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Web 2.0 as an anarchic technology
Posted by Unknown in Web 2.0 on Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Last friday I attended a meeting hosted by the ILIG and faciliated by "Internet Consultant" and dream job holder Phil Bradley. One of the things Phil talked about was that Web 2.0 technology is an "anarchic" technology, by that I can only assume he means anti-authority, in Web 2.0 terms going off and doing your own thing!
Phil also described the Information Professionals role as being in "flux", are we now publishers of information using Blogs, Wikis and other social software, researchers using the new Web 2.0 tool, or collaborators or instigators. A recent article in Information World Review discussed how the Information Professionals role is changing and how much impact the development of the internet is having "user access to web-based resources takes some pressure off in-house teams, and social networking tools enable communication and knowledge sharing."
If we are to stay ahead of "the game" we definitely need to ensure we keep up with technology this is ratified in the article "Information professionals need to be aware of these developments – in particular, understanding how their users are making use of these tools and looking for ways that these may benefit their organisation." Ultimately of course it depends on the job you are doing but what is clear to me and one of the final points in the article is that "what is generally required is a good range of online research skills, and the ability to use a library management system. Specific technologies may include Web 2.0, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and social networking applications. It is crucial that information professionals keep search skills and technology awareness current."
The other issue here is that Web 2.0 tools have meant that as professionals we no longer need to learn HTML or complex programming languages, although having an understanding of them is useful. We can do our own thing without having to cross the t's and dot the i's of numerous plans, requirement documents and red-tape. Of course this may not be such a good thing...only time will tell, in the meantime I'm off to create some groups!
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The Critical Path
People who think that everything is going wrong, are often surprised to realize that everything going wrong is the result of only one fatal error that makes everything else go wrong, and that correcting the one, would make all the others go right -- and not that one has to redo and reinvent the wheel in everything one does.
That is the surprising but hopeful news -- that one has to find the key to everything going right, and not the key to every door -- as though somehow, they are not connected and related to every other. That is the critical path -- that determines the success or failure of every other. It is the assumption that all the others are based upon -- that should have been examined critically and not presumed that one had perfect knowledge to proceed.
It is always the simplest and most basic assumption -- that one has gotten wrong -- that threatens the most elaborate of theories and explanations resulting in confusion and disaster, in even the simplest of activities and executions. Often, it is attention to the beginning and the end, while paying no attention to the process in between -- and whether that made a real difference. That is frequently the case when one thinks the mere passage of time is sufficient to make a difference -- while not inquiring whether any processing actually took place in that interim. The most familiar of this occurrence, is when a machine one has used reliably for quite some time, no longer works -- yet one is not aware of that passing.
They merely expect that after 30 minutes, the clothes will be washed, or the food cooked or chilled, and the clock will still tell the right time -- unfailingly. So in using any machine, or relying on another, one also has to maintain the possibility, that something could go wrong -- even if it hasn't before -- and provide for a backup and failsafe in such an event. The reason for multiple smoke detectors is so that they never all go out at the same time, or are disabled in the same manner -- to use their batteries in a less critical capacity, such as entertainment and recreation. That is a critical failure in judgment -- that leads to no further other.
Yet a few people do such things -- as ride a bicycle on a dark road, wearing dark clothes and no lighting -- and expecting somebody else to see them, and assure their safety. Such people are disasters waiting to happen -- but way before then, are the many signals along the way before the final rupture. They'll take care of it -- after it happens, and so it invariably does, and all their hopes and dreams that it never does, are shattered in that instance.
There is no failsafe provision against things going wrong. It is merely hoped that they never do. Time after time, such people are disappointed -- that there is just one critical factor missing that would have changed everything -- and they are just that one missing link from perfect understanding and execution, getting from here to there. That is the critical path -- that makes all the difference, while everything else, makes much less of a difference.
That is what they have to determine -- as the most important thing to do. Failing to make that discrimination, will keep them wandering in the wilderness for all their days. Many even pride themselves that they are incapable of making any discrimination -- as though that was a badge of distinguished accomplishment. That means they are totally dependent on others to tell them what to think -- because they have never been thought how to think -- for themselves.
They are merely rewarded for the correctness of their answers -- and knowing the right people to follow in this respect -- as though knowing that, was truth itself. So one asks, how do I know, what I think I do? Was it just a falsehood planted in my memory that is beyond my asking? That is the root of all one's difficulties and problems. That is the critical path one dare not trod.
But asking that one question, is the key to life -- and all its answers.

