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A New Tactic in the Climate Change Debate	 Science and the Second Amendment
Robert Bryce's "Myths about Green Energy"
"Our energy needs will best be served by a mixture of traditional and alternate energy sources and we should not let Mr. Bryce's opinions keep us from developing the alternate sources."
Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has written a number of entertaining books and articles about the energy industry. However, his latest book, "Power Hungry: The Myths of 'Green' Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future" (1) is an attack on "Green Energy". It is not surprising that he is not a fan of green energy as the Manhattan Institute receives large donations from the Koch Foundation and Exxon/Mobile. That may not mean he is biased, but Mr. Bryce's latest article "5 Myths about Green Energy" (2) would make one wonder. He uses false comparisons, misquotes, scientific inaccuracies, and the omission of pertinent facts to try to make his case. Most myths are based on a small element of truth, but what Mr. Bryce claims as "myths" are mostly true and he has had to stretch to find reasons they are myths. You can judge. His five myths are:
Myth 1. Solar and wind power are the greenest of them all. Actually, they are. If you trace the energy back to its source, you will find that all fossil fuel energy originally came from the sun's energy. Photosynthetic green plants formed fossil fuels by converting CO2 to carbon compounds and oxygen over many millions of years and it is stored beneath the Earth. Wind energy and hydroelectric energy come from the Sun as well and using solar energy directly cuts out carbon as the middleman. That avoids many of the problems we have today with diminishing supplies and environmental damage from fossil fuel use.
Mr. Bryce criticizes solar and wind power for the "huge amounts of land to deliver relatively small amounts of energy". It seems a stretch when he compares the watts/area of wind farms with that of a gas well. What is the area of a gas well? And, what would he make of the Gulf oil spill that has produced no energy but covers an area the size of New Jersey? Mr. Bryce also says "Because the wind doesn't always blow, utilities must use gas- or coal-fired generators to offset wind's unreliability. The result is minimal — or no — carbon dioxide reduction." Actually, no one is denying the need for back-up sources but surely the alternate energy placed on the grid reduces the need for an equivalent amount of energy from fossil fuels.
Trying to make his point, Mr. Bryce goes on "Denmark, the poster child for wind energy boosters, more than doubled its production of wind energy between 1999 and 2007. Yet data from Energinet.dk, the operator of Denmark's natural gas and electricity grids, show that carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation in 2007 were at about the same level as they were back in 1990 before the country began its frenzied construction of turbines." Wrong. The truth is that Energinet.dk's 2007 Environmental Report says that from 1990 to 2007, CO2 emissions in Denmark were not flat but had an overall reduction of 23% . For comparison, the US's CO2 emissions rose by 19% during that time.
2. Going green will reduce our dependence on imports from unsavory regimes. You would think this would be about importing 70% of our oil from the Middle East – but it's not. It is about importing rare earth metals needed for green technology from China. Mr. Bryce does not mention that we now import the metals anyway and that reducing our use of these as catalysts in the fossil fuel industry would more than make up for increased use in green technology. Also, perhaps, we should not consider our biggest creditor "unsavory".
3. A green American economy will create green American jobs. It's true, as Mr. Bryce claims, that many of the manufacturing jobs for solar panels and windmills have gone abroad because of high labor costs in the US. However, for many years, the US did not have a sound energy policy and certainly did not promote the development of green energy. If the US had subsidized the production of alternate energy sources at even a fraction of what it subsidized the fossil fuel production, many of the green jobs would have stayed at home. Still, some manufacturing is done here and the installation, maintenance, and the business end of green energy cannot be outsourced.
Mr. Bryce also brings up the fact that the use of ethanol fuel only created 27,000 jobs rather than the 136,000 jobs a lobbying group predicted. A lobbyist's claim is a strange standard to measure by and he neglects that ethanol was necessary to replace the lead and MTBE as antiknock compounds in gasoline.
4. Electric cars will substantially reduce demand for oil. While admitting that the electric car "has long been recognized as the ideal" because it "is cleaner and quieter" and "much more economical" Mr. Bryce criticize them because" the same unreliability of electric car batteries that flummoxed Thomas Edison persists today". Mr. Bryce does not seem to realize that there have been a few improvements to batteries since Edison, such as the lithium ion battery he mentions in the article. He claims another problem is that "the GAO reported that about 40 percent of consumers do not have access to an outlet, near their vehicle at home". Eh? Is there a serious shortage of electricians or extension cords?
He also claims that electric cars are sidelined "by physics and math". One of Bryce's best is "Gasoline contains about 80 times as much energy, by weight, as the best lithium-ion battery." He neglects to say that you can use gasoline just once while the battery can be recharged hundred of times. Besides, a battery is just a storage device – one that can convert energy to work much more efficiently than an internal combustion engine.
He does say, "Sure, the electric motor is more efficient than the internal combustion engine. " Isn't efficiency what it is about? The internal combustion engine is about 10% efficient at converting heat to work. A fossil fueled power plant, including transmission losses, is about 25% efficient, and electric motors are about 90% efficient. Considering that, electric cars are over twice as efficient in converting fuel to work. If alternate energy sources are used to produce the electricity, we reduce our demand for oil even more.
5. The United States lags behind other rich countries in going green. Mr. Bryce says "Over the past three decades, the United States has improved its energy efficiency as much as or more than other developed countries" …" except Switzerland and Denmark, and the United States achieved it without participating in the Kyoto Protocol or creating an emissions trading system like the one employed in Europe." He compares the reduction in CO2 emitted per dollar of GDP as a basis for this claim. He does not mention that we have much further to go. The US has 6% of the world's population but uses over 30% of the world's energy.
Mr. Bryce writes as if our fossil fuel supplies will last forever and as if there are no environmental problems with their use. His plan for alternate energy is: "The United States will continue going green by simply allowing engineers and entrepreneurs to do what they do best: make products that are faster, cheaper and more efficient than the ones they made the year before." I could almost agree with that if we subsidize all energy sources at the same level and charge each source fairly for pollution it produces. Our energy needs will best be served by a mixture of traditional and alternate energy sources and we should not let Mr. Bryce's opinions keep us from developing the alternate sources.
1) Bryce, Robert, "Power Hungry: The Myths of 'Green' Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future," PublicAffairs (2010)
2)http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?no=subj&articleid=20100502_222_G3_Applie677893
3) http://www.energinet.dk/NR/rdonlyres/EC3E484D-08D5-4179-9D85-7B9A9DBD3E08/0/Environmentalreport2008.pdf
Tags: denmark, electric-cars, Environment, fossil-fuels, green-energy, manhattan-institute, robert-bryce, solar-energy, wind-energy, windmills
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Publishers have three basic options for proofing their publications before going to press; soft proofs, hard proofs, or "color approval" hard proofs.
Soft proofs (often called PDF proofs) are pages that are transferred electronically. The advantages of soft proofs are (1) no added costs (2) multiple people can view the proofs at the same time, and (3) they reduce time delays caused by sending hard proofs back and forth. Soft proofs are low resolution and not intended for color approval. Therefore, they are used for "content only" viewing.
Hard proofs, (often called "blue lines"), are printed copies of the digital files that were used to create a soft proof. The advantage of a hard proof is that it is a full size physical copy. The disadvantages of hard proofs are (1) they add a minimum of two days to the production schedule because they must be mailed from the printer to the publisher, and back again, unless duplicate sets are produced for an additional cost, (2) only one person can view them at a time, and (3) added cost. Like soft proofs, standard hard proofs are low resolution and for "content only" viewing.
"Color approval" hard proofs (often referred to as "high res color proofs" or "contract/color proofs" or by the name of the system that generates them, including Epson Proofs or Isoproofs) are high resolution color proofs typically used for color matching (although pages are printed on proofing paper and not the publisher's chosen paper, so reproduction will not be exact). Often publishers use "high res color" or "contract/color" proofs to proof a sensitive ad, the front and back covers of a publication, or when working with a new printer. These proofs increase production days and add cost, which can run $15 a page and higher.


