Let's imagine a situation in which a young man has been feeling bad about his lifestyle and while driving turns on the radio and hears a convicting gospel message. He decides to go to church the following Sunday, and confronts his sinful life for what it is, learns that the wages of sin is eternal punishment, and receives God's gift of salvation by accepting the Lord Jesus into his life.
Let's look at this situation in the light of some examples from the Bible to get God's perspective on salvation and the believer's new life in Christ. We will see that the believer has two natures until he passes into the Lord's presence at death: "For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want" (Gal. 5:17 NIV).
The new believer will experience joy and have a desire to live a life that pleases God: "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17). We are told in the Bible that seeking to live for Christ and doing good works are proofs of our salvation.
• "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Eph. 2:8-10).
• "I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds" (Acts 26:20).
• "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live selfcontrolled, upright and godly lives in this present age" (Ti. 2:11-12).
• "And I want to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good" (Ti. 3:8).
• We should live out the fruit of the Spirit. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Gal. 5:22).
These things should characterize a believer's life, but it will not be as simple as saying, "Ok, now I've got it!" Why not?
There is an ongoing struggle between the old and the new natures. The extent of this struggle will be determined by our attitudes and practices, and will continue more or less throughout our lives. How can we avoid doing wrong?
We need to have a daily time for reading the Bible systematically throughout the year. We should also include a time for prayer in our daily devotions. This will help us maintain close fellowship with the Lord and mature as believers. He will help us develop our gifts and abilities to witness to others and serve Him.
When we allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to direct our thoughts and minds, He will help us understand the Scriptures and know His will for every circumstance in our lives. He will empower us to overcome the temptation to follow our sin nature, and instead help us fulfill God's purpose for our lives (Gal. 5:25). Walking in the Spirit keeps us close to the Lord and gives us victory.
Paul graphically described his struggle with the two natures: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do" (Rom. 7:15). Understanding the two natures prepares us for the spiritual battle that is going on as the forces of evil try to make us fall back into sin, weaken our faith and make us ineffective Christians. Paul described the Christian life as a battle: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against … the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Eph. 6:12). Our struggles are not just with our own evil desires; there is also a spiritual battle going on as Satan works to make us spiritually weak and to fall into sin.
Satan, our adversary, seeks our destruction: "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith" (1 Pet. 5:8-9). He is also a liar (2 Cor. 11:3; Jn. 8:44). This is why we need the whole armor of God so we can stand firm when we come under attack (Eph. 6:13- 18). We will have this struggle all our lives. If we think we don't need to worry about temptation any more, Satan has us exactly where he wants us: "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" (1 Cor. 10:12).
Some people think that when Satan tempts us, there is nothing we can do about it. They say, "Satan made me do it!" This idea is totally wrong! Satan can tempt us but he cannot force us to commit sin. Believers have the Holy Spirit living in them and the Bible tells us that we can be overcomers by the Spirit's power (Rom. 8:11- 14). It also tells us that the Spirit, "the One who is in you, is greater than the one who is in the world" (1 Jn. 4:4).
• Sin is rebellion against God and His Word (Isa. 1:2).
• Sin is doubting God and His Word (Rom. 14:23).
• Sin is making an idol – something more important than God (Ex 20:4).
• Sin is misusing God's name (Ex. 20:7).
We need a good understanding of how insidious sin can be.
Sin is not just something external; it has its origin in our own lusts and desires. "But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death" (Jas. 1:14- 15). Satan tempts us in many ways, but he cannot force us to sin. The example of Jesus, when He was tempted, is a great help. We see that in each of the temptations mentioned in Matthew 4:1- 11, He used Scripture as His weapon against the temptation.
Temptation in itself is not sin. It becomes sin when we give in to it (Jas. 1:14-15). Are some temptations more difficult than others? Temptations may be different for each person, but we have God's help: "When you are tempted He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it" (1 Cor. 10:13).
It is important to understand that when we sin we don't lose our salvation, because we are sealed by the Holy Spirit as God's possession: "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption" (Eph. 4:30). While we don't lose our salvation, we do lose fellowship with God and need to confess our sin in order to restore a close relationship with Him. "Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me" (Jn. 13:8). Jesus washed His disciple's feet, showing us by this example that we need daily cleansing in this world. We need the constant washing of the "water of the Word" (Eph. 5:26) and confession of sin for cleansing (1 Jn. 1:9).
Sin also causes us to lose our spiritual power. After sinning, David said, "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer" (Ps. 32:3-4). We will have a fruitless life if our sin is unconfessed (Jn. 15:5). If we continue practicing sin we will become contentious (Ti. 3:9-11) and lose the joy of our salvation. Believers who remain out of fellowship with God because of sin will seek satisfaction by returning to worldly pleasures, rather than repenting and being restored.
Confession restores fellowship with God. David discovered this remedy to feelings of defilement and distance from God: "I acknowledged my sin to You and did not cover my iniquity. I said 'I will confess my transgressions to the LORD' – and You forgave the guilt of my sin" (Ps. 32:5). And John made it very clear how to have victory over sin: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 Jn. 1:9).
As we act in obedience to God and His Word we will have victory over sin. "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (Jas. 4:7). By submitting to God's will we obtain divine strength: "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" (Phil. 4:13).
Paul said: "Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness" (Rom. 6:11-13).
Victory over sin isn't just about what we don't do, it is also about having a desire to follow the Lord and seek to please Him in all that we do. "That you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience" (Col. 1:10-11).
After David committed a grievous sin, in Psalm 51 he gave us a perfect example of how to confess sin and be restored into good fellowship with God. First, he confessed his sin (1-4), then he asked for cleansing (7-9). This was followed by a request for God to create in him a new heart (10). Then he asked God not to take away His Spirit as He had done with Saul (11). And he begged God to restore the joy of his salvation (12). Finally, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, he was restored to God (17-19).
Just as a lead pellet will sink in water, but will float on a piece of wood, our sinful nature will constantly pressure us to sink into sin. But as we rest on the Holy Spirit's power, we can be mature and live lives of victory and fruitfulness for the Lord.


Welcome to the Great Lakes Antique Tractor Club!
We are a group of tractor enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique tractors, engines and machinery.
We meet the second Saturday of the month at the Union Township Hall, 5020 Fife Lake Rd, Fife Lake, MI 49633. Meetings are potluck dinners with each family bringing a dish to pass.
The purpose of of the club is to promote the interest of the public in the preservation and restoration of antique tractors.


HPE Chief Marketing Officer Jim Jackson spoke with CRN about the company's digital-marketing-first offensive and how it is helping partners drive sales growth.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Marketing Officer Jim Jackson, a 27-year IT veteran who was promoted to the top marketing job effective June 1, spoke with CRN about the company's digital-marketing-first offensive and how it is helping partners drive sales growth.
What is the message to partners on the digital-marketing-first offensive?
If you look back over the last couple of years, we have been on a multiyear journey to build out a modern digital marketing engine that is focused on data at its core. We have been able to map all of our content to the new customer journey. That is happening online whether it is websites, communities, social, etc. In today's world, it is really all about showing up in the right place with the right content at the right time. We have learned a lot. We have made a lot of great progress, and now we are packaging this to help our partners go on their digital journey.
How has the customer-first focus shaped the digital-marketing-first offensive?
We have done a lot of analysis to look at how our customers' buying needs have changed in a digital-first world. Eighty-six percent of B2B buyers today start their journey on the internet. The average B2B buyer downloads roughly 10 percent of content on their way to a purchase. When you think about it, the digital-first world is redefining how we generate demand for our products and services and really is in service to our partners. By understanding our customers' needs, we have been able to focus on an audience-first marketing approach. We begin with the buyer's journey and then we use data to map the steps with regard to how customers prefer to engage with us online. This enables us to get to know them better and hopefully turn that into a lead and a potential customer.
How is HPE.com being leveraged?
HPE.com is absolutely critical to the digital customer experience that we can deliver. Beyond just providing great content and thought leadership, we are completely rearchitecting the web experience to make sure that it is really a series of personalized customer engagement points for our customers. These customer relationships then enable us to foster loyalty via our digital programs. For our partners, the continuous improvement of HPE.com really provides that consistent global experience for our customers to browse, shop and interact with our products and services.
Can you tell us more about HPE's digital marketing-first partner commitment?
A big part of our business goes through our partners, so enabling them and providing the tools, processes and the materials to scale their digital marketing journey is absolutely a top priority for us. We are providing a lot of things to our partners today: guidance packs and digital marketing tools that offer tips for our partners to implement their version of our advertising online—no matter the size of their various media budgets. The other thing is our partners can easily download and co-brand our content to use in advertising.
Can you talk about the digital marketing partner advisory board and its impact?
The board has been invaluable as a forum to share learning and best practices, and we get some great ideas. That has enabled us to look at our programs and accelerate in multiple areas, whether it is social or some of the other areas. They give us a lot of good feedback on our programs and where we can continue to optimize and scale. We then take that into our digital programs and make them better and better for the partners and for the channel going forward.
How do you feel about the digital marketing charge heading into Discover?
We are doing a lot to build out our digital marketing program. I am pleased with the momentum so far and am really looking forward to continuing to scale and engage with our partners to help them as they go on their digital journey.


