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From Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki
The Races subsection of the Grimoire covers subjects related to Guardian races.
- "The others sing this song of Light and Dark. We, together, have transcended such unimaginative limitations."
- — Card blurb
It is said the Awoken were born in the Collapse, descended from those who tried to flee its wrath. Something happened to them out on the edge of the deep Black, and they were forever changed. Today many Awoken live in the distant reef aloof and mysterious, but others returned to Earth, where their descendants now fight for the City. Earthborn Awoken sometimes venture out to the Reef, hoping to learn its secrets - but find no special welcome from the reclusive Queen.
Ghost Fragment: Awoken
Reports from a derelict vessel boarded in the first known voyage to the Reef
Eleven hundred meter length.
Active gravity generation.
Residual heat. Fast neutron scatter.
Designation code: CORRUPTED
Date of commissioning: Unknown
Origin point: Unknown
Presumed to have collided/merged with one-kilometer comet: assessment based on depth of hydrocarbon crust covering the hull, water content of soil, atmosphere of oxygen and carbon dioxide with isotopic ratios placing the comet in the Oort population.
Low-light foliage grown from terrestrial stocks, mirrors focusing starlight into growth chambers...resident fauna...five insect species, plus rats descended from uncertain ancestors.
Surface heavily wooded until recently, unknown event triggering firestorm...seventy percent of world forest consumed, atmosphere laced with smoke and particulates...free oxygen in short supply.
No distress calls noted. No evidence of crew or passengers on exterior.
Interior scans inconclusive.
Cleared to attempt approach.
Ghost Fragment: Awoken 2
I was nothingness. If I existed before, I existed as possibility, as potential, stretched thin across the aether. And maybe there was a body that looked like my body, complete with a soul that could be confused for someone rather like me. What I am now was not yet real. And then I was born, and the universe was free to begin.
Others were present at my birth.
A great ceremony had just begun. Because newborns are selfish beasts, I assumed I was the object of attention.
I didn't notice the singing until the singers fell silent. And then She appeared.
She was above me. Ethereal and handsome and elegant. I assumed my face was like her face and that odd idea gave me strength enough to smile.
"Secrets," she said. "Creation is built on secrets and the encryptions that keep those secrets safe."
I made my first sound. It meant nothing but she understood it as a question.
"We are a beautiful creation," she said. "And we must keep ourselves very safe."
Ghost Fragment: Awoken 3
Fear. That's the only vivid memory left in me. It's the moment when my fear was so thick and urgent that I gave up breathing. I stopped pretending to think. How I remained on my feet was a mystery, because the terror was bearing down on me, like a mountain about to crush my soul.
But I have to ask, "What was terrifying me?"
Darkness ruled the sky. The world around us had shattered, and it seemed vanishingly unlikely that we would outlive this one awful day. Yet the fear didn't come from the surrounding mayhem and despair. The source was inside my skin. I was utterly terrified of my own awful nature.
And which part scared me?
Inside me was an essence woven from beyond. Was I Awoken before this?
She was still in my head. I could hear her song growing fainter.
Not yet.
A new crippling terror was taking over.
I was focused entirely on my fear. But I had to make an effort.
And it occurred to me then that nothing in the universe was more dangerous than human hubris.
I still had this Other within? But the human side was what mattered: Weak and foolhardy, sure to fail in the next moment.
That's why I was afraid.
Then someone spoke.
Maybe it was me. I don't remember.
I was trying to focus, and a new thought took me: My soul lay between those two entities. And that's how I am still: The boundary, the seam.
The friction.
And that's when the fear began to fade.
- "Ask yourself: what threatened your Golden Age ancestors so much that they constructed the Exos to defend themselves?"
- — Card blurb
Built for a long forgotten struggle, the Exos are self-aware war machines so advanced that nothing short of a Ghost can understand their inner functions. They remain ciphers, even to themselves: their origins and purposes lost to time.
Whoever built the Exos fashioned them in humanity's image, gifting them with diversity of mind and body. Many of the City's Exo citizens live and work alongside their organic brethren. But others fight again, re-forged in the Light of the Traveler to serve as Guardians.
Ghost Fragment: Exo
- which in the end is just a matter of substrate chauvinism. It doesn't matter if the system thinks with flesh or superconductor or topological braids in doped metallic hydrogen, as long as the logic is the same. And our logic is the same. Yours and mine.
If I am a machine then so are you. If you are not a machine then neither am I. Exo minds are human. It is incontrovertible.
You understand? I'm going to take that slack-jawed stare as understanding.
Now here's the real question. Why are Exo minds human? What's the design imperative? Why does a war machine - yes, absolutely, I am a war machine, built by human hands; and you are a survival machine built by the engine of evolution. Don't interrupt me.
Why does a war machine have emotions? Why should a war machine have awareness? These are not useful traits on the battlefield. Don't flatter yourself. They are not useful. So why should the Exo mind mimic the human architecture so closely?
You know what I smell on you? I smell the stink of anthropocentrism. I think you think that there's only one way to think. That's why the Exo mind is so human, you presume. Because all higher thought converges.
My friend, you should meet the Vex. There is nothing human in them.
Now. This is what I believe happened, back in the time before any Exo can remember. It explains everything.
I think someone wanted to live forever.
Ghost Fragment: Exo 2
Hi. Thanks for your interest. I'm recording this for posterity.
Warlock thanatonauts die and come back with insight. I'm going to attempt the same process to get at buried memories. Specifically, I'm going to fire a charged particle beam into my head and see what comes out. We Exos have been around a very long time. I want to know what's in there.
My Ghost is standing by to repair me.
Okay. Three two one
STAG echo six SWORD sierra nine SERPENT
We are falling into the world. Everyone is on fire. There's a ship above us but it's coming apart just like a flower, alloy and fusion flash, pierced through and through -
The voice says Atmospheric interface. Trajectory nominal. Rabid two three you are outside the window. (I think I am the voice)
I can see the whole earth below me and the sky we are falling out of is black without stars.
Ghost, shoot me again.
RAPID four RAMPART four RATCHET tango eight zero
We are on the ice. This is elsewhere and elsewhen. There is a mighty aurora and it is reflected in the ice so I walk between two fires although the one below is cracked and full of corpses. I have and am a weapon.
Up in the sky there is a hole in Jupiter and it tears at me when I look at it. It tears at me. It is hungry. Maybe the hole is not in Jupiter but in me.
