Who chooses the wine club selections? Our winemaker, Mark Wenzel, carefully selects the hand-crafted wines that you will receive as a member of the Insider's Club.
I just signed up for a wine subscription, when will I receive my first shipment? Bi-monthly shipments will be made in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Shipping Saver option shipments will be sent in March, July and November. Approximate date of shipping is the 15th of the month. Shipments will be made to members who apply by the first day of the shipping month. For example, if you sign up on October 30 (prior to November 1 deadline), you will receive your first shipment in November. If you sign up on November 2 (after deadline), you will receive your first shipment in January (if you are receiving bi-monthly shipments) or March (if you are receiving Shipping Saver shipments. ) We will notify you by email when your shipment is sent and you can track its progress.
How many bottles of wine do I receive in each shipment? For those members who choose the standard bi-monthy shipment, you receive 1-4 bottles each shipment, depending on the club you choose. For those who choose the Shipping Saver option, you will receive the same wine that bi-monthly members receive, but in one shipment every four months instead of the bi-monthly shipments. Therefore, you will receive 2-8 bottles each shipment, depending on the club you choose.
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– Login to your account and make the changes at this link.
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Can I give an Insider's Wine Club membership as a gift? Absolutely. An Insider's Wine Club membership is the ideal gift, meant to be shared with family and friends. You choose the number of gift shipment you want the recipient to receive and the membership option. Your credit card will be charged once at the time of gift purchase. The recipient will enjoy all of the benefits and discounts of being a member of the Insider's Wine Club.
I wasn't home to sign for my club shipment, how do I get my wines? UPS will make three delivery attempts to deliver your wine shipment before the package is returned. We strongly encourage you to have your wine delivered to a business address where an individual 21 years of age or older can sign for the shipment.
Why can't UPS leave my wine club shipment on my doorstep? The Federal Government requires that someone 21 or over with a government issued ID be present to sign for any package containing alcohol.
How do you avoid temperature damage to wine shipments? We have found that most temperature damage occurs when shipments spend time in transit (i.e. on the back of a truck) over the weekend, and thus exposed to extreme temperatures. To avoid this, we occasionally may hold club shipments and notify you via email of the hold. Regardless of these attempts to protect your wines, if you feel that you have received a damaged bottle, please do not hesitate to contact us for a replacement bottle.
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Usually I have my wine shipped; can I pick it up the next time? Not a problem. Whether it is for one shipment or from a certain date forward, just notify us of your wishes for Will Call pickup prior to the first day of the shipping month.
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Do the discounts begin immediately? Yes, the discounts do start immediately. August Hill Winery wants you to start enjoying all of the benefits of membership today. For club members who sign up in the Tasting Room, we will send you a welcome letter with information on how to receive online discounts.
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Incredible Season for Senior Boys' Two Tennis Team
It has been an incredible roller-coaster season for the Senior Boys' Two Tennis team, who lost their first match of the season 4-5 to St Peter's College Senior One to then record six successive narrow 5-4 victories, mostly against first teams.
The team turned in a superb performance to upset favourites St Peter's College Senior One team 7-2 to win their competition on Saturday, 9 April at King's.
In the pool matches, they beat Pakuranga College One, Sancta Maria College One, Lynfield College One, Sacred Heart College Two and then went on to record another 5-4 victory over Lynfield College One in the semi-final, recovering from 2-4 down to win 5-4.
In the final on Saturday, the team was missing two of its stalwarts in George Pope (Europe trip) and Alastair Hadlow (injured), but every player stepped up a gear and improved their results from the previous encounter with St Peter's.
In the doubles, James Pollitt and Nian Xu Wang went down 1-6, but the other pairings of Ryan Simpson/Nathan Archibald and Joshua Grant/Samuel Thomas both won their matches 6-2 and 6-3 respectively.
In the singles matches, James Pollitt, who is ranked seventh in the school and top seed for the Senior Two team, has faced uphill battles all season, competing against the top player in our opponent's school every week, but has competed valiantly. On Saturday, against a highly ranked player who beat him 6-1 in the first round, James was on fire and pushed him all the way before going down in a tie-breaker 1-7. Second seed Nian Xu Wang went one better and turned around a 4-6 defeat in the first round to win a nail-biting tie-breaker 7-6 (10-8). There were also singles wins for Ryan Simpson, a comprehensive 6-0, Nathan Archibald a stylish 6-2, Joshua Grant 7-6 (7-2) and Samuel Thomas 7-6 (7-2). Joshua Grant's win was notable in that it meant he went through the whole season unbeaten in both singles and doubles. Samuel Thomas' win saw him fight back from 3-5 and 0-4 down to win his match.
Well done to the players in the Senior Boys' Two Tennis team for these fantastic results.

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Photograph of the base of east façade of the sanctuary of the Parashurameshvara Temple at Bhubaneshwar, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by William Henry Cornish in 1892. The Parashurameshvara belongs to the early group of temples at Bhubaneshwar and was built during the mid-seventh century. It consists of a square towered sanctuary preceded by a rectangular mandapa with a sloping roof. The outer walls projections of the sanctuary are decorated with sculptures of the Hindu gods, surrounded by bands of miniature figures and lotus ornament. The curvilinear tower is in the Orissan Nagara or Northern style and is covered of extremely fine sculptural ornamentation such as the kudu or arch motif, nymphs, divinities and mythical beasts. The mandapa is entered through two doorways and is lit through four lattice-work windows; those on the west are decorated with dancers and musicians and a figure of Lakshmi adorns the lintel. The walls are decorated with rows of figures of various Hindu deities. The sculptures seen on this temple came into full flowering in later temples.


