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Sermon Notes and Family Devotion – James 3:13ff
Big Idea: Being wise is much than knowing stuff. Much, much more.
James 3: 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
- What does it mean to be meek in wisdom?
- How can you be arrogant in wisdom?
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- What would it look like to have truth but be bitter, jealous, and selfish?
- Why is wisdom that is bitter, jealous, and selfish unspiritual and demonic?
- Is it possible to have Biblical wisdom but also be bitter, jealous, and selfish?
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
- What does jealously and selfish-ambition produce?
- What does wisdom from God look like?
- Describe a community that has that Godly wisdom?
18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- How does the church produce a community of righteousness?
- What does it mean to sow in peace?
Is the church asking the wrong questions? Maybe a better question is, "Is the church answering the wrong questions?" Here is what I mean.
I value a deep and correct theology. In fact, I have given much of life to pursing a deep and correct theology through personal study, elder training, seminary, and preparing for ordination exams. Every single sentence I say up here is an attempt to communicate God correctly to you – essentially, every sermon is theological. But to be honest, I fear the church, this church, our denomination, and many others are just trying to further sharpen our theological pencils instead of loving God by engaging hearts and engaging the world as Christ did.
Think about the way Jesus did "ministry" To the self-righteous religious scholars, Jesus busted up their incorrect theology and subsequent incorrect practices. But to the world around Him, Jesus presented Himself in word and deed. Jesus said, "This is who I am," while demonstrating who He was by healing them, feeding them, and serving them.
Yes, of course Jesus always addressed incorrect thinking, but His point was to point others more to Himself. For example, when the woman at the well questioned Jesus, he corrected her thinking but even more so presented Himself to her. She was transformed by the interaction with the person of Jesus and then ran back to everyone in her world about how she had met the man, Jesus.
So, what questions is the church asking? I know we actively discuss the questions of our part in sanctification, what ultimately is our justification based on, the proper order of worship service. These are not unimportant questions. But our denomination, in which I love, has or is arguing such issues as whether women can serve the military, whether intinction is a proper form of partaking the Lord's Supper and whether the Federal Vision is an accurate portrayal of the Gospel. While all of those issues are of some merit, I fear the church often strains at gnats while we swallow camels.
I think the questions that need to be answered right now sound like this:
· How do I keep my family together?
· How do I help my daughter who hates her body so much?
· My son is so angry, what do I do?
· How can my wife and I forgive each other?
· How do we make a living?
· How do I live with such poor health?
· Take all of those questions and tell me how or why God cares.
The church can debate whether our spirit is dichotomous or trichotomous all it wants, but I don't know if the church is accurately speaking to how the gospel meets practical needs. Right now, the church needs to address issues like how the Gospel speaks to
· Families struggling financially
· Couple fighting and having a hard time forgiving
· The single who is lonely and the parent struggling to raise their kids.
A deep and rich theology is important. I believe that and still pursue that. But that theology should lead to a deep, rich practical theology. It should also lead the church to getting off their butts. A deep and rich theology should move a church to an active loving of one another, of serving those in need, and a passionate loving of those who don't yet know Jesus. But knowing what to say and knowing how to say it and knowing when to say it is matter of wisdom. Fortunately, wisdom is the issue that the book of James takes up this week, so with that in mind, let's pursue this Big Idea:
Big Idea: Being wise is much than knowing stuff. Much, much more.
James 3: 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
For just a matter of brief review, let's remind ourselves what happened just before verse 13. We have spent the last two weeks looking at James' warning surrounding the use of our tongue – how we speak. We have heard such warnings as:
· The tongue is small but boasts of great things.
· The tongue is a world of unrighteousness.
· No one can tame the tongue.
· The tongue is a restless evil, full of poison.
· We should not bless God but curse one another with the same tongue.
Along the way we looked at how we redeem the use of our speech by speaking of the mysteries of Christ and the beauty of a reconciled relationship with God. So now, James decides to pursue other areas in which we do not represent our relationship with God well.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
What we find in verse 14 is a specific command against jealousy and selfish ambition. Now here is part of the problem surrounding jealousy and selfish ambition: Very few people will admit to having either which means that a lot folks are blind to the dangers of this sin. You see, to admit that you are jealous means you have to admit that someone has something you want or you have to admit you want what someone else has achieved or owned.
But typically, we have too much pride to admit jealousy. You see how these sins just get intertwined. We sin in jealousy because we aren't content with what God has given us, and then our pride keeps us from admitting our jealousy.
Ask yourself, where are you secretly motivated because you want something others have? Is your work lifestyle based upon a desired amount of ease and desired comfort at home? Is that desire of ease and comfort based upon what you have seen others have and so you want it to? If so, that is jealousy.
Are your desires and efforts to look a certain way based upon a desire to care for your body as the temple of God? Or are those desires based on wanting to look like someone or better than someone? If the latter, that is jealousy.
Are you efforts in raising your kids as Godly or raising them to be talented or smart, are those efforts based on making sure your kids don't grow up to be untalented, dumb, and ungodly kids like your neighbors? Or are you efforts to raise your kids based on a desire to glorify God? If the first, that is jealousy.
Let me try this one on for size. Are my efforts to grow this church based on a desire to have a bigger church than the one next door or the one across the street or the other PCA churches that I think don't deserve to have as many people sitting in their as they do? Or are my efforts to build this church based on a desire to glorify God? If the first, that is jealousy.
And what fuels our jealousy is selfish ambition? Wanting and working for what you want for your own purposes and your own reasons. Motivated by self, the satisfaction you get from getting what you want.
Let me tell you a story about perhaps the first adult conversation I ever had. In my freshman year of college, I had a friend who was a junior. He was dating a lovely girl, but he didn't always speak to her gently. In fact, I think he spoke to her pretty harshly.
So I confronted him. Now what I was confronting him about was right. He should have spoken more gently to his girlfriend. He wasn't harsh or terrible, just too gruff. My friend heard me, admitted he should speak more gently to his girlfriend. But then he said, "Okay, Gordon. You are right. But this is not what all of this conversation is about. You're jealous aren't you?" You know my response. "Pssh, no I'm not." But he was right, and I eventually had to admit it. I was 19 and figured out that the human heart is pretty complicated. Rarely are things simple. And even when it looks like you are doing something good, it can still be mixed with jealousy and selfish ambition.
You know James is telling us we are really doing when motivated that way? Verse 14 tells us that we are boasting and being false to the truth. When we act out of jealousy, we are boasting of our skills, our own talents, and our own will. We are saying, "I will do what I want, when I want, and for whatever reason I want." Boasting is idolatry – the worship of self.
If you are a Christian and boast and work out of jealousy and selfish ambition, then what you are also doing is being false to the truth. As a Christian, you have declared that God alone is worthy of praise. You have said, "Not my will but thy will be done." You have also said, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light for path."
When you and I are motivated by jealousy and selfish ambition, when you do what you want for what you want or even do what God wants for what you want, you have denied all of those truths. You are saying, "I am worthy of your praise." You are saying, "My will be done." You are saying, "My word is a lamp unto my feet." When we as followers of Christ deny the truths we know and pursue our efforts or even God's efforts for our own glory and our own desires, verse 15 tells us what we are doing.
15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Jealousy and selfish ambition are not motivated or controlled by the wisdom of God. Jealousy and selfish ambition are demonic, unearthly, and unspiritual. Does that seem harsh to you? Maybe a bit melodramatic? And what does it mean for jealousy and selfish ambition to be demonic?
What do the scriptures were Satan's motivation for rebelling against God and leading a host of angels from heaven? Isaiah 14:13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' Satan desired greatness apart from God, desired acclaim and praise apart from God. In fact, he desired the acclaim and praise of God.
Seeking your own fame, fortune, praise, and even leisure apart from God is seeking a wisdom apart from God and it is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. You see, the difference between wisdom that is from above and wisdom that is from God typically comes down to motivation and always demonstrates itself in a Christ-like fashion. Let me explain.
Take the truth that we celebrate here – the Gospel – the truth that every single thing necessary for your salvation was secured by Jesus. Jesus dies for your sins: John 3:16 Jesus rose again to give you life: I Corinthians 15:20 Jesus gives you His goodness: Romans 4:6 Jesus even gifts you with the faith you need to believe: Ephesians 2:8
