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Katherine Norkett and her husband chose to educate their two daughters privately at Churcher's College in Petershead, Hampshire. Katherine had experienced an independent education and she wanted her girls to have the same advantages she enjoyed.
She was first prompted to investigate protecting her daughter's school fees when her husband's cousin died suddenly at the age of 48. Mr Norkett was the main breadwinner and this death caused Katherine to consider what would happen to her daughters' education if anything were to happen to him. Protecting their education and their future was a major concern for her as she felt it would give them the best possible start in life. Following an online search, they discovered School Fees Insurance and took out a policy in 2010.
Sadly, Mr Norkett died of pancreatic cancer at the beginning of 2017. While he had been ill for some time, his death still came as a shock to the family. He had found it difficult to accept that his condition may be terminal and found it difficult to address financial issues once he was ill. Fortunately, their School Fees Insurance policy sat outside his estate, so the claim could be paid without having to wait for probate to be settled.
While her older daughter was at university, her younger daughter was still in her final year at Churcher's College. The knowledge that she could finish her education in familiar surroundings, supported by friends and teachers, at such a traumatic time took a real burden off the family. The money from the claim meant her older daughter could stay on at Cardiff University and complete an MA in Late Antiquity which she had always wanted to do. Without the benefit, she would have had to work for a period of time in order to save the money needed to fund her continued education.


Home Scripture CRITICISM God once a man?
Our critics enjoy using this quote against us to show we are not Christians because we believe that God was once a man. Sometimes they mockingly ask, "On what earth was God once a man?" or "Can you prove by the Bible that the Father was once a man?" As often happens, those who criticize us often don't ponder what the Bible actually says. Since this is the book which Christians claim to base all their religious belief in, let's look at what it tells us.
The very foundation of Christian doctrine is that Jesus was a man who is also God. However, Jesus taught many times that the rest of mankind would likewise follow His example. In other words, the same process that Jesus went through to become exalted to sit on the right hand of God is the same process intended for all mankind to go through. Let's see what the scriptures have to tell us.
We find in the New Testament that Jesus declared 84 times that he was the "son of Man." What does that mean? just to introduce what kind of person His Dad was. It means also that Jesus was a man just like us. He was born of a woman, just as we are. He was capable of being physically harmed, just as we are. In fact, it was for this very reason that His parents fled to Egypt to keep Him safe from Herod's wrath. He was required to obey the laws of God just like everyone else. As such, He had to be baptized, just like we are required to be. He was tempted the same as we are. He became hungry and thirsty, just as we do, and He suffered pain, and died, just as we do. His life was clearly typical of what we face as humans. There can be no doubt that Jesus was indeed a man in every way that we are.
Christians argue that while Jesus was indeed a man, He was also God. But it was Jesus who declared that we too are Gods. In John 10:31-35 we read, "Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken."
This is a remarkable declaration! But can this be true? Jesus was the one who said it, and He drove home His point when He said "the scripture cannot be broken." Therefore, it must be true if we are to believe in the Bible.
Let's take a look at some other verses of scripture that verify this claim. Philippians 2:6-9 tells us, "Who, being in the form of God , thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name."
This scripture tells us that "God also hath highly exalted him." How could God (whom Jesus said was greater than He was) exalt Him if He was already exalted before He came to earth? To understand the answer to this question, let's examine the life of Jesus.
Hebrews 12:9 "Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?"
Luke 23:46 "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."
Colossians 1:15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature."
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
see it is always mentioning the word body no spirit.
and so will we be judged. When he had by himself purged our sins, He sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high (Philippians 2:9), and so will we. In Ephesians 2:6; 3:16 we read, "And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus… And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God."
The apostle Paul further clarified what he meant when he continued his explanation in the next two verses, saying, "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body."
To the Hebrews Paul further explained, "For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren… Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto [his] brethren." (Hebrews 2:11, 17).
and we too are commanded to be perfect (Hebrews 12:23).
As though this isn't enough to show us that we will become just like Jesus, the apostle John clearly declared, "but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2).
After all is declared by Jesus he said to be a son of a Man and His Father was God the Father!
In the creation, all LIFE was commanded to reproduce itself after its own kind, and only so. Through all the generations since the creation the various life species have held true. Man was born as the OFFSPRING OF GOD, hence we are in His image and likeness just as surely as were Adam and Seth and Jesus who taught who saw me saw the Father.
Animals reproduce after their kind but they are not creative, man is like His Father not only reproduce his kind but he is by nature a creator of things.
Jesus is now a God, the God of all Christians and he was a man, He is the living proof that God was once a man!!
Do you want to know on which earth your God , O Christians, was? On your own!!!!!


You are on the first floor and you woul'd like to tell all the users on the computers that the router is being rebooted in 2 minutes. So you open the web ionterface and then type in the message.
If all those computers run Windows you can. Open a DOS box and type 'net help send'. This will give you an idea how to send the message.
Can I send the messages from the router? Or do I have to send them from another pc?


