Cloud software company Blackbaud (BLKB 77.89, -12.12, -13.47%) is trading sharply lower this morning -- although well off its morning lows -- after the company cut its FY18 guidance below consensus expectations after the close last night. As we discuss in more detail below, there were three primary contributions to the downside guidance, with the most prominent one having to do with the company's ongoing shift towards a subscription-based model.
Also, in the aftermath of the lowered outlook, several firms downgraded the stock, including Raymond James and JMP Securities setting the stock at Market Perform and Stifel and Benchmark both cutting it to a Hold. In its note, Benchmark commented that last night's pre-announcement was BLKB's second consecutive guide down, indicating that a turnaround may not be on the immediate horizon.
To rewind, back on February 6, the company issued its 4Q17 results and provided its initial outlook for FY18. Specifically, it guided for EPS of $2.75-$2.88, well above the $2.47 consensus at that time, and revenue of $870-$890 mln, also slightly above the $874 mln consensus at the mid-point.
Fast forward to April 30: BLKB reported upside Q1 results as EPS came in at $0.66 vs. the $0.59 expectation on in-line revenue of $204.2 mln. Then, on July 30, it once again exceeded analysts' bottom line expectations with Q2 EPS of $0.69 compared to the $0.67 consensus. But revenue was merely in-line again at $214.6 mln.
While the quarterly results looked decent, the problem was that BLBK was not lifting its FY18 guidance as it continued to beat expectations. In other words, its original FY18 EPS outlook of $2.75-$2.88 remained unchanged, even though it had outperformed analysts' bottom line expectations in both Q1 and Q2. That was a red flag and was likely a main reason why the stock plummeted after its Q2 report.
Reduction in one-time services revenue, accounting for roughly half of the outlook cut. Over the past few years, BLKB has been transitioning to a subscription-based recurring revenue model. In contrast to bookings, which are fully accounted for at the time the contract is signed, revenue from subscriptions takes a while to flow through the business, as clients are booked periodically. During its conference call last night, management stated that the decline in one-time revenue was faster than it had anticipated. So some of the cut in guidance can arguably be understood as a "by design" reduction as BLKB continues to shift its business model. As of the end of Q2, recurring revenue stood at 90% of total revenue, an all-time high.
Weaker than expected transaction revenue also accounted for nearly half of the guidance cut. Transactional revenue is the least predictable in its recurring revenue portfolio, and BLBK said that it has seen some recent shifts in consumer behavior that are impacting its transactional business. Namely, the company saw impacted from fewer one-time events, such as natural disasters, during 2018 as well as smaller average donation sizes to charities in the overall industry relative to its expectations. Also, BLKB noted that in its K-12 business, less tuition is being paid by credit card, and it is seeing more payments made on time, which is impacting follow-up fees.
The last, and the least impactful headwind, is that it is has seen some drop-off in subscription revenue. This is partially due to the company sun-setting legacy products as it migrates clients to its Blackbaud SKY powered solutions. While this suite has much higher retention rates, the company has seen heightened attrition rates during this transition period.
To conclude, it is clear that BLKB is navigating through some challenging times right now as it continues its shift towards a subscription-based model and expires legacy products. But management remains confident, commenting last night that it has a substantial opportunity to both improve its productivity and bolster its sales force to further penetrate the market. And, in fact, it is undergoing a major initiative to more aggressively ramp its sales force. The hope is that these actions will help spark some growth just as the issues concerning its business model transition fade.


An introduction to the global principles that structure tourism, the nature and operation of the tourist industry and the impact, development and management issues that arise from tourism.
The tourism and hospitality sectors represent one of the world's largest industries. In New Zealand tourism is a $20 billion industry that generates 9% of GDP. As a highly diverse and innovative industry, as well as a significant source of employment, it is critical that the industry is served by high-quality graduates. TOUR 101 serves as the platform for the undergraduate degree in tourism. It provides future leaders of the industry, including policy-makers and managers, with critical understandings of the principles that structure tourism and the nature and operation of tourism businesses in New Zealand and globally.
This structure reflects the progression that students make to the 200-level of study.
This paper is taught via Distance Learning during Summer School. All course information will be available on Blackboard.
For First Semester and Second Semester there are two 50-minute lectures per week and one tutorial fortnightly.
Weaver, D. & Lawton, L. (2009), Tourism Management (Edition 4). Wiley: Milton, Australia.
Collier, A. (2011) Principles of Tourism: A New Zealand Perspective (Edition 8). Pearson Education: Auckland.
Cornelissen, S. (2005), The Global Tourism System, Ashgate, Aldershot.
Hall, C.M. (2004) Tourism: Rethinking the Social Science of Mobility. Pearson: Harlow, UK.
This will be available on Blackboard at the start of the paper.
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.


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HollywoodNews.com: The 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that the star of "Due Date" Zach Galifianakis will receive the "Hollywood Comedy Actor Award" and actress Jennifer Lawrence will be recognized with the "New Hollywood Award," at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony. The[...]
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Excited states of the nucleus Os-167 have been populated by the reaction Mo-92(Kr-78,2pn). The JUROGAM gamma-ray detector array has been used in conjunction with the RITU gas-filled separator and the GREAT spectrometer to observe prompt gamma rays in coincidence with recoiling fusion-evaporation residues and their subsequent decay by alpha particle emission. By correlating prompt gamma radiation with the characteristic alpha radioactivity of Os-167, it has been possible to extend the level scheme for this nucleus significantly. In particular, an extension of the yrast band and four previously unobserved bands are reported. In addition, the recoil distance Doppler-shift method was used to determine a lifetime of tau=20(4) ps for The I-pi=17/2(+) state in Os-167. Hence, the level of collectivity and magnitude of deformation of the low spin yrast band of this nucleus is established.


Crossovers came to dominate the global market in today's world. For many years, they slowly but steadily gained their market space. Consumers demand gradually shifted towards fuel-efficient SUVs, which have become an alternative to minivans and station wagon cars. But will a crossover be cheaper than a family sedan or a minivan? You can learn why the crossover can be a better option for you.
Of course, many car enthusiasts do not like these high vehicles, believing that they have no special advantages over cars. Haters gonna hate. There will always be critics who dislike SUVs. Still, there are many reasons for crossovers popularity.
What are they? We will try to answer this in our article.
What makes us want to impress people around us? The answer is vanity of course. And there is nothing wrong with that. After all, most of us can admit that - we don't enjoy looking at people who are dressed with no sense of taste at all. Well, it's the same with cars. There are those, which you won't like because of their awkward appearance. But one thing that many people are attracted to, is an aggressive style. What do you think is one of the reasons why crossovers are becoming popular worldwide?
Modern cars often lack an attractive appearance. Even if the style of the sedan or the hatchback looks good, yet some features may have rough lines. And inventing something new in design is very difficult. But, thanks to crossovers, the new modern car got these aesthetic lines.
Due to their larger size, crossovers have a much more spacious cabin, wider seats and they also offer better visibility. In many models of crossovers, there is a lot less "dead zones" in a drivers visibility range. A driver, who, as a rule, has a higher road clearance in a crossover, sees much further ahead than in a sedan or a hatchback. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule (some models of crossovers have a low road clearance), but in most SUVs visibility is much higher.
As Isaac Newton said, force = mass x acceleration, or something like that (we do not claim to have an ideal knowledge of the exact science). Crossovers are much safer in an accident than their smaller siblings are. Nobody has canceled the laws of physics. The Insurance Institute for Road Safety (IIHS) has repeatedly noted that the new modern sedans or hatchbacks, in spite of their excellent safety, differ from safer crossover vehicles.
