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STUDENTS sitting their HSC exams had to be transported by SES floodboat to a NSW north coast high school on Tuesday.
Torrential rain overnight caused by a deep low pressure trough over northern New South Wales has resulted in flooding on the Orara, Bellinger and Nambucca Rivers.
The flooding has kept the SES busy, including acting as impromptu transport for four Bellingen High School students sitting their HSC exams today, according to an SES spokesperson.
The Bellinger River water level is slowly falling, with the river at Bellingen below its peak at around 5 metres.
Access from Thora to Bellingen is open,but Lavenders Bridge has been closed cutting access between Bellingen and North Bellingen.
Although the Waterfall Way to the Pacific Hwy is closed, residents can get through to Dorrigo.
On the Nambucca River, Lanes Bridge in Bowraville is closed with moderate flooding around Bowraville.
At Macksville some properties in the north of the town may have under floor flooding if the minor flood level is reached on the rising tide around 3pm Tuesday.
Brouggy's Bridge (North Arm) is closed, isolating approximately 70-80 people.
Little Moody's Bridge on Rodeo Drive is also closed.
On the Orara River minor flooding is expected in Glenreagh on Tuesday night.
Severe storms with flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail are likely to impact the north west of the state on Tuesday, with flash flooding from storms on the North and Mid-North coasts also expected.
Rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am have included 409mm at Crystal Creek near Bellingen, 399mm at Spicketts Creek near Bowraville, and 183mm at Repentance near Lismore.
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Peugeot pilot Cyril despres celebrated victory in the second stage of "Dakar-2018" which took place near the small Peruvian town of Pisco.
Cyril headed a trio of French riders Peugeot, leaving no chances to the others. Despres ahead of stéphane Peterhansel in 48 seconds, and Sebastien Loeb 3 minutes and 8 seconds.
The fourth was Giniel de Villiers in Toyota, and the winner of the initial stage of "Dakar-2018" Nasser al-Attiyah were content with a eighth place with nearly a 15 minute gap.
Despres grabbed the lead in the General classification and is now ahead of Peterhansel at 27 seconds. The top three closes de Villiers. Loeb is fourth, and the fifth place has slipped, the former overall leader al-Attiyah.
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BootPart is an easy tool for adding one partition in the Windows NT multi boot menu (by samples, OS/2 boot manager or Linux partition). Bootpart 2.60 is compatible with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.BOOTPART lets you add partitions in the Windows NT/2K/XP Multiboot menu. Usually, you only have an MSDOS or Windows 95 entry and one (or several) entries on the Windows NT multiboot.With BOOTPART, you can add any partition on the menu....


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The American Association for Cancer Research and the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation present a special education session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. This session is designed for patient advocates and health professionals attending the conference in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The special education session will include two top researchers in the field of breast cancer. Check back periodically for more information.
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 221Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017Noon - 1 p.m.Lunch will be available. Please RSVP to the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation.
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If you missed the 2016 Special Education Session, you can still view it on Facebook Live. Julie Gralow, MD, of University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, of The University of Chicago Medicine presented the latest on breast cancer research.


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Let's Shoot an AK-47 Until it Completely Melts Down [VIDEO]
What happens when you shoot as many rounds as possible as fast as you can from an AK-47?
The AK-47 is legendary for its durability and toughness under the most extreme conditions. What does it take to finally get one to fail?
Let's see what pushes the AK-47 to the absolute limit!
I was a bit surprised with how quickly this gun failed. I've heard the many stories about the AK-47's durability. You always hear about them getting dropped in mud, filled with dust and rocks, or run over by a tank, and they're still fully functional.
Of course, the end of the video shows how the AK-47 lives up to its reputation. These guys get it to function again with a crude, but effective, in-the-field fix.
It's a testament to this legend and why it's still in such heavy use worldwide today.
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The calm waters of Allepey, Kerala. It's so peaceful here.
Hello from Kerala, India!
Besides having a load of unexpected events happen each day or learning the concept of "Indian time". It has been an amazing time and I am glad to say I've met and made a few lovely and warm locals that spent no time in helping us get around or tell us everything we wanted to know about their life in India.
After arriving in Allepey, we spent the day on a houseboat drifting around the canals with short stops between villages and the endless rice patties.
Plantains – a main part of the Indian diet. I've tried it fried in batter with cumin, folded into coconut omelettes, tucked into Thaili meals and eaten raw like a normal banana.
The tata with the coolest eyebrows who offered to row us around on his tiny boat (200 rupees) and said yes to this photo after we politely declined.
Our cook on the houseboat was a marvellous one. We had papped fried in coconut oil, vegetable stir fry with coconut, the best sambar daal, cucumber bean salad and multiple rounds of chai each day.
It's been very interesting observing the locals and most of the time I am just blown away by the similarities and differences we have.
Everyday people work(fish, grow rice or row boats), eat curry, bathe and basically live their lives by the river. It is refreshing to experience such a simple way of life and it makes me very grateful for the conveniences I am so used to on a day to day basis.
The rows and rows of endless rice patties. I am certain that most of India is covered in rice fields.
As we travel through Kerala, I feel like I've understood a little more of this mysterious country in it's vastness, beauty, culture, the people and everything in between that leaves me hungering for more.
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Seniors End Off The Year with a Bang on Senior Trip
by Ari Englander ('17)
Over the course of three days, the seniors enjoyed a jam packed senior trip, a great way to cap off their four years at MTA. Monday morning, after shacharis, the boys headed to Coastal Sports, where, as the name implies, we enjoyed playing a variety of sports in the indoor arena. The next stop was Dorney Park, followed by mincha, dinner, and learning seder in the local shul in Allentown, PA. From there, the group preceded to their hotel, Split Rock Resort, where the students stayed in private villas that were fully equipped with steam rooms and hot tubs! To end the night, the boys had a midnight BBQ and a kumzits with Rabbi Tanchum Cohen.
The next day, the group woke up to frigid 50 degrees and raining weather, what might not seem like the perfect for that day's activity: whitewater rafting. Although initially it was cold, everyone enjoyed the day, and the wet suits provided by MTA helped keep everyone comfortable. When they returned to the hotel, they had a few hours to enjoy the amenities, followed my mincha and dinner. That night, after swimming in the hotel pool that was made exclusively available to MTA, there was a late night chulent and kugel. After this, the Seniors gathered together for a special and powerful farewell ceremony. After four incredible years, it was their last night together as a grade. In the dark, a candle was passed around for each boy to talk about a favorite memory or thought. Incredibly, they stayed up past 2:00 AM laughing, crying and feeling the powerful impact of the moment.
On the last day of the trip, Wednesday, the Seniors had the option to play paintball at Skirmish USA, one of the largest paintball facilities in the country, or to go biking on a renowned mountain trail. Both parties had a blast. After finishing and regrouping, they stopped at a rest stop to daven mincha and eat dinner, and then drove home.
