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Aetius of Antioch
Aëtius of Antioch, (Aëtius Antiochenus, Αέτιος ο Αντιοχεύς), was the founder of an extreme sect of Arians in mid fourth century the members of which became known as Anomoeans. Aëtius was a Syrian bishop and heretic who asserted that Jesus of Nazareth (the Son) was of a different nature and in no way like to that of God (the Father). His pupil Eunomius became the leader of the sect after Aëtius' death.
Aëtius was born in Antioch, a native of Coele-Syria. His parents were poor and humble. His father was a soldier whose career was unsuccessful and died when Aëtius was a child. Aëtius worked initially as a vine-dresser before learning the art of gilding and became a goldsmith. Having loftier aspirations, Aëtius studied logic and then became a physician. But, his aspirations led him to the study of the Christian theological questions of the time.
Aëtius studied successively under a lineage of Arians. He first became a pupil of Paulinus who was bishop of Antioch. Then he studied under Athanasius, bishop of Anazarbius, and the priest Antonius of Tarsus. As he migrated between the Syrian schools. Aëtius developed an acute facility for dialectical argument. Combining theology with formal logic, he systematically provoked his opponents and reduced them to silence with stringent and subtle arguments.
In 350, Aëtius was ordained a deacon by Leontius of Antioch, an Arian. But, the Orthodox party soon excommunicated and forced him to leave the city because he scandalized the Christians with his preaching that the Son was totally of different substance from the Father and was created from nothing. He attended the first synod of Sirmium where he won a dialectical victory over the semi-arian bishops, Basilius and Eustathius. In 356, he traveled with Eunomius to Alexandria to preach Arianism. During the maneuvering between the Semi-arian and Aëtian parties at the Council of Seleucia, near Antioch, in 359, Aëtius was deposed as deacon and, further, was exiled by Emperor Constantius II. In 361, after Julian the Apostate assumed the throne as Augustus he recalled Aëtius from exile and gave him an estate in Lesbos, as well as retained him for a time at court in Constantinople. At this time Julian had Aëtius consecrated a bishop without being assigned a territorial jurisdiction.
Now a bishop, he used his office in the interest of Arianism by consecrating other bishops who were friendly to his cause. With the accession to the throne of Valens in 364, following the death of Julian in battle and his successor, Jovian, Aëtius retired to his estate in Lesbos where he died in 367.
External links
- SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS: Didymus the Blind, and Aëtius the Heretic.
- SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS: Aëtius, the Syrian, and Eudoxius
- SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS: Acacius and Aëtius
- SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS: Eunomius and his Teacher Aëtius
- SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS: Of Aëtius the Syrian, Teacher of Eunomius
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Now if it isn't the pathetic 'ol Monday. Spending time in a bookshop today, (I know, I do it too often)..I chanced upon the most brilliant compilation of fashion trends and recaps with International inspirations from the last year. This piece of sheer brilliance is called the RTW(Ready To Wear) and its in collaboration with the LIFW(Lakme India Fashion Week..jeez!) and uhhh..is priced at Rs.1000. Will save buying this one for another day but I sat and browsed through quite a bit of it and I wouldn't be far from the truth if I said it made me fall in love with fashion academically. The breakdown of each trend...color by color, texture by texture, silhouette by silhouette. Gotta love it. Yay for camera phones, the website you can check out for more details about RTW is www.rtwmag.com.
Enough on the fashion headlines. On another note, have I ever mentioned to you, just how much I am a fan of Nicole Richie's boho-chic style? The flowy dresses with the House of Harlow accessories...and my favourite part..wait for it..the boho sunglasses and the signature Richie way of wearing the headband. So when I decided to try the Richie look, note: only my favourite sunglasses and headband bit, it did not turn out too bad...or so I think.
Some of my favourite headbands and sunglasses put together by Richie are these:
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Juneteenth is a recognized commemorative holiday in almost every state and the District of Columbia, and President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday making it a federal holiday.
"We're becoming more diverse," said state Sen. Reynold Nesiba of South Dakota, where the Black community has more than doubled since 2000.
But with that growth comes what many say is slow progress for inclusion.
"Diversity is the thing that, you know, no one can take away from us. But inclusion is an act, and we all play a part in it," said Willette Capers, the Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Augustana University in Sioux Falls.
Capers and local business owner Julian Beaudion have spent the last year working with South Dakota state legislators to make that inclusion real.
They worked to make Juneteenth an official state holiday that would give state workers an additional paid day off.
"What Juneteenth really represents is the promise for all Americans to be free," said Beaudion. "It's the promise of tomorrow, it's the promise of the future."
At the beginning of 2021, there were three states left that didn't recognize Juneteenth as a holiday: North and South Dakota, and Hawaii.
North Dakota and Hawaii both approved legislation to honor Juneteenth as a state holiday this year. South Dakota was the last state left after two bills introduced in the state legislature to recognize the holiday failed.
Sen. Nesiba wrote one of those bills with collaboration from community members.
"There weren't any really strong opponents to this bill, just a general sense that they didn't want one more holiday. I think somebody said that it could be potentially divisive. I see it just the opposite. I think that it's an inclusive holiday that we can all celebrate the end of slavery," said Nesiba.
Both Nesiba and community members felt disappointed when the bill did not even make it past committee hearings.
"I find it somewhat ironic," said Nesiba. "I don't think there's any other state that has a 60-foot carving of Abraham Lincoln's face, the great emancipator himself carved into the side of a mountain. You would think that with a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln that we would be a state that would embrace the work and embrace the why Abraham Lincoln is on Mt. Rushmore."
Beaudion hopes anyone who was opposed to this holiday will come to see that making Juneteenth a holiday is about more than the bottom line.
"As entrepreneurs, we understand the value of closing down on a busy day and we understand why business owners do not want to do it. However, they do it on July 4, they do it on other holidays. Juneteenth is just as important to us as July 4 is of the rest of America," said Beaudion.
Even though the state legislature did not come to an agreement on Juneteenth, South Dakota's governor did make a proclamation to ceremonially honor Juneteenth this year.
However, the community says a ceremonial day is just not enough.
These South Dakotans hope that next Juneteenth will be different—not just a federal holiday but one recognized by their home state.


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Just as in previous years I'm writing a post about the books I read in 2015. I read 87 books in total, below is the breakdown. This year I'm adding a few metrics which I think will be interesting. Like, how much I saved by borrowing books from the library ($807.40) and what percentage of the authors I read were men (67%).
Fiction was the majority of my reading at 60%. Fantasy (20%) and Science Fiction (21%) being the largest portion of all genres. Read a few series this year, meaning I read 8 books by Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles), 3 from C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia), 2 from Timothy Zahn (The Thrawn Trilogy) and 2 Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson). Paperback was the least popular binding at on 17% of my reads.
Most of my books came from the library (37%). Longest audio book I listened to was Capital at 1,503 minutes (25 hours), shortest was The Hamburger: A History at 180 minutes (3 hours). Total audio listening was 11,751 minutes (196 hours, 8.2 days).
Longest book I read was Hadoop in Practice (536 pages), which was for a class and I didn't read every page. Next was All the Light We Cannot See at (530 pages). Shortest was 30 pages, a short story called Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo. In all I read 14,560 pages.
The longest it took me to get through a book was Capital (195 days), Michelle and I listened to it in the car. Shorts books included a lot of the Spiderwick Chronicles, in all I finished 12 books the same day I started them.
I finished the most books in July (20). The most popular book (according to goodreads) I read was The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The least was Valkyrie.
So how does this year compare to previous years? Well, I read the most I have in the past 3 years, but still not as much as 2011, when I read 96 books. That big 100 is still just out of reach. Maybe this year…
Some of my favorite books of the year were:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason


