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In April 2009, Doug White, 56, and his wife and their two daughters were returning to Louisiana after attending a funeral for White's brother. Less than 10 minutes after their private chartered plane took off from Marco Island, Florida, the unexpected happened.
White recalled watching and listening as the pilot, Joe Cabuk, conducted his "climb checklist" upon takeoff from Florida. After the checklist was complete, he said, Cabuk laid his book down. About a minute later, he looked at Cabuk, and "he was just sitting there. He had his chin on his chest, looking down at his lap, but there's nothing in his lap that he needed to be looking at. That's when I kind of looked at him for a minute, probably two, three seconds, and I touched him on the shoulder. I said, 'Joe! Joe!, and that's when his head rolled over to the side, and his eyes rolled back in his head, and his arm fell off the armrest ... and I knew if he wasn't gone then, he was in deep distress, but we were in trouble."
The plane's autopilot was on, and the plane was at about 5,000 feet and climbing, White said. Although he was a certified single-engine pilot and had about 130 flying hours, he had no idea how to fly the much larger Super King Air two-engine turboprop plane.
He told his daughters, " 'Y'all go back there, and I want you to pray hard.' The wife kind of trembled and shook the whole time, and the youngest daughter, Bailey, cried and squalled, and the oldest daughter, Maggie, vomited and threw up three or four times."
"I've got to declare an emergency. My pilot's deceased. I need help," White told the control tower. He had seized the radio after the pilot had fallen unconscious. "I need to get this on the ground. I'm flyin' a King Air." (The King Air is a high-performance turboprop multiengine aircraft.) White had three months of flight lessons, but he had flown only a small, less-sophisticated single-engine plane.
"You find me the longest, widest runway you can, ma'am," White said. At one point he told the controllers that "Me and the good Lord are hand-flying this".
His teenage daughter Maggie White said she felt helpless. "I mean, what could I do? Nothing, just sit there and pray and, you know, throw up," she said.
He described his mindset as being one of "focused fear." "I had a 10,000-pound gorilla by the hand, and it wasn't wanting to cooperate," Asked about his mindset, White said, "I lost it" after landing. His emotion can be clearly heard on the recording as he told air traffic controllers in a shaky voice, "We're down, buddy. Thank you."
The White family was shocked to learn afterwards that they were given only a 5 percent chance of surviving. Here is the riveting ATC recording and radar overlay of what transpired. The "good Lord" indeed was his copilot.
10 Ways The Transgender Push Mirrors The Lobotomy Craze
Renee Gardner has penned an insightful and much needed editorial here entitled "10 Ways The Transgender Push Mirrors The Lobotomy Craze" (I suspect the majority of young people today have no idea what a lobotomy is.) She hits the nail on the head with her observations. The question is how many lives will be ruined until sanity is restored? It's must-reading, especially by parents who have been seduced over to the dark side by the press, the government, the entertainment industry and a medical establishment who all militantly push the transgender agenda.
Back in 1987, Dr. Valenstein reminded attendees at a science conference to remember the history of the lobotomy. He warned that "all the major factors that shaped its development are still with us today."
…desperate patients and their families still are willing to risk unproven therapies when nothing else helps. Ambitious doctors can persuade some of the media to report untested cures with anecdotal 'research.'.…It could happen again.
I believe it is happening again—not with lobotomies, but pediatric medical transition. The treatment of "transgender" children is gaining significant momentum, despite the lack of research and regardless of the significant risks involved.
... The history of this medical fad reveals that pioneering doctors, and the medical establishment that embraces them, can fail in their duty to "Do No Harm." It shows people, even those who possess medical degrees, are imperfect and can champion poor science.
At initial glance, it may appear that lobotomies (which target assumed defects of the brain) and the medical transition of gender dysphoric children (which target assumed defects of the body) have little in common. But if you look past which body parts are "corrected," you see that both are psychological conditions some doctors treat with drastic, irreversible medical interventions. There are a number of parallels. ....
Transgender anarchy is currently one of the enemy's most potent and effective strategies for it strikes at the very heart of what it means to be created in the image of God (Gen 1:27). Since Satan cannot of course directly attack God, his next best bet is to strike at the only part of creation made in the image of God - and he has spent decades laying the groundwork to effectively seduce the influential and power-holders of the culture,
Truth is the only weapon that can open the eyes blinded by this deceit and stop the carnage.
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. (John 6:57)
The Greek word used for "feeds" here is very blunt and has the sense of "chewing" or "gnawing." His listeners must have been stupefied. It is the same Greek word used in John 6:54 where Jesus proclaims, "Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." The use of such strong language is why early Christians were accused of cannibalism (i.e., Minucius Felix, Octavius ch. 9, 2nd or 3rd century).
Modern English translations are reluctant to use such graphic language, perhaps so as not to arouse strong adverse reaction. But vigorous reaction on our part is precisely what is needed here and what Jesus wants. Once we truly grasp the hopelessness and helplessness of our fallen condition, rather than a polite and reserved "partaking", we will claw our way to Jesus and gnaw hungrily on His atoning, life-giving sacrifice. The picture is of a starving pitiful man at the point of death desperately and voraciously chewing on life-giving, raw flesh and blood - not of a refined gentleman in a coat and tie in his Sunday-morning best in comfortable pews, gently and quietly partaking of a wafer and a sip of grape juice accompanied by pleasant background music.
Chew voraciously and gnaw on Christ's atoning sacrifice. It's your only realistic deliverance out of the madness and chaos of this fallen world; everything else is hopelessly futile.
The ultimate goal of Dawa is to destroy the political institutions of a free society and replace them with the rule of sharia law
The Hoover Institution has posted online here a lengthy publication by Ayaan Hirsi Ali entitled "The Challenge of Dawa; Political Islam as Ideology and Movement and How to Counter It". (Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, author, and former Dutch politician. Hirsi Ali has been a vocal critic of Islam, calling for a reformation of the religion.)
Dawa as practiced by radical Islamists employs a wide range of mechanisms to advance their goal of imposing Islamic law (sharia) on society. This includes proselytizing but extends beyond that.4 In Western countries, dawa aims both to convert non-Muslims to political Islam and to instill Islamist views in existing Muslims.5 The ultimate goal of dawa is to destroy the political institutions of a free society and replace them with the rule of sharia law.
Dawa is to the Islamists of today what the "long march through the institutions" was to twentieth-century Marxists. It is subversion from within—the abuse of religious freedom in order to undermine that very freedom. Another analogy is also possible. After Islamists gain power, dawa is to them what Gleichschaltung (synchronization) of all aspects of German state, civil, and social institutions was to the National Socialists.
I have not had a chance to read yet beyond the Executive Summary. She sounds a clarion warning that unfortunately falls on largely deaf ears among Western politicians and academians, particularly the progressive liberals. Those with their head-in-the-sand will realize too late the fatal magnitude of their mistake as the tentacles of Sharia take hold within the culture and academic institutions. Ironically, the leftist liberals will be among the first casualties of this soft jihad once it succeeds in destroying the foundation of free society.
The Difference Between Civil and Sacramental Marriage
Let there be no misunderstanding; I am solidly Reformed Evangelical in my theological understanding, particularly on the issues of justification, the sovereignty of God, eternal security, and the authority/inerrancy/infallibility of Scripture.
The great apologist CS Lewis embraced marriage as a sacrament towards the end of his life in That Hideous Strength, adding it to the two commonly-accepted sacraments (by Protestants) of baptism and communion. I find myself coming to the same conclusion that marriage is indeed a sacrament.
Early Christians in the first through third century understood marriage to be the union of one man and one woman created by God as a consummated partnership described in Genesis 2. Early Christian leaders, such as the Apostle Paul, explained that marriage was more than just a union between two people. It was also an act of worship that pointed to Christ's sacrificial relationship with the church (Ephesians 5). Therefore, marriage was not about a contract or a financial engagement as had been the custom for centuries prior, but a sacred union that reflects God's love. Christ turned the accepted cultural norms about marriage on its head.
The word "sacrament" is from Middle English and from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum 'solemn oath' (from sacrare 'to hallow,' from sacer 'sacred'), used in Christian Latin as a translation of Greek mustērion 'mystery' (the same Greek word used in Eph 5:32 where Paul uses marriage as a illustration ("mystery") of the union between Christ and the church.
A sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the reality of God, as well as a means by which God enacts his grace. Many denominations, including the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed, hold to the definition of sacrament formulated by Augustine of Hippo: an outward sign of an inward grace that has been instituted by Jesus Christ. Sacraments thus signify God's grace in a way that is outwardly observable to the participant.
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments: Baptism (also known as Christening), Confirmation, Eucharist (or Holy Communion), Reconciliation (Penance or Confession), Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, and Holy Orders. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church also believe that there are seven major sacraments, but apply the corresponding Greek word, μυστήριον (mysterion) also to rites that in the Western tradition are called sacramentals and to other realities, such as the Church itself. Many Protestant denominations, such as those within the Reformed tradition, identify only two sacraments instituted by Christ, the Eucharist (or Holy Communion) and Baptism. The Lutheran sacraments include these two, often adding Confession (and Absolution) as a third sacrament. Anglican and Methodist teaching is that "there are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism and the Supper of the Lord", and that "those five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel". In the Community of Christ, a restorationist denomination with traditional Protestant theology, eight sacraments are recognized, including "baptism, confirmation, blessing of children, the Lord's Supper, ordination, marriage, the Evangelist Blessing, and administration to the sick."
When marriage is regarded as a sacrament, it can only be performed within the church by ordained clergy between one man and one woman, both baptized believers. Other unions can exist (i.e., civil marriage, common-law marriage, polygamy, same-sex unions, etc.) but they belong in the civil realm. In contrast, sacramental marriage is characterized thus:
it is for life
between one man and one woman, both believers
it is performed by ordained clergy and recognized by the church
divorce is prohibited except for very specific circumstances
marriage normally ends via one of two ways: death or annulment
The Roman Catholic Church understands Marriage to be a Sacrament (Cf. Mt. 19:4-6; Mk. 10:6-9; Jn. 2:1-12). Outside of sacred Scripture, Matrimony as a Sacrament was carefully articulated by Ignatius of Antioch in his letter to Polycarp around the year 110 A.D., and again, even more clearly by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in 411 A.D in his Marriage and Concupiscence:
"Certainly it is not fecundity only, the fruit of which is in offspring, not chastity only, the bond of which is in fidelity, but a certain sacramental bond of marriage that is recommended to the faithful who are married, when the Apostle says: "Men, love your wives, as also Christ loved the Church" (Eph. 5:25).
Undoubtedly the substance of the Sacrament is of this bond, so that when man and woman have been joined in marriage they must continue inseparably as long as they live, nor is it allowed for one spouse to be separated from the other except for cause of fornication (Cf. Mt. 5:32). For this is preserved in the case of Christ and the Church, so that, as a living one with a living one, there is no divorce, no separation forever. So perfect is the observance of this bond . . . in the Church of Christ by all married believers, who are undoubtedly members of Christ, that, although women marry and men take wives for the purpose of procreating children, one is never permitted to put away even an unfruitful wife for the purpose of getting another to bear children. If anyone does this, in the law of the gospel he is guilty of adultery, just as a women is if she marries another. But this is not the case in the law of this world, wherein even without crime a divorce is granted whenever the parties want to join in marriage with others, a concession which, the Lord bears witness, even the holy Moses granted to the Israelites only because of the hardness of their hearts . . . . (Cf. Mt. 19:8-9).
