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A discussion chamber. Thoughts and feelings from the human mind...
better with alicia!
By loic le pape on Jan 1st, 2012
From the entry 'Jay-Z'.
Thanks for putting the tracks together, really interesting. Hope you could kindly post the tack listing when you find time. I was trying to search the internet but I had to give up on the first track :(
By Ony on Jan 1st, 2012
From the entry 'Record Collection - Podcast #01'.
Thanks for sharing. I can start my lecture with this next semester =)
By Ony on Dec 27th, 2011
From the entry 'Satellites In Space'.
...words we never knew who said first, but can turn one's life around.
Great photo too.
By Ony on Dec 22nd, 2011
From the entry 'Believe..'.
Well said, brief but powerful
By Ony on Dec 22nd, 2011
From the entry 'Believe..'.


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#Get [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/search/?q=jre JRE]
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##Either with [://.archlinux.org/packagesgcc3] and [://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2299 gcc2]
##If you're lazy like me or just can't get it to produce the super-old libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3, just steal the whole lib-compat from gentoo with this PKGBUILD:
##If you're lazy like me or just can't get it to produce the super-old libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3, just steal the whole lib-compat from gentoo with this PKGBUILD:
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HOWTO instructions
Here's what I did to connect to the Juniper VPN at my company:
References: Gentoo Wiki Archives
- Get JRE
- Get the really old GCC libs
# Contributor: Clement Siuchung Cheung <firstname.lastname@example.com> pkgname=lib-compat pkgver=1.4.1 pkgrel=1 pkgdesc="Gentoo lib compat for old programs only available in binary" arch=(x86) url="http://www.gentoo.org/" source=(ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/distfiles/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.bz2) md5sums=('ec4a4528295b5879ad055e44c4a6d463') build() { cd $startdir/src/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/x86 # Install /lib files mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/lib mv ld-linux.so.1* $startdir/pkg/lib # Install /usr/lib files mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/lib mv *.so* $startdir/pkg/usr/lib # Fix files cd $startdir/pkg/usr/lib mv -f libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so ln -s libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 mv -f libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2 libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so ln -s libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2 ln -s libstdc++.so.2.8.0 libstdc++.so.2.8 ln -s libstdc++.so.220.127.116.11 libstdc++.so.2.7.2 ln -s libg++.so.126.96.36.199 libg++.so.2.7.2 rm -f libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy libstdc++.so.2.9.0 rm -f libsmpeg-0.4.so.0.dummy }
- Get the smelly old Motif libs
- Install lesstif. Then symlink to fool the system that it's motif like they say in the Gentoo wiki.
- Sadly I wasn't able to get it work through the openmotif route because our openmotif package is too new and will give you libXm.so.4 instead of libXm.so.3. Add your instructions here if you manage to get this work.
- Get the su work. They use xterm to ask for root password to do the install. So do either of the following:
- Install xterm
- Setup your user to be able to su without password (google for the instructions)
- Do "sudo modprobe tun". You'll need to do it every time before you connect. So you might want to setup the tun module to be autoloaded at start up to save you time and trouble.
There are many things that can go wrong. Please share your experience here if there's something non-obvious that wasted you weeks to track down so that others can save their time. ;-)
It keeps saying password incorrect
First of all, make sure the username and password is actually correct. ;-) Check caps lock, etc. If you swear it's correct and it still says incorrect, that means the POST request to the Juniper IVE box "somehow" failed.
The Tamper Data addon for Firefox can be used to debug. Try changing the fields in the headers.
One thing that had me scratching my head for months is incorrect charset. Juniper IVE apparently does not support UTF-8. For some reasons, my "intl.charset.default" setting in "about:config" for Firefox is UTF-8, causing my POST request to have *ONLY* UTF-8 in the charset. Setting it to ISO-8859-1 fixes the problem. Also double check "intl.accept_charsets". You can have UTF-8, Chinese and European charsets all you want. But make sure you have ISO-8859-1 as fallback. Use the Tamper Data addon to make sure you really are accepting ISO-8859-1 in the HTTP header.
Another thing is the useragent must be "Firefox", not "Bon Echo". You may need to change this under "general.useragent.extra.firefox" in about:config.
I can login but Network Connect won't launch
- Check your JRE
- Go to ".juniper_networks/network_connect" in your home directory.
- Check that ncsvc is setuid root. Fix it if not.
- ldd ncsvc and see if there're any missing libraries
- Follow instructions here to run it from command line. Use the "-L 5" switch to log everything, use strace as root, etc. Peek at ncsvc.log and see if there's anything wrong.
Network Connect launched but the VPN doesn't work
Run "route" or "ip route" and see if the route is there. Network connect has a diagnosis tool in the GUI. You can also checks the logs (also available in the GUI).
If it initially works but stops working later on, see caveat below.
/etc/resolv.conf will get overwritten every once in a while by DHCPCD so your VPN will stop working eventually. If that happens, just restart Network Connect. There's no known solution to the problem but I do find a discussion on Redhat bugs website about this. We need to somehow teach DHCPCD the concept of merging configs and being a good neighbor...
Until then, restart the connection every once in a while, save /etc/resolv.conf somewhere or somehow whip up some super-clever script yourself to restore the VPN settings every time your DHCP lease is renewed.

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London (AP) — The Killers have announced rescheduled U.K. tour dates after they were forced to abandon a show in Manchester this week.
Brandon Flowers, lead singer of the American rock band, suffered vocal problems following a viral infection and was unable to finish their set on Tuesday. Wednesday night's show was also postponed.
In a statement on their Twitter and Facebook pages, the band said "Manchester, we started something we couldn't finish and we're so, so sorry."
New dates for Manchester have been set for Feb. 17 and 18.
The band's two sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena this Friday and Saturday will go ahead as planned.


