Golfers everywhere will soon have to change the way they drop the golf ball.
From our partners at the Genesis Golf Link Cup, we explain what will be the correct way to take a drop as of January 1, 2019.
Alan Berry is a PGA professional and head pro at Palm Beach Golf Club in Sydney.
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When dropping your ball under the new rules, the likelihood you will need only one drop will increase, while the randomness of the resulting lie, will be preserved.
THERE is more to lifting and dropping a ball than many golfers realise. Here are answers to some of the questions that may arise.
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Doesn't your practice of eating between 6 AM and 2 PM interfere with the "natural" period of cleansing? It would seem—in theory—that eating between noon and 8 PM would better follow the cycle.
My answer: I am aware of the three 8-hour periods that some call the "natural body cycles." Many sources connect these divisions with circadian rhythms. However, something bothers me greatly about this system of cycles. It is not that I want to show that someone else is wrong and I am right. I simply want to share with you my thoughts and let you sort it out for yourself.
Any physiology book will tell you that digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so that the body can use them to nourish cells and provide energy. Open mouth…insert food…digestion begins. The process of digestion begins with mixing food with the digestive juices, moving it through the digestive tract, and breaking down larger molecules of food into smaller molecules. Obviously, digestion is directly connected to food consumption. In fact, it follows it.
Next comes assimilation. One medical dictionary defines assimilation in this way: to consume and incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion, to transform food into living tissue by the process of anabolism. As you can see, assimilation comes immediately after digestion, and digestion begins immediately after food intake. Therefore, you have digestion and assimilation taking place whenever you eat.
Most people eat their biggest "traditional meals" of lunch and dinner are eaten between 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Therefore the body has entered digestion mode. The next step is obviously assimilation. Then cleansing. Obviously, traditional mealtimes were used to approximate the division into the three periods (digestion, assimilation, cleansing). These conclusions were derived empirically, observing people who ate the traditional three meals. Now, if we use this division to decide the best times to eat, we'll be indulging a glaring example of circular reasoning, or assuming something, then "proving" from it the very thing that you've assumed! Circular reasoning is one of the classic fallacies of informal logic.
Lets take a look at our situation again: We eat at certain time of the day and notice that digestion occurs between 12 PM and 8 PM. Then we leap to the conclusion that, because digestion happens between 12 PM and 8 PM, this interval must be the best time to eat. Here you are: the circle is complete.
Back to digestion and the best times for meals…First of all, any strict division of the processes of digestion, assimilation, and cleansing is artificial and arbitrary. If you eat your meal at the traditional 6 or 7 PM, your body will then enter digestion mode. Guess what? When you eat at, say, 10 at night your body still digests your food. Your stomach is not going to tell you: No, I'll wait till tomorrow when you are supposed to eat—that food's just going to sit right there till I'm good and ready. Your body is not a school cafeteria that allows you to eat only at certain times. It isn't McDonald's, which quits serving breakfast at 10:00 AM. You put in food, any time of day or night, and your digestive system kicks into play and does its thing.
Now let us discuss cleansing or detoxification. Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life. Metabolism is detoxification and assimilation. These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments.
Even though Natural Hygienists do not recommend a 100 % raw food diet, they have made many brilliant discoveries and observations. For example: When we stop eating and just take water for a while, the body's main energy burden—digestion and assimilation—is suddenly relieved. So when the body doesn't have to expend all that energy digesting and assimilating, it's now freed up to expend energy in other needed directions, such as cleansing and re-organizing. Again, your food intake determines what your body will be doing: digesting or cleansing.
Circadian rhythms, on the other hand, do not depend on food intake. For more information about circadian rhythms that regulate our body read my book Quantum Eating.


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Google+ 06/08/13 Fear God, not Evil!!!
The wisdom of Solomon is often quoted by both Christians and non-Christians. Today's Scripture passage is a perfect example of this wisdom. Solomon tells us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts. While we all profess this trust, our actions often do not reflect it. When considering God's will, we often become disobedient because of our uncomfortablity with our perceived results of following the will of God. We end up doing exactly what Solomon tells us not to do, which is depending on our own understanding. As Jesus ascended to heaven, God sent us the Holy Spirit to help us seek God's will and follow the correct path. For the second time in a three-sentence passage, Solomon warns us to not be impressed with our own wisdom. Our understanding of situations will never be the same as God's. That is why we must trust Him completely. Solomon finishes with an admonition that creates another Christian paradox. He tells us that we should fear God. We modern-day Christians do not like to talk about fearing God. We like to talk about God's love, mercy, grace, and peace. Like history, we have trouble not repeating our bad choices. It troubles me that we labeled a terrible military conflict as World War l. Obviously, we had World War ll and have opened the door for World War lll and so on. By affixing these labels, we indicate we are expecting history to repeat itself. While war sometimes becomes necessary, it is far better to eliminate the cause for war before it happens. Our lives are the same. If we fear God and the consequences of disobedience, we will stop our bad choices. Let's listen to the Holy Spirit. Solomon ties our fear of God to our ability to turn away from evil. Let's trust in the Triune God completely, even when our own "wisdom" might say different. Our trust in God will eliminate any power that evil could have over us. Then we can embrace what Solomon tells us to do, which is, "Fear God, not Evil.


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Ten years ago, Evan Monroe broke Kendall Holbrook's heart when he mocked her dream of becoming a professional driver with the North Carolina racing circuit. A fresh-faced eighteen-year-old, she had thought what they had was true love, and when he laughed at her goals it hurt her so deeply that she wasted no time in cutting him out of her life. Unfortunately, ten years later, both she and Evan meet again as a part of the same driving team. Kendall is an unstoppable force as the first female to successfully break the glass ceiling of the racing industry, while Evan is struggling to keep his head above water.
But Kendall isn't as happy with her life as she should be. She's thrilled with how her career is going, but misses having a dating life. If she's being honest with herself, Evan really was the only man for her, until he turned out to be a sexist pig. But when her best girlfriend discovers that what divided Evan and Kendall may have been only a terrible misunderstanding, it looks like they might have a happy ending after all…the only thing that could get in the way would be their competitive racing careers. Will they be able to rekindle their romance? And more importantly, will they be able to keep that flame alive?


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By: John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has told Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) that he hopes the commission will be able to deal with the issue of carriage of PEG (public, educational and government) channels "in the near future."
In a Sept. 25 response to a letter from Baldwin--both letters were published on the FCC Web site--Genachowski said that, like Baldwin, he believes PEG channels "are an important source of local programming and the Commission should ensure that the channels receive equitable treatment consistent with the Commission's rules."
A number of petitions were filed with the commission by the Alliance for Community Media and a pair of Michigan cities asking for a declaratory ruling on whether cable operators can move PEG channels within their systems, if there should be more specific rules about the signal quality of those channels relative to others, and how AT&T's U-Verse service should be defined relative to PEG requirements.
In her letter, Baldwin said the PEG problem was getting worse and the FCC needed to act. She argued that the petitions indicate AT&T and Comcast "are exercising inappropriate control over PEG channels to make them less accessible to viewers, and are claiming the right to provide PEG channels without the functionality, at a lower quality or at an effectively higher price than, for example, broadcast channels carried on the basic cable service tier."
"Staff of the Commission's Media Bureau is evaluating the record developed in the proceeding," responded Genachowski,"and I hope that the Commission will be in a position to address the issues raised in the petitions in the near future."
Comcast has argued that its migration of PEG channels to digital is part of the company's larger transition and that its move of PEG channels to a digital tier in Michigan is both legal and in the public interest.
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McLaren were keen to keep the two-time World Champion in their ranks but he has now decided to leave F1 ahead of the 2019 campaign.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso announced on Tuesday that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season after his recent struggles with underachieving McLaren. The 37-year-old Spaniard -- who has 32 Grand Prix wins to his credit in 17 seasons -- has become increasingly disenchanted with Formula One as the once all-powerful McLaren team have fallen way off the pace. Alonso -- who in 2005 became the youngest ever Formula One world champion while driving for Renault before defending his title the following year -- has garnered 44 points this season and is ninth in the drivers' championship.


