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As football season kicks off we are presented with a whole new form of protest. As this blog suggests I am all about people standing for what they believe and peacefully protesting for their beliefs.
As much as I disagree with these athletes not showing their respect during our National Anthem. I do think it's the individual's right to participate or not. I mean that's the whole point of our country, the ability to speak freely and not be persecuted for it, at least by our government. Some countries would have these characters in prison or at least facing major repercussions. Thanks God we live in the USA.
Let's look a little deeper at the professional athletes and why they are protesting. We have a top rated QB in the NFL who affiliates himself with a radical, racist group BLM. He has stated that he cannot respect the country or flag of that country who oppresses a certain race. Well, mister QB, let us take a quick step back, racism as BLM explains it has been dead for decades. People cannot be held accountable for the actions of past generations, only the actions of their own. In fact, the racism that is blatantly on display is from the BLM group, period.
I was on a social platform the other day and a video came across my screen, I don't usually pay these any attention but due to current events I had to check it out. It had a group of thugs and or "activists" squaring off with the police in the streets. They were yelling and daring the police to act on them. Screaming things such as its whites or blacks in this neighborhood, and the us blacks are going anywhere so F*** you white Mother Fer's. Given not all the police where white in fact a number of where black and Hispanic. I immediately reported it to the admin of this platform for being racist, clearly the verbiage was and the actions. I was given the response that they didn't find t to be racist and would not take action and remove the video. What a crock of shit! If it had been one white guy saying this type of stuff that video would be banned in a second.
This scene isn't isolated to that video in fact it is becoming more and more common. Rather that's being caused by our leadership across the country or by billionaires stirring the waters. These BLM activists are causing this country to go backwards, to a time they don't want to re-live, and neither would I as a white American. We have to progress as a country not fall back into a black vs white society.
So what can we do to show these athletes that their disrespect is unacceptable towards a country who gave them the ability to do what they love, and make millions doing it. I mean in all fairness these athletes and actors are nothing more than "jesters" of our times. Jesters who get paid way too much and who people look up to for some odd reason.
Here's what we can do we can vote with our money! Spend our time and our money on companies and entertainment which aligns with our values. I likely won't stop watching the NFL, however the teams who allow this behavior, I will not purchase any of their products or watch their games. I know I might miss a couple good plays or a great game, but that's the price to pay for my vote. The actors who protest in this ridiculous manner will never get my money for one of their films.
I suggest everyone takes this type of action. Money talks and if we can impact the revenue of these organizations, likely we can cause them to rectify this problem.
Seriously, we have people who have given everything for this country and for the right of these individuals to speak freely. I suggest they don't take this sacrifice's for granted. The flag is symbol of that sacrifice and a symbol of freedom. So by protesting the National Anthem or the US Flag, these characters are blind to that fact. Without this flag or those sacrifices by our soldiers for generations, their voices wouldn't be free they wouldn't be able to make a ton of money playing a game etc..
Across all areas of my life I try to support veterans and veteran owned businesses. I vote with my money if you will and I suggest you do as well. Veterans are everywhere, I hire them at my work because of their ability to focus and complete the job at hand. I hire them to do things for my business and for my home.
Just the other day I had a tree fall on my home, it wasn't as bad as it sounds, thankfully. However, what did I do I searched for local veteran ran businesses to help me out. I found a great tree service ran by a two tour Marine, he was efficient and professional. He recommended a gutter cleaning company, Gutter Boise owned by another local veteran. This guy was tops!
We had to replace a whole section of the gutter system, so we decided to replace the entire gutter system with a clog free option. The to highlight our gutters with some rain chains and such. Any way he was able to bid us an incredibly low price and had the gutters replaced within days.
Veterans rock, they are the reason we have the ability to protest. The ability to freely pursue our dreams be it business, art or whatever. So vote with your dollars, stop giving money to these athletes or actors who slap our veterans in the face and disrespect the ones who gave everything for our freedoms.


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It was breach of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation when the Danish KPMG terminated its cooperation with the international KPMG network before the merger between Ernst & Young Europe LLP and the Danish KPMG had been approved. This has now been established by the Danish Competition Council.
On 18 November 2013, Ernst & Young Europe LLP ("EY") entered into agreement with the Danish KPMG ("KPMG DK") on joining their activities in Denmark. On the same day, KPMG DK withdrew from the international KPMG network ("KPMG International") with effect from 30 September 2014.
Because the joining of the activities constituted a merger, it could not be carried out before the Danish Competition Council had approved the merger. The merger was approved on 28 May 2014, but as KPMG DK had already before the approval withdrawn from KPMG International, the Competition Council has now decided that KPMG DK in this way has violated the prohibition against pre-merger implementation.
The decision makes an important contribution to the interpretation of the extent of the prohibition, as you can read below.
The Competition Council's evaluation of the termination
The Competition Council shall on the basis of an overall assessment decide whether an arrangement in connection with at merger has exceeded the limit of lawful preparatory acts and thereby constitutes a violation of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation.
According to the Competition Council, importance can be attached to the following in connection with this assessment, whether an act
KPMG DK was under the merger agreement obliged towards EY to terminate the cooperation with KPMG International. According to the Competition Council's evaluation, the termination of KPMG International was merger specific as the termination was directly connected to the merger agreement. KPMG DK would therefore not have terminated the cooperation without having entered into the agreement with EY at the same time.
The Competition Council further found that the termination was irreversible as the termination was final and unconditional. It was therefore impossible for KMPG DK unilaterally to undo the termination later, and it was also unlikely that KPMG DK and KPMG International would establish a new cooperation if the merger had not been implemented.
The Competition Council finally found that the termination was an evidence of coordination between the two merger parties concerning the future strategy of the relationship to external cooperative partners. The termination was therefore not a legal preparatory step in the form of internal arrangement without market effects. According to the Competition Council's assessment, the act implied such an important strategic arrangement that the act in itself had an independent potential for having an effect on the market. The termination created uncertainty about KPMG DK's future as audit and consultancy company in Denmark and was a manifestation of influence on the parties' situation and negotiation position. The act had an independent potential for having an effect on the competition – an effect which was beyond ordinary reactions to the publication of the merger.
The consequence of the termination was that the effect on the market had been advanced in terms of time compared to what would have been the case without the termination. Thus, the termination had also potential for having an effect on the market.
Overall, the Competition Council found that the prohibition against pre-merger implementation had been violated.
Prohibition against pre-merger implementation
The purpose of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation is to ensure an effective prior merger control. The prohibition means that the merging undertakings may not conduct any acts that entail that the control of the merging undertakings is transferred before approval of the merger. Similarly, the merger parties may not prior to the approval make arrangements which not necessarily entail a transfer of control but which can be considered as a partial implementation of the merger.
The prohibition against pre-merger implementation does not prohibit the merger parties from making certain preparatory acts in connection with the implementation of the merger. However, in order for the preparatory acts to be legal, they must be internal, conditioned on approval and have no effects on the market.
