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Revival and Restoration Are Sweeping Across the United Kingdom
by Matthew Crouch
Not long ago I had the privilege of visiting the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, where the great Sixteenth Century Protestant reformer John Knox prayed a simple, powerful prayer for the salvation of his nation and people that still echoes across the centuries. That prayer — "Give me Scotland or I die!" — struck the principalities of darkness with terror and even caused earthly powers to tremble. Mary Queen of Scots was said to have uttered: "I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the assembled armies of Europe." Most importantly, Knox's prayer resounded in the halls of heaven, reaching the heart of God and leading to a spiritual revival that impacted not just Scotland, but the British Isles and beyond.
Four-hundred and fifty years later the prayers of pastors and Christian leaders — along with rank-and-file believers — are reaching the heart of God on behalf of the entire United Kingdom. I know many observers insist that the passion for Christ which once burned brightly throughout the British Isles, propelling the gospel to nearly every country and kingdom on earth, has now disappeared. In fact, it has become almost an accepted fact that Britain today is little more than a "post-Christian" nation sinking into moral and spiritual decay.
But what I have witnessed as I have visited with pastors and Christian leaders across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland has convinced me of something far different — that the United Kingdom is, in reality, on the leading edge of a great spiritual outpouring that is going to turn millions back to the faith of their fathers.
I believe the flame that ignited the spiritual passion of some of Britain's greatest Christian leaders and evangelists — from John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, John Newton, Charles Spurgeon, Hudson Taylor, and William Booth of centuries past to C.T. Studd, Smith Wigglesworth, George Jeffreys, and Rees Howells in more recent history — is now burning in the hearts of a new generation of men and women throughout the United Kingdom.
My late father, TBN founder Paul Crouch Sr., believed that as well. He had a keen sense about the beginnings of revival and the move of God among peoples and nations. That is why a few years ago he took the steps to increase the presence of TBN in the UK. Those steps would ultimately lead to a broadcast platform that today is reaching virtually every home in the UK with the good news of Jesus Christ. Let me tell you the miraculous story that brought this about.
For years TBN's presence in the UK consisted of a small office in Dover on England's southeastern coast that served as the headquarters of our TBN Europe network. But in 2012 we made a strategic decision to locate and purchase property in London to build a major studio that would serve the production needs of TBN Europe, as well as many of our other global networks. As we determined the prerequisites for such a facility, we realized we wanted the studio to be located in the heart of London with all of its rich ethnic diversity, as well as in the vicinity of the city's vibrant and growing Christian community. Richard Fleming, our TBN Europe director, went to work to locate an appropriate property, and before long we were in London taking possession of a 32,000-square-foot building a stone's throw from Wembley Stadium and Buckingham Palace, and beginning to turn it into a state-of-the-art production facility. But as you will see, God had a much bigger plan in mind.
Over the next several months, as my father and I flew into London to check on the progress of the new studio renovation, that divine plan began to emerge. On one of our trips Richard Fleming brought up a rather far-fetched, audacious idea: What if TBN were to launch a whole new Christian television network on Freeview, the United Kingdom's popular free-to-air broadcast platform that reaches over 95 percent of homes throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland? That would mean more than 65 million individuals and families — most of them with no connection to a church or faith community — would have access 24 hours a day to dynamic ministry programming, compelling church services, cutting-edge worship music, and other innovative content designed to give them a clear and balanced message of the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ.
Richard pointed out that there was not a more powerful or effective way to reach every person in the United Kingdom with the gospel. Such a step would actually represent the largest single increase of viewership in TBN's forty-year history. What an incredible opportunity to take the love of Jesus to a nation desperately in need of spiritual renewal! I could see my dad — whose stated goal in life was to win "one more soul to Christ" — getting increasingly excited as he considered the prospect of this new TBN UK network.
There was only one catch: The cost would be steep. Richard explained that TBN's presence throughout the UK on Freeview would cost nearly $1 million per month, a figure that caused my father — a no-nonsense businessman who considered the stewardship of TBN's resources a God-ordained duty — to pause. "Wow! That's a lot of money," he exclaimed quietly, thinking about the countless individuals and families who partnered with TBN each month with their hard-earned dollars and heartfelt prayers.
Later that day, as we were being driven to the airport to fly out of London, it was clear that my dad was still wrestling with the huge financial commitment it would take for TBN to dive into this tremendous opportunity to reach all of the UK. As we rode through the English countryside, accompanied by Richard Fleming along with our silent Arabic driver, our discussion was all about this incredible — and imposing — opportunity that lay before us. For the seemingly impossible amount of almost $1 million per month TBN could reach every household in the UK with life-changing Christian television. Such an endeavor would certainly take a step of faith — as big a step as any of the countless made by my father over TBN's forty-year history.
In the middle of our conversation however, my dad, who had been gazing out the window for some time, suddenly asked: "What are these fields of yellow crops we've been passing." While Richard and I had been oblivious to the surrounding countryside, my dad, always a Missouri farm boy at heart, had caught sight of field after vast field of a bright yellow crop in bloom, and he was now insistent on knowing what it was these English farmers were growing. We turned to Richard, the only native Brit in the car, for an answer, but he was in the dark. Similarly, the Google app on my iPhone shed no light on what was growing in the fields.
As we drove along, mulling over the pros, cons, risks, and rewards of a TBN network blanketing the UK, my father continued to be uncharacteristically distracted by these mysterious fields of brilliant yellow. While a monumental decision concerning TBN's future outreach loomed before him, Paul Crouch was fixating on fields of yellow flowers in the English countryside.
Suddenly our stoic Arab driver, who had been silent throughout the entire trip, turned in his seat and uttered one emphatic word that answered the mystery of the fields of yellow, and seemed to give my dad confirmation about his decision: "Mustard!"
That one word was like a prophetic message from God, reminding my dad of Jesus' admonition that if we have faith the size of a tiny mustard seed, we could move any mountain that stood in our way. Yes, a million dollars a month seemed like a huge obstacle, but with even a little faith in God that million-dollar mountain could be pushed aside and tens of millions of individuals and families would have the life-changing message of Jesus available to them right in their homes.
The humor of the illustration God used to get his attention was not lost on my dad, who later noted that while for most people a single mustard seed was enough of a picture, "for this stubborn old German it took a whole English countryside full of mustard fields for God to convince me that with our small faith He would cover the UK with the message of His dear Son."
Within days of that drive my dad approved the contract, and on January 5th, a little over a year after he went home to heaven, TBN UK launched on Freeview Channel 65, and today is reaching literally every home throughout the United Kingdom with 24-hour Christian programming, much of it produced by caring local congregations and ministries that can mentor and encourage individuals and families who come to faith in Christ.
Yes, there are significant challenges, as research shows only six percent of UK residents go to church. But the good news is that across the United Kingdom there is a great spirit of cooperation among believers, pastors, and ministries to reach neighborhoods, communities, and every area of the UK with the hope and healing that only Jesus can bring. As TBN UK has gone on the air, we have forged strong partnerships with ministries like United Christian Broadcasters, a fellow UK television outreach, and with congregations like Holy Trinity Brompton, Hope City Church in Manchester, and Hillsong London.
Like my father, I strongly believe that the fires of revival are beginning to burn again throughout the UK, in the congregations of praying, passionate people of God. And in every home across the UK, individuals and families are literally one click away from having a 24-hour lifeline of God's hope and mercy through the broadcast outreach of TBN UK. As God's people give themselves to prayer, crying out for His mercy in the midst of increasing darkness, God will be faithful to respond with a fresh outpouring of His Spirit, touching the hearts of a new generation of men and women awaiting the hope and purpose that can only come through Jesus Christ.
Will you join me and others in a concert of intercession to God for such a mighty outpouring?
To find out more about TBN UK and how you can be involved, log on to www.tbnuk.org.