Comics master Milo Manara returns to Dark Horse with his newest work, Caravaggio Volume 1: The Palette and the Sword! Chronicling the painter's early years in Rome and the pleasures and troubles he finds there, this seminal work is Manara's love letter to Caravaggio, one of the most revered and influential artists in history.
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For the latter half of my professional career, I directed large Jewish educational programs in the American Jewish community. Beginning in 1990 I spent six years as the administrator and later the director of Camp Ramah in New England, a large Jewish educational overnight camp. I had loved working there for many summers in the early '70's when I was in college and going back to camp had always been a dream of mine. After leaving Ramah I served as the director of the Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts for eight years until 2007. This was a large adult education center where we had many thousands of participants each year attending classes and public lectures. In these latter positions I combined my passion for informal and voluntary education with the marketing and business skills I had acquired during an earlier career in the private sector.
More relevant to this blog, beginning in 2007, my wife, Joan Leegant, who is an amazing writer (yes I am biased! See www.joanleegant.com) and author most recently of Wherever You Go from W.W. Norton (a novel about Jewish extremism in Israel), has been the visiting writer for part of each year in the Shaindy Rudolph Creative Writing Program, a Masters degree program in the English Department at Bar Ilan University in Israel. Thus we get to come to Israel for about six months a year, experiencing Israeli life in all of its variety. It also affords us the opportunity to observe what is happening politically in Israel today, something that is more difficult to do from a distance in America.
Most important, we have two wonderful sons who both are entrepreneurs. Our eldest, Eli Katzoff, founded Stormport Productions (www.stormportproductions.com), a video production company in the Boston area. Our younger son, Nathaniel Katzoff, is a woodworker and boat builder who owns NK Woodworking (www.nkwoodworking.com) in Seattle. Both are incredibly skilled and creative, which they get from their mother. They are also real mensches, also from their mother.


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Bats and gloves have Scouts in contention
Scouts currently have third-best record in the GLSCL
By John Bombatch - [email protected]
The Xenia Scouts (8-6) currently have the third-best record in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. They play their home games at Grady's Field in the Athletes In Action Sports Complex in Xenia.
John Bombatch | Greene County News
Xenia Scouts first baseman Steven Saunders (22) leads the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in runs batted in with 16. We might jinx him by saying this but, he's yet to commit an error at first base as well.
Longtime University of Tennessee-Martin coach Bubba Cates is back for his fourth year as manager of the Xenia Scouts.
XENIA — Fourteen games into the 2019 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball season, the Xenia Scouts appear to be hitting their stride.
Currently enjoying a three-game winning streak, the Scouts have won five of their last seven ball games. With an 8-6 record Xenia has the third-best record in the entire GLSCL, but the teams with the first- and second-best records (the Hamilton Joes and the Licking County Settlers) are both ahead of the Scouts in the South Division. Earlier this month, the Scouts lost three straight to Hamilton, then Licking County came to town and took two of three games at Grady's Field in Xenia.
Presently in the third game of a 13-game stretch of inter-divisional games, the Scouts are in Galion to play the Galion Graders. Their game Thursday night at Heise Field was rained out, and so the two GLSCL teams are hoping to get in a doubleheader on Friday.
So what has brought the Scouts into title contention thus far?
A quick look at the league's Pointstreak statistics shows that the team can hit and field the ball, while the pitching keeps things interesting.
The Scouts rank third in the entire 12-team league in runs scored (84) and hits (125), they're second in walks (72) and doubles (23), and fourth in triples (3) and tied for fifth in runs batted in with 67.
Individually, Cochise College first baseman Steven Saunders leads the league in RBI with 16, is tied for the league lead in doubles with seven, and is tied for fourth in home runs with two. Olivet Nazarene's Logan Matson and Whitman College's Brett Williams are tied for second in the GLSCL in hits with 19 apiece. Matson ranks 13th out of all league batters in batting average at .365 (19 for 52), and he and Loyola University shortstop teammate Brandon Wilson Jr. are tied for third in the league for times they've been hit with a pitch with four each.
On defense, Xenia appears pretty solid as well.
Heading into Friday's doubleheader in Galion, the Scouts rank third overall in team fielding percentage (0.973) and fewest errors committed (13) and are fourth in total defensive putouts with 344.
In terms of pitching, there are bright spots in that recent co-Pitcher of the Week Timothy Watkins of Florida's Polk State College leads the league in strikeouts with 21, while fellow starters Garrett DeClue (Western Nebraska CC) and Allan Goodwin (Bethany College-Lindsborg) are tied for second in pitching wins, and relievers Jared Couch of Houghton College and Muskingum University's Brett Carson are tied for second in saves, with two.
However, Xenia pitchers also rank 11th out of 12 teams in runs allowed (99), hits allowed (138) and earned runs (85).
When Xenia leaves Galion, the team will head west over to Grand Lake St. Mary's to take on the Mariners for a pair of weekend games at Montgomery Field. Xenia and Grand Lake are scheduled to play a 7:05 p.m. contest on Saturday, June 22. The two teams will then wrap up their two-game series at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, June 23, also at Montgomery Field.
The Scouts' next home games will be Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25-26 when they'll host the Lima Locos for two 7:05 p.m. contests.
https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2019/06/web1_ScoutsAnthem_PS.jpgThe Xenia Scouts (8-6) currently have the third-best record in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. They play their home games at Grady's Field in the Athletes In Action Sports Complex in Xenia. John Bombatch | Greene County News
https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2019/06/web1_ScoutsLogo_PS-copy-4.jpgJohn Bombatch | Greene County News
https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2019/06/web1_Saunders1B_PS.jpgXenia Scouts first baseman Steven Saunders (22) leads the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in runs batted in with 16. We might jinx him by saying this but, he's yet to commit an error at first base as well. John Bombatch | Greene County News
https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2019/06/web1_BubbaCates_PS.jpgLongtime University of Tennessee-Martin coach Bubba Cates is back for his fourth year as manager of the Xenia Scouts. John Bombatch | Greene County News
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Contact John Bombatch at 937-372-4444, Ext. 2123. You can follow the Scouts at xeniascouts.com.
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Ultrasound Modeling and Simulation: Status Update

      The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is conducting confirmatory research for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for establishing standard methods of modeling and simulation to assess the effectiveness and reliability of ultrasonic …

Validation of Ultrasound NDE Simulation Models

      Supporting regulatory guides for the nuclear power plant industry in relation to using ultrasound computational models for non-destructive inspection.

Challenges and Solutions in SHM for Nuclear Power Environments

      As the nation's nuclear fleet looks to life extension, advanced reactor (AdvRx) concepts are being considered as alternatives that may help meet anticipated energy needs. AdvRx concepts include small modular reactors (SMRs) where the electrical …

On the usage of ultrasound computational models for decision making under ambiguity

      Computer modeling and simulation is becoming pervasive within the non-destructive evaluation (NDE) industry as a convenient tool for designing and assessing inspection techniques. This raises a pressing need for developing quantitative techniques for …

Preliminary design of high temperature ultrasonic transducers for liquid sodium environments

      Advanced reactor concepts include fast reactors (including sodium-cooled fast reactors), gas-cooled reactors, and molten-salt reactors. Common to these concepts is a higher operating temperature (when compared to light-water-cooled reactors), and the …

Validation of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Computational Models – Phase 1

      The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is conducting confirmatory research for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the validation of computational models for ultrasonic testing (UT). The purpose of this research is to determine if UT …

Detecting Water in Dry Storage Canisters for Used Fuel

      As the United States transitions to storing used fuel from commercial nuclear reactors in interim dry storage facilities for extended periods, utilities must be prepared to technically justify the viability of extended storage to the regulating …

PVT Degradation Studies: Acoustic Diagnostics

      Under certain environmental conditions, polyvinyl toluene (PVT) plastic scintillator has been observed to undergo internal fogging. This document reports on a study of acoustic techniques to determine whether they can provide a diagnostic for the …

Experimental Design for Evaluating Selected Nondestructive Measurement Technologies

      The harsh environments in advanced reactors (AdvRx) increase the possibility of degradation of safety-critical passive components, and therefore pose a particular challenge for deployment and extended operation of these concepts. Nondestructive …

Ultrasound Sensors and Methods for Nuclear Power Plant Environments

      Applications of ultrasounds in nuclear power plants including water detection in dry cask storage, defect detection in reactors, and health monitoring of radiation detectors.