Nowadays, there are many crossovers in the car market with three rows of seats, allowing you to take more people than you would in an average sized car. If you have a big family and you drive regularly together, then the crossover is certainly an excellent option for car leasing. Also, in cases like these, you might consider a minivan, but that's a different topic in itself.
In addition to the excellent capacity of a large number of passengers, crossovers have good luggage capacity, thanks to the bigger volume of the trunk compartment. This is one of the main reasons why people are so much into crossovers today.
Perhaps, everyone wants a spacious car with a large trunk. That is why crossovers will never go out of demand and will always have their niche in the automotive industry.
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WASHINGTON - Governments worldwide are stepping up the use of online tools, in many cases inspired by China's model, to suppress dissent and tighten their grip on power, a human rights watchdog study released Thursday has found.
It cited a sweeping Chinese cybersecurity law that requires that local and foreign companies "immediately stop transmission" of banned content, and compels them to ensure that data on Chinese users is hosted within the country.
Companies such as Huawei — largely banned from contracts in the U.S. and Australia — are building infrastructure in many parts of the world including Africa and Latin America, according to Freedom House board chairman Michael Chertoff, a former U.S. secretary of homeland security.
"This opens up a potential for exploiting information in these countries by having technological back doors that can be used by the Chinese government to collect intelligence," Chertoff told a conference call.
The researchers said online freedom is facing threats in democratic as well as authoritarian states.
It said online freedom also faces threats in the U.S. as a result of the reauthorization of a surveillance law and a "hyperpartisan" environment in social media marked by large disinformation efforts.


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American Society of Cinematographers Announce 2011 ASC Awards
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The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the nominees for the 26th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Guillaume Schiffman, AFC (The Artist)
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Robert Richardson, ASC (Hugo)
Hoyte van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Tree of Life)
Most notably sitting out of the race was Janusz Kaminski's work from "War Horse." That's another blow to Steven Spielberg's quickly fading Oscar chances.
As for the nominees… This is the second consecutive ASC Award nomination for Cronenweth who was recognized last year for The Social Network.
Richardson earns his 10th nomination. He was previously acknowledged for Inglourious Basterds (2010), The Good Shepherd (2007), The Aviator (2005), Snow Falling on Cedars (2000), The Horse Whisperer (1999), Heaven & Earth (1994), A Few Good Men (1993), JFK (1992), and Born on the Fourth of July (1990).
Lubezki won the ASC Award in 2007 for Children of Men, and was also nominated in 2000 for Sleepy Hollow.
Schiffman and van Hoytema are both first-time ASC nominees.
"Every year, the nominees in this category have expanded the boundaries of cinematography with their consummate artistry and their mastery of the technological tools required to achieve their vision," says ASC President Michael Goi. "In an intensely competitive field, these are the best of the best."
Last year, Wally Pfister, ASC, BSC won the ASC feature film award for "Inception," and went on to take home the Oscar® as well.
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Please meet Mouse the kitten.
She is the little kitten from the Midwest that I did a post about yesterday. Her mom was going to take her to get her declawed in two weeks.
I called her "Cutie" because I didn't know her real name. The intervention post worked and her mom said that she is going to try using Soft Paws instead of getting her declawed. I personally shipped out a couple of boxes of Soft Paws to her today and will update this post when she sends me a photo with them on.


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WIEGO's podcast explores some of the most pressing issues that the world's informal workers face. It features experts from around the globe.
Top photo: Podcast host Cyrus Afshar. Credit: Roberto Hernandez
More than half the world's workforce lacks social protection. Informal workers (such as domestic workers, waste pickers, street vendors and home-based workers) typically earn little and carry big risks. Without social protection, they are extremely vulnerable to income losses and struggle to cope after a negative event or change (e.g. illness, disaster, injury).
From the future of work to the necessity of child care and universal health care, from local policy to international standards, this podcast discusses how informal workers can access better livelihood protection.
#10 The Future of Work and the Missing Middle Informal Economy Podcast: Social Protection
In this episode, we invited Christina Behrendt, head of the Social Policy Unit at the ILO, to talk about the relations between the Future of Work and the challenges to extend social protection to the so-called "missing middle", the informal economy workers.
#09 Social Protection For Informal Workers in Togo
This episode offers an interview with Liliane Napoe, of the Danish Trade Union Development Agency. Liliane is the International Adviser and Head of the West African sub-regional office, based in Lomé, where she has been supporting informal workers in their effort to expand social protection and to form a coalition to push for social rights for informal workers.
#08 Universal Health Coverage in Southeast Asia
WIEGO's Social Protection programme director, Laura Alfers, was in Bangkok, Thailand for the Association of South East Asian Nations People's Forum (ASEAN People's Forum for short), where civil society organizations representatives gathered to prepare for the ASEAN Summit.
#07 Formalizing The Informal - The R204 Process
In 2015, the ILO's International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation about the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy, known as R204. Jane Barrett, WIEGO's Director of Organization & Representation, talks about what R204 is and why it matters that governments get it right.
#06 Coproduction Of Social Services For Informal Workers
Who should bear the main burden of social service: is it the state, the private sector, NGOs, communities or individuals? This complex discussion is central to questions of inequality. In order to contribute to this debate, Laura Alfers published a paper for the UNRISD Conference "Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World: Between Elite Power and Social Mobilization", which took place in Geneva, and she talks with us about the issues.
#05 Domestic Workers and Violence at the Workplace
Violence and harassment at the workplace affect many workers all over the world, especially women. It is such a pervasive phenomenon that it was included in the agenda of the next International Labour Conference, which will take place the coming days in Geneva, where the issue will be up for a second round of discussions, with a view to the adoption of an ILO convention.
#04 Child Care and Informal Economy
Child care is often regarded as part of the education policy, centred around early childhood care and development. But child care is also the provision of a service that has a close relation to social protection and women economic empowerment.
#03 Occupational Health and Safety and Waste Pickers
On April 7th is celebrated the World Health Day. In order to mark this date, this episode will discuss a very important issue: occupational, health and safety. Health and safety measures at work play an important role on workers quality of life, and their capacity of having a steady and sustainable livelihood. And this is even more crucial for informal workers, often left out of regulations that assure them a safe work environment.
#02 Urban Infrastructure, Social Protection and Women Informal Workers
March is the month when International Women's Day is celebrated across the world. It is also when the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, CSW, holds its annual session in New York. And this year, the priority theme is: "Social Protection Systems, Access to Public Services and Sustainable Infrastructure for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls". This episode addresses specifically issues that women informal workers face.
#01 Informal Economy and Social Protection
In this first episode, we discuss some of the more fundamental and general issues about social protection and informal employment.
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Shawn Avery, president and CEO of Opportunity Inc. | First person
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"We're open for business. We've got staff to help people get jobs," said Shawn Avery, who took on his leadership role at Opportunity Inc. in 2014.
Opportunity Inc. is the administrative arm of four One-Stop Workforce Centers in the region, plus the Hampton Roads Veterans Employment Center.
"Workforce development is a key component of a growing and successful economy and we want Opportunity Inc. to be the convener of that effort," Avery said.
"The challenge is staying on the cutting edge of the job market. We see ourselves as an economic development organization, evolving and changing to meet the employment needs of the region."
VITAL PARTNERSHIPS
"We can do a lot, but it really takes a lot of people working together. It takes a lot of partnerships in strategic lockstep.
"We are now strategic partners with the Hampton Roads Chamber, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance and Reinvent Hampton Roads, to name a few. In addition, we have implemented a number of new initiatives, to include our recently opened Veterans Employment Center and Career Access Network."