Now this is incredible wisdom for us. These are undying, unchanging truths. How in the world might this wisdom become earthly and selfish? Oh, it's very easy. In fact, it is the cancer of the church. This wisdom becomes earthly and selfish in at least two ways.
One way is you hear that Jesus has secured everything for you and you respond in a slovenly, lazy fashion assuming that since Jesus secured everything for you, you will not pursue worship, scripture, prayer, service or any other acts of obedience. This is exactly the type of faith that James has been preaching against when he told us that "faith without works is dead" The human heart can take the wonderful truths of the gospel and make it earthly and unspiritual by not being transformed by it.
The second way however is probably the one that is the largest temptation for SK Church. As we celebrate the Gospel here at SK, celebrating all that Christ has secured for us in His life, death, and resurrection, we will be tempted to make our entire Christian nothing more than a selfish pursuit…of ourselves. We take the truths of the Gospel and just make sure we and our families are more Godly, but don't care about anyone else. Oh we judge, mock, and make fun of those other folks wow we get more Godly, but we don't do any more than give lip service to serving others and sharing the Gospel with others.
Now you might say, "Gordon, that's not us. We're SK. We create and engage community." And pastorally, I will say that God has blessed us with a better than average desire and effort to love folks beyond ourselves. But we aren't ready to start patting ourselves on the back yet.
Ask yourself: How many of your relationships outside of your family are designed for selfless service? How many non-Christians are you presently befriending? How many people are serving as Christ has served you? How many people are you comforting with the comfort of Christ, and I'm not just talking about other Christians? Who are you comforting? Godly wisdom should move you to spend more time w/ people who need Jesus, not less. If we struggle to answer these questions in any way that demonstrates that your wisdom has benefit outside of your household, you need ask yourself if your wisdom is heavenly or earthly? If we pursue wisdom, even scriptural wisdom only for our sake, making it earthly and not heavenly, there is a consequence that is inevitable. Listen to verse 16.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
James reiterates that knowledge for personal gain and even a selfish holiness ultimately leads to jealousy, selfish ambition. Without relentlessly pursuing knowledge of our own jealousy and selfish ambition in our hearts, we will ultimately be tripped up by own desires and we will walk into the conflict of disorder and every other vile practice. Before I go into this any further, I will say this is one of the things I like about SK. Not that we have every vile practice.
Your elders do this well. When we see these verses, these warnings, we don't immediately start talking about how all of those people out there are so evil and vile. We challenge you to look at your own heart. That is one of the reasons we have a time of repentance – so we can confess our sin. You can tell a lot about a church by the way we talk. When talking about sin, do we talk about "us" and "we" or do we talk about "them" and those" – dangerous territory to spend more time talking about "them" and "those" because that type of language implies we are worrying about every else's sin more than ours and that is evil and vile in and of itself. So let's hear these commands and warnings from James.
If we pursue anything, even personal holiness and obedience, out of jealousy or selfish ambition, it will lead to every vile practice you can imagine and ultimately to disorder and conflict among us right here. That means we need God's help to show us our motivations and aspirations. Just why do you want to make the amount of money you make? Just why do we work so hard to raise Godly children? Hey, Gordon why do you work so hard to try to build this church? Gang, ask God to fearlessly examine your heart in every area asking the Holy Spirit to show you why you do or don't do what you do or don't do.
If we pursue wisdom and godliness for selfish ambition, for our own purposes and our own glory and our own satisfaction and not the glory of God, then we are just going to fall into great sin and great conflict. Oh we might find a way to keep it quiet and look Godly but if we don't ask God to show us our motives, we might outwardly pursue the most Godly of actions for the most selfish of reasons. That's why churches have conflict, anger, splits, and every other manner of disorder.
But there is great hope here. We can hear this warning and walk in hope. God can work in us to forgive us and transform us. Look at verse 17.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
If we are enjoying, pursuing, bathing in and walking in Godly wisdom, which is the knowledge of God for His glory and not ours, then there is wonderful promise for us in the scriptures. What God gives us when we pursue His wisdom for His glory instead whatever other motivation we have is this glorious list. When we pursue God for His glory, He gives us Godly wisdom. That wisdom about what we know and how we should live is pure. It leads to peace for yourself and peace with others. It's gentle which means we learn the ability to communicate even difficult truths gently without provoking hostility.
The wisdom of God makes you open to reason – your mind hears and process logic and reason reasonably. You become full of mercy. This might be the real test of whether we have the wisdom of God. Hey church, if you possess the wisdom of God, then you will be full of mercy to each other and to others outside these doors. Full of mercy to those with whom you disagree and even full of mercy to those who have made every mistake but stand in great need. Godly wisdom leads to being full of mercy to those who are actively sinning and making every mistake possible. We will be impartial and sincere.
Gang, this is how we can see God working within our hearts, our families, at SK and even our community. Are we becoming more like this? You see here a clear difference between knowledge and wisdom right?
We can become incredibly theologically astute. We can quote the church fathers. We can quote the Westminster Confession of Faith. We can quote the catechisms. We can even quote the Bible.
But those things can just be knowledge if we aren't careful. For them to be wisdom, to be Godly wisdom, this has to be happening. You, me, your family, my family, SK, our denomination and any that claim Jesus as Christ, this will be evidence of Godly wisdom. We will be described then as peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. If you are pursuing wisdom for God's glory and not just knowledge for your own sake, these things will become who you and I are.
Peaceable, full of mercy, man those sound like wonderful qualities for a church. I want that so bad for us. If we aren't seeing it, if we aren't seeing ourselves grow in gentleness and peace, and mercy, we might just very well need to repent of even how we pursue God. Praying, dear God help me to serve you and know you for your glory.
St Augustine used to talk about this. He would talk about the different types of loves. He said, "You know some folks love themselves for their own sake. Some work, eat, rest, and play all for their own sake. Eventually some see a good and gracious God, and what happens is that we begin to love God, but often at the very beginning, we love God for our own sake. We think, "Jesus died for me? Okay, well I love you Jesus for all you have done for me. It is a love of God but it is a selfish love. But we are intended to grow in that love. Maturity is moving towards loving God for God's sake. Oh,God, you are beautiful and good and loving. Yes, Jesus died for me, but I love you for who you are no matter what benefits I receive.
That is Godly wisdom and the transformation of knowledge. And James lets us know, as we grow in that Godly wisdom, you know what happens? God does another amazing work among us. Listen to verse 18.
18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
I can barely understand, much less contemplate that verse. When we seek God for God's sake and His glory seeking to know Him so that our knowledge becomes real wisdom, this is what God does among us. A harvest of righteousness is God producing more and more obedience and goodness among us. Seeking Godly wisdom produces Godliness and righteousness.
We make peace by sowing in peace. What does that mean? I'll tell you, it is the very commissioning that Jesus gave the disciples and us. You see, we often miss this, but let's not miss it now. When Jesus returned at His resurrection, He appeared to Mary, the disciples and other followers, and this is what He said.
John 20:19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.
Gang, this is how we pursue Godly wisdom. Jesus, our Savior, has not only lived for us and died for us, but He rose to new life so that we might live. As He returned, He gathered His followers together and declared, "Peace be with you." This is a real pace earned by Jesus so that you will be at peace with God. Apart from this blessing, you and I and everyone else is at war with God. Jesus earns our peace with God.
And then Jesus commissions His church to go out in the same way that God sent Jesus out. As Jesus was sent to bring about peace between God and man, we the church are sent out in the same way. Go declaring that there is now peace possible between sinful men and women and God.
Sew in peace James says. Go pursue the wisdom of God found in the scriptures. The wisdom will lead you to know that Jesus has made peace between you and God. In fact, Jesus was sent by God to bring you back to God.
So now lead others to make peace with God by sewing the peaceful work of Jesus and what will happen is God will produce a harvest of righteousness or a harvest of goodness. You yourself will grow in Godliness and righteousness. And God will use you to grow others in Godliness and righteousness.
Gang, let's just not be that church that cares so much about theological knowledge but yet we don't grow in mercy, wisdom, and gentleness. Because if we theologically correct but we aren't growing in mercy, wisdom, and gentleness, James says we are seeking those out of selfish ambition. If we need to repent, let's repent, but let's pursue God for God's sake. Let's walk in the peace that Jesus has earned for us so that we can sew peace among each other and any that God gives us audience with so that there might a great harvest of goodness and righteousness brought about by what God is doing among us.


