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MR0610- Australia provides emergency assistance to Typhoon Milenyo victims
AUSTRALIA PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO TYPHOON MILENYO VICTIMS
Philippines National Red Cross Secretary
General Corazon Alma de Leon and United
Nations Development Program Deputy Resident
Representative Kyo Naka receive the Australian
government donation worth A$50,000
from Australian Embassy Charge d'Affaires
Pablo Kang (centre).
The Australian Government has contributed A$50,000 (Php1.9 million) for emergency humanitarian relief in the wake of Typhoon Milenyo (international codename Xangsane) that left a trail of destruction when it struck the country last 27 September 2006.
Australian Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Pablo Kang said the assistance would be coursed through the United Nations Development program (UNDP) and the Philippines National Red Cross (PNRC) to augment on-going relief operations to severely affected areas.
At the presentation ceremony held at the Australian Embassy, PNRC Secretary-General Corazon Alma de Leon expressed appreciation for the Australian Government's contribution. "The assistance will go along way in providing immediate relief to our kababayans displaced by the typhoon", he said.
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Kyo Naka said UNDP would use the amount to provide food and medicine for at least 3,500 families in Sorsogon, one of the hardest hit provinces in the Bicol region. The region, which is also one of the country's poorest areas, is among the seven regions that experienced massive agriculture and infrastructure damage.
The worst typhoon to hit Metro Manila since 1995, Typhoon Milenyo ravaged 19 provinces, 31 cities, 179 municipalities and 2,446 barangays. The death toll has climbed to over 100 with many injured and still missing. More than 19,000 families or almost two million were forced to seek temporary shelter in evacuation areas.
"The Australian Embassy is liaising with the NDCC and other key donors on the emergency relief efforts underway. We will monitor and work closely with these organisations in assessing continued emergency needs",
Mr Kang said.
Australia and the Philippines are close regional partners and the two countries share an interest in reducing poverty and improving stability and security in the Philippines. Australia's aid program in the Philippines focuses on economic governance, strengthening security and stability including disaster preparedness and response, and raising the living standards of the rural poor in the south of the country. Australia, through its international aid agency AusAID, has allocated A$70 million in overseas development assistance to the Philippines in 2006-07.

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The Hospital is committed to offering financial assistance to people who have health care needs and are not able to pay for care. You may be able to get financial assistance if you are not insured, underinsured, not eligible for a government program, or do not qualify for governmental assistance (for example, Medicare or Medicaid). The Hospital strives to make sure that the financial capacity of people who need health care services does not prevent them from seeking or receiving care. This is a summary of the Hospital's Financial Assistance Policy (FAP).
You may be able to get financial assistance if you do not have insurance, are underinsured, or if it would be a financial hardship to pay in full the expected out of pocket expenses for services at the Hospital.
Financial assistance is generally determined by total household income based on the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). If you and/or the responsible party's income combined is at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, you may get discounted rates for the care given by the provider. No person eligible for financial assistance under the FAP will be charged more for emergency or other medically necessary care than amounts generally billed to individuals who have insurance covering such care. If you have insurance coverage or assets available to pay for your care, you may not be eligible for financial assistance.
Download the information online at www.nchsi.com and accessing the Riverbend Hospital Tab.
Request the information by calling the Social Services Department at 765-464-0400.
The Financial Assistance policy, application form, and the plain language summary can be offered in English and Spanish. The Hospital may help through use of qualified bilingual interpreter by request. For information about the Hospital's Financial Assistance Program and translation services, please call for a representative at 765-464-0400.
For more information, please call (765) 464-0400.