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Britain must seize the unparalleled opportunity presented by high speed 2 (HS2) to generate jobs, rebalance the economy and secure the country's future prosperity, the Prime Minister said today The
High speed rail for British jobs and prosperity
Posted by Scott Buckler
Britain must seize the unparalleled opportunity presented by high speed 2 (HS2) to generate jobs, rebalance the economy and secure the country's future prosperity, the Prime Minister said today
The proposed route and the locations of new stations in the West Midlands, north west, East Midlands and Yorkshire were unveiled this morning as David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin underlined the government's absolute commitment to investing in the infrastructure that Britain needs to compete and succeed in the global economy.
The publication today of the 211-mile northern phase two route of HS2, part of the government's mid-term review, follows the confirmation a year ago of HS2's 140-mile southern phase one route between London and Birmingham, which starts construction in four years and opens to passengers in 13 years. The routes announced today, running from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds, will open six years after that.
Mr McLoughlin has also confirmed that the consultation on the proposed routes published today will be brought forward to start in 2013 rather than in 2014. He has also ordered the Department for Transport to look into whether the project can be fast-tracked so that the second phase of HS2 is completed ahead of the scheduled completion date of 2032.
HS2 and phase two: ten key points
HS2 means jobs and opportunities for British workers and companies. The construction of the railway line, its maintenance and new station hubs driving surrounding commerce and regeneration will create a total of 100,000 jobs. The Core Cities Group of England's eight largest cities and other organisations believe the potential for jobs across the wider Midlands and the north is well above that figure.
New stations at Manchester, Manchester Airport, Leeds, Sheffield and the East Midlands will bring communities and businesses in and around those areas closer together with each other, Birmingham, London and beyond. Crewe will be served by a dedicated link alongside the high speed line. Local transport connections around all high speed stations, particularly at non-city centre locations, will be enhanced.
HS2 will be integrated with the existing national railway network, meaning cities and towns beyond the high speed track up to Scotland – including Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, Preston, Warrington, Lancaster, Carlisle, Durham and Darlington - will also benefit from new connections and substantial time savings due to new trains able to use both high speed and conventional railway lines.
HS2 will free up capacity on existing rail lines for more commuter, rural and freight services, and mean fewer cars and lorries on our roads, cutting congestion and carbon.
HS2 brings the additional benefits of dramatic journey time savings. Manchester city centre will be 41 minutes from Birmingham city centre and 1 hour 8 minutes from London Euston, almost halving their durations today. Leeds will be 57 minutes away from Birmingham city centre, compared to 1 hour 58 today, and 1 hour 22 minutes away from London Euston, down from 2 hours 12 minutes today. HS2 stations at Leeds, Sheffield, East Midlands and Birmingham will each be separated from the next by journey times of under 20 minutes.
Ticket prices on HS2 will be set in order that the new rail services can be accessed by all.
HS2 has a robust business case that delivers £2 of benefit for every £1 spent, even before wider economic benefits are calculated.
HS2 will deliver a fair deal for communities affected by the construction of the route by continuing to offer a generous compensation package for people living near the line and investing millions in tunnels and other measures to mitigate noise and other impacts.
HS2 will ensure that our railway network has the capacity to cope with ever increasing numbers of passengers. The West Coast Main Line, where some regular services between London and Birmingham run at up to 62% over capacity, is on course to be completely full by the mid-2020s.
HS2 will connect to Heathrow Airport from the first day that phase one opens via a fast 11-minute Crossrail link at the new Old Oak Common station. Subject to the findings of the Airports Commission report on maintaining the UK's international hub connectivity, HS2 could also be extended to serve Heathrow directly.
Prime Minister David Cameron said:
Linking communities and businesses across the country and shrinking the distances between our greatest cities, high speed rail is an engine for growth that will help to drive regional regeneration and invigorate our regional economies. It is vital that we get on board the high-speed revolution.
We are in a global race and this government's decision to make high speed rail a reality is another example of the action we taking to equip Britain to compete and thrive in that race. High speed rail is a catalyst that will help to secure economic prosperity across Britain, rebalance our economy and support tens of thousands of jobs.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:
The Olympics showed us that Britain has the confidence to seize opportunities today in order to secure our success tomorrow and HS2 is no different. It is about an investment in infrastructure that will deliver a priceless dividend: 351 miles of new railways helping people to jobs and goods to market.
While doing nothing would be the easy choice it would also be the irresponsible choice. This is an unparalleled opportunity to secure a step-change in Britain's competitiveness and this government will do everything possible to ensure that the towns and cities in the Midlands and the north get the connections they need and deserve to thrive.
HS2 will be woven into the transport fabric of the nation, accessible to all, and I believe these proposed routes offer a great starting point for the process of engagement to follow. As with previous consultations, we will work closely with communities and interested parties to find the right balance between delivering the essential infrastructure that we need and respecting the rights and justifiable concerns of those who will be most affected by HS2's construction.
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Anarchism in East Timor has its roots in the country's history as a penal colony, when many anarchists were deported there. The movement eventually evolved into an anti-colonial struggle against succeeding occupying powers: first the Portuguese Empire, then the Japanese Empire and the Indonesian New Order, before the country finally achieved independence in 2002.
Throughout the 1890s, anarchists made a series of assassination attempts against government officials and the royal family of Portugal.[1] In response, the government introduced a law that would deport convicts to the Empire's overseas colonies after already having served their sentence,[2] passing the new law on February 13, 1896.[3] The Portuguese government subsequently began expelling anarchists to the colonies, including the island of Timor.[4]
The anarchist movement in East Timor
Assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and the Prince Royal Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza.
On September 14, 1896, a group of anarchists were deported to Timor, many of them died from infections such as malaria and yellow fever, while those that survived had to endure dire living conditions.[5][6] Other anarchists were deported to Timor from Macau in January 1908 for having organized a militant group in the colony.[6] However, this policy of deportation was not able to prevent the Lisbon Regicide, orchestrated in part by the anarchist Alfredo Luís da Costa, which saw the assassination of the King Carlos I and the crown prince Luís Filipe.[7] This act of propaganda of the deed led to a destablization of the Portuguese monarchist government, eventually resulting in the 5 October 1910 revolution, which overthrew the Kingdom of Portugal and established the First Portuguese Republic. The fall of the monarchy allowed for the return of many anarchists to Portugal, though a number of exiled anarchists had adapted to Timorese life, finding work and starting families in the colony.[2]
The amnesty brought by the republican period was cut short by the 28 May 1926 coup d'état, which established a military dictatorship in Portugal. Another wave of political repression followed, seeing the arrest of left-wing activists and the deportation of detainees to Timor once again.[8] Many workers and artisans, accused of belonging to the Red Legion, were deported on April 14, 1927. Some were taken to Cape Verde, others to Guinea and Mozambique, before eventually 75 deportees arrived at the Timorese port of Aipelo on September 25, 1927.[9] One of these deportees was Manuel Viegas Carrascalão, a journalist from São Brás de Alportel and the general secretary of the Syndicalist Youth Federation (FJS).[10] Of his own accord, the governor of Portuguese Timor Teófilo Duarte decided to put the deportees to work,[11][12] organizing the construction of public works in the colony and giving the workers some freedoms and means of subsistence, although this lenient policy was reversed by the succeeding colonial governors.[13]
After the Flour Uprising in February 1931 and the Madeira uprising in April 1931, the National Dictatorship intensified its repression of the opposition. 90 more people were deported to Timor on June 28, 1931,[12] with a further 271 civilians and 87 military personnel being deported there on September 2, 1931. The deportees were placed in concentration camps in Oecusse and Atauro, where they were held for many months.[9] Due to the deplorable conditions of the camps, a group of military veterans, some of which were in the camps themselves, appealed to the government for the release of deportees from the camps. The military government obliged, releasing most of the prisoners from the camps[14] and resettling them throughout the island.[15]
A number of anarchists among these deportees subsequently began to organize underground resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The governor's palace was hit by an arson attack, in an attempt on the governor's life. Anarchists also established the Timor Libertarian Alliance (ALT), affiliated with the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI), and began publishing a Timorese anarchist newsletter from prison.[13][16]
The anti-nationalist character of Timorese anarchist activism drew the attention of the new Estado Novo regime,[17] which accused the anarchists of having a "harmful influence" on the Timorese population and of supporting riots by the native Timorese people.[18] The Timor Libertarian Alliance was eventually discovered and repressed by the government, which confiscated the group's materials and sent some of its activists to Atauro, where they were forced to work in a limestone mine. Manuel Viegas Carrascalão was himself deported there with his family, with his son Manuel being born in captivity on the island.
When the government granted amnesty to political deportees in the colonies, it explicitly excluded many anarchists and trade unionists, whom it considered to be terrorists.[14] The anarchists that remained in Timor experienced continued persecution, with the government ordering an investigation into their activities.[17]
Japanese occupation
During the Pacific War, despite Portugal's official neutrality, Timor was a staging ground throughout much of the conflict. The colony was first occupied by Allied forces, before falling under Japanese occupation.[19] The Imperial Japanese Army carried out a campaign of state terrorism against the local population, causing many anarchists (including Carrascalão) to take up arms in an underground resistance movement against the occupation. Many Timorese citizens and resistance fighters were confined in concentration camps by the occupation forces, while others managed to evacuate the island to Bobs Farm in New South Wales.[20]
The living conditions in the Australian camp were severe, with serious cases of inequality between prisoners - who had been divided into Portuguese, clergy and native Timorese people. Many people refused to cooperate with the Australian authorities and traveled to Newcastle, where they found work and forged links with trade unions and leftist groups, including the Australian Communist Party. Anarchists that remained in the camp began causing unrest among the inhabitants, organizing wildcat strikes, and were described by the Australian authorities as "the worst type of person who was present in the camp." People interned in the camp took up the chant of "all are equal in Australia" as all control over the prisoners was lost. On April 27, 1943, a riot took place within the camp, as many prisoners armed themselves with cutlery and attack the governing officials. At the request of a priest, the clergy were removed from the camp, while the rebellious prisoners remained. Despite attempts to separate the prisoners, on September 14, 1943, the anarchist José da Silva Gordinho declared "Now we are together, we are in the majority, we are united, and if we cannot go our own way, then we will fight." The administration took this as an opportunity to remove many leading anarchists from the internment camp, some being sent to Newcastle to work for the Salvation Army, while others were interned at a separate internment camp in Sydney. Many of the prisoners began to go on hunger strike during early 1944, eventually causing the release of some, while others were sent to different internment camps.[21]
The surrender of Japan brought about the end of the Japanese occupation of Timor, allowing 562 evacuees to return to the island on November 27, 1945. Many anarchists returned to Timor, while others opted to remain in Australia.[22] The Portuguese government subsequently ordered the expulsion of deportees from the colony. They were sent back to Portugal, arriving in Lisbon on February 15, 1946, where many of the anarchists were arrested by the PIDE. Despite the defeat of the organized anarchist movement in East Timor, Manuel Viegas Carrascalão returned to the island with his family. His sons Manuel, Mário and João became influential leaders of the Timorese independence movement.
Indonesian occupation
