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Let's begin with prayer: Lord, thank You so much for loving us and for Your Word that's a lamp to our feet and a light to our past. Lord, You're so good and we pray now that You would speak to our hearts as we would have a hearing ear to hear what You'd have to say to us. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Romans 1:8-15 -
"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, Whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established - that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. Now I do not want you to be unaware brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also."
The apostle Paul in the very first verse, says, 'First of all I want to thank my God.' Make note, in this passage we're given a peek into a godly man's heart. Regarding a heart that God has His hand upon, we're given insight into a man who's tapped into the Spirit of God. We can glean things for our own lives as we go through this. Paul is a man (in our last study in Romans) who starts off the letter (remember, Paul is going to be writing a comprehensive letter to the church in Rome) the first thing he makes mention of in his introduction of himself: he doesn't give a great list of all his accomplishments, which were many. He didn't mention all the great things God had done through his life, which were many; but remember, what he mentions first: Paul, a bondservant. A bondservant declares one who has no rights to himself, one who's committed to another Who is Jesus Christ the Son of God. Paul was a mighty man of God who had never met this young church set in a pagan culture in Roman society. They worshiped many false gods, with all the allurement and entitlements that come with that kind of a culture. Ancient Rome, like modern America, worshiped many gods, striving to have more stuff, they were taught to be successful. This meant demanding your own rights, pursuing more things, insisting on your way and to be enriched materially, and to be more important. Those are all keys to, what would be the worldly message and there is no way that should be adopted by the church. Yet, the church in America are steeped in that philosophy, in that teaching and in that social system. Yes, it's sad to say, the church is affected by it. Yet, to go on record to say 'we don't have to be.' So, my prayer is that we - this church - would yield to the Spirit of God and not that message that is given by the world. The message in Scripture is that we should be in the world but not of the world, so that we can faithfully follow Jesus Christ and have success on the battlefield, because we are in a battlefield. We don't want to lose ground, it's good to hold ground, but most importantly we want to push forward in the Lord. The only way to do that is by His strength and the endorsement of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Wednesday, I made reference to a passage in Galatians 5:15 where Paul was dealing with a problem that existed in the first church in Galatia. He said "But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another." This is speaking about the law of love that we're supposed to aspire to as a church, and in obedience to follow Jesus Christ. Those not acting in love but coming from more of a selfish motivation are going to be those who bite and devour one another. When you look up those words in the Greek, Paul uses bite which means with teeth to wound the soul. That's the outcome of biting. To devour means to waste and destroy the consumption of the strength of the body and mind by strong emotion. That's speaking of a result that hits somebody so hard that they can't get over it.
If that happens within a church you'll hear people say, 'I used to go to church but I'm done with that.'
Because there's so much abuse and selfishness in the church, people want for themselves, then they bite and devour each other. People say 'well, I'm going to go over there, I'm going to try another church.' This should not be, because the end result is that you are consumed by one another. If you don't act in love, you'll have cannibalistic tendencies. Now, I've been around long enough that I have seen this. I was in a meeting one time and the men and women in a church were talking about different issues and problems. They started a little bit of bickering between two women. The pastor never stepped up and dealt with it or headed it off. It got so bad that all of a sudden the women stood up in the room (about a half a dozen women out of ten) and they began to sob so profusely that they couldn't stop themselves. Their emotions got so bad because of the biting that was going on that they went out of the room into a bathroom to gain control and they never came back to that church. Seriously? Now tell me that wasn't building up. Could that possibly have happened? I witnessed it.
Now that's why, when we study the Word, and we see an example like this in Romans, let me tell you, this is a template. The order of the apostle Paul's letter is and should be and set a precedence in our heart. This is not a little thing. In our own lives we are servants first, foremost and always, and we need to have that right commitment. Now this message is supported through the scriptures and Jesus says to us in Matthew's Gospel 10:38-39 -
"He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life
will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it."
In other words, he who lives for himself and is self-seeking is the one that is going to lose his life. That's what Jesus says. The apostle Paul, writing to the church in Corinth says in
I Corinthians 6:19-20 -
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit Who is in you, Whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's."
Then he says in I Corinthians 7:20-24 -
"Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. (He's talking about those being enslaved in the first church in Corinth there that were slaves as Christians) Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord's freedman. Likewise, he who is called while free is Christ's slave. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called."
What does that have to say about entitlement? Do you realize in whatever place you are God has you? We are to be content because the Bible says in I Timothy 6:6 "Now godliness with contentment is great gain." Unless we understand and embrace that and break free from all that we've been taught as Americans and settle in our place in Christ, we will never be settled and content. When we do settle, then we'll be at that place where we're not searching, we're not striving, we're not confused, we're not discontent, where we're feeling like somehow our life is passing us by and we're missing out, like we're grasping for something that we're not able to get ahold of. That's a lie and guess where it's from: the pit of hell! But we're so steeped in that kind of a mindset, we break free by studying the scriptures then yielding to what God has to say. The reason why we can be settled is because Jesus gives us our worth. What circumstances need to change in our life where we're worth more than the worth that Jesus gives us by dying for us and promising us everlasting life? So, we know that life is not confined to these bodies and short-lived. We understand that insight comes from the Lord. In other words, by following His example, we're given the insight to be content. When Jesus was speaking about John the Baptist in Matthew 11:11, He says:
"Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John
the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
In other words, among men, none lived greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least of us who are in heaven has ended up in a greater place than anything that John the Baptist accomplished on earth.
Jesus is saying that if any of us end up in heaven, why is it that we're greater than all that John the Baptist accomplished here on earth? Why is that? (Of course John the Baptist would have been included in heaven too.) But why is that? Because the only way you ended up in heaven was on the merit and finished work of Jesus Christ. That's why the least in heaven is greater than any accomp- lishments upon this earth. When we know that's a promise to us, how could we sit and say our life is being wasted in whatever place we find ourselves and whatever status we're in, no matter what you do for work, or don't do, or your present situation, how can we not be content with that promise and that hope, knowing that it is God Who is allowing us to be where we're at. There's true contentment that comes with that.
After Paul introduces himself as a committed slave of Jesus, as God's Spirit directs him to do, his life, being set apart to communicate the gospel, Paul declares Jesus, the Son of God Who was affirmed through the Old Testament. Then he says to the church in Romans 1:7 -
"To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
I want you to know that you're loved by God, that you're set apart and that you have the grace and the peace of God. I want you to know that! Paul is speaking to this very young church in Rome that are taking baby steps in their faith, still steeped in Roman philosophy and a society where changes need to take place. Paul says I want you to know this verse: you're loved by God and set apart as saints. You are loved by God! Paul declares that. With letters, he gives us insight into his prayer life because he was a man of prayer. In beginning this comprehensive letter - although they have much to learn and many changes need to take place - he begins this prayer by saying with thanksgiving. Now Paul first lets them know where he's at, then he says that he has this heart: I thank my God through Jesus Christ. Can I go on record to say that unless we have a heart of thanksgiving we cannot be successful in work or ministry(?)! We will not be successful, but we will fail in work and ministry, even when we continue to do work in ministry. Just because we're going through the motions, God knows the heart. We can go through the motions. The reason we won't be successful, even in continuing the work, is because in order to be fruitful (which Paul makes reference to later) we depend upon the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Jesus makes it clear that fruit is expected. Jesus says to us in Matthew 13:8 -
"But others fell on good ground (referring to the seed that was planted) and yielded a crop:
some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
So, the Word goes out, the seed fell on good ground and that good ground produced fruit. Then He says in John 15:5,8 -
"I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples."
That is what's expected of a disciple. But how do we bear fruit? We abide in the Vine. How do we do that? We're following Jesus Christ. We have to be connected to the Lord!
Paul tells them he was first and foremost a servant and they will learn through this process that it's not belittling to be a servant. Jesus, teaching the twelve disciples, tells us that this battles the philosophy in the world where Jesus would say in Mark 9:35 -
"He sat down, called the twelve, said to them, 'If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of
all and servant of all.'"
In God's economy and in His estimation, it's the servants that He raises up to be what? Fruitful. We look for that in the sensitivity of serving the Lord by His direction because there's only 24 hours in a day, so we have to ask the Lord for that wisdom; but to follow His example.
