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this is for lic. riders only, TMGP and or CMRA lic. will be accepted.
This is the benefit day for Ethan Gillim at OHR. The katy round 4 race has been canceled due to the wet weather.
$60 for the day with Food included.
I'll keep my freedom, my guns and my money and you can keep The Change!
if all you have is a TMGP lic can you ride a big bike aswell out there?
Yes, a license in TMGP will be ok. Just wanna be safe.
OK, no problem. I will do my best to gather as many lic. Guys for the day as possible. Big bikes as well as the minis correct? I am not lic. By the CMRA but, I am lic by TMGP as well as an instructor for LSTD, will that suffice for me to ride the big bike at least?
I originally said that I wanted licensed riders for safety reasons. Now, since we will not have a med unit I think it is definitely safer. Sorry but I don't want a serious injury resulting from a fund raiser. It would take the fun out of it!
Actually no one has officially signed up for the event. Because of this I am making some changes. There will not be an ambulance because the cost is $800.00 and I can't be sure that we will have enough money to pay them and still make money for the fund, which was my ultimate goal. There will still be corner workers and we can just call an ambulance if needed. I am only going to plan on feeding about 75 people first come first serve. I hope twice that many show up but you just never know. I hope you do show up but it would help if you post up on the web site and when you do start a new topic letting me know that you are coming and others will see it. That may help stir some interest. Thanks alot James.
Aaron, it's not looking good for the Katy TMGP race next weekend. We have posted up on motohouston.com to help get people out to support the cause. How many people have signed up so far and, how many openings are there?
If the race is a no go, there will probably be 4-6 of us head up for the trackday.
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Don't forget to fill out the registration form. I think you have to have it submitted by Thursday.
There are couple of questions.
I don't have a proof of license from TMGP (they didn't bring license to Denton last time).
Do you think that'll be a problem?
James said it's $60, but the form said it's $100.
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Rick - Slightly subject to change. Just have to put in more time this week.
Nutmegchoi - Still has not figured out how to do a Roll Call.
I take it this is going to be a benifit / track day and no CMRA sprints etc... Correct?
It is just a track day.
I would call someone from TMGP and get something setup.
The price is $60. It has been reduced since the form was made.
P.S. Anybody have room for me and Sandy?
Maybe we can rent a trailer for a day or so?
i am about to email Aaron Gore, i'll ask him for you!


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Industry News 2 Teens Charged With Burning Down Stratford's American Shakespeare Theatre
By Olivia Clement
The Connecticut venue burned down in the early hours of the morning January 13.
Damage following a fire at Stratford's American Shakespeare Festival Theatre NBC Connecticut
Two Connecticut teenagers, aged 17 and 18, have been charged with setting fire to the American Shakespeare Theatre, according to the Associated Press. As previously reported, the historic and cultural landmark in Stratford, Connecticut, burned to the ground January 13.
The building, which had not been in use as an active theatre for several years, was unoccupied at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The names of the teenagers charged were not released because both were juveniles at the time of the incident.
The American Shakespeare Theatre opened in 1955, developed by playwright Lawrence Langer, Lincoln Kirstein, and Joseph Verner Reed (who eventually served as executive producer). It would go on to house such performers as Katharine Hepburn, James Earl Jones, Ed Asner, and Barbara Barrie.
The American Shakespeare Festival worked out of the theatre until 1982 before the state took ownership the following year.
Kelli O'Hara-Led The King and I, West End's Kinky Boots, More Heading to PBS' Great Performances
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The fundamental purpose of the Clinical Research Platform (CRP) is to create the infrastructure that will support clinical research at hospitals that can promote the population's health and well-being, through the management of patient-based clinical research, consolidating clinical trials without commercial interest and boosting privately-promoted clinical studies in the search for excellence in both fields.
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The Clinical Research Unit is also responsible for coordinating and monitoring clinical trials and other clinical research studies, mainly of an independent nature, as well as providing support for those services that need assistance due to lack of personnel. For this purpose, the Biodonostia HRI coordinates the personnel involved in the clinical trials at our hospital, setting a common objective for Monitors, Study coordinators y Data Managers: to safeguard the rights and safety of patients taking part in a clinical trial to improve their care and quality of life as far as possible.
Through this Unit, the Institute offers advice and support in matters related to regulation and processing, economic aspects, medication management and performance of the clinical trial.
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The Unit is located on the ground floor of the Biodonostia HRI and is equipped with facilities to support the clinical research, a meeting room, a room for drawing samples for the patients taking part in the clinical trials, and a centralised sample collection point/laboratory.
To increase the volume and quality of clinical trials activity, in line with the R+D+i plan.
To promote the transfer of the results from clinical research to clinical practice, which will have an effect on the innovation and quality of healthcare.
To increase clinical trials research without commercial interest, whether promoted by Health System researchers or by external bodies.
To carry out smooth and efficient management based on optimising the time and procedures involved in setting up a clinical trial.
To foster transparency in the flow of information related to the clinical study.
To develop all clinical studies in accordance with international guidelines on ethical and scientific quality – Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
The Unit offers advice and support in aspects related to protocol design, DCL and Patient Information Sheet (PIS), regulatory and processing aspects, economic matters, medication management, performance of the trial and data management. The advice and support offered includes aspects that are the promoter's responsibility and also particularly specialized aspects such as those related to documentation, filing, monitoring and follow-up of clinical trials.
Support in protocol design, DCL, PIS and implementation of different clinical studies.
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Advice, management and support in the preparation and follow-up of administrative documentation associated with the project.
Coordination and follow-up of approvals and implementation of the Study (logistics and operations).
Advice on medication management and on performing the clinical trial (selection of CRO).
Advice on the management of contracts with suppliers.
Management of the Clinical Trials documentation files.
Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) Studies.
The Unit's support will depend on the resources available at any given time, and the promoters will have to guarantee the clinical trial's viability, having suitably funded resources. Advice and support will be prioritised according to the type of promoter, the complexity of the design and the performance of the trial, the objectives, number of centres involved, and the difficulty its development entails.
Support for independent clinical trials will be given using the resources granted to the head researcher for these services in public aid schemes or through other sources, and will be formalised in a service provision agreement according to the set internal rates, which will be updated periodically. Support services provision agreements may also be formalised with private promoters, based on the corresponding external rates.
To speed up the process of setting up a clinical trial or an observational study, we offer the chance to start processing the contract at the same time as it is assessed by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (CREC).
The Biodonostia HRI deals with the contracts' processing when only the Donostia University Hospital takes part from the entire Basque Country. In cases in which there is more than one centre in the Basque Country, all the processing will be centralised at the Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research (BIOEF).
For each type of contract, the documents listed in this section will be required. Said documents must be submitted by the Promoter of the study and their submission will be mandatory for signing of the contract.
Models for carrying out clinical studies in Donostialdea IHO (San Sebastian University Hospital and Primary Healthcare Centres belonging to the Donostialdea Integrated Health Organisation) and the Gipuzkoa Mental Healthcare Network contracts.
Rates valid for management of the contract at public centres in the Basque Autonomous Community for all clinical trials carried out.
A single invoice will be issued per study and the amount will vary according to the type of study and number of participating centres, according to the list of rates.
General clinical trial information, with a description of the objectives and the personnel.
Option to view the trial documents (protocol, approvals, financial monitoring spreadsheet, etc.).
Details of the Promoter and the CRO.
Possibility to register patients and monitor them.
Most representative dates (approval by AEMPS, by CREC and signing of contract).
Invoicing of the amounts corresponding to each clinical study.
Answering researchers and promoters' queries.
To make it easier for the head researchers to see the costs and income generated by the clinical studies and trials, they can use a very useful tool with web access which will make all the financial information available to them.
To do so, they can allocate the funds obtained by the clinical studies for that purpose.
The Clinical Research Unit, in collaboration with the Human Resources Unit at the Biodonostia HRI, will be responsible for advising on the selection process management. Any researchers who are interested in these processes should contact the Unit.
Ioana Riaño Fernández, Ph. D.