Pastor Greg Williams has been the Pastor of Crossroads since January of 2009. He, and his wife Emily, have three children. He is a graduate of The Baptist College of Florida and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Crossroads Baptist Church voluntarily enters into covenant with one another as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ. As such, we are personally committed to making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20). We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God and basis for our beliefs. We affirm the biblical offices of the church as Pastor and Deacon and the ordinances of the church as believer's baptism and Lord's Supper. As a whole, we affirm the doctrinal statement of The Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000. All assets and facility use must comply with The Baptist Faith and Message.
We declare and establish this constitution to preserve and secure the principles of our faith and to govern the body in an orderly manner. This constitution will preserve the liberties of each individual church member, and the freedom of action of this body in relation to other churches.
This body shall be known as Crossroads Baptist Church of Lithia, Incorporated, located in the community of Pinecrest, Lithia, Florida.
The objective of the church centers upon bringing glory to God in evangelizing the lost and enabling the saints to grow in maturity to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13). Thus we will aim to worship the Lord in spirit and truth (John 4:23), prioritizing the Word of God with the confidence that it is able to make us competent and equipped for every good work (II Timothy 3:16-17). We will labor in the ministry of reconciliation regarding God and man (II Corinthians 5:18), owning the responsibility of making disciples of the nations (Matthew 28:18-20). We will labor to serve those in need and especially those who are of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10). We aim to worship, evangelize, disciple, and fellowship to the glory of God's name.
Crossroads Baptist Church voluntarily enters into covenant with one another as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ. As such, we are personally committed to making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20). We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God and basis for our beliefs. We affirm the Biblical Offices of the church as Pastor and Deacon (see Article II of the By-laws) and the ordinances of the church as believers' baptism and Lord's Supper (see Article VI of the By-laws). As a whole, we affirm the doctrinal statement of The Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000. All assets and facility use must comply with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.
This church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but it recognizes and sustains the obligations of mutual counsel and cooperation that are common among Baptist churches. Insofar as is biblical, this church will cooperate with the association, the state convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Having been led as we believe by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and, on the profession of our faith (Romans 10:9-10), having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19), we donow in the presence of God and this assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3-6).
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to submit to the authority of scripture as the final authority on all issues (II Peter 1:16-21); to walk together in Christian love, as Christ loved and gave Himself up for us (Ephesians 5:2); to exhort one another in Christ (Hebrews 3:13); to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together (Hebrews 10:24-25); to speak the truth in love to one another for our Christian maturity (Ephesians 4:15); to use our spiritual gifts to serve one another (1 Peter 4:10); to wisely use our Christian freedom and willingly sacrifice our freedoms for the sake of a brother's conscience (Romans 14:13-23); to remember one another in prayer (Ephesians 6:18); to aid one another in sickness and distress (Matthew 25:40); to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation without delay (Colossians 3:12-13) (Matthew 5:23-24).
We agree, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly passions (Titus 2:12), and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life (Romans 6:3-4).
We, therefore, agree to maintain family and personal devotions in training ourselves for godliness (I Timothy 4:7); to biblically educate our children in the gospel (Ephesians 6:4); to seek the salvation of our family, friends, and acquaintances (II Corinthians 5:18-20); to walk wisely in the world (Ephesians 5:15); to keep our conduct among the lost honorable (I Peter2:12); to abstain from intoxication and the abuse of controlling substances (Ephesians 5:18); to flee from all forms of sexual immorality (I Corinthians 6:18); and to put to death what is earthly within us (Colossians 3:5).
We agree to work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor (II Corinthians 8:7), and the spread of the Gospel through all nations (Matthew 28:18-20).
We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with another biblical church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.
(a) By profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, followed by baptism by immersion.
(b) By transfer of membership from another Baptist church of like faith and doctrine.
(c) By statement of Christian experience and acknowledgement of an earlier profession of personal faith in Jesus Christ followed by baptism by immersion into the fellowship of a Baptist church of like faith and doctrine.
(d) Christians from other churches other than Baptist may apply for membership by stating that Jesus Christ has been accepted as Lord and Savior and that baptism by immersion will be received or has been received when to the satisfaction of the pastor and the deacons the prior baptism experience complies with the Baptist faith and doctrine.
Should there be any dissent about receiving any candidate, such dissent shall be referred to the pastor and the deacons for investigation and the making of a recommendation to the church within (30) days, or the next regularly scheduled business meeting. A majority vote of those present shall be required to elect all candidates to membership.
Prospective members of this church are expected to participate in the church's new member orientation session(s) and affirm the Church Covenant.
Members of this church sixteen (16) years of age and older are entitled to vote at all elections and on all questions submitted to the church in conference, provided the member is present.
(b) Transfer of membership to another Baptist church upon their request.
(c) Erasure upon becoming affiliated with a church of another faith or denomination.
(d) Request in writing by member desiring termination of membership.
(e) Exclusion by action of this church: See Section 6, Discipline.
(a) Redemption rather than punishment should be the guideline, which governs the attitude of one member toward another.
(b) Should a condition exist which would cause a member to become a hindrance to the welfare of the church (by reason of immoral or unchristian conduct, persistent breach of covenant vow, or non-support of the church) every reasonable measure will be taken by the membership to resolve the problem as outlined in Matthew 18:15-17.
(c) The church may terminate membership by means of a majority vote of the members present and voting, but only after a biblical effort has been made to bring such a member to repentance and restoration (Matthew 18:15-17).
The Biblical offices of this church are pastor(s) and deacon(s).
(a) The church is responsible to choose and call a pastor who professes and exemplifies a call of the Holy Spirit.
(b) Upon the death, resignation or removal of the pastor, the church shall call, without unnecessary delay to its pastorate, a Southern Baptist minister. He shall be of good report whose character and qualifications fit him for the office of pastor of the church. Scriptural qualifications are 1 Timothy 3:1-7. Only natural born males are eligible for the office of pastor. Regarding 1 Timothy 3:2, the pastor must be a one-woman man.
When a vacancy in the pastorate occurs, the Nominating Committee shall promptly recommend to the church a Pastor Search Committee consisting of at least six (6) members. The committee shall first recommend an interim pastor, and when one is secured, the committee shall then proceed, with as little delay as possible, to select for recommendation to the church a minister to become the regular pastor.
Provision shall be made for the prospective pastor to meet with all deacons and church staff.
A resume shall be made available to the members when a prospective pastor is to speak.
An opportunity shall be given to the church membership to hear any prospective pastor for a least two (2) worship services, including one (1) Sunday A.M. service, and to interview him at a designated time before they are required to vote upon his call to become pastor.
Within two (2) weeks of the prospective pastor's second service, during a regularly scheduled church worship service, the chairman of the deacons shall call the church into a business meeting. A vote on the prospective pastor will be taken at this time. The church's vote to call a new pastor shall be upon the unanimous recommendation of the Pastor Search Committee, and only one (1) name shall be placed before the church at one time. For the call to be extended there shall be at least eighty percent (80%) majority of those present and voting to favor the call.
(c) The pastor shall be called and elected to an unlimited tenure of service, to be terminated when he or the church feels so led by the Lord. The pastor shall give a thirty (30) day notice (or as mutually agreed upon) before termination of services. If the church should ask for the resignation of the pastor he should be given (not to exceed) thirty (30) days notice and/or (not to exceed) ninety (90) days pay from the date of notice of termination or resignation.
(d) METHOD OF TERMINATION. The church may declare the office of pastor vacant. Such action shall take place at a meeting called for that purpose of which at least one (1) week's public notice (announced at three (3) regularly scheduled church worship services) has been given. The meeting may be called upon the recommendation of a majority of the personnel committee and the deacons or by written petition signed by not less than one fourth (25%) of the resident church members. The members present shall designate the moderator for this meeting by majority vote, and he shall be someone other than the pastor. The vote to declare the office vacant shall be by secret ballot. An affirmative vote of two-thirds (66%) of the members present being necessary to declare the office vacant.
