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- An example crossover experiment for testing new vicarious calibration techniques for satellite ocean color radiometry,
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- Vicarious calibration of ocean color satellites involves the use of accurate surface measurements of waterleaving radiance to update and improve the system calibration of ocean color satellite sensors. An experiment was performed to compare a free-fall technique with the established Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY) measurement. It was found in the laboratory that the radiance and irradiance instruments compared well within their estimated uncertainties for various spectral sources. The spectrally averaged differences between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) values for the sources and the instruments were<2.5% for the radiance sensors and<1.5% for the irradiance sensors. In the field, the sensors measuring the above-surface downwelling irradiance performed nearly as well as they had in the laboratory, with an average difference of<2%.While the water-leaving radiance L w calculated from each instrument agreed in almost all cases within the combined instrument uncertainties (approximately 7%), there was a relative bias between the two instrument classes/techniques that varied spectrally. The spectrally averaged (400-600 nm) difference between the two instrument classes/techniques was 3.1%. However, the spectral variation resulted in the freefall instruments being 0.2% lower at 450 nm and 5.9% higher at 550 nm. Based on the analysis of one matchup, the bias in L w was similar to that observed for L u(1 m) with both systems, indicating the difference did not come from propagating L u(1 m) to L w. © 2010 American Meteorological Society., Cited By (since 1996):6, Oceanography, CODEN: JAOTE, ,
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- Voss, Mclean, Lewis, Johnson, Flora, Feinholz, Yarbrough, Trees, Twardowski, Clark
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- Results in coastal waters with high resolution in situ spectral radiometry: The Marine Optical System ROV,
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- The water-leaving spectral radiance is a basic ocean color remote sensing parameters required for the vicarious calibration. Determination of water-leaving spectral radiance using in-water radiometry requires measurements of the upwelling spectral radiance at several depths. The Marine Optical System (MOS) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a portable, fiber-coupled, high-resolution spectroradiometer system with spectral coverage from 340 nm to 960 nm. MOS was developed at the same time as the Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY) spectrometer system and is optically identical except that it is configured as a profiling instrument. Concerns with instrument self-shadowing because of the large exterior dimensions of the MOS underwater housing led to adapting MOS and ROV technology. This system provides for measurement of the near-surface upwelled spectral radiance while minimizing the effects of shadowing. A major advantage of this configuration is that the ROV provides the capability to acquire measurements 5 cm to 10 cm below the water surface and is capable of very accurate depth control (1cm) allowing for high vertical resolution observations within the very near-surface. We describe the integrated system and its characterization and calibration. Initial measurements and results from observations of coral reefs in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, extremely turbid waters in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, and in Case 1 waters off Southern Oahu, Hawaii are presented., , ,
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- Yarbrough, Feinholz, Flora, Houlihan, Johnson, Kim, Murphy, Ondrusek, Clark
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PORTSMOUTH (New Hampshire) • Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has challenged his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to a drug test before their next debate, suggesting she was "pumped up" on performance-enhancing drugs, in a new twist to the brutal White House race.
The unsubstantiated attack came as a new poll out yesterday showed Mrs Clinton with a four-point lead over Mr Trump, suggesting that he still holds a solid core of voters despite a week of snowballing claims of sexual misconduct that have thrown his campaign into chaos.
He has trampled all conventions in his treatment of his opponent, vowing if elected to jail her over her e-mail practices as secretary of state - and making "Lock Her Up" a rallying cry for his fired-up supporters.
His campaign has actively fuelled right-wing conspiracy theories about her health, seizing on her bout of pneumonia last month to suggest she is hiding a major health problem, and is unfit for office.
In the latest attack, levelled without proof, he suggested she had taken drugs during their last debate, and called for tests before their final duel on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
"At the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up... At the end, it was like, 'Take me down', she could barely reach her car," the 70-year-old told a rally in Portsmouth on Saturday.
"Athletes, they make them take a drug test. I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate. Why don't we do that?" he said.
