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6 Skin-care secrets from Hollywood starlets
Ah, celebrities... They glow with makeup. They glow without makeup. Basically, they have the skin any girl would die to be in, including us! But how do they do it? Well, we made it our mission to find out.
Yep, we know. It sounds so simple, right? But think about it: How often do you remember to slather on sunscreen during the winter or when you're not planning on hitting up a body of water? Chances are, not nearly as often as you should. Celebs, on the other hand, are super strict with their SPF. C'mon, they're being stalked by the paparazzi, and their job is to basically look good all the time. So of course they don't forget to apply sunscreen daily (or reapply it throughout the day, for that matter).
Chemical peels
While we're convinced a lot of celebrities were just blessed with seriously great genetics (they were!), most have to work pretty darn hard to keep their skin in tip-top shape. According to licensed esthetician and nutritionist Elise May of The Skin Nutritionist, stars rely on regular chemical peels to maintain that gorgeous glow. "The right ones will leave you feeling refreshed and not red or irritated," she explains. "They stimulate collagen and elastin growth (the proteins that hold up our skin and make it firm) and encourage new cells to generate." The good news is, chemical peels are very accessible to the general public and can range in price from $80 to $130 per session, with visits as often as once per month.
Beauty sleep
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard A-listers state more than a few times that beauty sleep is the key to their flawless skin. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow swears by it, and Jennifer Lopez credits her glowing complexion to a good eight hours a night. So if you weren't already, get some sleep, girl!
Dermaplaning (or shaving your face)
Shelley Goodstein, a 48-year-old Ford model and the author of Face This, always books jobs at least 10 years younger than her age. Her secret to achieving younger looking skin? Sunscreen and shaving her face at least once or twice a month! "Celebrities do a very similar procedure called dermaplaning that costs hundreds of dollars," she says. "You can do it yourself with a 99-cent razor. The benefits are many. Your hair won't grow back thicker or darker, and not only will you exfoliate your skin and stimulate new collagen production, your foundation will glide on and fine hairs won't become trapped with powder."
Laser skin rejuvenation
A-list stars like Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston have long turned to laser skin rejuvenation to reverse years of sun damage and signs of aging. It can also help fade scars, reduce fine lines, improve your complexion and get rid of those pesky little liver spots.
Simply stated, stars have it, and you don't. We kid, we kid! Seriously, though, your skin-care regimen is only as good as the time you take to put into it. Celebrities commit themselves to proper eating around the clock, exercising and slathering on the beauty products that will benefit their skin. They're never not on their game, if you know what we mean...
More beauty tips
Skin boot camp: The 4-week solution
Daily skin-care regimen for the lazy girl
Can your makeup look influence people's perception of you?


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Purchase an investment property
Our guide to maximising your returns.
So, you'd like to do more with your money by joining the ranks of property investors? Brilliant! Property investment can be a very rewarding endeavour. But it does require careful and thorough planning in order to maximise your returns and manage taxation issues.
The first step is to be clear regarding your financial goals, objectives, needs and appetite for risk and we strongly urge you to talk to your accountant or financial adviser early in the piece about your specific plans and circumstances.
As part of that discussion, you'll need to weigh up the relative benefits and risks of property investment. So here are some that spring immediately to mind…
- You can earn rental income
- If your investment property increases in value over time, you can benefit from capital growth
- It can be a great step onto the property ladder if you can't afford to buy where you want to live
- It could provide taxation benefits through negative gearing (please see your accountant for advice)
- Property investments may be easier to understand than other types of investments
- Property investment can provide diversification benefits if you already have other investments.
- The value of your investment property could decrease over time
- There may be a shortfall between the rental income you receive and your repayments and expenses
- If your rental property isn't occupied, you'll still need to cover your repayments and expenses
- If you need access to cash in a hurry, a property takes time to sell
- There are usually considerable costs when buying and selling a property
- It's not always easy to find the perfect tenant.
Work out your requirements
When you've considered the risks and benefits of property investment and decided that it's right for you, the next step on your property journey will be to work out your requirements.
This can be different when you're considering an investment property as opposed to a place to live, but it's no less important.
Understand the costs of buying
Regardless of whether this is your first purchase or fifth, it's important to factor all the costs into your budget when working out how much you need to borrow. This is particularly important when purchasing an investment property, as it can heavily impact your return on investment.
Establish a realistic budget
The glow of an investment property can wear off quickly if your mortgage repayments force you to sacrifice too many of the good things in life, so take the time to really work out your budget.
Don't forget that interest rates and your repayments may go up in future, and you may have periods when your property isn't tenanted. As a general rule, most lenders assume that a property will be tenanted 80% of the time, so you should build in a similar contingency.
Choose the right loan for you
Even though you're purchasing an investment property and the interest may be tax deductible, it's just as important that you choose the ideal loan for your circumstances.
Getting this right can save you thousands of dollars over the life of your loan and give you flexibility for the future.
Gain loan pre-approval
Acquiring loan pre-approval will allow you to start shopping around for your investment property with the confidence of knowing exactly what you can afford to offer. This is particularly important if you'll be bidding at an auction, as auction purchases tend to have no cooling-off period.
Now the fun part - find your property
Don't lose sight of your objectives and don't forget that you're probably not going to live in the property yourself. Keep a cool head and always have an eye on your investment return.
When you think you've found some interesting properties, check out our free property reports to help decide if the price is right. At this stage, it's also worth making friends with a reliable real estate agent that you can eventually use to manage your property. Don't be afraid to ask their advice on the property and purchase price, either. After all, it's going to be their job to keep it rented!
Manage your risks
Property investment does have risks, but there are some easy steps to minimise them.
When you've found the right property and you're ready to make an offer, be sure to make it 'subject to finance'. Even if you have pre-approval for a new loan, you'll need to formally apply for it and receive unconditional approval before you can actually pay for the new property.
You may also need to make the offer subject to a satisfactory building inspection if you haven't already had one. As with any property purchase, you should always have a building inspection before signing the contract or during the cooling off period. It's not worth skimping on this step.
Equally important, engage a reputable property manager to take care of your property. Finding the right tenant is not easy and property managers are expert at assessing potential tenants. It doesn't mean they'll always get it right, but generally speaking, it's money well spent for a hassle-free investment.
Finally, take out landlords' insurance to cover your investment. You might be surprised what you can cover.
How we can help
This is general advice only and doesn't take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Conditions, fees and lending criteria apply and are available on request.

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Today is International Book Giving Day!
International Book Giving Day is a volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children's access to and enthusiasm for books.
International Book Giving Day's focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. We invite individuals to
1) give a book to a friend or family member,
2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read, or
3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally. (via bookgivingday)
Pratham Books is proud to help you reach out to the hearts of children as far away as Ladakh, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh. We've identified 4 wonderful organizations which work with kids and want to help them get books into the hands of children. With a focus on regional languages, the books that will be distributed during this campaign will be in Urdu, Telugu and Bengali.
What better day than International Book Giving Day to kickstart a fundraising campaign for these organizations? The campaign will run till the end of February.
A donation of :
Rs.200 = 8 books for the organization
Rs.500 = 20 books for the organization
You can pledge multiple packs to increase your donation and the number of books that reach each organization.
But who are these organizations that you can donate to? What work do they do? Here's a short introduction to all the organizations. Please visit their individual websites for more information.
(Region : Andhra Pradesh)
Aarti (registered as Vijay Foundation Trust) is an NGO based in Kadapa and they have been working with women and girls since 1992. Two of the programmes that pertain to children are :Aarti Home (a shelter for abandoned girls) and Aarti School (education at minimal fees).