CROWN castle candor cobalt coral
Ghost bring me back.
serrate sulfur ANATHEMA amber actual aspen
Ghost bring me back now.
Ghost Fragment: Exo 3
Shame. Did I ever suffer exhaustion? Someone asked the question. Or maybe I asked it of myself. Then it looked at me. This moment was real. I told it what every Exo knows: "What can't touch you has no strength over you. And there's no place for fatigue to latch onto me."
But shame is a different affliction.
I'm a soldier. I was forged by other hands and forced into the role of warrior. According to my scars, I fought and fought. Besides bits and flashes, every battle has been forgotten. But I have this clear, awful sense that others died. In my unit, every soldier was killed except for me. Yet despite a thousand chances to be shredded and scrapped, here I stood, no weapon in my hands, making fists out of habit but with nothing to hit.
I'd fought to save the Earth. That was my sense of things. But our world was collapsing around us, and every soul was doomed. Even cockroaches and microbes would die. And being an expert in the art of losing battles, I saw no ending to this battle but another loss.
And I was ashamed.
The shame took hold of me. It shook me. Shame stole my mass and my resolve. Suddenly I felt like a feather, like a breath, like any small nothing ready to be lost in the first breeze.
But in the midst of that despair, a fresh thought took hold.
I was cursed.
And do you know what a curse is?
It is stubborn. A curse delivered by the gods will hold you when everything else has given up on you. And it was obvious that survival was my eternal curse. A thousand battles and how many were won? Judging by the evidence, none. And that's why the shame was chewing at my ceramic guts. But despite the horrific losses, I had endured.
Closing my eyes, I forced my fists to open.
"This isn't over," I said. To this enemy, to myself. To the wind threatening to carry me away.
"This war isn't done with me."
- "This was our world, our solar system. We were here first. And no matter what the darkness brings, we will be here at the dawn."
- — Card blurb
Humans are survivors, tough and resilient, descended from those who built a Golden Age only to see it ripped away. Now, after an age of retreat and desperate struggle, they fight to take back their solar system and claim a new future. There are those who believe the Traveler chose Earth for a reason. Now it is humanity's obligation to prove itself worthy of the Traveler's faith.
Ghost Fragment: Human
From the diaries of Commander Jacob Hardy, pilot, Ares One
The mission is a go. Crew of three: Mihaylova, Qiao, myself. Immediate departure at the next Hohmann window to Mars. The MREs and return ships will chase us out.
How do I feel? I said at the press conference I felt privileged. Historians will read this diary, but it won't take their insight to tell the world that I'm terrified. It's the human reaction.
What I wish I could convey is the - the exhilaration. That's the biggest thing. I'm not a spiritual man, but I've always believed there's something transcendent about spaceflight. Something pure. We go out there because we can. Because it's who we are.
Now we go because we have to. Because the unknown came to us. In fourteen months we'll be face to face with it, and by the time we arrive, it should be active again - just like it was active on Jupiter, and Mercury, and Venus.
I wonder what happens if it doesn't stop at Mars. I wonder if it'll leave us there in the sand, and come to Earth, and do here what it's done everywhere else.
I hate that we're carrying weapons. I understand the necessity. But I hold to my belief: there's something beautiful out there.
It's up to us to reach it.
Ghost Fragment: Human 2
From the diaries of Commander Jacob Hardy, pilot, Ares One
Everybody asks about the words.
The truth is I'm not much of a poet. Ares One didn't leave us with bandwidth for anything except blunt competence. We came in perilously hot, trying to select a landing site through the chaos of thickening atmosphere and turbulence that bloomed off the target. A twenty minute round-trip lightspeed delay to Earth meant we could only count on ourselves.
When the number three engine went diagnostic during the second course correction, I thought we might go catastrophic.
But Qiao brought us in. Mihaylova brought us in. I just flew the ship.
The Ares One excursion vehicle was built for thin winds and icy dust. We came down into a storm: the breath of God, a ripple of change rolling down off the artifact. We aborted on three sites and finally I took us into powered hover and brought us down on reflexes and instinct.
Then we ran the checklists, suited up, and left the vehicle.
There was a script, and it's true, I botched it. I got my boots down and I made the most famous gaffe in human history. Said the first thing that came to mind: a warning to the others.
"We're walking into a rising wind."
I didn't mean to say anything immortal. I just thought it'd be useful to know.
Ghost Fragment: Human 3
From the diaries of Commander Jacob Hardy, pilot, Ares One
The hike from Ares One.
You've watched it. Everything was recorded. I think you can get it in full immersion, now, and fly around like a hummingbird. I'll add what I can.
The route was planned. We all went together - the CEV and Ares One itself had enough automation to go home alone in the event of crew loss. Whatever we'd find at the artifact, it needed the human element.
We carried rifles. They made us heavier and slower and probably less safe. I think the argument about the rifles can be left for another time. What's important is -
It turned out well. Look at me. Look at us! You're talking to a ninety-year-old man. A ninety-year-old who's never been sharper. I'm miles ahead of every cognitive benchmark.
What's happened to me is good. What's happened to all of us is good. When we crested that rise and made visual contact with the artifact I don't think any one of us dared dream that it would end this well.
We went to Mars at the cutting edge of human civilization. And it wasn't our weapons that won the day.
It was our ship. Our training. Our camaraderie. Our belief that if we just reached out to the universe, not to grasp for profit or security but with an open hand, we would be elevated.
We were right. That makes me so happy. To this day.
Ghost Fragment: Human 4
From the diaries of Commander Jacob Hardy, pilot, Ares One
Three human beings stood on a high ridge and saw the shape of the future. Saw rain strike a millennia-old desert. Felt the air sweeten with oxygen and warm water and the beginnings of life.
I am sometimes asked if I felt something die. The end of the era of human self-sufficiency.
I don't know how to answer that question. I do know that I was changed. Nobody could experience that kind of wonder and remain unchanged. The decades since have proven that to me.
I knew I'd never fly another mission like that. I recognized the need for a new love. That's why I threw my fresh cognitive skills into understanding the Traveler. How can one entity so quickly and utterly remake an entire world? Fifty years later, I'm conversant in high mathematics, particularly topological thoughts and the slippery irreality of Light. I'm involved in a project to study the Traveler's terraforming actions right now.
But I still enjoy the interviews. I like going back to that mission.
