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Chapter 1 - The Living God
Reading: Joshua 3:7,10-11; Ex. 3:12; Rom. 6:5; Col. 1:29; 2:1-3, 8-12.
"As I was with Moses, so I will be with Thee".
"Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you".
The difference between the ministry of Moses and Joshua was this, that mainly Moses was related to the bringing out and the formation of the people of God; Joshua was related to their bringing in and establishment. The Lord assured Joshua of His presence with them, that as He had been with Moses for the bringing out of the people, and their constituting, so He would be with him for their bringing in and for their establishing. The assurance was given directly by the Lord to Joshua. We are not told of any more that the Lord said to him, but we find almost immediately Joshua declaring to the people, not only the fact that the Lord was with them, but how they would know it, the way in which His presence would be known by them. "Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you... behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over before you into Jordan" (Joshua 3:10-11).
If I understand that aright, in spiritual terms it means this. The testimony (it is the ark of the testimony) being brought into the very presence of the active stream of death would arrest and set back that power. Jordan speaks to us of death. In the New Testament we understand union with Christ in death, being planted or united with Him in the likeness of His death, to have had its typical setting forth in Jordan - having been buried with Him in baptism - so that Jordan sets before us the active, energetic stream of death. The ark of the Lord, which is the ark of the testimony, advances straight into that spiritual energy, that active stream of death, and immediately the two come together, as the priests' feet touch the brink of the stream, the waters of Jordan come under arrest, are forced back, made to stand upright, and that activity is checked and held up by the presence of the ark of the testimony.
Let us repeat that in the form in which we first said it. The testimony being brought into the very presence of the active stream of death would arrest and set back that power, and "hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you".
"As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee". That, "as I was with Moses", must, therefore, connect with the power of life over death. If we are to take these statements in Joshua 3 as the connection with the Lord's presence; if the "as" is the link which represents not only the fact of the Lord's presence but the nature in which the Lord was present, then it clearly means that the Lord's presence was a presence in the energy and power of a Life bringing death under arrest, and setting it back and overcoming it.
With Moses it is perfectly clearly seen in the matter of the deliverance of the people. The deliverance and the forming of the people was, from start to finish, a matter of life triumphant over death. The final issue of the exodus from Egypt was life over death; death universal, except in the realm where the testimony is, and unable to function there. At the waters of Marah, again, it was a question of life and death for want of water and Life triumphed over death by the tree. Between these two incidents there was the Red Sea, another great testimony. Death engulfed those who were not in the testimony. Those who were in the testimony sang the song of victory over death. With Amalek, again, the same principle is at work: Life conquering death. Then the same thing is seen in relation to the serpents in the wilderness. And so on to the end.
The one thing which is in evidence all the way through is this matter of the presence of God, meaning the deliverance of the people by the operation of resurrection Life, until that generation itself refused any longer to stand on that principle, and then it had to be given over to the work of death, and that generation died. But even out of that death was born another generation in the power of resurrection, over which death had no authority.
In this sense of the continuous victory of Life among them, the Lord was with Moses, and as He was with Moses, so He said He would be with Joshua. With Joshua the work of this very same thing was unto the inheritance. The inheritance was the result of the energy of Divine Life set against the energy of death.
Here in Joshua 3 there are one or two other little fragments which are illuminating and inspiring. It says that the waters stood up in a heap as far up as Adam. Christ's victory in His Cross, Christ's victory in that great spiritual Jordan, goes right back to the place where death came in with Adam; it goes to the very source of this evil river of death. It goes right back to the beginning of things: "In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die". There is a last Adam, Who has gone right back over all the history of Adam the first, to the point where he laid in death, and has dealt with the open door of death high up there, and has triumphed. "As far up as Adam". That means the victory of Christ goes right back to the place where death entered, the gateway of death.
It comes right on. It says here: "How Jordan overflowed all its banks at the time of harvest", not only the place where it entered, but at its very flood-tide, the full development, the very inundation of death. Christ has entered in in the power of His Cross and met death initially and finally, fully, comprehensively, even to the overflowing of all its banks. His is no partial victory. When God does a thing, He does it thoroughly. If God deals with the gods of the Egyptians, He does it thoroughly and there is nothing left; for when death had spread itself throughout the land it was no mere permission that was granted, but it was an entreaty to depart and a giving of the goods of Egypt as a temptation to accelerate their departure. God does things thoroughly. When He drowned the Egyptians there was no question as to the thoroughness of His work.
There is another side. When God brings in the testimony of Life He means His people to stand as fully in it as the others stand in the opposite, to know the power of His resurrection to a flood-tide, just as the power of death and judgement must come upon the enemy to an utter overwhelming.
There was a basic thing with Moses, and that was the bush which did not burn. It would be interesting to know just how long that fire went on. As we have often heard, Moses saw the bush aflame, but it would not be an uncommon thing. In those desert scorchings I expect it was a daily occurrence for any bush to go up in flame. If the eye of Moses caught sight of such a thing probably he treated it as nothing extraordinary, but after a time he glanced in that direction again, and saw the burning still going on, probably concluded that it was a little thicker than others might be, and was not in any way moved. Perhaps it was a matter of hours. At last it came to him as far from being an ordinary sort of thing, and he called it, "this great wonder". Then it must have been burning a long time to have become in the realm of the commonplace a great wonder, "I will turn aside and see this great wonder, why the bush is not consumed."
