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Health, Healing, and Illness
Soul, Mind, and Body>
Now, if thou wishest to know the true remedy which will heal man from all sickness and will give him the health of the divine kingdom, know that it is the precepts and teachings of God.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Selections … `Abdu'l-Baha, p. 152)
If the health and well-being of the body be expended in the path of the Kingdom, this is very acceptable and praiseworthy; and if it is expended to the benefit of the human world in general – even though it be to their material benefit and be a means of doing good – that is also acceptable. But if the health and welfare of man be spent in sensual desires, in a life on the animal plane, and in devilish pursuits – then disease is better than such health; nay, death itself is preferable to such a life. If thou art desirous of health, wish thou health for serving the Kingdom.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Baha'i World Faith, p. 376)
Material and Spiritual Healing:
All true healing comes from God! There are two causes for sickness, one is material, the other spiritual. If the sickness is of the body, a material remedy is needed, if of the soul, a spiritual remedy.
If the heavenly benediction be upon us while we are being healed then only can we be made whole, for medicine is but the outward and visible means through which we obtain the heavenly healing. Unless the spirit be healed, the cure of the body is worth nothing. All is in the hands of God, and without Him there can be no health in us!
There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians; the second consisteth in prayers offered by the spiritual ones to God and in turning to Him. Both means should be used and practised.
Illnesses which occur by reason of physical causes should be treated by doctors with medical remedies; those which are due to spiritual causes disappear through spiritual means. Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than by physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not contradictory. Therefore thou shouldst also accept physical remedies inasmuch as these too have come from the mercy and favour of God, Who hath revealed and made manifest medical science so that His servants may profit from this kind of treatment also. Thou shouldst give equal attention to spiritual treatments, for they produce marvellous effects.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Selections … `Abdu'l-Baha, pp. 151-152)
Matters related to man's spirit have a great effect on his bodily condition. For instance, thou shouldst impart gladness to thy patient, give him comfort and joy, and bring him to ecstasy and exultation. How often hath it occurred that this hath caused early recovery. Therefore, treat thou the sick with both powers. Spiritual feelings have a surprising effect on healing nervous ailments.
Know that there are four kinds of curing and healing without medicine. Two are due to material causes, and two to spiritual causes.
Of the two kinds of material healing, one is due to the fact that in man both health and sickness are contagious. The contagion of disease is violent and rapid, while that of health is extremely weak and slow. If two bodies are brought into contact with each other, it is certain that microbic particles will pass from one to the other. In the same way that disease is transferred from one body to another with rapid and strong contagion, it may be that the strong health of a healthy man will alleviate a very slight malady in a sick person. That is to say, the contagion of disease is violent and has a rapid effect, while that of health is very slow and has a small effect, and it is only in very slight diseases that it has even this small effect. The strong power of a healthy body can overcome a slight weakness of a sick body, and health results. This is one kind of healing.
The other kind of healing without medicine is through the magnetic force which acts from one body on another and becomes the cause of cure. This force also has only a slight effect. Sometimes one can benefit a sick person by placing one's hand upon his head or upon his heart. Why? Because of the effect of the magnetism, and of the mental impression made upon the sick person, which causes the disease to vanish. But this effect is also very slight and weak.
Of the two other kinds of healing which are spiritual – that is to say, where the means of cure is a spiritual power – one results from the entire concentration of the mind of a strong person upon a sick person, when the latter expects with all his concentrated faith that a cure will be effected from the spiritual power of the strong person, to such an extent that there will be a cordial connection between the strong person and the invalid. The strong person makes every effort to cure the sick patient, and the sick patient is then sure of receiving a cure. From the effect of these mental impressions an excitement of the nerves is produced, and this impression and this excitement of the nerves will become the cause of the recovery of the sick person. So when a sick person has a strong desire and intense hope for something and hears suddenly the tidings of its realization, a nervous excitement is produced which will make the malady entirely disappear. In the same way, if a cause of terror suddenly occurs, perhaps an excitement may be produced in the nerves of a strong person which will immediately cause a malady. The cause of the sickness will be no material thing, for that person has not eaten anything, and nothing harmful has touched him; the excitement of the nerves is then the only cause of the illness. In the same way the sudden realization of a chief desire will give such joy that the nerves will be excited by it, and this excitement may produce health.
To conclude, the complete and perfect connection between the spiritual doctor and the sick person – that is, a connection of such a kind that the spiritual doctor entirely concentrates himself, and all the attention of the sick person is given to the spiritual doctor from whom he expects to realize health – causes an excitement of the nerves, and health is produced. But all this has effect only to a certain extent, and that not always. For if someone is afflicted with a very violent disease, or is wounded, these means will not remove the disease nor close and heal the wound – that is to say, these means have no power in severe maladies, unless the constitution helps, because a strong constitution often overcomes disease. This is the third kind of healing.
But the fourth kind of healing is produced through the power of the Holy Spirit. This does not depend on contact, nor on sight, nor upon presence; it is not dependent upon any condition. Whether the disease be light or severe, whether there be a contact of bodies or not, whether a personal connection be established between the sick person and the healer or not, this healing takes place through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The healing that is by the power of the Holy Spirit needs no special concentration or contact. It is through the wish or desire and the prayer of the holy person. The one who is sick may be in the East and the healer in the West, and they may not have been acquainted with each other, but as soon as that holy person turns his heart to God and begins to pray, the sick one is healed. This is a gift belonging to the Holy Manifestations and those who are in the highest station.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Health and Healing, p. 475)
The prayers which were revealed to ask for healing apply both to physical and spiritual healing. Recite them, then, to heal both the soul and the body. If healing is right for the patient, it will certainly be granted; but for some ailing persons, healing would only be the cause of other ills, and therefore wisdom doth not permit an affirmative answer to the prayer.
O handmaid of God! The power of the Holy Spirit healeth both physical and spiritual ailments.
Treatment by Physicians:
Resort ye, in times of sickness, to competent physicians; We have not set aside the use of material means, rather have We confirmed it through this Pen, which God hath made to be the Dawning-place of His shining and glorious Cause.
(Baha'u'llah: The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 60)
Whatever competent physicians or surgeons prescribe for a patient should be accepted and complied with, provided that they are adorned with the ornament of justice. If they were to be endued with divine understanding, that would certainly be preferable and more desirable.
(Baha'u'llah: Health and Healing, p. 459)
Do not neglect medical treatment when it is necessary, but leave it off when health has been restored…. Treat disease through diet, by preference, refraining from the use of drugs; and if you find what is required in a single herb, do not resort to a compounded medicament. Abstain from drugs when the health is good, but administer them when necessary.
…Baha'u'llah says to consult the best physicians, in other words, doctors who have studied a scientific system of medicine;…
(Shoghi Effendi: Directives of the Guardian, p. 36)
Healing in the Future:
Now let us speak of material healing. The science of medicine is still in a condition of infancy; it has not reached maturity. But when it has reached this point, cures will be performed by things which are not repulsive to the smell and taste of man – that is to say, by aliments, fruits and vegetables which are agreeable to the taste and have an agreeable smell. For the provoking cause of disease – that is to say, the cause of the entrance of disease into the human body – is either a physical one or is the effect of excitement of the nerves.
But the principal causes of disease are physical, for the human body is composed of numerous elements, but in the measure of an especial equilibrium. As long as this equilibrium is maintained, man is preserved from disease; but if this essential balance, which is the pivot of the constitution, is disturbed, the constitution is disordered, and disease will supervene.
When highly-skilled physicians shall fully examine this matter, thoroughly and perseveringly, it will be clearly seen that the incursion of disease is due to a disturbance in the relative amounts of the body's component substances, and that treatment consisteth in adjusting these relative amounts, and that this can be apprehended and made possible by means of foods.
It is certain that in this wonderful new age the development of medical science will lead to the doctors' healing their patients with foods.
At whatever time highly-skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites, it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
Soul, Mind, and Body:
Know thou that the soul of man is exalted above, and is independent of all infirmities of body or mind. That a sick person showeth signs of weakness is due to the hindrances that interpose themselves between his soul and his body, for the soul itself remaineth unaffected by any bodily ailments. Consider the light of the lamp. Though an external object may interfere with its radiance, the light itself continueth to shine with undiminished power. In like manner, every malady afflicting the body of man is an impediment that preventeth the soul from manifesting its inherent might and power.
(Baha'u'llah: Gleanings, pp. 153-154)
For the mind to manifest itself, the human body must be whole; and a sound mind cannot be but in a sound body, whereas the soul dependeth not upon the body.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Tablet to August Forel, p.8)
…you should not neglect your health, but consider it the means which enables you to serve. It – the body – is like a horse which carries the personality and spirit, and as such should be well cared for so it can do its work! You should certainly safeguard your nerves, and force yourself to take time, and not only for prayer and meditation, but for real rest and relaxation….
(Shoghi Effendi: Health, Healing, …., p. 482)


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The Governor of Al-Anbar presents a certificate of appreciation to the cadres of the United Iraqi Medical Society (UIMS)
In appreciation of our organization's efforts to serve our people in AL-Anbar, Dr. Ali Farhan Al-Dulaimi, The Governor of AL-Anbar, presented a certificate of thanks and appreciation to the cadres of the United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development. Our organization has worked and still working with important and vital programs that serve the families of AL-Anbar Governorate, especially in the conditions of the outbreak of the COVID-19 in cooperation with the Department of NGOs Government – AL-Anbar province.
For a better health and future.
The head of the United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development(UIMS) meets with the General Director of the Non-Governmental Organizations Department.
The distribution of 14 tons of aid to Syrian refugees in the camp of al-Obeidi
The Kuwait Red Crescent Society Donation transmission to The Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development
The united Iraq Medical Society for Relief & Development implemented awareness session on GBV elimination of harmful practices (FGM, Honor Killing, Child Marriage).