It makes me unspeakably happy to see how well it all turned out. And it makes me happy to remember I was there.
Ghost Fragment: Human 5
Hope. And standing with strangers.
That's what I remember. Hope churning beneath my skin, assuring me there was a place besides this place. A realm that would nurture us, not kill us. The Earth was ruin. Chaos and madness and death. We were standing on the Earth. Where I am now. But why am I still here? It was my turn to leave. I remember. I was waiting with others like me, and the ships would soon take us away.
But to where? Where was this hope?
I must have known. There had to be a name, coordinates. Except all of that is forgotten. Other than my absolute conviction in salvation, nothing remains.
The Traveler.
I remember that now.
Which was...
I don't know. Something has stolen my words, the imagery. But I still remember what it promised us...
The universe.
Creation held in our hands.
But I was here for a reason.
And what would I surrender, just for the faint chance to remember what that good reason was.


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While the rest of America is captivated by the Olympics there is another event that has people barking, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
Tampa Bay Ray's catcher Ryan Hanigan had a dog in the show named Copperridge who took home Best in Breed on Monday for Austrian shepherd.
Ah, the offseason. When we stare at the dogs of ballplayers.

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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's Board of Education voted unanimously to reduce the role of District Advisory Committees (DACs) two weeks ago.
Apparently, her colleagues agreed with Board member Kathy Wisnicki that the DACs participation in the planning process was, in her words, "causing confusion among committee members as to their role."
Henceforth, the board decreed, the DACs will not take part "in the overall planning of the educational programs and of budget resources…[but will] advise the Board on school problems, needs and issues from a balanced, logical, and analytic perspective, as the need arises. It is not the intention that advisory committees become policy-making bodies or that they manage or direct staff."
The DAC members we know are not "confused" about their roles, or anything else, but are increasingly disturbed by the board and staff's erratic behavior. In the most striking example, the school board and staff asked the Special Education DAC to spearhead the development with parents and staff members of a Special Ed. Strategic Plan. The group's plan was adopted by the Board in mid-2004, but was not enacted. More than a year later, the staff dismissed it as a "framework," and, to date, the District still lacks a workable program for the education of 14 percent of its students.
Now, just as the staff devalued the vital and valuable work done by the Special Ed working group, the Board has demoted DAC members from advisors to observers.
In demanding "a balanced, logical, and analytic perspective" from DAC members, the Board suggested that, to this point, they have been unbalanced, illogical and irrational. The suggestion is as insulting as it is wrong-headed.
It is clear to everyone, except perhaps the Board and the District staff themselves, that they need all the help they can get, and Santa Monica's richest resource is its residents. Among them are world class experts in virtually every field – the arts, architecture, science, technology, languages, business, the law, media, medicine and sports, as well as education. And, over the years, untold numbers of them have served with devotion and distinction, and without fanfare, on the DACs, and made incalculably valuable contributions to the District and its schools. Indeed, given the DACs' record – past and current it is entirely possible that the Board marginalized them because they were not only actually doing something of value, but expected more from the board and staff than they were willing or able to give.
That's an ugly notion, but no uglier than the Board's decision to bench the DACs.


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Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year's Eve welcoming in 2022, the cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital assets community rang in the new year with thoughts of mass adoption into the mainstream. Bitcoin was trading around $40,000, an iconic arena in Los Angeles had just changed its name to one of the major crypto exchanges, and celebrities, athletes and musicians were lining up to sing the praises of this new financial ecosystem.
Bill Callahan, a former special agent financial investigator with the U.S. Department of Justice, is the director of government and strategic affairs at the Blockchain Intelligence Group. This article is part of Crypto 2023.
It's been a bumpy ride since then. Bitcoin is down 60%. Once-prominent crypto apps Celsius Network and BlockFi are sitting in bankruptcy court. And as we head into the new year, at least one stadium will have to scrub a crypto exchange's name off its facade.
A year of exploitation and what comes next
Law enforcement, financial investigators and anti-money laundering examiners have had their hands full with digital asset-related scams, frauds, thefts and hacks this year. And we're not just talking about stolen Bored Apes (though more than a few were phished). If we learned anything in 2022, it's that blockchain analytics can help speed up an investigation – from the time law enforcement is first alerted to a potential financial crime to the time of arrest.
In March, my company, Blockchain Intelligence Group, uncovered potential suspicious activity involving a non-fungible token (NFT) project called Frosties and notified law enforcement authorities. Agents were able to track and trace financial transactions along the blockchain and along with other electronic data, were able to identify the culprits, arrest them and prevent another planned NFT fraud.
See also: Crypto 2023: It's Sanctions Season
What ordinarily would have taken months of painstaking financial investigative work was reduced to a matter of weeks. That's important, considering the number and value of crypto exploits actually increased this year – despite the market pull back.
In 2023, the need for blockchain investigators (and analytics tools) will grow: from global regulatory agencies handling complex investigations of cyber-attacks and the cross-jurisdictional movement of money to local police agencies responding to citizen complaints of romance or investment scams.
Local police departments will no longer have the luxury to send these investigations to the feds but will dedicate resources to train and equip financial and economic crime detectives with the latest in cryptocurrency investigation education.
Education and prevention
In 2023, crypto service providers will need to learn more about the trans-national criminal organization (TCO) and drug trafficking organizations (DTO), to use the parlance of investigators. It's every ecosystem participant's duty to file suspicious activity reports and stay aware of potential crimes.
Just as during the rise of the modern drug cartel in 1980s and 1990s, specific players have emerged with new technologies to service and support bad actors. Crypto, with its unprecedented level of transparency, should make it difficult for dark flows of cash – though that doesn't always happen.
Although crypto is verifiable, transnational criminal syndicates benefit from the censorship resistance of decentralized networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum (and maybe a handful of others) to consolidate their earnings from illicit activity.
See also: 10 Predictions About Crypto in 2023
Then there's the rise of crime-as-a-service, such as providing a crypto for fiat or vice versa exchange, code and instructions to conduct a hack or a wallet service to collect crypto from a phishing scam. Actors have and will continue to emerge to segregate these duties from each other.
Blockchain analysis can help track flows from criminal activity, but it's only part of a potential solution. Education on how to avoid being a victim of cryptocurrency fraud needs to increase in 2023. That will start with communities revolting against the proliferation of bitcoin ATM machines in places where you traditionally would not do your banking or investing (i.e., bars, gas stations and the back of a convenience store) – which have emerged as potential money laundering jukeboxes.
