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Eduard Schreiber (* 21. Mai 1939 in Obernitz, Reichsgau Sudetenland) ist ein deutscher Filmregisseur und Autor.

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Eduard Schreiber wurde 1939 in Obernitz (Reichsgau Sudetenland) geboren und ist dort noch ein Jahr zur Schule gegangen, bis er 1946 mit seiner Familie in die Nähe von Ilsenburg im Harz vertrieben wurde. Nach dem Abschluss der Oberschule wurde sein ganzer Abiturjahrgang nicht zum Studium zugelassen, deshalb verpflichtete er sich zum Dienst in der NVA. Anschließend bewarb er sich in an der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig für ein Studium der Literaturwissenschaften und war am Institut für Literarische Publizistik eingeschrieben. Parallel besuchte er Prosa- und Literaturkritik-Seminare und belegte ein Jahr Germanistik.

Eduard Schreiber hat seit 1960 jedes Jahr regelmäßig an der Dokumentarfilmwoche in Leipzig teilgenommen und bewegte sich in einem Kreis um das Filmkunsttheater Casino. Hier pflegte er sehr intensiven Kontakt mit anderen Filmemachern, welche ihn gründlich prägten. Schreiber leitete zu dieser Zeit einige Abenddiskussionen im Hotel Astoria und schrieb viele Filmkritiken, bis er 1970 ins DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme kam, dem er bis 1990 angehörte. Eine Promotion über die Prager Literatur bei Eduard Goldstücker wurde von der Karl-Marx-Universität nicht zugelassen, da der Prager Frühling bereits begonnen hatte, weshalb er über Egon Erwin Kisch promovierte.

Nach 1990 las er seine Stasi-Akten und stellte fest, dass er bereits Anfang der 1960er-Jahre durch das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit observiert wurde. Allein in den acht Jahren im DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme haben 14 Mitarbeiter Berichte über ihn geschrieben. 1988 trat Eduard Schreiber aus der SED aus.

Anlässlich des 80. Geburtstags des Regisseurs erschienen 2019 sieben seiner filmischen Arbeiten in der Edition Eduard Schreiber – Essayfilmer der DEFA bei Absolut Medien auf DVD.

Neben seinen Werken als Regisseur von über 50 Dokumentarfilmen wurde Eduard Schreiber, der sich auch Radonitzer nennt, durch seine Arbeiten zur Filmtheorie und Filmgeschichte, als Nachdichter, Übersetzer von Poesie und Prosa sowie anderen Schriften aus dem Tschechischen ins Deutsche sowie als Herausgeber bekannt. In Tschechien ist er Mitglied der Künstlervereinigung "Q".

Eduard Schreiber lebt in Wilhelmshorst.

Filmografie
 1972: Deutsch, deutscher, bundesdeutsch
 1974: Eisenmacher
 1975: Annäherung an E.H.M.
 1976: …als ob es gestern wär'. Walli Nagel
 1977: Hermann Hesse 1877–1977
 Nun gut, wir wollen fechten. G. E. Lessing
 1979: Das wechselvolle Leben des deutschen Malers und Glücksuchers Heinrich Vogeler
 Wieland Förster. Dezember 79
 1982: Ein Bauer und seine Frau
 1983: Abhängig
 1984: Miklós Radnóti
 1985: Wissen Sie nicht, wo Herr Kisch ist
 1987: The Time is now – Jetzt ist die Zeit
 1988: Rückfällig
 1989: Spuren
 1990: Ich war ein glücklicher Mensch
 1991: Östliche Landschaft
 1992: Die Tribüne
 Unser täglich Brot gib uns heute
 1994: Großer trauernder Mann
 Kreml-Frauen
 1995: Lange nach der Schlacht. Altes Lager 1991–1994
 1996: Tod im Kreml
 1997: Reise ohne Wiederkehr. Philipp Tolziner – Bauhausarchitekt
 1998: Die Erfindung Goethe
 1999: Aviatricen. Die Stars der Stalinschen Luftfahrt
 2000: Zone M.
 Trotzkis Traum. Psychoanalyse im Lande der Bolschewiki
 2001: Ein abgebrochenes Gespräch. Eduard Goldstücker
 2003: Tödliches Heilkraut. Erich Arendt
 Schlesinger. Berlin
 2004: Klang-Rausch-Ekstase. Die Künstlergruppe "Brücke" 1905–1913
 2005: Im Labyrinth. Wieland Förster
 2006: PhantomAsien
 2007: Was ich am besten kann, ist Schweigen. Der Theatermacher Fritz Marquardt

Werke

Übersetzungen (Auswahl)

Aus dem Tschechischen
 Ludvík Kundera: Erinnerungen an Städte/Stätten wo ich niemals war. Gedichte. Edition Thanhäuser, Ottensheim/Donau 2004, ISBN 3-900986-56-8.
 Adieu Musen. Anthologie des Poetismus. Dichtung von Nezval, Černík, Vančura, Seifert, Mahen, Halas, Hoffmeister, E. F. Burian, Biebl, Konrád, Voskovec&Werich, Mikulášek. (= Tschechische Bibliothek). DVA, München 2004, ISBN 3-421-05257-3.
 Süß ist es zu leben. Tschechische Dichtung von den Anfängen bis 1920. Gedichte von Tobiaš Mouřenín von Litomyšl, Theer, O. Fischer, Nezval. (= Tschechische Bibliothek). DVA, München 2006, ISBN 3-421-05262-X.
 Ludvík Kundera: el do Ra Da (da). Gedichte, Erzählungen, Erinnerungen, Bilder. Arco Verlag, Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 978-3-938375-10-5.
 Emil Juliš: Landschaft meines Gesangs. Gedichte. Nachwort Ludvík Kundera. Corvinus Presse, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-910172-92-0.
 František Listopad: Jahrmarkt. Böhmen. Gedichte. Nachwort Eduard Schreiber. Edition Thanhäuser, Ottensheim/Donau 2008, ISBN 978-3-900986-66-7.
 In: Die Seele Brünns. Anthologie. Prosa. Dichtung. Hg. Ludvík Kundera. Trefulka, Nezval, Zogata, Blatný, Zábranská, M. Kundera, Kapoun, Preclík, Pitínský, Suchý, Halas, L. Kundera, Seifert, Mikulášek, Řežníček, Skácel, Milota, Listopad, Rotrekl, Kostroň, Uhde. Brno 2008, ISBN 978-80-210-4557-6.
 Ludvík Kundera: POESIEALBUM 281. Gedichte. Märkischer Verlag, Wilhelmshorst 2008, ISBN 978-3-931329-81-5.
 Milada Součková: Bel canto. Prosa. Nachwort Eduard Schreiber. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-88221-531-1.
 František Listopad: Tristan oder Der Verrat des Intellektuellen. Prosa. Nachwort Eduard Schreiber. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-88221-546-5.
 Vítězslav Nezval: Der Fetischist. Gedichte. Sawod Press, Berlin 2010.
 František Listopad: Terra é carvão e limões. Die Erde ist Kohle und Zitronen. Langgedicht. Hochroth, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-902871-49-7.
 Ludvík Kundera: Überwintern (1971–1989). Gedichte. Hochroth, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-902871-60-2.
 František Listopad: Engelstufen. Prosa. Nachwort Radonitzer. Corvinus Presse, Berlin 2016.
 Jiří Mahen: Der Mond. Prosa. Nachwort Radonitzer. Guggolz Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-945370-09-4.
 Jiří Gruša: Tschechische Gedichte. Werkausgabe Bd. 7. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt 2017, ISBN 978-3-99029-258-7.
 Daniela Hodrová: Ich sehe die Stadt... Prosa. Arco Verlag Wuppertal/ Wien 2020, ISBN 978-3-96587-002-4.
 Jiří Kolář: Gebrauchsanweisung - Návod k upotřebení. Gedichte. Nachwort Radonitzer. Arco Verlag, Wuppertal/Wien 2019, ISBN 978-3-96587-000-0.
 Ludvík Kundera: Berlin - Konstatinopolis. Prosa. Mit Erinnerungen an L. K. von Radonitzer. Arco Verlag Wuppertal/ Wien 2020, ISBN 978-3-96587-022-2.
 Ludvík Kundera: Quer durch Phantomasien. Gedichte. Nachwort Radonitzer. Hochroth, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-903182-68-4.
 EmiL Juliš: Zone/Zóna. Gedichte. Nachwort Radonitzer. Arco Verlag Wuppertal/ Wien 2020, ISBN 978-3-96587-014-7.
 In: Grand Tour. Reisen durch die junge Lyrik Europas. Hg. Federico Italiano und Jan Wagner, Hanser Verlag, München 2019. Gedichte von Rudčenková, Děžinský, Řehák, Hájek, Nosek, Bouška. ISBN 978-3-446-26182-2.

