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Denominational integrity and controversy in the Florida Baptist Convention
On Thursday, May 29, I received a phone call from Ryan Helms, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church near Bonifay, Florida. Ryan is a faithful bi-vocational pastor who has labored for 6 years shepherding this rural congregation with expositional preaching and loving pastoral care. As one of the church's members told me recently, because of their deep love for their pastor, they would follow him anywhere he led them as long as it was according to the Word of God.
Ryan called me to tell me about a meeting that had taken place a week earlier in the Holmes Baptist Association in northern Florida and to ask me if there was division in our local Baptist association. In April, the Director of Missions of Holmes Association (in which Ryan's church participates), arranged for staff from the Florida Baptist Convention to lead a conference for their associational officers to learn how to use the church planting training for small church revitalization. The conference was to be limited in scope and exclusively for the associational leadership. The concern was to promote church health through church planting training. It was scheduled for May 22.
Shortly after arranging this conference, the DOM resigned his position in order to go plant a church in the midwest. The pastor of First Baptist Church of Bonifay had become upset with this DOM due to his perception of the DOM's Calvinistic convictions. FBC announced that they were pulling their financial support from the association after Paul left because the association "lacked purpose." Three weeks before the scheduled church health conference, Kent Lampp, the acting moderator received an email from Rick Lawrence, Director of Church Planting Department for the Florida Convention, informing him that he must invite the pastor of the FBC to attend the May 22 meeting, despite the previous explanation that the meeting was to be small and exclusively for associational officers. After some emails back and forth, Kent invited the staff of FBC to attend.
Two days before the meeting, the moderator was informed that Cecil Seagle was also going to attend the meeting. Mr. Seagle is Director of the Missions Division and South Florida Urban Impact Ministries for the Florida Baptist Convention. When the May 22 meeting came around, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Seagle were accompanied by Jim Robinette, the Director of Church Planning and Revitalization Department for the Florida Convention.
These 3 executives from the state convention met with 6 ministers (two of whom were accompanied by their wives), including the pastor and staff member from FBC, Bonifay. The meeting, according to Pastor Helms, never addressed the announced topic. Nothing on church health. Nothing on church planting training. Rather, as copious notes from that meeting state,
Florida Baptist Convention staff had communicated that this meeting would be about small church health. Paul Fries (former DOM for HBA), had requested that key staff be taken through the church planting training and use it as small church renewal. Attendees had no idea that associational division would be a topic of discussion. The meeting began as a purpose development for the Holmes Baptist Association. This was discussed up to the dinner.
These notes were taken during the meeting and six of those in attendance reviewed them and revised them for accuracy after the meeting. All six have declared them to be a very careful and accurate recounting of what happened that night. You can download a pdf of the complete notes here. I am making them public with permission from Rev. and Mrs. Kent Lampp-Moderator of Holmes Baptist Association, Rev. Eddie Eaton-Missions Director of HBA, Rev. and Mrs. Ryan Begue-Director of Evangelism, HBA, Rev. Ryan N. Helms-Director of Discipleship, HBA.
Those notes indicate that the meeting quickly devolved into a session given over to concerns about Calvinism and those who hold to the doctrines of grace, particularly in the state of Florida. Once I got a copy of these notes, and verified that six participants had all agreed that they are a very accurate representation of what was said at that meeting, I called Cecil Seagle at the Florida Convention offices on June 4 and again on June 6. He returned my call on the afternoon of the 6th.
The reason I called him is because the six witnesses from the Holmes Association said that Mr. Seagle expressed concerns about me in particular after he took over the meeting to speak against the evils and dangers of Calvinism in the SBC. According to these six–5 of whom are not Calvinists!–Mr. Seagle referred to the "Founder's Club" and my blog and the influence we are having. Particularly, the notes indicate, I am responsible for seriously dividing my local Baptist association over the issues of the doctrines of grace.
That accusation was very alarming to me and my fellow elders, since we have been under the impression that Grace Baptist Church has a very harmonious relationship with the Royal Palm Baptist Association. Before calling Mr. Seagle we met with Everett Rafferty, the DOM for the RPBA and asked him to speak to this charge. He said (and he gave me permission to quote him), "There is not a shred of truth to it." Everett said that we have one of the most unified associations in the state and that my theology has never been a problem in the association.
I was prepared to report this to Mr. Seagle when we spoke, but he denied ever having made that accusation. He said that Ryan Helms completely misrepresented what happened in the May 22 meeting and that he was at that meeting at the direction of Dr. John Sullivan, his boss. He assured me that he had never had a conversation about me or my theology, that he was not "anti-Tom Ascol," or "anti-Calvinism." In fact, he told me that he did not see how anyone could read the Bible without recognizing that Calvinism has a great deal of truth in it. This surprised me, due to what the notes said, and what others have reported about Mr. Seagles' views on this matter over the years. Nevertheless, I am always willing to give a man the benefit of the doubt. So, I asked Mr. Seagle how we should account for the discrepancy between his report and what was written in the notes of the meeting. He portrayed it simply as a difference of opinion between him and Ryan Helms.
Of course, as I reminded him, that is not an accurate portrayal of this impasse. What we have is the testimony of 6 witnesses that contradict his own testimony. He indicated that the number of witnesses did not give him any reason to back off of his denials.
I have since learned that, at the request of the associational leadership, Pastor Helms called Mr. Seagle before I spoke to him, and asked Mr. Seagle to apologize to the Holmes Association for several specific things, including slandering the former DOM, Paul Fries, being deceptive about the purpose of the meeting and attempting to lead the association in a discussion on disciplining Calvnists. Mr. Seagle believes he owes no apology to the association.
I understand that today Dr. Sullivan told leadership in that association that he stands by Mr. Seagle and does not believe that he did anything wrong. He has stated that as far as he is concerned the matter is over.
This whole series of events is tragic for several reasons. I will only outline them here. But it does not take much biblical wisdom or Baptist conviction to fill out the details.
1. The May 22 meeting gives the appearance of being a set up by the state convention. It was announced to be about church health, but became a meeting about Calvinism and associational divisiveness. It looks like the meeting was hijacked by those whose job it is to serve the churches that had invited them to meet in the first place. This is a severe violation of Baptist polity and is an assault on the autonomy of local churches.
2. According to the six witnesses, a denominational employee, who works for them and their churches, attempted to intimidate them with accusations about people and theological positions. One of the people mentioned was the much-loved former DOM, Paul Fries. The pastors did not accept it when his character was called into question, something which, from all appearances, Mr. Seagle did not anticipate.
3. The discrepancy between Mr. Seagle's version of what happened at the meeting and that of the six witnesses raises serious issues of integrity. If the state office attempts to sweep this under the rug for the sake of friendships or a supposed "peace" or "unity," the consequences will be devastating. Such a coverup will undermine the kind of trust that is absolutely essential if a convention of churches is to move forward in cooperation. This truth will not be difficult to ascertain. It is done every day in courtrooms across our nation. Simply get the principal parties together, let them each testify and see where the preponderance of evidence leads. Where inaccuracy is discovered, correct it. Where sin or deception is discovered, rebuke it. But do not turn a blind eye toward all of this and announce that it is over. That would be a collosal failure of leadership and dishonoring to the God of truth. Followers of Jesus are to be lovers of truth. Let's pursue it together and if it is discovered that some who are among us are standing against the truth, then, as brothers, let's seek to correct and restore them.
This issue is not about Calvinism. It is about integrity at every level of our denominational structure. Here is what I hope will NOT happen:
1. Attempting to turn this into a Ryan Helms vs. Cecil Seagle misunderstanding. There are 6 witnesses who testify to the accuracy of the notes of the May 22 meeting. Mr. Seagle says that he is not guilty of the things that those notes indicate he did and said. Dr. Sullivan, who was not at the meeting, has indicated that he is standing by Mr. Seagle and that the matter is closed. It is not closed. Florida Baptists deserve to know if their servants, whose salaries they pay, are undermining the autonomy of local Baptist churches in the way that the Holmes Association notes indicate.
2. Attempting to turn this into a disagreement over Calvinism. Though what Mr. Seagle reportedly did and said has serious implications about the Florida Baptist Convention's attitude toward those pastors and churches in the state that believe the doctrines of grace, that is not the issue. The issue is all about Baptist polity and, more importantly, integrity at every level of our denominational structure in the state. It is worth noting that 5 of the supporters of the notes of that May 22 meeting are not Calvinists! The issue raised by these events transcend our doctrinal differences at this point.
Here is what I hope WILL happen:
1. That Dr. Sullivan will call for a meeting of principal parties in this controversy and, face-to-face, faciliate a search for the truth of what really happened in the May 22 meeting. My prayer is that anyone who is misrespresenting truth will be humbled and so confident in the Gospel that he or she will repent and demonstrate the power of God in the lives of His people.
2. That the state convention leadership will take this opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to our long-cherished Baptist polity of local church autonomy and commitment to integrity among all its staff.
3. That the Holmes Baptist Association will have its hope and confidence restored in the Florida Baptist Convention.
4. That all Florida Baptists will be motivated to pray for our churches and state denominational servants, that the Lord will enable us to move forward in evangelizing our great state with its residents and guests from around the world.
Pray that the Lord will overrule these events to bring about good to His people and glory to His name, and that repentance and forgiveness will prevail in the fractured relationships between those involved.


