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Apple Selling National-Pride Watch Bands for Rio Olympic Games
The only catch: you'll have to go to Rio to get one.
By Angela Moscaritolo
https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-selling-national-pride-watch-bands-for-rio-olympic-games
Have an Apple Watch ($300.00 at eBay) ? Love sports and your country? Apple has a surprise for those heading to Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
According to GQ, Cupertino will sell some pretty sweet-looking national pride Apple Watch bands when the games start this August. The only catch: you'll have to go to Brazil to get one.
Apple will reportedly offer the bands, which were inspired by the national flags of 14 major countries participating in the games, in exactly one location — its retail store at VillageMall in Barra da Tijuca. The bands will set you back $49 each, which isn't exactly cheap, but as GQ notes, "the limited-edition nylon straps are sure to become collector's items."
The lineup includes bands for the US, Great Britain, The Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Jamaica, Canada, China, Australia, Germany, France, and, of course, Brazil. Check out the US-themed band on sprinter Trayvon Bromell above, and head to GQ for a look at them all.
T-Mobile this week also gave customers a good reason to head to Rio. It will offer its Simple Choice postpaid customers free unlimited data throughout Brazil during the entire month of August, plus free calls back home to the US, and free texting worldwide. Simple Choice customers don't have to do anything to get these benefits.
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T-Mobile will also offer parents, spouses, and siblings of US athletes a free Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Samsung Gear 360 camera along with free T-Mobile service they can use throughout the Summer Games in Brazil.
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Congressman Knight has no regrets voting for tax cuts for the wealthy
The tax bill is a congressional giveaway to wealthy Wall Street investors, leaves workers behind, and hurts Californians.
Seven months after it was signed into law, the Republican tax bill is a boon for rich corporations —and a bust for American workers. Yet Congressman Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) has no regrets about his role in supporting it and voting for it.
Knight was recently approached by a constituent, who asked if he regretted voting for the Trump tax bill.
Knight responded, "No." He then clarified, "Well, it wasn't Trump's tax bill. We voted for something in Congress."
The bill Knight voted for increases the deficit by almost $2 trillion, rewards wealthy corporate CEOs, gives most of the benefits to the already rich, will cause millions of people to lose health insurance, and raises taxes on many Californians. Further, wages for workers have decreased since the bill was signed into law. But Knight has absolutely no regrets, as this video, posted by the Antelope Valley Democrats, shows.
There was serious opposition in California before Knight voted for the tax bill, including one poll showing 58 percent of his constituents opposing the bill and a mere 30 percent supporting it. Nevertheless, Knight sided with Trump (which he does 99 percent of the time) over his own constituents and voted for the bill.
Knight made glowing promises about the bill, most of which have not come to pass. For instance, Knight promised to support a plan that "puts American families first."
But months after this promise, most families are seeing their wages, after adjusting for inflation, go down.
What is going up? Taxes.
About a million Californians will pay their share of a $12 billion tax hike because of the tax bill, according to an analysis from California's Franchise Tax Board.
In the Los Angeles area, homeowners face a loss of housing tax deductions totaling $76,000 over the course of a 30-year mortgage.
While workers and homeowners are facing a worse economic situation, rich corporations are lavishing billions of dollars on wealthy Wall Street investors through record-setting levels of stock buybacks.
Why are companies getting the benefits and not workers?
"Of course, companies were expected to receive the bulk of the tax savings," writes Bloomberg. "That's how the plan was designed."
As corporate titans scoop up billions in tax breaks, the Knight-backed tax bill is driving up the deficit by $2 trillion, saddling future generations with mountains of debt.
In addition to the economic impotence of the bill, Knight supported a health care provision that is helping drive up the cost of premiums and causing millions to lose access to health insurance altogether.
Americans see through the spin from Knight and other Republicans, with only 34 percent supporting the tax bill, down 10 points since the first of the year.
Despite falling fall short of Knight's promised outcomes, and causing economic hardship for many of his own constituents, Knight insists he has no regrets.
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In just a few days we'll be heading to the Johnstone Strait – the whales are back and we will be too, to set up camp on the shores of Warden Beach, one of the best places in the world to see Orcas in the wild.
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September 11, 1975 The Perkins Journal
/ i Serving the Rural Area Since ii , J 20 CENTS 85, NO. 37, Thursday, September 11, 1975 Perkins, Payne Count,/, Oklahoma 74059 II e contests, a parade and an of other events will highlight Settlers Days celebration bs Sept. 13. events open with the flea arts and crafts show which day across from city hall in the next to Cupid's Care and Meat Wise, city clerk, is in charge events and reports that several already contacted her for meetings were being held to decide on game booths by the school. city and Roundup Club will effort on all Old Settler and contests will start at 2 p.m., to Mayor DeWayne Moser. He said the Saturday contests will -include foot races, sack races, one-legged races and turtle races. A bicycle decorating contest and best dressed pet contest will be held just prior to the parade---about 2:45 p.m. at the school. Prizes will be given for winners in all races and contests. Line up for the parade will be on 2nd Street in front of the school with starting time for the parade at 3 p.m. The parade will head south on Main Street. Featured in the parade will be the three high school football queen candidates who were chosen last week by the football team. Representing the classes will be senior Cassandra (Kathy) Vonberg, junior Dawn Bradley and sophomore Tammy Moser. The weekend activities start Friday night at 8 p.m. with a rodeo sponsored by the local roundup club. Books op[n Thursday at 5 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. Friday's opening is at 6 a.m. with closing at 5 p.m. Fees must be paid by 7 p.m. each night. The number to call is 405-547-2280. A dance will follow the rodeo Friday night at the Cimarron Country Ballroom where Bob Darby and his band will provide music. Cost will be $2.50 per person. Saturday the finals of the rodeo will begin at 8 p.m. The Old Settlers Days celebration started as a picnic in the early 1990s. A Goodnight preacher thought up the event at that time and it was annually hosted on the R.B. Frames farm. Moser says that 15 years ago the celebration was moved to Perkins by the then active Jaycees. --Four Local Ones Payne County and one Logan +project are part of the new $253 five-year highway construction app~ved ~by the Oklahoma CommissiOn-at its August Director R.A. Ward estimates 5 projects will take 1,464 of the multi-million-dollar is the main criteria for allotment funds in the new five-year plan, to Ward. eight Oklahoma Highway District 5 was last on the list total inadequate mileage was evaluated. However, interstate, lake access, industrial access or special maintenance projects are not included in the program. The four Payne County projects included in the plan are divided between three highways. State Highway 33 will have two projects. The first is 9 miles of parallel lane construction which will provide a four lane facility from Cushing east to Drumright. The present sufficiency rating is low and this means that the present roftd is "critically inadequate." Average daily traffic on the road is around 4,300. The project will cost an estimated $2.51 million. The second SH 33 project calls for 2 miles of surfacing at the new Cimarron River bridge east of Perkins. The bridge and roadway are already under construction and the estimated cost is S650,000. Where SH 51 in Payne County is concerned, a six mile surfacing on parallel lanes is called for. ,-'his will provide a four lane facility from SH 86 east. Grading and drainage work are already in process. The estimated cost of the project is $1.3 million. [Continued on Page Two] CLASS OF 1912 Old Setters Day was still a fairly new event at the time this photograph was taken! PL uured are 1912 Perkins Public School grades five and six frt.n left to right: [top row] Bonnie Jenkins, Freda Weems, Anna Acuff, Bill Hubbard, Mrs. Parkhurst [teacher], unidentifled~ unidentified, unidentified, Maud Monroe; [second row] Harrlett Laughlin, Hazel Hoaselton, Blanche Mullinix, Ruby Brooks, Ramona Hili,~ Effie Webb, Marthe Iatcy, Anna Foster, CAwa JohMonl [third row] Annamar-y Smith, Ellis MeDanlel, Lorene Shumate, George Wells, Cassle Webb, Robert Redbum, Bnelah Wells, Charles Stump, Mildred Seroggal [fourth row] Forrel Soudors, Forest Dryden, Lyle Fields, Guy SeroUs, Kelth Clumtry, Streeter Knipo, and Ivan Foster. Perkins-Tryon school board Y, Sept. 9 directed bus drivers to g� passengers at four on their routes. The board's a result of protest by parents Eaton Drive over the halting of bus routes. bus will now pick up students at the corners of and Eaton streets, Knipe and" Knipe and Second streets, and Highway 177, to Superintendent Shelby When traffic is congested, the stop at Cimarron and Highway will direct traffic to allow to cross the highway in coaches were pleased with but the outcome where the Friday with Hennessey was MIKE Frank Sutton's bus will continue to pick live one and one-half miles or less from up and discharge students,at the corner the school are responsible for the of Knipe and Eatonstreets as necessary transportation of their children to and to equai]ze loads." ~m seh~l. However, the board agreed Parents protested the discontinuation that for the safety of the students the of the one-year experimental intracity bus routes at the regular school board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2. Parents living on.,Eaton Drive as well as those on Timberline and in Cimarron Heights Addition were concerned about the distance their children would have to walk to school, especially during bad weather. Parents were also worried about the safety of their children at the crossings along Highway 177. The school board pointed out in the meeting that by state law parents who school would provide bus service as long as it is financially feasible. The buses will continue to stop at the four new corners "provided funds are available, utilization of services indicates the need, and pressure does not develop (one the school) to extend the services throughout the city." The board and superintendent estimated the cost of running the intracity bus routes at $3,000 a year and with few students using them and the recently approved state-mandated teacher pay e emon ener I Head Coach Ditz McIlvain said prior to the game that "this is the most spirited group I've had in my nine years here." But while the team's effort and spirit I Pheto by Cecil Acuff] RACES EAGLES were 100 percent last Friday, size and alertness cost the Perkins-Tryon team the game. In the 32-8 contest the Hennessey Eagles manhandled the Demons at the line where the Eagles held the weight advantage. Alertness was another cause in the loss. "If we'd had someone come off the line to pick up that first fumble by their fullback, it might have given you some momentum," the coach told the squad prior to Monday's practice. In recapping the game he noted that first series of downs where Hennessey marched to a score after recovering their fullback's early fumble. Coach Mcllvain noted turnovers which could have changed the game's complexion during key moments. One Demon punt was fumbled by a Hennessey receiver and "alertness" again could have given the Demons good field possession. One Eagle fumble was recovered in the fourth quarter by Roger NeTTle. The Demons threatened early in the game, stalling on the six-yard line when the referee didn't see the ends being held. The lone Perkins score came as the game ended on a Guy Rose to Mike Mobley pass that covered Ib-yards. Mobley outwitted defenders to get open I raises, the school felt the routes should be cut out. The recent state law added an extra burden to the already strained school budgets across the state by requiring pay raises. To meet their budgets schools have had to cut costs in other ways, and the Perkins-Tryon school board felt the intracity bus routes were not used enough to warrant continuation of the service. New School Board Meeting Policies The Perkins-Tryon school board also issued this week a policy statement relative to school board meeting visitors. The new policy states: "Regular meetings and special meetings of the Perkins-Tryon Board of Education may be audited by any person. Patrons are in the end zone. Rose teamed up with ethel Gray on the two-point conversion to cap the season's opener. The Perkins attack was balanced with ! 12 yards on the ground and 114 yards in the air. Hennessey gained 332 yards on the ground and added 40 aerial yards while scoring on runs of two, three, five, three and 71 yards. Friday. Sept, 12, the Demons host Chisholm in the home opener. Chisholm "looks better than last year." according to one report Mcilvain has received. He noted that Chisholm beat Moreland 28-0 last Friday in +their opener. "With young players there's slot of nervousness until they get four or five games under their belts." said Mcllvain of the team which features only half a dozen seniors. "Like Coach Bunch pointed out. they were scared. Not scared of their opponents-but afraid of making mistakes The only guy who doesn't make mistakes is the guy who doesn't do anything. We don't mind the mistakes..-we just don't want them making the same ,rues." said Mcilvain of his unexperienced players. Where Chisholm is concerned, the Demon mentor expects an air attack. He notes that they attempted 35 passes and had another 10 attempts stopped when the quarterback was sacked by Moreland. welcome. "The law provides that all matters concerning personnel may be discussed in executive session (closed meeting), but that all votes on such matters must be cast in public session. "In the interest of harmony. efficiency, and the expediting of Title IV Meeting Set There will be a meeting in the Perkins-Tryon gym-auditorium Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. to elect indian officers for the Title IV program. e The Demon secondary is young, small and inexperienced, but Mcilvain says they are alert and agressive. They may be the key to the upcoming Friday battle with Chisholm. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the football field behind the high school. Show your support for the Demons by attcndin~ the game! muetings, we believe that the following procedures for governing visitors and h~mJling+ their problems are most important and should be followed. "a. The clerk of the board will ask all visitors to identify themselves and list their names. "b. Questions and problems of consequence will be presented to the clerk of the board in writing at least seven (7) days prior to the next regular meeting. The board will then study the questions or problems and endeavor to arrive at a decision based on facts. "c. Groups of over three individuals should select a member of each group to act a spokesman. "d. Personnel problems are by school law to be discussed in executive session. All votes will be cast in public. "e. The board reserves the right to adjourn to executive session at any time if a visitor verbally attacks school employees. Board of Education meetings are not forums for such activities. "The board suggest that when problems arise involving interpersonal relations with a student and a staff member, the parent confer with the teacher and if necessa~, with the teacher. the building principal, and the child. Most problems of this nature can be resolved by following this procedure.'" MR BUSINESSMAN FA RM ER.RANCHER SELF.EMPLOYED PAYING TOO MUCH TAX? You Ma~ Be Eligible For the KEOGH or H. R. 10 Program Up to $7500 A Year May Be Deposited Tax Free For Retirement For Free Information, Send Coupon to % ES W~I AI"[ CENTRAl. I.IFE BOX ! 107 WYATT BUILDING STILLWATER. OKLA. 741174 WES WYATT 405.372.3177 ~i i i i n am m u n m m i i mi n am i a am a m an a m aiiila iO ga e i NAME ........................................................................ I I | ADDRESS .................................................................... | | I ,| OCCUPATION ..................... . ......................... AGE ......... 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Thanks for reporting this Steven Falco. We could incorporate this new patch into uboot-tools until we catchup with upstream. Does this qualify to put into the alpha as a last minute fix? Sure would be nice to have for f20.
On 09/24/2013 11:37 AM, Jon wrote: > Thanks for reporting this Steven Falco. > > We could incorporate this new patch into uboot-tools until we catchup > with upstream. > > Does this qualify to put into the alpha as a last minute fix? > Sure would be nice to have for f20. I am comfortable with that, as it is very low risk.