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Black Caucus puts politics ahead of practicality
Let's be honest about why the Legislative Black Caucus has filed suit against Gov. Kathleen Blanco: it's not about the Constitution, as some like Sen. Cleo Fields, the group's lawyer say (how many cases has he tried, being a professional politician since age 23?). It's that they don't like the idea of government growing smaller, taking fewer resources from the majority of people, and redistributing those resources to a small group of people who overwhelmingly vote for, in large part, members of the caucus.
Blanco made cuts up to 10 percent in some areas as appeared to be permitted by the language of 2005's operating budget bill (HB1, Act 16). Traditionally, anything outside of just a very few areas that was more than 5 percent had to garner to approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
By acting unilaterally, Blanco could immediately cut these budgets. Further, the Legislature has the option of ratifying these cuts, so the whole point could be moot. This suit is quixotic and detracts from getting on with the business of doing what's necessary to puts the state's fiscal house in order.
But it does serve one purpose: to highlight how the Legislature consistently hands over, and apparently has for years, power to the governor in this and other areas. Constitutionally, the Louisiana governor doesn't have a lot of power. What greater power she has is due to the Legislature's willingness to hand it over. This provision in the 2005 budget bill is a perfect example: how many who voted on it really knew what it meant, or even knew it was in there?
Blanco ally Sen. Francis Heitmeier, who is chairman of the committee that deals with the bill, summed it up when he said in next year's budget bill the Legislature simply should excise this provision. If the Legislature finally will start standing up for itself, this would be then place to start – in the 2006 regular session. This is the proper response to reconcile a political dispute between branches of government, rather than bring yet another branch to try to accomplish the stealth agenda of a group whose views on the matter are outside of the majority.
Liberal wackos remind Landrieu, us who she really is
With her supporters disproportionately having fled the state, Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu can't catch a break as one of the fringe elements that increasingly make up her remaining base of support holds her feet to the liberal fire.
A group called Advocates for Environmental Human Rights occupied her Washington office's conference room and demanded to see her, accusing her of supporting laxity in environmental regulations in her bill to loot the rest of the country to reconstruct Louisiana after the hurricane disasters. Landrieu eventually briefly complied, and the group proclaimed its stunt as effective.
These wackos really represent no one in the mainstream and hardly anybody outside of it. They get their funding from liberal foundations such as Mitchell Kapor and Ford, and are best known for trying to bring in front of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights alleged harm done residents of Mossville, LA, using the tired and discredited argument of "environmental racism" (the idea that those who may pollute deliberately set up operations to inflict impermissible pollution on racial minorities).
Fiscal situation demands sanity from higher education
The hurricane disasters present Louisiana with an opportunity to reshape higher education in the state in a way that will bring sanity to the system.
There are two problems with the way higher education is structured in Louisiana. First, there are too many four-year institutions and not enough two-year schools. For example (considering only public schools), Illinois, with a population of about 12.5 million has 15 four-year schools and 48 community colleges. Louisiana, with about 4.5 million, has 14 four-year schools and 9 community colleges. Isn't there some imbalance and inefficiency here?
The other is that, as a vestige of discrimination, a separate track of schools was dedicated to only black students (while others, until the last 40 years, were shunning blacks) and has operated even in the shadow of other universities when all long ago were mandated to accept students of any race. Four of the five schools – only one of Louisiana's few community colleges, Southern University Shreveport, in this system is the only one not almost next door to another institution doing the same thing – are essentially duplicative.
State leaders steadfastly have refused to accept that the state is overbuilt in four year institutions and tolerates having duplicative institutions side-by-side (Grambling and Louisiana Tech, Southern – Baton Rouge and LSU, and Southern – New Orleans and UNO, and the LSU Agriculture and Law schools and Southern's versions) are within about five miles or less of each other. Just a comparison of state figures tells the tale – including vocational/technical schools Illinois averages 4,110 students per school, Louisiana's is nearly half that at 2,357 per school.
Currently, Southern – New Orleans and Delgado and Nuñez Community Colleges are unable to open if not largely gutted by the disasters. SUNO particularly has been wracked by them with an estimate of $500 billion to rebuild – while UNO, with largely the same programs and which weathered the flooding much better, exists two miles to the west down Leon C. Simon. Why rebuild SUNO at all?
Far cheaper would be to allow SUNO professors to take presently open faculty positions at UNO when available, figure out a way to combine the community colleges into one, give generous severance packages to leftover SUNO and community college faculty and administrators, and reassign wherever possible classified employees to other nearby state institutions. Let's face it, these schools serve mostly Orleanians and those down in the parish (St. Bernard) which will be reduced in large numbers for the next few years, so there's no reason to waste resources on them.
But the rest of the state needs to step up to save money, too. Duplicative programs that still exist after the rebalancing of the 1990s at the pairs of schools mentioned above also should be reduced if not eliminated.
Alumni of these institutions might pout, legislators from their districts might fulminate, some students from them might complain – but with hundreds of millions, perhaps a billion dollars of budgetary deficits and capital expenditures to be stretched thin from rebuilding over the coming years, realigning Louisiana higher education in a way that makes sense is now positively overdue.
Mrs. Robertson goes to Government Plaza; short stay likely
When Pres. George Bush picked Dan Quayle to become his vice presidential running mate, most observers got caught off guard. Part of the reason was Bush's trying to find an energetic partner yet one who would be loyal and not overshadow him; some observers hinted it was because other higher-profile candidates each had a serious flaw in the mind of Bush so, in essence, he picked a "lowest common denominator" candidate that none of his advisers really had any objections to.
Shreveport City Council's picking of Cynthia "Cindy" Norton Robertson to fill the remainder of former City Council District D's occupant Mike Gibson echoes strongly of this historical incident – except, by early indications, Quayle was much more politically astute and informed. And this probably was the intent of the Council majority of Democrats.
The dynamic of the 2006 city elections and the desire of black officials to control the Council hovered in the background during this process. Democrats would love to grab this Republican-dominated seat in 2006 but would have to pick one of their own with considerable political skills who could use the short incumbency to maximal advantage. Short of that, black council members wanted to put a fourth black Democrat on the council to control it until the end of 2006. Also in the background: the Council had to act expeditiously or Gov. Kathleen Blanco would make the choice for it
The depleted Council featured three black Democrats, a white Democrat (Monty Walford), and two white Republicans. Its first choice, nominating local lawyer and Democrat activist Hersy Jones, attempted to implement the plan for a black majority on the Council but Walford joined the Republicans to prevent the four-vote majority needed. Flummoxed, the black Democrats abruptly halted the meeting and eventually decided to reconvene several days later.
At that meeting, another motion to appoint Jones failed 3-3. After the nomination of three others by other council members did not garner more than two votes each, including those of a former Republican city councilman who said he would not run in 2006 and of a high-profile white Democrat who might have had the best chance of holding the seat in 2006, the black contingent nominated and confirmed the white Democrat Robertson with Walford's vote.
This train of events shows the divisions within the Democrats who could not agree on a candidate viable in 2006. Simply, the Democrats on the Council wanted a political lightweight not affiliated with Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower. And it seems they got exactly that with Robertson.
When asked why so few women had served on the Council (itself less than three decades of age), Robertson said "I guess people just don't give women a chance." I guess she didn't know that the Council almost always has had at least one female on it and one of them, Hazel Beard, went on to become mayor. Nor perhaps did she know only one woman tried to run in 2002 (but losing by a mere 76 votes) which might suggest the lack of women on it is because female candidates don't give themselves enough credit to run, not the fault of voters, who can't put women on it who don't run for it.
She seems even less aware about the realities of campaigning and the coalition-building and voter-informing that comes with it. She said she would have been a candidate in 2006 even if Gibson had not left and still is, but added she has no plans to start fundraising for next year's election, instead hoping voters will judge her on her accomplishments, not political advertising.
I hate to burst her bubble, but that is extremely unlikely to happen. Even as an incumbent, short of committing a crime she'll be lucky if even 10 percent of the district knows who she is without any media (and you can't walk to electioneer a district of 24,000 people even if you didn't have a full-time job even if you started today). She should note that it cost Gibson nearly $35,000 just in 2002 to win the seat then. And, given the fact that she is in a historically-Republican district where by election day Republicans and Democrats will be about even in registration totals, with more than half of those Democrats white, she already has a steep uphill battle to win a term on her own.
