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Vanquish is the latest in non-invasive, non-surgical fat reduction and body contouring, harnessing the power of radiofrequency (RF) energy. Specifically designed to redefine your core, Vanquish treats the problematic midsection by targeting unwanted fat cells without damage to your skin or surrounding muscle tissue.
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Steam OS UEFI Workaround Method 1
Method 1: Grub and SysLinux
This method is provided with great thanks to /u/FrostyCoolSlug of Reddit. Please use extreme caution when trying any of these steps, and I am not responsible for any damage to an existing computer installation.
- This configuration will automatically wipe your hard drive and install SteamOS as soon as it's finished booting. Don't use on a real computer unless you're REALLY sure.
- I take no responsibility if you break your machine following these instructions!
- I'm not going to "support" this installation method, it's very much a "Works for me" situation, YMMV.
These instructions assume your USB pen drive is on D: – Adjust where relevant
Step 1: Download syslinux from Here[1]
Step 2: Download the following two Grub packages* and place them in D:\grub (you may need to create it)
- http://www.l4d3.org/grub-pc_1.99-27+deb7u1+steamos3+bsos1_amd64.deb[2]
- http://www.l4d3.org/grub-pc-bin_1.99-27+deb7u1+steamos3+bsos1_amd64.deb[3]
Note: if for some reason those files are removed, I have uploaded these to my public bitorrent sync directory here:
- Install BitTorrent Sync
- Create a folder in your home directory
- Use the key "BWSL4QC5J7E5HSLNHNR4BSIBA47E6DOZB", to add the sync folder
Step 2: Extract the SteamOSInstaller.zip file to the root of your USB drive
Step 3: In the root of your USB drive, create a new folder called syslinux
Step 4: From the downloaded syslinux zip file, extract bios/win32 and bios/mbr into D:\syslinux\
Step 4: Open a Command Prompt as Administrator and run MAKE SURE YOU CORRECT THE DRIVE LETTER!:
d:\syslinux\win32\syslinux.exe --install --mbr --active d:
Step 5: Create the file D:\syslinux.cfg and put in the following:
DEFAULT linux TIMEOUT 50 LABEL linux kernel install.amd/vmlinuz append initrd=install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz preseed/file=/cdrom/default.preseed DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer desktop=steamos auto=true priority=critical video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788 -- quiet
Step 6: Insert the USB drive into the target machine and boot, the installer should run.
Step 7: The installer will FAIL when attempting to install grub, as grub-pc is missing, hold Ctrl+Alt and Hit F2 to drop into a shell, hit Enter to activate it.
Step 8: Type the following and when prompted, do not select any drives, just hit OK and then 'Yes':
chroot /target /bin/bash apt-get install grub-common grub2-common dpkg -i /media/cdrom/grub/grub-pc-bin_1.99-27+deb7u1+steamos3+bsos1_amd64.deb dpkg -i /media/cdrom/grub/grub-pc_1.99-27+deb7u1+steamos3+bsos1_amd64.deb
Step 9: Once that's complete, Hold Ctrl+Alt then hit F5 to return to the UI
Step 10: Hit 'Continue' to try grub again, this time it should run properly, say 'Yes' to installing to the MBR and the installation will complete.
Step 11: Once installation is complete, follow the rest of the guide Here[4]
* Note that the grub packages are hosted by me (edit: /u/FrostyCoolSlug), they are simply the standard debian builds with the DEBIAN/control file edited to repair dependency problems, and re-versioned to reflect their SteamOS usefulness.
Post installation
- These steps are VERY important, as this installation method is of the type Valve considers a "Custom Installation."
- After installation is complete, log onto the resulting system (using the Gnome session) with the predefined "steam" account. The username is "desktop" and the password is "desktop"
- Open the "Home" folder and run the file "post_logon.sh" Choose to "Run in Terminal." This is paramount for big picture mode.
- Enter your sudo password of "desktop"
- Installation will commence and reboot the PC. (you may have to reboot twice)
- Note: if for some reason the reboot fails to find the kernel, hit "return" and choose the 1st default GRUB boot entry. The OS will then load.
- After picking "Gnome" and logging on with the Steam account (password "steam), hit the "Return to Steam" shortcut on the desktop.
VirtualBox Users
To boot from USB, download this[5] , extract plpbt.iso and boot from that, it'll allow a USB boot. Note that 'Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller' must be DISABLED.
Issue 1:
"I am stuck on now is "Run steam, accept the EULA, and let it bootstrap. Logoff the steam account"."
Solution 1:
run steam from a terminal for it to work, once I was on the login screen, I quit steam then logged out the steam user, then jumpped into desktop and executed the script.
Issue 2:
Ran the script, it rebooted into capturing recovery partition mode then something failed and threw me into (initramfs) prompt. I rebooted into "normal" mode again and after the loading finishes I get stuck with a black screen."
Solution 2:
This was caused by having two screens attached. Disconnecting one of them helped.
Issue 3:
"I've noticed it sometimes seemingly dismounting my USB drive, not entirely sure what causes it, try it again and see if it's any better… There may be a driver issue otherwise, I've only done my testing in VirtualBox."
Solution 3:
If you Ctrl+alt+F4, the logs might explain why it's not working.
Issue 4:
My USB drive won't boot using syslinux 😦
Solution 4:
Thanks to lukaskurucz below, try modifying your boot entry to the following:
DEFAULT linux TIMEOUT 50 LABEL linux KERNEL install.amd/vmlinuz APPEND initrd=install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz preseed/file=/cdrom/default.preseed DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer desktop=steamos auto=true priority=critical video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788 — quiet
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Everytime i try put in this part
dpkg -i /media/cdrom/grub/grub-pc-bin_1.99-27+deb7u1+steamos3+bsos1_amd64.deb
it keep show No such file or directory.


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Kent artist Paul Apps is a passionate wildlife artist and photographer. His work captures the unique character of the subject and interaction with its natural environment. While Paul creates images of wildlife from all over the world, he frequently returns to the expanse of the African landscape and fauna to inspire his grand canvases. Since his first visit to the continent in 1989, Paul has travelled there annually to collect reference and experience the thrilling game and panoramas.
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Capilano University has a CapUSafe app, a free mobile toolkit, and emergency notification centre. This app will enhance campus safety by quickly connecting subscribers to available safety services and by allowing the University to send emergency notifications and alerts. CapUSafe app is free and recommended for CapU students, employees and campus visitors.
Download the app via the iOS/App store or Android/Google Play.
The University is always looking for ways to make sure every student, employee or visitor feels safe on campus, and this mobile technology is a very useful tool to ensure everyone receives immediate communication and support in the case of emergency.
CapU Safe allows subscribers to:
- Phone Campus Security and/or 911 with the touch of a button
- Email Campus Security his/her location
- Arrange for a SafeWalk to their car
- Sound a loud alarm
- Report suspicious behavior and/or send a photo
- Download emergency preparedness procedures (e.g. earthquake, fire, bear sighting, etc.)
