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Sunday, October 2, 2016
The Missing Link: Listen to the Regents Afternoon Meeting of Sept. 15, 2016
The demographics component looked at the changing ethnic/race composition of California, projections of future college-age students, concerns about lack of A-G offerings in high schools of some school districts, etc.
There was supposed to be a segment on the financials of the endowment and pension funds - which didn't look good for the year ended last June 30. But that segment was postponed to the next meeting, with no-so-subtle hints that targets for future returns (and thus also the discount rate for assessing pension liabilities) will be recommended for a reduction. The next full meeting of the Regents is in mid-November. But if past practice is followed, the investment committee will likely meet before then and provide a preview of what will be recommended on target investment returns to the full board. As of this posting, no date for the committee is on the Regents' website.
You can hear the afternoon session of Sept. 15 at:
Note: There was a closed session on Sept. 27 to deal with the post-Katehi selection of a new permanent chancellor for Davis:
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Gros Morne National Park has a series of hiking trails ranging from leisurely walks to demanding multi-day outings. We recommend the following:
- Green Garden Hike.
- Tablelands Hike
- Lookout Hills Hike.
- Burnt Hills walking trail (located dockside – Norris Point).
- Gros Morne Mountain
- Western Brook Back Country Hiking Adventures.
- For a simple walk, you can stroll around the harbour from Ocean View Hotel, walk down to the wharf, drop by the Lobster Head Lighthouse, and take in an inspiring sunset.


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Why this establishment is called "Angel Falls" is a mystery...it is neither in Venezuela nor resembles a waterfall, but it is best perhaps to no longer dwell on this and speak only of this excellent restaurant / club in Bogotá's Parque de la 93. Appealing to a crowd of mainly young moneyed professionals, El Salto del Angel is filled with the beautiful people every Friday and Saturday and often midweek. The tables are moved aside once dining is over, open fireplaces dot the establishment and the music, a mix of 80's, electronica and contemporary latin beats is turned up loud. How the people dance!
Carrera 13 No 93a-45
Parque de la 93, Bogotá, Colombia
Prices: High End
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Recent graduates, do you want to know which words employers are looking for on your resume? Take a look at the following post to find out.
A great resume's ingredients
Make no mistake about it, writing an effective resume has to be a highly individualized matter, since no two people are alike. Nevertheless, it is such a constricted and standardized format, that we resume writers find ourselves adopting certain phrases or words that each of us tends to prefer and that in fact help our clients get jobs. Every resume writer has his or her own list. Here is mine:
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General Information - Demographics:
Moldova has a population of approximately 3.3 million inhabitants. 14 Urological Departments are operating all over the country. There are 140 Urologists (1 urologist per 23,571 inhabitants) and 5 Residents (1 resident per approx. 28 urologists).
National Urological Society:
Title Moldovian Society of Urology / Societate de Urologilor din Republica Moldova
President: Prof. A. Tanase
Urological training:
For graduating in Medicine in Moldova one has to complete 6 yrs of basic medical education followed by a common entrance test for entry into specialty courses. The medical education can be undertaken in one of the 3 languages: English, Romanian or Russian. To be a specialist in Urology one has to undergo a training for 4 years which includes 6 months of training in General Surgery followed by 3 yrs and 6 months in Urology . This training also includes posting in Sub-specialties: 1) Lithotripsy: 3months 2) Pediatric Urology: 3 months 3) Onco-Urology: 2 months 4) Gynecology: 1month After completing 4 years it is necessary to take an exit exam before one can be awarded the degree of a specialist Urologist and a license to practice as a urologist in Moldova. Only those urologists who are Moldavian nationals are allowed to practice in Moldova.
Career prospects:
Most of the urologists work in general or university hospitals. Another possibility is a private practice. In order to practice in a university hospital one must obtain a diploma of postgraduate studies in research followed by a thesis of science.
Fellowship - Research Opportunities:
There is a certified postgraduate research program or PhD after the completion of the residency program. The residents also actively participate in the intra or inter departmental research projects. There is no existing Fellowship program here in Moldova. www.moldova.md


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What Do I Take Away from the 2016 thINK Conference?
 Oct 17, 2016
Last week I went to Boca Raton, Florida for the 2016 thINK Conference. thINK is a user community made up of Canon Solutions America (CSA) inkjet customers. This conference was the second such meeting and it has grown since the inaugural event in New York a year ago. Attendance is up significantly (from 350 to 450 attendees). Also impressive is the growth in partners. Nine additional partners joined for 2016, which brings the total number of partners to 34. This resulted in a larger exhibit area (or Partner Pavilion, as it was described on site). Finishing systems, paper, and software tools are the recurring themes of these partners.
Keynote sessions included tennis great Chris Evert, inspirational speaker Scott Burrows, the Winterberry Group's Jonathan Margulies, and David Humphreys of The Economist. Though high-profile keynotes are intellectually stimulating and inspiring, I find that the two most important benefits from events like these are the educational sessions and the opportunity to network with peers. The conference program this year expanded to include twenty sessions across five tracks. Those sessions that I attended were well done and thought provoking. The opportunity to hear innovative peers speak about their experiences is priceless. Two examples will demonstrate this. Read more »


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Quantity: 1 available
Book Condition: Near Very Good
No date (circa 1950). Brooks's first novel, tackling the theme of homosexuality in the army, and its repercussions for one man at the hands of another just out of the service. Published before Brooks became a top Hollywood screenwriter/director, and the basis for Crossfire, a film directed by Edward Dmytryk and that starred Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, and Robert Ryan (you didn't *have* to be named Robert to star in this flick, but apparently it helped a whole helluva lot). 320 pages, cover photograph shows film close-up of Robert Ryan. Edgewear, thin/uneven crease to top right corner of front cover, thin creasing to bottom right corner of same, a bit of wear to spine ends, moderate surface wear, light flaking to reading crease at left side of front cover, splash-stained top edge light tanning. Internally still fairly tight. Fairly common in hardcover, but quite a scarce title in paperback, especially in decent condition.
Title: The Brick Foxhole
Categories: Fiction (paperback), Vintage Paperbacks (pre-1970),
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Keywords: NOISBN, war, homosexuality, homosexuals, soldiers, men, gay, gays, homophobia, anti-Semitism


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always ~ keep in mind that everything happens for a reason and that is a purpose and season for everything under the sun.
ask ~ questions all the time... but most of the time no one can answer me.
am ~ a little strange, a little wierd, a little lonely, a little mad and a little crazy... but I am mostly normal.
am not ~ that fat though there are some people that certainly think I am but as G has said many times "Up their's lah!"
believe ~ that there is a God and that He loves us unconditionally and He forgives us for every wrong doing and I believe that there are Angels amongst us and that they lift us up in moments of despair and sadness, and when we are happy they rejoice along with us.
breathe ~ so that I can live. In and out the air goes circulating through my lungs. There was once when I couldn't breathe and I was so afriad that I was going to die - GAH!
can't help ~ but think about my childhood these days. There were so many good memories in my childhood. I wish that I could have a look at the child version of me and just give that child a hug.
care ~ for so many people and so many things. I shouldn't care for things as they are not alive, but I strangely feel some connection with my things... yes told you I was a little wierd...
called ~ your name over and over again and at that time I didnt' think you knew I was calling for you... but I was wrong. You were there all along. It was I that did not know see you right beside me.
cuss ~ more often these days though I am trying my very best to stop it. I shouldn't swear so much and should have a tighter rein on my tongue.
crave ~ a big plate of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies, a plate of chicken rice from Satellite, an ice blended Ultimate from Coffee Bean and some french fries from Chilies, oh and a long holiday somewhere nice like western Europe with my family and the Possum!
care ~ for almost everything. I tend to care for the strangest things like terrapins, caged raccoons in pet shops, the poor children in Africa and everywhere else and cleaners in night clubs.
cry ~ quite a lot. I cry when I am happy, when I am sad, when I laugh too much, when I feel like everything is hopless, during movies, when I listen to sad songs, when I think of the people I love that I have lost, when I look through the boxes of memories, when I hurt myself, when I get shitty grades for my exams, when I don't have what I want and... I basically cry whenever I feel like it.