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Fortunately for you we've done the difficult and delicious task of trying them all so you don't have to (it's a hard knock life for us). Here are some of the best restaurants to eat at on Chapel Street.
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Oct.13 (GMM) Susie Wolff thinks the race for the world championship is still "open".
That is despite the fact that Lewis Hamilton, who drives for the team run by Wolff's husband Toto, has a huge 59-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
Former Williams driver Wolff, 34, admits Mercedes' Hamilton is in good form.
"Lewis is very relaxed this year, and you can see that he enjoys the fight with Ferrari," she told Sky Italia.
"In the last years he was always against his teammate, which is always difficult. He's in his best form now," Susie Wolff, a former DTM driver, added.
But she also thinks Vettel can still push for the 2017 title, despite his and Ferrari's horror Asian tour through Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
"In my view Vettel was just unlucky," said Wolff. "Ferrari has a very fast car and I can imagine the title race remaining open until the end.
"When you consider how far away Ferrari was last year, it's been a great turnaround.
"It's going to be very interesting because a couple of the circuits (coming up) are not Mercedes circuits, or will suit the Ferrari more," she added.
"It's not like last year where it's quite clear what is going to happen so I think we'll see a huge fight," said Susie.


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Generation equipment tenders in Q3 2019 saw 400 tenders announced, marking a drop of 36% over the last four-quarter average of 629, according to GlobalData's power industry tenders database.
The proportion of tenders by category tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows:
- Supply & Erection: 256 tenders and a 64% share
- Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 144 tenders and a 36% share.
- Asia-Pacific leads generation equipment activity in Q3 2019
Comparing tenders activity in generation equipment segment in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position with 255 tenders and a share of 63.8% during Q3 2019, followed by North America with 68 tenders and a 17% share and Middle East and Africa with 42 tenders and a 10.5% share.
Thermal is leading technology for generation equipment tenders in Q3 2019
Among the technologies, thermal accounted for 356 tenders with an 89.4% share, followed by solar with 19 tenders and a 4.8% share and hydro with 12 tenders and a 3% share.


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Instrument Shop in Barnstaple, Devon. Selling Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Pianos, Amplification. Fender, Marshall, Dexibell, Yamaha, Ibanez, Zildjian, Bose L1.
Temporary Opening Times: Mon - Sat: 10am-5pm, Sunday: Closed
Tel: 01271 323686
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The Woody SC is a passive, magnetic soundhole pickup that delivers a bright, clear acoustic tone that is great for both energetic strumming, and delicate fingerstyle playing. The fact that it is a single coil means that you get more chime, and top end brilliance. All of the Woodys are available in our custom maple, walnut or black stained housing, and are double potted to keep them resistant to feedback. It mounts instantly into your soundhole, with no modification of any kind needed to the guitar and can easily be removed at a moments notice. It comes with a 14-foot low capacitance, studio quality cable that will plug directly into your favorite amp, PA, direct box, or console. Fits all standard soundholes (3.75 (94mm) to 4.0 (100mm). Great for all standard types of steel string acoustic guitars. Finished in Maple.
*NOTE this is a magnetic pickup, and will not work with nylon stringed instruments.
- Various delivery options available. Delivery is calculated at checkout. From £1.95 to £9.99
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- Finance Options: We can offer many finance options on most products from Omni Finance. Options from 6 to 36 months. For more information on the options available, please call or email. Credit subject to status and affordability. Terms and Conditions Apply. Credit is provided by Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.


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Adult Learning Center Grads
The Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center held their annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony on June 13. The event recognized program participants who received New York State High School Equivalency Diplomas, met NYS benchmarks for English language proficiency, and attained citizenship in the United States.
Present at the ceremony were Board of Education members (Vice President Donald Ashkenase, and Trustees Donna Peirez, Rebecca Sassouni, and Jeffrey Shi), and school and district administrators.
Those who received High School Equivalency Diplomas were: Mikhaela Anjos, Betty Brandin, Yaofen (Freda) Cao, Xingwei Cui, Cosima Dessin, Suceli Giron, Wendy Gonzalez, Stephanie Guillen Matute, Salisha Hakim, Sufei Han, Junmin Jia, Rusudan Kukava, Xu Li, Yanli Li, Oscar Omar Mira Gamez, Mehdi Nassimian, Katharina Oberhauser, Reihane Olia, Gerardina Pasquariello, Gloria Steeves, and Shizuka Yamaoka.
ENL (English as a New Language) graduates included: Elsy Barron, Lin Cao, Karen Carcamo Hernandez, Xinying Chen, Raudleys Coraspe, Aifang Feng, Jing Gong, Xiaoxi He, Hyun Kim, Chunquan Mao, Hector Mendez, Eun Sun Park, Phoorikun Ruangphung, Soo Kyung Seo, Damin Sun, Xiaoyu Sun, Dan Yu, Jane Zhao, Ying Mei Zheng, and Qingjun Zhou.
New US Citizens are: Cleide Bispo Ferraz, Karla Bustillo de Flores, Shazma Iqbal, Luis Melendez, Reihane Olia, and Nasim Tazeh.
The Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center (ALC) provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults to improve basic skills, earn a high school equivalency diploma, prepare for college, or learn English as a Second Language. Classes are offered during daytime and evening hours to meet the needs of adult learners. The program administrator is Dr. Errin Hatwood. For more information about the ALC, please visit the District website at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/alc.