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By Lu Chang and Yao Jing (China Daily European Weekly)
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Sewage is treated in a plant in Wudalianchi, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Qiu Qilong / for China Daily
Foreign companies are investing in China's water industry as many predict a growing profit margin
When Wang Liu first came to Beijing for college nine years ago, she thought she could drink the tap water. After all, it is the Chinese capital. Wang is a native of Fushun, a city of Liaoning province in Northeast China where people have to boil the tap water before drinking it. But like tens of millions of residents in Beijing, Wang soon discovered the tap water was not safe to drink and a possible health threat.
"The water from my tap has a very noticeable odor, and it seems to have lots of chemicals in it," says the 28-year-old, who works at an investment bank. "I called the water company several times to file a complaint, but the problem never got solved.
"So when I found a convenient place to buy bottled water, I never looked back, even if it's a lot more expensive than tap water."
To address the water issues in the country, China has declared sustainable use of water resources and safe drinking water to be major policy goals. This has opened the doors to foreign companies eager to grab a piece of the fast-growing water market.
In China, it is mainly State-owned companies that run the water industry with government funding as the major source of investment.
Analysts say that many State-owned water companies lack the incentives to improve technology, because government favoritism has left little competition among the companies.
Jin Yongxiang is the general manager of Dayue Consulting Co Ltd and specializes in public-sector consultancy. He has worked for many international water companies with projects in China and says many State-owned water enterprises remain encumbered by legacy assets. This includes obsolete water treatment equipment and technology, as well as broad social obligations such as healthcare and pensions.
He says another hindrance is the job situation at State-owned companies. They are regarded as "iron rice bowl"; once employees are recruited, it is almost impossible for them to be fired.
"Besides, most of the managers in State-owned companies are former government officials with little experience in the water industry," Jin says. "This makes the water companies very inefficient in providing water services and improving transparency."
According to a recent report by the World Bank, one-fourth of water enterprises in China are unable to provide sufficient water pressure and some companies have very serious problems of water leakage in pipelines.
Chen Lei, the minister of water resources, attended a roundtable meeting last month in Beijing on the effects of climate change on water resources.
He says about two-thirds of 600 cities in China have trouble accessing water.
China is now one of Asia's most promising investment destinations for water treatment and distribution, drawing major players such as Veolia Water, Suez Environnement and Thames Water.
Local rivals, such as China Water Industry Group, China Railway and Guangdong Investment, are also interested.
"Foreign investment and private sector participation in China's water industry began in the early 1990s, but the opportunities are great," Jin says.
"As a result, many international players that have water exposure in Asia are focused on the Chinese market."
The central government has earmarked 4 trillion yuan (414 billion euros) to be spent over the next 10 years on water projects.
Foreign firms are upbeat that this will translate into great growth prospects and are keen to get a foothold.
Data from Frost & Sullivan, a global business market research and consulting firm, show that in 2010 there were 1,741 tap water companies in China. The value of the urban water supply totaled 68.34 billion yuan in 2008, an increase of 8.5 percent year-on-year.
Foreign firms invested 11 billion yuan in China's water sector from 2004 to 2009, spending 3.2 billion yuan in 2009 alone.
The projects include waste water treatment, municipal water supply, industrial water supply and direct investment in Chinese water companies.
Pearl paradise
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In our previous discussion, we looked at the reasons vacuum technology is important to the thermal processing industry and discussed a few of the most common applications for vacuum furnaces. Here, we will talk about the major components of a batch vacuum furnace and briefly consider continuous (aka semi-continuous) vacuum furnaces. Batch vacuum furnaces are made up of various subsystems (Fig. 1): vacuum pumps; a hot zone complete with a heating source, insulation, hearth/load support structure; vessel or shell with structural support system; power components; and instrumentation.
The purpose of vacuum pumps and the related components is to remove the air from the heating chamber. Although the vacuum pumping system does not remove all the air, the goal is to remove enough of the remaining air so that any oxygen present will not react with the material being processed in the furnace. There are two categories of pumps employed on typical vacuum furnaces: a primary pump with or without an optional booster pump (aka blower) and an optional secondary diffusion pump (Fig. 2).
The vacuum furnace hot zone consists of four subsystems: the insulation system, the heating elements, the hearth/load support system, and the structural shell that surrounds and supports the furnace (Fig. 3). In most cases, the hot zone, by design, is removable from the vacuum chamber for maintenance, repair or replacement. Since the design of the hot zone greatly influences the equipment's performance, various material choices (all metal, all graphite, combination) and construction methods are selected for different temperature ranges and applications.
There are several insulating system designs common in vacuum furnaces: all-metal insulation, all-graphite insulation, and composite designs integrating both metal and graphite. The all-metal insulation system utilizes several layers of heat shielding, with air gaps between each layer (Fig. 4). Each layer serves to reduce radiant heat transfer with each shield having a cumulative effect. A common shield arrangement for a furnace rated at 1315ºC (2400ºF) is two molybdenum shields backed by four stainless steel shields.
Vacuum furnaces are almost exclusively heated with electric resistance type elements. The choice of electric heaters is based on the furnace's maximum operating temperature. Nickel-chromium alloyed heaters are typically utilized at low temperatures, and graphite or molybdenum varieties are employed in higher temperature applications like hardening or brazing. Tantalum and graphite are used in applications above 1482°C (2700°F) since they have a higher melting point and better corrosion resistance. In the past, molybdenum was the most common element material, but this changed as graphite technology improved making graphite a popular option today. The heaters are typically mounted in a 360° octagonal arrangement or curved strips (Fig. 5) that fully surround the load to provide good temperature uniformity.
The furnace hearth consists of multiple support rails that are mounted parallel to the furnace length, with spaces in between to allow clearance for loading via fork truck or other means (Fig. 6). Posts through the furnace floor support the weight of the load, transferring it to the exterior furnace structure below. Vacuum furnace hearths are most commonly made of graphite or molybdenum.
In the graphite design, the hearth rails are often slotted on top to contain molybdenum or ceramic rod inserts. This minimizes the possibility of load contact reactions such as eutectic melting, which is localized melting of the load in the area of contact with the graphite. Other solid-state diffusion reactions are also avoided.
Vacuum furnaces utilize an exterior shell, usually cylindrical, that supports the insulation system, load hearth, and heating elements. This shell can either be plain carbon steel, stainless steel or, in some cases, aluminum. The cylindrical design is more common than rectangular due to its inherent strength in resisting the pressure of the atmosphere on the shell exterior while the equipment is under vacuum. A vacuum furnace experiences tens of thousands of kilograms of collapsing force while under vacuum. A double wall construction, with an annular spacing of 25 – 38 mm (1 – 1.5 inches) is common so that a coolant (water or a water/ethylene glycol mixture) can be circulated between the interior and exterior walls of the shell. The cylindrical shape takes advantage of the same principle used in dam design (Fig. 7), whereby the dam wall is arched so the water pressure exerts a compressive force to the wall as it transmits the force to the foundation or abutments.
A vacuum furnace control system uses a closed-loop controller in conjunction with SCR power controllers to provide PID (proportional, integral, derivative) control of the furnace temperature. In addition to temperature, the furnace control system must also control the machine functions such as vacuum, backfill gas control, and shell cooling. A hybrid controller or PLC is commonly used for this. More advanced furnaces incorporate a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to record temperatures, collect maintenance and alarm data, and provide recipe storage. This type of system typically incorporates a large color touchscreen operator interface (Fig. 8) designed for use in a factory environment.
Whether your choice is a batch or continuous style furnace, knowing the various features of the design, their advantages and limitations is critical to successful operation. Each design requires its own unique maintenance requirements so the ultimate decision should be based on application and productivity.


