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This sample creates a data factory with a data pipeline with three activities in it.

Pipeline: Copy Activity -> HDInsight Activity -> Copy Activity

1. The first **Copy Activity** copies the input file from an FTP server to an Azure blob.
2. The **HDInsight Activity** processes the data from input file by running a Hive script on an Azure HDInsight cluster to produce an output file in Azure Blob Storage. The script combines first names and last names from the input file and create an output file with full names.
3. The second **Copy Activity** copies the output from Hive processing to a table in an Azure SQL database.

## Prerequisites
1. An Azure subscription.
2. [Create an Azure Storage account](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/storage-create-storage-account#create-a-storage-account).
3. Upload the **combinefirstandlast.hql** file to a folder named **Script** in the Azure blob storage in a container named **adftutorial**.
2. [Create an Azure SQL database](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/sql-database/sql-database-get-started).
3. Use the **createemployeestable.sql** from the script folder to create a table named **Employees** in your Azure SQL database.
3. [Create an Azure Virtual Machine](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-windows-hero-tutorial) and configure it to be an FTP server. See [this article](http://itq.nl/walkthrough-hosting-ftp-on-iis-7-5-a-windows-azure-vm-2/) for details. You can use your FTP server instead.
4. Upload **input.txt** file from the script folder to a folder named **incomingfiles** on the FTP server.
2. Add parameters to the azuredeploy.parameters.json** file and specify values for them.

			"ftpHost": {
	      		"value": "<your FTP server name or IP address>"
    		},
	    	"ftpUser": {
	      		"value": "<FTP user name>"
    		},
	    	"ftpPassword": {
	      		"value": "<FTP password>"
	    	},
	    	"ftpFolderName": {
	      		"value": "incomingfiles"
	    	},
	    	"ftpFileName": {
	      		"value": "input.txt"
    		},
	    	"storageAccountResourceGroupName": {
	      		"value": "<Resource group of your Azure Storae account>"
	    	},
	    	"storageAccountName": {
	      		"<Azure Storage account name>": ""
	    	},
	    	"storageAccountKey": {
	      		"value": "<Azure Storage access key>"
	    	},
	    	"blobContainer": {
	      		"value": "adftutorial"
	    	},
	    	"inputBlobFolder": {
	      		"value": "inputdata"
	    	},
	    	"inputBlobName": {
	    	  	"value": "input.txt"
		    },
	    	"outputBlobFolder": {
	      		"value": "outputdata"
	    	},
	    	"hiveScriptFolder": {
	      		"value": "script"
	    	},
	    	"hiveScriptFile": {
	      		"value": "combinefirstandlast.hql"
	    	},
    		"sqlServerName": {
	      		"value": "<Name of Azure SQL server>"
	    	},
	    	"sqlDatabaseName": {
	      		"value": "<Name of Azure SQL database>"
	    	},
	    	"sqlServerUserName": {
	      		"value": "<Name of user who has access to the SQL server>"
	    	},
	    	"sqlServerPassword": {
	      		"value": "<Password for Azuer SQL user>"
	    	},
	    	"targetSQLTable": {
	      		"value": "Employees"
	    	}

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When you deploy this Azure Resource Template, a data factory is created with the following entities:

- Linked services
	- FTP
	- Azure Storage
	- Azure HDInsight
	- Azure SQL Database
- Datasets
	- FTP (FileShare)
	- Azure Blob (2 of them)
	- Azure SQL
- Pipeline with three activities: Copy, HDInsight Hive, and another Copy.

In this tutorial, the input file in FTP server has the following data:

	Doe, John
	Doe, Jane
	Gates, Bill
	Allen, Paul

This file is copied from the FTP server to inputdata folder in Azure Blob container. The HDInsight Hive activity processes this file and create an output file like this:

	John Doe
	Jane Doe
	Bill Gates
	Paul Allen

The second Copy Activity copies this data to Employees table in the Azure SQL database.

	FullName
	--------
	 John Doe
	 Jane Doe
	 Bill Gates
	 Paul Allen

For more information, see [Overview and prerequisites](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/data-factory-build-your-first-pipeline/) article.

See [Tutorial: Create a pipeline using Resource Manager Template](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/data-factory-build-your-first-pipeline-using-arm/) article for a detailed walkthrough with step-by-step instructions.

## Deploying sample
You can deploy this sample directly through the Azure Portal or by using the scripts supplied in the root of the repository.

To deploy a sample using the Azure Portal, click the **Deploy to Azure** button at the top of the article.

To deploy the sample via the command line (using [Azure PowerShell or the Azure CLI](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/)) you can use the scripts.