The billionaire has spent the week claiming the media and a "global elite" are working against him.
"The election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing completely false allegations and outright lies in an effort to elect her president," he charged in New Hampshire.
Ten women have now come forward to say they were the victims of unwanted advances by Mr Trump.
His latest accuser, 63-year-old Cathy Heller, told The Guardian that he had grabbed and kissed her against her wishes during their first and only meeting 20 years ago.
He denies the allegations, insisting in one of a barrage of tweets to his 12 million followers: "Nothing ever happened with any of these women. Totally made-up nonsense to steal the election. Nobody has more respect for women than me!"
The controversy apparently has had little effect on Mr Trump's support: an ABC News/Washington Post poll out yesterday shows Mrs Clinton leading 47-43 per cent among likely voters, a small change from 46-44 in a survey done ahead of the first presidential debate.
The poll was taken after the Oct 7 release of audio from 2005 in which Mr Trump bragged he could get away with grabbing women's crotches because he's famous.
Mrs Clinton has scaled back her campaign commitments, keeping a low profile as her rival battles the incendiary allegations.
But her camp issued a swift response to his latest comments on the election, accusing him of seeking to erode public faith in the vote.
"This election will have record turnout, because voters see through Donald Trump's shameful attempts to undermine an election weeks before it happens," her campaign manager Robby Mook said.
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan rebuked Mr Trump over his comments questioning the validity of the election process.
"Our democracy relies on confidence in election results, and the Speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity," said a statement issued by his spokesman AshLee Strong.
In the latest example of the dissension within the Republican Party, Mr Trump has severed ties with the party chairman of the battleground state of Ohio, accusing him of "duplicity'' and of not fully supporting the campaign.

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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The pace of job cuts slowed in August, down 6 percent from the previous month, according to Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
The outplacement firm said U.S. employers announced 79,925 planned layoffs, a 6 percent decline from the 85,117 cuts in July. There's little sign, however, that manufacturers are set to resume the capital spending levels needed to ensure hiring, Challenger said.
"While job cuts have fallen and there have been some positive signs of an uptick in manufacturing, there has yet to be any significant indication of a rebound in capital spending that would support the view that employers will begin hiring en masse," said Rick Cobb, executive vice president at Challenger.
Telecommunications firms were the top job-cutters, announcing 18,739 planned cuts in August. It was the highest number of telecom cuts since 33,801 job cuts were announced in November 2002, Challenger said.
The firm noted that August was the fourth consecutive month with fewer than 100,000 announced job cuts, a trend not seen since 2000. August job cuts were 32 percent less than the 118,067 seen in the same month a year ago.
Employers have announced 795,574 job cuts through the first eight months of the year, down 138,986, or 15 percent, from the cuts announced over the same period last year.
Cobb warned that August could mark the "calm before the storm" since the final four months of the year historically average 36 percent higher job cuts than the middle four months, which just concluded in August.


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300 Seconds: Check those links!
A friend shared a link to a blog post through social media over the weekend, so I followed the link to read about some folks who are in the process of opening a business. At the bottom of each blog post were links to the forthcoming store's social media profiles. I liked their business model, so I decided to follow them; but when I clicked on the link to follow them on Twitter, I received a message that read, "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!"
When I clicked on their Facebook page, I saw that over the course of just one week, they had garnered more than 1200 followers on Facebook. But their Twitter followers numbered just 22.
The moral of this story is to find your links and check them.
I say 'find' because sometimes it's difficult to remember where you've placed them. Test the ones you never think about located in your newsletter footer. Doublecheck the social media buttons on your homepage. Do you have links in your email signature? In your bio on the staff page? In your blog bio? These are all great locations to encourage followers. We just want to make sure there are no roadblocks once they decide to click.


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We heard the whole afternoon today in the garden and also in the house crane yelling. It was great to see swarms of cranes of different sizes moving over us during the gardening work. But this afternoon it was a bit different. Here over Buchholz the calls of the cranes were suddenly louder and from the formation flight became a wild circling over our heads.