The provisions on merger control and the prohibition against pre-merger implementation in the Danish competition law should be construed on the basis of case law of the European Commission, The General Court and the Court of Justice.
The extent of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation
Case law from the Danish competition authorities and the Commission concerning the prohibition against pre-merger implementation is scarce. There is no previous case law for whether termination of an important cooperation agreement constitutes illegal pre-merger implementation.
On the basis of previous EU case law, the Competition Counsel has identified circumstances which are of importance for the evaluation of whether an arrangement constitutes a breach of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation.
The Competition Council states that an actual change of control before a merger approval is contrary to the prohibition against pre-merger implementation. The same applies to arrangements that can be designated as partial implementation which hinders effective merger control. Such arrangements mainly include strategically important arrangements. It is not decisive whether the arrangement in question has actually harmed competition in the market, but whether there is a potential effect on the competition situation which might harm the effective merger control.
Bech-Bruun's comments
The Competition Council's decision stresses the importance of the fact that the parties in a notifiable merger should carefully consider all market-facing acts carried out as part of the merger.
The decision contains useful interpretative input to define the scope of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation. The evaluation of which acts that may be conducted legally before approval of the merger is often very complex.
A violation of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation can be fined, see section 23(1)(vii) of the Danish Competition Act.
The Competition and Consumer Authority's focus on the prohibition against pre-merger implementation should be seen in the light of several European competition authorities having taken actions against illegal pre-merger implementations. The tendency is also seen in our neighbouring countries. The latest case in Norway, where the Norwegian Konkurransetilsyn in 2014 fined Norgesgruppen NOK 25m for violation of the prohibition against pre-merger implementation in connection with Norgesgruppen's acquisition of a number of grocery shops.
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Tom Cruise will reportedly pay more than $33,000-a-month in child support for his daughter Suri.
The Top Gun star's five-year marriage to Katie Holmes was officially ended on Monday (20Aug12) after the actress filed for divorce in June (12), citing irreconcilable differences.
The former couple reached an amicable settlement last month (Jul12), and now editors at entertainment news website TMZ.com report Cruise will pay Holmes $400,000-a-year in child support for their six-year-old daughter - an average of $33,333-a-month - until she reaches the age of 18.
He has also agreed to cover all of Suri's medical bills and education costs, according to the website.


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BROOKSVILLE | In a move that left people on both sides dissatisfied, the Southwest Florida Water Management District voted Tuesday to open two of its preserve properties for hunting but keep two others closed.
BROOKSVILLE | In a move that left people on both sides dissatisfied, the Southwest Florida Water Management District voted Tuesday to open two of its preserve properties for hunting but keep two others closed.
Hunters will not be allowed on the Halpata Tastanaki Preserve near Dunnellon or the Chassahowitzka River and Coastal Swamps preserve in Citrus County, the board commonly known as Swiftmud decided. But starting in 2013, for a few weeks a year, bow hunters will be allowed to hunt the Weekiwachee Preserve in Hernando County, while hunters can pursue small game on agency property at Lake Panasoffkee in Sumter County.
" We need to think about the future," board member Doug Tharp said, noting that once a property was opened to hunting it would be too late to fix any mistakes. He called the approval of two out of the four " a good compromise."
Hunters made it clear they disagreed.
" I think antihunting fears permeated this decision," said Phil Walters, a Tampa hunting and fishing guide. " It was based on ignorance."
After the vote, Dennis Dutcher of United Waterfowlers of Florida confronted a Swiftmud staffer outside the boardroom to complain that board members seemed " lost" and that hunters felt their concerns had been dismissed or shunted aside.
Despite what he viewed as a setback, he vowed to keep pushing for more properties to be opened to hunting.
" This is not going to end," Dutcher told the staffer. " We're going to keep doing this."
But Mac Davis, president of the Gulf Coast Conservancy, said he couldn't understand how the board could say yes to even limited hunting at Weekiwachee, home to a dwindling population of Florida black bears.
Walters, Dutcher and Davis were among 40 people who spent more than three hours Tuesday morning giving the board their opinions about whether hunting could co-exist with hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing and nature photography on state-owned preserves.
In a rare turn, two of the 40 were former land management officials at Swiftmud who had been pushed out during the agency's Tallahassee-imposed budget cuts. Kevin Love, who until a month ago led the land management department, and Mary Barnwell, who for 17 years managed all four of the properties that were up for consideration, both opposed opening any of the land to hunting.
Love said the property had been purchased for environmental preservation and water resource protection, not hunting. Barnwell warned of dire consequences of disrupting the black bears, whooping cranes and scrub jays that live on the various preserves, noting that hunters are more likely than other preserve visitors to stray off trails and into the underbrush where imperiled wildlife hide.
Dutcher mocked Love, saying the former Swiftmud staffer didn't really want anyone on preserve property because " we might step on some flora and fauna."
Swiftmud already allows hunting at more than a dozen places in its 16-county area, but other water management districts offer more, hunting advocates pointed out. Several of them complained to state legislators about what they considered an antihunting bias among Swiftmud staffers, according to board chairman Paul Senft Jr., which is what led the agency to take a new look at its preserves to see if some could be opened to hunting.
The proposed opening of Halapata, Weekiwachee, Lake Panasoffkee and Chassahowitzka preserves drew nearly 1,000 comments online and in a prior public hearing. Some made accusations that the board members clearly didn't like much.
For instance, board member Neil Combee complained repeatedly about what he called " red herring" arguments. He contended that most hunters don't even get a chance to discharge the firearms they carry and therefore are no more disruptive than nature photographers.
" Mostly they're birdwatchers with a gun in their hands," he said.
Ultimately, what the board approved was opening Lake Panasoffkee to seven rounds of three-day hunts of small game — rabbits, raccoons, squirrels, coyotes and opossum — for a total of 21 days out of the year; and at Weekiwachee Preserve, five archery hunts of six days each, for a total of 30 days of hunting out of the year.
Charles Lee of Audubon of Florida said he thought the compromise was a reasonable one, and added, " They did something environmental agencies don't do too often lately: They erred on the side of protecting the environment."


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Who Coined The Term "Cyberpunk"?
Answer: Bruce Bethke
Cyberpunk is a post-modern science-fiction genre focused on life in the near future (as opposed to the distant future envisioned by sci-fi luminaries such as Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert) and usually involves elements of dystopianism, artificial intelligence, cybernetically-enhanced humans, and fluid boundaries between real life and virtual life, as well as man and machine.
Although most people think of William Gibson when they think of Cyberpunk novels, that's due to the wild popularity of his 1980s novels set in a cyberpunk landscape such as Neuromancer and the Sprawl Trilogy. Bruce Bethke was actually the first one to put the word in ink with his 1980 short story titled, fittingly enough, "Cyberpunk". The story was first printed in the November 1983 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.