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Хведчин Юрій Йосипович (, місто  Мости) — Науковий діяч.

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Народився 8 січня 1936 року у м. Мості Гродненського повіту Польщі (сьогодні м. Мости Гродненської області) Білорусії.

Навчався у 1953–1958 рр. в УПІ ім Івана Федорова.

Захистів кандидатських дисертацію на тему «Дослідження фарбоподаючої групи машин високого і офсетного друку» у 1971 році.

На викладацькій роботі з 1969 року.

Автор понад 135 наукових та навчально-методичних публікацій, у тому числі 2-х підручників та 3-х навчальних посібників з грифом МОН України, 2-х підручників з грифом УМО Російської Федерації.

Викладає дисципліни:
 «Технологія пакування та зберігання пакування ПРОДУКТІВ»
 «Пакувальне обладнання»
 «Нові технології у пакувальній промисловості»

Напрям наукової діяльності: розрахунок машин й механізмів брошурувально-палітурного устаткування; Дослідження матеріаломісткості тари й упаковки.

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Exhibition: "The Sixth Centenary Festival of Dante"
In May of 1865, the city of Florence honored the 600th birthday of Dante Alighieri with a lavish three-day festival that included public celebrations of the author's works, concerts, and exhibitions. Our current spotlight exhibit displays some of the literary and commemorative publications released in conjunction with this important festival. Curated by Tracy Bergstrom, Curator, Zahm Dante and Early Italian Imprints Collection, the exhibit is open to the public 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, through December 18, 2015 in Special Collections, Hesburgh Library.


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Loosely translated as my life's destiny, أقدار عمري, is the inspiration behind this collaboration that emanates from imaging a modern Arab traveler who sets out on an odyssey throughout the Middle East, Europe and North America. His expeditions echo the journeys undertaken by his ancestors at the turn of the 13th century – the height of discovery and wandering. He returns a most educated traveler; having gained knowledge in the fusion of cultures, and a deep understanding of the intricacies of fabric making. Shooting the collection's look-book I couldn't help but feel a connection to the pieces. Therefore, in order to truly represent the inspiration behind this line, I chose my brother and myself as models to showcase my collaboration with Mini Cooper. Despite the fact that we are not models by profession, we are modern global citizens traveling the world in pursuit of new and exciting experiences. MINI FASHION – BEYOND NATIVE is Zaid Farouki's first foray into male ready-to-wear fashion design.


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Q: NLP as a Poisson Regression Problem? Suppose I encode the sequence to sequence dataset as a vector of integer $\{0,1\cdots N\}$ where $N$ is the maximun number of unique words in the dataset.
For example, I am planning to build a chatbot with inputs maximum of 8 words:

Q:Where can I buy these apples ?
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[8,19,23,5,76,10,2,0]
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A:At the market downtown $$
[44,7,12,90,0,0,0,0]
$$

Can I use multivariate Poisson Regression to fit the data such that when I inputted an unseen sentence

New Input: Where to buy apples ?
$$
[8,65,32,10,2,0,0,0]
$$
Output: At the market downtown $$
[44,7,12,90,0,0,0,0]
$$

Is there any violations in the conditions for using the MVP regression?

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I set off on my own, to get some painting in. My studio assistants were not amused, the walking boots going into the car meant they should be going.
Again it rained the whole way there, but stopped as I was getting my kit out of the car, giving me a moving inspiration of cloudy skies.
It rained, but I was ready with my umbrella saving my paint from being washed off my board. For all my biggest gripe with acrylics is how fast it dries, I had to treat it like oil paint and scrape off parts that weren't working as it wasn't drying much for the three hours I was out there.
I got this far and the sun came out.
If I hadn't been in need of my lunch and being completely chilled, I'd have started a different painting.