Special thanks to Rabbi Green, Rabbi Shulman, and Elie Hirt for their tireless planning and organizing, as well as the Rebbeim and faculty who were with us throughout the trip. .
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Anatol Lieven
Professor Anatol Lieven teaches International Politics at Georgetown University in Qatar. He received a BA in History (double first) and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. Before joining academia, he spent most of his career as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers, and later as a member of think tanks in Washington DC. Between 2007 and 2014 he worked in the War Studies Department of King's College London, where he remains a visiting professor.
His main project at present is a book on the history of the Pashtun ethnicity in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the context of the wider history and theoretical analysis of modern nationalism (commissioned by Yale University Press).
His taught courses at Georgetown in Qatar include international security issues; US foreign policy; war and diplomacy in Afghanistan and South Asia; comparative political systems and the history, theory and comparative study of nationalism.
He is author of numerous books, including Pakistan: A Hard Country (2012); America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism (second edition 2012); and Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry (1999).
Pakistan: A Hard Country was published in April 2011 in hardback and in March 2012 in paperback by Penguin in the United Kingdom and Australia and Basic Books in the United States. It was listed as one of the Daily Telegraph and Economist books of the year, 2011.
An updated new edition of his book America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism was published by Oxford University Press in the UK and USA in September 2012.
Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World, co-authored with John Hulsman, was published by Pantheon in September 2006. It sets out a plan for a new US global strategy, based on a synthesis of the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr, George Kennan and Hans Morgenthau and the record of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.
America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, was published in October 2004 by Harper Collins in the UK and Oxford University Press in the US. It has also appeared in French (under the title "Le Nouveau Nationalisme Americain"), and in Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Russian in 2007. An updated paperback edition was published by Oxford University Press in 2012. This book is a study of aspects of contemporary US political culture and policy against the background of American history, and in particular the long, complex and often contradictory history of American nationalism.
Ambivalent Neighbors: The EU, NATO and the Price of Membership (co-edited with Dmitri Trenin) was published by the Carnegie Endowment in 2003. This is a collection of essays dealing with the implications of EU and NATO enlargement. Anatol Lieven also wrote the concluding essay.
Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry was published by the US Institute of Peace in 1999. It examines the complex historical, cultural, political and demographic background to the troubled Russian-Ukrainian relationship, and makes recommendations for Western strategy.
Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power? was published by Yale University Press in 1998. An updated version appeared in paperback in 1999. It is a study of the decline of the Russian state in the 1990s, seen through the prism of the Russian defeat in Chechnya in 1994-96, and also provides the first anthropological description of the Chechen nation and tradition in English. Anatol Lieven covered the Chechen War of 1994-96 as a correspondent for The Times (London).
The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence, was published by Yale University Press in 1993. It is a study of the Baltic States' achievement of independence from the Soviet Union, based on Anatol Lieven's own observations as a journalist in the region during that period, and on an analysis of Baltic history. This book won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing (UK) and the Yale University Press Governors' Award.
Review Essay on Michael Mann, The Sources of Social Power, vol. 4, Globalisations 1945-2011, in International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, vol.29, March 2016 (with subsequent exchange of views with Michael Mann).
"Pakistan: The Mess We Can't Ignore", New York Review of Books, vol.LXI, no.5, March 20 2014.
"Afghanistan", New York Review of Books, vol.LX, no.6, April 4th 2013.
"The Future of Democracy in America", Current Intelligence, vol.4, issue 3, summer 2012.
"Military Exceptionalism in Pakistan", Survival (IISS), vol.53 no.4, August-September 2011.
"Insights from the Afghan Field", Current Intelligence, vol. September 6th 2010.
"The War in Afghanistan: Its Background and Future Prospects", Conflict, Security and Development, 9, 3 (2009).
"Avoiding a New Cold War", Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn (Russia), Summer 2007.
"Progressive Realism", The Boston Review, July/August 2007.
"Developmental Realism", Harvard Law & Policy Review, January 17th 2007.
"On Might, Ethics and Realism", The National Interest, November 30, 2006.
"US/USSR: Remembering the Cold War", London Review of Books, November 16 2006.
"A Difficult Country: Pakistan and the case for Developmental Realism", The National Interest, May 1st 2006.
"Wolfish Wilsonians", Orbis, April 1st 2006.
"We Do Not Deserve These People: America and Its Army", London Review of Books, vol.27, no.20, October 19th, 2005.
"Taking Back America: The Right-Wing Backlash", London Review of Books, vol.26, no.23, December 2nd 2004.
"A Trap of Their Own Making: The Consequences of the New Imperialism", London Review of Books, vol.25, no.9, May 8th 2003.
"Preserver and Destroyer: Pakistan's Predicament", London Review of Books, vol.25, no.3, January 23rd 2003.
"The Push to War", London Review of Books, vol.24, no.19, October 3rd 2002.
"The Pressures on Pakistan", Foreign Affairs, January/February 2002.
"The New Cold War", London Review of Books, vol.23, no.19, October 4th 2001.
"Chechnya and the Laws of War", East European Constitutional Review, Vol. 10, No.2/3, Spring/Summer 2001.
"British Chill: What E.H.Carr Got Right", London Review of Books, vol.22, no.16, August 24th 2000.
Policy Brief
"Taliban Perspectives on Reconciliation" (with Theo Farrell, Michael Semple and Rudra Chaudhuri), Royal United Services Institute, September 2012.
"US-Russian Relations and the Rise of China", New America Foundation, July 11th 2011.
"Failing States and US Strategy", Stanley Foundation, September 2006.
Policy briefs for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:
"A Spreading Danger: Time for a New Policy Toward Chechnya" (co-authored with Fiona Hill and Tom de Waal), no.35, 2005.
"The Hinge to Europe: Don't Make Britain Choose between the US and Europe", no.26, 2003.
"Rebuilding Afghanistan: Fantasy versus Reality" (co-authored with Marina Ottaway), no.12, 2002.
"Fighting Terrorism: Lessons from the Cold War", no.7, 2001.
"Soldiers Before Missiles: Meeting the Challenge from the World's Streets", no.4, 2001.
Book Chapters
The Future of US Foreign Policy, in Michael Cox and Douglas Stokes (eds), US Foreign Policy (Oxford University Press (second edition), 2012).
Realism and Progress: Niebuhr's Thought and Contemporary Challenges, in Richard Harries (ed), Reinhold Niebuhr and Contemporary Politics: God and Power (Oxford University Press 2010).
International Security and Western Interventionism, in Making Multilateralism Work, edited by Alasdair Murray, published by Centre Forum (London), 2007.
The Cold War is Finally Over: The True Significance of the Attacks formed part of the collection How Did This Happen: Terrorism and the New War, James F. Hoge, Jr. and Gideon Rose, eds. (New York: Public Affairs, 2001).
