I think we can all agree that we are glad this election is behind us, regardless of how we feel about the outcome. Many of us may be discouraged. Some may be angry, not only at the candidates and political parties, but at their fellow believers who voted for or didn't vote for those we personally felt strongly for or against.
I had a talk just the other day with a good brother who was voting for a candidate I could not in good conscience vote for. But he, in his conscience, felt he had to vote for him. We lamented that the outcome of this election would be discouraging for both of us. We talked about how we were committed to believe the best of each other, and not let this affect our friendship. I love this brother, and he loves me. Our friendship and our identity as partners in the gospel and part of the church will not be tarnished through this.
I encourage you to not assume the worst of your brothers and sisters in Christ. I found in this election more than any other I've seen, many people with pure motives passionately disagreed with each other's choices. So don't assume your fellow church members have sinned. But if you are convinced they have sinned, forgive them. "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32).
1. God remains sovereign and in control.
The Lord "works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will" (Ephesians 1:11). There is great comfort in acknowledging and embracing Scripture's teaching that God is sovereign over human events, including the outcome of elections. In Isaiah 46:10, God says, "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please." Those who believe in a God who knows "the end from the beginning" can relax because even though they don't know what lies ahead, their sovereign God does.
Our fates do not rest in the hands of fallen humankind: politicians, lawyers, military officers, employers, or even spouses and children. If we believe this, our reaction to many of the difficulties we face will be different. Problems will seem smaller, for although we can't control them, we know God can—and everything will work out for His glory and our good.
"Dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations" (Psalm 22:28). Because God has absolute power, no one—including demons and humans who choose to violate His moral will—can thwart His ultimate purpose. "The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will" (Proverbs 21:1).
Ultimately our hope is in Him, this Sovereign over the nations: "O LORD, the God of our fathers, are you not God in the heavens? And are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations?" (2 Chronicles 20:6).
2. While circumstances can sometimes change and become worse, our Savior never changes.
I have been asked whether I think God will judge America. I believe He has for some time been judging us for many things, including the killing of the unborn, immorality, materialism, and arrogance. In fact, I believe the two major party candidates of our recent election were themselves part of God's judgment upon us.
However, even when God judges a nation for its sins, He freely offers grace, empowerment, and hope for His people, and for all who will turn to Him in repentance and trust. He is faithful. In Malachi 3:6, God says, "I the Lord do not change." He's a God "who does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:17). God doesn't change in His essence, character, knowledge, plans, or purposes: "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8).
3. Only by trusting in Christ and His promise of the world to come can we find peace.
Jesus told His followers, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27). It is now, not at some vague point in the future, that "the Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace" (Psalm 29:11, NIV). The fruit of the Spirit is not something we wait until Heaven to enjoy; it's available to us in this life (see Galatians 5:22-23). "So my heart rejoices and I am happy" (Psalm 16:9, NET). Did you catch that the psalmist is speaking in the present tense? He isn't just anticipating rejoicing—he's doing it now.
Today's supernatural peace and happiness in Christ is drawn from an infinite deposit of happiness that God has already placed in our account. It isn't something we have to wait to experience after death, though only then will we experience it completely. We can find comfort and joy knowing "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him" (Psalm 145:18).
May we thank God for His sovereign grace, and entrust ourselves, our children and grandchildren, our churches and our country, to His care and mercy. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God" (Psalm 20:7).
4. Remember that the Bible's commands to submit to ruling authorities were given at a time when Christians were facing hardship and oppression.
Paul was writing to a Roman church feeling the heat of persecution. In coming to Christ the Roman Christians confessed "Jesus is Lord." Simultaneously, they boldly refused to recite the words of unconditional loyalty to the state: "Caesar is Lord." That's why they were facing suspicion and increasing oppression from the government. Within only a few yards of the writing of Romans, Nero would launch a campaign of persecution against them, which would recur in waves over the next two and a half centuries.
If Paul called his readers to submit to the ruling authorities of Rome, we too should obey Scripture's command to pray for and submit to our American leaders. Let's thank God for the freedoms we continue to enjoy, and use every opportunity to glorify Christ and testify concerning Him.
When and if the time comes that we must disobey the government—for instance, if we're told we can't preach what the Bible says—let's do so not with rancor but in the straightforward way that we see in Scripture: "Peter and the apostles answered, 'We must obey God rather than men'" (Act 5:29).
We may increasingly experience persecution in the years to come, as our belief in Scripture will continue to separate us from the culture around us. As Romans 8:28 indicates, God brings good things out of bad. If American churches face more adversity in the future, which I think we will, may we experience greater zeal for Christ, more fruitfulness, and increased joy in our Lord.
5. Deceit isn't confined to politicians—and as Christ's followers, we should be defined by gracious truth-telling.
A society cannot function without trust. People should be able to trust their politicians, pastors, bankers, mechanics, shopkeepers, and police officers. Where there is no trust, families and churches and nations cannot operate properly. We're naive to think that our own social system can withstand the barrage of dishonesty it has been undergoing for these last decades. Without honesty there is no integrity, and without integrity, we as a nation are nothing. None of our past virtues or successes can compensate for our present lack of integrity.
But as followers of Christ, we're to live differently. We are to walk in the truth (3 John 3), love the truth, and believe the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10, 12). We're to speak the truth "in love" (Ephesians 4:15). We may not be able to fix the problem of deceit in our government, perhaps not even in our neighborhoods and workplaces, though we can be a positive influence there.
6. While we can't control the world around us, we can positively impact the lives we do have control over.
We can't control the new president's choices. But by the Spirit's empowerment, we can make daily decisions that are honoring to Christ: "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness" (2 Peter 1:3).
God has also given us opportunities to positively influence the other lives around us in our families, churches, and communities. If you're a parent or grandparent, or a mentor of young people, you can impact future generations for Christ. You can choose to be a truth teller, and you can teach your children and grandchildren to be the same. We can help raise the bar of truthfulness in our churches.
When we fail to tell the truth, we fail to represent Jesus, who is the Truth personified. When we speak the truth in love, we cast our votes for Jesus. We become the kinds of people we wish there were more of in political office.
7. Our primary God-given job is not to promote conservativism or liberalism, but to represent Jesus, our true King, and Heaven, our true country.
Conservativism is not the Gospel. Liberalism is not the Gospel. Patriotism is not the Gospel. Only the Gospel is the Gospel.
I love my earthly country, and I want to hold on to liberty, but America is not the answer. Christ is the answer. The church shouldn't merely be raising young conservatives, but sold-out followers of Jesus who just want to be like Him, regardless of whether in a given instance that looks liberal or conservative. (See my article Conservative, Liberal, or Christian?) We should teach our children to oppose abortion not because they're conservatives, and teach our children to oppose racism not because they're liberals, but because they love Jesus and believe in biblical justice for all people.
We should teach our children to set their hopes NOT on the Republican or Democratic parties or any other party, but upon the only One who can save them—their true President, their true Chief Justice, and their true Lawmaker. "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us" (Isaiah 33:22).
"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20). No matter what direction our earthly country may be going, it's our never-ending heavenly country that we should represent. America may or may not unravel in coming decades, but God's kingdom certainly won't unravel. People of the world don't need America; they need Jesus. So, sure, do what you can for your earthly country, but realize it's not the source of your true identity.
The key to influence and change in this world is not, and never has been, politics. It is faithfulness to Jesus. In the end, which will never end, acts of faithfulness—many of them quiet, some seen only by God—are the votes that will count, bringing the eternal results that will matter. "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10).
Whether it's coaching a team, mentoring young people, mowing a widow's lawn, standing up for unborn children, working for racial reconciliation, going on short-term missions trips, or giving a large portion of your income to missions or inner-city work—If we're doing it through Christ's power we're bringing a foretaste of the coming New Earth to this current, hurting Earth.
As Romans 8 tells us, this world under the curse groans as in the pains of childbirth, awaiting our Redeemer and our resurrection, on the coattails of which it too will rise. Meanwhile, nations will rise and fall, but through it all, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea" (Psalm 46:1-2). "The LORD foils the plans of the nations....But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations" (Psalm 33:10-11).
The knowledge that a New Earth is coming should reassure us and give us perspective. It means that though injustice, corruption, deception, and ungodliness may be widespread, they will not last. God will make all things right, rewarding His people for trusting Him. He'll turn this upside-down world right side up, placing it in the care of His beloved children. "To him be honor and eternal dominion" (1 Timothy 6:16).
Everlasting justice, peace, and righteousness are certainly coming, personally delivered by the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). Meanwhile, may we be on their side, and His side, before they arrive.
By now you've probably read and heard all sorts of commentaries analyzing this week's midterm election results. Whatever your political leanings, you've likely been encouraged by some results and discouraged by others. But no matter the results, here's a perspective we should always remember: America may or may not unravel in coming decades, but God's kingdom certainly won't!
The following prayer for our new president-elect and for our nation, from Pastor Kevin DeYoung, is my prayer as well. Please read it and see if you wish to make it yours too.