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Saturday 8 December 2018 from 13h to 17h30, the Biennial of Tangible Image organizes to the Media Library Marguerite Duras an afternoon of meetings and discussions about new practices photographs, the history of experimental photography and the advent of new tools digital. Are invited: two artists presented in the flagship exhibition of the Biennale (visible from 9 to 18 november 2018 at Red Studio, 25 rue Boyer, 75020 Paris), as well as theoreticians, historians and critics specialized in photography, contemporary art and digital art.
Discussion between Juliette-Andréa Elie and François Salmeron.
Discussion between Caroline Delieutraz and François Salmeron.
Juliette-Andréa Elie, photographer and visual artist represented by the Baudoin-Lebon gallery (Paris) and the Baro Gallery (Sao Paulo), and Caroline Delieutraz, visual artist represented by the gallery 22,48m2, will expose the stakes of their work and their approaches to François Salmeron, art critic, teacher in photography at Paris 8 University and co-director general of the Tangible Image Biennial. The artists will explain to the public their approaches, their methods and answer their questions.
and Concordia University in Montreal.
Represented by Baudoin-Lebon Gallery (Paris) and Baro Gallery (Sao Paulo).
Born in 1982. Lives and works in Paris.
Represented by the gallery 22,48 m² (Paris).
Art critic member of the AICA (International Association of Art Critics), journalist, artistic advisor, lecturer in the Department of Photography of Paris 8 University, associate general director of the Tangible Image Biennial.
"A short history of experimental photography".
Author of the book Playing against devices, published by Éditions Photosynthèses (Arles), Marc Lenot retraces it the evolution of experimental photography through the analysis of the works of a hundred photographers. Indeed, since its inception, photography has never ceased to experiment, and has never been limited to the mere function of reproduction or documentation of reality. It would also be interesting to understand that photography did not wait for the advent of digital technology to experiment and change our vision of reality.
Marc Lenot (born in 1948, Polytechnique, graduated from MIT, master of the EHESS) supported in June 2016 a thesis on experimental photography at the University Paris 1 Sorbonne under the direction of Michel Poivert. He has also written several essays on Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý. Winner 2014 of the Critics' Prize awarded by the French section of the AICA (International Association of Art Critics), he was, in this capacity, the publisher of the book Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza, preliminary fragments (the presses of the real , 2015). He is also the author of the blog Glasses Rouges on contemporary art published under the aegis of Le Monde (http://lunettesrouges.blog.lemonde.fr/). He shares his time between Paris and Lisbon.
Discussion-debate between Jean-Luc Soret, Dominique Moulon and Fanny Lambert, hosted by the team of the Biennial the Tangible Image.
«Recoveries, hijacking, 3d scan, image banks, Google view, algorithms, manipulations digital, as many processes and contemporary processes of creating an image.
Are we losing the link with the photographic act intrinsically linked to the real and the tangible? "
The Tangible Image Biennale offers a series of questions on the advent of news image technologies, and if the "umbilical" link that seemed to link photography to reality is definitely broken, or in a phase of profound mutation.
How the multiplicity of tools and their ease of use and adaptation (new sources of capture or of productions of images. Internet, image bank, 3D technologies ...), facilitate a positioning in the face of reality on the part of image creators?
The important appearance of unique works and interventions on the photographic material itself from artists is it not a tendency to find this link with a certain materiality or reality tangible ?
Faced with the exponential production of images and their interpenetration, or stops their appropriation as what is the artist's work of art, and what makes it unique?
Is the single piece the only answer?
Jean-Luc Soret is curator, responsible for new media projects of the European House of Photography (MEP), co-founder and artistic director of the International @rt Outsiders Festival which was organized at the MEP from 2000 to 2011. Since 2003 he has organized exhibitions or collaborated with many events devoted to artistic practices inspired by research or spatial activity. It is, moreover, member of the Leonardo Space Art Working Group (USA), of the Leonardo / Olats Space and the Scientific Council Arts Project (Fr), from the Zero-Gravity Art Consortium (US).
Dominique Moulon is a teacher, researcher, art critic and independent curator. Holder of a doctorate in Arts and Sciences of Art, he is a member of the Art & Flux laboratory of the Mixed Research Unit ACTE (CNRS / University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), of the International Association of Critics of Art (AICA) and the International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT).
Graduated from a cycle of museology at the Ecole du Louvre, Fanny Lambert is art critic, curator Independent Exhibition (CEA), in charge of the Contemporary Art Center at the Gradiva Gallery, and teacher. Specialized in contemporary art and photography, she is particularly interested in the body in the image and in the image contained in the archive but also in the specificities demonstration of so-called ephemeral or performative productions. She collaborated with The Eye of Photography and at Beaux Arts Magazine. It focuses on bringing contemporary art and the image into current practices. Since 2016, she teaches the History of Art from the 1960 years to the present day at the University Paris 8, where she develops an axis dedicated to the critical perception of the image.


A lot of people like to enjoy an adult beverage from time to time, but as with everything, moderation is key. And because April is Alcohol Awareness Month, now is a time to discuss the health effects of consuming too much alcohol.
We have outlined a few things to consider when thinking about how much you drink in regards to the effects of alcohol on the body.
An estimated 16 million Americans have an alcohol problem, and the severity ranges from mild (in which the individual may not even realize there is a problem) to severe (in which a person's life may be at immediate risk).
If you want to assess your drinking patterns, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) offers a free interactive tool that can help you decide whether or not you could benefit from a change in your drinking behavior. This is also a good way to start a dialogue about alcohol use and abuse with friends or family.
Saving money: You can save money by choosing to drink water, tea or another beverage instead of alcohol. The savings are even greater when you stop buying alcoholic drinks at restaurants or bars.
Losing weight: Many alcoholic drinks are high in calories. Depending on a person's drinking patterns, reducing by just one drink a day — even without making any other changes — could result in several pounds lost per month.
Try challenging yourself to stop drinking for one month. It may help you do a "reset" on your drinking behaviors so it is easier to stop or cut back.
Finally, remember that changing any habit takes time, but it can be easier when a person partners with a friend. Encourage the people you talk with to find a friend who also wants to make a positive change — or be that friend yourself — and help keep each other accountable.


Right. They spoilered the hell out of that little tid bit.
The subbing of the unicron trilogy was terrible. I agree. But if you watch the Japanese language, the plot is awesome especially for galaxy force(cybertron). I remember when starscream died in armada. That was an emotional turnaround and important to the plot progression and was revisited in superlink (Energon) when he was brought back to life has nightscream.
This show, when stuff happens it just happens with no rhyme or reason. When characters die, it's just a fact instead of an emotional moment. For a show that is supposed to be aimed at a more mature audience, story is key.
It hurts me to say this but...... I don't care if they make a single figure. I want a good mature story with great plot and character development, and quality animation. Hell most of the movies didn't create figures for 50% of the cast so I'm used to it. I think this trilogy is a start, but it is missing the mark.
Well, somebody has to be the one person here who loves this and the mini-series as a whole. I guess I shall be that person.
I like it! May not be perfect, but really what is?
The best developed character on the show is a ... a gun.
Without checking the video, let me guess - the writers just browsed TF wiki and found the name there, they don't actually know it is a weapon composed of 3 Minicons, right?
We DID get figures of them. And they are basically Titan Master sized blocks that turn into the inner robots of various G1 pretenders, so... nothing special.


