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Racist meme subcultures under fresh scrutiny after the Christchurch terror attack
By Patrick Begley
March 22, 2019 — 7.12pm
A racist Australian Facebook group promotes memes ridiculing Indigenous people while comparing prominent Muslims to insects, excrement or rubbish.
More than 126,000 people follow it.
Another group with 8000 followers highlights the Jewish faith of an Australian politician while promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. A third, with 12,000 followers, uses Nazi imagery.
Fredrick Brennan regrets creating the forum 8Chan, which has spread racial hatred. Credit:Al Jazeera
The groups, which the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have chosen not to name, are examples of vile but popular subcultures that trade on memes and what they call "edgy" humour as they denigrate and dehumanise people in plain sight.
These subcultures are now under increased scrutiny after Australian Brenton Tarrant made references to racist memes that appear on groups such as these before, and even during his alleged terrorist attacks in Christchurch, which killed 50 people.
Researchers warn that alt-right groups are using mainstream social media such as Twitter and YouTube as well as gaming chat apps (Discord, Steam) and online message boards (4chan, 8chan, Gab) to spread their hatred using images.
I think [Brenton] Tarrant chose to turn himself into a meme.
Teodor Mitew, a senior lecturer in digital studies at the University of Wollongong
This week, the founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, expressed remorse over his creation, after Tarrant used the platform to post livestreams of his alleged attacks along with several memes.
Memes - units of culture that can be endlessly manipulated and repurposed - often appear on the internet as images with text captions.
"I think Tarrant chose to turn himself into a meme," said Teodor Mitew, a senior lecturer in digital studies at the University of Wollongong, referring to the spread and adaptation of his images.
Dr Mitew said "memetic warfare" was emerging online where large numbers of often anonymous people with unclear intentions create "hyper-sardonic", but also dangerous, content.
A man wearing face paint to resemble Pepe the Frog ahead of a rally for President-elect Donald Trump in 2016. Credit:The New York Times
"The tools for meme generation have been radically democratised," he said. "Anyone, with MS Paint only, is able to create their own propaganda messages."
While users of message boards are anonymous, they are assumed to be predominantly young white men. Australian content such as the ocker "Aussie shitposter" character collides with international hate symbols such as the cartoon toad Groyper to create memes with multiple references and targets.
"The far-right groups have an arsenal of narratives," said University of Western Sydney researcher Kevin Dunn, co-author of a 10-year review of cyber racism in Australia.
Professor Dunn and his colleagues found that extremists use clever rhetoric to cast racism as a supposedly natural response to what they portray as inevitable conflict between racial groups.
Using "disturbingly creative techniques", they also appeal to younger converts using gaming platforms, and they rely heavily on humour.
An international team of researchers last year published a paper analysing extremist content across 160 million images from 2.6 billion posts on social media.
"Polarised communities within 4chan and Reddit have been working hard to create new memes and make them go viral, aiming to increase the visibility of their ideas—a phenomenon known as 'attention hacking'," the study's authors found.
An anti-Semitic meme - an ugly caricature of a supposedly Jewish man rubbing his hands together - was the third most popular meme on 4chan's politically incorrect forum /pol/.
A version of Pepe the Frog, an innocent cartoon character before it was turned into a hate symbol by the far-right, was the second most popular.
Memes about US President Donald Trump abound but his supporters are routinely pilloried by the far-right as "cuckservatives": conservatives whose political agendas have been "cuckolded" by tamer elements.
The president is disdainfully associated with "boomer" politics - not limited to the baby boomer generation but referring generally to older, more neo-conservative views.
In Australia, One Nation's Pauline Hanson has been labelled a "boomer" in contrast to her disowned senator Fraser Anning, who linked the Christchurch attacks to fears of Muslim immigration.
Senator Fraser Anning. Credit:AAP
Posters deemed too extreme for 4chan, referred to as "edgelords", have migrated to its barely-regulated off-shoot 8chan.
An 8Chan forum devoted to Tarrant this week had the sub-heading: "when they start praying, i start spraying".
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The site's founder, Mr Brennan, has regrets about the forum he left in December, especially after seeing the reaction to the Christchurch massacre.
"It was very difficult in the days that followed to know that I had created that site," he told the Wall Street Journal.
"I have no desire to ever be involved in the image-board world again. A lot of these sites cause more misery than anything else."
8chan is meant to have one "global" rule: do not post anything illegal. But laws against hate speech and racial discrimination in countries around the world would render reams of 8chan content illegal.
Some New Zealand and Australian internet service providers blocked access to 8chan, which had frequent repostings of the shooter's video, as well as the far-right forum Kiwifarms, which refused to hand over data about its members following a request from authorities.
Dr Mitew said any attempt to combat the problem by taking down platforms was a "whack-a-mole battle," given that users can easily download programs to avoid the blocks.
Patrick Begley
Patrick Begley is an investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.


The SABA Senior Breakfast is a recent tradition aimed at creating an opportunity for the experienced members of the Chicago South Asian legal community (7+ years of experience) to meet one another. Last year's event was attended by nearly 40 legal professionals in a wide array of roles, including public sector, in house, law firm, and non-traditional.
Breakfast will be provided courtesy of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.
RSVP required by April 17th.


