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January 2014 Yavoh
I recently had a conversation with a Christian believer who knew that I was Messianic. While asserting that he believed in "Jesus," he also wanted to make sure that I knew he was a "Gentile" and didn't believe in, nor did he do, that "Jewish stuff in the Old Testament Law." His directness opened the door for a conversation. I then began to question him as to what he meant. (Questions draw a person, and their own answers can many times lead them to a different conclusion.)
I began to ask him how he came to believe in "Jesus" and why he believed He was the Messiah (the Christ). His answers were not intentionally evasive, but he struggled with the question. He kept referring to other religious denominations, mostly finding fault with them. I kept trying to get him to speak for himself, not refer to others, but, you could tell that his past conversations about his faith and religion were generally about others. Finally, I just looked at him directly and asked, "Why do YOU believe in Jesus?"
In an effort to coach him a little and lessen his concern in answering, I shared with him that I too believed that Yeshua of Nazareth was the promised Messiah (Jesus the Christ). I explained a little of my own journey of how my maternal grandmother told me about Jesus when I was just seven years old. If you would have asked me then if I believed in Jesus, I would have said "Yes." The reason was that my grandmother told me so, and she loved me and only spoke the truth to me. I then explained to him that as I grew to the age of twelve, I needed a better reason than "My grandmother told me so." So, I sat myself down and made a decision to go ahead and believe in Jesus and the "Christian things" like church, Bible, and doing good deeds. But by the age of twenty, I knew that I had just presumed those things to be true and I had nothing more than an opinion about Him. By that time, I had come to understand that everyone has opinions, and having an opinion is not the definition of the truth. If I was going to believe in Jesus, I needed something more than what I had heard or seen before.
You could see in his eyes that my testimony was causing him to look back into his own past. He responded, "Both of my parents were Christians and I grew up here in America."
"And if you had grown up in Afghanistan, you and your parents would have been Muslims, right?" I asked.
I reiterated my question. "When did you first come to believe in Him, and why did you believe in Him?"
He then said that he had called upon the name of Jesus to save him in a religious service.
I said that was good. I shared with him that I too had asked for God's forgiveness and His free gift of salvation and eternal life.
At this point, my friend became emboldened and began to assert that he believed in grace rather than law and that he had the Holy Spirit, which the Old Testament saints did not have. After a few more questions and a series of brash statements, it became clear to me that he viewed the grace of God, and the Holy Spirit in particular, as something separate and apart from the Law of Moses. I came away from the conversation thinking that he has some "unlearning" to do for him to progress in his faith. Then I also began to wonder about some of my own Messianic brethren, about their prior spiritual instruction, particularly about the Holy Spirit and the Law of Moses.
Many Messianic brethren come from the varied backgrounds of church. Some were Baptists like me, but many have come from charismatic backgrounds where the Holy Spirit played a dominant role in worship and the daily walk. Some have an emphasis on the "gifts of the Spirit," including words of prophecy, speaking in tongues, and healing. Many charismatic brethren use these "signs and wonders" of the faith (whether genuine or otherwise) as a barometer on whether they are believers and part of His kingdom.
However, I am reminded of how Yeshua said that "signs and wonders" are not the determinants of who will enter the kingdom. "Signs and wonders" can actually be part of the testimony of those who do NOT know God and will NOT be part of His kingdom!
Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?" And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness [without the Torah]." Matthew 7:21-23
This warning is similar to the one Moses himself gave about teachings that are different from what he taught.
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them," you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 13:1-3
Moses went on to say that false prophets and teachers are sometimes able to do signs and wonders and mislead others by them. Therefore, signs and wonders are not the determinants of what is true and what is not. He taught that a true teacher must teach the same things that he (Moses) had taught concerning the Lord. In fact, he called this entire exercise a simple test from God to see if we would love God with all of our hearts and souls, or be seduced by other spiritual forces. This is how Moses justified the judgment upon false prophets and false teachers.
But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has counseled rebellion against the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to seduce you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 13:5
According to Moses, if you finding a spiritual teacher who performs signs and wonders as a part of his ministry and he leads you away from the teaching Moses and the commandments of God, then he is false despite his signs and wonders. According to Yeshua, if the people who follow this spiritual teacher even go out and do many good deeds in the name of God and demonstrate the same kind of signs and wonders, they will not be part of His kingdom because they have walked away from the commandments of the Lord.
Are we saying that you must keep the Law to be saved? Of course not. We are talking about those who think they believe, act religious (even doing signs and wonders), and are not believers in God. The Apostle John said it this way.
The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 1 John 2:4
This is part of the reason that we Messianics teach the Torah, to balance our walk with Spirit and Truth.
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24
But to make sure no one reading this is confused, let's be clear about a couple of things. The doctrine of salvation is simple and straightforward in the Scripture. It is the same from the Old Testament as it is from the New Testament. There is only one salvation in the whole Bible and it has been taught consistently throughout. Noah was saved by grace in the flood. Abraham believed the promises of God, and his faith was counted for righteousness. Abraham taught his son Isaac that God Himself would provide the Lamb for the sacrifice in that place. Jacob believed that his Redeemer lived in his day. Moses taught that the Law reveals sin and that the judgment of sin was death. Moses also told us of God's promise that He (the Lord) would raise up One like the Lord among us. Moses taught that no sacrifice brought by a man would be an acceptable substitute for "willful, defiant" sins against God—that we must have a sacrifice brought by God Himself to be acceptable to Him. Yeshua was first introduced as being that Lamb of God sacrifice and willingly offered up His own life for our sins. Paul taught that faith comes from hearing what God has said and that we are saved by God's grace (Himself) through faith. It is not by works of righteousness or in the keeping of laws; it is a gift from God.
Maybe these verses come closest to describing what God's salvation really is.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18
Now that we are agreed on what salvation is, let us go back and resolve how the Holy Spirit and the Law of Moses are vital parts of our faith. As I said before, there is a prevailing thought that the Holy Spirit in the New Covenant is somehow separate or different from the Law of Moses. As a result, some Messianic brethren who come from a charismatic background struggle to pull it altogether. That is, they see that the Father and Yeshua were at Mount Sinai giving the Law, but they also have come to see that Yeshua the Messiah is definitely part of the Law of Moses and that He did not come to replace, do away with, or abolish it. They endorse the commandments, but then what do they do with the Holy Spirit? How does the Holy Spirit fit into the Law?
Paul makes some very interesting "contrasting" statements about the Law and the Spirit, and they need to be addressed.
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14
But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. Romans 7:6
For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2
...so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:4
This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Galatians 3:2
So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Galatians 3:5
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.
Galatians 5:18
If a person's spiritual instruction and doctrine is limited to the letters of Paul and his faith consists only of the New Covenant teachings, then he could easily conclude that the Holy Spirit and the Law of Moses are opposites. He could be easily led to believe that he is only to follow the Holy Spirit and not to include the Law (keeping commandments). He could conclude that doing so would lead to "falling from grace" and jeopardizing his faith in Yeshua. This is utterly contradictory to think that obeying God (loving Him with all of your heart and your neighbor as yourself) is somehow at odds with the Holy Spirit and faith in the Messiah. But some Christians think and teach this! This is the basis for conflict for many Messianic teachings.
