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Revlon, Airbrush Foundation and Airbrush CEO discuss their funding challenges
AUGUSTA, Ga.
(AP) Airbrush founder and CEO Kevin Buell has a new challenge: finding enough money to fund his foundation's programs, while he tries to get the company's airbrush business off the ground.
The founder of the makers of the popular airbrush brand is facing a new hurdle in getting his foundation to make money.
Buell says the company is struggling financially due to the lack of funds, but he's not blaming the company.
He said Airbrush has had to pay for the airbrush and other equipment it uses in its clinics and clinics for people with cancer.
Buhl said his foundation has a couple of grants, but that they've been unable to pay back the full amount of the grants.
The foundation received a $500,000 grant last year, but the grants have been unable pay back that amount.
Buerll said he believes the foundation needs to find $1 million to pay the airblaster business off.
He has raised about $3 million in funding for the company since the end of January, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.
Airbrush's airblasters, which are designed to produce high-quality bubbles, are used by thousands of patients worldwide and are used for a variety of conditions, including asthma, cancer and many other conditions.
The company's biggest market is the U.S., but it also has a market for airblasts in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia.
It also makes airbladders for the cosmetics industry, including Lancome, the world's largest manufacturer of high-end eyeliners.
Bucell said the foundation has received grants to support its programs and is hoping to raise another $1.5 million to help pay for additional programs.
Büll said Airblurts are made from two main ingredients, aloe vera and lanolin, and that the company was already looking to develop an airbrush that can be customized.
Buella told investors that Airbrush is looking to make a new line of products that include a range of other materials that can improve its product and its brand.
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Fox Attacks CNN For Exposing Pam Bondi's LGBT Hypocrisy
Posted by Ellen -7835.60pc on June 17, 2016 · Flag
One of the journalistic highlights of the week was CNN's Anderson Cooper confronting Florida Republican AG Pam Bondi as she tried to present herself as some kind of LGBT champion in the wake of the Orlando shootings. So, naturally, the GOP-cheering squad - and enemy of any media that isn't - seized the moment to attack CNN.
You really must watch the video (below) of Cooper confronting Bondi on Tuesday to get the full flavor of how he exposed detail after detail after detail of Bondi's hostility or, at best, lack of concern for gays, as she tried to hold herself up as their champion.
Two days later, Fox & Friends got their GOP pal's back.
Before Bondi said a word, the banner on the lower third read, "INTERVIEW AMBUSH: CNN SIDELINES VICTIMS TO ATTACK PAM BONDI."
Steve Doocy called Bondi's CNN interview "a political attack" before he played a clip. Afterward, he said, "She was clearly blindsided." As if Fox News doesn't do that every chance it gets.
According to Bondi, Cooper picked the wrong time to ask her the tough questions.
BONDI: You know, there's a time and place for everything. If we wants to ask me about doing my job, defending the Constitution, but to incite anger and hatred was not the time nor the place in front of a hospital. And I kept trying to bring it back. …And I get it, he's hurt. He is a champion of the LGBT community. But you know, that's a time for us to come together.
Yes, come together, except that on Fox, everyone who isn't a conservative is to be demonized no matter what or when.
Watch the two Bondi segments below, from CNN on June 14 and Fox & Friends on June 16.
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VIDEO of @AndersonCooper grilling @PamBondi. "Do you really think you're a champion of the gay community?" https://t.co/DOFTxJOPuh
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Kathleen Allen commented 2016-06-20 13:12:42 -0400 · Flag
I was impressed with Anderson cooper's resolve during this interview. Pam Bondi was clearly trying to 'score points" for her handling of this tragedy. Had she just reported the facts instead of portraying herself to be the best friend if the LGBT community it could have gone her way. Anderson simply wanted an answer of why she had been speaking of herself as being LGBT supportive when she had, in fact, been very anti LGBT. She certainly could have upheld Florida law which she says she was only trying to do, without all the one man, ine woman speeches she gave in the past. When Cooper asked her to clarify her so called support, she stuttered and directed him to view her Web page where there was a graphic of rainbow hand holding, which I have heard wasn't even there at the time of the interview.
Fox is dead wrong that Anderson cooper's interview was biased. Can a female journalist interview Trump without being seen as biased? Of course. Fox wanted to protect Pam Bondi 's reputation especially after her trump university fiasco, and face it, she did look bad.
john howard commented 2016-06-19 08:43:20 -0400 · Flag
She has every right to say what she want and so do everyone else!!!!!
Ellen commented 2016-06-19 01:51:43 -0400 · Flag
I'm no fan of Bondi but I don't think we need to call her names.
Eyes on Fox,
I agree with you that Cooper engaged in overkill and could have made the same point in just a few questions.
Norma Parker commented 2016-06-18 21:33:57 -0400 · Flag
Who are you people? Your language is crude and shows your ignorance.
Joseph West commented 2016-06-18 12:41:02 -0400 · Flag
Bondi's most egregious hypocrisy is that she's a MULTIPLE-MARRIED skank-ho who relished defending Florida's ban on same-sex marriage (falling back on the old "one man-one woman" argument).
Oh. And there was that little "wedding-not wedding" issue in 2012 when she and her boyfriend at the time (I can't find out if they ever did actually get married or not) flew to the Cayman Islands for a "vacation" but one of her friends was under the impression that a wedding was going to be held and posted pictures of the couple and the site but no wedding was held (oddly, it appeared that a number of "close friends" of the couple just happened to be on vacation in the Caymans at the same time but it doesn't appear to have been a "group" trip or excursion).
truman commented 2016-06-18 11:36:07 -0400 · Flag
When you are a GOPiggie like Pammie, you don't even need to be awake to handle one of these BJ infomercials from Daddy Steve Douchebag.
Eyes On Fox commented 2016-06-18 08:59:57 -0400 · Flag
Any poor, abused right-winger needs appear on Softball Central, [fair and balanced] "Fox & Friends," for an emotional Band-Aid. ;^)
To some small degree I sympathize with Bondi to the extent Cooper could have stopped after one or two follow-ups. His point was made without piling on. However, Bondi's position appears to be he shouldn't have asked the question to begin with. Grow up. It's routine for the press to ask questions outside the bounds of the reason you're being interviewed.
Ellen, as you point out, in Fox's [fair and balanced] opinion now is never the time for the 'mainstream media' to ask tough, potentially embarrassing questions of right-wingers.
The sad truth is propaganda factory Fox News is an enabler of anti-LBGT hate and violence. On the one hand, they champion the gays are destroying marriage, the frabric of the American family and the foundation of our society. To that end Fox's gaydar is always detecting America destroying trends like forcing honest, hard-working homophobes from being forced to make gay cakes. On the other hand, they are shameless pro-NRA talking point whores.
The combination of guns and anti-gay hatred spewed to Fox leads to violence like in Orlando.
The combination of guns and anti-gay hatred spewed by Fox has led to laws like the ones in Florida Bondi happily defends. Anderson is simply pointing out she's obviously not defending them only out of a sense of duty.
My boss is gay and he's gone through the issue of having his partner in critical care and him being unable to visit in the hospital the man he loved because he's gay.
*F**k Doocy for not even addressing the topic which Anderson brought up in his interview*.
Who really care about FAUX FAKE NEWS anymore,we already know them for what they are, no matter how much they attack we already know what is coming so they have become and becoming less effective!!!!!!
Chris S commented 2016-06-18 08:16:21 -0400 · Flag
"INTERVIEW AMBUSH"
That's strange - I didn't see Billdo Reilly's buttboy Jesse Watters anywhere in this segment.
David Lindsay commented 2016-06-18 00:21:24 -0400 · Flag
If it weren't for THOSE people!!
I'm an old Freak Brothers underground comic books fan. Sometimes certain word combinations crack me up.

