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Two Priests Arrested for Trying to Save Babies From Abortion at Late-Term Abortion Clinics
Micaiah Bilger May 15, 2020 | 7:00PM Washington, DC
Four pro-life advocates, including two Catholic priests, were arrested Thursday while trying to save unborn babies at two notorious late-term abortion facilities in Washington, D.C.
The individuals were part of a Red Rose Rescue, a peaceful outreach in which pro-life advocates provide roses, pregnancy resource information and encouragement to mothers inside and outside abortion facilities. Some rescuers go into the abortion facilities to speak with the mothers and pray, knowing that they will be arrested for trespassing.
Organizers told LifeNews.com that there were two Red Rose Rescues in the nation's capital on Thursday.
One occurred at Capital Women's Services, which advertises abortions up to 36 weeks on its website. The abortion facility appears to be owned by notorious abortionist Steven Brigham, whose medical license has been revoked in six states.
On Thursday, Father Fidelis Moscinski of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and pro-lifer Will Goodman were arrested for going into the facility to encourage mothers to choose life for their babies. According to the Red Rose Rescue organizers, the two face unlawful entry charges.
However, at least one mother may have chosen life for her baby because of their efforts. Pro-life sidewalk counselors outside said they saw a woman leave the facility with a rose and information about pregnancy resource centers.
Interestingly, a pro-life sidewalk counselor also said one of the police officers refused to participate in the priest's arrest. The officer told pro-lifers that he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic pro-life organization.
The second rescue took place at the Washington Surgi-Center, another late-term abortion clinic whose abortionist Cesare F. Santangelo was accused of negligence in the death of an abortion patient.
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There, pro-life advocates Father Stephen Imbarrato and Linda Mueller offered information to women entering the abortion facility until police arrested them.
"Our primary concern is lovingly interacting with the moms in the hope of saving their babies," Imbarrato said. "All the rescuers risking arrest trying to save these babies are serious Catholics and other Christians and thus are additionally motivated by the fact that these governments which sanction, protect and fund the murder of babies have, in this COVID-19 crisis, deemed these murders as 'essential' while proclaiming the Catholic Church 'non-essential.' As a Catholic priest … trying to save babies from the intrinsic evil of abortion is essential and necessary."
Just a day earlier, six more pro-lifers were arrested while trying to save unborn babies at another Red Rose Rescue in Michigan.
"If during a pandemic abortion clinic staff can show up to kill the unborn, if the abortionist can show up to kill the unborn, certainly pro-lifers can show up to defend them," said Monica Migliorino Miller, director of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and organizer of the Red Rose Rescue. "Those who take part are willing to embrace risks for these women and their babies."
Both Michigan and Washington, D.C. have allowed abortion facilities to continue killing unborn babies during the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, real, life-saving medical procedures are being postponed in an effort to save lives from the coronavirus.
Two weeks ago, two other pro-lifers were arrested in Louisiana during a Red Rose Rescue. Miller told LifeNews.com that at least two women did not go through with their abortions at the Baton Rouge abortion facility because of their outreach.
During a typical rescue, Miller said they quietly approach mothers as they exit their vehicles in the parking lot and offer them red roses and information about local pregnancy resource centers. A few rescuers go inside the abortion clinics to reach out to women there, she said.
She noted: "The Red Rose Rescues do not involve the blockading of clinic entrances or abortion procedure rooms. When police officers arrive on the scene, pro-lifers attempt to continue conversation with women or sit on the pavement praying quietly or singing hymns until they are placed under arrest."

