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God Desired a Sacrifice for Sins
There are some who say that God didn't need or desire Christ's sacrifice for sins. Even though there aren't too many who believe that, it's still worth addressing. They say that it was men, not God, who desired some form of a sacrifice for sins, and so Jesus obliged by going to the Cross - just to "show" us God's love. They say God didn't call for the sacrifice Himself, and in fact did not desire it at all. They say the Cross was not necessary, but God did it to satisfy man's thirst for blood.
Ridiculous, right? This line of thinking, just like most universalist and inclusionist thinking, comes from a handful of Bible verses that are each taken completely out of context.
One of these verses is Romans 5:8, which says that "God demonstrates (shows) His love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." See, Christ's death was just a matter of God "showing" or "demonstrating" His love, that's all. But read on to the next verse, and we see, "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him" (vs 9). "For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life" (vs 10).
Much more happened through Christ's sacrifice than a mere showing of God's love. We were justified, and saved from wrath.
Another passage that is used to build this line of thinking is found in Hebrews 10:5-10. Here are the words that are blatantly ripped out of context: Verse 5 says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire." Verse 6 goes on to say, "In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure." And Verse 8 says, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, not had pleasure in them."
Makes a solid case that God didn't want Jesus' sacrifice for sins, right? Not so fast. The last verse above, Verse 8, goes on to say, "WHICH ARE OFFERED ACCORDING TO THE LAW." The sacrifices and offerings for sin that God did not desire were the ANIMAL sacrifices that were offered according to the LAW. They conveniently leave that part out, and to top it off, they leave out some other very important parts of that passage:
Verse 7: "Then I [Jesus] said, 'Behold, I have come - In the volume of the book it is written of Me - To do YOUR WILL, O God.'" The beginning of the chapter shows how the animal sacrifices could never make anyone pure, or remove their consciousness of sin, but only provided a reminder of sins. They could not take away sins. So those were not God's will or desire.
But CHRIST came to do His will, as we see if we complete Verse 5 (rather than taking it out of context) - "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME." Jesus offered His own body as the sacrifice for sins, which was God's will. Verse 10: "By that will we have been sanctified through the OFFERING of the BODY OF JESUS once for all." Verse 14: "For by ONE OFFERING He has perfected forever those who are sanctified."
There are some slick talkers out there who will try to convince you that everyone has always been OK, and there was never a need for the Cross or the shed blood of Jesus. There are a handful of scriptures that might seem to make that case --- if not for the MYRIADS of other scriptures that show us what was accomplished through His blood!
One more verse to look at, for now. Colossians 1:21 says, "You, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh..."
They highlight the phrase "IN YOUR MIND," as if to say that it was all in our minds. We weren't actual enemies of God. "We just thought so." Several things to point out here. For one, if it was only in our minds, then why would we need to be reconciled!? We wouldn't need reconciliation. We would just need a mind adjustment. And then, just keep on reading: "...He has now reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight - IF indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard..."
They had heard this message, which Paul goes on to say "was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister," and they had a choice of whether or not to "continue" (remain, abide, stay) with the truth of the message, or to reject it. The point is that there is a big "IF" regarding being holy, blameless and above reproach," and that it wasn't already true, and merely needed a shift in the mind to "realize" it or "awaken" to it.
I'll also point out that in versions such as the ESV, it's worded like this: "And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled..." I think this brings out what Paul is really saying. He's not saying that they were enemies only in their minds, but rather than in their minds they were hostile (toward God) and did evil things.
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"If we confess our sins." Not an ongoing confession for believers, but an end of denial for Gnostics.
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
This verse has a much different meaning than an English language face-value reading gives it. Many have interpreted this verse to mean that believers are to continually confess their sins in order to be forgiven and cleansed over and over again by God.
But looking at the context of the culture, as well as the context of the surrounding verses, and also looking at the meanings of the words in the original language, all work together to give us a different picture of what John is really saying.
The word "confess" in English isn't necessarily a 'bad' translation, but it also doesn't really get to the gist of what is being said. Many take this to mean that they are to confess their individual sins to God. But that's not really what is being said. The word is homologeō (Strong's 3670), and it does not mean to make a confession of guilt before God for each of our sins. The word can mean "to say the same thing as another," but I think an even better definition, straight from a Greek lexicon, is "not to deny."
This fits the context of both the culture and of the previous verse. In the culture of that first century church that John was writing to, there were people known as Gnostics who were spreading false information about Jesus and the gospel. According to the introduction to 1 John in Nelson's Study Bible:
"Gnosticism was a teaching that blended Eastern mysticism with Greek dualism (which claimed that the spirit is completely good, but matter is completely evil)... Based on the concept that matter is evil and spirit is good, some Gnostics concluded that if God was truly good He could not have created the material universe. Therefore, some lesser god had to have created it... The dualistic views of Gnosticism were also reflected in the prevalent belief that Jesus did not have a physical body."
Because of their belief that the human body (which is "matter") is completely evil, and that the spirit is completely good, they denied that they had any sins. What was done with the body was irrelevant. And also, because of their belief that Jesus could not have possibly had a physical body, they denied that He had come in the flesh.
If you have this in mind while reading the entire first chapter of John's epistle, it makes a lot more sense. Right from the start, John is declaring to them that he and the other apostles have "heard," "seen with our eyes," "looked upon" and "touched with our hands" a physical being - the word of life, Jesus. He is declaring that Jesus did actually come in the flesh. Why? He wants those who don't believe that Jesus came in the flesh to understand that He really did come in the flesh, "So that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." (1 John 1:3)
It then makes all the more sense why John, in Chapter 4, would go on to say, "Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God." We understand that as believers, we don't need to continually confess (over and over again) that Jesus came in the flesh. It's the same with 1 John 1:9 and sins. It's a matter of an unbeliever (specifically, a Gnostic unbeliever), stopping their denial that they have sinned and that Jesus came in the flesh.
In Verse 8, John says, "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." It's not believers who say they have no sin. And of course, it's not believers who deny that Jesus came in the flesh. Believers already believe that Jesus came as a physical human being ("in the flesh") and that He came as the propitiation for our sins. John would not need to declare any of this to believers. It's the Gnostic deniers-of-sin and deniers-of-Jesus-in-the-flesh who needed to hear this.
On top of all this, the "confession" of sins is not a requirement to be forgiven of sins or to be saved. In all of Paul's explanations of the gospel, throughout his epistles, not one time does he tell anyone to confess their sins! Also, in Paul's dealings with sinful behavior in the churches that he wrote to, not one time did he ever tell anyone to confess their sins in order to be forgiven and have fellowship with God!
Paul was clear in his epistles that believers are already in the light (1 Thess 5:5, Eph 5:8). They already have fellowship with God (1 Cor 1:9, 6:17). They are already forgiven and cleansed of all their sins (1 Cor 6:11, Eph 1:7-8, Eph 4:32, Col 3:13). Look especially at those last two verses. They are exhortations from Paul, saying, "forgive others because God has already forgiven you."
