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God Will Win At the End….
May 30, 2019 Dr. Celucien Joseph Uncategorized
The biggest problem with humanity in relation to God is not natural sin per se, but the control and pursue of sovereignty. God has an intended plan for everyone and humanity as a whole; therefore, he desires all individuals and all people to walk humbly before him and under his sovereign control.
On the other hand, man and woman have their own desires and plans that are somewhat autonomous and more often contrary to those of God. They want to pursue their own desires and objectives without any divine interference or external constraint. The desire for man and woman to live in isolation of God's sovereign grace and sovereign will belittles the glory and majesty of God in the world. It is an act of dehumanization and human pride that challenges the authority of God and questions God's loving-kindness.
The crisis between God and humanity is the passion to be (totally) autonomous and sovereign. Human sovereignty apart from God's tutelage is one of the gravest transgressions committed against God the Sovereign Lord and most Loving King. While we human beings may act autonomously or long for sovereignty, which defies the pedagogy of God's sacredness, God will ultimately win at the end.
"The Legacy of Jesus the Palestinian-Jewish Peasant and the Meaning of Biblical Christianity for Today"
Christianity is a religion of the poor as its founder-Savior was a poor Palestinian-Jewish peasant who had no where to lay his head because he was born to an economically-disavantaged class and family.
This poor Messiah from the ancient Region of Galilee, located in Northern Israel, lived in an environment that was crushed by abject poverty and hunger, and terrible living conditions. The people of his surroundings were subject to all kinds of social ills and political woes. Socially, like him they experienced dire poverty and hunger; they suffered all kinds of illnesses including end-of-life diseases; the well-to-do and power-seeking religious class and leaders humiliated them and isolated them from religious fellowship and social interactions; and these poor Galileans constituted a large pool of individuals who lived on the margins of society including prostitutes, addicts, underclass fishermen, beggars, the intellectually and mentally-challenged, the crippled, the physically-handicapped, the disabled, those with speech problems, etc. He taught them that God was on their side and for their liberation and welfare.
He became their friends while other individuals in society did not want to associate with them. He hanged out with them, ate (tablefellowshiped) with them, fed them, and cured their illnesses. As a custom, he spent his entire day teaching them about a God who loved them and cared about their daily needs and life necessities including the food they had to eat to sustain them physically and the clothes they had to wear to look presentable in society. He also taught these underclass peasants and oppressed individuals how to be good to other poor people like them and be compassionate to all people. He offered to them good moral and ethical principles to live by and persuaded them to imitate his character and religious life pattern. He taught them deep things about God their Creator and Sustainer. Through his teachings, he used figures of speech and metaphors to reveal to them about the character and virtues of God, which they also must covet and teach to others. He told them to pursue what makes God happy, to do what God likes, and oppose what God dislikes such as injustice, oppression, abuse, and all kinds of human sin and transgressions. He also inferred in his teachings that God was the God of the poor and oppressed people.
This poor Galilean Messiah also instructed his followers and friends to love and practice justice where they lived and to take a stand for what is right, honorable, and moral in their community. He charged them to be a community of conviction and correspondingly to be a people who are known in society for their righteous actions and love of justice just like God their Father and Creator.
He also taught them to care for other poor and oppressed people like them in society by attending to their needs and life necessities: giving food to the hungry; clothing the naked; assisting the sick; visiting the prisoner; supporting the economically-disavantaged; caring for the orphan and the widow; showing hospitality and love to the stranger and the visitor among them; and loving and treating all people equally, equitably, and indiscriminately.
Although those colonized (they lived under the political yoke and the colonial burden of Roman Empire.) and uneducated peasants suffered all kinds of abuse, injustice, and exploitation (i.e. class, gender, social, religious, political) from those in seats of power and influence, he instructed them not to worry about their living conditions because God will make provisions for them; not to retaliate against their oppressors and exploiters because God will give them justice and punish their oppressors; not to be troublemakers because God has called them to be peacemakers and ambassadors of justice and reconciliation; and not to be a power-hungry-and-seeking community because God will humble the pride and raise the weak.
Yet this poor Galilean Messiah convinced his followers to go change society and the world by living his legacy and teaching all things he had taught them to all people: to love all people, to tell all people to repent of their evil ways and turn to God for liberation, to practice justice and forgiveness, to oppose in society what is unjust and anti-human, and to imitate his ways and his ethic. His followers believed that he practically embodied in his life and his teachings what God is like in character and nature. In fact, they believed Jesus of Nazareth was not only the Savior of the world, but the most terrifying truth about this poor Palestinian-Jewish peasant is this: God existed in the person and actions of Jesus. In Him, God experienced full humanity and what it meant to be weak, vulnerable, economically poor, politically oppressed and subjugated, morally dehumanized and demonized, and socially isolated and abandoned.
God is not the God of the philosopher or the bourgeois-theologian or the arrogant rich who trusts in his wealth for comfort and stability, but the God of the poor and the most vulnerable people in society who have no cultural status, political power, or any constructive human resources to offer to God, but a humble heart and submissive will.
"Serve God and Serve People"
God is not impressed by your "head knowlege theology" about him or your academic acumen. He delights in you and is praised when you honor him fully with your mind and actions; he is glorified in you when you use what you know about God and the people in your community and city to change their living conditions and help them reach their human potential.
Use the same knowlege, both of God and human beings, to foster forgiveness, peace, unity, healing, reconciliation, and human flourishing in your community and city!
Knowledge about God and humanity is about your willingness to effect practical transformation in people's lives and the disposition of your heart and resources to improve both society and human relationships.
"The Future of SBC in Four Paragraphs"
SBC is a denomination in peril. Its redemption will not come from its current leadership and regime of power, but from "ethnic/immigrant Christian churches" and "minority leaders" who have gone through the fire of hell, dehumanization, and common suffering in this weary land, and from the racialized disciples of Jesus Christ who share a collective history of exclusion and alienation from the life and power of SBC leadership, institutions, and churches.
In all of their trouble and collective history of suffering and rejection, they have learned to abide in Jesus, remain faithful to SBC while SBC has not been faithful to them, and trust in God's transformative power and healing presence to boost up their self-esteem and shape their Christian identity and character to those of Jesus Christ. They have borne the mark of the Christian cross and experienced the calvary of the American culture.
The good news is this: God is not done with SBC nor has he abandoned SBC churches. There's redemptive hope that could foster institutional transformation within the SBC leadership and life. This hope is not cheap grace; it demands a radical renunciation of the political gods and cultural demons that have poisoned SBC leadership, churches, and institutions. This liberative hope also makes urgent demands from the people of God in the SBC to become a people of justice and zealous ambassadors of reconciliation and unity.
Finally, six ethically paired words of action–which are also moral imperatives–are required toward this denominational restructuring, shifting, and rebuilding: repentance and forgiveness, self-denial and humility, inclusion and diversity, Christian fellowship and relationality, racial sensitivity and multicultural partnership, and submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and living out the liberating message of the Gospel.
"Let Them Speak: On Rape, Incest, and Abortion"
A. If you have never been raped as a woman/man, how would you ever know how it feels to be sexually violated & raped? Consider the bodily shame and degradation closely connected to the identity, experience, and future of the rape victim?
B. If you have never been a victim of a sexual incest (i.e. from a father, uncle, cousin, brother), how would you ever know about the unspeakable and terrified experience of this individual/victim?
C. What gives you (i.e. man) the right, credential, & conviction to pretend that you have personal knowledge and experience and that you can speak with authority on behalf of those who have been raped/ are victims of rape?
Can we allow these women to tell their own story?
I am just inviting you friends to have a candid and honest conversation about this sensitive issue. No cursing, please!. No Disrespect, please!. Let's talk with civility and cordiality about this important matter.
"On Christian Patriarchal Arrogance and Women in Christian and Pastoral Ministry"
A. Women of God: Don't pay attention to some Evangelical thinkers and Christian theologians who are telling you that you are not worthy enough, because you are not a man, but a woman, to use your gifts of preaching, teaching, and leadership to serve and lead the people of God in the Church.
B. Tell them Christian ministry has to do with gifting not male leadership, mutual submission not male hierarchy, interdependence not individualism, service not masculine power, humility not patriarchal triumphalism or pride.
C. Don't let the so-called guardians of the faith fool you, undermine your gifts, or the integrity of your calling to Christian leadership and Pastoral ministry. Evangelical Theologians and Christian Biblical Scholars across various denominational expressions have held two views in regard to the role of women in Christian ministry: complementarianism and egalitarianism.
*** Always remember that theological hermeneutics has a political side to it, and male theological patriarchs have used Scriptures to deny women of their rights, silence their voice in the church, and erase their stories, histories, and contributions to the birth and advancement of Christianity in the world. Male-centered biblical interpretation is toxic to the future of the Christian church and Christianity in the world. It has not always been the best redemptive tool to liberate women from male oppression and masculine demand for submission nor has it always been an empowering rhetoric and project to promote the equal dignity and humanity of women with men. Rather, a Christocentric biblical hermeneutics always points women to the path of emancipation and eccesiastical participation and rescues them from christian patriarchal arrogance and triumphalism.
Finally, women of God, always remember that both male and female ministers and Christians "have in common" one Boss, Jesus Christ, and they "share in unity" one supreme Lord of the Church to whom they must submit and bow, Jesus Christ the Head of the Church.
"Rethinking The Problem of Theodicy in Haitian Vodou"
***I dedicate this piece to three friends: Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Paul Camy Mocombe, and Nixon Shaba-lom
In contemporary Vodou scholarship, the notion of theodicy and the opposing binary of good and bad remains unfortunately an unexplored terrain. Vodou scholars have either reject both concepts as if they only belong to the Abrahamic religions or Asian religious traditions such as Buddhism.
Some of my friends who are specialists in Vodou boldly assert that there is no concept of sin, and good and bad in Vodou. Some have argued that "sin" is a Christian concept. It is not Vodou nor does one find it in any African traditional religions. Even if sin is not a basic element in Vodou theological vocabulary and rhetorical grammar, atonement is part of Vodou praxis and liturgy. More often, atonement in Vodou deals with human trespasses, transgressions, shortcomings, the break-up of a vow with a law, for example. These various names we proposed here all pertain to one's relationship with the Vodou Spirit. In a nutshell, one must atone for one's sins and seek reconciliation with the Lwa.
Interestingly, if one carefully studies various Vodou songs such as praise songs, thanksgiving songs, agricultural songs, songs of alienation and exile (i.e. Lapriyè Ginen [The Ginen Prayer], and Le grand recueil sacré, ou, Répertoire des chansons du vodou Haïtien [The great sacred collection, or, Repertoire of Haitian Vodou songs] by Max Beauvoir; Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English by Benjamin Hebblethwaite ) or examine exegetically Haitian novels (i.e. Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain, General Sun, My Brother by Jacques Stephen Alexis) and Vodou poetry (i.e. Un Arc-en-ciel pour l'occident chrétien : Poème, mystère vaudou (Poésie) by René Depestre. Translated by Colin Dayan, as A Rainbow for the Christian West: The Poetry of René Depestre), the notion of human transgression as sin and the failure to maintain balance, as well as the problem of theodicy is inevitable and deliberate in the Vodou proper, as well as in Haitian Vodouist imagination through texts and visual/plastic arts. Vodou aesthetics through Vodou art and aesthetic performances such as the "mizik ginen" and "mizik rasin" all narrate a vision of good and bad in this Religious tradition, and the "ideal world" we long for and that which has departed from the Vodou practitioner. Vodou practitioners also shout "Ichabod"/" The glory has departed!
