Integrated Interior Platform is the first step towards a holistic human machine interface (HMI) concept in the car. Intuitive to use functions can be configured and personalized to drivers' needs over all available screens.
A sophisticated information strategy that even seamlessly integrates downloadable Apps prioritizes information and displays it right where the driver needs to see it. Using a high performance multi-core processor, we are able to integrate several functional domains in parallel, e.g. cluster, head unit and Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS), supporting Hypervisor technology.
Holistic Human Machine Interface - Safe and easy-to-use systems needed to keep the driver's focus on the road. By shifting display content across screen boundaries, the human machine interface server enables a totally new user experience and is supporting new functions due to higher integration.
Flexible App Integration - Keep vehicles up-to-date over their entire lifecycle, using industry standards such as HTML5 or Android. Downloadable Apps are now seamlessly integrated with our AutoLinQ technology, bringing all needed human machine interface assets with them. A hypervisor allows to securely separate cloud functions from embedded functions.
Increasing Functionality - Need for sophisticated information strategy to thus avoid information overload. The human machine interface server technology handles requests from all integrated functional domains and places information right where the driver needs to see it.
For its next generation of head units and infotainment platforms, Continental is developing a revolutionary usability concept that allows shifting content across screen boundaries and over various displays. The core technology, the human machine interface server, handles the requests of the different applications, following an intelligent information strategy that displays information not only according to the driver's needs, but also depending on the driving situation, right where the driver needs to see it.


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The State governments of India are taking many initiatives to promote and adopt electric vehicles in India. Also to cut down the import of oils and most importantly to reduce the pollution levels in the country. Today in this article we will be discussing all the 16 States electric vehicles (EV) policies in India. The 16 States includes Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal and Goa (draft).
Under the FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) the Union Cabinet had approved Rs 10,000 crore for the promotion of electric and hybrid vehicles and to incentivize the manufacture of electric vehicles and to the buyers of electric vehicles.
'Recently, the FAME II scheme modified and extended till 2024, electric two-wheeler market size. The shares of electric vehicles sold under the FAME-II Scheme as of May 2021 is 21% for electric three-wheelers, 2% for electric four-wheelers, 77% for electric two-wheelers.
The high-speed electric vehicles witnessed a growth of 47%, with 41,048 units being sold in FY2021 as opposed to 27,787 units sold in FY2020. The share of HS E2Ws in the overall E2W sales went up from 20% in FY2020 to 28% in FY2021.
Whereas the Low speed (LS) E2Ws witnessed a decline of17.9% s FY2020. But however they are most affordable, there is no need for RTO registration, etc make them attractive to the buyers even today.
16 States EV policies in India
Below is the list of electric vehicles policies of 16 States in India in detail.
States EV policies links
Andhra Pradesh https://www.acma.in/uploads/doc/AP%20Policy_final.pdf
Karnataka https://kum.karnataka.gov.in/KUM/PDFS/KEVESPPolicyInsidepagesfinal.pdf
Kerala https://anert.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/go20190310_Trans-24-Ms_e_vehicle_policy_.pdf
Delhi https://transport.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/All-PDF/Delhi_Electric_Vehicles_Policy_2020.pdf
Maharashtra https://www.msins.in/guidelines_docs/english/EV_Policy.pdf
Uttarakhand https://www.siidcul.com/upload/industrialPolicy/electric1576487934.pdf
Madhya Pradesh http://mpurban.gov.in/Uploaded%20Document/guidelines/1-MPEVP2019.pdf
Tamil Nadu https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/ind_e_176_2019.pdf
Uttarpradesh http://udyogbandhu.com/DataFiles/CMS/file/Electrical%20%20vehicle%20policy_english_Aug7_2019.pdf
Telangana https://tsredco.telangana.gov.in/Updates_2020/Telangana_EVES_policy_2020_30.pdf
Bihar http://www.investbihar.co.in/Download/Draft_for_e_vechile.pdf
Gujarat https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/3.D1_S1_Gujarat%20State%20EV%20Draft%20Policy_Akash%20Davda.pdf
Punjab http://punjabtransport.org/Punjab%20EV%20Policy_Final%20Draft%2015112019_Upload.pdf
Haryana https://haryanatransport.gov.in/sites/default/files/Electric%20Vehicle%20Policy_2.pdf
West Bengal https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/draft-of-Goa-Eletric-mobility-promotion-policy-2021.pdf
Goa https://wbpower.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/Electric%20Vehicle%20Policy%202021%20(Kolkata%20Gazette%20Notification).pdf
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Andrew led us from what many of us thought of as a future filled with potentially threatening robots to an understanding of AI as providing increasingly useful tools for the profession. It was great to have him and I can't recommend him highly enough.
Beyond just being an inspiring and engaging speaker, Andrew is an excellent collaborator who actively seeks to understand the audience so that what is ultimately delivered is meaningful and relevant to them. Andrew's keynote in Singapore was excellent!
Andrew was the keynote speaker at Future Lawyer 2018 in Oslo. He caught the audience' attention from the first sentence. Andrew is not only impressive in terms of knowledge, but he is also an excellent communicator, engaging and inspiring. If you want a sure card to your conference, Andrew is your guy.
I've seen Andrew keep audiences both large and small, on the edge of their seats. Andrew has that unique ability to simplify, clarify and magnify the important, yet deliver it with humor and a disarming manner. We can't wait to have Andrew back to the LIZ in Toronto.
Andrew Arruda's presentation to attorneys at our bar association conference about artificial intelligence was as informative as it was entertaining. Attendees are still buzzing about it. We hope he'll return to Maine in the future.
Seeing Andrew and his team on the forefront of AI research and leadership has been inspiring. Andrew has the unique ability to translate complex advanced technology and shifts in a manner everyone can understand.
Andrew gave an energetic and captivating presentation on the basics and impact of artificial intelligence technology. The event was a great success and the feedback has been excellent.
Andrew is a top-notch speaker who is adaptable, entertaining, and brilliant. He explains artificial intelligence in a way even the most basic user can understand. Andrew is also the most responsive speaker I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Audiences of all levels are sure to enjoy his presentations!
Visionaries like Andrew Arruda come along once in a long time. I've no doubt Andrew's thought leadership will continue to shape technology for decades to come.
Andrew and his team are great members of the YC community and I would highly recommend hearing their thoughts on the future of AI in the legal space and beyond.
Andrew is an extraordinary communicator who has managed to effortlessly unite academia, governments groups and the private sector. Andrew's accomplishments continue in leaps and bounds and his speeches are not to be missed.


Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 Episode 8: Nathaniel Needs My Help!
This week, the women of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend are all about keeping the men happy. Rebecca is trying to make up for Nathaniel's sad childhood and to prove that she's still an A+ therapy student. Paula takes on Darryl's babymaking decisions, because these things are just too complicated for a single dad to figure out on his own. Lourdes is kicking Josh out of her house, but she's also making him grow up and stop being so lame. The mixed message here is that it's the job of strong, independent, modern women to take care of men's emotional and caretaking needs, at every stage of life, whether the men think they want it or not. Even if the men resent it at first, they'll thank you for it later. Since empowering women through enforcing gender stereotypes doesn't do it for me, this was another disappointing episode.
Lourdes is just about perfect in my opinion, so I don't have much to complain about there. She's starting up a home daycare business, and needs Josh's bedroom for the toddlers. She has a muralist coming on Monday to paint dolphins on the walls, so Josh needs to clean out his closet and move in with Hector and his mom by Monday. Josh gets off to a slow start, fondling every memento and getting lost in memories. When he gets to his old Karaoke machine, it's all over. He stays up all night singing every song.
Waitress is one of my favorite shows of all time. I'm telling you this up front because there's no way that this can be an unbiased review. A company would have to butcher the show very badly for me not to enjoy it. Thankfully, the first national touring company, who began this tour in Cleveland, Ohio in October, are excellent across the board, so no worries.
Waitress is the story of a young diner waitress and master pie baker named Jenna (Desi Oakley), who discovers that she's pregnant by her abusive husband, Earl (Nick Bailey). Her best friends and coworkers, Becky (Charity Angél Dawson) and Dawn (Lenne Klingaman) rally around her while also coping with their own romantic issues. As her pregnancy continues, Jenna becomes closer to her doctor, Dr Pomatter (Bryan Fenkart) and the diner's elderly owner, Joe (Larry Marshall). The diner's cook and manager, Cal (Ryan G Dunkin), provides a curmudgeonly foil to the ladies, while Ogie (Jeremy Morse), Dawn's 5 minute date, brings some lightness to the diner.
Rebecca's back, or well, theoretically she's back. Right now, the ensemble has put on their Renaissance Faire costumes to pretend they're the gossipy small town in Beauty and the Beast and wonder what happened to her and how she'll recover from her latest disaster. Rebecca hasn't been seen since Josh drove past the wedding venue and straight to the seminary. Bex will be so sad that she missed getting to play Belle!!
Disney has released several professional photos from the new Frozen musical, so everyone can finally get a glimpse of some of the sets and the costumes that weren't in the first official photo (which was the cover photo for one of our video posts).
It's finally here! The Frozen Broadway Musical makes its preBroadway debut in Denver on 8/17 at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. To celebrate, the theatre is releasing a series of interviews with the cast and creatives. I've posted the first three, and will add more as they post them.
It's not the dream cast that I came up with, but it looks like it'll be amazing! We'll be there this weekend, and will post more from Denver. Time to go pack!
In the musical Dear Evan Hansen, the title character, a depressed, anxious, socially awkward teenage boy named Evan, spends much of the show living a lie. Evan convinces the family of a classmate who took his own life that Evan and the other boy, Connor, were friends, even though they barely knew each other when Connor was alive.
Many viewers seem to think that Evan is selfish and manipulative, and that he purposefully lies to Connor's family, the Murphys, and others in order to take advantage of everyone else and use them for his own purposes. I completely disagree with that interpretation. I think that the show makes it clear to us that Evan is not the user in the show – the users are the people who push him into going with the falsehood that the Murphys assumed to be true. Evan's fellow students Jared and Alana, and Conner's parents Larry and Cynthia, whether intentionally or unintentionally, guilted, pressured, and scared Evan into continuing the lie.
At a certain point, Evan did fall into perpetuating the lie himself, and become a more confident participant, but he never initiated any of it. And – most importantly – when going along with the lie will help the Murphys find comfort, Evan does. When it will only harm them further, he tells them the truth. That's how we really know what his true motivations were, even regardless of how active a participant he was in the lie: he lies to help the Murphys; then he tells the truth to help the Murphys.
Before we go any further, let's establish some facts about the show, and some of my opinions that have bearing on the conclusions I'll be drawing here.
Alana is a flat-out narcissist (Post going deeper into my thoughts on her coming soon), while Jared is an everyday bully. Neither value the truth, only furthering their own interests. The difference between them is that Alana is ambitious about it and takes control of situations while Jared just takes whatever opportunity is in front of him in the moment.
Larry and Cynthia are grieving parents who don't want to believe that the note that they think is all they have left of their son is really some stranger's creation, and don't let Evan tell them otherwise. They dismiss him as being in shock. Evan does tell the truth in the beginning. They don't want to hear it.
Zoe, on the other hand, is very doubtful of the lies Evan tells and, rather than insisting to him that the truth is false, she points out all the flaws in his accounts, like she's searching for falsehoods in it. Or has an analytical mind that sees straight to the truth, which is my belief.
Evan has a natural tendency to try to make people feel better. He does this both because he's a genuinely good person and because he's so uncomfortable with social situations that he tries to keep everyone around him from getting upset and putting more pressure on him than he already feels.
Welcome to the first ever, epic, Flash-Supergirl-Legends-Arrow musical crossover episode! Did anyone actually get to join in from Arrow? Malcom Merlyn/John Barrowman was an Arrow character until he moved to Legends this year, so we'll count him. This is a reunion of all sorts, with Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, and Darren Criss/Music Meister having starred together on Glee, various combinations having gone to college together, and others knowing each other through previous work or longtime friendship. Fun times all around.
Previously on The Flash and Supergirl, Kara broke up with her boyfriend, Mon El, because she found out that he's actually the Crown Prince of Daxam, rather than a lowly palace guard as he'd originally told her. Her planet, Krypton, has always hated Daxam, its sister planet. The Kryptonians inadvertently destroyed Daxam, as well, when they destroyed their own planet, through their own environmental arrogance. Despite the fact that Mon El has a much better reason to hate Kara than she does to hate him, she continues to find reasons to nurture her racism while telling herself it's in the name of truth and justice. It's all very alt-right, while supposedly being feminist. Except the word feminism doesn't mean what the Berlantiverse thinks it means.


A Book, Plant and Food Fair at Random Harvest Indigenous Nursery.
Join us on Saturday the 17th of October 2015. It's going to be a veritable feast for the mind, body and soul and we'd love you to spend the day with us - starts at 9:00am and ends at 4:00pm.
This day is a moment that is part of a larger story - October 2015 is our 25th Birthday month at the indigenous plant nursery. My life and that of Random Harvest are inextricably intertwined, and so in celebrating 25 years of this remarkable Farm and Nursery, I share three of my first loves with you - indigenous plants, books and good food.
My obsession with books of an environmental and botanical nature is second only to the indigenous plants that I love so much! So it seemed fitting to include books in our quarter century celebrations.
Elsa Pooley will be joining us for a whole week (see our news item on this) before this special day, and she gives two talks on the day - A walk and talk on some of her favourite indigenous trees in landscaping gardens, and another on identifying trees using the key in the book "Pooleys Trees of Southern Africa". Elsa will also be representing the Flora Publications Trust with some of their books.
Jane Griffiths is going to be joining us, and will be promoting her latest book Janes Delicious Urban Garden"", due to be released this month. It's all about sustainable city living.
Bruce Stead (Creative Indigenous Garden Design) and Kevin Gill (Wild flowers of the Magaliesburg) will also be present to buy books from, ask questions and sign books.
Two publishing houses, Briza Publications and the specialist publisher, Umdaus Press will be present.
Menzo will be selling their children's card games, which are both educational and a lot of fun.
Apart from the plants in our own indigenous plant nursery, we will be joined by WOSA (Wild Orchids of Southern Africa), the Bulb Society and the Succulent Society, who will be exhibiting their plants. WOSA will not be selling plants, but will be available to speak to about the amazing work that they do in documenting and protecting our South African wild orchids.
A sustainable way of living needs to reach further than our own homes for me. That is why I have selected food (and a wine) merchants for our day that produce delicious, high quality, responsibly grown, harvested or prepared foods.
Wine: Neil Patterson has this to say about his wines: "We believe that the good things in life are simple and straightforward, and that family is one of them. Wine is another. Wine that is good for you and for the environment."They offer a range of premium truly sulphur free wines.
Breyers Deli: David Brown, owner of the business, produces mouth-watering food, prepared in traditional ways, without using colourants or preservatives. For the past two years (2013 / 2014) they have been nominated for the Eat Out Food Awards for their pork Sausages and Duck Liver Pate. Apart from their deli products, Breyers Deli will be selling delicious gourmet hamburgers.
The Wishbone sells a range of high quality, farm-fresh poultry products. I can vouch for their chicken - absolutely delicious!
Lucania Cheeses: Giovanni Scarello is a locally based (Muldersdrift), self-taught cheese maker who produces a wide variety of cheeses, including different varieties of pecorino, fontina, Grana Padano and robiola. His gorgonzola is served in top restaurants in the city.
Rosemary Sneid will sell and be available to talk to about her wide range of culinary and medicinal herbs and their uses.