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May to step up but will pound step down?
Jeremy Cook 17th January 2017
PM set to outline her vision for Brexit
Theresa May will speak at 11:45 today at Lancaster House in front of journalists, diplomats and her own negotiating team in a bid to lay out some more substantive plans around Brexit and what Brexit actually means.
The front pages are all reporting that May will outline 12 points that will form the basis of the government's stance. As we have reported since first brought up at the Conservative Party Conference, May is expected to maintain her rhetoric of prioritising immigration over tariff-free access to the Single Market.
Briefed quotes are starting to circulate this in particular is catching our eye. May will say later today that she is not seeking "partial membership of the EU, associate membership or anything that leaves us half in, half out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership as we leave."
As far as we're concerned, that is the definition of a 'hard' Brexit.
What is the focus for sterling?
Our focuses for sterling are multiple and there are countless things that May could touch on that could take sterling back through its recent multi-decade lows. Probably most important in the short term is how clear her plans on access to the single market are. Hints at a transition deal or 'breaking-in' period for the UK following two years of Article 50 negotiation could limit fears that 2019 would represent another cliff edge for the UK economy.
A European response is also crucial. May's speech may lay out a plan for full access to the best bits of the EU without immigration and oversight from the European Court of Justice but should Merkel, Hollande, Verhofstadt or Barnier come out and say that is not possible then what use is the plan?
Sterling is a little higher this morning but only really against a dollar weaker ahead of Trump's Inauguration on Friday. GBPEUR remains solidly in the 1.13s.
Inflation close to 18 month highs in the UK
Before May takes the stage, we have the latest set of UK inflation numbers at 09.30. Anything above 1.4% would be the highest reading since August 2014 and would further put pressure on a Bank of England to start thinking about interest rate rises sometime this year. Carney did remind an audience at the London School of Economics that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee had warned in November that there are "limits to the extent to which above-target inflation can be tolerated".
We will have to wait until tomorrow's wage report to see how much of this inflation is being counteracted or indeed driven by higher pay or whether this is all as a result of the devalued pound and an increase in oil prices.
The Day Ahead
If it looks like there is nothing going on apart from sterling risk, you'd be nearly right. As we have said above, USD has taken one in the mouth overnight falling against the JPY, GBP and CNH. Markets are finally starting to realise that a chaotic President Elect will be handed the keys to the world's most important economy in a little over 72hrs.
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The power and authority of the Word of God | The Old Adam Lives!
The power and authority of the Word of God to do what it will do…for sinners. That same power and authority and action is at work in Will's Baptism…and in yours and mine.
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Here are Movie-Moron's top 20 best romantic movies to get the pulses racing, tears flowing and the hearts fluttering. Helpful because as the world remains in recession, many loved up couples on a budget will opt for a cosy evening on the sofa.
Starring Jim Carrey at his best and Kate Winslet at her kookiest, Eternal Sunshine is a refreshing take on a modern love story with a surreal twist. Written by Charlie Kaufman, and directed by Michel Gondry, the movie focuses on Joel Barish (Carrey) who is left broken hearted when he learns his ex girlfriend Clementine (Winslet) undertook a procedure to erase him and their love affair from her memory. In a fit of sadness and anger, Joel undertakes the same procedure, but as he watches his memories of Clementine fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and tries to hold onto his memories of her before she disappears forever.
A young English poet (Ewan McGregor) arrives in Paris in 1899. He meets a group of Bohemians who take him to the Moulin Rouge – Paris' most famous underworld nightclub – where his eyes are drawn to Satine (Nicole Kidman); the club's most enchanting and sort after courtesan. The pair fall head over heels, however, the owner of the Moulin Rouge invests Satine to a wealthy Duke who will only pay to keep the club going if the courtesan is his and his alone. A passionate love triangle ensues within a barrage of music and wondrous dance routines, but ultimately ends in tragedy.
Emily Bronte's only novel was first brought to the big screen in 1939, starring Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff and Merle Oberon as Catherine (the actors reportedly hated each other, but never mind).
Heathcliff is a ragged boy from the city brought during the early 19th Century to live with a Yorkshire farming family. The daughter Catherine becomes his soulmate, and after her parents die the two grow up wild and free on the moors. But when Catherine meets the son of a wealthy neighbour she marries him for his status and it all turns to tragedy.
An amusing, and fictional, romantic tale about how William Shakespeare came to write his classic play Romeo and Juilet. Suffering from writers' block, Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) holds auditions for his Romeo character. Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow), an aspiring actress banned from acting because of her gender, maserades as a man to get the part. When Shakespheare discovers her true identity, the pair begin a forbidden love affair, and his passion for Viola provides him with the inspiration to complete the play.
I can't belive that Harold and Maude is not there!
i cant believe "A WALK TO REMEMBER" is not on this list…….
one of the best romantic movie i have ever come across…..
I totally agree…………….no list of romantic movies is compete without A WALK TO REMEMBER landing in the first place!
I love your list! There are actually 4 I haven't seen, but I agree with the ones I have. I love that you put the new Romeo+Juliet in there. It's one of my favorites and so many people can't stand it! I was kind of surprised that you didn't have sleepless in seattle though! Some others that are great are Pride and Prejudice (The new one is really great!) and The Princess Bride. Great romances!
i also cant believe that "a walk to remember" was not on the list its my top romance movie ever!!!!!
where is "jeux d'enfants" and "le fabuleux destin d'amelie poulain"?
I laughed at the suggestions of Music & Lyrics and Mr and Mrs Smith.. I loved your list as far as heterosexual romance goes, but I think Maurice is quite romantic. (not so much at the beginning with Hugh Grant, but towards the end with the country boy Scudder..) E.M Forster does write some good stuff, but A Room with a View isn't all it's cracked up to be..
I've seen so many romantic films that I can't think of any more to add.. titles were never my thing.
I wish I had the patience for Casablanca. I find old movies move so slowly… maybe I'll start from the middle or something.
My Sassy Girl, The Wedding Planner, Serendipty, Walk to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle, Tuck Everlasting, Most of Disney Classics, The Wedding Singer, Enchanted, She's All That, Pearl Harbor, Anastasia (the animated movie), He's Just Not Into You, Definitely Maybe, Just Friends, The Proposal, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Love and Basketball, and alot of the movies you've already listed.
I would love to find "Kate & Leopold" mentioned as one of most romantic movie of all time. Wait a minute…, does everybody miss "English Patient" and "You've Got Mail"???
DOWN TO YOU, head over heels!
What Dreams May Come is a fantastic and a masterpiece of romance. If you love romance you need to watch this.
Meet Joe Black is another.
and also Captain Corrielle's Mandolia. Im not sure if that last one is spelled right. It with Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Just watched it and loved it.
TITANIC is the best romance movie of ALL time!!!!
I agree. Titanic is epic.
notebook and a walk to remember are crap…..


A re-telling of TSbyBS, with some twists.
Blair visits his mom at the new commune.
How did Blair get to Rainier?
Sometimes we must review the past to see it clearly.
What if Jim learned about Blair's press conference before he held it? Written for The Sentinel 2017 Big Bang Challenge.
An incident brings back old memories.
Jim's hoping for a miracle.
Jim finds himself in a tough situation.
A run of grisly murders and the visit of an Eastern European professor to Cascade are, of course, related. A vampire story with an unhappy ending.
Please check out the tags before you decide to read.
A sequel to Summer of Love. Jim has left for Viet Nam and Blair's not coping too well. Fast forward four years and Blair's in for a surprise. Also, there's a serial killer loose in Cascade.
Jim faces an unexpected situation and even more unexpectedly, Blair leaves him to face it alone.
Fusion with Highlander: The Series. This is what happens when a TS fan indulges a binge of Highlander eps and fanfic. Cameos from Methos and Duncan MacLeod. The beginning notes have info about Highlander if you're not familiar with the show.


