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I've finally been convinced to back Brexit by Jean-Claude Juncker
Stanley Johnson was Conservative MEP for Wight and Hampshire East between 1979 and 1984, is a former European Commission official and was co-chairman of Environmentalists for Europe. He is the author of ten novels, with his latest thriller, Kompromat setting out to describe what really happened in the run-up to the UK's EU Referendum as well as the skulduggery involved in the 2016 US Presidential election.
Supposedly, there is more joy in heaven over the one sinner that repents than over the 99 who need no repentance. Let's hope so anyway.
I was one of the first Brits to be sent off to Brussels at the beginning of 1973, when the UK joined what was then known as the European Economic Community. I regarded myself as doubly blessed. Politically, this was a key moment, since 1973 saw the EEC's first enlargement, with the UK, Denmark and Ireland joining the founding six member nations (France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries).
From my own professional point of view, as one of the early environmentalists, it was also a superb opportunity. I was appointed as the first head of the European Commission's newly-established and quaintly named 'Prevention of Pollution and Nuisances Division' and given the job of pushing ahead with the EEC's first ever Environmental Action Programme.
In 1979, six years later, I became a Conservative MEP (for Hampshire East and the Isle of Wight) in the first ever direct elections to the European Parliament and was elected Vice-Chairman of the Parliament's Environment Committee.
I like to think that EU-wide environmental work, to which the UK made a major contribution, made a difference. Ironically, in December 2015 – as the UK's campaign to leave the EU moved into top gear – I went to Brussels to be presented with WWF International's Leader of the Living Planet Award for the work which I and three EU colleagues had done in drafting and pushing ahead with the EU Habitats directive which 25 years later has resulted in what is probably the largest network of protected areas on the planet, known as NATURA 2000.
In the run-up to the European Referendum in June last year, I founded and co-chaired Environmentalists for Europe.
I still believe passionately in the environmental and animal welfare objectives for which I have campaigned for most of my life. As we leave the EU, I don't want to see us throw out the baby with the bathwater. I hope we hold firmly on to the 'acquis' and, as Environment Secretary Michael Gove put it in his speech to the Conservative Conference this week, I hope we seize the opportunity to move ahead in areas where EU action still lags.
This time last year, after the shock of the 23rd June vote, I – like so many other Remainers – was still busy applying salve to the wounds.
So why have I changed my mind now?
For me the critical moment came a couple of weeks ago when EU Commission President Juncker gave his State of the Union address to the European Parliament. The vision he presented of an EU with a single government, and with directly-elected EU ministers with EU-wide responsibilities, including finance and defence, was quite simply – it seemed to me – totally over the top.
Up until then, I was still ready to argue that if you wanted to steer the ship in a different direction, the best thing surely was to stay on board and try to seize control of the steering wheel. In other words, fight from within for change.
But the ship metaphor doesn't really work. The train metaphor is a better reflection of reality. Mr Juncker's Federal Express is heading down the track at an ever-increasing speed in a direction we really don't want to go. Even if Britain stayed on board, I doubt if we would be able to change the points on the track ahead, or even slow the train down.
Boris, I have to say (but I would, wouldn't I?), wrote a brilliant 4,200-word article in the Daily Telegraph pointing all this out at more or less the same time that Mr Juncker was giving that unfortunate speech. Boris argued that for 40 years Britain has been trying to nudge the EU towards a different destiny and on the whole we have not had much luck.
The time has come to bail out, he asserted. I agree. We may argue about the length of the transition or 'implementation' period but there cannot surely be any longer any doubt what the 'end-state'must be.
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#Buypens – Social Media and Crowdfunding Helps Syrian Refugee
August 31, 2015 Filed Under: Fundraising
People who know me well, know that I have an obsession with pens and magic markers. So, when this viral fundraising campaign – #BuyPens – to help Syrian refugee came across my radar, it immediately caught my attention.
When Gissur Simonarson, an activist from Oslo, Norway, shared a photo on Twitter last week of a father selling pens on the streets of Beirut as he cradled his sleeping daughter, the tugged at the heart strings of the 6,000 followers on Twitter. Within hours, requests poured in from around the world to help the man, a refugee from Syria, in the photo. But Simonarson did not know who the man was or who took the photograph.
That's where social media came in, with the Twitter followers tweeting to others to help Simonarson locate the pen seller with the #BuyPens hashtag, after two days of looking, they found him.
He didn't stop there – he wanted to help this refugee. He launched a Twitter account called @BuyPens and set up a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The campaign raised $5,000 within the first 30 minutes. Simonarson wrote on the fundraising page: "Long story short, we were able to find him and now have a secure way to get this man the money we raise here through a local refugee organization. Thank you to everyone who has supported this. It's nice to see people come together and make a difference in another persons life."
What happened next is that the fundraiser, photo, and hashtag went viral — what every nonprofit fundraiser hopes for in their own campaigns, raising $161,118 as of this morning. A community of people beyond the activist's network have jumped in to spread the word and donate. And it has been picked up by mainstream media around the world.
The #BuyPens refugee tells us his story in this video posted on Facebook by Aljazeera sharing his pay it forward plan: "I want to use any money I get to help other Syrians. "What's for me is for them."
Will it become as big as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, now a year later and working hard to make it an annual fundraising event? We have a slow news period – and a downer news cycle (Refugee crisis in Syria). We also have a compelling and touching story of how this crisis has touched one family, an activist who wants to help, and, of course, social media and main stream news attention.
Let's see where it goes, but if anything it is another story about the power of Twitter, social media, crowdfunding, and humans wanting to help other people in need.
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[…] Alan Kurdi helped mobilise grassroots support for refugees, often through crowdfunding. The #BuyPens campaign raised over $180K on Indiegogo to support a Syrian refugee father. Others offered housing, brought supplies to […]

