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Not Me But We in Fall Guys
Jon Campoverde
When the worst complaint people have about a new game is how its servers can't keep up with player counts, then you know someone, somewhere, did something right. Such is the case with Mediatonic's new game, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, which matches up to 60 players (also called "beans") who compete in a series of stages ranging from obstacle courses to wacky sports until only one claims the crown. This party game has exploded on the scene, and perhaps that's because Fall Guys is a breath of fresh air in a world where battle royales like PUBG and Fortnite have dominated the market for a while.
I watched hours of streams and played a few rounds myself to get a feel for Fall Guys. The competition is repetitive but addicting. Stages are randomly ordered, as are the players in each game, making each attempt at a crown a little different. There's also a level of skill and know-how that players must develop if they want to win. A good portion of the stages are free-for-alls, but I particularly enjoyed that there are six where players work together on teams. Having played through most of them, I can already tell you if one is going to knock me out, but this drives me to get better because the rush of making it to the final round is exhilarating.
Much like the chaos of a round of Slime Climb, 2020 has been a year full of ups and downs. You've probably heard that more than you'd like since March. And in these times, we can lose hope in humanity, particularly in the good ol' USA. Hyper individualism and a lack of concern for others' well-being are on display in every news cycle. I encounter it when I walk down the hallways at my school, having to remind students to wear their school-mandated mouth coverings. Or I encounter this at the grocery store as people ignore clearly marked directives on one-way movement down aisles.
What I really appreciate about Fall Guys, however, is that no matter what game I am in or watching, there is at least one team round, so many players get the chance to win more stages and make it further into games with the help of others. Maybe it's a mob of blue beans rushing toward the yellow team's nest in Egg Scramble. Perhaps your bean forms a line of defense around the goal in a game of Fall Ball. Whenever a team round queues on the screen, the mindset shifts from "me" to "us" as the team dynamic takes precedence. This is the trend in more recent battle royale games. Other games like Warzone and Hyper Scape, along with Fall Guys, move away from individuality and towards needing other players to help you win, which allows these games to form us into better human beings.
Much like the chaos of a round of Slime Climb, 2020 has been a year full of ups and downs.
Humanity is not meant to live alone; it was never good for us to be alone. We were made to be communal—to reflect a communal God who exists in perfect communion with Himself as is best explained in the Athanasian Creed. As such, oftentimes the hot, new games do not reinforce that aspect of our humanity. Instead, we are driven to make it on our own. Fall Guys partly breaks that cycle, and it gives me hope that the gaming industry as a whole is moving away from the strictly solitary mindset of recently popular games.
That's not to say that Fall Guys doesn't still play into the "winner winner chicken dinner" of it all. Only one player can win the crown, and even when you're queueing for a match with your friends, only one of you will succeed in the end. So, maybe it's not 100 percent devoid of individualistic achievement since you can still survive without others' help or helping others in other battle royales with team play. But it is a step in the right direction, and Fall Guys makes it so that you will not advance to the final round without a team.
We like to succeed by our own merits. This is why so many battle royales have done well, but it's nice to be reminded that we can't always succeed by ourselves. Sometimes, it takes a team to get you through to the next round.
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Jon Campoverde is a high-school science teacher who spends most of his time reading and playing any game he can with the occasional writing project when he finds the time. Jon lives with his wife Stephanie in North Texas with their daughter, three cats, and one dog. You can find him on Twitter @jcamp_over_day or on Twitch @ twitch.tv/Allention
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It's Friday! And a frugal Friday at that. Today has been spent crafting at work with the lovely Bailey. Keep an eye out for some pictures of our Easter crafts we made for Redo Home & Design.
My entire outfit is made up of gifts, hand-me-downs, and bargain buys!
These boots are my new favorite!I found these on sale at the Country Mall off Highway 231 when Andy & I visited Auburn earlier this week. They are somewhat western with a very Free People vibe & the embroidery colors are perfect for spring.
I have been dreaming of adding some boots like these to my closet, so I was delighted to find these on sale!
I went to the grocery store today & an elderly employee wearing a cowboy hat yelled at me to tell me that he liked my boots. They MUST be fabulous.
Sorry the photo quality is low, I ran out of daylight. That's what I get for being a born procrastinator, I suppose.


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Termites eat wood from the inside out along the grain, so damage often isn't visible until it becomes significant. Termite inspectors often will tap to listen for hollow-sounding wall studs, baseboards and floors. If the wood gives way, it may reveal a hollowed-out honeycomb pattern. The wood also will include some "mud" similar to mud tubes, plus live termites.
Formosan termites are an especially robust, destructive species with large colonies. Walls of infested buildings may contain carton nests that hold enough moisture to allow the colony to live entirely above ground, sometimes causing bulging walls.
When building or remodeling in your home, keep an eye out for soft-bodied, light-colored insects about the size of a grain of rice. Termites avoid light, so they are seldom visible in open areas.
Hollow wood in your home? Cracked or bubbling paint? Discarded wings? Learn how to identify the pests in your house.
Is it an ant or termite?
Swarming termites and ants look similar and are easily misidentified. The clearest way to distinguish them is to examine the wings (C). Termite swarmers have two sets of wings of equal length. The front pair of wings on a swarmer ant is longer than the back pair. There are other distinguishing characteristics: An ant's waist (B) is narrower than a termite's. And ants have a joint in their antenna (A), while termites do not. But here's the biggest difference: Ants are usually just a nuisance. Termites damage your home.
Workers make up the overwhelming majority of the colony because they are responsible for feeding it, including the queen. These soft-bodied, clear to light-colored termites are about the size of grains of rice. They rarely leave the dark, damp tunnels that run from the colony through the soil and into the wood of buildings. Workers continuously forage for food, maintain the nest and tend to the queen and her brood.
Soldiers are the defenders of the colony. They have long heads and powerful jaws, and are responsible for colony defense against natural termite enemies such as ants.
Male and female reproductive termites develop wings, leave the parent colony in a swarm, mate and start new colonies.
Hail to the queen! She is the largest and most important colony member because she can lay eggs at a rate of one every second ― as many as a million eggs in her lifetime. She is large, up to 4 inches long, and can live for a decade or longer under ideal conditions. If she dies, a new queen will arise to take her place and keep the colony going.


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Frances Dowd
Commencement at Virginia Tech will be a time of celebration for Frances Dowd of Fairfax, Va., a senior pursuing a dual degree in environmental policy and planning from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and applied economic management from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Not only will Dowd be finishing out the 2014 track and field season as a competitive mid-distance runner, she'll also keep up pace the academic-wise, taking on graduate studies full time.
"I wanted to finish my athletic eligibility. I had been injured, so I had some extra time," Dowd said. "After I found applied economic management, I really wanted to pursue a full degree instead of just the minor. I decided staying for five years would be beneficial for me."
Dowd dual-enrolled and, by the end of this spring, will have 12 credits toward her master's degree in applied economic management wrapped up. She will continue progress on her master's this summer and through next year so she can graduate – again – next spring.
Finding a balance between being a student and an athlete can be challenging. Since Dowd competes in three seasons of sports – cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field – she doesn't have an off-season athletically, practicing up to 20 hours a week on top of her course load. Dowd, however, was able not only to pull off the balancing act, but excel at it, earning a near-perfect grade point average.
"You have to be really committed. You can't just say, 'I'm busy today. I can't come to practice, coach.' I really had to stay on top of time management," Dowd said. "The toughest was group projects, because I hated being the one who couldn't meet because of practice. I was very fortunate to have classmates and teachers who were flexible with me and supported me as a student-athlete so I could be successful at both rather than having to sacrifice one."
With a rigorous training schedule, Dowd did not have a lot of free time to pursue opportunities such as studying abroad for a semester. Last summer, however, Dowd found a program that did fit her practice schedule, allowing her to travel to Ecuador to conduct research on conservation agriculture.
"We spent two weeks in the capitol learning Spanish through intensive language lessons. Then we had four weeks in a small, rural farming town. We went out for five to six hours every day to interview farmers to see what motivated them to choose certain conservation agriculture practices," Dowd said.
Beyond the practical knowledge she gained in an academic area of interest, Dowd said the trip helped diversify her college experience.
"It gives you a broader view of the world and how other people live," Dowd said. "You hear people say that money doesn't buy happiness, but you really see that abroad. People live differently than you, but are just as happy or even happier than you."
After her master's degree is completed next year, Dowd is unsure if she will pursue a doctorate degree or jump into work in environmental markets right away. She does know, however, that she hopes to shape the way people look at and use the environment.
"I wouldn't say I'm your typical 'tree hugger,' but I am passionate about using our resources in a smart and sustainable way," Dowd said. "I understand that as humans, we are animals and should use the Earth, but we should do so in a much more logical way, taking into consideration all of the costs."
It's an environmental ideal Dowd is sure to tackle in whatever career path she ultimately pursues.
Alison Matthiessen
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Virginia Tech Commencement