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AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) Pays A US$1.30 Dividend In Just Four Days
January 9, 2021, 1:00 AM ·3 min read
AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in four days. This means that investors who purchase shares on or after the 14th of January will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 16th of February.
AbbVie's next dividend payment will be US$1.30 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed US$4.72 to shareholders. Last year's total dividend payments show that AbbVie has a trailing yield of 4.8% on the current share price of $107.27. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. As a result, readers should always check whether AbbVie has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
View our latest analysis for AbbVie
Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. AbbVie paid out 103% of its earnings, which is more than we're comfortable with, unless there are mitigating circumstances. A useful secondary check can be to evaluate whether AbbVie generated enough free cash flow to afford its dividend. Fortunately, it paid out only 47% of its free cash flow in the past year.
It's disappointing to see that the dividend was not covered by profits, but cash is more important from a dividend sustainability perspective, and AbbVie fortunately did generate enough cash to fund its dividend. Still, if the company repeatedly paid a dividend greater than its profits, we'd be concerned. Very few companies are able to sustainably pay dividends larger than their reported earnings.
Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.
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Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Businesses with strong growth prospects usually make the best dividend payers, because it's easier to grow dividends when earnings per share are improving. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. It's encouraging to see AbbVie has grown its earnings rapidly, up 33% a year for the past five years.
Another key way to measure a company's dividend prospects is by measuring its historical rate of dividend growth. In the past eight years, AbbVie has increased its dividend at approximately 16% a year on average. It's exciting to see that both earnings and dividends per share have grown rapidly over the past few years.
From a dividend perspective, should investors buy or avoid AbbVie? Earnings per share have been rising nicely although, even though its cashflow payout ratio is low, we question why AbbVie is paying out so much of its profit. To summarise, AbbVie looks okay on this analysis, although it doesn't appear a stand-out opportunity.
While it's tempting to invest in AbbVie for the dividends alone, you should always be mindful of the risks involved. Our analysis shows 4 warning signs for AbbVie that we strongly recommend you have a look at before investing in the company.
We wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see, though. Here's a list of interesting dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

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The Kaya Belek is widely considered to be among some of the best hotels in Belek for an unforgettable golf escape. With direct beach front access, fantastic facilities and recently refurbished guest rooms, this comes as no surprise. This hotel is perfect for all golfers in Belek due to its ideal location in the heart of Belek, surrounded by a wide selection of fantastic golf courses.
Belek is not only best known for its excellent golf courses, it is also home to a fantastic beach which many of the hotels here back onto. The sixteen-kilometre-long beach is the ideal place for guests to enjoy the sun and sea. For a taste of Turkish culture, the town of Side is under an hour away by car. Here, guests can explore the ancient Roman baths and Temple of Apollo. Furthermore, the hotel is just an hour drive away from Antalya Airport, the Kaya Belek is easily accessible for all tourists in the area.
Not only is the Kaya Belek perfect for all those looking to enjoy the sun, it is also an ideal hotel for all golfers looking to make the most out of the fantastic golf courses in Belek. Convenient for golfers, the Kaya Palazzo Golf Club lies adjacent to the Kaya Belek, meaning a memorable round of golf is never far away.
The recently refurbished guest rooms at the Kaya Belek include all of the essential amenities to ensure that all guests have an unbeatably comfortable stay. The guest rooms here are typically larger than most of the other luxury hotels in Belek. There is a range of accommodation options for guests to choose from, ranging from a comfortable Twin Room to a spacious Family Room which can sleep up to five guests. All of the rooms come with a spacious balcony, air conditioning, a satellite television and the option of a sea view.
After a rigorous round of golf at the Kaya Palazzo Golf Club, guests can make the most out of the fantastic leisure facilities on offer at the Kaya Belek. Guests can spend hours soaking up the sun around the large outdoor pool, lined with parasols and sun beds. There is also a pool bar just next to it so that guests never have to go far for a refreshing drink. This hotel also offers a range of sporting activities including table tennis, darts and beach volleyball. To totally unwind, guests can head to the spa for a relaxing beauty treatment or a session in the sauna. The younger ones will always be kept entertained with a children's swimming pool and a kids' club.
The Kaya Belek offers a fantastic all-inclusive option with great value for money. There is a large buffet restaurant as well as three à la carte restaurants serving authentic Turkish, Italian and Asian cuisine. For a well-deserved evening drink, guests can choose from four bars.


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Students' enrolled in this minor will learn current risk, financial, legal, and managerial concepts as well as gain awareness of fleet specification, acquisition, and maintenance issues. The course requirements reflect collaboration between the College of Business and the College of Engineering Technology to design a program that meets valued industry needs.
The Fleet Management Minor is designed to enhance the knowledge and marketability of students with majors in areas such as automotive, heavy equipment, construction, as well technology, business, and communications.
This Fleet Management minor is open to any student admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a baccalaureate degree is welcome to seek the attainment of this minor in addition to their major.
An academic minor may only be awarded upon completion of a baccalaureate degree at Ferris State. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with a minimum 2.0 grade point average in these courses.
No more than 50% of the credits required for this minor may be transferred from another institution. A maximum of 1/3 of the credits, but not more than 7 credits in a minor may overlap with the student's major.


Petunia and the Vipers are coming to Blackbird Hall!
Blackbird Hall, 10768 King George Blvd.
In celebration of Petunia and the Vipers and their unique style of music, we are having a special "Prohibition Night" evening at Blackbird Hall. This will be a night of dancing, speakeasy style gin bar, casino games and more!
Louis Armstrong was once asked what his favorite kind of music was, and his response was simple; "Good music". Petunia & the Vipers' sound may not sit comfortably in one certain genre, but "Good Music" describes it well. Hank Williams on acid… Tom Waits meets Elvis at Woody Guthrie's Hobo junction… Avant-Country night club scene music… One of the best bands in the world today, of any kind… hillbilly-flavoured-swing inflected-ragtime-goodtime-thunderously rolling-one-of-a-kind-you-don't-want-to-miss-this-sort-of-a-show… A new music that springboards off of music of the past and jumps into the present day, left with only echoes of the past… Something in between 1920's and steam punk. It's good for your mind… These are just a few of the words uttered by folks around the globe trying to pin down a description of all that is Petunia & The Vipers.
WHITE ROCK/SOUTH SURREY/OCEAN PARK : Preparty will be held at White Rock Beach Beer Company at 15181 Russel Avenue in White Rock. We will be facilitating car pooling and safe rides home for this event please contact us if you are interested!