Manuel Carrascalão, one of the leaders of the East Timorese independence movement during the Indonesian occupation.
After the Carnation Revolution overthrew the Estado Novo regime and established the Third Portuguese Republic, the colonial authorities effectively abandoned East Timor, opening the door for the country's independence. After a short civil war between the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN),[23] East Timor unilaterally declared independence from Portugal. However, this independence was cut short by the invasion and occupation of East Timor by Suharto's New Order regime,[24] annexing the country into Indonesia.[25] The occupation saw the genocide of over 100,000 Timorese people, with some estimates placing the number as high as 300,000.[26]
The issue of the occupation split the Carrascalão brothers politically. While Manuel stayed in the country to resist the occupation, João fled to Australia to agitate for independence in exile, and Mário entered into a direct dialogue with the Indonesian occupiers, eventually becoming Governor of East Timor.
Many Timorese people took up the struggle against the Indonesian occupation, including Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, who led the FALINTIL in a guerilla war against the occupation forces, getting killed during a battle in 1978.[27] Xanana Gusmão was subsequently elected as the new commander of the FALINTIL in 1981,[28] and he set about trying to unite the disparate resistance movements into a broad front against the occupation. Throughout the early 1980s, Gusmão walked from village to village trying to obtain support and recruits for the resistance. Nevertheless, in 1984, four senior FALINTIL officers led a failed coup against Gusmão,[29] leading to him leaving the FRETILIN and supporting various centrist coalitions.
In March 1986, the UDT and FRETILIN formed an anti-occupation coalition known as the National Council of Maubere Resistance (CNRM), led by Xanana Gusmão, Manuel Carrascalão and José Ramos-Horta. On December 31, 1988, FALINTIL was declared to be the "non-partisan" armed resistance wing of the CNRM and continued to attack Indonesian occupation forces. The CNRM began a restructuring of the resistance movement, establishing the Clandestine Front to organize the Timorese population against the occupation.
On November 12, 1991, over 250 pro-independence demonstrators were shot dead in the Santa Cruz cemetery of Dili. This marked a turning point for the resistance movement, as the occupation of East Timor attracted international attention. The Indonesian military subsequently launched a campaign to capture Xanana Gusmão, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in May 1993. Nevertheless, the FALINTIL continued their armed struggle throughout the 1990s.
Following the Fall of Suharto in May 1998, the United Nations intervened in East Timor, overseeing the 1999 East Timorese independence referendum and subsequent transition to independence. This resulted in pro-Indonesia militias carrying out a series of reprisals against the East Timorese people, carrying out massacres at Liquiçá Church, Manuel Carrascalão's House and Suai Church.[30]
East Timor finally became independent on May 20, 2002, and the recently released Xanana Gusmão was sworn in as the first President of East Timor. Over 200,000 Timorese refugees returned to the country,[31] and a period of reconstruction began to take place. Many Australian anarchist and syndicalist activists began to develop ties with East Timorese NGOs, which they provided with support. The Sydney Industrial Workers of the World established the East Timor Community Computer Project, collecting money to buy used computers and send them to Timor. An IWW member coordinated the project in Dili, installing computers for Timorese NGOs, far-left groups and schools.[32] The IWW also opened a free computer school in Bebonuk and attempted to extend the project to other parts of Timor. The Sydney IWW attempted to keep the project going, organizing fundraising events, but after experiencing a series of difficulties, the project was gradually phased out.
During the 2000s, unhoused people began to squat vacant buildings throughout the country, often these were barracks that had been abandoned by the Indonesian military after the de-occupation of East Timor. On January 21, 2011, the government of Xanana Gusmão ordered the eviction of over 1,000 squatters that had taken up residence in the Brimob Barracks in Bairro Pite. According to the prime minister, they had refused to leave the government-owned land until they were compensated for doing so.[33]
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Some decisions are simply more difficult than others. My decision to leave the Assemblies of God for the United Methodist Church seemed like one of the difficult ones for many years. But now that decision is remarkably easy.
At first glance the Assemblies of God (A/G) would seem to have a lot of going for it. They are one of just two major denominations of Christianity that continues to experience year over year growth in the United States. They grant a very high level of autonomy to both their pastors and churches. The spirituality is often life-giving and encourages a deep relationship with God.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) may seem to have as many troubles as the A/G has successes. The UMC has declined in membership every year since its formation in 1968. Every meeting of the governing body is another clash regarding homosexuality with the intermediary years filled with posturing and threats. And submitting one's self to this system means losing significant control over one's own ministry career.
The truth is that the most significant reason for me to leave is a completely personal one. My wife is an ordained United Methodist pastor. United Methodists are appointed to their churches by the bishop and the bishop's staff. In the A/G, there is no such appointment system. So at any point my wife could be reappointed far from my work and I would have a very difficult time finding a meaningful pastoral appointment near her. As I join the UMC, the bishop and the bishop's cabinet will now be responsible for ensuring that I am gainfully employed in ministry if they want to reappoint Jen to a far away place. I'm thankful that we will now be under one system that will be responsible for us both. It also matters that I have graduated (twice) from a United Methodist seminary, teach and pastor at a United Methodist-related university, and serve regularly in denominational leadership roles within the UMC. I've simply grown more close to the UMC than I have the A/G over the last 10 years .
The UMC provides space for the ministers to struggle with theology. The A/G has some very strict parameters for thinking about theology and breaking from those parameters can have a very high cost for ministers. If the Church is going to articulate a vision of the Kingdom of God in a postchristian culture, pastors and theologians need the freedom to struggle with the doctrines of our faith without fear. The UMC is a cultural environment where exploring theology openly is encouraged and embraced. The other side of this coin is that the UMC also has lots of ministers who are more theologically progressive than I am. But sometimes it is better to be yoked with someone with whom you disagree greatly but will respect you, than it is to be yoked with someone with whom you disagree a little but has no respect for you.I'm never under an imagination that I will agree entirely with any large group of people on any topic. But what will we be like when we disagree?
The UMC needs persons with gifts in discipleship and organizational leadership. I don't have a long enough history with the UMC to understand all the reasons why, but many UMC churches have significant need for basic discipleship for their congregations. I am confident that I can contribute well to this need to for discipleship and organizational leadership is an area of gifting for me. If you are a person that also has those gifts, the UMC could also use you!
The UMC better enables persons to actually do ministry. The A/G has many people credentialed, some of which are inadequately trained but still find employment, such that very capable ministers are often passed over. I've heard far too many stories of competent pastors either remaining unemployed or being employed at such low wages that they cannot remain in ministry and care for their families. The UMC provides a minimum $40,400 (it varies a little from state to state) salary PLUS provides housing to their ministers. They also "guarantee" appointment as a pastor once you are ordained. Many pastors earn considerably larger salaries. There is a trade off: UMC pastors do not get to choose where they will serve. But personally I find it much more important that I am able to serve somewhere than being able to make all the decisions regarding where.
The UMC is supportive of young ministers. This one has as much to do with a lack as it does a gift. The UMC has failed to cultivate young clergy at the rate that they have lost older clergy. It seems that they are also shrinking among the ranks of clergy faster than their total membership. With such a need for young leaders, these leaders are being cultivated intentionally with leadership development opportunities and ministry opportunities that will prepare them well for future ministry. I want this for me. I also want this for the students that I am preparing for ministry at the University of Indianapolis.
I know that these may seem like really "worldly" answers to some of my A/G friends. Don't worry. I will also give some of the theological reasons in my next post. But I would also caution downplaying these really practical reasons. If you are going to commit to ministry then you need to know how this affects other areas of your life.
I'm thankful that the United Methodist Church affirmed my intention to transfer my orders this week at a meeting of the Board of Ordained Ministry. In June of this year I will be proceeding with that intention.
If you are interested in some of the theological reasons that I am joining the UMC, you can find those here.
May God bless you as you join our ranks, friend! We need you like you need us.
Wonderful message, Jeremiah! We miss you, Jenn, and De! Cannot wait to read your next post!
The UMC will be blessed to have you!
Jeremiah, welcome to the UMC. I know you will be a gift for us!
I also left the A/G for the UMC about 18 years ago while in Texas. I will say that southern Methodist congregations seem much more evangelical and here in Indiana the church is much more liberal. Having said that, if the UMC changes the Book of Discipline on LGBT elders then I will be moving back to the A/G or another denomination. It saddens me that our Bishop has been appointing LGBT ministers outside of our denominations rules.
I encourage you to listen to the sermon 10 Shekels and a Shirt.
John, where are you getting your testament that our Bishop Mike Corner is appointing LGBT ministers. In my time in Indiana, I have not met a single Transgender pastor. I believe if it saddens you you had better have evidence to back this as the Bishop understands the Book of Discipline very clearly.
Excuse my spell checker, please. Bishop Coyner, not Corner.
And another thing, John. The UMC in Indiana cannot have a blanket statement of being much more liberal. There are pockets in this state that are very conservative and even prefer male pastors over females.
Hi Jeremiah. I have been credentialed with the Assemblies of God for 35 years now. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I am one of the most liberal among the bunch, though few know it since I have pastored rural churches nearly my entire career. If I had the qualifications, I would probably seek credentials in a more "open" church like the UMC, or the Disciples of Christ where I grew up. I agree, I would much rather serve where many may disagree with me, but will still respect my journey. Instead, I have to be careful about sharing my journey from hard right-wing to a much greater grace-filled position. May God be pleased with all you do.
Welcome to the family! I'm formerly an American Baptist pastor and now Elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of the UMC.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED ASSEMBLY OF GOD. I AM EMPLOYED AS A CUSTODIAN BY A UMC. THEY ARE A GROUP OF FANTASTIC PEOPLE. THEY WORK TOGETHER LIKE NO GROU[P I HAVE EVER SEEN ON CHURCH PROJECTS. THEY HAVE MANY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT MANY ARE INVOLVED IN. MY HATS OFF TO THEM AND MY PRAYERS GO FOR THERE COONTINUATION OF THEIR FELLOSHIP WITHIN AND OUT OF THE CHURCH!
I was a member of the Assemblies of God for years. There are differences in each of them. Some are very, very strict, some are not as strict, and some cater too much to universities. The Assembly does not appoint pastors to churches unless that church as had losses of members and asks for help. The one I attended preached the Gospel and preached against sin. There are abominations in the Bible and those are preached. If a person wants to allow all things in, that the Bible teaches against, then they may be happier in a church that does not care what the members do in their life. I believe we are to try to obey HIS Word.
Those assumptions about someone's motivation for leaving the AG are simply not the case. Sure, for some, but not for the couple of people that have commented on this post!
Very interesting read to me personally. I love much about being a part of the Assemblies of God, and while I find our theology to be rich and deeply rooted in God's Word, I find our worship practices to be superficial and without much depth. I have often thought of exploring another denomination for ministry opportunities.
May God bless you on your Journey. I was a locally licence Nazarene Pastor but God moved me to a Charismatic stream in this season. I long to use my gifts for Pastoral ministry, but am waiting for God to open those doors. Peace and blessings.
I was born ag been ag always be ag fall to your knees and cry out he is listening for the holy ghost is every where!
AS a Cooperative Baptist who attends a small rural United Methodist Church, I am very impressed with this discussion and reasoning for moving to the UMC. And, I humbly (no theological or seminary training here) see what you are saying about the UMC needing more discipleship and leadership training…. even though our church does a good job with this, thanks to a forward thinking (female) pastor who is pulling and pushing to make things happen.