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Learn the disturbing secret we discovered about Andy...
"The Possession" is an exorcism film in the vein of the grandaddy of them all, "The Exorcist", one that proudly wears its 70's roots on its sleeve. Helmed by "Nightwatch" (1997) director Ole Bornedal, "The Possession" stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a single father, doing his best to deal with his career as a basketball coach, while trying to maintain a relationship with his two young daughters, whom he has custody of on the weekends. This task is made harder by his relationship with his wife, whom was clearly the one who ended things.
As expected Sunday night's "The Walking Dead" season finale went balls out with the rating, pulling about 8.1 million viewers between the 10 pm and 1 am showings. That's up 9% from last week's show and the series had the highest average for a cable show since 1993. That's a lot of math and to be honest the most amazing part is that I somewhat understand it.
It's no surprise that the producers of "American Psycho: The Musical" are promising tons of gore. Well maybe it's a little surprise since it's going to be on Broadway but that's nowhere near as surprising as the fact that Tom Cruise might be making a small cameo in the show. I know this isn't sarcasm but somehow I still feel like I'm being a wise ass here.
Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, I've had dreams that start with those two names. Nightmares, I meant nightmares... I swear! Anyway there's a bunch of new interviews with the two up on the tubes with them talking about how exciting their new flick "Season of the Witch" is. Get hot and bothered!
Hammer's next film titled "The Resident" will apparently not be released in theaters but instead see a DVD/Blu-Ray release on March 29th, 2011. My guess for the change in plans is that putting both Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the screen together would cause theaters to burst into flames from all the heat. Now it'll just be your home.


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ROME (AP) — Italy's supreme court Thursday defended its decision to uphold the tax fraud conviction of Silvio Berlusconi, saying the evidence was clear that the former premier had devised a scheme to help his media empire pay less tax.
As required by law, Italy's Court of Cassation released a written document explaining its Aug. 1 decision to uphold a guilty ruling by an appellate court. The judges also upheld a four-year prison term and a ban on public office, although they ordered another court to establish the length of the ban.
The center-right leader claims he's the victim of magistrates who sympathize with the left. The Cassation ruling cannot be appealed in Italy, but Berlusconi's backers are scouring the court's 208-page explanation to bolster a planned bid at the European Court of Human Rights.
Berlusconi said Thursday in an interview with a show on one of his networks that the Cassation decision was "unreal, based on nothing."
The Cassation judges described Berlusconi as the "mastermind of a mechanism" to artificially inflate the amounts paid for film rights by his Mediaset media empire, reducing the company's tax liabilities over a period of years. Rejecting Berlusconi's claim that he wasn't directly involved in the running of Mediaset while in politics, the judges wrote that he was "perfectly" aware of the fraud and its benefits to his company.
Berlusconi's lawyers in a statement derided the high court's rationale as a mere "collage of earlier decisions." Berlusconi's political aides argued that Berlusconi's rights were violated because the lower court that found him guilty didn't grant his requests for postponements of hearing and didn't allow all the witnesses to testify, among other claims.
The Court of Cassation defended the Milan appeals court's decision, saying Berlusconi's presence in Rome wasn't always essential, and noted that some of the appointments, like a Cabinet meeting, were scheduled after the court calendar had been set.
A lawmaker in Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, Daniela Santanche, urged a Senate panel that must rule on whether to uphold the ban on public office to avoid "mutilating democracy" by refusing to strip him of his Senate seat. The Senate panel will formally consider what to do when it convenes on Sept. 9 and its members will be examining the Cassation's rationale.
Some of Berlusconi's allies have threatened to yank their support for Premier Enrico Letta's government if the media mogul is forced to relinquish his seat. Letta's center-left Democratic Party depends on Berlusconi's party in an unusual and tense coalition of liberals and conservatives. If Berlusconi's ministers quit the Cabinet or his lawmakers refuse to back the government in Parliament, Letta's four-month-old government would collapse even as it struggles to prod Italy out of a stubborn recession.
The Senate panel could also defy the court and refuse to strip Berlusconi of his seat. If that happens, it could be up to Italy's Constitutional Court to decide whether the courts or parliament has the final say in Berlusconi's political destiny.
Associated Press reporter Michele Barbero contributed to this report.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules Friday aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators while offering industry more flexibility and lower costs to comply with the new standards.
Obama administration officials said most of the 1.5 million boilers nationwide are not covered by the regulation since they are too small or emit too little pollution to warrant controls.
The changes will require pollution controls at about 2,300 of the largest and most polluting boilers nationwide, including those found at refineries and chemical plants. Those boilers will have three years to comply and could be granted a fourth year if they need to install pollution controls.
Another 197,000 smaller boilers would be able to meet the rule through routine tune-ups.
The EPA said it cut the cost of compliance by about $1.5 billion.
Republicans have opposed the environmental regulations as detrimental to business during tough economic times and unsuccessfully tried to slow down the new rules in Congress.
The EPA estimated that despite the flexibility and the decision to target the largest polluters, the rules will still provide significant health benefits. The new standards will prevent up to 8,100 premature deaths, 5,100 heart attacks and 52,000 asthma attacks, according to the agency.
EPA estimated that Americans would receive $13 to $29 in health benefits for every dollar spent to meet the final standards and lead to a small net increase in jobs.
Environmental groups said the rules were not as stringent as they had hoped but would help Americans breathe cleaner air. "These standards are a mixed bag," said John Walke, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Clean Air Program.
Industry groups said the regulations were still overly burdensome. Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, said the rules were "far from being realistic" and accused the EPA of pushing "another costly and crippling regulation at a time when our economy is on the brink."
Industrial boilers burn coal and other fuels to generate steam and hot water for heat and electricity. After coal-fired power plants, boilers are the nation's second-largest source of mercury emissions, a potent neurotoxin. But boilers are among a handful of pollution sources that still have no standards for toxic emissions.


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The hexadecimal color code #022978 is a dark shade of blue. In the RGB color model #022978 is comprised of 0.78% red, 16.08% green and 47.06% blue. In the HSL color space #022978 has a hue of 220° (degrees), 97% saturation and 24% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 469.67 nm.
If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

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I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.