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Little Blue Tower ~ Welcome, fellow Traveler. Wander into the art of *Jennifer De La Torre*: "Oreo"
Fellow coworker and cat lover, Allison, lost her feline companion "Oreo" about 5 months ago. This was also around the time I began my new job at the office. I was nervous, didn't know anybody, and felt very much like a fish out of water. Allison bravely came in the day after Oreo was put to sleep (he was old, very sickly and diabetic) and took me under her wing.
I could tell she didn't want to be there; I understood that pain quite clearly. The day after Yume passed away, I had to drag my unwilling body to work, force a smile to my face and wish customers passing by to have a good day. I hated it. Each day was a struggle, and coming home was unbearable. It took me a week to finally empty Yume's bowl of food and water.
As a tribute to that special companion, I made her this painting of Oreo.
May she always remember the good times they had together.
I used a mixture of Golden Acrylics, Acryla Gouache, Caran D' Ache colored pencils and an assortment of white inks for the fur. I usually work on the background first, but in this case it made sense to work out the details on Oreo from the very beginning. Later on, as I painstakingly added every blade of grass (there were three or four different shades of green used) I didn't have to worry about retouching Oreo's fur again.
Of course, I saved the best for last. I love painting eyes, especially on cats. There are just so many lovely shades you can find if you stare closely enough.


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Many farmers across India are returning to their roots
Madhubani painters want better deal for their work
Obvious Omissions
Why do villagers often ignore obvious yet valuable things?
We need to figure out ways in which people in rural India are able to make reasoned and sustainable choices to lead their lives rather than flow with trends that are more expensive or patently unsuitable
It is curious why backyard vegetable gardens are not as widespread as they should be in rural India (Photo by Neil Palmer)
In spite of increasing population pressure, a substantial number of rural households have some land around their dwellings. A majority also has adequate moisture availability, either from rainfall or other sources. Yet, the proportion of rural households that cultivate a vegetable garden in the backyard for home consumption is much smaller than those who have the land for doing so.
Let us look at another common instance. Allopathic doctors have reached the rural masses only in about past 50 years. In fact, if one takes a little trouble in finding out how many allopathic doctors work in the countryside and for the rural people, one would note that a majority staying in far-flung villages has to do without such health service.
Yet, our society has existed for centuries. Clearly they knew how to tackle at least the commonly occurring ailments. Following Charvaka, who asserts that each ecosystem provides a materia medica to treat the health problems of humans, clearly by just using the herbal materials available locally, a lot of ailments had been and can still be cured. So why do people no longer depend on such methods?
Mono cropping habit
A third example is that of classical farm systems in this country. Diversification in activities and land use, over time, in crops and in consumption habits characterizes those classical farm systems in most of the parts of our country. Yet, in region after region, mono cropping had spread epidemically and continues to hold sway — paddy in most of eastern tracts, soybean in Madhya Pradesh, cotton in Vidarbha, and so on.
For example, well over 75% of all cropped land in a whole tehsil Umarkhed in Yeotmal in Maharashtra was under cotton during most of the nineties. It is difficult to find anything but rice growing on the farms in Bengal, Assam or Jharkhand. Sugarcane has replaced everything else in the sugar belt. And such mono crop then introduces huge vulnerability and overdependence on that said crop, making life difficult when things go wrong.
Ignoring the obvious
The three instances above have one thing in common — something that was so obvious, so commonplace and so much a part of every one's awareness and even cultural identity are ignored, and individuals and whole communities adopt something else. Why does this happen?
The chances are that a reader will ascribe this behavior to poor knowledge, poor ability to think through or some such facet allegedly to be seen in rural people. A comment like, "The fools throw an uncut diamond in their hand to run after a glossy piece of glass," could very well be made.
It is easy to find fault with rural people. But the fact is that all human behavior is replete with examples of this kind. I have noted that in numerous instances and in numerous places, how as individuals and households we ignore some engagement, activity or behavior that contributes real value and we adopt or engage in some thing that has higher rupee value.
I am intrigued by repeated reinforcement of the inference that the sheer numeric representation of some thing exerts a mesmerizing influence on our mind and makes us ignore some thing that is valuable and obvious.
Some explanations
The immediate antecedents are perhaps different in each case but one also sees the mesmerizing influence of many rupees. Here are my explanations of the three instances quoted above for what they are worth.
In the first case, while homegrown vegetables are useful and healthy enrichments to our diets, because they are homegrown, we undervalue them. Besides, it has much less snob value than consuming a high-priced vegetable. There is some thing less glamorous in saying that I plucked the okra from my backyard than saying I paid Rs 20 for 250 gram.
Besides, vegetable cultivation, harvesting, processing and cooking, are all so-called women's tasks, and after all, how can what the silly women do be valuable? So, the man of the house is tempted to be unruly in tying up bullocks, parking his vehicles, storing some rubble, playing football with his children or many of such acts of using the land, which destroy what the wife has laboriously planted.
The second case of discontinuance of use of local materia medica has more complicated causes. In the first place, much traditional knowledge tends to be in oral traditions and severely dependent on clarity of articulation of the ageing grandmother or grandfather. So even recognizing the right plant and its part (leaves, stems, berries, roots) for use becomes difficult if the knowledge has not been preserved and the recipe for preparing the medicine not known adequately.
Secondly, there is no doubt that for acute and serious conditions, modern allopathic treatment perhaps has the highest chance of offering a cure. Third, there is this behavior of copying our betters going on all the time. Does a Phansalkar use turmeric in warm milk when he has a severe cough or he takes the antibiotic tablets prescribed by an allopath? He may not but in so not doing also acts as a role model to be copied by those who are watching him silently from the sidelines.
Many modern Indians typically undervalue, ridicule and deride our heritage of traditional knowledge. So, expensive allopathic treatments win behaviorally, socially and psychologically every time. Finally, funny though it sounds, people take secret pride in saying how they sold a piece of land so that the medical treatment of the son, father or wife could be done in some hospital in nearby town. Snob value in expenditure is not restricted only to extravaganza in weddings.
The third case of increasing mono cropping has two principal antecedent components in their causes in addition to the fact that the dominant crop may have found its niche in the agro-ecology of the region. . The first is related to adopting diets of the so-called urban social superiors. Thus, everyone wants and starts growing paddy.
The second set of reasons connects to the need for acquiring a cash crop in the portfolio, as lifestyles now demand more cash than in earlier generations. So cotton or soybean rules the roost. The aggressive marketing by marketers of seeds, chemicals, etc., has its own role to play. They paint a rosy picture of high cash income with intense, chemical-dominated, mono-crop farming.
While a number of reasons have been identified above, the question is how can one reverse the trend in enabling rural people make more reasoned, sustainable choices.
Sanjiv Phansalkar is associated closely with Transform Rural India Foundation. He was earlier a faculty member at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Phansalkar is a fellow of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. Views are personal.
SC Rajshekar says:
Prof.Phansalkar sir,
This time, I cannot agree with the reasons you have offered for why people ignore obvious benefits. You have reduced household veg cultivation to a gender battle. I am not sure it is just that. So also with your observation that people take pride in buying vegetables in a rural household.
Similarly, for allopathy vs. local materia medica, having seen how FRLHT was working on this, the onslaught of allopathy was backed by not just the government, but also by English educated medical doctors, who derided and discouraged local community docs as hacks.
I only agree with your comment on how cash is driving crop choices in rural area. But then that this price for cash and consumerism
Why do we still have to think that it is the wife's responsibility and not the family's responsibility. If we can promote family as a unit responsible where the roles and responsibilities can be interchanged without cultural biases attached to it, our society can be much more inclusive and the abusive and oppressive gender bias against women may slacken
Sometimes the villagers left with no choice at all: A simple menace of monkeys does not allow anything to be grown in the backyard.. Hundreds of monkeys create chaos in the villages and none of the civic bodies take heed of it. There are many villages where there is nothing to buy also, they cannot grow, there are no avenues to buy. (my experience, observations in few districts)
The onslaught of media, especially internet availability, is playing a significant role in the aspirations of the people in rural areas, availability of resources to fulfill those aspirations are limited, trying to cope up or imitating the behaviours whether it is for their well being or not is becoming the shifting trend in my part of the country.