The office of deacon is described in 1 Timothy 3:8-13 and Acts 6:1-7.
In accordance with the New Testament, Deacons are to be the servants of the church. The responsibility of the deacon is to serve with the Pastor and staff in performing the ministerial tasks of the church to promote unity and preserve the preaching of the word. They are expected to proclaim the gospel, care for the members and community, and lead the church and its members in fellowship, worship, witness, discipleship, and ministry. They shall care for the temporal needs of members, attend to the accommodations for public worship, and encourage and support those able to help others and those with gifts of administration.
(a) The church family shall be divided equally between all active deacons. The church shall strive to find qualified men to serve as deacons. The church may divide the deacons into active and inactive deacons as long as there are sufficient deacons to minister to the church congregation. Procedures for the rotation of deacons shall be included in the Policy and Procedure Manual at the will of the church.
(b) The deacons (as a body) shall disburse a budgeted fund for benevolence, reporting to the church its total disbursements only.
(c) Before becoming an ordained deacon, men must serve for a period of one (1) year under the "watch care" of the standing deacon body. All deacons must have been a Christian and member of Crossroads Baptist Church of Lithia for at least one year. Ordained deacons coming from other churches must be a member of CROSSROADS Baptist Church of Lithia for one year before serving as a deacon of the church.
1 Timothy 3:8-13. He must believe in the necessity of regeneration for salvation, in the saving power of Jesus Christ, in the obligation to support evangelism and missions, and in tithing. He is willing to serve where service is needed to the best of his ability. He is not given to intoxication, or the use of illicit drugs. Only natural born males are eligible for the office of Deacon. He must be a one woman man (1 Timothy 3:12). He and his wife will strive to hold their tongues against spreading gossip and of talking critically about others. He and his family will strive to attend all church services and activities. They will strive to keep their family and the church above reproach. All deacons must have read the Church Constitution, the Bylaws, the Mission Statement, the Policy and Procedure Manual, and have agreed to support and uphold them.
Our church recognizes the administrative positions under this constitution of clerk, treasurer, trustees and moderator.
Church ministerial and non-ministerial staff as well as teachers, committees or other positions of leadership may be elected and established by the church from time to time to carry out and fulfill the needs of the church.
All elected officers, administrators, and individuals in leadership positions shall be members of this church and in good standing. They shall believe in and support the work of the church and denomination. They shall adhere to the beliefs of The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message and be governed by the church covenant. Failure to measure up to these standards shall be sufficient grounds for removal from their position.
The ministerial staff shall be called and employed as the church determines the need for such offices. A job description shall be written by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee and included in the Policy and Procedures Manual. The pastor shall serve as the daily supervisor of all church staff, however, only the church may call or terminate staff.
The staff member shall be called and elected to an unlimited tenure of service, to be terminated when he or the church feels so led by the Lord. The staff member shall give a thirty-day (30) notice (or as mutually agreed upon) before termination of services. If the church should ask for the resignation of the staff member he should be given (not to exceed) thirty-days (30) notice and/or (not to exceed) thirty-days (30) pay from the date of notice of termination or resignation.
The church may declare the office of a ministerial staff vacant. Such action shall take place at a meeting called for that purpose of which at least one (1) week's public notice (announced at three (3) regularly scheduled church worship services) has been given. The meeting may be called upon the recommendation of a majority of the personnel committee and the deacons or by written petition signed by not less than one fourth (25%) of the resident church members. The members present shall designate the moderator for this meeting by majority vote, and he shall be someone other than the pastor. The vote to declare the office vacant shall be by secret ballot. An affirmative vote of two-thirds (66%) of the members present being necessary to declare the office vacant.
Non-ministerial staff members shall be employed as the church determines the need for their services. The church personnel committee shall have the authority to employ and to terminate services of non-ministerial staff members. Such employment and termination of services shall be with the recommendation of the supervising staff member and, as appropriate, with the consultation of related committees of the church. A job description shall be written by the Constitution and Bylaws committee and included in the Policy and Procedures Manual.
The pastor may serve as moderator if he so desires. Should the pastor not wish to fill this position, the church shall annually elect a moderator. The moderator/Pastor shall preside over all church business meetings. In the absence of the moderator, the position shall be filled in the following order: the chairman of the deacons, other ministerial staff member, and other present deacons. In the absence of the above, the church clerk shall serve for the purpose of electing an acting moderator.
The church clerk shall be elected annually by the church. The church may delegate some of the clerical responsibilities to a church secretary who will assist the elected clerk. It shall be the duty of the clerk to record the minutes of all regular and special called business meetings of the church, to preserve an accurate roll of the membership, and to render reports as requested by the pastor, deacons or the church. The church clerk shall ensure that dated copies of the most recent revision of this constitution and church covenant shall be available for all church members. The clerk shall keep a list of the names of all church members with dates of admission, dismissal, or death, together with a record of baptisms. The clerk shall issue letters of dismissal voted by the church, and request letters of admission voted by the church. The clerk shall preserve on file all communications and written official reports, and gives notice of all meetings where such notice is necessary. The clerk shall prepare and present minutes of the preceding business meeting (as well as any preceding special called meeting) at the next regularly scheduled business meeting of the church. The clerk shall submit records for the annual church letter to the association, and submit the church letter to the association after church approval. All church records are church property and shall be kept in the church office when an office is maintained or in a suitable safe location approved by the pastor and deacons.
The church shall elect annually a church treasurer. An assistant treasurer shall be elected to assist the treasurer in all matters. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to receive, preserve and pay out upon receipt of vouchers approved and signed by authorized personnel, all money or things of value paid or given to the church, keeping at all times an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements. Payments shall be made by check. All checks shall be signed by the treasurer, the assistant treasurer, or financial secretary.
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds and securities of the church are properly secured in such banks, financial institutions or depositories as approved by the church. The treasurer shall be responsible for presenting regular reports of the account balances, revenues and expenses of the church at each regular business meeting. An annual report approved by the church shall be submitted to The Florida Baptist Convention. The treasurer shallensure that full accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements are kept in books belonging to the church, and that adequate controls are implemented to guarantee that all funds belonging to the church are appropriately handled by any officer, employee or agent of the church. The treasurer shall be an ex-officio member of the stewardship committee.
The church shall annually elect a minimum of four (4) trustees. Legal papers, contracts, conveyances and mortgage or other instrument to be executed in the corporate name and capacity shall be executed in behalf of the corporation by one of the trustees, and the same attested by another trustee. Documents so executed shall be binding upon the corporation. They shall have no power to buy, sell, mortgage, lease, or transfer any property without a specific vote of the church authorizing such action. The trustees may be bonded in an amount determined by stewardship committee. The church shall pay cost of the bond.
All committee members shall be recommended by the nominating committee and elected by the church unless otherwise stated in the descriptions below. All committee members shall be members of this church in good standing, shall adhere to the beliefs of The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message, and shall be governed by the church covenant. Failure to comply with these standards shall be sufficient grounds for removal from position. Each committee shall elect its own chairman by majority vote.
(a) The church council shall be composed of pastor (who shall serve as the chairman of the council), chairman of the deacons, church clerk, treasurer, music director, Sunday school director, children's church director, youth directors, daycare director, stewardship chairman and personnel committee chairman. Other Ministry Leaders may serve as members as recommended by the nominating committee. They remain members of the council as long as they hold the positions.