Lessons of the War in Chechnya in Soldiers in Cities: Urban Operations on Urban Terrain, Michael C. Desch, ed., (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, November 2001).
Introduction to Forms of Hope, the collected essays of the Lithuanian poet and author Tomas Venclova, (Sheep Meadow Press 1999).
Anatol Lieven is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune and writes a regular column for American Review, a publication of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia. He also writes occasionally for the New York Times, the Times, the Guardian, the Christian Science Monitor and various European publications including Le Monde and Le Figaro. He writes a bimonthly column for American Review, published by the US Studies Centre of the University of Sydney, Australia.
Apart from his work for daily newspapers, he has written extensively for other journals, including Encounter, International Affairs, Prospect, the New Statesman, The Spectator, the Economist, the World Today and the Tablet in Britain; and Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, the Atlantic Monthly, the Nation, the Washington Quarterly and the New Republic in the US. He is a member of the advisory board of the National Interest.
He has given innumerable interviews on radio and television, and frequently addresses government, military, policy-making and academic bodies and conferences.


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Cyberwarfare puts students on the real-world battlefield of cyberspace! Students will learn the history of cyberwarfare, techniques used in both offensive and defensive information warfare, and how cyberwarfare is shaping military doctrine. Written by subject matter experts, this book combines accessible explanations with realistic experiences and case studies that make cyberwar evident and understandable.
Key Features
- Incorporates hands-on activities, relevant examples, and realistic exercises to prepare readers for their future careers.
- Includes detailed case studies drawn from actual cyberwarfare operations and tactics.
- Provides fresh capabilities information drawn from the Snowden NSA leaks.
|Part 1: The Cyberwarfare Landscape
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|Information as a Military Asset
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|Targeting and Cyberwarfare
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|Cyberwarfare, Law, and Ethics
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|Intelligence Operations in a Connected World
|Part 2: Offensive and Defensive Cyberwarfare
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|Weaponizing Cyberspace: A History
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|Non-State Actors in Cyberwar
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|Endpoint Protection
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|Defending Networks
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|Part 3: The Future of Cyberwarfare
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|Cyberwarfare and Military Doctrine
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|Pandora's Box: What's Next?
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When I was a little girl, my Grandmother had a chalkboard in her kitchen here in Terre Haute. When I visited, we would both sneak around when the other wasn't looking and leave a little note on the chalkboard for each other. When I arrived for my visit there would always be one, and when I left I made sure she had a note waiting for her after I was gone. It's a cherished memory.
My mom just moved and handed the chalkboard over to me as she packed. I knew exactly where it would go–right in my kitchen. I hung it up immediately, but wasn't sure what to write on it so it sat empty for a few days.
Then I read Romans 3:24 and knew it would be my first verse to go up. I have heard Romans 3:23 many times in my life, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." It's part of the Romans Road to Salvation that I was taught as a child. However, somehow I had always managed to gloss over or ignore verse 24 that follows. "And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ." I ignored the BEST PART for so many years. I am in awe of this verse. I am sinful, yet I am justified freely through Jesus. It's the Gospel message in two verses. I've been thinking/praying/discussing this verse for the past month.
And then, I had a rough morning. It was as if God said, "I love that you are embracing the beauty in these words. May I show you how this looks in real life? Can I help you apply it today?" Of course, if He'd really asked me, and I knew what was about to happen I would have politely declined the lesson and instead just looked at the pretty words. But alas, He loves me more than to let me miss an opportunity to see His words come alive and renew and transform my mind.
My daughter had thrown her third fit of the morning, and it was only 9 am. She was screaming, disobeying, saying "NO MOMMY!!" to everything I asked her to do. I was struggling to handle it and struggling to want to handle it, honestly. She was thrusting her body off of the stairs when I tried to put her in time-out, and that's when I let out my own yell. Loudly. And as my little children are prone to do, they promptly rebuked me and demanded repentance, because "we don't yell, Mommy. It's not nice to yell, Mommy." Little angels. So I told my daughter I was sorry and explained that we both needed to work on our obedience and our listening. I said it because I'm supposed to set the example, but they were difficult words to get out in the moment. Then I spent the next 10 minutes walking around the house picking up, doing laundry, and venting to God (while she continued screaming). I kept saying, "God I do not understand how I am supposed to handle this differently. I feel like all she does is throw fits. I don't have any other options but to yell. No one on the planet would be able to address this calmly every single time. It feels impossible!"
Before I knew it, I had walked right by that chalkboard. I stopped and stared at the verse for several minutes. I was telling God how frustrated I was and how I knew I was supposed to handle it differently, but I didn't want to and honestly didn't think I should have to. I read it a couple times just hoping something would help me in that moment. Then I sensed the Holy Spirit moving as I realized I was justifying my sin.
I replayed it in my head as if I were explaining it to my daughter. I think God was telling me, "Oh sweetie. That loud, mean spirited yell that just left your mouth—that's still sin. You still fell short. There is no excuse and no amount of frustration that would ever justify your sin, baby girl. And I knew you would do that. I knew you would struggle with anger as a mom. I knew you would even try to justify it at times. So I gave you the only thing that would actually justify your sins. Jesus. Remember? Remember how pretty those words look on that board and how they touched your heart? Let them change you, sweetie."
I'm in tears of gratitude almost every time I think about it again. His grace is so deep and so real. I'm so glad he showed me, yet again, that my sin can't be justified by either my righteous acts or the lies I tell myself about my sin not actually being sin. I am, and will always be, justified freely ONLY through Christ. I am so thankful He cares enough about me to teach me, to continue working out my salvation, to finish the good works He began in me.
My daughter eventually calmed down that morning, and so did I. It took some time, and I imagine it won't be the last time we have a heated moment together. But I must say, I understand her a little more now. You see, I too am often found acting childish and oblivious to the depths of my Father's love, yet here I stand. Justified freely. What a cherished gift.
Maggie Johnson is a stay-at-home mom to her two cuties, Broderick and Mazie. Her other interests include helping her hard-working husband Derek at their Chick-Fil-A, reading, global missions, teaching about Jesus, watching and playing sports, and date nights. Her dislikes include cooking breakfast, cooking lunch, and cooking dinner.


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The 2016 campain season features a total of more than 20 debates between the two-party primaries and the general election. Here are some details on future primary and general election debates, as well as past debates. (All times are ET.)
Tuesday, Nov. 10 GOP Debate
Main Debate: 9-11 p.m.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com


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The EV Revolution and What It Means to Gorge Businesses.
Co-hosted by the Port of Cascade Locks and Green Living Journal
Tuesday, July 9 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Location: Pavilion at Cascade Locks Marine Park, 355 WaNaPa, Cascade Locks, OR MAP
Ashley Horvat of ODOT will talk about EV Tourism in Oregon (and Washington).
