How do you measure the success of your company? Are you measuring things that are important to you and the stockholders, or are you measuring things that will truly lead to improvement? If your measurements are not easily interpolated at the process owner level, they are probably the wrong measurements. Financial information cannot be easily interpolated beyond the desk of the CEO and his direct reports. If you challenged the process owners in your company to improve profit could they translate that directive into meaningful continuous improvement projects at their process? Chances are they would not be able to do that. So why do you post or share financial information with people who can't do anything about improving it? Share what is meaningful to the process owner so he can begin to challenge his own activities to see if the decision he is going to make will be in keeping with corporate objectives. For example, on-time customer delivery can be interpolated across the entire enterprise and driven down to every process owner. If the company objective is to achieve 100% on-time delivery every time, then every process owner needs to deliver on-time, every time to his internal customer as well. That can be easily measured and analyzed for improvement. This booklet provides you with more examples of measurements that are important for the entire organization to understand and personalize so your company can meet its objectives. There are two other important decision-making guides for every process owner to personalize. They are the Mission Statement and the Vision Statement. Learn how to evaluate your Statements to see if they meet the criteria for clear, concise, meaningful information that everyone can relate to. When you are satisfied with your Statements, have every level in the organization write their own Mission and Vision Statements in support of the corporate Statements. Shared Mission and Vision Statements are a critical step in creating alignment in your organization.
Is Revenue a Good Measure of the Health of a Company?
You are what you measure can be interpreted in several ways. For instance, "You are what you measure or You are what you measure." Is there a difference? Is becoming what you measure a bad thing? This eBooklet will respond to those questions and help you define what and how to measure the performance of your company.
'What to measure?' and 'How to measure?' are two important points that you must address and define before launching a Lean initiative. 'What to measure,' narrows the number of variables that will need to be tracked and analyzed. 'How to measure,' defines the repeatable process that will be used to evaluate changes and improvements against a baseline that should be established at the launch of your Lean journey.
If you are currently measuring what you believe to be key attributes for the success of your business, ask yourself how the measurements can be, or have been, used to drive continuous improvement. If you don't have a means of measuring the impact of improvements or initiatives intended to increase productivity you will be no better off than if there was no improvement program at all. Keeping abreast of the Current State of the business, along with a baseline to refer to, allows visionary leaders the ability to establish attainable goals and objectives.
It is imperative that everyone in the company personalize the measurements that you deem important. That means that the measurement must be quantified in terms that every process owner can use to determine if the improvement he makes is having a positive impact on the corporate objective. He also needs a means of determining whether a decision he is contemplating will support the corporate objective. If it does, he should pursue it. If it doesn't, he searches for another improvement opportunity.


Ok, this is another problem that I constantly asked about. In Tails 3 and beyond, the bookmark bar annoyingly disappears upon each reboot. The tails support maillist and tails subreddit didn't have any answers, so I looked at it closer myself.
This should be set to "false". The funny thing is is that I tried to put the xulstore.json in the "dotfiles" directory, so it remembers the settings. But for some reason, the file gets overwritten by tails on the first loading of tor-browser.
Don't know how to fix this and the maillists/subreddit are not helping. If someone knows a good workaround/solution, please leave a comment in my blog and I will update this blog post, so other people can benefit.


Park Inn Hotel is located at Mulranny in Westport, Co. Mayo.
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Lisa Marie Presley - "Storm & Grace" Concert Tour Cancelled
The Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center
located in Taylor, Michigan has shared the following unofficial announcement regarding Lisa Marie Presley's canceled
"Storm & Grace" concert tour:
"We have just received an unofficial notice from her agency, "FLEMING ARTISTS" that Ms. Presley has CANCELLED her current concert tour due to health concerns."
"Ticket and Meet & Greet pass holders will receive a full refund in a timely manner pending further details and official notice. We apologize for this inconvenience and send positive thoughts to her in this time of need."
The unofficial announcement from "Fleming Artists" which is being shared on the websites of various venues is still considered unofficial, even though the venues are issuing ticket refunds. The official announcement would be issued via a news article or press release at Lisa's official website. Hopefully, there will be something official shared soon Lisa Marie Presley's website, or perhaps from Lisa herself via her Twitter profile.
Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville, Hopes Lisa is okay. We are sending positive thoughts and well wishes to Lisa and her family.
Tue, 04/29/14
The Dakota
Wed, 04/30/14
Fri, 05/02/14
Watseka Theatre
Watseka IL
Sat, 05/03/14
Heinz C. Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center
Taylor MI
Sun, 05/04/14
Tangier - Cabaret Room
Akron OH
Thu, 06/12/14
Musikfest Cafe
Bethlehem PA
Harrah's Chester Downs
Chester PA
YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
Bay Shore NY
Mon, 06/16/14
Tupelo Music Hall
Londonderry NH
The Strand Theatre
Rockland ME
Narrows Center for the Arts
Fall River MA
Bearsville Theater
Woodstock NY
Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo NY
Key City Theatre
Cranbrook BC
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Medicine
Hat AB
O'Brians Event Centre
Casino Regina Show Lounge
Regina SK
Warehouse Live
One World Theatre
Wein's Family Cellars
Lisa Marie Presley was born to Elvis & Priscilla on February 1, 1968 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.
On Lisa's 25th birthday in 1993, she inherited her Father's estate. Today Lisa has 100% sole personal ownership of Graceland Mansion and all of her Father's personal effects. Lisa also owns 15% of Elvis Presley Enterprises.
On April 8, 2003, Lisa released her debut album, To Whom It May Concern. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold in June 2003. Her second album, released April 5, 2005, Now What, reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was certified gold in November 2005. Her third album, Storm & Grace, was released on May 15, 2012. Storm & Grace, is produced by Oscar and Grammy winner T-Bone Burnett.
Lisa is an activist for many charitable causes including: The LEAP Program in Memphis, The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, The Angel Network, The Grammy Foundation, and World Vision. Lisa was very active with recovery of Hurricane Katrina. On June 24, 2011, Lisa was awarded in the state of Tennessee where the Governor, Bill Haslam, proclaimed a day of recognition for Lisa Marie Presley to honor her charitable efforts. Most recently Lisa has been an activist for The Dream Factory and the charity World Vision.
Lisa is a Mother of four: Model & Actress Riley Keough and son Ben with former husband, Danny Keough. Lisa has twin girls, Harper and Finley, born October 7, 2008 with her husband, Michael Lockwood. Lisa currently lives in Tunbridge Wells, England with her husband, Michael Lockwood. Since moving to Britain Lisa has said: "We have found the quality of life so much more enriching and fulfilling. The civility, the culture, the people and its beauty have reawakened me and have smoothed out some of my bleak and jagged views about people and life."
Lisa's current album is "Storm & Grace" which was released May 15, 2012.
Connect with LMP:
http://www.lisamariepresley.com
https://www.facebook.com/officiallisamarie
https://twitter.com/LisaPresley
Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville, President Caroline Pratt and Lisa Marie Presley.