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A10 Ring Road + Lelylaan Area in Amsterdam
Published by David McManus updated on July 27, 2018
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A10 Ring Road + Lelylaan Area, Amsterdam
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A10 ring road and the Lelylaan area in Amsterdam
Ben van Berkel / UNStudio collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on a new study for the development of the A10 ring road and the Lelylaan area in Amsterdam
10th of November 2016 – Commissioned by The Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA), in consultation with the Rijkswaterstraat and Amsterdam City Council, a multidisciplinary team consisting of UNStudio (architects/urban designers), Goudappel Coffeng (mobility consultants), GeoPhy (data specialists) and 2getthere (automated transit systems) has collaborated on a study that examines the future potential of the integration of infrastructure and city development around the area of Amsterdam's A10 ring road and the Leylaan area.
Currently the A10 ring road in Amsterdam forms a barrier that inhibits connection between the inner and outer parts of the city and renders its immediate surroundings both uninhabitable and unused. As population growth has propelled development further outward from the city centre and along the ring road, an opportunity was identified to integrate the highway and the city in a way that generates new forms of living and improves mobility for future inhabitants.
The result of the study formulates solutions that reconcile the disparate nature of the highway and the city through the injection of new programmes and amenities, alongside improved accessibility, to make the A10 and its surrounding neighbourhoods a desirable destination with a positive presence in the city.
Envisioning how future mobility and urban development can be successfully integrated requires a new toolbox with which the building blocks of the city of tomorrow can be built. The goal of the proposal is twofold:
– A proposition for a new multimodal transport hub located on the intersection between Cornelis Lelyaan and the A10
– New urban developments on both sides of the A10 that link the adjacent neighbourhoods and create a unique new address in Amsterdam.
The Hub, a new mixed-use destination, offers a smooth mobility connection that will allow users to transition between private cars and public transport; from cars run on petrol to electric mobility; from driving to walking and cycling. Offering parking, restaurants and retail, the Hub also includes a stop for the CityPods, a new alternative to mass-public transport. The driverless CityPods provide a direct connection to Amsterdam city centre, improving accessibility while increasing the added value of the Hub and the surrounding area. The Hub is also a charging station for electric mobility and, through the use of locally stored car batteries, will function as an energy supply centre in peak hours for the surrounding neighbourhoods.
CityPod image courtesy of 2getthere
We are currently transitioning into an age of on-demand transportation, where in the near future different modes of transport will be blended according to need, environmental impact, rush hour direction, traffic jams and other parameters. With traffic speed on the A10 reduced considerably, traffic volumes managed through innovative solutions such as flexible lanes and the implementation of new road surface and car technology that reduce air and noise pollution, habitation on the A10 will become desirable.
New urban developments
The proposal, which focuses on five new areas in and around the Lelyaan/A10 intersection, will result in the introduction of 8,400 new residential units, in a total built area of 750,000 m² and a minimum added value of 370 million Euro in revenue. The proposal also includes a flexible phasing model that allows development to start today, while anticipating any future market fluctuations.
In addition to the creation of new residential areas, the Amsterdam A10 proposal introduces human-centric urban environments. With underground and above ground connections there will no longer be a prevailing concept of the inner/outer ring. The proposal is premised on streets and pathways that favour pedestrians, a density of people and buildings that create liveliness and a mix of uses and provision of amenities with a robust network of public spaces that allow for a strong social infrastructure and job creation opportunities.
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Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed singer Adekunle Gold's dad, Mr. Adeyemi Kosoko as Tutor General/Permanent Secretary for Education in Lagos State.
The singer took to his social media page today to share the news moments after the swearing in ceremony was held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
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The General Conference session of 1946 drew 828 delegates to Washington, D.C., and the 1950 event brought 943 delegates to San Francisco. Urgent issues were on the church's agenda at both world sessions as the carnage and disruption of 1939-1945 gave place to renewed organisational links and fresh mission initiatives. There was a notable focus upon "Christ-centred preaching" at the 1950 session but two United States missionaries on furlough from Africa listened with increasing disquiet. It seemed to Robert Wieland and Donald Short that the growing emphasis was "anti-Christ centred preaching" by reason of its (perceived) failure to embrace the message of Jones and Waggoner.
Such a serious allegation could not be taken lightly. Church leaders asked Wieland and Short to express their convictions in written form for careful consideration. Further, in response to a cluster of issues relating to Adventist teachings, a Bible conference was convened in 1952 and its presentations were published the next year, in two reassuring volumes entitled Our Firm Foundation. To read these books is to hear the church declaring all is well, confidently, without it identifying the actual concerns hovering in the background. Even though Wieland and Short's manuscript (entitled "1888 Re-Examined") was studied on three separate occasions over eight years, church leaders could find no substance in its core allegation or its call for corporate repentance (see the 396-page compilation of documents, A Warning and its Reception, 1959). Meanwhile, the missionaries returned graciously to their posts in Africa without circulating their manuscript. However, without permission from the authors, well-intentioned individuals reproduced "1888 Re-Examined" and distributed it widely. In partnership with other issues, that activity re-energised the long struggle over 1888 and raised it to unprecedented levels of intensity.
What Fuelled the Renewed Conflict?
Controversy often thrives on ambiguity, in part because earnest souls are ready and willing to offer certainty. There was a continuing element of mystery surrounding the message of Jones and Waggoner: after sixty-two years nobody still alive knew what was said at the epochal General Conference and detailed bulletins had not been issued in 1888. Even the results of LeRoy Edwin Froom's research, commissioned by the aging A.G. Daniells late in the 1920s, was largely unknown before Movement of Destiny was published (1971). Not until the centenary of the 1888 session would researchers like Dr Milton Hook (see the 1989 volume edited by Arthur Ferch, Towards Righteousness by Faith) convincingly conjecture the content of the Jones and Waggoner presentations. Scholars, helped by fragmentary notes made by attendees at the 1888 session listing Bible verses cited by Jones and Waggoner, reconstructed what was most likely said by assembling, comparing and contrasting their written comments on those Scriptures prior to and after the General Conference session. In the 1950s no such objective research had been done. Conflict flourished as diverse individuals presented their ideas authoritatively, often citing later writings of Jones and Waggoner and claiming that these expressed the message given in 1888.
More than that, the church was becoming more aware that dynamic processes of change were operating within its communion and beyond its borders. Graduate education that commenced intermittently two decades earlier was bearing fruit in a new generation of Bible students, better equipped by the original languages for close study of the Scriptures. Biblical exegesis and other relevant modes of enquiry, like historical studies, were starting to mature in Adventism. Between 1954 and 1957, the seven-volume Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary was produced, leading the church to a fuller acknowledgement of Scripture in its entirety and facilitating a more comprehensive understanding of biblical thought. Outside Adventism, Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christians were studying Adventism more objectively than before, even consulting with Adventist leaders as part of the process. Baptist Walter Martin and Presbyterian Donald Grey Barnhouse, in particular, concluded that despite some aberrant ideas, Adventists were in fact their fellow-believers rather than a dangerous cult—a welcome assessment for some of the Adventists who had looked out from Zion's fortress and identified all other Christians as besieging armies.
Times of change are apt to stimulate reaction; forthright reactionary forces were coalescing in the Seventh-day Adventist Church of the 1950s. For many earnest believers, all other Christians were the Babylon from which Adventists were called out. If they acknowledged we were genuine Christians, we must be in the process of watering down our message, compromising "the truth"! Battle lines that were sketched in 1919 were drawn more firmly inside Adventism. Milian Lauritz Andreasen at seventy-four-years-of age, long a stalwart teacher and thought-leader, a delegate at the General Conference of 1950, heard a list of retiring workers read. Andreasen was astonished that, without consultation with him, his name was read out for retirement. Later, he was more deeply hurt when he was not amongst more than 200 persons consulted over the landmark volume, Questions on Doctrine (1957). A spirit of dissent began to focus around Andreasen, especially when his trenchant Letters to the Churches were published and became a de facto manual for those opposing church leadership. (Consult Virginia Steinweg's approving biography of Andreasen on sdanet.org/AtIssue). It would be decades before doctoral dissertations and responsible publications could tell faithfully and fully the inside story of the escalating conflict. Wieland and Short's warning, the Andreasen Letters and similar critiques were scattered worldwide by such committed reformers as Al Hudson and the Brinsmead brothers.
A Few Historical Perspectives
If the defection of Canright was an important factor in the background at the 1888 General Conference, opposing elements were likewise scary for the church of the 1950s. Adventist leaders were not only acutely aware of the factors mentioned above, they faced the ongoing problem of the Seventh-day Adventist Reform movement that originated within the turmoil of World War I and escalated during and after World War II. On another tack, Louis Were, an Australian minister, was questioning a literal Armageddon fought between East and West in Palestine's Valley of Megiddo. I wrote a paper on the War of Armageddon in 1954 and concluded Were was essentially correct: Armageddon will be a far greater conflict than any clash between Western powers and Asiatic nations. While Armageddon includes unparalleled conflict on earth, it is the climactic engagement between the forces of good and evil. No astute Theology student would be seen reading Were's books at the Australasian Missionary College during the 1950s. Although Were was summarily dismissed from ministry, he was only two decades ahead of his contemporaries. Indeed, his books were assigned reading for selected Seminary classes that I undertook while studying and teaching at Andrews University from 1970 to 1972.
George Knight and other historians point out with arresting clarity the fact that Adventism is wonderfully illumined when we identify the principal issues the church has faced at the various stages of its development. The great issue of 1844 was, What does it mean to be Adventist? The big question of 1888 was, What does it mean to be Christian? In 1957 the overarching matter was, Is Adventism Evangelical? We must not minimise the difficulties faced by church leaders in earlier generations simply because the actual concerns seem clearer to those of us who look back. Rather, we must be as faithful as our forebears tried to be as we respond to the light God sheds on our pathway, remembering well the way the Lord has led and taught us in the past.
By mid-century, Adventism was entering an era of accelerating change. Ripples evident on the surface of life in the Australian church by 1950 would become contrary waves within a few years. Robert Greive, as president of the Queensland Conference, had long opposed the reformist propositions of the Brinsmead family. However, as the new president in North New Zealand, Greive imbibed ideas from the Adventist/Evangelical discussions in the United States too overtly and extended them too rashly in the opinion of other leaders. Painfully, Greive and a small group of his ministers were dismissed and his struggles toward a better grasp of justification were, thereby, discredited. By 1958 Robert Brinsmead concluded Greive's "errors" were being embraced by the entire church; thus began the public phase of his controversial career, including an emphasis on the sinful nature of Christ during His incarnation. Within a few years, Brinsmeadian publications were scattered amongst Adventists like the leaves of autumn. Congregations were harried and even divided; ministers, teachers and members were dismissed.
One case amongst many illustrates the tensions of the time and the need that church leaders perceived for clarity of allegiance during the years of conflict. During 1960, a minister and his congregation came under serious question for wanting to restore the church membership of a person disfellowshipped a few years previously for opposing Robert Greive in North New Zealand. In the troubled climate of the time, this raised the question whether or not the minister was "soft" on Brinsmead and his teachings. The minister, relocated so as to have a reliable supervising pastor, was asked by the Conference committee to state six words without qualification, "Robert Brinsmead is of the devil." Since the minister could only say that (like himself), "Robert Brinsmead has done some devilish things," it took ten months leave-of-absence for the dilemma to be resolved. Probably the tipping point was counsel given to the Committee on Special Study (forerunner of the current Biblical Research Committee in the South Pacific Division) by Desmond Ford, one of its promising younger members. (It would take almost two more decades for Ford to lose his own employment as a minister/teacher, in part because he could not in good conscience parry an inaccurate affidavit by anathematising Brinsmead in the Review.)
