Bourgo:
June V. Bourgo is a novelist whose incredible journey has taken her down many different paths. From years of working in marketing/sales for a major telecommunications firm, managing a physiotherapy clinic, living on a houseboat in Victoria harbor, to working at a gold mine on a remote mountain in the Yukon, she finally took the time to pursue her love of writing. She drew on her many life experiences, including an abusive first marriage, to create her first novel, Winter's Captive. She shares with the reader the lessons she learned with the fictitious story of one woman's struggle to enlightenment and empowerment. June was born and educated in Montreal, Quebec. She lives with her artist husband on beautiful Vancouver Island, off the west coast of British Columbia. Her writing is influenced by the raw beauty of nature and the Salish Sea that surrounds her home. Follow June of Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.


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In this edition: Five lessons from debate season, Bernie Sanders and his discontents, and the Kavanaugh conundrum for Tennessee (and West Virginia) Democrats. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen debate in Knoxville on Wednesday. In Wisconsin, in her first debate with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D), Republican nominee Leah Vukmir decried the policy, then accused Baldwin of doing "nothing" to fix the underlying problem. Two days ago, Republican nominee Josh Hawley hinted that a "candid camera" video of Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) was on its way. COUNTDOWN... eight days until Elizabeth Warren's first debate with her Republican opponent... 10 days until Kirsten Gillibrand's first debate with her Republican opponent... 24 days until the final debate of 2018, the gubernatorial debate in Minnesota... 26 days until the midterms
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As some of us know, the editors of The Los Angeles Times lack a religion reporter, although it seems like they have other beats covered pretty well.
So when I see a piece on religion, I'm often curious to know what inexperienced staff writer they've assigned to the job this time.
This piece — "Garcetti said he backs U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Now religious groups want an apology" — focuses on the mayor's visit to Jerusalem, along with his support of President Donald Trump's move of the U.S. embassy to the Israeli capital. The emphasis, obviously, is on all the flak he got.
Oddly, only Jews who disagreed with him where interviewed for this news story. That's a journalism problem, right there.
A year after the Trump administration moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti waded into the still simmering political controversy, drawing criticism from L.A. religious groups.
"I support the embassy being here," Garcetti told The Times during his trip to Israel last week with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "Israel shouldn't be the only country in the world that can't determine where its capital will be, but there is usually a process to these things rather than what seems like an overnight, one-sided, partisan move."
The "one-sided partisan move" was a referral to Trump's June 1, 2017, embassy decision.
In response, local offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Jewish Voice for Peace and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship's Palestine Israel Network, among others on the political left on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, called on Garcetti to retract his statement of support. The groups also sent the mayor a letter on Sunday.
Political left is correct. The reporter couldn't have picked a more predictable and partisan crowd. And how much of their respective faith communities do they represent?
The article includes quotes from CAIR and Jewish Voice for Peace representatives and then:
It's unclear how Garcetti, who is Jewish, came to his opinion about the embassy.
Maybe he figures countries have a right to choose where their capital should be and other countries have a right to respect that decision? There are Jewish leaders who take that stance. This is a controversial issue, with voices speaking out on both sides.
Jaime Regalado, professor emeritus of political science at Cal State L.A., said he was puzzled. Supporting both a two-state solution and moving the embassy to Jerusalem is a contradiction, he said.
"I don't know how this is defensible for him at the same time he calls himself as progressive," Regalado said. "He basically finds himself on the side of the Trump administration. What audience he was playing to, I just don't get it."
The decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem received lots of reaction two years ago, but, since then, only Guatemala has followed suit. This recent Haaretz article supposes that only countries with large evangelical Protestant populations are interested in making this move.
So what was up with Garcetti, who is clearly not an evangelical Protestant?
We don't know, except to find out at the end of the piece that the Israel trip was paid for by the American Jewish Committee. We sort of hear from them.
Dan Schnur, a professor of political communications at UC Berkeley and the former Los Angeles director for the American Jewish Committee, said Garcetti's position reflects what had been Democratic orthodoxy before Trump's presidency.