Trees are important parts of the landscape and need proper care in order to thrive. They provide benefits like shade, temperature control, and soil protection. But caring for your trees takes a little more than just trimming low-hanging branches. Learn more about tree care basics here. For more information, contact the professionals at Sustainable Tree Care Services.
The frequency of tree care depends on the size, location, species, and many other factors. In general trees should have dead or broken branches cleared every 3-5 years. Fertilizer and disease control can be administered as needed. Proper tree care performed early in the lifespan of a tree will prevent future problems and limit the amount of care needed later in life.
What is involved in pruning a tree?
Pruning involves removing unwanted or unneeded branches from trees. Branches that are dead, damaged, or diseased may be removed for the health of the tree. Trees may also be thinned out to provide more light to the ground below. Pruning for aesthetic purposes involves removing unsightly or nuisance branches, or reshaping a tree that has grown asymmetrically. All these purposes are combined in a proper pruning service. Certified arborists are the best people to use to determine the best way to prune trees.
What if the tree is close to my house or another structure?
Sustainable Tree Care has a variety of equipment to safely remove any tree. Our workers are trained to safely remove any tree no matter how tight the quarters! We are fully insured against property damage or personal injury so you don't have to worry about a thing.
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Unfortunately, sometimes the best of intentions cannot save a tree. Trees may become damaged, infested with insects, or diseased beyond repair. In this situation, you want to remove the tree with the greatest of care. Sustainable Tree Care is equipped to take out trees of any size in any location. Here are some frequently asked questions about removing trees.
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It is sometimes difficult for the untrained eye to determine when a tree must be removed. If a tree is leaning close to a structure, is extremely damaged from storms, insects, or disease, it may be time to remove it. Your best bet is to call a professional tree company to inventory the health and location of the tree. Be careful who you call though. Some companies will recommend removing the tree just to gain the business! Professional arborists are the best choice for evaluating your particular situation. Sustainable Tree Care will never recommend removing a tree that can be saved unless you know you want it gone.
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We can't speak to other's techniques, but Sustainable Tree Care will use International Society of Arboriculture approved techniques to completely remove unwanted trees. Sustainable Tree Care will assess the situation and use the best techniques for removing that tree. We may use felling, trimming from the top down, or heavy equipment to prevent property damage from falling debris. Whatever the situation, you can count on us to be safe, fast, and effective. We can cut and leave the wood for firewood, or remove it completely. We will grind stumps flush with the ground and remove any debris.
Usually yes. The specific regulations vary from county to county, however, most people will need a permit to remove trees from their property. We can help you determine if you need a permit, how to get it, and alternative plans if your request is not approved.
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ALDS Closeout Day?
Posted on October 8, 2013 by Linkmeister
The first game has the As playing the Tigers at Detroit at 5:00PM ET, 2:00PM PT, 11:00PM HST. The As lead the series two games to one and can end the Tigers' season with a win today. They'll send out Dan Straily (who?) while the Tigers counter with Doug Fister.
Game Two has the Red Sox playing the Rays at Tampa Bay. The Sox have a two games to one lead, but the Rays have won four elimination games in nine days; they're not likely to be cowed. The Red Sox will pitch Jake Peavy and the Rays send Jeremy Hellickson to the mound.
Update: The As took a 3 – 0 lead into the fifth inning and their pitcher was looking strong. Prince Fielder hit a flare into left field for a single, Victor Martinez grounded another single into right field, and Jhonny Peralta, just back from a 50-game suspension for PED use, hit a home run to left field to tie the game at 3.
Update II: The wheels have come off for the As in the 8th inning. After loading the bases in the top of the inning with no one out and failing to score, they gave up three runs in the bottom of the inning and now find themselves behind 8 – 4 with the Tigers' closer Benoit coming in for the ninth.
Update III: Holy smokes, Loney! What a heckuva double play you started with the bases loaded in the top of the second!
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5 thoughts on "ALDS Closeout Day?"
Bob_Hendley on October 9, 2013 at 1:40 am said:
Hi Link.
ASW1 on October 8, 2013 at 11:10 am said:
Coco Crisp!!! – another great baseball name.
A's and Rays, Rays and A's!
Linkmeister on October 8, 2013 at 11:22 am said:
I'll go halfway. I'm for the Rays because Boston's fans have that same sense of entitlement Yankees fans have. I'm sort of ambivalent about the As – Tigers series, with no strong feelings either way.
WBBsAs on October 8, 2013 at 5:05 pm said:
I'm for the Sawx, because of artificial turf and baseball ugliest stadium in Tampa.

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the country had saved a minimum of 3 billion dollars per annum on Crude oil production.
In a statement signed by Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Affairs Division, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the cost of crude oil production went down from 78 dollars per barrel as at August 2015 to 23 dollars per barrel.
This, it said represented 70.5 per cent reduction in production cost.
It said the Group General Manager of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), a unit of NNPC, Mr Dafe Sejebor, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the unit.
He said NAPIMS arrived at the figure after looking at the difference between the 78 and 23 dollars which represent the old and new cost of production in relation to the present daily average production in the country.
"If you knock down your cost of production from 78 dollars per barrel to 23 dollars, take the difference and multiply by the average daily production, you will discover that we are saving a minimum of 3billion dollars in the upstream for both Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and Joint Ventures (JVs)", he said.
He added that the target was to bring the cost of production to between 17 and 19 dollars for onshore and offshore production respectively.
He commended the Federal Government for its support to the NNPC management in tackling the challenges in the petroleum industry, especially the cash call exit agreement signed in 2016 and the reduction of contracting circle from three years to six months.
On the new Petroleum Policy, Sejebor said it was necessitated by the increasing difficulty in operating the petroleum industry within the framework of the old Petroleum Act in the face of the delayed passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
He said the policy would restore investors' confidence in the industry pending the full passage of the entire PIB by the National Assembly.
Commenting on the NAPIMS Anti-Corruption Committee, he urged the management and staff to let the principles of accountability, integrity, honesty and transparency be their watchword.
He charged them to generate positive ideas to help tackle the challenges facing the industry and help reverse its fortunes.
He urged staff to key into the NNPC management's zero tolerance for corruption.
The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, while inaugurating the Anti-Corruption Unit at Corporate Headquarters recently, had directed all the Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Corporate Service Units (CSUs) to establish their own anti-corruption committees.
NAPIMS is the first to comply with the directive.


Believe it or not for dropping bowling balls on his abs.
his stomach from 8 ft in the air….
MIke up the ante and laid down on a pile of broken glass.
Now that is freaking nuts.
I love learning how guys build strength to achieve such things.


