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This is a summary chart of an ethnographic research study of seventy-nine (79) people who have been dealing directly with the law and justice system in Whatcom County. The case study interviews were conducted by Joy Gilfilen, a civic systems researcher and President of the Restorative Community Coalition for nine years. Her goal was to talk with people who were directed impacted by an arrest in the family, to map out their experience and to find out from them where the system is broken and could be improved.
An unexpected finding was discovering the intense, high impact emotional trauma that is endured when someone is suddenly accused of a crime, taken captive, held in an hostile environment under duress, scrutized and examined in a highly intense compressed timeframes where they have no protection and no capacity to defend themselves. This chart synthesizes the emotional shocks endured, along with the physical, familial, mental and psychological impacts on the people interviewed in the case study group.
This diagram is limited to illustrating what kinds of impacts are felt during the time that elapses between a 911 call to the time an arrested person gets to their 1st Appearance in Court - which could be up to 72 hours. During that period of time their body (corpus) becomes a commodity that the authorities control.
1st Appearance:
None of the symptoms shown on this chart are mitigated prior to 1st Appearance in court. This is when the person arrested and accused of a crime first finds out the charges filed against them by the Prosecutor, their value is set by the bail that is brokered, and their right to be free is negotiated, and they are assigned a Public Defender to essentially manage the paperwork of the courts for the accused.
This chart doesn't show this economic or legal sequence of impacts and losses. It does not include the impacts of economic, social, or job related ripple effects that follow as a as a consequence of an arrest, nor does it include the emotional impacts of what happens when a person is held in jail pending court, plea bargaining,or probation. That information will be provided in a separate document.
The synthesis of symptoms described in this chart are limited to what happens at the onset of a situation - from the point of a 911 call. This is when an unsuspecting accused person is suddenly placed in an extreme hazardous emotional and psychological conditions that are unfamiliar, debilitating, and whole-systems traumatizing.
The Accelerating Impact - RADD-RAT Symptoms:
The interviews showed that even when people were perfectly well before the incident, the experience of dealing with the initial shock of whatever happened escalates in a short time to produce Radicalized Acute Distress under Duress (RADD) symptoms. The interviews showed how people at the point of being held captive, especially in the jail, then experience compounding traumatic emotions defined as Repetitive Accelerating Trauma (RAT) symptoms.
The intense accumulation of unrelieved emotional pressure compresses creating sustained emotional terror. Many described it as living in two worlds, confused by the inability to integrate two radically different realities - the current one (present but never seen before) and their old reality (known and lived but not present now). This caused a split psyche type of confusion that caused extreme anxiety they couldn't comprehend.
The clear disorientation led the interviewer to research the symptoms found in split or broken brain conditions, bipolar diagnoses, and other severe mental illnesses. Eventually the symptoms she witnessed in the interviews (when people were talking about that first 24-72 hour period of the event) matched up with the Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder definitions that come with people who finally break under pressure and become labelled as mentally ill. It was clear that the symptoms were linked to the shock of finding themselves unexpectedly prey inside a system that they thought was their protector. They experienced deep betrayal that they had difficulty comprehending or expressing.
Jailing People Causes Mental Illness Symptoms
One inescapable conclusion gleaned from the interviews is that any person in an emergency situation who is exposed to an arrest sustains deep emotional trauma, that if not mitigated, can lead to extreme mental illness - from the arrest and jailing experience alone. This was true even when there were no apparent prior mental illness, trauma or addiction issues.
It is the author's finding that this is the Maximum Point of Optimal Leverage (MPOL) to make changes in the justice system itself. It is the point where administrators and officials can work together to converge efforts to get the maximum return on investments of time, effort and money expended (by taxpayers both inside the system and external to the system).
Mitigate at the Point of 1st Contact:
The Point of 1st Contact (P1C) is the singular point where these people are acutely vulnerable to deep psychological wounding, are extraordinarily exposed, and are at risk for exploitation by a system that is unaware of their power, and do not know or recognize the compounding emotional impacts that accrue and cause untold damage to entire families and our communities.
While there are many other findings that will be reported upon by the study author, this dramatic finding deserves its own page. It is at this P1C -point of first contact - with 911 (the Whatcom County EMS system personnel, law enforcement, corrections officers, jail and justice system staff) that the system could make small administrative, legal or bureaucratic changes that can have huge impacts on people involved.
At this point of 1st Contact, the system actors can directly stop or lessen the impact of unnecessary trauma sustained in the first 72 hours. The system actors can choose to mitigate side effects, de-escalate conflicts and choose to not prosecute non-dangerous people. Instead, we can work to find ways to heal the situation, and expand the jobs in this sector. We can also choose to decriminalize certain violations, to not incarcerate non-dangerous people, and to instead (even if a person must go to jail) find and fund 21st century healing modalities to assist people in recovery. Restorative justice principles can be applied in communities, business situations and in family units to restore equilibrium to all parties involved and straighten out inequities. These are just a few small actions that can be taken.
Study Details:
The interviewed case study group consisted of:
Fifty-three (53) people who had been arrested and went through the jailing, court and justice system processes over various periods of time. Some were still within the system.
Twenty-six (26) were family members, partners or employers working with the person to assist, mitigate impacts, or extricate the person from the system
Both males and females, ages 17-65, some ill and disabled, others were physically able. Many were college students, divorced parents, even grandparents, some had recently lost a loved one.
Very wealthy people with homes and real estate; as well as homeless, bankrupted, or carrying tens and hundreds of thousands in debt to the system
Veterans and people who had prior stress and PTSD conditions, or medically diagnosed disorders
Medicated - some were on legal medication or dealing with active addiction prior to the situation, some were sober, others were self-medicating for stress, or in recovery
Some were blue collar workers, some were not working, others were fully employed professionals who held degrees and licenses prior to the event
The interviewed people were of multiple religions, and diverse ethnicity. This included Natives, Blacks, Asians, Latinos, Russians and other Caucasians who were citizens and immigrants.
All of the people interviewed ended up victimized by the economic impact. Sudden and hidden costs accrued were in the thousands. Most accrued $10,000 to $30,000 in immediate debt (or more). They also lost incomes, jobs, benefits, or the ability to be employed. They were held hostage to and exploited by privateering business contractors who charged fees for services that were not accounted for in the "criminal justice system". Fees like towing, storage, counselling, phone bills, EHM or evaluation services, commissary costs, child care, extra housing, medical costs and more.
Unexpectedly, none of the people studied or interviewed were people originally intending to 'commit a crime'. They were typically stressed and unfortunate people who make mistakes that cause them to became prey to a system that labels them a criminal. The label is placed on them at the P1C - before they ever even technically enter what is commonly called the "criminal justice system" where the system assigns them guilty by administrative prejudice. They do not know that they effectively become a "cost of goods sold" item to the Whatcom County Corporation at the point of an arrest. Finding that out is a traumatic betrayal of trust that is almost unspeakable to people who loved America and believed in our heritage of freedom. It creates a kind of deep "soulular betrayal" that is virtually indescribable. The vacancy of the heart is felt, and people are left desolate in its wake.
Watch for the other side of the chart...
it is called BlindSpots: Unexpected Findings from Jail Trauma Research.
Coming soon, for it deals with what happens to the family members and the people who typically called 911 to get help, then end up unwittingly causing a loved one, or an employee or neighbor to be thrown into jail, into poverty, and into a spiral of unexpected punishment that lasts a lifetime, and harms generations.
MISMANAGEMENT = SYSTEMIC PATTERNS OF POVERTY
After analyzing data about Whatcom County's Justice system for the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force, dated November 2017, the Vera Institute of Justice published a report that identified "the following factors contributing to jail overuse in Whatcom County:
Most admissions (62%) into the jail had non-felony charges as the most serious charge.
Charges related to substance use are a significant driver of both admissions and lengths of stay.
People who are pre-trial make up a significant portion of the Average Daily Population of the jail.
It is likely that some of the people in the jail have behavioral health needs that would be better served in the community Nearly one-third (32%) of people admitted to jail were referred to jail behavioral health services.
The Whatcom County Superior, District, and Bellingham Municipal Courts are not meeting prescribed time standards for resolving cases.
Native American, Black, and Hispanic people are over-represented in the jail population."
Our Coalition has been interviewing people who have been arrested, jailed and who have gone through the justice system. We have found that at the street level analysis that virtually all the people who get arrested for non-violent situations, are getting arrested because they are emotionally hurting in the first place. Their emotional vulnerability caused them to make a mistake of some kind that turned into an accident or unfortunate incident. Specifically they may have used poor judgement, were impaired by self-medicating with alcohol or with legal or illegal drugs, or they were distressed and dealing with an emotional upheaval in their life. We found that a high number of these people would be far better served by being diverted out of the "jail and punishment based system" to get help with emotional resilience, conflict resolution, social coping and life skills. It would yield a far better return to the citizens, to their families and to our community rather than throwing them into a destructive spiral that causes them to losing their capacity to get back to work. Reading the chart above shows the debilitating sequence of destruction that afflicts families after a family member makes a mistake and gets into trouble by an arrest and jailing. It is counterproductive to a healthy community, and directly contributes to poverty.#heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h1, #heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h2, #heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h3, #heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h4, #heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h5, #heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 h6 { text-align: inherit;}#heading_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 { margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;}#text_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 { margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;}#column_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 { border-radius: 0px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 15px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 15px;}#column_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 > .cbb-bg-overlay { border-radius: 0px;}#row_14d71035552fef7c92e4b5c611232830 > .row-inner { border-top: 0px;border-right: 0px;border-bottom: 0px;border-left: 0px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;border-style: solid;}
Whatcom County Jail Trauma Chart
This diagram is limited to illustrating what kinds of impacts are felt during the time that elapses between a 911 call to the time an arrested person gets to their 1st Appearance in Court – which could be up to 72 hours. During that period of time their body (corpus) becomes a commodity that the authorities control.
This chart doesn't show this economic or legal sequence of impacts and losses. It does not include the impacts of economic, social, or job related ripple effects that follow as a as a consequence of an arrest, nor does it include the emotional impacts of what happens when a person is held in jail pending court, plea bargaining,or probation. That information will be provided in a separate document.
The synthesis of symptoms described in this chart are limited to what happens at the onset of a situation – from the point of a 911 call. This is when an unsuspecting accused person is suddenly placed in an extreme hazardous emotional and psychological conditions that are unfamiliar, debilitating, and whole-systems traumatizing.
The Accelerating Impact – RADD-RAT Symptoms:
The intense accumulation of unrelieved emotional pressure compresses creating sustained emotional terror. Many described it as living in two worlds, confused by the inability
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After analyzing data about Whatcom County's Justice system for the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force, dated November 2017, the Vera Institute of Justice published a report that identified "the following factors contributing to jail overuse in Whatcom County:
Native American, Black, and Hispanic people are over-represented in the jail population."
Our Coalition has been interviewing people who have been arrested, jailed and who have gone through the justice system. We have found that at the street level analysis that virtually all the people who get arrested for non-violent situations, are getting arrested because they are emotionally hurting in the first place. Their emotional vulnerability caused them to make a mistake of some kind that turned into an accident or unfortunate incident. Specifically they may have used poor judgement, were impaired by self-medicating with alcohol or with legal or illegal drugs, or they were distressed and dealing with an emotional upheaval in their life.
We found that a high number of these people would be far better served by being diverted out of the "jail and punishment based system" to get help with emotional resilience, conflict resolution, social coping and life skills. It would yield a far better return to the citizens, to their families and to our community rather than throwing them into a destructive spiral that causes them to losing their capacity to get back to work.
Reading the chart above shows the debilitating sequence of destruction that afflicts families after a family member makes a mistake and gets into trouble by an arrest and jailing.
It is counterproductive to a healthy community, and directly contributes to poverty.
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Guest Opinion – Lynden Tribune – 01/25-2012
The Restorative Community Coalition has been working to get Washington State Department of Corrections to release people who have served their time with a legal identification when they leave prison. Today, they still leave with an prison badge, and are expected to cash their $40 release check with that as the only thing that a bank would see to confirm the person cashing the check is who they say they are. This is a huge reason that people are not able to return…they give up.
This article below was written by a Washington State Department of Corrections inmate from Whatcom County whose name is withheld, and was submitted to the Lynden Tribune in 2012 by Irene Morgan of the Whatcom County ReEntry Coalition (now www.therestorativecommunity.org. Our goal is to support people who are recovering from the aftereffects of being involved with the law and justice system. "For each person who is successful, that is a $35,019 savings per year. Is this a possible solution for our out-of-balance system?" she asks.
Inmate's Prisoner Identity Badge doesn't work for legal identification.
By an inmate who was serving time from Whatcom County.
History has a way of repeating itself. We can learn a lot from it. At the end of World War I, Germany surrendered unconditionally. Along with that came economic sanctions and reparations so outlandish in nature that Germany couldn't possibly survive. John Maynard Keynes, a young British economist at the time, was so shocked by the hearings that in 1919 he wrote a book titled "The Consequence of The Peace." Keynes asserted that Germany's inability to comply with the treaty would eventually turn ugly. He made it clear that Europe would forever be scarred by the shortsighted policy of the three-nation panel, made up of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, that penned the Treaty of Versailles. It was also noted that Germany, unable to meet the rigorous demands, would most certainly revert back to the same situation they got into, to begin with — war, and so they did.
Is there a chance that Germany might have reentered the world arena peacefully with a policy more tailored toward success than failure? Arguably, yes.
So let's look at some of the questions as they pertain to bad policy in our justice system today. Recidivism is at an all-time high, while public safety budgets are at historic lows. Three out of every four felons released from prison re-offend and return to state and federal prison facilities within three years of being released. Most go back for the same type of behavior that sent them away in the first place.
Annually, $36,000 is spent in taxes just to house just one inmate.
Can we afford not to ask some questions:
Is our policy shortsighted?
Is it lacking the balance to achieve its goal?
Is it outdated? Does it work?
Are there any easy solutions?
All these questions, and many more need to be asked by you and me.
Let's look at a few of the obstacles a person releasing from prison faces.
Identification is one thing most of us take for granted. Let's face it, who doesn't have ID? What would it be like if you didn't have usable identification? The truth is that most people getting out of prison are unable to obtain a valid Washington State ID card. What they do have is a Washington State Department of Corrections Badge that clearly says 'OFFENDER' #123456 in big bold letters. The Department of Licensing does not honor it as valid proof of self unless accompanied with an e-letter from DOC on file for 60 days. You can't cash a check with it, rent a motel room or apartment and you sure wouldn't want to use it when seeking employment!
Something as simple as a valid ID would give a returning citizen a giant advantage in making the positive steps needed as they attempt to overcome extreme obstacles. What about transportation? Our community has a wonderful transit system in place. It is used to get to and from work, school, and a number of other daily tasks. People returning to the community are required to be at appointments on time and seek employment. Transportation plays a crucial role in whether or not a person can realistically meet the demands of their release plan. A simple monthly bus pass program for releasing offenders would be a crucial component in a positive and successful transition. It could be the difference between being unemployable and being gainfully employed.
Such matters, among many, are the problems people like myself face as we re-enter society. I am releasing to your community in July and I'm well aware of the challenges that I and all other convicted felons face when we are released. I've written this letter as an educational tool, one that may bring up just a few of the unseen issues and questions as we talk about budgets and shortfalls. Is there a direct correlation between shortsighted policy and recidivism? I say Yes!
I believe everyone has a responsibility to come together and look for solutions to the problems we face as a community. We need a real balance in our system, one that benefits everyone. I'm doing everything in my power to be a good neighbor and a contributing part of the solution upon my release. I don't want to return to a prison system that I've given 25 years to. Today, I choose freedom!
Can I count on some of you to help out? I urge everyone who may be in a position to rent to, hire or even just mentor a person honestly trying to stop the cycle through our prisons, to do so. Please! Everyone deserves a chance if they're willing to work for it. Why not be part of the solution? There would be fewer problems. History says that, put in the correct environment, success is a truth!


