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Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Foundations and Analysis
Michael Humphreys, Fergus Nicol, Susan Roaf
ISBN 9781315765815 - CAT# YF24441
There has been widespread dissatisfaction with accepted models for predicting the conditions that people will find thermally comfortable in buildings. These models require knowledge about clothing and activity, but can give little guidance on how to quantify them in any future situation. This has forced designers to make assumptions about people's future behaviour based on very little information and, as a result, encouraged static design indoor temperatures.
This book is the second in a three volume set covering all aspects of Adaptive Thermal Comfort. The first part narrates the development of the adaptive approach to thermal comfort from its early beginnings in the 1960s. It discusses recent work in the field and suggests ways in which it can be developed and modelled. Such models can be used to set dynamic, interactive standards for thermal comfort which will help overcome the problems inherited from the past. The second part of the volume engages with the practical and theoretical problems encountered in field studies and in their statistical analysis, providing guidance towards their resolution, so that valid conclusions may be drawn from such studies.
Part I: Foundations 1. Introduction to adaptive behaviour 2. Adaptive Beginnings 3. The emergence of the adaptive point of view 4. Summertime Overheating in Schools 5. The first international conference on thermal comfort 6. Adapting to enforced changes of temperature 7. The First Meta-analysis 8. Clothing outdoors and during sleep 9. Meta-analysis 2: relating climate to indoor comfort 10. The origin of the Oxford Thermal Comfort Unit 11. Fieldwork in Pakistan 12. Raising awareness of the adaptive approach 13. Beginning fieldwork at Oxford Brookes University 14. PMV and the results of field studies 15. Adaptation and the ASHRAE RP-884 database 16. Going international: the SCATs project Part II: Analysis 17. Introducing part 2 18. Using the Method of Successive Categories to explore the properties of thermal comfort scales 19. Developing, adapting and testing thermal subjective scales 20. A Simple Heat Exchange Model for Thermal Comfort Conditions 21. Regression analysis: general features and effects of data-selection and binning 22. The effects of error in the predictor-variable 23. Mutual relation between room temperature and subjective warmth 24. The relation between regression analysis and probit analysis 25. The dependence of subjective warmth on within-day changes in room temperature 26. Constructing Bell-shaped Curves for Comfort and Temperature 27. Tolerance of seasonal drift of indoor temperature 28. Estimating Neutral Temperatures from Survey Data 29. The adaptive relation between indoor neutral temperatures and the outdoor climate 30. Do people like to feel neutral? Semantic offsets and zero-errors 31. Clothing and thermal behaviour 32. Interactions among environmental variables, adaptation and overall comfort 33. Drawing the threads together
Michael Humphreys is known for his pioneering work on the adaptive approach to comfort. He was Head of Human Factors at the Building Research Establishment, and has been a Research Professor at Oxford Brookes University. His scientific interests are the methodology of field studies of environmental comfort, the structure and statistical modelling of human adaptive behaviour, and the interactions between the several aspects of the indoor environment.
Fergus Nicol has led a number of important research projects on comfort, which have influenced thinking internationally. He has authored numerous journal articles and other publications including guidance on comfort and overheating. Fergus convenes the Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings and organises their regular international Windsor Conferences.
Susan Roaf did her PhD on comfort and the windcatchers of Yazd, and after a decade working with Nicol and Humphreys at the Oxford Thermal Comfort Unit, she is now Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. She is a teacher, researcher, designer and author and editor of 21 books including Ecohouse: A Design Guide and Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change.


Brackenridge estate is an exclusively secure estate a quick drive away from town and beaches. Villa Chante is an upmarket villa situated in the estate. Downstairs are three bedrooms, all en-suite. On the mezzanine level which is the entrance level, are the main living areas which are very spacious and open plan. The open plan kitchen, dining area and formal lounge lead onto a covered and open balcony. The top floor has two en-suite bedrooms, informal lounge and an entertainment area with a smaller kitchen, leading onto a very large patio with a 10 seater Jacuzzi. This home is modern and has exquisite 360o views of the mountains, valley and sea.


Long Run With Asia in March!
Although I'm not training for a PR due to my pregnancy (19 weeks now!), I have been setting monthly fitness goals to keep myself accountable.
My goals for April were the same as March.
I didn't run as much as I wanted to in April, and I missed some yoga since Yoga6 is no longer a part of Fitn and I haven't bothered to try to find a new studio (there are sooo many to chose from on Fitn, I just need to pull the trigger!). I was sick for about 2 weeks in April and took 5 complete rest days in one week due to this. I rarely get sick and when I do, I tend to continue to work out through it because it's always very mild. However, this cold knocked me off my feet. I was exhausted and so incredibly stuffed up. It was miserable! I tried to sleep as much as possible during this time, but I am so antsy that I was definitely on my feet doing things like running errands and cleaning more than I should have. We also moved in April and I visited a friend in San Francisco at the end of the month. All of these things meant less running than I hoped for but I'm ok with it!
Although I wish the running total was a bit higher (this is a sad 14 miles/week on average), I am still happy with the workouts I got in during April. I've been taking way more walks now as well. I've been walking about 2 times a week during lunch, just for 20 minutes (about 1 mile) but I am really enjoying it. Mike and I also have been taking walks on the trails near our house. The start of the trail is a very steep incline for about 1/3 of a mile so it feels more like hiking than walking! We are often out on the trail for 45-60 minutes.
I just purchased a Pivotal fitness tracker (it's free with a $12/year membership – I'll let you know how it is once I get it!) and I want to track my steps. Come June, I'll start including walks in my monthly workout recaps, because I have a feeling I'll be running a lot less by then and walking is going to start feeling more and more like a challenging workout.
As for May goals, it's all about the half marathon! I'm running the San Diego Rock n' Roll Half Marathon on Sunday, May 31 (if you still haven't signed up, use code FITNESSFATALE for $15 off!). That gives me 4 weeks left to train for the race. My goals for May revolve on getting ready for that race (although, as usual, if I'm really not feeling a run or if I'm having any pain, I'll skip it – the baby is more important than training or a race).
Run 4x/week with at least 8.5 mile long run every weekend (ideally I'd like to get at least two 10 mile runs in. I had considered a 12 miler but considering how much work it is for me to run 12 miles, I think it's better just to leave the 13.1 miles for race day).
I'd love to set some nutrition goals but I'm not sure I'd actually follow them. I do feel guilty about my recent soda addiction (still not purchasing it at home or for days I eat lunch at the office so it's not that bad) and I've certainly been indulging in some foods I used to never consider ordering at a restaurant (mac and cheese, grilled cheese…see a trend!?), but I'm not going to beat myself up about it. It's about balance!
What do you want to accomplish in May? Are you more likely to set a goal related to fitness or to nutrition? Which are you more likely to follow?
Thanks Kristin! You must visit!!
Best wishes in training and running the San Diego Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon! I admire your training and wish I could get into running more. Definitely my biggest fitness struggle.
Thank you Mindi! And yes nutrition goals are a great way to get a handle on things before you create bad habits!
Nicole, I think you are doing great with all of your workouts! You may be running fewer miles but you're still keeping up with the cross training and I think adding the in the walks/hiking is probably doing a lot to help maintain fitness.
Sounds like your baby has a penchant for cheese! Haha – now I have a mini craving for mac and cheese and grilled cheese!
Haha yes she loves cheese!!!
Wow, it seems like our worlds are really similar right now. I have been away from the blogging world for a few weeks due to moving into a new house and a babymoon, so it's great to finally get caught up with you. I hope you are enjoying your new house. That is great that there are trails and places to run/walk nearby.
How far along will you be for your half marathon? 23/24 weeks? I have been running a lot less lately, mostly because of time constraints, and definitely find it more challenging as I grow bigger. I can't wait to see how you do, as I'm not sure I would have a half marathon in me at this point in my pregnancy. Very commendable!!!
I'll be 23 weeks! Running is definitely getting harder so I'm pretty sure it'll be 3-4 miles max after that.


Technology changes all the time and most people now have their mobile phone or tablet handy 24/7.
So it's no surprise to us over a third of our bookings are currently made on our app or online.
More than 25,000 journeys a week - which is about 34 per cent of the total amount our drivers do - start off with a click of a button.
And we've made it even easier for passengers by investing £1 million in new technology to make that happen.
When Go Carz launched over 20 years ago, every single journey was booked through our call centres.
Of course, customers are still more than welcome to call us if they'd prefer, but having seen such a rise in the use of our website and app we're predicting soon half of all our bookings will be made through these routes.
As well as making booking one even easier, we know our customers still want good customer service once they get into one of our taxis.
Our drivers always wear the company uniform and are polite and courteous because old-fashioned values still matter even in a world of gadgets and gizmos.
To make use of our technology, you can book online at http://www.gocarz.co.uk/book-online or search Go Carz on your iPhone or Android smartphone app store.