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Talking about implicit bias can be difficult in health care, where professionals care deeply about what they do and try to do their best for patients.
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Dear IHI: How Do I Talk about Implicit Bias Without Making People Defensive?
By Don Goldmann | Thursday, October 6, 2016
Dear IHI —
I'm an emergency room nurse, and I was recently promoted to a supervisor position. I'm passionate about health equity, and I've only become more convinced of the importance of addressing institutional racism after following the news on police shootings of black men over the last few years. I believe we may have some quality issues related to implicit bias, but when I've tried to bring up the topic of race and implicit bias, I've gotten nothing but defensiveness from my team. How would you suggest I approach this topic so that my team feels motivated rather than threatened by this issue? — TONGUE TIED
Dear TONGUE TIED —
You have raised a very important and difficult issue, and I applaud your courage in tackling it. Talking about implicit bias can be difficult in health care, where professionals care deeply about what they do and try to do their best for patients. They may find it difficult to perform the deep self-examination needed to confront their own potential for implicit bias in caring for patients. But the uncomfortable truth is that we live in a society in which stereotypes about groups of people are ubiquitous, and it follows that almost everyone has some implicit bias.
I've found that even in enlightened organizations, there can be surprise, defensiveness, and resistance when someone brings up bias and racism, especially from people who haven't experienced racism themselves. And it may be more difficult to initiate a conversation if one person has more power or higher status than the other, if one is black and the other white, or even if one is a woman and one is a man.
To get started, here are a few ideas.
First, your organization may have an individual or department that is charged with addressing equity and reducing disparities. They may have some very good ideas and resources and can help you coordinate your initiative with other current or planned programs.
Review your quality processes and outcomes stratified by race, ethnicity and/or language. This is a best practice for quality improvement, because we know QI initiatives can maintain or widen disparities in care. Looking at your data as a team is a great way to give people something concrete to discuss. Our colleagues at the Disparities Solutions Center have great tools to help you review your data in this way.
At IHI, we have used videos or articles to raise the subject of implicit bias. That way, the questions and ideas about the issue are coming from a third party. For example, IHI recently released a white paper on health equity that talks about the importance of addressing implicit bias in clinical encounters. You can then discuss these resources together in a team meeting.
Another tool for your team is the Implicit Association Test designed by Harvard to measure the strength of associations between concepts (e.g., Asian Americans, gay people) and evaluations (e.g., good, bad) or stereotypes. We recommend people take the race test and one other.
You might work with others interested in this topic to bring an organizational training on race and implicit bias to your staff. Be More America is an organization with trainings on implicit bias for health care professionals.
It can be useful as a leader to set the example that it's OK to talk about the reality of implicit bias, and that people shouldn't be ashamed of it — in most cases, it's not any individual's fault. I'm not proud to admit it, but the society I live in has conditioned me to associate black men with criminality even though I know that this is a gross, inaccurate generalization. Not long ago I noticed that I was feeling uncomfortable around a group of black men when I was the only white person in a subway car at night, and this prompted me to have a long dialogue with myself about why I felt the way I did and to confront my own implicit bias. Sharing this type of observation first can make your team more comfortable discussing their own bias.
If we want to make progress on this issue, we have to be honest about the impact of implicit bias on clinical interactions. Thanks for bringing up this difficult conversation.
Don Goldmann, MD
Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, IHI
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The Ministry of John the Baptist.
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
We may observe here,
I. What the New Testament is—the divine testament, to which we adhere above all that is human; the new testament, which we advance above that which was old. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God, v. 1. 1. It is gospel; it is God's word, and is faithful and true; see Rev. xix. 9; xxi. 5; xxii. 6. It is a good word, and well worthy of all acceptation; it brings us glad tidings. 2. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the anointed Saviour, the Messiah promised and expected. The foregoing gospel began with the generation of Jesus Christ—that was but preliminary, this comes immediately to the business—the gospel of Christ. It is called his, not only because he is the Author of it, and it comes from him, but because he is the Subject of it, and it treats wholly concerning him. 3. This Jesus is the Son of God. That truth is the foundation on which the gospel is built, and which it is written to demonstrate; for is Jesus be not the Son of God, our faith is vain.
II. What the reference of the New Testament is to the Old, and its coherence with it. The gospel of Jesus Christ begins, and so we shall find it goes on, just as it is written in the prophets (v. 2); for it saith no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said should come (Acts xxvi. 22), which was most proper and powerful for the conviction of the Jews, who believed the Old-Testament prophets to be sent of God and ought to have evidenced that they did so by welcoming the accomplishment of their prophecies in its season; but it is of use to us all, for the confirmation of our faith both in the Old Testament and in the New, for the exact harmony that there is between both shows that they both have the same divine original.
Quotations are here borrowed from two prophecies—that of Isaiah, which was the longest, and that of Malachi, which was the latest (and there were above three hundred years between them), both of whom spoke to the same purport concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John.
1. Malachi, in whom we had the Old-Testament farewell, spoke very plainly (ch. iii. 1) concerning John Baptist, who was to give the New-Testament welcome. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, v. 2. Christ himself had taken notice of this, and applied it to John (Matt. xi. 10), who was God's messenger, sent to prepare Christ's way.
2. Isaiah, the most evangelical of all the prophets, begins the evangelical part of his prophecy with this, which points to the beginning of the gospel of Christ (Isa. xl. 3); The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, v. 3. Matthew had taken notice of this, and applied it to John, ch. iii. 3. But from these two put together here, we may observe, (1.) That Christ, in his gospel, comes among us, bringing with him a treasure of grace, and a sceptre of government. (2.) Such is the corruption of the world, that there is something to do to make room for him, and to remove that which gives not only obstruction, but opposition to his progress. (3.) When God sent his Son into the world, he took care, and when he sends him into the heart, he takes care, effectual care, to prepare his way before him; for the designs of his grace shall not be frustrated; nor may any expect the comforts of that grace, but such as, by conviction of sin and humiliation for it, are prepared for those comforts, and disposed to receive them. (4.) When the paths that were crooked, are made straight (the mistakes of the judgment rectified, and the crooked ways of the affections), then way is made for Christ's comforts. (5.) It is in a wilderness, for such this world is, that Christ's way is prepared, and theirs that follow him, like that which Israel passed through to Canaan. (6.) The messengers of conviction and terror, that come to prepare Christ's way, are God's messengers, whom he sends and will own, and must be received as such. (7.) They that are sent to prepare the way of the Lord, in such a vast howling wilderness as this is, have need to cry aloud, and not spare, and to lift up their voice like a trumpet.
III. What the beginning of the New Testament was. The gospel began in John Baptist; for the law and the prophets were, until John, the only divine revelation, but then the kingdom of God began to be preached, Luke xvi. 16. Peter begins from the baptism of John, Acts i. 22. The gospel did not begin so soon as the birth of Christ, for he took time to increase in wisdom and stature, not so late as his entering upon his public ministry, but half a year before, when John began to preach the same doctrine that Christ afterward preached. His baptism was the dawning of the gospel day; for,
1. In John's way of living there was the beginning of a gospel spirit; for it bespoke great self-denial, mortification of the flesh, a holy contempt of the world, and nonconformity to it, which may truly be called the beginning of the gospel of Christ in any soul, v. 6. He was clothed with camels' hair, not with soft raiment; was girt, not with a golden, but with a leathern girdle; and, in contempt of dainties and delicate things, his meat was locusts and wild honey. Note, The more we sit loose to the body, and live above the world, the better we are prepared for Jesus Christ.
2. In John's preaching and baptizing there was the beginning of the gospel doctrines and ordinances, and the first fruits of them. (1.) He preached the remission of sins, which is the great gospel privilege; showed people their need of it, that they were undone without it, and that it might be obtained. (2.) He preached repentance, in order to it; he told people that there must be a renovation of their hearts and a reformation of their lives, that they must forsake their sins and turn to God, and upon those terms and no other, their sins should be forgiven. Repentance for the remission of sins, was what the apostles were commissioned to preach to all nations, Luke xxiv. 27. (3.) He preached Christ, and directed his hearers to expect him speedily to appear, and to expect great things from him. The preaching of Christ is pure gospel, and that was John Baptist's preaching, v. 7, 8. Like a true gospel minister, he preaches, [1.] The great pre-eminence Christ is advanced to; so high, so great, is Christ, that John, though one of the greatest that was born of women, thinks himself unworthy to be employed in the meanest office about him, even to stoop down, and untie his shoes. Thus industrious is he to give honour to him, and to bring others to do so too. [2.] The great power Christ is invested with; He comes after me in time, but he is mightier than I, mightier than the mighty ones of the earth, for he is able to baptize with the Holy Ghost; he can give the Spirit of God, and by him govern the spirits of men. [3.] The great promise Christ makes in his gospel to those who have repented, and have had their sins forgiven them; They shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, shall be purified by his graces, and refreshed by his comforts. And, lastly, All those who received his doctrine, and submitted to his institution, he baptized with water, as the manner of the Jews was to admit proselytes, in token of their cleansing themselves by repentance and reformation (which were the duties required), and of God's cleansing them both by remission and by sanctification, which were the blessings promised. Now this was afterward to be advanced into a gospel ordinance, which John's using it was a preface to.
3. In the success of John's preaching, and the disciples he admitted by baptism, there was the beginning of a gospel church. He baptized in the wilderness, and declined going into the cities; but there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, inhabitants both of city and country, families of them, and were all baptized of him. They entered themselves his disciples, and bound themselves to his discipline; in token of which, they confessed their sins; he admitted them his disciples, in token of which, he baptized them. Here were the stamina of the gospel church, the dew of its youth from the womb of the morning, Ps. cx. 3. Many of these afterward became followers of Christ, and preachers of his gospel, and this grain of mustard-seed became a tree.
The Baptism of Jesus.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
We have here a brief account of Christ's baptism and temptation, which were largely related Matt. iii. and iv.
I. His baptism, which was his first public appearance, after he had long lived obscurely in Nazareth. O how much hidden worth is there, which in this world is either lost in the dust of contempt and cannot be known, or wrapped up in the veil of humility and will not be known! But sooner or later it shall be known, as Christ's was.
1. See how humbly he owned God, by coming to be baptized of John; and thus it became him to fulfil all righteousness. Thus he took upon him the likeness of sinful flesh, that, though he was perfectly pure and unspotted, yet he was washed as if he had been polluted; and thus for our sakes he sanctified himself, that we also might be sanctified, and be baptized with him, John xvii. 19.
2. See how honourably God owned him, when he submitted to John's baptism. Those who justify God, and they are said to do, who were baptized with the baptism of John, he will glorify, Luke vii. 29, 30.
(1.) He saw the heavens opened; thus he was owned to be the Lord from heaven, and had a glimpse of the glory and joy that were set before him, and secured to him, as the recompence of his undertaking. Matthew saith, The heavens were opened to him. Mark saith, He saw them opened. Many have the heavens opened to receive them, but they do not see it; Christ had not only a clear foresight of his sufferings, but of his glory too.
(2.) He saw the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. Note, Then we may see heaven opened to us, when we perceive the Spirit descending and working upon us. God's good work in us is the surest evidence of his good will towards us, and his preparations for us. Justin Martyr says, that when Christ was baptized, a fire was kindled in Jordan: and it is an ancient tradition, that a great light shone round the place; for the Spirit brings both light and heat.
(3.) He heard a voice which was intended for his encouragement to proceed in his undertaking, and therefore it is here expressed as directed to him, Thou art my beloved Son. God lets him know, [1.] That he loved him never the less for that low and mean estate to which he had now humbled himself; "Though thus emptied and made of no reputation, yet he is my beloved Son still." [2.] That he loved him much the more for that glorious and kind undertaking in which he had now engaged himself. God is well pleased in him, as referee of all matters in controversy between him and man; and so well pleased in him, as to be well pleased with us in him.
II. His temptation. The good Spirit that descended upon him, led him into the wilderness, v. 12. Paul mentions it as a proof that he had his doctrine from God, and not from man—that, as soon as he was called, he went not to Jerusalem, but went into Arabia, Gal. i. 17. Retirement from the world is an opportunity of more free converse with God, and therefore must sometimes be chosen, for a while, even by those that are called to the greatest business. Mark observes this circumstance of his being in the wilderness—that he was with the wild beasts. It was an instance of his Father's care of him, that he was preserved from being torn in pieces by the wild beasts, which encouraged him the more that his Father would provide for him when he was hungry. Special protections are earnests of seasonable supplies. It was likewise an intimation to him of the inhumanity of the men of that generation, whom he was to live among—no better than wild beasts in the wilderness, nay abundantly worse. In that wilderness,
1. The evil spirits were busy with him; he was tempted of Satan; not by any inward injections (the prince of this world had nothing in him to fasten upon), but by outward solicitations. Solicitude often gives advantages to the tempter, therefore two are better than one. Christ himself was tempted, not only to teach us, that it is no sin to be tempted, but to direct us whither to go for succour when we are tempted, even to him that suffered, being tempted; that he might experimentally sympathize with us when we are tempted.
2. The good spirits were busy about him; the angels ministered to him, supplied him with what he needed, and dutifully attended him. Note, The ministration of the good angels about us, is matter of great comfort in reference to the malicious designs of the evil angels against us; but much more doth it befriend us, to have the indwelling of the spirit in our hearts, which they that have, are so born of God, that, as far as they are so, the evil one toucheth them not, much less shall be triumph over them.