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Tag: Little Women
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Little Women – It's Lit!
Before women were asking "Am I a Carrie or a Samantha?", they were asking "Am I a Jo or an Amy?" Before there was Edward vs Jacob, there was Laurie vs Professor Bhaer. And over the more than 150 years since Little Women was originally published, there have been (deep breath) dozens of adaptations, feature films, television adaptations, plays, ballets, operas and at least two animes based on it.
So despite being written off as proto-chick lit or kiddie lit or as Alcott herself said, "moral pap for the young," Little Women has worked its way into the consciousness of readers for the last 150 years, and has stayed there. But what is it about the tale of the March sisters that keeps us coming back?
Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, It's Lit! is a show about our favorite books, genres and why we love to read. It's Lit has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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I want to give a big thanks to everyone who attended the City of Everett's Homecoming Celebration on Friday, September 21st. We welcomed a crowd of over 1,000 people to Glendale Park to enjoy a night of food, activities, entertainment, and a grand finale fireworks show. All of the City workers and volunteers did an amazing job. I know they all appreciated having so many residents come out to join in the fun. It made all of the hard work worth every minute.
For the second year in a row, I was really excited to provide fireworks for our Homecoming Celebration. They were spectacular and I am glad we were able to continue this tradition in our community. I am happy that people from all over came and visited Everett and shared in the excitement and celebration of all that Everett is and is becoming.
Community celebrations, such as this one, are one of the reasons why Everett was named one of the top ten places to live in Massachusetts. Everett is a place where we live, work, and celebrate together. Our community is so alive and vibrant. As Mayor, it has always been important for me to make sure that my administration offers a variety of programs, events, and opportunities for our residents and I greatly appreciate that so many people come out to enjoy these programs.


This year I will be showing both my Hallowe'en and Christmas SAL partworks as well as any actual smalls I stitch.
Hallowe'en is Happy Hallowe'en by Imaginating and this month I stitched a tipsy witch!
Turtle doves look lovely Jo and the witch is a lot of fun.
Loving the ribbon work on the heart, Jo and your ten a day is coming along beautifully!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I love your WIP. Your turtle doves are so pretty as well as your Valentine's finish.
Lots of wonderful smalls. I especially love that little witch!
Cute finish Jo. I started that Halloween chart a few years ago.
Lovely stitching. I like the Just Nan piece more and more.
All your projects are lovely !!
Wonderful stitching. Turtle doves are beautiful!
Lovely stitching, Jo! I especially love the tipsy witch and your heart cube!
Wow, these are a lot of smalls, Jo. The little witch is so sweet, I love her.
Love the tipsy witch - looks like someone has had too much pumpkin schnapps!
How can you not love a tipsy witch. I do hope she is grounded and not getting back up on that broom. I think I mentioned this before, but I do love that heart and you know I am so not a heart person.
Everything looks fantastic. Love the tipsy witch.
They all look lovely, the tipsy witch made me smile.
Oh I love the wasted witch!
I love those turtle doves, I can hear them coo. And you added an adjective to my vocabulary : tipsy, love it! But where is the empty bottle on the floor?
LOL Tipsy witch is almost like a selfie for me, except for the red hair. Love her!!Beautiful pair of Turtle doves too.
Great stitching I definitely feel tipsy witch's pain...or pleasure I guess it'd be!
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We don't want war in the south-west, says ooni after visiting Buhari
Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ooni of Ife, says the Yoruba people are against violence in the south-west region.Speaking with reporters after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Thursday, the monarch said the region is in need of something better for its youth.Ogunwusi said he was at the villa on behalf of south-west monarchs, adding there is a need for [...]
Gani Adams: We'll retaliate if killer herdsmen don't stop violence in Yorubaland
The Aare Onakakanfo Council led by Gani Adams has asked the federal government to contain activities of "killer herdsmen" in the south-west to avoid retaliation.In a communique signed by its members, the council said the activities of herders "who have been ravaging our land" have become a serious concern for the Yoruba race.It said the herders have continued to wreak [...]
Monumental tragedy has befallen our people, says Afenifere on kidnappings
Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, says people are now afraid to travel on the roads in the south-west due to frequent cases of kidnapping.In a statement on Sunday, Yinka Odumakin, national publicity secretary of the group, described the situation as a monumental tragedy for people living in the region.Afenifere accused governors in the region of trivialising what the people [...]
South-west governors to hold security summit
Governors from the south-west states have announced their intention to hold a summit aimed at addressing security challenges in the region. Of late, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity have been on the rise in the south-west. At a meeting at the Ondo state governor's lodge in Abuja on Friday, the governors said the summit will bring critical stakeholders together to [...]
MURIC asks Buhari to appoint five Muslim ministers from south-west
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Muslim ministers from five south-west states.In a statement by Ishaq Akintola, its director, the group said Muslims have been marginalised when it comes to ministerial appointment, especially in the south-west.The group argued that "despite the fact that Muslims are in the majority in the region, they have always been [...]
Uphold tenets of progressives, south-west APC tells elected members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-west has asked all its members who emerged victorious in the elections to uphold the tenets and values of the progressives.The APC congratulated Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor-elect, and Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor-elect, on their victory in the just concluded governorship elections.In a statement Bankole Oluwajana, APC national vice chairman, south-west, also congratulated [...]
South-west's impending electoral battle
With the presentation of certificates of return to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, one can safely assume that the presidential election is over. We may, however, not be able to do a rigorous analysis of what transpired in our country last Saturday until the full story is told.But the words of Olisa Agbakoba, senior advocate, should be [...]
Shehu Sani: Demand a written agreement if your zone is promised power in 2023
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says those geo-politcal zones that have been promised power in 2023 should demand a written agreement to that effect.The senator said this via a tweet on Tuesday.Sani said the agreement should be signed by the presidential candidates and chieftains of the political parties offering the promise and witnessed by respected traditional and religious leaders.The [...]
Fashola: South-west stands to gain more by re-electing Buhari
Babatunde Fashola, minister for power, works and housing, says the south-west has more to gain by re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari.Fashola said this on Tuesday during the inauguration of 5000 foot soldiers for the campaign of Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Lagos.He said the re-election of Buhari would guarantee that power would come to the south-west in 2023.NAN reports that [...]
South-west on standby as Igbo leaders protest Obi's choice as Atiku's running mate
The selection of Peter Obi as running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been met with protest by south-east leaders.David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says the leaders of the region were not consulted over the nomination of Obi.He said the development contravened an initial agreement that the leaders will collectively endorse a [...]
Shi'ites march to Aso Rock, ask Nigerians to send Buhari back to Daura
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from the south-west have called on people in the region to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.Addressing journalists during a protest at the entrance of the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Muftau Zakariya, south-west coordinator of the group, said the president has no "moral justification" to remain in office beyond [...]
Tinubu: What the most powerful man in Babylon must know
I have been thinking about Jagaban, Bola Ahmed Tinubu lately. I think he deserves an encomium for tipping into the expansive shoes of the sage, Obafemi Awolowo, by forging a united bunch out of disparate broomsticks. But honestly, I do not think he has the intellectual grit, ideological purpose and discipline of the late former premier of the western region.Jagaban [...]
South-west governors admit Lagos into O'dua Investment Group
The six governors in the south-west have formally admitted Lagos state into the O'dua Investment Group.Akinwunmi Ambode, the state governor, announced the development on Wednesday, via a statement by Habib Aruna, his chief press secretary.Incorporated as a limited liability company in July 1976, O'dua Investment Company Limited has business interests in Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti states.It operates as [...]
Obasanjo: If level of education in north-east matched south-west's, there'll be no Boko Haram
Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, says there will be no Boko Haram if the level of education in the north-east matched what is obtainable in the south-west.Obasanjo said it took quite some time for Boko Haram to incubate and evolve into a full-fledged terrorist group.He said history may repeat itself if the women, children and youth of the north-east region are [...]
South-west govs take unified position on constitution amendment
Governors of the six states in the south-west geopolitical zone on Wednesday met in Ibadan, Oyo state, to discuss moves to amend the 1999 constitution in the common interest of the Yoruba nation.The governors present in the meeting were Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), while Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun state governor, [...]
Army to begin Crocodile Smile II in south-south, south-west
The Nigerian army says it is set to conduct 'Exercise Crocodile Smile II' in the south-south and south-west geopolitical zones of the country, beginning from Friday.Sani Usman, army spokesperson, said in a statement on Tuesday that the exercise was aimed at training troops in aid of civil authorities in tackling security challenges in those areas.Between November and December 2016, the [...]
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AHA Scientific Statement Places the 'Forgotten Ventricle' at Center Stage
Interest in right-sided heart failure is on the upswing, but no formal statement has considered all major topics relevant to this syndrome. A new document from the AHA changes that.
Q&A with writing committee member Miriam Jacob, MD
While there are many guidelines that pertain to right-sided heart failure (RHF), the medical community has lacked a statement on right heart dysfunction and failure that is comprehensive and based on a review of the strongest research. The American Heart Association recently filled that gap by producing a scientific statement on the topic, published in Circulation (2018 Apr 12 [Epub ahead of print]).
Miriam Jacob, MD, a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist specializing in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, served on the writing committee for the scientific statement on RHF and was tapped to author several sections. Consult QD spoke with Dr. Jacob about the value the statement brings to clinicians.
Q: Why was this statement needed and how does it differ from a guideline?
A: A main trigger for the statement was the resurgent interest we're seeing in RHF because of new treatment strategies. Decades ago, when imaging technologies first enabled insight into the right (and left) heart anatomy, people were excited about right heart dysfunction. Then, for many years it became the forgotten ventricle, partly because there are so many nuances that make it hard to understand, and partly because the left ventricle gets center stage for being the primary pump. Now we have new treatment strategies for pulmonary hypertension and new technologies to mechanically support patients with RHF.
A guideline tells specifics about how to diagnose someone and which treatment options are available. This statement, based on a review of the best literature (including guidelines and other statements), considers level of evidence and strength of evidence. It doesn't have the exact rigor of a guideline, but it drives a comprehensive consideration of all major topics related to RHF.
Q: How evidence-based (versus consensus-based) is this statement, given the limited published data and the wide range of publication types used?
A: One of its real strengths is that, despite the fact that research on RHF is limited compared with left heart failure (LHF), we have ferreted out the most robust studies that exist and given clinicians hundreds of the best sources we could find, saving them from doing the digging themselves.
Q: What are essential takeaways for physicians who treat patients with RHF?
A: One is that we need to step up the rigor with which we explore what the right heart is doing. For example, experts in advanced heart failure tend to be aggressive about measuring right heart hemodynamics to assess options, starting with imaging and then confirming with catheterization. But some cardiologists delay that confirmation a little later than they should or forgo it altogether, since it's invasive. They ask, "What's it going to change?" But a cath, when performed early on, is key to confirming imaging and distinguishing between intrinsic right ventricular pathology versus pulmonary vascular obstructive disease versus LHF. These diagnoses can drive different therapies.
The overarching takeaway from this statement is that, given RHF's complexity, treatment decisions must be based on consideration of multiple labs, tests, the state of other organs and the impact of treatment on those organs. This statement covers a full range of RHF topics and interweaves them to remind clinicians how what they do to improve one function may impact other functions.
Q: Are any recommendations/observations fairly novel or surprising, or were they all fairly well-established and merely pulled together here?
A: I believe the efficacy and context for using new right-sided mechanical support devices and appropriate patient selection for these represents novel guidance.
Q: The statement refers to "areas of inadequate data requiring future research." Which are most pressing or challenging?
A: We need research on the new medications and technologies that are now available or in the development or regulatory pipeline. For example, will some of these therapies alleviate diuretic resistance and the cardiorenal syndrome as they are designed to do? How will an improved understanding of the pathobiology of pulmonary microvascular disease enable us to reverse "fixed" pathology? We just don't have adequate studies to answer these questions.
Q: The statement mentions some "remarkably misunderstood basic concepts of right-sided heart dysfunction among practicing clinicians." Can you give an example?
A: There's a tendency to underestimate the interdependence of the right ventricle with other heart structures and with other organs and systems — the upstream triggers and downstream impact of right heart dysfunction. Diagnosing right heart dysfunction and treating it early can prevent the cascade of damage that chronic congestion and malperfusion can wreak on multiple organs. This understanding can be elusive, and the urgency can be underestimated in general cardiology practice.
Q: What's the main contribution this statement makes to RHF management?
A: We needed a comprehensive paper that expresses the complexity of RHF and the comorbidities that frequently overlap it. Much has been written about LHF and, separately, specific topics such as right ventricular dysfunction, echo and pulmonary hypertension, for example. But these topics have to be considered together if we are to provide proper care.
May. 16, 2018 / Heart & Vascular / Insight & Perspectives
Tags: american heart association (AHA), miriam jacob, pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, right ventricular dysfunction, right-sided heart failure