Pope's Global Warming and Plague #4 | What's In The News?
It has to do with the dying god of this world who controls the man of sin and the people prophesied to wonder after him. The crippled angel of darkness knows all about the coming plagues, and so the Popes of Rome, who have been caught more than one time allowing and promoting actual devil worship in the Vatican, have no choice but to do as their decaying god demands. They are just that loyal to him.
To put it plainly, the way I see it is, the main reason the man of sin in Rome is pushing global WARMING is because of plague #4. Satan has that much control over these men in Rome and because of that control, the Pope will even let the prince of darkness play him for a fool in front of everyone. The devil knows he needs to gather his troops for Armageddon so as to surround the 144,000 in the hopes of killing them before that great and final day arrives at the end of the plagues. And it's not just the Pope he needs to use to get this done now. He is a major cog in his wheel of deception yes, but the enemy of souls also has to make sure all the billions of lost souls will do as he commands moments before Jesus returns.
What I'm getting at is; have you noticed all the violence in the Hollywood movies, sports, video games, music and society itself, which includes the normalization of legalized abortion and doctor assisted suicide no less? All this wickedness has cultivated the hellish mindset in billions of people that makes killing your fellowman no big deal anymore. Hence the reason the movies, games and sports are so popular and doctors can actually kill your children and sick loved ones at your request. But when the plagues begin, those that don't have a problem with all this killing will have to step up and do as the devil commands them just as much as the pope does. And by this time Satan will have the perfect means by which to increase the hatred of the obedient Christians off the chart by declaring we are the reason the calamities have gotten so bad that they have now escalated to become the prophesied plagues.
In other words, before the plagues begin, the Pope of the day will declare all the calamities are upon the world because we the obedient Christians refuse to keep the Vatican's admitted extra biblical invention of Sunday Sabbath. His excuse will be that keeping Sunday holy is the only way to please God who will then stop the calamities once we obey. But if they can't get everyone on earth to obey the Pope and Satan who is physically claiming to be Jesus Christ on earth by this time, they will twist prophetic reality and claim the plagues will come upon all on earth unless the obedient Christians stop keeping the Biblical Sabbath. This causes the people of God to be hated by everyone alive that have received the mark. And so when plague #4 hits, which is all about the temperature increasing in a very scary way worldwide to the point massive droughts wherein all vegetation, animals and many people are dying; it will be then that the Pope's global warming claims will finally appear valid in the eyes of billions that he has lured into his ecumenical camp. And when you compile that awful plague with the previous 3 plagues already upon the lost causing them much suffering, it will be the final straw Satan needs to break the back of common sense and moral decency still lingering in a few souls under his command. This final push will move them all around the world into a feverish bloodthirsty pitch so as to cause them to rush upon the people of God to kill them.
But suddenly the darkness of plague #5 begins and in that awful darkness the truth is made known before the eyes of all on earth and the loving promise of God's protection appears to encircle each obedient Christian causing the lost to tremble in absolute terror because it is at this point they finally realize the wolves they thought were trusted pastors had been lying to them all along regarding the biblical message we proclaimed for years. This sobering truth is now made clear in their own minds that they have been marked for death and eternal damnation because they trusted the Pope and his wolves, and so their hatred and weapons now turn upon their lying pastors. And as plague #6 begins preparing the way for the Eastern sky to split wide open revealing the true King of kings and Lord of lords, Satan quickly rushes about the world to gather his forces together via the kings of the earth thanks to the ecumenical work he has wrought both in and outside the church for one last attempt in his Armageddon rush to defeat Christ. But as we know, plague #7 falls. And as the world literally falls apart at the seams with billions of people dying all over the world simultaneously, the dead in Christ will rise, the 144,000 who the billions previously wanted to kill are now granted immortality in the twinkling of the eye and they ascend to forever be with the Lord Jesus Christ.
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La romería de la Virgen del Mar tiene lugar en la ciudad española de Almería (Andalucía), durante el segundo domingo del mes de enero. La tradición dice que la imagen de la patrona, apareció en la playa de Torregarcía, en donde fue descubierta por un vigía costero. La fiesta procesiona a la Virgen desde su santuario, en la capital, hasta la ermita en dicha playa por la carreta, pudiendo acompañarla los fieles en carro, a caballo o a pie. Una vez en la ermita, obra de Guillermo Langle Rubio, se procede a una misa en honor a aquella aparición y se pasa después a festejarlo con la comida llevada por todos los asistentes al acto. Cada año este evento cuenta con mayor número de personas.