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Analyze the political cartoon "The 'Strong' Government" (1869-1877).
"Analyze the political cartoon "The 'Strong' Government" (1869-1877). " eNotes Editorial, 18 Dec. 2019, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/analyze-the-political-cartoon-the-strong-544978. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.
Jay Gilbert, Ph.D.
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B.A. from University of Oxford M.A. from University of Oxford Ph.D. from University of Leicester
A "carpetbagger" was a term used in the Reconstruction era (when this cartoon was composed) to describe a Northerner who moved to the destroyed South for political or economic gain, often striving to achieve political power in an area for which he had no particular care and to which he had no connection. Ulysses S. Grant is depicted here as the ultimate carpetbagger, being presented actually in a carpetbag and escorted by two Union soldiers. The Union soldiers, it is suggested, enforce his rule: without military might, he would have no dominion over the South. The soldiers are chained to the wrists of a white woman, labeled "the strong South," who is carrying the carpetbag on her back. The implication here, then, is that Grant's government depends upon his exploitation of the white southerners, who prop him up because his military forces insist that they do. It is notable that the woman carrying the bag is white—she does not represent the black people who traditionally did the manual labor in the antebellum South; she is a member of a group that was extremely wealthy and powerful before the Civil War. Grant's government wished to help the former slaves, but many white families in the South resented this focus, as they felt that it was all happening at the expense of white Americans who were now disenfranchised. In the background of the cartoon, the destroyed South can be seen: the landscape is littered with ruins, which reflect the effect of the Civil War on the area.
"The Strong Government" cartoon in Puck magazine shows two different Reconstruction policies. In the first picture, Grant is pictured atop a carpetbag being carried by a woman. One can tell that the woman is overburdened and quite miserable. She walks on uneven gravel as well, thus demonstrating the economic and social turmoil the South was going through at the time. Grant is flanked by soldiers; these soldiers represent the military Reconstruction. The woman is manacled to the soldiers, thus symbolizing the occupation of the South.
The carpetbag was considered the symbol of Northerners coming South after the Civil War. While some Northerners were humanitarians who wished to help the former slaves, the majority of these travelers were seen as opportunists who came to the South in order to look for cheap investments and thus take advantage of a bad situation.
The background of the cartoon shows a plantation house surrounded by military-style tents. There are a few ruined houses in the foreground with a sunken ship in the far right of the picture. The artist, J.A. Wales, was aware of the South's plight. Even at the time of the cartoon's 1880 publication, the South was still reeling from the social and economic effects of the war.
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Madeleine Wells
Since the other educator has already provided a concise and excellent explanation of the cartoon, I will direct my efforts towards addressing certain major points.
First, the "Solid South" (representing the Southern states) is suffering under what is called the "carpetbag and bayonet rule." The words "Solid South" are written on the front of the woman's clothing, and the words "carpetbag and bayonet rule" are written in smaller letters on the left of the carpetbag.
Carpetbaggers refer to Northerners who traveled South after the Civil War. While it is true that many of them were corrupt opportunists, a surprisingly large percentage of them were interested in protecting the rights of the newly freed slaves. Many sincere, altruistic carpetbaggers were from middle class families; they strongly favored the Reconstruction policies that some Southern Democrats rejected. Seated inside the carpetbag is Ulysses S. Grant, the commander-in-chief of Union forces during the war.
Grant served as the American president after the war (from 1869 to 1877). He championed Reconstruction policies that protected the rights of newly emancipated slaves. During Grant's presidency, the 15th Amendment was ratified, and it gave former slaves the right to vote. Grant's position on slavery angered many Southerners, and violence erupted when organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan emerged to protect the rights of former slave owners. Many of these once influential members of society resented the loss of their former livelihoods and their power. They were further incensed when Grant signed legislation to limit the scope of the Klan's activities.
Because of the violence, Grant saw no choice but to institute military rule (referred to as "bayonet rule" in the cartoon). Critics maintained that Grant was too heavy-handed in his approach, while others argued that he didn't go far enough to protect former slaves from the Ku Klux Klan. In the cartoon, you may notice many bayonets in the carpetbag. On one of the bayonets is a paper that reads "Rule or Ruin." Grant believed that a strong Union military presence in the South was the only way to protect the newly won rights of slaves. However, the cartoon argued against Grant's severe approach to Reconstruction. What do you think would have been the best approach?
For more information, please refer to the excellent links below.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/carpetb...
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-gr...
Deborah Sheldon
The political cartoon "Strong Government" appeared in Puck magazine. It depicts the South struggling under the weight of a carpetbag that is carrying the President Ulysses S. Grant. The South is also chained by two Union soldiers, whose bayonets act to support the uncanny presidential chariot. All of this is depicted near an army encampment outside of the "Halls of Justice." The message of this cartoon is that the South has been enslaved by the policies of Reconstruction by the federal government. It illustrates the economic and political strain that northern interference had on the former Confederate states. The carpetbag is symbolic of Northerners that moved to the South for their own selfish economic gains. The fact that this scene is set outside of the Halls of Justice adds a certain irony to the cartoon. It suggest that this is what the North considers to be justice. The cartoon also represents the disdain the South had towards Union troops occupying their states.
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Lakes, pool parties and BBQs – summer is coming. It's swimsuit time. Maybe you want to add mass to your shoulders and chest. Maybe you want to tighten things up or "tone" (read: fat loss). We're gonna get into all that fun stuff here.
We covered calorie counting and estimating caloric maintenance in part I.
There are two schools of thought on muscle gain – I only endorse one of the two.
Forget counting calories, eat your face off until you want to die… and then crush a pint of Ben & Jerry's. Eat pounds of peanut butter, fried chicken, ice cream and steak. Dump olive oil on all your food – even your oatmeal. You will be huge in no time.
This advice is generally pushed on hardgainers – your 6'2″, 140 pound friend who leaves no guesswork on the placement of each rib in the cage come beach season.
Mr. Skin&Bones eats everything he can get his paws on. He averages a 1,500 calorie per day surplus for six months. He is seeing great progress in the weight room.
But, let's not forget that even beginners can't expect to gain more than 0.5 lbs of muscle per week. Mr. S&B is gaining 3 pounds per week on this surplus, and 2.5 of it is fat.
Six months down the road S&B has made great progress and is much stronger. His body weight jumped from 140 lbs to 218 lbs.
But of his 78 pounds gained, 65 pounds of fat were accumulated.
I appreciate aesthetics. When you are done packing on muscle (whether it be in 12 weeks or two years), I think the next logical step is to chisel off the fat.
I like the classic 1970s bodybuilder physiques – a muscular build with a V-taper and trim waist. Certainly sub 12% body fat. Nothing overly roided though.
That is my opinion. Not everyone agrees. Mark Rippetoe, founder of Starting Strength, is a strength coach who has his own opinion.
Gains on gains on gains. Abs? WTF are abs?
If your goal is solely to gain strength with no interest in an aesthetically pleasing physique (or a different definition of aesthetically pleasing), then this might be the best option for you.
But, if you're partial to a physique with less body fat, then packing on 65 pounds of excess waste leaves you a long fat loss journey ahead. And eating a caloric deficit isn't fun.
That is why, ideally, you want to gain as little fat as possible during your muscle gain phase.
500 calories has become the golden rule for the caloric surplus that optimizes maximum muscle gain and minimum fat gain.