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Ellen Spencer is a junior at Naperville Central and this year is her first year on the Central Times editorial board as a news editor and photographer. This year Ellen is looking forward to learning more about what is going on around the school. Outside of school Ellen is involved in cross country and distance track and volunteers at her church. Ellen does not know what she wants to do in the future.
"Creativity is contagious, pass it on." ~Albert Einstein
Contact Information: [email protected]
Ellen Spencer, News Editor
|May 16, 2019
The superior sparkling water (Story)
|Feb 07, 2019
Elgin's 17-and-up nightclub Medusa sparks interest in rowdy young adults (Story)
|Dec 03, 2018
Fun, festive, full of color: Naperville prepares for annual Naper Lights event (Story)
|Apr 29, 2018
Photo Gallery: 2018 Alumni Recognition Assembly (Story/Media)
|Mar 14, 2018
Photo Gallery: March 14 school walkout (Story)
|Oct 05, 2017
Yes: fidget spinners effective to certain extent, if not treated as toys (Media)
|Oct 02, 2017
Naperville park district hosts first Monarch Festival (Story)


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It's a frightening prospect for many caregivers to be the subject of a lawsuit from their careseekers. Those without a caregiver insurance might end up in a situation whereby a mistake or a momentary lapse in judgement during a medical procedure or a case can threaten to end both their professional career and livelihood.
If you're a caregiver and can relate to similar worries as the ones mentioned above, why not consider signing up for an insurance policy? Here are five reasons why a professional indemnity insurance can help you avoid future complications:
1. Protecting Your Professional Career
In the event that you accidentally slip up in a stressful and demanding environment, the consequences can be dire. Not only will you lose a large part of your hard-earned income from a lawsuit filed by an unhappy careseeker, you'll also risk your job and professional career as well.
An professional indemnity insurance can protect you from such unwanted outcomes. Should you be unlucky enough to run into a situation where you're required to compensate a claim submitted by a patient, having an insurance plan will cover the expenses on your behalf and safeguard your career - provided if you meet the necessary requirements, of course.
2. Protection Against Libel And Slander
As a caregiver, things can get quite stressful during a case. Even the most patient of home nurses can let slip a few regretful words in a heated conversation between a stressed out patient. While the argument only lasts for a few moments, the things you've said can be taken out of context and be used against you in the court of law.
To avoid such scenarios, a professional indemnity insurance usually includes an insuring agreement that'll cover for any possible lawsuits which may arise from your angry words. As long as the mentioned words were proven not to be out of malice or spite, you may simply require a sincere apology letter to pay off the careseeker's claim and damages.
3. Replacement Of Client Documents
What happens when a previous careseeker accuses you of missing a document during your term of service over at their home? While you might be completely sure that you play no responsibility in the sudden disappearance of the items, there's still a slight possibility of being slapped a hefty fee to cover for the client's damages because you can't prove it.
Some professional indemnity insurances cover the loss of specific documents, meaning that you won't be liable for any misplacement or damage towards the careseeker's letters, deeds and certificates. However, do note that these insurance plans will not cover specific documents such as medical records and bank notes.
4. A Safety Net From Malpractice
Mistakes happen and no one is immune to it, we're all humans after all. But what happens when these mistakes happen on a much larger scale, such as while giving care? From a nursing procedure, sorting out medication or even a simple walk to the toilet, it only takes one mistake in your duties to incur a lifetime of consequences and regret.
Fortunately, with a professional indemnity insurance, you'll be safely protected should an accident occur throughout your duties at the careseeker's home. Any claims made against you by careseekers for medical malpractices during the policy period will be covered by certain policies. As long as the act was proven to be out of negligence, error or omission, the insurers will be able to cover you financially.
5. Practice With A Peace Of Mind
There's nothing worse than dreading the worst possible outcome every time you're on a caregiving case. Every wrong action that you might make may consequently put you out of a job, or worse, in financial debt. As long as there's no safeguard from such risks, it's hard for you to have a peace of mind while practicing your trade.
With a professional indemnity insurance, rest assured that your legal liabilities will be under good care should a careseeker file a claim against you. There are policies which will review and financially resolve your disputes in a fair manner, leaving you with the much-needed relief to concentrate on your caregiving duties with a clear head.
Does this sound like something that might come useful for you as a caregiver? The good news is that we at CaregiverAsia have partnered with Great Eastern to provide our freelancers with a policy coverage through our caregiver packages. These are only available to caregivers who are signed up with us on www.caregiverasia.com
Need to know how you can go about getting a caregiver package for yourself? Here are a few simple steps on how you can do so:
Step 1: Login to here with your account and password if you are already signed up as a caregiver with us. If you are not, why not sign up today at this link?
Step 2: On your dashboard, scroll down and browse through the available packages.
Step 3: Make your selection and proceed to payment.
Alternatively, you can drop a call to us at 6258 6683 if you want to find out more. You can also check out our FAQ page here.


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Hello ,
For a fun and free day out for all the family, come to the Staffordshire Police Open Day this September!
We will be opening the gates to at 11am on Sunday 8 September for you to experience live demonstrations, high-speed driving, a chance to meet our gorgeous police dogs, see the latest police technology and hopefully enjoy lots of sunshine food and ice cream.
For live updates please follow our social media
Twitter: @staffspolice
Facebook: Staffordshire Police
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If you need to reply regarding this message, click on this email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Why I don't blog (and what I do instead)
I know. I am writing this in a blog. I appreciate the irony.
Much as I enjoy researching, sharing information and writing, the truth is that I am just not great at blogging. I just can't seem to stick to a schedule at all. I do try. I have good intentions. But then…I don't know…life?
Also, I'm under no illusions. In this vast universe called the blogosphere my blog is but a grain of sand on one beach, on one continent. Spit vaporising under the glare of the sun.
I'm nobody. And the chances of hordes of admirers heading my way after accidentally stumbling across my words are slim to none.
Think about it. There are millions of blogs. MILLIONS!
I just have the inclination to fight tooth and nail to be seen or heard in that world.
I've got something better to do
Why spend your life endlessly blogging for a few hundred subscribers when you can write just ONE post a month and be seen by thousands (or even millions)?
Doesn't that seem like a better use of your time?
When I write ONE post for a magazine here's what happens
1. They already have the epic platform and following
You don't have to scramble around hoping to get a few eyes on you blog. A big magazine has thousands of guaranteed, paid-in-full eyes ready to read YOUR content.
2. They do most of the promotion
Of course you'll want to share any links to the online version and even take a scan of the print version for your media page (and for bragging rights) BUT the magazine already has it's promotional channels. And they spend hard cash on adverts too. Way more than you can afford for your little patch of the blog pasture.
3. It's got longevity
When people spend money on a magazine they usually keep it. Even if it's just in the toilet for those lack-of-dietary-fibre moments. That means your article will get referred to over and over again. Unlike your blog which – unless bookmarked by someone who actually uses their bookmarks – is usually read once then forgotten because the next blog post by other folks writing about the same stuff as you is out.
Grow your following, the write way 😉
If you desire to be a world-class blogger keep on blogging several times a week and working hard to get eyes on your blog.
If you're a business woman who wants to grow her list, fans, following & fame AND become the sought-after expert in your industry – stop blogging so much and instead start getting your articles into magazines pronto!
Ps I teach you exactly how to get YOUR precious words into those coveted glossy magazines in EXPOSURE: The Ultimate Fame Academy – enrolling now.
What magazines would YOU love to write for?
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Pec Time Tubing's GLOW FLOAT!
This event will be an evening float, by the light of your glow sticks and the moon! Come join us for this fun event, and enjoy the Pecatonica River in the peace of the evening! We are excited to offer two dates this year and the Farmer's Almanac is promising warmer than average temperatures in August so it's guaranteed to be a great time.
Please check out our website or follow along on Facebook for most FAQ's.
This event REQUIRES PRE-REGISTRATION. (ticket purchase) Tickets must be purchased by 8 pm of the Tuesday preceding the event.
* Cooler Tube rentals can be purchased at time of check in* ($10/ cash only)
ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE CHECKED IN BY 7:30 PM- Departure will be at 8:00 PM.
ALL attendees will be required to sign a Liability Wavier. ALL Minors must have a Parent or Guardian sign.
Any small children requiring a solid bottom tube MUST come with their own life jacket.
NO personal tubes may be brought along for this event.
All attendees will be provided with Glow sticks and decorative glow bracelets.
NO GLASS is allowed on the river - Coolers will be checked.
You will check in at our shop location, we will take you to the river entrance and pick you up at the exit, then bring you back to the shop location.
* Suggested items to bring along; additional glow items, flashlights and bug spray.
We do not offer refunds; however, if you find that you cannot attend the night float your ticket can be used for a day float during any of our normal business hours.