1 John 1:9, and the epistle as a whole, isn't about believers continually confessing their sins to God in order to be forgiven and to have fellowship with Him. In Chapter 2, John says, "I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name's sake" (1 John 2:12). How would John know whether or not they have "confessed" all their sins in order to be forgiven? He wouldn't know, of course, and that is why it should be easily understood that his words in the first chapter were not directed toward them, but rather toward unbelievers - specifically Gnostics who denied that they had sinned, and who denied that Jesus had come in the flesh.
John was declaring the truth to them, in hopes that they would stop deceiving themselves, and end their denial of these things so that they could come into the light and have fellowship with God and with the rest of the believers.
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Faith Without Works Is the Only Faith That Justifies and Saves
Faith without works is the only faith that justifies and saves.
It's not a big secret that I believe Paul and James disagreed on the issues of justification and salvation. After all, we did a 21-part series about this on our podcast in 2020-21, where we talked about the evidence that we see not only in James' epistle, but also in other NT writings (including Acts and Paul's epistles) that point to James believing in and preaching salvation and justification by faith and works mixing together, whereas whenever Paul writes about justification or salvation, he writes about it as being by the blood of Jesus, by faith alone, apart from works.
One of the easiest contrasts that is plain to see is when James asks the question, "What does it profit if a man says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?" (James 2:14) After giving a regular-life example to show his belief that faith is dead if it doesn't have works, and then examples of a work that Abraham did and a work that Rahab did in addition to their faith, he concludes, "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." (James 2:24) And yet Paul plainly states, "To the man who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness." (Rom 4:5) Not only does Paul not mix works in with faith in order to justify or save a person, he explicitly states that it's the person who does not work who is justified. You see this throughout his epistles.
Now, you may have some other interpretation of James' words in James 2, and of his actions in Acts 15 (where he OK'd the idea of Gentiles not having to keep the law, but not so much for the Jews), and in Acts 21 (where he told Paul to deny that he taught that people didn't have to keep the law of Moses), and Paul's words about him in Galatians 2 (where Peter had no problem eating with Gentiles, but suddenly became fearful and withdrew from them when James sent men there). If you have another way of seeing James, that's fine. We don't need to part ways or squabble over it.
But somehow we have to make it clear that the gospel that saves - the good news - is that God has given the gift of justification, righteousness and salvation to those who believe - completely apart from works. The faith that justifies and saves is faith apart from works. According to Paul, faith without works is FULLY ALIVE (!), because this faith - faith without works - is the only faith that saves. It is faith, apart from any work, through which man is saved and receives the free gift of justification and righteousness. According to Paul, if a work is added to faith, a person has something to boast about - "but not before God." (Rom 4:2).
"Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness." (Rom 4:5)
Sowing and Reaping Is Not About Gaining Financial Prosperity, But Rather Helping Others
First, I don't want anyone to read into what I'm about to say, thinking that I'm against being financially wealthy or prosperous in this world. Go for it, if you're able to make a lot of money and have a lot of stuff or do a lot of things!
So with that said, that's not what sowing and reaping is about. In the famous chapter on sowing and reaping, 2 Corinthians 9, it says nothing about sowing so that you will reap wealth and prosperity for yourself. Now again, I want to say that there's nothing wrong with being financially or materially wealthy or prosperous! But that's not Paul's message in 2 Corinthians 9. Not one time does he encourage a person to sow/give for the purpose of reaping and abundance for themselves.
Each time, he says that the abundance is for the sake of others. Look at how he begins: "Now concerning the ministering to the saints..." Right off the bat, he's writing about the Corinthian people ministering to others. In verse 5, Paul talks about their gift to the saints being a matter of generosity and not grudging obligation.
Then in verse 6 he says that "he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." This sole verse, taken way out of context, has been the source of many people teaching that "sowing" generously causes God to bring wealth and prosperity to people, so they can live comfortably in this world. Once again - nothing wrong with living comfortably or being rich - but that's not what Paul is saying! Read on.
"So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work." (2 Cor 9:7-8)
The abundance that comes from God's grace abounding toward them is not given as a means of providing an abundant lifestyle for themselves, but rather for them to be able to do the good work involved in ministering to others. Paul then quotes from the OT a verse that shows how God has given to the poor. This comes from Him providing grace to people so that they may have an abundance "for every good work," which is ministering to the poor saints.
In verse 10 Paul says God supplies seed to the sower. Where does this supply come from? Paul has already told us. It's through God's grace that He has made to abound toward them. And what is this seed to be used for? It's to "increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving to God." They are "enriched in everything," not for their own comfort, but so that they can give liberally. What they have sown is for the benefit of others (those they give/minister to), and as God enriches them in everything, it causes liberality in their giving... and it causes thanksgiving to God!
So far in this passage, there is nothing said about them sowing for the purpose of reaping God's blessings to make themselves prosperous for their own sakes... but rather for the sake of others. And it continues that way.
Verse 12: "For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God..." Once again, their generous sowing is not for themselves, but for supplying the needs of the poor saints that they are giving to. In the very next verse (13) Paul again says that their ministry (sowing for the needs of the saints) brings about those saints glorifying God "for your liberal sharing with them and with all men."
Sowing and reaping is not about giving to get something from God! It's about giving for the benefit of others, so that their needs may be met, and so that there may be much good fruit, and then thanksgiving to God, who is the one who, through His grace, supplies the seed in the first place.
One more time... this isn't an "anti-wealth" message. Be free to be wealthy if you're able! But sowing and reaping is not about becoming wealthy. It's about helping others.
Do you feel weak, small, foolish, or powerless? You're in the right place for God's grace to shine!
Do you feel as if you have nothing to offer? Or do you perhaps feel that what you have to offer might seem foolish or stupid or silly? Do you feel that others are so much more competent or wiser than you? Do you feel weak in the eyes of the world? Do you feel less than honorable or distinguished when compared with others? Do you feel others have much more pull or sway than you, or that you have very little or no influence on others? Are you a little (or a lot) rough around the edges? Do you feel small? Do you wonder how in the world God could ever use you for anything good?
You're in the right place! Sure, God can use shiny, smooth, slick, good-looking, strong, noble people to accomplish His plans. But guess what? Even when He does so, it's not about their brilliance or splendor or self-sufficiency. It's about His power and grace at work in them. And even so, His power and grace is all the more evident and on display in those who understand their weaknesses and lack of abilities.
God can make something out of nothing. Likewise, He can make nothing out of something. He can make things high that are low. He can make a powerhouse out of the powerless. He can make the impotent strong and productive. With God, there are no limits.
If you feel weak and powerless, you're in the right place. Nothing is too difficult for God, and nothing is impossible for Him.
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Q: Difference between C++ and Java compilation process I searched in google for the differences between C++ and Java compilation process, but C++ and Java language features and their differences are returned.
I am proficient in Java, but not in C++. But I fixed few bugs in C++. From my experience, I noticed that C++ always took more time to build compared to Java for minor changes.