That became the basic thing of the life of Moses. It was an illustration for him. It was an object lesson. It was set before his eyes as a means of demonstrating what the Lord said, "Certainly I will be with thee". What does that mean? Life triumphant over death, the power of a mighty Life in a frail humanity, and the frail humanity which ought to have been consumed outright, persisted so that the very fire, rather than being itself consuming, is itself Life. It maintains its existence. The bush is not consumed, it is not blackened, it does not turn to ashes, it remains a bush while the fire goes on. Of course, it is a grand picture of the incarnation, the Lord Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, and man persisting in the energy of a Divine Life.
That was for Moses a lifelong secret. Moses ought to have broken down perhaps a thousand times, bearing the awful strain and burden of that people, the bringing out of Egypt, and the years of wandering. Sometimes he cried out under the pressure: "This people is too great for me." That was when he began to look at himself. The fact is he went through and at the end his eye had not lost the keenness of its vision, he could look from Pisgah's Mount over all the land, at his great age, and take it all in. Neither had his natural force abated. Why? "Certainly I will be with thee". It was the working out of the truth of the bush.
The Lord says, "As I was for the deliverance, the forming, so I will be for the inheritance, the bringing in, the establishing". "Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you", and just as Moses had that basic thing in his life, the bush, so Joshua had a basic thing in his life: the ark at Jordan; Life in the midst of death at its flood, not overwhelmed but triumphant. "As I was... so I will be".
If we had not got the letters of Paul we might read that as Old Testament history, a battle of Israel's history, but we have language which is so closely akin to that in the letters of Paul that we are bound to bring over the application.
Take the whole situation with Moses and Joshua, their testimonies, their foes, their purpose. Set it down in the letters of Paul to the Ephesians, the Philippians and Colossians, and you have the thing repeated in the spiritual realm.
In the above passages there are references to the inheritance: "In Him dwells all the fulness... and ye are made full in Him"; "All the riches of wisdom and knowledge in Him". We cannot fail to see the correspondence between these New Testament words and the Old Testament history. If that is so - and can we doubt that there is a spiritual counterpart of that history? - then, if we do not doubt that the history is repeated in a spiritual way in the case of the church, have we any right to take the terms? Surely we can say to ourselves in heart that that word is for us: "As I was... so I will be...".
Let us seek to gather this whole thing up into a few practical statements by way of application. The position, then, is this: firstly, the possessing of the fulness of Christ by the church, and the expression of Christ's fulness in the church, is His purpose and call. In Him dwells the fulness, and we are complete in Him. He is the head of all principality and power. The church is the fulness of Him that fills all in all. The possessing of His fulness, and the expression of His fulness by and in the church, is God's purpose, God's goal. Do you believe that? Is your heart set upon it, that we shall come to the fulness of Christ, and that God shall have His inheritance in us, the saints? That is God's goal. It must be ours.
Then the persistent enemy of this is death. All the way along death will seek to withstand this Divine purpose and goal, and withstand us also if we are moving in that way. This death is something more than an abstract thing. There is one little phrase in the New Testament which most expressively defines this spiritual death; it is this, "spiritual wickedness", for when this spiritual death is operating, is active, the sense which we have is of something evil, wicked, very dark, very sinister. There comes upon us the sense of malignity, and we can only say it is wicked, it is "spiritual wickedness in the heavenlies". Moses was confronted by that, Joshua was confronted by that, and this death, this spiritual wickedness in the power of death, in the atmosphere, in circumstances, in mind, in will, in body, in spirit, this is the persistent enemy of the fulness of Christ.
That means, in the third place, that every fresh gesture in relation to the increase of Christ is fraught with conflict, and that conflict is with spiritual death and spiritual wickedness. Every fresh gesture, movement, purpose, determination, inclination in relation to the increase of Christ, which is the inheritance, is fraught with conflict; with spiritual death and spiritual wickedness. Perhaps that is so well-known to you that it does not evoke any kind of response, but it is as well for us to recognise the meaning of things. Whenever there is going to be anything whatever which is in the direction of an increase of Christ, the forces of spiritual wickedness will begin to operate along the line of spiritual death - they will put forth their energies in a new way. If you do not know that, there is something wrong with your aspiration for the fulness of Christ, but if you are really in the way of God's end, that fulness of Christ, this is a thing which you will know. There is something in view, a gathering in which something more of Christ is to be ministered, or some ministry by which you are to minister something more of Christ to others, in one thing of a thousand ways in which Christ is to be brought to His own, and His own are to be brought more fully into Him, and because of that you will be beset by this activity, an energy of spiritual wickedness and death. If our ministry does not provoke those forces of evil, then there is something wrong with our ministry.
I suppose that means that we ought to take great comfort when there is a great deal of such activity. We could say equally, "As it was with Moses, so it will be with you", but over against that, "As I was with Moses, so I will be with you". How was it with Moses? It was a death conflict to the end; perhaps hardly a day in his life when he could not have gone under but for the Lord. The fact that he came out as he did at the end is a marvellous testimony to the God who was in the bush... the frail humanity. "Hereby ye shall know... behold, the ark". The ark goes into death, and death rages to a flood, and is even at its flood checked, arrested, set back. That is the power of His resurrection.
Remember that when Christ is coming in some fuller measure to us by some means, or we are moving to some greater measure of Christ, we shall know conflict, and everything will enter into a realm of conflict. The whole object of the adversary will be to quench, to submerge, to kill. In such times let us call to remembrance the words, "As I was... so I will be."