Simply execute the script and pass in the folder name of the sample.  For example:

```PowerShell
.\Deploy-AzureResourceGroup.ps1 -ResourceGroupLocation 'eastus' -ArtifactStagingDirectory 201-data-factory-ftp-hive-blob
```
```bash
azure-group-deploy.sh -a 201-data-factory-ftp-hive-blob -l eastus -u


If you want your teen to have a positive view of their body, new research suggests you should start with a good breakfast around the kitchen table – together.
While many experts disagree about the role breakfast plays in overall health, this new study from the University of Missouri says that consistently eating breakfast as a family might be able to promote positive body image for children and adolescents. The findings were published in the journal Social Work in Public Health in March.
Survey data was analyzed from more than 12,600 students in more than 300 schools in all 50 states plus Washington D.C., and it included information on eating behaviors including frequency of eating breakfast and eating meals with parents.
"We know that developing healthy behaviors in adolescence such as eating breakfast every day and eating family meals can have long-term effects into adulthood," said Virginia Ramseyer Winter, assistant professor in the School of Social Work and director of the MU Center for Body Image Research and Policy.
According to the data, eating breakfast during the week was more frequently associated with a positive body image. Over half the participants reported eating breakfast five days a week, but 17 percent reported never eating breakfast and 30 percent reported eating breakfast fewer than five times per week. Additionally, the research found that boys were more likely to actually eat breakfast than girls.
Researchers from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Washburn University also contributed to the study.
You can see the abstract and access the full study here.
For more research news, click here. Click here to see 5 Ways Family Meals Can Help Create A Healthier & Happier Child.
These are all easy ways to promote positive body image. I also love eating breakfast, so you have my attention 🙂 Great tips to help everyone.
I think that is a great study. I feel it's important to spend as many meals together as a family, for promoting overall mental well-being.
Great tips and it must work! We eat dinner as a family at least 5 out of the 7 nights per week – or every chance we get. Promoting a positive body image was never an issue for my kids when they were younger. Maybe because, as you said, eating together as a family helped promote a positive body image for them. My kids still love to eat healthy, and I never have had to push it on them. They're in their 20's.
I always try to empower my kids. I do not like casting my personal self issues to my girls. I have a toxic mother and do not want to be like her.
I think having meals together as a family is so important! When I was growing up, we had dinner together every night. It was harder for breakfast because of work schedules. Eating at least one meal together is a tradition I will for sure continue when I have a family!
This is an interesting study, I wonder why eating breakfast together makes a difference. I also wonder if the parents' weight and body image have anything to do with it. I always prefer to eat breakfast alone since I'm not really a morning person. My kids ate breakfast together, but I usually didn't eat with them. We always ate dinner together though.
I had no idea there was a connection between regular breakfasts and positive body image. It would definitely be interesting to read more about these things!
I think this is such an important topic. I know eating breakfast is such an important part too, and I've been working on eating healthier for breakfast especially.
My children are grown, but we still find time to eat dinner as a family. It is does not only promote healthy eating, but it also provides a chance to bond together and foster positivity and confidence among ourselves.
I only recently discovered the relation between family meals and body image. I should've realized this by my view of myself since I've gain weight.
A good breakfast around the kitchen table – together with the whole family is a must even it's only for 10 minutes. It's the most beautiful part!
This is great! We should be try to be present in breakfast and eat with the family.
When my kids start going to school, I am going to make it a point to really eat breakfast together as a family. Even if we have to wake up earlier than we'd actually like!
I totally agree with this! It's really important that we promote a positive body image to our children.
It's a conversation I often have with my son! Body image is such an issue especially when the kids are teens! Loved your post!
This is so important for girls. And guys, too! And having time together in the morning instead of rushing is a great idea!
Fascinating research, I think it's very true. It's great family time.
I've always told my daughter to love her body. I try not to talk bad about myself because that reflects negatively on her.
That simple? Just by eating breakfast you can get a more positive body image? I never would have guessed!
We suffer at home with body image problems with my daughter. I really love this and will work with it!
This is such a great perspective. I think having a positive body image is so important for our kids!
I am interested in reading the studies listed in the post. A positive image for our children becomes more important as they realize their place in this society.
This sounds like a really interesting study. I wish I was better at making breakfasts in the morning.
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The decision to come to the hospital is never made lightly. While it's easy to sit here after the fact and say how much safer Liam was in the hospital with all of their heat and electricity and oxygen supply. There's a significant case to be made that Liam can be much more UNSAFE in the hospital with all their Flu patients, and MRSA cases, and over-eager interns and residents. So while it looks like a no brainer on the outside, finally making the call to head to the hospital was scary not only for the ride but also for all of the very real and ever-present risks that we would face while we were there.
The ride was uneventful. We took it slow and took the route that we knew had the least amount of hills. "The Plan", which we would spend the next 13 hours amending on a minute-to-minute basis, was at this point just get to my hospital. The hospital I work in. Once there, we would be able to find a power outlet and some warmth in my office at least, and I would have a few hours at least to try to find an oxygen tank. While I know pretty much everyone in our little hospital, including all of the respiratory therapists, you really can't just ask for bottled oxygen if you're not a patient. They don't just give the stuff away.
Wait, wait, wait. I think I forgot to mention something. You see, this all happened on a weekend. My weekend. My weekend to work. Our three person management team rotates to work every third weekend, and so regardless of how things had worked out with the power at my house during the storm I was going to be driving to the hospital anyway. I had hoped I would be leaving Karin and Liam in a warm and well-lit house to do it but you can't always get what you want. That day, we just had to try to get what we needed.
I dropped Liam and Karin off at the front door so that they could get their temporary visitor badges at security while I moved the car to the staff parking lot. They were met with enthusiasm and smiles by people who remember his own hospital stay there 4 years ago as if it were the day before. My own boss met us and had arranged with the NICU department manager to set us up in an unoccupied family room for a while. For a few hours at least we had a place that Liam could lay down. Only minutes after getting Liam comfortable it was time for me to put on my other hat and go manage the department, so I did to Karin what I had been doing to her the whole night long every time I went outside to shovel snow, I left her and Liam alone. Over and over again.
For the next 6 hours Karin and Liam stayed warm and dry in that family room. Watching the local news coverage continue to plead with people to stay in their homes despite the now bright sunshine since roads all over the state were still impassable. It was obvious that this oasis of sorts was only a temporary solution to a greater problem as the reports now were of the possibility that our power would not be restored for days. A new plan had to be made as we tried to figure out where we would be able to sleep for the night.
Trying to coordinate with family and friends to decide on shelter for my family while at the same time trying to staff and manage the food and nutrition department of the hospital I was near breaking at around 4pm. We've been through some hairy medical moments and situations but this was the most frazzled I can ever remember being. I closed my office door. I put my head in my hands and I cried.
The temporary shelter became even more so when a family of 6 who had every right (if not more right) to that family room all came in. The family of a patient in the unit at the time it was us intruding on them and not the other way around, but it was their coughing and sneezing that made co-existing there impossible. Last august we took a healthy Liam into a hospital to adjust his diet of all things and when he caught a bug we didn't end up leaving for 37 days. I'll be damned if I was going to let something like that happen again. Karin called my office to let me know what was going on and had Liam packed into his chair and downstairs back in my office before the words could get out of my mouth.
Karin was at her breaking point too by then. With tears in both of our eyes, I tucked our little family into my department's bookkeeper's office which I knew wouldn't be used by anyone until at least monday. Fold up canvas cots were readily available for staff all over the hospital since so many had been snowed in and I grabbed one of them for Liam. It was less than ideal and not nearly the solution we were looking for. It really was time to throw in the towel. We knew at that moment what we had to do.