While the criminal element will continue their attacks, the cybersecurity industry will strengthen. Blockchain and cryptocurrency analytics will be incorporated into the response. The digital asset investigations space will continue to grow, tools to track and trace cryptocurrency scams and frauds will become more affordable and readily available to local police agencies and financial investigators will not just follow the money, they will follow the coins.


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Want to have an Oscar bash without breaking the bank? Make it a fun evening and still get the glitz and glam of the red carpet with some of these ideas.
Decorate to make the evening feel special, but don't stress out. Dig up those Christmas decorations from last month and pull out anything gold: ball ornaments, tinsel, garland, and ribbon. Use a decorative bowl or vase to hold the ornament balls for a statement on a coffee or end table.
Make a run to the dollar store for some gold and black décor. Grab some streamers, balloons, and anything that sparkles that elegant golden hue, think star cut outs, candles, or bead necklaces (Mardi Gras is coming up so beads will be in stock).
At our house our gold garland is strung up with white twinkle lights, put this into a tall cylinder vase and be sure to set close to an outlet to set some mood lighting.
Where ever the television in your home is, this is where the bulk of the party will take place, be sure to have drinks and snacks nearby. A signature Oscar drink with the glamour of old Hollywood will set the tone for the party. Bonus points for using gold glitter sugar to rim the cocktail glasses.
Martini or wine glasses are excellent for dessert parfaits. For added glitz, use plastic champagne flutes sprayed with glue then dipped in gold glitter (be sure to do this a day or two before the party to allow time to dry).
When it comes to snacks, request that each guest bring their favorite hors d'oeuvre. A popcorn machine can keep the movie theme alive and allow for munching throughout the show. Be sure to provide a healthy option such as a vegetable or a fruit tray.
The entertainment will be all about the awards, but have a little fun during the pre-show and have everyone vote on best, worst, and most uniquely dressed. And of course pick their favorites to win!


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Where is God when I hurt? Or the silence of God!
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by Gini Crawford, MSW
4/2008 revised 6/2019
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When you are suffering do you find yourself asking, "Where is God, when I am hurting so much? He seems so distant." When suffering happens to us (or others), we can have some soul searching questions about where God is, can't we? In part 1 "Why does God allow us to suffer?" and now in part 2, I am giving you some Biblical insights that should help you make some sense out of suffering. In this devotion, I am going to share what the Holy Spirit has shown me concerning where God is when we hurt or why He seems to be silent when we seemingly need Him the most.
Our emotions and thoughts can be overwhelmed when we hurt
When we suffer, our emotions and our minds are simply overwhelmed with our struggles. So you naturally think and feel things like, "I am hurting so much but I don't feel God's presence." "It is hard for me to think of God much less pray to Him in my hurt." "I feel He has deserted me because He doesn't seem to answer my cry for help."
You need to understand (if you don't already know) that from a psychological and physical standpoint, when you hurt your mind doesn't think very clearly, because your mind is mentally trying to handle the pain. Your emotions are screaming pain and hurt so it isn't easy to feel anything but what you are experiencing. When you are suffering, anxiety and depression can also weigh on your feelings and outlook on life. So when you feel like God isn't there when you are suffering, you need to realize no matter how you feel He is with you (Psalm 23; 139:1-12).
What Jesus did and does for us
It is very important you have a solid understanding of what Jesus Christ did and does for you. This will enable you to know (even if you don't feel it) God was, and is with you (in the most intimate way), as you suffer. Also through this knowledge, you will understand better - the why and for what purpose God allows suffering. In the rest of this devotion I hope to give you this knowledge about Jesus.
So God could be with us, He made the ultimate sacrifice. Romans 8 makes it clear, God sacrificed His Son, so He could be with us through all of life. On the other hand, Jesus (Who is God) willingly allowed Himself to be sacrificed for us. If I gave up my son's life for someone, wouldn't that show you I wanted to be with that person more than anyone else? If I gave up my life for someone, wouldn't that tell you how much I loved and cared for that person?
But God has shown us how much he loves us---it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us! Romans 5:8 GNT
Why did Jesus Christ need to die for us so we could be with Him? You see, before we are Christians, we are eternally dead to God (or separated from Him) because of our state of spiritual death from our sin (Ephesians 2:1-3). When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the penalty for those sins. What do we need to do? We need to have faith Jesus died on the cross for our sins. That belief in Jesus makes us go from the state of eternal death to eternal life with Him (Ephesians 2:4-9). The most well-known Bible verse, John 3:16, tells us this principle.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (or live forever with God). NIV
When we have believed in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit (God Himself) comes to live within us. I think we would all agree, God couldn't be with us any more intimately than living within us. (Ephesians 1:7-14). So as you and I suffer He is literally suffering with us. Comforting reality, isn't it?
The Bible can seem contradictory to us concerning suffering and Who God says He is, unless we realize what Jesus has suffered for us. Jesus Christ took the suffering we deserved (in Hell) when He died on the cross for us. Jesus as God also could have stopped any of His suffering immediately, but He patiently endured His suffering for us. He also has never asked us to go through anything He hasn't. (Hebrews 2:9-10, 17-18, 4:14-16). Where would we be if Jesus hadn't suffered for us?
Jesus was forsaken for us
How do you feel when you are suffering and people desert you, even people who should love you? From His night before the crucifixion in the Garden of Gethsemane on through His death the next day, almost all Jesus' friends and family deserted Him (Mark 14-15). God the Father even abandoned Him, when the punishment for all the sins ever committed fell upon Jesus as He was dying on the cross. Since God is holy and can have nothing to do with sin, He separated Himself from His Son in those hours. When darkness fell upon the earth, it seemed God was silent to His Son's cry...
At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours. At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why did you abandon (or forsake) me?" ...With a loud cry Jesus died. Mark 15:33-34, 37 GNT
Remember when God seems silent or not there in your suffering, He hasn't forsaken you. Jesus was forsaken by God on the cross, so you would never be forsaken by God.
Jesus suffered everything on this earth, so He could symphathize with us
I think we all forget (at least at times) that the God of the universe through Jesus experienced all the hurt and pain we have had. This isn't just because He is God, and is all-knowing and always present. It is because He physically and psychologically went through the experiences of this life. On this earth He was fully human as well as fully God.