text:
What's Gaby Cooking
Everyday California Food
By Gaby Dalkin
Photographer Matt Armendariz
Trim Size: 8 x 10
Illustrations: 250+ color photographs
Rights: North America English
"A celebration of the way we eat here in Southern California, reflecting the region's diversity, the abundance of fresh, vibrant produce, and the fact that we're always tinkering with our diets." ―Los Angeles Times
Here is the go-to guide for bringing the West Coast vibe to your kitchen, with 125 fresh, market-driven recipes from everyone's favorite California food blogger, Gaby Dalkin.
In What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food, Gaby shares her favorite simple and fresh recipes and offers a glimpse into what it's like to "go coastal." It's about always having something tasty to eat, thanks to handy and delicious pantry staples (avocado oil! quinoa! limes! dark chocolate!), as well as an arsenal of easy and healthy recipes, like:
Chimichurri Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Grilled Fish
Taco Skillet Bake
Street Corn Pizza
Black Rice and Roasted Mushroom Bowl
Chicken Larb Bowl with Coconut Rice
Caramelized Onion, Leek, and Red Pepper Crustless Quiche
Charred Octopus Tacos
Gaby's Famous Guacamole
Pulled Pork Pizza with Cabbage Slaw
Pesto Lasagna Bolognese
Bean, Cheese, and Chicken Tortas
And over 100 more!
The book covers all the staples—avocado toast, grain bowls, greens, carbs, healthy mains, cocktails, and more. For Gaby, California is not so much a place but a state of mind, and this cookbook proves that no matter where you live, you can still apply the same philosophy.
All it takes is finding the freshest produce you can, stocking up on some versatile pantry staples, and keeping flavors and techniques simple. After that, the only thing left to do is kick back, pour yourself a California Girl Margarita, and listen for those ocean waves.
"Simple, healthy recipes featuring fresh produce and a laid-back attitude in the kitchen."
The New York Times —
"'What's Gaby Cooking, Everyday California Food,' is a celebration of the way we eat here in Southern California, reflecting the region's diversity, the abundance of fresh, vibrant produce, and the fact that we're always tinkering with our diets. (Translation: Vegans, meat eaters, the no-carb and the all-carb crowds will all find something in its pages.)"
The Los Angeles Times —
"I'm not a girl and if I was odds are I wouldn't come close to qualifying as a 'California' girl. But gosh-darn it, now that Gaby's book is finally here I can eat like one. I've been a fan of her recipes for years, and this book delivers on what I love about Gaby's food: flavor, variety, nutrition, and a vibrancy that's 'totally awesome.' See what I did there?"
bestselling author and TV host, Alton Brown —
"I have a soft spot for California, having spent some of my younger years there. As if I needed more evidence of Gaby's genius in the kitchen, the recipes in this beautiful cookbook take me back to California in the most delicious way. She never fails to create gorgeous dishes that are perfect for a fun get-together with friends or a simple weeknight dinner. This book is full of inventive takes on classic favorites: Risotto with All the Variations. (I'm in.) Cobb Salads for All Seasons. (Brilliant!) Don't get me started on the pizzas and desserts. Your list of must-make recipes in this book will grow with every page you turn. Get your hands on it and enjoy every bite!"
bestselling author of the Pioneer Woman cookbooks, Ree Drummond —
"Gaby has managed to capture Southern California's love affair with food and indoor-outdoor living in her new cookbook. The sunshine-drenched pages burst with recipes (and luscious photography) featuring fresh seasonal produce and funky fusions, and reflect our delicious obsession with saving calories here, so we can splurge on calories there. . . . Whether you're from California, love California, or just want to eat like a Californian, you'll love this cookbook."
LA Times, Rene Lynch —
"For those of us who fantasize about living that carefree California lifestyle, Gaby combines fresh, delicious recipes with her signature laid-back approach so we can channel those sunny vibes wherever we are. The perfect balance of healthy weeknight meals (Southwestern Sweet Potato with Quinoa Chili) and fun treat-yo-self moments (Cinnamon-Roll Chocolate Chip Monkey Bread . . . I mean, come on!), Gaby's book is bursting with delicious, seasonal flavor. In other words, the way I really want to cook and eat every day."
bestselling author and blogger, Camille Styles —
"Before I met Gaby almost four years ago, I was one of thousands inspired by her California Girl lifestyle and recipes—and this book feels like the perfect culmination of what makes her so lovable, both on What's Gaby Cooking and in person. Her genuine passion for sharing recipes and entertaining tips (her cheese boards are legendary) come through in Champagne-toast–worthy avocado toasts and SoCal-inspired weeknight staples (hello, fish tacos), all captured in naturally lit, sun-drenched photos. It deserves a spot on any shelf—if you can keep it there. Also, I can get behind any cookbook that starts with oysters and ends with chocolate chip cookie squares."
Cupcakes and Cashmere, Emily Schuman —
"Gaby's so creative in the kitchen and her photos are so gorgeous, I literally want to make every single recipe in this book! I love her easy, seasonal, California approach to cooking."
bestselling author, Skinnytaste, Gina Homolka —
"What's Gaby Cooking has me California dreamin' and I live here! Every page is a celebration of what we in California never take for granted—fresh, plentiful, and gorgeous produce, and dishes inspired from cuisines around the world. The entire book is drool-worthy."
Simply Recipes, Elise Bauer —
"Gaby makes California both a state of mind and a decadently fresh platter of eats!"
Joy the Baker, Joy Wilson —
"This beautiful, colorful book makes food approachable and delicious. You will never have to wonder what to cook for dinner again!"
Padma Lakshmi —
Gaby Dalkin is a cookbook author, private chef, entrepreneur, and food and lifestyle writer. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Thomas.