"Hi. This is our son Liam he is a frequent flyer here and as you can see he is on a ventilator. He is not in distress, he is not sick, he does not have any symptoms of anything and does not need treatment but we have no power and no heat and more than anything now we need an inline humidifier because after about 16 hours on his HME we are going to dry out all of his lung tissue on his portable equipment. He needs a half liter of oxygen and our portable tank is now empty. Is there any way we can be admitted for the night to keep him safe?" Karin has game when it comes to breaking down a situation for an ER nurse.
Whisked away and into an ER room we only had to repeat the story a few more times. Once to the nurse who was awesome, both at getting us whatever Liam needed and at telling us what we wanted to hear. Specifically that we weren't being a burden or getting in anybody's way of more deserving medical cases. I know when Liam is admitted long-term we jokingly refer to it as the Hasbro Hilton but it is The Hasbro Children's Hospital and most certainly not a hotel.
Confident that Both Liam and Karin were at least somewhat comfortable I made my way back to work (about a block away) to finish out the shift and ensure staffing for the early morning responsibilities. With transportation around the city completely shut down there were plans to be made and contingencies to be set up.
I mentioned over-eager residents at the start of this post. They just can't help themselves. If a patient is in a bed there must be something they need to do, and so only minutes after having our whole ordeal explained, including multiple mentions of his robust health and significant lack of symptoms of ANY KIND (!!!!!!!!) promptly ordered a sputum culture when she spied Karin wiping a little drool and snot from his face and mouth. Drool and snot are ever-present in our lives here and should alarm no one, most of all an MD, but despite Karin's protests a few minutes later a CNA left the culture kit on the counter for the nurse to administer the test on her next visit to the room.
Knowing that simply the lack of the kit in the room could easily delay the test being sent off for hours and hours, Karin grabbed the jar and the applicator and catheter and threw them in her bag. Just the act of taking a sputum culture will without a shadow of a doubt keep us here at least 3-5 days while we await growth only to be positive for his colonization of Pseudomonas. (trach and vent people will know) Then we try and treat a gram-negative colonization and who the hell knows how long this hospital stay lasts? Before you know it, a month has gone by. Nuts to that, we'll figure a way out of that no matter what it takes.
The ER doctor made her way back into the room and Karin explained everything I just put into that last paragraph. They agreed that she would stop ordering tests provided that nothing that Liam did seemed out of the ordinary. Crisis averted.
At about 9pm, and now going on 24 hours since the lights went out at home, I closed up shop at work and made my way back to the ER for the night. Trying my hardest to keep a smile on my face I had Karin take a picture of my message to our good friend Nemo for putting us in this position. Thanks Nemo! Here's my salute to you.
Once I got there, the news that we were being admitted to the hospital onto the 5th floor was welcome news and an hour later we were moving all the things we carry onto the elevator to our new digs for the night. A big double room that had no other occupant at the time but also afforded us enough space for his wheelchair, a vent table and two recliners(!) it would do for the night, and in the morning we'd figure out the next step. Hopefully someone we knew nearby would have power and a clear enough road to get there.
Liam was now snug as a bug in a big boy hospital bed. His ventilator puffing away alongside him and his own fluffy blankets we had carried with us all day atop. He had handled this whole ordeal better than both Karin and I did. He handled the day better than I ever could have hoped he would. The kid's a trooper I tell you.
The attending doctor on the floors just got it. She got it in a way that most docs don't and after assuring us that we were probably the most worthy admission she had had all night, explained that her own treatment plan for Liam was to close the door behind her and not see any of us until the morning when she would help us by calling the power company to explain why my house needed power immediately. Knowing that a call like that when close to 200,000 people were without power would be fairly silly we thanked her anyway and said that just giving us this room for the night was more than enough. She made a joke on her way out of the room that she just knew that 10 minutes after she filled out all of her admission notes and paperwork we'd probably get word that the power was back on. Thinking it impossible we all had a good laugh with that.
It wasn't exactly 10 minutes. More like 20 but when I got the grainy, blurry, and dark picture message from my father's outdated flip phone I recognized what it was immediately.
Only about 6 blocks away, when my parent's power came back my dad (literally) ran over to our house to check it out for us.
After hugging each other and smiling enough that if we had any left there probably would have been tears, I ran to the nurses station to catch the doctor. On another floor already the nurses could already tell why we needed her.
"Do I have to fill out discharge paperwork now?" Our assigned nurse asked half-joking and half annoyed that she would have to get all that paper work done this late at night.
"You have to do what you have to do but I am going to go get Liam's van and we are getting out of here to go home!" I said with a smile.
That's when Liam had had it. That's when it all caught up with him. That's when Liam decided that he was tired of the cold, and tired of his chair, and tired of his parents, and tired of being anywhere other than his bed or his couch. That's when this kid of ours who has been through some of the most painful medical situations I have ever witnessed and done so without even shedding a tear, had his longest, loudest, and most severe toddler-temper-tantrum ever. From the moment Karin pulled the blankets off of him in that hospital room until we got him inside our house and lay him down in his crib 45 minutes later Liam cried. Not from pain. Not from sickness. For the first time I saw my boy reach his breaking point on being over-tired, and overwhelmed by it all. Luckily for us he cried himself into exhaustion and by the time his twenty-minute nebulizer treatment was finished he had drifted into a calm and peaceful and most important -a comfortably warm, sleep.
Liam was overwhelmed, Karin was overwhelmed and I was most certainly overwhelmed, but we made it. We made it together just as we make it through everything else life throws at us.
It may not be pretty at times but we'll always make it through. There we were, stressed out, drained, and unable to fully comprehend what we had been through until days later. 26 hours Hell but all we needed to get through it was each other.
And so it ended just as it had begun, with a sleeping boy, Karin and I huddled together on the couch, only on this night, I didn't even have those delicious brownies around to comfort me. With chocolate chips in them dammit!
And that's our story. There's not much more to say than that. Like I said when I started this tale, I have been living in the shadow of Blizzard stories my whole life. Now I have my own to share. Man, my grandkids are going to get bored hearing this one over and over and over again.
Thanks again for hanging in there.
← Fighting Nemo: The Blizzard of 2013 part IV — The Things we Carried.


Please read Hebrews 10:32-12:3 completely before beginning.
"Faith" is a word thrown around by every Christian of every denomination, often without regard for its biblical definition. Like many key words found in the Bible, its usage in the world has been altered so as to subvert its true, biblical meaning. One dictionary entry, for example, is "Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence". There's a layer of truth to this definition but it does not entirely embrace the Bible's definition. It's important to note that both the Greek and Hebrew words for "faith" can also be translated "faithfulness". Switching between the two helps a great deal in understanding the biblical examples given to describe faith and the fact that this is supposed to be the defining characteristic visibly evident in the way each Christian lives their life.
32But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, 33partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated. 34For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one. 35Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
Q: Historically, what was the "great conflict of sufferings" referred to here?
A: This refers to when believers, at that time almost nearly all Jews still living in Israel, were persecuted and driven from Israel. It describes the first major persecution of the church after Pentecost.
Q: How did they handle this persecution?
A: By either losing their own property in the process of fleeing or by taking on the burden of supporting others who fled and lost their own, they were an example to all those around them.
Q: What kind of example is it here intimated that they were?
A: An example of faith because in spite of the terrible circumstances, they trusted not in the quality of their earthly possessions but "a better possession and a lasting one". In other words, they held fast to the things of heaven rather than earth. The writer of Hebrews in v.35 goes on to call this both their "confidence" and "great reward".
Q: So if they have demonstrated that they have faith, is there anything else that they need?
A: According to v.36, all that's needed to complete the work of faith is "endurance" so that they will be able to complete "the will of God", seeing it all the way through to the end.
Q: How is this confirmed in the writer's use of Habakkuk 2:3-4 in v.37-39?
A: The evidence that they've been living faithfully has been proven both by the fact that they "are not of those who shrink back" – that is, have fallen away, but are "persevering".
Point: In spite of the fact that earthly circumstances have generally trended to the contrary, biblical faith is proved by perseverance of such circumstances, holding fast to God's Word and ways instead.