In fact, "theodicy" is one of the major issues in the acclaimed Haitian novel Masters of the Dew, which accounts for the environmental crisis, natural disasters, drought, human death, animal death, and the hostility that exists between the peasants in the village of Fonds Rouge, the geographical and cultural setting of the novel. The problem of "theodicy" is momentous, omnipresent, and toxic in the Fond Rouges community, and it causes strife and disturbs the peace and harmony in the Vodouist community there. As a result, the much Vodou-devoted parents of the protagonist Jean-Manuel Joseph had to call upon the Vodou Lwa to find a solution to the problem of not only "natural evil" in the village, but also the predicament of human-inflicted pain and suffering in their midst.
Furthermore, in the Haitian Vodouist tradition and cosmological order, the mere existence of a multiplicity of Lwa, is by design, and the fundamental function of the Lwa is, with the help of human (volitional) agents, to create harmony, equilibrium, balance, and equity in the world. The Vodou Lwa not only represent the various ideals of how the world should be and could be, they are in fact representations of how the world ought to be. The Lwa as messengers of the Creator-Bondye (The "Good God") also infers that the present world does not represent the intended will of God/Bondye, and that human beings have created another world that contradicts "the Ideal World" that Bondye has willed. Hence, the creation of the Vodoun (Spirits) exists by divine necessity so that human beings in cooperation with the Messenger-Lwa could eventually achieve the intended plan of their Creator-Bondye, the good God. Arguably, the Vodoun are Bondye's promising notes to Vodou adepts. They exist to help human beings/Vodouists deal with theodicy.
Correspondingly, in Vodou hermeneutics, the Vodou spirits also articulate and embody concurrently the various expressions and manifestations of the divine will, desire, and plan. As messengers of the divine will, the notion that the Vodou spirits help to create a relational cosmic order and improve the interplays between human beings in the world is indicative (1) the present world is not the way it should be, (2) the present creation is out of order, and (3) that human nature is out of balance and has been altered by the anti-Bondye human dispositions such as the evil choices and actions free volitional agents orchestrate in the world. In other word, we live in a world that is not harmonious, balanced, and equitable; hence, human beings need the lwa to put all things and the creation as whole to the intended will of Bondye.
Another way to think about the reason the lwa exist in Vodou is to improve the world by readjusting its order and human relationships and fellowship, and reestablishing human shalom and wholeness. Yet the underlying question we ought to explore and seek to understand is this: What is the ontology of the things that are out of place and harmony in the universe? How can we identity them? How should we classify them? Can we place them in different categories? Can we classify them as bad and evil things? Or what makes the world not so good, some human relationships evil, and some human choices anti-Bondye?
Whether one refuses to accept (or reject) the idea of bad and good does not (does) exist in Haitian Vodou or theodicy is (or is not) an element in Vodouist conception of the world/worldview, the Vodouist must face the existence of evil in the world. (Please don't be quick to say theodicy and the opposing binary of good and bad are Western and Christian concepts; they're not African!). The Vodouist like every religious and non-religious person in the world is trouble about the problem of human suffering, oppression, and pain, as well as the relationship between the good God ("Bondye") and the presence of evil in our community, city, nation, and in the world. African traditional religions just like the African-derived religions in the African Diaspora have their roots in the ancient Egyptian religions and spirituality. Ancient Egyptian religions have shaped African/African diasporic religious liturgical practices, ethical systems, divination system, theological beliefs, and moral principles. Ancient Egyptian religions and spirituality have left their enduring mark on the Haitian Vodouist tradition. An important resource that sheds some light about those parallels and connections relating to theodicy and good and bad actions can be found in the famous Egyptian "The Book of Dead."
Arguably, religion is a human invention, and at the core of every religion, there's a form of spirituality and attempt to achieve piety. One of the functions of religion is to help humans cope with the care, burden, and anxieties of this world. The Vodou religion is no exception, and Vodouists are affected everyday by the troubles and worries of this world; yet they consult the lwa to find out why and to find a solution? That is theodicy; that is the conflict between the "ideal world" Bondye envisioned for human beings and the world that is.
Six years ago, I published a major article to address the problem of theodicy in Haitian Vodou through an exegetical reading of Jacques Roumain's famous novel, Masters of the Dew. It was published in the academic journal Theology Today, which is associated with Princeton Theological Seminary/PUP: "The Rhetoric of Suffering, Hope, and Redemption in Masters of the Dew: A Rhetorical and Politico-Theological Analysis of Manuel as Peasant-messiah and Redeemer," Theology Today (October 2013) 70: 323-350.
Allow me to say this in closing: Many Haitian peasants and some people (some of whom are family members and friends, and my late grandmother whom I so loved and cherished was an ardent Vodou-Catholic practitioner, as well as the great Vodou priestess [Mambo] in her community in Haiti) that I know who practice Vodou are quite aware of the problem of good and bad and correspondingly the predicament of theodicy in their religion and in their everyday experience; interestingly, the intellectual study of the Vodou religion is playing an utopian game with the real life and the real experience of Vodou practitioners. Like other religious traditions, Vodou has its own challenges: some of those challenges are ethical, moral, theological, and existential. The Vodou scholar must make these challenges as part of his or her intellectual adventure and curiosity about the religion. The basic human disposition to all religion is curiosity and the attempt to discover truth, the ideal, and gain understanding.
"Black Theological Education and Liberalism, and The Shortcomings of Conservative and Evangelical Seminaries and Divinity Schools" (Part I)
The majority of black theologians and biblical scholars, and clergy in the United States are trained in the nation's most liberal seminaries and Divinity schools, resulting in serious weaknesses in theological thinking, biblical exegesis, and ministerial practices in black congregations.
While those institutions may provide considerable advantageous resources, better networking, and human support and connection, contributing to a solid intellectual (theological) education of the future black scholar and minister towards the common good, some of these theological and ministerial centers have fostered in modern black theological education a distinctive expression of black theological liberalism and a crisis in black theological thought that bluntly reject biblical authority and the exclusive salvific message of the Gospel through Christ's satisfactory atonement through his shed blood, and interrogate the relevance of the historic confessions of the Christian faith in black life and black ethical practices in the contemporary moments.
Nonetheless, as any theological worldview, there are many merits of or good things we can learn from Black theological liberalism. First, Black theological liberalism in the contemporary intellectual enterprise accentuates the imperative of black freedom and black agency in a society that constantly doubts the value of black existence and challenges the merit of black dignity and humanity. Second, this theological category or system seeks to promote the hoslitic welfare of black people and sustain the notion that the black life in the modern American society is worth safeguarding and that black people as a collective (human) race deserves the protection and care, not the constant surveillance and monitoring of the black body or existence, of the American government. Third, black theologians operating within the tradition of black theological liberalism embrace the promises of the Social Gospel Movement to envision an alternative life for black folk in America in which equal opportunity and access to better employment and housing opportunity, better education, healthcare, job promotion, and economic mobility are also granted to them. Fourth, Black theological liberalism draws from a wealth of sources and traditions for theological reflection and imagination, and the Bible is not its sole authority in matters of faith and practice. Finally, this theological tradition in black highlights black voices and agency, as well as those of non-European theological traditions and canons in the theological exegesis of the Biblical text and theological eisegesis of the contemporary American culture toward black and human flourishing.
Moreover, the five-fold tenets of Black theological liberalism, which I proposed above, are both the direct and by-products of non-conservative and liberal seminaries and institutions, which train most of black theologians and clergy in the United States. In the same line of reasoning, there are at least five major reasons accounting for the (Black) preference to be educated and formed in non-Evangelical and conservative schools:
1. Lack of racial diversity and inclusion, and faculty and leadership representation in the faculty-staff body of these schools.
2. A closed theological curriculum or program that does not represent the rich diversity and plurality of Christian scholarship and thought, considering the manifold contributions of a wide-range of Christian thinkers (i.e. Black, Hispanic, Asian, non-White European descent) to the Christian ministry and the discipline of theology and religious studies–even within the Orthodox theological (Evangelical) tradition.
3. The human dynamic and atmosphere in those schools are not often welcoming and friendly to the so-called minority students and students of color; some black students believe their presence is not wanted in these closed circles.
4. Black students and students of color are interested in non-Evangelical and non-conservative schools because of the promise of future and better employment opportunity (especially to those who are preparing for a career in the academia as professors and school administrators), greater financial funding and support, the educational and intellectual prestige associated with those schools such as Harvard Divinity schools, Union Theological Seminary, Boston School of Theology, Candler School of Theology, University of Chicago Divinity School, etc., and the close affiliation of (named) seminaries and divinity schools, for example, with renowned (named) universities and world-class faculty.
5. Unlike most Evangelical and Conservative seminaries and Divinity schools, most non-conservative and liberal schools intentionally pursue greater gender and racial inclusion in their faculty-staff make-up, promote and incorporate greater ethnic diversity and plurality of thought, worldview, and praxis in theological education and ministerial formation, and they train their students in the highest rigor of the social sciences and the humanities, critical theory, and multicultural education; also, these schools strategically and ideologically prepare their students to become cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and intersectional Christian activists, human rights advocates, public intellectuals, social critics, scholars, and ministers and pastors.
As a black Christian minister and (Evangelical) theologian who embraces the historic confessions of the Christian faith, I value many of the merits and benefits of Black theological liberalism, as they address serious issues of equality, fairness, justice, representation, and equity in our culture and theological schools. These are also Gospel issues. On the other hand, there lies a profound dilemma in black theological education, black theological thinking, and ministerial practice, which are arguably a direct failure of Evangelical and conservative seminaries and institutions.
I hope the leadership of those (conservative) schools would be intentional about the theological training and ministerial formation of black seminarians and students of color, which could eventually contribute to more effective and biblically-centered black christian leadership and ministers, as well as strong and healthy black and ethnic churches in this country.
Hannah's Faith: Why I love Hannah's Story in 1 Samuel 1-2!
Yesterday on Mother's Day, I had the greatest joy and delight to preach on my favorite story in the Bible. I believe 1 Samuel 1:2-2:21–especially Chapter 1:1-19–is the most beatiful story in the Bible. (I have always loved this story since a little boy attending Sunday School Bible study. Finally, I got to teach it and discussed what it means to the biblical notion of motherhood, spirituality, persistent prayer, and discipleship.) It is a story of motherly love, godliness, devotion, sacrifice, and selflessness. It is also a magnificent story of divine sovereignty and sweet providence, and God's incomparable grace and liberative intervention on behalf of the oppressed and the weak–resulting in exhilarating moments of joy and celebration in the life of this formerly barren and obscure woman named Hannah.
Let us all imitate Hannah's faith!
Contrary to what many biblical commentators have said on 1 and 2 Samuel, I believe that Hannah, the mother of Samuel and whose name means "grace," not King David, is the most important character in this book. Hannah has changed Israel's story forever and shaped salvation history through the eschatological Messiah, both directly and indirectly.