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Aston Martin Wants To Build A Tesla Roadster-Rivalling Electric Sports Car
Jan. 05, 2018 11:26 AM ET by Martin Bigg / Comments
Aston Martin could take on the Tesla Model S with a lightweight electric sports car that's smaller than the Vantage.
Revealed last year alongside the Tesla Semi, the new next-generation 2019 Roadster has set a new performance benchmark for EVs with Tesla claiming a staggering 0-62 mph sprint time of 1.9 seconds. That would make it the fastest accelerating electric car in the world, practically taunting other automakers to challenge it. There's a good chance that Rimac's upcoming successor to the Concept One will be its closest competitor, and now Aston Martin wants to build a lightweight, all-electric sports car to rival the Tesla Roadster.
While Aston Martin's first all-electric car, the RapidE that's limited to 155 units, will go sale next year as a sleek four-door sedan, CEO Andy Palmer told AutoExpress that the automaker is considering building a pure-electric car that's smaller than a Vantage but faster and more expensive. "It's possible, yes. There are various challenges involved in making an EV, and the one everyone focuses on is the battery – the management system and the chemistry involved," he said. "The interesting thing is that the other three key components of any electric car – weight, aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance – are areas sports car manufacturers, and us in particular, are really good at mastering."
"That puts us at an advantage over other brands who are making some big claims – such as Tesla, with a lightweight roadster. I think we could be in that space relatively easily." If Aston Martin decides to build an all-electric roadster, it would most likely use the same aluminium structure as the DB11 and Vantage. We already know that this structure is being adapted to accommodate electric powertrains, so it would make sense for an electric Aston Martin roadster to share components to cut back development costs. Aston Martin is also planning to offer a hybrid version of every model by 2025. Palmer confirmed that they will use 48V tech and won't be plug-ins.
"We won't offer plug-in hybrids. I don't see the point," he said. "You have the complexity and costs of a regular engine, and the complexity and costs of a plug-in electrified system. I'd rather spend my engineering dollar on going to what, after all, will be the final goal: pure-electric vehicles. So we hope that the hybrid system we develop will have enough 'sailing' pure-electric range to satisfy the requirements of cities." He also acknowledged that using mild-hybrid tech could lead to Aston engines falling below eight cylinders for the first time since the straight-six DB7. "There'd be the V12 and the V8, so there could be a sporty mid-sized engine – for a future, lighter Vantage, for example."
"A hybridised V6 could work with that, but using the system as KERS and for performance, of course," he said. Don't expect to see an Aston Martin with a four-cylinder engine any time soon, though. "I have no objection to the principle of engines that are smaller and in a V configuration, in fact, but in-line four-cylinder or three-cylinder units? No. I don't think we'll see an Aston Martin with a combustion engine that has any fewer than six cylinders."
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Doctors, nurses protest against Hong Kong police violence
Protest organized by the Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff. (Screenshot/Stand News)
Hong Kong hospital staff Tuesday Aug. 13, stepped forward to protest against police brutality and the island territory's government.
Employees from 13 hospitals across Hong Kong participated in the protest, according to a local cable television.
Workers from the Prince of Wales Hospital held posters, chanting in Cantonese "Hong Kong police! You know the law but you break the law!"
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Many doctors and nurses were seen wearing face masks and a patch over their right eye at the peaceful protests.
The bloody eye patch became a symbol of police violence and brutality since the report of a woman who allegedly had an eye ruptured by a beanbag round fired by police during the Sunday night clashes.
Hospital staff wore a bloody eye patch that became a symbol of police violence, after the report of a woman who allegedly had an eye ruptured by a beanbag round fired by police, August 13, 2019. (Screenshot/AP Video)
"Violence and hatred can't solve any problem, violence and hatred will only create more violence and hatred," said professor Yuen Kwok Yung from Hong Kong University Department of Microbiology.
"You won't be able to solve the crisis in Hong Kong," stated Yuen, who continued, "Without truth and love, it will be difficult for Hong Kong to keep going."
Earlier on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed concern for the ongoing crisis in Hong Kong.
Speaking at a news conference Morrison rejected Beijing's definition of the Hong Kong protests as approaching "terrorism" that would pose a threat to the Hong Kong people.
"That's certainly not the rhetoric that I would certainly use to describe those events," said Morrison who continued, "Of course, we're concerned, particularly because of the number of Australians, residents, and citizens that are in Hong Kong, both on a long-term basis and on a short-term basis."
Morrison said that the Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should engage and listen to the Hong Kong people.
"My view is one to seek to de-escalate things, to encourage the chief executive of Hong Kong to be listening carefully to what people are saying in Hong Kong and work toward a peaceful and calm resolution of what is a very, very serious issue," said Morrison.
Morrison's view seemed to be recapped in the words of a hospital worker. "Only one person can stop this violence. That is Carrie Lam," said Wong Lok Yu, a staff member at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
In Hong Kong, there are 1,500 medical staff on the tennis courts of Queen Elizabeth Hospital to protest against the anti-violence activities in Yuen Long, New Territories. Police are required to enforce justice and enforce law effectively. pic.twitter.com/49OpyQ31Pm
— Randy Leung (@RandyLeung1) July 26, 2019
Tuesday's protest by hospital staff was the latest in a series of island-wide demonstrations, sparked by the proposed extradition bill that would allow the Chinese communist party (CCP) to extradite suspects—Hong Kong residents and foreigners—to mainland China for trial.
The controversial bill triggered fears over the growing encroachment of the freedom the Hong Kong people that the CCP promised in 1997 when the British government handed over its former colony.
Since Sunday, the bloody eye patch inspired by the image of the injured woman, lying on the ground, with blood all over her face after her eye was hit by police, was worn by numerous protesters. The pro-democracy activists are using this image as a symbol of Hong Kong's police violence and brutality.
Hong Kong police initially deny involvement, stating there was no evidence that the injury had been caused by their officers. On Tuesday, however, police said they would carry out an investigation.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp unhappy with VAR as he praises Mohamed Salah
(Image credit: Peter Byrne)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised Mohamed Salah after a record-breaking night in Denmark but was less impressed with VAR and admits he is changing his mind over its application.
Salah took just 55 seconds – the club's quickest Champions League goal – to score his 22nd in the competition and surpass Steven Gerrard as the Reds' leading scorer in the 1-1 draw with Midtjylland.
But in a frustrating second half three VAR decisions – one which awarded the hosts a penalty to equalise through Alexander Scholz, another which denied the Midtjylland goalscorer a second and a third which chalked off what would have been a late winner for Takumi Minamino – affected the flow of the game.
Klopp could not be happier for Salah, however.
Jurgen Klopp praised @MoSalah after he broke another @LFC goalscoring record pic.twitter.com/GcPNdLhl7w— Carl Markham (@carlmarkham) December 9, 2020