text:
"AIDS" models the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), via sexual transmission, through a small isolated
human population.  As is well known now, HIV is spread in a
variety of ways of which sexual contact is only one.  HIV
can also be spread by needle-sharing among injecting drug
users, through blood transfusions [although this has become
very uncommon in countries like the United States in which
blood is screen for HIV antibodies], or from HIV-infected
women to their babies either before or during birth, or
afterwards through breast-feeding.  This model focuses only
on the spread of HIV via sexual contact.  It therefore
illustrates the effects of certain sexual practices across a
population.
The model examines the emergent effects of three aspects of
sexual behavior.  The user controls the population's
tendency to practice abstinence, the amount of time an
average "couple" in the population will stay together, and
the population's tendency to use condoms.  Exploration of
the first and second variables may illustrate how changes in
sexual mores in our society have contributed to increases in
the prevelance of sexually transmitted diseases, while
exploration of the third may provide a contemporary solution
to the problem.
The model also examines the effects of the population's
tendency to seek out testing for HIV.  By allowing the user
to control how often an average individual will choose to be
tested, the user can explore an important dimension of HIV's
threat to public health.  Because the virus does not make
itself immediately known in its host, individuals are often
infected for some time before a test or immune difficiency
symptoms (which leads to a test) identifies them as such.
Regular identification of individuals infected by the virus
could have significant public health impacts if knowledge of
the infection positively affected sexual behaviors.  This
model explores this possibility by making all individuals
who know of their positive HIV status always practice
safe sex.
The model uses "couples" to represent two people engaged in
sexual relations.  Individuals wander about the screen when
they are not in couples.  Upon coming into contact with a
suitable partner, there is a chance the two individuals will
"couple" together.  When this happens, the two individuals
no longer move about, they stand next to each other holding
hands as a representation of two people in a sexual
relationship.  The presence of the virus in the population
is represented by the colors of individuals who are
infected.  Three colors are used.  Green individuals are
uninfected.  Pale blue individuals are infected, but their
infection is unknown.  Red individuals are infected and
their infection is known.
A button SETUP creates individuals with particular
behavioral tendencies according to the values of the
interface's five sliders (described below).  Once the
simulation has been setup, there are two ways to run it, by
either pushing the button GO or the button EXPERIMENT.  GO
starts the simulation and runs it continuously until GO is
pushed again.  During a simulation initiated by GO,
adjustments in sliders can affect the behavioral tendencies
of the population.  The button EXPERIMENT, however, starts
the simulation, runs it for 2 years and then stops.  At the
end of a simulation initiated by the button EXPERIMENT, a
report of the simulation's results are sent to the output
window.  During a simulation initiated by EXPERIMENT, the
use of sliders has no effect on the population.
The model's interface window also contains two monitors.
The first monitor shows the percent of the population which
is infected by HIV.  The second monitor shows how much time
has transpired during the running of the model.  This model
measures each time-step as one week.  Fifty-two time-steps
equals a year, and years are shown in the second monitor.
The total number of individuals in the simulation is
controlled by the slider INIT-PEOPLE (initialized to vary
between 100 - 1000), which must be set before SETUP is
During the model's setup procedures, all individuals are
given "tendencies" according to four additional sliders.
These tendencies are generally assigned in a normal
distribution, so that, for instance, if a tendency slider is
set at 8, the most common value for that tendency in the
population will be 8.  Less frequently,  individuals will
have values 7 or 9 for that tendency, and even less
frequently will individuals have values 6 or 10 (and so on).
The slider ABSTNCE (0 - 10) determines the tendency of the
individuals to become involved in couples (as stated
earlier, all couples are presumed to be sexually active).
When the setup procedures are run with a high ABSTNCE slider
value, individuals are less likely to couple than when the
slider is set at a low value.  When the ABSTNCE slider is
set at ten, coupling is unlikely, although (because
tendencies are assigned in a normal distribution) it is
still possible.  Note that when deciding to couple, both
individuals involved must be "willing" to do so, so high
abstinence tendencies in two individuals are actually
compounded (i.e. two individuals with a 50% chance of
coupling actually only have a 25% of coupling in a given
tick).
The slider DURATION (1 - 200) determines how long
individuals are likely to stay in a couple (in weeks).
Again, the tendencies of both individuals in a relationship
are considered.  The relationship only lasts as long as is
allowed by the tendency of the partner with a shorter
committment tendency.
The slider PROTECTION (0 - 10) determines the tendency of
individuals in the population to use condoms.  If an
individual uses a condom, it is assumed in this model that
no infection by HIV is possible.  Note that this tendency
(like the others) is probablistic at several levels.  For
instance, when PROTECTION is set to 9, most of the
individuals have a protection value of 9, although some have
protection values of 8 or 10, and fewer yet have protection
values of 7 or 11 (11 would be off-scale and the same as 10
for all practical purposes).  Also, though, an individual
with a protection value of 9 will still sometimes not choose
to use a condom (10% of the time, roughly).
Simulation of condom-use is further complicated by the fact
that if one partner "wants" to use a condom while the other
partner does not, the couple does not use condoms.  This
characteristic of the model is representative of the
dynamics of some sexual relations, but not others.  The
decision was somewhat arbitrary, and the user is invited to
play with this characteristic and others in the "Extending
the Model" section of this window.
The slider TESTING (0 - 10) is the final slider of the
interface.  It determines the tendency of individuals in the
population to get tested for HIV.  Set at 10, the average
turtle will get tested for HIV once a year.  Set at 2, the
average individual will only get tested every five years.
This tendency has significant impact because the model
assumes that individuals who know that they are infected
always practice safe sex, even if their tendency as healthy
individuals was different.  Again, this characteristic of
the model is only represented of the behaviors of some
individuals.  The model was designed in this way to
highlight the public health effects associated with frequent
testing *and* appropriate responses to knowledge of one's
HIV status.  To explore the impact of alternative behaviors
on public health, the model code can be changed relatively
painlessly.  These changes are described in the section,
"Extending the Model."
The model's plot window draws a three column histogram
showing the total number of uninfected individuals, infected
individuals (whose positive status is not known), and
infected individuals (whose positive status is known).
RUNNING THE MODEL
1)  THINGS TO NOTICE
Set the INIT-PEOPLE slider to 300, DURATION to 100, and the
other three sliders to 0. Push SETUP and then push GO.
Notice that many individuals rapidly pair up into stationary
"couples" with the patches behind them stamped a dark gray.
These couples represent sexual activity between the two
individuals.  Individuals that continue to move about (and
do not have a gray patch behind them) are not engaging in
sexual relations.  With DURATION set to 100, an average
individual will have monogamous sexual relations with a
partner for about 100 weeks (approximately 2 years) before
the ending the sexual relationship and searching out a new
Stop the simulation (by pressing the GO button once again),
move the ABSTNCE slider to 10, push SETUP, and start the
simulation again (with the GO button).  Notice that this
time, couples are not forming.  With a high tendency towards
abstinence, individuals do not choose to have sex, which in
this model is depicted by the graphical representation of
couplehood.  Notice that with these settings, HIV does not
typically spread.  However, spreading could happen since the
population's tendency is set according to a normal
distribution and a few turtles will probably have abstinence
values below 10 at this setting.
Again reset the simulation, this time with ABSTNCE set back
to 0 and DURATION set to 1.  Notice that while individuals
do not stand still next to each other for any noticeable
length of time, coupling is nevertheless occurring.  This is
indicated by the occasional flash of dark gray behind
individuals that are briefly next to one another.  Notice
that the spread of HIV is actually faster when duration is
very short compared to when it is very long.
Now run a simulation with DURATION equal to 1, ABSTNCE set
to 10, PROTECTION set to 10, and TESTING set to 10.  With
negligable couple formation and high condom-use anyway,
there should be no spread of HIV.  Notice how pale blue
"infection unknown" individuals turn red much quicker in
this simulation.  When the individuals turn red, their HIV
status becomes known to them.  Some individuals turn red
because they have been infected for long enough that they
develop symptoms which alerts them to the need for an HIV
test.  Others become red because they choose to be tested.
With TESTING set to 10, healthy individuals are also being
tested, but there color does not change since the tests come
back negative.
When all the individuals in the simulation are either green
or red, change the sliders without stopping the simulation.
Set DURATION to 100, ABSTNCE to 0, PROTECTION to 0, and
TESTING to 0.  Notice that despite the immediate formation
of couples and the fact that condom-use tendency is
presumably very low, some between healthy (green)
individuals and infected (red) individuals, no spread of HIV
occurs.  This is because while the model expects HIV
positive individuals to continue to engage in sexual
relations, it presumes that those individuals will always
use condoms and that the condoms will always work.  The
rational for this design is discussed briefly in the "What
is it?" section of this window.  If all individuals are
either healthy or known-HIV-positive, the simulation stops
because no further change in the prevelance of HIV is
Finally, set INIT-PEOPLE to 1000 to notice that couples can
form on top of each other.  Watch the simulation until you
see individuals by themselves, but standing still and with a
gray patch behind them indicating coupling.  Stop the
simulation and use the mouse to drag away individuals that
surround the apparently "single" (but coupled) individual.
Underneath one of its neighbors, you will find the
individuals partner.  This apparent bug in the program is
necessary because individuals need to be able to couple
fairly freely.  If space constraints prohibited coupling,
unwanted emergent behavior would occur with high population
densities.
It's possible that you will not immediately notice that the
couples are formed by a partnership of "righty" shapes and
"lefty" shapes.  These shapes are not intended to represent
genders in any fashion, but merely to provide a useful way
to depict good couple graphics.  In order for the hands of a
righty and lefty to match up, both must be off-centered in
their patch.  Without this feature, two couples next to each
other would appear to be a line of four individuals (instead
of two groups of two) because the turtle-shapes would hold
hands on both sides of their patches.  It is intended that
the differences between righty and lefty shapes not be
especially apparent in order to prevent unintended
associations with gender.  Any righty and lefty shape can be
thought of as male or female or neither.
2)  THINGS TO TRY
Run a number of experiments with the EXPERIMENT button to
find out the effects of different variables on the spread of
HIV.  Try using good controls in your experiment.  Good
controls are when only one variable are changed between each
trial.  For instance, to find out what effect the average
duration of a relationship has, run four experiments with
the DURATION slider set at 1 the first time, 2 the second
time, 10 the third time, and 50 the last.  How much does the
prevelance of HIV increase in each case?  Does this match
your expectations?
Are the effects of some slider variables mediated by the
effects of others?  For instance, if lower duration values
seem to increase the spread of HIV when all other sliders
are set at 0, does the same thing occur if all other sliders
are set at 10?  You can run many experiments to test
different hypotheses regarding the emergent public health
effects associated with individual sexual behaviors.
Like all computer simulations of human behaviors, this model
has necessarily simplified its subject area substantially.
The model therefore provides numerous opportunities for lots
of extensions...
The model graphically depicts sexual activity as two people
standing next to each other.  This suggests that all couples
necessarily have sex and that abstinence is only practiced
in singlehood.  The model could be changed to reflect a more
realistic view of what couples are.  Individuals could be in
couples without having sex.  To show sex, then, a new
graphical representation would have to be employed.  Perhaps
sex could be symbolized by having the patches beneath the
couple flash briefly to a different color.
The model does not distinguish between genders.  This is an
obvious over-simplification chosen because making an
exclusively heterosexual model was untenable while making
one that included a variety of sexual preferences might have
distracted from the public health issues which it was
designed to explore.  However, extending the model by adding
genders would make the model more realistic.
The model assumes that individuals who are aware that they
are infected always practice safe sex.  This portrayal of
human behavior is clearly not entirely realistic, but it
does create interesting emergent behavior which has genuine
relevance to certain public health debate.  However, an
interesting extension of the model would be to change
individuals' reactions to knowledge of HIV status.
The model assumes that condom use is always 100% effective.
In fact, responsible condom use is actually slightly less
than ideal protection from the transmission of HIV.  Add a
line of code to the INFECT procedure to check for a slight
random chance that a particular episode of condom-use is not
effective.  Another change that can be made in the INFECT
procedure regards a couple's choice of condom-use.  In this
model, when the two partners of a couple "disagree" about
whether or not to use a condom, the partner that doesn't
wish to use a condom makes the choice.  The opposite
possibility is also possible.
Finally, certain significant changes can easily be made in
the model by simply changing the value of certain global
variables in the procedure SETUP-GLOBALS.  For instance, the
variable EXPERIMENT-LENGTH is set to 2 (years).  The
variable can be changed for longer or shorter experiments.
Two other variables set in this procedure that are
especially worthy of investigation are INFECTION-CHANCE and
SYMPTOMS-SHOW.  The former controls what chance an infection
has of spreading from an infected to an uninfected partner
if no protection is used.  The variable is currently set to
50, meaning that in a week of sexual relations, the chance
of infection occurring is 50%.  It is not clear at this time
how realistic that figure is.  SYMPTOMS-SHOW is the variable
that controls how long, on average, a person will have the
HIV virus before symptoms begin to appear alerting that
person to the presence of some health problem.  It is
currently set to 200 (weeks) in this model.
STARLOGOT FEATURES
Notice that the four procedures which assign the different
tendencies generate many small random numbers and add them
together.  This produces a normal distribution of tendency
values.  A random number between 0 and 100 is as likely to
be 1 than it is to be 50 as it is to be 99.  However, the sum
of 20 numbers between 0 and 5 is much more likely to be 50
as it is to be 99.
Notice that the global variables SLIDERCHECK1, SLIDERCHECK2,
and so on, are assigned with the values of the various
sliders so that the model can check the sliders against the
variables while the model is running.  Every time-step, a
slider's value is checked against a global variable that
holds the value of what the slider's value was the time-step
before.  If the slider's current value is different than the
global variable, StarLogoT knows to call procedures which
adjust the population's tendencies.  Otherwise, those
adjustment procedures are not called.