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Compacting the back end - how can I do that from the front end?
The other concern is when table structure changes, how do I manage that? Is there a clever way to re-link the tables after an update to the front end? Yes, I know about the Link Table Manager but that is too scarey for some of my users.
So a seminar on managing split databases would be very welcome.
Compacting the back-end is something that's done as a weekly maintenance event, by you, manually. There is VBA code I've tried using before to compact it, but it's unreliable in my opinion. This is just one of those things I recommend you schedule some time for, once a week (or even once a month, depending on how much your db gets used), kick everyone offline, and quickly run a compact on the server.
Table changes can be manipulated using DAO (recordsets) which I haven't covered yet, but I will when I get to the Developer series. You can change them with SQL commands (see SQL Seminar, Part 3) but those commands have to be issued on the "server" machine, and not from a linked database. I've done it before using a "main menu" form that stays open on the server and can issue remote commands like this. Kind of tricky, but it works. DAO is much better.
I'll add these two suggestions to the list (along with the other requests I've gotten) and perhaps I'll put together more on this in an upcoming seminar.


The Holy Martyress Golinducha, in Baptism Mary, lived in Persia during the reign of Chosroes I the Elder. She was the wife of the chief magician of the Persian empire. Endowed with a lucid mind, Golinducha perceived the falseness of the pagan wisdom, and she pondered much about what the true faith might be. Having learned about the existence of Christianity, she very much wanted to learn what it taught. Soon through the providence of God, her wish was fulfilled. In sleep an Angel showed Golinducha the place of torment of sinners and the paradise, in which dwell the believers in Christ, the True God. After this dream she began fervently to pray to the True God, so that He might help her become a Christian. The Angel of God directed Golinducha to a Christian priest, from whom she received holy Baptism with the name Mary.
After Baptism she left her magician-husband, and he made complaint to the emperor Chosroes. The emperor himself, and dignitaries sent by him, and illustrious women all urged Golinducha to return to her husband. For her decisive refusal the emperor sentenced her to be locked up in life imprisonment. In prison Saint Mary-Golinducha spent 18 years.
During the reign of the successor of the emperor Chosroes, his son Ormisdas, in Persia there had arrived an ambassador of the Byzantine emperor Mauricius, – Aristoboulos. Having learned, that for many years already Mary the Christian was languishing in prison, Aristoboulos with the permission of the emperor repeatedly visited her in prison and taught her to sing the Psalms of David. After the departure of Aristoboulos, Ormisdas gave orders to present Saint Mary-Golinducha before him and for a long time he tortured her, subjecting her to all sorts of beatings and torments. But in all the torments through the intercession of God the saint was preserved unharmed. When they gave her over for defilement, the Lord made her invisible to the impious and preserved her purity. Finally the emperor gave orders to cut off the head of the martyress, but the Lord sheltered her from the hand of the executioner and brought her to Christians living in concealment.
When the persecution against Christians in Persia ceased during the reign of Chosroes II, – who occupied the throne with the help of the Byzantine emperor Mauricius, Saint Mary-Golinducha began openly to preach the Christian faith.
At the end of her life Saint Mary made pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where she prayed at the tomb of the Lord and other holy places. On the return journey she died (+ 591) in the church of the holy Martyr Sergios at Niziba.