Jesus said in Matthew 20:27, 28 -
"And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave - just as the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Is that belittling to follow the example of Jesus Christ? Absolutely Not! But we have to understand that
that's the way it is. So, before Paul addresses doctrine, (which there is a lot of it coming) and before he talks about theology, first, he tells us 'this is how I think regarding myself: I'm a bondservant.' This is how I think regarding others: 'Whether they be Christians, Greeks, barbarians or unbelievers, to let them know in Rome, I'm coming here and this is how I think. I'm not prejudiced or high-minded.' That's what's usually an underlying message in a place like this. Make note this also is a condition of a heart that will be fruitful. Prejudice should have no place in that heart.
Paul, continuing in Romans 1:8 -
"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world."
'Your faith' is referring to salvation faith because God did a work in Rome where the message of salvation went.
Ephesians 2:8-9 -
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
That saving faith is being spoken of throughout the whole world, in other words, there was no small thing that was happening in Rome. Everybody was hearing about it; but it is never a small thing when the Spirit of God is moving, even if it's just in your world. People in your world should be able to spot salvation by faith. People would talk about you regarding the faith that you have, maybe in a negative way; but they're still talking because it's not hidden. When I first became a Christian all my buddies were just drinking buddies. We played football, we partied hard on Friday nights, we would drink and play cards and gamble. Everything I did was revolved around that. So, after I got saved and I started to change, pretty soon I started losing my friends. Oh my goodness, I guess that's part of it. Some of my friends became believers so that was good. Do people know that you have faith in Christ?
Continuing with Paul in Romans 1:9 -
"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,"
You see the spiritual man prior to Christ is dead but now we serve Him with our spirit in the gospel of a Son, the good news of Jesus Christ being raised from the dead. Well, how do you pray without ceasing? We're instructed in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to "pray without ceasing." How do you do that? It's an attitude of heart. You can be working hard, be about doing other things and yet have a heart connected with the Lord. Prayer is just talking with the Lord. It's not kneeling down, it's not any particular posture, except for the heart - and that is a posture of thanks-giving. You can be constantly talking to the Lord and that's what he's talking about. Paul's heart, always praying, (he hadn't even met them yet, but he's so excited about what he's hearing); so you can pray for strangers, you can pray for work, you can pray for things like that besides people that have been put into your life.
Romans 1:10-12 - " . . . making requests if by some means now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you."
Paul's requesting from the Lord to work this out so that he can go to Rome. I often go on record to say that I'll often pray God's will regarding something but where I'll miss it is the timing. That's where Paul was. He didn't know how it was going to happen and he had been waiting a long time. He had a heart to go to Rome. He was a Roman citizen. He wanted to go to Rome with the gospel. Paul had that ambition as he says 'by some means' so he didn't even know how that would happen. He's waiting for more information. Then he says, "for I long to see you that I may impart to you some spiritual gift so that you may be established." He wanted to share the gifts that he had with them. Notice, once again, the heart of a fruitful man of God. We've been given gifts. Do we desire to share those gifts? In order to share those gifts, you have to be around those you want to share them with.
Romans 1:11,12 -
"so that you may be established - that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me."
Thus, there is a boomerang effect: as you would have a heart to share, guess what, it comes back at you; because there's a mutual encouragement that Paul's talking about that we can very easily miss out on if we hold back our own lives and we don't share ourselves. We need to share ourselves because that is what Jesus did. He shared Himself. Paul wants to share himself. He has this longing to share himself and he makes mention of that mutual benefit because there's a codependency and that's okay. That's not a weakness, to be codependent! You know us guys, 'I can do it' and 'I don't need anyone.' In actuality, this is counter to how God made us. We can generate an attitude of independence and work our way through, but that's not how God intended it. As a matter of fact, that could be connected with pride real easily. There's no weakness in depending on one another spiritually. When you look at the example of scripture, the Apostle Paul needed it and I know as an example I need it desperately. I totally rely upon my brothers and sisters. I know why believers will have problems following the Lord if they're out of fellowship, because it's required of us to fellowship. It's also, once again, where we get that endorsement from the Holy Spirit. If you're out of fellowship and you feel deprived or confused or unsettled in your walk with the Lord, that's the reason, because we're not meant to be that way.
In Matthew's Gospel 26:36-38 -
"Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane and said to the disciples 'Sit here while I go and pray over there.' And He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, 'My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.'"
Jesus Himself longed for that company and through His entire ministry He sought out fellowship, first with His Father and then with flesh and blood, people that He could handle: John laid his head on His breast; going to Mary, Martha and Lazarus' house to hang out, eat and just enjoy their fellowship. Jesus needed that. Who am I to say that I don't? No, I desperately need it and I desperately long for that fellowship.
In Romans 1:13 -
"Now I do not want you to be unaware brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles."
This is a huge point, right here, and one that you need to tuck under your hat. We need to grab ahold of this one because it's where the devil has a lot of leverage in the lives of many believers. First, Paul would say it is important that you know this. He knows the devil lurks in the shadows. God is not the author of confusion, but we know who is. The devil is always trying to work his way in, even from the beginning, in the garden, the first temptation of man was 'Did God indeed say?' to try and undermine the Word of God. He has never changed his strategy. Why? Because it works so well. If he can get Christians to believe a lie or even respond the wrong way to truth, he's got them. Paul is making sure that he's letting truth be known and he clears the air here. Why? Because the devil is the prince of the power of air. Paul's giving information that is important. The devil would have a field day with this young church if these things weren't brought out initially; because if the young church would think for a minute that these leaders, these apostles that I hear about, they're just a bunch of prima donnas. Do they really care about us? So, Paul is making sure that they know what is true - not that people always believed God's Word. It's something he wants them to be aware of because not knowing would lead to sin. Why? Because, if they begin to ponder in their mind things (they don't know) they could begin to judge Paul and make the wrong assessment. Paul is saying, 'I really long to be there.' We have to beware of that, because we can end up judging others if we don't have enough information.
Paul says in Romans 1:13 - "I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now)," When you pray and things don't work out, don't think this is God being against you. If we ask 'why
won't God let this happen?' We need to get over it. Because we need to wait on the Lord and His timing. I have learned that oftentimes God is leading, we don't know the details. The details, once they're worked out, you can look back and say 'oh my goodness, I wish I would have known that.' So, we need to rest in the Lord because He does know, but waiting upon the Lord is always part of the equation and have your sleeves rolled up. Too many times I've heard people say 'oh we're praying about this and I know the Lord is calling us to this mission field' or 'I know the Lord's going to . . .' or 'we're just waiting on the Lord.' So, what are you doing? We knew something that even though where we thought God was sending us didn't happen, we knew we were supposed to have our sleeves rolled up, otherwise, how are you to be fruitful and how's God's plan going to continue in our lives? The apostle Paul was hindered because it wasn't God's timing. We know that his heart was right to head towards Rome, but he was going to be going to Rome and end up a martyr. Before he could be sent to Rome, he had so many people to bring the gospel to on his missionary journeys, and it wasn't until towards the end of his ministry that he would head to Rome, spend a couple years there and then later, as church history tells us, be beheaded in Rome. The conclusion is the apostle Paul had a desire. His desire was not only to build the church up, but to bring the gospel to the unbelievers in Rome, because he makes a point in Romans 1:14-15 - where he says,
"I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. So, as much as is
in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also."
We know that is God's heart for the unsaved. God is not slack concerning His promise as some count slackness but is long-suffering towards those that are without, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. That's God's heart. That's the heart of a man of God tracking with the Lord and to bring forth the gospel. Paul's intentions were to pray and wait with anticipation. He
was praying correctly. The timing he didn't know or how it was going to work out. God ended up having the Romans bring Paul to Rome providing for everything because Rome was a long ways away. Yet, he was just a man. He could only be in one place at one time. Don't complicate that. You're just a man, you're just a woman. You live in one place and you've been given so much. Consider these. Be content as Paul said to the slave in Rome. 'Be content' because if you don't get that, how are you going to serve the Lord? Yet all around us, we're steeped in the philosophy: 'you need more' 'you're not successful until you get this.' But the Bible says just the opposite. Don't complicate it. Serve the Lord every day. Get up, do all things and as Ecclesiastes 9:10 tells us
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or device or
knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going."
What does that mean? You have a little window of opportunity in these bodies. Once these bodies are gone in the grave, they're done. In the resurrection we're going to receive a new, glorified body. God has given us a little window with these physical bodies to serve Him and we need to look for opportunity. I believe it's been given to me at times by the Holy Spirit and I hear it loud, clear and often. Counsel to self: I think it's a good one: keep it simple stupid. Amen.