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Everyday, we lose something.
We breathe out, someone passes away, someone moves out of our life, we move on from what we easily perceive as past, into what we perceive as present but then get lost somewhere in between past, present, future and the ever-Now.
Loss is not something we like. It seems like a negative, a no-no.
How does this impact illness and health?
I was with a friend yesterday. The last vestiges of her illness are resistant to change. She is a naturally outgoing person, but losses of family members by death and divorce caused her to come close to losing her own life. As we Sujok-d, Taiji-d, and smile meditated together, the realization dawned, that these were training wheels that had left so that she could move forward. The cocoon that broke for the butterfly to emerge. The restraining ropes broken for an elephant to be free – well actually we thought more in terms of the queen losing her queendom to unfurl her angel wings.
There's a loss when a child grows and the parents remember each age the child has been, and miss that. The child is there, the childhood is now in memory.
How strange though, that there is a loss that we don't always realize: the loss of time spent with those closest to us – our family whose presence we take for granted, of relatives at a distance whom we may not speak to for years.
How strange, that we come closer when someone passes away. A relative dies, and we remember everything about them. An uncle passed away, and I realized that I am not only remembering him now, but have been thinking of him off and on always. The memories have not changed, but that sense that we can always email, always talk when needed – that is now lost. Closeness. Once they've passed, they are actually closer, because now they are just a thought-distance away.
Of course, some things are not as easily heard, and I wonder what we are all doing to ensure that they are not lost to our children and grandchildren. The passwords to our online blogs, for instance, the friends we have made in the virtual world. Suddenly one day, a light goes from this world to the next. How will everyone they knew, get to know of that loss? Will you sense when someone you felt lives far away from you, is now as close as a heartbeat? Do you know that we are ever in each other's presence? As close as breath?
With this thought, the heart smiles. And all that has been lost, is found.


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I love making my own yogurt! I strain it to make Greek yogurt which means I have the liquid whey left after I strain it. I used to freeze it in ice cube trays to use in my husband's breakfast smoothie, but since he has gone to using coconut milk in it, he doesn't want me using the dairy whey in it. I strongly dislike wasting any type of food, but I hadn't been able to come up with a use for it—and I did freeze five trays of cubes to store if I came up with an idea.
While reading some recipes online I came across this one ttp://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/english-muffin-toasting-bread-recipe .
It sounded like something easy enough to make; when I was scrolling thru some comments I saw that someone mentioned substituting whey for the milk and water. So, I did! And it turned out great! I now have a quick and easy recipe for making bread and it uses some of the whey I have! Winner-Winner!
I love to bake bread and I prefer using a glass loaf pan. This is the one I used to make this loaf of bread. http://amzn.to/2lSrNW2 This pan is larger than the one mentioned in the original recipe, but the bread turned out just fine when I used it for this loaf. The texture of the bread did remind me of an English muffin. We did eat the first two pieces with butter BEFORE it had completely cooled. (I mean, really, who can resist a warm piece of homemade bread?) The remainder of the loaf I did toast before we ate–very good stuff toasted up with butter. Even did some with avocado, which is one of my favorite things to put on top of toast!
The recipe I have here is almost identical to the one that I linked to above, with the main difference being the whey being substituted for the milk and water in the King Arthur's flour version. I did use the unbleached King Arthur flour. It has become my favorite flour to use!
So what have you been baking lately?
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- 3 cup unbleached flour King Arthur is the brand I use
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 packet instant yeast
- 1 1/4 cups whey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- cornmeal to sprinkle in pan
- Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and instant yeast in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the milk, water, and oil in a saucepan on the stove and heat to between 120°F and 130°F.
- Pour the hot liquid over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Mix for a minute, by hand or in mixer. The dough will be very soft.
- Lightly grease a loaf pan*, and sprinkle the bottom and sides with cornmeal.(*I used a 1.5 quart size pan) Place the soft dough inside the pan and pat into place, keeping it evenly distributed.
- Cover the pan, and let the dough rise till it's just barely up to or over the rim of the pan. This process should take about an hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bake the bread uncovered for 22 to 27 minutes, till it's golden brown and its interior temperature is 190°F. Remove the bread from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool. Let the bread cool completely before slicing.


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Bastille Day Survey of France's Best Summer Reds with Michael Franz
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On the eve of Bastille Day, we'll sample and discuss the lighter side of the red spectrum that keeps France at the pinnacle of world wine excellence in summer as well as winter.
Bordeaux may not be a great summer wine, but there's no doubt that red Burgundy is exactly that, as are Chinon and Bourgueil from the Loire and the rapidly improving Pinots from Alsace. Top cru Beaujolais wines from villages such as Fleurie are brilliant in summer, and even ones with a little more weight from a village like Morgon take a light chilling beautifully, retaining their complexity even as they gain refreshment value. Earthy examples of Châteauneuf-du-Pape may be best in winter, but Grenache-based wines made nearby in Lirac or Vacqueyras are perfect with a light chill and dynamite with grilled summer foods. Syrah from northern Rhône appellations such as Côte-Rôtie and Crozes-Hermitage are moderate in weight but fabulous in flavor during summer, and I'll have several additional surprises in store.
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[ Cape (solid) SD16 ] is a lovely outer piece for SD16 girls.By tailoring slits in the front, we created a more realizing piece and your doll's arms can actually go through the slits.
You can easily create a luxurious look by coordinating this piece with its fur collar but when worn without the collar, you can create a modern look as well.
We have prepared this item in grey, red and black. Please select your desired color from the drop down menu~* Modeled on Volks SD16 Girl Body.* Compatible with other similar sizes but may fit differently on other companies' bodies.