The instrument of God's purpose must know the secret of victory in the swellings of Jordan. What is the instrument of God's purpose? The word in Joshua 3 is "The priests the Levites shall carry the ark. There shall be a space between it and you". Here is a priestly ministry in the testimony, with the testimony in the behalf of the main body of the Lord's people. That priestly ministry has to advance to the flood, and prove the victory, take the victory, know the secret of victory on behalf of the people of God. The priestly company always take the place of leadership in a spiritual sense, even in battle. That instrument of God's purpose, that priestly instrument, has to know the secret of victory in the swellings of Jordan; that is, the instrument has to know the power of His resurrection in a measure beyond the ordinary.
That instrument may be an individual instrument, or it may be a collective instrument; that is, it may be a company of the Lord's people to be used by Him to know in a specially real and deep way the power of His Life over death. It must, therefore, be confronted with more of the power of death than others. There is a great heavenly vocation, there is a great calling, a great responsibility, and it is costly. It may explain a lot. There is no evading that truth. I do not think that there is any getting away from the fact that at all times the Lord has had, by reason of the existing situation, to find those who would go all the way with Him in the behalf of others, to whom He would say, "To you it has been given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe... but also to suffer for His sake."
Paul would sign himself, "Yours in bonds for the Body's sake". So it is very often those who for the others have it given to them to suffer in a peculiar way, to know the bonds for the Body's sake, to be in the priestly ministry, and being able to bring triumphant life to the Lord's people. The Lord must have such, and He must have that to which or to whom He can bring those who are needing to know victory in life, that there they may know.
This thing is not done directly by God from heaven. The Lord will bind us to this principle, that if He has some who are paying the price, and have, therefore, the power of His risen Life, He will compel those who need help to come to them to find their life there. The Lord has focal points of Life where suffering unto Life has been gone through, and to that He brings and ministers Life there. But He must have that, these are His strategic Life-points for the sake of others. That is priestly ministry, but that priestly instrument in relation to God's purpose has to know in the more than ordinary way the power of His resurrection, because of the swellings of Jordan.
I think this is what the apostle meant when he said, "I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you..."; "Whereunto I also labour, striving according to His working, which works in me mightily". It was so that he might present every man perfect in Christ. Those strivings, that great conflict, did not represent something which we set ourselves to! I do not for a moment think that Paul made up his mind to have great strivings and conflicts. These strivings and conflicts are not something to which we set ourselves, but they are that which is forced upon us by the very nature of the purpose. If you are in the purpose you will not have to set yourself to strive, you will find that you will have to strive or you will go under. You will not have to set yourself to a great conflict; you will be in it without any effort. You will be drawn into the battle. This is nothing romantic - the calling of the young men to go out to war - this is something satanic; a devilish thing, which only spiritual energy can overcome, where no energy of the flesh is of avail. In this connection the apostle prays that He would grant us that we might be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inward man.
The power by which increase in Christ is reached is resurrection Life. You can see how true that is. There is not the slightest bit of increase in Christ except by the energy of Divine Life. From start to finish it is so. We never begin until we know union with Christ in resurrection. So it was with Israel and Joshua. They had to come out of Jordan on resurrection ground before there was any possessing of ground, and every fresh step was the application of the victory of the Jordan, the victory of that life over death. If ever they were set back in the way or arrested, it was because they compromised with something against which Jordan stood to testify. It was the same at Ai. Confidence in the flesh is death, and is the cause of our arrest. The Gibeonites with their wiliness are an illustration. So Paul writes to the Colossians: "Lest any man deceive you with his philosophy." The Gibeonites coming up was intended to arrest, it was all against the inheritance. The continuous progress and development in the inheritance was by the energy of that resurrection Life and it will always be so.
Thus we are in the battle for Life, because everything hangs upon it, with it everything is bound up. Blessed be God, the living God is among us, and hereby ye shall know it, the ark of the Lord of all the earth goes before you into Jordan. The testimony of His supremacy stands in the presence of death when it is most energetic, and overcomes.


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The Florida Department of Health announced 10,434 new coronavirus cases and 74 new deaths statewide on Tuesday.
The total cases in Florida ae now at 1,223,015 and deaths have reached 20,754 statewide. The state reported 235 new cases in Volusia County and two more deaths and 32 new cases and one more death in Flagler.
It was another day of cases topping 10,000. On Friday, the state announced 13,000 new coronavirus cases, the fourth-highest increase since the pandemic began. On Thursday, the state announced the third-highest daily increase with 13,148.
Thursday's total was eclipsed only by July 12 and July 16, with 15,300 and 13,965 cases, respectively, during what was considered the peak of the pandemic in the state.
Volusia County's 235 new cases on Tuesday was slightly more than the 225 new cases reported on Saturday. The county had its second-highest increase in cases Thursday with 262. The county had its largest single-day increase of 319 cases on Nov. 27.
The surge statewide can be attributed to the holiday season, specifically gatherings surrounding Thanksgiving, according to Dr. Asal Johnson, epidemiologist and professor at Stetson University.
Besides the 20,754 Florida residents who have died, two more non-residents died increasing that number to 298, according to the Department of Health. The non-resident total is not included in the resident deaths.
The state's daily positivity rate, calculated by using the total number of people tested for the virus and the total number of people who have tested positive, was 8.76% on Tuesday with 117,301 people tested for the virus the previous day.