Lord Jesus, thank You again for Your Word and thank You for blessing us with family and friends. Lord, thank You that we can have that relationship because You died to make us blood brothers and sisters and these relationships will last forever. Thank You for that and I pray for my brothers and sisters who are struggling with situations, trials and temptations or anything, Lord. You know what they're dealing with. I pray that Your Spirit would minister to the deepest places of their hearts and I ask for the strength that only comes from You. Lord, that we would be those with thankful hearts and that we would experience contentment in every situation, knowing that You are with us and that You have promised never to leave us or forsake us. And Lord, You promised to come back and get us. Strengthen us with the promises of Your Word and do the supernatural, Lord. We trust in You so, bless our day, bless all those that are here, God, we pray in Jesus' Name, Amen. God bless you.


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"Your account was found in our inactive account system. In an effort to offer the benefits that you have grown accustom to and effectively manage program costs, HHonors does require activity in the form of one eligible stay or HHonors point earnings through any of our HHonors sponsored credit cards at least once every 12 months. If this requirement is not met on any HHonors account, all points are forfeited."I don't understand the cost/benefit of making my account inactive. I guess they get the benefit of deleting everybody's points each year for inactive accounts. The cost though is the feeling a member gets when s/he goes to check in and finds out they are no longer a member adn there is no record of their account. Even worse is the fact that the receptionist at the front desk has no idea why my membership looks like it does not exist.
In fact, the hotel clerk asked if he could keep my membership card from 1988 since Hilton was an Olympic Sponsor that year. Lame.
I just looked up the rules for Marriott, and they say that an account may be closed, and all points deleted, if no points are accrued during a 24-month period.
I've never had a problem with Marriott closing my account, but I stay there a lot too.

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The Virginia LMSC will hold its annual on Sunday October 26 in Richmond. The meeting is open to all LMSC members, though only board members may make motions and vote on them. Please contact LMSC Chair Patty Miller if you are interested in attending in person or by conference call. More information about LMSC administration and procedures can be found in our bylaws and elsewhere on the website.
We will elect LMSC Officers this year. The following candidates have been nominated and have agreed to run for office:
- Chair: Dave Holland
- Vice Chair: Denise Letendre
- Secretary: Alice Phillips
- Treasurer: Charlie Cockrell
Additional nominations can also be made at the meeting, provided the nominee gives written consent. Descriptions of the responsibilities of each position has been given in the call for nominations and are also found in the bylaws.
One of the most important items at the annual meeting is the approval of the budget for the coming year. Our Treasurer has submitted proposed budget that includes the YTD expenses as well as the expenses from previous years to provide context. He has also submitted a report with his recommendations for the upcoming budget.
The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows. Additional written reports are given below and will be added as they are received (many reports are given orally at the meeting rather than as a written document, these reports will be summarized in the minutes).
- Roll call
- Reading, correction, and adoption of minutes from 2013 meeting (see below for link)
- Reports of Officers: President, Treasurer
- 2015 budget
- Reports of committee chairs: Registrar, LMSC Info, Webmaster, Sanctions Chair
- Unfinished business – This includes closing out the issue of scholarships for 4 VCU coaches from the Sept. 4 USMS Coaches Certification
- Election of officers (see above).
- New business
- Membership growth
- Event support and growth
- Resolutions and orders
- Adjournment


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Bipolar : A compound fracture of the human mind.Mental illness. If you read the word it brings up images of asylums and insanity. For me it brings up a lot more. The reason? I suffer from mental illness. I am not ashamed to admit it, I am not shy to say it. Its part of who I am. It will be with me, every single day for the rest of my life. I have bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder. Its not a swearword. Its not a joke. Its not something that they can slap on someone that did something bad and now it needs to be named.
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness. The cause is not known, although there is much research and speculation. There is also, as far as we know, no cure. It is with you for life.
So what is this fracture of my mind?
It causes me to have severe, debilitating depression. This depression is not the blues, its not feeling down. Its an all consuming fire that consumes every part of my being. Some days I feel as if I cannot even see out of my eyes so bad I feel. Then often, remarks are made. Remarks such as, its not that bad. Just get over it. Would you tell that to someone with stage four cancer? I dont think you would. My longest non stop depression episode lasted 11 years.
It causes me to have intense mania. This mania can be from light to euphoric. People that dont know mania thinks we are on drugs, when we are not. We have energy for days. Our thoughts are racing. We think clear and we are on top of the world. My longest non stop manic episode lasted 7 months.
It causes rapid cycling. Rapid cycling is when you cycle from mania to depression in months, weeks, days or even hours. Its extremely tiring and very confusing for the people around you.
It causes mixed states. Mixed states is when you have both mania and depression at the same time. How is this possible? The answer to that I dont know. All I can tell you is I can feel bad a good at the same time.
It causes psychosis. Psychosis is when you see and hear things that are not there. It can be sounds, voices, colours etc. Its very confusing and a very sad and horrible place for someone with bipolar to be in. I fortunately get psychosis very rarely, but I do get it. Others are not so lucky.
Medication sometimes works, or helps, other times it does nothing. We are so easily told to just take our meds. The person giving the instruction forgets that it upsets our tummies, it makes us sleepy and zombie like, it takes away our desire to love and to make love. I take four different kinds of medications every day of my life. They are not aspirin. They are heavily scheduled and regulated medication. If someone that does not have bipolar that has not taken what I take before had to take it they will not be able to function for an entire week. Yet, I have to try my best to function the next day.
People with bipolar are so very misunderstood. I co-own a bipolar support group with 27 000 members. The largest of its kind in the world. I see more pain an suffering in there than any person should deal with in a lifetime. Yet, these people are all my best friends. They understand me. They get me. They are some of the most compassionate and kind people I have ever met. They have talents that other people can only dream of. Yet they see it go to waste because of this thing we have.
Bipolar is like a compound fracture in an athlete's foot. Left untreated and uncared for it will eventually cause the athlete to never run again.
We are like that. If we are cared for, helped and understood we can achieve so many things in life. We can still reach the childhood dreams that we lost somehow.
If you know someone with bipolar or mental illness dont leave them alone in the dark with this fracture. Give them hope. Give them love.
You may just be surprised at what you may see unfold in front of you.
© Herman Le Roux 2016


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Friday, October 15, 2010
37 weeks, 5 days
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Yeah for normal test results!! I too have been trying to eat more protein!! So glad that everything is going well (except the sciatic pain but am glad it is bearable!!) Hope that the next week goes by fast and we both have our little guys in our arms!!!ReplyDelete
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Oh my friend, I feel so so emotional for you and the big arrival...can't wait!
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Revenue Management can be a bit tricky when trying to track multiple revenue types, including subscriptions, licenses and professional services. Here are a few facts and tips to consider when setting up and utilizing the Intacct Revenue Management Module.
Using the Revenue Management Module in Intacct
1. Revenue Management is available in both Accounts Receivable and Order Entry
2. A Sales Order can have different schedules for revenue recognition and invoicing (e.g., recognize revenue monthly but invoice quarterly)
3. A Contra-Deferred Revenue account must be set up in your Chart of Accounts to hold the debit balance of the deferred revenues, which will be relieved when the invoices are posted.
(Simple Definition Alert: A Contra-Deferred Revenue account can be described as a revenue account which is expected to have a debit balance instead of the usual credit balance. A contra revenue account reduces a company's gross revenue to net revenues.)
4. The following Transaction Definitions will post to the GL as follows:
5. The posting accounts are set up as follows:
- Deferred Revenue – assign to the Item GL Group
- Contra-Deferred Revenue – assign as the Debit account in the RR Activation transaction definition
- Revenue – assign at the Credit account(s) in the RR Activation transaction definition
- Contra- Deferred Revenue – assign as the Credit account in the Sales Invoice transaction definition
- Accounts Receivable – assign as the Debit account in the Sales Invoice transaction definition
For more information, view the Intacct's Revenue Management Module Data Sheet. Also, discover how to master Revenue Management by downloading "Mastering the Complexity of Revenue Management"


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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish hearing aids group GN Store Nord has seen a jump in its U.S. costumer base following the launch of a new product developed jointly with Apple for the iPhone, the company told analysts at an industry conference in Orlando.
GN Store Nord obtained at least 20 percent more new costumers in the United States in the first two weeks of March compared to same period in February, thanks to their launch of Resound Linx late February.
Resound Linx is a hearing aid packed with bluetooth-like technology that installed in the ear allows users to stream voice and music from their iPhones.