"He's assuming that having the embassy in Jerusalem will become mainstream Democratic opinion again after Trump has left office and he's probably right," Schnur said. "Very few mainstream Democratic politicians are going to support Trump on the move of the embassy, but even fewer are going to call for the embassy to be moved back to Tel Aviv once Trump is gone."
The photo atop this post was provided by the AJC and shows the reason why Garcetti was in town — to be part of a group of visiting American mayors.
But how about a group that was not talked with for this piece: Conservative Jews? I don't see any interviewed here, so I'm guessing the reporter had zero conservative Jews listed in her files — something a religion-beat reporter would have on hand.
It's no secret there are differences between liberal and conservative Jews and this New York Times piece refers to the chasm of opinion between American and Israeli Jews.
Garcetti's views on the U.S. embassy didn't make it into this Jerusalem Post piece when he was interviewed there. In fact, he sidesteps the question. He does admit that Democrats are less than enthralled with Israel these days.
Reading this Jewish Journal piece, one learns that while he's definitely not Orthodox (he attends a synagogue with a female rabbi), he is ardently pro-Israel. That is also made clear in this 2014 Haaretz piece that comes with the headline: "Meet LA's mayor: A proud Jews who stands up for Israel." It says:
In many ways, Garcetti embodies the new Los Angeles Jew: He is the product of intermarriage and intermarried himself; he identifies as a Jew but not with the traditional Jewish institutions. Instead of joining one of the veteran Los Angeles Conservative or Reform congregations with impressive edifices, he is a member of IKAR, which describes itself as a non-denominational, "progressive, egalitarian Jewish community dedicated to reanimating Jewish life through imaginative engagement with ritual and spiritual practice and a deep commitment to social justice," led by high-profile Rabbi Sharon Brous.
So it seems clear that Garcetti is an interesting mix, to say the least, and that his embrace of Jerusalem as the place where the U.S. embassy ought to be isn't all that surprising in light of some of these interviews.
But back to the journalism issue: I am curious why the reporter didn't engage a more complete segment of the Jewish population for opinions. It would have enhanced the piece and helped readers understand this debate.
Could it be the writer simply didn't know there are diverging opinions on Israel among American Jews?


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Commission for NYU Tisch School of the Arts Second Avenue Dance Company
Spring Concert 2017
Incoming, a new work for 15 dancers that examines the state within which we find ourselves when arriving somewhere. Here, the destination is unknown but our sensitivity to how we are treated upon arrival and with whom we have voyaged to get this far has created a present tense community.
Lighting Design: Ted Boyce-Smith
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"Invisibility is a lack of hope, a lack of opportunity, and the inability to access the basic elements that define a safe, productive life, including education, health care, housing, food, clean water, sanitation, and security." - Invisible Children
The number of children actively engaged in warfare surpasses a quarter of a million. The United Nations estimates that there are more than 250,000 children associated with armed groups or forces, as soldiers, cooks, porters, and sexual partners.[i] And we cannot know with any precision the numbers engaged in conflicts in ungoverned regions – those where no governmental authority is in place – such as the eastern portion of the DRC or northern Nigeria.