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Rings 'n' Things: 10 Best Facts About the Olympics in Pop Culture
Tarzan, Cool Runnings and The Simpsons—TIME takes a look at the ways the Olympics have crossed into pop culture
Sonja Henie
By Wook Kim Aug. 02, 2012
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Olympic skater Sonja Henie (1910 - 1969) as she appears in the spy comedy 'Everything Happens At Night' in 1939.
Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie won gold medals at three consecutive Olympics. She later moved to Hollywood and, in 1939, was second only to Shirley Temple as America's most popular actress.
One of the greatest figure skaters of all time, Henie was all of 11 years old when she traveled to her first Olympics in 1924 (where she finished eight in a field of eight). She earned gold in the three Olympics that followed. And won a record 10 consecutive world championships.
A born performer, Henie understood that a figure skating routine could be more than a haphazard series of jumps and spins—and she set about transforming the sport. She was the first skater to incorporate dance choreography into her routines and was the first to compete in costumes with hemlines cut above the knee.
After her last Olympics in 1936, Henie moved to Hollywood. She signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and appeared in a string of very successful movies that showcased her ice-cutting talents (while not stretching her limited acting abilities and Norwegian accent). She also found time to star in several traveling ice shows—popularizing and legitimizing this once shabby form of entertainment.
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An Issue Of Greek Genocide
History Essay
Genocide Essay
The Turkish nationalist movement was a revolutionary reform group that centralized its existence on eradicating the regime of the infamous Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid ll. The Turk's movement premise was to inaugurate a government that was just and constitutional, and to dethrone Abdulhamid once and for all. The goal became more transparent as time progressed, and in 1889 a conspiracy towards Abdulhamid caught the attention of everybody in the city, and as a result, a revolution was being constructed by the minds of college students to overthrow Abdulhamid.
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The most notable mastermind behind this conspiracy was Ahmed Riza, who was apart of a Young Turkish movement known as the Committee of Union and Progress. This committee's ideology was one of a sturdy, collective government without the presence of foreign influences.
Moving along towards the actual genocide, the Ottoman Empire provoked the mass extermination of the Greeks. Within the time period between 1914 to 1923, the disruption and consequences of World War I, the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey's predecessor, was all subject to a systematic and organized annihilation according to an article written by the Institute on the Holocaust&Genocide in Jerusalem. This genocide in simple terms was orchestrated to assure the abrupt ending of Turkey's Greek population. This act was a joint collaboration of two governments; the perpetrators were the Young Turks and the nationalists of Kemalists. This mass extermination consisted of death marches and massacres all across Ottoman Turkey, as they were described. The total number of those who perished is close to one million Ottoman Greeks, and appalling number noted by historians.
Impact Of Genocide On Rwandan Families
The Rwandan genocide of 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered 800,000 people,Most of them were Tutsi minority. The Rwandan Genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War which had a big impact. This act could have been prevented if the president [...]
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Causes of the Rwandan Genocide
Causes of the Rwandan Genocide In April 1994, a terrible time for the country of Rwanda only got worse; the Hutu tribe which inhabited a large portion of Eastern Rwanda started a mass killing of many Rwandans, most of them being of the Tutsi ethnicity, a minority group in Rwanda. Sparked by Hutu nationalists in [...]
My Attitude To The Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide was one of the most savage, brutal, and barbaric moments in human history, as well as the quickest killing spree to date. Within two weeks, an estimated 100,000 Rwandans had been killed, then, a few weeks later, 200,000 more. Over the course of 100 days, at least 800,000 Tutsis and Hutus were [...]
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Hardy and Greys on the Willowburn Trading Estate in Alnwick.
There was a late spanner in the works at an appeal hearing for refused homes in Alnwick yesterday (Tuesday, July 24) as the Government published its updated planning rules.
A public inquiry has been taking place for a rejected outline application for around 125 homes on Willowburn Trading Estate.
The key issue is that the site is designated as employment land and not for residential development in the Alnwick and Denwick Neighbourhood Plan.
Trying to overturn the decision are the applicants – Northern Commercial Properties, whose majority shareholder is Lord James Percy, brother of the Duke of Northumberland, and the Harris & Sheldon Group, the landlord of Hardy and Greys owner Pure Fishing.
The refusal is being defended by Northumberland County Council, which was originally an applicant before withdrawing, and Alnwick Town Council, which was responsible for overseeing the development of the neighbourhood plan.
The hearing, which started last Tuesday, was due to conclude today with the closing statements from the three parties.
But yesterday afternoon, the Government published the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – the overarching rulebook for planning. This is the first update since its introduction in 2012 and implements around 85 reforms.
Given the potential impact of this, it was agreed that the inquiry could not continue as planned and will now be concluded in writing.
The new timetable will see position statements on any relevant changes in the NPPF submitted by Friday, August 17, followed by the county and town councils' closing statements by Friday, August 31, and the appellants' on Wednesday, September 5.
The housing scheme was refused unanimously by Northumberland County Council's strategic planning committee last July.
The proposal was recommended for approval at the previous month's meeting, but was deferred for a site visit. Between the two meetings, Alnwick's neighbourhood plan passed referendum and led officers to recommend refusal at the July meeting.
Since the appeal was lodged, a second outline bid – this time for up to 100 homes with the county council-owned land removed from the proposed site – was submitted before it too was unanimously refused last month.
The final decision will be made by planning inspector Nick Palmer.
On the opening day, last Tuesday (July 17), Sasha White QC, for the applicants, said that the neighbourhood plan is out of date as it relies on assumptions of the evidence in the Northumberland-wide core strategy, which was withdrawn by the county council's new Conservative administration last July.
The following day, some of the tenants of the industrial estate were given a chance to share their views, highlighting their objections to losing what they see as a great place to do business.
Then, last Friday, employment land in Alnwick and the viability of the Willowburn estate were the focus.
Martin Lytollis, from Newcastle-based commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton, who provided evidence for the appellants, said that the loss of the estate 'wouldn't cause any harm because of the more-than-ample number of employment sites to the east of the A1'.
He did not agree that the marketing of vacant units by Bradley Hall – which didn't result in much success – had been 'vague', as was claimed.
However, under cross-examination, he conceded that between Alnmaritec moving out in 2011 and the start of the Bradley Hall marketing in 2015, a number of new tenants had moved into the boat-builder's former premises.


Spring was late in arriving to the East Coast of the United States this year, but it is certainly here now! I've been working hard on my crochet, but also spending time outdoors.
Plus, this flower (below) has been the inspiration for me to work more on my own patterns. I want to make a pattern that is this cool!
Mandala Madness: It turns out that, yes, once you start getting out there in the outer orbits of the mandala, each round takes a looooong time! Since I am not crocheting this mandala exclusively as my only project, I now see that it may take me until the end of the year to finish this, at the least.
It even looks like outer space out here!


Bringing to Sale and the greater Gippsland region, a mix of historically significant art as well as the latest in contemporary art practice, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale presents an innovative balance of contemporary and traditional exhibitions. Featuring the work of local artists 52 weeks a year, the Gallery also rigorously curates an ever changing program of national and international touring exhibitions. Our annual exhibition program provides for a line-up of activities including exhibition openings, artist and curator talks, bus tours, panel discussions and film nights. The Gippsland Art Gallery-Sale is also home to the John Leslie Art Prize, a $10,000 non-acquisitive biennial art prize for works of art referring to the Australian environment.


