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Egypt: Death while in custody of Mr. Shady Habash
EGY 004 / 0520 / OBS 051
Death while in custody
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Egypt.
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the death while in custody of Mr. Shady Habash, film director, photographer and human rights defender.
According to the information received, on the night of May 1, 2020, Mr. Shady Habash, 24, was found dead in Tora prison (Cairo). His health reportedly deteriorated dramatically in the last days of his detention. He was momentarily hospitalised, then transferred back to the prison on the evening of May 1, 2020, where he died during the night. The prison guards were slow to intervene despite being alerted by his cellmates, who reportedly called out and shouted for help repeatedly throughout the hours preceding his death. At the time of the publication of this Urgent Appeal, the exact reasons of Mr. Habash death remained unknown.
Mr. Shady Habash had been arrested in March 2018, together with his colleague Mr. Mustafa Gamal, and charged with several accusations, including "membership of a terrorist group" (article 12 of the Counter-terrorism law of 2015), "spreading false news" (article 102 bis of the Egyptian Criminal Code), "blasphemy and contempt of religion" (article 98 F of the same Code) and "insulting the military" (article 184 of the same Code). The charges stemmed from the release of the videoclip they directed for the song "Balaha" by singer Mr. Ramy Essam, which mocked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi by comparing him to a notorious liar and condemning alleged government corruption. The pair have been held in pre-trial detention pending investigation ever since their arrest. The author of the song, Mr. Galal el-Behairy, is also in jail and the singer Mr. Ramy Essam, who performed the song, is currently exiled in Sweden.
The Observatory deplores the death of Mr. Shady Habash while in custody and denounces the medical negligence he suffered within that framework. The Observatory further recalls that his detention was arbitrary, as it was only aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights activities and his exercise of freedom of expression.
Actions requested:
Please write to the authorities of Egypt asking them to:
i. Carry out a transparent, impartial, immediate and thorough investigation into the death of Mr. Shady Habash, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them before an independent tribunal, sanction them as provided by the law and provide Mr. Habash family with effective remedies; ensure Shady's co-detainees are heard as witnesses and protected from undue pressure, during the investigation;
ii. Immediately and unconditionally release Messrs. Mustafa Gamal and Galal el-Behairy and put an end to any form of harassment, including at the judicial level, against them as well as against Mr. Ramy Essam and more generally against all human rights defenders in Egypt;
iii. Guarantee the physical and psychological well-being of all human rights defenders in Egypt in all circumstances;
iv. Conform to the provisions of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 9, 1998, in particular with Articles 1, and 12.2;
v. Ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in all circumstances, in accordance with international human rights standards and international instruments to which Egypt is a State party.
● President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Fax: +202 2391 1441. Email: p.spokesman@op.gov.eg, Twitter: @AlsisiOfficial
● Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Kemal Madbouly Mohamed. Email: pm@cabinet.gov.eg
● Minister of the Interior, Mr. Mahmoud Tawfik, Email: center@iscmi.gov.eg
● Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohamed Hossam Abdel-Rahim, Fax: +202 2795 8103
● Public Prosecutor, Counsellor Nabeel Sadek, Fax: +202 2577 4716
● Head of the Egyptian parliament's Human Rights Committee, Mr. Alaa Abed, Email: humanrightscomplaints@parliament.gov.eg
● Mr. Mohamed Fayeq, President of the National Council for Human Rights, Fax: + 202 25747497 / 25747670. Email: nchr@nchr.org.eg
● H.E. Mr. Alaa Youssef, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Email: mission.egypt@bluewin.ch
● Embassy of Egypt in Brussels, Belgium, Fax: +32 2 675.58.88; Email: embassy.egypt@skynet.be
Please also write to the diplomatic representations of Egypt in your respective countries.
Paris-Geneva, May 14, 2020
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (the Observatory) was created in 1997 by FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). The objective of this programme is to prevent or remedy situations of repression against human rights defenders. FIDH and OMCT are both members of ProtectDefenders.eu , the European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism implemented by international civil society.
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When Mary had thus been comforted by her friend and her spirit had been elevated and her confidence confirmed, she began to sing unto the Lord most sweetly, saying, "My soul does magnify the Lord." Now, if it is a good time with any of you–if in communion with some older Believer your confidence has been strengthened–make sure that the Lord has a return for it. When your heart is lifted up, then lift up the name of the Lord! Exalt Him when He exalts you. You will, perhaps, tell me that the Virgin had a very special reason for magnifying the Lord and I answer, Assuredly she had. "Blessed is she among women," and we are not backward to acknowledge the eminent honor which was put upon her!
Blessed, indeed, she was and highly favored! But yet, is there any true Believer who has not, also, received special favor of the Lord? Sitting down quietly in our chamber, can we not, each one, say that the Lord has favored him or her with some special token of Divine love? I think there is something about each Believer's case which renders it special. We are, none of us, exactly like our Brethren, for the manifestations of Divine Grace are very various and there are some bright lines about your case, Brothers and Sisters, which will be seen nowhere else and some peculiar manifestations about your happiness of which no one else can tell.
I might not be straining words if I were to say to many a Sister in Christ here, "Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women!" And I might say the same to many a Brother here, "Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among men! The Lord has done great things for you and let your spirit be glad." True, there is one point in which we cannot be compared, literally, to Mary. She was to be the mother of the human Nature of our Lord! But there is a parallel case in each one of us in which a higher mystery–a more spiritual mystery–gives us a like privilege, for, behold, the Holy Spirit dwells in each Believer! He lives within us as within a temple and reigns within us as in a palace! If we are partakers of the Holy Spirit, what more can we desire by way of favor from God and what greater honor can be bestowed upon us?
It was by Mary that the Word became Incarnate, but so also is it by us, for we can make God's Word stand out visibly in our lives! It is ours to turn into actual, palpable existence among the sons of men the glorious Spirit of Grace and Truth which we find in the Word of God! Truly did our Lord speak when He said to His disciples, "These are My mother and sister and brother." We bear as close a relationship to Christ as did the Virgin mother and we, in some sense, take the same position spiritually which she took up corporeally in reference to Him. May He be formed in us the hope of Glory and may it be ours to tend His infant cause in the world and watch over it as a nurse does over a child and spend our life and strength in endeavoring to bring that infant cause to maturity, even though a sword should pass through our own heart while we cherish the babe!
But now, having introduced to you her Magnificat, we will dwell upon these words, "My soul does magnify the Lord," and I do earnestly hope that many of us can adopt the language without being guilty of falsehood. I hope we can to your chambers, fall upon your knees and cry to the Lord to help you to do so, for as long as a man cannot magnify God, he is not fit for Heaven where the praises of God are the eternal occupation of all the blessed spirits! If you cannot magnify God, it is probably because you are magnifying yourself! May the Lord cut self down and make nothing of you–and then grant you Grace to make everything of Him. When you sink in your own estimation, then will God rise in your esteem. May God the Holy Spirit make it so!
Touching these words, I notice that, first, our text suggests to us AN OCCUPATION FOR ALL GRACIOUS PEOPLE–"My soul does magnify the Lord." Here is an occupation for all of us who know the Lord and have been born into His family. Observe, it is an occupation which may be followed by all sorts of people. This humble woman speaks of her low estate and yet she could magnify the Lord! All Believers, of every rank and condition, can attend to this work. There are some things that you cannot do, but this one thing every gracious heart can do and should delight to do, namely, to magnify the Lord.
This is an occupation, also, dear Friends, which requires no money. Mary was a poor maiden. She had no gold or silver and yet did she sweetly say, "My soul does magnify the Lord." It is an honorable thing to be entrusted with this world's treasure to lay it out for Jesus. The Church has its temporal needs and happy is that man who is privileged to supply them. But this kind of work can be followed by the child who has no money and by the workwoman who scarcely knows how to find bread for herself! It may be followed by the poor man reduced to the workhouse and by the poor woman who lies in the infirmary breathing out her life. "My soul does magnify the Lord," is as fit for paupers as for peers!
Oh, these are golden notes and those that use them have golden mouths, as golden as Chrysostom of old, even though they have to say, "Silver and gold I have none." And this is an occupation, dear Friends, which I commend to all here present, because it does not require great talent. A simpleton may sing, "My soul does magnify the Lord." We have, each one, a soul and when that soul has been renewed by Grace, it can follow this blessed pursuit of magnifying the Lord. Perhaps you have not the abilities of Mary, for she was, doubtless, a woman of considerable culture, like Hannah who preceded her, whose song she partly borrowed.
Hannah seems to me to be one of the most gifted women of the Old Testament and to be worthy of more notice than is generally given to her. But if you could not write a hymn; if you could not compose a verse; if you have no ability that way, yes, and if you cannot sing–and there are some of us that have such cracked voices that we never shall! And there are one or two Brethren here who have such bad ears for time that I generally hear them a note behind everybody else, as I did tonight–well, never mind about that–our souls can magnify the Lord! It is an occupation that does not depend upon the voice, or upon any kind of talent whatever! Those who sing worst to the ear of man may, perhaps, sing best to the ear of God! And those who have the least apparent ability may, from the warmth of their heart and the ardor of their devotion, really have the greatest capacity, in God's judgment, for magnifying His name!
