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September 27th, 2015
Matthew 12:15-21 (see also Mark 3:7-12)
"Emmanuel: The Lord's Servant"
Service Orientation: We can truly rest in Jesus when we realize His selfless, gentle, servant leadership through which He makes the ultimate sacrifice to bring salvation and justice to the earth.
Bible Memory Verse for the Week: For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. — Luke 19:10
Background Information:
- The question which Matthew uses to sum up the work of Jesus is from Isa 42:1-4. In a sense it is a curious quotation, because in the first instance it referred to Cyrus, the Persian king (f. Isa 45:1). The original point of the quotation was this. Cyrus was sweeping onwards in his conquests; and the prophet saw those conquests as being within the deliberate and definite plan of God. Although he did not know it, Cyrus, the Persian, was the instrument of God. Further, the prophet saw Cyrus as the Gentile conqueror, as indeed he was. But although the original words referred to Cyrus, the complete fulfillment of the prophecy undoubtedly came in Jesus Christ. (William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible Series: Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2, 38)
- Isa 42:1-4 is the first of four prophecies regarding "the Servant of Jehovah." The others are Isa 49:1-9a; 50:4-9; and 52:13-53:12 (cf., however, also Isa 61:1 ff.). (William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Matthew, 520)
- This prophecy marvelously foretold the gentle character of the Lord Jesus. (John Phillips, Exploring the Gospels: Matthew, 231)
- Contrast the Pharisees and leaders and Jesus as leader.
- (v. 18) This is the longest OT quotation in Matthew. The words don't match exactly any existing OT text from the time, indicating that Matthew may have paraphrased the words for emphasis. (Bruce Barton, Life Application Bible Commentary: Matthew, 239)
- (v. 18) Pais (Servant) is not the usual word for "servant" and is often translated "son." In secular Greek it was used of an especially intimate servant who was trusted and loved like a son. (John MacArthur, The MacArthur NT Commentary: Matthew 8-15, 297)
- (v. 18) The Greek phrase translated I have chosen (from hairetizō) indicates a firm and determined decision and is used nowhere else in the NT. It was used in secular Greek of irrevocably adopting a child into the family as an heir who could never be disenfranchised. The Father had irrevocably chosen His beloved Son to be His divine Servant, the only One qualified for the task of redemption. (John MacArthur, The MacArthur NT Commentary: Matthew 8-15, 297)
- (v. 19) The word that is used for to cry aloud is the word that is used for the barking of a dog, the croaking of a raven, the uproar of a discontented audience in a theater. It means that Jesus would not get into any argument. We know all about the quarrels of conflicting parties, in which each tries to shout the other down. The hatred of theologians, the odium theologicum, is one of the tragedies of the Christian Church. We know all about the oppositions of politicians and of ideologies. In Jesus there is the quiet, strong serenity of one who seeks to conquer by love, and not by strife of words. (William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible Series: Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2, 39)
- (v. 19) In view of this persistent influence of the "servant" ideology of Deutero-Isaiah, Matthew might have introduced a quotation of Isa 42:1-4 at almost any point in his account of Jesus' ministry. Much of what these verses contain (the servant as God's chosen, his endowment with the spirit, his mission of justice, and the hope of the nations) echoes themes which apply broadly throughout the gospel. But this portrait also contains (in vv. 19-20) a less triumphant note: a gentle, nonconfrontational attitude, and avoidance of publicity, and a patient ministry of encouragement rather than denunciation. It is this aspect of the quotation for which Matthew has prepared in his brief précis of Mark's summary: Jesus has withdrawn in the face of hostility and is anxious to prevent people from forcing the issue of his Messiahship by inappropriate publicity. Controversies will continue in vv. 22-45, and the atmosphere will become even more highly charged, but by inserting this quotation here Matthew helps his readers to put the confrontation in context: it is not of the Messiah's choosing. (R.T. France, The New International Commentary on the NT: Matthew, 468-9)
- (v. 20) In the ancient world, people used reeds to make flutes, pens, and a host of other things. Oftentimes, when someone would gather reeds for one of these uses, as he began to inspect the reeds more closely, he would find some that were bruised and imperfect. In such a case, he would simply snap the reed in two and pick up another one. Reeds cost far less than a dime a dozen. (RC Sproul, St. Andrew's Expositional Commentary: Matthew, 372)
The question to be answered is . . . Why does Matthew take time out in the midst of revealing that Jesus is our Sabbath rest to say Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah 42:1-4?
Answer: Because Jesus is so unlike any other leaders that his audience had ever experienced that Matthew needs to demonstrate that this is the sacrificial, servant leadership that God had said would distinguish the Messiah and those who are His disciples.
The essence of Jesus' life, His very food, was to do His Father's will and "to accomplish His work" (Jn 4:34). Jesus had the true heart of a servant, and He was submissive to His Father and wholly given to redeeming a lost world. (John MacArthur, The MacArthur NT Commentary: Matthew 8-15, 294)
Despite all Matthew has done to show Jesus to be the messianic Son of David and unique Son of God, he wants to separate himself from exclusively royal and militaristic interpretations of Messiah's role. He knows that the ministry of Jesus Messiah must also be understood as the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Suffering Servant. (Frank E. Gæbelein, The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Vol. 8, 285)
The Word for the Day is . . . Servant
I- Jesus is the Lord's Servant to insure justice is brought to the earth. (12:15-18; see also: Isa 42:1, 3-4; 52:13-53:12; Amos 5:24)
What is pictured is a ministry so gentle and compassionate that the weak are not trampled on and crushed till justice, the full righteousness of God triumphs. (Frank E. Gæbelein, The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Vol. 8, 287)
The truth is that Jesus came to bring justice to nobodies who could find it nowhere else, a justice that will come finally, ultimately, eschatologically with the final judgment. (Douglas Sean O'Donnell, Preaching the Word: Matthew, 324)
God is a God of Justice. This means He will make anything that is wrong right. (Joyce Meyer message, "The Character of God"
If a brother in Christ, according to ecclesiastical standing, may say to me, "You must love me with all your heart," I am entitled to say in reply, "I acknowledge the obligation in the abstract, but I demand of you in turn that you shall be such that I can love you as a Christian, however weak and imperfect; and I feel it to be both my right and my duty to do all I can to make you worthy of such brotherly regard, by plain dealing with you and your offences. I am willing to love you, but I cannot, I dare not, be on friendly terms with your sins; and if you refuse to part with these, and virtually require me to be a partaker in them by connivance, then our brotherhood is at an end, and I am free from my obligations." (A. B. Bruce; The Training of the Twelve, 211)
A biblical view of law is one that plays no favorites and shows no partiality. In Dt 16:19, God tells the ancient Israelites: "You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality."
This biblical ideal is what undergirds the rule of law, where the law applies to everyone equally. James Madison wrote that the great aim of government is to be "neutral between different parts of the Society"–so that the law neither privileges nor penalizes any particular group. (Charles Colson, A Dangerous Grace, 298)
Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing (as far as I know) to say to people who do not know that they need any forgiveness. It is after you have realized that there is a real Moral Law, and a Power behind the law, and that you have broken that law and put yourself wrong with that Power–it is after all this and not a moment sooner, that Christianity begins to talk. When you are sick, you will listen to the doctor. (C. S. Lewis; Mere Christianity, 38-9).