WILLIS LOUIS THOMASON, JR., Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District, In and For the County of Flathead, Cause Nos. DC-13-223(B); DC-95-045(A); DC-96-204(B); DC-96-286(A); DC-09-089(B) Honorable Robert B Allison, Presiding Judge.
Edward J. Corrigan, Flathead County Attorney, Alison E. Howard, Deputy County Attorney, Kalispell, Montana.
¶2 Willis Louis Thomason, Jr. (Thomason) appeals from the September 15, 2014 order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, denying his motion to withdraw guilty plea. We affirm.
¶3 In 2013, the State filed an Information charging Thomason with two felony counts of robbery. Thomason was charged after he came forward and confessed to two unsolved robberies. On February 3, 2014, the morning of trial, Thomason decided to accept a plea deal. Prior to orally pronouncing the plea deal, Thomason expressed he would accept the plea deal but wanted a mental health evaluation. The State stated it would not oppose a mental health evaluation and the District Court agreed that such evaluation may assist the District Court at sentencing. The District Court stated Mr. Bennett, Thomason's counsel, should file a motion to allow the District Court to order a mental health evaluation. However, no such motion was ever made by Mr. Bennett.
¶4 Mr. Bennett proceeded with oral pronouncement of the plea deal. Mr. Bennett stated the agreement would provide: (1) Thomason would plead guilty to both counts of robbery, (2) the State would recommend a fifteen-year sentence on each count to run consecutive with no suspended time, (3) the State would recommend a net sentence of 25 years to run consecutive to the robbery counts for Thomason's four revoked sentences, (4) Thomason would be free to argue a lesser amount of time, (5) the State would dismiss its request for persistent felony offender designation, and (6) the State would not oppose Thomason's request for a mental health evaluation, leaving it up to the District Court to determine whether or not to order a mental health evaluation.
¶5 The District Court then proceeded with the colloquy ensuring Thomason fully understood the plea agreement. Thomason indicated he comprehended the plea agreement, was satisfied with his attorney's services, and that he entered into the agreement freely and voluntarily. Thomason pled guilty to both counts of felony robbery. The District Court set a sentencing hearing for April 24, 2014. Mr. Bennett requested a continuance to complete the pre-sentence investigation report and mental health evaluation. The sentencing hearing was reset for June 19, 2014.
¶6 On June 19, 2014, Mr. Bennett informed the District Court Thomason wanted to withdraw his guilty plea. Specifically, Mr. Bennett stated Thomason was unhappy with Mr. Bennett's handling of the plea agreement and as such Mr. Bennett was uncomfortable with continuing to represent Thomason at sentencing. After this discussion, the District Court proceeded with sentencing. The State recommended a net total of 55 years to Montana State Prison. Before the District Court imposed sentencing, Thomason then requested postponement for a week. Thomason stated he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because he had discovered evidence proving he was innocent of one of the robberies. Thomason further stated his ground for withdraw of plea was not Mr. Bennett's performance as an attorney, it was about evidence being presented. Thomason also complained he had not yet received a mental health evaluation. The District Court explained no motion requesting a mental health evaluation had been filed and no mental health evaluation had been ordered. Sentencing proceeded and the District Court ultimately followed the State's recommendation sentencing Thomason to 55 years to the Montana State Prison.
¶7 On August 21, 2014, Thomason, appearing pro se, filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Thomason's motion outlined several pieces of evidence which he asserts show his innocence in one of the robberies. This motion failed to mention the lack of a mental health evaluation. The District Court denied the motion, concluding Thomason failed to establish his guilty plea was involuntary.


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Founder & Executive Chairman
Talal Yousuf Mohammed Najibi, the CEO and Founder of the Najibi General Trading Company LLC, started his career with the group in 1994. Mr. Najibi joined the company in the materials division under Coastal Trading, a contracting company, where he worked up until 1998. Post a successful tenure with the division, Mr. Najibi was put in charge of the galvanising division until 2001, after which he took over the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) roles for the entire Najibi Group in 2003.
Leveraging his degree in business finance from the Schiller University in London, Mr. Najibi succeeded in growing the company through his visionary foresight and business acumen. Mr. Najibi's progressive management style was instrumental in creating corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes over the years and developing close ties with several charitable institutions, including the notable Rashid Paediatrics Therapy Centre.
Mr. Najibi, the son of Yusuf Mohammed Najibi, is also on the board of directors. He possesses a comprehensive portfolio as current managing director of Union Industries and Al Wasmi. In spite of his suite of titles, Mr. Najibi makes time for his passions – football, traveling and, above all, his family.
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Wale & Highbridge Voices "Voices In My Head" (NEW MUSIC)
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Metro make it boom on these hoes.
Wale links up with Metro Boomin on a feel-good new song titled "Voices In My Head" featuringHighbridge Voices. The song was recorded for The Sprite Corner pop-up venue in New York City this summer.
Founded in the South Bronx, Highbridge Voices is an academic program designed to inspire and promote excellence within children through music and song.
"It makes me dream higher, maybe I can realize all I desire/ It never goes quiet, sometimes it's so crowded it sounds like there's a choir playing in my head," raps Wale.
Mass Appeal reports:
"Wale let everyone know they were being treated to an exclusive experience, as he'd never opened up his creative process to such a large group before. However, once Wale and Metro Boomin settled on the direction of the song, it was almost as if they completely forgot about the crowd, experimenting without reservation."
Wale is currently recording the follow-up to his March 2015 release The Album About Nothing. Take a listen to "Voices In My Head" below.
Wale & Highbridge Voices "Voices In My Head" (NEW MUSIC) was originally published on theurbandaily.com


