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Meet Aeroice: Scientists Just Engineered The Lowest Density Ice Crystals Ever
Researchers have uncovered what they say is a new class of ultra-low-density ice, which crystallises amid extreme negative pressure on water molecules.
While many of us are only familiar with the kind of frozen water that keeps our drinks nice and chilled, regular ice on Earth is just one of around 20 known phases of ice – and the new forms discovered by researchers in Japan appear to have the lowest density of all known ice crystals.
The new ice is called aeroice, and its discovery by researchers at Okayama University is part of an emerging wave of research into how water freezes.
A lot of previous studies have seen huge amounts of pressure applied to water molecules to create kinds of ultra-dense ice that don't naturally occur on Earth under ordinary atmospheric conditions, but here the team was focussed on the opposite cause and effect – the absence of pressure to make ice that isn't dense.
"Our research, which surveys an entire negative-pressure region for the first time, provides a significant stepping stone in exploring this vast and intricate territory on the phase diagram," says lead researcher Masakazu Matsumoto.
As it stands, there are 17 recognised solid crystalline phases of water that can form all different kinds of ice. Of these, only two occur naturally on Earth, hexagonal ice and cubic ice.
It's the former, known as Ice Ih, that makes up almost all the ice on our planet, but another type called Ice Ic can form in Earth's upper atmosphere.
All the other kinds of ice phases are what happens when water molecules are frozen in extreme conditions – often involving severe variations in pressure to replicate how ice might form in exotic or far-flung environments, such as when icy planetary bodies collide in space.
Anyway, of the 17 known ice phases – which are named in order of their discovery – only two have lower density than normal ice. These are the latest additions to the lineup, called Ice XVI and Ice XVII.
Ice XVI was discovered in 2014 by researchers who found ice could form in a kind of 3D crystalline cage called a zeolite structure.
In the right conditions, this frozen cage could take shape around a guest molecule – in this case, neon atoms – which could then be extracted from the structure, resulting in what became the lowest density phase of ice yet discovered.
Masakazu Matsumoto
Above, you can see an example of zeolitic ice on the left, with the molecular structure of one of the types of aeroice on the right.
Not to be outdone by Ice XVI, simulations by another team of researchers surpassed the milestone in 2016 with Ice XVII, using a similar molecule trapping-and-extracting technique, that theoretically results in ice with 25 percent less density than Ice XVI.
The new discovery by Matsumoto's team, aeroice, again stems from molecular rearrangements conducted at negative pressure, but this time involving silica (aka silicon dioxide, SiO2).
In simulations, the team removed the two oxygen atoms from SiO2 molecular structure and then swapped out each molecule's single silicon atom for a single oxygen atom, before adding hydrogen atoms.
The end result produces a kind of ice with a density about half that of liquid water (~0.5 g/cm3), but despite that extreme low-density, the researchers say aeroices are more stable than any other kinds of zeolite ice that have been engineered to date.
Additional simulations suggest aeroices could become even less dense – between 0 and 0.5 grams per cubic centimetre – with additional tampering.
By adding polyhedral building blocks (structures with six planes or more), the molecules could maintain their crystalline stability while making the overall structure sparser, which would lower the density – meaning any number of aeroices could ultimately be possible.
"Ices with lower density than normal ice are also found to be manifold," says Matsumoto.
"These new structures are the aeroices, and they can be more stable than any zeolitic ice at certain thermodynamic conditions under negative pressure."
While the findings may be largely of academic interest right now, the potential applications of discoveries like this are huge, ranging from understanding how water behaves in nanotubes and nanopores, to discovering how ice might behave for off-world colonists exploring the far reaches of the Solar System.
That's a lot to think about, sure, and it'd probably go down better with a cool beverage in your hand.
The findings are reported in The Journal of Chemical Physics.


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Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World
Written by George Ancona
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Roll up your sleeves, wash your hands, and join four different groups of kids as they prepare recipes from all over the world, step by step. George Ancona's photographs record every crumb of effort as the children make their way around the kitchen, chopping, measuring, rolling, mixing, and learning about the food they're eager to eat. The end result? Roasted vegetables from Morocco, fried rice from China, minestrone from Italy, and salsa from Mexico, filling the kids' bowls and plates and tantalizing readers who may be inspired to cook up something savory of their own.
Engaging photographs follow a diverse group of kids as they find out where their food comes from, how to prepare it — and how great it is to share a meal together.
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Cooking & Food; School & Education; Health & Daily Living;
George Ancona is the award-winning author and photographer of more than one hundred books for children, many about arts and culture. Most recently he wrote and photographed Boys Dancing: From School Gym to Theater Stage; Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities; and It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden. George Ancona lives in New Mexico.

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Just like any other form of marketing, direct mail marketing requires discipline and a defined marketing strategy in order to achieve great results. The following are a few very costly direct mail marketing mistakes you can make, and how to avoid them.
One of the biggest rookie mistakes many individuals can inadvertently make is focusing too much on the branding components and not enough on driving a certain action, or intent, with the marketing piece. Before spending thousands of dollars on your direct mail marketing campaign, you need to define a core action or intent for the campaign. Do you want to directly drive traffic to your business? Are you trying to promote an event or seminar? Is your intent to prospect for new clients?
Determining what the intent is for your direct mail campaign is first and foremost, since the design, copy and format of the piece should reflect that. Although branding is still an important element in direct mail, it should not be the core element of your direct mail marketing campaign.
Personalization is a very powerful tool in marketing. It has been proven time and time again that personalizing marketing material has an encapsulating effect; in fact, studies show that up to 40% of consumers buy more from businesses who personalize the shopping experience across channels. The reality is that costumers want to feel special and are significantly more likely to engage with your material if it looks and feels personal.
One of the costliest mistakes you can make with direct mail is not having a defined targeted audience. Certain topics and marketing material are likely to appeal dramatically different between age groups and demographics. Having a defined audience allows you to hone in on certain characteristics of your target market where your value pitch is much more relevant and compelling. Additionally you may also realize that certain prospects wouldn't be qualified buyers. Wasting money on customers who either can't afford your services or who aren't in need of your product is extremely wasteful and increases the likelihood of a failed marketing campaign.
We hope you found this article insightful. If you have any questions about what we do, or how we can you help you on your next direct mail marketing campaign please feel free to contact us.
Direct mail has stood the test of time, and with good reason. There are many benefits for choosing direct mail over the other marketing alternatives. With that being said, we decided to name a few of those reasons here.
So without further ado, here are the 15 reasons why you should use direct mail marketing.
One of the most effective parts about direct mail marketing is that it can be extremely targeted to households and individuals in local areas based off of multiple layers of segmentation criteria.
In today's digital landscape, digital personalization has lost its flare; when every email and digital ad attempts to reference your name, and more often than not, gets it wrong.
Maybe that's why "70% of Americans say mail is more personal than the internet" (Source). Direct mail engraves a message tailored just for your audience. It makes people feel special, in a way that only a direct mailer piece or letter can.
Direct mail gives people something to hold on to, which is unique and important in this digital era. Being able to touch, open, and experience direct mail, makes it a more sincere experience.
It's very noticeable when you receive something in the mail, and in fact, many people look forward to checking their mailboxes when they get home. Seeing the bright colors, intriguing messages, and cutting open the mail to see what's inside is all part of what makes direct mail stick out from its counterparts.
People take notice at direct mail for the effort it takes to produce it; great direct mail pieces make people look twice (Source).
80% of people say they can remember direct mail that was sent to them for up to a month! Unlike the digital alternatives, direct mail typically stays in the household after it's been received; leaving the opportunity for larger impressions and better engagement levels.
Over 90% of households bring in their mail every day, and people spend on average 25 minutes reviewing all of their mail (Source). You can rest assured people are at least reading your mail pieces as opposed to overlooking it in the digital realm.
On average the DMA states that, "direct mail advertising gives a business a 13 to 1 return on investment" (Source). Although it's often very difficult to calculate the precise ROI of any given marketing campaign, the long tested record of direct mail proves to be a profitable one.
Direct mail outperforms all other marketing alternatives when it comes to authority (Source) ; for formal and professional services, this can prove to be quite the advantage as being perceived under that expert light.
People interact best with direct mail because it's right in front of them. People are checking their mail and spending up to 25 minutes daily (Source) reading it, giving mail engagement levels like no other form of marketing.
With email accounts now consisting of well over 70% spam (Source), it's no wonder why direct mail is making more sense than ever to gain those more impactful responses.
Mailers offer the ability to present information in the most formal matter, whether with a letter, or a stylized invitation; mailers are subtle and professional.
People will hold onto their mail for months before tossing it away, giving you the extra impressions to create a meaningful engagement with your customers.
Trust is such an important part of marketing and selling both your product, and yourself. With direct mail, one of the added benefits is the trust component, as stated by contributing writer at Entrepreneur.com, Craig Simpson, when he says, "People are suspicious and careful in the online world. This caution is entirely to the detriment of your sales message" he goes on to add, "Consumers are bound to trust your direct mail sales piece more than they would a suspiciously fancy email." (Source).
In a recent 2015 study released by Watershed Publishing, direct mail ranked the highest for influencing purchasing decisions among Baby Boomers (Source). If your target market falls into this Baby Boomer demographic, you should undoubtedly be considering direct mail for your next marketing campaign.


