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Xi Jinping: BRICS, S.American countries "rising power" in int'l structure
By China Times on July 17, 2014 No Comment
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that BRICS and South American countries, as emerging states and developing countries, constitute "the rising power" in the international structure.
"We should jointly push the international order toward a fairer and more rational direction, maintain the rights of people's self-choice for choosing social system and development path, strengthen global governance and attract more attention to the issue of development from the international community," he said.
Xi made the remarks in a dialogue between BRICS countries' leaders and presidents from 11 South American nations, a sideline event after the conclusion of the sixth BRICS summit held in Brazil's coastal city of Fortaleza.
Heads of state from BRICS countries, including Xi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Jacob Zuma attended the dialogue.
Also present were Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
During the dialogue, Xi said efforts should be made to strengthen the connectivity between the two large markets of BRICS and South America.
"BRICS countries can actively participate in infrastructure construction, resource exploration, industrial development and fund-rising projects in South America," he said.
The two sides could also increase people-to-people exchanges for friendship among the peoples, he noted.
Xi hailed the long history of the exchanges between China and South America.
"The cooperation between China and South American countries constitute one of the key directions for China to strengthen its cooperation with developing countries," he said.
"We are willing to continue to be your good friend and partner for the overall growth of China-Latin American cooperation," the Chinese leader said.
China will host the informal economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) later this year, and "is working with all economies, including South American members, to foster the framework for Asia-Pacific economic integration and intra-connected network, and develop the future-oriented Asia-Pacific partnership," he said, adding that China wishes to see the active participation of South American nations.
The South American leaders present all expressed that the dialogue offered an opportunity to share development experiences and blueprint future development.
They believed that the two sides boast huge cooperation potentials and should push forward pragmatic cooperation for advancing regional economic integration.
They welcomed the BRICS countries' establishing a development bank and creating a contingent reserve arrangement, and hoped the mechanism could provide fund-rising support and increase capabilities of relevant countries to cope with financial risks.
They believed that BRICS-South American cooperation is not only conducive to each's growth but also to the democratization of international relations and to the peace, stability and prosperity of the world.
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As Rose Hoban with N.C. Health News recently reported , bankers and enterprise leaders have been receptive to the argument that expansion would deliver financial advantages to the state, although the state Chamber of Commerce has taken no position. And a coalition of health and anti-poverty advocates argue that expansion would save lives and create jobs. But state legislative leaders stay cautious of the costs and complexities of enlargement, and Gov. Pat McCrory has said he'll delay any plans to increase protection till the U.S. Supreme Court guidelines on a challenge to the ACA.
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Malum prohibitum (мн. mala prohibita, буквальний переклад: "неправильний [тому що або внаслідок] заборони") - латинський вислів, що означає "неправильний, шкідливий або злий внаслідок заборони", що використовується в праві для посилання на вчинки, які являють собою протизаконні дії лише внаслідок приписів статутів або законів,, на відміну від поведінки, яка вважається злою або шкідливою за своєю сутністю - malum in se.  Поведінка, що очевидно порушувала моральні засади суспільства і була протизаконною в межах англійського загального права зазвичай розглядається, як malum in se.
Вчинок, що підпадає під категорію malum prohibitum, необов'язково порушує моральні стандарти

Деякі приклади mala prohibita включають: порушення правил паркування, порушення авторських прав, ухилення від сплати податків, культурні табу тощо.

Злочини або правопорушення, які, на думку багатьох людей, є malum prohibitum, але не є malum in se, включають:
Виробництво для власних потреб чи вживання алкоголю або наркотиків, наприклад, марихуани
Нелегальна імміграція
Азартні ігри
Критика правлячого режиму (в країнах, де свобода слова не існує або є обмеженою)
Носіння зброї приватними особами
Порушення правил інтелектуальної власності
Непристойна поведінка

Див. також
Злочин без постраждалого
Злочини проти громадського устрою
Закони без етичної складової

Посилання

Латинські вирази

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Ordega joins Sydney FC
Francisca Ordega has joined Sydney FC. She becomes the W-League's first African import and will star for them for the rest of the season.
Last month Ordega was selected in the team of the tournament after Nigeria won the women's African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, and has played for the past two seasons at Washington Spirit in the US women's league.
The Super Falcons striker is expected to add something new to Sydney's attack.
Sydney's head W-League coach Dan Barrett said Ordega offered "another dimension" in attack, and said he hoped to make some use of her in Friday's night's clash with Brisbane at Lambert Park in Leichhardt.
"Francisca is an exciting player who is going to bring a lot of attacking flair and speed to our team," he said.
"She's a player who's got that cutting edge and is the finishing touch to what is already a fantastic attacking squad.
"She's gives us another dimension up top, she likes to get in behind the back four and is an attacking weapon who brings something different to the squad.
"She will give us a huge lift as we head into the business end of the season. Francisca will train with us and if she gets through that alright we'll look to get her to play some part in against the Roar."
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Super Eagles drop to 51 →

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Papasurvey.com is a survey website owned by Papa Murphy's take-and-bake pizza company. Papa Murphy's is a large company with 1,300 outlets in the United States and Canada. Given the number of outlets, it is very important for Papa Murphy's to know customer experience in their restaurants. That's why papasurvey.com website was created.
Papasurvey.com is not using any encryption thus we don't recommend entering any identifying personal or financial information to this website. We reviewed questions that papasurvey.com asks and there are no questions asking you to provide your personal information. So if you see any survey question asking for your name, credit card, address or any other personal or financial information do not enter it and check whether you typed website name correctly. Phishing websites may try to pose as Papasurvey.com in order to get important personal information from you. Be wary of this when filling up your responses.
We reviewed survey on www.papasurvey.com website and below is a list of questions which you should expect to see on papasurvey.com website.
The store was clean and well maintained.
The staff made my experience great.
The time I spent at the store was quick and efficient.
My order was made exactly as I wanted it.
My food was great quality.
Page 7. On this page you will see a box which allows you to record your video feedback for Papa Murphy's. If you don't like to leave video response you can select "I'd like to type out my response" option. Make sure not to type any personal or financial information into this box.


Tash Sultana hits the stage at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC. TPierce Brothers open. Doors open at 4:30pm. Kids under 11 admitted free.
The Juggling Gypsy in Wilmington, NC, presents live music with The Lark and the Loon, a folk music duo from Arkansas.