AIDING THE TRANSITION
The center for veterans at 861 Glenrock Road in Norfolk aims to specifically address their needs by coordinating the resources and services available in the area, including training.
Before the new facility's opening in January, the workforce centers assisted more than 1,100 Hampton Roads military personnel making the transition out of the service into civilian life in 2017.
Avery and his board of directors knew from research data that more could use their help: Almost 14,000 left the military in 2015 and stayed in Virginia; 8,000 of them remained in the region.
"We want them and their families to stay here in Hampton Roads. We want to support their families, too."
A SECRET NO MORE
"(We have) really tried to increase the visibility of Opportunity Inc. and the programs we offer. We have implemented a robust communication effort that has allowed us to reach employers, participants and partners that we had not reached before.
"We want to make sure that we are not the best-kept secret in Hampton Roads anymore."
"Diversifying our funding has also been a priority of mine since coming on board. We have gone from a little over $25,000 in nonfederal funds to this year having secured over $750,000, including for the first time, receiving a per capita contribution from the eight localities we represent, and being named this year's Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award winner, which comes with a $200,000 grant to the organization."
HIS SECOND STINT
"I am actually on my second stint at Opportunity Inc. From July 2000 to September 2006, I worked my way up to senior director of development and community affairs. Afterwards, I went over to be the vice president at the Peninsula Council for Workforce Development, the sister organization to Opportunity Inc.
"These two positions allowed me to become quite familiar with the workforce development needs of the entire region. This career path also allowed me to learn about the variety of resources available throughout the region that can benefit the employers and citizens of Hampton Roads."
ON THE RIGHT PATH
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"My degree is in business administration/marketing. It was helpful to have that educational foundation to rely on, but when I graduated, I had never even heard of workforce development or job training.
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Former New Zealand Cricket international Mark Greatbatch in Art Deco Napier.
Napier's Art Deco Festival is held in February each year.
On a holiday that's all about indulgence, a little exercise is definitely a good thing. One of the best ways to explore the wineries of Hawke's Bay is on a mountain bike - the terrain is as flat as a billiard tAbel and the scenery is magnificent.
Cricket World Cup 2015 host city Napier is set to play host to New Zealand's very first "Legends of Cricket Art Deco Match" to coincide with ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and annual Art Deco celebrations.
Scheduled for Wednesday 25th February 2015, the colourful game will take the form of "New Zealand Vs the Rest of the World" and will include some of the all-time playing greats of yesteryear, as well as some talented youngsters and special guests.
The first three players to be unveiled include three of the biggest names to play international cricket for New Zealand in the last 20 years. Mark Greatbatch, Chris Harris and Dion Nash have all been confirmed to play in this unique fixture.
The friendly 20/20 game, based on an Art Deco theme and style, will see players don traditional 1930's cricket attire with a host of side-line activity celebrating the era synonymous with Napier City and Hawke's Bay heritage.
The game has been scheduled to take place at the end of the annual Art Deco Weekend in Napier, allowing the revellers to enjoy extended celebrations and get into the swing of Cricket World Cup 2015.
Annie Dundas, GM Hawke's Bay Tourism said they were looking forward to putting on a world class event to attract the international media and visitors to Hawke's Bay who will already be touring New Zealand for Cricket World Cup 2015.
Players for the International side and the remaining New Zealand team members will be announced in the New Year.
It has been 22 years since New Zealand last hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1992. Napier will host three matches for Cricket World Cup 2015. These are - Pakistan Vs United Arab Emirates (4th March) New Zealand Vs Afghanistan (8th March) and West Indies Vs United Arab Emirates (15th March).
Tickets for the Art Deco Cricket Match will go on sale Friday 19th December 9am. Along with celebrating the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – the unique cricket game is also a chance for visitors to experience Art Deco weekend in the heart of New Zealand's Art Deco capital Napier.
This annual festival sees the streets of Napier transform into an Art Deco extravaganza with a weekend of festivity, served up with boas and balls, picnics and parades and a whole lot of vintage-inspired fun.
The warm dry climate has helped Hawke's Bay become a leading region for wine production. It's the first stop on the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail, and a popular destination for cycling the vines.
The seaside city of Napier is an Art Deco marvel – a city rebuilt in the 1930s after a huge earthquake. Today the city comes alive hosting some of New Zealand's most colourful festivals including the Art Deco Weekend, FAWC food and wine festival, and the country's most elaborate celebrations of Matariki – the Maori New Year.
Out of town, Hawke's Bay offers outdoor adventures - hiking through forest trails or along the beach to iconic Cape Kidnappers gannet colony, or relaxing on glorious beaches that stretch along the Pacific coast. Weekend farmers' markets are the place to shop for local produce and indulge in artisan gourmet food.


Northampton midfielder John-Joe O'Toole needs surgery on a groin injury in a blow to new boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
The 28-year-old has not played since a pre-season run out in July and faces a couple more weeks on the sidelines, meaning he will sit out Tuesday's visit of Portsmouth.
Aaron Phillips (thigh), Sam Foley (knee) and Sam Hoskins (knee) are all out having missed Saturday's 1-0 win over Doncaster.
It gave Hasselbaink the perfect start to his reign at Sixfields and handed the Cobblers their first win of the season - and first since March.
Ollie Hawkins will be absent for Portsmouth following his clash of heads with AFC Wimbledon's Callum Kennedy on Saturday.
Hawkins, who also suffered a head injury on his Pompey debut against Rotherham in the previous game, required six stitches in a wound and may not even be ready to return when Fleetwood visit Fratton Park at the weekend.
His absence could open the door for Conor Chaplin following his goal-scoring appearance from the bench against the Dons.
Meanwhile, defender Jack Whatmough could be out of action for up to six months after undergoing knee surgery.


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Automated Cyber Defense: Leveraging Identity Management to Get to Acceptable Losses
Today's world of cyber warfare is one of continuous zero-day attacks, targeted phishing scams and malicious insiders. Anyone trying to deal with these threats manually has already lost the game. You can't stop cyberattacks from occurring. But, you can significantly limit the damage when these inevitable attacks strike.
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Based on his years of extensive real-world experience, Sam Elliott will cover how to redesign and automate your organization's identity management (especially privileged identities and access) to achieve acceptable losses, even while under constant cyberattack. Among the takeaways:
You can't eliminate breaches, but you can contain their impact to acceptable loss.
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When You Go to Cuba, You Must Expect the Unexpected
July 17, 2020 July 18, 2020 / Dave Price
Dateline: Trinidad, Cuba
One of the greatest pleasures of traveling is meeting local people. And one of the best places to encounter them for a chat is a hotel lobby. That is where this morning I met Juan Matos, an 86-year-old resident of the Cuban countryside, who had traveled to Havana to take pictures of his relatives and bring those precious photos back to his village.
As we talked, Matos, who seemed pleased to be the same age as Fidel Castro, cradled his prize possession, a Japanese camera that he joked was not quite as old as he was. He said he was staying for two days for his photo sessions. "I like Havana, but it is not my home," Matos said. "I am of the country."
Matos said he had not been involved in combat during the Revolution. "I worked during those times; I was not a fighter," he said. But the octogenarian had a succinct reply to the modern history of Cuba. "Fidel is much better than Batista," Matos said.
I asked him how he had learned to speak English. He gave the answer that I had heard from several taxi cab drivers and Havana shopkeepers. "I get to speak English by listening. We Cubans are good talkers, but some of us can be good listeners, too," Matos explained.
"You are now my friend. Travel well," Matos said with a wide smile, as I excused myself to board the bus for our five-hour trip to the colonial city of Trinidad.