Interactive, built-in features and a user-friendly design make it easy for all students, staff and campus guests to access safety resources, such as a flashlight, emergency contacts and campus maps.
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This 300-card set was released in March, 2007. The set was issued in 10-card packs which came 36 packs to a box and 20 boxes to a case. Just as in the first series of the regular Upper Deck product, cards numbered 1-50 feature players eligible for the 2007 Rookie Card logo.
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Finally, I was forced to turn off all the settings of the email receipt Disqus.
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Writing at The Hill, Juan Williams calls Donald Trump the leader of the GOP:
Tea Party Republicans in Congress are using the businessman's radical plan for mass deportation of illegal immigrants to regain their position at the forefront of GOP political debate.
Until Trump's bid for the GOP 2016 presidential nomination caught fire, the Tea Party faithful in Congress were fizzling. Led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the best they could do recently was to propose ousting Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and accuse Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of telling "flat out" lies over the Ex-Im Bank.
But last week, the Tea Party gained new political life when Trump, the anti-establishment phenomenon in GOP summer politics, introduced a plan to limit legal immigration and conduct mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
Republican congressional fingerprints were all over the Trump proclamation.
Trump's plan was written in consultation with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Immigration Subcommittee and a leading voice among Congressional Tea Party hardliners on immigration.
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Grand old game"s in a league of its own… Boxing Day puts smiles back on fans" faces
It wasn"t as stellar as the famous goal-rush of 1963, but this Boxing Day was not without its dramas.
If you like your football laced with devilment, the morning began with Jose Mourinho telling guest presenter Lord Coe on Radio 4's Today programme to 'get me a club in a couple of years…my next job will be in England'.
Those who enjoy their sport a little more current would have recognised the bottom two in the old Division Four giving their supporters some festive cheer: a last-minute winner by Ashley Hemmings earned Plymouth a 3-2 win at Bristol Rovers while Dagenham and Redbridge scored three without reply against Barnet.
Party time: Wigan fans dressed up for their match against Manchester United
Top marks: Blackburn"s Mark Bunn put in a top class performance to help his side to a point against Liverpool
Though sport's biggest Star was a horse called Kauto, the Barclays Premier League had its share of headline makers. Mark Bunn had a match-saving day in goal for Blackburn at Anfield and shared centre stage with Manchester United's 30million striker Dimitar Berbatov, who scored a hat-trick.
Chelsea were held by Fulham, whose scorer Clint Dempsey was described by the BBC's Mark Bright as 'the bestAmerican outfield player to have played in the Premier League'. No argument here.
American hero: Clint Dempsey makes it 1-1 in the west London derby between Chelsea and Fulham
West Bromwich, who had lost all five of the previous Premier League fixtures they had played on December 26, became the first team to stop Manchester City scoring this season.
The excellent Radio 5 Live chose City rather than rivals United for their main game. A mistake, you may argue, although any football commentary in the company of Jimmy Armfield is worth listening to. Jimmy is 76 and teaches you something new about a game he first played in 1954.
Shut out: Ben Foster and West Brom became the first team to keep a clean sheet against Manchester City this season
Jimmy was a Blackpool player at the time of that record-breaking Boxing Day of 48 years ago when a pre-Venky's Blackburn ruled the roost, scoring eight at West Ham. Manchester United lost 6-1 at Burnley and Roger Hunt of Liverpool and Graham Leggat each scored four.
Hunt went on to become a World Cup winner, Fulham's Leggat, who struck a three-minute hat-trick in a 10-1 win against Ipswich, later became Canada's leading sports broadcaster and was inducted into their hall of fame in 2001.
Five star performance: Dimitar Berbatov kept the match ball after scoring a hat-trick in Manchester United"s 5-0 win over Wigan
A Boxing Day performance of note can do that for you.
There were no such stand-out efforts this time, although free-scoring Championship leaders Southampton won (again), while the best attendance outside the Premier League was at Derby, where more than 33,000 went to Pride Park to watch the home side defeat Leeds.
Middlesbrough beat Hull in front of 27,794 fans — truly a bumper crowd for a region of mass unemployment in the post-Ravanelli, post- Gascoigne, post-Merson era.
Talking of Paul Merson, he was appearing on Sky Sports, where he claimed, somewhat contentiously, that Aston Villa are a bigger club than Newcastle. 'How many European Cups have Newcastle won then, Jeff' he asked his host.
Saints march on: Southampton beat Crystal Palace to stay top of The Championship
Not all European Cup winners can consider themselves big clubs, Mers. Nottingham Forest haven't scored for six matches, with a record of: 0-1, 0-4, 0-1, 0-1, 0-0, 0-1. They lost again on Monday.
In League One, where they may end up, the closing exchanges brought a significant shift for the top two. Sheffield Wednesday were leading 1-0 at Walsall, but then conceded twice in stoppage time. Leaders Charlton had been behind twice at Yeovil but scored a winner through Danny Green to take it 3-2 and extend the gap to eight points.
Others who hit the heights include Stevenage, who scored six at Colchester, Blackpool's hat-trick hero Matt Phillips and Gillingham, who won at League Two leaders Crawley.
Leaving it late: League One leaders Charlton came from behind to beat Yeovil in stoppage time in a five-goal thriller
The first Boxing Day fixture on record was in 1860 between Sheffield FC and Hallam at Sandygate Road, Sheffield — the oldest ground in the world. Hallam are still there and have ex-Premier League referee Uriah Rennie as club president.
Another ex-Premier League referee, Andy D'Urso, best remembered for being chased about by an eye-popping Roy Keane, took charge of AFC Wimbledon's game against Oxford yesterday. Being pursued by Manchester United players can do that for your career.
At the New Bucks Head Stadium, kick-off was delayed because of crowd congestion as Blue Square Bet Premier leaders Wrexham went to AFC Telford.
There were few traditional derby games on offer, but Grimsby won 2-1 at Lincoln in front of 5,506 fans. The losers will get their chance to respond in the reverse fixture on Sunday.
Stalemate: There were no goals at The Britannia as Stoke and Aston Villa earned a point each
It's not the first time 'double-headers' have been played at this time of the year. In 1963, United, West Ham and Ipswich all exacted revenge in the reverse games played two days later.
Readers of the Birmingham Mail were asked last week: Should Boxing Day football be banned The answer was Yes: 14.8% No: 85.2%.
It would be interesting to see if the result would be different after their local team were held by West Ham in a game that took the goals tally to 100 for the day, shortly before Stoke played Aston Villa.
Nothing compared with the 157 scored on that day in 1963. But then Robin van Persie doesn't play until Tuesday. Hardly a fair contest.