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On their wedding day the bride and bridegroom face each other, make their promises and receive God's blessing. The witnesses of the marriage express their support by their presence and prayers. That support does not end on the wedding day: the couple should value continued encouragement in the days and years ahead of them.
Can we get married at St Mary's?
The Church does get booked up for weddings so please check that you meet the qualifications for marriage at St Mary's before making any firm arrangements; particularly with regard to booking your reception. The date and time you want may not be available.
(1) Contact the Parish Administrator to confirm that the date you want is available. The PA will also guide you through the early stages of the process.
(2) Download, print, complete and post the Qualifying Connection Form. Sorry, this does have to be done by snail-mail!
(3) Check out the current wedding fees.
(4) Download, print, complete and post the GiftAid form, if you are a UK taxpayer, and send it in with your payment. Again, this must be by snail-mail.
(5) Get two copies of the book "Growing Together" and start reading it in readiness for your preparation session with the vicar.
Will I need to produce an Order of Service?
We will provide a template for you after the banns have been read. Please be sure to speak to the organist before submitting your draft copy.
Before marriage in the Church of England it is usually necessary to 'call banns', giving a public opportunity for anyone to make a legal objection before the day of the wedding. This happens in church on three consecutive Sundays within three months of the wedding day. Banns need to be called both in the parish where the wedding is to take place and in any other parish where either of the couple resides. The vicar must receive a certificate from the home parish before a wedding can go ahead.
Who needs to be at the wedding rehearsal?
Anyone involved in the wedding. Ideally this should be the couple, the best man, anyone giving a reading or performance, the person giving the bride away, and the bridesmaids.
Can I provide my own flowers?
There are always flowers in church except during Lent, and we would be delighted with a contribution towards our flower fund. These are in neutral colours so that, should you wish to bring in your own extra flowers you can do so. However, please remember to take them with you after the wedding or come to an arrangement with someone being married on the same day.
Confetti is a lovely way to celebrate the day, but please try to ensure it is biodegradable, and is thrown away from the doors where others may slip on it.