torthúil: Is it OK if I'm not enjoying this?
I'm sorry to hear that, it sounds awful. Hoping it was just a one-time occurrence, and that you'll feel better soon.
Me too! although being the anxiety tripper that I am, as soon as it starts to feel better I wonder if something's wrong.
Yeah, I think everyone does... the waxing and waning of symptoms is not helpful for easily scared infertiles. I think we just have to hold onto hope for a bit. Hang in there.
There will be other parts of pregnancy later on that you will enjoy. Then (hopefully you will make it 40 weeks) there will be other times that it is not so comfortable again. That's ok. It dosent mean you are any less excited about it!
Oh dear. Nausea is a good sign but 36 hours of throwing up sounds like it is really disrupting your life. If you can't get enough fluids or food in, you might want to seek medical help as you could have Hyperemisis Gravidarum.. which is just a severe form of morning sickness.
I did go to the hospital briefly, but we were in a smaller city for the weekend and there was a nurse on call; she gave me a handful of zyfran and gravol and said see if that works. It did help but I'm super anxious about taking oral meds without my doctor saying it's OK, especially Gravol.
I know it's hard to complain about something you've wanted for so long, but I don't think anyone likes throwing up for 36 hours straight. And I think we all know that you'd take throwing up for 36 hours straight or 36 days straight if it meant a healthy baby in the end. But I don't think it's reasonable to expect that you'd enjoy it. Take care of yourself and eat ginger candy?
Yuck, I'm sorry about the nausea :( I remember really, really wanting morning sickness at 4 weeks and then really, really wanting it to go away by 8 weeks. On the bright side, nausea means your hormones are rising like they should! Hope you feel better soon.
Weeks 8-10 were the worst for me & then the nausea got much better. I found eating something (saltines) as soon as I woke up helped keep me from actually throwing up. I hope things get better for you soon. I know it is a weird feeling complaining about anything pregnancy related after infertility- you feel like you shouldn't but I think all of us still experience pregnancy as anyone else would (except maybe with a little added fear & neuroses).
You poor thing. It sounds horrible and of course its okay not to be enjoying it. On the upside, strong nausea is a good sign for a healthy baby. I hope you feel better soon.