"My soul does magnify the Lord." I would invite all my Brothers and Sisters to take this for their occupation as long as they live and never to cease from it. No, even should death, for a moment, suspend it, let them so praise God that it shall be no new work for them to begin again and praise Him forever in Heaven! Dear Friends, albeit that this magnifying of the Lord is an occupation to be taken up by all Christians, do not let us think little of it. To magnify the Lord, seems to me, the grandest thing we mortals do, for, as I have already said, it is the occupation of Heaven! When the saints of the Most High pass into their glorified state, they have nothing else to do but to magnify the Lord!
The word signifies, to put it in a Saxon form instead of a Latin one, to "greaten God." We cannot make Him really greater, but we can show forth His greatness. We can make Him appear greater. We can make others have greater thoughts of Him and that we do when we are praising Him. We can, ourselves, try to have greater and yet greater thoughts of Him–make Him to our apprehension a greater God than we once knew Him to be–and this, I say, is no mean occupation because it is followed in Heaven by all redeemed and perfected spirits. Even here it is the end of everything! Praying is the end of preaching, for preaching and hearing are nothing, in themselves, unless men are brought to Christ and led to prayer!
But then praying is not the end–praising is the end of praying. Prayer is the stalk of the corn, but praise is the ear of the corn–it is the harvest itself. When God is praised, we have come to the ultimatum. This is the thing for which all other things are designed. We are to be saved for this end, "To the praise of the glory of His Grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the Beloved." We are not saved for our own sakes. How often does the Scripture tell us this in sense and sometimes in words, "Not for your sakes do I this, says the Lord God, be it known unto you; be ashamed and be confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel." The Glory of God is, to my mind, the highest conceivable end–it certainly is the chief end of my being.
So, my dear Brother, if you cannot go out to preach–if, after looking over all your situation, you feel that your sickness and other circumstances may excuse you from active service–and even if you are compelled to stay in your bed–do not suppose that you are useless as to the highest end of your being! You may still serve Him by lying upon the couch of pain and magnifying the Lord by patience! Have you ever looked at those lovely lilies which adorn our gardens with their golden petals and their milk-white leaves? How they praise God! And yet they never sing. You do not even hear a rustle, but they stand still and praise God by existing–by just, as it were, enjoying the sun and the dew and showing what God can do.
A genuine Christian shut up under pain and sickness may glorify God by being His beloved child; by receiving the love of God; by showing, in his common daily character, (which is only noticeable from its holiness), what the Grace of God can do. Oh may this be the occupation of all of us all since it is so noble a pursuit! "My soul does magnify the Lord." Come, what are you doing tonight? Have you been, during this day, murmuring and complaining and grumbling? End that and begin praising! Some of you are farmers and I have no doubt you have grumbled because of the weather. I do not wonder, but I hope that you will not do it any more, but rather believe that God knows better about skies and clods and clouds and crops than you do.
II. Secondly, if you look at the text from another point of view, it provides for us A REMEDY FOR SELFCONGRATULATION. If any one of us had been favored as Mary was, with the promise that we should become the parent of the Savior, do you not think that we should have felt exceedingly lifted up? It was natural that she should be proud, but it was gracious on her part that she was humble. Instead of magnifying herself she magnified the Lord. It was a great thing and somebody must be magnified for it.
Nature would have said, "Mary, magnify yourself," but Grace said, "Mary, magnify the Lord." If the Lord has been very gracious to any one of us, our only way to escape from vain-glorious pride which will be exceedingly wicked if we indulge in it, is by giving vent to our feelings in quite another direction. Do you notice how she sets off the greatness of God by her own insignificance? "He that is mighty has done to me great things." "To me," she says. "They are great things and He is mighty, but they are to me. He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden." Over against the greatness of God's goodness to you, be sure to set in contrast your own meanness and unworthiness.
Has the Lord redeemed you, called you, justified you, sanctified you, set you in His Church and given you a name and a place among His people? When you are inclined to run up the flag and to glory in your flesh, remember who you are and what you are and the hole of the pit from which you were drawn and the rock out of which you were hewn and say, "Why me, Lord? Why me?" Begin to magnify the name of the Lord and that will be a death blow to the temptation of pride.
Mary had a specialty–no one else would be the mother of our Lord–but so have we. Electing love has pitched on us! Many have been passed by and the Lord has loved us with a special love. Yet we cannot rejoice in it so as to glory in ourselves, for this election is according to His sovereign will and not of ourselves. It is all of Grace and free favor and not according to merit. Therefore my soul does magnify the Lord for everlasting love and special redemption. Why this amazing goodness to me? What am I and what is my father's house, that You, O Lord, should choose me?
Mary knew, also, that she was to be famous. "All generations shall call me blessed." But notice how she balances her fame with another fame. She says, "Holy is His name and His mercy is on them that fear Him." She magnifies the name of the Lord! If He has given her a measure of honor, she lays it at His feet. Mind you, do the same. Be not so vain as to be lifted up with a little success. We have all passed through this test of character and in the refining pot, how few of us have borne the fire without loss! Perhaps you have preached a sermon and God has blessed it–the congregation is increased and crowds are gathering.
The probability, also, is that the devil whispers, "You are a capital preacher. Well done! You put your point admirably! God is blessing you. There must be something admirable in your character and abilities." Away, away, you fiend of Hell! This is ruinous pride! But suppose, dear Brother, that the fiend will not go away while he finds you musing upon your success? What are you to do? Try him with this–"My soul does magnify the Lord." Praise the name of the Lord that ever He should make use of such a poor, unsuitable instrument as yourself! Give Him all the honor and all the glory, if honor and glory there are, and see if the arch-enemy does not take to flight, for God's praises are abhorrent to the devil!
In whatever capacity you are serving the Lord, if He puts any honor upon you, mind you give it all back to Him. Sedulously and carefully endeavor to do this, for robbery here will be fatal. He will not give His Glory to another. If we begin to pilfer, even, a little of the praise, we shall find that our Master will reckon us to be unfaithful stewards and give us a discharge. If we glory in our strength, we may have to go out and shake ourselves like Samson when his hair was lost because the Lord has taken our strength away from us. A heart that is lifted up with self-esteem will soon be cast down in the mire.
III. Thirdly and I will be brief on each point, the text is A FRUITFUL UTTERANCE FOR HOLY FEELINGS. "My soul does magnify the Lord" is evidently the overflow of a full soul. There must have been great mixture of feeling in the heart of this holy woman, but these few words furnished expression for every variety of her emotions. Those feelings were of an opposite character and yet they all spoke by this one sentence. It is clear that she was filled with wonder. Her thoughtful spirit asked, how can so great a thing be true of me? Shall the Son of the Highest be born of Mary, the village maiden? Oh, miracle of condescension!
With the amazement there was not mingled the unbelief which too often comes of wonder, but an expectation of the promised marvel. She believed that the things which were spoken to her would be performed by the Lord and she looked that God should keep His Word to her. How sweetly those two feelings, wonder and expectation, are blended, hidden away and yet expressed in these few words, "My soul does magnify the Lord"! It is as though she had said, "I cannot understand the favor promised me. How glorious in His Grace is the Lord my God! But I expect the blessing. I am sure of it, for the Lord is true! So I praise Him concerning it." The sentence is tinged with two fair colors, the vermilion of wonder and the azure of hope and they meet harmoniously upon the same ground. The words are wonderful on that account.
Thus, in these words, confidence and reverence have met together, assurance and adoration have kissed each other! Here is faith with its familiarity and devotion with its godly fear. Here, also, you very clearly perceive two other holy emotions. Her humility is apparent and in the text it seems to ask the question, "How can this happen to me? How can it be that such a poor woman, affianced to a humble carpenter, should be the mother of my Lord?" Humility sheds its perfume here like a violet hidden away.
Brothers and Sisters, you will often find the language of my text the most expressive of utterances for all that is good in your minds. Many sweet passions, like little birds, may fold their wings and dwell together in this one well-compacted nest–"My soul does magnify the Lord," Holy emotions may fly here in swarms and make the text like a hive of bees stored with honey. As I turn and think it over, it sheds abroad its own spirit within me as spices breathe out their own perfume and I cry, "My soul does magnify Him." I think I perceive in these words a singular mixture of admiration and calm thought–a wonder in which there is no surprise.
Again, I say, I commend the text as an expression of your feelings. How sweet are the words, "My soul does magnify the Lord"! They are full, many-sided and natural and yet most spiritual.
Fourthly, I think my text may be used as A REASON FOR HOPEFULNESS. It would be well to be wrapped up in this spirit with regard to everything. The mood which bids us sing, "My soul does magnify the Lord" is full of a hope which will be useful in a thousand ways. For instance, concerning our own providential condition, let us magnify the Lord. Surrounded with difficulties, let us walk on with confidence because our great God is equal to every emergency and can both level the mountains and fill up the valleys.
There is a desire in most persons' minds to draw the curtain which God has so wisely placed over the future. This is very wrong of us and yet it is as common as it is blamable. We all turn prophets, every now and then, and when we do, we prophesy evil and, therefore, it would be well if we could catch the spirit of Mary with regard to our forecasts of the future and say, "My soul does magnify the Lord." Why do we set our bleary-eyed anxieties to watch the signs of Heaven? If we must pry and guess and speculate, why not employ our brighter powers and let blue-eyed hope scan the ensigns of the sky?
