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Are the Gifts of the Spirit for Today?
By nature, I am both a worrier and a fixer. This means I concern myself with matters that seem to need some attention by someone. On the meddling, I say I have a helps ministry. So, that excuses my meddling because I justify it by my good intentions of trying to be helpful, whether my help is wanted or not.
Presently, I worry about the spread of Islam, and wonder what I can do to help stem the problem. I am a strong believer in total surrender to our Lord, and total submission to His will, as one best understands that imperative. So, it interests me that Islam means surrender, and a Muslim is one who has surrendered.
Very little study is required to recognize that what the Muslim means by surrender is much different than what I mean by surrender. So, I reasoned, since the Muslim mind-set is on surrender (albeit surrender to Islam and not to God), It might be an easy task to teach them surrender to our personal God.
Happily, I discovered a ministry to Muslims headed by a former Muslim now converted to Christ. I ordered some of his books and sent a message asking for an interview. The books arrived and I read that this man was conducting miracle meetings in the Palestinian section of Israel.
Soon, he responded to my request and called me by telephone. He opened with, "What is on your heart, brother?"
I told him my observations and he answered, with a tone of irritation, "You don't understand. A Muslim is more religious than most Christians. They pray at least five times a day, and in public. They fast regularly. They fear Allah. They won't listen to you or your ideas. The only thing that gets their attention are the miraculous works of God."
"You are having miracles in your meetings?"
"Of course. My meetings are in Israel and we have up to 25,000 Muslims attend. When they witness the blind seeing, the lame walking, and the sick healed, they know Jesus is alive, and turn their faces to Christ. That happens in all our meetings."
I thanked the brother for the information. He offered to mail some material to me, and ended the conversation. He really didn't need any of my suggestions. He and the Lord were doing just fine without my help.
This episode surprised me, but it shouldn't have. I have seen many healings, had a few, and ministered some. I have been healed though prayer, have seen legs and feet grow, kidney stones healed, hemorrhoids vanish, and crippled backs healed - to name a few.
In addition, we support a missionary to Vietnam who ministers to the underground church there. He has a miracle ministry in which almost every New Testament miracle, except raising of the dead, has occurred. This missionary gets very excited when the Spirit comes into his meetings, and he often starts shouting and dancing with joy.
On one occasion, he was dancing through the congregation and saw an old woman sitting on the floor. He reached down, grabbed her hand, and pulled her up to dance also. She joined him. The congregation went into a frenzy. Our missionary wondered if he had done something wrong, something unacceptable to the Vietnam culture. "No," said the interpreter. "The woman had been totally crippled and couldn't walk before you touched her." (See Acts 3:1-10, especially verse 7, when Peter did this for a lame man at the gate Beautiful.)
Reports of miracle ministries are coming in from all over the world. Watching closely, one might observe that we are seeing an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, with accompanying miracles, in a scope that has never happened before.
In traditional Roman Catholic South America, the Pentecostal faith has grown so rapidly it is becoming the dominant denomination. The charismatic experience is not limited to the Assemblies of God, but extends into mainline churches. There, the Methodist Church is charismatic, as it is in South Africa.
In China, the indigenous underground church is growing rapidly. Kim-Kwong Chan, a roving reporter for the magazine "Church History," reported there are three reasons for Christianity's acceptance there.
First, he said, there is an ideological vacuum in China. Next, Christianity provides an intimate social experience - love, caring, concern, and fellowship. Third, "there are the miracles. When I travel to the interior of China, the Christian communities all claim they've seen and experienced miracles."
He gave several illustrations, including an eighty year old woman who suddenly began a preaching ministry. Villagers who came to her for prayer were instantly healed. They abandoned their idols and became believers. One Communist official who was harassing Christians, found himself speechless because his tongue stuck out and was not retractable. After he repented and became a Christian, his tongue returned to normal.
The largest church in the world is in South Korea. It is Pentecostal and began through miracles occurring in the life and ministry of its founder, David Yonggi Cho. In India, a revival under David Bernal is attracting the largest gatherings in that country's history because of the miracles happening.
In Canada, an unexpected outpouring of the spirit at the Toronto Airport Church has attracted thousands from all over the world. Ministers of every denomination have attended and found that the gifts are transferable. On return to their home churches, in their home countries, they are blessed when the signs and wonders follow.
In America, a new revival with signs and miracles has broken out at the Brownsville Assembly of God Church in Pensacola, Florida. People stand in line for hours to get into the services. Again, the ministers who have gone there find that the anointment and gifts follow them home into their local congregations.
Historians tell us this outpouring of the Spirit, with gifts, signs, and wonders has happened in the past, but not on the international scale seen today.
The American revivals under Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney are well documented. Many miracles, including a raising of a dead man, are recorded in John Wesley's Journal, his detailed account of the eighteenth century English revival.
Doctor Kurt Koch, a respected German Evangelical and prolific writer, chronicled the Indonesian Revival of the late nineteen sixties and early seventies. He told of many events that were so unusual that even strong believers shook their heads in wonder. Koch personally saw water turned into wine, and dead restored to life.
Now, unbelievers who doubt these events always ask, "Where is the fruit?" The answer is written even in secular history's judgment. Finney's revivals changed the course of American history. Wesley's revival changed the course of English history and saved it from a bloody revolution. Thousands were converted to a vibrant faith.
Observers say that those attracted to modern revivals by signs and wonders soon see the reality of the risen Jesus and the power of New Testament Christianity. Their new commitment to Christ is real and firm. Over 30,000 have come to Christ in the Pensacola Revival. Numbers for the Toronto Revival, that has continued for over two years, are believed to be even greater.
Who then are the critics and what are the objections? The critics are both believers and unbelievers. Many Christians have firm opinions that miracles ceased after the last Apostle - John - died. Blocked off by their doctrine, they will not attend any church function where miracles happen. Non-believers seldom hear of these events and rarely witness any work of God. Neither do they value any reports of events defying their foundational beliefs.
One seminary professor who asserts the gifts (charismata) have ceased, warns these events may be coming from a spiritual realm that is not of God. He wrote in a book review, "Since believers are warned to avoid contact with the intermediate spiritual world, and since they should do only what they are confident God approves, no one should experiment in the realm of charismatic phenomena."
If such advice is applicable, no one would have followed Jesus or the Apostles who were "religious freaks" in their day. Jesus was accused of working miracles by the power of Satan, (Matthew 12:22-32). That Bible passage tells how Jesus was accused of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebul. He reminded his critics that Satan does not do good works. Much spiritual phenomena occurred in later and well recorded revivals. The Wesley brothers wrote about many unusual and often inexplicable spiritual manifestations that occurred in their meetings. Certainly all of us would have enjoyed attending one of the Wesley meetings. Surely the good fruit of their ministries are an accepted matter of history. Unusual events, similar to those in the Wesley Revival are repeated today in Toronto, Pensacola, Ho Chi Mihn City, and many other places. Personally, I don't want to miss out on anything God is doing. I will go anywhere I believe God is working in a magnified way.