They are also running a basic computer literacy program for high school children in government schools in remote villages of the district. The jeep equipped with a mobile computer lab travels to these little villages and hamlets every day. Books received will also be distributed to these places through this channel
Impact : 100 girls live in the orphanage, 300 children attend the school, the mobile library project covers 1500 kids, the library is open to all children in the district.
Book donations : Telugu Books
Websites :
17000 ft FOUNDATION
(Region : Ladakh)
Though Ladakh as a region receives support and attention from individuals and some not for profits alike, owing to the distances and sheer remoteness, most of the support is localized to the more accessible and visible areas of Leh and Kargil. 17000 ft was setup with a focus to go beyond those areas and work in schools that are traditionally ignored and do not receive any support. Over 89% of the schools of Ladakh are rural, remote and in need of support.
Impact : 17000 ft has physically geo-mapped and assessed each and every school of Leh District ( 366 in number ) and is today present in a 100 of these schools where they have setup libraries and conduct a mix of programs like teacher training, library and reading programs and infrastructure improvement.
Book Donations : Urdu books
(Region : West Bengal)
Vikramshila Education Resource Society started its journey in 1989 in an attempt to make quality education a reality for all children. Based in Kolkata (West Bengal, India) Vikramshila reaches out to underprivileged and under-resourced sections of society to make education meaningful and relevant to their lives. Vikramshila works with children, teachers and government systems through teacher development programmes and childrens' learning support programmes.
Impact : Over the last twenty years, Vikramshila has undertaken various initiatives in action research and teacher-development programmes all over India, reaching out to more than 200 grassroots level organisations 25,000 teachers and 14, 00,000 children.
Book Donations : Urdu and Bengali books
Websites :
(Region : Ladakh)
Avalokitesvaratrust's vision is to empower children with the gift of education, the joy of learning, bringing previously absent opportunities for a better overall quality of life in the region. The aim is to enhance the mental, emotional and psychological development of children within and beyond the education they receive at school, giving them the best possible foundation for the rest of their lives. One of the key projects currently run under the umbrella of the Avalokitesvara Trust is FOUNTAIN OF LEARNING. Fountain of Learning a.k.a FOL, is an initiative to nurture and educate children in isolated villages of Ladakh.
Impact : Created 30 reading rooms in Ladakh
Book Donations : Urdu books (8 of the existing schools require Urdu books. The trust will be creating 15 more reading rooms in the Zangskar and Baltistan region of Ladakh this year.
Websites :www.avalokitesvaratrust.org
Open your hearts and send some bookish love
to children across the country.


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What to Do with Materials Banned from the Landfill
The Mariposa County Public Works (MCPW) reminds residents that numerous products contain hazardous materials that could potentially pollute the air, water or soil or put garbage handlers at risk and so cannot be disposed of in the Landfill. Instead, they should be separated from household trash and brought to the Landfill, Compost Facility and Recycling Center at 5593 Highway 49N for proper management.
Prohibited items that can be brought in for free recycling by residential customers only are: vehicle batteries; all types of household batteries; fluorescent tubes and bulbs; cell phones; PDAs; pagers; iPods; VCRs; answering machines; stereos; radios; computers; home printers and copiers; computer monitors, laptops and televisions less than 36 inches on the diagonal; used uncontaminated motor oil and filters; empty propane tanks with the valves removed; mercury thermostats; and, concrete, asphalt and bricks less than 12 inches in diameter (no rebar).
A small fee is charged to cover special handling costs associated with other types of materials banned from the Landfill. These include refrigerators; appliances; tires; business-size copiers and printers; computer monitors, laptops and televisions with screens 36 inches or greater on the diagonal; concrete, asphalt and bricks more than 12 inches in diameter with or without rebar; and manure, yard waste and other organic materials.


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If you are a manager in a software development company, there is a good chance that you are not coding anymore. A typical organization does not expect managers to be writing code and contributing to products that are released. This usually results in managers stepping away from coding and the details that go along with it.
But is this how it should be? Let me tell you my story.
I have been in the software development industry for 25 years, and have personally been through these expectations. While I continued to remain technical, there was a period of around 10 years, where I did not write a single line of code that went into production. It was just normal, and I never really questioned it. My career, on the surface, was definitely following a good trajectory. But with each new role, I got further away from directly making anything.
I am not really sure what woke me up from this trance. Perhaps it was all the buzz around independent application development when the iPhone was released, or my newly acquired Livescribe smartpen that had a developer program. Maybe it was my realization that I was slowly becoming irrelevant coupled with the fact that work was not fun anymore. Whatever it was, I am just glad that it happened.
I was recently encouraged by my colleague, Ken Tabor, to see if I could put down my thoughts on why this is important to me.
Personal Rediscovery
There is only one reason why I got into software development in the first place: the creative and analytical challenge in creating a product was exhilarating. Knowing that someone (even just one person) found it useful, and was using it to improve their life in some way was a feeling that I had not felt in many years.
Coding, even just a little bit, helped me rediscover my passion for my work and rekindle my spirit. I am confident that my team and company are better from it.
Understanding Trends & Technology
Software technology has been growing and will continue to grow at an astonishing pace. I was standing still, and many of my experiences were just not relevant anymore. While I could theoretically understand the concepts, I needed actual hands-on experience to make them tangible. Without the experience, I was definitely not credible.
Coding was the only way I could bridge this gap, and get a better understanding of the disruptive technologies being introduced.
Being A Better Manager
A good manager coaches & motivates the team, evaluates & assesses talent, champions their cause(s), and removes impediments.
Coding helps me understand what we do, how we do it, and why it is important. It makes it easier for me to appreciate the talent on the team, and gives me a better grasp of our challenges. It allows me relate my past experiences to the current environment and be an effective leader. Most importantly, it allows me to grow with the team, and gives me the best chance to contribute to our success.
What Should You Do?
If any of my comments resonate with your personal situation and emotion, then I hope that my experience will motivate you to take action. Be prepared to challenge the norm and find a way to do what you think is important for you.
Rohit Gupta is the Director of the TripCase UI Development team. His experience ranges from programming microprocessors, writing games for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, creating accounting software for the Windows PC environment, developing cutting edge communication software for wireless telecommunication networks, and now creating mobile applications. He has been a manager for 14 years, leading software development teams ranging from 10-70 people.


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© copyight 2013 Betsy L. Angert BeThink
In 2013 the issue of poverty is pronounced. It is the cause of great debate and much conflict. However, the conflict is mostly in interest, self-interest. The one interest that receives far less if any attention at all is poverty and the extent of poverty. How to effectively end it is a question that few consider. The conventional wisdom is there is a safety-net which will care for the impoverished. The reality is there are holes in the net. Equally significant is the notion that we, as individuals, will never be among the poor. Actually, one in two of us already are.
Perceptions explain why most Americans do not consider themselves poor. The common belief held by 27% is the poor are lazy and I am not. Forty-three percent of Americans surveyed said they believe people living in poverty can always find a job if they really want to work. At the same time, 38 percent of Americans have requested some type of help including food or financial assistance from a charity. Thirteen [13] percent have spent a night on the streets or in a shelter. Perceptions of Poverty counter reality. Nonetheless, these are notions we hold dear.
Mostly mired in self-survival, people, a large percentage of whom are the low-income working poor,have little time to attend to the poverty of others. This affects our children and their education. Not withstanding the desire, "low-income caregivers frequently do not know the names of their children's teachers or friends. One study found that only 36 percent of low-income parents were involved in three or more school activities on a regular basis, compared with 59 percent of parents above the poverty line (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000)." Startling as it is, for calendar year 2011 the percentage of children (persons under 18) in poverty was 21.9 percent. The total number that same year was 16.1 million.