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Christina Gagnier is an experienced technology lawyer whose practice focuses on cybersecurity and privacy, blockchain technology, international regulatory affairs, technology transactions, and intellectual property. Her privacy practice includes counseling clients on compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Brazil's Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (General Data Protection Law - LGPD), Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), as well as data breach prevention and response. Christina is a nationally recognized thought leader on laws governing online harassment, including nonconsensual pornography and cyberbullying. She has served on notable committees studying technological issues, including the Federal Communication Commission's Consumer Advisory Committee.
Christina advises clients on digital strategy to help them navigate uncharted legal territory. She guides a variety of technology companies and consumer brands through emerging legal and policy issues such as digital currency, the sharing economy, network neutrality, and the ever-changing area of consumer privacy law. Her work includes crafting company compliance strategies and employee training to support compliance. As part of her compliance practice, Christina advises brands and influencers on regulatory compliance with Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices). She also represents 3-D printing businesses in regulatory compliance and transactions. Additionally, Christina handles matters involving consumer protection law compliance, including consumer scams arising during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as phishing attempts and work-from home scams. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Christina worked in crisis communications, a background that informs her approach to assisting clients with their responses to data breaches and other events.
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She has appeared on NBC's "Press:Here" and CBS' "The Doctors" and on radio stations including KCBS in San Francisco and WCCO in Minneapolis, and she has been quoted by AlterNet, Ars Technica, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, Inc., MIT Technology Review, MSNBC, NBC News, The New York Times, Politico, The Recorder, The Mercury News, TechCrunch, and The Verge. She is featured in the documentary about the startup world "Ctrl+Alt+Compete" and enjoyed briefly flashing across the screen in b-roll in BBC's Steve Jobs documentary.
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In her local community, Christina serves as the incoming president and member of the board of directors of the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce. She is also the vice president of the governing board for the Chino Valley Unified School District and was one of the first candidates for public office in the United States to accept bitcoin.
Christina is licensed to practice in California, District of Columbia, and New York.
Represented and built privacy compliance programs in the cosmetic and consumer goods space for companies across the United States to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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HomeByron Bay fire: Nunkeri commune in shock after death of twin girls
Byron Bay fire: Nunkeri commune in shock after death of twin girls
Locals living in a "multi-occupancy commune" near Byron Bay have been left devastated by a house fire that claimed the lives of two girls.
Residents living in a commune near Byron Bay have been left devastated after a house fire claimed the lives of two four-year-old girls over the weekend.
Twins Ophelia and Tarrow died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the room where they were sleeping at a "multi-occupancy commune" in Goonengerry.
Emergency services were called to the property just after 4am on Sunday. NSW Ambulance paramedics attempted to perform CPR on the sisters but they were unable to be revived and were pronounced dead at the scene.
It is understood the girls were spending the weekend with their father, James Wright, at the commune where his girlfriend lives, and their mother, Akira Garton, did not learn of their death until police called later on Sunday morning.
Investigators believe the fatal fire may have been started by a candle left on top of a piano in the room where the girls were sleeping.
Police are investigating whether the candle may have caused the piano to smoulder and create plumes of toxic smoke.
The home where the girls were sleeping is among the 20 properties situated on the commune, which sits on 100 acres of farmland in the Byron Bay hinterland.
The commune was established more than 30 years ago and is located about 15 minutes from Mullumbimby and 30 minutes from Byron Bay.
Aerial footage shot by 7News shows a series of homes scattered about the property.
There don't appear to be any driveways or fences separating the homes and cars are parked haphazardly throughout the area.
One local told Daily Mail Australia the commune was "like a family".
"They're all grieving so much right now," they said.
According to the publication, the community relies on a water tank at the centre of the property, with residents pooling resources where possible.
A listing for Nunkeri Farm on WWOOF, a platform that connects volunteer workers with organic farmers for homestays, describes the property as having "abundant wildlife and many bird species".
"Gently sloping, NW facing aspect with swimming holes in the creek. Lots of interesting neighbours involved in creative projects, music a particular highlight. Working towards sustainability," the listing states.
The host says they are a shareholder in the "multi-occupancy property" and says available work includes vegetable garden and orchard maintenance, weeding, mulching, composting, raking, new plantings, animal care, bamboo construction and rock work.
The listing says various accommodation is available for up to four people including in a caravan, cabin, teepee or studio.
"Prefer stays of at least 10 days, with the aim of longer stay (one month or more) if things flow smoothly," the site reads.
Byron Shire Deputy Mayor Sarah Ndiaye told 7News that members of the "tight-knit" community had been hit hard by the tragedy.
"These hinterland communities are very tight-knit, and I think everybody who hears about this can't help but be absolutely touched by the tragedy," she said.
It has been reported that members of the commune, including Mr Wright and his partner, were attending a bonfire on the property when the fire broke out in the bedroom where the girls were sleeping.
Investigation into tragedy continues
Mr Wright was reportedly "inconsolable" after the horrific incident, collapsing on the ground and screaming "no" when he returned home to find smoke billowing out of the girls' bedroom, according to The Daily Telegraph.
"He was on the floor on his knees, he was crying 'no no', he was inconsolable," a woman from the commune told the publication.
She said Mr Wright loved his daughters and "took them everywhere with him".
The girls' father is well-known in the area for his political activism, and ran as the Ballina candidate for the independent political party Keep Sydney Open in 2019.
7News reports a lawyer acting on behalf of the twins' mother, Akira Garton, has asked investigators to look into why Ophelia and Tarrow were unattended at the time of the fire.
There is no suggestion Mr Wright has done anything wrong.
"She wants to know why the children were not attended," a friend told The Daily Telegraph.
"She is strangely calm but yet heartbroken. She went to the commune yesterday and said she needed to see where her girls had died."
Police Superintendent Dave Roptell wouldn't confirm who first noticed the smoke and raised the alarm when asked about reports that a party had been going on nearby when the incident occurred.
"There were people present in a proximity to where the incident occurred," he told reporters on Sunday.
"The people at the scene went in to check and saw what they saw and police were called.
"We're making further inquiries into who actually identified the situation in the first instance."
Investigations into the tragic incident are continuing, with detectives from the Tweed/Byron PD working with fire investigators.
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Matt Damon 'Disappointed' With President Obama's Progress
After campaigning vigorously for Obama, the 'Green Zone' star voices dissatisfaction with president's accomplishments thus far.
Larry Carroll 03/01/2010
After being one of the most prominent celebrities campaigning for change in 2008, Matt Damon is changing his tune these days, admitting that he is "disappointed" with President Barack Obama's progress thus far, couching his comments by noting the inflated expectations that greeted Obama.
While speaking with the press to promote his soon-to-be-released political thriller "Green Zone," Damon reportedly told New York's Daily News that he isn't thrilled with how Obama's first term has gone so far.
"Everyone feels a little let down," Damon said. "Because on some level, people expected all their problems to go away."
Damon is voicing his dismay about President Obama while promoting a movie about the failings of the previous administration. In "Green Zone," Damon plays Roy Miller, a soldier who fights to expose the Bush regime's lack of factual clarity regarding weapons of mass destruction. The film will no doubt bring Democrats out to the theater — but in his own personal beliefs, the always-upfront Damon refuses to toe the company line.
"I'm disappointed in the health care plan," Damon said in regards to Obama efforts that he feels are falling short. "And in the troop build-up in Afghanistan."
