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AYR, ON – After nearly a month away from active competition, longtime Ontario standout JR Fitzpatrick will be back behind the wheel this weekend as the APC United Late Model Series serves as the co-headliner to the much anticipated re-opening of Jukasa Motor Speedway.
Fitzpatrick has been on the sidelines since departing Marvin Freiburger Racing at the beginning of August. Now, once again at the help of his own operation, he hopes to find a way to return to the forefront of Ontario racing with an impressive performance at Jukasa.
"I'm really looking forward to getting back behind the wheel and doing whatever we can to turn our season around," says Fitzpatrick. "Our partnership with Marvin [Freiburger] was the right team, with the right people and the right equipment – but we just couldn't get it to work."
"We just never seemed to get rolling," adds the second-generation star. "Nothing we tried was working. It never clicked. Now, I've got a new program and I'd like to think we have an entirely new outlook. Hopefully we can shake off all the bad luck that's had us down all year."
For Fitzpatrick, the return of racing at Jukasa Motor Speedway presents an ideal opportunity to become a part of history.
"[Jukasa] has always been the Crown Jewel of this province," says the fan favourite. "The rebirth of that track is going to be the biggest event of the year."
"Just being a part of this race is going to be an honour – but if we can find a way to get up front and stay there it would be a career highlight for me. It's tough for me to explain just how badly I want to win this race."
Fitzpatrick maintains his confidence that his family-owned team can find their footing at Jukasa and register their first top-5 finish of the APC United Late Model Series season.
"I'm really excited for this weekend to be the start of a new chapter for our team," offers Fitzpatrick. "I can't think of a better way for us to reintroduce ourselves to this province than a strong run at [Jukasa]. We know that we can win this race. We all believe it. We've got a great combination and great equipment. We just need to come out and get the job done."


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An easy, functional and customizable lead page for your next big thing, ready to use in your django project.
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An easy, functional and customizable lead page for your next big thing, ready to use in your django project.
The full documentation is at http://django-leads.rtfd.org.
Install django-leads
$ pip install django-leads # Also auto installs all needed dependencies! :)
Or get the bleeding-edge version:
$ pip install https://github.com/dnmellen/django-leads/archive/master.zip
INSTALLED_APPS = ( ... 'floppyforms', 'crispy_forms', 'leads', ) ... CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK = 'bootstrap3'
... import leads.urls urlpatterns = patterns('', ... url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)), url(r'^', include(leads.urls, namespace='leads')), )
Final touch
$ python manage.py syncdb
- Works on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3
- Basic lead page to act as a placeholder for your django project
- Registers user's name and email into database
- Customizable and extendable models and forms
- Admin interface
- Export registered users to CSV
- Send newsletters to your users
0.1.0 (2013-11-08)
- First release on PyPI.
0.1.1 (2013-11-10)
- Makes this app more extendable by using custom models and forms
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- Exports registered users to CSV from admin panel
- Create newsletters from admin panel
- Fixed installation from pip
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- Bugfixed circular imports when setting custom Forms
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BlackBerry to expand handset protection
Company is now working with Trend Micro to enhance protection against mobile threats
BlackBerry has announced that it is working with cloud security experts Trend Micro to expand the protection it already provides to BlackBerry customers against malware and privacy issues related to third-party applications.
"The volume of malicious and high-risk mobile apps are on the rise across the industry, which is why we applaud BlackBerry's commitment to protecting their customers against these emerging mobile threats," said Kevin Simzer, vice president of Corporate Development and Alliances, Trend Micro. "With the speed that cybercriminals are targeting new platforms and applications, Trend Micro and BlackBerry's strategic collaboration is natural and timely for the security of end users. Together, the two companies can further secure and enhance BlackBerry customers' mobile experience."
BlackBerry will now incorporate the Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service with its current internal, proprietary system for analysing applications. With the cloud-based Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service, both current and new applications submitted to the BlackBerry World storefront will be scanned for potential malicious behavior.
"BlackBerry is working with Trend Micro to implement a more robust approach for addressing privacy and security concerns related to third-party applications," said Adrian Stone, director, BlackBerry Security Response and Threat Analysis at BlackBerry. "By incorporating Trend Micro's advanced mobile scanning and detection capabilities with our own internal, proprietary application analysing system, we can provide another layer of protection and assurance for BlackBerry customers. Together, BlackBerry and Trend Micro are developing an innovative and comprehensive solution for protecting BlackBerry customers against emerging mobile security concerns."
Mobile Application Reputation Service is Trend Micro's next generation cloud-based technology for mobile operating systems that is designed to analyse aplication code and behavior to identify risks from malware and data leaks. It also detects the abuse of battery, memory, and data resources.


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JR's Barn
To some, the old, almost-burned-down barn looked like something that needed to be leveled and taken away. But Joel and Renae Groskreutz saw something else. "It was a vision that God laid on my heart," says Renae. "For the barn to be a place for laughter and for memories to be made. That is when we decided to revamp not only the barn but the entire yard."Read more


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It's sometimes difficult for a Product Manager to know whether customer expectations are there to be met or exceeded. Exceeding them has always struck me as the best way to deliver customer delight; merely meeting them must be the absolute bare minimum. Project & programme managers, on the other hand, often argue that exceeding expectations is setting the bar unnecessarily high, and that if expectations are set correctly in the first place, the objective should be to meet them.