(Christian Churches [Disciples of Christ], International Convention; name changed 1968 to Christian Church [Disciples of Christ]). Am. religious body organized to restore primitive Christianity and to unite all Christians on the basis of the Bible alone.
1. Antecedents. Though the Disciples originated in Am., similar movements arose at ca. the same time in Scot., Ireland, Eng., and Wales. a. J. Locke* emphasized that Christians should unite on the basis of such teachings as the Holy Spirit has in Scripture declared, in express words, to be necessary for salvation. b. The Glassites (Glasites), founded by John Glass (Glas; 1695–1773), opposed connection of ch. with state and sought to conduct affairs of the ch. after the primitive Christian pattern; also known as Sandemanians (Robert Sandeman, 1718–71, son-in-law of Glass, modified teachings of the group). A similar movement was led by Robert Haldane (1764–1842; Cong. evangelist and author) and his brother, James Alexander Haldane (1768–1851; 1st Cong. cleric in Scot.). The chs. in these movements were often called Churches* of Christ. See also Scotland, Reformation in, 4.
a. T. Campbell* formed the Christian Association of Washington, Pennsylvania, 1809, and wrote Declaration and Address, regarded as the Magna Charta of the Disciples.
b. A. Campbell* joined his father Thomas 1810 and soon led the movement, headquarters at Brush Run, Pennsylvania; the Brush Run ch. joined the Redstone Bap. Assoc. of Pennsylvania 1813 and led a reform movement in the Bap. Ch.; as a result of disagreements, the Baps. excluded the followers of the Campbells, who repudiate the name Campbellites.
c. Chs. with the simple name "Christian" originated 1801 in the Cane Ridge Camp Meeting, Kentucky They adopted principles similar to those of the followers of the Campbells (emphasis on primitive Christianity, autonomy of the local cong., and the spiritual indep. and competence of the laity). By 1832 the Christian Churches under B. W. Stone* had merged with the main current of the Disciples.
d. The followers of the Campbells joined the Mahoning Bap. Assoc. 1823. W. Scott* (1796–1861) began his work in the Assoc. 1827; his formula for salvation: 1. faith (persuasion based on rational evidence); 2. repentance; 3. baptism by immersion; 4. remission of sins; 5. gift of the Holy Spirit and eternal life. He regarded the first three as within human power, the last two as works of God. The reform movement led to the separation bet. the followers of the Campbells and the Baps. that began before 1830 and was completed ca. 1833; because it was a gradual process involving various groups, the beginning of the Disciples as such cannot be dated precisely. During the following yrs. the Disciples continued to grow, without organization and without headquarters, and developed a sense of unity. Need for consolidation came to be felt, but first efforts at it met resistance in antipathy against human organizations. The 1st nat. conv. met Cincinnati 1849 and created the Am. Christian Miss. Soc.; but most miss. work continued to be done by individuals and local groups.
e. 1860–75 may be called "the era of controversy" in the hist. of the Disciples. The group passed through the Civil War without division, but questions, e.g., of open communion, instrumental music, creeds, clergy, and miss. socs. caused dissension. Later a group of conservatives withdrew because of their opposition to miss. socs. and instrumental music.
f. Succeeding yrs. were marked by expansion, organization of miss. socs. (merged 1920 into the United Christian Missionary Soc.), and federation.
3. Doctrine. Since their fundamental purpose is to restore in faith, spirit, and practice the Christianity of Christ and the apostles, the Disciples endeavor to avoid all ecclesiastical terminology, creeds, and ch. names not found in the NT Their position and message are set forth in T. Campbell, Declaration and Address, which advocates Christian unity, regards creeds as useful for instruction but not as tests of fitness for membership, holds the NT to be a perfect const. for worship, discipline, and govt. of the NT ch., and holds full knowledge of revealed truth unnecessary for membership; A. Campbell, The Christian System; P. Ainslie,* The Message of the Disciples for the Union of the Church; and Isaac Errett (1820–88), Our Position. The Disciples define the Trin. as the revelation of God in a 3-fold personality. They deny total depravity and the election of grace as contrary to reason. Christ is viewed as King with universal authority and leadership; the distinction bet. Law and Gospel consists in rejecting the binding character of the OT and making the NT the perfect const. for the worship, discipline, and govt. of the NT ch.; baptism by immersion is viewed as an act of obedience for the remission of sins; the Lord's Supper is celebrated every Sunday as a memorial feast. In recent yrs. liberalism has gained the upper hand among the Disciples.
4. The polity of the Disciples is cong. The local ch. is usually called "Christian Ch." The chs. unite in dist. and state convs., but these are advisory. The Internat. Conv., composed of individual mems. of the chs., meets annually and is advisory.
5. Bacon Coll., est. 1836 at Georgetown, Kentucky, moved 1839 to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, subsequently became Transylvania Coll., Lexington, Kentucky; Bethany Coll., Bethany, West Virginia, was est. 1840; Butler U., Indianapolis, Indiana, grew out of Fairview Academy, est. 1843.
6. The Disciples have played a prominent role in interdenom, movements.
See also Christian Union; Foreign Christian Missionary Society; United Church of Christ, I B; Voliva, Wilbur Glenn.


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20th Digital Studio (also known onscreen as simply 20th Digital and formerly known as Fox Digital Studio from 2008 to 2013 and Zero Day Fox from 2013 to 2020) is an American web series and web films production and distribution company founded in 2008 as a digital media, and is a subsidiary of 20th Century Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment (under Walt Disney Studios), which is itself a division of The Walt Disney Company. Their focus has evolved to funding and producing short-form genre content by new filmmakers from the digital and film festival worlds. It was established in 2008.

It has produced web series such as Vin Diesel's The Ropes, Wolfpack of Reseda, Let's Big Happy, Suit Up, Bad Samaritans, and Suit Up 2, as well as films like Shotgun Wedding. Suit Up, starring Marc Evan Jackson, is the first of the studio's shows to be picked up for a second season. It was produced in partnership with DirecTV.

20th Digital Studio is one of the 21st Century Fox studios that was acquired by Disney on March 20, 2019.

Television films and series
The Ropes (From 2011)
Wolfpack of Reseda (From 2012)
Let's Big Happy (From 2012)
Suit Up (From 2012)
Bad Samaritans (From 2013)
Suit Up 2 (From 2014)
Phenoms (From 2018)
Small Shots (From 2018)

Film
 Shotgun Wedding (From 2013)
 How to Be a Man (From 2013)
 Parallels (From 2015)
 Mono (From 2016)
Daughters of Witches (October 2021)
Grimcutty (October 2022)
Matriarch (October 2022)
Appendage (2023; co-production with Fever Dream Studios)
 Clock (2023)
 The Mill (2023)

Logo
The original Fox Digital Studio logo was created in 2007 by UK-based motion graphics and 3D artist Robert Holtby. As of 2013 Holtby updated the logo to reflect the new Fox Digital Studio rebranding, as "Zero Day Fox" and to move it more in line with the other 20th Century Fox logos created by Blue Sky Studios.

The current 20th Digital Studio logo was made in line with 20th Television's logo, following Disney's removal of the "Fox" brand from the 21st Century Fox assets acquired in 2019 to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation.

On December 1, 2022, a new intro for 20th Digital Studio was leaked from a promotional Instagram and Twitter post of Grimcutty (the structure was possibly done by Industrial Light & Magic and based on Picturemill design and also based on the Blue Sky Studios design).

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African American Baha'is
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A Stone of Hope: The Legacy of Dr. King
Masud Olufani | Jan 16, 2023
When the Baha'i Faith Began
From the Editors | Jan 7, 2023
Baha'u'llah's Suffering and the Birth of a New Belief
The Rise of a Revolutionary New Religion
From the Editors | Dec 28, 2022
The Three Primary Principles of the Baha'i Faith
Commemorating the Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha
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A Revolutionary, Spiritual Model of Human History
Bob Ballenger | Oct 17, 2022
The Bab and the Beginning of the Baha'i Era
John Hatcher | Oct 9, 2022
History Happens When Character Meets Circumstances
Bob Ballenger | Oct 2, 2022
The Blessed Beauty, An Illustrated Chronology of Baha'u'llah's Life
Violetta Zein | Jul 13, 2022
Why Do We Persecute Our Prophets? The Martyrdom of the Bab
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What If We All Had a Kind, Loving Father?
Anne Gordon Perry | Jun 18, 2022
Who Was Baha'u'llah, and How Can We Evaluate His Claims?
Andrew Mancey | May 29, 2022
What Happened After Baha'u'llah Passed Away
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How the Baha'i Faith Began: The Declaration of the Bab
Baha'u'llah's Triumph on the Twelfth Day of Ridvan
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Joining Together in Unity on the Ninth Day of Ridvan
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Walking in Abdu'l-Baha's (Actual) Footsteps
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The statement, following the mission led by Xiangming Li to Sao Tome from 23 to 31 January, reports that the São Tomé and Príncipe authorities are seeking the return of a mission from the Fund to negotiate the a possible programme under the Extended Credit Facility.
"The team discussed with the new government the respective priorities and vision for economic development as well as economic performance and plans for 2019," said Xiangming Li.
The statement also mentioned government plans to introduce fiscal reforms to broaden the taxpayer base as a way of distributing this burden in an equitable manner and to provide revenue that can help finance public services, such as health and education and investment in infrastructure.