A: I am not sure why you expect the compilation speed of Java and C++ to be comparable since they are different languages with completely different design goals and implementations.
That said a few specific differences to keep in mind are:

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*Java is compiled to byte code and not right down to machine code. Compiling to this abstract virtual machine is simpler.

*C++ compilation involves not only compilation but also linking. So it is typically a multi step process.

*Java performs some late binding that is the association of a call to a function and the actual code to run is done at runtime. So a small change in one area need not trigger a compile of the whole program. In C++ this association needs to be done at compile time this is called early binding.

A: There are a few high-level differences that come to my mind. Some of those are generalizations and should be prefixed with "Often ..." or "Some compilers ...", but for the sake of readability I'll leave that out.

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*C/C++ compilation doesn't read any information from binary files, but reads method/type definitions only from header files that need to be parsed in full (exception: precompiled headers)

*C/C++ compilation includes a pre-processor step that can do a wide array of text-replacement (which makes header pre-compilation harder to do)

*The C++ syntax is a lot more complex than the Java syntax

*The C++ type system is a lot more complex than the Java type system

*C++ compilation usually produces native assembler code, which is a lot more complex to produce than the relatively simple byte code

*C++ compilers need to do optimizations because there isn't any other thing that will do them. The Java compiler pretty much does a simple 1:1 translation of Java source code to Java byte code, no optimizations are done at that step (that's left for the JVM to do).

*C++ has a template language that's Turing complete! (so strictly speaking C++ code needs to be run to produce executable code and a C++ compiler would need to solve the halting problem to tell you if arbitrary C++ code is compilable).

A: Java compiles code into bytecode, which is interpreted by the Java VM. C++ must compile into object code, then to machine language. Because of this, it's possible for Java to compile only a single class for minor changes, while C++ object files must be re-linked with other object files to machine code executable (or DLLs). This may make the process take a bit longer.

A: A C++ program using all the language's features is inherently more difficult to compile.  A few template invocations with a number of types can easily double or triple the amount of code to generate.

A: Glossing over a lot of details, in Java you compile .java files into one or more .class files. In C++ you compile .cc (or whatever) source files into .o files, and then link the .o files together into an executable or library. The linking process is usually what kills you, especially for minor changes as the amount of work for linking is roughly proportional to the size of your entire project. (this is ignoring incremental linkers, which are specifically designed to not behave as badly for small changes)
Another factor is that the #include mechanism means that whenever you change a .h file, all of the .o files that depend on it need to be rebuilt. In Java, a .class file can depend on more than one .java file (eg: because of constant inlining), but there tend to be far fewer of these "hot spots" where changing one source file requires many other source files to be rebuilt.
Also, if you're using an IDE like Eclipse it's building your Java code in the background all the time, so by the time you tell it to build it's already mostly (if not completely) done.

A: Java compiles any source code into bytecode, which is interpreted by JVM. Because of this feature it can be used in multiple platform.

