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B.C. talent well-represented in Juno nominations
Updated: February 6, 2018
There will no shortage of hometown talent at the 2018 Juno Awards, which will be held March 25 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
Veteran B.C. pop-rockers Hedley received three nominations for Juno fan choice, group of the year and pop album of the year for 2017's Cageless, the Abbotsford group's seventh studio album.
Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez lead Juno nominees with four apiece
Vancouver acts Grimes, Belle Game named Prism Prize nominees
Hedley kicks off Cageless tour in hometown Abbotsford
Delta hard rockers Theory of Deadman are nominated twice for best rock album (Wake Up Call) and Juno fan choice.
Vancouver crooner Michael Buble, who will host this year's awards, earned two nods for album of the year (Nobody But Me) and adult contemporary album.
Nanaimo's Diana Krall is nominated twice for best vocal jazz album (Turn Up the Quiet) and producer of the year.
Grimes, the Vancouver-born electro-pop genius, has been nominated for best video for Venus Fly, her collaboration with Janelle Monae.
Vancouver DJ and EDM producer Felix Cartal is nominated twice for dance recording of the year (Get What You Give) and producer of the year.
Dean Brody, who was born in Smithers but grew up in Jaffray, received a best country album nomination for Beautiful Freakshow.
Other B.C. nominees include: Anciients (best metal album – Voice of the Void); Archspire (best metal album – Relentless Mutation); Five Alarm Funk (best instrumental album – Sweat); Peregrine Falls (best instrumental album – Peregrine Falls); Brian Howes & Jason Van Poederooyen (producer of the year); Charlie Demers (best comedy album – Fatherhood); Ivan Decker (best comedy album – I Wanted To Be A Dinosaur); Jocelyn Morlock (best classical composition – My Name is Amanda Todd); Kid Koala (best electronic album – Music To Draw To); Shawn Hook (Juno fan choice); Bobs & LoLo (best children's album – Blue Skies); Bria Skonberg (best vocal jazz album – With a Twist); Michael Kaeshammer (best vocal jazz album – No Filter); Williams, Wayne and Isaak (best blues album – Big City, Back Country Blues); and Christine & Ingrid Jensen (best jazz album – Infinitude).
Tickets for the Juno Awards, which start at $59 (plus fees), are available through the Rogers Arena Box Office (1-855-985-5000) or TicketMaster.
This is the fourth time that Vancouver has hosted the event. Previous years included 1991, 1998 and 2009.
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Q: Compare name of files to a column in a table and if a correspondence is found rename it according to another column I have an extensive set of files in a directory (in bash) that are named (inconveniently) as follows:
COMMONSTUFF_X_Y_**VARIABLE-IDENTIFIER**_COMMONSTUFF

I also have a table in which one column contains the VARIABLE-IDENTIFIER (note, not the full name, only the variable identifier part) and in another column there is a simple unique name (associated on the same row) which I would like to replace to the complex name which is unhandy, to the files in the directory.
I guess I could have a script that reads the name of the file, check if it has a correspondence with the variable identifier in a specific column of a table and if this is true, read the name that I need from another column and rename that file with this name.
I am new to shell scripting so I don't know where to start but I think this is doable.

A: I would do it thusly, in awk:
awk -F, '{system("mv COMMONSTUFF_X_Y_" $1 "_COMMONSTUFF " $2)}' mycsv.csv

where 1 is the (1-indexed) column number of the VARIABLE-IDENTIFIER, and 2 is the number of the column of the simple unique name.

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Dr Ranj Singh talks about his former marriage – and his decision to come out | HELLO!
Dr Ranj Singh is such a confident and outgoing TV personality, it's hard to imagine that he would have ever struggled with self-acceptance. But the Save Money: Good Health presenter has previously admitted that it took him a long time to come to terms with his sexuality, and he only came out to his friends and family in his late twenties, after several years of marriage.
The Strictly Come Dancing contestant married a woman when he was in his early twenties and has said his wedding was "the best day of my life", but ultimately over time he realised the relationship wasn't right. After splitting from his wife the doctor eventually accepted his sexuality, but he still has nothing but good things to say about that chapter in his life.
Speaking to Attitude magazine in 2015, Dr Ranj said about his relationship: "All I ever wanted was to get married, settle down and have a family. And I'd met someone who I really liked and saw myself doing that with. I finally had a glimpse of real happiness. Or, at least, what I thought happiness looked like."
The 39-year-old also said that he still has fond memories of his wedding day, despite their subsequent split. "My wedding day was the best day of my life! It was SO much fun! I was grinning from ear-to-ear for the whole day," Dr Ranj said, adding that he had absolutely no hesitation about tying the knot.
However, over time he realised that the relationship wasn't working, and Ranj said he still feels "incredibly sorry" for everything his wife had to go through when he came out. The CBeebies star reiterated that point in response to comments made by his former father-in-law in 2018, who said he still finds it hard seeing Ranj on television.
In a lengthy Instagram statement, Ranj wrote: "All I would like to say is that the process of realising who you are, and being able to be your truest self, is different for everyone, and often not easy. My realisation happened later in life and was heartbreaking for all involved." He added: "I have nothing but respect for my ex-wife and her family, whom I was very close to, and wish them all the very best in the future."
The TV personality has also said that he was "completely broken" after his marriage split, telling The Mirror: "I accepted that it wasn't right and it had to end. It was so hard and I still don't like thinking about it. I felt like my heart had been wrenched out of my chest."


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The Ballina Bears Cricket Club are a club based in the Ballina district on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The Club has existed since at least 1902, under various names associated with local watering holes. The club became a stand-alone entity (the Bears) in 1989, with Adam Bailey as founding President. With the establishment of the LJ Hooker League in 1994/95 the first-grade side now competes at a regional level, with the lower grades still playing in Ballina competition. The first-grade side also plays annually against the Tintenbar club for the "David Dawson Shield" — named in honour of David Dawson, a regular and popular 1st grade player, who died in July 1994.

In 2014, the club celebrated its 25th anniversary and a Bears Best Team was named. The players selected were: Greg Weller, Todd Campbell, Peter Hall*, Justin Moore*, Nathan Anson, Andrew Gordon, David Schweitzer (WK), Sam Adams, Jason Holmes (Captain), Shane Jacobs, John Weller and Phil Alley. Those with an asterisk (*) represented NSW Country while playing for the Bears. Club stalwart Geoff Jacobs was also recognised by being named the first "Immortal Bear".

The Bears have won the LJ Hooker League on 4 occasions: 1995/96, 2008/09, 2011/12 (joint) and 2013/14.

The following Bears players have been "LJ Hooker League Player of the Year": Shane Jacobs (1996/97) and Sam Adams (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13).

In January 2019, the NSW State Government announced $40,000 in funding to rebuild the picket-fence at Fripp Oval.