Before I offer some simple explanations for Paul's statements, let's address some Biblical facts about the Holy Spirit.
First, the Law says the Holy Spirit was present at the creation.
The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:2
The Holy Spirit was upon Moses (the giver of the Law), and he wanted all of God's people to receive the Holy Spirit.
But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!" Numbers 11:29
The same Holy Spirit put upon Moses was also put upon the seventy elders serving with him.
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him [Moses]; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him [Moses] and placed Him [the Holy Spirit] upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again. Numbers 11:25
The Holy Spirit was put upon Joshua by Moses.
Now Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. Deuteronomy 34:9
The Holy Spirit was in the camp of the children of Israel.
…Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them, Isaiah 63:11
The Judges of Israel, including Othniel, Deborah, Gideon, and Samson, had the Holy Spirit.
The Prophets of Israel spoke by the Holy Spirit.
...which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; ... Zechariah 7:12
...for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
2 Peter 1:21
The Holy Spirit's purpose is to bear witness of the Messiah, to work with the commandments of the Lord to reveal and convict us of sin, to guide us in the ways of God and to help us worship and glorify God. Here is the explanation from the Messiah Himself.
When the Helper [the Holy Spirit] comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,… John 15:26
8And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; 9concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; 11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged… 13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me; for He will take of Mine, and will disclose it to you. John 16:8-11, 13-14
Here is the bottom line. There is no teaching in the Scripture claiming that the Holy Spirit is one thing and the Word of God (the Law of Moses) is something else. Both are to be part of a believer's walk and life, not one to the exclusion of the other.
So why do Christians think that the gift of the Holy Spirit has replaced the Torah and the instructions in righteousness? Maybe it is because they are rebellious and want to give God merely "lip service" and not actually obey. Maybe it's because they flaunt the grace of God as a cover for their own willful ignorance of God's instructions (the commandments). It seems that they are thinking, "Since we are saved, let's ignore everything else and say Jesus did it all." And maybe some are misled by preachers who have "signs and wonders" and quote Paul, twisting his words to their own judgment.
So, let's go back to what Paul said in Romans when he said we are "not under the law" and "we have been released from the law."
Paul's instruction is trying to explain that the Messiah's work of redemption has released us from the penalty of the Law. If you violate a law, then you are under that law, but if the penalty has been satisfied, then you have been released and are not under the law. Here is a simple example I heard recently.
Let's say that you are driving your car at an excessive rate of speed and are stopped by an officer of the law. He writes you a ticket. You are at that moment under the law and subject to its penalties and fines. But then let's say another person steps in and pays your fine. At that moment, you have been released by the law and are no longer subject to its penalties and fines. In a way, it is like the law no longer has an effect on you. But did paying the penalty abolish or annul the law? Absolutely not. If you continue to violate the law, you will make yourself subject to its penalties again.
Therefore, the Messiah's work of redemption has brought us forgiveness and the penalty has been paid by His life for us. But the Law has not gone away! It is still there to set the standard for righteousness (clean and unclean, holy and profane, pure and impure). Paul then argues that we should in no way exploit His forgiveness and flaunt grace over the law. Those who argue that grace should be used in this way are in fact saying they are "above the law." Paul says, "God forbid!" that God's grace would be used as a license to sin (transgress His commandments).
What about Paul's instruction in Galatians? The context of Galatians is well known. The Galatian believers were first led to the Lord, but then some of the Pharisaic Jews began to lead them astray, telling them to keep the commandments according to their traditions and precepts. They essentially walked away from the Messiah and the Holy Spirit! So Paul is arguing against the Pharisaic understanding of the Law, not the actual teaching of Moses nor the Prophets. The Pharisees had set up additional commandments (they call it the fence of the Torah – the Oral Law) with specific do's and don'ts. For example, the Oral Law teaches 1,583 specific commandments just for Sabbath.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. Galatians 5:16-18
The flesh Paul is referring to are lusts and wants contrary to the commandments. Again, the reference to "under the Law" is about the penalty of the Law. He makes this same argument in to the Colossians.
If you have died with Messiah to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as, "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (which all refer to things destined to perish with the using) -- in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men? COL 2:20-22
The prophets of Israel spoke into their future saying that God would write the Law into our hearts and give us His Spirit in our hearts. That future became the present when the Messiah inaugurated the New Covenant. Therefore, if you believe you have been given the Holy Spirit upon believing Yeshua as the Messiah, then you must also accept the fact that He has written the Law into your heart as well. They work together and are not at odds.
"But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the Lord, "I will put My law within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." Jeremiah 31:33
Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
Ezekiel 36:26-27
The historical fact is that prior to the Messiah's gift of the Holy Spirit to all believers, the Lord poured out the Holy Spirit on those who served Him directly such as Moses, the Judges, the kings, and the prophets. But now, all believers can receive the Holy Spirit, and it is how we worship and walk out our faith today. This is what Yeshua spoke of while He ministered.
But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:23-24
Yeshua spoke of worshiping in spirit and truth. This is a powerful expression used in Scripture. It is the expression of both being led in the Spirit and walking in the commandments (the Law). The Scripture identifies the truth as the Law and at the same time the Spirit.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is truth. Psalm 119:142
It is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 1 John 5:6
In fact, the Spirit is also referred to as the Sword of Truth, and that work accomplished for the kingdom must be done by the Spirit.
Then he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6
This is true both for confessing and believing in the Messiah as well as for keeping the Law.
Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." And Yeshua answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven." Matthew 16:16-17
The Father revealed it to Peter by His Spirit. ...and keeping the commandments is also by the Spirit.
...so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:4
When a man dons Tefillin (phylacteries) in Jewish tradition, he binds the straps around his left arm leading down to the covenant finger (the left ring finger). A small box of selected Scriptures is suspended at his side as close to the heart as possible. A final strap is put on his head with the same Scriptures in another small box to serve as "frontlets" for his eyes. These symbols represent the truth of Torah (God's Law), to love the Lord (from the heart), and bind oneself to the truth and the Torah. When a man is anointed with oil, the anointing is done on his right side. Oil is applied to his right ear lobe, right thumb, right big toe, and then upon his head. If he is in Tefillin and anointed at the same time, you look upon him and see the symbols of the truth on his left side and the symbols of the Spirit on his right side. He literally stands and walks in Spirit and in Truth.
Just as the right side of a body has no conflict with the left side or vice a versa, the body works well when both sides work together. The same is true of us spiritually. The Holy Spirit works together with the Law and there is no conflict. The Holy Spirit enables us to believe and worship the Lord. The Holy Spirit teaches us the commandments of the Lord and how to keep them, not in a legalistic manner, but rather from the heart (truly loving God and our neighbor). The Law does not forbid the Spirit, nor does the Spirit exclude or forbid the Law.
The Law says that God's intent with Abraham was to see all the families of the earth blessed. The Holy Spirit is the actual gift the world receives from the Messiah who was the promised "seed" of Abraham for all peoples, tribes, and tongues.