There's isn't very much I know or I can find out about Piombino.
We had to take a train from Naples to Livorno, where we had to change to smaller regional train to Piombino.
Hui Chin and I took a ferry from Piombino to the Island of Elba.
On the way back from Elba I couldn't miss to notice all the signs of major industries of Piombino.
We boarded our train at Piombino to Livorno again, heading towards Florence, Bologna and Milan.
A lovely little train that runs to and from Piombino.


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class ResState
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	Activity activity( void ) { return r_act; };
	void	publish( ClassAd* );
	void	change( Activity );
	void	change( State );
	void	change( State, Activity );
	int 	eval_policy( void ); // evaluate policy expressions like PREEMPT, etc
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Some day you might be curious to know which updates you have installed in Windows 10. Or sometimes, some updates cause trouble and you need to uninstall them. In this article, we will see how to see the Windows Update history and learn which security patches and fixes you have installed in your operating system.
In Windows 10, Microsoft has moved many classic Control Panel applets to the Settings app. It is a Metro app created to replace the Control Panel for both touch screens and classic Desktop users. It consists of several pages which bring new options to manage Windows 10 along with some older options inherited from the classic Control Panel. The Windows Update history can be found in the Settings app.
To see update history in Windows 10, you need to do the following.
Open the Settings app in Windows 10. Tip: If your device has a keyboard, press Win + I to open it directly.
Go to System - Update & security as shown below.
On the right, click Update History. This is exactly what we need.
On the next page, you will see all updates installed in Windows 10. It provides the complete update history which was available in the classic Control Panel in previous Windows versions.
Tip: you can subscribe to our official YouTube channel HERE.
This entry was posted in Windows 10 and tagged Windows 10 updates history, Windows Update history in Windows 10 on May 26, 2016 by Sergey Tkachenko.
Update History is not showing up on my computer. Suggestions??
New laptop – 5 gigs of updates, no less. Yet no 'update history' visible.
Click Advanced > View you update history.
Unlike previous OS there's no size for each update, another W10 irritation.
Is there a way to see update history WITHOUT watching a ^%$##$%^ video?
I'm connecting remotely for one, and I just want to read it, not watch a time consuming video.
Apparently Im not the only one.
I have gone through hours of diable, uninstall, reboot, look for drivers.
Did the power management in device manager idea.
Has Dell come up with a remedy yet?


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Detecting Buffalo's Milk in Cow's Milk Products
Researchers develop a new rapid, simple test that can detect low levels of buffalo's milk in cow's milk – helping to protect consumers from fraud.
Milk is an excellent source of calcium, necessary for healthy teeth and bones. While cow's milk is a popular choice, products are also available from other species. For example, buffalo milk is nearly twice as rich in fat compared to standard cow's milk.
India is the largest producer of buffalo milk and the second-largest producer of cow's milk in the world. In recent years, there has been a shift in consumer preferences towards cow's milk, which has led to an increase in fraudulence. Adulterating buffalo milk and passing it as cow's milk is illegal – and potentially dangerous for consumers with allergies. Dairy industries, as well as food regulators, require a simple, rapid test to detect buffalo milk in cow milk products.
A Simple and Rapid Test
Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) can rapidly detect the presence or absence of a specific target substance. Already established as diagnostics tools, such as in pregnancy testing, these devices are increasingly being applied for food monitoring purposes.
An LFIA typically contains a control line to confirm if it is working, along with a test line. The device incorporates an antibody that specifically binds with the desired target – and a label, such as carbon nanoparticles, which can change colour under the right conditions. A positive result is read either by the absence or presence of a coloured line at the test line. Optimising the assay is important to make sure the label interacts correctly with the antibody and target, ensuring the reliability and accuracy of results.
Detecting Adulterated Milk
In a new study, published in Food Chemistry, researchers set out to develop a rapid and sensitive LFIA that can detect the presence of buffalo's milk in cow's milk.1 The researchers raised specific antibodies against buffalo milk proteins. After purification, these were connected to carbon nanoparticles and then sprayed onto a pad. They designed the LFIA so that a grey/black colour would appear on the test line if a sample is free of buffalo milk.
The researchers evaluated the LFIA, showing the test line completely disappeared when buffalo's milk was mixed into cow's milk at a 5% level or higher. The team used ultrapure water generated from an ELGA PURELAB® laboratory water purification system, minimising the risk of adding contaminants that may affect the results.
Set for Real-World Application
In this study, an LFIA with carbon nanoparticles as the signal label was successfully developed for the detection of buffalo's milk in cow's milk. The sensitivity of the test is 5% adulteration of cow's milk with buffalo's milk.
The device is rapid as well as sensitive enough for use in real-world conditions, such as milk receiving stations. The test can even be applied to heated milk products, such as pasteurised milk.
ELGA LabWater has been a trusted name in pure and ultrapure water since 1937. We believe in giving you choice in how you use our water purification solutions, supported by excellent service and support.
Sharman R. et al. Adulteration of cow's milk with buffalo's milk detected by an on-site carbon nanoparticles–based lateral flow immunoassay. Food Chem. (2021);351:129311