Thus, between the living spouses there remains a certain conjugal bond, which neither separation nor union with another can take away. It remains, however, for the injury of crime, and not for the bond of covenant. So it is with the soul of an apostate. Even though its faith is cast aside in withdrawing, as it were, from its marriage with Christ, it does not lose the Sacrament of its faith, which it received in the bath of regeneration. . . . The apostate retains the Sacrament even after his apostasy; but now it is for the aggravation of his punishment and not for his meriting a reward."
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes Protestant marriage as sacramental provided both husband and wife were baptized believers and the ceremony was conducted by church clergy (Protestant baptism in water is also recognized and considered sacramental by the Roman Catholic church). Civil marriage by unbelievers is recognized as valid, but not sacramental. The Roman Catholic Church makes a distinction between sacramental and civil marriage, but recognizes both as valid marriage.
It wasn't until the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century that the recording of marriages and establishing of rules for marriage became a function of the civil state. Martin Luther, the Roman Catholic priest who initiated the Reformation in Germany said that marriage was a "worldly thing ... that belongs to the realm of government." A similar opinion was expressed by John Calvin, his Swiss counterpart. Calvin and his colleagues reformulated Christian marriage by enacting the Marriage Ordinance of Geneva, which imposed "The dual requirements of state registration and church consecration to constitute marriage" as valid.
Here are some of Luther's writings on marriage:
"Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church." It is so only when a matter of conscience is involved." (source: What Luther Says Vol. II, Concordia Publishing House, 1959)
"No one can deny that marriage is an external, worldly, matter, like clothing and food, house and property, subject to temporal authority, as the many imperial laws enacted on the subject prove." (source: What Luther Says Vol. 46, Concordia Publishing House, 1959)
"I feel that judgments about marriages belong to the jurists. Since they make judgments concerning fathers, mothers, children, and servants, why shouldn't they also make decisions about the life of married people? When the papists oppose the imperial law concerning divorce, I reply that this doesn't follow from what is written, 'What God has joined together let no man put asunder." (source: Luther's Works Vol. 54)
"Neither is there any need to make sacraments out of marriage and the office of the priesthood." (source: Luther's Works Vol. 37)
"Not only is marriage regarded as a sacrament without the least warrant of Scripture, but the very ordinances which extol it as a sacrament have turned it into a farce. Let us look into this a little. We have said that in every sacrament there is a word of divine promise, to be believed by whoever receives the sign, and that the sign alone cannot be a sacrament. Nowhere do we read that the man who marries a wife receives any grace of God. There is not even a divinely instituted sign in marriage, nor do we read anywhere that marriage was instituted by God to be a sign of anything. To be sure, whatever takes place in a visible manner can be understood as a figure or allegory of something invisible. But figures or allegories are not sacraments, in the sense in which we use the term." (source: Luther's Works Vol. 36; Babylonian Captivity of the Church)
Calvin's writing on marriage include:
"The last of all is marriage, which, while all admit it to be an institution of God, no man ever saw to be a sacrament, until the time of Gregory. And would it ever have occurred to the mind of any sober man? It is a good and holy ordinance of God. And agriculture, architecture, shoemaking, and shaving, are lawful ordinances of God; but they are not sacraments. For in a sacrament, the thing required is not only that it be a work of God, but that it be an external ceremony appointed by God to confirm a promise. That there is nothing of the kind in marriage, even children can judge." (source: Institutes of Religion, Chapter 19, no. 34).
Consequently, by the 17th century, many of the Protestant European countries' governments were responsible for instituting marriage.
English Puritans who rejected the Church of England's view of marriage and immigrated to America in the early 1600s, also believed that marriage was a civil contract and not a religious ceremony. The law they instituted required that marriage be "agreed" or "executed" (not "performed" or "solemnized") before a magistrate, not a minister. They also legalized divorce if the terms of the marriage covenant were broken. These customs became the model for marriage throughout New England. Other parts of colonial America followed different traditions — Virginians followed the Anglican view of marriage, Quakers brought their own version to Delaware, and Catholics instituted their belief in Maryland and other states. Unlike its European counterparts, which instituted civil marriage in the 18th and 19th centuries, the United States left the issue of marriage to the states until recently. Marriage was not codified until 1996 through the Defense of Marriage Act.
Were it not for the Protestant Reformation, marriage would not be considered a civil institution today. Had the Reformers followed the early church's example, marriage would never have been thrust into the realm of civil government at all.
In light of this, Christians find themselves in an ironic and divided situation. As citizens of a secular country they must be licensed by the state to validate a practice that is rooted in religious belief. But should a practice rooted in the Judeo-Christian faith even be under the auspices of government? If marriage had been left to the church, the church could marry those who practice and follow its beliefs. Civil unions among same-sex couples could be left to the government, providing the full range of civil liberties citizens in a democracy expect. The fact that marriage is governed by the state, defies its purpose intended by God for heterosexuals and prevents civil liberties from being granted to same-sex couples. Granted, 17th century Puritans viewed the government as agents of God's authority, but they never could have foreseen how non-Christians would want to use a Christian practice as a political right.
Concluding that marriage is not a Sacrament logically opened the door to the Reformer's next finding - that the institution of marriage must therefore be under the purview of the civil government rather than the Church. With God out of the marital picture and the institution placed in the hands of the civil government, the government was empowered to do with marriage whatsoever it desires. In the hands of civil government, marriage ultimately became dissoluble with no-fault divorce and remarriage the law of the land. With marriage no longer a permanent union, children became disposable objects, thus opening the door to the redefinition of the procreative act in marriage. The catastrophic result? Abortion became legal and the sexual revolution was in full swing. Once children and conjugal acts between man and woman were no longer connected to marriage, marriage was redefined as something other than one man and one woman. There is no end in sight to the continuing redefinition of marriage and family. Indeed, it was always a Pandora's Box that ultimately and inevitably leads to human misery and annihilation.
Calvin recognized the truth marriage was instituted by God (Gen 2). In the New Testament we encounter the extraordinary truth in Eph 5:31-32 that marriage mysteriously symbolizes the most sacred, most intimate and most inviolable of all unions - that between Christ and His church. In relegating the responsibility for marriage into the civil realm, the Protestant church foolishly pushed this crucial truth onto the back-burner, paying little more than lip service to it. The sanctity of marriage, as defined in Genesis 2, would be best preserved if marriage had been properly left under the authority of the church. The Reformers got it right on the critical issue of justification, but missed the mark entirely on marriage by unwisely abdicating it into the civil realm.
Because of their view that marriage belonged in the realm of civil government instead of the church, the Protestant Reformation ironically opened the door for wide-spread divorce, gay marriage ... and worse to come. The irony is that a more conservative Reformation understanding of sacraments permits a more progressively liberal theological understanding of marriage. I believe the Roman Catholic and Orthodox perspective is correct on marriage and I agree with CS Lewis.
Marriage is indeed a sacrament.
The Nonexistent Tolerance of Progressive Liberal Theologians
Princeton Theology refers to a conservative Christian reformed theology that flourished at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1812 until around 1929. It was rooted in the philosophy of Common Sense Realism, as interpreted by Charles Hodge (1797-1878). In 1929 Princeton Theological Seminary "modernized" itself (morphing into a center of progressively liberal Christianity), forcing scholars serious about Princeton Theology—especially John Gresham Machen to form the Westminster Theological Seminary.
As reported here, Princeton Seminary has reneged on its decision to award its annual Abraham Kuyper Prize to well-known and well-respected author, pastor & theologian Tim Keller – for essentially political reasons. Keller, who opposes women and gays and lesbians from becoming ordained ministers, comes from the conservative Presbyterian Church in America, while the Seminary is part of the very liberal Presbyterian Church (USA).
The decision comes amid push back from some students, faculty and alumni, including the gay and lesbian and women's groups, at the seminary (the existence of gay and lesbian groups in the seminary is quite revealing.) In an online open letter to the Kupyer Center and Barnes, they questioned how the Seminary could honor someone whose "exclusionary stances" are contrary to the values of the school.
"While we wholeheartedly believe in academic freedom and the importance of hearing a diversity of perspectives, we believe this award constitutes an endorsement that jeopardizes Princeton Theological Seminary's ability to be a place that affirms everyone equally in ministry," the petition read in part.
As attorney David Limbaugh observes,
His (Keller's) disqualifying sin was not that he joined the now defunct Moral Majority or publicly endorsed some evil Republican politician. Nor was it that he rejected any of the church's doctrinal tenets. It was not that his teachings might lead people away from the church's mission to spread the Gospel. Rather, it was apparently his refusal to deviate from Scripture and conform his teachings to the current liberal political line on certain hot-button issues.
Certain people raised Cain about Keller's "conservative positions," and the seminary decided it better renege on offering the award. Keller is a leader in the Presbyterian Church in America, (PCA), which, according to Princeton Theological Seminary President Craig Barnes, "prevents women and LGBTQ+ persons from full participation in the ordained Ministry of Word and Sacrament." The Seminary is part of a different denomination – the Presbyterian Church (USA), whose position on this issue conflicts with Keller and the PCA.
While there are certainly notable exceptions at Princeton University today (i.e., Robert P. George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton), the seminary is now a hotbed of progressive liberalism far removed from its origins as an orthodox bastion of the faith. All views are apparently welcome at Princeton Seminary... except any that conform to the historically orthodox faith.
The Naive Criteria Of Law Enforcement In Ascertaining Islamic Threats
Department of Homeland Security agent Philip Haney revealed the federal government's appeasement of supremacist Islam in his book, "See Something Say Nothing." The difficulty of anticipating and preventing attacks by people such as the recent London attacker Khalid Masood who are apparently "lone-wolf" operatives using vehicles and machetes as weapons underscores the importance of understanding the religious dimension to the threat Western Civilization faces, Haney contends.
Haney correctly points out that the West has "a blind spot" when it comes to the threat of Islamic jihad. He experienced it firsthand as a Department of Homeland Security officer who worked with one of the National Targeting Center's advanced units, which provides information in real time to officers at ports of entry. Haney helped develop a case in 2011 on a worldwide Islamic movement known as Tablighi Jamaat. Within a few months, the case drew the "concern" of the State Department and the DHS's Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office because the Obama administration believed it unfairly singled out Muslims. The case effectively was shut down, even though the intelligence had been used to connect members of the movement to several terrorist organizations and financing at the highest levels, including for Hamas and al-Qaida.
Only a few years later, Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, were found to have been tied to Tablighi Jamaat, meaning if the case had been allowed to continue, the attack might have been prevented. Later, Haney also found the Orlando killer Mateen had a link to the case. Haney has said that if he had been given the opportunity to question San Bernardino killer Farook upon his return to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia in 2014, he would have asked him about the fact that he had grown a Shariah-compliant beard and was wearing an Islamic headdress while his passport photo showed him bareheaded and clean-shaven.
"We need to adjust and improve our ability to observe and address this tactical blind spot," Haney said. "You can still do it without violating our civil rights and civil liberties."
The refusal of law enforcement to acknowledge the religious foundation of Islamic terror is fatal. As I pointed out here in July 2016,
... the problem is that terrorists are simply reading the Islamic texts as the first Muslim did - i.e., they are true to Islamic theology. "Radical" Islamists are simply being true to the text and teachings. The mainstream media works overtime to deceive people in falsely identifying Muslim terrorists as "radical Islam," when these acts of terror have in fact been carried out by Muslims in accordance with the teachings of Islam since its inception 1400 years ago.