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As software tools gain an increasingly prominent place in classrooms and district offices alike, data interoperability has never been more important.
Stakeholders in nearly every industry have been attempting to solve the problem of data integration since the dawn of the digital age. As software applications have proliferated, however, it has become increasingly difficult for organizations to ensure that their systems are able to seamlessly exchange critical data.
In education — where school districts spend up to $250 per student per year on software — this problem is exacerbated by the use of instructional and administrative systems that are seldom designed with interoperability in mind. From student information systems (SIS) to assessment software to intervention programs, it's not unusual for a single school to be running dozens of systems simultaneously. This infrastructural complexity makes comprehensive data integration an extraordinarily time- and resource-intensive process.
Inefficient data integration can have a range of adverse effects inside and outside the classroom, as it often precludes educators' timely access to the data they need to make effective, well-informed decisions. This issue will only become more pressing as the popularity of edtech continues to snowball, which is why organizations from Ed-Fi and Project Unicorn to IMS Global and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are actively working toward a comprehensive solution to education's data interoperability problem.
Difficult as it may be, school districts, state educational agencies, third-party organizations, and edtech providers have a joint responsibility to facilitate seamless data integration in order to ensure that teachers — and, by extension, their students — are able to take advantage of the latest, greatest software tools.
The best way to fully appreciate the value of interoperable systems is to understand the nuances of the problem they're designed to solve.
Consider, for example, a dataset as essential as roster information. Every district maintains records of basic student information (and, often to a lesser extent, its staff), usually in its SIS. When a district introduces a specialized system to manage, say, assessments, IEPs, transportation, or responses to intervention, it must export the roster information that lives in its SIS to the new system (or vice versa). This wouldn't be an issue if every piece of software was built using the same interfaces and protocols, but this is far from the case.
Not only does every edtech vendor have a unique data model and overlaying Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), but every district and state educational agency has its own set of data processes to which all of its operations must adhere. The way that an assessment software system formats and transmits student names, grade levels, and test scores may be completely unintelligible to a district's existing SIS, meaning aligning these systems' operations requires an immense amount of manual intervention.
In addition to data conformance, unintegrated software systems raise concerns about data quality and data security, as well. Edtech vendors can impose extensive technical rules across all of their systems — for instance, that a "date of birth" column should be formatted as a date field, and that a subsequent "age" column should be calculated based on the data logged in the DOB field and stored as an integer — but if the right validation and operancy mechanisms aren't in place, there's no guarantee that the logical correlation between these two data fields will be accurate. In other words, this may result in a situation where the DOB is logged as 09/08/2010 but the age may be stored as 10, resulting in inaccurate data even though both fields adhered to the right data format.
Further, access control and permissioning is a key part of every district's data architecture. A superintendent needs to be able to access a much broader subset of data than a bus driver, and while many software systems feature some sort of permissioning settings, these settings are rarely exportable to other systems. This forces administrators to redefine their access controls every time they introduce a new system, which requires a monumental amount of time and expense.
Ultimately, overcoming these challenges benefits districts in three ways: it lowers costs, reduces demands on educators' (especially administrators') time, and drives efficiencies across the entire process of data analysis.
At Hoonuit, facilitating data interoperability has always been among our foremost priorities. We built our platform to be system-agnostic, recognizing that every district utilizes varying systems and tools and have data analysis and reporting requirements that may be unique to them.
The Hoonuit platform is equipped with an assortment of prebuilt connectors and universal data loaders that enable it to extract data from any SISs, assessment platforms, HR and finance systems, transportation and food systems, third party sources like juvenile justice, foster care and National Student Clearinghouse platforms (and more) and export it into our longitudinal data warehouse. Our comprehensive PK-12 data model is a superset of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) which is also the foundation of Ed-Fi. Hoonuit continues to invest heavily in building standard interfaces to Ed-Fi to further support our promise of interoperability as well as the Project Unicorn pledge. This focus has allowed us to build a platform in which critical datasets from all of a district's systems can be seamlessly exchanged and aligned.
Educational data is only valuable insofar as it produces meaningful insights, which is yet another reason why scattered, dis-integrated data is such a significant problem. When a district's data is drawn together in a Hoonuit-powered interoperable ecosystem, however, educators are able to run descriptive and predictive analyses on their entire data library — and view the results as visualizations that are as intuitive and interactive. These analyses — and the ability to understand their practical implications — help educators make better decisions inside and outside the classroom and, as a result, drive better student outcomes.
As an edtech provider, our ultimate goal is simple: improve student outcomes by getting actionable, timely data-driven insights into every teacher's hands. Expensive, time-consuming data integration projects represent a significant impediment to this mission, which is why we've placed data interoperability at the heart of everything we do.


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Welcome to
Weston Hills C of E
Primary School
Learning for life in a community that cares.
Faith Hope Love
On Thursday 23rd May we had our last cricket session with Miss Hill and we had a game of cricket outside in the sunshine. We built on the skills we have learned over the previous weeks to compete in a full match. Our batting and catching skills have shown improvement.
Thank you Miss Hill for 5 fantastic weeks!
Wednesday 15th May 2019
This week we have continued work on our pirate maps, making them look old and authentic. This involved using cold tea!
Our telescopes are well underway ..... we see no ships yet! Thank you to all parents that have supplied tubes and bottles for our pirate activities, especially those that brought in spares for others. The children are thoroughly enjoying everything pirate themed.
Thursday 9th May 2019
During this weeks cricket lesson we had to improve our aiming skills to knock off the stumps. We then had to roll balls underarm through gaps in the stumps to score a goal. Next we took it in turns to bat a ball off a tee and run around the cones, whilst the fielders had to return the balls as quickly as possible. We look forward to Miss Hill's cricket lesson every week!
Thursday 2nd May 2019 - Chance to Shine Cricket
Miss Hill came in again this week to teach us how to throw tennis balls at stumps and inside hoops. We were then allowed to bat the ball! The fielders had to get the balls back as quickly as possible and the batters had to try to hit the balls off the cones with cricket bats.
Welcome back to the start of the Summer term. We hope you all had an enjoyable holiday.
On Thursday 25th April Miss Hill from Chance to Shine Cricket came into school and taught us some cricket skills including fielding skills. We really enjoyed this 45 minute session and cannot wait to learn more skills next week!
Chance to Shine Cricket - Spreading the power of cricket.


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School Meals
All school meals are freshly prepared and cooked on site by our kitchen staff. A menu is published each half term, which is sent home and dispalyed outside the main entrance.
The lunch provided consists of a hot two course meal, offering a choice of main course, vegetables, salds and desserts or a light bite option The menu's are designed to be tempting and healthy and offer choice for vegetarians. Special dietary needs are catered for too, please ask in the School Office for more details.
School lunches are free for all Reception and Key Stage 1 children and £2.35 per day for all Key Stage 2 children. Meals should be paid for in advance via ParentPay, a secure online way of paying for lunches with a debit/credit card. Alternative arrangements can be made, please speak to the School Office.
Free School Meals - Pupil Premium
- Registered eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years - this is separate to pupils receiving universal free school meals.
- In care for 6 months or longer
Please apply online following the link above..