Less than two years ago, it was Damon who campaigned alongside Obama for "Hope" and "Change," saying he would do "whatever it takes to help Obama win." Nowadays, with a vocal segment of the population critically judging Obama's first year in office, Damon is saying that people can't sit around expecting the president to change the world.
"Real change comes from everyday people," he insisted. "You can't wait for a leader."
A high-profile Democrat whose statements about Sarah Palin appearing on the scene "like a bad Disney movie" captured the spotlight when the former vice-presidential candidate became a national figure, Damon went on to explain that his "Green Zone" character falls much more in line with Palin's politics than his own. "Monty was a Republican — he voted for Bush," Damon explained. "He went to Iraq with the absolute conviction he was going to find the WMDs."
Damon added that he plans to stand by the president, but hopes that he gets more accomplished in his second year in office than he did in his first. "Politics is compromise," the actor admitted. "I'm disappointed [in the compromises Obama has made]."
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headhunting: translation
/hed"hun'ting/, n.
1. (among certain primitive peoples) the practice of hunting down and decapitating victims and preserving their heads as trophies.
2. the act or practice of actively searching for new employees, esp. for professionals or executives: Every June the electronics manufacturers go headhunting among the newly graduated engineers.
3. the act or practice of firing without cause, esp. someone disliked: Their periodic headhunting was a contributing factor in the company's failures.
4. the act or practice of trying to destroy the power, position, or influence of one's competitors or foes: Headhunting is ferocious in advertising.
[1850-55; HEAD + HUNTING]
Practice of removing, displaying, and in some cases preserving human heads.
Headhunting arises in some cultures from a belief in the existence of a more or less material soul that resides in the head. The headhunter seeks, through decapitation of his enemies, to transfer this soul matter to himself and his community. Headhunting is thus sometimes found with certain forms of cannibalism as well as with human sacrifice. It has been practiced worldwide and may date to Paleolithic times. The region of Assam in northeastern India was home to many headhunting peoples. In South America, the skull was removed and the skin was packed with hot sand to create a shrunken head.
▪ anthropology
practice of removing and preserving human heads. Headhunting arises in some cultures from a belief in the existence of a more or less material soul matter on which all life depends. In the case of human beings, this soul matter is believed to be particularly located in the head, and removal of the head is believed to capture the soul matter within and add it to the general stock of soul matter belonging to the community, wherein it contributes to the fertility of the human population, livestock, and crops. Headhunting has thus been associated with ideas regarding the head as the seat of the soul, with some forms of cannibalism in which the body or part of the body is consumed in order to transfer to the eater the soul matter of the victim, and with phallic cults and fertility rites intended to imbue the soil with productivity. It may thus develop into human sacrifice, a practice that has been generally associated with agricultural societies.
Headhunting has been practiced worldwide and may go back to Paleolithic times. In deposits of the Late Paleolithic Azilian (Azilian industry) culture found at Ofnet in Bavaria, carefully decapitated heads were buried separately from the bodies, indicating beliefs in the special sanctity or importance of the head.
In Europe the practice survived until the early 20th century in the Balkan Peninsula, where the taking of the head implied the transfer of the soul matter of the decapitated to the decapitator. The complete head was taken by Montenegrins as late as 1912, being carried by a lock of hair worn allegedly for that purpose. In the British Isles the practice continued approximately to the end of the Middle Ages in Ireland and the Scottish marches.
In Africa headhunting was known in Nigeria, where, as in Indonesia, it was associated with the fertility of the crops, with marriage, and with the victim's obligation as a servant in the next world.
In Káfiristán (now Nūrestān) in eastern Afghanistan, headhunting was practiced until about the end of the 19th century. In the northeast of India, Assam was famous for headhunting, and indeed all the peoples living south of the Brahmaputra River—Garos, Khasis, Nagas, and Kukis—formerly were headhunters. Headhunting in Assam was normally carried on by parties of raiders who depended on surprise tactics to achieve their ends.
In Myanmar (Burma) several groups followed customs similar to those of the headhunting tribes of India. The Wa people observed a definite headhunting season, when the fertilizing soul matter was required for the growing crop, and wayfarers moved about at their peril. In Borneo, most of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan, similar methods of headhunting were practiced. The practice was reported in the Philippines by Martín de Rada in 1577 and was abandoned formally by the Igorot and Kalinga peoples of Luzon only at the beginning of the 20th century. In Indonesia it extended through Ceram, where the Alfurs were headhunters, and to New Guinea, where headhunting was practiced by the Motu. In several areas of Indonesia, as in the Batak country and in the Tanimbar Islands, it seems to have been replaced by cannibalism.
Throughout Oceania headhunting tended to be obscured by cannibalism, but in many islands the importance attached to the head was unmistakable. In parts of Micronesia (Micronesian culture) the head of the slain enemy was paraded about with dancing, which served as an excuse for raising a fee for the chief to defray public expenditure; later the head would be lent to another chief for the same purpose. In Melanesia (Melanesian culture) the head was often mummified and sometimes worn as a mask in order that the wearer might acquire the soul of the dead man. Similarly, it was reported that Aboriginal Australians (Australian Aborigine) believed that the spirit of a slain enemy entered the slayer. In New Zealand the heads of enemies were dried and preserved so that tattoo marks and the facial features were recognizable; this practice led to a development of headhunting when tattooed heads became desirable curios and the demand in Europe for Maori trophies caused "pickled heads" to become a regular article of ships' manifests.
In South America the heads were often preserved, as by the Jívaro, by removing the skull and packing the skin with hot sand, thus shrinking it to the size of the head of a small monkey but preserving the features intact. There, again, headhunting was probably associated with cannibalism in a ceremonial form.
Despite the prohibition of headhunting activities, scattered reports of such practices continued well into the mid-20th century.
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Race to open a gift wrapped in several layers while wearing oven mitts, a hat and scarf. You will need a wrapped gift, oven mitts, hat, scarf and dice. Wrap up a small gift (possibly a CD, tape or candy). Then wrap this box in a succession of larger boxes. Use DUCT tape for the wrapping. Don't tell anyone about the layers of boxes. Get a pair of dice and a 9" x 13" baking pan to roll them in. Get a coat, a pair of oven mitts, a scarf and a hat.
Get everyone in a circle and put the box in the middle. Choose a number to roll for a person to get a chance at opening the box (it is best to start with a rare number (like four) and move to a common number like seven) Begin rolling the dice. Each person gets one roll then passes the dice. When someone rolls the number of choice (again it is best to start with a less probable number "4" and later change the rules to more common number "7") . They have to: Put on all the clothes (coat, hat, scarf, mitts) and try to open the box. They only get to try until a new person rolls the same number. This game is more fun than you can imagine.
You need two eggs for every player All are hard boiled except for one . A plastic table cloth or sheet along with paper towels or wipes would also be a good idea. Place a bowl of eggs on the table. All of them are hardboiled except for one. Each player takes a turn taking an egg and breaking them in one smashing motion on their foreheads. They must take whichever egg they first touch. Hope that you don't get the one that is raw!
While blindfolded, identify the person in whose lap you are sitting only through whistling (or if they can't whistle, they have to grunt) A volunteer is blindfolded and stands in the center of a seated circle while the players change seats. The volunteer now sits on any player's lap. No words are spoken. Then the person on whose lap they sit must whistle a tune. He/she must guess whose lap he is sitting on. If he's correct, the two change places. If not then they must move to another lap and try again.
Pass an orange under your chin around the circle. A great game for teenagers Stand all of the players in a circle. Boy girl boy girl if you wish. The players must pass an orange around a circle without using their hands. In fact, the orange must be passed around under your chin. If the person passing it drops it, then they're out. If the person receiving drops it they're out. Eventually there should be only two people left. Some fun party music can help give the game an upbeat feel.
If neither of them drop the orange after a while then before passing the orange they have to spin in a circle with their eyes closed. Keep in mind you can use different sized oranges. Larger ones are easier to drop and hard to pass. Smaller ones are harder to grab onto when they are under someone's chin. Once you get a hold of the orange they are a little easier to hold on to. But hard to pass.