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Byzantium ( /bɪˈzæntiəm/; Greek: Βυζάντιον Byzántion) was an ancient Greek colony on the site that later became Constantinople, and later still Istanbul. Byzantium was colonised by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC.
The etymology of Byzantion is unknown. It has been suggested that the name is of Thraco-Illyrian origin,[1] It may be derived from a Thracian or Illyrian personal name, Byzas.[2] Ancient Greek legend refers to a legendary king Byzas, the leader of the Megarean colonists and founder of the city.[3] The form Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name. Much later, the name Byzantium became common in the West to refer to the Eastern Roman Empire, the "Byzantine" Empire, whose capital Constantinople stood on the site of ancient Byzantium. This usage was introduced only in 1555 by the German historian Hieronymus Wolf, a century after the empire had ceased to exist. During the time of the empire, the term Byzantium was restricted to just the city, rather than the empire that it ruled.
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The European side (at Seraglio Point) featured only two fishing settlements: Lygos and Semistra. The origins of Byzantium are shrouded in legend. The traditional legend has it that Byzas from Megara (a city-state near Athens) founded Byzantium in 667 BC when he sailed northeast across the Aegean Sea. The tradition tells that Byzas, son of King Nisos (Νίσος), planned to found a colony of the Dorian Greek city of Megara. Byzas consulted the oracle of Apollo at Delphi, which instructed Byzas to settle opposite the "Land of the Blind". Leading a group of Megarian colonists, Byzas found a location where the Golden Horn, a great natural harbour, meets the Bosphorus and flows into the Sea of Marmara, opposite Chalcedon (modern day Kadıköy). He adjudged the Chalcedonians blind not to have recognized the advantages the land on the European side of the Bosphorus had over the Asiatic side. In 667 BC he founded Byzantium at their location, thus fulfilling the oracle's requirement. Cape Moda in Chalcedon was the first location which the Greek settlers from Megara chose to colonize in 685 BC, prior to colonizing Byzantion on the European side of the Bosphorus under the command of King Byzas in 667 BC.
It was mainly a trading city due to its location at the Black Sea's only entrance. Byzantium later conquered Chalcedon, across the Bosporus on the Asiatic side.
Byzantium was besieged by Greek forces during the Peloponnesian war. As part of Sparta's strategy for cutting off grain supplies to Athens, Sparta took the city in 411 BC. The Athenian military later took the city in 408 BC.[4]
After siding with Pescennius Niger against the victorious Septimius Severus, the city was besieged by Roman forces and suffered extensive damage in 196 AD.[5] Byzantium was rebuilt by Septimius Severus, now emperor, and quickly regained its previous prosperity. It was bound to Perinthos during the period of Septimius Severus. The location of Byzantium attracted Roman Emperor Constantine I who, in 330 AD, refounded it as an imperial residence inspired by Rome itself. (See Nova Roma.) After his death the city was called Constantinople (Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις or Konstantinoupolis) ("city of Constantine").
This combination of imperialism and location would affect Constantinople's role as the nexus between the continents of Europe and Asia. It was a commercial, cultural, and diplomatic centre. With its strategic position, Constantinople controlled the major trade routes between Asia and Europe, as well as the passage from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. On May 29, 1453, the city fell to the Ottoman Turks, and again became the capital of a powerful state, the Ottoman Empire. The Turks called the city "Istanbul" (although it was not officially renamed until 1930); the name derives from "eis-tin-polin" (Greek: "to-the-city"). To this day it remains the largest and most populous city in Turkey, although Ankara is now the national capital.
By the late Hellenistic or early Roman period (1st century BC), the star and crescent motif was associated to some degree with Byzantium; even though it became more widely used as the royal emblem of Mithradates VI Eupator (who for a time incorporated the city into his empire).[6]
Some Byzantine coins of the 1st century BC and later show the head of Artemis with bow and quiver, and feature a crescent with what appears to be a eight-rayed star on the reverse. According to accounts which vary in some of the details, in 340 BC the Byzantines and their allies the Athenians were under siege by the troops of Philip of Macedon. On a particularly dark and wet night Philip attempted a surprise attack but was thwarted by the appearance of a bright light in the sky. This light is occasionally described by subsequent interpreters as a meteor, sometimes as the moon, and some accounts also mention the barking of dogs. However, the original accounts mention only a light in the sky, without specifying the moon.[7] To commemorate the event the Byzantines erected a statue of Hecate lampadephoros (light-bearer or bringer). This story survived in the works of Hesychius of Miletus, who in all probability lived in the time of Justinian I. His works survive only in fragments preserved in Photius and the tenth century lexicographer Suidas. The tale is also related by Stephanus of Byzantium, and Eustathius.
Devotion to Hecate was especially favored by the Byzantines for her aid in having protected them from the incursions of Philip of Macedon. Her symbols were the crescent and star, and the walls of her city were her provenance.[8]
It is unclear precisely how the symbol Hecate/Artemis, one of many goddesses[9] would have been transferred to the city itself, but it seems likely to have been an effect of being credited with the intervention against Philip and the subsequent honors. This was a common process in ancient Greece, as in Athens where the city was named after Athena in honor of such an intervention in time of war.
Later, under the Romans, cities in the empire often continued to issue their own coinage. "Of the many themes that were used on local coinage, celestial and astral symbols often appeared, mostly stars or crescent moons."[10] The wide variety of these issues, and the varying explanations for the significance of the star and crescent on Roman coinage precludes their discussion here. It is, however, apparent that by the time of the Romans, coins featuring a star or crescent in some combination were not at all rare.
Notable people[]
- Homerus, tragedian, lived in the early 3rd century BC
- Philo, engineer, lived ca. 280 BC–ca. 220 BC
- Epigenes of Byzantium, astrologer, lived in the 3rd–2nd century BC
- Aristophanes of Byzantium, a scholar who flourished in Alexandria, 3rd–2nd century BC
See also[]
- Constantinople details the history of the city before the Turkish conquest of 1453.
- Istanbul details the history of the city from 1453 on, and describes the modern city.
- Sarayburnu is the geographic location of ancient Byzantium.
- Timeline of Istanbul history
- ^ Janin, Raymond (1964). Constantinople byzantine. Paris: Institut Français d'Études Byzantines. p. 10f..
- ^ Georgacas, Demetrius John (1947). "The Names of Constantinople". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 78: 347–67. DOI:10.2307/283503.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7.
- ^ "Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean," Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2004, p. 302
- ^ Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Istanbul Robert Bator, Chris Rothero p.8
- ^ Andrew G. Traver, From Polis to Empire, The Ancient World, ca. 800 B.C.-A.D. 500, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, p257
- ^ "In 340 BC, however, the Byzantines, with the aid of the Athenians, withstood a siege successfully, an occurrence the more remarkable as they were attacked by the greatest general of the age, Philip of Macedon. In the course of this beleaguerment, it is related, on a certain wet and moonless night the enemy attempted a surprise, but were foiled by reason of a bright light which, appearing suddenly in the heavens, startled all the dogs in the town and thus roused the garrison to a sense of their danger. To commemorate this timely phenomenon, which was attributed to Hecate, they erected a public statue to that goddess [...]" William Gordon Holmes, The Age of Justinian and Theodora, 2003 p5-6; "If any goddess had a connection with the walls in Constantinople, it was Hecate. Hecate had a cult in Byzantium from the time of its founding. Like Byzas in one legend, she had her origins in Thrace. Since Hecate was the guardian of "liminal places," in Byzantium small temples in her honor were placed close to the gates of the city. Hecate's importance to Byzantium was above all as deity of protection. When Philip of Macedon was about to attack the city, according to the legend she alerted the townspeople with her ever-present torches, and with her pack of dogs, which served as her constant companions. Her mythic qualities thenceforth forever entered the fabric of Byzantine history. A statue known as the 'Lampadephoros' was erected on the hill above the Bosphorous to commemorate Hecate's defensive aid." Vasiliki Limberis, Divine Heiress, Routledge, 1994, p126-127
- ^ Vasiliki Limberis, Divine Heiress, Routledge, 1994, p15
- ^ "In 324 Byzantium had a number of operative cults to traditional gods and goddesses tied to its very foundation eight hundred years before. Rhea, called "the mother of the gods" by Zosimus, had a well-ensconced cult in Byzantium from its very foundation. [...] Devotion to Hecate was especially favored by the Byzantines [...] Constantine would also have found Artemis-Selene and Aphrodite along with the banished Apollo Zeuxippus on the Acropolis in the old Greek section of the city. Other gods mentioned in the sources are Athena, Hera, Zeus, Hermes, and Demeter and Kore. Even evidence of Isis and Serapis appears from the Roman era on coins during the reign of Caracalla and from inscriptions." Vasiliki Limberis, Divine Heiress, Routledge, 1994, p16
- ^ Michael R. Molnar, The Star of Bethlehem, Rutgers University Press, 1999, p48
- Harris, Jonathan, Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium (Hambledon/Continuum, London, 2007). ISBN 978-1-84725-179-4
- Jeffreys, Elizabeth and Michael, and Moffatt, Ann, Byzantine Papers: Proceedings of the First Australian Byzantine Studies Conference, Canberra, 17–19 May 1978 (Australian National University, Canberra, 1979).
- Istanbul Historical Information - Istanbul Informative Guide To The City. Retrieved January 6, 2005.
- The Useful Information about Istanbul. Retrieved January 6, 2005.
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Oxford University Press, 1991) ISBN 0-19-504652-8
- Yeats, William Butler, "Sailing to Byzantium",
External links[]
- www.byzantium.ac.uk Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies
- Vasilief, A History of the Byzantine Empire, hyperlinked with notes and more resources, at Elpenor
- History of money FAQs – description of Byzantine monetary system, fifth century BC
- Byzantine & Christian Museum
- BBC documentary "Byzantium and the History of Faith"
- Coins of the Byzantine empire
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor's family demanded Friday that Kentucky authorities release all body camera footage, police files and the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to no charges being brought against police officers who killed the Black woman during a raid at her apartment.
The decision disappointed and angered those who have been calling for justice for Taylor for six months, and protesters vowed to stay in the streets until all the officers involved are fired or someone is charged with her killing.
A diverse group, including Taylor's mother, marched through Louisville on Friday evening. The protests were peaceful, though at one point, police in riot gear fired flash bang devices to turn back a crowd on a street. Two were arrested, authorities said.
About a dozen people who were out past the city's 9 p.m. curfew were arrested later.
Earlier, Taylor's lawyers and family expressed dismay that no one has been held accountable for her death.
"I am an angry Black woman. I am not angry for the reasons that you would like me to be. But angry because our Black women keep dying at the hands of police officers — and Black men," Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, wrote in a statement read by a relative. She stood close by wearing a shirt that said, "I (heart) Louisville Police" with bullet holes in the heart emoji.
Palmer's statement said the criminal justice system had failed her, and state Attorney General Daniel Cameron was the final person in the chain, following the officer who sought a no-knock warrant as part of a drug investigation, the judge who signed it and police who burst into Taylor's apartment. The warrant was connected to a suspect who did not live there, and no drugs were found inside.
Taylor was shot multiple times by white officers after her boyfriend fired at them, authorities said. He said he didn't know who was coming in and fired in self-defense, wounding one officer. Cameron, Kentucky's first Black attorney general, said the officers were not charged with Taylor's killing because they acted to protect themselves.
The grand jury indicted one officer on endangerment charges, saying he fired gunshots into a neighboring home that didn't strike anyone. He has been fired.
"I hope you never know the pain of your child being murdered 191 days in a row," said Bianca Austin, wearing her niece's emergency medical technician jacket as she read Palmer's statement.
Family attorney Sam Aguiar said all the videos should be released because Cameron's investigation is over, noting that he's seen dozens of them, most of which are not public.
Cameron "got so much wrong. We've seen so much piecemeal stuff come out throughout the case," he said without giving specifics.
Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, also has called on the Republican attorney general to release what evidence he can.
Cameron said through a spokeswoman that he understood the family's pain.
"Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but prosecutors and Grand Jury members are bound by the facts and by the law," spokeswoman Elizabeth Kuhn said in a statement.
As Taylor's family decried how the case was handled, a man accused of shooting and wounding two officers during protests Wednesday appeared in court. They're expected to recover.
A not-guilty plea was entered for Larynzo D. Johnson, 26, and bond was set at $1 million. Attorney Zac Meihaus called the streets "a war zone" when the shooting happened and said it's difficult to "pinpoint" if Johnson fired the shots in question. A prosecutor replied that a gun was recovered from Johnson, and there are video and witness accounts of the shooting.
Taylor's case has become a rallying cry as protesters nationwide call out racism and demand police reforms.
Protesters marched through Louisville on Friday with a purple banner bearing Taylor's name. They danced and chanted, "Bow for Breonna." Some handed out pizza or water, while others tried to register voters.
One protester, Victoria Gunther, was so outraged she traveled more than 600 miles (965 kilometers) from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Louisville.
"I'm a Black woman — that could have been me, that would have been my family," she said. "We are disrespected and disregarded. They think we don't matter. That's why I'm here, to say we do matter."
The police presence was light until protesters neared the city's East Market section, a few blocks from the banks of the Ohio River. About a dozen police cruisers were parked under a highway overpass, and officers with clubs and face shields formed a semi-circle blocking protesters' path.
Police told people to move to the sidewalk. Officers deployed two flash bang rounds into the air, and the crowd moved away, authorities said in a statement. Past a nighttime curfew, people gathered in a park that protesters are now calling "Injustice Square" and then at a church, where there was no major police presence — a change from the previous night.
As he marched, David Ward wore his cap that says "Desert Storm Veteran" because he wanted to send a message: he fought for America, but when he takes his hat off, he's a Black man treated like any other in a country built on racism.
"When I put that hat on, I'm a good person, when I don't, I'm a bad person in their eyes," Ward said, and to him that means Black people must constantly prove their worth.
At least 24 people were arrested Thursday night — including Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott — during protests that authorities said resulted in vandalism.
The curfew in Louisville will last through the weekend, and the governor has called up the National Guard for "limited missions."