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ORCumentary release Annie Lennox "Into the West" cover (video)
February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 NextMosh StaffMusic Video, New Music, Press Release
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New England's ORCumentary has released an emotional cover of Annie Lennox's "Into the West." The original track is from the 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.'
Orc Adams commented, "As a tribute to fallen orcs everywhere, I present my cover of "Into the West", from "Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King" (a movie where lots of orcs died). Get it for free on my Bandcamp, and don't forget that my new album comes out Friday!"
Download the song: [LINK]
Pre-order ORCumentary's 'Fully ORChestrated': [LINK]
About ORCumentary
The time of the orc… has come! ORCumentary is a long running orc metal project from the mind of Orc Adams. Formed in 2006 when Adams was just a Lord of the Rings-obsessed kid, the band grew to surprising success, playing hundreds of shows, achieving viral success and opening for bands like Agalloch and Fen. While it may seem silly, ORCumentary has seen critical acclaim everywhere from Loudwire to Metal Injection.
Their brand of orc and comedy inspired melodic metal may be off beat – but it has certainly found its fantasy obsessed audience! Having been initially inspired by acts like Amorphis, Finntroll and Sabaton as well as of course by LOTR, ORCumentary rapidly developed a unique sound. Their live show sees Adams taking on the persona of an orc, speaking in a different voice, swaggering about the stage and insulting his audience. It all ties into a larger backstory where his character seeks to overcome the free races to ensure orc supremacy.
This stage show has won him acclaim across the internet, in particular with a hilarious set at a Hot Topic and then again when he provided an orc metal alternative to 2019's much-maligned Maroon 5 Super Bowl halftime show. His sets are known for their self aware humor, but also their gleeful nerdiness. After all – that's what orc metal is all about!
Now, after several years of silence, ORCumentary is back, preparing to release his 2021 album Fully ORChestrated and eager to take on the world.
Connect with ORCumentary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORCumentaryOfficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ORCumentary
Bandcamp: https://orcumentary.bandcamp.com/
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WAR DEPRESSION WAR
Part Two of a Family History 1901-1945
The family story continues from 1901 following the joys and tragedies of the family lines through World War I, the Great Depression, to the end of War World II when the author's parents built their first house in Lane Cove a lower north shore suburb. (The cover features the author's Grand Uncle Leo). Ebook Pub. 1 Oct 2019. Paperback to follow later.
TONY ABBOTT AND THE TIMES OF REVOLUTION
This is a book with three intertwined themes. First, it is about the character of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott as displayed in his fearless no-holds battle with the far-left radicals at Sydney University (1976-1980). Second, it is about what it means to be a philosophical conservative in a leftist world.. Third, it is about the author's critique of the student rebellion and the radicalism driving it. The author lived through the tumultuous years of the 1960s and 1970s revolution.
Available on Amazon.
Review Michael Gilchrist, News Weekly
Review Ross Fitzgerald Quadrant
Discussion Alan Jones and Ross Fitzgerald
Review James Murray Annals
PRISON HULK TO REDEMPTION: PART ONE OF A FAMILY HISTORY 1788-1900
The author undertakes a journey with his ancestors through Australia's colonial history – a history that hardly has its equal. He traces the cultural continuities of Australian society and shows where his ancestors fitted in. An important part of the story is the indispensable role the convicts played in establishing the Australian nation. Nine convict ancestors are found in the author's line.
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THE CASTLE OF HEAVENLY BLISS
Book Three of the Winterbine Tetralogy
Gerda Vrouwendijk in disguise as teacher Edith Bicknell shows a keen interest in student Estella Winterbine, an interest only old-school Miss Barker and the local priest see. Despite Miss Barker's and Fr van Engelen's efforts to head off possible danger, Estella goes missing. With Gerda's motivations still a mystery, former SAS officer Geoff Shawcross sets off in pursuit across the world. The background is the 1960s social upheaval and the revival of ancient Gnosticism . This is the third book in the Winterbine Tetralogy.
IN THIS VALE OF TEARS
Book Two of the Winterbine Tetralogy
Two young women enter a convent to dedicate themselves to the service of others. They submit to the rigours of religious formation, but it is not the demands of their training that disturb their ambitions. There is conflict and dissonant attitudes around them. They find themselves struggling with an evil spirit that seems to infect the convent community. The background is the 1960s social upheaval and the revival of ancient Gnosticism . This is the second book in the Winterbine Tetralogy.
THE WITCH HUNTERS
Revised 2019
THE NOVEL satirises the way the media, big firm lawyers and sundry activists deal with clerical sexual abuse. It is a tale of outrageous hypocrisy that will sometimes make you laugh, sometimes cringe, and sometimes leave you appalled, but will always be 'glittering' in its satire, as one reviewer put it.
TIMES OF DISTRESS
Book One of the Winterbine Tetralogy.
Fr Jos van Engelen, a Dutch missionary priest, is recalled to Holland at the outbreak of World War II. He is involved in covert operations during which he meets Truus van den Donker and her occultist husband. It's the beginning of a lasting relationship with Truus and a struggle with the occultist husband and their daughter Gerda. After the war, he has to deal with the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council. Anneke van Engelen, the priest's niece, also has to contend with Gerda, She becomes involved in the 1960s counterculture movement with disastrous consequences.
EDITING CONSTANCY
Mabel Winston is the non-fiction Publishing Director in an international publishing house. She is attractive, confident, stylish, hardworking, a little aloof but appealing. Her personal relationships begin to fall apart when comes across Raf Donnelly whom she has not seen for some years. Raf and his twin sister Rebecca were close neighbours, Rebecca always sweet and affectionate but Raf sometimes like a caged animal for reasons she could never fathom.
The Wilson Family History series:
Book 3: 1946-1954 – Me 'n' Pete, pub. date late 2020. Info. here
Book 4: 1955-1958 – Billycarts & Two-Wheelers no pub. date.
Cover mock-up.
Much of the two unpublished titles has already been written, the text being from the original family history title From Prison Hulk to Three bedroom House (now superseded). The text will be expanded with more detail and spread over the three periods.
Out-of-print titles:
The Media of the Republic
Gerard Charles (Wilson)
The Telecard Affair:
Diary of a Media Lynching
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from __future__ import unicode_literals, division
from xml import sax
from subprocess import check_call, Popen, PIPE
from shutil import rmtree
from tempfile import mkdtemp
import sys

class MercurialRevision(object):
    '''Data class holding revision information

    Contains the following keys:
        ``rev``: revision number
        ``hex``: revision hexadecimal string

        ``tags``, ``bookmarks``: tags and bookmarks that reference this revision
        ``branch``: branch property of the revision

        ``parents``: list of MercurialRevision objects with revision parents
        ``children``: like above, but with revision children

        ``added``, ``removed``, ``modified``:
            set of files that were added, removed or modified in this revision respectively

        ``copies``: dictionary mapping source of the copies to destination

        ``files``: a set of all files present in given revision
    '''
    __slots__ = ('rev', 'hex',
                 'tags', 'bookmarks', 'branch',
                 'parents', 'children',
                 'added', 'removed', 'modified',
                 'copies',
                 'files',)

    def __init__(self, rev, hex):
        self.rev = rev
        self.hex = hex
        self.parents = []
        self.children = []
        self.added = set()
        self.removed = set()
        self.modified = set()
        self.copies = {}
        self.tags = set()
        self.bookmarks = set()
        self.branch = None
        self.files = set()

    def __str__(self):
        return '<Revision {rev}:{hex}>'.format(hex=self.hex, rev=self.rev)

    def __repr__(self):
        return '{0}({rev!r}, {hex!r})'.format(self.__class__.__name__, hex=self.hex, rev=self.rev)

    def __hash__(self):
        return int(self.hex, 16)

class MercurialHandler(sax.handler.ContentHandler):
    '''Class for parsing "hg log --style xml" output