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Cramlington, Northumberland
Our Cramlington site has upgraded their press equipment to new state of the art pressing technology which replaced forty-year-old equipment. The new equipment is already saving considerable production time by reducing the number of breakdowns that were associated with the old equipment.
General Manager at the site, Andrew Lee said: "Significant investment has been made to replace our old pressing equipment. The new counterbalanced truss press units supplied by MiTek have allowed the site to produce more trussed rafters per day, keeping delivery periods to a minimum and helping our customers to hit their on-site construction targets."
Enstone, Oxfordshire
At our site in Enstone, the old cyber saw that was used to cut the majority of timber had been at the site for over 15 years and was often unreliable. The site invested in a new Hundegger saw at the start of the year, and the team are already experiencing the benefits. The software package that accompanies the new saw, batches the timber components together to reduce the amount of waste generated, and as a result, will improve production efficiencies and be better for the environment. Not only that, but the saw is more accurate in the cutting stage, produces less airborne dust in the working environment and makes the fabrication of trusses a simpler process.
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is also reaping the benefits of their new Hundegger saw. The site has been reviewing the improvements and efficiencies that have taken effect at the site. The Hundegger replaced the site's old cyber saw that had served them well for over 18 years.
Highly experienced Sawyer, Stuart Taylor commented on the benefits of the new saw: "The Hundegger is ten times better than the old saw, mainly due to it being a lot faster and easier to work with less wastage."
As a result, the site can manufacture at a quicker speed with increased accuracy.
Cambridge Roof Truss
Since the acquisition of Cambridge Roof Truss in November 2018, the team have been working hard to make various operational improvements at the site. There were recently new truss storage poles installed at the site which, as a result, have reduced steps recorded on production employees' fit bits by almost half. This means that the workforce spends less time on foot and more time in production. The site has also recently purchased a new artic trailer that can accommodate trusses over 4 metres in height, which is more cost-effective than using an external delivery service.
Our Warrington site has doubled its truss production capability with new equipment commissioned at the beginning of May 2019.
Buckhaven, Fife
Following on from our recent investment in the brand new purpose-built head office at our site in Buckhaven, we've also been investing in new machinery for our production site. In order to support the introduction of posi joist manufacture at the site, we've recently had a Uni Roll 750 posi press installed to offer our customers a wider range of products from the site. There have also been lasers installed for both the posi press and table press to speed up set up time for posi joists and trusses. The investment has also included a slice press, and a birch EMT truss cross-cut saw. The investment will increase efficiencies in production in the long run and allow us to provide an improved service to our customers.
Spotlight on Cambridge Roof Truss (DTE Cambridgeshire)
How much will my roof trusses cost? (Roof Truss Pricing)
DTE Moves into a new Head Office