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Young John Allen was a Methodist minister and Georgia native who spent his adult life in Shanghai, China, as a missionary, educator, and publisher. Allen was part of a larger wave of missionary activity that began in China following that nation's loss to Great Britain in the First Opium War (1839-42) and subsequent opening to foreigners.
Allen was born in Burke County on January 3, 1836, to Jane Wooten and Andrew Young John Allen. His father, an educator and cotton planter, died before Allen was born, and his mother died soon after his birth, leaving him an orphan before he was one month old. His aunt and uncle, Nancy Wooten and Wiley Hutchins of Meriwether County, raised him, and their support, combined with Allen's inheritance from his father, enabled him to attend Emory College in Oxford (later Oxford College of Emory University). Soon after he earned his undergraduate degree, Allen wed Mary Houston, a young woman educated at Wesleyan College in Macon. The couple had been making plans to travel abroad as missionaries for several years, and in 1859, just after the birth of their first daughter, Mellie, the family boarded a ship in New York City bound for Hong Kong. Allen owned land and at least two slaves in Georgia, all of which he sold to help fund his travel to China.
Missionary Life in China
Young John Allen in China
In July 1860 Allen arrived in Shanghai to find a stagnant mission. He immediately established plans to build an itinerancy (the Methodist system of rotating ministers) in the region, and began seeking means to support it. Allen began his mission work exclusively as an evangelist, but after several years in Shanghai it became apparent that this strategy was not working. He and his fellow missionaries were not reaching the congregation numbers they desired, and those who did attend sermons often were not particularly receptive.
Almost as soon as Allen began his work, the Civil War (1861-65) erupted in the United States, resulting in a long spell of neglect from the home board; the mission received almost no funding for several years, and Allen and his colleagues worked civil positions and sold church land in order to survive. His employment at the Shanghai T'ung-wen Kuan (Government Anglo-Chinese School) during this time contributed to one of Allen's most fundamental revelations: educated Chinese citizens and gentry were generally more receptive to Methodism than were others in the country. His goals shifted toward educating Chinese men and women; he particularly emphasized Western philosophy in the hope that doing so would help his Chinese students understand and accept Christian ideology.
The second part of Allen's crusade involved translating books and writing original essays aimed at convincing the Chinese to abandon their Confucian system, which he considered a hindrance to Christian conversion. The Confucian system's communal ethos stood at odds with Christianity's individualist concepts, and Allen understood that Chinese people would need to know other Western concepts in order for Methodism to make sense.
In May 1868 Allen began working as a journalist at the Shang-hai hsin-pao(Shanghai Daily News), and his work there inspired him to found the Chiao-hui hsin-pao(Church News), which later became theWan-kuo kung-pao (Chinese Globe Magazine). His journalism served as the vehicle for a larger discussion of both Eastern and Western religion and philosophy, and the publication sometimes became his mouthpiece for condemning Confucianism. Allen was able to reach a large audience, including members of the Chinese Imperial government, by covering national and international news and other topics of interest alongside essays on more controversial topics. During his tenure in Shanghai, Allen returned to Atlanta six times for stays of varying lengths, and in 1878 he received a law degree from Emory University.
In the latter years of Allen's life, he focused on education, especially on founding the Anglo-Chinese College and working to see it become a full university. In 1901 Soochow (later Suzhou) University, a merging of three local colleges including Allen's Anglo-Chinese College, was founded in the city of Suzhou. During these years, he worked with Laura Haygood, another missionary and educator in the area and the sister of Methodist bishop and Emory College president Atticus G. Haygood.
Throughout his life Allen faced challenges from conservative missionaries and home boards who felt that his deviation from the standard mission plan was both misguided and beyond his responsibility of "saving souls." Allen staunchly rejected such criticism, insisting that the best way to convert Chinese souls was through education. Even though he lived among the Chinese his entire adult life, his writings suggest that he never regarded Confucianism as anything but an atrocity. He also believed to his death that his mission was religious and that he was first and foremost an evangelist, even though his methods stemmed from social work.
Allen died on May 30, 1907, in Shanghai, at the age of seventy-one. His biography, published in 1931, was written by his longtime friend and Methodist bishop Warren Akin Candler. In 1923 the Jinlin Church was built in Shanghai to honor Allen's life and work in China, and the Allen Memorial United Methodist Church in Oxford, Georgia, built in 1910, is also named in his honor.
David Turner, Young John Allen's great grand-son, visited Allen Lee Memorial United Methodist Church in 2016. Turner took note of the historical marker and many artifacts displayed in the narthex and history room. He was presented with a history of the church by Winston Skinner, left in center photograph, and Rev. Michael McFarlin, pastor, right in center photograph.
Adrian A. Bennett, Missionary Journalist in China: Young J. Allen and His Magazines, 1860-1883 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1983).
Warren A. Candler, Young J. Allen: The Man Who Seeded China (Nashville: Cokesbury Press, 1931).
Walter N. Lacy, Hundred Years of China Methodism (Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1948).
Eunjin Park, "From 'Saving Souls' to 'Reforming Society': Changing Educational Goals of the American Methodist Mission to China, 1847-1911," Miguska yongu=Korean Journal of American History 20 (2004): 29-57.
Article by Jessica C. Edens, Georgia State University; published 7/18/2011; taken from The New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Additional sites of interest
Young John Allen's papers at Emory
Shanghai Travel biography of Y. J. Lee
Browse Y. J. Allen's letters at Emory
Paper about his wife, Mary Houston Allen


Forum Thread: Which is the best Antivirus?
mogs RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
Everybody has got their own set-up and favourite...gotten by more or less extensive experience or not.
Personally, I've found subscribing to McAfee no hassle....it's oft recommended....security is tighter perhaps with a suite.
There again,I've found AVG and Threatfire work very well together...installed them on my son in law's pc, and no problems.
The Computeractive site is worth having a look at....all in plain English.
Leendert Kip Which is the best Antivirus?
Last edited on 8th Feb, 2010 18:13 I have good experience with Avira. They have a pretty good Free version.
They also have Pro versions; I use Premium Security Suite. See www.avira.com for more info.
michaelsalis RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
Norton Internet Security 2010 has had good reports and seems to have sneaked ahead of the competition for the moment, this seems to change as different companies update their versions.
Norton is testing v.4 of 360 at the moment and will will be similar to NIS 2010. If you buy v.3 you will be able to install v.4 free when it becomes available.
As said above it is very much personal choice as you will hear almost as many answers as people replying and many of these programs have their "fanboys" who will have nothing said against them.
Several free versions of anti-virus programs are availalbe it seems the Microsoft Security Essentials has had good reports.
Also agree with above regarding PCTools Threatfire which can be used with normal AV programs.
dannydee RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
Your Internet port 139 does not appear to exist!
One or more ports on this system are operating in FULL STEALTH MODE! Standard Internet behavior requires port connection attempts to be answered with a success or refusal response. Therefore, only an attempt to connect to a nonexistent computer results in no response of either kind. But YOUR computer has DELIBERATELY CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND (that's very cool!) which represents advanced computer and port stealthing capabilities. A machine configured in this fashion is well hardened to Internet NetBIOS attack and intrusion.
Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice.
12341234 RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
HI I'm new here .... How do I change user name?
Anthony Wells RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
You can change your "user/screen" name in the "secunia proflie" tab in your PSI .
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thedillpickl RE: Which is the best Antivirus?
Anthony is correct. To change your Username, open PSI, click on the "Secunia Profile" tab, clear the Username box, enter a new name, click on the "Save Profile" button.
I've noticed you are quite interested in AV products, hope your up for other things as well.