Basel, 2018/09/21 09:10:00 GMT+2 – The number of blockchain companies in Switzerland has risen sharply. The SBA welcomes this trend and takes a positive view of the high market momentum, as it boosts Switzerland's attractiveness as a financial centre. Banks see blockchain technology as an opportunity opening up an array of possibilities for the country as a financial and technology location. Within the context of its priorities, the SBA promotes and supports an innovation-friendly environment in the digitalisation arena. This also includes promoting conditions that support the sustainable growth of companies involved in blockchain technology.
With the growth of blockchain companies, their demand for corporate accounts with banks in Switzerland has also risen. Opening an account poses various challenges for banks, because the new blockchain technologies can also be associated with risks, especially in relation to money laundering. Switzerland has strict laws and due diligence requirements in place governing financial transactions. Banks must therefore carry out careful checks when opening an account.
The SBA had recognised the challenges of opening accounts for blockchain companies at an early stage and communicated its members' interests and unresolved questions to various authorities. In addition, the SBA set up an internal working group involving member banks and also Crypto Valley Association (CVA), to work in detail on requirements and conditions that might apply when opening accounts for companies with links to blockchain and ICOs. The guidelines published today are the fruits of this work.
The published guidelines are intended to help banks take a differentiated approach to account opening, depending on the nature of the connections that the company has with blockchain technology. Companies are categorised in the guidelines based on these connections as they relate to token issuance (ICOs) and the nature of corporate financing. The most comprehensive requirements apply to the documentation for companies that finance an ICO via cryptocurrencies.
The guidelines adopt the terminology and classification of tokens in accordance with FINMA's ICO Guidelines of 16 February 2018 and build on the Agreement on the Swiss banks' code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence (CDB), with additional blockchain-specific principles.
The guidelines do not define binding minimum standards. Institution-specific instructions issued by SBA members will take precedence. Each bank is responsible for its own business activities.
By producing these guidelines, the SBA is promoting the optimum operating environment to support a diverse fintech ecosystem. Corporate bank accounts are an important infrastructure service, and banks have an interest in doing business in this fast-growing area. At the same time, it should be stressed that the applicable due diligence obligations are binding, and there is no automatic right to open an account. The integrity and reputation of the Swiss financial centre must remain the top priority for all market participants.


