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The Aspiring Home Buyers Profile from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found that the American public is still somewhat confused about what is required to qualify for a home mortgage loan in today's housing market. The results of the survey show that the main reason why non-homeowners do not own their own homes is because they believe that they cannot afford them.
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No. 703 Chapter 0 in ice
"Album! Hurry up and let me go! I am the prince of the Demon clan! "Dragon Star yelled.
"The prince of the Yaozu?" Then the dragon's blood on the body must be very high, not bad. "
The ghost's head fluttered to the front of the dragon star, and the dragon star was shocked. He could even see the scarlet blood vessels and the flowing blood on the face of the ghost, which made the dragon's body full of hair.
"You, what do you want to do!"
The dragon star has a hint of chill at the bottom of his heart. He grew up like a star in the Yaozu, but he never encountered a ghost and a life-threatening ghostman who only had half his head to live.
"What do you still don't understand? The girl's physique is the most suitable for my bloody konjac, but you are a man, and his physique is not bad. I am a bit embarrassed now. Should I choose you, or choose the girl? "
The ghost plunged out his tongue and licked his already ruined lips, and his tongue was covered with his own blood.
"you you……I warn you, if you dare to move me a hair, my grandfather, the Dragon Dragon King will never let you go! "The dragon star sighed sternly.
Long Xingyu is still counting on the Qinglong demon king to scare the ghosts. After all, the top ten demon kings are famous, and the people in the comprehension are jealous.
However, if the ghost gates will be scared by the Qinglong demon king, they will be blamed. They will do everything in vain. Unscrupulous, they will go to the double heaven for the white demon king. Now come to the demon island or the king of the sea demon.
The ghost gatekeeper who specifically hits the idea to the demon king will also avoid the Qinglong demon king?
Ghosts screamed and laughed: "Your demon people want to find us ghosts. Even though we are, we also like the souls of your demon people. Compared with ordinary comprehensions, the souls of your demon people are better."
Ghosts are close to the dragon star, suddenly closing their eyes and sniffing the dragon star, as if smelling the soul of the dragon star.
"You, what do you want?"
The dragon star was scared by the action of the ghost, and he realized that his identity was not worth mentioning in front of the ghost gate, nor did he have the same feelings as before, and he had already panicked to the extreme.
"I was thinking about choosing your body, or choosing the girl's body is better. The woman's body can make me stronger, but I am not very happy with a woman's body. What do you think? "Ghosts cherished and sneered.
"selected……selected……"
Dragon Star stunned and looked at the ghosts,
He also got to the side of Qiao Xue, who was being entangled in ghosts. He bit his teeth and shouted: "Choose her! I am the prince of the Yaozu, and will control the entire Qinglong Dynasty in the future. As long as you let me go, you will be the guest of my Qinglong Dynasty in the future! "
"Choose her?"Ghosts screamed and smiled. "Of course, it is ok to choose her body, but I have to set your soul!"
"You can't kill me! I beg you, don't kill me–"Dragon Star was scared by the look of ghosts, and he shouted in horror.
"Don't worry, I will solve her first, but it is not your turn."
Ghostly stunned and glanced at the dragon star, turned his face to Qiao Xue, cold channel: "The last time you and my body together to separate my body, this time you fall in my hand, then take you The body to compensate for it!"
Qiao Xue did not have any thoughts of fear. The look on her face was very calm: "If you want to kill, kill, how much nonsense!"
Qiao Xue glanced at the dragon star faintly. She had listened to her in the ear just as she said, and she was disappointed with the dragon star.
Usually, Long Xingyi did nothing to do with the identity of the Qinglong dynasty. Qiao Xue did not want to care about him, and even prevented Mu Yu from killing him. Only this time, the choice made by Long Xingyu made Qiao Xue understand that some things really It is unforgivable.
"Dragon star, you are really sad."Qiao Xue whispered.
Then Qiao Xue's mind came out with the appearance of Mu Yu.
At the time of the second day, there was no friendship between Mu Yu and Qiao Xue, but Mu Yu chose to send the jade directly to Qiao Xue, let Qiao Xue leave, and face everyone alone. Compared with the dragon star who sold his companion, Mu Yu has always occupied an unbreakable position in Qiao Xue's heart.
"You are a person who is not afraid of death, which makes me look forward to your body!"
Ghostly sneer, has already flown to Qiao Xue, the blood of the sky quickly evolved into a huge blood shadow in the air, a closer look is the usual appearance of ghosts.
The red light on the blood shadow flickers, clearly the stinky blood, and there are many blood souls that are struggling in the blood.
This blood shadow gradually narrowed as he moved toward Joe Snow, and became as big as Joe Snow, wanting to blend with Joe Snow.
Qiao Xue looked at the ghosts who were approaching, and the water spirit had dispersed and swayed all the ghosts. The water spirit itself is very special, and Muling is a level of things, but Muling is not afraid of these ghosts, and the water spirit is quite jealous of these ghosts.
"I won't let you succeed."
Qiao Xue bite his teeth, and there is a cyan dragon scale in her hand. The dragon scale instantly turns into a real element covering Joe Snow. On the skin of Qiao Xue, there are blue stripes on the skin. These stripes are mysterious and complicated, followed by cyan. Converted to a blue color.
Her eyes were like two blue gems, giving off a cold chill. The long black hair turned into blue, soft and smooth like a blue waterfall, floating gently behind her.
"Icy ice!"
The blue water curtain flows in the air, light and sharp, the surrounding temperature drops rapidly, everything has already frozen, everything has withered, this is a frozen world, all the ghosts seem to change It has to slow down.
Long Xingyu, who was trapped by ghosts in the distance, saw the appearance of Joe Snow after the change. He couldn't help but chill, and he was shivering with cold, and ice crystals appeared on his eyebrows.
The dragon star looked like something, shouted: "Joe Xue, Grandpa said that you can't use this dragon scale to borrow the power of Youmeng, otherwise you may be frozen to death!"
"freeze to death? Do you really think that the identity of your dragon prince can make you survive? "
Qiao Xue's voice has completely changed to a tone. Usually her voice is like a spring creaking, cheerful and crisp, but at this time it is like a thousand years of cold ice, cold and indifferent, echoing in other people's ears, making people cold and cold. .
Ghosts frowned, his blood shadow stopped, and the cold around him seemed to solidify the blood on his face, and the blood soul became unstable. These blood souls are tangible and intangible, imaginary, and few things can stop their attacks, but at this time they are affected by this cold.
"Good powerful water control!"Ghosts sighed and exclaimed.
His gaze reveals a very greedy look, the ability of the water to be enchanted by the Lord, and he once saw it in the ancient books of the martial art. When the water is in full force, the water can be frozen, including Blood and spiritual power in the human body!
Ghosts know that the water is still in the body of Qiao Xue, if you can control the body of Qiao Xue, get the ability of Qiao Xue, then his combat power will be even higher!
"You have to set your body!"The ghosts screamed and laughed, and the blood was so strong that the blood of all the blood souls melted like a general, and they again rushed toward Qiao Xue.
Snow has already floated in the air. These snowflakes seem to have their own lives, and all the ghosts are shrouded in them, directly frozen into ice crystals.
"My body belongs to me alone!"Qiao Xue shouted coldly.
All the ghosts are frozen by the snow. From afar, the black mist of the same group is covered with crystals. It does not fall, but it can no longer move. At this time, the sound of joy rang from the body of Qiao Xue, two beautiful creatures flapping their wings and floating in the water.
They sang songs in the air, and the weak body was so spiritual that people could not help but feel pity. The blue lightning suddenly rushed out of the water, flowing quickly between the pieces of snow, and all the gloomy ghosts were wiped away by lightning in a flash and disappeared.
The ghost leopard retreats back and forth, and there is a white soul in his body, wrapping himself in the middle of it, resisting the cold winter. He was also amazed at his heart, because this coldness of the bones threatened even the repair of his fit period.
The soul of the ghost is close to the blood soul. It seems to be awkward. It is also afraid to win the lightning emitted by the fish. His blood soul is dexterous and changeable. He is constantly evading in the air, passing through the interwoven lightning, avoiding all the lightning. , caught the Qiao Xue.
The speed of the ghosts is fast, the body has turned into a blood shadow, and the ghost hand in the blood shadow has already touched the skin of Qiao Xue. However, the ghosts had just touched Qiao Xue with their hands, their faces changed greatly, and they rushed their hands back. The temperature on Qiao Xue was already low to a terrible level.
Today's ghosts are only one head and soul left. When he touches Joe Snow, his soul trembles. The terrible cold can't even immunize his soul!
Is it capable of being so powerful that it can be so powerful?
"How can she bear this cold?"
Ghostly cold eyes look at the skin of Joe Snow, at this moment, Qiao Xue's skin becomes extremely pale and transparent, like a crystal, then the ghosts smashed, because he saw a crack in the body of Joe Snow, like ice. The block is smashed.
"I would rather turn into an ice sculpture and not be occupied by you."
Qiao Xue's voice is still so cold, but her consciousness has become a little fuzzy, and the water's ability to freeze is too overbearing. She has never dared to use this ability. Usually it is just to control the water. I don't dare to lower the temperature of the water by freezing. Especially after the water is sealed, the body can't bear such a low temperature.
"Awkward woman!"
Ghostly retired, he did not dare to touch Joe Snow's body again. Joe Snow has become a source of cold at this moment. The temperature is so low that once he enters Qiao Xue's body, his soul will be frozen instantly. live.
"I would rather die than die!"The blood soul of the ghosts re-contracted back, leaving only one head, his skull quickly retreated to the side of the ghost leopard, and the two together issued a gloomy spiritual force to resist this terrible cold.
"Death, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Qiao Xue's voice gradually weakened, she can recover her ability, but once recovered, UU reading www.uukanshu.com with her current cultivation, her body will be taken away by ghosts.
She does not allow other men to touch their bodies at will, and their bodies now belong to the savage youth.
The darkness gradually invaded, she was not afraid of death, but at this juncture, only the figure of Mu Yu was left in Qiao Xue's mind.
Qiao Xue likes the young man who dares to chase his own beliefs, even though there is another girl in his heart.
"Even if you finally choose to be awkward, I will keep you as jade."
Qiao Xue's eyes were full of steadfastness. She felt that she was sinking, as if she had fallen into an infinite abyss.
However, a warm current suddenly spread around the body of Qiao Xue, it is a familiar feeling, as if the spring blossoms, the snow and ice melted, everything back to spring.
"Stupid girl, I said I will protect you."
The warm heart sounded like a gorgeous sun in the dark abyss, turned into a powerful hand, and suddenly pulled Qiao Xue.