This may be the truer silent and unseen majority. When we do catch sight of the children, poor and wealthy alike, we perceive healthy, happy, bundles of joy. Never do we imagine what we would not wish to believe exists, especially to the extent it does.
As Professor John Korsmo, PhD observed in The Journal of Educational Controversy, Poverty and Class: Discussing the Undiscussible, "Much like race, religiosity, sex, and a whole host of contrived privilege points in the U.S., poverty and class have remained for the most part don't-go-there designations; topics that individuals, human service, and educational institutions often avoid openly discussing." Our intentional choice not to think about, talk about, or teach the subject of socio-economic privilege associated with class dilutes efforts to eliminate poverty and ultimately, our progress in doing so. We do not associate with or support those who bear the brunt of income inequality. Conveniently and again by choice, we drive down safer roads.
The vast majority of us sit in our cars, alone. We travel on freeways, fast. Were we to slow down we would still not see what exists behind what we call sound-walls. We are sealed off and do not, cannot see the circumstances of the other, "those poor souls." The barriers we build both literally and figuratively are large and high; best of all for policymakers they hide the truth. Black and Brown communities are ignored. The only time we attend to what occurs in these neighborhoods is when we think to convert them. Take a blighted neighborhood, expel the residents, raze the roofs, and build beauty where blight once existed. Where do we put the poor who once occupied the dilapidated homes? That is a problem we will set aside, place behind a newer wall and never wonder about again. Thus, is the situation today in Chicago 2013.
Excuses are made. Officials invested in Charter Schools and gentrification projects say "Enrollment is down. Schools are underutilized.", Neither claim can be substantiated without skewing the numbers. Even some High-performing schools are slated for closures; however only in already neglected Black and Brown communities. Often children are being forced to travel long distances and cross gang-lines to attend a lower-performing receiving school. Mostly, the young will walk. Transportation is costly and dollars for such a luxury are scant. Parents and Principals at the "receiving schools" are perplexed and troubled. Classrooms currently in the "receiving schools" will become fuller, basically overcrowded entities. Bad as these concerns are, what is worst is the impending community effect of school closures. Lifelines will be cut!
For Tzia, a third grader who is on the student council, afternoons at the neighborhood school on Chicago's West Side are a variety show of ballet and martial arts, hip-hop and cooking class, tutoring and fund-raisers. Five days a week, sometimes past nightfall.
Much will be lost. Mothers such as mother Shawanna Turner, 30, attended the school she now sends little Tzia to. Her family all graduated from this neighborhood school. In the communities that face school closures, generations of families came together in their neighborhood learning centers. Children found freedom and refuge, as did their parents in local public schools. Events were planned in and executed around school activities. Neighborhood businesses in the surrounding area too were invested in these institutions. Children learned. Moms and Dads took classes too. Extra-curricula activities expanded minds and supported strong bodies. From the windows of these schools the winds blew and streets were safer because of the education little learners received. Now, that solid anchor will be taken away.
Doors will be slammed shut. Windows shuttered. Building will be left to die or be demolished quickly. We, those who do not wish to see or discuss what we do or what is done in our names will remain silent. That is the American way. Do we drive by and shoot down all that supports a community?
Chicago is not alone. The difference in what occurs is only in scale. Gentrification is the complement to segregation. Segregation is the sister to poverty. Each shows up in our city schools. Essentially, this is the story of school closures and the fight for education as a human and civil right.
Gentrification. Segregation. Poverty. Each cements the certainty that children of color will be underserved in society and underserved in our schools. Education, which can be the cure, is hurt by each of these. Lets us look at the numbers, and then seek out those sweet faces, our fellow Americans who flounder because of what we have done and are doing..
Perhaps, it is past time to tear down sound and sight walls. Let us acknowledge the pervasive inequality and then, and always take action! We might begin by thinking more thoroughly about school closings, the cause and effect. Consider the circumstances in countless cities, Chicago, Philadelphia Detroit and New York…and your hometown. Is there a racial divide, a socioeconomic destabilization, and are children and education lost?
Perchance, if we ensure that education is a human and civil right we will establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, or we can settle or what is and stay silent. Please ponder the following articles and statistics. You may be surprised by what has been long blocked from view.
Poverty and segregation: birds of a feather
Posted by Steve Bogira on 06.08.12 at 04:01 PM
Ignoring the misery of the poor is easy because of our separateness.
"It's incredible that we tolerate for a minute the reality of 6 million of us living on food stamps alone," Laura Flanders observed last week in a Nation blog post. (Nationally, the average monthly individual food stamp benefit is $134.) "I suspect it's because we're experiencing a new kind of segregation," Flanders wrote. "Somehow, neither policy makers nor opinion makers seem to know enough poor people well enough to feel them, living and breathing."
Flanders is right that segregation is central to our apathy about poverty; it isn't really six million of us subsisting on food stamps. But segregation isn't new, nor is it limited to policy makers and opinion makers. It's a way of life, in Chicago and many big cities. As we showed last year, most of our city's African-Americans still live in 21 community areas whose aggregate population is a stunning 96 percent black. The vast majority of Chicago's high-poverty census tracts are in these areas.
Then there's our public school system. To look at the percentage of white kids in Chicago's public schools you'd never know that the city is 45 percent white. The racial segregation of our schools is economic segregation as well: 87 percent of the students in the public schools are from low-income families. With such a concentration of poverty in classrooms, trying to solve the schools' problems with a longer day or more rigorous testing is naive.
We're also segregated, racially and economically, where most of us work. And our residential and economic separateness lead quite naturally to segregation when we eat out, and go to movies, plays, concerts, and ball games. White people often don't even notice how pervasive segregation is, since, for the most part, we're not the ones being harmed by it.
Becoming aware of how segregated we are won't by itself change things. But it's a necessary first step.
Chicago's growing racial gap in child poverty
Posted by Steve Bogira on 10.04.12 at 10:23 AM
More than one in three Chicago children are living in poverty, according to newly published census data. But a closer look at those figures shows that "one in three" hides a striking inequality.
Fewer than one in 11 white kids here are living in poverty-compared with more than one in two black kids.
The news regarding white Chicago kids, in fact, is good: their poverty rate is significantly lower than the national rate for white kids. But for black, Asian, and Hispanic children, the poverty incidence is higher in Chicago than for their counterparts nationally:
Moreover, the racial gap in child poverty in Chicago appears to be growing:
As the numbers show, child poverty has declined for Asians and gone up modestly for whites since 2000-while climbing significantly for blacks and Latinos.
References and Resources….
- Rising Share of Americans See Conflict Between Rich and Poor. By Rich Marin. Pew Research. Social and Demographic Trends. January 11, 2012
- Report: 27% of Americans think poor are lazy, CBS News. May 16, 2012
- Perceptions of Poverty.
- Which Income Class Are You? Investopedia September 27, 2012
- Low-income Working Families; The Growing Economic Gap,. 2012-2013 By Brandon Roberts, Deborah Povich and Mark Mather. The Working Poor Families Project.
- Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income. USA Today?December 12, 2011
- US Mayors Report. U.S. Mayors. 2011
- Perceptions of Poverty The Salvation Army. 2012
- CPS Releases Enrollment Figures. WBEZ. December 4, 2012
- Closing and consolidating CPS schools – Chicago Tribune. By Frank Clark. Chicago Tribune. December 10, 2012
- Two schools show dilemma in school closing drama. By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, John Chase and Bob Secter. Chicago Tribune. April 12, 2013
- Chicago School Closings May Leave Some Communities Without Old Lifelines, By The New York Times. May 22, 2013
- Information on Poverty and Income Statistics. Human Services Policy. Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Poverty and Class: Discussing the Undiscussible, Professor John Korsmo, PhD, The Journal of Educational Controversy,


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SOMETIMES 9-year-olds become men before their time. Yesterday was such a time for little Kevin Rafferty.
The youngster bravely stood up at St. Mary's Church in East Islip, L.I., yesterday for the funeral of his hero father.
NYPD Detective Patrick Rafferty, 39, was shot dead with his partner, Detective Robert Parker, 43, on the job in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Friday night.
Kevin, speaking clearly, told the packed congregation how scared he was when a big ugly bear once paid a visit to their upstate campsite. "He told me not to be afraid, everything is OK and he threw some rocks," young Kevin said. "The bear went away."
And then the heartbreaker: "I love my dad more than anything in the world and I want you to know that," he said as he looked at the coffin.
His touching speech drew applause and tears from crowd, which included 15,000 or more cops from New York and beyond, most of them listening to the proceedings piped outside the small church on loudspeakers.
Detective Joe Calabrese gave a wonderful eulogy for his onetime partner: "The only people who are not sad to see Patrick go are the ducks in Long Island, the rabbits in Maine and the perps in Brooklyn."
Among the crowd at St. Mary's was Officer Suzy Johnson, 25 years on the job, who retires today at the 75th Precinct.
"I'm on the eve of my retirement and I hope this is my last funeral as a cop. I have seen too many."
Tomorrow as a citizen, just a citizen, Suzy Johnson will be going to Detective Robert Parker's funeral. "I've seen so many go through those doors. Just great humans."
Standing outside St. Mary's was Officer Timothy Dillon from Brooklyn North. He retires in 18 months to become a Franciscan priest. True.
"When a cop is murdered, a little of all of us are killed," said soon-to-be Father Dillon.
There were politicians there, Mayor Mike, Police Commissioner Kelly, Fire Commissioner Scoppetta, the DAs from Queens and Brooklyn.
While we all know about executions – these two cops were executed, after all – apparently Albany does not.
We do not have a death penalty on the books anymore – it was overturned by the courts, and our legislators haven't done a blessed thing to come up with a new one that works.
"I have required the death penalty in 11 cases in Brooklyn," said Brooklyn DA Joe Hynes. "It's up to Albany, although I think the detectives today will be speaking rather forcefully for the death penalty."
Paul Digiacomo, an executive with the Detectives Endowment Association, said: "If this is not a death-penalty case, then I don't know what is."
Then there was little Emma Rafferty, four years of age, so blond, so tiny. She walked in front of her mother, Eileen, and sister Kara, 12, to be presented with the American flag by Lt. Mike Palmieri of the 6-7 Squad. I turned away from my colleagues lest they see the obvious – I was crying. Of course, I was not alone.
As a brave cop went to his final resting place, the alleged perpetrator of this wanton massacre, a street thug named Marlon Legere, was resting, confident in the knowledge that his life is safe.
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I'm With Stupid – September 19, 2014
by Todd Hartley
By the time you read this, Scotland will have decided already whether to secede from the United Kingdom and form its own independent country. I assure you, however, that as of this writing, the vote is still in the future and I don't know what the outcome will be. I can hazard an informed guess, though, and for that I have KFC to thank.
For you see, just the other day, a customer at a KFC in England ordered a "fillet feast" and received a deep-fried chicken breast that is the spittin' image of England without Scotland Read the rest of this entry →


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really ? On El Reg ??
'zero watts' because it has already effectively stored up the power it would need before hand.
i.e. saves FA.
With the price of electricity always on the rise, the juice consumed by kit kept on standby can nibble away at the pennies. Now Toshiba has addressed this issue with a new chip said to create standby modes that require no power whatsoever. Zilch. Zip. Nada. The first telly to feature the new chip is the 32in Regza 32BE3, …
'zero watts' because it has already effectively stored up the power it would need before hand.
i.e. saves FA.
"The telly's power management chip works with a high-capacity capacitor, which stores enough electricity to keep the set's infrared sensor active, while disposing of the need for constant power draw."
Where exactly for the energy that capacitor to power the sensor come from, then? Unless they've made a whole new free energy discovery they're not telling us about, it'll have been stored from the mains when the TV *was* turned on.
So while they might be drawing no mains power while the TV's turned off they're not actually using less energy overall; just drawing more off a bit earlier to use when needed.
The amount of energy required to charge the capacitor will be far less than the amount required to keep the transformer and associated circuitry working all the time.
Because the capacitor won't be loosing charge and has 100% efficiency charge/discharge cycle...
It hasn't even been plugged in ... No real point, nothing worth watching.
how do you know?
Do you check the schedules just in case?
When out & about, I am unavoidably exposed to television.
It is, from my perspective, a vast wasteland.
>Then again, a saving of roughly £2 a year was never
>going to be a major selling point anyway
I don't know. Given the propaganda that has demonised standby mode, and the apparent innumeracy of the public it could be a major advertisable feature!
The point isn't the saving (of either money or power). The point is that standby mode is one of the witches-of-the-moment, one of those things that get unreasonable hatred and incredible misinformation, where people end up sincerely believing that shutting down a LED and an infrared sensor is going to actually have a measurable effect on anything. It is, in short, a very nice marketing target.
If is used that Nokia tech to gather power from the airwaves, then it would be zero to negative standby use. But this isn't. It still takes energy to charge the capacitor, like any similar storage device. Conservation of enegry. Great laws should not be broken.
You are totally ignoring the large inefficiencies involved when running a switchmode PSU with low drain.
An electrical engineer you are not.
It's about time manufacturers woke up and started building in switches to these devices that could be used to actually turn them off. I reckon that would be a very popular feature, currently missing from 99% of devices (AFAICS)
What if it has a hand crank on the side to charge up the cap? ;-)
Now if the screen could act like a solar cell...
>Now if the screen could act like a solar cell...
We would not be able to see the X factor through it...
someone devised a means of burying a camera into the screen as well? I seem to recall it was one of Apple's patent crop.
Oh, and thumbs up for the X-factor comment.
Erm... why has standby mode EVER taken more than a few millwatts anyway? 38KHz Infrared sensor, tiny chip to handle processing it (literally in the 10p throw-away chip category), and a relay. When the sensor sees the right signal (and ONLY has to worry about the power button signal) the chip activates the relay. You can even get "all-in-one" infrared modules that do just that (and Maplin's sell no end of kits that do exactly the same).
Those circuits? Milliwatts of power. Literally. Maybe you lose a little more for things like power-conversion from the mains to the circuit but easily solved with things like this - i.e. put a small rechargeable battery in your TV to run that circuit that charges from the mains only when necessary and you could run it for years so long as it powered the milliwatt circuit long enough to cope with your longest standby time (and it could be argued that if your TV goes to standby for more than a couple of weeks, it should really turn itself off anyway). We're talking about a pound's worth of the most cheap, easily available, reliable, replaceable, simple technology known to man - the sort of thing that even the most amateur of hobbyists could knock up for you in a day with bits from their junk boxes.
*THAT'S* what I don't understand about standby, not why it has to be "zero watts" standby at all (and if you want to be like that, my system could be just as "zero watts" as their capacitor system). If you can run it off a capacitor for that length of time, then why the hell is it pulling any significant amount of power from the mains socket at all? It's lazy engineering, maybe even deliberately "wearing" so you have to replace your TV, and there's never been any excuse.
