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This chapter provides instructions for U.S. Disbursing Officers (USDOs) and Federal agencies, departments, Regional Financial Centers (RFCs), and other independent agencies that perform collections and disbursing operations. It establishes requirements and procedures for preparing, reconciling, and transmitting DOs' account transaction reports required by the Department of the Treasury's (Treasury's) Financial Management Service (FMS).
This chapter provides the procedures and forms used to report agencies' disbursing transactions as well as disbursing functions authorized by FMS (31 U.S.C. 3321). It also applies to other independent agencies that are exempt from these procedures and are authorized to perform their own disbursing functions.
According to 31 U.S.C 3513(a):
CA$HLINK II—An electronic cash concentration and information system used to manage the collection of U.S. Government funds throughout the world. It links agencies, commercial banks, FRBs, and Treasury through an electronic network. CA$HLINK II receives deposit information, initiates funds transfers, and concentrates daily deposits made through multiple collection mechanisms. It provides agencies with real-time information to reconcile their accounts. In addition, CA$HLINK II assists Treasury in managing depositary services provided by financial institutions and monitoring the cash position of the U.S. Government. (For further information on CA$LINK II, see the Web site at http://www.fms.treas. gov/cashlink.)
Connect:Direct—A method of transferring data reported on the Statement of Accountability and the Statement of Transactions directly to FMS's central accounting system (STAR).
Disbursing Officer (DO)—An employee of the Federal Government, a Treasury DO (TDO) or non-Treasury DO (NTDO), authorized to perform financial transactions (deposit collections, disburse checks, and transfer funds between agencies). NTDOs located overseas also are referred to as USDOs and are authorized to disburse funds in both U.S. dollars and in foreign currency.
Fedwire Deposit System (FDS)—A transfer system that commercial financial institutions can use to send funds to Federal agencies electronically. Settlement occurs on the same day. The Federal Reserve developed and maintains Fedwire. The system connects Federal Reserve Banks (FRBs), Treasury, Government agencies, and depositary institutions that maintain an account at an FRB.
Foreign Currency Accounting System—A system that reports on receipts and expenditures of foreign currency held by the Federal Government.
Governmentwide On-Line Accounting Link System (GOALS) II—The Governmentwide network by which agencies provide automated financial reporting to FMS and the Office of Management and Budget. It also provides agencies with reports on receipt and disbursement activity and other Fund Balance With Treasury transactions. (For further information on GOALS II, see the Web site at http://www.fms.treas.gov/GOALS.)
GWA Account Statement—An online reporting application that provides a monthly summary of transactions submitted by Federal agencies and USDOs. (For further information on the GWA Account Statement, see the Web site at https://www.gwa.gov.)
Intra-governmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) System—An online application within GOALS II for Federal Program Agencies (FPAs) that provides for interagency billings and payments for goods and services. The IPAC System facilitates the intragovernmental transfer of funds, with descriptive data, from one FPA to another. (For further information on the IPAC System, see the Web site at http://www.fms.treas.gov/GOALS/ipac.)
Payments, Claims, and Enhanced Reconciliation (PACER)—An online application that stores information on all checks disbursed by TDOs and NTDOs. PACER provides access to payment status online, the capability to initiate claims, and the ability to view the initial online disposition for electronic funds transfer and check payments. (For further information on PACER, see the Web site at http://www.fms.treas.gov/pacer.)
STAR—FMS's central accounting and reporting system.
U.S. DOs (USDO)—Department of State employees who perform functions for agencies located outside the United States on behalf of the U.S. Treasury. Generally, USDOs are located in countries where the United States maintains a diplomatic post.
Generally, FMS requires the same reports for central accounting and reporting as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requires for reconciliation and settlement (Title 7 of the GAO Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies). However, some agencies, including the Department of Defense, submit consolidated reports to FMS and individual officer's reports to GAO. Other agencies that do their own disbursing (independent agencies and certain other agencies with activities financed by revolving funds) submit monthly reports to FMS and GAO. Disbursing authority for those agencies specifically exempted from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3321 usually is delegated by the organization head or other agency officials also legally empowered to delegate.
When special U.S. Comptroller General approved report forms are required, DOs should submit requests for special forms to the Cash Accounting Division (CAD, see the Contacts page) for approval. Requests for special forms must meet the requirements of this chapter.
Periodically, agency management should review all disbursing operations to ensure that prescribed requirements are being observed and that the control structure is effective.
USDOs report their accountability and transactions on the following forms (see Appendices 1 and 2):
Treasury uses the SF 1218 to determine the accountability of USDOs for funds resulting from transactions in foreign currency and U.S. dollars.
USDOs prepare the SF 1221 to classify foreign currency and U.S. dollar transactions. They classify information by appropriation, fund, and receipt accounts. This report supports the SF 1218 and provides Treasury with a monthly statement of payments and collections made by USDOs. It also is one of the sources of data Treasury uses in its reports to Congress and the public on Federal receipts and outlays.
Although the two reports differ (the SF 1218 reflects accountability transactions reported under three-digit accountability codes in the 100 to 900 series, and the SF 1221 reflects account transactions reported under two-digit transaction codes), FMS processes the reports as one report. If there are no foreign currency transactions and the exchange rate did not change, a USDO could submit an SF 1218 only. However, when a USDO submits an SF 1221, the USDO also must submit an SF 1218.
USDOs prepare a separate SF 1218 and SF 1221 for each identifiable currency on a monthly accounting basis. If the USDO's transactions involve two or more separate identifiable currencies, a consolidated SF 1218 and SF 1221 are required.
USDOs generate the consolidated report to include the following information:
USDOs report the FS 488: Foreign Currency Statement of Transactions and Accounts Current, data on the SF 1221.
See Appendices 1 and 2 for line-by-line descriptions on preparing the SF 1218 and SF 1221, respectively. For additional information, contact CAD (see the Contacts page).
Currently, USDOs submit the SF 1218 and SF 1221 via Connect:Direct directly to FMS.
USDOs transmit the consolidated SF 1218 and SF 1221 report via Connect:Direct directly to STAR.
FMS must receive all transmissions within 3 working days after the close of the accounting period. Agencies can retrieve SF 1221 reports from the Financial Service Centers via the Electronic Reporting System, using an Agency Bureau Code. Agencies must obtain and complete an access form and obtain an access code by calling the Inter-Agency Liaison office at 703-875-5609.
DOs and agencies that do their own disbursing are identified by a three- or four-digit ALC. An ALC identifies individual agency financial reporting stations and must be shown on all correspondence, forms, and other documentation forwarded to financial institutions, Treasury, or other Federal agencies.
Agencies must assign one current address per ALC for Treasury's use. All Treasury documents, reports, or correspondence are subsequently addressed according to ALCs.
Each ALC must have a current point of contact that should be updated as necessary. Agency or RFC representatives must contact Treasury in writing to establish, change, reopen, or close an ALC.