Patrick Connor (OEVA) will talk about the Electric Highway.
Check out numerous electric vehicles, including the Tesla Model S, a Brammo motorcycle, the Nissan Leaf, Venus Motors Veepster, and electric bicycles.
Griffith Motors, Ray Schultens Motors, and Discover Bicycles will be there to show what is available for purchase or lease from local businesses.
Snacks will be provided by the Charburger Restaurant, beer will be provided by Full Sail Brewing, Klickitat Winery will be sampling wines, and Ryan's Juice will provide non-alcoholic drinks.
Green Drinks is free and open to the public but a $5 donation is suggested at the door for all non-members of Gorge Owned.


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Many people today recognize that search engine optimization (SEO) and public relations (PR) have much to offer each other.
The latest Google changes have put a real emphasis on high quality, unique content that is linked to by quality sites. And this is where real public relations – as opposed to crappy news release distribution – can play such a crucial role.
There are real opportunities for great business. What follows are 10 reasons why SEOs should really get to grips with PR in 2013, based on my conversations with the people who are making the two work together.


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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – For 17 years, Dr. Robert Colton has been packing his patients into waiting rooms.
For those expecting personal attention, the doctor's beside manner was what you might call lacking.
But it wasn't Colton's fault. He was being limited by Medicare to spend just 15 minutes with each patient.
"You had to hurry. You had to rush. People had to wait," he said. "People wanted to talk on the phone. They had to wait many hours on the phone, or a day later for me to call them. I wasn't really proud of the service I provided."
Now Colton is one of a growing number of doctors opting for an alternative practice.
This past Spring, a group of investors prescribed a controversial cure-all: a plan called MDVIP — a high-dollar primary care package with a $1,500 membership fee that promises no waiting at the doctor's office.
"I can't sit in a waiting room for an hour-and-a-half," MDVIP patient Les Arouh said. "I can't do that. It makes me crazy."
Critics say pricey health plans like MDVIP are outrageous, and that the people behind it are only concerned with the bottom line.
The program is so unpopular that some legislators are considering a federal law that would make MDVIP and health plans like it illegal.
"When a doctor who has taken the Hippocratic oath says to existing patients 'If you want to continue with me, you have to pay a $1,500 membership fee,' I think that's breaking that oath," Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said.
MDVIP patients are told the fee is for a comprehensive yearly physical — a service not covered by Medicare.
Participating doctors close their existing practices, and limit their patient load to 600. The $1,500 fee, in effect, buys guaranteed on-time appointments.
"It really allows them to give the attention and time and get back to being doctors instead of focusing on business," Andrew Ripps, C.O.O. of MDVIP, said.


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Avis aka Stare Level 5
Level Four
Name: Avis Tsukaka
Known As: Stare
Age: 16
Race: Kenku
Height: 4ft 10
Weight: 90 lbs
Occupation: Steward of the human-form bound god Vitruvion.
Kenku are a race of wingless, bird-like bipedal beings, taking the form of corvids - that being the crow family. Kenku stand at roughly 5ft to the head, and have a feathered body that covers most of their body, ending at the wrists and ankles. Their heads are those of birds, with long, often sharp beaks and black beady eyes. Their arms are formed much like that of a human, except ending in claws. Their legs also are built something like a bird, with a knee, then a lower joint for what would be the ankle and ending in a four clawed foot (one behind, three in front), essentially making them walk on thier toes, as any bird does. Below where the feathers end, at wrists and ankles, the skin black scaly form. They also have a short or medium size tail, with long tail feathers there that are usual stiff and the whole form is fan-shaped. Kenku also tend to be entirely black in colour, but there are variations of this based on the various corvids. White patches can appear, as can deep emerald from a magpie, indigo, greys and very dark violet. The most common colour change is on the head in form of a 'hood'. Kenku are light, owing to the partially hollow nature of their bones, owed from when they were birds, by their lore, and live shorter lives than the usual humanoid. They tend to die at age 40 or 50 and are considered mature when they reach 13 and can marry.
See kenku wiki page for more info.
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Avis takes on the classic form of a kenku, with the dark glossy black of her colouring. She stands, however, a little under standard height, at 4ft 10 inches, and has a patch of deep purple feather markings running down the right hand side of her throat. Her eyes are a deep pitch black with many depths, which gave rise to her nickname. She usually wears a long brown or grey cloak, which covers her face, and beneath that a simple raggedy tunic. Tied to the tunic at the belt are several sharp daggers, pouches, and a book holder. Her tail feathers are also unusually short, extending only as an inch or so ugly stubs from the base of her back.
Some time ago Avis father, Tsu Tsakaka, was a well-ranked senshi, born from a long line of warriors and dia members. He served the clan Rook, owing a deep loyalty to his shogun. When he was reaching his twenties he decided it was time to marry, and thus found the blacksmith's daughter, Cassis. He wooed her, and she was eager for the opportunity to live in the class of a senshi, and thus agreed. They married and shortly after had twin sons - Akka and Avin. Tsu gained to a higher rank, and all seemed well.
That was until the Rook Shogun and the Crow Shogun began to have arguments over border lands and farmland and trade. The argument excelled to such an extent that the Rook Shogun marched a small portion of his troops to the border to 'guard' it. Unfortunately they gained to a place that the Crow Shogun considered his/of his flock, and thus war was declared. The war was brutal, and forced and bloody, with many dying on either side. The Rook Shogun in his haste, began conscription, signing up all useful bodied men to form an army under his senshi. In this, however, he also called up the then 11 year old twins, sons of Tsu and Cassis.
The boys, being of near maturity and the sons of a loyal, and still living, senshi, were rushed to the battlefront, into a planned sneak attack. Hastily trained they were barely ready when they faced their first enemies, deep into Crow lines. Their attack with their platoon was decisive and direct, to bring down a caravan of supplies and they were told to kill everyone in their path. This was until they came across the daughter of the Crow Shogun hidden within the caravan, and the two boys could not do it. They allowed the girl to escape, and in doing so disobeyed direct orders and possibly caused the Rook flock to not win the war there and then.
The Rook Shogun was furious, and he threatened to kill the twins for treason. Tsu, however, came to beg for their lives, and him being of high rank, the boys' sentence was reduced to being named kegareta. Preparing to leave, the boys began to say goodbye to their father, mother and the then just born infant Avis, until the Shogun council called an emergency session. In it, the other Shoguns managed to bring an understanding between the Rook and Crow clans, binding the agreement with the future marriage of the Crow Shogun's daughter to the next Rook Shogun. This and a solid border was agreed on, so peace settled, and the boys managed to stay close by without anyone really recognising. That was, until one night when they visited, and Tsu abandoned his watch post for one half hour, and in that night the Rook heir was poisoned.