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Nicholas G. Penick II
Nicholas G. Penick II, age 74, of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home. Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, he lived most of his life in North Ridgeville before moving to Vermilion and then to Sheffield Lake. Nicholas served in the National Guard. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for United Airlines from 1967-2001. He also owned and operated Nick's Painting and Home Improvement and Related Construction. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua, American Legion and the Elks Club in Elyria. He enjoyed fishing with friends in Canada and loved his work. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Mary Jane (nee McDermott), daughter, Roseann (Robert) Warth of Amherst, son, Nick of Sheffield Lake, grandchildren, Zachary, Mackenna and Chase, sister, Kathy (Don) Peters of Burr Ridge, Illinois, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Anne Penick and sister, Georgine Tweardy. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8PM at Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1PM on Friday at St. Peter Church, 35777 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville. Rev. Joe Robinson will be the celebrant. Please meet at church. Due to Covid-19, wearing of masks and social distancing will be required. Service will be live streamed on St. Peter Church North Ridgeville Facebook page. Burial will be at St. Peter's Cemetery, North Ridgeville.
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Sign Santa Brings Gifts to West Chester's Bravest
Elmark Donates New Signs to First West Chester Fire Company
It's been 30 years since First West Chester Fire Company bought their first Elmark sign, which recently began to show signs of wear and tear. When the Fire Company contacted Elmark to quote replacement signs, the executive team got together and decided to do something very special to honor our local heroes. "We basically told them that their money wasn't good here," recounts Elmark Owner & CEO David Grimaldi. "We wanted to give back to these brave men and women, who selflessly volunteer to put themselves at risk as a matter of daily routine."
The new, upgraded signs were made of 1/4″ flat cut aluminum letters, which were custom made at Elmark's West Chester facility on Westtown Road, a location that Elmark has called home for nearly 40 years.
"I'd like to thank our outstanding team of designers, fabricators, and installers for working together on this very special project," added Mr. Grimaldi.
Established in 1799, The First West Chester Fire Company responds to nearly 600 calls for service each year. They are one of three 100% volunteer fire companies that make the West Chester Fire Department and provides fire/rescue coverage to West Chester Borough and the 5 surrounding municipalities.