The lie of 'radical Islam' or 'Islamic extremists' has also been advanced by Muslim advocacy groups like the terror-linked CAIR and others who have bullied and intimidated the media into presenting a false narrative about Islam and Muslims, claiming that acts of terror carried out here in the US and around the world are the work of a very small minority of 'radical Muslims' and that the vast majority of Muslims are peaceful and just want to live quiet lives.
While the vast majority of Muslims may not engage in jihad or acts of terror, it is noteworthy that their leaders almost never publicly denounce those acts but actually try to justify them. Why? Because jihad is an undeniable central teaching of Islam. The only correct delineation between Muslims is "practicing Muslims" and "non-practicing Muslims". When a Muslim commits an act of terror in the name of 'allah,' they are doing precisely what their religion teaches them. When a Christian commits a heinous act of violence/terror, they are acting in clear violation of the teaching of Scripture.
The term "radical Islam" is meaningless since Islam is inherently radical by nature. The truth is that there is no such thing as radical Islam. The term is an invention of western politicians in a desperate attempt to confront the problem of Islamic terrorism, without offending Muslims.
Liberals come to the Scripture with a worldview already in place and subsequently impose their predetermined worldview on the text. What is your epistemology? Do you let reality (i.e., the facts) determine your worldview ... or do you use a pre-existing worldview to create a fantasy? The escalating cultural war of worldviews is ultimately an attack on truth itself.
2017.03.22 Nigeria Muna 13 20 Four suicide bombers attack a refugee camp, killing thirteen people.
2017.03.22 London England 4 40 A Muslim man mows down pedestrians on a bridge, killing three, then stabs a police officer to death.
2017.03.22 Syria Tasil 1 0 A man is tied up and shot to death for 'cursing Allah'.
2017.03.21 Somalia Mogadishu 10 15 At least ten innocents are claimed by a Fedayeen suicide car bomber.
2017.03.20 Iraq Baghdad 23 45 Two dozen innocents are blown to bits by an ISIS car bomb attack in a Shiite neighborhood.
2017.03.18 Nigeria Maiduguri 4 8 A mother and her two children are among four wiped out by three Religion of Peace suicide bombers.
2017.03.17 Yemen Marib 34 0 Shiite rebels fire two rockets into a Sunni mosque, killing thirty-four during Friday prayers.
2017.03.17 France Paris 2 0 A father and son's throats are slit by a family member yelling 'Allah Akbar'.
2017.03.16 India South Ukkadam 1 0 An atheist is hacked to death by an angry Muslim over Facebook posts attacking religion.
2017.03.16 Iraq Riyadh 9 0 Nine civilians are executed for trying to flee the caliphate.
2017.03.16 Nigeria Ayati 5 0 A pregnant woman is among five civilians gunned down in cold blood by Fulani terrorists.
2017.03.16 Nigeria Magumeri 1 0 A local cop is killed when Boko Haram attack a small town.
2017.03.16 Thailand Pattani 1 1 Muslim terrorists fire on a pair of elderly siblings, killing the brother and injuring his sister.
2017.03.16 Syria Deir ez-Zor 1 8 Terrorists pound an apartment building with rockets, killing a woman.
2017.03.16 Iraq Yarmouk 14 13 ISIS member send rockets into a residential neighborhood reclaimed by security forces.
2017.03.16 Bangladesh Sitakunda 1 0 A young child is blown to bits by a female suicide bomber.
2017.03.15 Iraq Wadi Hajar 17 0 Seventeen civilians are kidnapped and executed by the Islamic State.
2017.03.15 Syria Hamadaniyeh 1 3 A woman and three children are among the casualties of a Sunni rocket attack.
2017.03.15 Iraq Mosul 4 0 A suicide bomber in a bulldozer plows through a barricade and takes out four.
2017.03.15 Nigeria Maiduguri 2 16 Four female suicide bombers kill two people in a residential area.
2017.03.15 Syria Damascus 31 102 Thirty-one innocents at a courthouse are reduced to bloody pulp by a Fedayeen suicide bomber.
2017.03.15 Syria Rabweh 8 28 Eight people at a restaurant are taken out in mid-bite by a Shahid suicide bomber.
2017.03.15 Nigeria Borno 3 0 Boko Haram members recite from the Quran as they slit the throats of three hostages.
2017.03.15 Iraq Tikrit 11 41 Religion of Peace advocates set off a car bomb along a street packed with medical clinics.
2017.03.15 India Hyhama 1 1 A minor girl is killed when Lashkar-e-Toiba members open fire on a security patrol.
2017.03.14 Iraq Hawija 9 0 Children are among nine Iraqis burned alive for trying to flee the caliphate.
2017.03.14 Afghanistan Kamarkulagh 1 0 An imam is gunned down in his mosque by Religion of Peace rivals.
2017.03.14 Syria Homs 1 2 Terrorists bomb a bus, killing one passenger.
2017.03.13 Thailand Raman 1 0 Two Muslim terrorists walk into a grocery and shoot the 47-year-old owner to death.
2017.03.13 Iraq Mosul 8 5 Children are among the casualties of an ISIS bomb blast.
2017.03.13 Bangladesh Dinajpur 2 0 A Sufi leader and his teen daughter are hacked to death by Sunni fundamentalists.
2017.03.13 Somalia Mogadishu 1 2 One other person is left dead after a suicide bomb blast.
2017.03.13 Somalia Mogadishu 13 14 A Shahid suicide bomber detonates in front of a hotel, claiming thirteen innocents.
2017.03.13 Afghanistan Kabul 1 19 A woman loses her life when Taliban bombers target a bus carrying telecom workers.
2017.03.13 India Pulwama 1 0 A villager is abducted and killed by Islamic extremists.
2017.03.13 Mali Fafa 4 2 A Jihadist attack leaves four dead, including civilians.
2017.03.12 Tunisia Kebili 1 3 An imam is among four radicals who ambush a police car, killing one member.
2017.03.12 Syria Daraa 1 3 Jabhat al-Nusra members murder a civilian.
2017.03.11 Afghanistan Nawshar 8 0 A religious extremist poisons, then shoots eight local cops.
2017.03.11 Nigeria Mkgovur 10 3 Fulani terrorists raid a village, hacking and shooting innocent people.
2017.03.11 Syria Damascus 74 120 A suicide bombing is one of two blasts targeting and killing over seventy Shiites.
2017.03.10 Iraq Wadi Hajar 18 43 ISIS unleashes a vicious rocket bombardment on a residential neighborhood, taking out over eighteen civilians.
2017.03.09 Iraq Tajiyat 1 3 A civilian is disassembled by Jihadi bombers.
2017.03.09 Thailand Muang 1 0 A man on a motorcycle is ambushed and killed by Muslim terrorists.
2017.03.08 Afghanistan Kabul 50 63 Following a suicide blast, fifty people at a hospital are massacred by Islamic gunmen disguised as doctors.
2017.03.08 Kenya Lamu 1 5 Islamists kill a Kenyan border guard with an IED.
2017.03.08 Iraq Hajjaj 30 26 Dozens of people at a wedding party are shredded by two suicide bombers.
2017.03.08 Pakistan Baba Kot 1 0 A Hindu woman is hacked to death with an axe.
2017.03.08 Egypt al-Arish 2 4 A fundamentalist bomb blast at a checkpoint claims the life of twopolicemen.
2017.03.07 India Madhya Pradesh 0 10 ISIS members set off a bomb at a train station.
2017.03.07 Syria Deir Ezzor 14 0 At least fourteen Syrians are killed during an ISIS attack on a cemetery.
2017.03.07 Saudia Arabia Qatif 1 0 A security officer is killed by sectarian extremists.
2017.03.07 Afghanistan Kabul 1 0 A magnetic bomb placed on a civilian car kills one.
2017.03.06 Afghanistan Achin 4 5 Islamic supremacists massacre four local cops.
2017.03.06 Iraq Yarmouk 50 0 A mass grave containing fifty victims of ISIS execution is discovered.
2017.03.06 India Roorkee 1 0 A 23-year-old woman is strangled by her own mother and sisters on suspicion of sexual activity.
2017.03.06 Iraq Mosul 4 29 Four civilians choke to death during an ISIS gas attack.
2017.03.06 Iraq Kirkuk 8 0 Eight civilians are executed for helping families flee the caliphate.
2017.03.05 Niger Wanzarbe 4 0 Jihadists murder four police officer.
2017.03.05 Pakistan Kohat 2 0 Two men are honor killed by their respective in-laws for 'bringing shame' to the family.
2017.03.05 Iraq Daquq 20 0 The bodies of twenty Kurdish victims of the Islamic State are found in a mass grave.
2017.03.05 Pakistan Mohmand 5 0 Tehreek-e-Taliban members attack several checkpoints, killing five security members.
2017.03.05 Afghanistan Kunduz 6 0 Six Afghan security personnel are machine-gunned by Sunni hardliners.
2017.03.05 Syria Aleppo 15 32 At least fifteen people are killed by two suicide bombers.
2017.03.05 Mali Boulekessi 11 5 Jihadists ambush a local security convoy and massacre fifteen soldiers.
2017.03.05 Yemen Sinjibar 6 0 al-Qaeda members open fire along a city street, taking down six people.
2017.03.05 Iraq Mosul 43 0 Forty-three people are executed for violating rules in the Islamic State.
2017.03.04 Iraq Baghdad 6 0 Fundamentalists gun down six at a brothel, including four women.
2017.03.04 Pakistan Shabqadar 1 0 Sharia activists assassinate a secular lawyer.
2017.03.04 Syria Safsafia 3 2 Three children are disassembled by a Jabhat al-Nusra rocket.
2017.03.04 Afghanistan Faryab 1 1 One local cop is killed by Taliban bombers.
2017.03.03 Afghanistan Achin 2 0 Two men are beheaded by the Islamic State.
2017.03.03 Thailand Muang 1 0 A local man is shot to death in front of his house by suspected Muslim 'insurgents.'
2017.03.03 Pakistan Talib Chandio 1 0 A 21-year-old mother is honor killed over suspected 'illicit relations'.
2017.03.03 India Muran 1 6 A civilian is killed when Islamic extremists toss a grenade into the street.
2017.03.03 Nigeria Maiduguri 2 0 Two girls, used by a suicide bomber for cover, are blown apart in the blast.
2017.03.03 Burkina Faso Kourfayl 2 0 Two people are killed when Ansar Islam members fire into a school for not teaching the Quran.
2017.03.02 Iraq Anbar 2 0 Two civilians are shot to death by ISIS.
2017.03.02 Somalia Mahaday 3 2 Three security personnel on patrol are killed by al-Shabaab bombers.
2017.03.02 Thailand Rueso 4 2 Two women and an 8-year-old are among four Buddhists killed when Muslim 'insurgents' fire into a family vehicle.
2017.03.02 Syria Damascus 1 0 A refugee is forced to his knees and shot in front of a crowd by the Islamic State.
2017.03.01 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 2 0 Police beat two cross-dressers to death with sticks.
2017.03.01 Afghanistan Kabul 22 120 Two suicide attacks leave twenty-two Afghans in pieces.
2017.03.01 Nigeria Mbahimin 3 0 Fulani terrorists butcher and pull the eyes out of three Christians.
2017.03.01 Iraq Baghdad 2 6 Two marketplace bombings produce two dead civilians.
2017.02.28 Iraq Shuhada 1 4 Jihadis bomb a soccer field, killing one of the onlookers.
2017.02.28 Iraq Tayaran 31 0 Thirty-one people from three familes are destroyed by a barrage of ISIS mortars.
2017.02.28 Iraq Mosul 1 0 A 60-year-old woman is taken out by an ISIS IED.
2017.02.28 Afghanistan Lashkar Gah 12 0 A dozen police officers are assassinated at their checkpoint by Taliban armed with silenced weapons.
2017.02.28 Pakistan Peshawar 1 1 A border guard is cut down by the Taliban.
2017.02.28 Somalia Mogadishu 1 0 al-Shabaab militants assassinate a local official by planting a bomb under his car.
2017.02.27 Iraq Baghdad 3 4 A husband and wife are among three Iraqis wiped out by Mujahid bombers.
2017.02.27 Egypt Rafah 1 0 A youth is burned alive after having his eyes gouged out by Islamic fundamentalists.
2017.02.27 Somalia Buq-Aqable 2 0 Two men are brutally executed for 'waging war on Allah'.
2017.02.26 Iraq Khalaf 2 0 Jihadi bombers pick off a mother and daughter trying to flee the caliphate.
2017.02.26 Thailand Nong Chik 1 0 Suspected Muslim terrorists shoot a civilian on his way home.
2017.02.26 Syria Damascus 1 17 A woman bleeds to death after being opened up by Sunni shrapnel.
2017.02.26 Iraq Sahaji 12 38 At least a dozen civilians are felled by ISIS landmines as they try to flee the caliphate.
2017.02.26 Pakistan Dera Ismail Khan 3 0 Three Shiites are gunned down by sectarian extremists.
2017.02.26 Philippines Sulu 1 0 A 70-year-old German hostage is beheaded by Abu Sayyaf.
2017.02.25 Syria Homs 42 24 Two Religion of Peace suicide blasts leave at least forty-two mangled and charred corpses.
2017.02.25 Afghanistan Faryab 1 16 A Taliban bomb blast at a market leaves one dead.
2017.02.25 Afghanistan Zawzjan 11 0 A woman and ten police officers are machine-gunned outside a mosque by Sharia hardliners.
2017.02.25 Iraq Mazraa 4 0 A family of four is exterminated by an Islamic State member.
2017.02.25 Iraq Baiji 1 0 A civilian is blown up after a suicide bomber runs up and hugs him.
2017.02.25 Iraq Bani Saad 2 0 Two brothers are shot to death by terrorists.
2017.02.25 Iraq Mosul 1 1 An ISIS IED takes out a female journalist.
2017.02.24 Iraq Khalis 4 9 Suicide bombers take out four civilians.
2017.02.24 Afghanistan Girishk 2 3 A Fedayeen suicide car bomber takes out two Afghans.
2017.02.24 Iraq Trebil 15 0 Fifteen border guards are massacred by an Islamic State suicide bomber.
2017.02.24 Syria Sousian 60 42 At least sixty people are blown apart by a Shahid suicide bomber as they are lining up for housing permits.
2017.02.24 Syria al-Bab 8 0 A planted car bomb kills eight.
2017.02.23 Niger Interzawane 15 19 Islamic extremists ambush and kill fifteen local soldiers.
2017.02.23 Iraq Mosul 4 3 Four people lose their lives when ISIS launches a mortar round into an airport.
2017.02.23 Iraq Baghdad 1 5 Jihadis bomb a fish market, killing one patron.
2017.02.23 Cameroon Wouro Dole 1 2 At least one other person is killed by an 11-year-old suicide bomber.
2017.02.23 India Hajin 4 2 A woman is among four killed by Islamic gunfire.
2017.02.23 Bangladesh Mymensingh 1 0 Jama'atul Mujahideen gun down a guard transporting jailed Islamists.
2017.02.23 Egypt al-Arish 1 0 Jihadists murder a Coptic man and set his home on fire.
2017.02.23 Malaysia Kuantan 1 0 A transgender florist is hacked to death by religious conservatives.
2017.02.22 Iraq al-Root 2 5 Two women are reduced to pulp by caliphate bombers.
2017.02.22 Pakistan Pandyali 1 1 Islamists plant a bomb outside a man's home which kills him and leaves his wife gravely injured.
2017.02.22 Egypt al-Arish 2 0 A Christian man is shot to death and his son burned alive by Islam proponents.
2017.02.22 Afghanistan Janikhel 3 19 A woman is among three civilians killed when the Taliban bomb a market.
2017.02.22 Afghanistan Alasay 4 0 A Taliban rocket wipes out four people in their own home.
2017.02.22 Iraq Mosul 5 0 Five civilians are killed by the effects of explosives dropped from ISIS drones.
2017.02.22 Nigeria Gajiram 7 0 At least seven members of a security patrol are ambushed and killed by Boko Haram.
2017.02.21 Iraq Mosul 1 0 A captive is beheaded by the Islamic State.
2017.02.21 Pakistan Charsadda 7 21 Fedayeen suicide bombers storm a sessions court, killing at least seven.
2017.02.21 Philippines Baguan Island 1 7 Abu Sayyaf pirates attack a commercial ship, killing one crew member and abducting seven more.
2017.02.21 Iraq Baghdad 7 12 Seven people are aerated by Mujahideen shrapnel in a shopping district.
2017.02.21 Iraq Karbala 2 0 Two Shiites are beheaded by a Sunni extremist group.