This week's Sunday Dinner recipes see seared lamb chops served with redcurrant mint sauce, orzo and roasted brussels sprouts.
I enjoy eating lamb, but for some reason, I don't do it very often. Perhaps that's because it never seems to be as prominently displayed in grocery stores as other types of meats, such as beef and chicken.
But when I was shopping the other day, my eyes glommed on to some beautiful-looking, large and meaty lamb chops, and I just had to have them.
They were tender lamb loin chops, which look like mini T-bone steaks and are cut from the loin of lamb, located beside the rib section of the animal.
In the summer, I would normally go outside and grill those chops on my barbecue. In winter, though, I prefer to cook them inside, and deeply sear them in a hot skillet until they're pinkish red in the middle.
Before doing that this time, I looked in my refrigerator for inspiration on how to flavour the lamb chops and found a jar of red currant jelly. I decided to build a sauce around that preserve and spooned some into a pot. To balance its sweetness and add flavour, I mixed in some red wine, tangy balsamic vinegar, orange juice, salty soy sauce and a pinch of spicy red pepper flakes.
To start making make the sauce, all you do is simmer those ingredients until the jelly is melted and blends with the other ingredients.
Once the lamb is seared, it's removed from the skillet, the excess fat is removed from the pan and the sauce gets poured in. You add fresh mint to the sauce and simmer it until it's lightly thickened. Then the chops get set back in the pan and are sumptuously cooked in the sauce a short while.
It was a nice lamb dish that's not hard to prepare. The same is true for the two side dishes I served with it.
One was roasted brussels sprouts that I set in the oven to cook just before I started preparing the lamb. By the time the lamb was seared and added to the sauce, the sprouts were cooked.
I also served the lamb with orzo, small rice-shaped pasta, that I tossed with such things as citrus zest, walnuts and a soft cheese, which could be goat or feta. You can make this dish ahead of time and reheat it when ready to serve with the lamb. See recipe for details.
All recipes serve two, but they could easily be doubled or further expanded.
Tender, juicy lamb seared, bathed in and served with a sweet and tangy redcurrant jelly-based-sauce flecked with mint.
In a small pot, place the jelly, wine (or stock), vinegar, juice, soy sauce and pepper flakes, if using. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Whisk and simmer this sauce a minute or two, until the jelly is melted and well combined with the other ingredients. Remove sauce from the heat.
Heat the 1 Tbsp oil in a skillet set over medium-high. Season the lamb with salt and pepper. Sear lamb four minutes per side, or until cooked medium rare to medium. (If you prefer the lamb more well cooked, simply sear it a bit longer.) Remove the lamb from the skillet and set on a plate.
Drain the fat in the skillet. Set the skillet back over the heat, pour in the sauce and bring to a simmer. Mix the mint into the sauce. Simmer sauce until very lightly thickened. Return the lamb chops to the skillet and heat through a minute or so on each side.
Lift chops out of the pan and divide between two dinner plates. Spoon the sauce over the lamb, garnish with mint sprigs and serve.
Note 1: Red currant jelly is sold in the jam/jelly aisle of most supermarkets. I used Bonne Maman brand.
Orzo is rice-shaped pasta sold at most supermarkets. In this recipe, it is cooked, drained and tossed with a few flavour-enhancing ingredients. It makes a nice side dish for lamb, pork, chicken and fish, such as halibut.
Bring a small pot filled with water to a boil. Lightly salt the water, add the orzo and cook until just tender, about eight minutes.
While orzo cooks, place the oil, zest, parsley and walnuts in a serving bowl.
When cooked, drain the orzo well, reserving 2 Tbsp of the cooking liquid.
Place the orzo and reserved cooking liquid in the bowl.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then put the cheese in the bowl.
Toss everything to combine and serve (see Eric's options).
Note: To toast nuts, place them in a skillet set over medium heat. Cook and stir a few minutes, until lightly toasted and aromatic.
Eric's options: You can prepare the orzo and toss it with other ingredients hours before serving. Once cool, cover and refrigerate until you're ready to serve it with the lamb. When you need it, simply zap it in the microwave until hot again.
Simply seasoned sprouts roasted in a hot oven until richly coloured and tender.
Trim a little from the end of each brussels sprout. Cut each sprout lengthwise in half and set on the baking sheet.
Drizzle and sprinkle the 1 Tbsp oil, salt and pepper on the sprouts and toss to coat. Roast, stirring the sprouts once or twice, for 30 to 35 minutes, until richly coloured and tender.
Transfer sprouts to a serving bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil and serve.


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Home > ACO, Aston Martin Racing, Beechdean, ELMS, MacDowall, RL, Spa, Turner, Vantage GTE > Crucial race for Beechdean in ELMS at Spa this weekend
Crucial race for Beechdean in ELMS at Spa this weekend
Beechdean Aston Martin Racing (AMR) will compete in the fifth round of the 2016 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) at the challenging Spa Francorchamps circuit in the east of Belgium. Drivers Andrew Howard, Darren Turner and Alex MacDowall currently sit second in the GTE driver standings, five points behind the leaders.
Informally known simply as 'Spa', the circuit is often high on the list of driver's favourites, due to its undulating nature, large variety of corners and picturesque setting. The 4.352 mile circuit, that carves its way through the Ardennes forest will play host to the four hour endurance race. The circuit is unique when it comes to its layout and weather - with own micro climate. Drivers will often experience different weather conditions from one corner to another. Consequentially, the circuit presents a strategic challenge for drivers and race engineers, making it an enthralling spectacle for fans.
The 2016 ELMS season to date has been a story of consistency for the Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage V8 GTE. The #99 car has finish inside the top five in each of the four ELMS races this season and showed strong pace at all of the circuits in the championship, around the continent.
"Spa has always been one of my favourite tracks, it is a circuit that rewards the brave." Stated team owner and driver Andrew Howard. "This is the round I have been looking forward to the most and with the additional aero on the GTE it is going to be another great learning curve. ELMS is a very competitive championship so this will be a crucial round for the Beechdean AMR team.
Aston Martin Racing Factory Driver Darren Turner, fresh from a recent successful run in the FIA World Endurance Championship, said, "I'm looking forward to going back to Spa. We were there earlier this year with the WEC programme and it's a real favourite for me, as it's such a challenging circuit. The championship is still very tight so we need to make the most of it this weekend and claw back a good result against the JMW Ferrari to make sure the fight goes down to the wire in Estoril."
"I'm really looking forward to racing at Spa again this year." Commented Carlisle based driver Alex MacDowall. "I'm going there off the back of a win last year in the FIA World Endurance Championship so I'm feeling very confident. The track should really suit the car and give us another chance of a podium result."
Beechdean AMR are looking forward to an action packed weekend and are hopeful that the Circuit Spa Francorchamps will throw up an exciting race as well as a good team result. The penultimate race of the championship will see more than just the Beechdean Team as Spa.
Source material - Beechdean AMR
Labels: ACO, Aston Martin Racing, Beechdean, ELMS, MacDowall, RL, Spa, Turner, Vantage GTE


The ASU Alumni Association launched a website earlier this month that showcases everything from restaurants to law firms, located everywhere from Tempe to Seattle. But these businesses all have one thing in common: They are run by former Sun Devils.
The Sun Devil Business Directory is open to all ASU alumni who hold leadership positions in their respective businesses and is designed to help these businesses network in a variety of ways.
Tracy Scott, director of marketing for the ASU Alumni Association, said the directory's development is exciting because it will offer a great opportunity for alumni all over the country.
Besides being a searchable directory, the Sun Devil Business Directory provides opportunities for all listed businesses to promote themselves with a hierarchy of memberships. The most expensive membership includes a feature on the home page. Businesses can also offer coupons and promotions through their listings, as well as network with potential employees.
With all these measures in place, both the users and the businesses see benefits, Scott said.
The website, so far, has listings for 11 businesses in a variety of fields.
One of these businesses is Peace of Mind Snowbird Homecare & Maintenance, which is run by Sonya Okamoto, who graduated from ASU in 1988, and her husband, who is also an ASU alumnus. Their business manages the houses of people who are away, specifically targeting "snowbirds," or those who live in Arizona only for the cooler seasons.
Okamoto said she was enticed by an email sent out by the ASU Alumni Association, which offered a free 30-day trial on the Sun Devil Business Directory before she had to pay for a listing. She said she hopes the website will grow so her business will benefit simultaneously.
She also said she saw the directory's trial as a unique alternative to traditional advertising.
While some are only trying the website on a trial basis, other businesspeople, such as Josh Valdez-Elizetxe, president of Foresold, are already convinced of the directory's future success.
His company, a digital marketing agency that consults clients about digital advertising and designs websites, has already purchased the highest level of membership, which is $240 per year. Foresold's listing appears first in the directory because of this elite membership.
Valdez-Elizetxe said he had no reservations about listing his business on the website.
Valdez-Elizetxe also said the website caters to the needs of both the businesses and the consumers.
"It's a good value," he said. "We pay thousands of dollars to be parts of other organizations. So when we have the opportunity to be on something else, even though it's on a smaller scale, it's very targeted. And we hire a lot of people out of ASU."
The website has brought more traffic to Foresold's website, so Valdez-Elizetxe's company is seeing real results, he said.
Valdez-Elizetxe said he is hopeful that as the directory continues to grow, so will this traffic.