"One record after another. I didn't know he could break his record tonight but I'm pretty sure he is proud of that, he should be," he said.
"An exceptional player, an absolutely exceptional player. Since we were together he helps the team the way he knows and appreciates the help of the team as well.
"If it was only the incredible number of his goals it would not be enough to be successful, so thank God others scored a lot of goals as well and made this team successful.
"But Mo is a very exceptional player. Nobody doubted it but if you need numbers to prove, he delivers that as well."
Klopp was less effusive about the way VAR operated during the game, echoing growing criticism about how the length of time is killing the spontaneity of football.
"It just took too long. I think in the end, I didn't see it back, the decisions were right but it was so difficult it took three or four minutes and it was cold for the boys," he added.
"It is really hard and I could hear people saying 'Oh my God'. It took really long and it was really cold, which doesn't help.
"I used to be one of the people who said VAR is a good idea, I'm really not sure if I would say that again to be honest. But now we have it."
Apart from the technical difficulties and a knee injury to Kostas Tsimikas, it was a night full of positives.
Dreams to reality © pic.twitter.com/sY8wDJHm6L— Trent Alexander-Arnold (@TrentAA) December 9, 2020
Teenagers Leighton Clarkson and Billy Koumetio, playing his first senior game, made their Champions League debuts, the latter becoming the club's youngest player in the competition after coming on at half-time as Liverpool fielded their youngest team.
"He (Koumetio) will learn and especially we let them have the experience without making this one game too big," said Klopp.
"It is a wonderful thing to have your first Champions League game but your career is about how many you have.
"Both boys are already really skilled but they have a lot to learn and we will give them the time to do so.
"They helped us a lot because we could rest other players, which is very important.
Leighton Clarkson made his Champions League debut (Martin Rickett/PA)
"I am pretty sure it was a big night for both of them, I am really thankful they are as good as they are, that is the reason why we can use them, but I know there is more to come."
Midtjylland coach Brian Priske felt his side missed the chance to pull off a famous victory.
"Of course I'm happy with the one point, but I'm also a bit disappointed that we didn't get all three," he said.
"Looking at the second half, I think we dominated the game and created a lot of chances. So we had good opportunities to pick up three points at home against a very strong side."
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50 People Beheaded By ISIS On A Football Pitch In Mozambique
In the African nation of Mozambique, corporate-backed terrorism doesn't seem to stop. In this predominantly Muslim nation, violence and terrorism have taken nearly 2,000 lives and more than 430,000 people have been left homeless.
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According to reports by the state media, more than 50 people were beheaded by ISIS-backed militants on a football pitch. It was also reported that the terrorists attacked villages in the Cabo Delgado province, burned down homes, kidnapped women and children, and then ran away.
The militants turned a football pitch in the Muatide village into an "execution ground", where they beheaded the people trying to escape the attack, and then chopped their bodies in pieces, other reports said.
Many other people were also beheaded in other villages.
Who is funding and supporting these ISIS terrorists?
These mass beheadings in Mozambique are nothing new. The base region for all these events of violence is the Cabo Delgado province, which is known for its incredible gas reserves.
Local people have commented that the ISIS militants are backed by the ruby and gas industries in the province, which have set up mines and factories by displacing people with the help of ISIS. People have also complained that they get no benefits from these industries.
Note that the biggest gas industries in Mozambique are owned by South African and European businessmen who are covertly facilitating the militancy of ISIS. ISIS was funded by George Bush and Barrack Obama – by a Republican as well Democrat president – both of whom serve the corporate establishment. Neoliberals of USA started ISIS, and now the terrorist outfit is utilized by European and American businessmen to terrorize the African population and gain hold of their resources.
These same corporate groups have appropriated social progressivism along with liberal values in the west, while committing massive human rights violations in the countries from where they bring the resources.
ISIS has better weapons and more funding than the local military, but how?
The group has exploited poverty and unemployment to recruit youth in their fight to establish Islamic rule in the area.
Mozambique government has made an appeal to the international community and asked for help. The government said that their troops are not well-trained and not well-equipped to tackle the terrorists who receive better funding and weapons from the western corporates.
But even the Mozambican security forces have killed innocent people, along with multiple arrests and tortures – since they follow the orders of the politicians who are also bought by the ruby and gas industrialists.
There really is no escape for the innocent people in African nations who are still suffering under the 21st-century version of colonialism – neoliberal capitalism.
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It would be impolite of me to get personal on this matter, so allow me to utilize a public example, and a shining one: Michelle Jenneke.
Michelle "Shelly" Jenneke is an Australian hurdler and model, who won a silver medal for the 100m hurdles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. She won the 100m hurdles at the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games. She received worldwide media attention in 2012 for her pre-race warm-up dance.
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UT San Diego: "San Diego Youth Symphony finalizes China tour"
By James Chute
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Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary in 2015 with performances in China
It's a go.
The Balboa Park-based San Diego Youth Symphony will tour China in 2015 in celebration of its 70th anniversary.
A total of 107 student musicians have committed to the tour, including 95 members of the program's Ovation Symphony Orchestra and 12 recent graduates.
The students are scheduled to leave San Diego on June 23 and return on July 5.
"There's an opportunity to be a catalyst, to further the cause of music in the lives of children and families across nations," said Jeff Edmons, the Youth Symphony's music director. "That's one of the most exciting parts of it — to be able to take that energy that kids produce through their efforts and to put it in a place where new audiences can experience it."
The tour will include performances in Beijing's Forbidden City Concert Hall (June 27), San Diego's sister city Yantai's Concert Hall (June 29, 30) and the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai (July 4).
In addition, the musicians, in the company of their peers in China, will tour many of China's cultural attractions, ranging from Beijing's Tiananmen Square to the Bund in Shanghai.
"Our students will have the opportunity to discover a whole new country, the beauty of that country and the beauty of its people," Edmons said. "And hopefully, their students in their brief time with us will have a sense of curiosity and learn more about our nation and find out that when it comes right down to it, we all love the same things and the universal language of music inspires us all."
The Youth Symphony has been envisioning the tour for years. When the San Diego Symphony toured China in 2013, one of the Youth Symphony's representatives, Sidney Yin, accompanied the orchestra. June Shillman, a Youth Symphony board member, was instrumental in the San Diego Symphony's 2013 tour and is assisting the Youth Symphony in its tour as well.