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Summary: Following the blog series on nutrition claims, this series compares and demystifies basis for health claims on food products as prescribed by the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 Section 101.14 and the equivalent Indian regulation, 'Food Safety and Standards (Claims and Advertisement) Regulations, 2018'. Part I focused on the basis for health claims and concluded with food-health relationships – calcium and vitamin D with osteoporosis. Part II discussed the relationships between Fat and Cancer, Sodium and Hypertension and Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Heart Disease. Part III discussed the relationships between Potassium, Blood Pressure and Stroke and also touched upon some of the unique nutrient-health relationships stipulated in the FDA regulation.
As FDA and FSSAI govern foods and nutrients in different geographies, there are certain unique food-health relationships specific to each of these geographies. It is recommended to peruse the respective regulations for more details on claim requirements for these unique foods/nutrients.
The basis for packaged food brands to use certain words or phrases in their pack labels for promoting the product as per the latest FSSAI regulation.
Relative claims specified in the FDA 21 CFR.
Shall only be used on products which have not been processed in any manner except, washed, peeled, chilled, trimmed or cut, or other processing necessary for making the product safe for consumption without altering its basic characteristics in any manner. If such processing also leads to extension in the shelf-life of the product the term "fresh" shall not be used.
Food containing additives and/or subjected to packaging, storing or any other supply chain processes that control freshness shall not be termed as "freshly stored", "freshly packed" etc.
"Pure" shall not be included in any brand or fancy names, nor in coined or meaningless phrases, in such a way as to imply that a food that does not meet the criteria above is pure or made from pure ingredients.
Used only if the label and/or advertisement also clarify in what way the overall quality is tangibly justified and why the particular term has been used.
Shall demonstrably be used to describe a recipe, fundamental formulation or processing method for a product that has existed for a significant period running over generations, should have been available substantially unchanged, for that same period.
To be termed "original", a product shall not have changed to any material degree and shall remain available as the 'standard' product when new variants are introduced. A product re-introduced onto the market after a period of absence shall only be described as "original" if it can be shown to meet these criteria.
An established regular product or average representative product, and Similar food.
The purpose of this blog series is to sensitize the readers about the basic regulatory requirements in FDA and FSSAI for making health claims on packaged food products. The regulations also cover implied claims, other nutrient content claims in addition to what was discussed in this series. If there is a claim that is not covered in either of the regulations, then there are provisions that state that explicit permission need to be taken from the nodal agencies before a brand prints these claims on a product label. With this, we have come to the end of this final article. Hope the series was informative and useful. Appreciate if you can share your thoughts and comments.


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Slaton Named WUSA's Top Defender
ATLANTA - Former Santa Clara University women's soccer standout Danielle Slaton was voted the Women's United Soccer Association defensive player of the year by a panel of league coaches, general managers, players and media members.
Slaton, the first pick of this year's draft for the Carolina Courage, helped her team lower its goals-against average from a league-high 1.90 to 1.43, while also scoring four goals.
Both the Washington Freedom and Carolina Courage scheduled to arrive in Atlanta this afternoon for Founders Cup II at Herndon Stadium on Saturday (televised live on PAX at 1 p.m. PT), the WUSA also announced the recipients of the Offensive Player of the Year, Executive of the Year, Team Fair Play and Team Community Service awards.
Slaton saw action in 18 games during her first professional season, scoring four goals while finishing fourth on the Courage in scoring. The 2000 Olympic silver medalist won an NCAAA championship with Santa Clara in 2001 and continued her winning ways in the WUSA with Carolina. Slaton, who has 32 appearances with the U.S. Women's National Team, anchored the Courage defense. With veteran Carla Overbeck out for much of the season with a knee injury, Slaton was called upon to provide leadership in the back despite her youth. Slaton was a key reason Carolina had the WUSA's best away record (6-2-3) in 2002 as the Courage allowed just 1.27 goals on the road, the second lowest in the WUSA.
Prior to joining the Courage, Slaton was a four-time All-American at Santa Clara and a finalist for the MAC Player of the Year award and the Hermann Trophy in 2001. A native of San Jose, she was the youngest member of the 2000 Olympic team and the only squad member with college eligibility remaining.
The Defensive Player of the Year exemplifies an outstanding ability to defend the top attacking players in the WUSA. The player must play a position that is considered to have key defensive responsibilities. Goalkeepers were not eligible.
The Philadelphia Charge's Marinette Pichon was named the league's Offensive Player if the Year while the Boston Breakers' Joe Cummings was named Executive of the Year and his team received the Fair Play and Community Service Awards.
Please visit wusa.com for the complete release.


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Q: Read xlsx stored on sharepoint location with openpyxl in python? quick one.
I have XLSX file located on sharepoint drive and cannot open it using openpyxl in python, it works well if it is stored on my local drive.
I tried this.
from openpyxl import load_workbook
wb = load_workbook('https://content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx')

Throws up this exception:
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\openpyxl\reader\excel.py in load_workbook(filename, use_iterators, keep_vba, guess_types, data_only)
    123     except (BadZipfile, RuntimeError, IOError, ValueError):
    124         e = exc_info()[1]
--> 125         raise InvalidFileException(unicode(e))
    126     wb = Workbook(guess_types=guess_types, data_only=data_only)
    127

InvalidFileException: [Errno 22] invalid mode ('rb') or filename: 'https://...

Am I missing something?
I need to read the content of one of the sheets in python.

EDIT:
Using crussell's advice, I receive 401 UNAUTHORIZED:
import requests
import urllib
from openpyxl import load_workbook
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

file = "https://content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx"

username = 'PotatoUser'
password = 'PotatoPassword'

resp=requests.get(file, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(username, password))
print(resp.content)

Seems like sharepoint and requests are not compatible, with both Digest Authentication and Basic Authentication
http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/authentication/

A: Instead of trying to load directly from a web-address, try using urllib.
import urllib
file = "https://content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx"
urllib.urlretrieve(file,"test.xlsx")

From further research, requests may be preferred over urllib. Try this:
import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
file = "https://content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx"

username = 'myUsername'
password = 'myPassword'

resp=requests.get(file, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(username, password))
output = open('test.xlsx', 'wb')
output.write(resp.content)
output.close()

To get requests installed:
pip install requests

A: You probably first need to download it first rather than opening it directly. The following approach should work:
import urllib2
from openpyxl import load_workbook
import StringIO

data = urllib2.urlopen("https://content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx")
xlsx = data.read()
wb = load_workbook(StringIO.StringIO(xlsx))

Python's StringIO could be used to make the downloaded data appear as a file interface.

A: If the SP is internal, it might work by removing "https:" in the name you put in the load_workbook().
from openpyxl import load_workbook
file = '//content.potatocompany.com/workspaces/PotatoTeam/Shared Documents/XYZ errors/XYZ Errors_Confirm.xlsx'
wb = load_workbook(file)

without authentication if your account at work is directly connected to SP. Otherwise, at my work, we use NTML authentification, that you can do by using HttpNtlmAuth from the library request_ntml.
Let me know if it works or if you are still interested by this issue, I could give you example with request_ntml

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is a series of cliffs on the Sea of Japan in Japan. It is located in the Antō part of Mikuni-chō in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture. The cliffs average  in height and stretch for . The area is part of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Formation
The cliffs' rocks were originally formed 12 to 13 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch due to various volcanic activities, and were created by magma mixing with sedimentary rock to form columnar joints of pyroxene andesite containing Plagioclase crystals, Augite and Enstatite crystals in pentagonal or hexagonal shapes, which has been eroded by the sea. The area received protection by the national government in 1935 as a Natural Monument.

Legends
One legend has it that a corrupt Buddhist priest from , a local temple, so enraged the populace that they dragged him from the temple to the sea and, at Tōjinbō, threw him into the sea. His ghost is still said to haunt the area.

An alternate legend says that the name Tōjinbō comes from a dissolute Buddhist monk. According to the legend, a Buddhist monk named Tōjinbō, who was disliked by everyone, fell in love with a beautiful princess named Aya. Tōjinbō was tricked by another admirer of Princess Aya and was pushed off these cliffs. The legend says that ever after that time Tōjinbō's vengeful ghost would go on a rampage around the same time every year at this place, causing strong winds and rain. Some decades later, an itinerant priest took pity on Tōjinbō and held a memorial service for him. After that, the storms ceased.

Suicides

Tōjinbō is also a well-known place in Japan to commit suicide. According to statistics, as many as 25 people commit suicide by jumping off the  high cliffs annually, a number which has risen and fallen with Japan's national economic hardships and unemployment rates. In the 2000s, Yukio Shige, a retired police officer, frustrated at having had to fish so many bodies out of the sea and the inaction of local authorities, began patrolling the cliffs for potential jumpers.