Can you imagine how it must have been for the God of the universe to allow Himself to become one of us? As the One True God, He could have lived a life fit for a king on this earth - He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. And then died for us.
However, Jesus wanted to truly be able to sympathize with us in our trials, so He chose a life that allowed, even promoted, great suffering: He knows the hunger and the frustrations of poverty, because He chose to be born into a poor family. He understands how it feels to be ugly and ignored, because He chose a human body that was unattractive. He personally knows how hurtful it is to live in a world of death, because early on He experienced the death of His human father. He also lived with the agony of death all around Him like we do. He understands how it hurts to be hated just because people don't understand you or are jealous of you. He understands how it is to be extremely weary and not be able to sleep, to be sick and have no place to stay, to be cold and hot, thirsty and hungry and so on. He knows how hard it is to be insulted, even spit upon, by the people who should be respecting you. He has experienced the pain of rejection that leads people to even torture you. He comprehends how it feels to be completely innocent, yet crucified for the guilty ones, who wanted His death. He knows the agony of being beaten and whipped beyond human endurance. He has experienced the pain and humiliation of being stark naked and nailed to a cross, in front of the very people who thought He deserved this. He has had every bone and muscle in His body screaming for relief from pain but never getting it. He knows how it feels to suffer and die for the people you love but who could care less about you. (Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 8:20, 20:28, 26:1-2, 47-75, 27:11-54; Mark 4:35-41).
Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted ... For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 2:17-18 & 4:15-16 NASB®
The word sympathize in Hebrews 4:15 is formed from two Greek words, which mean "together with and to suffer" We could say sympathize here means - because Jesus has experienced all the suffering we have, He does suffer along with us. So when you are suffering remember, whether you feel like He is with you or not, He is. And that He understands.
If the meaning of sympathize didn't comfort you enough, did you know right now, Jesus is in eternity interceding for you?
Hence, also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 NASB® see also Romans 8:27 & 34
The word intercession means what you think it would - pray for, intervene, support, talk to, decide for, ask on behalf of and act as go-between for. Jesus is praying for and supporting you constantly as you suffer, as well as when you simply live life. He is also deciding if the suffering (or anything) you will go through is what you need for your absolute best, for the present as well as for your future here and in eternity. His decisions are being made from an eternal perspective and are made by knowing what everything you experience will do to you. (Romans 8:18, 26-39; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
When we have suffered something similar to someone then we can actually feel and comprehend their pain and hurt. Can't we? Jesus has experienced what we have suffered, so this allows Him to truly comfort us as we suffer. 2 Corinthians 1 encourages us by saying, His comfort is abundant for us as we suffer. This is because He has suffered for us.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3-5 NASB®
For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls. 1 Peter 2:21-25 NASB®
Does it give you encouragement to think Jesus suffered for you, and is always suffering with you, wanting to comfort you? It does me. Call to Him, He is right there.
There are 3 ways Jesus suffered for us that we will never experience
First, since Jesus is God, He is perfectly holy. This means He is completely separated from sin and evil; He is absolutely pure, and hates sin with His whole Being. Jesus is all-knowing, so He knew the physical, psychological and spiritual agony beforehand - of literally taking our sins upon His Holy Being. Yet, He fought His human nature and died in our place (Mark 14:32-42). The Holy One became sin for us, so our sufferings on this earth will have a beautiful result in heaven (Mark 1:24; Acts 3:14; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, 5:19, 21).
Second, Jesus and God the Father are one (John 14:8-11). So what was the severity of the suffering, when God the Father separated Himself from God the Son those three dark hours, when He became our sin offering? I have wondered if it felt like His whole triune Being was being ripped apart. (Isaiah 53:10-13; Psalm 22:1-2 also Matthew 15:45-46).
Third, how much suffering and torture did Jesus go through when He took the consequence of every sin ever committed upon Himself? This would mean that all suffering and pain through out the ages fell on Him - the punishment for all violent and immoral acts was upon Him - all sinful thoughts, words, deeds and so on fell upon Him. God's wrath also was upon Jesus as He was taking our punishment for our sins as He hung on that cross. I think we could safely say, Jesus suffered beyond our human comprehension on the cross - just because He loves us, and wants us to be with Him. (1 John 2:2, 3:5, 4:9-10, 5:11-13, 20).
Jesus' suffering gives us an eternity without suffering
I think you would all agree, death brings a lot of the suffering on this earth. A dear cousin of mine, who was like a sister to me while growing up, just died from cancer at 51. Yes, I am in mourning over the hurt of her death, and have moments when I ask God why? Yet, I know Karen is in Jesus' presence. And she is feeling the joy and peace I long for, but it escapes me for now, because I am chained to this fallen earth. God isn't mourning like I am, but is feeling like we would when a beloved child who we have been waiting years for, comes home. He does understand my grief and pain over death because He has experienced it spiritually as well as physically Himself (John 11).
When death hits and it does quite a lot in our world, you and I need to remember - God very much did something about death. He stepped out of eternity and defeated our frightful enemy death by His death. He suffered for us by living and dying on this earth. Because of this, death will never be our enemy or our punishment. Death has become something glorious to Christians. This is because it is the means by which we escape suffering and go home to be with Him. (1 Corinthians 15).
A neat reality from the knowledge that Jesus died so we could live with Him in heaven, comes from John 14:1-3. In these verses, Jesus is talking about preparing a special place for each of us, so we can be where He is, in eternity.
Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:1-3 NASB®.
Have you ever thought that Jesus is now preparing a dwelling for you in heaven, so you can live with Him? Does this show you how much He wants to be with you? Remember it was His suffering that gives you a home in heaven instead of eternal agony in hell.
Life Application: I need to warn you, if you leave God out of your suffering, there is no guarantee the suffering will do the good it could do. And when you leave God out, you leave out the One Who loves you, Who suffered for you, Who has the only words and actions that bring eternal life and everlasting hope and peace, and Who has the only power to enable you to endure for an eternal benefit. Seek Him. He wants to help you through anything. Read Psalm 91 & 124; Matthew 7:7-11.
In James 1:2-4 we are encouraged to rejoice over trials because they bring about maturity in our life. In other words, if we allow God, He uses suffering in our lives to mold us into a beautiful godly woman that has Jesus' character and is outfitted for life in heaven (Revelation 19:7-8). Read Isaiah 53; Romans 8:15-39; Ephesians 4:20-5:2.
