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What does an Aura look like?
Every living being on this planet is blessed with the presence of an electromagnetic covering that acts as a shell, and filters every interaction that they have with their outer world. This electromagnetic shell is even present in case of various inanimate objects such as rocks, and thus it is quite clear that it is ubiquitous in its presence in whichever direction you care to look. However, this shell of energy is invisible to the five senses of humans, and only through all kinds of sustained effort and disciplined training, can there be any hope of visualizing it. Thus, people wondering about how to see your aura ought to remember that it forms a part of the subtle body of any individual, and consequently is quite difficult to perceive with the earthly senses.
The auric field resides inside the physical body of every individual, as well as, extending to the distance of around two to three feet from the boundaries of the physical body. Moreover, it extends beyond the head of a person up to some height, and goes underground beneath the feet of that individual as well. Thus, there is no way for any person to interact with the larger cosmos other than through their auric field. Therefore, it is only but natural for many of them to feel curious about the nature of this energy shell that is ubiquitous to their existence. In fact, the aura serves as the true reflection of the mind and personality of any persons, and this is what the person would be like when shorn of all pretences, acquired tastes, and beliefs. Thus, learning about how to see an aura is bound to be of immense value to people who are aware of its presence.
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The exercise for seeing an aura is something that a person can hope to master through repeated and regular practice. However, choosing the right setting containing the perfect set of conditions is of utmost importance to enable the practitioner to see their own or someone else's aura in a better and clear manner, while also retaining a satisfactory level of confidence regarding what their eyes show them.
The first step in your effort towards understanding how to see your aura should involve understanding the nature of this energy field, and staying away from all instruments and appliances that may prove to be a hindrance or interruptions to your attempts to view it. Thus, any appliance or instrument having a particularly strong electromagnetic field should be out of bounds while performing this exercise.
In case you are trying to view the aura of some other person, sit the person in a room with an extremely serene setting. The choice of background is of primary importance while viewing the aura, with white serving as the best and the only practical choice. A color background is not the best of choices because it can affect the color of the aura you visualize, and you need to gain profound expertise to nullify any such effect created by a colored background.
The next step would be to set your focus upon a single point, which preferably should be somewhere at the middle of the forehead. Continue focusing on that particular point for a good 30 to 60 seconds, while resisting the temptation to waver your sight for even a moment.
This would provide the best chance for people wondering about how to see an aura. They will witness a faint but distinctive glowing orb present behind the head of the person, as well as, a distinctive outline surrounding the person that they are focusing upon, which is in reality is that person's auric field (aura).
Just as it is possible to view someone else's aura, a person can view his or her own aura as well. Thus, if you intend to know how to see your aura, then the best option is to stand in front of a good size mirror at a distance of about 1.5 m with preferably a white background. The next steps are same as those for viewing someone else's aura, and with regular practice, you can expect to become an expert at visualizing the auric field for yourself and others.
The human auric field is distinctive in the sense that it contains all the colors present in the color spectrum or natural light or that of a rainbow. Moreover, each of these colors represents a different frequency, as well as, a different set of personality traits when present in the auric field of a person. Thus, presence of red in any individual's aura represents an overwhelming presence of materialistic desires, while purple indicates an abundance of spiritual thoughts. Each of the primary colors represent a entire set of physical, emotional mental, and spiritual qualities, which is why it is quite common for the auras to change their colors depending upon the dominant personal feelings and desires of a person.

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TCF4 is a key regulator in the WNT signaling cascade, many components in which are oncogenes or tumor suppressors. Mutations in TCF4 have been detected in a subset of colorectal tumors. The mutations were also found in cancer cell lines.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have generated an anti-TCF4 specific antibody. This chicken anti-TCF4 antibody was raised by injecting purified antigen (a bacterial fusion protein containing amino acid 55-236 fused to a poly-histidine tag) into chickens. Chicken IgY fractions were isolated and affinity purified. The antibodies have been described and have been used by other labs to detect TCF in the gut and in the pituitary.
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text: Share: Comments Print May 12, 2011 at 12:11 PM Boeing gets laser contract, raygun next? Posted by Brier Dudley A news release from Boeing today sounds like it came from a video game. The company said it received a $4.2 million contract to develop a 25-kilowatt "high-brightness" laser as part of a larger Pentagon effort to build a high-power, solid-state energy weapon. A Boeing team in Albuquerque will tweak off-the-shelf, industrial lasers used for cutting and welding. The 16-month "thin disc laser" or TDL project "could lead to the development and production of operational versions of the laser system." From the release: "A high-power, solid-state directed energy weapon has the ability to damage, disable or destroy targets at the speed of light, with little to no collateral damage. The laser also can flexibly support missions on the battlefield as well as in urban operations." Maybe they'll call it the TDL 9000. Here's an Air Force image of a 2009 test of Boeing's prototype mobile laser weapons system, which tracked and blasted an unmanned aerial vehicle: Here's a similar system in action, as depicted in "Halo Reach": Comments | More in | Topics: Boeing, Games & entertainment


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A caring couple have become the first Lancashire home care provider to receive a double outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Huskies Fall To Cal, 76-62, In Pac-10 Opener
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Amit Tamir scored a game-high 21 points, includingfour 3-pointers in the final six minutes, to lead California to a 76-62 winover Washington in the Pac-10 opener for both teams Friday night.
Leon Powe added 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds while Ayinde Ubakascored 13 points and dished out eight assists for California (5-5), which alsooutrebounded the Huskies 42-29.
Tre Simmons scored 16 points and Bobby Jones added 15 for Washington (5-4),which saw its two-game win streak snapped.
The Bears led by as many as 13 points in the first half but had to hold offthe pesky Huskies, who came back to tie the game at 51 midway through thesecond half.
Shortly thereafter, Tamir took over for California. Hitting back-to-back3-pointers from nearly the same spot on the floor, he provided the spark thestruggling Bears needed.
California, which hit just two shots over a nine-minute stretch in thesecond half, then went on a 17-7 run to close out the game, with Tamir addingtwo more 3-pointers to bury Washington.