Here Are the Questions: Where Are the Answers?
By 1950 the forces that would energise thirty years of war in Adventism were becoming apparent but it would take another two decades for most of the crucial questions to be articulated clearly. The world church breathed a sigh of relief in 1951 when Francis Nichol penned Ellen G. White and Her Critics, thereby putting to flight the alien armies that had attacked an Adventist landmark, the doctrine of spiritual gifts and its application in the life and writings of Ellen White. However, by 1970, a new set of questions and fresh evidence exposed the inadequacy of Nichol's well-intended apologetic of 1951. As part of the magnificent endeavour to write the Bible Commentary series, Adventists discovered that the Scriptures didn't say some of the things we had presumed they said. One result was an illuminating volume, Problems in Bible Translation (1954). At the first Seminary Extension School in Australasia (December 1957, January 1958), Edward Heppenstall demonstrated that the King James Version did not adequately infer the rich meaning of Daniel 8:14; soon a new journal, Andrews University Seminary Studies, would reinforce that concept, powerfully.
These remarks are intended to illustrate the fact that the questions relating to the Adventist understanding of Righteousness by Faith were not being asked in a theological vacuum. Throughout the crisis during the last dozen years of the nineteenth century, the most important issue for Adventism was the doctrine of Christ and salvation. The same was true during the thirty years of war from 1950 to 1980. However, in the perception of over-worked administrators and worried members from 1888 to 1901 there was such a plethora of important matters to be solved that only sometimes was salvation by grace through faith seen as paramount. That situation was repeated in the 1950s as Adventist thought from creationism to eschatology came under review, increasingly.
In such hard times, administrators wisely seek for reliable support. By 1957, Australasian leaders had selected an Avondale graduate of 1950 for further study and a teaching career. Whenever difficult questions were referred to him, Desmond Ford's solutions seemed balanced and insightful. Ford relished all the equipping the Seminary in Washington could offer him and then completed a doctorate in rhetoric at Michigan State University. Back in Australia, he built a solid reputation as the most effective "answer man" for all the complex biblical and theological problems that confronted Adventism. By the time Ford had completed a second doctoral degree, this time under the supervision of F.F. Bruce at Manchester University in 1972, church leaders were much comforted that he could resolve effectively questions arising from whatever source, including "the Brinsmead agitation."
However, that was not the conclusion of a growing number of mainly retired missionaries, ministers and others who idealised the Adventism of former generations when most discussions could be settled with the help of three words, "Sister White says …." They deemed any extension of a literal six thousand years since creation to be out of kilter with the genealogies of Genesis. They cherished a form of perfectionism that was derived in part from The Consecrated Way to Christian Perfection, published by A.T. Jones in 1905, honed by the "last generation" theology of M.L. Andreasen, influenced by the Brinsmeads (with not a little help from Wieland and Short) and presented afresh by the Review and Herald of the 1970s as the authentic Adventism. While the church declined to accept Brinsmead's "final atonement" concept (advocating "a miraculous, punctilear, moral cleansing" said to occur in the investigative judgment) as the way to ultimate perfection, many Adventists favoured the perceptions of the Review over against those of Ministry magazine. By 1975, Southern Publishing Association would choose four American authors to articulate two contrasting views in a volume entitled Perfection: The Impossible Possibility.
Meanwhile, tensions were deepening in Australia, so selected leaders gathered during 1976 in the quiet of a Californian desert (Palmdale) to provide answers. The conferees affirmed the essential equivalency of Righteousness by Faith and justification, as well as the primary importance of justification by faith. But the tensions were not resolved for such groups as the "Concerned Brethren." Because Desmond Ford was the highest profile exponent of the updated Adventism, developed from asking and answering the difficult questions of the past two decades, these brethren intensified their efforts to effect to his dismissal. The resolve of retired workers was supported in the writings of younger men as well, including two medical doctors and an educator: John Clifford, Russell Standish and Colin Standish. (More than a third of over 60 books published by the Standish brothers focus on what they term "the ills of God's Church.")
Within the first half of the thirty years of war that was incipient by 1950, many of the important questions that would face Adventism during the latter half of the twentieth century were already on the corporate desk of the church in Australia. Constantly Australasian Division officers sought counsel from Washington, as well as from their own Biblical Research Committee. A new Division president was appointed soon after the Palmdale conference. Keith Parmenter decided not to consult his Biblical Research Committee on the continuing issues, but he did communicate with the newly appointed president of the General Conference, Neal Wilson.
The Dynamics of Salvation
Wilson and his colleagues at world headquarters envisioned the need for a representative gathering of administrative and thought leaders from all regions of the world to study the issue of salvation. They appointed 145 persons to a Righteousness by Faith Consultation that convened in Washington on 3-4 October 1979. A working group of 24 members re-assembled the following February, drafted The Dynamics of Salvation statement and later incorporated suggestions received from the full membership of the Consultation. This was not a creedal statement but a study document that attempted "to set forth what Seventh-day Adventists believe about salvation through Jesus Christ." Published in Adventist Review on 31 July 1980 for worldwide reference by church members, the statement sought "to combine theological accuracy with clarity and practicality, so that the reader may experience the benefits of salvation and not merely grasp the theory." Further, in the words of the Director of the Biblical Research Institute:
Certain aspects of the inexhaustible theme, such as the nature of Christ, perfection, and original sin, are not dealt with in detail in this paper. They may be taken up later as subjects of the church's ongoing discussions. "The Dynamics of Salvation" should be considered as a whole, in order that the balance of the various parts may be discerned.
By this consultation, the church demonstrated the importance of the subject and acknowledged its responsibility to provide the coherent leadership required to solve the long-standing conflict calmly and thoroughly in the light of Scripture. Many Adventists had attempted to achieve this purpose by making Ellen White's writings the source of authority, against her specific counsel and her consistent stance during 1888 and thereafter. They had also tried to make the issue a purely Adventist discussion, without reference to the way God led Reformers, Puritans (see, for example, the analyses of James Packer), Evangelicals and others. Here, at last, was a viable way for Adventists to express consensus and build community on the core concern of Scripture.
A Note for Those Who Want to Read More
We commenced this series of five articles with the promise to explore the idea that Adventist teachings have developed constructively over time and to use the doctrine of Christ and salvation as a case study of that process. This article mentions respectfully the names of selected individuals who influenced the course of events. Some readers may want to know more about the ideas under discussion, wherein they were orthodox or otherwise, why some persons were disciplined and so on. The "big picture" is far better elaborated in longer treatments that are available, many of them written by scholars whose names are amongst 350-plus listed in the current directory of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies, a list I keep near my computer as a convenient way to unearth reliable research. To identify a wealth of treasures, access the SDA Periodical Index online and enter names such as Rolf Pöhler, author of a 1995 dissertation published in two volumes, 1999 and 2001; Fritz Guy, author of Thinking Theologically, 1999; or the names of a host of Old Testament specialists like Alden Thompson (see, as well, Alden Thompson.com), or New Testament devotees like William Johnsson (editor, Adventist Review) and Norman Young. My published writings, including those available electronically on www.sdanet.org in the At Issue section, review some of the related issues that press for attention, especially the role of Ellen White. See, as well, Spectrum and Adventist Today articles in which I spell out how peripheral concerns once again eclipsed the importance of Righteousness by Faith after 1980. For an introduction to sources that facilitate historical and contextual study of the issues, see my Journal of Religious History article (Volume 14, Number 3, June 1987), available in most scholarly libraries and on CD, now updated by a document entitled "Adventist Studies: An Annotated Introduction for Higher Degree Students" (2006, re-titled and updated 2009) and a Journal of Religious History published in September 2010. While some of the principal sources alluded to in this series of articles can be accessed on a home computer, all of them and countless others are available for study in the Ellen G. White/Seventh-day Adventist Research Centre, Avondale College, Cooranbong, NSW 2265, Australia. By opening this facility in 1976 and giving it ongoing support, our church demonstrates its commitment to helping all of us better understand "the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history."
Arthur Patrick, 15 March 2012
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Xcel to close 2 coal plants, add 3 GW solar in settlement to acquire Mankato gas plant
Catherine Morehouse @cmorehouse10
Xcel Minnesota reached a settlement agreement on Monday with clean energy groups that would give the utility support to complete a power purchase agreement for a 720 MW natural-gas fired facility in exchange for retiring some coal units early and adding solar.
The utility agreed to retire its Allen S. King coal plant by 2028, its Sherco unit 3 coal generator by 2030 and reduce its Sherco unit 2 to seasonal operation until its 2023 retirement. Ahead of its 2020-2034 draft preferred resource portfolio, also released Monday, the utility agreed to add at least 3,000 MW of solar power by 2030 and include at least 706.4 GWh annually of energy efficiency savings in its Minnesota resource portfolio.
Other portions of Xcel's draft preferred plan have not yet been endorsed by clean energy groups, including the utility's proposal to continue operating its 671 MW Monticello nuclear plant through 2040.
Last December, Xcel Energy committed to eliminating carbon emissions from its electricity generation by 2050. Since then, the utility's leadership has indicated an openness to nuclear generation, including advanced reactors, to help reach its goal.
"To get us to that 100% carbon free, and have reliable energy, which we all count on each and every day, you have to have something that's zero carbon that we can dispatch on command," Xcel CEO Ben Fowke told Utility Dive in February.
Although clean energy groups reached a compromise with the utility over the acquisition of the Mankato Energy Center, currently owned by Southern company, they are not yet sold on other aspects of the utility's draft resource plan.
"Our settlement doesn't commit any of these groups to supporting the full plan," Allen Gleckner, senior director of energy markets and regulatory affairs at Fresh Energy, one of the clean energy groups involved in the settlement, told Utility Dive. "We're just learning about the rest of the plan today as well. We just learned that it includes a proposal to extend a license on a nuclear unit and other elements like that."
But the coal portion of the settlement accelerates retirements by about a decade for each unit, which would put Xcel, the largest investor-owned utility in the state, on an accelerated path to operating coal-free in Minnesota. Sherco unit 2 was already set to retire by 2023, but now will only operate seasonally, representing "a significant near term carbon reduction," said Gleckner.
Other released aspects of Xcel's draft resource plan include adding 1,850 MW of wind by 2022, which, combined with the solar additions and coal plant reductions, will reduce the utility's carbon emissions 80% by 2030 in Minnesota, according to a statement from Xcel.
All of Minnesota's utilities currently still operate coal units.
In March, the state's legislature introduced a 100% carbon-free bill, which received positive feedback, but not outright support from its two largest utilities — Xcel and Minnesota Power. The bill was amended to include nuclear power and landfill burning as eligible generation resources, but faces opposition from the Republican-controlled state Senate.
Clean Grid Alliance, Fresh Energy, the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, the Center for Energy and Environment, and Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota were all parties to the settlement.
The utility's final resource plan is due to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission July 1.
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Utilities, regulators and load flexibility authorities say better distribution system control technologies and compensation are needed to increase the use of flexible customer-sited resources.
The bill sets a statewide net zero limit on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, includes new renewable energy targets and efficiency standards, and codifies environmental justice provisions into state law.