I still like to remember the crane experience last year in the Tister Moor. Buchholz lies on the approach paths of the cranes to the Tister Moor. Already the last days we have heard again and again the call of the cranes over Buchholz. Before, however, they simply passed over us in small and larger formations.
But today it was louder and the turning above our heads I had not yet noticed.


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Is there a particular name for this "picture of a baby seal in the comments section of facebook" of this image? I know there is "photo comment" but it doesn't point out that it is a cropped picture from the original.
16"cropped image" is the usual term, I think – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft Dec 16 '15 at 16:22
You can use the word snippet.
The cropped image is a snippet of the original. (Although primarily used when referring to an extract of textual information, the word is very much applicable).
In fine art, a very small section of a larger work such as this might be called a detail. OED has
Fine Arts.
a. A minute or subordinate part of a building, sculpture, or painting, as distinct from the larger portions or the general conception.
but beyond that I can find little in the way of explicit definitions. Searches such as "a detail from the sistine chapel" or "a detail from the fighting temeraire" return plenty of usage examples, though.
It's known as a Thumbnail
Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures, used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words. In the age of digital images, visual search engines and image-organizing programs normally use thumbnails, as do most modern operating systems or desktop environments, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, KDE (Linux) and GNOME (Linux).
44While the definition above doesn't exclude it, thumbnails tend to be smaller ("reduced-size") versions of the whole image, not a cropped part of an image. – TripeHound Dec 16 '15 at 13:03
2Most OSes/platforms do it automatically but there are tools and techniques to choose what part of the image/video you want to display as your thumbnail. – BiscuitBoy Dec 16 '15 at 13:21
The "used to help in recognizing and organizing them" part of the definition makes it irrelevant to the OP as it is quite obvious that cropped image in the comment serves neither of the mentioned purposes. – n0rd Dec 16 '15 at 19:36
3While it is possible to select a region of an image to use as a thumbnail in some tools, the thumbnail itself is normally expected to be representative of the original, as @TripeHound suggests. In the example given in the Q, the use of "thumbnail" would be an extreme and misleading example. – Chris H Dec 16 '15 at 22:37
1A thumbnail often highlights the focal point of a larger photo that you want to convey based on context. Eg. Picking out one face from a group of people. The detail picked out can vary according to use and often there can be multiple thumbnails highlighting different parts of the pic. Eg. each person. So I think @TripeHound the idea that it must represent the whole photo is outdated thinking and does not match current real world usage of the term. – JamesRyan Dec 18 '15 at 10:39
When displayed on its own, a piece of a larger visual work of art is often called a detail.
n. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
Definition courtesy of wordnik.com
You've already got the term. It's a cropped image.
Example from wikipedia page Cropping (image). Note that each example is labeled as simply "cropped image".
You can simply refer to it as an edit.
to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out)
The cropped picture is an edit made from the original picture.
1To me "an edit" refers to the act or the change itself, not so much the product (unless as journalistic jargon for "version"). I also associate it with text more than with visual arts. – Gossar Dec 16 '15 at 15:02
4And "to expunge, eliminate" strikes me as a verb, not a noun. – Gossar Dec 16 '15 at 15:18
2I also dispute this, with "edit" more commonly (in my experience) referring to a manipulation of an image as opposed to only selecting a sub-set of a larger image ('cropping'). – kwah Dec 16 '15 at 17:40
@kwah when I open my Microsoft Office Picture Manager there is a tab called edit and the tool for cropping and/or resizing an image appears alongside other different tools. – Mari-Lou A Dec 16 '15 at 20:39
1You put verb definition 4 under the noun heading! – user2357112 supports Monica Dec 18 '15 at 1:17
Zoom. Lots of valid answers here but I'd call it a "zoom". The precedent, particularly in popular Web usage and where the cropped image appears in proximity to the original is not uncommonly used as a kind of reaction GIF or more specifically a "zoom meme".