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'Killer Couples' to feature Abilene duo convicted of killing police officer Don Allen
The Oxygen Network will broadcast the episode Monday about Phillip and Violet Walter, who murdered police officer Don Allen.
'Killer Couples' to feature Abilene duo convicted of killing police officer Don Allen The Oxygen Network will broadcast the episode Monday about Phillip and Violet Walter, who murdered police officer Don Allen. Check out this story on reporternews.com: https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/19/killer-couples-feature-abilene-phillip-violet-walter-bound-murdered-police-officer-don-allen/2918115002/
Laura Gutschke, Abilene Reporter-News Published 3:04 p.m. CT Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 3:16 p.m. CT Feb. 19, 2019
Phillip and Violet Walter
The murder of an Abilene police officer by a husband and wife will be featured on the television show "Killer Couples."
The Oxygen Network will broadcast the episode about Phillip and Violet Walter at 8 p.m. Monday.
In October 2016, the Walters were convicted of murder in the death of Don Allen during a trial in Baird, the county seat of Callahan County. The officer's bound body was found in the master bedroom of his house in Clyde on Aug. 31, 2015.
Both were determined to have tied up the off-duty officer before choking him to death. They took items, including Allen's police belt, gun and radio, and fled, according to courtroom testimony.
The Walters each were sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Reporter-News education reporter Timothy Chipp, who covered the trial, was interviewed for the program by producers and might be included in the episode.
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Many people seem to feel that they have too much to carry in life. The burdens are too great, the path is too rocky, and there is no place to find joy in life.
In America we have a lot to bear. Advertising causes us to add many "requirements" to our list of things that need to be done or bought. We have many more worries since "The News" keeps us informed of a long list of things we should concern ourselves with.
In the past when I ran the ARR (American Rat Race) daily, I would read that verse and my mind would settle on the word "REST." Oh! How my soul longed for rest. My mind! My body!
Our soul is our mind, will, and emotions. I have been learning that our body controls our mind. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7) It's easy to see how anger affects the body. Blood pressure rises, the muscles tighten, and as the process continues we feel like we're going to burst with frustration unless we let go and let God take it from us.
When we "learn of Jesus" as mentioned in the Scripture above, we can have rest. Jesus never scurried even though He had the greatest of missions and very little time to accomplish it all.
We must slow down! We must take some of the burden off and replace it with the yoke of Jesus, which is full of rest. We are yoked to the "World Of Not Enough" and live in the "Town of More." We've been deceived into thinking that our lives are to be used to acquire more things because we never have enough.
While this process goes on, and our life passes away one year at a time, we yearn inside for something else. Something more than more. We yearn for Peace and Joy and Rest and Happiness.
There must come a point where we say, ENOUGH! We have to decide what we really want in life. What is our heart really yearning for? For me, when I came face-to-face with poor health that prevented me from entering the daily ARR (American Rat Race), I realized that the maze I thought was life was only a prison. In 1987 when I spent 6 months on the couch not being able to do all that I was used to doing, I realized that who I thought I was had been based on what I got done. And the list was very long.
I had to re-evaluate who God said I was and spending time with Him had to be ENOUGH. If I never got to do anything else ... if I never got well ... was God enough for me? We were created to fellowship with a Living God, yet I was running around the maze to do all the things that made me feel accepted, with only a few minutes a day allotted to my Creator and Father.
I had to decide what I really wanted in life and then allow God to make it happen for me. My willingness, His strength. I've come a long way down the road and yet there's still a decision to be made for each day. How am I going to spend it? What will bring true health and purpose to my life? What will only satisfy the whispers of the devil to me?
We have made many dreams come true. The move from Alabama to Virginia is a dream come true. We're working now on having some acreage of woods with a stream, a wildflower meadow, a pond, and a small house in the midst of it. If you don't dream big, you fall far short of where you can go.
Some folks tell me I'm "lucky." First of all, I don't believe in luck, no such thing! I believe in God joining us to make something happen if it's in agreement with His will. I believe we can accomplish anything if we first set our minds to it. That's what we do each day when we choose what the day will hold. We accomplish more, even with health problems, if we set our mind to a task.
I had to have woods to find my peace and in 1987 while I spent 6 months sick on the couch I prayed and prayed for a home in the woods. We built that home on 1-1/2 acres and moved in 1990. We had only made $11,000 the year before. It doesn't match on paper, but somehow we made it happen. We didn't have any money in savings either, nor did we make much more the next year, but determination to get out of debt seemed to increase our income as we put every penny towards credit card debt, car payment debt and the mortgage. By 1997 we had all our debt paid off including our $90,000 mortgage. God is incredible!
We sacrificed much over those years. We wanted to be out of debt more than eating out, renting videos, buying new clothes, or anything else. We're not lucky! We just put our money where our heart was. You can make dreams come true, but not by wishing.
Sometimes you have the reality of your dreams in the attic or closets. Many people "wish" they could do this and that and never think about the resources they may have to make it come true. We sold a bunch of stuff in Alabama to pay for the cost of the move. Here we are in the process of selling things that I had from my Great Grandmother and Grandmother that I somehow thought I needed to keep. They are now antiques and we will have several thousand dollars to put towards that land we want. It's certainly not much -- it certainly won't buy the land -- but we have found that if we do our part, then God does the rest.
If you're tired of the heavy burden, you might look around and see what you can eliminate. What you own, owns you. It must be cared for, and a place to store it has to be found and cared for also. Every square inch of a home requires money to have it. If half of it is used to store things that aren't really needed, then there are dreams hidden everywhere that are not being found.
A lighter load of "stuff" makes a tremendous difference to mental health also! Lighten the load - today! Look around. Make the decision. Ask God for direction. Get a friend or relative involved to do the same and have a big yard sale. Make some dreams come true - start somewhere!
And all of God'd people say, "Amen!" Thank you for posting this, Donna. It came over me like the Balm of Gilead, refreshing and calming to my soul.
Hi Mack! That's a great book. I had mentioned it in a previous post on the blog ... and maybe more than once, but I remembered this one.


heather kojan quilts: My Kissing Booth Quilt on the BasicGrey Blog!
My Kissing Booth Quilt on the BasicGrey Blog!
I'm so excited!! I have my first tutorial on the BasicGrey Blog today! Hope you like it!
Come back tomorrow to see it done up in a different color way!
Congratulations! It's a very pretty quilt -- love those colors!
I love it! Love the cow, too!
way to go Heather!! it's a great quilt!