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Running Results & Goals
About Us
Monday, June 16, 2014
School's Out
We can sleep in
I don't need to pack or think about lunches at 745am
Now I just need to figure out how to keep everyone (including me) on track and happy til camp starts the week of the 30th. Wish me luck, I'll keep you posted
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Girls on the Run
This is the 3rd 5k my daughter has done and I signed up to be her running buddy. It was a pretty warm morning despite an early start. Since I had set the pace for our first race, I told her this time I would go at her pace. The first mile of the course was a pretty tight down and back and after that the course opened up. I could tell my daughter was getting a bit annoyed at how crowded it was and she passed a lot of people (looking back to make sure I was still with her).
She started off at a pretty fast pace despite the crowd - about 8:45, but by early in the second mile she needed a walk break. She told me that she was hungry - we had breakfast about 3 hours before the race started. Not much to do about it except get to the finish. She ran most of the course with a couple of walk breaks and finished in 35:11 (unofficial as this was not a chip timed race).
We got her medals and goodies and then headed back to our meeting spot to wait for the rest of the group. One girl and her Mom were already there, the rest came later. It was a pretty hot day and supposedly some people actually got sick from the heat - luckily no one in our group.
Once everyone had finished and cooled down, we got pictures of the girls and their coaches and headed back for the bus ride home.
Overall she was happy with her time, but learned the importance of fueling properly before a race.
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Lia Sophia Update
Since I've been obsessively following Lia ladies on Facebook, I found out that their annual conference set for next week was cancelled this week. Apparently no specific reason was given. A bit worrisome.
Yesterday I had a long phone chat with a former advisor about her experience. She had also heard about the cancelation and had no more info, but offered to fill me in if she learned anything from friends who are active advisors. She understood my trepidation about joining a company that cancels an event that big at the last minute. It is a family owned company so it's possible something happened within the family? In the meantime they are busy promoting a new product line to be unveiled in August.
Anyway, she told me that like me she had done it for the jewelry discount and some extra money. She went to a couple of conferences which she said were fun and helpful. She did most of her business as online parties and occasional fundraisers (giving 10% of her sales to the charity). She asked if I had an upline in mind and I told her about the opportunity call I had done with a woman in Ohio. The fact that she does her team meetings as phone/video conferences works out well.
She was actually the perfect person for me to talk to because she really was pretty laid back about her business and said she never felt any pressure to recruit or do more home parties. Her upline seemed to understand this was the way she wanted to run her business and that was fine. She only stopped as she also had a full time job and while the Lia Sophia job was good for part time she never wanted to make it a full time thing. She never earned any of the trips but had plenty of friends who did and raved about them. She encouraged me to go for it once the new line comes out. She even told me that she would host a party if I decided to do it and said she still had some forms and supplies that she'd be happy to pass on to me.
She's going to be at a dinner that the women's group we both belong to is holding later this month, so I'll get to talk to her more about it then. Part of the reason I'm going is to the event is to get to network.
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Tour Hoboken High School this week!
If you're interested to see what the Hoboken High School has to offer, you can swing by this Thursday, February 26th or Friday, Februrary 27th.
Great New Programs – Same Great Redwing Spirit!
Come and see for yourself what's new at Hoboken High School! Visit HHS for one or both of the information sessions listed below to learn about the new and innovative programs at the school….visit the facilities, speak with the dedicated staff, meet the enthusiastic students!
Some Highlights:
- International Baccalaureate
- Award-Winning Theatre Arts Program
- Writing Publication Project (Teachers College, Columbia University)
- Television Studio & Media Production Courses
- Emergency Management Training Program
- Championship Athletics
- Rockin' Redwings Music Program
- Student Clubs and Organizations
Evening Visit
Program of Studies Meeting for 7th and 8th grade parents
Thursday, February 26th at 7pm – Hoboken High School Library
The Program of Studies Meeting is an opportunity to discuss the courses offered to incoming freshman and the course sequences available over the four years at Hoboken High School. Administrators, Department Heads and the IB Coordinator will be available for questions. Contact Dr. Cella with any questions. 201–356-3703
Daytime Visit
Tour of Hoboken High School
Friday, February 27th at 9am – Meet in the lobby of Hoboken High School
A unique opportunity for you and your 7th or 8th grader to see the school "live".
You are invited to visit during the day and see the school in session. Chat with the teachers and administrators, meet the students and see for yourself what's going on at Hoboken High School!
Come alone or with your 7th or 8th grade student. Space is limited, so register early! For a reservation, contact Irene Sobolov (parent volunteer) at firstname.lastname@example.com