Do you see people moaning that their car key-fob systems are so powerful they wear down the car battery? My Mondeo has IR-controlled remote central locking. What, precisely, is the difference between a remote IR-signal activating a door-lock/ignition that has to keep total offline car power usage WAY below 100mA at 12V (i.e. 1.2W at absolute maximum, and most of that is things like radio memory, LEDs, alarm, etc. and STILL doesn't hit that actual figure, that's just the maximum the manufacturer says you can trickle-feed from the battery at all times) and a TV standby mode? And my car is likely to sit for two-weeks unattended in an airport carpark, but my TV isn't (and I don't care if it has to switch off in that circumstance, whereas my car battery dying is a bit more critical).
Standby modes that take anywhere near 1W were always nothing more than incredibly poorly designed and built. That's why people got into the habit of leaving their TV's on standby back when people could build reliable electronic components that didn't suck power for no reason.
You simply don't understand the problem. It's easy to step down from 12V to 3.3V at 100mW or so (google TPS62120 for a high efficiency buck regulator example).
To make a 100mW *ISOLATED* supply from 230VAC involves running the switcher directly from the supply (at least for startup) through a resistor... and for a modern chip needing ~50µA startup current, that's more than 10mW wasted continuously. We haven't even mentioned magnetisation losses in the transformer yet.
Another economy mode so annoying everyone just turns it off. Even on mobiles, where it makes a noticeable improvement to battery life there are endless complaints if it cant be disabled. Still, that's another tick that let's them pass efficiency certifications that mean nothing in the real world.
The capacitor wheeze may be more sensible than it seems. Yes, they're lying about zero energy but switching PSU's aren't very efficient at low drains. Completely turning the PSU off might save more than it costs charging the capacitor at higher efficiency. Might.
A couple hours each day of operation vs. 24-(a couple hours) each day stand-by. They probably needed to cut down the listening circuit a bit more so they wouldn't need too big a cap. I think the odds are a bit better than "might", though I'd like to see how they implemented the switch-on circuitry. Also what happens if you leave the thing off for a week. Will it switch on momentarily, or just fizzle out? Something for el reg to test in the upcoming review.
This is just complete marketing spherical objects.
As has already been mentioned, the system will still use exactly the same amount of power as the existing systems (and besides, I'm sure my current TV does this. Peridically a relay operates for just under a second, and I'm sure it does it to charge a capacitor to operate the standby function).
As for the "with two backlight modes that cut consumption by 50 and 75 per cent, respectively, by auto-adjusting the light intensity in response to what's being shown (or not) on the screen" Isn't this the same thing that everyone has been doing for years to claim 10000000000000000:1 contrast ratio?
Quite right to point out that a capacitor only keeps what it's given before. That was exactly my first reaction too. And quite right that eating anything more while stand-by is poor design, though probably inevitable given that the PSU must have both enough capacity, and high efficiency both in operation and in stand-by. That lower end problem is now gone, freeing PSUs to get more efficient at their normal service levels again.
But the mere fact that they now have finally gotten around to work out how to do it, then did it, is good news. It's only a little per set, but there are quite a few of them around, and now that they did it once they can do it again, in other kit. Other manufacturers will follow, given enough demand. It's part of a drive that's long overdue. I for me am cautiously happy that this start is now finally happening. As such, it should be encouraged.
...which is that it is actually very hard to design practical low power (microwatt) 50/60 Hz mains ac power converters. There are inherent losses in the rectification, smoothing, and switch mode (voltage change) circuits. At microwatt levels, the losses can very easily exceed the power actually needed by the downstream electronics by 10, 100 or 1000 times. Practical power converters in consumer electronics rarely consume less than 0.3W, the best ones about 0.1W.
The Toshiba innovation is very important. I suspect it will win awards. Parasitic mains power load is all over the place. It is bad in domestic environments but even worse in commercial environments. It is in desk phones, mobile phone charges, network switches, emergency lighting chargers, environmental controls and commercial light fittings (ie with addressable DALI or DSI controls). Everywhere you look there is parasitic load burning 24 hours/day, even when the equipment is not being used or the premises are unoccupied. Most of them are not using the most efficient power converters and will burn ~1W per device. It doesn't sound very much per device, but it adds up. For example, a commercial office building with 2000 lights switched off will be using more power (on that one system) than a house with its lights, PC, refrigerator and TV switched on.
The reason why this is not an issue in automotive electronics is that the system is driven by a low voltage DC source. There is no power converter leaking energy, just the functional electronics of the device itself.
The saving, which in % terms is significant, is that Toshiba have put in a capacitor which captures energy when the appliance is running, and can provide the micropower very efficiently for the relatively large number of hours when it is in standby. So the standby losses go away (not the IR sensor circuit load, which is not the issue). If this is replicated in other consumer electronics and commercial equipment there will be substantial environmental and resource saving benefits.
In conclusion, it's an essential next step.
A cheap NiCd battery, like some of us used to have on our motherboards, that activates charging only when its nearing zero battery life, that the MILLIWATTS of power required to detect an IR remote signal and act on it can run off for months at a time without ever needing to charge (and can charge all the time when the TV is actually ON). Or Li-Ion. Or NiMH. Or lead-acid. Or, hell, just a couple of alkalines.
All standby NEEDS is a way to recieve an IR signal and turn on. Everything else is wasteful and we don't have the 100-second warm-ups that ancient CRT's could have (and they never had standby anyway) any more.
I had one PC with a NiCd battery running its CMOS (and charging whenever the computer was on) run for nearly a decade before it needed replacing (and then it was a two-second job). There's no reason for fancy capacitors (that WILL blow and be an unreliable and potentially dangerous component) when you could just stick a battery with an intelligent charging circuit in there.
when a capacitor can do the job cheaper and better?
A 'battery' in this case would effectively be an over-powered chemical capacitor with very specialised recharge-circuit needs, shorter useful life and less efficiency so you are just throwing extra complexity into a solution that doesn't need it.
You mean two sheets of metal with some plastic between? Even electrolytics aren't exactly complex.
...I think you'll find Samsung did the same thing about a 18 months ago on a whole bunch of their sets.
Their capacitor has enough power to last about 2 weeks in standby, after whihc you have to pres the power button on the set that start it.
As a few other have pointed out; the power saving is that it can completly turn off the PSU, which are far from being efficient when providing tiny amounts of power.
Off topic:
This is why I think it's about time we had a new low voltage/current standard to go along with the 240V/13amp in homes. Say a smaller version of the UK 13Amp plug, it would even be good in cars, and better than those fag lighter plugs.
If every new home had a decent transformer (not a switched mode job, but a real transformer) to privide say 12 volts and an amp or two, that could privide power to nearly all modern electrical devices (phones, routers, dvd players, LCD Monitors/TV's, laptops, etc...). These days the only thing that need 240V/13Amp are the big devices like vacums, ovens, fridge-freezers and old TV's (like my 10 year old 36" Toshiba CRT).
Think of the power saving that getting rid of the dozens of cheap nasty power converters that use up more power in heat than anything else. It would even save money for manufacturing as they wouldn't have to supply those nasty cheap unreliable power adaptors.
wouldn't an integrated power/data networkbe a better idea? I suspect, though, that line loss would eat up any savings on the power side.
PoE for the standby mode. Also useful for remote wake-on-lan. Possibly integrated camera (Skype) remote security as well. I think Apple are onto something with their new TV project.