Trans Nzoia Deputy Governor Dr Stanley Tarus has called on the Kenya National Union of Nurses in the county to embrace dialogue to avert looming strike.
Speaking in Kitale when he inspected the construction of a modern bus park, the Deputy Governor said the county government was open for talks with nurses in bid to solve the stalemate.
"I want to appeal to the nurses,through their union, to come and we will talk,"said Dr Tarus.
Dr Tarus blamed delays in disbursement of funds which he said led to the disagreements between nurses and the county government.
Nurses in the county have issued a strike notice citing poor remuneration and poor working relationship with senior health officials led by the CEC among others.
They have so far demanded for the overhaul of the leadership in the health sector. They want the Health CEC and Chief Officer removed.
The Deputy County Boss also sought to dismiss earlier reports that had been circulated, with the effect that the Health CEC Christine Tanguli and CO Charles Barasa have been moved to other departments.


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Local Event: Washington National Cathedral Screening of the Documentary "Good Work"
Come to the Washington National Cathedral for a free screening of Good Work: Masters of the Building Arts, a film showcasing American artisans in the building trades, including four with hands-on experience at Washington National Cathedral. The film will be followed by a short discussion with the Academy Award winning filmmakers, Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, and the Cathedral artisans whose work is featured in the film: stone mason Joe Alonso, metalsmith Patrick Cardine and stained glass artisan Andrew Goldkuhle.
The documentary illustrates the diversity of beautiful and functional works of art, from stained glass to masonry to ironwork and hand-carved lettering. Good Work celebrates the importance of American craftsmanship, occupational traditions, the beauty of our built environment and calls for new generations to do "good work."
A 6:30 pm reception, open to the public, precedes the film. Click here to register.
Washington National Cathedral is grateful to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their underwriting support of this film screening.


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Q: Why would wifi router suddenly start having a bad connection for only one of the connected devices? My home connection consists of two OSX Mavericks laptops connected to a Motorola box that functions both as a wifi router and a cable modem.
About a month ago, we started seeing problems. The internet on one random laptop would suddenly become veeeery slow or dead while the other laptop would be fine. That laptop would remain in that bad state until we'd turn its wifi off then back on to reconnect to the router.
I setup scripts to ping the router in several ways: my laptop to router's internal ip (192.168.0.1) my laptop to router's external ip (home connection ip visible to the internet) my laptop to one of my servers somewhere out there on the internet same server to router's external ip
I noticed that the ping to my router's internal and external ip would be solid and very fast while my internet connection was good.
Then suddenly, the ping to the router's external ip timed out 100% of the time and remained that way while the ping to the internal ip was unaffected. At the same time, the ping to the server started experiencing heavy but not 100% ping timeouts.
This doesn't make sense to me because if the ping to the router's external ip fails 100% of the time, why should pinging further hops on the internet fail less than 100% of the time?
Finally, the ping from the server to the router's external ip did not show any disruptions, which makes sense given that the other laptop was not experiencing connectivity problems during this time.
Any theories as to what's wrong with this modem+router device?

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or present your issue probably to the softaculous folks.
probably better not to rely on automated scripts and manually install via the readme and documentation provided. Easier to isolate issues.
Which reminds me to stay away from any templates, plugins, addons and things like that.
Thanks God I don't use any other plugin. Otherwise, I would be depending on their respective updates.
So far I've run into a problem with Flagging. The fix described there seems to work. Something to consider for a patch release?


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La Chiesa è la comunità dei fedeli che professano la fede in Gesù Cristo. Talvolta, il termine viene usato al plurale, per indicare diverse comunità di fede che appartengono ad un alveo comune: così, ad esempio, per "Chiese cristiane" ci si riferisce (tipicamente in ambito ecumenico) alle diverse forme istituzionali di cristianesimo. In Italia la semplice espressione "la Chiesa" viene utilizzata in genere per indicare la Chiesa cattolico-romana.

Etimologia
Il termine deriva alla lingua italiana dal latino ecclesĭa, che a sua volta origina dal greco classico  (ekklēsía). In greco, per ecclesia si intendeva un'assemblea politica, militare o civile, mentre l'aggettivo  indicava colui che era scelto per giudicare in appello e nellOreste di Euripide è usata l'espressione  (ékklētos òchlos) con il senso di "assemblea particolare". A monte sta il verbo , che significa "io chiamo", "mando a chiamare", "faccio appello a".

L'espressione è ripresa nelle parti più recenti della Septuaginta (la versione in greco della Bibbia) come omologo dei termini ebraici qāhāl e 'ēdāh, con il senso di "adunanza" del popolo ebraico, adunanza religiosa e politica allo stesso tempo. È dunque nella Septuaginta che il termine  inizia ad assumere in greco un significato specificamente "cultuale e giuridico". Gli scrittori del Nuovo Testamento non hanno ricavato questo termine dall'uso che se ne faceva in Grecia, ma appunto dalla Septuaginta.

Seguendo l'ordine canonico, la prima menzione del termine  nella Bibbia in greco sta in Deuteronomio, , dove curiosamente i Settanta scrivono tei hemérai tés ekklesías ("nel giorno dell'assemblea"), senza un riscontro preciso nel canone masoretico, forse a ciò indotti dall'uso dell'imperativo haqhēl, "raduna" (dalla medesima radice di qāhāl). Altri passi del Deuteronomio che utilizzano l'espressione  sono  e , ma si veda anche il Primo libro dei Re, . Quando è seguita dal genitivo "del Signore",  ("assemblea del Signore"), traduce il termine ebraico קהל יהוה (Deuteronomio, ; ). Interessante, però, è che l'originale greco degli Atti chiami  la riunione dei cittadini di Efeso nel teatro della città: "Intanto, chi gridava una cosa, chi un'altra; infatti l'assemblea era confusa; e i più non sapevano per quale motivo si fossero riuniti", in questo caso in chiave non religiosa, ma puramente civile ().

La Septuaginta usa anche un secondo termine per tradurre il concetto ebraico di "popolo di Dio",  (sunagōgē), "adunanza", "assemblea", da cui "sinagoga", quasi mai adoperato nel Nuovo Testamento riferito ai cristiani, perché già indicava la comunità giudaica e il suo luogo di culto.

Ortografia del nome
Nella lingua italiana è invalso l'uso di distinguere ortograficamente tra
 "chiesa" (con lettera iniziale minuscola), per indicare un edificio di culto cristiano;
 "Chiesa" (con lettera iniziale maiuscola), per indicare la comunità di credenti.

Uso del termine "chiesa" nel Nuovo Testamento

Nei Vangeli

Il termine "chiesa" ricorre solo tre volte nei vangeli, precisamente nel Vangelo secondo Matteo. In primo luogo quando Gesù, nei dintorni di Cesarea di Filippo, rivolto all'apostolo Pietro che aveva dichiarato la sua fede in Lui: "Tu sei il Cristo, il Figlio del Dio vivente", dice: "E anch'io ti dico: tu sei Pietro, e su questa pietra edificherò la mia chiesa, e le porte dell'Ades non la potranno vincere" (Mt ).
In secondo luogo in  quando Gesù fornisce ai suoi discepoli istruzioni su come debbano essere trattati casi difficili nei rapporti fra i cristiani: "...se rifiuta d'ascoltarli, dillo alla chiesa; e, se rifiuta d'ascoltare anche la chiesa, sia per te come il pagano e il pubblicano".