The Diamond Deep came out early this month. Since I was out of the country, I couldn't have a proper party. So I'll be throwing one at Orycon, hanging out at a signing, and visiting a book festival over the next ten days. I will have a few copies of both The Creative Fire and The Diamond Deep available. But buying from me isn't the best choice. It doesn't support bookstores. Not only that, but I can't sell you an electronic copy. So here's the great deal for you….
Anytime between now and the end of the last event of the weekend (a great grand signing at the Powell's in Beaverton, Oregon!), if you can find me and show me a receipt for en electronic version or bring me a print version and a receipt from a store, from Amazon, or from a bookseller at Orycon, I'll give you a card to fill out that will enter you into a drawing for one of John Picacio's 2014 calendar's plus one of his Lotteria cards. The calendar will ship when John ships them all, late in this year.
Not only is this a great prize, but there is a link between the prize and the books. John is the cover artist for both novels, and his fabulous art for The Creative Fire won a Chesley, which is a prestigious art award.
This weekend (November 2nd and third) I'll be at the Northwest Bookfest in Kirkland at a booth with other local authors. I'll be there about half the time. Others include Louise Marley, Cat Rambo, Jennifer Brozek, and more….I think you can get to us for free, but I'll tweet out for sure Saturday morning (follow @brendacooper). Next weekend, November 9th and 10th, I'll be at Orycon in Portland, Oregon. On Saturday night, I'll be hosting a party with another author and two editors (John Pitts is releasing his new collection, and his editor, Patrick Swenson will be there. Bryan Thomas Schmidt will be there for the release of an exciting new anthology edited, Ray Gun Chronicles. I have a story in there). We'll be in the Presidential Suite and we will be having fun!
Sunday night, November 10th — starting at 4:30 PM, I'll be joining other authors at the best Portland mass signing of the year, the Sci-Fi Authorfest at Powell's in Beaverton. This is really fun — lots of us are there, storm troopers occasionally wander through, it's family friendly, it's near restaurants, and….if you buy a book there and have me sign it, this will be the last opportunity to enter this particular drawing.
Don't miss this chance to have a wall full of John Picacio's work for all of 2014! The picture below is linked to his Kickstarter, just in case you want to be sure to get a calendar!
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Q: LEFT OUTER JOIN with conditions (where, order by)? I'm working on a Rails3 project with MySql (local) and Postgresql (Heroku) databases.
I need to put conditions on a LEFT OUTER JOIN but I don't know how.
I have 2 tables TRAININGS and TRAINING_HISTORIES.
I want to retrieve all the records of TRAININGS and add the last valid (aka finished) associated record of TRAINING_HISTORIES.
table TRAININGS
id  name  order_by
5   A     1
6   B     2
7   C     3