Children in conflict carry more than rifles, knives and grenades. They carry immense psychological and emotional scars that leave trauma deeply implanted in still-forming young minds. Since 1990, two million children have died as a direct result of armed conflict, six million more have been disabled or seriously injured, and another one million have been orphaned or separated from their families. Wars and civil violence in the 21st century exacted an enormous and disproportionate cost on young people, many of whom became the currency of these conflicts. Even when conflicts cease, their psychological burdens often preclude full social participation.[ii]
The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda is noted for kidnapping young boys and girls from rural villages and compelling them to fight either through physical intimidation or drugs. They have been doing so since 1986, and more than 5,000 children are currently engaged in LRA activities. Observers estimate that 90% of the LRA's fighting force is comprised of children.[iii]
Casualty rates among children point to their inclusion in the mechanisms of warfare. Beyond their role as coerced combatants, children are too often caught in the line of fire. Children constitute the majority of causalities caused by landmines, remnants of cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war. In 2011, children comprised 61% of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan, 58% of casualties in the Lao, half of all casualties in Iraq, and almost half in Sudan.[iv]
Children fleeing the Rwandan genocide crossing eastward into Burundi or northward into Uganda found themselves without a country to return to when the fighting ended. Having lost parents and family in the warfare, they lacked documentation for reentry and, in fact, would have had no place to go were they readmitted. Many languished in refugee camps, while others became involved in crime and violence. Others still fled to the DRC where they joined in that country's continuing ethnic conflicts, fueled by the same divisions that led to Rwanda's tragedy
Child soldiers are not restricted to conflicts in Africa, although the experiences within the past two decades in Liberia, Uganda, the DRC and Sierra Leone have dominated headlines. Hundreds of children under the age of eighteen took part in Sri Lanka's civil war,[v] both Colombia's leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries have kidnapped children to be soldiers, with estimates as high as 18,000 coerced into one side or another.[vi] In Myanmar, children as young as 11 are forced into the national army, and in Afghanistan, the Taliban use hundreds of children as fighters, with some even becoming suicide bombers.[vii] Many of these young Taliban fighters are the victims of routine sexual abuse by their trainers, some drugged into unconsciousness and then molested while they slept.[viii] And in Syria, children as young as 15 are being recruited by many of the rebel factions fighting the Assad regime, including the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, the Islamic Front, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and the breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).[ix]
[i] Otunnu, Olara A.., 2005. 'Era of Application: Instituting a compliance and enforcement regime for CAAC', Statement before the Security Council, United Nations, New York, 23 February, p. 3. Cited in: UNICEF, 2009. Progress for Children: A report card on child protection, Report No. 8, UNICEF, New York, p. 21.
[ii] UNICEF. (2013, May). State of the World's Children Report. 55. Retrieved October 19, 2013, from UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/files/SWCR2013_ENG_Lo_res_24_Apr_2013.pdf
[iii] http://wphr.org/blog/2010/04/26/children-in-the-lords-resistance-army/
[iv] UNICEF. (2013, May). State of the World's Children Report. 55. Retrieved October 19, 2013, from UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/files/SWCR2013_ENG_Lo_res_24_Apr_2013.pdf
[v] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8400366.stm
[vi] http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/15/horrific-use-of-child-soldiers-rising-in-colombia-report-finds/
[vii] http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/03/12/child-soldiers-worldwide
[viii]Qasim Youfsazai, "Taliban Sexually Abuse Suicide Bombers During Training, NDS Says," Central Asia Online, October 3, 2013; http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/10/03/feature-01
[ix] https://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-recruiting-teens-says-rights-group-065151499.html
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Tender Vessels: 2019 Fellowship Show
Tender Vessels presents work from Studio Gallery's Fellowship Artists J. S. Herbert and Nicole Ida Fossi. These pieces encompass the strengths and vulnerabilities of the individual; whether rendered as human through paint or more abstractly through clay.
Fossi's oil paintings on canvas depict various emotional states through the physicality of the body. She focuses on the banality, tension, pain, and joy of inhabiting a body as well as the conflict between how one sees oneself and how one is seen by others. She also shows recent portrait paintings and drawings focusing on moments of reflection and intimacy.
Ceramic vessels and sculptures by J. S. Herbert symbolize the individuality in human beings. Even when some vessels look similar, each one is uniquely and individually made with its own personality and purpose. The vessels also represent the juxtaposition of fragility and strength in individuals by showing resilience to high temperatures in the process of firing, but at the same time being at the verge of shattering into pieces with just a small push.


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Murray outgunned by Berdych in Monte Carlo
Andy Murray's new-found love of clay-court tennis faltered as he was well beaten by Tomas Berdych in his Monte Carlo Masters quarter-final.
Murray, who has made an impressive start to his French Open preparations, failed to reach the semi-finals after he was outmanoeuvred by a determined Berdych.
The sixth seed is likely to face top seed Novak Djokovic in the last four after he rallied from the disappointment of losing the opening set to claim a deserved 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 victory.
Berdych was the better player for much of the opening set, forging seven break points, but was left to rue his inability to convert his chances as Murray took the tiebreak.
Murray, who was given an easy passage into the quarter-finals following the retirement of an injured Julien Benneteau, found himself under pressure on his serve as Berdych started confidently.