Even if you've never read a cyberpunk-themed short story or novel you've most certainly experienced the cyberpunk genre in other forms. Hollywood has co-opted many cyberpunk themes for various movies over the years. Films such as Blade Runner (adapted from Phillip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Johnny Mnemonic (adapted from William Gibson works), and The Matrix (heavily influenced by both the cyberpunk movement and anime films which in turn were heavily influenced by the cyberpunk movement) are all excellent examples of the cyberpunk genre captured on film.
For an insider look at the cyberpunk genre, we'd highly recommend checking out Bruce's essay "The Etymology of 'Cyberpunk'" on his web site. Not only do you get a chance to read an interesting essay but he shares the original "Cyberpunk" short story as well as the sold-but-never-published novel that evolved from the short story.


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How and Why Do Eyes Evolve?
Amid the wide diversity of eyes found in different animals, the shell-eyes of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) may be the most unusual of all. Most chitons lack eyes as adults, but certain species have hundreds to thousands of tiny (< 100 micron), image-forming eyes embedded in their protective shell plates. These are the first eyes known to form images using lenses made of the mineral aragonite (CaCO3). Questions we are asking about these eye include: What are the functional advantages and/or constraints associated with lenses made of shell? Why do most species of chiton lack eyes? What are the genetic components of these eyes and what were the genetic changes associated with their origin? To what degree do the nervous systems of chitons integrate information collected separately by their hundreds of eyes?
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Recent instances of eye evolution in mollusks may help us learn about the co-evolution of sensory systems and neural structures. For example, scallops are unusual among bivalves for having sophisticated eyes, a wide range of light-influenced behaviors, and a relatively complex nervous system.


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He arrived in St. Croix, VI at age 20 in March 1904. His companion Mary Ann (Marian) Page arrived a year later, also from Antigua. They had 2 children, Elsa Eliza b 8/27/1905, d 9/1971 and George Alexander 11/18/1908 and d 3/26/1909.
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Now that we have talked about the end of the interview, let's get to the Q&As. I recently caught up with Matis Keita in Paris, France. He is visiting his grandparents and will return to the U.S. sometime in August in preparation for his season at UIP (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
Mathis: Yeah, I played good but then we had that bad weekend where we lost two games on the road to Santa Clara and San Francisco and I think the coaches wanted to try something different. Marquise came in and started playing well so he got a lot of minutes. We started winning and I didn't get another chance.
Gaz: Did you take the change with Quise and subsequent winning to mean that the losses were on you in any way?
Mathis: No, not really. How coach Few works is like either you play 30/35 minutes a game or none. I can't play every game as well as I did against Xavier or Wake Forest. I did not play that well against San Francisco and I made some mistakes.
Gaz: Is it hard to become confident when playing time is limited? Do you feel like coach Few has a short leash?
Mathis: Basically, the more you play the more confidence you get, and the more confidence you get, the better you play. When you play you get that rhythm that helps you to get better. You also need the playing time because it helps you to have the confidence to knock down the shot.
Gaz: So what happens when you sit on the bench and do not get to play, how does that affect you?
Mathis: It just makes it more and more difficult because you don't have any confidence. It was frustrating; especially when you play 30 minutes and do pretty well, then go down to zero. I have to say that it was tough.
Gaz: Did you feel you could pull the trigger on an open shot? Or were you tentative at all?
Mathis: Unfortunately, it was like I knew I would get one shot, you know? I was like, should I take it now, or should I wait. It wasn't like I'm open I'll shoot. It was like I'm going to get one shot, if I make it I'll get five more minutes, if I miss it I'm out.
Gaz: Did practice help with confidence?
Mathis: In practice you have an hour and a half plus five on five, so your confidence goes up but when you get in a game you need five or ten minutes to get into the flow, doing some things like maybe a lay-up to help you get into the game and get yourself going. You can't usually just come into the game and just start hitting threes.
Gaz: What did you think about Mathis Monninghoff and his shooting ability? Did his lack of minutes cause him to lose confidence too?
Mathis: He was the best shooter I have ever seen in my life. But, he missed so many shots because he didn't have any rhythm. During his freshman year when he was getting 20/25 minutes a game he had confidence so he would hit those shots. When you get in for only 5 minutes it makes it very hard to hit them. It has a very large impact.
Gaz: Which coach did you have the best relationship with?
Mathis: Oh, Tommy Lloyd because he recruited me so we had a better relationship. We talked throughout the season the most.
Gaz: Did he know you were not confident? Did you feel the staff should have done a better job in that respect?
Mathis: I don't feel they helped me with it, but like at the same time it's not on them, it's me. I don't think any coach is going to come to you and bring you confidence. You have to bring it yourself, you know? But it comes to playing time too. If you don't play, it's hard to get. I'm not blaming them. I don't know, maybe I was not good enough; maybe they could have done some things better. I am not really sure.
Gaz: In your opinion, was the communication between you and the staff satisfactory or not?
Mathis: I think they could have done a better job communicating, but it wasn't really bad either. Maybe they could have talked to me more. Sometimes they couldn't. I felt like I did a good job of practicing hard and keeping my head up so maybe that is why they didn't feel they needed to.
Gaz: I really appreciate you letting me dig into aspects of your transfer, but I 'd like to move on to some other things. Was there any player in particular that you enjoyed hanging out with?
Mathis: Actually not. I hung out with everyone. I liked and got along great with everyone on the team, the freshman, Kelly, Elias, David, Marquise, and Guy because he was French. I know I am forgetting some. But, we had a lot of fun together.
Gaz: Did you have a favorite place to eat in Spokane?
Mathis: Oh man, I loved Wolfy's the best. Their hamburgers were really good and their strawberry milkshakes were my favorite.
Gaz: I heard you love Pringles chips too. Is that right?
Mathis: Yeah, they are my favorite chips. I put that on my twitter, lol.
Gaz: Oh, that reminds me. I noticed some tweets about a diet food on your Twitter; you don't look like a guy that needs those kinds of products, what's up with that?
Mathis: It's not me posting those. I got hacked. It happens a lot and I think it happened to Gary (Bell) as well.
Gaz: What will you miss the most about Gonzaga; it won't be the playing time of course, lol.
Mathis: (He laughs), that's for sure. I'll definitely miss the crowd at the games. My last year was not very successful but I've played in that gym and It felt so good to have them behind you like when I was playing against LMU or Xavier, it was an amazing feeling. I'll truly miss all the people, the fans, my teammates, staff, and my advisers. Everyone was so friendly. I'll miss my student friends as well. After three years it's hard to leave them.
Gaz: What's going on with you this summer, will you be playing any basketball?
Mathis: I will be visiting with my Grandparents for a while then I will probably be playing in a couple tournaments and camps. My Uncle is the organizer for one, so I will definitely be playing it that. Not sure yet about everything but I will be going to my new school around 15th of August.
Gaz: You chose to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania and do some ballin for the Crimson Hawks, what led you there?
Mathis: At first I was looking at some D1 schools and I took a visit to Portland State but it didn't happen. Then I started talking to some friends. I talked to a lot of French guys I know playing in the N.C.A.A. from other teams and they were saying to check out D2 programs. I got some calls and IUP is a good school so I took a look and I really liked it.