This post published early by mistake so if you got part of it before it was finished, apologies all round for that.
If this post offends your sensibilities however, I apologise not….
I do have an issue with all the perfect specimens of the human race who make no mistakes in life, and NEVER, EVER get anything wrong. How wonderful it must be to be so perfect.
I frequently come across tweets and messages from the grammar police, and now and again I have a whinge about it on Twitter, but to see people complaining at this time of year just seems to me to be petty and ridiculous. I am talking about the regular, average social media user who uses the platform to socialise for whatever reason they need to use it for.
With Twitter especially, we are dealing with quickly written material that is used conversationally. Mistakes happen.
I have to wonder just why so many of us think we are superior just because we may have a slightly better grasp on the (often odd) nuances, and finer details of our language.
What causes us to be so intolerant? Why does it irritate us so?
Would it really upset our lives if I wrote their instead of there, or wheir instead of where? We'll still get up tomorrow, and we'll still be able to do what we do everyday.
If a regular tweeter puts comments and apostrophes in the wrong place on Twitter, why does it irritate so many of us?
It's Christmas and with the New Year coming up, I'd hope that more of us would become more tolerant of our friends and acquaintances in the real world and online.
There are many reasons why online friends might struggle with where we put our commas and full stops, but does that detract from our story?
I know I would much rather read the blog of someone who has a story to tell – but has a few commas in the wrong place, than a grammatically perfect piece of self promotional drivel.
Yes, an easy reading passage with no mistakes is a joy to read, but come on, moaning about people that you think don't even try to get it right smacks of bullying to me.
Here are 5 reasons that someone might not be able to use perfect grammar.
English might not be someones first language, but if they are communicating and making friends, they are successful.
A disability could make every word and sentence an achievement akin to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro every day for the rest of us. What gives anyone the right to assume that everyone is able to understand and use every rule in the English grammar book.
Autocorrect on phones tends to have the most perfectly penned grammatical whizz make frequent mistakes. We get faster and faster at using our gadgets and more and more often we send out the most exquisitely mistaken updates.
Using language for mobile phones, Twitter, or Facebook tends to become addictive and can spill over to other communication channels. Some of us do it by mistake and some by choice.
For whatever reason or lifestyle, or the way some of us have been brought up or taught – may have meant that the rules and regulations surrounding grammar and spelling may have passed someone by.
All of the people who fall into these 5 reasons have just as much right to communicate online as the rest of us.
I don't see why it is fair for anyone to make someone else feel inferior or bad because they are not perfect. Welcome to the real world.
And while I am at it, complaining about people who flogged their blog on Christmas Eve is just lame. No, it wasn't directed at me, but I did see someone get upset over the tweet when it went out by a prominent blogger. We all need to be a bit more tolerant of our fellow users.
For some, Twitter and Facebook friends are the only contact they have got in the world – remember that.
Give everyone respect for trying and for forging new friendships in our online world.
Surely there is room in the mix for all of us without resorting to playground bullying tactics.
There are situations and updates that merit concern, but I wish the perfection police would keep their own people politics private.
ps – I have not spell checked this post so I take full responsibility for any mistakes within.
Well said. One of the reasons I started blogging was to practice my written English. It's my first language but it's easy to become lazy. I'm sure it's full of grammatical mistakes but i love reading my memories back and at the end of the day its for me.
Well done you. Blogging is for everyone and practice makes it a lot easier for most of is to write a sensible piece for others to read.
It doesn't take much to respect each other. I think that's all I can say on this.
So well put, my grammar is far from perfect and I am prone to mistakes. It won't stop me blogging and tweeting though.
Thank you, this subject got a lot of people talking. Nothing would stop me blogging or tweeting now.
I have really mixed feelings on this one.
On the one hand, I understand people have different backgrounds, different levels of ability, and there are a thousand reasons for typos, spelling mistakes etc. Only an idiot thinks someone is less interesting, intelligent or worthwhile on the basis of spelling or grammar.
On the other hand, though, I'm a professional writer and my own personal preference is not to read blogs that have consistently very poor grammar and spelling. I find it too jarring, and it detracts from the content. That's my personal preference and it's not the same as yours, but I don't think it makes me smug or superior or judgemental.
I think what it boils down to is manners. If someone makes a mistake, and especially when it's someone writing a personal blog or Twitter stream, I don't think anyone should point it out.
My exception to this is the comedy typo. Someone accidentally tweeting "wee" instead of "see" is surely an opportunity too good to miss?
You are a journalist so I imagine you have had punctuation and grammar drilled into you from an early age. I used to be intolerant until I realised that not everyone had the ability to communicate in the same way that some of us do.
I do agree, that for professional reading, they should be error free, eg books from publishers with glaring errors can irritate me.
Twitter should be non grammatically policed I reckon.
There are some words that I just can't spell, and on occasion can't even get enough correct letters for spell check to tell me. So that means I can't use that word. Rather frustrating!!
I do get others to proof read, and sometimes I still miss the odd grammar error. We are all only human and work is different to using social media as the people that we are.
I think it is fabulous that we have a platform that we can use the way that we do and I'd hate to see anyone leave it because of spelling. That would be sad.
Good one misses. I am a grammar nazi but I would never have a go at someone about it. Intrigued as to who has been holier than thou, again!
I think I've had this convo with you before on Twitter re grammar police when I've been on one of my rants about it..
I have special need here somy radar picks up more of this kind of stuff than most people I imagine.
Ooo I like this, can I add a cheeky number 6 ?
6. That blogger may be also trying to drink coffee and supervise two small pre-schoolers who are hyped up on chocolate gold coins and hell bent on causing mayhem.
If anyone tries to come at my blog with a red pen and circle my typos I'll be waiting, with pre-schoolers ready to unleash HOLY HELL upon them.
Yes, very possible. That made me laugh and nearly spit out my coffee..
Cleaning bill is in the post !!!
As someone who has always had problems with my ability to spell I used to work really hard to make sure I spelled and punctuated tweets properly, often rewording things because I have no idea how to spell some words. I however realized life is far to short to worry about missing a comma in my 140 characters.
I have been quite upset by the grammer police telling me of my ignorance for my language failings, but there are higher priorities in life. If I'm understood I'm pleased, if not, they can work it out!
Twitter is a sociable platform which is intended for people to get to know people. The bland brands that tweet about nothing more than themselves end up just being follower harvesters that do nobody any good.
I love that people feel they can join in and not feel they are being made a fool of if grammar and spelling is not perfect. I have raised an eyebrow and felt very at home with several well known novelists and journalists online who are minus their editing teams. It should be live and let live where things just don't matter.
I'm sorry you have felt like that, and been upset by the grammar police. Making connections and friends the way you are using social media should not have you feeling like that at all.
I for one am happy you are sticking around on twitter.
I just think if correct positioning of apostrophes is all you have to get yourself in a tizz about, then you probably don't have the most exciting life to begin with. I would much rather see a blog post written from the heart with spelling or grammatical errors than a soulless but gramatically correct one.
I have read some fantastic blogs that were not grammatically perfect and I make some bloopers on mine that I usually spot a couple of days after I have written something..
hurrah! ty (innit!). i've got a slow brain to fingers connection and a relaxed approach to proof reading (i.e. often it's not) – it doesn't mean i don't know how to spell or write, just that i'm rushing. tweeting's instant communication and people just type & send, we shouldn't feel as though we are getting graded for our inaccuracies.
I agree with you. Far too much time.
I have to be word perfect at work, but socialising is so much different. We all need to be more tolerant of each other, don't we?
I have posted for Louise as she wanted to comment, but can't post from her phone.
Thanks Louise, tho it feels a bit funny to answer the comment I just posted for you.
I reckon I have a very good command of grammar and spelling – but a pretty lousy ability with my keyboard, and spelling checkers and predictive text really don't help. Only today, my phone tried to change 'now' to'Mozart and if I'd been in a hurry it would have gone through things like that show that the writer is a real, live, human being. Bloggers (my iPad tried to change that to boogers) and tweeters don't have proof readers! And long may it stay that way.
Yep, thanks for the comment. We'd all be soul less, unreal tweeters if it was all perfection. I love to see how we all fit together to get on with each other. We should feel free to talk on such a fast moving platform without worrying if we have dotted our i's and crossed our t's perfectly.
Oh dear – it seems I was getting so into my rant that I made a mistake in my first comment! "That doesn't make them great blogs" should be "That doesn't mean they're not great blogs".
I knew what you meant lol.
Good post. Having a job supporting adults with life skills, I am very aware that poor grammar can be due to learning difficulties, disabilities or other barriers to learning and education. Many of my students would suffer a severe knock to their already fragile confidence if they were criticised, to the point that it is likely that they would stop contributing. This saddens me as they have every right to enjoy technology as everyone else. I hope people can stop and think before they criticise others because criticism targeted at a vulnerable person can cause of lot of distress and exclude them from a vital source of help and support.
I would hate to think that someone walks away from the interaction that the likes of Twitter can bring, just because of what someone thinks is the "right way to tweet or blog.
I'd love to think that anyone can access this technology, no matter how they write as its just such a fabulous way to interact.
Good post. I must admit to being a bit of a stickler for grammar and some mistakes do make me cringe, but I would never dream of commenting or tweeting about it. That is just rude. Blogs are not supposed to be superbly written, polished, or even articulate (although some undoubtedly are). Several of the top rated blogs in Tots 100 have consistent spelling and grammatical errors. That doesn't make them great blogs. Some people look for any way to criticise, and it doesn't do the reputation of the blogging community any favours. It's hard enough to start blogging and persevere with it without being bullied. Virtual or not, bullying is bullying. I've stopped following several so-called "top" bloggers on Twitter because they were ignorant, patronising or just too smug for words. Some of them even managed to be all three. I don't care how many followers they have, how many visitors their blog gets, or how much money they make from their blog. If they can't treat people with respect, they don't deserve a second of my time. Real life is hard enough without putting up with cr*p from people online too.
You're welcome, on my blog, ranting is allowed.. The thing I love about blogging is that absolutely anyone can do it and be part of the community.
We don't rely on the content of other people in the way that forums do. We create our own ideas, make our own material, and some very badly written blogs have some fantastic messages to put across.
Thank you Michelle. That must be the fastest comment in history.
Happy New Year to you when it comes.
I am happy to know the person and I do not worry about their spelling or such.