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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

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Is an individual believer the bride of Christ? Emphatically, No.
There is much confusion in the Bride, uh, the Body of Christ, concerning this issue. A significant "stream" of the Charismatic church has adopted a system of beliefs (doctrine) that suggests that we, individually as well as corporately, are the Bride of Christ, and in fact that we can or are somehow, symbolically, be married to Christ. This teaching is generally referred to as the "Bridal Paradigm," and as the title suggests, everything is seen through the lens of this belief.
Webster's 1828 dictionary defines Bride as a "woman new married" but notes that the "name is applied to a woman at the marriage festival, before she is married, as well as after the ceremony." The secondary definition tells us that a bride is "a woman espoused, or contracted to be married." This is plainly the sense in which the Holy Scriptures uses the word Bride when referring to the Church (or Israel).
In the Book of the Revelation, Chapter 19 and Verse 7 we read "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready." Regardless of your eschatological leanings, no reasonable person would suggest that this has already taken place. More precisely, the Church is the bride, betrothed to Jesus.
"The story has a happy ending! The Bridegroom and the Bride are married and live happily in a beautiful city forever." Introduction to the Book of the Revelation in The Visualized Bible.
The concept of being married, symbolically or figuratively, to Christ predates the heterodox Bridal Paradigm viewpoint. The concept of a "mystical marriage" was promoted by Roman Catholic Teresa of Avila who through this experienced "spiritual ecstasy" which was defined as "divine intimacy." Not coincidently, many elements of Catholic Mysticism have been incorporated into the beliefs of those espousing the Bridal Paradigm today(1). The rejection of these aberrant Roman Catholic beliefs has been, until today, one of the distinctives of Protestantism.
Pope John Paul II, in an "Apostolic Letter" (Vita Consecrate no. 34)(2) noted that some aspects of this thought is "taking root or reemerging in the Churches and Ecclesial Communities which originated in the Reformation and is the sign of a grace shared by all of Christ's disciples. This fact is an incentive to ecumenism, which fosters the desire for an ever fuller communion between Christians 'that the world may believe'." John Paul goes on to say "In the consecrated life particular importance attaches to the spousal meaning, which recalls the Church's duty to be completely and exclusively devoted to her Spouse, from whom she receives every good thing. This spousal dimension, which is part of all consecrated life, has a particular meaning for women, who find therein their feminine identity and as it were discover the special genius of their relationship with the Lord."
I mention this to illustrate the point that the Roman Catholic viewpoint is that BOTH the corporate Church and the individual believer are the Bride of Christ. To their credit, the Roman belief outlined in John Paul's letter, suggests that they do adopt the understanding of Webster's second definition, which is that the Bride is betrothed, not married to Christ.
The Current Emphasis
In 2007, an acquaintance of mine, Rev. Keith Gibson, of the Apologetics Resource Center, wrote an excellent article on the Bridal Paradigm as it is emerging in the Charismatic church today (3). His thesis is that "Truth, taken to an extreme, becomes heresy." I'm going to quote his article in depth, because I really can't improve on it.
The bridal paradigm is a teaching that the image of the Bride is the primary identity for the church, especially the church of this unique end-time generation. This teaching has strong dominion theology undertones as there is a strong emphasis on the Bride co-reigning with Christ. Esther is seen as a type of the end-time Church. The bridal paradigm becomes the grid through which all Scripture is interpreted and through which all spiritual activity is engaged. Thus we have teachings like Bridal intercession, the Global Bridegroom fast, the cross in the bridal paradigm etc. All of the scripture is seen as the relentless pursuit of the heavenly lovesick groom for the bride of His hearts desire. This message truly stands the gospel on its ear. No longer is the emphasis on a God who is working for His own glory and displaying His majesty in redeeming a lost and unworthy humanity. Now the story of redemption is on God seeking a suitable mate for His Son with the cross being the dowry.
God is described as "in-love", lovesick, the passionate Bridegroom, or having a ravished heart. He is the Lover with fire in His eyes for His bride. The church is to respond in similar manner as we pray for our love to be awakened, to be ravished by the love of the Bridegroom etc. etc. Images and language from Song of Solomon abound.
This teaching, while drawing upon a legitimate metaphor and the language of Scripture, pushes the metaphor beyond the boundaries of its proper understanding leading to an improper and unbiblical picture of God and His relationship to the Church.
The first problem is the emphasis on the metaphor of the Bride to the exclusion of all other images used to describe the Church. Yes, the church is the Bride of Christ, but that is not all that is said of the Church. The Church is also called the Body (1 Cor. 12), the children of God (Eph 3:14, 1 Jn 3 and others), an olive tree (Rom. 11), a field (1 Cor. 3:6-9), a temple (1 Pet. 2:5), a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9), a holy nation (1 Pet. 2:9), God's house (Heb. 3:6), the flock of God (1 Pet. 5:2), and an inheritance (Eph. 1:18). And this is just for starters!! Consulting any good systematic theology book will yield a veritable host of metaphors, titles and images of the church. Therefore right from the beginning we should understand that any teaching that focuses almost exclusively upon one metaphor is necessarily out of balance. Each of these titles is meant to teach us some important truth concerning the people of God. We simply do not have the right to fixate upon one to the neglect of the others. We do not have the right to elevate one to the place of primary position and evaluate all of Scripture through this lense. In like manner, Jesus is the Bridegroom but that is not all that is said about Jesus. This teaching is out of balance.
The second issue is that, while it is true that the metaphor of the Bride is used for the church as a whole, this same metaphor is never used for the individual believer. This may seem minor at first but it is actually very significant. It is the entire church that is the Bride of Christ. Each believer is a part but is not the Bride. It would appear that many of the prophetic teachers either misunderstand this or choose to ignore it. Due to this confusion, many of the statements of the prophetic teachers cause Jesus to sound like our personal boyfriend instead of our Lord. I have shared before of the man who claimed that he held Jesus for the first 30 minutes of his quiet time and then had Jesus hold him for the last 30 minutes. Jesus is not your boyfriend or lover. It is inappropriate to consider Him in this way.
A third issue is that the statement is a metaphor. It is not a literal statement. The metaphor is meant to teach us the truth about God's love and commitment to us and our need for holiness and submission and yes, love for Him and a number of other things. But it is not meant to be literalized and physicalized (If that's not a word, it should be.) This third issue brings a host of problems into play. It should be noted that, as with teachings on Contemplative Prayer, the source of much of this teaching is Roman Catholic mysticism. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross and Madam Guyon, along with many others, have provided the foundation for this thought. This, in and of itself, should be a problem. Why would we go to those whose overall understanding of God is so poor expecting to find truth? Why would we draw from the polluted well of Roman Catholic mysticism hoping to find pure water? I have been told that it is because of their passion and certainly these authors can write passionately about God, but they can and did write just as passionately about the virgin Mary! This indicates to me, that the emphasis of the leaders of this movement is not at all grounded in a desire for truth but merely a desire to feel. And many of the "passionate" statements written by these mystics are squarely unbiblical. Consider the words of Catherine of Sienna who used to pray:
"O divine madman, you are crazed with love and drunk with love for me."
Surely a less Biblical picture of God could not be painted than that of a crazed madman drunk with love.
This literalizing of the metaphor can be seen in the abundance of overly romantic phrases used to describe God's love for us and ours for God. We read that God is "lovesick" or ravished for us. These phrases portray a God who simply cannot find true joy apart from us, who will never be satisfied without us. These statements are more appropriate for an adolescent than Almighty God. These phrases portray God looking longingly at the individual Christian and saying, "You…..complete me." Jesus is finally sent to earth "When He couldn't take it any longer." This is a far cry from the God of the Bible who is completely sufficient within Himself and needs nothing. (Ps. 50, Isa 40) The triune God is complete within Himself, lacking nothing including relationship.