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Spider-Island #2 – REVIEW
Agent Venom's plan to free Manhattan from the clutches of the Spier-Queen continues this week, along with another entry in the Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman saga from Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. Just like many of the other "Secret Wars" tie-ins, this comic offers an interesting, alternate take on the "Spider-Island" event and allows Christos Gage and Paco Diaz ample room to play around with characters and concepts. This sort of play doesn't always result in fantastic comics, but at the very least allows for some truly unique, consequence-free takes on established characters. Spider-Island isn't particularly stirring as a narrative, especially considering it likely won't make a splash in Marvel comic continuity, but it provides a fun, if bizarre, take on the popular event and allows Agent Venom to shine for a bit before his adventures continue (in space!) in the fall.
Spider-Island #2 picks up immediately following the execution of Agent Venom's plan from the end of the first issue. He and his team—Spider-Woman and The Vision—have infected several of the Spider-Queen's superhero minions with various supernatural or scientific methods of transformation. Thus, Hulk is now The Lizard/Hulk, Captain Marvel is a vampire (in the vein of Michael Morbius), Captain America a werewolf, and Iron Man has been infected with the Green Goblin formula. Their transformations are tenuous at best, but that's about the best that they can ask for in this nightmarish version of Manhattan.
The redesigns are frightening, fun, and the main appeal of this book. Paco Diaz's pencils are at their best when illustrating the Green Goblin/Iron Man, an inevitable pairing for those familiar with the characters' recent histories. The newly transformed (and liberated) Avengers join Venom's team and fight Spider-Queen's forces before escaping for a brief respite among the rubble. All of these plot developments happen lightning fast, which is fine, but there is exceptionally little breathing room for character development or nuance. I suspect that Spider-Island will feel like a more complete experience when collected as a trade paperback as the character developments that are occurring here will likely spread out over the entire series and come into clearer view.
The vagueness of Agent Venom's plan is a bit irritating; there's just not a lot of information provided by writer Christos Gage. It makes it hard to invest in the forward momentum created by the rocket-fast plotting. Still, the vagaries of the plot are balanced fairly well by the twisted fun that Gage is clearly having with the premise of monster superheroes. I think I like the concept more than the execution; but again, I'd like to read all of these issues together in order to see how cohesive the story becomes when presented that way. I can't say the same for the back-up story, "Avengers at the Gate," which yet again leaves something to be desired.
As a fan of Spider-Girl, now Spider-Woman, I hate to express that my disappointment with the backup story presented here continues. This Spider-Girl tale builds on threads left dangling from the original "Spider-Verse," which is strange considering that it is almost definitely not set in "Secret Wars"' Battleworld. Here, Spider-Woman is running from the Avengers, who believe she's an impostor. She runs from the Avengers before coming across Enthralla, who is apparently the niece of Mastermind and definitely someone I don't remember from previous Spider-Girl comics.
I'm trying to imagine a new reader trying to make sense of this backup and I'm finding it rather unlikely that readers new or old are going to be satisfied. It's going around in circles and generally just filling space. Why not release this as a full story in its own comic where it would be allowed to tell its story and build to some kind of narrative flow? I do however quite like the art; classic pencils and concise action, that's what Ron Frenz is known for and as usual, with the help of inker Sal Buscema, he delivers.
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Lord Graham of Edmonton: We have had a Whip round!
Viscount Bledisloe: I was disappointed by the argument of the noble Lord, Lord Filkin. I had hoped that he would accept the invitation addressed to him by the noble Baroness, Lady Turner of Camden. Surely, if this procedure is to work, we should not send Bills to Grand Committee where a sizeable proportion of the opinion in the House does not agree. If the Grand Committee process is to work, the Bills that go there should be Bills that virtually everyone concerned with them agrees should be dealt with in that way. If the House is going to send Bills, by reason of Front Bench majorities, that the interested and concerned Back-Benchers think should be debated on the Floor of the House, the Grand Committee procedure will not work.
Lord Dubs: My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for giving way. The same arguments were used before we went into Grand Committee with the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill. I have to say that I am satisfied that everyone who took part in the Grand Committee sessions were satisfied that all the important criteria for proper Committee scrutiny was met by that procedure on that Bill. It was certainly a controversial Bill; it was certainly a Bill that had constitutional implications; it had serious human rights implications; and it was a satisfactory process.
Viscount Bledisloe: My Lords, having not taken part in it, I cannot comment on whether the process was satisfactory. It was—this may not be a good point and I may regret making it—a Bill of specialist interest relating, presumably, only to Northern Ireland; whereas this Bill relates to the whole of the country.
My proposal that only Part 1 should remain on the Floor of the House was advanced in a spirit of compromise. Of course I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Cope, that some Bills may be difficult to split and would require the usual channels to sit down with a microscope to study them to decide whether Clause 63(b) was appropriate. But it was clear from our debate on Second Reading—which I think that the noble Lord did not hear—that Part 1 concerns a totally separate matter and that almost all the points of criticism were raised about it.


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package io.digdag.standards.operator.gcp;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import io.digdag.spi.TaskExecutionException;
import io.digdag.spi.OperatorContext;
import io.digdag.spi.TaskResult;
import io.digdag.util.BaseOperator;

abstract class BaseGcpOperator
        extends BaseOperator
{
    private final GcpCredentialProvider credentialProvider;

    protected BaseGcpOperator(OperatorContext context, GcpCredentialProvider credentialProvider)
    {
        super(context);
        this.credentialProvider = credentialProvider;
    }

    @Override
    public TaskResult runTask()
    {
        GcpCredential credential = credentialProvider.credential(context.getSecrets());
        String projectId = projectId(credential);
        return run(credential, projectId);
    }

    protected abstract TaskResult run(GcpCredential credential, String projectId);

    private String projectId(GcpCredential credential)
    {
        Optional<String> projectId = context.getSecrets().getSecretOptional("gcp.project")
                .or(credential.projectId());
        if (!projectId.isPresent()) {
            throw new TaskExecutionException("Missing 'gcp.project' secret");
        }