Treasury uses the request from the agency to complete FMS 6601: Advice Regarding Agency Location Codes (three, four, or eight digits), for confirmation action.
DOs and agencies report their accountability and transactions on the following forms:
FMS uses FMS 1219 to determine the accountability of DOs.
DOs in agencies that do their own disbursing prepare FMS 1220. They classify information by appropriation, fund, and receipt accounts. This report provides Treasury with a monthly statement of payments and collections affected by departments and agencies that do their own disbursing. It also is one of the sources of data Treasury uses in its reports to Congress and the public on Federal receipts and outlays.
Although the two reports differ (the FMS 1219 reflects accountability transactions reported under three-digit accountability codes in the 100 to 900 series, and the FMS 1220 reflects account transactions reported under two-digit transaction codes), FMS processes the reports as one report. At times, it may be appropriate for a DO to submit an FMS 1219 only. However, when a DO submits an FMS 1220, the DO also must submit an FMS 1219.
DOs prepare these reports on a monthly basis. See Appendices 3 and 4 for line-by-line descriptions of the information reported on the FMS 1219 and FMS 1220, respectively. For further information, contact CAD (see the Contacts page).
FMS 1220 must show a detailed account classification of the disbursements and collections processed in DOs' accounts for the current accounting period (see Appendix 4). DOs reporting large prior-month adjustments in excess of $50 million in the current fiscal year should notify the Budget Reports Division (see the Contacts page). Large prior-month adjustments may distort the figures published in Treasury reports.
DOs prepare a consolidated FMS 1220 for the accounting period for subordinate accounting entities or units covering collections, payments, adjustments, and other accounting transactions.
Military DOs (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and Department of State (Charleston, Bangkok) DOs transmit their reports (FMS 1219 and FMS 1220 as well as SF 1218 and SF 1221) via Connect:Direct directly into the Central Accounting Front End (CAFÉ) application. CAFÉ then passes on these reports to STAR. Reports submitted after the third workday following the close of the accounting month are considered late and delay the processing of agency data into the on-line GOALS II and GWA Account Statement reporting applications.
RFC DOs transmit FMS 1219 (and FMS 1220 when applicable) to FMS via PACER no later than the third workday following the close of the accounting month.
All other DOs, including those of other independent agencies with activities financed by revolving funds, transmit their original report into GOALS II by the third workday following the close of the accounting month. FMS must process agency reporting within the first six business days following the current accounting month. Reports submitted after the third workday are considered late and will delay the processing of agency data into the on-line GOALS II and GWA Account Statement reporting applications.
Usually transactions at the appropriation, fund, and receipt account levels suffice for STAR. When transactions need classification below the account level, DOs must segregate the type of transaction by using the appropriate subclass code. See Appendix 5 for a list of subclass codes and titles. When a subclass is needed, the DO must submit a request in writing to the Budget Reports Division (see the Contacts page). This request should include the subclass code, appropriation or fund account symbol, and an agency contact.
After submitting the original FMS 1219 and FMS 1220, DOs are allowed to submit supplemental reports to adjust prior-period reporting, make corrections to the original reporting, and/or report additional current-month transactions via GOALS II. However, any reporting transmitted after the third workday is considered late. DOs must contact CAD (see the Contacts page) for authorization to enter a supplemental. DOs submitting more than one supplemental must obtain CAD approval for every supplemental submitted. Under special circumstances, Treasury may request a supplemental from the reporting DO (see subsection 3175.30).
DOs must submit Statements of Accountability even for accounting periods when no transactions occur. DOs in the continental United States enter a "zero transaction" report into GOALS II, and USDOs submit a paper copy report to CAD (see the Contacts page).
Each DO must submit a final accountability report as of the close of the officer's last day of operation at the disbursing center or station. The successor officer opens the accounts with the closing balances as stated by the preceding officer on his or her last day of operation and reports transactions through the remaining portion of the regular accounting period.
The exiting DO's final original accountability report should be submitted along with the incoming DO's supplemental report if the transition takes place within the same accounting month. A written letter must be submitted to CAD (see the Contacts page) informing them of this change.
TFM Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 3400, requires that agencies no longer include those transactions that can be classified to a Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) as an ending accountability. DOs should report all transactions on SF 1218, line 4.1, and FMS 1219, line 4.10. They should classify all transactions on the FMS 1220 or SF 1221 reports. On the FMS 1220 and SF 1221, line 5.0 should show a zero balance.
The annual TFM Yearend Closing Bulletin releases a schedule for preparing and submitting SF 1218, FMS 1219, FMS 1220, and SF 1221 reports. See the TFM Bulletin Web page at http://www.fms.treas.gov/tfm/vol1/bull.html.
The Government's central accounting and reporting system is based on statements of accountability and transactions submitted to FMS and on such centrally processed documentation as appropriation warrants. This accounting data is consolidated into the GWA Account Statement.
STAR compares agency total net deposits (on statements of accountability) to total deposits reported on SF 215s: Deposit Tickets, minus SF 5515s: Debit Vouchers, prepared by banks and data transmitted via CA$HLINK II to FMS. This comparison is made on a date-presented/mailed-to-bank basis (block 2 of the SF 215 and SF 5515 documents).
Banking institutions process various types of Government collections and payments. The most common type is the over-the-counter deposit. Generally, DOs make deposits with an SF 215, and adjustments with an SF 5515. When a DO makes a deposit, the bank reports the deposit in CA$HLINK II.
DOs should deposit all collections and adjustments in a timely manner (see TFM Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 4000) at the nearest FRB or at a financial institution authorized by FMS. Before hand carrying or mailing the deposits, the DO should keep adequate internal records for an audit trail.
When preparing collections for deposit, post the individual collection to the cash receipts register (Schedule of Collections). The cash receipts register should provide adequate detailed information (for instance, date, name, amount, check number, deposit ticket number, invoice number, and TAS) to easily identify items.
DOs should not prepare an SF 215 for deposits made through the Fedwire Deposit System (FDS) because all agencies that receive deposits through FDS receive a computer-generated deposit ticket (SF 215C) and a daily support listing of FDS deposits via CA$HLINK II.
The depositary prepares an SF 5515 to reduce an SF 215 submitted by the agency in cases such as a check being lost or returned unpaid. The SF 5515 should have a supporting explanation and/or a returned check attached. For detailed instructions on the SF 5515, refer to TFM Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 5000. Upon receiving an SF 5515, the agency should adjust its records to reflect the shortage and should take the necessary steps to retrieve the uncollected funds.