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Home News & Analysis Glendower, BlackRock back healthcare GP-led
Glendower, BlackRock back healthcare GP-led
The deal is the second that Glendower has backed in healthcare in recent months, following the €700m DomusVi process last month.
A group that includes some of the secondaries market's best known names has backed a mid-market healthcare deal.
Los Angeles-based Pacific Avenue Capital Partners moved Emerald Textiles into a continuation fund backed by Glendower Capital, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, DWS Private Equity, Allstate Investments and CH Investment Partners, among other investors, according to a statement.
The deal is worth $200 million including follow-on capital and the refinancing of the business's credit facilities. UBS advised on the equity portion of the transaction.
It is not clear which investors participated on a secondary basis. Santa Monica-based Ocean Avenue Capital Partners was among the limited partners to sell its stake, the statement said.
Emerald Textiles provides linen management services to hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities in the western US. It operates six processing facilities and serves more than 750 customers across California, Nevada and Utah.
The deal gives Emerald the equity capital to "aggressively pursue its organic growth strategy" and make acquisitions, it said in the statement. Emerald was created in 2017 by the merger of two healthcare linen businesses and made add-on acquisitions in 2018 and 2019, according to Pacific Avenue's website.
This is the second healthcare GP-led deal that Glendower has backed in the space of two months. In July Secondaries Investor reported that it was lead investor on a €700 million single-asset process centered on care home business DomusVi, an ICG portfolio company.
Transactions focused on a single company accounted for a quarter of all secondaries deals by volume in the first half of this year, equivalent to $12 billion, according to data from Evercore. This compares with $14 billion for full-year 2020.