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MAD Memories: Talking 'Spy vs. Spy' with Peter Kuper & John Ficarra
As MAD Magazine closes its doors, we flash back to 2013, when Peter Kuper had just taken over 'Spy vs, Spy.'
The internet is reverberating this week with the sad news of the changes coming for MAD Magazine. I'm one of the mourners; when I was growing up, we always had MAD in the house, and I'm one of those people who got more pop culture knowledge from the movie and TV satires than from actual movies and TV.
When I saw the news, I remembered an interview I did with Peter Kuper and then MAD editor John Ficarra back in 2013, when Kuper took over the venerable Spy vs. Spy feature. As sometimes happens, the interview slid to the bottom of the pile and never got published. Until now.
Peter Kuper and John Ficarra at Comic-Con International in San Diego, July 2013
How did you get this gig, and what in your background prepared you for it?
Peter: I was doing a lot of wordless comics. I did a comic called Eye of the Beholder that appeared in the New York Times, and I had just finished doing a book called The System for Vertigo, and John and Nick Meglin had seen that work around the time they were looking to revamp Spy vs. Spy. When they asked me, I almost said "No" immediately. I was on a different track, where I was a kind of underground cartoonist, and I was doing my own things, but I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try. I'll do something they are guaranteed to say no to. So I did it in stencils and spray paint figuring it will be just a quick in and out, they'll say "Thank you very much, mister whatever your name is," and for some crazy reason they liked it and then I was totally stuck. But I thought "I'll do it for a year and see how it goes."
John: I'll tell you exactly why. We had been farming it out to a lot of different artists, saying "Show us what you can do with the strip." We realized Prohias left some pretty big shoes to fill. Everybody was doing second rate Prohias work. Peter came in and he made it his own. He kept what Spy was and the spirit of Prohias, but he made it his own with the stencil work, and that's what we were looking for. The fact that he was visual and a writer-artist was all prized—that really makes it a nice, tight package, where he has a vision for it.
A classic 'Spy vs. Spy' by Antonio Prohias
Peter: The other thing was when I sat down to draw the first time, I realized to what an extent Prohias's work had influenced my work. I was always a big MAD reader, of course. MAD had influenced my whole sensibility, in terms of politics and humor and cartooning all merging together. Spy vs Spy was one of my favorites. The idea of doing wordless comics came from Sergio's work and from Prohias. So I was on that trajectory, so that was part of the source material for me. It locked in immediately, and I thought, "I can do this because it's part of my DNA."
John: Peter writes wonderfully about how MAD influenced him in Inside MAD [which came out later in 2013]. We asked all the writers and artists to pick a favorite article and then write about their own piece of it, and he writes more in depth about what he was saying, how MAD influenced him and the subversiveness of MAD.
Spy vs Spy is almost as old as I am, and it has been running pretty much the same gag for over 50 years. How do you keep it fresh?
Peter: The parameters Prohias set up were so wide that when I looked at them—he'd have them as babies, he'd throw them into all these situations and even physically change them. I sometimes just hold up the image of spies and turn it around a few times and with different angles they are the shape of cones like you see on the street and I could do something with that and they make a great helicopter shape or even a nuclear explosion that puts mushrooms out into their faces. So there's a lot of wiggle room for what I can do with them. The other thing is there is all this new technology that keeps coming in, and all I have to do is start with anything that happened after 1990—cell phones, drones, the NSA. Those are possible new scenarios.
A Peter Kuper 'Spy vs. Spy' comic from 2013. Click to enlarge
What particular challenges do wordless comics present, and how do you handle that?
Peter: To me it's a real natural way to express things. I love the freedom it gives me to not have the image cluttered with word balloons. When it becomes totally visual, then it really is a process of figuring out how the eye is going to move, without the aid of this balloon and that balloon, but visually pointing you in a certain direction. That puzzle is really exciting to me. I teach courses on comics, and I have sections of them that include wordless comics, including some of the old woodcut books—Franz Mazereel, Lynd Ward—it's very interesting how one can tell stories without words. I have subsequently done other books like that; one is called Sticks and Stones, and that's all wordless.
A detail from a 2018 Peter Kuper 'Spy vs. Spy' comic
Have you ever been tempted to introduce a word balloon, just once?
Peter: We were just discussing that possibility. It's slipped in. There are things with signposts, there's bits and pieces.
So there are words in there.
John: If we ever did do it, maybe everybody else in the strip would speak, but not the spies.
Antonio Prohias was a political cartoonist in Cuba who had to leave because of his criticism of Fidel Castro. You have also done some political comics. Is there a line that you are walking with Spy vs. Spy, or is it just slapstick humor?
Peter: There's definitely a line. One of the things that appeals to me about Spy vs Spy is that it has the option for commentary, so that periodically you can have something thrown in there that is referring to a political situation and then the whole thing, the total concept, is about the futility of war. Even within the same page, they both lose. That is a message in there. If you take something like the old Warner Brothers Road Runner cartoon, the Road Runner is always winning, so the message there is "Go quickly." With Spy vs. Spy they are clearly both destroying themselves, and that's a subtext. But a lot of it is nothing more than just slapstick, which is really fun to do.
A Peter Kuper 'Spy vs. Spy' from 2013. Click to enlarge, and look below for the final panel
What sort of constraints do you work under? Are there things you would never have the spies do?
Peter: The key is probably to not think that way and to try things out and then take the chance that the editors won't like that. There was a piece I did that involved them fighting the symbols from comics as physical objects, like the stars that indicate pain, using them as throwing stars. That was right on the edge, and when I did that I remember thinking, "OK, that's one that may not work, maybe it's getting too far over," but ultimately it did fly.
John: Not at first. He pushed back on us, and we went back and forth on it.
Peter: I think it's important not to self censor with ideas like that, because you might hit on something that will fly. What tends to happen as we grow up anyway is that you start to cut yourself off from ideas—oh, that will never go, nobody's interested in that. It's like that children's book, Go the F— to Sleep. No one would have thought that would be a best seller. Someone said I had this idea and just hit something and there it was.
When you start out every other month to do the comic, John, do you tell Peter what to write about? Is there a theme for the issue?
John: Every once in a while we have a theme. When the new Star Wars movie came out, we said, "We are going to be on stands just as the new Star Wars movie come out. What if the spies went to see Star Wars and then take something from that to try to trap someone?" That's really the exception. Most of the time it's just "Peter, where the hell is the strip?"
Peter:[laughs] It's amazing what an impetus that is, like OK, you have one week to come up with an idea and execute it. Seriously, any number of times I will submit an idea that needs a tweak, and John has got a really sharp eye for, like, that part there wasn't as clear as it might have been, and I'll be inside the story to such an extent that I'm making this leap, and it's not going to be made by everybody. It's almost perfect, but we make it more perfect.
A sadly appropriate Peter Kuper 'Spy vs. Spy' from 2018
Author Brigid AlversonPosted on July 5, 2019 July 5, 2019 Categories InterviewsTags Antonio Prohias, interviews, John Ficarra, MAD Magazine, Peter Kuper, Spy vs. Spy
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41. Rd2 Rg4 42. Rf5 Bc5+ 43. Kf3 Rg1 44. Rxe5 Rf8+ 45. Ke2 Bb6 46. Red5 Rg8 47.
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15. Rab1 Rb4 16. Qc2 Ng4 17. Rf3 Bd4+ 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Nd1 Rc8 20. Ra3 Qb7 21.
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91. Rxg6 Rc2+ 92. Ke1 d5 93. Rg4+ Kc3 94. Rg3+ Kc4 95. Kd1 Rf2 96. Rh3 Rg2 97.
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Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 Nd4 24. Qd2 Qxc2 25. Qh6 Nxf5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27.
Kg7 34. h3 Bg5 35. g3 Rc8 36. Kg2 Be3 37. Re1 Bc5 38. Bb5 Kf6 39. Rf1+ Kg7 40.
47. Re1 Rb8 48. Rce2 Kf6 49. g4 Rb7 50. Ra2 Rc7 51. Rc1 Ra7 52. Rca1 Bd4 53.
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35. Qb3 Rb8 36. Qd3 Ra4 37. Rc3 Rba8 38. Qb5 Bd8 39. Rhc1 Nb6 40. Rb1 Rxa3 41.
15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nd7 18. O-O O-O 19. Rac1 Nb6 20. g3 Qf6 21.
Nc5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bh5+ Nxh5 11. Qxh5+ g6 12. Qxg6+ hxg6 13. Rxh8+ Kd7 14.
15. O-O-O d5 16. Bg2 Na6 17. Rh1 Bd7 18. Rh5 f4 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. dxe5 O-O-O 21.
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52. Rf3 Re4 53. h3 Re2 54. h4+ Kh5 55. Rf5+ Kg6 56. Rb5 Re3+ 57. Kf4 Rc3 58.
Rac8 28. Rf2 Be4 29. Re1 Bd3 30. g4 Rc4 31. Rf4 Nd5 32. Rf3 Rxd4 33. h3 Be4 34.
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52. Ng5+ Kg7 53. Ra7+ Kg6 54. Ne4 Nf4+ 55. Kg4 Nd5 56. h5+ Kh6 57. Ra6+ Kg7 58.
Kh7 65. Nf7 Rc5+ 66. f5 Rc8 67. Rxc8 Nxc8 68. f6 Nb6 69. Ne5 Nd5 70. f7 Nc7 71.
34. Nf5 Rh7 35. Kd3 Rc8 36. Qxb5 Rxc3+ 37. Ke4 Rc8 38. h4 e6 39. Nd6 Rg8 40.
Qe2 Ba3 41. Qf3 Bxd6 42. Qf6+ Rgg7 43. exd6 Rh5 44. d7 Rd5 45. Qh6+ Kg8 46.
9. Rb1 Na6 10. e4 fxe4 11. Ng5 Nc7 12. Ncxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Nf3 Bf5 15.
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nge2 Ne7 6. d3 a6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8.
15. Re5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bd6 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Nh5 Qf7 21.
Ng3 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Kf1 Bb4 24. c4 dxc3 25. bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rb1 Bb5 27.
22. Nc4 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 b5 24. Ne2 Qf6 25. axb5 Bxb5 26. b3 Bd7 27. Rab1 Qe7 28.
b4 Rxb4 29. Rxb4 cxb4 30. Qxb4 h5 31. Qb7 Rc8 32. Ng3 Rc7 33. Qxa6 hxg4 34.
fxg4 Bxg4 35. Ne3 Bc8 36. Qa4 Ra7 37. Ngf5 Bxf5 38. Nxf5 Rxa4 39. Nxe7+ Kf8 40.
d6 16. a3 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. b4 Qd8 19. c5 dxc5 20. Qa2 Qc8 21. Bxc5 g5 22.
b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. a3 c5 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Nb6 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15.
h5 9. Qf3 h4 10. Ne2 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 h3 12. g3 Bg4 13. Nfg1 Nce7 14. f3 Bd7 15.
22. Bb1 Bb5 23. a3 Nd3 24. Nxh3 Rh4 25. Kg3 Rg4+ 26. Kf3 Ne7 27. Rg1 Rc8 28.
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41. axb6 axb6 42. Rb3 Bb4 43. Ke3 Nd6 44. Kd3 Kc6 45. h5 gxh5 46. g6 Ne8 47.
22. Bg2 f6 23. Qg3 Na6 24. Nh4 Rb2 25. Qe1 Rfb8 26. Bc1 R2b6 27. e4 dxe3 28.
O-O 9. Be3 h6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Nd5 Be6 12. Ne1 f5 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Nd4 15.
34. Bxf2 Rxf4 35. Rxa5 Kg7 36. Ra6 Re4 37. c5 Re2 38. Kf3 Rc2 39. c6 Kf7 40.
15. Bxd2 Nc6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Rc1 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Qf1 Ne7 21.
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22. Bf3 Na5 23. Qe2 f5 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Bd4 e5 26. fxe5 Re8 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
Bxd5+ Be6 29. Bg2 Qf5 30. Ne3 Qf7 31. Rf1 Qg7 32. Nd5 Bd8 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34.
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Bd6 4. c4 c6 5. Qc2 Nf6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
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Nd2 Bg5 22. Bc3 Be3+ 23. Kg2 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxd4 25. Qa5 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Qxc5 27.
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Kf7 38. Kf3 Ke8 39. Rd4 Re1 40. Rd3 Ke7 41. Kf4 Ra1 42. Kf3 Ra2 43. Ke3 Ke6 44.
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Rxc6 Rd5 35. Qc4 exd3 36. Qxd3 Qg4 37. R1c2 Rh5 38. R6c5 Rh6 39. Qf3 Qh3 40.
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Ne2 Bb5 22. Re3 Rc8 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Rfe2 Rc1+ 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rf8 27.