Canadian officials have released a video in which Carlos Larmond, a man facing terrorism related charges, is seen beaten up by two other inmates. According to the Ottawa Citizen, the incident happened six months ago – in March 2015 and was released by officials after the clip was shown in an Ottawa courtroom. In the video, a bearded Carlos Larmond us seen being beaten up by two of his co-inmates at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.
Carlos Larmond and his twin brother are both housed at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre since January after they were arrested by Canadian officials for attempting to leave the country to participate in a terrorist activity. The Larmond brothers have been charged with participation in the activity of a terrorist group and for attempting to leave Canada to participate in terrorist activity abroad.


A power-sharing deal between the Spanish Socialists and the centrist Ciudadanos would not be enough to secure a majority and avoid fresh elections, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Wednesday.
"As I see it ... the most likely thing is elections," Rajoy said in an interview on Antena 3 television.
Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Socialists, took a step towards replacing Rajoy as prime minister on Tuesday when his party struck a deal with Ciudadanos (Citizens). The latter wanted constitutional reforms as a condition of joining a coalition — and Sánchez agreed to the demands.
Sánchez and Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera signed the agreement Wednesday in the Spanish parliament. An investiture vote will likely take place next week.
Rajoy's Popular Party won December's general election but fell well short of a majority, and Rajoy lacks the political support to form a government.
Sánchez was given the task of trying to form a coalition, but his agreements with Ciudadanos needs more support, which will prove difficult as the PP wants the deal to fail and the far-left Podemos (We Can) has ruled out any pact with Rivera's party.
Rajoy said he was surprised by "Ciudadanos' enthusiasm to back the PSOE" and said he intends to fight for his party to stay in power. "It has not crossed my mind (to resign) ... It is my intention to be a candidate if new elections are to be held," he said.


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"""Job App Template."""
# first-party
from args import Args

from tcex import TcEx

class JobApp:
    """Get the owners and indicators in the given owner."""

    def __init__(self, _tcex: TcEx):
        """Initialize class properties."""
        self.tcex: TcEx = _tcex
        self.args = None
        self.exit_message = 'Success'

        # automatically parse args on init
        self.parse_args()

    def parse_args(self) -> None:
        """Parse CLI args."""
        Args(self.tcex.parser)
        self.args: object = self.tcex.args

    def run(self) -> None:
        """Run the App main logic."""
        self.tcex.log.info('No run logic provided.')

    def setup(self) -> None:
        """Perform prep/setup logic."""
        # run legacy method
        if hasattr(self, 'start'):
            self.tcex.log.warning('calling legacy start method')
            self.start()  # pylint: disable=no-member
        self.tcex.log.trace('setup')

    def teardown(self) -> None:
        """Perform cleanup/teardown logic."""
        # run legacy method
        if hasattr(self, 'done'):
            self.tcex.log.warning('calling legacy done method')
            self.done()  # pylint: disable=no-member
        self.tcex.log.trace('teardown')