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Igreja de Matosinhos pode referir-se a vários templos:

Portugal

 Igreja do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, na cidade de Matosinhos

Brasil
 Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, no município de Congonhas
 Igreja do Senhor Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, no município de Serro


Or, how to depict a saucer.
My very own "UFO" photo.
Here is my very own "UFO" photo. IT IS A FAKE!
I took it in March 1967.
If proof that I took the picture is necessary, I can lead anyone to the site of photography.
This is the first time the picture was ever published.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to identify this object, and how the photo was made.
As always, if anyone is caught or killed while trying to pass this off as a genuine UFO photo, they will find themselves totally made into fools, because this page shows the truth of this photo. Any site or source using this photo in any other-than-truthful way will be listed as a deceitful source on this page.
Your belief in extraterrestrials will self-destruct in 10 seconds.
The first person who guesses the correct identity of this object and the method of photography used will win my coveted Eludo-Prize (which is a quantity of air, shipped without any container -- the winner will have to guess when it arrives). The person's name will be posted on this page.
Derek Verner, found on the TASCAM BBS, figured this out on 06/30/2003. The object was made from two thin vacuformed plastic dishes (small and medium) in which sundaes were sold from an ice cream truck. The dishes were taped together and hung from the roof (visible in photo) with monofilament fishing line.


A refreshing and appetizing salad drizzled with a slightly sweet savory sauce. It takes only 15 minutes to get ready, loaded with nutritions and is low in calories.
The holiday is coming to an end and the new year has just started. If you're planning to start a healthy diet and give your stomach a break, you've come to the right place!
Chinese cold dishes, or appetizers, are a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered. You might have never seen a big collection of appetizers or salad dishes at overseas Chinese restaurants. But if you ever come to China, you might be surprised at the endlessly long list of cold dishes. It's common practice for an average restaurant to serve more than 30 types of appetizer. Even a small bistro that only serves a standard set menu (which costs less than 3 dollars for a whole meal) will still have 10 appetizers on their small paper menu.
Cold dishes in China are like meze in Turkey; they come in a wide variety and consist of simple and delicious items. Although there are various meat dishes among Chinese appetizers, including chashu and sausage, most cold dishes are vegetarian or vegan dishes. In Chinese style salads, the veggies are usually drizzled with a simple soy sauce or vinegar-based sauce, and are mixed with fresh herbs such as garlic, ginger, and green onion.
This golden needle mushroom (also called enoki mushroom) dish falls into the same genre. The mushrooms are slightly blanched to get a crunchy yet soft texture. Some cucumber and pepper are added, to lend some color and a crispy and moist texture. The sauce is light but flavorful. The soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic work well together to create a slightly sweet and savory taste that goes great with the mushrooms and veggies.
Golden needle mushroom salad is a super healthy and refreshing cold dish that can be whipped up in under 15 minutes. If you look at the nutrition facts below, you'll see it's rated as grade A. It has a super long list of health benefits, including being low in fat, cholesterol-free, high in dietary fiber, iron, potassium, and various vitamins.
The beauty of the cold dish is that it takes almost no time to prepare and contains a good amount of veggies. It's one of the best ways to add vitamins and fiber to your daily meal without adding many calories. The most important point, they are super delicious, too!
Next week, I'm teaming up with a few bloggers to publish a healthy recipe roundup. Don't forget to come back then for more delicious and healthy recipes!
Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil. Add golden needle mushrooms and cook over medium heat for 1 minute, until the mushrooms are just cooked through. Transfer mushrooms to a colander and run tap water over them to stop cooking. Drain and set aside.
Prepare the rest of the vegetables. Combine mushrooms, cucumber, jalapeno, and garlic in a bowl.
Mix light soy sauce, sugar, salt, and sesame oil in a small bowl.
Right before serving, pour sauce over the salad and mix well. Serve immediately as a side or an appetizer.
The nutrition facts are calculated based on 1 of the 3 servings generated by this recipe.
I love this fresh and healthy salad! Love salads after the holidays! I'm a huge fan of mushrooms and will have to try something similar, never had golden needle mushrooms though. Love the simple sauce! Pinned!
I've been looking for a light dish for lunches and I think I've found it. Can't wait to try this.
I learn something new every time I visit your blog, Maggie!
I have been to China (in 2008 … I was there for just one week but absolutely loved it!) but I didn't discover these cold appetizers … what a shame! Just means I will have to go back some day!
I love that this salad is unusual and yet still very easy to make. Would love to try this if I can find some of those mushrooms!
I can't wait to try this beautiful refreshing salad!
After all of the food I've eaten this holiday season, I could sure use a big bowl of this! This looks delicious! The golden needle mushroom look like enoki mushrooms – are they the same thing, just different name?
Yep, they are anoki mushrooms. The name of "golden needle" is directly translated from Chinese and I forgot to mentioned the other name more commonly used name! Thanks for reminding me!
I'm pretty sure these are the same as enoki mushrooms and I had them for the first time last summer – fabulous! Such a wonderfully, refreshing salad Maggie. I'll be making it tonight and bringing it to the office for everyone for lunch tomorrow. Like Helen, I learn something new every time I come to your blog. Love it!
These are indeed enoki mushrooms! Thanks for reminding me and I will add the alternative name into the recipe. If you are going to serve the salad the next day, don't forget to save the sauce separately and mix them together before serving. Happy cooking!
That salad looks delicious– I love the simplicity of the dressing. Perfect for detoxing after the holidays and lightening up some meals.
You have a knack for making me want to drop what I'm doing and come right over to check out your recipes! The title really caught my eye. Golden needle? Enoki mushrooms! I had no idea!
Just what I needed Maggie! This year I'm determined to include more salads into my diet, and it's sometimes a little tough to find interesting ones. This one looks simple, quick, and very tasty. Plus, I'm like obsessed with mushrooms…love it!
I lived in China for 3 years and this was one of my favourite dishes….amongst many others ;)…..I can't wait to make this. As soon as I saw it I salivated. Yayyyyyy!
Made this for work tomorrow and I tried some after I made it. THIS IS DELICIOUS! I was skeptical about adding sugar to soy sauce but it works.
I cannot wait to try other recipes from this site.
hi, i'm from cnv mushroom farm, during the research, i accidentally found this article on how to process "Golden Needle Mushroom", the article is very wonderful.
More information for some of you do not know: The needle "Golden Needle Mushroom" has 2 types of white and yellow, nutritional value is equivalent.


This custom built chopper features a realistic flames theme in brilliant shades of deep orange. The extension of the parts draws the fire out, bringing it to life in the hot glow of the sun. Set into the rear fender is the mural of a pitbull emerging through the flames.


Travel along Auckland's waterfront where you will visit Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World.
Walk through a life-size replica of Captain Scott's Antarctic hut and see live penguins strutting on snow and ice as you ride in an Antarctic Snow Cat. Travel along a moving walkway as you pay a visit to the underwater world and see stingrays, sharks and many other fish swimming above you.


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A New Home in New Mexico's Ski Scene
Former Olympic biathlete Laura Spector has rekindled her competitive spirit in northern New Mexico.
By Elizabeth Miller
Laura Spector races on. Photograph by Alamy/PCN Photography.
LAURA SPECTOR COMPETED at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in biathlon, which requires skate skiing then shooting targets with a .22-caliber rifle. Now settling into life in Los Alamos, Spector enjoys northern New Mexico's Nordic skiing scene. She's dusting off that competitive spirit for ski marathons (26 miles, but on skate skis). She donated the prize purse from a 2022 race to Enchanted Forest's recovery efforts.
MY PARENTS BROUGHT ME UP cross-country skiing. I started racing in middle school. My mom said, "Why don't you join the team? If you don't like it, you don't have to keep doing it." It was everything that cross-country racing at that age should be—it was just fun. Then I started placing well.
I'd tried biathlon at a summer camp in Lake Placid, New York. What I really enjoyed then was combining multiple sports. As a high school senior, I qualified for Biathlon Junior World Championships and for Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and went to both. It was probably more racing than I needed, but it was fun.
Biathlon training is not just what you do outside when you're at a shooting range or on your roller skis. You also spend a lot of time indoors doing what they call dry firing, where you take your rifle—no bullets, just your rifle—and a piece of paper with five black dots, and you tape it to a wall and aim at those dots. You teach your body some muscle memory and how to aim on the target, how to relax your breathing, how to move from one target to another. It's also good training for getting the rifle off your back and into position and strengthening the muscles that hold the rifle in position. The stronger you are, the less likely you are to shake when you come into the shooting range and your body's already a little bit tired.
New Mexico is home to several ski resorts including Taos Ski Area. Photograph courtesy of Raisa Nastukova/Unsplash.
The Olympics is overwhelming in many ways. You show up and the first thing you do is get all your gear—all your clothing for opening ceremonies, for daily wear, and your race suit. Everything. I think I had four duffel bags of clothes. But once you get out on the track—aside from seeing the Olympic rings along the course, which is pretty exhilarating—it still just feels like any other race.
We came to New Mexico because my husband took a job at Los Alamos National Laboratory. I work for a biotech company in Santa Fe. We love Los Alamos. If you just shimmy down the canyon, you're right on the trail system, which is such a treat. With groomed cross-country skiing 15 minutes from town, we go out skiing during the week with headlamps for an hour after work. One of the great things about skiing is being part of the community.
Read more: After devastating winds raged across Red River's Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area, its owners rallied helpers, weekend after weekend. They fixed the trails, kept hope alive, and even found an inspiring upside to all those downed trees.