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The number of platforms that offer an 'instant messaging over the internet' experience is huge. Most likely, at this point, the first thing that comes to your mind is WhatsApp. Actually, it shouldn't be too surprising. Because WhatsApp has more than 5 billion downloads on the Google Play Store and more than 2 billion monthly users. As a matter of fact, 9 out of 10 people on the street think of this platform even when they hear the word 'texting'.
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Although not as much as WhatsApp, applications with a substantial number of users also maintain their place in the market. One of them is Viber. Founded in 2010 to serve only iPhone users, Viber stepped into Android in 2012. The platform, which gained BlackBerry and Windows Phone support in the same year, continues to exist on Windows, macOS and Linux today.
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viber; Telegram is not as talked about as WhatsApp or its other competitors. We can list many possible reasons for this. While other applications were trying to offer new features in line with users' requests, Viber was always one step behind.
The company, which wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the whole world was closed at home at the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, increased the participant limit to 20 in group meetings. It is worth adding that this limit is currently 30.
Viber managed to reach 1 billion downloads in the Google Play Store, the application store of the Android operating system. Of course, if we consider that popular mobile applications such as Google Messages, Spotify, Snapchat, Google Contacts have the same number of downloads, and if we also take into account those who reach much more; We can easily say that '1 billion' has become a classic now.
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However, 1 billion downloads of an instant messaging application like Viber, which is not talked about much, shows that people tend to turn to different alternatives. Especially after WhatsApp introduced the new privacy agreement, users started a digital migration when it caused intense reactions. Competitors such as Telegram and Signal were most positively affected by this crisis. Silent Hill will undoubtedly be one of the first two games that come to mind when it comes to horror games. One of the masterpieces played by a generation from tube television to morning; Silent Hill 2 met the user exactly 20 years ago. So what made the game so successful?
Silent Hill 2, which was released for PlayStation 2 by Konami in 2001, connected a generation with Resident Evil. The horror and survival-themed game was presented to Windows in 2002, and to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012 in a remastered high-definition form. In this direction, he created a new story inspired by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment written in 1866. Containing details specific to history, cinema and literature, Silent Hill 2 features traces from directors such as David Cronenberg, David Fincher, David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock.
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Moving independently from the first game in terms of story and location, Silent Hill 2 takes place in a town named after the game. The main character, James Sunderland, receives a letter from his wife, Mary, who died three years ago due to an illness. In this letter, Mary tells James that she is waiting for him "at their private place in Silent Hill." Hearing this, the character gets in his car and goes to town and starts looking for his wife.
A normal person, James goes to town knowing that the letter did not come from his wife. In addition, in the completely deserted area of Silent Hill, it is quite possible that you will come across people living in a different universe and creatures coming out of the fog. In the process of the game, you often see different people living in the same place. As a matter of fact, 23-year-old Eddie, who was despised in his high school life, has no monsters in his town, while everything is on fire in Angela's Silent Hill, who was abused by her father when she was little.
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The soundtrack album of 74 minutes and 15 seconds is one of the details that make the game unforgettable. This music adds to the atmosphere of the game and attracts the player. Also, a video of the game that surfaced years later hints that it was all edited by the Shiba Inu. This shows that a very old game still has interesting details and deserves to be called a legend. Silent Hill 2 has not worn out in the intervening twenty years. Despite the releases of GTA 3, Ico, Max Payne, Devil May Cry, the game managed to be unforgettable. So have you played this game? What do you think about Silent Hill 2?
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Talouarn E, Bardou P, Palhière I, et al. Genome wide association analysis on semen volume and milk yield using different strategies of imputation to whole genome sequence in French dairy goats. BMC Genet. 2020;21(1):19. doi:10.1186/s12863-020-0826-9.
Talouarn E, Teissier M, Bardou P, et al. Using sequence variants of a QTL region improves the accuracy of genomic evaluation in French Saanen goats. J Dairy Sci. 2020. doi:10.3168/jds.2020-18837.
Liu M, Zhou Y, Rosen BD, et al. Diversity of copy number variation in the worldwide goat population. Heredity (Edinb). 2019;122(5):636-646. doi:10.1038/s41437-018-0150-6.
Talenti A, Palhière I, Tortereau F, et al. Functional SNP panel for parentage assessment and assignment in worldwide goat breeds. Genet Sel Evol. 2018;50(1):55. doi:10.1186/s12711-018-0423-9.
Martin P, Palhière I, Maroteau C, et al. Genome-wide association mapping for type and mammary health traits in French dairy goats identifies a pleiotropic region on chromosome 19 in the Saanen breed. J Dairy Sci. 2018;101(6):5214-5226. doi:10.3168/jds.2017-13625.
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Martin P, Palhière I, Tosser-Klopp G, Rupp R. Corrigendum to "Heritability and genome-wide association mapping for supernumerary teats in French Alpine and Saanen dairy goats" (J. Dairy Sci. 99:8891-8900). J Dairy Sci. 2017;100(9):7750. doi:10.3168/jds.2017-100-9-7750.
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Martin P, Palhière I, Maroteau C, et al. A genome scan for milk production traits in dairy goats reveals two new mutations in Dgat1 reducing milk fat content. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):1872. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02052-0.
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Victory for Workers Killed or Injured on Navigable Waters
Kreindler attorneys helped preserve the right to seek generous maritime law damages under the 1927 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).
Defendant Lockheed Martin attempted to deny benefits to the widow of a drowned worker by claiming the decedent was not a "maritime employee" and that the barge was a fixed platform.
Courts held that the employee only had to satisfy situs (meaning that he was on navigable waters) and status (meaning he was a covered employee).
Cayuga Lake in upstate New York, where the tragic incident occurred
Kreindler & Kreindler won a hard fought, significant victory for workers killed or injured on navigable waters, by preserving the right to seek generous general maritime law damages under the 1927 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), rather than the limited state worker's compensation schemes.
The case involved Rocco Morganti, an employee of Lockheed Martin Corporation, who drowned on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York, after a wave caused him to fall into the water while working on a research barge moored in the middle of the lake.
Mr. Morganti's widow filed a claim for death benefits under the LHWCA, which was opposed by Lockheed Martin on the grounds that Mr. Morganti was not a "maritime employee," and that the barge was a fixed platform, more like an artificial island. An administrative law judge found that Mr. Morganti was only "transiently and fortuitously" on navigable waters and denied the claim. That decision was appealed to the Benefits Review Board, which reversed the denial of benefits.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed that ruling, rejecting Lockheed Martin's transient and fortuitous argument. The Court of Appeals held that Mr. Morganti only had to satisfy situs (meaning that he was on navigable waters) and status (meaning he was a covered employee). Lockheed pressed its argument to the United States Supreme Court, which denied cert. Partners Marc Moller and Daniel Rose handled the case.
More information on this case can be found in the article "Kreindler & Kreindler LLP Wins a Maritime Wrongful Death Case – Morganti v. Lockheed".
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Rare metals recycling market 'volatile' despite rising demand
25 October 2011, source edie newsroom
Investors are being warned to take a cautious approach when it comes to banking on the profit potential of rare earth metals recovery, according to a recent report.
The study by Oakdene Hollins says that while demand for rare earths has "skyrocketed" in recent years with the rise of hi-tech electronics and clean technologies, markets remain potentially volatile.
It urges investors and corporations looking to enter the market for critical metals recovery to be aware of several issues which could affect demand and impact on prices such as political risk and concentration of production.
Oakdene Hollins' director of sustainability Nick Morley said: "The debate over criticality is informative, but it does not directly amount to an investment opportunity.
"The challenge for investors is to be able to cut through the current hype surrounding many metals and to be aware of a number of specific issues to be able to make an informed investment."
The report has identified the metals with the most potential for recovery over the next five to ten years, based on forecasted supply deficits. Rare earths such as neodymium and dysprosium, as well as tellurium, indium, gallium, platinum group, tantalum and (non-metal) graphite are forecast to have the greatest supply-demand imbalances for 2015-2020.
According to Morley, investors should ask whether these metals are highly reliant on a single application and thus vulnerable to technological change and substitution.
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Longtime 49ers Coach and Executive Bill McPherson Passes Away
Longtime San Francisco 49ers coach and executive Bill McPherson passed away on Tuesday, March 17th at the age of 88.
One of the most respected teachers in the game at the time, McPherson worked in multiple capacities on the 49ers coaching staff for over 20 years (1979-98), serving as linebackers coach (1979, 1987-88), defensive line coach (1980-86), defensive coordinator (1989-93) and assistant head coach/defensive assistant (1994-98). Hired by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh in his first season with the team in 1979, McPherson was part of San Francisco's five Super Bowl Championships (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX).
Following his coaching career, McPherson stayed with the organization in the team's front office, working as the team's director of pro personnel for four seasons (1999-2002) and later as a personnel consultant (2003-05).
A defensive tackle at Santa Clara University in the early 1950s, McPherson began coaching in 1956 at his high school alma mater, San Jose's Bellarmine Prep (1956-62), following his service with the U.S. Army in Korea. He later worked as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Santa Clara University for 12 years (1963-74) before moving to UCLA as defensive line coach (1975-77). Following his time at UCLA, McPherson entered the NFL coaching ranks in 1978 as the linebackers coach with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Born October 24, 1931, "Mac" was inducted into Santa Clara's Athletic Hall of Fame as a player and coach (1984) and spent time on the University's Board of Fellows. He is also a member of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2005. McPherson held a business degree from Santa Clara (1954) and a teacher's certification (secondary degree) from San Jose State University (1958). McPherson is survived by his wife, Elsie, five children, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.