...in order that in Messiah Yeshua the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:14
This was God's intent from the very beginning, and Yeshua fulfilled the purposes of His Father. He didn't come to do a new thing and try to do something different from the Law. Paul summarized this work of the Messiah and the Holy Spirit this way.
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ...5so that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2:5
For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
1 Corinthians 2:10-12
If any person says to you that they have the Holy Spirit and they deny God's commandments, then that person is not speaking with the Holy Spirit. It is another spirit, the same deceiving spirit that can do "signs and wonders" and yet deny the Word of God. That person is failing the test to show that they love the Lord with all his heart, all of his might, and with all of his soul.
The young man I mentioned at the beginning is a product of his religious teaching and experience in various American churches. And yet, he senses that his church experience is lacking. Like most Christians who have come into the Messianic movement, they are looking for a walk with God that is full and complete with both spirit and truth. They want to know God and understand the persons of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and how they are part of the Biblical account beginning with the creation all the way to the future kingdom. They know that the Father and the Law work together, and as Messianics, they are learning that the Messiah and the Law work together. But they need to know that the Holy Spirit and the Law work together as well.
Let us walk before Him in Spirit and in Truth, saved by His grace through our faith.
Or, in other words, let us walk before the Lord our God with the aid of the Holy Spirit and the instructions in His Torah, saved by the Messiah through the same faith we share with Abraham to believe His promises.


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Washington: Less than 100 hours before demitting office, outgoing US President Barack Obama today appointed two Indian-Americans to key administration positions.
While Maneesh Goyal has been made Member of the J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, D J Patil has been named as Member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
Both the announcements came along with several other last days appointments made by the outgoing president.
"I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I know they will serve the American people well," Obama said.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended Obama's decision to make last minute appointments.
President Obama is executing his authority in the best interest of the American people, he told reporters at his daily news conference.

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From an excellent career coach column in the New York Times:
People often lose their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks, says Peter Bregman, author of "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done" and chief executive of a management consultancy in New York. "We have a momentary feeling of wanting to escape what's difficult or boring, so we jump out," he says — hence the appeal of e-mail and shopping Web sites.
The brain's wiring also lends itself to being distracted. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain's emotional center, says Srini Pillay, author of "Your Brain and Business" and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Any strong emotion — frustration with a colleague, problems at home — can disrupt your attention, he says.
Add to that the perceived virtue of multitasking both socially and at work. Studies and books, over the last decade, have consistently demonstrated our inability to multitask.
How can you set up your day so you aren't easily distracted and can complete your tasks?
Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behavior, Mr. Bregman says. For example, he often sets his phone alarm to go off every hour, as a reminder to stay on task.
"It's a way of creating awareness," he says. "You have to notice you've lost focus in order to do something about it."
You are more vulnerable to distraction when you're uncomfortable, hungry or tired, so it's important to plan "self-management activities," says Dr. Epstein, such as when to eat, go to the gym or take a walk.
Starting the day with a to-do list is important, but if it's overly ambitious you will put yourself in a state of anticipatory anxiety, Dr. Pillay says. That makes it hard for the brain — which doesn't like uncertainty — to concentrate. "Choosing three or four things as your priority for the day allows your brain to settle down and focus," he says. Look at what is realistically possible and be specific with yourself about what you can and cannot do that day.
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More than 3 years after being acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, one of the most popular social photo sharing networks is taking the first steps towards independence and analysts feel that the ones to have to worry the most will have to be the likes of Twitter and Google.
Instagram announced this week that it would open up its ads API for advertisers. This means that marketers can now directly buy ads for Instagram instead of having to go via Facebook or a third-party. Instagram has been testing its ads API for the past few months.
Facebook has many times in the past reiterated that it will be approaching the matter of advertising on Instagram cautiously and now it seems that the social networking giant is confident enough that advertising can come to Instagram without the expense of user cheer.
eMarketer, in a June report, has said that Instagram will bring in $595 million in mobile ad revenues worldwide this year .
"We expect to see rapid growth in Instagram's ad revenues this year and throughout the forecast period (2015-2017)—driven by high demand for the social network's new ad products, which will expand beyond branding to include direct response, the ability to buy ads via an API, and enhanced measurement and targeting features," said the writers of the research report. They further said that it will have higher net mobile display ad revenues in the US than both Google and Twitter in 2017. Instagram is already the second biggest social network in the US.
More than 70 per cent of its traffic is said to come from outside the US though numbers for individual countries are not available. Instagram advertising via API is still to be made available in India though it is expected to start by September. However, some digital marketers are still excited about the possibilities available.
"Instagram ads will be an excellent way for brands to increase their outreach to the audiences available on the photo sharing application. While organic content strategies being implemented currently are great and driving levels of innovation, our media team predicts the advertisements will be a great boost to drive action in the form of purchases and application downloads. While embracing Instagram Advertising, marketers must ensure the platform doesn't get cluttered, leading to irate consumers," said Zafar Rais , CEO of MindShift Interactive.
Gautamm Mehra, Business Head (Social Media) of iProspect Communicate2 termed it "fantastic". According to him, it would give a huge boost to marketing targeted towards youth, lifestyle and travel. "Instagram is the purest form of brand communication and now for an advertiser to be able to communicate at scale is going to be fantastic," he added.
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Skip to comments.Planned Parenthood closing centers in 4 Iowa cities
Posted on 11/17/2013 6:52:52 AM PST by iowamark
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is announcing the closure of four Iowa clinics.
The organization says Friday it will close centers in Ankeny, Fort Dodge, Mount Pleasant and Washington effective Dec. 12.
Board Chairman Bob Shaw says in a statement the closures reflect an effort to "focus our limited resources where our patients are located." Less than 10 percent of Planned Parenthood's Iowa patients visited those four centers.
After the closure, Planned Parenthood will operate 16 Iowa centers. The organization provides a variety of reproductive health care services, including abortions at some locations.
Responding to the closures, Jenifer Bowen, executive director of Iowa Right to Life, says "not only are the lives of the unborn safer when they leave, but so are the lives of the women seeking their services."
This is good. The fewer baby killers that there are around, the fewer babies that will be murdered.
Can't they have Abortion Barbie fly in for a fund-raiser?
Run out of children to murder I guess. Moving on to a slum in Chicago to get more victims. These people are going to pay a heavy price at the Great White Throne Judgment. The Lord is going to have a special hot place for those who have murdered HIS children in the womb.
I guess they're gonna have to cancel that Dead Baby Float for the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
yes! We would love to get her out of Fort Worth.
Aw... /s
Better yet buy her a one way ticket to a liberal cesspool such as corrupt Chicago or San Fagcisco.
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I agree with the other attorney that social security and retirement benefits are protected from creditors. That is not to say that a creditor wouldn't "try" to freeze or restrain any of his bank accounts. To be totally safe do not deposit any other funds into that account. Otherwise a creditor may argue that he "commingled" funds and then you would have to prove the amount of social security and retirement and may lose the character of the funds entirely. Very important to have a game plan in place to prevent losing any of this funds especially if he is not feeling well. Hope this helps you.See question
I called the county clerk and was advised of this warrant. I don't recall being sited for violation. Where do I go to get information regarding this matter. In 1996 I lived in Brookyn NY.