When you are suffering you need to ask God if your sin is causing you to suffer, such as a drug addiction or being mean. Even if it isn't your own sin that is bringing suffering into your life, you need to still ask the Holy Spirit to search your mind and heart for sin. This is because when anything that is hard hits us, it seems to be awfully easy to start sinning (such as being unforgiving or gossipy). (Psalm 139:23-24; 1 John 1:8-9).
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Have you recently been injured and you believe that someone else is responsible? If so, you should know that someone else may be liable for your injuries. You may be able to seek out compensation for your suffering. Of course, they aren't just going to hand over the money. You may need to fight for it. In order to do that, you'll need to acquire a lawyer and take your personal injury case to court. So, how long will it take to resolve such a case? That question is going to be answered in the guide below.
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Before getting in too far, you should know that each personal injury case is different. There is a real a possibility that your case is going to be over in a few months. However, this isn't always true. In some situations, the case is going to drag on for years. It really depends on the person you're trying to sue and their attorney. At the same time, the complexity of the case may cause it to drag out for years and years. Therefore, you really cannot put a time estimate on it. You just never know how long it is going to last.
Seeking An Attorney
Now, it is time to learn more about the process. By doing that, you'll eventually be able find out tentatively how long your case is going to drag out. The first step of the process is finding a personal injury lawyer. Since you're going to be researching a lot and speaking with many prospects, there is a good chance that you'll spend a week or longer finding a good attorney. This should not be rushed. After all, your attorney could make or break your case in the long run.
The Investigation
Once you've got yourself a good attorney, the investigation is going to begin. The lawyer will seek out witnesses and they'll scour through the evidence. This can be a very long process. While it depends on the complexity of the case, there is a good chance that the investigation will take many months. Allow the attorney as much time as they need. That will allow them to gather as much information as possible before settling things in the courtroom.
Next, you can guarantee that your lawyer is going to try to negotiate with the other party's lawyer. It is really in everyone's best interest to settle things out of court. This doesn't always happen. However, there is a possibility that it will. If you can settle out of court, the whole thing will be over so much quicker.
The Trial
If negotiates fall apart, it is time for things to go to court. Court trials can be very long and tedious. Therefore, you should not be surprised that your trial is going to take many months. In fact, it might even drag out for years. Since there are so many factors at play, it can be nearly impossible to know how long the case is going to last.


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By Kent Klein – WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama nominated economic adviser Michael Froman as his new U.S. Trade Representative, and businesswoman and political fundraiser Penny Pritzker as Commerce Secretary. The president spoke Thursday before leaving for two days of economic-related talks in Latin America.
"And over the past four years, he has been my point person at global forums like the G8 and the G20," Obama stated. "And by the way, when I say 'point person,' he has really been the driving force oftentimes in organizing these incredible international summits in which huge amounts of business get done."
After his announcement, the president left for two days in Mexico and Costa Rica, where he was expected to talk with Central American leaders about expanding trade deals with other parts of the world.
Obama said Froman will help advance trade negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership with the Asia-Pacific region and the Trans-Atlantic Partnership with Europe. And he said his nominee will insist that trade be conducted fairly.
"He has won the respect of our trading partners around the world. He has also won a reputation as being an extraordinarily tough negotiator while doing it. He does not rest until he has delivered the best possible deal for American businesses and American workers," noted Obama.
Froman's nomination received generally good reviews from the U.S. business community.
A frequent administration critic, U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Thomas Donohue, said Thursday his group will support Froman's nomination. In a statement, Donohue said Froman "has the vision and experience to deliver new trade opportunities for American workers and companies at the negotiating table."
In selecting Penny Pritzker to run the Commerce Department, the president called her "one of our country's most distinguished business leaders."
The Hyatt hotel heiress has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for both of Obama's presidential campaigns. She served on his Presidential Economic Recovery Advisory Board in 2009, and later on his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
If confirmed, Pritzker and Froman would fill the last remaining openings in the president's cabinet. Obama urged the Senate to confirm both nominees quickly.


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THIS AND THAT: The pits at Hot Version Nikko
March 10, 2011 3:39 amHere's a couple of photos from the Hot Version shoot I was at about two weeks ago. The mobile phone picture of Daigo Saito's "Corveighty" that I put up on the Facebook page seemed to get a fairly strong reaction to say the least, so here's a better photo I took with a camera.
I haven't seen it run in the dry yet, but in the wet conditions of the day, let's just say that the squarish new stance looked like it might take some getting used to.
Kunny was there in his new street Chaser. For some reason, it doesn't look as sexy in this photo as it does in real life.
I love lobsterback dumps. Maybe I should make some up for my car.
NOB's personal R35 on AVS. Damn, it feels good to be a gangster Super GT driver.
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off topic, but I hope you are ok after the earthquake and tsunami Alexi!
Hope all is ok for you!
Btw the Chaser and that Corveighty looks crazy! -
Chaser is soo sexy! With the water that paint looks freshly done!


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Every March, during Contemporary Art Month (CAM), San Antonio artists, performers and curators present the best San Antonio has to offer at galleries, museums, performing arts spaces, schools, artist studios and various unconventional locations around the city. Contemporary Art Month is also the name of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports and promotes their events.
CAM Perennial 2019 will feature an exchange between San Antonio and El Paso Texas & Ciudad Juárez.
Events include:
- Demos Schmemos is Nicholas Frank's first solo show in San Antonio since his Artpace residency in January 2017. With a set of new sculptures, Frank continues his consideration of audience, passivity, and participation, with a rumination on the corrosion of democracy and mutual trust. Money, a trust exchange, is referenced in the form of Ancient Greek obolus and drachma, set in hand-built ceramic double-spitoons holding leather renderings of beer foam lacing shapes. Flatscreen TV mounts sit dormant, awaiting eyes, like Charon awaiting payment for conveying the dead through their final river crossing. The glittering residue of days gone by reflects more light from the future than the present.
- Working alongside Nicholas Frank's exhibition in the main gallery, Amada Miller presents a trust exchange experiment in the form of a temporary speakeasy in the back of FL!GHT called Hands Down. Handmade ceramic coins grant access to a mutual performance of social interaction and abstract economy. Hands Down will be open occasionally throughout the month of March.