II- Jesus is the Lord's Servant humbly doing God's work without self-promotion. (12:19; see also: Eccl 9:17; Isa 42:2; 53:7; Zech 9:9; Mk 3:7-12; Jn 5:31-32, 36-37; Phil 2:1-11; 1 Pt 5:4-7)
The servant "will not quarrel or cry out" or raise his voice in the streets (v. 19). The picture is not one of utter silence (else how could he "proclaim" justice [v. 18]? cf. Jn 7:37) but of gentleness and humility (11:29), of quiet withdrawal (vv. 15-17) and a presentation of his messiahship that is neither arrogant nor brash. (Frank E. Gæbelein, The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Vol. 8, 286)
Jesus was not seeking fame. He did not wish to stand out as a worker of miracles. Vain display, earthly glory, matters such as these did not constitute the reason for his incarnation and sojourn among men. They were completely out of harmony with the humble "Servant of Jehovah" of Isaiah's prophecies. (William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Matthew, 519)
"The place of suffering in service and of passion in mission is hardly ever taught today. But the greatest single secret of evangelistic or missionary effectiveness is the willingness to suffer and die. It may be a death to popularity (by faithfully preaching the unpopular biblical gospel), or to pride (by the use of modest methods in reliance on the Holy Spirit), or to racial and national prejudice (by identification with another culture), or to material comfort (by adopting a simple lifestyle). But the servant must suffer if he is to bring light to the nations, and the seed must die it if is to multiply." (John R. W. Stott; The Cross of Christ, 322).
We all like to be called servants until we are treated like one. (Pastor Mark Devers message, "5 Keys to Spiritual Growth")
You will generally find that a man's condemnation of other people is meant to be a recommendation of himself. Study this law of social penalties, and you will be amazed, I think, to find how constantly it operates in this direction. A man severely condemns this or that offense on the part of his fellow-creatures. Is it a really honest judgment upon the offense of the sin? Is it not oftentimes a backhanded compliment to himself, as who should say, "What a virtuous man I am; how my indignation burns like an oven against such offenses. Trust me, I am judge and purist and honorable man"? (Joseph Parker, Servant of All, Studies in Matthew 8-16, 163)
The Hebrew uses two verbs as virtual synonyms for "shout" (the second being "lift" with "his voice" in the following clause as the understood object). By using erizō, "quarrel" or "wrangle," for the first verb Matthew makes clear how this text applies to Jesus, who has just withdrawn to avoid a further "shouting match" with the Pharisees. In Jerusalem in chs. 21-23 Jesus will not be reluctant to provoke argument and opposition as he lays down his final challenge to the authorities there, but here in Galilee his style is different. This is a time for discretion and secrecy; when controversy comes in Galilee, it will not be Jesus who initiates it. When the confrontation reaches its climax in Jerusalem, we will again be reminded of Jesus' nonviolence and silence in the face of official hostility (26:52-56, 62-63; 27:12-14). (R.T. France, The New International Commentary on the NT: Matthew, 472)
Matthew records five occasions on which Jesus commanded silence (8:4; 9:30; 12:16; 16:20; 17:9). It may have been that he wanted to avoid further trouble with the Pharisees. No sense in antagonizing those who are already bent on doing you in. Some have felt that Jesus wanted to direct attention away from himself and to his message. Phillips translates, "that they should not make him conspicuous by their talk." Many have explained the injunctions to silence as a way of discouraging a following based on misguided messianic enthusiasm. He came as Messiah but not the kind of nationalistic messiah they had chosen to expect. (Robert H. Mounce, New International Biblical Commentary: Matthew, 115)
First, for the time being, he withdrew. The time for the head-on clash had not yet come. He had work to do before the cross took him to its arms. Second, he forbade those who followed him to surround him with publicity. He knew only too well how many false Messiahs had arisen; he knew only too well how inflammable the people were. If the idea got around that someone with marvelous powers had emerged, then certainly a political rebellion would have arisen and lives would have been needlessly lost. He had to teach people that Messiahship meant not crushing power but sacrificial service, not a throne but a cross, before they could spread the word about him. (William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible Series: Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2, 38)
It rather resembles the raving of "a ruler among fools," as contrasted with "the words of the wise" spoken and received in an atmosphere of blessed quietness (Eccl 9:17). It is like the riotous screaming which by popular belief was ascribed to the satyr (Isa 34:14). It is, as the passage (Mt 12:19) clearly shows, the kind of shouting that is associated with quarreling. (William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Matthew, 521)
Small things are the genuinely big things in the kingdom of God. It is here we truly face the issues of obedience. It is not hard to be a model disciple amid camera lights and press releases. But in the small corners of life, in those areas of service that will never be news worthy or gain us any recognition, we must hammer out the meaning of obedience. —Richard Foster
Of all the classical Spiritual Disciplines, service is the most conducive to the growth of humility. When we set out on a consciously chosen course of action that accents the good of others and is, for the most part, a hidden work, a deep change occurs in our spirits.
Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines against service but screams against hidden service. It strains and pulls for honor and recognition. It will devise subtle, religiously acceptable means to call attention to the service rendered. If we stoutly refuse to give in to this lust of the flesh, we crucify it. Every time we crucify the flesh, we crucify our pride and arrogance.
. . . The apostle John writes, "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world" (1 Jn 2:16). We fail to understand the force of this passage because of our tendency to relegate it all to sexual sin. The "lust of the flesh" refers to the failure to discipline the natural human passions. C. H. Dodd says that the "lust of the eyes" refers to "the tendency to be captivated by outward show." He defines the "pride of life" as "pretentious egoism." In each case the same thing is seen: infatuation with natural human powers and abilities without any dependence upon God. That is the flesh in operation, and the flesh is the deadly enemy of humility.
The strictest daily discipline is necessary to hold these passions in check. The flesh must learn the painful lesson that it has no rights of its own. It is the work of hidden service that will accomplish this self-abasement. (Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, 130-31)
At first thought it would seem that hidden service is only for the sake of the person served. Such is not the case. Hidden, anonymous ministries affect even people who know nothing of them. They sense a deeper love and compassion among people though they cannot account for the feeling. If a secret service is done on their behalf, they are inspired to deeper devotion, for they know that the well of service is far deeper than they can see. It is a ministry that can be engaged in frequently by all people. It sends ripples of joy and celebration through any community of people. (Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, 134)
III- Jesus is the Lord's gentle Servant doing God's work encouraging the broken and discarded and building up the weak and insecure. (12:20; see also: Isa 40:11; 42:3; 57:15; 61:1; Mt 9:36; 11:28; Lk 4:18-21; 2 Cor 4:7-12; 12:1-12; Heb 5:2)
I discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weakness. He can't resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need him. (Jim Cymbala, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, 19)
We make a great mistake if we do not encourage the very first movements of a soul towards Christ. Let the ignorant world scoff and mock, if it wants to; we may be sure that "bruised reeds" and "smoldering wicks" are very precious in our Lord's eyes. (J.C. Ryle, The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Matthew, 94)
Lord, what do I really know about drawing upon your strength? I, with the shallow mind, the weak spirit, the minimal discipline. What is there of me that you could use? I have talents, but others have more and use them better. I have experience, but others have greater and have profited deeper. So what is there?
Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in Hudson Taylor's comment: "God uses men who are weak and feeble enough to lean on him." But, Lord, I worry that while I may be weak enough, will I be smart enough to know from whence comes my help? (Gordon MacDonald; Ordering Your Private World, 134)
Is your faith weak? If so, be encouraged. Jesus did not come to snuff out anything that is weak but instead to fan the smoldering wick into a flame and to straighten and strengthen the bent rod. (James Montgomery Boice, The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1, 209)
There are some in every congregation hearing the Gospel who are ready to despair of their own salvation because their strength seems so small. They are full of fears and despondency because their knowledge, faith, hope and love appear so dwarfish and diminutive. Let them drink comfort out of this text; let them know that weak faith gives a man as real and true an interest in Christ as strong faith, though it may not give him the same joy. There is life in an infant as truly as in an adult; there is fire in a spark as truly as in a burning flame. The least degree of grace is an everlasting possession. It comes down from heaven; it is precious in our Lord's eyes. It will never be overthrown. (J.C. Ryle, The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Matthew, 94)
Our witness may be shaky and weak; the light of our lives may be but a flicker and not a flame; but Jesus came not to discourage but to encourage. He came to treat the weak not with contempt but with understanding; he came not to extinguish the weak flame but to nurse it back to a clearer and a stronger light. The most precious thing about Jesus is the fact that he is not the great discourager but the great encourager. (William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible Series: Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2, 39)
Jesus did not come to crush or discourage, but to encourage and strengthen. He sees glorious possibilities in lives over which we would despair. (J. Oswald Sanders, Bible Studies in Matthew's Gospel, 69)
He will impart strength to the weak, to all who while pining away ask him for help. He will heal the sick (4:23-25; 9;34; 11:5; 12:15), seek and save tax-collectors and sinners (9:9, 10), comfort mourners (5:4), cheer the fearful (14:13-21), reassure doubters (11:2-6), feed the famished (14:13-21), and grant pardon to those who repent of their sins (9:2). He is the true Immanuel. (William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Matthew, 522)
The servant will serve people who look like they are about to be snapped off or snuffed out–the "good for nothing," we might call them, "the losers," "the marginalized." To those sorts of people from among the "nations" or "Gentiles" (non-religious elite Jews–shall I put it that way?) and from those who keep breaking pharisaical Sabbath laws (because such laws are too heavy, too burdensome). (Douglas Sean O'Donnell, Preaching the Word: Matthew, 323)
We creatures, we jolly beggars, give glory to God by our dependence. Our wounds and defects are the very fissures through which grace might pass. It is our human destiny on earth to be imperfect, incomplete, weak, and mortal, and only by accepting that destiny can we escape the force of gravity and receive grace. Only then can we grow close to God.
Strangely, God is closer to sinners than to "saints." (By saints I mean those people renowned for their piety—true saints never lose sight of their sinfulness.) As one lecturer in spirituality explains it, "God in heaven holds each person by a string. When you sin, you cut the string. Then God ties it up again, making a knot—and thereby bringing you a little closer to him. Again and again your sins cut the string—and with each further knot God keeps drawing you closer and closer." (Philip Yancey ; What's so Amazing About Grace?, 273)
Many of us pray, Lord make me stronger and stronger so I can become more patient and less vulnerable to sin. When in reality we need to ask the Lord to make us weaker and weaker. It is US that is the problem. Why in the world would we want to make US stronger. We should instead want to kill the sinful nature in us. Think about when you are least likely to think lustful, sinful thoughts. It is not when you are strong and life is going well. It is when you are fasting or when you are sick with pneumonia, mono or some other terrible disease that weakens us. It is when we are weak that helps to kill the sexual, sinful desires in you. We should therefore be concerned with asking the Lord to make us weaker and weaker, not stronger and stronger. —Pastor Keith
The hand of Christ is strong enough to uphold the heavens, and gentle enough to wipe away our tears. —William Barclay (Matt Redman, The Unquenchable Worshiper, 67)
In diseased bodies, if all ill humors be purged out, you shall purge life and all away. Therefore, though God says that he will 'refine them as silver is refined' (Zech 13:9), yet he said he had 'refined thee, but not with silver' (Isa 48:10), that is, not so exactly as that no dross remains, for he has respect to our weakness. Perfect refining is for another world, for the world of the souls of perfect men. (Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed, 25)
This is a picture of a gentle Servant Messiah, who will not brazenly demand allegiance with his proclamation of justice but will gently and humbly invite those who are the most in need (11:28-30). The double metaphor of a bruised reed and smoldering wick emphasizes that the Servant will expire because of misuse–pictures that find relevance in the harassed and helpless (9:36) and the wary and burdened (12:28) who are being oppressed not only by the foreign invading forces of Rome but also by the legalistic burdens from Israel's religious establishment. (Michael J. Wilkins, The NIV Application Commentary: Matthew, 445)
A reed was used for measuring and for support, so that once its straightness was lost by bending or cracking it was of no further use. A strip of linen cloth used as a lamp wick, if it smokes, is of no use for giving light and is simply a source of pollution; it is in danger of going out altogether. Common sense would demand that both be replaced, the reed being snapped and discarded or burned and the wick extinguished. The imagery thus describes an extraordinary willingness to encourage damaged or vulnerable people, giving them a further opportunity to succeed which a results-oriented society would deny them. The servant will not be quick to condemn and to discard, but will persevere until God's purpose of "justice" has been achieved. (R.T. France, The New International Commentary on the NT: Matthew, 472-3)
Smoking flax represents something that has lost its usefulness. In Bible times flax was used for wicks in shallow earthen oil lamps; flax allowed light to shine. But when it smoldered instead, it produced fumes that caused eyes to smart. (John Phillips, Exploring the Gospels: Matthew, 231)
Gentleness is meaningful when it is exhibited by one who is powerful and strong. —Pastor Keith
IV- Jesus is the Lord's Servant doing God's work bringing salvation to the whole world. (12:21; see also: Isa 42:4; Mt 28:19-20; Lk 19:10; Jn 3:16; 1 Tim 1:15)
Self-righteous service picks and chooses whom to serve. Sometimes the high and powerful are served because that will ensure a certain advantage. Sometimes the low and defenseless are served because that will ensure a humble image. True service is indiscriminate in its ministry. It has heard the command of Jesus to be the "servant of all" (Mk 9:35). Brother Francis of Assisi notes in a letter, "Being the servant of all, I am bound to serve all and to administer the balm-bearing words of my lord."
Self-righteous service is affected by moods and whims. It can serve only when there is a "feeling" to serve ("moved by the Spirit" as we say). Ill health or inadequate sleep controls the desire to serve. True service ministers simply and faithfully because there is a need. It knows that the "feeling to serve" can often be a hindrance to true service. The service disciplines the feelings rather than allowing the feeling to control the service. (Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, 129)
Jesus cares a lot about people who don't have a Ph.D., don't own golf clubs, and don't drive a late model car. Jesus cares about the boring people in your town, the sick and the mentally retarded, and the people on welfare. Because he cares about them, they–and not merely the upwardly mobile types–are the truly important people of this world. (Bruce Barton, Life Application Bible Commentary: Matthew, 241)
A Christian is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to everyone. — Martin Luther
Worship Point: The reason why our worship is pathetic in the West is because we are clueless as to what the world would be like without Jesus' influence. Just wait a little longer. You'll get your chance.
Gospel Application: Jesus paid it all. All to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.
Did you ever think that when you became a Christian you made an announcement to the world that you are screwed up, desperately needy and weak, and horribly sinful? Jesus didn't come for well people . . . He is only the Great Physician for really sick people. That's why we ran to him. And Luther said that the definition of sanctification is "getting used to being forgiven." (Steve Brown; July 2007 Key Life Newsletter)
It is not possible for men to be well-pleasing to God unless they come to Him through His Son, with whom He is well-pleased. (John MacArthur, The MacArthur NT Commentary: Matthew 8-15, 297)
Perhaps the most difficult task for us to perform is to rely on God's grace and God's grace alone for our salvation. It is difficult for our pride to rest on grace. Grace is for other people—for beggars. We don't want to live by a heavenly welfare system. We want to earn our own way and atone for our own sins. We like to think that we will go to heaven because we deserve to be there. (R.C. Sproul "Suffering and Merit" Tabletalk, Vol. 13, No. 1; February 1989, 5)
Spiritual Challenge: Look to Jesus. Get to know Jesus. Be a servant like Jesus. Change the world like Jesus did.
Jesus called his followers to live the cross-life. "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Mk 8:34). He flatly told his disciples, "If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all" (Mk 9:35). When Jesus immortalized the principle of the cross-life by washing the disciples' feet, he added, "I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you" (Jn 13:15). The cross-life is the life of voluntary submission. The cross-life is the life of freely accepted servanthood. (Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, 116)
The true servant of the people is the man who preaches realizable ideals; and who then practices what he has preached. (Theodore Roosevelt, Fear God and Take Your Own Part, 24)
"The Son of Man has come unto the world to take upon Himself the sins of the world. If you want to follow Him you must be willing to do the same." (Jesus of Nazareth movie).