In questi testi è Gesù stesso, quindi, che definisce la chiesa come la comunità di coloro che confessano la loro fede in Lui come il Messia promesso e il Figlio di Dio. È simile a quella di Tommaso: "Signor mio e Dio mio!" (). Questa fede è dono di Dio: "non la carne e il sangue ti hanno rivelato questo, ma il Padre mio che è nei cieli" (). La chiesa, quindi, è una comunità di persone che nasce e vive per sovrana iniziativa di Dio.

Le fondamenta (la pietra fondamentale) che sta alla base della chiesa è la confessione di fede di Pietro e degli altri discepoli ed apostoli. È la chiesa come comunità messianica il "resto messianico" del popolo di Israele. Probabilmente per "chiesa" Gesù qui potrebbe così aver usato originalmente il termine aramaico Kenistà. È una comunità impostata allo stile di vita di Gesù, cioè di grazia e perdono.

Negli Atti degli Apostoli

Il termine "ekklesia" è usato innanzitutto per indicare la comunità cristiana formatasi a Gerusalemme in seguito alla predicazione degli apostoli (; ). Coloro che, insieme agli apostoli, hanno accolto il fatto che Gesù è il Messia, sono battezzati, ricevono la grazia del perdono dei loro peccati ed il dono dello Spirito Santo.

Inizialmente continuano a frequentare, come ogni buon Giudeo, il Tempio di Gerusalemme, ma si sentono essi stessi l'Israele degli ultimi tempi, la continuazione del popolo di Dio dell'Antico Testamento. Come tale ha già ricevuto il dono dello Spirito del Messia. Un passo del discorso di Stefano (; cfr. ) dice, infatti: "...questi è colui che nell'assemblea del deserto fu con l'angelo che gli parlava sul monte Sinai e con i nostri padri, e che ricevette parole di vita da trasmettere a noi" (L'espressione "assemblea del deserto" traduce in italiano ancora l'originale "ekklesia" e si stabilisce così l'identificazione chiesa = vero Israele).

La "chiesa che era a Gerusalemme" () aveva uno stile di vita solidale ed esemplare, segno questo che, nonostante la giovinezza di questa comunità, avevano recepito che cosa significasse "lo stile di vita" insegnato da Gesù. "Tutti quelli che credevano stavano insieme e avevano ogni cosa in comune; vendevano le proprietà e i beni, e li distribuivano a tutti, secondo il bisogno di ciascuno" (); "...lodando Dio e godendo il favore di tutto il popolo. Il Signore aggiungeva ogni giorno alla loro comunità quelli che venivano salvati" ().

La chiesa di Gerusalemme ben presto, però, a causa delle persecuzioni, si disperde, ma questo è pure funzionale, nei piani di Dio, all'espansione della chiesa cristiana. Si noti come Paolo, prima della sua conversione, contribuisca involontariamente alla diffusione del cristianesimo: "E Saulo approvava la sua uccisione. Vi fu in quel tempo una grande persecuzione contro la chiesa che era in Gerusalemme. Tutti furono dispersi per le regioni della Giudea e della Samaria, salvo gli apostoli.  [...]  Saulo intanto devastava la chiesa, entrando di casa in casa; e, trascinando via uomini e donne, li metteva in prigione" (); "...così la chiesa, per tutta la Giudea, la Galilea e la Samaria, aveva pace, ed era edificata; e, camminando nel timore del Signore e nella consolazione dello Spirito Santo, cresceva costantemente di numero" ().

Si comincia così a parlare delle chiese (plurale) sparse per ogni dove: "Le chiese dunque si fortificavano nella fede e crescevano ogni giorno di numero" (). Ciascuna di queste chiese non è una "dipendenza" di quella di Gerusalemme, ma è chiesa in tutta la sua pienezza ed attribuzioni. Ciascuna comunità cristiana locale si dota di propri responsabili ed è in collegamento con gli Apostoli. "...la notizia giunse alle orecchie della chiesa che era in Gerusalemme, la quale mandò Barnaba fino ad Antiochia. [...]  Essi parteciparono per un anno intero alle riunioni della chiesa, e istruirono un gran numero di persone; ad Antiochia, per la prima volta, i discepoli furono chiamati cristiani" (). "Dopo aver designato per loro degli anziani in ciascuna chiesa, e aver pregato e digiunato, li raccomandarono al Signore, nel quale avevano  [...]  Giunti là e riunita la chiesa, riferirono tutte le cose che Dio aveva compiute per mezzo di loro, e come aveva aperto la porta della fede agli stranieri" (); "Essi dunque, accompagnati per un tratto dalla chiesa, attraversarono la Fenicia e la Samaria, raccontando la conversione degli stranieri e suscitando grande gioia in tutti i fratelli.  [...]  Poi, giunti a Gerusalemme, furono accolti dalla chiesa, dagli apostoli e dagli anziani e riferirono le grandi cose che Dio aveva fatte per mezzo di loro.  [...]  Allora parve bene agli apostoli e agli anziani con tutta la chiesa, di scegliere tra di loro alcuni uomini da mandare ad Antiochia con Paolo e Barnaba: Giuda, detto Barsabba, e Sila, uomini autorevoli tra i fratelli.  [...]  E percorse la Siria e la Cilicia, rafforzando le chiese" ().

Particolarmente significativo è il discorso d'addio dell'apostolo Paolo ai responsabili della chiesa di Efeso, dove egli ricorda di prendersi diligente cura delle comunità loro affidate. "Da Mileto mandò a Efeso a chiamare gli anziani della chiesa.  [...]  Badate a voi stessi e a tutto il gregge, in mezzo al quale lo Spirito Santo vi ha costituiti vescovi, per pascere la chiesa di Dio, che egli ha acquistata con il proprio sangue" (). La chiesa si differenzia da ogni altra istituzione o raggruppamento umano perché "è di Dio": nasce, è nutrita e si sviluppa su iniziativa di Dio.

Nelle epistole paoline
Nelle lettere di Paolo di Tarso il significato del termine "chiesa" o "chiese", si sovrappone e confonde (forse intenzionalmente) per indicare la Chiesa nel suo insieme, o "tutte le chiese di Cristo", o "la chiesa che è a...", "la chiesa di...", "la chiesa che si riunisce a... (città), o "la chiesa che si riunisce in..." (una particolare casa). L'apostolo Paolo scrive le sue lettere a diversi raggruppamenti locali di cristiani. Essi sono tutti "chiesa" anche quelli più piccoli, non importa il numero delle persone che li compongono: "Salutate anche la chiesa che si riunisce in casa loro. Salutate il mio caro Epeneto, che è la primizia dell'Asia per Cristo" (); (cfr. "Poiché dove due o tre sono riuniti nel mio nome, lì sono io in mezzo a loro" ). In ogni caso, nelle lettere di Paolo, "problemi locali" di una chiesa particolare, sono pure problemi della Chiesa nel suo insieme, o di "tutte le chiese di Cristo": "Vi raccomando Febe, nostra sorella, che è diaconessa della chiesa di Cencrea,  [...]  i quali hanno rischiato la vita per me; a loro non io soltanto sono grato, ma anche tutte le chiese delle nazioni.  [...]  Salutatevi gli uni gli altri con un santo bacio. Tutte le chiese di Cristo vi salutano" ().