Ours is a high-energy society. We use orders of magnitude more energy than the generation which went before us, and, if humanity is to progress, we are likely to use even more by the next generation.
That means that there needs to be adequate provision made for generation and distribution of energy. But there are activists in our midst who hate the concept of continuous advance, and are trying to restrain human endevour. The idea that minute amounts of energy should be saved is one of their proposals - as is the idea that we should all make do with continually reducing services of all kinds.
No engineer would complain about efficiency per se - and there will be occasions (particularly in the commercial field) where capacitor storage makes sense. But to push domestic TV sets with this feature is in danger of pandering to these activists, and accepting that ALL savings must be undertaken, no matter what they cost. This insiduously distorts the market place, and makes green activism the new norm.
You see it at work in many ways - water saving, for instance. We don't need every drop of water saving at vast expense - we need more reservoirs and better pipework. But so long as teh activists can push the 'save it' meme, we won't get those.
You see it with CO2 as well. Even though the 'science' of global warming is well and truly disproven, people are still talking about cutting back on CO2 production, 'because it's pollution'. No it's not! It's essential plant food, and the level it has been for the last few thousand years has been pretty meagre for plants....
While I agree with some of your other points, the one above is... a stretch, shall we say? There's another science that conservatives tend to put in apostrophes and claim has been well and truly disproven: 'evolution'.
I don't know enough about the details of climate science to offer a rigorous opinion, but the hypotheses pass the sniff test, and when the same people who violently oppose the idea of evolution being a rational science also violently oppose the idea of climate change being a rational science, I tend to go on the side of the scientists.
that by not having to take supplying milliwats to the standby circuit with moderate efficiengy, the PSUs in devices can then be optimised for providing the operating load as efficienely as possible. The more considerable power savings this will provide aside, it also makes PSU design simpler, hence cheaper. In a competitive market, this will lead to your stuff being cheaper to buy.
But some people are against the idea of having more money, apparently.
I have been working at saving energy, water, etc. since decades before the greenwash started and it has absolutely nothing to do with the environment.
I agree that climate change, and specifically the extent of human influence upon it, is not 'well and truly disproven'. Perhaps that day will come.
However, to liken the situation with that of the 'debate' on evolution is a step too far. Opposing views to evolution, such as Intelligent Design, are driven exclusively by religious doctrine and the desire to permit Christian preaching to gain a foothold in the US education system.
Contrasted, many people have rational concerns over the validity and impartiality of current climate research efforts. Whist it is beyond reasonable doubt that CO2 has some impact on global heat retention, the apocalyptic predictions upon which trillions of tax dollars are already being committed appear to rely upon assumed yet ill-understood interactions of forcing processes as yet unseen in the real world.
It is fashionable to denegrate those who disagree with the mainstream view on AGW, however I wonder the extent to which that is an attempt to own the media, rather than the science.
just use the huge PSU caps that are already in there and charged, or is that too obvious
They self-discharge far too quickly
Ah, excuse me... 'The Problem' (saving the planet, etc.) is to be found at The Big End of the spectrum. Fiddling with The Tiny End (yes, even phantom power leaks with 24 hour duty cycle) is *extremely* misleading (utter deception). Exactly and precisely ZERO coal-fired power plants will be shut-down by such means. Believing that reducing a TV set's standby power from 1w to less than 1w is an actual accomplishment with any real-world impact is a *serious* cognitive disorder. It's the equivalent of an 8-inch diameter fart-can muffler on a clapped-out $500 Honda. It's a "False Finishing Touch" ™.
The power police will be around to your house checking that all of these potential power vampires are unplugged. They'll be the ones driving that big van.
It's always helpful to use some real numbers to see what difference it makes. For a typical scenario where the TV is on for 2 hours per day, and on standby for 22 hours per day, an 'on' consumption of 150W and a standby consumption of 1W, the TV energy will be 300Wh (on) plus 22Wh (standby). This means that the standby energy is 22/322 = 6.8% of the total. That is statistically significant and makes the effort to improve the design worthwhile.
It should also be noted that the standby circuits of set-top boxes, VCR (if you still have one) and hard drive recorder/DVD are often worse than 1W and their standby energy will be a bigger proportion of their overall energy consumption.
"...a typical scenario where the TV is on for 2 hours per day, and on standby for 22 hours per day..."
Well, here's the problem - you have 'off' and 'on' inverted. Bad initial assumptions another victim take...
6.8% of which total? Certainly not 6.8% of 'The Total Problem' ™.
And yet... There are some actual double-digit % of *all* global warming gas emissions that are low hanging fruit, and yet strangely untouched...
How about we institute carbon capture *just* (nowhere else) at all concrete factories? Such factories are almost always right next to railroad tracks, so the CO2 could be carried away by rail and fed into greenhouses for food, or algae farms to make fuel, or pumped underground for long term storage. Such an approach would result in concrete production changing to a net sucker-in of atmospheric CO2 as it ages.
How about we stop burning off methane from oil wells?
How about we ask Saudi Arabia to not run a 4-foot diamete oil pipeline over to Yeman or Oman to smelt Aluminium using fossil fuel? How about we mandate all Aluminium smelting shall occur ONLY in Iceland.
How about we run some power lines from Iceland to somewhere that people actually live?
How about we fix cow farts with dietary change?
How about someone fix the smoke-belching bunker-C powered ships that emit oxides of nitrogen that are aabout 'a quadrillion' (not really) times worse than CO2?
We humans need to switch from making promises we can't keep (Kyoto) and making trivial window-dresssing greenwash changes that don't matter at all... ...to taking actual easy, simple, cheap and effective changes that could knock 20-30% off 'The Actual Total' ™ with essentially no down-sides.


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Peppered throughout the mass of faithful followers are the haters, those who are appalled by the Jersey Shore crew. They're vulgar, excessive and pointless. It is unthinkable that distinguished and sophisticated Americans would devote time and attention to so much nothingness and "total trash" as one reviewer put it. Fifteen years ago, a show with this caliber of content would not have seen air time.
Christians have the responsibility of responding rightly to cultural phenomena. Avoiding them completely breeds judgment and ignorance which hinders our ability to engage the lost world. Embracing them like familiar friends welcomes temptation and blurs the lines of holy living. What is the Christ follower to do with Jersey Shore?
First, recognize what's really happening: lost sinners are sinning. It's the fruit of an unregenerate life, captured on film. Why is this shocking? Separate from the Bible's teaching, cultures adopt standards of acceptable behavior based on experience. With no absolute by which to measure, standards mean little and easily shift. Some non-Christians embrace a biblical moral code and some do not. Apart from the saving work of Christ, everyone pursues sin zealously. While Jersey Shore pushes many entertainment envelopes, humanity has always been "this sinful," even if not parading it through the public square. One only needs to search Paul's letter to the Corinthians for an equally graphic and blatantly sinful display. Christians should be unsettled and hope for higher TV standards, but not be surprised by what they see.
Second, keep sin in proper perspective. The word "sin," a term used in archery, means to miss the mark. It doesn't matter how close or distant the arrow lands to the target…a miss is a miss. Our bull's-eye is God's standard: perfection. It doesn't matter if the mark is missed by a mile or millimeter. The bitter thought of a housewife and the vicious punch of an abusive father render them equally guilty before God, even though our world catalogues one as worse. It's easy to sit on the couch and ridicule these people, forgetting that my calmer, lesser known sins, while not on TV for the world to view, are just as repulsive to Him. While Christians benefit from the Holy Spirit's work in their lives to sin less, they are not sinless. Rather than post our sins proudly, Christians work to hide them and pretend they don't exist. Behind closed doors, many are treading similar sands. Should we despise their sin? Yes, and our own as well.