As both players traded rallies from the baseline, it was the Czech that made early inroads, bringing up two break points in the eighth game. Murray saved the first with an exquisite drop shot, and dodged the second after Berdych netted his return.
But the danger was not over, and Murray was forced to save a third break point after his attempted passing shot flashed wide after Berdych chased down his attempted drop. Murray found opportunities few and far between on Berdych's serve, and again it was the No. 6 seed that had the opening set in his sights with two set points on Murray's serve.
But he was unable to make the most of his chances, seeing four set points pass him by as Murray hung on to force a tiebreak. Although he could only watch in dismay as his attempted drop shot failed to float over the net on set point, Murray had two set further points to play with, and he wrapped up the tiebreak at the second time of asking.
Berdych may have considered himself unfortunate to find himself a set down, but he bounced back in impressive fashion to grab an early break, converting at the ninth attempt. Making inroads where he failed in the opening set, Berdych tightened his grip on the second set as he broke once again before serving to force a deciding set.
It was more of the same in the third as Berdych grabbed an early break, but three consecutive errors saw the Czech hand Murray a way back into the match as the world No. 4 converted his first break point.
But all his hard work was immediately undone; Murray smashing his racket in frustration after missing a risky overhead shot as Berdych broke straight back before consolidating his lead with a confident hold of serve.
Try as he might, Murray was unable to find a way back into the match, and he was broken once again as Berdych wrapped up a hard-earned victory. He is seeded to face world No. 1 Djokovic in the semi-finals, providing the top seed comes through his quarter-final against Dutchman Robin Haase unscathed.


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today, there are a lot of companies that are providing us with some great featured printers. Among all other companies printers by Dell are also one of the greatest. It has a range of printers that allows working while we connect them through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections. Printers by Dell gives the most superfine quality of prints that could be relished throughout life. Ink used in these printers is fine in quality and lasts long without losing its brightness. The reason behind this is Dell uses best parts to build printers. Dell Printer Support experts believe in making printers that meet the requirements of the clients.
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To get assistant related to printers we advise you to call at our Dell Printer Support 24/7. We provide you with the best services in the world via phone and email support. The knowledge of the experts has managed to rescue a large number of customers in a short time span. And it is dedicated to providing the clients with quality information and solutions. Every now and then issues emerge and affect the working of the printer, in the meantime dealing with regular commitments. Mostly we waste such opportunity by altering glitches that could be dealt by calling our experts at Dell Printer Support. Dell experts assist you with issues that you face, which joins creation of the printer, moderate printing and more.
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Technical experts most importantly at Dell Printer Support involve client and save money on time and change the links. The chain of links by the support has been perfect at all the levels. Dell has built up a large gathering of apparatus, forced applications etc. each segment of work by us is of quality. Thus, our clients worldwide can be profited by reaching the experts at Dell Printer Support. Our clients are always cheered to give feedback about the nature of services they have received. Thus, in this way, our clients' experiences can be upgraded and could be more convenient.
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Can We Really Be Double-Jointed?
At some point or another, we have all met or heard of someone who can bend their thumbs or other limbs into bizarre shapes. Quite often such individuals are described as being "double jointed" but is this a real pathology?The answer is no! But there is a pathology that may explain extremely flexible individuals which have hypermobility syndrome.
Hypermobility syndrome is a condition where an individual is able to move their joints through a greater range of movement than normal. Many individuals can live with hypermobility syndrome problem free. However, some of the symptoms associated with joint hypermobility may include pain, history of dislocations and sometimes poor proprioception. Joint hypermobility can be due to a number of factors such as boney landmarks and ligament laxity.
Within the body are a number of different joints, one is referred to as a ball and socket joint such as the shoulder or hip joint. When the socket of this joint is shallow it provides less stability for the ball of the joint to sit in, therefore allowing a greater range of movement within the joint. Laxity of ligaments can also cause hypermobility. Ligament laxity can be due to a variety of causes such as genetic factors, Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-syndrome.Fortunately, the Fierce Fit team can help reduce the adverse effects of hypermobility syndrome. Our personal trainers can help increase your muscular strength to support your joints throughout their range of movement. Increasing the muscular strength around hypermobile joints helps by acting as a harness for your joints while also providing stability. Increasing muscular strength can help restrict abnormal range of movement and therefore reduce symptoms such as pain and discomfort while also reducing the risk of dislocations and sprains.