While it never is bad to have a political novice in city elective office, Robertson shows all the signs of having a quick stay, so she had best use her short time in her seat wisely.
Has clueless Blanco caught fiscal reform religion?
When it comes to the state's response to the fiscal challenges presented by the recent hurricane disasters, can elite and popular opinion bludgeon Gov. Kathleen Blanco into doing the right thing?
While within Blanco beats the heart of a liberal ideologue (save on social issues), throughout her governorship history has shown when her ideological opponents make enough of a ruckus she often caves in to them. Such seemed to be the genesis of her Saturday night massacre of a number of state agencies budgets, after mainly Republican legislators put the heat on her calling for her during the special session to throw her weight behind large budget cuts.
At first, it appeared that she would make cuts only up to 5 percent in most parts of government, some inquiring mind on her staff brought up language from Act 16 of this year's regular session, the appropriations bill for the budget which, in the interpretation the administration sought from Attorney General Charles Foti, allowed her to cut up to 10 percent.
Legislators have cried foul over this, disagreeing with the ruling and saying their Joint Legislative Committee of the Budget statutorily needed to review this (although this language has been in the appropriations bill at least for almost a decade, and none of them ever bothered to find a definitive answer for this?). But Blanco bulldozed ahead and not only expanded the total reductions since the disasters to about a half-billion dollars, or about halfway to closing the deficit at present (although it will go higher), she made some good choices, particularly in choking closed the grant programs in the Office of Urban Affairs and the Office of Rural Development within the Office of the Governor – better known as the Urban and Rural (slush) Funds which are capital outlay gifts from the regular budget to individual legislators' districts.
But before we can conclude that Blanco has caught the religion of fiscal discipline, we must note that she has yet to rule out a raid on the Budget Stabilization Fund and seems even more enthusiastic about the use of debt to fund current operations in the short term. And her apparent cluelessness on the differences between government and business borrowing erodes this confidence still more:
Blanco countered that borrowing money is just what businesses have to do when they get into a desperate situation outside their control. "Every business that is in trouble is happy to borrow some quick money. It is not very different from what we are experiencing," she said.
For one thing, if businesses are truly in a "desperate situation outside their control," that implies it would be reckless to borrow money since, because these businesses cannot control the situation, by definition there is no plan that can bring about profitability, so why throw good money after bad? Also, if borrowed debt cannot turn around the situation, it is only the owners of the business (and, to a lesser extent if at all, the business' creditors) who get hurt. Borrowing to fund expenses rather than assets of a sort leaves future taxpayers with nothing more except promissory notes to fulfill, which hurts the entire state. Finally, businesses don't have to borrow to stay afloat, they can cut back operations, something even easier for government to do because it faces no marketplace where better competitors could drive it out of business because it cut services.
Hopefully, this fiction of hers one way or the other will get vanquished from her mind and she'll concentrate on a combination of cuts and the presently available funds constitutionally from the Budget Stabilization Fund (one-third its balance). In fact, legislators may dare her to demonstrate her lurch towards fiscal sanity.
Normally a Blanco ally, state Sen. Francis Heitmeier, the Joint Committee chairman, asserts "Whatever cuts [Blanco] make[s] will be on the table as to whether we as a Legislature decide to keep them, enhance them, borrow money and fund them or restore them." Maybe so, but then Blanco will have the chance to wield her veto pen, and will if she truly has caught fiscal reform religion.
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Method of going from the premises towards the sabhamandap of the Devalay (Temple)
Method of going from the premises towards
the sabhamandap (Hall in a Temple) of the Devalay (Temple)
Most of us visit the Devalay in order to have darshan (viewing) of the deity and derive benefit from the saatvik vibrations. Once one enters the temple premises, there is constant emission of nirgun (Non-materialised) form and blessing oriented waves of the deity. To benefit from these waves, one must proceed towards the sabhamandap from the temple premises, with hands folded in a Namaskar mudra; however, make sure that the hands do not touch the Anahat chakra (The fourth centre in the spiritual energy flow system, located in the region of the heart in the subtle body) and are kept a little away from the body.
A. Process of deriving benefit through the Namaskar-mudra
When an individual moves towards the sabhamandap with hands in the Namaskar-mudra he is able to absorb the Divine waves of God. Even though the hands are not touching the body, the individual faces no hinderance in the process of absorption of the Divine waves. The most sensitive part of the hand are the fingers. Pointing the fingers towards the Devalay also results in imbibing the nirgun waves emanating from the Devalay. The thumb is a good medium of transmitting the collective flow. When Shakti (Divine energy) is transmitted to the Anahat-chakra through the thumb, Chaitanya (Divine consciousness) spreads beyond the chakra's actual range of attraction. This activates the sensitivity of the Kundalini-chakras to absorb the Principle and the individual absorbs only that much of the Principle as its body can tolerate. Nirgun energy does not cause any physical distress. When an individual enters the Devalay in Namaskar-mudra, it is because of its ability to imbibe the Principle, that other individuals, who otherwise are not capable of imbibing the subtlemost energy present in the environment, are able to imbibe the Chaitanya emanating from that individual.
B. Individuals with a spiritual level of over 50% get the same benefit of Chaitanya even if they walk towards the sabhamandap from the premises, without making a Namaskar-mudra. – A Scholar (Through the medium of Mr. Nishad Deshmukh, 18th January 2007, 6.55 p.m.)
1. How should the bhav (Spiritual emotion) be
while walking towards the Devalay from the premises ?
A. While walking towards the Devalay from the premises,
have a bhav that, 'We are going to visit our revered Guru or the Deity'
This helps generate vyakulbhav (Emotion of yearning), which is necessary while visiting a Deity. When a child is desperate to visit its mother, it is immune to the surroundings. Similarly, all our attention should be directed at God – this is the sole purpose of the vyakulbhav. This helps induce humility in the individual while visiting God. This humility increases the strength of Sattvaparticles in the pranamay-kosh (Vital energy sheath) of the individual.
B. Have a bhav that, 'Our revered Guru or the Deity' is looking at us
Many years ago we were on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath. There was an ancient Devalay of Deity Shiva in the snow-clad Himalayan mountains, around 14 miles from a place called Gourishankar. The path was dangerous and difficult; there was a possibility that any time somebody could slip and fall into the gorge below and get crushed. Around 50 people were walking on the path. They included men, women, elderly, youngsters, children and priests. Most of them were on foot, while some rode horses. There was an elderly blind woman who walked with her arm on a youngster's shoulder. Seeing her, Mr. Bhaskaran was surprised. With due respect and in a soft voice he asked the woman, ''Even after walking such a difficult path, upon reaching you will not be able to have darshan of Kedarnath''. Upon hearing this, she smiled gently and joined her hands in a Namaskar-mudra. With tears and a voice filled with emotion she replied, ''It is true that I will not be able to see Deity Kedarnath; but after reaching the Devalay, Deity Kedarnath will look at me, is it not !'' Mr. Bhaskaran was taken aback by this answer. We were going to have darshan of Deity Kedarnath, but 'Deity Kedarnath will look at us', such a thought had never crossed our minds. Instead of thinking that we will have darshan upon reaching the Devalay, our bhav should be that Deity Shiva is looking at us at this very moment. Mr. Bhaskaran said, ''This pilgrimage is now successful, I have received Deity Shiva's message that every moment He is looking at us !'' From that moment onwards, this message was embedded in his heart. This message is a constant inspiration for all, it creates a protective sheath and is an account of the Shakti ! – Gurudev Dr. Kateswamiji
Reference : Sanatan's Holy text 'How should one have Darshan in a Temple'?
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Home ▶ Vol 72, No 4 (2016) ▶	Lam
Original Research - Special Collection: Holiness
From Holy Striving to Wholly Abiding: Mystical Transformation in James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905)
Judy Lam
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 72, No 4 | a3483 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v72i4.3483	| © 2016 Judy Lam | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 12 May 2016 | Published: 16 November 2016
Judy Lam, OMF International, Hong Kong and South Africa; Department of New Testament, Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, South Africa
James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), founder of the China Inland Mission in June 1865, was one of the most influential 19th century British Protestant missionaries in China. His writings, sermons and personal letters are suffused with spiritual insights and mystical nuances, notably Union and Communion,1 his short devotional work on the Song of Songs which was published in 1894. This article focuses on his mystical or transformative experience of 1869 which effected a profound experiential union with Christ and a new consciousness of soul rest. Captured here as a transformation 'from holy striving to wholly abiding', the significance of this pivotal moment is elucidated in terms of its immediate personal effect and its lasting impact on Taylor's mission vocation. The relevance of Taylor's mysticism for contemporary missionary spirituality is briefly delineated.
Mystical transformation; James Hudson