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Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016
US markets dip after lackluster big bank earnings
2 min read . Updated: 15 Apr 2019, 07:59 PM IST Amy Caren Daniel , Reuters
Dow Jones was down 38.21 points at 26,374.09, the S&P 3.06 points at 2,904.35 and Nasdaq 9.48 points at 7,974.68
Analysts expect S&P firms to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016
US MarketsUS Bank Earnings
Bengaluru: US stocks slipped on Monday, weighed by losses in financial stocks as earnings from Wall Street's big banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup failed to impress.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc fell 2.6%, while Citigroup Inc declined 1%. Both banks beat quarterly profit estimates, but their revenue missed.
The financial sector dipped 0.48%, and the S&P banking index fell 0.66%.
"People are sort of looking for direction," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"We've got a lot of earnings reports coming in, including the banks, and they are important because they ought to tell us something about the state of the economy."
Monday's results follow JPMorgan Chase's upbeat earnings on Friday that eased fears of first-quarter earnings season slamming the brakes on Wall Street's big rally back from last year's slump.
The benchmark S&P 500 index is now within a percent of its September record closing high.
In a bright spot, the healthcare sector rose 0.2%, bouncing back from a rough week, led by a more than 1% gain in UnitedHealth Group Inc, CVS Health Corp and Anthem Inc.
On the trade front, Reuters reported that US negotiators have tempered demands that China curb industrial subsidies as a condition for a deal, while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he hoped the talks were approaching a final lap.
At 10:01 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 38.21 points, or 0.14%, at 26,374.09. The S&P 500 was down 3.06 points, or 0.11%, at 2,904.35 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 9.48 points, or 0.12%, at 7,974.68.
Of the 29 S&P 500 companies reporting results so far, 79.3% have surpassed first-quarter earnings estimate, above the average of past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.
Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016.
Among other stocks, Waste Management Inc rose 2.2% after the company said it would buy smaller rival Advanced Disposal Services Inc for about $3 billion.
Boeing Co fell 0.7% after US President Donald Trump urged the planemaker in a tweet to fix and "rebrand" its troubled jetliner. Brand consultancy firm Brand Finance said negative publicity over the grounding of its 737 MAX jet is set to wipe $12 billion off the company's brand value.
Nike Inc rose 0.7% after long-time brand ambassador Tiger Woods won the Masters title, ending an 11-year major title drought.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.08-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.22-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P index recorded 48 new 52-week highs and one new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 56 new highs and 19 new lows.


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As a homeschooling Mom of three, it absolutely delights me to be sharing our homeschool preschool resources with you. As I mentioned in my last few posts, we'll be working on our ABCs in the coming weeks. This A is for Ax Alphabet Craft is perfect for letter of the week! Includes printable template for the letter A and for the ax!!
Download and print the AX template. Cut out.
Trace the ax template onto craft foam. Cut out.
Draw a tree base and leaves for the tree as shown in photo. Cut out.
Glue base of tree and leaves onto the letter A. Trim off any excess tree base.
Glue green grass, tree trunk and ax to the letter A.
Download your printable letter A template for alphabet crafts by clicking on the image or the hyperlink to open in a new tab, then save.
Download your a is for ax alphabet craft ax template the same way!


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★ Minnesota Inflation in 2000
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota prices: $650 in 2000 → $1,013.57 in 2021
Inflation in Minnesota
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Prices in Minneapolis/st. Paul, 2000-2021 ($650)
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota are 55.93% higher in 2021 versus 2000 (a $363.57 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2021: Minneapolis/St. Paul experienced an average inflation rate of 2.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $650 in Minneapolis/St. Paul in the year 2000 would cost $1,013.57 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.18% during this same period, inflation in Minneapolis/St. Paul was lower.
In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 4.16%, which is above the average yearly change in Minneapolis/St. Paul during the 2000-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation in Minneapolis/St. Paul was higher.
Price Inflation in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota since 1984
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Buying power of $650.00 since 2000
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Minneapolis/St. Paul, over time, for $650 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
2000 $650.00 4.16%
2009 $794.40 -0.51%
2021 $1,013.57 4.84%*
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota:
Adjust Minneapolis/St. Paul prices for inflation
Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota was 170.100 in the year 2000 and 265.244 in 2021:
265.244 / 170.100 * $650 = $1,013.57
Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $650 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $1,013.57 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota in 1984. In addition to Minneapolis/St. Paul, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.


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The Florida Gators will face the Colorado State Rams Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in Gainesville, FL. Radio coverage of the game will begin at 12 p.m. on ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
That was only the second SEC win in program history for the Rams, and now they have a shot at another. The key area for improvement must be the running game. They are a pass-heavy team without question, as Carta-Samuels is currently 2nd in passing yards among all Division I quarterbacks. In order to start winning continuously, the Rams are going to need a wider range of options than the Carta-Samuels to Williams connection.
Just last week, the clock struck zero at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. After an official confirmed victory, Kentucky Wildcats rushed towards the center of the field, embracing each other and jumping with joy. Senior linebacker Josh Allen paraded around the field, taunting fans with the Gator chomp. Florida fans resorted immediately to denial, screaming in disbelief that the game just ended on a questionable fumble call. Meanwhile, Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks remained on the field. After paying his respects to his opponents, he paused. For a brief moment, he was alone. Helmet in hand, Franks surveyed the chaotic scene around him. At that moment, the magnitude of the situation became apparent to him. It's hard to imagine pushing such a scene to the back of one's mind just to lace up a week later, but this is the reality for Franks and the rest of the Florida Gators.
After what has hopefully been a week of accountability and improvement for the team, they now face a serious threat to fall below .500. The Rams are the real deal, and the Gators are treating them as such. This game makes a statement not just for Florida's season, but it also makes a statement for the SEC. If Colorado State manages to march in and defeat two SEC teams in two weeks, then perhaps it is time to reevaluate the condition of the conference as a whole.


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What is the best policy to confront extremist and terrorism in the Muslim world?
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There is nothing better than reading a great story. In my opinion, there is also nothing better than watching a GREAT MOVIE. How about that Guardians of the Galaxy movie coming out in just a few days! I'm excited! While I have always been a fan of the Superman movies, and thus the DC universe, I still cannot deny the brilliant storytelling that Marvel Studios has done ever since the first Iron Man movie came out back in 2008.
The thing that keeps me coming back to watch every new installment is that the content is exciting, the visuals are great, and you get what you pay for.
If someone were to come to your website and read technical jargon, content that makes absolutely little to no sense, content that is stuffed with keywords, plus has the same old content that they've already seen elsewhere… Why would they be inclined browse through the rest of your website?
What I am saying is this: if you don't take the time to figure out what separates your business from others that do exactly what you do (though great storytelling) you will probably be unable to make a sale or get any leads. People are often fascinated with something that they have never seen, heard, or read before. Figure out what separates you, write it down, and present it in a way that will leave someone mesmerized and wanting more.
Less than a year until the next Avengers movie comes out! Can't wait to see what Marvel has in store for us this time!!!