Personally, I have run both 500 and 1000 cal surpluses. I did not notice a difference in the rate of my strength training progression, but I did gain weight faster when eating a 1000 calorie surplus. This leads me to believe that the additional weight gained was primarily fat.
Adjust accordingly? Adjust to what?
As I have mentioned before, there is no perfect method to calculating caloric maintenance. Each individual is different, and even if we knew their maintenance level for certain on a given day, it would be likely to change based on changes in bodyweight, activity level and caloric intake.
So, pay attention to the rate of your weight gain and listen to your body. If your 500 calorie surplus was leaving you nice and full for the first couple weeks of your program but that same caloric intake now leaves you wanting more food, then you should bump it up a few hundred calories.
On the contrary, if you are putting on weight much faster than expected (10 pounds in one month for example), then you might want to reduce your surplus by a couple hundred cals.
Lastly, remember to get your 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight. Fill the rest of your calories with whatever carbohydrates or fat you desire.
Maybe you looked in the mirror this morning and decided to make a change. Maybe you have been eating big and lifting hard, but now it is time to shed the excess fat. Maybe you decided to regain your younger, better physique. Let's do this.
You already calculated your caloric maintenance; now it is time to decide how large a deficit is appropriate for you and your goals.
You are extremely motivated. The carrot is dangling out in front of you – some big event four weeks out. You want a large deficit.
Large deficits are more appropriate for the short term as diet adherence will suffer on a long-term large deficit. Personal preference, mental toughness and motivation will all determine how much you can handle. Three weeks for some, three months for others.
How large a deficit? Pick something in the 30-50% range.
That's 10 pounds lost in a month.
And that doesn't even include the additional 2-10 pounds you will lose during the first week of the diet caused by a decrease in glycogen stores (this weight will come back when you increase calories to maintenance, but you won't do that prior to the big event!).
Large deficits are also a good way to kickstart a diet. Seeing strong initial progress in the first few weeks will motivate you to stick with it. From that point, you can increase calories a bit up to a moderate deficit diet (20-30%) for a longer term fat loss program.
You want to run a small deficit, ~10-20% in my opinion.
A 2011 study (2) compared two groups of athletes on fat loss programs of different caloric restrictions to determine the effect on both body composition and strength. Group 1 was on a diet to lose 0.7% of their total bodyweight per week (a 23% caloric deficit). Group 2 was on a diet to lose 1.4% of their bodyweight per week (a 46% caloric deficit).
Results: Athletes in the smaller deficit group gained more lean body mass (as a percent of total weight) than athletes in the larger deficit group. This means the small deficit led to less muscle lost as a percent of total weight lost.
This study isn't any kind of nail-in-the-coffin piece of evidence.
Some of the best minds in the industry say that you can run a large deficit and not lose any muscle. They might be right. However, my personal experiences, research and the fat loss regimens of people I know or follow suggest a correlation between smaller deficits and less muscle lost.
If you aren't getting enough protein or you are aren't lifting heavy weights while running a deficit of any size, you are going to lose both muscle and fat.
That means at least 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight and a good barbell strength training program. If you need help picking a program, check out my beginner's guide.
A moderate deficit is more appropriate for you. Pick something between 20-30%.
6+ pounds per month is a respectable number for this 200 lb male.
While you will have to settle for a slower rate of fat loss on a moderate deficit diet than you would on a large deficit, there is plenty of upside.
Moderate deficit diets nicely balance speed of fat loss with quality of life. And they do not have as negative a metabolic impact as large deficit diets (metabolic impact: decrease in calories burnt and effect on hormones caused by lower caloric intake).
I promote diet as the way to achieve your deficit. What that means is a 700 calorie deficit will be reached by eating 700 fewer calories than your maintenance level. However, you can use cardio to supplement some of these calories.
Remember, the only reason I am "anti-cardio" is because I assume you have better things to do with your time. Maybe you have abundant free time or a wife/mother who kills it in the kitchen. Maybe you enjoy being outside and performing cardio. Or maybe you can't restrict calories that severely for other reasons (social, love of food, etc). Here is how you combine diet and cardio to reach a deficit.
How many cals you burn through cardio? There are tons of calculators available. Plug your weight and activity. Use a few of them to get a good average because I can't attest to the reliability of one, specifically.
Ex: 700 calorie deficit. You will burn 400 calories through cardio. You only need to eat 300 calories fewer than your maintenance level.
You're underweight, but you have love handles. How is this possible?
Errr. No you won't. That is a tall task, impossible for many and impractical for almost all. More on this subject in the near future.
What do you hate more – your toothpick arms or your flabby midsection? We're going to take things one step at a time and either put you on a muscle gain or fat loss program. You get to choose which one.
However, I'm still going to give you my opinion.
Remember, you don't have any muscle. So if you decide on fat loss first, your new abs will more closely resemble starving African child abs than ripped alpha celebrity abs.
Ladies are a bit different – the no muscle no fat look works better for females than males. In fact, this is the runway model body type. I would still recommend gaining a bit of muscle first, but girls can successfully choose either route.
It will be easier to lose fat once you have added some muscle. Your caloric maintenance will be higher because (a) you weigh more and (b) your increase in muscle mass will increase your BMR.
Positive feedback. Your strength gains will be noticed by those around you whereas your fat loss probably won't be. This creates a positive feedback loop which promotes adherence to the program.
Once you decide on muscle gain vs. fat loss, set the caloric surplus or deficit that is appropriate for your specific goals. Lift heavy weight. Be disciplined and motivated. Look great this summer – and year-round for that matter.
Leave comments or questions in the comment section below and I will address them.
1. Body Recomposition: "Setting the Deficit - Small, Moderate or Large"
2. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2011 Apr;21(2):97-104.
Effect of two different weight-loss rates on body composition and strength and power-related performance in elite athletes.
The 1300 calories must be meant for office workers who don't exercise. I will bump up my calories to 2300 a day and see how that goes. If I don't see any difference I will go down to 2000 to account for that 15%. I don't have a magic number in mind, it's more like a vision in my mind if what I want to look like. I want to lose my stomach fat, where I carry most of my excess weight. I want to be strong and have a lower body fat percentage, maybe between 20 and 25% Whether that means 150lbs or 200 lbs isn't as important to me as getting healthy and how I look. If I had to put a number on it, I would say my midpoint goal is 180. That's as low as I've been, when I was a senior in high school and that was the result of me letting my mother put me on an insane 800 calories a day diet. I was still chubby and definitely skinnyfat. Regardless, I think 180 would be a good point to reevaluate my goals.
Great article! Doing my calculations now!
great article, as always Mike! how do u set the macros after calorie calculation?
Hey there. So I've honestly been struggling so much with losing body fat. I'm very active in the gym just for some reason could never get my nutrition right. I realized to start looking into how to eat for an endomorph (because that's what I am) and trying to figure out my calorie intake and macro breakdown. So through my calculations, since my BW is 138 and I'm 27, my maintenance is 1,794 cal. Figured I don't want to do anything drastic because I want it to last and also, I don't want to lose so much of my muscle. Picked 30% deficit and ends up I need to eat 1,256 calories. Any higher of a deficit, it would drop lower than 1,256 calories and I'm not sure if that's safe. So I was going to do 30% carbs, 35% prot, and 35% fat. Do I seem like I'm on the right path here?
Great article - both part 1 & 2. How should we figure our macro ratio after we've completed this step, though?