But marketing messages can set expectations at an altogether different level. Are we reading too much into them? Are we being blinded by numbers and facts without questioning their relevance? For example:
- A smartphone display window made from Gorilla Glass is strong enough to withstand the weight of 10,000 elephants (yes, ten thousand) before it cracks.
- A standard family car with a normal range of 800 miles can, with careful driving, cover more than 1,600 miles on a single tank of fuel.
- Home broadband can deliver rates of up to 100 Mb/s.
These figures aren't just hype – they are accurate reflections of what's possible. They're not strictly "exaggerations" – they have been measured and demonstrated. But they're not always entirely realistic – sometimes the only way they can be achieved is under strictly controlled conditions (see caveat below).
Somehow, we're still being convinced that those figures are more readily achievable than they are in practice. We're being swayed by the marketing, and only when the delivered performance doesn't match our expectations do we become aware of the small print which defines the controlled conditions needed to make it happen. Even though we know what's going on, we make the same mistake again and again.
So what's going on here? Who's at fault? Can we believe claims of "blistering speeds" and record-breaking ranges? Are we victims of over-selling and under-delivering?
I think there are several separate issues at play:
- We're sometimes measuring (and quoting) the wrong parameter. Is raw bitrate the right parameter for broadband speed? Is "strength" the right thing to be talking about for smartphone display windows?
- We're not good at understanding the context of the claim. This is often in the small-print, but sometimes the claim isn't actually ever made – it is assumed to be there "by association" – see below.
- We're running out of superlatives. With technology progress, speeds become greater, efficiency becomes better. How can we follow "blistering" speeds, "ultimate" efficiency and ten thousand elephants?
- We can always find champions. While doing research prior to purchase, it is always possible to find someone who confirms that the figures are genuine; that they have first-hand experience to back it up; and their positive tone make them all the more believable. "It's got the latest version of Gorilla Glass, so you can even drive over it"; "It's so fast that I can download full length films in seconds".
The smartphone, automotive and broadband facts above are genuine. It is sad that years of over-selling by, for example, home broadband providers has led to a good deal of skepticism so it is refreshing to see there is good evidence to confirm Virgin's 100Mb/s service lives up to these claims. Is it too late? Has the damage already been done? Maybe yes, for people who have lived with under-performing broadband for too many years.
When I took a tumble with my phone still in my hand, the results were spectacular. The phone was only a few months old and until then in excellent condition. It never left my hand when I fell but the phone was rendered unusable.
Nowhere in any marketing material does my phone ever claim to be bullet-proof, drop-resistant or anything like it. But it does clearly state that the display window is made from Gorilla Glass, which we know to be very strong. A small bit of research reveals the 10,000 elephants claim which, because of its visual appeal, is easy to spread virally.
I am a great fan of Corning's Gorilla Glass, and their continuous investment in new developments convinces me that we will see glass used in many more products in the future, but for this to happen, the glass needs to be less prone to "normal" damage. Perhaps this is where OEMs need to pay particular attention by following the design rules to ensure that components such as display windows meet customer expectations when integrated into the product.
A phone needs to survive many everyday dangers, including occasional drops and the considerable bends and twists imparted by being sat on in a rear pocket. As Jeff Evenson, SVP and Operations Chief of Staff at Corning confirmed, it's not just "strength" which is needed – it's "damage resistance" too. But that's altogether more difficult to define a measure for – and probably won't include reference to elephants.
The owner of a wristwatch which quotes "water resistant to 30m" might be surprised to learn that according to the official classification of water resistant markings, such a watch is only splash/ rain resistant and absolutely NOT suitable for use in even a bath, shower or pool. How well are watch designers managing the expectations of their customers by using a figure of 30m for a watch which won't necessarily survive a bath?
Perhaps what is needed is a more tangible relationship between expectations and reality.
- The automotive industry created standardised tests for measuring fuel consumption – requiring manufacturers to quote urban, extra-urban and combined fuel consumption figures giving a more realistic indication of the performance which we can expect.
- The banking industry created the Annual Equivalent Rate (or Effective Interest Rate) to provide a more realistic indication of interest, and enabling a better comparison between products.
- Weather forecasters usually quote the wind-chill factor during the winter months because it gives a more realistic indication of what it will feel like.
- Printer manufacturers started using a cost-per-page to allow the cost of consumables (ink) to be realistically compared and for total cost of ownership to be calculated.
I wonder whether these examples demonstrate how such measurements have matured in established fields. Do we now need more realistic measurements for these newer fields? Instead of measuring broadband speeds in Mb/s should we be looking at times to download a (nominal) 4GB film in much the same way as PVR capacity is quoted in number of hours of TV in addition to raw capacity in GB?