The smell of sunscreen, soothing sound of waves crashing, and feeling of the warm sun on your skin — there's no season quite like swim season. The smartest way to strategically prepare for the aforementioned glorious time of year? Book a trip and pack your bags, naturally. Aside from the usual getaway essentials like straw hats, coverups, and leather sandals, a brand new swimsuit is likely at the top of any vacation shopping list and breaking out your run-of-the-mill bikini again simply won't do. Instead, consider shopping from an under-the-radar indie swim brand that offers something unique, setting you apart from the bevy of beachgoers you'll likely be surrounded by.
Thanks to nifty platforms like Instagram, these days it's not so hard to track down lesser-known swim designers to add to your vacation wardrobe. Though established labels like Solid and Striped or Lisa Marie Fernandez are always reliable go-to's, you may also want to consider grabbing a suit from one of the ten brands below to give your beach or poolside look an element of where'd you go that? Ahead, shop a slew of swim styles ranging from clean, minimalistic one-pieces you'll wear year after year to splashy bikinis in of-the-moment pops of colors. Bon voyage!
This Los Angeles-based swimwear label speaks to vintage beach glamour with its playful colors and embellishments and classic silhouettes. Her designs would pair nicely with a pair of sporty sandals and straw bag.
Are you open to the idea of your swimwear feeling like second skin? (Rhetorical question.) This swim label crafts incredibly well-fitted pieces in super soft fabrics that you'll find yourself reaching for each and every time you hit the water.
Though this cult NYC brand has been around for more than a decade, its swim collection (which launched last year) is lesser-known. This summer, you'll want to acquaint yourself with the fun ruffled offerings that mirror the label's pared-down bohemian aesthetic.
This swimwear brand hails from Colombia and gives the perfect excuse to book a plane ticket to an exotic beach. The designer nods to the flora, fauna, and landscapes of the world as inspiration and the pieces are all bright and ultra-wearable.
No minimalist's vacation wardrobe is complete without a swimsuit from Matteau. The collection is chock-full of timeless silhouettes in classic colors, which means once you invest in a suit you'll wear it for years.
Fisch swimsuits are designed from 100 percent regenerated nylon fiber and crafted from abandoned fishing nets and other types of waste found in the ocean. The brand also donates 10 percent of its global profits to the Healthy Seas initiative. If you're looking for a chic eco-friendly swim label, look no more.
This Australian-based swimwear label champions body positivity with its inclusive representation of body shapes in their campaign imagery. The swimsuits are fun, bold, and perfect for your next holiday.
The designer of Mimì à la Mer draws inspiration from the '60s and '70s and it shows with her stylish assortment of vintage-inspired textiles. If you want an Instagram worthy swimsuit, consider investing in one from this indie brand.
Ack is a fun, laidback swimwear label that offers modern twists on classic shapes in fun, unexpected colorways — a worthy addition to your collection of swimsuits.
The Ones Who offers an elevated assortment of classic swim silhouettes you can wear no matter how you describe your personal style. The brand is a no-brainer go-to for your next vacation wardrobe purchase.