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local L		= mod:GetLocalizedStrings()

mod:SetRevision(("$Revision: 15094 $"):sub(12, -3))
--mod:SetModelID(47785)
mod:SetZone()

mod.isTrashMod = true

mod:RegisterEvents(
	"SPELL_AURA_APPLIED 155586 155498",
	"SPELL_CAST_START 155505 169088 169151 155572 155586 155588 154039 155037",
	"UNIT_DIED",
	"UNIT_SPELLCAST_SUCCEEDED"
)

local warnDebilitatingRay				= mod:NewCastAnnounce(155505, 4)
local warnEarthPounder					= mod:NewSpellAnnounce(154749, 4, nil, "Melee")

local specWarnRejuvSerumDispel			= mod:NewSpecialWarningDispel(155498, "MagicDispeller")
local specWarnDebilitatingRay			= mod:NewSpecialWarningInterrupt(155505, "-Healer")
local specWarnSummonBlackIronDread		= mod:NewSpecialWarningInterrupt(169088, "-Healer")
local specWarnSummonBlackIronVet		= mod:NewSpecialWarningInterrupt(169151, "-Healer")
local specWarnVeilofShadow				= mod:NewSpecialWarningInterrupt(155586, "-Healer")--Challenge mode only(little spammy for mage)
local specWarnVeilofShadowDispel		= mod:NewSpecialWarningDispel(155586, "RemoveCurse", nil, 2)
local specWarnShadowBoltVolley			= mod:NewSpecialWarningInterrupt(155588, "-Healer")
local specWarnSmash						= mod:NewSpecialWarningDodge(155572, "Tank")
local specWarnFranticMauling			= mod:NewSpecialWarningDodge(154039, "Tank")
local specWarnEruption					= mod:NewSpecialWarningDodge(155037, "Tank")

local timerSmashCD						= mod:NewCDTimer(13, 155572, nil, nil, nil, 3)
local timerEruptionCD					= mod:NewCDTimer(10, 155037, nil, false, nil, 3)--10-15 sec variation. May be distracting or spammy since two of them

mod:RemoveOption("HealthFrame")

function mod:SPELL_AURA_APPLIED(args)
	if not self.Options.Enabled or self:IsDifficulty("normal5") then return end
	local spellId = args.spellId
	if spellId == 155586 then
		specWarnVeilofShadowDispel:Show(args.destName)
	elseif spellId == 155498 and not args:IsDestTypePlayer() then
		specWarnRejuvSerumDispel:Show(args.destName)
	end
end