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Fountain of youth may be a pipe dream, however stem cell research is providing some answers.
There is no way to make us look as good as her, however its a nice thought as we get older.
Don't get led astray with the idea of using embryonic stem cells to make us look younger, using these cells has a long way to go.
There has now been about a Billion dollars spent with research on embryonic cells for which no real benefit has been achieved.
Nothing at all for for curing any illness or increasing our longevity.
All attempts to use these embryonic cells has resulted in great difficulties such as uncontrollable tumors.
These cells have a mind of their own and refuse to be controlled or manipulated.
Your adult stem cells are the foundation on which our future health care and anti aging hopes are being built.
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As Deflation Looms, It's Europe's Moment of Truth
December 1, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times
Europe is in trouble… Again. This time, Europe is on the brink of disastrous trouble. This, unfortunately, seems to be news not yet delivered to many European Union technocrats—in particular, many Germans. It starts to look reckless for policy makers…
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It's all forces to the deflation front now, except when the troops are fighting inflation. Either way, monetary policy is now the confirmed fashion as all three of the leading economies—Europe, Japan, and the U.S.—simultaneously put their faith in money…
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All eyes on the European Central Bank this week. Its Governing Council meets Thursday in Frankfurt, and ECB President Mario "Whatever It Takes" Draghi will have to announce an historic interest rate cut if he is to earn his middle…
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Young Japanese of 23 has never known anything but a wheezy, punked-out, slump-shouldered Japan—a country that has been in and out of recession and deflation since its famous bubble burst in 1990. Now this is supposed to change—big time. Analysts…
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With the elections in France and Greece Sunday, both supercharged by debt, deficits, and economic desperation, Europe is about to take a dramatic new direction. The eurozone is turning away from stringent austerity policies and toward those that stimulate demand….
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Thousands practice Wicca and other forms of neopaganism. Sanders, an investigative reporter, decided to find out why. Her journeys took her from Halloween rituals in Salem to anti-globalization protests in New York. She uncovered seekers awed by creation's wonders and the life-giving energy of women. 256 pages, softcover. Shaw Books.
Hundreds of thousands of people practice Wicca and other forms of modern Pagan spirituality in America today, and journalist Catherine Edwards Sanders wanted to understand why such belief systems are rapidly attracting followers. When a routine magazine assignment led her to realize that her stereotype of Wiccans as eccentric spiritual outsiders was embarrassingly misinformed, her curiosity compelled her to understand the Wiccan mystique. With the support of a journalism fellowship, Sanders spent a year interviewing neo-Pagans and witches and found that the lure of this emerging spirituality was not the occult, but rather a search for meaning in an increasingly fragmented and materialistic culture.
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Q: How to plot_tree for pipelined MultiOutput Classifier? I want to interpret my model, to learn why this model gives me 1 or 0 for labels.
, so i want to use plot_tree function from xgboost.
My problem is a multi label classification problem;
I wrote following code;
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.30, shuffle=True, random_state=42)

model = MultiOutputClassifier(
        xgb.XGBClassifier(objective="binary:logistic",
                         colsample_bytree = 0.5,
                          gamma = 0.1
                         ))

#Define a pipeline
pipeline = Pipeline([("preprocessing", col_transformers), ("XGB", model)])

pipeline.fit(X_train, y_train)

predicted = pipeline.predict(X_test)

xgb.plot_tree(pipeline, num_trees=4)

This code gives me the error;

'Pipeline' object has no attribute 'get_dump'

If i change the code ;
xgb.plot_tree(pipeline.named_steps["XGB"], num_trees=4)

'MultiOutputClassifier' object has no attribute 'get_dump'

How can i solve this problem?

A: You can only use the plot_tree function on Booster or XGBModel instances. Your first case fails as you are passing a Pipeline object, and in the second case you are passing the MultiOutputClassifier object.
Instead, you have to pass the fitted XGBClassifier objects. However, be aware of how MultiOutputClassifier actually works:

This strategy consists of fitting one classifier per target.

This means you will have one fitted model for each label.
You can access them with the estimators_ attribute of MultiOutputClassifier. For example, you can retrieve the model for the first label like this:
xgb.plot_tree(pipeline.named_steps["XGB"].estimators_[0], num_trees=4)

If want all, you would have to loop over the list returned by the estimators_ attribute.

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In the last years of the 1990s, Lake Waco's water level rose by nearly ten feet before settling back to an increase of seven feet. The wetlands were created in 2001 to give the many plant, insect and animal species a home that includes an education center as a well as a research facility. The wetlands have since expanded to nearly 200 acres including a plant nursery, many raised walkways/hiking trails and the opportunity for visitors to do some much-needed bird watching.