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There are two types of people, those who never celebrate their birthdays, and those who throw amazing parties every year. Whatever is the group you belong to, celebrating your birthday in France is definitely a great idea.
If you feel like your next celebration has to be exceptional, we will be glad to embark you and your closest once to an exceptional destination birthday party in France!
Multiple day birthday party in France
Who said that birthday is only once a year? Grab your friends and family and throw a multiple day birthday celebration in France. Imagine an escapade where you can celebrate, create memories, discover and experience? You have always been dreaming about visiting old champagne wineries, sleeping in a castle or having a dinner with the view of the Eiffel tower? You can make it happen!
France offers a wide variety of entertainment programs for culture and art amateurs, foodies, wine and champagne fans, city and countryside hikers, comfort and luxury lovers. Weekend ideas are pretty endless and below is just a small resume of what your next birthday celebration could look like in France!
Art tour in Paris. You love art and would like to see your favourite masterpieces live? You have your own collection of artworks and you wish to add another item to it? Or maybe you would like to visit an action house and see what's on? Individual tours can be organised exclusively for you and your guests to Parisian museums, art galleries and antique shops.
Oenological experience in Champagne, Bordeaux or Provence. You love french wine and champagne and you want to see how is your favourite wine produced? We can organise a winery visits to all major grand maisons producing champagne and to some very well known chateaux in Bordeaux and in Provence. Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Laurent-Perrier, these maisons will reveal their secrets to you.
Chateau experience. Always loved historical romans and royal biographies? Staying in a château that has once belonged to a person that frequented a court will make you want to reread your favourite classics. Live a unique experience and become a chatelain for a weekend.
Gastronomic tour. You love high-end restaurants and elegant decor? We can book the most sophisticated tables for your intimate celebration. Brasseries with belle époque ambiance, rooftop restaurants with a view, Versailles-looking dinning rooms and pavilions dated early twentieth century with apparent Eiffel inspiration - there are so many gastronomic stories to listen and to tell.
Rooftop cocktail party in Paris. Ever wanted to seat and watch the Eiffel tower sparkle with a glass of champagne in your hand? It is easy! Our secret venue list has several gorgeous terraces there for your seated dinner or standing reception. Discover french art-de-vivre and treat yourself to a unique experience in a secret location!
Stay in a french countryside in Provence. You love countryside of the southern France with its lavender fields, olive trees alleys and geometrical cypress? Let us organise a relaxed stay for you in one of provençal villas where you can enjoy the swimming pool, hot provençal sun and its ice cold rosé. We will also plan visits to lavender fields and other significant attractions of this beautiful french region, like Senanque abbey, Uzes, Pont du Gard or Gordes village.
Loire valley tours. An ideal place for those who love both history and wine. Enjoy visiting splendid chateaux and its wine cellars, discover the region on a bike, horse or hot air balloon! Finish the weekend with a dinner in on of amazing restaurants in Tours.
If you are looking for a relaxed and authentic experience to celebrate your fortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth or any other important birthday, it will be our pleasure to create a unique offer for you.
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Chelsea 1-1 West Ham
Chelsea and West Ham shared the spoils in their London derby at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Eden Hazard flashed wide early on but the Hammers had also started brightly, albeit without actually creating anything.
The Blues almost forced in for the opener after half an hour.
Alvaro Morata flicked on Hazard's inviting square ball, only for it to dribble inches wide with keeper Joe Hart in no man's land.
Willian then curled just past the post a minute later as the reigning champions continued to press.
But they didn't have to wait much longer.
Cesar Azpilicueta finished with ease – and his shin – after the Hammers had failed to clear their lines on 36 minutes.
Morata found himself a fraction offside once more on the hour mark as he found the net again.
But out of nowhere, Javier Hernandez had David Moyes' side level in the 73rd minute.