function mod:SPELL_CAST_START(args)
	if not self.Options.Enabled or self:IsDifficulty("normal5") then return end
	local spellId = args.spellId
	if spellId == 155505 then
		local sourceGUID = args.sourceGUID
		warnDebilitatingRay:Show()
		if sourceGUID == UnitGUID("target") or sourceGUID == UnitGUID("focus") then
			specWarnDebilitatingRay:Show(args.sourceName)
		end
	elseif spellId == 169088 then
		specWarnSummonBlackIronDread:Show(args.sourceName)
	elseif spellId == 169151 then
		specWarnSummonBlackIronVet:Show(args.sourceName)
	elseif spellId == 155586 and self:IsDifficulty("challenge5") then
		specWarnVeilofShadow:Show(args.sourceName)
	elseif spellId == 155588 then
		specWarnShadowBoltVolley:Show(args.sourceName)
	elseif spellId == 155572 then
		if self:AntiSpam(2, 1) then
			specWarnSmash:Show()
		end
		timerSmashCD:Start(nil, args.sourceGUID)
	elseif spellId == 154039 and self:AntiSpam(2, 2) then
		specWarnFranticMauling:Show()
	elseif spellId == 155037 then
		specWarnEruption:Show()
		timerEruptionCD:Start(nil, args.sourceGUID)
	end
end

function mod:UNIT_DIED(args)
	local cid = self:GetCIDFromGUID(args.destGUID)
	if cid == 77033 then
		timerSmashCD:Cancel(args.destGUID)
	elseif cid == 82556 then
		timerEruptionCD:Cancel(args.destGUID)
	end
end

function mod:UNIT_SPELLCAST_SUCCEEDED(uId, _, _, _, spellId)
	if spellId == 154749 and self:AntiSpam(2, 3) then
		warnEarthPounder:Show()
	end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Catalog Introduction
The Master of Theology Degree Program
OFFERED ON THE PORTLAND CAMPUS
The Master of Theology (Th.M.), Western's highest purely academic degree, facilitates the development of advanced competencies beyond that which is cultivated in other graduate level programs. The program is designed to serve current and prospective pastors, teachers, scholars, and others who may benefit from advanced training in biblical and theological studies. Aims that accord with the purpose of the program include preparation for Ph.D. studies, acquisition of proficiencies for teaching, sharpening for continued effective ministry, and focused research in a particular area of study.
At Western, the Master of Theology program is shaped by a commitment to rigorous and integrative Christian scholarship done in service of the church. This is evident in the following items that distinguish the Th.M. program at Western:
Academic Excellence. At every phase of the program, Th.M. students develop skills necessary to achieve a high level of academic success. To that end, our Th.M. program provides many opportunities for students to sharpen their critical thinking, researching, and writing skills through both coursework and research.
Spiritual Vitality. Recognizing that biblical and theological research should take place primarily in the service of the church and its ministry in the world, the program continually challenges students to address the spiritual significance of their academic pursuits.
Theological Integration. We understand the value of each of the various biblical and theological disciplines and, consequently, we encourage students to draw on the resources that each provides in their research and coursework. The Th.M. thesis is expected to reflect this commitment to interdisciplinary integration.
Along with the above items, the Th.M. program is unique in terms of its flexibility. The modular, intensive design of Th.M. seminars allows students to complete much of their coursework during occasional on-campus visits. In addition to this, the Western Th.M. allows students to customize the program to meet their specific academic and ministerial goals. This includes identifying two biblical/theological disciplines to focus upon in their coursework and research, and then selecting seminars, electives, and individualized studies that accord with this specialization. The Th.M. program includes five main areas of concentration:
Systematic and biblical theology
Many other components contribute to the strength of Western's Th.M. Program:
Participation at national and regional meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is encouraged. Our Th.M. students regularly read papers at regional ETS meetings, and some have done so at national ETS meetings.
Th.M. students may also have the opportunity to publish selected portions of their work on Western's faculty blog, Transformed.
Graduate fellowships are available at Western, linking Th.M. students and professors in close relationships and providing opportunities for students to teach, grade papers and exams, and carry out research.
Western has a working relationship with the Jerusalem University College (JUC) in Israel that provides interested students with the opportunity for a cooperative degree program in the biblical studies major.
Th.M. seminars are designed to maximize participation through paper presentations, critique, and content discussion, all of which will prepare the student for doctoral seminars.
Th.M. Colloquia help to sharpen critical reading skills in the context of a learning community where relationships with professors and other like-minded students are cultivated.
The writing of the Th.M. thesis joins a student with two faculty readers who advise and mentor throughout this research phase of the program.
At the completion of the program, students are required to successfully defend their thesis/guided research reports and pass comprehensive oral exams before a faculty committee.
Program Goals and Learning Outcomes
The program goals include:
Conceptual Comprehension: The student demonstrates mastery of course material and basic methodologies in the chosen area(s) of study, and exhibits mature, critical, independent thinking.
Rigorous Scholarship: The student develops good research plans, and analyzes and critically evaluates research data that has been efficiently located and adequately documented. Communicates ideas logically, clearly, concisely, and compellingly in both written and oral forms.
Spiritual Vitality
Personal Integrity: The student engages academics as a whole person, embracing the synergy between scholarship and piety, without which credibility and viability are compromised
Ministerial Intentionality The student completes coursework and develops research with the implications for spiritual formation and ministry practice in view.
Theological Integration
Interdisciplinary Interaction: The student applies information and insight from multiple theological disciplines, as appropriate, to particular problems and research projects.
Engaged Evangelicalism The student articulates a clear understanding of and commitment to evangelical theology, in open dialog with other perspectives. Recognizes that biblical and theological studies are appropriately undertaken in, with, and for the church.
All students should exhibit evidence of a vital and growing spiritual life, teachability, and growing Christian integrity, especially with regard to academic and scholarly honesty. Students should also be able to provide goals and motivation to match the Th.M. program's outcomes. A prospective Master of Theology student must hold either a three-year Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree or, in some instances, an academic Master of Arts (M.A.) degree. The specific requirements for each are the following:
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
A prospective Master of Theology student may hold a three-year Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree or a comparable graduate theological degree from a graduate-level institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required. In addition, the successful applicant must be able to demonstrate an ability to work in any language considered necessary for the chosen field of study. Proficiency in English composition is also required. This latter requirement shall be determined by submitting, along with the application, a research paper written during previous studies which reflects grammatical and compositional competency.
Master of Arts (M.A.)
A prospective Master of Theology student may hold a two-year Master of Arts (M.A.) degree or a comparable graduate theological degree. Such a degree must provide equivalent theological background with evidence of aptitude for advanced theological study from a graduate-level institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required. In addition, the successful applicant must be able to demonstrate an ability to work in any language considered necessary for the chosen field of study. Proficiency in English composition is also required. This latter requirement shall be determined by submitting, along with the application, a research paper written during previous studies which reflects grammatical and compositional competency.
A student seeking entrance into the Th.M. program with an academic M.A. degree must also demonstrate competency in the areas of communication, interpersonal relationships, intercultural awareness, and practical ministry. In accordance with this, the Th.M. director will work with the prospective student to give him/her opportunity to demonstrate competency in these areas. Although this is not an exhaustive listing and is not intended to be a checklist, some of the areas that will be investigated include:
Significant ministry experience
Pastoral/ministerial/communication preparation
Intercultural awareness
Demonstrated ability to develop significant interpersonal relationships
Teaching/counseling/leading experience indicating competency in communication
Transfer Credit and Residence Requirements
Upon approval by the Registrar, transfer of up to 6 credit hours coursework is allowed toward the Th.M. program from Th.M. programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. Students must have earned a grade of B or better for a course to be considered for transfer and coursework must have completed no more than five years prior to matriculation to Western Seminary. Any proposed transfer credit must fit the nature of the program. No advanced standing is allowed toward the program. Transferability of credits earned at Western and transferred to another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Consult the Registrar's Office for information on eligibility of transfer credit and advanced standing.
Of the 25 credit hours required for the Th.M. program, a minimum of 13 credit hours must be completed through coursework in resident study at Western Seminary's Portland Campus. All work leading to the Master of Theology must be completed within four years from the time of matriculation. Permission to extend the four year statute of limitation must be granted through submission of an academic petition. Reinstatement to the program after withdrawal requiREAdmissions Committee action and may subject the student to additional requirements for the degree. All credits applied toward the degree requirements must be earned within ten years of the awarding of the degree.
The Th.M. Program includes a total of 25 credits, and consists of Research Seminars (12 credits), Advanced Electives (8 credits), Research and Writing Methods (2 credits), Th.M. Colloquia (no credits), Th.M. thesis (3 credits), and Comprehensive Examination (no credits).
Research Seminars. Students participate in four research seminars (twelve credits). Two of these must accord with the student's selected areas of concentration.
Advanced Electives. Students select eight credits from advanced masters level electives suitable for their program focus (with program director approval). A student may count additional research seminars (above and beyond the minimum requirement of four seminars) toward the eight advanced elective credits.
Master of Theology Colloquia (RE604). Students participate in two semesters of Th.M. Colloquia during their program. The Colloquia are taken for non-credit with a Pass/No-Pass mark from the program director for participation.
Research and Writing Methods (RE600). This course helps to develop the skills needed to satisfy the thesis requirement, as well as to prepare the student for future research and scholarly writing endeavors.
Master of Theology Thesis (RE602). Students complete a three credit-hour thesis guided by two faculty mentors.
Comprehensive Examination. The examination includes both an oral defense of a student's Th.M. thesis and an oral investigation of a student's competency in his/her concentration courses.
Master of Theology Curriculum Plan: 25 credits
RE600 Graduate Research and Writing 2
RE602 Thesis 3
RE604 Colloquia (P/F graded; must be completed twice) 0
Th.M. Seminars 12
Advanced electives 8
2018-2019 Academic Catalog
Western Seminary's Educational Environment
Our Purpose, Mission and Vision
Seminary Core Themes
Mission Fulfillment
Our Characteristics
Our Accreditation and Approvals
Faculty Teaching Position
Seminary Faculty and Staff
Our Adjunct and Visiting Faculty
Centers and Community Ministries
Institute of Diaspora Studies
Policies & Financial Information
Admission Academic Standards
Admission Categories
Unaccredited Degree Admission
Currency of Coursework
Standards for Completion of a Second Master's Degree
General Graduation Requirements
Students' Right to Privacy
Non-Credit Programs
Advanced Studies Certificate
Certificate in Transformational Coaching
Certificate and Diploma Programs
Graduate Studies Certificate
Graduate Studies Diploma
Addiction Studies Certificate
Master of Arts (Biblical and Theological Studies)
Master of Arts in Ministry and Leadership
Master of Arts in Global Leadership
Master of Arts in Counseling
Master of Arts in Counseling/Master of Divinity (Pastoral Care Specialization)
Master of Arts in Counseling/Master of Arts (Biblical and Theological Studies)
Master of Arts in Counseling/Master of Arts in Ministry and Leadership
Master of Arts in Counseling/Addiction Studies Certificate
Doctor of Education in Intercultural Education
Catalog PDF Archive