So after taking forever to be accepted, I finally was. Thanks guys -.-... anyways as part of the class I am supposed to let them know how indie assignment one despite the fact that I am ridiculously late on this ... well I followed the initial instructions as given and found the bunny as instructed with the animals folder.
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A great big THANKS! to our wonderful conference committee and speakers for a very colourful programme. It was a buzz!
Our next national conference will be in 2018 in Melbourne.
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How to hear Tampas sound around
September 2, 2010 12:00 am by Chloe Lykes
Many members of Tampa's musician collective have been able to gain enthusiastic followers, but these fans hadn't heard them on the radio or read about them in Rolling Stone.
Instead, local artists have devised ways to market, advertise and introduce themselves within the busy Tampa Bay music scene.
Alex Fedele, a senior majoring in anthropology, is the drummer for math rock band Auto? Automatic?? – also called Auto! Automatic!! He uses Kickstarter, a fundraising platform for independent musicians, for promotion.
Available online, Kickstarter offers an opportunity for artists to increase their fan base and fund their causes. An artist can begin a "project" to set a financial goal and predict a time frame to reach it in.
Every project has a maximum time frame of 90 days – if the goal is not met, the pledged money is never charged.
The band has reached 56 percent of its $3,000 goal with 18 days remaining.
"The money would be funding our next album. It's like a super extended pre-order – with each pledge (of $15 or more) we receive, we thank them with a CD," Fedele said.
Anyone who donates $50 would also receive a thank you in the album's liner notes. Anyone who donates $500 would receive a large gift package that includes having a song named after them.
Nick Pittsinger, a Tampa electronic musician who grew up playing the piano and guitar, sped up his musical career by simply slowing down a Justin Bieber song 800 percent – or eight times slower.
He uploaded the 35-minute ambient version of Bieber's pop ballad "U Smile" onto the website Soundcloud. The creation received more than 100,000 hits by the next day.
Originating as part joke and part curious experiment, Pittsinger produced the literal overnight success using the computer program PaulStretch.
"I engineered what I did with Bieber's song about me and my musical talents rather than Bieber," Pittsinger said. "And that allowed me an opportunity to make the most out of my situation."
Since releasing the song, Pittsinger has been interviewed by Entertainment Weekly and music blogs, where he has promoted his solo project Shamantis.
Bieber even recognized the song's alteration in an Aug. 19 tweet – "this version of U SMILE is incredible to just chill out and fall asleep to. feels EPIC. gotta love music."
Pittsinger said he has received offers from various music labels, but he has not yet decided on an exact career path.
Tampa rapper Eugene "Geno" Alexis travels independently and produces his music. After gaining confidence by reading his poetry to unknown audiences at cafs' spoken word events, Alexis said he began seeing his lines as lyrics.
"After I had been writing poetry, I was taught by a friend how to make beats and to record myself with a computer," he said.
Alexis said he stays busy by performing in Ybor City at Crowbar every Wednesday for their "Da Cypher" open mic night. Additionally, Alexis books gigs at the Dunedin nightclub Blur and is self-recording his upcoming release.
"Since I've learned to record music and have been performing, many opportunities have come my way," he said. "Just because I'm not signed doesn't mean I'm not garnishing the same rewards." Unlike the independent recording routes of Auto? Automatic?? and Geno, local southern rock band Southside Serenade has been promoting themselves while searching for a record label.
After two years of performing at familiar Tampa venues like Crowbar and Jannus Landing, the band finally put its foot in the corporate door.
Southside Serenade singer and guitarist Addison Arfaras said he clearly remembers the first time the band was recognized by a major label.
"After winning the Battle of the Bands from Fox News, I contacted the president of a major label who was rumored to be there," he said. "He contacted me back, and since we have kept in close contact."
All four musicians, regardless of their genres, production methods and visions for the future, offered the same advice: "just get out there" and start booking shows.
"Many people are passionate about music, but hard work and positivity follows passion," Pittsinger said.


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Q: Etiquette for editing info from comment into question I just had this review rejected and would like to check on the general etiquette of this situation.
After some back-and-forth in the comments, OP for this question responded in a comment with some additional info resulting from our suggestions. I felt that this new info would help others to answer, and so edited it into the question verbatim and put my comment as "incorporated additional info from comment into Q". My edit was rejected as changing the "original meaning or intent of the post".
What should I have done instead? Just prompted the OP to do it themselves? (I have done this in the interim). Is it generally not acceptable to update someone's question to include new details of the problem, even if they themselves were the ones to provide these details?

A: I have incorporated your edit into the question.
Your edit is totally acceptable, since it is coming from OP in the comment. There are cases where code is pasted in the comment, and the whole thing garbled up that it is not possible to guess what the original text is, but this is not the case here.
If I were to review the edit, I would approve it.
Personally, I don't make such edit immediately, except for the case where the clarification in the comment affects the direction of the answers. I would ask the OP to edit the question themselves if there are not many people rushing in to blindly make a shot at answering.

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Annual Report 2009 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The recent recession and financial crisis were, in many respects, the worst since the 1930s.1 In response, some economists and policymakers have begun to examine the Fed's policies prior to and during the financial crisis to see if its goals, responsibilities or its institutional structure should be changed to help prevent another financial calamity.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was designed to balance the competing interests of the public and private sector. Some were afraid of excessive government intervention in private capital markets, while others were worried that the financial sector would have too much influence on the nation's economic well being. In this spirit, the Act also sought to balance the interests of Wall Street (financial) and Main Street (business and agricultural). This system, by and large, has served the country well. Fast forward to 2010. In response to the financial crisis and recession, some people argue that power should be further consolidated in Washington, D.C., to avoid another financial calamity. However, as St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and other Federal Reserve officials and private-sector economists have pointed out, moving the levers of monetary policy even closer to the hub of politics could eventually lead to an erosion of the Fed's independence and, eventually, poor economic performance.2
Clearly, part of the desire to subject the Federal Reserve to greater political oversight is natural in a democracy—and may even be a healthy rebalancing to correct misplaced priorities or policies. Few would quibble with the argument that, in a democracy, central banks should be held accountable for their policies. Indeed, if the central bank puts in place policies that run counter to its stated goals, then that will damage the credibility of the bank. And to a central bank, credibility is something that is valued highly. If a central bank's policies are not credible, then the bank will eventually lose the support of the nation's policymakers, and maybe its independence.
As part of the Fed's accountability to the public, senior Federal Reserve officials testify regularly before Congress. As the accompanying chart shows, the number of Congressional appearances by Federal Reserve officials has increased significantly over the past few years. This development is probably not too surprising given the recent financial market turbulence. In addition, appearances by Federal Reserve officials also tend to be higher during recessions, such as the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Although part of the increase in Congressional appearances over time may reflect a general increase in the number of hearings, it is nonetheless clear that Congress actively scrutinizes the Fed's policies both during times of tranquility and periods of turmoil. The number of appearances over the past three years (2008-2010) is on pace to be the largest in about 20 years.
Congressional Appearances and Testimonies by Federal Reserve Officials, 1980-2010
SOURCE: Data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using the Lexis-Nexis Congressional database.
1. The causes and consequences of the financial crisis have been studied in depth. See the collection of articles and papers listed on the St. Louis Fed's Financial Crisis timeline at http://timeline.stlouisfed.org/index.cfm?p=articles.
2. See President Bullard's presentation "The Fed at a Crossroads," at http://research.stlouisfed.org/econ/bullard/BullardWinterInstituteFinal.pdf.


Ninfa's in Houston — the restaurant on Navigation in Houston — is credited with…well, actually Ninfa Rodríguez Laurenzo who was the original owner and 'Mama Ninfa', with developing the fajita. Fajitas thus were made at restaurants all over Houston, then Texas, the US, and now you can get them at a chain in Abu Dhabi.
Mama Ninfa, the world thanks you.
I *love* taking the boys to Texas and imbuing them with Texas-love. I have it — I left Alabama and lived there for a couple of years (lucky enough that I was there for 4th grade Texas History for Social Studies, which…can you spend a year coloring pictures of bluebonnets, and practicing hero worship of Sam Houston, and not not have Texas stamped on your heart?). A tummy-full of Tex-Mex is just a beginning.