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Working for months to leave Allstate Arena and Rosemont, DePaul University is the closest it has been to finding a new home for its men's basketball team in Chicago.
According to a Chicago Sun Times report, plans are underway for a $173 million, 10,000-seat arena at McCormick Place. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to make an official announcement this week.
In the proposal, a third of the cost would come from the school itself, a third from taxpayers and the final portion would be from a naming rights deal. From the $100 million share of taxpayer money, some will reportedly be taken from existing untapped bonding authority.
The stadium would be built with adjoining "mega hotels" on the McPier property and there are rumors a casino would be part of the package. The new establishments would be built in hopes of creating an entertainment epicenter that could revitalize businesses in the South Side of Chicago.
Mayor Emanuel has long supported the construction of a new home for DePaul men's basketball, stating last year, "We're going to work together to look at Chicago being a home for DePaul's Blue Demons. I want to bring this to a conclusion that is successful for them and successful for the city of Chicago."
The distance of Allstate Arena from DePaul's Lincoln Park campus has been cited for years as a cause of waning attendance at men's basketball home games. DePaul has been clear in its efforts that a move closer to campus would bolster fan support and recognition in the city of Chicago.
Earlier this year, DePaul turned down a deal to play its home games at the United Center for 10 years free of rent. Though offered a host of resources, DePaul would still need to share space with the Bulls and Blackhawks, rather than occupying an arena they could own.
Set to enter a new, revamped Big East Conference – with new additions Butler, Creighton and Xavier – DePaul building a new stadium could revitalize its program and start a new chapter in its basketball legacy. Previously a powerhouse at Allstate Arena (originally Rosemont Horizon), DePaul has struggled against Big East competition. The Blue Demons have recorded six conference wins in the past three seasons, finishing 11-21 in 2012-2013.