A few miles outside of Havana we encountered the noted bumpy roads of rural Cuba. It was an encounter that was to continue for the next four hours. "There are some things I won't miss about Cuba," said Bill, who was traveling with his partner David. Both had been involved in Broadway theater and now spent much of their time traveling the world. This was their first time in Cuba, and like Judy and myself, had definitely become enchanted with Havana's sites and people. Now we would be seeing and reacting to some vastly different parts of the island.
As most of my fellow travelers decided to ignore the bumpy ride and nap, I read a series of newspaper articles collected in a notebook that Tom Miller had shared with me. One from the New York Times was about the old cars in Cuba. Another from the LA Times told the story of Hemingway and his Nobel Prize. There was a story from Cigar Aficianado that featured the Melia Cohiba, where we had been staying in Havana; a Smithsonian magazine article about the sinking of the Maine; and another LA Times story about Omara Portuando, the last remaining living member of the Havana's famed Buena Vista Social Club music group. Finally, there was a lengthy piece by black American writer Langston Hughes, who had spent time on the island as a 28-year-old. It was entitled "Havana nights and Cuban color lines – 1930."
Between my article reading and gazing periodically out the window, I was definitely deepening my understanding of Cuba. My window glimpses showed views similar to that of any Caribbean island with one major difference. The roadsides were dotted with signs in Spanish heralding the great benefits of the Socialist revolution and the contributions of Che and other revolutionary heroes.
As we neared Trinidad, a harried-looking Hilary had an announcement for the group. 'Remember when we warned you to expect the unexpected. Well, things have been going really well up until now," she said. The hotel in the seaside resort of Cienfuegos where we were supposed to be staying for the next two nights said we couldn't have the rooms. She said she and Luis had been conducting a series of phone calls and promised we would have accommodations by the time we left Trinidad.
"Relax, enjoy your visit, and know that we will get rooms," she said.
As we prepared to get off the bus, Tom Miller said that we would now be viewing a historical attraction that was truly "frozen in time." Tucked in between the Sierra del Escambray Mountains and the Caribbean Sea, Trinidad is often referred to as Cuba's colonial treasure. Founded in 1514, Trinidad was Cuba's third settlement and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988. Vehicles are banned and life proceeds much as it did nearly 500 years ago, complete with the clip-clop of horse hooves on cobbled streets.
Despite its calm, quaint look, the area has been the scene of much violence over the centuries. After the establishment of Havana, Trinidad become an outpost for smugglers, pirates, and slave traders. From 1959 to 1966, the area around the city served as a staging area for Fidel's forces as they fought to eradicate counterrevolutionaries based in the Sierra del Escambray.
Now maybe it was the heat or the dust or the fact that I have always been a city boy, but while I could appreciate the history, I really didn't enjoy the hours we spent in Trinidad. Perhaps it was the pervading sense of poverty that permeated the town. Unlike Havana, here everyone appeared to be hustling for a buck. That hustle was best encapsulated by the scrawny young boy with an even more emaciated dog who kept approaching us, and pointing to the trembling canine, asking "Senor, you buy? You buy?"
Back on the bus, Hilary announced that accommodations had been found. We would not be staying at the promised plush seaside resort in Cienfuegos, but instead in a more stark, severe hotel of Russian five-story block construction on the far outskirts of the resort. Some of our group expressed their displeasure, but I liked the idea. It would be a chance to experience another part of Cuban/Russian history, a history that could only be experienced in Cuba. For her part, Hilary tried to put her best spin on our upcoming adventure. "It will be like being in a college dorm again but without all the drinking," she said.
To Follow Our Cuban Trip in Chronological Order
Moon Over Miami
A 1st Look at Cuba
La Melia y El Malecon
Havana: The Last Virgin City in the Americas
Look for What You Don't See
Hemingway and Cuba
The Truth of Our System
Now You're Smoking
At Home with Hemingway
We're Only Dancing in the Dark
The Cuban Countryside
A Night of Love Under a Havana Moon
A Day of the Dead
Thank You, My Good Frenemies
Lunch with a Close Companion of Castro
Rapping About the Cuban Music Scene
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Being a second year uni student, I definitely know what it's like to be slightly lacking on the funds front (to put it mildly). If there's anything I can do to save a lil' bit of money I will probably be up for trying it. So when I was asked to trial Amazon Student, with its many perks like unlimited one-day delivery and Prime video, I cancelled my Netflix subscription and jumped at the chance. Everyone gets a free trial, and it's a really good way to save money on the kinds of things you may well already subscribe to like video and music streaming services, for £39 a year (half the price of standard Prime). I used one-day delivery on these fab Vans that I'd been eyeing up for ages. They're such a good staple! I'm also very happy that the weather is finally nice enough for the resurrection of these Zara trousers, purchased in the sale last summer. Long may it continue!
Love this look! That jacket looks so cosy!


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Watch Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard Perform "Life in Quarantine" on "Stephen Colbert"
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May 14, 2020 By Christopher Roberts Benjamin Gibbard
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie was the musical guest on last night's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He performed his recent single, "Life In Quarantine," doing it solo acoustic from home. Gibbard first premiered the song in March during one of his Live From Home live streamed concerts and then a week later released the studio version of the song. Watch his performance below.
In response to the COVID-19 Gibbard has been live streaming solo concerts from his home studio since March. Gibbard was previously performing daily concerts, but is now doing weekly concerts every Thursday. With each concert Gibbard asks fans to donate to a particular charity.
Previously Gibbard also shared a video where he performed the new song "Life In Quarantine," which is inspired by what we're all going through with COVID-19, and then he shared the studio version of the song (which is still solo acoustic), which was one of our Songs of the Week.
Gibbard previously announced that he's taking requests. Previously during his live stream concerts Gibbard covered Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees," New Order's "Ceremony," and other songs. He previously did an all-covers set with covers of songs by Phoebe Bridgers, Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Big Star, and Def Leppard.
Gibbard then did another all-covers set where he covered R.E.M.'s "Half a World Away," The Cure's "Just Like Heaven," Morrissey's "Everyday Is Like Sunday," Hall & Oates' "Out of Touch," The Magnetic Fields' "Strange Powers," Neil Young's "Harvest Moon," Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge's "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends," Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy In New York," and Spiritualized's "Hold On."
Gibbard also covered Fountains of Wayne's "Barbara H." in tribute to the band's Adam Schlesinger, who died recently due to COVID-19. Gibbard also performed a set where he did all of Death Cab for Cutie's 2000-released album We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary.
During one of his concerts Gibbard performed a new song, "Proxima B," and covered Nirvana's "All Apologies" in what was an all-piano set. He also did an all-Beatles covers set.
Death Cab for Cutie released a new EP, The Blue EP, last year via Atlantic. Death Cab for Cutie's last album, Thank You For Today, came out in 2018 via Atlantic.
Read our 2018 interview with Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard on Thank You For Today.
Also read our 2018 The End interview with Gibbard about endings and death.


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Siran Neal could be Bills' X factor against Patriots' rushing offense
The Bills deployed the pair in the second meeting.
By Matt Warren Jan 14, 2022, 12:52pm EST
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The Buffalo Bills face the New England Patriots for the third time this season, hosting the Super Wild Card Weekend playoff game at Highmark Stadium on Saturday night.
In early December, the Patriots ran over, through, and around the Bills to the tune of 222 rushing yards, including one long rushing TD. In late December, the two teams met again just three weeks later but the story was different. What changed?
In the second game against the Patriots, the Bills deployed a new set of defenders to stop the run. While they didn't switch all the way to the base 4-3 defense, they subbed in a third linebacker for the second-most snaps on the season. A.J. Klein was in for 30% of the snaps while Taron Johnson saw just 70%. The only time they were flipped more was during the hurricane-force winds in Week 13, where Johnson was only on the field 43% of the time. But that game was also against the Patriots, and New England was still able to run.