ReutersIndonesian Christians sing during a Christmas mass prayer session at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on Dec. 13, 2014.
Minority Christians in Indonesia may have to celebrate Christmas quietly this year since Muslim hard-liners in the predominantly Muslim Southeast Asian country remain intolerant of such a celebration.
Last week, a Muslim group forced a church to end their preparation for their Christmas service, the Jakarta Globe reported. Members of a group called Defenders of Ahlus Sunnah (PAS) barged into a building serving as a church in Bandung, West Java on Tuesday last week. They found the members of the church choir practicing their Christmas carols and ordered them to stop singing and leave the building immediately.
The Muslim hard-liners also told the pastor to stop holding religious service inside the facility, saying it's a public building, not a church.
The members of the church reportedly sang "Oh Holy Night" and prayed before leaving the premises.
A church source said the members of the church acceded to the demand of the Muslim group to avoid trouble despite the fact that they have all the required legal permits to hold services in the building.
Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil learned about the incident and apologised to the church on Instagram, pledging to protect their state-mandated religious rights.
Meanwhile in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the trial of its Christian Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as "Ahok," began last week.
The governor cried as he denied allegations that he insulted Islam, the BBC reported.
Purnama, the first non-Muslim governor of Indonesia's capital in 50 years, is accused of having insulted Islam by misusing a Quranic verse which suggests Muslims should not be ruled by non-Muslims, to boost public support ahead of February's governorship election.
The case is being seen as a test of religious tolerance in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world—some 202.9 million, constituting 87.2 percent of the country's population in 2011.
Defending himself, Purnama said his videotaped comments were aimed at politicians "incorrectly" using a Quranic verse against him, not at the verse itself.
If convicted, he faces a maximum five years in jail. The trial was adjourned until Tuesday, Dec. 20.
In the streets outside court, hundreds of protesters chanted, "Jail Governor Ahok now," shouting, "We must defend Islam from those who insult the holy book."
A smaller group of the governor's supporters were also there. One of them told the BBC that she believes the trial is an attack against all Christians, saying that the country's founding principles of unity and diversity were being tested.


Getting our hands on very rare sneakers are a mission and a half. Especially when most of them are sold out almost everywhere. And then when you're about to grab onto that pair another person has already grabbed on to them and then it's the tug-of-war game of your life. Sometimes, you may be beaten to it or you may just give up and hope they'll come back in stock or that the brand will make more shoes similar to that.
Adidas sneakers in NZ have definitely become rare these days, due to their popularity. So finding out where the best place to buy them is absolutely one of the keys to footwear happiness. Adidas shoes are on of the biggest brands in the athletic community. Their running shoes are well known for their stylish exterior, and not to forget, comfortable interior. With their cloud-foam insoles that eliminate pain when you exercise or when you simply wear them just walking around the house, your feet are guaranteed comfort.
Adidas first started way back in 1925 in Germany in a village called Herzogenaurach, where a young boy known as Adolph "Adi" Dassler. Adidas began small and was just being made for soccer shoes and running shoes at the time. Now, flash forward 92 years later, Adidas is currently the largest supplier of athletic shoes in Europe.
Adidas shoes in NZ have become so well known they are in almost every single shoe store on almost every single corner across the North and South Island. And it always seems to be that when a new style of shoe that Adidas brings out, it's gone straight away. And unless you know people who work at Adidas or you're long lost relatives with the creator of Adidas, Adolf Dassler, it's going to be quite challenging to find those sneakers again.
One of the many reasons Adidas shoes in Auckland are so popular is because their shoes are perfectly styled for men, women, girls and boys all around the country. They have made such a massive addition to footwear history, staying at the #2 spot for best athletic footwear for many, many years. One of their styles, Supserstar, has been available for our enjoyment since 1969 and they've been featured on many video games, such as the infamous Grand Theft Auto. They've also been featured on one of Missy Elliot's music videos and of course many beloved basketball players have been wearing them.
The great thing about running around in a pair of Adidas sneakers in NZ is that you don't need to worry about whether or not the run will leave your feet aching afterward. Each stride you make and each time your feet embrace the pavement, it feels like you are running on air when you're wearing Adidas shoes.
Where can I Find Rare Adidas Shoes in NZ?
If you're struggling with finding your favorite style of Adidas sneakers but it seems that every single style is sold out, stop your fretting and check out a little store known as Player. Located in both Mt Maunganui and in Botany Town Centre, Player has been operative since 2002 and they have been helping their customers picking out their new summer wardrobe and helping them with shoe and hat purchases. Player sells many Adidas shoes at such great prices. Player's prices for Adidas shoes range from $100 to $270.
What's So Great About Player?
And when you decide to purchase a pair of Adidas shoes in Auckland at Player—in store or online—you have the option of grabbing a range of cleaning products as well. The cleaning product brand that they sell is known as Crep.
So if you see that old lady buying the shoes you swear you saw them first, don't hold a grudge. Instead, head over to Player. Who knows, maybe you'll pass her on the street and you'll both be wearing the same thing. It's a great ice breaker to mend what once was a sticky situation.


It would seem that the old mantra, "Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle", that many of us remember from years ago, is making its way back into contemporary culture! Though it seems quite common place in our urban societies, the concept of recycling is bursting into a new industry! Indeed, the concept of recycling Real Estate, is on its way!
While State Governments battle over state's rights issues like, legalizing marijuana...whether for medical or general use, another profound argument has made its way into the forefront of local legislation; that is... the sale of government land to the they that offer the most!
We've all seen them. Buildings, dilapidated and forlorn. Structures ready to bend over on top of themselves after years of neglect and abandonment. Indeed these structural orphans tell a sad tale about their past, and their future might look just as bleak. Sometimes these buildings reside on large tracts of vacant land! Sometimes, it is just bare, sad, land itself that goes unused. But lo' and behold, a hero emerges! Not a hero in the form of a philanthropic benefactor, or someone seeking a tax cut for 'shaping up' a downtrodden neighborhood; no, instead our real estate orphans will be sold as a normal real estate transaction, pending earnest, escrow, and a successful closing.
"So what's the big deal? People buy fix and flips all the time!"
The real story resides in the fact that these are not privately chunks of land for sale, or parcels of land, at least in the civilian sense of the phrase, but rather buildings that once upon a time used to be government run institutions. Take this list of properties from Chippewa.com. An author, who prefers to remain anonymous, writes that among others, properties that could potentially be sold to private buyers could include: A closed school for juvenile offenders, a hanger at Dane County Regional Airport that used to house government aircraft, and even more controversial and shocking..." the possible sale of 32 heating and cooling plants."
Just like medical marijuana, the sale of the government properties would of course help to bolster the coffers of local governments, as well as potentially giving new life to buildings, parcels of land, and structures that might otherwise be relegated to adventurous party-bound high school kids, or those with a nomadic lifestyle. But critics might argue that the downside of such transactions could include shuttering out those that are not "in the know" (referring to a systemic lack of transparency), which could lead to an unintentional corruption of the game, altogether.
It has been quoted, at least from the unknown author, that nothing has been decided as of yet, at least in that part of Wisconsin, but, it's not to say that other municipalities across the nation might not be doing the same thing! So what do you think? Is the sale of government owned land to the private market a good idea, or a bad idea? And why? Do you know of a parcel of land near you that would be a great purchase? What about a building on a large tract of acreage? Would it help your area to have it sold to the right buyer, and given new purpose and life? Let us know what you think!
See the Chippewa.com article here.