Gaz: Will you get to start or play lots of minutes there? When you transfer from a D1 school to a D2 school, you do not have to sit out a year, Did that play into your decision as well?
Mathis: Yes, I will get to play a lot right away. I won't have to sit out a year because it is D2. Also, they lost their two leading scorers and they were wings so I should be able to start along with another guy who red-shirted there last season. They have a really good basketball team and they have have a lot of success. See here: Crimson Hawks
Gaz: Ok, is there anything you want to say to your fans from Gonzaga about transferring, your Zag experience, or whatever?
Mathis: I had a good time at Gonzaga, I truly did. I wish I could have spent two more years and been more successful, personally, and on the team. I still love Gonzaga and I'll be following the program and seeing how my friends are doing. I will be happy to see them do well.
Gaz: Merci beaucoup Mathis. We really appreciate you taking the time for the interview. Best of luck to you, we'll be pulling for you to do well and show the coaches what they missed out on. Thanks for being a Zag. You have a great opportunity moving forward and we are excited for you.
Mathis: Thank you, I really appreciate it. Nice talking to you again… Go ZAGS! ~


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He recently led the development of an OECD handbook on contracting out government functions and services in fragile states. He has directed a series of research projects on the reform of public services and collaboration between government and non-state service providers.email: email@example.com Donald Curtis One time head of IDD, has continuing interest and experience in institutional analysis and governance, now with a particular focus on the environment. He has worked and written on civil service reform and public management in a comparative perspective and draws upon experience in the management of international assistance projects; academic program design, assessment and evaluation as well as teaching and training methods.Donald Curtis CV. 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Phi Beta Kappa at CSB/SJU
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. It was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. The Society celebrates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences - the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and humanities - and sponsors activities to advance these studies.
Its campus chapters, including College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Theta of Minnesota Chapter, invite to membership the most outstanding students from the nation's leading colleges and universities. Each year, about one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join. Invitations are issued each spring to CSB/SJU students who meet defined criteria, and our annual induction ceremony is held in April.
Membership in Phi Beta Kappa shows one's commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and to scientific inquiry, creative endeavor, and freedom of expression.
In the News:
- "62 CSB and SJU Students Set to Join Phi Beta Kappa" (2018)
- William Harren '17 publishes first piece as intern with PBK's The Key Reporter: "Member Spotlight: Tracy K. Smith."
Upcoming Events, 2017-2018
PBK Key Connections Events:
September 6-9, 2018
PBK Induction Ceremony:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
5pm; CSB


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2013 Outland Trophy watch list
Florida State, USC, Stanford and Tennessee combined to put 13 players on the 2013 Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Thursday.
One lone, but important member of the FWAA's 2012 All-America Team – Texas A&M senior offensive tackle Jake Matthews – also appears among 75 players on the watch list for the Outland Trophy, which is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football.
A year ago, Matthews was on the same Aggie offensive line that included 2012 Outland Trophy winner Luke Joeckel, the No. 2 pick overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, now prepping to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Joeckel, also an offensive tackle, was Texas A&M's first Outland Trophy finalist.
|Austen Bujnoch, Cincinnati, G
|Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State, DT
|Chris Burnette, Georgia, G
|Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas State, DT
|A.J. Cann, South Carolina, G
|Deandre Coleman, California, DT
|Le'Raven Clark, Texas Tech, OT
|Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh, DT
|La'el Collins, LSU, OT
|Dominique Easley, Florida, DT
|Kevin Danser, Stanford, G
|Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota, DT
|Anthony Dima, Massachusetts, OT
|Chucky Hunter, TCU, DT
|Cameron Erving, Florida State, OT
|Kerry Hyder, Texas Tech, DT
|BJ Finney, Kansas State, C
|Timmy Jernigan, Florida State, DT
|Cameron Fleming, Stanford, OT
|Anthony Johnson, LSU, DT
|Kevin Graf, USC, OT
|DaQuan Jones, Penn State, DT
|Hroniss Grasu, Oregon, C
|Eathyn Manumaleuna, BYU, DT
|Ryan Groy, Wisconsin, OT
|Louis Nix III, Notre Dame, DT
|Trey Hopkins, Texas, G
|Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, DT
|James Hurst, North Carolina, OT
|Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina, DT
|Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, C
|Will Sutton, Arizona State, DT
|Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, G
|Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest, DT
|Tré Jackson, Florida State, G
|Leonard Williams, USC, DT
|Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee, OT
|Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers, OT
|Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt, OT
|Tyler Johnstone, Oregon, OT
|Zac Kerin, Toledo, C
|Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama, OT
|Tyler Larsen, Utah State, C
|Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati, OT
|Charles Leno, Boise State, OT
|Taylor Lewan, Michigan, OT
|Brandon Linder, Miami, G
|Spencer Long, Nebraska, G
|Antwan Lowery, Rutgers, G
|Cornelius Lucas, Kansas State, OT
|Zack Martin, Notre Dame, OT
|John Martinez, USC, G
|Daniel McCullers, Tennessee, DT
|Jack Mewhort, Ohio State, OT
|Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech, C
|Morgan Moses, Virginia, OT
|Andrew Norwell, Ohio State, G
|Antonio Richardson, Tennessee, OT
|Cyril Richardson, Baylor, G
|Weston Richburg, Colorado State, C
|Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State, C
|Will Simmons, East Carolina, G
|Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska, OT
|Anthony Steen, Alabama, G
|Bryan Stork, Florida State, C
|Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA, G
|Travis Swanson, Arkansas, C
|Brandon Thomas, Clemson, OT
|Laken Tomlinson, Duke, G
|John Urschel, Penn State, G
|Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern, C
|Mason Walters, Texas, G
|Austin Wentworth, Fresno State, OT
|David Yankey, Stanford, G
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Commonwealth to unveil 'revolutionary' approach to climate change
Some of the world's leading environmental experts will meet at a Commonwealth conference this week to see how they can take forward an innovative strategy to reverse the human impact of climate change. They are hoping their new approach will influence the debate among world leaders when they meet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP23, chaired by Fiji in Bonn, Germany, this November.The Commonwealth's Regenerative Development to Reverse Climate Change Conference, organised in collaboration with the Cloudburst Foundation, is the second meeting of experts who believe that climate change does not have to be all doom and gloom, and there is potential to reverse its effects.
Last October, at Marlborough House, London, more than 60 scientists, ecologists, activists, academics, and funders explored cutting edge approaches to reducing carbon emissions and addressing global warming, while boosting development and economic growth.
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland will present their findings at the Commonwealth Secretariat's London headquarters tomorrow, Thursday May 18, 2017. This will include submissions from Project Drawdown — a comprehensive plan with the potential to reverse global warming.
"A pronounced increase in violent storms, floods, drought, desertification, and devastating sea level rises — extreme events such as these are the realities that many people across the Commonwealth wake up to every day. This is why, from the moment I took office, I have been working hard to address climate change.