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20-Year-Old Athlete To Have His Legs Amputated After Entering Hospital With Flu-Like Symptoms
David Rufful
OPINION | This article contains opinion that reflects the author's views.
On December 7th, Levi Dewey went to the Royal Derby Hospital with flu-like symptoms. He was having a difficult time breathing.
Dewey was living an active life and playing soccer for his local team in Willington, England. He was also working as a welder.
Everything changed abruptly as Dewey was placed on a ventilator for 31 days, 14 of which were in an induced coma.
When 20-year-old Levi Dewey developed flu symptoms he could have no idea where it would end up. When he began struggling to breathe he went to hospital seeking help. But after taking a turn for the worse the avid football fan was left "one of thehttps://t.co/7yH2Qfbw9V pic.twitter.com/4bkSXu28GJ
— Times of Bristol (@timesofbristol) January 20, 2023
He wasn't only battling the flu, but rather influenza B and pneumococcal pneumonia. As his body was attacked, he went into septic shock and had multiple organ failures.
Doctors believe he had a 30 percent chance of survival.
He was given ECMO — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — and full organ support.
Just two days before his 21st birthday, on Jan. 24, Dewey will undergo surgery to amputate both of his lower legs.
This is a desperate attempt to save his life. Sepsis had attacked his legs so extensively that amputation was necessary.
More on this story via Western Journal:
Dewey's mother, Lara Dewey, 47, said she knew early on that her son's plight might come to this.
"We were told fairly early on that Levi could potentially lose his legs and need an operation. We were prepared for this outcome if it was to save his life," she said.
"Obviously, it's going to be life-changing for everyone, but this is something we can work through as a family and we have such a strong and positive support network. Levi has always had a positive mindset and his glass is always half full," she said.
On a GoFundMe page set up for Dewey, family friend Anna Scott wrote that, "Despite this news, Levi remains optimistic about his future. He is so grateful to be alive after these life-changing events."
By Friday, the page had raised more than £58,000 (nearly $72,000 in U.S. dollars) with more than 2,000 donations.
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Apple 'hoping to start selling AR headset by end of 2022'
The company has filed numerous patents around augmented reality and head-mounted displays, and reportedly hopes they will one day replace the iPhone
A customer using an iPad for an augmented reality (AR) tour to see a virtual version of the Apple Park campus at the Apple Park Visitor Centre (Photo: Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
By Rhiannon Williams
Technology Correspondent
Apple is reportedly preparing to start selling augmented reality (AR) headsets before the end of next year as the technology giant plans to phase out the iPhone within 10 years.
AR headsets and smart glasses overlay digital data into the wearer's real-life environment, meaning Apple's device could display messages, notifications and emails in their line of vision.
The devices, which will contain two processors and support a "comprehensive range of applications", will go on sale in the last three months of 2022, according to research from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
"We predict that Apple's AR headset to be launched in 4Q22 will be equipped with two processors," a report by Mr Kuo seen by tech site Mac Rumours said.
"The higher-end processor will have similar computing power as the M1 for Mac, whereas the lower-end processor will be in charge of sensor-related computing."
Apple has been rumoured to be working on a form of face-mounted wearable for years, despite both AR and VR (virtual reality) headsets being slow to capture the mainstream consumer imagination.
Apple 'working on AR headset to replace the iPhone by 2020'
Reports first started circulating it was planning to build an AR headset to ultimately replace the iPhone – Apple's best-selling and most lucrative product – back in 2017, in the hopes of having the technology ready to market by 2019, but the device never materialised.
It has filed numerous patents around augmented reality and head-mounted displays as far back as 2008, including for a headset with a slot for a smartphone, in the vein of Samsung's Gear VR and Google's Daydream View headsets – both of which have been discontinued.
A similar report claimed that Apple was working on a pair of smart glasses to rival the defunct Google Glass in 2016, discussing the possibility of producing the device with manufacturers and ordering small quantities of near-eye displays.
Apple has championed AR vocally for some time. It unveiled ARKit, its framework for developers to create AR apps for the iPhone's iOS system in 2017, while chief executive Tim Cook has previously said the company is "high on AR for the long run".
"We're already seeing things that will transform the way you work, play, connect and learn," he said during an earnings call with analysts the same year.
"Put simply, we believe AR is going to change the way we use technology forever."
Apple has been contacted for comment.
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Corporal Kim Changhui was born in 919 Seongnam-ri, Gyeolseong-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Apr.13, 1946. He was assigned to Armored Regiment, Tiger Division and was dispatched to Vietnam; stationed in the area of Binh Dinh Province.
Corporal Kim Changhui was killed in action Oct. 10, 1969 in the area of Phu Phong, Tay Son. He was awarded the Order of Military Merit Hwarang. He was buried at 02-5-2792 graveyard in Seoul National Cemetery.
Kim Chunsik
Sergeant Kim Chunsik was born in 1437 Chisan-ri, Sinnyeong-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Apr.5, 1947. He was assigned to Armored Regiment, Tiger Division and was dispatched to Vietnam; stationed in the area of Binh Dinh Province.
Sergeant Kim Chunsik was killed in action Oct. 12, 1969 in the area of Phu Phong, Tay Son. He was awarded the Order of Military Merit Hwarang. He was buried at 02-5-2795 graveyard in Seoul National Cemetery.
Seo Jeonggwan
Staff Sergeant Seo Jeonggwan was born in 230 Hwasan-ri, Mangseong-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, Apr.21, 46. He was assigned to Armored Regiment, Tiger Division and was dispatched to Vietnam; stationed in the area of Binh Dinh Province.
Staff Sergeant Seo Jeonggwan was killed in action Dec. 4, 1969 in the area of Phu Phong, Tay Son. He was awarded the Order of Military Merit Inheon. He was buried at 02-5-2872 graveyard in Seoul National Cemetery.
Kim Wondal
Sergeant Kim Wondal was born in Buho-ri, Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He was assigned to Armored Regiment, Tiger Division and was dispatched to Vietnam; stationed in the area of Binh Dinh Province.
Sergeant Kim Wondal was killed Jun. 25, 1970 in the area of Phu Phong, Tay Son while carrying out a military operation. He was buried at 02-3-3187 graveyard in Seoul National Cemetery.
Mun Wansik
Sergeant Mun Wansik was born in Sepung-ri, Gwangyang-eup, Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do, Sep. 20, 1948. He was assigned to Armored Regiment, Tiger Division and was dispatched to Vietnam; stationed in the area of Binh Dinh Province.
Sergeant Mun Wansik was killed in action Apr.28, 1971 in the area of Phu Phong, Tay Son. He was awarded the Order of Military Merit Inheon. He was buried at 03-3-3635 graveyard in Seoul National Cemetery.