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Critics are on the fence about the new action-thriller Contraband about an ex-smuggler who gets back in the game, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale.
With a critics' approval rating of 46%, Contraband has received the dreaded 'splat' on Rotten Tomatoes — the movie site that culls critics' sentiments on films.
The film is about an ex-smuggler who decides to get back in the game in order to save his brother-in-law from a ruthless crime boss. You may have seen the sexy poster where Mark Wahlberg, who plays a man who gave up the life of crime to go straight, holds up his shirt to reveal a band of money duct-taped to his uber-buff chest. That's our Marky Mark!
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The film also stars Kate Beckinsale who plays Wahlberg's gorgeous wife. Her brother is the root of all their problems, but our hero is destined to use his knowledge of the underworld to clear his wife's bro of any wrongdoing.
Contraband is directed by Baltasar Kormakur, an Icelandic actor and director who acted in the original version of the film which was a 2009 Icelandic production.
Critics are giving the film a mediocre response. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film a two-star rating, saying he was "particularly weary of the wife/girlfriend of the hero whose life and children are threatened by vicious bad guys" plot.
Mathew DeKinder of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch summed it up best when he said, "The biggest problem with the new Mark Wahlberg movie Contraband is that it can't decide if it wants to be a gritty crime drama, a rowdy action movie or a lighthearted heist film" in his review.
Others liked the film. Gary Wolcott of the Tri-City Herald says, "A dozen nail-biting, hold-your-breath and hold-on-to-your-seat action sequences more than make up for the film's flaws."
Despite the "splat" rating by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the film earned a 78 percent approval rating from fans.
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For years, any savvy cattle producer has had to deal with armyworms in their hay meadow. Recently, a new pest has come in to some pastures across the state.
The bermudagrass stem maggot (Atherigona reversura), a new pest of bermudagrass forage in Texas has been reported in multiple counties. The bermudagrass stem maggot is native to south Asia (from Japan westward to Pakistan) and was first reported in the United States in Georgia in 2010. This pest only infests bermudagrass and stargrass (Cynodon spp.).
The fly (yellow with black head) lays its eggs within the stem of the bermudagrass plant. Once the egg hatches the larva, or maggot, (white with black head, 1/8" – 3/16" long) moves to the last plant node and consumes the plant material within the stem. This stem damage results in the death of the top two to three leaves while the rest of the plant remains green.
The resulting damage gives a stand of bermudagrass the appearance of frost damage. The amount of damage seems to be dependent on growing conditions as well as the point during regrowth when the flies lay their eggs. If there are good growing conditions with good soil fertility and moisture the loss seems to have minimal impact on dry matter yield. However, if forage production is limited by poor soil fertility and dry soil conditions more damage can result.
Once attacked, the shoot stops elongating as a result of the insect's damage. In response, the plant may grow another shoot from a lower node of the damaged shoot. This new shoot can also be attacked by later generations of the bermudagrass stem maggot.
Seeing the fly first is unlikely. Most producers will typically see the resulting damage before finding the pest. Producers are less likely to see damage in a grazing pasture since livestock will keep forage grazed down.
Management recommendations for hay meadow damage are to harvest hay as soon as possible to reduce the yield impact. If damage is found within 1 week of the normal harvest stage, proceed to harvest the crop as soon as weather conditions allow. Once the damage becomes apparent, the crop is unlikely to add a significant amount of yield.
If damage is observed within 1 to 3 weeks after a harvest, it is also likely that the crop will not add a significant amount of yield. The damaged crop should be cut and baled and removed from the field as soon as weather conditions allow. Leaving the damaged crop in the field will only compete with any attempts by the plant to regrow and decrease the opportunity that the next cutting will have to accumulate dry matter.
To be quite honest, I've never seen any in Angelina County, but that obviously doesn't mean they aren't here.
If you think you have a case of bermudagrass stem maggots, please give me a call at 936.634.6414 x 2. I'd love to come and inspect your pasture.


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Title: Versatile Mage (全职法师)
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He woke up in a familiar world that had vastly changed.
His familiar school had become a mystical school that teaches magic, encouraging everyone to become a mighty magician.
Outside the city, many wandering magical beasts and monsters attacked and preyed on humans.
His world of advanced science changed into one that praised magic. Despite this, his ambition in life, and his social status remained the same; one of the dregs of the society with a struggling father and a disabled step sister that couldn't walk.
However, Mo Fan found that when most people could only practice a single major element of magic, he was a Versatile Mage!


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Paul Devine joins company as North America marketing manager
Pentair Residential Filtration (PRF), a division of industrial manufacturer Pentair Inc., announced the addition of Paul Devine as North America marketing manager. Devine's focus will be on marketing channel management and communications for the business. His primary focus will be on North America while providing support to all of PRF as the business continues to expand globally.
Prior to joining PRF, Devine spent time in the motorcycle industry, holding leadership positions at both Harley Davidson Motor Co. (Milwaukee) and SuckerPunch Sally's (Scottsdale, Ariz.). His previous roles include dealer development and training, promotions, public relations, online marketing and motorcycle sales. From 1997 to 2007, Devine worked for Fujifilm Sericol as part of the leadership team and was responsible for the development and execution of sales and marketing strategies globally.
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Philosophy of Mind
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When first published, John Heil's introduction quickly became a widely used guide for students with little or no background in philosophy to central issues of philosophy of mind. Heil provided an introduction free of formalisms, technical trappings, and specialized terminology. He offered clear arguments and explanations, focusing on the ontological basis of mentality and its place in the material world. The book concluded with a systematic discussion of questions the book raises--and a sketch of a unified metaphysics of mind--thus inviting scholarly attention while providing a book very well suited for an introductory course.
This Third Edition builds on these strengths, and incorporates new material on theories of consciousness, computationalism, the language of thought, and animal minds as well as other emerging areas of research. With an updated reading list at the end of each chapter and a revised bibliography, this new edition will again make it the indispensable primer for anyone seeking better understanding of the central metaphysical issues in philosophy of mind.
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1. Introduction 2. Cartesian Dualism 3. Descartes's Legacy 4. Behaviorism 5. The Identity Theory 6. Functionalism 7 .The Representational Theory of Mind 8. The Intentional Stance9. Eliminativism 10. Conscsiousness 11. Non-Reductive Physicalism 12. Mind and Metaphysics 13. The Mind's Place in Nature
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John Heil is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in Saint Lous. His previous publications include The Universe as We Find It (2012) and From an Ontological Point of View (2003).
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Heil's introduction encourages students to engage the philosophy of mind with the penetrating attitude of a true metaphysician. This third edition features new content, including the topic of panpsychism, which has enjoyed renewed interest from philosophers of mind. These new materials are presented with the same ontological seriousness and accessibility that has made previous editions so attractive. Anyone teaching the philosophy of mind using a previous edition of Heil's text will find this latest edition a worthy update to their course.
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[show=roommating size=large]Oh, the woes of being an urban twentysomething! You have to work at a thankless job! And juggle a complicated love life! And deal with your family's disappointment in your chosen lifestyle! But worst of all — you have to live with a roommate.
The drama of living with a roommate is one that's been mined repeatedly for web content, to the point where you can't help but compare the series that have arisen. Hence, I thought I'd look at a few that have come up recently, and scale them according to both hilarity and realism (drawing upon both my expertise in being a critic of online video and my expertise in being an urban twentysomething who lives with a roommate).