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Las Flores
August 19 to August 25
Las Flores
August 19 to August 25
Join us for a week of yoga, meditation and surfing in the incredible beaches of Las Flores, El Salvador! We have partnered with LSY favorites AST Adventures to take over AST Punta Flores and create this one of a kind yoga and surf experience. With some of the most epic surf breaks footsteps from your room, ocean view pool and rooms, optional daily surf lessons, daily yoga and meditation, you will have an unforgettable week!
This retreat is only available for 12 guests.
All inclusive pricing includes:
Pricing: Double occupancy: $1850, Triple occupancy: $1700, Quad room $1650, Dorm style quad $1550. Please inquire for single pricing.
our full schedule
our full schedule
✈ SOUTH AFRICA; SURF, YOGA AND SAFARI ADVENTURE with RHINO AFRICA and WILD ARK New Year's 2018- 4 SPOTS LEFT
✈ SANTA MARTA, Colombia, February 2019
✈ PLAYA SALADITA, Mexico, April 2019
✈ BUILD YOUR OWN RETREAT, Mexico, Barbados, Colombia, El Salvador, anytime
✈ TEACHER TRAINING IN PARADISE, Nosara, Costa Rica, August 2019
Get an alert when registration opens here
yoga teacher training in paradise
august 3 to 19, 2018
yoga teacher training in paradise
august 3 to 19, 2018
If you are feeling a shift in your life or have been looking for a program that combines an exotic escape with deep, yet playful, study, then this is the training for you. We start each day with a two-hour yoga practice, delve into the daily topics, practice teach, chant, and play. The teachers and kula (group or community in Sanskrit) support you on your journey from the seat of the student to that of the teacher.
Lila Flow Yoga Teacher Training philosophy is centered around YOU. We provide you with the tools to find your own motivation to teach, develop your individual style, find playfulness and creativity within a sound understanding of anatomy and alignment, and ultimately inspire the next generation of yoga practitioners around the world.
Sample Day
7am - Sunrise Yoga Practice
8:30am - Meditation
9am - Asana Lab
11am - Practice Teach
Noon - BREAK
3pm - Philosophy
5pm - Anatomy
7pm - Meditation
7:30pm - Dinner
During our 17 days together, you will immerse yourself in many transformative practices including:
Spiritual and Physical Anatomy
Learn everything from the bones, muscles and organs to Chakras and Nadis and how it relates to asana.
The Art of Sequencing a Yoga Class
Learn to effectively and safely sequence a 60, 75 and 90 minute yoga class while using the foundations of vinyasa and ashtanga based practices. You'll practice teach your fellow teacher trainees so you leave the training ready to teach confidently in a variety of settings.
Meditation Teaching & Introduction to the Practice
Every day we will meditate together, weaving in the art of teaching and practicing meditation, one of yoga's most transformative practices.
Curriculum Overview
↠ Lila Yoga Sequencing- Vinyasa based teaching of a 60, 75 and 90 minute class
↠ Alignment and Anatomy
↠ Introduction to Sanskrit
↠ Pranayama
↠ Yoga Philosophy (Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras)
↠ Practice Teaching and Mentorship
↠ Art of Assisting and Adjustments
↠ Business 101
↠ The Chakras
↠ Ayurveda
↠ Meditation
↠ Sound Bath
December 29 to January 11
or January 2 to January 11
December 29 to January 11
or January 2 to January 11
We are beyond excited to open up registration our 2018/2019 New Year's adventure to South Africa! We have partnered with Wild Ark and Rhino Africa, two organizations that create unforgettable safari experiences while maintaining a strong commitment to the protection of the environment.
The itinerary is incredible! An option to visit Cape Town for New Year's, followed by a quick visit to Johannesburg, where we will then fly to a beachfront 5 star-boutique hotel located on a secret beach on the Elephant coast, followed by the safari portion of the trip, to Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge. Rhino Ridge holds the honour of being the first private facility within Africa's oldest proclaimed reserve – Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park, where guests can revel in four-star luxury in a private lodge in this reserve in Kwazulu Natal; renowned for protecting the previously endangered white rhino which now numbers over 1000 in the park. Most meals included, all transportation (including three flights within South Africa) park fees, yoga, meditation, surfing and day actitivies.
It's not every day that you plan a vacation to South Africa, and that said, this trip is extremely doable! We commit to sharing incredible trips available to all with our payment plans; the earlier you book the better! Open to 12 participants only.
New Year's in Cape Town Itinerary
Arrive to Cape Town on December 29 and spend four nights at a luxury bed and breakfast in Cape Town. Price includes:
Price for this portion: $750 per person, double occupancy rooms (we will pair you with someone if you come alone, which many people do!).
For single occupancy, please inquire.
Arriving on January 2 in Johannesburg
Meet us on January 2, 2019 in Johannesburg to begin our journey. LSY South Africa consists of nine days in South Africa to beach, safari and see the country side. Thre flights within South Africa, all transfers, most meals, safari visits and fees to parks, guided trips through the safari with expert staff, surf lessons, private surf lessons, yoga (vinyasa, yin, restorative) and meditation are all included.
January 2
January 3:
January 7
January 11
PRICING: $4,250 double occupancy, $5,000 single occupancy.
Click here to book your space, and make payments towards your balance here
Sample day:
February 2019
February 2019
Join LSY for an epic week in Santa Marta, Colombia! Meet us in Cartagena for a night in the town, and we will leave together the following day and travel to our private spot in Santa Marta for a week of yoga and surfing. Our beautiful beachfront location is minutes from Parque Nacional Tayrona, empty surf breaks, and the untouched jungles of Colombia's Caribbean coast.
All inclusive pricing includes:
Pricing per person:
Sample day:
A-la carte services:
Visit to Parque Nacional Tayrona, visit to Minca's blue lagoon, hikes to Sierra Nevada, indigenous village visits, river tubing, scuba diving, stand up paddle board tours, kayaking, snorkeling tours, horseback riding.
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The only way to reduce the risk of these misapprehensions taking hold is by building a foundation of trust between the Product Owner and the team.
This begins with a human relationship between the two. One of the most critical steps for the success of a distributed Scrum project is for the Product Owner and team to come together in person at the beginning and spend quality time sharing key project information and building a relationship with each other.
This is particularly important at the beginning of a major project; in addition to starting the relationship, there is also a large amount of information that needs to be communicated. First, the Product Owner needs to provide the team with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the overall vision, purpose and goals of the project; this context give the team a strong foundation for their day-to-day work, and also helps build their motivation and drive. Next, the Product Owner and team will have an opportunity to go through the items on the Release Backlog (the subset of the Product Backlog targeted for the nearest release), and discuss in detail the features and functionality required. This gives the team a vastly deeper and more nuanced understanding of the project requirements than they could ever derive from a written specification along. This conversation will also provide more "subtle" information and understanding; for example, about the values, attitudes, and mindset of the Product Owner and team members.
The major objection to this is the cost of the trip in time and money. But let us take a moment to analyze this objection further.