One defensive player who was not a factor in Week 13, but played a lot more snaps in Week 16—cornerback Siran Neal.
In Week 13, Dane Jackson played 100% of the snaps against the Patriots in the first game after losing Tre'Davious White. He didn't play poorly, but Buffalo's defense was run all over. In Week 16, he came off the field on 20% of the defensive snaps, ceding that playing time to Neal. The bigger-bodied Neal is more than capable of helping in run support and adds 26 pounds over Jackson's 180.
The pair of Klein and Neal in for Johnson and Jackson could prove to be the difference in the run defense. Klein played 19 snaps while Neal played 13 in the second matchup. In the second game, the Patriots were held to just 149 yards rushing.
While the pairing of the duo of Ed Oliver and Harrison Phillips at defensive tackle is certainly another big factor, the introduction of Neal into the lineup could be the difference-maker.
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This is a translation of a lecture on predestination and election based on Romans. Nikolaus Selnecker (1532-1592) was the author. He was instrumental in the years of Lutheran orthodoxy after the death of Luther in 1546. This Latin text can be found in the Sammlung (Compilation), which Martin Chemnitz put together and published in 1594. He compiled this book during the Gnadenwahlstreit of the late 16th century.
To the glory of him who loved us from eternity and predestined us out of his infinite mercy to be with him forever. Amen.
Is the doctrine of predestination a necessary doctrine?
Absolutely, because God himself gave this doctrine, and predestined those whom he called. Therefore this doctrine that reveals the eternal good will of God towards us is greatly necessary for the confirmation of our article of free justification, the true comfort of consciences, and the striving after piety, patience, and firmness.
Yet is this doctrine useful?
This doctrine is very useful and full of comfort for the believers, who rest on this word, "For God so1 loved the world;"2 "Come to me all of you, who labor;"3 "This is my Son, whom I love, listen to him;"4 "He, who believes in the Son, has eternal life,"5 etc. But it is most destructive to the unbeliever and those who talk about predestination without and outside of Christ. "For who does not believe in the Son, the wrath of God remains over him."6 Therefore it must correctly be taught that the doctrine of predestination is like an iron sword, although it has great usefulness, nevertheless it is not suitable for imprudent boys, nor angry and bad men; but for adults who correctly use it, and for the pious or believers in Christ.
From where is this doctrine originated?
One does not go up into heaven and run down with this doctrine's conditions, nor into the eternal plan of the Trinity outside of the earth's foundation. It is not to be indulged by private speculation and seeking of the order of causes from eternity, but it was begun at the manger of God's Son, Christ. He was made man, descended from heaven for our sake and for the sake of our salvation, suffered, was crucified, and died in his flesh for the sake of our sin, resurrected for the sake of justification, ascended to heaven as victor and conqueror; was made higher than the heavens, elevated above the entire sky, sits in his flesh at the right hand of the eternal and omnipotent Father, gives gifts to us, shows to us every good thing, and leads us to the knowledge of the gracious will of God toward us. In this way, we begin at the manger of Christ and arrive at the right hand of God to which Christ was carried in his human flesh. Therefore we ought to correctly judge predestination from the revealed will of God in the doctrine of the gospel concerning Christ. Whoever believes in the Son, they were predestined, i.e., they have eternal life. This is the voice of the gospel, from which it must begin, with which it must agree and continue up to death or to our emptiness, from which they arise to glory and heavenly life, according to Christ's word, "I want that where I am, they also will be, whom you, Father, have given to me."7 We are entirely, perfectly, and firmly able to discern, speak about, and are assured of the eternal and hidden plans, and order of causes. Now it is enough that we rest upon the revealed will of God in the word and use of the sacraments, which we know are the same as the eternal, secret, and [will] hidden to the wise ones of the world. Matt.11 [: 25].
Is not the doctrine of predestination to eternal life the same as the doctrine of the justification of man before God?
It absolutely is. There is no other cause of predestination than the cause of justification. Therefore Paul proves the doctrine of free grace from predestination. There is no distinction apart from the fact that predestination concerns the eternal will and pleasure unknown to every creature, but justification concerns the revealing of the eternal and secret will accomplished through the Son.
In this life, is anything able to be known or said about the eternal order of causes, which God would have planned from eternity for himself in the electing and condemning of men?
If Christ and his word are always in the heart, mouth, and in view, then one is able to safely and without danger discern concerning the order of causes, in this way, according to the Word. Certainly, the fact that God in his eternal and infallible plan would have wanted out of his eternal kindness to reveal his glory, and thus the decree was made in the plan of the eternal Trinity. He would set up the human race for his image, justification, and holiness in this way, so that such a race would be and remain forever, so that it would live without harm in eternity. Then although God foresaw (to whom nothing is able to be unknown nor at hand, even if it will happen and has not yet happened) the wickedness of Satan who rises against God, and corrupts the human race, that himself and all his generations would return as subjects under God's judgment; he did not immediately wish to avert his enemy's wickedness in his eternal, particular, secret, divine, and impenetrable plan. He allowed this to happen, just as a powerful lord, a viewer of the things that a polluted and powerless enemy plots, does not immediately oppose his enemy, but knows when and how he ought, is able, and wishes to restrain the evil enemy for his glory and bring him back to nothing. Therefore when the plan was held with the Logos (the Son) and the Holy Spirit, he destined the enemy to eternal destruction: but in view of the Son, on account of and through whom everything was made, as in view of the only mediator, he did not wish that the act would punish the entire human race. He wished that the Son be made flesh, and according to his flesh be predestined for innocence, cleanliness, integrity, holiness, completed justification, life, salvation, joy, and eternal glory, and at the same time for the ransoming and reconciliation of men, since they are predestined by God to eternal life in this way, that for that very fact whoever believes in him receives from his abundance, at whomever God looks; on the other hand whoever is outside of Christ, i.e., without faith in Christ is condemned and rejected. God reveals this, his secret will, through the Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, and establishes the means, through which faith in Christ is kindled and confirmed by the maker and doer, the Holy Spirit. Therefore he decreed to gather the church and keep her visible and open to the entire human race, in which he wishes his voice to be heard, which is, "This is my Son whom I love, listen to him."8 Those who listen to him and do not despise, neglect, belittle, or place it after earthly and perishable things, but humbly, learn, listen, and esteem as great the means, indeed the gospel's message and the use of the sacraments; he wants to give [them] in true faith in Christ, in the Holy Spirit, and in eternal salvation and he forsakes no one, to whom these means, planned by God, are a care and of the heart. Moreover he reveals to him the word and heart, and wants that he be in the number of the foreordained to eternal life, i.e., of the ones justified through faith in Christ. However others, who despise the means or think nothing of them, and are not striving after Christian piety, he pronounces as unbelievers, impenitent, hardened, wicked, rejected, and vessels of wrath suitable for ruin-not by the fault of God, but by their own particular fault. We are able and ought to only speak about the order of causes in this doctrine of predestination from Scripture. Moreover what causes bring forth larger things to these, those are not for our asking in this life, but pertain to the eternal Academia (academy). It is enough to know, how we are justified before God, absolved from sin, are adopted as sons, i.e., are predestined and elected to eternal life and salvation.
What rules are to be maintained in the doctrine of predestination? Ten.
First: Not human reason, nor philosophy, but God's Word alone ought to be the norm of the judgment and thought of predestination. Outside of the God's Word, nothing is to be decided concerning God and his will.
Second: The promise of grace is universal, pertaining to every people, penitent races and men, who believe in Christ, according to the order established by God. It resounds in the visible church just as in an overhanging cathedral; every single person ought to be listeners of this, outside of which there is not salvation.