December 24, 2017 (Sunday) ; 8:00 A.M.
The two were hospitalized for food poisoning. Food has been an ancient issue.
Matthew 4:4 is Christ answer to the tempter in the wilderness.
Why would Satan even uses a stone for tempt the Lord?
The manner of eating and not washing the hands (Mark 7:1-8). Jesus rebuked the Pharisees as hypocrites for breaking the Law of Moses because of tradition on hand-washing.
The danger of leavened bread.
Leaven, or yeast, is a fungus that ferments sugars and is used to cause dough to rise. Easton's Bible commentary states 'The use of leaven was strictly forbidden in all offerings made to the Lord by fire (Lev 2:11; Lev 7:12; Lev 8:2; Num 6:15). Its secretly penetrating and diffusive power is referred to in 1Cor 5:6... It is a figure also of corruptness and of perverseness of heart and life (Mat 16:6, Mat 16:11; Mar 8:15; 1Cor 5:7, 1Cor 5:8).
Murmuring among Grecian Jews for serving tables reaching the ire of the elders (Acts 6:1-4). It happened right after the Feast of Pentecost.
The new heaven and new earth (Rev. 21:1) there will be tree of life.
Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. If man have fallen into sin because of food, God has provided them a restoration and they are given in a pledge that they would eat the fruit of life.
The Theme during that party is dubbed as "Do you have room?" The reason was quite obvious. The mere fact that the child Jesus was born in a manger as prophesied because nobody ever accorded him a decent hospitality and no ever given him a space. Room in Greek "topos" means "a place, a portion, a space." It is the same way, the Laodicea Church treated the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Head of The Church and yet He was still standing outside the door and nobody and no one inside the Church have had yet heard him knocking there (Revelation 3:20). Again, no space or place has been provided for Him. This time we will come to the word "inn." What do you know about inn today and before?
I remember what Sadhu Selvaraj shared to us when he was commissioned by the Lord to go to Nepal. And there was no house along the way except one. When he came in, another foreign guest was there. And since it is a lodging place as well as a residential house, he came to realized that there are very limited plates available. The house owner only got two plates so far. And since water is so scarce, the plate is being cleaned up without water and he was the next one in line to use it. He survived on such a very bad order. In other words, the lodging house he gone into also provides a meal.
Inn is an establishment for the lodging and entertaining of travellers. It is called tavern or taberna in Greek, Synonyms is lodge, public house, hotel, or hostel.
Two hours later after the above writing, I went to SM Rosales when my eyes met one's familiar eyes. It is the eye of the enemy. He is a Korean pastor whom I have not been talking with for the past 17 years. I simply passed by then suddenly, I turned my back heading where he was and touched his shoulder saying, "We will talk later." Confusion marked his face, so I clarified, "We will later. I will invite you for dinner…" He nodded unbelievably. As I dashed my steps away from him, something spoke to me that says, "You can't be bitter all throughout your life. You must learn how to forgive. Accept another as Christ accepted you." Something heavy snapped out of me. And there was a release.
Something dawned inside of me. He made the first move. He made the first initiative. When we were yet sinners Christ died for us. He gave His son Christ (John 3:16).
Two hours later after receiving such revelation, I went to SM Rosales when my eyes met one's familiar face. My eye met his. It is an eye to eye and I readily snapped back my eyes as I headed forward. It is the eye of an enemy.
He is a Korean pastor whom I have not been talking with for the past 17 years. I simply passed by then suddenly, I turned my back heading where he was and touched his shoulder saying, "We will talk later." Confusion marked his face, so I clarified, "We will later. I will invite you for dinner…" He nodded unbelievably.
As I dashed my steps away from him, something spoke to me that says, "You can't be bitter all throughout your life. You must learn how to forgive. Accept another as Christ accepted you." Something heavy snapped out of me. And there was a release.
It is evident that Christ does not occupy a residency status in the Church of Laodicea that why He was still outside the door and kept knocking. Rev.3:20, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Sup from Greekp "deipno" means "principal or chief meal: an evening meal. Thayer said originally from "deipnon" i.e. formal evening meal as Messiah's feast.
Last Saturday, December 16 at People's Park during the "Wall of Lights" I was looking for a grape juice as a Sacramental elements on the said occasion but I could not find one. I found only the apple juice which I planned to buy when it reminded me of what Christ said, "I will not drink the fruit of this vine again," referring to a vine drink not from a tree. Why vine?
Vine in Greek "ampelos" a vine (as coiling about a support). Originally from "amphoteros" i.e. both of the two; both the one and the other. "Amphi" i.e. "around" in plural; both.
Throughout the history of the Church, it is wine that has been understood to represent the blood of the Lord in Communion. This is apparent in both Scripture (Matt. 26:29; 1 Cor. 11:21) and in Church History (see forwarded message: "wine in the confessions"). This is especially evident in Matt. 26:29 when the Lord refers to the "fruit of the vine." The phrase "fruit of the vine" was the consecrated title ascribed to wine in Jewish culture, which distinguished it from typical fruit. This may seen in the "Mishna," a collection of ancient Jewish religious teachings. It is here that we read that wine is to be blessed in a manner that distinguishes it from normal fruit: "How does one recite blessing for fruits? For fruits growing on a tree, one says, 'Who created the fruit of the tree,' Except for wine; For wine, one says, '…Who created the fruit of the vine.'" So, whenever the Lord said "fruit of the vine," He meant wine and only wine.
It was around 1869 that the American church began to substitute grape juice for wine, based upon the teaching of the temperance movement (or "teetotalism") that any consumption of alcohol was inappropriate. Thus, grape juice was marketed as "unfermented wine" and largely replaced wine in many, if not most, Protestant churches. In other words, wine was scrubbed from Communion because it was viewed as evil, in spite of Scriptural (Gen. 27:28, "Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." Ps. 104:15, "And wine (yayin i.e. fermented or banqueting) that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.") and historical testimony to the contrary.
Most Christians now agree that wine is not evil and that the teetotalers went too far in their condemnation of wine. Even so, grape juice is still used in Communion instead of wine in many churches. Should we simply accept this questionable tradition, in spite of its unbiblical roots (Mk. 7:8-9; Col. 2:20-23)? Consider the words of Doug Wilson: "Traditions are at their worst when they grow up and are simply assumed in the bones, with no examination. But sinful human beings always need accountability – and sinful human opinions and traditions are the same. Those who compare themselves with themselves are not wise (2 Cor. 10:12)" ("Reformed Is Not Enough", p. 51).
So the question arises: Why continue the use of grape juice in Communion? It was instituted with wine; the use of wine in Communion has been the historical practice of the Church from the very beginning of the Church; and wine was replaced by grape juice for utterly unbiblical reasons. The burden of proof clearly rests not with the Reformers, but with the liturgical innovators.
There are a few objections that one might raise against moving back to wine exclusivity in Communion, and these are addressed below.
1.) We've always used grape juice; why change now? Answer: The passage of time does not magically make an erroneous practice suddenly acceptable. Error + 140 years = 140 years of error. In other words, substituting grape juice for wine is just as unbiblical today as it was in 1869, and the reasons for doing so remain unchanged. So when we continue the practice of the teetotalers, we are in essence agreeing with them that wine is evil – no matter how vehemently we may deny it. Thus, the Church should be diligent in separating bad traditions from good traditions, as Mr. Wilson implies above, and remove grape juice from the Lord's Table.
2.) Grape juice and wine are similar, so why not use both? Answer: As was stated above, when Scripture speaks of the "fruit of the vine," it means wine and only wine – not unfermented juice. The similarity between wine and grape juice may be of concern to us if wine were not available, but wine is available to us. Why should we use anything else, regardless of how similar it might be? Simply pointing out that both wine and grape juice come from grapes does not prove that they are interchangeable (because they are not), nor does it justify substituting one for the other.
3.) There is no Scriptural mandate to use wine in Communion. Answer: Neither is there an explicit Scriptural mandate (or command) to use the "fruit of the vine" in the Supper. So, following this line of reasoning, we may use whatever drink we like in Communion, for lack of a Scriptural mandate. Thus, if we're going to argue for the exclusivity of the "fruit of the vine," we must also argue for the exclusivity of wine. If we deny one, we cannot help but lose both. Of course we understand Scripture to teach that the Supper is to be taken with the "fruit of the vine" – which is why we use wine to the exclusion of all other alternatives.
4.) I don't like the taste of wine, and prefer grape juice. Answer: Then drink Welch's to your heart's content – anywhere except at the Lord's Table. Some people like classical, others rock; "I'm a little bit country — I'm a little bit rock n' roll" as the song goes. We don't take requests during the Lord's Service, nor do we at the Lord's Table. When we come to His Table, to which He has graciously invited us to share in the meal that He has provided, we set aside our personal tastes in order to gratefully receive His blessing, and to stand in unity with our brethren in Christ. Along with this is the obvious truth that personal preference must never be given so much weight that it is permitted to reinterpret Scripture.
5.) Wine distracts me during Communion. Answer: Any number of things about Communion could potentially be construed as a distraction, but this does not mean that we simply remove them. As Paul implies in 1 Cor. 11:33-34, where the Corinthians were certainly distracted by the wine (11:21), it is self-discipline that is needed, as opposed to a change in the Supper. Notice that Paul does not instruct them to replace wine or even to water it down, but to "wait for one another" and "if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home." So the answer is not to change the Supper itself, but to exercise self-discipline and be changed ourselves. In the end, we must admit that the problem lies not in the elements of the Supper – but in our own hearts. Thus, if we are distracted by wine in the Supper, then it is we who need to change.
6.) Wine is evil because it contains alcohol, and should not be used in Communion. Answer: This is unbiblical thinking, which is condemned in Scripture (Mk. 7:8-9; Col. 2:20-23). We are not to set aside the teaching of God's Word in order to humor the ill-conceived traditions of men, which require things of the Church that God Himself does not require. Thus, this line of reasoning must be decisively rejected.
7.) What about the "weaker brother" and ex-alcoholics? Answer: It is clear from Scripture that the church at Corinth contained what we would call ex-alcoholics (or "drunkards"- 1 Cor. 6:10-11), and the problem also existed in the church at Rome (Rom. 14:21). And yet, we read in 1 Cor.11 that they continued to use wine in the celebration of the Lord's Supper, and this group included those same ex-alcoholics. Scripture does not contradict itself, therefore, there is no biblical precedent for changing what the Lord has instituted in order to accommodate the weaker brother or former "drunkard" (see para. #5 above). Paul, who wrote 1 Cor. 11 as well as Rom. 14, saw no tension between the use of wine in the Supper and honoring the conscience of a weaker brother in situations outside of the Church. For example, if an ex-alcoholic came to your home for dinner, you wouldn't serve him a glass of Merlot with his T-bone. However, when that same ex-alcoholic comes to the Lord's Table, he is to thankfully receive with a clear conscience what the Lord has provided (see also 1 Cor. 10:27-33).