"It is truly a historic moment for the Commonwealth as the first intergovernmental organisation to take on the bold challenge of flipping the narrative on climate change. What we are saying is that climate change is not only our biggest challenge, it is also our biggest opportunity," she said.
The secretary general continued, "Funders, as well as leading experts in a range of areas relating to climate change, came to our headquarters last year to give us a verdict on the feasibility of making reversal rather than mitigation our goal.
"We looked at existing working examples of the regenerative development approach, which means actions to heal the damage we have caused to the earth, and working with nature instead of against nature. For example, tapping into the power of volcanic hot springs for our electricity, geothermal power plants, regenerating coastal wetlands, and constructing buildings that mimic trees in the way they dispose of carbon.
"The unanimous agreement was that, if we have the political will and work together, we can drastically reduce carbon emissions and reverse the human impact of climate change while accelerating economic growth and boosting development."
Keynote speakers at the conference include global advocate on climate change action and former president of Kiribati, Anote Tong; former UN secretary general special envoy on climate change and former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson; New York bestselling climate change author Paul Hawken; scientist Janine Benyus; design, art, science, and technology specialist David McConville; and authority on regenerative development, Ben Haggard.
Secretary General Scotland said the aim now is to find a strong business model for this "revolutionary approach" which can be tailored to the needs of Commonwealth member countries. The initiative will complement the Commonwealth's Climate Finance Access Hub, which opened its doors last September and is helping countries to access millions of pledged funds for climate action.
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Major News and Events of 03 March 2015
What Happened on 03 March 2015
Jaitley stresses on Requirement of 9-10 Per Cent Growth Rate for Over 10 years
Core Sector Industries witnessed Drop in Growth in January 2015
Sun Pharma buys Opiates Business of GlaxoSmithKline
Indian Bourses Gaining but at Slower Pace
AAP Crisis Continues
Nitish calls Coalition of BJP and PDP in J&K 'Opportunistic' and 'Unprincipled'
'Nirbhaya' Rapist Unrepentant; Blames Women for getting Raped
Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Meets Sushma, Offers Brief on Transparency of their Financial System
Farmer suicide toll goes up to 93 in Maharashtra
S Jaishankar to Hold Talks with Pakistan PM and Foreign Secretary Today
India all set to Launch its 4th Satellite on March 9
Sania Changes her Partner and Teams Up With Martina Hingis
President Pranab Mukherjee has finally signed a bill to ban cow slaughter in Maharashtra. The bill was originally passed by BJP-Shiv Sena government in 1995 but will be effective from now onwards. According to the new law, anyone found in possession or indulging in sale of beef can be fined Rs. 10,000 and be imprisoned for a term of up to five years. The new bill will now put a ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks; however, slaughter of water buffaloes will still be permitted. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed his gratitude to the President for his assent on the bill. On the other hand, the beef traders are disappointed saying this decision will make many people jobless and will also affect the price of meat in the market.
Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister, has said that for bringing down extreme poverty in India and improving infrastructure the Indian economy needs to grow at 9-10 per cent annually, followed by sustenance of that rate for another ten years. During his speech at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, Jaitley said that India needs this growth rate to generate more resources and stressed upon the fact that India's banks can't generate enough resources. That's why his government needs foreign funds.
Eight important industries forming the core industrial sector in India have witnessed a significant fall in growth this January from corresponding month last year. The growth rate fell from 3.7 per cent during Jan'14 to 1.8 per cent in Jan'15. Analysts believe that slower growth of core industries is going to have significant adverse impact on IIP or Index of Industrial Production. Data published by Ministry of Commerce and Industry show that pace of growth mainly slowed in production of natural gas (fall of 6.6 per cent) and crude oil (fall of 2.3 per cent) respectively.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has reportedly signed an agreement with pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline for buying their opiates business in Australia. This information has been revealed to the media by Sun Pharma through their disclosure of financial details. Reports say that the deal includes purchase of manufacturing sites located in Victoria's Port Fairy and Tasmania's Latrobe. Officials of Sun Pharma reveal that they expect the deal to get completed by August this year. It is reported that employment offer will be made to all the employees of these two manufacturing units by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.
Indian bourses, after oscillating between green and red in the morning today, have started to gain momentum during afternoon hours. At 1.17pm IST, BSE Sensex was trading at 29550.73 (up by 91.59 points from previous close) and NSE Nifty at 8979.80 (up by 23.05 points from previous close). While Sensex opened today at 29,500.19 (above previous close of 29,459.14), Nifty opened at 8,962.85 (above previous close of 8,956.75). Biggest gainers in both the bourses till afternoon are Reliance, TCS, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddys Labs, and Cipla.
With the reported rift between Yogendra Yadav-Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal camps widening, it is learnt that Prashant Bhushan is likely to miss the National Executive meeting of Aam Aadmi Party scheduled tomorrow. The rift within AAP widened today with close aides of Arvind Kejriwal releasing recorded conversation between Yogendra Yadav and a reporter where the former is alleged to have leaked critical information about the party's internal affairs and key poll strategies/decisions. Kejriwal today told the media that he is 'deeply hurt' by what is happening currently but refused to get involved in the fight as he is trying to govern Delhi.
CM of Bihar and senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has called PDP-BJP alliance, parties having diametrically opposite beliefs, for forming government in Jammu and Kashmir as opportunistic and unprincipled. While speaking at 'Janata ke Durbar mein Mukhiya Mantri', Nitish reportedly said that by compromising on BJP's original stand of opposing Article 370 the saffron party has killed Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, ideological parent of BJP, for the second time. Reports say that Nitish made this comment when the press asked him about his reaction on BJP President Amit Shah's comment calling JD (U) and RJD alliance 'unethical'.
In an interview conducted by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, one of the accused in 'Nirbhaya' rape case, Mukesh Singh (who is sentenced to death along with other 3 accused) has gone on record to say, without showing any sign of remorse, that women are more responsible for rape than men. It is reported that in the interview Singh claimed that the girl wouldn't have died if she had remained silent while they were raping her. Mukesh Singh said that the execution of the rapists will endanger lives of the victims because the rapists of 'criminal' type will not spare their victims' lives.
Jean Asselborn, Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, met Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs minister of India, in New Delhi and offered to send a team of experts to brief the government about the steps undertaken by them for curtailing financial transactions done illegally. Analysts believe that Luxembourg's foreign minister briefed Sushma about his country's transparency and accountability of system because it is one of the biggest investors in India. It is learnt that since 2002 total investment done in India by funds, based in Luxembourg, has crossed US$ 1 Billion. Jean Asselborn assured Swaraj that his country is going to support the candidature of India as UN Security Council's permanent member.
Agrarian crisis in Maharashtra's Marathwada region is getting worse with every passing day, media reports stated. In this year itself 93 farmers in the region have reportedly committed suicide. Analysts believe faulty agriculture policy, 2014's hailstorm, and repeated droughts in the Marathwada region made the situation worse. Available reports say that last year 569 people committed suicide. Analysts believe that the situation worsened in this area when farmers started to farm perennial crops and orchards, which are both capital and water intensive in nature, in the arid Marathwada region, and incurred large insurmountable debts.