I volunteered at Liam's school before Christmas and one of the moms in the class recognized me from church. She immediately asked me which child belonged to me…. Liam.
After church a few weeks ago, I came into pick up Liam from small group. As I walked over to the group, a boy turned to him and said, "That's your DAD?! But he's the guy on stage!" Liam sort of smiled, sort of shrugged, said yes. He grabbed his God-time card and walked out with me.
Back when I made this choice to work in a church, I'm not sure it really occurred to me that my kids might grow up under a microscope, or at the very least (?) a spotlight. I'd love to protect them from this, but being that I'm stage a lot, it's inevitable that people will look to me and ultimately to them to see if I smoke what I sell.
I hope my kids grow up to love the Church as much as I do, but I can't guarantee that. I can nurture them, but I can't force them. I can pray for them, A LOT, and ask for God's hand upon their life.
I want them to have every opportunity to explore faith as they need to. I pray for them to have great relationships with their small group leaders and for them to know that I'm not eavesdropping on them when I'm checking things out in the back of the room.
And though we know it will be different to some degree, we want for their church experience to be as much like their friends' as possible.
Jenna and I have started to create some rhythms about how we talk about church vs. work. I go to work; we attend church. Sure, this is a fine line, but they're starting to get that there is a difference. I try and keep them from having to follow me around as I do "work church." Only if it is absolutely necessary will they have to stay for all services on a given weekend. And on some occasions we've actually let them stay home (shocking!).
I've been trying to bring home as little work as possible. I don't want my kids to feel like church orphans, that the church is all I'm ever concerned about. I've been trying not even to open my computer in the evenings.
We attempt real faith conversations at home as they come up not under our agenda. They've got tons of questions on their own (especially Ellison for some reason). We pray and invite them into those prayers as well.
Those of you who work or volunteer at a church, what do you do? There's a long road ahead of us here, and we've still got lots to learn.
P.S. Craig Groeschel (teaching pastor at LifeChurch.tv) wrote a great article on the Swerve Blog. If you're raising kids while you're in ministry, staff or volunteer, this is a great resource. Check it out: here.