Third: In the presence of God, there is no respect of persons. Deut. 10; Acts 10; Is. 20; Rom. 4.
Fourth: There are no contradicting wills in God. The revealed will is nothing other than what the eternal will of God is.
Fifth: The grace shown and revealed to us in Christ abounds over sin.
Sixth: Just as in the earthly Adam, everyone fell, so in the heavenly Adam, who is Christ, everyone arises and in the universal resurrection accomplished by Christ, believers arise to life, the other ones rise to eternal damnation. For just as the promise of grace is universal, so also the resurrection is universal, i.e. pertains to everyone. Anyhow with this distinction, that many reject grace, and therefore arise to damnation, but believers are raised to life out of grace.
Seventh: God is the cause neither of sin nor the ruin of men, and he does not predestine anyone to damnation with his will.
Eighth: The doctrine of predestination is plain, certain, and explained through the doctrine of the free justification of men before God. Furthermore the cause of predestination is nothing more than the cause of justification.
Ninth: Whoever perishes, he perishes by his own fault. Whoever is saved, he is saved out of pure grace and goodness through Christ.
What are the particular words used in this doctrine?
Purpose, foreknowledge, predestination or election, Book of life, condemnation etc.
Purpose or design is the eternal and unchangeable decree and favor of God concerning the salvation of men according to the order he established.
Foreknowledge is the knowledge beforehand of the saved ones, whom God knows, calls, cares for, guards, and protects [being] conscience of everything. 2 Tim. 2 [: 19], "He knows who are his," and on the other hand, there is still the foresight of the bad, wicked, and condemned ones.
Predestination is the designation and decree, by which God elects according to design and favor or plan of his will the eternal church in his Son, calls and gathers her through the ministry of word and sacrament. In her by the merit and efficacy of the Savior Christ, he bestows to everyone who believes in Christ righteousness, remits sins, gives the Holy Spirit and eternal life, out of pure grace and goodness.
The Book of life is Christ himself, to whom we are joined and ascribed through faith. Therefore the word anthropopathos says that God has the book, in which he would have written down the names of his elect, to whom he wants the give eternal life, Colossians 4 [: 3], Ezekiel 13 [: 9], the house of Israel, the mystery of the Lord. The name "Book of life" is most pleasing and describes the certainty of salvation for the believers in Christ. For all are said to be written in the Book of life, in whose faith and salvation there is no doubt.
Providence is the general word concerning the universal rule of God, by which God is mindful of every single creature and rules and governs them according to his great wisdom, goodness, and righteousness.
Does God still predestine wicked men for bad both on account of their fault and as a punishment?
The voice of predestination in Scripture is used only for the work of redemption and salvation of the human race. Augustine says, "For it is wrong to say that God predestined anything except good. Indeed God foresees the bad things, but he does not predestine, but he foresees and predestines the good things." And Fulgentius12 also says, "There is not sin in God: so no sin comes from him: moreover what is never in his work was never in his predestination." Therefore God predestines no one to sin, because God neither wishes nor approves sin, but hates and punishes it, as it is written, "You are not a God that desires iniquity,"13 and, "God apart from any iniquity, is just and right." Likewise, "Whatever is in the world, desires of the flesh, of the eyes, and the arrogance of life is not from the Father, but from the world."14 And still it is correctly said by all heathens that the voice is wicked, impious, and at no time supporting, which makes God the author of sin. Moreover the fact that God still does not wish with the plan and decree of his perfect will the punishment and ruin of man, the oath of God himself testifies, "As long as I live, I do not want the death of sinners, but that he is converted and lives."15 For God is not a tyrant, but he concedes to us sinners a time of repentance, and impels with us, just as also a father with his children and family. However he rejects the wicked ones who do not repent and he punishes their own wickedness with eternal death by their own fault.
The will which agrees with the divine will is good.
The will of the Jews agrees with the divine which wishes the death of the Son, whom they themselves wanted killed.
Therefore the Jews will was good.
Did God preordain Judas's betrayal and the Jews' sin?
Not at all, for he who sins is from the devil. Wickedness is absent from God, iniquity from the Omnipotent. Certainly God preordained the obedience and satisfaction of his Son in place of the human race. For the execution of this preordination, that which belongs to inflicting bad things, the wicked and hardened ones act willingly. They are not driven by God, but by the devil and his evil, nor do they want what God wants, but the opposite. For God wants good, but they themselves want bad and the ruin of Christ. But although God knows in his eternal foreknowledge from eternity these things would happen in this way, nevertheless he does not want, assist, nor approve the sin of Judas or the Jews. Moreover although God foreknew that they would be vessels of wrath, who would give themselves to their own madness by rejecting Christ, he forsook them, and allowed them to be carried by their own desires and by the instigation and urging of the devil; nevertheless in his eternal, unchangeable, and definite plan he leads all theses things to the best outcome, which is the glory of God and salvation of men. This is the good end of God's predestination: However the sin itself of Judas and the Jews is from the devil, and although God prohibits and punishes it, the sin is still committed.
Why does God not avert and stop the sin, since he would easily be able to stop it?
Because he wants natural reason to have freedom at any time, not to compel it forcefully, nor to drag it unwillingly to obedience, but he maintains such a thing, as it is.
Because he requires willing obedience, which is not able to be pleasing to him, unless it is willingly.
Because he acts according to his will, which is revealed to us in the Word i.e. according to the promises and warnings, by which we ought either to be moved to obedience, or to be punished by God, whom we would not obey.
Because Judgment Day remains, when sin truly is eradicated and the wicked are condemned.
Why does God not immediately destroy and punish the wicked?
Because he is patience, and gives time for repentance.
Because the wicked and impenitent are punished more severely.
Because God wants the merit of his Son to be known, on whose account he spares the entire human race.
Because he wants his mercy, goodness, long-suffering, and patience celebrated.
He still wants us to live continually in the exercises of true repentance.
Does God often punish sin with sins or does he not want sin?
God desires sin neither from the beginning, in the middle, nor in the end. And they blasphemed, who give to God any blame for sin. Moreover he wants punishment, the law and execution of which is a work of God's will. And with the reasoning of punishment, he still desires the law of retaliation, so that through that which one sins, he is punished by the same thing. Moreover two observations or rules are to be maintained for us.
The first is as often as God punishes sin with sin, then he uses the wicked ones or vessels of wrath for the execution of the punishment. Their nature is nothing other than to sin, to resist God, and otherwise be subject to condemnation, although their natures are not used for that punishment, which God wants. Therefore they are as a staff, which a father uses, and then throws it into the fire, as are Absalom, Assyria (Isa. 10) and today the Turks, and similar enemies of the true church, who do not repent.
The second is whatever whether rewards or punishment happens to the pious as a benefit, these happen when God arranges the event in this way, although in the middle many things are erred, the cause of which is not God, but the devil and the perverse nature of men. On the other hand, whatever happens to bad men is bad that happens with God arranging the event in this way according to his just wrath, such things are the means, the nature and disorder of which ought to be ascribed not to God, but to the devil and men. For God determines everything in his eternal plan for the best outcome, whether for the salvation of the pious or for the fall of the wicked, indeed the former is free, but the reason for the latter is it is owed and merited.
Why does God allow many to live in their blindness, and still allow that many perish in that?
The cause of blindness and ruin is found in man, not only in the reasoning of the original perversity, but also in the reasoning of the contempt of the doctrine resounding in the church, which men ought to hear and when they do not hear it, they are punished with the just judgment of God.
Therefore the first cause of this same blindness is the just wrath of God against sin and vessels of wrath.