Excellent service throughout our time at the restaurant, great food and good atmosphere. Will defiantly be going back.
A New York Italian-inspired family restaurant and bar, Frankie & Benny's Leicester High Cross transports diners back to 1950s America. In typical stateside fashion, fine a bustling open kitchen and plush booth seating in the dining room, along with 1950's-style music and a bottle-lined bar.
I can't complain about the restaurant itself, or the service but I found the food to be below average. I had the chicken & ribs combo; the ribs were OK but the chicken was a bit dry.I was also given a mound of oven chips which were also dry and a bit tired. I think maybe 'less is more' applies here. My husband had the blackened steak skewers, which was also burnt more than blackened. It was our first and probably last visit.


Before Super Skunk and OG Kush, it was mostly about either good or bad weed. But today, walking into any recreational dispensary, the customers face a staggering range of cannabis strains, each with its own peculiar name, flavor, smell, appearance, and the effects it promises to deliver. Diesel Strains belong to such products that are highly sought after by weed lovers. So, let us review this awesome plant closer.
If you have never heard about the Diesel strain, you probably live somewhere in a godforsaken Tibetan cave. Almost everyone who had an experience with this strain, confidently call it "numero uno" on their list of top marijuana strains. Such popularity can be explained by an incredibly long-lasting and potent effect of the plant—the THC level is 20% and higher. The Diesel strain makes funny things much funnier, good food delicious, and pain imperceptible.
Due to a huge amount of different variants of marijuana strains, it is quite hard and sometimes even impossible to determine the genetics of a particular strain.
Diesel marijuana strain is a sativa-dominant hybrid strain. Although its lineage remains tricky and poorly documented, the Diesel strain may have come from a mix of Mexican sativa and Chemo. The Diesel strain grows tall and thin and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor gardens. It produces dense, tight, and large dark-green buds frosted with colored hairs. Some marijuana growers say that they could get as much as sixty grams per plant when harvested.
Besides the pure Diesel version of the plant, there are various popular variants, including the extremely popular Sour Diesel, NYC Diesel, Chocolate Diesel, and Red Diesel, all crossed with other medical cannabis strains.
Sour Diesel is considered one of the most popular sativa strains of all time. The plant took root in the early 90s with the help of a marijuana breeder, Chem Dog, and is believed to have descended from Northern Lights, Chemdawg, and Skunk phenotypes.
Many newbies may think that the Diesel strain should smell like diesel. It is only partially true: the strain has quite a unique strong smell—intense and pungent, but not hitting in the nose. You will never confuse it with other cannabis strains. Many say that the scent resembles the smell of fuel with some lemon zest. Perhaps, due to such an extraordinary aroma, these strains are widely known for their energizing effects.
Diesel's buds are housed in dark earthy leaves and include pistols with a pinkish or orange tint usually covered with translucent crystals. The plant's dense flowers have not only an impressive appearance but also a favorable sour flavor with fruity undertones. Sour Diesel has a sweet, sugary profile, while NYC Diesel produces a little bit sharper smell.
These strains are extremely powerful and hit you almost immediately. So, if you do not consume cannabis regularly, you may be nailed to a chair from the very first inhaling. Two hits are usually enough to make the patient satisfied.
If you are a patient who needs to get medicated in a hurry, Diesel should be your top choice: stress, depression, and chronic pain will fade away in a long-lasting relief. You can also expect to experience strong cerebral effects while still maintaining a certain sense of clarity. And the Diesel strains' mood-boosting outcome is ideal for brightening up your day without the sativa-like knock-out.
Looking for a companion that can help you enjoy hiking in the Rocky Mountains or kayaking down Clear Creek in Golden Since? Sour Diesel will be the best choice. Want to have a decent body buzz flowing into a super relaxed mindset? With NYC Diesel, you will get a high that is excellent at calming anxiety when used in small doses.


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With a heavy heart I write these words, each syllable trembling out because this Sunday at LH will be my last.
Tiffany, Solomon, and I are leaving San Francisco Lighthouse church. And we will be attending another church in the Mission called The Great Exchange.
Now when I myself heard those words during prayer last February, I might have had a response similar to yours: "What? Wait, why? I don't understand. Leaving, why? Lord, what's the point in leading me to Lighthouse and connecting me with others, only to disconnect us later?"
For months I wrestled with it in my confusion, anger, and sadness. I knew nothing of this church in the Mission, only that the pastor there, Sean Curtis, had once preached at Lighthouse and was friends with Pastor Jeff. I screamed, "Why?!?" And He responded. He took me back to a single instance in my life that held consequence on how I related to others and, most of all, how I trusted in Him.
I was 18 years old. My parents were fighting. A lot. They were at the edge of divorce and it was the night their marriage split. My mom screamed, calling for me. I ran upstairs. My dad was standing, ready to strike my mom. I came in-between and pushed my father. In that singular traumatic incident, I watched my dad fall backwards and onto the couch and I stepped forward and took his place. I was no longer the son, but became the parent. I went from being a careless adolescent to the man of the house, a broken home filled with the shattered remains of an ideal father. Shortly, my dad left. My heart broke and I ran to my spiritual families.
During my high school years I was curious about God and I was attending two churches, a Chinese church and a Korean one, as a refuge from the racism I was experiencing. I felt that both communities shunned me. The shame and Asian cultural stigmatism over my broken family pushed me out. I walked away with a deep sense of betrayal and a lost sense of belonging. 10 years would pass before I spoke to my father again or even another Christian.
As the Lord took me back to my troubled past, I heard Him say, "The years that were taken from you, I will restore and give back. I am returning your identity as a son."
It took me several months to understand what that exactly meant. Our Heavenly Father provided me with people along the way, speaking into my life. I came to the realization that I have been trying to be the ideal Father for myself and carrying that image, ever since the eviction of my earthly one. My father left me at 18 because he thought I was old enough to run things. For me, being a son meant that it's something you do and shed once the father thinks you're strong or mature enough.
I also met with Pastor Sean and asked him a bit more about his church, details such as the size of the congregation—and as he answered me something struck me: "I would say our church is about half-Chinese, half-Korean." So those words He spoke boomeranged back these past few weeks.
I had lost my Chinese church, my Korean church, my relationship with my father, and my identity as a son.
He is giving me back both churches, giving me a relationship with my Father, and giving me back the permission to just be the son.
I do feel like this is a season of healing for not just for me, but also for Tiffany and our family. The remembrance of my time spent with the body of Christ at Lighthouse and the promising future ahead of us makes this a bittersweet departure. But my sense of loss is only a sign of how I have rejoiced, fought, and wept alongside you on this amazing journey together.
The community and body of Christ is a gift, and we remain thankful in how He gifted Lighthouse to us.