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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo added to Pacquiao-Algieri card on November 22nd
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By Chris Williams: WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (2-1, 1 KOs) will be making his first defense of his WBO 126 pound title against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (52-1, 33 KOs) on the undercard of the HBO televised pay-per-view card headlined by Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Top Rank promoter built up the Lomachenko vs. Piriyapinyo as an exciting fight that he feels will be competitive. Unfortunately, that's probably not going to be the case. Piriyapinyo, 29, has one of the most padded records I've ever seen from a fighter. He's got 52 wins, but all the victories came against very weak opposition.
In the one time that Piriyapinyo stepped it up during his 11-year career to face a decent opponent in Chris John, Piriyapinyo was soundly beaten by a 12 round unanimous decision in 2012.
This was Chris John near the end of his career where he'd lost a lot of his skills, and yet he was still able to easily beat Piriyapinyo. I don't see this as a good fight at all. I'd rather see Lomachenko fight a rematch with Gary Russell Jr or see him fight Nonito Donaire or Guillermo Rigondeaux. Those fights would be far more entertaining than watching Lomachenko destroy a guy with an inflated record like Piriyapinyo.
Lomachenko is coming off of a 12 round majority decision win over Russell Jr from last June. It was a good fight, and a lot better than Lomachenko vs. Piriyapinyo.
Also on the card is unbeaten #6 WBA flyweight contender Zou Shiming (5-0, 1 KOs) will be facing Kwanpichit 13 Rien Express (27-0-2, 12 KOs) in an eliminator bout. The winner of the fight will face WBA/WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada. Shiming will be out of his league when/if he faces Estrada. That guy is way too good for Shiming in my estimation.
It's unknown right now which fight Bob Arum of Top Rank intends to put as the co-feature bout. Neither the Shiming-Express nor the Lomachenko-Piriyapinyo are big enough fights to lure boxing fans into purchasing the card. Aruim can call the fights competitive, but I don't see that as being the case. Those two fights look to be mismatches to me, especially the Lomachenko fight.
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The EU and China are set to pledge deeper cooperation on the Paris climate agreement and to promote clean energy technologies, according to a draft leaders' statement for their summit on Thursday and Friday seen by POLITICO.
"The EU and China consider climate action and the clean energy transition an imperative," according to the statement. "Stepping up action will provide both sides with significant opportunities."
Their commitments to step up efforts to cut emissions and implement the deal come as President Donald Trump is planning to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, according to a White House official. Trump later tweeted that he'll make an announcement in the coming days.
In the wake of a broader U.S. retreat from its traditional international role, the two will also stress the importance of "developing global free trade and investment" and multilateralism, according to the draft.
The leaders' separate and explicit statement on climate change and clean energy is meant to show that the EU and China are stepping up as the U.S. makes a U-turn on its own climate policy.
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Q: How to calculate 95% confidence intervals using bayesboot() I need help to calculate bootstrap-based credible intervals of the quantity qtt.ci from my regression coef.def.
So far my attempts have resulted in:

Error in quantile.default(s, c(0.025, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 0.975)) :
  missing values and NaN's not allowed if 'na.rm' is FALSE

preceded by:

Warning message: In bayesboot(dat, boot_fn) :   The sample from
  bayesboot contains either NAs, NaNs or NULLs. Make sure that your
  statistic function only return actual values.