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SC Orders Release Of Perarivalan In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
TN CM, convict's family hail verdict, Cong disappointed
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, May 18 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, who is in jail for over 30 years after being convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do "complete justice" in a pending case.
Observing that the inexplicable delay in deciding remission is "inexcusable" as it contributes to adverse physical conditions and mental distress to the inmates, a bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said the Tamil Nadu state Cabinet's advice recommending the premature release of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case was binding on the state Governor.
Delivering its 29-page verdict that came three days ahead of Rajiv Gandhi's 31st death anniversary, the apex court also rejected the Centre's argument that the President exclusively has the power to grant pardon in a case under IPC Section 302(murder), saying this would render Article 161 (power of Governor to grant pardon) functionless.
The bench, also comprising Justice B R Gavai, held that states have the power to advise and aid the Governor in the case of pleas of pardon under Article 161 made by convicts in murder cases. The Centre had earlier defended the Tamil Nadu Governor's decision to send the mercy plea of Perarivalan to the President.
Article 142 of the Constitution deals with the Supreme Court's power to exercise its jurisdiction and pass order for doing "complete justice" in any case or matter pending before it. The article was also used in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in which the apex court granted the ownership of the 2.77 acres of disputed land in Ayodhya to a trust, paving the way for the construction of a Ram Temple.
Rajiv Gandhi was killed on the night of May 21, 1991 at a poll rally in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, by a woman suicide bomber identified as Dhanu. Fourteen others, including Dhanu herself, were also killed.
Perarivalan, alias Arivu, was charged with procuring two batteries that went into the making of the bomb used in the assassination of the 46-year-old Congress leader. He was 19 years old when he was arrested days after the killing that shook the world.
The verdict was received with great jubilation by Perarivalan's family, relatives and several pro-Tamil outfits in Tamil Nadu.
Perarivalan, presently on bail, celebrated the verdict by playing 'Parai', an ancient percussion instrument of Tamil Nadu, and said he now wants to breathe the air of freedom before thinking about his future.
Perarivalam's relatives also flocked to his residence in Jolarpettai, 200 km from Chennai, and offered sweets to him.
Initially handed capital punishment by a special court in Chennai which was later commuted to life term, Perarivalan said he was against death sentence.
"I have just come out. It has been 31 years of legal battle. I have to breathe a bit. Give me some time," he said with his mother Arputhammal and relatives by his side when reporters asked how he felt as a "free bird" and what his future plans were.
Arputhammal profusely thanked everyone right from the state government to a whole lot of sympathisers for their support in getting her son released.
Barring the Congress, political parties including the ruling DMK and Opposition AIADMK hailed the verdict.
While DMK supremo and chief minister M K Stalin said the verdict could find a place in the "justice-law-political-administrative history", the Congress expressed pain and disappointment over the release of Perarivalan.
Stalin said Perarivalan has been released on humanitarian grounds and on the basis of human rights, which was welcome. "Though delayed, this is a historic verdict," he told reporters in Chennai.
Regarding the fate of the other six convicts in the assassination case, the chief minister said the government will hold discussions with legal experts on their release after going through the details of Wednesday's judgement.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said there is sorrow and fury not only in every Congress worker over the development, but in every citizen who believes in India and Indianness.
"A terrorist is a terrorist and should be treated as one. Today, we are deeply pained and disappointed at the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the release of Rajiv Gandhi's assassin."
It is condemnable and very unfortunate that the assassin of a former Prime Minister has been released, Surjewala told reporters in Delhi.
On March 9, the top court had granted bail to Perarivalan while taking note of his long incarceration and no history of complaints when out on parole.
The court has been hearing pleas including the one in which Perarivalan sought suspension of his life sentence in the case till the Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) probe is completed.
"The advice of the State Cabinet is binding on the Governor in matters relating to commutation/remission of sentences under Article 161. No provision under the Constitution has been pointed out to us nor any satisfactory response tendered as to the source of the Governor's power to refer a recommendation made by the State Cabinet to the President of India," the apex court said in its verdict on Wednesday.
Observing that the Tamil Nadu Governor ought not to have sent the recommendation made by the state Cabinet to the President, the court said such action is contrary to the constitutional scheme explained in the verdict.
The CBI, in its affidavit of November 20, 2020, had told the apex court that the Governor has to take a call on grant of remission to Perarivalan. Later, the Governor referred the mercy plea to the President of India saying he does not have the power to decide it.
The mercy plea has been pending since then and the apex court said till the time the legal issue over the power to grant remission is decided, it would grant the bail to the convict.
V Sriharan alias Murugan, T Suthendraraja alias Santhan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas, P Ravichandaran and Nalini are in jail since 1991. Together with Perarivalan, they have been referred as the '7 Tamils' in the assassination case.
In its May 1999 order, the top court had upheld the death sentence of four convicts – Perarivalan, Murugan, Santham and Nalini.
In April 2000, the Governor commuted the death sentence of Nalini on the basis of the state government's recommendation and an appeal by Rajiv Gandhi's widow Sonia Gandhi.
On February 18, 2014, the top court had commuted the death sentence of Perarivalan to life imprisonment, along with that of two other prisoners — Santhan and Murugan – on the grounds of an 11-year delay in deciding their mercy pleas by the Centre.