table TRAINING_HISTORIES
id  training_id finished_at score
43  5           2011-06-06  10
44  5           null        null
45  6           2011-07-07  11
46  6           2011-08-08  14
47  6           null        null
48  6           2011-09-09  18
49  6           null        null
50  7           null        null
51  7           2011-10-10  19

Here's my SQL query :

SELECT tc.id, tc.name, tc.order,
th.id as history_id, th.finished_at, th.score
FROM trainings tc
LEFT OUTER JOIN training_histories th ON th.training_id = tc.id
WHERE tc.id > 4
AND tc.id < 8
GROUP BY tc.id
ORDER BY tc.order_by ASC, tc.id ASC

RESULTS I HAVE :
id  name  order history_id  finished_at score
5   A     1     43          2011-06-06  10
6   B     2     45          2011-07-07  11
7   C     3     50          null        null

*

*The query retrieve the first training_history for each join

RESULTS I NEED :
id  name  order history_id  finished_at score
5   A     1     43          2011-06-06  10
6   B     2     48          2011-09-09  18
7   C     3     51          2011-10-10  19

*

*In this scenario : it's the last finished training_history who's retrieved...

Any suggestions really appreciated !
Thank you
EDIT: If someone can answer on the Rails part, it could be great too ;-)
How to Convert SQL Query to Rails Active Record Query?