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Warren Buffett remains optimistic about the prospects for his company and the nation even though Berkshire Hathaway Inc. turned in its worst performance in 2008 and the widely-followed investor says the economy will likely remain a mess beyond this year.
Buffett used his annual letter Saturday to reassure shareholders that the Omaha-based insurance and investment company has the financial strength needed to withstand the current turmoil and improve after the worst showing of Buffett's 44 years as chairman and CEO.
In between the news of Berkshire's sharply lower profit and a thorough explanation of its largely unrealized $7.5 billion investment and derivative losses, Buffett offered a hopeful view of the nation's future.
He said America has faced bigger economic challenges in the past, including two World Wars and the Great Depression.
Buffett's letter appeared to mollify the concerns of many who follow the company, but it's not yet clear whether that will help Berkshire's Class A stock extend its rebound from the new five-year low it set last Monday at $73,500. On Friday, it closed up $250 at $78,600.
"If anything, I feel better than I did before I read it," Morningstar analyst Bill Bergman said. Berkshire's results could have easily been worse, he said.
But Buffett estimates Berkshire's book value ? assets minus liabilities ? declined 9.6 percent to $70,530 per share in 2008 ? the biggest drop since he took control of the company in 1965. Berkshire's book value declined only one other time under Buffett, and that was a 6.2 percent drop in 2001 when insurance losses related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hurt results.
Berkshire's Class A shares remain the most expensive U.S. stock, but they fell nearly 32 percent in 2008 and have declined 48 percent since setting a high of $151,650 in December 2007. That high came after an exceptionally profitable quarter that was helped by a $2 billion investment gain.
The S&P 500 fell 37 percent in 2008.
Within Berkshire, Buffett said the company's retail businesses, including furniture and jewelry stores, and those tied to residential construction, such as Shaw carpet and Acme Brick, were hit hard last year. Net income for those businesses slipped 3 percent to $2.28 billion, and Buffett said they will likely continue to perform below their potential in 2009.
But he said Berkshire's utility and insurance businesses, which includes Geico, both delivered outstanding results in 2008 that helped balance out the other businesses.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based utility division, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, contributed $1.7 billion to Berkshire's net income in 2008 thanks to more than $1 billion in proceeds from MidAmerican's failed takeover of Constellation Energy. That's up from the $1.1 billion utility profit that Berkshire recorded in 2007.
The insurance division, which also includes reinsurance giant General Re, contributed $1.8 billion in earnings from underwriting ? a drop of 17 percent from 2007. Buffett praised Geico CEO Tony Nicely's efficiency and his ability to increase Geico's market share to 7.7 percent of the auto insurance market last year.
"As we view Geico's current opportunities, Tony and I feel like two hungry mosquitoes in a nudist camp. Juicy targets are everywhere," Buffett wrote.
Overall, Berkshire's 2008 profit of $4.99 billion, or $3,224 per Class A share, was down 62 percent from $13.21 billion, or $8,548 per share, in 2007.
Berkshire's fourth-quarter numbers were even worse. Buffett's company reported net income of $117 million, or $76 per share, down 96 percent from $2.95 billion, or $1,904 per share, a year earlier.
Buffett devoted nearly five pages of his letter to shareholders to explaining the role derivatives played in the company's investment losses last year.
The derivatives Berkshire offers operate similar to insurance policies. Some of them cover whether certain stock market indexes ? the S&P 500, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom, the Euro Stoxx 50 in Europe and the Nikkei 225 in Japan ? will be lower 15 or 20 years in the future. Others cover credit losses at groups of 100 companies, and some cover credit risks of individual companies.
Buffett said he initiated all of Berkshire's 251 different derivative contracts because he believes they were mispriced in Berkshire's favor.
Analyst Justin Fuller, who works with Midway Capital Research & Management in Chicago, said he thinks the details Buffett offered about Berkshire's derivatives will help.
Fuller said two key things make Berkshire's derivatives different from the complex financial bets of the same name that other companies have used. Berkshire requires most payment upfront, so there's little risk the other party to the derivative will fail to pay. And Berkshire won't take part in derivatives that require the company to post substantial collateral when the value of the contract falls.
"I think laying those out as plainly and simply as he did with examples should calm investors' fears about derivatives," said Fuller.
Berkshire has received $8.1 billion in payments for derivatives which can be invested until the contracts expire years from now.
But Berkshire has to estimate the value of its derivatives every quarter. Buffett said he supports that mark-to-market accounting, but the Black-Scholes formula used to estimate that value tends to overstate Berkshire's liability on long-term contracts.
"Even so, we will continue to use Black-Scholes when we are estimating our financial-statement liability for long-term equity puts. The formula represents conventional wisdom and any substitute that I might offer would engender extreme skepticism," Buffett wrote.
Buffett said he made at least one major investing mistake last year by buying a large amount of ConocoPhillips stock when oil and gas prices were near their peak.
Berkshire increased its stake in ConocoPhillips from 17.5 million shares in 2007 to 84.9 million shares at the end of 2008. Buffett said he didn't anticipate last year's dramatic fall in energy prices, so his decision cost Berkshire shareholders several billion dollars.
Buffett says he also spent $244 million on stock in two Irish banks that appeared cheap. But since then, he's had to write down the value of those purchases to $27 million.
But Buffett also had several investing successes in 2008.
Berkshire committed $14.5 billion to fixed income investments in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and General Electric Co. Those investments carry high interest rates and give Berkshire the option to acquire stock in those companies.
To fund those investments, Buffett said he had to sell some of Berkshire's holdings in Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble Co. and ConocoPhillips even though he would have rather kept that stock.
"However, I have pledged ? to you, the rating agencies and myself ? to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations," Buffett said.
In that regard, Berkshire should be OK because the company finished 2008 with $24.3 billion cash on hand. That's down significantly from the $37.7 billion the company held at the end of 2007, reflecting the investments Buffett made during the year.
Berkshire owns a diverse mix of more than 60 companies, including insurance, furniture, carpet, jewelry, restaurants and utility businesses. And it has major investments in such companies as Wells Fargo & Co. and Coca-Cola Co.