(b) The basic duties of the church council shall be to help the church understand its mission, to define its priorities by developing and recommending to the church suggested objectives and goals for the church. They shall recommend plans to the church for meeting defined priority needs, coordinate the church's schedule of activities and evaluate program achievements in terms of the church's objectives and goals.
(c) All matters agreed upon by the council shall be referred to the church for approval. The council does not make policy for the church; it serves in an advisory capacity.
(a) The Pastor and Deacons shall annually recommend individuals to serve on the committee. The committee shall be made up of at least six (6) elected members. The pastor shall serve as an ex-officio member. The recommendation for committee members shall be presented to and approved by the church at a regular or special called business meeting.
(b) The nominating committee coordinates the staffing of all church leadership positions filled by volunteer workers unless otherwise specified herein. The nominating committee shall first approve a person considered for any such positions before they are approached for recruitment. The nominating committee shall present to the church for election all that accepts the invitation to serve.
(a) This committee shall consist of at least six (6) members following the guidelines set forth under the general committee article above.
(b) The committee shall be charged with regularly (at least annually) reviewing the church covenant, constitution, bylaws, and policy and procedure manual to ensure that these documents represent in a positive way the church's intent and design for orderly ministry.
(c) Upon review or referral from the church, the committee shall recommend to the church such items, as it deems advisable for modification, revision or clarification. These items shall be presented in written form for discussion at a regular or special called business meeting. Items amending the existing documents shall be presented for a vote not less than two (2) weeks or more than six (6) weeks following the initial presentation. Items amending the Policy and Procedure Manual may be considered for immediate vote.
(d) The revised version of these documents shall be made available to all church members by the church clerk.
This committee shall be made up of four (4) to six (6) members, with the treasurer serving as an ex-officio member. Each member shall be a tither, and shall seek to create a sense of stewardship responsibility among the membership.
The committee shall be responsible for creating and recommending an annual budget to the church for approval.
They are to continually monitor the financial well-being of the church and make recommendations on all financial changes to the budget.
(a) This committee shall be made of at least four (4) members, with the Pastor or a Ministerial Staff member and the Daycare Director serving as ex-officio members of this committee.
(b) This committee shall be charged with the oversight of the daycare operation. The committee shall be responsible to the church for all day-to-day matters including but not limited to curriculum, annual budget, finance, staff, and student relations. The committee is the ultimate supervisor of the Daycare Director, acting on the behalf of the church.
(c) It shall be the committee's responsibility to see that the daycare functions as a ministry of the church, operating and teaching in a manner consistent with the beliefs and doctrines of our church.
This committee shall oversee all non-ministerial employees. They shall locate, interview, and hire persons for non-ministerial positions within the church and the daycare. They will labor to find such persons when a position becomes vacant and when the church deems a new position is necessary. They shall be responsible for the termination of such persons when necessary. They will assist in writing the job description as positions are established.
The church shall elect additional committees, as it deems necessary to fulfill the work of the church and shall specify their goals and objectives.
All ministries of the church shall function under the advisory of the church council. All members shall be in good standing, shall believe in and support the work of the church. They shall adhere to the beliefs of The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message and be governed by the Church Covenant. Failure to measure up to these standards shall be sufficient grounds for removal from office. The pastor is an ex-officio officer of all ministries and his leadership is to be recognized therein.
There shall be a Sunday school, divided into departments and classes for all ages and conducted under the leadership of the Sunday School Director for the study of God's word. The functions and activities of the Sunday School shall be consistent with the mission of the church.
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The Sunday School Director shall be elected by the church three (3) months prior to the new Sunday school year upon the selection by and the recommendation of the church nominating committee.
There shall be a Ladies of Grace/Woman's Missionary Ministry. They shall exist to make disciples of the ladies in our church and community and to evangelize ladies who are not yet saved. They will labor to connect our mature ladies with the younger ladies of our church for the purpose of discipleship (Titus 2:3-5). Hence, they will aim to mobilize the ladies of the church for discipleship and mission.
There shall be a Brotherhood Ministry. They shall exist to make disciples of the men in our church and evangelize men who are not yet saved. They will labor to entrust the gospel to faithful men so that they will teach others (2 Timothy 2:2). They will also labor to assist the needy in our congregation and community by serving them accordingly. Hence, they will aim to mobilize the men of the church for discipleship and mission.
There shall be a Music ministry. The music ministry shall exist to aid in the worship of the congregation through the singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Colossians 3:16). Led by our music minister, they shall ensure that the content of our songs are thoroughly biblical and consistent with our church's teaching. They will work in cooperation with the pastor's vision of such worship and see their efforts as part of the assembled church's worship.
There may be other ministries (Children, Youth, Senior Adult, etc.) as needed and determined by the church. Such ministries shall have such leaders and forms of organization as needed, consistent with the doctrine and direction of the church and The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.
The pastor (his designee or whomever the church shall authorize) shall administer baptism during any worship service.
The pastor and/or staff and deacons shall counsel a person professing Christ and failing to be baptized after a reasonable length of time. If negative interest is ascertained, he shall be deleted from those awaiting baptism and not considered a member of this church.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby baptized believers through partaking of the bread and the cup remember the death of Jesus Christ until He comes the second time. The pastor and the deacons shall be responsible for the administration of the Lord's Supper. The deacons shall be responsible for the physical preparation of the Lord's Supper.
The church shall meet regularly each Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening for praying, preaching, instruction and evangelism, all for the worship and glory of God. These meetings shall be open to the entire membership of the church and for all people and shall be conducted under the direction of the pastor.
The church shall hold a regular quarterly business meeting.
Robert's Rules of Order is the authority for parliamentary rules of procedure for all business meeting of this church, regular or special, except where superseded by these Bylaws and the church Policy and Procedure Manual.
A quorum for the transaction of business, in regular or special meetings, shall consist of those church members attending the meeting. All questions shall be decided by a majority vote of 75% (unless otherwise noted in this document) of the church members present. Absentee voting shall not be permitted.
A special called business meeting may be held to consider special matters of immediate necessity. The moderator may call this special business meeting by giving public notice two (2) services prior to the special business meeting, stating the purpose. In absence of the moderator, the pastor or the chairman of the deacons shall have the authority to call a special business meeting as long as the meeting is announced two (2) services in advance, stating the purpose. Special called business meetings may only consider those items germane to the purpose for which they were called.
Revival services and any other special meetings will be essential in the promotion of the objectives of the church and shall be placed on the church calendar upon the recommendation of the church council.
The tithes and offerings of the people shall support the overall ministry of this church. All members shall be encouraged to give at least a tenth of their income to the church's general fund to be used in the Lord's work.
All records of deposits and disbursements for all purposes shall pass through the hands of the church treasurer or financial secretary, and shall be properly recorded on the books of the church.
The distribution of funds shall be in accordance with the yearly budget adopted by the church or upon the vote of the church for special items not included in the budget. All appropriate giving shall be received and disbursed according to the designation.
The financial records shall be audited annually during the first month of the fiscal year, which begins on the first day of January in each calendar year. A CPA or a committee at the discretion of the Stewardship Committee may conduct an audit.
Changes in this Constitution and Bylaws (including Church Covenant) may be made under the procedures stated in Article IV, Section 4-C. Amendments to this Constitution and Bylaws shall be approved by two-thirds (66%) vote of all members present and voting.
This document shall take precedence over any other Constitution and Bylaws, requisition, or rules previously adopted by this church, except for the Articles of Incorporation.