Véase también
 Almería
 Feria de Almería
 Día del Pendón de Almería

Referencias

Cultura en Almería

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70 years after milestone war, Xi urges pooling strength for national rejuvenation
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a meeting marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
-- Xi called the war victory "a declaration that the Chinese people have stood firm in the East, and an important milestone in the Chinese nation's march toward the great rejuvenation."
-- "It is necessary to speak to invaders in the language they know: that is, a war must be fought to deter invasion, and a victory is needed to win peace and respect," Xi said.
-- "In today's world, the pursuit of unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism leads nowhere," Xi said, adding that blackmail, blockages and the application of maximum pressure on others also lead nowhere.
BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed promoting the spirit forged in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) and pooling mighty strength for realizing national rejuvenation.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a high-profile meeting in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to fight in the war.
The meeting was presided over by Li Keqiang and attended by other senior leaders: Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan.
MILESTONE VICTORY
Eight months after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Korean War broke out in June 1950. The flames of war soon reached the border river of Yalu, and U.S. planes repeatedly bombed northeast China's border regions, causing casualties and property losses and seriously endangering China's security.
On Oct. 19, 1950, as requested by the DPRK, CPV forces crossed the Yalu River to aid the DPRK's fight there until a truce was signed in 1953.
It was a time when New China was still poor, with unfavorable weapons and weak air and navy forces. But the United States, which led the rival forces in the war, had much greater military power.
Calling the CPV entering the Korean front in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea a just move of an army for justice, Xi lauded the great patriotism demonstrated by them.
Xi said all those who had contributed to the victory of the war have never been forgotten.
A Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veteran enters the venue of the meeting marking the 70th anniversary of the CPV entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)
The forces of China and the DPRK defeated their armed-to-teeth rival and shattered the myth of invincibility of the U.S. army, Xi said.
The great victory in the war defied the invasion and expansion of imperialism, safeguarded the security of New China, stabilized the situation on the Korean Peninsula and upheld peace in Asia and the world, he said.
Chinese and DPRK people and armies went through thick and thin, forging a great friendship with blood in the war, he said.
Xi thanked all peace-loving countries and people, and friendly organizations and personnel in the world who had given their firm support and assistance to the CPV entering the Korean front in the war.
In his speech, Xi called the war victory "a declaration that the Chinese people have stood firm in the East, and an important milestone in the Chinese nation's march toward the great rejuvenation."
It smashed the aggressors' plot to nip New China in the bud, and helped Chinese people completely get rid of the label of the "Sick Man of East Asia," Xi said.
The war victory laid a solid foundation for New China's important status in Asia and on international affairs, demonstrating the Chinese people's resolve to safeguard world peace, he said.
It advanced the modernization of China's national defense and the armed forces, Xi said.
Profound changes occurred to the strategic landscape of Asia and even the world following the war, which, he said, has shown that justice is sure to prevail over power.
GREAT SPIRIT FOR TODAY
Across China, many expressed their gratitude to CPV veterans for their sacrifice and contribution to the nation.
Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veterans and comrades pay tribute to martyrs of the CPV during a flower baskets presenting ceremony at the memorial tower in the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Shu Jian, a professor with the National Defense University, hailed the CPV's victory in the war "a world-class victory" that brought a fundamental change in the international status of China after lagging behind in development and being vulnerable to aggression for more than 100 years.
Over the past seven decades, China has developed from a war-torn country into the world's second-largest economy, contributing 30 percent of global economic growth.
The per capita disposable income of Chinese residents surged by two-thirds to 30,733 yuan (about 4,600 U.S. dollars) from 2013 to 2019. The country aims to eradicate absolute poverty by the end of 2020 and realize a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
Huang Chongxi, an 85-year-old CPV veteran, watched Friday's meeting on television.
"Some of the comrades-in-arms who crossed the Yalu River aboard the same truck with me couldn't make it to be back to the motherland," she recalled.
"The values the young men and women demonstrated in meeting challenges and overcoming difficulties on the battlefield 70 years ago are eternal," said Li Guoqing, 21, a student at Northeastern University. "They are true heroes who we admire."
In his speech at the commemorative gathering, Xi lauded the great spirit forged in the war, stressing that it must be promoted and passed down through generations.
Student delegates pay tribute to martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) during a flower baskets presenting ceremony at the memorial tower in the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Elaborating the great spirit, Xi said the CPV members have always upheld patriotism by placing the interests of the motherland and the people above all and defying personal danger to safeguard the dignity of the motherland and the Chinese nation; upheld revolutionary heroism with their bravery and acts of valor; upheld revolutionary optimism by demonstrating high morale despite hardships and difficulties; upheld revolutionary loyalty by sacrificing themselves to complete missions assigned by the motherland and people; upheld internationalism by striving for the cause of peace and justice of humanity.
"It is necessary to speak to invaders in the language they know: that is, a war must be fought to deter invasion, and a victory is needed to win peace and respect," Xi said.
RIGHT WAY FORWARD
Xi urged pooling national strength, fostering China's national valor, and keeping to right path and making innovations.
As China commemorates the great victory and advances the great cause, Xi urged efforts to uphold the Party's leadership, put people first, boost economic and social development, advance the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, as well as uphold world peace and justice and promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
A ceremony presenting flower baskets as a tribute to martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is held at the memorial tower in the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Seeking peaceful development and win-win cooperation is the right way forward as people of all countries need to join hands to overcome difficulties and meet challenges facing the world, Xi said.
"In today's world, the pursuit of unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism leads nowhere," Xi said.
Blackmail, blockages and the application of maximum pressure on others lead nowhere, he said.
"Arrogance, always doing as one pleases, acts of hegemony, overbearance or bullying will lead nowhere," Xi said.
Calling the Chinese military a staunch defender of world peace, Xi said China never seeks hegemony or expansion and firmly opposes hegemonism and power politics.
"China will never sit idly by and allow its national sovereignty, security and development interests to be undermined, and will never allow any individual or force to impair or divide this sacred territory," Xi said.
Chinese people are confidently looking forward to the bright prospects of national rejuvenation, he said, urging the people to carry forward the spirit forged in the war 70 years ago, march on the journey of building a great modern socialist country and achieve the goal of national rejuvenation.
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Theatre review: The Hunting of the Snark at the Vaudeville Theatre, WC2
A stage version of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem is gleeful fun, performed with fleet-footed precision and vivacity
Sam Marlowe
August 2 2017, 12:01am, The Times
Polly Smith is nastily comical as the bloodthirsty ButcherSIMON ANNAND
"I don't want any silly people on this expedition," snaps the Banker, the pinstriped, money-minded leader of the quest to capture the elusive Snark. Well, bad luck, Banker — because silliness abounds in this fizzily joyous family mini-musical.
That delight in the daft doesn't mean that the show isn't also super-smart. Annabel Wigoder's 70-minute stage version of the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem is a daffy yarn with dash, hilarity and a sweet heart. Gareth Cooper's jaunty songs have flavours of folk and jazz, and nimble lyrics that zing with wit, while Gemma Colclough's irresistible production would charm even the most frumious Bandersnatch.
Wigoder adds to Carroll's motley crew of adventurers a Boy (the winningly fresh-faced Jordan Leigh-Harris), the neglected son of Simon Turner's grasping Banker.…


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Escape velocity – When our children start pushing their limits
Kunal Mahurkar, Janhavi Kale
October 2019, mere 3 kilometers of distance looked like a huge barrier for children in Sonkhamb, no one from the community was going to the school. Children didn't find themselves fit in there. We wondered, "Would our children ever manage to break through this and start going to the school?"
To our pleasant surprise, it is August 2022, and almost all of our children are comfortably integrated with Zilla Parishad school. The bigger surprise, Kishor Jograna, 12, has started going to a school at Taluka place, 12 kilometers away. Today, as we were discussing what to do about Kishor's challenges of reaching school on time, he told us, "Bhaiya maine hostel ka form bhar diya hai. Main Katol mein hi rahunga. (Bhaiya, I have filled the form for hostel, I will stay in Katol itself)." The potential of children to transform themselves surprises us every now and then.
Due to the rainy season and the distance, it had been challenging for Kishor to reach school on time. His new teacher, Mr. Kavadkar was worried about Kishor coming late or being absent in the class. He called me (Kunal) and shared, "I talked about this with Kishor a couple of times. He looked down and listened but didn't say anything. I want to come and see the situation for myself. I would also get to visit your community centre."
Then suddenly, the next day, he called and said that he was coming to our place. Also, it was Kishor's birthday. We informed the community that Kishor's teacher from Katol would be paying a visit. So the women prepared for his welcome.
Mr. Kavadkar brought a cake for Kishor. All women welcome him at the community centre. Later he narrated Kishor's 2-month journey and experience at the school. He also spoke with other children at the hamlet and asked them some questions. Just then Ratan Didi and Jallu Dadi said, "We will send our kids too to your school next year."
Later we talked with Kishor's mother about the problem of him not reaching school on time and what we can do about it. Kishor's mother couldn't reply to that, but suddenly Kishor himself said, "Bhaiya maine hostel ka form bhar diya hai. Main Katol mein hi rahunga. (Bhaiya, I have filled the form for hostel, I will stay in Katol itself)." He said, he will stay in Katol, start tuitions for two subjects at Mr. Kavadkar's place and he will practice Kabaddi and Volleyball in the evening. Both me and his teacher were delighted to hear that and his teacher said, "I will give you some money to buy you a bicycle and I won't charge you for the tuition."
The next day, we got a call that Kishor's application for hostel was approved. Kishor immediately started the preparation to shift to the hostel. He asked us to get him to the hostel the next day. We went, along with another boy from the community, Mehul. Kishor was welcomed at the hostel by his friends and the warden. Kishor asked Mehul, "Will you also come to the hostel with me?" Mehul replied, "Yes, both me and Vikram will join you next year." The hostel is approximately 3 kilometers away from the school and Kishor doesn't have a bicycle. So, right now he is taking a lift from his friends. He shared that he likes it at the hostel. As Kishor and most of our children at Sonkhamb continue pushing their limits, there is no looking back.
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News 13 December, 2007 – 6:00 pm EDT
Igloolik needs additional social workers and police, mayor says
Violent death renews calls for more resources
As Igloolik residents cope with the violent death of 43-year-old Kolitalik Innukuk this week, Mayor Paul Quassa says the community, now more than ever, needs more social workers and police.
Igloolik, with a population of about 1,550, only has one social worker, Quassa said, and two police officers, when "we're entitled to three."
He said he's asked the Government of Nunavut to address understaffing in these positions for "a good long time." So far, he's seen no change.
"When they aren't there to help," he said of the government, "we're in a dilemma."
The RCMP's forensic unit and general investigators swooped into Igloolik this week, following Innuksuk's sudden death of on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Police discovered him lying on the floor of a residence after they responded to a phone call around 1:30 a.m. He had no pulse.
Innuksuk was transported to the health centre, but nurses were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at 1:55 a.m.
Police had not pressed charges as of Nunatsiaq News deadline this week. An autopsy was to be performed on Innuksuk later this week.
Quassa described Innuksuk as "a quiet man" who grew up in Igloolik, spent many years in Ottawa, but returned several years ago to be with family. He worked odd jobs, and was considered a good interpreter.
In the early 1980s, Kolitalik formed a heavy metal band called "Northern Haze," which performed at music festivals in Iqaluit and once in Vancouver during Expo '86.
"I'm a musician and I love physics. I have my own theories. I like going out on the land and to party," Innuksuk says on his Bebo page, which lists Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and AC/DC as his favourite bands.
Igloolik residents were already grieving the death of two elders over the last month when Innuksuk died.
"We're taking this one day at a time, I suppose," Quassa said, "being together, and being strong."
In January a meeting is planned with police, social workers, church representatives and others to talk about social problems in town, Quassa said.