Marko Arnautovic pulled back across the box cleverly allowing the substitute to find the bottom corner.
The Mexican had been on the field only three minutes.
Suddenly there was life in a previously moribund affair.
Marcos Alonso called Hart into a fingertip save at the other end before Olivier Giroud did the same, forcing the Englishman to scramble to his left.
But they couldn't find that elusive winner, leaving the away fans to head home on the District Line feeling well chuffed with a point.
Arsenal 3-2 Southampton
Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal held their nerve to beat Southampton at the Emirates.
But they had to do so amid late drama as Saints' Jack Stephens and the Gunners' Mohamed Elneny were both sent off.
Mark Hughes' relegation-threatened side proved a stern task for the Gunners, who were made to fight all the way in an entertaining game.
Arsene Wenger made seven changes to his starting XI with one eye on Thursday's Europa League trip to Moscow.
Shane Long poached the opener in the 17th minute.
Shkodran Mustafi was dozing at the near post, allowing the crafty Irishman to nip in front and deflect past Petr Cech.
But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang poked past Alex McCarthy on 29 minutes to level things up.
And Welbeck cut in from the left before his deflected strike found the back of the net again nine minutes later.
But the Saints had more to offer.
Austin had been on the pitch for just over a minute when he turned in from a couple of yards out after more dopey home defending.
A Welbeck howler then denied Arsenal the lead again – skewing over Jack Wilshere's delivery from a yard out with an outstretched boot.
But he atoned moments later, heading in Alex Iwobi's cross at the far post on 81 minutes.
Cech still had to be alert to tip over a Dusan Tadic effort before it all kicked off.
Stephens shoved Wilshere to the floor after the midfielder had fouled him running towards the home goal.
The defender was sent off as a right old kerfuffle ensued.
Elneny was plucked out by Andre Marriner for another red card, while Wilshere somehow escaped with a yellow for his part in the melee.


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Doctrine in the Desert: How Religion Informs the Immigration Debates
If there's one truth all Christians can hold tight to amid the rancorous public debates about immigration, it's that the debate is ultimately about people. And nowhere is this reality starker than in the Arizona desert, where thousands of lives are lost each year as immigrants attempt to cross the foreboding terrain at the border.
Previous books, including Luis Alberto Urrea's The Devil's Highway and Kathryn Ferguson's Crossing with the Virgin, have documented migrants' trek across this wasteland. Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy (Oxford University Press) is unique in that it includes the perspectives of those who oppose immigration. In Ananda Rose's work, the human face of immigration includes American citizens in Tucson on both sides of the issue—those who stand in solidarity with migrants, and those who defend the integrity of the border. The result is a wide range of emotions and opinions that reflects the complexity on the ground throughout Arizona.
What Do We Do with 'the Other'?
Part One, titled "God in the Desert: Migrant Deaths and the Rise of Border Ministries," comprises five chapters, each of which interacts with a particular group working to meet the physical needs of migrants. In contrast, the four chapters of Part Two, titled "Law in the Desert: Security, Sovereignty, and the Natural Rights of the State," engage those who are committed to stopping the flow across the Southern border. In both sections, Rose strives for objectivity and works to avoid taking sides. Her research is grounded in the pertinent literature but also includes interviews of key individuals on both sides of the border. While her sympathies seem to lie with the immigrants, she is willing to criticize the blind spots of pro-immigrant organizations.
In the opening chapter, Rose visits the border city of Nogales, Mexico, where she talks with three tireless nuns of the Sisters of the Eucharist who run El Comedor, a soup kitchen serving those attempting the trip north and others who have been removed from the United States and dropped off by border authorities. The second chapter turns to the New Sanctuary Movement, a ministry with roots in the Central American revolutions of the 1980s but reborn in early 2007 as a shelter for undocumented immigrants. The founders, pastor John Fife and Quaker leader Jim Corbett, among other activists, characterize their efforts as a "civil initiative" (not "civil disobedience," mind you), maintaining that they protect those whose human rights have been ignored or violated by the government.