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Color a Dinosaur est un jeu vidéo éducatif sorti sur Nintendo Entertainment System en 1993 qui propose au joueur une version électronique des livres de coloriage : il s'agit ici de  colorier des dinosaures.

Présentation
Le joueur doit d'abord choisir parmi seize modèles de dinosaures différents. Il y a ensuite deux modes possibles : soit l'ordinateur propose automatiquement la zone à colorier et le joueur ne choisit que la couleur, soit le joueur choisit la zone et la couleur à appliquer.

Notes et références

Jeu vidéo de dessin
Jeu NES
Jeu vidéo sorti en 1993
Jeu vidéo développé aux États-Unis
Jeu vidéo sur les dinosaures
Jeu FarSight Studios
Jeu Virgin Interactive

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There's no better comfort food, in my humble opinion, that a nice warm bowl of stew for those chilly fall nights. Served up with a steaming piece of fresh-from-the-oven, baked in cast iron cornbread. There's just nothing better.
You might have thought ahead and saved bits of meat scraps and bones from heartier days when you had plenty of meat. I don't let a single thing go to waste. When we have pork chops, I cut away the bone and fat for beans, soups, and stews. If I have enough pork fat, I will sometimes render a bit of lard to use for a gravy base for breakfast the next day.
I try to buy plenty of chicken when it's on sale. Bone-In is always the cheapest. You're basically paying for the bone weight as well as the meat. If you trim up your chicken breasts of the fat and bone, you can use those to make a nice base for chicken and dumplings. You can also make and can, or freeze, chicken broth using these pieces. We use broth religiously when one of our own gets sick.
The same goes for beef trimmings. Save what you can and use every little piece. It goes further than you think and you wind up getting more meals for the money you paid for the meat.
Tonight was one of those chilly fall nights here in Central Kentucky. So I started my own pot of stew. Anyone will tell you the same as I'm getting ready to. There is no recipe!
I really don't think anyone can do this wrong! That's one of the best things about this stew. You use what you have on hand and doctor it up until it just makes your mouth water.
For mine, I started by cutting up an onion. I put it in the cast iron dutch oven with a little olive oil that I picked up on sale at the discount grocery for $1.25.
To that, I added 4 large carrots, cut small. I got a five-pound bag of carrots on sale at Kroger for $2.19 last week. Who can pass up a deal like that?
Then, I remembered that we had bought several kielbasa sausages when they were on sale at Kroger as well, for $1.99 each. So I cut one of those up and tossed it in. I sauteed all that together for several minutes down just under medium heat, until the onions were nice and clear.
Then, I washed and cut up some potatoes from a fifty-pound bag a brother brought me a couple of weeks ago. No, I didn't peel them. That's where all the vitamins are! I added those to the pot and stirred everything around to coat the potatoes really good.
After letting them fry for just about five minutes, I added a bit of water. Not too much, as those veggies will make some moisture of their own. In total, I only added about 4 cups of water. My dutch oven was almost completely full by then.
Once I had everything going, I turned the heat down just a tad more. Then I put my cast iron lid on the dutch and let it sit and cook. I probably cooked it for an hour to an hour and a half, stirring occasionally to break up the potatoes. It's always a little better when they fall apart.
As I served it, I couldn't help but put on a can of collard greens (picked up from the discount grocery for a quarter!). My daughter and I just LOVE greens, and I just dumped a couple spoonfuls right into my bowl. Delicious!!
Now, like I said when I started this post, you can put in just whatever you have. Another little trick I like to use is this: when I serve vegetables with any meal and have some left over, I pour the leftovers into a butter bowl and stash them in the corner of my deep freeze. I just keep adding to that, with leftover portions of every kind of vegetable that doesn't get completely eaten at supper time.
Once I have a nice full butter bowl (I use the ones that hold 45 ounces or more of margarine – never throw them away of course!) you simply dump that in your pot, add a few meat scraps and cook it up. I've had butter bowls that had a concoction of green beans, peas, carrots, baked beans… the list goes on. Just be advised, potatoes don't freeze well at all. I'd leave those out of the freezer mix.
When you put it all together and then add maybe some cabbage, a few cut up potatoes, a can of tomatoes – again, just whatever you like and have on hand – you wind up with a very hearty stew or soup that will feed the whole family. When it's said and done you have, in essence, spent nothing. I have made a many of pot of stew in my time!
This stew had a nice tomato base that turned out a lot like chili.
There's nothing like cooking over an open flame if you have the option.
My mother's stew, that I have tried to replicate the flavor of, but cannot!
Sometimes you can turn that stew into pot pies if you like.
To make a pot pie base, just add a couple of tablespoons of flour to a cup of cold water and mix well. Pour it into your stew and it should thicken up enough to make the pot pie.
You can put it into premade pie shells, but in the picture above, I made my own. That's why they aren't "pretty" 🙂 A lot of people will cover that with another pie crust. I'll just cover it with leftover mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower, which is just as good.
I hope I've helped a bit in maybe helping y'all save some money by showing you what you can do with little bits of leftover vegetables. It's also a good way to see and measure up what you normally throw away. Over the course of a few week's time, you have thrown away an entire meal!
And I hope, too, that maybe it helped someone take a trip down memory lane. I know it's got me to thinking of my Mom's soup…now I'm going to have to go ask her to make some, HA!
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Ok, WOW, you have given me so many helpful hints in this article! i can't wait to start freezing my leftover veggies and meat bones so I can make this stew! and I am sure I could fix it in the crock pot as well!