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This dialogue is the second one with the Mormon named "Larry." The first one is Mormonism, works, and the LDS temple ceremony. It dealt with works righteousness and the Temple Ceremony. This dialogue also occured in private, not in a public chat room, so I requested permission to post it on CARM. He agreed.
In this dialogue, Larry tries to defend the idea of Mormon polytheism.
Larry: So how did you get into the whole counter-cult business.
Matt: God called me into it. Before I was saved I saw a painting of [Joseph] Smith in the forest, kneeling. I must have been 8. I asked about it (it was at a restaurant in Utah). The waitress explained it to me. [The painting is a well known one depicting Joseph Smith as a boy kneeling and praying in a forest with a beam of light shinning on him.] I thought it was great. But... I can still remember staring at that painting, the more I stared at it, the more I knew something was wrong. I didn't know what, I just knew something was wrong. Then, later, I met Jesus... personally. He came to me, in person. I couldn't see him or touch him. But, he was there, incredibly THERE. [To read my testimony including this event please check out My Testimony.] When I read how Smith boasted he did more than Jesus to keep a church together, I KNEW that he had NEVER met Jesus. Anyone who HAD ever met Jesus could NEVER EVER boast in any way that they did more than Jesus.
Larry: I've played more Nintendo than Jesus
Matt: Also, years later, the Lord gave me a verse, through several unrelated circumstances. It was 2 Tim. 2:15. After that, my interest in the Bible exploded... Here I am
Larry: Ok...now answer my question. How did you get into the counter-cult BUSINESS.
Matt: It isn't a business.
Larry: Yeah it is.
Matt: It is a ministry.
Matt: There is nothing wrong with being paid from your labors, is there?
Larry: Nothing is wrong.
Matt: The LDS church is a business.
Larry: In some aspects it is.
Matt: 2nd richest corporation west of the Mississippi next to Bank of America. THAT is a business.
Larry: Big difference though
Matt: Yeah, I know. The LDS church brings in billions through its business investments.
Larry: How much do you pay for a book of Mormon?
Matt: I pay about a buck
Matt: But, it all comes down to this.
Matt: What does the Bible SAY? It says that God is not a man from another planet, etc. Mormonism is still wrong
Larry: Actually...its says nothing
Matt: Yes it does.
Larry: Especially considering the worldview of the Israelites.
Matt: It says "from everlasting to everlasting, though art God," (Psalm 90:2). That means that God was never a man.
Larry: Not so.
Matt: Yes, so.
Larry: The Israelite worldview had a different view of time.
Matt: So, everlasting doesn't mean everlasting?
Larry: The word translated 'everlasting' did NOT mean a limitless time. But rather an indefinite period of time
Matt: So it really means that God had a beginning as a man on another planet?
Larry: I didn't say that. I just said it says NOTHING. Try listening.
Matt: So, when God says that there were NO gods formed before Him and there will be none formed after Him (Isaiah 43:10), what does that really mean?
Larry: Creation of idols. False gods.
Matt: I see, so there were no idol gods created before God and there will be no idol gods created after God?
Larry: Try studying up on Israelite views of time and space.
Matt: Can you just answer my last question? So there were no idol gods created before God and there will be no idol gods created after God?
Larry: Sorry. I should rephrase what I said. It's by way of commandment to the Israelites.
Matt: So, when God says in Isaiah 44:6 that there is NO God besides HIM, what does that really mean? Remember, God says He doesn't even KNOW of any other gods (Isaiah 44:8).
Larry: It's referring to his position in the council.
Matt: It is?
Matt: Where does it say that? Can you show me in the Bible where it is referring to the council of Gods?
Larry: Yup. Psalm 82. Mentions the gathering of the elyon. Amos 3:7. There are others as well. I don't remember all of the references.
Matt: Hold on. First of all, Psalm 82 doesn't say there are other gods or a council of Gods. Amos 3:7 simply says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." [It is great having a computer Bible program for posting verses]
Larry: Psalm 82:1, Yes, the congregation. But what is the congregation? a congregation of Gods? Assembly of the elyon (might gods)
Matt: If that were the case, then why would God say he didn't even KNOW of any other Gods (Isaiah 44:8)? The word there is not elyon, but elohim and it has several meanings: Gods, judges, angels, etc., depending on context. Nevertheless, God says he doesn't even KNOW of any other gods (Isaiah 44:8). If there is a council of gods (reminds me of Greek mythology), then why does God say He doesn't even know of any others?
Larry: Whoops. Council of el. Judging among the elohim. Literally 'gods.'
Matt: Ok, it is el there and it can mean "god, god-like one, mighty one, 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes; 1b) angels; 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations); 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah; 2) mighty things in nature; 3) strength, power," (Enhanced Strong's Lexicon, Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1995.)
Larry: Just like I only have one dad, one president.
Matt: Again, I ask you. God says He doesn't even KNOW of any other gods (Isaiah 44:8). If there is a council of gods then why does God say He doesn't even know of any others? If there is a council of Gods, then God would know about it, don't you think? But He says He doesn't even KNOW of any other gods. Deut. 4:35, "To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him." 1 Sam. 2:2, "There is no one holy like the Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides Thee, Nor is there any rock like our God."
Larry: You don't listen. You don't study. You just blah blah blah blah.
Matt: Yes, I do listen and I do study. I have repeatedly asked you a question that you have not answered.
Larry: I HAVE ANSWERED IT
Matt: God says he doesn't even KNOW of any other gods (Isaiah 44:8). If there is a council of gods then why does God say He doesn't even know of any others?
Larry: Do you know what the documentary hypothesis is?
Matt: Yes, it is the Graf-Welhausen theory, also known as JEDP. http://www.carm.org/Bible/jedp_a.htm.
Larry: Ok. So you understand that different theological views are present in the Bible? Just like I only have one dad. One President.
Matt: That isn't an answer to my question. Where is your answer to God saying that He does not even KNOW of any other Gods? Also, I reject the JEDP theory, http://www.carm.org/Bible/jedp_b.htm.
Larry: That's too bad.
Matt: Please answer the question I asked about Isaiah 44:8.
Larry: Ok. Here it is again.
Larry: Now as I answer it. please refrain from blahing the same thing over and over and over again. In light of the acknowledgement of other actual 'gods' throughout the OT....Yahweh is saying that there is no other god of worship. He is their god. Just as I only have one father, Israel had only one god. My dad knows of no other 'Larry's dad'.
Matt: There are no other actual gods in the OT. If there were, why would God say that He alone is God (Isaiah 45:5), that there was no God formed before Him (Isaiah 43:10), and that He doesn't even KNOW of any other gods (Isaiah 44:8)?
Larry: See...there you go again.
Matt: The Bible acknowledges those that are CALLED gods (1 Cor. 8:5) that are not, by nature, gods at all (Gal. 4:8). How is saying that you have one dad and one president an answer to my question about Isaiah 44:8 where God says that He doesn't even know of any other gods, when I ask you how God could say that if there was a council of gods around?
Do you mind if I put this dialogue on CARM as well?
Larry: Nearly every scholar of the Hebrew scriptures acknowledges the existence of other actual 'gods' in the texts.
Matt: I don't buy that for a second.
Larry: Do some studying.
Matt: You make profound statements that cannot be verified.
Larry: They can.
Matt: I have done my studies. I have a Masters of Divinity from a graduate level seminary
Larry: Then you should know.
Matt: I know about the liberal "scholars" but I also know what the Bible actually SAYS and you still have not answered my question. AND... again, I want to put this dialogue on CARM, do I have your permission to do so?
Larry: Go right ahead.
Matt: Thanks
Larry: No...you know what you INTERPRET the Bible to say. And when the Bible acknowledges the existence of other actual 'gods' I believe that too.
Matt: When God says He doesn't know of any other gods, then I conclude that God doesn't know of any other gods. When God says that there were no gods formed before Him and there will be none formed after Him, then I conclude that there were no gods formed before Him and there will be none formed after Him.
Larry: If you don't want to believe the whole of the Bible...that's cool. Believe what you want.
Matt: How am I interpreting the Bible apart from what it actually says? I believe what the Bible says.
Larry: No you don't
Larry: You need to believe the Bible dude.
Matt: I am not believing in a host of gods, a goddess wife, etc. You are.
Larry: Why don't you believe in the Bible?
Matt: Why don't YOU believe the Bible?
Larry: I do...you don't believe in the Bible.
Matt: Well, there you have it. You will not repent due to your Mormon presuppositions.
Larry: I repent all of the time.
Matt: You add into God's word a host of gods and believe in what Smith told you.
Larry: No. I believe what God has told me.
Matt: I will trust what God says in Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8.
Larry: And will trust in what god said in ALL of the Bible.
Matt: That is what I do. But, I don't have to change its meaning to get it to agree with what my church teaches.
Larry: If you wanna pick out verses and only believe those.. that's cool...that's your choice. You should believe all of the Bible though. It's god's words
Matt: I believe what it says.
Larry: You should also believe in Jesus
Matt: I am not trusting in a god from another planet who has a goddess wife and is about six feet tall, as Mormonism teaches.
Larry: Then don't.
Matt: I believe in Jesus, not the Mormon Jesus who is the brother of the devil begotten through relations between god and his goddess wife who both used to be people on another world.
Larry: Many early Christians believed that Jesus and Satan were brothers. But oh well. We could argue all these things all day long.
Matt: You mean Christians used to believe that they were LITERAL brothers?
Larry: Literally spirit brothers.
Matt: If they were literal brothers, then who was there mother and father?
Larry: Just like you and I are brothers.
Matt: We are not brothers.
Larry: God the father was Jesus' father.
Matt: You mean the LITERAL father?
Larry: Paul said we were all the offspring of god, saints and gentiles. Look.. neither of us are going to sway the other. You are set in your ways. And I am open to all truth.
Matt: Gal. 3:29, "And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abrahams offspring, heirs according to promise." And, I am set on following the real Jesus, not the brother of the devil.
Larry: Do you deny that Paul said that we were all the offspring of god? Both saints and gentiles?
Matt: Show me the verse so I might look at it in context. As I showed you, Paul said we are Abraham's offspring. So, he is using that term in a representative sense. Since Abraham is not my literal father.
Larry: Just a sec.
Matt: Let me help you out. Acts 17:29, "Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and mans device." [I did a search on my Bible program, found it, and inserted it here.] Paul is referring to non Biblical poets and simply using their metaphor as an example to them so that they might receive the gospel. He is not saying that we are the LITERAL offspring of God.
Larry: Paul said we are his offspring.
Matt: And Paul was referencing Aratus, a Greek poet.
Larry: But I guess you decide for Paul what he meant to be figurative or literal.
Matt: And Paul also says in Gal. 3:29 that we are the offspring of Abraham.
Larry: Ok
Matt: Are you going to tell me that we are the literal offspring of Abraham, now?
Matt: Or does Paul use the term figuratively? Acts 17:28 is where Paul references Aratus the Greek poet, THEN v. 29 he says we are the offspring of God as Aratus said. He is using a tool, something they are familiar with.
Larry: I believe that through conversion we become a part of Abraham's posterity. Not only that...but why does Paul use such a tool? To teach them that we are the same 'genos' as god.
Matt: So, if it means that we are Abraham's posterity, then it doesn't mean we are his offspring...as Paul SAID, right? Or are you now picking and choosing what the word means? Rom. 8 is where Paul teaches that we are the children of God by adoption.
Larry: Look...as I said before...neither of us are going to sway the other. I really don't care to argue.
Matt: I have answered you at every point.
Larry: I've gone over all this stuff with a bunch of people over and over and over.
Matt: And you are still a Mormon? wow.
Larry: Yeah
Matt: You really WANT to believe it, don't you? That is the issue, and until you find the real Jesus, you'll never know what the truth is.
Larry: I believe I have. You believe I haven't.
Matt: I know you haven't. I know I have.
Larry: Good for you
Matt: My testimony of this is extremely strong.
Larry: Same for me. Of course. you will deny that.
Matt: Yes, of course.
Larry: Or say it is from Satan and all that prideful blah blah blah.
Matt: Yes, again. Except it is not pride, it is truth. God says He knows of no other gods (Isaiah 44:8). I believe He doesn't.
Larry: You've met Dan Petersen haven't you? And you shut him down...didn't you?
Matt: I did not debate him....if it is who I think it is.
Larry: I don't think you'd dare.
Matt: Oh yes I would.
Larry: LOL
Matt: I'd debate him anytime.
Larry: I'd love to see that.
Matt: Me too. Contact him. Arrange it. I'll be there. I'd be glad to debate him. Anyway, look, I have to go.
Larry: Bye
As you can see, it is a problem for Mormons to address the issue of God not knowing of any other gods. Unfortunately for this Mormon, he cannot see what the Bible really says. To him, it teaches many gods. We can only pray that the Holy Spirit will open his mind so he would find the true God.