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30 January, 2019 by Monicha Tully
Turban – Adriana Degreas
Swimsuit – Adriana Degreas
Jumpsuit (worn as trousers) – August Getty
Bracelet – Dower & Hall
Earrings – Phine
Ring – Dower & Hall
Determined not to be perceived as just a pretty face, supermodel, entrepreneur and activist Leomie Anderson has established herself as a real force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry. When she is not being invited to speak at the prestigious Oxford Guild about diversity, she is walking in the Victoria's Secret show for the third year in a row, modelling for Kanye West's Yeezy brand and being hand-picked by Rihanna as a face for Fenty Beauty.
Leomie Anderson is a powerhouse; this is perfectly clear from the minute she walked into the meeting room of her modelling agency on a scorchingly hot summer's day in London. Leomie has one of the most delicate faces I have ever seen, just like a china doll but don't let her angelic looks fool you. She gave me one of the firmest handshakes I ever experienced, with direct eye contact and a dazzling smile.
She was dressed like Trinity from the Matrix in head-to-toe black leather, the only source of colour was a skin-tight psychedelic neon green polo-neck. This extraordinary outfit could only work on someone with Leomie's impenetrable confidence. As bold as she is beautiful, she looked like an Andy Warhol painting come to life.
The South-London native has been hailed as one of the breakout stars in a new wave of supermodels, with the kind of magnetism that we haven't seen since the infamous Supermodel era of the 90s, when Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington owned the catwalk.
The Victoria's Secret Show is the Holy Grail for the modelling industry, it attracts a global audience of over 500 million people in 185 countries and it's live viewing figures are only conquered by the Super Bowl. Leomie has walked in the Victoria's Secret show, three years running.
Senior Creative at Victoria's Secret, Ed Razek famously said, "There have been, all in, about 200 models who have walked that runway. The girls who walk in the shows are rarer than superstar athletes. There are 1,765 guys playing in the NFL – in the course of its history, there have been 20,000."
Leomie laughed deeply, then said, "I'll never forget my first show, I was trying to smile so hard that my cheeks were actually shaking. I felt honoured to be part of the Victoria's Secret family, you feel as though there is a real legacy on your shoulders."
Leomie graced the Victoria's Secret catwalk for the first time in New York in 2015, however she had previously auditioned twice and been rejected twice.
She confessed, "It was definitely a nerve-wracking process because there are so many beautiful girls with great bodies. In a room filled with perfectly tanned and toned women, you've got to bring your personality to the table, it's the only way to stand out from the crowd."
Leomie recalled the moment she received the news that she would be walking in her first Victoria's Secret show.
She laughed long and hard, then said "I called my mum but she was on a yoga retreat and didn't answer for 6 hours! When I finally got through to her, she was like 'What's that again?'. I told her and she said, 'Wait, which one is that?'. I was just like 'Seriously mum, just forget it'."
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Despite her first successful Victoria's Secret Show for the brand's 20th anniversary in New York, Leomie had to audition again the following year for the 2016 show in Paris.
She revealed, "One of the many things I respect most about Victoria's Secret is that there is no favouritism. Most girls still cast for it every year, I remember attending the casting and seeing the supermodel Joan Smalls."
She added, "Paris was my favourite show. I was given two looks and I got my wings for the first time. I felt so proud to have been able to take it up a level. The third show in Shanghai last year was epic because I was able to say, third time's the charm but also very hectic. There wasn't really an opportunity to switch off as it felt like there were eyes on us at all times."
She continued, "I remember being in the lift at our hotel with Bella (Hadid) and these fans rushed in the lift and just started snapping pictures of us. It was intense, people need to understand that models are still human beings, we can't always be switched on."
It has been widely documented that models step up their fitness and beauty routines in preparation for the runway show. It has been said that Adriana Lima works out twice per day and avoids solid food for nine days before the show.
However, if you are hiring Leomie Anderson, you need to accept her just as she is because she doesn't intend on changing for anyone.
Robe -Adriana Iglesias
Headband – Adriana Iglesias
Bikini – Adriana Degreas
Left hand ring – H.Azeem
Right hand ring – Dsquared2
She said directly, "Every girl is very different, but for me personally I don't put so much pressure on myself. I like to go with the flow, my preparation is mainly mental. It's about being positive, there are other girls who are just as 'Victoria's Secret' as you but the one thing they don't have and can never have is your personality. There is so much power in just being yourself."
September 2016 saw one of the most successful launches the beauty industry had ever seen, when Rihanna unveiled Fenty Beauty, created for women of all shades, cultures and races. In its first month alone it raked in over $72 million and TIME hailed it as one of the best inventions in 2017, alongside the Tesla Model 3, iPhone X and Nike Pro Hijab.
Leomie was chosen by Rihanna as one of the faces of the brand, with Rihanna applying Leomie's makeup herself. The campaign was shot in December 2016 and Leomie was tasked with keeping it a secret until it launched late the following year.
She shook her head and laughed knowingly, then said, "I knew about it for a really long time and it was hard to keep my mouth shut but obviously I did. I still wanted to be part of the campaign so much, there was no way I was going to mess it up."
She continued, her face gleaming with pride, "It is definitely one of the most iconic things I have ever been apart of, solely because of the impact it has had on the industry. To see that a brand can be so inclusive without it looking like a gimmick. It was such an honour."
Leomie is used to working alongside some of the fashion and music industries leading powerhouses. She was also selected by Kanye West to star in season one and two of the Yeezy show.
Leomie shrugged nonchalantly, she said "Surprisingly, Yeezy was just a very normal job. I went to the casting during New York Fashion Week, was chosen and we rehearsed for the show. Season 1 was quite a static show, but it still took a lot of pre-planning because it was half art installation and half fashion show."
She continued, "It was fascinating to see Kanye and Pat McGrath in their own environment. I was involved in the hair and makeup tests with Pat, it was so interesting to see their creative process."
Leomie's most memorable job is one that most people never even knew about. She smiled brightly, illuminating her face as she explained, "I worked with Philip Treacy as the fit model for his first show in a decade. Phillip borrowed over 200 pieces from Michael Jackson's wardrobe from an exhibition and I tried them all on."
Dress- Camilla
Earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane
Bracelet – Butler & Wilson
Rings – Sif Jakobs
She exclaimed excitedly, "I've worn Michael Jackson's diamond glove and his jacket from Thriller. Nobody else in the world can say they've done that."
In 2016, Leomie launched Lapp, a clothing brand and online platform with the ethos of championing women's issues through fashion. It was Lapp's evocative 'My P***y Grabs Back' collection which hit headlines, especially when Rihanna wore a baby pink Lapp hoodie with the phrase emblazoned on the front to the Women's March in New York. Whilst the 400,000 strong march chanted "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go", Rihanna can be seen marching alongside them letting her hoodie spread her message.
On the editorial side of the Lapp platform, there is open discussion of politics, sex, health and fashion. However, what is most enthralling is that although content is ranged from an insight into being an a-sexual lingerie model to removing patriarchy from the conventional form of marriage, the message is never sensationalised for views. Each issue is beautifully normalised to promote inclusion for all and to highlight issues that affect women on a daily basis.
As I told Leomie my thoughts on Lapp, she nodded in silence, drinking in every word. She said thoughtfully, "There are so many people who are experiencing things that the general public don't even know exist. I love that I'm able to give a platform to women to be able to share because I don't know what you've been through and you don't know what I've been through. If we're going to do this whole feminist movement, we actually need to listen to one another and empathise with each other's experiences."
Leomie has shown unshakable fearlessness that the fashion industry has not seen for a very long time. Whether it is about race or sex, there is no topic that Leomie will shy away from.
Leomie sighed and pointed at my loose curls, she said "I'm thankful to see a lot more women of colour on the runway and I'm really happy about the natural hair movement. I remember when I first started modelling it was normal for women with your texture hair to be told that wearing your hair curly was unprofessional. I'm thankful and relieved that these days, people are allowed to actually be themselves."
She continued, "Fashion has always championed a natural look, but when it came to women of colour it didn't really apply. There are many amazing changes happening in the fashion industry, but of course there is a lot more to be done but we are getting there."
One of the changes that Leomie would like to see implemented is when businesses take inspiration from ethnic culture, they pay more homage to it and give credit where credit is due.
Robe – Michelle Mason
Swimsuit – Hot as Hell
Earrings – Dower & Hall
Left Ring – Gemporia
Right Ring – Jon Richard
Leomie said passionately, "I wish that they did more collaborative projects with people of colour. Every season you see so many brands being inspired by different cultures but they never really want to pay homage or educate those who are viewing the collection on the inspiration behind it. You have Virgil (Abloh) as the Head of Louis Vuitton, which is incredible since it's a streetwear collection and it is now being designed by someone who is from the culture where streetwear is derived."
Last year, Leomie was invited to speak as part of the prestigious The Oxford Guild's Infinity Speakers Series. She was in good company as some of the most world's most influential people have been invited to speak, such as Anna Wintour, Morgan Freeman and Stephen Fry.
She shook her head in disbelief as she recalled, "I was so taken aback when I was asked because so many amazing people have spoken there before me. I could not believe that people at Oxford wanted to hear what I had to say."
She laughed knowingly, then continued, "I really focused on articulating myself well, let them know that yes, I am from south London, but I can slow down my speech a little. I made sure to slow down because when I get excited I can speak really fast."
She added, "I spoke of some of the situations I've been in, involving race and gender, the audience were genuinely shocked and surprised that it's still happening. Everybody is in their own bubble, their own community, so it's easy for them to not be aware."
With a heart as beautiful as her face, Leomie has filled a gaping void in the fashion industry. The way she challenges the status quo and never backs down from her principles solidifies her as the perfect model needed for a new generation.
Jumpsuit – Rachel Zoe
Belt – Saint Laurent
Shoes – Aquazzura
However, Leomie revealed that she wasn't always so outspoken.
She confessed, "I was booked on this job really early in my career and I sat and watched whilst they destroyed my hair. They dyed my hair three times in two days and then cut it off and sewed in a weave without even asking me. I was too young, inexperienced and too nervous to challenge them."
She added, "When you're in a situation where you want to be deemed as professional, you don't know when to stand up for yourself but I would tell my younger self that your voice matters and your opinion is valid. Just because you're the model on set, it doesn't mean that you have to bend to the will of everybody."
She said poignantly, "Generally speaking, people tend to have a real misconception about models. I wish I could show them that just because you see a model on the runway or in magazines, it doesn't mean that they are rich or that they don't have anxiety, or that they are not shy or that they don't have insecurities within themselves."
She added, "Social media makes it difficult because people take what they see as the whole picture when it isn't. Just because people aren't posting about depression or unhappiness, doesn't mean it isn't there."
She concluded, "It's not down to us to show you every single aspect of our lives. I wish people could understand that there is a person behind that Instagram picture, it is not just about scrolling, liking it and moving on."
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Q: NestJS Shared Modules I am reading Modules in NestJS official documentation and I wanted to try shared modules.
So, I have the following structure for my application:
src
├── cats
│   ├── cats.controller.ts
|   ├── cats.module.ts
|   └── cats.service.ts
├── users
│   ├── users.controller.ts
|   ├── users.module.ts
|   └── users.service.ts
├── app.controller.ts
├── app.module.ts
├── app.service.ts
└── main.ts