Aus dem Georgischen
 In: Zug nach Tbilissi. Ein Lesebuch, Hg. Alexander Kartozia und Eduard Schreiber. Gedichte von Tizian Tabidse, Galaktion Tabidse, Paolo Iaschwili, Lado Assatiani, Alexander Abascheli, Sasa Twaradse. Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2018.

Aus dem Russischen
 In: Zug nach Tbilissi. Ein Lesebuch. Gedichte von Jessenin, Kamenskij.
 In: Nikolaj Evreïnov: Theater für sich. Gedichte von Jessenin, Kamenev, Sologub, Gastev, Anonym (Volkslieder, Tanzlieder). diaphanes, Zürich/ Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95757-017-8.

Bücher/Texte(Auswahl)
 The Eye Swims on the Canal Grande. In: The Search for Reality – the art of documentary filmmaking. Ed. Michael Tobias. Studio City: Michael Wiese Productions, 1988, ISBN 0941188-62-0.
 Zeit der verpaßten Möglichkeiten 1970-1980. In: Jordan/Schenk, Schwarzweiß und Farbe. DEFA-Dokumentarfilme 1946-1992, Jovis, Berlin 1996, S. 128-179, ISBN 3-931321-51-7.
 Eduard Goldstücker/ Eduard Schreiber: Von der Stunde der Hoffnung zur Stunde des Nichts. Gespräche mit Eduard Goldstücker. Hrsg./Nachwort: Eduard Schreiber, Arco Verlag, Wuppertal 2009, ISBN 978-3-938375-07-5.
 Im Rausch der Zeder. In: Pécs. Ein Reise- und Lesebuch. Hrsg. Wilhelm Droste/ Éva Zádor, Arco Verlag, Wuppertal 2010, ISBN 978-3-938375-35-8.
 Zwischen Stephansgasse und Graben. Eine Prager Bewegungsstudie. In: Ich habe mich immer eingemischt. Erinnerungen an Stefan Heym. Hrsg. Therese Hörnigk, Verlag für Berlin-Brandenburg, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-942476-56-0.
 Kleist in Böhmen. In: brücken. Germanistisches Jahrbuch Tschechien-Slowakei (NF), Nr. 22/1-2 (2014), S. 129-141 (Tagung Romantiker in Böhmen, Prag 5.–7.11.2012).
 Eine Handvoll Mohn in die Träume. Essay. In: Ludvík Kundera, el do Ra Da(da). Gedichte, Erzählungen, Erinnerungen, Bilder. Hrsg. Eduard Schreiber, Arco Verlag, Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 978-3-938375-10-5.
 Sprache steht/ muß also füße haben. Essay. In: Jiří Gruša, Tschechische Gedichte. Werkausgabe Band 7, Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 2017, ISBN 978-3-99029-258-7.
 Tbilissi ist pistaziengrün. In: Zug nach Tbilissi. Ein Lesebuch. Hrsg. Alexander Kartozia/ Eduard Schreiber, Suhrkamp, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-518-42834-4.
 Vom Gehen in der Stadt. In: Daniela Hodrová, Ich sehe die Stadt…, Arco Verlag Wuppertal/Wien 2019, ISBN 978-3-96587-002-4.
 Instant décisif - Der entscheidende Augenblick/ Augen-Blick. In: Leuchtkraft 2019. Journal der DEFA-Stiftung, 2.
 Kundera in Kunštát. Erinnerungen an L. K.. In: Ludvík Kundera: Berlin –  Konstantinopolis, Arco Verlag, Wuppertal/Wien 2020, ISBN 978-3-96587-022-2.
 Das Auge schwimmt auf dem Canale Grande. Texte zum Film. Projekte. Gespräche. 1967-2018. (Ausführliche Filmographie und Bibliographie) Hrsg.: DEFA-Stiftung, Berlin, Dezember 2020)
 Radonitzer, Goldstein lesen/ U wie Y. (https://www.matthes-seitz-berlin.de/blog.html

Auszeichnungen
 1978: Ehrennadel des Verbandes der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR in Gold für Annäherung an E. H. M.
 1983: Ehrenplakette des Ministeriums für Kultur und Bildung der Ungarischen Volksrepublik anläßlich des zehnjährigen Bestehens des Hauses der Ungarischen Kultur Berlin.
 1984: Findlingspreis 1983 der Filmklubs der DDR für Abhängig
 1986: 16. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Tampere: Ehrendiplom für Wissen Sie nicht, wo Herr Kisch ist
 1986: Heinrich-Greif-Preis für Radnóti und Wissen Sie nicht, wo Herr Kisch ist
 1991: Bundesfilmpreis für Östliche Landschaft

Literatur
 Hannes Schmidt: Die Suggestion des Poetischen. Der Dokumentarist Eduard Schreiber. In: Filmspiegel 1, 1986, S. 7–8.
 Ralf Schenk, Ingrun Spazier: Eduard Schreiber – Dokumentarfilm-Regisseur. In: CineGraph – Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film. Lieferung 34, 2000.
 Ralf Schenk: Östliche Landschaften. Der Filmessayist Eduard Schreiber, in: Filmdienst, Nr. 3, 1996.
 Petra Flath: Porträts aus Böhmen und Mähren/ Portréty z Čech a Moravy, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-940098-08-5.
 Tobias Sachsenweger: Alkoholismus im DDR-Dokumentarfilm – Regie Eduard Schreiber. Eine filmhistorische Mikrostudie zur (ost-)deutschen Mediengeschichte (mit einem Gespräch des Verfassers mit dem Regisseur Eduard Schreiber), Verlag Peter Lang GmbH, Berlin 2021 (371 S.), ISBN 978-3-631-81808-4.