"Managing expectations" is usually a euphemism for "lowering expectations" – maybe what we're looking for is not necessarily "lower", but "more realistic" expectations.
So before we start debating whether it's better to meet or exceed customer expectations, perhaps we should spend some time setting expectations – and in order to do that we need more realistic ways of measuring performance.
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Broken Things—Chapter One
CHAPTER ONE: THE NEED FOR BROKENNESS from the book by M. R. DeHaan, M.D., Broken Things—Why We Suffer
- "For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among the thorns" (Jeremiah 4:3).
Fallow ground is that which is permitted to lie idle and uncultivated. Instead of producing grain and fruit, the land becomes covered with weeds and thorns, and disaster lies ahead. So the prophet calls to Israel, "Thus said the Lord . . . Break up your fallow ground, and sown not among the thorns."
The spiritual applications of this expression are many and profitable, but the one which comes to mind first of all is that there can be no blessing without effort and no harvest without plowing. Before a thing can be made useful, something must be broken. Before the house is built, the tree must be broken. Before the house is built, the tree must be broken down. Before the foundation can be laid, the rocks must be blasted from their quarry bed where they have long lain in peace and quiet. Before the ripe grain can cover the fields, the soil must be completely broken down. The cutting blade of the plow must turn over the sod, and the sharp teeth of the harrow must pulverize the soil.
Before there can be life, there must be death. Before there can be joy, there must be weeping. The joy that floods the mother's heart at the sound of the first cry of her new newborn babe was preceded by the tears of anguish of childbirth. Our Lord Jesus state the principle of brokenness in these words:
- Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John 12:24).
In the following chapters we will study some of the many broken things found in the Bible and in everyday life. We are living in a broken world today. As never before, all that seemed permanent and enduring is being broken down; the history of the world is but the breaking of governments, systems, ideals, and programs. The history of every human life, too, is the history of the breaking.
What memories come back out of the distant past as one traces again the tedious journey he began years ago! Like misty shadows from the past they take form and materialize again, and he relives the days of sorrow over the broken things of life. The toys the children laughed over were broken and cast aside with the stain of childish tears upon them. How early in life the breaking processes begin!
And then as he grew older, there were broken promises and broken hopes, shattered dreams, and unfulfilled ideals. Then after marriage he built his home and dreamed of peace and rest, but found that the increase of years increased also the weeping over broken things. All his expectations were shattered in a moment as the little darling in that home was rudely torn from his heart. Perhaps his wife, or his health, or his home, for which he had labored all his life in the anticipation that it would be the scene of quiet last days, were suddenly taken away. Yes, broken things are common in life. No one can escape them.
To the child of God, however, every broken thing is but the assurance that God is making something useful. How needful it is for you who today are sorrowing over bitter losses and repining on bed of illness, you whose bodies are broken, to remember that He has said:
- And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:38).
To illustrate this truth and bring joy to many of you who today are being broken, we shall call attention to a great number of broken things mentioned in Scripture, showing that only the broken things are useful in God's wonderful dealings with us.
In the seventh chapter of Judges we have the familiar story of Gideon, the sixth judge of the people of Israel after the death of Joshua. Israel was being vexed sorely by repeated attacks of her enemies the Midianites. When the people of God cried to the Lord for deliverance, God raised up a man by the name of Gideon to deliver them. The method of deliverance was unique, and after he had surrounded the camp of the enemy at night, Gideon gave the following instructions:
- When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of the camp, and say, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came unto the outside of the camp . . . . And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon (Judges 7:18-20).
The record is familiar. Gideon was called of the Lord to go and fight the enemy. Some 32,000 had gathered themselves about him, but of all these volunteers, only 300 were fit. With these Gideon surrounded the camp of the enemy at night. In their hands they held trumpets and pitchers in which they had concealed blazing torches. At a command and signal from their captain the men were to break the earthen pitchers and thus let the light shine forth in the darkness. Then, blowing the trumpets, they gave the enemy the impression that instead of 300 men there were 300 companies of men who had surrounded them. The effect was stupendous. Fear gripped the enemy soldiers, and they fled in disorder throughout the night. The victory was complete.
We are interested in the part the broken pitchers played in the victory. The pitchers were earthen vessels, and hidden in them were flaming torches of light. We who have been saved are the earthen vessels to whom the Lord has entrusted the blessing of the Holy Spirit and the Word of Life.
Within us dwells the Holy Spirit, the omnipotent Holy Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, by whom we can do all things. With Him nothing is impossible, for while it is true that without Him we can do nothing, it is equally true that we "can do all things through Christ, who strengtheneth" us. In the pitcher was the torch. The fire and the torch speak of the Spirit of power and victory. Again and again the Holy Spirit, the only source of power and light in the Christian life, is referred to as fire. Fire is one of the many biblical symbols of the Holy Spirit. But this light has been placed in earthen vessels.
Earthen vessels are the symbols of these human bodies of ours. At the wedding of Cana of Galilee, it was into empty vessels that the water was poured and made into wine, the symbol of joy and salvation, at the word of the Lord Jesus. It was in earthen vessels that the widow's small supply of oil was poured until all the vessels were filled. At best we are but earthen vessels to whom have been entrusted the words of life.