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Don't you desire, at times, that you can throw out from that desire to binge-eat then just be pampered with sweet treats? Although you agree, unfortunately, our brain is not working in that manner.
Furthermore, the scientific society has asserted that overindulging can be measured as a neurological disorder. Additionally, the enjoyment taken from consuming pleasant-tasty foods are always entangled in the web of psychological and emotional responses of different kinds.
These reasons might give the justifications as to why indulging conditions are hard to treat.
A group of researchers from the Columbia University Zuckerman Institute had examined some facts, of this fact, in animal study. The source for their experiment was a colony of rats in which the precise connections and neural tissue associated with unlike tastes in our amygdala would be switched off.
The previous work has illustrated that the core taste in the brain had been linked to a particular terminus in our amygdala. This was the groundbreaking discovery, as our amygdala is identified to be linked with an emotional reaction to stimuli, and was not with the taste procedure.
The illustration pointing to our amygdala of a brain where some part of the region is seemed to be accountable for tastes like bitter and sweet.
Moreover, the team also reported that there are neurons in our taste center that is accountable for the bitter and sweet tastes had their personal distinct destinations in our amygdala. This finding would suggest that diverse tastes are, or becoming connected to the different emotional states.
Deirdre O'Donnell, Using Neuroscience To Stop Cravings: Study Describes An 'Off-Switch' For A Sweet Tooth, 2018


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Our cities are growing at an unprecedented rate. In 1900, only 13 percent of the world's population lived in cities. Two years ago, for the first time ever, more than half of us were urban dwellers. By 2050, that number will rise to 70 percent as we add the equivalent of seven New Yorks, or 21 Torontos, to the planet every year.
The last census conducted by Statistics Canada in 2006 revealed that Canada's population growth was the highest among G8 countries between 2001 and 2006. The census also showed that nearly 90 percent of this growth was concentrated in large metropolitan areas. More than 80 percent of Canadians now live in urban areas.
There's an associated cost to this rapid and continued urbanization. According to Transport Canada, traffic congestion costs Canada's nine largest cities close to $4 billion a year. If Canada's current electrical grid were just five percent more efficient, it would be like permanently eliminating the fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from four million cars.
Municipal infrastructures that deliver vital services – transportation, healthcare, education, public safety, energy and water – must be able to sense and respond intelligently and in a synchronized way to meet the requirements of their expanding populations.
Canadian cities have an opportunity to become "smarter" and remain prosperous by capitalizing on advances in information technology to connect these essential city systems together to deliver greater efficiency and better overall insight.
According to a recent study by IBM's Institute of Business Value, "A Vision of Smarter Cities: How Cities Can Lead the Way into a Prosperous and Sustainable Future," municipal leaders need to think about three things in order to transform their region into a "smarter" city. To take advantage of this vision, city leaders should:
- Assemble a team: City administrators need to work seamlessly across their own organizational boundaries and partner effectively with other levels of government to tackle issues that require significant collaboration among city, state or provincial leaders, as well as national levels of government. In addition to formulating new policies themselves, cities must be able to articulate challenges they may face when policies are made elsewhere.
- Think revolution, not evolution: Building a next-generation city requires a municipality to be more than focused or efficient. City leaders need to look at systems, most of which are interconnected, and enable people and objects to interact in entirely new ways. These systems can use instruments to analyze and report on the exact condition of individual parts, such as city traffic systems that re-route vehicles around automobile accidents. By using "intelligent" systems, cities can respond to changes quickly and accurately, and better predict and plan for future events.
- Target all city systems, not just one: Cities obviously must prioritize their challenges, but the inter-relationships between the various systems operating in a city means that solving problems in just one system is not a viable long-term option. A holistic strategy that looks at all of a city's systems, and builds in system-wide feedback mechanisms, is a better way to deliver sustainable prosperity to its citizens.
The good news is that progressive work has begun in Canada and cities around the world.
The Ottawa Food Bank collaborated with a local technology partner to replace manual efforts and streamline the work behind locating accurate, up-to-date grocery hamper agency information for those in need. The impact: food gets to those who need it faster.
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children are conducting research using technology that will help doctors detect subtle changes in biomedical readings, such as heart rate, providing advance warning of a potential change in the condition of critically ill premature babies.
In Edmonton, local police are gleaning relevant information from massive amounts of complex data and using that information to quickly detect patterns and spot crime trends. By integrating all information related to incidents, offenses, arrests and calls for service, Edmonton's commanders and officers can make more timely and informed decisions about crime fighting. They can now more effectively surface leads and deploy policing resources, and ultimately improve police and public safety and reduce crime rates.
In Denmark, 20 percent of the country's power needs are met by wind energy. In Stockholm, a congestion charging system has reduced city traffic by 18 percent and carbon emissions by 14 to 18 percent. It has also cut the waiting time of morning commuters by half.
Positive elements of change are taking place in many areas. As leaders in municipal government, we have the innovative minds and talent right here in Canada to address the challenges posed by urbanization and improve the way we manage our cities. With the courage and vision to act now, we can help Canadian municipalities work better and build a more sustainable path for future generations.
Kim Devooght is Vice President, Public Sector, for IBM Canada, responsible for providing products, services, solutions and consulting to Canadian governments, educational, healthcare and life sciences institutions.


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Aylesford and Malling Branch (1338)
registered charity no 1072357
Adopted Squadron2374(Ditton)Sqn is our Adopted ATC squadron.
For more information about the squadron, and other squadrons in Kent, visit Kent Wing of the Air Training Corps at the Kent Air Cadets web site. Wings Appeal TrophyThe Branch has donated a splendid trophy to be presented annually to the squadron in Kent Wing making the greatest effort for Wings Appeal.
The winners to date are:
2002 - 304(Ashford)Sqn2003 - 438(Thanet)Sqn2004 - 2520(Tonbridge)Sqn2005 - 2520(Tonbridge)Sqn2006 - 340(Edenbridge)Sqn


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(Halfiax, N.S.) - The Tigers track and field teams had a busy weekend, competing in three different meets from the Canada Games Centre to the Truro Cougar Dome.
The Tigers relay teams started off the weekend at the AUS Relays meet on Saturday night and earned some fantastic results. On the men's side, the Tigers claimed first in the 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m events, while the women's 4x800m relay team ran a 9:12.37 to win the race and earn a U SPORTS third-place ranking.
On Sunday, Callum Drever and Savanna Jordan both claimed first-place in the 1500m races at the SMU Open at the Canada Games Centre. Trent Lynds led a podium sweep of the 3000m race, with Blair Miller and Jacob Halloran finishing in second and third, respectively. In the 1000m race, Sophie Watts claimed ran to a fist-place finish as did Hudson Grimshaw-Surette in the men's race, who punched his ticket to the national championships after posting an auto-qualifying time of 2:25.52.
The throws teams also competed on Sunday at the Truro Lions/ANS Throws Meet at the Cougar Dome. Temi Toba-Olukoba took first-place in both the shot put and weight throw events and Andre Henricks seized first-place in the shot put.