Q: How do we know that biblical faith is not an emotional kind of wishful thinking?
A: According to Scripture it is an inner conviction not based on emotion but on the Word of God.
Q: What are the two key words used to describe faith?
A: "Assurance" and "conviction". The word for "conviction" could also be translated as "evidence", a further indication that faith is not just an expression of wishful thinking but treating the future as if it were the present and the invisible as if can be seen.
Q: What is a key attribute of biblical faith first expressed in v.1 and 3 which is also revealed in v.7, 13, and 27?
A: When true faith exists in one's heart we can see what others cannot see. Among the examples given, by faith Noah saw coming judgment, Abraham saw a future city, Joseph saw the exodus from Egypt, and Moses saw God.
Q: What is a second key attribute first expressed in v.2 which is also confirmed in v.4-5 and 39?
A: When true faith exists in one's heart God bears witness to that heart by His Spirit. "Men of old gained approval" (v.2) along with Abel, Enoch, and other examples cited.
Q: What is given here as the ultimate example of the relationship between faith and the power of God's Word?
A: Creation itself. God spoke and it was done!
Point: When we believe what He says, the power of the Word accomplishes things in our lives and provides God's personal approval.
Q: What did Abel demonstrate that he understood which apparently Cain did not?
A: That God required a blood sacrifice.
Point: There's a greater work of faith required when it comes to salvation in believing in the greater principles and teachings behind the things associated with it. In the Old Testament as well as the work of the cross, it's the greater doctrine of Christ's shedding of His blood for us that is more important to trust in than the sacrifices or cross in and of itself.
5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Q: What did Enoch demonstrate by the quality of his faith?
A: That it's actually possible to please God. In fact, it's the only way to please God.
Q: Why might it be significant that Enoch is commended for faith rather than love?
A: The inference is that love is incomplete when not accompanied by obedience to God's Word and ways.
Point: Biblical faith trusts God in this life to the point of living for Him exactly as if we're already residing in the next life with Him. Enoch illustrates that the biblically faithful never really die and live not for the limits of this life but the eternal one to come.
Q: Why were the 120 years it took Noah to build the ark a testimony to everyone around him?
A: No one had seen or anticipated judgment by means of a flood, so a giant ship – along with Noah's personal witness – would have been a testimony of something unseen, something Noah believed by faith.
Q: In Noah's case, one might say that faith led to works. Was Noah saved because of his works?
A: Noah didn't do this to obtain salvation, but as a testimony of faith that he was already saved.
Point: We do the things of God because of faith, not in order to obtain faith.
Q: In the first example in v.8, how might we characterize Abraham's faith?
A: Abraham believed God when he did not know "where".
Q: In the second example in v.9-10, how might we characterize Abraham's faith?
A: Abraham believed God when he did not know "how".
Q: And in the third example in v.11-12, what is the example of faith?
A: They believed God when they did not know "when".
Point: Abraham left the old life, lived as a pilgrim, and followed God wherever He led. God's plans for him came about not according to Abraham's desires but God's purpose and timing, proving the power to fulfill His will to have a child when they were "good as dead" – beyond human hope of success. He did not return to the old life but pressed on towards victory.
Q: So what do the examples of Abel, Enoch, Noah and Abraham have in common?
Q: What do we have in common with these examples when it comes to a city prepared for them by God?
A: We have the exact, same promise.
Application: Do you live now as if you're already a citizen of the New Jerusalem or still bound to this life? Have you considered that your faith can be measured by the degree to which you embrace this life rather than the next?
Q: Whereas v.8-12 showed that Abraham believed God even though he did not know "where", "how", or "when", what is illustrated here?
A: Abraham believed God when he did not know "why".
Point: We know that God will work things out in our life "somewhere', "somehow", and even at 'some time", but biblical faith requires trusting in His Word and ways even when it's not fully revealed why.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.
Q: What is the example of faith demonstrated in Isaac?
A: Such strong faith in God's Word that although it would never come to pass in His own life, He passed on to Jacob God's Word given to him through Abraham.
Point: Biblical faith trusts in God's Word regardless of when it will come to pass, even if not until future generations.
21By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
Q: What was the odd thing that happened when Jacob blessed Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh?
A: Jacob switched his hands, reversing the positions of the elder and the younger.
Point: Although Jacob's physical eyesight was gone at this time, he still saw things correctly by faith.
Q: Why might it be significant that Jacob worshiped atop his on staff?
A: A staff was a symbol of authority. Joseph, as appointed ruler of Egypt, would have held a staff some would have considered of greater, earthly authority than that of Jacob's, representing only about 70 people at the time.
Point: Jacob had greater faith in God's authority represented by his own staff than even the greatest earthly authority represented by Joseph's staff. He trusted God to accomplish His Word by His own means.
22By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.
Q: Since the Bible as we know it did not exist at this time, how is Joseph's actions a reflection of his faith in God's Word?
A: Joseph would have known of God's promise to Abraham (Gen. 15:13-16) that Israel would one day be delivered from Egypt.
Point: Biblical faith does not place its trust in the old life but the new.
24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. 27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. 28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.
Q: Looking at these attributes of Moses' faith overall, what is the unique common denominator tying them together?
A: Moses had faith in the greater work of the Messiah to come and sought to be part of His kingdom rather than any earthly kingdom.
Q: What are the repeated key words in this passage?
A: "Endure" (v.25), "looking to" (v.26), "endured" (v.27), "kept" (v.28), "passed through" (v.29). They're all references to enduring circumstances which weren't always optimal from the world's point of view because by faith Moses saw the greater working of God's will.
Q: What is the example provided which contrasts the example of faith?
A: The Egyptians drowning in the sea because they had no faith to interpret God's works correctly.Point: Biblical faith sees the greater teachings and lessons pointing to Christ behind the Word and workings of God.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
Q: What was unusual about the way Jericho fell compared to the rest of the cities in Canaan?
A: It was the only one accomplished by such supernatural means. Even though Israel was commanded to conquer the land, it was important that they do it in accordance with God's direction.
31By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.
Q: What are some of the things which distinguishes Rahab from all the others in this list?
Though she was "a harlot", she was saved by faith (Joshua 2:11).
She is a Gentile who is not only saved by faith, but who will be incorporated into the very seedline of the Messiah.
Her faith led to works (James 2:25) which were proof of the quality of her faith.
Point: Through the example of Rahab we see the greater work of faith over the Law as well as the revelation that God's salvation is intended for ALL of mankind.
32And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. 37They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated 38(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
39And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
Q: How does the writer of Hebrew see Old Testament history?
A: As a record of victories of faith. Some were public and miraculous, such as deliverance from death, while others were private and basically ordinary, such as "from weakness were made strong" (v.34).
Q: Was the same result experienced by everyone found to have biblical faith?
A: No, some were delivered by faith, yet others did not escape. To those who did not escape, however, there was given a kind of boost to their faith that they might bear the suffering.
Q: How does this final passage come full circle to tie into the opening thoughts of this lesson?
A: The writer of Hebrews began by reminding them of their own sufferings and perseverance by faith, of having to trust in what they have yet to actually see. He provided biblical examples culminating in a summary confirming that their faith is being tested and refined exactly as that of every proper example of biblical faith.
Q: What are the four "better" things that are discussed in the book of Hebrews?
Q: How is this summarized in this lesson of faith?
A: "God…provided something better for us…" (v.40) All faith is ultimately realized in its fulfillment in the Messiah.
Point: Whether we are temporarily granted a reprieve or not from earthly trials and tribulations is not the ultimate destination of biblical faith, but enduring all things for the sake of something better in the Person of Christ.
Q: The author of Hebrews spent all of chapter 11 getting us to look back at the great saints of the Old Testament. What is he now doing?
A: He's urging us to look away to Jesus.
Q: How is the illustration of an arena or sporting event being presented here?
A: The spectators are the heroes of faith listed in chapter 11, the runners are the believers going through trials, and the goal is Christ who has already run the race of faith and conquered for us!
Q: What is it we first need to do before "fixing our eyes on Jesus"?
A: We must get rid of the weights and sins which make it hard for us to run; in other words, to "lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us".