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Q: Sort by multiple columns in Pandas, but with 'na_position' for secondary sort I have a Pandas DataFrame like this
df = pd.DataFrame(
 {
   'OrderID': ['o1','o2','o3','o4','o5'],
   'CustomerID': ['c1','c1','c2','c2','c3'],
   'CustomerRating': [5,1,3, NaN,NaN]

 }
)

I want to sort it by CustomerID first, and then by CustomerRating and in a such way that NaNs in Customer Rating come last. I know about the df.sort_values(na_position = 'last'), but that just works for the primary sort. How do I make it work for the secondary sort?
So just like I specify ascending argument as a list where each element corresponds to one sort level, I need something similar for na_position argument,
so something like this:
df.sort_values(['CustomerID', 'CustomerRating', ascending = [False, False], na_position =['last', 'last']]

How do I do it?
Thanks

A: From the documentation  you have to  Specify list for multiple sort orders. My interpretation, the sort order has to be logical. Additionally, you cant specificy na_position to correspond to a column without 'NaN'.
 print(df.sort_values(['CustomerID', 'CustomerRating'], ascending = [False, False], na_position ='first'))#Here, NaN is first because `c3` and `c2` appear on top

  OrderID CustomerID  CustomerRating
4      o5         c3             NaN
3      o4         c2             NaN
2      o3         c2             3.0
0      o1         c1             5.0
1      o2         c1             1.0

print(df.sort_values(['CustomerID', 'CustomerRating'], ascending = [True, True], na_position ='last'))# This is reversed again because the sort is logical

   OrderID CustomerID  CustomerRating
1      o2         c1             1.0
0      o1         c1             5.0
2      o3         c2             3.0
3      o4         c2             NaN
4      o5         c3             NaN

print(df.sort_values(['CustomerID', 'CustomerRating'], ascending = [False, True], na_position ='first'))

  OrderID CustomerID  CustomerRating
4      o5         c3             NaN
3      o4         c2             NaN
2      o3         c2             3.0
1      o2         c1             1.0
0      o1         c1             5.0

A: The following code will order the rows based on the count of null values present in each row.
df.iloc[df.isnull().sum(axis=1).mul(1).argsort()]

Alternate Solution
The below code will work perfectly for all test cases. Null values will always be present at the last and at the same time ordered by OrderID and CustomerID.
null_df=df[df.isnull().any(axis=1)]
all_df=df[~df.index.isin(null_df.index)]

all_df.sort_values(['OrderID', 'CustomerID'], ascending = [True, True], inplace=True)
null_df.sort_values(['OrderID', 'CustomerID'], ascending = [True, True], inplace=True)

final_df=pd.concat([all_df, null_df]).reset_index(drop=True)

A: simple df.sort_values(['CustomerID','CustomerRating'])