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Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine:
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Johns Hopkins Medicine receives more than 2.8 million patients and nearly 337,000 emergency room visits annually.
With more than 50 care locations, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians receives more than 931,000 patients each year.
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So here we are. Wallboard up and spackling knife in hand– ready to jump in and finish some walls. This is the part most people would rather take a whack on the head with a sledgehammer than have to complete (and the hours upon hours upon hours of sanding it requires if you go a little crazy with the mud), but put the hammers down people, I have a better, faster, more fun, less lame way of finishing your walls.
First, you need to have walls. If you've already got them and they're ready to go, good for you. I've used joint compound to texture wood, brick, and standard drywall in dry areas without problems. If you don't have walls already but you want some, you can check out my info on wall framing and some tips for hanging drywall by yourself.
Now, the nice thing about putting some texture on your walls is that it's pretty forgiving for a less-than perfect tape job which means you don't have to spend the rest of your life with sanding block, but I've also got some insider info on finishing joints from a pro that will help make this part less painful. And when all of that is finished, then you're ready for some fun with mud. Let's get a little dirty, shall we?
Basically this is what you need:
- 5 gallon bucket of joint compound – I tend to use heavyweight even though you'll strain your back hauling it into the house and it's a little more gluey. You can also use lightweight without the universe imploding.
- Spare white paint or primer (just a little bit)
- Mixer (You can do this by hand in a pinch, but it's so much easier with a drill. And also more fun.)
- Drywall knife – depending on the look you want 6-10″
- 5 gallon bucket with water and a brush for cleaning up your tools
Step 1 – Mixing the Mud
I always thought this was BS, but mixing the joint compound up (even without adding water) really loosens it up and makes it much easier to work with. Since I am almost always doing this at odd hours– after work, in the middle of the night when I can't sleep, or an hour before I have to be somewhere else– I tend to mix up small batches by putting some mud in a bucket…
And adding a little bit of paint. (That was a trade secret from the pro… apparently it makes it easier to work with and gives it a better finish. Who am I to argue?)
A quick spin with the mixer and it's ready to go.
Definitely don't pull this thing out of the bucket while it's spinning. You'd think that would be obvious, but making messes comes more naturally to some of us than others. What can I say? It's a gift.
Step 2 – Test Panel
Even texturing is about having a rhythm. I feel pretty confident in my texturing skills and even I do a test panel before I start a new room to make sure I'm using the right knife and the right amount of mud for the look I want. Here are some examples:
10″ knife, thick application:
Every time someone sees a wall in this state they give me the you've-been-inhaling-too-much-drywall-dust look, and I'll get into the techniques of application in a minute, but once everything is primed it looks a lot more cohesive.
Step 3: Techniques
The trick to texturing is that whether or not you're doing a thin application, you actually don't need that much mud, and you don't have to cover every square inch of wall.
This is about enough… don't go digging your knife into the bucket and hauling out your body weight in mud to slap on the wall.
Smear it on thinly, and the trick to good texture is to use uneven pressure.
So push hard then light then hard then light as you move through the swipe.
THIS is way to much mud on the wall.
Even 1/16″ gives you dimension. And this will only shrink and have massive cracks in it.
If you find that when you're mudding the wall things are coming out a little too perfect…
Press your knife into the spot that needs more texture…
Then run it lightly over the top again.
The closer you overlap your swipes of mud, the busier the wall will look. You can see in this sample I use a thin application and wide swipes for a very subtle texture:
Also, change up the way you spread it on. Sometimes go from left to right, then top to bottom, then diagonal.
When finishing a room, it is best to plan to do the whole room at once. For me at least it's hard to get in the exact same rhythm if I leave and come back. If it's unavoidable however, I would say at least finishing a wall off is a must. Once a section of wall is dry it's hard to go back in and overlap some texture without creating uneven spots.
Let's recap:
- Not too much mud on your knife
- Spread it on thinly, using varying pressure
- Gouge it and then run your knife lightly over the top to create more texture
And there you have the deep, dark secrets of drywall texturing revealed. I know, right? Between this and the end of the Harry Potter series, what is there left to live for?
Now go forth and conquer those flat, boring walls.


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Government of Gujarat signs MOU with Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. For India's Biggest Multi-Model Logistics Park
Chief Minister adds another benchmark towards 'Ease of Doing Business' in Gujarat
Special Features of Multi-Model Logistic Park
• Spread in an area of 1450 acres with a Dedicated Air Cargo Complex
• Will provide direct air, rail and road connectivity
• Estimated investment of Rs.50 thousand crores and direct and indirect employment to 25,000 people
• Construction will begin within 6 months of statutory approvals and the project will be completed by 2023 in three phases
Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani has added yet another milestone towards 'Ease of Doing Business' in Gujarat. It is a step towards taking the state's developmental saga from 'Uttam to Sarvottam'.
In the presence of Chief Minister, the Department of Industries and Mines, Government of Gujarat signed an MOU with Adani Ports and SEZ Limited for establishing India's Biggest Multi-Model Logistics Park at Virochan Nagar, Ahmedabad. Virochan Nagar is situated near India's automobile hub- Sanand.
This park will be spread in an area of 1450 acres and attract an investment of Rs.50 thousand crores.
During the event, the Chief Minister said, "This park will be directly connected with Dedicated Freight Corridor and all major ports. It is in line with Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and will make businesses in Gujarat, more competitive globally. This park will provide excellent connectivity to the biggest auto hub and upcoming industrial areas in the region."
The Chief Minister also added that the park will provide direct and indirect employment to more than 25 thousand people. With a dedicated Air Cargo Complex the park will provide direct air, rail and road connectivity to the people in the state.
Additional Chief Secretary to the CM and Industries and Mines, Government of Gujarat Mr. M.K Das and Mr. Karan Adani, CEO, Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. exchanged the MOUs.
Giving details on this park, ACS to Chief Minister, Mr. M.K Das said, "The air cargo terminal will have a 4.6 km runway which will be capable of handling large carrier vehicles like airplanes. It will also provide a global platform to the local export and import market. A Rail Freight Terminal will also be established. This will be directly connected to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor."
A warehouse zone will come up in an area of 90 lakh sq.feet which will house an Air Freight Station ( capacity- 4.5 metric tons), grade-A warehouse, cold storage etc. Besides this, the facility will also have a Shopping Plaza / Business Centre with a total retail footprint of over 3 lakh sq. ft. A dedicated Skill development centre shall be developed with a special focus on Logistics to ensure availability of skilled manpower.
Construction for the same will begin within 6 months of necessary statutory approvals. The entire project will be completed in a phase-wise manner by 2023.
The project is being built keeping in consideration the futuristic capacity requirements given the rapid pace of industrial development underway in the state.The park will have textiles, bulk, e-commerce and BTS facilities in 38 lakh sq.feet, bonded warehouses in 9 lakh sq.feet, grade-A palletized facilities in 4 lakh sq.feet and temperature and palletized facilities in 60 thousand sq.feet.
4 handling line TEU (Twenty-foot equivalent units) will be established with a capacity of 3.3 lakh metric ton in the container yard. Further, a 4-lakh metric ton car yard to handle nearly 30 thousand cars, agri silos of 1 lakh metric ton, POL tank farm of 3.5 lakh kilo litres and a cement silo of 1 lakh metric ton will also come up in the park.
Ahmedabad plays a crucial role in the Integrated Industrial Development project of the state. Sanand, situated near Ahmedabad has undergone large scale industrial development in the last 2 decades.
Sanand has emerged as the Automobile Hub of the Country. Commencement of this project will open new doors of socio-economic development and create a wave of mass employment for the population of the district.


