Regardless of your age or where you live, there is no time like the present to drop what you're doing and plan a trip overseas! If getting out of the country and discovering a new place wasn't incentive enough, here are our top ten reason to travel abroad right now.
Taste a food you never thought you'd like, immerse yourself in a different culture, and spend time in a place where English is not the first language — getting outside of your comfort zone is fun!
You're not religious? Explore Western Europe's gorgeous cathedrals and learn about their rich history. Afraid of heights? Maybe now's the time to conquer mountain climbing one of the Seven Summits. Feeling a little out of shape, but intimidated by the thought of working out? Nothing like the motivation of the steep (yet gorgeous) hillside towns of Greece to get you on the stair-climber! When you step outside your comfort zone, you not only expand your perspective of the outside world but learn a little more about yourself too.
Taking a solo trip overseas can sound terrifying for those who have spent their lives by the side of parents, best friends or a significant other — which is exactly why you should take a solo trip, now.
Throwing yourself into a different country or culture encourages you to think on your feet, and is super empowering! Nothing builds confidence like learning to navigate on your own and making your own decisions overseas, whether they be what attractions to explore during the day or where to eat dinner. Having no one else to rely on — and no one else relying on you (ahem, your children) — is strangely freeing and such an awesome experience in your adult years.
It only takes one trip to put into perspective the value of money and material possessions.
I'm not going to throw around the "money can't buy happiness" cliché, because it can; money can buy you plane tickets, and a room at a hidden-gem hotel, and authentic international cuisine, but the latest iPhone model or pair of designer sunglasses seem so insignificant when you put it all into perspective! Learn to budget your money appropriately in your everyday life, and you'll have plenty left over to explore new cities comfortably.
No matter how many semesters of Spanish you took in college or Rosetta Stone programs you've begun (but never finished), nothing compares to first-hand immersion when it comes to getting serious about learning a new language.
The wonderful thing about learning a language in a native setting is that it takes little to no effort on your part. Putting yourself smack in the center of a foreign language-speaking country — especially rural areas where English is less common — is by far the best and easiest way to become fluent in a second or third language.
Even if you live in the most diverse of cities, you won't experience the hospitality and friendliness so much of the world offers to travelers passing through their towns!
You'll find commonalities with the unlikeliest of friends, share meals with neighbors, or be offered a place to stay by strangers you meet on the train. I've found staying in hostels to be one of the easiest ways to meet fellow travelers, but even starting up conversation with the waiters at local cafés can lead to a lifelong friend and contact abroad!
Oftentimes we get so caught up in our daily routines and busy schedules that we forget there's more life to live beyond our backyard. Planning a trip overseas can spark creativity and give you something to look forward to, even months in advance.
It's time to ditch the boredom of unwavering day-to-day patterns and start packing your bags for a vacation of a lifetime.
Is there a birthday, anniversary, or graduation coming up? Did you get a promotion, or conquer a long-time goal? It's not hard to find a reason to celebrate!
Commemorating an achievement or special occasion with travel is SO much more memorable than a gift card or mediocre dinner.
Every second you spend in a different country is a second you spend learning about another way of life. Whether it's how the natives dress, eat, interact, or make a living, seeing that your own way of living is not the only way of living is quite humbling.
It only takes a single online search to find all of the scientific studies proving travel relieves stress, promotes physical activity and improves mental health. Burnout is normal, and there's a reason most employers offer paid vacation days!
No need to feel selfish for taking a week off and jetting off on a getaway — take responsibility for your own health, enjoy some sunshine and the great outdoors, and drink a glass of water or two in between the wine and margaritas.
10. Life is too short NOT to!
This may seem a bit morbid, but the reality that we are never guaranteed another day always drives me to make the most of every opportunity I get. Don't wait until you're retired to travel the world, or until your kids are grown. You will never regret crossing destinations off your bucket list, but you may be sorely disappointed if you put it off so long you never get the chance to.


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OMD, so how did I ever get into this band. My recollection was that it was in the back seat of a friend's car on the way to a volleyball match in Berkley, CA. He put in the Crush tape, and fast forwarded it to So In Love. I was hooked after that. The funny thing was that none of us knew the lyrics to chorus, and yet, even when we finally read the cassette cover to get the right lyrics, we couldn't believe that it was actually "Heaven is cold, without any soul, its hard to believe…." We were singing something totally different, and yet, after hearing the official lyrics, we still sang our version.
After that, I knew the name OMD. I would be a casual fan/listener during the 80's, but it wasn't until 1991 until I started to get serious about the band. I had the Best Of, and that got me through College, and it is also when I found out that Messages was my absolute favorite song. After that, I took a break from the band (and the band did some break-up thing…) but in 1991, Sugar Tax got me back into the band, and I started to buy their earlier stuff, and just about anything else I could find! By 1995, I was a hardcore collector! I started buying things in retro, and hence, have amassed the collection that I have today!
In 2007 I was finally fortunate enough to see OMD perform live for the first time and it was brilliant. I got a chance to meet a bunch of great new friends and had a blast. Fortunately, the band hit the road again in 2008 which gave me another chance to see more shows and meet some more new friends. These tours were some of the best times I have had and I can only hope that the future offers up more opportunities to see the band live and to make some new friends!
Personally I played baseball (pitcher) for 3.5 years in their minor league system, followed by a short stint in 1995 as a replacement player for the Seattle Mariners during the labor strike. I also played for 3 years of college at the University of New Mexico on a full athletic scholarship where I also studied Physical Therapy and perfected my beer drinking skills at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. I have been married since 1993 to the wonderful lady you see in the picture and I am the proud father of young Tyler, who was born on August 8th, 1996.
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Drake Adds Second Miami Show (First One is Sold Out)
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Arielle Castillo | August 3, 2010 | 4:00pm
Need more proof that it's Drake's year? The singer/rapper/actor is approaching Lady Gaga status -- just like that diva, he's been almost forced to add a second Miami show after the first sold out quickly.
Yes, tickets for his first announced solo performance in town, at the James L. Knight Center on Tuesday, September 21 are all gone -- but don't be bummed if you missed out. The second show is on Monday, September 20 at the same venue, and tickets go on sale Friday, August 6 at 10 a.m. They cost $41.75, $61.75, and $81.75. Log on to livenation.com or call 800-745-3000 to purchase.


There was much hope for a bountiful harvest from my cherry tree. It was loaded with cherries. The cherries dried up and fell off. Just learned that I am not the only one with this experience. It is reported that a fly, presumably originating in China, has invaded the area and causing much damage to crops. The Winzer (grape growers) are experiencing the same problem. There is no spray to counter these flies and the only advice at the moment is to tear away the leaves from the grapes since the flies thrive in the shade of the leaves. There is also an outbreak of the Noro virus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norovirus.
While we are concerned with the devastating effects of nuclear weapons, there are other WPM's that can take the form of a virus. Geographical boundaries are no defense.
Interesting article, Shelagh. It appears that those who grow fruit as a business find ways to protect the fruit, still relying on pesticides for control. There are some fruit trees, such as apple and pear, where the growers keep the tree cut short allowing them to harvest the fruit without a ladder. Pruning the tree each year is a normal activity. I have observed that in some regions in southern Germany large netting is used to cover an entire field. The cost of this is reflected in the price of the fruit. For non-commercial use, the cost of protecting trees using netting is not practical. Cherry trees do not thrive as well if cut short. Those in the fruit business will continue to search for ways to increase their harvest while keeping costs down. In my limited view, research with effective pesticides will continue as a means for control.
I have one large cherry tree, one pear tree, two apple trees, three plum trees and one peach tree. The yield is intended for personal use. Excess is shared with neighbors. Some of the apples are placed in the cellar for winter consumption and some are made into apple sauce and frozen. Peaches don't last long and freezing the excess is one solution. We are currently engaged in the picking and preservation of vegetables, currently string beans. Those that are not prepared for freezing are used in a bean salad or simply as a supplement for a given meal. Fresh vegetables grown without the use of pesticides are delicious and healthy.
You may recall that I planted a chestnut tree a few years ago. I was told that it would take about 20 years to produce nuts. The tree is about two meters high and I don't expect to live long enough to see it yield some nuts. My wife doesn't agree with me. She says that in another year the branches will be strong enough to hold my weight and that if I climb on it, she will take a picture to show a nut hanging from the tree. I asked her if I was required to use a rope for the hanging. Hmmm. Just another day in the life of two Seniors trying to find amusement in their daily lives.
Quite a wit your wife, Abe!