HARTFORD, CT (March 13, 2014) – Yesterday, EnVision 2014 kicked off in Las Vegas, NV. The event runs from March 12-14 and features the Industry Marketplace which is designed for networking and creating opportunities for productive discussions as well as learning more about Experient. The Marketplace offers several networking opportunities through one-on-one scheduled appointments, Business Theatres, and the more informal Networking Lounge.
Presenting in the Business Theatre on Friday is the Connecticut Convention Center. Anissa Ladd, Senior National Sales Manager for the Connecticut Convention Center, will be showcasing how the Center and Hartford have it all for attendees' looking to plan their upcoming meetings and events. In addition, Anissa will be meeting one-on-one with Experient and Maritz Travel associates responsible for recommending and procuring destinations, venues, and services for their client programs.


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Media April 12, 2018
Aaron Colen
Liberal senators ask FCC to investigate Sinclair, pause merger due to anti-fake news message
Liberal senators are asking the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Sinclair Broadcasting Group over the company's anti-fake news messages. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Liberals are still alarmed by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group's message condemning fake news, which news anchors at the company's local news outlets were required to read.
Independent socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with 11 Democratic senators, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission calling for an investigation of Sinclair and a hold on a potential merger between Sinclair and Tribune Media, The Hill reports.
What did the letter say?
The letter is addressed directly to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Here are some excerpts:
"…we have strong concerns that Sinclair has violated the public interest obligation inherent in holding broadcast licenses. Sinclair may have violated the FCC's longstanding policy against broadcast licensees deliberately distorting news by staging, slanting or falsifying information."
"Furthermore, must-run dictates from Sinclair harm the freedom of the press guaranteed in the First Amendment by turning local journalists into mouthpieces for a corporate and political agenda."
"We are concerned that Sinclair is engaged in a systematic news distortion operation that seeks to undermine freedom of the press and the robust localism and diversity of viewpoint that is the foundation of our national broadcasting laws."
What do they want?
The letter asks the FCC to "investigate news activities to determine if it conforms to public interest. This investigation should, at a minimum, examine whether the scripting of local news programs is tantamount to news distortion."
If the proposed merger between Sinclair and Tribune goes through, Sinclair would own local news outlets broadcasting to nearly 75 percent of all American households.
In the letter, the senators implore the FCC to put that merger on hold.
"We are concerned that if the Sinclair-Tribune merger continues without a thorough review of these new facts, Sinclair's practices of news distortion will proliferate to even more local stations, which Americans rely upon every day for fair and impartial news," the letter reads.
Although the senators are alleging that Sinclair is not being fair and impartial, the message Sinclair anchors read on air was nonpartisan and spoke to the need for fair and impartial news.