Il Capo supremo della Chiesa è Gesù Cristo: "Ogni cosa egli ha posta sotto i suoi piedi e lo ha dato per capo supremo alla chiesa" (); "affinché i principati e le potenze nei luoghi celesti conoscano oggi, per mezzo della chiesa, la infinitamente varia sapienza di Dio  [...]  a lui sia la gloria nella chiesa, e in Cristo Gesù, per tutte le età, nei secoli dei secoli. Amen." (); "Ora come la chiesa è sottomessa a Cristo, così anche le mogli devono essere sottomesse ai loro mariti in ogni cosa.  [...]  per farla comparire davanti a sé, gloriosa, senza macchia, senza ruga o altri simili difetti, ma santa e irreprensibile" (). Gli apostoli sono il punto di riferimento ultimo come depositari della rivelazione e testimoni della risurrezione.

Tutti i cristiani sono considerati "santi" o "santificati", cioè persone "messe a parte" da Dio per uno scopo particolare: "alla chiesa di Dio che è in Corinto, ai santificati in Cristo Gesù, chiamati santi, con tutti quelli che in ogni luogo invocano il nome del Signore nostro Gesù Cristo, Signore loro e nostro:" (). Questo implica, evidentemente, che la testimonianza morale che danno debba essere il più possibile irreprensibile: "Non date motivo di scandalo né ai Giudei, né ai Greci, né alla chiesa di Dio" (); "Se poi a qualcuno piace essere litigioso, noi non abbiamo tale abitudine; e neppure le chiese di Dio.  [...]  Poiché, prima di tutto, sento che quando vi riunite in assemblea ci sono divisioni tra voi, e in parte lo credo  [...]  O disprezzate voi la chiesa di Dio e umiliate quelli che non hanno nulla? Che vi dirò? Devo lodarvi? In questo non vi lodo" ().

La dottrina cristiana viene insegnata in modo conforme ed omogeneo in ogni chiesa: "Appunto per questo vi ho mandato Timoteo, che è mio caro e fedele figlio nel Signore; egli vi ricorderà come io mi comporto in Cristo Gesù, e come insegno dappertutto, in ogni chiesa" ().

Le chiese locali possono essere realtà multi-etniche con persone che appartengono a diverse classi sociali e condizione (anche se prevalgono le classi inferiori). Non sono prive per questo di problemi, ma la varietà dei loro membri "deve essere così" ed è testimonianza della riconciliazione prodotta da Cristo: "...fratelli, guardate la vostra vocazione; non ci sono tra di voi molti sapienti secondo la carne, né molti potenti, né molti nobili" (); "Quando dunque avete da giudicare su cose di questa vita, costituite come giudici persone che nella chiesa non sono tenute in alcuna considerazione" (). I membri della chiesa sono pure legati da responsabilità di mutuo soccorso: "Se qualche credente ha con sé delle vedove, le soccorra. Non ne sia gravata la chiesa, perché possa soccorrere quelle che sono veramente vedove" ().

Dio accorda, ai diversi membri della/delle chiese dei doni/delle capacità per servire al loro progresso: "E Dio ha posto nella chiesa in primo luogo degli apostoli, in secondo luogo dei profeti, in terzo luogo dei dottori, poi miracoli, poi doni di guarigioni, assistenze, doni di governo, diversità di lingue" (). Nelle lettere pastorali troviamo quali debbono essere funzioni e caratteristiche dei vari ministeri nelle chiese: "(perché se uno non sa governare la propria famiglia, come potrà aver cura della chiesa di Dio?),  [...]  affinché tu sappia, nel caso che dovessi tardare, come bisogna comportarsi nella casa di Dio, che è la chiesa del Dio vivente, colonna e sostegno della verità" ().

Le chiese si riuniscono in modo ordinato e costruttivo: "Chi parla in altra lingua edifica sé stesso; ma chi profetizza edifica la chiesa.  [...]  Quando dunque tutta la chiesa si riunisce, se tutti parlano in altre lingue ed entrano degli estranei o dei non credenti, non diranno che siete pazzi?  [...]  perché Dio non è un Dio di confusione, ma di pace.  [...]  Come si fa in tutte le chiese dei santi, le donne tacciano nelle assemblee, perché non è loro permesso di parlare; stiano sottomesse, come dice anche la legge.  [...]  Se vogliono imparare qualcosa, interroghino i loro mariti a casa; perché è vergognoso per una donna parlare in assemblea" ().

Le chiese sono legate fra di loro anche dalla reciproca solidarietà: "Quanto poi alla colletta per i santi, come ho ordinato alle chiese di Galazia, così fate anche voi.  [...]  Le chiese dell'Asia vi salutano. Aquila e Prisca, con la chiesa che è in casa loro, vi salutano molto nel Signore" (); "Ora, fratelli, vogliamo farvi conoscere la grazia che Dio ha concessa alle chiese di Macedonia  [...]  Insieme a lui abbiamo mandato il fratello il cui servizio nel vangelo è apprezzato in tutte le chiese" (); "Ho spogliato altre chiese, prendendo da loro un sussidio, per poter servire voi.  [...]  Oltre a tutto il resto, sono assillato ogni giorno dalle preoccupazioni che mi vengono da tutte le chiese" (); "In che cosa siete stati trattati meno bene delle altre chiese, se non nel fatto che io stesso non vi sono stato di peso? Perdonatemi questo torto." ().

In altri scritti del Nuovo Testamento
Gli altri scritti del Nuovo Testamento non aggiungono nulla di nuovo a quanto finora rilevato. La Lettera agli Ebrei usa il termine "ekklesia" per riferirsi all'antico popolo di Dio e le nostre versioni lo traducono "assemblea": "...all'assemblea dei primogeniti che sono scritti nei cieli, a Dio, il giudice di tutti, agli spiriti dei giusti resi perfetti" (; cfr. ).

Giacomo menziona i responsabili della chiesa locale come le persone da chiamare al capezzale di un cristiano malato affinché preghino per lui: "C'è qualcuno che è malato? Chiami gli anziani della chiesa ed essi preghino per lui, ungendolo d'olio nel nome del Signore" ().

La terza lettera di Giovanni parla della raccomandazione che hanno fatto pervenire all'Apostolo in favore di Gaio: "Questi hanno reso testimonianza del tuo amore, davanti alla chiesa; e farai bene a provvedere al loro viaggio in modo degno di Dio" ().

Il libro dell'Apocalisse è una testimonianza che Gesù stesso, tramite Giovanni, invia alle chiese: "Io, Gesù, ho mandato il mio angelo per attestarvi queste cose in seno alle chiese. Io sono la radice e la discendenza di Davide, la lucente stella del mattino" (). Inoltre, l'Apocalisse riporta i messaggi particolari che il Cristo risorto desidera che siano recapitati a sette chiese diverse (rappresentative di situazioni diverse che possono riproporsi), in ; : "Giovanni, alle sette chiese che sono in Asia: grazia a voi e pace da colui che è, che era e che viene, dai sette spiriti che sono davanti al suo trono  [...]  il mistero delle sette stelle che hai viste nella mia destra, e dei sette candelabri d'oro. Le sette stelle sono gli angeli delle sette chiese, e i sette candelabri sono le sette chiese" (; cfr. ; ).

Espressioni parallele
Per descrivere la chiesa, la Bibbia utilizza un'ampia gamma di metafore. Esse includono:
 Famiglia di Dio Padre (; ).
 Fratelli e sorelle nella famiglia di Dio ().
 La Sposa di Cristo ().
 Tralci della vite ().
 Un albero d'olivo ().
 Un campo coltivato ().
 Un edificio ().
 Un raccolto (; ).
 Un nuovo tempio e un nuovo sacerdozio ()
 La casa di Dio ().
 Colonna e fondamento della verità ()
 Corpo di Cristo ().