Go on a full day tour and discover two sides of Delhi, old and new. See the traditional architecture of Old Delhi, from the Red Fort to the Jama Masjid and the British style architecture of New Delhi, with the President's house.
Old Delhi is a striking contrast to New Delhi. Here are very narrow streets with unregulated traffic of all kinds (where might is always right). The Red Fort, built when the Mughal (Muslim) architecture was at its peak, is surrounded by a 2 km red sandstone wall and houses several splendid buildings. The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) opposite the Red Fort is the largest mosque in India and one of the greatest examples of the architectural extravaganza of the Mughal era, then a brief stop at Raj Ghat -- Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in black marble and Humayun's Tomb.
Visit Qutub Minar - a tall tower, built to call the devout for prayer at an adjoining mosque. The India Gate (War Memorial) is a 42 meter high stone arch and has names of 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in the first world war. The President's house is a huge building with 340 rooms in the middle of sprawling well laid out gardens. The architecture here is purely British.
That's a exciting journey for your family in Vietnam in 10 days. It is simple but fun and amazing with the best place to spend time for family.


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The public health emergency (PHE) related to COVID-19 would seem to have added some barriers to treatment of hearing-impaired patients. As telehealth use has exploded during the PHE, there's now a new line of service for which you may need to address challenges for deaf or hard-of-hearing...
Hackers legally off the hook in patient's death but maybe not in future
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On September 11, 2020, an elderly woman in Germany was rushed to the University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) with a life-threatening aortic aneurysm. However, when the ambulance arrived at UKD, they discovered the facility had been...
Virtual hospital expands inpatient capacity during coronavirus pandemic
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As the coronavirus pandemic rages nationwide during its third surge this year, resources are being strained at health systems and hospitals across the country. ...
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When your facility can't access its medical records, operate its equipment, and properly care for patients, that's not a problem—it's an emergency, said Kelly Proctor, CHFM, CHSP, CHOP, director of operations for DNV GL Healthcare, during DNV GL's 2020 Virtual Conference in...
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"The strong support shown for telehealth, as evidenced in these results, reinforces the knowledge that telehealth is critical to how we deliver healthcare today," said study co-author Steve Ommen, MD, medical director, Mayo Clinic Center for Connected Care.
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A big takeaway from the HHS is the importance of taking appropriate actions beforehand to mitigate the potential of damage caused by ransomware. Unlike malware that simply transfers PHI without authorization, ransomware makes the PHI unavailable or destroys it altogether.
The Joint Commission: The optimal and safe use of telemedicine
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On October 7, The Joint Commission (TJC) released a new Quick Safety alert on telemedicine and telehealth care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of Americans participating in at least one...
Telemedicine projected to account for 20% of medical visits in 2020, report says
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Spiritual Eye The painting presents the mind and the matter in the world of conflicts. Machines are a representation of materials. The spiritual eye is in the middle. The moon represents sunyata or the emptiness. Symbols appeared in the painting present a fight between Dharma and the mundane state.


With just about everything on 'hold' awaiting le Tour kicking off in Yorkshire, we thought we'd slip back through the decades to a different era. One where the 'big motors' were still the thing; Six Days packed them in and pave didn't just come in two kilometer packages.
You may not have heard of Englishman, Norman Hill – but he has the T-shirt, video and DVD as a 'stayer,' Six Day man and kermis rider on the hard roads of Flanders and The Netherlands.
We began Norman's story in Part One last week, where he spoke about his time racing in the Six Days. In Part Two today Norman describes his time as Manager at the Vancouver Velodrome, what's been keeping him busy since then, and some interesting ideas for spicing up the World Tour and winter Sixes.
I believe you managed Vancouver Velodrome – how did that come about and what was the job like?
"Following the Los Angeles Six I decided to stay on in North America. My "adieu" to European racing was to ride up to LA X Airport when all the Europeans at the LA Six were leaving along with Jan Derksen the manager.
"Norman I've got all these contracts for you to sign on the plane for when we get back" he said. "Too late, see you in Detroit!" I replied. There was a 'Six' planned for Detroit and a 'wish list for more. The 'other' races never materialised so I made the Detroit Six partnered with Peter Junek; who is now one of the very few top velodrome designers.
"One track which he designed and built in Mexico is where world track records are being broken. Barry Harvey an ex-Brit living in LA via Canada, introduced me to the Hollywood Wheelmen Cycling Club, I had a six month deal to coach them and became the first professional cycling coach of the modern era in the US. We had a lot of success at all levels from California to the US nationals.
"One of the participants in my training programmes was the top amateur basketball player with UCLA, Bill Walton, he won the Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in '74 for his success on the basketball court and went onto a very successful pro career. I made US Time Magazine with him, my part essentially based on a training sessions at the Encino velodrome with him on one of the custom Falcon bikes I had made by Ernie Clements Falcon Company – he's 7' tall.
"The previous summer between the LA and Detroit Six's we raced in Toronto at the Woodbridge track – now gone – and then across to Vancouver for the reopening of the rebuilt 1954 Vancouver Empire Games track.
"I got to meet up with Tony Hoar of Tour de France fame, who lives now on Vancouver Island and Lorne 'Ace' Atkinson a Canadian rider in the 48 Olympics and '50 and '54 Empire Games participant (2 x 4th in the 10 mile event).
"They heard of the success I was having in California and offered me the task to run the Vancouver track and coach on a two-year deal. It seemed to be taking forever to get permanent resident status in the US and Canada was easier, so I accepted and ended up in Vancouver.
"In California there were incredibly supportive, if I said to a rider you need to get a new bike, new or, ASP (all spare parts), by hook or by crook, they did it. Even people from other clubs who never saw the methodology and never liked my way of coaching, they still came up and congratulated us on the repeated success.
"In Canada, it was a whole different game.
"It was much tougher to motivate the riders coupled with – which was most negative and never helped – that cycling association management did as much as they could to undermine the processes I put in place, be it training/methodology or even the races I put on a the track. Our riders of "C-Track" as they were called rode terrifically well in a "Mini-6" (3-day event) we put on.
"We even challenged at short notice the Canadian National Team pursuit team prior to the Montreal Olympics and only lost out in the last couple of laps when the "C-Trac" team lost their fourth man.
"On one occasion when I went down to see the US nationals being held in Seattle a young rider from Chicago approached me to give him a hand. He took the time immediately following the championships to travel back up to Vancouver with his parents before heading home to the Midwest by road. He was serious, that's for sure.
"No fax machines, no email just via letter and phone for around a year I gave him advice. His goal was to perform well in the Worlds Junior Sprint championships. He came fifth, that got him onto the US national team. A few years later he won the 84 Olympic individual sprint gold – Mark Gorski.
Norman keeps in touch with the sport.
"Lots of things. I worked at the Schindler Elevator head office in their engineering drawing offices in Ebikon Luzern '62 to '64.
"I had picked up enough German in the first year working as a tool and die maker and looked for a new challenge. I spent two and a half years with them and when I left I never imagined I would ever end up back in the elevator (lift) industry.
"Following the coaching period, I had a bike shop in Vancouver for several years and when the economy hit the skids in the early 80's I got out of it. I thought a good steady number is the way to go without the hassle of my own business.
"I stayed in the elevator/lift industry since. I work in all aspect of sales, new construction, modernization, maintenance agreements, service & repair with Dover Elevator.
"ThyssenKrupp purchased Dover in the later 90's and then onto management with OTIS.
Do you still keep abreast of the sport – what are your thoughts on what it's like, now?
"Yes, I check in with Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, British Cycling, etc.
"Plus I chat with two ex Brits, Jim Moore and Tony Whitney on the current cycling scene, mainly what is happening in Europe, T de F, Giro, Worlds, Classics etc.
"I still have contact with Dieter Kemper, Marvin Smart – the king of the velodrome advertising who I first met at the 67 London Skol 6; John Purser who worked on the 6's for several years; the US riders Tim Mountford, Jack Simes, John Vandevelde, Piet van der Lans, Barry Langley in Australia – an old pal of Dieter – and my nephew Malcolm in England amongst others, keeps me abreast of all the latest news.
"Chatting on occasions with Marguerite Gayfer (widow of ex-Cycling Weekly editor, Alan and mother of the late Alaric – a very talented track and time trial rider in the 70's, ed.) about the current British guys and girls and how well they perform, all of them just fantastic, remarkable and good luck to all of them on the road and track with their success.
What do I think of cycling now?
"Different – more money, races are shorter; I think it would have suited me a lot more, and I am sure other riders of my generation would think the same.
"The roads must be a million times smoother, certainly in Europe.
"In the 60's a 180 km kermis in Belgium and 100 km of "real pave"…riders now complaining of two km stretches of pave! Umm!
"There seems to me to be far more crashes than my time, broken this and broken that, riders forever falling off. I think the bikes have a lot to do with that, much lighter, smaller section tires, pumping them up so hard because of the smaller section and what seems never to be mentioned in any technical data is the wheelbase.
"It looks that the bikes now are "track bikes" on the road. No wonder they are always hitting the deck – too short a wheelbase!
What changes could be brought?
"They should introduce "World Tour Points" into the Six Days. That would pretty well mandate each World Tour Team to employ a couple of good track riders, a good example being Keisse and Terpstra with Omega Pharma Quick-Step.
"I am sure Terpstra will ride the Rotterdam Six again early in 2015 and you can be rest assured it will be packed with spectators every day with him having won Paris-Roubaix this year, not unlike Peter Post.
"With World Tour Points on the line in winter Six Day races and top riders participating – even if World Tour teams don't have their top riders each time (those good on the track) Sky has plenty! – it would bring back the popularity of winter Sixes again.
"It was so before in the Van Steenbergen/Van Looy/Post/Altig era, they rode winter and summer, most riders do now except it's all on the road – training in the winter.
Keisse and Terpstra are terrific track – and road – riders.
If you had your time over?
"I had a great time.
"I did my thing; I was never under the gun to do anything other than what I wanted to do.
They don't make them like Mr. Hill anymore – with thanks to John Purser for connecting us with Norman.
Check out Part One of Norman's interview.