He is convinced that everything's just part of a giant videogame and that he was coded to simply be a side-character. Which is why he decided to recode himself to become the villain instead… Can you defeat his nefarious levels and come out of it unscathed? Good luck!
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Like the first DLC, this will be a FREE update to everyone who owns Slime-san, however, you can also individually purchase Sheeple's Sequel for 4$!
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Slime-san: Sheeple's Sequel is the second major DLC for Slime-san, the fourth major game developed by Fabraz. The three previous titles being Planet Diver, Cannon Crasha and Wild Wild Pixel. Slime-san is a game that is fun down to its very core. A silly story, with an unlikely character and gameplay that is addictively fast. It features hours of single player content yet is tailored for speed runners as well.
The very core mechanics and level design lend themselves to be played competitively online. It is a visually unique adventure using a carefully crafted, 5 color palette world that is filled with fun and goofy Japanese references. It also has a soundtrack that is worth the price alone, featuring some of the most popular chiptune composers in the world! Published by Headup Games.
A totally independent campaign from Slime-san! Are you ready for a robotic adventure?
20 normal and 20 NG+ levels made by the insane Sheeple!
5 remix levels of the main campaign but with a Sheeple twist!
Dozens of new hazards to tackle head-on!
Two new play styles: Shadow and Marble mode!
Another unique boss fight, can you defeat Sheeple's machinations?
A brand new, rather bizarre… Target mode? Rhythm mode?
Another speedrunning mode for DLC levels, compete in leaderboards!
70 [BUGS] to collect and spend in an art gallery!
A new hub world: Sheeple's Headquarters! Don't get too weirded out!
A special setting that allows you to customize the color palette!
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More cutscenes and story elements!
New secret indie stars to discover and talk to!
New music by Meganeko and Mischa Perella!
New art by Del (Miimows)!
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Each year we put together a brief list of questions scorekeepers should consider while managers are making substitutions. I have received a few requests for it, so here is the Sub Checklist.
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Shakti Soundar Rajan returns with his third movie, a zombie film, the first of its kind in Tamil cinema.
Titled, Miruthan (Zombie), this story written by Shakti Rajan (as he is commonly known), features Jayam Ravi and Malayalam actress Lakshmi Menon in the lead.
Ravi plays a traffic cop and Lakshmi Menon plays a doctor.The film was shot in Coimbatore and Chennai. Supported by CGS effects,Miruthan hopes to make viewers jump out of their seats.
Miruthan is produced by S. Michael Rayappan. D. Imman has composed music.