FMS 6652 is an accounting report/reconciliation tool produced by FMS. It lists summary totals of the agency-submitted FMS 1219/1220 and SF 1218/1221 reports and lists summary totals of financial transactions processed by financial institutions (CA$HLINK II) and Treasury (IPAC). Columns are summed and their grand totals are compared to each other. If the totals do not agree, FMS generates the FMS 6652 report. The FMS 6652 is updated daily in STAR. Statements are displayed for agency use in GOALS II/IAS. The Statement of Difference for Deposit Transactions (Appendix 6) shows differences between the monthly totals submitted by the agency on its FMS 1219/1220 and SF 1218/1221 reports and the total amount of transactions reported by the banking institutions in CA$HLINK II. A support listing is provided to assist agencies in reconciling differences and is available in GOALS II/IAS (see Appendix 7).
FMS 6652: Statement of Difference for Disbursing Office Transactions (Appendix 8) is generated for each ALC by accounting/accomplished audit month. It shows the differences between monthly totals submitted by the agency on its FMS 1219/1220 and SF 1218/1221 reports and the total amount of transactions reported by Treasury via IPAC (transactions between agencies) listed in GOALS II. A support listing of IPAC transactions is provided in GOALS II/IAS (see Appendix 9) to assist agencies in reconciling IPAC transactions.
If an agency receives an FMS 6652: Statement of Difference of Deposit Transactions (Appendix 6), a reconciliation is required. FMS 6652 discloses differences in:
The TFM Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 5100, supplement, Fund Balance With Treasury Reconciliation Procedures, provides detailed procedures for reconciling the Statement of Difference for Deposits in Transit. See the TFM Volume I Supplements Web site at http://www.fms.treas.gov/tfm/vol1/supp.html.
CAD manages the financial institutions', Treasury's, and agencies' financial reporting to Treasury. The Cash Control Branch (CCB) monitors the bank reporting of deposits and debit vouchers. The Cash Analysis Branch (CAB) monitors the resulting reconciliation and changes to the budget clearing accounts.
CAB also monitors the accuracy of FMS 1219/1220 and SF 1218/1221 reconciliations and the timeliness of agencies' monthly report submissions. CAB scores all agencies and submits scorecard letters to agencies that have a high number of outstanding SOD differences and/or agencies that are consistently late with their report submissions. CAB ensures that each agency is notified of differences in its reconciliations and provides instructions and guidance on correcting errors (see the Contacts page).
The undistributed reconciliation compares the DO's total reported in FMS 1219, Section II, Part A, line 2.80, by DO Symbol, month, year, and amount, to IPAC transactions posted in STAR from GOALS II. This comparison is made on an accomplished or audit-month basis. Agencies should post all billings (debit or credit) into their accounts in a timely manner. For IPAC errors, contact the billing agency directly. Differences between the DO's total reported in FMS 1219, Section II, Part A, and payments and collections reported to STAR produce an FMS 6652: Undistributed Statement of Differences.
If an agency receives an FMS 6652: Undistributed Statement of Differences, a reconciliation is required. To perform a reconciliation, the agency must use the disbursement register of items reported on the FMS 1219, line 2.80, that compares to the IPAC support listing received from FMS via GOALS II on-line. IPAC transactions are stored in IPAC, and agencies should ensure that the net of IPAC billings/collections and IPAC payments/adjustments agree with the grand total shown on the GOALS II IPAC support listing. See the Fund Balance With Treasury Reconciliation Procedures supplement (http://www.fms.treas.gov/tfm/vol1/supp.html) for detailed procedures for reconciling the FMS 6652: Undistributed Statement of Differences.
As of October 1, 2011, the large difference reporting guidelines changed from a dollar threshold, $10 million current month and $5 million prior month, to a percentage of agencies' reporting to Treasury's source systems. The $1 million guideline at fiscal yearend remains the same. Accuracy of reporting measures how precisely FPAs are classifying their reporting to Treasury's source system. On the fourth workday following the end of the accounting month, CAD reviews agencies' Statement of Differences for both deposits in transit and the undistributed reporting differences. If the difference between agencies' reporting and Treasury's source systems is 6 percent or more (over/under reporting) CAD requests additional (supplemental) reporting to increase or reduce the agencies' large difference. This ensures the accuracy of agency reporting in the Monthly Treasury Statement.
After performing the deposits in transit and the undistributed reconciliations, DOs should report items that were omitted in the original reporting on their FMS 1219/1220 or SF 1218/1221 reports. If an item does not belong to an agency, the DO should:
If DOs have problems with a bank's performance, they must contact FMS's Over the Counter Revenue Collection Division (see the Contacts page) for assistance.
Quarterly, FMS sends a letter with a scorecard to the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) for those agencies that have unreconciled differences older than three audit periods (see Appendix 10).
FMS reserves the right to notify the appropriate CFO and/or Office of the Inspector General concerning unreconciled deposits and undistributed differences.
FMS can prepare journal voucher entries to adjust small difference amounts of $50 or less that have been outstanding for 3 months or sooner at the agencies' requests. Agencies that reconcile their own small-difference amounts should request that FMS's Cash Accounting Division exempt them from Treasury's small-difference writeoff process.
For general inquiries, to send SF 1218 and SF 1221 paper copy reports, or for assistance with problems regarding reconciliation differences, contact:
Cash Accounting Division
Cash Accounting and Reporting Directorate
Governmentwide Accounting
Financial Management Service
Department of the Treasury
3700 East-West Highway, Room 523D
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone 202-874-7752
For correspondence regarding three- and four-digit ALCs, contact:
Manager, Check Reconciliation Branch
Check Resolution Division
Payment Management
Financial Management Service
3700 East-West Highway, Room 709A
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone 202-874-8150
For reporting large prior-month adjustments, contact:
Budget Reports Division
Financial and Budget Reports Directorate
Governmentwide Accounting
Financial Management Service
Department of the Treasury
3700 East-West Highway, Room 518D
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone 202-874-9870
Email: email@example.com
For assistance with problems concerning bank performance, contact:
Over the Counter Revenue Collection Division
Federal Finance
Financial Management Service
Department of the Treasury
401 14th Street SW., Room 324
Washington, DC 20227
Telephone: 202-874-7115
|Appendix No.
|Statement of Accountability (Foreign Service Account) and Instructions
|Statement of Transactions According to Appropriations, Funds, and Receipt Accounts (Foreign Service Account) and Instructions
|GOALS FMS Form 1219, Statements of Accountability and Instructions
|GOALS FMS Form 1220, Statement of Transactions According to Appropriations, Funds, and Receipt Accounts and Instructions
|Listing of Subclasses and Titles
|Statement of Differences of Deposit Transactions (as generated by GOALS II)
|Agency Detail Transactions--Deposits/Debit Vouchers (as generated by GOALS II)
|Statement of Differences of Disbursing Office Transactions (as generated by GOALS II)
|Monthly Register of IPAC Transactions by Disbursing Office (as generated by GOALS II)
|Quarterly Scorecard
Appendices are available in the PDF version only.