"The first data indicates that Resound Linx has been very well received in the U.S. Market," head of investor relations Michael Bjergby told Reuters on Friday, after the presentation which analysts from both Danske Bank and Nordea called 'very bullish'.
In 2013 GN Store Nord's hearing aid business, GN Resound, generated 46 percent of its revenue in the U.S. market, while 31 percent came from Europe and 23 percent from other markets.
"It is a clear signal to investors about a big demand in the market. There is potential for a surprise in connection with their open-ended guidance for 2014, "Sydbank analyst Morten Imsgard said.
This year GN Resound expects organic growth of more than 6 percent.
Still, some analysts remain skeptical about the demand in the company's over 65 target base.
"It is still early days and we believe the market has changed and it has become more difficult to significantly move market share in a short period of time with a new product," Nordea wrote in a note to clients.
Danish competitor William Demant has also joined the "Made for iPhone programme".
Shares in GN store Nord rose 2.2 percent at 1032 GMT outperforming a 1.2 increase in the Copenhagen stock exchange's benchmark index. ($1 = 5.4340 Danish Crowns).
Reporting by Stine Jacobsen


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Almost 19 years after Essence magazine launched its first festival in New Orleans to "party with a purpose" and celebrate black culture, music and people, the Associated Press reports that Essence Fest may be facing new competition.
Like Essence this weekend, last weekend's BET Experience, held in Los Angeles, had Beyonce as a headliner. It also had panels discussing topics important to the community and spanned a three-day weekend — a format Essence until recently had used for years.
But Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc., said the similarities end there.
"Yes, there's some overlap," Ebanks acknowledged. "But we're relentlessly focused on our community and serving the black woman like no one else does or can because she's worth it. That's our goal and we believe we do that better than anyone else."
So far there's no sign that the BET Experience — a celebrity-driven lead-in to the cable network's BET Awards show — is taking away from the Essence experience in New Orleans.
The city's hotels are showing healthy bookings, and music fans are ready to party. Many are arriving early to catch the Essence Festival's outdoor celebration on the riverfront on Thursday.
Read more at the Washington Post.


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What did he know and when did he know it?
Forty-four years ago this month, the nation was watching the US Senate hearings about Watergate unfold. This was before cable news, the internet, telephones that took pictures, etc. So we were not bombarded with 24/7 news from Washington as we are today, thank goodness.
A key player in the hearings was Tennessee senator Howard Baker. On June 29, 1973 Baker asked John Dean, "My primary thesis is still, what did the president know, and when did he know it?" Though he served another 12 years in the Senate, this question became the defining moment in Baker's career.
In the on-going who-dun-it surrounding the search for a State School Superintendent last summer the appearance of retired Supreme Court Judge Bernard Harwood of Tuscaloosa at the June 21 state school board meeting brings to mind the long ago question asked by Howard Baker.
According to State Superintendent Mike Sentance, he asked Harwood to review the internal report prepared by staff attorney Michael Meyer and offer his opinion of what it meant.
Sentance told the board members that he had emailed them a copy of the Meyer report, plus a memo from Sentance, about 6 p.m. the night before. A copy of the report and memo was obtained by The Alabama Political Reporter and published early on the day of the board meeting.
Sentance told the board that if anyone leaked the report, they were in the room. Meaning it was leaked by a board member. The implication from Sentance was that no one had seen the report until he sent it to the board members.
But the appearance of Harwood calls this contention into question. Common sense tells us the judge had the info to review much earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before. It stretches the imagination too far to think he got the info and within 16 hours before the board met, studied it throughly and then got to Montgomery from Tuscaloosa.
So what did Judge Harwood know and when did he know it?
While it may well be true that Sentance sent the report to his board at 6 p.m. June 20, the real question is who had he given it too prior to that?
Attorney Meyer did the investigation at the request of Sentance. Meyer said he reviewed it with Sentance and others on June 6. Meyer stated that Sentance's initial reaction was that the info he pulled together would be harmful to someone's political future (Board member Mary Scott Hunter is an announced candidate for Lt. Governor and one of five defendants in a law suit brought by Craig Pouncey. She also voted to hire Sentance on Aug. 11, 2016 and has been a staunch supporter of his).
Sentance denied that he said anything of this nature. But during this exchange, Meyer responded that he did say it.
At the June 21 board meeting, Sentance said that he disagreed with the conclusions of the Meyer report. Which makes one wonder why you ask someone to do something and then disagree with what they do. How thoroughly did Sentance go over the report and discuss the information Meyer found that led him to his conclusion?
Was Harwood brought into all of this because Sentance felt he too would disagree with the report?
(The board had no indication that Harwood was doing this review and he was not on the agenda for June 21. One board member told me Harwood should not have been allowed to speak that day.)
It is worth noting that when Harwood was called upon to speak he told the audience. "I am not as enthusiastic as I was before about appearing."
Freudian slip? Perhaps.
For more info about questions that are still unanswered, see the latest article about it all on The Alabama Political Reporter.
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Opinion | Cleaner air during pandemic shows need for alternative fuels, electric vehicles
Photos of a smogless Los Angeles skyline set against a brilliant blue sky have emerged as an iconic image to showcase the impact of decreased air pollution during America's COVID-19 quarantine.
Similar photos from around the world, including what are usually smog-filled cities in India, China and Europe, provide a glimpse of a world with improved air quality.
It's no secret that poor air quality has historically been caused by traffic, but due to tighter regulations by the federal government, industries' contribution to pollution has decreased significantly. Scientific research is beginning to show how social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders have created an unintended consequence of improving worldwide air quality.
For nearly two decades, the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition has been advocating to improve Alabama's air quality by increasing the use of cleaner alternative fuels and expanding the market for advanced technology vehicles. Cleaner burning alternative transportation fuel options like biodiesel, ethanol, propane and natural gas also reduce pollution just like electric vehicles.
Air pollution remains a global public health crisis, as the World Health Organization estimates it kills seven million people worldwide annually.
But is the COVID-19 pandemic showing us the wisdom of transitioning to cleaner vehicles, whether electric vehicles with drastically lower emissions or vehicles using cleaner-burning alternative fuels? The answer is an emphatic yes.
Recent research shows global carbon dioxide emission had fallen by 17 percent by early April when compared to mean 2019 levels. In some areas, including the United States and the United Kingdom, emissions have fallen by a third, thanks largely to people driving less, according to research published in Nature Climate Change.
Numerous organizations, including NASA, continue to study the environmental, societal and economic impacts of the pandemic, and researchers view recent air quality gains as promising evidence that the use of alternative vehicles could have long-term positive impacts.
"If I could wave my magic wand and we all had electric cars tomorrow, I think this is what the air would look like," Ronald Cohen, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at UC Berkeley who studies the effects of the stay-at-home orders on air quality, told the Los Angeles Times.
Wider use of electric vehicles and the other domestically produced alternative fuels would lessen America's dependence on foreign oil while also helping our environment. Poor air quality already causes negative consequences for millions of Americans.
Alabama could also see economic benefits from increased production of electric vehicles, with Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz operating plants in the state and working hard to produce the next wave of electric vehicles. As part of a $1 billion investment in Alabama, Mercedes began construction of a high-voltage battery plant in Bibb County in 2018 for its all-electric EQ brand of vehicles, as well as batteries for its hybrid plug-ins.
"This is a teaching moment," Viney Aneja, an air quality professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University told the Raleigh News and Observer. "We should learn from it. We should promote behavior that will allow air quality to be as good as it is outside right now."
This is a prime opportunity for America to embrace alternative and cleaner-burning transportation fuels, as well as electric vehicles, while also decreasing reliance on foreign oil and creating jobs here at home.
It could also make those picturesque photos of the big-city skylines become commonplace instead of a rarity.
Mark Bentley has served as the executive director of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition since August 2006.
Phillip Wiedmeyer serves as the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition's chairman of the board of directors and president and is one of the ACFC's original founders. He also serves as the executive director of the Applied Research Center of Alabama, a non-profit dedicated to public policy issues impacting Alabama's growth, economic development and business climate.
About the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition serves as the principal coordinating point for clean, alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle activities in Alabama. ACFC was incorporated in 2002 as an Alabama 501c3 non-profit, received designation U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program in 2009 and was re-designated in 2014. A national network of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions brings together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to deploy alternative and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements and emerging transportation technologies. To learn more, visit www.alabamacleanfuels.com.