I am assuming that this is criminal warrant. I agree with the other lawyer about calling or visiting the clerk to get more information. If you visit in person, there is always the possiblity of an arrest. Being so old, you may have procedural grounds to dismiss the charge. Hope this helps you.See question
My husband has been verbaly and mentaly abusing my for years.sleept in seperate bedrooms for years.couldnt stand the smell of alcohal anymore.salways yelling about everything.couldnt stand the stress anymore.i ended up having an affair. My husband...
I would contact neighborhood legal services in Buffalo at 847-0650. You may qualify for reduced or free legal fees. In Rochester, I believe it's called the Legal Aid Society of Rochester and their number is 585-232-4090. There are a number of attorneys including myself that charge reasonable fees for uncontested divorces. Nice thing aboutuncontested divorce is that there is no court appearances. Hope this helps you.See question
I got a letter from Neal C Tenen asking to pay $500 for shoplifting. I went to court and the dismissed the case cause lack of evidence but I keep getting these letters and now the are adding late fees l. What's should I do in this matter??
I also advise my client's not to pay this civil penalty. I rarely see a lawsuit result from non payment especially when the criminal charges have been dismissed. I would have your attorney write them and advise that you are represented and any further contact will be considered civil harassment and may result in a FDCPA lawsuit. That should stop him; guaranteed.See question
I owe $120k on the home, but have been offered $143k for the home. It would be sold privately, so there would be no realtor fees. I just want to make sure I can use the $23k for myself to get a fresh start. I would be renting, and would use it ...
As long as you exempted the equity in your bankruptcy, and the case has been discharged then you would be able to sell your home. The safest practice is to have the trustee "abandon" the property. Your attorney would know how to do this. However, there is an extra fee for this.See question
We are going to divorce we dont own any house or have any kids, my husband own a bussiness and i own a car but i dont want any money or part of bussiness and he doent want my car, can we do uncontested divorce and finish this friendly or we cant f...
You can file for divorce and proceed in uncontested manner. You will sign a divorce agreement or stipulation and an affidavit. You may have to submit a net worth statement. Then your attorney would file all the paperwork to a judge for review and you would not have to go to court. All the paperwork would be handled through the mail.. However, each party should have their own attorney to review the paperwork and advise their client's of his/her rights. Never ever should both parties be represented by one attorney.See question
I can't go to court by myself due to the fact of losng my composure with this judge. I recieved a traffic ticket for an accident. I do not want to loose my license so I have to hire an attorney that would fully represent me in court.
That is the reason people hire criminal defense attorneys. To deal with the court system. Try not to take it personal and let your attorney deal with the district attorneys office and the judge. Criminal Defense attorneys are also well versed in the law and they may know something that is beneficial to the outcome of your case.See question
My divorce and custody of my two children was settled in supreme court (integrated domestic violence court). My ed husband has now filed in family court to have the custody modified and has filed for full custody. Does family court have the right ...
He can do that, but he has to show there is a "change in circumstances". Very fact specific and each case is different. I had a similar case where one of the parties went to family court within months of the divorce judgment being entered in supreme court. The family court judge dismissed the case citing that there were not a "change in circumstances" and that the divorce decree would control.See question
My lawyer has advised me to not file against him, and "tough it out" as long as possible. The atmosphere in the house in untenable; my husband is not coming home from work 2 or 3 nights week. The children re suffering from the confusion, and i fe...
Not really. The only legal way I am aware of is this, you must file for divorce first. Then bring a motion for "exclusive use" of the marital home. I gather from your question that this situation is unbearable and not tolerable. I understand the urgency of your situation. My opinion is that you must act as soon as possible and file for divorce.See question
My husband owes over 50,000 in credit card debt. I did not know it was so high. I do not want to be held responsible for future debt of his.
In NYS, you are not responsible for your spouse's debts. If you a joint cardholder then you are as responsible for any charges even if he made them only. Also if you are not joint cardholder but "authorized user" then you could be held liable for the charges that you made. To answer your question, you are not responsible for your husband's future debts if you are not a joint holder of that card. If you are, call the credit card company and get your name off this account.See question


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On 3rd of December, 2014 JK Tyre and Industries, announced the launch of their largest tyre. It is a commercial vehicle tyre and has been produced in India. It was showcased at the International Mining and Machinery Exhibition in Kolkata.
The pioneers of radial tyre in India also launched its 18.00-25 VEM smooth tyre. With this new tyre, JK tyres is making its intentions clear. They want to have a strong presence across the industry and world.
Devesh Dabas, Head of Off-the-road Business at JK Tyre and Industries Limited, "JK Tyre is the only Off-The-Road tyre manufacturer with widest range of customised product-solution for Industrial and Mining applications. With better days in the offing, the mining industry holds great potential and we are ready to make the most of it."
JK Tyre has manufactured a 12 feet high tyre, which weighs 3.7 tons. It has been constructed specially for India's biggest Rigid Dump-Truck, which has payload capacity of 240 tons. The largest tyre is a sign that the manufacturer is betting high on the expected mining and infrastructure activity in India.
The tyre maker has launched two products at IMME 2014, Kolkata. JK Tyre has introduced their special product for reach-stacker, with improved life and productivity of the product. They have named this tyre as 18.00-25 VEM Smooth. It claims to provide superior mobility as well as longevity.
JK Tyre is modifying their after-sales strategy in India. They will be introducing an international practice for customers. The manufacturers specialised sales and service network has been a huge hit in both domestic and international markets.


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We has a good turn out at Draycott today given the short notice with 6 folks turning up. As a result there were 3 bonfires to tidy up the hedge cuttings and all brambles cut near the bridge. As Mick had also turned up there was a hedge laying team too, so very well worthwhile. I did take a nice ... Read More »
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Working Party Update 6th November 2016
A successful session of hedge laying and trimming accompanied by the traditional bonfire. David & Eddy, not pictured were at the far end trimming the hedge, while Chris RFP and Keith were clearing young growth from the bank. Chris M and Nick Merry were the hedge layers while Pete & myself set to with the bonfire. All in all a ... Read More »
Please remove all wood/cut-offs to prevent regrowth!
Just a quick reminder to anyone who is collecting wood from cutdown trees from the canal bed – please ensure you remove all wood/cut-offs to prevent regrowth. The below shows regrowth at Borrowash where some cracked willow was left in the canal bed. This area will now been to recleared. Thanks for your support. by Read More »
Working Party and Event Update Sept 2016
We last left you just prior to the launch of our "Working Wednesday" working parties, I am pleased to report that attendance numbers at these events are growing every time we hold an event, last Wednesday saw 11 members turn out at Borrowash to carry on the restoration of the bottom lock and ground work that will eventually end at ... Read More »
Working Wednesday Launch!
The launch of our "Working Wednesdays" was started on the 24th August, I was surprised, and also pleased, to see five smiling helpers turn out on a nice day. A lot of work is now producing evidence of the former canal lock bottom and the surrounding area. The brickwork on the base of the lock is looking in very good ... Read More »
Working Wednesday Launch – 24th August!