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text: Pension Funding Index July 2017 Print Connect Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ By Charles J. Clark, Zorast Wadia | 10 July 2017 In June, the funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit plans decreased by $4 billion as measured by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI). The deficit grew to $285 billion from $281 billion at the end of May. Poor investment returns during June contributed to the funded status decline. As of June 30, the funded ratio fell to 83.5%, down from 83.7% at the end of May. June's 0.35% investment return left Milliman 100 PFI asset value flat at $1.443 trillion.The projected benefit obligation increased by $4 billion during June, raising the Milliman 100 PFI value to $1.728 trillion. The change resulted from a decrease of two basis points in the monthly discount rate to 3.74% for June from 3.76% in May. Over the last 12 months (July 2016-June 2017), the cumulative asset return for these pensions has been 8.17% and the Milliman 100 PFI funded status deficit has improved by $138 billion. The primary reason for the increase in the funded status has been investment returns above expectations over the past 12 months. Download the PDF AuthorsCharles J. ClarkNew York, NY, USTel: +1 646 4733303View bioCharles J. Clark, ASA, MAAA, EADirector, Employee Benefits Research GroupNew York, NY, USTel: +1 646 4733303Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCardZorast WadiaNew York, NY, USTel: +1 646 4733000View bioZorast Wadia, CFA, FSA, EA, MAAAPrincipal, Consulting ActuaryNew York, NY, USTel: +1 646 4733000Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCardTwitterLinkedInGoogle+ Employee Benefits and Investment Defined benefit plansDefined contribution plansInvestment See all topics HealthcareAffordable Care Act researchHealthcare costsHealthcare reform 2.0Healthcare reform reading list: From the ACA archivesLong-term care insurance MedicaidMedical professional liabilityMedicareMedicare ACOs and Alternative Payment ModelsProviderEmployee Benefits and InvestmentDefined benefit plansDefined contribution plansInvestmentInsuranceAnalytics and modelingCatastrophe risk and insurance-linked securitiesInsurtechLife insuranceLong-term care insuranceMedical professional liabilityProperty and casualty insuranceRisk managementSolvency IITelematicsRisk Management and Financial ServicesEnterprise risk management Your choices regarding cookies on this site This website uses cookies to provide you with an optimized experience. Refer to our privacy policy for more information regarding our use of data or click here to learn more about the cookies we use and how to disable them. Agree and Proceed Required Cookies These Cookies are necessary for you to access and navigate our Sites. Analytics & Performance These Cookies are used by us or third-party service providers to analyze how the Sites are used and how they are performing. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their cookies by clicking on these links: Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro AI Media group: https://aimediagroup.com//user/themes/aimedia/docs/privacy.pdf Social We use 'social buttons' to enable our users to share or bookmark web pages. These are buttons for third party social media sites. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their cookies by clicking on these links: Facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ Google Inc.: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en Linkedin.com: https://privacy.linkedin.com/ Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/en/privacy Agree and Proceed Cancel


text: Ascension Tide starts today… 14 Thursday May 2015 Posted by santalidia in Uncategorized ≈ Leave a comment …. so let us get ready for Pentecost! There is a novena to the Holy Ghost on the Devotions page (12. Novena to Holy Ghost) There are also hymns from the Roman Breviarium on the Devotions page (11. Ascension Hymn) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related


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The meaning of his name, F Killä, is "Flow Killer" as everybody described him. He started his rap career in the middle of 2006, in which he set up his first band, Egyskillz, with Mak-D, and released six tracks which they performed on the stage for the first time at MC.Amin's concert in El-Mansoura. Later on, he and Mak-D separated as each one wanted to have his own rap career.
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From 2006 till now, he performed more than 40 concerts and recorded more than 70 tracks.
Before the Revolution, he discussed issues that were integral aspects which led to the uprising, such as, poverty, slum areas, unity of the Arab Nations, and other general problems in the Egyptian Society. After participating in the Egyptian Revolution, he was the first in his area to talk about matters like women harassment and the fall of Muslim brotherhood's system in Egypt.
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A 26-year-old Utah man was charged Tuesday in the hit-and-run death of a Dallas man riding a rented electric scooter in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Jared Walter Anderson of Enoch, Utah, drove his pickup early Saturday through the busy intersection of Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard, not stopping for oncoming traffic, prosecutors said.
He struck Evan Dyer Faram, 31, of Dallas, who was riding a scooter in the crosswalk on Vine. Anderson then ran over Faram while fleeing police, according to the district attorney's office.
Afterward, Anderson drove against traffic and didn't stop at signals or stop lights, prosecutors said, finally crashing his pickup in a residential area, where he was arrested.
A police sergeant reportedly saw Anderson's truck hit Faram, back up, roll over the victim and flee the scene, KABC-TV reported. Faram died at a hospital.
Anderson is alleged to have a prior DUI conviction in Utah, according to the district attorney's office.
Prosecutors charged Anderson with one felony count each of murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit-and-run driving resulting in death to another person with allegations of causing great bodily injury, and fleeing a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle causing death. He faces a possible maximum sentence of 11 years plus 15 years to life in state prison if convicted as charged, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors requested that bail be set at $2 million. The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.
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In Matthew 15:1-23 and Mark 7:1-23 there is a record of a conflict between Yeshua and a group of Pharisees. This conflict has been mischaracterized by many as a conflict between Yeshua and the Oral Law in general, rather than a typical debate of the time about the validity or invalidity of a given tradition of the Elders.
OK lets break this event into parts A, B and C:
A. Matt. 15:1-2 = Mark 7:1-5
Introduces a conflict between Yeshua and a group of Pharisees over Netilat Yadayim
(ritual hand washing).
B. Matt. 15:3-9 = Mark 7:6-13
Yeshua responds with a parantheical counter issue: Why do you transgress the Torah by means of the Tradition of the Elders? Yeshua points out that commandment to honor parents outweighs a vow.
C. Matt. 15:10-20 = Mark 7:14-23
Yeshua further responds that wicked speech is a weightier commandment than purity regulations.
Now it should be remembered in understanding this event that Matthew wrote first and Mark makes use of Matthew. (http://nazarenespace.com/profiles/blogs/the-gospel-according-to-the… ) So Matthew's account is guided by his witness of the event itself, and the account of Markl is guided by Matthew. The additional information in Mark is mostly intended to elaborate on the subject matter rather than the event itself.
It should also be remembered that the oldest most original Aramaic text of the Gospels is the Old Syriac while the Peshitta has been revised to have greater agreement with the Greek (see detailed proof of this fact in The Hebrew and Aramaic Origin of the New Testament at http://nazarenespace.com/page/books-dvds ). In the HRV passages which appear in the Peshitta but not in the OK now lets examine what took place.
First off there is the initial conflict. Matthew Says only:
1 Then came near to Him scribes and P'rushim from Yerushalayim, saying,
2 Why do your talmidim transgress the decrees of the elders? For they clean not their
hands when they eat bread.