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16th December, 2015
Employees receive too little appreciation
Non-monetary recognition as a central motivation resource is very underestimated by many companies. Only 42 percent of workers believe that their performance is sufficiently recognized. The company, which classifies the global consulting firm Hewitt Associates in the study "Attractive Employer" as being attractive, is one in two employees with the esteem in which he learns of his superiors happy.
Recognition of job performance is scarce. Where companies have clearly pent-up demand. Managers can counteract this deficiency, by emphasising the power of their workforce regularly and publicly. Purpose they should be trained reinforced to communicate such value estimates to employees successfully.
The Hewitt study measures the attractiveness of employers from the perspective of the employee, because the employee engagement is a key factor for the economic success of companies. The employee survey, the assessment of the personnel programs and the strategic vision of the company's management are the core elements of the investigation.
Half of the employees of a rated as attractive employer is satisfied with the appreciation towards them. Attractive employers create an environment in which employees feel committed to and above average for the company's success.
"The high esteem for its own employees, transparent and clearly defined development opportunities and recognition of performance have the greatest impact on employee engagement",
Nelson says Taapken. With top companies two-thirds of the workforce are highly committed and motivated, while the average for all companies is only 52 percent.
1. Dedicated top management
top management and executives of the attractive employers have recognized that the employee is an essential key to success is. They convey this successfully the feeling of being the most important asset of the company. Compared to other companies they are for your employees more visible and approachable, the basis of trust between management and employees right. Successful leaders regularly talk about the strategies, visions and objectives of the company and should play the role of employees in achieving their goals. In addition, there is on the respective management level higher agreement on corporate strategy and values.
2. Unique corporate culture
Top employers offer their employees a unique corporate culture and ensure that newcomers to the values and culture of the company fit. They create a work environment that are often communicated in the successes and recognized and celebrated. The continued existence of the corporate culture is backed by high potentials are identified within the company and built to executives. Feedback and suggestions from employees are welcomed and are more common than in other companies involved in the decision process.
3. Coordinated HR programs and excellent implementation
Attractive employer support staff with their programs exactly what is strategically important for the company. The programs are both coordinated as well aligned to corporate strategy and vision. Management and staff support the results of staff work and recognize it as an effective means to achieve strategic business objectives. The top employers hire also successfully ensure that their employees understand the company's goals and can articulate.
4. Talent management and development opportunities
Attractive employers offer more opportunities for professional and personal development, as reflected in the comparatively high employee satisfaction shows up with their professional development opportunities. Moreover, the top employers know better which employees they need to achieve the company's success. Accordingly, they internally develop their talents, rather than recruit externally. In addition, they successfully implement processes for the systematic identification, development and retention of their top talent.
5. Performance orientation and Empowerment
The top employers allow their employees personal responsibility and recognize outstanding achievements accordingly.Individual goals and business objectives are clearly communicated – the employees know what is expected of them.
– See more at: http://employeeperks.tumblr.com/post/96610434109/employees-receive-too-little-appreciation#sthash.Jlrncs9Y.dpuf


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Sold on seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides this weekend? Disney has a lot riding on you! They're hoping you'll be just as excited for Pirates of the Caribbean 5. In fact, they're currently trying to map out how they'll pull off a fifth installment of the popular pirate franchise, but the reality remains ... Johnny Depp aka Captain Jack Sparrow isn't onboard yet.
I don't blame him. Given that On Stranger Tides is the FOURTH Pirates film, I'm not sure there's anywhere to go from here. Because if horror flicks are any kind of litmus test (and they're usually the only ones that make part 3s and part 4s), going well beyond a plain old sequel usually puts plot on rocky waters.
Maybe you're such a big Pirates fan, you don't care! Plot shmot! It's all about the action anyway! But would you still head to the theater a fifth time if you couldn't count on Captain Jack?
Depp recently explained to The Hollywood Reporter that he's not sold on doing a fifth, yet-to-be-titled Pirates film:
Boils down to the story, script and filmmaker. It's not something where I would say, 'Let's shoot it next month to get it out by Christmas 2012. We should hold off for a bit. They should be special, just like they are special to me.
Awwww!!! That's so cute! He's really invested in these films, huh? I love that! I mean, I guess that makes plenty of sense, given that he's endeared himself to audiences as Sparrow since 2003. And that said, how on EARTH could Disney think to make Pirates #5 without him?
It hasn't stopped them from dipping more than a toe in the water. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said to the L.A. Times:
We're working out a script. Hopefully, if this one does well, [Depp] will want to come back and play the character again. But it's gonna depend on the screenplay. It always does. He's maniacal about not wanting to disappoint his audience.
Kind of a harsh word choice there, Brucks. But at least he admits that if Johnny decides to take a pass on playing the swashbuckling hero for a fifth time, Bruckheimer says he'll pull the curtain on the $2.68-billion series.
Johnny is enormously popular. He's the center of the franchise. He is the franchise.
Lesson here: If you love Pirates of the Caribbean and Captain Jack played by Johnny Depp, get thyself to a theater this weekend! It could be your last chance to see the two as one! Then, pray that the Depp-ster plans to reprise his role for movie number five, or if not, Disney has the common sense to let the franchise go down with some pride.
Would you see a fifth Pirates movie if it didn't star Johnny Depp?
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Maxime Bender
Universal SkyCam Jazz CAMJ 7924-5
- Artists :
Maxime Bender ( Tenor & Soprano Saxophones )
Manu Codjia ( Guitar )
Jean-Yves Jung ( Hammond organ B3 )
Jérôme Klein ( Drums )
Universal Sky ( Band )
- Release date
- Feb 23, 2018
- Duration
- 65:00
Tenor and soprano saxophones, Hammond organ, guitar, drums: Maxime Bender and his Universal Sky quartet from Luxembourg have joined CAM JAZZ's roster of musicians with a lively, energetic, diverse and, above all, intense album. Bender proves to be a real mine of inspiration, sounds and ideas. Through mostly original tracks, he and his fellow travellers weave a fabric of timbres that turns from intangible and airy like an echo (Holocene) into energetically pure in the intermittent rhythms and contrasts between the sax and the other three instruments (Missing Piece). Bender can also perfectly alternate and balance purposely written ensemble obbligatos with solos and improvisations working as the hub of a track (Infinity, Glow). As tracks are performed, he has the ability to constantly change registers and roles among the quartet-members, throwing open windows onto the most different sonic landscapes designed each time by his sax, Manu Codjia's guitar and Jean-Yves Jung's Hammond organ (Fly). And he delivers small poetic masterpieces, such as Dust Of Light, in which melody and harmony merge into a soft cloud pervaded by a sweet, continuous sound. The cohesion of the quartet is absolute: Jérôme Klein on drums weaves ever-changing plots that enhance the perfect work of the ensemble. Universal Sky is a panorama of sounds to be contemplated all by oneself for a while: all time well-spent.
Recorded in Cologne (Germany) on 16 - 19 April 2017 at Topaz Studio by Reinhard Kobialka
Photos by Atelier d'images - Sven Becker
Cover photo by Elisa Caldana
Liner notes by Brian Morton