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Information Notice No. 97-42: Management Weaknesses Resulting in Failure to Comply with Shipping Requirements for Special Nuclear Material
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 June 27, 1997 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 97-42: MANAGEMENT WEAKNESSES RESULTING IN FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL Addressees All fuel cycle conversion, enrichment, and fabrication facilities. Purpose The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to three recent events involving the inadvertent shipment of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) to or from NRC-licensed fuel facilities and the apparent root causes of these events. It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, this notice does not contain any NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action nor written response is required. Description of Circumstances The first event involved an NRC licensee's unintentional shipment of a low enriched uranium fuel assembly to a foreign country. The unirradiated assembly was part of a larger shipment that had previously been received by the licensee for non-routine pellet downloading and reclamation. However, one assembly was never removed from its original shipping container and was subsequently returned to the country of origin, in a supposedly empty transport container. This assembly was not confirmed as missing by the licensee until about 6 weeks later. NRC considered this event to be significant in that it involved deficiencies in several program areas. The apparent root cause of the event was determined to be a deficiency in the management oversight of special processes. Contributing causes included the failures to: (1) follow plant procedures for the downloading process; (2) provide adequate and detailed procedures for the downloading process; (3) adequately evaluate the results of the container radiological survey; (4) comply with numerous requirements for the shipment of licensed material; and (5) implement adequate material control and accounting (MC&A) procedures and practices to verify the presence of the fuel assembly. The second event involved the unexpected receipt of SNM from another country in a shipment of shipping containers that had been designated empty. An initial examination of the inner shipping containers by the NRC licensee indicated two containers were not empty. The two containers were quarantined after being opened and a third container was later 9706230020. IN 97-42 June 27, 1997 Page 2 of 3 identified by radiation surveys and also placed in quarantine. The foreign shipper identified the cause and incorporated corrective actions to prevent this or similar events from recurring. The shipper's corrective actions included procedural, physical instrumentation, and systems-related improvements. In the third event, an NRC licensee mistakenly placed two fuel rods in a replica assembly that was shipped to a foreign country for training purposes. In this case, facility procedures involving the handling of rejected uranium bearing rods were not followed, resulting in the two fuel rods being mixed with non-uranium bearing rods and loaded into the replica assembly. The licensee did not discover that the two fuel rods were missing for approx- imately 5 months. This event raised several concerns, including but not limited to the apparent failure of MC&A practices to confirm the presence of SNM on inventory and in transit and the apparent failure to provide adequate resources and management attention to control of special processes. Discussion The inadvertent shipments of SNM concerns NRC because of the apparent lack of management oversight and lack of attention to non-routine work involving special processes and the inadequately implemented MC&A programs. Based on the root-cause analyses of these events, the major contribution to the failure of prevention and detection of the unauthorized shipment was a failure to evaluate off-normal operations with the same level of review accorded normal activities. Although the reduced protection to the public safety was very minimal during these events, the potential for public concern and for risk of radiation exposure and contamination exists. The inadvertent shipment of SNM should have been avoided, in some cases, if discrepancies between package radiation levels and contents (e.g., greater than background levels on "empty" packages) were investigated before the package was offered for transport. 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X-Com: UFO Defense, a strategy game from the early '90s, is a sort of enigma. Although the original is revered as a masterstroke in design, every stab at a sequel or spiritual successor has fallen short. What about the X-Com formula is so elusive?
When I spoke with Jake Solomon, lead designer for Firaxis Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown (a "reimagining" of the original), that question weighed heavily on my mind.
An Edge interview with Julian Gollop, original creator of X-Com, kept poking my brain during the 13-and-a-half-minute preview video I witnessed last week courtesy of 2K Games, Enemy Unknown's publisher. Surely, if anyone would know the magic of UFO Defense's success, it would be Gollop. In that Edge interview, Gollop expressed his opinions on Firaxis' reveal, which included commentary on accessibility, difficulty, player disorientation, and his hope for some advancement in the enemy's artificial intelligence. With Gollop's observations firmly in mind, I questioned Solomon in the hope that we might see a glimpse of Enemy Unknown's chance to reach greatness in the X-Com line when so many others have failed.
GamesBeat: Gollop first said that he would like to see accessibility addressed in a remake. Can you expand on how Enemy Unknown approaches accessibility?
Jake Solomon: Of course, he's absolutely right. It was kind of nice to have him say that because, obviously in the position I'm in, accessibility sometimes comes across as a dirty word. People are skeptical about that word.
But any designer worth anything knows that accessibility is important. And the fact of the matter is that if you can make something more accessible without losing depth, then that's obviously an improvement in quality. My goal with XCOM was to take the original and make it for the modern day.
GamesBeat: Gollop discussed difficulty in turn-based games and "the temptation to make things big and complex and therefore ultimately a bit dull." He commented that missions in X-Com: Terror from the Deep [the sequel by Microprose, not Gollop's Mythos Games] were too difficult, long, and tedious. Do you feel that Enemy Unknown has avoided that pitfall?
JS: Challenge — and this isn't exactly what he was referring to — is a part of the design in XCOM. That's something that we [Firaxis] embrace. We have a game that openly embraces the idea of challenge as a selling point, and I think you see a lot of games doing that now. And obviously we can manage that aspect through the different difficulty levels.
And the fact that you can lose XCOM makes it a bit of an oddball. That's not that common nowadays, and that's something that we embrace. That's something that we think gamers are excited about and looking for, and we're seeing that renaissance right now with games.
You don't want the game to be difficult or tedious to play, and we have a lot of ways to keep the player always engaged in the game. Our aliens aren't just wandering around out there. Our aliens are sentient beings, and they have the ability to hear the player; the player has the ability to hear them. It's not the sort of thing where you're going to find yourself wandering in the dark, and you're just in the wrong corner. It's a living battlefield.
GamesBeat: Can you expand on how sound plays a role in the game? Your description reminds me of Silent Storm, which used visual indicators for sound on the battlefield. Does Enemy Unknown do something similar or stick to the original's use of audio clues during the alien's turn?
JS: It's a little bit of both. We certainly have that from the original; like when aliens are moving around, you're going to be able to hear the footsteps and if they're breaking glass or opening doors. But we also have [onscreen] indicators.
Now, we're not as specific as Silent Storm. Our [system] is a little more general because of that whole idea of tension and the unknown — that's a big part of XCOM. We keep the indicators a little more general, but they definitely point you in a direction.
GamesBeat: Gollop commented that a 3D camera could create the possibility of disorientation. In the demo video, I saw what looked like a fixed view that zoomed in when performing certain actions. Are you limited in that way throughout the entire mission, or do you have free reign to spin the camera around?
JS: He's absolutely right: Camera control and disorientation is a major concern in games like ours. To combat that, we have a fixed camera with 90-degree rotations on the D-pad. When you go into aiming view over the shoulder, that's when the camera will swoop down. The player also has the ability to zoom the map out. But that's really the extent of the camera control; free camera has very limited value.
What we've tried to do is give you the ability to pull the camera in to make it feel a little more visceral at times and to pull the camera out to give you that tactical overview.
GamesBeat: When asked what he'd like to see developed further in a new version of X-Com, Gollop said, "Better A.I. would be interesting." Can you expand upon the alien A.I. in the tactical portion of Enemy Unknown?
JS: There's two levels: There's what we call the engagement A.I., which is how they choose what abilities they want to use, how they flank you, and how they work together. We also have something called the overmind. Think of this as the alien player: If there's an alien squad commander who's your foil, that's what that is. The overmind is out there controlling the forces as a whole.
Depending on the mission type, the map type, and what the goals are, those aliens may be patrolling, they may be lying in wait for you, or they may be doing something else, like aliens in the middle of an abduction would be busy with the bodies.
Here's an example: A player can move up next to a door and then open the door silently, or he can path right through that door. And if he does that, his soldier is going to keep running, kick the door open, and keep moving. The difference there is that aliens can hear when you breach a door like that. So you can move farther, but aliens nearby are going to hear that. And they're going to respond to that: They're going to try to find a way to either flank around you or go investigate the sound.
All the different aliens out there are sort of operating on a higher level in terms of trying to tactically match your troops.