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Cool teens unite to film epic 11-minute lip dub
Image: Broken Arrow Public Schools
By Chloe Bryan 2015-11-24 19:48:36 UTC
It's a well-known fact that teens are great at organizing to perform large-scale group dances.
Over a period of three weeks, students and teachers from Broken Arrow High School banded together to film an 11 (ELEVEN)-minute lip-dub featuring a dazzling array of hot tracks. Remember Miley's "We Can't Stop"? These teens do, and it's glorious.
We just hope they were excused from class.
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Designers, entrepreneurs, organisations and people could have a huge positive impact on humanity if we channeled our skills towards helping to solve some of the big and small problems humanity faces today. We often lack the insight and direction of where to start when looking for our next product idea. Design for Humanity cards can help society to empathise with all aspects of humanity and uncover problems worth solving.
During this fast-paced workshop, we will practice our ability to empathise with people and situations that do not sit within our normal frame of reference. The workshop will be centered around how groups and individuals can use the 'Design for Humanity' cards to uncover empathy and problem. We will discuss the importance of emotional empathy and cognitive empathy during the UX design process.
Colin a Design Lead, spent the last 10 years of his career at Code Computerlove. He also is the founder of HCD Product Foundry, a community group who champions the use and benefits of Human-centred design.
He is a strategic design thinker with a passion for nurturing product innovation in teams and businesses. He uses a Human-Centred design approach to create products and services that meet real human needs. With over 16 years of experience, a trained graphic designer and design thinking practitioner, Colin now considers himself to be uniquely adept across a broad spectrum of design skills needed to excel in a design-led business environment.
Colin is passionate about Human-centred design and currently runs a meet-up group dedicated to building and communicating the importance HCD has with-in businesses and product design. He has created workshops, training programmes and tools to help anyone wishing to learn about HCD.