Foreign Secretary of India, S Jaishankar, who started his 'SAARC Yatra' on Sunday, is all set to visit Pakistan today and meet Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary. He is expected to talk on the contending issue of repeated ceasefire violations. Jaishankar has already visited Bangladesh and Bhutan during this SAARC tour. Sources in the foreign ministry say that another issue that is likely to come up during the bilateral talks is the Motor Vehicle Agreement and India is likely to push for better connectivity. S Jaishankar is scheduled to hold talks with Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.
Indian space agency is all set to launch its 4th satellite on March 9 tentatively, as per a senior official of the agency. With the successful launch of this satellite India will move one step closer to having its own satellite navigation system. Satish Dhawan Space Centre's director M.Y.S. Prasad said that the launch is scheduled at 6.35pm IST on March 9. However, a final decision will be taken just days before the launch. He went on to say that complete test is going to be done today and tomorrow the rocket will be shifted to the 2nd launch pad.
Sania Mirza, India's ace woman tennis player, has decided to end her partnership with Chinese Taipei player Hsieh Su-wei and team up with Martina Hingis, former world number one in women's singles, on WTA circuit. During a press statement Sania, the current world number 5, said that the four tournaments she played by partnering Hsieh Su-wei were not extraordinary. The 28-year-old Indian tennis sensation has added that she is now going to team up with Ad court specialist and one of the most experienced players in the circuit Martina Hingis.
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A dream honeymoon doesn't always have to mean big $$$. For many brides and grooms planning their dream wedding on a budget, the honeymoon can often get left behind. I hate to think of any bride and groom sacrificing their dream honeymoon simply because of money. To make sure you get the honeymoon of your dreams without emptying your wallet, I have put together this year's top budget friendly honeymoon destination spots from tropical sandy beaches to mountainous terrains.
#1) Mexico's Caribbean Coast - Still one of the most popular destination spots among newlyweds, Mexico is a honeymooners dream. Whether you love the beach, want to explore the culture, or simply get some R&R, Cancun and the Riviera Maya is the place for you. Home to beautiful ruins and beaches, Mexico's Caribbean Coast offers attractive all-inclusive packages to meet any honeymooner's budget.
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Global Rigid Packaging Market Driven by Increasing Demand for Packaged Food
Rigid packaging is a term given to a wide range of packaging materials and products, all unified by the common property of being rigid and unyielding. Plastics are among the most widely used rigid packaging material, along with metal, glass, and paperboard. Rigid packaging helps keep the product safe and fresh, in the case of food, since it blocks off contact with atmospheric contaminants. The global market for rigid packaging is expected to rise from a valuation of US$550 bn in 2014 to US$750 bn by 2021, according to the latest market intelligence from Transparency Market Research.
The major factors determining the growth rate of the global rigid packaging market are:
Increasing Demand for Packaged Foods:
Due to the rampant urbanization observed across the world, the demand for convenience foods has increased massively. Due to the increased shelf life of food stored in rigid packaging, the demand for the same has grown correspondingly. Plastic packaging for frozen food, fresh produce, aerated drinks, juices, etc. is becoming common, especially on ecommerce portals.
Restraints on the Use of Plastics:
A major restraint acting on the global rigid packaging market is the increasing concerns about the environmental impact of plastics. Since plastics are not biodegradable, they cause land and water pollution when dumped and can become a deadly hazard for any animals that happen to consume them. Efforts are underway to develop biodegradable plastics, but at present, the use of plastics is being discouraged in large parts of the world in light of the risk they pose to wildlife, checking the global rigid packaging market.
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Asia Pacific to Maintain Dominance:
On the basis of geography, Asia Pacific is currently the largest market for rigid packaging. The rapid urbanization observed in China and India has played a major part in driving the APAC rigid packaging market in recent years. The region is likely to retain its dominance in the global rigid packaging market in the coming years, thanks to the significant unmet needs in Southeast Asian countries.


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Pair Collaboration in End-User Debugging (Abstract)
Code Thumbnails: Using Spatial Memory to Navigate Source Code (Abstract)
Gender Differences in End-User Debugging, Revisited: What the Miners Found (Abstract)
AgentCubes: Raising the Ceiling of End-User Development in Education through Incremental 3D (Abstract)
Sharing reasoning about faults in spreadsheets: An empirical study (Abstract)
AutoTest: A Tool for Automatic Test Case Generation in Spreadsheets (Abstract)
Using Visual Momentum to Explain Disorientation in the Eclipse IDE (Abstract)
VizEval: An Experimental System for the Study of Program Visualization Quality (Abstract)
A Pattern-driven Development Process for Quality Standard-conforming Business Process Models (Abstract)
Specification and Construction of Control Flow Semantics (Abstract)
An Agent-Based Framework for Context-Driven Interpretation of Symbols in Diagrammatic Sketches (Abstract)
MOSL: Composing a Visual Language for a Metamodeling Framework (Abstract)
Constraining Concrete Syntax via Metamodel Information (Abstract)
Guided Model Creation: A Task-Driven Approach (Abstract)
Sketching with Conceptual Metaphors to Explain Computational Processes (Abstract)
A Multi-layer Parsing Strategy for On-line Recognition of Hand-drawn Diagrams (Abstract)
Inking in the IDE: Experiences with Pen-based Design and Annotatio (Abstract)
An Assessment of a Speech-Based Programming Environment (Abstract)
Languages, tasks and roles: modeling interaction through resources. (Abstract)
A Linguistic Analysis of How People Describe Software Problems (Abstract)
A Pattern-driven Development Process for Quality Standard-conforming Business Process Models (Abstract)
Comparing a text- and visual-based interface presenting social information in an online environment (Abstract)
DAE: a Visualization-Based System for Data Analysis (Abstract)
Work, Play, and In-Between: Exploring the Role of Work Context for Informal Web Developers (Abstract)
Can Direct Manipulation Lower the Barriers to Programming and Promote Positive Transfer to Textual Programming? An Experimental Study (Abstract)
Lessons Learned from Designing a Programming System to Support Middle School Girls Creating Animated Stories (Abstract)
Representing Parallelism in a Control Language Designed for Young Children (Abstract)
From Webspace to Workspace and Back Again: Seamless Instantiation, Composition, and Use of Interactive Project Objects (Abstract)
Script Cards: A Visual Programming Language for Games Authoring by Young People (Abstract)
Relo: Helping Users Manage Context during Interactive Exploratory Visualization of Large Codebases (Abstract)
Mica: A Web-Search Tool for Finding API Components and Examples (Abstract)
Visual Communication in Virtual 3D Learning Environments (Abstract)
Visual Snippet Editor - Success With Less (Abstract)
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Multiple Structure Analysis To Support Multi-Level User Feedback (Abstract)
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Yoon Sang Hyun, Choo Sung Hoon, and Ohn Joo Wan to make cameos as Ha Ji Won's dream men in The Time That I Loved You
Well, this is certainly an interesting lineup of cameos! Yoon Sang Hyun, Ohn Joo Wan, and MMA fighter and Return of Superman dad Choo Sung Hoon have all confirmed cameos in the upcoming seriesThe Time That I Loved You.