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Convergence as an Example of a Medium Scale Acephalous Group
* PhD Thesis: CONVERGENCE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A MEDIUM SCALE ACEPHALOUS GROUP. Thesis submitted to the Arts and Business Faculty, University of the Sunshine Coast for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. by Victor MacGill. February 2016
Under the supervision of Dr Marcus Bussey, Dr Peter Innes and Dr Jose Ramos.
"The dominant neo-liberal paradigm under which western society is operating has led to enormous disparities in wealth so a small minority wield power over the mass of the population. It has led to poverty, environmental degradation, oppression, wars, refugee migrations, such that the very survival of the human race may be in question.
This neo-liberal paradigm uses top-down, dominance based hierarchies to maintain control. They divide people and retain status and resources in the hands of the few. There is structural violence built into the fabric of the paradigm which has been incorporated into the accepted mind-set to the point that alternatives to top-down dominance hierarchies are rarely even considered. Most people simply accept that there will always be leaders and followers.
There is a need to develop alternative ways we come together and organise ourselves that are more humane, life sustaining and reduce structural violence. The peer to peer movement is promoting different forms of commons based projects enabling the free co-operation of equals without any intermediary body taking control. They include work/housing/food co-operatives, intentional communities, computer based networks like Wikipedia, Creative Commons Licence, Occupy Wall Street, and the Arab Spring,
One form of peer production is the use of acephalous (without a structured on-going leadership) organisational structures. They occur at a very wide range of scales and intensities of operation. The particular structure chosen for an acephalous organisation will depend in particular on its scale and intensity of operation.
The Convergence gathering is considered as a case study of a medium scale acephalous organisation that is able to operate under conditions not normally considered viable. Convergence is a network of people interested in alternative lifestyles who come together for five or six days each New Year. From three to five hundred people gather with nobody in charge and yet all the functions normally expected still occur. For the past thirty years Convergence has been developing its acephalous mode of operation. Convergence is not a perfect organisation by any means, but it has proved to be robust and resilient over the years of operation.
This research was undertaken using constructivist Grounded Theory to gather and analyse the data. Complex systems, futures studies and social capital were three perspectives used to deepen the investigation to gain an enriched understanding of the organisation.
Convergence is not a blue print for other organisations, but broad patterns established in this research will assist anyone considering establishing an acephalous organisational structure. Exploring comparison groups added a level of generalisability and overview of the range of acephalous organisations. This research aims to be a part of the work to help to bring about a more humane world with less conflict and division."
More Information
- on the subject matter of the book, see our entry on Acephalous Organisation
- summary of case study on the Convergence community, see http://p2pfoundation.net/P2P_in_the_Anthropocene#Case_Study:_the_.27Convergence.27_community


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Kiko for sale
I can't say I'm surprised to see Kiko for sale on eBay (via OnStartups). Not that I thought Kiko was bad (though it ran up against Google as noted previously), but because I agree with Dharmesh and think this will become a rather common occurence in the not so distant future.
With all of these Web 2.0 sites coming out, it's easy for them to fade away and get lost in the noise. When the founders realize that they're spending all their time on something that isn't meeting their goals and expectations (whether monetary or something else), they'll try to sell it and find something better to spend their time on. Why do I think this? Because I've had these thoughts about NetworthIQ, and I'm sure there are hundreds of others who have considered it as well. It's business. Fortunately, I'm not competing against Google and I still have a lot to do before I reach that point.
But, before we get all sensationalistic and start saying this is the start of Crash 2.0, let's take a step back. The high number of new startups/sites shouldn't be considered a bad thing that we become too cynical about. If these entrepreneurs succeed, awesome. If not, think of all that's being learned. Whether it's gaining skills and experience in software development, or business, these experiences can only make us stronger (as a friend told me, it's "skill-building"). Nobody is getting hurt, and the good ones will rise above the noise. The Web is not going away. Just be careful, as Rick Segal mentions, not to forget about your day job too soon.
I say ignore all this "bubble 2.0" talk. Investors should be smart enough to identify good risks (note the word "risk"), it's their job, and there will not be a dot.com public market crash this time because the overwhelming majority of these companies will not go public.
(more on the Kiko blog and of course TechCrunch also weighs in)
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Nollywood Week Film Festival 2019
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Nollywood at its best. Click the link here to see the festival schedule
Moms at War
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Two neighbors, both mothers with teenage children at the same school, hate each other.
Light in the Dark
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A couple is attacked in their home one night.
Lara and the Beat
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The young and beautiful Giwa sisters caught in the centre of a financial scandal with their late parents' Media Empire.
Knock Out Blessing
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An intriguing tale about a girl named Blessing, whose ambition to achieve her dream and escape poverty, take her down a path that leads into the criminal underworld,
Oga Bolaji
Official Selection
Oga Bolaji is a story that is centered around the simple happy-go-lucky life of a 40 year old retired musician.
Up North
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Up North explores love, friendship and family politics, all which collide, creating memories to last a lifetime.
King of Boys
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The story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future.
God Calling
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What happens when your perfect life begins to crumble?
Nigerian Prince
Special screening
SPECIAL SCREENING After being sent to Nigeria against his will, a stubborn Nigerian-American teenager joins forces with an Internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
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Psoriatic inflammatory disease is inflammatory arthritis characterized by a selected kind of swelling of the skin and joints. this happens once your body's system, that ordinarily fights harmful organisms like viruses and microorganism, begins to attack healthy cells and tissue. The abnormal immunologic response causes inflammation in your joints moreover because of the overrun of skin cells.
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The way we typically think of it today is by the distinct repeating floral pattern that you see in wallpapers or designs. Typically today Damask is a solid color graphic icon set upon a contrasting background.
Big Bold graphic prints are hot right now for modern weddings. It's no wonder so many brides are drawn to not only damask, but leopard print, zebra print and other big bold patterns.
Want to add a little more modern flair? Just add a bright pop of color like hot pink or red with the damask.
Damask is one of those patterns that's the perfect balance of classic and trendy. Look at the gorgeous dress above that would be perfect to put your bridesmaids in, and they could wear it again and again because it doesn't have the typical "bridesmaid" look.
How to DIY the above candle holders
You could easily DIY the damask candle holders above with your pattern or even your logo.
Photoshop Method: Simply measure the width and height of the candle holder with a tape measure and draw a rectangle the same shape in a computer program like Photoshop. Add your graphics, print and attach around your candle holder with a small piece of double-sided clear tape.
The Easy Method: You can also purchase damask stickers at any local craft store and simply attach them to your candle holders.
The Crafty (& permanent) Method: Want to get really crafty? Purchase damask stencils, tape the stencils to your candle holder and paint with a glass-friendly paint. Remove the stencil and seal the entire candle holder. Now they can double as favors!


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Women's connection to feature Fallbrook Country Line Dancers
Last updated 7/4/2019 at 9:43pm
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection will welcome the Fallbrook Country Line Dancers to its upcoming brunch event at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in the remodeled Beverly Mansion, Friday, July 19, from 10 a.m. until noon.
The Fallbrook Women's Connection invited all ladies to come and enjoy a presentation by the Fallbrook Country Line Dancers, under the direction of Bobbi Bixby, Patty Lucas and Carol Kidd. For more information, contact Bobbi Bixby at the community center.
Guest speaker Lillie Knauls, an internationally acclaimed singer, will give a talk on "Do you want to be free?" with music by pianist Jean Dixon.
The cost per ticket is $25, cash or check, which includes brunch prepared by The Grand Tradition, 220 Grand Tradition Way, located at the corner of Mission Road and Grand Tradition Way near the Econo Lodge. Free childcare will be provided for younger children with reservations. To make a reservation, call Ginny at (760) 723-3633 or Marilyn at (760) 728-2866 or email [email protected] The event is sponsored by Stonecroft.
Submitted by Fallbrook Women's Connection.