Second, the punishment of many particular and actual sinners, of idolatry, of blasphemy, of lust etc.
Third, the disorder of the devil, who still thinks that he already blinds everyone and has rule of the world, and that every nation is in his hand; who is ashamed of the preaching of the gospel, by which he sees his own kingdom destroyed, and the church is gathered here and there among the nations, lest everyone should perish.
The fourth cause is so that we know about the calling of the incarnate Son for the nations to be saved, by his own voice sending out disciples into all the earth.
Fifth, so that we are humbled before God and know that we are enlightened, called, taught, and preserved by the mere compassion of grace in God alone through and on account of the Son, without our merits and works. We give God thanks that he wanted us to live in the joy of the called, to hear the doctrine of the Son of God, and of the believers' salvation.
Sixth, so that everything is subjected to the will of God that is always just and proclaims the examples of his righteousness and compassion, impenetrable to our plans.
Seventh, so that it is known that everyone perishes, who does not listen to the church which teaches about Christ and joins himself to her.
Do peoples outside of the Church have an excuse? No!
For they are guilty because of the sin and wickedness of [their] nature.
Next because of the righteousness, in which they engage the truthfulness of God.
Because of the many, horrible, filthy sins.
Because of the very just wrath of God against those who contempt Christ.
Why does Christ prohibit the disciples to go towards the way of Gentiles and Samaritans?
Because he wishes the first church of the gospel's doctrine, as it were, to be established among the Jews, who have the true worship of God according to the promise, according to this Acts 13 [: 46], "It was proper that the Word of God first be preached to you, but because you drive it away and you judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles." Christ did not exclude the Gentiles, but calls everyone to hear the word in the church, i.e. in that place, which he set up his church. From there he still wants the purity of doctrine to be received and distributed to other people in the entire world, as it is done.
Why does Christ say that Tyre, Sidon, and others would be repenting in ashes, if these miracles were performed before them, which were done in the Jewish cities?19 Why is such a light not shone to them, so that they are converted?
Augustine warns mercifully in questions, which are not to be asked in this matter. Nevertheless a true response is this: Christ speaks in a human way and accommodates his speech to the common speech, comparing the ungrateful Judean and Galilean cities to the Gentiles, Sodomites, Tyrians, and similar peoples. He only says this; that they will be punished more severely, who hear the Word of God and know the will of God, than others to whom the light of the doctrine has not yet shone in this way as to themselves. And that, which is in the just judgment and plan of God, is not for us to ask. Nevertheless the fault is not God's, but man's who despise the goodness of God revealed through the Word, because the people do not want to hear.
Why are Paul and Timothy prevented by the Holy Spirit to go into Asia and preach the gospel there?
God wanted to send them off in another direction, where more fruit would be produced according to the most loving good will of God; meanwhile he wanted the preaching of the gospel in Asia and Bithynia to be differed. He himself knew the reasoning of the divine plan, it is his plan. Moreover let us give God thanks for the light of the gospel and striving after piety, lest it is taken back from us and is handed over to other peoples. Still this is true that Paul and Timothy were not able to teach at one and the same time in very different places, but [their] work was in a fixed order and at a fixed time. God prescribed his reasoning to them, where they truly ought to begin and to what place they took themselves afterwards.
1. Emphases, unless otherwise noted, are from the original Latin.
9. The church of Christ or other similar references mean the true invisible church of believers, not the Roman Catholic Church as they might claim.
12. Fulgentius (462-527) was bishop at Ruspe. He was a student of Augustine and followed his teachings.
16. Ephiphanius (c. 315-403) wrote, "Medicine Chest against Heresies." It talked about the various sects including the Cainites who were rejected as heretics in the early Christian church.
17. The Cainites were a sect of Gnosticism. They sought salvation through doing bad deeds. They thought that those who did good deeds would in another life swing like a pendulum to the side of bad and thus would need salvation. They pre-empted this by doing bad now and getting salvation sooner. Their prophets were Cain, Esau, Koran, Judas and Sodomites.
18. John Gerson (1363-1429) was professor and chancellor at the University of Paris. He was active at the Council at Constance (1415), which restored one pope to Catholicism (not three) and condemned Ian Hus as a heretic.


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Joe Morgan, Hall of Fame Second Baseman, Dies At 77
By Bill Galluccio Oct 12, 2020
Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan has died at the age of 77. Morgan had been battling various health issues over the past few years and passed away at his home in Danville, California, after battling polyneuropathy, a condition that damages a person's peripheral nerves.
Morgan spent 22 seasons in the big leagues, playing for five teams. He started his career in 1963 with the Houston Colt .45's. He spent nine inconsistent seasons with the team until he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1971 as part of an eight-player deal.
Morgan flourished on the Reds as part of the "Big Red Machine," helping the franchise win two World Series while winning the National League MVP award in 1975 and 1976. He spent eight seasons with the Reds and made the All-Star team every year. He ended up back in Houston in 1980 and played for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics before retiring in 1984 at the age of 41.
He was a .271 career hitter with 268 home runs, 1,133 RBIs, 1,650 runs scored, and 689 stolen bases.
After his playing career was over, Morgan became a broadcaster, working for ESPN and NBC.
Morgan is the sixth baseball Hall of Famer to die this year, joining Al Kaline, Tom Seaver, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, and Whitey Ford.


I've been thinking a lot about generational impact lately. I already cited (for some of you) several relevant books by Neil Howe and William Strauss (see amazon.com and look up "Generations" or "Fourth Turning"). I wonder if someone has yet written a good book looking at the impact of generations on the church?
I wonder what the current generational demographic of our churches is? How much of church leadership is from the Boomer generation -- how much from Gen X & Gen Y? How much of our membership? The fact is: it makes a difference. From what I'm reading, it makes far more difference than the racial or even economic makeup of our churches.
There's no question that one of the challenges today is how to engage Generation Y, the millennial generation. They are manifestly different from Generation X. They're much more optimistic and entrepreneurial, and they're much more tech savvy. We grew up believing that nothing was permanent. We grew up with marriages that ended in divorce. Our parents watched people walk on the moon, and we watched the Challenger blow up.
So as a result of those societal influences, we are a jaundiced, slightly disillusioned, slightly pessimistic, mistrustful generation that expects our chief executives to be stealing form the company and expects to work really hard but knows we could be fired at any time. The hard thing about Generation X is getting us to believe in something real.
I wonder if part of the reason for the severity of our implosion in the early 00s was partly due to the "coming of age" of Generation X in our churches. The wave of campus conversions in the 80's was all Generation X-ers (I was one of these -- born in 1967). By 1999-2000, most of us were in our 30s. Not only were we jaundiced (as described above), but we were also financially taxed from six years of annual 20x+ contributions (plus normal weekly contributions).
In the 80s and early 90s, we had heroes. For some of us, these were the first real heroes we ever had. The 30 would-be's, the "one suitcase challenge", the evangelism campaigns in London: these helped us to "believe in something real". We had actual Christian heroes instead of the hair-bands, punks, I-want-it-all athelets, or corrupt political figures. The tail end of the "change the world" Boomer generation leadership in ICOC unwittingly created a powerful cocktail of post-60s radicalism and restoration-movement idealism that made us believe. We believed in something real. And then those heroes didn't look so heroic any more.
And how might one predict that a coming-of-age Generation X group might respond to such a turning? Exactly the way we have seen them respond. And yes, devotion to Christ can overcome the flesh-driven generational response. But man, it takes a lot of work.
Another book I would suggest on this topic: Revolution, by George Barna (the church statistics guy). He says that today 70% of Christians get their primary spiritual experience in church. He predicts that in roughly 20 years, that number will drop to around 20%.