    To get parsing result you should run handler.export_result() after you are done.
    '''
    def startDocument(self):
        self.curpath = []
        self.currev = None
        nullrev = MercurialRevision(-1, '0' * 40)
        self.revisions_rev = {nullrev.rev : nullrev}
        self.revisions_hex = {nullrev.hex : nullrev}
        self.tags = {}
        self.bookmarks = {}
        self.characters_fun = None
        self.last_data = None

    def add_tag(self, tag):
        self.currev.tags.add(tag)
        self.tags[tag] = self.currev

    def add_bookmark(self, bookmark):
        self.currev.bookmarks.add(bookmark)
        self.bookmarks[bookmark] = self.currev

    def characters(self, data):
        if self.characters_fun:
            if not self.last_data:
                self.last_data = data
            else:
                self.last_data += data

    def startElement(self, name, attributes):
        if name == 'log':
            assert not self.curpath
            assert not self.currev
        elif name == 'logentry':
            assert self.curpath == ['log']
            assert not self.currev
            self.currev = MercurialRevision(int(attributes['revision']), attributes['node'])
        else:
            assert self.currev
            if name == 'tag':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'logentry'
                self.characters_fun = self.add_tag
            elif name == 'bookmark':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'logentry'
                self.characters_fun = self.add_bookmark
            elif name == 'parent':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'logentry'
                self.currev.parents.append(self.revisions_hex[attributes['node']])
            elif name == 'branch':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'logentry'
                self.characters_fun = lambda branch: self.currev.__setattr__('branch', branch)
            elif name == 'path':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'paths'
                if attributes['action'] == 'M':
                    self.characters_fun = self.currev.modified.add
                elif attributes['action'] == 'A':
                    self.characters_fun = self.currev.added.add
                elif attributes['action'] == 'R':
                    self.characters_fun = self.currev.removed.add
            elif name == 'copy':
                assert self.curpath[-1] == 'copies'
                self.characters_fun = (lambda destination, source=attributes['source']:
                        self.currev.copies.__setitem__(source, destination))
        self.curpath.append(name)

    def endElement(self, name):
        assert self.curpath or self.curpath[-1] == ['log']
        assert self.curpath[-1] == name
        if name == 'logentry':
            if not self.currev.parents:
                self.currev.parents.append(self.revisions_rev[self.currev.rev - 1])
            for parent in self.currev.parents:
                parent.children.append(self.currev)
            self.revisions_hex[self.currev.hex] = self.currev
            self.revisions_rev[self.currev.rev] = self.currev
            self.currev = None
        if self.last_data is None:
            if self.characters_fun:
                self.characters_fun('')
        else:
            assert self.characters_fun
            self.characters_fun(self.last_data)
            self.characters_fun = None
            self.last_data = None
        self.curpath.pop()

    def export_result(self):
        '''Export parsing result in a dictionary

        Returns dictionary with the following key:
            ``heads``: set of heads (revisions that do not have any children with the same branch as
                       itself)
            ``tips``: set of tips (revisions that have no children)
            ``tags``: dictionary mapping tag names to MercurialRevision objects
            ``bookmarks``: same as above, but for bookmarks
            ``revisions_hex``: dictionary mapping revision hexadecimal identifiers to
                               MercurialRevision objects
            ``revisions_rev``: like above, but maps revision numbers
            ``root``: special revision that is the root of all other revisions
        '''
        heads = {revision for revision in self.revisions_hex.values()
                 if not revision.children
                    or all(child.branch != revision.branch for child in revision.children)}
        # heads contains the same revisions as `hg heads --closed`
        tips = {head for head in heads if not head.children}
        return {
            'heads': heads,
            'tips': tips,
            'tags': self.tags,
            'bookmarks': self.bookmarks,
            'revisions_hex': self.revisions_hex,
            'revisions_rev': self.revisions_rev,
            'root': self.revisions_rev[-1],
        }

class MercurialRemoteParser(object):
    '''Class for with statement for getting revisions of remote repository

    When initialized creates temporary directory and initializes an empty mercurial repository
    there. On __exit__ this directory is deleted.

    Empty mercurial repository is used because you can run ``hg incoming {url}`` for any URL and
    this will work listing all commits remote repository at given URL has.
    '''
    __slots__ = ('parser', 'handler', 'tmpdir')

    def __init__(self, tmpdir=None):
        self.parser = sax.make_parser()
        self.handler = MercurialHandler()
        self.parser.setContentHandler(self.handler)
        self.tmpdir = tmpdir or mkdtemp(suffix='.hg')
        self.init_tmpdir()

    def init_tmpdir(self):
        '''Create an empty mercurial repository in self.tmpdir

        If directory does not exist it will be created by "hg init". stdout of "hg init" is
        connected to the current stderr.
        '''
        check_call(['hg', 'init', self.tmpdir], stdout=sys.stderr)

    def delete_tmpdir(self):
        '''Remove temporary directory'''
        if self.tmpdir and rmtree:
            rmtree(self.tmpdir)
            self.tmpdir = None

    __del__ = delete_tmpdir

    def __enter__(self):
        return self

    def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.delete_tmpdir()

    @staticmethod
    def generate_files(parsing_result):
        '''Populates .files attributes of MercurialRevision instanses

        Accepts dictionary returned by MercurialHandler.export_result and operates on all revisions
        it (i.e. parsing_result['revisions_hex']) references.
        '''
        toprocess = [parsing_result['root']]
        processed = set()
        while toprocess:
            revision = toprocess.pop(0)
            if revision.parents:
                # Inherit files from the first parent
                assert not revision.files
                if revision.parents[0] not in processed:
                    assert toprocess
                    toprocess.append(revision)
                    continue
                revision.files.update(revision.parents[0].files)
                # Then apply delta found in log
                assert not (revision.files & revision.added)
                revision.files.update(revision.added)
                assert revision.files >= revision.removed
                revision.files -= revision.removed
                assert revision.files >= revision.modified, (
                        'Expected to find the following files: ' + ','.join(
                            repr(file) for file in revision.modified if not file in revision.files))
            processed.add(revision)
            toprocess.extend(child for child in revision.children
                             if not child in processed and not child in toprocess)
        assert set(parsing_result['revisions_rev'].values()) == processed
        return parsing_result

    def parse_url(self, url, rev_name=None):
        '''Return description of all revisions repository at given URL contains

        Before return parsing result is altered for MercurialRevision instanses to have proper
        contents in their .files attributes.
        '''
        p = Popen(['hg', '--repository', self.tmpdir,
                         'incoming', '--style', 'xml', '--verbose', url,
                  ] + (['--rev', rev_name] if rev_name else []),
                  stdout=PIPE)
        p.stdout.readline()  # Skip "comparing with {url}" header
        self.parser.parse(p.stdout)
        parsing_result = self.handler.export_result()
        self.generate_files(parsing_result)
        return parsing_result

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    def print_files(revision):
        for file in revision.files:
            print file

    remote_url = sys.argv[1]
    rev_name = sys.argv[2]

    with MercurialRemoteParser() as remote_parser:
        parsing_result = remote_parser.parse_url(remote_url, rev_name=rev_name)
        assert len(parsing_result['tips']) == 1, 'Found more then one head'
        print_files(next(iter(parsing_result['tips'])))