In the pitchers were torches. What a picture of the Christian as a result of regeneration! We have been endued with the Holy Spirit, and within every believer dwells this Holy Spirit with all the possibilities and potentialities of Omnipotence. At our disposal is placed the entire realm of Holy Spirit power.
Yet the average believer goes through life without letting that power flow out. It seldom shines forth. Oftentimes there is darkness. So it was in Gideon's day. The torches were there, but there was no light and no victory until the pitchers were broken. Then the light shone forth and the enemy fled in consternation.
How we need to be broken. How often we bewail and bemoan the sad fact of broken lives, but find later that only broken things are used by the Lord and that only after we are broken are we our very best for God.
There are two possibilities in the Christian life. One is to be in the light, and the other is to walk in the light—to have light within and to let it shine out. The one possibility is life; the other is the life abundant. There is a carnal Christian, and there is a spiritual Christian. We may have, as we read in the fourth chapter of John, the water of life springing up within us; then again, we may have rivers of living water flowing forth out of us, as Jesus said in the seventh chapter of John. Light may be in the pitcher, but the pitcher must be broken if there is to be victory and power
This is my body, which is broken for you (1 Corinthians 11:24).
This quotation by Paul of the words of Jesus at the institution of the Lord's Supper voices a principle which, when properly understood, is of great comfort in times of trial and tribulation. Without the broken body of the Lord Jesus we could not be made whole. I God's wise counsel everything must be broken before it can be fruitfully. Jesus expressed this truth when He said,
- Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; bit if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John 12:24).
From the earliest day of consciousness, man is in a world of broken things. The crying of the infant over a broken toy, the weeping of a child over the broken sled or kite, the sorrow of the young man over a broken trust are common in the world of broken things.
There is the broken heart of the mother as the babe she has nursed at her bosom crushes her heart by his waywardness; there is the sorrow of the faithful wife who sits alone in the late hours of the night with broken heart and shattered confidence waiting for the one she thought loved her.
All along the way lie fragments of things that once were hopes and joys, things that were fashioned into dreams of happiness by the hand of fancy on the wheel of hope. That child who was the dream of all your love breaks your dreams. That business venture you envisioned fails. As the days go by, there are more and more of these broken things; and as the twilight of life comes and the old man totters to be broken sod, he looks back upon a world of broken things.
Broken homes, broken hearts, broken bodies, broken hopes, broken health. Broken vows, broken lives—what sadness in those words! But this is merely the course of nature. Broken things suggest accidents and calamities. We associate them with disappointments and failure. But all these "tragedies" are known to God, and He can bring out those broken fragments something far better, more beautiful, more enduring than that precious thing which was broken at our feet.
With the Lord there are no calamities. God knows no disappointments. He knows all things from the beginning, and nothing that happens surprises Him. Knowing everything from the beginning, He has planned that every broken piece in the lives of His own children will fit in somewhere in the complete portrait of His eternal counsel and will.
Are you being broken today upon a bed of illness or by a heart which grieves over the bitterness of a love spurned and abused? Here is comfort for you. God knows all about it, and He would not permit it if He did not see that in the end it will serve a purpose you do not now know.
I long ago learned the lesson—but need to remind myself of it constantly—that God makes only what He wants to make. If you are being broken, God is working with you. He is making something—something that will someday astound you with its wisdom and beauty. Each time I passed through the dark vale of disappointment and have cried in agony, "Oh, why, why must this be?" God has always led me out of the gloom into a greater light, out of the straits into a larger place.
Someone has said, "The narrow straits always lead into the wide, wide ocean." The Lord deals with us in that way. The things we thought were the greatest trials and tragedies later we find to be God's way of bringing us something better. We think broken things are a loss, but God turns them to a gain. In nature, broken things are cast aside; but in grace, God will never us a man until he is broken.
Grace is always the reverse of nature. In the natural realm in the first is first, but Jesus says that in the realm of grace the "first shall be last." Nature says that the youngest shall serve the eldest, but grace says, "The older shall serve the younger." Nature says, "He that would be greatest among you, let him lord it over all." But grace says, "He that would be greatest among you, let him be your minister."
If you are being broken by disappointment, by bereavement, by loss, by pain, by sickness, remember that while to us broken things are tragedies and worthless, they are the only things God can use.
The Bible is full of illustrations that support this truth. Again and again God uses broken things to gain the victory. Genesis speaks of a broken fellowship, but God uses it for the exhibition of His grace. Exodus tells of a broken law, but God uses it to prove to man his need of salvation and grace. Numbers depicts a broken covenant.
In the Psalms we read about the outpouring of a broken and contrite heart. Samuel tells of a man with a broken back who sat at the king's table. Judges speaks of the broken pitchers in the hands of 300 men.
In Matthew we read of broken loaves in the hands of Jesus. Mark tells of a broken roof which enabled a paralytic to approach Jesus for healing. In Luke we read of a broken alabaster box; and John tells of a broken home were Lazarus has died.