As of Monday, 60,152 Florida residents have been hospitalized with COVID-19.
In order to slow down the spread of the virus, Johnson is urging residents to stay home as much as possible, mask up when going out in public and stay home if sick.
New deaths: 2
Total deaths: 408
Total deaths of residents or staff of long-term care facilities: 191
New cases: 235
Total cases: 20,392
Total number of hospitalizations: 1,258
Current number of hospitalizations as of Saturday: 110
Daily positivity rate: 9.31%
Total deaths: 48
Total deaths of residents or staff of long-term care facilities: 3
New cases: 32
Total cases: 3,346
Total number of hospitalizations: 225
Current number of hospitalizations as of Saturday: 17
Daily positivity rate: 10.34%

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KANSAS CITY (Sept. 17, 2021) – Kansas City NWSL unveiled plans today for the team's new $15-million training facility in Riverside, Mo.
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How a music festival is trying to clean up this Thai city known for vice, sex and violence.
A Place To Sleep At Night
by Izzy Liyana Harris December 29, 2017 4 minutes
The essence of kamma is intention. It is intention that propels us into relationships with things and determines the nature of those relationships. – Phra Brahmagunabhorn (P.A Payutto), Theravada Buddhist disciple
The tourism industry in Pattaya is facing a crisis. In July this year, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the country's first female tourism minister, made the pledge to eradicate Thailand's notorious sex tourism industry following a series of police raids on brothels last month, amid concerns over human trafficking and underage sex workers. At the time of writing this article, these were the news headlines from Pattaya, from just the past month:
Pattaya minibus operators arrested after hurting Korean tourists
Another "beating" for Thailand's tourist industry in Pattaya after Songthaew Row
Norwegian man assaulted after noise complaint at Pattaya
Hells Angels members busted in Pattaya
"We want Thailand to be about quality tourism… Tourists don't come to Thailand for such a thing. They come here for our beautiful culture," Ms Kobkarn told Reuters.
But reworking Pattaya is a challenging feat. How do you clean up a place that has vice, sex and violence as its core identity? If the city of Pattaya were serious about cleaning up its act, it has to rethink the kind of people it wishes to attract.
Enter Wonderfruit, with its following of wealthy, trendy Hipsters. These kids come flocking in with sparkly eyes and love in their hearts. They just want to dance, and look pretty. They were a lot more wholesome than Pattaya's usual clientele, and so much easier to handle. Security personnel strolled casually through the crowd, smiling at people. There was not going to be any trouble here. Everybody was happy.
The Wonderfruit festival grounds, affectionately called (or branded) The Fields, are huge. I wonder who the land belongs to, and I wonder if they were Royalty, Military or Mafia. I wonder how many bribes had to be made to make the festival happen. Partying on someone's private property made us feel safe. There was a mutual respect and acceptance between the people and the land. Thai hospitality once again proves to be world-class. Our source of party supplies willingly divulged that he was brought in specially for the festival, and was even given a boutique camping tent. I wonder if this ensured the exceptionally high quality of products, which prevents people from dying. That would be bad for business.
Speaking of which, I had a very interesting conversation on my drive home from the festival one night. "This festival is very good business for Pattaya, right?" I wondered aloud. The driver agreed. "So nothing can go wrong…" I continued. Wonderfruit had partnered with the Grab application to provide transportation for its Wonderers, meaning at any given moment there was an arsenal of Grab drivers waiting at the exit, to instantly accept your booking and receive the flat rate of 800baht (USD24) per trip. The partnership with Grab ensured an element of safety, but I can't help feeling like we were forced into it by a dastardly cunning scheme.
Wonderfruit is an expensive festival, but its Wonderers can afford it, and the experience was well-worth it.
But what made the festival so special was its ethos: "We encourage, develop and innovate creative solutions for sustainable living and bring together a global community to celebrate them. We use our platform to catalyze creativity and make a meaningful positive impact."
Their commitment to sustainability and consciousness is stunning. Just to name a few:
Zero plastic policy: "Our tableware is compostable, our cups are made from bagasse, and we even discount beverages for those who reuse."
Water filtration: "We take fresh water from our natural lake and use industrial grade filtration to give Wonderers free access. Meanwhile we recycle all our water cartons and turn them into roof tiles."
Farming: "We've used traditional farming methods and intertwined them with activities. In 2017, we introduce the FARMacy, where Wonderers can discover natural healing herbs"
Investing into Nature via Blockchain: "This year, our goal is to plant 10,000+ mangrove trees in Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park… We are supporting this initiative entirely by investing in an innovative type of cryptocurrency known as the TREE coin."
Sustainability meets Art: "From main stages made entirely out of trash, to ones built entirely out of rice, we challenge conventional practices by incorporating traditional Thai materials and integrating them with progressive, thought-provoking design."
Add this to a killer programming and you get a winning combination.
A personal favourite of mine was the programming at the Wonder Garden, Wonderfruit's home for healing and wellness. The Wonder Garden is a sacred space based on The Fruit of Life – a pattern of ancient geometry and home to seven peaceful and energetically balanced destinations. The space seeks to remind us to "do something good for yourself so you can be a force for good in the world."
At my previous Wonderfruit experience, I had made decisions that mostly included partying all night till daybreak, and had missed out on all the soul-nourishing activities that went on during the day. The resulting bender made me a little crazy afterwards. This time I had pledged to make better decisions, to be good to myself.