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Ventral Hernias
April 15, 2022 September 10, 2022 / Hernia Blog, Ventral/Incisional Hernia
Hernias are named after the location where they occur. For instance, and umbilical hernia occurs in or near the belly button. A ventral hernia occurs in the abdominal wall, as the word ventral refers to the abdomen. Ventral hernias occur along the vertical center of the abdominal wall. They are also called incisional hernias, as they often occur at the site of a former abdominal surgery.
Dr. Jacob uses laparoscopic surgery to repair ventral hernias.
What Is a Ventral Hernia?
Whenever a hole develops in the muscles of the abdominal wall, allowing other tissues from the abdominal cavity to push through, this is a ventral hernia. There are three types of ventral hernia:
Umbilical hernia — As mentioned above, these occur in or near the belly button.
Epigastric hernia — These can occur anywhere from the belly button up to just below the breastbone.
Incisional hernia — These hernias develop at a weakness caused by a previous surgery. It's estimated that up to one in three patients who have had abdominal surgery will develop an incisional hernia at the site of their scar.
How Would I Know I Have a Ventral Hernia?
Some patients won't have any symptoms, at least not at first. Others will have pain in the area of the hernia. This pain will worsen when standing erect or lifting moderate to heavy objects. Patients often can see or feel a bulge at the site of the hernia.
These are symptoms that would merit a call to NYC Hernia and Dr. Jacob:
Mild discomfort in the abdominal area
Acute pain in the abdomen
Outward bulging of skin or other tissues in the abdominal area
If a ventral hernia becomes strangulated, intestinal tissue gets pinched within the opening in the abdominal wall. The tissue cannot be manually pushed back into the abdominal cavity, and its blood supply is cut off. This becomes an emergency situation.
Ventral hernias require surgery to correct the problem. They will not heal on their own but will grow slowly. If this is allowed to progress, the ventral hernia becomes more difficult to correct.
Dr. Jacob is usually able to use laparoscopic methods for these hernia surgeries. This makes for faster recovery times and less pain. Plus, the lack of a long incision reduces the patient's chance for developing another ventral hernia at the site in the future.
Do you have symptoms of a hernia? Please give Dr. Jacob a call at NYC Hernia, (212) 879-6677, to schedule an appointment.
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shade-tree (n.)
1806, from shade (n.) + tree (n.).
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shade (n.)
Middle English schade, Kentish ssed, from late Old English scead "partial darkness; shelter, protection," also partly from sceadu "shade, shadow, darkness; shady place, arbor, protection from glare or heat," both from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (source also of Old Saxon skado, Middle Dutch scade, Dutch schaduw, Old High German scato, German Schatten, Gothic skadus), from PIE *skot-wo-, from root *skoto- "dark, shade."
shade, shadow, nn. It seems that the difference in form is fairly to be called an accidental one, the first representing the nominative & the second the oblique cases of the same word. The meanings are as closely parallel or intertwined as might be expected from this original identity, the wonder being that, with a differentiation so vague, each form should have maintained its existence by the side of the other. [Fowler]
Figurative use in reference to comparative obscurity is from 1640s. Meaning "a ghost" is from 1610s; dramatic (or mock-dramatic) expression "shades of _____" to invoke or acknowledge a memory is from 1818, from the "ghost" sense. Meaning "lamp cover" is from 1780. Sense of "window blind" first recorded 1845. Meaning "cover to protect the eyes" is from 1801. Meaning "grade of color" first recorded 1680s; that of "degree or gradiation of darkness in a color" is from 1680s (compare nuance, from French nue "cloud"). Meaning "small amount or degree" is from 1782.
tree (n.)
Old English treo, treow "tree" (also "timber, wood, beam, log, stake"), from Proto-Germanic *trewam (source also of Old Frisian tre, Old Saxon trio, Old Norse tre, Gothic triu "tree"), from PIE *drew-o-, suffixed variant form of root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast," with specialized senses "wood, tree" and derivatives referring to objects made of wood.
The line which divides trees from shrubs is largely arbitrary, and dependent upon habit rather than size, the tree having a single trunk usually unbranched for some distance above the ground, while a shrub has usually several stems from the same root and each without a proper trunk. [Century Dictionary]
The widespread use of words originally meaning "oak" in the sense "tree" probably reflects the importance of the oak to ancient Indo-Europeans. In Old English and Middle English also "thing made of wood," especially the cross of the Crucifixion and a gallows (such as Tyburn tree, famous gallows outside London). Middle English also had plural treen, adjective treen (Old English treowen "of a tree, wooden"). For Dutch boom, German Baum, the usual words for "tree," see beam (n.). Meaning "framework of a saddle" is from 1530s. Meaning "representation of familial relationships in the form of a tree" is from c. 1300. Tree-hugger, contemptuous for "environmentalist" is attested by 1989.
Minc'd Pyes do not grow upon every tree,
But search the Ovens for them, and there they be.
["Poor Robin," Almanack, 1669]
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Michael: One thing I experienced in Declare & Deliver wasn't so much in the calendaring and the morning routine, but what I can cause in my own life from doing these things.
So what I'm curious from you is: What was your big take-away, or what did you notice came up in your life by participating in this program?
Rebecca: I was talking to Dan yesterday and I was saying the biggest change was my Language Precision, because I tend to tell myself a lot of stories.
So, using Language Precision to take a more positive approach to things, and catching myself, when I'm telling stories to myself has what really made a difference for me. Now, after the program, I just get to move forward and be fearless when I'm moving into the things that I'm creating.
Michael: I want to ask you a question, Rebecca. What is an example of some ways you would act prior to discovering Language Precision? And now, with your current understanding of the tool, how does it impact your ability to create possibility?
When I caught myself – noticing that it was a story, that it wasn't true, or that it was just my perception of things – I was able to put that aside and to look forward to what I wanted to do. I discovered my ability to not take things to heart. To just say, "That's a story," and then move forward. It just opened up more space and peace for me to move forward.
I'm curious to hear from someone else related to your takeaways, and what's possible now, through your participation in Declare & Deliver. How can you put these tools to work to achieve the goals you're creating in your life?
Amor: [Laughing] Okay…this has been incredible! What I've gotten is an understanding of which action items get me closer to my goals EVERDAY.
So, if I do that action item once…or twice a day…it truly does get me closer. I'm SO clear… [laughing again] and getting clearer on my goals and what specific actions I can take. It's almost like magic. I'm waiting to get a "NO" but I don't get any "NOs" – I just keep getting all of the "YES's".
I wrote down all of the things that I got out of the program. I wish I could show you, but I'm not at my apartment right now. I wrote down all of my actions on a huge paper on my wall. So, every morning, I'd look at it. From there, I could just ask myself, "Okay…who am I BEING and what am I clearing? Am I being reasonable, or am I living in the world of performance?" Then I just take on my day!
Michael: Wow! Well, since you're already so clear about your goals, what are some of things you've achieved and what are you out to achieve in the future?
Amor: Oh my God! I'm glad you asked. So, when I arrived to New York at this job, I just knew I could do more. I could commit to more. I could do more. I could connect with people more. So, it wasn't necessarily what I wanted to do, but I knew I had to do the work – that it was necessary to sacrifice in some areas.
Eventually, I started talking to people to share my goals, my dreams, and a lot about Declare & Deliver. I started talking about who I was and what I wanted to accomplish in New York City. And, through my sharing, this woman I connected with – whom I love now – connected me to a Community Leadership position at the company I now work at, which is called Atheta.
So, I met the Hiring Manager for an informal conversation…and they hired me on the spot! So, I received my final offer on Friday, and I've only been here for a month and a half. This happened because I got really clear on what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be.
The position is a Community Leader role at Athleta, so we're responsible for putting together community events and classes. It's an everyday thing…and I'm really getting to know my surroundings. It's totally aligned with my values of (a) having a huge reach of community, (b) bringing yoga to people, and (c) bringing yoga to kids. It also allows me to embody my skills and my intention to reach as many people as I can.
I hope you've enjoyed this possibility-filled conversation. For your FREE 1-hour coaching call directly with Dan, please email [email protected] or call 713-306-9802 to book your session. During this call you'll learn more about Declare & Deliver and how you can register.


I've been talking to my youngest brother, Gareth.He is a web master. Has a cloak and everything. I think I'm getting mixed up between a web master and a wizard, hey. Well, he runs a couple of successful websites and even sold one, a few years back, to a company in San Francisco. It was down Silicone Valley. Nothing to do with PIP. He met someone from Google, a mix of geeks, taken to a Goo Goo Dolls concerts and heard a funny story about Robin William's wife hiding in the bathroom for two days. I keep telling him to go back.
Well, he is always trying to point me in the right direction, like younger siblings do (in a nice way, of course).
The Wizard says to gain a higher page ranking we need to write a few guest posts on other blogs/websites. At present we are sitting just at the bottom of page one for ''Racing Tips'' on Google. Think we are just about top of the tree for ''2yo Horse Racing Tips'' or some combo of those words. It's all GobbledyGoogle to me. In this fickle world of search engine words, even a carefully positioned apostrophe can add ten readers a day!
I wonder if anyone actually types ''2yo Racing Tips''. Some. A few. A few die hards with green teeth and weld marks on their hind quarters. I'm feeling sorry for ever creating a blog after writing that last sentence. What have I descended to? However, times must...and to attract even more readers than the Daily Beach Babes could imagine, you (me) well, we need to be at the top of the search engines. I'm wearing shoulder pads just in case we are vying for space because the top of this tree seems as sharp as the point of a diamond. I've got a plan. If you cling to me and I cling to you, and Joe Bloggs hangs on my left metal shoe we could be okay. Well, The Wizard calculated that people who head the list for ''Racing Tips'' will probably gain 100 sign-ups to their ''Free Tips Offer'' a day. Makes interesting reading, hey. I'm not sure what you have to do to reach that summit? That diamond at the top of the tree seems a pretty stiff task. In fact, my climbing crampons have cramped. So we have to look toward more level avenues, rather than ascend those clouds in the sky, chasing rainbows, or pots of gold. It's either pay lots of money, bride, cheat, send the Daily Beach Babes and John to do their stuff or steal a magician's wand. And there's me thinking it was all about picking a winner or two.
Once the new Flat season begins, if any successful blog (i.e.you have a respectable readership) would be interested in a HCE writing a guest post on the subject of two-year-old horse racing then drop me a line. In addition, we would welcome guest posts from other blogs/websites.