History of Barnett Banks, Inc.
In 1993 Business Week magazine called Barnett Banks, Inc., "Florida's most dynamic bank." Jacksonville-based Barnett was Florida's largest financial institution at the time, holding the majority of single-family-home mortgages, 27 percent of the state's deposits, and a large percentage of consumer loans. It ranked 20th among banking organizations nationwide. Although Barnett had only entered Georgia's market in 1986, it had become that state's ninth-largest bank by the early 1990s. The holding company had 32 banks and 7 non-banking affiliates in 235 cities, with over 600 offices in Florida and Georgia by 1993.
In 1877 banker William Boyd Barnett, his wife, and two sons Bion and William D. moved from Hiawatha, Kansas, to Jacksonville, Florida. The Barnett boys hoped a mild southern climate would benefit their mother's health. They could not have known that their father would found what would become Florida's largest bank. William B. established The Bank of Jacksonville on May 7, 1877. By the end of the year, the institution boasted $35,000 in capital. In 1888 the establishment's name was changed to The National Bank of Jacksonville. The burgeoning bank outgrew its original building in 1897 and moved to a new headquarters the following year.
Son Bion became president of the family enterprise in 1903 after his father died. The family name became part of the corporate culture in 1908, when the bank emerged from a reorganization as Barnett First National Bank of Jacksonville. The growing institution marked its 50th anniversary by moving into yet another new headquarters. When Bion celebrated the occasion in 1927, he proudly recounted that the family-owned institution had endured epidemics, fire, freezes, and financial panics.
But an even bigger challenge loomed on the bank's horizon. When some of Florida's financial institutions failed in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, the relatively secure Barnetts formed Barnett National Securities Corporation, a bank holding company. The new entity quickly acquired and reopened three banks that had failed. Later, when President Franklin Roosevelt scheduled a bank holiday for March 5, 1933, Barnett's officers used an ingenious strategy to prevent a run on deposits. On March 4, the bank hauled out all of its cash in denominations of one-, five-, ten-, and twenty-dollar bills--nothing larger. All the teller windows were opened, and employees were instructed to count out each withdrawal slowly. As customers at the end of the lines saw their friends and neighbors leaving the bank with large bundles of bills, their confidence in the bank's liquidity was restored, and many went home.
With its headquarters in the state capital, a military town, Barnett First National's growth paralleled the city's development during World War II. And in the postwar era, when Florida became a retirement haven, immigrating seniors brought their savings and pensions to the state's financial institutions. Barnett stock was sold on a limited basis to the public beginning in the mid-1950s, and in 1962 the shares were listed on the Over-the-Counter Exchange.
Jacksonville attorney Guy W. Botts joined Barnett First National as president in 1963. He hoped to transform the essentially local entity into a statewide banking institution. The vehicle for this metamorphosis was Barnett's 30-year-old holding company subsidiary, Barnett National Securities Corporation. Although Florida's unique banking law restricted Barnett First National Bank from acquiring additional banks, when Barnett National Securities became the group's parent company in 1966, it was empowered to purchase other banks. Over the course of the four years before 1970, the reorganized entity acquired eight local banks and opened a ninth in Jacksonville. Each of these subsidiary banks was a separate corporation composed of a single full-service banking office. Botts' strategy worked so well and quickly that the holding company changed its name to Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., in 1969 to reflect its statewide influence.
During the 1970s Barnett established the state's first credit card franchise. The Barnett Computing Co. subsidiary was subsequently created to facilitate credit transactions. This expensive undertaking helped the parent develop chainwide computerization before its competitors. The company founded many of its nonbanking subsidiaries during this decade. In 1971 the Barnett Mortgage Company subsidiary was formed, and many of the company's subsidiary banks were renamed "Barnett Banks." Barnett Winston Company, an investment vehicle, was formed in 1972; Barnett Investment Services, Inc., Barnett Leasing Company, and Barnett Banks Trust Company, N.A., began operations the following year. Barnett also became the southeast's first bank to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the early 1970s.
Charles E. Rice became Barnett's president in 1972. He had been president of First National Bank of Winter Park, the first bank acquired in 1966 by the Barnett holding company. Rice led the second wave of acquisitions--by 1975 Barnett controlled the largest number of banks of any holding company in Florida and had a market share of deposits of at least five percent in the state's eight largest cities; Barnett ranked second only to Southeast First National Bank of Miami. These acquisitions were made in spite of the brutal national recession of the mid-1970s and the Florida real estate crash. Barnett was duly proud that it had been able to pay quarterly dividends throughout this period, which promotional literature described as the "most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression."
As Barnett recovered in 1976, Florida's lawmakers revised laws that had prohibited branching. In 1977, the first year it was allowed (and coincidentally, Barnett's centenary), Barnett began to consolidate its more than three dozen individual banks and to open new offices. Four branches were launched that year, and nine more opened in 1978. Barnett worked to "blanket" Florida with branches: from 1978 to 1988, 230 branches were built.
Barnett grew much faster than its in-state competitors, and it was able to garner a dominant share of the market. The institution's strong position prepared it for the deregulation of the banking industry and the advent of regional interstate banking, which Florida's lawmakers approved in 1985. Unlike many of its rivals, Barnett was able to withstand the assault from outside banks--of Florida's top 15 banking companies in 1980, all but four were acquired by 1988.
And Barnett did not just hold its own. In 1986 the bank moved into neighboring Georgia with the purchase of First National Bank of Cobb County, a metropolitan Atlanta institution. Barnett dropped "of Florida" from its name, becoming Barnett Banks, Inc., in 1987. By the early 1990s, Barnett had made enough acquisitions to be Georgia's ninth-largest bank.
As interest rates dropped precipitously in the late 1980s and early 1990s, bank customers in all ranks sought higher-interest alternatives to standard savings. Barnett launched the Emerald group of mutual funds in 1988 to keep those customers "inside the Barnett family." And as the baby-boomer generation began to reach trust and private banking minimum income and net worth levels, competition to win their accounts intensified. Barnett joined a movement to merge trust and private banking. Prior to this time, private bankers had concentrated on gathering deposits, and trust departments had managed clients' investments. But in the 1990s many banks focused on providing their most affluent customers with a service-, rather than product-oriented, approach. The merger of these two departments provided the convenience desired by customers and encouraged officers in the two departments to share contacts.
Barnett was the subject of a class action suit in 1990 that charged that Barnett Equity Securities had distorted or failed to disclose vital information to investors. The case was settled out of court in 1992 through the issue of $1.25 million in common shares to the plaintiff class.
In 1991 the company announced that it would acquire CSX Commercial Services, a student loan holder, from CSX Corp. The $1 billion unit's name was changed to BTI Services. Barnett became the Florida student loan system's "Lender of Last Resort." Under sponsorship of the state's guarantor agency, the Office of Student Financial Assistance, Barnett distributed loans to students who had been denied by at least two banks.
Barnett purchased United Savings of America, a failed Florida thrift, in February of 1992. That May, Barnett also agreed to buy the 144 branches of First Florida Banks, the state's last large independent bank, for $800 million. While some analysts criticized the purchase as too expensive, Barnett justified the acquisition in terms of "synergies and data center consolidation," according to a 1992 Computerworld article. It hoped to consolidate and convert the two banks' check processing systems from a paper-intensive operation to one based on new imaging technology. The technology stored an electronic image of each financial document, so that a printout with over a dozen "checks" per page could be sent to the customer, rather than the physical checks themselves. Besides saving storage costs for customers (especially businesses) and banks, imaging reduced postage costs and streamlined the work flow. Barnett had already begun testing of Unisys Corp.'s InfoImage check processing imaging system at three of its check processing centers, and hoped to reap a return of 15 percent to 18 percent on its investments in the new technology.
Barnett's intricate and far-flung network of computerized branches, automatic teller machines, and offices was assaulted, along with the rest of south Florida, by Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992. Barnett's first challenges were to protect assets, locate employees, and try to conduct business at the affected branches. The bank had warehoused cash in anticipation of the storm, and had stockpiled 10,000 gallons of fuel at strategic locations for emergency generators. Barnett's disaster plan also included contracts with vendors to provide new ATMs, satellite dishes, and other emergency equipment. Contracted security officers provided 24-hour protection, and company recovery efforts were coordinated through a central command that worked with the Florida governor's office to set up temporary banking locations in the hardest-hit areas. Most major bank branches in the affected areas were reopened less than two weeks after Andrew struck.
Barnett was considered one of the more progressive banking firms in terms of employee child care and health benefits. In 1992 Working Mother magazine ranked Barnett Banks, Inc., among the 100 best companies for employees who were parents. The corporation had a child care center at its Jacksonville headquarters and arranged for discounted child care for employees at 600 branch offices. Barnett also established an on-site medical clinic to make health care services more convenient to employees. And while many U.S. businesses resisted passage of 1993's Family Leave Act, Barnett already had a similar policy in place.
By 1993, Barnett enjoyed deep market penetration within its home state: the institution's chief retail executive, Thomas B. Johnson, bragged that Florida offices were within ten minutes of 96 percent of the state's population. And although the company had itself grown through acquisitions, it found itself the frequent subject of takeover speculation. The lucrative and still-growing Florida market was one of the U.S. banking industry's most attractive. Analysts reasoned that such regional banks as First Union Corp., NationsBank Corp., Sun-Trust Banks Inc., and Wachovia Corp. would try to acquire Barnett if the federal government lowered barriers to national banking during the 1990s. Barnett defended itself against such threats by maintaining high earnings and a high stock value.
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Sprinklers water crops in Bakersfield, California, during a heatwave.
The world's food crisis, where 1 billion people are already going hungry and a further 2 billion people will be affected by 2050, is set to worsen as increasing heatwaves reverse the rising crop yields seen over the last 50 years, according to new research.
Severe heatwaves, such as those currently seen in Australia, are expected to become many times more likely in coming decades due to climate change. Extreme heat led to 2012 becoming the hottest year in the US on record and the worst corn crop in two decades.
New research, which used corn growing in France as an example, predicts losses of up to 12% for maize yields in the next 20 years. A second, longer-term study published on Sunday indicates that, without action against climate change, wheat and soybean harvests will fall by up to 30% by 2050 as the world warms.
Hawkins, Challinor and colleagues examined how the number of days when the temperature rose above 32C affected the maize crop in France, which is the UK's biggest source of imported corn. Yields had quadrupled between 1960 and 2000 but barely improved in the last decade, while the number of hot days more than doubled.
The second study is the first global assessment of a range of climate change impacts, from increased flooding to rising demand for air conditioning, of how cutting carbon emissions could reduce these impacts, published in Nature Climate Change. "Our research clearly identifies the benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions – less severe impacts on crops and flooding are two areas of particular benefit," said Prof Nigel Arnell of the University of Reading, who led the study, published in Nature Climate Change.
One example showed global productivity of spring wheat could drop by 20% by the 2050s, but such a drop in yields is delayed until 2100 if firm action is taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
River flooding was the impact which was most reduced if climate action is taken, the study found. Without action, even optimistic forecasts suggest the world will warm by 4C, which would expose about 330m people globally to greater flooding. But that number could be cut in half if emissions start to fall in the next few years. Flooding is the biggest climate threat to the UK, with over 8,000 homes submerged in 2012.
Another dramatic impact was on the need for air conditioning as temperatures rise. The energy needed for cooling is set to soar but could be cut by 30% if the world acts to curb emissions, with the benefit being particularly high in Europe. However, climate action has relatively little effect on water shortages, set to hit a billion people. Just 5% of those would avoid water problems if emissions fall.