Q: Jesus went through many trials while on earth. What was it that helped Him through to victory?
A: "The joy set before Him".
"These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
"But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
Point: The proper application of biblical faith is found in rejecting sin, enduring all earthly circumstances, while fixed on Jesus the example and goal for our life. We need to get our eyes off of ourselves, other people, life's circumstances, and affix them on Christ alone.
How well do the following relate to the quality of your own faith?
God works through faith and faith alone. Exercising faith is the only way to please Him and receive His blessing.
Faith is a gift from God through the Word and the Spirit. It is not something we "work up" for ourselves.
Faith is always tested. Although at times it seems foolish to trust God, faith always conquers in the end.
To complete the work of faith, one always needs endurance.


I saw them smile. "Squeak", said the mouse. But no man could help me. He had three bullet wounds in his chest. It's outstanding. I have a meeting with her. He does not smoke. We have plenty to talk about. I don't think you have to know it. Have you been back to Boston since you graduated?
Here, let me do that for you. The tree is in bud. I think I'm still drunk from last night. Is that for real! Your computer just beeped again. A true scientist would not approach the question this way. On account of ill health the writer couldn't go through with the work. Ernst was a church-going man. Where there is the major, the minor becomes neglected. We have less than three minutes before the movie starts.
Vijay is really very nice. My job search is really going rough. I don't have any connections. You make your own life. The streets are laid out quite well. I especially liked the way you sang the second song. Many fans came running toward the actress. It wouldn't help. Bring them back. I'll make arrangements for you to speak with Myron. I am playing it safe.
Public speaking is considered to be the world's number one fear. Their flight was discovered yesterday. Roxane may do whatever he wants to. Hurry up a little! America and other colonial powers hoped for the end of the Russian Revolution. I still love this bicycle. Do you think we're blind? Dorian sat down with Gregg. It is degrading for her. Such things are often accidental rather than malicious.
Clearly, we have different priorities. How's everything at home? We should always be fully prepared for an earthquake. Some believe that Nessie lives in this lake. I can eat anything. I started that. My mom thinks the doctor is a quack. I don't believe in aliens. I don't want to eat a live lobster. See what you can find out.
Hui inherited a considerable amount of money. After you kill the sheep, you'll have to skin it. You'll never guess what happened just after you left. I don't know what else I can say. Amir is no investment banker. I heard him mumble to himself. Mr Yamada, there's a call for you. Can you please just give Stanislaw whatever he wants? You really must see that movie. He is completely absorbed in his business.
She tried to jump up a second time. My friend ought to have arrived here by now. He told us, "Set off at once." My parents rely on my monthly allowance of fifty thousand yen. I think I should probably go home and get some sleep. Last summer, I finally left the firm that I had joined twelve years before. Her parents didn't approve of her relationship with him. I'll arrange it. Did you write this fairy tale by yourself? The students parted into three groups.
Let me buy you a beer. The other animals of the forest came to watch the wedding dance, and they, too, danced all night in the moonlight. If I were a bird, I would fly to you. This is discouraging. I asked her to help. What on earth makes you think you can fool me? Come to see me tomorrow. Aren't you ashamed? Instead of being a beggar in the streets, why don't you look for work and earn your own bread? Do you approve of what he is doing? Vassos narrowly escaped being hit.
The party ended at midnight. They finally started to asphalt that road again. It was about time! You could only cycle zigzagging there if you didn't want your wheel to get buckled because of the holes in the road surface. I told them we'd be late. We had a good opinion of your son. Does he want to go away? The only problem is that Miriam may already be dead. In the United States the word 'rebate' is widely recognized, generally as an incentive where makers give back directly to consumers. Ron saw Syed take John's umbrella by mistake. We don't want you to hurt yourself. We made the boy our guide.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again. I have to ask you about Graham. The Coty company sells perfumes. It is very careless of you to leave the door open. My father was born in Matsuyama in 1941. Why are we celebrating? You must be out of your mind. Isabelle bought Edward a fur coat. Do you understand what I am saying to you? Never be late for school again.


Dear friends have been married a year, and I wanted a special card for them to enjoy, so I got this together. Though they have been together for a long time, they decided it was time to get married and just basically went to a district magistrate with only a few friends knowing.
The following picture may make a sensitive stomach turn, so be warned. They sliced both sides of my thumb and put a pin in it. I had an ace bandage wrap after surgery for about 10 days and then they put me in the big blue one, and then after 8 weeks, I had it removed. It has been quite an adventure, on in which I learned alot - good and bad.
beautiful wedding card, love the color combination for it-so rich.


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Hendrick Subaru, located at 2929 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover, AL, is your premier retailer of new and used Subaru vehicles. Our dedicated sales staff and top-trained technicians are here to make your auto shopping experience fun, easy and financially advantageous. Please utilize our various online resources and allow our excellent network of people to put you in your ideal Subaru vehicle or the Pre-Owned car, truck or SUV of your dreams today!
HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP OPENS HENDRICK SUBARU OF HOOVER
NEW LOCATION IS THE COMPANY'S SIXTH OVERALL FRANCHISE IN ALABAMA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 10, 2018) - Charlotte-based Hendrick Automotive Group has opened Hendrick Subaru of Hoover at 2929 John Hawkins Pkwy. in Hoover, Alabama, centrally located within Birmingham's most popular retail corridor.
Along with Hendrick Chevrolet of Hoover (1620 Montgomery Hwy.) and Hendrick Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM of Hoover (1624 Montgomery Hwy.), Hendrick Automotive Group now operates six total franchises in Alabama, each located in Hoover. Hendrick Subaru of Hoover is the company's third Subaru franchise nationally, joining Darrell Waltrip Subaru in Franklin, Tennessee, and Hendrick Subaru Southpoint in Durham, North Carolina.
"Our company has enjoyed a terrific relationship with the people of Birmingham and Hoover since we entered the market in 2011," said Rick Hendrick, chairman of Hendrick Automotive Group. "Convenient to both Interstate 459 and Highway 65, the new dealership affords easy access for customers in the surrounding areas. Our company now employs nearly 300 teammates in Hoover, which is a tremendous place to live and do business. We will continue to look for opportunities to give back to the community here."
Hendrick Subaru of Hoover offers nearly 200 new and 100 pre-owned vehicles with access to more than 30,000 new and pre-owned vehicles at Hendrickcars.com. The new 21,500-square-foot facility sits on 2.85 acres and offers 14 services bays. The fully interactive dealership provides numerous customer amenities including free Wi-Fi, refreshments, a snack bar and courtesy shuttle service to Riverchase Galleria, local restaurants and area businesses.
Bill Kimbrough, formerly retail operations manager for Darrell Waltrip Subaru has been named general manager of Hendrick Subaru of Hoover. Kimbrough reports to Hendrick Automotive Group market area vice president John Gallagher.
"Hoover is the perfect location for this Subaru franchise," Gallagher said. "The demand for Subaru products and service in the area is strong and the brand is very popular on a national level. With the facility's unique design and service amenities, our customers will enjoy its welcoming environment and incredible convenience to local shopping, entertainment and dining options like the Riverchase Galleria."
"We're extremely excited about opening this new dealership and broadening our commitment to the local community," Kimbrough said. "In partnership with Subaru, we will support the local Meals-on-Wheels feeding program, which is a great way to help others throughout the year. We will also participate in Hendrick Automotive Group's company-wide Thanksgiving meal project this fall, joining our family of dealerships throughout the United States in providing traditional holiday meals to those facing hunger this holiday season."
Employing more than 40 people, Hendrick Subaru of Hoover is open six days a week for sales and service. For more information on current employment opportunities, please visit www.HendrickCareers.com. The dealership currently is hiring client advisors, service technicians, service advisors and other positions.
ABOUT HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP:
Encompassing 97 dealerships from the Carolinas to California, Hendrick Automotive Group is one of the largest privately held automotive retail organizations in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company employs more than 10,000 people in its dealerships, collision centers and accessories distributor installers in 14 states. For more information, please visit www.HendrickAuto.com.
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Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome
Eun Kyoung Kim, Seung Hyuk Choi, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim, Yeon Hyeon Choe, Jae Kuen Oh, Duk Kyung Kim