You can make Windows Search index your documents and Outlook data faster – here's how.
Windows Search makes an index of all your files, documents and Outlook data. It's essential for quick searches, even within Outlook. Until the index is complete you may get the dreaded "Search results may be incomplete because items are still being indexed" error.
The problem is that indexing can take a long time and sometimes never completes. Indexing happens as a background task when nothing else is happening. Alas, the default setting is so discreet that indexing can take days and sometimes never completes.
Windows will fully reindex your computer for various reasons including some changes in index/search settings and if the index files become corrupt. See Fixing Outlook index problems.
In this article we'll explain how to speed up the indexing. There's step-by-step instructions plus some batch files if you'd like to automate the process. It show the steps in Windows 10 but the same, or very similar applies to Windows 8 and 7. In fact, this article is an update of a 2008 article on the same subject with the same registry entry.
Below are the step-by-step instructions then some batch files to let you automate the process.
Back in the early days of Windows Indexing there was an 'Index now' option to force indexing to take more computer resources and finish indexing faster. Microsoft took that away in Windows Vista and has been willfully deaf to requests for its return.
There's no button on the Control Panel | Indexing Options that can do it — there's 'Pause' to make it stop but nothing to make it go faster.
Microsoft has provided a way to make indexing go faster – but it's not easy.
but before you rush off to do that there are some important steps before and after.
If you don't know how to edit the Windows registry, this probably isn't a tip for you. As with any registry changes, take care and make a registry backup before you begin.
and try modifying the registry value from 0 (the default) to 1 .
Cannot Edit DisableBackoff: Error writing the value's new contents.
if so, you'll need step 2.
Right-click on the 'Gathering Manager' item in the registry tree and choose 'Permissions' then the 'Advanced' button.
Next to the listed Owner click the Change link.
Type in the 'Administrators' group, click Check Names button to verify. Click OK twice to return to the Permissions dialog.
Make sure the Administrators group has Full Control then click OK.
Now you should be able to edit the DisableBackOff key in step 1. If not, check the permissions and owner carefully.
Go to Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services, scroll down the list to Windows Search and restart the service.
The registry changes don't take effect until the search services has restarted.
Go to Control Panel | Indexing Options to monitor the indexing.
In response to readers questions … yes, this tip definitely works on at least Windows 10, 8 and 7. If you can't change the registry entry it will be a permissions issue. Make sure you're running Regedit as an Administrator and you've changed the 'Gathering Manager' Owner to the Administrators group.
The changed option doesn't make indexing happen at a very high priority, just higher than usual. Even when the indexing status is showing 'Indexing speed is reduced due to user activity', indexing is still happening.
On our test machine indexing of 814,000 items took about 23 hours with the changed registry setting instead of running for many days and only indexing a third of the complete computer. It's hardly speedy but better than nothing I suppose.
Of course, the higher priority indexing will make other work on your computer a bit slower, which brings us to the important final step.
Once the index has caught up with the entire contents of your computer, Outlook etc you probably don't want the indexing service hogging precious CPU resources.
Go back to the registry, change the DisableBackOff key back to 0 and restart the Windows Search service. You don't have to reverse the registry entry permissions unless you feel the need.
There are other tempting entries in the Windows Search part of the registry, well, tempting to nerds anyway. Resist that impulse with every fibre of your geeky frame. You don't want to go messing with indexing unknowns.
Hopefully you won't need faster indexing very often so the manual steps above are enough. But if you're having ongoing indexing issues, you might need to make the switch more often.
To help you do that, here are some batch files that will help you turn on/off faster indexing.
This is for readers a little familiar with Windows and batch files. In these adversarial times we're forced to remind everyone that these examples are provided for you to try at your own risk.
The Registry permissions have been changed (as shown above) to give Administrators access to the 'Gathering Manager' keys.
Command Prompt is running as Administrator.
Note: the names of the .reg files are optional. We chose Fast/Normal to make it clear what the setting will do.
Clicking on those .reg files will change the registry after a few on-screen warnings. But you'll still have to restart the Windows Search service, which bring us to the next step.
Adding some batch files will change the registry (with no prompts) and also restart the Windows Search service.
The /S option stops the prompts before a registry change. The change made is contained in the same .reg file as listed above.
There is no command line equivalent for Restarting a service. You have to Stop then Start it.
In our tests, the Net Stop command didn't reliably stop the Search service on the first attempt: "The Windows Search service could not be stopped" The second/duplicate Stop ensures that the service has stopped. There's no harm if the service was stopped by the first command.
If you get a 'System Error 5' / 'Access is denied' on the NET commands, make sure you're in a Command Prompt box run with Administrator permissions.
CONTROL ... opens the Control Panel | Indexing Options dialog so you can see the indexing progress.
This batch file is almost the same except it uses a different .reg file.
This version combines the two batches plus a pause in-between to wait while indexing happens.
Here's how a normal run of the batch file looks like. The second NET STOP commands weren't needed in this case.
Download a small package with all the above files ready for you to try. The three Batch files plus the two .reg files.


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Ansted is located at Mile Marker 104 of the famous Midland Trail. A town filled
with caring citizens, Ansted has become known for it's innovative approach to
growth while maintaining its small-town appeal.
David T. Ansted
Ansted, originally settled by squatters, was first incorporated on the 16th day of September in 1891. It was named after David Thomas Ansted, a famous English geologist and author, who came to the area and realized the wealth to be found in these hills from the abundance of hardwood timber and rich seams of coal.
Ansted is located midway between Charleston and Lewisburg, and in its hay-day it was known as the "stopping-over" place for the stage coaches as it was a two day journey from one city to the next. U.S. Rt. 60, also known as Midland Trail, runs through the heart of Ansted and was very important in the early years of the town as this was the only road that ran between East and West.
Ansted has an approximate population of 1,404 making it a class IV municipality. Municipal elections are held every 4 years on the first Tuesday in June with elected officials taking office on July 1st. Current officials took office July 1, 2021.