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package edu.unc.ils.mrc.hive.ir.tagging.dummy.tagger;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Vocabulario {

	private List<String> terminos;
	private List<Double> probabilidad;
	private List<Integer> frecuencia;

	public Vocabulario() {
		this.terminos = new ArrayList<String>();
		this.probabilidad = new ArrayList<Double>();
		this.frecuencia = new ArrayList<Integer>();
	}

	public void addTerm(String termino, int frecuencia) {
		if(terminos.contains(termino)) {
			int indice = terminos.indexOf(termino);
			int old_frecuencia = this.frecuencia.get(indice);
			this.frecuencia.set(indice, old_frecuencia + frecuencia);
		}
		else {
			this.terminos.add(termino);
			this.frecuencia.add(frecuencia);
			this.probabilidad.add(0.0);
		}
	}

	public double getGlobalProbability(String termino) {
		int indice = this.terminos.indexOf(termino);
		return this.probabilidad.get(indice);
	}

	public void calculaProbabilidades() {
		double total_terminos = 0;
		for(Integer f : this.frecuencia) {
			total_terminos = total_terminos + f;
		}
		for(String t : this.terminos) {
			int indice = this.terminos.indexOf(t);
			double freq = this.frecuencia.get(indice);
			this.probabilidad.set(indice, freq/total_terminos);
		}
	}

	public void print() {
		System.out.println("------------START VOCABULARIO-------------------");
		for(String t : this.terminos) {
			int indice = this.terminos.indexOf(t);
			int freq = this.frecuencia.get(indice);
			double prob = this.probabilidad.get(indice);
			System.out.println(t + " frecuencia: " + freq + " probabilidad en el documento: " + prob);
		}
		System.out.println("------------END VOCABULARIO-------------------");
	}

}

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Way more people would climb the hill if you put a designated path in. Way, way more. People (the majority of people anyway) generally stick to footpaths when out in the countryside, there is a strong fear of "getting caught" that most people have. Clearly there are exceptions and as we have discussed plenty of times before, people draw their personal line in different places across different contexts.
Putting a little post up with a "this way to climb Silbury" sign on it will generate a huge increase in people who will climb it. I think it would take the numbers from several dozen a year well into the hundreds.
A wooden stair was proposed before but dismissed by the powers that be because of how ugly it would be and how it would ruin the feel of the site. The solution is education I feel, because the alternative also discussed is razor wire, and that would be an enormous shame.


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Arts & EntertainmentBooks
John Oliver's Book About Mike Pence's Gay Bunny Is a Hit
The children's book, told through the point of view of Pence's reimagined rabbit, advocates for same-sex marriage.
By Ariel Sobel
March 19 2018 2:03 PM EDT
On Sunday's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dived into Mike Pence's abhorent record on LGBT rights, declaring the only likeable thing about the vice president is his pet bunny, Marlo Bundo. Bundo is indeed popular; he just released his own children's book and book tour, which will visit Focus on the Family, which advocates for anti-LGBT policies such as "conversion therapy." Pence has been long intertwined with the group and its leaders, explains Oliver.
In order to bring attention to the LGBT rights Pence is so fervently against, Oliver released his own book, A Day in The Life of Marlon Bundo, in which Pence's bunny falls in love with another male rabbit and the two struggle to get married. The proceeds will be given to the Trevor Project, which aids LGBT youth, and to AIDS United.
Oliver's book is now an Amazon bestseller.
"Please buy it for your children; buy it for any child you know, or just buy it because you know it will annoy Mike Pence," Oliver asked his viewers. "You'd be doing a nice thing, in a really dick-ish way. And isn't that the dream, at the end of the day?"
Watch Oliver's take on Pence and Marlon Bundo below.
Tags: Books, Mike Pence, Marriage Equality, Comedy


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Full/part time considered. Starting ASAP for 3 months minimum.
- Prior experience with Neuro/Stroke cases, preferably within the community.


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Q: angular 4 fails to build for production trying ng build --prod throws
ERROR in Error: Metadata version mismatch for module /Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/cdk/platform/typings/index.d.ts, found version 4, expected 3
    at StaticSymbolResolver.getModuleMetadata (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:25616:34)
    at StaticSymbolResolver._createSymbolsOf (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:25404:46)
    at StaticSymbolResolver.getSymbolsOf (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:25385:14)
    at /Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:24241:30
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at extractProgramSymbols (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:24240:79)
    at AotCompiler.analyzeModulesAsync (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:23796:47)
    at CodeGenerator.codegen (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/codegen.js:32:14)
    at Function.NgTools_InternalApi_NG_2.codeGen (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtools_api.js:73:30)
    at _donePromise.Promise.resolve.then (/Users/vskumar/Dropbox/OscIbcsBotsGit/angular-material/dbs_revenue_import/revenue-import/node_modules/@ngtools/webpack/src/plugin.js:391:4

i tried to delete node_modules but that did not help

A: Try:
npm install @angular/material@latest --save
npm install @angular/cdk@latest --save

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Q: can someone help me understand this short .py I'm trying to understand basic threading in python, I'm having trouble understanding how pooling works with the queue module. Heres the example server used in the howto I'm reading from: http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/Basic-Threading-in-Python/2/. Basically what I don't understand is how the variable pickledList ends up available to the threads scope to be shipped out to the client since its never passed to the thread anywhere in the code
import pickle
import Queue
import socket
import threading

# We'll pickle a list of numbers, yet again:
someList = [ 1, 2, 7, 9, 0 ]
pickledList = pickle.dumps ( someList )

# A revised version of our thread class:
class ClientThread ( threading.Thread ):

   # Note that we do not override Thread's __init__ method.
   # The Queue module makes this not necessary.

   def run ( self ):

      # Have our thread serve "forever":
      while True:

         # Get a client out of the queue
         client = clientPool.get()

         # Check if we actually have an actual client in the client variable:
         if client != None:

            print 'Received connection:', client [ 1 ] [ 0 ]
            client [ 0 ].send ( pickledList )
            for x in xrange ( 10 ):
               print client [ 0 ].recv ( 1024 )
            client [ 0 ].close()
            print 'Closed connection:', client [ 1 ] [ 0 ]

# Create our Queue:
clientPool = Queue.Queue ( 0 )

# Start two threads:
for x in xrange ( 2 ):
   ClientThread().start()

# Set up the server:
server = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
server.bind ( ( '', 2727 ) )
server.listen ( 5 )

# Have the server serve "forever":
while True:
   clientPool.put ( server.accept() )

A: The pickledList variable is available as a global variable in the ClientThread class.  See Short Description of Python Scoping Rules.

A: Threads don't have their own namespace.  pickledList is defined as a global, so it is accessible to the object.  Technically it should have had a global pickledList at the top of the function to make that clear, but it's not always needed.
EDIT
By make it clear, I mean "make it clear to a human."