As an amateur historian, I have read much Christian history, written by our most respected historians. My opinion is that the scope and magnificence of the present outpouring of God's gifts and power has not been seen since the days immediately following Pentecost. I believe we are seeing unique history unfolding before our own eyes. In future years the events of our days will be studied with awe.
In Jesus' day, the religious teachers and church leaders could not recognize who he was and the significance of what he was doing. There seems to be a repetition of that attitude in our time.
The Bible is a history book of human encounters with God. These encounters with God continue in the lives of those who believe God is neither dead nor asleep. When we remember that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever," (Hebrews 13:8), we remain open to seeing and experiencing all of his mighty works.
I believe the gifts of the Spirit are for today because I have seen and experienced those gifts. I have seen the good fruit that comes from his miraculous works in our time. I feel I am personally blessed because I have been allowed to witness the power and presence of our almighty God.
C. G. Weakley, Jr. Is a Dallas, Texas, businessman who is also an ordained minister of The Christian Community Church. He has both a BBA and M.Th. degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He has published five books of John Wesley's Journal and Sermons. He calls himself a chaplain-at-large. He is listed in three Marquis WHO'S WHO directories, including WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD. He has taught business and Christian ethics as a visiting professor at the Leningrad (now St. Petersberg) International Management Institute in Russia.
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If you didn't register to attend the 36th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference later this week in Palm Springs, California, well then, shame on you!
According to the National Weather Service, while you and the rest of the country is freezing, we'll be enjoying the balmy desert climes, and discussing the topics we love: eminent domain, redevelopment, relocation, regulatory takings, trial and appeal strategies, doctrinal changes on the horizon, hot topics (border wall, pipelines, wildfires, and flooding), and others.
Featuring a national faculty (many new to the ALI-CLE dais), and attendees from the entire spectrum of practice, academia, and the bench.
If you are not joining us, be sure to follow along on the blog (we will post updates daily), and on Twitter (@invcondemnation, @ALI_CLE #EminentDomain2019). And plan on joining us in 2020, when we'll be in a new city (by popular demand!). And if you have topics or speakers to propose, start thinking about those as well.

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Barentu, 237km west of Asmara (alt 1015m) is the capital of Gash Barka region. The trip to Barentu takes you through Keren and then Aqordet with its beautifully serene landscape. Barentu is in the fertile plains of the Gash Barka and is the heart of the Kunama ethnic group territory. For those interested in Kunama folklore Barentu is the perfect destination. The Kunama are one of the most colorful people in Eritrea. For the sociologist or anthropologist the Kunama present an abundant array of cultural characteristics to be seen and studied. The artifacts, traditional food and drinks and their celebrations are all to be richly enjoyed.
Tesenei (alt 602m) 356km from Asmara has a real frontier feel to it, especially now that the border asphalt road with the Sudan is open. It is the last major town before you reach the border with the Sudan. In the main square in front of the mosque, there is a real cultural melting pot. The town is abuzz with many kinds of different trade, including tailors, cafes, bars, and other shops. A great variety of trade is carried on here and in the surrounding market place. The town and its surroundings are very beautiful, especially after the rain when everything is lush and green.
Mendefera, 54km south of Asmara (alt 1970m) is the capital of the Southern region. The new regional offices have been built and dominate the town on the eastern side, giving a rather grand civic feel to the town. The town itself is a pretty garden town with plenty of greenery and flowers giving the place a delightful air. The town is dominated by two hills on either side of the main road. On the western hill site the old Catholic Church school, with its white bell tower, which looks a little like a miniature version of Asmara. Facing this, on the eastern hill is the more modern Orthodox St. Ghiorgis Church.
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Former Los Angeles and New Jersey Nets Coach Byron Scott discusses his adventure through playing professional basketball in the NBA and overseas in Greece. Coach Scott came into the league as the 4th overall pick in the 1983 draft. He was drafted by the San Diego Clippers and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers – his hometown team. He was on three championship teams during his tenure with the Lakers and one championship team during his time in Greece. He played with the likes of Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Reggie Miller, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal. He retired from playing professional basketball in 1998 and immediately jumped into coaching. Learn about the rest of Coach Scott's adventure on the eCoachBasketball platform.
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Join us for a weekend of events which contextualize Hockney's early works considering aspects of gay life in the 1950s and 1960s. In partnership with National Museums Liverpool
Rupert Smith explores the world of Ronald Wright, spiritualist writer, gay magazine illustrator, celebrity portrait artist, author, artist's model and psychic medium, Wright contributed to the burgeoning 'Physique' and 'Men's Interest' magazine industry. His artwork featured in many of the internationally renowned publications including Fizeek, Adonis, Sir Gay and Body Beautiful. Imprisoned for being gay in 1959, he was released a year later and began a successful career as artists model, most notably posing as 'the body' of Rudolf Nureyev for a Madam Tussaud's waxwork.


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Update on Rezoning Proposal
Borough Council negotiating with BLCC - Keep Media Green still supports MERC
We attended Media Borough Council Workshop meeting last night (Thursday, February 1st) and asked Borough Council to provide updates on two related matters of concern to the residents of Western media, open space advocates from throughout the town, and Keep Media Green.
1. Since Council met on September 26, 2017 and approved a resolution to rezone the 12-acre wooded tract of land on which Broomall's Lake Country Club is situated on from Residential (R-2 and R-3) to Municipal, Educational, Recreational, and Community (MERC), what steps have been taken to move the rezoning process forward?*
*Two smaller properties located at 5th and Broomall and Manchester and Baltimore Avenue were also included in the resolution and were targeted to be rezoned as MERC.
2. On December 7, 2017, the attorney for Broomall's Lake Country Club submitted a plan to build 16 housing units to the Media Zoning Hearing Board and requested a special exception from the Borough's Steep Slope Disturbance Ordinance. A hearing on the building plan was scheduled before the Zoning Hearing Board for January 25th but was then cancelled. What is the status of the plan to build and request for exemption from the environmental protection ordinance?
Brian Hall, Borough Council President, reported that a contingent from Media Borough Council had met with representatives of Broomall's Lake Country Club recently to explore potential "creative solutions" that address the Club's concerns while preserving the tract as open space. President Hall also stated that the two sides had agreed to hold more talks in the future. President Hall assured us that the Borough has made no commitment to abandon the MERC rezoning plan. Robert Scott, the Borough Solicitor, affirmed that the tract is currently zoned MERC under the Pennsylvania Pending Ordinance Doctrine.
Solicitor Scott responded to the question about the status of the Club's plan to build and their request for an environmental protection exception. The Club had requested a one-month extension from the Zoning Hearing Board in January and then the Borough requested a further postponement, which the Club has agreed to verbally, but not yet in writing. Mr. Scott said there "will not be a hearing at the February Zoning Hearing Board meeting" and the extension could "extend past March, or even April."