A: Try this Query, it would give you each training and the most recent training history for each one:
SELECT tc.id, tc.name, tc.order,
th.id as history_id, th.finished_at, th.score
FROM trainings tc
LEFT OUTER JOIN training_histories th ON th.training_id = tc.id
    and th.id =
    (SELECT th1.id from training_histories th1 where th1.training_id = tc.id
     and th1.finished_at is not null
     order by th1.finished_at desc limit 1)
WHERE tc.id > 4
AND tc.id < 8
GROUP BY tc.id
ORDER BY tc.order_by ASC, tc.id ASC

A: I'm quite sure you can do
SELECT tc.id, tc.name, tc.order,
th.id as history_id, th.finished_at, th.score
FROM trainings tc
LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT id, training_id, MAX(finished_at) as finished_at, score
    FROM training_histories GROUP BY training_id) th ON th.training_id = tc.id
WHERE tc.id > 4
AND tc.id < 8
GROUP BY tc.id
ORDER BY tc.order_by ASC, tc.id ASC

A: Also in the where condition check for finished_at not null and add Order by finished_at DESC
SELECT tc.id, tc.name, tc.order,
th.id as history_id, th.finished_at, th.score
FROM trainings tc
LEFT OUTER JOIN training_histories th ON th.training_id = tc.id
WHERE tc.id > 4
AND tc.id < 8
AND th.finished_at IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY tc.id
ORDER BY tc.order_by ASC, tc.id ASC, th.finished_at DESC

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Continent: Australia & Oceania
Airports in Australia & Oceania
378 Airports in Australia & Oceania - Page 1 / 19
Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD, Australia)
Nearby airports: Rose Bay, Bankstown, Wollongong, Newcastle-Williamtown, Bathurst Raglan; Nearby cities: Sydney (9 km), Wollongong (61 km)
from Sydney Kingsford Smith , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, Singapore Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, LATAM Chile
Adelaide (ADL, Australia)
Nearby airports: Kingscote, Whyalla, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Mildura; Nearby cities: Adelaide (6 km)
from Adelaide , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand, Emirates Airline, Hong Kong Airlines, Regional Express
Auckland (AKL, New Zealand)
Nearby airports: Hamilton (New Zealand), Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua, Kerikeri; Nearby cities: Auckland (16 km), North Shore (23 km), Waitakere (28 km), Hamilton (97 km)
from Auckland , for example, you can fly with: Air New Zealand, Air China, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, EVA Airways, Qantas Airways, United Airlines, Turkish Airlines
Brisbane (BNE, Australia)
Nearby airports: Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Wellcamp, Lismore, Ballina; Nearby cities: Brisbane (15 km)
from Brisbane , for example, you can fly with: Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand, Hawaiian Airlines, Emirates Airline, Air Canada
Cairns (CNS, Australia)
Nearby airports: Cooktown, Palm Island, Lizard Island, Townsville, Coen; Nearby cities: Cairns (4 km)
from Cairns , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, China Southern Airlines
Canberra (CBR, Australia)
Nearby airports: Moruya, Cooma, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, Merimbula; Nearby cities: Canberra (3 km)
from Canberra , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, LATAM Chile
Christchurch (CHC, New Zealand)
Nearby airports: Timaru, Hokitika, Westport, Blenheim, Nelson; Nearby cities: Christchurch (9 km)
from Christchurch , for example, you can fly with: Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, EVA Airways, Air China, United Airlines, Qantas Airways, Turkish Airlines
Darwin (DRW, Australia)
Nearby airports: Katherine, Maningrida, Millingimbi, Kununurra, Saumlaki
from Darwin , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Airnorth Regional, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
Gold Coast (OOL, Australia)
Nearby airports: Ballina, Lismore, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Wellcamp; Nearby cities: Brisbane (90 km)
from Gold Coast , for example, you can fly with: Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Qantas Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Tiger Australia, Air New Zealand
Guam (GUM, Guam)
Nearby airports: Rota, Saipan
from Guam , for example, you can fly with: United Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways, Tway Air, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Delta Air Lines, Asiana Airlines, Jin Air
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL, Australia)
Nearby airports: Melbourne (Essendon Airport), Melbourne City Hlpt, Moorabbin, Avalon, Warrnambool; Nearby cities: Melbourne (19 km), Geelong West (67 km)
from Melbourne Tullamarine , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates Airline, Tiger Australia
Perth International (PER, Australia)
Nearby airports: Busselton, Geraldton, Albany (Australia), Ravensthorpe, WA, Mount Magnet; Nearby cities: Perth (13 km)
from Perth International , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, Hong Kong Airlines, South African Airways
Wellington (WLG, New Zealand)
Nearby airports: Paraparaumu, Picton Koromiko, Blenheim, Palmerston North, Nelson; Nearby cities: Wellington (4 km), Lower Hutt (15 km)
from Wellington , for example, you can fly with: Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, EVA Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air China, Qantas Airways, United Airlines, Turkish Airlines
Albany (Australia) (ALH, Australia)
Nearby airports: Ravensthorpe, WA, Busselton, Perth International, Esperance
from Albany (Australia) , for example, you can fly with: Regional Express
Albury (ABX, Australia)
Nearby airports: Wagga Wagga, Narrandera, Cooma, Griffith, Canberra; Nearby cities: Albury NS (4 km)
from Albury , for example, you can fly with: Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Emirates Airline, Regional Express, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways
Alice Springs (ASP, Australia)
Nearby airports: Ayers Rock, Granites, Tennant Creek
from Alice Springs , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Emirates Airline, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Airnorth Regional, LATAM Chile
Apia (Samoa) (APW, Samoa)
Nearby airports: Apia Fagali I, Pago Pago, Niuatoputapu Lavenia, Niuafo'Ou Mata'Aho, Wallis
from Apia (Samoa) , for example, you can fly with: Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Air China, Fiji Airways, Virgin Australia
Ayers Rock (AYQ, Australia)
Nearby airports: Granites, Alice Springs
from Ayers Rock , for example, you can fly with: Qantas Airways, Emirates Airline, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Air New Zealand
Ballina (BNK, Australia)
Nearby airports: Lismore, Gold Coast, Grafton, Brisbane, Coffs Harbour
from Ballina , for example, you can fly with: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Qantas Airways, Emirates Airline, ALITALIA, Singapore Airlines, Regional Express
Bamaga (ABM, Australia)
Nearby airports: Horn Island, Kubin Island, Sue Island Warraber, Badu Island, Mabuiag Island
from Bamaga , for example, you can fly with: Regional Express
East Midlands - Pisa
Southend - Majorca
London Gatwick - Oslo
London Gatwick - Bucharest
Manchester - London
Leeds - Paris
London - San Francisco
London - Johannesburg
London - Krakow
London - Malaga

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Sahitya Academy award winning novelist. She lives in Bangalore. 2003 2nd edition. Author's unadorned style directs the reader's attention to the inner lives of her characters. In this psychological thriller Shashi Deshpande demonstrates the versatility of her award winning literary skills.