(Matthew 15:1-2 HRV)
Mark has:
1 And the P'rushim and scribes gathered around Him, who came from Yerushalayim.
2 And they saw some of His talmidim who were eating bread, while their handswere not
washed, <and they complained. >
(Mark 7:1-2 HRV)
Mark adds:
3 For all the Judeans and P'rushim, unless they wash their hands <carefully, >do not
eat bread: because they hold to the tradition of the elders.766
4 And they do not eat things from the marketplace unless they are immersed. Andthere
are many other things that they have received to observe: immersing of cups, and of
pots, <and of bronze vessels, and of biers. >
5 And the scribes and P'rushim asked Him, Why do Your talmidim not walk according to
the tradition of the elders: but eat bread while their hands are not washed?
(Mark 7:3-5 HRV)
Again it should be noted that Mark's statement here is an elaboration on the subject of ritual washings, and not necessarily related to this particular event.
OK now lets look at part B.
Matthew has:
3 But He answered them and said: And why do you transgress the commandments of
Elohim–by means of your decrees?
4 Is it not written in your Torah from the mouth of Elohim, Honor your fatherand your
mother?527 And moreover written, And he that curses his father and his mother will
surely die?528
5 But you say, Whoever says to father and mother, It is all an offering–529whatever
of mine might profit you,
6 And he honors not his father and his mother. Thus have you made void
the commandments of Elohim, on account of your judgments.
7 You hypocrites! Yesha'yahu did well indeed to prophesy concerning you, saying,
8 This people honors Me with their mouth and with their lips, but have removed their
heart far from Me.9 And their fear of Me, is a commandment learned of men.530
(Matt. 15:3-8 HRV)
Mark has:
6 And Yeshua said to them: Well, did Yesha'yahu the prophet, prophesy concerning you.
Hypocrites! As is written, This people honors Me with its lips: but their heart, is
very far from Me.
7 And vainly they fear Me, while teaching teachings of the commandments of men.767
8 <For you have left, the commandment of Eloah: and you have grasped the tradition, of
the sons of men–immersions of cups, and of pots, and many things that resemble
9 He said to them: Well did you reject the commandment of Eloah, that you
might establish your [own] commandment.
10 For Moshe said, Honor your father and your mother:768 and he who reviles father
and mother will indeed die.769
11 But you say, If a man should say to his father or to his mother, What you would
have gained from me, is my offering [to the Temple].
12 Then you permit him, not to do a thing for his father or his mother.
13 And you reject the Word of Eloah,
(Mark 7:6-13 HRV)
Notice verse 8 which does not appear in Matthew's account, also does not appear in the more primtive Old Syriac Aramaic version of Mark. When both of these points of evidence are taken together it would appear that verse 8 is a scribal gloss.
Now Yeshua's drash here not only shows he is well aware of the halachic controversy mentioned above, but his answer to the issue is presented in such a way as to show that Yeshua was anything but an ignoramus. This is because Yeshua deals with the issues intelligently and formats his drash in a complex form known as a Yelammedenu Homiletic Midrash.
In a Yelammedenu Homiletic Midrash begins with a question or problem which it answers in its exposition. This involves the use of Hillel's second rule G'ZIRAH SHAVAH "equivalence of expressions" which ties scriptures and expositions together through common catchwords. The format for a Yelammedenu Homiletic Midrash involves four steps: 1) the question or problem; 2) an initial text; 3) the drash/exposition; 4) a final text.
Yeshua's Yelammedenu Homiletic Midrash goes like this:
QUESTION/PROBLEM: (catchwords: JUDGMENT; COMMANDMENT)
1 Then came near to him scribes and P'rushim from Yerushalayim saying,
2 "Why do your talmidim transgress the judgments of the elders?
For they clean not their hands when they eat bread."
3 But he answered them and said, "Why do you transgress the
commandments of Elohim because of your judgments?
INITIAL TEXT (Ex. 20:12; 21:17): (catchword: HONOR)
Is it not written in your Torah from the mouth of Elohim,
"honor your father and your mother."
And more-over written, "And he who curses his father
and his mother will surely die?"
DRASH/EXPOSITION: (catchwords: HONOR; COMMANDMENT; TRADITION)
but you say, "Whoever says to his father and mother,
It is all an offering, whatever of mine might profit you..'
A marginal note to some Greek copies says: The Judaikon [Jewish version]: "corban [an offering] is what you should have obtained from us.] (compare Mark 7:11)
6 and he honors not his father and his mother.' Thus you have
made void the commandments of Elohim on account of your judgments?.
FINAL TEXT (Is. 29:13-14): (catchwords HONOR; COMMANDMENTS)
You hypocrites, Yesha'yahu did well indeed to prophecy concerning you, saying, This people honors me with their mouth, and with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me. And their fear of me is a commandment learned from men.."
The vow Yeshua mentions is as follows:
"It is all KORBAN (an offering), whatever of mine might profit you"
This is the typical wording for such a vow by Phaisaic tradition. For example the wording in m.Nedarim 8:7 is "KONAM is that which you might have profited by me." And m.Nedarim 1:2 tells us "He who says to his fellow, `KONAM', `KONAH', or `KONAS'; behold, these are euphemisms for KORBAN"
Exactly this sort of vow, made by a son, against his father, was permitted under Pharisaic Halacha and is discussed in the Mishna:
There was one in Beit Horon whose father was bound by a vow from deriving profit from him. And he was marrying off his son, and he said to his fellow, `The courtyard and the banquet are given over to you as a gift. But they are before you only so that [my] father may come and eat with us at the banquet.' The fellow said, `Now if they are really mine, then behold, they are consecrated to heaven.' He said, `I did not give you what is mine so you could consecrate it to heaven!' He said to him, `You did not give me what is yours except so that you and your father could eat and drink and be friends again, and so the sin [of violating the vow] could rest on my head!' (some mss. have `his head') Now the case came before sages, They ruled, `Any act of giving that is not such that, if one sanctified it to heaven, it is sanctified, is no act of giving."
(m.Nedarim 5:6)
Under Yeshua's halacha, such a vow would be regarded as dishonoring ones father in the first place, but clearly it was allowed under Pharisaic halacha.
Now this brings us to the matter of comparing the halachic weight of keeping a vow to that of honoring ones parents, an issue addressed directly in the Mishna:
R. Elieazar says: they open a vow for a man by reference to the
honor of his father or mother.
and the sages prohibit.
said R. Tzadok: before they open a vow for him by reference to his father or mother let them open his vow by reference to the honor of HaMakom. If so there will be no vow.
But the sages concede to R. Elieazar, that in a matter that is between him and his mother or father they loose his vow by reference to his father or mother."