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Huge Pendle eyesore gas storage facility to be demolished after 150 years dominating the skyline
The now defunct unit was built in 1864 and would move up and down to reflect the level of gas being stored
Amy FentonSenior reporter
The gasholder dominates the surrounding skyline (Image: Google)
An eyesore which has dominated the skyline in Brierfield for more than 150 years is set to be demolished.
National Grid has submitted an application to Pendle Borough Council to demolish an underground storage tank and buildings on land off Junction Street. The facility was built in 1864 and would move up and down to reflect the level of gas being stored.
The gasholder was disconnected and isolated from the network in 2011 with gas now being stored within the main gas system and kept at the necessary pressure to supply both the regional and local network.
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Documents submitted with the application highlight nearby regeneration works such as the development of Northlight Glen Way and Brierfield Mills. National Grid's application states: "The immediate area around the mill is seeking renewal and regeneration and a new lease of life for the mill would be a significant element in these wider regeneration efforts."
The application reveals that the gasholder site dates back to 1862 when a small gasworks was established there by the Tunstill family in association with the Brierfield Mills. Since that time, the site was acquired by the Nelson Corporation and extended with buildings, gas tanks and a large gasholder, although much of this was demolished in the 1900s.
National Grid first looked into demolishing the gasholder back in 2017. The company is in discussions with a view to sell the site for regeneration.
The application adds: "The proposals seek to ready the site for potential future re-use. The space within and surrounding the gasholder frame would be made available for alternative uses."
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Designed to provide a comprehensive resource for physicians, sonographers, and healthcare professionals interested in learning more about or integrating fetal echocardiography into their practice, this series combines didactic lectures with the popular Pegasus' ScanLab to demonstrate scanning techniques and protocols in assessing the fetal heart.
Beginning with a review of the fetal cardiac anatomy, interactive didactic lectures cover a plethora of fetal cardiac pathologies. Since the ability to recognize pathology is based on a solid understanding of normal anatomy and physiology, Module 2: Fetal Echo ScanLab, demonstrates the normal fetal cardiac anatomy and physiology, including color and spectral Doppler.