Lastly, exercise wisdom in entertainment. What profit is there in watching this show? In keeping with the teaching of Scripture, Christians are to meditate on things which are praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8), to keep their eyes from viewing worthless things (Psalm 119:37), to guard their hearts (Proverbs 4:23) and to love God with their entire mind (Mark 12:30). We become products of what we consume. While the effects aren't immediate, over time, they impact our view of God and the world and how we live. Claiming that watching something won't affect you is nonsense; no one can objectively measure the influence of entertainment on themselves. Is watching Jersey Shore wise? No. God is not glorified and nothing valuable is gained in being absorbed by a show that has as its chief goal to glorify the shame and sinfulness of mankind.
We must be careful as we acknowledge these things. Recognizing a wolf for what he is and avoiding him is different than charging his cave with a torch to string him up and list his crimes. Looking at Jersey Shore through the lens of Scripture is not judgmental but responsible. Condemning the individuals, as if we sinners created the law and can both save and destroy them, is wrong (James 4:12).
This may enrage some of you and validate the rest. For the enraged, check your heart and determine why this threatens you. For the validated, don't be caught with a smug look. We are not better. Apart from repentance, God's Word and meeting with the local church, Christians are more than capable of anything on Jersey Shore. Instead of watching and copying them, we pray for and love them. Just like me, Snooki, The Situation and J-Woww were created in the image of God, and just like me, they need Him desperately.


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It's possible to call yourself a Christian and not be one.
It began as an ordinary day.
Malchus carefully went through his list as he did every morning. As the head servant of the high priest — Caiphus — he was intent on making his employer proud. But his ordinary morning routine was suddenly cut short by his boss.
"Malchus, be ready," Caiphus said. "You're going to lead the soldiers to the Garden of Gethsemane. We'll wait till it's pitch black. Around midnight."
Malchus quickly created a new list and in midnight darkness led an army to capture Jesus. They made their way into the Garden. Peter, James and John had been sleeping but quickly awakened to the sound of the soldiers' footsteps. Judas planted a kiss on Christ's face, and what followed next would be a nightmare that Malchus would never forget.
Peter instantly pulled a dagger from his belt and swung it wildly. Malchus was struck. It was sudden. It was precise. His ear completely off of his head. The pain. He'd never felt anything so excruciating. He placed his hand over the wound to stop the bleeding, but it was no use. The blood gushed from the side of his head, down his neck and onto his cloak.
So much pain.
He wobbled. Placing his hand on Someone's shoulder; he dropped to one knee.
And then.
As quickly as it happened ... in one fluid motion ... it changed. The One whose shoulder he grabbed looked him in the eyes with such love and kindness, it dissipated the hurt. And in one fluid motion, this Man placed the ear back on Malchus' head.
The pain gone.
The ear there.
The only indication there ever was a wound was the blood caked into his chest and his soiled garments.
The soldiers quickly pulled Jesus to His feet and shackled Him, leading Him away for three illegal trials and physical torture.
The next time Malchus saw Jesus, He was almost unrecognizable and hanging on a Cross.
Maybe you remember the above story found in Luke 22:49-51. It's actually mentioned in all four gospels. But it's only a brief mention. We don't get the full story, and we're left with the burning question, "What happened next?"
Did Malchus quit his job and join the group of growing Christians and help plant churches? Or did he simply continue living with no changes in his lifestyle or routine?
The frightening truth is this: We can be in the presence of Christ — we can experience His touch — we can even be healed by Him ... yet walk away and never know Him.
Churches are filled with people each week who stand in the presence of God, lift their hands in worship, enjoy fellowship with believers but don't know Him.
Christ himself said the way is extremely narrow. "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few" (Matthew 7:13-14, ESV).
Only a few find it?
Wouldn't it seem if we're on the road, we'd go through the gate? This is disturbing. Could it be that many people in churches each week really aren't even headed toward that narrow gate?
You may be familiar with another disturbing account in the Gospel of Matthew. The disciples are arguing about who will be greatest in the kingdom of heaven. James and John's mom (we'll call her Mrs. Zebedee) has already approached Jesus about the possibility of her two boys getting the spots of highest position. "Can James and John sit at Your right- and left-hand positions when You set up Your kingdom?" she asked.
The other disciples heard about it and were indignant. Not bothered. Indignant. So they argue amongst themselves. Jesus walks into the argument, pulls a little child onto His lap and says something a bit disturbing:
"Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven'" (Matthew 18:2-3, NKJV).
I want to say, "Jesus, have You forgotten to whom You're speaking? These are Your disciples. They've left everything to follow You. Of course they're going to heaven!"
And I can almost hear Jesus responding, "Quit concerning yourselves with who will be the greatest in the kingdom and start focusing on whether you'll even get in."
In John 14, Jesus begins to comfort the disciples. He knows His death is coming soon. He's prepping the 12. He tells them not to be troubled. He encourages them to experience His deep peace. He lets them know He'll return for them, and they'll be with Him. Thomas doesn't get it and tells Jesus they don't know the way to where He's going.
Jesus responds: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him" (John 14:6-7, ESV).
Philip says, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us" (John 14:8).
Listen closely to Christ's response: "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip?" (John 14:9).
Is Jesus saying that even a disciple can walk with Him, duplicate His miracles, listen to His sermons, sit at His feet and yet not really know Him?
Maybe only a few will find that narrow gateway. What about you? Have you found it? Have you entered through it? Are you truly a Christian?
Let's go back to the disciples' argument for a second. Jesus told them they needed to be converted. That suggests change. Transformation. Renewal.
We can be in His presence, sing the songs, raise our hands, pray the prayers and even lead Bible studies. But unless we've allowed Him to truly convert, change, transform us ... perhaps we're not really a Christian.
Maybe you've heard a baby cry during church and noticed the mother give him a pacifier. For a while the baby is pleased, but before long he realizes he's not getting the good stuff. If he could talk, he'd say, "Mama's just messing with me. This isn't real!"
Could it be that many of us have become pacified with a very close substitute of Christ? We've become so happy with church, with praise and worship; so excited about small group and serving at a soup kitchen ... that we've duped ourselves into settling for something very good but something that's not an actual intimate, growing relationship with Jesus Christ?
Unfortunately, many people assume that because they believe in God, they're Christians. But even Satan believes in God! Being a Christian is more than intellectual acknowledgement.
Many people make it to this point and stop. To repent of your sins means to actually walk away from a sinful lifestyle. Jesus told the woman caught in adultery that He forgave her and to sin no more. Often people call themselves Christians without ever walking away from their sinful lifestyle.
After you've done this, you'll want to talk with your pastor about becoming baptized. You'll also want to read your Bible consistently and pray daily. Get involved in church. Join a Bible study with others who can assist and encourage you in your spiritual growth.
Christianity isn't rocket science. If you'll maintain intimacy with Christ on a daily basis, you'll find yourself growing closer to Him and becoming more like Him. And that's proof that you've been converted, that you're on the narrow road and walking through the narrow gate.
You have a choice: You can be sure you're actually following Christ and have been converted, or you can settle for simply being in His presence and enjoying the trimmings of Christianity.
If you're not a Christian and would like to give your heart to Christ, you can start by praying this prayer. It's not magic. You have to mean it:
Dear Jesus:
I believe You are the Son of God and that You died for my sins. I don't deserve that gift, but I sure am grateful for it! Thank You so much! I admit I'm a sinner. But I'm repenting of my sins. I'm walking away from a sinful lifestyle, and I'm committing to live in obedience to You. Will You forgive me? I'm placing my faith in You. Thank You for wiping my slate clean and giving me a brand-new start. I give You my life, Jesus. I love You and want to become like You. Please mold me into Your likeness. Amen.