Will Dr. Fill-In Fibers Run in the Rain?
Our fiberhold spray is the last and most important step for making Dr. Fill-In fibers as water resistant as possible. You won't have to worry about fibers running down your face embarrassingly as it rains or you join a pick-up game of basketball.
Don't wipe, because the wet fibers can definitely smear and not look good. So please do what you see Jason doing in the video.
Why Do My Fibers Look Only 1/2 Full?
This is a question we have gotten a few times since we introduced the clear containers. Since you can see into them it provokes the question: they're filled by weight and the fibers for coarse & short hair are denser/heavier than our fibers for fine hair as well, the fibers settle some with shipping.
What's the Difference between the Fibers for Coarse/Short hair and those for Fine/Long hair?
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Iran nuclear deal: why the haggling might be different this time
Tehran cast doubt Friday on whether the Iran nuclear deal will proceed. But the Iranians are also dealing with an unstable political landscape – and with Obama, who wants to give diplomacy a chance.
By Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Iran says Friday that it wants to cooperate with the West – but then it doesn't.
Some Western powers tell Iran categorically that it must accept a recently negotiated uranium-enrichment deal – but then another sounds an accommodating tone towards Tehran.
And surprise – this time it's the Europeans who are taking the tough line with Iran, while Washington signals a willingness to wait and see where negotiations might still lead.
The latest diplomatic twists and turns with Iran over its nuclear program may seem to suggest that Iran is simply employing the same stalling tactics it has used over six years of nuclear diplomacy. But what makes this time different is a serious American desire to see if the Iranian nuclear challenge can be addressed diplomatically, as well as a fractured and unstable political landscape at home that Iran's leadership must weigh in its calculations, Iran and diplomatic experts say.
"The administration is sticking by [President Obama's] game plan of letting this play out to the end of the year," says Lawrence Korb, a US foreign-policy expert at the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington. Administration officials are not yet convinced that negotiations can't lead to an acceptable deal with Iran to at least put off the possibility of it building a nuclear weapon, he says.
Even if talks fail, the administration sees advantages in taking the soft line for the time being, Mr. Korb adds.
"If they talked tough now, they'd have no chance of bringing the Russians and the Chinese along on new sanctions," he says. "But they're betting that by engaging Tehran now, they might be able to get more support on those sanctions later."
Questions about Iran's – and the international community's – intentions arose again Friday: Iran signaled it would accept, but then indicated it would modify, a plan tentatively agreed upon earlier this month to remove a substantial portion of Iran's low-enriched uranium stockpile to Russia and France for further enrichment. Iran appeared to balk at a plan that would remove the uranium in one large shipment before the end of the year.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that Iran was ready to cooperate with the West, only to have other Iranian sources suggest later through Iranian state media that the deal would have to be changed to fly.
Iran, insisting that Western countries have not lived up to deals reached in the past, suggested that it fears the uranium would never return. So it's indicating that it may demand a step-by-step exchange – of a portion of the uranium for the return of another portion suitable for use in a Tehran research reactor.
The airing of such counterproposals suggests to some Iran experts that this is not simply Iran being Iran.
"I know people are saying, 'The Iranians like to negotiate; this is the Iranians doing what they like best' – well, maybe," says Alex Vatanka, senior Middle East analyst at IHS Jane's, the international security consulting firm. "That might be true if they didn't have the Qom revelations over their head" – referring to a secret nuclear facility revealed last month – "if they didn't have the domestic political factor and the criticisms over the postelection repression to consider, and if they didn't have Barack Obama across from them proposing serious negotiations instead of George W. Bush sounding hostile. It gives them a lot they have to consider."
In an interview with CNN Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the United States is ready to "let the process play out."
That came after European Union foreign ministers took a tough line with Iran, demanding Tehran accept the enrichment deal as negotiated with the US, Russia, and France. "It's the same old tricks," Sweden's foreign minister, Carl Bildt, said following the EU meeting. "A back-and-forth for further talks."
That frustration is also evident among US lawmakers. Committees in both houses of Congress have advanced bills with broad co-sponsorship that call on Obama to get tough with Iran now by announcing new sanctions – notably targeting Iran's gasoline imports.
Congress can't force the president to adopt sanctions now, but the advancing legislation could serve the administration's purpose, say Korb of CAP. "They can say to the Iranians, 'We can only hold Congress off so long,' " he says. "It's the same with the role reversal we're seeing with the Europeans: Their getting tough can also help."
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In order to understand the sayings of Jesus in the called Sermon on the Mount we must keep several notions in mind. One is that Jesus came to the children of Israel and to them he preferentially limited his ministry for he was to train and send later his apostles from Jerusalem to Judea and then Samaria and thus later to the ends of the world (Acts 1:8). Another notion is that the "Jewish religion" present in his day was not the Old Testament of 'Moses and the Prophets' or 'The Law and the Prophets' but the Jewish leaders were practicing 'the traditions of the Rabbis' by which traditions they were making the commandments of God of no effect (Matt 15:6). These practices emanated during the intertestamental period where the 'principle of the oral law', unwritten and dating back to Moses' time was birthed and equated in importance to that of that written in the scrolls. These oral laws allowed the piously religious to be able to 'fulfill the Law' by keeping their set of rules and pronouncements, all externalistic in practice and legalistic.
It is in this setting that the Sermon on the Mount is given and by which the Lord is teaching his disciples (Matt 5:1) that the religiosity of the rulers, Pharisees and teachers of the Law did not even meet the real requirements of the Law and he was setting clearly the distinctions between that which is of God and that of the traditions of men. Yet another notion is that Jesus came not only to be the annointed Messiah that was to die for the sins of the world but intended to bring in, had the rulers accepted him as Christ (the 'Son of the Highest') and King (the legal heir to the throne of David), he would have brought in the Kingdom of Heaven (the THEOCRATIC KINGDOM or rule of God on earth). But the rulers and religious authorities rejected him on all counts despite the evidences given by his life (no one could prove him a sinner), his miracles, and powers over the spiritual realm, his teachings and witnessess (the Holy Spirit, the Father), the prophet John the Baptist and the witness of the fulfilled prophecies of the Scriptures. He was fully being rejected by the rulers or his days who were contented to show off how well they fulfilled the 'laws of the rabbis' and earned by their works entirely the righteousness needed to enter heaven; they were self-righteous in their minds.
So in every way and at any point the Lord was teaching his disciples to discern the differences between the Phariseical teachings and the teachings of God in the Scriptures. Lastly we must come to realize that in the Gospel of Matthews which is the one used in this debate is the best one to differentiate what is meant by the Kingdom of Heaven and the phrase the kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Heaven is the (theocratic) kingdom promised David to his seed (Jesus Christ) to come to Israel as an eternal kingdom that the Saducees unbendingly believed was just a physical kingdom of a physical descendant of David for an earthly rule of Israel over all nations (as was Solomon's), but doubted Jesus qualifications to defeat the Roman Empire while fearing losing their positions of influence. The kingdom of God is an invisible kingdom for it is spiritual ("...the kingdom of God cometh not with observation....for the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:20,21) and it meant the coming of the rule of God in the hearts of all men. It is often written about as a mystery kingdom and it is to dethrone the god of this world's strong grip on the lives of men. Both kingdoms develop alongside the other (and Matthew 13 is the crowning chapter) for history is unrelentingly going toward the defeat of the Devil, the destruction of his world system and removal of his wicked followers (that is the time of The Tribulation) and replace it with the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ (the stone cut without hands of Daniel) in the upcoming Millennial Kingdom of God.
The Beatitudes 5:3-12 are the blessings upon the ones who admit their sinfulness, that mourn over their sins for they are humbled before God, who hungrily desire the righteousness of God and by his mercy show others mercy. Blessed are the ones who seek for a holy heart and by his peace are peaceful, that suffer persecution for their righteous stance by revilings and afflictions and all manners of evil of which they are falsely accused, for the prophets were likewise persecuted so they too ought to rejoice for the rewards in heaven. Their is the kingdom of heaven, the confort, the inheritance, the grace and mercies of God who will see God (!) and be his children, thus rejoice!
The Salt and Light 5:13-15 for these are the salt that gives the flavor of the knowledge of God and the light that exposes the things of this world and glorify the Father in heaven in so doing.
Jesus fulfilled the Law 5:17-20 for during his first coming he fulfilled the requriments of the Law for righteousness by his faith (Phil 3:9, Rom 3:21-25) so that he can gift such righteousness to those who trust in him for salvation and we can be justified after our redemption by his blood. Believers (in Christ) do exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, their self-righteousness that comes by their religion of works, their earned merit of heaven (a non-starter). Believers are those who are willing (whosoever will) to come to Christ as Saviour get washed clean of their sins by the blood of the Lamb and once clean be reconciled to God, adopted as sons, given freely the righeousness of God (Rom 5:17) and be thus declared just (acceptable) before God.
Anger and Murder 5:21-26 being angry without a cause with another Christian brother is like murder, and calling him a fool (a fool says in his heart 'there is no God'..Psalm 14:1) or a denier of God is positioning ourselves dangerously close to the fire of hell (does not mean going to hell or be damned). Deal with the anger with another Christian brother before coming to fellowship with God and in case of an adversary deal with him as is possible before you visit the heathen judge and suffer his legal sentencing.
Lust and Adultery 5:27-30 it is not just the act of adultery that is sinful but the desire of the flesh and of the mind is too. Your eyes are to be focused on God but if one is 'doublesighted' (unfocused) abandon that lusty practice as well as other practices that offend or makes to stumble and leads those practitioners to hell. It is not speaking of physical organs (eyes) or members (hands) that ought to be cast off, but moral/spiritual parts that bring downfalls. The believer is secured by the faith of Jesus Christ so that this is not teaching the preservation of a saved person by his works.
Divorce and Remarriage 5:31,32 Divorce is only allowed because of uncleaness of marriage or fornication and in this case a certificate of divorce is to be extended to her and remarriage is forbidden. Also if not for fornication one is not to divorce the wife and cause her to adulterate and the man she remarries to do likewise. Only men then extended certificates of divorcement.
Oaths 5:33-37 let your word be the seal of a matter, and do not make oaths to God nor swear by that over which you have no authority, not even yourself (heaven, earth, the holy city, etc.).
Eye for an eye 5:38-42 it was written in the Law to not exceed in revenge beyond the damage an offense may have caused you, but now we are told not to resist evil, that which is physical or legal or unjust. This is a clue that the intent of these sayings are to counter the teachings of the Pharisees, for what follows is impossible for man to do in his own power. To love enemies and those that persecute us and despise us and hate us can only be done with Christ living in us so that this perfection of behaviour is done only with the Spirit of Christ in us who perfects us.
Give to the needy 6:1-4 and do so to meet that they lack and not to be seen publicly, nor announce it with trumpets but in secret as if the right hand did not know what the left was doing, as not seen, known only to the Father. This is a clue again that it is addressing how a born again believer and son of God is to behave in his giving, in the power of God and not as a spiritual works issue to gain favor with God.
How to pray 6:5-15 not in public to be seen but as in secret, in fellowship with the Father, without vain repetitions but as dialoguing and enjoying His presence while petitioning him for that he already knows we need and will provide to you. Pray in a manner that acknowledges his Fatherhood position hallowing his name, and the coming of his kingdom rule, looking for his sovereign statutes by which to do his will while asking and thanking him for his provisions, including his forgiveness, being willing to forgive those who have tresspass against us and his deliverance of us from evil and temptations for ultimately the power and the glory is all his and his alone.
How to fast 6: 16-18 and not hypocritically as to be noticed by semblance of face and appearance but as to witholding sustenance in order to focus and approach the provider of life, centering on his word as the spiritual food that nurishes and sustains.
Treasures in heaven 6:19-24 let our treasure be spiritual, stored up in heaven where it is secure and persists, with a heart for the Lord attending to the things of God, and not in the earth where it can rot and be robbed. Either earthly riches are the master or spiritual riches are, for we can only serve one master.
Do not worry 6:25-34 life is more than clothing and more that the food we eat or the roof we live under and God provides it all and for all his creatures in creation. Why worry for that God has committed to provide to us and seek to obtain it by yourself when what we should seek for is his kingdom and his righteousness foremost? Every day brings enough trouble to sink us in worry if we do not trust in our heavenly Father as our provider. This place is also a good one to reiterate again that the Lord's sayings are directed at the fallacy of following a works/based system of gaining and earning God's favor to save ourselves by our efforts, which can not be done. Nevertheless, the Phariseical Judaism that the Lord Jesus Christ found in Israel in his day was a works system, not one of faith in God but one of works for salvation. Jesus was demolishing their erected piramid/tower of merits and erecting the proper manner by which his children are to live, by faith in him.
Do not judge hypocritically 7:1-6 and it is not that judging a person's actions is wrong (do not judge the person for condemnation though!) but judging someone else when one is equally or more guilty of the same weakness than the one we are judging is hypocrisy. Futhermore if we do judge hypocritically we too will be judged by the same principles and given the same sentencing we adjudicate to others. First deal with your own weakness or sin with God before you deal with that of a brother. It is not talking about the sins of the unregenerate for they can do no different till they too come to the Lord and be transformed, for until then our godly wisdom will not be but a stumbling offensive block to them that may provoke them against us.
Ask, Seek, Knock 7:7-12 and this are the driving verses that prompted me to tackle this matter of the Sermon on the Mount, having watched a very prestigious pastor give a long sermon on the matter, pretending that an unbeliever ought to come to God asking and seeking and knocking, that which his is not able nor inclined at all to do. The Sermon on the Mount is not what we are to do when we want to come to God but what a believer is to do walking by the Spirit, being led by the Spirit, being in Christ, a child of God by faith. This sermon addresses the walk of faith and not the ways of works salvation of the scribes and Pharisees. We know that it applies to a child of God, saved by faith from v.11 "....your Father that is in heaven....." . Believers are to come to the Father boldly asking and seeking and knocking and he will receive that the Father gives them. Man is evil (for only God is Good!) totally (in all aspects) but not utterly depraved (not every action is depraved for man can do good things too) and is to turn to God for his every need and direction and empowerment for transformation even after that they are saved so that in his life he can practice the golden rule.
The strait (narrow) gate 7:13,14 and this too was a verse used to declare that very few (millions yes, but we have 7.2 billion people on earth) people will be saved in the end. The gate is narrow and the way is too and we know the gate, for Jesus Christ said he was the door of the sheepfold (John 10:1,2,7,9 14:6). Those who are willing (whosoever will) to come to Christ to be saved enter the narrow gate and commit to a love relationship with the creator (the narrow way) that conditions the narrow way, abandoning all other things that weighs down for the priviledge of being an adopted child of the most high God. This does not speak of a certain few elected or chosen for salvation that are regenerated (made to be borne again) so that they can believe, but speaks of any and everyone that after that they hear the gospel message (the seed planted) if their hearts are willing (not hardened) God will give them gratuituosly the faith they need (Eph. 2:8-10) so that they can believe and be borne again or birthed spiritually. Jesus Christ gives them the Holy Spirit so that then they can walk in the narrow way. It is not that the gate (door) is narrow as in restricting who and how many come in by virtue of the size of the gate, but is narrow in the sense that he is the only way to come to God and all others are but deceptions and false gates. Likewise the narrow way is not a life of constant risk of falling off or of being able to veere away and take a wrong turn but is a life of walking is the old paths or those traced by the leading of the Holy Spirit. Said yet again differently, Jesus is the door but it can all at once admit the human race if all chose to enter and likewise, the way is narrow in the same sense that it is restricted to the ways of God and not the side roads and ways of the world that lead astray. If the entire humanity of today wanted to walk in that road they all could for it would fit all who are willing to walk such a walk.
False Prophets 7:15-23 and these are those that God says that they do not speak for him, that speak for themselves and their ways. As such they are not part of the vine and not nourished by the vine's sustenance so that the fruit these produce is corrupt and evil, will be in the end hewn down and by their fruits we shall know them.
The wise builder 7:24-29 for whosoever heareth these sayings and trusts/obeys and doeth them is like a wise builder that builds his house on a solid foundation that will tolerate the stress of the rains and the winds and remain standing. But a foolish man does not so do when he builds on sinking sand. And when the floods come and the winds beat on his house it will tumble down to destruction.
In conclusion, the Sermon on the Mount are the sayings of Jesus Christ by which he taught his disciples the errors of the ways of the Pharisees and scribes, the way of salvation by works, and gives an introduction of what a saved man does in the power of God, living in Christ and being led by the Spirit. To teach that these are for the reformation of a man or for the walk of a believer in his own power to show that he is saved (and to 'stay saved') is not in accordance with the proper flow of the chapters and correct exegesis.