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Home » USA: Americas North & South » Regulators exist to -SERVE ONLY THE BANKS- next House finance chairman declares
Regulators exist to -SERVE ONLY THE BANKS- next House finance chairman declares
HOW DOES THIS CRAP COME ABOUT? Because the powers that be know that the future new chairman of whatever committee to come needs a hell a lot of money so the powers that be position themselves to be in the drivers seat by DONATING A HELL A LOT OF MONEY TO THE FUTURE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE. boy does this ever piss me off that the American people are clueless on how the system works. SOLOMON / Mike Young
Regulators exist to 'serve the banks,' next House finance chairman declares
By Sahil Kapur Monday, December 13th, 2010
Alabama Republican Spencer Bachus, the incoming chairman of the House banking committee, suggested Congress and federal regulators should play a subservient role with banks.
"In Washington, the view is that the banks are to be regulated, and my view is that Washington and the regulators are there to serve the banks," Bachus told The Birmingham News in an interview.
The Republican leadership last week designated Bachus the next chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, which is tasked with overseeing banks, financial markets, housing and consumer credit.
Democrats characterized the remark as a Freudian slip, nicknaming the Alabaman "Big Bank Bachus" and claiming the new Republican-controlled House will put the interests of financial institutions ahead of the American public.
"Congressman Spencer 'Big Bank' Bachus has given Americans a startlingly honest answer about the House Republican agenda – do whatever is good for the big banks and Wall Street special interests, rather than what's good for hardworking Americans," said Jesse Ferguson, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Bachus later told the Birmingham News he merely meant Congress shouldn't micromanage banks.
The congressman from Alabama's 6th district has throughout his 18-year House career raised millions from financial interests, including over $1 million from commercial banks alone, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
He has received over $800,000 from the real estate industry, $700,000 from securities and investment firms, and $415,000 from credit companies — all of which he will have extraordinary influence over as banking committee chair.
Bachus was an important negotiator for the $700,000 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008 — often derided as the "bank bailout" — which angered the public but also prevented a widespread collapse of the financial system. It passed with wide bipartisan support.
The outgoing chairman, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), played an instrumental role in developing sweeping financial regulatory reforms enacted by President Barack Obama in July.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/incoming-gop-chairman-congress-exists-serve-banks/