The programming at Wonder Garden included yoga, meditation and various other healing modalities; kirtan, shamanic journeys, energy work, ecstatic dance. These were decidedly New Age in nature, but fortunately we were in Thailand, the perfect place for Eastern Mysticism. A friend of mine was first introduced to the chakra system at a Rainbow Bowl Crystal Meditation session. She told me the bottom of her spine and her forehead started hurting during the ceremony, which led her to discover certain things about herself. It's creating these kinds of lasting, life-changing experiences that sets Wonderfruit apart from other festivals in the region.
While wandering around the grounds, I found an installation by Indigo Mantra inviting participants to silk screen their own prayer flags using natural dye. The silkscreen designs caught my eye for their words, "Let go of Hatred", "Let go of Ignorance," "Let go of Attachment," words that strongly resonated with me. The concept was based on hanging up Tibetan prayer flags to let the sky cleanse you. I met the designer Nana, and we spoke about past heartbreaks and breaking our own behavioural patterns. It felt really special to be able to connect to the artist of a piece that truly moved me, and it was wonderful to be at a festival that epitomizes the depth of human connection.
It takes a long time to heal a person, or a place, but it always starts with an intention. Wonderfruit brings with it an intention to do good, to seed love and healing in a place that so desperately needs it. Will it bring lasting change to Pattaya's scene? Only time will tell.
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The Cost of Silence on Mental Illness
Caroline Miller
Nothing is more disastrous for individuals and families struggling with mental health challenges than isolation. Stephen Hinshaw offers us a powerful reminder of the damage that shame and secrecy can do in a gripping memoir of his father, Another Kind of Madness.
Dr. Hinshaw, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, writes that his dad was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1946 at the age of 16. He had jumped off the roof of his boyhood home, naked, thinking he could fly. The treatments he endured were often harrowing, but the most stunning thing about his long struggle with mental illness was that it was kept secret from virtually everyone around him — including his two children. Periodically Dad would behave erratically and then disappear, with no explanation to the kids. He'd reappear weeks or months later — with no comment, and no questions asked.
Dr. Hinshaw describes the acute distress this silence caused him as a child, when he agonized over his father's absences and felt overwhelming pressure to act as if all were well. "Whatever lay behind the silence must have been so devastating," he writes, "that it would have destroyed us if brought into the open."
It wasn't until his freshman year in college that Dr. Hinshaw's father, a gentle, somewhat cerebral philosophy professor, told him about his illness and repeated hospitalizations. Tortured by the fear that he would suffer the same fate as his father, Dr. Hinshaw in turn hid his family history for years, struggling to repress his anxiety and developing harmful behaviors of his own. It wasn't until he opened up about his and his family's struggles that he was able to break the cycle. And it wasn't until he became a mental health professional himself that he was able to help his dad get more effective treatment and a correct diagnosis, of bipolar disorder.
In Another Kind of Madness, Dr. Hinshaw uses his personal story to demonstrate how stigma can multiply the consequences of mental illness, with devastating results not only for the individual, but for everyone close to him.
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Game Developer's Choice Awards
March 10, 2015 in Event, Games
While at GDC (more on that later) I got to go to the 15th Game Developers Choice Awards / 17th Independent Games Festival Awards. The Independent Games Festival Awards were hosted by Nathan Vella, co-founder and president of Capybara Games, while the Game Developers Choice Awards were hosted by Tim Schafer, president and CEO of Double Fine Productions.
Tags: game developers choice awards, independent games festival awards, gdc, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Brenda Romero, David Braben, Tim Schafer, Nathan Vella, Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure, Phonopath, The Sailor's Dream, Shovel Knight, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Thumper, 80 Days, FRAMED, Invisible, Killer Quen, Outer Wilds, The Talos Principle, Donut Country, else Heart.Break(), Lumino City, Memory of a Broken Dimension, Metamorphabet, Oquonie, Coming Out Simulator 2014, Ice-Bound: A novel of Reconfiguration, PRY, This War of Mine, Three Fourths Home, BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS, awards, Bounden, Desert Golfing, Elegy for a Dead World, how do you Do It?, Plug & Play, Rooftop Cop, Tetrageddon Games, a*part*ment, Close Your, Downwell, Even the Stars, Gemini, Interloper, Stellar Smooch, The Astronauts, Respawn Entertainment, Stoic Studio, Upper One Games, Yacht Club Games, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monument Valley, Destiny, Elite: Dangerous, Far Cry 4, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Alien: Isolation, Hohokum, Transistor, Bayonetta 2, Child of Light, Kentucky Route Zero: Act III, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Threes!


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Investors cautious ahead of LinkedIn earnings
By R&D Editors | August 2, 2012
The professional networking site LinkedIn is expected to post sharply higher second-quarter earnings and revenue when it posts results after the market closes Thursday.
Analysts, on average, are expecting earnings of 16 cents per share on revenue of $215.8 million, according to a poll by FactSet. LinkedIn earned 4 cents per share on revenue of $121 million in the year-ago quarter.
Citi Investment Research analyst Mark Mahaney thinks Wall Street's estimates are "ballpark reasonable," but with limited chances of getting beat. He also thinks that revenue growth will decelerate, to about 78 percent year-over-year. In the second quarter of 2011, revenue more than doubled.