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Evaluating the crazy pace of today's NBA, and how Sixers can adjust
Josh Paredes
October 25, 2018 7:47 pm ET
A little over one week into the season, one thing has become strikingly clear – to have success, you're going to have to pick up the pace.
As it stands, the league is playing at a torrid pace of 101.5 possessions per 48 minutes, up from 97.3 a season ago (per Basketball-Reference.com). The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging a staggering 132 points per game to this point, while six other teams are averaging 118-plus points.
The Athletic's Fred Katz noted something particularly hard to believe regarding pace on Tuesday:
The 7 Seconds or Less 2004-05 Suns famously played at the fastest pace in the NBA that season: 97.37 possessions a game. Today, that figure would be good for LAST in the NBA, a full possession behind the Spurs, who currently rank 30th.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) October 23, 2018
With such a small sample size, it's tough to say if and how long this trend will continue; but for the Sixers, it may be something that needs to be addressed sooner than later.
Points per game (via TeamRankings.com)
When looking at last season, Philadelphia's 109.7 PPG came in ranked sixth in the league.
But to get an idea of just how explosive offenses have been in the early stages of the season, a look at this year's points per game so far shows an increase to 114 points, which the Sixers sitting No. 14 in the NBA.
In fact, 18 total teams are averaging more points on a nightly basis than the Sixers did last season when they were in the top six.
Possessions per game
Breaking down possessions per game reveals a similar pattern. During the 2017-18 season, a pace of 103.4 possessions per game had the Sixers at No. 4 in the league.
So far this season, an increase to 106 possessions per game actually drops Philadelphia to a tie for No. 13:
The addition of the shortened shot clock after an offensive rebound, coupled with the noticeable increase in 3-pointers being taken this season, possessions are getting shorter, and scoring is at a premium. With defense seeming to be a thing of the past across the NBA this season, the main focus shifts to two main areas: 3-point shooting and fastbreak offense.
With early shooting struggles from players like Markelle Fultz and Dario Saric, there definitely is room for improvement in the scoring department. Fortunately, with JJ Redick's hot start and the acquisition of stretch four Mike Muscala, look for accuracy from downtown to improve.
Fastbreak Offense
The Sixers so far are averaging four more fastbreak points per game than last season. With the decision-making of players like Ben Simmons and T. J. McConnell in the open court, as well as the development of Fultz, this number has the potential to grow as the season moves on.
Despite a slow 2-3 start, Philadelphia certainly has the personnel to keep up with the league and finish near the top of the East. Offense this season is a freight train, and to compete, the Sixers will need to stay onboard.
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COMMISSION CALLS ON COUNCILS TO TARGET ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS
Headlines: February 26th, 2007
The Audit Commission says local authorities should work to raise awareness of road safety issues among secondary school pupils. In a report today, it is also recommending that police forces should improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of data on road accidents. The report, 'Changing Lanes' says that the 3,000 road deaths and 237,000 injuries each year cost the National Health Service 470 million pounds and it puts the total cost to the economy at 8 billion.
The Commission says councils have proved the number of road accidents can be cut by focusing on changing road users' behaviour and it points to the example of the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership which reduced the death toll on local roads from 85 in 2005 to 68 in 2006. Measures such as redesigning road junctions and putting in pedestrian crossings had contributed to a reduction in death and serious injuries but engineering initiatives, the Commission says, are unlikely to be the only way to bring about further reductions.
The report says education campaigns targeted at groups at risk are needed as well as effective enforcement of traffic law. It believes highly focused local campaigns based on reliable information about local problems are also likely to represent good value for taxpayers' money. The Commission says councils are well placed to coordinate local activities to bring about further road safety improvements. Better collection and exchange of reliable information could also play a part in reducing deaths and serious injuries by enabling police, schools, firefighters and health workers to target safety initiatives effectively.
Steve Bundred, Chief Executive of the Audit Commission, said," Councils have shown that as well as targeting accident blackspots with safety cameras and better engineering, it is also possible to change the attitude and behaviour of road users that cause accidents.'This would also help councils achieve a better balance between road engineering at accident blackspots and the education and enforcement that helps to change road users' behaviour."
The report recommends that local authorities should raise awareness of road safety in secondary school pupils and of the resources available to schools. As well as urging police forces to improve the quality of data, it recommends NHS bodies to provide anonymised data about accident victims to highway authorities so they can target their activities more effectively and says central government should set up a system so knowledge from research into road safety is available locall