        return projectId.get();
    }
}

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Second Team Half Season Report
Half season report
Played – 13
Won – 11
Lost – 2
Points for – 781
Points against – 174
Points difference – 607
League position – 1st
Players used – 46
Age range is from 18 to 53The second team this year have once again played open and attractive rugby that has produced some high scoring games with 2 results being over 100 points, and 6 over 50 points. Once again the defence has been the main stay of the team with 5 clean sheets in this part of the season. 2 players have played in all games Captain Pete Board and Bruce Lacey with 11 others playing 9 or more games, we have supplied the first team with numerous players and had return to play through our ranks for players returning from injury.
Notable victories this season have included the home fixture against Preston when following a massive defensive display for an hour we scored some late tries against a strong young hoppers team keeping a clean sheet at the same time and the game against Caldy when the all round play was some of the best the Lions have produced in the last 4 years with only wingers and centres scoring tries on the day.
Top try scorer is Rhodri Mayor with 12 tries and top points scorer is Jack Taylor with 68 and a 70% kicking average. In total 38 players have scored out of the 46 used so far this season showing the all- inclusive nature of our game play.
The first part of the second team season is all about gaining a position in the top 7 of the league as it now splits in to conference A and conference B with all points being returned to zero. Being in conference A as the Lions are will provide sterner test as it included teams for the top half of the league and we now play a more traditional league structure of home and away games. Conference A includes the following teams, Fylde, Preston Grasshoppers, Sedgley Park, Caldy, Chester and Sale all of whom will test the quality and depth of the Lions squad.
Having won the league 3 times in the last 4 years we find that all teams raise their game whenever they play the Lions and it is now a necessary part of being a Lions squad member that we train together on a Thursday, play for each other and the badge on a Saturday and finally make sure that we don't leave the club before 6 on a Saturday otherwise fines will be levied.
In recent seasons to test the Lions a player has been selected at random to bake cakes after the game. The quality of which in the last 3 seasons has slowly been rising and to this end we have had some fantastic offering after the game including the now famous Paavola, strangely shaped biscuit's and the customary chocolate brownie. So if you are feeling peckish you may be able to beg a crumb or too after a game.
All games in the new year are on the Lions page of the club web site but also will be advertised on the 'next game' board at the front of Priory Park, so if you are at a loose end on a Saturday come on down and watch a Lions game , you never know you probably will enjoy it!!
Finally a reminder of the Club v School game next Friday when the second team pit their skills against Kings School old boys, the series stands at 1 win a peace so all is to play for for a fantastic
charity. Come down and start your festive celebrations by watching a game played in the traditional spirit of fun and enjoyment.
What we can't do is let Fylde dictate the play: we have to do that.In Touch 17


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The Canadian Army fosters an inclusive work environment
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Contributed Article Dec 20 2016
By Natalie Flynn
Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Army (CA) shares a close bond with Indigenous Peoples. First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples bring unique cultural, spiritual and traditional identities to the table. Serving Canadians as a diverse military enable the force to always remain strong, proud and ready to meet today's complex national and global security challenges. Respect and support for all members are critically important to the Canadian Army's success as an organization.
This past summer, Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, Commander of the Canadian Army, became the new Defence Team Champion for Indigenous Peoples. The Commander of the Canadian Army has proudly held this office for the past ten consecutive years.
Indigenous people, women, and racial and ethnic minorities are joining the military in ever-growing numbers. Currently, Indigenous members represent 2.6 per cent of the military and 3.1 per cent of the civilian sides of the Defence Team, and the Canadian Army is engaged in many initiatives to increase these numbers.
As part of a larger research initiative, the Department of National Defence has undertaken a scientific study on the prevalence of racist conduct and harassment against employment equity designated group members (DGMs), which will be conducted during the coming fiscal year (2017-18). The goal of this research is to identify any issues tied to harassment and racism against DGMs and to ensure that a variety of interventions are developed that will address any concerns.
Earlier this year, a designated Indigenous Advisor was appointed to the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service. This establishes another crucial pillar of support for Indigenous soldiers, sailors, airmen, and airwomen, helping to make the Canadian military a more welcoming work environment for people of Indigenous background.
CA members and leadership are continuously expanding the many positive relationships that the CA maintains with many Indigenous communities across Canada. The CA, together with the other commands in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), offers an excellent suite of dedicated training and development programs for Indigenous people. Applicants are welcome to pursue a career with the CAF upon completion of these programs but have no obligation to join. These programs are developed in consultation with Indigenous Elders and experts and are designed to help eliminate systemic barriers to the recruitment, selection, training, and employment of Indigenous members in the CAF.
To help spread awareness, recruiting teams work with Indigenous communities across Canada to attract, select and prepare applicants for these programs and for potential employment opportunities in the CAF.
The programs enable both the institution and participants to learn from each other and also help to reassure incoming members that they are joining an organization that is knowledgeable about them and responsive to their unique contributions and cultures. Indigenous Peoples' proud history in Canada's military is a key focal point of the programs.
"Right now, the Canadian Army is conducting a review of its training programs for Indigenous people, together with Military Personnel Generation Command and Indigenous leaders," said Major Jennifer Quesnel, the Canadian Army's Employment Equity Officer. "We are seeking to even better align these programs in support of Indigenous people interested in joining the Primary Reserve and Regular Force," she said. This includes modernizing administrative processes to help expedite recruitment and retention.
The initiatives include three six-week summer programs – Bold Eagle, Black Bear and Raven – and the three-week Canadian Forces Aboriginal Entry Program, which runs in three cycles annually. There are also subsidized college and university programs available, including the Indigenous Leadership Opportunity Year program at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston. Through the five-day Eagle's Nest youth development camp (held in a different community each year) Indigenous youth get to experience elements of the military lifestyle alongside fun outdoor activities.
"We are developing new incentives and programs that will further showcase the opportunities in the Canadian Armed Forces that are available to Indigenous people," said Lieutenant-Colonel Lisa Noonan, special advisor on Indigenous personnel issues to the CA's Personnel Management branch. According to LCol Noonan, all CA and national recruiters and military career counsellors are now required to complete Indigenous Awareness training as part of their initial training for these recruiting roles, which is another important positive development.
Indigenous people are proud warriors by heritage and excel within the defence community. The CA and the entire Defence Team as a whole remain committed to fostering an inclusive work environment for all, where dignity, respect, and fairness are embraced and valued.
Natalie Flynn is a member of the Army Public Affairs
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2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin > Degrees Offered > Public Policy and Protection Management, MPA/MS
Criminal Justice, Master of Arts
Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity, Master of Science
Economics, Master of Arts
Emergency Management, Master of Science
Forensic Mental Health Counseling, Master of Arts
Forensic Psychology, Master of Arts
Forensic Psychology and Law, MA/JD (CUNY)
Forensic Psychology and Law, MA/JD (NYLS)
Forensic Science, Master of Science
Human Rights, Master of Arts
International Crime and Justice, Master of Arts
Law and Public Accountability, MPA/JD
Master of Public Administration: Inspection and Oversight
Master of Public Administration: Public Policy and Administration
Protection Management, Master of Science
Public Policy and Protection Management, MPA/MS
Security Management, Master of Science
Program Coordinators: Professors Glenn Corbett (M.S.) and Yi Lu (M.P.A.)
The MPA/MS dual-degree program in Public Policy and Protection Management offers qualified students the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Administration in Public Policy and Administration and a Master of Science in Protection Management, both specializing in Emergency Management.
This dual-degree program prepares students for careers in organizations that plan, design, manage, evaluate and operate protection and emergency management systems. Graduates will be able to design programs and procedures for a variety of public, private, commercial and residential settings.
The MPA/MS dual-degree program in Public Policy and Protection Management requires a combined total of 81 credits, including 42 credits for the completion of the Public Policy and Administration M.P.A. program and 39 credits for the completion of the Protection Management M.S. program. However, nine M.P.A. credits common to both programs are also credited towards the M.S. program. Likewise, nine Protection Management credits from courses common to both programs are also credited toward the M.P.A. program. Consequently, due to the 18 shared credits applied to the dual-degree program, the actual number of credits taken will be 63, resulting in graduation for full-time students in three years instead of the four years necessary to complete both programs independently.
Required Courses for Protection Management M.S.
PMT 701 Introduction to Protection Management Systems
PMT 712 Theory and Design of Fire Protection Systems
PMT 740 Safety and Security in the Built Environment
PMT 781 Risk Analysis and Loss Prevention
PAD 744 Capital and Operational Budgeting and Fiscal Management
Required Courses for Public Policy and Administration M.P.A.
PAD 700 Public Administration
PAD 704 Economics for Public Administrators
PAD 739 Policy Analysis
PAD 743 Public Sector Financial Management
PAD 771 Capstone Seminar
Select one of the following:
PAD 713 Management of Information Technology
PAD 745 Program Development and Evaluation
PAD 747/CRJ 747 Computer Applications in Public Policy and Management
PAD 770 Cases and Techniques in Quantitative Policy Analysis
*Students are required to pass the MPA qualifying examination (MPAQE), which is administered as a part of PAD 700. Complete information about the MPAQE is found on the John Jay College website at http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/mpa-qualifying-exam-student-guide
**PAD 704: Students who have completed three courses in economics with a grade of B or better at the undergraduate or graduate level may request a waiver of PAD 704 from the program director.
M.S. and M.P.A. Shared Required Courses
PAD 702 Human Resources Management
PAD 705 Organization Theory and Management
PAD 715 Research Methods in Public Administration
M.S. and M.P.A. Emergency Management Specialization
Shared Required Courses
PMT 711 Introduction to Emergency Management
PMT 760 Emergency Management: Mitigation and Recovery
PMT 763 Emergency Management: Preparedness
Specialization Elective for Protection Management M.S.
PMT 761 Technology in Emergency Management
PMT 762 Business Continuity Planning
Free Elective for Protection Management M.S.
CRJ 744 Terrorism and Politics
CRJ 746 Terrorism and Apocalyptic Violence
PAD 726 The Politics and Process of Outsourcing
PAD 748 Project Management
Any other Protection Management course not otherwise required.
Any other relevant graduate course by permission of the program director.
*Note: PMT 761 cannot count as an elective for both the Protection Management M.S. and Public Policy and Administration M.P.A. degrees.
Free Electives for Public Policy and Administration M.P.A.
Any two PAD course offerings not otherwise required.