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Q: Local unit testing for Google App Engine + Python WebApp2 I have a really simple web app. All the important stuff happens in index.py:
from google.appengine.api import users
import webapp2
import os
import jinja2

JINJA_ENVIRONMENT = jinja2.Environment(
    loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
    extensions=['jinja2.ext.autoescape'],
    autoescape=True)

def get_user():
  user = {}
  user['email'] = str(users.get_current_user())
  user['name'], user['domain'] = user['email'].split('@')
  user['logout_link'] = users.create_logout_url('/')
  return user

class BaseHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):

  def dispatch(self):
    user = get_user()
    template_values = {'user': user}
    if user['domain'] != 'foo.com':
      template_values['page_title'] = 'Access Denied'
      template = '403'
    else:
      template_values['page_title'] = 'Home'
      template = 'index'
    template_engine = JINJA_ENVIRONMENT.get_template('%s.html' % template)
    self.response.write(template_engine.render(template_values))

app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([
    ('/', BaseHandler),
], debug=True)

I'm trying to be a good person and write some local unit tests but - after looking at the documentation - I am totally out of my depth. All I want is a basic framework where I can do something like:
python test_security.py

and simulate two users hitting the domain - one @foo.com who should get the index template, and one @bar.com who should get the 403 template.
Here's where I've got so far:
import sys

# I don't want to talk about it, let's just ignore this block
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\webapp2-2.5.2')
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\webob-1.2.3')
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\jinja2-2.6')
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\yaml-3.10')
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine\lib\jinja2-2.6')
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\google_appengine')
sys.path.append('C:\pytest')

# A few proper imports
import unittest
import webapp2
from google.appengine.ext import testbed

# Import the module I'd like to test
import index

class TestHandlers(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_hello(self):

       self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
       self.testbed.init_user_stub()
       self.testbed.setup_env(USER_EMAIL='test@foo.com',USER_ID='1', USER_IS_ADMIN='0')

       request = webapp2.Request.blank('/')
       response = request.get_response(main.app)

       print "running test"

       self.assertEqual(response.status_int, 200)
       self.assertEqual(response.body, 'Hello, world!')

Predictably, this doesn't work at all. What am I missing? Am I just wildly overestimating how simple this should be?

A: If you're planning on invoking this with "python test_security.py", the magic words you are looking for are:
if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

This will make your unit test run - at the moment all you're doing is defining it.
Note also that you'll need to change your request.get_response from "main.app" to "index.app".

A: I suspect (primarily based on the function names) that you should call self.testbed.init_user_stub() before calling self.testbed.setup_env(), not after.
Also you seem to be missing an initial self.testbed = testbed.Testbed() and possibly a testbed.activate() call.
You might want to check out this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21139805/4495081