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You've probably heard that 3-D printing is going to save U.S. manufacturing. All those "makers" say it, even President Obama has chimed in of late. So it wasn't too surprising at the recent SXSW gathering to see 3-D printers busy cranking out doodads under the big tops of television networks and tech companies. You stood in line for a taco, you watched a link of plastic parts slowly emerge from a nearby machine.
But watching that (it gets dull after 30 seconds) didn't make it easy to draw a line to the whole "saving manufacturing" idea. The machines were little more than props used by companies to add a veneer of, hey, we get the future, look at our 3-D printer! At night the printer was likely replaced by a DJ booth, which is to say, it was part of a show. The question that manufacturers and increasingly investors are asking is, when does the show end and the real work begin? Where does 3-D printing go in the next five to 10 years?
Let's start with the numbers. Consulting and market research firm Wohlers Associates, which has been covering the 3-D printing space for almost two decades, estimates that the compound annual growth rate of 3-D printing was about 29 percent in 2011, with similar growth continuing in the coming years. Another data point is Makerbot, which claims 25 percent of the 3-D desktop market with 15,000 printers sold over the past few years. That translates to a desktop market (which gets all the buzz) of about 60,000 units, which, at about $2,000 a pop, is $120 million.
Add in the industrial (and much pricier) systems, and Wohlers predicts that by 2015 the sale of 3-D products (the systems and materials) and services will reach $3.7 billion worldwide, and by 2019, eclipse the $6.5 billion mark.
That doesn't account for the value of all the parts being printedby the likes of Boeing and G.E. in aerospace, and other manufacturers in orthopedics (hip replacements and the like), says Terry Wohlers, the founder of the consulting firm. So let's be generous and say it's another $6.5 billion by 2019, for a total of $13 billion.
Not exactly chump change, but that is not the revolution in manufacturing that many expect to arrive any day now. Consider that manufacturing accounts for about 16 percent of global GDP. For 2011 that means manufacturing contributed some $11 trillion of the overall $69 trillion. Yes, that includes lots of services like advertising and logistics, but you get the picture: even six years out, 3-D printing is a drop in the bucket.
That hasn't kept investors away from piling into companies like 3D Systems (DDD), and Stratasys (SSYS), sending the share price of Stratasys in particular soaring 479 percent over the past year. Another 3-D printing outfit, ExOne (XONE), went public in February, and has performed relatively well in a very volatile space, up 15 percent in the last two months (even as some of shine has come off 3D Systems and Stratasys, which are down 18 percent and 14 percent respectively so far this year).
So are these the next Microsoft, Google and Facebook, leading a fundamental long-term shift? Might this be a short-term investment frenzy? Just as with the advent of the PC and Internet eras, it's very hard to tell who the ultimate winners will be, or if this technology is transformative enough to displace incumbent methods and companies at scale.
"I wouldn't go selling my stock in traditional manufacturing," says one entrepreneur in the 3-D printing industry. "It's been perfectly designed over a long period to make a lot of things for mass-market cheaply.
"There are unique opportunities that are availed by 3-D printing, those products that speak to our uniqueness as people, but printing out your silverware or plates for every dinner party, I just don't see it anytime soon. If you can get something cheaper at Ikea, most people will."
That means the idea that you will have a factory running on top of your kitchen counter any time soon is nonsense. Look around your average home and think about what it would take to replicate much of the junk you have lying around. You'll need 12 different types of glass, 30 different kinds of steel, as many as 1,000 types of plastic and the variety of colors you'll want. Then there's the nuts and bolts, and the special finishing room you'd need. Even if you could print out some version of an iPhone using fancy electronic deposition inks (in the clean room you also built) and laser-powered metal sintering, you'd end up with a lousy looking iPhone. Oh, and forget the Gorilla Glass, because Corning probably won't sell it to you.
More and more 3-D printed items will enter our lives, says Wohlers, but they will be made by professionals who have the tools and the know-how, not by your average person. Think about it this way: you could design and make your own furniture, but you probably don't.
Rather than firing up the home factory, you'll click "buy" on Amazon or another site, and somewhere a 3-D printer gets to work. "Most people don't care how the product is made they care about value and that it works," Wohlers says. "3-D printing will be just another manufacturing process. The difference is there will be much more variety of products because the cost of entry will be so low compared to traditional manufacturing. There's no risk in offering a new product if it doesn't get made until someone buys it."
Part of the confusion (and the hype) around 3-D printing cranking out everything we desire from atop our countertops is this idea that it is a somehow a gadget like any other in the tech world. If it is a device, it can therefore ride Moore's Law into a fast improving future. But Moore's Law does not apply to 3-D printing, except perhaps for the chips that go inside the machines. 3-D printing is a combination of material science, precision mechanics, electronic controllers and software.
Computing can hitch itself to Moore's Law, the notion that the number of transistors able to be crammed onto a given space of silicon approximately doubles every 18 months, because that single axis can account for much of the improvement in the computer world. 3-D printing has multiple axes. There are the raw materials fed into the printer, the speed of the machine, its reliability, its accuracy or resolution. Depending on the application – orthopedics or jewelry – different axes will matter more.
"I would describe the improvement curve we are on in 3-D printing as analogous to screen technology," says Mark Hatch, CEO of TechShop. "It's been a gradual improvement over the last 20 years, and will continue to be gradual."
The explosion we have seen, especially in consumer 3-D printing, has not been because of a great leap forward in technology, but because of two key patents held by Stratasys expiring in 2011, Hatch says. The basic patents involved so-called fused deposition modeling, a process that melts ribbons of plastic and lays them down according to a software script, and which Stratasys co-founder Scott Crump patented in 1989. Open-source kits for 3-D printers and most consumer printers use the FDM method. "Really it was just pent up demand, and the thing that was constraining it were these patents," he says. "It was not some jump in material science."
Duncan Stewart, who heads up technology, media and telecommunications research for Deloitte Canada, likens the emerging 3-D printing industry to something more like the steam engine or biotech. "Look at biotech, it is a 40-year-long-story that has had some huge hits, but it is an approach to industry rather than a device," Stewart says. Stewart anticipates one of 3-D printing's most useful applications to be cranking out spare parts for appliance repair guys. "Rather than carrying hundreds of parts, they'll have a printer in the back of the van, pay a $2 licensing fee, and your washing machine is fixed," Stewart says.
TechShop's Hatch has a less prosaic vision for 3-D printing's future and its value. "The killer app in most industrial uses is the value of having a prototype quickly," Hatch says. "It isn't likely going to be functional without a lot of post processing, but that is OK. A quick prototype beats an elaborate research report and PowerPoint every time."
(Hatch, a former Green Beret, has thoughts on the printing of weapons too. "Sure it could be done, very expensively, very poorly, and very slowly," Hatch says. "It would be way easier to simply make one with standard industrial tools available on eBay. Today, printing weapons is a red herring. Only an idiot would use a 3-D printed gun or knife.")
And for home users in the next decade? "The value is in education and play for children of all ages 8 to 80 years old," Hatch says. "And frankly, that is priceless."
Hatch's point is a good one. In practical and industrial terms, 3-D printing's value in the near-term, and probably for a long time to come, is in taking ideas and quickly turning them into physical objects that can be twisted in our hands. Those will ultimately become toothbrushes, door handles and toys cranked out by traditional manufacturing methods.
But the highest purpose of 3-D printing, what makes it priceless in some sense, is the experimentation that it enables. The end result of all that tinkering by consumers and pros alike will be forms and products that are impossible to make any other way. That is where the real future of 3-D printing lies. It's a future that will send stock portfolios soaring, but most importantly it's a future that actually could save U.S. manufacturing.