Monday shopping, Tuesday Golf, Wednesday working on restoring the canal, Thursday day off, Friday/Saturday/Sunday family days. How does this sound to you? Have you got spare time on a Wednesday to help restore the Derby and Sandiacre Canal back to its former glory? Click here to Find our more… by Read More »
June Events
The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society has enjoyed a very busy month in June, we have attended three shows, Hayworth Park in Sandiacre, The Spirit of Chellaston Show and the Spondon Day. All of the shows have attracted new members and sales of our merchandise are going well, all this is helping to fund the on-going aim to restore the ... Read More »
Our Fencing Project
Sometimes the support we get from the public is overwhelming… As you may know we have been digging in the area of the Sandiacre bottom lock to determine where it is and how to restore it. We found the top of the coping stones about a foot below the surface. Part of the challenge was to identify where the drain ... Read More »
Bank Holiday Working Party Update
For some it is a nice quiet break for the Bank Holiday, for others it is work as normal! Thanks to the wonderful support from Keeth we have managed this week-end to spray the JK, both at Borrowash and Draycott. This pest is really beginning to spread, we have identified a lot more areas at Draycott that means this will ... Read More »
Working Party Update 9th May 2016
Big mistake on the weather front, I normally manage to arrange cold frosty mornings or totally wet ones! This week the team turned out at Sandiacre to clear the footpath that runs along the popular walk from the Bottom Lock upwards. Brilliant sunshine and a dry working area meant that we could cut some of the grass/overgrowth along the path, ... Read More »


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Minutes WONCA Europe Council Meeting, Lisbon 2014
Meeting venue: Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
1. Ilse Hellemann – Austrian Society of General Practice/Family Medicine
2. Christel Foriers – Belgian Society of General Practitioners
3. Danijel Atijas – Association of Family Physicians of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4. Dragomir Petric – The Croatian Association of Family Medicine
5. Bohumil Seifert – Czech Society of General Practice
6. Lars Gehlert Johansen – The Danish College of General Practitioners
7. Rob Dijkstra – Dutch College of General Practitioners
8. Ruth Kalda – The Estonian Society of Family Doctors
9. Pekka Honkanen – The Finnish Association for General Practice
10. Didier Duhot – Societe Francaise de Medecine Generale (SFMG)
11. Pierre Lous Druais – CNGE Collège Académique France
12. Tobias Freund – German Colleges of General Practitioners and Family Physicians
13. Bodosakis Merkouris - Greek Association of General Practitioners ELEGEIA
14. Proxy for Iceland Association of General Practice Marit Hermansen – Norwegian College of General Practitioners
15. Mary Sheehan – Irish College of General Practitioners
16. Shlomo Vinker – Israel Association of Family Physicians
17. Ernesto Mola – Italian Scientific Association, ASSIMEFAC
18. Jil Koullen – Luxemburgish Scientific Society for general Practice
19. Jason Bonnici – Malta College of Family Doctors, The Family Practice
20. Marit Hermansen – Norwegian College of General Practitioners
21. Adam Windak – The College of Family Physicians in Poland
22. Alexandre Gouveia – Portuguese Association of GP and FM
23. Jason Bonnici – Association of GP/FM of Malta
24. Rodica Tanasescu – Romanian National Society of Family Medicine
25. Mirjana Mojković – Serbian Medical Association/ Section of General Practice
26. Jana Bendova – The Slovak Society of General Practitioners
27. Danica Rotar Pavlič – Slovenian Family Medicine Society
28. Jose Miguel Bueno Ortiz – Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine
29. Ferdinando Petrazzuoli – The Swedish Association of General Practice, SFAM
30. Francois Heritier – Swiss Society of General Medicine SSMGSGAM
31. Yesim Uncu – Turkish Association of Family Practitioners
32. Victoria Tkachenko – The Ukrainian Association of Family Medicine
33. Luisa Pettigrew – Royal College of General Practitioners
34. Ines Balint – Croatian Family Physicians Coordination (KOHOM)
1. Manfred Maier – Austrian Society of General Practice/Family Medicine
2. Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko – Croatian Family Physicians Coordination (KOHOM)
3. Vaclav Beneš – Czech Society of General Practice
4. Athanasios Symeonidis – Greek Association of General Practitioners ELEGEIA
5. Jean Pierre Jacquet – CNGE Collège Académique France
6. Giorgio Visintin – Centro Studi e Ricerche in Medicina Generale, CSERMEG
7. Maria Milano – Centro Studi e Ricerche in Medicina Generale, CSERMEG
8. Jasmina Zareuska Popouska – Association of General Practice/Family Medicine Macedonia (AGPFMM)
9. Milena Simovikj – Association of General Practice/Family Medicine Macedonia (AGPFMM)
- Luis Pisco – Portuguese Association of General Practitioners
- Peter Liptak – The Slovak Society of General Practitioners
- Peter Makara – The Slovak Society of General Practitioners
- Zalika Klemenc Ketiš – Slovenian Family Medicine Society
- Okay Basak – Turkish Association of Family Practitioners
- Mateja Bulc – EUROPREV
- Jim Reid – IPCRG
From the WONCA Europe Executive Board and WONCA Europe Office:
Job FM Metsemakers – President of WONCA Europe
Anna Stavdal – Vice President of WONCA Europe
Carl Steylaerts – Hon. Treasurer of WONCA Europe
Janko Kersnik – Hon. Secretary of WONCA Europe
Roar Maagard - EURACT representative
Mehmet Ungan – EGPRN representative
Andree Rochfort – EQUIP representative
Harris Lygidakis – VdGM Representative
Nina Štojs – WONCA Europe Secretariat
Guests: Prof Michael Kidd (WONCA World President), Prof Amanda Howe (WONCA World President Elect), Dr Garth Manning (WONCA World CEO), Dr Karen Flegg (WONCA World EB)
WONCA Europe website: http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/agenda-wonca-europe-council-meeting-2014-lisbon
1. Welcome by the President
Job FM Metsemakers welcomed the Council, the WONCA World President and WONCA World Executive Board members.
A round of short presentation of the Delegates followed.
2. WONCA World Matters
WONCA World President Prof Dr Michael Kidd gave a short speech. He thanked for the invitation and congratulated for good work done in WONCA Europe member organisation. He gave us some details on his work as WONCA president and his observations on the state of the art of family medicine in many WONCA regions. He stressed some important achievements and topics in WONCA:
· There has been a new WONCA World Executive Board since last year.
· There is now a young doctors group in every WONCA region.
· There is good process going on regarding the collaboration between WONCA and WHO organisations.
· In the future communication channels within WONCA can be used even more than they used to be and this situation can be improved.