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In this week's episode of THE RON JAMES SHOW, comedian Ron James puts the subject of Money where his mouth is. Two co-workers find out the office pool lottery numbers have finally come in and hatch an elaborate plot to cut out the others; not even a brutal bear attack will get a Canadian camping in the US to pay for cross-border health care; L'il Ronnie hits a wrong note with his scary piano teacher and Ron pays tribute to The Peg, birthplace of another Canadian rebel, Louis Riel.
THE RON JAMES SHOW airs weekly on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV, culminating in a one-hour special on New Year's Day.
Special Guests: Sheila McCarthy, Patrick McKenna, Christian Potenza.


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There's a good chance most of us box ourselves into one discipline or another before we even start mountain biking. I think it's pretty natural. I sure did and I know plenty of others that have too. My first mountain bike was a 2002 Schwinn Mesa, with a 3×9 drivetrain, rigid seat post and quick release, and two-inch wide tires. It was the epitome of a gateway mountain bike.
Even if I knew that I wouldn't have the Schwinn forever, I knew what I wanted out of the bike and my experience, and what I didn't want.
I watched movies like Where the Trail Ends, or early YouTube mountain bike videos of riders shredding Whistler time after time and absorbed the gravity perspective of mountain biking early on. Still pretty fresh out of the military, it appealed to my familiar culture of energy drinks, protein supplementation, and bigger is better mentality. Also, I'd probably heard somewhere that guys who care about riding uphill fast also shave their legs, and there would be none of that for me.
Before long, I ordered a longer travel fork for my Schwinn from Amazon – floppy steering be damned, downhill tires and wider handlebars than the previous 700mm set.
I wised up and bought a full-suspension bike before long, but was not wise enough to check the size. I sold my Yamaha R6 to get enough money to buy a 2011 Rocky Mountain Slayer with 160mm of travel front and back. It was ruby red with white lettering and resembled the Canadian flag, which was rad because almost all of the dudes in Where the Trail Ends were Canadian, which had to mean that the bike would rip too.
A few months later, I took it to Moab and rode Porcupine Rim on the extra-small Slayer and my life changed. I may not have rode smoothly, or even fast, but I had the guts to try some technical sections and a few big drops and that was enough to keep my gravity-matters attitude going.
After a few years of slaying on the Slayer, I sized up to a correctly-sized 160mm enduro bike with "gravity" in the brand name. My riding preferences obviously hadn't changed. I entered more enduro races and met great friends who took climbing with a grain of salt and bet the whole shaker on a descent.
When I rode with newer riders or casual mountain bikers, they praised my descending skills, but never gave much feedback on my climbing capability. I didn't care. I had long rejected the notion that I needed to be a good climber because I was already decent at the other half of mountain biking. Maybe there is something to that idea of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Last year, before I started working with Singletracks, I interned at VeloNews, a publication that primarily covers road biking, but also covers endurance and cross-country mountain biking.
After interviewing mountain bikers like Todd Wells, Ellen Noble, and Jolanda Neff, I caught on to the fact that this other side of mountain biking is pretty badass too. Pushing your body at the same time your bike handling skills are put to the test, as you do in an XC race, is a challenge that parallels getting to the bottom of a mountain as fast as possible.
So, I gave XC racing a try last summer. I got smoked by dozens of riders on the climbs, and I smoked a few on the descents before I jammed my wheel sideways on a steep, sweeping corner and went over the bars and into a dusty cloud. Turns out, when you're racing a bike with 70% as much travel as you normally ride on natural singletrack, things can get pretty sketchy.
A few things have happened since I've been riding short-travel bikes more and more. My endurance has improved. That translates to longer riding with less pain, even on my longer travel bike. Additionally, the other half of mountain biking — climbing, became more fun. And my descending skills have improved, because I still ride the same home trails, but occasionally with two-inches less travel, so there's not as much margin for error.
This year, I've doubled down. An opportunity came through to race BC Bike Race, a seven-day stage race in British Columbia, where fitness is just as important as descending prowess. Considering I can count the number of XC races I have done in my life on one hand with a couple chopped off fingers, getting ready for it has been daunting.
I'm riding numerous short-travel bikes again, shooting for hours and hours of saddle time every week, and spending way too much time on a road bike. Since gains on my descending skill come more slowly now, it's been fun to feel the progression curve of a new challenge.
I can keep up with friends that would have reached the summit minutes ahead of me a year ago, and I can ride as long as it would take someone to watch Titanic twice, although I don't wish that pain on either party. Overall, putting time and effort into my weakness, and getting comfortable with an uncomfortable discipline has made me a better mountain biker and I didn't even have to shave my legs. Who would have thought?


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Recently "Lafangey: Chapter One" joined the Eid dangal alongside "The Legend of Maula Jatt", "Tich Button" and "Fast And Furious 9", making the competition even fiercer. We reached out to the producer of the movie Tariq Habib Rind to know more about the release plans.
Talking to Pakistani Cinema Tariq disclosed that Everyday Pictures will be distributing the movie in Pakistan. Which means that this has also turned into a competition between the four big distributors of the industry. Geo Films is distributing "TLMJ", "Tich Button" is being distributed by ARY Films, Eveready Pictures and Cinepax will be distributing "Lafangey:Chapter One" and "Fast and Furious 9" respectively.
Talking about the decision of releasing the movie opposite the other three biggies and its possible outcomes in terms of Boxoffice businesses of the four films Tariq said "Every film has its own destiny. We had planned the movie for Eid release 6 months back. The genre of our movie being "Horror Comedy" we are sure the movie will create its own space and audience without damaging other films"
"We strongly believed that the genre of the movie suits Eid audiences, So we fancied Eid to be the perfect time for the movie to release and we say thanks to Everyday Pictures for understanding our perspective"
Directed by Abdul Khaaliq Khan the movie has the talented Sami Khan, Mani, Mobeen, Saleem Mairaj as the four (Lafangeys) and the promising Nazish Jahangir as the leading lady.


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No spectators at this year's Memorial Day program
Published 12:48 pm Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A Memorial Day program will be held May 25 on the courthouse lawn, however, no spectators will be allowed to attend the annual event due to COVID-19.
Jefferson Davis County Veterans Service Officer Joe Bridges met with the board of supervisors Monday morning to discuss the event.
"I just wanted to update the board and let everyone know this ceremony will still take place this year, as every year, even though we can't allow the public to attend," said Bridges.