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You Are What You Are
But, What Are You?
Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands
It's through Suffer City that I put faith in several biological principles; one of which is the S.A.I.D. Principle. In basic terms, it states that you, as do all biological systems, form adaptations of certain functions dependent on the demand(s) to which you're regularly exposed.
Now, if the demand ceases to exceed the perceived limitation of the biological system then the system ceases to develop beyond the limitation.
In fact, another principle supports the S.A.I.D. Principle; it's known as the Overload Principle. This states that you must stress a system adequately beyond its perceived limitation in order to develop, grow, and strengthen said system through the process of super-compensation.
Our programming is designed to drive you to the fringe of your perceived limitations in a manner that promotes optimized super-comensatory responses in terms of performance (strength, endurance, speed, and range of motion) and physique.
This is why our members no longer question whether or not they're doing the work--they're seeing the results every day. And they're seeing those results in different ways.
Look, the truth is...we can strengthen, harden, tone, sculpt, and condition bodies better than anyone in the business; but our special sauce is the way in which we empower our community with a winner's mindset.
Many of our community members are athletes that simply went through a period in their life where they forgot they were athletes. This is the pervasive mindset of a culture of moderation--we forget what it takes to win.
Too many people have lost their competitive spirit...they've stopped doing their best and have thus, stopped being their best. So what happens? The demand they expose themselves to flattens out and no longer "overloads" them, which curtails the possibility of the super-compensatory response that ultimate strengthens and develops the person.
It means, don't give up on yourself. While we're not all biology, we do happen to be composed of the best parts of it; and it's your adaptive nature I am encouraging you to put your faith into here.
If you're not getting what you want in life then put yourself in front of the things you've been avoiding, which you also happen to know will get you what you want. By doing this, not just once, but again and again and again...your entire system--from psychological to biological--transforms and adapts to these new stress demands, at which point you've upgraded your system.
This is what we teach at Suffer City; we teach people about their adaptive nature and capacity to overcome greater and greater challenges through the super-compensatory responses to the demands imposed upon them during training. And this is why one of our core mottos is "Adapt + Overcome".
To us here at Suffer City, "Adapt + Overcome" is more than a catchy phrase...it's an understanding of the human system's unique capacity to self-govern its own adaptations.
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1. Tightly balanced capacity. Caustic soda capacity may witness stable development in the future although it witnessed some twists and turns in past years. Operating rate of caustic soda industry grew stably in rent years.
2. Capacity and product structure had their own features. A. Upstream big-scaled companies increased. B. Most capacity was intensive in medium-scaled enterprises and regional characteristic was prominent. C. Caustic alkali output differed in different regions on various supply and demand situation. D. Alkali price affected caustic soda price to a certain extend. E. Finished products of caustic soda downstream market were small and sparse, with weak bargaining capability.
3. Caustic soda industry faced some challenges and limitations. A. Intensified and Normalized environmental protection regulation. B. Corresponding administrative regulations regulate dangerous transportation. C. Relevant laws and regulations strictly control the production of caustic soda to maintain a good and natural environment.
Finally, future forecast was made. A. In the future, the increase in supply of caustic soda will be limited and the elimination of backward production capacity will accelerate. According to relevant administrative regulations and national environmental protection policy requirements, guide and promote enterprise restructuring, finishing industrial upgrading and technological progress. B. Demand for caustic soda is supposed to increase stably in the future, and export may keep above 1500kt. C. Alumina capacity is expected to rise gradually in the future, with higher demand for caustic soda. Caustic soda price is anticipated to be above 3000yuan/mt in the future, or even above 5000yuan/mt.


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Q: Defining and invoking a constructor in Fortran I can't figure out how I define a simple constructor for a class. What I want to do is allocate an array in mytype and later populate it in the main program.
What I have is this:
module types
    implicit none

    type mytype
        real, allocatable :: someArray(:)
    end type mytype

    interface
        module procedure :: init
    end interface

contains
    subroutine init(this)
        class(mytype), intent(inout) :: this
        allocate( this%someArray(5) )
    end subroutine init
end module types

program test
  use types
  implicit none

  type(mytype) :: array

  call array%init
  do i=1, 5
    array%someArray(i) = real(i)
    print *, array%someArray(i)
  end do
end program test

When I compile I get the error

Error: MODULE PROCEDURE at (1) must be in a generic module interface

What does that mean? How can I define a generic module interface?
Thanks!

A: The language's model for a user provided constructor is a generic function with the same identifier as the type, that simply returns an object of the type.   Beyond the ability to have a generic with the same name as a type, this is nothing special.
module types
  implicit none

  type mytype
    real, allocatable :: someArray(:)
  end type mytype

  interface mytype
    module procedure :: init
  end interface
  ! init would typically be private.
contains
  function init()
    type(mytype) :: this
    allocate( this%someArray(5) )
    ! Non-pointer function result must be defined.
    this%someArray = 0
  end function init
end module types

program test
  use types
  implicit none

  type(mytype) :: x

  x = mytype()

  do i=1, 5
    x%someArray(i) = real(i)
    print *, x%someArray(i)
  end do
end program test

(The example is somewhat pointless given other aspects of the language, such as parameterized types, array constructors, automatic allocation or even the out-of-the-box capability of the built-in structure constructors.)
The error message from the compiler perhaps means to reference a generic interface, as a procedure statement is only permitted in an interface block for a generic.
Specific type bound procedure references - things with the syntax object % binding - are generally used when you have a parent type that has a method with a particular signature (set of dummy arguments, bar the passed argument), and you want to override that method in extensions - i.e. invoke a different procedure that has the same signature.  Constructors don't fit this - typically the information that needs to be passed to a constructor (i.e. the signature of the call) is type specific.


Son Heung-min: Will Tottenham star play against Watford in Premier League?
SON HEUNG-MIN was in action for South Korea in the Asian Cup today but will the Tottenham star be able to face Watford in the Premier League next week?
Qatar's Abdulaziz Hatem scored with a stunning late strike as the 2022 World Cup hosts upset Son Heung-min's South Korea 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time on Friday.
The defensive midfielder's left-footed shot came out of the blue in the 78th minute and flew past South Korean keeper Kim Seung-gyu to decide a largely disappointing contest in front of a crowd of only 13,700 at Zayed Sport City.
Twice former champions South Korea poured forward to try and rescue the match but were unable to produce an equaliser and it will be the Qataris who will face holders Australia or hosts the United Arab Emirates for a place in the final next Tuesday.
Pre-tournament favourites South Korea, who had been looking to reach the last four for a record-extending 11th time, bow out before the semi-finals for the first time since 2004.
Both teams had played their last 16 matches on Tuesday, which perhaps contributed to a forgettable first half with just one shot on target - Akram Afif's long-range effort after 32 minutes which South Korea keeper Kim safely gathered.
The Qataris came out with more attacking intent in the second half but were almost immediately caught on the break with Hwang Ui-jo forcing a save out of Saad Al Sheeb.
The game was opening up with chance at both ends and Son, who had looked fatigued since joining the South Korean squad for their third group game, started to impose his influence.
The Tottenham forward got a low drive on target in the 72nd minute which went straight to Saad and made a decoy run before Kim Jin-su curled the ball onto the outside of the post from a free kick three minutes later.
Just when it looked like the Koreans might be getting on top, though, the ball broke for Hatem in midfield and seconds later it was nestled in the bottom right-hand corner of the South Korean net.
Hwang Ui-jo had the ball in the back of the opposite net two minutes later but was ruled offside, a decision confirmed by the video assistant referee, and Qatar held on to secure a famous victory.
Will Son Heung-min play against Watford?
Today's upset means Son will return to Tottenham in the next few days.
He will miss the FA Cup clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday but could be back in the side for the Premier League home game against Watford on Wednesday.
Boss Mauricio Pochettino has deployed Fernando Llorente up front in Spurs' last two games but the Spaniard has failed to impress.
Pochettino will no doubt welcome the return of Son given the recent injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli.
However, the 26-year-old suggested he was struggling with fatigue prior to today's kick-off, which may concern the north London club and their fans.
The South Korean said: "It's about mentality I think. If you think you're tired, you get tired.
"After the game I feel tired of course, but still I try to recover as quickly as possible and play again.
"In three days I can recover. It's the same when I'm playing with Tottenham as well.


Contemporary fashion in the Netherlands shows a unique mix of playful individualism, conceptual strength, and organisational innovation. Delft Blue to Denim Blue maps the landscape of Dutch fashion in all its rich variety and complexity. Luxuriously illustrated in colour, the book uncovers the cultural roots of Dutch fashion in a globalized context. The authors debunk myths surrounding Dutch fashion, dig up new facts and stories, and explore the creative relation of fashion design to cultural heritage. Written by experts in the field, Delft Blue to Denim Blue gives a rich overview of designers, ranging from G-Star jeans, and affordable retailer C&A, to a savvy brand like Vanilia, and from the famous designer duo Viktor&Rolf to a futuristic designer like Iris van Herpen. The book assesses the diversity of Dutch fashion designers, firms and brands in their historical and cultural contexts.