Weblinks

 Eduard Schreiber auf der Website der DEFA-Stiftung
 Arco Verlag www.arco-verlag.com/autoren/autor/33-eduard-schreiber.html

Einzelnachweise

 Filmregisseur*
Autor
Übersetzer aus dem Tschechischen
Übersetzer ins Deutsche
Deutscher
DDR-Bürger
Geboren 1939
Mann

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Research shows removing DRM boosts music sales up to 41 percent
By Shawn Knight on December 2, 2013, 15:45 8 comments
University of Toronto researcher Laurina Zhang is working on a paper that appears to prove it is more profitable to sell music online without digital rights management (DRM) protection. Higher revenue would of course benefit all parties involved (record labels and artists) in addition to making it more convenient for legitimate music buyers to manage and consume their digital purchases, but will the industry listen?
The researcher used 5,864 albums from 643 artists in her study, comparing sales before and after each of the four major record labels – EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner – decided to drop DRM. She found a 10 percent increase in revenue after the protections had been removed which also accounts for other factors like release date, music genre and typical sales variations.
Strangely enough, not all albums were affected the same. Zhang found that older releases selling less than 25,000 copies saw their sales increase by 41 percent. Overall lower-selling music saw an increase of 30 percent, too. Removing DRM has no effect on top-selling albums, however. I suppose if people really want new music, they will pay for it and accept DRM.
DRM ultimately did little to curb illegally music piracy and instead hampered those that purchase music legitimately. Fortunately a lot of labels are now realizing this mistake and are doing away with traditional DRM although it is still prevalent in other industries like digital books. Any bets on how long it might take for the book industry to change course?
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package com.maximusvladimir.saveablehash.test;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Random;

import com.maximusvladimir.saveablehash.HashIO;
import com.maximusvladimir.saveablehash.IOSerialize;
import com.maximusvladimir.saveablehash.ParseFactory;

public class Demo {
	public static void main(String[] args) {

		class Timestamp {
			public long start;
			public long end;
			public String buf;
			public Timestamp() {

			}

			public void setStart(long s) {
				start = s;
			}

			public long getStart() {
				return start;
			}

			public void setEnd(long e) {
				end = e;
			}

			public long getEnd() {
				return end;
			}

			public String toString() {
				return "start:" + start + " end:" + end + " buffer:" + buf;
			}
		}

		ParseFactory factory = new ParseFactory();
		factory.add(Timestamp.class);
		/*factory.add(Timestamp.class, new IOSerialize<Timestamp>() {
			public <T> T load(ParseFactory factory, String data) {
				Timestamp stamp = new Timestamp();
				String[] parts = data.split(",");
				stamp.setStart(Long.parseLong(parts[0]));
				stamp.setEnd(Long.parseLong(parts[1]));
				return (T)stamp;
			}

			@Override
			public <T> String save(ParseFactory factory, T obj) {
				return ((Timestamp)obj).getStart() + "," + ((Timestamp)obj).getEnd();
			}

		});*/

		HashMap<String, Timestamp> millisecondTimeFrames = new HashMap<String, Timestamp>();
		for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
			Timestamp stamp = new Timestamp();
			long sl = (long)(Math.random() * Long.MAX_VALUE);
			if (Math.random() < 0.5)
				sl = -sl;
			long el = (long)(Math.random() * Long.MAX_VALUE);
			if (Math.random() < 0.5)
				el = -el;
			stamp.setStart(sl);
			stamp.setEnd(el);
			stamp.buf = "jigj" + -new Random(i*200 + (int)(Math.random() * 300)).nextLong();
			millisecondTimeFrames.put("i"+i, stamp);
		}

		try {
			FileWriter fr = new FileWriter(new File("timeframes.txt"));
			BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(fr);
			HashIO.save(factory, millisecondTimeFrames, writer);
			writer.flush();
		} catch (Throwable t) {

		}

		millisecondTimeFrames.clear();

		try {
			FileReader fr = new FileReader(new File("timeframes.txt"));
			BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(fr);
			HashIO.load(factory, millisecondTimeFrames, reader);
		} catch (Throwable t) {

		}

		String[] keys = new String[millisecondTimeFrames.keySet().size()];
		keys = millisecondTimeFrames.keySet().toArray(keys);
		for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
			System.out.println(keys[i] + "=" + millisecondTimeFrames.get(keys[i]));
		}
		// Don't forget to close your stuff here. :wink:
	}
}

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When I removed the MSO background image code, the preview started working in Outlooks.
I'm not sure if the background image code was actually causing the email to break in the Outlooks, or if it was causing an issue with Litmus's preview tests, but if you're having this issue then you could try removing your conditional statement.
I have this issue too. I am using bulletproof backgrounds VML https://backgrounds.cm/ to add a background image to a table cell. In that cell I have a nested table that contains the content of the email. The email get's cut off about halfway down the preview screen in Outlook 2016.
I am having this issue in Outlook 2016 test email. I see it correctly represented in the Litmus preview. Unfortunately I can't say this is a Litmus issue since I can see the problem live.
Yeah, happening to me as well. I think it is a preview capture issue.
I am experiencing this as well with an email. Oddly, the previews are all great if I paste the HTML into Litmus. However, if I send an email to a checklist, both Outlook 2011 and Outlook 2016 seem to cut the content off.
I'm experiencing this as well. Any update?
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I'm having this issue too. Everything is rendering fine in Litmus but my issues (images are getting cut off) are with Outlook 2016 for Windows 10 and I'm unable to duplicate them in Litmus.


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Гани Абдурахманович Абдурахмонов  (3 декабря 1925, Фергана, Узбекская ССР, СССР — 25 апреля 2016, Ташкент, Узбекистан) — советский и узбекский филолог, действительный член Академии наук Республики Узбекистан, заслуженный деятель науки Узбекистана.

Биография
В 1946 г. окончил Ферганский государственный педагогический институт, вёл научно-педагогическую деятельность в этом ВУЗе. В 1950 г. защитил кандидатскую диссертацию, в 1962 г. — докторскую. В 2000 г. был избран членом Академии наук Узбекской ССР.

Занимал должности заведующего кафедрой и проректора Ферганского государственного педагогического института, заведующего сектором Института языка и литературы Академии наук Узбекской ССР, ректора Ферганского государственного педагогического института, министра высшего и среднего специального образования Узбекистана, ректора Ташкентского государственного института иностранных языков и Ташкентского государственного педагогического института, главного научного сотрудника Института языка и литературы, профессора Ташкентского государственного института востоковедения.

Являлся специалистом в области языкознания.

Награды и звания
Заслуженный деятель науки Республики Узбекистан, был награждён медалью «Шухрат».

Источники
 http://www.uza.uz/ru/programs/23-ya-godovshchina-nezavisimosti-strany/akademik-gani-abdurakhmonov-27-04-2016/
 https://podrobno.uz/cat/obchestvo/ushel-iz-zhizni-akademik-gani-abdurakhmonov/

Выпускники Ферганского государственного университета
Преподаватели Ферганского государственного университета
Академики АН Узбекистана
Ректоры вузов Узбекистана


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Last evening (Monday)at St. Patrick's Church in Hamilton the Brott Music Festival presented Handel's Messiah featuring the National Academy Orchestra of Canada; the Arcady Choir and soloists Leslie Ann Bradley– soprano; Pamela Mac Donald, alto; tenor Michael Colvin, and Gordon Bintner, baritone.
After reviewing several recent concerts of unfamiliar music it was very nice to be able to relax into the lovely sounds of Handel's work, a Christmas perennial on the concert circuit even though it's content makes it seem more suitable to Easter.
Ensemble Made in Canada presented a concert; their sixth in six days, last night at the First Unitarian Church in Hamilton consisting of two duets and one quartet. The first duet featured Angela Park on piano and Sharon Wei on viola in a piece called "4 Visages" by Darius Milhaud, who said of himself 'I am a Frenchman from Provence', but he had also visited Brazil – and it showed. The four faces are those of different women – the Californian, the Wisconsonian, La Bruxelloise plus La Parisienne and Milhaud has written four distinct character pieces.
One knows something special is cooking at the H.P.O. when you cannot find a parking spot for miles. Then run to the theater and see other attendees running late as well… they too facing the same challenge. Yes, it was a special event and the theater was PACKED, ready to savor an exceptional menu under the direction of a grand chef, the visiting conductor Kevin Mallon.
I truly believe it was Wolfgang Sebastian Holmes; the late 17th century renovations expert, who coined the cliché -"If it ain't baroque…don't fix it!" Compositions created by Purcell, Albinoni, Vivaldi and Pergolesi, are representative of the musical period that encompassed excessive 'bling' and complexity. The Oakville Chamber Orchestra, celebrating 30 years, has not remodelled selections by Scarlatti; J.S. Bach; and Rameau but rather just put a new Handel on the genre.