The culprit was never found, but Tsu was immediately arrested and blamed for the guilt as he had left his post. With the Rook Shogun's wrath gaining the entire Tsakaka family was declared kegareta, Tsu becoming a ronin. They ran and were accepted into the community of kegareta who were nomads and called themselves, 'The Watchers with No Master'. Tsu became something of a guard and fighter for them, and Cassis a fantastic baker. Thus, Avis grew up in a close community of thieves and liars and killers.
A few years later, when she was nearing her seventh birthday, her brothers, sadly, were within Rook lands on a scouting mission for the Watchers, and recognised. By anger or by law they were slaughtered there and then, and news only got back to the Tsakaka family after a rider found the bodies. Cassis was distraught, and entered into a period of deep depression, where her cooking got steadily worse, and Tsu himself was aging, now reaching the age of 38 himself. It was Avis who kept the family safe from the kegareta lawlessness, by firstly learning how to bake, and then eventually selling her own body.
By the age of 14, Avis was a strong individual, barely an adult yet able to defend herself well as taught by her father, bake excellent cakes and pastries, and use her body for her own benefit. When her father finally passed away at the good age of 45, and then her mother very shortly following, Avis made the decision to leave the Watchers and head into the rest of Althanas with skills and abilities of her own. She became known as Stare for the way she glared at people, and the nickname stuck. It stuck even when she got to the city of Beinost, which is where she currently resides.
Level 2 and 3:
Avis gained a job working in a bakery under the tuition of Skra the dwarf, in his famous store The Dwarven Bakery. He took her in when no one else would, and took a shine to her baking talent, even taking her into his home. Their time together was cut short, however, for after a few months into the job Avis was kidnapped and taken to a place called the Hollow - an underground winding chamber, old catacombs, ruled by ten 'brothers' who share a passion for sexually exploiting females. Their desires are for females who have not consented to being taken below and who fight against the situation with tenacity, which gives them more passion and 'fun'. Thus Avis met the half-celestial Vitruvion, her 'host'.
She spent the first two weeks fighting against everyting Vitruvion made her do. It took an agreement between them for her not to struggle and do as he said for one night and he would be kinder than he usually was. Vitruvion took her along to the council of the brothers, a quarterly-annual meeting between them all to discuss matters as his prize piece. It was here she discovered various things about her situation - that Vitruvion had a personal grudge with another brother called Hugin over a woman they shared, and that his apartments were nearest the surface. Vitruvion also revealed that he considered her stare powerful, a look that Avis was made famous for and had been named after in the Hollow. He made her 'use' it within the council, and quieten the rest of his brothers to his will. She learnt that magic could not be done within the Hollow, by any creature or man, apart from Vitruvion.
With the knowledge then that Vitruvion could be persuaded to be nicer, if she herself fought less yet still kept her tenacity, Avis prepared a plan to escape - with the idea that she was near to the surface. After two months an oppurtunity came to her, and by stealing a knife from her lone half-giant guard, Brer, and by unpicking the basic locks of the door (taught by her childhood thief friends) Avis made it far. Her plan was foiled, however, when she discovered the Hollow gained to the surface under a large building where the guards of it stayed.
After a series of punishments and threats, Avis became less trusted. Vitruvion, however, remained passionate in the powers of her stare, and eventually he took her to the surface for the first time (for her) in four months. It was during this journey, with her muzzled and secured, that she discovered he had a connection in the foreign city of Hernsford, a city-state that had thrived on slavery for a thousand years and whose slaves were the only internationally recognised. He produced forged documents that he had written with her details on it, claiming that his interest in her was only growing. Taking her to a nobleman merchant, Thesus Heysan, who had cheated Vitruvion out of money for a lucrative deal, Vitruvion used her stare for his own gain, getting his money back. Unable to escape Avis was taken back to the Hollow, only then to be told she was going on another trip to the surface, this time for an unknown reason.
However, the carriage itself was attacked, and in the throes of the battle Avis revealed that she was something of a fighter, as taught by her father. She saved Vitruvion's life, knowing that the attackers would kill her and he would not. They won a very lose and uneasy victory and took one of the men prisoner, heading back straight to the Hollow. It was then that Vitruvion revealed more of himself, that he and his sister Ventrua were over a hundred years old and do not age. He also revealed that the Hollow was over thirty years old and he had been one of its original creators, the only one left, and that his eventual plans were to take her to Hernsford, to officialise his control over her. It took Blaze, his first and prime 'guest' to tell Avis that he had never been this obssessed over anyone. With a final act Vitruvion came to her in the middle of the night two days later, and tricked Avis into accepting a 'present' - a cuff which he revealed he had made by meditating in communication to his father, that was connected to a ring. It allowed him to see into her mind, and know and hear where she was, but without her knowledge, and also gave him the ability to cause her pain when he desired it. With it, he claimed he had secured his power over her, at least for now, and that he considered her stare something beyond normal, and he was now going to make her his pet project.
Avis was then moved from the Hollow to Vitruvion's townhouse, to where he operated his legal businesses. He told Avis he would no longer use her for sexual exploits, but rather for his own discoveries and benefits. Through the cuff and ring he owned her, but she was now granted more freedoms. Currently she resides there, discovering more about herself, and just what and who she might be.
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Two months later, and Vitruvion was spending some of his time tutoring Avis with her powers. He mainly used pigs for her to practise on, who would become stunned. She was more or less trapped within the house, but given many freedoms - however he required that she still obery his orders. When she walked around the house without staying in her room as told he grew angry, but after a heightened conversation they had intercourse, for the first time consensually. The day following Vitruvion took Avis back to the Hollow, to continue the investigation into Thesus Heysan. It transpired that his daughter had married a Duke, thus making her Duchess and was privy to many of Thesus' secrets. After using her powers, Avis discovered that Thesus was the one who had sent the attack on their carriage so long ago, and also that he had various illegal operations going on within Beinost - something which Vitruvion swore he would tear down.
The Duchess, however, when besing taken back to her home, advised Avis that her people were not what she thought, and advised her to read a book apparently written by the only famous kenku - Karas the Wise. When she got back to Vitruvion's mansion Avis found the book in his vast library, and compared it along with others. After three days of researching she discovered the truth - that her people were in fact not a race running from a shadow across the sea, made by the spirits they called "Kage". Instead they were an old slave race, brought over from Keribas by an unknown host, who had been lost and confused themselves, and the kenku had latched onto the first culture they had seen - Akashima. Taking that culture they had built a history for themselves that forgot the slavery and all the past ignorance they had had. When next confronted by Vitruvion this story was confirmed. Vitruvion confessed his greatest secret to Avis - that he in fact was a god, trapped inside a human's body from another world that was ruled by his one-god father, Ansaldo. Ansaldo made Vitruvion in a vanity project, like he did with many races, but when it was figured out that there was no space for to gods on the one planet, Vitruvion was banished elsewhere. Coming to Althanas around 100 years ago Vitrvuvion had been shocked to find more than one god ruling the world, and had been forced to agree that he would not interfere with the plans of the other gods, nor directly with any other races. He was also bound in physical form to reduce his power. He made the Hollow in the attempt to create himself an empire, or a world. He figured out that the kenku were in fact another vanity project of Ansaldo, then discarded to Althanas - hence the kenku's confusion at the time, and easy enslavement. Unlike other discarded projects the kenku survived and created a history for themselves, but Ansaldo remained in the form of the Kage - the shadow, their eternal enemy and hunter. The kami, it is thought, were simply kind spirits who guided them.