After a string of disappointing reports from other Internet and social media sites, investors appeared wary Thursday. Shares slipped 14 cents to $95.50, when most tech stock moved higher. Technology stocks were the biggest gainers on the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
LinkedIn was the first of the current crop of social networking companies to go public more than a year ago, and it's been among the best performing. Facebook Inc.'s IPO flopped and shares hit a new low Thursday, a regular occurrence of late. Online game maker Zynga is having a lot of trouble convincing investors that it business is worth investing in, with its stock down 72 percent from its $10 IPO price.
One thing that may be weighing on LinkedIn is a massive security breach in which users passwords were stolen and millions appeared to be leaked online in June.
"The password breach could drive up costs slightly," said Susquehanna analyst Herman Leung, putting estimates at $2 million to $5 million.
Yet shares of LinkedIn Corp. have more than doubled since going public. Its revenue has seen steady growth, though it posted a loss in the third quarter of last year because of increasing investments in its business.


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Copied from Wikipedia. These are the systematic violation of the Constitution's "post Roads" and "No Preference" clauses and the Root Cause of Climate Change, oil-wars, oil-dollar funded terrorism, US Peak Oil in 1970, and the unfolding Oil Famine.
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916: July 11, 1916, ch. 241, 39 Stat. 355 (first)
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 (Phipps Act): November 9, 1921, 42 Stat. 212
Amendment and Authorization of 1925: merely continued existing funding, February 12, 1925, 43 Stat. 889
Amendment and Authorization of 1926: June 22, 1926, 44 Stat. 760
Federal Aid for Toll Bridges: March 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1398
Amendment of 1928: May 21, 1928, 45 Stat. 683
Authorization for Forest Roads and Amendment of 1930: May 5, 1930, 46 Stat. 261
Provision for National-Park Approaches: January 31, 1931, 46 Stat. 1053
Hayden-Cartwright Act of 1934: June 18, 1934, 48 Stat. 993
Authorization and Amendment of 1936: June 16, 1936, 49 Stat. 1519
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938: June 8, 1938, ch. 328, 52 Stat. 633
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944: December 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 838
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1948: June 29, 1948, 62 Stat. 1105
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950: September 7, 1950, 64 Stat. 785
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952: June 25, 1952, 66 Stat. 158
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954: May 6, 1954, 68 Stat. 70
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act): June 29, 1956, 70 Stat. 374
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958: August 7, 1958
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1959: September 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 611
Federal Highway Act of 1960: July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 522
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962: Pub.L. 87–866, October 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1145
Federal-Aid Highway Amendments Act of 1963: October 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 276
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1964: Pub.L. 88–423, August 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 397
Joint Resolution of 1965: August 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1966: Pub.L. 89–574, September 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970: Pub.L. 91–605, title I, December 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1713
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973: Pub.L. 93–87, title I, August 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 250
Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974: January 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2281
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976: Pub.L. 94–280, title I, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 425
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978: Pub.L. 95–599, title I, November 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2689
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981: December 29, 1981, Pub.L. 97–134, 95 Stat. 1699, 23 U.S.C. § 101
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1982: Pub.L. 97–424, title I, January 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 1611
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 (Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act): Pub.L. 100–17, title I, April 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 132


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News Center | 2010 | July | Health System Welcomes New Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists
Health System Welcomes New Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists
BRUNSWICK, Georgia: July 20, 2010– Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome two new ear, nose and throat physicians to the area. Joseph Bee, D.O., and Karla Hansen, M.D., will begin seeing patients at Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Ear, Nose & Throat on Aug. 16. The new practice, a strategic affiliate of the Health System, will have locations- in Brunswick at 2500 Starling St., Suite 601 and in St. Marys at 2040 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 250.
Hansen earned her undergraduate degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Penn. Before going on to complete her medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She finished her internship in general surgery and her residency in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), head and neck surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Hansen, who is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Her previous experience includes serving as chief of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at General Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Most recently she served as chief of Otolaryngology, Graduate Medical Education director and chief of the Eye and Ear Clinic at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Ga. She has also served as an associate professor at Kirksville School of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo. and a surgery instructor at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.
Bee earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., before completing a post-baccalaureate certificate in biotechnology from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Health Professions, and his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), both in Philadelphia, Penn. He also finished his internship and residency in head and neck surgery at PCOM. Bee is a member of the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American Osteopathic Association, and Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medicine Association. He has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. "We are excited to have Drs. Hansen and Bee join our team," says Practice Manager Adam Brown. "Prior to recruiting them we've only had one ear, nose and throat physician in Brunswick and none in Camden, so having them in our area will greatly improve access to this specialty service for residents in our area."
Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Ear, Nose & Throat is a strategic affiliate of Southeast Georgia Health System and offers treatment and services for all types of ear, nose and throat disorders. For more information, call 912-466-5640 in Brunswick and 912-576-6434 in St. Marys.


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Snowden Says Virus Policies Invade Privacy
Warns against Surrendering Privacy to Fight Covid-19
Since the pandemic began, countries in Asia have put surveillance measures in place that invade the privacy of its citizens in trying to control the spread of Covid-19. According to a story by Stephen Johnson in bigthink.com, Edward Snowden warns against other countries pursuing the same kinds of policies.
Edward Snowden talks about government surveillance and privacy in an online interview with a Danish journalist.
Snowden, as you may recall, was the U.S. government/CIA whistleblower who fled to Russia for sanctuary.