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Calvinism, Denominations, Polls, SBC News, Theology
Research on the Beliefs of SBC Pastors
October 1, 2008 glenn
Dr. Ed Stetzer has helped publish a very telling and new reseach project from LifeWay Research on the beliefs of Southern Baptist pastors. I encourage you to read through it if you are interested. Here are the excerpts Dr. Stetzer provided over here at his blog:
Concern about Calvinism
Among Southern Baptist pastors, 27 percent strongly agreed and another 36 percent somewhat agreed with the statement indicating that they were "concerned." Sixteen percent strongly disagreed with the statement and another 17 percent somewhat disagreed. The remaining 5 percent indicated they "don't know."
In a LifeWay Research release in 2007, half of Southern Baptist pastors answered "yes" to the question, "Do you believe that the Holy Spirit gives some people the gift of a special language to pray to God privately? Some people refer to this as a Private Prayer Language or the 'private use of tongues.'" In a follow-up to that question, LifeWay found that practice is much less common than the belief in its existence. Among Southern Baptist pastors, only 4 percent said they "personally speak in tongues or have a private prayer language," while 95 percent said they did not and 1 percent "don't know."
Pastors were also asked about their church's practice of receiving members who were baptized in other churches. The question was, "Our church admits people into membership of our church who have been sprinkled or baptized in the following ways (without requiring baptism in OUR local church)."
A full 92 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism of new members who were immersed after conversion in another church that has the same beliefs as a Southern Baptist church.
If the candidate for membership had been immersed after conversion in another Southern Baptist church, 84 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism.
If the prospective new member had been immersed after conversion in another church that does not believe in eternal security, 26 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism.
If the prospective new member had been immersed after conversion in a church that believes baptism is required for salvation, 13 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism.
If the prospective new member had been baptized by sprinkling or pouring after conversion, 3 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism prior to admittance into membership.
If the prospective new member had been baptized as an infant by sprinkling, pouring or immersion, 1 percent of Southern Baptist pastors said they would not require baptism.
"Baptism is always an important question for a denomination that values baptism so much that the word 'Baptist' is included in their name," said Ed Stetzer director of LifeWay Research. "The results here are interesting. First, there is a small percentage of SBC churches that do not accept the baptism from other SBC (or like-belief) churches. Second, more than one-fourth of SBC pastors indicate they would receive into membership someone baptized in a church that does not believe in eternal security, possibly including such churches as a Free Will Baptist or an Assemblies of God church.
"Finally, and I am guessing most surprising, one-eighth indicate their church would accept a baptism from churches that believe baptism is required for salvation, possibly including such churches as a Church of Christ," he said.
'Southern' in the 'Southern Baptist Convention'
Among Southern Baptist pastors, 7 percent strongly agreed – and another 20 percent somewhat agreed – with the statement, "Having the name 'Southern' in the 'Southern Baptist Convention' is a hindrance to the work of SBC churches." Forty-one percent strongly disagreed with the statement while 27 percent somewhat disagreed and 5 percent "don't know."
To further clarify opinions on the denomination's name, Southern Baptist pastors were also asked their level of agreement with the statement, "Having the name 'Southern' in the 'Southern Baptist Convention' is a hindrance to the work of SBC churches outside of the South." As the focus shifted to Southern Baptist congregations outside the convention's historic strongholds, 16 percent of Southern Baptist pastors strongly agreed and 26 percent somewhat agreed, while 29 percent strongly disagreed and 21 percent somewhat disagreed. The remaining 9 percent "don't know."
Who makes decisions
In churches with average primary worship attendance of 250 or more, 8 percent identified "staff-led," compared to 2 percent in churches under 250 in attendance. By the same token, only 24 percent of churches with average primary worship attendance of 250 or more identified "congregation-led" as the primary decision-making process, compared to 45 percent of churches under 250 in attendance.
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Every year, craft distilleries are popping up around the country and the world. California, more specifically L.A., is a newbie when it comes to distilling booze but has made a giant leap forward the last few years with changes in California legislation. Cali is now producing state-of-the-art and eco-friendly distilleries with interactive tasting rooms and a huge selection of spirits. If you're a spirits connoisseur looking for modern single malt whiskey, aromatic gin, organic vodka, or new school rum, California is worth checking out.
Greenbar is located in the heart of downtown L.A. They are L.A.'s first distillery since Prohibition and represent the world's largest portfolio of organic, handcrafted spirits, including organic bitters, rums, liqueurs, tequila, whiskey, gin and vodkas. When husband-and-wife team Melkon and Litty began making spirits in 2004, they used conventional spirits and local, hand-processed produce. By being efficient and careful in the manufacturing process and planting one tree for every bottle sold, Greenbar helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The environment also benefits because the company uses lightweight bottles and 100 percent recycled labels. Greenbar offers distillery tours, unique skybox tastings, and cocktail classes for all their products.
Young State America (YSA), the second distillery in the City of L.A. and SoCal's sole vodka-only distillery, operates out of a loft in the Arts District. Their vodka, Loft & Bear, is distilled by Paul Ryan, one of the youngest commercial distillery owners in the country. Their ultra-premium vodka is made in small batches. YSA characterizes its vodka by its rich, sweet aroma and silky-smooth mouth feel. Vodka is often marked as flavorless, but Ryan and Young State America claim the use of soft winter wheat grains, like commercial brands Svedka and Grey Goose, to give their vodka a distinct flavor that is light and clean and versatile for all sippers. They have a 'Distill.Drink.Donate' program in downtown L.A., which donates five percent of their profits to PATH, an organization created to end homelessness and provide support for distressed families, veterans' affairs, human services, etc.
Lost Spirits is a special boutique distillery located in Salinas, Monterey County. The distillery is run by Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta. Most of the distillery lies outside and resembles a theme park with various equipment and stills on the grounds. Several years back, they ran a distillery in Spain that produced Obsello absinthe and Port of Barcelona Gin. They also produced a unique agave-based brandy or a single malt with California Island Peat aged in sherry-soaked Hungarian oak. Today, they make peated whiskey and Navy Style rum. The rare whiskey they produce has attracted bourbon nerds from across the country to get a taste. The rums come in small batches and include a Navy-style rum, Cuban-style rum, Colonial American-style rum, and Polynesian-style rum, all at high proof. Their Navy Style rum, with the kick of Navy Strength proof, is loaded with caramel and banana flavors.
St. George Spirits is located in Alameda in Northern California. Originally started as an eau-de-vie operation making brandy and liqueur, St. George gradually expanded over time. Ushering in a reinvention for St. George, the Terroir Gin, which is very aromatic, seeks to emulate the feel of Mt. Tamalpais with its rare wok-roasted coriander botanicals. Under the guidance of master distiller Lance Winters, now you can enjoy everything from single malt American whiskey and pear brandy to a chicory-infused coffee liqueur and four types of gin. Their single malt whiskey is described as bright and peachy. Sourcing citrus and flowers from California growers, St. George Spirits first launched their groundbreaking vodka, Hangar One, in 2002, which was named for the distillery's home, a former naval airplane hangar in Alameda. In 2010, the Hangar One brand was sold to NJ-based Proximo Spirits, which opened a new Hangar One distillery next to St. George Spirits in 2015. St. George Spirits offers impressive distillery tastings and tours, which can encompass a full day. The distillery recommends taking the San Francisco ferry to Alameda and then biking or walking to the distillery on a Saturday or Sunday.
Spirit Works is located in Sebastopol in Northern California. Behind husband-and-wife team Timo and Ashby, the Spirit Works brand has adopted the 'grain to grass' philosophy, meaning that they're in control of every step of the distillation process. They produce a sloe gin that is described as well balanced with subtle tart notes to counteract the sweetness. It's low in alcohol but high in flavor. Though it's not widely recognized in the U.S., sloe gin is a classic in England. It's made by steeping sloe berries, which are actually a type of tiny plum, and sugar with the alcohol to produce a gin with tastes of cranberries and currants. Spirit Works Distillery recently released its first whiskeys, a straight wheat and straight rye whiskey, to stores and bars throughout California and select states in 2016. They offer tours and full tastings of their spirits.