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Everyone can remember the painful start to the Affordable Care Act open enrollment in 2013, with the HealthCare.gov website down for extended periods as surges of users attempted to sign up for insurance. Many expected similar turmoil in 2017, given the increasing number of cyberattacks across the government and the administration's decision to end open enrollment advertising.
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The improvement to the enrollment process was not an accident. The 2013 open enrollment demonstrated that agency websites must be stable enough to withstand massive influxes of visitors, while guaranteeing a smooth and secure online experience. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid took a number of steps that other agencies can emulate as they prepare their own digital properties for anticipated -- and unforeseen -- surges in users.
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II (often called the "Warthog" for its aggressive look) is beloved by the troops who need its close-air support and by its pilots, who hear the calls for that support from the controllers on the ground.
"We have this close, personal connection with the guy on the ground," one pilot said in a recent video touting the A-10's capabilities. "We hear him getting scared. We hear him getting excited. We hear the bullets flying … it becomes a very personal mission. It hits very close to home."
ISIS forces met the A-10 for the first time in 2015. In an area near Mosul, the A-10 caused ISIS fighters to break and run as four USAF Warthogs wreaked havoc on ISIS forces there.
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"The aircraft sparked panic in the ranks of ISIS after bombing its elements and flying in spaces close to the ground," Iraqi News quoted an Iraqi army source as saying. "Elements of the terrorist organization targeted the aircraft with 4 Strela missiles but that did not cause it any damage, prompting the remaining elements of the organization to leave the bodies of their dead and carry the wounded to escape."
The A-10 also gets love from its pilots. The plane flies close to the ground but is protected by a titanium "bathtub" shell that surrounds the cockpit and allows the pilot to get low and hit the opposing forces with the plane's seven-barrel, 3,900-rounds-per-minute, depleted-uranium ammunition. Its designers made it to be the most survivable aircraft ever built. It also features three sets of backup controls and a foam-lined fuel tank. Ground fire is not going to get this bird easily.
The A-10's GAU-8 30mm gun "really does scare people, and that's nice to know," Air National Guard Col. Michael Stohler, an A-10 pilot who is flying air missions against ISIS forces, told Military.com. "I can tell you we know there's a real threat there," he says. "A lot of people have handguns and things to shoot at aircraft."
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The Warthog, however, is as popular with senior Air Force leadership as it is with ISIS. In a fight that already cost one major general his job, the Air Force brass is looking to send its battle-hardened, reliable A-10 fleet to the boneyards to save $4 billion, probably so it can put that money toward the new overly expensive and accident-prone F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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The evidence shows the A-10 works and it's cheap. As early as 2012, the Air Force's cost to operate per hour for the A-10 was $17,716. There was no data available for the F-35, but the F-22's cost per hour is $68,362. So while the Air Force actively tries to kill the program, it is still deploying more A-10s to the theater because Congress will not let the USAF kill the ground troops' favorite plane until it comes up with a viable close-air-support replacement.


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View 27 Midi-Tower - Black WindowGame in a new perspective with the Thermaltake View 27 Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis. Designed with a transparent gull-wing window panel, take in the view with advanced floating GPU mounting system and skylight viewing. Add in options for air or liquid cooling, supporting up to 360mm radiators for optimized cooling performance. Tinted front panel gives users a clean look with options for LED Fan lighting to shine through and side ventilation panels for proper air flow. Built-in full length power supply cover give a steam-lined look with mounting options for LCS cooling and Case Fan options. See the vision of next generation gaming chassis with the Thermaltake View 27.
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Specification:- P/N: CA-1G7-00M1WN-00
- Case Type: Mid Tower
- Dimension (H x W x D): 508 x 201 x 479mm (20 x 7.9 x 18.8 inch)
- Net Weight: 6.4 kg / 14.1 lb
- Side Panel: Transparent Window
- Color: Exterior & Interior : Black
- Material: SPCC
- Cooling System: Rear (exhaust) : 120 x 120 x 25 mm fan (1000rpm, 16dBA)
- Drive Bays: Hidden : 2 x 3.5'' or 2.5''(with HDD tray) / 4 x 2.5'' (with the M/B tray)
- Expansion Slots: 8 + 2
- Motherboards: 6.7" x 6.7" (Mini ITX), 9.6" x 9.6" (Micro ATX), 12" x 9.6" (ATX)
- I/O Port: USB 3.0 x 1,USB 2.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1
- PSU: Standard PS2 PSU (optional)
- Fan Support: Front: 3 x 120mm / Rear: 1 x 120mm / Power Cover: 1 x 120mm
- Radiator Support: Front:1 x 360mm / Rear: 1 x 120mm
- Clearance: CPU cooler height limitation: 155mm / VGA length limitation: 410mm (Without Front Fan) / PSU clearance limitation: 180mm
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The Gazprom Neft Board of Directors has reviewed information on the company's budgetary and investment programme performance in 2018.
Gazprom Neft showed considerable improvement in its financial and operational performance in 2018, both year-on-year and against target, with the company's activities in many respects exceeding industry averages and making a significant contribution to achieving Gazprom Neft's strategic goals.
Growth in hydrocarbon production, refining and premium sales, together with improved macroeconomic factors and managerial initiatives directed at improving efficiency and optimising expenditure, saw Gazprom Neft's operating profit (EBITDA) up 45.1 percent on 2017 to RUB800 billion, with the company achieving a record net profit of RUB376.7 billion (IFRS) in 2018 — an increase of 48.7 percent.
Hydrocarbon production (including joint-venture interests) showed the growth of 3.5 percent year-on-year in 2018, reaching 92.9 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe). Annual refining volumes across Gazprom Neft's own and joint-venture facilities reached 42.9 million tonnes. Premium-channel oil-product sales increased 3.7 percent, to 27.1 million tonnes.
Its year-end results show Gazprom Neft remains one of the Russian oil industry's leading companies on the basis of its financial performance, as well as aggregate profitability indicators including the internal rate of return (IRR), which in 2018 reached 19.7 percent.
Gazprom Neft's investment programme in 2018 stood at RUB375 billion in total, allowing the company to maintain the pace of implementing key group projects, as planned.