Every year more and more brands take part in our Ukrainian fashion week. More and more bloggers and journalists are getting interested in it. Even famous all over the world celebrities choose the clothes by Ukrainian designers. That's how the attitude towards our fashion has changed!
Several changes has happened in the date of event. Usually Ukrainian fashion week used to happen after all others, in March. But this year we have come close to the dates of Paris, New York, etc.
50 brands took part in UFW. 39 shows, 10 presentations and 6 lectures have happened. Everything has taken place in "Mystetskyi Arsenal". And the week has started on February, 1. You could see new collections from such brands as ANASTASIIA IVANOVA, BEVZA, GOLETS, GASANOVA, Katerina Kvit, Ksenia Kireeva, Lake etc.
As you see, Ukraine develops with a high speed in the area of fashion, and it's very good. The bigger amount of celebrities choose the clothes by our designers and fashion week grows really fast. Let's hope that the fashion industry will continue developing with such a great speed!
So, were you lucky enough to visit this event? Anyway, feel free to share your impressions of the event! And what Ukrainian brand do you like the most?


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The Glorious Ache by Sills and Smith
Had the opportunity to replicate The Glorious Ache by Sills and Smith recently – the third full length release by the Ottawa area group. You can pick up Glorious Ache as well as their previous records here on CD Baby. You can pick up the record on iTunes here.
Sills & Smith is an independent, alternative folk/rock band based in Ottawa, Canada. The group includes Jeremy Sills, Frank Smith and Jonathan Edwards. The band has released three critically acclaimed albums of all original material: The Glorious Ache (2013), No Way In, No Way Out (2012) and Uncertain Vista (2011). All are full-length efforts recorded and produced by Jonathan Edwards in his studio, Corvidae Music. The Glorious Ache features 15 tracks penned by the band, exploring diverse sonic territory and delivering songs filled with melodic and lyrical invention.
These guys deserve some attention and are contributing to a renaissance of sorts in Ottawa's ever changing music scene. Check them out on Facebook here and Twitter. CKCU Radio will be playing a few tracks from the new studio album tomorrow- Tuesday, August 20th starting on the Mars Local Connection show in the 10:00 a.m to noon slot! One or more members of the band will be on air to chat too. Listen on the radio or online. http://www.ckcufm.com/.


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Posted in Employment, Opinion
Dismissal justified for disclosing confidential information
Mr Farnan was the club's international and national marketing director. He was suspended following concerns regarding breaches of confidence and various other matters which included sending a lewd email and making derogatory comments. The club trawled through his work emails …
Mr Farnan was the club's international and national marketing director. He was suspended following concerns regarding breaches of confidence and various other matters which included sending a lewd email and making derogatory comments. The club trawled through his work emails and found that he had committed serious and repeated breaches of contract by storing confidential information about sponsorship bids which he sent to his wife's private email address. His story was that he was doing this for administrative support but in fact it appears he was sorting evidence in case he ended in litigation with the club.
He had also used confidential bid documents for his own purposes to seek employment; briefed a journalist against clear club policy and wrongly disclosed a sponsorship agreement to a third party. The employer summarily dismissed him for gross misconduct, which was upheld. However the club was criticised for beefing up part of its claim against the Claimant by alleging that there were derogatory comments made about the CEO in emails and the sending by the Claimant of an email Christmas card of 10 bare breasted women which was not considered to be gross misconduct in the context of other incidences which the club tolerated.
Interestingly proceedings were also issued in the Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal but these were stayed pending the outcome of the breach of contract case.
This legal update is provided for general information purposes only and should not be applied to specific circumstances without prior consultation with us.
For further details on any of the issues covered in this update please contact Gemma Ospedale, Partner in Employment on 020 7583 2222.
It pays to employ the right employment solicitor