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Kasia looked upward, the bed pressing against her back and Douglas pressing against her front. Noontime sunshine leaked through a gap in the curtains, dappling the undulating sheets. She wanted to reach out and pull them shut, to hide what she was doing.
She tried to hold Douglas close, but he resisted, preferring to prop himself up on his hands as if on the starting blocks of a race. Ready to sprint away.
'When will you leave her? When? Ohhh.'
Douglas was taking care of something else, staring at the wall above her. 'Mood, Kass sweetheart darling angel, don't droop my mood.' He panted hot, garlic breath all over her face yet kept staring ahead as if he was having sex with the wall.
Metal scraped her side. 'Couldn't you have taken off the ring? I feel like she's in bed with us. Ohhh.' She shuddered. Mother said she shouldn't have come to England.
A voice said, 'Excuse me, darlings. Um, hello?'
Kasia screamed. Douglas whimpered as his mood drooped and his arms crumbled, his chest tumbling into hers. She grabbed him to shield her nudity from the probing eyes of the stranger – a spindly man wearing a black leotard was sitting on the opposite side of the room. He was perspiring as if fresh from a workout.
'Out! Get out!' Kasia shouted at the leotard man.
'Ow Kass sweetheart angel, that's my ear your shouting into. And you're strangling me, if you don't mind,' Douglas said. Kasia did not relent.
'Yes, sorry for interrupting, I just wanted to check if you two knew exactly what you were doing,' said the camp, cheerful stranger.
'Get out!' Kasia screamed again. Douglas fought against his temporary imprisonment in her arms, but he was no match for her fight-or-flight response.
The stranger clicked his fingers and vanished.
'He's gone!'
Kasia released Douglas. He turned around, a little dazed, and asked, 'Who was he? Who was there?'
'Oh I'm still here,' a voice echoed. The stranger then re-appeared sitting down again. 'I'm the Man Upstairs.'
Kasia disappeared under the sheets with a squeak, just peering out over the top, trying to reach out sideways for her clothes. Unfortunately, they had been scattered far and wide. It was just Douglas and the sheets for now.
Douglas took it in his stride. 'The what was that? The Upright Man? That's a fictional character.'
'Oh it's a euphemism, dear.' He clapped his hands, grinning. 'I'm the Big Cheese. The Writer of All Things.' He seemed like he was itching to burst into a dance routine any second. Not in our hotel room, begged Kasia.
'You're a writer from upstairs?'
He clicked his fingers and reappeared in the bed beside Kasia. Two gleaming rows of teeth two inches from her face said, 'Call me Lordie!'
Kasia screamed again and the stranger transported back to the chair.
Douglas scratched his head. 'Oh! You're like, what, God? Prove it.'
Lordie seemed disappointed with that question, his mood also drooped. 'Look, peo-ple, I just wanted to check whether you guys really knew what you were doing here. I mean, this is a sin, right? Tell me I'm wrong, go on, tell me.'
Kasia was staying put and staying silent. The sheets felt too thin and transparent.
Douglas said, 'Well, it's all perfectly natural, you know. What goes between a man and a woman is the most natural, beautiful thing in the world.' He turned around to face Kasia and smiled, patting her head. What is this? I am a pet?
'Yes,' said Lordie, 'that's very, very interesting. But you belong, of course, to another?'
Douglas held out his hand, his wedding band having mysteriously disappeared. 'I don't know what you're talking about, this is au naturale. This is love you see here, my friend.' He patted Kasia again, but wasn't looking at her this time and smacked her nose. 'I am a free agent. Nothing to see here.'
Lordie creased up, emitting a staccato burst of giggles, animated as if tickled by some unseen force. 'You, Mr. Douglas, sir, are what we call in the trade a jokester! Oh you are so silly!' He clapped, but with his whole arms as if flapping hard enough to fly.
Kasia said, 'Douglas, you idiot. He's God. He can see everything.'
Lordie jumped out of his chair and thrust out a finger, pointing at Kasia. 'Bingo! Oooh, she's good! You're marvellous, darling!' He relaxed a little and continued, 'Bon-jour? Of course I can see everything. Every time you meet in this, frankly, filthy room, I'm sitting over here watching. Waiting for you to, well, finish your business.'
'Ugh,' said Kasia, letting her lips emerge over the top of the sheet. 'That's… that's horrible.'
'But if you cats are knapsack happy with what you're doing, please just continue. Keep up the good work, people. You happy?'
'Yes!' shouted Kasia before Douglas could get them into any more trouble.
'Okay, darlings, carry on. Just pretend I'm not here.' He returned to the chair, adopting a pretentious pensive pose. Then he started humming.
Douglas asked, 'You're just going to… sit there?'
Lordie did not respond, playing with the melody he was humming.
Kasia looked at her watch on the bedside cabinet. Lunch hour was almost up. This usually wasn't an issue, due to Douglas' skilful ability to cram lovemaking into an action-packed 38 seconds.
'I've lost the mood,' said Douglas, coughing.
Kasia stared at Douglas and then at Lordie. 'Me too. Not really in the mood now.'
'Oh for shame! Don't let little old me, put you off,' Lordie said. 'I'm always here, whether you see me or not, darlings.' His jovial smile revealed an edge of menace as he leaned forwards towards them. 'I'm always here.'
That was when Kasia knew that she would never, ever have sex again.
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Habs' Prust Suspended 2 Games for Hit on Stepan
May 23, 2014 | News
Brandon Prust didn't exactly receive a warm welcome back to New York in the playoffs, especially after delivering a late hit on Derek Stepan. Now he'll get to catch up with the league while he's in town. Prust has been scheduled for a phone hearing for the hit, though, since he's right down the street, he's welcome to attend in person.
The play happened early in the first period of a scoreless Game Three at Madison Square Garden.
Prust hit an unsuspecting Stepan well after the puck was gone. The hit was high, though the initial point of contact looked to have been Stepan's chest. The Rangers' center never saw him coming.
No penalty was called on the play. Referees for the game were Marc Joannette and Kevin Pollock.
Fortunately for the Rangers, Stepan returned to the game. That bit of good news shouldn't lessen Prust's sentence, though it likely will. The severity of the injury shouldn't be the driving factor in suspensions — it should be the intent. While this wasn't an intentional headshot, it was a severely late hit. [Update: Stepan suffered a broken jaw that required surgery and is out indefinitely.]
The unpenalized hit set off a fight between Prust and Derek Dorsett that ultimately led to Dan Carcillo's ejection – and likely suspension – for battling linesman Scott Driscoll.
https://twitter.com/67sound/status/469641131408388096
After the game, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault commented, "We looked at [the hit on Stepan]. They missed it."
#NYR winger Carl Hagelin described Brandon Prust's late, blindside hit on Derek Stepan as "dirty."
— Sean Hartnett (@HartnettHockey) May 23, 2014
Stepan on hit: "Personally, I think it was late…I would certainly hope the league would take a look at it."
— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) May 23, 2014
Canadiens coach Michel Therrien disagreed. When asked if he was worried about potential review by the league, he replied, "I'm not concerned, no."
http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/469646631265390592
#canadiens Brandon Prust hearing will be on the phone. If he's suspended it will be 5 games or less. #tvasports
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) May 23, 2014
As of Friday afternoon, the injury was worse than it initially appeared. Derek Stepan suffered a broken jaw on the play which required surgery.
#NYR head coach Alain Vigneault says that Derek Stepan suffered a broken jaw. He currently undergoing surgery. No timetable for his return.
Prust's phone hearing is scheduled for 4:00pm on Friday. The outcome of that call may determine whether he suits up for another playoff game this postseason.
UPDATE: Prust has been suspended for two games.
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German police probe digging up of Holocaust planner's grave in Berlin
US man whose info was found on Jersey City kosher market attacker due in court
Ahmed A-Hady, suspected of aiding shooters, to come to US District Court to face unrelated weapons charges
By Michael Bachner	16 December 2019, 2:00 pm 1 Edit
Police officers stand near the scene of a gun fight at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, December 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Times of Israel liveblogged Monday's events as they unfolded.
New Right launches election campaign — without mentioning Shaked
The New Right party launches its election campaign, doing so independently and leaving the remaining national religious slates — Jewish Home and National Union — on their own to decide how best to compete in the upcoming March vote.
Naftali Bennett's party says in a statement that it will be running on the slogan, "There's sort of right-wing, there's sometimes right-wing and there's New Right — a secure right-wing."
The mantra ostensibly highlights Bennett's new position as defense minister, which he began last month. Recent polls have indicated that the new credentials have contributed to an increase in popularity, with New Right predicted to receive roughly seven seats.
Absent from the message announcing the roll-out of the campaign — which includes a picture of a stern -looking Bennett next to the new slogan — is Ayelet Shaked, the popular former justice minister who last election headed the joint Yamina slate which comprised all three national religious parties.
— Jacob Magid
British PM to present Brexit bill to MPs on Friday – spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government intends to present a bill to parliament on Friday to enable the country to leave the European Union next month, his spokesman says.
"We plan to start the process before Christmas and will do so in the proper constitutional way in discussion with the speaker (of the House of Commons)," Johnson's spokesman tells reporters.
Jewish immigration to Israel up 20% in 2019
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) says some 3.3 million people have made aliyah — immigrated to Israel — since the country's creation in 1948. 43.7 percent of them having come since 1990.
In figures released for International Migrants Day which will be marked on Wednesday, the CBS says that in the first ten months of 2019, some 27,300 people made aliyah — a significant rise of about 20% over the equivalent period in 2018.
According to the data, Israel has successfully closed its southern border to migrants from Eritrea and Sudan. None entered the country in 2018, and some 2,700 left Israel at the end of 2018. Some 33,600 foreign nationals currently live in Israel without valid work permits — including 71% from Eritrea and 20% from Sudan.
Bomb found planted near police station in Athens
Greek police have destroyed an improvised bomb found across the street from a police station in an Athens suburb, authorities say.
The bomb, which included nails, was hidden in a bag and consisted of explosives packed into a pipe and set to a timing device. It was found just inside the perimeter fence of a university campus by a police officer, who notified explosives experts.
Police cordon off the area and carry out a controlled detonation to destroy the device.
Authorities say there was no warning call and no immediate claim of responsibility. It is not immediately clear who planted the bomb or what the motive might have been.
The grave of a top Nazi who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II has been dug up in Berlin, German police say.
Reinhard Heydrich (German Federal Archives/Wikipedia)
The grave of Reinhard Heydrich was "dug up in the night between Wednesday and Thursday" and an investigation has been opened on charges of disturbing a burial site, a police spokeswoman tells AFP.
German media says it appears nothing was removed.
Heydrich was the powerful head of Hitler's Reich Security Office, which included the Gestapo.
Less well known than other Nazi leaders, he was nevertheless highly influential and was marked out for his cruelty even within the Third Reich elite.
Israel signs Egypt gas permit, becomes major energy exporter
Israel becomes a major energy exporter for the first time after signing a permit to export natural gas to Egypt. The announcement comes just days before a lucrative Israeli gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is expected to go online.
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz calls the permit a "historic landmark" for Israel. He says it's the most significant economic cooperation project between the countries since they signed a peace deal in 1979.
With the expected gas boon, Israel plans to wean itself off coal and potentially revolutionize its economy. The European Union, seeking to reduce its dependence on Russian gas, has encouraged the formation of new delivery routes, including through the eastern Mediterranean. These routes could also curtail Iranian ambitions to use Syria as a gateway to the Mediterranean.
"The natural gas revolution turns us into an energy power and affords us not just huge income for the country but also a dramatic decrease in air pollution," Steinitz says.
Intel says it has bought Israeli chipmaker Habana Labs for $2 billion
US tech giant Intel Corp. announces that it has acquired Israeli startup Habana Labs, a Caesarea-based chip maker, for some $2 billion.
"The combination strengthens Intel's artificial intelligence portfolio and accelerates its efforts in the nascent, fast-growing AI silicon market, which Intel expects to be greater than $25 billion by 2024," the company says in a statement.
It is Intel's second-largest acquisition in Israel, after the US firm bought Mobileye, a maker of autonomous car technologies, in 2017.
Last year, Intel Capital, the investment arm of the US firm, invested in Habana Labs, a maker of artificial intelligence-based processors and chips, as part of a $75 million series B funding round for the startup. The Israeli firm has raised some $120 million to date, according to Start-Up Nation Central, which tracks Israel's tech industry.
Habana Labs, founded in 2016 by David Dahan and Ran Halutz, uses artificial intelligence to improve the processing performance of chips and lower their costs and power consumption. The processors are aimed at the specific needs of training deep neural networks.
— with Shoshanna Solomon
Cops halt their anti-violence lecture at Negev school to disperse nearby brawl
Police officers arrest four people, including a 16-year-old boy, on suspicion of involvement in a violent brawl in the Bedouin community of Hura in the Negev region.
The officers were delivering a lecture against violence at a nearby school, but stopped it when they heard nearby gunshots.
They found two local families brawling, pursued the suspects and arrested the four suspects, Hebrew-language media reports.
They also found illegal weapons at the scene.
US Democrats release impeachment report saying Trump betrayed nation
The US House Judiciary Committee releases a sweeping report bolstering the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, laying out the rationale and charges that accuse him of betraying the nation for his own political gain.