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Q: Keras tuner takes long time between trials I have recently noticed wierd behavior of Keras Tuner. The elapsed time is around 6 houres but the algorythm is running around 20 houres. Also I have noticed that there is really long time between trials.
I am using code bellow:
tuner_neurons = kt.BayesianOptimization(
model_builder,
max_trials = 1000,
num_initial_points = 500,
seed = 420,
objective='val_mean_absolute_percentage_error',
directory='hyperopt',
project_name='hyperopt_neurons_bayesian_1'
)
history_hyperopt = tuner_neurons.search(
    X_train_dict[0],
    y_train_dict[0],
    batch_size = BATCH,
    epochs = 1000,
    validation_data = (X_valid_dict[0], y_valid_dict[0]),
    verbose = 1,
    steps_per_epoch=X_train_dict[0].shape[0] // BATCH,
    callbacks=[learning_rate_reduction, early_stopping]
)

The cell bellow is running without any log from calculation:

Also the processor is on full speed so it is calculating something, just don't have any idea what. To find what parameters to find in BO should be pretty fast. Any ideas?

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May 1 Millennial Candidates embrace Socialism, while Venezuela Chokes on it
Franklin Bynum was unchallenged and won the Democratic nomination to become a criminal court judge in Houston. Mr. Bynum is an avowed socialist and he's not alone in that conservative state. At least 16 other socialists appeared on the ballot in primary races across Texas.
Socialism has oozed out of college classrooms and into the ballot box. "Yes, I'm running as a socialist," Mr. Bynum told the New York Times. "I'm a far-left candidate. What I'm trying to do is be a Democrat who actually stands for something, and tells people, 'Here's how we are going to materially improve conditions in your life.'"
Wanna be Judge Bynum is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which is growing by leaps and bounds after Trump's election, even in conservative states.
The NYT reports, "D.S.A.'s membership has increased from about 5,000 to 35,000 nationwide. The number of local groups has grown from 40 to 181, including 10 in Texas. Houston's once-dormant chapter now has nearly 300 members."
Texas, a hot bed for socialism? Who would have thunk it?
"We want to see money stop controlling everything. That includes politics," said Amy Zachmeyer, 34, a union organizer who helped revive the moribund Houston DSA chapter. "That just resonates with millennials who are making less money than their parents did, are less able to buy a home and drowning in student debt."
Ms. Zachmeyer's student loan payment burden of $1,000 a month convinced her to become a socialist. Good grief.
Don't worry about a blue wave, worry about a red (commie) wave.
Unsurprisingly, the NYT recently featured an opinion piece by Jason Barker entitled, "Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!" Just a few paragraphs in, Associate Professor Barker gets off this doozy of a paragraph,
educated liberal opinion is today more or less unanimous in its agreement that Marx's basic thesis — that capitalism is driven by a deeply divisive class struggle in which the ruling-class minority appropriates the surplus labor of the working-class majority as profit — is correct. Even liberal economists such as Nouriel Roubini agree that Marx's conviction that capitalism has an inbuilt tendency to destroy itself remains as prescient as ever.
It gets better, while millennials struggle under the weight of student loan payments and underemployment, Barker writes,
The inroads that artificial intelligence is currently making into medical diagnosis and surgery, for instance, bears out the argument in the "Manifesto" that technology would greatly accelerate the "division of labor," or the deskilling of such professions [doctors, lawyers, and well, all jobs].
The good philosophy professor then throws Black Lives Matter and the MeToo movement into the Marxist class struggle bucket.
Of course, accelerating the division of labor is a good thing. Jörg Guido Hülsmann explained,
The economic incentives springing from the division of labor explain the origin and nature of human societies. The basic economic laws that here come into play are therefore the starting point of [Ludwig von] Mises's entire social philosophy, just as it has been the starting point of the greatest social philosophers before him.
Professor Hülsmann continues,
Plato pleads for a division of labor and gives three reasons:
there are natural productive differences between the individuals, which make one person a better tailor, while another one might be a better farmer, and so on;
the daily exercise resulting from specialization improves the workmanship;
many jobs need to be done at the right moment in time and therefore require permanent availability of some person charged with this task.
Meanwhile, today's young socialists believe they've stumbled on to something new. However, Mises proved years ago that socialism must fail because the price of goods cannot be calculated in a government controlled economic system. Mises student Murray Rothbard wrote,
Socialism is that system in which the State forcibly seizes control of all the means of production in the economy. The reason for the impossibility of calculation under socialism is that one agent owns or directs the use of all the resources in the economy…. there is no possibility of calculation anywhere in the production structure, since production processes would be only internal and without markets. There could be no calculation, and therefore complete economic irrationality and chaos would prevail.
If Mr. Bynum and Ms. Zachmeyer want proof, they can look to Venezuela. That country's government has practiced socialism for years and the result is a 9,000 percent inflation rate, empty shelves and grinding poverty. The country saw its economy shrink 16 percent last year and is expected to shrink 15 percent this year.
According to The Independent, "It is estimated that 10 percent of the population has emigrated. Almost two thirds of all households have at least one family member living abroad. And among those 3 million migrants are young and competent workers who have escaped from a country that sinks deeper into crisis."
Market Mogul reports,
Price controls have made private business unprofitable, meaning as governments have struggled to maintain imports through dwindling funds, Venezuelan farmers are unable to meet the shortfall, put off by price controls that make their business wholly unprofitable.
In a state of complete dysfunction, Venezuelans are going hungry, to the point of illness and malnutrition. The Washington Post estimate that 11.5% of children under 5 suffer from "moderate to severe malnutrition", with 48% "at risk of going hungry". International groups offer aid, but Venezuela is not a charity case, according to its benevolent quasi-dictator Maduro, and such aid is rejected.
That's what socialism looks like. Implementation of Marx's ideas make nobody happy, other than spoiled millennials who aren't suffering under it.
May 9 Demand for Gold Coins Crashes
Apr 25 Stagflation to take down Keynesians Again
Oct 16 Young Americans Pine for Socialism while Venezuelans Live the Horror
Dec 6 Millennials want Socialism to 'Get Ahead'
Aug 27 Tariffs to Socialism