1. Purpose
This transmittal letter releases revisions to I TFM 2-3100: Instructions for Disbursing Officers' Reports. This chapter provides instructions for U.S. Disbursing Officers and Federal agencies, departments, Regional Financial Centers, and other independent agencies that perform collections and disbursing operations. It establishes requirements and procedures for preparing, reconciling, and transmitting disbursing officers' account transaction reports required by the Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service.
2. Page Changes
|Table of Contents for Part 2
(Announcement No. A-2012-01)
|Table of Contents for Part 2
3. Effective Date
This transmittal letter is effective immediately.
4. Inquiries
Direct questions concerning this transmittal letter to:
Cash Analysis Branch
Cash Accounting Division
Cash Accounting and Reporting Directorate
Governmentwide Accounting
Financial Management Service
Department of the Treasury
3700 East-West Highway, Room 526E
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone 202-874-7752
David A. Lebryk
Date: March 5, 2012


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Chandran Nair was curious, and the founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, an independent Hong Kong-based think-tank, created a photo book project, The Other Hundred.
The first book, published in 2013, contrasted the lives and achievements of 100 ordinary people from around the world with celebrities on the rich and famous lists. Nair and his team contacted photojournalists with the question – who are the poorest hundred? – and asked for stories.
Fatun Ahmed Farah runs an English conversation class for fourth graders at Borama Girls Primary School in northwestern Somaliland. Photo: Anna Kari
"We wanted to create a book of photography that went beyond exotic images – we've all seen the shot of the beautiful Afghan woman with piercing eyes in the shadow of a destroyed building. We thought someone local might see things differently," says Nair.
The team received thousands of photos from 130 countries. Many of the well-known photographers didn't understand the aim – this wasn't about a photo of a poor child with a running nose eating from a plate on the floor.
"It's shallow to think of the poor as victims. People do lead very profound lives with a lot less," says Nair.
And between the photo stories were eight essays from writers around the world. The book was a success, and the second was released in 2015, The Other Hundred Entrepreneurs. Again, the aim was to challenge ideas, in this case that an entrepreneur is a tech guru who had made his first million dollars by the age of 28 and wants to save the world.
"The images we got back confirmed the reality that most entrepreneurs are small to medium-sized enterprises, they've never met an investment banker, don't do IPOs and are just interested in making a living and doing a good day's work," says Nair.
The third in the series, due for release this month,is The Other Hundred Educators, which tells the stories of 100 little-known educators through images accompanied by short narratives.
Yaghoubi Liaghat gives a class in a tent in southern Iran's Fars province. Photo: Valerie Leonard
"The trigger for this book was to challenge the idea that education is about going to an Ivy League school or getting an MBA from one of the top-ranked schools. Education is more profound than that," says Nair.
He shares in the book's foreword that, although his classroom education was important, what counted more was the diversity he was exposed to growing up in a south Indian family in multicultural Malaysia.
Nair hopes the book will question who is an educator and what it means to be educated. The stories are all different. Take Yaghoubi Liaghat, who teaches the children of nomads in southern Iran's Fars province. He teaches his 12 students Farsi, maths, history, literature and science in a tent, and takes them to and from classes in his own car.
From India, there is 61-year-old Mohd Alamgir, sitting on railways tracks in Calcutta holding an informal class with young children. We learn that, thanks in part to his 35 years working in the slum district, that 90 per cent of people here are literate and 8 per cent of its school students, mostly girls, go on to graduate from university.
Mohd Alamgir gives a class by the track in a central Calcutta slum. Photo: Sudipto Das
It is significant that educators in the photos are named. This isn't about photographers breezing into a far-flung village, snapping a shot and moving on. The photographers are mostly local and are briefed to capture people they know or have seen, keeping things personal.
"We insist that the image cannot be one of a voyeur. A lot of top photographers are voyeurs. They are technically brilliant, but they don't know the person. They must know the story of an individual. So we are also challenging the prima donna photographer," says Nair.
From Uganda, there is a photo of a prisoner at the maximum security Kirinya prison in Jinja teaching primary school biology. The blackboards propped up against the filthy prison walls show a detailed illustration of the digestive system.
A prisoner on death row gives a biology class in Kirinya prison in Jinja, Uganda. Photo: Jan Banning
The submission from Hong Kong is of an organic farm on a Sheung Wan rooftop. The urban farming project is led by Rooftop Republic, which in addition to setting up and maintaining the urban farms also gives workshops on how to grow food at home. As with most of the submissions, there are interesting facts – this one shows a chart of the world's top food importers, with Hong Kong coming in just two ranks below Canada.
Workshop participants harvest vegetables on a rooftop garden in Hong Kong set up by Rooftop Republic. Photo: Xaume Olleros
From Armenia and Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, Nair hopes to show that education is not only a constant journey of learning, but also that although many people can't get the education the rest of us take for granted, they are not necessarily deprived.
"One of the themes running through the book is to stop feeling sorry for people. Do things for people, but don't forget that although people are poor they are still getting on with their lives," he says.
The book will be available from local bookshops and at Amazon.com, and will be given as corporate gifts at conferences. Nair hopes it will serve as a conversation starter.
Fourteen-year-old Evelyin Chasweka (left) is president of the children's parliament in Ndjoka, a village in southeast Malawi. Photo: Bente Marei Stachowske
The Other Hundred series is only just warming up – there are 10 planned. An upcoming issue will cover migrants, showing that all societies are built around migration. And, recognising that many soccer players are migrants, Nair is approaching soccer clubs and their boards to ask for sponsorship.
Other ideas include The Other Hundred Chefs and one with a focus on performers, debunking the idea of the celebrity performer.
"It could be an Indian classical dancer, a Moroccan drummer, a dancer from Ukraine or a puppeteer from Sumatra, many of whom spend a lifetime learning their craft, but are not as well-known as Justin Bieber, who plays a three-chord trick," says Nair.
A judging panel meets for three days to select images and stories. Most submissions come from North America, China and India. The hard work, says Nair, is to ensure they get stories from Mali, Macedonia, the Solomon Islands and other far-flung places.
"We have developed a network of contacts in well over 150 countries. The aim is to reach out to the local photojournalists and give them a chance to appear in an international publication," says Nair.
Children playing at a sacred watering hole in Australia's Northern Territory. Photo: Dean Sewell
The photojournalists are paid about US$350 (HK$2,700) but getting the money to some can be difficult. Nair needed help from a niece in Melbourne to get payment to a teacher in Australia's remote Northern Territory who wrote an essay on Aboriginal education. It was money well spent, and Yalmay Yunupingu's voice adds to the broad picture of what education looks like around the world, way beyond Oxford, Cambridge and US Ivy League universities.
"When governments tell us we can't teach our children how to read and write in their own language, we feel as if a knife has gone into our body, then kept going deeper and deeper," Yunupingu writes.