Article 1: The IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 Organising Committee is organising a mass race on 24th March 2018 to be held jointly with the Championship, on the same route and at the evening time.
Article 2: Everybody will be able to participate in the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 mass race, an urban foot race over 21,097.50 m, whether they are federated or not, provided they comply with the conditions of the these regulations, foreign athletes who comply with RFEA and IAAF regulations will be eligible to participate, provided they are 18 years old on the day of the competition.
To avoid interference with the holding of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, athletes with a personal best time less than 1h03:00 will not be allowed to participate. For the same reason, runners with pets, pushchairs, skates, handbikes, unauthorised bicycles or any other wheeled device are not permitted to participate, in compliance with IAAF restrictions.
Athletes in certified wheel chairs verified by FESA (the Valencian Community Adapted Sport Federation) are allowed to participate, like all other athlete participants, they must follow the organization's special instructions, as to not interfere with the celebration of the World Championship.
In any case, the organization reserves the right to limit the registration of runners who, for reasons of any kind, could interfere in the holding of the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018.
The route, urban and on asphalt, is certified by AIMS/RFEA, all kilometre markers being marked with signal panels. The competition is included in the IAAF International Calendar.
1st: the women registered in the World Championship elite competition will start at 17:05h.
2nd: At 17:30h, 25 minutos later, the men registered in the World Championship elite competition will start along with the rest of the participants (men and women) in the Mass Race with accredited times below 1h55:00.
3rd: And at 17:40h, the rest of participants in the Mass Race with times above 1h55:00 will start.
The organisation reserves the right to increase the number of starts for the Mass Race for technical or security reasons, always informing the participants in advance.
All runners who arrive at kilometre 10 after 19:10h of the third wave on 24th March 2018 are required to turn in their bib, quit the competition and/or get into the sweeper car as they will have exceeded the projected overall time limit fixed by the organisation for finishing the event. (2 hours and 30 minutes, including the lag for the three starts).
All runners who want to register with the intention of finishing the half marathon under 1h45:00 are required to provide accrediting documentation of their best time from a previous marathon, half marathon, or 10K following the qualification procedure on the registration website, or at the subsequently request of the organisation.
A cloakroom service will be available near the start/finish line, as well as portable WCs at the start of the race and at kilometres 5, 10, 15, and 20 of the race.
The cloakroom service will close at 21:00.
The only information the organisation will take into account when making any category classifications will be that which the runner provides on his registration form.
All disabled athletes will receive a 50% reduction on registration, taking into account all the phases and dates previously mentioned. Registration must be formalized by FESA (Valencian Community Adapted Sport Federation, their contact email is direccion-tecnica@fesa.es, and their telephone +34 96 346 57 26. All athletes who, for any reason, do not register with FESA will not receive a reduction. Blind athletes, or those with visual deficiencies (B2), who so require will have the right to be accompanied by a guide whose registration will be 100% free and this can only be undertaken through FESA. There can only be one guide for each athlete with visual impairment.
25 euros for those athletes who registered for either the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon or Half Marathon 2018 (Enter your ID number or Passport and date of birth to validate this promo in this link).
These prices do not include the Day License (3€ mandatory) for runners who do not have a valid national licence (RFEA), Valencian autonomous region licence (FCVA) or a Runner Plus Card.
Late inscriptions can be made at the Runners Fair using our terminals which are located at the incidences counters.
The price of registration is 50 euros.
This price does not include the Day License (€ 3 compulsory) for runners who do not have a valid Spanish license (RFEA), a valid Valencian regional license (FCVA) or a valid 'Corredor Plus' ('Runner's Plus' card).
You can not apply any promotional code or offer to this type inscription.
There are no start box selection options and you will be assigned to the white box. All bibs are already printed, so there is no personalization of the text or nationality on the front of the bib.
If you need to change your departure box, you can request it at the Fair when you collect your bib number.
To do this you must show us your best ranking in 10K, Half Marathon or Marathon in 2016 – 2017 – 2018 online.
Changes will be made based on your verified times and conditioned to the capacity of each box at the time of your request.
Article 5: For legal and sporting reasons, but above for security, you may not sell or cede a bib to another runner. Given the risk involved for those people who wear a bib without the organisations knowledge and the distortion this causes in the classifications, the details of any runner who cedes or sells their bib will be written down and passed on to other marathon, half-marathon, or 10K organisations. In the case of athletes federated with the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) and with the Valencian autonomous region Athletics Federation, they will also be informed of their behaviour so that the necessary disciplinary action can be taken, if appropriate.
The organisation, also, reserves the right to preclude registration in the future and to inform other race competitions when athletes are disqualified for not completing the entire 21.097 kilometres of the route.
The deadline to submit the application and provide the documentation is March 20, 2018.
The refund will be made by the same means of payment with which the registration was made (payment by card or transfer) as soon as the medical documentation presented is verified.
The final date to be able to make the change is 1st March 2018.
Once the runner has communicated the name change request through our registration platform in the section "Request to change the owner´s entry", they will have 7 days to complete the form the organisation sends.
If the competition is cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control of the organisation, including but not limited to unforeseen weather circumstances, decree of the municipal, regional or national authorities, explosions, acts of war, insurrection, terrorist acts or threats of terrorist acts, sabotage, epidemics, or strikes, participants will not have the right to a refund of the registration fee nor compensation for incurred losses, such as travel expenses and lodging.
Minimum age on the day of the competition: 18 years old.
All the given age requirements must be met by the day of the competition.
A trophy will be presented to the first finishers in each category.
Article 7: Bibs and chips will be delivered only and exclusively in the RUNNER'S TRADE FAIR, at Principe Felipe Museum of the City of Arts and Sciencies. Location here.
Thrusday 22nd: from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday 23rd: from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 24th: from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In case you are unable to collect it in person must be given to a third you must authorize to this person at self-management area.
No bibs will be handed over to those who do not meet these requirements.
There will be time controls along the route. Only those participants who run the race with the chip provided by the organisation will be included in the ranking. The chip must be placed on the back part of the bib, and the runner is obliged to check that it functions properly at the relevant stand at the Runner's Fair.
Article 8: The bibs/chips are personal and non-transferable, and must be positioned on the chest without being manipulated or bent. The control chip is also personal and non-transferable as. Non-observance of this article could be a motive for disqualification.
The competition Judges and the Organisation reserves the right to disqualify any offender that, once any irregularity by any runner is found: does not have their bib visible, manipulates it and/or transfers it to another runner, alters the data provided to the Organisation or to the Arbitrator regarding the identity card or federative record, does not finish the course, exhibits a poor physical condition, does not facilitate the documentation required by the Organisation or breaches any other rule of the FACV, RFEA or IAAF. It is compulsory for federated athletes to compete wearing their club clothing, they may be open to sanction if this is not the case.
Runners who are disqualified will not be awarded any prizes or trophies.
Runners not registered or who run without a bib or chip will not be allowed to run in this competition, their access to the race will be prohibited and blocked in order to guarantee the rights of those who properly registered in compliance with regulations.
Article 9: The circuit will be properly indicated by kilometre.
There will be six provisioning stands approximately at kilometres 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, y 17.5, as well as at the finish.
Article 10: Health services and ambulances will be coordinated by the Organisation's medical team and they will be located along the route, at the start and at the finish.
All runners have to fill in the back part of the bib with their name, surname, telephone number in case of emergency, any medical problems (allergies, special attention required, etc.) or any specific treatment they need and their blood group.
Article 11: The only vehicles authorised to follow the competition will be those designated by the Organisation.
It is strictly forbidden to follow runners by motorbike, bicycle, roller skates or any other wheeled vehicle. Police or stewards will remove them from the route in order to avoid accidents.
Article 12: Complaints must be made orally to the Referee, no later than 30 minutes after the results have been officially communicated. The Referee's decision will be final.
Article 13: All runners, upon registration, declare that they know and accept these Rules and the Disclaimer and Data Protection Statement. When in doubt, the Organisation's criteria will prevail.
The Organisation recommends that runners undergo a medical examination before the competition, all participants accepting the risks derived from the sporting activity.
By simply registering, the runner declares: "I am in optimum health to participate in the World Half Marathon Championship Mass Race. In addition, I release the Organisation, sponsors or other involved institutions from any responsibility for any accident or injury that may occur before, during and/or after the competition, renouncing from this moment on any legal action against any of the aforementioned entities.
During the event I will cooperate as much as possible with the Organisation in order to avoid personal accidents.
Article 14: In accordance with Organic Law 15/1999 on the Protection of Personal Information, dated 13th December, we inform you that all the personal data facilitated by the participants and photographs taken during the race will be stored in the Organisation's files with the purpose of administering participation in the race, as well as for its promotion, distribution and dissemination. The owner of the data may at any time exercise their right to access, rectify, cancel, or object by writing, including (a photocopy) of their ID card, to the following address: S.D.Correcaminos, (c/Arzobispo Fabián y Fuero, 14, 46009, Valencia) or to Trinidad Alfonso Mocholí Fundación de la Comunitat Valenciana (c/ Poeta Quintana, 1 bajo, 46003, Valencia).
For notification purposes, all registered runners authorise the use of their email or mobile telephone number and any other application (such as WhatsApp, Line, Telegram) as the means of legal notification.
Likewise, and in accordance with the sporting and promotional interests, distribution and operation of the race throughout the world (the reproduction of photographs of the competition, publication of qualifying lists, etc.) in any medium (Internet, advertising, etc.) and without any time limit, all registrants expressly grant the above mentioned entities permission to reproduce their first and second name/s, their overall and general ranking, their category, their finishing time and their image.
The Organisation reserves the right to make any changes in the present regulations as they wish, and must communicate them on the competition's website and in the information provided to each runner.
FINAL CONSIDERATION: Anything not included in the present regulations shall be governed by the General Rules of Competition from FACV, RFEA, and IAAF.