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We all know what rings and earrings are… but do you know the difference between a bracelet and a bangle?
At Hamra Jewelers, we carry a variety of beautiful bracelets and bangles that will compliment any ensemble. No wardrobe is complete without a bit of luxury on your wrist. Have you ever wondered what is the difference between a bracelet and a bangle? We have the answers.
Related: 4 Ways To Customize Your Jewelry
The term "bracelet" can encompass any kind of jewelry that you wear on your wrist. Bracelets can come in a wide variety of designs: They usually don't have a fixed form. They can be comprised in a variety of different shapes. Bangles are more straight-forward in their shape: Bangles are solid forms and ring-shaped. Whereas bracelets can sometimes come with clasps or be open in the middle, bangles are generally meant to be slipped on and have no gaps in the metal.
Since bangles are made to be circular and solid, they're usually made from sturdy materials. While most bangles tend to be made of gold and other metals, bangles can also be found made of glass or wood. Bracelets can be made from a more diverse array of materials, as they are more flexible. You can mix metals and materials in bracelets with much more ease than you can when creating a bangle.
It's considered normal and fashionable to wear more than one bangle on your arm. Throughout history it was common for many bangles to be worn at a time. In some countries like India, bangles were prized for their "musical" quality: The sounds that bangles made when they clattered against each other was considered to be the height of luxury.
Bracelets are a bit different in this respect. In most cases bracelets are designed to be solo pieces- They're not meant to be paired with other bracelets on the same wrist. Because bracelets are more manageable than bangles, it can be harder to match multiple bracelets together and achieve the right look.
Related: 3 Ways New Jewelry Can Boost Your Confidence
Looking to add some flair to your wrists? Check out our gorgeous array of bracelets and bangles at Hamra Jewelers! For more information, give us a call at 480-946-5110.


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Sales Account Manager - Healthcare Courier Solutions - £45K OTE
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- England, Surrey, Chertsey
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- £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + 5K OTE
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Sales Account Manager - Healthcare Courier Solutions - £37-40K + 5K Uncapped OTE
Job Ref: 150368
Salary: £37,000 - 40,000 basic + £5,000 Uncapped Commission
Location: London
- Progression into Corporate Accounts & Management
- 100% Business Development within Existing Accounts!
- Selling Specifically to the Healthcare Market in London
- Uncapped Commission Structure
- £140M Turnover Business - Market Leading
The Role: As a Sales Account Manager you will be tasked with generating new business from an existing account base in Central London. Targeted on retaining revenue, renewing contracts and renegotiating, you will attend 10 meetings per week across town.
Flexible working will allow you to work from home when not on meetings, managing a £2M area turnover. Selling same day and priority courier solutions to healthcare companies, you will primarily deal with facilities management and warehouse employees.
The Company: Our client was established over 15 years ago and now a market-leading courier solutions specialist! Multi award winning, they have been recognised for supply chain and logistics technology, sustainability and procurement, delivering innovative and flexible logistic services both national and global. They are now looking for a strong account developer to manage healthcare business for the company.
We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Must have b2b sales experience
- Strong account manager - good negotiation skills
- Driving licence
Benefits of this role:
- Up to £40,000 basic salary, depending on experience
- Uncapped commission - £5,000 year 1
- All expenses paid, credit card, mobile, laptop and pension
BMS Performance are sales specialists and have spent years building strong relationships with leading B2B companies. We can introduce you to the right companies for your skillset and provide guidance to help you get your next sales role.
By meeting every one of our candidates face to face we are in the unique position of understanding exactly what you are looking for, taking the time to fully get to know you so we are able to represent you accurately to our clients. This results in higher quality interviews that are not only relevant to your experience but also character.
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Assault and Battery: Not the Same Thing
As a layperson, the two words sound redundant: assault and battery. Aren't those two different terms for the same thing? After all, both words seem to mean that a fight occurred and harm was inflicted. Why not just call it assault? Or battery?