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Life on the Level
In Moscow area, architect Roman Leonidov and designer Svetlana Fiantseva are building a residential house whose elongated one-story volume looks like it is opposed to the verticals of the city.
Anna Martovitskaya
Svetlana Fiantseva
Studio of Roman Leonidov
Private residential house in Moscow area
Project Team:
Author of the project: Roman Leonidov. Interior design: Svetlana Fiantseva
Private residential house in Moscow area © "Roman Leonidov and Partners"
This project is a brilliant example of the kind of housing that the really wealthy people opt for - people that are tired of ostentatious luxury. As Roman Leonidov reminisces, the customer put his requirements on this nutshell: "No frills, no buildup". At the same time, money was practically no object - it was just that the architects had to invest primarily into finding a simple yet graceful solution that would provide the future inhabitants of the house with maximum comfort and would not, at the same time, distract them from doing what they would come here to do - namely, contemplate the nature.
And, yes, there are a lot of things to contemplate out there: for the construction of this house, the customer purchased a magnificent piece of forest land. The tall pine trees that are there on it create the all-but-impenetrable green screen that protects the land site from the outside world better than any man-made fence would.
"We came up with the vision of this house almost at once - Roman Leonidov reminisces - the task of opening it up, as much as possible, to the surrounding beautiful scenery necessitated for the huge windows, while the customer's desire to get a terminally functional house prompted to us the idea of a single-story volume of a very simple layout". In fact, this is a parallelepiped that is placed on the land site in such a way as to "catch" as many beautiful views as possible. For the very same purpose, out of the main volume, Roman Leonidov pulls the cube of the living room, while the entrance area, on the other hand, gets a little "pushed in", thanks to which the plan gets some sophistication, however moderate. From a bird's height view, however, one can only guess about that: the house is covered by a wide rectangular roof that conceals all the tectonic nuances.
The meaning of the roof with such powerful overhangs is hard to overestimate. First of all, such structure helps protect the premises from excessive heat in the summertime and from losing this same heat during the winter. Second of all, the slight angle of inclination helps to make a few rooms double-height, should this be necessary. And finally, thanks to these huge overhangs, in the immediate proximity of the house, the architects make the barbecue zone and the parking stalls. The solution of the latter is charmingly simple: "breaking off" the terrace, Roman Leonidov runs under the continuing surface of the roof a paved area, flanking its opposite side with an array of slender round-section supports.
It only makes perfect sense that the volume of such a simple shape is also terminally thought-out and laconic in its materials. Quite predictably, the main part here is played by the wood - one can hardly find a material more resonant to the woodland surroundings than this. Roman Leonidov uses the timber of two colors, assembling the bearing structure from the dark broad boards, while the thinner boards of a lighter color are used to make the partitions wherever transparent glass surfaces would have been inappropriate. The central "public" block of the building is also "fixed" by concrete panels, the rough surface of which serves as the perfect background for the wooden framework. Such an addition, apart from performing the construction function, has also an aesthetic meaning: the customer asked to highlight, in the image of the building, its contemporary origin as well, and, by introducing the main construction material of the century, Roman Leonidov gives a modern twist to the "good old wooden house".
On a par with the wood, the concrete is present even in the interior design of the house. In particular, it is used to decorate the fireplace and the kitchen area. And, just as the house itself is in fact a laconic horizontally oriented volume, the main pieces of the furniture here "develop" horizontally, sporting shapes that are reserved and laconic, at times bordering on ascetic. "But a few premises of the house sport any particular "faceting", otherwise the house is completely natural and free of any cumbersome details" - explains Svetlana Fiantseva, the author of the interior design project. One of such "wrought" territories is the area of the living/dining room, in which the muffled natural tones of wood and concrete are "diluted" with bright colorful accents - the mint green, orange, and the grass green. According to the authors' idea, such color palette goes a long way to make the house even more resonant with its surroundings, bringing the latter in from the outside not only through the large windows but also by means of the bright colors.
Apart from the spacious living room combined with the dining room and a large kitchen, the house also has in it two bedrooms, each of which has a bathroom and a closet of its own. The architects place these residential blocks separately, one in each wing of the house - the role of the "buffer zone" here is played not only by the nucleus of the living room but also by the guest room and the lobby that flank it from either side. Yet another bedroom is designed directly in the anteroom, adjoining from the opposite side to the wet zone of the kitchen. "From the rational planning standpoint, the advantages of the single-story volume are hard to overestimate - says Svetlana Fiantseva - the premises are arranged in such a way that the people who will live here will have an opportunity to rest and be left alone even if there is a large company partying hard in the other part of the house".
This effect is strengthened even more by the ramified terrace. Running along the entire perimeter of the house, it accentuates its connection with the surroundings and gives the people still more possibilities to actively spend their time both indoors and outside.