Roberto Clemente died on December 31, 1972 in a plane crash, delivering goods to people in Central America who had experienced an earthquake. He had achieved his 3,000th hit on the last day of the 1972 season off Tom Seaver of the Mets. By special waiver, he was inducted into Cooperstown the following year.
Those were the days ..... now they are just a farm club bringing in the stars to trade to other teams!


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Roger Williams - Hero of Religious Liberty? Or...
For many, Roger Williams is regarded as the hero of religious freedom resulting in frequent articles that portray him as an exemplary leader. After reading yet one more such article by an articulate young homeschool alumna, I was moved to respond. In my opinion, far from being the father of religious liberty, Roger Williams was the spiritual father of pluralism in America– the idea that God does not speak authoritatively in the civil arena. He denied that God's law should be the basis of our civil order. In so doing, he undermined objective truth (despite claiming to support it) because one can't argue for an objective truth without an objective standard of right and wrong. The only absolute standard of truth (and hence right and wrong) is God's law. Once God's Word is discarded as the objective basis of civil law, we are left with only man's ideas –natural law (in the French enlightenment sense), diversity, equality, majority opinion, or some other manmade standard.
Roger Williams wasn't arguing simply for the right of Christians to differ; they already had that. Neither was he arguing that the church and state should be separate institutions; they already were. He was arguing against the authority and responsibility of the civil magistrate to enforce the law of God in society.
Today we are reaping the mature fruit of Roger William's ideas when the Supreme Court strikes down sodomy laws, restricts states ability to outlaw abortion, or refuses to allow prayer at official functions. A nation either upholds God's law or it upholds man's law. There is no middle ground. It is not possible to separate the State from religion. It will always be religious. It will always enforce some standard of law. The question is: whose law will it uphold, God's law or man's law? Let me illustrate this from Roger Williams himself.
Roger Williams wrote a private letter to Pastor John Cotton asking for his opinion on a matter respecting freedom of conscience. When Mr. Cotton answered his questions in a private reply, Mr. Williams published Cotton's response along with a counter-response attacking him as a man of blood. In the preface to his book, The Bloody Tenant Washed White In The Blood Of The Lamb, Mr. Cotton wonders how this is consistent with his position. If his private letter was full of errors, why punish him by publishing it along with a scathing attack? Doesn't he [Cotton] have liberty of conscience to believe as he sees fit? Also, why publish something so unedifying? On the other hand if his letter was true, why attack him as a man of blood? Roger Williams had as little toleration for those who disagreed with him as the Puritans had for his erroneous ideas. Isn't this the same sort of intolerance masquerading as tolerance that we see today?
Mr. Williams was not a consistent theologian or even an exemplary person.
· He fled England in 1630 because be could not tolerate the Anglican practice of open communion.
· He was offered a pastorate in Boston by the Puritans, which he turned down because he could not tolerate their non-separatist congregationalism.
· He was critical of the Plymouth church for not being separatist enough.
· He returned to England and was critical of the Anglican Church for being too lenient.
· He returned to Salem where he accepted a pastorate. From his pulpit be began attacking the validity of the King's land patents. He accused the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay authorities of essentially stealing the land from the Indians.
· He attacked the Anglican church for not being a true church
· He refused to take an oath, along with all the other residents of Massachusetts, to defend the land against enemies because that was an act of worship and would involve him in worship with unregenerate people. He essentially was denying that the civil magistrate was God's servant, ordained to execute God's vengeance on those that do evil (defined as breaking the law of God) and possessing the power to administer judicially binding oaths.
· He taught that regenerate and unregenerate people should not pray together – including spouses and children.
· He believed there should, therefore, be no prayer of thanks before meals.
· He nearly split the church with these ideas, committing the sin of schism. The church was saved when he went on to claim that Massachusetts's churches (of which he was a part) were not true churches, causing people to leave him.
· He fled the state, with a few disciples, to avoid deportation to England by Massachusetts's authorities. There he was joined by the renegade antinomian, Mrs. Hutchinson.
· From Rhode Island he reversed his position on infant baptism rejecting pædo-baptism.
· He had all his followers re-baptized and then concluded that this baptism was not valid and they would have to wait for another apostolic power.
· He withdrew from the church and decided that he could only take communion with his wife. Then he reversed himself again, deciding that it was not possible for the church to achieve purity in this life and renouncing his extreme separatism.
· He couldn't agree with anyone, moving from England to Boston, to Salem, to Plymouth, to England, back to Salem, and then to Rhode Island within a space of 6 years.
A better analogy for this man might be Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. They both rejected lawful authority, led gullible disciples into exile, changed their beliefs with the weather, and rejected the historic faith practiced by the church universal. I would note that this is very different from the reformers who corrected serious errors in the church by going back to the historic faith, not inventing new ideas. From the judicial safety of Rhode Island he wrote of Massachusetts, "My end is to discover and proclaim the dying and horrible guilt of the bloody doctrine, one of the most seditious, destructive, blasphemous, and bloodiest in any or all the nations of the world…" You would think he was writing about the Spanish Inquisition drawing and quartering dissidents instead of Governor Winthrop and his fellow pilgrims who had merely excommunicated him for heresy and sought to deport him to England.
His book, the Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, spells out in detail his rejection of God's law as the civil law of the land. It was directly answered at the time by John Cotton and by several church councils. (See the Cambridge Synod of 1640) Thankfully, for nearly 150 years, most Christians in America rejected his ideas. States required all officers, from Notary Publics to legislators, to take religious test oaths affirming the deity of Jesus Christ as the second person of the Godhead, and the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the Word of God. It wasn't until the constitution was written that religious test oaths were removed from America.
One of the Anti-Federalists from Connecticut using the pseudo-name David, wrote, as his state was about to imitate Rhode Island by adopting the US Constitution:
"We have now seen what have been the principles generally adopted by mankind and to what degree they have been adopted in our own state. Before we decide in favor of our practice, let us see what has been the success of those who have made no public provision for religion. Unluckily, we only have to consult our next neighbors. Taught from their infancy to ridicule our formality as the effect of hypocrisy, they have no principle of restraint but laws of their own making; and from such laws may heaven defend us. If this is the success that attends leaving religion to shift wholly for itself, we shall be at no loss to determine, that it is not more difficult to build an elegant house without tools to work with than it is to establish a durable government without the public protection of religion. What the system is which is most proper for our
circumstances will not take long to determine. It must be that which has adopted
the purest moral principles, and which is interwoven in the laws and constitution of our country, and upon which are founded the habits of our people. Upon this foundation we have established a government of influence and opinion, and therefore secured by the affections of the people; and when this foundation is removed, a government of mere force must arise."
Letter by David in the Complete Anti-Federalist.
In American jurisprudence, the 10 commandments were seen as the basis for all civil law. In many cases the statutes directly quoted or cited scripture as part of the law. Although the laws varied a little from state to state, egregious violations of all the commandments (except the 4th and 10th) were capital crimes. Gradually the capital sentence was dropped from some of the commandments and then some of the commandments themselves were dropped from our civil laws. The usual pattern has been to cease prosecuting the violation of the law and then after years of disuse, to remove it. This pattern continues to this day. Most recently states have repealed all laws regarding the 4th commandment. Violations of laws regarding the 7th commandment are rarely prosecuted and in many cases have been repealed. About all we really have left today are laws respecting the 6th and 8th commandments- except that it's OK to murder people if they are not yet born! Such is the legacy of rejecting God's law as the civil law of the land.
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'Afghan Girl' Escapes Taliban, Evacuated to Italy
Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman made famous by photographer Steve McCurry's iconic Afghan Girl photo, has escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been evacuated to Italy.
The 49-year-old Gula, also known as Sharbat Bibi, received international attention as a young girl after photojournalist Steve McCurry photographed her at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan while Afghanistan was occupied by the Soviet Union. The striking portrait was featured as the cover of National Geographic in June 1985 and quickly became one of the most widely recognized portraits ever captured.
In 2016, Gula found herself in legal trouble after she was found using fake documents to obtain a Pakistani identification card under the name "Sharbat Bibi." As a result, Gula was deported from Pakistan back to Afghanistan.
During this time, McCurry expressed his willingness to do everything possible to help her as Afghanistan's then-president Ashraf Ghani welcomed her back to her birthplace and promised to provide her with a place to live, reports National Geographic. Ghani also promised that her children would have access to health care and schooling.
"I've said repeatedly, and I like to repeat it again, that our country is incomplete until we absorb all of our refugees," Ghani said during a small greeting ceremony.
Upon her arrival back to her home country, Gula lived with security precautions due to her identification as the subject on the cover of National Geographic. Gula has reportedly faced risk from conservative Afghans who don't believe women should appear in the media.
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Steve McCurry and his sister Bonnie McCurry took action to help fulfil Gula's wish of being evacuated with her family.
The McCurry family partnered with the women-led nonprofit Future Brilliance to arrange the necessary paperwork, visas, and logistics. Metagood, an "NFT for good" platform," donated the funding used in the effort and is planning to sell more NFTs to raise additional funds from the crypto community for Gula's resettlement.
After weeks of planning the evacuation and with the support of the Italian government, Gula's family was able to seek asylum in Italy.
"This was the most incredible news to receive on Thanksgiving Day," Bonnie McCurry said in a statement. "It is truly a godsend; this rescue mission has been a group effort from the start. It's a dream come true. Sharbat is incredibly grateful to the Italian people, and we are all deeply grateful to the Italian government for their support and generosity."
The office of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi government has confirmed Gula's arrival in Rome. Italy is one of several Western countries that have airlifted hundreds of Afghans out of the country. The Italian government also confirmed it will help Gula integrate into life in Italy.
In regards to the famed portrait, Draghi says the photograph had come to "symbolize the vicissitudes and conflict of the chapter in history that Afghanistan and its people were going through at the time."
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Therapeutic Abortion-The Psychiatric Indication-A Double-Edged Sword?
Dennis M. Mahoney M.D.
State Governmental Corporation Immunity from Federal Jurisdiction Under the Eleventh Amendment
Robert H. Long Jr.
Section 113 of the Proposed Copyright Law Revision-A Proposed Amendment to Protect the Utilitarian Aspects of Useful Articles
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In-Custodial Interrogation and the McNabb-Mallory Rule-A Proposal
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Isaiah 55:6 says call on the Lord while He is near. Have you given any thought as to how that influences you, your actions and why?
We understand and are greatful that He is with us always. Why then, at certain times in God's calender, is he closer to us? This month is one example of those appointed times when His blessings and mercy are shown to us much more clearly and abundantly.
To sum this answer up, we turn to the ancient Hebrew. Three times a year God opens the windows of heaven and He moves closers to us. The first and most important is the first fruits offering which allows us to return to the city of refuge. It is happening now, in the Hebrew month of Elul.
We are entering the beginning of the High Holy days of the year. Passover,Pentecost are the two other times we honor Him in a special way and now, in the month of Elul (which takes us into Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the Feast of Tabernacles) we are in the most Holy time and God blesses us according to how we have lived up to His expections.
These are appointments on God's calender. We are in, but not of this world...and the first fruits offering allows us to return to the city of refuge...allows us to return back to Him.
It is then we receive our blessings.
Have our lives made enough of a difference that will allow for those blessings? You might want to think deeply about this. Enjoy the coming High Holy days, but do it with great respect, reverence, humility, and sublimation.
Make sure your first fruits offerings are worthy. Don't come empty handed.
Praise to our Lord Jesus... our Messiah, for delivering us and making us worthy of these blessings so we may receive God's gifts.


DUDE...NEVER GO TO THE TATTOO PLACE THERE...THEY DONT BACK UP THEIR WORK IF THEY MESS UP THEY SAY ITS ON YOU OH WELL! I WENT THROUGH IT FIRST HAND. THEY CHARGE THE SAME AS A PROFESSIONAL WHO WILL BACK UP THEIR WORK ,,, SO BEWARE OF POOCHIE/PONCHO!


At 2:30pm greeted with the maiden flight of the Dutch F-002 F-35A and a spotter from LMT. the heat gets into me after 4pm when it gets way too hot to be bearable in the spotting area….. So I left JRB with a great smile in my face.