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Disciplinary Actions – May 2015-V46-1
WILLIAM IRWIN BELK (Charlotte) – Following a hearing, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Belk effective March 3, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. Belk's North Carolina law license was suspended by the North Carolina State Bar (NCSB) for three years effective November 1, 2013; that Mr. Belk had been reprimanded by the NCSB in July 2012; and that Mr. Belk failed to report either disciplinary action by the NCSB within 60 days as required by Commission rules.
CATHERINE L. BLUM (Wilmington) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Ms. Blum for a period of one month effective April 1, 2015. The Commission found from October 28, 2013, to May 2014, Ms. Blum, as a provisional broker, conducted brokerage activities outside of the supervision of a broker-in-charge; and that from March 10, 2014, to March 31, 2014, Ms. Blum's license was designated as inactive and Ms. Blum continued to practice real estate brokerage with an inactive license.
BROWNING REALTY, INC. (Garner) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Browning Realty effective March 1, 2015. The Commission found that Browning Realty, acting as a listing firm, failed to disclose that a major highway expansion would affect the firm's listed property; that the buyer attended a public hearing after closing on the listed property and was informed that, depending upon the chosen route, the buyer's property would either be taken by the State of North Carolina or be within 0.5 mile of the highway. The firm refunded its commission to the buyer.
MARTHA ELIZABETH CONAWAY (Iron Station) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Ms. Conaway effective June 1, 2015. The Commission found that in October 2014, Ms. Conaway self-reported two criminal convictions for the sale of a schedule III controlled substance that occurred in 2011; that Ms. Conaway was ordered to pay a fine of $1,220, was given a suspended jail sentence of five to 15 months and put on 18 months of supervised probation, which can be commuted to unsupervised probation after 6 months.
CHRISTOPHER BRIAN CORBETT (Greenville) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Corbett for a period of 12 months effective March 1, 2015. Four months of the suspension is active with the remainder stayed for a probationary period ending March 1, 2016. The Commission found that Mr. Corbett, acting as qualifying broker and broker-in-charge of a property management firm, charged fees and marked up the cost of repair work without disclosing these charges to property owners; that Mr. Corbett paid referral fees directly to provisional brokers; that Mr. Corbett failed to keep trust account records in accordance with Commission Rules and did not properly maintain the firm's rental trust accounts resulting in shortfalls of as great as $19,988.09; and that, in 2013 and 2014, the firm's rental trust account was charged insufficient fund fees and other bank fees totaling $750, which were not reimbursed.
COX INVESTMENTS, INC. (Holden Beach) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the firm license of Cox Investments, Inc., for a period of two years effective February 1, 2015. The Commission then stayed the suspension for a probationary period ending February 1, 2017. The Commission found that Cox Investments' broker-in-charge failed to properly supervise its bookkeeper; that due to the failure to properly supervise the bookkeeper, Cox Investments' rental trust accounts had a possible short fall of $12,999.14; that Cox Investments co-mingled rental income from properties it owned with funds held in trust for clients and customers; that Cox Investments' vacation rental agreements included improper fees, improper terms for forfeiture of tenant security deposits, and failed to include a description of rights and responsibilities in the event of a mandatory evacuation; that Cox Investments' property management agreements did not conspicuously disclose that trust funds would be deposited in an interest-bearing account and failed to include the license number of the broker signing on behalf of Cox Investments. The Commission noted that Cox Investments has since replaced its Qualifying Broker and Broker-in-Charge.
STEVEN C. COX (Holden Beach) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Cox for a period of two years effective February 1, 2015. Nine months are active with the remainder stayed for a probationary period ending February 1, 2017. The Commission found that Mr. Cox, acting as broker-in-charge of a real estate brokerage firm, failed to properly supervise its bookkeeper; that due to Mr. Cox's failure to properly supervise the bookkeeper, the firm's rental trust accounts had a possible short fall of $12,999.14; that Mr. Cox co-mingled rental income from properties owned by the firm with funds held in trust for clients and customers; that Mr. Cox included improper fees, improper terms for forfeiture of tenant security deposits, and failed to include a description of rights and responsibilities in the event of a mandatory evacuation in the firm's vacation rental agreements; that Mr. Cox failed to ensure that the Firm's property management agreements both conspicuously disclosed that trust funds would be deposited in an interest bearing account and included the license number of the broker signing the agreement.
JOSEPH J. CURRIN, III (Fayetteville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Currin effective June 1, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. Currin, acting as broker-in-charge of a real estate brokerage firm, failed to properly oversee tenant security deposit accounts, which allowed an unlicensed employee to embezzle approximately $3,542 of client monies within one year. The Commission noted that upon discovering the embezzlement, Mr. Currin notified the county sheriff's office and the Commission and replaced all client monies immediately.
JAMES H. ENGLISH (New Bern) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. English for a period of six months effective May 1, 2015. The Commission then stayed the suspension for a probationary period through and including November 1, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. English, acting as listing agent for a commercial property, was told by his client, the owner of the property for 10 years, that the water and sewer service were connected to a public source; that Mr. English, relying on the information communicated by his client, prepared the listing description for the MLS, indicating that the property was connected to city water and sewer, and did not independently verify this information; that Mr. English then represented a buyer of the property as a dual agent and executed all of the proper disclosures regarding representation; and that after closing, the buyer learned that the property is not connected to city water or sewer, but rather to a septic system.
FLAGSHIP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (Greenville) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the firm license of Flagship Property Management LLC for a period of 18 months effective March 1, 2015. The Commission then stayed the suspension for a probationary period ending September 1, 2016. The Commission found that Flagship Property Management, from June 2008 until December 2010, conducted business without a designated broker-in-charge; that from June 2009 until July 2009, and again from June 2010 to July 2010, Flagship Property Management operated with an expired broker license; that from July 2009 until December 2010, Flagship Property Management operated with an inactive broker license; that Flagship Property Management charged fees and marked up the cost of repair work without first disclosing these charges to property owners; that Flagship Property Management paid referral fees directly to provisional brokers; that Flagship Property Management failed to keep trust account records in accordance with Commission Rules and did not properly maintain its rental trust accounts resulting in possible shortfalls of as great as $19,988.09; and that in 2013 and 2014, the rental trust account was charged insufficient fund fees and other bank fees totaling $750, which were not reimbursed.
DEBRA J. HEPFER (Statesville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Ms. Hepfer effective April 1, 2015. The Commission found that Ms. Hepfer discussed the purchase of real estate properties with a potential buyer and, after learning that the buyer would not qualify for a loan, introduced the buyer to a real estate investor who would purchase the property and, in turn, finance the sale of it to the buyer; that Ms. Hepfer acted as buyer agent for the investor in the purchase of the property while keeping in communication with the buyer about the closing process; that Ms. Hepfer never delivered or discussed a Working With Real Estate Agents brochure with the buyer, making it unclear to the buyer exactly who Ms. Hepfer was representing; that the buyer had agreed to pay the $1,000 Earnest Money Deposit, $450 appraisal fee, and other repairs on the property; that Ms. Hepfer collected the funds in cash from the buyer and delivered them to the investor without placing the money in an account designated as trust or escrow; and that after the investor purchased the property, the oral agreement to finance the purchase of the property fell apart, and the investor has refused to refund monies paid by the buyer.
ERNEST FILMORE HILL III (Henderson) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Hill effective March 18, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. Hill, on January 30, 2014, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor first degree trespassing and was sentenced to 30 days incarceration which was fully suspended, 18 months supervised probation, and ordered to pay $1,144.50; that Mr. Hill reported the plea and sentence to the Commission within 60 days, but failed to provide a narrative regarding the incident or a certified copy of the judgment against him; and that Mr. Hill failed to respond to three letters of inquiry from the Commission requesting the missing information.
MARY LYNNE JONES (Banner Elk) – The Commission accepted the voluntary surrender of the broker license of Ms. Jones for a period of five years effective March 18, 2015. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Ms. Jones violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Ms. Jones neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
STANLEY BERNARD JONES (Raleigh) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Jones for a period of 21 months effective January 1, 2015. Ten months of the suspension were active with the remainder stayed for a probationary period ending October 1, 2016. The Commission found that, following a hearing on August 8, 2013, the Commission issued Findings of Fact and an Order in which Mr. Jones received two years suspension with three months active suspension and the remainder stayed if Mr. Jones met specified criteria by June 1, 2014; that the Order included a condition that if Mr. Jones violated the Real Estate License Law or Commission rules within the active stayed suspension period, the remaining term of the stayed suspension would become active; and that on and around October 11, 2013, Mr. Jones knowingly engaged in brokerage activities while his license was actively suspended.
LAKE GASTON RENTAL HOMES LLC (Littleton) – The Commission accepted the permanent voluntary surrender of the firm license of Lake Gaston Rental Homes effective March 1, 2015. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Lake Gaston Rental Homes violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Lake Gaston Rental Homes neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
CONAN R. MCCLAIN (Raleigh) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. McClain for a period of 12 months effective April 1, 2015. The Commission then stayed the suspension for a probationary period of 12 months. The Commission found that Mr. McClain, currently the Broker-in-charge of a sole proprietorship, performed development, management, and leasing services on commercial units located at a development from 2006-2012; that Mr. McClain could not produce a copy of a signed Development and Services Agreement executed with the owner of the property; that, despite having an exclusive leasing agreement with owner, Mr. McClain became a majority owner in one of the leased units by investing his personal money in that business and failed to receive written consent from the owner or execute a dual agency agreement; that in 2008, Mr. McClain entered into a Development and Services Agreement for the development, leasing, and management of multi-building warehouse/office projects; and that this agreement lacks Mr. McClain's broker license number, does not set a definitive expiration period, does not give the landlord the ability to terminate at the end of a contract period or subsequent renewals, and does not contain the fair housing provision.
JAMES M. MCCLURE (Raleigh) – The Commission accepted the permanent voluntary surrender of the broker license of Mr. McClure effective March 18, 2015. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Mr. McClure violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Mr. McClure neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
CECIL A. PARKER, JR. (Smithfield) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Parker for a period of 18 months effective March 1, 2015. The Commission then stayed the suspension for a probationary period of 18 months. The Commission found that Mr. Parker, acting as a listing broker, failed to disclose that a major highway expansion would affect his listed property; that a buyer attended a public hearing after closing on Mr. Parker's listed property at which the buyer was informed that, depending upon the chosen route, the buyer's property would either be taken by the State of North Carolina or be within 0.5 mile of the highway.
RANDALL E. ROBINSON (Littleton) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Robinson for a period of 18 months effective February 19, 2015. One month of the suspension was active with the remainder stayed for a probationary period ending September 19, 2016. The Commission found that Mr. Robinson, until February 2014, was broker-in-charge for a real estate brokerage firm; that while Mr. Robinson was broker-in-charge of the firm, it managed no more than 10 properties at any one time; that Mr. Robinson relied on assurances from the firm's qualifying broker, a Certified Public Accountant, that trust account records were being maintained in accordance with the Commission rules, but failed to personally supervise and maintain trust account records; that an audit of the firm's trust accounts revealed improper record keeping, shortfalls, and commingling of trust account funds with operating funds; that Mr. Robinson relied on assurances from the qualifying broker that the firm's management and vacation rental agreements were reviewed by an attorney, but failed to personally ensure that rental management agreements complied with Commission Rules and that vacation rental agreements complied with the NC Vacation Rental Act, the NC Tenant Security Deposit Act, and Commission Rules; that Mr. Robinson allowed the firm to manage rental properties under expired management agreements and, in some cases, without management agreements; and that Mr. Robinson failed to properly review advertising agreements made by provisional brokers on behalf of the firm.
JOAN ELLEN RUSSELL (Hendersonville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Ms. Russell effective March 1, 2015. The Commission found that Ms. Russell, as qualifying broker and broker-in-charge of a real estate brokerage firm, was responsible for a trust account that contained an overage of $1,112.49 in the tenant security deposit account and an overage of $328.82 in the rental trust account, and that Ms. Russell failed to maintain accurate records in accordance with Commission trust account rules.
RUSSELL PROPERTIES OF NC, INC. (Hendersonville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Russell Properties effective March 1, 2015. The Commission found that Russell Properties, a real estate brokerage firm, held trust accounts that contained an overage of $1,112.49 in the tenant security deposit account and an overage of $328.82 in the rental trust account, and that Russell Properties failed to maintain accurate records in accordance with Commission trust account rules.
JAY C. SNOVER (Charlotte) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Snover effective March 1, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. Snover advertised commercial property by placing signage on it and showed this property to a potential renter/buyer in May of 2012; that Mr. Snover represented to the potential renter/buyer that he was also the owner of the property and the potential renter/buyer signed a lease agreement and gave checks for the Earnest Money Deposit and first month's rent to Mr. Snover; that Mr. Snover did not sign the agreement and held, but did not deposit, the two checks; that after weeks of communications between Mr. Snover and the renter/buyer regarding access to the property and transfer of keys, Mr. Snover returned the checks. The Commission noted that Mr. Snover's company was the winning bidder on the property through a foreclosure sale, which was set aside in April 2012 by the court, but Mr. Snover was later successful in purchasing the 1st lien on the property in July 2012.
ROBERT W. STEELE II (Jacksonville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Steele effective April 1, 2015. The Commission found that Mr. Steele, in 2008, purchased a lot in a residential subdivision; that at the time of the purchase the street providing access to the property had been dedicated to public use, but had not been accepted by the State for maintenance; that Mr. Steele sold the property in May 2009; and that at no time did Mr. Steele disclose to the potential buyers that the street providing access to the property was a private street.
UNITED MANAGEMENT, INC. (Fayetteville) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded United Management effective June 1, 2015. The Commission found that the broker-in-charge of United Management in and around 2013 failed to properly oversee tenant security deposit accounts which allowed an unlicensed employee to embezzle approximately $3,542 of client monies within one year; and that upon discovering the embezzlement, United Management notified the county Sheriff's Office and the Real Estate Commission and replaced all client monies immediately.
TIFFANY MELISSA WARREN (Lake Junaluska) – The Commission accepted the voluntary surrender of the broker license of Ms. Warren for a period of three years effective February 11, 2015. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Ms. Warren had violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Ms. Warren neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
This article came from the May 2015-Vol46-1 edition of the bulletin.