Let's consider the example of a Product Owner in San Francisco flying to visit her team in Sofia, Bulgaria:
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This hypothetical Product Owner is kicking off a 1-year project:
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The cost of the trip is just 1% of the total project cost. Will an in-person project kickoff, knowledge transfer, and relationship-build improve the results of the project by more than 1%? Guaranteed. In fact, anecdotally, the overall project ROI improvement this produces is probably more on the order of 30-50% or more.
Still not convinced? Let us go further with our analysis. The cost of the project is US$500K, but that is not the value of the project. What is the business value this project is going to be producing? What is the cost to the business if this project fails? Likely an order of magnitude greater than what it will cost to complete. Let us assume this hypothetical project, if successful, will enable $4 million in new revenue and $1 million in cost savings; its total potential value is $5 million. Compare that to the cost of the Product Owner making the journey to India for the project kickoff:
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The bottom line is that there is just no excuse for the Product Owner not to join the team in person for the project kickoff. If the project matters, that is – and it is worth noting, the willingness of the Product Owner to come in person for the kickoff sends a very clear message to the team that "this project matters".
To be really useful, this project kickoff must include more than just workplace interaction; the Product Owner and team should plan informal outings away from the office, to give them the opportunity to interact not just as co-workers but as people. The ideal itinerary for "human meshing" could include group outings to tourist sites, a bowling outing, dinners together, possibly even a visit to one of the team members' homes. (It is important to note that these excursions are for the Product Owner and the team to bond – not for senior management to dazzle their client.) The bonding experience can be particularly important when the Product Owner and team are from very different cultures. Sometimes, accentuating some of the cultural differences can have benefits. For example, a team in Bangalore took their Product Owner Phil, who was visiting from the US, to a local temple for a Puja (religious ceremony) to bless the success of the project; it turned out to be both a very memorable experience for Phil, and also a strong bonding event for the entire group. Management needs to understand that while this looks like "non-work time," it is actually a critically important investment in the vitality and success of the project.
In addition to the human bonding, the in-person visit by the Product Owner can achieve other goals as well. First, it lay the groundwork for bridging some of the cultural differences between the two locations. For example, in the business culture of many Asian countries, there is a taboo against sharing bad news bluntly, or appearing over-emotional. In other countries – the US, for example – frankness is more the convention. For example, when a team in Delhi says to their Product Owner, "we have a bit of a concern about X," what they may really be expressing is "we see a very serious issue with X that needs immediate attention"; unfortunately, what their Product Owner in Silicon Valley hears is "this is a minor worry, let's not waste time on it". Similarly, when the Product Owner in Silicon Valley says "The situation with Y is a complete disaster!" what he may be trying to convey is "There's a problem here, let's really focus hard on solving it," but unfortunately the team in Delhi interprets the statement to mean "Go pack up your desks, you're all out of a job!". None of these people are intentionally misleading – rather, they're expressing their thoughts using the norms of their particular locale.
One final benefit of the Product Owner traveling to the team's location is for him or her to experience first-hand some of the challenges the team experiences working in their location. A Product Owner from the US who is used to a 30-minute commute to the office, uninterrupted power, continuous air-conditioning in the summer, and fast, reliable broadband likely assumes his counterparts on the other side of the world experience the same. After an in-person visit, though, he might realize that his team faces a 2-hour commute in each direction, power and broadband connectivity that comes and goes, government-mandated bureaucracy for purchasing hardware, and a host of other daily challenges.
Apart from this initial visit by the Product Owner, it is also important that the entire group co-locates again every 3-4 months, or after logical milestones have been achieved. If the Product Owner has traveled to the team's location for the project kick-off, then it may be helpful for the team to travel to the Product Owner's location after the first release, and spend an entire Sprint (or at least a week) together. This time together is used to re-emphasize the "big picture" vision and goals, kick off the forthcoming release, discuss any major issues or upcoming decisions with their colleagues, and generally re-sync the two locations with each other. It will also be very helpful if the development team members from the offshore location get to interact with business stakeholders and end-users of the software they are building; this provides them with a better understand the real context of their work, and goes a long way towards reinforcing a common goal and "one-team" mindset.
In addition, team-members who join the project at a later stage should also travel to the onshore location at the first opportunity; it is enormously helpful for them to hear the context, business-drivers and vision of the project from the Product Owner and other important stakeholders directly.
The second part of building a relationship of trust is developing openness and honesty between the players. Teams are often fearful about being open with the Product Owner, especially if that person is the customer; the team worries that if they raise a difficulty or concern, the customer will be upset or disappointed, and may even complain to management. As a result, many teams invest a significant amount of effort in trying to create the appearance that everything is going well. Indeed, the less well things are going, the more effort has to be invested in maintaining this appearance – effort which, ironically, would be much better spent trying to solve the problem. Teams are often afraid to even ask questions, concerned that their uncertainty will be perceived as incompetence – and as a result, questions go unasked and the team makes assumptions, produces the wrong thing, and ultimately creates the very perception they were trying all along to avoid!
So how does one avoid this syndrome? The Product Owner must communicate to the team in no uncertain terms that he or she wants to hear good news as well as bad, that nobody will be punished for honesty, and that the only "dumb" question is the question that goes unasked. Then after "talking the talk," the Product Owner must "walk the walk" – he or she needs to constantly press the team to ask questions and raise concerns, and when the team does bring up problems (which will happen tentatively at first), respond in as positive and solutions-oriented a way as possible.
Tom was becoming increasingly concerned about his team in Shanghai. The project they were kicking off was going to be extremely challenging technically, and they would be working in a new domain and using tools that were new to them. But what concerned Tom the most was the fact that the team was expressing no worry or doubt about this at all. On every call they seemed to have the stance of "we don't see any problem at all; we're fully confident that we will be able to master these new areas, and we don't have anything to worry about." Tom felt this attitude was unrealistic, almost to the point of being irresponsible; if the team truly had no worries, then they were living in a fantasy land!
In reality, of course, the team was very concerned. But the last thing they were going to do was communicate this to their customer. If Tom found out that they were concerned, who knows what he might do! Complain to management? Try to cancel the contract? They certainly did not want to find out.
Tom tried giving subtle hints and suggestions, but in the end, he decided to really share what he was thinking during a call with the team.
"Guys, there's something I'm really concerned about, that I really need to talk to you about."
Hearing these words, the team stiffened.
"On every call with you guys, all I hear is "things will be fine". But let me tell you, this is a big project with a lot of risk. I'm losing sleep over it, and we're not even a month in. And what worries me most is that I'm not hearing any of the same concern from you guys. That's making me wonder if maybe I'm the only one who sees how hard this is going to be. Do you guys get it? Are you guys at all concerned about this?"
There was silence. Then Lee Wei, the most experienced of the developers, responded. He sounded a little tentative.
"Of course Tom, we have some concerns…"
Tom felt a little relieved that the team was acknowledging what he was saying.
"Okay, so tell me about your concerns."
There was more silence, and then Lee Wei continued. There was a major issue the team had been worrying about for some weeks now.