Residence Evaluation Solutions Obtaining a residence examination and also carrying around a home evaluation checklist are nearly constantly good ideas. Any inspection has constraints, however its worth the few hundred bucks you will pay to get a better concept of just what youre signing up for. Better, an evaluation will certainly usually spend for itself in things you can ask the vendor to repair.
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Obtaining A Mortgage In the Surefire Home program, the USDA gives a 90% finance warranty to a qualifying lender to reduce the risk of the car loan. Because of this, loan providers will extend 100% car loans to their customers implying no deposit. Applicants will should satisfy minimum income requirements to qualify, and can just obtain fundings for a primary home.
The Home Loan Loaning Refine When the vendor accepts your deal, you start the home loan procedure. Your Lending Policeman will collect your economic information, lending application and provide the preliminary disclosures based on your finance terms.
Purchasing A Home This is the time to use a property representative. A property representative will help in discovering a residence within your budget as well as assist you make an offer on the home. Theyll also learn about open residences and help you with much of the documentation involved in the residence purchase.
What To Deal On A House Percent First, do not really feel pressured to accept the counter offer from the proprietor, you recognize exactly what you want and you ought to be stern. Because of worry of losing the residence, the majority of residence purchasers really feel desperate and assume that they have to leap on the offer. You must have a list of what is necessary to you when buying your residence. Placed with each other a number that will certainly work for you if the counter offer is more than your maximum acquisition rate budget plan. Then you must go for it, if it is feasible to make a counter offer that is listed below your spending plan and also is not far off from the deal price. Although this house might be very important to you, it does not suggest you need to settle for anything that you don't wish to.
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Insurance companies occasionally need an inspection of a home's roof as well as the HVAC, electrical and pipes systems prior to giving homeowners insurance. This inspection is generally just called for on homes which are 20-25 years old or older. The name originates from the four locations of passion.
Youll also want to look into the business itself, talking to the Bbb (BBB) as well as consumer testimonial sites, making certain they have a good credibility. Lenders might be limited when looking for specific funding types with poor debt, but you need to never obtain from a firm with which you don't really feel comfy working.
Getting A Home Mortgage Without A Task Demands for federal government car loans will vary based upon your area, real estate demands, as well as earnings, though the majority of will be simpler to get approved for than traditional private home loans. Use the government car loan finding tool to establish which loans could fit your needs.
A pre-approval letter implies that a lending institution has actually inspected your credit rating record, verified your revenue, evaluated tax returns and also financial institution declarations, and you get a home loan based on the details given.
After deciding where you wish to live, the next step is identifying what you can afford. The very best means to do that is to request pre-approved financing. This will certainly offer you a concept what financing is available as well as what does it cost? you'll. be able to borrow given your credit history score, properties, and also earnings.
You remain in a customers market. There are lots of residences to buy, however not nearly enough customers to absorb them all. Consequently, lots of residences have actually been remaining on the marketplace for months. Sellers are distressed as well as desperate to sell. You discover a house that is detailed for $275,000. You bring up a handful of equivalent sales from the last month or so, and you discover that the typical sale price was $255,000.


The pressure builds up between you and your partner. Somebody says the wrong thing at the right time. And boom! All that bottled up pressure gets released. Words are spoken – or yelled – about resentments, disappointments, frustrations. Some of those words may be pretty unkind. And then it's done.
You retreat back into your respective corners. Of course, you were right. And your partner was wrong. However, your partner may not agree.
Now what? Well, you can wait for your partner to apologize. Or you can apologize (even though of course you were right). You can cool down and then pretend like nothing ever happened, and leave the issue, if there is one, unresolved. Until the next time, that is. Or you can recharge and go back into battle.
It's only human to get angry. It's not uncommon for couples to let off steam when the pressure builds up. However, what you and your partner do to get beyond an argument can have a major impact – positive or negative – on your peace of mind as well as the health of your relationship. And if you're living with the challenges of a chronic condition, maintaining the peace at home is especially important to your wellness.
First, cool down. In the heat of the moment, the best thing to do may be to retreat, one of you to the living room, one of you to the kitchen or the backyard. Take a few deep breaths and get back into control of yourself. Stay here until you're able to dial back the anger to a manageable level. You've each made your point, so let it go.
Be willing to blink first. Don't stay in retreat for too long. The longer you don't talk, the easier it is to continue not talking. Instead, when you feel like you can face your partner without wanting to blow up again, make a move to reconnect. Just a simple "Hi" can break the ice.
Spend some time together. Take a walk, watch TV, go out for a snack. Choose something simple that you both enjoy. And then keep it simple. The goal is to be in each other's company. No need to rehash the situation until you both feel ready. Showing kindness, by actions and in words, can sure help promote the healing process.
Remember. Think back to some early memories of good times that you and your partner have spent together, kind words you've said, promises you've made. What qualities in your partner made you want to bring him/her into your life?
When you're ready, talk it out. You might be able to sit down soon after the blowup to talk things out. However, some time may have to pass before you're both ready to revisit whatever it was that led to your argument. A few days, a week. During this time, get back into your normal routine, but also be extra kind to each other while the wounds heal on both sides. When you're ready to talk, and especially to listen, then sit down and work together to understand what led to the blowup and what you can both do to prevent it from happening in the future. Is an apology in order? Again, be willing to blink first (that may mean admitting you were wrong).
Have a sense of humor. One of the best antidotes for anger is humor. You might start your conversation with a little humor, if can do this in a way that doesn't sound sarcastic or patronizing and cause more pain. Injecting some humor into a tense situation can also be helpful in keeping the situation from reaching the boiling point the next time around.
Attend to any collateral damage. Like your kids if they had to watch their parents hollering at each other. That can be scary for kids. A few hugs may be in order, along with giving them an opportunity to talk about what it was like for them, followed by some reassurance. If friends or family members were within earshot (not to mention the neighbors), you may want to reach out to them as well.
Consider getting some help. If blowups are happening frequently, if it is increasingly difficult to reconnect afterwards, if you or your partner are becoming physically violent, if you have hit a wall on an issue that can't be resolved… how about getting some help? It may be time for the two of you to sit down with a mental health professional. Counseling works!
You and your partner. A blowup can lead you into a deep freeze. But only if you allow it to. Be willing to do the work – and keep working – to get you and your partner back in the groove.