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What Did Jesus Do to the Law?
We are no longer under the guardianship of the Law, but rather are made-right with God by faith, through love, working (Galatians 3:24-25):
"So the Law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian."
Some people, however, would like it if we as Christians are still under the guardianship of the Law.
This includes:
- Christians who would like to selectively cite Leviticus so that they can cudgel other people with judgment.
- Anti-Christians (people who go after Christianity as false and bad) who want to claim that Christians don't take their religion seriously and/or are bound to follow Laws that no longer make sense in our cultural context (indeed, many of those Laws we'd call rather bizarre and unacceptable, requiring faith in a 'time-and-culture-limited' ancillary context).
- … And some other folks.
By far the most popular passage cited in support of this is Matthew 5:17-20:
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."
The incorrect reading of this passage often employed by anti-Christians will contradict Paul's statements about no longer being a slave to the Law, especially in Galatians and Romans.
Anti-Christians have an explanation ready for this: "Yes, Paul contradicts Jesus."
This rides along with a popular "Pauline conspiracy theory" meme, which claims Paul hijacked Christianity from the original Apostles and changed it considerably from the original teachings of Jesus.
The text, especially when primed with the idea that Jesus is talking about maintaining the guardianship of the Law, very easily yields that incorrect reading if we're not careful to answer the following 2 questions:
- (A) What did "fulfill" mean?
- (B) Why did Jesus go out of his way to say this? What was his intent?
(A) Fulfillment
The word for "fulfill" here is pleroma.
Pleroma means absolute filling-up to completion, even to excess, such that it was sometimes used as an idiom for patched clothing.
It is one of the most theologically significant words in Christianity, leveraged in assertions about God's sovereignty, Jesus Christ's Godhood, and God's ultimate plan in Romans ch. 11.
Jesus came, therefore, to absolutely complete the Law.
Imagine the Law as a cup that demands to be filled; Jesus came to fill it up, up, up, right up to the brim, and even spilling over.
And what is the means by which Jesus would do that?
By instituting a moral reformation, restructured entirely upon love (Galatians 5:6,14):
"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith, through love, working (pistis di agapes energoumene). … For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
In other words, through Christ, the entirety of the Law can be satisfied/completed/pleroma'd just by loving others, and doing so passionately, wisely, genuinely, patiently, mercifully, and self-sacrificially.
This is the means by which "your righteousness can surpass that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law." Faithful love "practices" all of its commands, so to speak. Teaching faithful love "teaches" all of these commands, so to speak.
Notice "so to speak." A flat, surface reading really does seem like Jesus is not fulfilling the Law, but holding us to fulfill it ourselves, as before. And yet, he says he came to fulfill the Law!
The resolution here is this "so to speak" replacement of how fulfillment of the Law — down to the tiniest command — "works" under the New Covenant.
It's a bit confusing, to be sure. This article wouldn't exist if such confusion didn't exist. Indeed, many things Jesus said were confusing, and interpretations of his teachings and parables are debated among Christians to this day.
Given this confusion, we wonder, "Why did Jesus say this, then? Why did he put it this way?"
(B) Intent
The answer is that the Law stands to convict us as sinners who fall short, in a general and broad sense. Jesus wanted everyone to feel convicted. He wanted people to marvel at the impossibility of fulfilling the Law themselves.
Jesus wanted to provoke this: "How could my righteousness surpass even that of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law!?"
Which, of course, is a great question.
This is also why he kept hammering on keeping the "tiniest command." Many of the religious elite who antagonized Jesus — frequently Pharisees and teachers of the Law — saw themselves as having fulfilled the Law themselves. But they had a tiny problem: Many had unjustly divorced and remarried, and were adulturers under the Law. As such, "the Law stands to convict" was the means by which Jesus could tell them and convict them, "You are Lawbreakers, too. You, too, need what I've come to offer."
(A) + (B) = Correct Reading
When we answer those two questions, we can finally read this passage correctly, and understand that we can bear the Law's burden — an otherwise astronomical impossibility — by taking advantage of what Christ offered:
- Through Christ, the Law is completely satisfied, completely taught, and completely practiced, down to the tiniest command, by faithfully loving others.
It can seem a bit strange that you could get credit for various commands you're only doing "by love-proxy."
But that's the correct reading, as the next section will help make very obvious.
Rebuttal of "Pauline Conspiracy Theories"
Since Paul most clearly articulates in what ways the Law lingers (and in what ways it doesn't) under the New Covenant, Paul is "inconvenient" for those who'd prefer the incorrect reading, insofar as the incorrect reading would be very problematic for Christianity.
As such, these folks often argue that Paul is radically out-of-sync with Jesus and the original Apostles — that he "hijacked" Christianity and changed it.
This assertion requires imaginative fantasy about first century church history, but more humorously, requires simply not reading the Bible, where the correct reading is supported by Jesus elsewhere and by epistles from the original Apostles, including James, John, and Peter.
Jesus taught that all the Law and Prophets "hung on" loving others (God and neighbor) (Matthew 22:36-40):
"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Jesus made it clear that the Law stopped being proclaimed with John the Baptist, because the imminent Kingdom of God (under the New Covenant) was the new paradigm. But Law would continue as a convicter, especially against the self-righteous who were technically adulturers according to the Law (Luke 16:16-18):
[Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and teachers of the Law sneering at Jesus, saying,] "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law: 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.'"
Jesus made similar remarks, later, to the chief priests and elders at the Temple (Matthew 21:31b):
"Truly I tell you, the tax collectors [known as grifters in that culture] and the prostitutes are entering the Kingdom of God ahead of you. For John [the Baptist] came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him."
John, one of the original Apostles, made sure we understood the love-based architecture of the New Covenant (1 John 4:7-8, 18):
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. … There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
Peter, Jesus's prime Apostle, supported Paul as a brother and explicitly endorsed Paul's articulation of the New Covenant (2 Peter 2:15-16):
"Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction."
James "home-runs" — or "touchdowns," or whatever sports analogy you please — the proclamation of the Law's fulfillment in love (James 2:8-10, 12-13):
"If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing right. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. … Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment."
That "Royal Law of Freedom" is love, and its power — through Christ — to completely fulfill the Law in teaching and practice, every jot and tittle, up to the brim, and overflowing it.
This is why we listen to Paul: Because Paul was just conveying, explicitly and eloquently, what Jesus taught and the original Apostles reiterated, and the exciting, beautiful, brilliant New Covenant that Christ instituted (Romans 13:8-10):
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not covet,' and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law."