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Xbox One $499 Cost Not A 'Ridiculous Price Point,' But A PS4 Hardware Comparison Says Otherwise
By Patrick Frye
Aug. 23 2017, Updated 3:20 a.m. ET
The Xbox One $499 price point is being defended by Microsoft, but what does a Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 hardware comparison reveal?
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the announcement of the Xbox One $499 price point after all the other Microsoft stumbles had some critics claiming Sony has already won the latest console war with the PlayStation 4.
The Xbox One's price is a good $100 more expansive than the Sony PlayStation 4. The PS4 pre-orders are already beating the Xbox One due to the pricing. The only news is that the Xbox One, PS4 game prices will remain at $60 despite rumors they may jump to $70.
Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, defended the Xbox One's $499 price tag as not being unreasonable:
"It's a lower number than some of the analysts had forecasted. We're over-delivering value against other choices I think consumers can get. Any modern product these days, you look at it [and] $499 isn't a ridiculous price point. We're delivering thousands of dollars of value to people, so I think they're going to love it when they use it."
But is the cost of a Xbox One a "ridiculous price point" based upon a hardware comparison? Both the Xbone and the PS4 share similar hardware from AMD. AMD claims Microsoft and Sony did not know they were both working with AMD on designing the next generation consoles. They both have a 1.6 GHz 8-core Jaguar CPU, 800 MHz GPU, 8 GB of memory, a 500GB HDD, Blu-ray drive, WiFi, 4K or Ultra HD HDMI, and USB 3.0.
A Xbox One and PlayStation 4 hardware comparison shows the main difference lies in the GPU and memory systems. The Xbox One has 768 shader cores while the PS4 boasts 1152. This means the peak shader throughput is 1.25 TeraFLOPS/s versus 1.84 TeraFLOPS/s. Keep in mind that video games tend to be GPU bottlenecked, not CPU limited.
The memory systems are also significantly different. The Xbox One combines 8 GB of 2133 MHz DDR3 memory with 32 MB of embedded memory. The PlayStation 4 skips the eSRAM and provides 8 GB of 5500 MHz GDDR5 memory. This means the Xbox One provides 68.3 GB/s and 102 GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the PS4 once again wins with 176 GB/s.
So it could be argued that you're not getting what you paid for with the $499 Xbox One price point. The increased cost of the Kinect 2.0 could be factored in, but that debate is pretty much a wash considering the increased cost of PS4 controllers with their touchscreens.
Do you feel gamers are being xboned by the Xbox One $499 price point?
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DCA Preview Center plans changed again
Anthony Yacullo
It looks like plans have changed again for the California Adventure Preview Center. Originally, it was to be in the un-used San Francisco buildings, next to Golden Dreams. The plan was then changed for it to be in the Esplanade. But according to the latest Annual Passholder newsletter, the Preview Center will now be inside the park. The only question is where:
"Walt's California" is Coming to Disney's California Adventure® Park
Imagine that you are an ambitious young animator back in the roaring 1920's. Step off a gleaming steam train and take in the beauty of a sun-soaked California paradise that promises to make all your dreams come true.
That's the way it all began for Walt Disney, and soon it will be the way it begins for everyone who enters the re-imagined entry plaza at Disney's California Adventure® Park.
"The creative evolution of Disney's California Adventure® Park will connect Guests to Walt's own California adventure and reflect the place that he found when he first arrived with a cardboard suitcase in his hand and a head full of dreams," said Jay Rasulo, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
Beyond the new entry plaza, Guests will discover exciting new attractions, fantastic new entertainment, unique new stores and delicious new dining opportunities, including:
A major new attraction based on the animated Disney classic "The Little Mermaid"
An amazing nighttime spectacular that plays out on the sparkling waters of Paradise Bay
Toy Story Mania! — a new attraction that combines the fun of classic boardwalk games and the Disney*Pixar "Toy Story" films.
A 12-acre "Cars" Land that recreates the town of Radiator Springs, complete with three amazing new attractions featuring characters from the hit Disney*Pixar film "Cars."
Work on some of these enhancements has already begun, and the rest will follow in phases. It's expected that everything will be completed within the next five years.
Be sure to keep an eye out for a special preview center opening soon inside Disney's California Adventure® Park — and check back here for updates!
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Police investigating a brutal brawl that occurred in a Brooklyn McDonald's have arrested five teenagers in connection with the beating that left a 15-year-old girl with a concussion, contusions, and bruises.
The attack, caught on camera and uploaded to Facebook, eventually went viral on the internet, catching the attention of law enforcement officers and a concerned community who called for the arrest of the perpetrators. As of Saturday, police have five of the six teenagers identified on the video in custody.
One of the suspects was taken into custody last week at an airport in Atlanta as she tried to fly to Jamaica. She was removed from the plane before it departed after NYPD officials alerted local authorities.
Two of the suspects, Telani Marshall, 17, and a 15-year-old girl whose name is not being released because she is being charged as a minor, appeared in court Saturday. They were arrested in Brooklyn Friday on robbery and gang assault charges after they turned themselves in to police, according to the NYPD. Marshall was charged as an adult.
Marshall was released on $75,000 bail. An attorney for the 15-year-old suspect said her client had previously been attacked by the victim of the gang beating and feared being attacked again. Bail was set at $50,000 for her client.
Another teenager, 16-year-old Mercedes Wilkinson, turned herself in on Saturday and was charged as an adult with gang assault and robbery. The teenager who police have identified as the ringleader, Aniah Ferguson, remains behind bars on $500,000 bail. Prosecutors say in addition to the beating, Ferguson stole the victim's bag, money, and phone.
According to records, Ferguson has been arrested at least a half-dozen times since September. One of those arrests stems from an attack made on a pregnant woman in an emergency room and another attack on her own grandmother, NBC reports.
Prosecutors say Ferguson, who is also a mother to a 1-year-old child, is part of the Young Savages gang.
The 16-year-old accused of beating her grandmother and stabbing her brother before the teeth-chattering stomping she dealt to 15-year-old Ariana Taylor during Monday's McDonald's melee is a member of the Young Savages. The gang is an offshoot of the Folk Nation, one of the largest gangs in the country, officials said. The Folk Nation, which began in Chicago, operates out of several cities, federal officials said. It's considered an alliance — a veritable United Nations of street gangs — that includes smaller Bloods and Crips crews, officials said.
The group is known for their pattern of violent attacks.
Investigation into the attack proved difficult after witnesses and the victim's mother refused to cooperate, but eventually the teenager came forward to file a police report.
Talk surrounding who is responsible for the culture of violence among youths has swept the nation in the aftermath of the brutal beating. But none have been as perverse as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's finger-pointing, which he made public while speaking on AM970 radio Thursday morning.
He continued, addressing the "enormous amount of crime" perpetrated by African-Americans, suggesting that President Obama should "say the kinds of stuff Bill Cosby" used to say. If you recall, Cosby's "respectability politic" comments often suggest African-Americans are to blame for their own poverty.
For more on Giuliani's comments, click here.


Houston, TX USA, 25 November, 2014 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain management companies, has reached 20.4% e-AWB penetration across its global business, placing it firmly among the leaders in e-AWB implementation. In September 2014, CEVA achieved the fastest e-AWB growth of any logistics company.
CEVA took a major step forward in the 100% paperless eFreight initiative in the summer of 2013, when it signed the IATA multilateral agreement for the use of electronic Air Waybills. This laid the legal ground, by replacing the terms and conditions printed on the paper AWB.
In the following months, the focus of the e-AWB initiative within CEVA was on making its operational systems e-AWB capable, so that electronic AWB messages to carriers were fully reflective of what had previously been printed on the paper AWB. CEVA is now rolling out e-AWB globally, with those carriers which support it, following a successful initial pilot in New York, Atlanta, London and Frankfurt.
"We are fully committed to the streamlining and modernization of processes in this industry and with many of our stations still looking to cut-over to full eAWB usage before the end of the year, we are well on target to meet the IATA target of 22% by the end of 2014," states Peter Baumgartner, CEVA Vice President, Global Air Operations and Compliance.
"eAWB is a first step to efreight – a paperless Airfreight environment which will enhance efficiency, accuracy and speed of processing and at the same time reducing our environmental impact through considerably less use of paper. We are fully behind the drive towards the electronic exchange of data and messages and we will continue to lead the way during 2015," he adds.