Periodontal therapy at CCCD is taken very seriously. We know that a healthy mouth can positively impact your entire body. That's why we use advanced dentistry tools that can help our patients obtain optimal health. One such tool is our clinical diagnostic service that allows us to determine exactly what type of bacteria you have, what bacteria is causing a problem, and specific protocols to treat any problems we identify.
One of the tools we utilize is laboratory services from OralDNA Labs bacterial DNA testing. This powerful tool allows us to custom design a plan for your periodontal therapy. We identify and target specific bacteria so we can effectively and efficiently treat a wide range of periodontal issues.
Many bacteria actually live inside the gum tissue and can't be removed with the old-school approach of periodontal therapy (which relied totally on scaling and root planing). Bacteria that lives inside gum tissue is often more aggressive and can cause oral problems. We identify the bad bacteria, determine the levels in your mouth, and determine what needs to be done to reduce them to a manageable level. We know we cannot sterilize the mouth, but reducing harmful bacteria to a level your immune system can handle is key.
A painless sample collection process makes it easy for us to gather the information needed to submit for bacterial DNA testing. We can even show you a preview on our in-office microscope. This lets you see what's in your mouth and what we are trying to identify. We submit a small test tube with your sample for testing and in less than one week we obtain your results. Once the test results are obtained, we then determine is high levels of aggressive periodontal pathogens are present. If so, we determine what treatment protocols should be utilized to help get you back to optimal health. Our periodontal therapy is easy to follow and attacks the periodontal problems on three fronts.
First, we actively treat the inflammation in your mouth with in-office therapy. Second, we utilize specific protocols for your home care that takes the guess work out of it for you. Third, we prescribe systemic antibiotics (when needed) to attack the bacteria from the inside. This technique is comprehensive and makes common sense. After all, we are treating inflammation and a bacterial infection, which is a "whole-body" issue.
By utilizing custom designed plans we can avoid treating everyone the same. Our goal is to deliver exceptional value to our patients by offering innovative solutions and advanced techniques. This is our opportunity to practice "Precision Medicine." One size does not fit all in our office at Charlotte Center for Cosmetic Dentistry!
Today, our patients demand customized solutions for their dental and health needs. We utilize advanced periodontal services such as oral DNA and oral HPV testing so we can determine the very best therapy to offer.
The incidence of oral HPV-associated head and neck cancers is estimated at more than 70%. Oral HPV is now known to be an independent risk factor for oral and throat cancers. CCCD believes strongly in the oral-systemic link and feels it is our duty to provide the very best screening systems available to our patients.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common virus groups in the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 20 million people in the United States are infected with HPV and there are approximately 6 million new cases each year.
Oral HPV is a manifestation of the HPV virus in the mouth and is primarily found in the oropharyngeal complex. Specific types of oral HPV are now considered to be separate and serious risk factor for developing oral cancers. Early detection and identification of the presence or absence of oral HPV is important, as early oral HPV infections do not typically cause any clinical signs or symptoms. cdc.gov has more information about Oral HPV in the mouth.
The OraRisk® HPV test is a non-invasive, easy-to-use screening tool to identify the type(s) of oral HPV present, as well as the associated risk profile for each type detected. The test lists oral HPV types as high, low or unknown risk based on the virus's association with malignant changes in HPV infected cells.
By using oral HPV screenings we can establish risk factors and provide the proper referral and monitoring conditions.
For more information about who should be tested ask our registered dental hygienist during your next hygiene visit. She can explain in more detail and provide the test if you want to know more. Contact our office in Charlotte for your next appointment!
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There are a couple of magazines that I subscribe to, and it's a happy day when the new one arrives. Delighted by the anticipation of seeing the vivid colored pictures of new perennials, recipes, or home decorating ideas, I wait patiently to enjoy the new edition when I can sit down with a cup of coffee without interruption.
If you or your loved one has macular degeneration, reading magazines and enjoying the photos or illustrations has perhaps become an eye strain and and not as much fun as it used to be.
E book readers are opening up a new and beautiful opportunity to read and look at magazines with full color pictures .... in large print. Up until now the availability of hard copy large print magazines was very limited - really just a handful and most likely your favorite magazine was not one of them.
Find out which e-reader offers the best screen size and vivid colors and check out the comprehensive list of diverse e-magazines for men and women - magazines like House Beautiful, Woman's Day, or Country Living for women and Sports Illustrated, Motor Trend and Men's Health for men.