Starting at the very beginning with numbers and counting, this book gently and reliably guides children and parents through the essential math concepts needed in the first few years at school. Readers can use it as a dip-in dictionary or work through by subject to build up knowledge and skills step-by-step.
Lively illustrations together with hundreds of useful examples will inspire children to grasp the basics, setting them on course for a lifetime of maths confidence and success There are links to carefully selected websites with online maths puzzles, games and resources designed to reinforce the key points.
ils:.b41134096|Book|Books||English|Usborne,|2012.|136 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.


CPCKids JR. is the place for our preschoolers ages 3-4. Our team of volunteers bring Bible stories to life through active play, storytelling, videos and crafts. Using the curriculum, TruWonder by David C Cook, the children learn new Bible stories each week with their teachers and class mascot, Hamilton the Hedgehog.
If you have any questions about which class is best for your child, please contact Jill Rumple, our Children's Ministry Director.


I am currently studying a degree in Graphic Design at Somerset College of Art and Technology in Somerset. I enjoy branding, identity and advertising and won a D&AD Student Award this year. I like to produce work that has a strong idea behind it as I believe an idea is the most important thing in Graphic Design.


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Meet Juan Muñoz-Oca: A Washington Winemaker Taking Pretension Out Of Wine | Foodbeast
In less than two days, Juan Muñoz-Oca sold me on Washington vineyards, the de-bouge-ification of wine, and crowdsourced winemaking.
This is a grown man with the style of 25-year-old model (who pulls it off much better than Johnny Depp could ever hope to) and the built-in charisma of an Argentinian. More importantly, this is a man who gets swept up in day-long coffee meetings and will stick his fashionable arm into a crate of fermenting grapes, with little regard for his watch, simply because he's so giddy to explain the winemaking process to you.
Price War Wages On: Why Milk Is Cheaper Than Bottled Water in the U.K. | The Huffington Post via Foodbeast
The "Big Four" supermarket chains in the UK (Tesco, Walmart's ASDA, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons) are your standard, labyrinthian grocery stores that have faced some competition from the German discount chains Aldi and Lidl over the past couple of decades. Aldi and Lidl offer a no-frills shopping experience where many products are own-brand, similar to Costco and its Kirkland brand, which is enticing customers away from the native chains.
How Steven Grasse Went from Mad Man to Distiller and Never Looked Back | The Manual
"I hate advertising and I hate everyone in it," Steven Grasse, 52, says.
When asked about the early stages of his career, it felt as though he was reliving some intense trauma. As a former ad-man and current small-batch liquor proprietor, Grasse couldn't wait to be his own boss. At 23, he founded his own agency, then Gyro Worldwide, now Quaker City Mercantile, sparking an earth-shaking, two decades of evidently unsatisfying, advertising magic.
"Once you get the account, you start losing it right away," he laments.
No Headphone Jack, No Problem: The Best USB-C Headphones | The Guide
It's official: USB-C ports are here to stay. Though they're popping up on a wide variety of media devices, these ports still seem to be ignored by the audio industry. If you don't want to live in a wireless audio world, finding a decent pair of USB-C headphones doesn't have to be dire or difficult.
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Claims that the mining can only be done using new, "proprietary" methods. While its true advancements in mining have been and continue to be made; new, proprietary methods don't usually yield much, if anything at all.
Drilling has begun, yet is slow going as only one or two drills are in use. When significant, legitimate deposits are found, mining companies usually put as much equipment on the suspected deposit as possible. It's important to get the permits and mine as much as you can as quickly as you can. Experienced miners know that actual, cost effective production, along with reserves for future mining will result in reasonable stock prices.
Metals from the platinum group (Platinum, Palladium, Ruthenium, Osmium and Iridium) are said to be showing up in the assays. These metals are particularly rare and don't usually exist in commercial quantities.
Even though the company claims it's done little to no drilling, suspected deposits or "reserves" are described in the millions or even tens of millions of ounces. Before reserves of this size can be confirmed with any degree of confidence, hundreds of drill holes with thousands of assays must be completed first.
Actual drilling is ongoing but is slow with one or two drill rigs. If a major new ore deposit is suspected by a legitimate company, there is significant incentive to get the drilling done as soon as possible so mine permitting and actual mining can begin. They will use as many drill rigs as they can get their hands on. The primary incentive is to produce gold, not sell more stock at a higher price. Legitimate operators know that real, cost effective gold production, together with ore reserves for future mining will result in satisfactory stock prices.


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Because of the Covid-19 global pandemic, New York's MOMA was forced to close along with its exhibition Material Ecology by Neri Oxman. The exhibition documents an approach to a discipline called MATERIAL ECOLOGY that Oxman herself created. Under this concept, the designer and architect Neri Oxman and her team use advances in computer design, digital creation and synthetic biology to create compostable structures; glass objects that modify their optical and structural properties and silk garments made in one piece.
Some of these characteristics are featured in Silk Pavilion, a work created by silkworms and a human team. It is a large structure made from different materials and it questions the way the industry treats these insects. It stands for a production process in which humans do not have absolute power over the rest of the elements in the chain, as in nature, where all the elements intervene equally in the evolution of the process. It's an aesthetically powerful artistic proposal that brings new ideas to improve our functioning as a society.
In works like Cartesian Wax or Armour, through 3D prints she explores the diverse possibilities that technology offers in creating objects that can respond and adapt to changes that are happening around them, thus behaving like life forms.
This exhibition, curated by Paula Antonelli, becomes an exhibition about the creative, sensitive power of The Mediated Matter Group that Oxman herself founded within the MIT Media Lab. Unfortunately, it can't be visited yet because the museum remains closed, although it is expected to reopen soon.
Neri Oxman and Paola Antonelli, senior curator in MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design, guide the installation of "Silk Pavilion II" in the galleries at MOMA.
Neri Oxman, Silk Pavilion I, 2014. Via Mediated Matter.
Installation views of Neri Oxman: Material Ecology, 2020. Via MOMA.
Digital publication that delves into the innate connection we have with other living species of the Planet through art curation.