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Opinion | Electric vehicles next wave to drive Alabama's continued auto-manufacturing success
Alabama has long been a leader in the automotive manufacturing sector in the United States and, now, we have the opportunity to sustain that momentum for years to come through significant investments in the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
Dating back to 1993 when Mercedes-Benz announced their opening of their only U.S.-based assembly plant in Tuscaloosa County, our state has continued to provide a favorable business climate that has helped recruit Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and Mazda. The substantial investments of these companies have only furthered economic activity through the numerous tier 1 and tier 2 automotive suppliers that have also located to our state.
Combined, these Alabama-based automakers and suppliers produced nearly 1.6 million engines in 2018 and created over 40,000 automotive manufacturing jobs. Alabama currentlyranks as the number three autoexporting state in the country, andexports of Alabama-made vehicles and parts totaled $7.5 billion in 2018.
Now, as we continue toward a 21stcentury transportation system and economy, we must acknowledge – and prepare for – the electric vehicle wave that is coming.
Significant research shows that consumer interest in electric vehicles is exponentially on the rise and so is theproduction of EVs by manufacturers. Globally, total EV sales surpassed 1 million vehicles in 2017, then quickly doubled to cruise past 2 million in 2018 and that number is expected to double again in 2020 to reach 4 million total sales. According to a Deloitte report, it is expected that global EV sales will top 21 million by 2031.
In recognition of the growth in EV sales, Mercedes-Benz broke ground in the fall of 2018 in Bibb County to build a plant producing high-voltage batteries for the all-electric EQ brand of Mercedes vehicles, as well as batteries for Mercedes hybrid plug-ins. This project alone is well over a billion-dollar investment in Bibb County and, with it, Mercedes has now invested more than $6 billion in its operations here in the state.
We know that expanding EV sales andproduction in Alabama will require anumber of investments from the industry, the legislature and eventually theconsumers of this state. To cement our reputation as a forward-leaning automotive leader, we must prepare for the future of electric vehicles, production of electric vehicles parts and ensure the necessary EV infrastructure is in place to be competitive for generations. Doing so will show that our state supports this burgeoning sector of automotive manufacturing and help recruit even more of these projects that will provide numerous high-paying jobs and produce significant economic benefits.
The Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan, approved legislatively in 2019, provided a foundational first step as it included a provision that helps propel Alabama toward the cutting-edge of EV infrastructure. The landmark legislation established a grant program that proactively facilitates the installation of new EV charging stations across the state. These stations will supplement the Electrify America charging stations currently being installed in the state and add to Alabama's EV infrastructure.
Additionally, the full body of the state Senate and our colleagues in the House have shown a commitment to the expansion of EV production in Alabama with a $2 million investment in this year's budgets to educate and promote the use of electric vehicles to the public. We believe this will further Alabama's reputation as a premier automotive manufacturing state as these funds will go toward developing an EV industry educational website with mapping of charging stations and other useful resources, as well as funding to further build out Alabama's EV charging infrastructure.
Mercedes-Benz has been a game changer for our state. With their initial investment in 1993 to their significant investments in EV batteries, it's clear the electric vehicle wave is coming and, with it, significant opportunities for automotive manufacturing growth in Alabama. Now is the time for us to show our state's ongoing ingenuity by supporting this sector's transformation to electric vehicle production with these significant investments and overall support of the growing EV industry.
Gerald Allen is a member of the Alabama State Senate, R-Tuscaloosa, representing District 21. Senator Allen can be reached at [email protected].
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Opinion | Mueller anniversary a sad reminder of the day Sessions ran away when needed most
Three years ago this week, one of the biggest hoaxes in American history began as Robert Mueller was appointed to lead the Democrats' Russia witch hunt, and the man most responsible for birthing that national nightmare was U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is now running to reclaim his former Senate seat.
Throughout this campaign, Sessions has claimed that nameless, faceless Justice Department bureaucrats demanded that recuse himself from the investigation, and he had no other choice than stepping down.
So, without even a courtesy call to the man who appointed him, Sessions abandoned his president and fed him to the wolves, and he almost bought down the entire Trump presidency in the process.
The truth is that Sessions did, in fact, have several other options, but he lacked the courage and selflessness to seriously consider any of them.
If Sessions was unsure he could remain loyal to the president, perhaps the easiest option would have been to decline the cabinet post when it was first offered, but, instead, he went in the other direction.
Just two weeks ago, President Trump appeared on the Fox and Friends morning show and said that Sessions literally begged him to be appointed attorney general on four separate occasions, so he made the appointment despite severe misgivings.
"(Sessions) wasn't, to me, equipped to be attorney general, but he just wanted it, wanted it, want- ed it," Trump said. "Jeff was just very weak and very sad, and when 'Russia' was mentioned, just the word 'Russia,' he immediately, instead of being a man and saying, 'This is a hoax,' he recused himself."
In response to the nationally-televised comments, Session released a harshly-worded statement that accused President Trump of lying.
Another option available to Sessions would have been to ignore the urgings of the Deep State bureaucrats at the Justice Department who supposedly told him that he must recuse himself ac- cording to "regulations."
On-going revelations about inappropriate actions by entrenched liberals at the Justice Department and the FBI indicate that many of those who advised Sessions were likely working against President Trump and pushing for him to fail from the first day he took office.
But even if Sessions felt so strongly that insulating himself from the investigation was the proper path, he should have first marched into the Oval Office with his recusal in one hand and his resignation in the other and said, "Mr. President, which one of these do you want me to sign?".
That way, it would have been Donald Trump's choice, not Sessions', but he was too fearful of the answer, so he recused first and boxed-in the president.
Yet another option available to Sessions was to quit his job and walk away as soon as President Trump's loss of confidence in him became obvious, which happened quickly. But like a bad houseguest who will not leave when the party is over, Sessions overstayed his welcome for months on end and forced the president to fire him.
Sessions was likely reluctant to resign because he felt he had given up his U.S. Senate seat in or- der to become attorney general, but when you work for the president, what you gave up, what you sacrificed, and what you think you deserve must simply be set aside and forgotten.
Selflessly doing what is best to protect the president and the nation you serve should be your one and only focus.
As a retired football coach, I know a good bit about teamwork and winning.
In order to win, each player has to be willing to put the team ahead of themselves. They have to set their own interests aside so the team can succeed, and they have to take incredible risks in order to score a win. Jeff Sessions proved too selfish and unwilling to do any of those things for the Trump team to win.
Finally, Sessions had at least one other option, and it is the one I would have taken.
He could have remained loyal to the president, watched his back against the Democrats' fake news sneak attacks, and helped him fulfill the promise of making American great again.
President Donald Trump knows that he can depend upon Tommy Tuberville to remain loyal to him come Hell or high water, and that is why my campaign proudly carries his full endorsement and support.
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Opinion | Alabama House Members answer the call to duty
When the Legislature convened its 2020 regular session in February, Alabama enjoyed record-low unemployment and record-high revenues in our state budgets.
Pay raises for educators and state employees were foregone conclusions, unprecedented improvements in mental health services offered to Alabamians were being passed, and new and expanded education programs were on the table.
But as legislators returned to Montgomery from the mandatory COVID-19 shutdown period — a little less than three months removed from the session's start — an entirely new landscape greeted us.
Our record-high employment numbers have turned into record-high applications for unemployment benefits, and our state revenues have been negatively impacted by an economy gone sour.
But Alabamians have always risen to meet a challenge, and I am confident that the historic economy that our state once enjoyed can be rebuilt and made even stronger.
All of us who serve in the House of Representatives have publicly offered ourselves as leaders in our communities and our state, and as Alabama continues its journey on the path back to normalcy, it is important us to lead the way. We cannot expect average Alabamians to feel safe and confident in returning to work and resuming their jobs if the men and women they elect to represent them in Montgomery are not willing to do the same.
So on May 4, we convened at the Alabama State House to resume the regular session and complete the tasks that remained before us.
Our members came from the Tennessee Valley, the Gulf Coast region, and dozens of cities, towns, and crossroads in between, and we took important steps to safeguard their health in a cramped and aged State House where proper social distancing is difficult at best.
House members were required to wear face masks in all public areas, and once they entered the building, they proceeded directly to their personal offices to await the gavel to fall each meeting day.
In order to accommodate the House members at safe distances, only a handful were able to sit at their desks in the House Chamber while the others were spread across the spectators' gallery and an adjacent overflow room and cast voice votes by microphone.
With one exception House Democrats boycotted the session and cited on-going concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 as their reason, which was certainly their right.