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This lovely burgundy romper was sent to me by Shein. Looking through their site, I came across so many items that caught my eye. What I like about this playsuit is how fun it is that it cuts off as shorts but also has a full length skirt. The colours and patterns are so pretty!
If you are looking to prepare your wardrobe for Spring, now is the time! I would definitely recommend having a look through the site as there are so many lovely items of clothing!


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An Italian architect with an eye for endemic Filipino design models like the "bahay kubo" is fast making a name in the local and international real estate and green architecture industry.
Architect Romolo V. Nati, Chairman and CEO of ITALPINAS Euroasian Design and Eco-Development Corporation (ItalPinas), said he sees the humble bahay-kubo as the quintessential sustainable house.
"We try to incorporate the bahay kubo green architecture concept into our designs," Nati said of his Filipino team of architects.
ItalPinas built the first green medium rise building (MRB) complex in Mindanao – the Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro City.
Read the story here.
– MST News
Featured on Manila Standard Today, 16 July 2013


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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Underwater Cleanup 2011
On Friday September 30th 2011, Dive Grenada joined forces with a student led group of St George's University students (ECO – Education. Conservation. Outreach) and organized an underwater clean up as part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean Up. The Clean up took place in Dragon Bay, part of Grenada's Marine Protected Area and showed that not even 'Protected Areas' are protected from human derived pollution. Participants included four divers (from both ECO and Dive Grenada), 3 snorkelers (from ECO) and 3 other ECO members. Items of garbage collected including plastic bags and bottles, toys, wrappings, tin cans and beverages, shoes and clothing and even a tire! The most prevalent item were the tin cans and beverages which show that everything on the land ends up in the ocean! The data collected from the cleanup will be recorded and sent to the Ocean Conservancy to be compiled into the International Report for 2011.
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Addiction has many different faces. The faces can be any color or any social class. The faces can be short, long, fat or skinny. It can be anybody. Whether those faces belong to people who are struggling personally or it's their family and friends, they are different.
No story is the same. Situations may be similar but those lives are unique. Those stories are their own, including that of Parker Patterson from Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
"Parker was the life of the party. Whenever Parker was around you knew it wasn't going to be a boring time," said Parker's mother, Andrea Patterson. Parker was a big brother, who his mother said was protective of his sisters and always looked after them.
"He was funny. He loved to make people laugh. And he never walked out the door without giving you a hug and saying I love you mom," she told us.
Andrea was very close with her son. He would tell her a lot of things that she didn't necessarily want to know, including that he started smoking marijuana at the age of 14.
"I don't believe he did much more than that. Until at least a couple of years later," she said. Andrea believed the drugs started as an escape for Parker, from his ADHD, anxiety. "I think that had a lot to do with why he used."
In March of 2015, Andrea became fed up with Parker's drug use and didn't want her other children to be impacted by his choices, so she kicked him out of the house. But Andrea said their relationship didn't change.
"He wasn't angry," she said. "He still came around. We still talked every day."
But that didn't deter Parker from using drugs. That summer is when Andrea said she knew for sure that Parker started doing other dangerous drugs.
Just months later, on October 12, 2015, there was a knock at the door of the Patterson home. The police had come to tell them that Parker overdosed on methadone and was rushed to the hospital where he died two days later.
Parker Clay Patterson was just 18 years old.
No words could properly explain the way the Patterson family felt after his death. The only thing that could come close to describing is that it was a "nightmare."
"It still doesn't seem real," Andrea said. "Even though I have relived it over and over."
Andrea said there is just a peace you have knowing all of your children are at home and that they are safe. "When Parker passed away I kept thinking I am never going to feel that way again. It's never going to be the same. And it's not."
Losing someone to drug addiction is a pain that many could never imagine happening. For the family of Jake Agar, the heartbreak still affects them to this day.