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Howard School is happy to promote literacy and reading by participating in the Scholastic Book Club. By purchasing reading materials through Scholastic, you can take advantage of their hugely discounted pricing while your child's teacher earns rewards towards free books and teaching materials for the classroom.
At this time Scholastic does not offer an online order option, but you can follow the links below to access your child's current catalogue. If you've misplaced your order form you can print a new one from the site.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "student flyer"
Pre-K and JK – Elf
SK and Grade 1 – SeeSaw
Grades 2 & 3 – Lucky
Grades 4-6 – Arrow
French catalogue – Club de lecture (click on "Feuillet des parents")
Once you have made your selections for the month be sure to submit your order form and cheque to your child's teacher before the monthly deadline.
Cheques should be made payable to "Scholastic Canada Ltd."


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Fleur Darkin – Pecha Kucha Vol 8
Fleur Darkin is the Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre. She has enjoyed choreographic stints at Laban, The Place, and the Royal Opera House. Awards/nominations include Jerwood, The Place Prize, Dance Digital, and the 2011 Jardin D'Europe prize. Residencies include Junges Hundes (Germany), P.A.R.T.S. (Belgium), Theatre Mono (Lebanon) and the Bolzano Festival (Italy). She is currently choreographing a new full-length work as part of 'SCALE', a public arts project commissioned as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme. @fleurdci and @SDTDance
At Pecha Kucha Night Vol 8, 25th Feb 2014, Fleur talked about SCALE which is coming to the city 28th / 29th March 2014, dusk till 11pm.
PKN presentations are filmed and produced with thanks to Bonnie Brae Productions bonniebrae.co.uk
Here's a link to the map of the SCALE locations.


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Teenage Rx Abuse Continues
Teenagers have been using prescription medications for recreational purposes. Parents and teachers may be able convince teens that non-medical use of prescriptions is dangerous.
Having "The Talk" with Teens
Parents may feel that what they say to their kids goes in one ear and out the other. But parents may have more influence than they think when it comes to talking with their teens about alcohol and drug use.
Don't Eat That! It's Grown-Up Candy
Small children have a tendency to put things in their mouths that they shouldn't. Food or drinks containing marijuana have created a unique problem for adults with children.
Mom's Cocaine on Kids' Brains
The substances a mother puts in her body during pregnancy nearly always reach her developing baby. The long-term effects of illegal drugs can often present problems for these children.
Too Many Pregnant Teens Using
Substance abuse is a serious issue for any teen girl, but if that girl is pregnant, the problem is exponentially greater. Extra support might be necessary to help pregnant teens get sober.
Adderall Trending on Twitter
College kids have been abusing Adderall to help them study for a while now. But thousands of tweets about Adderall suggest that Adderall abuse has become too much of the norm.
Safety First Means Sober Driving
Sober drivers get in car crashes every day. Adding alcohol, drugs or prescription medications to the equation can really compound the risk for winding up in a wreck.
Facing the Pain in Fear of Addiction
In the United States, there is a common fear that taking pain medications for a long period of time could lead to addiction. And this fear may extend beyond those taking medications for chronic pain.
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Patients may not always follow the instructions their doctors provide for prescription medications. In fact, more than half of Americans in a recent study did not.
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Using alcohol or drugs during times of stress is the last thing a kid should be doing. But kids admitted to hitting the hard stuff when a parent was away on military deployment.
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My 5 Priority Books of 2018
It's Wednesday which means that it's time for a Top Five Wednesday! This is basically a bookish 'meme' where you get given a topic for the day, and have to answer with your top five pics. If you want to join in you can find the group here. Today's topic is:
January 10th: Books You Didn't Get to In 2017
→ Royals Bastards
To be fair though, I only received this book at the end of the year. I've always had a love for books about royalty, as you can probably tell from some of the other books on my list, and this one sounds intriguing. I believe the sequel is also coming out this year, so I better get on it!
→ Dividing Eden
Another book about royalty! This one caught my eye because of the twin aspect which I also find super interesting.
→ The Fate of the Tearling
This series is in my top 3 series of all time. Although, having said that, I am worried that it's been so long since I read the first two books that I'm going to be completely lost when I pick this up. It's just that fear that prevented me from picking it up last year.
→ This Savage Song
I've heard a lot of good things about this and know that it's popular. I want to get around to it because if I don't like it, then I can sell it on to someone else who will.
→ Roar
I took a really cute picture of this and I want to be able to use it. Is that weird?
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I have This Savage Song sitting on my shelves, waiting to be read too! I'm sure I'll get around to it at some point.ReplyDelete
My Top 5 Wednesday.Replies
Good luck! I've heard so many good things about it.Delete
So many amazing books! I remember eyeing Royals Bastards and Dividing Eden last year but I totally forgot about them :D Hopefully we'll get to read them this year!ReplyDelete
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I've just started reading Royal Bastards. Fingers crossed that it's good! I hope you manage to get around to your top five as well.Delete
Wonderful list, Fleur! I have Royal Bastards on my e-reader but I didn't have a chance to read it as well. Hopefully I'll be able to read it this year. Happy reading :) - Bea @ Confessions of a Pinay BookaholicReplyDeleteReplies
I hope we both manage to get around to it! Happy reading to you too xDelete