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Legal translation from the original with notarization.
Legal translation from the copy without notarization.
Business corporation contract, trading contract, service contract, import-export contract, processing contract, transfer capital/shares contract.
Legal documents of company and individual.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import models, migrations
import django.db.models.deletion
from django.conf import settings

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ('frontend', '0004_seller_reward'),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.AlterField(
            model_name='lead',
            name='last_visited_by',
            field=models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, default=None, blank=True, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, null=True),
        ),
        migrations.AlterField(
            model_name='lead',
            name='owned_by',
            field=models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, default=None, to='frontend.Seller', null=True),
        ),
    ]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This Act may be cited as the Assets Tax (Specified Bodies) Act.
(c) such other body as may be prescribed by order subject to negative resolution.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and sections 4 and 5, every specified body shall make and submit to the Commissioner an annual declaration of the value of its assets and shall in relation thereto pay the tax prescribed in the First Schedule.
(c) subject to subsection (3), be based upon the value of assets of the specified body as indicated by the balance sheet and profit and loss account as relates to the assessment of income tax for the year of assessment immediately prior to the relevant date or the date authorised pursuant to subsection (3).
(3) The Commissioner may, on the application of any specified body, allow the body to submit its declaration for any year specified in the application, on or before such date as the Commissioner may authorise in writing.
(b) having regard to the date on which a specified body started operations, a balance sheet and profit and loss account referred to in subsection (2)(c) are not available.
(b) to submit a declaration that, by reason of the absence of assets at the end of the preceding year, a valuation cannot be made as required by this section.
(6) An authorisation referred to in subsection (5) may be subject to a requirement that, the estimate or declaration, as the case may be, shall be verified at such later time as the Commissioner may specify in such manner and by reference to such documents as may be so specified.
(7) Where any specified body fails to furnish to the Commissioner any declaration or the prescribed tax in accordance with this section, he may issue the prescribed notice to the specified body requiring that body to submit the declaration and pay the tax within the period specified in the notice.