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The BTN Interview: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Nuaimi, chairman, Qatar Tourism Authority
On the back of winning the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has pledged an investment of billions of dollars into its tourism infrastructure as it prepares to welcome an estimated 400,000 visitors for the games.
Ahmed Abdullah Al-Nuaimi, Chairman, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) talks to BTN about the 'economic cycle' that is taking place in Qatar as the tourist board pulls out all the stops to ensure the destination remains in the spotlight in the build up to this major sporting programme, with new hotels, conference facilities and a brand new airport all in the pipeline.
BTN: The profile of Qatar has skyrocketed in 2011, how do you see this continuing in 2012?
AA: The tourism industry is going to change in Qatar as a result of winning the 2022 World Cup which means all eyes will be on the region over the next ten years, especially Qatar – which means we expect tourism to grow really fast.
BTN: With the World Cup still 11 years away, how will you keep up the momentum?
AA: We have been developing so much infrastructure to continue the momentum over the next ten or eleven years. We are building a huge convention centres, we are bidding for huge events coming to Doha.
We are bidding for the 2020 Olympics and we are bidding for the 2017 World Athletic Championships and we are also bidding of other huge sporting events as well as conventions.
We are working in parallel with all the hotel expansion and developments in Doha by creating demand from visitors to come to Qatar.
BTN: One of the new convention centres has opened, will that be a great asset for Doha?
AA: Qatar National Convention Centre just opened and next year the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre we will be opening. Those will give us a push to host huge events up to 10,000 people at the same time. We are aiming to host several of those a year which will keep hotels busy with demand.
BTN: What is the appetite like among the people of Qatar for tourism?
AA: Everyone looks for tourism. Qatar works economically. This year has seen a growth of 20% which is continuing, so tourism for us has been good. Five years ago we had 2,500 rooms but today we have 13,000 rooms. We have 10,000 rooms coming on the books for development over the next few years.
We are going ahead and developing in this sector. We also have a new airport to accommodate 50 million people coming in through Qatar. We are targeting 5% of the
50 million people – which is 2.5 million coming to the country in addition to what we already have.
We are developing 80 to 100,000 rooms for the 2022 World Cup. So there is an economic cycle happening for the next eleven years.
BTN: Is Qatar Airways an important element of that?
AA: Qatar Airways is the strongest supporter of what is happening right now. Qatar Airways is a five star airline which flies to 100 destinations and continues to grow and offer more destinations. This is all in the hub of the country. We are working closely with them and creating packages for Qatar.
World Travel Awards Grand Final Ceremony
After a rigorous selection procedure, Qatar was chosen as the host of the WTA Grand Final Gala Ceremony, reflecting the Arabian nation's rapid emergence as a tourism hotspot.
Qatar is recognised as the Middle East's Leading Business Destination by the prestigious World Travel Awards.
Graham Cooke, president and founder, World Travel Awards, highlights how his organisation selects host destinations that are driving the industry to new heights through innovation and experimentation.
He said: "We are delighted to host our Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Qatar as it is such an exciting place to be right now with incredible opportunities within the luxury sector.
"Our Grand Final will see the winners of our five regional heats, who represent the cream of the global travel and tourism industry, compete head to head for the ultimate travel accolade."
Ahmed Al Darwish, vice president sales and marketing, QTA, celebrates at the WTA Middle East Gala Ceremony 2011
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Women's Corner - October 2018 | POTOMAC PEDALERS Touring Club, Inc.
September was the wettest month on record but that didn't stop us from riding. During the Weekend of September 8-9 the Leader's of the Women Group and over 400 women came to Cambridge Maryland to ride the 10th annual Wild Goose Chase in support of Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. On the 8th we were treated to a wildlife tour bike ride in the early morning which made us aware of why we were there and Brenda Ruby, Denise Cohen and Deb Reynolds gave a afternoon Workshop while Martine Palmiter, Deborah Turton and Robin Sparer Volunteered in other ways. Our biggest treat was a group picture with Georgena Terry who started the event and was the special honorary guest and received a fit it station in her honor at the Visitor Center at Blackwater. The next day the rains of Gordan came but that did not deter us nor most of the women and off we went with our rain gear and a positive attitude. Not one complaint from our soggy ride . When we returned we were treated to lunch and most of our group were winners of door prizes and raffles.
More fun is on the October Calendar. Get your costume ready and join us for the Great Pumpkin ride on October 27, 2018 in Warrenton, Virginia.


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Celebrate live music, comedy and film this weekend with these 11 events
Weekend 608 for Jan. 9-12
Joel Patenaude
Posted: January 9, 2020 8:40 AM
Updated: January 9, 2020 11:40 AM
by Joel Patenaude
The winter music fests continue with lineups of Wisconsin bluegrass and blues acts at the Majestic Theatre. The options for weekend at the Overture Center range from a 1920 silent film, a staging of "Men are From Mars – Women are From Venus LIVE!" and new exhibits open in Overture's art galleries.
All this and more is to be had in Madison.
G. Love & Special Sauce, Majestic Theatre
Thursday, Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m.
Blues artist G. Love has collaborated with Lucinda Williams, Dave Matthews, The Avett Brothers and Jack Johnson. He and his band, Special Sauce, come to Majestic with a new album-worth of material, "The Juice," co-written and co-produced with Keb Mo'. Shamarr Allen opens.
DJ Logic, High Noon Saloon
DJ Logic grew up on jazz music but quickly became intrigued by the Bronx hip-hop scene. He's been experimenting with fusing the genres ever since. See DJ Logic at High Noon Saloon this month. DJ Vilas Park Sniper opens.
Wisconsin Bluegrass Fest, Majestic Theatre
Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m.
Wisconsin Blues Fest, Majestic Theatre
Saturday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m.
The Majestic hosts the second weekend of a series of genre-specific lineups. Starting Friday night, the Wisconsin Bluegrass Fest brings together Chicken Wire Empire, Fireside Collective, Barbaro and Dig Deep, with hosting duties handled by Adam Greuel of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. Then Saturday night is the Wisconsin Blues Fest, featuring Kelsey Miles, Xavier Lynn & Stackhouse, The Family Business, Madtown Mannish Boys and Boo Mullarky of Boo Bradley.
Overture Galleries Winter Reception, Overture Center for the Arts
Friday, Jan. 10, 6-8 p.m.
Attend the opening reception on Friday night for the three art galleries at the Overture Center and meet the artists whose work is on display. Then take in "The Space Between" by Rachel Durfee and Denise Presnell in Gallery I, "Human Identity Portrait Stories" by Natalie Ergas, Yong Chul Kwon and Jerry Jordan in Gallery II and "Sleepwalk" by Kassandra Palmer and Justin Parks in Gallery III.
"Men are From Mars – Women are From Venus LIVE!," The Playhouse, Overture Center
Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 11, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Relationships are tumultuous and "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" does not shy away from the highs and lows of dating and marriage. The comedic one-man performance for adults only is based on the best-selling 1992 book by relationship counselor John Gray and is considered perfect date-night entertainment. Jan. 10-11
"Good References," Duck Soup Cinema, Capitol Theater, Overture Center
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Travel a century back in time with a Duck Soup Cinema screening of the 1920 silent film "Good References." The romantic comedy starred Constance Talmadge, who appeared in more than 80 silent films. Overture Center for the Arts.
Michael Kosta, Comedy on State
Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 11, 10:30 p.m.
Comedian, TV host and former professional tennis star Michael Kosta comes to Comedy on State this weekend. Kosta hosted Fox Sports 1's "Crowd Goes Wild" and recently made his debut on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah."
"(How) Does Conscious Consumption Matter?" Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Friday, Jan. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Could changing our consumption habits help alleviate the climate change crisis in a meaningful way? Jennifer Bucheit delves into the topic with her photography project "Again and Again: A Reflection on Consumer Culture." Attend the discussion.
Free Bikes for Kids Bike Collection, Multiple Locations
Saturday, July 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Do you have one or more bikes your children has grown too big to ride? Consider donating them on Saturday at one several dropoff sites around Madison and Dane County set up by Free Bikes for Kids. The organization hopes to refurbish thousands of bikes and redistribute them to young people in need of bikes. But they need to collect the bikes first. Check out the Free Bikes for Kids website for where to drop off bikes in Madison, Fitchburg, Middleton, Monona, Stoughton and Deforest.
Brazen Dropouts Bike Swap, Alliant Energy Center
Saturday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Get ready for spring biking at the Brazen Dropouts Bike Swap on Saturday in the Holland Pavilion of the Alliant Energy Center. More than 100 vendors will be selling new and used bikes, bike parts and clothing. If you have a bike to sell, you can enter it in the bike corral for a small fee. The event organizers do not take a commission if your bike sells. Stay for hourly raffle prizes.
Joel Patenaude is associate editor of Madison Magazine.