"One concern we have is that the database may not give the performance we need under heavy loads."
This caught Tom off-guard. At no point in the discussions so far had there been any mention of performance worries. Tom's first instinct was to respond with "Why the heck didn't you bring this up sooner!," but he caught himself. He took a deep breath.
"Okay. Guys, I have to admit, I'm pretty surprised to hear this. I didn't realize that there was a concern here, and this is something potentially very serious."
There was silence, and the the team braced themselves for what came next.
"But I have to say, I am really happy you guys shared this with me. Now that I know about it, we can do something about it. Great performance is make-or-break for this project, so we need to get to grips with this issue. So what could we do to answer the question now? Let's create an item to go at the top of the Product Backlog..."
To establish a foundation of trust at the beginning of a long-distance working relationship, it can be very helpful to have an open and direct conversation about what everyone is committing to, and what each expects the other to do. This could simply take the form of a conversation, or it could come in the form of a "working agreement" between the team and the Product Owner.
Some examples of such commitments among real-world Scrum Teams are:
- We commit to be honest with each other. If we have a concern, a doubt, a worry, or if we see a problem, we commit to surface it to each other immediately.
- If we are unhappy about something that has happened, or something that the other has done, we commit to surface this immediately to each other.
- We commit not to escalate a problem to upper management without first trying to work it out with each other. If an escalation does become necessary, we commit to letting each other know in advance, so it doesn't catch anyone by surprise.
- We recognize that people make mistakes and have misunderstandings, and that the important thing is to find and fix the mistake or misunderstandings as quickly as we can. For this reason, we commit to each other that there will be no retribution for surfacing a problem or a concern, a mistake or misunderstanding, or for speaking honestly.


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The theme of resistance is explored in the seminal work by Dick Hebdige 'Subculture and the Meaning of Style' (1979), which builds not only on the work of other cultural theorist from the Centre for Cultural Studies in Birmingham but also the work of French sociologist Jean Baudrillard, particularly The Consumer Society (1970).
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For example, in Genesis he was walking through the Garden of Eden and had no idea that Adam and Eve had already sinned. (He even asked them where they were.)
" And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" (Genesis Chpt. 3, King James Version)
I am perfectly open to the possibility of a God, but there could never be an all-knowing God such as described by most Christians. Some of them don't realize that the Christian God is not all knowing and all powerful, which is why they should take a closer look at their Bibles and have a better understanding. This is not trying to disprove God (it is an unfalsifiable hypothesis) but proving that it isn't the way that some people popularly describe him as.
The reason he asks where they are is because he is giving them full free will meaning he knew everything was going to happen before he began creating the world he knew of every action that would happen when he began. Well you might be wondering well if he knew it why make it like this in the first place? Why make it where Adam and Eve will sin? Why let stray so far our belief in him? Everyday everyone goes day to day without praying or giving God any thought. It's a social Facade everyone goes to like a good person but mostly just to socialize. The reason for all of this... Well we don't know. God gave us free will so we could be the makers of our own fate in the end whether there is a god or not the one who decides to believe and repent or the one who looks at all the hard facts and stands alone to accept, maybe there isn't a afterlife. After it goes away when you are about to take your last breath, you are the maker of your own fate you are your own God.
I know this may have not answered your question, I just wanted to throw some philosophical ideas with you but with the clergyman I did speak with they said he made it like this because he wanted us to have our own free will even if the outcome was already decided, but why exactly like this why these variables? Why did Jesus have to die why the wars? Who's to say that we are the only earth that was made? Maybe, he made many to watch over so many that anyone that could exist does exist. Maybe, this world was made so that you specifically would exist because in another with different variables, me and you wouldn't be here. He did all this so we would makers of our fate that's why he doesn't interfere that's why he came into the garden and just asked where they are to give them free will he could of summoned them or commanded them. Of course all of this point is moot if you don't believe in God I choose to. I can't have a that kind of mental stress on me clouding my brain. Anyway, hope this answered you I found this debate answerable with my knowledge so I thought I would try to explain.
God Allows Free Will:
As for the argument that God asked where Adam and Eve were in order to preserve their free will and allow them the chance to admit to their mistakes, it doesn't entirely make sense. Since Adam and Eve were created by God, I am certain they would know that he is all powerful and all-knowing, so they knew that eventually they would need to confess. You may say that they didn't based on the fact that they hid from him, but anyone would instinctively do that when they are in trouble, even if it was inevitable. God wouldn't be messing with free will by demonstrating his abilities, and if he was then he shouldn't have physically shown himself.
Also, if there is a person who knows how everything will occur for all eternity and has the power to change and influence it, there would be no point in calling it "free will." God in the bible has the power to influence a persons decision, and has, which demonstrates he would probably do it when he feel the need to. That destroys all chance of free will and any person who thinks they are making their own decision could have been influenced by God, or it is under the approval of him.
God Makes MIstakes:
Back to the original argument, one of the most famous bible stories is evidence that God cannot be all knowing. The answer is: Noah's Flood. God allows the Earth's population to grow and grow, but eventually the people become wicked. God sees this and grieved, even though supposedly he had known that this would occur. Instead of appearing before man and asking them to repent (which I thought was a good idea) he immediately wants to flood the Earth.
This sort of behavior (which I remember so well in myself) is like when you paint a work of art but the wet paint bleeds outside the lines. I get so angry I want to throw it out, that is, until I realize I could just paint over it. God decided to throw the human race into the "needs improvement" pile and brought out a new canvas. No matter what excuse he had, that is called making a mistake. People who make mistakes don't know it's going to happen, and that's why they start over. If I really wanted to believe he saw that coming, he wouldn't have let the wicked people be born, or tossed a bunch of Christian pamphlets at their doorstep.
To go along with the destroying evil trend, what about Sodom and Gomorrah? He firebombed the towns because there was nothing but wicked people in there. There isn't anything wrong (at least in my opinion) for a God to show their face in order to stop someone from making a bad decision. That's not messing with free will, its reasoning with someone. If God can't think of doing that right off the bat, then what good is he for?
In addition, if anyone thinks this will mess with his "plan," then why does he even need a plan? Why can't he tweak history to suit whatever plan for the human race he has. If he wanted to see how people would work with free will, why didn't he do it in an experiment format. Why did he feel the need to disadvantage people so much? Why didn't he make aliens? Why is he allowing people to question his nature when he sicked a bear on a group of boys for making fun of bald people?
Thanks for reading, by the way. Have a pleasant day.
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I am not a professional in bible-studies nor would I say I am good at debating, but this was a nice experience for me. I don't have the opportunity to debate in real life so thanks for arguing your point.
I don't have much more arguments for my point so that it all.
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Because in the verse it doesn't say "God asked Adam because he wanted him to admit it himself, not because he isn't all-powerful." You don't need to be a bible expert to understand that it doesn't specify.
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You also say that you are no professional in Bible studies, so why do you think that it doesn't specify anyway?