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Yes, you can register a .IS domain!
For further information see Domain Registration in ISNIC's rules.
If you have your own nameservers, you must have configured the domain and the nameservers must be registered with ISNIC. If you do not have any nameservers yet, you can park your domain with ISNIC until you have decided on where to host your domain. See "Domain->Requirements" and "Nameserver->Requirements" . You must also have available the NIC-handles of the domain's contacts, and you yourself must be logged in via "Contacts->Login" . If contact handles are unavailable, you must first register the contacts (and/or yourself) via "Contacts->Register" on the left.
Once logged in, proceed to the registration page ("Domains->Register") and follow the instructions. Your application will be queued, pending payment of registration fees. Note that you have two days to remit the fee, after which the application expires and must be resubmitted if payment is made. Payment can be made on-line using the login information of the Administrative contact or Billing contact of the domain.
All .is domain's are registered in the ISNIC domain registry and their registration information is available via the ISNIC web. However, the registration WHOIS lookup is rate-limited and does not include pending domains. Use a suitable whois client on port 4343 to determine if a particular domain is available for registration. If you want to do this in a program use EPP check:domain. These lookups are rate-limited at 1800 queries per 30 min.
Usually, a domain's adminstrative contact is simply the registrant. If the registrant wants someone else to have full change-control over the domain, a third party can be appointed administrative contact.
Please note that the admin contact has full, web-based control of the domain, including the ability to transfer the domain to a new registrant. It is the registrants responsibility to ensure that proper contracts exist between a third-party administrative contact and the registrant.
Domains can have up to four different contacts (NIC-Handles) in addition to the registrant. Each contact serves a different role and holds different change-authority over the domain. The contacts and the registrant use their NIC-Handles to log into the ISNIC web to modify their own, and their domain's registration.
Note that each contact can change their own registration information but only the domain's registrant and administrative contact can substitute the domain's existing contacts for new ones.
The Registrant (R) has full change-control over the domain, if the registrant contact has been activated (see How do I activate a contact object). The registrant can change all aspects of the domain's registration, including transferring the domain to a new registrant and deleting the domain.
The Administrative Contact (AC) has full change-control over the domain and exercises this control on behalf of the registrant. The AC can change all aspects of the domain's registration, including requesting the transfer of the domain to a new registrant or deletion of the domain. Transfers and deletes require registrant approval if the registrant is an active contact. If the registrant decides to delegate all management of the domain to a third-party, that party should then be registered as the domain's administrative contact. See What is the role of the domain's administrative contact? The AC can withdraw their services and the registrant will then automatically become the AC.
The Technical Contact (TC) handles the technical aspects of domain management, it's DNS hosting, web hosting etc. The TC is most often with the domain's network provider. The registrant or the administrative contact can substitute the TC for a new one. The TC can withdraw their services and the AC will then automatically become the technical contact.
The Billing Contact (BC) is the recipient of the domain's billing information. The domain's invoices are addressed to the BC. Most often the BC is the registrant himself. The domain's R and AC must make sure that the appropriate party is registered as the domain's BC at all times. Only the R and AC can substitute the BC for a new one. The BC can withdraw his services and the registrant will then automatically become the billing contact. Bills are never re-issued to the new BC. Upon request, a receipt will be issued to the new BC after the domain's fees have been paid.
The Zone contact (ZC) is the technical contact for the domain's nameservers. The ZC owns the domain's master nameserver and is responsible for the domain's compliance with the .is technical delegation requirements. The ZC must be willing and able to configure the nameservers according to these requirements. The ZC is automatically updated when the domain is redelegated to a new set of nameservers.
The annual renewal fee is €29.90. The first year fee (the registration fee) must be prepaid before registration can proceed.
Please note that the first year fee must be prepaid within two (2) days of sending in the application. The application will not be processed unless the registration fee is paid.
The registrant, admin and billing contacts can register domains for automatic payments on the my domains and automatic renewal	page.
Domains registered for automatic renewal, 45 days prior to its expiry date, will automatically debit the card for the annual renewal fee for as long as the card is valid.
When paying the annual fee it is possible to selectg "automatic renewal using selected credit card" on the payment form. The annual renewal fee either set by selecting domain on my page	and clicking "renew" or by clicking my domains and automatic renewal	on the same page and click the "renew" button by the appropriate domain.
It is important to keep information in WHOIS correct for domains which are automatically renewed. Contact email addresses are particularly important to keep current as receits for those domains are only sent in email.
If a domain remains unpaid on it's expiration date, ISNIC informs the domain's billing contact (and the domain's administrative contact) that the domain is about to be deactivated (put on hold). At 13:00 UTC the day after the expiration date, the domain is deactivated and removed from the .is zone.
The domain now enters a 30 day grace-period where the domain remains registered but inactive. During this period the registrant can reactivate the domain by paying the renewal fee. No further communications/warnings are issued by ISNIC during this period. If the domain fee has still not been paid after 30 days, the domain is deleted at 13:00 on the following day and available for re-registration.
ISNIC can not provide definite information on when (exact date) a expired domain will be released for registration again. A .is domain that is not renewed by it's expiration date is put on hold (closed) at 13:00 UTC the day after its expiration date.
A domain on hold is not available for registration. The registrant now has 30 days to remit the registration fee, and if the registration fee is recieved by ISNIC the domain is reactivated. Please note that the registrant can explicitly delete the domain any time during these 30 days, making the domain available for registration immediately.
If the domain registration fee remains unpaid after 30 days, ISNIC deletes the domain at 13:00 UTC the following day, making it available for reregistration.
Modifications are web-based. You must begin by logging in to the ISNIC web using your NIC-handle and password and select "My page". You will then get a list of domains and nameservers for which you are registered and over which you have change-control. Select the domain/nameserver you wish to modify and follow the instructions. Use "My Settings" for your NIC-handle. In cases where the NIC-handle is also a Registrant, changes will also be visible in the Whois form in relation to the Registrant of those domains.
Names of contact objects can not generally be changed. You must register a new contact using the new name, obtain a new NIC-handle and use that to do a "Registrant Transfer" (if the registrant has changed names) or "Change contacts" on the relevant domains (selected on "My page").
Contact names of objects registered using Icelandic National Identity Numbers ("Kennitala") are automatically updated if a change is made in the National Registry (both for individuals and for corporations).
Can I withhold the publication of my registration data from the ISNIC whois database?
By default, most of the personal information on individuals (registrants and contacts) is withheld form publication. Note that the email address and country are always published. You can decide to explicitly publish the rest of your information by going to "My settings" and toggle "Publish in WHOIS" to "Yes". Please remember that this only applies to individuals.
Contacts are automatically removed if not used. But a contact can be removed if it is not used by a domain or a host. After the contact has been marked expired it will eventually be deleted. After a contact has been marked expired it will immediately be removed from ISNIC's public whois database. But if the contact logs in before it is deleted the contact will be reactivated. See the button Delete contacton "My Settings".
The domains zone contact is the first (master) nameserver's technical contact. It is automatically modified, when the domain is redelegated to a new set of nameservers. The zone contact can thus only be changed by changing the technical contact of the domains current nameserver as registered with ISNIC, or by redelegating the domain to a different set of nameservers.
Moving your domain to a new DNS service provider (new set of nameservers) is web-based. Log on to the ISNIC web using your NIC-handle (you must use either the NIC-handle of the registrant, the administrative contact or of the technical contact). On "My page", select the domain you wish to move (change nameservers for), click "Redelegate" on the menu, and follow the instructions.
Note that you can only move your domain to a new set of nameservers if the domain has already been set up on the new nameserver according the ISNIC's technical requirements. Please contact your prospective DNS provider (the operator of the new nameservers) if you experience problems/errors when trying to redelegate your domain. Please do not contact ISNIC in these cases as we can not modify your domain's configuration with your DNS provider.
A competent DNS service provider will understand these basic requirements and will not have problems setting up your domains, or explaining to you how you can use their systems to host .is domains according to these requirements.
DNSSEC is an extension to the DNS system which makes it possible to sign DNS records with a key (DNSKEY). Resolvers can verify that the authenticity of the responses. DNSSEC is defined in RFC4033 .
First, the records in your domain have to be signed. For this you can use extensions to popular DNS software such as BIND or 3rd party solutions.
Once the records have been signed and the signatures published in the zone, the DS records for the keys have to be submitted to ISNIC for inclusion in the .is zone. To do that, you go to My page, select the domain from the list and click "Edit DS records".
It is important that nameservers are registered with ISNIC by the nameserver operator/owner or their technical representative. The nameserver's technical contact becomes the zone contact for all .is domains delegated to the nameserver and therefore must be whoever administers the nameserver. ISNIC contacts the domain's zone contact in case of technical difficulties with the nameservers and this contact must have proper access to the nameserver and be able to fix DNS-technical problems.
To register a nameserver you must have available the nameserver's intended technical contact handle (nic-handle). If that is not available the server administrator must begin by registering a contact object for the nameserver. Once you have obtained and activated the NIC handle assigned you can login to our site and proceed with the nameserver registration by clicking on "Register" under the "Nameservers" heading.
The only way to test a particular UDP service is to query the service that listening on the particular port. Thus the only way to test if a DNS server is running on UDP port 53 is to make a DNS query. As there is no way of knowing which zones are served by that host, so a query for the root zone NS records is made. A secondary query is also made, in case the root zone fails.
To verify that a nameserver is running, a reply is required. It can be any RCODE as long as some reply is sent. A timeout is not acceptable.
Or the reply can be NOERROR, with the root zone NS records, but not replying at all is not an option.
Why does ISNIC require minimum TTL values?
It is important to realize that TTL is not an attribute of a domain (zone). TTL is an attribute of each record in the zone. ISNIC only requires a minimum TTL on the nameserver records within the domain (NS resource records).
The value of the TTL field in the NS records affects the query-rate on the .IS nameservers, therefore there is a certain minimum enforced. Please note that this minimum TTL requirement only applies to the NS records.
which is now considered too low except for zones with data that vary regularly.
Once a DNS stabilizes, values on the order of 3 or more days are recommended.
mail host(s), the NS records of your zone, and the A records of your nameservers."
back up to its previous value."
from DNS Performance and the Effectiveness of Caching by Naeyeon Jung, Emil Sit, Hari Balakrishnana and Robert Morris ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 10, NO. 5 October 2002.
This applies to all TLD servers, both gTLD- and ccTLD-servers as well as to the root servers.
Also see news article ISNIC published on the matter.
Note: As of november 2017 ISNIC does not require PTR records on nameservers.
The delegation requirements for .is domains were decided on by the .is community many years ago. One of the primary goals was that the .is domains would only be delegated to properly set up and properly managed nameservers. Statistically, the owners and operators of such nameservers have had no problem satisfying the PTR record requirement. This requirement makes various DNS abuses harder to achieve using .is domains (such as poisioned glue records, double-flux domains and others). This requirement originates from the same sentiments as a similar requirement on mailservers - which is now more-or-less universal as a method to reduce the risk of various kinds of misuse.
Of course there will be nameservers that are properly managed, but their operators decide not to correctly deploy PTR record sets. And there will be nameservers that are badly managed but with correct PTR records. However, the intent here is to increase the level of trust in the nameservers to which .is domains are delegated. Thus, the .is requirements apply to all and no provision is made for exceptions.
While RFC1912 "Common DNS Errors" is not a standards track document, ISNIC decided long ago to adopt many of it's recommendations as part of ISNIC's delegation requirements for .is domains.
Why does ISNIC require TCP connectivity to the nameservers?
Accordingly, ISNIC requires nameservers hosting .is domains to support queries over TCP.
What happens to domains that are not compliant with the ISNIC technical requirements?
All .is domains are checked for compliance with the ISNIC technical requrements once a month. Those that fail this compliance test (which you can execute at Domains->Check Setup any time) are then tested weekly and their technical- and zone contacts informed via email about the nature of the problem. If the technical/zone contact fails to remedy the situation and the domain fails these tests for eight consecutive weeks, the domain is deactivated (removed from the .is zone, put on hold).
The domain now enters a 30 day grace-period where the domain remains registered but inactive. No further communications/warnings are issued by ISNIC during this period.
If, during the grace-period, the registrant arranges for the domain to become compliant again (by fixing the nameserver setup, redelegating to a compliant set of nameservers or by parking the domain) it is automatically reactivated.
After 30 days, the domain is automatically reactivated as a parked domain.
To delete (deregister) your .is domain, you begin by logging on to the ISNIC web using your NIC-handle and password and select "My page". Select the domain(s) you wish to delete and click Delete.
Please note that the domain's registrant (or administative contact) will receive email from ISNIC asking them to confirm this action by visiting the given URL. If no confirmation is received within three days, the domain will remain registered.
If the domain's renewal fee is not received by ISNIC by the expiration date of the domain, the domain will be disabled, and deleted after a 30 day grace period.
Closing a .is domain based on domain's usage (e.g. content of a website pointed to by the domain, email content sent to or from the domain and so on) can be requested by a formal court order from an icelandic court, or a request from relevant icelandic authorities. ISNIC can also decide to close a domain by referring to article 9, chapter III of ISNIC registration rules.
ISNIC is not responsible for the registrant's usage of his/her domain. It is ISNIC's duty and prime function to maintain uninterrupted service to all .is-domains and be sure that the registration information of a domain is correct so that the current registrant for a domain can always be identified.
if ISNIC considers the registration information wrong or incomplete.
Note that it is at ISNIC's sole discretion wether the information provided about the registrant is adequate or not. Once a domain has been closed (put on hold) due to incomplete registrant information, ISNIC reserves the right to ignore any further attempts by the registrant to correct the registration.
When a contact object (registrant, admin, technical or billing contact) is registered with ISNIC an email is sent to the registered email address requesting that the contact (person or other) confirm their willingness to register, and the validity of the email address. This email contains an URL that must be followed to activate the NIC-handle.
Alternatively, the NIC-handle can be activated by setting a password. Visit here and type in your NIC-handle and then select the "Lost password" link.
A domain is transferred from one registrant to another via the ISNIC web interface. The domain's current registrant or administrative contact logs on using his/her NIC-handle and password, selects the domain to transfer, and selects "Registrant Transfer". You will be prompted for the NIC handle of the new registrant. The new registrant must have a valid NIC handle. If he does not, he must first optain a NIC handle (username). The domain's current registrant will then be asked to confirm (via a emailed a confirmation URL) the transfer request, and once confirmed, the request is queued for processing. If the domain's current registrant does not have a confirmed valid email address, the domain's administrative contact will receive the confirmation URL email to confirm the request.
It is often simplest for the current administrative contact to change the admin-c to that of the new registrant (or his representative). The new admin contact can then effect the transfer and other changes that need to be made to the domain's registration when it is transferred from one registrant to another.
ISNIC does not operate a registry/registrar model. The registrants (or their representatives) interact directly with the .is registry. Each domain has up to four contacts with varying degree of control over the registration. (See Why are there multiple domain contacts? The registration management is transferred by changing some or all of these contacts.
If a registrant or contact supplies ISNIC with an Icelandic national identification number ("kennitala") when registering a domain or a contact, ISNIC sets the name according to the national registry. If the contact selects to synchronize their address with the national registry as well, ISNIC will set the address in the WHOIS database to the offical address in the national registry. In this case the Registration Certificate published by ISNIC will contain the sentence "Registration verified by ISNIC" - Example.
Account statements are only accessible on "My page" under "Invoices" . You need to login as the domain's registrant, admin contact, or billing contact or login federated through island.is on the 'kennitala'. Further reading on how do I login?
Invoices are accessible by following links from within the account statement. See how to access the account statement.
Use "lost password" to reset the password through email.
If the email is unavailable, use "lost password" with the SMS option to reset the password via a registered mobile number.
If the contact has a kennitala you can use island.is login.
Otherwise you need to fill out a form.
For a contact with an icelandic kennitala it is easiest to use island.is login. Otherwise ISNIC has to verify the contact and for that service ISNIC charges a fee (see prices). NOTE for this to be possible the contacts registration information must be as accurate as possible.
ISNIC does not have any official registrars. The registrants have direct access to the .IS registry and deal directly with the registry. Anyone can host .IS domains as long as their nameservers meet ISNICs technical requirements, and the domains zone as set up on those nameservers meets ISNICs delegation requirements.
A DNS hosting provider that agrees to host .IS domains for their customers, needs to register their nameservers with ISNIC, see "How do I register my nameservers with ISNIC?", and make sure they are willing to meet ISNICs delegation requirements.
A DNS hosting provider can additionally apply for status as an official ISNIC service provider (ISP) for .is domains. ISP's have additional control and access.
ISNIC offers EPP access to everybody that have shown competency against our development environment.
A ISNIC service provider is a DNS hosting provider that has registered with ISNIC as such and is willing and able to host .is domains according to ISNIC's technical delegation requirements. The ISP is listed with ISNIC, and has access to the ISP portal on the ISNIC web. Please see the application forms for the terms and conditions of such registration.
Domains can be parked, i.e. temporarily delegated to a special set of parking nameservers. A registrant may park a domain if e.g. the zone is not ready at the time of registration or the production nameservers have gone offline for a long period of time and the domain is in danger of being deleted. While a domain is parked it will not receive any email and no websites will be active. If you choose to park a domain you select the option "Parking" from the ISP's dropdown list. The registrant can park or unpark a domain at any time (via the ISNIC web -- see "How do I change my domains delegation records in the IS zone?" ). Domain parking is a free service.
Web Forwarding is a service provided by ISNIC to direct your domain to a IP address or a pre-defined web URL. If you choose to use an IP address, the webserver should be configured to display your website - you should contact your webserver administrator to make sure this is possible.
You can also enter a URL or a server name. Valid URL's are for example: https://www.isnic.is and https://www.isnic.is/en/faq.
Web Forwarding is a free service.
If you need email services for you domain, you must contact a service provider which can accept email for your domain. You need to establish such services before you can change the MX entries for your domain. If you do not have DNS services for your domain, you can add a single mail server name in ISNIC's "Web Forwarding".
Informed consent of cookie usage is not required if cookies are important for the working of the website and is not used for other purposes, or if a first-party cookie is used for webtraffic analytics. Cookie usage on ISNIC's website is first party and is important for the working of the website. ISNIC uses their own web analytics.