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Vpn over dial up
The solution that allows them to access the network is one of two ways to access their network. The first is through a VPN (virtual private network) that allows the user access to remotely log in easily and quickly. The other way is through a dial up remote connection; this way is a bit easier to set up but can become very costly in the long run.
Dial-up To configure dial-up and VPN connections in Vista we can go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center and then select 'Set up a connection or network' from the menu on the left. The wizard will appear. Image 238.1 – Connection Wizard Remote access was the term originally used to describe connecting users to the Internet using a dial-up connection over traditional POTS or ISDN telephone lines. Virtual private network (VPN) protocols are usually used to secure these private connections. Dial-up remote access is still used today as a back-up to broadband connections. The time delay to initialise the like over the dialup will be OK as it will be brought up in a morning and then stay connected for a few hours before being dropped. The actual data flow will not start untill the link is established, so the data will be OK. I am looking to configure the firewalls such that a the user can connect in via the dial-up and then "hairpin" the connection out over the site-to-site VPN so that they can access the networks hanging off the inside of the ASA (10.86.166.0/24). I have added both the 10.250.250.0/24 and the trusted LAN to the proxy ID that the site-to-site uses. An example of a company that needs a remote-access VPN is a large firm with hundreds of salespeople in the field. Another name for this type of VPN is virtual private dial-up network (VPDN), acknowledging that in its earliest form, a remote-access VPN required dialing in to a server using an analog telephone system. VPN. Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is the more common approach used by organizations to provide remote access to their users. The main advantage VPN has over dial-up is cost savings, both to the organization and end-user. For the organization, expensive modem hardware and dedicated phone lines are not required for VPN connectivity. Jul 26, 2017 · On the next page, select the "Through the Internet" option to allow VPN connections over the Internet. That's likely the only option you'll see here, but you could also allow incoming connections over a dial-up modem if you have the dial-up hardware.
May 07, 2015 · config vpn ipsec phase1-interface edit "dial-up" set type dynamic set interface "wan1" set mode-cfg enable set proposal 3des-sha1 set add-route disable set ipv4-start-ip 10.10.101.0 set ipv4-end-ip 10.10.101.255 set psksecret next end. Create phase 2. config vpn ipsec phase2-interface edit "dial-up-p2" set phase1name "dial-up" set proposal 3des
In a typical VPN deployment, a client initiates a virtual point-to-point connection to a remote access server over the Internet. The remote access server answers the call, authenticates the caller, and transfers data between the VPN client and the organization's private network. See the following article: How To Set Up a VPN Connection in 1-16 of 43 results for "dial up Free Shipping by Amazon. All customers get FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon SonicWall Global VPN Client
Connect to the Internet This option is used to create a dial-in client that is set up by the wizard asking you questions about your connection to your ISP. Connect to the network at my workplace This option is used to create a dial-in client to a RAS server; it also allows you to create a VPN client that connects to a VPN server.
Dial-Up no problem. We're using a Cisco VPN 3000 series Concentrator and the Cisco VPN Client (both running v3.6.1). Connecting to the internet via Dial-Up a (ISDN) and then setting-up a VPN works fine. However, when connecting to the internet via ADSL and then setting-up a VPN does time-out with a "Remote peer is no longer responding". Dial Up Scripts for VPN Basic IP Basic IP is the only service option that normally does NOT require a dial script. CUG and CUGI The following is the dial up script: With this type of VPN (software based), you must manually connect and disconnect from this type of VPN whenever you want to access resources on the other network. Like a dial-up service, it is not always on**. Thus, we have the Dial-Up and VPN section of the network window you are looking at. Nov 29, 2010 · When you put the checkmark in the box for Log on using dial-up connection, I had the option to choose the Cisco VPN Client. There was an intermediate step I am just not remembering, between installing the client and selecting Log on using dial-up connection, that made it available for the logon process to use. Oct 19, 2001 · Many network admins prefer VPN connections over dial-up modems these days because they have many cost advantages and it's easier to run multiple simultaneous connections, which eliminate the need
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'MAD AF': Veteran passes through MHK on 1,000 mile walk to protest treatment of immigrants
By Rebecca Vrbas
Pascha Morgan left Manhattan Thursday morning, continuing his march to Texas. (Rebecca Vrbas | Collegian Media Group)
Pascha Morgan, an activist from Iowa who is walking across the country to protest treatment of asylum-seeking migrants, passed through Manhattan on Wednesday and Thursday on his way to Texas.
On foot, Morgan has traveled about 300 miles of the 1,200 journey between Iowa and Clint, Texas.
A self-professed history buff, Morgan said World War II has always been a topic of interest to him, and learning of the conditions in detention centers on the border put it in new perspective for him.
"When I heard the report, I just couldn't sleep for like a week and a half, I couldn't do anything but think about these people," Morgan said. "Something about it was just too familiar."
As a crime-victim advocate for the Iowa-based nonprofit Creative Visions, Morgan said the issue was not something he could throw money at or use fame to rally people to the cause, but he felt the need to do something.
"In this country we walk," Morgan said. "We walk, we march, we sit, we stand, we do all kinds of things when we feel like injustice is part of it … and so I thought, 'I'll walk.' I just had to do something."
"One of the things I tell people is, this isn't really so much about policy as it is about people," Morgan continued. "Right now, there's nothing I can do about the policies. But I do know there's a better way to do it … I feel we're better than this, we just are as a society. This is, people deserve love and people deserve humanity. And that is not a privilege, that is a right of every person who breathes upon this earth."
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Beth Chrzastek, his wife of 10 years, said over the phone that she is proud of her husband's mission and message, though she said that it's never ideal to pack up and put your job and life on hold when you have a family.
"The first thing that went through my mind when Pascha was like 'I'm gonna walk,' is, 'That's really so Pascha,'" Chrzastek said. "He's always been a very big activist … when it comes to something he feels strongly about."
With eight kids, three of whom are still at home, Morgan said the hardest part of the trip is being away from his family.
"The journey itself, that's not something that's difficult because it's something that I'm extremely passionate about," he said. "So there's a purpose behind it, and so I don't find that part difficult. Being away from my family, however, that's the hardest part."
All Pascha Morgan is bringing on his journey is a cart full of supplies, with a sign reading "Love, compassion, & humanity." (Rebecca Vrbas | Collegian Media Group)
Chrzastek said it was particularly hard on their youngest daughter, who is 5 years old.
"It's hard to explain to her why dad is walking, why dad's not here," she said. "I just hope people can see that it's definitely about watching for humanity and compassion for the treatment of the children that are being held at these detention camps. But it's also showing that you can push self aside in such a selfish world, sometimes, just to show others you care. And his thing was always, 'Well if one of them see me, if one of them read about me … then they'll know they're not alone.' His love for other people is just incredible, it's something that you don't see everyday."
About three weeks into his trip — which he calls "MAD AF" (March Against Detaining Asylum-seeking Families) — Morgan has been traveling at the pace of 10 to 15 miles a day, staying at mostly small towns along the way.
Morgan said one thing the trip has changed about him is what he defines as a small town, as well as his perception of distance.
"I just think in terms of walking kind of now," he said. "Somebody said the other day, they were like, 'Oh yeah that's about 30 miles or so away,' and I'm thinking in my head, 'Okay that's two or three days.'"
"I've kind of been going off, what I call, my angels, along the way," he said. "I tend to believe in the innate goodness of people, and this trip has done more to enforce that than anything else."
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Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, he lived all over the place growing up in a military family, and went on to serve four years in the army. However, he spent a lot of time with family in eastern Kansas between deployments growing up.
"[Kansas] has always kind of been my home away from home," he said.
Morgan gets along mostly by camping at night, but the American Legion helped provide a room at Super 8 for his stay in Manhattan.
He visited Manhattan several times throughout his life, but said it has been a long time.
"My biggest impression really coming back 30 some-odd years later, is how much it's changed … it's amazing how much it's grown," he said.
Though not everyone may agree on immigration issues, he said, the majority of feedback on his mission along the way has been positive.
"When I say things like, 'Look, regardless of policy, everybody deserves love and everybody deserves human dignity,' so far nobody has said, 'No they don't,'" he said.
"I know it's controversial," he said. "And I'm not trying to create controversy. I'm just trying to get people to see that humanity's giving love is key … and see people for what they are, which is human."
He keeps a Facebook page updated with events of his journey.
Rebecca Vrbas
My name is Rebecca Vrbas. I'm the culture editor at the Collegian and a junior in journalism and mass communications. My hobbies include obsessing over an ever-expanding pool of musicals and cats (not the musical). I love writing because of the infinite intricacy of language, as well as its power to cultivate a sense of community through sharing experiences.
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Despite a sore throat that made her voice hoarse, French Minister Fioraso gave a live interview to regional TV with the Seismic Pit as a backdrop.
Another few weeks and it would have been too late: as formwork on the Tokamak basemat is set to begin, the site visit that was organized last Thursday for the European Commissioner for Energy, the French Minister of Research, guests and the media provided one of the last opportunities to take in the spectacular setting of the Tokamak Seismic Pit, open to the sky.
Knowingly or unknowingly, the visitors all made the best of the outing. Despite a sore throat that made her voice hoarse, French Minister Fioraso gave a live interview to regional TV with the Seismic Pit as a backdrop. Commissioner Oettinger, deliberately walking ahead of the group of officials, took a solitary stroll through the 493 plinths and seismic pads, closely examining the concrete finish of the columns and the rubber and steel bearings.
Commissioner Oettinger, deliberately walking ahead of the group of officials, took a solitary stroll through the 493 plinths and seismic pads, closely examining the concrete finish of the columns and the rubber and steel bearings.
As for the press, it was a rare occasion to have the main ITER actors, both international and local, gathered in one place: the European Commissioner, the French Minister, the ITER Director-General, the High Representative for ITER in France Bernard Bigot, Agence Iter France and Fusion for Energy officials, and local contributors to the project. All were available for questioning and visibly enjoyed answering media requests despite the brisk January wind.
The power of attraction of the ITER work site is such that additional tours had to be organized later in the afternoon for members of the diplomatic corps, photographers and cameramen. The latter were particularly satisfied: it is in the late afternoon winter light that the ITER work site is at its best.
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New $8m investment boosts UNSW-China innovation partnership
Lucy Carroll
The agreement will support 10 major technological innovation projects undertaken by UNSW researchers and Chinese institutes.
Professor Qing Liu, President of JITRI, and UNSW Sydney President and Vice-Chancellor Ian Jacobs sign the The UNSW-Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute Collaboration Fund supporting 10 major tech projects.
The development of Australia's first globally connected technology and science precinct at UNSW Sydney achieved another milestone today with the signing of an agreement between UNSW and Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI).
The UNSW-Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute Collaboration Fund is an $8 million investment that will support 10 major projects in technological innovation undertaken by UNSW researchers and Chinese institutes.
It is part of the Torch Innovation Precinct, a $100 million partnership launched in 2016 that will deliver funding for Australian research through the first Torch science and technology park outside China. The precinct, based at UNSW, will see collaboration between Australian research teams and major Chinese companies with the capacity, capital and access needed to translate research breakthroughs into new products, technology and services.
The UNSW-JITRI collaboration will provide a springboard for Chinese and Australian collaboration that will bring industry, academics, entrepreneurs and investors together.
Two of the first 10 projects funded will be with JITRI's Institute of Water Environmental Engineering and Technology (Yixing) and JITRI's Institute of Membrane Science and Technology. The first project is "The Development of Advanced Treatment and Toxicity Reduction Technology and Equipment for Wastewater Effluent", and the second project "The Development and Use of Conducting Ceramic Membranes for Fouling Prevention, Contaminant Degradation and Ion Removal by Electrosorption." Both projects will be led by Scientia Professor David Waite, who is also the Executive Director of UNSW Centre for Transformational Environmental Technologies, UNSW's first research centre outside Australia.
Professor Ian Jacobs, President and Vice-Chancellor of UNSW Sydney, said the $8 million investment will provide a further boost to collaboration between UNSW and China that will drive innovation in advanced materials, biotechnology, energy, and environmental engineering.
"The announcement highlights the importance of Australian-Chinese collaborations and national innovation planning and Australia's bilateral relationship with China, our largest trading partner," said Professor Jacobs.
'The $8m investment will provide a further boost to collaboration between UNSW and China that will drive innovation in advanced materials, biotechnology, energy, and environmental engineering.'
"One of the major projects under the new collaboration will offer new opportunities to scale up UNSW's new Centre for Transformational Environmental Technology, the University's first research base outside Australia that will translate environmental research into industrial application in China."
Since 1988, the China Torch Program has created over 160 high tech zones across China and become a catalyst for innovation, urbanisation and economic growth. The Torch Program is associated with some of the biggest names in Chinese innovation, entrepreneurship and quality such as Lenovo, Huawei, Hisense and Haier.
A delegation of Chinese industry research partners, led by Professor Qing Liu, President of JITRI, was welcomed to UNSW by Professor Jacobs and Professor Brian Boyle, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise), Professor Mark Hoffman, Dean of UNSW Engineering, and Warwick Dawson, Director, Knowledge Exchange, Laurie Pearcey, PVC-International and Dr Yuan Wang, Director, UNSW Torch Program.
Professor Hoffman emphasised that many of the links between JITRI and UNSW are connected by the Faculty of Engineering.
"One of the strengths of UNSW Engineering is in research, global partnerships in industry, community and understanding that real impact is realised by commercialisation."
Professor Hoffman recognised that part of the strength of the JITRI-UNSW collaboration is the opportunity for international and local engineering graduates to go on and work within Australia and around the world.
"We don't sit in two countries; large parts of our population sit in both countries. Employers of engineering graduates are very diverse and at UNSW we are driven to have social and economic impact. This translation of research into the development of technology – whether in renewables, water or biomedical devices – connects closely with JITRI's aims."
JITRI was established in 2013 to promote and support industrial research and commercialisation of advanced technologies that may significantly impact the economic development of Jiangsu Province. It focuses on bridging gaps between fundamental research and commercialisation.
The signing of the collaboration fund was followed by tours of UNSW research facilities including the Solar Industry Research Facility, ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.
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Back-to-school shopping–don't. When I was a child, my Mom never took me back-to-school shopping. We didn't have much money to spare, and my Mom's philosophy was that you didn't go shopping until you needed something. I've applied the same principle to my children. They check their closets first, and then only if they need something do we go buy it. Somehow the kids always manage to come up with something good for the first day of school and school pictures.
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Mark 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It contains Jesus' predictions of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and disaster for Judea, as well as his eschatological discourse.