There is something just a touch extra swoony when it comes to weddings in our nation's capitol. If you haven't had a chance to visit yet, I highly recommend a long weekend trip as there is some much to see/visit and experience! One of my favorite areas around town is the Jefferson Memorial and today, I learned something…. you can get married on the lawn there! Surur Sajanlal and Jordan Yonce, who met while attending University of Virginia & both being members of acapella groups at UVA, wanted to host their celebration in the very area that their hearts had connected. Under the gun for time, they got creative and discovered that weddings could take place on the great lawns of our nation's amazing memorials! Surur being from Indian background of Muslim faith while still wanting to embrace American wedding customs, the couple decided to host the ultimate inter-faith wedding ceremony sampling a little bit of the good stuff from everything! Bridesmaids dressed in vibrant red traditional sari's while Surur wore a classic take on an white wedding dress altered to reflect Indian accents and an Indian veil. The result is a joyous & vibrant affair and I love that it took place right in the heart of our nation, which is indeed a true melting pot of the world!
Specialty Cocktail: Lassi – a traditional sweet and creamy Mango shake from India.
We met in 2007 at the University of Virginia, participating in collegiate acapella. We sang in separate groups – The Academical Village People (Groom) and Hoos in Treble (Bride). Within 6 months of meeting we were dating, and the rest is history!
My Husband proposed in March and wanted to be married and moved in by September. With every venue holding over 150 people in Washington D.C. already booked for the summer, we were forced to get creative. We found out that the National Park Service issues permits for private events on public lands and thought how wonderful it would be to get married at the Jefferson Memorial after meeting and dating for three years at the University of Virginia.
The overall theme of our wedding was inclusivity and a blending of cultures. After making the day special and unique to ourselves, our next priority was including our families in the various traditions associated with weddings on both sides. We had a western style ceremony with our civil vows followed by our Islamic vows (Nikkah). We also performed Indian traditions at the end of the aisle such as exchanging garlands, greeting our parents, seeing eachother's faces in a mirror for the first time as a married couple, in addition to American traditions, such as kissing the bride, exchanging rings, and having a processional of our families and bridal party. The bridesmaids wore traditional sari's while the groomsmen wore tuxes. While the bride wore the classic American White Dress, she altered it to reflect Indian accents and an Indian veil. Bridesmaids wore bright red – the traditional color in Indian weddings.
A Little Help From Their Friends– Best Friend – Makeup (Wedding gift), Best Friend – Photography (Wedding Gift), Invitation Design- Brother-in-Law, Tent Draperies – Mother and Sister of the Bride, Aunt – Henna (Wedding Gift)…. We just happen to have tons of entrepreneurial friends in the wedding business!
Special Acknowledgments– THE RING was custom designed by Charleston Alexander. They were trustworthy, helpful, and processional – even holding on to six family stones for us for several months in order to add them to what would eventuall be a thirteen stone ring. They worked with the Groom to custom design a perfect look. The bride loves her ring so much that she didn't want to add anything with the wedding band, just a simple band to bring the engagement ring to the spotlight. The groom involved the bride in the design process because jewelry is a special hobby and interest in the bride's mother's family. THE PROPOSAL was at the Philadelphia Flower Show because the bride is a dedicated anthophile (lover of flowers and plants) and avid gardner, followed by a chef's sampling dinner and pairing at Le Bec Fin.


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Q: Scheduled tasks limitations (or how tasks persistence is implemented)? I've started to read Hangfire documentation, and found nothing about task limitations.
As declared, tasks (or jobs) are stored somewhere.
Since they are just delegates, the only thing could be stored, as far as I understand, is a delegate "body" (IL?). But there could be closures, that provides some context for the task, e.g., some external services, that can require to load extra assemblies to run their code, etc.
How Hangfire deals with this?
Can task contain any instructions in its body, or there are any limitations?

A: When you create a job it calls Job.FromExpression, if you pass it anything other than a method call expression it throws an exception. So the only thing you can pass in to BackgroundJob.Enqueue is a single line where that line calls a function.
It then serializes they type of the object and all passed in parameters in to JSON using JobHelper.ToJson. When you pass in a instance of a class the instance is not serialized, only the type is, if the execution crosses process boundaries it will loose internal state.
You may want to read up on the blog article on the old hangfire blog site "Are your methods ready to run in background?"

A: It seems the mechanism is based on Expression for scheduling operations and the library is intended for "internal" (in process) execution mainly in ASP.Net websites.
Meaning, all the assemblies needed for execution of a scheduled operation should be already loaded into the web applications memory space, because they were needed to schedule the job (the application wouldn't have compiled if it was missing a Type from an assembly that was not referenced).
Hope it makes things a little bit clearer!

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Cancer development is closely related to a condition of chronic inflammation. To this condition, markers of tumor progression such as uncontrolled cell proliferation, angiogenesis, genomic instability, chemoresistance, and metastasis are frequently associated. Within the inflammatory tumor microenvironment, redox processes mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) pl…
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Tumor development under the perspective of redox signaling: temporal modulation of the production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species, AP.TEM
The intracellular protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a serious and chronic pathology that affects millions of people worldwide. It is known that control of T. cruzi infection requires the actions of multiple mechanisms of innate immunity that are triggered by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). Recently, our group demonstrated the involvement of NLRP3 …
Cross talk between RIP3K and NLRP3 during T. cruzi infection, AP.R
Autophagy is a homeostatic process by which misfolded proteins and damaged organelles are degraded. Autophagy also contibutes to degrade macromolecules under starvation. In infectious processes, autophagy helps to control microorganisms by deliverying them to degradation in autolysosomes. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) have been related to the regulation of autophagy. Toll-like rece…
Interaction between autophagy and pattern recognition receptors to the control of Trypanosoma Cruzi infection, AP.R
The 9th International Conference on the Biology, Chemistry, and Therapeutic Applications of Nitric Oxide, AR.EXT
Cancer is one of the major global public health problems, being the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is defined as a set of diseases that in general are characterized by mutations in genes that have the function of regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and death. In Brazil, more than 625 thousand new cases are estimated for each year of the 2020-2022 period, which are …
Evaluation of the roles of caveolin-1 protein and focal adhesion complex proteins in nitric oxide-mediated resistance to death by anoikis in human melanoma cells, BP.MS
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite and is responsible for causing the disease Toxoplasmosis, which can present several serious clinical manifestations and even lead immunocompromised patients to death. T. gondii is the major protozoan neurotrophism model, being widely observed in its latent form (cysts) in cells of the Central Nervous System (CNS). The control of T. g…
Role of NLRP3 and NAIP-NLRC4 inflammasomes after Toxoplasma gondii infection in glial cells of the central nervous system, BP.DR
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and in 2018 has caused more than nine million deaths. Among the various types of Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, which includes solid tumors in one segment of the large intestine (the colon) and the rectum, is the third most frequent type of Cancer in men and the second in women in Brazil…
The role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in the induction of platelet aggregation by SW480 and SW620 human colon tumor cells, BP.DR
Colorectal cancer (CRC) and human melanoma are characterized by their aggressiveness and metastatic power, associated with a poor prognosis for patients. These properties are related to changes in cell homeostasis, characterized by genetic mutations, excessive production of reactive species, hypoxia, shortage of nutrients, among other factors. These changes enable metabolic reprogramming …
Activity of the mTOR protein kinase and the NOS2 enzyme with colony formation capacity from human colorectal cancer and melanoma strains, BP.IC
The greater or lesser prevalence of Nitric Oxide (NO) or Reactive Oxygen Species (ROSs) associated with different stages of tumor development should guarantee the survival of tumor cells in each stage of development. This balance could potentially modulate the oncogenic signaling pathways responsible for the different stages of tumor development.In this project we will carry out in vivo t…
Study of the activities of the antioxidant proteins thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase, associated with the development of human colon, breast and melanoma tumors, BP.PD
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes Toxoplasmosis, a disease that can be fatal for immunocompromised or newborns of infected mothers. Several defense mechanisms mediated by innate immunity have already been described in resistance to the parasite, including mechanisms mediated by inflammasomes. Inflammasomes are caspase-1 activating multiprotein platforms, …
Role of pyroptosis in the control of Toxoplasma gondii infection in different cell types, BP.MS
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Inflammasomes are molecular complexes that detect sterile or infectious stimuli and trigger caspase-1 activation, leading to the release of IL-1² and IL-18 and cell death by pyroptosis. NLRP3 is assembled in response to pathogenic microorganisms and sterile signals, while NAIP/NLRC4 is classically activated by bacterial protein that reaches the cytosol, such as flagellin. In different con…
Role of NLRP3 and lysosomal cathepsins in NLRC4 inflammasome activation, BE.EP.DD
CD8+ T lymphocytes play an important role in the control of infections by intracellular pathogens such as Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. These lymphocytes control the infection by releasing IFN-g or by direct cytotoxicity against infected target cells. To perform such functions, the lymphocytes migrate into the infected tissues, establish a stable contact with a…
Role of the CXCR3 chemokine receptor in the differentiation, migration, activation and functionality of T lymphocytes during Trypanosoma cruzi infection, BE.EP.DD
Plasmodium vivax is the most common species of malaria outside the African continent. The development of an efficacious vaccine would contribute greatly to control of disease transmission. Recently, using bacterial and adenoviral recombinant proteins based on the P. vivax circumsporozoite protein (PvCSP), we demonstrated that it is possible to elicit strong antibody-mediated immune respon…
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Ankle Sprain: Is joint manipulation appropriate?
The talocrural joint is commonly hypomobile in many individuals with knee pain or low back problems. In addition to hypomobility, the ankle often lacks adequate dorsiflexion range of motion and plantar flexion strength. A simple intervention to improve the joint mobility is a talocrural joint manipulation (see video below). We know manipulation is safe and effective in certain situations. However, many students question if manipulating an acute ankle sprain is appropriate.
An 'ankle sprain,' which is often an injury to the Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL), is one of the most commonly treated injuries in Orthopedic physical therapy clinics. Following an acute ankle sprain, patients often present with pain, swelling, decreased strength, decreased range of motion, poor neuromuscular control, and joint mobility deficits. From a purely biomechanical approach, manipulating a region that is hypermobilie is not indicated. However, improving the joint mobility is a necessary component of the treatment plan to restore function.
When performing joint manipulation, there are only a few absolute contraindications. As with most aspects of physical therapy (and healthcare), the indication depends on a variety of factors. Regarding acute ankle sprains, the clinician must decide if the benefits of the technique outweigh the risks. If the individual has low to moderate irritability, minimal swelling, and decreased joint mobility, I choose to manipulate the talocrural joint following an ankle sprain. If the patient has excessive pain and guarding, I will use lower grade mobilizations to improve the joint motion. Personally, I am not too concerned with the grade (1-3) of ankle sprain (A grade 3 sprain will likely present with more pain and swelling. Therefore, the appropriate treatment is a lower grade mobilization.) The manipulation is a high velocity, low amplitude technique focused on the joint. Additionally, the distraction technique demonstrated above is performed in a mid-range of motion, not an end-range stress similar to the mechanism of injury. Overall, joint manipulation is a safe and appropriate technique following an acute ankle sprain.
*Disclaimer: Always use clinical judgement and evaluate each patient on a case-by-case basis. When performing any manual technique, the practitioner needs to assess the patient's irritability level and use the appropriate differential diagnosis to rule out other possible diagnosis.
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tee off bring out big bertha (manipulation) and follow up with chip/putt (MWM). *In appropriate patients of course.
Good trick question I ask other PT's: "name me a muscle that attaches to the talus." .. It makes sense that joint play may be more warranted with the TC than to others, and thus bringing more benefit along the chain.