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The Bears' Den
Rangers Radio
Defoe inspired by chat with Souness
By Vision, January 10, 2019 in The Bears' Den
Vision 5,358
Jermain Defoe reveals Rangers move was inspired by chat with Graeme Souness
Jermain Defoe has revealed how he grew up idolising Ally McCoist and dreamed of sampling Scottish football after an Auld Enemy clash for England schoolboys.
But a conversation with Rangers legend Graeme Souness this season helped him to make the move north of the border after hearing the former Ibrox boss describe the Old Firm as the world's best derby.
On-loan Bournemouth frontman Defoe admitted he always does his homework on the strikers he will be walking in the footsteps of at any new club.
At the Light Blues, however, he knew all about record scorer McCoist and now Defoe has been handed the same No.9 shirt worn by the legendary forward.
He grew up watching the likes of Ally McCoist
And Defoe's affection for Scottish football comes from his early days as a kids playing for the Three Lions long before he terrorised defences for England at senior level.
The 36-year-old also recalled a substitute appearance for West Ham in a 2-1 friendly defeat against celtic in a pre-season friendly in 2000 in a match billed as Paolo Di Canio's Paradise return.
Defoe's next trip to Parkhead in March will be a little bit different but he can't wait to sample the white-hot derby atmosphere after speaking to Souness before the first clash of the bitter rivals this season.
Speaking at the club's training camp in Tenerife, he said: "I have done a few bits for Sky Sports and was on there the day of the first Old Firm game of the season.
"I was talking about the North London derby and Sunderland v Newcastle but Graeme just said 'Trust me, Rangers v celtic is the best derby in the world. Without a doubt. You will never experience anything like it.' I was listening to him like 'Wow!"
Defoe was sold on the derby atmosphere
Defoe's face lit up as he talked about that prospect at the team's five-star base in the Canary Island and his excitement at the move.
And he said: "When I was really young, I remember saying I'd like to at some stage play in Scotland, play in those crazy derbies, the best derbies in the world according to Graeme Souness.
"I played in Scotland for England Under-15s. My mum still talks about it now. That was my first experience.
"I was really young then. I played against celtic for West Ham. It was a game where Paolo Di Canio returned.
"I know about the history of the club. When I sign for any club I always think about the strikers that were there before me.
"Ally McCoist is a legend and there's Kenny Miller, who I bumped into in Dubai in the summer. But I remember watching Ally McCoist when I was a young kid. You can learn off every goalscorer.
"I know all the goalscorers. As a kid, I never really supported a team. I just used to watch the forwards, all the different strikers."
Defoe lifted the lid on his hugely frustrating time at the Cherries where he failed to get much first team action this season under Eddie Howe.
That has fuelled his desire to be a Gers success and the diminutive forward says he's ready for Scottish football's boot boys.
Defoe - in line for a debut at Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup next week - said: "I know I'm probably going to get kicked about.
"The lads have told me that already but it's challenge. I don't think you can ever look at any league and think it's going to be easy.
"I remember when I went to the MLS with Toronto, a lot of people said I would smash it and score loads of goals.
"But if you don't go somewhere with the right mentality, and don't do what you have always done, that's when it becomes hard.
"But if you do what you have always done, regardless of who you are playing against, then hopefully you will do well.
"My hunger is massive after the past 18 months. I'm just want to play. To be fair, credit to the manager, Eddie Howe, because he knew it was hurting me.
"There were times when I felt I should have played and it wasn't happening for whatever reason. I had a conversation with him and said I just wanted to play football. That's what I do.
"Of course, it's nice to be a sort of mentor to younger players, but at the same time your own happiness is important.
"I'm not a coach. At some point I will do my badges but I'm not there yet. I want to play football and it wasn't happening.
"It's been tough for me to be honest. For the last year and a half, it's been difficult not playing as many games as I would like or was used to.
"Mentally, it was tough. I have had stages in my career where you are in and out of the team, but when I was younger it was different because I wasn't a senior player.
"Now, there are times where you are a little bit down and you haven't got any senior players to pick you up. You can go to the captain, but you are the senior player.
"You sort of have to look after the dressing room and make sure everyone else is okay. You have to sacrifice your own happiness a little bit.
"It's never easy but you have to do it because it's the right thing to to. You are helping the team and you are helping the club.
"It's been hurting me a lot. that's why having this opportunity now to hopefully play football and do well is something I'm excited about.
"There comes a point when you have to decide what you want to do. I love playing football and I love scoring goals. When I got the phone call, it wasn't a hard decision."
Dazzler 2,425
I could do without all the "always wanted to play in Scotland" and "Ally was my hero" stuff.
You're here that's fine.
.Williamson. 36,157
Armagh Brigade.
Club Legend
Location:Mid Ulster.
Kenny Miller lol
Ibroxric72 199
Location:Around and about
jackrfc95 4,055
Location:Ibrox
Kenny Miller the real legendary Rangers striker.
WATP-FOREVER 4,514
BJK - THEY ALL KNEW
Location:In Transit
Glad he signed for us.
In his prime he has been a great player - coming to the SPL he should still be at the top or near the top of the goals per game, especially with the amount of chances we create.
Anyway, after reading one or two of the above comments, fuck sake, these longer winter nights must fucking drag on.
StaunchLondonGer 1,487
Lemon meltdown imminent
Location:London
"But if you don't go somewhere with the right mentality...that's when it becomes hard."
I know words are cheap but I like the fact he recognises the importance of having the right attitude. He isn't disrespecting the SPL like maybe the likes of Barton did. He seems to realise that it's a different kind of challenge and he's clearly hungry to finish his career with success up here.
I feel confident this one's gonna work out well!
bennyali 211
Lord Baw of Bagistan
Location:Glasgow
Article wouldn't have worked as well with 'Defoe inspired by chat with Kenny Miller'
CoopsLaud 4,095
Location:Looking out the window.
In line to start against cowdenbeath next week. Prob get 3 or 4 on his debut.
Bluepeter9 4,913
Everywhere, Anywhere, Everyone, Anyone
Location:West Lothian
7 hours ago, Vision said:
Lets hope the shock is not to much for him!! Claudi0 Canniggia did a great job at the same sort of age for us, lets hope Defoe can as well.
TopCat 3,388
Can't wait to see him banging in goals in a Rangers top........great wee article btw.
Love how Souness always talks us up too.
CF2 WINNIE 977
Location:Kelso Loyal RSC
Shame he wasn't signed after a chat with ally the manager we could do with a back up right back
ForeverInBlue 21
Location:East lothian
Kenny is a legend.. He kissed the badge 👀
Thermopylae 8,572
Would love to have heard Souness's chat with Stevie G when the move to the Brox was first mooted ... I'm sure Souey left him in no doubt that if he didn't take the job on he would always regret it
Essandoh 6,673
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9 hours ago, Dazzler said:
"Hero" might be a bit of a jump but is it really that unlikely that he'd have looked at McCoist as one of many role model strikers growing up?
He was one of the best.
1 hour ago, Essandoh said:
Don't think anyone who plays in England or who is English would pay much attention to the league up here or those who score in it. Especially in the Defoe/Shearer era.
ManchestGer 258
Location:Manchester
9 minutes ago, Dazzler said:
He would have been around 10 years old when we had that European Campaign of 92/93 so I'm sure he would have been taking notice
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43 minutes ago, ManchestGer said:
Everyone took notice of us down south during that era.
Bobby Hume 9,339
Location:Greenock
14 minutes ago, 1690tamRFC said:
They certainly did mate .... and who could blame them .... we were something special and it was a great run in the inaugural season of the (genuine) CL.
big blue Fin 3,724
Location:Glasgow Southside
11 hours ago, Dazzler said:
I understand where he's coming from though, McCoist in his day was as deadly a penalty box striker as anyone in Europe at the time and sure he missed loads of chances, strikers do, but like the best he was always there to take another try.
Tiger Shaw 7,143
WE ARE THE BILLY BOYS
Location:Johnstone
We beat the champions of England home and away, fucking right they took notice 😆
Hateley and McCoist were arguably the best striker partnership in the Uk at the time.
Fred H Crawford 1,001
Location:Bellshill, north Lanarkshire
2 hours ago, 1690tamRFC said:
Too true mate , we broke the British transfer record around then when we signed Big Dunc !
I think that a lot of people don't realise how close we were in comparison to the top English sides of the day .
esquire8 946
Location:Arbroath
1 hour ago, Tiger Shaw said:
No arguing that point, they were by far the best in Britian. They were probably the best in Europe and would've been acknowledged as such if it wasn't for them cheating French fucks!
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The fate of the last remaining stronghold of the Syrian opposition in Idlib will likely be decided in the coming few days. The international media has been speculating about an imminent battle for the province, which has been the focus of hectic diplomatic activity.
On September 7, the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet and decide the future of Idlib and with it the fate of Syria's seven-year conflict.
Idlib is the last unconquered de-escalation zone of the four that were agreed to by the Astana trio (Russia, Iran, and Turkey) following the fall of the opposition-held eastern Aleppo in December 2016. The idea of de-escalation was designed - or at least that was the general perception at the time - to freeze the conflict, decrease human suffering, and pave the way for a political solution.
That proved to be a mere illusion. Lacking adequate manpower to fight at different fronts, the Russians threw their weight behind the de-esclation zones idea, originally proposed by the UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura in 2014.
In addition, following the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, known as ISIS) in Mosul, the Russians started to realise that while they were busy fighting the opposition along the western belt of Syrian territories between Aleppo and Damascus, the US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) was quickly retrieving ISIL territories in the oil and gas-rich east.
For that reason, Moscow decided to freeze the conflict with the Syrian opposition and entered into a race with the US-led coalition to regain as much territory from retreating ISIL as possible. The Euphrates River acted as a natural borderline between the Russian and the American spheres of influence.
As the war with ISIL was approaching its end, Russia reverted back to its strategy of crushing the armed opposition before any political solution can be negotiated. It attacked and took over the de-escalation zone in Eastern Ghouta, near the capital, Damascus.
Russia and regime forces then moved onto the province of Homs in the north before going after Daraa and Quneitra in the southwest, near the borders with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Hundreds of thousands of opposition fighters have been relocated to the northwest under evacuation agreements. Idlib was turned into a gathering place for all opposition factions, along with some two million refugees, preparing for a final showdown.
Turkey and Russia have both announced that the leaders of the two countries will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Tehran summit to discuss the future of Idlib. Three scenarios can be discussed here.
The first one is that Turkey and Russia would agree to uphold the de-escalation zone in Idlib, providing that Turkey deal with the HTS problem. Over the past several months, Turkey has been trying to persuade the HTS to dissolve itself and melt within the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army factions.
The HTS foreign fighters have been offered a safe exit to relocate somewhere else. These efforts have not yielded the desired results, however.
Last week, as a sign of frustration, Turkey listed the HTS as a terror group, signalling a possible military action against it.If Turkey agrees to take action against the HTS, this could avert a Russian attack on Idlib until a lasting peace is achieved in Syria.
If Turkey fails to deal with the HTS, the second scenario becomes very probable. It would allow for a limited Russian-led military action in Idlib to take out the HTS and other "radical" groups.
Given the high population density in the area, Russia and even the Syrian regime seem to be trying to avoid a massive military attack - something that Iranwould like to undertake.
At this stage, Russia seems to be mainly seeking to secure its Hmeimim airbase in Latakia from drone attacks by pushing the opposition factions in Idlib further north. The Syrian regime, on the other hand, seems to be mainly interested in regaining control of the M5 highway, the country's main trade road, which passes through parts of Idlib.
For the past two years, the regime's offensive strategy has traced the M5's 470km from Aleppo in the north to Hama, Homs, Damascus and more recently Daraa in the south. The only remaining part of the M5 outside regime control lies now in parts of Idlib.
Indeed, the regime would want to regain every inch of Idlib but simply does not have the manpower to do so, especially against tens of thousands of die-hard opposition elements, with nowhere else to go.
The third and the most feared scenario is an all-out offensive in Idlib. This scenario is unlikely at this stage because it is very costly both politically and militarily.
It would also lead to a humanitarian disaster, a massive refugee crisis and destruction at a large scale. It would destroy the evolving partnership between Russia and Turkey and lead to the collapse of the Astana process.
It will put more pressure on the already strained Russian-European relations as it would lead to a new wave of refugees. The US has also warned against a massive attack in Idlib and stated that it would intervene in case chemical weapons are used.
Lastly, an all-out attack in Idlib runs counter to the new Russian strategy, aiming at returning the Syrian refugees back home and starting the reconstruction process with aid from Europe and the Gulf states.
The Tehran summit will, however, show which of these three scenarios will prevail and whether the future of Idlib will be decided by war or by diplomacy.
There is, in fact, some room for cautious optimism here but that is mainly because of war fatigue, not because we have some great diplomats handling the Syrian conflict.
The writer is Director of Policy Analysis at the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies.