The three will reportedly appear as variations of Ha Ji Won's character's ideal man. I don't know about you, but when I hear that, I immediately get Secret Garden flashbacks at the mention of Ha Ji Won swooning over Yoon Sang Hyun (who will always and forever be Oska to me). Ha Ji Won is just racking up the handsome costars for this series, with Lee Jin Wook, Infinite's L, and Pinochio's Yoon Kyoon Sang already playing important roles.
Beyond the description of dream men, there isn't much detail about the cameos, though any combination of these three with Ha Ji Won, however short it may be, is bound to be hilarious. Is it too much to hope that Choo Sung Hoon will sneak his daughter Sarang into the scene?
I guess we'll find out when The Time I Loved You premieres on DramaFever on June 29! You can become a fan of the series HERE to receive new episode alerts, and don't forget to check out the latest trailer below:


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Moore Academy
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Bible Studies
Prophetic Truth Lessons
Lesson 14 - The Disappointment Explained
Lesson 14 - (downloadable pdf file)
The disappointment of those who had expected Jesus to return in 1844 was great. Signs, clear and unmistakable, had pointed to the coming of Christ as an event soon to take place. For a time the believers were involved in darkness and uncertainty. While many were willing to deny their experience, others, refusing to be overthrown in their faith, turned to the Scriptures for an explanation of the prophecies. The text which above all others had been the central pillar and foundation of the advent faith was that found in Daniel 8:14: "And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." The prophetic time pointed out in the prophecy had been conclusively shown to have ended in 1844. Adventists, along with the Christian world in general, had held that the earth, or some portion of it, was the sanctuary, and that the cleansing was the purification by fire at Christ's return.
1. In order to reach fallen man, what had God instructed Moses to build? Exodus 25:8
NOTE: This sanctuary was later replaced by a more permanent structure built during the reign of Solomon. Though a larger structure, the same proportions were followed and the furniture was similar. Except for the time it lay in ruins during the Babylonian captivity, when Jeremiah and other priests hid the Ark and other sacred furniture before the Babylonians came, the temple remained until its destruction in A.D. 70 by the Romans. This sanctuary is the only sanctuary that ever existed on earth and about which the Bible gives any information.
2. Before making this sanctuary what was Moses shown? Exodus 25:9
3. To what covenant does the writer of Hebrews state this sanctuary belonged? Hebrews 9:1
NOTE: The words first and also imply that there was another sanctuary.
4. Where are we told that Christ ministers? Hebrews 8:1, 2
NOTE: Just as the old, or first covenant had a sanctuary, here is revealed the sanctuary of the new covenant.
5. Of what was the earthly sanctuary a figure? Hebrews 9:24
NOTE: To instruct men more fully, that they might become acquainted with the nature of the work of salvation, God directed that an earthly sanctuary be built – a copy of the heavenly sanctuary where Christ our High Priest officiates now in our behalf.
6. What took place in the earthly sanctuary at the death of Christ? Matthew 27:50, 51
NOTE: No one but the high priest ever lifted the veil that separated the two compartment of the sanctuary. He entered in once a year to make an atonement for the sins of the people. With the rending of the veil, at the death of Christ, the Most Holy Place of the earthly sanctuary was no more sacred. The term "sanctuary," as used in the bible, refer, first, to the tabernacle built by Moses after the pattern of heavenly things; and secondly, to the "true tabernacle" in heaven, to which the earthly sanctuary pointed. As the fulfillment of the prophecy of Daniel was not to take place for many centuries following the destruction of the earthly sanctuary, it follows that the prophecy must point to a work to be accomplished in the heavenly sanctuary. It was not the return of Christ that had been pointed out in the prophecy, but a change in His priestly ministry.
7. Is there anything about the heavenly sanctuary to be cleansed? Hebrews 9:22, 23
NOTE: As the sins of Israel were transferred, in figure, to the earthly sanctuary, so in the new covenant, the sins of the repentant sinner are by faith placed upon Christ and transferred, in fact, to the heavenly sanctuary where a record is kept of all that takes place upon the earth. Just as there was a cleansing of the earthly sanctuary for the removal of those sins that had been symbolically transferred there (see Leviticus 16:16), so the heavenly sanctuary was to be cleansed of the record of confessed and forgiven sins. As in the earthly sanctuary, the cleansing involved more than the sanctuary itself.
8. For what, besides the sanctuary, was this cleansing done? Leviticus 16:30
9. What were the worshipers to be doing while this work was going forward in the sanctuary?
Leviticus 16:29-31
NOTE: While the work of cleansing from sin was going on in the sanctuary, there was a special work of cleansing from sin to be taking place in the life of the individual believer.
10. Looking forward to this time, what admonition did the apostle give to the believers of his time?
Acts 3:19
NOTE: While a prompt and ready forgiveness has always been available to the repentant sinner, the blotting out of the record was yet a future event.
11. Besides forgiving our sins, what does Christ desire to do for us? 1 John 1:9
12. In view of the ongoing judgment in the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary, what are men called to do? Revelation 14:6, 7
While work of the high priest in the Most Holy Place of the earthly sanctuary was going forward, the people were required to afflict their souls before God, and confess their sins, that they might be atoned for and blotted out. In the short time before Jesus returns, the people of God on earth are to cooperate in a special work of cleansing the soul temple from the defilement of sin. This is the work that is presented in the messages of Revelation 14.


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Torture and other ill-treatment remained widespread among law enforcement and mexico and government don't seem to engage resources to eradicate it. In 2014, federal attorney general's office did not investigate any military officers or others with command responsibility who failed to prevent or stop police incident. The situation needs to be changed in Mexico.
In recent years, the widespread violence in Mexico is threatening the country's human rights record as they are becoming more likely to face corruption from police and government agencies. This most recent story about the execution of their citizens is one in a long string of stories of unwarranted violence against Mexican citizens.
Police and other government officials, under the guise of fighting a war against drugs and sometimes simply because of widespread corruption participate in atrocities like this at an alarming rate. I have heard countless stories and even witnessed things first hand. This does not mean that Mexico is too dangerous for everyone, however.
This author is skeptical regarding the reality of this incident. Citizens can be very gullible and when they believe what they have heard it can have devastating effects. This would be a premiere example as there is no proof other than what "a" rights agency has said and could have rather nasty retaliation towards the officers.


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I always find it easiest to boil businesses down to lemonade stands.
Lemonade stands are simple business structures. They have very few inputs (ice, sugar, lemons) and really only one output (lemonade). Profit calculations are therefore easy (Profits = Sales - Ingredients - Labor).
Sensing an opportunity, you've been keeping track of the number of people walking past your front lawn every day, staring at your precious lemon tree. You're onto something.