As the Co-Coordinators of the Keep Media Green campaign, we understand and support the Council's decision to sit down with the representatives of Broomall's Lake Country Club. It's always prudent to listen to concerns, dialogue, and seek "creative solutions."
However, Keep Media Green continues to support Council's current plan to rezone the 12-acre tract from Residential (R-2 and R-3) to MERC, to oppose any plan to build housing or borrow funds based on a plan to build housing on the Broomall's tract, and to reject any special exception from the Borough's Steep Slope Disturbance ordinance, which is a critical environmental protection measure.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has moved along a project it says would use hot-spot enabled drones to bring bring wireless communications to even the most distant and harsh environment.
The project known as Fixed Wireless at a Distance is designed specifically to overcome the challenge inherent with cell communication in remote areas and this week the agency awarded L-3 $16.4 million to support the next iteration of the system.
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The award announcement states: If successful, the phase 2 effort is expected to deliver a package consisting of radio and router pods that can be mounted on Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles, with all mobile hotspots subsystems wholly contained within the pods.
According to DARPA, the program looks to address the challenge of data transmission in remote areas and envisions a gigabit-per-second tactical backbone network extending to all soldiers in a hostile location.
"To achieve this, the program seeks to develop advanced pointing, acquisition and tracking (PAT) technologies, not commercially available, needed to provide high connectivity to the forward-located mobile hotspots. Advanced PAT technology is key for connectivity to small UAVs, for example, enabling them to serve as flying nodes on the mobile high-speed backbone."
"While some advanced commercial millimeter-wave components can be leveraged for this program, the technical challenge is more complex given the infrastructure and terrain challenges of a forward-operating locations," DARPA stated. "Mobile Hotspots will require the development of steerable antennas, efficient millimeter-wave power amplifiers, and dynamic networking to establish and maintain the mobile data backhaul network. We anticipate using commercial radio protocols, such as WiFi, WiMax or LTE [Long Term Evolution], as a cost-effective demonstration of the high-capacity backbone. However, the millimeter-wave mobile backbone developed during this program will be compatible with other military radios and protocols."
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Is your current jewelry storage a mess? If you feel like you are always reaching into a tangled box of turquoise and silver, it's time to rethink your system.
Use multiple smaller trays, boxes, and holders. It makes it easier to find what you want and the new system will remind you of a cute boutique, but in the comfort of your home.
Above, a set of southwest trinket boxes are great for smaller pieces.
If you are constantly leaving jewelry on the nightstand, use the skull trinket dish.
A porcelain cactus jewelry holder is a cowgirl must have.
This cute heart and arrow tray is perfect for rings and small bracelets.
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'Sandrunners – A Draconis Memoria Short Story' is now available to download for free as a thank you to anyone who signs up to my mailing list.
Any readers of The Waking Fire curious as to what exactly happened during the oft-referred to Wittler Expedition, or anyone in search of an introduction to the Draconis Memoria world, should check it out. In this prequel story, newly graduated Blood-blessed Ethelynne Drystone accompanies the Sandrunners Independent Contractor Company on a dangerous mission to the Arradsian Interior, intent on finding the lair of the legendary White Drake.
Thanks to Aaron Randall for the cover art and design (aaronrandallart.com).
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In other news, the Chinese edition of Queen of Fire (Raven's Shadow book 3) has a wonderful new cover.
The art is by Beijing based art duo Xiling who also produced the illustrations for the new Chinese editions of Blood Song and Tower Lord. You can view more of their work on their Artstation page.
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By Sarah Geegan
Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Frank Ettensohn recently joined an elite group of science, technology, and engineering scholars, who will serve a critical role in advising national policy makers. He is the first person from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to be named a Jefferson Science Fellow.
The Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program was established in 2003 as a model for engaging the American academic science, technology and engineering communities in formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policy. Overseen by the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, and with administrative support of the National Academies of Science, the program is a model of a public-private partnership between the U.S. academic community, professional scientific societies, and the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Serving mainly as advisors and educators, Jefferson Science Fellows aim to both advise and to increase understanding among policy officials, using their professional experience and cutting-edge knowledge of scientific issues and impacts on international relations.
As a Jefferson Science Fellow, Ettensohn will serve for one year at the U.S. Department of State or USAID. Throughout this year, he will live near and work in the State Department in Washington D.C. as a science consultant and consulting diplomat in the areas of geological and environmental science. After the fellowship year, he will return to UK, but he will remain available to the U.S. Department of State/USAID to serve as a subject matter expert for a minimum of five years.
"Not only is it an honor for me, but it is really an honor for the university and state, because both the state and university have contributed to my professional development for nearly the entirety of my 38-year career," Ettensohn said.
Only 12 individuals from across the country were selected for the program; the selection was based on one's area of research expertise, as well as one's ability to present expertise in a manner that is understandable to people outside of the field.
"In both cases, I owe my experience to UK," Ettensohn said. "My area of expertise is in oil and gas shales, which abound in Kentucky, and I developed my expertise in the field because of their presence and importance in Kentucky. This is an area of research that I developed once I came to UK in 1975, independent of my previous Ph.D. research. As for my ability to present my expertise in an understandable fashion, this comes from my teaching, in which I must be able to present information and issues in a fashion that students can understand. If I am able to do this for students, I should be able to do the same for politicians and government policy makers."
Ettensohn has been a member, advisor, or officer of the Kentucky Academy of Science Geology Section, the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists, the Kentucky Paleontological Society, and the Kentucky Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologist (AIPG), of which he was president in 2011. That year, the AIPG awarded him a Service Award, and the American Institute of Professional Geologists, Kentucky Section awarded him its Presidential Award.
Most recently, he was elected as the Geological Society of America representative to the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature – a commission that oversees the naming of all rock units across North America.


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Shirts are a staple for men. Formal or casual, there wouldn't be a man whose wardrobe hasn't a pile of shirts neatly stacked! But what are the 5 best dress shirt colours for men to wear, when to wear each colour and what DOES each colour say about you??
Best Dress Shirt Colours for Men
But you will have to keep in mind that the shirt you wear for a party cannot be worn for an interview. You need to pay proper attention while selecting the colour of your shirt which is obviously dependent on the occasion for which you are choosing it. If you have a proper sense of colour, then consider your job half done.
The importance of colour lies in the fact that it can determine your personality and attitude. In today's world if you are a person who has an impeccable personality which is backed by a strong attitude you will surely go places. Here is a list of 5 best dress shirt colours that you must have in your wardrobe.
#1 – Black– The All-time Favourite
In terms of best dress shirt colours, one of the most favoured is black. You surely have at least one black coloured shirt in your wardrobe. If not, then do not waste your time and buy it now!