I understand that modules are singletons and shared modules by default in NestJS so long as you export its service and import its module to another module. Read it here.
On my end, I want to see whether it is true and so I did not follow the documentation and instead imported directly the cats.service.ts into another service called users.service.ts, like the below:
src/users/users.controller.ts
import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
import { UsersService } from './user.service';

@Controller('users')
export class UserController {
 constructor(private readonly usersService: UsersService) {}

  @Get('get-cats')
  getCats() {
    return this.usersService.getCats();
  }
}

src/users/users.service.ts, I imported it here directly.
import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { CatsService } from 'src/cats/cats.service.ts';

@Injectable()
export class UsersService {

  getCats() {
    return new CatsService().findAll();
  }
}

However, it seems that it works fine because I can actually see all the cats when I go to the path localhost:3000/users/get-cats.
I am expecting to get something like must import x inside y to access this service or like any error that prevents me from doing so. Is there something that I missed or did not understand?
Edit:
What I did not follow is this particular line in the official documentation:
In order to do that, we first need to export the CatsService provider by adding it to the module's exports array. Now any module that imports the CatsModule has access to the CatsService and will share the same instance with all other modules that import it as well.

A: You are right, that is totally possible. But the question is whether it is a good idea to do this?
You basically just created a new instance of the CatsService class. Of course you can do that. There is (obviously) nothing to stop you from doing this plain Typescript logic. Nevertheless CatsService will not be a singleton which can be injected in other services. You have created your own instance and do not benefit from dependency injection (provided by NestJS) anymore.
What happens if you want to pass dependencies to your CatsService constructor? You would have to pass them also in the place where you are creating the CatsService yourself (new CatsService(...dependencies)).
Basically NestJS can be seen as a framework in order to handle dependencies based on the annotations passed to classes. You are free to just ignore the annotations and handle dependency injection yourself. Nevertheless this would result in getting rid of the handy features NestJS provides. This way you would also need to handle the logic of creating singletons as well (if you want to ensure that these classes are instantiated as singletons).
Example:
Calling new CatsService() multiple times in your application would lead to many instances of this class being created. Passing the service to your constructor like constructor(catsService: CatsService) would lead to one instance being created and then this single instance will be injected into different other objects.