Last summer, Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin sponsored several young Band members to attend the annual convention of WEWIN — Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations.
It was a great experience, but it didn't end there. Melanie has continued meeting with this group of young women to discuss how to take what they learned and make a difference here at home.
The conference took place at Isleta Resort Casino near Albuquerque, New Mexico, from July 30 to August 2. The young women who attended were Nay Ah Shing students Ronni Jourdain, Mia Sam and Tierra Day, and Onamia students Alexis Staples, Aubrey Benjamin, Shaina White, Amanda Eagle and Roxanne Emerson.
Most agreed that the highlight of the convention was a suicide prevention presentation by 17-year-old Faith Holyan.
Faith is a member of the Navajo nation and a former World Champion in the Indian National Finals Rodeo circuit. After losing a close friend to suicide, Faith started #codepurple, a social media based suicide prevention campaign, to connect peers going through difficult times with friends and loved ones.
Ronni Jourdain said Faith's message was that it's always best to reach out to someone when you need help instead of bottling up your emotions.
Another highlight for several of the girls was a workshop by Cecilia Fire Thunder, the inspirational Oglala Lakota leader, who spoke on the topic of lateral violence.
Aubrey learned a lot from a workshop on gender bias in the workplace, and Alexis attended a session on running for office. When they weren't busy learning, they were able to have fun at the pool or socializing with new and old friends. Monday ended with a social gathering that included karaoke, which was one of the highlights for Alexis.
Tuesday night was a healing circle with Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, which Aubrey found inspiring.
The girls were also able to explore the Albuquerque region. Some visited a nearby college, while others spent time at the mall, ate at the KISS restaurant, visited a ghost town, and even held a snake. Tierra enjoyed a tram ride into the mountains with her cousin Roxanne.
Since their return, the girls have been meeting with Melanie at the Cedarwood in Onamia for breakfast on Fridays. The group is planning a youth conference on drug prevention.
Amanda summed up the impact the experience had on her and her friends: "I want to help the community through education." Stay tuned for more news about these young leaders as the conference takes shape!
Aubrey Benjamin, Shaina White, Alexis Staples, Amanda Eagle, and Roxanne Emerson.
Ronni Jourdain, Mia Sam, and Tierra Day.