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Niall Sludden is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Dromore St Dympna's club and the Tyrone county team.

On 25 October 2017, Sludden was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 International Rules Series against Australia in November.

Sludden was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final team of 2018, when Tyrone faced Dublin at Croke Park (Tyrone lost). He scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against Monaghan to win that game.

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VP Solar has provided components for a photovoltaic plant designed to power a mini-grid in Guinea-Bissau.
Twenty years of engineering experience of VP Solar in Power Systems has been commissioned to the African System Integrator for a mini-grid plant configuration of about 500 kW power, destined to electrify a village, and all related needs such as that of wells for water.
The management of storage units and energy conversion are strategic elements in this type of plant.
A thorough study of energy needs, loads and consumption profiles as well as the expected infrastructure are elements analyzed by the engineering team on which the architecture of the system is built.
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VP Solar's technical department has gained a lot of expertise not only in terms of systems and technology, but also on document preparation and tender finalization, as well as the requirements that many calls are required and that few companies in Europe can to guarantee.
In 20 years, the company provided about 1,000 MWp of components for photovoltaic plants, supporting the supply of large photovoltaic plants with specific services.


I have a love/hate relationship with routines.
My OCD/perfectionist/controlling tendencies LOVE routines. I like to know what to expect. I like to know when to expect it. I like to even know a few steps before and after the "it" that I am expecting. Life (i.e. kids, marriage, adoption) has really challenged that notion. I realized that flexibility is such a great asset, and a necessity to live a life trusting God.
My oldest son (bless his little heart) has inherited some of my OCD-ness. He is OBSESSED with routine. In fact, any deviation from the path is worthy of a major breakdown.
Me: Let's clean up and then go upstairs. We will read a book, brush our teeth and then go to bed.
Me: (After getting upstairs) Let's brush our teeth first and then read a book.
Folks, I mean a real meltdown. He may stomp up and down. He may explode in a waterfall of tears. He may roll on the floor, shot down from the arrows of the the change in routine. If we even *consider* moving away from what was originally stated - we have a serious issues here.
He cannot handle change at all. I am not the only one to notice. My sister watched the little ones the other night and was amazed at his ability to really "lose it" when things go differently than originally expressed. The other two are completely fine. In fact, my second son, is so easy-going that I have never heard so much of a whimper from him if we change things up.
It was causing me some concern and a little bit of a frustration. I had to make sure that what I was saying was REALLY going to happen in the ORDER that I was saying it. For example, if I said we were going to the bank, the store, and then to the library, I had better not go to the library first without having a sufficient enough explanation for my six-year-old.
1. Mommy can change her mind.
3. Things happen in life that are unexpected.
4. We cannot have a meltdown when things do not go as planned.
5. Trust that Mommy knows best.
As I look at that list, I see a lot of lessons I can learn as well. Life is unexpected. We all learn that lesson pretty quickly. It is how we handle the unexpected things that matter.
I have to admit that I can lose sight of God's hand when life goes unplanned. We can plan and plan, but God really is in control of our circumstances.
Trust that God knows best. What a hard lesson to learn!? We say we trust God, but all He has to do is throw in something unexpected and our faith is truly tested. Are we really believing that He holds us in His hands? If we do, we have to keep reminder ourselves that - especially when the routine changes and the unexpected happens (whether big and small).
I want my son to learn this lesson, but I need to be reminded as well.
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Over the past year, Solihull Community Housing* has publised 1 public procurement notice. Of these, 0 are tenders and 1 is an award notice. There is 1 unique title.
2 identifiable addresss were found. The main buyer location is Solihull in region West Midlands. From published data, 0% of Solihull Community Housing's suppliers belong to the same region.
Solihull Community Housing provided financial information for 100% of its published procurement notices. The total maximum value excluding duplicates is £500K.
The buyer publishes procurement notices in OJEU. Below are 1 document types.
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Sharks second-rower Wade Graham has described the extreme conditions for Monday night's brutal victory over the Rabbitohs as the worst he has ever played in.
In front of a diehard contingent of 3,978 fans, the Cronulla Sharks put in one of the toughest performances in their club's almost 50-year history to defeat the defending premiers.
"It was pretty crazy, the worst I've ever played in condition-wise," Graham told NRL.com about a match that featured wind gusts of 80 kilometres per hour and torrential rain.
"It was one of those things both teams probably didn't know how to cope until they got out there.
"It was just such a tough game in the wet and the wind I think both teams handled it well and I'm just really happy to get the result."
Indeed both teams did adapt to the conditions well, with just 15 errors in the match an impressive stat considering the swamp in which they were playing.
"It was just typical wet-weather football, focusing on ball control and obviously with how the wind was it was crazy with the kicking so we sort of had to get out there and just test it out and make it up as we went," 24-year-old Graham said.
With 20 minutes left and the match evenly poised the Sharks arrested the growing momentum of the Bunnies with a huge defensive set sparked by a big chase and tackle from Luke Lewis on Luke Keary.
"It felt good when we were out there someone made a big tackle and the crowd got loud and the team responded so it's always good to see the team respond like that," Graham said.
"There was a patch in the second half where it felt like they had the momentum but through a few big plays from the boys we were able to get that momentum back.
"We got a repeat set, forced an error down on their line and we were able to get that try with a little bit to go to really seal the game."
Jayson Bukuya's game-winner with eight minutes left sent the passionate home crowd, some wearing gear suited for a swim in the ocean, into raptures, a mood they thoroughly deserved considering the conditions they braved to support their team.
"They were enormous," Graham said. "I can't say enough praise for the crowd.
"The conditions were like crazy and to get 3000, they're true supporters, they're the ones who support you through thick and thin and like I said, in that period where we changed the momentum we could hear the crowd.
"They were loud and we were just super stoked to have a crowd like that who can come out in these sort of conditions and that 3000 is worth 30,000 to us."
Monday night's victory makes it three on the trot for the resurgent Sharks who started the season unhappily with four straight losses.
"We really wanted the two points and I'm super proud of the boys for their effort and getting the two points… we're on a bit of a roll now hopefully we can keep it going."
To do so the Sharks will have to win at Penrith on Sunday, against a club where Graham spent the first three years of his NRL career.
"They're a really good team at home with some really good skill so I can't wait to get out to Penrith where it all began for me.
"I always enjoy going back out there so another tough game so we rest up recover and have a look at them and hopefully we can keep the roll going."