Being the budding entrepreneur you are, you talk to your wealthy Uncle John. You tell him that you want to launch your new venture, Larry's Lemonade. You need some money to purchase ice and sugar. Would Uncle John be interested in investing in Larry's Lemonade?
Uncle John happily agrees to invest, but he asks that you agree to a few of his terms:
Eager to finance your venture, you agree to Uncle John's terms. After all, you're now the proud owner of 60% of a $125 lemonade stand, with $50 to burn!
Three months later, business is booming. You've earned a reputation as a sterling provider of chilled beverages on your street. A rival refreshment company, Polly's Popsicles, offers to buy your business for $200 in cash. After talking with Uncle John, you both decide this is a great valuation for Larry's Lemonade. You take the deal.
Congratulations, entrepreneur! Your first company sale! Let's see what happens to your 60% equity stake:
First, we have to pay out the Preferred Shares. John, as per his terms, is entitled to up to 2 times his initial $50 investment:
Cash Proceeds: $200
Less: Preferred Shares = 2 * $50 = $100
Balance remaining for Common Shares: $100
John's 40% stake = $100 * 40% = $40
Your 60% stake = $100 * 60% = $60
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You: $60
Sixty bucks. That's it?
But wait: didn't you own 60% of Larry's Lemonade? And didn't it get sold for $200? Shouldn't you be getting $120 (60% * $200)? Where did the remaining $60 ($120 - $60) go?
This Larry's Lemonade story is not uncommon. Apart from avoiding awkward conversations with investor family members, the lesson learned here is that as a private company shareholder (owner or employee), you likely own equity that is lower on the totem pole than that of your investors. It is important to understand this discrepancy. Communicate as best you can with the folks in the know, your employer. Ask questions like:
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The mainstream media frequently attack CEOs they see as making too much money, especially as it compares to what their employees make. You have to wonder, then, what the media will make of the situation at the Washington DC Newseum, the museum that honors their profession.
The Associated Press reports that, although there have been four rounds of layoffs since '08 — including "slashed employee retirement contributions" — and the facility has been "struggling mightily to cover its costs," the men in charge of the Newseum are raking in huge salaries and retirement benefits:
In his first few months at the Newseum, Duff was paid $1.6 million, including $133,000 in salary, a $50,000 bonus and $1.4 million in deferred compensation for retirement, according to the organization's 2011 IRS filing. The $1.4 million was a one-time payment. The outgoing Newseum chairman, Charles Overby, was paid $632,193 in 2011, including $390,000 in base salary, $129,000 in other compensation, $92,000 for retirement and other benefits.
As a comparison, the AP points out, the executive compensation at the "much larger Smithsonian" was only $556k in 2011.
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On April 11, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced a new model for the way Medicare pays many primary care physicians. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus ("CPC+") model aims to enhance primary care through care redesign. CPC+ will include two primary care practice tracks with incrementally advanced care delivery requirements and payment options for primary care practices. CMS is currently soliciting payer proposals to partner with Medicare in CPC+ until June 1, 2016. From July 1, 2016 until September 1, 2016, CMS will publicize the CPC+ regions based on the payers selected and solicit applications from primary care practices within these regions. Primary care practices interested in this initiative should begin the application for CPC+ now.
CPC+ builds on the foundation of the Comprehensive Primary Care ("CPC") initiative, a model tested through CMS running from October 2012 through December 31, 2016. Effective January 1, 2017, CPC+ will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with selected payer partners to document a shared commitment to align on payment, data sharing and quality metrics throughout the five-year initiative. CPC+ is in conjunction with several other CMS alternative payment model initiatives that are part of a broad effort to reward quality, opposed to quantity, of care.
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There are up to 20,000 primary care physicians expected to enroll in CPC+ who will receive monthly care management fees that will give the physicians more freedom to deliver care that is appropriate to their patients instead of having to rely exclusively on fees for each service they provide an individual patient. Physicians who see better health outcomes for their groups of patients, as determined by a set of performance data metrics, will keep all or most of those fees, while physicians who fall short will have to repay some of those fees.
Under the model, practicing medical practices will opt for one of two tracks. Practices in both tracks will make changes in the way they deliver care, centered on key CPC functions: (1) Access and Continuity; (2) Care Management; (3) Comprehensiveness and Coordination; (4) Patient and Caregiver Engagement; and (5) Planned Care and Population Health. In addition to their Medicare fee-for-service ("FFS") payments, Track 1 practices will receive a care management fee that averages $15 per beneficiary per month. Track 1 is the most similar to the original CPC model, but CMS has refined the eligibility criteria, care delivery requirements and incentive payment opportunities to incorporate lessons learned in the original CPC model.
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For Weber "Cooter" Mansur going back to the future meant getting back into coaching full time. Now, just nine months after joining the Tara High staff as a teacher-assistant coach, Mansur has taken over as the Trojans football coach.
The 52-year-old Mansur spent 15 years in private business after serving as head coach at Bishop Sullivan, now St. Michael the Archangel, in the mid-1990s. He also was a nonfaculty coach at Redemptorist from 2005-09.
A 1979 Redemptorist graduate, Mansur played on two state champion basketball teams for the Wolves before earning All-Louisiana honors as a safety for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1982.
Mansur served as special teams coach and a consultant last fall for Class 4A Tara, which finished 3-6.
"I worked for two amazing companies when I was out of coaching, and I think the experiences I had gained there running offices in Baton Rouge and Jackson, Miss., will help," Mansur said. "Going back to last fall, the whole community at Tara welcomed me.
"I enjoy teaching, but I really look forward to 2:20 p.m. each day when we (coaches) get to work with a great group of kids. Right now, we have 53 rising prospects who are going into grades 10-12.
"We'll add maybe 20 to 30 freshmen in the fall. There are some other guys who are already there who can help us. Hopefully, some of them will join us.
"We've gone through seven days of spring practice so far, and we're pleased with the progress we've made."
Mansur said he made the decision to get back into coaching after discussing it with his wife, Myra, who is the athletic director at Episcopal.
"We talked about it, and Myra pointed out that all the kids are grown and have kids of their own," Mansur said. "She told me I should do something I loved, and that's when I started looking for a coaching job."
Mansur said he recently met Tara's incoming principal, Karen Triche, and is making plans for the 2013 season. He credits the THS booster club for its work thus far and notes his staff needs a defensive coordinator and a defensive backs coach.
Instead of ending its spring practice with a scrimmage against another school, Mansur said Tara will hold a red-and-gold scrimmage on Friday at the school.
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To connect millions of non-internet users, telecom operator Idea Cellular on Wednesday announced an "Internet For All" initiative that empowers Idea prepaid customers and retailers to gift free 100MB data for a month to non-internet users.
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"The 'Internet for All' initiative will encourage the uninitiated to learn more about the internet as a tool for education, banking, shopping, and entertainment, while gaining access to a world of opportunity that the internet opens for us all," said Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular, in a statement.
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"We believe that internet adoption can be accelerated at the grass-root level if existing internet users introduce their un-connected friends and family to adopt the service, thereby transforming their lives," he added.
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