Certainly Christ does love us. He loves us with a love that is beyond comprehension in its height, depth, width and breadth (Eph 3:18-19). But He is not romantic about us. He is not attracted to us. He does not get sweaty palms, or stomach flutters. He is not "in-love" with us as we commonly mean that term today. There is a difference. (end extended quote)
Marriage is a picture of Christ's relationship to the church. The Bridal Paradigm turns the biblical view on its head. The Bridal Paradigm teaches that we look at marriage to get a view of what Christ's relationship to the church is. The biblical view is that we look at Christ's relationship to the church and let that color our marriages with God-honoring truth. -Drew Blom (4)
Contemporary Illustrations
In 2002 CBN news reported "Some 20,000 mostly young people packed the Kansas City Convention Center on New Year's Eve for a wedding ceremony unlike any other... as each person who came embarked on a marriage covenant with the Bridegroom of Heaven... From noon until midnight they danced and sang, fasted and prayed, and got ready to get married to Jesus. One by one, thousands of men and women, young and old, made their vows and walked under the prayer shawl symbolizing their commitment to Jesus." (5)
Walking under a marriage canopy, known in Hebrew as a huppah, is part of the covenantal Jewish wedding ceremony. (6)
This ceremony took place at a meeting known as "The Call" which has strong ties to Lou Engle and the International House of Prayer (IHOP). The CBN report goes on a quote Steward Greaves (who is currently a lead teacher at IHOP) who said "I really feel like the Lord is calling young people to fall madly in love with Him. I've always felt that the difference between religion and relationship is intimacy with Jesus". (7)
While no one would argue against (righteous) intimacy with Christ, I can't help but contrast that statement with one made by evangelist Steve Hill which illustrates true intimacy.
Religion is hanging around the cross, Christianity is hanging on the cross.
CBN went on to note that at IHOP "there has already been a tremendous focus on the bridal love of Jesus... where for three and a half years, a team of prophetic singers, intercessors and others have held 24-hour-a-day praise and worship focusing on Jesus as the bridegroom." This practice has continued on to this day.
Mike Bickle, the leader of IHOP, is well known for his over-allegorization of the Song of Songs, by applying it literally to the individual believer and Jesus. While few would be willing to criticize anyone with a passion for prayer, the words of Gibson resound loudly: "Truth, taken to an extreme, becomes heresy."
Here is an illustration of the teaching coming out of IHOP. "He [God] has given Himself to both the exhilarations and the woundings of a lovesick heart. When He gazes upon me, He sees through the eyes of love and desire. He comes before me and says, 'I am a Man in love. I am a God that burns with desire, and I have set My affections on you. I am an all-consuming fire of love, and you are the inheritance that My Father has promised me. Will you receive My love?'" (8)
Passion in the Arts
Although it would be nice, no one expects musicians in the church to be theologians. So on one hand, I am hesitant to criticize the musicians in the church who are simply reflecting what they are hearing from the pulpit. However, we are aware that music has a very strong influence on people and much theology is gained through music.
John Mark Mcmillan, who has been featured at "The Call" meetings, wrote a song "How He Loves" which had gained some popularity. He writes:
We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
And the heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don't have time to maintain this regrets,
When I think about, the way He loves us,
Oh how He loves us... (9)
Or consider some verse from Kansas City:
"O Gaze Eternal,
How penetrating are Your Fires
Rushing through my darkest places
With the burning streams of Desire
Leaving me naked, purged and bare
... Yet embraced...
You take hold of my weakest places
And kiss them with Your mercy
Lifting up my low grounds
With your mighty love so holy..." (10)
And this is a Misty Edwards favorite, the worship leader at IHOP-KC
I am lovesick, for my Beloved
My Beloved and my Friend
Only YOU can satisfy
Try as I may to chase another Lover,
I find there is, there is no other
For only YOU can satisfy (11)
Let me emphasize again that "Truth, taken to an extreme, becomes heresy."
It is not uncommon for those at IHOP to speak of being ravished by Jesus. This goes on much further than what could be deemed appropriate. Here's another quote from some required reading for students at IHOP: "She lifted her arms wide to the Lord and said with all of her strength and her love, 'Enjoy me. Right here, right now, in my absolute weakness, enjoy me.'" (12)
Spiritual Ecstasy
Sensuality, common in society, has indeed invaded the church. As noted previously, Teresa of Avila experienced "spiritual ecstasy" which was defined as "divine intimacy." Many in the charismatic church, in a practice known as "soaking prayer" where one is directed to empty ones mind completely and trance-like states are not uncommon, have reported such experiences. According to Paul Gowdy, Carol Arnott, a leader at the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship, reports that "she had her bride experience where she was taken into the very presence of Jesus and said that the love that she experienced was even better than sex" (13). Gowdy, an acquaintance of mine, was formerly pastor of a Vineyard church in Toronto which was a sister church to TACF, then known as the Toronto Vineyard.
Others involved in this practice have equated the experience to orgasm. My wife has heard women in mainstream Charismatic churches talk about these experiences in these terms. An anecdotal story, posted in response to the aforementioned CBN report, states : "A woman whom I see to be very Spirit filled, was talking to us at the dinner table about being taken into the "upper chambers" where Jesus laid her down on a bed of roses (because He is the Rose of Sharon He can do that, she said), and that He made love to her. She described to me this whole scene as if it were out of a romance novel. The thought of Jesus actually making love to me made me sick... I was actually disheartened, grieved and shocked that she was talking about this. What gets me is that her friends who were with her all agreed as if this was sound biblical doctrine."
I've heard reports from Kansas City of men being speaking of being "ravished in their hinder parts" by Jesus. While this may not be the viewpoint of leadership there, it reflects the sordid depravity behind the doctrine, and the logical end of such thinking.
Lee Grady, in a recent Charisma Magazine article, writes of the charismatic craze of Spiritual Ecstasy (14) which often involves drug imagery such as "tokin' the Holy Ghost" (15). He states "it won't be long before we see some Christians having sexual experiences at the altar. "It's already happening," my friend said. He described a recent "worship concert" in which one of the musicians simulated sex while stroking a microphone and whispering sensual phrases to Jesus. What is next-orgasmic worship? God help us." (16)
Years ago I constructed a teaching on profanity. Many people are under the mistaken idea that profanity has to do with cuss words. A biblical definition of "profane" would be to make ordinary that which God has called Holy. Esau, by virtue of selling his birthright, was deemed profane (Hebrews 12:16). Psalm 89:39 speaks of one who has "profaned his crown by casting it to the ground." The leaven of the Bridal Paradigm, which starts with the innocuous premise that we, individually, are the bride of Christ, has blossomed into full blown profanity. Their over-allergorized Song of Songs even warn us of the little foxes that spoil the vines.
We are admonished by the Lord to touch no unclean thing. The Lord says "Therefore come out from them and be separate" (2 Cor 6:17). The call to walk in holiness and to not deviate from the counsel of the scriptures has never been easy. It is perhaps harder but even more important in these last days when the time has come that people will "not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." (2 Timothy 4:2-4)
"Lord I ask that you would create in us a pure heart and renew a right spirit in us and in the church."
(1) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09703a.htm
(2) http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2VITA.HTM
(3) http://signofjonah.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/bridal-mysticism/
(4) http://signofjonah.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/bsv-4-the-bridal-paradigm/
(5) http://www.hishousemedia.com/docs/BreakingNews.htm
(6) http://www.myjewishlearning.com/lifecycle/Marriage/LiturgyRitualCustom/Chuppah.htm
(7) http://www.hishousemedia.com/docs/BreakingNews.htm
(8) ibid
(9) http://www.seekalyric.com/song/John_Mark_Mcmillan/How_He_Loves
(10) http://www.hishousemedia.com/docs/BreakingNews.htm
(11) http://www.ihop.org/Shop/Sections/Items/Item.aspx?item_id=1000002501
(12) http://www.hishousemedia.com/docs/BreakingNews.htm
(13) http://www.discernment-ministries.org/NLMarchApril_2007.htm
(14) http://www.deceptionbytes.com/PatriciaKing-Ekstasis
(15) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfjcER2WyA see also
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-new-mystics-drunken-glory-tours/1670643694 Note Jim Goll "toking the ghost" at 04:03 time stamp.
(16) http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/newsletters/fire-in-my-bones/18454-strange-fire-in-the-house-of-the-lord