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I thought Scott McNealy was over the top when he gave privacy a metaphorical middle finger in 1999, saying, "Get over it. You have zero privacy anyway." Now I'm thinking the former CEO of Sun Microsystems was simply ahead of his time.
I just returned from Demo Spring 2010, a technology forum for hot young startups that usually reminds me of why I love covering our industry. But Social Sentry, a new product shown at Demo by a company called Teneros, is frightening and represents a threat to privacy and the open use of social networking. The scary application reminded me that technology does have a dark side.
If it works as advertised, Social Sentry will allow employers to track the use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and many other social networking sites by their employees — even when they post from the so-called privacy of their homes or mobile devices. What's more, the software can make a link between different accounts and different user names. So if I tweet under the name InfoBill and have different handles on LinkedIn and Facebook, Social Sentry will eventually identify me on all three.
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Employer rights versus employee privacy
It's one thing to monitor communications from within the corporate network; that's settled law and employees do not have what attorneys call "a reasonable expectation of privacy" when they use company equipment at work. (However, companies don't necessarily have the right to monitor messages you send from work] from your personal email account via Webmail.) And employers are rightly concerned about the leaking of corporate secrets such as financial results during a quiet period or the content of personnel files.
But just because someone might commit a breach of corporate security, employers have no more moral right to snoop than the police have to kick down your door without a warrant because you might commit a crime in the future.Connecting (your) dots
Social Sentry has at least one weakness you should know about: It needs to make an initial link between an employee and a social networking handle. That happens when the employee posts from work. If you've never posted on the network, Social Sentry can't identify you.
However, a motivated employer could use other tools to discover your social networking persona. Radian6, for example, appears to be gaining popularity with Web-savvy companies. It trolls social networking sites looking for references to products, brand names, and the like. It wouldn't be difficult for a nosy employer to combine Radian6 or a similar tool and discover an employee's private social networking activities.
To be fair, Teneros, whose main business is email continuity and the like, sees it differently. "We totally understand that people have concerns about privacy," says Christina Del Villar, a company spokeswoman. "The goal isn't to track everything employees are saying. [Social Sentry] is looking for specific information." (Here's a PDF file on how Teneros describes its product.)
Speaking hypothetically, Del Villar gave the example of Apple. In the period before the launch of the iPad, the company thought it important to keep the name of the product a secret. If it had been using Social Sentry, it could have searched on employee posts using the term "iPad" as a filter. Or if financial results were due to be released, a company could filter on "earnings per share" or "cash flow" to protect information that would, in fact, be illegal to release early.
Illegal or merely creepy?
I suspect that the kind of snooping enabled by Social Sentry is not illegal. Once you post something on the Internet, it is, by definition, public information. You can't expect it to be private, and you can be held liable for certain things that you say on the Web.Sadly, a lot of young people have learned the hard way that posting suggestive photos or comments can get them in trouble very quickly. Once something is online, you can't take it back, even if it's deleted from the original source.
This blog is called "Tech's Bottom Line" for a reason. The market drives innovation, and I have great respect for the venture capitalists that have done so much to launch exciting new companies. Do they do it for the money? Of course, and there's nothing wrong with that. But I was disturbed, if not surprised, when I asked five high-powered venture capital guys on a Demo panel if they thought Social Sentry represented a good business opportunity. All said yes, and none expressed serious reservations about privacy.Social Sentry is creepy — and its potential business success cast a shadow over my otherwise energizing two days at Demo.
I welcome your comments, tips, and suggestions. Post them here so all our readers can share them, or reach me at [email protected].
This article, "Beware: The social networking cops are here ," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog at InfoWorld.com.
Source: InfoWorld


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Ivermectin is a medication that's been around for decades, and it's been a miracle drug against parasites. But now ivermectin is the latest drug caught up in a COVID-19 controversy. NPR's Pien Huang is here to tell us how it went from wonder drug to a bane of U.S. health officials.
Hey, Pien.
PIEN HUANG, BYLINE: Hey, Leila.
FADEL: Let's just start with what ivermectin is and where it came from.
HUANG: So its origin story is actually really interesting. It was discovered in the 1970s by a Japanese scientist named Satoshi Omura, who was working with the drug company Merck. And they dug up a dirt sample from a golf course near Tokyo that contains natural chemicals that were really great at killing parasites. Here's Andy Crump, formerly with Kitasato University, who has worked with Omura for decades.
ANDY CRUMP: It's just one of the thousands of locations which they were collecting soil samples from. There was nothing special about it until, obviously, several years later, when this marvelous compound came onto the market and improved the lives and health of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
HUANG: It's eradicated river blindness in several countries. The researchers who discovered it won a Nobel Prize in 2015, in part for reducing major suffering in the world. And it's made billions of dollars for Merck.
FADEL: So wow. I mean, this is a huge discovery, a huge success. But now ivermectin has become controversial because some people are taking it for COVID against public health advice. How did this happen?
HUANG: Yes. So if you stuck to the story in 2015, the drug's reputation would be gold. But now you have U.S. health authorities telling people not to use ivermectin for COVID-19, especially the kind for animals, which some people have been overdosing on. Dr. Peter Lurie, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says the drug has gained a second life as an alternative therapy for COVID-19.
PETER LURIE: It seems to be adopted primarily by people who have hesitation to wear masks, by people who have hesitation to be vaccinated and seems to offer up an alternative approach, one not endorsed by the government critically in which people believe they can protect themselves.
HUANG: To understand how we got here, you have to understand the science, the politics and where they diverged.
FADEL: OK, so let's start with the science. Is there reason to believe that ivermectin works against COVID-19?
HUANG: Well, there was a study last spring that showed ivermectin could kill the coronavirus but in doses way bigger than humans should be using. Dozens of other studies do exist, but experts say that many of them are flawed or not high-quality. Some have been retracted. Here's Lurie again.
LURIE: At the moment, we can only work from what we currently know, and what we currently know is that there's insufficient evidence to recommend this product at this time.
HUANG: There is a small group of doctors that claim otherwise. They call themselves the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, and they're super into ivermectin. And their message has been amplified by some figures on the right. Republican Senator Ron Johnson, a vaccine skeptic, invited one of the group's doctors to testify before Congress last December. He made some big, inaccurate claims, said if you take ivermectin, you will not get sick. And that got the video removed from YouTube.
But the group's ideas have gotten more visibility since, and there are thriving Facebook groups where people trade tips on sourcing and dosing. Misinformation, researchers told me - it's the latest chapter in a story that some right-leaning commentators have been pushing this whole pandemic, that the situation is not as bad as health officials say and that there is an easy way out. Last year the solution was hydroxychloroquine, which turned out to kill some people, and now it's ivermectin.
FADEL: So has the use of ivermectin increased because of the delta variant?
HUANG: Yes. This summer the delta variant hit states with low vaccination rates very hard, and there's been a surge in prescriptions and web hits for ivermectin. Jennifer Granston is head of insights at Zignal Labs, which analyzes internet trends, and she says that the hype around ivermectin has gone far beyond the science.
JENNIFER GRANSTON: Clear instances of disinformation is relatively easy to debunk. The really, really hard stuff is where you have conflicting information and where you have mixed information.
HUANG: Ivermectin is pitting health officials against celebrities and influencers who are pushing the drug. People are suing hospitals over the right to try it as a treatment. Granston calls it the perfect storm that's going to become a lot more complex, and she says there's no clear side winning from what she can see.
FADEL: NPR's Pien Huang, thanks.
HUANG: Thanks for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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2 Again mthere was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." 3 And the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still nholds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him owithout reason." 4 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But pstretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will qcurse you to your face." 6 And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome rsores from sthe sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took ta piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in uthe ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still vhold fast your integrity? qCurse God and die." 10 But he said to her, "You speak as one of the wfoolish women would speak. xShall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?"1 yIn all this Job did not zsin with his lips.
Job's Three Friends
11 Now when Job's three afriends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz bthe Temanite, Bildad cthe Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to dshow him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they etore their robes and sprinkled fdust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground gseven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Job Laments His Birth
3 After this Job hopened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:
3 i"Let the day perish on which I was born,
and the night that said,
'A man is conceived.'
4 Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it.
5 Let gloom and jdeep darkness claim it.
Let clouds dwell upon it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Behold, let that night be barren;
let no joyful cry enter it.
8 Let those curse it who curse the day,
who are ready to rouse up kLeviathan.
9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;
let it hope for light, but have none,
nor see lthe eyelids of the morning,
10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,
nor hide trouble from my eyes.
11 "Why mdid I not die at birth,
come out from the womb and expire?
12 Why did nthe knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who orebuilt ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not as a hidden pstillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at qrest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of rthe taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
and the slave is free from his master.
20 "Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to sthe bitter in soul,
21 who tlong for death, but it comes not,
and dig for it more than for uhidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly
and are glad when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose vway is hidden,
whom God has whedged in?
24 For my sighing comes xinstead of1 my bread,
and my ygroanings are poured out like water.
25 zFor the thing that I fear comes upon me,
and what I dread befalls me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, but trouble comes."
Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 "If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
Yet who can keep from speaking?
3 Behold, you have instructed many,
and you have astrengthened the weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
and you have amade firm the feeble knees.
5 But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 bIs not your fear of God1 your cconfidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 "Remember: dwho that was innocent ever perished?
Or where were the upright cut off?
8 As I have seen, those who eplow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.
9 By fthe breath of God they perish,
and by gthe blast of his anger they are consumed.
10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
hthe teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 "Now a word was brought to me stealthily;
my ear received ithe whisper of it.
13 Amid jthoughts from kvisions of the night,
when kdeep sleep falls on men,
14 dread came upon me, and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.
15 A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
lA form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard ma voice:
17 n'Can mortal man be in the right before2 God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Even in his servants ohe puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
19 how much more those who dwell in houses of pclay,
whose foundation is in qthe dust,
who are crushed like3 rthe moth.
20 Between smorning and evening they are beaten to pieces;
they perish forever twithout anyone regarding it.
21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
udo they not die, and that without wisdom?'
5 "Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of vthe holy ones will you turn?
2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3 wI have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4 His children are xfar from safety;
they are crushed in ythe gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
5 The hungry eat his harvest,
and he takes it even out of thorns,1
and the thirsty pant2 after his3 wealth.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 but man is zborn to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
8 "As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
9 who adoes great things and bunsearchable,
cmarvelous things without number:
10 he gives drain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
11 he esets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He ffrustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He gcatches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime
and hgrope at noonday as in the night.
15 But he isaves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor have hope,
and jinjustice shuts her mouth.
17 "Behold, kblessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore ldespise not the discipline of the mAlmighty.
18 For he wounds, but he nbinds up;
he oshatters, but his hands heal.
19 He will pdeliver you from six troubles;
in seven no qevil4 shall touch you.
20 rIn famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21 You shall be shidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear tthe beasts of the earth.
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your utent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25 You shall know also that your voffspring shall be many,
and your descendants as wthe grass of the earth.
26 You shall come to your grave in xripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
27 Behold, this we have ysearched out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for your good."5
Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just
6 Then Job answered and said:
2 "Oh that my vexation were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3 For then it would be heavier than zthe sand of the sea;
therefore my words have been rash.
4 For athe arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?1
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.2
8 "Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
9 that it would bplease God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
10 This would be my comfort;
I would even exult3 in pain cunsparing,
for I have not denied the words of dthe Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
13 Have I any help in me,
when resource is driven from me?
14 "He who ewithholds4 kindness from a ffriend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 My gbrothers are htreacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential istreams that pass away,
16 which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
17 When they melt, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into jthe waste and perish.
19 The caravans of kTema look,
the travelers of lSheba hope.
20 They are mashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are mdisappointed.
21 For you have now become nothing;
you see my calamity and are afraid.
22 Have I said, 'Make me a gift'?
Or, 'From your wealth offer a bribe for me'?
23 Or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand'?
Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of nthe ruthless'?
24 "Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have gone astray.
25 How forceful are upright words!
But what does reproof from you reprove?
26 Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is owind?
27 You would even pcast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
28 "But now, be pleased to look at me,
for I will not lie to your face.
29 qPlease turn; let no injustice be done.
Turn now; my vindication is at stake.
30 Is there any injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?