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The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 37 verses.

Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Codex Vaticanus (325-350; complete)
Codex Sinaiticus (330-360; complete)
Codex Bezae (~400; complete)
Codex Alexandrinus (400-440; complete)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; extant verses 20–37)

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The Temple's destruction (13:1–23)

After his teachings in the previous chapter, all set in the Temple courts, Jesus finishes his teaching in the Temple for the day and leaves.  On his way out of the Temple an unnamed disciple remarks how extensive the Temple (Herod's Temple) is. The buildings might have reached up to 150 feet (45.72 m) in height and they were adorned with gold, silver and other precious items. In Mark, the scale of the Temple is emphasised: the phrase "what manner of stones" (in the King James Version) is treated as referring to the size of the stones in the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version. In Luke's gospel, the beauty of the stonework is highlighted.

"Do you see (all) these great buildings?" replies Jesus. The word "all" is added in the Vulgate (omnes), the Ethiopic version  and the New International Version. Jesus acknowledges their greatness, but predicts that "not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down". This is the last reference made by Jesus to the Temple in Mark's narrative. Jesus seems to anticipate that it will be destroyed, although he does not say when or how.

Jesus then returns to the Mount of Olives. Mark says that Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Jesus privately, as he was sitting opposite the Temple on the mountain, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?" Jesus replies:

Verses 5–8
Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. (5-8 KJV)

The "beginning of sorrows" is a traditional translation, used in the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. Its literal meaning, reflected in texts like the New Revised Standard Version, is "the beginning of birth pangs". It was the general belief that if the Messiah had arrived in Jerusalem, the final Messianic victory and the kingdom of God were close at hand. Jesus, however, seems to set up many additional things that will occur before his final triumph.

Verses 9-13

Jesus then predicts that they will be harassed (beaten) by various councils and synagogues, rulers and kings; that they are to say whatever comes to mind, as it will be God speaking through them, and that Jesus' message will be given to every nation. Families will be torn apart, that "All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

 and  also make reference to beating or scourging taking place within synagogues.

Verses 14–23
Jesus then predicts a disastrous event in Judea:

"When you see 'the abomination that causes desolation' standing where it does not belong — let the reader understand — then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the roof of his house go down or enter the house to take anything out. Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that this will not take place in winter, because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now— and never to be equaled again. If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible. So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time. (14-23 NIV)

The warnings about false Christs are thought by some scholars to be warnings against others claiming to be the messiah or Christian teachers who claimed to actually be the reincarnation of Jesus. Acts of the Apostles 5:36-37 contains a description given by Gamaliel about Theudas and Judas the Galilean, both also mentioned by Josephus, who also claimed to be leaders of new movements.

Mark inserts his own comments to the reader about the abomination, suggesting the phrase was some kind of code between him and his audience. It is a quote from the Book of Daniel where it appears in 9:27 as part of a prophecy that the book claims was given to the prophet Daniel by Gabriel during the Babylonian captivity about Jerusalem's future. An "Anointed One" would come, be "cut off", and then another people would come and destroy Jerusalem and set up the abomination in the Temple. 11:31 speaks of it in context of a great battle of Kings, and 12:11 uses it as part of Daniel's end time vision. Many modern scholars, who believe Daniel was pseudepigraphically written in the mid-2nd century BC, believe that these references really refer to the shrine to Zeus set up by Antiochus IV Epiphanes with a Pagan altar on the Altar of Holocausts in the Second Temple in 168 BC.

What exactly it meant to the Early Christians and Mark's audience is unknown, with some thinking it refers to Titus' destruction of the Temple, others that it might be a reference to Caligula's attempt to have a statue of himself put in the Temple.  Others have seen the abomination as the Antichrist. It is unclear whether this refers to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, but many Christians after that event certainly have seen it that way. More recently it has been suggested that the abomination in Mark is a reference to the crucifixion itself.

According to Mark, Jesus made this prediction years before the Temple was actually destroyed in 70. Acts 6:14 states that Stephen, the first Christian martyr (unless one counts Jesus), was falsely accused of claiming Jesus would destroy Israel and the Mosaic law before he was stoned to death, an event Acts claims Paul observed. Predictions of Jerusalem's destruction are also found in Micah 3:12. Scholars use this section to date Mark, and all works believed to have copied from it, slightly before or after the year 70.

In Mark 15:29 Jesus is mocked as having claimed that he would destroy the Temple and raise it again in three days, a statement of Jesus that Mark does not record in the narrative, although he is falsely accused of claiming he would destroy the man made Temple and replace it in three days in 14:57. This gives rise to the interpretation of the Temple's destruction as the death of Jesus' body, the body of God, and his resurrection three days later. That Jesus predicted the Temple's destruction and his rebuilding of it in three days is stated in John 2:19 and is used as evidence against him in Matthew 26:61.

Olivet discourse (13:24–37)

After the destruction of the Temple and the event in Judea, Jesus seems to predict a universe shaking event and his great triumph:

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.  And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.  Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.  Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. (24-31 KJV)

He then tells them that no one except the "Father", God, knows when this will all happen, not even the "Son", Jesus himself, see also Kenosis. He then uses the parable of the Man Going On a Far Journey to describe his followers as his servants watching their master's house waiting for him to return.

Jesus thus ends with two parables, the parable of the Leafing Fig Tree and the parable of the man on a journey. The fig tree, which Jesus cursed in Mark 11:14 for being barren, is now used as a metaphor. Whereas it is barren now, when it is summer it will be about to bear its fruit, like these signs signal that God's plan is about to be fulfilled. The parable of the man on the journey cautions the disciples that they should always be on watch, as he could return at any moment and would want the house well cared for.

There are several interpretations of all this. The most straightforward is that there will be a horrible event in Judea and that at some unspecified time Jesus will come and gather his "elect", the term early Christians used to refer to themselves. The statement that "this generation" will still be around to see the coming of these things has posed problems for those who hold that this is a literal prediction of the end of the world, and has given rise to such legends as the Wandering Jew. The word for generation also means race in Ancient Greek, and so could refer to the Jews, or perhaps all people. Others think Jesus is just using the apocalyptic language of his time symbolically, as many Jewish prophets did, to highlight the fact that Christian suffering and Jerusalem's destruction, though seemingly the end of the world, are necessary to achieve what Jesus deems will be the final victory of good over evil and that this generation refers to seeing Jerusalem's destruction.

Many have interpreted this as Jesus predicting the end of the world and his Second Coming. Jesus' statement about the sun and moon sounds very apocalyptic. It is a quote from Isaiah 13:10 where Isaiah uses it metaphorically as part of his prophecy of the fall of Babylon. The stars falling from the sky is from Isaiah 34:4 about God's judgement on all the nations of the world. Perhaps there is a political connotation here. By using these two quotations together, Jesus might be comparing the Roman domination Israel is currently undergoing to the Babylonian captivity it had undergone six centuries previously. The coming of the kingdom of God would be replacing Roman rule with God's rule just as the Jews were freed from Babylon. Yet whereas the Babylonian captivity ended with the return to Jerusalem, the replacement of Roman rule will be preceded by Jerusalem's destruction, a sharp change in what people thought of as the coming of God's kingdom. It was a general belief of the Jews that the messiah would rule from Jerusalem, and many Christians have believed that after the Second Coming Jesus will rule the world from Jerusalem. Many Christians have seen this as a prediction of Roman tyranny being overcome by Christianity, as Jerusalem, then "Babylon" (Rome), then all the unrighteous nations will be replaced by the Son of Man's coming. The Roman Catholic Church has always seen itself as partly the kingdom of God on Earth and some have thought the coming of the Christian Church is what is predicted here.

The Son of Man coming in clouds is from Daniel 7:13. This is from a prophetic dream of Daniel about a kingdom that would "devour" the whole world and how it would be replaced by the Son of Man's "everlasting kingdom". "The elect" will be "gathered" from every part of the world and "unto Heaven", a reversal of Zechariah 2:10 where God would come and live among his chosen. God rounding up his chosen people is found in many Old Testament books, but none have the Son of Man doing this, showing how Jesus had altered the prophecies about the Messiah.

Just before Stephen is stoned in Acts, he says "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." (7:56), perhaps showing the Son of Man's coming means Heaven. In John 12:23 Jesus speaks of the Son of Man's glory as his death: "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." He predicted the coming of God's kingdom in Mark 9:1 in this generation followed by the Transfiguration, perhaps showing God's kingdom is already here because of Jesus' coming.

What exactly Jesus is predicting here is vague. Paul, in 1 Thessalonians, probably the earliest surviving Christian document, speaks of how Jesus rescues us from the coming "wrath" or "anger" in 1:10. He also says that "we", Paul and the other Christians, would see Jesus return to raise the dead in their lifetime in  4:13-18, but not exactly when, saying immediately after in chapter 5:2 that it will come like "a thief in the night". However, in Philippians 1:23 he speaks of going to Christ as death.

The ideas of Jesus' imminent return and the final messianic triumph coupled with that of it being delayed until an unknown date in the future, or perhaps until after death, have always characterized Christian thought through the ages. Augustine reflected, drawing from this passage, that a person should be more concerned with their own "last day", their death.

...when it tells us to watch for the last day, every one should think of as concerning his own last day; lest haply when ye judge or think the last day of the world to be far distant, ye slumber with respect to your own last day...Let no one then search out for the last Day, when it is to be; but let us watch all by our good lives, lest the last day of any one of us find us unprepared, and such as any one shall depart hence on his last day, such he be found in the last day of the world. Nothing will then assist thee which thou shalt not have done here. His own works will succour, or his own works will overwhelm every one.