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Complementary Alternative Cancer Therapies
The Need for Complementary Alternative Cancer Therapies
Mainstream medical treatment of cancer revolves around surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, used either alone or in combination (Isobe T et al 2005; Ostoros G et al 2005). Chemotherapy and radiation therapy cannot discriminate between cancer cells and healthy cells; thus, they damage both types of cells and cause serious and often debilitating side effects, frequently forcing patients to abandon treatment (Ettinger DS 2005; Giraud P et al 2004; Munden RF et al 2005). Therefore, it is not surprising that many cancer patients now opt to complement conventional treatments with alternative therapies that may not only temper the adverse side effects of conventional cancer therapy, but also improve its effectiveness via independent anti-cancer effects.


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The digital society of today is just a first step toward what we can expect in the near future. Today, we are connected, our surroundings are connected. We are more than just consumers of digitalization, we are also suppliers of the data that drives much of the digitalization. We welcome technology that makes autonomous decisions about our lives, yet also fear loss of control.
Seamless integration
The current trend in digitalization in which data science, autonomous decision making, and artificial intelligence play essential roles, will continue, often beyond our imagination. As individuals, we will be confronted with a seamless integration with a digital environment consisting of a myriad of devices many of which their existence we are often barely aware of. This environment will sense our behavior and act upon it. As a society, we will be witnessing many decisions by autonomous processes that have largely replaced the human experts of today. Diagnostics, regardless in which domain, will be based on massive amounts of data and advanced analytics, often operated as a black box to corporate management and governmental policy-makers. Robots, be they hard or soft, will have invaded our societies in all its appearances and variations.
New skills and awareness
In the digital society, simply keeping up with developments may often be close to impossible. Individuals, organizations, industry, goverments and the like will have developed new skills to rapidly adopt new digital technologies, and use new technologies to develop and adopt new skills. At the same time, a much sharper awareness of what we want and deem acceptable will be shaping the technologies we are effectively willing to adopt, in turn steering and crafting the development of those digital technologies in and by everyday life.
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Shares of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) surged 18% Friday morning after the video game maker launched an $8.2 billion effort to gain independence from France's Vivendi.
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The maker of "Call of Duty and "World of Warcraft" said it plans to buy back Vivendi's 61.1% stake of 429 million shares for about $5.83 billion, or $13.60 a share.
Additionally, an investor group led by CEO Bobby Kotick and co-Chairman Brian Kelly plans to acquire 172 million shares from the French company for $2.34 billion, or $13.60 a share.
The transactions will make Activision an independent company that is majority-owned by the public.
"We should emerge even stronger -- an independent company with a best-in-class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long-term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies," Kotick said in a statement.
While the $13.60-a-share offer price represents a 10.4% discount to Activision's Thursday close at $15.18, investors cheered the deal.
Shares of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision soared 16.34% to $17.66 in premarket trading on Friday.
The deal is seen closing by the end of September, subject to customary closing conditions.
Activision plans to fund the transaction with a combination of about $1.2 billion in domestic cash on hand and about $4.6 billion of debt proceeds.
The company received financing for the deal from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BA) and J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM). J.P. Morgan also served as Activision's financial advisor.
Following the deal, Vivendi will keep a stake of about 83 million shares, or about 12%. The investor group, which also includes Leonard Green & Partners and Davis Advisors, will own a 24.9% stake.
"We are grateful for Vivendi`s partnership through this period, and we look forward to their continued support," Kotick said.
Vivendi said it plans to use the cash proceeds from the deal to strengthen its balance sheet and maintain its credit rating.
"I would like to thank Activision Blizzard's management for the outstanding performance they have delivered since the merger. This deal is definitely a win-win with a massively accretive impact for minority shareholders," Philippe Capron, Vivendi's chief financial officer, said in a separate statement.
Separately, Activision disclosed preliminary second-quarter earnings on Friday, projecting non-GAAP EPS of about 8 cents, which would beat the Street's view of 5 cents.
Activision also raised its full-year profit target to 82 cents a share on revenue of $4.25 billion.