I do want to commend State Rep. Rod Scott, D – Fairfield, the ranking minority member of the education budget-writing committee, for being the lone member of his party to attend the remainder of the session. His input was valuable, and his participation was much appreciated.
In addition, social distancing and health concerns prompted us to take the unusual step of closing access to the State House to the public, lobbyists, and other visitors, but video streaming of every public meeting was made available on the Internet..
Drafting responsible and prudent General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets that accurately reflect the current economic climate is the Legislature's only constitutional obligation and became our highest priority.
By approving Alabama's spending plans now, rather than waiting until later in the year, many local systems avoided unnecessarily pink-slipping their non-tenured teachers, plans for the coming school year could take shape, and state agencies could begin implementing the adjustments in services that COVID-19 will likely demand.
We were also able to craft balanced budgets because budgeting and spending reforms enacted over the past decade have ensued that several hundred million dollars remain accessible and available in times of crisis, so Alabama is better prepared than many other states to weather this economy.
General Fund Chairman Steve Clouse, R – Ozark, and Education Trust Fund Chairman Bill Poole, R – Tuscaloosa, worked hard to assemble budgets that are fiscally-responsible, conservative, and disciplined.
Because of federal mandates and rulings in on-going lawsuits over state prison conditions, General Fund spending increased by 7.5% under the budget that was signed by the governor, but the increase was dramatically less than originally expected when the Legislature first convened in February.
The $7.2 billion Education Trust Fund budget that was approved included new funding for our award-winning "First Class" Pre-Kindergarten program and the reading and literacy initiatives. Additional dollars were also appropriated to help school systems absorb the loss of local revenues due to the Coronavirus.
Lawmakers also approved a $1.25 billion bond issue for school construction, which is the state's largest capital improvement investment in history and the first in more than a decade. The bond issue will provide money to every city and county K-12 school system and to two- and four-year colleges and was made possible by retiring old debts and taking advantage of today's historically-low interest rates.
Public officials at all levels of government are often subject to criticism, and I will admit it is often well-deserved, but they should also be recognized for jobs well done.
The men and women who participated in the unusual, extraordinary, and unforgettable final week of the 2020 regular session put their responsibilities ahead of their own health concerns and answered the call to duty. They stood tall when Alabama needed them most.
The members of the House of Representatives are some of the finest people I have ever known, and serving with them reinforces my confidence that Alabama's best days still remain ahead of us.
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WHAT Between private and public. The legal construction of parenthood in Scandinavia, lecture of the seminar Public-privé : une frontière floue entre la force de l'état et l'autonomie des individus
WHEN May 19 2015, 18:00-21:00
WHERE Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, EHESS, 96 bd Raspail, salle des artistes, Paris
Helle Vogt, (Université of Copenhagen)
Family law is traditionally been seen as a discipline within the sphere of private law, but the centre of the family law – the construction of the family and the relationship between children and parents – are and have always been determinate by public moral and ethic; be it the religion, political ideas of non-discrimination or the individual's right to chose over her body.
The starting point will be taken in a couple of contemporary cases that illustrate the fields of tension between the way parenthood is legally constructed and the public opinion about when legal – and financial – responsibilities arise in regard to children. These cases illustrate how traditional norms like 'the father is defined by the marriage' ('pater est quem nuptiæ demonstrant'), and ideas linked to the welfare state like all children have the right to both a mother and a father are under pressure.
Thereafter we will move back in time to see how parenthood has been constructed historically, which norms have defined it, and why and how changes occurred. Focus will be on illegitimate children, and the parents' rights and obligations toward them.


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I was reading about Hibernate but have never used it for persistence. One think i found difficult to understand is why will anyone use Hibernate if they have a option of using a CMP Entity beans.
Any thoughts around this are welcome ?
Hibernate or CMP (4 messages)
- Posted by: Neeraj Gogia
- Posted on: August 11 2004 11:28 EDT
Threaded Messages (4)
- Hibernate or CMP by Ken Egervari on August 11 2004 13:31 EDT
- Hibernate or CMP by Matthew Kull on August 11 2004 14:05 EDT
- Hibernate or CMP by Hani Naguib on January 22 2005 21:17 EST
- No one is discussing the subject every one is wandering by Udaukumar Thakare on May 09 2007 00:44 EDT
Hibernate or CMP[ Go to top ]
because cmp is crap
- Posted by: Ken Egervari
- Posted on: August 11 2004 13:31 EDT
- in response to Neeraj Gogia
Hibernate or CMP[ Go to top ]
Hibernate is smaller, lighter, and easier to use compared to the EJB mega-frameworks.
- Posted by: Matthew Kull
- Posted on: August 11 2004 14:05 EDT
- in response to Neeraj Gogia
Hibernate is transparent, in that your model contains no persistence code of any kind. All you need is to provide a default, parameterless constructor.
Another advantage to hibernate is that it only deals with JDBC, allowing it to use a very SQL like query language.
For more information, a great book on Hibernate and other ejb alternatives is "Better, Faster, Lighter Java," by Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland
Hibernate vs Toplink vs CMP : https://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27037
Spring/Hibernate vs J2EE / EJB :
Hibernate or CMP[ Go to top ]
Your question should have read: "Why will anyone use CMP Entity Beans if they have the option of using Hibernate."
- Posted by: Hani Naguib
- Posted on: January 22 2005 21:17 EST
- in response to Neeraj Gogia
But seriously, here are a few reasons:
1- Hibernate is more powerful.
You can express many things with Hibernate that cannot be done with CMPs (At least without resorting to Server specific functions, which would make your app less portable). Things like ordering of results, placing limits/offset on the data you require (usefull for paging). Dynamic queries etc.
2- Hibernate uses POJOs.
This brings many benefits, such as the ability to run outside of a J2EE app server. (For example I can run junit tests on my DAO layer during my build cycle.
3- Performance
4- Easy of use
No one is discussing the subject every one is wandering[ Go to top ]
Let me tell you what I know is,If there is any wrong conception, Please tell me at uday_thakare1981 at yahoo dot comHibernate is more usefull than ejb b'coz it is simple, no need to create a structure There is less database connectivity code Easier to use when your database is varring that is for extensibity It uses cashing so less database transaction
- Posted by: Udaukumar Thakare
- Posted on: May 09 2007 00:44 EDT
- in response to Neeraj Gogia


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text: United Nations delegates gather in New York The resolutions focus on achieving peace in the Middle East. They involve the situation in the Occupied Territories, including Jerusalem, illegal Israeli practices and Israeli attacks against Palestinian targets. Historically, Israel has enjoyed little support from the United Nations, as its government has long violated most of the resolutions. So what exactly has the UN resolved? Resolutions by year 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1940s Resolution 181 Adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 1947 Approved by the United Nations at its 128th plenary meeting (33 votes in favour, 13 votes against, with 10 abstentions) It established a plan for partition, with economic union. It took note of the declaration by the United Kingdom, as the mandatory power for Palestine at the time, to complete its evacuation of Palestine by 1 August 1948. Resolution 194 Adopted by the General Assembly on 11 December 1948 The UN approved it at its 186th plenary (fully attended) meeting. A committee of the assembly resolved that France, Turkey and the US should constitute the conciliation commission. It established that they should have the following functions:(a) To assume the functions given to the UN mediator on Palestine by resolution 186 (S-2) of the General Assembly of 14 May 1948;(b) To carry out the specific functions and directives given to it by the present resolution and such additional functions and directives as may be given to it by the General Assembly or by the Security Council;(c) To undertake, upon the request of the Security Council, any of the functions now assigned to the United Nations Mediator on Palestine or to the United Nations Truce Commission by resolutions of the Security Council; upon such request to the Conciliation Commission by the Security Council with respect to all the remaining functions of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine under Security Council resolutions, the office of the Mediator shall be terminated Resolution 50 Adopted by the Security Council on 29 May 1948 Adopted at 310th meeting (draft was voted on in parts, no vote taken on text as a whole) This called for a cessation of all military activities for four weeks, and urged all governments and authorities concerned to take every possible precaution for the protection of the holy places and the city of Jerusalem. It instructed the UN mediator for Palestine, in cooperation with the Truce Commission, to supervise the observance of these provisions; and decided that they should be provided with a sufficient number of military observers. It decided that, if either party or both rejected the resolution, the situation in Palestine would be considered with a view to action under Chapter 7 of the charter of the UN. Resolution 54 Adopted by the Security Council on 15 July 1948 Adopted at 338th meeting (7-1-3) (one against was Syria, three abstentions were Argentina, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) It determined that the situation in Palestine constituted a threat to the peace within the meaning of Article 39 of the Charter of the UN. It ordered all governments and concerned authorities to desist from further military action; and declared that failure to do so would lead to further action under Chapter 7; It ordered, as a matter of urgent necessity, an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Jerusalem; and instructed the UN mediator to continue efforts towards the demilitarisation of Jerusalem. Resolution 61 Adopted by the Security Council on 4 November 1948 Adopted at 377th meeting (9-1-1) (one against was Ukrainian SSR; one abstention was USSR) It called for the withdrawal of forces and for the establishment, through negotiations, of permanent truce lines and neutral or demilitarised zones in order to ensure full observance of the truce. A committee of the council was also appointed to advise the acting mediator. Resolution 62 Adopted by the Security Council on 16 November 1948 Adopted at 381st meeting (draft was voted on in parts, no vote taken on the text as a whole.) It decided that, in order to eliminate the threat to the peace in Palestine, and to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace, an armistice line should be established in all sectors of Palestine. Resolution 66 Adopted by the Security Council on 29 December 1948 Adopted at 396th meeting (8-0-3) (three abstentions were Ukrainian SSR, USSR, US) It called upon the governments concerned to order an immediate ceasefire and to implement, without further delay, resolution 61 (1948) of the council, and to allow the complete supervision of the truce by the UN observers. Resolution 73 Adopted by the Security Council on 11 August 1949 Adopted at 437th meeting (9-0-2) (two abstentions were Ukrainian SSR, USSR) It called upon the governments and authorities concerned to achieve agreement, at an early date, on final settlement of all outstanding questions between them. The council also found that the armistice agreements constituted an important step towards peace in Palestine. It decided that the acting mediator be relieved of any further responsibilities under the Security Council resolutions; and arranged for the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to assist in the supervision of the armistice agreements. 5 1950s Resolution 101 Adopted by the Security Council on 24 November 1953 Adopted at 642nd meeting (9-0-2) (two abstentions were Lebanon, USSR.) The council found that the retaliatory action at Qibya (Jordan), taken by the armed force of Israel on 14-15 October 1953 and all such actions, constituted a violation of the ceasefire provisions of Security Council resolution 54 (1948) and were inconsistent with the parties' obligations under the general armistice agreement between Israel and Jordan and the Charter of the UN. It recalled to the governments of Israel and Jordan their obligations under Security Council resolutions and the general armistice agreement to prevent all acts of violence on either side of the demarcation line It reaffirmed that it was essential, in order to achieve progress by peaceful means towards a lasting settlement of the issues outstanding between them, that the parties abide by their obligations under the general armistice agreement and the resolutions of the Security Council; and requested the Secretary-General to consider, with the chief of staff, the best ways of strengthening UNTSO. 5 1960s Resolution 228 Adopted by the Security Council on 25 November 1966 Adopted at 1328th meeting (14-01) (one abstention was New Zealand) It condemned the loss of life and heavy damage to property resulting from the serious Israeli military action that took place in Southern Hebron (Al-Samu') on 13 November 1966. It censured Israel for this large-scale military action in violation of the UN charter and of the general armistice agreement between Israel and Jordan; and emphasized that the council would have to consider further and more effective steps as envisioned by the charter to ensure that such violent acts would not be repeated. Resolution 237 Adopted by the Security Council on 14 June 1967 Adopted at 1361st meeting - unanimously It called upon the government of Israel to ensure the safety, welfare and security of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations had taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who had fled the areas since the outbreak of the hostilities. It recommended to the governments concerned the scrupulous respect of the humanitarian principles governing the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian persons at time of war, contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949; and requested the Secretary-General to follow the effective implementation of this resolution and to report to the council. Resolution 242 Adopted by the Security Council on 22 November 1967 Adopted 1382nd meeting - unanimously It affirmed that the fulfilment of charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles: withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict, termination of all claims or states of hostility, and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area, and their right to live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries free from threats or acts of force. It also affirmed the necessity for guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; for achieving a just settlement for the refugee problem, and for guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarised zones. It requested the Secretary-General to designate a special representative to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution. Resolution 252 Adopted by the Security Council on 21 May 1968 Adopted at 1426th meeting (13-0-2) (two abstentions were Canada, US.) It condemned the failure of Israel to comply with General Assembly resolutions 2253 (ES-V) and 2254 (ES-V) of 4 and 14 July 1967; and considered that all legislative and administrative measures taken by Israel, including the expropriation of land and properties, which tend to change the legal status of Jerusalem, were invalid and could not change its status. It urgently called upon Israel to repeal from all such measures taken and to desist from further actions that intended to change the status of Jerusalem. Resolution 267 Adopted by the Security Council on 3 July 1969 Adopted at 1485th meeting - unanimously It reaffirmed the established principle that the acquisition of territory by military conquest is inadmissible; and deplored the failure of Israel to show any regard for the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. It censured in the strongest terms all measures taken to change the status of the city of Jerusalem; and urgently called once more on Israel to refrain from all actions likely to have such an effect in the future. It determined that in the event of a negative response or no response from Israel, the Security Council should reconvene without delay to consider what further action should be taken on the matter. Resolution 271 Adopted by the Security Council on 15 September 1969 Adopted at 1512th meeting (11-0-4) (four abstentions were Colombia, Finland, Paraguay, US.) It grieved at the extensive damage caused by the fire-starting in the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on 21 August 1969 under the military occupation of Israel; and recognised that any act of destruction or profanation of holy places, religious buildings and sites in Jerusalem or any encouragement of such act may seriously endanger international peace and security. It called upon Israel to scrupulously observe the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and international law governing military occupation and to refrain from causing any hindrance to the discharge of the established functions of the Supreme Muslim Council of Jerusalem. It condemned the failure of Israel to comply with resolutions stated before. 5 1970s Resolution 338 Adopted by the Security Council on 22 October 1973 Adopted at 1747th meeting - unanimously It called for an immediate ceasefire and termination of all military activities. It called upon the parties concerned to start, immediately after the ceasefire, the implementation of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) in all of its parts. It decided that negotiations should start, immediately and concurrently with the ceasefire, between the parties concerned under appropriate patronage aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East. Resolution 446 Adopted by the Security Council on 22 March 1979 Adopted at 2134th meeting (12-0-3) (three abstentions were Norway, UK, US) It determined that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 had no legal validity and constituted a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. It called once more upon Israel, as the occupying force, to abide scrupulously by the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, to rescind its previous measures and to desist from taking any action which would result in changing the legal status and geographical nature of the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem. The council also called on Israel not to transfer parts of its own civilian population into the occupied Arab territories. It established a commission consisting of three members of the Security Council to examine the situation relating to settlements and requests the Commission to submit a report to the Security Council. 5 1980s Resolution 465 Adopted by the Security Council on 1 March 1980 Adopted at 2203rd meeting - unanimously It accepted the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Commission of the Security Council (on settlements); and determined that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, composition, institutional structure of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, had no legal validity. The council also determined that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constituted a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and also constituted a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. It strongly deplored the continuation and persistence of Israel in pursuing those policies and practices; and called upon Israel to rescind those measures, to dismantle the existing settlements and in particular to cease, on an urgent basis, the establishment, construction and planning of settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem. It called upon all states not to provide Israel with any assistance to be used specifically in connection with settlements in the occupied territories; and requested from the commission to continue examining the situation relating to settlements, and to investigate the reported serious depletion of natural resources, particularly water, with the intention of ensuring the protection of those important natural resources. Resolution 471 Adopted by the Security Council on 5 June 1980 Adopted at 2226th meeting (14-0-1) (one abstention was U.S.) It expressed deep concern that the Jewish settlers in the occupied Arab territories were allowed to carry arms, thus enabling them to perpetrate crimes against the civilian population. It called for the immediate apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrators of these crimes and condemned the assassination attempts on the lives of the mayors of Nablus, Ram Allah and Al-Bireh. It expressed deep concern that Israel, as an occupying force, had failed to provide adequate protection to the civilian population in the occupied territories in conformity with the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention. It called once again upon all states not to provide Israel with any assistance to be used specifically in connection with settlements in the occupied territories; and reaffirmed the overriding necessity to end the prolonged occupation of Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem. Resolution 605 Adopted by the Security Council on 5 June 1980 Adopted at 2777th meeting (14-0-1) (one abstention was US.) Taking into account the need to consider measures for the impartial protection of the Palestinian civilian population under Israeli occupation, the resolution strongly deplored those policies and practices of Israel, which violated the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, particularly the opening of fire by the Israeli army resulting in the killing and wounding of defenseless Palestinian civilians. It called, once again, upon Israel, the occupying force, to abide immediately and thoroughly by the Fourth Geneva Convention. Resolution 636 Adopted by the Security Council on 6 July 1989 Adopted at 2870th meeting (14-0-1) (one abstention was US.) It condemned the continuing deportation of Palestinian civilians by Israel, and called upon Israel, the occupying force, to ensure the safe and immediate return of deported Palestinians to the occupied Palestinian territories. It called upon Israel to desist from deporting any other Palestinian civilians; and reaffirmed that the Fourth Geneva Convention was applicable to the Palestinian territories, occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, and to the other occupied Arab territories. 