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The Economic Development SPC (Strategic Policy Committee) of Cork County Council, chaired by Cllr Gerard Murphy, in the latter end of 2010 and the first half of 2011 developed the policy on how the Council's Economic Development Fund (EDF) could be best used to support the creation and expansion of sustainable enterprises in the micro and SME sectors of the Cork economy. The objective being to create an environment in which these enterprises and economic activity in general would flourish and grow.
Cork County Council adopted the Economic Development Fund and initial allocation on the 11th of July 2011. The initial fund in the sum of €1.25m targets a number of key sectors to support, and has allocated a specific sum to each of these areas.
The Council is actively working with the existing Development Agencies and applications are only being accepted through these agencies as they have the expertise to assess in the first instance if the project is viable and to assist the applicants in developing their product and business plan. This also minimises the bureaucracy involved for both the applicant and the agencies, and eliminates duplication and waste of scarce resources. The Councils view is that if the existing Agencies are able to assist then there is no need for the Council to be involved. The Councils aim is to assist in filling the gaps which exist in existing funding streams to particular sectors or activities.
Since being adopted an Evaluation Committee has been established by the Council to assess applications and offers of assistance have been made to a number of companies and programmes.
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Loan Guarantee Scheme
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Business Events and Brand Development
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Enhance competitiveness of Cork.
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2013 was a huge year for EDM. It's the year we got "Escape" from 3lau and Paris & Simo, "Live for the Night" by Krewella, "Five Hours" from Deorro and "Recess" from Skrillex. A List of the top tracks from 2013 was compiled on Reddit and delivered what sounds to be confirmation that 2013 was the turn in the road for this genre. Leading the charge in the progression we have seen in the industry, 2013 paved the way for what the industry is today. Thus, we were presented with a Spotify Playlist full of bangers from the year.
EDM has garnered its fair share of market-share in the music industry and it's a big thanks to the earlier years of the genre becoming mainstream back in 2013. If you are upset with the turn it has taken, this compilation with get you through your miseries and deliver some of the greatest tracks known to man!
Compiled by Sindre Fjeldtad, peep the playlist below and get ready to take a trip down memory lane!


Landon Epsey (right) with father Ryan, mother Nicole and brothers Liam and Logan.
Jimmy "Mr. Beast" Donaldson is known for his creative stunts and highly charitable acts that he features on his YouTube channel, and in doing so he's inspired one Bayou Gauche boy to do his best to follow in his footsteps.
Eleven-year-old Landon Espey, a student at St. Charles Borromeo in Destrehan, recently started a GoFundMe page with intentions of helping the homeless, and cited Mr. Beast as his chief inspiration in doing so.
Aside from the rather interesting name — derived from his original online handle "MrBeast6000" — Mr. Beast's generosity is both highly charitable and often random. He has given thousands of dollars to the homeless in his videos, which have also seen him tip a pizza delivery man $10,000 and sums of $10,000, $50,000 and $100,000 to streamers on the platform Twitch, some random, some simply because they were his "favorites." In another, he gave a friend $40,000 with the "challenge" to spend it all within an hour, that spree featured on YouTube. Much of the money Donaldson gives away comes from sponsors.
The videos have racked up a staggering number of views, which has helped propel Mr. Beast to garner nearly 14 million subscribers and 1.5 billion total video views.
Espey took note himself, and embodies the ideal of "pay it forward" as someone inspired by the YouTube sensation.
While Mr. Beast supplied the spark, the holiday season spurred Espey into acting on his ideas.
"The homeless don't get things for Christmas like all of us. I wanted to do something to make them feel good and really feel normal," Espey said.
He asked his family to share his GoFundMe page, titled "Food for the Homeless."While the title reflects his initial idea, it's evolved from planning to use donations to purchase meals to using the funds raised to put together care packages for those in need. Espey plans to include items like toiletries, vitamins and granola bars, among others.
"At first I wanted to go to a restaurant and buy meals for them, but we talked about it and that's just one meal. We wanted to find something that would benefit them the most and that would last," Espey said.
His mother, Nicole, said she was extremely proud to see her son think of others.
She added her son has always shown a big heart.
She said she'd like to think his intentions are at least in some way a part of what she and her husband have instilled in him from an early age.
11-year-old Landon Espey of Bayou Gauche said he was inspired to create his GoFundMe page to aid the homeless after seeing the impact YouTube star "Mr. Beast" Jimmy Donaldson made on others through his generosity.
Described as "YouTube's biggest philanthropist," Donaldson has reportedly given away more than $1 million in total and may yet inspire others like Epsey, as his channel boasts 13.8 million subscribers.