We are an Apostolic Pentecostal church situated on North Carolina's crystal coast. Serving Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in Havelock. In a world that seems to have lost its balance and its social mooring we believe, without exception, the answer is, has always been, and will always be . . . JESUS! He is the center of everything we do at The Sanctuary.


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package de.learnlib.examples.bbc;

import java.util.function.Function;

import de.learnlib.acex.analyzers.AcexAnalyzers;
import de.learnlib.algorithms.ttt.mealy.TTTLearnerMealy;
import de.learnlib.api.algorithm.LearningAlgorithm.MealyLearner;
import de.learnlib.api.logging.LoggingPropertyOracle.MealyLoggingPropertyOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.EquivalenceOracle.MealyEquivalenceOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.InclusionOracle.MealyInclusionOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.LassoEmptinessOracle.MealyLassoEmptinessOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.MembershipOracle.MealyMembershipOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.OmegaMembershipOracle.MealyOmegaMembershipOracle;
import de.learnlib.api.oracle.PropertyOracle.MealyPropertyOracle;
import de.learnlib.examples.LearningExample.MealyLearningExample;
import de.learnlib.examples.mealy.ExampleTinyMealy;
import de.learnlib.oracle.emptiness.MealyLassoEmptinessOracleImpl;
import de.learnlib.oracle.equivalence.MealyBFInclusionOracle;
import de.learnlib.oracle.equivalence.MealyCExFirstOracle;
import de.learnlib.oracle.equivalence.MealyEQOracleChain;
import de.learnlib.oracle.equivalence.MealyWpMethodEQOracle;
import de.learnlib.oracle.membership.SimulatorOmegaOracle.MealySimulatorOmegaOracle;
import de.learnlib.oracle.property.MealyLassoPropertyOracle;
import de.learnlib.util.Experiment.MealyExperiment;
import net.automatalib.automata.transducers.MealyMachine;
import net.automatalib.modelcheckers.ltsmin.ltl.LTSminLTLAlternatingBuilder;
import net.automatalib.modelchecking.ModelCheckerLasso.MealyModelCheckerLasso;
import net.automatalib.util.automata.equivalence.DeterministicEquivalenceTest;
import net.automatalib.words.Alphabet;

/**
 * Run a black-box checking experiment with a Mealy machine and alternating edge semantics.
 * <p>
 * The main difference with {@link Example2} is how the LTL formula is written.
 *
 * @author Jeroen Meijer
 * @see Example2
 */
public final class Example3 {

    public static final Function<String, Character> EDGE_PARSER = s -> s.charAt(0);

    private Example3() { }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        MealyLearningExample<Character, Character> le = ExampleTinyMealy.createExample();

        // define the alphabet
        Alphabet<Character> sigma = le.getAlphabet();

        // define the Mealy machine to be verified/learned
        MealyMachine<?, Character, ?, Character> mealy = le.getReferenceAutomaton();

        // create an omega membership oracle
        MealyOmegaMembershipOracle<?, Character, Character> omqOracle = new MealySimulatorOmegaOracle<>(mealy);

        // create a regular membership oracle
        MealyMembershipOracle<Character, Character> mqOracle = omqOracle.getMembershipOracle();

        // create a learner
        MealyLearner<Character, Character> learner = new TTTLearnerMealy<>(sigma, mqOracle, AcexAnalyzers.LINEAR_FWD);

        // create a model checker
        MealyModelCheckerLasso<Character, Character, String> modelChecker =
                new LTSminLTLAlternatingBuilder<Character, Character>().withString2Input(EDGE_PARSER)
                                                                       .withString2Output(EDGE_PARSER)
                                                                       .create();

        // create an emptiness oracle, that is used to disprove properties
        MealyLassoEmptinessOracle<Character, Character> emptinessOracle =
                new MealyLassoEmptinessOracleImpl<>(omqOracle);

        // create an inclusion oracle, that is used to find counterexamples to hypotheses
        MealyInclusionOracle<Character, Character> inclusionOracle = new MealyBFInclusionOracle<>(mqOracle, 1.0);

        // create an LTL property oracle, that also logs stuff
        MealyPropertyOracle<Character, Character, String> ltl =
                new MealyLoggingPropertyOracle<>(new MealyLassoPropertyOracle<>("X X X letter==\"2\"",
                                                                                inclusionOracle,
                                                                                emptinessOracle,
                                                                                modelChecker));

        // create an equivalence oracle, that first searches for a counter example using the ltl properties, and next
        // with the W-method.
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        MealyEquivalenceOracle<Character, Character> eqOracle =
                new MealyEQOracleChain<>(new MealyCExFirstOracle<>(ltl), new MealyWpMethodEQOracle<>(mqOracle, 3));

        // create an experiment
        MealyExperiment<Character, Character> experiment = new MealyExperiment<>(learner, eqOracle, sigma);

        // run the experiment
        experiment.run();

        // get the final result
        MealyMachine<?, Character, ?, Character> result = experiment.getFinalHypothesis();

        // check we have the correct result
        assert DeterministicEquivalenceTest.findSeparatingWord(mealy, result, sigma) == null;
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Within the DevExpress application we can create records such as Invoices, Purchase Orders or Credit Notes. We required the ability to print and/or export these using a predefined template so that it will be simple for a user to click a single action from within the DevExpress application and the Invoice, Purchase Order or Credit Note will be generated using the relevant template and printed, following the same consistent style each time.
Once you have completed the reports you will need to create a view controller and assign it to the detail view of the record type which you wish to print and export. Within the view controller, add two simple actions, Print and Export. Configure these buttons accordingly within the designer by assigning tooltips, captions, images and target object criteria.
Once you have created the action buttons you have to create the executing event for the buttons, the below code example shows, how to setup the executing events for printing and exporting to PDF.
/// Handles the Execute event of the Print control.
/// Handles the Execute event of the Export control.
Once you have completed the executing events it will be necessary to assign the events to the buttons you created previously.
Within the print executing action you can call PrintTool.ShowPreview() instead of PrintTool.PrintDialog() to show a print preview on screen of the completed template before it is printed.


Inevitably, bicycle production had to be substantially reduced to cope with Raleigh factory munitions work, although the total number of employees by the end of 1915 had risen to over 2000. Most of the new workers were women, something of an innovation in the cycle industry. In order to make the bicycle side as efficient as possible it was decided to concentrate on the most popular models and drop the rest from the list.
On the home front, with cars and motorcycles needed for the war, the bicycle became the preferred means of independent transportation. Female munition workers earned reasonable wages, and many bought bicycles to help them get to work in the factories. A Raleigh 'All Steel' Lady's Roadster would have been a popular choice for any woman who was busy helping the war effort.
This example was found in France, so rather than being owned by a munitions worker in Britain, she was more likely used by one of the thousands of women who served behind the lines in France and Belgium.
The Model C is in original unrestored condition. Although the nickel parts are quite tarnished, the paintwork has retained most of its box lining and all its transfers (decals). The only part that has not survived is the leatherette chaincase cover.
According to the license plate on the handlebar stem, she was owned by Mme A Madelaine of Bordeaux. Another interesting French item attached to the bicycle is the reflector fitted to the rear mudguard. The Leatheries 'Empire de Luxe' patterned saddle is very attractive, and seems to be the same saddle shown in the catalogue picture. She has recently been serviced and fitted with new tyres and inner tubes, and is ready to ride.
This World War One Raleigh is now for sale: this would obviously be an appropriate – and interesting – display item at vintage and military shows, particularly with some war-related period accessories.
World War One was fought on an industrial scale. Munitions were needed in vast quantities to feed the guns and a variety of products were required to supply both military and civilian needs. With men recruited for the armed forces, the industrial workforce changed. Over 600,000 women took on previously male-dominated roles in industry during the war, working alongside men in reserved occupations. Women made an increasingly varied contribution, working in labs, mills and factories, sometimes in hazardous circumstances. Many others travelled to France and Belgium to serve behind the lines, often under fire.