When we meddle with the future, how dare we foretell that which would dishonor the Lord? If we must write bitter things against ourselves, yet we ought not to write untruthful things against Him! When we forecast the future at all, let us do it in the spirit wherewith we sing, "My soul does magnify the Lord." Let us be certain that we shall find Him to be a great God in the future, greatly good, wondrously gracious, magnifying His mercy! We shall have troubles, but our soul does magnify the Lord, for she foresees that we shall ride out all storms with Jesus at the helm and come safe into port.
Think great things of God! Greaten God! Magnify His name whenever you look forward to the future! Chase from your mind any imagination or foreboding which would detract from the greatness or the goodness of your God. Judge in the same manner with regard to the salvation of your fellow men. Never say, "It is of no use inducing such a man to attend the means of Grace. He is a blaspheming wretch! All that he would do, if he heard a sermon, would be to make sport of it for the next week. I have no faith in taking such a man to hear a ministry which he would be sure to ridicule." Such unbelieving talk is making little of God! Is it not so? Is it not dishonoring God to think that His Gospel cannot reach the most depraved hearts?
Why, if I knew that a man had 7,000 devils in him, I believe the Gospel could drive them all out! Get the sinners under the sound of the Word of God and the worse they are, oftentimes, the more does God love to display the greatness of His Grace in casting down the power of their sin! Believe great things of God! I can honestly say this–that since God saved me, I never doubted His power to save anybody! All things are possible, now that He has brought me to His feet and kept me these years as His loving child. I must think great things of God who has done such great things for so great a sinner as I am! Greaten God, my Brothers and Sisters! Greaten God! Believe great things of Him!
Believe that China can be made into a province of the celestial kingdom! Believe that India will cast her riches at Jesus' feet! Believe that the round world will yet be a pearl on Christ's ring finger. Do not go in for the dispiriting, despairing, unmanly, un-Christly ideas of those who say, "The world is not to be converted. It is a poor wreck that will go to pieces and we are to fish off here and there one from the water-logged hulk." Brethren, never believe that we are to stand by and see the eternal defeat of God! Dream not that our God is unable to win upon the old lines and must shift the plan of the campaign. It shall never be said that God could not save the world by the preaching of the Gospel and by the work of the Holy Spirit, and, therefore, must bring in the Advent of the Lord to do it.
I believe in the coming of the Lord, but, blessed be His name, I believe, also, that the battle which He has begun in the Spirit, He will fight out in the old style and finish with a victory in the very manner in which He opened the conflict! It pleases Him, by the foolishness of preaching, to save them that believe and it will please Him to continue to do so till the whole round earth shall ring with hallelujahs of praise to the Grace of God who, by the feeblest of His creatures, shall have defeated sin and death and Hell! Do not get into a desponding state of mind and rush into half-insane theories of prophecy in order to excuse your unbelief and idleness! Never throw down your weapons and pretend that the victory is to be won by doting and dreaming–we are to fight to the end with the same weapons and in the same name. We will drive the devil out of the world yet, by the Grace of God, by the old, efficient weapons of the Word of God and the Spirit of God!
Greaten God and magnify His name by believing in the success of the Gospel of His dear Son. As to the nearer future, never believe any human prophecy that does not glorify God. Expect great things of God and if you hear any prediction that is not to the glory of God, conclude that it is a blunder. "Oh!" said one to me, "this country will go back to Romanism–the Gospel light will be quenched in England." Ah, dear me! Some Brethren are mightily fond of this prognostication. But, my dear Friend, there is one thing that always comforts me, namely, that God is not dead and He is not going to be defeated by the pope of Rome, or 50 popes of Rome! He will win the victory yet! Always have courage, for it is God's cause and it is in God's hands and, being in God's hands, it is safe enough.
See what you are doing? Because you cannot trust God's hand, you trust your own! You thrust out your sacrilegious arm to interfere with God's peculiar work. What are you doing? You are about to defile God's Ark! Remember the story of Uzzah? Pluck your hand back and leave the Ark alone. The Lord will help you to do such work as He gives you to do, but He has not made you Lord of Empires, nor Director of Providence. Leave to His sovereign sway the purposes of His eternal Grace and depend upon it, He will bring the world to Jesus' feet! Christ Himself shall come! Look for Him every day, but be constant in His service, working for Him every hour.
Believe, too, that He shall reign among His ancients gloriously! And where, amidst Judea's glades, Christ has been dishonored and the false Prophet has ruled–there, too, He shall reign–and Jew and Gentile shall worship and adore His ever-blessed name! I say again, magnify the Lord with all your souls! Greaten God! Expect great things in the future and with the cheery note of confidence, go forward to battle for Him whose is the victory forever and ever!
Once more and I have done. Our text should be used as a GUIDE IN OUR THEOLOGY. We will finish with that. Here is a very useful test for young disciples who are beginning to study God's Word. "My soul does magnify the Lord." If you will carry this with you, it will often save you from error and guide you into the Truth of God. There is certain teaching which makes a great deal of man–it talks much of man's free will, ability, capacity and natural dignity. It evidently makes man the center and end of all things and God is placed in a position of service to His creature! As for the Fall–father Adam slipped and broke his little finger, or something of the kind! But this theology sees no great ruin as the result of the Fall. As for salvation–it is a slight cure for a small ill and by no means the infinite Grace which we consider it to be.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, let those have this theology who like it, but do not you touch it even with a pair of tongs. It is of no use to man, for it mistakes his position and only ministers to his pride. Man's place is not on the throne, but at the foot of the Cross. Listen to another theology, in which the sinner is laid low, his sinfulness is exposed, his corruption is unfolded, Christ's redemption is magnified, free Grace is extolled and the Holy Spirit is adored! That is the theology for you! Believe it! That is the theology of the Scriptures! Accept it! I do not think that you will often be led wrong if this is your mode of judgment–that which glorifies God is true and that which does not glorify God is false.
Sometimes you will meet with an undoubted teaching of God's Word which you do not understand. You know that the doctrine is taught in the Word, but you cannot make it coincide with some other Truth and you cannot quite see, perhaps, how it glorifies God. Then, dear Brother, dear Sister, glorify God by believing it! To believe a doctrine which you see to be true by mere reason is nothing very wonderful. There is no very great glory to God in believing what is as clear as the sun in the heavens! But to believe a Truth of God when it staggers you–oh, gracious faith! Oh, blessed faith!
You will remember, perhaps, an illustration taken from Mr. Gough, where the little boy says, "If mother says it is so, it is so if it is not so." That is the kind of believing for a child towards its mother and that is the sort of believing we ought to exercise towards God. I do not see the fact and I cannot quite apprehend it, but God says it is so and I believe Him. If all the philosophers in the world should contradict the Scriptures, so much the worse for the philosophers–their contradiction makes no difference to our faith. Half a grain of God's Word weighs more with us than a thousand tons of words or thoughts of all the modern theologians, philosophers and scientists that exist on the face of the earth!
God knows more about His own works than they do. They do but think, but the Lord knows. With regard to Truths of God which philosophers ought not to meddle with because they have not especially turned their thoughts that way–they are not more qualified to judge than the poorest man in the Church of God–no, nor one-half so much! Inasmuch as the most learned unregenerate men are dead in sin, what do they know about the living things of the children of God? Instead of setting them to judge, we will sooner trust our boys and girls that are just converted, for they know something of Divine things while carnal philosophers know nothing of!
Do not be staggered, Brothers and Sisters, but honor God, glorify God and magnify Him by believing great things and unsearchable–past your finding out–which you know to be true because He declares them to be so. Let the ipse dixit of God stand to you in the place of all reason, being, indeed, the highest and purest reason, for God, the Infallible, speaks what must be true! So, then, I come back to where I started. Let us go forth and practically try to magnify the name of the Lord. Go home and speak well of His name! Gather your children together and tell them what a good and great God He has been.
Some of you who have a swarm of youngsters could not do better than spend half an hour in telling them of His goodness to you in all your times of trouble. Leave to your children the heirloom of gratitude. Tell them how good the Lord was to their father and how good He will be to His children. Tell your servants, tell your work people, tell anybody with whom you come in contact what a blessed God the Lord is. For my part, I never can speak well enough of His adorable name. He is the best of masters, His service is delight! He is the best of fathers, His commands are pleasure! Was there ever such a god as our God, our enemies themselves being judges?
Magnify His name by the brightness of your countenances. Rejoice and be glad in Him. When you are in sorrow and must fast, yet appear not unto men to fast, but anoint your faces and still wear a smile! Let not the world think that the servants of the King go mourning all their days. Make the world feel what a great God you serve and what a blessed Savior Christ is and thus always let your soul magnify the Lord! God grant you Grace to do so, for Jesus' sake. Amen. LETTER FROM MR. SPURGEONDEAR FRIENDS–Your continued prayers are sought for the SPECIAL SERVICES at the Tabernacle, that by their success any injury occurring through the Pastor's enforced absence may be remedied. It would be an affliction, indeed, if our lifework should suffer through painful sickness, which, in itself, is a heavy cross to bear. By your prayers this will be averted and the trial will be turned into a blessing! Right thankful am I to report rapid and, I trust, real progress in my own case. Living in an unbroken series of summer days, where no cold mists are dreamed of, it is no great marvel that rheumatic pains fly away and depression of spirit departs. The healing Lord has breathed a restoring influence over land and sea and sky and I am feeling it to my great joy.