God just wanted to expose what Adam had done, not just instantly put Adam to death spiritually and not tell Adam why he did so. Adam also had a conscience, He probably wanted to talk to God about what he had done, since sin was new to him.
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Yeah, that is pretty much on point. Most of the times training courses gets the foot into the door and if the need arises we will do projects for existing customers. we are operating in germany, austria and switzerland mainly. People say that amazon is not a very good employer, but i guess it is different if you do software or IT related stuff.
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this is a list of my repertoire: MS System Center (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM), Red Hat Enterprise Linux + SELinux, Application Servers (JBoss AS, Wildfly, WebSphere AS), Virtualization (Vmware, Hyper-V/SCVMM, XenServer), Identity Management (MS FIM/MIM, Novell Identity Management), Backup und Recovery (Arcserve Backup & UDP, emc² Networker, IBM TSM, Symantec Backup Exec and Netbackup, Veeam Backup), PaaS (CloudFoundry), Business Intelligence and Reporting (Crystal Reports, JasperReports), Load Testing (Ranorex, HP Loadrunner), Software-Defined Storage (Datacore SANsymphony), Antivirus Software (McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos & Symantec), Monitoring (Whatsup Gold & Nagios). Of course my company does offer way more topics, but these mentioned are my specialties. As you can see that is a pretty big range of topics and that is exactly why we struggle to find any proper employees. Are you interested in a specific topic ?
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Elder Miller's artwork from the CTM!
OIIII minha familia!!!
Mom... that is not the word for elder haha, Elder is the word for Elder. Haha [I will not put the word that the translator gave me as "elder," for fear it is obscene!]
Anyway, it was so good to hear from you all this week!! Mom and Dad and Remi, I got the Mission Ties letter earlier in the week which was a nice surprise... and I got your Halloween card!! It was awesome to hear about conference again! hahaha
And Ryan, thanks for the letter! It was another nice surprise!!! It sounds like you're doing well. Keep me posted on the job choice. I'm sure you will be awesome at any job you pick... but I think you will have more success with the pest control if you do it this year!
Sooo… this week, Monday, we went proselyting for the first time!! My comp and I gave out five copies of the book of Mormon... talked to like 20 people... understood about 10. Got yelled at by a drunk... and I was hit on by a transvestite. It was FUN!
I'll start with the books of Mormon. ha We had some good conversations with people about religion and just small talking. We talked to a few older people, two young boys flying a kite, a lady who owned a small shop for girls, a taxi driver, construction workers and a few others. A few people were speaking a different language though! Seriously! Because some, we could understand every word, and then others, we would get like 2 words out of 100 ha. It was weird, but super fun.
One lady we couldn't understand super well, but we were having a good conversation with her none-the-less... But while we were talking, a drunk guy came up and was asking if we were from the church, and we said yes, and he started shaking his finger at us and yelling. ha So it was hard to finish our conversation and ignore him especially because she was a little hard to understand to begin with... but we did and gave her a BOM. So it turned out ok! Ha but if I hadn't been a missionary... that drunk would have been in for it! Ha
So the highlight, or most unusual event, was definitely the transvestites. My comp saw two GIRLS sitting under some shade from a tree on the sidewalk, and he was like let's go talk to them! Because people that are sitting are usually good one to talk to because they aren't busy. So as we got closer... I noticed they were very weird looking girls, and by the time we said COMO VAI, we both realized they were not girls. They were men, with large chests... and 5 o'clock shadows... and deep voices. So we didn't know what to do... then one of them looked at me, licked his lips, and said something inappropriate... so we left.
First day proselyting!!! Ha this should be a fun next few months! LOL
Anyway... not much else has happened beyond that. The language is coming along really well!! Or better than it was last week I guess. I am excited and nervous for the field, but I know it's time to get to work!! We sang in the choir this week, "Where Can I Turn for Peace" and it sounded awesome! And my Brazilian roommates left for the field--dangit! I love those guys!
Other than that... the Temple was good today, and for P-day I bought a few things for you for Christmas, so I'll be sending in next week hopefully, maybe today if I get it done in time! So don't look! [At his bank account.] It probably won't say anything anyway, or it's in Portuguese if it does.
Anyway, I love you all and miss you too. Congrats on the second moving reindeer, Remi! And Mom how's the writing? Good job, Dad, with the shed--keep it up!! And yes, Mom, we get turkey tomorrow!!! I love you all... Happy Thanksgiving!!
Love,Elder Miller!


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This is part of a series of posts about what security experts think will happen in 2016.
F-Secure Security Advisor Sean Sullivan spends a lot of his time thinking about how people expose themselves to online risks. Whenever you download an app, click on a link, or open an email, there's potential security problems that most people never even think about. But not Sean. It's part of his job to understand how these things actually work, and what people should be doing to keep their devices and data safe from online threats.
Here's a quick look at what security issues Sean thinks people and companies will have to contend with in the upcoming year.
"2016 will be remembered as the year of extortion."
Sean's already predicted that the future of online threats will revolve around extortion. That is, criminals will be investing in scams that see people and businesses paying a "fee" to avoid being victimized by online threats. Ransomware is a well-known example of this trend. It's malware that locks (either through encryption or other means) people's devices unless a "ransom" is paid to the perpetrators.
"Criminals will continue to figure out ways to extort people and businesses," said Sean. "The returns we've seen extortionists getting on ransomware demonstrates just how profitable the malware sector can be for criminals. Increasing use of social networking tools like Linkedin are also giving online criminals a way to collect data and research potential blackmail targets, and given developments like these, I'm expecting criminal enterprises involving extortion to evolve throughout 2016."
Sean has pointed out in the past that crypto-ransomware, and many other types of online threats, are actually very sophisticated criminal enterprises. They often have a level of service that rivals what legitimate companies offer their customers, making them very profitable for criminals. In fact, the FBI advises ransomware victims to simply pay to have their computers unlocked (but F-Secure Labs has created some useful guidelines that people can follow to remove some police-themed ransomware variants).
"We'll still be talking about ad blocking at this time next year."
Ad blocking became an explosive topic after Apple built content blocking capabilities into iOS 9 earlier in the year. While it seems like a good idea for consumers, ad blocking caused waves after a report pointed out that publishers stand to lose billions due to ad blocking technologies. Publishers that use native advertising, or apps (like Apple News) to push content to their audience, will be largely unaffected. But publications relying on web browsers have become vocal critics of the practice, even though security experts (and even tech journalists) suggest that ad blocking may be in the best interests of consumers.
"Ad blocking is going to continue to be an issue because there's been no real progress on solving the problems that ad blocking is supposed to address," says Sean. "The problematic connection between online advertising and tracking is still there, so there's going to be demand for ad blockers until this changes. Plus, malvertising is still a huge security concern that ad blocking can help with, so using these apps is a good way for consumers to minimize online risks and have a better online experience, especially on mobile devices."