We think of the broken net and the broken ship, the pieces of which helped to save Paul and his companions during a storm. We remember also the broken body of our Lord on the tree, and we hear Him say to His disciples, "This is my body, which is broken for you." In each of these examples the breaking was for a purpose. In every instance a blessing resulted that so far outshone everything else that the pain of breaking was soon forgotten.
Of the many, many broken things mentioned in the Bible, we want to consider first the broken law of God. You will remember that after God had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt and had led them through the sea into the wilderness, they came to Mount Sinai. There God wanted to teach Israel the truth of grace.
It may seem strange when I say that He gave them the law to teach them the need of grace, but it is true. There upon the mountain God gave, by the hand of Moses, two tables of stone, and on these tables of stone God wrote the law. There are some shallow-thinking Christians who imagine that the tables of stone were the law, but there were no different from thousands of other stones which abounded in that region. What was written on those stones constituted God's law. Before Moses could bring that law to the people to whom it was given, they had already broken it.
Moses did not break the law when he cast the tables at the foot of the Mount, Israel had already broken it when they desired the golden calf and were dancing about it. Moses' breaking of the stones was a pictorial demonstration of the seriousness of Israel's sin.
The broken law demands death. The law was never given to save. The law was never meant to take a man to heaven. God knew before He gave the law that there would not be a son of Adam who would ever keep that law. Yea, we may go further and say that God never expected even one sinner to keep that law. It was given by God to reveal the need of grace.
That law was perfect and holy and just. It was the perfect expression of the perfect will of God, and imperfect man could not keep it because it was holy. Sinners could not attain to it. And because it was just, it must condemn everyone who broke it. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" is the language of the law. "The wages of sin is death," says God's law. "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them" sys the law!
God knew that Israel would break that law. God expected that they would. God knew the heart of man far too well to expect that he could keep His perfect law. He knew that in man, that is in his flesh, "Dwelleth no good thing." That law must be broken to convince man that he needed grace. The breaking of the law by Israel was the proof and demonstration that "by the deeds of the law" there should "no flesh be justified in his sight." The broken law became the occasion for the revelation of the grace of God.
When Moses came down from the Mount, he carried, in addition to the tables of the law, the pattern of the tabernacle. The tabernacle is the exhibition of God's grace, just as the law is the expression of God's justice. The law knows no mercy. The law demands punishment for all who break it; and therefore if no more than the law had been given, man would be forever lost. But God now introduced the tabernacle—the great type of the Lord Jesus Christ and redemption by blood.
Every part of that tabernacle spoke of Jesus Christ, but He was symbolized particularly by one article of furniture in the Holy of Holies. It was the ark of the covenant, the great picture of redemption through Jesus Christ. The ark, which rested in the Holy of Holies, was an oblong box made of wood and overlaid with gold. In the box, together with other articles, was the broken law—not the literal stones Moses broke, but the second tables containing the law that Israel had broken. This law called for judgment and the curse and death. It cried for vengeance. It was the ministration of death.
But God made provision for Israel. Even though they had broken the law, they could be saved, for over this broken law in the ark was a mercy seat. Note the following carefully:
Once a year the high priest took blood from the altar in the outer court (a type of the cross of Christ) and carried it into the holiest place. He then solemnly sprinkled that blood on the mercy seat over and above the broken law, which demanded death and judgment and the curse. And then when God, the holy and the just One, came down in the Shekinah cloud of glory in the Holy of Holies, He saw the blood instead of beholding the broken law that demanded the eternal death of the sinner. The blood covered the law.
The law, which demanded blood ("without shedding of blood is no remission"), had been satisfied by that blood. God would not curse His people who were under the blood, for He had said "When I see the blood, I will pass over you" (Exodus 12:13).
God looked upon the blood and was reconciled. Israel was safe. The law was broken by Israel, and what a tragedy it seemed. Yet it was God's way of revealing to His people their need of His grace and the power of the atoning blood.
And God has not changed His method of dealing with sinners. He is still just and holy and must condemn the sinner and punish sin. No man can be saved by the law. The law stands to condemn you, but God has provided another Lamb of atonement whose blood was shed on the cross of Calvary and whose body was broken there to save those who had broken His law.
There is then only one place of safety and shelter from the wrath of God, and that is "under the blood." He has said, "Without the shedding of blood is no remission." Yes, the broken law calls for a broken Savior, and the broken Savior calls for a broken heart. Only through things broken can blessing come. Even Jesus could not be a savior without being broken. God permitted man to break His holy law to convince him of his need for a broken Savior.
Some of you are being broken today in body, in spirit, and in material things. Remember—until Jesus was broken He could not be your Savior. That is God's way of doing things. Some of the ingredients of the holy anointing oil in the tabernacle had to be crushed before they were used because until they were crushed their fragrance could not flow forth. For this reason we read:
- And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation (Exodus 30:36).