(m.Nedarim 9:1)
Now the Mishna preserves minority and majority opinions. In this case
Rabbi Elieazer presents the minority opinion:
"They loose a vow for a person by reference to the honor of his father or mother"
But the Mishna goes on to say "and the sages prohibit (or "bind").
The terms "bind" and "loose" are used throughout the Mishna and Talmud to describe the permitting and forbidding of certain acts. This is the power to "bind" and "loose" Yeshua speaks of in Mt. 18:18 and in Mt. 16.
When the Mishna attributes a position to "the sages" this is the Mishna's way of describing the majority consensus of the sages, i.e. the majority position. In other words the majority of Pharisaic sages over ruled Elieazer's position on this issue.
The Mishna goes on to lay out an expaination of the ruling of the sages on this subject put forward by Rabbi Tzadok:
before they loose a vow for him by reference to his father or mother let them loose his vow by reference to the honor of the omnipresent. If so there will be no vow."
In other words, they are saying that if a man could absolve himself of
his vow because keeping it would dishonor his parents, then he would
also be able to loose his vow by claiming that keeping it would
dishonor Elohim, but this, they argue, would allow anyone to absolve
his vow for any reason that he subjectively decided it would dishonor
Elohim, thus making vows of little value.
The Mishna goes on to tell us that:
The sages concede to R. Elieazar, that in a matter that is between him and his mother or father they loose his vow by reference to his father or mother.
In other words the Halacha presented in the Mishna is that a vow is not loosed by reason of honoring ones father or mother unless the vow is one that only involved the father and/or mother and no other parties were involved (as is the case in Matthew 15:5).
Now if we look in the Talmud we find that the Gemara to Nedarim 9:1
passage reads:
GEMARA. What is meant by THERE ARE NO VOWS? — Abaye said: If so, Vows are not properly revoked. Rabba explained: If so no one will seek a Sage's absolution for his vow.
"We learnt: BUT THE SAGES ADMIT TO R. ELIEZER THAT IN A MATTER CONCERNING HIMSELF AND HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, THEIR HONOR IS SUGGESTED AS AN OPENING.
Now, as for Abaye, who explains [it as meaning], if so, vows are not properly revoked, it is well: here, since he has been [so] impudent, he is impudent.
But on Rabba's explanation. Viz., if so, none will seek a Sage's Absolution for his vow, why is such an opening suggested to him here?
I will tell you. Since all [other] vows cannot be annulled without a Sage it may be offered as an opening here too."
(b.Nedarim 64a-b)
In other words, a man who is truly concerned with honoring his parents, would not have made a vow that dishonored them in the first place.
So while the halacha of m.Nedarim 9:1 would allow a man to absolve himself of the type of vow mentioned in Matthew 15:5, the Mishna would still allow such a vow to be made and upheld as is the case in Nedarim 5:6. Yeshua's halacha does not allow this sort of vow to be made in the first place, and discourages making any oaths or vows at all in the first place.
Yeshua's point here is simply that the Pharisees he is debating with have been guilty of giving greater weight to traditions of the Elders than to the Word of Elohim. This issue however relates not to the original question of hand washing, but to a new issue concerning the weight of vows.
There in no reason that a counter question mut relate directly to a question. For example in 2Esdras chapter 3 Ezra raises some perplexing questions to YHWH and in chapter 4 YHWH sends the angel Uriel with three counter questions, saying "If you can solve one of them for me, I also will show you the way you desire to see, and will teach you why the heart is evil." (2Esdras 4:3). The purpose of the counter questions, was not to answer Ezra's questions, but to demonstrate Ezra's own lack of knowledge. This is the case in "Part B" of this event.
In fact the point of part B is that these Pharsiees have a halacha which conflicts with the Word of Elohim and actually violates the "Word of Elohim". However there is absolutely no indication that Yeshua in any way indicates that washing one hands violates Torah or can be used to circumvent keeping soe Torah commandment. Yeshua's purpose in presenting the argument in part B therefore seems to be simply to show his opponents had made faulty halachot.
Yeshua comes to a conclusion any of us could agree to, that judgments of the Elders
are not of greater weight that the "Word of Elohim".
Then we move on to part C:
10 Then He called the crowds to Himself, and said: Hear, and know,
11 What enters into the mouth defiles not the man: but what proceeds out of the mouth, that, defiles the man.
12 Then His talmidim approached Him, and said, Know you that the P'rushim which heard this saying were annoyed.
13 But Yeshua answered and said: Every plant, which My Father which is in heaven has not planted, will be uprooted.
14 Leave them alone, for they are blind. And if the blind lead another blind,both of them will fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Kefa and said to Him, Explain to us this parable.
16 And Yeshua said: Are you also still without understanding?
17 Do you not understand, that whatever enters into the mouth enters into the belly, and is cast out in the latrine?
18 But those things which come out of the mouth–they come from the heart: and they are those things which defile the man.
19 For from the heart proceeds: evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, and blasphemies.
20 These are those things which defile the man: but that a man should eat without washing his hands, that defiles not the man.
(Matt. 15:10-20 HRV)
And Mark writes:
14 And Yeshua called the entire crowd and said to them: Hear Me, all of you, and be persuaded.770
15 There is not a thing that is outside of a son of man and enters him, that is able [to] defile him: but the thing that goes out from him, that, defiles a son of man.
16 He who has ears to hear let him hear.
17 And when Yeshua entered the house from the crowd, His talmidim asked Him concerning that saying.
18 He said to them: Are you likewise also slow to understand? Do you not know that a thing that enters a son of man from the outside, can not defile him,
19 Because it does not enter his heart but his belly: and it is thrown away and cleansed, even all food.771
20 But a thing that goes out from a son of man, that, defiles a son of man.
21 For from within, from the heart of a son of man, evil thoughts proceed; adultery,fornication, murder, theft,
22 Covetousness, wickedness, craftiness, perversion, the evil eye,772
blasphemy,pride; foolishness.
23 All these evils proceed from within, and defile a son of man.
(Mark 7:14-23 HRV)
Here Yeshua's point is simply that wicked speech comes from a wicked heart and that YHWH is more concerned with the inner man that with outward expressions. Pharisees at this time polarized into two schools of thought: The School of Shammai and the School of Hillel. The two schools held differing view on many halachic issues and argued throughout the first century. Eventually the School of Hillel prevailed in these arguments and serves as the foundation of modern Rabbinic Judaism. There are also many important connections between the School of Hillel and the ancient sect of the Nazarenes.