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The Religious Motto That Isn't Religious: How 'In God We Trust' Remains Constitutional [Part 2]
Religion Dispatches
Religion Dispatches Politics/Law
Aug 28, 2019, 3:47pm Andrew L. Seidel
It turns out that Christian activists are perfectly willing to let federal judges desecrate their religion, so long as the desecration also allows them to promote their religion.
The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States in the 1970s.
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The following is the second in a breezy three-part series on the ubiquitous "In God We Trust" motto. The first installment told the story of the motto's sketchy origin; this second one examines the legality of its presence in a secular nation; and the third reveals the coordinated battle waged by an emboldened Christian nationalist movement. Read now or download the trilogy later this week for a heckuva beach read. – eds
Under Donald Trump, Christian hypocrisy has been making headlines. White evangelicals, who have proclaimed their moral superiority for decades, now support an unethical, corrupt, twice-divorced, thrice-married, adulterer. (Here on RD the Reverend Daniel Schultz recently suggested that it isn't hypocrisy, but sadism that's to blame for white evangelical enthusiasm for the president, but that's a debate for another time.)
The "In God We Trust" displays in public schools are yet another manifestation of right wing Christian hypocrisy, but since we documented the history of that motto in Part 1, the big unanswered question is this: How did a country that was the first to separate state and church get stuck with a motto that is so obviously and overtly religious?
Government officials in this country are not allowed to use public offices to promote their personal religion. So how is it that the officials are legally allowed to slap "In God We Trust" on our money, on the Capitol, and in our public schools?
It's because courts have said that the religious motto is not, well, religious. Yes, despite the clear religious history of the motto, which was proposed by a preacher and pushed by Christian nationalists. Despite the congressmen who wanted the motto on our currency to help convert nonbelievers. Despite the fact that the new school laws are part of Project Blitz, a right wing Christian nationalist playbook.
Federal courts ignore this religious reality, choosing to focus instead on a legal fiction. Courts have ruled that the phrase "In God We Trust," which only expresses a religious sentiment, no longer has any "theological or ritualistic impact." It's secular to adopt a motto that not only expounds a belief in a god, but claims all citizens "trust" in him.
Courts have upheld other religious rituals and phrases using this same rationale; government prayers, "In God We Trust" as a motto, and "One Nation Under God" in the pledge are no longer religious because "any religious freight the words may have been meant to carry originally has long since been lost." Put another way, they have "lost through rote repetition any significant religious content."
The Supreme Court employed a similar strategy earlier this summer when it upheld the 40-foot-tall Christian cross in Bladensburg, Md. The fractured majority argued that, because the cross was really old, this preeminent symbol of Christianity had magically transformed into a secular symbol too.
In a government where state and church are meant to be walled off from one another, judges have essentially declared that entrusting this world to God is not a religious sentiment. This proclamation is itself religious. Imagine if these same judges had declared that the ubiquitous John 3:16 or praying the rosary have "no theological or ritualistic" importance because they had been so often repeated. The Christian nationalists' outrage would, for once, be justified.
What American Christian would let a secular judge declare that his or her god is not religious? Or that trusting in that god is not a religious declaration? Where are Liberty Counsel, First Liberty Institute, Alliance Defending Freedom, Todd Starnes, Fox & Friends, and the rest of the pearl-clutching fearmongers and their claims of religious persecution? No less than ten federal courts have said that trusting in their god is not a religious statement. Where is the righteous rage?
And therein lies the hypocrisy. Christian nationalism benefits when the federal courts declare that "In God We Trust" is not religious. This wink-wink rationale allows the motto that was designed to be religious, which everyone understands to be religious, and which religious legal groups defend with a religious fervor, to remain on our coins. And in our schools. And in the Capitol. This hypocritical legal fiction allows Christian nationalists to use the machinery of the state to promote their personal religious agenda. It turns out that Christian activists are perfectly willing to let federal judges desecrate their religion, so long as the desecration also allows them to promote their religion.
So whenever you see "In God We Trust" cut into coin, engraved on a government building, or in a public school, remember this: the phrase is not only a monument to Christian hypocrisy, it's also a denigration of Christianity.
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The purpose of this assignment is to build your familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and the various components therein.
Complete the following tasks on your own and submit your work to Blackboard.
Additionally, you will total pay columns and calculate some basic statistics. As you construct formulas, ensure that you use both absolute and relative cell references correctly in formulas while avoiding circular references.
1. Open the Payroll.xlsx workbook and save it to your computer.
2. Study the worksheet structure, and then read the business rules in the Notes section.
3. Use IF functions to calculate the regular pay and overtime pay based on a regular 40-hour workweek. Pay overtime only for overtime hours. Calculate the gross pay based on the regular and overtime pay. Mark's regular pay is $518. With eight overtime hours, Mark's overtime pay is $155.40.
Regular Pay: The first "if statement" will determine the amount of regular pay that the employee will receive. In its simplest form, this can be calculated by multiplying the number of Hours Worked by the Hourly Wage. However, you need a more advanced formula that will only apply the hourly wage to the first 40 hours. This is where the IF function will come in.
Your function will test whether the Hours Worked is greater than 40 (logical test). If it is, you will return the result of a formula multiplying just the 40 hours by the Hourly Wage (true value). If the Hours Worked is not greater than 40, you will multiply the Hours Worked by the Hourly Wage.
Remember to use absolute cell references where applicable. Any cells you refer to outside of row 5 where you find the information specific to the first employee will need an absolute cell reference. F4 is the keyboard shortcut to absolute reference a cell.
Overtime Pay: This section's IF function will calculate the overtime pay. If the employee has worked more than 40 hours, you will multiply only the hours over 40 by the hourly rate and then multiply by the Overtime Rate (Hours Worked-40)*Hourly Rate*Overtime Rate. If the employee did not earn overtime, you should return a zero.
Gross Pay: Do not forget to calculate the Gross Pay, which is the Total amount of pay the employee earned.
4. Create a formula to calculate the taxable pay. With 2 dependents, Mark's taxable pay is $573.40. Use the Deduction Amount found in B24.
5. Use the appropriate function to identify and calculate the federal withholding tax. With a taxable pay of $573.40, Mark's tax rate is 15%, and the withholding tax is $86.01.
Hint: This question will use a VLOOKUP. The formula will determine the employee Taxable Pay. It will then refer to the table in D21:E25 to determine the correct Tax Rate.
• Use the table range as your Table Array. Remember to use an absolute reference to the table since you will copy the formula and do not want the table reference to change.
• You will multiply your result (15%) by the Taxable Pay. A correct answer will give the actual amount of tax that will be paid, or $86.01 for the first employee.
6. Calculate FICA based on gross pay and the FICA rate, and then calculate the net pay. The net pay can be calculated by subtracting the Federal Withholding Tax & FICA from the Gross Pay. Finally, calculate the Yearly Gross Pay based on the Gross Pay and number of weeks per year found in B25.
7. Copy all formulas down their respective columns.
8. Calculate the total regular pay, overtime pay, gross pay, taxable pay, withholding tax, FICA, net pay, and yearly gross pay. These calculations will go in Row 17.
9. Apply Accounting Number Format to the range C5:Cl6. Apply Accounting Number Format to the first row of monetary data and to the total row. Apply Comma Style to the monetary values for the other employees. Underline the last employee's monetary values, and then use the Format Cells dialog box to apply Double Accounting Underline for the totals. The Double Accounting Underline can be found by opening the Format Cells dialog box. On the Font tab, you will find the Underline dropdown menu.
10. Insert appropriate functions to calculate the average, highest, and lowest values in the Summary Statistics area of the worksheet.
11. Save and submit your work to Blackboard.
Submit your Microsoft Excel Project: Individual Submission by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2.