Teologia
Nel corso dei secoli, in seguito a diverse interpretazioni teologiche e anche a problematiche storiche, si sono ramificate numerose chiese con diverse teologie. Quasi tutte le chiese cristiane, comunque, al di là delle divisioni, nel Simbolo niceno-costantinopolitano definiscono la Chiesa una (oltre a santa, cattolica, nel senso di "universale", e apostolica), in quanto uno è il capo pur nella diversità delle membra. Tale concetto di unità viene interpretato in maniera diversa nelle varie chiese. Il movimento che punta a ricreare una piena unità della chiesa cristiana si chiama "ecumenismo". La branca della teologia che studia natura e scopi della Chiesa viene detta "ecclesiologia".

Cattolicesimo

Questa Chiesa intende sé stessa come Corpo Mistico di Cristo di cui lo stesso Gesù è il capo spirituale. Secondo la definizione del Catechismo del concilio di Trento, «essa è divisa in due parti: la chiesa trionfante, cioè coloro che godono la beatitudine eterna, e la chiesa militante, cioè l'insieme di tutti i fedeli che ancora vivono sulla terra... Nella Chiesa militante vi sono due specie di uomini: i buoni e i cattivi. I cattivi partecipano dei medesimi sacramenti e professano la stessa fede dei buoni, ma ne differiscono per la vita e i costumi. Buoni sono quelli i quali sono congiunti e stretti tra loro non solo dalla professione della fede e dalla comunione dei sacramenti, ma anche dal soffio della grazia e dal vincolo della carità».

Nell'ecclesiologia del Concilio Vaticano II, riprendendo delle definizioni più antiche, si afferma che ciascun cristiano col battesimo partecipa con Cristo alla sua missione sacerdotale (consacrazione), profetica (annuncio della parola) e regale (servizio al fratello). A ciò va aggiunto il cosiddetto "sacerdozio ministeriale", cioè l'ordine sacro, in particolare quello dei vescovi, chiamati vicari di Cristo, in quanto governano la chiesa in suo nome.
In particolare il vescovo di Roma, cioè il papa, svolge uno speciale "primato".

Attualmente la Chiesa cattolica riconosce come Chiese quelle che possono contare sulla cosiddetta successione apostolica (termine coniato da Sant'Ireneo di Lione). In questa categoria, oltre alla Chiesa cattolica, rientrano anche le Chiese ortodosse, mentre le comunità sorte della riforma sono generalmente chiamate comunità ecclesiali. Infatti nel primo millennio la Chiesa cristiana era composta dai Patriarcati di Roma, Costantinopoli, Alessandria, Antiochia e Gerusalemme. In virtù di differenziazioni storiche, politiche e culturali tra il papa e il patriarca di Costantinopoli (primus inter pares della Chiesa orientale) cominciarono una serie di incomprensioni e scontri, sia per motivi di supremazia sia per ragioni teologiche e liturgiche. Si giunse così, decretato da scomuniche reciproche nel 1054, allo scisma tra la Chiesa Cattolica e la Chiesa Ortodossa (cui, anche se i singoli patriarcati sono autocefali, aderiscono la maggior parte dei Cristiani mediorientali e dell'Europa sud-orientale, compresa la Russia).

Protestantesimo

Esistono varie definizioni di Chiesa all'interno del protestantesimo, a seconda delle diverse correnti che compongono questo variegato mondo e delle diverse epoche.

Una definizione classica è quella contenuta nella confessione augustana, redatta dal teologo luterano Filippo Melantone nel 1530:

«La Chiesa è la congregazione dei Santi, in cui il Vangelo è rettamente insegnato e i sacramenti correttamente amministrati.»
«Sebbene la Chiesa sia l'insieme dei Santi e dei veri credenti, poiché in questa vita vi sono strettamente mescolati ipocriti e peccatori, resta comunque valevole il sacramento amministrato da tali persone [...] Sia i sacramenti, sia la Parola hanno effetto a motivo della loro istituzione da parte di Cristo a prescindere dal loro venire amministrati da uomini indegni.» (Artt. 7 e 8 della Confessione augustana)

Lutero, nel trattato del 1539 "i concili e la chiesa", indica che la Chiesa è riconoscibile dalle seguenti caratteristiche:
 possiede la Parola di Dio, in diversi gradi di purezza
 vi è amministrato il battesimo
 dal "santo sacramento dell'altare" (eucaristia), a prescindere dalla santità di chi lo amministra
 dal potere delle chiavi, nell'uso pubblico e privato, cioè la scomunica e l'assoluzione individuale
 dal fatto che consacra o chiama i ministri
 dalla preghiera, cioè la pubblica lode e azione di grazie. si cantano salmi, si impara il catechismo, il credo, il decalogo
 dalla santa croce

Storia

La Chiesa ha origine nel I secolo. Inizialmente è considerata una setta ebraica. Con la predicazione di Paolo di Tarso si formano anche comunità di "gentili", cioè di persone di origine non ebraica, prevalentemente di cultura greca. Nel II secolo le Chiese giudeo-cristiane (quelle vicine all'ebraismo) vengono progressivamente estromesse dall'ebraismo che sta riorganizzando le proprie strutture e basi religiose dopo la crisi della distruzione del Tempio del 70, mentre le Chiese dei gentili continuano a espandersi. In questa fase sussistono ancora varie e sostanziali differenze tra le numerose correnti teologiche esistenti e nessuna riesce veramente ad imporsi sulle altre. Si sviluppa quindi la patristica, cioè la formazione di un corpus di commenti alle Scritture, dispute con le correnti teologiche avversarie e apologie nei confronti del paganesimo e del giudaismo, dovuto a scrittori, spesso ecclesiastici, che sono costretti a ripensare le dottrine del cristianesimo nell'ambito della cultura dell'epoca. In quest'epoca molte Chiese cominciano a sentire l'esigenza di dotarsi di un proprio canone di scritture specifico da accostare a quello ebraico, che fino ad allora era stato considerato l'unico necessario, nella forma precedente alla distruzione del Tempio.

Questo stato di pluralità conflittuale persisterà fino al IV secolo, quando l'imperatore romano Costantino I capirà quanto fosse controproducente per il suo impero una comunità cristiana ostile e divisa, per cui cercherà di unificarla ed integrarla nella società dei suoi sudditi. A questo fine cambierà lo status giuridico del cristianesimo da religione illecita a religione tollerata e farà convocare il primo concilio della Storia, nel cui contesto obbligherà le parti in causa, in particolare i sostenitori dell'Arianesimo, a ricomporre i dissidi, sotto minaccia di esilio e pena di morte. Il successore di Costantino, Teodosio I, renderà il cristianesimo addirittura religione di Stato.

Comincia progressivamente a differenziarsi anche la mentalità delle Chiese latine rispetto a quelle greche, e continuano comunque a sorgere o riemergere scuole di pensiero alternative alla teologia fondata sul Credo niceno, che ormai aveva preso il sopravvento grazie all'appoggio imperiale. Quindi vengono indetti vari altri concili ecumenici in cui si assiste alla formazione di un linguaggio teologico  cristiano specifico, mutuato dalla filosofia greca, e ad una definizione rigorosa della teologia della Chiesa nicena, protetta dall'imperatore e quindi in posizione dominante, in opposizione alle altre comunità cristiane le cui teologie venivano condannate come eretiche e i cui testi sacri venivano rifiutati come apocrifi. Tali conflitti non saranno sempre ricomposti nel contesto dei concili, o perlomeno la ricomposizione non sarà sempre rapida, per cui contribuiranno a dare luogo a scismi nel corso del tempo.

Tra gli scismi mai più ricomposti, quello innescato dalle dispute teologiche correlate al Concilio di Calcedonia fu uno dei primi ad avere luogo e causò la separazione delle Chiese ortodosse orientali, le quali sopravvivono tuttora principalmente in Armenia, Medio Oriente, Egitto, Eritrea ed Etiopia.