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Q: Nginx ssl redirection of images I am trying to set up nginx as reverse proxy for a tomcat server using SSL connection.
I want the client's browser to load my tomcat application when nginx reverse proxy's IP is called from client's browser.
My tomcat application's address is 192.168.25.25 and nginx proxy's address is 192.168.25.50
In my nginx.conf file i have added these lines
location / {
   proxy_pass https://192.168.25.25:443/myapp/;
   proxy_redirect https://192.168.25.25/myapp/ https://192.168.25.25/;
}

Some of the images in my application is stored at 192.168.25.25/images/ .
Now these directories cant be accessed as the  proxy_pass is set to 192.168.25.25:443/myapp.
Is there way to access images directory also without changing proxy_pass ?
Thanks in advance.

A: You'll want to add a new location block for /images, avoiding the proxy directive that's sticking you to where /images wouldn't be accessible.
location /images/ {
    proxy_pass https://192.168.25.25/images/;
}

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Subdiv 390-C inserted by No 9 of 2007 , s 3 and Sch 4 item 15, applicable in relation to things that are done and events that occur on or after 1 July 2007.
(b) give the omitted information to the Commissioner in the approved form.
Information required by subsection (1) must be given no later than 30 days after the *superannuation provider becomes aware of the change or omission.
Section 388-55 allows the Commissioner to defer the time for giving an approved form.
S 390-115 inserted by No 9 of 2007 , s 3 and Sch 4 item 15, applicable in relation to things that are done and events that occur on or after 1 July 2007.


I love pizza. I love a lot of foods that aren't good for me, but pizza is near the top of the list. My sister has a blog where she draws cartoons (that I highly recommend following) and her most recent post is about something that pizza places do to try to improve their connection with the consumer that while good intentioned has a negative effect.
It would be just as helpful to clarify orders in comparison with previous orders when something does not matchup without coming across as TOO personal for the situation.


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Science says 'ciao' to Italy's Margherita Hack: the 'lady of the stars'
By Euronews •et; last updated: 01/07/2013
Italy' s Margherita Hack was not only a highly-respected astrophysicist but a popular science writer, public intellectual and civil rights activist.
She died at the weekend at the age of 91.
Known as the 'lady of the stars', her research contributed to the spectral classification of many stars and the asteroid 8558 Hack is named after her.
She led the observatory at Trieste from 1964 to 1987 – the first woman to hold the position.
One of her many gifts was the ability to explain the most complicated of concepts in such a way that most people could understand them.
She said: "I'm an atheist in the sense that I do not believe in God, I do not believe in the afterlife. I believe that the soul is our brain. It's impossible to scientifically prove either that God exists, or that God does not exist. The idea of God does not convince me. I prefer to believe that there is matter and that matter has the properties we observe."
When euronews' Claudio Rocco spoke to her two years ago, he asked if she could define time.
She replied: "I think you can understand time just by the fact that everything, everything changes. Everything ages. You're born, you die. The living beings as the objects if they are new, then they become old. Even the stones, even in our Earth, aged four and a half billion years, has changed enormously. So we can define time only thanks to the fact that everything changes. "
Hack used to say: "When I pass away, if I meet God, I will tell him I was wrong."
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United Arab Emirates to launch space mission to Mars
State of the world's plants in danger says new global report
Safe, cheap and sustainable: Clean water technology for Africa
The risks of untreated water in Mozambique
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How technology is creating a safer and more environmentally friendly future...
Wild vs farmed fish: what should you choose?