Oh friend, do you realize that only the death of Christ can save you? Only as His body was broken which means that His blood was allowed to flow out, could He atone for your sin. Without His blood there is no salvation. Are you under that blood? Then you have been redeemed from the curse of the law. But if you are not under the blood you are still under the curse.
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Britain's blue-chip index may have started the year by reaching a succession of highs - six record closes mark its longest winning streak in two decades - but how solid are those gains?
In 2016, the FTSE 100 ended the first week in January on 5,912 points, in the first week of this year it scaled to 7,208 points - a rise of 22pc.
While many investors will see the record levels as reason to rejoice, the underlying causes are not so cheering.
The fall in sterling is particularly significant: around 70pc of FTSE 100 companies' earnings are made overseas and any fall in the pound makes them more valuable in sterling terms.
During 2016 the FTSE 100 rose by more than 19pc. However, in US dollar terms – stripping out the positive impact of sterling's fall – the index actually fell, by 0.2pc.
The rise of the index in 2016 also hides enormous divergence. Looking at the index sector by sector shows that there were some large risers and some steady fallers.
Oil and gas producers rose by 61pc last year, while the FTSE 350 mining index rose by 100pc. Basic materials, which includes the mining and refining of metals, chemical producers and forestry products, rose by 90pc, while the construction and materials industry rose by 49pc.
On the other hand, retailers fell by nearly 14pc, while the telecoms sector was down 12pc and food producers lost 9pc. Real estate was hit the hardest, falling by 32pc in the year.
Jason Hollands from Tilney Bestinvest, the fund shop, said: "Currency moves rescued markets for UK investors last year. If you were cautious a year ago, with concerns about the uncertain geopolitical outlook, then this year has similar warnings."
He pointed to a "marathon" of European elections and the potential unpredictability of Donald Trump's presidency.
Chris Wyllie, chief investment officer at Connor Broadley, the wealth management firm, said he did not have concerns about the valuations of British companies but advised investors to be discerning and to "buy the dips".
"There are going to be some bloodbath sectors for medium-sized firms, retail being one. More businesses will be going to the wall," he said.
Mr Wyllie pointed to the example of Next, which this week issued a profit warning after slower Christmas sales, and said: "If Next is feeling it, what are the less good businesses out there going to be doing?"
However, investors also need to separate the fortunes of the FTSE 100 index from their feelings about the domestic economy.
"The UK stock market is not that reflective of the UK economy. Investors' view on the UK economy is not a particularly positive one," said Mike Bell, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management.
There are some big question marks hanging over Britain in 2017, said Tom Stevenson from Fidelity, the asset manager. The first is domestic earnings.
"Economic growth in the UK is probably going to slow down significantly because inflation is likely to rise and that means real consumer purchasing power is going to diminish," he said.
Inflation will hit the price of any goods imported, hurting UK consumers' pockets, said Ben Yearsley, investment director at Wealth Club, an investment service.
"UK inflation is still relatively benign with retail prices index running at 2.2pc. As we import many goods into the UK, the depreciation in sterling will start pushing the costs of goods we import up, thus forcing inflation up.
"It wouldn't surprise me to see inflation of 3-4pc later this year, which will put a squeeze on consumer spending. Normally the Bank of England would raise rates to combat inflation, but this might not happen this time," he said.
The other big risk to British shares is Brexit and the associated uncertainty. Mr Bell said the fall in sterling had priced in a "hard Brexit" that might not materialise.
"If so, sterling will rally and that could reverse some of the gains that we have seen as a result of its fall," he said.


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SIMCom, who ranks No. 1 in the world for most shipped module items for three consecutive years, has made a public appearance at the exhibition with their full range of star products (data source: ABI research 2015/2016/2017)
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Popular Industry Application No.1 in 2018 —- Products of NB-IoT Series Driving Urban Delicacy Management
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Hot Industry Application No.3 in 2018 —- 4G LTE Module Driving Intelligent Transportation
Today, a city's heavy traffic greatly reduces its operating efficiency. How to reduce and improve traffic has always been a matter of concern. With the development of the Internet of Vehicles and Big Data technology, there are now scientific and reasonable solutions available. As a result, the SIM7600 series, SIMCom's star 4G module, has received special attention from the industry. At present, SIM7600 series has been used in a wide range of applications by the automotive electronic aftermarket, including for new energy vehicles, vehicle travelling data recorders, OBD equipment, car Wi-Fi and others. Characterized by high-rate bandwidth, high-cost performance and compact size, it is applicable to clients' different applications and designs. It provides a stable and reliable network connection for clients and stable and reliable data transmission for big data analysis of intelligent transportation.
Hot Industry Application No.4 in 2018 —- Products of Vehicle Scale Series oriented towards C-V2X and 5G
SIM7800, SIMCom's first vehicle module product, was also on display at the exhibition. Based on LTE CAT4 high-rate technology, the module provides clients with stable and reliable network connection, supports flexible secondary development and is equipped with multiple personalized security solutions.