Within Rabbinic literature we have record of over 350 disputes between the School of Hillel and the School of Shammai. Generally Shammai gave the stricter interpretation, while Hillels understandings were more relaxed. According to the Zohar (Ra'aya Meheimna 3:245a) The School of Shammai was based on GEVURAH ("severity") while the School of Hillel was based on CHESED ("grace"/"mercy").
A classic example of the conflict can be seen in one of the first passages of the Mishna, which records a conflict between the two houses over how to recite the Shema:
The House of Shammai says: In the evening one should recline in order to recite the shema, and in the morning they should stand. As it is written "when you lie down and when you rise up." (Deuteronomy 6:7)
But the House of Hillel says: Everyone may recite the Shema in his own way, as it is written: "And you shall go by the way" (Deuteronomy 7:7)
(m.Berachot 1:3)
Note that the House of Shammai were concerned primarily with the outward expression, with whether one was standing or reclining, while the House of Hillel were less concerned with such outward expression and much more concerned with the way in which one recited the Shema, that they made it their own way, that they meant it and walked in it. Note the difference in emphasis of the two houses. Hillel was more concerned with the inner man, while Shammai was more concerned with the outer man. Hillel was concerned with the Spirit of the Law, while Shammai was more concerned with the Letter of the Law.
This overriding concept of sincerity is also found in the Mishna in tractate
"…all are the same, the one who offers much and the one who offers little, on condition that a man will direct his intention to Heaven."
(m.Menachot 13:11)
Yeshua's point here is that these Pharisees (probably from the House of Shammai) were more concerned with the outward expression of ritual than with the inner man.
So now let us return to our original subject, the tradition of hand washing. We read of the tradition in the Talmud as follows:
Our Rabbis taught: The absence of oil is a bar to the saying of grace. So said
R. Zilai. R. Ziwai said: It is no bar. R. Aha said: Good oil is indispensable.
R. Zuhamai said: Just as a dirty person is unfit for the Temple service, so
dirty hands unfit one for saying grace. R. Nahman b. Isaac said: I know nothing
either of Zilai or Ziwai or Zuhamai, but I do know the following teaching, viz.:
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: some say it was taught in a Baraitha,
Sanctify yourselves:(Lev. 11:44) this refers to washing of the hands before the
meal;And be ye holy: this refers to washing of the hands after the meal; `For
holy': this refers to the oil; `Am I the Lord your God': this refers to the
(Berachot 53b)
(A Baraitha is a tradition in the Oral Law which was not incorporated into the Mishnah.)
This Baraita is drawn from:
For I am YHWH your Elohim: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be you Set-Apart,
for I am Set-Apart; neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of swarming
thing that moves upon the earth.
(Lev. 11:44 HRV)
The Baraita in question teaches that the phrase "sanctify yourselves" is fulfilled by ritual hand washing. The concept is that in order to be "sanctified" so that one is ritually clean before saying grace prior to a meal, one must perform the ritual hand washing.
Now there were a number of ongoing debates in the first century over when hand washing was required and when it was not required. For example the sages ruled that a warrior in a millitary camp was exempt from the requiremet of the hand washing (m.Eruvim 1:10) and Rabbi Ziwai argued that if no oil was present (for the hand washing) it was permitted to say grace and eat without performing the ritual hand washing (b.Berachot 53b).
So certain Pharisees saw Yeshua's talmidim eat without performing the ritual handwashing. Since Yeshua and his Talmidim were travelling it was probably not possible to perform the handwashing at the time, and yet Yeshua's Talmidim ate anyway.
The context of the passage (Lev. 11:44) is not the defilement of hands, but the defilement of the soul, not by having unclean hands, but by eating unclean foods. Yeshua's point here is not that the Oral Law is not valid, but rather Yeshua was participating in the halachic debates which were ongoing at the time.
Folks this has been a crazy month! It has been one thing after another. We have a court date in early March in the fight to keep our home and tomorrow is our last day to get in our written response to their motion for summary judgment. In addition, our car has been out of commission for the last two weeks. We have had to have major work done on it (including a bad ECM) and have been forced to rent a car in the meantime. This has been a very expensive month for us and the bills are still due.
Right now go to http://www.nazarenespace.com, click on the Pay Pal box and give whatever you can afford. (You can also donate directly thru PayPal by sending paypal donations to email@example.com . You can also mail donations to
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If everyone would do this, imagine what this ministry could accomplish.
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Check user credentials and set auto logon
I had several requests from the developers at our company, to enable auto logon for various servers. I knew this was possible through regedit (as explained in this Microsoft support article)
Though, sometimes it needed to be done on (test) servers which reside on a domain and sometimes it needed to be done one (stand-alone) azure servers. Thus I wanted to automate this process.
I need to be able to validate the credentials first. Also I needed to know if a computer is part of a domain. It seems that if the logged on user is a domain account, the environment variable USERDNSDOMAIN is present. In my case this check is enough to determine if a computer is part of a domain or not (as all accounts that are logged on in domain joined computers are domain account, and in cases they are local account, I would want to set the auto logon for that local account).
Thus it is east to check if the computer is part of a domain or not. I just check if $env:USERDNSDOMAIN equals to $null.
Then I'll do an extra check if $env:COMPUTERNAME equals $env:USERDOMAIN. If so, the computer is definitely not domain joined.
Then I can check the user credentials that were supplied with the Get-Credential command.
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement
$Obj = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext('machine', $Computer)
If($Obj.ValidateCredentials($Username, $Password) -eq "True")
If the computer is part of a domain, I'll have the check the credentials with the DC. This can be achieved with this command:
$CurrentDomain = "LDAP://" + ([ADSI]"").distinguishedName
$Domain = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry($CurrentDomain,$UserName,$Password)
If the $Domain variable is $null, the supplied credentials don't work. Otherwise they are correct and the $Domain variable will contain the LDAP path to the domain, the distinguishedName (and other domain related information).
So if the account is verified, in both cases I can set the registry keys
$RegKeyPathWinLogon = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegKeyPathWinLogon -Name "AutoAdminLogon" -Value "1"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegKeyPathWinLogon -Name "DefaultUserName" -Value "$Username"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegKeyPathWinLogon -Name "DefaultPassword" -Value "$Password"
You can download the entire script here.
How to get all remote logged on users
I wanted a simple way to get all (remote) logged on (and disconnected) users on all servers in my domain. This way it's easier for me to see if there are any disconnected sessions still open. In my case I've entered them into a SQL database, but for the example on this blog, I will export the list to a CSV file, on a daily basis.
I use the QUERY SESSION command for this purpose (as I found it to be the most quick and reliable one). The command is called as QWINSTA in my code (which is the same as QUERY SESSION) and works from Windows 2012 and up.