Although 14 people committed suicide there in 2016, in 2017, there had been no suicides for months. Yukio Shige says it is partly because many people come there to catch rare creatures in the mobile phone game Pokémon Go.

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Helland/Holledge (eds.): Ibsen Between Cultures
On all continents, across the greatest divides, Henrik Ibsen's plays are staged every week. Ibsen's dramas exemplify the simplest and most basic form of inter cultural exchange within the theatre: texts originating in one culture performed in translation in another culture.
As part of the global theatre repertoire, Ibsen's plays are constantly subject to localising acts involving the interplay between the local and the global. They reveal the interweaving of different cultures in site-specific appropriations.
The articles in this collection were produced by a team of international scholars collaborating on a research project entitled 'Ibsen Between Cultures'; it was funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The general aim of the project was to interrogate how we can account for the extraordinary international success of Ibsen's plays. Its specific goal was to reach new understandings of Ibsen's function as a global dramatist, and evaluate how the plays are altered, shifted, transferred and appropriated as they are localised to new cultural contexts. What happens to 'Ibsen' when he becomes an Indian, Bangladeshi, or Chinese dramatist? The articles that make up this collection address this question.
Frode Helland is Professor of Scandinavian Literature and Director of the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Julie Holledge is a Professor at the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway.
ISBN 978-82-7099-863-0, 292 pp., paperback
Format: 17x24 cm, weight 0,6 kg, year of publication 2016, language: English
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On this page are photos from Rennsport Reunion 1 held at Lime Rock Park in July of 2001. This event was patterened after the very successful Double 50 event held at Watkins Glen in August 1998. Most of these photos were taken by me using an old Kodak digital camera. There are a few here that I found on the web. This is a pretty good sample of the cars in the paddock but in no way captures all of the historic cars and drivers present. It barely addresses the fantastic street cars in the large Porsche only parking. Enjoy.