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The reduction of waste in information and planning processes is a core idea of lean manufacturing. The application of lean manufacturing principles together with the usage of digital tools paves the way towards a smart factory.
In order to get a higher level of responsiveness and operational transparency, paper documents should be removed. Instead, manufacturing apps on wearable devices allow to create fully digital workflows for efficient data acquisition and task coordination.
While many side-by-side IT solutions existing in current factories, the number of these systems should be kept to a minimum. In addition to the ERP system for production planning and control, a central MES or task management system for the collection of data from operational processes is needed. This includes the collection of machine data, quality data, process data, batch information etc. To enable an aggregated view on all data, all IT solutions should be able to exchange data through standard interfaces such as REST APIs, OPC UA or MQTT.
Detailed planning of the core processes is an important factor for operational efficiency. For the smart factory, planning functionalities are required that enable fine planning in real time. With this, knowledge of the actual situation should be taken into account. Access to relevant data from the aligned IT solutions is a prerequisite. For example, the production planner should be able to see both the current order status and the status of the respective machines. Hence, he can react to changing situations as quickly as possible and can ensure that all orders get produced without interruptions. To enable detailed planning in real time, digital tools with instant feedback mechanisms such as smartwatches worn by the workers are important.
In most factories the production orders are centrally planned for the entire factory. This results in rather static processes. A higher autonomy of the production areas is recommended. Compared to centralized planning offices on the "top floor", a decentralized setup on the "shop floor" allows fast and on the spot decisions. Of course the fine planners in such a setup must have access to the planning tools and must be trained for detailed planning in real time.
In many factories, planning processes are still paper-based and rather static, e.g. planning boards with paper sheets. With this, the individual production areas are not well connected and follow the rhythm of the flow of paper sheets. In a smart factory not only the order statuses of the individual production areas must be synchronized, but also the supporting processes should be aligned. This includes information exchange related to detailed planning, toolmaking, maintenance, quality assurance, etc. Digital tools allow information updates on request, e.g. smartwatch apps provide real time information about machine changeover times. Thus, it can be ensured that all process participants receive the same information, e.g. regarding the current planning status or regarding the status of replenishment orders.
All data from the decentralized production areas must be made available on a centralized server. With a centralized server operational data can be accessed from all functions at any time. This includes order status, machine status, personnel information, quality data, process data from sensors, etc. This centralized server, e.g. deployed in a private cloud, is an important part for the smart factory infrastructure.
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"The momentum continues to build," said Dixon, who has worked with local governments on the resolutions.
The White House calls the idea the POWER+ plan. President Obama announced it in February.
The proposal is intended to help areas where changes in the nation's energy landscape have driven down coal-industry jobs that once underpinned the economy, or caused coal-fired power plants to close.
The number of coal jobs in Eastern Kentucky has plunged by half in recent years because of factors that include competition from cheap natural gas and other coal regions, tougher federal rules to protect air quality, and the depletion of easy-to-reach reserves.
Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley said he thinks real unemployment in the county is around 30 percent.
"The local employment situation is still dire," Mosley said. "People are struggling."
Obama's plan has several pieces, including job training for laid-off miners; funding for infrastructure projects; money to shore up pensions for 100,000 retired union miners or their families; and tax credits to promote the use of technology to capture power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide, a big contributor to climate change.
Another key piece called for spending $1 billion from the federal abandoned mine land, or AML, fund. Coal companies pay a fee into the fund on each ton of coal mined. The fund is to be used to fix problems such as landslides and water pollution from mining that took place before 1977, when Congress approved new surface-mining rules.
About $2.5 billion has built up in the fund. Obama called on Congress to approve spending $1 billion of it over five years, which is much more quickly than it would be distributed otherwise.
The idea is to tie the reclamation work to projects that would help diversify the economy or provide a longer-term economic benefit, such as reclaiming sites to be used for forestry, agriculture or tourism.
The money would be shared among about 10 states, so it would not be nearly enough to fix all the abandoned mine sites in Kentucky. There was $461 million worth of unfunded AML projects in the state as of April.
But there would be enough money for a significant boost to efforts to transform coalfield economies in Appalachia, said Dixon, who has studied the AML fund.
"The plan would help create immediate jobs reclaiming abandoned mines and would empower communities to develop long-term job-creating projects on reclaimed mines," he said.
Dixon said that's why a number of local governments have signed resolutions supporting the proposal.
In Kentucky, fiscal courts in Pike, Bell, Perry, Floyd, Harlan and Letcher counties, as well as the cities of Whitesburg, Vicco, Evarts, Benham and the Benham Power Board approved resolutions backing the White House proposal, said Dixon.
"That's gonna create a lot of opportunities," Mosley, a Democrat, said of the AML proposal. "With our unemployment rate through the roof, it was a no-brainer for us to pass the resolution."
In addition, 11 counties or cities in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee, as well as a regional planning commission in Virginia, also have gone on record supporting the proposal.
The Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Appalachian Voices and others have pushed for support for the proposal.
Supporters of the plan said they appreciated the announcement this week of nearly $15 million for projects across the country under the plan, including $6 million in Kentucky.
The AML proposal would dwarf that, however, said Carl Shoupe, a former miner in Harlan County and member of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.
"A lot more could be done by Congress passing the POWER+ initiative," he said.
Many of the resolutions in Kentucky call on Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, whose district includes the Eastern Kentucky coalfield, to push for Obama's proposal.
Rogers, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, did support the pieces of the proposal that were under his purview in the budget process, said his chief of staff, Megan O'Donnell Bell.
That included millions in funding for job training for laid-off miners and other programs in the current budget.
Bell said Rogers included money to continue such programs in the next budget.
Rogers also put an additional $30 million in the House version of the fiscal year 2016 budget for a program aimed at accelerating reclamation of abandoned mine sites "with economic and community-development end uses in mind," according to the committee language.
That money would go to the three Appalachian states with the most serious abandoned-mine reclamation needs, which includes Kentucky.
Rogers said he would work to keep that money in the overall budget, which must still be hammered out with the Senate.
However, the AML part of Obama's plan faces a hurdle because it would require a change in the surface-mining law, as opposed to just a budget appropriation.
Rogers' office said the White House did not provide suggested legislative language on implementing the plan early enough during the House budget process.
The proposal could still be included as the House and Senate work on the budget, but concern that Western coal states would lose AML money to Eastern states could be another roadblock.
Most of the damage from abandoned, pre-1977 mines is in Appalachian states, so they would stand to get the most money under Obama's proposal.
However, Wyoming accounts for about 40 percent of the nation's coal mining, and as a result a big share of the money that goes into the AML fund.
Wyoming officials have argued the state has been shortchanged at times in AML funding.
In 2012, for instance, the state was "singled out" for a steep cut in AML money, said Joe Spiering, spokesman for Wyoming U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican.
Spiering described Obama's AML proposal as a "raid" on the fund, and said every state that gets money from it, east and west, "should be concerned about moving AML dollars and the authority over how to spend them from successful state AML programs to bureaucrats in Washington."
Rogers said he has long advocated for Kentucky to get more AML money, but Wyoming interests have blocked such changes.
"As much as I'd like to see a change in what we get out of the AML fund, the doing of that is a herculean task that a lot of us have been unable to do all these years," Rogers said.
Rogers said he'll need help from the White House to change the AML law.
Jason Walsh, a White House policy advisor who took part in a conference call with reporters this week, said the White House is still vigorously working on the POWER+ proposal.
Administration officials have been talking with members of Congress on legislative language, and want to make sure any bill has bipartisan support, he said.
"We need Congress to work with us," Walsh said.