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#include <hamcrest/hamcrest.hpp>
#include <mwcpp/mwcpp.hpp>
#include <mwcppspec/mwcppspec.hpp>

#include <vector>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <cmath>

using namespace MWCpp;
using namespace MWHamcrest;
using namespace MWCppSpec;

namespace {

class StubCustomDataType
{
public:
        StubCustomDataType(const StubCustomDataType&) = default;

        StubCustomDataType(int i)
                : _i{i}
        {}

        bool operator==(const StubCustomDataType& other) const
        {
                return _i == other._i;
        }

private:
        int _i;
};

std::string describe_hamcrest_value(const StubCustomDataType&)
{
        return "<stub custom data type>";
}

class HavingDescription : public ComparisonMatcher<std::string>
{
public:
        using ComparisonMatcher<std::string>::ComparisonMatcher;

        template <typename TType>
        bool operator()(const TType& value) const
        {
                return Matcher{}.describe_value(value) == comparison_value();
        }

        std::string describe_expectation() const
        {
                return "having description " + describe_value(comparison_value());
        }
};

HavingDescription having_description(std::string description)
{
        return HavingDescription{description};
}

class MatcherTests : public TestSuite
{
public:
        MatcherTests()
                : TestSuite{"Hamcrest matchers"}
        {
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_is);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_is_not);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_equal_to_strings);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_less_than);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_greater_than);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_null);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_begins_with_string);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_begins_with_collection);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_ends_with_string);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_ends_with_collection);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_string_descriptions_are_quoted_and_escaped);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_bool_descriptions);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_null_description);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_vector_descriptions_are_comma_separated);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_vector_descriptions_describe_contained_items);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_map_descriptions_have_key_value_pairs);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_optional_description);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_custom_data_type_description);
                MW_REGISTER_TEST(test_double_equal_to);
        }

        void test_is()
        {
                // value version
                ASSERT_THAT(123, is(123));
                ASSERT_THAT(1 == 2, is(false));
                ASSERT_THAT(StubCustomDataType{123}, is(StubCustomDataType{123}));

                // matcher wrapper version
                ASSERT_THAT(123, is(equal_to(123)));
        }

        void test_is_not()
        {
                // value version
                ASSERT_THAT(123, is_not(456));
                ASSERT_THAT(1 == 2, is_not(true));
                ASSERT_THAT(StubCustomDataType{123}, is_not(StubCustomDataType{456}));

                // matcher wrapper version
                ASSERT_THAT(123, is_not(equal_to(456)));
        }

        void test_equal_to_strings()
        {
                // try and get around any internal string sharing optimizations
                auto string1 = std::string{"test"};
                auto string2 = std::string{"tes"} + "t";
                auto cstring1 = string1.c_str();
                auto cstring2 = string2.c_str();

                // test in various combinations
                ASSERT_THAT(cstring1, equal_to(cstring2));
                ASSERT_THAT(string1, equal_to(cstring1));
                ASSERT_THAT(cstring1, equal_to(string1));
                ASSERT_THAT(string1, equal_to(string2));

                ASSERT_THAT("foobar", is_not(equal_to(string1)));
        }

        void test_less_than()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(123, less_than(456));
                ASSERT_THAT(123, is_not(less_than(123)));
                ASSERT_THAT("test", less_than("testZZZZ"));
                ASSERT_THAT("test", is_not(less_than("test")));
        }

        void test_greater_than()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(456, greater_than(123));
                ASSERT_THAT(456, is_not(greater_than(456)));
                ASSERT_THAT("testZZZZ", greater_than("test"));
                ASSERT_THAT("testZZZZ", is_not(greater_than("testZZZZ")));
        }

        void test_null()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT((void *)0, is(null()));
                ASSERT_THAT("test", is_not(null()));
                ASSERT_THAT(std::optional<bool>{}, is(null()));
                ASSERT_THAT(std::make_optional(true), is_not(null()));
        }

        void test_begins_with_string()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", begins_with("the quick brown fox"));
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", begins_with("the quick"));
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", begins_with(""));
        }

        void test_begins_with_collection()
        {
                auto v = std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
                ASSERT_THAT(v, begins_with(std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }));
                ASSERT_THAT(v, begins_with(std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3 }));
                ASSERT_THAT(v, begins_with(std::vector<int>{}));
        }

        void test_ends_with_string()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", ends_with("the quick brown fox"));
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", ends_with("brown fox"));
                ASSERT_THAT("the quick brown fox", ends_with(""));
        }

        void test_ends_with_collection()
        {
                auto v = std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
                ASSERT_THAT(v, ends_with(std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }));
                ASSERT_THAT(v, ends_with(std::vector<int>{ 3, 4, 5 }));
                ASSERT_THAT(v, ends_with(std::vector<int>{}));
        }

        void test_string_descriptions_are_quoted_and_escaped()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT("quote me",
                        having_description("\"quote me\""));

                ASSERT_THAT((std::string{"\0\r\n\a\t\\", 6}),
                        having_description("\"\\0\\r\\n\\a\\t\\\\\""));

                ASSERT_THAT("\xFF\x01",
                        having_description("\"\\xff\\x01\""));

                ASSERT_THAT("test\r\ntest \"quoted\".",
                        having_description("\"test\\r\\ntest \\\"quoted\\\".\""));
        }

        void test_bool_descriptions()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(false,
                        having_description("<false>"));

                ASSERT_THAT(true,
                        having_description("<true>"));
        }

        void test_null_description()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(nullptr,
                        having_description("<null>"));

                ASSERT_THAT((void*)0,
                        having_description("<null>"));
        }

        void test_vector_descriptions_are_comma_separated()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT((std::vector<int>{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }),
                        having_description("{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}"));
        }

        void test_vector_descriptions_describe_contained_items()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT((std::vector<bool>{ true, false }),
                        having_description("{<true>, <false>}"));

                ASSERT_THAT((std::vector<std::string>{ "a", "b" }),
                        having_description("{\"a\", \"b\"}"));

                ASSERT_THAT((std::vector<std::vector<int>>{ { 1 }, { 2, 3 } }),
                        having_description("{{1}, {2, 3}}"));
        }

        void test_map_descriptions_have_key_value_pairs()
        {
                std::map<std::string, bool> map{
                        { "key1", true },
                        { "key2", false }
                };

                ASSERT_THAT(map, having_description(
                        "{\"key1\" : <true>, \"key2\" : <false>}"));
        }

        void test_optional_description()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(std::optional<bool>{},
                        having_description("<null>"));

                ASSERT_THAT(std::make_optional(true),
                        having_description("<true>"));
        }

        // test ADT finds our describeHamcrestValue overload correctly
        void test_custom_data_type_description()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(StubCustomDataType{123},
                        having_description("<stub custom data type>"));
        }

        /** If this works with a double, it should work with a float*/
        void test_double_equal_to()
        {
                ASSERT_THAT(0.01, equal_to(0.1 * 0.1));
                ASSERT_THAT(std::sqrt(0.0001), equal_to(0.1 * 0.1));

                auto NaN = std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
                ASSERT_THAT(NaN, is_not(equal_to(NaN)));

                ASSERT_THAT(2.0, equal_to(std::sqrt(4.0)));
        }
};

}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
        auto testsToRun = TestSuiteCollection{
                std::make_shared<MatcherTests>()
        };

        return ConsoleRunner::main(argc, argv, testsToRun);
}


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This time of year is great for reflecting. As a leader, it's important that you wind business down for the holidays and preserve some time for yourself to think and to recharge.
Maybe you'll do that thinking while you're looking at the twinkling lights on the Christmas tree after everyone else has gone to bed. Or when you're watching the flames flicker on a log in the fireplace. These are ideal times to reflect on what you accomplished in the past 360-some days, and what you want to accomplish in the coming year.
Part of this thought process for leaders is to consider carefully how we are leading our teams and our people. What did we do right in 2014, and how do we want to build on that for 2015? What is the image of leadership that we want to project?


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Landkreis Cuxhaven er arealmæssigt en af de største Landkreise  i den tyske delstat Niedersachsen.

Geografi
Landkreisen ligger i området mellem floderne  Elben og Wesers udmunding i Nordsøen. Ved Wesers udmunding mod vest,  rager den  kreisfri havneby Bremerhaven (Hansestadt Bremen) ind i kreisområdet. Kystlinken løber mod nord til Cuxhaven, og her kommer Elben fra øst og danner den nordlige afgrænsning.  Mod øst ligger Landkreis Stade , mod sydøst Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) og mod syd Landkreis Osterholz. Vest for Weser ligger  Landkreis Wesermarsch.

Byer og kommuner
Kreisen havde   indbyggere pr.