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AN EVOLUTIONARY SHIP
A conversation with Captain Evans Hoyt of Norwegian Breakaway.
Richard H. Wagner
"Norwegian has never focused on gimmicks," says Captain Evans Hoyt of Norwegian Breakaway. "It is not about any bell and whistle that only a fraction of your people would experience, a hook to draw you in. [Breakaway] is about an evolutionary step down a road that we have already traveled in terms of the focus on the entertainment and dining options. The things that have been added to enhance [the cruise] experience are things that everybody is going to experience. It essentially is a further refinement of the Freestyle concept, which most all cruise lines are going towards even if they have to call it something different. This is the next step."
Breakaway's immediate predecessor was Norwegian Epic, a ship that, along with Royal Caribbean's Oasis class ships, has created a new model for cruising. Under the traditional model, an evening on a cruise ship revolved around dinner in the main dining room and a show in the ship's theater. Norwegian put a crack in this model when it gave guests a number of quality choices as to when and where to dine. Epic, in the vanguard of this new generation of cruise ships, also gave guests a number of quality choices as to their evening's entertainment.
"We're getting further and further away from the ocean liner concept of transportation with a little extra on the side. If you are going to get away from first and second seating [dining], the next obvious step beyond that is to get away from the main theater show that you are locked into."
Breakaway, however, is not a mere clone of Epic. "The Breakaway owes a lot of her innovation directly from what we got from Epic. We had a lot of really bright people taking this new experience that we had put together and saying, how do we make it better? That evolution, taking everything we learned from Epic design and bringing [it] together, that works really nicely."
Perhaps the most notable innovation on Breakaway that is beyond Epic is The Waterfront, a broad outdoor promenade along Breakaway's sides and stern. Outdoor promenades date back to the days of the great ocean liners but The Waterfront differs from those of the past in that there are restaurants and bars with outdoor seating along the promenade. There is also greater access to the ship's interior which has the effect of opening out the ship's public space.
"For me, the promenade is a great idea. During the inaugural cruises one of the industry folks I was talking to said from now on everybody is going to have to do something like this. I think he is probably right. It has worked out very well for us. Of course, one of our concerns right from the get go was how is she going to react with the winds across her deck. The baffles work quite well. [The restaurants] can still be used in many different wind conditions. That whole concept of looking outward to the sea rather than inward to a central mall, being a mariner and a traditionalist, I like that approach. It is almost back to the days of a more aesthetic pace and open promenade decks."
The atmosphere of the two ships is also somewhat different. Epic is a bigger ship with large spaces. "Although [Breakaway] is a big ship with a fair number of people on it, the way the spaces are put together, it seems like it creates more intimate spaces. You go into the Taste or Savor restaurants, they are main restaurants, but each alcove is its own small area. You don't have this feel like you are in a big hall. Whereas we celebrate that feeling in the Manhattan Restaurant where you are creating more of an event atmosphere."
While Norwegian has had colorful murals on the sides of its ships for years, Breakaway is the only ship in the world to be signed by a world famous artist. Peter Max created the artwork that appears on Breakaway's hull. A special team was formed to put the design on the ship's sides. The colors that Max had used in his design were not available in off-the-shelf marine paint so the team had to mix colors. In addition, the team had to transfer Max's design to the hull in the correct proportions. "A lot went into it."
Since then "Peter has been quite in evidence. I don't know about last Sunday [the day the ship is in New York] but every other Sunday before that he has come down aboard and been in the atrium."
Breakaway also gets high marks from a mariner's standpoint. "She is a good looking ship, she handles well and she is well put together."
She was built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Pappenberg, Germany, Norwegian Cruise Line has "had a long relationship with Meyer Werft. There was a desire on the part of Meyer Werft and a desire on our part to rekindle that partnership that we had had very successfully through the Jewel class ships. They have great pride at Meyer Werft and they are very concerned whether you are finally happy with the production at many levels. For me, I am quite happy."
From a nautical standpoint, the ship exceeds her predecessors. "In terms of integration of systems this is far advanced from anything I've seen in our fleet and I think anything out there. She is constructed to the Safe Return to Port protocols, which gives us a lot of added redundancy, not only in systems but in design survivability. That is a big step forward."
"There were innovations in the hull shape. They redesigned the bulbous bow area. Part of that was optimizing the water flow for particular speeds."
"One of the things that we haven't had before [relates to] the bow thrusters." Bow thrusters help to maneuver the ship while docking. Propellers housed in tunnels that are cut through the bow of the ship push the front end of the ship sideways. However, since the hull is not shaped to go sideways, water builds up against the side of the hull causing resistance. With Breakaway, the designers put in "three bow thrusters and then they put a fourth tunnel in, an open tunnel. What they suggested was that this would enhance the response of the thrusters, this extra place where the water could flow through where you normally get jammed up against the water pressure. It appears to be true because she does respond very well to the thrusters and I think that is part of it."
Like Norwegian's Dawn class and Jewel class ships, Breakaway has an azipod propulsion system. However, here too there has been an evolution. "The pods [are] the latest generation from ABB and they have a different shape. They managed to streamline them and they are smaller. There is a cross piece on the back [for better] water flow. These all seem to have enhanced thrust and gained improved flow." The result is a more efficient design that requires less power to move through the water. "A green ship is also a less expensive ship to operate."
The last ships built for Norwegian by Meyer Werft, the Jewel class, are among the fastest cruise ships in service. (see article). Beyond just being cool, having the ability to do 25-plus knots has practical uses. The Jewel class ships use their speed to get to the warm weather from cold weather ports such as New York more quickly and in avoiding bad weather. Nonetheless, it was decided not to build Breakaway as a high speed cruise ship.
"She doesn't have the same kind of speed as the Jewel class. But when you look at the size of her, the fuel consumption that she would have to have to do that would be enormous. [Furthermore,] the cost of fuel from the time the Jewel class ships were conceived and today [has skyrocketed]. And it is not necessarily an economic environment where you can pass that cost on to the consumer. The focus is really on the economies of fuel. The idea is that the ship has to be sustainable for the long term."
While Breakaway's New York to Bermuda cruises do not require great speed, the itinerary does require the ship to be very maneuverable. In New York, Breakaway docks at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal. These piers were originally built in the 1930s for the Normandie and the Queen Mary, ships that were just over half the size of Breakaway. In addition, ships entering or exiting these berths have to make a 90 degree turn across the river's powerful current.
"It is a challenging maneuver for any of our ships and this one takes up the greater part of the basin. She is a podded ship and she handles well with the thrusters. So far, we have had tugs [standing by] a couple of times. Neither time did we actually use them to push but we had them if needed. Kind of a belt and suspenders approach."
In Bermuda, the island is surrounded by coral reefs. "Before a ship like this comes into Bermuda, you have to go through simulator evaluations with the Bermuda pilots and they decide whether the ship is going to be able to come in and what wind restrictions you are going to have She behaved so well in the simulator there was some suspicion about the quality of the model. In fact, she handles well."
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China March foreign trade data released yesterday, exports data surged 18.7% year on year, as for the first time in nine months.
China's import and export improved significantly in March and beat market expectations. After the data release, the Australian dollar rose, LME copper-zinc and other international commodities rose nearly 1%. The rebound in exports is mainly due to improvement in the global economy, the RMB exchange rate fell and the base effect, mainly due to improved import and domestic economy improved commodity prices. Since the Chinese economy to pick up, the overall stability of the global economy, China and the global shift resulted in a trade surplus narrowed, but it is benign, the economy is expected to continue to support the yuan to the good.
Sharp rebound in exports is mainly due to improvement in the global economy, the RMB exchange rate fell and base effect. First, in March some improvement in the global economy, March JPMorgan global manufacturing PMI 50.5, up 0.5 percentage points from February, March BDI index rebounded sharply, PMI new export orders also rose significantly, the global economy and trade show activity has been heating up. Second, because of the weak US dollar, the yuan in March fell against a basket of currencies, in favor of export recovery. Finally, in March 2015 lower (-14.6%) base also export data to support the formation in March.
As a professional China nonwoven medical products supplier and exporter, we always have confidence in our goods and the foreign trade situation. We will do our best to become one of the best China surgical mask manufactrurers and China disposable suit manufacturers.