Luton Town have confirmed they will step up their search for a new manager next week.
The Hatters are currently searching for a replacement for Nathan Jones, who left the club to take charge at Stoke City over a week ago.
Bookmakers SkyBet have had a range of favourites since the ex-Brighton coach departed, with the likes of Bury boss Ryan Lowe, West Bromwich Albion assistant Graeme Jones, Motherwell chief Steve Robinson, plus former Ipswich and Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst all seeing their odds slashed at various stages.
However, a statement on the club's website this morning denied anyone had been approached for the role as of yet, saying: "Following a week focusing on planning matters and a marvellous, historic result with Luton Council giving approval the new stadium at Power Court on Wednesday night, the managerial selection process begins in earnest next week.
"To date, huge numbers of high quality candidates have submitted applications for what is one of the most attractive posts in English football.
"As the week progresses, the selection panel will filter submissions down to an extended shortlist of suitable appointments, and interviews will follow.
"As things stand, there are no front runners and no applicant has, so far, been interviewed. We are pleased with the quality of interest, however, so remain confident we'll recruit an excellent and appropriate candidate.
"We apologise to supporters, and applicants and their agents, for the delay in our attention to this task, but planning matters have clearly taken precedence given their long term importance to the future of the football club.
"We would like to thank our wonderful supporters for the patience and understanding you have always shown during the past decade of 2020's custodianship of our fantastic football club.
"Everyone associated with Luton Town knows that with Mick Harford in interim charge of the first team, we are in very safe hands while the process is ongoing.


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It is a general saying that women are better financial managers; maybe it's because they are saddled with the role of home keeping and maintenance. As a woman, it is important that you know how to manage your finances well; this would not only give you financial security, it would make the heart of your hubby trust safely in you when it comes to financial matters.
If you make money your love and you pursue affluence to the exclusion of or at the expense of other values, you have lost, not won. The greatest satisfaction of life comes to those who make a habit of doing the best with what they have.
If you are spending more than you are earning, you may be committing slow financial suicide. Some people say "if I have more money, I would have a better plan." This is not true. On the contrary, if you have a better plan you would have more money. It's not the amount that counts; it's the plan that counts. It's not how much you allocate but how you allocate it that shows your financial savvy.
All consumers of goods and services, no matter how young, must pay taxes. Because we have all agreed to live together, we call ourselves a society. And for a society to function properly there are some things we cannot do on our own.
After you have paid your taxes, you must learn to live on 70% of your after-tax income. This you can spend on necessities and luxuries.
If you are a Christian, at least 10% of your income must go to God in tithes. It is a covenant responsibility and it brings on you the blessing that goes with tithing; God pours His blessing on you such that you do not have room enough to contain it. It is also a way of getting God involved in your finances and business.
With your next 10% of your after-tax income you are going to create wealth. The key is to engage in commerce, even if it's on a part-time basis.
Capital belongs in the hands of the people. Genius resides with the populace. It is the individual, not the state, who will come up with innovations for goods and services.
The pursuit of profit is a powerful incentive to create a life of abundance for everyone.
Use this 10% to purchase your equipment, products, or equity – and get started. There is no telling what genius lies sleeping inside you waiting to be awakened by the spark of opportunity.
Why not work full time on your job and work part time on your enterprise? When you have a wealth plan, you will be so motivated that you will have a hard time going to bed at night.
That last 10% should be allotted to savings. This will offer you peace of mind by preparing you for the "winters" of life.
Here is a definition of "rich" and "poor." Poor people spend their money and save what is left. Rich people save their money and spend what is left.
Apply the ant principle in order to gain financial independence. Ants never quit. If it is heading somewhere and you put an obstacle in its way, it will look for a way – over, under, around.
Ants use all summer to prepare for winter. They gather all they can during summer to prepare for winter. There is a fable about the grasshopper who laughed at the ant for storing grain all summer, while he kept leaping about the high grass without a care about the future. When the harsh winter came he starved to death while the ant had plenty. Prepare ahead for your financial future by good investments.
Rich or poor, the difference is not so much in how much you make as it is in how you use what you make.
It's important that you know the record of your present financial game plan. Start keeping good books of your income and expenses.
Have you ever heard the expression, "I don't know where it all goes?" Never be the one to say it. Make a point of knowing exactly where it all goes and where it all comes from.
Just making good money isn't enough. A person can make ten thousand dollars a month and still go broke. It is not wise for your expenses to exceed your income. Keep your budget within your income.
Life is reluctant to hand over fortune and responsibility to someone who messes up his or her pay check. But when you assume responsibility for keeping score of your financial life, then you have taken a major step to be trusted with a life of abundance.
This quote by – Philip E. Humbert is a good way to end this article:Do yourself a favor and master the art of money. Treat it as an honored guest in your life, one who will quickly flee if you do not treat her well, but one who will stay and enrich your life beyond measure if you treat her with care and respect.


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Межиріцька волость — історична адміністративно-територіальна одиниця Лебединського повіту Харківської губернії.

На 1862 рік до складу волості входили:
 слобода Межиріч;
 хутір Гонтарів;
 хутір Сорокін;
 хутір Синяків;
 хутір Білов;
 хутір Івків;
 хутір Луценків;
 хутір Кисилівка;
 хутір Павленків;
 хутір Ворожкін;
 хутір Великодний;
 хутір Подопригорин;
 хутір Сіробабін;
 хутір Соломкін;
 хутір Дубровіков;
 хутір Приходьків 1;
 хутір Сіренків;
 хутір Галушкін;
 хутір Гальков;
 хутір Скляров;
 хутір Мандаків;
 хутір Шумилів;
 хутір Парфилів;
 хутір Радьків;
 хутір Падалкін;
 хутір Лізін;
 хутір Гринків;
 хутір Байків;
 хутір Богомолов;
 хутір Кіщиків;
 хутір Мартинців;
 хутір Дегтярів
 хутір Сухоставців;
 хутір Вечеркін;
 хутір Яковенків;
 хутір Стрільців;
 хутір Коломійців;
 хутір Коцарів;
 хутір Бокатін;
 хутір Шапошників;
 хутір Деркачів;
 хутір Сіробабін;
 хутір Вакулін;
 хутір Очкієв;
 хутір Шиянів;
 хутір Покутний;
 хутір Манків;
 хутір Приходьків 2;
 хутір Шелестів;
 хутір Федоркін;
 хутір Шутькін 1;
 хутір Семен;
 хутір Дябенків;
 хутір Шутькін 2;
 хутір Грицинів.

Найбільші поселення волості станом на 1914 рік:
 слобода Межиріч — 10209 мешканців;
 селище Кисилівка — 1154 мешканців;

Старшиною волості був Овчаров Федір Петрович, волосним писарем — Ключиніков Григорій Михайович, головою волосного суду — Малюта Федір Михайович.