Here are my sample data:
dat <- data.frame(
  A = c(1, 1, 0, 0), B = c(1, 0, 1, 0),
  Pass = c(278, 100, 153, 79), Fail = c(743, 581, 1232, 1731)

Below is my regression. The quantity I want to get the bootstrap-based 95% credible intervals is qtt.ci:
boot_fn <- function(dat) {
           coef.def = unname(coef(glm(cbind(Pass, Fail) ~ A * B, binomial,
           dat)))
                          }
qtt.ci <- exp(sum(coef.def[2:4])) - exp(coef.def[2]) - exp(coef.def[3]) + 1

Here is my attempt:
bb_ci <- bayesboot(dat, boot_fn)
summary(bb_ci)

Not certain how to get the bootstrap-based confidence intervals for qtt.ci.
Thank you in advance.
EDIT:
Following the answer by @RuiBarradas, I tried doing bootstrap to get the 95% CI for the quantity qtt.ci (which is the quantity for which I want to get the bootstrapped CI), but no success:
library(bayesboot)

boot_fn <- function(dat) {
      coef.def <- unname(coef(glm(cbind(Pass, Fail) ~ A * B, binomial, dat)))
      qtt<- (exp(sum(coef.def[2:4])) - exp(coef.def[2]) - exp(coef.def[3]) + 1)
      if(all(!is.na(qtt))) qtt else NULL
    }

Runs <- 1e2
qtt.ci <- bayesboot(dat, boot_fn, R = Runs, R2 = Runs)
summary(qtt.ci)

Quantiles:
 statistic    q2.5%     q25%   median     q75%   q97.5%
        V1 2.705878 2.705878 2.705878 2.705878 2.705878

Therefore, this does not give the CI for qtt.ci. The output is simply the point estimate for qtt:
qtt<-(exp(sum(coef.def[2:4])) - exp(coef.def[2]) - exp(coef.def[3]) + 1)
qtt
[1] 2.705878

Any help would be much appreciated.

A: The following solves the warning issue. I have tested it with much less runs, instead of 4000 just 100.
library(bayesboot)

boot_fn <- function(dat) {
  fit <- glm(cbind(Pass, Fail) ~ A * B, binomial, dat)
  coef.def <- unname(coef(fit))
  if(all(!is.na(coef.def))) coef.def else NULL
}

Runs <- 1e2
bb_ci <- bayesboot(dat, boot_fn, R = Runs, R2 = Runs)
summary(bb_ci)

Edit.
According to the formula in the question and the dialog in comments with the OP, to get the bootstrap-based CI run:
qtt <- exp(sum(bb_ci[2:4])) - exp(bb_ci[2]) - exp(bb_ci[3]) + 1

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Community shapes conservation vision for the Susquehanna River
By considering social and ecological data in a new regional planning effort, the Chesapeake Conservancy is strengthening the long-term conservation outlook for the Susquehanna River watershed.
For the Maryland-based Chesapeake Conservancy, "Envision the Susquehanna" is more than just a catchy name for the landscape conservation effort they are leading in the eponymous watershed. It's an invitation to be a part of it. One that the project's organizers have extended to hundreds of people living and working in the Susquehanna River basin since the effort got off the ground in 2013.
People including 965 residents who participated in a regional phone survey, 62 informal and formal community conservation leaders who took part in interviews, 25 representatives from agencies and nonprofits who serve on the project's Advisory Council, and the five partners on the project's core team.
With support from a Science Delivery grant from the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the Chesapeake Conservancy has undertaken an intense community engagement campaign to identify both the natural and cultural resource priorities that will provide the foundation for the project, and the people who will be key to its long-term success.
"It's about understanding values and attitudes," said Chesapeake Conservancy Director of Programs Joanna Ogburn. "How people feel about the river, if they think things are getting better or worse, what activities are desirable, which partners are amenable," to name a few.
Through this approach, the Chesapeake Conservancy's demonstration project does more than just illustrate how North Atlantic LCC science can be applied for regional conservation planning – it shows that this science becomes much more meaningful when it aligns with and complements community-based conservation values.
By giving as much attention to the human dimensions of conservation in the watershed as to ecological and historical data, the project leaders can look objectively at where priorities intersect, and figure out the most effective places to start the process of long-term planning.
Easier said than done in a 20,000-square-mile watershed, but as the Conservancy's second landscape conservation project, Envision the Susquehanna is benefiting from lessons learned in Envision the James, which completed its planning phase in 2013.
"Although we had a lot of success reaching constituents in the James River project, we wanted to make the engagement component of Envision the Susquehanna more robust so we could identify with confidence those who we haven't been able to reach, and figure out how we can try to reach out to them," explained Ogburn.
To add more statistical weight to the process, the team worked with Dr. Brandn Green, the Director of the Place Studies Program at the Bucknell Center for Sustainability and the Environment, who applied social science research methods to better understand what types of conservation activities residents, practitioners, and leaders are interested in seeing in their communities.
The Conservancy also enlisted the help of the polling institute at Lycoming College to conduct the phone survey, which was administered in all counties bordering the Susquehanna River.
These measures have helped them to be more inclusive, but Ogburn pointed out that even if you have reached a representative population, the ongoing challenge is keeping these people engaged throughout a long-term regional scale planning process. That's why the Chesapeake Conservancy has used a portion of the Science Delivery grant to support a suite of its own "demonstration" projects.
"The idea is to keep the energy going, build trust, and to show people a commitment of resources on the ground," said Ogburn, noting, "We have already helped protect land in upper reaches of the Susquehanna near Cooperstown, N.Y., created a public access in Jersey Shore, Penn., and are now in the midst of a cultural heritage project relocating petroglyphs from the river to Susquehanna State Park in Maryland."
It's probably no accident that the suite of demonstration projects encompasses a range of different conservation priorities – from land protection to recreation to cultural preservation – and certainly serendipitous that one of the projects involves symbolically displaying historic artifacts that were literally resurrected from the river.
The stone petroglyphs, discovered in the water near a dam construction site, are thought to have been carved by Algonquin Indians more than a millennium ago. A thousand such stone carvings have been found in or along the river, and provide a tangible link to a part of history that Project Manager Carly Dean said resonates broadly with residents today.
"We found consistently in every community that the greatest interest for promoting historical tourism in the Susquehanna is through American Indian history," said Dean, adding that Advisory Council member Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force, which represents six American Indian nations, will provide guidance on how to incorporate that history into the plan.
Dean said seeing these common threads emerge from communities throughout the vast watershed has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the engagement campaign.
"These consistent responses mean that we can use those themes as a way to link between all of our communities." And any threads that can link all of the communities together will help to fortify the plan overall.
The community input has also helped the team identify data gaps, primarily related to cultural data, and then begin to respond to those needs as through their collaboration with Dr. Katherine Faull, Director of the Program in Comparative Humanities at Bucknell. With the help of her students, Dr. Faull has mapped important historical sites - including petroglyphs, American Indian paths, and colonial structures – providing cultural data in a spatial format that will be used in conjunction with ecological data to identify the highest priority landscapes for conservation.
Ecological data is where the North Atlantic LCC provides another key contribution.
"The great thing about the LCC is that we are dealing with such a huge landscape, encompassing three states, and it's really nice to be able to bring regional context to the initiative," said Ogburn.
While she acknowledged that for decision making at the local level, there will always be certain data sources that practitioners will turn to first, "To be able to understand from a large landscape perspective how to start prioritizing, that's something new that North Atlantic LCC brings to the table, and it's really exciting."
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