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Sermons on National Subjects, 30 - THE PERFECT KING
By Charles Kingsley
Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass.--MATTHEW xxi. 5.
You all know that this Sunday is called the First Sunday in Advent. You all know, I hope, that Advent means coming, and that these four Sundays before Christmas, as I have often told you, are called Advent Sundays, because upon them we are called to consider the coming of our King and Saviour Jesus Christ. If you will look at the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels for these next four Sundays, you will see at once that they all bear upon our Lord's coming. The Gospels tell us of the prophecies about Christ which He fulfilled when He came. The Epistles tell us what sort of men we ought to be, both clergy and people, because He has come and will come again. The Collects pray that the Spirit of God would make us fit to live and die in a world into which Christ has come, and in which He is ruling now, and to which He will come again. The text which I have taken this morning, you just heard in this Sunday's Gospel. St. Matthew tells you that Jesus Christ fulfilled it by riding into Jerusalem in state upon an ass's colt; and St. Matthew surely speaks truth. Let us consider what the prophecy is, and how Jesus Christ fulfilled it. Then we shall see and believe from the Epistle what effect the knowledge of it ought to have upon our own souls, and hearts, and daily conduct.
Now this prophecy, "Behold, thy king cometh unto thee," etc., you will find in your Bibles, in the ninth verse of the ninth chapter of the book of Zechariah. But I do not think that Zechariah wrote it. St. Matthew does not say he wrote it; he merely calls it that which was spoken by the prophet, without mentioning his name. Provided it is an inspired word from God, which it is, it perhaps does not matter to us so much who wrote it: but I think it was written by the prophet Jeremiah, perhaps in the beginning of the reign of the good king Josiah; for the chapter in which this text is, and the two or three chapters which follow, are not at all like the rest of Zechariah's writings, but exactly like Jeremiah's. They certainly seem to speak of things which did not happen in Zechariah's time, but in the time of Jeremiah, nearly ninety years before. And, above all, St. Matthew himself seems plainly to have thought that some part, at least, of those chapters was Jeremiah's writing; for in the twenty- seventh chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, and in the ninth verse, you will find a prophecy about the potter's field, which St. Matthew says was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet. Now, those words are not in the book of Jeremiah as it stands in our Bibles: but they are in the book of Zechariah, in the eleventh chapter, twelfth and thirteenth verses, coming shortly after my text, and making a part of the same prophecy. This has puzzled Christians very much, because it seemed as if St. Matthew has made a mistake, and miscalled Zechariah Jeremiah. But I believe firmly that, as we are bound to expect, St. Matthew made no mistake whatsoever, and that Jeremiah did write that prophecy as St. Matthew said, and the two chapters before it, and perhaps the two after it, and that they were probably kept and preserved by Zechariah during the troublous times of the Babylonish captivity, and at last copied by Nehemiah into Zechariah's book of prophecy, where they stand now; and I think it is a comfort to know this, and to find that the evangelist St. Matthew has not made a mistake, but knew the Scriptures better than we do.
But I think Jeremiah having written this prophecy in my text, which I believe he did, is also very important, because it will show us what the prophet meant when he spoke it, and how it was fulfilled in his time; and the better we understand that, the better we shall understand how our blessed Lord fulfilled it afterwards.
Now, when Jeremiah was a young man, the Jews and their king Amon were in a state of most abominable wickedness. They were worshipping every sort of idol and false god. And the Bible, the book of God's law, was utterly unknown amongst them; so that Josiah the king, who succeeded Amon, had never seen or heard the book of the law of Moses, which makes part of our Old Testament, till he had reigned eighteen years, as you will find if you refer to 2 Kings xxii. 3. But this Josiah was a gentle and just prince, and finding the book of the law of God, and seeing the abominable forgetfulness and idolatry into which his people had fallen, utterly breaking the covenant which God had made with their forefathers when he brought them up out of Egypt-- when he found the book of the law, I say, and all that he and his people should have done and had not done, and the awful curses which God threatened in that book against those who broke His law, "he humbled himself before God, because his heart was tender, and turned to the Lord, as no king before him had ever turned," says the scripture, "with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might; so that there was no such king before him, or either after him." The history of the great reformation which this great and good king worked, you may read at length in 2 Kings xxii. xxiii. and 2 Chron. xxxiv. xxxv. which I advise you all to read.
And it appears to me that this prophecy in the text first applies to the gentle and holy king Josiah, the first true and good king the Jews had had for years, and the best they were ever to have till Christ came Himself; and that it speaks of Josiah coming to Jerusalem to restore the worship of God, not with pomp and show, like the wicked kings both before and after him, but in meekness and humbleness of heart, for all the sins of his people, as the prophetess said of him in 2 Kings xxii. 19, "that his heart was tender and humble before the Lord;" neither coming with chariots and guards, like a king and conqueror, but riding upon an ass's colt; for that was, in those countries, the ancient sign of a man's being a man of peace, and not of war; a magistrate and lawgiver, and not a soldier and a conqueror. Various places of holy scripture show us that this was the meaning of riding upon an ass in Judaea, just as it is in Eastern countries now.
But some may say, How then is this a prophecy? It merely tells us what good king Josiah was, and what every king ought to be. Well, my friends, that is just what makes it a prophecy. If it tells you what ought to be, it tells you what will be. Yes, never forget that; whatever ought to be, surely will be; as surely as this is God's earth and Christ's kingdom, and not the devil's.
Now, it does not matter in the least whether the prophet, when he spoke these words, knew that they would apply to the Lord Jesus Christ. We have no need whatsoever to suppose that he did: for scripture gives us no hint or warrant that he did; and if we have any real or honest reverence for scripture, we shall be careful to let it tell its own story, and believe that it contains all things necessary for salvation, without our patching our own notions into it over and above. Wise men are generally agreed that those old prophets did not, for the most part, comprehend the full meaning of their own words. Not that they were mere puppets and mouthpieces, speaking what to them was nonsense--God forbid!--But that just because they did thoroughly understand what was going on round them, and see things as God saw them, just because they had God's Eternal Spirit with them, therefore they spoke great and eternal words, which will be true for ever, and will go on for ever fulfilling themselves for more and more. For in proportion as any man's words are true, and wide, and deep, they are truer, and wider, and deeper than that man thinks, and will apply to a thousand matters of which he never dreamt. And so in all true and righteous speech, as in the speeches of the prophets of old, the glory is not man's who speaks them, but God's who reveals them, and who fulfils them again and again.
It is true, then, that this text describes what every king should be-- gentle and humble, a merciful and righteous lawgiver, not a self- willed and capricious tyrant. But Josiah could not fulfil that. He was a good king: but he could not be a perfect one; for he was but a poor, sinful, weak, and inconsistent man, as we are. But those words being inspired by the Holy Spirit, must be fulfilled. There ought to be a perfect king, perfectly gentle and humble, having a perfect salvation, a perfect lawgiver; and therefore there must be such a king; and therefore St. Matthew tells us there came at last a perfect king--one who fulfilled perfectly the prophet's words--one who was not made king of Jerusalem, but was her King from the beginning; for that is the full meaning of "Thy King cometh to thee." To Jerusalem He came, riding on the ass's colt, like the peaceful and fatherly judges of old time, for a sign to the poor souls round Him, who had no lawgivers but the proud and fierce Scribes and Pharisees, no king but the cruel and godless Caesar, and his oppressive and extortionate officers and troops. Meek and lowly He came; and for once the people saw that He was the true Son of David--a man and king, like him, after God's own heart. For once they felt that He had come in the name of the Lord the old Deliverer who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and made them into a nation, and loved and pitied them still, in spite of all their sins, and remembered His covenant, which they had forgotten. And before that humble man, the Son of the village maiden, they cried: "Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest."