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Fat Princess Adventures Review
by Nicola Ardron on December 10, 2015
PlatformPlayStation 4
DeveloperFun Bits
PublisherSony
Reviewed OnPlayStation 4
I will admit to missing out on the original Fat Princess back in 2009. The real-time action strategy game with an amusing turn on the classic capture the flag mode was, by all accounts, an under-rated classic. With that in mind I was very much looking forward to trying out Fat Princess Adventures. However, a spiritual sequel this is not, and rather than the tug-of-war of the various multiplayer modes, Adventures opts for a Gauntlet-style hack and slack adventure game, playable on your own or in co-op with three other players. The story is ranged over seven chapters, and the focus is very much on loot with opportunities to upgrade your favourite pieces at various blacksmiths dotted around the maps.
The story is sketchily drawn: the Bitter Queen is out to steal the titular fat princess (or actually, in this case both the red and blue princesses), and it's your job as a mercenary to find them rescue them, fighting your way through hordes of enemies that range from spiders, to rotten cake with the culmination of a three part boss battle towards the end of each area.
Boss battles provide an opportunity for more interesting loot, but sadly they are a little dull. Each one follows the same pattern: throw lots of enemies at you, dodge the power attacks, then focus all energy on the boss. Each one does require a bit of strategy though, for example: damage can only be achieved whilst using your "Awesome Sauce" meter, or you need to trap the boss before it can be damaged, but they are simplistic and don't offer much more in terms of challenge to enemies you encounter on the way.
Combat is limited to four character classes, with two focused on ranged attacks (a Mage and an Archer), and another two focused on close quarters (a Warrior and an Engineer). All are fairly standard with just enough difference between each to make them worth trying out. However, with only two attack moves, one normal and one hard, the game play essentially boils down to a lot of button mashing. Health is restored by eating cake that enemies periodically drop, and scoffing too much will transform your character into an obese ham-fisted thug for a short while. Killing enemies will also fill up your "Awesome Sauce" meter which you can trigger when full making your attacks far more powerful.
Checkpoints are littered frequently throughout the levels and you can change your class at any one of these checkpoints allowing you to mix up the game play just a little. In terms of balance, all four seem reasonably well complemented when playing in co-op, but when playing solo I found that the melee characters seemed to have the upper hand with the ranged characters swiftly getting overwhelmed by swarms of enemies.
The co-operative works very well, and players can join in or leave at any time. With the ability to change class at any checkpoint there is always plenty of opportunity to switch things up a little bit and try something different, with the loot shared between co-op partners, so there is no worry about being placed in a game with a loot hoover who takes all the goodies for themselves.
Once the campaign is finished, there is a Grindhouse mode which allows you to replay the levels again with certain modifiers and challenges placed on it. It adds a certain amount of replayability to what is essentially a fairly mindless and repetitive game.
It looks quite lovely, though, with pretty, colourful arenas to smash things in. The dialogue is occasionally amusing with almost constant narration from the sardonic commentator. Hearing him call out "REKT" in his upper class accent when my character succumbed to a swarm of spiders did make me snort just a little.
There is nothing remotely new or overly interesting in Fat Princess Adventures, it does what it does well, and there is a certain mindless fun in dropping in to the campaign at any point, picking your character, and wandering out to smash through enemies, but it does lack a bit of substance. The dialogue is well done (and on occasion quite funny), but even that is a bit limited and after an hour or so it starts to loop around again and becomes repetitive. The co-op element does lift Fat Princess Adventures to something worth spending time with, and there is the Grindhouse mode to challenge players who enjoy the game play. Loot is plentiful, and there is a draw to playing on to see if you can find something interesting, so for that it is worth some time if you are looking for a game to switch off and power through for an hour or two every now and again.
Review code provided by publisher.
Pretty visuals.
Fun in short bursts,
Co-op works well.
Repetitive.
Nothing new, really.
SCORE OUT OF TEN
Fat Princess is a fun, well made, but ultimately shallow four-player hack and slash with a cutesy aesthetic and amusing writing.
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She's soaring. She's flying high. She's about to take flight. Any fowl puns and cliched sentences are justified when referring to singer/songwriter Birdy. The 18-year-old wunderkind is a rising star here in the states, but across the globe, she's a superstar – scoring platinum and gold hits from her native England to Australia. It's only a matter of time before Birdy becomes a household name in America. OK, who am I kidding? She probably already is. Case in point: she's already appeared on numerous television shows from Ellen DeGeneres to Queen Latifah, has had songs featured on blockbuster film soundtracks from The Hunger Games to most recently The Fault in Our Stars, she's toured all over (she just wrapped up an opening slot for Christina Perri), and just dropped her debut album Fire Within this month, and it's already gaining traction. How could it not?
As evidenced by the album and her previously released BreatheEP, Birdy has the makings of the Adele-like stardom. Listen to her voice. Watch her play piano. Watch and listen to her sing while she plays piano. Watch me as I watch and listen to her doing both. It's incredible stuff. What did you do by the time you turned 18? Certainly none of this. My claim to fame at that age was getting drunk at the prom off one too many Zimas. Clearly, Birdy, at the very least, tops my accomplishments in my teen years. But enough of my triumphs, and back to Birdy and her Fire Within, which was actually released in England last year. The album features her penmanship along with songs written by powerhouses Ryan Tedder, Sia, and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett. The LP also includes her smash cover of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love."
Lucky for me, the singer/songwriter performed that song as well as album cut "No Angel" exclusively for A-Sides with Jon Chattman, and spoke about her debut here in the states, the Bon Iver classic track, and more. Watch it below, and tell me if you hear a pin drop. Filmed for A-Sides at the Atlantic Records offices in New York City by www.wearepopstudios.com.
"Skinny Love"
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I had signed up for this event but wasn't able to watch it. However, today Microsoft sent me a mail with download links to the recordings of the event held over the 2 days.
Windows Vista – Live event held on 5th and 6th June, 2008 was an exclusive learning and winning opportunity for all Vista enthusiasts. The invigorating LIVE Meeting Sessions on Microsoft Windows Vista deployment & optimization offered insightful learnings into seamless roll-out of Windows Vista.
This session packs everything you need to know including the top reasons for deploying Windows Vista, addressing issues around application compatibility, optimizing performance of Windows Vista and tips and tricks to troubleshoot Windows Vista.
This session provides a deep dive into Windows Deployment and related tools available from Microsoft to help you seamlessly rollout Windows Vista within your organization.


Clearly there's a bias inherent in calling anything "The Bull" but what that shows is that the big majority of floats have actually done what they are supposed to do.
My scarily long career in journalism tells me slightly positive news is much less exciting than a list of dud floats, and that's the problem.
You could have ten good floats and one dud, and given the way conventional media works, the latter is likely to get more press coverage than the first ones all put together.
There's a lot to be said for cautionary tales but they have the unfortunate effect of distorting the comprehension of risk in the mind of the reader.
As one security expert noted in the wake of the the Berlin truck atrocity, you are still more likely to drown in the bath than to lose your life in a terrorist attack.
The ASX200 index has climbed about six per cent in 2016 but you won't need reminding that it's still below its level of March 2015, and still well below the 6748.9 level it reached in October 2007.
What's been left out of much of the media coverage of IPOs has been the relative success in 2015 and 2016 of the smaller end of the market.
Meaning, if you subscribed for stock in an IPO during the year and held onto the stock, that's how far ahead you would be on average.
That is a very different outcome from the one suggested in that Fairfax article.
Try and find any other asset class that has done that well in 2016 and with a few very rare exceptions, there aren't any.


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Can Overseas Pakistanis vote in Elections 2013?
Can Overseas Pakistanis vote in Elections 2013? While the Supreme Court of Pakistan is urging for it, and NADRA claims they have the system in place for it, the Election Commission of Pakistan is reluctant to allow overseas Pakistanis the right of vote in upcoming elections.
According to a statement by Foreign Office, seven countries have agreed to allow polling for Pakistani expats.
According to APP, Foreign Office spokesman, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary while responding to a question at the weekly news briefing said the Election Commission had short-listed nine countries where polling could be held. The spokesman said concurrence from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Australia, Canada and United Kingdom has been received while a response from the United States and the United Arab Emirates is awaited.
He said the matter of voting for overseas Pakistanis is under consideration in the Supreme Court and once a consensus decision is taken, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its concerned missions abroad would extend all possible facilities for the conduct of polling for them.
Earlier, Election Commission has ruled out any possibility for overseas Pakistanis to vote in upcoming Elections, saying that proper mechanism and legislation were essential prerequisites.
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Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra – "Pray for Rain" – an overall Americana feel
January 31, 2015 staff
Strings aren't just set aside for Celtic or orchestral groups—they've found their way back into acoustic Americana on Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra's debut studio album, Pray for Rain. A predominately strings-based trio, aside from occasional harmonica features, the group blends soulful Americana with shades of folk and blues to create a sound that's often compared to artists like Tom Waits, The Black Keys and Ray Lamontagne. On Pray for Rain, Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra introduce their classic sound to a modern audience to transport them back to a simpler time with authentic string melodies in a variety of backdrops.
Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra
One of the early tracks on the album, "Cold Canary Gaslight," was recently featured on WiFi PR Group's Indie Anthems Vol. 9, the latest installment of the company's independent artist digital mixtape collection, released at CMJ Music Marathon in October. The track features smooth, dreamy vocals, which Rosa Green of Savage Henry Magazine calls "simple and poetic," as well as captivating harmonies spliced throughout. In the bridge, a velvety fiddle solo carries the song through before picking up the main melody and settling back into another rich string line. The band has a video for the track on YouTube.
While "Cold Canary Gaslight" might take a slower, soulful approach to string music, the next track, a rendition of Howlin Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning," is indicative of their more fun and uptempo efforts on the album. The song kicks o! with a more laidback intro and first verse where the bass, banjo and fiddle hand off bites of the melody, but as the verse progresses, the strings and vocals start to show early signs of a frenzy before cutting out completely and launching into an upbeat, bouncy bridge and verse. Eventually, the frenzy starts to peek out above the main melody as each instrument picks up on a chance to offer a little kinetic improv. By the last minute of the song, strings are strummed with a vengeance, and the vocals blaze above the noise before ending on a final calm cadence. And if the listener hadn't noticed—throughout all this, the song has no bridge.
As a whole, the album bebops between different tempos and emotions, but O'Reilly's crooning vocals tie the entire album together as one cohesive effort. The strings are poignant and affecting, and the vocal harmonies are welcome additions to the overall Americana feel.
Listen to Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra's Pray for Rain on Bandcamp.
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The J-Hook is a simple piece that is designed to cool and smooth out your vapour, without the need for water. A J-Hook acts like an extended mouthpiece, it allows more length and surface area for the vapour to pass over, which reduces the temperature and cools the vapour down without having to run it through water. As much as I love vaping through water, it does have a small reduction on the strength and flavour of your vapour, so the J-Hook will help provide some of the same benefits of water without reducing the flavour or strength of your vapour at all!
Got this to go with my vapcap so I could get a little extra cooling to the vapor without all the loss of flavor that water causes. It works perfectly! Feels solidly built, and is still small enough it fits into my my kit nicely.
I bought this to use along with my Lotus vaporizer and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
I like the J pipe better than the water pipe adaptor on a bong. It cools the vapour very well and the vapour can be seen easily so the flame can be adjusted correctly.
Like my title says, It actually works well as far as cooling the vapor from the Dynavap M. The one drawback is that it does not seem to sit snug in the end of the J-hook, so you kind of have to hold it with your fingers or else it will most likely fall out. Other than that, does what it's supposed to do.
I have been using my Dynavap M 2018 now for a few months and was looking to make the experience better ( not that it isn't already amazing). Seeing the review for the J-hook, it's benefits seemed like a cost effective way to add another level to the Dynavap experience. I use the dynavap mostly at home so adding this glass piece isn't an issue with regards to travel concerns. The j-hook 10MM takes the Dynavap perfectly. The added length makes the vapor so smooth and cool i am often surprised to see anything when i exhale ! flavour is pristine, and drawing through the hook feels much more comfortable than i expected. Having some additional debris deposit itself in the hook rather than in my mouth or lungs is also a benefit in my opinion.