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Judge blocks Florida governor's order banning mask mandates
Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that DeSantis' order is unconstitutional.
By The Associated Press and WCTV Staff
Published: Aug. 27, 2021 at 12:29 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 2:07 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WCTV/AP) -- School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.
Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that DeSantis' order is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The governor's order gave parents the sole right to decide if their child wears a mask at school.
Cooper said DeSantis' order "is without legal authority."
His decision came after a three-day virtual hearing, and after at least 10 Florida school boards voted to defy DeSantis and impose mask requirements with no parental opt-out.
Cooper said that while the governor and others have argued that a new Florida law gives parents the ultimate authority to oversee health issues for their children, it also exempts government actions that are needed to protect public health and are reasonable and limited in scope. He said a school district's decision to require student masking to prevent the spread of the virus falls within that exemption.
The judge also noted that two Florida Supreme Court decisions from 1914 and 1939 found that individual rights are limited by their impact on the rights of others. For example, he said, adults have the right to drink alcohol but not to drive drunk. There is a right to free speech, but not to harass or threaten others or yell "fire" in a crowded theater, he said.
"We don't have that right because exercising the right in that way is harmful or potentially harmful to other people," Cooper said. He added that the law "is full of examples of rights that are limited (when) the good of others ... would be adversely affected by those rights."
DeSantis has dismissed the masking recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as not applicable to Florida, but Cooper cited numerous Florida laws and statutes covering health care in nursing homes, prisons and elsewhere that say state decision-makers should give great weight to CDC guidelines.
The school districts that have defied Santis' order represent slightly more than half of the 2.8 million Florida public school students enrolled this year. DeSantis, a Republican who is eyeing a possible presidential run in 2024, had threatened to impose financial penalties on school boards that vote for strict mask mandates. Democratic President Joe Biden has said if that happens, federal money will be used to cover any costs.
Orange County, home to the city of Orlando and Disney World, on Tuesday became the latest large district to impose a mask mandate after positive tests for COVID-19 disrupted classes. Through Tuesday, the district reported 1,968 positive cases among students since school began, with 1,491 people under active quarantine, according to the district's dashboard.
In Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, the Broward County School Board told the Department of Education that it won't back down on its requirement that students wear masks. Its policy, like that of most other districts, gives parents a medical opt-out for students. The board said giving parents the unlimited right to send their kids to school without a mask would infringe on the rights of other parents who want their children to be safe.
The state had given Broward and Alachua counties until Tuesday to end their mask mandates. Broward's students began school a week ago with a mask policy in place.
"We believe that the district is in compliance. We don't believe that we have done anything inappropriate as it relates to the executive order and the rule of the Department of Education," Rosalind Osgood, chairwoman of the Broward School Board, said Tuesday.
The highly contagious delta variant led to an acceleration in cases around Florida and record high hospitalizations just as schools prepared to reopen classrooms this month. By mid-August, more than 21,000 new cases were being added per day, compared with about 8,500 a month earlier. The state said 16,820 people were hospitalized on Tuesday, down from a record of more than 17,000 last week.
About 6 in 10 Americans say students and teachers should be required to wear face masks while in school, according to a poll conducted this month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
DeSantis' office released the following statement on the judge's ruling:
"It's not surprising that Judge Cooper would rule against parent's rights and their ability to make the best educational and medical decisions for their family, but instead rule in favor of elected politicians. This ruling was made with incoherent justifications, not based in science and facts – frankly not even remotely focused on the merits of the case presented. We are used to the Leon County Circuit Court not following the law and getting reversed on appeal, which is exactly what happened last year in the school reopening case. We will continue to defend the law and parent's rights in Florida, and will immediately appeal the ruling to the First District Court of Appeals, where we are confident we will prevail on the merits of the case."
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- A Leon County circuit judge has sided with parents who sued the state, overturning Florida's ban on school district mask mandates.
"A school district adopting a policy such as a mask mandate is acting within its discretion. It has been given this discretion by the Florida legislature," Judge John Cooper said.
The judge found that the governor did not have the authority to impose the mandate ban under an executive order and that the Florida Parents Bill of Rights does not authorize the governor or state board of education to implement the ban.
The lawsuit, claiming the governor's ban on mandating masks in schools violates the Florida Constitution, was first filed on Aug. 6.
The ruling comes after three days of testimony and a day of closing arguments in the case.
Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on July 30 prohibiting school districts from requiring students to wear masks, unless the districts allow parents to opt-out for any reason. In addition, the Florida Board of Education and governor have threatened to revoke pay from school board members who support the mask mandates.
Despite the governor's order, at least 10 Florida public school districts, including many of the largest in the state, have issued mask mandates without opt-outs, to deal with a surge of COVID cases in their communities and among school-aged children.


Currently prevailing practices will not deliver the number or quality of jobs that city residents need.
Even as U.S. unemployment numbers drop and GDP rises, job creation remains an issue. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the United States still lags behind its 2007 levels, and labor force participation is at its lowest point in more than 30 years. The picture is even bleaker for less-educated workers, with unemployment among Americans without a college diploma (7%) at more than twice the rate of unemployment among college graduates (3%). Meanwhile, the unemployment rate among African Americans (12.1% as of January 2014) more than doubles that of whites (5.7%).
12% The unemployment rate among African Americas as of January 2014.
Against that backdrop, cities are hungry to find ways to create more and better jobs for all their residents. And yet, many economic development practitioners acknowledge that currently prevailing practices will not deliver the number or quality of jobs that city residents need.
The need for more and better jobs is certainly not the only barrier to opportunity in cities. Cities must also prepare all their residents for existing opportunities, and ensure that residents can access the essentials (e.g., transportation, broadband) they need to take advantage of those opportunities. However, increasing the supply of opportunity is essential to ensuring that these other efforts yield results.
Cities are hungry to find ways to create more and better jobs for all their residents.
1. Moving from planning to implementation.
Promising examples are emerging as cities move away from more established approaches to more "asset-based" ones. Cities are cultivating clusters of related firms (e.g., aerospace, ecotourism); harnessing the economic power of local anchor institutions like universities and hospitals to create economic multipliers and new opportunities locally; and stepping up local export activity, an area where American businesses lag far behind their counterparts elsewhere. There have been some outstanding planning efforts and now the practitioners we've talked to are looking for ways to implement these plans at scale in their cities.
Even while local governments take innovative steps to create more and better jobs, local economic development agencies remain configured to support more traditional approaches. For example, economic development agencies are often staffed and resourced to support real-estate development and competition for relocating businesses. These practices can be effective in some cases (save for when competition for relocations becomes a regional "race to the bottom), but they are by themselves unlikely to achieve the scale and breadth of impact that cities need. Moving to a "new normal" in this field will require reconfiguring the relationships, incentives, and resources applied to economic development. We are beginning to see examples of this rewiring in some respects, such as a growing number of regional public-private partnerships like the Los Angeles Regional Export Council and the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity. Facilitating this rewiring within local government itself remains an area where further innovation is needed.
3. Increasing the opportunity supply for lower-skilled workers.
Strategies like cluster development are seen in many cases as likely to primarily create jobs that require advanced credentials. We are seeing an evolution of strategies that prepare low-income people for and connect them to opportunities, such as Pittsburgh's Urban Innovation 21, whose programs link community residents to the tech sector, and Cincinnati's Partners for a Competitive Workforce, which links workforce development strategies to the industries of today and tomorrow. However, absent strategies that directly address the supply of quality local job opportunities for differing skill levels, job creation strategies could exclude low-income people as they evolve. We believe that the appetite in the field to address this challenge is growing and are looking for examples of efforts that point in the right direction.
We view the conversations we have been having on this topic as part of an ongoing dialogue, and so we invite readers to share their thoughts on how cities and other partners might advance these frontiers of practice.


IN GRATITUDE we're looking back to this year 2018, now that we're celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ all over the world. To all our donors and supporters, friends and families, parishioners, pilgrims, visitors and all people we want to give thanks for being connected with us in our endeavour of this new foundation in Neuzelle. If we put Christ in the center of our lives, we'll find our way. If we bend our knees in front of this little child in the manger, the King of all Kings, we'll be blessed with gifts of His grace!
May the blessing of that silent night be with you and your families!