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Podcast: Calvinism 101 (Kevin DeYoung)
June 03, 2019 by: Crossway
This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series.
Doctrines of Grace
Kevin DeYoung unpacks Calvinism, discussing the famous five points summarized in the TULIP acrostic, the problem with cage-stage Calvinists, and the one question he'd ask Arminians to consider.
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Grace Defined and Defended
Best-selling author Kevin DeYoung equips Christians to clearly define grace by looking at the Canons of Dort, exploring the historical context, theological implications, and practical applications of this important document in the Reformed tradition.
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Matt Tully
Kevin DeYoung, thank you so much for joining us on The Crossway Podcast today.
It's great to be with you. Thanks for having me.
Introduction to Reformed theology
Do you remember your first introduction to Reformed theology? And more specifically, who introduced you? And how did you initially respond?
I do. I grew up in a Reformed church as a part of The Reformed Church in America, which is more of a mainline Reformed denomination but, grew up in an evangelical church and in a strong Christian family. So I don't know if I first heard of Reformed theology from my parents or from my church. I do remember—when I was probably in elementary school—having a sermon series that my pastor did on TULIP. I couldn't have recalled at the time what the five letters stood for, but I remember going through it and thinking, Oh, that's kinda cool that all these letters spell some other word. But I didn't much understand what it was. So I was probably introduced to it fairly early.
Later when I was in, I think, middle school I went to a public school and in a western civilization class there was a paragraph on Martin Luther and two sentences on John Calvin. And of course, it said about John Calvin that he believed in predestination—that God chose who would be saved—and I thought that sounded kind of barbaric. I guess I hadn't picked up my pastor's sermon series very well. It does say something about our human intuition and how we need to constantly be reminded and taught these things. We don't come upon them naturally. So I remember going home to my mom and telling her what happened at school, So, we learned about this guy John Calvin. And before I could launch into how dumb this idea of predestination was, she just interrupted me and she said, "Oh, John Calvin! We like him!" And it's the power of a maternal statement that you may not think means anything at the moment, but just that from my mom saying, "Oh, we like him!" I thought, why don't I pause there and I won't say what I was going to say. And it just put a little seed in my mind, Okay, next time I hear of this maybe I need to do some more learning and digging and try to understand what this is about, and I'm not going to dismiss this.
Growing up in a Reformed church I was much more familiar with the Heidelberg Catechism. I had to go over that with my pastor before I joined the church. But in the same book that had the Heidelberg Catechism and the Belgic Confession, there was the Canons of Dort, so I would have read it and started to think a little bit more about it. But I certainly didn't understand all of the nuances of it until some time later. But I was introduced to Reformed theology probably earlier than a lot of people.
Five Points of Calvinism
You mention TULIP and hearing your pastor preach about those five points. Just for those who are listening who might not be as familiar with the five points in that TULIP acronym—could you briefly summarize what they are, what they mean, and how they hang together?
The T stands for total depravity. The U—unconditional election. The L—limited atonement. The I—irresistible grace. And P—the perseverance, or the preservation, of the saints. So it's not the five points of everything you need to know as a Christian, or the five points even of all that's important in Reformed theology, but it's five disputed points relative to soteriology, that is the doctrine of salvation.
Total depravity says that we are not just sick, but we are dead in our sins, in our trespasses, and there's nothing that we can do in and of ourselves to procure our salvation.
Unconditional election says that before the foundation of the world, before we were born, before there even was a creation, God in his own immutable decree determined who would be saved—that he elected. He chose those who would by faith come to him and this choice was not based on foreseen faith—not just God putting in the tape to see what we would do millennia later—but based on his own good will and purposes he chose us.
Limited Atonement, or sometimes called Particular Redemption, means that the extent of Christ's work on the cross—insofar as it was a saving work to save sinners—is for the elect. That Christ died as a substitutionary sacrifice for the elect only. So the extent of the atonement is limited in that way.
Irresistible Grace means that God sovereignly, supernaturally, irresistibly by his Spirit, of his own accord and not cooperating with us—so it's monergistic not synergistic; that is, he's the only one working, mono—saves us and causes us to be born again and implants within us the faith to believe.
And then finally the P is that God will work out in all of his chosen ones, in all of those who are truly justified, that they will persevere to the end and will ultimately be glorified. So that golden chain, as it were in Romans 8—that those whom he foreknew he justified, those whom he called, and then justified, and then glorified—that chain cannot be broken. God will see to it that we persevere to the end and are saved all the way to glorification in heaven. All of those hold together because they show that from start to finish this is the work of God's grace for his glory. And though we are creatures with a will—and we talk about that later—we have wills that are operative; yet our wills are not determinative. And we are not the ones who are choosing this. We are not the ones to make it happen. We are not the ones to earn it. We're not even the ones to ultimately keep ourselves in it. But rather, it is the work of God's grace from start to finish to save dead sinners who would have no other hope of salvation except for God's sovereign mercy.
I would imagine some of the people listening who are familiar with these issues—and maybe even people who aren't as familiar and they're hearing these five points for the first time explained to them—they might have a sense though that some of these are challenging topics and challenging doctrines that do sort of push against maybe some of our natural inclinations or natural intuitions about how things should be. But I'm struck that another name for these five points of Calvinism, and just the broader system, is as you mentioned the Doctrines of Grace. Why do you think that's such a helpful or important name for what we're talking about here?
You're right that these doctrines are difficult for many people the first time they hear them. They're extremely difficult. That may be even some people listening to this. Wait a second. That doesn't sound like the God of the Bible. That doesn't sound like the God that I know. That's not the God that I worship. If we can patiently learn what they mean and what they don't mean and most importantly search the Scriptures for these things, hopefully we come to realize not only are they true, but as you pointed out, they are good.
So the Doctrines of Grace remind us that ultimately what we're talking about here is not just getting our theology buttoned up, as important as that is. We're not trying to pummel people into a Calvinist-submission-hold. But we want to magnify the glory of God in the grace of God. They're the Doctrines of Grace because they help to defend and define what grace is really all about. Every Christian of every stripe is for grace. Almost everyone on the planet is going to be pro-grace. That's just a word that we like. Especially Christians understand. The gospel is about grace. But what is the nature of that grace? How is that grace operative? How are we sustained and chosen and preserved in that grace? These are the questions that are often controversial.
I remember one time teaching a Sunday school class on this years ago and a man came up to me afterwards and he said, "I feel like in finally learning these things I feel a sense of cleansing and relief." That may be strange. That may not be how many people encounter them at first. But I was very impressed by this man's statement because he heard in these Doctrines of Grace a sense of God's mercy washing over him. A realization that from start to finish this was not of him. It did not depend upon him. And that meant that he did not deserve any of the glory in his salvation. Not one tiny little dot. But it was all of God and because it was all of God he could have confidence that God would see his plan to completion to the very end. So at the heart of this is grace and good news. We never want to lose sight of that.
Misconceptions about Calvinism
What would you say are some of the biggest misconceptions about Calvinism that you've encountered in your own ministry as a pastor?
Great question. A number of things come to mind. Certainly, I think for many people today they hear Calvinism they might think, Oh, those people don't believe in evangelism, they don't do missions, they're fatalists. They just believe God's already chosen people so why should we bother sharing our faith? In the Canons of Dort there is actually a wonderful section on the necessity of the gospel being proclaimed among all nations. It's one of the clearest statements in any of the Reformation era confessions or catechisms on the need for missions and speaking this gospel, giving a free offer of the gospel. So that's certainly one that people misunderstand. Yes, we believe in election, but we believe that God uses means and in so doing he uses the preaching of the gospel.
Another misunderstanding—and this one is probably perpetuated sometimes by Calvinsts who don't understand their theology as well as they should—is presenting the human will as basically robotic, or maybe even removed. So again there's a section in the Canons of Dort that says we are not stocks or we're not blocks or stones to be thrown. That God's work in our lives does not remove the human will, but rather regenerates it, and empowers it, and enables it to believe. So when people say, Calvinists. You just believe we're puppets on a string. No. No Reformed theologian will affirm that, because a puppet does not have a will. A puppet is moved by another person's external coercion and compulsion. That's not how we believe God's sovereignty works. God's sovereignty is not like when your older brother would grab your arm and make you start punching your face and say, "Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself?" No, that's not what God does like a puppeteer. We still have a will. Choice is not a bad word for the Calvinist. We do make choices. We do make a choice to follow Christ but we understand that prior to any of those choices, God has a choice. So we still do will and we still do take actions, but there is a sovereign disposer of that will in those actions.
And then another misunderstanding is around limited atonement. People, if they're uncomfortable with one of the five points, it's that one. People say, *I don't like the idea that the atonement is somehow limited, and can't I sing "Jesus loves me" or "Jesus loves all the little children of the world?" Can I say "Jesus died for you"? Well, if you step back from that and think about what Christ really accomplished on the cross—was his death merely to make us savable such that he removed the final obstacle so that now we can come to him? That's what the Arminians thought. Or, do we actually have the death of death in the death of Christ such that he saved sinners so that he's not merely presenting a choice? We do make choices—but he is securing infallibly for the elect our salvation, and so working in us that faith by his sovereign working that we will and must believe.
So everyone believes in a limited atonement. Unless you're a Universalist and you think there is no hell, everyone believes in a limited atonement. The question is whether it's limited in its extent or it's limited in its nature? And the Calvinist says its limited in its extent because its not limited in its nature. That is, it really accomplishes the salvation of sinners, and if Christ's death is a substitutionary sacrifice for sinners such that he died in our place, when he died we died, then it must be only for the elect because we don't believe from Scripture that everyone has had their sins forgiven. That everyone will be in heaven. That everyone is right with God. So the Arminian will limit the nature of the atonement. The Calvinsit says, No, because we do not want to limit the nature of the atonement, we understand in Scripture that the extent must be limited. Not that Christ's death wasn't sufficient for all, but it was efficient and intended only for the elect. And that's what we take from the Bible. That Jesus didn't die for goats. He died for sheep. He died for his bride. He died for the church. He died for his people. All of that language speaks to the particularity of his redemption for sinners.
Is Reformed Theology a Gospel Issue?
So do you view the acceptance of Reformed theology as a gospel issue?
Yes" is the short answer. And then you need to define what that means. It's certainly a gospel issue because every five of these points, every one of them, touches on the gospel. And it intimately is related to how we understand the gospel, how we preach the gospel, what we expect from the preaching of the gospel, who is ultimately going to do the work to save sinners through the gospel. So through-and-through it is a gospel issue. And that speaks to its importance and that I don't believe these things should be just put in a corner to gather dust somewhere, but they ought to be taught wisely and winsomely and proclaimed from the Scriptures.
Having said that, if we mean by "gospel issue" that if you don't agree with the Canons of Dort you cannot be a Christian—well, that's not what I would say and I don't know that very many Reformed theologians or churches have said that throughout church history. We understand that there are differences and—to put it somewhat crassly—sometimes our hearts are better than our heads on these issues. Sometimes we have blessed inconsistencies in our thinking and so certainly we understand that there are dear Arminian brothers and sisters and Arminians who will be in heaven. And yet, I would want to press on an Arminian brother or sister to say, Have you thought this through all the way to the bottom to see whether this is consistent or not? And to follow not just biblical logic, but the exegesis of specific biblical texts and asking, Am I removing something of God's glory and giving to myself some small tiny speck of glory if I depart from these Doctrines of Grace?
So yes, Arminians can be saved. Praise the Lord! I'm sure I have my theology wrong in some ways that I'm not aware of; and yet, I don't want to be quick to set these aside as unimportant because they're massively important for life and ministry.
Cage-Stage Calvinism
So many of our listeners might have heard of the term cage-stage Calvinist. Can you explain what that means, if you're familiar with that, and if you think that's a fair moniker for some Calvinists?
It certainly is fair and hopefully we can help people in our churches avoid that, move through it quickly. I know when I was in college and really coming to grips with these I was reading Calvin's Institutes, I was understanding these things fully for the first time. I went through some of that stage. I remember talking to people in my college ministry and sort of setting them up with the Romans 9 slam dunk: Well, do you know God chooses before we ever did anything good or bad? They would give some sort of response, Well then, how can I be blamed for my unbelief? And I would turn to Romans 9 and say, Who are you to talk back to God! Read it and weep! Probably a better evangelist for Calvinism than for the gospel.
So yes, that happens. In one sense I understand why it happens because these things are intimately connected to the gospel. We should be excited about them, we should be passionate about them, we should want people to hear them. And yet, they always need to be seasoned with salt. We need to understand that we don't need to download all of our theology on every unsuspecting person. And we need to have enough maturity to realize that for most of us we came to these things with some difficulty or some initial misunderstanding. And so we need to realize that when people hear them they're not just hearing them as an intellectual debate, or a matter of strict exegesis, or historical theology. They hear these doctrines in particular and they think, What about my husband who is not a Christian? Are you saying there's nothing he can do to be saved? What about my kids who have walked away from the Lord? What about my mom and dad who I pray for? Are you saying it doesn't make any difference what I do because God is going to save them or damn them based on his own immutable decree? These are the sort of things that people are hearing and we need to understand that, anticipate that, and be sensitive not just to the Scriptural questions people have but to the existential angst that the Doctrines of Grace can present to people at first.
Criticism of Reformed Theology
So we've talked about already about how the Doctrines of Grace are doctrines truly focused on grace that seek to lift high God's grace, and yet often times Calvinists are viewed as, or portrayed, or the charge is often that Calvinists can be more harsh and less loving. Maybe less passionate about God, about loving God and others than perhaps their Arminian brothers and sisters. And so before addressing that on the theological level, which you've already kind of hit on, do you think there's truth in that charge against Reformed people generally?
I was going to say yes until the last word generally. I don't know about generally. I wouldn't know how to answer that for sure. Can most of us see unfortunate examples of that sort of harshness? Yes. I don't think that it's because the doctrines make people harsh. I think there is an intellectual rigor, and sophistication, and robustness to it that is attractive to people who are wanting intellectual rigor and deep thought. And with that can come a certain haughtiness, a certain pridefulness that I understand things that other people don't. Lots of church traditions have certain things that they're good at that then draw people. If you're at a church tradition that has very emotive worship, people who have that personality are going to be more easily drawn to it. And so, no doubt the strength of the Reformed tradition has always been a doctrinal rigor, an intellectual life of the mind, sophistication. And so that attracts a certain type of person. Now with that we need to go out of our way then to see that these are not just doctrines for smarty pants. These are doctrines for everyone. We need to be able to communicate them in a way that they are for everyone. And we need to help people not be intimidated by some of the words and the names and the history and make them feel like, Well, you're not initiated so you can't really understand these things. I think people can learn a lot more than we give them credit for. But that takes a skill in teaching, and that takes a winsomeness, and a willingness to love people and walk with people patiently.
Whether Reformed Christians are on the whole bigger jerks than other people, I actually kind of doubt it. You go online or you have a Twitter account you see Reformed people do not have a corner on jerkdom. There are rude, aggressive people everywhere. In fact, in my experience in Reformed churches my whole life I've certainly encountered my share of cage-stage calvinists and probably had to grow out of some of that myself. And yet, by and large I see godly, wonderful people who have these Doctrines of Grace as an anchor for their soul, who love Jesus, who love the Bible, who love evangelism, who care for people when they're hurting. Like you would want to see in any good, healthy church.
A Question for Armenians
So if you could sit down with the Arminians listening to us today and leave them with one question to ponder, what would that be?
Who plays, ultimately, the decisive role in your salvation? We know that God uses lots of secondary means. He uses the preaching of the gospel, uses parents, he uses books, uses preachers, uses the Bible. But if you're looking at two people and Person A believes and is saved and Person B does not, you try to explain why. You can give lots of answers: Oh, that person had a Christian background, that person didn't. Okay, but keep going up. But why? Maybe they both had a Christian background. Well, that person had a bad experience in the church. That person didn't. Okay, but lots of people have bad experience in the church and still believe. But, why? And as you press in on that question, I think you can only come to one of two conclusions: either the why rests in us some little teeny bit of it. I chose. I saw. I made the decision. Something. Why?
Or the why has to rest ultimately with God. That when you get through all the secondary and tertiary reasons, it's because God chose that person for salvation. And I know that the existential weight of that can feel like, "You've removed responsibility. What sort of God then wouldn't choose everyone?" Those are real questions and I think the Bible has some answers to that. But what we gain—biblically, and theologically, and existentially—is the great freedom to know that it was entirely of God. It was nothing of me. I cannot give one teeny grain of sand worth of credit to me in believing. But it is entirely of God, which means he gets 1,000% of the glory and I get none of it. To me that is the central question I would leave an Arminian brother or sister with.
A Question for Calvinists
And how about a Calvinist. So you're sitting down with one of the Calvinists listening to us today. Someone who has heard what you've been saying and is cheering you on from their own living room or from their own car, but if you could leave them with one question to ponder what would that be?
Okay, I'm going to cheat and give two questions for two different sorts of people. One question would be, Do you really understand the particularities and the nuances of the Doctrines of Grace? And I say that because I think a lot of people who know TULIP listening to this—and they can give you the acronym and the basic five-minute version of it—would be very helped to study something like the Canons of Dort to understand there's a lot more to this than just a TULIP boilerplate. So that's one thing.
And then a second question would be, If and when you truly understand these things, have the Doctrines of Grace made you a more gracious person? It doesn't mean a weaker person. We have to be courageous. Some of the things that Calvinists believe will always be unpopular. So I'm not talking about a personality type. But if we truly believe this about God and his grace and that it was entirely 1,000% of him, it should mean that Calvinists ought to be—of all people—the most humble because we have the best theology that reminds us and reinforces to us the great glory and grace of God in our complete and abject unworthiness and that ought to make us happy, humble, gracious people.
Well Kevin, thank you so much for talking with us today about the Doctrines of Grace. We appreciate you taking the time today.
Great to be with you.
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Kindly suggest some other platform which have graphics library as i have tried c-free also but it does not have graphics lib.