Sharply written and brilliantly acted, this indie series starring and created by Joel Church-Cooper and Erin Gibson isn't new on the scene, but it's frankly one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The addictive antics of a purely platonic dude and lady are both hilarious and disturbingly authentic — essentially, it's like they're saying what real roommates are thinking. This pays off in adventures with guns, politics, and porn. It earns an A-plus.
Hilarity: 10 (Seriously, it's comedy gold.)
Realism: 7 (It's like real life, but slightly more absurd and definitely more witty.)
Strike.TV's recent foray into the genre was created by Anthony Q. Farrell (a story editor on The Office) and features three friends living in a house. In the first four episodes of Dwelling, Mira (Parisa Fakhri) directs the rehearsal of a one-man show, Rich (Eric Hailey) puts together a puzzle with his sister, and Tee (Farrell) does his laundry. In concept, it should actually be as boring as described, but the plot escalates impressively over the four episodes — so impressively, in fact, that all the action pretty much occurs in Episode 4, which is a pretty clear hint that Dwelling's original incarnation was that of a script for a half-hour sitcom pilot that was broken down into 5-minute chunks for web distribution.
But while each episode fails to end on a real dramatic note, there are a number of fairly charming moments anchoring the series, and the diverse cast balances the right amount of absurd and likable that, should the series be extended, would easily anchor future episodes.
Hilarity: 7 (Plenty of laugh-worthy one-liners.)
Realism: 3 (A female roommate asking a male roommate to wash her underwear? Unlikely.)
Big Honkin's Roommates
So there are plenty of series called Roommates, but here filmmaking collective The Big Honkin imagines what would happen if the search engine Google was to find your Craigslist ad in search of a new rent-sharer. This one combines the travails of sharing a living space with a stranger with the travails of being subservient to Google's tremendous stores of information. You might think that the experience of co-habitating with a search engine would be worth it, but in retrospect you might be better off just getting an iPhone.
Hilarity: 8 (Solid technology satire.)
Realism: 2 (Search engines aren't people.)
Third Wheeling
The newest series created by Joey Manderino and David Young of Joey and David fame, Third Wheeling revolves around two BFFs moving their girlfriends into their wacky comedy homestead. The complication of having your new roommates be your girlfriends is an interesting complication for this genre, but while the first episode has a lot of true-to-life touches, including the landlady who will Not Stop Talking To You, the second pushes the series into more relationship-focused territory.
Hilarity: 6 (Could use bigger jokes, but the interactions are pretty funny.)
Realism: 6 (The series is actually based on some true-to-life events for the comedy duo.)
And like I said, these are far from being the only shows to explore the topic in one way or another — My Roommate the Cylon, Bumps in the Night, quarterlife and the quarterlife parody 2/8 life, the MySpace series Roommates… All of these shows are well-made and entertaining, though it's a subject matter that's hard to keep fresh and at this point is easily oversaturated.
The reasons for this are understandable — apartments are cheap and easy locations to secure, and most of the people making these shows are themselves urban twentysomethings with roommates, drawing on personal experience. But maybe it's time for the urban twentysomethings to stop sharing space with one another, and think about finding places all their own.


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Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra has revealed that actor Ranveer Singh spotted her acting talent even before producer Aditya Chopra and director Maneesh Sharma.
"Ranveer was the first person who caught me dancing on 'Sheila ki jawani' song in front of a mirror. He saw me from far and this 'Band Baaja Baaraat' actor who had still not appeared in front of you all, told me that you are going to be an actress," Parineeti said at the Zee Cine Awards 2016.
"And it turned true. He made this prediction even before Adi (Chopra) and Maneesh (Sharma)," she added.
Adding to Parineeti's statement, Ranveer said: "See I discovered a 'heera' (diamond) first".
Parineeti made her Bollywood debut in 2011 with "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl", which also starred Ranveer.
On the work front, the 27-year-old actress will next be seen in the upcoming movie "Meri Pyaari Bindu", with debutant Akshay Roy.
She will be seen playing an aspiring singer in the Maneesh Sharma production, which will also star Ayushmann Khurrana.


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NRC Releases New Report on USGS Spatial Data Infrastructure
Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way–known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)–must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. This report is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.
For a PDF copy of the National Academies of Science / National Research Council Mapping Science Committee's Report, visit: Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the US Geological Survey
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Chris Trent (@Packherd) says :
This report cites the National Biological Information Infrastructure, or NBII, as one of the spatial data initiatives at the USGS. The NRC report is copyrighted in 2012, becoming available in October.
The NBII, however, ceased operations in January of 2012. News of the shut down was circulated widely. See the following Library of Congress post.
The elimination of NBII had been included in the President's Budget, released in February 2011, and was approved by Congress in it's omnibus appropriations in December of that year.
The NRC report does not mention any of this. In fact, it speaks of NBII in the present tense, implying that it is an on-going function of the USGS.


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Adult Only Caravan Site - CumbriaDo you love the tranquillity of camping? Cumbria has some of the finest caravan sites in England, and now you have the chance to experience them kid free at these Adult Only Caravan Sites in Cumbria.
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The Ashes Caravan Park, Cumbria's southern hideout for adults. If you are looking for a tranquil site in southern Cumbria, away from the hustle and bustle normally associated with the Lakes and free from footballs and children mayhem, you will be delighted with the Ashes.
This tranquil site is only minutes from the M6, just east of Kendal. Perfectly situated for you to explore the Lakes or as an overnight stop before you head further north.
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Beautiful adult retreat. The Larches overlooks the Northern Fells and is perfect for couple who wish to enjoy the beauty of the lakes without the chaos of large camping sites. In addition to caravans the site can also accommodate adult tent campers. A unisex disabled unit is available and will accommodate a wheelchair.
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Located in pretty Cumbrian landscape close to the Scottish Border, making this an ideal spot to discover the Eden Valley, Gretna Green and Hadrians Wall in addition to the English Lake District.
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Today's Featured Kindle Book of the Day is an update to the original book that started this whole blog thing for me, Free Kindle Books and How to Find Them, by yours truly. I updated this book with a new version and quietly released it last month.
One of the earlier versions of this book was in the Top 100 bestseller lists of all Kindle books sold for two years running, and it has been the #1 downloaded reference guide for several years running. After reading this book it is how many of you found your way to the blog.
So, what's changed from the previous version? I've added several new resources that has some interesting content but, more important to most of you (based on the emails I've received), it also contains the huge list of links to the free content available on the Amazon website: I had to take that list down from the blog due to various Amazon changes last spring, but the list lives on in this book all sorted by genre in the Amazon Kindle storefront.
If you just opened up a new Kindle for Christmas, or maybe you're a Kindle veteran, having access to this list will save you one heck of a lot more money than the cost of this book – if you literally downloaded every free Kindle book offered from the resources in this guide, you would literally have 3+ million books to read in a variety of genres!
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Flying domestic in Thailand through Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport? You've got one choice for grabbing some food in the terminal, and we're not kidding. It's McDonald's.
We spotted this airport food nook after stepping off a Bangkok Airways flight into BKK from HKT (Phuket) last week, and were shocked by their less than appetizing catchphrase: "The Only Restaurant in Domestic."
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CZ-USA is a weapons manufacturer. Based out of KC, CZ's target audience is men & women aged 18-60.
The company colours must be used throughout the site, however we are looking to invert the current scheme and go with dark on light instead of light on dark.
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The home page should be similar in content to what is displayed now, however we are looking for cleaner images and a more 'above the fold' sort of layout that is mobile friendly.
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2. Product Listing Page - http://cz-usa.com/products/by-category/rifles/
Really like the idea of isotope here - http://isotope.metafizzy.co/
Going with LIGHT backgrounds for products now, not dark. A much lighter and mobile friendly way to navigate the site would be ideal.
3. Product Detail Page - http://cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-p07-duty/
This page again should have a lighter background behind the images and the all need to be click to zoom in able. The product specifications needs to be displayed, open to ideas on how to clean it up.