Eksterne kilder og henvisninger

Website des Landkreises Cuxhaven

Landkreis i Niedersachsen

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Police ask for public's help in solving 2 hit-and-runs injuring kids on bikes
One incident occurred in Durham on Thursday night and the other in Sanford on Saturday night.
Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate two separate hit-and run incidents involving children on bicycles.
Both incidents, one in Durham and another in Sanford, occurred in advance of Memorial Day as more traffic clogged the roads.
Sanford police on Sunday night were still looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in the hit-and-run there. The driver's car struck a 12-year-old boy riding a bike Saturday night. The incident occurred at 8:07 p.m. on Pioneer Avenue, according to Sanford police Sgt. Jason Wagner.
The boy suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, Wagner said.
Initially the vehicle was described by an eyewitness as a gray Toyota Camry. Based on evidence at the scene, officers later determined it was a Toyota Avalon, either gray or silver, with possible front passenger side damage and leaking fluid. The car was last seen heading west on Washington Street.
Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the crash or has information regarding the vehicle or driver to call the Sanford Police Department at 324-3644.
This bicycle's tires were mangled in a hit-and-run in Durham on Thursday night. Maine State Police photo
Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said Maine State Police continue to investigate an incident that took place in Durham at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Shiloh Road. State police said two teenage girls were riding bikes when a vehicle described as a type of Jeep SUV with white lettering on the back struck one of the girls. The girl fell off her bike and hurt her ankle.
Before the Jeep approached it appeared to have lost control as it hit the girl. The Jeep's operator, a female, slowed down and backed up to check on the girl but did not see if she needed any further assistance before driving off, according to police.
State police are trying to contact the driver, and are asking anyone with information to call Trooper Burke at 624-7022.
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Who said: "I have no satisfaction in formulas unless I feel their arithmetical magnitude."
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French mathematician, physicist, statistician and astronomer , known for his exact approach to science, who developed mathematical probability theory and suggested the name 'meter' as the metric unit measurement.
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The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence that at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective position, motions, and general affects of all these entities at any time in the past or future. Physical astronomy, the branch of knowledge that does the greatest honor to the human mind, gives us an idea, albeit imperfect, of what such an intelligence would be. The simplicity of the law by which the celestial bodies move, and the relations of their masses and distances, permit analysis to follow their motions up to a certain point; and in order to determine the state of the system of these great bodies in past or future centuries, it suffices for the mathematician that their position and their velocity be given by observation for any moment in time. Man owes that advantage to the power of the instrument he employs, and to the small number of relations that it embraces in its calculations. But ignorance of the different causes involved in the production of events, as well as their complexity, taken together with the imperfection of analysis, prevents our reaching the same certainty about the vast majority of phenomena. Thus there are things that are uncertain for us, things more or less probable, and we seek to compensate for the impossibility of knowing them by determining their different degrees of likelihood. So it was that we owe to the weakness of the human mind one of the most delicate and ingenious of mathematical theories, the science of chance or probability.
— Pierre-Simon Laplace
'Recherches, 1º, sur l'Intégration des Équations Différentielles aux Différences Finies, et sur leur Usage dans la Théorie des Hasards' (1773, published 1776). In Oeuvres complètes de Laplace, 14 Vols. (1843-1912), Vol. 8, 144-5, trans. Charles Coulston Gillispie, Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827: A Life in Exact Science (1997), 26.
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The simplicity of nature is not to be measured by that of our conceptions. Infinitely varied in its effects, nature is simple only in its causes, and its economy consists in producing a great number of phenomena, often very complicated, by means of a small number of general laws.
Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (1825), trans. Andrew I. Dale (1995), book 1, chap. 14.
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Thus the system of the world only oscillates around a mean state from which it never departs except by a very small quantity. By virtue of its constitution and the law of gravity, it enjoys a stability that can be destroyed only by foreign causes, and we are certain that their action is undetectable from the time of the most ancient observations until our own day. This stability in the system of the world, which assures its duration, is one of the most notable among all phenomena, in that it exhibits in the heavens the same intention to maintain order in the universe that nature has so admirably observed on earth for the sake of preserving individuals and perpetuating species.
'Sur l'Équation Séculaire de la Lune' (1786, published 1788). In Oeuvres complètes de Laplace, 14 Vols. (1843-1912), Vol. 11, 248-9, trans. Charles Coulston Gillispie, Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827: A Life in Exact Science (1997), 145.
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Without any doubt, the regularity which astronomy shows us in the movements of the comets takes place in all phenomena. The trajectory of a simple molecule of air or vapour is regulated in a manner as certain as that of the planetary orbits; the only difference between them is that which is contributed by our ignorance. Probability is relative in part to this ignorance, and in part to our knowledge.
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23 Mar - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Laplace's birth.
Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1749-1827, by Charles Coulston Gillispie. - book suggestion.


We report a case of a 14 year old male who presented with lower abdominal pain and passing grossly red urine intermittently for 20 days, having no history of sore throat, skin lesions,blurring of vision, hearing loss and similar family history.A full serology and urology workup was negative for any abnormality. Kidney biopsy revealed uniform thin and slender appearing GBM without any other structural abnormality.Though Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and genetic analysis were not done,a diagnosis of thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN), a genetically benign hematuria without kidney failure progression is made. Skin biopsy histopathological examination also revealed finding of thin basement membrane This needs to be differentiated from Alport's syndrome (AS) which has worse prognosis. Probably this is the first case reported from India with descriptive investigations and findings. Due to rarity of this disease and non-availability of laboratory facility especially for kidney biopsy examination, diagnosis is often missed or delayed at primary health care centers especially when no associated proteinuria has yet developed.
Gregory MC: The clinical features of thin basement membrane nephropathy. Semin Nephrol 25: 140 –145, 2005.
Lemmink HH, Nillesen WN, Mochizuki T, Schroder CH, Brunner HG, van Oost BA, et al : Benign familial hematuria due to mutation of the type IV collagen alpha 4 gene. J Clin Invest 98: 1114 –1118, 1996.
Cosio FG, Falkenhain ME, Sedmak DD: Association of thin glomerular basement membrane with other glomerulopathies. Kidney Int 46: 471– 474, 1994.
Clifford E. Kashtan. Alport and Other Familial Glomerular Syndromes. Comprehensive clinical nephrology, 5th ed, Johnson, Fehally, and Floege. Philadelphia. Saunders Elsevier Inc. 2015, p 572 -573.


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She is survived by her husband, John Willie Baker; children, Lambert Gavins, Shannon (Dwight) Simmons Jr.; stepson, Thaddeus Baker and "adopted" sons and daughters; grandchildren, Briana Simmons, Isaiah Simmons, Tangela Perry, Tiffany Perry, Jessica Perry; great granddaughter, Hazel Baker; sister, Emma Caldwell; "adopted" grandsons, granddaughter and great-grandson; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and in laws, numerous friends and associates.
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Al-Qudsi (Arabic: القدسي) is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

 Adli Qudsi, Syrian architect

 Kamil Pasha al-Qudsi, former Governor General of the State of Aleppo

 Nazim al-Qudsi, former president of Syria
 Safwan al-Qudsi, Syrian politician

Al-Qudsi family
Syrian families
Political families of Syria
Arabic-language surnames