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Time to Remember
Title: Time to Remember
Douglas, Lloyd C.
← The Robe
Publisher: Riverside Press Cambridge
Tags: autobiography, non-fiction
The book is an autobiographical account of the author's early life and his family. He intended to write a second volume covering his ministerial career and his life as a novelist but he died not long after this one was published. [Suggest a different description.]
Author Bio for Douglas, Lloyd C.
Lloyd C. Douglas was an American minister and author born in Indiana in 1877. He was married and had two children. He did not write his first novel until the age of 50 but was considered to be one of the most popular writers of his time. His works usually had a moral and religious tone. Two of his best known works were 'The Robe' and 'The Big Fisherman' which were made into major motion pictures. 'The Robe', written in 1942, sold over two million copies without a reprint edition. It held the number one position on the New York Times Best Seller list for over a year and remained on the list for an additional two years. The film version of 'The Robe' hit the screen in 1953 and starred Richard Burton.
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The Best Hotels to Book in Bradenton, Florida
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Visitors flock to Bradenton and neighboring Anna Maria Island for their white sands and warm ocean breezes. The city stretches from the south bank of the Manatee River to the Gulf of Mexico, offering the perfect blend of culture and beach life. Explore the Village of the Arts, an eclectic community of brightly painted cottages containing studios, galleries and shops. If you visit in December, don't miss the Bradenton Blues Festival, one of the best in the country. To help you plan your stay, we've hand-picked the best hotels in Bradenton, Florida – all bookable on Culture Trip.
Compass Hotel Anna Maria Sound, for marina views
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The exclusive Compass Hotel is situated at the gateway to Anna Maria Island. Its 123 rooms with nature preserve or marina views include 10 suites and a communal lounge with games and books for the family. Overlooking the new marina, the outdoor infinity pool is the ideal place to take some Instagram shots and soak up the sunshine. The waterfront views continue at Floridays Woodfire Grill and Bar, which serves Florida seafood and nightly happy-hour tipples.
Bridgewalk Resort, for easy beach access
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Over on Anna Maria Island, this hotel in Bradenton Beach sits on historic Bridge Street, just steps from the ocean. Offering a range of studios and townhomes with whirlpool tubs and verandas, the resort features an on-site restaurant and bar, as well as a spa. When you're not lounging by the outdoor pool, take advantage of the complimentary beach towels, chairs and umbrellas and enjoy a day by the sea.
SpringHill Suites Bradenton Downtown / Riverfront, for a rooftop pool
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Tortuga Beach Resort, for days in the sun
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Hampton Inn and Suites Bradenton Downtown Historic District, for 1920s elegance
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This hotel in Bradenton is an ideal choice for independent travelers seeking privacy and direct access to a pristine beach. You couldn't get closer – just open your sliding doors and step off your deck and you'll be on the sand. The prime location also gives you an uninterrupted view of the stunning Gulf sunsets. If you're able to drag yourself away, it's just a 20-minute walk to the restaurants and nightlife of Bridge Street.
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bradenton West, to be close to the airport
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Less than 20 minutes' drive from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport and 15 minutes from sugar-white Florida Coquina Beach and the pretty Riverwalk, this hotel is a great base for exploring. The airy rooms all come with a mini fridge, microwave and coffee machine, plus blackout curtains to help you get a good night's sleep. If you want to catch some more Zs, enjoy an afternoon doze by the beautifully landscaped pool and hot tub.
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National acclaim has followed. Publications like The New York Times and USA Today have touted the restaurant's family-friendly atmosphere and creative combinations as some of the best hot dogs in America.
B&G Food Enterprises operates over 100 Yum Brands franchises in Texas and Louisiana (Taco Bell, KFC, etc). CEO Greg Hamer, Sr. said in a statement that after sampling most of Dat Dog's menu, he decided to bring it to Houston. The company is currently scouting for the first location.
Dat Dog isn't the only New Orleans-based restaurant with its eyes on Texas. Celebrity chef John Besh will open Eunice, a variation on his popular Lüke seafood restaurant, in the Greenway Plaza area later this year. Recently, Doris Metropolitan, an Israeli-inspired steakhouse with locations in New Orleans and Costa Rica, announced it will open a Houston location in the River Oaks space recently vacated by Triniti.