With this discovery Vitruvion claimed his right to Avis, in the spirit that she was a race not of Althanas, and therefore under his godly supervision. He revealed that his sister Ventrua was half-god and half-human and that Raevin, his captain of the guard knew the whole story. He also revealed that magic in the Hollow could never be used, unless you came from another world, which is exactly what he and Avis were from. He surmised that Avis was so powerful because of the fact her people had for so long been ignorant of their potential and magic, distanced off from their personal source, which was Ansaldo himself. Therefore, only when she met Vitruvion was it that she could use her powers. He granted her authority over his home, and many of the more adminstrative sides of his 13 projects in and around Beinost, including that of the Hollow, and gave Avis the title of Steward. She became equal in authority to Raevin, who is the captain of the guard, and head of security and strategy for all projects.
Level Five:
A few of months later, when Stare was adapted to her position as Steward, Thesus Heysan reared his head into their lives once more. He did not threaten, but rather took Vitruvion's mill and warehouse hostage, holding the workers there for hours while his men raped and tortured them, before the mill was set alight and destroyed by explosives from Alerar. With the intent of getting revenge Vitruivion sent Stare out to seek someone who might be able to get them such. Stare was able to find the demon Nosdyn, and not by her intention she was given the power over him by means of a demonic contract. Vitruvion managed to completely decipher the contract itself, and Nosdyn and Stare found Heysan with a business already failing. They ruined him and Nosdyn killed him. In return, and glad to have made such a friend, Stare agreed to get back something that was stolen from him by a 'Jake'. Ventrua, Vitruvion's half-sister was given the remains of the business, and made Lady Heysan. She looked forwards to taking it on.
Vitruvion sent Stare to Corone to seek out the possibility of buying a brewery there, to replace his mill. Willingly, Stare went, but only with the agreement that she would get a holiday. Which she did, a month later. Stare went on a holiday to Stonevale, as agreed with Vitruvion for bringing down Heysan. There she came across an unlikely man, with which she discovered great friendship and closeness - Nevin the blood mage. Upon returning home to Beinost, Stare found that Ventrua was finding it difficult to run a business, and begged for help. During the process of arguments, Vitruvion realised that Stare's powers had grown to be able to stun Ventrua also (a half-goddess), not just anyone lesser than her. He also revealed that since they met he had been undergoing some change in powers - he was now able to start searching into his father Ansaldo's memories. It was also during this conversation that he revealed his most recent update in regards to her: he had bought a home in the independent city port of Hensford, the only city where slaves bought from are recognised internationally. In doing so, and with a great deal of bribes, he had settled his ownership of Stare now - over her person as well as her soul.
He sent her back to Corone, with little sympathy, aside from an explanation it was safer for her now, to finish off the deeds to the brewery, and with the promise that she could help Nosdyn on her return. Unfornately, however, Stare was captured by bounty hunters it seems, who knew about her abilities and her connection to Vitruvion. Blindfolded and unable to contact her god, Stare is now stuck ... however help is closer than it might seem.
Knife-fighting - expert
Baking - expert
Agility - expert
Survival - expert
Linguistics - beginner
Persuasion - intermediate
Crafting (able to make herself new crossbow bolts) - intermediate
Lockpicking - intermediate
Looking -
'Look' describes any of Stare's ability that do not fall under 'The Stare' (direct combat abilities fueled by particiular emotions) or 'Passive' ones.
'Observe': Observe is Stare's ability to percieve things in a way that makes her be able to see them happening in 'slow motion'. That is, she can predict their movements, and reacted with seemingly predictable instinct. She must tap directly into Vitruvion for this, as it is his god-hood ability combining into hers, layering his power over the top of her own. He essentially covers her own sight with his own, causing her to see what is coming at a rate one-quarter. of the speed that it is coming in. This ability is useable one time per thread and covers a single hit/attack each time only, even if being attacked by multiple opponents it will only observe one.
The Stare -
The 'Stare' is Avis' signature move, wherin she throws all of her darker emotions into a particular look that has now been developed and honed to use different emotions to trigger different looks. Her time in the Hollow and with Vitruvion has only made the emotions more powerful and pungeant. Currently there are three states to her stare; Darkness (stun), Nightmare (distraction), Grotesque (bodily harm) and Power (non-physical harm).
'Darkness': Up to three times per thread, Stare can use her hatred and stare at someone with a 'dark look,' causing them to pause whatever attack or action they were doing and be frozen with uncertainty. Her look is so dark, penetrating and unpredictable that only the toughest of men and women are able to break away from it immediately, or even ignore it. The subject of her darkness stare is stilled for two seconds if they are a level below Stare, one second if equal to or a level above and only half a second if they are more. In the meantime the opponent cannot do anything except react as per abilities, giving Avis a chance to strike a blow or other.
'Nightmare': Stare throws all of her fear into her stare. She must make direct eye contact with an enemy or victim. It causes them to relive the last nightmare that they had, in full blown imagery. The nightmare is dependent on each person and their ability to fight against it with will power. The times for the nightmare is as follows: four seconds or for one post, after the time that Stare has thrown it at them, regardless of their level. Stare can use this ability thrice a fight, and it allows her to cause a distraction long enough to strike a blow, or do what else she made need to do.
'Groteque': Using the emotion of anguish, Stare can cast physical bodily harm on a person. This ability can be used thricea thread, and is dependent on where Stare looks. It must be on bare flesh. When she stares successfully for a full second necrosis will begin to grow on the subject's flesh. It also causes a sharp stab of major pain, then ebbs to a minor constant throb. and will spread further if Stare is able to hold her gaze for longer than a further one second. The initial impact is an area of an inch squared, and this will spread up to five inches. After this the necrosis will cease to expand, but will remain in place until healed, as well as the pain.