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Bedrock Theology – Part 67: Name That Royal Dream
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After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. 6 And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. [1]
Generally speaking, people don't ordinarily put much importance in their dreams. Nor should they. Though people who study the science of sleep say we have many dreams every night, few of us remember any of them. In literature, the word "dream" is frequently used as an image of something unsubstantial. In Shakespeare's Tempest, Prospero compares life to the passing world of spirits, saying, "We are such stuff as dreams are made of" (Act 4, scene 1). Maybe your familiar with the song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and its concluding line, "Life is but a dream." Sometimes the Bible speaks of dreams in this way. In Psalm 73, Asaph compares the wicked to "a dream when one awakes," saying that the Lord "will despise them as fantasies" (v. 20).
All the dreams we find in Joseph's story are different from the run-of-mill dreams about which I have been speaking. In most cases—perhaps all—in which you dreamed or someone else was dreaming, the dreams were only a projection of subconscious fears or desires or memories. This was not the case with Joseph, the royal officials, or Pharaoh. Pharaoh's dreams had been given to him by God, and they were part of that magnificent chain of events by which Joseph, then the brothers, then Benjamin, and finally Jacob and his entire family were brought to Egypt.
CANIBLE COWS AND GRAIN (1-8)
God further tempered and honed Joseph's trust for two more years after he was forgotten by the royal cupbearer. As we'll see, Joseph had become a radically YHWHW-centered man with no bible, no daily devotionals, no psalms to sing, no fellowship, and no direct visions from God (like his father, Jacob/Israel). How could such a thing be possible? Because YHWH was with him. The Holy Spirit does his work in his way. God, not Joseph, is the hero of this story.
Moses doesn't tell us whether Joseph had a daily quite time, or what his prayer life was like, or how often he took a good look inside himself to work on his character traits. All we really know is that Joseph suffered as a falsely-accused slave and prisoner for 13 long, miserable years. The only glimmer of hope he had was that the royal cupbearer would mention him to Pharaoh. That glimmer winked out with passing of the days, weeks, months, and years of Joseph's confinement in chains.
In fact, Joseph suffered BECAUSE God was with him. God's special presence did not ensure Joseph's "best life now" as Joseph would have defined it. Joseph didn't suffer because he failed to appropriate some special blessing, or to pray the prayer of Jabez, or sow a seed of faith, or to visualize his dream destiny thingy, or to issue a prophetic word of rebuke against his circumstances. He suffered because God was forging Joseph into a weapon of salvation for Israel. Joseph is not the main character and author of his own story; God is the main character and sole author of Joseph's story, and your story, and my story. As James wrote:
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. [2]
This is the way of the cross: suffering before glory. It was not only Joseph's experience, it is the format for the earthly Christian life. It was the pattern of Jesus' life, as Mark records in his gospel account:
…the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man." [3]
Jesus rebuked Peter's prosperity theology. Of course, our suffering is NOT redemptive. It is in no way salvific. It does not pay the cost of our sin as did that of the resurrected and ascended Lord Jesus Christ. But our suffering is constructive. There is no Christian life without seasons of suffering. They build Christ into us. Joseph lost not only his sense of justice and of hope in any human solution to his problems, he lost his self-respect and his dignity. And when he had nothing left, he was left with YHWH alone. And he was forced to realize that YHWH wasn't simply the only thing he had left, but everything. YHWH was the ONLY thing! So, with nearly half his young life spent in Egypt, Joseph was finally ready to become a bold witness before the most powerful ruler of the known world.
The occasion was a pair of dreams with a cannibalistic theme that disturbed Pharaoh. One commentator writes:
As the narratives of this chapter show, the assurance that God will surely bring future events to pass comes from the fact that the dreams relating those events are repeated twice. "Two" dreams with the same meaning show that God will certainly bring about that which was foreseen in the dreams. Throughout the narrative this theme is kept alive by a continuous return to the pattern of "twos." In the previous chapter the "two" (shene, 40:2) officials of the king each had a dream. One dream was good, the other bad. The dreams and their interpretations are repeated twice, once by the writer in the narrative of chapter 40 and then again by the cup-bearer [in chapter 41] before the Pharaoh in vv.9–13.[4]
After two years have passed for Joseph, the king had two dreams, one part of each dream was good, and one part disturbingly bad. In his dreams, the king standing at bank of the great life-bringing sacred Nile, where Egyptian cattle often stood nearly-submerged in retreat against the heat and insects, coming out to feed among the papyrus beds along the bank. As he watched, "3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke." The seven "ugly and thin" cows (Hebrew: evil in appearance and thin of flesh) ate the seven "good in appearance and fat" cows.
Cows are not cannibals by nature, so the scene is so shocking and grotesque to Pharaoh he wakes up startled like a child from a nightmare. But he was able to calm down after a time and fall back to sleep and into a second dream in which seven "plump and good" (v. 5) ears of grain were devoured by seven thin, heat-shriveled ears of grain. The attack of the cannibal grain was again startling to the king and awoke to the realization that he had been dreaming again. But being fully awake the next day did not grant him relief.
The narrator says the king was "troubled in spirit" (v. 8). Egyptian Pharaohs were considered gods who lived on the diving realm. Their dreams were given special importance. These dreams had come as a pair, giving them special significance. So, the king assembled, "all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh." The dreams so stunned Pharaoh that the narrator uses an astonished "behold" six times (in the Hebrew) in seven verses to indicate the king's response.
Out of a vast company of necromancers and pagan priests and priestesses representing all Egypt's numerous demon gods, not one risked their necks for the man who had so recently executed his chief baker for displeasing him. The dreams likely reflected bad news. Nobody wants to share bad news with the most powerful man in the world. So, Pharaoh was left in his frantic state. As we read, we can see God at work. This was the third pair of God-given dreams that Joseph would interpret. But Pharaoh didn't know this. He had never heard of the God of Israel, much less did he believe in such a God. He was supposed to be a god himself. But he was a powerless god, unable to understand the message he though his gods were giving him.
JOSEPH CALLED UP (9-14)
It was not good for the king to be in such a state of agitation – certainly not for anyone who worked closely with him like the cupbearer. So, at the right moment, the cupbearer volunteered he knew someone who interpreted dreams. Though it was not a particularly comfortable subject to raise, he brough up his imprisonment. He said, "I remember my offenses today" (v. 9). He may have been referring to both his offense against Pharaoh and his offense of blowing off Joseph until now by forgetting Joseph's plea for help (40:14).
He recounted his experience with Joseph:
10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, 11 we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. 12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. 13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged."
The cupbearer remembered the event accurately for the most part. However, he left out the part where Joseph claimed dreams belong to the Hebrew God, who alone has the power to give and interpret dreams. His account also gives the impression that he took the initiative to ask Joseph, when Joseph had been the one who inquired of them. Of course, the cupbearer made no mention of how he had done nothing for Joseph until now – when it was advantageous for him to bring it up.
The cupbearer's story triggers a whirlwind of activity as the string of verbs in verse 14 indicates. "14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh." Hebrews wore beards. Egyptians did not. Joseph had to be cleaned up and dressed to be presentable to the king. As R. Kent Hughes writes:
So in a flash Joseph was shaved, sanitized, Egyptianized, and presented to Pharaoh. The young Hebrew had gone from the pit to the palace in an instant. There handsome, well-built Joseph stood, looking more like an Egyptian than a Hebrew.[5]
Though God is not mentioned at this point, he is the orchestrator and convener of this meeting between the Hebrew slave and the king of Egypt. God had used both Pharaoh's dream and the cupbearer's selfishness and Joseph's suffering to bring about this meeting at the proper time. Had the cupbearer mentioned Joseph to the king earlier, the king would have likely forgotten. But now he is desperate to know the meaning of his pair of dreams, which he repeated to Joseph.
PHARAOH'S DREAM RETOLD (15-24)
From Joseph's point of view, his situation would have been intimidating. He had been yanked out of the filthy pit, hosed off, shaved, outfitted in royal attire, scented with oil, and taken to Pharaoh's throne room to stand in front of the king and all his courtiers. The temptation to say the acceptable thing to the pagan king must have been intense. The throne room alone, with its elaborate décor would have been enough to give one pause before speaking to the most powerful man in the known world. In front of such naked power, even lions become lambs.
How would Joseph fare in the face of a desperate and needy human god? Would he resort of flattery? Would he claim the credit for himself? Pharaoh said, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." The prudent human thing to do would have been to leave YHWH out of the picture entirely and claim the power to interpret dreams as entirely his own. But Joseph is entirely God-reflexed by this point in his life. He will take no credit. "16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." As Derek Kidner notes:
While Pharaoh naturally thought of expertise in the 'science' of dreams, Joseph almost explosively disavowed this whole approach (the exclamation, It is not in me, is a single word). With hasty brevity he points from himself to God (the position in the sentence makes it emphatic) as sole revealer, disposer and benefactor….[6]
Joseph had been forged with a spine of steel. Joseph tells the man who considers himself a god that THE God (ha Elohim) would explain his dream. Standing before the throne of the god-king of Egypt, Joseph asserts the sovereign power and clear superiority of the Covenant God of Israel over the demon gods of Egypt. Joseph was unphased by his whirlwind trip from prison to palace. His 13 years of preparatory suffering were now paying a giant dividend. Through Joseph, God was now asserting and glorifying himself along the Nile.
Pharaoh was not put off by Joseph's directness or his mention of the God of the Hebrews. He wanted results, not a religious discussion. So, he unloaded his dreams, only with more detail in verses 17-24. The whole of the dream is repeated again in the narrative to emphasize the "pairs" – two dreams, two retellings that speak to the certainty and urgency of the matter. The king emphasized the ugliness of his dreams and his being deeply disturbed by them. He added about the lean cows, "very ugly ["evil"] and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt." Further, when the grotesquely-skinny cannibal bovines at the seven healthy cows, "they were still as ugly as at the beginning" (v. 21).
The cannibal grain was not as repulsive to the king. But still, what disturbed Pharaoh was that the dreams were ominous, but nobody could (or would) explain them. Something bad was coming but he didn't know what it was or how to stop it. The dreamer was helpless. The pharaoh-god was impotent. But the one true God, YHWH, was about to testify to his power in a dramatic way.
GOD'S INTERPRETATION (25-36)
Joseph's interpretation was completely God-centered. Joseph had already prefaced his interpretation with the sure statement "THE God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer" (v. 16). Now Joseph's interpretation of the dreams invokes God at the beginning, the middle, and the end of verses 25-32. Joseph began by saying, "25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one; the God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do." Verse 28 duplicates the testimony about God, "28 It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do." And in his third attribution to God, Joseph mentions him twice in verse 32, "32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and the God will shortly bring it about." Joseph's interpretation to Pharaoh and before all the courtiers of Egypt was that the One True God controlled their existence.
As we know, the interpretation was one about a cyclic famine following seven years of plentiful harvest. Joseph was grim and explicit:
29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, 30 but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land, 31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about.
Joseph's language anticipated that of the biblical prophets that would follow in Israel. The future of Egypt was firmly fixed by the God without any reference to Pharaoh. Pharaoh does not get to decide anything about Egypt's future. He's irrelevant and marginal to the kingdom's future. Joseph has announced to the king of Egypt that the future is completely out of his hands. The pharaoh-god can bring about nothing. Nor can he resist the future that the God will bring.
Again, we come face-to-face with a fundamental, bedrock principle of scripture. Kings do not make history. They are merely one of the tools God uses to effect history. He channels their hearts as a farmer channels water. There is no government over which God's providence does not fall. The prophet Isaiah, in Isaiah 45:4-7, explained that God raised up the pagan king Cyrus to effect God's purposes for his people:
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, 6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord, who does all these things. [7]
Kings do not make history. They serve history, just as the Promised Seed declared to Pontius Pilate in John 19:10-11, "So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?" 11 Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above." [8]
John wrote that Pilate was so shaken by Jesus' statement that he tried to set Jesus free. But as powerful as he was, he could not thwart God's plan for the Promised Seed – who had lived the perfect life we can never live and offers that perfection to all who will trust him – to shed his perfect blood on a cross for our sin. Rulers do not make history. God makes history. We have to remember that everyday since the world, the flesh, and the devil are constantly at work preaching the exact opposite.
Joseph was certain of that very thing as he stood before Pharaoh. Perhaps Joseph's certainty is what God used to persuade Pharaoh of the truth of the interpretation and the wisdom of Joseph's advice:
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. 35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. 36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.
Joseph's "20% x 7 years" plan was brilliant. "The decentralization of the stored grain would, when the time came, allow for convenient distribution. And the storage of grain in centers of population provided for adequate protection should it be needed as the famine grew in severity. Fascinatingly, every aspect of Joseph's plan called for dynamic action."[9] Joseph's plan was based on his own God-given wisdom and his certain knowledge of what God was about to do. Knowledge of God's sovereignty never results in INACTION. We act according to what we trust. That what drives world missions! We know God is gathering a people for himself from every tribe and tongue and nation (Rev. 7:9), so we pray, we give, and we go.
JOSEPH PROMOTED (37-41)
Joseph's plan required sound leadership and wise administration. He did not seem to know he was applying for the job. He was not engineering a contrived plot to elevate himself politically or socially. But God WAS engineering such a plot by channeling Pharaoh's heart.
37 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you." 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."
Pharaoh did not know ha Elohim. His phrase "the spirit of God" would have been shaped by his own pagan theology. But he nevertheless recognized this "new" God was powerful and beneficent. However ignorantly, Pharaoh was giving glory to God. The man who thought himself a god was honoring the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. And he noticed that Joseph had no peer in all Egypt. So, Joseph was made the vizier – the prime minister, the king's hand. In a matter of hours, Joseph had gone from prisoner to prime minister. Humanly speaking, the next 14 years of Egypt's future (as well as Israel's future) lay in the hands of this man. Though he didn't know it, the coming famine would bring his brothers to bow down to him.
Joseph knew what you and I daily forget: there was no power in himself. All power belongs ONLY to ha Elohim. God, not kings or rulers, fixes the future as surely as he has arranged our past. He does it for his glory and the good of his people. Joseph's defining virtue was that he had a massive view of God. His concept of God far exceeded any other human being on the planet earth at that time. God's choice of servants is always defined by their concept of God. A small and weak God makes small and weak and fearful and angry people.
Do you have a little God or a big God? So much hangs upon your answer, because those who embrace the God of the Scriptures embrace the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and Joseph and Moses and David and Daniel and Paul and Peter— and that makes all the difference!
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ge 41:1–8.
[2] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jas 1:2–4.
[3] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Mk 8:31–33.
[4] Sailhamer, 2:239.
[5] Hughes, 477. Kindle Edition.
[6] Kidner, 1:206.
[7] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Is 45:4–7.
[8] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jn 19:10–11.
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Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser facility (SXFEL) is the first coherent X-ray light source in China with the shortest wavelength down to 2 nm. SXFEL is based on a 1.5 GeV C-band linac, including one seeded FEL line, one self-amplified spontaneous emission FEL line and five experimental stations. The development of SXFEL is in two stages, the test facility SXFEL-TF and the user facility SXFEL-UF. SXFEL-TF is based on a 0.84 GeV linac, aiming to master the key technologies of a cascaded FEL with high gain harmonic generation (HGHG) and echo-enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) scheme. Meanwhile, the object of SXFEL-UF is to start user operation at the end of 2019. This paper presents the design, construction and commissioning status of SXFEL.
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Q: Java.- radio button de verdadero y falso , y poner valor entero en un textfield Como puedo asignar un valor valor especifico para cada radioButton y ponerlo en un textField
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       int sistematizacion=0;
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        if(jRadioButton1.isSelected()){
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este está mal porque los textField solo aceptan String, pero como hago apara que en el textField pueda poner un numero, hay otras preguntas que se suman a estos mismos valores