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HomeAuthorsJeff RainforthMinnesota Town Pledges Not To Call Cops, Now 'Overrun' By Homeless Encampment
Minnesota Town Pledges Not To Call Cops, Now 'Overrun' By Homeless Encampment
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This is a case of "you get what you ask for." If we are a "nation of laws" but there is no one around to enforce those laws, things get sideways real quick. This Minnesota town is now experiencing a major increase in homeless people camping out where they will and an increase in crime. A 2018 crime report from the Los Angeles Police has homeless people being listed as suspects in 12.6 percent of aggravated assaults, and suspects in 4.3 percent of all crimes. Another report from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that formerly incarcerated persons are 7-13 times more likely to become homeless than the general public. With an increase in homeless people in any area, that area will most likely see an increase in crime (Read my story how I escaped homelessness & a gang when I was a teenager & went on to run for governor). I wonder how long it will be until the residents of this Minnesota town have to call the police because they are victims of crime. Probably not long!
"A Minneapolis community, just a few miles away from where George Floyd died while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, pledged to "check its privilege," allowing hundreds of transients and homeless individuals to take up residents on their front lawns and pledging not to call the police to handle incidents of drug abuse and mental illness.
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Now that same town's residents are concerned things have gotten out of hand. Crime is rampant and the homeless encampment now has more than 300 people.
The New York Times reports that Powderhorn Park residents — mostly left-leaning white women — were instrumental in declaring their town a "safe zone" for the underprivileged and pressing the town's residents to agree to a pact not to call the police or other public safety resources if they felt threatened. After all, their opposition to crimes, including property damage and theft, was born of white privilege.
"In light of Floyd's police-involved death," the New York Post added, "residents there have vowed to avoid calling the cops, feeling that doing so could put people of color in danger. But now with hundreds of outsiders flooding the park — drawing in more car traffic, including drug dealers, and resulting in at least two overdoses — the neighbors are facing a moral dilemma."
In preparation for the project, the women "promised to ignore any property damage, including to their own homes, and filed for a block party permit to limit cars in the neighborhood," the Post continues. Instead, the women agreed to call a community service organization, the American Indian Movement, to handle incidents of violence or potential violence, and to help constructively quell concerns of mental illness and drug use.
Now, though, some of those same women are trying to come to terms with what's happened to Powderhorn Park.
"I'm not being judgmental," one resident, who will no longer allow her children to play in the park-turned-encampment told the NYT. "It's not personal. It's just not safe."
Another resident was forced to confront his own white privilege when he called the cops on teenage boys who tried to rob him of his car at gunpoint. After accidentally giving them house keys, they abandoned their attempt and stole a different neighbors car. He ended up dialing 911 — a move he now regrets because it was just "instinct," and it likely put the would-be carjackers in danger.
"Been thinking more about it," that resident told the NYT. "I regret calling the police. It was my instinct but I wish it hadn't been. I put those boys in danger of death by calling the cops."
"[I]t was scary but the cops didn't really have much to add after I called them," he added. "I haven't been forced to think like this before. So I would have lost my car. So what? At least no one would have been killed."
The park at the center of town had just 25 tents when it formed up, but now the homeless encampment has 300 residents, many of whom are suffering from some form of mental illness or who are known drug users.
That doesn't bother the progressives who've vowed to avoid allowing law enforcement to handle criminal situations.
"My feeling around it is those are symptoms of systemic oppression," one resident explained. "And that's not on them.""
Jeff Rainforth is the photographer & news editor for Airman Kolfage's We Build the Wall, Inc.
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Work at Azavea and you get to use a tenth of your work week to tackle side projects.
Jenny Fung, a software engineer on Azavea's Civic Apps team.
Azavea is a Technical.ly Talent client and reviewed this article prior to publication.
To challenge what's possible and change the world, tech companies rely on employees to continually sharpen their skills and explore new technologies. But as any technologist knows, carving out time to try new things during an average day at the office can feel close to impossible.
Unless you work at Azavea.
The gist is, full-time employees can use up to 10 percent of their working hours to tackle any side project they want within the realm of learning, research and development.
Employees have full agency over what they work on, whether it's taking a course to learn new skills, building a tool, conducting research or evaluating new technologies, frameworks and libraries.
"I like that it gives us latitude to explore. A lot of our work here is exploratory. It's good if you're an especially curious person," said Jenny Fung, a software engineer on the Civic Apps team.
To crack the code on this coveted employee benefit, we spoke with a handful of Azavea team members about their favorite 10% Time projects, and the unique ways they've used the perk to make an impact.
Utilizing libraries that didn't exist when they built the first version of DistrictBuilder, Frankl designed an upgraded prototype, disconnected from a server, that was faster, more responsive and able to deliver real-time data feedback.
The project was a success for Frankl, who was able to introduce new libraries to the company and pursue a project he was passionate about, but it was an even bigger win for the company. Frankl's prototype reduced the budget to build Azavea's next version of DistrictBuilder from a whopping $1,200,00 down to $400,000.
As a project manager on the Civic Apps team, Arianna Robbins wanted a better system for estimating her department's spend on projects in real-time. But first, she'd have to take on the notoriously challenging task of persuading employees to submit billable hours more frequently.
Together with a colleague, Robbins spent 10% Time reworking internal processes and assembling tools to tighten the timeframe between when employees submitted hours and when the final tab for services was produced.
The new process made a tangible impact on the entire organization, motivating employees in all departments to voluntarily submit their hours weekly, and saving the company money, month over month.
Two years ago, Fung was working on a new feature for Azavea's Climate API. Tired of their current framework and fresh off a conference where she'd learned about Angular, she decided to give the new front-end framework a try.
She used her 10% Time to write a detailed blog post about her use of Angular to build an interactive chart that could visually customize and interpret NASA climate projections from 1950–2100.
Her experience turned out to be highly valuable. After her post was published, Fung won Azavea's "High Traffic Blog Post" award, as well as a treasured enameled coin emblazoned with a rocketship (created by Azavea designer Alexandra Lash) that accompanies the honor.
Frankl and Robbins have also used 10% Time to expand their skillsets through programming courses. Being on the UX and PM teams respectively, both felt the classes positively enhanced their understanding of the company's work and helped them do their jobs even better.
As a company determined to always be innovating, 10% Time has become a core facet of Azavea culture. Ideas are regularly showcased at "R&D socials" where team members share what they're working on and receive support and productive feedback.
In addition to the professional benefits of 10% Time, a number of the projects have had a measurable impact on Azavea, its clients and outside civic and social institutions.
Employees see 10% Time it as a living, breathing example of Azavea's mission to positively impact civic, social and environmental impact through technology.