A black colour shirt will not only add to your smartness but also make you look much more sophisticated. Black also resembles boldness. When you wear a black coloured shirt, you are bound to get the feel of a leader for whom no target or objective is unachievable.
#2 – Blue– A Dashing Hue
Although blue is one of the most common colours, it has a charm and uniqueness of its own. Blue is a colour that epitomises trust and confidence. So, if you are a person on whom one can depend upon, and then blue is the most appropriate colour for you.
A blue coloured shirt will add to your confidence. So, when you wear a blue coloured shirt, people tend to believe in your confidence and at the same time get impressed by the fact that you are approachable. Probably that is the reason why most people prefer to wear a blue shirt for interviews and why it is one of the best dress shirt colours to own.
#3 – Grey– Makes You independent
If you are wearing a grey shirt, it means that you are unique and independent. A grey coloured shirt communicates the fact that you are an independent person who backs his ideas with actions.
Grey is a colour that signifies reliability, warmth and safety. This is one of the biggest reasons why top-notch professionals, irrespective of their fields, prefer to wear grey clothes.
#4 – Lemon Yellow– Yellow Yellow, Nice Fellow
When you wear a lemon yellow shirt, you look young and fresh. Such a shirt communicates the fact that you are a humorous and fun-loving person at heart.
A shirt which is lemon yellow in colour can be your best choice when you are visiting a friend's house or when you go out for dinner with your family or beloved. According to several renowned psychologists, lemon yellow is a colour that represents a positive attitude. So, you can wear lemon yellow shirts in your office too. Yellow is a colour that represents creativity too.
#5 – Red– The Bold One
Having a red shirt in your wardrobe is a must. The reason behind is the fact that red is the colour of courage. When you wear a red shirt, it means that you are not at all afraid to confront the challenges that life throws at you.
Apart from courage, excitement and energy are best signified through red. If you are going out with your beloved, then do not forget to wear a red coloured shirt because it is the colour of love and passion.
The Gist of it
These are some of the best dress shirt colours that you must have in your wardrobe, and if any of these are missing, its time to shop for it.
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Union Church of Los Angeles will hold its annual Fall Faire on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fall Faire is a celebration of Japanese culture featuring Japanese traditional and popular cuisine and barbecue, silent auction, general store, crafts, and entertainment.
Net proceeds are donated to international mission programs and to help support local neighborhood organizations such as Keiro, Little Tokyo Service Center, and the L.A. Union Rescue Mission.
Union Church is located at 401 E. Third Street at San Pedro Street in Little Tokyo. For more information, call (213) 629-3876. Admission free.
Union Church, a nearly 100-year-old Japanese American congregation, partners with Bel Air Presbyterian Church and Praise Chapel Los Angeles to reach out to the diverse and growing population of downtown L.A. On Sundays, the church offers The Bridge, a contemporary English worship service; Nichigo (Japanese) service; and an English traditional format service. Union Church welcomes attendees of all ages, ethnicities, life circumstances and faith backgrounds. For more information, visit www.thebridgeatunion.org.


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Volume 61 Issue 2 August 2003 pp 395-404
Banana-shaped molecules derived from substituted isophthalic acids
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In this paper we present a review of five-rings banana-shaped molecules derived from isophthalic acids. This study deals with about a hundred compounds and most of them have not been published. By a combination of several linking groups and different selected substituents either on the outer rings or on the central core, several mesophases with switching properties are induced. The study of homologous series underlines the importance of the length and nature of the terminal chains. X-ray analysis reveals several new structures.
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4 KB Random Performance: Throughput
Trace-based benchmarks like our Storage Bench v1.0 give you a holistic view of performance by mixing random and sequential operations. However, we still want to isolate more specific access patterns. Testing 4 KB random performance is particularly important because it constitutes a majority of the transfers your drive sees.
Right after running Storage Bench v1.0, we subject the drives to Iometer for random 4 KB performance testing. But why 4 KB, specifically?
When you open Firefox, browse multiple Web pages, and write a few documents, you're mostly performing small random read and write operations. The chart above comes from analyzing Storage Bench v1.0. But it epitomizes what you see when you analyze any trace from a desktop computer. Notice that close to 70% of all of our accesses are eight sectors in size. At 512 bytes per sector, that's 4 KB).
We're restricting Iometer to test an LBA space of 16 GB because a fresh install of a 64-bit version of Windows 7 takes up nearly that amount of capacity. In a way, this examines the performance that you would see from accessing various scattered file dependencies, caches, and temporary files. Read the technical discussion of our Storage Bench v1.0 to understand why a queue depth of one is the most relevant. If you want your results in IOPS instead of MB/s, use the conversion method described in Second-Gen SandForce: Seven 120 GB SSDs Rounded Up.
At a queue depth of one, all of the m4 drives line up as they did in our IPEAK-based test, except that the 256 GB model is now at the back of the pack. It's actually slower than the 64 GB m4, and this trend continues when you look at performance at higher queue depths. However, the 512 GB m4 delivers impressive performance. It's 85% faster than the 128 and 64 GB m4s.
It might seem odd that the 256 GB m4 runs slower than the 128 GB version, but there's a good reason for this. The 128 GB model employs 16 memory packages, each with two 32 Gb (4 GB) dies that employ native 4 KB pages. The 256 GB drive similarly utilizes 16 packages from IMFT. However, each package hosts two 64 Gb (8 GB) dies with 8 KB native pages. Benchmarks that isolate 4 KB access patterns highlight the two different configurations by demonstrating that an SSD with native 4 KB pages has faster read access than one with 8 KB pages. This occurs because a request for a 4 KB page on a 256 GB m4 is in reality a larger (and consequently slower) 8 KB request. Writes aren't affected because you're still putting 4 KB of information into the page, regardless of its native size.
Our random write results are the first time we see Crucial's m4 drives finish in the expected order. There's a clear progression down from 512 GB to 256 GB to 128 GB to 64 GB. Finally, we see the 256 GB m4 edge in front of the 256 GB C300. The fact that there's a very obvious difference from one capacity to the next is perhaps most interesting.
Take a look at the performance gap between the largest and smallest m4. The 512 GB model has a random write rate of 233.6 MB/s. That's 10x faster than the 64 GB's 21.6 MB/s. The 256 GB m4 represents the beginning of diminishing returns, as the 128 GB m4 halves the larger SSD's throughput. When you double capacity to 512 GB, you're getting less than a 10% bump in performance.
Unlike reads, there's no particular overhead incurred by the 256 GB drive when writing to an 8 KB page size, because the SSD is still putting 4 KB of information into a page, regardless of its native size. This should result in the 128 GB m4 performing as fast as the 256 GB m4 because both have the same number of dies per channel. Unofficially, it appears that Crucial is artificially capping write performance on the 128 GB drive in order to provide better differentiation.