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<?php

namespace Couscous\Application\Cli;

use Couscous\Generator;
use Couscous\Model\Project;
use RuntimeException;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Process\ProcessBuilder;

/**
 * Preview the website.
 *
 * @author Matthieu Napoli <matthieu@mnapoli.fr>
 */
class PreviewCommand extends Command
{
    /**
     * @var Generator
     */
    private $generator;

    public function __construct(Generator $generator)
    {
        $this->generator = $generator;

        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function configure()
    {
        $this
            ->setName('preview')
            ->setDescription('Starts a webserver to preview the website')
            ->addArgument(
                'address',
                InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
                'Address:port',
                '127.0.0.1:8000'
            )
            ->addArgument(
                'source',
                InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
                'Repository you want to generate.',
                getcwd()
            )
            ->addOption(
                'target',
                null,
                InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
                'Target directory in which to generate the files.',
                getcwd() . '/.couscous/generated'
            );
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        if (! $this->isSupported()) {
            $output->writeln('<error>PHP 5.4 or above is required to run the internal webserver</error>');
            return 1;
        }

        $sourceDirectory = $input->getArgument('source');
        $targetDirectory = $input->getOption('target');

        $watchlist = $this->generateWebsite($output, $sourceDirectory, $targetDirectory);

        $serverProcess = $this->startWebServer($input, $output, $targetDirectory);

        // Watch for changes
        while ($serverProcess->isRunning()) {
            $files = $watchlist->getChangedFiles();
            if (count($files) > 0) {
                $output->writeln('');
                $output->write(sprintf('<comment>%d file(s) changed: regenerating</comment>', count($files)));
                $output->writeln(sprintf(' (%s)', $this->fileListToDisplay($files, $sourceDirectory)));

                $watchlist = $this->generateWebsite($output, $sourceDirectory, $targetDirectory, true);
            }

            sleep(1);
        }

        throw new RuntimeException('The HTTP server has stopped');
    }

    private function generateWebsite(
        OutputInterface $output,
        $sourceDirectory,
        $targetDirectory,
        $regenerate = false
    ) {
        $project = new Project($sourceDirectory, $targetDirectory);

        $project->metadata['preview'] = true;

        $project->regenerate = $regenerate;

        $this->generator->generate($project, $output);

        return $project->watchlist;
    }

    private function startWebServer(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $targetDirectory)
    {
        $builder = new ProcessBuilder([PHP_BINARY, '-S', $input->getArgument('address')]);
        $builder->setWorkingDirectory($targetDirectory);
        $builder->setTimeout(null);

        $process = $builder->getProcess();
        $process->start();

        $output->writeln(sprintf("Server running on <comment>%s</comment>", $input->getArgument('address')));

        return $process;
    }

    private function isSupported()
    {
        if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.4.0', '<')) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    private function fileListToDisplay(array $files, $sourceDirectory)
    {
        $files = array_map(function ($file) use ($sourceDirectory) {
            return substr($file, strlen($sourceDirectory) + 1);
        }, $files);

        $str = implode(', ', $files);

        if (strlen($str) > 60) {
            $str = substr($str, 0, 60) . '…';
        }

        return $str;
    }
}

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Trending Christian Blog and Commentary
The Gospel vs. Taylor Swift's 'Out of the Woods'
Veronica Neffinger
What topic related to Christianity, faith, and the Bible is trending online and in social media today?
All songs have some sort of message behind them; glimpses of the songwriter's worldview can be seen in what is being communicated.
Even just one song can reveal some foundational things about the songwriter's beliefs. This is particularly the case with pop icon Taylor Swift's new song "Out of the Woods," according to Trevin Wax in his article "The Gospel According to Taylor Swift" for the Gospel Coalition.
The song, Wax explains, is about Swift's difficult relationship with one of the members of One Direction. In the music video for the song, Taylor fights her way through forests, frozen tundras, mountains, and mud, while being pursued by wolves. At the video's end, she finally emerges onto a beach where stands another version of herself, free from all the bruises, scratches, and dirt. She touches the new Taylor on the shoulder and that is the end of the video.
Except for the words that then come on the screen, which Wax believes are particularly revealing of Swift's worldview:
She lost him.
But she found herself.
And somehow that was everything.
This is a common theme in our 21st century American culture: we are almost consumed at times with "finding ourselves." The value of individualism is something that has been drilled into our heads for years. "You can be anything you want to be," young children are told. "Pursue your dreams," we tell each other. Even Socrates famously said to "Know thyself."
While self-expression is not a completely bad thing, exalting individualism and self-discovery above humbling ourselves before the Lord so that He may shine through us runs contrary to the Gospel. In fact, it is, like Paul said, "another Gospel" (Galatians 1:6-8) which is not consistent with the Scriptures.
As Christians, we likely have discussed humbling ourselves before God (James 4:10), giving Him the glory he deserves (Psalm 96:8), and recognizing that we are only made whole when we find ourselves in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17), but we seem to also often affirm the worldview Taylor Swift expresses in "Out of the Woods"--that our goal in this life, through the trials and the challenges, is one of self-discovery.
This is a struggle, even for Christians. Writing for Crosswalk.com, Kelly Balarie says in her article "Dying to My Selfie and Coming Alive to Christ," "Somehow everything centers around - me, myself and I. And even when I say it doesn't, I lie. I don't want to do this, but it is almost like I can't help myself. We live in a 'selfie' world."
So, what's the solution?
Wax states that "deep down, all human beings want to be totally known and totally loved." However, he continues, to have as a goal to "know yourself" and "love yourself" is only a "shortcut to being totally known and totally loved." It's the world's cheapened version of what we long for, what we were created for.
These two worldviews--the gospel of knowing yourself and the Gospel of knowing Christ, are, to state it bluntly, very antitheses of each other. After all, Jesus said, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" (Matthew 10:39).
Balarie continues, "It is solely by the power of Christ that we do anything. When we work through his power, his power at work within us makes us selfless, humble and full of grace."
Wax says that hopefully Swift will learn to look up instead of looking in. This is a lesson that we, as Christians, need to continue to remind ourselves of as well.
"The gospel that calls us out of the woods of sin and brokenness rewrites those final lines from Taylor Swift's music video," states Wax. "She lost herself. But she found Him. And somehow that was everything."
Veronica Neffinger is the editor of ChristianHeadlines.com
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Q: How to create a fast, queryable index from many JSON files (ideally in Python) I have 78,000 individual JSON files that I created with a Python script that scrapes a community forum and extracts information from each post. They consist of simple key-value pairs, like so:
{
    "name": "Chris Wilson",
    "item": "Darth Vader speaker phone",
    "price": "$100",
    "notes": "Great condition!"
}

Some keys are common to all files -- name and price, for example -- while many others appear in only some. (The site I'm crawling allows for user-defined fields.) I want to be able to search, sort, and group by any field I want.
Normally, I would load each file into a SQLite database and query it from there. This would be extremely tedious, given the multitude of fields.
From what little I understand about NoSQL frameworks, this seems like a project that is well-suited for a document-based system over a traditional relational database. I tried to learn CloudDB, but most of the documentation I can find assumes that you start with the empty database, not the pre-fabricated documents themselves.
Is there a good, reasonably simple (or at least well-documented) solution for indexing and querying large numbers of dictionary objects? I prefer Python, but happy to venture into Node or whatever else.
Thank you!
P.S. Let me know if you're interested in that Darth Vader phone.