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Weekly new round up 26 October 2017
26/10/2017 Business, Reading links, Trendsadvertising, automotive, cars, retail, social media, web securityBradley
Here's a summary of interesting stories I've seen over the last week. I try to concentrate on the stories which aren't necessarily mainstream.
Strange, but creative. Still strange though
Conor Nickerson, from Canada, has spent a lot of time and effort adding himself into his own childhood photos. He's pasted himself, as an adult, next to the original himself, as a child. He's achieved some great results. You wouldn't have even noticed the editing without knowing beforehand. It's a good, creative marketing trick, and I hope he got some business from this. I hope it doesn't become a trend. https://www.boredpanda.com/guy-photoshopping-childhood-photos-conor-nickerson/
Got Netflix and Spotify? Buy another subscription service from Porsche.
Porsche in Atlanta has launched a new subscription model for their range of cars. For $2,000 a month, you can get access to a range of Porsche cars each month. And as with all good Internet subscription models, there's a Premium version that gives you access to more cars including some GTS models.
This new model from Porsche reflects two trends:
In the western world, most cars stay parked (aka unused) for at least 94% of the time, so what's the point in owning a car which only depreciated whilst stood still?
The rate of mobile phone users upgrading their handsets is staggering – we spend well over $1bn a year in upgrades. This device-promiscuity is going to follow into other industries too – cars being an obvious example here.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/porsche-launches-on-demand-subscription-for-its-sports-cars-and-suvs
Twitter has published its roadmap for its content safety strategy rollout (i.e. hate or abusive messages). I think all the social networks are in an impossible position here. It's one thing to remove an overtly abusive tweet with say, a swastika, but it's another challenge to police all messages with bad intent. What is impressive is that Twitter is dealing with the media scrutiny by publishing its roadmap. https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2017/safetycalendar.html
Tesco supermarkets in the UK are going to start selling green satsumas and clementines. They will taste the same as orange ones, but they are green. When I first saw the article, it made me wonder how much green fruit must have been destroyed before Tesco made this decision, and what made them make this decision. When was the last time you saw a potato in a shop with mud on? Our food has become too perfect. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41665946
You can buy an ATM-hacking-kit from the Dark Web for $3,788. ATM attacks have risen 300% in the last year, which isn't surprising considering the availability of this kit. Before you get too excited or worried (depending on your moral compass), you will need to get inside the ATM to reach the USB port. The most worrying part of this news is the trends for these technical "products" designed for criminals. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/31210/atm-jackpotting-for-dummies-yours-for-just-3788
I went to an event organised by Wayin this week on the future of advertising. I learnt a new word: "Infobesity" which means we have too much content and information, usually for free. Key summary: More than ever, content and advertising needs to be more relevant; advertising fraud is rampant; over 99.9% of ads are unclicked, unnoticed and unseen.
The full event report is here: https://www.bradbox.com/blog/future-of-digital-advertising
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Google Flights is one of the easiest, handiest and best tools for scoring incredible flight deals. In fact, you should read up on how to use it like a master flight deal technician. Unfortunately, when you search Premium Economy flights on Google Flights, looks can be deceiving. That's because Delta displays economy prices for Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy, and at no point during booking does it actually specifically tell you you've got the wrong deal. Let's take a look..
Who doesn't love sunny Los Angeles in the winter? Let's say I want to book premium economy flights from London to LA, or vice versa. I enter my city pairs, the dates, premium economy, and voila – here's what we get… Whoah! $755USD is about £580, which is less than many people pay for economy. That instantly seems like a steal worth booking. And on top of that, every other airline is at least $300 more, which makes you think you've found a belter of a deal. Wrong. But how could you know? You click the flights, get it all pulled up, confirm that it says Premium Economy, and you think hmmm… maybe Delta has a special deal on partner flights with Virgin. So you click to book. Next thing you know, you've landed on the Delta booking page (below) and are quite literally one click away from confirming your reservation. Does an error message pop up telling you that you're about to book economy? No. Is there any legitimate way for someone to see that you're booking economy, without speaking marketing speak? No. Could economy delight be Delta's word for Premium Economy? How are you supposed to know. Nothing has warned you that you're about to book economy, when you thought you were booking premium. The only potential way a non nerdy frequent traveler could realistically figure this out, is by seeing that there are upgrade offers below the purchase button. One for premium and one for Upper Class. But again – there's no pop up warning, and economy delight sounds like it could easily be what some airline calls their premium economy – even though it's definitely not.
Being an industry leader in bringing new products and fares to market, Delta and our partners have made multi-billion investments in onboard products and in making sure customers understand the clearly defined attributes of those products on our owned digital channels at every step of the shopping experience. But we also want Delta content to be available in the customer's channel of choice in a consistent, transparent way, which means it's time for third party displays, including Google Flights, to invest in the technology necessary to display the various products available in a way that ensures customers can view all their options clearly, just as Delta has on Delta.com. We recognize the limitations of the current experience on third-party sites may not be ideal, and are leading industry collaboration to ensure customers have access to all of Delta's products, no matter where they shop. When in doubt, check delta.com.
The annoying thing, is that unless you block out Virgin Atlantic and Delta, using the exclude these airlines button on Google Flights, you're almost always going to see deals in Premium Economy that don't actually exist. They're simply economy delight deals, which Delta's computers bring up as premium economy. In the end, it makes you book anyone but the two, just so you don't see false results and get excited over prices that don't exist. This has been going on for months, so it's hard to think of an excuse for why it's still happening on Delta's side. At least you know.
Yup, I booked Delta One over the phone with a Virgin rep and somehow booking their upper class puts you in Premium Select with Delta. Went through quite a bit of frustration but in the end got it fixed. Delta openly admitted over the phone they have a problem with the Virgin codeshare. You've been warned, double check your bookings.
I booked Premium Economy via Google then on to Delta's website last year, £650rt UK-NYC vs £900 via Virgin. It booked under W as you have here, but it DID book into Premium. I actually ended up in UC going out. I wonder if this error has come about since Virgin changed from just Economy to having 3 levels of Economy?
I have been denied boarding as a result of this problem. At LHR everything said to me I'm in premium economy including the VA site but then the ticket was issued as Economy Delight so they wanted me to pay for the difference. Both Delta and Virgin reps we're unable to help me and I had to fly back in economy delight.
Still waiting for compensation from delta for being over 7 hours late arriving in New York .we lost most of the first day of our holiday, and had to sit on the plane for nearly 2 hours in an Air Force base in Maine, USA while repair works were done. Then when we arrived in New York , jfk airport, we couldn't leave the plane for over an hour because of further delays . Compensation had been agreed by letter , but then a few weeks later delta airlines had said they would not be paying us the compensation. Why?
After reading these comments I wouldn't bother flying with Delta it sounds like a rip off.