We also need to come up with a nice clean way to display the comments users post so that we don't end up with massive pages like that one.
We have a TON of very high resolution images of our logos and products. Please for now work with the current web site assets (http://www.cz-usa.com) and we will provide anything you need once we have narrowed down the selections.


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I love love love New Orleans.
But of course, the closest I will get to NOLA this year are the beads I'm wearing today.
(Obtained the boring way, not the flash your ta-tas way!)
Because today is Fat Tuesday,
I thought I'd share a few of the things that I love about New Orleans:
|Cafe du Monde's cafe au lait and beignets! YUM!
|Jackson Square
|Lafayette Cemetery #1
|Watching the sun rise
|Street cars to the Garden District
|No visit would be complete without a visit to Anne Rice's former home
|If you really know me, you know that I may be a *tad* obsessed with vampires.
I read many novels before Anne Rice came along,
(Bram Stoker's Dracula, Carmilla, etc.)
but Interview with the Vampire introduced me to New Orleans.


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Experiencing trustworthy leadership
Examines how followers experience trustworthy senior leaders within the context of practice, process, actions and behaviours
This report, produced in a collaboration between the CIPD and the University of Bath, looks at how followers experience trustworthy senior leaders within some of the UK's major corporations and institutions.
The focus of the report is on the experience of their colleagues, their teams and the bosses who work alongside senior leaders. This is viewed through practice, process, actions and behaviours.
View the first two reports in the series:
Where has all the trust gone?
Cultivating trustworthy leaders
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Leadership in the workplace
Understand the fundamentals of leadership and how to approach leadership development within the organisation
Employee Outlook: trust in leaders
Explores the issue of trust in organisations
Is there truly a trust crisis or is it all just rhetoric?
Episode 61: Levels of trust in organisations, and in the wider society, have fallen dramatically in recent years. This episode explores the extent of this trust crisis and asks what HR can do to build cultures of trust in their business.


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Current projects underway in the theoretical chemical and quantum physics group.
Adiabatic processes in solid-state and photonic systems
The adiabatic theorem is one of the fundamental consequences of quantum theory. If the system is modified slowly enough, the current state of the system can smoothly move from one eigenstate to another. This simple observation has interesting consequences when used in controllable nanoscale devices. Electrons moving from one place to another without spending any time in between, photons being steered between waveguides, arbitrary superpositions and entanglement being created as long as everything is done "slowly enough". This project investigates the use of adiabatic protocols for applications in quantum computing, quantum information theory, measurement and sensing.
Atom-photon interactions and the boundary between quantum optics and condensed-matter
Quantum optics and condensed-matter are traditionally two separate branches of physics. The former being concerned with the interactions between atoms and photons, the latter with the effects of multi-particle systems in which local and non-local effects are observed. Recently, these two fields have started to overlap, resulting in such concepts as circuit-QED and quantum optics experiments in solid-state systems. We are interested in how quantum optics concepts can be implemented in solid-state systems as well as how condensed-matter effects can be observed in interacting atom-photon systems.
Electronic properties of phosporous-doped silicon nanostructures
To make components for a quantum computer, we must use bottom-up approaches to manufacturing. And, while we are not at a stage where large-scale commercial manufacturing is feasible, this technology has developed to the point where it is possible to have control over the manufacturing process with atomic precision. For example, new structures such as quantum dots, layers, and wires have all been made experimentally by doping silicon with phosphorus atoms at extremely high concentrations.
To understand how we can use these devices, we first need to understand their electronic structure. One of the strengths of our group is in performing highly accurate density-functional theory (DFT) calculations to find the ground-state electronic properties of nano-scale structures. The results of these DFT calculations are then used to build effective models for these devices using effective-mass theory, the nonequilibrium Green's functions formalism, and tight-binding theory. This many-pronged approach allows us to model systems that are of direct relavance to current experiments.
Nitrogen-Vacancy defects in Diamond - physics, quantum sensing
There are many different types of impurities in diamond, which affect its optical and structural properties. For each defect species there can be numerous configurations, which results in different absorption and emission spectrum. The most abundant impurity in diamond is nitrogen, with an important nitrogen defect being the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre due to its defect levels in the diamond band gap, which results in a strong zero phonon line transition.
The NV centre in diamond, which has multiple charged states, is made up of a substitutional nitrogen atom that is adjacent to a vacant carbon lattice site. The two common charged states of the defect are the neutral centre (NV0) and a centre with an extra electron (NV-). The negatively charged centre has received a lot of attention in recent years due to its possible uses as a single photon source at room temperature and as a qubit in quantum information processing.
More recently, the NV centre has been explored as a quantum limited sensor. Due to the fact that the energy levels of the defect depend on many different material and electromagnetic parameters, an NV centre can be used as a nanoscale magnetometer, electrometer, thermometer and strain sensor.
Open quantum systems and decoherence theory
What defines the boundary between the quantum and classical worlds is one of the most fundamental questions of modern physics. Quantum theory has proven to be spectacularly successful at small length scales, short times and very cold temperatures. Yet, in our everyday world the equations of classical physics have a fundamentally different form and interpretation. How do we smoothly swap between these descriptions? - this is one of the central points of decoherence theory. How do we perturb an otherwise phase coherent theory (quantum mechanics) in order to include the effects of the wider environmental, ie. the effects of dephasing and dissipation. The TCQP group studies this problem in a range of different physical systems and with several different mathematical techniques.
Superconducting circuit theory for information processing and metrology
Electrical circuits operating at sub-Kelvin temperatures display a range of effects, which can only be described by the laws of quantum mechanics. As these circuits can be fabricated "at will", they provide unique opportunities to study quantum effects where a circuit can be designed specifically to study a particular effect. Quantum circuits already find application in the detection of microscopic magnetic and electric fields, ultra-sensitive amplifiers and ultra-fast electronics. This project investigates the behaviour of quantum circuits for both applications in modern technology and to study fundamental physical principles.
Spin physics, spin-chains, quantum magnonics and entanglement theory
The study of spins and their interactions (be they electron-, nuclear- or pseudo-spins) is one of the central components of quantum mechanics. In recent years, the new fields of quantum computing and quantum information processing have link the physics of spins to the fields of information theory, computing theory and cryptography. In this project, we consider the behaviour of interacting few spin systems to study entanglement, transport and measurement. This has applications to quantum computing, quantum sensing as well as the fundamental theory of quantum mechanics.
The physics of Josephson junctions at the microscopic level
Although superconducting devices are based on the dissipation-less properties of metals below the superconducting transition, they suffer from a fundamental drawback. The quantum effects on which these devices rely stem from Josephson junctions, which are ultra-small, ultra-thin insulating barriers. At present the best method for fabricating these junctions is to take advantage of the native amorphous oxide, which forms on many superconducting metals when exposed to oxygen. This oxide layer in turn contains defects, due to its amorphous nature, which provides a new and dominant dissipation channel. Much is known about the effects of these defects, very little is known about their precise microscopic origins. This project aims to uncover the microscopic details of these defects using both theoretical and experimental approaches.


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Interview with THRIFT On The AVE Co-Owners
THRIFT on the AVE (TOTA) is a partnership between husband and wife Christopher and TaNisha Prater. This engaging couple combined their fashion perspectives to complete the look and vision of THRIFT on the AVE.
TOTA is a chic and sophisticated boutique stocked with upscale resale boutique items including covetable clothing, handbags, shoes and vintage jewelry. TOTA is a perfect fit for the Midtown neighborhood, Detroit's unique destination for world-class art, music and cuisine. Unique shops and galleries as well as restaurants and entertainment options can be found in Midtown.