A: This sounds like the perfect use case for MongoDB. Setup MongoDB and import your JSON files directly to the collection using mongoimport --file <filename>
They have great python support too.
Some documentation links:
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/mongoimport/#cmdoption-mongoimport--file
http://docs.mongodb.org/ecosystem/drivers/python/

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My characters keep permanently dying even though they have no injuries. This has happened to me with multiple different enemies for the last 10 hours of gameplay. I haven't seen a single injury since. Anyone know what's happening? I've tried resting multiple times with different types of food but nothing works.
Sorry to hear you are having issues! Would you please attach a savegame for us so we can look into the issue for you?
Do you perchance have Grog as your pet? Because that's his aura effect.
Resurrecting this thread, b/c I'm having the same problem while fighting Nemnok. I don't have Grog as my pet, I have the baby bear.
Resurrecting this thread because I am also having this problem while fighting Nemnok.
It always happens 15 - 20 minutes into the fight, and it only happens to my Watcher. It doesn't matter how much health she has or how much Nemnok has. It's happened when he was at 5%, and when he was at 75%. My watcher has died from full with no injuries, and she's died when she's been unconscious with one for three minutes beforehand. Nothing I do seems to make a difference, but about 15 - 20 minutes in my watcher dies and I game over, every time.
I've tried the fight with a Death Wardstone up and that didn't make a difference. The pet I have out every time is Prissy.


Cover letter - how to word it that you have a child?????
Discussion in 'Teaching overseas' started by toyship, Dec 26, 2010.
Whilst I should be merry at this time of year, I am filling in job applications and I am stuck on how to work my cover letter so that the school knows that I have a son!!! I think it is only fair that I should state this now PLUS I have been told that I should rather that spring it on the interview panel.... if I get that far!!!
I just write it on my C.V. along with personal information.
There are two schools of thought on this. The first one is that it is none of the employers business and you having dependents should not influence the employers decision.
My own personal view is that this is important information for the employer, and if they do not wish to offer me a job when they know it, then I would rather find out now than later. I dare say there have been schools that have been put off by the fact that I have two kids and a non-teaching spouse, but that is their loss not mine, so I am not that bothered.
FYI - it's "for my son and me" not "for my son and I". You would not say "for I", would you?
Maybe you could speak to my mother!!!! She constantly nags me about this... she is old school grammar!!
Why would you want to do that? It is you who would be employed, not your son.
But I have just found their covering letter for the post and there is a box for those with children !!!
Can I also ask.... where is the balance for jobs abroad? Is it highly competitve and I will be up against 100s of applicants?
I would make certain that your vital information is in the international CV format as opposed to a resume (if it's not already). In a CV format, many people will place their address and contact information at the top and with that you would include your nationality, and dependent information (along with a picture).
That way the employer has the information and how/where you mention it in a cover letter is less important.


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I tell you ad nauseum that I hate Black Friday, I don't like Independence Day noise, I'm not fan of Christmas and New Year's mayhem... and the last two weeks in January are among my least favorite of the year.
Here's why January is on my "you know what" list.. Even though the days are getting longer and the sun is a little stronger, it's still pretty dark out there. The Christmas decorations and lights are down. It's dismal.
There is a little "light" at the end of the tunnel. It seems like an increasing number of people decorate for Valentine's Day. It's nice to see strings of red lights on front porches. I've noticed a relatively new trend of light blue light strings on homes. I assume that notes the snow, ice, and cold of winter. I like it! It's a tough time of year to find anything bright.
Speaking of lights, I see the city of Scranton and the newspaper have finally noticed what I've been complaining about here for months-- the darkness of downtown Scranton, especially Lackawanna Avenue. Some fixes are on the way, and you need more.
There is another late January issue-- the cold and the snow. All the lights in the world can't fix that. The worst will soon be over. The average daily highs and lows bottom out soon, and the climb begins February 1.
It happens Saturday, and it's one of the most important events of the year.
The League of Women Voters is holding its annual school on how to run a campaign. You can find it at the University of Scranton.
I've been doing this a long time, and I am continually amazed at the number of candidates who run lousy campaigns. Even more amazing is the number of so called political consultants and advertising people who have little or no clue as to that new news media needs.
I've never been to one of these schools, but I have seen extensive videos on the local cable TV public access channel. It's good stuff. Valuable information.
It's not just a "candidate" thing. I've seen so many who manage to get elected that just can't handle the news media. We're not your friends. We're not the enemy, either. We're just out to get a solid story and inform our audience. I've seen dozens of elected officials who are not pro-active and haven't the slightest idea how to keep their constituents informed. Running a city or a county, a police department, a coroner's office... are not 9 to 5, Monday through Friday jobs. You want the big chair behind the big desk? You want the power? Get ready to shoulder the responsibility.
There is a new batch of elected officials in office. Some have started off the wrong way. they feel they are not responsible to the people who elected them. They are trying to muzzle employees and stifle the free flow of information. I've seen it many times before. It never works.
Go to campaign school. It's a decision you won't regret.
By the way, mixed results on my Championship Weekend picks. I did predict a Kansas City vs San Francisco Super Bowl, but I didn't think SF would cover the spread. It did. As I write this, KC is a one point favorite. I'll likely make a pick, here, the Friday before the game.
People will watch the Super Bowl regardless, but FOX has to be happy with the match-up. Big population in the Bay Area. Kansas City has a big star QB. Both teams have powerful offenses, and scoring is what brings eyeballs to televisions.
Andy's Angles: They Even Took the Flag
Gander Outdoors, to the right of Staples, recently closed its Dickson City store, and several others.
When Gander Outdoors, formerly Gander Mountain, took over, it planted a huge flag pole and flag in the parking lot.
The flag was huge. You could see it for miles. Sadly, the flag disappeared when the store closed. It's too bad the plaza's owner, Staples or the other store in the plaza, Best Buy, didn't assume responsibility.
Andy's Angles: Focus
I recently bought a couple of new lenses for a camera I've had for years. Some rare down time during Christmas afforded me the opportunity to watch some "how to" videos on the internet.
Fast forward to the morning of January 2. It was again some rare down time, and an even more rare sunny winter day.
One of my "go to" spots is a park in Blakely, along the Lackawanna River.
In the shot below, notice how the focus is on the tree branch hanging over the river. The water is blurred.
In the photo below, it's just the opposite.
Okay, I'm not going to win any awards, but it's a start.
By the way, one video I watched showed how much shutter speed can influence how you photograph water. I'll have more on that in the weeks to come.
The Sports Edition
ESPN is said to be prepared to offer Tony Romo $ 10 million to jump from CBS when his contract expires later this year. Why? Romo is good. He's not great. It's clear Monday Night Football needs changes. There are better people out there. Romo talks way too much.
13 days between the national college football semi finals and the championship game. Far too long, and I lost interest days ago. The NCAA has to find a way to keep the championship game from getting lost in the NFL playoffs. I listened to a fair amount of sports talk radio this week. It was all NFL, all the time-- until the baseball cheating scandal hit.
There's speculation Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints will retire and go right in to the network television booth.
The Mad Dog sports talk channel on Sirius/XM has assembled a very entertaining line up.
Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher is going to the Hall of Fame. This is the guy thought Kordell Stewart was the answer to the Steelers problems. How did that work out for you? Cowher was 2 and 4 in AFC championship games. As I always say, it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Pretty Good.
I have less of a problem with former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson going to the Hall of Fame. As someone who doesn't like the Cowboys, that is difficult for me to say. Johnson has been on FOX for years, and in my opinion, he's the only one on the set who really has interesting things to say. I wish FOX would give him more time. Terry Bradshaw comes in second, but only when he's really riled up about something.
Both Cowher and Johnson were told of their selections on live TV. I just have a feeling they would still be on the outside looking in if they didn't have high profile network TV jobs.
Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a month. Hallelujah! I just can't get interested in the endless seasons, and even more endless playoffs of the NBA and NHL.
Kudos to the Houston Astros for firing their cheating manager and general manager. I hope it sends a strong message to the rest of the league. If a game loses its integrity, it loses everything. The same goes for the Red Sox.
I'm going with the favorites, and I expect a Kansas City/San Francisco Super Bowl. I am less confident about picking San Francisco to beat Green Bay. If I was a gambling man, I'd be tempted to take Green Bay and the points.
The Speech
I give variations of the same speech to every prospective journalist and broadcaster I meet. It essentially entails: Make sure this is something you want to do. You will be here on weekends, overnights, early mornings, birthdays and holidays. You will see many unpleasant things, and you will meet people on the worst day of their lives. When your friends get the day off because it snows, you'll be coming to work. You're not going home, either. You'll be in a hotel for your safety and to make sure you can get to work. We don't get "snow days."
Yes, it has scared away a few. You simply have to know what you're getting in to. when I hear complaints, I invariably say "What did you expect when you took this job?"
That brings us to Harry and Meghan. Meghan Markle married a prince and seems to be uncomfortable with life in the spotlight? Well, what did you expect when you married a prince?
Having said that, I think the media shouldn't hound the royals without mercy. I have a NewsFlash for the foreign media. The royal family isn't that interesting.
Harry and Meghan plan to move to Canada to get away from it all. It's caused an uproar in the royal family. Why? Respect their wishes. Let them go to lead their own lives. Don't force Harry and Meghan to be miserable.
Even though we've been enjoying above normal temperatures this month, the dead of winter seems to last forever.
There is the occasional ray of sunshine and it arrived this past weekend. Bakeries and supermarkets have started to fry up paczki. It's a filled doughnut that arrives in winter and disappears the day before Lent.
The donuts are delicious, but I find what they represent even tastier. It's "Spring" in the not too distant future.
The issue is getting from here to there. Luckily, there are paczkis to make the days a little more tolerable.
I've touched on this briefly before and the topic came up again when the Pennsylvania Turnpike hiked its tolls January 5th.
I always loved going on the turnpike as a kid, because it always meant a fun trip-- a Phillies game, Atlantic City, the big mall near Allentown, just some general wandering.
Clearly, things have changed. The turnpike is a nice short cut from Clarks Summit to Taylor and Pittston. I use it at work to get to stories in Carbon County. Most of the joy is gone, but there are still fond memories.
Springboarding off that, part of the fun involved with heading south on the turnpike was listening to Philadelphia radio stations. KYW was at the top of the list, but there were others. Philadelphia was heaven for a radio and news junkie like me.
Well, some of that magic is gone, too. There is someone you can blame. Her name is Alexa. I can listen to KYW, WOGL, WIP and WPEN FM any time I want, and I still do it most days. KYW is on my smart speaker most mornings of my off days. It's still a kick and I still appreciate solid radio news and sports.
The mystique has disappeared, but it has evolved in to something else. I know people who work at KYW and WPEN FM. It's a kick to hear them and I'm thrilled they are doing well.
We are only a couple of days away from January 15, the day I consider to be winter's "half finished" point. Meteorological winter is considered December, January, and February-- the three coldest months. Half way through January means half way through winter.
As I see it, it hasn't been bad so far-- only a few minor show and ice events where I live. Yes, I know our northern tier counties were hammered a couple of times. We've had above normal temperatures, including some record breakers.
Even if you factor in "astronomical winter," Groundhog Day, the half way point, is only a few weeks away.
Yes, I know we've had some fierce cold in late January, and some major snow storms in February and March. Still, we have made it over a significant hump. Sunrises are late, but sunsets get a little later every day. You can feel the sun getting a little stronger.
We'll be complaining about the heat and humidity before you know it.
Andy's Angles: First of the Year
It's 12 days in to the new year, and I still haven't inflicted a train photo upon you.
Your luck has run out.
This one was in the Steamtown National Historic Site roundhouse the morning of January 2. As you can see, it was still decorated for Christmas, complete with wreath on the front.
Andy's Angles: Mini Me
Vote '20
Half Baked and Buck
Scrapple 2020
Financial Final Jeopardy
New Year Follow Up
Andy's Angles: Black and White in Color