What's the difference in fertilizers?
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It sets up in less than 5 minutes and then all you have to do is make sure the water container doesn't become empty.
This self-watering tomato planter was designed for commercial gardeners but is so easy to use, anyone from 5 years old to 95 years old can use it with ease.
There is no weeding, digging, or bending over! Just set it up and watch your tomatoes grow better than ever!
It also comes with our FREE Premium Fertilizer to take all of the guess work out.
Best of all, it comes with our 365 day risk free guarantee!
– Standard Colors: Green or Terra Cotta.
– Premium Colors Available for an additional $8 each – Cauliflower, Celery, Eggplant, and Lime.
I will be ordering the grow boxes this spring most definitely I live in a housing where we are limited for space, but this is definitely what I need.
First year is a success!
This is my first year using the grow boxes. I bought ten, put them in my new greenhouse and transplanted all the heirloom tomatoes and peppers I started from seed. I am really impressed by how well they grew with little effort. The supports I purchased worked well, had no diseases, blossom end rot, cracking or splitting, which is common with heirlooms, and they all grew to the sizes that are normal for their variety if not bigger. The yields were also higher then I normally would get from growing in the ground. Next year I am purchasing a larger greenhouse, more boxes and will do a weekly update including how many pounds I harvested.
Can't wait to buy more next year!
I bought 10 boxes earlier this year. Wow, I can't say enough. My tomatoes, green peppers, snow pea pods, cantaloupe, and leaf lettuce are going crazy! I will be buying 10 more next year. Thank you for this product!
Very pleased with my Growbox. It really helps extend the gardening season up north. Easy to care for, no weeding; mulching and fertilizing are already taken care of when you set it up; just watering as needed by filling the reservoir. Larger plants and hot weather will necessitate more frequent watering but that's to be expected in any garden. I plan on buying a bunch more for next year.
Easy to use, just add water and watch them grow.
We've always had a huge garden and decided that wasn't what we wanted to do this year. I purchased 6 grow boxes and planted my spring garden. WOW! is all I can say – as well as everyone else. I've never had a garden grow this quickly, nor look this healthy. Excited is an understatement. I'm planning to purchase more grow boxes and can't wait to get started on the late summer garden. We'll never go back to the traditional garden.
When you ask people what the biggest hassle with growing plants and vegetables is, more often than not, their response will be keeping up with the watering schedule.
In all honesty, this response is accurate. There is a science behind properly watering plants. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as pouring a bunch of water into a pot. Anyone who has ever tried to grow anything whether it be flowers, vegetables, or even just a standard plant is likely well aware of how precise the amount of water needs to be.
Too much water can easily become an issue. Believe it or not, overwatering can actually kill your plants. Just as humans can drown, plants can as well. Overwatering isn't the only concern. Not providing your plants with enough water can cause them to either become extremely unhealthy or completely dry out and die.
While a proper watering schedule and a precise amount of water is important when it comes to growing any type of plant, it becomes especially crucial when it comes to trying to grow vegetables.
For your plants to produce vegetables, they need to be in good health. Many people avoid growing their own vegetables and other types of plants because they think it will be too much of a hassle or that it will result in nothing more than a waste of time.
Believe it or not, it's a lot simpler than many people think, especially when it comes to growing in self-watering pots.
So, how do self-watering pots work?
It's a rather simple concept. Basically, self-watering planters work by supplying plants with water from the bottom instead of from the top.
This ingenious planter design has a reservoir on the bottom that stores water. When the soil in the planter becomes dry, water is drawn up from the reservoir and is then supplied directly to the roots of the plants as well as the surrounding soil.
All you have to do is make sure the reservoir has water in it. The planter will take care of the rest of the work.
One of the best things about self-watering containers would be the fact that they supply plants with the perfect amount of water at just the right time. This literally eliminates the hassles of having to follow a watering schedule and it also completely rids the danger of over or under watering your plants.
This type of planter can be used inside or outside which offers even more convenience. When a person decides to use outdoor garden beds, there are many factors that come into play that can either make or break their plants.
First of all, they must take into consideration the amount of sunlight that the plants will absorb while outside. On top of that, they must also consider the average temperature. Specific plants need to be planted in specific temperatures. This greatly limits the type of plants a person can grow during different seasons throughout the year, especially in certain areas.
Luckily, The Garden Patch has a solution for this issue. Our self-watering indoor planters allow people to grow whatever type of plants they would like at any time during the year. On top of that, they are also portable. This feature allows people to easily move their planters around and even allows people to take them outside.
The Garden Patch Grow Box is one of the best self-watering planters on the market. Aside from ensuring that your plants will always be supplied with the right amount of water, this grow box also takes care of many of the other hassles associated with gardening.
Basically, any person with any amount of gardening experience can expect to grow healthy plants and vegetables on their very first try.
Let's take a moment to go over why this is possible.
First and foremost, this planter is self-watering. However, this grow box also comes with other amazing features. For example, the Garden Patch Grow Box is also self-fertilizing. When you use our planter, you will never have to worry about your plants being malnourished. This ensures that you will be able to grow healthy plants and vegetables with ease.
Also, this planter completely gets rid of the need to weed. Anyone who has ever spent countless hours weeding their garden likely understands how remarkable this feature is.
Our self-watering grow boxes are easy to set up. In fact, you can have your box set up in less than five minutes.
If you would like to be able to grow tomatoes like a pro, start your own salad garden, or plant other things with ease such as peppers or even flowers to add a decorative touch to your home, the Garden Patch Grow Box is the perfect fit for your needs.
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The words, "Southern California" probably conjure up images of rollerblading in eternal sunshine, waiting for swells in Malibu, and people watching to beach-side cocktails. For locals, summer vacation lasts all year. The festive ambiance will leak into your soul even when you're office-bound. The ocean has a way of soothing even the most frazzled nerves, but the Southern Californian lifestyle isn't limited to the whimsical.
There isn't a better time to invest in that enchanted house with the white picket fence. At an average of 4.32%, mortgage rates are low enough to stir up the industry, and Southern California's housing market is booming. Your property investment will bring as much magic to your bank account as it will to your lifestyle. Your mortgage has a direct effect on the profitability of your real estate transaction. Like any investment, it should be sculpted to provide the highest returns.
Solvang Real Estate, for example, is a beautiful place to live and there are several buyers interested in purchasing property there. With the help of the knowledgable real estate agents at Berkshire Hathaway, you'll find the piece of property that is most suitable for you and one that can grow into a valuable investment in the future.
Southern Californians don't do a thing indoors that can be done in the open air, and all that coastline will improve your overall wellbeing. Studies show that people who live near the ocean or in sunnier states are happier and healthier. They also suffer lower rates of depression. Nature is the most effective natural stress reliever, after all. The local farmer's market and all the omega 3-rich fish will only add to the ocean's positive influence.
Even left brain thinkers need an expressive outlet, and Southern California's artistic side is as vibrant as it is inclusive. You will participate in street painting carnivals, learn from the masters at The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, and turn fruit into a masterpiece at the Watermelon Festival. If your creative side leans towards the dramatic, there is no better place for acting classes and auditions. Your star is waiting to rise.
There is no city in America with more museums and galleries, so if your impression of Southern California doesn't include a generous dose of culture, you're missing out. The Annual Starlight Food and Wine Festival will offer foodies plenty to taste and test, and the Salsa Festival will introduce you to an entirely new hobby that will prepare your abs for that shocking bikini you're planning to spend the summer in. Your weekends will be spent at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the outdoor Hollywood Bowl, and the monthly art walks. Small clubs like Conga Room and House of Blues will calm your nerves with live music after work.
The New York lifestyle, with all its hand wringing and fear of failure, won't encourage you to make the mistakes that are a necessary part of success, but the Southern California lifestyle is one of experimentation. Locals like musician, Moby, say the area has helped them to become comfortable with their mistakes and failures. Risk aversion won't help you to take on that new, ambitious project that leads to your grandest success, but the local ethos certainly will. Your neighbors have more life lessons to teach than your old career coach.
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Градове в Орегон
Окръг Грант (Орегон)

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Matthew 23:11-12 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Leads to strife and contention.
James 4:1-2 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Isaiah 14:12-15 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Ezekiel 31:10-11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
Habakkuk 2:8-9 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Genesis 3:5-6 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Isaiah 22:16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
3 John 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.


Madelyn joined 3PB in July 2017. Based in Oxford, she helps chambers to run efficiently by taking calls answering various queries, handling aspects of each Barristers diaries and generally making sure they have everything they require to carry out their work as easily and efficiently as possible.
She continues to widen her knowledge on the strengths of each of the Barristers at 3PB and constantly interacts with the other clerks to create the smooth running of chambers and each practice area.
Madelyn has begun attending various professional events outside of work, to broaden her network and knowledge of other professionals and within Chambers at educational events.
In her spare time Maddy's hobbies include drawing, creating, cooking and seeing her family.