Oman | Council of Ministers has approved the establishment of the National Centre for Employment for the public and private sectors.
The first National Centre for Employment (NCE) aims to unite all employment services, according to the Implementation Support and Follow-up Unit (ISFU) of Tandfeedh.
The new centre will act as a one-stop centre for job seekers, to unify employment efforts and effectively coordinate the supply and demand of job opportunities in the Sultanate. The centre will be accessible for both public and private sectors.
The centre has been proposed as a major advancement in merging efforts and to coordinate action plans, as it aims to assist the employment process between employers and job seekers and provide support for both.


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I've previously written about how to use the System.IO.Ports library in .NET Core 2 to read serial data from an Arduino using a Windows 10 PC – but this library doesn't work for Linux machines. This time I'm going to look at how to read data from an Arduino over USB with .NET Core running on a Raspberry Pi 3 with Raspbian Jessie.
There's a few steps to getting this running.
A USB cable to link your Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
Next I'll write a simple sketch and deploy it to my Arduino.
I'll connect the Arduino to my Raspberry Pi 3, and check that the Pi can see my Arduino and the serial input using minicom.
Finally I'll write and deploy a .NET Core application written in C# to my Raspberry Pi, and I'll show how this application can read serial input from the Arduino.
As usual, I've uploaded all my code to GitHub and you can see it here.
For a few of the steps in this guide, I'll refer to other sources – there's not a lot of value in me writing a step by step guide for things which are commonly understood.
For example, I have a fresh install of Raspbian Jessie on my Raspberry Pi 3, and then I set up SSH on the Pi. I also use Putty, PSCP, Plink and Cake.net to deploy from my Windows machine to the Raspberry Pi (I've blogged in detail about this here).
In a previous post, I use VSCode to deploy a simple Arduino application that writes serial data. I could have used the Arduino IDE just as easily – and it's widely known how to verify and upload sketches to the Arduino, so I'm not going to go into this part in great detail.
One thing worth noting is that the Baud rate is 9600 – we'll use this information later.
I can test this is writing serial data by plugging the Arduino into my Windows 10 development machine, and using VSCode or the Arduino IDE. I've shown a screenshot below of the serial monitor in my Arduino IDE, which just prints the text "Hello Pi" followed by a number. This confirms that my Arduino is writing data to the serial port.
Before writing a C# application in .NET Core to read serial data on my Raspberry Pi, I wanted to test that my Pi can receive data at all (obviously after connecting my Arduino to my Raspberry Pi using a USB cable).
This isn't mandatory for this guide – I just wanted to definitely know that the Pi and Arduino communication was working before starting to write my C# application.
Before connecting my Arduino UNO to my Raspberry Pi, this reports back two serial ports – ttyAMA0 and ttyS0.
After connecting my Arduino to my Raspberry Pi, this now reports back three serial ports – ttyACM0, ttyAMA0, and ttyS0.
Therefore I know the port used by my Arduino over USB is /dev/ttyACM0.
But for my Arduino Yun and my Arduino Primo, the port is /dev/ttyACM0.
So the point here is that you need to check what your port name is when you connect it to a Linux machine, like your Pi – the port name can be different, depending on what kind of hardware you connect.
Finally, if you're interested in why "tty" is used in the Linux world for ports, check out this post.
Then I was able to run the command below, using the port name (/dev/ttyACM0) and the Baud rate (9600).
If the Raspberry Pi is receiving serial data from the Arduino, it'll be written to the SSH terminal.
Some posts I've read say it's necessary to disable serial port logins to allow the Arduino to send messages to the Raspberry Pi, and modify files in the "/boot" directory – but on Jessie, I didn't actually find this to be necessary – it all worked out of the box with my fresh install of Raspbian Jessie. YMMV.
This will even install an Arduino shortcut into the main Raspbian menu.
Now that I'm sure that the physical connection between the Arduino and Pi works, I can start writing the C# application.
TL:DR; I've uploaded my working code to GitHub here.
I like interfaces because consumers can use this interface, and don't care if change my implementation behind the interface. It also makes my libraries more testable with mocking libraries. You can see this interface on GitHub here.
I can also get a list of attributes, specify the baudrate attribute, and then set these attributes.
Given the handle to the port, I can read from the port into an array of bytes.
Finally, I can also close the connection.
I'll look at the most important elements below.
If we have instantiated a port with a name (/dev/ttyACM0) and a Baud rate (9600), we can use these P/Invoke calls in C# to open the port.
You'll notice that if the request to open the port is successful, it'll return a non-negative integer, which will be the handle to the port that we'll use throughout the rest of the class.
Setting the Baud rate is straightforward – we get the array of port attributes using the port's handle, specify the Baud rate, and then send this array of attributes back to the device.
I give the port a couple of seconds to settle down – I often find that the first few messages come through out of order, or with missing bytes – and then run the "StartReading" method in a separate thread using Task.Run.
Reading from the port is quite straightforward too – given the handle, we just use the P/Invoke call "Read" to copy the serial data into a byte array which is stored as a member variable. Before invoking an event corresponding to a successful read, I check that there actually is valid data returned (i.e. the return value is non-negative), and that any data returned isn't just a single newline character. If it passes this test, I pass control to the event handler for the DataReceived event.
I've put my interfaces and implementations into separate .NET Standard libraries so that I can re-use them in my other .NET Core applications. And when I write a sample program for my Raspberry Pi to read from my Arduino, the implementation is very similar to the implementation that works for Windows x86/x64 devices reading from an Arduino (covered in this post).
Once I've compiled my project, and deployed it to my Raspberry Pi (using my build.cake script), I can SSH into my Pi and run the .NET Core application – and this displays the "Hello Pi" serial output being sent by the Arduino, as expected.
It's possible to read serial data from an Arduino connected by USB to a Raspberry Pi 3 using C#. Obviously the code here is just a proof of concept – it doesn't use handshaking, parity bits or stop bits, and it only reads from the Arduino, but writing back to the serial port could be achieved using the P/Invoke call to the "write" function. Hopefully this post is useful to anyone trying to use serial communications between a Raspberry Pi 3 and an Arduino.