As governments turn to technology to help contain the spread of Covid-19, privacy advocates worry that new bio-surveillance practices might last long after the pandemic ends.
Snowden, a former CIA contractor who exposed NSA surveillance programs, recently spoke to Danish Broadcasting Corporation correspondent Henrik Moltke about government programs being used to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Denmark is considering using phone metadata to track people in response to the spread of the virus.
"When we see emergency measures passed, particularly today, they tend to be sticky," Snowden said. "The emergency tends to be expanded. Then the authorities become comfortable with some new power. They start to like it."
Snowden said governments find it difficult to give up invasive programs after emergencies have passed. He is also concerned that using facial recognition software under the premise of helping with the Covid-19 virus will end up taking away even more freedoms, regardless of the country using them.
Giving the government access to biometrics could open up alarming new ways for governments to spy on citizens, Snowden said.
"They already know what you're looking at on the internet," he said. "They already know where your phone is moving. Now they know what your heart rate is, what your pulse is. What happens when they start to mix these and apply artificial intelligence to it?
Snowden offered an example: A man in the U.S. watches a YouTube video of a federal official giving a speech. The speech angers him. His pulse and heart-rate shoot up, and this biometric data gets recorded by his smart phone. The government, using algorithms that compare biometrics with online activity and other data, puts this man on a watch-list for people deemed to be potential terrorists or other undesirables.
In China requires citizens to install a smart phone app that assigns them a color code — green, yellow or red — that represents health status. The exact methodology of the app remains unclear. But less ambiguous are the CCTV cameras that the government has installed above the apartment doors of infected citizens, to ensure they stay inside for a 14-day quarantine.
The big question is how far will the Trump Administration be willing to go to "protect" Americans?
read more at bigthink.com
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Vancouver, BC – February 6, 2019: Last week, BC Rugby's Darcy Patterson had the pleasure of introducing 600+ elementary school kids to the game of rugby through school delivery on Bowen Island and in Prince Rupert. The article below talks about these sessions and the importance that they play in growing the game of Rugby.
Grassroots plays a vital role in helping to grow the game across the Province of BC. The introduction of Rookie Rugby has allowed BC Rugby to do a lot more school delivery over the last two years, in communities from Smithers to Campbell River and many places in between. Rookie Rugby is a non-contact introduction to the sport of rugby, using fun games that kids may already know and incorporating a rugby ball into them. This makes it easy for kids to enjoy and just as easy for teachers to learn, replicate and build upon.
Our week of delivery started on Bowen Island, a small island off of West Vancouver. The island has always had a strong connection to rugby via Rockridge Secondary School in West Van, where many Bowen residents go for High School. The Bowen Island Community School was interested in starting that connection even earlier and reached out to BC Rugby to deliver Rookie Rugby to 15 classes. Over the course of two days, in excess of 300 girls and boys took part in Rookie Rugby sessions. As a result of the enthusiastic reception of the kids, plans are now underway to do a further single day camp as well as a 4-week program. Long term, the hope is that Bowen Island will be able to run their own rugby programs with teams travelling to Capilano RFC in North Vancouver to play in the Fall of 2019.
Prince Rupert has been running a High School rugby program for a while and saw this delivery to elementary age pupils as a chance to build a solid foundation of through awareness and early engagement. Indeed, this High School program has experienced recent success, with community members playing club rugby at the Senior level in the Lower Mainland as well as having the opportunity to travel to Paris on tour. A fine example of the global network that rugby can open up to individuals, regardless of where they are from.
Much of the recent boom in popularity in rugby in BC can be attributed to the excitement of the HSBC Canada Sevens that will return to Vancouver for the fourth time this March. This mainstream exposure has brought the sport to the attention of many new households across the Province and the Rookie Rugby sessions BC Rugby can offer are a great way to bring the sport off the screen and into daily life. Using this non-contact variation of the sport helps to dispel myths and bring teachers and schools on board for introducing rugby at younger ages.
This year, BC Rugby is working with a number of schools to host an elementary school flag jamboree in Vancouver on May 5th. The Community School Visits program, put on by HSBC Canada Sevens, has sparked even greater interest in offering flag rugby as an in school/after school program from education centres across Vancouver and the North Shore. Rugby Development Officer, Thomas Vijoen, is already working with a number of schools in Vancouver who are now going into their 2nd year of running flag rugby. Collingwood and Mulgrave are just two examples of schools now offering flag based programs at the Elementary school age. They even hosted their own mini jamborees last year and are looking for increased engagements from neighbouring schools in 2019 and beyond.
These are just a few examples of communities that are growing the game and BC Rugby is delighted to have been part of the collaboration. Rugby Development Officers at BC Rugby are always eager to support the introduction or expansion of a rugby program into new areas and can help you ensure your sessions create long term value. If you are interested in bringing Rookie Rugby to a school or an area, please reach out to your Rugby Development Officer for more information.


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Emma's mother was doing ok, working full-time again but holding it together, and her parents could have sensible conversations with each other about Emma and her little sister, Lucy − so Emma wondered why she felt this way. At 15, shouldn't she be able to cope too?
In Australia nearly one in two marriages ends in separation and divorce. This directly impacts many children and young people in our schools, our communities and our own families. Coping with the changes that result can be challenging for all involved. Having some understanding of what children and young people are dealing with can help us to provide the right kinds of support, when and where it helps.