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Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs Prediction,
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Written by Jordy McElroy on Jun 17 at 11:43pm EDT and updated on Jun 18 at 6:15pm EDT
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#929 Chicago
White Sox 8.5
Cubs -210
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 8:05pm
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I. NOVA
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C. HAMELS
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When and where: June 18, 2019, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, 8:00 PM ET
An ugly seven-game road trip has the Chicago Cubs looking forward to returning to Wrigley Field on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs lost both series on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies. They'll try to turn things around in an interleague battle with the White Sox, who are coming off back-to-back losses to the New York Yankees. Lefty Cole Hamels has received the green light from the Cubs start things off on the mound against White Sox righty Ivan Nova.
White Sox looking to prove a point at Wrigley Field
This is more than an average two-game series for the White Sox—the little brother team of the exalted Cubs franchise that perennially dominates the baseball conversation in the Windy City. However, there is reason to believe this season could potentially be different for a young, inexperienced and overachieving White Sox team. They currently sit in third place in the AL Central division with 34 wins and are as confident as ever.
And why wouldn't they be?
They've shown remarkable potential in a sporadic season. There are times when they truly look like they've already arrived and others when we're reminded they still have a long way to go. They recently split even with the New York Yankees not long after beating the Cleveland Indians and tying in a four-game series with the Houston Astros. The White Sox may be young, but they are still a dangerous team.
Nova will try to drill that message into the Cubs when he steps onto the mound on Tuesday. The 32-year-old veteran righty is throwing a 6.28 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 77.1 innings pitched this season, which isn't exactly the production the White Sox expected when they acquired him in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has allowed four earned runs in back-to-back games against the Yankees and Kansas City Royals.
Can the Cubs get their offense going?
Offensive inconsistency is an odd problem for a team with so much talent and experience in a lineup, but the Cubs have somehow managed to create problems where they shouldn't be any. They are averaging 2.33 runs in their last three games, which is the second-worst among all MLB teams in that timeframe. The Dodgers did a number on them defensively, and the White Sox are feisty enough to do the same if they're unable to unearth their offensive firepower.
The Milwaukee Brewers have already overtaken the Cubs for the No. 1 spot in NL Central standings. Not to mention the St. Louis Cardinals have also somehow risen from the dead as contenders as well. They are only three games out from moving into second in the division. The Cubs have a serious fight on their hands this season.
Hamels will kick off a portion of that bout on Tuesday against the White Sox. The four-time MLB All-Star hasn't allowed a run in the last three games against the Rockies and back-to-back appearances against the Cardinals. He has won his last two consecutive games and pitched 19 combined strikeouts in both meetings. His ERA is currently hovering at a 2.98 to go along with a 6-2 record on the mound.
Notable Trends
Cubs are 8-3 in their last 11 games against a right-handed starter
Cubs are 20-8 in their last 28 home games
Cubs are 60-27 in their last 87 home games against a team with a losing road record
Cubs are 40-18 in their last 58 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days
White Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
White Sox are 7-19 in their last 26 games against teams in the National League Central.
White Sox are 7-19 in their last 26 interleague road games against a team with a winning record.
White Sox are 22-60 in their last 82 road games against a team with a winning record.
The Bottom Line What to bet on this game.
Full-Game Side Bet
The White Sox are headed in the right direction, and the prospective precursors will eventually be dropped from every introduction, as we finally accept them as a legitimate contender. However, that's still a ways off, and the Cubs are still by-and-large the more talented and experienced team.
The Hamels vs. Nova duel on the mound is especially a mismatch for the opposing Chicago-based teams. Nova looks worse in a White Sox jersey than he ever looked in a Pirates jersey. The Cubs should be able to get back on track offensively in this game, and they'll have the confidence in knowing Hamels and the defense can make things difficult for the White Sox.
The same can't be said for the White Sox's defense, which opponents are averaging a .260/.339/.445 slash line against. That little brother syndrome isn't quite ready to be lifted in this longstanding rivalry, and the Cubs will take full advantage on Tuesday. Give me the Cubs to open the series up with a win.
Prediction: Chicago Cubs (-235)
Full-Game Total Pick
The White Sox aren't nearly as good defensively as the Dodgers, which should aid in the Cubs finding their offensive mojo again in this series. They'll also benefit from Nova being on the mound. I'm not sold on his presence, particularly against a hard-hitting team like the Cubs. I'm taking the over betting total here.
Jordy McElroy
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Create Special Hospital for OFWs
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a bill that seeks to create a special hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents.
Under Senate Bill No. 1282, a special hospital that will be known as Bagong Bayaning Filipino Hospital (BBFH) will be established in the National Capital Region that will serve as the primary medical facility for the hospitalization, confinement, medical treatment and medical care of OFWs and their dependents.
"We want to recognize all the efforts and sacrifices of our modern-day heroes who have worked hard not only to provide a better living for their families, but also for their contribution to the national economy. The personal remittances of our migrant workers strengthened the account position of the country, enlarged the middle class and spawned microenterprises in the countryside. It would be nothing short of a noble deed for the government to take care of our OFWs by providing them quality healthcare services," Villanueva added.
According to the 2015 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF), overseas workers who worked abroad at any time during the period April 1 to September 30, 2015 was estimated at 2.4 million.
The total cash remittances sent by OFWs during this period was estimated at 180.3 billion pesos.
"In spite of the growing number of migrant workers and the steady stream of remittance flows, social services, especially health care, remain out of reach for them and their dependents," Villanueva said.
Under the bill, apart from the special hospital that will be under the supervision and control of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), regional hospitals are also mandated to establish an overseas Filipino workers' Ward as the facility for the hospitalization and medical care of overseas Filipino workers and their dependents residing outside the National Capital Region.
Each ward shall have an initial capacity of at least fifty (50) beds.
"Other than the expansion of skills training and education benefits and on-site services, the government should also expand its medical assistance program for OFWs who are at risk of diseases and dreaded illnesses while on their job abroad," said Villanueva.
Citing his recent consultation meeting with OFWs in Taiwan, Villanueva shared that four out of ten repatriated OFWs need medical attention or hospital confinement. Many of them suffer from heart disease, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, kidney ailments and other illnesses requiring medical procedures and preventive and longtime care.
The existing package of services under the Medical Care Program for OFWs and their dependents is only limited to curative medical services.
Acknowledging the said situation, Villanueva has also included in his bill that the services of the special hospital for OFWs shall complement the existing package of medical and health care services and benefits to migrant workers so as to include preventive, promotive, diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative programs.
"As bagong bayani, our OFWs deserve more benefits, especially, access to a complete and quality health care. The State policy to provide social services and adequate health care to OFWs rightly justifies a stronger thrust towards the establishment of a Bagong Bayaning Filipino Hospital in the country," Villanueva stressed.
©joelvillanueva 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


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Q: How to generate all files when making a new directory using "rails new" When I use rails new to create a new projet with Rails 6.0.2.2, Rails generates only these files:
c:\Users\computer>rails new .
       exist
      create  README.md
      create  Rakefile
      create  .ruby-version
      create  config.ru
      create  .gitignore
      create  Gemfile
         run  git init from "."

I don't understand why.

A: The rails new command expects a name for the directory to generate the application in (which also becomes the application name), but . seems to not be acceptable.
Try invoking the command like this:
rails new my_app_name

It could also be that it is trying to initialize a git repository and fails. Hard to tell from the output of your post whether that finishes or not. Maybe you don't have git installed, or maybe there's a problem with the command (maybe you are already inside another git repository?). You could try to skip that part only by passing the --skip-git flag:
rails new --skip-git my_app_name