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Terms for Terms: A Terminology Guide for e-HIM Professionals
Author: Paterno, Marilyn D.; Rynberg, Sally J.; Giannangelo, Kathy
It can be a challenge to keep straight the many terms used in events, concepts, or data in clinical records. The following table provides definitions for some of the many terms to help HIM professionals differentiate among them.
The difference between terminologies and vocabularies....
Ten Years Later, Reflecting on 'A Good Goal'
Almost 10 years ago, President George W. Bush did something remarkable. He set out a grand plan for electronic health records (EHRs).
"Within 10 years, every American must have a personal electronic medical record. That's a good goal for the country to achieve,&r....
Ten Steps to Successful Chargemaster Reviews
Author: Drach, Maureen; Davies, Alethea; Sagrati, Carmen
Is your chargemaster current, compliant, and comprehensive? In the age of APCs, healthcare facilities would do well to answer these questions regularly. Here's how an HIM professional can help.
On every front, healthcare is advancing by leaps and bounds. At the same time, providers a....
Ten Steps to Selecting a Document Imaging Vendor
Author: Lofton, Sandra
On the road toward an electronic medical record, many organizations will need to evaluate and select document imaging systems. Because of the time and expense involved in these types of implementations, it is critical that the vendor selected be the right one for the organization. The process....
Ten Skills That Make a Great Leader
Author: Mancilla, Desla; Guyton-Ringbloom, Carolyn; Dougherty, Michelle
Jobs in the health information management (HIM) profession are becoming increasingly advanced in the need for both technical expertise and leadership skills. This shift is particularly important to recognize as HIM professionals navigate new career opportunities and changes ahead. Strong l....
Ten Questions for CAC Vendors
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Publication Date: July 2011
An increasing number of healthcare facilities are turning to computer-assisted coding (CAC) to streamline workflows and help reduce coding workloads. Others are giving the technology a close look for the first time.
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Ten Practices for Health IT Strategic Planning
Author: Gattadahalli, Satish
Healthcare and health information technology (health IT) are undergoing transformative change at an unprecedented pace. Strategic planning has become a major discussion point among CIOs, CTOs, CMIOs, and IT Directors. Whether it is implementing enterprise-wide elec....
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Coders in Australia have already made the change to coding an Australian modification of ICD-10. What was the process of conversion like, and what lessons can we learn from it? Here's a step-by-step account of the change process.
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Telling the HIM Story in Meaningful Use
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Telehealth Privacy and Security: An Opportunity for HIM Professionals
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While I have not yet had the opportunity to do so, I am looking forward to participating in my first telehealth visit. While telehealth is an exciting new avenue for healthcare delivery, the success with which providers have deployed tele....
Telehealth Holds Promise for the Future of Healthcare
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Teeth for HIPAA in 2008? CMS Announces Plans for Security "Assessments"
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Technology Breeds Insecurity: Privacy Becomes a Federal Policy
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
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Teamwork: Structure and Roles of the EHR Project Team
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Every project needs a team. In this book excerpt, a veteran HIM consultant describes the organization of the EHR implementation team.
Among the early steps in the EHR planning process is the need to construct an organizational structure for the project. Most healthcare organizations are....
Teamwork and Compliance Go Hand in Hand
Author: Ruppersburg, Patricia L.
Compliance is an issue that has earned much respect from healthcare professionals. It has become imperative to all HIM professionals to focus on providing the best possible solution for compliance. The ultimate goal: to create a scenario in which compliance supports the existing heal....
Team Talks: An Eye to the Future
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This winter's Team Talks gave members a glimpse of an exciting new member benefit: Communities of Practice (CoP). When members saw a demonstration of CoP in action, there was a universally enthusiastic response about the opportunities this new feature will provide. Currently in beta....
Team Facilitation Skills: A Step Beyond Running a Good Meeting
Author: Bennett-Woods, Deb
Corporate downsizing and restructuring continue to reduce the number of managers and increase their scopes of authority. As a result of organizational flattening, healthcare organizations increasingly turn to self-directed teams (teams within a department) and cross-functional teams (teams ac....
Team Efforts Key to Advocacy Success: HIM Colleagues Can Aid Drive to Consistency of Coding
Consistency of coding is an issue that will only advance through a team effort. This article will discuss consistency of coding, its importance as an advocacy effort for the Association, and how you can make a difference.
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Q: Sharing git configuration file across different computers working on the same repository Me and my colleagues develop software using git for version control. However, it is pretty difficult that we all use the same --no-ff policy across different types of merges. We know that this can be configured in .git/config for each repo locally or in ~/.gitconfig for all repositories. And we have seen that this configuration file is very powerful allowing use the set different default policies for different branches. However, this file (.git/config) is not something that is pushed to the repository. Therefore, we cannot share these defaults across different working computers by just cloning the repository. Is there a way that this config can be automatically set in the repository? We want this configuration file to work similarly to .gitignore where everybody working with the repo containing the .gitignore has the same ignore policy. I have tested adding a .gitconfig with the desired configuration in the root of the git repository (next to .gitignore) and it did not work. We also know that we can include a file using git config --local include.path path-to-file, but that would require that everybody runs this command after cloning the repository which is not what we want.

A: git config has an include sections, and also includeIf sections (docs)
You could choose a convention on where the company's repositories should be cloned (e.g : in a specific /path/to/company ? a specific prefix in the projects' names ?), and set an includeIf section once on each workstation in the global config.

Another way could be to deploy a git-companyconfig script on each workstation, so that setting up the config in an existing repo would be a uniform call to git companyconfig,
and possibly a git-companyclone that would run git clone xx/project && cd project && git companyconfig
(obviously, I will let you choose better names for your custom git commands ...)


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How does Shared Governance affect me?
Shared Governance affects all University stakeholders - including the administration, faculty, staff, and students. Issues ranging from compensation and classification, to input on leadership searches, to benefit changes are discussed and debated within the Shared Governance system. Becoming involved with Shared Governance allows you to introduce your ideas or policy proposals, voice your opinion on proposed or existing policies, and to become more informed about policies that impact your work at the University.
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You just gave me the shivers!
You know, I love that your Friday title is IF. When I see that it opens up so many possibilities. And this picture does as well! sinister, worried, scared?
I wish I could claim IF as Such, but it stands for illustrationfriday.com, where illustrators of any skill level are prompted to draw. Unfortunately most take an older piece that suits. I 'd rather doodle to keep the flow.
Yes, I know that it really means something else, but to read it it's IF, and there in lies the possibilities. And I really enjoy your doodles!!
Should have realized how savvy you are!
Not quite scary, but almost!
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Second part of series about SharePoint REST API and CRUD operations. In this post I'll show how to perform operations with the following field types: Hyperlink, Metadata and DateTime.
Hyperlink field value is an object not just a string. This object contains two properties: Url and Description.
CRUD operations with DateTime field is a very similar to text field ones. There are DateTime object instead of string values.
For updating date field no need convert date value to UTC. Server will do that itself before saving value into database.
See delete section for hyperlink field.
Metadata field must be presented by SP.Taxonomy.TaxonomyFieldValue object.
As you can see SharePoint returns Id instead of label.
SharePoint does not return label of metadata single field via REST API.
Label values are wrong only for single taxonomy field.