Trump faces two articles of impeachment by House Democrats: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They point to Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military aid the country relies on to counter Russia, as well as his efforts to block the House investigation.
The House will vote Wednesday on the impeachment articles approved last week by the House Judiciary panel. The vote is all but certain to result in Trump's impeachment, though he's expected to be acquitted in a Senate trial.
Detailing its case against the nation's 45th president, the Judiciary panel releases a 650-page report. The document, which formally lays the groundwork for the vote, said Trump "betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections."
The report is submitted to the House Rules Committee, which will meet tomorrow to set parameters for Wednesday's debate.
In Afghanistan, US Senator Graham says troop drawdown to be declared this week
US Senator Lindsey Graham says President Donald Trump will announce an American troop drawdown this week, which could begin before the end of the year.
Speaking from the Afghan capital of Kabul, Graham said the president could reduce troop numbers to 8,600, down from the current 12,000. He said Afghanistan's National Security Forces are up to the task of defending their country.
Still, Graham has opposed a full US troop withdrawal.
He said the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has to be "condition-based" and the Taliban have to be held to the promises they make during peace talks.
Peace negotiations between the US and Taliban resumed last week but have been "paused" following an attack Wednesday outside Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.
The attack killed two Afghans and wounded 70. Five US soldiers were slightly injured.
Israeli arrested in Romania on suspicion of stabbing local women — reports
An Israeli man has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of stabbing two local woman whom he doesn't know, the Ynet news site reports, citing local media.
The 29-year-old, who is known to criminal authorities in both Israel and Romania, is taken for questioning after his arrest in the capital, Bucharest.
The women are said to suffer non-life threatening injuries and have been taken to the hospital.
Iran slams US for dreaming up 'imaginary enemies' in Iraq
Iran accuses the United States of dreaming up "imaginary enemies" after Washington warned there would be a stiff response if US interests in Iraq are attacked.
"When politicians want to absolve themselves of blame they always make up an imaginary enemy," Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei tells a press conference.
"This is the American tradition — creating enemies and projecting blame on an enemy. I think America should review its policies in Iraq."
He adds Washington's aim is "to intensify a psychological war" against Tehran, and that it is making accusations for which it has "presented no evidence."
If Washington goes ahead with implementing its threats "it will receive a crushing … response," Rabiei warns.
The United States has expressed mounting concern about a flurry of attacks on Iraqi bases used by US troops, several of which it has blamed on Iranian-backed Shiite paramilitary groups.
Iran's Khamenei tweets support for convicted Holocaust denier
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei tweets support for Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy, who was convicted in 1998 in France after writing a book claiming the death of six million Jews by the Nazis is a "myth."
Khamenei, whose regime regularly arrests and imprisons government critics as well as foreign journalists carrying out their duties, posts the tweet in an apparent attempt to accuse France of restricting freedom of speech.
In his book, #RogerGaraudy, the French philosopher, expressed doubts about the number of #Holocaust victims. The French govt not only banned his book, but also brought Garaudy to trial. These are the claimants of advocating #FreedomOfSpeech. pic.twitter.com/ErqmrrnC9V
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 16, 2019
US man whose info was found on kosher market attacker due in court
A New Jersey man whose number was found in the back pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week's fatal shootings at a US Jewish market is due in court today to face a weapons charge unrelated to the attack.
Ahmed A-Hady, of Keyport, is charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon. He was convicted of a drug charge in 2012. He is scheduled to appear in US District Court in Newark in the afternoon.
A-Hady's number was found in the pants pocket of David Anderson, one of two attackers killed by police after an hours-long standoff at the JC Kosher Supermarket. Anderson and Francine Graham killed Jersey City Police Det. Joseph Seals before storming the store, killing three people inside. The attack is being investigated as domestic terrorism.
Anderson and Graham are also prime suspects in the slaying of a livery driver found dead in a car trunk in nearby Bayonne the previous weekend, authorities have said.
A-Hady hasn't been charged with providing any of the weapons used in Tuesday's shootings. The FBI said searches of his residence and a pawnshop in Keyport where he works — about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of where the shootings occurred — yielded weapons including three AR-15-style assault rifles, three handguns and one shotgun, as well as more than 400 rounds of ammunition.
CBS2NY reports that A-Hady's brother said the family never heard of the suspects and the pawnshop doesn't sell firearms.
IDF chief vows to 'learn and improve' after false Haredi draft numbers given
IDF chief Aviv Kohavi calls a recently revealed case in which the military inflated the numbers of ultra-Orthodox recruits a deep violation of the trust between the army and Israeli society, warning that any intentional efforts to falsify the statistics would be dealt with harshly.
"Presenting things incorrectly is a violation of the contract of trust that exists between the IDF and Israeli society, who entrusts us with its sons and daughters," Kohavi says during an award ceremony.
The case was brought to light earlier this month, leading to widespread criticism of the military. The IDF maintains that there was no concerted effort to deceive the public and that the majority of the discrepancy came from a change in criteria for who is considered ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, under the law. Kohavi ordered a full investigation of the matter, tasking recently released Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa with leading the probe.
"Anywhere we find a mistake, we will learn and we will improve. Anywhere we find negligence or intention [to deceive], we will act harshly. In the areas of honesty and reliability there is no room and there never will be room for compromise. There is not and there never will be room for cutting corners or looking the other way," Kohavi says.
The army chief also discusses the security threats facing the country, warning that Iran is expanding its military presence to Israel's north.
"The Iranian arms are going deeper into Syria and Lebanon. The number of enemies we have is greater than the number of fronts," he says.
Harvey Weinstein's 'forgotten man' comments anger accusers
Harvey Weinstein's accusers hit back at the disgraced Hollywood mogul after he complained that the world has forgotten how he "pioneered" women-led films, following dozens of sex-crime allegations.
The once powerful US producer, whose case sparked the #MeToo movement, gave a rare interview just three weeks before the start of a criminal trial that could see him jailed for life.
Weinstein, 67, told the New York Post tabloid, speaking in a hospital following a back operation, that he felt "like the forgotten man."
"I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker and I'm talking about 30 years ago," said the producer of "Shakespeare in Love" and "Pulp Fiction."
"I'm not talking about now when it's vogue. I did it first! I pioneered it! It all got eviscerated because of what happened," he added.
Twenty-three women who have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, including actresses Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan, say the comments are an attempt to "gaslight society again."
"He says in a new interview he doesn't want to be forgotten. Well, he won't be," they say in a statement posted on the Time's Up Twitter page. "He will be remembered as a sexual predator and an unrepentant abuser who took everything and deserves nothing. He will be remembered by the collective will of countless women who stood up and said enough."
Trains delayed after man hit, injured by train in Tel Aviv
Israel Railways says trains in Tel Aviv are delayed, after a man was hit by a passing train and seriously injured at the Tel Aviv Hahagana station.
The man, who ended up on the tracks in unclear circumstances, was treated by paramedics and taken to the hospital.
Netanyahu rival Sa'ar launches campaign for Likud leadership primaries
Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar is launching his campaign for the upcoming party leadership primary run against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at an event hall in Or Yehuda.
Hundreds of people in attendance welcome Sa'ar as "the next prime minister," 10 days ahead of the December 26 vote.
The first speaker is MK Michal Shir, one of a handful of lawmakers who have declared their support for Sa'ar.
For the first time in a decade, the right-wing rule is in danger," she says, pointing out that Netanyahu has twice failed to form a government.
"We have to look reality in the eyes," she says, adding that polls are indicating that Likud will not win with Netanyahu at the helm.
"Sa'ar increases the strength of the right-wing. I call on everyone to whom the right-wing rule is important — wake up, it's in your hands. The best thing for the left is preserving the current Likud leadership. They know that only Gideon Sa'ar can take Knesset seats from them. It is time for Gideon Sa'ar."
Likud MK Haskel says chance of election win with Netanyahu are 'slim'
Likud MK Sharren Haskel, in her speech at Gideon Sa'ar's leadership primary campaign launch, accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of striking down many right-wing and liberal moves that she had tried to promote, adding that Sa'ar has been a "true partner" for her.
"I view Sa'ar as the one who can and is worthy of leading Likud and the state," she says.
The chances of winning the March election with Netanyahu at the helm are "slim," she claims.
She denounces criticism leveled at Sa'ar and his supporters for challenging the premier, saying it is a sign of healthy democracy within the party.
Sa'ar: 'Choosing Netanyahu is electing the next opposition leader'
MK Gideon Sa'ar says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "no chance" of winning the next elections, speaking at his campaign launch event for the party primaries.
The veteran Likud MK says he has been fighting for Likud for decades, highlighting his role as leader of negotiations in 2009 that brought the party to power.
"Nobody has done more than me so that we [Likud] survive and return to the leadership, so that our vision leads the country. And nobody knows this better than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There is nobody I've done more for than Netanyahu, and I don't regret that."
He praises Netanyahu for his achievements, saying he stood by him "even when he harmed me. Because I always tried to act in the best interest of the country. And that is precisely what we are doing here today."
Sa'ar expresses the "sad truth" that Netanyahu is "blocked," adding he will not win elections again.
"Anyone understands there is no way Likud will form a government after the March 2 elections," he says, citing polls saying the right-wing religious bloc is losing ground.
"If nothing is changed, we are very close to a left-wing government that will endanger the country and all of our achievements. It will also block us from reforming the justice system, which is needed," he says.
He says he will be able to return voters who formerly voted for the Kulanu party and who are currently supporting Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu.
"The decision is simple: Choosing me will guarantee the continued Likud leadership and new government headed by us. Choosing Netanyahu is electing the next opposition leader. Blue and White are hoping we make no change. They want nothing more than Netanyahu heading Likud."
8 Israeli businessmen detained for hours in Russia, deported — report
Eight Israeli businessmen were detained this week at a Moscow airport for 12 hours and sent back to Israel by the Russian authorities, according to Channel 12.
The Israelis, representatives of large companies in Israel, had arrived in the country for meetings with Russian businessmen, according to the report. Upon landing in Moscow late on Saturday night, they were held by airport security.
The eight were told they cannot conduct business without a work permit, the network reports. All had previously conducted negotiations in Russia and had never previously encountered the demand. After a 12-hour detention overnight, the group was placed on plane and deported to Israel.
The Foreign Ministry is looking into the matter.
Sa'ar urges supporters to respect Netanyahu despite his 'slander, threats'
Gideon Sa'ar accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "slander" and "threats," saying it will not dampen his spirits.
"It is particularly sad when those attacks come from home," he says at his Likud primary campaign launch, urging his activists not to be dragged to the premier's rhetoric and to be respectful of him.
He expresses hope that he will cooperate again with Netanyahu in the future.
He goes into great detail about the problems with the justice system he says were neglected over Netanyahu's decade in power, and his plans to reform it.
He thanks his supporters — including Likud MK Haim Katz, who is at the event, after reports said he was about to announce his backing for him — saying: "I know what you have gone through after expressing your support."
"I will make my best efforts not to disappoint all of you who have expressed your trust in me."
Zelensky backs Ukrainian soccer player after 'Nazi' chants by Spanish fans
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky extends his support to Ukrainian international soccer player Roman Zozulya, after the Albacete striker was called a "Nazi" by fans of Spanish club Rayo Vallecano.
Yesterday's Segunda Division game at Rayo was suspended at half-time, after home supporters chanted "puto Nazi" ("fucking Nazi") at Zozulya.
Rayo are based in the working class Vallecas neighborhood of Madrid, and their fans are known for their left-wing views and activism.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts to media questions in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, October 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The Ukrainian leader, who is Jewish, says the entire country backs Zozulya, whom he calls, "not only a cool soccer player but a true patriot."
"Roman Zozulya, not only your team supports you, the whole of Ukraine supports you," Zelensky says on Facebook. "We are with you."
Earlier today, the Ukrainian embassy in Spain said it strongly condemned "the new provocation" against Zozulya.
"Insults and threats against Roman Zozulya are absolutely unfair and unacceptable," the mission said.