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Romney, Gingrich Spar at Florida GOP Debate
Mitt Romney sought to regain traction in campaign by attacking Newt Gingrich in Monday's Republican debate on his work for Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, Gingrich hit back on Romney's connection to Bain Capital. Neil King has details on Campaign Journal.
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The funniest thing about this is that if you really zoom in and watch all of the hands - it is apparent that Jennings would have wiffed on the ball competely if Tate hadn't caught it/stopped it with his Left Hand - look at the stills and then watch the video live - Jennings doesn't even have his hands facing the ball - he only was able to trap the ball with his wrists and then wrap his fingers around it because Tate had already caught/stopped it - I challenge ANY of you to have someone loft you a ball - even 10 feet in the air and catch a ball by trapping it between your wrists - you just can't do it.....the reaction time is too short.
Wow, hadn't seen that article yet. That's a good one.
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Also, when on the ground, MD Jennings is unable to pry the ball away from Tate's one hand with both of his hands and leverage. Tate had a grip and a half on that ball. I'd challenge anyone to lay on the ground, grip a football and have their kid (10+ yrs old) try to pull it from their hand in the same way Jennings tries to pry the ball away from Tate, I bet your kid wins.


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1:36 Tue Jan 23
Bilic on MNF last night
As always he was very honest and very open and you still have to love the guy but some of the things he said were very interesting.
When he was talking about Payet's exit he said that as we know agents are huge in the game now, he went on to say when an agent controls 6 or 7 players at a club then it makes the Managers job very difficult and you almost come under the agents control. Not sure if he was talking about us but it sounded like he maybe was.
He also spoke about how Moyes has done and other new prem managers who get that initial uplift in results, MNF showed a stat where just about all the new managers in the premier initially did better than their predecesser. Bilic explained every new manager that comes in goes back to basics, defensive football and then tries to grow from there (sound familiar?). Bilic said he did exactly this when he took over at West Ham, but after 2 years boards then want better football, more expansive football, next level ( lol we've all heard that one) and that's when it becomes very difficult. Rather than grinding out results you try to play better football and buy more attacking players. Interesting stuff actually. He did praise Moyes and said he was doing a great job.
So reading between the lines i think it's pretty clear the board wanted better football and pushed Bilic to play more attacking football and therefore bring in more attacking minded players. But i also think it's clear they did not give him anywhere near the budget to do it. Lastly i think if it was Moyes in this position he would push back on the board as he is stronger minded, Bilic i think is a softer touch.
I guess as well he is limited in what he can say due to the terms of his pay off but he certainly said a few things that give you food for thought!
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8:38 Thu Jan 25
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heres a link to slav on MNF , he was pretty captivating as it goes ...
3:01 Thu Jan 25
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What's Tony Henry been doing for the past 12 months anyway? I remember Sullivan banging on about how great he was because he offered him RONALDO when they were ruining Birmingham.
Jaan Kenbrovin
2:49 Thu Jan 25
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Bilic identified the answer to our midfield weakness so precisely that there was only one player in world football to target.
2:13 Thu Jan 25
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'I think the opposite'
You amaze me, V.
Alex V
1:45 Thu Jan 25
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>>> Bilic to his credit did identify our weakness in midfield and wanted carvalho.
I think the opposite. He let the problems in midfield and defence drag on for two Summers. Carvalho was an afterthought - an opportunity that came up through an agent. We were barely linked with midfielders before that. Gold said we were happy with the midfield and weren't looking.
I also don't believe that players were sold directly on the promise of Carvalho for reasons already stated. Feghouli did leave late but it was a transfer that dragged on throughout the Summer - he was always going.
Mad Dog
11:58 Wed Jan 24
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You didn't need the 'after 3 defeats" part of that sentence.
He was never going to part with that
chedylan 2
7:33 Wed Jan 24
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Bilic to his credit did identify our weakness in midfield and wanted carvalho. He was told to free up wages and generate funds so he sold several squad players.
I believe the transfer never happened because Sullivan got cold feet giving bilic 35m to spend after 3 opening defeats.
Yet he wouldn't sack him either. What A cunt.
6:17 Wed Jan 24
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when bilic ousted morgan amalfitano , i thought he had a bit of steel about him , but i feel he got a bit chummy chummy with the players , obviously its just an opinion that i cant back up with anything factual , but it sruck me that they were playing in such a relaxed manor that led me to think that thing were a bit to relaxed there...
given time i really feel Dm will replicate his Everton "success" with us , and maybe a bit more ... fingers crossed
1:14 Wed Jan 24
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you're right. I'm embarrassed. But I will live through the pain! :-(
Danbury Hammer
12:35 Wed Jan 24
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We had a great first season with Bilic. Albeit we were still shipping goals, we had Payet who could magic us a goal or 2 from nowhere.
2nd season at the OS, the football wasn't great. We were still averaging 2 goals a game conceded. Payet wasn't interested and then went on strike and left. Bilic looked a broken man and unable to do anything about the state of the performances. He should have gone at the end of that season but as we know the board wouldnt pay him up.
This season started poorly, we were shipping in goals galore. The right decision was made to end his tenure at the club.
For me Bilic should have resigned before he was sacked. Every one could see that the players weren't playing for him. He stood on the side with his hands in his pockets, clueless as to what he should do next.
I wish him well in his next venture. Whatever people thought of him, he loves West Ham and was a genuine man who tried his best for us.
Northern Sold
12:20 Wed Jan 24
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So if I am reading this correctly… Bilic playing Antonio at RB is being blamed for us being knocked out of Europe last season… even though he only played him there for one of the legs??
stewie griffin
12:11 Wed Jan 24
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No. Byram played at right back in the first leg in Romania. Antonio played as a winger, and missed a sitter at 1-0 that would likely have put the tie to bed.
12:06 Wed Jan 24
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Antonio played the 1st leg as right back where we drew 1-1 right? It's a 2 leg tie, both games matter. We would have been home and dry if Antonio played in his proper position. But I'll carry on "pointlessly making stuff up"...
Eerie Descent
11:09 Wed Jan 24
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stewie griffin 7:19 Wed Jan 24
And those 3 league games were all at home to 3 shit teams who finished in the bottom 5, or thereabouts.
11:06 Wed Jan 24
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threesixty 10:05 Wed Jan 24
stewie griffin
11:00 Wed Jan 24
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"Well, Antonio at right back got us knocked out of Europe"
Sam BYRAM played right back in the 1-0 defeat at the shithole that knocked us out of Europe.
But carry on pointlessly making stuff up, some on here will lap it up
10:05 Wed Jan 24
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The agent thing is interesting. The idea that a disagreement with 1 player can affect your relationship with 6 players at the same time because they have the same agent. I'd like to hear a bit more about the issue and maybe what the FA have to think about that. Doesn't sound right.
As for his rather "revisionist" outlook... mmmm..