When you decide to look for a home in the Myrtle Beach area, Salters Cove is a great choice. Salters Cove is located between Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet in Garden City, SC. Garden City, sometimes known as Garden City Beach, is a small seaside community nestled in the heart of South Carolina's Grand Strand. Garden City encompasses miles of pristine beach, enjoys a temperate climate and is both an active residential community and a thriving vacation destination.
Salters Cove is a unique planned housing development that offers both raised beach and patio homes east of 17 Business in the Garden City area south of Myrtle Beach. You can feel comfortable knowing that the beaches of the Grand Strand are only a golf cart ride away! Salters Cove is the place to be when you want the peace and tranquility right in the middle of everything the Grand Strand affords.
You do not have far to go to shop, dine, enjoy entertainment or access the Salters Cove amenities! Tennis, swimming, and golf are a few of the activities you can enjoy within a few minutes of your home.
With interest rates at an all time low there is not a better time than NOW to purchase your own "piece of paradise." The homes in Salters Cove are absolutely gorgeous. Many have hardwood floors, upgrades to the fixtures and doors, ceiling fans, Jacuzzis, and ceramic PLUS close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. How much better could it get? All this and at affordable prices - there is no better place to live!
RE/MAX Southern Shores knows the Salters Cove market!
When purchasing a home in Salters Cove, you will be part of a welcoming community. Once a fishing village, this area is now a unique vacation, retirement and full time residential community. Whether you are thinking of a condo, a town home or a single family residence there will be just the right place in Salters Cove for you to live! Let a RE/MAX Southern Shores real estate agent be your partner in making this dream a reality. Call RE/MAX Southern Shores at 843-839-0200 and talk with one of our expertly trained agents. Breathtaking views and the peace and tranquility you will experience will make you glad you have found the home of your dreams at Salters Cove!


Last week my boyfriend was lucky enough to win tickets to a Toronto Raptors pre-playoff party hosted by Coors Light! The party was AMAZING – there was food, drinks, free apparel, and guest appearances. Mark Strizzy and Kat Stefankiewicz were the hosts for the night (they're the in-arena hosts at the Raptors games!).
When we first got to the party, we were handed lanyards with our badges on them. They were used as our pass for 4 free Coors Lights, 1 jacket, and 1 other piece of apparel. Of course we went straight in line for the apparel first! Everyone at the party got a customized bomber jacket that had "The Six Squad" printed on the back. We got to pick 1 of 6 patches to put on the sleeve of the jacket – I chose the Toronto Raptors logo of course! I ended up giving my second piece of apparel to my boyfriend because Raptors (& basketball in general) are his life! (He's been playing basketball since elementary school, and even teaches kids at community centres AND coaches his own team). He ended up picking two jerseys – Kyle Lowry & Cory Joseph.
After we got our apparel, we went to get a drink and some food. The Keg was catering the event and had a carving station where they made tiny sandwiches, as well as hostess' walking around passing out hors d'oeuvres. Soon after, they brought out Justin Darlington – a professional dunker, who did some dunks for us! He even did some with the Raptors mascot.
A little while later, the surprises continued – they brought out Muggsy Bogues (former Raptor). Everyone had the opportunity to play basketball against him (arcade style), and if you won, you got a free pair of Adidas shoes! I obviously didn't win against him.. but it was fun and I tried! The night ended with a concert held by Jazz Cartier.
The entire night was amazing and well put together. I can really appreciate an event like this after putting them together for work!


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De Partido Republicano Progressista, afgekort PRP (Nederlands: Republikeinse Progressieve Partij) was een politieke partij in Brazilië. De partij was sinds 1990 actief bij alle Braziliaanse verkiezingen en werd definitief geregistreerd op 29 oktober 1991. Ze werd opgericht om de politieke erfenis van Ademar de Barros bij elkaar te brengen.

De partij werd geleid door zijn zoon Ademar de Barros Filho, met verwijzing naar de oude PRP en PSP Ademaristas. Bij het creëren van de PPB in 1995, die samen ging met de PPR in de PP, heeft het toenmalige Congreslid Ademar de Barros Filho geprobeerd om de PRP in de fusie omvatten, maar het voorstel werd verworpen door de Nationale Conventie. Ademar trok zich terug uit de lijst en werd vervangen door Dirceu Gonçalves Resende. Tot zijn dood in 2003 leidde hij de PRP. Sindsdien werd de partij gerund door zijn zoon Ovasco Resende.

De andere Partido Republicano Progressista die als inspiratie diende voor de nieuwe PRP, werd geleid door Ademar de Barros en opgericht in 1945. In 1946 fuseerde de partij met de PPS van Miguel Reale en de PAN van Alvaro Rolim Telles om samen de PSP te vormen. In 1965 werd deze partij opgeheven met de komst van het militaire regime.

Op 17 december 2018 werd de partij opgeheven en opgenomen in de partij Patriota.