5 1990s Resolution 904 Adopted by the Security Council on 18 March 1994 Adopted at 3351st meeting – unanimously (the draft was voted on in parts, with the US abstaining. No vote was taken on the text as a whole.) It reaffirmed its relevant resolutions, which stated the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 to the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967. Thereby, the resolution strongly condemned the massacre in Hebron committed against Palestinian worshippers in Al-Ibrahimi Mosque, on 25 February 1994, during the holy month of Ramadan, and its aftermath, which took the lives of more than 50 Palestinian civilians and injured several hundred others. It called upon Israel, the occupying force, to implement measures, including inter alia (confiscation of arms), with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by Israeli settlers; and called for measures to be taken to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians throughout the occupied territory, including, inter alia, a temporary international or foreign presence, which was provided for in the declaration of principles within the context of the ongoing peace process. It requested the co-sponsors of the peace process, the US and the Russian Federation, to continue their efforts to revitalise the peace process, and to undertake the necessary support for the implementation of the above-mentioned measures. It called for the implementation of the Declaration of Principles, signed by the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation on 13 September 1993 in Washington DC without delay. 5 2000s Resolution 1322 Adopted by the Security Council on 7 October 2000 Adopted at 4205th meeting (14-0-1) (one abstention was US.) It condemned the provocation carried out at Al-Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem on 28 September 2000, and the subsequent violence there and at other holy places, as well as in other areas throughout the territories occupied by Israel since 1968, resulting in more than 80 Palestinian deaths and many other casualties. It condemned acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians, resulting in injury and loss of human life. And called upon Israel, the occupying force, to abide thoroughly by its legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war. It called for the immediate cessation of violence, and for all necessary steps to be taken to ensure that violence ends, that new provocative actions are avoided, and that the situation returns to normality in a way that promotes the prospects for the Middle East peace process. It stressed the importance of establishing a mechanism for a speedy and objective inquiry into the tragic events of September 2000, with the aim of preventing their repetition. 5 Resolution 1397 Adopted by the Security Council on 12 March 2002 Adopted by a vote of 14-0-1 (Syria abstention) Recalling all its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the resolution affirmed a vision of a region where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognised borders. It expressed its grave concern at the continuation of the tragic and violent events that have taken place since September 2000, especially the recent attacks and the increased number of casualties. It stressed the need for all concerned to ensure the safety of civilians, and to respect the universally accepted norms of international humanitarian law. It demanded immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction. It called upon the Israeli and Palestinian sides and their leaders to cooperate in the implementation of the Tenet work plan and Mitchell report recommendations with the aim of resuming negotiations on a political settlement. Resolution 1402 Adopted by the Security Council on 30 March 2002 Adopted by a vote of 14-0-0 (Syria did not take part in the vote) It expressed grave concern at the further deterioration of the situation, including the recent suicide bombings in Israel and the military attack against the headquarters of the president of the Palestinian Authority. It called upon both parties to move immediately to a meaningful ceasefire, and requested the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities, including Ram Allah. and called upon the parties to cooperate fully with Special Envoy Zinni, and others, to implement the Tenet security work plan as a first step towards implementation of the Mitchell committee recommendations, with the aim of resuming negotiations on a political settlement. It restated the demand in resolution 1397 for immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction. Resolution 1405 Adopted by the Security Council on 19 April 2002 (adopted unanimously) It concerned by the dreadful humanitarian situation of the Palestinian civilian population, especially, reports from the Jenin refugee camp of an unknown number of deaths and destruction. It called for the lifting of restrictions imposed, particularly in Jenin, on the operations of humanitarian organisations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. It stressed the need for all concerned to ensure the safety of civilians, and to respect the universally accepted norms of international law. It emphasised the urgency of the Palestinian civilian population to access medical and humanitarian organisations. It welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate information regarding recent events in the Jenin refugee camp through a fact-finding team and requested him to keep the Security Council informed. Resolution 1435 Adopted by the Security Council on 24 September 2002 Adopted by a vote of 14-0-1 (US abstained) It condemned all terrorist attacks against any civilians, including the terrorist bombings in Israel on 18 and 19 September 2002 and in a Palestinian school in Hebron on 17 September 2002. It expressed serious concern at the reoccupation of the headquarters of the president of the Palestinian Authority in the City of Ram Allah that took place on 19 September 2002 and demanded its immediate end. It expressed alarm at the reoccupation of Palestinian cities as well as the severe restrictions imposed on the movement of persons and goods, and was gravely concerned at the humanitarian crisis being faced by the Palestinian people. It reiterated the need for respect in all circumstances of international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention. It demanded that Israel immediately cease measures in and around Ram Allah, including the destruction of Palestinian civilian and security infrastructure. It also demanded the expeditious withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces from Palestinian cities towards the return to positions held prior to September 2000. SOURCE: Aljazeera


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HyperX Alloy Elite RGB: Colourful & Personalized Gaming Experience at its Best
Gaming is no more just a hobby. People are now increasingly taking-up gaming as a profession, and a huge number of Gaming Tournaments are organized every month, each giving-out huge cash rewards to the winners. India is currently one of the fastest growing gaming markets across the world and is projected to hit the $1 billion by 2021. Tapping into this vast business ecosystem, HyperX, the subsidiary of memory storage solutions giant – Kingston, launches its much-awaited keyboard – HyperX Alloy Elite. Available in 2 variants – HyperX Alloy Elite RGB, and HyperX Alloy Elite, this is the third gaming keyboard series from HyperX, and is currently one of its flagship products in the gaming segment. Let us take a look at some of the features, functionalities, and other specifications of HyperX Alloy Elite RGB.
Priced at 13,600, the HyperX Alloy Elite measures 44.4cm in length, 16.89cm in breadth, 3.89cm in height, and weighs close to 1500gm (including the 1.8m long braided cable). Keeping in mind the intensity involved while gaming, the keyboard is made from a solid steel frame and is equipped with dedicated media buttons and a volume control roller at the top right, and shortcut keys for accessing brightness, lights, and gaming mode at the top left the corner. The Alloy Elite also comes with a detachable armrest, giving a very comfortable feel for users who game for long durations. Extra set of keycaps for W A S D and 1 2 3 4 (most common control keys in almost every game for controlling movements), along with a key-cap remover also come as part of the Alloy Elite keyboard.
Offering a wide array of customization options, the Alloy Elite offer three types of switches to choose from – Cherry MX Blue, Cherry MX Brown, and Cherry MX Red. Additionally, when integrated with the HyperX NGenuity software, the keyboard offers a gamut of never-seen-before customization options such as setting up lighting and effects both through the keyboard as well as for individual keys. This lighting can further be customized into 7 different patterns – Wave, Solid, Breathing, Trigger, Explosion, and HyperX Flame.
Just like any other high-end keyboards, the HyperX Alloy Elite also comes equipped with inbuilt memory through which the users can configure up to 3 profiles, each having a different set of lighting effects, controls, and features. It is equipped with a USB 2.0 for better connectivity with other devices and offers a 100 percent Anti-ghosting functionality. Despite macros being banned or being looked-down by most professional players and top-tier tournaments, the Alloy Elite RGB offers the macros functionality as well, which is quite a surprise.
Overall, the Alloy Elite RGB justifies its high-price through an exquisite gaming experience to the users. The feel of the keys when pressed is soft and has almost nil chances of keys getting stuck while gaming. There is zero delay in the input-output functionality, which a very important aspect in every game. A striking aspect we can look forward to is HyperX upgrading its USB 2.0 to 3.0 in its upcoming products, keeping in mind the powerful requirements that few high-end games demand.
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