A: Ya lo encontre, es poniendo "String.valuesOf" en el setText, igual lo pongo aquí por si a alguien le sirve
 private void calculoBrutoActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        double sistematizacion=0;
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Tchaoudjo is a prefecture located in the Centrale Region of Togo. The capital city is Sokodé.

Canton (administrative divisions) of Tchaoudjo include Komah, Kéméni, Agoulou, Wassarabo, Kparatao, Aléhéridè, Kadambara, Lama-Tessi, Kolina, Kpangalam, Tchalo, Kpassouadè, and Amaïdè.

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Alédjo Wildlife Reserve

References

Prefectures of Togo
Centrale Region, Togo


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Coming on the heels of positive poll numbers and an endorsement by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, a proposal to raise the Oregon beer tax for the first time in 32 years is attracting more support, according to the Oregon Partnership.
Such groups as Local 503 of the Service Employees International Union, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, the Oregon Prevention Education Recovery Association, and the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse have thrown their support behind House Bill 2461.
Oregon's beer tax – less than a penny a glass – is effectively the lowest in the country. The bill would raise the tax by 15 cents with revenues going directly toward the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.
"It's about time the national and international companies that sell their beer in Oregon need to pay their fair share of the $3 billion a year for alcohol-related crime, violence, lost productivity and health costs," says Pete Schulberg, communications director of Oregon Partnership. "Guess who's been paying for it up to now? Oregon Taxpayers, that's who."
The group is a statewide nonprofit that raises awareness about drug and alcohol issues, providing prevention education in classrooms, and 24-hour crisis lines for substance abusers and parents.
More than 90 percent of the $165 million per year raised by the 15-cent increase would come from out-of-state producers, Schulberg says.
Substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Oregon are facing funding cuts of 83 percent. Meanwhile, the need is increasing: The state's alcohol and drug crisis lines and the suicide prevention line – operated by Oregon Partnership - are receiving more than double the normal amount of calls from those seeking help.
A March, 2009 survey of Oregon voters conducted by Moore Information, Inc. showed that 61 percent favor the 15-cent increase.
Key findings of the survey reveal:
- 61 percent of Oregonians favor increasing the beer and wine tax by fifteen cents a glass in order to ensure adequate funding for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. This tax is supported in all regions of the state among Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike.
- Given a choice between cutting funding of substance abuse treatment and prevention programs or increasing taxes to ensure these programs are adequately funded, increasing the beer and wine tax is preferred by a margin of 64 percent to 29 percent.
- 80 percent of voters statewide are concerned about substance abuse, with voters outside the Portland Metro area most concerned.
- 64 percent expect substance abuse problems to increase as a result of the recession.
While the poll referred to a "beer and wine tax," House Bill 2461 in the Oregon Legislature only applies to beer.
Last week, the OLCC unanimously endorsed a resolution asking the Oregon Legislature to raise the beer tax.
Commissioner Bob Rice said singling out hard liquor to carry the financial burden as a result of alcohol abuse was "indefensible."
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Q: Bootstrap 5: putting progress bar inside a card I'm recently learning bootstrap and I wonder how could I put progress bar into a card so that I could develop my design. I used inline-block and inline but i didn't even show anything. So I ended up using flex box, but it's still weird. Here is what I've got.

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