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Asset Comparison Table: Add Child Attribute as Column
Currently, this can be accomplished by organizing you AF structure with rows as element names (assets) and columns as attributes using an Asset Comparison Table. I would like to see OSI Take the next step to generalize the asset table to be able to use Attributes as rows and their child attributes as columns (where you can choose). However, it would be nice to be able to select any child attribute and display its value as a column within a table. This would make PI Vision Tables significantly more flexible.
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Astronomy 210 Quiz 4, fall semester 2014
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Asmidiske is a star with an apparent magnitude m = +3.35 and absolute magnitude M = –4.73. Asmidiske is located __________ from Earth.
(A) farther than 10 parsecs.
(B) exactly 10 parsecs.
(C) closer than 10 parsecs.
(D) (Not enough information is given.)
Correct answer (highlight to unhide): (A)
Asmidiske appears to be +3.35 as seen from its true distance from Earth, but when placed at the "fair" distance of 10 parsecs away, its becomes much brighter (–4.73). Thus it was brought much closer to Earth when moved to 10 parsecs, and was located much farther than 10 parsecs away from Earth.
Section 70160
Exam code: quiz05m1DI
(A) : 25 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 6 students
(D) : 0 students
Success level: 80% (including partial credit for multiple-choice)
Discrimination index (Aubrecht & Aubrecht, 1983): 0.11
Astronomy quiz question: distance from apparent and absolute magnitudes
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NIN Review series Part 10 (Finale!): Hesitation MarksAngryByrd Let me first say, I am sorry it took so long to do this review. I was really busy, and I didn't have time to listen to the album, let alone do a review of it. So now, I'm gonna wrap up this NIN Review series with a review of their most recent album! I'm also gonna be doing a TON of remixes about NIN on my page. As far as reviews go, I'm going to focus more on reviewing some newer albums, some of my all-time favorites, and some more requests. It's been super fun doing this series, and I'm glad so many of you have come to enjoy it!
Remember how I was talking about Trent Reznor being more consistent with his albums in my last few reviews? Well you can throw that out the window because this album took five years to be released! I guess some habits just never go away. This album is another very strange specimen, as it takes a very clear turn from NIN's previous releases. There are a lot of musical and lyrical differences to discuss with this album!
I hear people call this album a "pop album" all the time. I don't necessarily agree with this statement, but I can see why. The songs on this album are still very much NIN songs, but they have a very poppy and (get ready for it) happy sound to them. Trent Reznor's life was really getting good when he recorded this album, so it's understandable why a lot of the anger faded away. The screaming and harsh music is still here, but it's happy. Whether you like this or not is up to you. I personally think it makes this album a lot more interesting. The only major complaint I have with this album is that it isn't near as rough or heavy as a lot of other NIN albums. It sounds cleaner and more precise, but it also sounds a little too washed up sometimes.
Even with the anger sort of leaving, this album has fantastic lyrics that go great with each of the songs. Trent Reznor is an endless supply of awesome lyrics, so it really doesn't surprise me that this album has great lyrical content. As goes with the happier sound, there aren't really any vulgar or profane lyrics on this album, so don't be expecting anything like Closer or Wish. The lyrics are accompanied by what I would consider to be pretty good vocals. They're slightly better than the vocals on Year Zero, so they're not great, but they're tolerable.
There are a lot of varied and catchy songs on this album! Copy Of A and Came Back Haunted are the two that always stick in my head. There is a lot of variation between songs. It's not as drastic as it is on albums like The Downward Spiral and With Teeth, but it's noticeable. This album will definitely hold your attention, and it'll stay in your head for a long time.
Picking a favorite song from this album is difficult. My most likely candidates would be Copy of A, Came Back Haunted, and All Time Low. I can't really pick a least favorite either, but there are some songs on the album that just don't stand out as much as others. Hesitation Marks is a very unique album, and I think that anyone who wouldn't mind a change should listen to this album. I give Hesitation Marks a 7/10.
It's cool how Trent got film director David Lynch to direct the video to Came Back Haunted. - visitor
It's a really good video! - AngryByrd
They also got David Fincher (director of Fight Club) to direct the video to Only. - visitor
Will you think about reviewing NIN's next album if it ever comes out? - visitor
Definitely, but I'm not expecting an album anytime soon. - AngryByrd


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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Food & Wine Magazine has named Lion's Choice as the best fast-food restaurant in the state of Missouri. An article posted Tuesday lists their picks for the best for each state in the nation.
This is what the magazine had to say about Lion's Choice. The chain of restaurants can only be found near St. Louis.
"We'll get to those classic roast beef sandwiches, some of the best you'll find at a fast-food joint, and to the little dispensers sitting on the counter labeled "Au Jus," from which you may allow yourself just as much as you like, turning that sandwich into a French dip, for all you care. (Don't forget the horseradish.) For starters, though, can we talk about the ice cream? Being St. Louis, where they know from these things, it's more like frozen custard, thick and creamy, and it's being sold for pennies. Seriously, a regular-sized cone, which back in the old days would have been considered enough ice cream in one sitting, costs just fifty cents, at least whenever we've been to a Lion's Choice, which isn't nearly enough."
A post from the Magazine in February praised the chain for the addition of Food & Wine's Best New Chef and James Beard Award winner Gerard Craft's partnership with Lion's Choice. Craft created a limited edition braised brisket sandwich for their restaurants.


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Mad Men seems to have taken home another trophy, this time at the 12th annual Art Directors Guild Awards.
— Excellence in Production Design for an Episode of a Single Camera Television Series: "Mad Men" — Episode 9 "Shoot". Dan Bishop, production designer.
No doubt, this is the kind of kudos we expected all along. When I first started watching, what I told people was that at the very least the production, filming, set design/dressing would get props. Not that those elements are least.
I just re-watched Shoot the other day. Stunning.
SO not to beat a dead Weiner horse, but he spoke extensively about the episode. I asked him (I actually never finished my long and wind-y question, because he jumped right in, and Janet Maslin interrupted, and I interjected into her interruption, and herds of antelope and kittens were running wild in the streets) about his themes, like birds and trains, and he picked up the bird talk and ran with it.
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I grew up eating my dad's homemade burritos every other weekend (my parents were divorced and we were with my dad every other weekend). His recipe consisted of tortillas, pureed beans, Mexican rice, cheese, sour cream, and jalapeños. Of course, I needed to know how he made his canned pickled jalapeños so crunchy and amazing. He shared his recipe with me and now I am sharing it with you! I only changed one thing, I swapped the sugar for Swerve (a sweetener that does not affect your blood sugar, and that actually tastes good!).
Easy and Fast No Water Boil Canned Pickled Jalapeños
- 7 cups sliced jalapeños
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups vinegar
- 1/2 cup Swerve sweetener — where to find
- 1/3 cup sea salt –it must be pure sea salt, like this
- Slice jalapeños and set aside.
- Sterilize 4 glass quart jars.
- Pack peppers into the jars (you might want to wear gloves, or definitely avoid touching your eyes)
- Bring water, vinegar, swerve, and sea salt to a boil — this is your brine.
- Boil lids for jars.
- Pour brine over peppers until 1/2 inch from the top of the jar.
- Using a clean towel, wipe the rim of the jar.
- Place a sterilized lid on top.
- Screw on the ring.
- Allow to cool, the lids should pop sealed.
- Monitor for 24 hours, if the lid does not pop down, then place the jar in the fridge as it will spoil without a good seal.
- Place the sealed jars in storage away from heat and light; the canned pickled jalapeños last for up to 2 years.
- Makes 4 quarts of canned pickled jalapeños.
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