Children's reactions to separation and divorce are as unique and varied as kids themselves. These responses can be more easily understood if we look at separation and divorce as a process rather than a single event. Children's ages and personalities, their life experiences, the families and friends around them, and how their parents are managing all affect how children react and cope.
Emma's experience reminds us that the comments below are only a general guide. Every child's experience is unique, even within the same family. Paying attention and noticing how each child manages change is a very important role adults can play as they guide and support young people.
Children in the preschool years may notice they are seeing one parent less frequently or differently, and they may imagine fearful outcomes. Young children can regress in some areas, such as toilet habits, language and play, and may also show feelings such as anxiety and fear through their actions, including clinginess and tantrums.
Children in the primary school years may understand more but may still hold unrealistic fears about the future and possibly blame themselves. Children can also experience change physically, with sickness, headaches or tiredness and show their feelings in a range of ways, being overly co-operative or lashing out in anger.
Young people in the secondary school years may feel a sense of loss similar to other adults involved. They might worry about finances, and experience changes in their family as unique, so feel different and alone. Young people can be unwilling to be a part of family arrangements they feel don't suit, and may feel angry, anxious, sad and overwhelmed. Some might engage in risky behaviours as a way of dealing with their feelings.
visit child-focused websites for relevant, child and youth-friendly information about separation and divorce.
Parents may be just coping with the changes and losses and can feel overwhelmed in supporting their children. There is no one 'right way' as each family has unique needs and circumstances. Children are different too, and what will work for Emma at 15 might not work for Lucy at ten. Through trying different approaches, parents will work out what is best for their children. One of the best things parents can do is look after themselves – parent wellbeing is key to children coping well.
accepting help from others (whether to mind the children for some parent time out, someone to laugh or cry with, or a trusted adult for children to turn to).
How can other adults help?
responding appropriately, with understanding, if behaviour issues arise.
Schools and family support agencies may also offer small group support to children, young people and their parents. "Seasons for Growth" is a loss and grief education program that promotes the social and emotional wellbeing of children, young people and adults as they manage family change and loss. The program is delivered in small age-appropriate groups by a trained "Companion" – a teacher, counsellor or parent volunteer.
A new program, the Seasons for Growth Parent Program, is now available too. The program has two separate components, one for supporting children following separation and divorce, and the second for supporting children following the death of someone they love. These short parent programs consist of 2 x 2 hour sessions, and take the children's perspective − what is going on for them? This allows parents to explore and learn about how best to support their children through these life-changing events.
For more information about Seasons for Growth please P Co-ordinator Benita Tait, 4979 1355 or E seasonsforgrowth@mn.catholic.org.au.
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Graham, A. (2014). Seasons for Growth Parent Program: Supporting your child following separation and divorce Companion Manual. Good Grief Ltd.
Gray, B.P. (2001). Supporting Children and Families in Times of Stress. Texas Women's University for Texas Child Care.
http://www. kidshelp.com.au. (2013). Hot Topic: Separation and Divorce. Retrieved on 230513 from http://www.kidshelp.com.au/teens/get-info/hot-topics/separation-and-divorce.php.
Leon, K and Spengler, L (2005). Helping Children Adjust to Divorce: A Guide for Teachers. University of Missouri.


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The final render required further post work to achieve the look of a smog-filled city where floating orbs or bubbles revealed the clean city behind. The scene had to be framed in such a way that allowed it to be re purposed for web and print in a variety of aspect ratios.
Work began by importing library models of buildings to form the core city centre, texturing them and then expanding the city with the Greeble plugin to add volume.
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This is a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates based on a letter he sent his son to tell what being a black man meant in the US.
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It is a narration of the author's experiences. Coates reveals details of where he grew up and how he had to learn the street codes to ensure survival. He had a tough father, but now he realizes that black parents have to be tough so that they do not lose their children. In Baltimore, the loudness and swag that the men upheld was a means of announcing their existence as human beings.
Coates was not religious, and he hated his school, but he still made it to Howard University where his intellect was awakened. There was much diversity at the university. Here he learned more about the history and culture of black people. He also met his future partner here and some long term friends. Prince Jones, a classmate, was killed by an officer. There were several other killings that Coates reveals such as Tamir Rice, Renisha Mcbride and Michael brown among others. The death of the prince was heavy for him and filled him with resentment and anger. He saw the extent of how little black bodies were valued.
Coates reveals that the history of injustice against black people was not just during slavery but through police brutality, racial profiling, and the entitlement of the white people. He believes that the American dream fuels the destruction of black bodies. His son Samori, born of Kenyatta Kenyatta Mathews, gets a lot of lessons from Coates about the dangers that a young black man had to survive. Black people had to be twice as good at following rules and endured more struggle in life. Coates is pained that he cannot protect his son from the world but provide the teachings. He visits Prince's mother and hears about the life the woman lived. The mother, Mabel Jones, suffered after the death with the knowledge that their country had no value for her son.
Coates concludes his letter by revealing that the dreamers of America will have to awaken. He reveals that there will be a reckoning to come and everyone will reap what they had sown. Black people had to accept their community because it is what they currently have. Their struggle adds meaning to life.
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The band will be playing at the St Mary's Catholic School Fete, Armidale. Our drum corps wil alsol be holding an introductory drum workshop for young people.
The band will take part in the ''Battle's Oér, an international event that will see pipe bands throughout the commonwealth commemorate the end of WWI. Bands will play at local memorials, parks and civic centres.