Hard drive performance here is still abysmal. Seagate's 5400.6 only achieves a random write rate of 0.8 MB/s.


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A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that carry flood flows, and the flood fringe, which are areas covered by the flood, but which do not experience a strong current.
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Summary of Coverage
This document was prepared by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to help
you understand your flood insurance policy. It provides general information about
deductibles, what is and is not covered by flood insurance, and how items are valued at
time of loss.
This document is based on the Standard Flood Insurance Policy Dwelling Form, which is
used to insure one to four family residential buildings and single family dwelling units in
a condominium building. There are two other policy forms:
• The General Property Form is used to insure five or more family residential buildings
and non-residential buildings.
• The Residential Condominium Building Association Policy Form is
used to insure residential condominium association buildings.
While the three forms are similar in many ways, there are differences as well. For
example, the General Property Form does not provide coverage for contents in any
building other than the insured building, and the Residential Condominium Building
Association Policy Form contains a coinsurance clause, which provides for a pro rata
reduction in the building claim payment if the building is not insured to 80 percent of its
replacement value.
Two Types of Flood Insurance Coverage
The NFIP's Dwelling Form offers coverage for: 1. Building Property, up to $250,000, and
2. Personal Property (Contents), up to $100,000. The NFIP encourages people to
purchase both types of coverage. Your mortgage company can require that you purchase
a certain amount of flood insurance coverage.
For information about your specific limits of coverage and deductibles, refer to the
Declarations Page in your flood insurance policy. It's also a good idea to review
your policy with your insurance agent or company representative.
What is a Flood?
Flood insurance covers direct physical loss caused by "flood." In simple terms, a flood is
an excess of water on land that is normally dry. Here's the official definition used by the
National Flood Insurance Program.
A flood is "A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of two
or more acres of normally dry land area or of two or more properties (at least one of
which is your property) from:
• Overflow of inland or tidal waters;
• Unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source;
• Mudflow*; or
• Collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or similar body of water as a
result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of
water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels that result in a flood as defined above."
*Mudflow is defined as "A river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally
dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water…"
Three Important Facts About Your Flood Policy
A Standard Flood Insurance Policy is a single-peril (flood) policy that pays for direct
physical damage to your insured property up to the replacement cost or Actual Cash
Value (ACV) (See "How Flood Damages Are Valued") of the actual damages or the
policy limit of liability, whichever is less.
1. Contents coverage must be purchased separately.
2. It is not a valued policy. A valued policy pays the limit of liability in the event of a
total loss. For example: Your home is totally destroyed by a fire and it costs $150,000 to
rebuild. If your homeowners insurance policy is a valued policy with a $200,000 limit of
liability on the building, you would receive $200,000. Flood insurance pays just the
replacement cost or ACV of actual damages, up to the policy limit.
3. It is not a guaranteed replacement cost policy. A guaranteed replacement cost policy
pays the cost to rebuild your home regardless of the limit of liability. For example: Your
home is totally destroyed by a fire and it costs $200,000 to rebuild. If your homeowners
insurance policy is a guaranteed replacement cost policy with a $150,000 limit of liability
on the building, you would receive $200,000. Flood insurance does not pay more than the
policy limit.
Choosing Deductibles
Choosing the amount of your deductibles is an important decision. As with car or
homeowners insurance, choosing a higher deductible will lower the premium you pay,
but will also reduce your claim payment.
You can normally choose different deductibles for Building Property and Personal
Property coverage. The deductibles will apply separately to Building Property and
Personal Property claims. Your mortgage company can require that your deductible is no
more than a certain amount.
Review the Declarations Page in your flood insurance policy for amounts of coverage
and deductibles. Talk with your insurance agent, company representative, or lender about
raising or lowering deductibles.
Reminder: Keep Your Receipts
While you are not expected to keep receipts for every household item and article of
clothing, do try to keep receipts for electronic equipment, wall-to-wall carpeting, major
appliances, and other higher cost items. Your adjuster will be able to process your claim
more quickly when you can prove how much items cost at the time of purchase.
What is Covered by Flood Insurance — and What's Not
Generally, physical damage to your building or personal property "directly" caused by a
flood is covered by your flood insurance policy. For example, damages caused by a sewer
backup are covered if the backup is a direct result of flooding. However, if the backup is
caused by some other problem, the damages are not covered.
The following information provides general guidance on items covered and not covered
by flood insurance. Refer to your policy for the complete list.
General Guidance on Flood Insurance Coverage
What is insured under Building Property coverage
• The insured building and its foundation.
• The electrical and plumbing systems.
• Central air conditioning equipment, furnaces, and water heaters.
• Refrigerators, cooking stoves, and built-in appliances such as dishwashers.
• Permanently installed carpeting over an unfinished floor.
• Permanently installed paneling, wallboard, bookcases, and cabinets.
• Window blinds.
• Detached garages (up to 10 percent of Building Property coverage). Detached buildings
(other than garages) require a separate Building Property policy.
• Debris removal.
What is insured under Personal Property coverage
• Personal belongings such as clothing, furniture, and electronic equipment.
• Curtains.
• Portable and window air conditioners.
• Portable microwave ovens and portable dishwashers.
• Carpets not included in building coverage (see above).
• Clothes washers and dryers.
• Food freezers and the food in them.
• Certain valuable items such as original artwork and furs (up to $2,500).
What is not insured by either Building Property or Personal Property coverage
• Damage caused by moisture, mildew, or mold that could have been
avoided by the property owner.
• Currency, precious metals, and valuable papers such as stock certificates.
• Property and belongings outside of a building such as trees, plants, wells, septic
systems, walks, decks, patios, fences, seawalls, hot tubs, and swimming pools.
• Living expenses such as temporary housing.
• Financial losses caused by business
interruption or loss of use of insured property.
• Most self-propelled vehicles such as cars, including their parts (see Section IV.5 in your
General Guidance on Flood Insurance Coverage Limitations In Areas
Below the Lowest Elevated Floor and Basements
Flood insurance coverage is limited in areas below the lowest elevated floor (including
crawlspaces) depending on the flood zone and date of construction (refer to Part III,
Section A.8 in your policy) and in basements regardless of zone, or date of construction.
These areas include:
1. Basements. Coverage limitations apply to "basements," which are any area of the
building, including a sunken room or sunken portion of a room, having its floor below
ground level on all sides.
2. Crawlspaces under an elevated building. When a building is elevated on foundation
walls, coverage limitations apply to the "crawlspace" below.
3. Enclosed areas beneath buildings elevated on full story foundation walls that are
sometimes referred to as "walkout basements." Coverage limitations
apply to the enclosed areas (lower floor) even when a building is constructed with what is sometimes
called a "walkout basement."
4. Enclosed areas under other types of elevated buildings. Coverage limitations apply
to "enclosed areas" at ground level under an "elevated building." An elevated building
allows water to flow freely under the living quarters, thus putting less strain on the
building in the event of flooding. An "enclosure" is the area below the lowest elevated
floor that is fully shut in by rigid walls.