A description of the end times is greatly expanded in the Book of Revelation, which describes itself as a vision given by Jesus after his death to the author. Here, too, are predictions of immediate upheavals (1:3) coupled with delays in the final working out of God's plan of thousands of years or even indefinite periods of time (20). A similar account is also found in Matthew 24, where the description of the coming of the Son of Man is greatly expanded. Luke 21 specifically states that there will be armies surrounding Jerusalem and that will precede desolation. This is all the information that Jesus gives about the far future in the Gospels.

In the Gospel of Thomas saying 51 a disciple asks Jesus when the "new world" would arrive and Jesus replies "What you are looking forward to has come, but you don't know it." In saying 113 they ask him when the "kingdom" will come. "It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and people don't see it."

This ends the section of Mark showing how Jesus was the prophesied Jewish Messiah but not in the way people had expected. It was the general belief that the Messiah's coming would inaugurate the final victory of good over evil, and end all worldly suffering, thought to be a symptom of evil.  Jesus entered Jerusalem in Mark 11 in the manner of the messiah who would bring God's kingdom on Earth, then cursed the fig tree outside the Temple in which he fought with the money changers. He then defeated the priests and taught the people, establishing his authority and the priests lack of it.  He then ends with a prediction of the Temple's destruction and then uses the fig tree as metaphor to show how what Jesus has described will lead to the coming of God's kingdom. Yet whereas the Messiah entering Jerusalem as Jesus had done was to bring God's rule immediately, Jesus says that it will come later, at an unknown time after seemingly calamitous events. Jesus is speaking of these things on the Mount of Olives, where Zechariah 14:4 has the final messianic battle occurring. In the next and final section Mark shows the necessity of suffering, Jesus' Passion, as a part of God's plan. Jesus is crowned the King of the Jews only on the cross and only overcomes all suffering and evil by his resurrection from the dead.

References

Sources

Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament Doubleday 1997
Brown, Raymond E. et al., The New Jerome Biblical Commentary Prentice Hall 1990
Kilgallen, John J. A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Paulist Press 1989
Miller, Robert J. Editor The Complete Gospels Polebridge Press 1994

External links
 King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)