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113th US Amateur in Brookline
113th US Amateur in Brookline
Oliver Goss (right) shook hands with Brady Watt after winning the match during the semifinal round.
Goss will face Matt Fitzpatrick in the final round of the 2013 US Amateur championship.
Goss watched his tee shot on the 17th hole.
Fitzpatrick and his caddie (center) walked up the 10th hole.


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Norway Visiting Student Program
Study at Sogn og Fjordane University - Sogndal in Western Norway
Study abroad in Sogndal, Norway, an area rich in geologic diversity. The university is located between mountains, fjords and waterfalls in Sogn og Fjordane County, with a student population of 3000 split between two campuses. The surrounding areas span over a variety of environments ranging from marine to high alpine, with glaciers and several nature parks on the World Heritage list. The university also boasts close relationships between students and faculty, an active student life, and vibrant local communities.
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- Fall curriculum: students enroll in the From Mountain to Fjord program, taught in English. This is an interdisciplinary course focusing on the geology and ecology of western Norway. It consists of a "crash course" in Norwegian and three consecutive blocks (Geological Aspects of Western Norway, Glaciers and Ecology, and Fjord Processes), including a total of 21 days fieldwork and excursions to the surrounding land and fjord areas. Maximum of 30 students allowed in the program.
- Spring curriculum: students enroll in the Geohazards and Climate Change program, taught in English. This program features three units (Climate Change, Geohazards, and Engineering Geology and Early Warning) and has a practical focus.
- Housing: Students live in college residence halls.
- Costs: Beloit College tuition, $50 overseas administrative fee, and a $90 wellness fee. Students pay room fees in Norway and purchase meals in campus dining facilities.
- Eligibility: Students must have at least three semesters of college coursework with a background in geology and the natural sciences.
- Program highlights: Fieldwork and practical application of studies, including excursions to the diverse natural landscape surrounding the university.
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- We all like to be welcomed and treated well. That's especially true when we're customers at a store. Today, businesses went back to school to make sure they do that well.The Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce organized a workshop held at Nicolet College. Businesses came to learn just how important good customer service is. They invited Sarah Pischer to speak from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. "I think the statistic that Sarah uses that's so great to keep in mind is that 68 percent of customers don't come back to a place of business because of an experience they had. They were either treated rudely or nobody acknowledged them when they walked in," says Lara Reed, Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce Director.The class covered the basics of good customer service. This included things as simple as eye contact with customers, friendly greetings, and helping customers with any questions they have."Instead of seeing the owners and the managers, they're getting the word out and they're seeing that this is something for they're employees to just get a little refresher on," says Lara Reed.The Chamber of Commerce will hold another workshop next week about identity theft.
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer is the motto of Mob Wives stars Drita D'avanzo and Karen Gravano who have decided to be civil to each other for the sake of their reality show daughters.
Although both ladies agree they can never "be friends" again, they have decided to be polite to each other to avoid public and embarrassing roof-top brawls, because frankly it doesn't look good. And when your friends have to flash their Spanx breaking up your fight – that doesn't look good either!
In an exclusive interview with Hollywood Life, Drita and Karen speak out about their decision to get along after signing on for a second season of Mob Wives. Drita explains her decision to apologize after the reunion was because her daughters could see she felt awkward around Karen, prompting her to make amends: "I went up to Karen and I said, 'Look, it is what it is, but I feel bad how it ended because we have kids,'" recalls Drita. "If we didn't have kids, I don't think I'd feel this way, but I do being a mother."
Karen agrees that since her daughter and Drita's daughters have become friends and see each other through filming and she and Drita are contractually obligated to be in scenes together everyone should get along: "I don't want the kids to feel uncomfortable. I feel like the kids have nothing to do with it. I'm mature enough to act accordingly because I don't want to have to feel uncomfortable in any situation that has to do with me and her."
Although she does state her and Drita will only be co-workers and nothing more: "My relationship with her is just we'll never be friends. I'm over the Drita/Lee thing. I don't want to give them anymore of my breath." Umm… FINALLY!
Drita reiterates that although she has apologized to Karen and plans to file for divorce from Lee, that doesn't mean she'll be grabbing cocktails with Karen anytime soon: "Saying sorry and being friends are two different things. I can't see being friends with her. I just want to be cordial with her. We've got to work together to be smart." She also states she wants to move past the season finale fight claiming: "I have too many things going on and I am so done with that conversation, it's not funny."
Karen also declares that she is too busy focusing on her own side projects: "I have more important things to focus on than Drita D'avanzo. I'm focused on my daughter, my book, a movie deal on the table and my skin care line." Say, what? Skin Care Line? Movie Deal? I can't wait to hear the details on that one!
So do you think Drita and Karen will be able to get along next season or do you anticipate more fights? Or do you think they will end up being friends again?