'Power': Using the emotion of horror, Stare can cause instant pain on someone. She must look at the exact place she wishes to harm, and it will cause them immense pain as if being stabbed by a blunt knife in that area - but no physical symptoms will be present. This ability cannot break bones, but it can cause agony, and depending on where it is focused any form of defence. For instance if someone was holding a sword, and Stare focused on that hand holding it with 'Power,' the person would likely drop their sword. Similarly, she could cripple someone. The pain will last for whole opponent posts, and Stare can use this ability up to four times a thread. This ability is limited to areas of the body that only cause temporary harm, and only causes pain. Stare cannot kill with this ability, and cannot aim at the neck.
Passive -
Agility: Avis' agility is four times that of an average person. This includes running faster over short distances (12mph), jumping to higher heights/lengths (6m maximum in any direction) and dodging out of attacks. It is directly comparable to the agility of her opponent. If they have a higher agility (or similar) ability to her, she cannot dodge their attacks.
Aura Sight: Avis can see another person's aura, looking past any disguise they might have. It is essentially looking at their soul colour. She can tell the gender of any person, whether it be female, male or neither/both, their age, and also their allignment (traditional D and D). These appear as a colour to her, varying from violet to red on a rainbow scale, and can reveal if the person is lying, unless that person has an ability that allows them to block this, andonly if the person thinks if they are telling the truth (opinion) does it show - as a white heart, or a black for lying. She is also able to now see the flow of energies, chakra and power/magic in a person, and can be warned of what type of spell they will use. She sees the energy etc as hair-thin lines running through the environment and into the person, along with being able to see where they will eject from a second before the magic is performed. The energies etc are seen in a colour relating to the magic type they are: e.g. red for blood magic, black for dark, grey for shadow, light blue for ice, red-orange for fire, white for divine etc. The flow of energies is also passively seen even if not responding to the generation of a spell, and will appear in the main colours of the person's power: if they are of mixed power, it appears as many, if they are of none it appears as grey. If they are of no particular pattern it will appear as a shimmering rainbow, as if broken light. The energies are also focussed around the Chakras with them flowing from one to the other:
The Root Chakra.
The Sacral Chakra.
The Solar Plexus Chakra.
The Heart Chakra.
The Throat Chakra.
The 3rd Eye Chakra.
The Crown Chakra.
The chart for the various colours can be found at the bottom of this update.
Eyesight: Avis is able to see both in the ultraviolet and infrared spectrums, as well as being able to see the normal rainbow. This allows her to be able to see in the dark as well as detect more specific patterns of light. She can focus on various parts and now has full control over this ability. Infrared allows her to see heat signatures essentially.
'Familiar' -
Sir Vitruvion Elssmith
Familiar being the wrong word, for really she is his, Vitruvion is Avis' patron and god. Through her immoveable cuff and his ring they are bonded so that he can see and hear what she can, and also directly speak into her mind. Via this, Vitruvion will almost always be watching any battle Avis is in, and he acts as a source of conversation as well as advice. He is a well-read person, a theortician and something of a power-hungry megomaniac. He has a keen mind of business, and, though Avis hates to admit it, rather wise.
Vitruvion appears as a tall white-blonde haired human, who is insanely gorgeous to look at. He is a god from another world trapped in the physical form of a human. He can usually be seen wearing shirts and breeches, with long boots and often a long coat. He is also never seen without his cane, which has within it a thin dagger made of mythril (to be bought in future).
Vitruvion currently does not play an active role in fights. Instead he acts as advice and inspiration, and a second pair of eyes. He has the ability to call to Avis if there is a blow she has not seen or gift her with wisdom that his own personal, godly knowledge allows. Owning a vast library Vitruvion knows all of the known species in the world and many of the gods and magics, and can bestow wisdom about their strengths and weaknesses. Vitruvion also allows for a certain amount of sarcastic banter between him and Avis during a fight. Vitruvion now has access to his father, or lone parent, Ansaldo's memories. Ansaldo is a single diety of another world, from which Vitruvion was banished when Ansaldo decided two gods could not be in the same world (despite having made Vitruvion from his own sole essence). Ansaldo, being such, is a master scientist and creator, and Vitruvion has now begun to be able to see things at a near atomic structure. He knows how to create from nothing, and has a vast wealth of knowledge to access beyond his library. He can tell the weakness of almost any creature, any chink of armour and any ability and will relate this to Stare if the need arises.
A mythril dagger and a plynt dagger, received here.
One yew and iron hand crossbow with a dozen iron bolts.
Leather gauntlets.
A steel grappling hook.
Basic survival equipment.
Baking stuff.
Metal cuff (no damage) that binds her form to Vitruvion.
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3 September 2017 Bible Reading
Today's passage in 2 Corinthians references Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27; Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41; and 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8. We continue to note the impossibility of understanding the New Testament without a firm grasp of the Old Testament.
Ecclesiastes 4-6
4 Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive. 3 Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
5 The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself. 6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
7 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. "For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone? 12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more. 14 For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor. 15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him. 16 There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was—yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
5 Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil. 2 Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few. 3 For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words. 4 When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow. 5 It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.
8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them. 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.
10 He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm. 14 Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand. 15 As he came out of his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand. 16 This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind? 17 All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
18 Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion. 19 Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
6 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men: 2 a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
3 If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he: 4 for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. 5 Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other. 6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place? 7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living? 9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind. 10 Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he. 11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man? 12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7
14 Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people." 17 Therefore
"'Come out from among them,
and be separate,' says the Lord.
'Touch no unclean thing.
I will receive you.
18 I will be to you a Father.
You will be to me sons and daughters,'
says the Lord Almighty."7 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one. 3 I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together. 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction. 5 For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside. 6 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
Psalm 47
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.
47 Oh clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 For Yahweh Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He subdues nations under us,
and peoples under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
the glory of Jacob whom he loved.
5 God has gone up with a shout,
Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praise to God, sing praises.
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
8 God reigns over the nations.
God sits on his holy throne.
9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together,
the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted!
Proverbs 22:16
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
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Odd-even: Gurgaon firms tweak work hours, arrange carpools
After the initial days of confusion of the odd-even road rationing scheme in Delhi, neighbouring Gurgaon has come to terms with the policygurgaon Updated: Apr 22, 2016 12:55 IST
The Gurgaon residents and corporate employees have got used to the second phase of the odd-even road rationing scheme underway in Delhi, thanks to flexible working hours, carpools and an array of private transport options.
The corporate firms, which have a large share of Delhi-based employees, have used all means to provide options to work seamlessly so that the road rationing scheme does not hamper the daily affairs.
Firms such as Maruti, DLF Ltd, Convergys and Hero, which have hundreds of employees travelling from different parts of the NCR, are organising carpools. The companies are also helping employees to create a data base and connect people living in the same areas.
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Maruti has allowed flexible work hours for its employees. "The organisation is promoting carpooling among our employees. We have also made work timings flexible so that the road rationing scheme does not affect our employees ," a company spokesperson said.