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I have joined a charity race in 1 and a half month's time. (I have 7 weeks before the race)
My PB for 10k is 48:45.
I have been running on and off since then but I can still run a 26 min 5k if I push hard.
Is my goal realistic and what's the best way to achieve it? What sort of schedule do I need?


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UPDATE: We received a Facebook message from Art:
Since I have been mentioned in your group as a target I thought I should stop by and send my greetings to you all. I had initially intended to respond to as many messages as I could. However, the volume of messages has left me unable to respond to everyone. I obviously am not a Trump fan. I see that you all are mostly Hillary supporters. If your group of folks will take the time to read my reasoning in the article linked on your page you will realize I also could not support Hillary either. For me, it is out of a religious conviction that I am driven to this conclusion. I don't expect you all to agree, but I hope you will understand and possibly even respect where I am coming from. I wanted to thank all of you that have sent me messages that have largely been respectful and kind. I do apologize for not being able to respond to all of them. And no I haven't made a final decision as to my electoral vote, but will attempt to make it public when I do. Thank you again!! Art Sisneros Texas GOP Elector CD36
Art Sisneros, an elector for Texas, has been very vocal about his dislike for Trump and has publicly stated that he did not vote for him last week. A reader has informed us that he's very receptive and quick to respond to messages:


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Option 1: Getting a small business loan
Many financial institutions offer loans for starting or running a small business. Be sure to shop around to compare interest rates, repayment terms and loan amounts.
When you apply for a loan, lenders may require you to show your business plan and a variety of financial documents. These could include bank statements and tax returns from the previous few years. If you're starting a new business, your own finances and credit could be a factor in the lender's decision.
Financial institutions: Your financial institution will likely have a variety of options to help you fund a business, including loans or business credit products. You'll want to have a business plan, estimate of startup costs, and business projection completed to help a bank understand why offering you a loan is a good idea.
Alternative lenders: If funding from a bank isn't available, you've still got options. You could explore crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, or look into micro-lending. Alternative lenders could also include friends or family that are interested in investing in your business.


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A Guest post by Treacle from The Lingerie Addict.
When the internet first became popular, many people loved the idea of creating a new identity online. Name, gender, age, hobbies …anything and everything could be fabricated. But in the era of Web 2.0, people have a new fixation–authenticity. Nowadays, your readers want to know that you are who you say you are, and for a lot of bloggers that includes using your real name.
But some folks, for one reason or another, just aren't comfortable attaching their given name to a blog. Perhaps they're blogging about sex or eating disorders or unfair corporate policies, but whatever the subject, the one thing they all have in common is a behind-the-scenes writer who wants to blog freely but not have to worry about some of the potentially negative consequences of blogging.
As one of those anonymous bloggers, I want to share with you the reasons why some people choose to blog this way, a few different methods to hide your identity, and a couple of things to keep in mind if you decide to go the anonymous route. Because this article is just a basic primer, we won't talk about proxy servers, re-routing, and all the other technologically elite methods of making your online trail invisible. As the title says, this is simply a "quick and dirty" guide for people who want to know how to get started.
Why Blog Anonymously?
- Privacy & Safety—An anonymous blog allows for the most complete separation between your blogging life and your personal/professional life. For example, the once anonymous author Belle De Jour completed her PhD and began her career as a scientific researcher while blogging about her other job as a sex worker. Being public with her identity from the get-go would almost certainly have limited her career options. As another aside (and this is especially true for bloggers who write about sensitive subjects like sex, sex work, and pornography) blogging anonymously helps to control the risk of stalkers—those people who are determined to pay you unwanted and uninvited attention. Finally, anonymous blogging makes it clear that you're only writing for yourself; your place of employment needn't worry about people thinking you're a "representative" of them.
- Honesty—Anonymous blogging allows some people to be more than honest than they might be if their real name was attached. For example, if you're writing a blog about relationships, you may not want your name attached to that essay about your terrible date over the weekend. A blog identity that's separate from your personal identity gives you a bit of breathing space that lets you write more openly and honestly.
- Personality & Character—Writing under a different name allows you to express different aspects of your personality, including parts that may not be appropriate to show at other times. In the same way that Superman was a cooler version of Clark Kent, your blog identity can be a cooler version of you. For example, my alter-ego Treacle is mellower, sexier, and more outgoing than the chick who shows up at my dayjob. Writing an anonymous blog gives me permission to play because I'm not dealing with the constraints of my already established "mundane" personality.
Ways to Blog Anonymously
- Full-on anonymity—This style of anonymous blogging uses an obviously fake name (think John Doe), no photographs, no birthdate, no city, no hobbies, nothing identifying whatsoever. This is actually how I started blogging, and I don't recommend it. Unless you are really, really, really good…it's hard for people to feel attachment to a question mark.
- Semi-anonymity—In this type, you use a false name but share some identifying details. This is how I blog right now. Treacle isn't my given name, but the photos of me are real. So are other details like my hobbies, interests, relationship status, and so on. You might call this "everything but anonymity," as in I share everything but the name on my driver's license.
- "Secret identity" anonymity—I know of quite a few anonymous bloggers who do this. In this style, you choose an authentic sounding first and last name, complete with its own Twitter, Facebook, mailing address, activities, and so on. A side effect of creating a new and fully-formed identity is that people believe they're already interacting with the real you, and so don't go looking for it. But the downside is that if it ever comes out you created a fictitious personality and put it out there as your own, your readers can feel massively betrayed. You also have to start doing this from the very beginning of your blog for it to work effectively.
How to Blog Anonymously?
First of all, you want to set up a separate e-mail address just for your blog, register your blog's domain name anonymously (I think most folks do this anyway), and consider using software like Tor to make your IP address untraceable. Some bloggers refuse to blog from their personal or home computers; they'll only use the libraries computer, for example. Other bloggers write while offline, and then copy and paste the entire post into the blog while Tor is turned on. You should also consider setting up separate Twitter, Facebook, and Paypal accounts and perhaps even buying a P.O. Box if you'll need to send or receive goods later on.
Second, spend some time thinking about your pseudonym. Whatever you pick, that will be the identity always associated with your blog. In the same vein, spend some time thinking about your boundaries. What are you okay with sharing? What is absolutely off limits? What are you unsure about right now but will revisit a month or two down the road? For example, I never share the names or any identifying details of friends, family, and intimate partners on my blog. I don't even make up pseudonyms; I just call them by nouns like "The Boyfriend," "The Best Friend," or "The Cousin." You want to work out the answers to these questions before you start posting.
Third and finally, just keep your mouth shut. If you don't want anyone to know who you are, don't tell anyone. Plain and simple.
What are Some Other Things to Consider?
- The only foolproof way to keep from being found out is to never blog at all. Therefore, you should start blogging under the assumption that you'll be discovered one day. It's depressing, I know, but it's important to think about. One day, someone will recognize you and very possibly expose you. So, before blogging about anything, think about the potential consequences of that exposure. Whether it's losing your jobs, losing your kids, or losing your freedom be prepared for the worst possible outcome.
- Anonymous blogging is not a free pass to be an asshole. Aside from the possibility that you'll eventually be found out (see above), you are what you blog. Nice, nasty, or in between the people you attract are going to reflect what you write.
- It's easier to start out with a lot of anonymity and open up over time than to do the reverse. If you're not sure exactly how much you want to share just yet, start out by sharing a little less. You can always give more, but you can't take anything back once it's out there.
I hope this article helps you understand a little bit more about why some people prefer the anonymous approach, and, if you're thinking about blogging anonymously, I hope it gives you a solid place to start. If you have any questions (about lingerie or anonymous blogging!), feel free to write me at [email protected].
About the Author: Treacle is a 25 year old knickers junkie who started blogging because her friends threatened to tape her mouth shut if she didn't stop talking about her underwear. She welcomes lingerie lovers of every nation and persuasion to her blog, The Lingerie Addict.