Gospel of Mark chapters

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Government want to increase competition but Universities are nervous it will lead to a drop in standards but that there is potential for universities to provide more work based learning.
Responding to the White Paper published this week, Professor Neil Morris was quoted extensively regarding universities working with firms rather than competing with them in higher education, particularly when it comes to digital learning.
The Government's 'White Paper' entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy seeks to empower students as paying consumers of higher education services and pressure universities to enhance the quality and value of those services. The principal vehicle for this will be the much-anticipated Teaching Excellence Framework (Tef).
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Transcendent: Coming into One's Own by Coming Out as Trans
by Edmund Weisberg - Communications Writer at The University of Pennsylvania
In gay culture, the expression "coming out" was initially borrowed from the world of debutante balls. But in the 1960s, the phrase came to refer to being in hiding when "from the closet" was added. In recent decades, pared down to the original "coming out," it has typically come to refer to proudly expressing one's homosexuality to the world. The abbreviated version has also been adopted by the trans community, which has been the focus of perhaps unprecedented media attention in the last year.
Of course, the fact that gender identity does not always match biological sex is not news. The world was captivated by Christine Jorgensen, an American transgender woman who transitioned in the 1950s in Europe. She had first traveled there after being drafted into the U.S. Army. Following sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments, she returned to the U.S. and welcomed taking on the role of transgender spokesperson. Actual sex reassignment surgery dates back to the 1920s and '30s in Germany. But Ms. Jorgensen became the first person to also benefit from the addition of female hormone therapy, as did Renée Richards, American ophthalmologist and former professional tennis player, who started with hormone therapy before having surgery in the 1970s. Caroline "Tula" Cossey, a British model who transitioned in the 1970s also, was outed as transsexual after she performed as an extra as a "James Bond girl" in the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only.
Terms such as transgender and transsexual have been used, often with questionable understanding, for several decades. Along with the knowledge that not every person who identifies as transgender has surgery, and that transgender identity is not as uncommon as once thought, the expression "cisgender," individuals whose gender identity matches their biological sex —itself around for less than 20 years—has slowly pierced the awareness of the culture at large in recent years.
Marriage equality, which reverses entrenched discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as gender identity, is one of many encouraging signs of a much more inclusive culture. But acceptance, compassion, and fair treatment have come in fits and starts, especially for the trans community, and full equal rights remain elusive.
Sexual minorities continue to face a much higher risk of being confronted by prejudice and violence, particularly those who identify as trans men or trans women. Each step in a more equitable direction seems to be tempered by mean-spirited discriminatory laws, such as North Carolina's so-called "bathroom law" HB2 (which among other provisions and without clear enforcement mechanisms, restricts people to using public bathrooms based on biological sex at birth).
In a more optimistic spin, though, the U.S. Department of Justice and local communities, as well as a nationwide boycott, have come to the defense of transgender people in North Carolina. And the National Basketball Association has joined the boycott by opting to move its all-star game from Charlotte, NC next year.
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But it was a mere six years ago, in 2010, that the ludicrous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, which expressly prohibited gay people in the U.S. military, was repealed. The law that banned transgender people from U.S. military service remained on the books until July 1, 2016. Of course, we know that transgender people have been serving in the armed forces for decades, but have done so clandestinely, hidden from view and maybe even hidden from themselves.
Sarah Marshall, as Thomas Marshall, was a First Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy for six years. She came out as a trans woman in 1996, 15 years after being honorably discharged from the Navy. We discussed her perspective on coming out, particularly when she did, various aspects of life as a trans woman, and issues resonant for today's trans community.
In the Photo: Sarah Marshall
When did you first sense that your gender identity did not match your biological sex and how did you respond to this realization?
S.M.: At 4 years old. It is the first memory of thought that I have. My response was that I experimented with dressing in girl's clothes and playing with girl's toys until I was teased and harassed into suppressing it. When I was young there was no public dialog about trans people. I thought that I was the only one. In fact, I didn't know what to call myself until I was 10 when I was at a movie with my family. The preview for the 1972 British movie I Want What I Want came on and it was about a transsexual. I completely identified with the protagonist. At the same time I realized that I was not the only person in the world that felt the way I did, my mom said, "That's sick. How could they make a movie like that?!" The comment sealed the deal for me. Two things shifted internally in that moment that affected my life for years and was unconscious for me until therapy years later. My 10-year-old mind decided that I could never tell anyone about myself. I became the best secret keeper ever. The other thing that happened in my young mind was that I decided that if I couldn't be who I really was, then I would become the best man ever. That was my path for the next 27 years.
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So, how did you strive to become the best man ever?
S.M.: Joining the Navy was the first major example, which I did after graduating high school. I was born in Hawaii and grew up near Yosemite National Park. The Navy was a way to see even more of the world, on one hand, but, I think my subconscious motivation was really to overcompensate by pursuing a hypermasculine way of life. That's not unusual for trans women. After I was honorably discharged in 1981, I earned an undergraduate engineering degree at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Then I moved to Minnesota to work for 3M, completed an MBA degree, got on the executive track, studied and trained in martial arts, volunteered as a firefighter, and met my eventual wife, Kim.
Did you have an epiphany at some point showing you that you needed to transition?
S.M.: It took awhile longer. Kim and I had moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. I was climbing Mt. Shasta, in California, with a male friend. A ridge that we were passing along began to give way, and I started to fall. My friend caught me at the wrist, and I responded impassively, "Nice catch, Bill." His reaction to my bravado—that I was full of shit and should have been scared (and relieved!) out of my mind—forced me to reflect on some difficult truths. I expressed no emotion at almost dying because I already felt like the walking dead. I had been writing checks with my body that, eventually I figured, I wouldn't be able to cash. I felt like I had no capacity for intimacy because I had been hiding or suppressing my true self for so long. So, the truth is, I would have died if I hadn't transitioned.
Who, if anyone, supported you emotionally through the years?
S.M.: Before I transitioned, no one supported me because I kept the secret to myself with the exception of some of my girlfriends. To them I disclosed that I crossdressed, mostly because I was so suppressed I had no idea that I was a trans woman. Those girlfriends would "put up" with my occasional forays into crossdressing but did not support it. There were lengthy ebbs and flows in my crossdressing periods, too, as I felt disgusted with myself and wrestled with my own internalized transphobia, though I didn't know what to call it at the time.
When I finally did come out—eight years into my marriage—and started the long process of transitioning, Kim was a rock of support for me. Not that she wanted me to transition. She just wanted me to be happy. Our daughter was born after I had already completed transitioning, so she has only known me as one of her two mothers.
How did you decide on the name "Sarah"?
S.M.: When I was crossdressing and starting to go out in public, I tried a number of test names. When it came down to actually legally changing my name, Kim and I wrote every girl's name we liked on a white board at home. Then we crossed each other's names off until Sarah was left. It was a lot like naming our child.
In the Photo: Becca and Sarah
How receptive were others when you began transitioning 20 years ago? Did you have any role models for coming out?
S.M.: It was still a new frontier for the business world. I was an executive at a biotech company. Bless them for enacting a bathroom policy that allowed me to use the women's room. While I didn't lose my job per se, after my very accepting boss left the company my career trajectory leveled out, and never regained its male version momentum. I had to behave in an exemplary fashion and prove myself all over again from the ground up. But talent acquisition folks in Silicon Valley ultimately were very complimentary, and that has allowed me to have a successful career as a tech consultant. I had no true role models. There were no trans business executives that I knew of. I was on my own without a road map or even a compass.