One of the great thrills of visiting India is realizing how much is still made by hand and on the spot, from jewelry to rugs to furniture. But if merely watching an artisan create a made-to-order shawl isn't enough, one company offers travelers the chance to do it themselves. India Beat, owned by Bertie and Victoria Dyer, a husband-and-wife team of trip-planners, facilitates half-day workshops in hand-block-printing in Bagru, a village outside Jaipur. The couple works with a single family of artisans who have been practicing their craft for generations and who help guests choose a design (whether traditional or newfangled) and color scheme (brick reds and deep indigos are popular picks). After practicing on a cotton prototype, the printmakers-in-training stamp their final designs onto a piece of cotton-silk cloth using custom-carved wooden blocks. The hope is that, in addition to a unique souvenir, people leave with a deeper connection to the country's material culture. For all its glorious chaos, Victoria says, "India remains a place where intimate moments are still the most special." From $175.


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Muddy says: Quirky interiors, pretty location, great coffee – what's not to like?! Put The Batch, down a country lane in Bletchingdon on your must-try cafe list.
A chance trip down a country lane to try out a beauty salon in Bletchingdon, North Oxfordshire, led me to The Batch, sitting across the way with some gorgeous quirky interiors (check out that wallpaper!) and some of the best coffee you're likely to find in North Oxfordshire.
The Batch is in fact a 'British-isation' (yes it's a word!) of a New Zealand 'bach' a basic beach or country retreat that evokes relaxed times, good friends and almost inevitably in NZ, excellent coffee.
I ended up having my own coffee and cake (OMG, so good) and talking to owners Lucy and Carl Forman – Lucy's in the kitchen, Carl's a charming front-of-house.
They're big on brunch and lunch, serving local Ue coffee, and Jeeves and Jericho teas, and they also have a wine and beer list if you fancy a tipple. Opposite is Visage beauty (the loveliest big treatment rooms in this Guinot specialist) and there's also a gallery next door if you want to make a morning of it.


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A: This is what isset does. Try:
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Is going to church worth it just for the social interaction. On top of that isn't there hope and faith and trust to help make an afterlife more real to the believer?
Is survival so part of our nature that the appeal of an afterlife is almost irresistible? Is this why an afterlife or a coming back to live another life here on earth is a part of all the major religions except Buddhism?
Buddhists accept that they are already living the only life they will ever know and they share this view with atheists, agnostics, humanists, and others who don't claim any faith but are simply non-religious.
If beliefs are either true or not, what are the odds of any particular belief being true when it involves totally accepting something as fact that cannot be said to be factual? Are the odds at most 50%?
Do the odds actually depend on how magical the belief is? Is it that if I have believed something for most of my life, will it not seem preposterous even if it is?
This entry was posted in Death, religion, security and tagged afterlife, agnostics, atheists, Buddhism, church, faith, hope, humanists, survival, trust by littleboone. Bookmark the permalink.