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GU Unveils Georgetown 'Jack The Bulldog' Bobblehead
Jill Biden's Inaugural Attire Added to Smithsonian First Ladies Collection
Dumbarton Oaks' 'Brier Patch' Explores Education, Nature, Equality
Portrait Unveiled of Former Georgetowner and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
Laura's Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
Downtown DC
Mayor Bowser Sworn in for Historic Third Term
Robert Devaney • January 2, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser was sworn in for a historic third term as the Mayor of the District of Columbia at Washington Convention Center on Jan. 2. She is the first […]
Downtowner News Briefs: July 13, 2022
Kate Oczypok • July 13, 2022
D.C. Homes Worth at Least $1 Million — Where Do We Rank?  According to a LendingTree report, the D.C. metro area is number eight in the country for its share […]
Dep. Mayor Falcicchio Has Full Tray of Development Ideas
Peggy Sands • April 13, 2022
John Falcicchio, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, is just the opposite of what one might think of as a remote, top city bureaucrat with many titles and […]
Georgetown Cleans Up After Looting; Curfew Set at 7 p.m. (photos)
The Georgetowner • June 1, 2020
On Monday, June 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser set a new time for a citywide curfew: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Also, Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said 88 arrests were made overnight.


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Directed by: Alex Ross Perry
Written by: Alex Ross Perry
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce
UK release: 5 June 2015
Philip (Schwartzman) is a misanthropic novelist whose relationship with girlfriend Ashley (Moss) is breaking down; then he befriends his hero, even-more-arrogant author Ike Zimmerman (Pryce). Insightful, witty and impressive, with fine performances from Schwartzman, Moss, and as Zimmerman's put-upon daughter, Ritter.
Jason Schwartzman shines in this hugely entertaining retro comedy
The life of a misanthropic novelist is scrutinised in Alex Ross Perry's latest. We are introduced to the audacious Philip Lewis Friedman (Jason Schwartzman, on fine form) as he marches around New York City setting the world to rights. His biting remarks…
Alex Ross Perry


"One could charitably see the apocalypsticle as dumbing up. At least the pictures were of the actual people in the conflict, instead of, say, characters from The Hills explaining Syria. Western websites were giving Ukrainian activists what they wanted: foreign media attention. "I am a native of Kyiv. I want you to know why thousands of people all over my country are on the streets," a Ukrainian activist said in a typical video pleading for coverage.


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Japan claim first World League win beating Germany in tie-break ∞
Japan, Koshigaya, June 29, 2014 - In their final FIVB Volleyball World League match of the season, Japan finally picked up their first win, beating Germany in Koshigaya 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 14-25, 23-25, 17-15) at the Koshigaya City Gymnasium on Sunday. This was the fourth match of Japan against the Germans in World League play, with Germany winning the other three. This was an entertaining see-saw match, thrilling the hometown Koshigaya fans who had hoped to host World League matches in 2011, but could not because of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Dąbrowa (do 1930 Duplewice) – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie siedleckim, w gminie Przesmyki. Leży w dolinie rzeczki Kołodziejki, na środkowym Podlasiu w dawnej ziemi drohickiej, niedaleko Łosic.

Etymologię nazwy historycznej można wywieść od praindoeuropejskego "du" (podwójny). Miejscowość składa się z 2 dzielnic przez mieszkańców określanych jako "mała" i "duża" wieś oraz dawnego folwarku noszącego nazwę Natolin.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość należała administracyjnie do województwa siedleckiego.

We wsi działa założona w 1948 roku jednostka ochotniczej straży pożarnej. Jednostka posiada obecnie ciężki samochód ratowniczo-gaśniczy GCBA 6/32 Jelcz 315.

Wierni kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika i św. Anny w Knychówku.

W 2015 r. w Dąbrowie w zabytkowym XIX-wiecznym dworku otwarto Muzeum Ziemiaństwa.

Położenie
Miejscowość leży w odległości ok. 5 km od siedziby gminy. Najbliższe miasta to Łosice i Mordy (ok. 15 km).
Główne trasy przebiegające w pobliżu to:
  Droga krajowa nr 3 (Świecko – Warszawa – Mińsk Mazowiecki – Siedlce – Terespol) w odległości 32 km
  Droga krajowa nr 19 (Kuźnica Białostocka – Siemiatycze – Łosice – Rzeszów)

Historia
Pierwsza wzmianka w dokumentach pochodzi z roku 1570. Nazwę Duplowicze wymieniono w tzw. lustracji nowo utworzonego woj. podlaskiego po włączeniu tych terenów do Korony. Do zabytków należy murowany dwór, zbudowany w 1852 z murowaną oficyną.

Sąsiednie wsie
Korczew, Laskowice Zaborów, Wólka Łysowska, Podraczynie, Kaliski, Kamianki-Wańki, Kamianki-Nicki, Kamianki-Czabaje.

Zobacz też
 Dąbrowa

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Przesmyki (gmina)

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Cambry H - "BE ON YOU" - Str8OutDaDen.com...Relax and Listen!
If we're being completely honest, dancehall is not my favorite music. In fact I usually can only take about two or three songs before I'm ready to do something else with my life. However this joint from Cambry H changes my whole perspective. Not only does he comes through with lyrics that draw you in, the beat gives me different elements that I enjoy.
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U.S. allows more medical devices to be exported to Iran
July 25, 2013 - 22:38 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States on Thursday, July 25 expanded the list of medical devices that can be exported to Iran without special permission, as it seeks to show support for humanitarian needs in a country that has been hit hard by Western sanctions, Reuters reported.
The United States and its European allies have tightened their economic sanctions on Iran to pressure the government to rein in its nuclear program, which the West suspects aims to produce a bomb. Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes such as generating electricity and making medical isotopes.
Iran's election of a relative moderate, Hassan Rouhani, last month has raised some hopes for a resolution of the long-running dispute over Iran's nuclear intentions.
U.S. officials have said they have tried to sanction Iran without unduly harming ordinary Iranians, granting licenses, for example, to U.S. companies that want to export pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food and other humanitarian goods to Iran.
But acknowledging the difficulties some companies still face, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday expanded the list of items that are permitted for export without a special application, adding devices like electrocardiograph and dialysis machines, Reuters says.
David Cohen, the Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the wider list should allow these medical supplies to get to Iranians more quickly.
"Safeguarding humanitarian trade is an important element of our policy (towards Iran)," Cohen said. "We will continue to apply powerful pressure on Iran while taking steps to ensure that we do not impact the humanitarian needs of the Iranian population."
Sanctions lawyers have said the blacklisting of Iran's major banks has made it extremely difficult to find smaller Iranian banks able to conduct licensed transactions for humanitarian goods, as well as international banks willing to deal with them.
Exports of U.S. pharmaceuticals to Iran were cut in half last year compared to 2011, a sign sanctions could be taking their toll on Iranians' access to basic medical supplies.
Government hospitals and pharmacies in Iran late last year also reported a widespread lack of drugs to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, blood disorders and other serious conditions.
Cohen said the U.S. Treasury Department has met with many pharmaceutical and medical supply companies to explain how to work around sanctions.
Also on Thursday, the Treasury issued new guidelines clarifying that foreign financial institutions may process transactions for humanitarian goods without running afoul of U.S. law.
"We expect that today's actions... will ease lingering concern about the export to Iran of medicine and medical equipment," Cohen said.
The U.S. Treasury has said that Iran's government is largely to blame for any difficulty Iranians face in getting medical supplies, as the government gave its Health Ministry too little foreign currency to pay for medical imports.
Under U.S. sanctions, Iran's government can use the money it gets from oil imports to China, India and other buyers only for bilateral trade or humanitarian goods, including medical supplies.
Cohen said Iran has plenty of money for all the medical supplies it needs.