If the oil seal on the transaxle case side is damaged and fluid is leaking, replace the oil seal with a new unit. When installing the new oil seal, use the specialized tool (oil seal installer, 09453-3L240).
• After servicing the automatic transaxle or TCM, clear the diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) using the GDS tool.
Diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) cannot be cleared by disconnecting the battery.
• When deleting diagnostic trouble code, use the GDS as possible.
• When replacing the automatic transaxle, reset the automatic transaxle's values by using the GDS.


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Parents' heartbreaking tributes to tragic teenagers killed in Atherstone crash
"We lived life to the full, just wished we could have carried on making more amazing memories"
Katrina ChilverDigital Journalist/Assistant Digital Editor
Our free Warwickshire email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox
Heartfelt messages from grieving parents of three teenagers killed in a tragic Atherstone crash have been released.
Family tributes to Ryan Barber, Trudi-Mae Kennell and Will Louch have been released by police.
Their parents have issued touching messages sharing their love for the three teenagers who died on Sunday when the BMW in which they were travelling left the road.
The three had been on their way back from a trip to Snowdonia.
Tributes pour in for 'perfect couple' teens and best friend killed in horror crash
An 18-year-old woman, travelling in another vehicle at the time, was arrested in connection with the incident on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. She has now been released under investigation and enquiries are ongoing.
The emotional messages can be read in full here.
Tammi Garcia Sanchez, mum of 19-year-old Ryan.
Ryan Barber (Image: Warwickshire Police / Family of Ryan Barber)
"When Ryan was born I was younger than he is now, a young child having a baby boy. I was so scared and not knowing what the future held, but all those worries disappeared the moment I held him in my arms. The instant love I felt overpowered everything, I knew from that moment with Ryan as my son our life would be incredible as I knew how special he was.
"Ryan was the most beautiful baby, toddler and teenager and was becoming the most beautiful man. A beautiful man that any mother could wish for, I am so proud of the man he was becoming.
"Everyone who ever met Ryan in his short life fell in love instantly with the beautiful person he was on the outside and on the inside. He never caused anyone any harm and would always help anyone. His smile was enough to brighten anyone's day.
'You were the greatest friend anyone could ask for': Tributes pour in for Atherstone crash victims
"Ryan will be the brightest star in the sky forever, his love for Trudi Mae was the purest deepest love anyone could ever hope to find and they were so lucky to find that type of love so young. Ryan and Trudi Mae will be together forever with their angel wings.
"Thank you to each and every one who has sent their love and support, I will be sending it all to Ryan. Ryan was so loved and always will be.
"He will forever be my always.
"I'll never leave you Ryan.
"Fly high baby boy.
"Love mum xxxx"
Ryan's dad David Barber
Ryan Barber and Trudi-Mae Kennell (Image: Facebook)
"Ryan was a massive part of our family, and he was always planning his next adventure, be it with Trudi, or family and friends.
"On this weekend he had climbed Snowdon, which he had done twice before. They camped overnight then were returning home the next day when the accident happened.
"Ryan was currently coming to the end of his engineering apprenticeship, and had a bright future ahead of him within the company. He was well loved and respected by his colleagues and it is a shame we can't see how far he could take his career.
Heartbroken family pay tribute to murder victim who cared for his elderly mum
"Ryan and Trudi were together for 18 months, and have been inseparable since the beginning and had so many plans for the future. I've literally never heard a couple laugh with each other much as them. They were perfect for each other.
"We will miss Ryan so much, and a part of me is gone forever. I'm glad the time you had was full of fun with family and friends. We lived life to the full, just wished we could have carried on making more amazing memories.
"Love you always mini me,
"Love dad xxx"
Elaine Kennell, mum of Trudi Mae Kennell, 18
Trudi-Mae Kennell (Image: Warwickshire Police / Family of Trudi-Mae Kennell)
"Trudi Mae was my most precious, beloved daughter. Absolutely beautiful inside and out. Whenever she walked into a room it lit up with her fun, laughter and infectious smile.
"My girl had gotten over two episodes where she could not walk and came back fighting to finish her sports diploma course at N.W.H.C and in February this year she passed her lifeguarding exam at Atherstone Leisure Complex where she had just secured a job as a receptionist and life guard.
"The next chapter of her life was just beginning. She took every opportunity offered to her and whether it be as simple as frying an egg to something more challenging like climbing to the peak of Snowdonia, she did it with the same enthusiasm and determination.
"The last 18 months since meeting Ryan have been the happiest myself and her family have ever seen her. The pair of them were true soul mates and you could see they were going to be together forever. They had talked about getting married and having children in the future and I know they would have been perfect parents. My girl would have been an amazing mummy with her caring and loving nature.
Tributes pour in for 'Fresh Prince of Bell Green' who died following police contact
"Her family, that she loved so much, have lost a remarkable and cherished granddaughter, niece and cousin.
"I'm sure the friends she has made over her short life will hold a piece of her in their hearts forever.
"Me and my girl got each other through all of our ups and downs of life with our own very special brand of humour. She was my rock, my salvation, and my life has been destroyed beyond repair by my loss."
18-year-old William Louch's family
William Louch (Image: Warwickshire Police / Family of William Louch)
"Our family are devastated to confirm the loss of our beloved William. William tragically passed away around Sunday teatime after a catastrophic car accident.
"It is of great comfort for us to know that he had enjoyed an amazing weekend with his friends Trudi Mae, Ryan, Ben and Dan in Snowdonia.
Bright futures of tragic Atherstone crash victims revealed
"He already is hugely missed and we don't even know how to start to comprehend the rest of our lives without him. We ask you to respect our privacy at this extremely difficult and testing time."
Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who witnessed the collision to call 101 and quote incident 282 of 16 July 2017.
Man slapped with £170 parking fine at Coventry hospital claims he already paid it
University Hospital Coventry
Dave Tompkins received a parking penalty from the University Hospital Coventry but he claims he has already paid for his parking.