What is insured under Building Property coverage
• Foundation walls, anchorage systems, and staircases attached to the building.
• Central air conditioners.
• Cisterns and the water in them.
• Drywall for walls and ceilings (in basements only).
• Nonflammable insulation (in basements only).
• Electrical outlets, switches, and circuit breaker boxes.
• Fuel tanks and the fuel in them, solar energy equipment, well water tanks and pumps.
• Furnaces, hot water heaters, heat pumps, and sump pumps.
What is insured under Personal Property coverage
• Washers and dryers.
• Food freezers and the food in them (but not refrigerators).
• Portable and window air conditioners.
What is not insured by either Building Property or Personal Property coverage
• Paneling, bookcases, and window treatments such as curtains and blinds.
• Carpeting, area carpets, and other floor coverings such as tile.
• Drywall for walls and ceilings (below lowest elevated floor).
• Walls and ceilings not made of drywall.
• Most personal property such as clothing, electronic equipment, kitchen supplies, and
How Flood Damages Are Valued
The value of flood damage in the Dwelling Form is based on either Replacement Cost
Value (RCV) or Actual Cash Value (ACV).
Replacement Cost Value (RCV)
Replacement Cost Value (RCV) is the cost to replace that part of a building that is
damaged (without depreciation). To be eligible, three conditions must be met:
1. The building must be a single-family dwelling, and
2. Be your principal residence, meaning you live there at least 80 percent of the year, and
3. Your building coverage is at least 80 percent of the full replacement cost of the
building, or is the maximum available for the property under the NFIP.
Actual Cash Value (ACV)
Actual Cash Value (ACV) is Replacement Cost Value at the time of loss, less the value
of its physical depreciation.
Some building items such as carpeting are always adjusted on an ACV basis. For
example, wall-to-wall carpeting could lose between 10–14 percent of its value each year,
depending on the quality of the carpeting. This depreciation would be factored in the
Personal property is always valued at ACV.
Special Considerations for Multiple Claims
Property owners of "severe repetitive loss properties" may be eligible for a FEMA
mitigation grant for property improvements that reduce the likelihood of future flood
damages. Property owners who refuse the grant money could be required to pay increased
flood insurance premiums.
A property is defined as a "severe repetitive loss property" when it meets one of these
1. Four or more separate flood claim payments have been made and each claim payment
exceeds $5,000, or
2. At least two flood claim payments have been made and the cumulative
payments exceed the value of the property.
What is Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) Coverage?
Most NFIP policies include ICC coverage, which applies when flood damages are severe.
ICC coverage provides up to $30,000 of the cost to elevate, demolish, or relocate your
home. If your community declares your home "substantially damaged" or "repetitively
damaged" by a flood, it will require you to bring your home up to current community
The total amount of your building claim and ICC claim cannot exceed the maximum limit
for Building Property coverage ($250,000 for a single-family home). Having an ICC
claim does not affect a Personal Property claim (up to $100,000),
which is paid separately.
Details about eligibility are in Part III, Section D of your policy.
A final note
This document provides general information about flood insurance coverage. However,
please be aware that your Standard Flood Insurance Policy, your application, and any
endorsements, including the Declarations Page, make up your official contract of
insurance. Any differences between this information and your policy will be resolved in
favor of your policy. If you have questions, call your insurance agent or company
Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to reduce
future flood damage through floodplain management, and to provide people with
flood insurance through individual agents and insurance companies. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages the NFIP. As required by
Congress, this document was prepared by the NFIP to help flood insurance
policyholders understand their policy.
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Kára was an 8½ year old found wandering. Her owners refused her return. She was due to be euthanised as she was suffering from Cherry Eye and cataracts and would prove difficult to rehome.
Appropriately named as Norse legend may deem her the "curly" Valkyrie.
Kára is now totally blind.
Valkyrie by Robert Engels
8th of June, 2017
Kara had not recovered from her latest problems...
While a second bout of vestibular disease was barely recovered from she went down hill quickly. She could no longer properly digest her food and was loosing condition. She collapsed during the previous evening and we attended to her until a final visit to our vet where she passed without the vet's assistance. Our vet confirmed an internal bleed.
We had brought her home just over 7 years ago after she had been abandoned by her previous owners and was schedule to be euthanised. At 15½ she has left us. Gem, Annie, Lucy, Portia, Phantom and Cadfael will look after her as well as a multitude of cousins.
1st of December, 2016
Kara was operated on today but the outcome was not good...
While it turned that the bladder issue was no more than scar tissue it all turned on its head when a massive disseminated pancreatic tumour was revealed. It was now not possible to remove her spleen.
We had her sutured back up. She stayed in hospital overnight and is now home. It is unknown how long she has but the vet suspects her spleen may give out before the the pancreatic tumour has an effect.
Kara is eating well (small amounts frequently) and is showing no ill signs as yet and is the usual happy little soul we have cared for. We just have to keep an eye on her.
30th of November, 2016
Kara had blood tests today in prelude to surgery...
Following a series of events that started with an ear infection Kara is shortly to have surgery to remove her spleen and investigate a tumour in her bladder.
The ear infection led to an examination which revealed a possibly enlarged spleen. In the mean time the ear infection, which was more like a microscopic ménagerie (see above), has cleared up. A subsequent ultrasound made to investigate the spleen revealed the two tumours.
14th of May, 2016
No sign of Kara when the others fronted up for breakfast...
After searching the house and balcony we finally located her wandering in the small casuarina grove in the corner of the home paddock. She was literally bouncing off trees and could not locate the fence line which normally gives her safe guidance home.
Carried her inside, gave her breakfast then she spent the rest of the day curled up on her bed.
2nd of May, 2011
A visit to North Shore Vet Hospital was made to assess Kara's cataracts...
She has become progressively worse. Unfortunately an examination of her retina made any surgery for her cataracts moot. Her retinas have failed and she is suffering from glaucoma. She will be blind for the rest of her days.
8th of May, 2010
We received a call from the local RSPCA…
It was about a Cocker who was not going to be put up for adoption due to an eye condition (Nictitans gland prolapse—Cherry Eye) and obvious cataracts. As the owners had been identified she was now an owner surrender which means, in NSW, she could be slaughter... sorry… humanely deprived of her life, within 2 days. The previous owners had refused to take her back. She had obviously been dumped as she had been found wandering in the Lake Macquarie LGA. Fortunately a volunteer worker at the pound made us aware of her.
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Golly that place looks so sinister, Land of Excess thinks it might rise up off the ground and and start sucking up the neighbors. We would be afraid to get near this dwelling, much less look inside and be swallowed whole. $2,699,000 in Vienna, VA gets you garaging for 3 cars, 5 full and 2 partial baths, and 5 bedrooms.