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Melissa Etheridge Reacts To David Crosby's Death – Hollywood Life
Musician Melissa Etheridge has broken her silence on David Crosby's death. "I am grieving the loss of my friend Beckett and Bailey's biological father, David," she wrote in an Instagram post (seen here) on the evening of Jan. 19. "He gave me the gift of family. I will forever be grateful to him, Django, and Jan. His music and legacy will inspire many generations to come. A true treasure."
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Melissa, 61, and the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash founder, who died at the age of 81 on Jan. 19, were more than just friends, as she mentioned: David was Melissa and her then-partner Julie Cypher's sperm donor and the biological father of their two kids, Bailey and Beckett. Melissa revealed the identity of her children's father in a head-turning interview with Rolling Stone in 2000. "We just got so tired of this secret. It wears you out. And keeping this big secret goes against how [Julie and I] are choosing to live our lives — very openly," she explained to the publication (via MTV). She also said it was Julie's idea to ask David to help them with their parenthood journey.
David Crosby and Melissa Etheridge were connected as friends and by the two biological kids they shared (Photo: Shutterstock)
Unfortunately, Beckett died unexpectedly in 2020 at the age of 21 due to a drug overdose. "Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction," the singer-songwriter tweeted on May 13, 2020. "My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today. He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends."
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"My heart is broken," she continued. "We struggle with what else we could have done to save him, and in the end we know he is out of the pain now."
Although David was not involved in Beckett's daily life, he hit back at a Twitter user who claimed he "played no other part" in Beckett's life other than being a donor, per Entertainment Tonight. "Not true," the "Eight Miles High" hitmaker responded to the since-deleted tweet.
Melissa Etheridge was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011 and posed with her then 11-year-old son, Beckett, at the ceremony (Photo: Shutterstock)
In an Oct. 2022 interview, Melissa, who also has a son and a daughter from her relationship with Tammy Lynn Michaels, said she refuses to feel shame from her son's death. "We can all choose every day, whether it's love or fear, and my son made his choices and I did the best I could as a mom and I'm not going to take any guilt or shame. He wouldn't want me to stop and ruin my life because of his choices," she told Page Six.
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In addition to his daughter with Melissa, David is survived by his son, Django, whom he shared with his wife Jan Dance, and a son, James Raymond, and two daughters, Erika and Donovan, he had from previous relationships.
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According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Browns did not move on from Josh Gordon because of a photo shoot-induced hamstring issue.
They weren't convinced the wide receiver had remained on the straight and narrow.
"No, it wasn't the hamstring. Yes, Gordon did come in on Saturday and tell the Browns that he tweaked his hamstring while filming a promotional video on Friday night at the Browns' facility. But no, that's not the reason they severed ties with him.
"Some felt that he had slipped in his recovery program, after just returning Aug. 18 from another stint in treatment at the University of Florida.
"On Friday night, he attended the dedication of the Lorain Titans' football field, donated by the Browns. The club then gave him permission to film the video inside their fieldhouse, believing that having him there was better than him being out somewhere on a Friday night. But they didn't know he'd be shooting until almost midnight, and that he'd be running 40s. They believed it was a fashion shoot to promote his clothing line.
"Still, the video and the hamstring weren't the reason the Browns cut ties. They believed he was still struggling to stay sober, and they felt they had done all they could."
Cabot goes on to write that Gordon is subject to random testing up to 10 times a month.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Gordon remains a game-time decision when it comes his participating in the Patriots' Sunday night game against the Lions.


1. Be both a loving and a loveable Christian yourself. Practice the method that Jesus Himself used to reach the sinner. He accepted their invitations to visit in their homes, to eat with them, to socialize with them, but without participating in any sinful behavior Himself. In fact, His presence was in itself a deterrent to sin, because His life was consistent with His profession and attracted the sinner to its purity and holiness.
2. If the gay person happens to be in your family, treat him/her as family. Don't exclude him from your own family social events.
3. Be willing to listen, with sympathy and empathy. I think most gays carry a tremendous burden of guilt and pain and shame. You don't have to condone the sin in order to show mercy and sympathy towards the sinner.
4. Don't preach and lecture. It does no good unless invited. Watch for appropriate times to slip in a word of counsel only when you are sure that it is welcome, or receivable.
5. When asked about how you feel towards their lifestyle, don't show or express revulsion. Be gentle, stating matter-of-factly that though you care very much for the person, you do not find their alternative lifestyle to be acceptable in accordance with your understanding of God's word; that you could not recommend it, etc. But be nice and considerate with the words you choose to use.
He struggled with my answer for a while. Then we changed the subject and talked about high school and mutual friends and acquaintances before drawing our visit to a friendly close. A few days later, before leaving Holland to come back home to America, I called him, asking if I could come back for a goodbye visit.
"Do you really believe that homosexuality is a sin?" he asked.
I then reminded him that I had not brought up the subject. I had merely answered his questions regarding my own experience and beliefs. My purpose in visiting him was simply to renew our acquaintance and to try to encourage him in some way during this crisis in his short life. In the end, we parted cordially on the phone. I did not get back to see him again before he passed away. Nevertheless, as a representative of Christ, I had been there to show love to the sinner. But I could not deny my faith in my Savior and His ability to save me, or him, from sin. The difference between us was that I had come to love truth, the truth that sets one free, while my friend chose to believe a lie and die in sin, rejecting God altogether.
There is no guarantee, friend, that while showing love to the sinner he will respond positively. He retains the power of choice until the day he dies. We can only hope and pray that he chooses the right before it is too late.
acceptance into church membership. Membership allows for decisive voting on church policy and vocalizing of one's viewpoints in church board and business meetings and to hold offices of leadership. Membership should be reserved for those who have renounced the world and sin and Satan–those who bring forth fruit meet for repentance, as John the Baptist says. Otherwise the standards of the church might be compromised.
How do you answer the argument that homosexual marriage will not affect or threaten the traditional institution of marriage?
I am happily gay, knowing that God loves me and accepts me for all that I am.
Can my homosexual tendencies actually be made to pass away?
Please comment on changing one's gender.
Is it possible for Gays to go Straight without accepting Jesus Christ?