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Jack i thought that was the legal immigration process, where many who want to come to the US have to wait? But good idea about salary being allocated to social security and any other programs. Only question would be if we allow this, how many more "Illegal/Undocumented" individuals will come to this country?


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The term 'lifestyle drugs' means everything and nothing. Like
'political correctness' or 'spin doctoring' its use can cause confusion
and offence, especially to manufacturers, who are concerned that serious
products become trivialised by being labelled 'lifestyle'. Yet,
misleading though the term often is, it goes some way towards describing
what is a relatively modern phenomenon and includes some already famous
brands - despite a ban on advertising prescription-only drugs direct to
the consumer. Brands like Viagra, which is in talks with agencies about
a pan-European ad campaign, are unlikely to want to throw away that
Though they belong to different clinical areas, the anti-impotence drug,
Viagra; the depression treatment, Prozac; the obesity compound, Xenical;
the hair restorer, Propecia; and Seroxat, which is used to treat
depression and social phobias, are all examples of 'lifestyle drugs'.
They are also all affected by the reluctance of the cash-strapped NHS to
pay for their prescription. The argument runs that these products are
more to do with improving the quality of life than a necessity for
treating disease - though in some clinical fields that assertion is open
to dispute. As such, they might better be paid for by the consumer.
The difficulty of the situation is that these drugs are powerful both in
their medical effects and their impact on the public consciousness.
As people are taking ever greater responsibility for their own health,
they are demanding more information on products and expect access to
But there's a reason why these drugs are only available on
David Wilson, head of media at Pfizer, which produces Viagra, says:
'We've suffered this stigma of Viagra being a lifestyle drug. But it's a
serious treatment for a serious condition that often masks other serious
conditions. Patients should receive a full check-up and diagnosis from
doctors before taking it.'
Under UK and European Community regulations, prescription drugs cannot
be promoted direct to the consumer. This includes a ban on DTC
advertisements that carry brand names. Under the Medicines (Advertising)
Regulations of 1993, it is a criminal offence for any person to issue an
advertisement to the public 'which is likely to lead to the use of' a
medicine supplied on prescription only. However, health education,
corporate advertising, editorial comment, information to the media,
financial information and opinions of independent third parties are all
legal, provided they are genuine and do not amount to disguised
That is why much of the communications activity in the market is
currently driven by PR. The question is, how long is this
The pressure on NHS budgets and public demand for drugs they have heard
about is sure to lead to change within the next five years. In Germany,
for example, there is an A-D grading system for drugs, where A
acknowledges 100 per cent clinical need, and the state pays, and D means
that if the patient wants it, they have to pay for it.
Martin Godfrey, European managing director for health and pharmaceutical
practices at Hill and Knowlton, says: 'As that begins to happen the next
stage is DTC promotion and advertising. If the public is paying they
need to know about it.'
In the US, where DTC promotion is legal, drugs companies spend well over
dollars 1 billion a year advertising prescription medicines to the
public. Should restrictions on the advertising of lifestyle products be
lifted in Europe, it would certainly be a boon for ad agencies.
The Proprietary Association of Great Britain, the body that represents
medicines available over-the-counter without a prescription, feels that
many lifestyle drugs should be available through pharmacists once their
safety and efficacy has been proved. Sheila Kelly, executive director of
PAGB, says: 'Once you've got one prescription you should be able to go
and get it from the pharmacist. People now have the ability to
self-manage. For a couple of years they should be prescribed drugs so
that the adverse reactions profile can be established, but their natural
home is OTC.'
Whether this happens or not, the near certainty is that some form of DTC
communication is coming and brand owners need to adapt. Julie Hayward,
marketing services director of PTK Healthcare, says: 'The prescription
side of the business has a lot to learn about communications to the
Godfrey adds: 'Pharmaceutical companies will need to create stronger
brands. It will widen the playing field, you will find FMCG experts
coming into the market.' A few years from now, maybe there will be many
brands with the potency of Viagra.