text:
Timpuri Noi se poate referi la:

 Timpuri Noi, fostă platformă industrială din București
 Timpuri Noi, cartier din București
 Timpuri Noi, stație de metrou din București
 Timpuri Noi, formație muzicală românească
 Timpuri Noi, film din 1936 cu Charlie Chaplin

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text:
Q: Free FTP Library Can you recommend a free FTP library(class) for C#.
The class has to be well written, and have good performance.

A: You may consider FluentFTP, previously known as System.Net.FtpClient.
It is released under The MIT License and available on NuGet (FluentFTP).

A: I like Alex FTPS Client which is written by a Microsoft MVP name Alex Pilotti.  It's a C# library you can use in Console apps, Windows Forms, PowerShell, ASP.NET (in any .NET language).  If you have a multithreaded app you will have to configure the library to run syncronously, but overall a good client that will most likely get you what you need.

A: You could use the ones on CodePlex or http://www.enterprisedt.com/general/press/20060818.html

A: Why don't you use the libraries that come with the .NET framework: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229718.aspx?
EDIT: 2019 April by https://stackoverflow.com/users/1527/
This answer is no longer valid. Other answers are endorsed by Microsoft.
They were designed by Microsoft who no longer recommend that they should be used:

We don't recommend that you use the FtpWebRequest class for new development. For more information and alternatives to FtpWebRequest, see WebRequest shouldn't be used on GitHub. (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.ftpwebrequest?view=netframework-4.7.2)

The 'WebRequest shouldn't be used' page in turn points to this question as the definitive list of libraries!

A: edtFTPnet is a free, fast, open source FTP library for .NET, written in C#.

A: I've just posted an article that presents both an FTP client class and an FTP user control.
They are simple and aren't very fast, but are very easy to use and all source code is included. Just drop the user control onto a form to allow users to navigate FTP directories from your application.

A: After lots of investigation in the same issue I found this one to be extremely convenient:
https://github.com/flagbug/FlagFtp
For example (try doing this with the standard .net "library" - it will be a real pain) ->
Recursively retreving all files on the FTP server:
  public IEnumerable<FtpFileInfo> GetFiles(string server, string user, string password)
    {
        var credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, password);
        var baseUri = new Uri("ftp://" + server + "/");

        var files = new List<FtpFileInfo>();
        AddFilesFromSubdirectory(files, baseUri, credentials);

        return files;
    }

    private void AddFilesFromSubdirectory(List<FtpFileInfo> files, Uri uri, NetworkCredential credentials)
    {
        var client = new FtpClient(credentials);
        var lookedUpFiles = client.GetFiles(uri);
        files.AddRange(lookedUpFiles);

        foreach (var subDirectory in client.GetDirectories(uri))
        {
            AddFilesFromSubdirectory(files, subDirectory.Uri, credentials);
        }
    }

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text:
This device provides an interface for controlling Hampton Bay
ceiling fans through mqtt.  Since I could not find a transitter/receiver
at the right freqency, it is built from a purchased remote
with the esp "pushing" the buttons on the remote by using
transistors to drive the buttons high or low.  The same is true for the device
select (0000 to 1111).  The esp can select the device by driving the
transistors connected to the select lines.

You can then control the ceiling fans by voice, remote on your phone or
scheduler When used with projects like:

* [AlexaMqttBridge](https://github.com/mhdawson/AlexaMqttBridge)
* [micro-app-remote-control](https://github.com/mhdawson/micro-app-remote-control)
* [micro-app-schedule-controller](https://github.com/mhdawson/micro-app-schedule-controller)

My favorite is:

```
"Alexa ask michael to turn on fan hi"
```

# Configuration

The following constants can be adjusted to fit your build
and configuration:

* Basic as part of ino file:
  * FAN_TOPIC - the topic on which the device listens
    for messages.  Messages are in the form of XXXX,command
    where XXXX is one of 0000 through 1111 to correspond to
    the code selected for the fan, and command is one of
    high, med, low or off.
* Wifi configuration, from WirelessConfig.h:
  * ssid - The id of the wireless network to connect to.
  * pass - the password for the wireless network.
  * mqttServer - array with the IPV4 components for the mqtt
    server.

# Building

To build you need to add the following:

* [Arduino ESP library](https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino)
* [PubSubClient](https://github.com/knolleary/pubsubclient)

libraries as libraries in your Arduino IDE.

Once these are installed, you can then add your device and
Wifi configuration files and the compile and flash your esp8266.

# Schematic

The following is the schematic for the sensor hardware that I used:

![schematic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fan-circuit.png)

The jumper is to allow the nodeMCU to be powered from the 12v supply when the
USB connection is NOT in place.  You should not have the jumper closed and the
USB connected at the same time.  You can have the 12v supply connected and the
USB connection when the jumper is not in place so that you can update/test the
controller.