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"Special" makes me think of those cartoon specials I saw as a kid. You know, the ones with the '70s graphic of the word "special" spinning at you in Technicolor with that music going, so it's like all the cartoon characters stumble out drunk, and little kids everywhere are traumatized for the rest of their lives…wait, that's horrible. Actually, since it's July, when it's almost always warm enough to hang out outside, even at night, we've decided to celebrate drinking outdoors. A number of places in Riverwest have excellent facilities for that. How to decide which ones to use? Why, consult your Barhopper, of course. The Tracks – 1020 E. Locust Street • 562-2020 Distinguishing Features: The open flame pit was pretty distinctive. Also, all outdoor beer comes in plastic cups. And the flowerpots are bolted to the tables. Outdoor Lighting: There were a number of big ball lights on pillars, as well as a large tree festooned with Christmas lights. Also, there were two small pieces of red, white, and green rope lighting on the side of the awning. What did it mean?! Mexico? Italy? Was the red supposed to be orange? Was it left over from the one week of the year when Tracks becomes O'Brien's? Dear G-d, what did it mean?! Flora: A large tree, flowers in pots by the fence and on the tables, vines hanging off the fence. Fauna: Volleyball players. Gardenicity: The concrete floor is to be expected, but the fake flowers dropped the rating a bit. The Gig – 1132 E. Wright • 562-0219 Distinguishing Features: The closed in deck surrounded by trees gave the impression that you were in the dark, unknown, unforgiving darkness. Outdoor Lighting: One small light at each table. Nothing on the fence, and no streetlight reached through the trees, leaving you in the dark, unknown, unforgiving darkness. Flora: Tall trees all around the tall fence that closed you in, shut out light, and further enforced the idea that you were in the dark, unknown, unforgiving darkness. Fauna: Anything that might have been alive in there was reduced to the merest hint of terrifyingly vague motion in the dark, unknown, unforgiving darkness. Gardenicity: Low. A wooden deck with a wooden fence, so it's all natural, but the only plants were outside in the dark, unknown, unforgiving darkness. Onopa Brewing – 735 E. Center Street • 264-3630 Distinguishing Features: Possibly the largest beer garden in Riverwest, stocked with many wooden picnic tables, pallets of bricks, a huge factory-type machine and some kind of large silver…thing. Outdoor Lighting: A few standard lights, and the warm glow of Center Street's lampposts through the chain link. Also passing headlights from Center Street. Flora: Big pots made out of half-barrels hold pretty yellow flowers; there's one tree growing out of the asphalt near the wall, and tall grasses have been planted in a boat, which I suppose is meant to represent either the outdoor explorer at rest, or that someone thought it would be neat to plant tall grasses in a boat. Fauna: A single tiny insect braved the June cold at our table. Sadly, "June cold" is not a joke. Gardenicity: Well, the ground is asphalt, but there's a very large quantity of plants and the plastic chairs even have a rose pattern on them. Uptowner – 1032 E. Center Street • 372-3882 Distinguishing Features: Like someone's backyard, right down to the lawn chairs, concrete patio, and grilling on a Sunday afternoon. That's right. I was drunk on Sunday afternoon. What do you think of that? You think you were there and I snuck out when it was my turn to buy the next round? Damn. Outdoor Lighting: Hmm. Might've just been the sun. I'm not used to this spending-time-outdoors-thing. Flora: Very green grass and some sort of vine thing growing on top of the fence. Fauna: Naught was stirring. Maybe if June actually counted for summer in this state… Gardenicity: High. Plenty of grass on the ground, and one corner was given over to an actual garden, featuring a variety of green plants and a stone Buddha. Circle A – 932 E. Chambers • 562-5927 Distinguishing Features: The big tree at the center of everything makes it. The whole thing consists of a green metal table and a lacquered wooden picnic table, which probably doubled the Circle A's seating capacity. Outdoor Lighting: There was a pair of colored lights on the side of the building. Not sure how much that would really illuminate anything. Flora: Total wild garden. Grass, weeds, and that big ol' tree. Also a spider plant thing of some sort. That's all that's in my notes, so I have no idea where it might've actually been. Except that it probably wasn't growing out of my beer can. I think I would've noticed that. Fauna: Birds were chirping and aphids were everywhere. Gardenicity: High. It was all about nature, especially barley and hops. No wait, that's me. Well…the Circle A's beer garden was also all about nature. Just different nature. Like, not barley and hops. Other plants. Instead. Of the barley and hops. I'm going to stop typing now. All right, then. This has been the Barhopper Beer Garden Special. I hope you've all learned a valuable lesson. Not from me, mind you, but valuable lessons are always good to learn.


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Q: Substract linear slope from burst data after linear regression I want to process "Burst" data- a time series with bursts. The data can be pretty noisy. I am really only interested in the burst duration but my burst detection algorithm only really works  if the data has no slope. Now my question is : How do i find a linear slope for this type of data without doing it manually? My main problem is that there can be burst which exceed either end of my time(x) axis. Otherwise i could probably just find the mean of the first and last 20 datapoints and fit a linear function.
Basically i want to find the red line in the follwing picture and subtract it. I guess a linear regression either through the burst or the sloped baseline would do the trick but i am somehow stuck.

Code:
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
from matplotlib import rcParams,pylab
from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle
import random

#set plot properties
sns.set_style("white")
rcParams['font.size'] = 14
FIG_SIZE=(12, 15)
# Simulate data
timepoints = 4000
r = pd.Series(np.floor(np.ones(timepoints)*20 + np.random.normal(scale=10,
size=timepoints)))   #target events
r[r<0] = 0 #set negative values to 0
# #add some bursts to the data
heights = [35,45,50,55,40,60,70]
starts =[100,300,700,950,1200,1800,2100,2550,2800,3100,3500,3800]
ends=[200,400,800,1100,1500,1900,2400,2625,2950,3350,3700,4000]
for x,y in zip(starts,ends):
    r[x:y] = r[x:y] + random.choice(heights) #+ np.random.normal(scale=10, size=200)
# add linear slope to data
slope=0.02
linear_slope=np.arange(timepoints) *slope
burst_data_with_slope= r + linear_slope
#Fig setup
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, figsize=FIG_SIZE,sharey=False)
#
ax1.set_ylabel('proportion of target events', size=14)
ax1.set_xlabel('time (sec)', size=14)
ax2.set_xlabel('time (sec)', size=14)
ax2.set_ylabel('proportion of target events', size=14)
ax1.set_xlim([0, timepoints])
ax2.set_xlim([0, timepoints])
ax1.plot(burst_data_with_slope, color='#00bbcc', linewidth=1)
ax1.set_title('Original Data', size=14)
ax2.plot(burst_data_with_slope, color='#00bbcc', linewidth=1)
ax2.plot(linear_slope, color='red', linewidth=1)
ax2.set_title('Original Data substracted slope', size=14)

# Finaly plot
plt.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.5)
plt.show()

Thanks in advance !

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Spark Centre partnered with international venture building firm, Dream2B, to host six Brazilian companies for a 4-week, intensive soft-landing program at Spark Centre's office in downtown Oshawa. The program focused on providing these emerging, technology-based companies with the opportunity to learn how to establish a business in Canada. They received in-depth workshops from subject experts on finance, marketing, sales, investment and were provided targeted opportunities to connect with potential customers and Canadian investors.
Midway through the program, the companies set out to Toronto to explore the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) World Angel Investment Summit – a flagship event that attracts investors and industry leaders from around the world. This year, NACO partnered with Elevate Toronto, a city-wide tech and innovation festival that brings together 10,000 guests and 300 inspiring speakers. This gave the visiting delegation access to premium content and networking with some of Toronto's elite Angel Investors.
Spark Centre and the founders of Dream2b share a similar passion for creating global entrepreneurship and have partnered to bring this successful program to the Region.
Of the six Brazilian companies that completed the 4-week program, 5 of them are actively completing the process of landing and establishing their businesses in Durham Region.
Durham Region's connection to Brazil has been an ongoing initiative of the Regional Municipality of Durham's Economic Development and Tourism team and this program is solidifying the benefits of undertaking such outreach.
Plans for another cohort of companies through Dream2B and Spark Centre's partnership is set to land in Durham during the Spring of 2019.