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And we let this guy drive a HGV!!!!
We call those slabs Corporation Slabs - yep damn bloomin' heavy.
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It was only 16 slabs. They won't make much difference. Wrong!
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To be perfectly honest, I wasn't much of a fisherman. I could fish and I had a half decent tackle kit, but in this place ' fishing Mecca' I was seriously lacking in fishing credentials. The place had been built by fishermen, maintained by fishermen and lived in by fishermen for nearly 100 years. People had fishing sheds for god sake, actual sheds with walls of rods and drawers full of floats and ledgers and work surfaces for mending rods. They had security systems on them and sensor lights. There were people who made fishing rods and people that made fishing TV shows came to visit them. No I was just a novice.
However, I was accepted into their circle. I was made to feel at home in their sheds and welcomed to the angling club. In fact, just being in their company made me feel like a better fisherman.
His wife hated the place, his kids had no interest in it either, so I asked him why he kept it.
Barbel are regarded by river anglers as prizes fish because of the tremendous fight they put up. Landing a barbel is a dream of many river anglers and some have never caught one.
He went on to tell me how barbel are fussy, some days they bite on maggots, others corn and others hemp seed. The secret was to alternate the bait. He preferred maggots in a swim feeder. He told me how they always ran after bite downstream, and if they could they'd try getting behind a rock or reed to tangle you or snap your line. He suggested I always play them up stream to tire them when I got one on, and try never to let them run too much. He went on to tell me he preferred trotting for perch and dace these days as his favourite way of fishing as he'd barbel fished enough. I tended to agree.
I took it in, but fishing still didn't have my interest really.
A couple of days later I watched Jason a very good local angler take nearly 180lb of barbel from that hole while fishing from a Canadian canoe. I was impressed.
The local anglers had different ideas though. They'd seen me dangling me maggot from time to time and insisted I had a go in one of the weekly comps. I tried a couple of times, but didn't really do well enough to take it seriously.
This is the type of stuff I was hearing daily as I worked. They were fishing mad. They had fishing holidays together, fishing trips to lakes and even fishing boat trips to sea on a day out. Mad, the lot of them!
Usually I would go fishing just to unwind a bit and take in the serenity of the place. I'd only go trotting down at the cattle drink peg, or our friends kim and Ands place opposite my house. I had a few chub and usually a dace or two and a perch, but I never really took it seriously, and then one day I decided to get a few pints of maggots hook up the swim feeder and have a go at Pete's barbel hole from 30 yards upstream of it at the cattle drink peg.
The cattle drink peg was like a sandy beach area where the cows would get down to drink from the river. In the summer people would bathe there and at other times people would fish there. That evening I was fishing.
It wasn't easy to get at the barbel hole from there though, it was quite a way down stream and there were willow trees that got in the way. There was a near bank channel that fed straight down into it and you could trot a float down, but you usually got a snag or tangle if you used the length of hook from float you needed to get into the hole, so nobody bothered.
I thought I could get out across the channel and stand on the shallow shelf just a few yards out and cast right into the hole. I guessed if I struck left and kept the barbel in the channel I'd get a couple, so I waded out and got onto the shelf. It was only a foot deep at the most once I'd waded through the waist deep channel. I could peg my net and sit my box and gear in it no bother. There was very little water on this night and after searching around a bit I found a very shallow spot of only a couple of inches, I looked a bit closer and saw the drop two foot away. There was a sheer drop of maybe 10 ft all along the river pretty much right where I was standing. If I was careful I could fish here comfortably and my net could hang over the ledge. Sorted.
I began fishing on the feeder at 5pm, I had my first big barbel at 5.05 pm. He was a beauty, about 7lbs, I had him straight out as Pete had suggested, no time to run , struck hard and dragged him up stream without stopping. In the net!
I was barbel bashing, as they say!
They were biting all right. Tom heard I was fishing the hole and came down with Bill and brought a couple of cans with them for me. They chucked them over and asked how I was doing. I pulled up the keep net and showed them. I think they were impressed. By 9pm it was starting to tail off a bit and I had to pack in. Tom came back to help me get my net after I'd got my gear back to the bank. We had a job getting the net back across the channel though. When we weighed it I'd had over 45lb of barbel and chub in a few hours. Tom was impressed with how I'd fished the hole and said I'd actually taught him something. Although he admitted he would never have thought of that because he couldn't swim.
I did that a few more times over the years and had a few nets of over 100lb in a day, but I preferred to just trot the narrow swim. There's something very therapeutic about watching the float gently float downstream and then bob down just before you strike!
This is the actual view from the cattle drink peg. The shelf can be made out to the right and the hole is the area mid left behind the willow.
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It wasn't easy to get at the barbel hole from there though, it was quite a way down stream and there were willow trees that got in the way. There was a near bank channel that feed straight down into it and you could trot a float down, but you usually got a tangle of you use the length to hook from float you needed to get into the hole, so nobody bothered. I thought I could get out across the channel and stand in the shallow shelf just a few yards out and cast right into the hole. I guessed if I struck left and kept the barbel in the channel I'd get a couple, so I waded out and got onto the shelf. It was only a foot deep at the most once I'd waded through the waist deep channel. I could peg my net and sit my box and gear in it no bother. There was very little water in this night and after searching around a bit I found a very shallow spot of only a couple of inches, I looked a bit closer and saw the drop two foot away. There was a sheer drop of maybe 10 ft all along the river pretty much right where I was standing. If I was careful I could fish here comfortably and my net could hang over the ledge. Sorted.
I began fishing on the feeder at 5pm, I had my first big barbel at 5.05 pm. He was a beauty, about 7lbs, I had him straight out as Pete had suggested, no time to run , strokes hard and dragged him up stream without stopping. In the net!
They were biting all night. Tom heard I was fishing the hole and came down with Bill and brought a couple of cans with them for me. They chucked them over and asked how I was doing. I pulled up the keep net and showed them. I think they were impressed. By 9pm it was starting to tail off a bit and I had to pack in. Tom came back to help me get my net after I'd got my gear back to the bank. We had a job getting the net back across the channel though. When we weighed it I'd had over 45lb of barbel and chub in a few hours. Tom was impressed with how I'd fished the hole and said I'd actually taught him something. Although he admitted he would never have thought of that because he couldn't swim.
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Yes, also my neighbour across the lane worked there!
I have looked on my OS map of Kidderminster and Wyre forest Malc and am i wright in thinking the track you talk of along the severn with railway line in between the other side up from Bewdley . Was there a branch line with a bridge crossing the river Severn ...now demolished near you , that headed off to Tenbury Wells .
Yes. Dowles is the bridge that has no track now. We were another mile up the lane. That's where the wooden house begin to show on the map.
Did the track exit to any where or did you have to head back to Bewdley .
What happened to the video you added, did you remove it?
Yes. It was very misleading as it was just the opening sequence not the whole thing. That bit had places from all over the county in it, not many were of our place, just the very early bit up until he walked up the steps past Billy the fish and his wife Eileen stood by the stuffed pike.
The whole show did a brilliant job and it a fell into place in the end. Maureen was even interviewed. Sadly I can't find the whole episode.
If you had a very good off-road vehicle there was a very very rough track past the farm that came out on Trimpley top, otherwise no, you had to head back into Bewdley.
What was the presenter doing rattling peoples gates and peering through their windows anyway? Very odd! He would of got a sharp slap from me.
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Some of those places weren't where we were. It amazes me how they do a programme about a certain place and then add film from elsewhere to make a point.
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Most of those scenes weren't shot anywhere near our place, although all the interviews were of people that lived in our field bar one. The First Lady was my neighbour Pam, the second our friend Barbara, jakes owner and the third one was our Mo, Maureen. The fourth one is someone I didn't know at all and was possibly from the top field. The derelict places and some of the crammed together ones weren't from our place either. It's quite confusing, but I got his point regarding folk architecture.
malc, my eyes are filled with rust and very tired, could you record this and send it to me please? now.
That's what happens when you get old is it, your eyes go rusty?
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Just taking a breather for a while. Could probably do with a little feedback and suggestions as to what people would like to read about next. I'm considering rewriting this in a kindle book at some point, so I need to work on the structure. Obviously this is just a very early draft and definitely needs a proper edit/ I do realise this.
Tips would be welcome, not too critical if that's possible, but there are quite a few more twists and turns in the tale of our life down there. A clue is Neil our son. After 12 years of marriage Lou and I finally had a child on the way. What did we do next?
We went up a floor!
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I think just tell it how you remember. In random form if required. You can always put it in order later.
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NightTimeThoughts.org » Does True Faith Last?
Faith is required for salvation. But it never presents faith as the foundation of our salvation. Faith is like a door we walk through, not like a foundation we stand upon. The foundation of our salvation is Christ and His work. Furthermore God works by His Spirit in our lives to endear Himself to us.
Some say they "believe" but then fall away. I think it is better to consider them like the seed that fell on the path, or among the thorns, or on the shallow soil in the Parable of The Soils (Luke 8). Whatever that "faith" experience they had was, it was not genuine enough for anyone to say that they were truly saved. Saving faith must be sincere and accompanied by a true spirit of repentance.
But where we emphasize the strength of our faith, the Bible's emphasis is on God's work in upholding us. Our endurance in our faith is not our achievement alone, nor even mostly. It is done by God more than by us. As Paul wrote: "Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will continue to perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6). Genuine faith opens the door for the Lord to do His work in us to secure our salvation. Faith is what gets us into the family of God, but it is the sealing of the Spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives that makes us never want to leave.
An illustration is the parable of the treasure hidden in the field.
The person who trusts in Christ does not yet realize all the treasures that he will find in Christ. That faith must be sincere – he must really believe – but the entire treasure of Christ to our lives is unknown to us at the moment of our salvation.
Or think of marriage as an analogy – that a man may give his heart sincerely to the woman at the wedding, but he remains faithful not just because of his heart or his sincerity at the wedding, but because she is a good and faithful woman herself she continues to lead him to fall in love with her each day. Like every analogy it breaks down at some point, but it does point out that the man's commitment to his wife cannot be understood independently of how good a wife she is to him. And likewise, our faithfulness to Christ cannot be understood apart from Christ's work in our lives after salvation.
A question someone might ask is how much faith does it take to be saved? And the only answer enough to trust. It must be sincere and genuine faith, and enough to take that first step sincerely. The Bible never qualifies the amount of faith more than that when it comes to salvation. Rather it emphasizes the work of God to secure our salvation. Every one who has faith also has some doubts. We all have our weaknesses also. The passages from Judas and Deuteronomy you mentioned I believe applies to those who do not truly believe, and never have. As Christ said to those who hoped to be saved, "Depart from me. I never knew you" (Matt 7:23).
So there is a mystery here for us, which leads me to my initial point. That we cannot be saved apart from the work of God in leading us to faith and securing our salvation Himself.
Here is how I understand the matter. Our salvation is planned, prepared, and offered to us by God. When the Bible speaks about our salvation it does not begin with our faith, but rather with the plans and calling of God. Ephesians 1:1-14 explains that God planned our salvation in the heavenly places, before the world was created, and He sent the Christ to die for our sins before we were born.
Jesus said, " No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:44). He taught that the Spirit convicts our hearts when we hear the gospel: "And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment" (John 16:8). So the Bible's focus is on the work of God in our conversion.
Now, unfortunately, we live in an era where there is a lot of teaching out there that we just have to "believe" and that is enough. The problem is that the belief they are talking about is not genuine faith. I like to use the phrase "mental assent" to describe this kind of thinking, and it is not not genuine faith as the Bible describes it. Many are deluded into thinking they are saved because they have had some experience that they do not understand. Maybe they cried, or got caught up in emotion, or felt something, but it was not genuine repentance and faith in Christ.
Here is the explanation that Christ gave of His parable.
The teaching here stresses the genuineness of faith.
James also taught on this point, for some associated with his church apparently claimed to have believed but did not live like they should. It is not, as some have said, that faith and good works together save us – that is NOT what James taught. In fact he said plainly, "He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation" (James 1:18), and " Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly receive the word planted in you, which can save your souls" (James 1:21). The phrase "humbly receive the word planted in you" includes the preaching of the gospel and the work of the Spirit to embed the truth deep in us that we might believe.
James' point is that faith saves (and faith in God is what is required for salvation) but that not everything that people may call "faith" is genuine faith.
This is the revelation that everyone receives through creation, through logic, though contemplating the complexity of the universe.
But special revelation is necessary for conversion and salvation. General revelation is not enough by itself to bring someone to repentance and faith. Everyone who believed in the Bible had a personal encounter with God through His Word and Spirit. And this encounter retains a strong element of mystery for us. I cannot really explain to anyone my own salvation except to say that when I heard the gospel I believed and have entered into a relationship with God through Christ.