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After Mom's Sudden Death, Friends Unite To Collect Donated Breast Milk For Baby
California mom-of-five Liz Marquez was determined to breastfeed her preemie son Brixton until he was at least a year old, her friend Kristina Pulistar told The Huffington Post. So after Liz died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest when Brixton was only 5 months old, her fellow moms banded together to collect breast milk for baby Brixton.
Thirty-two-year-old Liz Marquez suffered a heart attack on December 7 and entered a coma. After eight days, she was declared brain dead, and her family made the heart-wrenching decision to remove her from life support.
"My first thoughts went to the children," Kristina said, recalling the moment she learned her friend was comatose. The two moms bonded through their local babywearing group, where Kristina learned of Liz's resolve to breastfeed baby Brixton for a full year. "I just had a feeling inside of me that I needed to help."
Liz and Brixton on the banner for the Milk for Brixton Project page
With the support of the Marquez family, Kristina launched the Milk for Brixton Project to spread the word and collect breast milk donations. Liz's husband Brian Marquez told NormalizeBreastfeeding.org, "I know how important it was to my wife that our child be purely breastfed for at least one year. I feel it's part of my commitment to carry that goal out for my wife."
The Milk for Brixton Project went viral with the help of Vanessa Simmons, a breastfeeding advocate and photographer who interviewed the family and shared their call for donations on her popular blog Normalize Breastfeeding.
Operating through email and a closed Facebook group, the campaign organizers received over 4,500 ounces of milk and are closing donations for the time being to let Brixton catch up with the supply and avoid waste.
"The response has been unbelievable!" Kristina told The Huffington Post. The Milk for Brixton Project has received contributions of milk, money, and other resources from countless companies and individuals, including actress Alyssa Milano who donated gas cards for the breast milk transporters.
While Kristina's initial goal was simply "to feed the baby what his mom wanted him to have," the overwhelming response has inspired her to expand on the campaign. "I'd like to put together an organization to help get donor milk to infants who have lost their mother," she said. "I would even like to help infants who have mothers with illnesses that prevent them from being breastfed. I want to make a difference and normalize donor milk sharing!"
Whatever direction her work takes, Kristina will always keep in mind the woman who inspired the Milk for Brixton Project. "Liz was an amazing woman and mother. Her children were her world," she said, adding, "She always held them close and did everything for them."
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Home » Betting Info » Do Bookies ban winning accounts?
Have you ever heard the expression, 'you never see a poor bookie'? Well, there are 2 main reasons for that. Firstly, its because you never see any poor professional. Have you ever seen a poor accountant, solicitor or stock broker? There are poor accountants etc, but if they don't earn enough they just go bankrupt and go in to another profession.
There have been at least 2 high profile bookmakers that have gone under that I know of. First there was Premierbet.com. That was way back in 2007. I remember that well because I had a large withdrawal pending which never got paid. Premierbets problem was that they offered too good odds on some markets and when a series of results went against them, they ran out of money. Read more here.
The other bookmaker was Canbet in 2013. I stopped using them a while before they went bust but I knew something was wrong when they were offering some ridiculous bonuses.
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Stan James closed my account after a long winning streak. At first they limited my stakes but in the end they closed my account. Its harder to get your account closed at other places though. Stan James are a bit slow in updating their odds so people like me, bet on them when they are best price when everyone else has dropped their odds. Its a bit stupid of them and unless they change that policy, they'll be a poor bookie. Bettors like me do provide liquidity and help balance the books. Limiting stakes is the way to manage winning accounts not outright banning.
I got another notice from Skybet by winning too much. I suspected that they were going to do something like that when they restricted my special bets to £1.
I am no longer eligible for certain perk such as free bet club or the best odds guarantee. Guess its them banning me without banning me.
After a recent review by our trading team, it has been decided that this account requires tighter liability management. Unfortunately this means the account will no longer be eligible for any of our free bet promotions (including Sky Bet Club and Money Back refunds).
In addition, from this point forward any bets placed will no longer apply for Best Odds Guaranteed and will be settled at the price option taken upon placement.
So bookmakers do close winning accounts but tend not to. Most sensible bookies just limit accounts. I've heard some big gamblers call Bet365 Bet £3.65 due to their stakes getting limited so much but thats the way to run a sports book. Banning accounts is just stupid.
Use the bonus code FD200 upon your first deposit to 10Bet and you will be awarded a 50% welcome bonus up to £200 (or your currency equivalent).
The bonus is released upon a one-time deposit wager, after which both the deposit and bonus amount must be rolled over 5 times on sports bets prior to cashing-out any winnings, otherwise – any bonus or winnings will be forfeited. Only settled bets can count for the bonus roll-over.
All bets for the release and roll-over of the bonus must be on odds of at least 3/5 (1.60). Accumulator bets with total odds of at least 3/5 (1.60) also count for the bonus. Single bets placed on any type of handicap (except 3 Way Handicap), Forecast/Tricast or Over/Under markets do not contribute to the release and roll-over of the bonus. Non-qualifying bets can be placed, but such do not count for the bonus.
Customers who deposit via Skrill or Neteller are not eligible for this bonus.
The bonus receive and roll-over requirements must be met within 90 days from the initial deposit, otherwise – any funds held in your bonus balance will be forfeited.
Each bet you place will contribute with a maximum of 50% of your bonus amount towards fulfilling the rollover requirements. For example, if your bonus is £100, the maximum amount each bet can contribute towards the rollover requirements with is £50.
They closed my account ,the same way …i just had two small winings ,and i made not more than 10 bets with them ,but very soon they closed my account .
Ugh ugh, Just received my Your account is closed email from Stan James….They have actually made more money out of me than I have received in winning bets…Ah well, plenty of others seem happy with my business. Didn't like their insistence on continually having to run to my bank every day, I really don't need my bank to know all about my betting behaviour , I prefer to manage it myself on the bookie's online account.