From where I can see he fucked himself over, and over again. Everything is connected like one long chain of events. His biggest problem is his inability to prepare for disasters.
You have a youth team who you don't look at or care about because you feel they can't do the job. So you don't really prepare them to deputise and bomb them out on loan etc.. while your doing well. Okay, disaster happens, no right back. Could have put one of the youth understudies in. But no, you persist in playing Antonio out of position because he filled in once and you took advantage of the guys never say no attitude.
Well, Antonio at right back got us knocked out of Europe, and lost a bunch of games while pissing Antonio off at the same time. Also made payet think what the fuck is this guy doing this team looks shit etc..
And your problems just roll on from there. Poor choices of personnel. Overloading on right sided forwards because you think you've found a right back and then realise you haven't etc.. Turkish league knock offs.
Bilic Just lost control of the whole thing. And it was obvious. I've said it a lot of times before but he is great international manager but the club thing he just isn't set up for mentally. Maybe he's too chilled out for it. You kind of have to be ruthless as a club manager if you see players everyday otherwise they will take the piss. They're only human. You also have to plan a head a lot more than in an international situation.
I liked the guys need for offensive football on the floor. And with payet and Lanzini they played some amazing football but you've got to keep it up. And he just didn't.
Alex Bunbury
9:47 Wed Jan 24
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The Antonio win back thing runs deeper that that. The reason Antonio was tried as a wing back is that we had nobody else to play there. The failing under Bilic was not necessarily to try him there but to fail to get somebody else who could naturally play in that position. Byram came in but I got the impression that Bilic never really trusted him albeit he was often injured. Part of the reason for our recovery last season was Bilic switching to three at the back where we looked more secure although he was forced to play people at wing back to fill in, like Kouyate. Perhaps more of a problem I have with Bilic in this regard was that we went through successive transfer windows not addressing this. Bilic switched back to a back four at the start of this season with Zabaleta as a conventional right back. When this didn't work and we went back to wing back Zabelata has been forced to fill in when it is not his position. To me it was obvious we needed a right sided player who could play as a wing back but Bilic did not address this.
9:41 Wed Jan 24
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Agree with Bilic about the new manager pattern. That's how it seems to work. It's the manager merry-go-round, they come in and turn results around, the fans having had to endure a shit end to the previous manager are happy with the new found upturn in fortunes.
Then go forward a season or 2 and the results dip and performances worsen and the fans are no longer happy, the board want more and so they are sacked.
There's only a few clubs like Burnley and Bournemouth that haven't gone down this route in recent years.
If you look at managers stats they mostly average out at near enough the same at similar sized clubs. Look at the win % of most medium to longer term managerial tenures and it'll be between 30- 40 %.
7:43 Wed Jan 24
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I had lack of motivation to get out of bed at 3am to watch a game when BFS was in charge.I still did though and still do
stewie griffin
7:19 Wed Jan 24
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ironsofcanada 11:22 Tue Jan 23
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There was zero motivation the last 6 months of Allardyce
Opinion. A premier leagie cliche, purported by his fans in the media when his management goes to shit. I prefer to deal in facts. We won 3 of our last 23 league games. We were absolutely shit at everything. And the 'defensive organisation' he inherited shipped 4 against Leicester and Bournemouth in the first two home games of the season. He sorted it out. Not to mention the fact that there were different personnel involved. Or to mention that we were 4th in the league at Christmas so to suggest there was no motivation is utterly preposterous.
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Leader of the Liberal Democrat group at Epping Forest District Council, Jon Whitehouse, said: "Brian's death came as a great shock. He was someone who believed in service and in helping others. He demonstrated that commitment in his professional life, in his ministry for the Church of England and in his service on Ongar Town Council and the district council.
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Liberal Democrats across Epping Forest and further afield will much miss Brian's wise counsel and warm humour. Elected to the District Council in 2014, he worked hard for the people of Ongar and was also often seen ministering at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.
Epping Forest District Council Leader Chris Whitbread also offered his condolences, saying: "Brian was a hard-working councillor, always friendly and thoughtful. I was saddened to hear of his death, he will be missed by all who knew him."
Buckhurst Hill Green Party councillor Steven Neville said: "He was a lovely, lovely guy, one of the best. He really cared about people and always held himself well in the council chamber.
"His passing is a great loss to his family, the church, Epping Forest District Council and the people of Chipping Ongar."
The council will be observing a minute's silence in Brian's memory at their next meeting on Thursday 22 February.


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Lumbering giants of the past or the prime innovators of the moment? That was the question moderator and EconSM conference editorial director Elizabeth Osder put to a panel of old media companies representing WSJ and its close relations, as well as Time Inc., Gannett (NYSE: GCI) and Martha Stewart. Upshot? While some collectively conceded to being somewhat lumbering in the past, that's not the case anymore.
— Not so lumbering: Gordon McLeod, president, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network : The reality is that everybody, the bloggers, was far ahead of us in terms of social media. The key is not screwing up the brand while adapting to the new changes. Jeff Price, president, Time Inc.'s SI Digital: Last year, digital comprised 15 percent of our revenues. We always knew that sports is social conversation and created a Facebook app. Kinsey Wilson, executive editor, USA Today: We got into social media and blogging three years ago. Last year, our site redesign put social media on every page of our site. Towards the end of the session, Thomas Mueller, VP, Creative/Product, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) said getting all the MSLO properties in sync – from TV, print and the web – and it's a lot easier when you have an idea. "Martha declared Cupcake Week and all the properties rallied around it. That's how you can leverage the power of large organization."
— Where's the value?: McLeod: Tagging and keywording has been a bomb on Marketwatch, while allowing commenting has been a natural fit. As the commenters have proved accurate, advertisers like Vanguard and other financial services marketers have warmed to the idea. Packaged goods advertisers have been slow to embrace our social media tools. Price: The big questions: why is the user there and how can you avoid getting in the way of the conversation? Ultimately, it's about authenticity. That's what advertisers value. He pointed to matching Gatorade with high school sports community Takkle, which also provides important local reach as well. Wilson: Advertisers want to be associated with new and innovative, but at the same time, they want the safe and proven.
— Looking to mobile: Price: One of the struggles we have with sports is the rights issue. If a fan uploads a photo from his camera phone at a sports event, that brings up a load of legal issues. We don't want to put ourselves at risk. While an audience member asked about whether mobile would open these companies to citizen journalism experiments, most of the executives say they continue to regard the issue as secondary. McLeod said that WSJ Digital Network and USAT's Wilson both said they're more interested in putting mobile tools in the hands of their professional staffers first.
— Syndication rules: Price said that syndicating SI's content has to achieve three things – namely, "Make sure you can have your advertising travel with it, making sure it leads traffic back to the site and extend the brand's value through widgets or other tools on social nets like Facebook. We're not going to unbundle our content and not see any return, while some other site reaps the revenue."