What is particularly noteworthy is that SIMCom has partnered with CECport to take the lead in launching a T-box custom development board, which has the following characteristics:
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4. SIM7600CE 4G module is adopted to support data network access for full Netcom data access;
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6. Supports multiple CAN/UART/I2C/SPI connection interfaces to expand peripherals;
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8. Support three-way USB host, double sound card in/out and dual LVDS/mipi large screen display.
Clients from relevant industries are welcome to apply to test various development versions. Please click email@example.com to apply for testing of development versions.
There is no doubt that wonderful things as smart city, smart payment, energy management, network of vehicles, and unmanned driving will greatly enhance social efficiency and bring us smart life in the true sense. SIMCom continues to work with clients from various industries. Thanks for your support. SIMCom is always on your side.
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The U.S. Supreme Court and federal agencies look askance at employers that don't train employees and supervisors how to prevent, detect and report harassment. As a practical matter, such training is essentially required.
The mandate for anti-harassment training dates from 1998, when the Supreme Court handed down two landmark rulings, Faragher v. City of Boca Raton and Ellerth v. Burlington Industries. The two cases carved out an affirmative defense for employers: They won't be liable for supervisory sexual harassment if they train everyone not to harass and how to report harassment that does occur.
The defense allows employers to defend against supervisory harassment by showing that:
- The employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct any harassing behavior, and
- The employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective opportunities.
The EEOC subsequently extended this affirmative defense to all forms of harassment.
Other courts have ruled that failing to conduct harassment training for supervisors and employees can be used to demonstrate that an employer did not take affirmative steps to prevent harassment from taking place.
Note: A pending Supreme Court case—Vance v. Ball State—may soon affect supervisory liability. Learn more at "Supremes hear arguments: For Title VII, who's a supervisor?"
State training mandates
Most state anti-harassment laws allow for much bigger jury awards than the caps set by Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act. Several states mandate anti-harassment training. For example, California requires employers with more than 50 workers to provide supervisors with two hours of sexual harassment training. Ask your attorney for guidance in states where you operate.
How to structure training
A good anti-harassment training program consists of a series of presentations and workshops. Training should be ongoing so your employees—and especially new hires—will be aware of your anti-harassment policies and your procedures for reporting and investigating harassment.
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UC Riverside Welcomes First Full-Time Immigration Attorney
Karina Gutierrez makes the case for expanded legal services for UCR's immigrant students
Karina Gutierrez serves as UCR's first full-time immigration attorney where she serves more than 600 students eligible for legal assistance, including those with mixed immigration-status families. carlos puma
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — California is home to approximately 2.5 million undocumented immigrants — more than any other state in the U.S. Many arrived as children and now face challenges to pursuing higher education and career opportunities as young adults.
At the University of California, Riverside, Karina Gutierrez is working to eliminate some of those challenges.
An advocate for human rights in the face of exploitation, trafficking, and other social issues, Gutierrez serves as UCR's first full-time immigration attorney. Prior to arriving at UCR in February, Gutierrez was an interim lead attorney for the Public Law Center's Immigration unit, a nonprofit providing free legal services to low-income residents and other nonprofits in Orange County.
Due to the increasing number of undocumented students living in the U.S., UCR asked the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center for more assistance. Gutierrez arrived at UCR on Feb. 28.
Established in November 2014, the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center operates out of the UC Davis School of Law and is the UC's first-ever program to provide legal services across the system rather than on a single campus. The center provides free, high-quality legal assistance to undocumented students and their immediate family members at UC campuses without law schools.
To help students achieve their academic goals and full potential, the center is working to employ a full-time attorney at each campus. Previously, UCR shared an attorney with UC San Diego.
"I am so thrilled and blessed to be in a position to offer quality services to students without them having to worry about the accuracy of the information they receive, nor the cost involved for the services we provide," Gutierrez said. "The UC Immigrant Legal Services Center cares about quality service. That's why I wanted to be part of this team."
Established by President Barack Obama in June 2012, this month marks the sixth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, which allowed individuals to receive a renewable two-year permit to live, study, and work in the U.S., granting protection from deportation.
When President Donald Trump rescinded DACA in September 2017, hundreds of UCR students were impacted by the decision. The UCR community hosted roundtable and townhall meetings with faculty, students, and staff, while University Advancement and Student Affairs created the Dreamer Student Support fund to assist with the $495 filing fee required per renewal application when the Trump administration allotted one month for DACA recipients to renew their status for an additional two years.
UCR's Undocumented Student Programs office said the rate of DACA renewal applications has increased since Gutierrez arrived on campus.
In her first month and a half, Gutierrez submitted 32 applications to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services division. Before she started, the office processed an average of 15 renewal applications per month going back to September.
Gutierrez also handles naturalization and family-based petitions, along with providing full legal consultations.
"Having a full-time immigration attorney on campus has been a critical asset to our students," said Ana Coria, coordinator of Undocumented Student Programs at UCR, whose team ensures students have the support necessary to continue and complete their education.