The answer is because they are not the same..
What Is Assault?
Assault is simply the threat of violence. One way to say it is that it's an attempt or threat to injure another person. Another way to say it makes it even clearer: Assault is possible even if you have never touched someone.
What Is Battery?
Battery is the term for actually coming into contact with another person in a way that harms him or her. It is the actual physical violence that is carried out; a willful or unlawful touching of another.
When you put those two terms together, it makes a little more sense why one formal definition of the two terms together is "the crime of threatening a person (assault) together with the act of making physical contact with him (battery)".
Penalties for Assault and Battery:
In Virginia, an assault and battery is a Class 1 Misdemeanor, an offense that can carry a jail sentence of up to 12 months. If the assault and battery is directed towards someone because of his or her race, religion, or ethnicity (sometimes classified as a hate crime), then it could escalate to a Class 6 felony, depending on the victim's injury, which requires a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail.
The mandatory minimum jail sentence increases if the person attacked is a police officer, judge, or other specific kind of public servant (see subsection C). Those charges come with a mandatory minimum jail sentence of 6 months. There are also mandatory jail sentences written into the law for when school employees and health care providers are assaulted.
As you have read, there is an important distinction between a threat of harm and actual harm. The type of person who has been victimized also matters. It is important to know your legal options if you are faced with a charge of assault and battery.
Domestic Assault and Battery:
Domestic assault and battery can be difficult because the persons involved usually have a prior relationship with one another. In the state of Virginia, however, the legal ramifications can be lighter than they would be for other forms of assault and battery, as described above. "Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge." Five conditions must exist for this type of deferred disposition to take place:
- The Defendant must be an adult;
- This must be a first offense;
- The Defendant cannot have utilized the deferred disposition in a prior case;
- The Court must find that the evidence is sufficient to find the Defendant guilty of the offense; and
- The Defendant must consent to the deferral of the charge.
The positive to this result is that the Court will defer the charges "without a finding of guilt" and place the person charged on probation, to be dismissed after 2 years.
How to Defend Assault and Battery:
It is not hard for someone to allege that an assault and battery took place. Sadly, many people swear out criminal warrants against people who have done nothing wrong. Thankfully, there are ways for a good lawyer will defend these charges in court. Was there intent to harm the other person? Intent matters. Were you acting in self-defense? You have the right to defend yourself. Are there reasons for the "victim" to lie or fabricate? A good cross-examination can shed light on the underlying motivations of the complainant.
Are you facing a charge of assault and battery? Call or e-mail today for a free consultation!
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What our security infrastructure looks like:
IPS – An IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) is an in-line device that inspects network traffic and identifies harmful activity in real time. This advanced technology is connected to an IP database that is updated by every single security organisation globally. This is monitored for malicious traffic and is an essential security layer for all of our clients.
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Our v-neck shirt by ADAMO is made out of 100% cotton and offers a comfortable fit as well as easy care. Perfect fit, high-quality material and exellently production are guaranteed by ADAMO. This men's fashion is verified by eco-tex standard 100. Be sure of long wearing happiness. Extra large sizes are available from XXL to 10XL.
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LEAN UX (user experience)
:: User research
:: IA, site maps & task flows
:: Personas creation
:: User stories creation
:: Wireframes (lo-fi & hi-fi)
:: Prototyping
:: Qualitative testing
:: Validation & iteration
:: Analytics, data insights
sTRATEGY & leadership
:: Strategy Consultation
:: UX mentorship
:: Lean UX process implementation
:: Evangelizing UX to teams
:: Utilizing UCD methodologies
:: Customer journey ecosystem
:: Omni-channel mapping
:: User centered designs
:: Brand voice & content strategy guidelines
:: Cohesive brand experience
:: Marketing assets
:: Logo design
Designing a good experience is very similar to baking a three tier cake. The typical waterfall process is to focus on individual ingredients and you combine the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately; each has no value to the end user/ eater. You can deliver the base first, then the filling, and finally the icing. Only at the end of the final phase do you have something complete and truly edible; only then will you know if people enjoy your cake or if your recipe is even good.