Circa sei secoli dopo si avrà il Grande Scisma che causerà la costituzione di due grandi Chiese separate, le quali rappresentano tuttora le due maggiori comunità cristiane del mondo e che si spartirono i territori d'influenza tra quelli dell'ex impero romano unificato, per cui la Chiesa ortodossa bizantina si impose nei territori dell'allora Impero Bizantino, mentre nei territori europei ad occidente di quest'ultimo si impose la Chiesa cattolica romana. In questo caso le motivazioni a carattere teologico furono strumentalizzate nel contesto di lotte di potere sia da Carlo Magno, che mirava a provocare la controparte bizantina ed avere così un pretesto per affermare la propria candidatura al titolo di imperatore del sacro romano impero, sia dai vertici dei patriarcati ecclesiali costituenti la Pentarchia, che erano autonomi sul piano giurisdizionale ma che vedevano questa autonomia minacciata dalle rivendicazioni da parte del Papa finalizzate ad acquisire un primato non solo d'onore ma anche di potere decisionale.

Dopo altri cinque secoli circa, si avrà un altro importante scisma provocato dalla Riforma protestante, innescata innanzitutto da Martin Lutero e poi supportata anche da Calvino, Melantone da altri pensatori, i quali cercavano di introdurre le proprie visioni teologiche all'interno della Chiesa cattolica, facendo leva sulla richiesta di porre fine allo scandalo delle indulgenze. Essi furono appoggiati da molti principi che erano feudatari diretti di Carlo V e che cercavano di rendersi indipendenti da quest'ultimo cavalcando lo scontro religioso ed alleandosi tra loro per combatterlo. Nella stessa epoca si ebbe lo Scisma anglicano, che fu provocato inizialmente da motivi puramente politici ma che contribuì all'introduzione di molti elementi di teologia protestante all'interno delle comunità ecclesiali britanniche. Come conseguenza, le popolazioni dell'Europa occidentale residenti a Nord delle Alpi, con l'eccezione di Austria, Baviera, Svevia, Renania, Francia e Vallonia, si staccarono dalla Chiesa cattolica per abbracciare nuove Chiese sorte tuttora esistenti nell'ambito del Protestantesimo.

Nel XIX secolo si costituirono negli USA altre due comunità cristiane rilevanti in termini numerici, quella dei Mormoni e quella dei Testimoni di Geova.

Sociologia
Caratteristica della Chiesa è la tendenza ad adattarsi e a creare compromessi con la società esistente, con i suoi valori e istituzioni. È una comunità di credenti stabilizzata, a cui si appartiene per nascita, caratterizzata da un corpo di professionisti - il clero - ordinato in una gerarchia ecclesiastica che si dedica al mantenimento delle finalità dell'organizzazione religiosa. Un esempio di Chiesa che ha mostrato grande capacità di permanenza nel tempo e di flessibilità organizzativa è la Chiesa cattolica.

Note

Bibliografia
 Luigi Giussani, Perché la Chiesa - Volume terzo del PerCorso, Rizzoli Bur, 2005.
 Giorgio Girardet, Cristiani perché, Claudiana, 1995.
 Giorgio Girardet, Protestanti perché, Claudiana, 1996.
 Ralph J. Korner, The Origin and Meaning of Ekklēsia in the Early Jesus Movement, Leiden, Brill, 2017.

Voci correlate

 Chiesa (architettura)
 Chiesa invisibile
 Chiesa particolare
 Chiesa di Gerusalemme
 Confessione di fede
 Culto cristiano
 Disciplina della chiesa
 Età Apostolica
 Ecclesia (antica Grecia)
 Ecclesia (allegoria)
 Ecclesiologia
 Governo della Chiesa
 Nuovo Testamento
 Pasqua
 Santificazione
 Primi centri del Cristianesimo
 Storia del cristianesimo

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EDITOR'S NOTE: I ran Part 1 of this installment a spell ago. Find it HERE to refresh your memory. Part 2 is HERE. Good stuff! And it really works.
In Part II of Dry Fire Practice With Lasers, I focused on Acceptable Sight Picture Drills. Let's move forward now to some more-advanced laser drills.
Once a shooter has identified (and hopefully improved) how well they are able to hold or keep the gun aimed on the desired target area — and they understand what an "acceptable sight picture" is, the next obstacle is to determine if they have the ability to press the trigger without moving the gun out of the intended target area.
To practice this technique, try my "Refined Trigger Press" (RTP) dry-practice drill.
Place Laser Target 1 (with C-Zone side of the dry practice target facing you, above photo), at your desired distance.
Make sure the laser and sights are zeroed for this distance.
Aim the [unloaded] gun in the center of the C-Zone using the laser.
While watching the laser, start pressing the trigger.
Watch the dot closely as you press the trigger.
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Once you have mastered each of the above zones, move back from the target, re-zero the laser for the new distance and start all over with the C-Zone, eventually going through each of the zones.
You can gradually increase the difficulty at one distance by reducing the target size, and then increase the difficulty again by increasing the distance.
Ultimately you are trying to find the level that is difficult for YOU and learn to master that.
Continue to experiment at different distances to see how well you can press the trigger while keeping the gun aimed in the desired scoring zone.
Once you have mastered the refined trigger press (RTP), you cannot stop there. That type of trigger press is rarely ever used, but it's a great starting point for you to learn what is happening to the gun as you are moving the trigger.
If you want to shoot fast, some shots require that you develop the ability to instantly move the trigger from its at-rest position all the way to the rear position to fire the gun.
Try my "Instant Trigger Press" (ITP) dry practice drills to hone this skill.
Place Laser Target I (with the C- Zone side of the dry practice target facing you), at your desired distance.
Aim the gun in the center of the C-Zone using the laser.
While watching the laser, press the trigger as quickly as you can.
Watch the dot closely as you move the trigger.
Does the act of moving the trigger quickly move the dot outside of the C-Zone? If it does, it's because you are also moving the gun. Ideally when you press the trigger you should not also move the gun out of the intended scoring zone, regardless of the pace you pull the trigger.
You may have to practice this drill hundreds of times before the movement diminishes on a consistent basis.
When you can easily pull the trigger quickly without moving the gun, move on to ITP Part II dry practice drill.
Once you have mastered each of the above zones, move back from the target, re-zero the laser for the new distance and start all over with the C-Zone, eventually going through each of the above zones.
Continue to experiment at different distances to see how well you can quickly move the trigger while keeping the gun aimed in the desired scoring zone. It's not as easy as it may seem, so I recommend practicing these drills on a regular basis.


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What would be great would be to be able to write the data in a more intelligent way that would allow for stopping short of using the entire block.  At write time you could easily determine how many records to put onto one block to make sure that no record is split.  By doing that a MapReduce job would never have to reach for a remote block.
Has anyone seen a way to do this?


As such, I am privy to an incredible range of AI based applications and solutions that are coming down the line, and I am always surprised at the pace of change in the industry.
With every change, we need to take a few steps back and rethink how to frame the state of the art at that given time – so it's worth keeping in mind that what is state of the art at any given time may well be seen as mundane in just a few short months.
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In 2017 – the early days of AI in healthcare – a company called Arterys managed to get FDA approval for its cardiology product. This shocked me because not only was it an FDA approval of a cloud-based solution, but a cloud-based solution that uses deep learning. Anyone familiar with the FDA will agree that this is an incredible leap forward and something I wouldn't have anticipated for at least another few years.
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Zachodzące w niej następujące zależności

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Bibliografia
 http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/notes20.pdf

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