There's a Card for That: Hammy Birthday | ft. MFT's "The Whole Herd"
If you've followed me for any length of time, you know that I love doing shaker cards. I literally have dozens, for all occasions. Well not really for Sympathy cards because that would probably be a bit inappropriate - but then again, maybe not. Depends on the personality of the family. But I don't have any for that. Yet.
Today I thought I would do a simple CAS Shaker that works for any celebration. This one happens to be a birthday, but it could be swapped out for something else. Just depends on what you put inside.
To begin, I stamped this sweet little pig from MFT's "The Whole Herd" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of 110lb Copic friendly cardstock. I then coloured and fussy-cut him out.
Next, I cut the window for the front of my shaker. Normally I would toss that inside piece, but this time I saved it and stamped the gift, hat and cake from Lawn Fawn's "Party Animal" stamp set and coloured those with Copics. I also adhered a few sequins to the back part of my shaker area, so that it would still look a little festive when the card was just sitting upright.
I doubled up my foam tape to get a good shake and adhered the front panel to a standard A2 sized card base.
For the greeting banner, I prepped a piece of black cardstock with my powder tool and created my own phrase using CTMH's "Etched Alphabet" and heat embossed that with white detail powder.
Finally I added a few sequins across the front of the panel and that was that. Easy-peasy!! If I were to re-create this card, I think I would add waaaay more shaker bits and probably glue a few more sequins to the inside of the shaker area. But live and learn, right?
I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar; you can also follow me over on Facebook, so you don't miss any future posts. Toss me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.
super cute CAS card, fun little image and sentiment! I am so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!
How adorable your piggy shaker! Thrilled you shared your creativity in the ATSM gallery!
I love how you combined stamps to make your adorable shaker card, Trina. Thanks for sharing it with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
That's a lovely shaker card !


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Automotive Global Awards - North America 2016
This award "Rising Star Supply Chain" went to Shay Sidner, Director of Operations, flexis North America Inc., for her work on interconnectivity and transparency within the supply chain, combining information about orders and material whilst connecting demand with inventory and transport requirements.
Through continued support of companies to become more efficient, innovative and competitive in their supply chain process, Shay, along with her colleagues at flexis will continue their focus on effective supply chain optimization to enable intelligent manufacturing and to minimize operating risks in a global network.
"It is such an honor to be nominated for the Raising Star Supply Chain award and to be chosen as the recipient by such a distinguished and accomplished group," said Sidner, who also credits her colleagues at flexis with pushing to strive for continued excellence.
"Receiving this award exemplifies the knowledge, dedication, and support provided by my colleagues at flexis who work constantly to keep up with the rapid evolution of technology, to understand the challenges and complexities of today's supply chain, and to work closely with our customers to bridge those into innovative processes and solutions."
Sidner also credits Three6Zero and similar organizations in the Automotive Industry with promoting collaboration, innovation, and information sharing among industry leaders to help ferry advancements in the supply chain sector from concept to reality. For her, conferences such as this are key in driving a more broadened vision of supply logistics on a global level.
A highly-regarded supply chain expert, Sidner has more than 10 years experience with supply chain optimization and solutions. Her career has largely been focussed on ensuring manufacturing companies who partner with flexis function as efficiently and profitably as possible.
This award is the second Sidner has received in 2016 for her work within the supply chain industry. She was recognized in February as a 'Pro to Know' by by the demand and supply chain publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
About flexis North America, Inc
flexis North America, Inc. is a division of Germany-based flexis AG. flexis is a leading solutions provider of sales & operations planning (S&OP), advanced planning & scheduling (AP&S) and supply chain management (SCM) software and consulting services that enable intelligent manufacturing and minimize the risks of operating in a global network.


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Paper trail: An Arroyo Grande woman is looking for answers in the case of how her home was burgled
By Rhys Heyden
PHOTO COURTESY OF CANYON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
A HISTORY OF BURGLARY: James E. Randall, 42, is a suspect in an Arroyo Grande burglary and currently in custody in Idaho. A local woman whose home was burgled has concerns about how he knew she was gone, but feels that finding answers has been difficult.
For Arroyo Grande resident Jeannie Miranda, it was normal vacation preparation in almost every way. She packed up her things, locked her doors, and told her neighbors she was going away.
Three days after she left the county, she got a call from the Arroyo Grande Police Department on Jan. 30, 2014: Her house had been burgled, and more than $30,000 worth of valuables, jewelry, electronics, and heirlooms was missing.
In the months following the burglary, Miranda racked her brain for a reason why her house was burgled, other than happenstance. Ultimately, she could only think of one thing.
"The only thing I did differently that time was that I notified The Tribune," Miranda told New Times, explaining that she usually relies on her neighbors to pick up her daily paper, but this time she notified the distribution department of her absence and put a hold on deliveries. "There had to be a connection."
In late March, Miranda got what she believes is confirmation, courtesy of a call from a detective in Caldwell, Idaho.
As it turned out, a man named James E. Randall had just been arrested and was in possession of Miranda's suitcase, business card, and a number of pawnshop receipts for items from her house.
Randall's driver's license identified him as an Oceano resident. In a conversation with AGPD Detective William Raetz—who was investigating the Jan. 30 burglary—Miranda said she received some disconcerting information.
"Raetz told me that Randall had identified himself as a relief delivery driver for The Tribune," Miranda said. "That was my 'aha!' moment."
New Times contacted Raetz to confirm this detail, but he cited a policy that forbids him from discussing continuing investigations with the press. Raetz did confirm that there was an active burglary case involving Miranda, and that Randall was a suspect in that case.
In an AGPD investigatory report obtained by New Times, a SLO County Sheriff's deputy is recorded as stating that "Randall had disclosed to him in an interview that he works as a fill-in driver for The Tribune and Los Angeles Times newspaper delivery services in San Luis Obispo County."
SLO County Sheriff's Office Spokesman Tony Cipolla told New Times that Randall was interviewed by deputies in November 2013 and was incarcerated in SLO County Jail on a parole violation between Nov. 8 and Dec. 21 of 2013.
In a follow up email to New Times, Cipolla wrote that his office was "not able to provide" information regarding Randall's employment.
Randall, 42, is currently incarcerated in Canyon County Jail in Caldwell, Idaho. The Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Randall with nine felony counts of burglary in Idaho on June 3.
In a criminal complaint filed earlier—on Jan. 31—the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office charged Randall with nine separate felonies from earlier suspected crimes: five counts of receiving stolen property, two counts of second degree commercial burglary, and one count each of possession of firearm and possession of ammunition by a felon.
A warrant is out for Randall's arrest as a result of that SLO County complaint, and Randall is, officially, a California state fugitive.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jerret Gran told New Times that his office has filed an extradition request for Randall, which will be processed after Randall's Idaho prosecution wraps up.
Randall hasn't been formally charged for anything related to Miranda's Jan. 30 burglary. That burglary occurred after the SLO County complaint had already been drafted and is still an active AGPD investigation.
Randall has an extensive criminal history dating back to 1990, when he was 18 years old. Among the charges listed on Randall's rap sheet are multiple counts of burglary, two different attempted escapes from jail, grand theft, credit card fraud, assault with a deadly weapon, and vehicle theft.
Miranda said she spoke twice with Tribune president and publisher Bruce Ray, whom she described as "very unreceptive" to her complaints about Randall and suspicions regarding the newspaper's delivery system, which has been overseen by a separate distribution company—CIPS Marketing Group—since December 2013.
"Essentially, Mr. Ray told me that The Tribune couldn't have done anything differently," Miranda said. "He said there was no connection between Randall and the burglary, because he hasn't been officially charged or tried yet."
When reached for comment by New Times, Ray deferred to CIPS, and refused to discuss The Tribune's delivery system that preceded the CIPS takeover.
"We did make the decision to retain CIPS, but they have made all the hiring and contracting calls since mid-December of 2013," Ray said.
Ray added that The Tribune does provide delivery addresses and vacation cancellation information to CIPS.
Paul Taylor, the Los Angeles-based operations director for CIPS, initially declined to comment entirely, but later told New Times that "there is no record of any James Randall at CIPS."
"We don't know him, and nobody has heard of him before," Taylor said. "He would have had the title of independent contractor, and there was no such independent contractor paid by CIPS."
The investigatory report obtained by New Times revealed that Taylor had been contacted by an AGPD investigator regarding Miranda's burglary, but was "uncooperative" and "declined returning calls regarding the identity of the delivery person for the dates in question."
After recently seeing a Craigslist job posting for Tribune delivery drivers, New Times contacted the poster, who was a local CIPS manager.
The manager, who only gave his first name, said he regularly hires drivers via Craigslist as "more of an informal thing" due to high turnover among drivers and that he doesn't conduct background checks for his Craigslist hires. He didn't recall hiring or working with Randall.
New Times' call with the manager was disconnected at this point, and he didn't return multiple follow-up calls.
The last item on the report obtained by New Times states that the detective's only remaining follow-up in investigating the Miranda burglary is to "interview Randall" and "locate Driver for Tribune and question regarding driver at time of burglary."
Staff Writer Rhys Heyden can be reached at rheyden@newtimesslo.com.
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Very good breakfast, nice room and wonderfull staff.
Could not be more perfect!
Lovely resort, great rooms with the external pool on the hillside. Slight walk to the main resort reception and restaurants. main pool was being upgraded but plenty others available. Fantastic best buffet breakfast I have experienced. KC accommodated us a day early due to my error on dates. Unfortunately we paid for 2 rooms and our friends could not make it at the last minute and no token reimbursement from KC or Sawadee or changing of dates to reschedule allowed due to T&C of booking.
We have stayed at this hotel from 2005 and forward. We are very satisfied with everything. The big breakfastbuffet is amazing, room is big, nice and good cleaning. We booked Garden Deluxe Villa. Staff arranged our requests as we wanted a specific villa location. Thank you for that. Excellent service. Highly recommended. Thanks to hotel porter for nice service and some good laughs! See you again soon!
We arrivel a fantastic place, had 3 beachfront and 1 garden villa. We was positiv surprised about The resort after lokking at their web sit (disapointing, make a New web site, you Are mutch more exclusive than you show at your site) Me and my family had 4 fantastic days at resort, Nice service, cheap dinning and a fantastic beach. We arrivel from 12 days at Pattaya Hilton and 5 days at Mandarin Oriental so we Are used to Nice places. We will for sure come back next time we Are in Thailand, thank you.
Two in our family and one i our friends family got ear problems from the pool.
This is the second time in KC Grande, this is a excellent hotel. We are pleased with everything, especially the wifi internet connection available all over without passwords. I hope the rest of the hotels in Thailand could set up their wifi internett connection the same way. Thanks for a nice stay, we will be back for sure.