Джерела

Примітки

Волості Харківської губернії
Російські волості в Сумському районі


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Dillian Whyte Says Joshua Summer Fight Talks Are 'A Waste Of Time'
Dillian Whyte has branded talk of a rematch with Anthony Joshua this year a 'waste of time.'
'The Bodysnatcher' has long claimed to be avoided in the heavyweight division. He returned in late 2022 with a win over Jermaine Franklin after suffering defeat in his first world title challenge at the hands of Tyson Fury.
His former opponent, Joshua, is also in comeback mode. Having lost twice to the current champion, Oleksandr Usyk, 'AJ' is set to return to the ring with a new trainer to mount a fresh world title challenge. First up is to be Franklin, with an announcement expected this week.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has been open about getting through this first fight and then making Joshua-Whyte 2 for the summer. Joshua won their first fight by 7th round KO in 2015.
Whyte believes that fight is the right one to make for many reasons – especially since he's just beat the man Joshua's about to fight – but claims nobody has approached him with anything worthwhile. He expressed his frustrations to SportsMail.
Conor Benn's Plan To Return Is 'Ridiculous': "He Could Be A Druggie And Fight"
"Obviously it's a big fight for Britain and for DAZN, DAZN need big fights and big content. I don't know why they're not pushing for it. Eddie has talked a lot about the fight, but they couldn't commit to actually making it. Waste of time talking about it! We've had no offer for that fight or serious talks. It's very frustrating.
"I win and then there's no conversation about the AJ fight or nothing. So obviously I'm not gonna sit around and wait and be used as a scapegoat like they did to me a couple years ago."
The response from those involved may be that Joshua's first fight of the year takes priority before entering into the next set of negotiations for a summer stadium fight.
Whyte, however, feels the situation is reminiscent of 2019, when he was in talks to step in and face 'AJ' after his US opponent, Jarrell Miller, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. The fighter from Brixton believes he was used as a 'scapegoat' in that situation.
With no opponent announced and everybody else on the scene seemingly getting themselves best placed for a title shot once Fury and Usyk deal with the undisputed matter, Whyte wants anything but a spell on the sidelines.


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McGusty shines in Hurricanes exhibition game
The 2019-2020 season is officially underway for the Hurricanes men's basketball team, as Miami defeated Flagler 86-65 in an exhibition game Wednesday night at the Watsco Center.
Transfer Kameron McGusty from Oklahoma, who sat out last season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules, scored the first basket for the Hurricanes in his debut.
"Kam sat out all last year and really worked hard on his game, I know he was excited to get started," head coach Jim Larrañaga said. "[He] was able to get into the lane and score. We hope he can keep that up."
Kameron McGusty (23) led Miami in scoring with 20 points. Photo credit: Josh Halper
McGusty led the team in scoring with 20 points in a very impressive performance, shooting 8-13 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line.
"I'm blessed to be here, blessed to get another chance to play basketball and I'm just glad to be back on the court with everyone," McGusty said. "After the first five minutes I thought [Rodney Miller] was going to have the hot hand, but my name was called and I just stepped up and did what I had to do."
Freshman Isaiah Wong, Harlond Beverly and Anthony Walker are expected to make an impact off the bench for the Hurricanes and all checked in following the first timeout of the game. Beverly made an immediate impact, scoring a layup on his first shot attempt, assisting on a three from DJ Vasiljevic and then scoring on a jump shot. Beverly finished the game with 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Isaiah Wong (2) scored 12 points in the win. Photo credit: Josh Halper
Deng Gak returned from a knee injury in style, throwing down a two handed alley-oop slam with just over 10 minutes left in the first half. Gak finished the game with four points and five rebounds.
"Deng Gak has been getting healthier and healthier, so we wanted to give him some minutes," Larrañaga said.
Rodney Miller Jr. connected on a layup as time expired to take the Hurricanes into the locker room with a 47-26 point lead at halftime. Miller led the Hurricanes with 10 points in the first half and finished the game with 16 points and five rebounds.
"If you noticed, he's got a beautiful left handed and right handed jump hook," Larrañaga said. "Had they not had a five man who shot the three he probably would have played considerably more."
Returning point guard Chris Lykes had a quiet night, shooting 1-2 with four points in just under 12 minutes played. Lykes was second in scoring in the ACC a year ago with 16.2 points per game. Lykes playing time was limited with a leg contusion, but he is expected to play on Tuesday in the team's regular season opener.
Chris Lykes (0) had four points and two assists in 12 minutes played. Photo credit: Josh Halper
Flagler cut the deficit down to eight in the second half and Gedi Juozapaitis led the Saints with 14 points.
The Hurricanes went on a 12-0 run to regain full control of the game starting at the six minute mark of the second half, led by McGusty.
The Hurricanes are coming off a season plagued with injuries and off court issues. This year the Hurricanes have a lot of new faces including transfers Keith Stone from the University of Florida, Nysier Brooks from the University of Cincinnati, and McGusty from Oklahoma.
The Hurricanes will start the regular season at home against Louisville on Tuesday Nov. 5.
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Fund managers regard company flotations the way the rest of us think of online food delivery. A healthy appetite combined with a quick calorific boost is meant to bring short-term satisfaction. Alas, some Chinese initial public offerings have proved unappetising this year. One flop is Meituan Dianping, a food delivery and hotel services group backed by online giant Tencent. Its share price has significantly dropped below its IPO price. That performance is not unusual for a float on China's volatile and promoter-friendly markets. Meituan is achieving high levels of growth — in losses… The shares tumbled yesterday. They have dropped more than a fifth since floating on the market at HK$69 ($8.80) in late September… Chinese IPOs have not been the best thing on the menu for fund managers. The largest have not all done as badly as Meituan… For every Meituan… there are others that have left a good taste in the mouths of investors… Increasingly gaunt Asian equity fund managers will not have found easy pickings in the IPO market this year. The fact that some floats hold up better than others will embolden stock pickers. Investors less confident in their selections will only nibble at new listings in the months ahead.


A results-oriented performance culture system focuses on having a diverse, results-oriented, high-performing workforce, as well as a performance management system that effectively plans, monitors, develops, rates, and rewards employee performance. In a telework environment, managing by results and not by physical presence becomes even more critical. Managers should establish a clear definition of objectives and performance indicators, and ensure close monitoring of those indicators. For more information, visit OPM's Performance Culture page.
Review current job tasks and responsibilities.
Establish measurable outcomes and deliverables.
Specify who receives or monitors the outcomes and deliverables, and when interim checkpoints and due dates will occur.
Use language that avoids subjectivity, vagueness and interpretation. Be clear and specific to avoid misunderstanding about what is required.
Link outcomes and deliverables to organizational goals. It is important that employees understand the importance of our work functions in relationship to the organization's goals, mission, products and services.
Track performance results. Tracking results allows you to compare from review period to review period how you are doing.
Schedule ongoing evaluation and revise as necessary. This applies to both ongoing, formal evaluation of your job performance and the results-oriented management process. Make changes to each of these as appropriate.