Thanks to the oh-so-talented photographer, Vanessa Jackman, each month we're privy to the freshest street style trends around the globe. Our favorite looks this month, you ask? Mix-and-match prints, wide-leg trousers, and fringed frocks, to name a few! Click through to be instantly in the know.


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FHP Defends Re-Opening I-75 Before Pileup in Gainesville, FL
The Florida Highway Patrol is still defending its' decision to reopen I-75 just before an 18-vehicle pileup sent 10 people to their graves in late January. The highway patrol had been drawing extreme criticism for its' decision to reopen the stretch of highway, which had been closed just 15 minutes before the accident because of low visibility due to fog and smoke from a nearby brush fire.
Meanwhile, funeral services for the nearly dozen deceased have all but wrapped, leaving family members and friends at a loss of what to do. A criminal investigation is pending as authorities try to determine if the brush fire was set purposefully. If it was and the perpetrator is caught, he or she could be charged with multiple counts of manslaughter. Others suspect that family members of the deceased may try to sue the Florida Highway Patrol for wrongful death because of its' decision to reopen the road.
The Gainesville car accident disaster occurred in the early morning hours of January 29th. The highway had been closed until around 3:30 a.m., when the Florida Highway Patrol said that the fog and smoke had cleared. However, conditions apparently deteriorated fast after they reopened the stretch, and a quarter of an hour later visibility was reportedly near zero, according to the patrol as well as drivers who were at the scene.
The ensuing pileup involved 12 cars and 6 tractor-trailers, including a mobile home, as well as one tour bus. Survivors say that the accident seemed like "the end of the world," with vehicles bursting into flames and people screaming as they died trapped in their cars. Rescuers said later that visibility was so bad that they could not even find survivors in the nearly mile-long disaster zone by sight and had to rely on listening for screams and calls for help.
The fire burned so hot that parts of 1-75 actually melted, according to reports. The northbound lanes of 1-75 finally reopened at around 5:30 p.m. on the 29th.
Steven R. Camps of Gainesville, one of the survivors of the accident, described the scene to reporters. "You could hear cars hitting each other. People were crying. People were screaming. It was crazy," he said. He told the press that traffic stopped and that a friend called him to tell him that the road looked really bad. Camps says he was talking to a man in the car next to him as they waited to clear when a vehicle slammed into the man's car from behind, crushing it under the semi-truck that was stopped in front of him.
Camps says that his car was then hit twice, and that he and another friend fled the vehicle and headed for the shoulder, fearing for their lives as vehicles burst into flames and exploded around them. "It was happening on both sides of the road, so there was nowhere to go. It blew my mind… it looked like someone was picking up cars and throwing them." Othe
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Braskem, the largest petrochemical producer and leading biopolymer producer in the Americas, and Haldor Topsoe, the world leader in catalysts and technology for the chemical and refining industries, have announced the commissioning of a pioneering demonstration unit for the development of monoethylene glycol (MEG) from sugar. Located in Lyngby, Denmark, the pilot plant's operation marks a "decisive step" in confirming the technical and economic feasibility of industrial renewable MEG production.
glycol (MEG) from sugar (photo courtesy Braskem).
Announced in 2017, the cooperation agreement focuses on developing new technology for converting sugar into MEG at a single industrial unit, which reduces the initial investment in production and consequently makes the process more competitive. MEG is predominantly used in the manufacture of polyester (PET) resins, films, and fibres. These are in turn widely used in the textile and packaging industries, especially for making bottles.
Haldor Topsoe is a global leader in catalytic solutions and is driven to maintain its leadership in the renewable energy industry. We are pleased to embark, together with Braskem, on the next phase of the validation of the MOSAIK solution for producing biobased MEG. Our goal is to show that innovative catalytic technologies can make chemical products from biomass a commercially attractive option, said Kim Knudsen, Executive Officer at Haldor Topsoe.
Starting in 2020, clients will receive samples to test their products. The unit in Denmark has an annual production capacity of hundreds of tonnes of glycolaldehyde, a substance that is converted into MEG. The goal is for the plant to convert various raw materials, such as sucrose, dextrose, and second-generation sugars, into MEG. Currently, MEG is made from fossil-based feedstocks, such as naphtha, gas or coal.
The process for developing renewable MEG in partnership with Haldor Topsoe represents a major advance in competitiveness for Green PET. The partnership strengthens the leading role we play and adds value to our "I'm green" portfolio, which already features Green Polyethylene and Green EVA, both made from sugarcane. It also will further corroborate our vision of using biopolymers as a way to capture carbon, which helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, explained Gustavo Sergi, Director of Renewable Chemicals at Braskem.
The MOnoSAccharide IndustrIal Cracker (MOSAIK) is a solution for cracking of sugars to an intermediary product which can be further converted to monoethylene glycol (MEG) or other biochemicals, such as methyl vinyl glycolate or glycolic acid, using Haldor Topsoe's patented processes and catalysts. Innovation Fund Denmark has co-financed the development and upscaling of MOSAIKTM.
According to Braskem, the global market for MEG is currently estimated to be worth around US$25 billion.