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Today's Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai 1 April 2017 episode starts with Gitanjali getting the coat for Rishabh. He asks what happened, are you annoyed, you are silent, did you iron my coat. She says yes and gives him. He says none can iron my coat better than you, will you not make me wear this. She makes him wear it. He asks how did this button come here. She says its of your coat. He says it was lost. She says yes, I got it and I fixed it. He says its special button, its not found in any shop, how did you get it. She thinks of the attack and goes. He asks what happened…..
Choti Maa comes and asks Rishabh to come, we are getting late for temple. Gitanjali thinks of Rishabh and Abhimanyu. She asks Sevakram about the dhobi who washes Rishabh's clothes. Sevakram says he stays in dhobi locality. She leaves.
She reaches the place to find the dhobi. The lady scolds her for spoiling the washed clothes. Dhobi greets her and tells lady that Gitanjali is Rishabh's sister. She asks him do you wash Rishabh's clothes, did you wash his coat. He says yes, what happened. She says silver button from coat got missing, what did you do, did you sell the button. He refuses. She says I have seen someone wearing the coat, tell me what you do of washed clothes. He swears he did not do anything.
She asks them to say truth, else she has many ways to make them say truth, someone attacked on me, I will file police complaint, tell me. The lady says my son gives Rishabh's clothes on rent for money. Gitanjali asks to whom. He says I don't know, someone calls and my son gives just Rishabh's clothes to him, its because of his drug addiction, my son is mad, but not criminal, don't give him to police. She asks where is your son. The lady says he is dyeing clothes there. Gitanjali goes to see. The man looks for his son Gopal. Gitanjali screams seeing Gopal dead and coming out of the dye water.
Rishabh scolds servant to show him way like a kid. Choti Maa says this is not home that you know every stair, you can fall down. Priyam laughs. Rishabh asks why are you laughing. Priyam runs. Rishabh asks what was the need to get him. She says he was insisting, come. Priyam says you needed someone's support today. Rishabh gets angry. Gopal's parents cry. People get him out. Rishabh prays. Pandit does his tilak. Priyam hides and looks on. Choti Maa asks pandit to come, clothes and blankets are ready for donation. Rishabh asks her to go, he will stay here. She goes.
The lady says I knew he will not leave Gopal. Gitanjali asks who killed him. The lady says the one who took Rishabh's clothes, he was never seen, he was a shadow. She says its that man's call. Gitanjali gets the call. The man says you know what I can, more lives can go, Gitanjali. She asks lady who was he, he knew my name.
Banjaran dances there. He hears the bell and asks who is it, Ragini…. She says I m that voice that echo in your ears, the sounds which will not leave you. He asks who are you. She says you will run but voices will shout in your ears, you can't hide, crime does not hide, it comes back. He shuts his ears….he asks her to stop the bell. The sound stops. He shouts to Choti Maa and servant. Priyam says Choti Maa is not here. Rishabh asks did a woman come here, she was ringing bell. Priyam says no, its just you and me here, why did you hear anything. Rishabh says yes, she was saying something. Priyam asks what, tell me, did she say what you did not wish to hear. Rishabh says nothing, she was not here, how will she say. Priyam says it happens at such place. Rishabh asks what. Priyam says don't get angry, come I will take you home. Rishabh says no, I don't want support, where is Choti Maa. Priyam says its not house, you can fall down from big height.
Gopal's funeral is taken. The lady curses Gitanjali adn says someone of your family will die too. Rishabh asks Priyam to walk slow, why did you stop. Priyam recalls his fall. Rishabh asks him to say. Priyam leaves his hand. Rishabh asks what are you doing, what's this misbehavior, come here and hold my hand. Priyam stands away. Rishabh takes a step ahead and falls down the stairs. Priyam lookss on. He shouts to Choti Maa that Rishabh fell down stairs. Rishabh gets hit on his head and faints. Choti Maa comes and gets shocked.
Gitanjali is on the way. She recalls lady's words and imagines someone from her family calling. She asks Choti Maa who left us, tell me, where is Rishabh. She asks Priyam who left them. Priyam says soul does not die, body dies, don't be sad. She asks where is Rishabh, tell me. Rishabh comes. She says Rishabh, whose funeral is this. She goes to see. She gets shocked seeing herself lying dead. Her imagination ends. Her car blocks traffic. She gets call and gets shocked. She comes home and thinks I doubted on Rishabh, I hope he is okay.
She goes to Rishabh and asks what happened. Choti Maa says he slipped on temple stairs. Rishabh says Priyam has pushed me. Rajveer looks on. Gitanjali looks on and leaves. Priyam makes a drawing. She comes to him and asks did you push Rishabh. He asks how did you like my drawing. She asks him to answer. He says no. She asks is Rishabh lying. He says yes. She says he never lies. He asks her how can she be sure, she knows Rishabh is blind. She asks him to talk with manners, what happened in temple. He says I did not push him, I just left his hand. She says knowing that he can't see, you left his hand, Rishabh could have died. He says yes, its same thing to leave hand or push, I have seen. She asks what did you see, what are you saying. Priyam says ask Rishabh, he knows whom am I talking about. He whistles. She goes.
Choti Maa asks inspector how did Gopal die. Inspector says maybe by drug overdose. Gitanjali says he was murdered, they are lying, I was there. Inspector says we got to know this and came to ask you. Choti Maa and Rishabh ask her why did she do there. Kavya asks why do you feel it was murder. Gitanjali says they were scared of some phone call. She tells everyone. Inspector asks shall I send guard here. Rishabh says no, we don't depend on police for protection. Gitanjali gives number to inspector. He asks her to take care and goes.
Choti Maa asks why did you go there. Gitanjali says to find clue and find Abhimanyu's murderer, I wanted to know who bought the toy, I was attacked, I got a button. Rishabh asks button. Gitanjali says yes, it was your coat button. He says you doubt that I did that attack. She says no, so I went there to ask. He says you had doubt on me. She says no and cries. He asks not for a moment, answer me. He gets sad. He says I got my answer.
Choti Maa asks him to listen. He says what's there to say, Gitanjali's silence told everything, even blood relations have no meaning because of that kid's stories, what a shame. He leaves. Priyam comes there. Gitanjali sees him.