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Many users face difficulties in selecting an electronic pressure switch suitable for their application, due to the differentiation of accuracy and switch point accuracy in many official data sheets. Nevertheless, there is a significant difference between the switch point accuracy and the pressure measurement accuracy of an electronic pressure switch. This should be considered when looking at the overall accuracy of a pressure switch.
Epidemic of electronic pressure switches
Under the general accuracy of an electronic pressure switch one must recognise the accuracy of the pressure measurement itself. This accuracy depends to a great extent on the pressure sensor used within the electronic switch. The maximum measured error of the pressure signal is derived from the non-linearity, zero point offset, span tolerance, hysteresis and non-repeatability of the sensor. These stated values result from the sensor and the electronics which evaluate the sensor signal. The general accuracy thus only determines how accurately the instantaneous media pressure can be measured. However, it gives no indication of the accuracy of the switching signal at the output of the pressure switch.
Switch point accuracy of electronic pressure switches
The switching signal is an output signal generated from the electronics of the pressure switch, which is realised via PNP or NPN transistor switching outputs. The electronics monitor the pressure measurement of the pressure sensor and trigger a switching output signal each time a certain limit has been exceeded. However, this switching logic is integrated as an addition to the electronics of a standard pressure sensor within the pressure switch and thus leads to a further error in addition to the standard accuracy of the sensor. Epic is thus the cumulative accuracy of the standard accuracy and the accuracy of the switch point logic.
It is important to understand, when looking at the accuracy of a switch point, that there can be a difference between the actual pressure and the activated switch point. Thus, it is primarily the switch point accuracy, which represents the total accuracy, that should be used to select an electronic pressure switch suitable for your needs.
Incidentally, the distinction between general accuracy and switch point accuracy also applies to temperature, level and flow switches.
Further information on our range of pressure switches can be found on the WIKA website.