Objectives: Among the parameters for surveillance of patients at risk of acute type A aortic dissection, the aortic size has been considered a cardinal factor. Preventive surgery of the aorta in asymptomatic patients on the basis of size alone is still controversial in patient populations lacking other risk factors for aortic dissection. The aim of the present study was to assess the value of the aortic diameter as a current criterion for elective aortic surgery to prevent the development of aortic dissection in patients without and with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Methods: We reviewed the data from patients diagnosed with acute type A aortic dissection from December 1994 to March 2009 at our institute. A total of 237 patients who presented with acute type A aortic dissection were enrolled, of whom 31 were diagnosed with MFS. Results: The maximal ascending aorta size was 46.7 mm (range, 42.9-51.6) in non-MFS patients and 58.5 mm (range, 43.8-64.9) in MFS patients (P <.001). Two thirds (74%) of the MFS patients had a maximal aortic root size of ≥45 mm. However, 87% of the 206 non-MFS patients had an aortic diameter <55 mm. Non-MFS patients presenting with an aortic size <55 mm developed aortic dissection at a younger age and had a higher body mass index than those with an aortic size ≥55 mm. Conclusions: Type A aortic dissection occurs in smaller aortas in non-MFS patients compared with those with MFS.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.025
Kim, E. K., Choi, S. H., Sung, K., Kim, W. S., Choe, Y. H., Oh, J. K., & Kim, D. K. (2014). Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 147(5), 1505-1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.025
Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome. / Kim, Eun Kyoung; Choi, Seung Hyuk; Sung, Kiick; Kim, Wook Sung; Choe, Yeon Hyeon; Oh, Jae Kuen; Kim, Duk Kyung.
In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 147, No. 5, 2014, p. 1505-1510.
Kim, EK, Choi, SH, Sung, K, Kim, WS, Choe, YH, Oh, JK & Kim, DK 2014, 'Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome', Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 147, no. 5, pp. 1505-1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.025
Kim EK, Choi SH, Sung K, Kim WS, Choe YH, Oh JK et al. Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014;147(5):1505-1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.025
Kim, Eun Kyoung ; Choi, Seung Hyuk ; Sung, Kiick ; Kim, Wook Sung ; Choe, Yeon Hyeon ; Oh, Jae Kuen ; Kim, Duk Kyung. / Aortic diameter predicts acute type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome but not in patients without Marfan syndrome. In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 ; Vol. 147, No. 5. pp. 1505-1510.
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I'd just gotten back from my trip to Ukraine, and I was excited to tell my friends about the red fox I'd seen in the ghost town of Pripyat.
After all the adventures I'd had, they were probably most excited to hear about this one.
But when one of them asked if the fox was tame, my only response was: "Well, it depends on what you consider 'tame.'"
Of course, Simon—a.k.a. Semyon or Семён—is a wild fox. He's no one's pet.
...and eat right out of our hands.
Of course, upon meeting Simon, I couldn't help but recall The Fox who tells The Little Prince that he cannot play because he is "not tamed."
But what would it mean to tame The Fox? "To establish ties," he says.
"To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world."
Given the all-too-brief amount of time we had in Pripyat, I didn't have the chance to tame Simon the fox, nor did he have the chance to tame me.
To him, I'm nothing more than a tourist who's like 100,000 other tourists. And I know that maybe there is someone out there who has tamed him—at least, in the sense meant by The Fox in The Little Prince.
But to me, there is only one Simon Fox of Pripyat, that handsome, ginger fella who doesn't care much for trail mix but has learned to love the castoffs of protein bars and sandwich makings tossed his way by those who are just passing through.


The invitation arrived in a black-bordered envelope and was delivered by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student. The inside showed a coffin with the inscription "Reserved for You"—perfect for an all-night Halloween party in an old house on Fear Street.
The party is well under way when the lights go out. That's to be expected at the Halloween party. But when the lights come back on, a boy is on the floor with a knife in his back. Just a Halloween prank? Maybe. Maybe not.
Now the guests' trick-or-treating has turned to terror. And it looks like someone's idea of a party game is murder!


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Ele também foi membro da Sejm 1997-2001.

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Not all of the haze visible Monday was necessarily related to the fires, however.
The deadliest wildfire in California history has sent haze all the way across the country, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS office in Raleigh, North Carolina, posted a map to Facebook showing the path the smoke plume has beaten across the United States, following air currents eastward along the Interstate 10 corridor before banking northeast through Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas and then moving offshore.
Part of the plume appears to have crossed into central New Jersey, the NWS' office in Mount Holly confirmed.
"Much of the smoke will be in the mid to upper atmosphere and air quality is still expected to be good at ground level," according to the NWS Raleigh office's Monday evening post.
The NWS Mount Holly office confirmed that there were other atmospheric factors, such as fog or smog or both, at play closer to the ground Monday.
The smoke is well above ground level and has not affected air quality in New Jersey as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the NWS.
"It's somewhere up there at 25,000 to 30,000 feet so there is really no impact," Jay Engle, a meteorologist for the NWS in New York, said of air quality.
The devastating fires have produced so much smoke that air quality in northern California was ranked the worst in the world late last week.
The smoke was carried across the U.S. by a southern branch of the jet stream where it then traveled in a northeasterly direction hitting the Atlantic coast including New Jersey.
"It has to be a major fire for smoke to move that far," Engle said.
DEP officials said it's unlikely the smoke will impact air quality in New Jersey.
"National Weather Service models suggest there is smoke from the wildfires in the upper atmosphere over the state but their modeling is less clear about impacts of this smoke closer to ground level," said Larry Hajna, a DEP spokesman. "The haze being reported may be attributable to sunlight passing through smoke aloft.


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SYDNEY • Australia's Prime Minister said yesterday that his country was under a broad cyber attack from a "state-based actor" targeting government, public services and businesses, with suspicions falling on China.
Warning Australians of "specific risks" and an increased tempo of attacks, Mr Scott Morrison told a press conference that a range of sensitive institutions had been hit.
"This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure," Mr Morrison said.
"We know it is a sophisticated state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting," Mr Morrison told reporters but declined to say who Australia believed was responsible.
He said it could only have come from one of a handful of states and that the attackers had spent months trying to hack all levels of the government, political bodies, essential service providers and operators of critical infrastructure.
Suspicions immediately fell on Beijing, which has clashed repeatedly with Canberra as it looks to increase the cost of Australia speaking out against Chinese Communist Party interests.
Three sources familiar with the government's thinking told Reuters yesterday that China was the chief suspect in a spate of recent cyber attacks, a suggestion swiftly dismissed by Beijing.
"There is a high degree of confidence that China is behind the attacks," one Australian government source told Reuters, asking not to be identified.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman denied Beijing was involved and said China "firmly opposed all forms of cyber attacks".
Australian intelligence has flagged similarities between the recent cyber attacks and one on Parliament and the three largest political parties in March last year.
Reuters reported last year that Australia had quietly concluded China was responsible for that cyber attack.
Australia has never publicly identified the source of that attack, however, and China denied that it was responsible.
As with last year's attack, Australia's chief cyber intelligence agency said yesterday that its investigation had found no evidence that the perpetrator sought to be "disruptive or destructive" once within the host network.
Mr Morrison said he spoke about the issue with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday, while other allies have also received briefings.
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said advice showed no large-scale personal breaches of data resulting from the attack, but urged users to fully update Web or e-mail servers with the latest software and use multi-factor authentication.
The current attack appears designed to hide authorship, using socalled "copy-paste" cyber tools that can be easily found open source, Australia's signals intelligence agency said.
The cyber attacks also used "spearfishing" techniques, sending e-mails with malicious files, links and Office 365 prompts.
Mr Morrison's vagueness about the threat and its source was deliberate, according to Mr Ben Scott, a former Australian intelligence official now with the Lowy Institute think-tank.
"Public attribution – and the threat of doing so – is seen as one way of warning and deterring an opponent," he said. "But early attribution can also be provocative."
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Judge considers blocking 'closed' CVS-Aetna merger
The two firms began integrating before the court gave its final approval
By Mark Huffman
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CVS and Aetna, who announced last week they had closed on their merger agreement, may have overlooked one legal point.