THRIFT on the AVE offers quality, name-brand, mid- and high-end women's fashions in an assortment of sizes and styles. At THRIFT on the AVE, you'll discover that you can dress your best in the most unique fashion without having to go out of the city to get it. TOTA is definitely a true gem in our own backyard. This store has a family-friendly vibe, not to mention the best customer service! Your wallet will appreciate a light indulgence in this adorable boutique.
Check our exclusive interview with co-owners Christopher and TaNisha Prater:
Q: Thrift on the Avenue is an interesting name. What's the story behind it?
TaNisha: The original name was going to be THRIFT 7th AVE. Our name is defined by the experience we want our shoppers to have, which is nothing less than the experience you get at Saks Fifth Avenue. We were awarded a grant through REVOLVE Detroit that would have placed us as a pop-up shop on the historic Avenue of Fashion along 7 mile. When things fell apart with our pop-up shop, we found our current location, which is situated along Cass Avenue in Midtown. Call it a stroke of genius, prophetic or just plain ol' good luck that the name morphed to THRIFT on the AVE!
Q: Tell me a little about yourselves and what inspired you to open THRIFT on the AVE?
Chris: TaNisha and I have been married almost 18 years! We'll celebrate our anniversary in July. We are both native Detroiters. I was born to a large family of 14. In my immediate family, there are seven girls and seven boys. While my father made a decent living at Ford Motor Company, money did not go too far when he had to spread it 16 different ways. Thrifting was a way of life in my family. TaNisha, on the other hand, is an only child and a third-generation retailer. TaNisha, not having sisters, was soon indoctrinated into this life – but trust me, she wasn't reluctant. She joined them as a willing participant! They were dedicated not because of their financial situation, as they are doing well, but as a shared hobby.
Last December, they were invited to a really swanky and exclusive party, and of course, the boutique of choice was "The Salvation Army." I was sitting on the sofa during their adventure, not really paying much attention, but mentioned that they should record their experience. Thus, the birth of their social media brand, Thrifty Broads! After gaining major success online, we soon realized that we were contributing a significant amount of money to organizations with limited control over the use of donated funds. This inspired the opening of our resale shop. We proudly are partnered with Dress for Success and the Coalition of Temporary Shelters (COTS). We feel comfortable with the funds that are purposed for the programs and are assured they are directly reaching their intended target.
Q: I am admittedly a very poor vintage shopper. I never seem to find anything that I like! Can you share some tips for a vintage shopping newbie?
TaNisha: There's a significant difference between vintage, thrift and resale. A thrift store has a non-profit entity. A vintage store sells previously-owned garments, but they specialize in period pieces. TOTA is a mixture of all three. We source garments or purchase them from our customers and resell them. A very generous portion of our profits are donated to our various non-profit partners.
Items you need in order to have a successful hunt are the basic essential pieces of a wardrobe. A staple item such as a little black dress, a timeless classic, can be made boardroom-ready by adding a blazer and a leather pump. With a change of shoes, earrings and lipstick, you can be ready for a night on the town! Keep in mind that versatility is key. When hunting, look for supplemental pieces that can easily be interchangeable with your classic pieces.
Q: What's a piece of advice about style and building the perfect wardrobe for yourself that you've learned over the years?
Chris: As mentioned, keep in mind the importance of building upon basics. Classic pieces are timeless and don't really reveal their true value. It's important to get quality closet essentials. Be honest with yourself. Buy and wear clothing that fits you properly. Accentuate your favorite parts of your body and modestly conceal not-so-great areas. Your wardrobe shouldn't reveal your age, but it should keep us guessing. As you mature, so should your fashion finds. Be timeless, be classic and more than anything, look tailored! Spend a portion of money saved on a resale item on tailor costs. A tailor will help add a custom-made fit and look to your outfit.
Q: What are your favorite Detroit trends?
TaNisha: Detroit's style is currently evolving and I love it! Everyone is recognizing they don't have to follow cookie-cutter styles. It's rather unique and a beautiful reflection of the revitalization occurring in the city. We're going against the grain when it comes to fashion. Bold colors and bold styles are appearing on our streets. What makes TOTA unique is the pieces we have available for any style. Our pieces are classic, unique and can be absorbed into anyone's personal style. As for the trend I'm enjoying right now? I'd have to say classic pieces in yellows, pinks, lavenders and pastels as spring styles.
Q: Where can readers find THRIFT on the AVE, and what are your hours?
TaNisha: We're located on 4130 Cass Ave, Suite B, Detroit, MI 48201. We are open Monday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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I keep trying to call Thrift on the avenue and the phone keeps ringing busy.
Please contact me with a working phone number


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Upcoming Events
September 15, 2018 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Starved Rock Visitor Center: 815-667-4906
Join the park naturalist and local bird expert, Tom Williams, as we hike to seek out resident birds and greet our fall migrators. Bring your binoculars and your favorite bird guide. Hike will leave from the Starved Rock Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. Hike lasts 2 hours.


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Every week, embark with host Boyd Matson on an exploration of the latest discoveries and interviews with some of the most fascinating people on the planet, on National Geographic Weekend.
Please check listings near you to find the best way to listen to National Geographic Weekend, or pick your favorite segments and listen now below!
Episode: 1315 – Air Date: April 14, 2013
Most people retire when they want to slow down and stop to smell the roses. But Len Stanmore decided to speed up when, early in his retirement, he was trekking on Mt. Kilimanjaro and learned of the quest to climb the tallest mountain on each continent, known as the Seven Summits. Just a few years later, he had achieved that task. And he ran 155 miles across the world's most forbidding deserts. And he skied to both poles. But his adventures found meaning when he linked up with Trekking for Kids, to help improve the lives of orphans around the world. Listen here.
Most biologists are careful not to give human traits and motivations to the animals that they study. But certain animals – apes, notably – do exhibit traits that once were understood as uniquely human. Comforting a group member in grief, providing care to the elderly, and expectation of equal treatment are all moral behaviors performed by primates that help explain a social moral code in humans. Frans de Waal is a primatologist whose new book, The Bonobo And the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates outlines the evolution of ethics and morals in apes in an attempt to explain the birth of religious belief in humans. Listen here.
Biologists studying animals in the field often have to hike miles through jungles and brush just to get a single glimpse of their species. But Luke Dollar and Andrew Jacobson tell Boyd that drone technology allows biologists to survey a much wider area. Lightweight aircraft are fairly easy to control and can follow animals as big as elephants or as small as lemurs, in a wide variety of terrain. They brought a drone to Madagascar to track and study the fossa, which can be elusive in the jungles. Listen here.
On a recent trip to Botswana, Boyd heard tales of locals who would steal a kill from a lion. While visiting Kwando Lebala Lodge, Boyd's guide, Balepi Mokwami tells him that they would regularly encourage a lion to share the meal that they've killed. Mokwami says that surprising a lion can be the biggest mistake a person will make. His trick is to slowly approach the cat in plain view, and appear as unafraid as possible, even if the lion starts to charge. Listen here.
David Braun, editor of National Geographic Daily News, tells Boyd about a submerged continent that was recently discovered under the island of Mauritius. Listen here.
Most significant scientific discoveries of significance are made after years of painstaking research. But sometimes, a scientist is in the right place at the right time. One night, just a few days before Halloween, on a dig site in the Sahara Desert, National Geographic Explorer and paleontologist Paul Sereno was showing a research assistant where they planned to work when he saw a human foot sticking out of the ground. Sereno tells Boyd that they happened into a 7,000 year old graveyard that lay on top of a dinosaur fossil bed where they located hundreds of human remains. Listen here.
The human body is amazing. Just like rivers can reverse their flow, the human body can accept food through the rectum and be nourished. In her new book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, science writer Mary Roach points out that after an assassination attempt left President Garfield's liver damaged, the surgeon general cooked up a recipe for beef enema to keep the president alive. Roach also explains how people can detect very minor smells and tastes in wines and olive oil, and she puts the myth of "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" to rest. Listen here.