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Parafia Przemienienia Pańskiego – parafia rzymskokatolicka w Masłowie Pierwszym (diecezja kielecka, dekanat masłowski). Erygowana w 1918 r. Mieści się przy ulicy ks. Józefa Marszałka. Duszpasterstwo w niej prowadzą księża diecezjalni.

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Informacje na portalu Masłów Info

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Solstice Tarot Circle Game on Youtube!
Last year at this time, I created a Winter Solstice Tarot Circle Game, blending two of my favourite soul-nourishing things, circle process and tarot cards.
This year, my friend Joanna Powell Colbert took it up a notch by creating a Youtube video that explains the solstice game/process with beautiful visuals.
Please gather your loved ones, watch the short video, then sit around a candle with your cards. You'll know yourself and each other so much more intimately.
A blessed dark womb time of the year to you!
I was recently asked to offer some thoughts on tarot Trump XV, traditionally called the Devil, but also known in some modern decks as Bindweed, Trickster, Error, Illusion, etc.
Some of my favourite key words for the Devil card are structure, limits, and boundaries. I believe that every card, even a "scary" one like the Devil, is neutral; it's up to us how we live any card's concepts. Does structure feel like a prison sentence or is it more like enjoying time in a sandbox? Is a limit something you require to get things done or is it an enforced shut-down? When is a boundary a border that contributes to segregation and when is it a necessary guideline for respectful interaction? Does reining you in stifle your creativity or does it prevent you from making a huge social gaff?
There's a strain of thought in certain circles that "the devil is merely the divine as seen by the unwise/uninitiated". It's reassuring to think that the divine has a shadow side. Knowing this liberates us from the obsession with perfection and transcendence that pervades our culture. It's OK to be flawed. And it's OK to use that flaw as a start point to be, do, or have something better. To recognise Trump XV as the divine in disguise encourages us to honour our demons, addictions, and unhealthy projections (remember that the Devil is an invention of certain religious sects who were unwilling to claim their own "stuff") as red flags that something is ready to shift or evolve.


The Kentucky Division of Driver Licensing website offers a complete list of all Kentucky DMV locations. The offices are listed county and include address, hours of operation and phone number.
To view these listings, visit http://transportation.ky.gov/DrLic/offices/lic_issuance_loc.htm.


Accidents are the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and drug overdoses and falls are largely to blame for higher rates.
More Americans are dying by accident — largely because of drug overdoses.
A National Safety Council report shows the number of accidental deaths hit a record high in 2014, the most recent year data was available.
But it's a number that's been on the rise over the past decade.
Accidental deaths are now the fourth-highest cause of death, falling behind heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease.
NSC statistics manager Ken Kolosh said: "It's all preventable. Every accident is preventable. But it's not necessarily the [fault] of the victim."
He added, "Every individual has the opportunity to make choices to keep themselves safe."
Americans' rising use of opioids — including heroin — has become a national issue highlighted in other recent reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said deaths from opioid and heroin use rose 14 percent from 2013 to 2014 and have nearly tripled since 2010.
As for the NSC report, it also showed deaths from accidents like falling have more than tripled in the past couple of decades.
An increasing elderly population from the baby boomer generation is likely the reason for this uptick.
But other types of accidental deaths, like those caused by traffic crashes, are actually down.
Better technology has made cars increasingly safer, although drunk driving is still a big concern.
Texting while driving poses another traffic safety concern, although there's currently little reliable data about how this affects accident rates.
The NSC notes that the leading cause of accidental death varies by age group. For infants younger than 1 year old, suffocation is the leading cause, while drowning tops the list for children ages 1-4 years old. Vehicle crashes are the leading category for ages 5-24. Poisonings and drug overdoses are the highest category for those in their mid-20s through mid-60s, and falls are the No. 1 cause of accidental death for those 65 and older.
This video includes clips from National Safety Council and images from Getty Images, Nephron / CC BY SA 3.0 and Itayba / CC BY SA 3.0.


Part of the frustration, multiple employees tell The Hollywood Reporter, is that Disney has been less than forthcoming about who will be let go and when. Regarding severance, employees have been told they will get two weeks of pay for every year served, with a maximum of two years in severance pay.
Says one Disney employee: "We feel like we're the ones who have been acquired because the people at Fox know what their severance packages are, if they are going to get let go, and nobody at Disney knows anything. People are panicking — and rightfully so — because nobody is telling them anything."
Indeed, Disney still hasn't disclosed an official number of jobs they plan to cut. Analysts estimate 4,000-10,000, though several employees say the number being floated among people in the know is closer to 3,000.
Among the many assets Disney purchased was the Fox film and TV studio, where several in senior leadership were given notice throughout the day on Thursday, including 20th Century Fox film president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson, president of worldwide marketing Pamela Levine, co-president of marketing Kevin Campbell and chief content officer Tony Sella.
An employee at the Fox studio lot described a "revolving door of execs going in and out of a conference room staffed with Disney HR."
Others at Fox getting their walking papers included international distribution president Andrew Cripps, executive vp corporate communications Dan Berger, executive vp legal affairs Bob Cohen and executive vp publicity Heather Phillips.
Meanwhile, over at Fox Corporation, which now consists of the assets Disney did not purchase, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and the Fox broadcast network, CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced to employees that all of them were owners of the new company as each of them would be gifted between $1,000-$3,000 in stock, depending on their years of service.
One of the biggest surprises Thursday was that Disney said it would shutter Fox 2000, the label famous for midbudget films like The Devil Wears Prada and Hidden Figures. Disney expects to complete production and distribution of Fox 2000's The Art of Racing in the Rain with Kevin Costner and The Woman in the Window with Amy Adams and Gary Oldman, and perhaps other movies in the works at the label.
"I'm honestly angry, shocked and really, really hurt. As a lifetime fan of all things Disney, this is difficult for me to say, but I think the shuttering of Fox 2000 is going to go down as the one big mistake the Mouse has made in an otherwise flawless strategy," says Marty Bowen, producer of Fox 2000 titles like Fault in Our Stars and Love, Simon.
Bowen adds, "The 2000 Bungalow is a safe haven for filmmakers. A place where laughter and tears coexist and where the first thought was always 'What's best for the movie?' I know efficiencies must be achieved when two behemoths become one, but we can never forget the importance creativity and passion play in the process of making great movies."


Finding inspiration in a snap.
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Snap a photo that captures how your education at Regis will positively impact your life or the lives around you.
Along with your photo, write a quick message of less than 25 words with the academic program you are pursuing at Regis.
Post it to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter using #RegisInspired.
Winners will be announced two weeks prior to each class start date.
Still need to apply? Complete your application today.
Must be admitted and registered three weeks prior to classes starting for your intended start date in a Regis undergraduate or graduate accelerated or online degree program. Excludes students pursuing programs or classes as "non-degree seeking".
Must be starting a new degree program (not for current students who started in previous terms). If you are selected and choose to drop your courses, you forfeit your scholarship. It cannot be carried to a new term. This is a one-time only scholarship to be awarded in your first term or semester.
Up to 200 winners selected annually. The scholarship committee must be able to locate your entry through #RegisInspired on social media and identify who you are, and your academic program, for consideration.