3. 5 Star Doctor Award 2014
Job FM Metsemakers presented the award process of WONCA-Europe award for excellence in health care and thanked the other members of the awards committee: Carl Steylaerts, Belgium, Athanasios Symeonidis, Greece, Ilse Helleman, Austria, Jose Miguel Bueno Ortiz, Sp. There were three 3 extraordinary candidates nominated this year, i.e. Dr Bas Houweling, The Netherlands, Dr Nato Shengelia, Georgia, Assistant Professor Dr Antonija Poplas Susič, Slovenia. The winner of 5-Star-Doctor Award 2014 was awarded to Antonija Poplas Susič. She was invited to the awards ceremony at the closing ceremony of WONCA Europe Lisbon conference. She also became one of three WONCA Europe candidates for WONCA (World) award for excellence in health care 5-Star-Doctor Award which will be presented in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 WONCA World Council.
4. Montegut Scholaship 2014:
Job FM Metsemakers presented the Montegut scholar award. American Board of Family Medicine Foundation and Montegut Global Scholars Program provides a USD 2,000 scholarship. The MGSP was established to foster international education, research and collaboration, in the specialty of family medicine. It will support the attendance of one family physician from each of the seven regions of the international organisation of family physicians (WONCA) to their regional meetings or to the international meeting in the year when it is held. WONCA Europe was entitled to select one also this year. There were four applications: Eralda Turkeshi, Albania, Mihai Sorin Iacob, Romania, Sandeep Shivanand Geeranavar, UK, and Sinan Mir, UK. The winner was Eralda Turkeshi. She was invited to the awards ceremony at the closing ceremony of WONCA Europe Lisbon conference.
5. Procedure of the meeting
· Determination of the Quorum:
The Council meeting had a quorum. There were 33 delegates including proxies out of 47 WONCA Europe member organisations (7 of 47 them had not paid their dues on time) present at the table, 31 had voting rights.
· Papers for noting
WONCA Europe Executive had received a lot of reports and other materials that had been made available electronically through the Internet. Job FM Metsemakers explained that the list of the documents for noting posted on the WONCA Europe website, would not be presented during the meeting, but if any questions would have arose, the delegates could have addressed their questions to the responsible persons of the documents during the breaks.
6. Approval of the Agenda
The meeting agenda was approved without any changes.
7. Approval of the Minutes, Prague, June 2014
Job FM Metsemakers noted that minutes of the Prague Council meeting had been distributed and asked, if any matters were arising from the minutes. No matters arose from the previous minutes. Minutes of the WONCA Europe Prague Council meeting 2013 were approved as written.
8. Honorary Treasurer's Report
Carl Steylaerts presented his financial report on the budget for 2013, and the budget for the next triennium 2014 – 2016 (http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/item-8-report-honorary-treasurer-june-2014). Carl Steylaerts explained that the majority of the deficit arose from the absence of a European conference in 2013 with WONCA World conference in Europe that year. WONCA Europe ended with a deficit of -53,000 EUR, where we had projected a loss of -139,000 EUR. Following account items were responsible for that result:
· Some payments were postponed – e.g. the Anniversary Project.
· Some payments came in late from 2012 – e.g. EJGP.
· Donations: actually mostly Vasco da Gama Movement money.
· Interests were better than projected, due to a fixed 1 year deposit.
WONCA Europe ended 31 Dec 2013 with 292,865.43 EUR in bank and saving accounts. In June there are 200,000 EUR in a fixed deposit, our emergency fund, the rest savings accounts, 21,000 of which is the Vasco da Gama Movement own budget.
Carl Steylaerts also explained the audit report for 2012 and 2013. The auditors stated that WONCA Europe finances were in accordance with the annual financial plan and accounting has been correct. The budget report was accepted by Council (http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/item-8-report-honorary-treasurer-june-2014).
The projected budget for 2014-2016 was approved by the Council (Appendix 1).
Council accepted a possible small deficit in 2014.
9. WESIGs renewal of agreements
All WONCA Europe Special interest groups sent their annual reports. WE EB agreed that all reports met the criteria and contracts will be renewed during the conference. WE EB will meet all WESIGs during the conference. There were no comments from the Council.
10. WONCA Europe Future Plan
Anna Stavdal shortly presented the WONCA Europe Future Plan (http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/item-10-future-plan-council-2014). Council unanimously accepted the document.
11. Group Sessions:
Participants then worked in three moderated groups dealing with questions and plans from the different groups.
Short break
12. Sum up from the group sessions:
Topics pointed out in the groups:
Working group 1 (Roar Maagard) – CONFERENCES:
· Creating discussion corners at conferences
· Patients attending the conference
· WONCA EB should have more influence on the organisation and content of the conference; the feeling of the participants is that WONCA is only a sleeping party of the conference organisation
· Future Plan should be publicised at the conferences.
· The idea to also organize pre-conferences and parallel discussion
· The interested members gave their names and contact details to Roar Maagard so the ideas, a working plan, solutions and conclusions will be discussed further at EB to agree next steps.
Working group 2 (Janko Kersnik) – ENGAGE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
· Country colleges have a role to lead, improve and demand the communication among all parties of General Practice in the country.
· There is big importance of better communication between the University departments and trainers in the districts outside the University towns.
· If there are several groups of GPs in one country they shouldn't compete between themselves, but they need to collaborate and focus on the same goal.
· Postgraduate institutions educating family doctors should also become members in collaboration with WONCA
· The interested members gave their names and contact details to Janko Kersnik, so the ideas, a working plan, solutions and conclusions will be discussed further and presented to EB to agree next steps.
Working group 2 (Andree Rochfort) – STATEMENTS:
The group agrees we need to increase the visibility of WONCA Europe with statements.
o The discussion focused on three aspects:
· Process: part of the process of producing statements should include a search for existing documents from the WONCA regions and to check on current activities of other relevant WONCA working groups, etc., and to develop a template for submission of statement proposals, guidance on how to communicate the proposals and recognize that communication within WONCA council and with WONCA collaborators (such as WHO, UEMO, EFPC) is a valuable source of producing statements. We should decide who can submit proposals and how.
· Content: proposals regarding electronic medical records, economic recession statements, and minimum standards of training and qualification for GP/FM were suggested by members of the group as examples of statements that could be considered.
· Issuing of statements and follow up: There should be clarity about how WONCA Europe issues statements, and how to disseminate the statements through the website and other possible routes.
Finally, it was felt that the production of a statement has wider implications than a simple outcome of itself, as a statement may stimulate further significant interest and work on the topic.
The interested members gave their names and contact details to Andree Rochfort, so the ideas, a working plan, solutions and conclusions will be discussed further at EB to agree next steps.
13. European Journal of General Practice
Anna Stavdal presented the journal and chief editor Jelle Stoffers to the Council. She stated that all Member Organisations are the owners and creators of the EJGP therefore we should secure the financial prospect of EJGP. EJGP is a journal of WONCA Europe. The funding plan will be presented at next Council meeting by WE EB.
Jelle Stoffers reported that EJGP crossed an important milestone when Impact factor was received. It is also very well accepted among readers, reviewers. In the future the plan is that EJGP would be open accessed to everybody - access to knowledge is the power.
All editors confirmed the collaboration for next five years, so the funding should be secured for the future.
Two questions for Jelle Stoffers arose from the Council:
· Can the number of pages be extended?
Jelle Stoffers replied that the number of pages for now is sufficient and if the interest would increase we will then think of how to expand the number of pages.