As his family would put it, Jake was the kind of guy that all the girls wanted to date and all the guys wanted to be. He was a kind and passionate person who cared about everyone.
"If there was somebody, a classmate or teammate that felt like they weren't in a group of something, all Jake had to do was put his arm around that friend or student and say this guy is with me and he was immediately accepted," said his father, Andy Agar.
Jake loved sports and was a great football player. He was even co-captain of the football team at Episcopal Collegiate during his junior and senior year of high school.
"He was a special kid," his dad said.
Mr. Agar said the first sign they knew something was going on was when Jake and a couple of his friends were arrested in Allsopp Park in Little Rock for purchasing painkillers. It was Jake's car so he went down to the police station.
"It just started going downhill from there. For the first time in my life and Jake's, I saw that he was losing control," his father added.
It was then during Jake's junior year at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville that his parents sent him to a 28-day treatment facility in Nashville. But Jake got out and relapsed. He then entered a second treatment center but was sent home for purchasing drugs.
Addiction had a grip on Jake no matter how much his family tried to help him.
"His behavior was worse than it had ever been," Andy said. "He was totally out of his body. He was angry. He was visibly impaired. More so than I have ever seen him. He was belligerent. And these were characteristics of Jake that weren't ever there."
After a lot of resistance, Jake agreed to enter rehab for the third time. His father planned to pick him up from school in Fayetteville the next day. But on the night of December 4, 2013, Andy got a call that his son had died of a fentanyl overdose.
Jake Andrew Agar was just 21 years old.
"I was 12 hours too late," Andy said. "It was just dreadful. You'll never forget that time. You'll never forget where you were. It's one of those events that is branded into your mind. Your world goes pretty dark after that."
Don't be discouraged. There are people who are suffering from an addiction that turn their lives around, which brings us to our next "face." The woman in this interview asked to remain anonymous. She began her story by telling us that her mother always made fun of her because she wanted to be a ballerina.
"I took a lot of dance classes and I danced until my senior year of high school," she said. Her life was normal.
She had no idea where she wanted to go to college. But after a while, a lot of her friends were going to the University of Arkansas. So, she decided that's where she wanted to go too.
"I got into a sorority. I moved into a dorm. Made a lot of friends," she said. "I started drinking a lot and it started attracting the wrong types of people."
She quickly found the wrong kind of friends and started trying new things. She found out she could sell her prescription pills and that attracted people who wanted to take advantage of that.
"Those people who were picking up the medication started to become my friends and they weren't very good people," she added.
After going to college and then moving back home she started getting involved with harder drugs.
"I felt like I wasn't good enough. I felt like I couldn't make it. I couldn't even get a job. This isn't worth it. And so I started doing heroin," she said.
She first tried smoking it off of some foil, but she didn't like it.
"It tasted bad so somebody had suggested that I shoot it with a needle and I thought that was extremely disgusting." But a lot of people suggested that it was the best high that you can get so she tried it. "And that is when I got addicted," she said.
She began to chase the euphoric yet dangerous feeling of a heroin high. That chase eventually led her to an overdose.
Paramedics thought she was dead. They attempted to get ready to put her in a body bag, but she woke up.
"And they said the person who was on this stretcher yesterday had died from a heroin overdose. And they assumed that is what I had been doing and they thought it was too late," she added.
This young woman didn't really know what was going on, but when she got to the hospital and started feeling better, that's when she knew she wanted to stop.
"This is embarrassing," she said. "All these people now know that I am doing this. And I don't want to do this anymore."
She didn't stay sober the first two times she tried, but she kept doing the work. "This person told me to call her every single day and I did. Even though I was getting messed up it was like giving me that responsibility of knowing that, 'Hey, I hope you realize you're getting messed up again. You're doing this again,'" she said.
This young woman has now been sober since September 18, 2015. She can only worry about it one day at a time. "I can't think about how I might want to relapse next week. I just think about today."