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Tea and coffee are among the 5,207 categories of US products China is now taxing at 35%.
In September the US began taxing $200 billion worth of Chinese goods at 10%, a rate that may rise to 25% in 2019.
The next day China levied tariffs on about $60 billion worth of imports from the US and vowed to "outlast" Washington D.C. in a trade war that has escalated since spring. The value of goods the US imports from China is much greater than the value of US shipped to China. As a result, China included many agricultural products with relatively small trade value. Tea and coffee were among the items named.
China's latest round of tariffs is assessed at two levels, 5% and 10%. This is on top of a previous tariff increase in July. The cumulative tax on processed tea and coffee crossing the Chinese border is now 35%.
The greatest impact will be on coffee. In 2017 China imported $18 million worth of US coffee and $2.65 million worth of US tea, according to freight forwarding company Flexport which publishes import and export data sourced from the US Census statistical records.
China is the world's largest tea producer and the largest exporter by value, earning $1.6 billion in 2017 from sales of mainly green tea. Since China is awash in tea, the country imported only $149 million worth in 2017, about 2% of global tea exports.
Imports are increasing. In 2005 China imported less than $225,000 of US tea. It is now one of the top dozen countries that buy tea from the US. Canada is the largest US tea importer by far, purchasing approximately $75 million annually, a number that has increased by $50 million since 2005. Japan is the second largest importer of US tea, by value, at $6.9 million in 2017. Germany bought $5.3 million that year and Mexico, Korea, and Great Britain each purchase about $5 million annually.
Green coffee accounts for approximately 95% of value in coffee exports globally. Since the US produces very little green coffee for export the primary impact of the trade war is a loss of sales of fresh roasted, and premium soluble coffee.
China is one of the fastest-growing coffee markets globally. The trend is toward higher quality arabica. Consumption has nearly tripled in the past four years with imports growing at 16% per year. China ranks a modest 14th globally in coffee imports spending $521 million. A much smaller Japan ranks 5th, importing $1.4 billion worth of coffee last year but imports are declining in Japan. China offers significant growth potential.
The US buys $6.3 billion of the total $32.9 billion in global exports and drinks it all, exporting 7.5% less during the period 2012-17.
Levying a 35% tariff on $18 million in sales means customers in China will pay at least $6.3 placing roasters at a competitive disadvantage compared to identical coffee imported from Canada, Europe, or South American suppliers.
This is compounded by the fact that China has aggressively reduced tariffs by about a third in the past few years, and eliminated several non-tariff barriers to trade, inviting closer relations with Europe, a dominant player in solubles. China is the EU's second-largest importer of agricultural products, valued at $21 billion in 2017. European countries account for less than 10% of China's tea export volume but that is growing.
Phil Hogan, EU commissioner for agriculture and rural development, completed a six-day trip to Shanghai and Shenzhen this spring attesting to the "strong desire of many European companies to build stronger business and trade relationships with their Chinese counterparts for their mutual benefit," he said.
Many countries with trade deficits with China are pursuing expanded market access at a time when China would like to diversify import channels in response to the US trade conflict. China cut duties on tea exports from India, South Korea, Bangladesh, Laos, and Sri Lanka by half to 7.5%.
US tea importers and wholesalers think it "highly unlikely" that the US will tax Chinese tea. Doing so will not generate significant revenue and the 10% tax would not discourage imports. But US President Donald Trump's threat to tax all Chinese imports is a wildcard that makes it hard to predict.