I believe You are the Son of God and that You died for my sins. I don't deserve that gift, but I sure am grateful for it! Thank You so much! I admit I'm a sinner. But I'm repenting of my sins. I'm walking away from a sinful lifestyle, and I'm committing to live in obedience to You. Will You forgive me? I'm placing my faith in You. Thank You for wiping my slate clean and giving me a brand-new start. I give You my life, Jesus. I love You and want to become like You. Please mold me into Your likeness. Amen.
Christ came to restore. To heal. Not simply to an ear or a part of you, but to the whole of you. Let Him do it.
Copyright 2013 Susie Shellenberger. All rights reserved.
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Kansas City police say multiple people are injured after a car crashed into a day care facility east of downtown.
The crash occurred after two cars collided outside Christian Academy Child Care around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Footage of the scene shown on television station websites showed a dark SUV with a crumpled-up hood sitting just outside the structure, which was missing a huge section of its front wall. Debris was strewn all around the site. Multiple fire trucks and firefighters could be seen.
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F01 error code on Hotpoint washing machine means "motor triac short – check motor and module connections". This isn't the type of error code helpful to most people so you may well be better getting an engineer in to look at it.
The triac is an electronic component usually in the control module (PCB) or other printed circuit board. I don't know why the suggested action is to check connections if the fault is that the triac has shorted. This error is likely to need an engineer and maybe a replacement pcb but a determined DIYer may decide to check all connections as suggested. Electrical components shorting out (if that is indeed what's happened) very often have external causes such as low insulation on another component, which also need diagnosing.
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Swift has been spending time in Nashville and sounds of the American South are laced through these songs of yearning - and of courting, that term that isn't used very often but should be - in which Swift's lyrics suggest she might be at the mercy of someone else's actions and emotions, except her delivery of those lyrics tell us that she is never anything but in charge. The slow pace of these songs suggests confidence - she knows we won't run away if she doesn't everything immediately - and confidence is always seductive for an audience: we can relax, we don't have to do anything but listen. Swift is worth listening to, both in live and recorded form, and many times over.
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NM Genealogical Society Celebrates 40th
The New Mexico Genealogical Society (NMGS) (http://www.NMGS.Org) iscelebrating 40 years of helping genealogists!
Their 40th birthday celebration will be held Saturday, 11 Nov 2000, 10:00am, at the new National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico (NHCCNM).A full day of festivities are planned, including a tour of the Center, viewing the collections and electronic resources for genealogists and historians, and listening to several guest speakers (including Albuquerque's Mayor Jim Baca).The program also includes special recognition of the volunteers who have helped make possible all NMGS publications.
The NHCCNM is located in Historic Barelas, a community originally established as an important crossroads and economic center between Mexico City and La Villa de Santa Fe.As early as 1662, the region was recognized for its strategic position on the Camino Real and its natural crossing on the Rio Del Norte.
The NHCCNM is south of downtown Albuquerque.Driving directions:From I-25 take Exit 223 west onto Cesar Chavez Blvd (formerly Bridge Blvd) and drive west about a mile (across the railroad tacks) to 4th Street.Turn south on 4th Street, then right into the parking lot.Signs will direct you to the Research and Literary Arts Building.
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Maria Luisa Cortez is one of the family members who own and operate El Maguey y La Tuna restaurant.
For two cacti taqueria, authenticity is the point
By Lisa Lacy
The name may be a little hard for gringos to pronounce, but El Maguey y La Tuna, a Mexican restaurant on the Lower East Side, strives to bring a taste of Mexico to Manhattan, regardless of whether or not locals know quite how to say it.
The name refers to two cacti, but the E. Houston St. restaurant is perhaps better known for its mole, a traditional sauce that comes in different varieties depending on ingredients, such as tomatillos or serrano chiles.
According to manager Maria Luisa Cortez, El Maguey y La Tuna caters to a local clientele that want a true taste of Mexico. The family-run establishments owners plug the home-style nature of the food from their hometown of Huehuepiaxtla, Puebla. The rural cooking also has some Tex-Mex thrown in for good measure, Cortez said.
People want the real thing, she said.
Mole is clearly the big draw here. Options include adobo rojo, a smoky, red mole from their town, and mole poblano, a sauce more common at big celebrations such as Christmas or weddings.
We season our own meats, salsa and moles, Cortez noted.
The restaurant is in the process of adding more mole to the menu, but Cortez said they are still working out details.
For the holiday season, a pumpkin mole appeared on the menu along with tamales.
The restaurants eponymous burrito, Al Maguey y La Tuna, comes with a generous serving of mole and is available in either chicken ($10.95) or steak ($11.95).
Another signature dish is Enchiladas al Maguey ($11.95). Cortez said this is her mothers traditional enchilada recipe of homemade corn tortillas filled with chicken.
El Maguey y La Tuna also offers a Mexican brunch for $9.95. Along with huevos rancheros con chorizo and a la Mexicana, the brunch menu includes chilaquiles, or tortilla chips covered with red or green sauce, with chicken, steak or eggs. Brunch also comes with cafe con leche or a drink.
The restaurant was originally located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but relocated after a fire in 2002. Cortez, who was born and raised on the Lower East Side, said the family decided to reopen there in order to give back food and culture to the Lower East Side.
Located at 321 E. Houston St. between Attorney and Ridge Sts., El Maguey y La Tuna is open until 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends. The restaurant, whose phone number is 212-473-3744, is closed Mondays.
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P2146 code definition
Fuel Injector Group "A" Supply Voltage Circuit/Open
What the P2146 code means
P2146 is an OBD-II generic code for the engine control module (ECM) detecting that the fuel injector group "A" supply voltage circuit is open. This could be from bank 1 or the "A" supply voltage circuit that is open.
What causes the P2146 code?
The engine control module (ECM) is getting a voltage return from the fuel injectors and monitors the supply voltage to the injectors. Some vehicles supply voltage in groups or banks. If the voltage supply circuit is open or zero volts, then the code P2146 is set and the Check Engine Light is turned on.
A broken wire or connector on supply voltage circuit
What are the symptoms of the P2146 code?
The Check Engine Light will be illuminated and the code is set in the ECM memory as a fault.
The engine will run very rough or stall.
The engine will be hard to start or will not stay running after starting.
How does a mechanic diagnose the P2146 code?
Scans codes and documents the code in the ECM, then looks at the freeze frame data for failure.
Measures the voltage on the injector supply circuit
Diagnose and repairs code P2146 by following the manufacturer pinpoint tests
Checks the wiring and connector to the supply circuit for breaks or loose connections
Common mistakes when diagnosing the P2146 code?
Clearing ECM memory codes before checking the freeze frame data for the main failure problem, so the failure may be duplicated and repaired
Failing to clear the ECM codes after the codes are fixed
Failing to follow the pinpoint test completely causing the wrong part to be diagnosed
How serious is the P2146 code?
Code P2146 is a major failure in the fuel injector voltage supply circuit and will cause the engine to run very rough and misfire.
What repairs can fix the P2146 code?
- Replacing the ECM for bad injector drivers
- Repairing an open or short in the injector wiring or connector
- Replacing a shorted injector
- Replacing the injector harness
Additional comments for consideration regarding the P2146 code
Code P2146 is for diesel and some gas motors and the failure may be the ECM and on some vehicles they may have a separate injector driver module that may cause the code.
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