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Based on 20% down over 96 months
VERY CLEAN PONY, STRONG 302 V8, 4BBL, AUTO, DUAL EXHAUST, PWR STEERING, SLICK!!
The great thing about early Mustangs is that almost no two are alike, even from the factory. They're also extremely easy to modify with great results, and it's almost impossible to build an ugly one. This great-looking 1966 Ford Mustang coupe is a low-key driver with an awesome color combination and a few upgrades from the Mustang parts bin that turn it into a great cruiser that sounds positively predatory.
The light blue paint is a classic and elegant look that seems close to Silver Blue. Regardless, it fits the coupe body style extremely well. No, it's not the usual plain-Jane Wimbledon White, but that doesn't mean it doesn't look awesome. The bodywork is nicely done, and there have been no questionable modifications to the body, so it looks like a Mustang is supposed to look without someone's add-ons. The paint is older and shows a few small issues that might be able to be buffed out, but if it were ours to keep, we'd just leave it alone and have fun. Bright details are crisp, including the 289 badges on the front fenders, which don't quite tell the full story, plus the beautiful chrome bumpers and original-style grille. It's subtle, but the finished product is handsome and very appealing and certainly delivers on the Mustang's reputation for fun.
If the interior looks a little unusual, that's because this pony sports an unusual two-tone interior. The blue-on-blue combination works quite well in this application, lending a bit of formality to the coupe body style and working well with the light blue paint on the outside. This might be the original seat covers, and if that's the case they're in fantastic condition. The matching door panels look great, and the dark blue carpets are newer. Original gauges in a GT-spec dashboard look great through the spokes of that thick three-spoke steering wheel that looks like it was borrowed from a Shelby. The T-handled shifter for the C4 3-speed automatic transmission is within easy reach and there's an upgraded AM/FM/CD stereo head unit in the center of the dash. The trunk is correctly detailed with a plaid mat and a matching spare tire cover.
The engine is a 1979-vintage 302 cubic inch V8, topped by a 4-barrel carburetor and dressed to look like the original 289 (although this is actually a T-code car). The engine bay is very nicely finished, with Ford Blue paint on the engine, chrome dress-up kit, and factory-style hardware. It fires quickly, idles well, and has a great small-block eagerness that the big block cars always lacked. A giant radiator keeps it cool and power steering is a nice addition to any early Mustang. Underneath, it's quite clean and there are signs of proper maintenance, with effective brakes and a suspension that rides firmly but doesn't beat you up, and with tallish gears in back, it's effortless on the highway. It also features a new exhaust system with glasspack-style mufflers and recent shocks at the corners. For a period performance look, it wears a set of styled steel wheels and newer 205/70/14 BFGoodrich T/A radials that really fill the wheel wells.
There are still some very nice Mustangs out there for not a lot of money, and this is a unique, classic Mustang that you can drive regularly. For the money, it doesn't get much better than that. Call us today!
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The Non-Coded Heart Rate Transmitter monitors and then wirelessly transmits your heart rate data from the chest strap to a compatible receiver. This allows the wearer to monitor their heart rate and related bio-metric statistics.
The Heart Rate Receiver is a receiver capable of wirelessly receiving coded heart beat transmissions from the Heart Rate Sensor. With its standard servo interface pinout (Vss, Vdd, Sig), interfacing with this receiver is very simple - upon receipt of a heart beat signal, a 15 ms pulse is sent on the signal pin. This receiver also features a longer reception distance, giving you added flexibility in your application.


2) Do I need any further equipment? e.g. crossover equipment? I don't think so, but wanted to double check.
Worth it for biwiring? Not really, but it depends on what gauge is there now.
For biamping? Definitely. Ultimately, you'll want a crossover for biamping, but that sounds like it's down the road.
What gauge wire is there now?
12, which I believe is good for the distance I'm going.
Bob Carver and some other posts elsewhere I came across indicated that it was a more efficient use of the amp to separate out to the voltage and current posts, but it sounds like (no pun intended), that real life hasn't proven that out.
Actually, Bob didn't say it was a more efficient use of the Sunfire amp; he said you could separate the current and voltage and use the current on the ribbons and the voltage on the woofers to give you more tube like sound. Personally, I prefer the voltage output on the ribbons. It's a personal choice. Try it before you run that much wire again.
Thanks for the clarification. It must have been somewhere else I was reading that spoke of efficiency. The wiring is just stubs to the underside of the house, so I still need to buy 100' of wire even if using 2 stand. Regardless, I'm going to go ahead and complete the wiring and jacks for 2 strand, and I guess it's not that big of a deal to swap it out later if I want. Right now time wise, I need simple, unless it was a big sound difference. My music tastes run from classical, jazz, funky bluegrass to many sub-genres of electronica, so the tube sound may not have been as flexible a choice for my listening anyway. Knowing me, I'll probably experiment later though as you say.
OK, I've tried out using only current. Pretty, but not much base. Using only voltage, the base seems to override the ribbons, muddying the sound. So... I do now want to try bi-wiring current to ribbon, and voltage to woofer. I have enough wire to wire one speaker this way, and leave the other using the bus bars. (I want to avoid buying more wire unless I decide to go this route.) I'd stand in front of the bi-wired speaker to get a sense of how it sounds. Will it harm anything (amp, speakers) to do this for a test? The alternative of removing the load to a disconnected speaker (i.e. turning down the level on the 2nd channel and not wiring the 2nd speaker) won't work because I don't see a way to control this in zone 2 of my pre-amp; only for the main zone, which is my home theater setup. I hope this is clear.
My dear lady, i truly welcome you to the real hobby of audio. Seems you are on the right track. This is the glory of home audio and all the testing we do to find what suites us personally. Unless you have al3 pluses, remember you can also tweak the rest on the speakers too.
Thanks Angelo Yep, I have AL III Pluses.
just need to get a 2nd amp.
Not wanting to originally move them got me into linear thinking that more wire was the only solution. Just need to move them closer to the amp. Never used to have mental paths like this, but middle-age is showing I guess.
Bi-wire!!! Both Steve and I felt it was easier on the ear, and I got the fullness of base that was missing with current-only wiring. Ordered 4 strand wire last night (for under house) and will use some of the 2 strand I previously ordered to make patch cables (wall jacks to speakers) following this post http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=94203.
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> More info about geo distance filter is in the [official elasticsearch docs][1]

Filters documents that include only hits that exists within a specific distance from a geo point.

## Simple example

```JSON
{
    "filtered" : {
        "query" : {
            "match_all" : {}
        },
        "filter" : {
            "geo_distance" : {
                "distance" : "200km",
                "pin.location" : {
                    "lat" : 40,
                    "lon" : -70
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```

And now the query via DSL:

```php
$geoDistanceFilter = new GeoDistanceFilter(
    'pin.location',
    '200km',
    ['lat' => 40, 'lon' => -70]
);

$search = new Search();
$search->addFilter($geoDistanceFilter);