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"Help Me Understand Rewards in Heaven"
I want to ask about different rewards in heaven. In some classes I've been told that everyone is equal in heaven and there are no levels. Other classes seem to indicate that it is the way you live on earth and the deposits you make in heaven on the rewards you receive. I know that believing in Jesus Christ as your Savior guarantees your salvation, but I am a little confused on the levels in heaven and what this means. I've even been told that it is just different people's interpretation. Please help me understand!
The confusion usually comes from people confusing the differences between SALVATION and REWARDS. Salvation is a free gift, but rewards are earned by our works after we are saved. No one's works will ever earn them salvation—the only ones that count are the ones we perform after becoming a Christian. Salvation is a present reality, but our rewards will be given in the future, in heaven.
They will be given at the Judgment Seat of Christ (you may hear some people call it by the Greek word, bema [bay-ma] ), when our works (NOT our sins, which were paid for at the Cross) will be tested and judged.
There are various kinds of rewards, but the Bible doesn't give a lot of information.
Matt. 10:41 talks about a prophet's reward, a righteous man's reward, and a disciple's reward.
We can also lose our rewards (2 John 8), and it's possible for someone to take our crown (Rev. 3:11). So, no wonder God calls us to be faithful and persevering all the way to the end!
I'm so glad you asked this, because I've heard people say, "If those who become Christians as small children end up in the same place (heaven) as those who trust Christ moments before they die, then why spend your whole life serving God?" That's because they don't understand that what happens at the Judgment Seat of Christ will be very, very different for these two people. Our lives in heaven will be determined by the choices, sacrifices, and actions of earth. Some will be very wealthy, and others will be "barely there." 1 Cor. 3:15 says that the deeds of some people will be burned up, and they will suffer loss; they will be saved, but only as those escaping through the flames. It will be like watching your house burn to the ground with every single thing you own in it. . . lost. On the other hand, lots of people will see their works shown for the high quality that they are, and they will be rewarded exceedingly well because God is so generous.
"What Will Keep Us From Being Jealous About Others' Rewards in Heaven?"
"I Am So Afraid--What If There Is No Heaven?""How Do I Answer This Atheist's Argument?"