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Discussion in 'General Chatter' started by Wiwaxia, Oct 28, 2015.
I've never machinima'd, but it's really sad to me that its 10 years of content just up and got deleted.
although i have done neutral good and true neutral before. does typing straight into kintsugi drafts count as true neutral?
Clearly my alignment is Neutral Bacon and my friend who keeps fanfic notes in Scrivener is Lawful Necktie.
Lawful neutral. Guess it also applies to the days i used a mac since i switched from pages to textedit.
what is typing in normal text in google docs but on a school computer because I was in art school and had no shame? chaotic goevil?
The classpect system would make for a great diceless RPG, in which instead of using dice one gets the character to do/achieve things by convincing the group how whatever it is you want your character to do fits with their classpect.
hey i have a question: does anyone remember the origin of the emoji? i cant remember the specific drama it came from.
Ray tried to curse I think Luka. It involved lavender which is very much not a curse-y herb, and it actually eventually turned out the person who gave him the instructions for the curse was deliberately sabotaging it or something like that.
I managed to resist the urge to start arguing about who vs whom in a comments thread, but now I want to go draw sentence tree diagrams again.


Everyone knows that slow cookers are great for hearty winter meals. But they're also ideal for those steamy summer days when it's just too hot to turn on the stove. Set that slow cooker to run while you're out of the house and you won't even have to deal with the small amount of heat that does come out of your CrockPot.
While traditional slow cooker dishes (think: pot roast) might seem too heavy to enjoy in August, with the right recipe you can have a light, low-calorie meal on the table with very little prep. Plus, many of these recipes can also be made ahead of time and enjoyed cold or at room temperature. Just toss in your ingredients, then head out to cool down at the pool. From breakfast to dinner (and everything between), check out these low-effort recipe ideas below.
It'll be easier to resist the urge to camp out in front of the AC and order takeout with this recipe in your back pocket. Thanks to a few hours in a slow cooker, the simple sauce (garlic, ginger, soy sauce and lime) infuses protein-rich chicken breasts with a ton of flavor. Pair it with steamed broccoli or cauliflower rice for a low-carb, high-fiber meal. (Pro tip: The recipe calls for store-bought garlic-ginger purée, but you can opt for freshly grated garlic and ginger instead.) Photo and Recipe: Skinny Ms.


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Kalaa Djerda Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia approximately  south-southwest of El Kef and  southwest of Tunis.

The airfield was built prior to World War II by the French Air Force Armée de l'Air. In 1939, GB I/19 and II/19  "Gascogne"  of Snisian FA South stationed Bloch MB.210 bombers at the airfield.  After the Battle of France in 1940, the Vichy French Air Force (Armée de l'Air de Vichy) continued to use the airfield until its abolition in November 1942 after the Operation Torch Landings in French North Africa and the German takeover of Tunisia afterward.

The airfield was seized by during February 1943 by elements of the United States Army II Corps during the Tunisian Campaign and was turned over to the USAAF Twelfth Air Force 31st Fighter Group, which had moved east from Youks-les-Bains Airfield, Algeria, during the North African Campaign for use against the German Afrika Korps.

The 31st Fighter Group based three squadrons (307th, 308th, 309th) of Supermarine Spitfires at the airfield from 21 February to 11 March 1943. It then moved to Thelepte Airfield, and afterwards, the airfield was used in a support role for transport and re-supply and evacuation flights by C-47s.   After operational forces moved into Sicily and southern Italy, the airfield was abandoned.

It appears that the village of Kalaat Khasba expanded onto the land previously used by the airfield, as two streets appear to be former runways of the base.