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From Reactivity to Robustness
Posted: October 1, 2007 in Readiness & Strategy
I've been thinking a lot lately about the requirements for success and preparedness in the global economy, where a shock in one part of the world can have a disproportionate impact on businesses in another part of the world. The best example is the liquidity crisis in the U.S. stemming from excesses in the sub-prime mortgage market. Almost overnight, the National Bank of Canada, which had almost no exposure to sub-prime mortgages, had to suspend redemptions of asset backed commercial paper issued by solid companies because of the knock on effect on their own liquidity. The mechanisms at play are interesting but irrelevant for our purposes; the effect, however, isn't. Two apparently unrelated phenomena have proven to be, in fact, quite related.
How can global – and local – organizations and businesses deal with this kind of complexity? In this kind of environment, is the ability to react in a crisis sufficient, or should organizations and their executives be doing more to protect themselves and shape their environment? I think the latter. I plan on writing much more about this topic in the near future, but here is a quick summary of what I call the levels of organizational preparedness.
The first level of organizational preparedness is reactivity, which I define as the ability to discern an organizational shock or environmental change that may lead to crisis, and to take a measured approach to resolving the crisis. The National Bank of Canada reacted in a measured and appropriate way to the liquidity crisis it has been facing, although there have been disgruntled customers and depositors. The bank's management appeared relatively unaware of the potential risks beforehand, but they reacted quickly as the situation developed and are probably now on the road to recovery, although not without costs.
On the other hand, many of the sub-prime lenders in the U.S. have been forced into receivership because of their almost complete exposure to the sub-prime market. Even though they could see what was happening, they were unable to react because they had no financial reserves that could cover the losses. Consequently, they were fragile and had almost no reactivity.
The second level of organizational preparedness is readiness. The ready organization is one which has identified a number of risks and threats beforehand and has taken measures to mitigate or even eliminate some of these through a number of measures. Many organizations have contingency plans to deal with various disasters, emergencies, and crises due to technological or natural hazards. The quintessential ready organization is the fire department, which has a well defined set of threats and risks and is structured, trained, and equipped exactly for that purpose. There are others, however, such as airports, hospitals and other health-care facilities, law enforcement agencies, etc. Firms such as builders, manufacturers and mining companies also must have plans and procedures in place to deal with workplace accidents and technological hazards.
There are other less evident sources of risk and threats and these mostly concern human induced hazards and economic risks. Take the example of the current rise in commodity prices. The world prices for everything from oil to cottonseed are at cyclical, and in some cases, historical highs. This encourages production from higher cost areas and sources. What happens to these producers when the prices of all of these commodities inevitably go down again? Will they be ready for this situation? Will they have sufficient cash reserves to weather the downturn, or will they struggle on the prior assumption that the happy situation will continue forever?
The highest level of organizational preparedness is robustness, which I define as the ability to absorb change and shocks by shaping the environment and leveraging the inevitable risks, threats, and uncertainty. Not many organizations operate at this level of preparedness in their chosen fields. Military forces come to mine as singularly robust and they can be used in a number of areas beyond combat because of their built in resiliency, flexibility, and access to logistical and human resources anywhere, at any time. While they can provide a useful example of what is possible, the reality is that most organizations are currently not very capable in this regard.
There are some companies that have proven to be fairly robust in certain respects. The example which comes to mind is Royal Dutch Shell in the early seventies. The company was much more prepared than the other "Seven Sisters" were to weather the first oil price shock. This was due in large part to its superior forecasting and having taken measures to build oil reserves at much lower pre-shock prices and then sell them at post-shock prices.
What all of these levels have in common is a certain level of resiliency, the ability to bounce back from adversity and shock and to continue functioning adequately. Further to that, however, reactivity, readiness, and robustness are functions of increasing flexibility, risk-taking, resourcefulness, and management initiative. All of these capabilities can be built into an organization and inculcated into its leadership and employees.
This requires the will to make organizational changes in that direction. This requires forethought and the ability to see a return on investment where others only see costs. In all cases, the ROI must be identified in order to make a sound business case. As we saw in the case of Royal Dutch Shell, however, this kind of investment isn't just good from a theoretical perspective, it is also good business. Robustness may not be needed in all areas of the organization, but it should certainty be the goal in the organizations main field of endeavour.
© 2010 Richard Martin. Reproduction and quotes permitted with proper attribution.
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RTÉ star Kathryn Thomas choses August date for wedding to Padraig McLoughlin
Her plans are coming together after three years of engagement
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Kathryn Thomas has chosen a date for her wedding to Padraig McLoughlin.
The couple got engaged back in October 2016, but they have been slow to finalise their plans for the big day.
Now, the RTÉ presenter revealed she has set a date for her wedding and will say "I do" in Ireland in August.
"We finally have a date after three years." she said.
(Image: Instagram/Kathryn Thomas)
The Operation Transformation star and the Dublin restaurateur will tie the knot in Ireland this summer after only setting a date in February.
Kathryn explained to VIP Magazine: "It's in August and it's in Ireland. We only decided in February, so when I say last minute, we are very last minute.
"But if you can't organise a party in three months there's something wrong."
Mairead Ronan confirmed to present next series of Ireland's Fittest Family
Since turning 40 after Christmas, she wants to live everyday and be in the moment.
"We spend so much time looking on our phones and looking through the lens at somebody else's life on Instagram wishing we were skinnier, prettier and richer," she told RSVP Magazine.
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Kathryn continued: "Everyday you do that is a waste because you are not fulfilling your own dreams and your own goals. I would be a real advocate of setting out your goals and getting out there and achieving them. You are the only person stopping yourself from doing what you want to do.
"For me, travelling the world for 10 years really broadened my mind and gave me incredible experiences. It really showed me that not everyone has to live an Americanised way, there are lots of cultures and countries out there."