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Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has revealed how he almost joined Glasgow Rangers before finally signing for Arsenal back in 2004.
Van Persie's compatriot Dick Advocaat was the general manager at Rangers in 2002, and had convinced the Dutchman to move to Ibrox.
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Q: MySQL date grouping I have a financial transaction table in MySQL and am trying to produce a transaction report. Given the way the business operates, a financial day is 4am - 4am instead of midnight - midnight, so instead of grouping transactions by Y-m-d, I am having to consider all those transactions that happened after midnight.
For example:
The financial day is Monday 4am - Tuesday 4am. Any transactions that happened after Tuesday at midnight need to be classed in Monday's sales.
The premise of my query at the moment is:
select from_unixtime(date, '%Y-%m-%d') as t_date from transactions group by t_date

I've attempted using an if statement within the query to determine if the current row date is after midnight but before 4am, but to no avail. Hopefully, I can get this working in MySQL, without having to loop through all the transaction rows in PHP.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A: Subtract 4 hours from the transaction time. Group by that value. MySQL has date and time functions that help you with the subtraction.

A: If your requirement to get yesterday record
Here is the query to handle this.
SELECT DATE_FORMAT( t.date,  '%Y-%m-%d %k' ) as perDay
FROM `table` t
WHERE t.date BETWEEN DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -1 day) AND CURDATE()
GROUP BY perDay

A: If you want all transaction between Monday 4 AM to Tuesday 3 AM, then i think you need to check Date plus Time also like "Y-m-d h:i:s",


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Germany has reached out to Taiwan in a bid to ease the semiconductor shortage currently causing production problems for carmakers. Europe's automotive powerhouse has urged the Taiwanese government to lean on its country's semiconductor manufacturers for additional capacity.
Recent shortages of the essential electrical component have seen Audi furlough 10,000 workers, Ford pause production and Volkswagen adjust its production. Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA – now part of Stellantis) have also reportedly been impacted as the importance of semiconductors to the automotive industry increases.
As a building block for new technologies, semiconductors are foundational for automotive progress. They form the basis of digital capabilities, from mapping, to connectivity and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). However, component manufacturers have redirected supplies to other sectors, like consumer electronics, as carmakers saw sales slump due to COVID-19. Now, as the automotive industry gets back on its feet, with a renewed emphasis on electromobility and technology, semiconductors are more essential than ever.
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In a letter seen by news agency Reuters, Germany's economy minister Peter Altmaier asked Wang Mei-hua, Taiwan's minister of Economic Affairs, to raise the matter with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker and one of Germany's chief suppliers. ′I would be pleased if you could take on this matter and underline the importance of additional semiconductor capacities for the German automotive industry to TSMC,' Altmaier wrote.
The German minister went on to highlight the need for additional capacities in the short and medium-term. This follows direct contact between the German government and TSMC about increasing deliveries, with ′very constructive' signals from the component manufacturer to solve the problem, he wrote.
Reuters said that Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs had confirmed the receipt of diplomatic requests to help ease the shortage for the automotive industry, although it was not aware of Altmaier's letter specifically. The ministry claims to have begun talks with domestic chip suppliers in response to requests from other countries and asked them to ′provide full assistance.'
The component manufacturer is reported to see the issue of chip shortages for automotive companies as very important. ′It is our top priority, and TSMC is working closely with our automotive customers to resolve the capacity support issues,' it said.
More local solutions
A German economy ministry spokesperson explained to Reuters that the shortage was being monitored very closely and that it was in talks with the automotive industry about the issue. They added that in an effort to reduce dependencies on Asian suppliers and avoid similar probems in the future, the state is looking to support an increase in more local production capacities in Germany and Europe.
These plans run in parallel with increased support for more local battery manufacturing. In August last year, Germany's government outlined financial backing of a battery-cell factory in Sweden with a state guarantee of $545 million (€447 million). The guarantee is part of the government's foreign-trade promotion, in which funds can be used to support projects abroad when there is a particular state interest – in this case, because of the importance to the country's automotive and electromobility sector.
As vehicles evolve from a mechanical pursuit to a digital one, manufacturers are now far more focused on electronics. Bans on internal combustion engines (ICE) not only mean the reduction of pollutants, but the need for complex drive systems with many moving parts. Instead of pistons, fans and drive-shafts, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) demand motors, cells and circuit boards.
While this is a step forward, it puts the automotive industry on a direct collision course with other sectors like the consumer electronics industry, which has been one of the most demanding sectors when it comes to components like semiconductors and batteries. Now, all the automotive industry can do is hope for manufacturers like TSMC to bolster their output in the short-term, while more localised production measures up to demand in the long-term.
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Line a tray with 20 cupcake cases. Mix the dry ingredients together in one bowl. Mix the carrots, eggs and coconut milk together in another. Combine the wet and dry mixtures and spoon into the cases – you can fill them to the top, as these cakes don't rise very much. Cook for 30 minutes, until they are golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Then leave to cool.
To make the icing, whisk all the ingredients together until smooth, reserving a little of the zest to sprinkle over the top. Spread on top of each cooled cake with a knife. Put into the fridge for 10 minutes for the icing to firm up, then serve.
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Aleid Foods inaugurate its operations in Riyadh within its regional expansion strategy Goals_25
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Aleid Foods Company announced the establishment of Riyadh-based Company Aqtar Al Khaleej, to be the outset of the company's operational expansion within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of its regional expansion strategy Goals_25.
Aleid Foods CEO, Eng. Mohammed Al-Mutairi said that the establishment of Aqtar Al Khaleej Company comes within the first phase of the Goals_25 strategy, which aims for Gulf market expansion and the presence in dynamic and influential cities, explaining that it is a vital step for the company's operational expansion inside Saudi Arabia starting from Riyadh, the capital, and further revealing that an advanced operational program will be developed for Aqtar Al Khaleej Company by building an new structure for its operations to diversify its product basket to include frozen food, and will be implemented by a proficient team with distinctive experiences in food trade and supply chain management according to regional and international standards.
Al-Mutairi added that Aleid's ambition for Gulf market expansion is achievable with the company's entering the Saudi market, the region's largest, most significant, and fastest-growing market, with a growth rate expected to reach 6% in the next five years, taking reference to statistics that indicate that the consumption of food goods in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia constitutes 60% of the total food consumption in the Gulf for several reasons, including the fact that KSA has the largest population in the Gulf with 35.84 million population representing 70% of the total population in GCC countries, and with 37.44% of them being under the age of 25.
Al-Mutairi concluded by stressing the company's consistent efforts to achieve the Goals_25 plan and its commitment to continuous growth which supports the value of business sustainability while achieving returns for shareholders and partners.
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