In my case I run this directly on my AD controller, so I can query the computers available in the domain. I also added an exclude list (so I won't query machines that have been shut down, but are still available in the computers list on my domain)
After I get the list of users (with the server name, session name, sessionId and session state), I will filter out empty user names and administrator account(s), because I'm not interested in those sessions.
In the end I will export the list to a CSV file, but this can also easily be exported to a SQL database, web site etc.
Here is the code:
Start-Transcript C:\Logging\GetConnectedUsers.txt
$Servers = (Get-ADComputer -Filter *).Name | Sort-Object
$dt = Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd
$exportFile = "C:\Logging\$dt ConnectedUsers.csv"
$openSessions = @()
Foreach ($ServerName in $Servers)
$ExcludedServers = "EXCLUDESRV01", "EXCLUDESRV02", "EXCLUDESRV03"
If ($ExcludedServers -notcontains $ServerName)
Write-Host "Getting session information for $ServerName"
$sessions = qwinsta /server $ServerName| ?{ $_ -notmatch '^ SESSIONNAME' } | %{
$item = "" | Select "ServerName", "SessionName", "Username", "Id", "State"
$item.ServerName = $ServerName
$item.SessionName = $_.Substring(1,18).Trim()
$item.Username = $_.Substring(19,20).Trim()
$item.Id = $_.Substring(39,9).Trim()
$item.State = $_.Substring(48,8).Trim()
$openSessions += $sessions | where { ($_.Username -ne "") -and ($_.Username -ne "Administrator") }
Else { Write-Host "Skipping named computer $ServerName" }
$openSessions | Export-Csv "$exportFile" -NoTypeInformation
And the complete script can be downloaded here.
Writing to a SQL database
Last week I needed to store information in a SQL database, so I can share certain user account information with a select group of users in the helpdesk department, but they shouldn't have access to the AD itself. So I decided that a SQL database was the way to go and I can create a gridview in Powershell for them, to retrieve this information for now, while our programmers change their helpdesk tool to include this information in there.
I decided that I wanted to update this information every 15 minutes and wanted to clear the database everytime (so I don't need to be bothered with deleting old users and changing ones that have been changed), before I filled it with my data. I can use Integrated Security, because the AD account that runs the script has the correct access rights to the SQL database and my SQL server is set to Windows Authentication mode.
$conn = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$conn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=SQLSERVER(\INSTANCE);Initial Catalog=DatabaseName;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$cmd.connection = $conn
$cmd.commandtext = "TRUNCATE TABLE TableName"
If($cmd.executenonquery() -eq -1) { Write-Host "Succesfully cleared table" }
If you were to use the above code, change the SQLSERVER text to the name of your SQL server, if needed add the backslash and the instance name and change the text DatabaseName to your database name. Also change the text TableName to your table name.
Once the table is cleared, I get all my desired information from my AD servers. When I get this, I'll have to put it in the SQL database. Remember that when adding data to a SQL table, you need to specify each column name you'd want to fill with your data (usually all column names of the table, but you might have columns which allow nulls, and if you don't need to fill those with data, you don't need to enter those names. In my case all columns need to be filled (as they are all the data I need to share from my AD with our helpdesk people), so I entered all my column names.
$conn = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$conn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=SQLSERVER(\INSTANCE);Initial Catalog=DatabaseName;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$cmd.connection = $conn
$cmd.commandtext = "INSERT INTO TableName (OuName,UserName,AccountEnabled,EmailAddress,LastLogonTime,LogonCount) VALUES('{0}','{1}','{2}','{3}','{4}','{5}')" -f $ouName,$userName,$accountEnabled,$emailAddress,$lastLogonDateTime,$logonCount
If($cmd.executenonquery() -eq 1) { Write-Host "Successfully added $ouName, $userName, $accountEnabled, $emailAddress, $lastLogonDateTime, $logonCount to the SQL database" }
In case you wonder how to get the logonCount and emailAddress from an AD user, those are extra properties which can be requested with the Get-ADUser command in powershell, like this:
Get-ADUser $userName -Properties logonCount,emailAddress
The lastLogon information isn't found in the Get-ADUser command, but can be found trhough the Get-ADObject command, like this:
Get-ADUser $userName | Get-ADObject -Properties lastLogon
And that's all there's to it, to write to SQL and clearing the table.


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Griya Gribig Arjuna is a accommodation in a good neighborhood, which is located at Kedungkandang.
The accommodation has a very good location, also near the Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is only 8.08 km away.
The accommodation is located only 3.1 km away from Malang Station.
Not only well positioned, but Griya Gribig Arjuna is also one of accommodations near the following Madyopuro Terminal within 0.89 km and Kampung Warna Warni Jodipan within 3.04 km.
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Griya Gribig Arjuna is a wise choice for travelers visiting Kedungkandang.


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FinExtra today covers the introduction of the MintChip in Canada: "Royal Canadian Mint demos digital currency."
Questions arise:
- why are we talking currency here?
- what is "digital currency"?
- where does the money/value reside?
- what does the "money" in the wallet constitutes off?
- can the wallet be regarded as a personal account maybe? (i.e. as opposite from a bank account)
- where does this scheme deviate from other chip based solutions (e.g. e-purse, EMV debit and credit cards, NFC secure element based…)
- what is the network topology used?
- can it be used in a scale free network allowing for p2p transactions anywhere?
- how does this relate to crypto currency, or the national fiat currency for that matter?
In the comments to the Finextra MintChip article Andrew Rothwell from Tyro Payments asks:
In Canada you have a super low cost national debit card network: Interac, which receives 1c for each transaction (from acquirer and issuer); and there is no interchange payable (at least for the next couple of years – government mandate).
And there is an increasing number of low cost card accepting terminals out there too…which are very often integrated into the merchant's point of sale.
So what is the need for a digital currency, when your loonies are already stored, accepted and processed digitally, at low cost?
Considering the above I don't understand the value of a digital currency for use in-store…
Whether a new money/payment type like MintChip will be successful depends on many aspects and coincidences. In general the penetration rate of new payment types is very slow. In a practical sense and in relation to existing efficient infrastructures the question posed by Andrew is a valid one.
To me the MintChip's main contribution is a change of network topology and where the "money" resides. It combines money (the value) and the payment (the logistics). This could mean a fundamental shift as supposed to traditional chip based payment methodologies (which only covers the payment hence the logistics).