The merger, approved by the U.S. Justice Department, must also be signed off by a federal court before it becomes final. And U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon complains the two sides have treated him like a "rubber stamp."
At a hearing this week Leon said the filing appears to have raised a couple of antitrust issues and wondered out loud why he shouldn't order the two companies to stop their integration, which began last week, until he can further investigate the matter.
Leon is well acquainted with antitrust cases. He was the presiding judge earlier this year when he rejected the Justice Department's opposition to AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner. He did so in unusually strong language, advising the government against appealing his decision.
In a statement to the media, a CVS spokesman said the two companies are now one and the focus is on integrating them.
The union of the pharmacy retailer with the health insurance provider won approval from the Justice Department in October, with the provision that Aetna sells its Part D Medicare business. Under a 1974 law, a merger agreement approved by the Justice Department must still be blessed by the courts to ensure that it is in the public interest.
According to CNBC, most parties to approved merger deals do not wait for the court ruling, considering it a formality.
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By Admin Martin - 20 July 2019, 16:44
We've been here before. If I could receive a 100 euros for every time I heard " player to Arsenal nearly done", I'd probably have my own private jet by now and I'm only 22. To be honest, as an Arsenal fan, there's something frustrating about the way the club conducts business, it's almost as if it's run by amateurs.
Imagine making a £40 million bid for Wilfried Zaha, proposed to be paid in instalments over five years, this is the part I wish I could insert a rolling eyes emoji. It's madness, especially with Man Utd expected to get 25 percent of that fee, you'd feel Palace would want to replace him with a promising player, making the proposed payment in instalments a big joke. £40-60 million would be the fee that Palace want to be left with after United have taken their 25 percent share, hence the £80 million valuation of the player, it's not rocket science.
Another practical example of how much a disappointment our club is in terms of transfers is the situation surrounding Krystian Beliek, personally, I'd be unhappy to see him leave without getting the chance to prove himself after a fine display on loan last season. If we sell him, we should include a buy-back clause with a low fee, because it's just a matter of time before he's one of the most wanted CB's in Europe.
Should that happen we'd probably not exercise it anyway; after all, we're happy keeping Elneny when we can have Bennacer in his place instead. Bennacer is a far better option to have, he's young, possesses great passing ability, he's the sort of player you need alongside Xhaka and Torreira during a cold rainy night at Stoke and let's be honest; he's a better attacker as well. I sense a Gnabry type of story with this guy.
We need to get rid of Mkhitaryan, he'd be easier to offload compared to Ozil because a few teams can afford his wages, and Arsenal can get a younger first-team quality winger like Ismael Sarr, who'd earn far less than the £200k that Mhki's currently on. Something isn't right with him, maybe its confidence; a move might be good for him and the club.
On the other hand, we have a promising crop of youth players; it is important that we handle them with care and not play them out of position, but Freddie's promotion will help integrate them into the first team seeing that he has worked with the young guns before. We will, however, need to loan out a few of them in order for them to progress, the Dutch and French leagues, as well as the championship, might be a good fit for some of them.
And then there's the Koscielny saga, honestly, we have to let the guy go, did he go about it the right way? No, but it's about time he leaves, he's been a loyal servant. These things of playing tug of war with players create a bad picture of the club, and as far as it's concerned, it's already bad enough. Let him go, bring in Alves and another CB like Lascelles, and we'll live to see next season.
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gotanidea says:
Had the player sales been so easy to be done, we'd have got rid of the deadwoods
If Palace ask more than 50 M for Zaha, Arsenal had better bid for Pepe or Chukwueze
Also no more old players like Alves. Arsenal already have too many aging players with bad forms that they want to sell
Thiag says:
Alves is not linchsteiner bro, He's a fighter plus good option to have while Bellerin recovers.
dutchy says:
Plus Alves has won everthing, seen everything and isn't done yet. He would be an inspiration to many.
Ozil has won the World Cup/ La Liga and Lichtsteiner was a serial winner with Juventus, but they became too complacent after that
Maitland-Niles and a young RB from the academy should be enough to cover for Bellerin
Alves was world class in attacking, but he wasn't great in defending, similar to Marcelo. We need to find a fast RB, not a slow one
Break-on-through says:
I would've thought Lichsteiner more of what Arsenal needed before we signed him, if you asked me – who of those two would suit our needs more, I would say Litch, because Alves for me would look like an Arsenal signing (quick exciting going forward) Whereas Litch was known for his defending like the fullbacks of old. It didn't work out for whatever reasons, most of us saw it being a good move though esp for a reserve player.
Beilik is not a centre back.
Working early to sign players(finishing transfer business early) helps players to integrate with the team very well and the selling club will get time for a replacement. The eleventh-hour signings could be difficult for integration and unwillingness on behalf of the selling club(a replacement could be difficult and there will be an increase in selling price).
My lovely Arsenal is failing to do business early. After the 2007/08 and 20015/16 seasons, My lovely Arsenal is failed to compete for silverware.
Arsenal players left: Ramsey, Cech, Wellbeck, and Suarez. If we sign four players, we are simply replacing the departed. Therefore, for the depth of the squad, we need more signings. But my lovely Arsenal is so silent. Okay, let me consider last season and this season as the transition. Are we preparing ourselves for the 2020/21 season?
Diogenes says:
You forgot young players integrated in the squad, so 4 would be more than enough.
More concerned about the new arrivals' quality.
Dear Diogenes, integrating the young is a positive I can take. If all 4 new players are with experiences and immediately incorporated into the team would impact.
Idrissa younfa says:
I suggest the coaches to use the young and fresh blood player to complete the vacancy
Nonsense about Crystal Palace.
The 25 percent to ManU is because United signed him for 10 mill. from Crystal Palace, then sold him back for a measly 3 mill. Nothing to do with us or any other team that wants him.
See, palace had earlier decided that paying 10 mill. for him was a waste of money, and 3 mill. and future percentage was better for them, so now it's their problem…
I still say don't give them more than 60 mill. as his value will fall to about 20 – 25 in a few years. Palace would still reap about 1.400 percent profit. Not bad considering they had used the player through most of his best years.
Sean Williams says:
Tierney? Everton? Done deals. Pure fantasy. Remember Higuain of years ago…certainty. We are getting close to the new season and loadsa talkie talkie and no players. Don't hold your breathe with Satan Kroenke and Son of Satan. My guess is we will sign Saliba because it involves no money this year and all the rest is shite, except if they get Ceballos as he will cost wages only. As for spending real money, in your dreams. The Kroenke's want to get in the Champions League without spending. Rest assured Kroenke will let you down one way or another.
The one thing that disappoints me this close season is the decision not to give Bielek a chance. He surely must be a better option than Mustafi. He's bided his time , had a good season out on loan last year and still Emery won't give him a chance. He'll probably go and in a few years be playing for a top Italian club.
I guess Bielik's fate would depend on Elneny and Chambers
If Elneny and Chambers stay, there will be too many CB/DM hybrids
Mobella says:
This closed season he was a chalton player and was their player of the season. All this talk about we not give him a chance was because of what he said. I'm damn sure he hasn't had chance to talk with Emery as the boy joined up with Poland under 21. The club hasn't decided anything as regard him. And if he wants out fine. 20m from any team that want will do with buy back or sell on clause
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David Rusa says:
Have some of us taken time to analyse why player deals take long to complete? I strongly believe that buying players should not be compared to walking into a shop and buying the commodities you need. No sane manager or Club executive will pay whichever money is demanded for a particular player without assessing a number of factors such as the player's history, his quality, his age, his valuation, his resale value etc. This process can't be hurried. Any serious Club will want to get maximum value for its money. When some fans urge the Club to just pay whatever money is demanded they are expressing a lack of responsibility. We need to examine the problems we have with Ozil and Mustaphi to appreciate this point.
A football club is a business venture which must aim to keep a healthy financial position if it is to survive in the competitive world. The reasonable demand we, as fans, can make is to get quality players using our available resources and leave the nitty gritty to the club management who are employed to do that. Of course we should demand accountability from those who are charged to carry out these responsibilities. That is how modern institutions run.
Scubagooner says:
This is nonsense. We understand it is not like walking into a shop and buying a snickers. However no business just wakes up one day and decides to buy another without assessing these factors (and more) that you talk about. These are done before arsenal even walk through the door to enquire about a player or his price.