"Use of end-to-end encryption will increase in 2016."
Governments have been toying with the idea of asking tech companies to work around encryption to support national security interests. However, many companies and security experts are opposed to this, as encryption allows information to stay safe from criminals and other agents looking to collect information to use for less than altruistic purposes (for example, extortion, discrimination, targeted advertising). End-to-end encryption is one approach to securing digital communications that allows information to be encrypted by the sender and then decrypted by the receiver, which prevents anyone in between those two points (such as the company providing the service or app) from accessing the personal data contained in the messages. Whatsapp and Apple's Facetime are popular examples of messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption.
According to Sean, use of these kinds of apps will increase in 2016, despite pressure for companies to offer weaker encryption to end users. "The security benefits of end-to-end encryption are indisputable, and all the arguments to the contrary are really weak. But the real driver for this will be business, because it's the best way for companies to provide secure services to users. It's cheaper and more secure, so it's a better option for both app developers and users."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/n...T.nav=top-newsPresident Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denounced what he calls chain migration, in which adult American citizens can obtain residency for their relatives.
On Thursday, his Slovenian in-laws, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became United States citizens in a private ceremony in Manhattan by taking advantage of that very program.
Asked if the Knavses had obtained citizenship through chain migration, their lawyer, Michael Wildes, said, I suppose.
He said, Its a dirty a dirtier word, but added: It stands for a bedrock of our immigration process when it comes to family reunification. The process is more commonly known as family-based immigration.
Melania Trump had sponsored her parents for their green cards, Mr. Wildes said in describing the process by which the Knavses had become United States citizens. Once they had the green card, they then applied for citizenship when they were eligible, he said.
Even as his in-laws were going through the process, Mr. Trump was denouncing it. In November, he tweeted, CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
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The U.S. Federal Government has reached settlements of Clean Air claims with three producers of carbon black that effectively bring a conclusion to an investigation that dates back to 2007. The settlement will require the three largest carbon black producers to collectively spend more than $300 million to install and operate state of the art pollution control technologies.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced on December 22, 2017 a settlement resolving Clean Air Act claims by the United States and the states of Louisiana and Texas against carbon black manufacturer Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Company, Orion Engineered Carbons LLC and Columbian Chemicals Company. Under the settlement, the companies have agreed to install and operate state of the art pollution control technologies to reduce emissions of harmful air pollutants.
In addition to the controls, estimated to cost over $100 million each, Sid Richardson will pay civil penalties of $999,000, and perform environmental mitigation projects valued at $490,000. Orion will pay civil penalties of $800,000. The settlement resolves claims, alleged in a complaint filed in federal court in Louisiana, that Sid Richardson and Orion failed to obtain permits and install and maintain appropriate emissions reduction technology.
The companies were cited for its companies: Sid Richardson at its three carbon black production facilities located in Addis, Louisiana; Big Spring, Texas; and Borger, Texas and Orion at four four of its carbon black production facilities located in Franklin, Louisiana; Belpre, Ohio; Orange, Texas; and Borger, Texas as required under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration provisions and/or Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards of the Clean Air Act. ...
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VISIONThe Great Commission of Jesus Christ
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
~Matthew 28:19-20
To make 1,000,000 new disciples by 2025 via a network of 10,000 local churches connected through 500 local centers.
How we are doing
- Local Centers Started – 25
- Disciples Made Nationally – 15,755
- Churches Planted Nationally – 99
- Churches Planted Internationally – 25,439
- Disciples Made Internationally – 602,274
- Disciple-making: We have a passion to make disciples and disciple-makers.
- Relationships: We are a network of partners who are committed to the same mission.
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- Kingdom Mindedness: We believe disciple-making is about Jesus and expanding His Kingdom in the city, nation and around the world.
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- Networking: We help area pastors join together to advance the mission of Matthew 28:19-20.
- Local Centers: We prayerfully aspire to accomplish our mission through 10,000 local churches connected through 500 local centers.
- Healthy Churches: We strive to coach, resource and connect pastors to lead more effective disciple-making churches.
- Church Revitalization: We desire to support struggling churches to be revitalized and to thrive once more as churches that make disciple-makers.
- Church Planting: We aim to plant all models of churches locally, nationally and internationally.
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- Provides networking and resourcing for local pastors.
- Plants disciple-makers and churches.
Regional Center:
- Coaches and guides Local Center leaders.
- Provides networking and resources for Local Center leaders.
Central Office:
- Provides networking and resourcing for Regional/Local Centers and LCN pastors.
- Provides administrative support for Regional/Local Centers and LCN pastors.
- Provides direction to the overall organization through Executive Team and Regional Leaders.
- Being a part of a network of pastors and church leaders from across the United States and internationally; joined together in the common goal of supporting and encouraging one another and growing the kingdom of God through disciple making.
- Opportunities for spiritual renewal and growth through monthly local center gatherings, as well as our annual Refuel conference held each October.
Liberty Baptist Fellowship is an organization who provides endorsement and pastoral care of chaplains; endorsing chaplains to serve as spiritual advisors and mentors in the military, hospitals, prisons and corporations throughout the world. The Fellowship's Chaplains Committee adheres to Biblical Guidelines in order to ensure that Chaplains maintain their influence and compassion as they serve and minister in many different situations. In addition to leading regular worship services in chapels on military installations, both on land and sea, they provide spiritual guidance and counseling for service members and their families. A Chaplain also makes many on-site visitations, or ministry of presence calls, such as on flight lines, in motor pools, aboard ships and infield positions. Liberty Church Network is very happy to partner with an organization that has such a vital role in the spiritual well-being of our country and our military.
The Liberty Church Network (LCN), formerly known as the Liberty Baptist Fellowship and the Liberty Church Planting Network, was formed in 1981 under the direction of our founder, the late Dr. Jerry Falwell. The purpose of our organization was to train new pastors and plant new churches in the United States. In the first three decades our organization planted 5,000+ US-based churches. This makes LCN one of the largest and oldest church planting networks in the country. Starting in 1982 the organization also began endorsing military chaplains.


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March 21 - Wednesday
Wednesday Night Bible Study March 21, 2007
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Pray for Worship
HomeBuilder Bible Study has changed to 6-8pm on Saturday nights.
Please turn to II Peter 2:10-16 and stand for the reading of God's Holy Word.
Opening Prayer
FALSE TEACHING Part II
II Peter 2:10-16
II Peter is about KNOWLEDGE and the danger of FALSE TEACHING. Here in
II Peter Satan is a serpent seeking to deceive us. FALSE TEACHING that comes from within the church is far more dangerous than any persecution we will go through. Where persecution cleans and strengthened us; FALSE TEACHINGS weaken us. We need to know that the ONLY weapon to fight false teaching and Satan's lies is the Word of God, which is where we get our KNOWLEDGE and Power.
Character of False Teachers
A. Pride
They hate any kind of authority or power.