Viagra Pfizer's little blue pill has entered popular culture as the
object of a million jokes. But the serious condition it is used to treat
- erectile dysfunction - is no laughing matter to its sufferers. Paling
Walters Targis is the ad agency, Ruder Finn and Bullet Communications
handles its PR.
Xenical Obesity treatment from Roche Products. McCann Healthcare handles
Xenical's advertising, Hill and Knowlton the PR.
Prozac Eli Lilly's product for depression is almost as high profile as
Viagra. Cohn & Wolfe handles its PR.
Propecia Baldness treatment from Merck.
Seroxat Marketers at SmithKline Beecham cringe whenever this product is
referred to as a treatment for 'shyness', pointing out that this
description belittles serious conditions such as social anxiety disorder
and panic attacks. Shire Hall handles the PR.


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Anschutz 9015 Black Air
The Anschutz Model 9015 is a match air rifle for all marksmen and all disciplines, from junior to adult marksmen and from seniors to bench rest marksmen.The new 9015 barreled action was developed based on the successful ANSCHÜTZ 9003 Premium air rifle barreled action. With optimized air pressure control characteristics, a new patented 5065 4K trigger with ball bearings and versatile adjustable trigger blade, a stainless steel barrel unit and the thin, special coated muzzle tube (also made of stainless steel, this barreled action will replace all former ANSCHÜTZ air rifle barreled actions in the future.Maintenance free stabilizer Revolutionary firing pin and valve system for even calmer shot release Optimized flow behavior Recoil and vibration free compressed air barreled action Extremely short lock time Precisely adjustable match trigger with axial ball bearing Optimized cocking Special concept for dry firing and safety Air filter against pollutions Maintenance-friendly system Easily exchangeable compressed air cylinder with manometer Adjustable trigger blade Cocking lever mountable left and rightThe stock of the 9015 Black Air is for right handed shooters and is equipped with vibration absorbing elastomers. Other features of this stock are the multi-adjustable aluminum butt plate and cheek adjustment. The Anschutz soft-grip coating combines the outstanding vibration damping and recoil absorbing characteristics of a naturally grown wooden stock with the characters of an easy- care and weatherproof plastic stock.


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Visiting hours for inpatients are between 8am and 8pm daily. Family and friends can contact the patient whilst in hospital by telephoning (08) 9367 0222 or the patient's direct line if staying overnight.
To prevent concern, please understand that we are unable to disclose any details about patients to anyone without the patient's direct instruction. This is a requirement of Privacy and Disclosure of Information laws. For further information see Privacy
Meals for visitors can be ordered and paid for at Reception. As an alternative, a café and a delicatessen are located on South Terrace a short walk from the hospital. For further information see Facilities
Free off-street parking is available at the rear of the hospital in Burch Street (off Fortune Street).
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Catching Up With…
November 28, 2007
I've always thought that it would be fun to do interviews at this site. Mostly I envisioned asking various presidential candidates for their opinions on the issues of the day, c'est a dire Little Rock Streetcar expansion, Brandy Taylor/Anne Hathaway/Pretty Feet/all the other favorites of Salad actualia, new items at the Senate cafeteria, and the Treaty of Westphalia. Unfortunately, it's been very hard to get any presidential candidate to commit to giving an interview (mostly because they're all of the opinion that Heroes Season 2 is as strong as season one, and that they will be president) so I've had to come up with something else to fill this space. So I present Yesterday's Salad's first ever conversation with the living challenged, Jacques Derrida.
But before we begin, allow me to deal with the objections that are no doubt being raised as I write. First, this is not Yesterday's Salad's first engagement with the no longer living. Shel Silverstein has been suggested as a Superman author, and some of my favorite neighbors are Zombies. And, a reason before the reason, as I mentioned in my comment to JT in the Shel Silverstein piece: "While the [wikipedia] undead page is totally unhelpful, it does remind me that Derrida used the myth of the undead to break down the binary between life and death. But something tells me Derrida was reaching on that one."