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Q: javascript dynamic prototype I want extend a new JS object while creation with other object passing a parameter.
This code does not work, because I only can extend object without dynamic parameter.
otherObject = function(id1){
    this.id = id1;
};

otherObject.prototype.test =function(){
    alert(this.id);
};

testObject = function(id2) {
    this.id=id2;
};

testObject.prototype = new otherObject("id2");/* id2 should be testObject this.id */

var a = new testObject("variable");
a.test();

Any suggestion?

A: Apart from the obvious syntax error, the correct JavaScript way of inheritance is this:
// constructors are named uppercase by convention
function OtherObject(id1) {
    this.id = id1;
};
OtherObject.prototype.test = function() {
    alert(this.id);
};

function TestObject(id2) {
    // call "super" constructor on this object:
    OtherObject.call(this, id2);
};
// create a prototype object inheriting from the other one
TestObject.prototype = Object.create(OtherObject.prototype);
// if you want them to be equal (share all methods), you can simply use
TestObject.prototype = OtherObject.prototype;

var a = new TestObject("variable");
a.test(); // alerts "variable"

You will find lots of tutorials about this on the web.

A: I do not understand exactly what you desire, but
otherObject.prototype.test = function () {
    alert(this.id);
};

would be correct.
And this
testObject.prototype = new otherObject(id2);
will not work unless id2 is set before.
Try the following
   var OtherObject = function () {
   }
   OtherObject.prototype.test = function () {
       alert (this.id);
   }

   var TestObject = function (id) {
       this.id = id;
   }
   TestObject.prototype = new OtherObject ();

   var a = new TestObject("variable");
   a.test ();

A: Fixed your code
otherObject = function(id1){
    this.id = id1;
};

otherObject.prototype.test =function(){
    alert(this.id);
};

testObject = function(id2) {
    this.id=id2;
};

testObject.prototype = new otherObject("id2");/* id2 should be testObject this.id */

var a = new testObject("variable");
a.test();

A: testObject = function(id2) {
    otherObject.call(this, id2); // run the parent object constructor with id2 parameter
    this.id=id2;
};

testObject.prototype = new otherObject(); // no id2 parameter here, it doesn't make sense

Note that while creating an instance of testObject, the constructor of otherObject is called twice - once to create the prototype and once to initialise the object.
To prevent duplicate initialisation, we can halt the constructor immediately when we are only using it to create the prototype.
otherObject = function(id1){
    if (typeof id1 == 'undefined') {
        /* as there is no parameter, this must be the call used to create
         * the prototype. No initialisation needed here, we'll just return.
         */
        return;
    }
    this.id = id1;
};

P.S. Please use capital camelcase with objects.


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U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Pray for Crew
MARK KENNEDY
Somber American troops said prayers Sunday for the families and crew of the space shuttle Columbia, adding to the mournful mood at America's main base in Afghanistan after a fatal helicopter crash last week.
There was a standing-room-only crowd at the church at Bagram Air Base. Soldiers read from the Bible and sang hymns after tucking their weapons under the seats. Flags at the base were at half staff.
The Bagram base was already in mourning after the loss of four U.S. soldiers who died when their modified Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday during a nighttime training mission.
"The mood is pretty somber," said Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Duran, a Marine from Topeka, Kansas. "I don't know anybody personally that was in the Black Hawk, but it really hits home. We're out here and when a crash happens, it's for real. It's not an exercise. Then the shuttle happened."
A Roman Catholic service included prayers for the space shuttle crew and those who died in the helicopter crash. The communion song was "On Eagles' Wings" and the closing hymn "I'll Fly Away."
When the Protestant congregation was asked to suggest prayers at the opening of its service, Maj. Tom Roltsch, from Alexandria, Va., asked that the dead helicopter and shuttle crews be mentioned alongside various prayers for safe trips home and ill relatives.
"There's been a lot of death this week, a lot of sadness," he said later. "And we really want to lift up those families in prayer for their grief and their loss. We might be here, but we're remembering them back home.
A few hours later, Maj. Marty Luckie, a Methodist minister, used the twin tragedies to remind more than 100 soldiers that "certainty is not a human attribute." The fallen space shuttle, he said, showed "the most immaculate application of our technology has fallen apart."
In Kabul, a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai also expressed his condolences.
"The Afghan people are very sad for our brothers in the United States and we share their grief," said presidential spokesman Sayed Fazel Akbar. "The exploration of space is to the benefit of all humanity, not just the United States."


Easily one of the strongest new high-end wristwatch product offerings for 2018 is Omega's updated Seamaster Diver 300M. Originally launched during the Jean-Claude Biver-era of Omega in 1993, the Seamaster is today a truly iconic model for Omega. At the time in the early 1900s it was meant to reassert Omega's relevance but also distinctive design ethos. In fact, the Seamaster 300M was supposed to NOT look like the Rolex Submariner – which at the time dozens and dozens of watches did indeed look like. The first companies to copy Rolex did so with their own name on Rolex's designs. Omega wanted to be more than just like Rolex, it wanted to be something totally refreshing and contemporary in its approach to a late 20th century luxury timepiece.
uk replica watches It is important to talk about the original Seamaster 300M design because the new for 2018 updated models (of which there are a healthy variety) celebrate those core values and aesthetics that made the original so popular. 2018 isn't the same as 1993 for the watch industry, but 25 years later, I think one can agree that contemporary watch tastes haven't actually changed that much. I would argue that the modern era of luxury watches clearly began in the 1990s. In 10-20 years from now I anticipate plenty of "vintage re-issue" watches based on watches from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.
Omega had big marketing plans for the Seamaster 300M when it was new. Notably was its popularity both as a professional diving watch and also on the wrists of would-be 007s. Omega used the Seamaster 300M as the British spy Bond watch during the 1990s (and Omega remains the James Bond 007 official wrist watch today) which for many solidified the importance of the Omega Seamaster for men who followed pop culture. At the time Rolex was doing nothing of the sort to reach mainstream (versus already rich) audiences.
One of the most iconic design elements of the Omega Seamaster 300M is the manual helium release valve located at 10 o'clock on the case. I'm not sure why Omega opted for a manual versus automatic helium release valve at a time when automatic valves were easy to design. My guess is that Omega simply wanted the case to have the added character created by the addition of a second crown on the case. The curious feature draws anyone's attention who notices it. "What does that crown do?" is a common question.
The real answer is that it helps certain types of professional divers from dying or getting really sick after they have spent long periods of time at great depths. I'm sorry, I meant to say that it helps some specialized commercial divers be able to wear a watch in a decompression chamber during the process of not dying after a deep dive… that won't have a crystal pop out because of helium molecules that want to escape the case. I've never been into a decompression chamber and even though I dive for recreation, there is a tiny, tiny chance I will ever be in one – let alone with my choice of timepiece. Nevertheless, the duty that the Seamaster 300M was designed to endure is communicated to the wearer of old and new generation models with the presence of a crown that most people will never need to touch. Though for the brand new 2018 models, those helium release valves can be unscrewed and the watch will still be water-resistant to 50m (a new feature).
While I can't say for sure, I believe that Omega has been continually producing at least some form of the Seamaster 300M for the last 25 years. Don't forget that Omega even added a few dive watch lines to the Seamaster collection over the years including the dressier Seamaster Planet Ocean, and the vintage-style Seamaster 300 (sans the "m" for meters). The Seamaster 300M remained a good all-purpose mechanical sport watch (some quartz versions were made for periods of time too), and it was also priced at an entry-level ($4,000-$5,000) price for a mechanical Omega sport watch.