God has established the "authorities" in this world
Human government
Headship in the home
Leadership in the church
These are just a few.
FALSE TEACHERS want to run things their own way and reject God's order.
Turn to Jude 8-9 page 1843
B. Ignorance
False teachers will knowingly blind themselves to what the Bible teaches.
Turn over to II Peter 3:5
False teachers call excited Christians "uneducated" and religious studies "old-fashioned."
C. Lust
Wrong doctrine and wrong living go together.
False teachers live in luxury and "attract" people who are "uneducated" in God's Word and are attracted to their teachings.
It is terrible the way the name of Christ has been disgraced by "religious leaders" who live in sin while attempting to help others find the Lord.
D. Greedy
Verse 3 points out that FALSE TEACHERS use false words to abuse the people and verse 18 says they use "arrogant words of vanity."
Unfortunately, there are many people who delight in following these religious "windbags," not realizing that these teachers are picking their pockets while they poison their lives.
Peter cites Balaam as an example in Numbers 22-25.
He was a prophet who used his gifts to make money and lead Israel into sin.
The Sodomites tried to molest angels but were unaware that they were angels.
We as Christians have to be concerned for our public witness,
if we allow rebellion in our life and witness,
ALL Christians are persecuted.
False teachers hate earthly authorities and the angelic authorities behind them.
Turn to Ephesians 1:18-23 page 1719
These verses are telling us that we have the SAME POWER in us that raised Jesus from the dead.
Each one of us here tonight has that SAME POWER that raised Jesus from the dead.
Each one of us here tonight has the KNOWLEDGE AND POWER to fight FALSE TEACHERS and Satan who uses them.
We have the WORD OF GOD!
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The fierce urgency of now. This was the phrase, coined by Martin Luther King Jr., that I scribbled onto a piece of paper on Friday afternoon, while camped in solidarity inside an occupied Senate House. Surrounding me were scores of students – sisters, brothers, comrades, the dispossessed and their allies – sitting in the nucleus of a movement that was in its third day of a successful shut down of Wits University. A few meters before me was the student leadership, donning the shirts of parties accustomed to rivalry between themselves, negotiating with Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib. Habib had suggested he leave Senate House to convene with council and was met with thunderous objection from the crowd gathered. Eventually, the people decreed that they would not wait – council would meet that day, in Senate House, in full view of the students whose lives were impacted by their decisions. No closed doors. No secrets. Direct accountability. Habib agreed. At that moment, Dr King's declaration echoed in my mind: "We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today". We were indeed confronted with the fierce urgency of now – and it was glorious.
This departure from the lethargic politics of bureaucracy and delay was invigorating. Inside the dimly lit, vast chamber of Senate House, we were a revolutionary collective. Although student leaders (crucially, female leaders who were pushed out of the spotlight too often) spearheaded the movement, they were aware of their role as a proxy for the people. They stood on the shoulders of the students, and weren't allowed to forget that without popular support, they could not stand up to the powers that be. Every decision, down to the organisation of food, was ratified by popular consensus. The spirit of democracy danced among us. A healthy suspicion of authority sat in our ranks. Hierarchy slowly dissolved in the acid of persistent mockery, directed towards power structures and their petty manifestations. Inside our contingent collective, the vice-chancellor wasn't afforded his title. Civility remained, but decorum was discarded. We refused to engage in the fruitless spectacle of ceremonial flattery and political theatre. In contrast to the town hall meetings hosted by political representatives, where citizens queue for the opportunity to ask a question of an aggrandised figurehead, the engagement with Habib did not give him much leeway to engage in tactics of diversion and duplicity. Although he was not being held against his will, he was under pressure to engage with students possessed by an uncompromising political will. The ordinary, impotent mode of discourse had been turned on its head.
The Senate House I sat in was radically different from the one I've walked into countless times before. Of course, it was materially indiscernible – the same brown and blue university banners hanging from beams spanning the high ceilings, the same concrete pillars climbing to the skies, the same set of converging stairs rising like a peculiar altar from the polished floor and descending into a crypt below. However, the first time I walked into that foyer of the executive, the fumes that clung to the walls of my nostrils were those of polish from the gleaming floors. On Friday evening, it was the choking stench of pepper spray. The space had changed.
It was not just the halls of Senate House that had transformed. During the three day peaceful occupation of the university, it was all too apparent that business as usual had ceased. Some areas of campus were left almost eerily deserted; others were filled with the vibrant energy of rhythmic protest. Seeing the university in this radically different light is, if I may be so bold, a variation of Camus's Absurd, spawning a peculiarly pleasant kind of Sartrean Nausea. The buildings on campus ordinarily wear the garment of the Institution. The occupation disrobed it. It divorced the space from the veneer of authority and the presumptions of power which usually pervade it. It illuminated our agency to radically redefine it. The realisation of radical freedom may be existentially unsettling, but it is politically liberating. Looking upon an institution that has departed starkly from its usual character, an aura of anarchism meets the eye: the university is not inherently imbued with any indomitable hierarchy, nor is the society which surrounds it structured in a manner that is unchangeable. Its people have no concrete, pre-ordained telos. We are the agents who define the essence that existence precedes. This movement is the product of a generation's realisation of its own power. And, when we stand together, worker and student hand-in-hand, powerful we are indeed.
Later on Friday evening, while the pepper spray dissipated in the packed halls of Senate House, key members of the council convened. Feverish negotiation followed, stretching deep into the night. As the sun was only just beginning to peer out from beyond the horizon the next morning, an interim agreement was signed: the decision to raise fees will be suspended, no students or workers who participated in the protests will face punitive measures and crucially, the university will not be at liberty to revert to its original position if negotiations break down. In a vindication of protest tactics, the students had emerged with a clear path towards victory. Those perched atop their privilege, who spent much of last week trying to justify their inaction or opposition by cynically criticising the occupation, were forced to face the concrete results those tactics had produced. In our hands, we held a declaration of our own power – a testament to the strength of our political will.
The Student Awakening is spreading. As sparks from the fire raging at Wits find kindling at UCT, Rhodes University, and the others that will most certainly follow, it's clear that our generation is shedding its image as the one born outside of Apartheid and inside of Apathy. As we move forward today to hear from council, we are mindful of the fact that our struggle will not end here. The decision to raise fees was not taken in a vacuum, but rather in a climate of marginalisation, commercialisation and dispossession that has excluded the poor for too long. It was the flashpoint, the prelude to a paradigm shift that must occur. Reasons to resist have not evaporated: from the exploitation of outsourced workers, to wealth inequality that is staggeringly high; from dwindling government subsidies, to the fact that even without increases, fees remain too high for too many. Struggle, therefore, should not cease. No longer can we allow our universities to perpetuate a status quo they ought to challenge. If we conserve this momentum, we can become the custodians of a force Victor Hugo deemed indomitable: an idea whose time has come. South Africa's students have awoken, and we're ending the suspension of its revolution.


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