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Officiële website

Braziliaanse politieke partij

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Evangelical Greek School
Karatas, Turkey
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Aristotle Sokratis Onassis
Who Was Aristotle Onassis?
Wealth Grows during World War II
"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."
Aristotle Onassis Biography
Aristotle Onassis is best known as the Greek shipping tycoon who married JFK's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1968.
In the 1920s, Aristotle Onassis launched his own cigarette brand. Shortly thereafter he realized that tobacco shipping generated more revenue, and went into the cargo ship business. The shipping tycoon dated many famous women, including the widowed Jacqueline Kennedy, whom he married in 1968.
Onassis, who was called "Ari" by most everyone, was born on January 15, 1906, in Smyrna, a town in present-day Turkey. Never a good student, he did poorly in school much to his father's chagrin, who hoped Ari would take over the family's cigarette business. After the Turks invaded his town in 1921, Onassis decided to leave for Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1923, he got a job as a telephone engineer. Poor but clever, he eavesdropped on business calls and used the information to set up deals of his own.
Onassis's fortunes soon turned favorable and he began a life of good living with expensive clothes. His ability to reinvent himself as an "important businessman" during the day, yet continuing to work the phone lines in coveralls at night, was an early indication of his shrewd social and business skills.
First Fortune in Tobacco
Onassis' first big idea came in the mid-1920s when he overheard a phone call about a new "talkie" that would have its main character smoke a cigarette. Onassis got the idea to start his own brand of cigarettes aimed at the female market. He chose famous opera singer Claudia Muzio as the perfect model. To get her to smoke his brand in public, he showed up at her dressing room with a giant bouquet of flowers.
Amazingly, Onassis seduced her. She, of course, smoked his brand of cigarettes. The relationship proved to be very lucrative for Onassis and by the age of 25, his tobacco business made him a millionaire. Building on his wealth, he realized that the shipping magnates who hauled the tobacco made more than the cigarette manufacturer. This realization came to him at the height of the Great Depression. Just when everyone was getting out of the shipping business, Onassis was able to buy six ships for less than half of what they would normally cost.
At the outbreak of World War II, Onassis registered his fleet of cargo ships to Panama, which gave him tax-free status and reduced his overhead costs, making him one of the lowest cost shipping merchants in the world. He struck a deal with the U.S. Government whereby he offered reduced prices on shipping military equipment in exchange for the U.S. granting him very favorable prices on war-surplus cargo ships in spite of a ban on non-citizens buying military surplus equipment. This allowed him to build one of the world's largest privately-owned fleets. It has been recorded that Onassis never lost a ship during the war. Reasons for this vary from being very lucky to having made deals with both sides, though no credible evidence exists to prove this.
Early in his business career, Onassis began dating a string of famous women, including Greta Garbo. In 1946, he met the daughter of the richest shipping magnate in the world, Athina Livanos, a woman almost half his age. They married and had two children.
Soon, however, both of them were having affairs. In 1957, Onassis met Maria Callas, one of the most famous opera singers in the world. Onassis was so proud of his relationship with Callas that he began to flaunt it. Athina was wrecked by embarrassment and divorced him in 1960.
Several months before John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Onassis befriended Jacqueline, America's queen. In the agony following JFK's death, Jacqueline clung to Onassis for friendship. In time, they become lovers. In 1968, the two married on Onassis' privately owned island. Generally, the American public reacted very negatively to the news. One newspaper's headline implored, "Jackie, How Could You?"
Onassis' son, Alexander, was a notorious brat as a child, but when he was an adult, Onassis insisted that his son work for him. In 1973, Alexander died in a terrible plane crash. Onassis was devastated with his son and heir gone.
Two years later, on March 15, 1975, Onassis died. It was said that Maria Callas, his true love, never recovered from his death. She died two and a half years later.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, noted for her style and elegance, was the wife of President John F. Kennedy and a U.S. first lady. After Kennedy's death, she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
Dodi Fayed
Dodi Fayed was an Egyptian heir and film producer who dated and died with Princess Diana of Wales in a Paris car crash.
American businessman J. Paul Getty built his fortune as president of the Getty Oil Company. His J. Paul Getty Trust funds the J. Paul Getty Museum and other artistic endeavors.
Sam Walton was an American businessman best known for founding the retail chain Walmart, which grew to be the world's largest corporation.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a famous industrialist who worked in railroads and shipping. He had accumulated the largest fortune in the U.S. at the time of his death, in 1877.
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Jobs' guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad.
Michael Dell helped launch the personal computer revolution in the 1980s with the creation of the Dell Computer Corporation, now known as Dell Inc.
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who became wildly popular in France during the 1920s. She also devoted much of her life to fighting racism.
Estée Lauder started her own beauty company in 1946. Her business, which includes such product lines as Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics and Clinique, continues to thrive to this day.


A submersed native grass found in many Florida lakes, tape grass typically grows in clearer bodies of water. The Conway Chain in Orlando, Lake Alice in Odessa, and many of Florida's clear-water rivers and natural springs contain a lot of tape grass. Tape grass in Florida lakes can often hold a lot of bass and bream as well as shad and other bait fish. Tape grass can also grow quite long and can sometimes pose a swimming hazard (though typically not very serious) for swimmers who get spooked when it feels like their legs are getting tangled in the long blades.
Sago pondweed is one of Florida's lakes' submersed native grasses. I seem to run across this more often in shallower areas (less than 6' deep) in Florida rivers and lakes that allow it to grow up to the surface of the water. This stuff can make fishing difficult unless using a weedless lure or flipping stick is used.
The Florida yellow bladderwort is a large affixed submersed carnivorous plant. Don't let the "carnivorous" designation scare you. The bladderwort gets its name from bladder-like traps that capture organisms like water fleas, nematodes, tadpoles, and…mosquito larvae. (Thanks for that last one, bladderwort!) The bladder traps are recognized as one of the most sophisticated structures in the plant kingdom.
Coontail gets its name from feather-like leaves that form whorls on the stem resembling a raccoon's tail. It is a free-floating submersed plant typically found in Central Florida's ponds, lake and streams.
Cat-tails are named after their long, cylinder-shaped flower spikes that are brown in color. Common to Florida's wetlands, these plants grow out of the water and provide protection and nesting locations for wildlife.
Duck potato is named after its swollen underground stems that resemble potatoes. This emersed plant is known for its large lance-shaped leaves and white three-petal flowers extending high above its stems. Duck potato usually grows in Florida's swamps, ditches, lakes and streams.
Lemon bacopa is an emersed, creeping herb with small blue petaled flowers, succulent thick leaves and a hairy upper stem. The "lemon" designation comes from the lemon-like smell of its crushed leaves.
Lake hygrophila is an semi-aquatic herb that is native to Central Florida's swamps and wet hammocks. Lake hygrophila is characterized by small white flowers and narrow elliptic leaves.
Bur-marigold is an emersed flowering plant from the daisy family. It is typically found in Florida's marshes.
Water meal, the smallest flowering plant on earth, grows in Florida's rivers, ponds, lakes and sloughs. It is a floating, rootless plant and is hardly visible to the human eye.
Small duckweeds are tiny floating green plants with shoe-shaped leaves and a single root hanging underneath. Duckweeds are found in large floating mats in Florida's still or sluggish waters.
Giant duckweed, despite its name, is a very small floating plant found in Florida's rivers, ponds lakes and sloughs. The giant duckweed features 2-3 rounded leaves that are typically connected, and several roots handing beneath each leaf. The leaves are dark red on their under side surface.
The water lily is a common delicately flowering aquatic free-floating plant, common to Florida's lakes and streams. The water lily is best known for its radially notched leaves and pink or white flowers.
Watershield, found in Florida's lakes ponds and slower streams in water up to six feet deep, is a free-flowing plant with long leaf stalks. The stalks extend downward and attach to a sprawling anchored root in the mud bottom. Watershield's flowers are small and dull purple, extending from the water on a stalk. Its leaves are oval and shield-shaped and the undersides have a gel-like coating.
The American lotus is and emersed or free-floating plant found in Florida's muddy and shallow waters up to six feet deep. The easy-to-spot plant features very large yellow flowers that grow up to six inches wide on a long, stiff stalk. Leaves are circular and lack the radial "pie-piece" shaped cut of the water lily.
Maidencane is common to the Florida's fresh water and dry banks. It has long, narrow stems up to six feet long and is an important provider of local wildlife nesting materials, food and protection.
Egyptian paspalidium blooms year-round and features long leaves on thick tufted stems. It is commonly seen leaning over Florida's swamps and ponds.
Giant foxtail grows in deep ditches in Florida's swamps and wetlands and blooms year-round. It features a large spike on top of a long grass and its seeds provide food for wildlife.
Saw-grass is common to Florida's fresh and brackish water wetlands and provides food and shelter to birds and other wildlife. This large sedge has hollow stems that measure 4-10 feet tall and v-shaped angled leaf blades with small sharp sawteeth and reddish-brown spikelets.
Soft-stem bulrush is sedge with stems up to eight feet tall topped by a hanging cluster of flowers. Growing in marshes, streams and ponds of Florida, soft-stem bulrush provides food for wild birds.
Soft rush is found in clumps in Florida's fresh and saltwater wetlands. It has pale green stems from 2-5 feet tall and no leaves. The base of the stem is wrapped in leafy reddish sheaths, and this rush's clusters of small greenish-brown flowers appear to come out of the side of the stem.