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If white flakes start appearing around your house, particularly in those spots where your dogs or puppies spend a lot of time, you may have a case of dog dandruff on your hands. While it's not the subject of as many television commercials as human dandruff, dog dandruff can be a problem for our canine friends. If you are prone to dog allergies, then excessive dog dandruff can be problematic for you as well.
Dog dandruff may indicate a range of treatable issues, from simple dry skin to a parasitic infestation. The three most common causes of dog dandruff are environment, diet, and grooming. Let's learn about the causes of and approaches to dealing with dog dandruff!
What causes dog dandruff?
Environmental causes of dog dandruff include dramatic atmospheric shifts or seasonal changes — from spring to summer or fall to winter — when natural moisture in the air suddenly decreases. Dog dandruff may also be caused by more localized environmental changes, including exposure to allergens or household cleaning products. Dietary causes of dog dandruff include dehydration or a lack of healthy fats in a dog's food.
Grooming causes of dog dandruff include infrequent brushing or bathing, as well as unsanitary living conditions. On the other hand, dry skin and flaking can be the result of too much grooming. If your dog is being bathed too often, say, more than once or twice a month, the natural oils present on an otherwise healthy dog may not get a chance to accumulate.
Less common causes of dog dandruff include opportunistic fungal or parasitic infestations. A condition known as seborrhea in dogs occurs when a dog's skin produces excessive amounts of oil. The common fungal cause of dog dandruff related to seborrhea in dogs is a variety of yeast called Malassezia.
The parasite associated with dog dandruff is the Cheyletiella mite, which disproportionately affects puppies. Similar to the cause of mange in dogs, the mite is naturally occurring, but when conditions are right, the mites that cause Cheyletiellosis become too numerous for a dog's immune system to contain. These mites can live for several days away from a host, and their eggs can remain in dog bedding even longer.
Symptoms of dog dandruff
Identifying the symptoms associated with dog dandruff may help you narrow down the cause and determine a course of action. The iconic symptom of dog dandruff is, of course, small white flakes. These flakes are usually dead skin cells, and are particularly noticeable on dogs with darker coats, or may be conspicuous on a dog's bed or other places around the home.
In cases of fungal or parasitic dog dandruff, you may be alerted by your dog's excessive scratching or biting and the skin lesions that these repetitive actions yield. Where cheyletiellosis, also called "walking dandruff," is concerned, you may notice that the little flakes are moving. Walking dandruff, like mange in dogs, relies on dogs and puppies who have weak or underdeveloped immune systems. Also like mange, walking dandruff typically occurs where unsanitary conditions prevail.
Treating dog dandruff
If your dog has a standard form of dandruff, caused by sudden atmospheric change, diet, or irregular grooming, the solutions can be relatively simple. In cases of seasonal change or irregular grooming, the solution may be as simple as putting your dog on a more regular bathing schedule, brushing your dog between baths, or altering your dog's grooming habits to fit the season. Dogs with excessive dandruff can be treated with specially formulated dog dandruff shampoos. You should never use human dandruff shampoos or treatments, which contain chemicals harmful to a dog's skin.
Is the cause of dog dandruff dietary? Since dehydration can cause dog dandruff, make sure your dog has ready access to fresh water at all times. Perhaps your dog's food has insufficient fat content; you may consider dietary supplements or changing your dog's regular food for one that contains more of the healthy fats that your dog's skin health requires.
When the cause of dog dandruff is fungal or parasitic, and the symptoms are clearly causing your dog discomfort or pain, you should consult with your veterinarian. Walking dandruff caused by mites should be of special concern. Cheyletiellosis is a zoonotic disorder, meaning it can spread to other pets as well as to humans. Homes that are afflicted by walking dandruff should be rigorously disinfected, and any bedding disposed of properly to destroy mite eggs and prevent recurrence.
How do you deal with dog dandruff?
Have you ever been troubled by a flaky dog or puppy? What caused your dog's dandruff? Were you able to successfully determine and treat dog dandruff? Have you found that certain dog breeds are more prone to dog dandruff than others? Share your experiences, home remedies, and best dog grooming habits in the comments!
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Oh, hennnnnny: America loves its drag queens. Moms do, kids do, your local gay bars do. Even McDonald's does. From the cast of the blockbuster remake of A Star Is Born to the pink carpet at the Met Gala — not to mention the millions around the world who've tuned in to RuPaul's Drag Race for the last decade — what was once a glittery subculture on the edge of gay culture has become one of our global pop preoccupations with its own hierarchy of stars and story lines for the fans to get behind, marketing deals and Billboard chart-toppers. It's become a very big business with its own star-power machinery attached. It's become almost unavoidable. Their job is to make sure of it.
Ten years ago, it wouldn't have been possible to make this list of the country's most powerful drag queens. There were drag queens scraping out a tinseled living all over the country, playing dance clubs and gay-pride events. RuPaul Andre Charles, the self-styled "Supermodel of the World" (as his 1993 debut album named him), had all but created the mainstream-famous drag queen for the modern era, but he was about it. Then came RuPaul's Drag Race, the reality competition, which yanked drag from the periphery and not only returned RuPaul to stardom but gave contoured, breast-plated birth to some 140 new little novas.
The show, in its star-making efficiency, has become like the Motown of drag, with Ru in the visionary role of Berry Gordy. And he has no problem with taking credit for this revolution in a wig.
"Bitch, are you really serious?" He laughs. "Our show is being seen around the world and it's introduced drag to people who have never even heard of it. Before that, drag was in the subversive clubs. In fact, even in clubs, it was in a place where it wasn't celebrated. Around the time that our show went on the air, there was nothing. Girls were performing at restaurants without even a stage. Without even proper lighting."
The show grew slowly in its bootstrapped first seasons, and then it jumped onto Netflix, which streams it across the globe, and moved from Logo, the niche gay network on which it originally aired, to VH1.
"When we took over, we said this gem has real potential," says Chris McCarthy, the president of MTV, VH1, CMT, and Logo, who presided over the move. "We were ahead of culture and culture has finally caught up."
Now drag queens walk your high-fashion runways and appear in your Prada campaigns. They perform for Beyoncé. They DM with Rihanna. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gushes and mourns on social media. (She also, in the idiom of the show, instructed Democratic presidential hopeful John Delaney to "sashay away.") Nancy Pelosi went one better, visiting the Werk Room during an episode last year. You can study Drag Race at college (the New School offered its first course in the show this spring) or wear it to junior high (Hot Topic sells merch featuring several of the Ru girls). Many of its queens, winners, and also-rans alike endorse products or companies on their social-media channels, and now the largest among them star in McDonald's ads, too.
"Certainly in the past year or two, major corporations seem far more comfortable with drag than they've ever been," says Randy Barbato, the co-founder of World of Wonder, the production company that makes Drag Race and its satellites, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Untucked.