Gutierrez currently serves 600 undocumented students, but hundreds more are eligible for legal assistance, including those with mixed immigration-status families. She meets with each student to perform a risk-benefit analysis, navigate documentation status, and assess eligibility for programs that can serve as pathways to permanent forms of relief, such as legal residency and citizenship. From there, Gutierrez provides application assistance and corrects errors that have hindered students from obtaining legal residency and put the legal status of some at risk.
"I have an opportunity to empower students," Gutierrez said. "When you know your situation, it becomes more manageable, and students can continue to accomplish their academic and career goals irrespective of their status. That's why it is so critical for them to have access to legal services and to know their rights."
Beyond working one-on-one with students, Gutierrez said her role involves educating the campus and community about how immigration works. She also hopes to be a resource for faculty and staff to help both groups better understand students' experiences.
"We need a middle ground between the law and society," she said.
While initial DACA applications can no longer be submitted, renewal applications are still temporarily allowed due to three injunctions from California, New York, and the District of Columbia. Gutierrez can be reached at 3148 Hinderaker Hall, by phone at (530) 574-9134 or by email at email@example.com. For DACA assistance, contact Ana Coria at 224 Costo Hall, by phone at (951) 827-2193 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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When Tyron Woodley delivered a right hand that would have knocked out a mule to Darren Till on Saturday night, before locking in a sickening D'Arce choke to retain his UFC welterweight championship, it was another step towards greatness for 'The Chosen One'.
However, seconds after Till tapped out to suffer defeat for the first time as a professional, Woodley was understated in his celebrations, simply walking away from the fallen Scouser, with no hint of cage climbing, somersaults or screaming as we've become accustomed to over from other fighters over the years.
Perhaps that's because it was a case of business as usual for Woodley, who successfully defended his title for the fourth time, or perhaps it was because he knew that no matter what he did, he wouldn't get the respect he deserves for his efforts.
Woodley remains unpopular as a champion, both with fans and for some reason, UFC President Dana White.
After the win over Till, 'T-Wood' was asked by Ariel Helwani what White said to him after his win, to which Woodley replied
I didn't speak to him. I just won. That's what champions do. They win, right?
It's clear from that answer that Woodley has given up trying to win favour with the man who is essentially his boss. Hell, who wouldn't after White refused to let Woodley fight Georges St Pierre when the Canadian returned to the Octagon in 2017. Instead he gave what would have been a huge payday to middleweight champion Michael Bisping. GSP submitted Bisping in the third round.
White's reasoning behind that decision was that Woodley didn't look impressive in his win over Demian Maia. That's fair enough, but there's two things people need to remember about that fight.
- Demian Maia is legitimately the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert in ANY weight class in UFC today
- Tyron Woodley tore the labrum in his (stronger) right shoulder in the first round
Speaking after Woodley beat Maia by five-round majority decision, White said:
The guy [Maia] had one eye in the first round and you're [Woodley] faster, you're stronger, your hands are better, you're explosive. I believe that Woodley could've finished that in the first round, and if not, he definitely could've finished it in the second round. If you had a remote control for that guy, he's a freak of nature, he'd be an incredible fighter. Listen, it's easy to say a win is a win but when you get booed out of an arena, that means people don't want to watch you fight, you know. And that's how you make a living. It's not good if people don't want to watch you fight.
Now then, any man who tries to actively finish a jiu jitsu expert with the use of only one working arm is either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid , and Woodley is certainly not the latter.
In fact, there's a case that his intelligence is his biggest asset. His brain allowed him to stay away from the dangerous Till on Saturday night, and walk him straight onto a right hand that would have flattened most light-heavyweights.
His intelligence also allowed him to stay calm when he couldn't finish Till off with vicious elbows on the ground, and instead wait for the Englishman to make a mistake – not defending against the D'Arce choke. After nine minutes of action, Woodley had seen off another challenger for his crown. A submission win – another string to the Woodley bow (he now has as many submission wins as KO's in his MMA career).
Guess what? Intelligence is common theme among elite fighters. When Stipe Miocic fought Francis N'Gannou last year, did he launch into a toe-to-toe gun fight with the hardest puncher in UFC history? Nope, he moved around, used his wrestling and superior speed, then KO'd the giant Cameroonian when he got tired.
It's no doubt that one of White's most favoured fighters is Georges St Pierre. Guess what? GSP was another one who used his strategical strengths to win fights, rather than flat out brawn. In fact, the Canadian used his head so much he masterminded his way to NINE successful welterweight title defences, the joint most of any champion in UFC history. And he became widely regarded as the Greatest Of All Time – maybe that's what Woodley is trying to do…
The 36-year-old Missouri native isn't, and will never be, a fighter like Justin Gaethje or Donald Cerrone – fighters who risk their health, record and reputation in return for an all-out war with an opponent, no matter how much a crowd adores them in return.
But guess what? Gaethje and Cerrone will never win titles in the UFC. Woodley has, and will continue to reign for as long as he wants.
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In a letter to National Grid's U.K.-based Chief Executive, John Pettigrew, and New York President, John Bruckner, Cuomo on Nov. 12 wrote that National Grid had to respond with "any considerations I have overlooked, or present meaningful and immediate remedial actions you would propose, within 14 days."
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