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Tidal Wrestling have announced two new matches for their October 2nd event, 'Each Dawn I Die' at the O2 Academy in Leeds.
The first new match confirmed will see "The Amazing" Matt Myers face "The Man For All Seasons" Xander Cooper in singles competition in Leeds on October 3rd. The second new contest scheduled for October 3rd shall see David Graves compete against Tom Weaver at the O2 Academy.
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The announced match card is as follows:
Match Card
TCW Heavyweight Championship
Rampage Brown (c) vs Wolfgang
Liam Slater vs Kazma Sakamoto
Michael Chase & Massimo Italiano vs The New Nation ("Class Apart" Alexander Henry & "The Primate" Jason Prime)
"The Gimmick Killer" HT Drake vs "The Armbar Superstar" Daniel James
Lana Austin & Little Miss Roxxy vs Xia Brookside & Lizzy Styles
Ace Matthews vs Jackie Polo
"The Amazing" Matt Myers vs "The Man For All Seasons" Xander Cooper
David Graves vs Tom Weaver
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Doors Open:5.00 pm. Bell Time: 5.30pm.
Tickets: Available now through the official Ringside World website, here. Also available on the door, on the night (dependent on availability).
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The only proof that the old Testament offers for the immutability of the counsel of God, are the blessings to your health and prosperity if you serve him without hypocrisy.
Has anyone tried this test for the existence of God?
'Why have we fasted,' they say,
'and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled ourselves,
and you have not noticed?'
"Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please
and exploit all your workers.
4Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,
and in striking each other with wicked fists.
You cannot fast as you do today
and expect your voice to be heard on high.
5Is this the kind of fast I have chosen,
only a day for a man to humble himself?
Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed
and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?
6"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
7Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
8Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousnessa will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
9Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
10and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
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Michael: prophecy is nearly always couched in terms that cannot be falsified. Obviously. And it's pretty darned clear that some of the NT writers were desparate to demonstrate JC to be fulfilling certain OT prophecies. On those few occasions when prophecy is not so termed - and has actual dates and specifics, (ie it is falsifiable) it always turns out to be BS. I'd point to the recent end times insanity in the US here.
The benefit to the writer is that he gains credibility and power (and potentially cash thereby) from the poor saps he persuades to believe it: again well demonstrated thoughout history. You don't ever have to be right - just credible and persuasive.
False prophets aren't killed because their prophecies are false (they all are, after all) but because politically someone with more power didn't like the message.
Here's a question for you: how do you decide what is true and what is not true? What's your method?
I use history, the Cambridge Ancient History Volumes in my research and also volumes on the Papacy, Medieval history, the changing maps of Europe and current events in my research of the last 2000 years of fulfiled prophecies. Once again there is a nutshell on my blog.
Use what you like Michael: you suffer from confirmation bias like the rest of us. I grew up in a house full of prophecy fulfillment freakery and I recognise it quickly every time I see it.
How do you know you are right and not others? You rely on your study? But very clever people disagree with you: aren't you worried that you might be wrong? (This was a killer argument for me personally: much cleverer people than me all disagreed, so relying on my intellect to work out which of the competing non-evidence based claims was right was always going to be virtually impossible if approached with integrity).
So aren't you worried that actually it might really matter which god you devote yourswelf to, and what his/her characterristics are like, whether he/she wants sacrifices or not, wants priests dressed in pruple robes (I'm sure you'll like that if you have a of symbollism) etc. If you rely on your head, and the selected thinking of others, how do you know you are right?
And what is the mechanism for people knowing what will happen in the future, given your fondness for prophecy? How does that actually work? Is there a mystical being knows what will happen? If so doesn't that cause some problems in terms of whether such a being could possibly be described as good?
Explain how can you serve god without "hypocrisy" according to your believes? If you are claiming that those who serve him without "hypocrisy" will get something out of it (health and prosperity), then Im sorry to burst your bubble, but you are doing it expecting something back, you are doing it to ultimately be rewarded, not because you even "LOVE" your god.
Your servitude to god has a price, the price is that he MUST pay your selfcentered efforts to please him. Who do you think you are that a narcissistic god , as described in the bible, need to reward you for doing what he created you to do, you were created to PRAISE him.
If you are going to believe in the bible at least believe in the whole concept, not in cherry picked sections that only seduce greedy individuals.
Read the excerpt, God is doing all the promising. God is speaking in the first person through the prophet.
I don't care what your god told someone thousands of years ago, if he wants me to do something then he should tell it to me himself, isnt him omnipotent?
No. I don't believe that god exists. BTW it is not "proof" that the O.T. offers.
Just do the charity work. as in school, doing things on rote will actually benefit you, despite what you believe or know.
You know this is an atheist forum, right? Would it be too much to ask that you address topics that have something to do with atheism instead of trying to debate obscure and obtuse Xtian theology?
I'd hazard a guess that none of us here can fathom why what you posted proves anything, let alone the existence of god.
No maintain your atheism, but do the charity work, the end result will be the same.
the end result...do you mean in material or spiritual terms?


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Lecture 12 in the Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories series
In this, the final lecture of the Summer 2017 12-part series The Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories, we encounter, first, Hagar's banishment to the desert with Ishmael and then the demand made by God to Abraham for the sacrifice of Isaac.
To sacrifice now is to gain later: perhaps the greatest of human discoveries. What, then, should best be sacrificed? And what might be the greatest gain? There are few eternal questions more profound and difficult.
In this lecture, I read an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my new book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, now available for pre-order at Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.
I am currently making arrangements to continue this series with a monthly lecture. That will start in September at a date and time yet to be announced.
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I'm not joking when I say that I probably have 20 cooking magazines decorating my office desk :-) Lately, I've been trying to go through them to find recipes that we want to keep and ran across this recipe in the May 2009 Cooking Light. It's originally intended to be an appetizer, but when you're only cooking for 2 people, you can make almost anything into a meal. My husband is fine with eating vegetarian meals a couple times a week, and I knew it wouldn't be that hard of a sell anyway. It's PIZZA!
We actually have a special little Weber pizza pan that goes with the grill, but this recipe called for the crust to cook directly on the grill grate. This was a little different, as we were not quite sure how we were going to flip the dough? Thankfully, the pizza pan turned out to be a great dough-flipper. Just like a giant pancake =-) The dough apparently cooks rather quick on the grill. It was on there for maybe 6 minute total.
The pizza itself was pretty good. There is no sauce, so the flavor comes from the veggies, cheese, and a basil-pepper mixture that is sprinkled on top as the pizza is in it's last few mintues of cooking. When we make it again, we will probably double the veggie mixture to make it a little more hearty (it was an appetizer recipe after all). Enjoy!