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Vegetables are a mainstay in the majority of all recipes and many items at restaurants and cafes. There are many vegetarians and vegans who incorporate vegetables into their daily eating and diets for nutritional value and mainly because vegetables taste good and are good for you.
Fermented Vegetables teaches you the basics in preparing vegetables for brining, pickling, storage and the reason for fermenting. Part 1: Dipping into the Brine explains the fundamentals of fermentation for preservation of vegetables. Some of the perks of fermenting are enhancing the nutrients of Vitamins B and C aiding digestion and supporting the immune system. Chapter 2: The Inner Life of Pickling includes a section on lactose fermentation and using slat, no salt, and butter. Chapter 3: Crokcs and Rocks covers tools of the trade such as coverings, jars, onggi pots, and food processors.
Part 2: Mastering the Basics lists a safety checklist, and also include Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 : Mastering Sauerkraut, Mastering Condiments, Mastering Brine Pickling, Mastering Kimchi Basics, and Practical Matters respectively. Part 3: In the Crock, Fermenting Vegetables A-Z lists vegetables with instructions for pickling, brining, how to create your own recipes with sharing suggestions for serving. Part 4: On the Plate offers recipes for breakfast, snacks, lunch, happy hour, dinner and dessert. There is an Appendix: Scum, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and a Resource Guide for any further research you deem necessary.
Fermenting Vegetables is a good addiction to any kitchen cookbook shelf filled with very useful information and great recipes for all amateur chefs and everyday cooks. I plan to try pickling and brining my favorite vegetables adding to my cooking skills.
I received this book free from Storey Publishing through the Net Galley reviewer program in exchange for an honest opinion in accordance with the Federal Commission Guidelines.


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The Workbench Services Config view provides a way to configure aWorkbench service. In the Services Config view for workbench some of the parameters are the same as other Security Analytics services, while others are specific to the Workbench service.
To access the Services Config view:
- In the Security Analytics menu, select Administration > Services.
- Select a Workbench service, and select > View > Config.
The Service Config view is displayed.
The Workbench service has three tabs in the Config view:
- General
- Collections
- Appliance Service Configuration
General Tab
The Services Config View - General Tabfor the Workbench service provides a way to manage basic service configuration.
Collections Tab
The Services Config View - Collections Tab allows you to process files from a Workbench collection.
Appliance Service Configuration
The Appliance Service Configuration tab is the same for all Security Analytics services. It provides configuration information about appliances that are connected to the Workbench service. For information on the Appliance Service Configuration tab, see "Appliance Service Configuration Tab" in the Host and Services Getting Started Guide.


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The Importance of Adding SSL to Your Site
We are offering Basic Website SSL Package for all template site clients for $99/per year.
All SSL's require an annual renewal. The other additional cost is for a required dedicated IP address for any site that uses a SSL. This is a cost of $5/month added to your hosting.
As of October 2017, Google will be implementing a new policy alerting visitors of websites that do not use a SSL certificate on their site.
A SSL certificate is a encryption technology that allows data to be transmitted securely. Even if your website does not process any sensitive data, Google will notify the site visitor that the site is not using a SSL, and this could negatively affect your business if users are scared away from using your site.
The goal of the SSL certification is to:
- authenticate that you are the owner of your website,
- that the integrity of your data has not been compromised,
- and to encrypt any communications received or transmitted by your website visitors.
Please note, although this is not mandatory, we highly recommend it to avoid future issues for your website visitors.
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Sandy Springs, GASandy Springs Georgia Menu
City Council
The Sandy Springs City Council is a non-partisan elected body. The Council sets policy for the operations of the City, including approval of the annual budget, passage or changes to City ordinances, and hears and acts on requests for rezoning. Council members serve a four-year term and the elections are held the same year as the Mayor's election.
Council Members and Council Districts
The Sandy Springs City Council is comprised of six council members, elected in a non-partisan election, representing each of the City's six districts.
Mayor and Council Meetings
The Mayor and City Council meet at least twice a month, these meetings are open to the public.
City Charter
The Charter is the "Constitution" for the City of Sandy Springs, serving as the basic set of rules for the City government.
City Code and Ordinances
The Sandy Springs City Code is comprised of the collection of laws that have been passed and is accessible on the MuniCode website.
Resolutions are non-binding, unenforceable, statements made by a municipalities legislative body.
Non-Profit Funding
The City of Sandy Springs' Non-Profit Funding Program provides a consistent response to requests for financial and non-financial resources on behalf of non-profit organizations within the City.
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Weapons & Vehicles
What kind of weapons & items are in the game?
There are over 50 weapons in Just Death. The game includes everything from pistols, sub-machine guns, tactical and assault rifles to swords & knives, all the way to mini-guns and C4 explosives. Soon I will post an exact list of the weapons I've had created for the game.
What types of vehicles are in the game?
There are a total of 18 unique vehicles in Just Death. The game includes civilian vehicles ranging from sports and muscle cars, and SUVs to panel trucks and transport vans. There are also emergency-response and official vehicles such as Ambulances/Armored Cars & Police/SWAT vehicles in the game. Soon I will post an exact list of the vehicles I've had created for the game.
Is there a fucking nail-gun in the game?
Yeah bruh. Ouch.
Are there unique elements to each weapon and vehicle?
There are over 100 unique parameters to each vehicle. Every detail from the particulars of the engine and transmission, to the physics and aerodynamics values have been simulated, and are being continuously tweaked and refined.
When it comes to the weapons there are about 50 unique parameters to each weapon - elements such as realistic caliber, rates-of-fire, magazine capacity, and reloading time are simulated. Also the physics and aesthetic values of the weapons are faithfully represented in game.