The 10 a.m. ceremony will consist of prayer, placing the wreath and flags, reading of names and the playing of Taps.


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The expansion, which also includes building 8.6m MT of petrochemicals capacity, will help the country halt refined products imports
JAKARTA • Indonesia is accelerating plans to almost double its oil refining capacity, ignoring a temporary slump in demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, as the former OPEC member seeks to cut reliance on fuel products imports.
PT Pertamina Tbk will spend US$48 billion (RM205.44 billion) over the next seven years to increase processing capacity to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) from one million currently. The expansion, which also includes building 8.6 million metric tonnes (MT) of petrochemicals capacity, will help the country halt refined products imports, according to the state-owned company.
Indonesia's reliance on imports is now more than 50% of its annual demand because of years of under-investment in building refining capacity. The national oil company plans to expand existing refineries and build a new one, which can produce cleaner fuels including Euro V standard petrol and green fuel from palm oil that may help cut annual imports worth US$9 billion.
If Pertamina failed to act now, or further delay its plan to add refining capacity, the nation may become fully dependent on imports, president director Nicke Widyawati told Parliament last week. There is an urgency to upgrade existing refineries that mostly produce fuels meeting Euro II emission standards because of the need to switch to cleaner fuels to cut pollution, she said.
Additionally, fossil fuel demand is forecast to continue growing until at least 2030, before consumers start using more renewable energy, Widyawati said. To meet the demand for renewable and biofuels, Pertamina is setting up green refineries, which will use palm oil as a raw material to produce fuels.
"We are also integrating some refineries with petrochemical plants, so when demand for fuel declines, we can switch production," Widyawati told the Parliament.
Still, sourcing capital for the expansion, some of the largest capital projects in Indonesia's his- tory, may become a huge challenge for Pertamina and prompt it to work with multiple partners, according to industry consultant Wood Mackenzie.
"The other challenge is that oil production is fast declining in Indonesia and hence a need to partner with a crude supplier to secure long-term crude supply," Wood Mackenzie's research director Sushant Gupta said. "These investments are also coming at a time when the global refinery industry is expected to see a refinery capacity surplus in the medium term and weak margins."
Russia's Rosneft PJSC, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Mubadala Investment Co and Taiwan's CPC Corp are among oil companies in talks with Pertamina for the refinery and petrochemical projects, which upon completion will also allow Indonesia to export fuel products to countries including Australia and New Zealand.
Indonesia, which quit the OPEC in 2016, has had some success in reducing fuel products imports. It halted aviation fuel and diesel imports last year, helped by increased local output and higher blending of palm oil with diesel to power vehicles and industrial generator sets.
Indonesia's goal of becoming self-sufficient in energy supply can't be met by expanding refining capacity alone, Gupta said. The country's crude oil output has declined to about 700,000bpd from a high of 926,000 barrels in 2008, according to official data, underlining the need for long-term crude supply partnership.
While the government has a target to restore crude output to one million bpd by 2030 by squeezing out more from existing fields and hunting for large discoveries, it may be a daunting task.
It may have more chances of boosting output through overseas acquisitions, according to Andrew Harwood, research director for Asia Pacific upstream oil and gas at Wood Mackenzie.
"In the current price environment, there is limited capital available for investing in exploration and enhancing recovery from mature fields in Indonesia," Har- wood said. "Therefore, Pertamina is more likely to look at additional overseas acquisitions to improve its oil production outlook."
With a growing middle-class population and rising fuel demand driven by swelling car sales, Indonesia may still face a shortage of fuel products even after expanding its own production capacity, according to Wood Mackenzie. The country may see a shortfall of about 450,000bpd of transport fuels such as petrol, jet fuel and diesel in 2027, making it one of the largest deficit markets globally, the consultant estimates.
"We believe Indonesia will have to strike a balance between building its own refineries and importing products from global markets," Gupta said. — Bloomberg


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It's beginning to look like a green Christmas...
...with Palm Grill's popular signature Green Chicken. Tender and juicy grilled chicken marinated, seasoned and simmered in coconut milk and seven Asian spices, it's the dish that propelled Palm Grill into the metro's culinary spotlight and chosen as this year's Best Filipino Restaurant by Let's Eat Magazine of Philippine Star (for more on Palm Grill, see my previous post, Green Chicken and Good Vibes: Discover Mindanaoan Flavors at Palm Grill). And I have a whole Green Chicken from Palm Grill all to myself for the Christmas weekend. It's a green Christmas...with Palm Grill's best-selling Green Chicken.
Packed in a large container with a bright green lid tied with a festive red ribbon, Christmas arrives just in time with a doorbell for a special delivery from Palm Grill.
As I opened the lid, the sight of one whole chicken, split in half, draped in the special green sauce and laid on crisp garden-fresh lettuce, carrots and string beans triggers my appetite. The fragrant aroma of smoky notes and spices rise up, as you hurriedly turn on the rice cooker for a sumptuous lunch with Palm Grill's Green Chicken.
Drawing inspiration from the Tausug Pianggang of the deep south, a local indigenous chicken dish flavored with burnt coconut, Palm Grill shares their own take with the Green Chicken, a delicately slow-roasted whole chicken marinated and cooked in coconut milk seasoned with seven Asian spices. The delicate flavors of the chicken are enhanced by the spice blend and enriched by the coconut cream for rich and bold notes. The play on subtle hints of sweetness and soothing heat come together in a delicate balance, rounded out by the delectable smokiness with each and every bite. But it's the sauce that binds everything together with its nutty notes, pairing perfectly with the tender and juicy grilled chicken.
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S2 E04 | The Data You Need To Hire & Develop Sales Pros
If you are planning to hire salespeople or you want to zero in and focus on developing the team you have… or you are a go-getter who is always on a quest for professional growth and self improvement… you won't want to miss a second of this week's show! Merit Kahn, Sales Technique Expert and Julie Holmes, Sales Tech Guru talk with Michael Vodianoi, Research Scientist with Multi-Health Systems (MHS). MHS is a leading publisher of scientifically validated assessments for more than 30 years with products sold in more than 75 countries and translated into over 50 languages.
Michael will share
– Eight competencies you should look for when hiring salespeople
– Top five Emotional Intelligence attributes for top performing sales professionals
– Why validated research matters more than your gut
– How to best use assessments to hire and develop talent
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