Many species of shark have their numbers dwindling, as each year more than 100 million individual sharks are pulled from the oceans. But following the recent CITES conference in Bangkok, five species of shark have been listed, so that countries that plan on continuing to harvest must track the numbers of whitetip, hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks that pull from the waters and do so in a sustainable way. IFAW Program Director Kelvin Alie is encouraged by what he calls "decisive action" to stop the unregulated trade in wildlife parts. Listen here.
While demand for elephant ivory is causing the rapid decline of their numbers in Africa, a bloodless trade in elephant parts has originated in Siberia's thawing tundra. Woolly mammoth tusks that have been frozen into the ground for thousands of years are providing a growing industry for tusk hunters who try to supply the increasing demand. The last mammoths died out 3,700 years ago, but many of their tusks can be found in pristine condition. Brook Larmer, author of "Of Mammoths and Men" in the April, 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine, tells Boyd that 90% of the tusks are shipped to China, where they're turned into ornate carvings that can fetch up to a million dollars. Listen here.
Boyd loves spending time in Africa's dry deserts and grasslands. After hunting lions on the hunt on foot, and learning to get close enough to an antelope to spear it, he gets a tutorial in quenching his thirst by digging up a water tuber and mashing its bulb to a juicy pulp and drinking the resulting moisture. Listen here.


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It is a time of great change in internal auditing, and the expectations to deliver have never been higher. There are many new — and some repackaged — concepts floating around, such as audit innovation, agile auditing, becoming a trusted advisor, and strategic auditing. One thing that has not changed, however, is internal audit's desire to add value to the organization through the execution of its work, whether through assurance or consulting activities. Internal audit, more than ever, is moving into areas of the business — such as strategic planning and culture — that are more subjective and require more auditor judgment. Venturing into these areas may require auditors to recalibrate their risk appetite and accept more risk going forward.
To successfully meet the expectations of their key stakeholders, chief audit executives (CAEs) must first ensure that, foundationally, internal audit is set up for success. A key element is that the objectives of the internal audit department are clearly defined and agreed upon with stakeholders, and an assessment of the risks to achieving those objectives are clearly identified. Building the elements of risk management into the day-to-day activities of internal audit, from the overall operations of the department down to the engagement level, will ensure sustainable activity and should facilitate more agile auditing through clear understanding of risk appetites and tolerances.
Internal auditors, while having the unique position and ability to provide opinion on the ability of others to identify and manage risk, whether strategic, operational, compliance, or financial, seem less inclined to look internally at their own risk management practices. Internal audit's appetite for risk may be too low, inhibiting agility, innovation, and the transformation of the function. Although there is no absolute assurance in internal auditing, it is easy to default to a risk-averse position when headlines call out internal audit specifically — Where were the auditors? — when analyzing compliance failures, cultural issues, and material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting.
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission's (COSO's) updated Enterprise Risk Management–Integrating With Strategy and Performance provides the opportunity to take a fresh look not only at the organization's risk management practices, but also those within internal audit. Although it is directed at the enterprise level, the updated framework is scalable, and parallels can be drawn to the department or function level.
When looking at risk management within internal audit, CAEs can follow the model that the framework has established, starting with the mission, vision, and core values of the department and ending with the delivery of enhanced value through its risk management processes.
Step 1 – Mission, Vision, and Core Values Internal audit should clearly articulate its mission, vision, and core values. It should start with The IIA's Definition of Internal Auditing and then survey key stakeholders to understand the expectations of the internal audit department. The mission and vision will vary by organization depending on many elements, including the industry, how highly regulated the entity is, and the overall governance structure. The mission and vision may be aspirational depending on the level of maturity of the internal audit function. The steps to achieve an aspirational mission and vision may be part of the risk profile.
The new COSO framework clearly indicates that a key component of sustainable and embedded risk management is to align with strategic objectives. The mission, vision, and core values are the foundation for the strategy, business objectives, and performance. Managing the risks associated with those items will drive enhanced performance.
Step 2 – Define Strategy and Identify Business and Performance Objectives In identifying internal audit's business and performance objectives, there should be alignment to the organization's overall objectives and consideration of the feedback received from key stakeholders. For example, a proposed internal audit strategy could be that the function should primarily focus on compliance-related audits. The objective could be to ensure that the first — and second, if applicable — line of defense have appropriate risk management and internal controls in place to address compliance-related risk. A risk implication of this strategy is that other risks are not covered by internal audit, as the strategy is too narrow. That risk (although not recommended) could be accepted by the appropriate stakeholder based on the governance structure in place. Clearly defining the audit strategy, and related business objectives and performance, should help facilitate audit operations and the audit plan, with all stakeholders aligned on what falls under internal audit's purview.
Step 3 – Identify the Risks, Risk Appetite, Risk Tolerance, and Risk Response Internal audit should identify the risks of not achieving the determined audit strategy and business and performance objectives. For each risk, internal audit should consider its risk appetite, tolerance, and response. For example, a risk to performance of the audit plan may be lack of personnel with technical expertise in specific subject matters. The risk appetite for this situation may be relatively low, to comply with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing's Standard 2230: Engagement Resource Allocation. The risk tolerance may be limited, and the likelihood of the risk occurring may be high, depending on the department make-up and audit universe. Appropriate risk responses include accept, avoid, pursue, reduce, or share. Internal audit may choose to share this risk by co-sourcing resources within the organization (as appropriate, considering independence and objectivity restrictions) or with an external subject-matter expert.
Step 4 – Stakeholder Buy-in Throughout the various phases of the process, the CAE should work with key stakeholders to ensure buy-in with the finalized elements, as there is a cascading effect from the determination of the mission and vision; through the strategy, objectives, and performance; to the determination of relevant risks and the risk appetites, tolerances, and responses. The governing body, typically the audit committee, should have the final authority in concurring with the risk responses, especially when the risks are accepted.
As the internal audit risks are built out, with defined risk appetites, tolerances, and responses, this information should be distributed throughout the department to educate team members on expectations and enable them to use it to make risk-based decisions when executing audits. Defining authorities around risk decisions throughout the framework will empower the different levels within audit to make judgment calls and use critical thinking to complete audits in the most agile way.
Risk management should not be a once-a-year process, but instead continuous and evolving as necessary based on risk changes at the organizational level and within the internal audit department. The process and framework should be pliant enough to flex and pivot as needed, with clearly defined governance processes around when specific stakeholders from senior management to the audit committee need to authorize or review changes. Understanding internal audit's strategy and objectives, defining the risks to achieving them, and adding a new level of transparency to risk responses should facilitate internal audit's transformation into a trusted advisor and demonstrate the most effective use of its resources in creating and preserving value.


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[Full Game Review] English Otome- Cinderella Phenomenon
Cinderella Phenomenon is a fantasy English language visual novel from indie game developers, Dicesuki. Like their previous game, Locked Heart, Cinderella Phenomenon borrows elements from common fairytales, but with a bit of a twist! Follow Lucette, a cold-hearted princess, who finds herself the victim of a witch's curse. In order to break her curse Lucette must complete three good deeds, but that's easier said than done for this selfish royal. This game is completely free and is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam!
At long last, I finally finished playing through Dicesuki's newest visual novel Cinderella Phenomenon! It took me about two weeks, but I cleared all of the endings, its been awhile since I last cleared a game and now I remember why… it takes forever! But, this game was worth it!! I loved Locked Heart, but, Cinderella Phenomenon is on a whole different level!
Disclaimer: As always while the thoughts and opinions presented in this review are my own, the images and screenshots were created by Dicesuki Games. If you are interested in playing this game, download it from the Cinderella Phenomenon itch.io page or from Steam!!
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