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Q: Drupal7 - Can't change profile/languages anymore on installation So, i success to install Drupal 7 Acquia the first time i did it.
I had to remove all and remake the installation
But now when i launch the installation, profile and language settings are auto-loaded and i can't change them anymore :
http://localhost:8080/acquia-drupal-7.22.21/install.php?profile=acquia&locale=en

I past so many hours to search a solution, without success. I know i can translate after the installation but it's not that i want to do.
Thanks for answers

A: Is there a settings.php in your /sites/default/ folder already, which contains both variables?
I experienced the same behavior with already existing database-config.

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Roughly 80 percent of air traffic controllers in Fiji have reportedly taken unscheduled leave as of Wednesday, March 20, amid a dispute over salaries and promotions, and to demand better working conditions. The protest, which began on Monday, March 18, has prompted safety concerns due to over-working of on-duty personnel. Flight delays and cancelations are to be expected in Fiji during and immediately following the protest. Additional actions by air traffic controllers and consequent flight disruptions are possible over the coming days and weeks if their demands are not met.


Suria Mohd is a Nutritionist, Educator and Public Speaker on nutrition and wellness matters. She received her Nutrition degree from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia and completed an exchange program with Illinois State University, USA. After returning to Singapore in 1997, Suria attained a Postgraduate degree in the teaching of Food Science and Nutrition Studies from NTU/NIE Singapore and began her teaching career as a Nutrition Educator in secondary schools.
Since 2003 Suria has been actively involved with the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB). She is a regular speaker and public educator at HPB's community based health forums and weight management programs. Suria has been featured on the cover of magazines, in local newspapers and has appeared on radio and television programs.
She is also the author of "9 Greatest Weight Loss Secrets" and co-authors Best Selling Series "Living in Abundance" with Anthony Robbins & Dr Wayne.
Suria conducts Nutrition and Weight Management seminars, workshops and programs for schools, organizations and business corporations. She established the Anggun Nutrition Academy in 2003 to provide introductory, diploma courses in Nutrition & Weight Management.
The Prophet (pbuh) said - The deeds most loved by Allah are those that are constant although little.


This is an episode that is worth many, many listens. Personally, I am going to listen to it way more than I normally listen to our own episodes, which is 2-4 times already.
Why, you ask? Well, do you guys remember how in 2016 we won Product Hunt's best podcast episode of the year? We got a Golden Kitty award, which is kind of a really cool thing. And we did it because we had today's guest on the show.
That's right. We have David Heinemeier Hansson back on the show! For those of you who haven't heard that episode, stop what you are doing, go back and listen to it.
David is the epitome of what we call a SuperLearner. He invented the Ruby on Rails software development platform, which is used by companies like Fiverr, YellowPages, Shopify, and Github. Many of the websites that you use every day were built on technology that David himself invented.
On top of that, he is the co-founder of Basecamp, which he's been running for almost 20 years. To top even that off, he is an accomplished professional race car driver, an amateur photographer, a husband, and a father. He also is various more things.
In this episode, we wanted to talk not about learning and productivity, but about a different subject that David and his partner have covered in their books, which is leadership. Managing and working in remotely distributed companies, what the workplace of tomorrow will look like, and how we can all become SuperHuman in our productive lives and careers.
I have to say I'm a huge fan of David's and I tried as much as possible to let him present his ideas. With that said, so many of his ideas have shaped the way I live my life, the way that I run my companies, and have influenced the lives of my employees and my customers.
So, again, I really can't overstress this, listen to this episode with a pen and paper, listen to it at least twice, and you guys will learn just so much about how to get great work done in less time, with greater happiness, from anywhere in the world that you choose to be.
This is an incredible episode! I think it gives a really, really solid fight to the first episode we did with David, which was an award-winning one. It's a shame that Product Hunt has discontinued that award because I'm quite confident this episode would have won it again!


What's the Truth About the Caravan of Immigrants at US-Mexico Border?
There's a lot of assumptions and misinformation from people around the country concerning the Caravan of Immigrants at the US-Mexico Border right now.
There are roughly 300 immigrants at the US-Mexico border right now seeking asylum and the US is obligated under law to hear them out. The US has committed to protect persecuted people by signing the 1967 "Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees," and through its own immigration laws. Under those laws, asylum seekers are not required to file for asylum in the first "safe country" they reach. Even if they were, members of the caravan could argue without much difficulty that Mexico is unsafe.
So, if the Trump administration is to follow the law, it will have to screen the caravan members to determine whether they have legitimate claims. Remember, the 300 Immigrants are asking for asylum, and there is nothing illegal about this. They are not breaking the law. They are actually obeying the law.
1. Pray the screening goes well and for those Immigrants who qualify are allowed into the US.
2. Know the actual FACTS concerning Immigration issues.
3. Read your Bible more than watching Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other news stations.
4. View Immigrants as people to love not problems to solve.
5. Praise the 300 Immigrants for obeying the law.
THANK YOU!!!! It drives me absolutely nuts that these people are covered as if they broke the law. The reality is the opposite.