Personally, coming out to others has been the most painful thing to do… short of feeling like I was among the walking dead before I transitioned. But I've been relatively lucky that my friends and family did not desert me. Each person supported me as they could and/or slowly came around over time. My father died before I transitioned. My mother, who died a few years ago, was never unsupportive. But I had been so virile—the pillar of the family—and she never could completely wrap her head around it, really. She would misuse pronouns and didn't have a strong capacity to walk in another's shoes. The younger of my brothers immediately thought it was "awesome," because it would change his pecking order in the family. I was the first born. My other brother, who is a stone mason and a tough guy, struggled with my transition for a couple of years, but when I arrived for a visit, he introduced me to guests as his sister. Needless to say, that was especially moving. My half-brother was queasy about it initially but has been quite supportive. And new friends came into and continue to come into my life and have been very supportive.
While my daughter Becca has only known me as one of her two moms, as I mentioned, it hasn't always been easy for her. After explaining her story of how she came to have two mothers, she would be teased on occasion and it was draining for her. Through the years, I've shared my story with her, including pictures of my life before her. She is great. And while Kim is wonderful, too, we divorced several years ago when she came to terms with her heterosexuality.
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Sexual orientation has been understood by many to be separate from gender identity, though some conflate the two. A full understanding of sexual orientation allows for not only a spectrum or range of orientations but some fluidity. How, if at all, has your transgender identity impacted your sexual orientation?
S.M.: Not at all. I was bi leaning toward women before I transitioned and I am still the same.
In the Photo: Sarah, Becca, and Kim
How would you describe the relationship or cooperation between the gay and trans communities?
S.M.: At the time I came out, trans people were the red-headed stepchildren of the gay and lesbian communities. We were not included in the Human Rights Campaign mission statement verbiage or included in the equality equation. The most overt experiences of transphobic commentary and exclusion came from those communities. This was really the case well into the 1990s. We weren't considered a desirable part of the broader community and, worse, were thought of as a hindrance, possibly delaying equality for lesbians and gay men who were trying to appear "normal." Trans folk didn't look "normal" enough.
This changed politically here in California when state senator Mark Leno led an initiative to address trans issues with the City of San Francisco awareness and protection laws. Eventually, Sen. Leno marshaled many of those protections into state laws. In terms of overall support, it has slowly improved over the years. Nothing like this last year in which trans issues have become part of the public conversation across the nation, and internationally.
What kind of an impact on trans life do you think celebrities like Laverne Cox and Dana International or very public transitions, for instance, by Chaz Bono, Chelsea Manning, and Caitlyn Jenner, and even movies such as Transamerica or the TV series "Transparent", have had? And what are your thoughts on the emerging transgender social awareness and conversation?
S.M.: Overall, they have helped stimulate a public dialog in this last year that has helped me to talk openly with others, particularly in my work environment. Some have said that Caitlin Jenner started the conversation. For me, she's a Janie-come-lately. So many other trans people have come out, lived, and struggled long before Caitlin came onto the scene. Caitlin did not start a conversation; she created a sensation. To say that Caitlin Jenner represents transgender people is to say that the Kardashians represent humanity. She's come onto the scene completely resourced, full of entitlement, opinion, and, as far as I can tell, providing zero contribution to her community. So, I struggle with Jenner. She's a person of privilege who seems to seek attention for attention's sake. I'm happy for her in terms of her personal journey of transition and glad that she's helped to put a face on the transgender phenomenon, but I don't really want her face on my phenomenon. She's not truly representative of the values and experiences of the wider trans community.
If you want to thank someone for creating the dialog, thank President Obama. He's the one that has acknowledged our community on such a high-profile level, especially with the legal status changes enacted during his last term in office. He's the one that, more than any other actor on the world stage, has upped the ante for the LGBTQ community and driven public awareness and prompted resistive reaction, like investigation and opposition to North Carolina's HB2.
Some really good work is getting out there now, too. Transamerica definitely depicted a more typical experience for trans women. And Transparent is amazingly sensitive and very well developed regarding the trans experience, down to the details of what might seem like mundane issues such as shopping. It really nails down family dynamics and dysfunction, too, and makes me feel good about the sanity of my own family.
In terms of current trans role models, there are so many great examples living large out there—Laverne Cox, Balian Buschbaum, Candis Cayne, Carmen Carrera, Tiq Milan, Jazz Jennings, Hari Nef, Jennifer Leitham, and many others. I see them as passionately out there doing what I attempt to do, living with integrity and intention. By integrity, I mean that they are living their lives expressing themselves openly and completely as the people they are. By intention, I mean that they are tackling life to make a difference. They are trans people that are out there putting it on the line, taking real risks with their acceptance and safety, making real and lasting changes for their community as well as other communities. If you're going to give credit to anyone for the trans conversation opening up, give it to President Obama, these rising stars, and all those trans people out there just living their lives.
Speaking of living lives, have you experienced discrimination by the medical community? How would you characterize your interactions and anxiety level in relation to interactions when health is compromised?
S.M.: Not here in the Bay Area. I did have a ski accident in Colorado that required that I go to the medical clinic before being transported to a hospital in Denver. The clinic staff, ambulance driver, and patients openly talked about me. When I got to the hospital I was left unexamined until my family intervened. As a contrast, my appendix burst in San Francisco and I was treated very well.
What challenges do you think lie ahead for the trans community?
S.M.: Trans folk, particularly African American and Latino, or LatinX, and those with fewer resources, remain more vulnerable to violence and abuse. There is a much higher premature death rate among this subgroup. A "Trans Lives Matter" movement is needed really. This is not to say that such an expression should be uttered in response to Black Lives Matter. Politicians and others responding with "All lives matter" or the new police-generated "Blue Lives Matter" legislation shows great insensitivity to the suffering of black people throughout the history of the U.S., which sadly continues today. But a similar inhumanity manifests in response to trans lives that are diminished and destroyed.
I think that we are only in the very early stages of normalizing trans access, rights, and inclusion. President Obama took big steps this year in opening up the military to trans people. Now, for the very long process of cultural acceptance. The Civil Rights Act was enacted into law in the 1960s and we have yet to fully include blacks culturally. Ask me a hundred years from now.
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Edmund M. Weisberg obtained his Master of Science (M.S.) and Master of Bioethics (M.B.E) degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and has several years of experience in medical writing and editing. He has worked with Greenpeace, the International Clinical Epidemiology Network, the American Association for Cancer Research, and in multiple capacities at the University of Pennsylvania, where he currently serves as a communications writer. In addition, he was the Managing Editor, as well as a contributing author, for the first two editions of the textbook Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, by Dr. Leslie Baumann, and Managing Editor for Dr. Baumann's Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients, all three of which were published by McGraw-Hill. Mr. Weisberg and Dr. Baumann will work together again on a third edition of Cosmetic Dermatology. Mr. Weisberg is also the author of the forthcoming children's book While You Are at School.
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Data is even more ingrained in our professional lives.
In marketing, one of the more difficult tasks to is presenting this type of data effectively. At TBH Creative, we often use reports to show a return on investment for inbound campaign efforts and more. Whether you're tracking conversions, impressions, customer lifecycle stages, or other tangible metrics, at the end of the day everyone wants to know the same thing: are the hours and budget dollars we spend on marketing resulting in higher revenues for the company?
If figuring out how to effectively present marketing data puts you in a cold sweat, try some of the techniques we've found work.
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HubSpot use a classic line chart to present traffic data over time from various traffic sources.
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