And do you think He came, the true and perfect King, only to go away again and leave this world as it was before, without a law, a ruler, a heavenly kingdom? God forbid! Jesus is the same yesterday, to- day, and for ever. What He was then, when He rode in triumph into Jerusalem, that is He now to us this day--a king, meek and lowly, and having salvation; the head and founder of a kingdom which can never be moved, a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. To that kingdom this land of England now belongs. Into it we, as Englishmen, have been christened. And the unchristened, though they know not of it, belong to it as well. What God's will, what Christ's mercies may be to them, we know not. That He has mercy for them, if their ignorance is not their own fault, we doubt not; perhaps, even if their ignorance be their own fault, we need not doubt that He has mercy for them, considering the mercy which He has shown to us, who deserved no more than they. But His will to us we do know; and His will is this--our holiness. For He came not only to assert His own power, to redeem his own world, but to set His people, the children of men, an example, that they should follow in His steps. Herein, too, He is the perfect king. He leads His subjects, He sets a perfect example to His subjects, and more, He inspires them with the power of following that example, as, if you will think, a perfect ruler ought to be able to do. Josiah set the Jews an example, but he could not make them follow it. They turned to God at the bidding of their good king, with their lips, in their outward conduct; but their hearts were still far from Him. Jeremiah complains bitterly of this in the beginning of his prophecies. He complains that Josiah's reformation was after all empty, hollow, hypocritical, a change on the surface only, while the wicked root was left. They had healed, he said, the hurt of the daughter of his people slightly, crying, "Peace, peace, when there was no peace." But Jesus, the perfect King, is King of men's spirits as well as of their bodies. He can turn the heart, He can renew the soul. None so ignorant, none so sinful, none so crushed down with evil habits, but the Lord will and can forgive him, raise him up, enlighten him, strengthen him, if he will but claim his share in his King's mercy, his citizenship in the heavenly kingdom, and so put himself in tune again with himself, and with heaven, and earth, and all therein.
Keeping in mind these things, that Jesus, because He is our perfect King, is both the example and the inspirer of our souls and characters, we may look without fear at the epistle for the day, where it calls on us to be very different persons from what we are, and declares to us our duty as subjects of Him who is meek and lowly, just and having salvation. It is no superstitious, slavish message, saying: "You have lost Christ's mercy and Christ's kingdom; you must buy it back again by sacrifices, and tears, and hard penances, or great alms-deeds and works of mercy." No. It simply says: "You belong to Christ already, give up your hearts to Him and follow His example. If He is perfect, His is the example to follow; if he is perfect, His commandments must be perfect, fit for all places, all times, all employments; if He is the King of heaven and earth, His commandments must be in tune with heaven and earth, with the laws of nature, the true laws of society and trade, with the constitution, and business, and duty, and happiness of all mankind, and for ever obey Him."
Owe no man anything save love, for He owed no man anything. He gave up all, even His own rights, for a time, for His subjects. Will you pretend to follow Him while you hold back from your brothers and fellow-servants their just due? One debt you must always owe; one debt will grow the more you pay it, and become more delightful to owe, the greater and heavier you feel it to be, and that is love; love to all around you, for all around you are your brothers and sisters; all around you are the beloved subjects of your King and Saviour. Love them as you love yourself, and then you cannot harm them, you cannot tyrannise over them, you cannot wish to rise by scrambling up on their shoulders, taking the bread out of their mouths, making your profit out of their weakness and their need. This, St. Paul says, was the duty of men in his time, because the night of heathendom was far spent, the day of Christianity and the Church was at hand. Much more is it our duty now--our duty, who have been born in the full sunshine of Christianity, christened into His church as children, we and our fathers before us, for generations, of the kingdom of God. Ay, my friends, these words, that kingdom, that King, witness this day against this land of England. Not merely against popery, the mote which we are trying to take out of the foreigner's eye, but against Mammon, the beam which we are overlooking in our own. Owe no man anything save love. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." That is the law of your King, who loved not Himself or His own profit, His own glory, but gave Himself even to death for those who had forgotten Him and rebelled against Him. That law witnesses against selfishness and idleness in rich and poor. It witnesses against the employer who grinds down his workmen; who, as the world tells him he has a right to do, takes advantage of their numbers, their ignorance, their low and reckless habits, to rise upon their fall, and grow rich out of their poverty. It witnesses against the tradesman who tries to draw away his neighbour's custom. It witnesses against the working man who spends in the alehouse the wages which might support and raise his children, and then falls back recklessly and dishonestly on the parish rates and the alms of the charitable. Against them all this law witnesses. These things are unfit for the kingdom of Christ, contrary to the laws and constitution thereof, hateful to the King thereof; and if a nation will not amend these abominations, the King will arise out of His place, and with sore judgments and terrible He will visit His land and purify His temple, saying: "My Father's house should be a house of prayer, and ye have made it a den of thieves." Ay, woe to any soul, or to any nation, which, instead of putting on the Lord Jesus Christ, copying His example, obeying His laws, and living worthy of His kingdom, not only in the church, but in the market, the shop, the senate, or the palace, give themselves up to covetousness, which is idolatry; and care only to make provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Woe to them; for, let them be what they will, their King cannot change. He is still meek and lowly; He is still just and having salvation; and He will purge out of His kingdom all that is not like Himself, the unchaste and the idle, the unjust and the unmerciful, and the covetous man, who is an idolater, says the scripture, though he may call himself seven times a Protestant, and rail at the Pope in public meetings, while he justifies greediness and tyranny by glib words about the necessities of business and the laws of trade, and by philosophy falsely so called, which cometh not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. Such a man loves and makes a lie, and the Lord of truth will surely send him to his own place.
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Winter break: 1. FC Nürnberg
15th place
Der Club is in trouble again. So what else is new? They are almost constantly struggling, but to their credit, just when you think they're dead, they pull a rabbit out of the hat. After an OK start, they went down the stretch dropping 5 of 6, and you figured "OK, stick a fork in them, they're done." But then right before break, they travelled to Leverkusen and bitch-slapped the Aspirins 3-0, so they winter just above the relegation zone.
Goalkeeping has been a problem. Veteran captain Rafael Schäfer (32) has been pretty shaky. He's split time with unknown Alexander Stephan (25), who's been equally crap. Having a weak attack and being unreliable between the posts is not a good formula for success.
The defense is unexperienced, almost all in their early twenties. Argie Horacio Pinola (29) was supposed to help out and lend some veteran's knowledge, but he's been slowed by injuries. Philip Wollscheid (22) has shown promise. American Tim Chandler (21) has played regularily, but still needs seasoning. The same could be said for the others, as Nürnberg has tried a lot of players, including making Marvin Plattenhardt (19) a starter at times.
The midfield has been similarly challenged, except that there has been some veteran help here. Belgian DM Tim Simons (35) has struggled, but so has everyone else, including vet Markus Feulner (29). Lots have youngsters have been tried (10 different starters in midfield), but so far, none have really panned out.
The attack has been pretty pathetic. Tomas Pekhart has 4 goals, that's about it.
Coach Dieter Hecking has a hard task ahead, and there's a good chance Nürnberg will once again be going down. Der Club never has any money (almost going bankrupt a few years ago), so don't expect much help in the transfer window, But Hecking has one thing going for him: the last two years he's led FCN in the relegation playoffs…and they've won out in both years.