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[News] Why Even Monopoly Power Cannot Take Over Media
Subject: [News] Why Even Monopoly Power Cannot Take Over Media
Why Microsoft Can't Compete With iTunes
| Alternative Power Sources
| The army of volunteers supporting GNU/Linux contribute real value to
| the platform, equivalent to many millions of dollars of development
| and support. Their efforts have progressively challenged Microsoft's
| position, and should not be underestimated.
| In essence, the development of Linux is like a company building its own
| solar power plant in order to disconnect itself from a municipal
| power monopoly.
| The power might be free, but the effort required to build and maintain
| an independent system is very expensive.
| It would be prohibitively expensive for most companies to build their
| own power stations. Similarly, in today's PC climate, the only way to
| challenge the Windows monopoly is to rally Open Source to build an
| alternative system, mostly as unpaid volunteers.
| That's not an example of competition within a functional market; it has
| more in common with a revolution to overthrow a tyrant!
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/F6DC3D84-5B4D-43D4-B9ED-1F2033A895DA.html
This all depends on the definition of "media" because:
Bill Gates lends cash to buy newspapers
$350 million to MediaNews
| Gates involvement has been very behind the scenes. In fact many of
| those involved in the deal didn'teven know he was one of the investors.
| It was carried out through the Gates Foundation, the world's largest
| philanthropy outfit.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33849
Also among today's articles/posts:
Microsoft Won't Give Up on Xbox 360
| Microsoft's COO: "it took seven, eight, or nine years before Windows
| was profitable.
http://www.onthexbox.com/news656.html


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Grzegorz Leopold Seidler (ur. 18 września 1913 w Stanisławowie, zm. 28 grudnia 2004) – polski prawnik i historyk idei, profesor i rektor Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, członek Trybunału Stanu, poseł na Sejm PRL IX kadencji.

Życiorys

Wykształcenie i działalność naukowa
Był synem Teodora (adwokata, posła BBWR na Sejm II RP) i Eugenii z Dawidowiczów, starszym bratem Stefana (zootechnika). Studiował na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (ukończył w 1935), w 1938 na podstawie rozprawy napisanej pod kierunkiem Jerzego Landego uzyskał stopień doktora. Następnie studiował filozofię na uniwersytetach w Wiedniu i Oksfordzie. Po II wojnie światowej pracował jako docent na Wydziale Prawa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, w 1950 podjął pracę na Uniwersytecie Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie (w tym samym roku został profesorem nadzwyczajnym, w 1957 profesorem zwyczajnym). W latach 1959–1969 był rektorem tej uczelni. W latach 1969–1972 kierował Instytutem Kultury Polskiej w Londynie. Od 1972 ponownie wykładowca lubelskiego uniwersytetu. Od 1973 do 1976 był pracownikiem naukowym Akademii Spraw Wewnętrznych. Wykładał gościnnie na Christian-Albrechts-Universität w Kilonii (1980/81) i Care Hall w Cambridge (1981/82). Był wieloletnim redaktorem naczelnym "Annales UMCS". Został uhonorowany doktoratem honoris causa UMCS (posiadał także doktoraty honorowe Akademii Ekonomicznej w Krakowie i Lock Haven University w USA). W trakcie wyjazdów zagranicznych był wykorzystywany przez Wydział II KW Milicji Obywatelskiej w Lublinie i Departament I Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych do zbierania informacji interesujących Służbę Bezpieczeństwa. Przekazywał informacje m.in. dotyczące Czesława Miłosza i Zbigniewa Brzezińskiego. Był promotorem prac dyplomowych atakujących działalność m.in. paryskiej "Kultury", Radia Wolna Europa i Ambasady USA w Warszawie.

Działalność polityczna

Przed wojną związany był z ruchem syndykalistycznym. Należał do Związku Polskiej Młodzieży Demokratycznej. W 1939 uczestniczył w kampanii wrześniowej, był ranny w bitwie nad Wartą. W czasie okupacji niemieckiej przechowywał Żydów. W latach 1950–1989 był członkiem Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej. Zasiadał m.in. w uczelnianych egzekutywach POP PZPR, a w latach 1960–1969 w Komitecie Wojewódzkim partii w Lublinie (od 1967 także w jego egzekutywie). W 1982 w wystąpieniu telewizyjnym oficjalnie poparł wprowadzenie stanu wojennego. Był radnym Miejskiej Rady Narodowej w Lublinie, a następnie Wojewódzkiej Rady Narodowej, zaś w latach 1985–1989 pełnił mandat posła na Sejm. W 1989 bez powodzenia ubiegał się o mandat senatorski z ramienia PZPR w okręgu lubelskim. W latach 1989–1991 był członkiem Trybunału Stanu.

Pochowany w części ewangelickiej cmentarza przy ulicy Lipowej w Lublinie (kwatera 3-1-10).

Odznaczenia
Otrzymał wiele odznaczeń państwowych, w tym postanowieniem prezydenta Aleksandra Kwaśniewskiego z 12 czerwca 2003, w uznaniu wybitnych zasług dla nauki polskiej, za osiągnięcia w działalności publicznej i pracy dydaktycznej, Krzyż Wielki Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, a w czasach PRL był uhonorowany Krzyżem Komandorskim z Gwiazdą i Krzyżem Oficerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Orderami Sztandaru Pracy I i II klasy, Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (1954) oraz Medalem 10-lecia Polski Ludowej (1955).

Upamiętnienie
W latach 2011–2013 radni Lublina m.in. z Sojuszu Lewicy Demokratycznej i Platformy Obywatelskiej występowali kilkakrotnie z inicjatywami uhonorowania go nazwą ulicy, a następnie skweru w tym mieście. W 2014 Rada Miasta nadała jego imię placowi na terenie kampusu UMCS. 13 grudnia 2017 nazwa ta została zmieniona zarządzeniem wojewody lubelskiego Przemysława Czarnka w ramach wykonania ustawy dekomunizacyjnej.

Publikacje
Autor ponad 100 prac naukowych z dziedziny teorii państwa i prawa oraz historii myśli politycznej, m.in.:
 Doktryny prawne imperializmu (1957)
 Emergence of the Eastern World (Oxford 1968)
 Przedmarksowska myśl polityczna (1974)
 Z zagadnień filozofii prawa (Lublin 1978)
 Two Essays in Political Theory (Pittsburgh 1979)
 W nurcie Oświecenia (Lublin 1984)
 Rechtssystem und Gesellschaft (Frankfurt a. Main 1985).

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Kto jest kim w Polsce. Edycja 3, Wydawnictwo Interpress, Warszawa 1993.

 Artykuł A. Pieniążka: Profesor Grzegorz Leopold Seidler, [w:] Państwo–Prawo–Myśl Prawnicza. Prace dedykowane Prof. G. L. Seidlerowi w dziewięćdziesiątą rocznicę urodzin, Lublin 2003.
 Czy wiesz kto to jest, pod red. Stanisława Łozy, Warszawa 1938, Wyd. Głównej Księgarni Wojskowej.
 Informacje w BIP IPN.