References

 Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
  French Air Force order of battle, 3 September 1939

External links

Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia

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COBIS exists to represent the collective interests of its member schools, to offer them opportunities for professional information, training and improvement, and to promote the quality and reputation of the best in British international education worldwide. COBIS is committed to providing high quality services and support.
We believe we achieve this most of the time, but if we are not getting it right, we invite you to please let us know.
In order to ensure our services and support remain at a high and improving standard, we have a procedure through which you can let us know of for any reason you are not satisfied with your dealings with COBIS.
Definitions and Scope
A 'concern' is defined as "an expression of worry or doubt over an issue considered to be important for which reassurances are sought".
COBIS will resolve concerns through day-to-day communication as far as possible.
A 'complaint' is defined as "an expression of dissatisfaction, however made, about actions taken or a lack of action".
COBIS intends to resolve complaints informally where possible, at the earliest possible stage.
There may be occasions when complainants would like to raise their concerns formally. This policy outlines the procedure relating to handling complaints at every stage.
When responding to complaints, COBIS aims to:
Be impartial and non-adversarial
Address all the points at issue and provide an effective and prompt response
Respect complainants' desire for confidentiality
Treat complainants with respect
Keep complainants informed of the progress of the complaints process
Consider how the complaint can feed into school improvement evaluation processes
COBIS will work to resolve concerns or complaints by informal means wherever possible. Where this is not possible, formal procedures will be followed. To support this, COBIS will ensure we publicise the existence of this policy and make it available on the COBIS website.
Principles and Timescales for Investigation
When investigating a complaint, COBIS will try to clarify:
What has happened
Who was involved
What the complainant feels would put things right
COBIS intends to address complaints as quickly as possible. COBIS will acknowledge Informal (Stage 1) complaints within three working days and investigate and provide a response within three working weeks.
If the complaint is escalated to a Formal (Stage 2-4) complaint, there will be an initial response within three working days. COBIS expects that complaints will be made as soon as possible after an incident arises and no later than three months afterwards. COBIS will consider exceptions to this time frame in circumstances where there were valid reasons for not making a complaint at that time and the complaint can still be investigated in a fair manner for all involved.
While COBIS always seeks positive and constructive resolution to any complaint, all correspondence from COBIS to a complainant will remain confidential.
Complaints relating to COBIS Member Schools
If your complaint is not about COBIS, but relates to a member school, please refer to the COBIS Guide to School Complaints which can be found here.
Complaints relating to the COBIS CEO or COBIS Board Members
If your complaint is about the CEO, please direct your complaint to the Vice-Chairman. Where a complaint is against the COBIS Chairman or any member of the COBIS Board (not including the COBIS Vice-Chairman), it should be made in writing to the COBIS Vice-Chairman. If the complaint is against the COBIS Vice-Chairman, it should be made in writing to the COBIS Chairman.
Complaints relating to the COBIS Patron's Accreditation and Compliance scheme
If your complaint is regarding any aspect of the COBIS Patron's Accreditation and Compliance scheme, including the process and/or personnel involved (i.e. COBIS Executive, Lead Improvement Partners or Peer Accreditors), please direct your complaint to the COBIS CEO.
Any complaints relating to the Patron's Accreditation and Compliance scheme will follow the standard 4-stage COBIS Corporate Complaints structure as outlined below.
Allegations regarding COBIS Staff, Board Members, Lead Improvement Partners or Peer Accreditors
At COBIS we take safeguarding very seriously. To read COBIS's safeguarding statement, please see here. COBIS manages allegations in line with guidance published by the International Taskforce for Child Protection (of which COBIS is a founding member). This guidance can be found here.
Stages of the Complaint Process
COBIS has set out four stages of the Compliant Process.
Stage 1: Informal
COBIS will take informal concerns seriously and make every effort to resolve the matter quickly. It may be the case that the provision or clarification of information will resolve the issue.
The complainant should raise the complaint as soon as possible with the relevant COBIS representative, either in person or by letter, telephone or e-mail. In the first instance, complaints should be sent to pa@cobis.org.uk or posted to the COBIS Head Office for the attention of the COBIS Complaints Team.
COBIS will acknowledge informal complaints within three working days and investigate and provide a response within three working weeks.
If the complaint is not resolved informally, it will be escalated to a Formal complaint (Stage 2).
Stage 2: Formal
If you would like to make a Formal complaint, or if you feel your informal complaint has not be resolved satisfactorily, please inform in writing, the COBIS CEO, or the relevant COBIS representative.
This e-mail or letter should provide details such as relevant dates, times, and individuals involved in any events, alongside copies of any relevant documents. The complainant should also state what they feel would resolve the complaint.
The COBIS CEO (or relevant COBIS representative) will arrange a face-to-face or skype meeting to clarify concerns and seek a resolution. The complainant may be accompanied to this meeting, but should, in such instance, inform COBIS in advance of the identity of their companion.
In certain circumstances, COBIS may need to refuse a request for a particular individual to attend any such meeting – for example, if there is a conflict of interest. If this is the case, COBIS will notify the complainant as soon as they are aware, so that the complainant has the opportunity to arrange alternative accompaniment.
The COBIS CEO, or other person appointed by COBIS CEO for this purpose, will then conduct their own investigation. The written conclusion of this investigation will be sent to the complainant within three working weeks.
If the complainant wishes to proceed to the next stage of the procedure (Stage 3), they should inform the COBIS Vice-Chairman in writing within ten days of receipt of the written conclusion.
Stage 3: Inform the COBIS Vice-Chairman in writing
This letter should set out the details of the complaint including evidence as set out above. The complainant should also specify what they feel would resolve the complaint, and how they feel the previous stage of the procedure has not addressed their complaint sufficiently.
The Vice Chairman will acknowledge receipt of the letter within three working days. The written conclusion of the investigation will be sent to the complainant within ten days of the receipt of the above-mentioned letter bv the Vice Chairman.
If the complainant wishes to proceed to the next stage (Stage 4) of the procedure, they should inform the COBIS Vice-Chairman in writing within ten days of receipt of the written conclusion.
Stage 4: Submit the Complaint to the COBIS Complaint Review Panel
The review panel will consist of members of the COBIS Board, who will be assigned to this task by the Chairman. These individuals will have access to the existing record of the complaint's progress.
The complainant will have reasonable notice of the date of the review panel; however, the review panel reserves the right to convene at their convenience rather than that of the complainant. At the review panel meeting, the complainant and the relevant representatives from COBIS will be present. Each will have an opportunity to make written or oral submissions prior to the meeting.
The complainant will be allowed to attend the panel hearing and be accompanied by a suitable companion, who is not a legal representative, if they wish.
At the meeting, each individual will have the opportunity to give statements and present their evidence.
The panel, the complainant and the COBIS representatives will be given the chance to ask and reply to questions. Once the complainant and COBIS representatives have completed presenting their cases, they will be asked to leave. The evidence will then be considered.
The panel will subsequently collate its findings and make recommendations. The panel will also provide a copy of the findings and recommendations to the complainant and, where relevant, the subject of the complaint, and make a copy of the findings and recommendations available for inspection by the COBIS CEO or relevant COBIS representative.
The judgement of the COBIS Appeals panel is final.
Unacceptable complaints
An initial or follow-up complaint which is presented in a defamatory, abusive, offensive or threatening manner will be dismissed outright.
Persistent and Vexatious Complaints
Where a complainant tries to re-open an issue with COBIS after the complaints procedure has been fully exhausted and COBIS has done everything it reasonably can in response to the complaint, the COBIS Vice-Chairman (or the COBIS Chairman in the case of a complaint against the COBIS Vice-Chairman) will inform the complainant that the matter is closed.
If the complainant subsequently contacts COBIS again about the same issue, COBIS can choose not to respond. The normal circumstance in which COBIS will not respond is if:
COBIS has taken every reasonable step to address the complainant's needs, and
The complainant has been given a clear statement of the COBIS position and their options (if any), and
The complainant is contacting COBIS repeatedly but making substantially the same points each time
This list not being exhaustive. COBIS will be most likely to choose not to respond if:
COBIS has reason to believe the individual is contacting COBIS with the intention of causing disruption or inconvenience, and/or
The individual's letters/e-mails/telephone calls are often or always abusive or aggressive, and/or
The individual makes insulting personal comments about, or threats towards, COBIS staff
Unreasonable behaviour which is abusive, offensive or threatening will not be accepted. No response will given in such instances.
Once COBIS has decided that it is appropriate to stop responding, the complainant will be informed in writing, either by letter or e-mail.
COBIS will ensure, when making this decision, that the complainants are heard, and that COBIS acts reasonably.
COBIS will record the progress of all complaints, including information about actions taken at all stages, the stage at which the complaint was resolved, and the final outcome. The records will also include copies of letters and emails, and notes relating to meetings and phone calls.
This material will be treated as confidential, and it will be secured commensurate with data legislation. It will be held centrally, and it will be viewed only by those involved in investigating the complaint, or the members of the relevant review panel.


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