Lets consider a regular debit card scheme where the debit card EMV chip is used for authentication of the payer and transaction but where the "money" and the exchange of it between payer and payee resides within the confines of the bank or between banks. One could argue that in the debit card transaction no money is exchanged at all only IOU's from the bank to the payee. The combination of the money and the logistics in the MintChip scheme asks for a dedicated network layer on top of and as a part of the networked society. It, the money, can not get out of this dedicated layer and the secure elements it is based on. This is where it fundamentally differs from a true crypto currency.
Recently I was asked how "micro payments" could be created for online (and offline) use in a way it is cost efficient in relation to the value of the amount exchanged from the perspective of a bank. I intuitively fired back with a conceptual "high over" idea. Instantly and instinctually I knew I was on to something even though at that moment it was not much more then a notion at most.
After leaving the meeting I asked myself whether my very rough ideas could actually work and how it should be detailed to be at least conceptually proven. Secondly I realized that the persons I was talking too did not resonate to the idea and I was wondering why. To the credit of my counterparts I only expressed a few buzz words without much explanation in a specific setting referring to subjects discussed earlier in the meeting separately.
After giving it some thought I realized that I have been shaping my ideas on many aspects of "money" and "payments" in the digital age for a long time. Several parts of it have been covered here at Red Planet Dust and are summarized in "Bitcoin's Legacy and the Crypto-currency promise". (NB download PDF; it is optimized for tablet reading, just open it in your e-book app!)
These insights and especially how the various topics interact need pondering and internalization. I started realizing that I implicitly referred to my notions on "money" and "payments" which my counterparts did not share yet. From a blogpost here at RPD I quote:
Strategy is about understanding the terminology used and sharing (internalizing!) the same notions.
To innovate in money and payments in the digital age one has to shed the analogies and notions of times past.I do not believe we should build a (dedicated/propriatory) secure element based currency/payment method. The idea to have (digital) money outside of the bank walled gardens, like you can with regular coins and bills is very tempting though.
I re-quote Craig Mod from yesterdays post:
Those invested in the old will rightfully take issue with the new. Because anyone who loves and has invested in a way of doing something will not — and should not — give it up without good cause. But that doesn't mean the changes aren't real.
The value of discomfort in the march forward: …. discomfort is where potential lives. Potential rarely rests on a chaise lounge by the beach. Potential almost never lives in the systems cradled by the incumbents. In fact, discomfort and change go hand-in-hand.


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I won! I farking won! The London Bluebird is flying around like a mad, mad thing. Don't Push It came in first (£4 each way on odds of 16/1, thank you) so I picked up £90 on that and State of Play came in third, another one I had backed both ways. I got £50 from that lovely little horsey. So £65 down and £140 back. That should be enough to pay for this week's petrol, then. Honestly, soon it will be cheaper to travel by chariot drawn by eight white horses than it will to pop down to Esso and fill up the tank of the Bluebird's motorcar.
The next horse race features a toff thoroughbred, a tired Scottish racer and a bouncy new stallion. It's called the General Election. Hedge your bets, kids?
You can't really make any money betting on the general outcome of a general election. You can bet on the percentage of turnout though, with different odds offered by William Hill on 5% sections (50% – 55% turnout, 55% – 60% turnout, 60% – 65% turnout etc) or you can bet on how many seats each party will win in 50 seat sections. But they also have low odds (only 3/1) that there will be two General Elections this year, not one, so don't throw those ballot papers away, chaps.
My own odds are:
David Cameron's hair will move (500/1)
Gordon's glass eye will fall out (60/1)
David will poke Gordon's good eye out (15/1)
George Osborne will smile (1,000/1)
David Cameron's enormously high forehead will scare off voters (2/1)
Boris Johnson will destroy Conservative chances by rogue pre-election statements, such as "we are arranging for monkeys to inherit the earth" (9/4)
Tony Blair will morph into JR from Dallas, turn up with a deep tan, blinding white teeth, a weird accent and a stetsun – Oh, hang on. He already did.


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Primal 29 is a construction dedicated for a longer whole day trips with a slacker head tube angle and with Boost standard dropouts. If equipped with downhill tires the frame will provide a comfortable ride in a variety of different terrains, including steep downhill sections and long climbs. 29" wheels provide better traction on trails and more stability in difficult terrain. The new series of our Primal 29 frames are designed for wheels with tires wide up to 2.4".
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Plus size wheels opened a world of new possibilities for the hardtails – wider tires improve the traction and riding comfort. Popularity of the 27.5" semiplus size tires renewed also the popularity of the 29-er hardtails which are the best choice for those who want to enjoy long rides in the mountains. The new series of our Primal frames and bikes are designed either for 27.5" wheels with a wide range of tire width - from 2.3" to 2.6" or for 29" wheels with tires wide up to 2.4". Both new frames - Primal 27.5" and Primal 29" boast new more aggressive geometry with a slacker head tube angle and with Boost standard dropouts.


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Duluth Fall Color Mountain Biking
We love the Lakewalk, but there are a lot of good reasons to bike on Duluth's trail system as well. Maybe you want a more strenuous workout or a more intimate encounter with nature. During the fall there is another reason—to get a better look at all the fall colors.
Naturally you expect to see trees on a trail, but here there is a little more to the story. It is not just the amount of trees, but the type of trees that make a difference. Just as going into Duluth's hills often involves a change of temperature, when you drive from the lowlands of Duluth to that hilly ridge you go into a different vegetation zone. Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer label these zones in their book "North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota's Superior Coast."
In the lowlands you are in a zone called "mesic white pine–red pine." When you go into the hills you enter an area called "northern hardwood-conifer." In layman's terms, this means you will see a lot more leafy trees, including a large concentration of the coveted and colorful maple trees. You could almost call mountain biking "maple biking" for all the maple you'll see.
The above map, from the "2015 Outdoor Duluth Recreation Map," shows the five main mountain-biking areas in the hills of Duluth. Each one is similar, but different.
The furthest east is the Lester/Amity park system. Here you will be in more of the deciduous zone. Higher up the hills, you can pass through Hawk Ridge. There you can also see some birds as a bonus.
A little further west and more inland is the Hartley Park system. This area is flatter than the Lester one and goes through some wetlands. At this point you are getting out of the hardwood zone to where some of the other trees are starting to steal some of the action. But, they look pretty good too. How can you argue with tall pines, even if they're not multi-colored?
Further west, the Enger Park and Piedmont trails are solidly on the ridge and solidly in the hardwood vegetation area. Here the hills will be bright red and orange as you look straight down on different parts of Duluth's waterfronts and industry. The Superior Hiking Trail also goes through both of them, which is great if you are looking for a fall-color hike instead of a fall-color mountain biking ride.