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Author Notes: I like the dichotomy of a cool soup and warm chiles. This soup is creamy without being heavy thanks to raw corn and avocado in the base. It has a slow warmth from roasted Anaheim and Poblano chiles. It doesn't smack you in the face with heat, just gently warms your throat. Red bell pepper, grilled sweet corn, and green onions provide some flavor, texture, and color contrast. A squeeze of lime adds a bit of brightness. This soup makes a great starter for a summer evening meal. I like it best at room temperature, but it is also good chilled. —hardlikearmour
Serves: 4
1 red bell pepper
3 to 4 green onions
2 medium Anaheim chiles
2 medium Poblano chiles
3 ears sweet corn
1 small hass avocado (or ½ of a large one)
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
1 to 2 limes, cut into wedges
- Heat your grill on high. While your grill is heating remove the stem and seeds then dice the red pepper and place in a bowl. Thinly slice the white and light green parts of the scallions and add to the bowl. Set aside.
- Grill chiles until skin is blackened and blistered on all sides (2 to 3 minutes per side depending on your grill.) Place chiles in a paper bag or covered bowl, and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Reduce grill heat to medium. Peel all but the inner most layer or two of husk on 1 of your ears of corn. Grill, turning corn every 3 to 4 minutes, until the husk is split and blackened, highlighting the kernels of corn. Remove from grill and set aside to cool. Turn your grill off.
- Remove the kernels & "milk" from the remaining 2 ears of corn. Place in blender. Add the avocado flesh, chicken broth, and ½ teaspoon salt. Purée until fairly smooth. Remove the skin, stems, and seeds from the chiles. Add one of each chile to the blender. Purée until smooth. Taste for heat and salt. Add all or part of the remaining anaheim and up to half of the poblano if additional heat is desired. Purée until smooth. Adjust salt if needed. Set aside if serving soon, otherwise refrigerate. (NB: if you are serving this cold please adjust the salt again before serving.)
- Remove the kernels from the grilled ear of corn and add to the bowl with the red pepper and green onion. Dice ½ of a grilled poblano chile and add to the bowl. Toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use if not completing the soup right away.
- To serve: Divide the puréed mixture between 4 bowls. Divide the vegetable mixture between the 4 bowls, piled into the center. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze onto soup as desired.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Warm Weather Soup
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17395 State Hwy 371
Brainerd, MN 56401
New 2018 Keystone RV Residence 401LOFT
Triple slide outs, two entry doors, a loft, laminated sidewalls, and stainless steel appliances...what more could you ask for in this destination trailer by Keystone RV? You will immediately feel at home with all of the basic amenities throughout the 401LOFT Residence Signature Series.
Enter through the patio doors, and you will find yourself in the combined kitchen and living area. Here there are dual opposing slide outs which help to open up the living space. Along the door side the slide out features a free-standing table and theatre seating plus an overhead cabinet. The slide out along the opposite side of the room features the stainless steel appliances such as the refrigerator and three burner range, overhead cabinets, a large pantry, plus an entertainment center with a HDTV.
Along the front of the room there is a sofa sleeper and two end tables. You are sure to enjoy the extra counter space plus the double sink located at the island, and along the interior wall there is more counter space and an overhead cabinet.
The bathroom features a linen cabinet, a corner shower, sink, and a toilet.
Head up the steps to the loft. Here you will find two bunk mats with a nightstand between. Along the wall across from the mats there is a space that has been prepped for a TV and an additional nightstand.
The master bedroom has a slide out for added space in the room. Here you will find a bed with an overhead cabinet, and along the rear wall there is a wardrobe, a dresser, plus a closet that has been prepped for a washer/dryer for your convenience. The bedroom also has a private entry door which leads outside, and more!
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- 18 cu. ft. Residential Refrigerator
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- 30# LP Gas Bottles w/Cover
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- Water Purifier
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- AM/FM/CD/DVD Sound System
- Living Room Ceiling Fan
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- King Bed
- XL Entry Assist Handle
- 50 AMP Service / Wire & Brace for 2nd A/C
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Interior Color: Bistro
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The Robertsville Rams found themselves in a situation they haven't been in, in a while Monday.
The Rams were up just two, 26-24, at the end of the third quarter on the road against Jacksboro and mangaged to get by defeating the Eagles 37-30.
"It was good to see our kids respond to some adversity," RMS coach John Spratling said. "A champion finds a way to win no matter what obstacles get in the way."
Tee Higgins led the Rams with 13 points, five rebounds and three steals. Taijon Jones had 10 points and four rebounds.
Demarea Whitt had six points, five assists and three rebounds. Jacob Gross had six boards and two points.
The Rams are now 19-0 and 9-0 in Area 2 play with only one game left in the regular season — the final round of the city championship.
Robertsville and Jefferson will tangle for a second time at Wildcat Arena at ORHS starting with the girls contest at 6 p.m. Saturday. The boys will follow at 7 p.m.
Robertsville girls 29, Jacksboro 22
Nothing came easy for the Lady Rams offensively but the defense proved too stout for the Lady Eagles. Robertsville (17-5, 8-1 in Area 2) held Jacksboro scoreless through the second quarter to stretch their lead to six and kept the defense going in the second half.
"We were playing well enough defensively and getting good looks on offense that just weren't falling in the first half," coach Scott Hinton said. "We battled through some things offensively tonight."
Mykia Dowdell led the Lady Rams with 15 points. Olivia Daniels scored six, Makayla Johnson had three, and Desiree Bates and Destiny Kassner had two each.
Jefferson boys 48, Horace Maynard 35
Tied at 14 in a defensive struggle, the Eagles offense soared, scoring 13 points in the third quarter and 21 in the fourth to pull away from Horace Maynard.
Anthony Gibson filled up the stat sheet scoring 21 points, pulling down five rebounds, grabbing three steals and dishing out two assists.
E.J. Bush and Caleb Martin had seven points each. Bush also added three rebounds and a pair of steals, while Martin had four rebounds.
Joey Kocak chipped in four points while adding six rebounds. Trevor Cox also played well adding six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
"Everyone who played contributed," coach Jason Nussbaum said. "This was a much needed victory as we are trying to position ourselves in the district tournament."
The Eagles (14-7, 5-3 in Area 2) take on Clinton on Thursday on eighth grade night.
Jefferson girls 38, Horace Maynard 28
Leah Scudder nearly outscored HMMS on her own Monday night. The Lady Eagles guard scored 22 of the teams 38 in the teams' 15th victory of the year. Scudder also had four steals.
After the two teams combined for just three points in the first quarter, things opened up as JMS scored 20 in the third to pull away.
Jada Guinn had eight points while Amara Howard had seven to go with her nine rebounds and two steals.
The Lady Eagles are now 15-6 overall and 7-1 in Area 2 play.
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"Initially, the cut was labeled as undervalued," Mata said. "Whenever we can take a muscle and turn it into a steak rather than grinding it or selling it as a roast, we are adding value to the carcass."Of course, the actual details of how this particular steak is cut, however, are not revealed. Instead, the report notes that the folks behind it are awaiting a patent. A cursory glance over at the patent office suggests that the application was likely filed less than 18 months ago, as it has not yet been published (applications are only made public after 18 months). Thus, there is still a chance that the patent will be rejected for not being patentable subject matter. However, these days, you never know. All I do know is that it seems fairly ridiculous that the food on my dinner plate might violate a bunch of patents.
In the research and development phase, the Vegas Strip Steak was compared against the New York Strip, Petite Filet and Flat Iron Steak.
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This year marks the seventh anniversary of the Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton awards.
When we began this effort in 1995, there were concerns that it would be perceived as "just another award." Some questioned whether the Beltwide Cotton Production Conference program was becoming overly saturated with such events.
In the years since, we think the High Cotton awards have proven themselves, not because of anything we at Farm Press have done. The winners' accomplishments have made it possible for the cotton industry to point to them as examples of the best in environmental stewardship.
The High Cotton Awards Breakfast, held annually at the Beltwide Conferences, has produced some memorable moments for those who have been privileged to honor these outstanding farmers.
At last year's breakfast, Southeast winner Tom Ingram commented on the fact that 55 years earlier on that date he was sitting in a foxhole in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, waiting for his platoon to begin an attack during the Battle of the Bulge.
Three years ago, Delta winner Harry Flowers talked about how his mother had instilled a love of the land in him and other family members. "We live on this land; we hunt and fish on it; and I promise you we would never do anything that would harm it or our neighbors," he said.
At the first High Cotton awards ceremony in 1995, Mrs. Hugh Summerville came up after the breakfast and apologized for her husband's appearance in the photograph that accompanied his article in the Farm Presses.
"That photograph was taken after Hugh had been working at the gin almost around the clock for days," she said, reminding us that our winners are real farmers who face challenges that would defeat many less strong-willed individuals.
Again last year, Southwest winner John Barrett had his son, David, hold up a map of his farm. Barrett used the map to explain the runoff study he had volunteered to conduct on his farm and six of his neighbors' for EPA.
"We let the EPA folks analyze everything we did," he said. "All rain and runoff was measured and analyzed. Over a four-year period, of 218,000 pounds of nitrogen that went on the land, there were only 110 pounds in the runoff. For pesticides there was less than 0.0001 pound of active ingredient over a year. "If farmers don't participate in promoting agriculture and it's accomplishments, others will set the agenda."
Many farmers expect that President-elect George W. Bush's nominee to head EPA, New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, will reverse the activist policies of the Clinton administration. Maybe so, but these appointments can take funny directions.
Lest we forget, EPA's first administrator, William D. Ruckelshaus, who many consider to have been similarly overly aggressive, was appointed by President Richard Nixon. And, there is little indication that environmental groups, stung by Vice President Al Gore's election loss, will ease up their activities anytime soon.
We suspect that agriculture will continue to have need of good environmental success stories, and we hope to be showcasing them through the High Cotton awards for years to come.