As I write this, the Indianapolis Colts just edged out an emotional victory over the Green Bay Packers, 30-27. The Colts fell behind by 18 points at halftime and against the vaunted Packers, it seemed that the deficit was just too far to bridge. Yet after a furious second half rally the Colts scored the go ahead touchdown with under a minute remaining in the game.
What made the victory so emotional was not just the way the underdog Colts rallied back, but because just a few days ago Colts head coach Chuck Pagano announced that he was diagnosed with leukemia and is currently undergoing treatment. He is not expected to return to his coaching duties this season. In tribute to Pagano, interim head coach Bruce Arians will keep the lights on in Pagano's office until he returns.
I reflected on several things upon hearing the news that Coach Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia . . .
The first is this: Life has a way of changing the rules doesn't it?
One moment Coach Pagano and his staff is preparing for the game plan on defeating the Colts' next opponent; the next he is meeting with doctors on preparing a game plan for defeating leukemia. We have to prepare ourselves for the fact that life rarely plays out the way we want it to (believe me, I know!) and that as much as we can prepare, work, strive and reach, things will happen that forces everything to change.
The second is this: What am I really doing with our time?
Our time is valuable. We seem to think that time runs for everyone but ourselves don't we? So what are we doing with the time we have? Are we spending all of it accumulating; things that will break, achievements that will fade, homes that could lose their value, jobs and positions that could one day be taken from us?
The third is this: What legacy am I creating? What am I really living for?
The problem with focusing on stuff and titles and more stuff and other stuff is that it takes our eyes off of the real prize that we can all earn . . . the ability to create a legacy. The ability to invest in to and to serve people. The ability to help other people achieve their God-given potential. The ability to create meaningful and lasting relationships with people that we love.
". . . My condition will not determine my position. I understand the condition but choose to focus on my position. That is to stay positive and SERVE.
WE WILL, WE CAN, WE MUST. WE HAVE NO CHOICE. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. WE WILL OVERCOME.
IT'S ALL IN THE PROPER STATE OF MIND.
There is no better owner in the NFL, period! He has built an organization based on Faith, Family and Football. Don't ever mistake the ORDER.
We all have a job to do. We know and understand that. That's why we signed up for it. We knew there were going to be tough times. This is not for everybody, but I know deep in my heart we are all here because we're supposed to be. . . . "
Watching the performance of the Colts during this season it is apparent that Coach Pagano has taught his team many great lessons. But I think his reaction to what has happened and his ongoing desire to serve the people he leads may be the most impactful and meaningful one of his career.
Now it's your turn! What are you living for? What does success mean to you?


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WNBA, PointsBet strike sports betting partnership
Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty shoots the ball during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 18, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sports betting firm PointsBet agreed to a partnership with the Women's National Basketball Association. It's the first deal with a women's sports league for the company.
The licensing agreement, announced Friday, allows PointsBet to use WNBA team logos and players' images across its platforms to grow its brand awareness. The company wants to position itself for sports betting among women's sports consumers, and the WNBA says viewership is up.
Financial terms of the one-year agreement were not provided.
In a statement, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the deal with PointsBet will provide a digital second-screen experience. The deal gives WNBA consumers a new way to watch games infused with PointsBet betting odds.
"Innovating at the WNBA and enhancing the fan experience starts with recognizing how our fans want to interact with the players, teams, and the league," Engelbert said.
The WNBA is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season and says it's seeing a bump in viewership. Turner Sports reported a 27% increase (81,000 viewers) for the May 14 NBATV telecast, a season opener featuring New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu. That's compared with the Washington-Connecticut game last July, which averaged 64,000 viewers.
In October, ESPN said the three-game WNBA Finals series featuring the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces averaged 440,000 viewers, with Game 3 averaging 570,000 viewers. The network said the final game had a 34% increase in viewers over the 2019 WNBA Finals Game 3 contest.
PointsBet believes in the growth potential in betting activity around women's sports. It measures the success of the 2021 women's college basketball tournament as proof women's sports can lure bettors. In April, ESPN said the title game between Arizona and Stanford averaged roughly 4 million viewers and peaked at 5.9 million. The network said it was the most-watched women's contest since 2014.
"We are thrilled to align with the WNBA and bring the world-class PointsBet experience to one of the most digitally-engaged fan bases on earth," said PointsBet CEO Johnny Aitken. "The WNBA has done a phenomenal job with growing fan engagement, and PointsBet is excited to be a piece of that puzzle moving forward."
Based in Australia with a U.S. headquarters in Denver, PointsBet is also aligning for the future of in-game bets. In March, it acquired Banach Technology — referred to as the Robinhood of sports gambling. In-play wagering allows consumers to make micro-bets during games.
Business leaders take their election law fights behind the scenes after attacks from Republicans
Progressive economist is Senate banking panel chair's top choice to fill Fed vacancy


Happy April! This month starts the bustle of excitement that leads us into the end of the year. There are conferences, a Night at the Gallery, preparations for Family Nights, planning for Summer, and so much more!
Spring conferences are coming up. We will have no regular classes on April 28 and 29. There will be camps and 30 minute conference care slots available. This must be reserved! Many teachers will also spread out their conferences, offering options for before and/or after class throughout late April. Make sure to check your class schedule and options and sign up for a conference.
This is a time of the year that teachers can share their observations of your children. This is a chance to celebrate the growth and development of our children and to talk about the areas we are still working on. Parents can hear from teachers the things that can support children as they move forward to the next chapter of their education. I often join teachers for as many conferences as I can, so you may see me at yours!
This Saturday, April 9 from 5:00-7:00, is our Night at the Gallery. I'd love to see you all there for this free event! Many thanks to all the volunteers and donors that have contributed to this exciting, upcoming event.
Family Nights are just around the corner in May. You will be hearing from your teachers soon if you haven't yet. Each year, classes have a celebration night for their class and their families. There are so many ways that classes approach this wonderful evening. Some classes put on a play and concert. We've had classes do Family Game Nights, variety shows, plays, open houses, and more. The goal is to invite families to celebrate and share the work children have done together throughout the year. Check with your teachers and mark your calendars!
Summer Camp registration forms are available now in the Main Office and website. We are offering Yoga Camps again this summer. Those forms are also available in the office and online. Please make sure to register early as many weeks will fill up. As in the past, each week is themed and has options for 2 day, 3 day, or 5 day camps. We notice that camps get popular as the summer draws to a close, so make sure to register for your space now!
Enjoy this early Summer teaser. It looks like the forecast calls for plenty of disc golf over the next few days!