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Not only is it possible, but it is the best option for survival for people like Laura, 34, who carry a rare inherited gene that puts them at substantial risk of stomach cancer, said Dr. Sonia Kupfer, assistant professor of medicine and director of the gastrointestinal cancer risk and prevention clinic at University of Chicago Medicine. That's where Laura had a total gastrectomy, or surgical removal of the stomach, on Jan. 12.
But life without a stomach for Laura has meant a delicate balance of measuring the amount of food she eats, avoiding certain foods, focusing on others and eating smaller portions while eating more frequently.
She is trying to avoid abdominal cramps and diarrhea while maintaining her energy.
Laura lives with Joe, 37, and their children, Isaiah, 5, and Isabella.
Laura is the business manager and an EMT for LeRoy Emergency Ambulance Service. Joe is the youth pastor at LeRoy Christian Church and a driver for LeRoy ambulance.
Beginning in high school, when she'd eat certain foods, she'd have diarrhea.
Meanwhile, when her father, Frank Anderson of Virginia, Ill., had his colonoscopy, non-cancerous polyps were detected. In April 2017, a doctor decided to follow up with genetic testing.
The conclusion was Anderson had inherited mutations in the E-cadherin gene (CDH1).
In addition, women who have the gene have a 42 percent risk of developing breast cancer, Kupfer said.
Anderson was referred to University of Chicago Medicine, where he was diagnosed with hereditary diffused gastric cancer (HDGC) caused by the CDH1 gene mutation.
HDGC represents less than 1 percent of stomach cancers, Kupfer said.
Because Anderson had cancer, the treatment was total gastrectomy on June 1. That meant his stomach was removed and his esophagus was attached to his small intestines.
Because the gene mutation is inherited, Anderson's siblings, children, nieces and nephews began genetic testing. Looking back, there has been a lot of cancer in the family, Laura said.
In June, genetic testing revealed that Laura carried the gene.
She met with Kupfer and a geneticist in August and found that her options were total gastrectomy or endoscopy every six months.
Endoscopy means inserting a tube with a camera and light into the digestive tract. But endoscopies are unreliable in detecting diffuse gastric cancer because the cells are isolated or in small clusters in the lining of the stomach.
"By the time it (cancer) shows up in an endoscopy, it often times is too late," Laura learned.
But she emphasized that gastrectomy is for people with established cancer and for people at high risk for developing cancer because they have CDH1.
Laura was told there was an 83 to 87 percent chance that she would develop HDGC by age 40. "Knowing that endoscopy was unreliable, we decided on total gastrectomy and decided the sooner we had it done, the better," Laura said.
The 6½-hour surgery was performed Jan. 12 at University of Chicago Medicine.
Gradually food was reintroduced, starting with a clear liquid diet, then soft foods. She was back home by day six and off pain medicine less than two weeks after surgery.
Not doing that results in "dumping syndrome," or rapid emptying of food into the intestines, followed by dizziness, sweating and diarrhea, Kupfer said.
"The main place where nutrients are absorbed is the small intestines, which still are working just fine (following stomach removal)," Kupfer said.
The exception is vitamin B12, which is absorbed by the stomach. So people without a stomach need to take a B12 supplement.
"I pretty much puree everything I eat," Laura said on Jan. 30 as she prepared a meal of a quarter cup of Greek yogurt pureed with a half banana and a few raspberries and blackberries. The result was four ounces of food consisting of 15 grams of protein and 15 grams of carbs.
"This is a typical meal," she said.
Laura's meal schedule is: 7 a.m., half cup of Greek yogurt; 9 a.m., quarter cup of cottage cheese with a pineapple ring; 11 a.m., two sticks of string cheese; 1 p.m., four to six ounces of a protein shake; 5 p.m., a small, pureed serving of what the family is having for dinner, such as one-third of a chicken enchilada; and 7 p.m., a protein shake.
Goals are 90 grams of protein each day and little to no refined sugars. She drinks water a half hour after meals rather than during meals to allow the food to be absorbed.
While breast cancer screening will be a part of Laura's future "she has an excellent prognosis," Kupfer said.
Within a couple of months, Laura hopes to be able to pick up the kids again and return to work.
"It takes about a year for full healing," she said.
Isaiah and Isabella will be tested for the gene at age 18. If the kids test positive, Laura and Joe hope that research will result in another option — such as a chemotherapy pill — beyond gastrectomy.
If not, "this is something they can fight off before the cancer progresses," Laura said.
Analysis of Laura's stomach resulted in news last week that she actually did have cancer (signet ring carcinoma) in her stomach.


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"in social media..relevance is more important than creativity" - fly me high, high up.
Dulux's 'Let's Colour' Campaign's mastermind is in town!
I've blogged about this before. A low involvement product turned into a high involvement project. Brilliant campaign. The brain behind the project speaks.
Too bad I won't have the luxury of hearing her speak at the Social Media Forum (co. not sponsoring ), but I will be going for the free exhibition next week at Suntec!


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Racing Point get two-step upgrade package for Germany and Hungary
Racing Point to launch 2020 campaign in Austria
Coming February 28 – Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 2 on Netflix
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It's not just the weather in Hockenheim that's searingly hot, but the midfield battle. And Racing Point will stoke the flames as they bring in reinforcements for this weekend's German Grand Prix, says Sergio Perez.
Upgrades are inbound for Racing Point, level on points with eighth-place Toro Rosso and seven behind Alfa Romeo. Those upgrades are not just for the upcoming race at the Hockenheimring, but also for the Hungarian Grand Prix in just over a week's time.
"It's going to be here, part of the [upgrade package]," said Perez. "We're getting something more for Hungary, so for the time being – for the moment – we are focusing on the new package that we have here.
"It has sidepod [upgrades], floor and other stuff, that we hope we can make a good step forward and that can bring a bit more balance to the car - something that we've been missing in the last couple of races."
Perez was on course for points last time out at the British Grand Prix, but the Safety Car intervened after he had pitted. Then, a steering wheel issue caused him to hit Nico Hulkenberg and the Mexican felt he was denied a "deserved" top-10 finish after he eventually ended up 17th.
Sergio Perez: Upgrades coming here and again in Hungary
"I think we were very unlucky that day. We did everything perfect from our side, we definitely deserved the points that we were going to score. In the end they didn't come, but we definitely deserved those," he said.
Thirteenth in the drivers' standings, Perez is seven points ahead of team mate Lance Stroll after 10 races. As the driver market heats up ahead of the summer break, Perez hopes his future is secured very soon – but he stopped short of confirming that it lies at Racing Point.
"Yeah I think at this time of the year it's only two weeks from summer break so I think during summer break I will know exactly what my plans are going to be.
"And I hope I come back from summer break with my future resolved," he concluded.
Perez is currently on his longest pointless streak since 2012, as he's had six races without scoring. Yet, as he nears his 110th start for the team previously known as Force India, he goes to Hockenheim seeking a fifth-straight points finish at the German track.
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