Now imagine approaching this cake in a lean process. You start by testing the recipe with small cupcakes. Once you test and get feedback, you can adjust your recipe and bake a bigger cake. Iterate again and uncover any problems, find the best ingredients and know your recipe is amazing before building the three tier cake. Both these processes result in a three tier cake... but the lean approach allows for real time feedback and room for pivoting to create a better end-result for users. Below are some high level steps I take as part of my UX process. Of course, the steps below are flexible and should adapt to the project's unique requirements and circumstances.
I first identify the problem by asking questions to better understand. Some specific tasks under this section includes user observational testing and field studies, surveys, competitive analysis, persona creations, identifying the business objectives, user flows and user stories.
Once I clarified the problem and the business objectives, this is when I would ideate with the rest of the team to determine and prioritize the high value features and smaller quick wins. This is typically done with the dev team and product owners through sketches and white boarding exercises.
During this phase, I map out concepts, task flows, and IA. During this phase I would deliver wireframes or prototypes, and test with users to see if flows match their mental models. I also create UI elements and bring to life final designs for development.
Validate, ITERATE, repeat.
Putting the wireframes or designed prototypes to test with users are essential to determining whether the solution was easier for users, while meeting business objectives.
Once designs or prototypes are tested, the cycle starts again. We iterate based on feedback and test again to find additional missed opportunities for future sprints.
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Second seed Mouma Das crashes out of Senior National Table Tennis Championship
The pressure of selection for the Olympic qualifiers was writ large on the faces of even the most experienced, as second-seeded Mouma Das and No.5 Ankita Das crashed out from the women's singles quarterfinals to join those who fell by the wayside in earlier rounds of the 77th National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the Kotla Vijay Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.
Top-seeded Manika Batra beat West Bengal's Mousumi Paul 4-2 after some initial struggle for a semi-final meeting with Krittwika Sinha Roy.
In the third quarterfinal, Mouma went down to seventh seed Madhurika Patkar 3-4 and with that her ambition of retaining the national title she won last year at Puducherry. Sixth seed Pooja managed to stop Tamil Nadu's Reeth Rishya on her tracks to win 4-3 in the last quarterfinal.
With selectors watching the proceedings, there were quite a few nervy moments for the country's top paddlers in both sections.
Mouma depended more on her backhand than the blistering forehand drives and Reeth, cool and calm until the quarters, goofed it up in a role reversal. Pooja kept her cool and exploited her opponent's weak points to go through to the semis where she will take on her Maharashtra rival Madhurika.
In men's quarters, top-seeded Achanta Sharath Kamal steamrolled Maharashtra's Sanil Shetty 4-1 and Sathiyan sent fourth seed Harmeet Desai packing for a 4-3 verdict.
Third-seeded Soumyajit Ghosh was taken the full distance by Subhajit Saha before the former won 4-3 and in the last quarterfinal No.2 seed Anthony Amalraj, after being 3-0 up, was stretched to a 4-2 score by Haryana's Jubin Kumar.
Earlier, Harmeet Desai and Pooja Sahasrabuddhe of Petroleum combined well in the final to beat the West Bengal pair of Ronit Bhanja and Ayhika Mukherjee 3-1 to lift the mixed doubles trophy.


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11 things you NEED to get at Zara's mid-season sale
It's that time again; that time when millennial women flock with comfortable shoes in tow and girlfriends in arm. When your wallets are crying but they know the pay off will be worth it. When our closest are begging us to feed them and for once we listen. Behold, Zara's midseason sale. The fast-fashion retailer known for their on-trend pieces is also known for their fabulous sales.
So if you've been saving up to buy that perfect pair of black mules or the one red blazer you just NEED, it's finally your chance. We've rounded up some of the coolest pieces on sale, from the effortless leather bra top you've always needed to those chrome boots you saw in your dreams. And with no piece pricier than $60, you're sure to get your money's worth. So don't be shy, try something new and don't forget to check the men's section for the perfect coat. No need to thank us.
1This pleated midi skirt
2These chrome ankle boots
3This painted jacket
4This faux leather top
5This velvet dress
6These ripped jeans
7This cropped sweatshirt
8This men's coat
9This frilly cardigan
10This bodysuit
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