Garret E. Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC, is an associate at Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and the medical director of the trauma center. He is also a member of the ACVECC board of regents. Dr. Pachtinger lectures nationally and internationally on emergency and critical care topics and is the cofounder of VETgirl, a subscription-based podcast service offering veterinary continuing education.
Feline hepatic lipidosis is a potentially fatal intrahepatic cholestatic syndrome that develops in cats in association with anorexia (of 2-7 days' duration) and a catabolic state (ie, a state of negative energy balance). Most affected cats are obese or overweight, middle-aged (median age, 7 years), and/or domestic shorthair breed (see Suggested Reading).
Hepatic lipidosis can occur secondary to another disease process or be a primary, idiopathic disease; anorexia is usually the predisposing factor. Although a simple household stressor may lead to appetite loss, anorexia can result from heart disease, kidney disease, chronic feline lower urinary tract disease, upper respiratory disease, cancer, and pancreatitis.
Patients are typically presented with inappetence, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss. Most cats are alert, but some may exhibit lethargy and depression caused by hepatic encephalopathy or weakness caused by electrolyte derangements (eg, hypokalemia).
Common examination findings include icterus (Figure 1), signs of dehydration (eg, skin tenting, dry mucous membranes, sunken eyes, dull corneas), an unkempt hair coat, a pendulous abdomen with cranial organomegaly (ie, hepatomegaly), and weight loss often exhibited by dorsal muscle wasting.
Specific examination findings may be associated with an inciting, underlying disease process (eg, abdominal pain accompanying pancreatitis, nasal discharge accompanying upper respiratory infection).
CBC findings typically include nonregenerative anemia (Heinz body anemia may also be present) and a stress leukogram, which typically has a characteristic WBC differential (ie, mature neutrophilia, lymphopenia, eosinopenia). Monocytosis is less common in cats than in dogs.
Serum chemistry profile findings primarily reflect cholestasis, including markedly increased alkaline phosphatase and increased serum bilirubin. Transaminases (eg, alanine transaminase) may be slightly elevated, but it is less common for a cat to present with primary hepatic lipidosis and have markedly elevated transaminases and only a mild elevation in alkaline phosphatase. Gamma-glutamyl transferase is often within the normal range (0-10 U/L); elevated levels should prompt concern for other disease processes (eg, pancreatitis). Hypoglycemia is uncommon, as >70% of the functional liver mass must be lost before hypoglycemia can occur (see Suggested Reading).
Electrolyte abnormalities may include hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia; hypomagnesemia is less common. Electrolyte derangements may result from decreased intake and possible GI losses.
Abdominal ultrasound typically reveals liver enlargement (ie, hepatomegaly) with diffuse hyperechoic parenchyma, hyperechoic falciform fat and renal cortices, and an isoechoic spleen. Additional findings may include pancreatitis, triaditis (ie, concurrent cholangitis, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease), biliary disease, and thickening of the small intestinal tract, which may indicate inflammatory bowel disease vs lymphoma.
Thoracic radiography is indicated in older patients or if cardiopulmonary disease is suspected. If a neoplastic process is suspected, 3-view chest films should be obtained.
A coagulation profile, specifically evaluation of prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, is an important part of the diagnostic evaluation. Cats can become vitamin K-deficient in <7 days (see Suggested Reading), and, in the author's experience, >50% of cats with hepatic lipidosis have coagulation abnormalities. Coagulopathic patients may be at increased risk for hemorrhage after invasive diagnostic procedures (eg, aspiration, biopsy). Jugular venipuncture or central line placement also may lead to hemorrhage.
Without cytology, the disease may be suspected but cannot be confirmed. Hepatocellular lipid vacuolation is typically dramatic and diagnostic in feline hepatic lipidosis cases. The author more aggressively recommends this diagnostic approach in older patients to help differentiate ultrasound changes that may also be consistent with lymphoma, as well as for patients in which the history is inconsistent with hepatic lipidosis. Histopathology is rarely used but may be obtained for patients undergoing surgery for an unrelated reason (eg, foreign body, neoplasia).
Nutritional support is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with hepatic lipidosis. Interim and emergency intervention includes fluid therapy, assessment and treatment for electrolyte abnormalities, GI support, and appropriate therapy for any underlying disease process.
The entire calculated RER should not be given on the first day of enteral feeding. Instead, 25% to 33% is typically divided over the first 24 hours (see Suggested Reading). If this is tolerated, the caloric intake is increased to 50% to 67% of RER for day 2; on and past day 3, caloric intake can be increased to 100% of RER. Smaller volumes are preferred initially because prolonged anorexia in patients with hepatic lipidosis may reduce gastric volume and because overfeeding can lead to nausea, abdominal discomfort, and vomiting.
Administration of enteral or parenteral nutrition stimulates the release of insulin, resulting in a dramatic shift of electrolytes from the extracellular to the intracellular space. Electrolytes shifting intracellularly may result in marked hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia; clinical signs include pallor caused by RBC hemolysis, weakness, vomiting, and ventroflexion of the head and neck.
Figure 2 E-tube entering the left midcervical region with the patient in right lateral recumbency. The tip of the catheter can be seen exiting the oral cavity.
Esophagostomy tubes (E-tubes; Figure 2) are commonly used in patients with feline hepatic lipidosis. Placement requires a stable patient with corrected electrolyte abnormalities, normal cardiovascular status, and tolerance of brief general anesthesia. In the author's experience, patients are stable for anesthesia and E-tube placement 12 to 24 hours after admission with appropriate hospitalization, treatment, and supportive care. For unstable patients, nasoesophageal or nasogastric tube placement can be considered, as these tubes are often placed without anesthesia. In the author's experience, E-tubes allow the clinician to provide a more suitable, nonliquid diet (liquid diets often result in diarrhea) with fewer complications than with gastrostomy tubes; they also ease long-term at-home management, as owners can use the E-tube for continued enteral feeding following discharge. After the E-tube is placed, a radiograph should be obtained to ensure appropriate positioning, typically between the seventh and ninth intercostal spaces (Figure 3). Placement in the proximal esophagus may result in tube migration; placement in the stomach may result in esophageal reflux, nausea, discomfort, and vomiting. E-tubes can remain in place as long as needed (in author's experience, typically 3-8 weeks).
If intermittent E-tube feeding is not tolerated, trickle feeding may be used. Trickle feeding is performed with slow, constant feeding over a longer period of time via syringe pump or fluid pump (Figure 4) that delivers a constant infusion of enteral nutrition through the attached feeding tube.
Refeeding syndrome is a rare complication that may arise following reintroduction of nutritional therapy after prolonged anorexia; it is characterized by a shift from a catabolic to an anabolic state.
Assessment and correction of electrolyte abnormalities (eg, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia) are also important. Electrolyte assessment is crucial not only on initial assessment but also once nutrition is reintroduced. See Table 1 for electrolyte support guidelines.
Ancillary therapy should focus on clinical illness as well as on any diagnosed primary diseases; for example, medications may be given for GI upset manifesting as nausea or vomiting. Vomiting is most commonly addressed with pharmacologic therapy (Table 2).
Cats with hepatic lipidosis are suspected of also having a vitamin K deficiency; thus, when a coagulopathy is diagnosed, vitamin K treatment should be pursued before insertion of feeding tubes, jugular venipuncture, or hepatic aspiration/biopsy. In the author's experience, most patients supplemented with vitamin K therapy have a corrected coagulation panel (if coagulopathic on presentation) within 12 to 24 hours. This should be documented with a blood coagulation profile (ie, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time).
Successful treatment of feline hepatic lipidosis involves active owner involvement and education. Treatment may require weeks or months of assisted enteral feeding. In the author's experience, more than 80% of patients can have a full recovery after successful treatment.
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Super Adventure Team is an American comedy series shown on the cable television network MTV in 1998. The show is a superhero satire series using puppetry.

History
The show's co-creators, Rob Cohen and Dana Gould, met when writing for The Ben Stiller Show. The show debuted in July 1998 with a six-episode run.

The marionettes were voiced by comedians popular at the time — using aliases:
Talia Criswell was played by Karen Kilgariff — stage name Barbara St. Bill
Benton Criswell was played by Paul F. Tompkins — stage name Francis Mt. Pleasant
Chief Engineer Head was played by creator Dana Gould — stage name Benjamin Venom
Major Landon West was played by Daran Norris — stage name James Penrod
Colonel Buck Murdock was played by Wally Wingert — stage name Grant W. Wyllie

Keith Marder of the Los Angeles Daily News gave the show a positive review, saying that the use of puppetry gave the show an original look. He also thought that the show's comedy had the potential to make it a cult classic.

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1990s American superhero comedy television series
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The Navy is seeking virtual and augmented reality training tools that are both integrated across warfare domains and capable of measuring proficiency and improvement.
Army researchers are working with the Marines to develop 3-D printed drones to deliver new capabilities.
For six months in 1956, one airman mapped the world – all without leaving paradise in the South China Sea.
Walter Reed Bethesda heart surgeons are skipping X-rays and using 3-D technology to fix heart conditions.


'Flush and go' technique suitable for smaller HX machines?
Crema solid tone vs. dark to light rich speckled tone?
Which basket for a fill, level then tamp 14g dose?
Basket Overdosing; time for a serious re-evaluation!
What about "overdosing" makes channeling more likely?
What's the key criteria for stopping espresso extraction?
How do you explore the extraction space?
Making latte - milk first or espresso first?
What espresso blend to start with?
Do you adjust grind from double to single espressos?
The Weiss Distribution Technique is NOT a "cheat"!
Does a good center tamp take care of the sides?
Do you use the Weiss Distribution Technique (WDT)?
How warm do you like your espresso cups?
How many "sink shot" espressos do you pull?
Do you dose and then run the grinder until empty for each espresso?
What does your typical espresso rate?
Tamping Technique - whether to tap? or where?
How much time does your morning espresso routine require?
Do you thwack the doser handle fast or slowly?
Do you free pour or spoon for espresso-based milk drinks?