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Free Tacos at Participating Taco Bells Today
Doc Published: June 13, 2018
You don't have to be a Golden State Warriors fan or an NBA fan to cash in on Taco Bell's "Steal a Game, Steal a Taco" promotion today.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 3 of the NBA Championship. Actually, the Warriors beat the Cavaliers in game 1, 2, 3, and 4, but that game 3 was huge because that means you and me can get free Doritos Locos tacos between 2pm-6pm at participating restaurants. That means that not all Taco Bell locations are handing out the free food. You'll either know by signage, longer than usual lines at the counter, or you can ask when you get there.
The Doritos Locos tacos are shaped like a regular taco, but these are made with a Doritos shell. They have three choices on the menu: "fiery", "cool ranch", or "nacho cheese". It is not known if these three options are included in the promotion.
Taco Bell has done this before with their "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion during the World Series.....and it happened. The Astros got a stolen base in game 2 which meant we got free tacos.
SOURCE: Newsday
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On 9th November 1955 there was much to celebrate within the Congregational Church community at Newport Isle of Wight as a new Brownie Pack was registered at Girlguiding's London HQ. Original registration certificate from 1955.
Girls had been attending weekly meetings since September of that year. Originally the pack met in the Queens Hall, Lugley Street(now the rear entrance to Boots) but the meeting place was moved to the Congregational Hall situated next to the church in Lower St. James' Street in the 1970s. This Church is now Wetherspoon's ' The Man in the Moon' public house and the former hall is now the pub's kitchen area.
There was a need with heavy demand for another Newport Brownie Pack even though there were already nine in the town. Accordingly this new pack was registered as 10th Newport (Congregational), a title which remains today.
To celebrate the 60 years a number of activities and parties have been arranged for the current Brownies by Brown Owl Felicity Harris and other leaders.
On the actual Birthday-9th November- all the Brownies, their leaders and friends of the unit returned to their old home in St. James' Street-the much altered church and hall, now 'The Man in the Moon' where they enjoyed a meal. Managers of the Wetherspoon's pub, James Ilott and Myles McNally(pictured at top of item with the Brownies) were pleased to join the group for a photo and to learn the history of the Brownies meeting place.


Now that Ireland voted against the Constitutional Treaty there is serious concern over the prospects for the EU's ability to integrate the Western Balkans. While in recent months the EU has been repeating that there are no obstacles to the EU integration for the countries in the region, there is a risk now that new conditions might be imposed on the countries that have little to do with countries' reforms and more with the reluctance of EU member states to push for enlargement.
After months of pampering the regions with promises of visa liberalization and the signing of the SAA with Serbia and Bosnia next week, except a lot more talk about absorption capacity and vague conditions, which will only further undermine the already rather weak position of the EU in the region.


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Tejszeba (urart. Dim, Dte-e-i-še-ba) – urartyjskie bóstwo burzy i wojny, drugi w hierarchii panteonu Urartu po Chaldim. Symbolem Tejszeby był byk, niekiedy przedstawiano go na lwie. Za jego małżonkę uważano bogini Chubę, z którą spłodził syna Turani.

Ponieważ wiele elementów religii urartyjskiej zostało zapożyczonych z Mezopotamii, Tejszeba miał dużo wspólnych cech z asyryjskim bogiem Adadem. W piśmie klinowym Urartu imię boga zapisywane było za pomocą asyryjskiego ideogramu. Jego imię i atrybuty nawiązują również do huryckiego Teszuba. Istnieje teoria, że Tejszeba został zapożyczony przez Urartyjczyków z Mezopotamii za pośrednictwem Hetytów.

Na cześć Tejszeby zostało nazwane położone na wzniesieniu Karmir Blur miasto Tejszebaini. Liczba ofiar dla Tejszeby, jaką podają teksty urartyjskie, składała się z sześciu wołów i dwunastu owiec.

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Bibliografia
 "Вестник древней истории", 1–4 (1953), 1 (1954).
 Дьяконов И.М., Архаические мифы Востока и Запада, Москва 1990.
 Пиотровский Б.Б., Ванское царство (Урарту), Москва 1959.

Bóstwa Urartu

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