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HR 1022 IH
To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
This Act may be cited as the `Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT FOR 10 YEARS OF REPEALED CRIMINAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.
(a) Reinstatement of Provisions Wholly Repealed- Paragraphs (30) and (31) of section 921(a), subsections (v) and (w) and Appendix A of section 922, and the last 2 sentences of section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as in effect just before the repeal made by section 110105(2) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, are hereby enacted into law.
(b) Reinstatement of Provisions Partially Repealed- Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
`(B) knowingly violates subsection (a)(4), (f), (k), (r), (v), or (w) of section 922;'; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
`(i) is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or semiautomatic assault weapon, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years; or'.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General- Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
`(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of the following:
`(A) The following rifles or copies or duplicates thereof:
`(i) AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR;
`(ii) AR-10;
`(iii) AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, or Olympic Arms PCR;
`(iv) AR70;
`(v) Calico Liberty;
`(vi) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov SVU;
`(vii) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC;
`(viii) Hi-Point Carbine;
`(ix) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1;
`(x) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle;
`(xi) M1 Carbine;
`(xii) Saiga;
`(xiii) SAR-8, SAR-4800;
`(xiv) SKS with detachable magazine;
`(xv) SLG 95;
`(xvi) SLR 95 or 96;
`(xvii) Steyr AUG;
`(xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14;
`(xix) Tavor;
`(xx) Thompson 1927, Thompson M1, or Thompson 1927 Commando; or
`(xxi) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz).
`(B) The following pistols or copies or duplicates thereof:
`(i) Calico M-110;
`(ii) MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3;
`(iii) Olympic Arms OA;
`(iv) TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22 Scorpion, or AB-10; or
`(v) Uzi.
`(C) The following shotguns or copies or duplicates thereof:
`(i) Armscor 30 BG;
`(ii) SPAS 12 or LAW 12;
`(iii) Striker 12; or
`(iv) Streetsweeper.
`(D) A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, and that has--
`(i) a folding or telescoping stock;
`(ii) a threaded barrel;
`(iii) a pistol grip;
`(iv) a forward grip; or
`(v) a barrel shroud.
`(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
`(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
`(F) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, and has--
`(i) a second pistol grip;
`(iii) a barrel shroud; or
`(iv) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip.
`(G) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
`(H) A semiautomatic shotgun that has--
`(ii) a pistol grip;
`(iii) the ability to accept a detachable magazine; or
`(iv) a fixed magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds.
`(I) A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
`(J) A frame or receiver that is identical to, or based substantially on the frame or receiver of, a firearm described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) or (L).
`(K) A conversion kit.
`(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.'.
(b) Related Definitions- Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(36) Barrel Shroud- The term `barrel shroud' means a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by the barrel, but does not include a slide that encloses the barrel, and does not include an extension of the stock along the bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially encircle the barrel.
`(37) Conversion Kit- The term `conversion kit' means any part or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a firearm into a semiautomatic assault weapon, and any combination of parts from which a semiautomatic assault weapon can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
`(38) Detachable Magazine- The term `detachable magazine' means an ammunition feeding device that can readily be inserted into a firearm.
`(39) Fixed Magazine- The term `fixed magazine' means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm.
`(40) Folding or Telescoping Stock- The term `folding or telescoping stock' means a stock that folds, telescopes, or otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a firearm.
`(41) Forward Grip- The term `forward grip' means a grip located forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
`(42) Pistol Grip- The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip.
`(43) Threaded Barrel- The term `threaded barrel' means a feature or characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a firearm as defined in section 5845(a) of the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5845(a)).'.
SEC. 4. GRANDFATHER PROVISION.
Section 922(v)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(A)' after `(2)'; and
(2) by adding after and below the end the following:
`(B) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm the possession or transfer of which would (but for this subparagraph) be unlawful by reason of this subsection, and which is otherwise lawfully possessed on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph.'.
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS.
Section 922(v)(3) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by striking `(3)' and all that follows through the 1st sentence and inserting the following:
`(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm that--
`(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, level, or slide action;
`(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; or
`(C) is an antique firearm.'.
SEC. 6. REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THE TRANSFER OF LAWFULLY POSSESSED SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Section 922(v) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a semiautomatic assault weapon to which paragraph (1) does not apply, except through--
`(A) a licensed dealer, and for purposes of subsection (t) in the case of such a transfer, the weapon shall be considered to be transferred from the business inventory of the licensed dealer and the dealer shall be considered to be the transferor; or
`(B) a State or local law enforcement agency if the transfer is made in accordance with the procedures provided for in subsection (t) of this section and section 923(g).
`(6) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, and date of manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General shall annually submit the record to the Congress and make the record available to the general public.'.
SEC. 7. STRENGTHENING THE BAN ON THE POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.
(a) Ban on Transfer of Semiautomatic Assault Weapon With Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection the following:
`(z) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer any assault weapon with a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'.
(2) PENALTIES- Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(z) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.'.
(b) Certification Requirement-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 922(w) of such title, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by adding `or' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
`(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer who transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device that was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection, to fail to certify to the Attorney General before the end of the 60-day period that begins with the date of the transfer, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, that the device was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection.'.
(2) PENALTIES- Section 924(a) of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(w)(4) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.'.
SEC. 8. UNLAWFUL WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO JUVENILES.
Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
`(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
`(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'; and
`(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'.
SEC. 9. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.
(a) In General- Section 922(w) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)' and inserting `(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B)';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `(2) Paragraph (1)' and inserting `(B) Subparagraph (A)'; and
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3) the following:
`(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'.
(b) Conforming Amendment- Section 921(a)(31)(A) of such title, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by striking `manufactured after the date of enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994'.
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The city of Fredericksburg changed hands at least seven times during the course of the Civil War.
Well-known author Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse shortly after the battle of Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg was founded in 1728 and named after Prince Frederick Louis of Wales, the father of George III of England.
The Fredericksburg historical district has more than 350 original buildings built before 1870.
Fredericksburg was the boyhood home of young George Washington. At the age of 17, he was the official Culpeper County surveyor.
In 18th-century documents, the Rappahannock River was referred to as Hedgeman's River, after early settler Nathaniel Hedgeman.
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2016
After a long delay, the European Union has approved three biotech soybean traits for import and processing, according to the U.S. Soybean Export Council.
The stacked events are:
• Monsanto's Xtend (MON87708 x MON89788, with dicamba and glyphosate tolerance. It is approved in China and is being planted by U.S. farmers.
• Monsanto's Vistive Gold (MON87705 x MON89788, the product is high-oleic with glyphosate tolerance and is being grown by U.S. farmers to provide transfat free soybean oil for the food industry.
• Bayer CropScience's Balance GT (FG72, with isoxaflutole and glyphosate resistance. The product is a soybean being grown for seed increase multiplication with an expected commercial launch this fall.
"The EU's approval of these events is welcome news for U.S. soybean farmers," USSEC chairman Laura Foell, a soybean grower from Schaller, Iowa, said in a release. "We're happy that we can supply our European customers with a reliable supply of safe food." In April, the American Soybean Association sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urging the Obama administration to press the European Commission the EU's executive arm to approve the products, pointing out that they had been waiting final approval since January. The applications for the three traits were submitted to the European Food Safety Authority in the summer of 2011.
In the letter, ASA said approval was needed "for the EU Commission to have any semblance of a working biotech approval process." It also noted that timely approval would "avoid the risk of unnecessary costs and disruption to the essential supply of feedstocks needed by the EU's livestock, poultry and feed industries, which are more than 70 percent dependent on imports of protein."
USSEC says Europe is one of the largest customers of U.S. soybean farmers with over 165 million bushels of soybeans in exports already this year.
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Pavel Büchler, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, March 22–April 17, 2011.
Czech-born, Manchester-based artist Pavel Büchler has long been an influential teacher and writer whose work is characterized by a reworking of images, objects and experiences. In doing so, he fuses conventional visual languages with disruptive and intuitive acts of reapplication and re-purposing. Büchler's works range from large-scale installations using old-style audiovisual technology to text works and meticulous conceptual drawings to minimal gestures such as a video paused on a TV screen for a year. Describing his practice as "making nothing happen," he attends to the catalytic nature of art and the potential for the seemingly banal to be exposed for its strangeness.
In the Front Room, Büchler presents Work (All the cigarette breaks, October 2008 – February 2011) (2008-2011). Comprising over 800 individual pictures, this large-scale composite takes its largest form to date. Created by CAM staff according to his instructions, Work documents every smoking break Büchler has taken while installing exhibitions over a two-year period. This by-product and partial document of the artist's exhibition-making over time allows him to trace the places, people and institutions he has encountered, while creating a subtle suggestion of his presence even when "absent." Nearly filling a large wall in The Front Room, Büchler's presentation represents a picture of social exchange, solitary contemplation, and the interstitial spaces of art-making.


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The Benjamin P. Thomas Civil War Conference will be held at Illinois College on Saturday, May 18.
This is the first year for the daylong conference, a collaboration between Mr. Lincoln's Hometown Civil War Roundtable in Springfield and Illinois College in Jacksonville. The educational event is open to the public and designed to engage casual and dedicated Civil War and history scholars. Organizers plan to make this an annual event.
Chuck Murphy, of the Springfield Roundtable, recently announced the feature conference speakers including leading national and local historians, experts and Civil War authors.
Dr. James Davis, professor emeritus of Illinois College, will present a talk titled "Understandings from Letters and Memoirs of Mid Western Union Soldiers." Dr. Samuel Wheeler, Illinois state historian, will present, "Willie Lincoln's Civil War: The President's Son Surrounded by War." Mark Flotow and Mac Crawford will also present their work on local history and genealogy.
Illinois College student Nely Muñoz '20 has gained unique hands-on experience assisting with program planning for the conference. Muñoz will serve as a public history intern in summer 2019 with the Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives and the Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum and will help with the conference in May. "I am excited to have hands-on experience preserving and sharing history with the public with this event," Muñoz said.
According to Samantha Sauer, Illinois College archivist, curator and assistant professor of history, the conference is named for Benjamin Thomas, a historian and well-known writer. She also shared that Illinois College is home to the Thomas Civil War Library Collection, originally given to the College in June 1958 in memory of Benjamin Thomas H'47. Thomas authored a popular 1934 text "Lincoln's New Salem," as well as a 1952 biography of Abraham Lincoln, both texts gained success in public and scholarly circles. Sauer said that Thomas was awarded an honorary degree from Illinois College and later served as a trustee of the College. In May 2018, the Thomas family and the Springfield Civil War Roundtable partnered with the College to rededicate the collection.
Continuing education and professional development credit will not be available for the inaugural conference, but conference organizers are already looking ahead to next year's event to offer this for area educators.
For more information or to register for the 2019 Benjamin P. Thomas Civil War Conference, the public is invited to contact Samantha Sauer at archives@ic.edu or at 217.245.3595. Suggested event donations begin at $25 and all proceeds benefit the Benjamin P. Thomas Memorial Fund at Illinois College to support the future and ongoing study of the Civil War.