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"The Mani," as its often called, is a peninsula that forms the southernmost tip of mainland Greece and the European continent east of Spain. This is a timeless region, divided into two halves, with Outer Mani home to pretty coastal villages known for providing an authentic Greek experience, while the Deep Mani lying south a remote area with a rugged coastline that's rarely visited by tourists. There is little traffic and only a few sleepy fishing coves, some Byzantine churches and spectacular caves where stalactites are reflected in an underground lake.
Mani Overview
Part of the Peloponnese, forming the country's southernmost tip, the Mani Peninsula is wild and rugged, with everything from pristine hidden coves with turquoise waters, charming villages, olive groves and the steep foothills of the Taygetos Mountainsm to more arid landscape in the south which is dotted with abandoned towers that create a unique sight, one of the most breathtaking in all of Greece. The impressive height of the towers was directly linked to the area's defensive powers as well as to the social position and rank of the family to which they belonged. They're the emblems of Mani.
The Mani boasts some of the most dramatic and diverse scenery in the region. An imaginary line running from Itylo to Gytheio divides the peninsula, into the Deep Mani and Outer Mani. Even during the peak of the nation's tourist season, this area remains nearly empty, with ghostly hill towns clinging onto distant ridges that were fortified centuries ago to protect from pirate raids and foreign invaders. Arguably the highlight of the region its history and people, extremely hospitable, they claim to be direct descendants of ancient Spartans. While the rest of Greece was overcome by various invaders like the Turks, the Mani never lost its freedom. The Maniots remain close to their roots, providing an authentic, welcoming experience to travelers. Mani History in a Nutshell The history of The Mani goes back thousands of years. The very first inhabitants were the tribe of Leleges, and during ancient times this region was ruled by the Spartans who continued to do so until Greek Roman times. During the Byzantine period, it was included in the lands of the Peloponnese, and shortly before the fall of the Empire, it played a significant role in the Despotate of Morea, the Palaiologans. It's believed that from about the 10th century onwards, "Mani" referred to just a small area where a bishop resided, and later it referred to only one castle, Megali Maini. In later years, it came to be known as the place where free people lived when the Turks occupied the region due to the rough, barren lands in the south that experienced frigid winters and hot summers in an area that was very difficult to access in the southern Peloponnese. The proud people never submitted to any invading forces, with the remote location helping the civilization to develop its own unique culture with rich traditions and complex social systems.
When Ottoman power declined, the mountains of the region became a stronghold for bandits who were also fighting against the Ottomans. Evidence has revealed that a significant portion of the Maniot population emigrated during the Ottoman years. Petros Mavromichalis was one the leaders in the Greek War of Independence, and the last bey of Mani. In 1821, he proclaimed the revolution. While the Maniots made significant contributions to the struggle, when Greek independence was won, they hoped to retain local autonomy. There was violent resistance to outside interference under Greek statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias, which ultimately led to the death of Kapodistrias by Mavromichalis. In 1878, the local autonomy of the Mani was reduced by the national government, resulting in many inhabitants leaving for major Greek cities as well as emigrating to the United States and western Europe. It wasn't for another century that it began to repopulate, regaining prosperity thanks to the construction of new roads, which supported tourism.
Mani At A Glance
What to See in Mani Visit Diros Caves, Cape Tenaro, Foneas Beach, take the hiking trail to Kastro Tigani and visit the Church of Agios Ioanni
Towns or Islands in the Mani Region Areopoli, Kardamyli, Cape Tenaros (also knwon as Deep Mani) and Gytheio
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Diros Caves
The mighty, durable defensive City Walls of Dubrovnik have endured wars, earthquakes, and the test of time. Throughout history, the Dubrovnik City Walls have never been breached. Constructed in the 12th century, the walls reach a thickness of 6 meters in places and wall heights of up to 25 meters. There are 4 gates, 17 towers, and at least 120 cannons. As you stroll around the perimeter of Dubrovnik, you will be amazed by the sheer size of the City Walls, and the beautiful views.
Cape Tenaro
Also referred to as Cape Matapan or Cape Tainaron, this is the southernmost point of mainland Greece. From a car park just below the taverna at Kokinogia, it's about a 30-minute along a rocky path. Ancient Spartans built many temples in the area, including the temple of Poseidon. At the end of the cape you can enjoy beautiful views that include a restored lighthouse which was first mentioned in Homer's Iliad.
Areopoli and the Pikoulakis Tower House Museum.
The capital of the area, Areopoli is a traditional settlement worth exploring with a big square, alluring stone alleyways, churches, well-preserved tower houses, shops, bars and tavernas. The Pikoulakis Tower House Museum sits within a restored tower and showcases extraordinary Byzantine works from Mani churches. The collection includes a clutch of well-preserved icons that span five centuries as well as a 12th-century marble chancel screen from the Church of Agios Ioannis in Mina
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WBEZ is a noncommercial, public radio station broadcasting from Chicago, Illinois. Financed primarily by listener contributions, the station is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International; they also broadcast content from American Public Media. The station and its parent organization used to be known as Chicago Public Radio; the parent company is now known as Chicago Public Media. Some of the organization's output is branded as WBEZ and some as Chicago Public Media.
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Stations and call signs
Chicago Public Media (CPM) broadcasts its primary service on three FM radio stations, with call signs WBEZ (91.5 FM) in Chicago, WBEQ in Morris, Illinois (90.7 FM), and W217BM (91.3 FM) in Elgin, Illinois. Listeners can also receive the broadcast online with streaming audio, MP3 download or by podcast. As of 2006, the station draws an estimated 600,000 listeners each week.
CPM also operates a web site and radio station named Vocalo.org which broadcasts on radio station WBEW (89.5 FM) in Chesterton, Indiana.
CPR also managed Loyola University of Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM, heard on the North Side of Chicago and adjacent suburbs for a few years in the early 21st century. Although WLUW receives equipment and legal assistance from CPR, it is now otherwise financially independent.
Chicago Public Radio began as an extension of the Chicago Board of Education and began broadcasting as WBEZ in 1943. For most of its early years, the station only broadcast instructional programs, operating during the school year on weekdays while Chicago Public Schools were in session. In 1972, WBEZ joined National Public Radio and began general programming outside of school hours, not completely dropping instructional programs until the early 1980s. Initially, most programming outside of the instructional programs and NPR programs was jazz music. The Board of Education sold the station to the current license holders, the not-for-profit WBEZ Alliance, Inc., in 1990.[2] The corporate name was changed in 2010 to Chicago Public Media, Inc. The general manager since 1995 is Torey Malatia.
Programming on Chicago Public Radio includes the usual world music, quiz shows, and international and local news on a regular basis. It offers such staples as All Things Considered, Car Talk, Marketplace, Morning Edition and A Prairie Home Companion. Currently, Chicago Public Radio is best known nationally as the producers of This American Life through Public Radio International, and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! through NPR. Generally, news and talk programming is heard during the day, with arts and culture programming on the weekends. Legendary jazz disc jockey Dick Buckley had a time slot Sunday afternoons until mid-2008.
Chicago Public Radio was at one time the flagship station of Steve Cushing's nationally distributed Saturday night blues music program Blues Before Sunrise, which started in 1979 and has been independently produced and distributed by Cushing since 1995; the program now airs locally on station WDCB. The station is also the flagship station of The Annoying Music Show!, a 3-5 minute program (which airs during a station break) that showcases generally annoying songs. The program is produced by Nayder Communications, headed by former WBEZ program director Jim Nayder. (Nayder Communications also produces the somewhat more serious Magnificent Obsession, a program of interviews with persons who have overcome various addictions, which is carried by CPR.)
Its morning magazine program Eight Forty-Eight was named after the postal address of the station, 848 East Grand Avenue, though the name is sometimes misinterpreted as referring to its air time (originally 9:30am, currently 9:00am).
The other local program heard Monday-through-Friday is Worldview, an international news and analysis program that began in 1985 as Middday with Sondra Gair. After Gair's death in 1995, her producer Jerome McDonnell took over the program and has hosted since. It was heard nationally on Sirius Satellite Radio's now-defunct PRI channel from Sirius' inception until 2006. Starting March 2007, Worldview is aired on the satellite XMPR channel nightly.
The local arts program, Hello, Beautiful!, formerly aired Sunday mornings, but has now been canceled. The rock music talk show Sound Opinions, which moved from WXRT in 2005, is distributed nationally by American Public Media and airs in the prime spot between Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and This American Life. The "radio comic strip" 11 Central Avenue airs on Friday mornings during Morning Edition and is distributed nationally through the Public Radio Exchange.
In addition, Chicago Public Radio founded Third Coast International Audio Festival, a showcase for independent radio producers, and the producer of the weekly program Re:sound. Also, CPR is a founding member of the Public Radio Exchange, a programming cooperative for public radio stations and independent producers.
Programming changes
As of January 8, 2007, overnight music programming has been dropped. The new schedule was posted on the station's website. In its place on weeknights are repeats of the daytime local programming and Fresh Air, the BBC World Service program Outlook, and newscasts from the World Radio Network. Malatia has stated on the CPR message boards that more local programming will be added in time, when proper funding is received.
The music programs remaining on the schedule are the world music program Radio M (formerly Passport) and PRI's Afropop Worldwide on Friday nights and PRI's American Routes on Saturday evenings. All other music hosts are being reassigned to other positions at the station, according to a March 2006 article in the Chicago Reader.
The replacement of music programming, which management said is caused by the prevalence and popularity of other music delivery systems, has caused controversy amongst many music buffs. Protest web sites were established; none remain active at this time.
A Time Out Chicago article from August 2006 describes the format as hosts in two-hour shifts programming what fits their fancy, be it interviews, pre-produced pieces, music or commentary. The general on-air tone of the hosts is to be more informal and personable than the usual public radio host, which is often perceived to be detached and stodgy. In line from this, Vocalo.org will not be marketed as a public radio station, will not broadcast any nationally-produced public radio programs and will not use on-air pledge drives as a funding source. Listener-supplied material will be culled from material uploaded to the station web site and recorded in neighborhood satellite studios and mobile recording stations at libraries, stores and events, similar to the "StoryBooths" of David Isay's StoryCorps project. Material will be posted on the web site for public listening and comment before broadcast.
A website was initially established at www.secretradioproject.com to gather people interested in participating in the new programming. The actual vocalo.org website is now in operation and streaming daily programs.
^ "Chicago, IL (3)". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report. http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=17916. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
^ Feder, Robert (9 March 2010). "Feder's Chicago Media flashback March 1990". Vocalo.org. http://blogs.vocalo.org/feder/2010/03/feder%E2%80%99s-chicago-media-flashback-march-1990/17249#more-17249. Retrieved 10 March 2010. [dead link]
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Q: file_get_contents() GET request not showing up on my webserver log I've got a simple php script to ping some of my domains using file_get_contents(), however I have checked my logs and they are not recording any get requests.
I have
$result = file_get_contents($url);
echo $url. ' pinged ok\n';