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As the world begins to descend on Las Vegas in preperation for this year's Consumer Electronics Show, we're starting to see some of the big tech reveals we've been clamoring to get our hands on. Such as this, the new VR headset from Lenovo.
It's been hinted it and teased since last year, but we're finally getting a few key tidbits on what Lenovo is planning with its first foray into VR. For a start, the headset is going for a more streamlined approach with a weight of around 350g being targeted.
That's noticeably lighter than the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, but it will nonetheless come with 1440 x 1440 OLED display panels, giving a higher resolution than its established competitors.
The new Lenovo headset will also work with Microsoft's planned Holographic Platform, with two cameras fitted to the front of the headset to include both augmented reality and regular VR experiences.
So while it might not have the power of those high-end models on the market, it's going to potentially over a mixed reality experience with a price tag that won't make you choke on your coffee.
It looks like Lenovo will be aiming at a range between $300 and $400 dollars, bringing it somewhere between £300 and £350. And with a design not too dissimilar to PlayStation VR with a visor that hangs its displays off the forehead rather than binding it around your face, Lenovo's take on VR could be a great mid-range option.
- Now, why not check out... CES 2017: all the latest gadgets from this year's key tech show


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About Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity
Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity protects companies and public institutions worldwide against espionage and cyberattacks. The company develops and produces high-end encryption products, next-generation firewalls, network traffic analytics and endpoint security software as leading-edge technical solutions for information and network security requirements.
The awarded "made in Germany" IT security solutions range from compact all-in-one products to bespoke solutions for critical infrastructures.
The awarded "made in Germany" IT security solutions range from compact all-in-one products to bespoke solutions for critical infrastructures.
High security risks are associated with using mobile devices. Data such as contacts or e-mails that are saved on smartphones can easily be read out. Protection via password or PIN is not sufficient and can be easily circumvented.
Separation of private and business, data and apps
BizzTrust(TM) provides a platform for smartphones and tablets that fulfills all requirements for secure use. Based on the hardened TURAYA(TM) security kernel for Android, the system is divided into two areas: an open "private" and a protected "corporate" area. Applications and data in each area are strictly separated from each other. Even private user-installed apps cannot attack sensitive business data.
Secure access to business ressources
The separation between a "corporate" and "private" area enables safe access to business resources. Applications inside the corporate area can access and exchange data such as e-mails, contacts, calendars and the Intranet via a secure VPN tunnel. BizzTrust also offers easy-to-use e-mail encryption in line with S/MIME standards and end-to-end security. Voice communications can be encrypted easily and extensively with optional modules (secure telephony).
Buzzwords: voice encryption, link encryption, device encryption, containerization, business/private separation, application management, email encryption.


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Join me and host Noor Elashi for the OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH of Fast Times in Palestine! The program will include a presentation, interview, readings, Q&A, book signing, lots of laughs, and FREE Mediterranean Food (including mini-musakhan, my favorite Palestinian dish).
Thursday, July 7 at 7pm
The New School's fabulous Wollman Hall
65 West 11th St. (at 6th Avenue), 5th Floor
New York, NY
RSVP: Facebook or email@example.com
Here's the official flyer for the event, sponsored by Project Palestine and the New School's Graduate Program in International Affairs (click to see full-sized version):
I hope you can make it…
And please feel free to spread the word!
For more information about the book, click here.
To read Chapter One of Fast Times, click here.
To purchase the book on Amazon.com, click here.
To purchase the eBook on Amazon Kindle, click here.
To purchase the eBook for iPhone or iPad will full-color photographs, click here.
Paperback is $14.95, eBook is $5.99 — 20% of all profits from the book in June will go to the US BOAT TO GAZA campaign.
Here's the small text of the flyer:
"Olson's masterful storytelling, imagery, and wit take the reader on a transformative journey through Palestine."
— Anna Baltzer, author of Witness in Palestine
FAST TIMES IN PALESTINE is a ground-breaking new book about the modern Palestinian reality, told through the eyes of a young woman from small-town Oklahoma whose political innocence was shattered when she wandered into the West Bank in late 2003. With dizzying speed she found herself working as a journalist, serving as the foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate, and witnessing the 2005 Disengagement from inside the Gaza Strip.
The narrative focuses not only on violence, terror, and social and political upheavals but also on the daily rounds of house parties, concerts, barbecues, weddings, jokes, harvests, and romantic drama that happen in between. Funny, gorgeous, shocking, and galvanizing, FAST TIMES IN PALESTINE challenges the way Americans think not only about the Middle East but about human nature and our place in the world.
See you there, inshallah!


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The World's First Solar-Powered Scooter
Just unveiled last week, the Solarin Turtle is "the world's first solar-powered scooter," according to the company that developed it, Solarin Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd. While they might be right, we've seen at least one DIY version before; still, it's good news for anyone interested in saving gas and cutting down on emissions. Though it will be built in Malaysia, interest in the scooter around the world has been strong; China has already placed an order for 100,000 units. Details on the scooter remain a little incomplete (we can't even find a real picture of it), though it's reported to have a top speed of 55 mph (almost 90 km/h) and will also be rechargeable by thermal heat or electrical charge. The price has also yet to be determined, but, according to the company president, will not exceed RM3,000 (US$820). ::New Straits Times via ::Hugg