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Names index to population schedules listing inhabitants of the United States in 1880. This was the twelfth census conducted since 1790.
Population schedules were recorded on large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules are arranged by state, county, place, and enumeration district. The districts are not always filed in sequential order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is usually the order in which the enumerator visited the households.
Federal census takers were asked to record information about all the people who were in a household on the census day, which was June 1 for the 1880 census. A census taker might have visited the residence on a later date, but the information collected was to have been about the people in the residence on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Census Office of the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C. The schedules cover 95 to 97 percent of the population.
The U.S. federal census has been taken at the beginning of every decade, beginning in 1790, to apportion the number of representatives a state could send to the House of Representatives. In the absence of a national system of vital registration, many vital statistics and personal questions were asked to provide a statistical profile of the nation and its states.
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Tested as C-104, Sierra is a transgenic resistant to Roundup. It was the only one of six eligible Acalas released by the board at its March meeting. No Pima varieties from the four eligible were released. The vote to approve C-104 was not unanimous; members voted 9-3 in favor of its release, with two abstentions.
Sierra was the highest yielding Acala cotton variety in the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board's 2001 and 2002 testing program. According to John Palmer, CPCSD's vice president of marketing and sales, supplies of Acala Sierra RR should be adequate, though not ample, for the 2003 planting season.
Cotton planting officially began March 10 in the San Joaquin Valley.
The board also modified its testing program and set an agenda for possible future changes.
The board voted to modify its testing program in an effort to save some $80,000 a year in testing and laboratory costs. Specifically, the screening portion of the board's Acala testing program will be eliminated. In the past, the small-scale screening portion has served as the first year of a three-year testing program to evaluate varieties against existing Acala and Pima designated standard varieties. This was followed by two years of large-scale variety testing.
For 2003, 15 new varieties will enter the first year of the board's modified test program. Among the changes, they will be tested only at two locations — the Shafter and Westside Research stations – and with two replications instead of four, as was previously done in the first year of testing a new cotton variety.
For 2004 and beyond, the Acala test program will cover three years of larger-scale testing, similar to the board's Pima testing program, with full spinning test data collected for each year. Each variety will be tested on regular farm operations at four locations with four replications each. Seed breeders will handle screening trials for their new varieties, and will submit that data to the board's testing program.
In addition, the number of contractors for test fiber data was reduced to just two firms: ITC and StarLab. The Visalia Classing office will no longer be used. Warm and cold seed germination testing also will be eliminated from the testing program.
"These moves allow us to make cuts without jeopardizing the quality of our program," said Norm Clark, chairman of a special committee formed to find ways to reduce the board's program costs. Declining cotton acreage in the San Joaquin Valley has reduced the board's income and climbing operational costs has squeezed the budget even further.
Several other issues discussed at the Visalia meeting will be explored in coming months:
--The issue of accurately measuring seed coat fragments in lint.
--Considering a reduction from three years to two for researching cottons in the board's testing program.
--Evaluating the possibility of changing current legislation to allow the board the authority to remove a variety from its approved list if the cotton exhibits problems after release.
The Quality Cotton District includes all cotton-producing counties within the San Joaquin Valley, including Kern, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Merced.


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