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How are blocks added to the blockchain?
This page covers how Bitcoin miners "solve" a block of transactions and add it to the blockchain.535f0119
The Block.
A "block" isn't actually a fixed group of transactions (to start with). In fact, a "block" doesn't really exist until it is added to the blockchain.
Until then, it makes more sense to think of the current "block" as a bunch of unconfirmed transactions in the bitcoin network, along with a few other bits of relevant information combined together to create what we call a "block header".
This is what miners are working with when they are trying to add a block to the blockchain.
Lets look at the information a miner uses in the block header…
The block header.
Here's the block header for Block 125552 (before it got added to the blockchain).
|Previous block
|Merkle root
|2011-05-21 17:26:31
Allow me to explain what each field means…
- Version
- Previous block
- This the solution for the previous block. We're trying to get one of these for the current block. Don't worry, this will make more sense in a moment.
- Merkle root
- This the hash of all the currently unconfirmed transactions. This is the reason why we're adding blocks to the blockchain, so it's a pertinent field.
- Time
- This the current time in seconds (unix time). It's always good to include a timestamp.
- Bits
- This tells us how difficult the block is going to be to solve. We want to find a block hash that is below this value to add this block to the chain.
The block hash.
We can hash all of these individual fields together to create a what's called a "block hash". This is like a unique ID for the block.
Here's what we get if we hash together all the fields in the block header above.
That's all well and good (and easy to do), but we're trying to add this block to the blockchain. To do this, we need a block hash that's below a certain target value (i.e. begins with a certain number of zeros).
Getting below the target value.
To try and get a block hash below the target value, we hash all the block header fields together with another number. We call this a nonce.
|Previous block
|Merkle root
Now the hash looks like this:
Hey presto, the block (and all its transactions) has just been added to the blockchain. Good work captain.
Finding the block hash.
I may have lied a little. One does not simply hash all of these fields together in their current form to get the final block hash (like I just showed you in the example above).
But don't worry, all we need to do make a few small adjustments to each field and we're good to go.
Preparing the fields for hashing.
All that really happens here is that some fields get re-ordered a bit (mostly reversed) and others get converted to another format (called Little-endian).
Here's what the new fields look like:
The hashPrevBlock and hashMerkleRoot fields got reversed. If look closely you can see that the strings get reversed, and then each pair of characters get switched around along the way too.
The Version, Time, Bits, and Nonce got converted to hexadecimal format. Computers find it easier to work with data in this format (the other fields were already hexadecimal).
Now we're ready for some hashing…
The final hashdown.
This is where we hash all of these fields together, and hope to get a result that is below a certain value (i.e. begins with a certain number of zeros).
But don't forget that this is Bitcoin, so it's not like we just straight-up hash those fields together. But don't worry, it's only a straightforward 6-step process to the finish line.
1. First we combine the fields it to one long string, in this order: (Version + hashPrevBlock + hashMerkleRoot + Time + Bits + Nonce)
2. Convert from hex to binary
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3. Hash it
4. Convert from hex to binary
5. Hash it for the second time
6. Fix the order
Ta da!
We've found a hash value that is below the target value. This means we have solved the puzzle and the block can be added to the blockchain.


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Discussion in 'Model X' started by S'toon, Feb 16, 2016.
Ugh. Why would Tesla want to be associated with Needless Markup? Maybe this is a good thing. I don't see it though.
Free publicity? Actually, I see this move as an extremely positive thing. Up until now, Tesla has been trying to undersell the Model-X (IMO because they can't make them fast enough and prefer to realize immediate sales and have people buy a Model-S) and this is the first sign that they are trying to upsell the Model-X. That should mean that they have confidence that they can ramp up quickly now (if I have read the tea-leaves correctly).
Maybe a custom interior? Or maybe everyone arriving to the red carpet via falcons?
Thanks for the positive spin.
I don't know about that interior. The falcon door exits would certainly create some buzz. Hopefully the don't suddenly decide not to work though! :redface::wink:
Does anybody know where it will be? I can't find details for the life of me.
At the very least getting out of a falcon door should significantly reduce the incidence of paparazzi crotch shots sine you can stand up and get out without spreading your legs...
See, these are the practical aspects of Falcon Wing Doors that people don't appreciate.
I find it interesting that the Model X is being shown all over but someone who has a confirmed order cannot see one.
Their markets do overlap especially for woman with higer disposible incomes.
Tesla could provide a few X for stars attending this year's Oscar. That could be a great advertisement money can't buy.
Neiman Marcus sells special edition cars. I'd expect a fancy interior or special paint version of the MX.
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OMG! Someone called me a foodie on Facebook today and I almost lost my shit. It was one of those times when you start to type a response and then you delete it and try again, only to delete it and try again and so forth.
From the Urban Dictionary "Foodie - A douchebag who likes food."
Wikipedia uses less colorful language, but right off the bat I can see the term doesn't apply to me. Food and drink? I don't drink. I drink Diet Sprite, that's it. Wine, beer, cocktails - I have zero interest in any of it. And THAT is a big part of dining out - which is also a big part of being a foodie.
I don't eat out that much. You will never find me waiting in line for the new hip burger joint, or for a celebrity chef, or for pretty much anything foodies would line up for. I don't play that way. I ain't a sheep. And I'm not insulting people who are sheep...well, yes I am.
If everyone were jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge...?
This whole Headbanging Hostess thing is about so much more than food. It goes way beyond that. It's about relationships, friends, family, community, sharing, creating, exploring, learning, making mistakes, making connections and making something new - something that only I can make.
So, please, don't lump me in with everybody else - I deserve better.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Please Don't Call Me A Foodie!
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FAO recruiting Early Warning Specialist
Rome, Italy, 16 November 2017
The Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) conducts economic research and policy analysis related to all five of the Organization's strategic objectives (food security, sustainable agriculture, poverty reduction, inclusive food systems and resilient livelihoods).
Evidence shows that the frequency and intensity of climate-driven natural disasters and conflicts is increasing. Natural disasters are occurring nearly five times as often compared to 40 years ago, with great costs to local economies, livelihoods and lives. Due to expanding needs, competing priorities and scarce resources globally, there is growing recognition that new tools are needed to ensure smart, effective investments to help attenuate the impact of disasters before they occur.
FAO's Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) translates warnings into anticipatory – or early – actions to reduce the impact of disasters on vulnerable and food insecure communities. Acting early, before a disaster has actually happened, or reached its peak is critical: it can save lives and protect livelihoods from the immediate shocks and increasing the resilience of local communities over time. FAO EWEA is key element of FAO's Strategic Programme 5: 'Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises'. FAO EWEA work includes global level (risk analysis, advocacy and partnerships) as well as country activities (implementation of country level EWEA systems).
FAO International Consultants and Call purpose
The Organization frequently engages experts to work on short-term activities and projects as international consultants or under personal service agreements (PSA.SBS) at various levels of experience (see minimum requirements below). International consultants or PSAs are engaged by the Organization to provide expertise, skills or knowledge for the performance of a specific task or piece of work, which is short-term by nature. The assignment may involve full-time or part-time functions, with duration ranging from 1 month up to 11 months. The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and dependant on the availability of resources and needs of the Organization. Assignments can require travel or missions/appointment to field locations.
Individuals meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Call, determined through an interview process, will be included in the ESA Divisional Roster. Experts who are registered in the Roster are available for consideration for a period of up to 48 months. ESA Division will use this roster as the primary mechanism to resource future vacancies within the technical requirements covered by the Call.
Tasks and responsibilities
The assigned tasks and responsibilities related to global level analytical work can include the following:
Lead or support the global risk analysis process and the production of quarterly Global EWEA Reports including liaising closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders and ensuring linkages with other analytical products;
Support external representation and advocacy of EWEA with donors, technical partners and UN Agencies;
Support the communication of EWEA work through tailored products and different means including web, social media, press releases and other
The assigned tasks and responsibilities related to supporting the implementation of EWEA at country level can include the following:
Support the development and implementation of an operational strategy for mainstreaming EWEA corporately through the revision of procedures, accountability frameworks and the development and delivery of trainings;
Support the operational implementation of Early Actions at country level including conducting field missions, advising on appropriate actions and operational arrangements as well as accessing the Early Action Fund;
Contribute to strategic thinking of the FAO EWEA area of work and its wider applicability in the context of national government and partner capacity building;
Analyse the Return on Investment (ROI) of Early Actions and support country offices in doing so
Duration: up to 11 months (with possibility of extension)
View the ECN Recruitment Notice (This notice is visible only to ECN Executive and Expert Members: Please login to view).


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