What does a cinematographer's working day look like? Here's a snapshot of last Wednesday, the fifth shooting day of six on a short film in south London. It's a split day, with one daylight and one night scene scheduled, so the call time is 2pm.
1:48pm As the cast and crew begin to arrive (I'm being accommodated at the location, conveniently) I check my notes for the upcoming scene. These were written during my second reading of the script, a few weeks previously, and include my thoughts and ideas on camerawork and lighting.
1:54pm I sit down with James the director and Mari the 1st AD to decide what order the day's set-ups will be shot in. Generally shots are grouped by the rough direction the camera is pointing in, to minimise lighting resets.
2:13pm Mari assembles the crew to watch a block through of the scene, so everyone knows what they're doing. Using Artemis, the virtual viewfinder app, James and I select the lens and camera positions for the first set-up. It's a Steadicam shot, so my 1st AC and Steadicam operator Rupert is in on this conversation.
2:24pm The cast go into make-up and it's time for my department to swing into action.
2:26pm On the recce the previous week I had broadly decided how to light this scene. I confirm the details with Ben, my gaffer, and he and the spark begin setting up the key light outside, a 2.5K HMI, and a kinoflo for fill. 2:31pm I go and set up an Arrilite to shine down the stairs.
2:31pm The ACs rig the Steadicam and put on my chosen lens.
2:32pm Meanwhile, DIT and standby 1st AC Max sets up the director's monitor and focus monitor, which are connected wirelessly to the camera with a Teradek Bolt system.
3:09pm Rupert rehearses the Steadicam move using a crew member as a stand-in.
3:13pm 2nd AC Nat marks positions to aid Max in pulling focus.
3:47pm With camera and lighting set, we get a break waiting for a tricky ageing make-up to be finished. We are completely professional during this hiatus.
4:31pm We frame up the actor, Sibusiso, in position to check how the make-up looks under the right lighting.
4:38pm Dimple, the spark, sits in while Sibusiso returns to make-up for tweaks, and I tweak my lighting.
4:41pm I decide that the morning sunlight look I'm going for is too subtle, so I have Ben replace the HMI's half CTO gel with full CTO.
4:44pm Rupert and James finesse the camera move. When the make-up artist, Carly, is happy, we start shooting.
4:44pm I sit back and watch the monitor, giving a note or two to Rupert after the first take.
4:57pm With the Steadicam shot in the can, we select a lens and position for the next shot, a wide.
4:59pm Activity on set pauses while James catches a spider that is freaking out some of the crew.
5:04pm I squeeze myself in behind the camera, which is set up on sticks on the stairs, ready to shoot the wide. James gives some final direction to Lasharne, the actress, before we shoot the first take.
5:05pm Nat prepares the clapperboard for the next take.
5:12pm The camera team set up the slider for the third set-up.
5:32pm Carly does final checks on Lasharne's make-up.
5:32pm For this set-up I'm using a polyboard under the camera in an effort to raise the room's ambient light level closer to the burnt-out view through the window.
6:25pm Mari and James adjust an armchair to better suit the next set-up, another slider shot.
7:12pm Cunningly disguised as a lens, my cup of tea sits in easy reach beside the tripod.
7:12pm We do a camera rehearsal to see if the set-up can accommodate Lasharne standing up, and it can. Max will move the slider while I control pan and tilt, and Rupert pulls focus remotely.
8:13pm As the daylight starts to fade, we complete the scene and break for 'lunch'. The food is quickly devoured.
8:14pm We assemble on set again to watch a block through of the nighttime scene.
8:21pm Ben discusses a car headlight effect which James wants for the scene.
8:24pm We clear the set to allow Jorge, the art director, to dress it. I check my notes for the scene.
8:50pm Ben and Dimple construct a car headlight rig using two 300W tungsten fresnels mounted on a camera a dolly.
9:10pm The 300s prove too dim and the dolly too flimsy, so instead a Source 4 is rigged to Rupert's Magliner.
10:29pm The night scene is deliberately designed to echo the day scene, so I'm soon back on the stairs for a wide shot.
12:46am We carry on with the scene, getting some very cool shots in the can, before wrapping a little after midnight. The kit is packed away in the living room, ready to load into the van tomorrow. Cider and sleep beckon.
Cross-light is illumination which comes in from the side, raking across a surface. At this angle, every last bump and imperfection in a surface will cast a big shadow. Terrible for beauty lighting, but brilliant for emphasising textures.
The same wallpaper lit by front-light (left) and cross-light (right).
At 2:27 in episode 1, Lazare and Ghislain enter an inn. Most of the scene is lit very simply with two cross-lights. One is an open-face 800W tungsten lamp coming in through a doorway off camera right; this bring outs all the texture in the back wall. The other is a 2.5K HMI coming in through the beautiful purple-tinted window on camera left; this also brings out texture – in the men's faces! Cross-lighting is well suited to these characters, who (I hope they won't mind me saying) are grizzled old soldiers.
A 2.5 HMI comes in through the window at left, while an 800W open-face tungsten rakes in through a doorway just off frame right. A second 800 lights the hall in the background.
The first scene of episode 3, at 0:33, is one of my favourites for lighting. The angle on Ghislain and Porthos practicing is lit by just two Kinoflo Barflies hung from the ceiling at the back of shot. These backlight the characters while also cross-lighting (vertically rather than horizontally) the stonework nicely.
A 1.2K HMI outside the door cross-lights the stonework, while smoke volumizes this light, resulting in a very satisfying depth and texture. The only other light sources are two kinoflo Barflies hanging from polecats above the bench at the back of shot. This backlight is reflected back at the foreground characters by a sheet of silver foamcore beneath the camera.
In the reverse (above) a 1.2K HMI outside the door rakes across the wall. A little smoke adds additional texture, while the Barflies (now above Athos and Lazare) provide backlight again.
There's a shot at 5:12 in episode 5 where, again, a 1.2K HMI outside the door rakes across a wall, showing up the folds in an old tapestry.
This scene is lit purely by a 1.2K HMI out in the corridor.
Finally, in the secret room, seen in episodes 4 and 6 (at 6:41), 100W bulbs hidden behind the candles cross-light the surrounding stonework.
The First Musketeer (C) 2014 First Musketeer Ltd. Written, directed & produced by Harriet Sams.


On Feb. 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued an order reinstating the Browning-Ferris standard for evaluating joint employer status, once again leaving franchisors open to an increased risk of being found to be a joint employer of franchisee's employees and potentially liable for labor law violations.
What is the Browning-Ferris standard?
This decision effectively reinstates Browning-Ferris as the law of the land. Under Browning-Ferris, a business qualifies as a joint employer if it exhibits "indirect" control or the ability to exert such control over employees. This means that where a franchisor merely reserves the authority to control terms and conditions of employment (which can be interpreted very broadly), the franchisor could be liable as a joint employer. The Browning Ferris standard was (and now is, again) an Obama-era departure from the Board's long-held "direct control" test, under which a business qualified as a joint employer only if it had "direct and immediate" control over the terms and conditions of workers' employment.
The Browning-Ferris "indirect control" test is ambiguous and renders it difficult for businesses to determine their duties under the National Labor Relations Act. Nevertheless, the decision will likely remain in place for the foreseeable future.
The NLRB's decision in Hy-Brand to revert back to the longstanding "direct control" test was a short-lived respite. The NLRB's immediate return—at least for the time being-- to Browning-Ferris's broad "indirect control" joint employment test increases the risk that a franchisor could be found liable for a franchisee's alleged labor violations and as a joint employer with a franchisee in the context of a union petition for representation before the NLRB. As has been the case since Browning-Ferris was decided in 2015, franchisors must be extremely cautious when exercising control over their franchisees and their employees. While it is imperative that franchisors control their brands by implementing and enforcing system standards, they should refrain from exercising control in areas where control is not necessary. Ultimately, franchisors must strike a balance between exercising sufficient operational control to protect the brand while being cautious not to control the terms and conditions of the franchisees' employees' employment. In order to minimize the risks, franchisors may wish to review all agreements, manuals, procedures and other areas where franchisors interact with their franchisees and their franchisee's employees, and train field personnel to ensure that all interactions are necessary to protect the goodwill associated with the brand.


1 to 4 p.m. at the IOOF Hall in Middle Grove.
We will have some reindeer around to view.
We also would love to hear your reindeer story.
way home from your house Christmas Eve?
later another one take out all those same car parts?
Did the big one (10 pointer) get away?
Please stop in even if you only have a few minutes!!


SFD SA (8/2018) Announcement on convening the Ordinary General Meeting of SFD S.A.
SANWIL HOLDING SA (8/2018) I. Convening the Ordinary General Meeting. II. Contents of draft resolutions at the AGM. III. Proposed amendments to the Company's statute.


Adam May has turned down the opportunity to join the Hawks on loan in favour of competing for a first-team place.
Here readers at portsmouth.co.uk and on our Facebook page give their reaction to the young midfielder's decision…..
I don't really understand why he would have rejected a loan move. You'd have thought going on loan until Christmas as another club would have been a good move?
Having seen how the midfield played on Saturday, may be he thinks he can get a game.I say good luck to the lad on whatever course it takes!
I can't believe he's turned down loan moves to enhance his career. He has virtually no chance of making the first team this season or in the future.
In my opinion, he is just not good enough at this or a higher level. I think they will off-load him when his contract expires if he's still happy to train and take the wages.
At present May is doing himself no favours with lack of game time to get himself noticed.
I'm not sure I see him ahead of Naylor, Walkes, Ben Thompson or Clos. A loan would help the young lad.
Just another example of why the squad is too large. Another one of our home products not getting a game even though deemed good enough by KJ.
He made good progress last season and should be playing and improving again this season, not being pushed out on loan to the Hawks and then disappearing off the radar.
So what's the point in having good youngsters coming through the system? Well done Adam for staying put.
We can't both have a squad that gets every player time all the time and is deep enough to get through injury issues.
Sending May out on loan to Hawks is a good idea because we can recall him if he's needed.
Disgusting. Happy to sit around and bring in the money without having to work for it. As seventh choice for one of two places, you would have thought he'd want to go out and build up a bit of match fitness and work at improving himself.
He is currently nowhere near good enough to be playing for us.


From an era long before "Knowledge Workers" was a thing. These men and their outfits could clearly stack boxes, pitch hay, fill your tank, or lay a pipeline. Where have they gone?
But wait – what sort of term is a "covert" ? None of these men look like spies. Or…perhaps that's just what they want you to think.
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OK so lets get some GS (gear score) with toons so an idea of how many characters of which Class and Spec are ready for or close to ready for ICC 10. Usual min GS for ICC 10 starts at 4.8k GS. Also a note on which days may be best for you to raid so planned guild raids may be organised in the near future. Just want to see if we can get things started for the cooler weather.
Can Play any time through the week. Keeping in mind that I work continental shift work so will miss some nights once in a while.
I am on most nights though to be completely open I run our guild's raid nights on Thunderhorn so a few nights a week I am not really available. Fridays are ideal, weekend days or evenings generally work too. Mondays are usually free as well.
I am in California so I will generally not be home earlier than 8pm EST.
Well after registering for the 3rd time here I will now be more active.
Every other weekend and Tuesday Thursday nights and now that softball is done i am going to be on alot more.
In the last week, I hit 80 with my DK and Rogue!!!
Lilleth (Restoration Druid) is around 5.2k gs. I think.
Zyllah (Unholy DK, dps) is around 4.9k gs.