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Die Lichtfreunde (Verein der Protestantischen Freunde) waren eine rationalistisch geprägte protestantische Gruppierung mit Schwerpunkt in Mitteldeutschland im 19. Jahrhundert. Sie setzten sich für ein aus ihrer Sicht vernunftgemäßes, praktisches Christentum ein, was auf längere Sicht zu einer Abkehr von den evangelischen Landeskirchen führte. Der Name "Lichtfreunde" beruhte auf einer spöttischen Bezeichnung durch die Gegner, die sich jedoch schnell durchsetzte und bisweilen auch als Selbstbezeichnung übernommen wurde.

In der Folge des Vorgehens der Evangelischen Kirche in Preußen gegen den rationalistischen Pfarrer Wilhelm Franz Sintenis im Magdeburger Bilderstreit versammelten sich am 29. Juni 1841 auf Einladung des Pfarrers Leberecht Uhlich in Gnadau 16 Pfarrer als innerkirchliche Oppositionsgruppe und gründeten den Verein der Protestantischen Freunde.

Vor allem in der preußischen Provinz Sachsen, aber auch darüber hinaus, entstanden diverse örtliche Vereine der Lichtfreunde. Seit 1842 fanden zweimal jährlich Hauptversammlungen unter der Leitung Uhlichs in seiner Heimatstadt Köthen statt. Das im Herzogtum Anhalt-Köthen liegende Köthen war auch gewählt worden, um Gegenmaßnahmen Preußens zu entgehen. Zur Pfingstversammlung 1844 erschienen etwa 600 Personen in Köthen; bei Veranstaltungen im Jahr 1845 waren es mehrere tausend Menschen. Als eine der Triebfedern der Märzrevolution von 1848 hatten die Lichtfreunde bis zu 150.000 Mitglieder.

Anfangs vertraten die Lichtfreunde die Auffassungen der Aufklärungstheologie, wie aus einem 1842 veröffentlichten Glaubensbekenntnis hervorgeht:

Pfarrer Gustav Adolf Wislicenus aus Halle übte eine Bibelkritik, die über den klassischen Rationalismus hinausging und Impulse von David Friedrich Strauß und Ludwig Feuerbach aufnahm. Er wurde aus dem Kirchendienst entlassen und dokumentierte diesen Vorgang in einer Publikation. Dann baute er in Halle selbst eine freie evangelische Gemeinde auf. Die von ihm gegründeten und seelsorgerisch betreuten Gemeinden führte später sein Bruder Adolf Timotheus Wislicenus weiter, der schon ab 1847 in Halberstadt eine Gemeinde aufbaute.

Pfarrer Uhlich konnte eine Pfarrstelle in Magdeburg erstreiten, wurde aber, als er seinen angriffslustigeren Kollegen Gustav Wislicenus verteidigte, selbst schweren Schikanen des Staates ausgesetzt. Seine Absetzung soll auf Geheiß des preußischen Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. geschehen sein. Er baute dann in Magdeburg die freie Gemeinde auf.

Pfarrer Eduard Baltzer hatte ein weitgreifendes Lebens-Programm – Vegetarismus und Fröbelkindergärten –, das er in seiner Gemeindegründung in Nordhausen zu entfalten suchte. Er wurde später auch der erste Präsident des Bundes der Freireligiösen Gemeinden. Aber auch in fernen Gebieten des damaligen Preußens entstanden Gemeinden, so 1846 in Königsberg, wo Julius Rupp zu den Gründungsmitgliedern zählte. In Marburg gründete Karl Theodor Bayrhoffer seine mit den Lichtfreunden assoziierte Freikirche.

Die freie Diskussion des Volkes über seinen Glauben erschien König und Kirche bedenklich, und so wechselten sich im Kampf um eine Verfassung, die auch Religionsfreiheit gewährte, Verbote und Erlaubnisse ab. 1845 wurden die Versammlungen verboten, am 30. März 1847 aber erhielten bestehende Gemeinden ein königliches Patent, das ihnen freie Religionsübung zusicherte. Voraussetzung war allerdings die Registrierung der Gemeinden beim Staat, was die meisten Gemeinden verweigerten.

1848 nahmen Baltzer und Wislicenus am Frankfurter Vorparlament teil, Uhlich und Baltzer wurden in die Preußische Nationalversammlung gewählt. Zu dieser Zeit gab es in Deutschland 40 Gemeinden. Die Unterdrückung fand nach dem kurzen Aufschwung der Revolution von 1848/49 in der darauf folgenden Reaktionsära umso entschiedener statt. Gemäß dem national-liberalen und damit christlich national-ökumenischen Konzept der Lichtfreunde war der Kontakt zu den national-liberalen Katholiken von deren Anbeginn an gut. 1859 vereinigten sich die Freien Gemeinden mit den deutsch-katholischen zum Bund freier religiöser Gemeinden.

In Österreich wurden die Lichtfreunde 1851 verboten und ihre Vereine mit der Begründung aufgelöst, dass sie "unter dem Deckmantel eines angeblich religiösen Bekenntnisses politische Parteibestrebungen" verfolgten.

Literatur
 Carl Mirbt: Lichtfreunde, in RE3, Band 11, S. 465–474.

 Horst Groschopp: Dissidenten. Freidenkerei und Kultur in Deutschland. Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-320-01936-8.
 Helmut Steuerwald: Kritische Geschichte der Religionen und freien Weltanschauungen. Eine Einführung. Angelika Lenz Verlag, Neustadt am Rübenberge 1999, ISBN 3-933037-08-5.

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