$queryArray = $search->toArray();
```

[1]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-geo-distance-filter.html

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Home | News | Dry Bulk Market: China's Coal Imports Still a Major Factor
Dry Bulk Market: China's Coal Imports Still a Major Factor
For all of China's efforts to lower its dependance on coal as a primary energy source, the country remains a major factor for seaborne coal demand. In a recent weekly note, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that "China's coal imports raced ahead in 2019, surprising many who had expected that in the months of 2019 to come the government would clamp down strictly on shipments. With economic growth at its weakest in decades in the midst of a trade war with the US, import curbs have been loosened on the nation's most consumed fuel to help mitigate the pain of an economic slowdown. China routinely restricts imports of coal to help domestic miners through a wider effort to reduce the fuel dependency of the country. For a nation that consumes and produces half of the world's coal, the strength of China's import curbs may vary based on the competing priorities of the government to protect domestic miners and power plants".
According to Banchero Costa, "while China's policy priorities will be to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions, coal is expected to continue to play a key role in maintaining economic growth and ensuring energy security. In the first 12 months of 2019, total coal (consisting of thermal and metallurgical) imports to China increased by an unexpectedly strong 14.3 percent to 263.5 mln tonnes, according to the Refinitiv vessel-tracking data. Indonesia has been the main beneficiary in 2019 increase in demand for coal. In the 12 months of 2019, China imported 124.4 mln tonnes of coal from the South-East Asian nation, up 15.1 percent from the 108.1 mln tonnes in the same period last year. Imports from Australia have also increased, despite the widely reported Customs clearance difficulties and port restrictions at the start of the year".
Similarly, "Australia exported 89.7 mln tonnes of coal to China in 2019, up 6.6 percent year-on-year. Politics, however, most likely played a role in restricting shipments from the USA. US coal shipments to China were down in the 12 months of 2019 at 3.2 mln tonnes, down from 3.6 mln tonnes in the same period last year. Elsewhere, volumes from Russia have continued to grow as more export capacity has become available, especially on small vessels from Russia's Far East ports – total seaborne volumes to China increased by 30.9 percent year-onyear to 24.6 mln tonnes", Banchero Costa said.
It added that "exports from Ukraine to China also surged, by a massive 133 percent, to 4.5 mln tonnes in the year of 2019. Imports from Canada gain by 6.1 percent year-on-year to 6.4 mln tonnes, from 6.1 mln tonnes in the same period last year. Finally, coal volumes from Mozambique to China continue to grow, by 33.2 percent in 2019 to 4.7 mln tonnes, whilst shipments from South Africa decreased by 19.2 percent to just 1.0 mln tonnes. An increasing shift towards Indonesian and Russian supply, and away from Australia, naturally favours the use of smaller vessels for transportation. In the 12 months of 2019, only 47.7 mln tonnes of China's total 263.5 mln tonnes of seaborne coal imports were carried on Capesize (120+ dwt) vessels, whilst 78.75 mln tonnes were carried on Panamaxes (65-85k dwt), 109.97 mln tonnes on Supramaxes (40-65k dwt), and 18.43 mln tonnes on Handies (20- 40k dwt)", the shipbroker concluded.


Thursday saw the focus begin to shift back to more traditional catalysts such as economic data points, as a last minute deal out of the Senate averted the nation from a debt default, after two weeks of particularly bitter partisan wrangling kept investors and markets holding their breath.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.67 percent higher to end the day at 1,733.15 points, while the NASDAQ advanced 0.62 percent to a finishing tally of 3,863.15, and the Dow dropped an ever so slight 0.01 percent to close at 15,371.65.
With the most recent debacle in the rearview mirror, for at least the time being, the Labor Department released its weekly initial jobless claims report, indicating a decline of 15,000 for the week ending Oct 12 to 358,000. Economists had been expecting that figure to drop to 335,000, but the two-week government shutdown that ended on Thursday morning had caused claims to shoot up to a three and a half-month high. Technical difficulties related to system upgrades in California also helped to increase the number, as the Golden State continues to work through its backlog.
Coal miner Peabody Energy (BTU) ended the day almost 4 percent higher on the S&P 500 after the company's earnings report showed adjusted EPS beating analyst estimates by $0.09, despite the fact that the company lost money overall during the recently ended period. Newmont Mining (NEM) also ended the day significantly higher as part of a larger rally for gold futures brought gold stocks along with them for the ride.
The Dow ended the day a fraction of a percentage point lower thanks to significant downward pressure from IBM (IBM) , whose shares plummeted in the wake of yesterday's unhappy earnings report release, and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) . Goldman Sachs (GS) was third from the bottom, extending losses from the previous day's trading.
The NASDAQ advanced with help from Midwestern regional bank PrivateBancorp (PVTB) , almost 9 percent higher on the day after beating top and bottom lines in its earnings statement. Communications company ParkerVision Inc (PRKR) ended the day more than 60 percent higher after prevailing in a lengthy patent-suit against Qualcomm (QCOM) . Real Goods Solar (RSOL) spiked over 40 percent on heavy volume though the reason for the movement was not immediately clear.


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SGM EVO
High End Music Server
"The server that started it all.Originally created as a custom build for Munich Hi-End in 2015."
LEGACY PRODUCT
SGM 2015 EVO MUSIC SERVER
The Sound Galleries Music Server has been designed to bring the best of two worlds together:
1. The best sounding audio player.
2. The best software for discovering and choosing the music to play.
In our opinion the best audio player is HQPlayer from Signalyst and the best software for discovering and choosing music is Roon from Roon Labs.
The Sound Galleries music server has been built around computer architecture. It doesn't feel like using a computer anymore than your car or refrigerator though. Almost all electronic devices are "smart" nowadays, just like your phone. You turn on the music server with a button on the front and turn it off by pressing the same button. In other words just like an amplifier or any other piece of HiFi equipment in your system.
Your interaction with the Sound Galleries Music server will typically be with an iPad or iPhone running the roon app. This has been designed around the desires of people who are passionate about music, rather than to please computer nerds. The HQPlayer software used as an audio engine can look ahead into each music track while it's playing, discover all the artefacts that were introduced in the recording process and eliminate them!
"The Sound Galleries music server is a state of the art device for enjoying music, built and designed without compromise right down to every detail of its design. Instead of comparing it to other "computer audio" products such as "streamers" and so called "music servers" it begs comparison with the finest turntable arm and cartridge combination you can think of. When you hear it you will believe it!"
Enhancements in the EVO Edition
The improvements to the Sound Galleries Monaco edition to the Evo are as follows:
• Two expansion slots have been added which can be fitted with, for example: AES/EBU in and outputs (up to 16 channels, single, dual or quad wire;etc.), additional UTP or Fibrechannel networking ports, PCIe Storage, Rednet, or anything else you can think of that is available on a PCIe card. We will supply the card(s) and fit them at your request. Contact us to discuss options and our recommendations. As an example, with an AES/EBU card, such as one from RME, the SGM output may be sent directly to any DAC which lacks a USB input. With a card such as this the SGM is no longer limited to USB only output.
• The passive (no fan's) cpu cooling system has been improved. The CPU is "de-lidded", which means we remove the stock heat spreader and replace it with a solid copper block.
• Additionally we also use the highest available quality copper heatpipes. The heatsinks were already CNC machined from a solid copper block. This means we now have a fully copper cooling system, all the way from the cpu cores, up to and including the external heatsinks.
• We cherry pick the cpu's we use. They are selected for operating temperature and stability. We discard a significant percentage, which fail to meet our demanding standards. Combined with our passive cooling system we can now run them on full "turbospeed", all cores, 24/7, and still have 20-40 degrees Celcius lower temperatures than before. This remains true even at 35 degrees Celcius, ambient temperature in the environment. Operating temperature is very significant for sound quality.
• We also select memory modules to operate under a specific set of conditions, and apply a lot of tweaking to their timing settings.
• The power supply has been redesigned, with new chokes custom designed by Per Lundahl to meet our specific needs. This has resulted in a unique combination of high current capability, high inductance and low DC resistance. This is a level quite beyond what other manufacturers have been able to achieve.
• We have adopted several new vibration control measures over and above those we employed for the original SGM.
• The Operating System now resides on Optane storage. This change alone makes for a very significant increase in Sound Quality. You may still store your music on the standard 1TB SSD. We will be happy to discuss other storage options with you, to find the best that suits your needs. As with the PCIe cards, we can source and install your preferred storage option for you.
• Finally, each SGM Evo is individually tuned to ensure they all operate at an identical high level of performance.


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Q: Resetting an enabled button after a file has been selected from listView I have written a program in C# using a windows form in Visual Studio 2017. It displays in splitContainer a treeView displaying directory with subdirectories on the left panel and a listView showing the files in selected directory on the right. I made a button (deleteFiles) which I initially set the Enabled property to False. I want it to be not enabled until the user selects file from the listView and then resets to not enabled until the next file is selected. Here is my code:
 private void listView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

        if (listView1.SelectedItems != null)
        {
            bntDeleteFile.Enabled = true;
        }
        else
        {
            bntDeleteFile.Enabled = false;
        }
     }

When I run the program the button becomes enabled after I select a file, but it remains enabled afterwards even if no files are selected. How do I have the button reset to the not enabled state until the next file is selected.

A: Take a look at the Order of Events in Windows Forms
For Windows Forms I recommend setting the control in the form load event.  Setting the button enable to false will disable the button prior to the user seeing the form:
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    bntDeleteFile.Enabled = false;
}

Also do you have a button click event that disables the button during the click event?  Setting the button enable to false when the button is click will keep it disabled when the file is deleted.
private void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    bntDeleteFile.Enabled = false;
}

Your "listView1_SelectedIndexChanged" event will enable the button when you select another file.

A: You can set the button to disabled when you select a treeview item:
    private void TreeView1_AfterSelect(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e)
    {
        bntDeleteFile.Enabled = false;
    }

A: Assuming that when another directory is selected, you are running a listView1.Items.Clear() (or clearing the bound DataSource), you probably want to run this just before clearing the items:
listView1.SelectedItems.Clear();

That should clear the selected item, which will trigger the event you want.

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