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CODY COUGHLIN TAMES THE MONSTER IN JEGS 200; SCORES A SEASON-BEST FINISH
by Admin | May 5, 2018 | Racing
Date: Friday, May 4
Event: JEGS 200 (Round 5 of 23)
Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Location: Dover (Del.) International Speedway (1-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 18th/6th (Running, completed 210 of 210 laps)
Coughlin fights adversity to finish sixth at the Dover International Speedway
STATESVILLE, N.C. (May 5, 2018)—A sixth-place finish for Cody Coughlin in Friday's JEGS 200 at the Dover (Del.) International Speedway marked substantial progress for the second-year full-season NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver.
Coughlin posted his best finish since joining GMS Racing at the start of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season, and the Friday's result gave him a jolt of confidence.
"As a team, we are very pleased with the outcome of the JEGS 200," Coughlin said. "We fought hard, and overcame adversity throughout the JEGS 200 to finish in the sixth-place. Our No. 2 JEGS Chevrolet Silverado team, led by crew chief Jerry Baxter, hung-in there, and together we finished strong."
It was his best finish since placing eighth at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway on March 2.
Coughlin drove the JEGS Automotive, Inc.,-sponsored GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado for JEGS' first race entitlement sponsorship in NASCAR for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JEGS 200, and with his sister Kennedi Coughlin giving the command at the start the JEGS 200, he had the full-support of his family, friends, and the JEGS employees surrounding him.
"It was great having the JEGS employees and fans at the track to support," Coughlin said. "I needed to give them a good result."
Maybe it was that bit of good karma, and a lot of that personal drive Coughlin continuously displays that allowed him to recover from a pit road penalty on Lap 93 to methodically work his way forward into the top-10 by Lap 177.
The result at the Dover International Speedway Friday evening, his second top-10 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, made every clutch decision worth it for Coughlin and his GMS Racing team.
Coughlin set the 18th-fastest lap in qualifying for scheduled 200-lap race, turning a lap of 23.375 seconds at 154.011 mph on the high-banked concrete oval in the second qualifying round. Even with that result, Coughlin knew he would have a lot of work to show the true potential of the No. 2 JEGS Chevrolet Silverado and fight for another top 10 finish.
The green-flag waved for the JEGS 200, but the yellow flag raised quickly on Lap 1, and again shortly after, on Lap 15. Coughlin was almost picked-up in the incident on Lap 15, but maneuvered deftly and narrowly missed contact, moving to the bottom lane with the help of spotter Terry Cook's navigation.
As the opening laps clicked off, Coughlin reported handling issues of his No. 2 JEGS Chevrolet Silverado. At the end of Stage 1 on Lap 45, Coughlin was scored in the 17th-place. The caution gave Baxter and Coughlin the opportunity to discuss various adjustments, and Baxter called the yellow and black machine to pit road on Lap 50 for routine service for four tires and fuel, but also with an air pressure and chassis adjustment to take on the next stage of the race.
Stage two began on Lap 54, with Coughlin able to gain some positions on pit road, scoring in the 15th-place for the restart. He showed good anticipation and a quick foot, and quickly advanced into the 13th-place with 30 laps remaining in the stage. At the end of Stage 2 on Lap 90, Coughlin was in the 12th-place, and under caution on Lap 93 Coughlin came to pit road for another round of chassis adjustments, four tires and fuel. Unfortunately, NASCAR issued Coughlin a pit road penalty on Lap 93 for a newly established rule – "outside half of the pit box tire violation/team member not in contact with the outside tires."
Coughlin was relegated to the tail end of the field, but that couldn't hold Coughlin back, and he quickly moved back into position. Even falling behind the lead lap on Lap 148 was a minor inconvenience; Coughlin thirsted for the front of the field, and after negotiating traffic all day, Baxter's fine-tuned adjustments to the No. 2 JEGS Chevrolet Silverado gave him the set-up he needed to push hard, and getting through the tight traffic, Coughlin finally got close enough to the front to challenge for a win, and challenge he did.
The 22-year old turned in his fastest lap of the day on Lap 167 at 24.247 seconds. But, the GMS Racing driver kept chopping away at his deficit and was in the top 10 on Lap 177.
For the final restart on Lap 188 of a scheduled 200, the Delaware, Ohio, native, restarted in the seventh-place. With six laps left, Coughlin grabbed an additional position from NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) champion Joe Nemechek, in a green-white-checker finish for a career-best sixth-place at the Dover International Speedway.
And best of all for Coughlin, the strong result marked a turning point for the early season.
"We have great momentum building as we go to the Kansas Speedway with our GMS Racing team," Coughlin said. "I am looking forward to the weeks to come."
The next event on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on Friday, May 11, at the Kansas Speedway. The FS1 and Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race starting at 8:30 p.m. (ET).
To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and exclusive content, visit Cody Coughlin on his personal Twitter and Instagram page – @Cody_Coughlin, and on the official Facebook page at /CodyCoughlin2/. For more information on Cody Coughlin visit CodyCoughlin.com. Also, follow Team JEGS' Twitter page – @TeamJEGS, and on Instagram at @team_jegs. You can also "like" Team JEGS on the official Facebook page at /TeamJEGS/.
For media relations / public relations, contact Courtney McGarry at Courtney.McGarry@JEGS.com.
ABOUT GMS RACING
GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Johnny Sauter, Dalton Sargeant, Justin Haley and Cody Coughlin, and also in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Spencer Gallagher. Since the team's start in 2014, GMS Racing has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication. More information can be found at https://gmsracing.net/.
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Strong Dollar and Auction Spark Late Treasury Rally
Christine Harper and
Jeffrey L. HidayDow Jones News Services
Updated Nov. 21, 1996 12:01 am ET
NEW YORK -- The bond market staged a late rally Wednesday, sending the yield on the 30-year bond to an eight-and-a-half-month low after the dollar rebounded and an auction of five-year notes went better than expected.
Wednesday marked the continuation of a three-month rally in which the yield on the long bond has plunged by three-quarters of a percentage point.
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