So does the public, which gathers to worship their drag heroes just as Marvel fans dress up for Comic-Con and Jets fans hit the tailgate at MetLife Stadium. Biannual DragCons, in New York and L.A., draw tens of thousands of guests: 50,000 in L.A. this year. Nor are they all gay men. Most attendees do not identify as gay, Barbato says. At the 2018 events, the most recent for which data is available, over 55 percent were women and more than half under 30.
"It is the most beautiful thing in the world. It's every flower in full bloom," RuPaul says. "We're talking straight, gay, black, white. We're talking 8-year-old kids and 75-year-old women. We're talking everybody. It's a city of beautiful flowers. A utopia. They are loving it."
But you don't have to go to DragCon. Drag can come to you, whether you like it or not. It's there in a new shared vocabulary, gentrified out of the gaydom (in particular, gay communities of color) and into your cubicle mate's vernacular. The tea is spilled everywhere now.
With its all-but-certain 12th season (and fifth of All Stars), Drag Race will have lasted more seasons than The Carol Burnett Show, as Zaldy, who designs RuPaul's gowns for the show and won two of the show's nine Emmys in the process, pointed out recently. "Our little drag show has become a cultural phenomenon," the man in those gowns said from the stage of the Orpheum Theatre during the winner-crowning finale of the 11th season of Drag Race last month, addressing "the millions of fans watching on VH1 and around the globe."
As was perhaps inevitable — and in its way, a confirmation of the show's success — the cagier wing of the conservative party is already sounding the alarm. Sohrab Ahmari, the New York Post op-ed editor, inveighing against the scourge of drag-queen story hour at the local public library, has declared that the time for polite protest has passed. What started as a Twitter fulmination eventually devolved into a pile-on about the culture wars, with The Federalist warning that "The Cultural White Walkers Have Descended."
It is tempting to think of this as the death rattle of an eroding opposition, the last gasps of the terminally humorless. RuPaul has always been aware of the terror inspired by a man in a wig — particularly a black man, particularly a blonde wig — in those of shakier constitutions. "Every time I bat my eyelashes, it's a political act," he told The New Yorker in 1993, riding high on the success of Supermodel of the World and a nascent career as a dance-pop diva. Looking back at RuPaul's career from that time, and how he broke into the mainstream after years of success in the clubs, one is astonished at how unchanged his spiel is. Many of the maxims that rouse amens from the Drag Race stage today were already scripture 25 years ago. RuPaul has never been small. It's the pictures that got big.
So, no, RuPaul is not surprised by the show's success. "I know that inside of every human being there's a child that loves colors and sparkly things and things that are exciting. Also inside of every one of us there is the knowledge that we are all in drag. Now, whether humans can articulate that or not is neither here nor there." Therein lies the rub. People are fickle, as Ru himself admits, "and especially fickle when it comes to concepts of men and femininity. I've seen men in my lifetime put the kibosh on that behavior overnight."
If there's a reason to think this time is different — and there just might be – it is that this time, it's not just Ru. With the dozens of queens Drag Race has elevated, promoted, and sent touring the world, he has brought the cavalry.
Selection for Drag Race is not a onetime boost. Winning means a $100,000 cash prize, but win or lose, performers can go on to have the kind of careers that net as much as $1 million a year. Making it onto the program means induction into a sorority of increasingly professionalized entertainers, a sisterhood of the traveling panties.
"They're out there," Barbato says. "The more you have in the marketplace, and the more they are working, the more of a long-tail thing it is."
"That's what I'm most proud of," Ru says. "Creating a platform for these fabulous performers to launch a career that spans the globe. They're out there working right now, and they're making really, really big bucks doing it. They literally are getting rich. And I fucking love that."
Frankie Sharp, a New York events producer who has had Drag Race alumnae at his parties at bars like Metropolitan, Dream Downtown, and 3 Dollar Bill, confirms this. "I've worked with most of the girls from New York before and after the show," he says. "It can make someone's booking fee increase sometimes by 60 times over. I've seen it take one drag artist I know from poverty to an apartment in Gramercy."
As they filter into the world and get a piece of it, so does RuPaul, who is testing a daytime talk show — out of drag but along drag principles, he said — on Fox stations in seven markets beginning June 10. A U.K. version of Drag Race is coming to the BBC. Ru has ascended to sage status: from one who was Lettin' It All Hang Out (the title of his 1995 autobiography) to a GuRu (his 2018 follow-up).
But as the show settles into its groove — a groove maybe even too comfortable — Drag Race can begin to seem the victim of its own success, exhausted by its own inescapability. Even Ru sometimes seems a little bored. But then there are the new Drag Races with their promise of the new: World of Wonder has licensed the show format in Chile and in Thailand, which in particular brings pyrotechnics and passion that have reinvigorated interest among die-hard fans.
Some in the drag scene complain that Drag Race's success has given it has a monopoly on star-making, cutting off the club circuit and elevating its own version of drag above all others. "Who is good at Drag Race is equated to who is good at drag," a queen named Charlene carped to the Times last year. Contestants often audition over and over before being selected, and Sharp says he has seen rifts between those who are selected and those who aren't. "That show can really get the girls riled up," he said. "That's what happens when something this powerful changes the culture."
But in general, the rising tide has lifted all boats. "As big as drag feels right now, we still have a long way to go," David Charpentier, the founder of Producer Entertainment Group, which represents many of the show's alums, told Billboard. "The plan for us and a lot of these queens is global domination."
"We'll be looking at how do we spin this out," McCarthy says. "How do we turn it into other franchises?"
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Key retail banks and issuers
Acquiring and processing
Online acquiring
Regulatory and other cards market information
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Appendix II: Payments environment
Access points
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B2C e-commerce payment methods
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Contactless cards metrics
Credit card numbers
Total credit cards metrics
Credit cards profitability indicators
Debit cards numbers
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Profit pool
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Networks' credit card numbers
Networks' credit card billed volume
Networks' number of credit card transactions
Networks' average credit card transaction value
Credit card interchange fees by network
Networks' debit card market shares
Networks' debit card numbers
Networks' debit card billed volume
Networks' number of debit card transactions
Networks' average debit card transaction value
Debit card interchange fees by network
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Key issuers market shares in credit card outstandings
Key debit card issuers market shares by debit card numbers
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Credit card merchant service charges
Merchant acquirer debit card market share
Debit card merchant service charges
Credit card issuer/issuing processor relationships
Credit card acquirer/acquiring processor relationships
Credit card issuing processor market shares by card numbers
Credit card acquiring processor market shares by number of POS transactions
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Online merchant acquirer market share
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Online Acquiring
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1. Cook chicken
Place two frozen chicken breats (boneless/skinless) on the trivet. Use 1 cup chicken broth or water, sprinkle chicken with salt, garlic powder, and a few fresh basil leaves--2 or 3 on each breast. Pressure on high for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the size. Full NPR.
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