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How will big data change insurance?
The systematic collection and treatment of large amounts of (private) digital data is transforming the insurance industry, raising new legal issues for policymakers along the way. From health to car insurance, EURACTIV.com provides an overview of the challenges and regulatory initiatives at European level.
This week, EURACTIV reports from Barcelona's World Mobile Congress on the latest developments on 5G and broadband.
Insurers are the largest institutional investors in Europe. However, the sector continues to reflect the broader fragmentation of the EU market for financial services.
Andrus Ansip, the European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, says he will launch a new digital strategy this Spring, including milestones and methods for monitoring progress in the member states.
A boom in payment-enabled smartphone manufacture and the entry of key phone and finance players into the mobile wallets market has made 2014 a watershed year, as the tide turns against the future use of cash.


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Paul Hoffman ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Paul Hoffman (Basketballspieler) (1925–1998), US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler
 Paul Hoffman (Ruderer) (* 1946), US-amerikanischer Ruderer
 Paul Hoffman (Philosoph) (1952–2010), US-amerikanischer Philosoph (UC Riverside)
 Paul Hoffman (Autor, 1953) (* 1953), englischer Autor und Drehbuchautor
 Paul Hoffman (Gewichtheber) (* 1955), eswatinischer Gewichtheber
 Paul Hoffman (Autor, 1956) (* 1956), US-amerikanischer Autor und Fernsehmoderator
 Paul F. Hoffman (* 1941), kanadischer Geologe und Hochschullehrer
 Paul G. Hoffman (1891–1974), US-amerikanischer Manager

Siehe auch:
 Paul Hoffmann
 Paul Hofmann


Aeration Reduces Pond Muck Not only is muck unpleasant to see or feel between your toes, but it can also give your pond a bad odor and provide habitat for leeches. Aeration combats muck and by increasing the dissolved oxygen and circulating the water, encouraging the colonization of beneficial aerobic bacteria that can consume, reduce and prevent muck build-up.
Aeration Improves Water Quality Muck accumulates not only in the bottom of the pond but can also be suspended throughout the water body giving your pond a murky appearance. By reducing muck and excess nutrients, increasing oxygen, and circulating the water, you will improve your water quality and clarity.
Aeration Boosts Dissolved Oxygen Without oxygen, your pond will go into an anaerobic state. Anaerobic bacteria are not as efficient at breaking down organic material as their aerobic counterparts and produce gas, giving the pond a rotten egg smell. Incorporating aeration into the pond increases the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water, keeping your pond functioning as a healthy aerobic system.
Aeration Eliminates the Thermocline Aeration circulates and mixes water to eliminate stratified layers of warmer, surface water and the colder, deeper water, to create an oxygen rich environment throughout your pond.
Aeration Protects Fish Harmful gas is often trapped under ice when your pond freezes or is brought up from your pond's bottom during spring and fall turnover. If enough oxygen is displaced your fish will suffocate. Aeration assists in the release of gas leaving more oxygen available for your fish.