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As a founder of the sound, Carl rode the exploding British rave scene. He played the opening night of Danny Rampling's legendary Shoom, co-promoted The Project with Paul Oakenfold, held a residency at the Zap Club in Brighton and at the Sunrise rave in 1988, hooked up a third turntable for his dawn-breaking set, got 15,000 people back on their feet, and established a personal rep for three-deck wizardry.
The next step was to make music, and Carl's 1991 debut single for Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label, 'I Want You,' gave him a top 30 hit and a Top of the Pops appearance. Two more singles also made the charts. But Carl was a reluctant pop star and as the masses moved onto fluffy house and trance, and the hardcore created jungle, Cox retreated into the club world that had nurtured him, and instead embraced the underground sounds of techno. "Techno drives home somewhere," he says of his core music. "It takes you to an element of surprise, not knowing where you're going. It's scary but wonderful at the same time."
Carl's classic releases include his 1995 mix CD, 'F.A.C.T,' which became a techno benchmark, selling over 250,000 copies, and the 1996 EP 'Two Paintings and a Drum,' which again broke the British top 30. Alongside Carl's 'Ultimate Music Management' company, which counted Josh Wink and Laurent Garnier among 27 clients, there was the Ultimatum record label, for which Carl recorded his third top 30 UK single, 'Sensual Sophis-ti-cat.' In 2005, Carl's third album, 'The Second Sign' caused a stir across Europe and reached number 3 in Spain's national chart. Also gaining critical acclaim was 'Dirty Bass,' a collaboration with Christian Smith, and the funky 'Give Me Your Love', both released on 23rd Century Records, an outlet for his own burgeoning production output.
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L. Truchy, 1721–1764, after Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British, Pamela is represented in this first Piece, writing in her late Lady's dressing room, her History being known only by her letters. She is here surprised by Mr. B. who improves this occasion to further his designs, 1762, Engraving, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1977.24.48
L. Truchy, 1721–1764, Pamela is represented in this first Piece, writing in her late Lady's dressing room, her History being known only by her letters. She is here surprised by Mr. B. who improves this occasion to further his designs, 1762
L. Truchy, 1721–1764
after Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Pamela is represented in this first Piece, writing in her late Lady's dressing room, her History being known only by her letters. She is here surprised by Mr. B. who improves this occasion to further his designs
Pamela est représentée en ce premier tableau écrivant dans le cabinet de toilette de sa defunte Maitresse son Histoire n'étant connue que par ses lettres elle est surprise par Mr. B. qui profile de cette occasion pour pousser ses vues
Plate: 11 3/4 x 14 13/16in. (29.8 x 37.6cm) and Sheet: 14 3/16 x 18 3/8in. (36 x 46.7cm)
B1977.24.48
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Naomi Clifford, Basic Instincts, The art of Joseph Highmore at the Foundling Museum, https://www.naomiclifford.com/basic-instincts-the-art-of-joseph-highmore-at-the-foundling-museum/ , Love, Life and Death in the Georgian Era, January 11, 2018, Available Online
Kathryn James, English Paleography and Manuscript Culture, 1500-1800, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, p. 78, fig. 94, Z115.E5 J36 2020+ (YCBA)


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Derek Holzer is a fellow at the KHM-Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Cologne, DE from Sept 2009 to March 2010.
Holzer's live performances as Macumbista combine live, self-built analog electronics with field recordings and found objects at the meeting points of electroacoustic, noise, improv and extreme music.
TONEWHEELS is an experiment in converting graphical imagery to sound, inspired by some of the pioneering 20th Century electronic music inventions such as the ANS Synthesizer (Murzin USSR 1937-57), the Variophone (Sholpo USSR 1930) and the Oramics system (Oram UK 1957).
In this workshop, participants will learn to construct two different circuits: a simple light-to-sound converter and a variable motor speed controller, as well as how to design and print their own tonewheel patterns using the FLOSS software Inkscape.
SoundTransit is a collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography. On this site, you can plan a sonic journey through various locations recorded around the world, or you can search the database for specific sounds by different artists from certain places.
This workshop combines an introduction to recording technologies, in-the-field recording sessions with critical listening skills and basic post-production techniques to produce mono, stereo or multichannel field recordings, suitable for uploading to the Soundtransit.nl website.
More than 40,000 years ago, our Neanderthal predecessors invented the first music instruments from simple objects around them (bones and stones, sticks and skins...), without reference to any existing music history, and primarily for their own pleasure rather than that of others. Nowadays, we use complex audio hardware and software which make it "easier" to make music, so long as we channel our creativity into such socially acceptable avenues as Western Classical or Minimal Techno. As with any established genre, the results are often completely predictable, and therefore quite boring. But some of us, deep in our wild hearts, still long for the Stone Age simplicity of pure noise!
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Eminent pro-MKO parliamentarians have lost a Supreme Court battle over Home Secretary Theresa May's decision to ban the leader of MKO terrorist group from Britain.
"An appeal by the cross-party group of 15 MPs and peers, led by Liberal Democrat Lord Carlile, was rejected in a majority ruling by justices at the UK's highest court," Hillingdon Times reported.
The MPs wanted to invite Maryam Rajavi to address meetings to be held in the Palace of Westminster.
Home Secretary Theresa May says Rajavi's entry to the UK would not be conducive to the public good for reasons of foreign policy and in light of the need to take a firm stance against terrorism.