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There are many ways you can reduce travel costs, but instead of looking at the obvious, such as cheap hotels, looking for lucrative travel packages, we'll look at the little tricks that can save you enough money to afford a trip Try to rent a car 24 hrs in order to at least minimize your travel budget.
They are an inevitable evil when traveling because you have to bring something home for yourself and for people at home, but they are not cheap. The biggest mistake is that many people buy this nonsense in tourist places where they cost the most. My suggestion would be to buy souvenirs away from tourist places. Basically, a few hundred meters walk or main street is very important for your money. If you want to buy something that you cannot resist – try to bargain.
The same rules apply here. Eating in or near tourist places is always more expensive and not always better. Other places to avoid while traveling are gas stations and roadside restaurants or cafes because food in these places is more expensive and usually garbage.
Should you have plans of making any trips, you need to have a detailed plan for the trip so that you may be in a position to avoid any critical and embarrassing moments. At times, you might never know what is going on in the places you want to visit so you must be cautious when planning before you use a rental 24h car for your trips.
Before you even think of anything else to do, you have to get a suitable flight and know if it best suits the time you want to travel for your trip. You must organize your trip to perfectly match the way you want and ensure that it is available at that time. You can seek help from the internet or even your tour guide to be sure of the flight you will board and the convenience with the time you want.
The USA is a thrilling and attractive hideaway for individuals who want to have the best vacation ever. With more than nine national parks on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and cities that are commercial buildings and a territory as vast and vibrant as the Pacific, you will find here your tastes. The United States has a good history of hospitality since the time Columbus arrived to sail and still manifest in the people. 24 car rental is another decisive factor that attracts tourists on their paths.
For every vacation, people need a good vehicle. Considering where you are going and your pocket, you need to get the best car rental you can afford because you will spend most of your time in your vehicle. In most United States parks, it's worth having a four-wheel drive with high clearance because many roads are not paved and are not safe with a sedan. There are a plethora of car rental dealers in the United States to provide you with the best four-wheel car of your choice.
Going for a vacation after a fruitful wedding is very important. You need to ensure that you pay a visit to a getaway destination that is affordable and the one that suits your budget. Honeymoon vacation offers you an opportunity to explore a place with your lover.
With a variety of options for honeymoon places to visit, it can be difficult to choose the best destination to travel to that will allow you to accomplish your personal goals and fulfillment.It is crucial to plan in advance to your place for a honeymoon prior to your wedding.
The following cost-effective places are wantaway destinations for your honeymoon.
Winter has a thousand things to enjoy inside and outside the home with children! Take advantage and treasure the most beautiful memories. How will you move from place to place without using car rentals in Denver CO international airport? It seems impossible. rental24h are the best car rental services provider in the market.
Do you know all the things that can be done in winter with children? It is a time that offers wonders, discover them!
A winter classic! To ski, or just play with the snow and pull with a sled down a gentle slope. Yes, well wrapped, with proper shoes and clothes that do not stall. When in our city it is not usual for snow, we can always schedule an excursion to the nearest mountain or mountain and spend the day there. Do not forget to bring a thermos with a hot drink and a change of clothes for the return.


There's some brilliant writing in "The Book of Mormon," which opens tonight on Broadway from the creators of "South Park." There's also some lazy writing. Maybe I'm holding it to a higher standard than usual because I had to buy my tickets at a severely high premium from an online scalper. The "Mormon" producers are trying to create the illusion that the show is the biggest hit ever. They've so limited the seating for tonight's opening that at Wednesday night's show I spotted Angela Lansbury, New Yorker editor David Remnick, New York City film commissioner Katherine Oliver, and the New York Times's David Carr. It makes you wonder who was invited to the premiere.
Some things "The Book of Mormon" doesn't have: a list of its songs in the Playbill-I've never seen that before. It also lacks an editor in Act 1 to move things along. Also in Act 1, I got confused: are they lampooning the Mormons or celebrating them? This may be deliberate because in Act 2 things perk up: it's a lampoon, it's cutting, and Mormons who maybe enjoyed Act 1 get the point now. This is "South Park" country, after all.
Here's a little plot: a bunch of young elders are sent to Uganda on a Mormon conversion mission. The main pair are like the Bialystock and Bloom of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Josh Gad is Nathan Lane, Jack Black, Jonah Hill and Lou Costello all rolled into one. His Arnold Cunningham is an overweight Tasmanian Devil. His cohort, played by Andrew Rannelis, is Matthew Broderick and Bud Abbott, the straight man. Price is bright eyed and bushy-tailed, but not for long. Later, when Price gets his copy of the real Book of Mormon shoved up his derriere, he gets the message, literally.
The Ugandans are skeptical, but Elder Cunningham (Gad), a pathological liar (very Jon Lovitz) convinces 20 of them to convert after telling them all kinds of scatological, made up stories about the history of Mormonism. These stories will get him in trouble later when the local Ugandans put on a play for the visiting head of the Church. What they've learned is a hilarious retelling of Mormon founder Joseph Smith's journey that includes shocking language and anecdotes that can't be repeated here.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker of "South Park"wrote "The Book of Mormon" with Robert Lopez-book, music and lyrics. You will not remember one song. They are more like comic cotton candy. Some are very funny just because they're outrageous upon delivery. You won't be singing them. There are many references to "Star Wars" and "Star Trek," and Darth Vader appears on stage a few times. So does Lieutenant Uhura. "The Lion King" is mocked constantly. There's even a "Spider Man" joke for Broadway insiders.
I will say this: while Act 1 becomes enervating, Act 2 is on the attack. Now that the set up is done-the straight laced Aryan like missionaries are loosed into the jungle-the fun can begin. Act 2 is just a rat-tat-tat series of home runs, from "Making Things Up Again" to "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream" (which includes OJ Simpson and Hitler, among others), the very sly "I Believe," and "Baptize Me" (a hilarious number in which baptism has a second, not so religious meaning). It's also as if the writers were afraid to attack in Act 1, but figured they had a captive audience in Act 2. And what comes is not an indictment of Mormonism, but of all religion. The bark from Act 1 now has bite.
Is "The Book of Mormon" this year's Best Musical? It's hard to say. Few of these songs can be reproduced in a significant way without some editing. (It will be interesting to see what's included in the Tony Awards show.) We still have "Catch Me If You," "Baby It's You," "Sister Act," and "The People in the Picture" to deal with. ("Wonderland" is a non starter from what I'm told.) The "Mormon" cast has many great surprises including Michael Potts and Nikki James, who shine in the second act. The direction is fluid. Ann Roth's costumes are splendid. It's not "The Producers" or even "Spamalot," but "The Book of Mormon" — hyping itself to death- may yet win the day.
Roger Friedman writes for Showbiz411.com.


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const YachtDetails: React.FC<Props> = ({match}) => {
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    const slider = (
        <AwesomeSlider>

        </AwesomeSlider>
    );

i don't no what to do. Do i need to map them? I am beginner so any help is welcome.

A: Try this..
const YachtDetails: React.FC<Props> = ({ match }) => {
  // here im just spreading/pushing the object in an array, so it will make use
  // of the `find` method which is an array method.
  const newYachtData = [{...YachtDetailsData}]

  const yachtData = newYachtData.find(
    (yacht) => parseInt(yacht.id) === match.params.id
  );

  const slider = (
    <AwesomeSlider>

        {yachtData?.image.map((image, key) => (

        ))}

    </AwesomeSlider>
  );
};

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Last Friday eight large employers, including several members of the Pacific Business Group on Health, officially launched Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), an independent nonprofit corporation working on behalf of large employers to catalyze improvements to how we pay for health care in the U.S. Originally called the Center for Payment Reform when it was conceived in January 2009, the PBGH has helped to incubate the effort, which is now led by a multi-stakeholder leadership committee. "The private sector needs to lead innovation and influence payment policies to ensure that public and private sector payment improves value for all." says Anna Fallieras, Program Leader, National Health Care Initiatives, GE, who is a member of CPR's Board.
Catalyst for Payment Reform also announced that Suzanne Delbanco, PhD has become its first executive director. As the founding and former CEO of The Leapfrog Group (2000-2007), Delbanco brings a strong track record in working with large health care purchasers to create positive change in the health care marketplace. More information is available at http://www.catalyzepaymentreform.org/.
PBGH Medical Director Arnold Milstein, MD MPH, has been appointed Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, where he will establish a new Clinical Excellence Research Center, charged with leading collaborative research that improves health and the patient experience, while lowering health care costs. "I am excited to promote collaborative research among Stanford's globally distinguished business, engineering and medical school faculties to ultimately help clinicians to deliver better health with less money," says Milstein. Stanford University is a long-time member of the Pacific Business Group on Health.
Milstein will remain as PBGH's medical director, where he will continue to support projects and national policies to improve efficiency, quality and accountability in health care. Milstein has had a long and distinguished career working on key issues including improving patient safety, promoting transparency, and re-engineering care delivery.
For the past several months PBGH, working in concert with the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, has been hard at work in Washington DC, playing the role of both advocate and expert in federal efforts to improve health care quality.
Last week the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project teamed up with 27 leading employer groups, consumer and labor organizations to provide guidance on the HHS effort to develop a comprehensive National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan. A key theme throughout the comments is that improving quality and population health must be done simultaneously with reducing costs. Read more about their guidance at http://www.healthcaredisclosure.org.
PBGH CEO David Lansky, PhD, has also been a reliable presence in Washington, working to share expertise and purchaser concerns as part of the "meaningful use" process to shape the criteria for the federal investment in health IT. That program is now exploring a new generation of quality measures that address domains of importance to consumers and purchasers – including care coordination, patient safety, efficiency and overuse, and increased patient engagement in their care.
Understanding how employees evaluate and choose among health plans can help both plans and employers better support employees' decision-making at open enrollment time. A new PBGH Issue Brief studied thousands of employees who used the PBGH Plan Chooser and concluded that the vast majority of employees rank share of costs, coverage levels and access to doctors as top concerns. Additional features that are important in plan choice include: rules for choosing and using doctors; services to save money; and wellness services. Download the Plan Chooser Issue Brief.
Earlier this month with the help of PBGH, purchasers attended an important hearing put on jointly by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services to share a caution: accountable care organizations (ACOs) need to be regulated properly to ensure they delivery high quality, affordable care. Specified in the new health care reform law, ACOs are organizations of providers that agree to be accountable for the total cost and quality of care they deliver to a specific population. ACOs can be an important model, helping to improve the delivery, quality and affordability of health care. But because they will lead to further consolidation between hospitals and physicians, there are concerns that ACOs will drive up health care costs. Purchasers pointed out that it will be important for plans and purchasers to be able to negotiate directly with individual providers. Robert Galvin, MD, former Director of Global Health for GE (now CEO of Equity Healthcare) offered testimony on behalf of purchasers, urging the FTC to promote evaluation, transparency and competition in this new space.
The Informed Patient Institute (IPI) rated the California Office of the Patient Advocate Report Card as top site in California for physician and medical group performance information. PBGH supports the methodology and presentation of HMO, PPO and provider group performance information on the State's Website for consumers.
David Hopkins, PhD, PBGH Director of Quality Measurement, presented on Rating Physician Performance as part of a panel on "Health Care Quality Rating: Can We Continue to Make the Grade?" at the California Association of Health Plans' annual conference.
Jennifer Eames Huff, Deputy Director of the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, presented on Using eValue8 to Shape the Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the National Business Coalition on Health eValue8 Users Group Meeting.
"Ready, Set, Go" for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Chartered Value Exchange learning network.
Former PBGH board member Pamela Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM, has recently left her position with Cisco and on the PBGH Board to become the Chief Medical Officer for Disney Parks and Resorts. PBGH wishes her much success in her new endeavor.
Carladenise Edwards, PhD, has joined Cal eConnect as its Chief Executive Officer. Selected from a nationwide search, Edwards brings extensive HIE experience to her new job. Most recently she served as Georgia's Health Information Technology Coordinator in her roles as Chief of Staff and Interim Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Community Health. Read more.