· Is the EJGP a competition to British Journal of GP?
Jelle Stoffers explained, that the competition can be a bit of a problem, however BJGP is a national journal with publications also on British specificity, but EJGP is purely international journal representing WONCA Europe.
14. Recognition of Professional Qualifications in the European region
Agenda Topic Royal College of General Practitioners
Job Metsemakers gave the word to Luisa Pettigrew from RCGP. She explained to the Council the issue that there are no agreed minimum educational standards for Family medicine in EU and Family Medicine is not considered a speciality by the European Commission. Until now, this was the UEMO issue, but RCGP is keen for WONCA Europe to involve in the issue of improving the directive.
Job Metsemakers stated that this is a complex issue and the question for the Council was how far WONCA Europe should be politically involved.
The discussion started and there were following proposals form the Council:
· to establish joint curriculum for the educational trainings
· the main goal should be that Family medicine is recognised in all European countries
· WONCA Europe should collaborate with UEMO
· No medical specialist training should last less than 5 years
· WONCA Europe should provide the statement on this issue, so MOs have some kind of support when they address the problem to national political bodies.
EURACT responded to the joint curriculum statement, that within the organisation the issue is being actively considered, but for now, there are no final conclusions, due to the complexity of the matter.
WONCA Europe Council accepted the EB proposition, that WONCA Europe will involve more and try to collaborate with UEMO more intensively but carefully. The tasks will be divided between UEMO and WONCA Europe in a diplomatic way.
15. Future Conferences:
· Portugal:
Alexandre Gouveia gave a short report on the present conference.
Few Facts: More than 3500 registered participants, around 35% of registered Young Doctors, Participants came from 73 different countries even from outside of Europe regions.
· Istanbul 2015
In Istanbul WE will celebrate 20th anniversary and also 25th anniversary of TAHUD.
WONCA Europe EB got the letter from Turkish organizers that they wish to increase the registration fee for young doctors. WONCA Europe proposed that EB will try to reach a consensus with the organizers that they increase a registration fee for all participants and not (only) for Young Doctors, so the increase will be minor. Council accepted the proposal.
WONCA Europe EB (Anna Stavdal) will discuss this problem with the organizers in the coming days.
· Future Conferences will have a contract including the registration fees so we will not face the same issue again
16. Bidding
Job Metsemakers explained to Council the internal problems in Slovakia that they should be aware of, when voting for the place of the 2017 Conference.
Janko Kersnik explained the bidding process and the criteria that the review of the bids was based on. The scoring was presented, however this framework wasneither binding nor decisive for MOs in WONCA Europe Council voting.
Czech, Greek and Slovakia bids were presented and voting followed.
31 delegates had voting rights. Out of 31 votes, 13 votes got Czech Society, 9 votes got Slovakian Society and Greece Society. Czech Society got the majority of votes, so the WONCA Europe Conference 2017 will be held in Prague (Appendix 2).
There were not any other comments.
17. Next Council Meeting in Istanbul 2015
The next Council Meeting will be held in Istanbul before WONCA Europe conference 2015, October 22 (exact time of the day will be announced later).
18. Any other business:
A letter with concrete request for help to recover from floods disaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina was sent to WONCA Europe by Danijel Atijas. Danijel Atijas thanked WONCA Europe for the expressed concern regarding the floods that happened in the country. WONCA Europe recognized difficult situation that appeared due to the heavy floods and will use the communication channels within the WONCA Europe and WONCA World organisation to send the appeal to member organization so each can help as they can.
19. Closure of the meeting and invitation to join Vasco da Gama Movement on its 10th Anniversary celebration
The meeting was adjourned at 13.17.


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Australian liquefied natural gas exporters may need to make radical changes to the way they sell gas into Japan as the domestic market further liberalises and new types of buyers enter the sector, according to a senior representative of Osaka Gas Co, the country's second-biggest gas supplier.
Shigeki Hirano, chairman of the Japanese utility's Australian operation, said Australian LNG producers should consider entering Japan's proposed wholesale gas market once it is fully opened up to allow third party access to LNG import terminals and pipelines.
To meet the demands of the more diversified and flexible market, they may also need to consider reforming the way they set prices under long-term sales contracts, linking prices to other energy benchmarks aside from crude oil, he said at a conference in Sydney.
"In a liberalised energy market, gas will need to be priced ... against others fuels," Mr Hirano said.
"Some operators may wish to procure gas that is indexed to coal, others to wholesale electricity prices at power exchanges, or even to domestic gas prices in producing countries like the US or Australia."
Such changes, which Mr Hirano emphasised were his personal view rather than an official company one, would represent a major shake-up in what is the biggest and most valuable export market for Australian LNG, representing more than $12 billion in revenues in 2014-15.
The Japanese retail electricity market is to be fully open to competition as of next month, while full liberalisation of the Japanese gas market and the unbundling of LNG-receiving terminals and pipelines to ensure fair competition among suppliers is planned down the track.
Enormous opportunity
Mr Hirano said the changes in Japan's gas market would "provide enormous opportunity for foreign producers to bring in their gas into the newly-created wholesale gas market in Japan and trade and sell their gas on a level playing field".
Osaka Gas, which sells gas to 7 million consumers in the Kansai region of central Japan, including Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, was the first Japanese gas utility to take equity stakes in LNG supply projects in the Australian regions, with holdings in the PNG LNG venture, Chevron's $55 billion Gorgon project, which has just started production, and Inpex Corporation's $US37 billion Ichthys project under construction in Darwin. It is also a potential customer for Woodside Petroleum's Browse LNG venture.
Mr Hirano also encouraged Australian producers to consider making investments in downstream markets in Japan once the wholesale gas market is fully opened up, so they are similarly invested all along the value chain of gas supply, from production through to end users.
"It is hoped that this investment will also be made by Australian gas producers to the Japanese gas market," he said, adding that such investment would help overcome challenges with future LNG projects.
Mr Hirano said Japanese importers valued the ability to diversify commodity pricing risk, so welcomed the ability to import LNG from the US where it is priced against the Henry Hub US domestic gas price. While existing LNG contracts from Australia are all priced against crude, he suggested future sales may need to incorporate other benchmarks such as coal or Australian domestic gas, and allow flexibility on where buyers could send cargoes.
Japan's imports of LNG jumped after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 which triggered the closure of the country's 54 reactors.The slower than anticipated restart of the industry has helped sustain import levels, but Mr Hirano noted that under the government's 2030 "Energy Mix" long-term vision, LNG's share of energy supply would return to pre-Fukushima levels, while absolute energy use is also set to decline.
The energy use assumptions are in line with Japan's commitments at the COP 21 climate summit in Paris last December to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 per cent from 2013 by 2030, Mr Hirano said.
Mr Hirano noted that Japan is not intending to curb its coal-fired power generation capacity, due to both security of supply and economic grounds. Rather, coal-fired power capacity is expected to increase from 41 gigawatts at present to 47GW by 2030, with most new plants to be "ultra-supercritical" coal plants which have lower emissions.