where $url for each of the domains is just a simple string of the form http://mydomain.com/, echo verifies this.  Manual requests made by myself are showing.
Why would the get requests not be showing in my logs?
Actually I've got it to register the hit when I send $result to the browser.  I guess this means the webserver only records browser requests?  Is there any way to mimic such in php?
ok tried curl php:
// create curl resource
$ch = curl_init();

// set url
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "getcorporate.co.nr");

//return the transfer as a string
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

// $output contains the output string
$output = curl_exec($ch);

// close curl resource to free up system resources
curl_close($ch);

same effect though - no hit registered in logs.  So far it only registers when I feed the http response back from my script to the browser.  Obviously this will only work for a single request and not a bunch as is the purpose of my script.
If something else is going wrong, what debugging output can I look at?
Edit: D'oh!  See comments below accepted answer for explanation of my erroneous thinking.

A: If the request is actually being made, it would be in the logs.
Your example code could be failing silently.
What happens if you do:
<?PHP
if ($result = file_get_contents($url)){
    echo "Success";
}else{
    echo "Epic Fail!";
}

If that's failing, you'll want to turn on some error reporting or logging and try to figure out why.
Note: if you're in safe mode, or otherwise have fopen url wrappers disabled, file_get_contents() will not grab a remote page.  This is the most likely reason things would be failing (assuming there's not a typo in the contents of $url).

A: Use curl instead?

A: That's odd. Maybe there is some caching afoot? Have you tried changing the URL dynamically ($url = $url."?timestamp=".time() for example)?