Officials from 14 states who favor state control of federal land within their boundaries just wrapped up a three-day conference in Utah. They believe their movement to take ownership of public lands is gaining momentum.
The American Lands Council includes state and local elected officials and others who support the idea of transferring ownership of public lands now controlled by the federal government to the states. The group was started by Ken Ivory, the Utah legislator who sponsored the state law demanding the federal government turn over title to its lands in Utah by the end of the year.
The Council adopted a public policy statement at its meeting in Salt Lake City saying these lands should remain in public ownership by the states, rather than being sold off to private interests. Republican State Senator Jennifer Fielding of Montana told reporters as the conference ended that states can do a much better job of managing public lands.
Jennifer Goad with the Center for Western Priorities is skeptical about the states' ability to keep that promise even if they wanted to.
"I think there are major questions about how the state could afford the costs of managing national public lands, which range from the costs of fighting and preventing wildfires to managing energy development to managing recreation, of which Utah has a huge recreation economy on federal public lands," she says.
A recent poll done by Utah Policy dot com shows that a majority of Utah voters support the state's effort to take control of public lands and also support the idea of a lawsuit to achieve that goal.
Utah has pioneered the effort by Western states to take control of federal land within its borders. But a recent poll finds that most voters in those states think it's a bad idea.
The poll of voters in eight Western states shows a majority -- 52% -- oppose attempts by their states to take control of public lands managed by the federal government.
The only state where a majority of voters favor the idea is Utah. A law passed by legislators in 2012 threatens legal action if the federal government doesn't turn over title to those lands.
There's been debate all over the West for years about who's best to police federal lands. On Wednesday, leaders from local, state and federal government agreed the best way to resolve the disputes is to keep talking.


John 12:5 "Why wasn't this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?"
"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
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"Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 silver coins and the money given to the poor?"
"Why wasn't this perfume sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"
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"Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 denarii and the money given to the destitute?"
"Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"
"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
"Why wasn't this perfume sold for a high price and the money given to the poor?"
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"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
Strong's Greek 5145: Three hundred. Plural from treis and hekaton; three hundred.
(1) The appointment may have been made by the apostles themselves.
(2) Our Lord may not have interfered with it, deeming confidence more likely to help him than distrust.
(3) It may also show how, if men will yield themselves to sin, God will not and does not promise them immunity from temptation, but sometimes even brings them into it.
(4) The purse might have been a preservative against the vile temptation to sell his Master, and a test and motive for self-con-quest.


We transplanted three bushes last spring to make room for improvements in our garden in front of the house. The harsh winter killed two. One was Spared. I was going to dig up all three, but a few dried up leaves remained on this one so I gave it a chance, so it got spared a second time. Let's hope it doesn't have to chance any more perils.
There are Countless stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way. This picture is from Skyrim Galaxy – Milky Way by Kriminalrus and may be seen at http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/15707/?
By some estimates, there are between 100,000,000,000 to 400,000,000,000 stars in the Milky Way. That is 100-400 billion. The operative word in the last sentence is "estimates". Our sun is one small yellow star in one arm of this huge conglomeration of stars, gas, and dust. The galaxy is so big that it takes over 100,000 years for light to travel across the diameter. That is 100,000 years of travel at 300,000 kilometers per second.
Now, consider that our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the universe. Imagine the number of worlds that could exist in the universe that support intelligent life. The numbers are staggering.
Welcome to the doors in my world. I hope you enjoyed this little tour.
I have changed many car tires in my long life. Now I call AAA and let them do it.
I am definitely a listener.
I would rather have no cell phone. Not being a talker, I only use the cell phone for brief conversations. I use the cell phone for internet access but that is only when I am away from home.
What am I grateful for from last week?
Our 11th grandchild (Elliot Shane) was born last Thursday.
We attended the wedding of my wife's godson and they live close to our daughter's house in New Jersey where we went to visit with Elliot.
We got to visit with four other grandchildren on the trip.
We made safe trips from North Carolina to New Jersey and back.
What am I looking forward to in the upcoming week?
I will be catching up on my WordPress posts over the next few days.
We are going to have our first real taste of summer with the temps going into the upper 80's over the next few days.
Everything in our yard is looking fantastic with all of the rain this spring. I will be getting the sprinkler system working to keep it that way all summer.
I will get back to writing my second novel in my SciFi trilogy.
Thursday Doors will be a showcase of my front door along with pictures from all around the house. It should give everyone a view of our wonderful home.
Overall, this has been a fantastic week as you might guess.


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Q 187. What is the implication of different definition of "input tax" in three acts viz CGST, SGST and IGST Acts?
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Pilots oppose extension of job leaving notice period
DELHI: A pilots body has written to the aviation watchdog asking it to revoke its draft rules on job- leaving notice period.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last month had proposed to make it mandatory for commanders to serve a one-year notice period and six months in the case of first officers, reports PTI.
Currently, pilots are required to serve a six-month notice period.
The Federation of Indian Pilots, which calls itself a body of like-minded pilots cutting across airlines, has written a letter to Lalit Gupta, Joint Director General of DGCA, saying that a "notice period is an administrative and HR function" and, therefore, is a matter between a pilot and his or her airline.
The letter says that the competitive environment in the aviation sector has often resulted in airlines facing financial distress forcing pilots to explore better avenues but the proposed rules will "bind" the pilot to an airline.
According to the pilots, the proposal is "exploitative" as a long notice period will mean airlines can be "vindictive" to those quitting.
In their letter, the pilots said that the existing notice period of six months itself is against international standards requiring only a three-month notice.
Various airlines, including IndiGo and Jet Airways, under the banner of Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) have been pitching for increasing the mandatory notice period for pilots to one year because of the time and effort a carrier spends on training its pilots.
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Custom carpentry is greatly admired when it is completed. Don't be afraid to bring your carpentry ideas into reality. The average person speaks about there ideas but never puts them into action. It is a carpenter's duty to be creative and sometimes customizing his work in order for the work to be acceptable to him or the people he is working for.
Doing custom work in carpentry can be rewarding to the carpenter and the person the carpenter is working for as well. There was a time when a customer asked for me to build a cloths hamper in there room were they would be able to throw cloths in easily. The customer drew the plans up and asked for me to create it. Make a long story short the customer was pleased when they saw the project t is the only clothes hamper that is designed like there's they were very pleased and I was as well.
Here is page on custom carpentry and a carpentry job.