Firms such as Mahindra Comviva are tying up with carpooling companies to provide smooth commuting options for their employees and those working in nearby firms. Through the Orahi carpooling app, executives can share a ride with employees of any company in the vicinity or get dropped at the nearest metro station .
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Senior VP and head of HR of Mahindra Comviva Sandyp Bhattacharya says, "We believe in contributing towards any environmental cause, be it arranging for company transport to curtail the car density on road or tying up with an organisation such as Orahi. For people who travel long distances for work, this is a safe, easy and convenient option. In the current scenario, we have ensured that our employees get convenient travel options either through our cabs or through a carpool facility like this, thereby helping to reduce the carbon footprint."
Roposo fashion social network is providing free metro cards to employees who commute by their cars and also reimburse the taxi fare to employees for whom metro stations are not accessible.
"To help our employees during the odd-even days, we are creating a carpool/ride-share list so that employees can commute easily and safely. Employees, who use their cars, are given free metro cards and we will reimburse the taxi fare if metro stations aren't easily accessible," Mona Goyal, head of HR,Roposo, says.
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Companies such as Nagarro, Incedo, Snapdeal and Makemytrip, which have a combined employee base of over 9000, have arranged for CNG shuttle buses for employees commuting inter-city.
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OpenSignal released a report on the global state of LTE in the first quarter of 2017. It is based on 19 billion measurements across 75 countries during the period.
4G penetration is the highest in East Asia, with South Korea and Japan being the only two countries in the world, providing at least 90% LTE coverage. Despite its size, the US is fourth in the global ranking with 86.5% availability.
East Asian countries occupy the first two places in 4G speed comparison and Eastern Europe joins the party with Hungary, Croatia, and Bulgaria in Top 10. Western Europe is quickly catching up though. Countries like Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and Italy provide at least 30 Mbps after continuous development of the infrastructure.
OpenSignal identified some other interesting trends. New Zealand, for example, has an impressive LTE connection that goes up to 35 Mbps. Sadly, only 58% of the population can access it. On the opposite end is India - 81% of Indians have access to an LTE network that provides the absurdly low speed of 5 Mbps.
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During bank holiday, we decided to take the road to Skye, the fairytale island north of Scotland. On the way, we picked up a girl from Norway and then from Canada, which made our trip international.
We went to wild-camp, without really preparing anything. The first day, we stopped at Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the UK, that you can climb for 4-5 hours. I didn't go up with my friends, just stayed down on Earth, at Fort William, enjoying a first taste of Scotland.
The tourism office there also told us about Harry Potter viaduct, Glenfinnan. The place looks amazing but DON'T CAMP THERE. We got attacked by a lot of midges, that it was impossible for us to breath. The boys had a lot of bite marks on their arms that sometimes turned badly, while they disappeared the next day on girls skin. Still, it was horrible to set our tent there and to try to sleep.
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Ancient Lineage: The Yamato Dynasty
Charles Wells
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Japanese Civilization
November 27, 2005
The ancient lineage of Japanese Yamato Emperors have ruled with diverse layers of power for centuries. Cultural and social changes affected the political influence and power of the "Sun Line" dynasty. But, because of the religious aspects of the divine authority of the emperor, the dynasty was manipulated for political legitimacy instead of being totally annihilated. Thus, the dynasty has survived from the legendary Jimmu in 660 to the present day 125th Emperor Akihito.
Shinto, the native religion of Japan, defines the emperor's authority in Japan. The fundamental document of Shinto is the Kojiki, (Record of Ancient Matters). The Kojiki consists of an account of Japan from its creation to approximately the year A.D. 500, plus additional genealogical data about the imperial family for the next century.# Written in 712 and considered one of Japan's earliest remaining works, the Kojiki establishes the Yamato imperial kami as the dominant kami of Japan, which, correspondingly substantiates the royal authority. The kami is a polytheistic host that, on the one hand animistically inhabits nature and, on the other hand, is intimately associated with people and their most basic units of social organization.#
Amaterasu-Opo-Mi-Kami is the Sun Goddess, the dominant kami of the Yamato
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royal clan, or uji. Amaterasu founded the imperial line when she sent her grandson down from the heaven to rule the land of luxuriant rice fields'.# An earlier tale in Kojiki tells how Amaterasu was so frightened by the behaviour of her brother Susano-o that she hid in a cave. The world was therefore plunged into darkness and her fellow kami tried desperately to entice her out. As a trick, Amaterasu was told that a rival kami even more powerful than she had arrived. Then a female kami danced a ribald dance outside the cave, and so loud was the merriment that Amaterasu's curiosity got the better of her. She peeped cautiously out of the cave. The first things she saw were a precious jewel hanging from a tree, and next to it the face of her new rival. This made her start, and she was grabbed before she had time to realize that what she was actually looking at was her own reflection in a bronze mirror. The mirror and the jewel that had restored light to the world became the first two items in the imperial regalia. The three items in the imperial regalia are objects that were, and still are, the legitimates of kingship: the symbol and guarantee of the eternity of the imperial throne.
The third item in the imperial regalia, the sword, is named Kusa-nagi, grass-mower' or grass-pacifier' in the Kojiki. # In the province of Izumo lived a fierce serpent with eight heads and tails. The kami Susano-o resolved to destroy the serpent. He began by getting it drunk on sake and then hewed of its heads and tails. But as he reached the tail portion his blade was turned, and Susano-o discovered a sword hidden there. As it
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was a very fine sword, he presented it to his sister Amaterasu, and she handed the sacred sword, the mirror and the jewel to her grandson Ninigi when he took possession of the earth. He eventually passed the throne items on to his grandson Jimmu, identified as the first emperor of Japan, to whom traditionally are given the dates of 660 - 585 BC. The three items were handed down as the symbols of sovereignty from one emperor to the next.
The imperial regalia was repeatedly taken into battle to establish royal legitimacy. During the Gempei war (1180-85), the sacred link between the emperor and the crown jewels was of vital importance in determining the righteousness of the causes and interests espoused by the rival sides. A decisive battle between the Taira and Minamoto rival clans took place in the narrow straits of Shimonoseki that divide Honshu from Kyushu at a place called Dan no Ura. The Taira...
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Mineral Point Business Directory
Professional services in most all fields are available in Mineral Point. You will find qualified people who pay attention to your needs and provide excellent service. These are your neighbors, a part of the foundation of our community, professionals who will meet you on the street and remember your name. It's living the small town way and we wouldn't have it any other way.
Bobbi Jo's BoutiqueBobbi Jo's Boutique
Chic fashions, stylish accessories, fragrant luxuries and fabulous gifts. A large selection of merchandise including trendy apparel for women and teens, cute shoes, unique jewelry, home decor, Crabtree & Evelyn of London, Pre' de Provence of France, Love & Toast, Aromatique, Voluspa, Seda France, Gianna Rose Atelier, Illume, Thymes, Spring House, and more. Gifts for men too!