598558 – authconfig should not touch any sssd domain that is not named "default"
Bug 598558 - authconfig should not touch any sssd domain that is not named "default"
Summary: authconfig should not touch any sssd domain that is not named "default"
Apparently the current behaviour of authconfig is to "take over" the first domain listed in sssd and reconfigure it.
Authconfig shouldn't do that as it will destroy potentially valuable configuration.
Authconfig should always only use "default" as domain name and add it to the list of currently active domains.
This avoid irreparably destroying a currently working configuration if authconfig is misused on a machine that already has working domains configured.
Note: authconfig may decide to rewrite the "domains" option in [sssd] instead of just appending. This will cause the deactivation of other configured domains, but at least it will not destroy their configuration and all a user needs to do is to change back the "domains" option to include the right domains.
Also note: a non working domain does not affect other domains. If a domain fails sssd will go on consulting all the others and will log the issue to the log files.
The domain name "default" is case sensitive here, if there already exists a [domain/DEFAULT] and if you use authconfig a new domain with [domain/default] is created. This may be confusing but is acceptable as it does no harm to the existing configuration.
Verified. Version: authconfig-6.1.4-4.el6 & sssd-1.2.1-21.


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Production resumes but lack of new orders worries apparel exporters
If new orders do not come through, the $16-billion (Rs 1.2 lakh crore) industry fears a decline in production activity from August, once the pending orders are fulfilled, said several exporters. While some new orders and enquiries are being made, those are nowhere close to the normal levels, they said.
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MUMBAI: The apparel export industry has ramped up production to fulfil orders pending due to the over two-month lockdown, even as concerns mount due to few new orders.
About $3 billion worth of business was lost due to the pandemic, Apparel Export Promotion Council vice-chairman Narendra Goenka said. He estimated that exports could decline this fiscal year by at least 30%, but more clarity would emerge only in July as to how the demand would be for the rest of the year.
In the Western markets, retailers have registered some sales as countries end the lockdowns imposed to contain Covid-19. However, this was largely on account of pent-up demand.
Inventory levels with retailers are quite high and so the orders that were supposed to come around the end of May have been postponed by 15-30 days, Orient Fashions joint managing director Amit Sethi said.
"The news from Europe is cautiously optimistic. They are doing better than they anticipated but it's too early to tell," said Gautam Nair, the managing director of Matrix Clothing. In the US, stores were barely opening up when the protests over the death of an African-American in police custody forced many to down their shutters again, he said.
Demand would also be impacted due to several retailers filing for bankruptcy protection and closing hundreds of store locations. In the US and Europe, over a dozen retailers have gone bankrupt, with their pending dues to Indian exporters in excess of $50 million, ET had reported on May 18.
Also, in the US and Europe, tourists account for about 20% of garment sales, Texport Industries director Shailesh Goenka said. "Sales will definitely decline; there are no two ways about it."
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over 40..... go PA or DO????
Now at 42 divorced, remarried,& with twelve year old son (Manny).
3) not wanting to take on such big debt so late in my life.
I am starting to ask my self why not ??
I know my age is a factor, but I do have the drive, the discipline and the support of my family.
I too am having regrets. I am 36 years old and will be graduating in the summer with associates in Science and Math. I want to become a Doctor but, felt my time has left. I thought of instead getting into Nursing school to receive my Bachelors degree then enter the Nurse Practitioner's program. Now that I am about to transfer to CSUSB. I am getting cold feet to get in the Nursing program. I am sitting here thinking should I take the chance and take the extra biology classes to take the MCATS? I would love to become a Doctor. To think I look back and can remember sitting in my class as a child, the teacher asking me Darlene what do you want to be when you grow up? I would stand up proudly and say a Doctor. I have now 4 daughters, a husband that acts like 3 extra children and 2 pets. Been married 15 years and wishing to become a Doctor. I think is it silly to want this that I desire? I hope not. I read a blog somewhere on the internet this week and it read about a woman that was 54 years old going back to school. She told the world that if we have air in our lungs and determination we can accomplish anything. So I decided I am going to take the biology classes what is the worst that can happen? I go back to enter the Nursing program that just takes 2 years. That is the chance I will take. Hope this helps. It is never too late for anything. Just look we buy cars and houses that are worth alot knowing we might be able to pay them off. Taking risks is part of life.
When you get 50, are you gonna be what you wanted to be or will you be lamenting what you didn't do??
At 45, I'm going for what I WANT to be and that is an MD!!!
I read an article recently about the top regrets of people who were dying. (Copy and paste below) - I don't think someone can tell you what is best for you in particular. I think you just need to think through what is really important to you in your life, whatever that may be, whatever others may think about that, whatever difficulties it may present. At the same time, make sure one particular pursuit doesn't compromise the other things that are important to you in life.
"This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it."
"Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying."
"This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again."
When my father was dying of cancer, of the many regrets he told me had was of not finishing Stanford law school.
Having trained as a hospice volunteer, I'd never heard a dying person mention anything like this before. But it would be an understatement for me to say that my father's last words are with me forever.
Me, I'd like to "go out" trying since the end will come for ALL of us one day.