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Giving Light – Kelsey H.
Hi! I'm Kelsey. I'm a dietitian by day and baker by night. I love to create and photograph food, read books I can't put down, sing whenever I can and do pretty much anything outside. I'm currently living in Okinawa, Japan with my husband and fun-loving dog.
Here are the five things I find beautiful right now and always. Enjoy!
The beauty of this island that I live on never ceases to amaze me. For those of you who need to brush up on your geography, Okinawa sits about 1,000 miles south of mainland Japan and is, therefore, very tropical. On the outside, Okinawa is beautiful because of the numerous white sand beaches overlooking turquoise waters, surrounded by colorful coral reefs with all kinds of tropical fish. The sunsets are phenomenal (as are the sunrises, when I'm awake to see them) and we frequently see rainbows arching across the sky. On the inside, Okinawa is beautiful because of the culture. Okinawa has a rich history with many traditions and holidays, the locals are always so helpful, accommodating and polite and the food is absolutely phenomenal too. We have enjoyed learning and experiencing this beautiful island and will truly miss it when we can no longer call it home.
Food is beautiful to me. As a dietitian, it is beautiful because it provides vital nutrients to our bodies. As a chef and baker, it is beautiful because of all the dishes I can create with it. As a food blogger, it is beautiful because of all of the ways it can be described. As a food photographer, it is beautiful because of the many colors, focal points and textures it provides. As a lover of food, it is beautiful because it is exciting, comforting, memorable and, most of all, delicious!
I've been friends for over 10 years with all of these beautiful ladies!
Out of everything on this list, I think friendships are the most beautiful thing. They fill my life with laughter, adventure and love. Even though location, age or just life in general can change, friendships always remain constant. I love that I can pick right back up with my high school and college friends, even though we only see each other one or two times a year. I cherish the friends that I have here in Okinawa because they have become my family, when all of our families are just so far away. Most importantly, I know that any one of my friends, both old and new, would run to my side if I ever needed them, and that, to me, is the most beautiful part of it all.
I was listening to Christmas music the other night and I found myself not cooking, like I should have been doing, but standing still and listening to the music. I realized that music is beautiful to me because of the way the harmonies blend and fit together so perfectly. It took me back to all of the music performances I had ever been a part of and the beauty I heard and felt whenever we finally accomplished those harmonized moments. It also made me realize how beautifully music fills in the quiet parts of my day. Whether it's listening to an upbeat song during a workout or Christmas songs to put me in the holiday spirit, the words, songs and harmonies always lighten my mood. Without music, my life would be a quiet, and less happy, place!
I have to admit, I don't always love running. Sometimes it's boring, a lot of times something in my body hurts and, almost always, my crazy dog is trying to pull me forward or slow me down. So why do I think it's beautiful? Running is beautiful because it gives me a chance to be outside, which means, while we are living here at least, I get to look at and listen to the ocean. It clears my mind. It makes me realize how powerful my body is and how hard I can push myself. It's my dog's favorite thing to do (if only I could snap a picture of his face as we start running) and wears him out, if only just for a little while. Plus, going for a run means I can eat more Christmas cookies!
I cried a little tonight. We are working on joining accounts and it made me emotional to know a part of that independence in my life has ended. Or something like that. This joining does not bother my spouse at all. Bother, perhaps, is a strong word. It doesn't particularly bother me, it just makes me emotional. What bothers me is the big VOID in my old id that seems to be sending a more patriarchal message that my original identity and maiden name are gone, only to be consumed by marriage. I know this is not how my spouse and I approach marriage, and that those four letters do not reflect our attitudes towards life partnership. That VOID stamp, though, that bothers me.
I had lunch with a friend this week and she was joking around saying that after her wedding next summer she is going to joke, "Oh, I can vote now. I'm married." You have to understand her and you have to understand me and be able to look back at the absurdity of institutions and how we exist inside of them, and how we can laugh within them. It is a balance isn't it? Or maybe I'm just sensitive.
This week was full of unanticipated delights. I love delightful things. Sunday evening we headed to Denver in the pm for a concert. The weekend was restful, the Broncos were playing (they won by the way), I would have been content being an introvert and staying home. I'm glad I was coaxed out of my comfort zone and we got to listen to a wonderful musician, Noah Gundersen. I do not feel I can adequately explain or critique him in words. This man and his band communicate with such passion and in a way that is unassuming and challenging all at the same time. I want to have coffee with him, to pick his brain about religion, family, and his outlook on the world. I've never left a concert feeling calm and content the way I did on Sunday evening. He has a gift and he chooses to share it, and I wish him the best of luck in doing so. Here is a video of my favorite of his songs.
Music has an ability to evoke such an intense spectrum of emotion. In two hours, Noah seemed to capture them all. Check him out, buy a cd, drink some red wine. Combine the three for a fabulous few hours. He has so much beauty to offer.
Remember my post Heart Balm from a few months ago? I mentioned Marcel the Shell and my ridiculous obsession with a cartoon shell that warms my heart over and over. Well, guess what? She is back! Marcel the Shell has her third installment and does not disappoint. Take a moment, get in touch with your inner child, and giggle at this delightful success story of mistake turned wonderful. Thank you Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp for bringing such an enchanting character.
What was enchanting to you this week? What can music do for you?
You know how people say, "College was the best years of my life!"? When I was in college, I hated when people told me that. College, for me, were some of the roughest four years of my life. Academia was a breeze and I was thrilled to learn about social dynamics, structures, and inequalities. Socially, however, those years were full of personal growth, individuation, and emotional development that was difficult to process through. I quite often felt alone, and isolated, and frustrated that I wasn't having the best time of my whole life. I didn't like to drink those feelings away either.
However, this weekend, we went back to my old alma matter because we had a few things to take care of in town. I instantly turned into a full blown nostalgia machine. Dylan and I walked around like those obnoxious adults pointing out buildings that had changed, developments that had morphed structures into plazas, and laughed about memories that took place back when our biggest financial stress was textbooks. I was filled with Buffalo pride – embarrassingly so! It became so clear to me how people can block out the bad, and choose to remember the good, enjoyable, and funny moments that shaped you.
I am so pleased with myself, to see too, how just a few years later I have changed as an individual. I think I've grown more confident, more sure of myself in a world that seems big. It is a beautiful thing, to return to a place, and to see that perhaps, you've out grown the you who you once were when walking those paths and crossing under the stone walkways.
We also got to go to Boulder's iconic Pearl Street Mall and walk around enjoying the Colorado blue sky in the bustle of people on a Saturday morning. The walking mall is typically full of people displaying their talents, and asking for money. I ran into an interesting gentleman playing a really neat drum called a hang. Stereotypically, he screams of Boulder – bare foot and with dreads in his hair. After a conversation, he became so much more than a visual stereotype. Along the way, Dylan and I stopped to talk to this kind man about his instrument.
I loved so many parts of our interaction. Before he played the drum for us, Ryan explained to us that he does his best to match the rhythm of the music to the pace of people's feet as they walk by. He intentionally tried to connect to the people around him in a way of perceiving others and giving back their energy in musical form. His first little beat was slow, and steady, and indicative of a Saturday morning stroll. The second melody he played, however, he described as what was going on in his head. It was fast, and staccato, and his hands moved around the smooth surface in a tizzy.
Isn't it amazing how we can choose which energy to engage in? We thanked him for playing, and walked in the other direction. After we got a block away I couldn't help but think that his intentional choice to observe others, absorb their energy, and reflect back in peaceful ways of musical talent was a marvelous practice. We turned around so I could ask him his name and if I could write about him here. Look above – his face is full of pure joy. So thank you, Ryan Post, for giving me something to think about on Saturday. Thank you for sharing a brief glimpse of who you are with us, and for choosing to be intentional in the energy you put out into the universe.
How can you be more intentional with your choices about what you are giving to the universe? What is worth matching energy, and where do you instead take care of yourself?


Youtube TV: YouTube live TV service is now available for Apple TV devices, following the availability on the Roku platform today.
YouTube's live TV streaming service is now available on Apple TV devices, the google tv service revealed in a surprise announcement this afternoon. In a tweet telling Apple TV owners to visit the app store, the official YouTube TV account revealed that their application is already available on TVOS devices. This follows the news today that YouTube TV has also become compatible with Roku devices.
The expansion of YouTube TV to other popular decoder platforms has been a bit tough since its launch in the spring of 2017, when YouTube said in December that it had delayed the launch of its Roku application and Apple TV in the first quarter of 2018 after not being able to meet an earlier deadline that the company delayed at the end of October. Then, earlier today after the Roku news came down, a YouTube representative told the media that Apple TV support would arrive "very soon".
For a while, it seems, YouTube meant later today. Still, it's a welcome addition to any YouTube TV subscriber, which, like PlayStation Vue and Sling, allows you to bypass reputable cable providers to access premium channels for a flat rate of $35. The service is now available in up to 80 metropolitan areas from last month and now has more than 50 networks as part of its package, with other channels available as add-ons. Now be ready to get the YouTube TV application on all available platforms.