Absolwenci Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Członkowie egzekutywy POP PZPR
Członkowie Komitetu Wojewódzkiego PZPR w Lublinie
Członkowie Trybunału Stanu
Doktorzy honoris causa Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Doktorzy honoris causa Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Dyrektorzy Instytutów Polskich
Ludzie urodzeni w Stanisławowie
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Komandorskim z Gwiazdą Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Oficerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wielkim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (III Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Medalem 10-lecia Polski Ludowej
Odznaczeni Orderem Sztandaru Pracy I klasy
Odznaczeni Orderem Sztandaru Pracy II klasy
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (Polska Ludowa)
Pochowani na cmentarzu przy ulicy Lipowej w Lublinie
Polscy doktorzy honoris causa uczelni w Stanach Zjednoczonych
Polscy filozofowie prawa
Polscy historycy filozofii
Polscy historycy prawa
Posłowie z okręgu Lublin (PRL)
Radni Miejskich Rad Narodowych
Radni Wojewódzkiej Rady Narodowej w Lublinie
Rektorzy Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Uczestnicy kampanii wrześniowej (strona polska)
Urodzeni w 1913
Wykładowcy uczelni w Niemczech
Wykładowcy Akademii Spraw Wewnętrznych
Wykładowcy Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Wykładowcy Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Zmarli w 2004


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Q: python writing classes special list I am new to python and I am typing to write a class ""specialList"". SpecialList is a class that has two instance variables, value_list and size, value_list refers to a list, and size stores an integer representing the maximum number of items that can be stored in the list.
This is what I have done so far:
class SpecialList:
"""A list that can hold a limited number of items."""

    def __init__(self, size):
    """ (SpecialList, int)
    >>> L = SpecialList(10)
    >>> L.size
    10
    >>> L.value_list
    []
    """
    # complete this code

    def push_value(self, new_value):
    """ (SpecialList, object) -> NoneType

    Append new_value to this list, if there is enough space in the list according to its maximum size.
    If there is insufficient space, new_value should not be added to the list.

    >>> L = SpecialList(10)
    >>> L.push_value(3)
    >>> L.value_list
    [3]
    """
    # complete this code

    def pop_most_recent_value(self):
    """ (SpecialList) -> object

    Precondition: len(self.value_list) != 0

    Return the value added most recently to value_list and remove it from the list.

    >>> L = SpecialList(10)
    >>> L.push_value(3)
    >>> L.push_value(4)
    >>> L.value_list
    [3, 4]
    >>> L.pop_most_recent_value()
    4
    """
    # complete this code

    def compar(self, other):
    """ (SpecialList, SpecialList) -> int
    Return 0 if both SpecialList objects have lists of the same size.
    Return 1 if self's list contains more items than other's list.
    Return -1 if self's list contains fewer items than other's list.

    """
    # complete this code
    self.other = []

    if range(len(self.value_list)) == range(len(self.other)):
        return 0
    elif range(len(self.value_list)) > len(self.other):
        return 1
    else:
        return -1

Everything works fine, but for the last part, def compare, I don't get the right score..
Please help

A: A few modifications to your compare method:

*

*Get rid of range.

*Get rid of self.other = []

*other is an instance of SpecialList. So you need to
compare self's value_list and others' value_list.

Try this:
if len(self.value_list) == len(other.value_list):
    return 0
elif len(self.value_list) > len(other.value_list):
    return 1
else:
    return -1


The development of needles that can create local internal images by means of 'photoacoustics' is a promising technology. These needles would potentially make it possible for surgeons to see whether they have removed every last piece of a tumour, for example. Or help doctors performing biopsies to check that they are taking tissue samples from the right place. University of Twente's Prof Srirang Manohar leads a team of Dutch and Indian researchers that will be working on bringing imaging needles a step closer to practice.
Photoacoustic medical imaging technology is just one of the many fields in which the University of Twente has specialized. This technique involves shining a laser beam into human tissue. In places where there is a rich supply of blood (in the vicinity of tumours, for example), the absorbed light energy is converted to ultrasound, which can then be detected as it passes through the tissue. The ultrasound signal is then used to generate detailed images of areas inside the tissue, clearly where how blood vessels are distributed . The PAMmoscope, a specific application of this technology, is under development at the University of Twente. This painless breast imaging technique is currently being tested on patients in the Medisch Spectrum Twente hospital, for research purposes.
In the context of this project, the researchers plan to build optical fibres (to transmit the laser light) and ultrasound sensors (to measure the ultrasound generated) into needles just two to three millimetres in diameter. In essence, the project's goal is to develop affordable and accessible technology that can also be easily used in India. For this reason, the researchers are designing needles that can be connected to existing ultrasound machines, cleaned, and reused. They also want to replace the expensive lasers now being used with cheap, ultra-bright LEDs, if this technology proves to be effective.
In the search for a multidisciplinary team involving all expertise required, Manohar, has teamed up with experts from the Delft University of Technology and the UMCG group. Their counterparts in India are the Indian Institute of Science, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences and the St. John's Research Institute. The kick-off for the four year project is scheduled for 1 August. During the 4 years, the researchers hope to develop and test this technology in the lab. After the project, clinical trials will take place.


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Essay on Business
Research Paper On Doing Business In Global Markets
Type of paper: Research Paper
Topic: Business, Politics, Marketing, Popularity, Sports, Products, Market, Commerce
What cultural factors must U.S. sports franchises overcome to increase popularity abroad? Why?
Across the globe, sports play a great role in most of the cultures that are found in the world. Most cultures attach certain values to the kind of sport they prefer most. They have sets of variables that a given sport must have their undivided support. Culture and society are very powerful determinants of how sports that are valuable to their people are perceived. It also determines which sport is most important to the community and dictates which team the population in general will cheer for (Andre, 1994). Culture and society have a direct influence on the popularity with regard to the different sports found in the country.
Cultures that are discriminative with regard to the religious affiliation of a player are bad. This is because the players will be dehumanised due to their faith. For instance if a talented Muslim player is harassed due to their religious orientation, the popularity of the sport that they engage in will be hindered. Negative customs is the other factor that will hinder the popularity of a sport globally which is another factor that sports franchise must evaluate. Society custom plays a great role in the popularity of a sport. Good customs will attract more fans to the sport either watching or even playing. The franchise on sport in the United States must ensure that their sports have good values attached (Yudelson, 2008). If good values are attached to a sport, its popularity in other part of the world will increase.
How can franchises ensure its products are appropriate for international markets?
The United States sports franchise has a duty to identify several things that will enable its product be preferred and appropriate with regard to the international markets. For the products to have a lasting impact to the international customers, they must ensure that the products are customer based. To achieve this objective, the franchise has to ensure that in all they do, the customer's welfare is put as the first priority. The products must ensure they satisfy the interest of the customer fully since the consumers of the product are the heart and the determinants of their existence (Ocampo et al, 2007).
In addition to that the franchise must differentiate their products that are meant for the international markets. It is only if the products are differentiated that the sport franchise in the United States will have a better opportunity to compete with other rival companies in the business world. This is because by differentiating the products, their product will have a competitive edge as compared to their rivals in the world market.
The sports franchise will have to put into consideration the future of their goods in the international market. To this extent, the franchise will be required to come up with strategies that will enable them deal with the future generation where they will be set for the changes that are expected to take place. in addition to that, for the franchise to have good basis in the international market, it shall be require to be excellent in executing their operations, be consistent from the creation of an idea to communication and finally to the market.
Should governments protect its industries by placing tariffs on imported products? Why? Why not?
Tariffs are in most cases created by the government with the intention of protecting infant industries and economies that are developing. Tariffs are basically taxes added to cost of imported goods. The government has a duty to protect its industries by ensuring that the imported products are subjected to tariffs. There are several reasons as to why the government should impose tariffs on imported good. Among the reasons is to protect employment domestically. If imports were allowed to the local markets the local industries might consider lying off workers to cut on the costs which will translate to higher rates of unemployment (Irwin, 2002)
In addition to that, the government considers levying taxes on imported goods that it feels might endanger the population to ensure that the population remain safe. The infant industries of a country have to be protect to enable them grow. Therefore the government have a responsibility to protect them. On the other hand, tariffs may not be good for a country since they distort trade and different countries cannot achieve the maximum benefit from trade since their freedom is limited (Yudelson, 2008). However every country have to keep a certain level of tariffs to ensure that the interest of the electorates are honoured as well as ensuring essential contact with other trade partners are maintained.
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