# Pictures

The following are a few pictures of my build.  The first shows the esp8266 circuit I built to control the buttons on the original remote.  The second that circuit wired into the original remote control (buttons and device select).  The last 2 shows the final packaging.

![picture1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fancontroller1.jpg)
![picture2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fancontroller2.jpg)
![picture3](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fancontroller3.jpg)
![picture4](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fancontroller4.jpg)

# Main Components

* [NodeMCU D1](http://www.ebay.com/itm/NodeMCU-Lua-ESP-12-WeMos-D1-Mini-WIFI-4M-Bytes-Development-Board-Module-ESP8266-/321989574625)
* [Remote Control](http://www.ebay.com/itm/232182237267?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)  ~10 US on eBay.:
  ![remote control](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhdawson/arduino-esp8266/master/pictures/fanremote.jpg)


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Opposition leaders rap PM for lack of consensus in name talks
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held individual meetings with opposition party leaders on Saturday to discuss the state of negotiations with Skopje.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/225319/article/ekathimerini/news/opposition-leaders-rap-pm-for-lack-of-consensus-in-name-talks
Regling: Linking debt reduction to growth rates not counter-productive
ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling expressed his certainty that linking further debt relief with growth in Greece will not be counter-productive, in comments carried by the Sunday edition of "Kathimerini" over the weekend.
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1315883/regling-linking-debt-reduction-to-growth-rates-not-counter-productive
Dolman replaces Velculescu as head of IMF mission to Greece
After three years as the head of the International Monetary Fund's mission to Greece, Romanian Delia Velculescu is replaced by US official Peter Dolman.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/225271/article/ekathimerini/business/dolman-replaces-velculescu-as-head-of-imf-mission-to-greece
New fast-track system planned for industrial investments
The Economy and Development Ministry is planning to introduce a fast-track process exclusively for investments in the industrial sector.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/225324/article/ekathimerini/business/new-fast-track-system-planned-for-industrial-investments
Bank deposits again rise in Greece over last month of 2017
Private sector bank deposits increased by 2.5 billion euros in December 2017, up from an increase of 273 million euros in the preceding month.
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1315575/bank-deposits-again-rise-in-greece-over-last-month-of-2017
ATHEX: Positive end to week of gains
After a volatile session, the benchmark of the Athens stock market settled for a marginal rise at the end of a week with solid gains and increased turnover. The majority of stocks headed lower on Friday, including most banks.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/225299/article/ekathimerini/business/athex-positive-end-to-week-of-gains
SUNDAY PAPERS
KATHIMERINI: The name dispute with Skopje ignites a political 'Big Bang'
TO VIMA: 'Macedonian' fever
REAL NEWS: The Skopje issue resembles sinking sand…
PROTO THEMA: Hide and seek on the Skopje issue
AVGI: Progressive alignment for a solution on the name dispute between Athens and Skopje
MONDAY PAPERS
ETHNOS: Intellectual Property Fees-Collector AEPI scandal: Musical Omertà
TA NEA: Teachers are forced to sleep in their cars
EFIMERIDA TON SYNTAKTON: Whom does main opposition party New Democracy belong to?
KONTRA NEWS: Felony prosecutions for the Novartis scandal
DIMOKRATIA: Vicious provocation by Turkey at the Imia islets
NAFTEMPORIKI: Changes in taxation of real estate assets
Europe capped its big week in Davos with three presidential elections over the weekend. The incumbents in Finland (landslide) and Czech Republic (barely) won re-election, while Cyprus is headed for a runoff. Details below.
Meanwhile, Piers Morgan's interview with his friend Donald Trump aired on the U.K.'s ITV. Did you know Piers Morgan is an anagram of "orange prism?"
BABIŠ IN TOWN: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš visits to assure Brussels he's not Europe's Trump, but will tell European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that while he supports the EU he rejects mandatory refugee quotas.
Straight to Juncker's heart: Forget Brexiteers with English food hampers, Babiš wins the gold medal for gift soft power. He's bringing a bottle of Monnet Cognac, a company linked to Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of European integration. Cognac is also one of Juncker's favorite drinks. More in Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny.
The real Czech Trump: Babiš might avoid the Trump tag, but the man he backed in the Czech presidential runoff, Miloš Zeman (who narrowly won another five-year term), can't. Zeman is a Putin-admiring Euroskeptic alleged to have received funding from Moscow. Siegfried Mortkowitz has the full analysis here for POLITICO. Zeman's was "a victory of the countryside over cities; Zeman lost 12 cities out of 15, but won 10 regions out of 14," Atlantic Council's Stefano Stefanini told Playbook. "Zeman got in thanks to strong support from a really racist and nationalist far-right wing that has an anti-Europe DNA; it joined forces with Babiš' populists but it is much worse."
Presidential aide throws punches: Supporting Stefanini's point is a video of aides pushing and punching at journalists trying to film a Zeman supporter who passed out at an election party. Reporters Without Borders condemned the aides' actions in a written statement. Watch the fracas in the second video here.
COMMISSION — JUNCKER IN MORE HOT WATER OVER LUXEMBOURG SPY SCANDAL: The European Commission president remains under fire over a scandal involving wiretaps that saw him forced from national office in 2013. The trouble for Juncker is not whether a wiretap occurred (he had the power as PM to authorize them) but whether he lied about it. Der Spiegel published a story over the weekend here (in German).
COMMISSION — BIG FARMS FURIOUS OVER PLANNED EU CUTS: It's supposed to stop landed aristocrats and huge multinationals from raking in EU cash they don't need. In practice, the European Commission's efforts to skate around Brexit budget holes might end up delivering a painful blow to former Eastern bloc farms that used to be vast cooperatives in the communist era. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and eastern regions of Germany stand to be particularly affected because they are nine times larger in size (an average 133 hectares per farm) than the EU average, report POLITICO's Emmet Livingstone, Simon Marks and Emily Schultheis.
COMMISSION — RUTTE ON TIMMERMANS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was asked about European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans' performance at his weekly press conference last Friday, following POLITICO's profile of him. "Timmermans is a man with great authority," Rutte said.
ECB — DUTCH WANT QE TO STOP IN SEPTEMBER: Dutch central banker Klaas Knot says the European Central Bank's quantitative easing program must end "as soon as possible."
PARLIAMENT — SOCIALIST LEADER PITTELLA TAKES LEAVE, SET TO ENTER ITALIAN SENATE: Gianni Pittella is to run (and likely will be elected) for the Italian senate in the country's March election. The leading MEP will take a leave of absence to contest the seat, but will likely need to resign in March, putting names such as Maria João Rodrigues (Portugal) and Udo Bullmann (Germany) in the mix to replace him as chief of European Parliament's second-largest party group.
What happens next? Scenarios include: Pittella loses and returns to his current job; Pittella loses and is replaced; Pittella wins and his PD party leaves the Socialists and joins Emmanuel Macron's new European movement.
Could a Parliament 'grand coalition' return? Playbook's Socialist Parliament sources say that's unlikely barely a year out from the 2019 European election.
In other Parliament moves, Anneleen Van Bossuyt was picked to lead the charge in the local election in Ghent (the second largest city of Flanders) for the N-VA.
Nobel committee gave MEPs a peace prize but won't let them nominate: French Socialist MEP Sylvie Guillaume wrote to the chairman of the Nobel Prize Foundation to complain about MEPs not being included as qualified nominators for the prize.
EUROGROUP — POLICE RAID CENTENO'S OFFICES: Portuguese police searched the offices of the country's finance minister and the Eurogroup president, Mário Centeno, reported to be linked to allegations of favorable tax treatment for family members of the president of Lisbon soccer club Benfica.
OPENTENDER.EU — PLATFORM FOR SEARCHING PUBLIC TENDERS IN 35 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LAUNCHES: Part of an EU research project known as DIGIWHIST, the site "allows you to search and analyze tender data from 35 jurisdictions — 28 EU member states, Norway, the EU institutions, Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia, Georgia and Armenia," Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, director at the European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building, said in a written statement.
MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE PRE-READS …
The strait at the center of the world: Bab-el-Mandeb, in Djibouti, writes Bruno Maçaes for POLITICO, is where scientists think all non-Africans spread out to other parts of the world. Today it's a "strategic chokepoint through which passes almost all of the maritime trade between Europe and Asia: every year, about $700 billion in goods, some 25,000 ships, nearly 2 billion barrels of oil. Then there is an underground world, a secret current underneath, populated by pirates and rebels, fishermen, migrants, wild-hearted divers, sailors and everything in between."
The growing danger of great-power conflict is the lead article in the current issue of the Economist, which has a longer special report on the future of war.
PLAYBOOK INTERVIEW — MIRO CERAR, PRIME MINISTER OF SLOVENIA
Slovenia's top leadership returned to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2018 after a 15-year absence with a message: The country wants to be a home to progressive innovation. "I always emphasize modernization with [a] human face and human purpose," PM Miro Cerar told Playbook.
The world's most famous Slovene, Melania Trump, was a Davos no-show, but that didn't dim the country's enthusiastic sponsorship of the first hack-a-thon to take place alongside the WEF. Slovenia also pitched itself as Europe's blockchain startup hub and promised to create the EU's circular economy center of excellence.
The circular economy "has become a civilizational necessity," Cerar said, adding that Slovenia is "ready to finance and open the European circular economy hub" after working with representatives of Finland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on the theme. "We are already connected [with] more than 2,000 stakeholders from the private sector, from academia, non-governmental organizations and of course the government and local government," he said.
WAR ON FAKE — MEET THE FOLLOWER FACTORY: The New York Times investigates hundreds of millions of fake accounts on social media, finding rampant identity theft, celebrities and politicians among the buyers, and big tech companies struggling to deal with what they enabled. In the wake of the revelations, New York's attorney general announced an investigation into Devumi — the company featured in the NYT — and its apparent sale of bots using stolen identities. Axios' Mike Allen on our fake new world.
FACEBOOK'S DOMINANCE OVER SOCIAL MEDIA MARKET IN ONE GRAPH: This graphic is sure to be of interest to Margrethe Vestager's team at the European Commission. Facebook owns and operates four of the five most used social media platforms in the world: Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. Together there are well over five billion active accounts (some people and companies use more than one of the platforms), reports Felix Richter.
FINLAND — NIINISTÖ RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT IN FIRST ROUND: The unaligned incumbent Sauli Niinistö is the first candidate since 1994 to avoid a runoff, winning 62.7 percent of the votes cast.
CYPRUS — ANASTASIADES FORCED INTO RUNOFF: According to exit polls, incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades led the first round of Cyprus' presidential election Sunday with between 38 and 42 percent, with Communist-backed Stavros Malas joining him in the second round on February 4.
EAST VS. WEST — EUROPE'S NEW AIR-QUALITY IRON CURTAIN. h/t Julian Popov
EAST VS. EAST — HOW THE HOLOCAUST HAUNTS FORMER SOVIET BLOC COUNTRIES: As a Poland-Israel war of words exploded over the weekend in response to an effort by the Polish parliament to ensure the country isn't tarred with responsibility for helping Germany commit the Holocaust during World War II, the New York Times writes that Eastern Europeans never fully recognized what happened to Jews on their soil.
SPAIN VS. VENEZUELA: Days after the EU imposed sanctions on a number of senior Venezuelan officials, Caracas expelled Spain's ambassador. Madrid responded by ordering the Venezuelan ambassador to leave Spain within 72 hours.
FRANCE — ARE THERE BOOKSHOPS IN NIGERIA? As feminist writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie took part in France's annual Night of Ideas, Caroline Broué, a French journalist, asked Adichie if people in Nigeria read her work, and then: "Are there bookshops in Nigeria?" Adichie said the question reflected poorly on the people of France.
5 POTENTIAL BUST-UPS IN BREXT TRANSITION TALKS: Today the EU27 Brexit ministers will gather in Brussels to sign off on the basic principles of the U.K.'s transition period out of the bloc. The directives are set to cover the entire EU legal framework ("acquis") and ensure the exclusion of Britain from the EU's decision-making processes. Of the main potential fights, the bloc's determination to exclude the U.K. for virtually all ministerial and decision-making forums is the most contentious, write Jacopo Barigazzi and David M. Herszenhorn.
OETTINGER ADDRESSES BRITISH EUROCRATS TODAY: The EU's Commissioner for Human Resources Günther Oettinger will explain to staff what their options are likely to be come March 30, 2019. The numbers of Brits in the Commission is dwindling thanks to retirements (often by officials who joined from university in the mid-1970s), others are converting to another EU nationality, and yet others are jumping ship anticipating they will not be welcome — even if they are tolerated — after Brexit.
UK LORDS TO PUSH TO ACKNOWLEDGE ECJ PRECEDENTS IN UK LAW AFTER BREXIT: A change to the British government's EU (Withdrawal) Bill that demands judges take into account European Court of Justice rulings post Brexit looks set to receive cross-party support in the House of Lords. Lord Pannick, a human rights lawyer, told POLITICO's Annabelle Dickson he is tabling the amendment, which would "require courts and tribunals to take account of European Court of Justice judgments delivered after the exit date if the domestic court or tribunal considers the judgment relevant to the interpretation of retained EU law."
RUSSIA — NAVALNY FREED: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released after being detained by police at a Moscow rally. More from the BBC.
TURKEY — ANKARA TO PROSECUTE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: Turkey's interior ministry is to prosecute every member of the Turkish Medical Association central committee for issuing an anti-war statement.
AFRICA — HOW CHINA BUGGED AFRICAN UNION HQ: China gifted the African Union its headquarters, then bugged it. Expect this to be received as badly as Trump's "shithole" comment. The full story in Le Monde.
READ IT: Paul Manafort, American hustler. A fantastic read that took a year to report and write, by Franklin Foer in the Atlantic.
WINNING: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer won a record 20th men's grand slam singles title Sunday at the Australian Open.
DIED: Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea, at 91. For many, Sweden is synonymous with his company. Kamprad was an active Nazi when he founded IKEA in neutral Sweden in 1943 and continued to attend party meetings until 1948. His net worth is estimated to be close to €50 billion.