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Alexander Zverev, according to tennis star Boris Becker of Germany, is currently "his own biggest opponent." Injury forced Zverev, 25, to miss the all of the 2022 second part of the season. At the Australian Open on Tuesday, Zverev required five sets to defeat Juan Pablo Varillas, who was rated 103rd, before prevailing 4-6 6-1 5-7 7-6 (3) 6-4.
Becker stated that he was aware that Varillas may pose a challenge for the German even though Zverev was the clear favorite to defeat the Spanish player. "There was a lot of discussion around Sascha Zverev's allegedly straightforward draw. I was constantly critical and would assert that the opposition was irrelevant at the time.
Due to the extended injury hiatus, he is his strongest rival. I don't care who he faces in the second round, to reiterate. Sascha Zverev is the key player in this match. No matter who is on the other team, he will win the game if he plays attackingly and with confidence, according to Becker, who spoke to Eurosport.
Zverev needs meaningful matches, says Becker
Former six-time Grand Slam winner Becker emphasized that player development cannot be achieved through practice alone. Even with numerous training sessions, a seven-month layoff is impossible to make up for, Becker continued.
Zverev is undoubtedly not at the top of his game right now, but the good news is that his ankle has been holding up well since he returned from the injury. "In the end, Sascha gets a happy ending because he now understands that the ankle is sturdy.
That was his first significant exam to determine his level of fitness and comfort. He'll likely have a better understanding of that tomorrow morning. He'll likely experience some muscle soreness, according to Becker. Zverev will face the victor of the match between Michael Mmoh and Laurent Lokoli in the second round of the Australian Open.
As it remains to be seen if he can secure a more emphatic victory this time, Zverev will once again be the favorite.
Maria Sakkari was furious with Diana Shnaider and said, "If she screams in my face one more time…"


Vastavam web: Director James Cameron is revisiting his 1997 classic "Titanic".The Oscar-winning director has joined hands with National Geographic for "Titanic: 20th Anniversary", a one-hour documentary special, reported Entertainment Weekly. "When I wrote the film, and when I set out to direct it, I wanted every detail to be as accurate as I could make it, and every harrowing moment of the ship's final hours accounted for," said Cameron in a statement. Set to premiere in December, the project will use new technology to analyse the important choices made during the production, go inside Cameron's personal journey while making the film, and follow the director and a team of experts to a Titanic exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. "Titanic", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, revolved around two young people who fall in love after meeting on the doomed ship that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean early morning on 15 April 1912.


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Israeli Politics: How Israel's Security Policy is Made
Ever since its establishment, Israel has confronted an external environment characterized by unremitting hostility. Repeated wars, perpetual hostilities at lower levels, the failed peace processes with the Palestinians and Syria, and even the "cold peace" with Egypt and Jordan, have reinforced this image. As a result, Israel's security policy has been at the forefront of national life for over seven decades.
Israel has responded to these circumstances by building up a disproportionate defense capability to forestall the threats to its security and by developing a unique decision-making style of its own. In recent decades, as Israeli decision-making has become increasingly proactive, many of the diplomatic and military initiatives Israel has undertaken have gone awry, and the number of policy failures has become untenable.
Israeli Security Policy and Israeli Foreign Policy Decision-Making Processes
Three primary factors shape Israel's security policy and Israel's foreign policy decision-making process (DMP): the uniquely harsh and dangerous external environment in which Israel operates, which greatly circumscribes its options; Israel's proportional representation electoral system, which causes deep political fragmentation and the resulting need to govern through coalition governments; and the relative weakness of the foreign and defense ministries in the DMP, compared to the IDF and intelligence services.
These fundamental attributes of Israeli national security policymaking result in a number of pathologies:
Objectives and options tend to be poorly formulated, a short-term perspective prevails and improvisation is the rule.
Excessive politicization and a nearly all-consuming preoccupation with coalition maintenance. Politics, not policymaking, are the basis for decisions.
No one is fully in charge. The formal prerogatives of the premier are minimal, ministers do not serve at the premier's pleasure and the cabinet is a dysfunctional forum.
The process is highly idiosyncratic and dependent on the preferences of the individual leader. The absence of a true separation of powers, typical of parliamentary systems, as well as Israel's informal and generally chaotic DMP, further exacerbate this.
The IDF is the most powerful actor in the DMP and its policy preferences usually are Israel's national security policy.
Despite these problems, Israel's national security policymaking processes do have some important strengths, including flexibility and the ability to improvise rapidly, the sophisticated policy assessment, formulation and implementation's capabilities of the national security establishment and the experience many Israeli decision-makers have brought with them to office.
Drawing on my experience as a deputy national security advisor in Israel and my book Zion's Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy, the talk takes the audience inside the real world of Israel's security and foreign policy decision-making process.
Israel's security and foreign policy decision-making process – a look from within
Strengths and weaknesses of the decision-making process
Why the Israeli decision-making process is unplanned and chaotic
Israel's National Security Council and its role today
There at the creation: Israel's National Security Council – a personal account
Recommendations for change.
Join me for a fascinating insider's account of Israel's national security decision-making processes. For me it is a study of love and frustration.
Talk Titles
How Israel Makes National Security Policy – an Insider's Perspective
Israel's National Security Council: From Obscurity to Center Stage
There at the Creation: an Insider's Story of Israel's National Security Council.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed France's ultimatum to Tel Aviv that Paris will recognize Palestine as an independent state should a new push to revive Israel-Palestinian talks fail.
Abbas made the comments on Saturday in an address to the opening ceremony of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa.
He highlighted the need to hold an international conference devoted to the issue and activate the United Nations Security Council's role vis-a-vis the Palestinian cause.
"We welcome the French initiative and affirm that the status quo cannot continue. Our people will continue to use political and legal methods, through a peaceful and popular resistance, to achieve our national rights," Abbas said.
Abbas' remarks came one day after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Paris is planning to hold an international conference in the "coming weeks" to bring together the Israeli and Palestinian sides as well as the US and some European and Arab states.
Fabius further emphasized that France will recognize a Palestinian state if efforts to find a solution to the conflict failed.
The Israeli regime has, however, rejected the French initiative.
Efforts to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict collapsed in April 2014 and since then there have been no serious attempts to resume negotiations between the two sides.
The Palestinian president further called for an end to the Israeli occupation, illegal settlement activities and seizure of Palestinian natural resources.
In a relevant development on Saturday, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat also welcomed the French initiative regarding the issue of Palestine.
"We believe that the war against terror must succeed, must prevail, but we cannot ensure this without a balance, that is to end the Israeli occupation and establish a Palestinian state in the 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital," Erekat said.
The Palestinians are seeking to create an independent state on the territories of the West Bank, East al-Quds and the Gaza Strip, with East al-Quds as the capital. They are also demanding that Israel withdraw from the Palestinian lands occupied in a 1967 war.
The Tel Aviv regime, however, has refused to return to the 1967 borders and is unwilling to discuss the issue of al-Quds.
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN from "non-member observer entity" to "non-member observer state" despite strong opposition from the Israeli regime and the US.
Palestine's flag was hoisted for the first time at the United Nations headquarters in New York in last September.
France warns Israel that it will recognize a Palestinian state if peace talks to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict do not make progress.
France says it will recognize a Palestinian state if efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fail.
An analyst says it is time for the international community to recognize Palestine and withdraw recognition from Israel.
Greek lawmakers are set to vote on recognition of Palestine as a state on Monday, a symbolic move not binding for the government.
The US could recognize Palestine as a sovereign state and allow it to become a full member of the UN, an American journalist says.


As a part of it's 10-year city center plan, Hagerstown, Maryland recently become a part of the Main Street America program. Main Street is a community-based program that relies on citizens, businesses, and local government working together to transform communities.
A newly-formed nonprofit, Main Street Hagerstown needed a website that would help the organization enlist support, inform the public, and promote its efforts. The new website needed to register volunteers, solicit financial support, and provide a calendar of community activities.
DatAchieve Digital provided Main Street Hagerstown with an attractive, dynamic website that reflects the organization, its goals and the opportunities it offers, and the social media tools necessary to promote the program and engage the public. The site includes content management, a calendar of events, and a directory of sponsoring businesses.