The Spirit Mountain Trails are similar to the Enger Park and Piedmont trails, but have a distinct difference—here modern technology gives you a little boost. Here, up to around October 22, you can go up the mountain on a ski lift, and come down with the help of gravity.
The help of gravity does not imply all these trails are easy. In fact, some are recommended only for expert riders. But imagine, you get to ride high up and look down at all the foliage, climbing deeper into the maple zone. Then, you look out at the area and the islands on the St. Louis River and take the plunge down that big hill. This gives a whole other meaning to the word "fall."
All these areas have different levels of trails and have trails which are shorter and longer. The scenery varies at each one, as does the temperature, and the vegetation, as you move around in Duluth.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Everest Re Group Ltd. RE, +0.34% on Thursday estimated its net after-tax catastrophe loss for the third quarter at $598 million. The Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company estimated $638 million in pre-tax loss attributable to Hurricane Katrina, $54 million attributable to Hurricane Rita and $58 million to other events. Everest said that although the impact of the catastrophes will be partly mitigated by its non-catastrophe results, it expects a significant after-tax loss for the third quarter.
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Not so Green
It's been freezing rain all day. I ventured out for a few minutes to take some pictures but it was so dull out they weren't that great. I thought this sign was ironic.....promoting green spots while covered in ice and sitting in the snow. At least there's an evergreen tree in the background.
5 comments:
- Stephen Eli Harris said...
I love it when the ice does that. You should see them on our house and on the trees surrounding us. It's pretty wild.
Great pic!
- 6:54 pm
- pidge said...
Well, i hope you didn't fall and bruise your bum like I did last time we had freezing rain! :)
- 3:07 am
With the ice, it looks like me neighborhood. Nice shot.
- 5:14 am
- mike fairbanks said...
- 8:00 pm
- TonyV said...
Did you take one from a different angle ... with a white background. That would really have made the green stand out.
- 9:41 am
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Clients & Projects
These clients and projects represent my most notable and/or favorite clients I have served and work I have done.
Agencies or service providers I have worked through or with:
- Protiro Inc.
- WestNet Learning Technologies
- eTrinsic, Inc.
COBE BCT / Gambro BCT
Redesigned and rewrote old manual for the Spectra blood apheresis system. Split original engineer-written manual (628 pages long) into four separate manuals: a general user manual (called Essentials, which included basic setup, maintenance, and operation of both hardware and software, operating theory, general troubleshooting, and peripheral use instructions) and three other manuals that addressed specific procedures (the Therapeutic Apheresis, Cell Therapy, and Platelet Collection guides, each of which included important hardware, software, and troubleshooting information specific to each procedure). Also wrote new procedures. Spec'd and created graphics for all documentation, and wrote all documentation for localization. [more and samples…]
Level 3 Communications
Worked with a proposal team to compile and edit a large proposal for the Defense Information Systems Agency (Department of Defense). Worked on the nonclassified portions of the proposal (totaling hundreds of pages). Turnaround was extremely quick and the text and the details in the document had to be accurate and meet both DoD and FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) requirements.
Advanced Energy Industries
Maintained and updated manuals for power supplies (8–150 Kw), matching network power controllers, arc-handlers, and other related hardware and software. Documentation included user manuals, training documentation, installation manuals, and troubleshooting and repair manuals. Each manual was customized by researching and writing new material, procuring new graphics, gathering and editing existing material, and managing a complex system of conditional text.
Sartorius Mechatronics
Researched and wrote manuals for new water quality testing instruments to be used in the lab or the field, including peripherals, maintenance, troubleshooting, and software documentation. Wrote and designed manual content for localization. Created new graphics and spec'd others. [sample…]
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (a Johnson & Johnson company)
Designed, researched, and wrote user manual for a new sedation delivery system.
Hewlett-Packard / Agilent Technologies
Set up and managed documentation department within Hewlett-Packard's Manufacturing Test Business Unit (MTBU) in an ISO-9000 environment. Managed personnel and projects, created version control system, and produced and published internal process and procedure documentation.
Hach Company
Researched and wrote manuals for a wide range of Hach products, from small test kits for field work to laboratory turbidimeters and peripheral devices for large-scale installations. Most manuals included installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting instructions, and were written for localization. Managed projects and spec'd graphics. [sample…]
Aegis Analytical Corporation
Researched and wrote user and administrator guides and online help for Aegis' Discoverant software, which allows pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms to track and analyze manufacturing and process development data to control and improve processes and enable effective collaboration. [samples…]
Vertis Digital Solutions Group
Wrote online help and reference documentation for Vertis' customized, integrated advertising and marketing solution applications. Edited proposals. Performed QA on software. [sample…]
K&M Publishers
Edited books for training and classroom use: Emergency Vehicle Operations (ISBN 0-9727134-0-9) and Critical Incident Management (ISBN 0-9727134-2-5).
Researched and wrote online help, online manuals, and printed installation guides and user manuals for Allocity's Microsoft Exchange storage administration applications Live!Ex and Allocity SAN Manager.
Researched and wrote online help for Mincom's extensive Planner's Workbench application.
Cirrus Logic
Edited and reformatted manuals and data sheets for digital processors and ethernet transceiver macros.
American Society of Animal Science
Edited articles and conference/symposia proceedings for the Journal of Animal Science. Communicated with authors about changes, clarifications, and missing information. Cleaned up English manuscripts for authors whose primary language is not English.
American Society of Agronomy / Crop Science Society of America
Edited articles conference/symposia proceedings for the Crop Science journal and The Plant Genome. Communicated with authors about changes, clarifications, and missing information.
The Plant Management Network
Edited articles for the Crop Management, Applied Turfgrass Science, and Forage and Grazinglands. Communicated with authors about changes, clarifications, and missing information.
The Conference Publishers
Attended high-tech conference on IT security, took notes and made audio recordings, and wrote detailed reports on the proceedings for the client. Attended TheUserGroup (TUG) conference on distribution and pricing, wrote summaries and news articles on selected sessions, and wrote two software white papers.
Copic Insurance
Researched and wrote online help for both the on-site and centralized versions of Copic's Practice Quality software.
Alpine Technology Group
Researched and wrote online and embedded help for the company's ASPEN Explorer, an application to aid Federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) employees survey health-care facilities.
The Dalbey Wealth Institute
Wrote online help for administrators and users of the company's intranet portal and multitude of internal applications. Developed content for training materials.
Citicorp Diners Club International
Researched and wrote online documentation for the company's T+E Reconciler application, which helped organizations manage their travel and entertainment spending.