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After Ryan Fitzpatrick signing, Bucs fans wish good health for Jameis Winston
Published on May 21, 2017 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a new back-up quarterback. By signing Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year, $3 million deal (plus incentives), Tampa Bay fills the void left by Mike Glennon's departure to the Chicago Bears. The good news is the Bucs are free from a problem that faces other franchises from time-to-time when training camps begin. The words "quarterback controversy" will not be spoken or written when training camp begins in two months. Unless a pre-season injury says otherwise, Jameis…
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms Friday on a one-year contract with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick as a veteran backup to Jameis Winston. Fitzpatrick spent the last two seasons with the New York Jets, who allowed the quarterback's contract to expire in February, making him a free agent. The Buccaneers also announced that they waived quarterback Sean Renfree to make room for Fitzpatrick. Financial terms were not immediately available. ESPN and NFL Network reported that the one-year deal is worth…
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NFL Draft: second and third round good for state collegians
Published on April 28, 2017 in Sports by Bob Sparks
The second and third rounds of of the NFL Draft on Friday night saw plenty of action for players from Florida universities. It took two rounds and 41 picks, but Dalvin Cook has finally found an NFL home. The Minnesota Vikings traded up with the Cincinnati Bengals to acquire Florida State's all-time leading rusher. "We started making some calls once we knew he was sliding into the second day," said Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. "We felt he was just…
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Windy Dees told her sport administration students at the University of Miami that they likely wouldn't see each other for
Former FSU star EJ Manuel to start for Bills on Sunday
Published on December 30, 2016 in Sports by Bob Sparks
As the calendar turns the page to a new year on Sunday, a familiar face will be back at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Former Florida State star EJ Manuel will lead his team against the New York Jets in the season finale for both teams. While starter Tyrod Taylor is officially being "benched," the move is being described as a "business decision," by sources close to the Bills. Taylor would be owed more than $27 million in guaranteed payments…
Joe Henderson: Patriotism is more than waving a flag
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NFL: Dolphins-Bucs will not be played in Miami this week
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Dolphins clinch winning season; keep playoff hopes alive
Published on December 18, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
For the first time since 2008 the Miami Dolphins will finish the regular season with a winning record. That welcome development was assured after the Dolphins drubbed the New York Jets 34-13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday night. By improving their record to 9-5, Miami also stayed in the playoff hunt in the AFC. The Jets made a game of it for a half, trailing only 13-10 at intermission, but Miami put up three touchdowns in the third…
Saints kneel before, rise during anthem; Dolphins divided
New Orleans Saints players, coaches and staff knelt before the start of the national anthem but stood in unison once
Bengals beat Buccaneers in pre-season opener
Ryan Fitzpatrick made a good initial impression with Tampa Bay. The rest was so-so. Fitzpatrick completed his first series with a 6-yard
Dolphins take advantage of kickoff mulligan to beat Jets
Published on November 6, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
Special teams giveth. Special teams taketh away. That clearly summarizes Sunday's game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets. When the clock ticked down to zero, the Dolphins had a 27-23 victory. Successful teams can score, and win, many different ways. In addition to generating scoring drives, the good teams take advantage of turnovers and opportunities. Both teams did this, but it was Miami who had the last chance and the last laugh. With Miami ahead 20-16 and…
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Jets bad for Dolphin coaches' job security
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To those currently on the Miami Dolphins coaching staff, here is a suggestion for increasing job security; either beat the New York Jets or put up a better struggle while losing. For the second time this season, Miami was humbled by the Jets and for the second time, heads rolled. New York bombed the Dolphins, 38-20 on Sunday and on Monday, the team fired offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. On October 4, Miami looked totally uncompetitive and was humbled by New…
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Small sculptures are wonderful items for the person who wants something unique or "has everything" and is hard to find a gift for. They're great for those who live in the city and love fine art but space is an issue. If you're decorating your home, garden or business and you're looking for a unique piece to "tie it all together" or enhance a strong interior design theme, small sculptures can be the solution. The possibilities are endless and the materials are wide ranging, from stainless steel, copper, aluminum, mild steel, brass, to reclaimed metals and found items, small sculptures can be made to fit any arrangement!
Each piece I make is a one-of-a-kind piece and there are usually several small sculptures that are available, however, if you see a sculpture that you like that has become a part of a collection, I can create a similar piece for you in a reasonable amount of time.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or ideas you might have for a small sculpture!


The farmhouses are located between the Colli del Trasimeno, on top of a "toppello" (small hill in the Umbrian dialect) at 350 meters above sea level, dominated by three mountains: Monte Malbe, Monte Tezio and Monte Acuto. At 15km from Lake Trasimeno, among the goblets of the Knights of Malta, on the road that led pilgrims, templars and armies to Perugia, the Casali del Toppello are an excellent starting point to visit intact natural landscapes and the beautiful cities of art of this green region.
The structure includes a whole hill dominated by the two houses. In the 27 hectares of land there are more than 1600 olive trees and three vineyards of different types: Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, some stretches of forest and a small lake to be admired from one of our nature trails.
The pool-solarium occupies a wonderful panoramic position overlooking a wonderful view of the valley below, where the fields and trees change color depending on the season providing scenic effects and fascinating moments of relaxation.
Located on the road of oil and wine is surrounded by a magnificent forest, vineyards and olive groves. A serene and relaxing environment, ready to provide you with a pleasant refreshment.
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Our aim is to offer customers photomurals that enable them to design the most important place in their life individually and attractively: their home.


For those who care, I've written a brief doctrinal statement below so you can see what I believe about God and the Bible.
I believe all of the Bible is God-breathed, and is the exact and total statement of what God wanted to tell us in his Word. It is authoritative for our lives as believers. It is the only book that is the Word of God.
I believe in one God. He has many names, the most well-recognized of which are Yahweh and Jesus. He is all the things the Bible says He is (Creator of all things, holy and infinite in all of his attributes: perfection, justice, mercy, omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, and many others) and so much more. The writings of the Bible can only begin to describe His virtual indescribable magnificence and splendor. He is self-existent, with no needs, deficiencies, dependencies, or flaws. He exists eternally in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory.
I believe in the deity of Jesus, in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross. I believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal and bodily return in power and glory.
I believe that the Holy Spirit is God. In all that He does, the Holy Spirit glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the world of its sin and guilt; He regenerates sinners, and in Him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides, equips and empowers believers for Christ-like living and service. Nowhere in Scripture are we instructed to worship the Holy Spirit, nor is there any example in Scripture where the Holy Spirit is worshiped.
Therefore, I believe in the trinity: There are three "persons" in the Godhead: the Father, the Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, equal as deity.
I believe that salvation is by grace, through faith, in the redeeming work of Jesus' death and resurrection. Salvation is offered as a free gift by God to all and must be received personally and individually through repentance and faith in Jesus. As a child of God, consequently, the believer is acquitted of all guilt from sin and brought into a relationship of peace with God.
I believe in eternal security: that once an individual is truly and genuinely saved from sin, redeemed, and brought into a relationship of peace with God, that his or her salvation is secure eternally, and the subsequent mistakes of sin does not take away one's salvation.
In matters of healing, the Old Testament records only a very few people who were ever healed. In the New Testament, multitudes were healed during the ministry of Jesus, and some were healed at the hands of the apostles after Jesus ascended to heaven. The New Testament teaches about a spiritual gift of healing, and records some instructions about healing. I believe it is the believer's privilege to seek the will of the Lord in matters of physical healing. This healing, whether by natural, medical, or supernatural means, ultimately comes from God who created our physical bodies. The believer may implore the Lord for physical restoration according to instructions given in the Scriptures, and if the healing is for the highest glory of God, His power will be displayed.
I don't speak in tongues, but I've been filled with the Spirit since I asked Jesus into my heart. If you speak in tongues, it's alright with me as long as you abide by the teachings of 1 Cor. 14, primarily, and other pertinent texts.
Jesus is coming again, in the same resurrected flesh/divine body he left in. There are signs in the Bible about the events surrounding his coming, and clues to the timing of it, but they are intentionally obscure so that we focus on the point: He is coming back, and it is our duty and privilege to be ready in faithfulness and service.
I believe in the literal resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved are resurrected to eternal life, and the lost are resurrected to eternal separation from God.


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