Grilled Pizza with Asparagus and Carmaelized Onion
(Adapted from Cooking Light, May 2009)
1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 c. thinly vertically sliced red onion
2 c. (2-inch slices) asparagus (about 1/2 lbs)
1/4 c. sliced ready to use sun-dried tomatoes (ours were not in olive oil)
1/8 tsp. salt
1 portion fresh pizza dough (homemade in the bread machine from our standard recipe)
1-1/4 c. shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2-3/4 tsp. ground oregano
Prepare pizza crust in bread machine or use thawed store bought dough. Prepare grill to medium-high heat. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; saute 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 5 minutes longer or until browned. Add asparagus to pan; cook 5 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes and salt.
Roll dough into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Add flour as needed until dough is no longer sticky. Brush each side with 1/2 teaspoon of remaining olive oil.
Place dough on a grill rack; grill 1-1/2 minutes or until crust bubbles and is well marked. Reduce grill heat to low; turn dough over. Arrange onion mixture over crust; sprinkle with cheese. Cover and grill over low heat 3-1/2 minutes or until cheese melts; remove pizza from grill. Sprinkle with oregano and black pepper.


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Buying a property is never easy, whether it is an end user, investor or an NRI all face the same problems of whom to trust? Whom to ask? Where to seek guidance? ; About the actual state of affairs in the realty market. But Real estate websites can be of great help, in term of choosing, knowing the price and finalizing a deal.
The real estate sector continues to remain highly unorganized in the country. Despite a lot of policy changes, the sector remains 95 per cent unorganized and only 5 per cent can be said to be organized. Speculations run amok in the market and hence, the actual property cost may be very different from the one quoted to a buyer or an investor. The buyer knows this and before getting into the market tries to gather as much information as he or she can in order to get a good deal.
Earlier the streams of information were limited and restricted to friends, family, neighbours, colleagues or the local property dealer. But now a buyer can avail all the information he needs on the real estate websites which are easy to access, free of cost and well known in the market. After the IT boom, among the first thing to go online were real estate sites, as it was always felt that there was a need for a bridge of information between realtors and buyers.
Broader picture
The real estate sites through open a broader picture about the real estate sector and show case all the possibilities available to a probable buyer or investor. Since these sites are easy to access, the popularity of the same has gone up manifold and the buyers are banking on the options displayed by the websites.
All the Information you need
The reason for the real estate sites to become instantly popular was the fact that they provide the buyer all the information related to the property in a fraction of seconds and the buyer can customize his search and look for the answers that he is seeking about a particular property.
Also, well-known real estate sites also offer advice, wherein one can post their query about one property or the overall property scene in his city or outside it with the click of a button.
Research and analysis
Realty sites also give information about the area, its background, why the prices went up or down in particular area during a certain period of time etc. Also, one can track the growth figures of chosen areas and analyse on one's own about the future prospects of the property.
Property Prices come down
As mentioned above the prices of the properties may be far away from a quoted figure and brokers may try to earn more commission by selling the property at a high rate. But not so is the case with these sites. First of all, there is no broker in between and one can choose a property one like on the website and conduct the deal on their own. Hence, the commission money is saved and also the hidden agendas of the broker.
Also, as one is directly dealing in the deal and the conversation is happening between the buyer and the seller, then the price of property automatically comes down because: firstly, the commission of the broker is done away with and secondly, as one knows there are various other options available on the internet, the seller is ready to bargain and bring down the price emerged out of speculation around a property.
Real estate sites are a boon for property buyers and hence always check in the sites to get a picture of the price range and options available in an area.


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I wish I could say the same thing about Russian Circles. There were some problems with the mixing and electronics and there was a horrible rumbling sound the whole time, hurting the ears and messing with the mood. It was a little vexing because their music is really good and I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted, so I left a little early to catch my tram. Hope I can see them live again on better circumstances!
And I'm sure you're wondering about our trip? Berlin was wonderful. And surprisingly big! Pulsating with life of all sorts, intriguing and damaged at the same time. In five days you only get to scratch the surface of the city so there was A LOT left to be seen next time. And the time after that, even years might not be enough. We didn't make it to Spreepark or Altes Museum or the East Side Gallery, for instance. But it's much more important to occasionally dawdle in a café or take a long bubble bath than run from one place to another.
More pics will follow when I get some time to sort them out, but for now, here are a couple of glimpses of Berlin in black and white.


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Corey Carrier (b. 1980) played Lampwick in the Creature Shop-effects film The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Carrier is best known for playing the childhood title character on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Film credits include The Witches of Eastwick, My Blue Heaven, Bushwacked, and Nixon (playing the titular politician as a child).


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I'm always talking about how amazing charity shops are, and forever blogging about my recent finds - but I often fail to mention that with nearly every purchase there is always a bit of extra work involved: re-hemming. Being 5ft 2" and with a particular fondness for wearing most things super short (à la 1960s/because in theory I think it makes me look taller...), I'm fairly used to lopping of the bottom off of dresses and running them through the sewing machine, often only to realise that I have in fact cut off far too much. But it must be said - all the effort is worth it when you realise you have just breathed life into an old unwanted garment that cost you a mere couple of pounds, turning it into a wardrobe-worthy item to cherish.
For those of you who don't have access to a sewing machine, I can imagine that the potential of charity shops seems much more limited - but it doesn't need to be! Although I'm sure most people have heard of re-hemming tape, I feel I should point out just how good it really is - in fact, I may even be ditching the sewing machine for these jobs in future!
For under £2 I bought 10m of tape, enough for at least 5 items of clothing. It can be found easily in most haberdasheries and supermarkets at very little cost. With this magical invention, the entire process of re-hemming takes under 15 minutes!
So without further ado, introducing the item to be re-hemmed - a stunning mondrian-style shift dress, picked up in a local charity shop for just £4. Admittedly, it doesn't look very long in the picture, but you will have to trust me that it just didn't feel quite right!
2) My mum taught me a very quick technique for measuring how much to take off, which means you won't need pins or markers. Simply fold over a piece of paper so that it is the desired width of the amount you need to cut off (5cm for me), and place it against the fabric along the current hem as you cut. Note that this works best with straight hems!
3) I used straight scissors, as I planned to turn the hem in on itself as I ironed in order to hide the raw edge, but pinking shears would also work very well and would mean that the ironing stage is less fiddly.


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Triad School District Early Childhood and Pre-K Screening
Birth-3 Screenings also available. Please note this when calling if interested.
Screenings are open to all children between the ages of 2 years 10 months and 4 years old who live in the Triad School District and are NOT eligible for Kindergarten in the 2019-2020 school year. There will be another screening that may be more appropriate for your child in September 2019 if they are younger than 2 years 10 months.
Children will be screened in the following areas:
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March 4, 5, 6, 7
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Birth-3 Screenings also available. Please note this when calling if interested.
Triad CUSD #2 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district's activities and programs.Triad CUSD #2 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.


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Trend Forecast May 8 - 12: Swing and rise moves may be seen
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