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A computational model proposed to elucidate mutation scenario
In an article entitled, "Emergence of stable polymorphisms driven by evolutionary games between mutants", published in June 26, 2012, issue of Nature Communications 3:919; 1-7, the lead author Weini Huang with three other associates from three research groups developed a model to address the circumstances that lead to mutations that are frequency reliant and have arbitrary fitness parameters. The consequences demonstrate that the dynamics that arise in random mutants amplify the genetic diversity within a population. Their proposed computer model combines aspects of population genetics and evolutionary game theory in order to obtain a new perspective on genetic evolution. This new model also enables a change in random fitness values with the frequency of the different types. The results of the simulations confirm that frequency dependent selection leads to a higher genetic diversity within a population . However, the communication between different mutations and the appearance of new mutants support the development of dynamic diversity in the population. It is feasible for different mutations to survive in parallel such that a new mutant does not entirely replace the old ones. The most interesting fact is that, diversity in this model remains naturally restricted. Fitness, on the other hand, does not essentially rise with frequency dependent selection in contrast to stable selection. By way of example, a mutation may happen within cells which restricts the production of substances that are passed on to other cells. This can primarily be beneficial. Helpful mutations can be misplaced and harmful ones become permanent. [summarized by a graduate student Samsad Razzaque]


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The Power Asks Us to Consider #WeToo: A Review
23 January 2018 Alex Joyner
photo by Nathan McBride via Unsplash
Naomi Alderman's provocative new book, The Power, is more simply described without the definite article. Power, and how it infuses human relationships, particularly gender relationships, hums though this book like an electric current. And just like that current, it can turn fearsome and deadly in an instant.
The Power is an acknowledged heir to Margaret Atwood's recently-rediscovered The Handmaid's Tale, right down to its bright red cover. Atwood's dystopian feminist novel imagines a world where a neo-Puritan patriarchy has descended on America. Alderman reverses the dynamic, depicting a future where young women have suddenly developed a new muscle, called a skein, that allows them to deliver an electric charge through their bodies. Suddenly women have the kind of physical dominance that men have historically presumed and the effects ripple through .
Four characters provide different windows on the world created by the newly electrified women (and rattled men). Roxy is the daughter of a London crime boss who avenges her mother's death and powers her way to become the head of the family business, now as the leader of a cartel smuggling Glitter, a drug that enhances the electrical capacity of women. Tunde is a Nigerian man who chronicles the rising tide of empowered women and the male resistance. Margot is a US politician who uses the power like a sheathed knife, rising to the top circles of the government.
Allie, an orphaned Southern girl, takes, for my money, the most interesting journey. Gifted with healing abilities and guided by an ambivalent mystical voice, Allie develops an alter ego as Mother Eve, a charismatic religious figure who reinterprets Christian theology from a female perspective.
This Eve speaks in the language of the Bible but it is a Scripture that turns old patriarchal readings inside out. For this Eve, the tree is not an Edenic image of women's downfall, but the symbol of The Power itself, branching upward, "the outline of a living thing straining outward, sending its fine tendrils a little further, and a little further yet." (3) When Allie is installed as an advisor to the queen of a woman-dominated breakaway state in Moldova, she occupies a chapel filled with enameled paintings of female saints and Eve herself "receiving the message from the Heavens and extending her hand filled with lightning." (252)
Eve knows the old stories about kings taking daughters to slave in the palace. (Samuel's warning to Israel about the dangers of a king from 1 Samuel 8 serve as a preface to the book.) But Eve uses the stories to praise female leadership. But then Eve/Allie struggles with dark temptations as she assumes ever more exalted status.
Like Atwood's Handmaid's Tale, this book has a frame that adds another dimension to the read. The Power begins and ends with an exchange of letters between a male author seeking the advice of more connected and experienced writer named Naomi. Neil Adam Armon (an anagram of Naomi Alderman) has written a fictionalized history of the period right before The Cataclysm, a event in the distant path that led to the world of female dominance. This history constitutes the bulk of The Power and it is fascinating to see the woman writer push back agains a history that challenges her preferred narrative.
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Alderman develops this thought experiment with great thoroughness. The Power is not a fantasy of wish fulfillment nor does she describe a utopia. The ripple effects in religion, in politics, in relationships, and in culture are varied and unpredictable. Women struggle to understand how to use this new power, how to reveal it, how to control it, how to hide it. Men conform, submit, resist, and curdle. It's not a pretty sight.
But in the end the book does what all good science fiction does—it puts our own time in sharp relief and forces us to grapple with the unsaid and the un-dealt-with. The effect of The Power is to ask its reading audience, men and women, to consider what is essential and what is merely a distortion caused by power relationships. In an era when the nakedness of power and retrograde gender relationships are both celebrated and resisted in novel ways, this book, with all its brutality, gets your attention. It warns that if we don't find ways to see one another, in all our potency and vulnerability, we will always be playing with the third rail—the one that has the power to kill.
As a pastor, I am also brought back to the role that feminist biblical interpretation has played in my own traning. Much of Mother Eve's reimagining of religion finds its roots in work done in the 70s and 80s in Christian seminaries. Like the feminist scholars who helped form me, Eve challenges what counts as orthodoxy and questions whether the male language and imagery of the tradition is essential or merely patriarchal accretion.
FOOTNOTE – Alderman is also behind the popular fitness app "Zombies, Run!" I've been using this for the past couple of years to get me motivated. She's a great storyteller in that format, too, and there's even an episode that includes Margaret Atwood checking in from post-Zombie apocalypse Toronto. The story, and the sound of hungry zoms breathing down your neck, will keep you moving!
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Acer Liquid Jade Primo Windows 10 smartphone now available in Canada for $799
By Igor Bonifacic @IgorBonifacic
Jul 18, 20163:58 PM EDT
Without much fanfare, the Liquid Jade Primo, first announced back at Mobile World Congress, has landed on the Microsoft Store.
Microsoft is selling the smartphone as part of a bundle that includes the device itself, a dock to enable the use of Windows 10's Continuum feature, which allows a Windows Phone smartphone to double as a desktop PC when connected to an external display, and a mouse and keyboard for $799 unlocked.
The Liquid Jade Primo itself features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (expandable by an additional 128GB via the phone's microSD slot), a 5.5-inch 1080p display and a 2,870mAh battery.
The dual SIM phone comes unlocked and is compatible with all major Canadian carrier networks.
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When teaching children to read, it's good to find ways to make reading as enjoyable as possible, that's why we created a list of 10 short inspirational poems for children. Just like every painting in 12 Famous Paintings With the Stories Behind Them, each poem has a story behind it as well.
Fortunately, these stories can often be discovered simply by reading the poem. It's easy to imagine 19th century Christina Rosetti overlooking a scenic view on a windy day, while writing Who Has Seen the Wind. And there's no doubt modern day Amy Vanderwater was admiring her collection of seashells while writing Shell Teeth.
What better way to enlighten a child than by teaching them a poem. Have no fear, these short poems are a lot meatier than "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue.." But they're not Shakespeare, either. They're easy to learn, but most of all, many of them have deeper meanings which teach children life lessons, and inspire even the young at heart. Other poems will simply make them chuckle.
Some poetry can be a drag, even for adults, but when you read a poem that really sticks, it can be a satisfying feeling, much like reading a book that you never want to end. One surefire way to enjoy these is to read them aloud to a child. We all know reading poems in our heads isn't nearly as fun.
So, child or adult, we hope you enjoy these 10 short inspirational poems for children, and gain a little from them, too.


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