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Written by Martyn Redfearn and Brian Biggs
It all started when we ran the first Santa Special at Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. It was my idea to run the Santa Specials and I did all the planning, which included a 10 minute timetable. No problem, the two largest locos should easily cope, but what would happen if we lost a loco? "What we need is a big diesel!"
We started to think it through and the main thought was to keep it simple, scrounge or buy off the shelf (Ebay) as much as possible. One aim was unlimited running which ruled out batteries, so Brian suggested a proper diesel electric, using a single phase generator feeding 3 phase motors through digital phase converters. So the Ebay hunt was on. First, we needed to target a multi-cylinder diesel generator. We bought fairly cheaply a 6KVA 220 volt twin cylinder diesel which Brian completely stripped and serviced.
I happened to have the remains of a failed project to build a very large 7 ¼" gauge 2-8-0 0-8-2 narrow gauge Garratt (it would have been 21' long and 27″ wide). Brian got underway with the first task, a bogie (a "truck" in America). I adapted the drawings I had of the Garratt from 2-8-0 to 0-6-0. Our thoughts on body design went through many phases with both English and American prototypes being considered. Ultimately we kept coming back to Carnegie, which was the second loco in the Hunslet series of 18″ locos for the Woolwich Arsenal (the first being Albert), which gave our project her name.
The Garratt was 27″ wide across the buffers' beams and there happened to be 4 pieces 27″ x 10″, so Victoria ended up 27″ wide with 10″ buffers. This steel determined the overall size of the loco. About this time the most fantastic design tool came my way, 3D drawing software, which I used to sketch Victoria (left) in order to make sure everything would fit. It also meant I supplied Brian with some interesting measurements, 9.97561mm instead of 10mm. I should say Brian likes metric, but the Garratt bits were all imperial which is what I was drawing in.
Brian complained about the amount of cast iron dust from the 12 wheels, mind you nothing is small on Victoria. The castings weighed 15kg and 11 ¼" over tread. Two further wheel castings were turned down, about 9″ diameter to use as disc brakes. These are air operated using car brake pads.
Ebay was again the choice for motor and phase converter plus loads of electrical bits. With two bogies completed we temporarily mounted the generator on one bogie with the motor and controller on the other, then headed off to the track. Run number 1 on Youtube. First moves were promising, but then the controller cut out. Brian tried numerous settings, but he soon realised that the problem was the generator. It could not keep the voltage in the range required for the phase converter. Back to Ebay and a new digitally controlled generator was purchased.
Next was the main chassis which was my project. I cobbled together some scrap heavy gauge galvanised tubing, 3 pieces per side. Then we tried test run number 2 with the new generator, but this time with the generator on the chassis and only one powered bogie. Run number 2 on Youtube. Brian complained about the number of different settings on the phase converter, but he got it to work eventually. So it was back to Brian's workshop, well garden, to mount the generator, seat and framework to hold the bodywork in position.
With the generator mounted and motors on both bogies we could work out exactly where the seat could go, but how did that compare with the 3D design? Surely, I knew where the seat was going. Well, if you compare the photos and the 3D drawing, the motors are not where they were drawn. The seat was a little higher than I had planned, so the next problem would be cab height. I measured the loco shed at Brighouse and redesigned the roof for a 'close fit'.
I promised to sort out the bodywork and, with limited time, called for expert help. By now, Victoria was in the engine shed at Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. The bodywork is all done in 2mm aluminium alloy. Now one thing I did not think about was the curved track just before the shed door. The result was a roof that hit the arch, so half an inch had to come off the height.
BHME's May 2009 opening day was a little wet and quiet, so Simon and I took advantage of this to press on with the cab and roof which were temporarily bolted onto the chassis. With some insulating tape holding the bonnet together we ventured out into the rain to pull the last train of the day. 6 coaches, plus guard's van, were pulled round without problem and we had people waiting in the rain to ride behind her.
During the build Brian had purchased a CNC milling machine. I thought the best way of testing it out was to send him some 3D drawings of name and makers' plates so that they could be CNC'd out of brass. The maker's plates are based on the original Hunslet plates, with a touch of 'Huddersfield Corporation Transport' style, which gave us the B at one end and the R at the other.
To fit the dashboard we had to remove the spectacle plate which also needed shortening – remember somebody got the body ½" too high. Also, guess who had riveted the spectacle plate? We did use rivet nuts and 4mm machine screws everywhere that we thought panels might need to be removed.
When the louvered bonnet panels arrived we decided to fit the sides as in one sheet rather than the 4 separate panels. Now we found out that things in front of the cab were not as square as they should be. There was no way the very square panels would go on without some work. Of course, a professional would have lined up the centreline on the bonnet with the centre line on the cab before drilling holes. We tried one side first and couldn't work out why there was a gap. Then you guessed it – the centre line showed the bonnet was too far over to the other side! Hidden under the bonnet is a full size chime whistle I bought via Ebay from America. It does use rather a lot of air, but sounds wonderful. The prototype was also fitted with an air operated whistle.
The painter (Ray) requested that the panels be removed for priming and then replaced for the top coat. Ray was very specific that we had to drill all the holes before he got going with the spray gun, now did we fit ….. or ….? The colour scheme was left to me. In my view diesels need to be bright and I suggested the 'Huddersfield Corporation' trolley bus colour scheme of red and cream. Huddersfield did run electrically powered goods wagons over their tramways, so it seemed to be a good idea to me. No doubt you will either like it or hate it, but I love it.
We had been invited to put Victoria on the 7 ¼" Gauge Society's stand at the 2011 Harrogate Exhibition, so the race was now on to finish her in time. Ray did a great job painting her outside in some pretty cold weather. Victoria seemed to attract a lot of interest particularly from the younger visitors and from locals who were trying to work out if there ever was a full size loco in that colour scheme. As we got a number of children's parents asking if they could sit inside I decided it was time to switch the compressor on and let them blow the whistle. It was fun watching as people tried to work out where the chime whistle was coming from.
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#Windows10 #Microsoft – Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 14965 for Users in the Slow Ring : When this happens, it means that Microsoft has already managed to fix some of the critical issues that fast ring insiders reported, so the build runs smoothly on the majority of computers.
The company hasn't provided any specifics on this build, but given the fact that there were several known issues when Microsoft released it to insiders, the company has most likely managed to fix at least some of them, and this is a reason why it pushed it to slow ring insiders too.
"What's new in this build?"
In case you're wondering if there's anything special that makes this build worth trying, the most exciting addition in Windows 10 build 14965 is the new virtual touchpad, which certainly comes in handy on a touch display, such as on tablets.
"Use it just like you would a physical touchpad to control content on the connected screen. To enable it, press and hold on the taskbar and select 'Show touchpad button'. A touchpad icon will now appear in the notification area (just like Windows Ink Workspace does), and tapping on it will bring it up the virtual touchpad," Microsoft explained.
Additionally, there are also Sticky Notes updates, as well as Windows Ink Workspace improvements and some refinements to the Hyper-V VM experience on PCs. Without a doubt, this build is really worth trying if you're part of the insider program and now that it's available for the slow ring as well, you should really install it.
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