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Update: still not working I have reinstalled android studio updated computer checked windows defenders nothing works.
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Statement Of Daniel A. Pollack, Special Master In Argentina Debt Litigation, February 19, 2015
Daniel A. Pollack
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2015 /CNW/ -- Daniel A. Pollack, the Special Master appointed by Judge Thomas P. Griesa to conduct and preside over settlement negotiations between the Republic of Argentina and its Bondholders, issued the following statement today:
I have been asked by the Court to issue a statement on the status of settlement negotiations. The RUFO clause (Rights Upon Future Offering), which the Government of Argentina had asserted as the basis for their inability to negotiate, expired on December 31. Shortly thereafter, the largest Bondholder, NML, issued, through me, an invitation to the Government of Argentina, on behalf of NML and other Bondholders who were involved in last summer's meetings, to resume negotiations. The invitation by the Bondholders was without pre-conditions and offered the possibility to the Government of Argentina of a settlement without any present payment of cash, details to be negotiated. That invitation was transmitted by me to Counsel for the Government of Argentina, Cleary Gottlieb, on January 30, with follow-up calls by me over the next two weeks. The Government of Argentina has neither accepted nor otherwise responded to the invitation by the Bondholders.
SOURCE Daniel A. Pollack
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What if I told you, that you can give something to Brian that will help him in his role as activist, make him happy on his birthday and help animals - all in once action?
This is a call for all Brian May and Queen fans, who wish to celebrate Brian's birthday and in the same time, help Brian in his work to help animals: let's join in on a donation, which will show our support to Brian's work on the Save Me Trust.
Here are answers to some points you might like to know.
All funds go directly to The Save Me Trust.
Donate as much as you can, every donation helps to make a difference. The donations are anonymous.
Celebrating Brian's birthday in his own spirit + raising funds for something as important as giving animals their basic rights, seems like the best way to show our support and love for Brian. Supporting the Save Me Trust is a support in Brian's dream to be kind to all living creatures, if you share this dream, please join us!
If this idea seems like a good way to go, please help spread the word around the world via social media - Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and all the other medias you use. Of course e-mailing friends is also good.
Hey Brian, here's Verena from Cologne. I want to wish you a happy birthday and say thank you for everything you gave to all of your fans through your music and your concerts. Now I want to give something back to you, hero of the animals! Love you!
Happy birthday, Bri. Sending you much love, good wishes and virtual wildlife cupcakes from Australia. Many thanks for all the wonderful things you do for wildlife, music, photography & science.
I'm a little late for UK time, but it's still the 19th across the pond. Happy Birthday, Bri!