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Summer of Arcade: Week Five
Lasting First Impressions of Toy Soldiers: Cold War from Signal Studios
In 2010, Signal Studios released their first XBLA game, Toy Soldiers, to much fan response. Personally, I couldn't get into the game and I was fairly quick to dismiss it at the time. Now we find the release of the sequel, Toy Soldiers: Cold War as the fifth and final instalment in the Summer of Arcade 2011 collection. Going into this one, I recalled my not-so-impressed attitude towards the first game but knew I had to at least give it a better shake than I did its predecessor for the purpose of this review.
The Toy Soldiers series of games are essentially in the Tower Defense genre of games where your 'towers' are military turret units such as Machine Guns, Anti-Tank, Mortars, Anti-Air, and Artillery. Each of these turrets also have multiple upgrades available as you progress through the game. In addition to the turrets, you will also have the option to control air vehicles such as Attack Helos and Jets, in addition to various ground units like tanks. Contrary to the turrets, which will operate on their own without your intervention, these vehicles will only be effective if you are controlling them directly.
During each mission, each in a new a different environment, you are bombarded by wave after wave of enemy soldiers (toy soldiers, of course!) and enemy vehicles (tanks, planes, helos, etc) all trying to take over your Toy Box. It is your job to protect your Toy Box by deploying the appropriate turrets in the designated build spots available. Once deployed, these turrets will operate on their own, but you can also take over control of the turret or vehicle of your choice in order to direct its attack and truly take control of the battlefield.
Contrary to my initial thoughts of this game, it became obvious to me that I truly did not understand the brilliance of the original Toy Soldiers game last year and I clearly needed to give it more time. I am having an absolute blast playing this game. Each mission clearly requires different strategies and disparate turret deployments to be effective against the oncoming waves of enemies. Luckily, if you lose control of your Toy Box, you have the option of a "Wavelist Rewind" which will take you back to a previously completed wave and allow you to start your deployment again and rethink your strategy. It really wasn't until the 3rd mission that I began to truly grasp the concept and strategies involved in this game and that's when things really began to become clear and the fun ultimately started. Now I need to go back to the first few levels and play them again.
In addition to the 11 missions available to play in single player, you can also team up with a friend to play through the same missions in split-screen or over Xbox Live. The replay value inherent in Toy Soldiers: Cold War is plenty. Not only are there 11 missions to continue playing through to collect all the available medals, there are also a collection of mini-games to play. Each of these mini-game will automatically compare your score to those on Xbox Live. Can you get into the top score?
All in all, Toy Soldiers: Cold War is a wonderful followup to last year's Toys Soldiers and I'm sure fans of the original will love getting back into the toy box, so to speak. It truly seems this year's Summer of Arcade is full of hits. All five titles available in this collection are worthy of being in my Arcade line-up and I am enjoying them all. With Toy Soldiers, Summer of Arcade is ultimately and literally going out with a bang!
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DIXON | While no longer donning the Dixon High School maroon and gold softball uniform, recent graduate Alexis Whaley still wants to use her favorite sport to inspire others.
Diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 8, Whaley battled through a heavy dosage of medication and seizures to be a four-year softball starter, and now she wants to tell her story to others dealing with the same issues.
Her message to those with epilepsy and other disabilities:
"Don't be afraid to try out. I want kids to know that even though you do take a lot of medication, you should feel comfortable with people around you because they will support you," Whaley said. "You shouldn't be embarrassed and you should still do what makes you happy and don't let this affect you."
Whaley, who turns 18 on July 1, served throughout high school as a "Purple Ambassador," someone who promotes epilepsy awareness in their community by attending events or by being a resource in places such as schools. She continues to be a Purple Ambassador, often serving as a motivational speaker to others with epilepsy, which is a neurological disease that affects people of all ages and causes unpredictable seizures.
Whaley's epilepsy is hereditary. Her father, David, was diagnosed with it at 7, but outgrew it about eight years later. Missi, Alexis' mother, said doctors informed the family that her daughter might not outgrow her disease. The mom added that MRI tests don't show reasons for her daughter's disease such as spots on the brain and that the only explanation is her father had it.
Still, Alexis hasn't let her epilepsy stop her from doing what she enjoys: school, friends and softball. She also wants to get a summer job before attending in the fall Cape Fear Community College, where she decided not play softball.
"I get to tell people my story and I tell them not to be afraid to go do something," Alexis said. "It's very rewarding and it's a big honor."
David said he and his wife have reminded their daughter not to use epilepsy "as a crutch," adding that they "push her to do well" and that Alexis has had to work harder. Missi, meanwhile, said her daughter has handled her disease in a mature way, despite every day taking six pills at 6:45 a.m. and eight at 6:45 p.m., along with liquid medication. Moreover, Whaley has certain limitations, despite her parents saying her medication works well.
She can't watch 3D movies, can't eat peanut butter since peanuts trigger her seizures and she has to stay away from strobe lights that are often used at concerts and dances.
"And I can't drive now," Whaley said. "But I'm getting ready to get my license in July, if I don't have any seizures and if my doctor approves."
Even then, Whaley's parents will have concerns.
"It's always in the back of your mind," David said. "When she does drive, we want to make sure she is safe. She has to have a life and if something does happen, you pray someone is there and will do the right things."
Through it all, Missi just shakes her head in amazement for her daughter.
"I'm very proud of her to be able to get up and smile from this," she said. "I really commend her because she's done very well of accepting this, making it part of her life, rolling with it and still playing softball."
Whaley was one of Dixon's best players the last four seasons. After switching from pitcher to first base her senior year, Whaley batted .388 and was named a first-team player on The Daily News all-area team. In 2015, she had a 1.17 earned run average and she had ERAs of 2.59 and 3.20 the previous two seasons in being a second-team all-area player.
As Whaley's parents reflect back on her playing days, they are thankful she never experienced a seizure during a game. They said Alexis' doctor not only encouraged her to play softball but feels the sport served as a remedy.
A tee-ball player when she was little, Whaley played recreational softball at 10 and at 12 started playing travel ball.
"I started doing it more and more and it became a love," Whaley said. "I love softball and once I step on the field, it's my second home."
There were times, however, Whaley had a seizure at school, six of them, according to Missi. Alexis also suffered one in September while riding in the car with her mom en route to Taco Bell. It didn't take long for Missi to realize it was a seizure.
"You can just tell. She wanted three hard-shell tacos and she always wants soft-shell tacos," Missi said. "When she said hard-shell, I turned around … and her eyes were fluttering and I knew then."
Moments after a seizure, Whaley will often forget the moments leading up to the episode, although she did recall one particular thing about the night to Taco Bell.
"I never got my tacos," she quipped.
Whaley described her seizures as a feeling of confusion with her eyes getting "very glassy." She said she tries to comprehend conversations and things she sees but can't. Missi said Alexis' morning confusion she's experienced in the past is a result of having a seizure while sleeping and then the residual affects not wearing off.
During school hours, Whaley had emergency medicine in her book bag just in case.
Longtime Dixon coach and teacher Christel Caliguire knew the protocol well, given she assisted Whaley in all but one of her seizures. Caliguire, who coaches girls' basketball and this past season became the softball coach, is a registered nurse.
"Usually someone runs to get me and they hit the intercom system to call mom and dad and 911 at the same time," Caliguire said. "I do a lot of talking to her and keep her airway open, I rub her hair and her head and say, 'It's Christel. I'm here.' We work through it."
Whaley considers the 43-year-old Caliguire not just a nurse or a coach but also a friend. Caliguire recalled several times Whaley during early release time coming to her heath occupation classroom just to hang out and to ask about the practice schedule, the previous game or more personal topics.
But the relationship started because Caliguire's late father, Dwight Duff, once played adult league softball with David.
"I would talk to them a little bit. Through the medical aspect we became close, but I wasn't her coach then," Caliguire said. "She would say to me, 'Oh, I would love for you to come out and coach softball.' Then one day I found out I was going to coach and I was like, 'Guess what I'm doing?' Our relationship has just grown from there."
That bond continued through graduation as Caliguire sat behind Whaley during the commencement ceremony and provided her medicine. Now, Whaley wants to follow in her coach's footsteps and be a nurse.
"Whenever I first started going to Duke (for treatment), I saw the care they showed to me and that's why I want to be one," she said. "I want to give back the care they showed me."
Though she looks forward to her future, Whaley said she's misses high school and softball. She added that graduation hasn't set in just yet, although a recent look through her yearbook made her realize that she "was not going to see the teachers who taught me for four years" while at Dixon.
"I'm definitely going to miss my friends, all the teacher relationships I made like with Mrs. Christel and the everyday interaction," she said. "I'm not going there anymore and it kind of makes me sad."