Earlier this week, Kai Valentine sat down with a rising star of the UK independent wrestling scene, Brett "Magic" Myers.
In his first ever sit down interview, Myers discusses his first year in the business, his battle with depression and amazing physical and mental transformation, along with his experiences being in the ring with Will Kroos, Matt Myers, Robbie X amongst others… and ofcourse the story behind the birth of the Fight Factory Wrestling Smallweight Championship. That and much, much more on the European Uppercut Podcast.


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Funny quotes by Ronald Reagan on what would have been his 100th Birthday!
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Some pretty funny quotes by a great President!
"My fellow Americans. I'm pleased to announce that I've signed legislation outlawing the Soviet Union. We begin bombing in five minutes." -joking during a mike check before his Saturday radio broadcast
"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?"
"I hope you're all Republicans." -speaking to surgeons as he entered the operating room following a 1981 assassination attempt
"Honey, I forgot to duck." -to his wife, Nancy, after surviving the assassination attempt
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."
"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency -- even if I'm in a Cabinet meeting."
"Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
"I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day." -threatening to veto tax-increase legislation after getting his record tax cut to date in 1981. He ultimately followed with two tax increases, though declined to go any further.
"Well, I learned a lot....I went down to (Latin America) to find out from them and (learn) their views. You'd be surprised. They're all individual countries"
"I don't know. I've never played a governor." -asked by a reporter in 1966 what kind of governor he would be
"Facts are stupid things." -at the 1988 Republican National Convention, attempting to quote John Adams, who said, "Facts are stubborn things"
"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles."
"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk."
"There is absolutely no circumstance whatever under which I would accept that spot. Even if they tied and gagged me, I would find a way to signal by wiggling my ears." --on possibly being offered the vice presidency in 1968
"You can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one color or just grabs a handful." -explaining why he liked to have a jar of jelly beans on hand for important meetings
"I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." -during a 1984 presidential debate with Walter Mondale
"The state of California has no business subsidizing intellectual curiosity." -responding to student protests on college campuses during his tenure as California governor
"Approximately 80 percent of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources."
"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."
"We are trying to get unemployment to go up, and I think we're going to succeed."
"As a matter of fact, Nancy never had any interest in politics or anything else when we got married."
"I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born."
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement."
"I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress."
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"I'm afraid I can't use a mule. I have several hundred up on Capitol Hill." -refusing a gift of a mule
"What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
"My name is Ronald Reagan. What's yours?" -introducing himself after delivering a prep school commencement address. The individual responded, "I'm your son, Mike," to which Reagan replied, "Oh, I didn't recognize you."
"One picture is worth 1,000 denials."
"I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon."
"Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, you coast for awhile, you have a hell of a closing."
"What does an actor know about politics?" -criticizing Ed Asner for opposing American foreign policy
"What makes him think a middle-aged actor, who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics?" -on Clint Eastwood's bid to become mayor of Carmel
"How can a president not be an actor?" -when asked "How could an actor become president?'
Barry Donovan
Re: Funny quotes by Ronald Reagan on what would have been his 100th Birthday!
I was a boy when he was president.. thought he was funny.
ironically, he is the last president with actual firing engines.
24 years later with a carb and 1781cc.. there is still no reason to stop it from mainstream....and they have yet to catch up to 3 mains to boot.
no need to overthink at all...ashame that is exactly what happened.
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And, I quote
Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board--as long as it's not politics or religion
Originally posted by BigDad
I fail to see what's Political about that, those were some funny quotes made by a man that's been dead for 7 years?
dieselgeek
Originally posted by 457Brodix
bingo, those quotes are hilarious and not political. I laughed at some of them I'd never heard. Regan was smart, and surrounded himself with smart people.
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So, you are telling me .. that, the above quotes do not enforce one side of a polical discussion ?
Cyclone03.1
No I don't think they do. Can You post up some from a Democrat that do?
If a debate begins on his politics or compares his politics to another former or current President then it will become a political discussion. But quotes,that happen to be funny to the poster,and others,is hardly a "Political Discussion".
Looks to me, that is already has become a political discussion, any time one side wants to place their point of view someone else will not share it ..
Hence the no politics policy by the owners of the site on page 1
I guess the basis of politics is two sides not agreeing....
OK, You're trying to read something into this that just isn't there, furthermore you're the only one trying to turn this into a Political discussion, they were/are humorous quotes by a President that passed away almost seven years ago! You are the Moderator here so if it bothers you that much then remove the topic/post and kick my Arse out of here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I gotta agree with Brodix on this one BigDad. I didn't read any politics in this, and no one else seemed to either. Had you not mentioned it, this would not have been an issue. I understand that being a moderator can be a pain in the ass and that you have to watch things closely and intervene when the time calls for it, but now was not one of those times.
oldsman496
ummmm..... not sure i should speak here eh, big dad.......but it does sees that humor was the object here....
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Former President Barack Obama endorsed nine Iowa Democratic candidates Monday, including Fred Hubbell for governor and U.S. House challengers Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne.
Obama endorsed the Iowa candidates in a list of Democrats running in the November midterms from 29 states.
Recent polling confirms that Hubbell's race against Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is a toss-up. A recent Iowa Poll found 43 percent of likely voters say they support Hubbell, 41 percent say they support Reynolds and 7 percent say they support Libertarian Jake Porter.
A recent Iowa Poll also found that Obama was more popular in the state than President Donald Trump.
Both of Obama's congressional endorsements went to candidates trying to unseat Republican incumbents. Finkenauer is in a race against Rep. Rod Blum in the 1st District. Democrats are outspending U.S. Rep. Rod Blum and his allies in political advertising 10-to-1, according to data from Kantar Media.
Axne is trying to unseat Rep. David Young in the 3rd District. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that backs Republican House candidates, has put close to $1 million into political advertising in support of Young, while Democratic groups have countered with $1.7 million.
Fred Hubbell, running for governor.
Rita Hart, running for lieutenant governor.
Abby Finkenauer, running for Congress in the 1st District.
Cindy Axne, running for Congress in the 3rd District.
Jackie Smith, running for Iowa Senate in the 7th District.
Vicky Brenner, running for Iowa Senate in the 13th District.
Amber Gustafson, running for Iowa Senate in the 19th District.
Mary Stewart, running for Iowa Senate in the 41st District.
Heather Matson, running for Iowa House of Representatives in the 38th District.
In August, Obama endorsed Deidre DeJear for secretary of state and Tim Gannon for secretary of agriculture, as well as four Democratic state representative candidates.