It helps you feel like the expert chef that you are in your heart, but only the best griddle for gas grill can really make that dream come true.
No matter how you intend to use your griddle, there are a number of commonalities between griddles that have helped us to select the best griddle of 2018.
Does this single pan do the job of both pans successfully? Let's find out in this review of the Bruntmor Reversible Griddle Pan.
Farberware Nonstick 11-Inch Square Griddle is great for anyone who wants to have the convenience of a griddle without having to fit an oversized pan.
Victoria Cast Iron Comal Griddle is for anyone who wants the durability, heating, and nonstick properties that can come with a cast iron pan.
Cooking chicken on the griddle is relatively healthy way to prepare your meal. Learn about how you should go about cooking chicken on it.
Learning how to use griddle on stove tops is one of the biggest game changers out there when it comes to preparing food. Read on to learn more.
What is a griddle used for? Is it hard to clean? When should I use a griddle versus when should I use a frying pan? Read on to learn more.
Learning how to properly control the temperature of your griddle or pan and a few other tips is a great way to improve your pancake game in no time.


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Characterization of the Hemagg...
Characterization of the Hemagglutinin Cleaving Transmembrane Serine Proteases Matriptase and TMPRSS2
Influenza is one of the commonest infectious diseases affecting millions of people every year including 290,000 – 650,000 heavy casualties. Influenza viruses undergo constant genetic changes and every 10 – 50 years new influenza virus strains emerge that potentially cause a severe pandemic. In this...
Keils, Aline
Steinmetzer, Torsten (Prof. Dr.) (Thesis advisor)
Transmembrane serine proteases
Influenza is one of the commonest infectious diseases affecting millions of people every year including 290,000 – 650,000 heavy casualties. Influenza viruses undergo constant genetic changes and every 10 – 50 years new influenza virus strains emerge that potentially cause a severe pandemic. In this modern interconnected world, experts believe the next influenza pandemic will be a "devastating global health event with far-reaching consequences" [1]. Novel effective anti-influenza drugs are in need. One strategy of influenza research is to focus on host-specific proteases that are essential for virus activation and spread. Trypsin-like serine proteases are crucial for influenza activation by mediating the cleavage of the viral surface glycoprotein HA and hence promoting the fusion potential of the virus. Therefore, their inhibition provides a promising therapeutic approach. The present work focused on the characterization of two relevant HA cleaving type-II transmembrane serine proteases matriptase and TMPRSS2. Chapter 3 and chapter 4 of this thesis engaged with the recombinant production of matriptase (chapter 3) in order to obtain a pure functional enzyme of high quality for a SAR study with novel monobasic (hence potentially bioavailable) matriptase inhibitors of the 3-amidinophenylalanine type (chapter 4). Adequate amounts of high-quality matriptase enzymes were isolated using a new expression system and in total 5 matriptase crystals were available at the end of this thesis for structural analysis. The matriptase inhibitor design in this thesis focused on matriptase-affine compounds with a fair selectivity profile against the blood coagulation enzymes thrombin and fXa. In total, 18 new monobasic and potentially bioavailable, as well as four new dibasic compounds of the 3-amidinophenylalanine types were tested. Based on the last published crystal structure of this inhibitor type in complex with matriptase from 2006 (PDB code 2GV6) docking was used as a structure-based virtual screening method for lead optimization of the compounds N-terminus. Selected compounds were suggested to interact with the carbonyl side chain of Gln175 of matriptase to achieve a higher affinity of matriptase compared to fXa. The 4-tert-butylureido-piperidine could be identified as suitable C-terminus in combination with 3-fluoro-4-hydroxymethyl biphenylsulphonyl N-terminally in order to obtain excellent selectivity over thrombin. The binding mode of this compound (compound 55) was crystallographically determined in complex with matriptase as well as trypsin. Trypsin proved as a suitable alternative to matriptase for detailed binding mode analysis of the compounds N-terminus. However, different preferences were detected for the C-terminus. Dibasic compounds showed higher matriptase affinity and selectivity in comparison with the monobasic analogues. However, the tested monobasic compounds were still decent matriptase inhibitors that are additionally suitable for cell culture and animal studies in their benzamidine prodrug forms, which are well established from related inhibitors of thrombin. In addition, selected monobasic as well as dibasic compounds demonstrated strong suppression of the replication of certain H9N2 influenza viruses in a matriptase-expressing MDCK II cell model. These matriptase inhibitors could be potential lead structures for the development of new drugs against H9 strains for influenza. TMPRSS2 is widely discussed for its role in influenza activation. With a TMPRSS2 dependancy of HA-activation of certain subtypes, the characterization of this protease is an important prerequisite for being available as a target for influenza drug design. However, only little is known about the physiological function of TMPRSS2 and no experimental structure data are available at the moment to enable a structure-based drug development. Therefore, chapter 5 of this thesis focused on the characterization of TMPRSS2 in order to develop a strategy for the isolation of proteolytically active TMPRSS2 from cell culture. Even though, no functional TMPRSS2 could be recovered at the end of this work some new structural characteristics of TMPRSS2 were identified as crucial for functionality insight the cell. In general, TMPRSS2 without the cytosolic part, the transmembrane domain and the LDLRA domain is able to undergo autocatalytically activation if an artificial signal peptide was added N-terminal to enable entry into the endoplasmic reticulum. The presence of the cysteine-rich SRCR domain and the presence of the disulfide chain that connects the SPD and the stem region after activation cleavage have been identified as crucial for activity. N-terminal truncation of TMPRSS2 did not result in obvious dislocation within the cell: as the full-length positive control truncated TMPRSS2 was exclusively found in cell compartments surrounding the nucleus in immunofluorescence experiments. However, a reduced proteolytic cleavage activity towards H3-HA in co-expression experiments has been observed and might be a result of dislocation, since truncated TMPRSS2 is not bound to the biomembrane anymore. In addition, TMPRSS2 has been identified as a potential substrate of matriptase in vitro, which suggests possible participation in several zymogen cascades.
https://doi.org/10.17192/z2020.0087
Klonierung, Expression und enzymkinetische Charakterisierung der hämagglutininspaltenden Protease TMPRSS2
by: Meyer, Daniela
Development of new inhibitors for the type II transmembrane serine protease matriptase
by: Hammami Maya
Expression und Regulation von Typ II transmembranären Serin Proteasen (TTSP) auf humanen intestinalen Epithelzellen
by: Siebert, Marcus Rudi
Regulation of secretion of the signalling protease PopC in Myxococcus xanthus
by: Konovalova, Anna
Synthese, Charakterisierung und Anwendung neuer Inhibitoren der Proproteinkonvertase Furin
by: Hardes, Kornelia


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Blackberry Priv, Company's First Android Phone, Killed off; No More Monthly Updates
By	Krishanu Chatterjee
It seems that Blackberry has decided that the Priv- its first Android-based phone- is no longer a priority. The company has decided to pull the plug on the Blackberry Priv and it will no longer receive any more monthly updates. That said, some security patches will be delivered to these devices as and when they are required. We had covered the Blackberry Priv when it was launched in India last year.
That Blackberry was not too intent on continuing support for their devices was a bit obvious when we had reported that the Priv and the DTEK series would not receive the latest Android Oreo update. The Blackberry Priv, although the company's first smartphone with an Android platform, was nevertheless, a typical Blackberry device with its physical keyboard. It had performed exceedingly well when we had put it up to the test against its own sibling, the KEYone. The Canadian major has also stated that all the current warranties will be honored. Also, the Priv marks the demise of the company's proprietary BB10 OS.
The Blackberry PRIV
Blackberry has also announced a new trade-up program for existing Priv customers as well as for those who are now using their outdated BB10 and BBOS devices. The trade-up program will ensure that the customers can now opt for modern BlackBerry devices such as the KeyOne or the Motion. The prices too may be discounted.
When the single-SIM phone running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box was launched for an over-the-top Rs 62,990, many people thought it was overpriced. The all-plastic built smartphone had a 5.4-inch Quad-HD AMOLED display that had a 1440×2560 pixels resolution, as well as a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor which worked in tandem with Adreno 418 GPU and a decent 3GB RAM. The 32GB of internal storage was also expandable. Now that the phone is officially dead, one can only hope that Blackberry has thought the move out thoroughly.
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