I feel your pain. I escaped back in 89 and have never looked back.
Another from the Great Pacific Northwet, Federal Way WA here.
Finally got an AR-10 style rifle that I have wanted for years. Picked up a Ruger SR762 on Sat and I am looking forward to shooting it soon. Ordered a 4.2" ITA RED/GREEN T-DOT for it just to get started. It joins the rest of the gang in my safe. FedOrd M14. PWA AR15 build, Ruger Mini 14 Tactical w/folder and 2 M1 Carbines.


Symfony is a rich open source platform used for the development of various web applications quickly and efficiently. Due to the number of innovative technologies offered by the framework it is preferred for rather complicated solutions that are easily and quickly realized with its help. No wonder so many companies have appreciated its functionality and offer Symfony outstaffing services.
Web Peppers is also proud of its expertise Symfony developers, whose projects deserve to receive only the best possible feedbacks. Their highly professional level allowed our company to offer Symfony outstaffing services for companies from different countries.
We offer experienced Symfony developers for hire. No matter what obstacles or difficulties you face with web development, our professionals are able to cope with any solutions regarding Symfony framework. They know how important it is to listen to the project managers and meet their expectations. Hiring our Symfony specialists you also save on expenses and time as well as can develop your business relying on the professionals.
Web Peppers offers Symfony outstaffing services for several years already and admits that each our client is pleased with the provided services. There is no need to look for alternatives as Web Peppers is the only right choice for custom Symfony solutions.


What the Heck is Happening with Urban Plains Park?
"What is that giant hole next to The Retreat on 28th Avenue South?" is something we've heard from a resident or two. That hole is the site of the not too distant future Urban Plains Park. Come summer 2018, that hole in the ground is going to be the largest multi-use park system in Fargo, which is exciting news for the residents that live near it.
This highly active park, designed by AE2S, will feature tons of amenities – a lazy river that extends throughout the entire park, walking paths and bridges, three shelters that will hold a combined total of 800 people, a gazebo for weddings, multiple playgrounds and a Fargo Park District Office where visitors can rent surreys or four-wheel bicycles.
The park's location is ideal. According to Jim Larson, the Director of Finance at the Fargo Park District (FPD), "The connectivity of this park is extensive." It's close to Scheels Arena whom will lend it's parking lot for park events. It borders 51st Street South, which can be shut down to host neighborhood events, think street fairs and famer's markets. This park will engage the local community in ways that make it feel it more connected to nature as well as to each other.
Unfortunately, such large, ambitious projects never come off without a hitch. The Fargo Park District ran into a complicated snag when it realized the pond's clay liner developed a hole of unknown origin. According to Larson, "The pond sits atop a sand lens meaning water just runs through it." The clay liner was instrumental to the pond's ability to retain water. The hole had a negative impact on the timeline for park completion tacking on more time than originally planned. It also influenced a shift in the original concept – a river will now replace the pond. Though this is a huge shift, Larson believes it will make the park system more accessible and even better.
For information on 2018 shelter reservations call the Fargo Park District main office at 701-499-6060. For additional information on the construction and maintenance of the facilities, contact Dave Bietz at dbietz@fargoparks.com. Sam Larson-Frobig oversees the bike rentals and can be contacted at slarson-frobig@fargoparks.com.


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Critical Update: Why the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Certification Program Inspires Hope and Fear
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By Mariam Baksh,
By Mariam Baksh
The Defense Department's Katie Arrington, and representatives from across the federal contracting community share perspectives on a new era dawning in U.S. cybersecurity policy.
The implications of the Defense Department's plan to subject its suppliers to independent cybersecurity audits, a program known as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, apply far beyond the defense industrial base. Contractors of all shapes and sizes are in a tizzy.
Before the end of the year, the Defense Department intends to finalize a rule change that will require any contractor it engages with to have obtained a certification of its cybersecurity practices from an approved external auditor. The new rule will end the department's current practice of taking companies at their word on this.
And Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for DOD's acquisition office and the woman heading up the program, likes to remind those who might be running scared of a certain fact: There's no escaping CMMC, its adoption or replication across the federal government and the broader U.S. economy is inevitable.
"It's not DOD, that's one thing I want to make clear," Arrington says. "This isn't just DOD."
As ambitious as the CMMC seems—the program looks to eventually cover 300,000 contractors and subcontractors—it's still just a small part of the equation in emerging U.S. cyber policy.
Consumers—most notably the federal government, but across the board—have a crucial role to play but haven't had reliable access to the information they need to drive the market toward more secure products and systems, esteemed cyber policy thinkers now largely agree. In an ecosystem where independent validators can attest a level of cybersecurity, entities that invest in implementing the appropriate controls have a better chance of recouping their costs.
Many of the small businesses members of the National Defense Industrial Association are counting on the CMMC to level the playing field in this regard. But they, along with big tech companies represented by the Information Technology Industry Council and the diverse membership of the Professional Services Council, are all crossing their fingers and hoping that a host of considerations—such as what kind of data merits which level of protection, for example—will fall into place for the program's success.
You can listen to the full episode below or download and subscribe to Critical Update in Apple Podcasts or Google Play.
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text: Q: Most effecient negative shape to create laminar flow I was looking at laminar flow filters to aid in my mycology work I'm doing. Most filters use an aluminum extrusion with fins. I figured the options out there are pretty expensive for what you get and figured I could just 3d print my own straightener. Question is what shape do I use? I have seen honeycomb used and would be an easy option, but it really got me thinking about what shape would be optimal for this. We all know that when streamlining a positive body that a teardrop is close to optimal, but putting teardrops in a grid would yield a weird negative shape in the pattern. Any thoughts or ideas on this would be greatly appreciated, I plan on open sourcing the final design.