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Мимойек () е германско военно съоръжение от Втората световна война, разположено в Ландрьотюн льо Нор, северна Франция.

То представлява мрежа от тунели и наклонени шахти, предназначени за разполагане на батарея от свръхдалекобойни оръдия Фау-3. Те са предназначени за пряк артилерийски обстрел на британската столица Лондон, разположена на 165 km оттам, но съоръжението остава незавършено.

Изграждането на съоръжението започва през септември 1943 година. Противникът не е наясно с предназначението му, но предполага, че става дума за база за изстрелване на ракети Фау-2, поради което го подлага на тежки бомбардировки, които значително забавят строежа. Съоръжението е частично унищожено на 6 юли 1944 година, когато британската авиация го бомбардира с тежки сеизмични бомби, при което стотици работници са затрупани в тунелите. Бомбардировките и десанта в Нормандия принуждават германците да изоставят проекта и на 5 септември 1944 година съоръжението е завзето без съпротива от канадски войски.

Непосредствено след края на Втората световна война комплексът е частично разрушен по лична заповед на британския министър-председател Уинстън Чърчил, който предизвиква с това недоволството на френското правителство, което не е уведомено предварително. По-късно останките от съоръжението стават частна собственост, от 1969 година се използват за производство на гъби, а през 1984 година са превърнати в музей.

Бункери
Военна техника на Германия от Втората световна война
Военноисторически музеи във Франция
О дьо Франс
Основани във Франция през 1944 година

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Q: Static nested class has full access to private outer class members? Update:
I'm still a unclear about this. I'm trying to find the JLS to describe this behaviour. Instead, I found this quote in 8.3 of the JLS:

Member class declarations (§8.5) describe nested classes that are
  members of the surrounding class. Member classes may be static, in
  which case they have no access to the instance variables of the
  surrounding class; or they may be inner classes (§8.1.3).