The aim of my thesis is to design and control a 1 degree of freedom mechatronical system. This system consists of a DC motor and a flexible metal beam that is attached to the motor shaft. The shaft of motor can be positioned using an encoder but the vibration of the tip can cause a lot of problems so it needs to be damped.
I use a gyroscope ( MPU6050 ) to measure the deflection angle of the tip of the beam and I utilize a PID controller to reduce the vibration of the manipulator. I also implement a Kalman filter to filter the noisy measurement data from the gyroscope. There are two programs that perform the controlling exercise, one of them runs on Arduino and the other in Matlab simultaneously and communicate through serial port.
The thesis consists of three main parts: the deriving of the dynamical equations of the manipulator and the simulations with this model, the design and build of the mechanical and electric parts of the manipulator and the design of the control algorithm.


This article is about church councils held before the First Council of Nicaea. For church councils in general, see synod.
Church councils are formal meetings of bishops and representatives of several churches who are brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline. The meetings may be of a single ecclesiastical community or may involve an ecclesiastical province, a nation or other civil region, or the whole Church. Some of those convoked from the Church as a whole have been recognized as ecumenical councils and are considered particularly authoritative. The first ecumenical council is that of Nicaea, called by the Emperor Constantine in 325.
Pre-ecumenical councils, those earlier than AD 325, were mostly local or provincial. Some, held in the second half of the 3rd century, involved more than one province. The sui generis Council of Jerusalem was a meeting, described in the Bible in Acts 15 and possibly in Galatians 2, of the apostles and elders of the local Church in Jerusalem.
The Acts of the Apostles records, without using for it the term "council" or "synod", what has been called the Council of Jerusalem: to respond to a consultation by Paul of Tarsus, the apostles and elders of the Church in Jerusalem met to address the question of observance of biblical law in the early Christian community, which included Gentile converts. This is the only such meeting recorded in the New Testament, and may be referred to also in the Epistle to the Galatians. This meeting of the Church in Jerusalem was not a gathering of representatives coming from all areas, like an ecumenical council. It is called the Apostolic Council, because of the participation in it of the apostles. This gives it a character different from the normal pre-ecumenical church councils. It took place around the year 50.
Such councils began to appear only in the middle of the 2nd century, at first at local level, but from 175 onward they involved several communities together, with such activity particularly marked in Italy and Asia Minor. At the end of that century, it became the practice to inform other communities of the decisions taken at such assemblies. In the 3rd century, the meetings began to be held at regular intervals, a custom that appeared first in the Roman province of Africa. In the second half of that century, councils were held at Antioch that gathered representatives of Christianity throughout the Middle East, from the Black Sea to Egypt. These were a prelude to the holding of the first assembly of all bishops, the First Council of Nicaea, the event that marked the end of the period of the ancient pre-ecumenical councils.
The earliest known church councils were held in Asia Minor in the mid-2nd century. They condemned Montanism. One of these was held at Hierapolis, presided over by the local bishop, Apollinaris Claudius, and attended by 26 other bishops. Another council of 13 bishops was held at Anchialus under the presidency of Bishop Sotas.
In 193, a series of councils was held in Palestine, Pontus and Osrhoene in the east, and in Rome and Gaul in the west concerning Quartodecimanism. They all condemned the practice in the Roman province of Asia (Western Anatolia), where Easter was celebrated at the Passover full moon rather than on the following Sunday. Victor, Bishop of Rome, who presided over the council in Rome, communicated its decision to Polycrates of Ephesus and the churches of the Roman province of Asia, asking Polycrates to convoke a council of the bishops of the province. Accordingly, Polycrates held at Ephesus within the same year the requested synod, which rejected Victor's demand that they change their paschal tradition.
The Synod of Elvira (southern Spain) laid down common rules to be observed by all the bishops of the area, rules almost entirely concerned with the conduct of various elements of the Christian community. Sanctions include long delays before baptism, exclusion from the Eucharist for periods of months or years, or indefinitely, sometimes with an exception for the death-bed, though this is also specifically excluded in some cases. Periods of penance, often for sexual offenses, extend to five or 10 years. Its canon 33 enjoined complete continence upon all clerics, married or not, and all who minister at the altar.
The Synod of Ancyra (modern Ankara) laid down rules about the penances to be performed by Christians who had lapsed during the persecutions (canons 1–8). It allowed marriage for deacons who before ordination had declared their inability to remain unmarried (canon 9). It forbade chorepiscopi (clergy in country parts who were of lower rank than the bishops of cities) to ordain deacons or priests.
Chorepiscopi seem to have been able to participate in councils on a par with bishops: they are mentioned in relation to the Council of Neocaesarea in 314 and even in two of the earliest ecumenical councils (325 and 431), but the office was abolished before 451, when the Council of Chalcedon was held.
From the mid-3rd century, mention is made of participation by others, at first in Africa, where Cyprian had at his councils in Carthage not only bishops but also priests and deacons and, in addition, laymen in good standing, as was expected of him also in the letters sent to him from Rome; but as he sometimes speaks of the bishops alone as participants, it is likely that the right to a deciding vote was restricted to them. Participation by clergy other than bishops is mentioned also in relation to councils held at Antioch in 264 or 265 and in 269, in two Councils of Arabia (246-247) and in the Council of Elvira (306). Sometimes priests as well as bishops signed the acts, but one such document (of 448) indicates that they signed without having had a voice in the council's decisions.
^ Trent C. Butler (editor), Holman Bible Dictionary (Holman Bible Publishers 1991 ISBN 978-1-55819053-5), "Apostolic Council"
^ Encyclopædia Britannica: "Council of Jerusalem (Christian history)"


We are participating in Career Connections! The goal of this program is to provide connections between classroom learning and future career possibilities. Throughout the school year, students will participate in a number of Career Exploration activities. These will include field trips, guests speakers from local businesses and exercises completed on Naviance and much more! See the attached file at the bottom of the page for more information.
In an effort to serve young people with disabilities, Mapleton Local Schools is continually in the process of locating and evaluating children from birth to 21 years of age who are suspected as having a disability. Disabilities may include developmental delays, health impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Individuals may contact local school districts about children who may have a disability and may be eligible for special education services. District superintendents have information available about special education policies and procedures in each building by contacting the building principal. If you have questions about the above-mentioned process, please call Morgan Lengacher, Director of Special Education, at 419-945-2188 ext. 8182 or Shelby Ortiz, Curriculum Director, at 419-945-2188 ext. 8180.
By law, public schools must inform parents and eligible students of their rights to consider application to the Ohio Department of Education's Autism Scholarship (for students identified with autism) and the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program (for students identified with an educational disability other than autism). These scholarship programs offer parents and eligible students a choice to seek educational services from an approved provider rather than their home school district.
Additional information may be obtained at http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships.
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Joan Holloway is about to get yet another close-up, but this time it's on… Bravo? EW has learned exclusively that sultry Mad Men star Christina Hendricks and her actor husband Geoffrey Arend — who will be starring alongside Dana Delaney in ABC's medical drama Body of Proof when it premieres March 29 — recently taped the second episode of Top Chef Masters' upcoming third season.
For this third season of Masters, Bravo has announced that former host Kelly Choi will be replaced with Australian celebrity chef and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Curtis Stone. The network has yet to announce the show's premiere date or celebrity contestants.