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Our charity wants to support the victims of wildfires in Alberta by raising funds and helping those who are affected. Can we do this?
Generally, a charity can carry out activities, including fundraising activities, that further charitable purposes. Charitable purposes that allow a charity to help victims of disaster or other emergency might include a purpose to relieve poverty by providing financial or other assistance to those in need. Your charity can also gift funds raised for these purposes to other registered charities that are established to carry out such purposes.
To avoid placing your registered status in jeopardy, if your charity wants to carry out new programs and activities, you should contact the Charities Directorate to make sure the proposed activities are allowed and determine whether your purposes should be amended.
What if we believe our charity's purposes allow us to become involved in raising funds for and helping those affected by the wildfires, but we have not provided the Charities Directorate with detailed information on how we will do so?
You can ask the Charities Directorate to review your purposes and proposed activities, and it will consider them on a priority basis. A charity that wants to conduct new activities should give the Charities Directorate a detailed statement of those activities to make sure they further the charity's purposes. For more information on new activities, go to changing a charity's activities.
Our charity wants to become actively involved in raising funds for, and helping, victims of the wildfires, but these activities do not fall within our approved purposes. Can we change or add to our purposes?
Yes, a charity can change or add to its purposes. If you want to do so, you should send your proposed purposes to the Charities Directorate for review, along with a detailed statement of the activities you intend to conduct to further the purposes. The Charities Directorate will consider them on a priority basis. If they are acceptable, you can then amend your governing documents. For more information on changing purposes, go to changing a charity's purposes.
There are registered charities established to help victims of disaster that have systems in place to effectively conduct such activities. Donating to, and working with, these organizations may be a more efficient use of resources.
How can I establish a new registered charity to provide relief to victims of the wildfires in Alberta?
You can apply to the Canada Revenue Agency to be registered, and applications with purposes that address this emergency will be considered on a priority basis. However, processing new applications may take longer than other options, and setting up the infrastructure needed to provide disaster relief may be complex. If you want to provide help, we encourage you to work with existing registered charities that are established for, and carrying out, programs of emergency relief. For more information, go to Is registration right for you?
If an activity is clearly not within their purposes then take steps to make the activity within their purposes by amending their purposes.
What the CRA Charities Directorate is not addressing in this bulletin is the lengthy delays with any kind of interaction with their department to get a clear answer to questions such as if charitable purposes cover activities that are proposed or if amended charitable purposes will be acceptable for an organization at any given time. This process could take months and sometimes takes as long as it does to create a new charity in the first place.
The best advice coming out of these CRA bulletins is the answer to the latter question from CRA, where they encourage anyone interested in helping those in a disaster to work with existing registered charities already set up and legally operating for this purpose. They are easy to find by a search either on the internet or on the CRA website. No delays would be involved to thwart good intentions.
In the same bulletin the Charities Directorate also addressed donors and answered some of their questions. Donors were advised to do their homework, search out charities that can actually issue official donation receipts, donate cash and be informed when confronted with any business or organization that is asking for a contribution. Donors will only get a charitable receipt if they are the donor to the charity that is involved in the disaster. Businesses collecting money at the cash register do not get those donation receipts.
This kind of bulletin is welcome from the Charities Directorate because it does answer a lot of questions that people who want to give and those serving on boards of directors of charities probably are thinking of in the back of their mind. A refreshing and useful piece of information.


It is done! Done, done, done!
I cannot believe it! I think that this just became my prized possession. For a crazy moment, I considered taking out an insurance policy on it, but then realized that an insurance policy would only give me money if I lost it, not the hours (and hours) of my life that I spent on it back.
I started this in a weeklong class on Hawaiian quilting. Hawaiian quilts are made from one piece of fabric appliqued onto a wholecloth background. The applique is cut paper-snowflake-style from folded fabric. The amount of time it took to applique this sucker down was substantial, and I remember working on it for hours and looking up and realizing that my eyes were not able to focus on the far wall of the room. Haha, whoops! Hopefully that wasn't a permanent effect.
When picking this back up, I had a moment of "gah, why on-point setting," but it quickly became "gah, why choose a design calling for on-point setting." This had to be on-point, and I didn't ruin what little farsightedness I had left to leave it unfinished.
It's been pretty rainy, so the pictures are a bit dark. The pic below shows the screaming pink/orange more accurately than the ones above.
So, to pick up hand quilting again, I watched part of a three-minute YouTube video and then just did it for hours and hours and hours and hours. The two tips I have for aspiring hand-quilters are as follows: 1) use the thimbled finger and your thumb to grip the needle as you pull it through the pile of stitches you've made, and 2) focus on the evenness of the length of the stitches on top, rather than how far apart they are, because the visible thread is more noticeable than the spaces (where the thread is in the back). Your spacing will get better as you go along, too.
The selvage of the pink/orange fabric was dated 2004, so I'm guessing that's the year that I started this bad boy. Ten years! The big whompin bed quilt I finished a few months ago was only started four years ago. There's one more quilting UFO left, this one started in 1998, and then that's it for long-buried projects. Luckily, my nascent spinning skills and tendency to spin ridiculously thin offer a couple projects that shouldn't be finished until around 2030 or so. Honestly, it's weirdly scary to contemplate being out of old projects - like they're only part of my identity if they're unfinished? I don't know. Didn't anticipate existential terror as a result of finishing this quilt up.
Aaaand on that note, happy crafting!
Linking up to crazymomquilts for Finish It Up Friday! Look for me there again in 3 decades!


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Q: Protractor + Chai In my Chai test, I have the following:
this.When(/^I click the (.*) button$/, function(button, next) {
    element(by.xpath('//input[@value="Log Out"]')).click();
    next();
});

I'm expecting this to FAIL because the text of my button is actually Log in
However, my test runs (before the browser is even displayed) and on the terminal I see:
Feature: Authentication
    In order to protect the system
    As an owner
    I want to require authentication

Scenario: Require username      features\general\authentication.feature:6
    Given I am on the login page        ...
    When I do not enter a username      ...
    And I click the "Log in" button     ...
    Then I should receive a validation error "The Username field is required."

Scenario: Require password
    Given I am on the login page        ...
    When I do not enter a password      ...
    And I click the "Log in" button     ...
    Then I should receive a validation error "The Password field is required."

2 scenarios (2 passed)
8 steps (8 passed)
0m00.014s

Then, I finally see the browser open and the tests start going through the browser.
At this point, I receive the error:
C:\Projects\NexusWeb\Develop\Nexus.Web\Nexus.Web.Tests\node_modules\selenium-webdriver\lib\atoms\error.js:108
  var template = new Error(this.message);
                 ^
NoSuchElementError: No element found using locator: By.xpath("//input[@value=\"Log Out\"]")

This, of course is what I expect.
My questions...

*

*Why do I receive a report that 2 scenarios passed, when the browser has not even stepped through them yet?

*Why are they reporting passing when they both should fail?

Thanks.

A: so, i figured it out...documentation is very scarce...
I needed to add a promise to click():
this.When(/^I click the (.*) button$/, function(button, next) {
    element(by.xpath('//input[@value="Log Out"]')).click().then(function() {
        next();
    });
});

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Elixir, Erlang, meetup
Baltimore Elixir & Erlang Meetup: Preview of "Typespecs and Dialyzer for Great Success"
Travis Poulsen September 26, 2017
Elixir is a general-purpose, functional programming language that runs on Erlang's virtual machine. Because it runs on Erlang's VM, the BEAM, it inherits the decades of work that make Erlang such a great language for building scalable, fault-tolerant software. Elixir and Erlang are both dynamically typed programming languages.
There is a long history of debate surrounding the benefits and tradeoffs of dynamically and statically typed programming languages. Static typing has many benefits: types serve as documentation, aid in refactoring/maintaining code, help catch bugs at compile-time instead of at run-time, and assist in domain modeling. Dynamic typing also has benefits; there's arguably less up-front cost to develop a system in a dynamically typed language, it can be faster to prototype in dynamically typed languages, and dynamically typed languages can be more flexible.
While the language itself is dynamically typed, Erlang comes with a tool called Dialyzer. Dialyzer is a tool for static analysis that can check programs that run on the BEAM for discrepancies; this includes checking for type errors using a mechanism called success typing. Dialyzer can infer the types of terms in programs, but there are also additional mechanisms for annotating the types of functions (typespecs) that can help serve as documentation and aid in domain modeling.
At this week's Baltimore Elixir and Erlang meetup, I'll be giving a more in-depth talk about types and leveraging typespecs and Dialyzer to write better, easier to understand code with fewer bugs.
The Baltimore Elixir and Erlang meetup is a group for people that are interested in Elixir, Erlang, OTP, and any other language that runs on the BEAM. We welcome people of all experience levels to meet on the last Wednesday of every month.
About Travis Poulsen
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