Doesn't this mean the nested static class should not have access to the outer class variables? Where can I find clarification of what the behaviour should be?
End Update
I am seeking some clarification of the accesiblity of the private members of an outer class by an instance of a static nested class.  The Java tutorials state:

a static nested class is behaviorally a top-level class that has been
  nested in another top-level class for packaging convenience

The accepted answer from this question (Java inner class and static nested class) mentions:

The only real conceivable reason to create a static inner class is
  that such a class has access to its containing class's private static
  members

But it seems a static nested class also has access to the private members of any instance of the enclosing class?  This would be behaviourly different from any other top level class.  In the example below, the static nested class Builder can access the private members of any instance of the Config class. But another top level class would not be able to do this (e.g. an instance of ConfigTest would not be able to change the private members of a config object as shown in the commented manipulateConfig method.
Am I understanding this correctly?  I haven't found a reference in the JLS to clarify this for me.
Config:
public class Config {

    private String param1;
    private int param2;

    private Config() {}

    public String getParam1() { return param1; }
    public int getParam2() { return param2; }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Config{" + "param1=" + param1 + ", param2=" + param2 + '}';
    }

    public static class Builder {

        private String param1;
        private int param2;

        public Builder setParam1(String param1) { this.param1 = param1; return this; }
        public Builder setParam2(int param2) { this.param2 = param2; return this; }

        public Config build() {
            Config config = new Config();
            config.param1 = param1;  // <- Accessing private member of outer class
            config.param2 = param2;
            return config;
        }

        public void modifyParm2(Config config, int newVal) {
            config.param2 = newVal;  // <- Able to modify private member of any enclosing class
        }

    }

}

ConfigTest:
public class ConfigTest {

    private Config getConfig() {

        Config.Builder builder = new Config.Builder();

        Config config = builder
                .setParam1("Val1")
                .setParam2(2)
                .build();

        return config;

    }

//    private void manipulateConfig(Config config, String newParam1) {
//        config.param1 = newParam1;
//    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        ConfigTest configTest = new ConfigTest();
        Config config = configTest.getConfig();
        System.out.println(config);

        Config.Builder anotherBuilder = new Config.Builder();
        anotherBuilder.modifyParm2(config, 3);
        System.out.println(config);

//        configTest.manipulateConfig(config, "val11");

    }

}

Output of running ConfigTest:
Config{param1=Val1, param2=2}
Config{param1=Val1, param2=3}

A: The answer to which you link is not entirely correct: nested static classes have access to all members of its enclosing class, including private members.
They do not get access to instance members, public or private, of its enclosing instance. However, if you pass a method of a static nested class an instance of the enclosing class, the nested class would be able to access all members of the enclosing class, regardless of their access level.
I think the static/non-static confusion comes from this line of JLS:

Member classes may be static, in which case they have no access to the instance variables of the surrounding class

This does not mean that static nested classes have no access to instance variables at all. It means that static nested classes have no access to instance variables of the enclosing class "for free", the way the non-static nested classes do.
To me, the two main differences between a static nested class and a top-level class are

*

*Nested static classes and interfaces express a closer association with their enclosing classes / interfaces. For example, Map.Entry nested interface is a better choice than MapEntry top-level interface for readability.

*Nested classes can serve as an implementation detail of another class, if you declare them private. You cannot do that with top-level classes, because they would remain accessible at least to the classes in the same package.

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Totalitarianism at the U.N.
By Gordon G. Chang 2009-03-03T03:00:41
Last Wednesday, CNN's Kitty Pilgrim reported that a coalition of 57 Islamic nations will introduce a U.N. anti-blasphemy resolution soon, perhaps as early as this month. If enacted, the resolution would require all member states to prevent defamation of Islam. In past years, the General Assembly, at the behest of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has passed nonbinding anti-blasphemy resolutions. The last such one was adopted in December.
Of course, the Islamic nations cannot succeed in getting the U.N. to adopt a binding resolution that Christopher Hitchens has rightly called "totalitarianism defined" and "a rape and butchery of the First Amendment of our Constitution." Therefore, we can, if we so choose, continue to ignore the antics taking place at the so-called Parliament of Man. The General Assembly, where each nation has one vote, has increasingly become a forum for extreme ideas as more developing nations have joined. Although these states are now able to form large majorities on their own, the United States, with a Security Council veto, can block the U.N. from doing any real short-term harm.
Yet the United States and the Western democracies may need to adopt a less relaxed attitude to the goings-on in the General Assembly. Why? It's one thing for Muslims to destroy their own societies, but it's quite another for them to destroy ours. The passage of one Islamic-sponsored resolution after another in the General Assembly is narrowing the concept of freedom around the world by creating a mood of intolerance, a mood that is even affecting the West. All we have to do is look at the plight of Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who is subject to prosecution in his own country and barred from entering the United Kingdom. And what was his offense? He made a short film linking passages in the Koran to terrorism. If Western nations won't defend freedom of expression, who will?
So far, the United States has patiently engaged the Muslim states, trying to persuade them not to support intolerance. Sometimes, this process has met with limited success. For instance, the margin of victory in the December balloting for the anti-blasphemy resolution was narrower than it was in 2007. In 2007, the vote was 108 nations in favor, 51 against, and 25 abstaining. Last year, the tally was 86-53 with 42 abstentions. That was the first time the sum of abstentions and unfavorable votes exceeded the number of favorable ones. December's voting was hardly a victory for tolerance, but it was nonetheless a good sign.
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