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Horseback Archery In Korea: A Traditional Sport.
Over the past couple of decades archery from the back of a horse has seen a revival as a sport and recreational activity. Countries all around the world, both those with and without a tradition of the practice, have started holding competitions and displays of this challenging and very watchable sport. Korea, which has a long history of archery use, is one of the leading advocates and practitioners of the sport.
One of the earliest images of horse archery in Korea is from the Three Kingdoms Period when 'Korea' was much larger, and held land further into what is nowadays China.
The wall murals in Muyongchong Tombs in Goruryeo (now in China) date from the 5th century CE and show scenes of everyday life for the rich. The fact that one panel shows men hunting deer and tigers means that it was an important aspect of their lifestyle. The mural shows skilled archers riding expertly after their quarry. I have no doubt that horse archery had been practiced in this region long before this mural was painted since it is shown as an aristocratic pastime. Other murals in the tomb show activities such as dancing and dining in keeping with the entertainment theme.
Although only the rich and the military could afford to keep and train horses, hunting from horseback no doubt evolved from the need, by nomadic peoples and traveling armies, to hunt for food while on the move. Hunting from horseback not only provided food and furs etc, it helped build skills for warriors, as well as being an enjoyable pastime for the wealthy. Owning a horse, paying for its upkeep, outfitting it, and training it was beyond the reach of the average person in most cultures.The image below is from an ancient tomb in Dukheung-ri and shows a horseback archery competition, which without wealth and leisure time would have been an unlikely pastime for any but the military, or the rich.
The Samguk Sagi, published 1145 CE, chronicles many aspects of Korea's even earlier past using historic records and sources, some of which are lost to us today. In it there are accounts from the Three Kingdoms Period, (57 BCE – 668 CE) with one from Baekje stating that being good at horseback archery was a good thing and an important criteria for evaluating a warrior, or king's prowess in feats of arms. It also notes that in Shilla government officials took part in horseback archery competitions with prizes being awarded by the King, and that in Goguryeo hunting competitions were held every Spring and Fall with winners being able to advance to being a 'brave warrior'.
Horse archery continued to be an important part of Korea's history and culture, with some ups and downs in popularity, right up until the arrival of westerners and their weapons to the then 'hermit' kingdom. The 19th and 20th centuries saw many once important aspects of Korea's heritage fade away due to many outside factors and influences, including the Japanese occupation of 1910-1945. Fortunately Korea has been working hard to restore and revive many of its' ancient traditions.
We know that horseback archery in Korea can be definitively be proved to date back at least 1,500 years, with a high probability that it dates back to a much earlier time, but its' resurrection only dates from around the late 1990's when a display of 'Mogu' (aiming at a moving target pulled behind another horse) took place at a Korean Military Academy. It wasn't until 2004 that the 1st Hwarang horseback archery competition took place, and 2005 for the first International Competition. As stated earlier many countries and cultures have a history of horseback archery and quite a few of them are a part of the modern revival of the sport. Some countries began their own revivals of the sport at various times during the past century, but it has only been since the turn of this century that there has been an ever increasing interest in the sport. There are two main styles that are most often seen in competition, the Korean, and the Hungarian, although nowadays events are held in many places with their own courses and challenges.
It is hard to compete in international competitions due to the expenses involved in transporting horses long distances, however regional competitions are becoming more common. If you can't get to Korea to see horseback archery try finding an event near your location. Supporting horseback archery anywhere in the world helps the sport grow and expand. Archery from horseback is an ancient skill that deserves to be nurtured and allowed to survive well into our future. Countries such as Korea are recognizing it as part of their intangible cultural heritage and are taking steps to try and preserve it. Some Folk Villages and tourist destinations have horseback archery shows that you can watch, and more Sageguk and historic Kdramas are showing horseback archery as more young people are learning the skill.
If you want more information on the modern sport you can check out www.whaf.net or www.horsebackarchery.info as well as multiple other online sites. There are also many videos on Youtube about the sport.
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My dearest husband got me an early Christmas present. A Pressure Cooker. A 7 in 1 Stainless Steel Instant Pot. It Sautees, Steams, Rice Cooks, Slow Cooks, Makes Yogurt, Makes Glutinous Rice and of course Pressure Cooks. I had heard so much about pressure cookers, but hadn't had the pleasure of using one.... until now. So far I have tried making Taiwanese Inspired Three Cup Chicken, Crockpot Italian Creamy Sausage Soup, Burmese Inspired Pork Curry and am in the process of testing out a Beef Stew Noodle Soup recipe. The Beef Stew Soup took about an hour and the the others took about 15 to 30 minutes. It's amazing how much this little machine of a cooker can cut cooking times to just a fraction of what it normally takes. Gone are the days of babysitting a pot of chicken soup on the stove for 3 to 4 hours waiting for all the meat to fall off the bones, having to come back the entire time to stir to prevent burning or boiling over. I have also used the Sautee function several times. I have always wanted to brown onions and meats before placing in the slow cooker .... without dirtying another pot. Now I can, all in ONE pot. Exciting news for a busy mom! I hope to try making more curries in it too. I will keep you posted!