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The reason why I thought of creating a part two of the Make it Blissful X Luminisce gathering is because I believe that the brand who participated deserve to be featured and highlighted, too. And it's not because they were "sponsors" of a beautiful event, but because I felt that their brand stories were beautiful, too!
People don't see the just see the hardships that entrepreneurs go through in creating their businesses and in building their brands. We only see them as things that we buy or things that we don't buy or brands that we like or brands that we don't like. But I personally, would like to see each as inspiring stories. Stories of people who took courage to fulfill their passions!
The Make it Blissful x Luminisce Box
This box was really filled with amazing gifts and surprises, but most of all, it was made with LOVE. Some of them were even personalized and made especially for us! Let me share the stories of these entrepreneurs who made them.
Luminisce founder, Dr. Kaycee, believes that achieving physical wellness should not only come from the outside but from the inside as well. She says that what sets Luminisce apart from the others is their desire to help people achieve the balance of both body and mind. Luminisce teaches its patients to achieve beauty and confidence from the inside. Using state-of-the-art equipment combined with natural or alternative approaches, this combination aims not to achieve physical wellness in the short run but to sustain overall health in the long run.
Read more about her here: Luminisce Holistic Skin Innovations
Erika Tesoro-Mata and Dr. Richard Mata were a couple who started supporting a few scholar students from the Philippine Science High School and they felt that they wanted to do "something" more. This led to the birth of Humabi, which is a social enterprise that helps women in need and children who could not go to school.
Read more about them in this link: Humabi
Pro Studio
Valerie and Andrea were just two friends who were into beauty, who both faced the problem of purchasing airbrush kits that were too expensive. With this, they thought of creating their own affordable airbrush makeup brand and this was the birth of Pro Studio Beauty Exclusives.
Read more about them in this link: Pro Studio Beauty Exclusives
Whisk and Zin
Oh, I am a super fan of Cheryl and Czarina ever since the first time I met them for the GTV interview. Here's my interview with them.
Their business really started when these two friends were seeking for yummy salad dressings and jams and decided to create them instead. I'm so proud that they now have a line of salt (ZIN), which by the way I cannot live without now!
Read more about them in this link: WHISK and ZIN
Lulu Swing
Lulu Swing was established by another lady that I admire, Isabel Abonal. We had coffee once, but her passion for her craft really inspired me! Isabel had deep appreciation for shoes so she wanted to create a local and affordable line that caters to women who loves comfort but seeks for pretty styles, too.
Reed more about her in this link: Lulu Swing
After 14 years of making handmade paper invitation, Airees (thus the brand name), rediscovered her passion for painting. In April 2014, she took an online watercolor class and painted girls in boots every day. In October, she launched her business with Calendar presenting 12 of the numerous girls she painted. Last September, she launched a collection named Musings in Color consisting of 8 designs taken from her art journals. Each one has a story behind it.
Read more about her here: AireesCreates
This business started in a small backyard in 2010 with the vision of providing opportunities for the unappreciated but highly skilled Filipino garments worker. The company has grown and has been exporting for major brands in the US and Europe. When require by the doctor to exercise, the managing partner was inspired to create a line of sportswear inspired by 80s fashion and design. This was the birth of Atsui.
Read more about it here: Atsui
Anna Marasigan loves travelling and her attention to detail led her to create Anma. Anma inspires people to lead a lifestyle of stylish yet functional items that lets you see the world instead of worrying about the little things. The three basic elements that they hold dear are simplicity, practicality and quality.
Read more about it here: ANMA Lifestyle
Blessings by Fad
France and Ami run Blessings by Fad, which aims to touch people's lives one bag at a time. They realized that there was a need for simple but sturdy bags that speaks of God's faithfulness and all around positive vibes, as well as bags that would be easy to use for women-on-the-go who were like them. Every year, Blessings by FAD partners with an organization and supports them by giving 5% from every tote or pouch sold.
Read more about them here: Blessings by FAD
Joana Gube has been designing jewelry for almost 10 years and she sold them to classmates and friends. In 2013, she decided to establish Heyjow, a brand that was inspired by the allure of tropical beaches and the mesmerizing world she discovers every time she travels.
Read more about her here: Heyjow
Noteworthy was inspired by Kristine's love for crafts, color, texture and most importantly, gift giving. With her deep fascination for unique and pretty gift wrapping ideas, she started handcrafting clay to add to the beauty of gift wrapping that she was so amazed with.
Read more about her here: Noteworthy
Curves is a fitness facility especially designed for women featuring a 30-minute workout and weight management program that is fast, fun and safe.
Read more about it here: Curves Philippines
Snapper Doodles
Pearl was an entrepreneur who took the leap from the corporate world, too! SnapperDoodles just began as a one year Instagram journey to make God known through lettering and art. Now, it is an online shop highlighting the beauty of traditional hand-drawn designs ranging from various stationery products such as postcards, tote bags, notebooks and of course BLOOM 2016.
Read more about it here: SnapperDoodles
Kristine Claudio is one of those women who has created a brand for her passion, consistently and successfully following the path to profitable businesses while building a collective reputation — philantrophic, resourceful, adaptable and collaborative. For the Love of Prints has grown its product and service portfolio which includes printing on t-shirt, tumbler, mugs, bags, etc.
Read more about it here: For the Love of Print
Bits to Pieces
Kay Fanlo has been in love with arts and crafts since she was a child. She eventually discovered polymer clay and when her husband's job required them to move back to Davao, she let go of her corporate job to become a full time mom and to concentrate on her craft.
Read more about it here: Bits to Pieces
Olivia and Diego
Yana Santiago is the humble and silent mover of worthy cause that bridges the gap between fashion and the social environment. Yana established a brand of fashionable arm candies and neckpieces. Her objective is to remind people that great things can come from upcycling / recycling.
Read more about it here: Olivia and Diego
The Honest Crop
The Honest Crop was started by 2 colleagues who had the desire to support the organic natural farmers in the country and to help people pursue a healthy active lifestyle. They realized that "healthier" options are not widely available, not convenient to consume and oftentimes way beyond people's budget. This is what The Honest Crop wants to focus on — convenience, availability and more affordable healthy alternatives.
Read more about them here: The Honest Crop
In 1910, 18 year old Joyce Clyde Hall stepped off a train in Kansas City with nothing but shoeboxes of postcards under his arm. He had no money but he had the drive and desire of a soon-to-be-known entrepreneur! Hall quickly made a name for himself with the picture postcards he sold. His business with his brother was originally called Hall Brothers. In 1915, a fire destroyed their office and inventory. Also, as postcard sales declined, they realized that people wanted a more private form of communication. They started selling high quality Valentines and Christmas cards inside envelopes and the rest was history!
Read more about them here: Hallmark
Boqueria Lifestyle Market
BLM was founded by sisters Steph and Lady. Growing up, they were exposed to a "well-curated" home — mixing and matching of old and the new, turning trash into treasures, etc. Their mom made sure that everything was lovely! Over the years, they have been collecting anything and everything that tickles their fancy — collector's items, unique pieces of art, bargain finds, etc.
Read more about them here: Boqueria Lifestyle Market
A Vanilla Story
It all started when Mr. and Mrs. Vanilla changed their hectic lifestyle and relocated to the countryside hills for a simple and slow-paced lifestyle. When they started baking Christmas cookies, they couldn't find good, real Vanilla, so they decided to be THE Vanilla Company!
Read more about them here: The Vanilla Company
I hope you liked the inspiring stories of the entrepreneurs behind these brands. I sure did and I hope that you see the time, love and the effort that these people gave to building their businesses and brands to how they are today. Thank you Make it Blissful x Luminisce for sharing with us the box and the amazing,inspiring stories of these people!
Continue to make life blissful!
Blissfully yours,


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by Leon Rosselson
[who doesn't put his lyrics on the web, or in his albums, so this is almost the only one I could find; Stand Up For Judas is out there, too, in several languages. This man is the musical equivalent of Harlan Ellison: an incredible technician whose unsparing vision and deep humanity create powerful, challenging works of lasting relevance. emphasis added]
In 1649
To St George's Hill
A ragged band they called the Diggers
Came to show the people's will
They defied the landlords
They defied the laws
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
'We come in peace,' they said,
'To dig and sow
We come to work the land in common
And to make the wastelands grow
This earth divided
We will make whole
So it can be
A common treasury for all
'The sin of property
We do disdain
No one has any right to buy and sell
The earth for private gain
By theft and murder
They took the land
Now everywhere the walls
Rise up at their command
'They make the laws
To chain us well
The clergy dazzle us with heaven
Or they damn us into hell
We will not worship
The God they serve
The God of greed who feeds the rich
While poor folk starve
'We work, we eat together
We need no swords
We will not bow to masters
Or pay rent to the lords
We are free
Though we are poor'
You Diggers all stand up for glory
Stand up now
From the men of property
The orders came
They sent the hired men and troopers
To wipe out the Diggers' claim
Tear down their cottages
Destroy their corn
They were dispersed -
Only the vision lingers on
'You poor take courage
You rich take care:
The earth was made a common treasury
For everyone to share
All things in common
All people one
We come in peace'-
The order came to cut them down
(the index of other lyrics and poetry I've posted is here)


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The number of births recorded in each country varies considerably. The right to be recognised as a person before the law is a critical step in ensuring lifelong protection and is a prerequisite for exercising all other rights.
The population of Jordan is estimated to be 11.3 million in 2021 using United Nations estimates and the amount of registered births in each year is 98.0%
Jordan's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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jan, Sue and Mary haven't seen each other since High School. They rediscover each other via a reunion website and arrange to meet for lunch in a wine bar.
Jan arrives first, wearing beige Versace. She orders a bottle of Pinot Grigio.
Sue arrives shortly afterward, in gray Chanel. After the required ritualized kisses she joins Jan in a glass of wine.
Then Mary walks in, wearing a faded old tee-shirt, blue jeans and boots. She too shares the wine.
Jan explains that after leaving high school and graduating from Princeton in Classics, she met and married Timothy, with whom she has a beautiful daughter. Timothy is a partner in one of New York's leading law firms. They live in a 4000 sq. ft. co-op on Fifth Avenue, where Susanna, the daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home in Phoenix.
Sue relates that she graduated from Harvard Med School and became a surgeon. Her husband, Clive, is a leading Wall Street investment banker. They live in Southampton on Long Island and have a second home in Naples, Florida.
Mary explains that she left school at 17 and ran off with her boyfriend, Jim. They run a tropical bird park in Colorado and grow their own vegetables. Jim can stand five parrots, side by side, on his erect penis.
Halfway down the third bottle of wine and several hours later, Jan blurts out that her husband is really a cashier at Wal-Mart. They live in a small apartment in Brooklyn and have a travel trailer parked at a nearby storage facility.
Sue, chastened and encouraged by her old friend's honesty, explains that she and Clive are both nurses' aides in a retirement home. They live in Jersey City and take vacation camping trips to Alabama.
Mary admits that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.


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If the door goes off-track and crashes, then the ramifications are beyond our imagination. In order to avoid such situations, taking the right precaution is always better than cure. If you are wracking your brain trying to figure out just the right person to look into the issue, then stop there. You have come to the right place! Master Garage Door Service is a professional garage door services company that has been operating in the Zip Code 01721 successfully, resolving numerous garage door related issues.
Why choose us?
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- Affordable and fixed costs
- Service across Ashland, MA 01721
- Experienced and skilled technicians
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- Zero added/ hidden costs
Our services:
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