What they also have is a ceiling price for that player before they move on to option b. Again all work/research done on player b before hand.
This then gives you the upper hand when telling a club that's the offer take it or leave it because otherwise option b suddenly becomes the more attractive option.
I agree with you that we shouldn't just pay what they want and some bargaining is inevitable. However arsenal do seem to make a right horlicks of these basic things every summer. ?♂
Tissiam says:
I don't care how successful players have been in the past we should stop buying old ones,l know how easy it is but what we need right now is a good mix of youths,young(25 or so) and couple of 28,29 even 30 years old players in defense basically an energetic physical team for 90 minutes,we can still dream!!
It seems that Ozil will be here too, I honestly thought Emery didn't fancy him too much. But Ozil says they have a good relationship, then Emery talks about getting the best out of Ozil. He also said that Ozil is one of his captains. I can't believe that no team would want to offer Ozil that wage, sure some average enough players were getting close to that over in China, aging players well past it, Ozil would be a big signing for that league. Then you have the American teams that were doing similar, R Keane, Gerrard, Vieira, Pirlo, so I reckon Ozil could get that money elsewhere. Maybe we've all been reading our own feelings into this one, and Emery sees getting the best out of Ozil as a challenge, he did want him at PSG so he knew a bit about the player before arriving.
ozziegunner says:
B-o-t, Ozil also acknowledged that he had been plagued by injuries affecting his performances last season; yet many claimed that Emery had agenda against him.
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Blink of an Eye, a new podcast with Louise Phipps Senft, explores stories of trauma, loss, awakening, and epiphanies. Ms. Senft recounts her experience navigating a life-changing accident that rendered her son, Archer, paralyzed from the neck on down, and expands the story with interviews of those behind the scene. Told through real journal entries and inspiring guests, Blink of an Eye will inspire you to explore the true nature of our relationships and interconnectedness in the face of an event that changes everything.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Season 3: Episode 13: Going Home Part 2
The feeling of coming home after you've been away at battle is like a warm sensation of solid safety. Coming home is also a reminder of what it is like to be seen, to be known as who you are, and to be reminded of the lives you've touched and the lives that touch you back. It can also be a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, as coming home isn't always stress-free. Join Louise in the second part of her heart-warming, yet heart-breaking, return home and hear from the people who help her achieve solace in a number of different ways. You'll also experience what an established personal care team can look like, as having one is often crucial to the trauma healing process. Warm hugs, a place to break down, watching a water lily bloom and getting a great haircut are all healing experiences. You'll hear about muscle response testing too, and its role in restoring the body to good health. Recovering from trauma is a personal journey, and it's all about what feels right for you. We hope these Blink of an Eye examples grasp you by the hand and lead you down your own path of healing and refortification.
In this episode, you'll hear interview excerpts from:
Ellen Webb, a long-time neighbor, friend and "sister," as Louise describes in the first part of Going Home. Ellen was on a walk at the time of Louise's arrival to Baltimore, and she offered heartwarming support during what was an emotional return to the Senft family home.
Sue Ebert, Louise's hairdresser and a member of her healing circle. Sue shares her memories of a particularly impactful appointment with Louise, and she also discusses the powerful healing elements of human touch.
Dr. Mary Ann Ley, a trained Chiropractor and Nutritional Response Testing practitioner and part of Louise's healing circle in Baltimore whom she returned to during the intense ICU days. Listen in to Dr. Ley's companion Trauma Healing Learning interview to learn about the body's wisdom to let you know what is not good for you by testing the muscles, and to hear first hand accounts of the power of the healer's intention.
Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation and the Blink of an Eye non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. I C THAT provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. I C THAT also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. I C THAT will host the inaugural conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing November 3, 2022. To donate and find out more, visit www.ICTHAT.org.
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Welcome to Episode 12… and welcome home. This two-part segment of the Blink of an Eye story details the behind-the-scenes fear and insecurity Archer and Louise were facing at the Shepherd Center in more detail than ever before. The foreboding of an overstayed welcome begins to set in, and you'll experience heartbreaking as well as uplifting wonderings. Most importantly, hear what Louise was unable to share at the time, including texts, work and family stress, anxieties about going home and more. In this episode, Blink of an Eye reaches new heights of truth and authenticity with Louise's "Personal Journal Notes." These are entries written in real time by Archer's beside, usually in the soft, nighttime glow of hospital monitors, which Louise never included in the Archer Blogs for reasons you will hear about. You'll hear some surprises as well as ways that you might create a homecoming for your friends in crisis.
Ellen Webb, a long-time neighbor, friend and "sister," as Louise describes in this first part of Episode 12. Ellen was on a walk at the time of Louise's arrival to Baltimore, and she offered heartwarming support during what was an emotional return to the Senft family home.
Jim Hebert, a great neighbor, a father of three and a dear friend. Jim was a part of the yard brigade that kept the Senft house a beautiful home during Archer's time in hospital care.
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Exploring the Real Value of Edge & IoT: An Interview with Bask Iyer
When the Mars Rover communicates with NASA engineers on Earth, it can't wait the 13 minutes (approximately) it takes for a signal to go from Mars to Earth (and back again) for every task. Instead, NASA needs computing power at the edge to keep the Rover on task in real time. Autonomy and speed of decision making is critical. That's the essence of edge computing.
With edge computing and the internet of things (IoT), devices and computers work together unsupervised, connecting to the storage and processing power of the cloud as and when required. And while the tech industry calls it the edge, companies simply call it "making businesses better, faster, more competitive," says Bask Iyer, VMware CIO and GM of Edge Computing and IoT for Dell Technologies. "Edge is important, because people are trying to make decisions in real time," he says.
1. Edge Computing and IoT Accelerates Innovation in Real Time
Companies are under extreme pressure to modernize and innovate their technology environments. They are expected, if not required, to offer immediacy with their solutions, operations and customers. With edge and IoT solutions, companies can accelerate innovations with real-time problem-solving.
"The main benefit you get with edge technologies is speed or reduction of latency. The world is getting faster and faster," says Iyer. People also look at doing more on the edge for data privacy concerns, regulation or costs.
For companies looking to digitally transform with rapid automation, smarter operations and quick response times, edge and IoT offer real-time insight and intelligence.
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2. Edge and IoT Enables Intelligence
Edge and IoT captures data from the physical world instantaneously. Yet, as Iyer points out, "You have to handle this data intelligently. You can call it artificial intelligence or machine learning, but the application of those technologies to interpreting all this data at the edge is another use case."
"A real-world example would be things like oil rigs. They're in the middle of nowhere, and they have to function alone. There's no data centre nearby. There're no IT folks there. It has to work all the time, be resilient, have the intelligence, but it also has to be connected to the private and public clouds," Iyer says.
The data generated by edge and IoT helps enterprises improve business agility, create efficiencies and deliver better customer experiences. The edge is where compute acts on data in real time. Edge and IoT allow companies to analyse the physical world to be more innovative, successful and proactive for their customers.
3. Edge and IoT Enables Flexibility and Agility
Edge and IoT solutions can enable companies to remotely manage, monitor and secure thousands of locations and millions of devices. These services enable business continuity with the ability to run applications and analytics at every point in a company's digital journey.
"We used to start with mainframes, and everybody thought everything would be done only in centralised mainframes. Then, the pendulum swung to mini computers, then came PCs, then again centralised clouds. We thought everything would be done only on the cloud, and it's coming back," says Iyer.
"The truth is, it will be done on both sides. There will be a lot of compute done on the edge and a lot of compute done on the private cloud and the public cloud."
Edge and IoT bridge the worlds of operational technology and IT. Done right, it enables broader management, predictive decision-making and remediation of threats and anomalies.
With consistent infrastructure and operations that integrate edge and hybrid clouds, companies can become:
Edge and IoT give companies the power to modernise and innovate to deal with tomorrow's problems today.
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