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Freeview Guide: How To Watch Free TV In The UK
July 1, 2020 April 27, 2019 , By Or Goren
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Freeview is one of the best TV services we have in the UK. You get more than 70 channels, many of which are in HD, along with a graphical electronic programme guide – and it's all for free, without a monthly subscription.
For TV cord cutters, Freeview is the perfect starting point – you get high-quality programming from the BBC, ITV and the other big UK networks, as well as American movies and TV shows on the other channels. Hey, you even get QVC shopping if that's what you like…
But in order to be able to watch Freeview WITHOUT a cable/satellite subscription (such as Sky, BT or Virgin Media), there are a few things you need. In this guide, I'll explain how to watch Freeview on your TV and other devices, what you need, and how to make it all work.
What is Freeview?
How do I get Freeview on my TV?
Which channels can I watch on Freeview?
Freeview Channels Sample
What Is Freeview Play And How Can I Get It?
Freeview Alternatives: Freesat And YouView
Can I Watch Freeview Without An Aerial?
Watching Freeview On TV Without An Aerial
Watching Freeview On Your Phone Without An Aerial
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Freeview, first established in 2002, is the commercial name for the United Kingdom's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by a joint venture of the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 4 and Arqiva.
The service provides access to a large number of free-to-air TV channels (including HD channels and radio stations), with minimal equipment necessary, and no monthly subscription costs (You do, however, need to pay the yearly TV license fee in most cases).
70+ Standard Channels
15 HD Channels
30+ Radio Stations
Along with the channels, compatible devices will also show you the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) – a graphical TV guide, that shows you the upcoming TV programmes on each channel for up to eight days ahead.
Freeview offers two more services that, depending on your device, can enhance what you're getting:
Freeview+ / FreeviewHD Record: Lets you record live programmes for later viewing, or pause and rewind live TV. Using the EPG, you can also set recordings up to eight days in advance.
Freeview Play: A combination of over-the-air channels and programmes on-demand via the internet, giving you access to the BBC's iPlayer, the ITV Hub, All 4 and Demand 5, all in one device. (Also see our guide – What is Freeview Play?)
To get over-the-air Freeview channels on your TV (as opposed to watching Freeview channels online – which is a different matter), you need these things:
1. Good Freeview Reception: All the devices in the world won't help if there's no good reception in your area. For good reception, you need a transmitter close enough to your address.
Want to check reception in your area? Start with the Freeview Postcode Check. It will show you the channels you are likely to be able to receive, and your closest transmitter. Be aware, however, that actual reception can vary greatly depending on your specific house or flat – the type of walls and insulation you have, type of windows, are there other flats surrounding yours', etc'. So take the postcode results as a guide, but with a grain of salt.
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2. An aerial: Providing your area has decent reception, you now need an aerial that plugs into your TV or set-top box. Depending on reception levels, an indoor aerial is sometimes enough (See our review of the best indoor aerials). Otherwise, you would need an external aerial, usually on your roof, with cables running through your walls.
Rooftop Aerial Tip: Many houses and buildings still have outdoor aerials on the roof, with cabling inside the house and a coaxial aerial socket in your living room. If you have, or used to have, cable TV in your house (such as Sky or Virgin), the aerial socket might be located near your cable sockets.
If your rooftop aerial is a remnant from the olden days, it might be broken or malfunctioning. A new roof aerial should typically cost around £150, depending on your installation conditions. In these cases, always try an indoor aerial first, as these are quite cheaper and might be enough.
3. Freeview Receiver: Finally, you need a device that connects to your aerial, and can translate those over-the-air signals into the actual TV channels.
All TVs manufactured and sold in the UK since 2010 should already have Freeview built-in. If your TV is older, or from abroad, you would need a separate set-top box (See our review of the Best Freeview Boxes and Recorders), and of course, you might need some more room on your TV stand.
Another reason to buy a dedicated Freeview Box is when you want more features than the ones available on your TV. For example, some TVs don't have the full Electronic Programme Guide, and most TVs can't recorder. A good Freeview recorder will let you set recordings up to 8 days in advance, and some can even record episodes of a series automatically.
What features you get with your Freeview would depend on your TV/device – not all of them support Freeview HD, and not all of them support the recording of programmes. Once you have everything, you simply connect your aerial cable to your TV/Set-Top box, tell the device to scan for channels, and – providing you have good reception – that's it. You're ready to start flipping channels.
The availability and number of channels you can watch via Freeview on TV depends on the reception in your area. In addition, to watch HD channels, you will need a compatible HD TV and an HD-capable receiver. (There's even a 4K Freeview box – but it'll take some time for 4K content on Freeview to become available)
The Manhattan T3 4K Freeview Box
And, again, for HD channels a decent reception is crucial. (Note, however, that you DON'T need a "special" aerial for HD channels – all outdoor and indoor aerials are "compatible" with Freeview HD – but it IS a matter of good coverage) Some of the major channels you can get via Freeview are:
HD Channels BBC One-Two-Four HD, BBC News HD, ITV HD, Channel 4 and 4+1 and 4-7HD, Channel 5 HD, AlJazeera HD, QVC HD, QVC Beauty HD, Russia Today HD, CBBC HD, CBeebies HD
Entertainmet BBC One - Two - Four, ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, Channel 4, Channel 5, Pick, Dave, Really, Yesterday, Drama, 5USA, E4, 5STAR, Food Network, CBS Action, CBS Reality,CBS Drama, TruTV, Horror Channel,
Film Film4, Sony Movie Channel, Movies4Men, True Movies, Talking Pictures TV
News BBC News, BBC Parliamnet, Sky News, Russia Today
Children CBBC, CBeebies, CITV, POP, Tiny Pop, Kix
Lifestyle QVC, Ideal World, Create and Craft, Home, Travel Channel, Gems TV, Community Channel
For the complete list, see the Official Freeview Website.
Freeview Play is a service that connects to both your aerial AND the internet and turns your regular Electronic Programme Guide into a catch-up service. You can then scroll back (on selected channels), up to seven days, and watch some of the shows you've missed by streaming them via the internet.
The Freeview Play EPG
In addition, it gives you access to the major broadcasters' internet TV apps – BBC iPlayer, the ITV Hub, Demand 5 and All 4.
At this point, only a handful of TV sets have Freeview Play built-in, which means you would have to buy a separate Freeview set-top box, such as the Humax FVP-5000T. (Another similar alternative is the YouView service – see my review here).
Humax FVP-5000T
While not a bad idea (and using the electronic guide for catching up can be convenient), if you're already a cord cutter (or are about to become one), chances are you already have a good TV streamer (Amazon Fire TV, Roku devices, a NOW TV box, etc'), and Freeview built into your TV – so buying ANOTHER box, just for Freeview Play, might be overkill.
Freeview isn't the only service in the UK that lets you watch free TV channels.
YouView is a "hybrid" service that combines the regular, over-the-air Freeview channels, and catch-up TV from those same channels, streamed to you via your broadband connection.
Some YouView boxes also offer additional pay-per-view channels and programmes.
If all that sounds a lot like Freeview Play – you're correct. With "Play" around, the two services have become almost identical, and it's up to you to decide whether you want to go with a YouView box or a Freeview Play box.
Freesat is a service that sends its signal via satellites, and it might be a good alternative in cases where regular aerial reception around your house is bad.
For FreeSat, you would need a satellite dish on your roof, and a FreeSat receiver, either built-in to your TV or as a separate Freesat set-top box.
The channel selection is similar, though FreeSat offers a wider variety of channels.
That's one of the questions I get most often. Some people have bad reception around their home, and aerials are not an option. And Freesat can also be a complicated solution, having to install a satellite dish.
The short answer is Yes, you can watch Freeview without an aerial – via the internet. But making it work depends on where exactly you want to watch:
Because you're going to stream the Freeview channels to your TV via the internet, you need a streaming device. This can either be a Smart TV, or a standalone streamer like the Amazon FireTV Stick.
If you only want to watch the major Freeview broadcasters – such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – you would then install their apps on your streamer, and you'll jump from app to app depending on the channel you want to watch.
If you want the "Full Freeview Experience" – that is, watching most of the Freeview channels, and getting access to the Electronic Programme Guide – you would need a Freeview streaming app, such as TVPlayer. Their basic Freeview tier is free to use – and you can add a few "premium" channels by paying.
Their app is available on the Amazon FireTV, as well as some of the other streamers, and several models os Smart TVs.
Freeview is available on your smartphone in one of two ways:
The Official Freeview App (iOS Version / Android Version) – The Freeview company's official app lets you see the weekly TV guide – and watch most of the Freeview channels live, on your phone. Unfortunately, it's only available on Apple devices for the time being – an android version was promised a while ago, but it's still missing.
TVPlayer App: The free tier lets you watch some of the basic Freeview channels live on your phone. Though, unfortunately, some of the free-to-air channels are only available on their premium, paid tier.
Additionally, you can always install the standalone apps for some of the big channels – BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, UKTV, etc'.
Being a cord cutter for several years now, I almost forgot what live TV looks like. In most cases, when I want to watch a programme or a film, I decide what I'm going to watch even before I sit down on the couch.
But sometimes, with TV, I don't want to over-think things too much. Sometimes I just want "someone" talking in my living room. I want to flip the channels and see Die Hard right from the middle for the 100th time. I want to hear some news. Heck, I even want to see an advert or two so I can make fun of them.
That's what Freeview is good for, even for cord cutters. Plus, by having a Freeview Recorder, it's possible to record shows and watch them on demand – while skipping adverts – so I do use it for actually watching stuff. Occasionally.
But I mostly use Freeview to browse – and it works great for that. Picture quality will depend on your reception. I'm lucky enough to have good reception with an indoor aerial.
The HD channels do NOT have the same picture quality as on my Amazon Fire TV (or any other good TV streamer), but they're decent enough for channel flipping. All in all, with such a low barrier of entry (providing you have good reception) – it's a no-brainer, even (or maybe especially) for cord cutters.
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Review: Tom Keifer, "The Way Life Goes"
A 10-year long journey for Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer came to fruition with the release of his first solo album, The Way Life Goes. A long time in the making, the album is probably the most varied effort of Keifer's career, and covers a wide range of feelings, emotions and life events during that time.
The album starts, really, where it has to with first track "Solid Ground," a hard-driving rocker that would have been right at home on a Cinderella record — Long Cold Winter, perhaps. After that, though, it takes a more personal direction, with styles ranging from heartfelt ballads, to pop pieces, to blues rock, to even some country-flavored numbers. There's a lot of Stones, a lot of 1970s Aerosmith, some Cinderella and a little bit of twang, too.
There's no formula to the lineup of the album. Second track "A Different Light" finds Keifer showing off some of the newfound stylings in his voice thanks to rehab and training from a paralyzed vocal cord. On the chorus, he hits a high falsetto that's not quite like anything fans have ever heard from him before. It's one of the more pop-oriented songs on the album, but still quite pleasing.
One of my favorite choices in the track listing is the juxtaposition of "Cold Day in Hell" and "Thick and Thin." The first, which is my absolute favorite track on the album, is another hard rocker with Keifer blowing on the harmonica and lyrically telling off the woman that did him wrong. It has an infectious chorus, as Keifer sings "It'll be a cold day in hell, freezing in July, the devil back in heaven pissing money from the sky" before he takes her back.
Hard on the heels of that song is probably the most sincere love song of his career, written for his wife Savannah Snow when she was going through a tough time. It finds Keifer behind the piano again, where he's shone brightly in the past, and riffing all over the place vocally.
And as far as those vocal problems go? Forget about it. Keifer's voice is different here. There's no denying that. He still hits that raspy screech you recognize from Cinderella on occasion, but he has far more moods and nuances now. I find myself agreeing with Keifer's own assessment that his voice is, possibly, better now than it was before.
There are a lot of more somber moments on the album. The country-inflected "Ask Me Yesterday," I could see being a crossover hit for Keifer, but it's a far better song than most crossover hits. "The Flower Song" seems to be written for a slightly different audience than his norm, maybe the audience many of his Cinderella fans have grown into. There's certainly a bit of a latter-day Stones ballad to it, though. It doesn't lose the brash rock 'n' roll attitude entirely.
There's also still plenty to please fans of his older work. Keifer hasn't forgotten how to rock over the years, and he goes at it hard here, especially on numbers like the Aerosmith-influenced "Mood Elevator," which finds him yowling like a cat in heat over a raucous rocker. "Welcome to My Mind" is one of the more interesting tracks on the album, with a slinky, bluesy guitar riff and a cool vocal effect on the chorus that has Keifer's voice phasing through the speakers. "Ain't that a Bitch" swings with a funky little groove that's part Aerosmith, part Tom Petty and part Stones, and "Babylon Life" is pulled straight out of the 1980s glam rock scene.
Somewhere in between lie "Fool's Paradise" and the title track. "Fool's Paradise" has a mean groove to the verse before moving to a more pop-influenced chorus that's reminiscent of the second coming of Aerosmith. "The Way Life Goes" is a blues rock honker that will almost certainly put you in mind of Aerosmith in their prime — think "Uncle Salty." In fact, I would have loved to hear a Steven Tyler duet on this tune, but it's a great song as is.
Cinderella fans have been waiting quite a while for some new music out of that camp, and while it may be a while yet before there's anything new under the band's name, they should be more than happy with Keifer's solo album. It has a lot more variety and it's a little more personal, but it's a strong record filled with powerful moving moments, as well as some just plain fun party rockers. I've missed Keifer's songwriting over the years, and it's better than ever on The Way Life Goes.
Posted by Fred Phillips at 2:57 PM
Labels: Best of 2013 Candidates, Blues rock, Cinderella, Glam rock, Hard rock, Reviews, Tom Keifer
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