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Friends' Central School – Early Photographs
This collection includes early photographs showing student life, faculty, buildings, and grounds of Friends' Central School, a co-ed Quaker School founded by three Quaker meetings in more 1845. The school has had three locations; 4th and Cherry St, 15th and Race St. in Philadelphia and City Line Ave in Wynnewood, PA. The current location is the former estate of the Wistar Morris family and was landscaped by Frederick Olmstead. The collection gives an overview of the history of Quaker education and includes photographs of early Quaker educators important in the history of Quaker meetings in the Philadelphia area. Quaker curriculum was unique for its time. The school included both Quaker and non-Quaker children from both Hicksite and Orthodox Quaker Meetings. Science and Latin were taught to both boys and girls and both genders participated in physical education. Holidays were not observed. An early instructor was Benjamin Eakins, who taught penmanship and the headmaster who was present during the relocation to City Ave, was Barclay Jones, cousin of Rufus Jones. Photographs from the 1920s included in the collection highlight the beauty of the Wistar Morris estate whose mansion is still used as the main campus building and features an original Tiffany window. less


Add quinoa, 1 1/2 cups of filtered water, and a pinch of pink salt to a saucepan. Bring to the boil and turn down the heat to a slight simmer with the lid on. Simmer for 15 minutes and turn off the heat. Leave for another 10 minutes in the pot with the lid on. Give it a stir to fluff it up. Add into a bowl and set aside to cool.
Heat a frying pan with some olive or rice bran oil. Add the onions and fry until soft and slightly brown.
Add the tomato paste and mix well. Add a splash of water, mix well. Add the spices and mix well. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Prepare the capsicums, spring onions and parsley in the meantime, then add to the quinoa and stir to combine. When lukewarm, add the other ingredients and mix to combine. Add a splash of olive oil, more seasoning and refrigerate.
Let it rest for a couple of hours.
Best to make this salad in the morning hours to enjoy it in the evening for dinner or as a BBQ side salad.
Perfect as a lunch box salad with some falafel and hummus.
You can use chilli powder instead of cayenne if you prefer.
If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like this Gluten-Free Chicken Enchilada Casserole.


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Gordon joined the College of MVLS in 2012 as Research & Business Development Manager where he worked with researchers to develop their research towards application and impact by supporting translational funding streams including BBSRC follow-on fund. Gordon joined RSIO in January 2015 as Business Development Manager with responsibility for Innovate UK/TSB.
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Q: How to create a parser which is a whitespace but not a line separator, in PetitParser? There is a built-in whitespace() parser in PetitParserDart, which checks character in:
(9 <= value && value <= 13) || (value == 32) || (value == 160)
  || (value == 5760) || (value == 6158) || (8192 <= value && value <= 8202) || (value == 8232)
  || (value == 8233) || (value == 8239) || (value == 8287) || (value == 12288)

Now I want a custom whitespace parser that is a whitespace() parser, but not accept line separator \n.
How to do that, I don't want to copy and modify the code inside whitespace(). Is there a better way to do this?

A: There are various ways to do this.
One way that reuses the existing parser would be:
char('\n').not().seq(whitespace()).pick(1);

Another way is to create a new character pattern:
pattern('\t\f\r ');

This does not exactly match all the unicode whitespaces that whitespace() accepts, but likely is enough for most use-cases. Alternatively you can add the unicode ranges as well:
pattern('\t\f\r \u00a0\u1680\u180e\u2000-\u200a\u2028\u2029\u202f\u205f\u3000');


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#LBFD: Felony #DUI Arrest warrant issued for a Long Beach fire captain
Arrest warrant issued for Long Beach fire captain in alleged drunk-driving crash
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a Long Beach fire captain who allegedly was drunk when he hit and severely injured a bicyclist, prosecutors said.
John David Hines, 38, was driving drunk in his pickup truck April 1 when he lost control and swerved into a bike lane in Seal Beach, crashing into bicyclist Jeffrey Gordon, prosecutors said.
Gordon, 47, was thrown from his bike and landed on the shoulder of the road while Hines allegedly drove away.
Gordon suffered head trauma, severe cuts and bruising, internal injuries and spinal injuries, prosecutors said. He was hospitalized for two weeks and still suffers from limited mobility and speech and memory loss.
The impact of the crash left a blood splatter on Hines' truck, which was heavily damaged, prosecutors said.
Two drivers who witnessed the crash followed Hines to his home and called police. About two hours after the crash, Hines had a blood alcohol level of .24 percent, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors filed several charges against Hines this week, including one felony count each of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% or more causing injury, and hit and run with injury.
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of six years and eight months in state prison.
Police were trying to locate Hines, spokeswoman Farrah Emami said.
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Cheiracanthium ligawsolanum är en spindelart som beskrevs av Alberto Barrion och James A. Litsinger 1995. Cheiracanthium ligawsolanum ingår i släktet Cheiracanthium och familjen sporrspindlar.

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