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Make in India, Digital India and NIXI
In this rather unconventional post, I'll discuss Indian PM's "Make In India" initiative, the "Digital India" initiative and how NIXI fits into the scheme of things.
What PM Modi's "Make in India" initiative is about?
The first reference of Make in India was made by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in his maiden speech from the ramparts of the Red Ford in New Delhi from where he appealed all the people world-over, "Come, make in India", "Come, manufacture in India" and just after 40 days of it, he launched it on 25th September 2014. As a comprehensive set of nation-building initiatives, the "Make in India" programme has been devised to transform India into a global manufacturing hub.
What was the need of Make in India?
In the year 2013, India recorded its lowest growth rate in a decade, the beam of BRICS nations had dimmed, and India was tagged with the so-called "Fragile Five". It became a subject of debate among the Global investors that whether the investment to the world's largest democracy was a risk or opportunity. To conclude, India was on the brink of severe economic failure.
Objectives of Make in India
Its primary purpose is to encourage national as well as multi-national companies to manufacture in India. Another main goal is to focus on skill enhancement and job creation in 25 sectors of the economy. The initiative also aims to achieve a high level of standards and minimum impact on the environment.
The following targets have been cited as the achievable objectives in the Make in India programme:
To increase the share of manufacturing sector in the country's GDP from 16% to 25% by 2022.
Creation of 100 million additional jobs in manufacturing sector by 2022.
To create appropriate skills among urban poor and rural migrants for inclusive growth.
To enhance the global competitiveness of the Indian manufacturing sector.
The make in India programme incorporates a comprehensive plan to attract the national and multinational investors by formulating some attractive policies like – ease of doing business, enhancing the limits of FDI, safeguarding the intellectual property rights, labour reforms, land reforms, creation of economic zones like Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and many more.
The main focus of the Make in India programme is in the following 25 sectors of the economy:
Automobile components
Information Technology and Business Process Management
Textiles and Garments
Except for News Media (26%), Defence (49%) and Space (74%), in all the other sectors 100% FDI is permitted.
In a nut-shell, Make in India programme is a litmus test for the economic upheaval of the country. It also envisages the ethics of manufacturing as the PM Modi visions in his slogan – "Zero Defect, Zero Effect" which signifies that the mechanism of production wherein products have no defects, and the process of manufacturing has zero adverse ecological and environmental effects.
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Welcome to the Work Life Lab! This is a space for exploring what works and what doesn't when trying to balance your busy work and home life. We all want the same thing- better results for the time we put in. Here I try, test, and tell you about what happens when I test ways to better get the outcomes I want. My intent is to share what works for me in the hopes that it'll work for you too. Thanks for reading!
Watching people swim laps is pretty boring. Some people are faster, some are slower. Most do some kind of flip turn, some cling to end to sneak in a couple of deep gasps before paddling back in the other direction. The lane ropes separately them are absolutely critical to maintaining order and ensuring everyone gets the basic "work" of their swim done.
Watching people (especially kids) play in the pool is totally different. It's loud, a little chaotic, and unpredictable—swimmers disappear periodically under the water only to pop back up some place else. If someone thought to bring a raft or noodle, the ever-changing games are played just a little differently. Occasionally someone gets kicked in the head but still there are no ropes separating the swimmers. Those would defeat the purpose.
Our organizations are largely built to sustain lap swimming. There is a ton of work to do each day. We need clear focus and direction to get things done. However, few of our best organizational leaps forward cleanly fall within the boundaries of one division.
So every once in a while, an opportunity comes up at work that requires experts from different divisions—a chance to pull people from their organizational swim lanes into the big open pool to do something special. There, they're all mixed together and suddenly need to rethink how they swim.
When cross-divisional opportunities come up (especially big, important ones), someone will often pipe up with the idea to create one big lane (a combined organizational unit). It idea is that they're relieved of their regular swimming duties and allowed to focus on the new, new thing. These initiative or project-focused units are typically promised a new box on the org chart, a new hierarchy with new leadership positions, and is often shown reporting directly to someone very senior. The whole thing can be really attractive to those tapped to create something new, as well as, the leadership who thinks they're buying progress, agility, and accountability.
The message is that this new project is important and we can't trust the existing organizations to come together, get creative, collaborate, and work it out. After all, we need to get it done already. Right?
Well, sometimes these realignments absolutely make sense such as when the business model is fundamentally changing and certain services are no longer needed or will be outsourced.
Other times, these pop-up project-focused groups undermine the existing structure. Assuming that you're not doing away with finance, communications or IT any time soon, projects that skim a few key resources from these functions create more problems than they solve.
For one, the residual organizations feel robbed.
Then, the new group spends a lot of time figuring out how to secure resources and be productive together.
Lastly, the leadership is put into the position of defending and refereeing instead of enjoying watching actions get ticked off the list.
Alternatively, time is better spent helping existing organizations collaborate productively. A series of facilitated planning discussions focused on who does what and when can move projects forward faster and with fewer kicks in the head.
The Work Life Lab is a place to explore ways to strike a better balance. professionally and personally. Getting the outcomes you want with more positive impact requires a new mindset and a different way of working. It involves knowing what matters most, focusing your efforts, and managing your time. I believe small changes can create big results. And, I believe in you.
Links to my contributions on these great sites are below.
The Work Life Lab is a place to explore what works- and what doesn't- when trying to strike that elusive sense of work-life balance. I'm a working mom with three kids. I try things and share my experiences with the hopes that some of the best strategies might work for you too.


As many modes of marketing have slowly become obsolete online, there is one which is growing increasingly. In fact, 2018 can be called the Year of Influencer Marketing since it has really picked up this year. However, influencer marketing is not something new. The rugged, Marlboro Man is the biggest example of traditional influencer marketing.
However, the current market environment, as well as the pros that influencer marketing offers, has pushed it into the limelight. Still not convinced? Take a look at the following pointers that show why it is so popular.
Nowadays, buyers are becoming smarter and make the choice to actively research their options before they make a purchase. Apart from price comparisons, product reviews and recommendations have started to make a huge impact on customers' buying decisions. So much so that there are YouTube channels dedicated to product reviews. YouTube has an international audience and these videos can garner millions of views. Brands also actively reach out to collaborate with them to influence their viewers and increase product sales.
As more products are being introduced into the market, there's bigger opportunity cost and more buyer's remorse. A makeup palette can cost around $49 but a person can also get a good shirt for that price. Additionally, what if they buy from another brand and get two palettes for the price of one? There's a lot of opportunity cost and buyer's remorse in the market. However, people are more likely to trust the product being recommended by their favorite influencer. Additionally, they also offer them discounts that give them 10% to 20% off.
One of the major annoyances with traditional marketing and even on YouTube is that they distract a person from what they are doing. Even on websites, these ads can be so annoying that many people use widgets like Adblock to keep their browser free of them. With influencer marketing, there are no such ads or distractions. It captures the user's attention and holds them effectively, without any problems at all.
Influencers interact directly with the target audience, which gives them bigger persuasive power. They are also present where the audience is. While a business might make use of a social media page, it doesn't connect with people the same way an influencer does. Based on how likable or influential the person, a business can experience a 100% increase in their ROI and sales.
With influencer marketing, a business has a new means of generating meaningful content. Influencers can work with the business. They also understand their audience and can help to make sure that they are effectively utilized. Additionally, not all influencers require compensation in money. Some are looking to increase their followers, enjoy perks that the business offers and look for other opportunities. In any case, it is a proper win-win situation where every party benefits effectively.
With all these pointers, you can see just why influencer marketing is becoming so popular and is only expected to grow.


Dragonfly Wiping Its Eyes is a photograph by William Freebilly photography which was uploaded on October 16th, 2017.
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Q: Finding Critical points inside the cuboid $[0,2] \times [0,1] \times [0,1]$ My book have an equation "$M= \text{something}$", i have to find the critical points of $M$ inside or on a cuboid $[0,2] \times [0,1] \times [0,1]$, the very first step i have done is  finding $\displaystyle \frac{\partial M}{\partial y}=0$, this gives
$$y_{0}=\displaystyle\frac{10p^3+72px+9p^3x+12px^2-3p^3x^2}{6(x-1)(32-17p^2-4x+p^2x)}$$
given that $(p,x,y) \in (0,2) \times (0,1) \times (0,1)$
The problem i'm facing is with $y_{0}$, because there is a condition that $0<y_{0}<1$,
For finding $y_{0} \in (0,1)$ author is writing "this is only possible when "
$$p^3(10+9x-3x^2)+24(8-9x+x^2)-6p^2x^2+12px(6+x)<6p^2(17-18x)$$
Now i'm not getting how author assuming the above inequality, and how this will work to find the solution?
Thankyou.


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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is asking for the Public's help in identifying the suspects in an armed robbery Tuesday night near Goleta.
Sherrif's deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery on Farren Road at around 9 p.m.
According to officials, a young male and female were inside their vehicle when four suspects pulled up next to them, opened the doors and demanded their belongings.
One of the suspects was armed with a pistol. The suspects smashed the rear window to the vehicle.
The victims gave the suspects their cell phones, wallets and keys before the suspects fled.
After the robbery, the victims ran to a nearby home to get help and call 911.
Sheriff's deputies and CHP Officers responded and searched the area for the suspects but they were not found.
According to officials, the suspect vehicle is described as a red Dodge Charger, four-door sedan and the suspects were described as Hispanic male adults, one of the suspects had a beard.
The case is under investigation and the sheriff's office asks anyone with information to contact the authorities at 805-681-4100. Callers can also leave an anonymous tip at 805-681-4171 or on their website.