I wish to deliver a short discourse, which may, perhaps, become a lengthy one before the close of this Conference.
I will now give the text, and probably shall call upon the brethren to fill out the sermon. I do not know that I can refer you to the Bible for the particular chapter and verse, to find the text; but the text may be given here, and the book referred to hereafter.
The text is the Right of Heirship. I will, however, make an addition to the Scripture before I proceed further with my remarks, and say, The Right of Heirship in the Priesthood; for unquestionably this will be connected with the text and brought into the discourse.
In the little that I shall say, I will endeavor to point out the items of doctrine and the right view to be contemplated and spoken upon by the brethren; for I wish this subject to be properly understood.
Pertaining to the kingdom of God, to this earth, to the organization of it, to the bringing forth of the children of men upon it, to the preparatory Gospel or law to fit and prepare them, after receiving their tabernacles, to enter again into the presence of their Father and God, this heirship, this right did belong, still belongs, and forever will belong to the firstborn son in every family of Adam's race.
This is understood from the Bible, not only by the Latter-day Saints, but also by the Christian world. Jesus Christ, first begotten of the Father, of all the rest of the children, and of all they possess, alone is the lawful heir. This is no mystery.
After passing over the ages and generations of the children of men for about six thousand years, we will come to the present congregation and say the right of heirship is the same now that it was in the beginning. It is as it was and as it ever will be, worlds without end. This I wish the Latter-day Saints to understand a little better than they have heretofore. I will give you my reason.
For instance, there are sisters in this Church that have been bereaved of their husbands, who died full of faith in the holy Gospel and full of hope for a glorious resurrection to eternal life. One of them is visited by a High Priest, of whom she seeks information touching her situation and that of her husband. At the same time, the woman has a son twenty-five years of age, who is an Elder in one of the Quorums of Seventies, and faithful in all the duties connected with his calling. She has also other sons and daughters. She asks this High Priest what she shall do for her husband, and he very religiously says to her, "You must be sealed to me, and I will bring up your husband, stand as proxy for him, receive his endowments and all the sealing, keys, and blessings, and eternal Priesthood for him, and be the father of your children."
Hear it ye mothers! The mother that does that barters away the sacred right of her son. Does she know it? No. This has been done in hundreds of instances, though innocently and in ignorance, which makes it excusa ble. For my own part, I am willing to wink at the ignorance of the people, and I believe our heavenly Father is.
But you that will hear and be made to understand the true principles that govern this matter, go from this place and do hereafter as has been done in bygone days; and instead of the children being robbed of their just rights, the woman shall lose her children, and they shall yet stand in their place and be put in the possession of their rights. What is to be done? Let mothers honor their children. If a woman has a son, let her honor that son.
But a mother may say, "My son is only five years old. I never had but one son among a number of daughters. I am advancing in years, and may die before I can be sealed to my husband." Let that son wait until he is old enough to officiate for his father; and though you may go into your grave, let your son do his duty, and [you] never hang to the skirts of a man that is avaricious.
You may see a great many miserly persons with regard to dollars and cents. It is just as natural for men to be miserly with regard to their religious blessings. You may see hundreds of Elders who say to the sisters, "Come and be sealed to me," crawling round to make the holy ordinances of God a matter of speculation to administer to their avaricious dispositions. They will tell you that you will go into eternity and find yourselves without husbands, and cannot get an exaltation—that you cannot have this, that, or the other, unless you are sealed to them. I am free, and so are you. My advice to the sisters is, Never be sealed to any man unless you wish to be. I say to you High Priests and Elders, Never from this time ask a woman to be sealed to you, unless she wants to be; but let the widows and children alone.
I will refer you to a discourse I delivered here last season upon the subject of the resurrection and the millennium, setting forth before the people the work to be accomplished in that period of time. We have at least one thousand years, counting three hundred and sixty-five days, five hours, forty-eight minutes, and fifty-seven seconds to the year, if I recollect right, wherein the Elders of Israel will enter holy temples of the Lord and officiate for just such persons as you and I, that have done the work we were called to do in our day, whether it was much or little. There will be hundreds of thousands of the sons of Jacob to administer in these temples for you and me. Joseph, Hyrum, father Smith, and many others will be there to dictate and preside. Joseph will stand at the head of this dispensation and hold the keys of it, for they are not taken from him: they never were in time; they never will be in eternity. I shall be there if I live or if I die. If I die, my brethren or my children will officiate for me. I shall lose nothing through death. Magnify your calling in this Church, and I will warrant you an exaltation just as good and as great as you can ask for.
I might notice many more items pertaining to this matter; but the Elders going round telling the sisters they must be sealed to them, or they cannot get an exaltation, particularly has wounded my feelings. How ignorant such men are! This to me is like a shadow. To talk about it is sheer nonsense. Let every man and woman magnify their calling in the kingdom of God, and he will take care that we have our exaltation.
Sisters come to me and inquire what they shall do, saying, Brother A or B taught me so and so. They are as wild as the deer on the mountains. Their ideas and calculations are derogatory to every shade of good sound sense and to every principle of the Priesthood of heaven.
Brethren, learn to be patient and submissive to your duty and callings in life, and not be anxious to accumulate to yourselves that which, when you have obtained, you are at a loss to know what to do with. There are scores of men in this house that, if they could pile up an almost unlimited amount of gold, in a short time would not possess one dime of it. There are also scores of Elders here who, if they had five hundred women sealed to them and a thousand children, would destroy themselves and those over whom they exercise any influence. They would not know what to do with them. You want to have another wife: but do you use well the one you have got? It is a bad omen to me when a man wants another wife, and the one he has got is ready to leave him. If you cannot keep the jewel you already possess, be cautious how you take more, lest you lose them both.
I did not design to speak long, as it hurts me. I think I have laid out the text before the brethren plain enough for them to preach upon it. I wish them so to exhibit the subject before the people, that they may carry it away in their understandings.
Let me hear no more of this "You must be sealed to me, or you cannot get an exaltation." If a man gets the widow of a good man, sealed, married to him, with a view to hold control over and rob every child in that family of their birthright, he will be mistaken. It will not be. I say to you, my brethren, young men, you Elders, Rise up and magnify your calling, honor the Priesthood; and if a man has stepped up and married your mother under the influence of such an expectation, TURN HIM OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, AND MAINTAIN YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.


Chappie is for the most part, an entertaining, action-heavy and comedically twisted romp into the artificial intelligence sub-genre of science fiction.
In what appears to be the near-future, the South African government have developed a police force of robot officers. The autonomous machines have brought crime down to a minimum in what previously looked like a war-zone in the streets.
The robots' inventor Deon (Dev Patel) has taken his invention a step further by developing an AI that can mimic and enhance human consciousness – basically a robot that can learn, think and feel like a human does. Deon is denied the chance to apply his technology to the robot army, but does manage to plug it in to one written-off robot, who later becomes Chappie (voiced by Sharlto Copley).
Chappie and Deon are kidnapped by a group of street thugs led by Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser (the South African rap duo who play themselves in their on-stage personas). It is they who teach Chappie to talk and think like a thug in order to help them with their criminal agenda. Back at the robot manufacturing plant, Deon's robot-creating rival Vincent (Hugh Jackman) will do anything to try and get his personal machine (think of a tank on legs) out on the streets to protect and serve.
The journey of Chappie becoming human (so to speak) is both humorous and sad. It's funny to see him learn South African street jive but sad to see what he confronts when he is sent out on the streets on his own. The film is full of moments like these that play with your emotions, but unfortunately the pacing is just off. The film's narrative is off balance when it comes to building characters, delivering action set pieces and asking the bigger questions, though thankfully it is engaging from start to finish.
The acting is on the ball, especially on the parts of Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser who have a huge role in the film. Considering they are not actors and are basically playing the characters they portray in their music videos, they manage to pull it off, which comes at a huge directorial risk on Neil Blomkamps part. Blomkamp stalwart Sharlto Copley is excellent as Chappie as he provides both the voice and movement for the robot. Dev Patel plays his role quite well but the biggest standout is Hugh Jackman in the role of the hilarious and villainous Vincent.
There are bigger themes at play in Chappie, such as the ethical dilemma of man playing God by bringing human-like artificial intelligence to machines. This has been covered (and more greatly explored) in many science fiction films that have come before it, which is where the film's biggest fault lies. Such themes really only play second fiddle to loud explosions and Chappie's humorous coming of age story. Thankfully, the writers have done just enough to make the characters in the film resonate with the audience.
Once broken down, you can find several faults in Blomkamp's Chappie, but as a purely entertaining sci-fi film with a twist, Chappie succeeds on all fronts.
Hugh Jackman admitted that he has had trouble keeping up with phrases from his home country during a GMA appearance. "I found myself googling Australian slang", he said.