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The administration works to provide general spiritual and administrative guidance for the functioning of church offices, various departments, subsidiary organizational units and institutions. In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the administration of all organizational levels, other then the local church, is assumed by elected officers – president, secretary and treasurer. If needed, the administration can be enlarged by electing vice-presidents, associate secretaries and associate treasurers to carry on the administrative agenda of the given organizational unit of the church. The organizational units of the church are the following: the (1) Local church or congregation, which is formed by a specific group of Seventh-day Adventists in a defined location, the (2) Local Conference, which consists of a group of local churches in a defined region or geographic area, the (3) Union Conference or Union of Churches, which is comprised of a specific group of local conferences or churches in a larger geographic area (in Europe, each country is usually a Union), and the (4) General Conference, comprised of 13 regional divisions around the world, which serves as the church's world headquarters.
The Inter-European Division's secretariat provide administrative assistance to all secretariat of the churches promoting the identity of the Adventist Church and supporting its mission.


Hi…hello….how are you? It has been almost two months since I have posted something and honestly it was really nice to take most of the summer off….I'm totally kidding…honest truth… (alright I need to stop "…") anyways real talk, once I started working my summer job I was just way too busy and I didn't want to post half-assed posts just for the sake of posting. However, I am back and better than ever. I have a lot of posts in store and really looking to grow this blog this year. I am still trying to figure out what direction I want to take this blog so it might be a little all over the place for a little but all that matters is I am happy to be writing and I am feeling very inspired.
Now that I have explained that, let me update you where I am now. I just started my first last day of college on Wednesday and honestly I still can not believe it. Since I have Friday's off I will probably stick to writing a blog post every Friday for now, but I honestly do want to eventually do 2 a week.
Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and I am sorry I disappeared for two months but I am happy I am back.


With Salesforce App Economy moving towards the Trillion dollar stamp, it is imperative for Independent Software Vendors to work in this space. From mechanical to advertising support, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) remain to profit an extraordinary degree through reconciliation with Salesforce. Under Salesforce's broad accomplice program, ISVs gain admittance to a wide arrangement of instruments, assets, and preparing. This program has two classes – ISVForce which relies upon the center Salesforce innovation and OEM which doesn't utilize Salesforce innovation. A merchant must survey their situation in this program and evaluate the expenses and advantages identified with it before incorporating with Salesforce.
How about we investigate some key focuses ISVs must remember when coordinating with Salesforce.
Self-facilitated custom mix connector requires the most extreme measure of improvement endeavors as creating, look after, facilitating, and scaling must be done individually servers. Setup and discharge on Salesforce are less demanding and quicker. Force.com based incorporation requires less exertion as the improvement and arrangement is performed on Salesforce servers and utilizing Salesforce instruments. Modifying your application for AppExchange requires a few endeavors yet is very gainful for you and the end clients. Programming interface and cloud-based joining is typically less demanding, however it relies upon the multifaceted nature of the APIs utilized. This methodology is increasingly reasonable for ISVs with a little client base as incorporating through APIs requires creating custom pinnacle code.
The most adaptable technique for incorporation is self-facilitated as the whole improvement has been done at your end yet scaling may be an issue as specialized aptitude might be required for re-arrangement. Force.com likewise takes into consideration simple updates and scaling applications. The main deterrent is the audit procedure of AppExchange. The adaptability of APIs again relies upon the multifaceted nature of the API utilized and scaling is simple yet there are sure cutoff points forced by Salesforce on APIs.
The expenses and incomes of self-facilitated custom coordination fluctuate from client to client as the undertaking of creating and advancing it is the merchant's duty. Forcedotcom based incorporation is marginally costlier as it requires it is liable to higher security principles on Salesforce. Be that as it may, the income age limit is more noteworthy as it is recorded on the AppExchange, an exceptionally well-known stage. APIs are the least expensive to grow however their income age limit is constrained since it must be conveyed on each individual case physically and due as far as possible.
Salesforce is an exceedingly valuable stage which offers ISVs a wide scope of chances and assets for their prosperity. It is the stage you have to take your product to the worldwide stage.


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Q: Imput NaNs with the mean in column and find percentage of missing values I want to impute the mean value at all the missing values of the column Product_Base_Margin and then print the percentage of missing values in each column.
My current code:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('https://query.data.world/s/Hfu_PsEuD1Z_yJHmGaxWTxvkz7W_b0')

df = df[~np.isnan(df['Product_Base_Margin'])]
print(round(100*(df.isnull().sum()/len(df.index)), 2))

Expected output:
Ord_id                 0.00
Prod_id                0.00
Ship_id                0.00
Cust_id                0.00
Sales                  0.24
Discount               0.65
Order_Quantity         0.65
Profit                 0.65
Shipping_Cost          0.65
Product_Base_Margin    0.00
dtype: float64

What am I doing wrong?

A: I've used matplotlib just to better show results... You find number of NaNs by using isnull() / isna()
To insert mean where it's NaN.  fillna()
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('https://query.data.world/s/Hfu_PsEuD1Z_yJHmGaxWTxvkz7W_b0')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, ax = plt.subplots(1,2, figsize=[10,5],
                      sharey=True, sharex=False)

df.loc[:,"Product_Base_Margin"].isnull().to_frame().value_counts().plot(ax=ax[0], kind="bar")
df.loc[:,"Product_Base_Margin"].fillna(df.loc[:,"Product_Base_Margin"].mean(), inplace=True)
df.loc[:,"Product_Base_Margin"].isnull().to_frame().value_counts().plot(ax=ax[1], kind="bar")

A: Please try this:
df['Product_Base_Margin'] = df['Product_Base_Margin'].mean()

print(round(100*(df.isnull().sum()/len(df.index)), 2))


The Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors has selected Gerald Navratil (Columbia University) and Ned Sauthoff (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory) as recipients of the FPA 2006 Leadership Awards.
In selecting Dr. Navratil, the Board recongnizes both his many outstanding scientific contributions to fusion research and his community leadership. They especially note his role in founding and continuing to guide the University Fusion Association (UFA), his roles in organizing the fusion Snowmass meetings and the series of UFA-sponsored burning plasma workshops, his role in advocating burning plasma physics within the framework of the National Academies, and his role in defending a broad-based domestic fusion research program.
In selecting Dr. Sauthoff, the Board recongnizes both his many outstanding scientific contributions to fusion research and his community leadership. They note his many scientific contributions to tokamak research, his role in guiding energy and education policy within the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and especially the role he is playing in leading preparations for United States participation in the ITER project.


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An Argument for Mandatory Production of Limited Secondary Consideration Evidence by Petitioners in Inter Partes Reviews
The Federal Circuit has repeatedly confirmed that secondary consideration evidence is an integral part of an obviousness analysis (indeed, it "may be the most pertinent, probative, and revealing evidence available to the decision maker in reaching a conclusion on the obviousness/nonobviousness issue") and thus has mandated consideration of such evidence in assessing obviousness (Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc.). The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) similarly requires consideration of secondary consideration evidence (MPEP 2145 (9th ed. Rev. 10.2019, June. 2020). This requirement makes sense. Among the many benefits to a patent challenger, IPRs have also effectively provided petitioners (i.e., patent challengers) with a shield against disclosure of evidence that might directly undermine their obviousness arguments – evidence that they typically would have been forced to disclose in district court litigation.