While I'm not one to regularly disagree with so wise a scholar as Mr. Dailysalad, leading luminaries would. Yosef Hayyim Yerushalmi ends his excellent Freud's Moses with a monologue addressed to Professor Freud, Isaac Bashevis Singer believed in demons, and Messers Freud and Derrida (who now gets a chance to argue his case) would certainly disagree with me. As Derrida explains in Archive Fever (at least in part, a reading of Freud's Moses), Freud has made references to "real" ghosts in his writing. This has to do with the fact that there is a "truth of delusion, a truth of insanity or of hauntedness." (87; emphasis in the original) This is analogous to the difference between a "historical truth" and a "material truth." Something can have a real effect without having ever existed.
So without further ado, a few questions for Mr. Derrida:
1) Did you ever get a chance to watch Seinfeld? Or, do you still hold to your opinion that Deconstruction has no sitcoms, and people are wasting their time doing things that don't involve reading Deconstruction? (see here for some background, and don't see Derrida)
2) What is the superior word, "E" (def: 22 n. The third note in a C-major musical scale), "E" (26 n. a Roman numeral for 250), or "E" (38 n. a number whose hyperbolic logarithm is equal to 1. "It seems unlikely that Euler chose the letter because it is the initial of his own name, as occasionally been suggested: he wwas an extremely modest man and often delayed publication of his work so that a colleague or student of his would get due credit")? All definitions are taken from One Letter Words: A Dictionary by Craig Conley. What are the deconstructive implications of such a dictionary?
3) Did you ever ride the German Railway Intercity Hannah Arendt Express from Karlsruhe to Hannover, or hang out on Hannah Arendt street in Marburg, or use a Hannah Arendt postage stamp, all of which led Walter Laquer to say that, "Hannah Arendt has been more successful than any other German philosopher, living or dead"? Do you think there will ever be a Derrida street in Irvine, or a branch of the TGV named after you? How should we measure success for a philosopher?
4) Are you upset that "Emeril Live" is going off the air, or are you of the opinion that he wasn't much of a chef? You've certainly inspired a lot of modern cuisine. (Believe it or not, a deconstructed dish actually has to do with deconstruction.) How are we to cope with the loss of Emeril in this time of writers' strike induced crisis?
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Rhino is one of Bridgewater's best basketball players – except when it comes to making free throws. It's not a big deal, until he begins receiving strange threats. If Rhino can't make his shots at the free throw line, someone will start hurting the people around him. Everyone's a suspect: a college recruiter, Rhino's jealous best friend, and the father Rhino never knew – who recently escaped from prison.
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Rodolfo Zapata: Time for AFC Leopards to show Gor Mahia we are the best
AFC Leopards head coach Rodolfo Zapata says Ingwe will have to give their 100% against Gor Mahia on Saturday and prove they are the best.
The defending champions defeated the Argentine's side 2-1 in the first leg, and they will be needing a win to seal their seventeenth league crown. Zapata says he has faith in his charges, and that he hopes everything will go as planned.
"I usually say this team is one of the biggest in not only Kenya but Africa at large. Against Gor Mahia, we have to show character, we have to push ourselves to the maximum and show we are better. This is a game I believe we can win, we have had an amazing run and confidence is good.
"The determination is there, we lost the first leg and we believe we can do better on Saturday and get a positive outcome," Zapata told Goal in an interview.
Ingwe have won five league matches in a row, but their last win against Gor Mahia was way back in 2016.


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"This global economic recovery is going to continue and we want to be able to take advantage of it," said Wren. Wells Fargo began advising investors to shift from intermediate-term fixed income investments to stocks of large-capitalized companies.
Wren said his firm has only taken "baby steps" in the past two to three weeks in advising clients towards a position in larger company equities but he anticipates "as we move through the rest of this year and early in 2012 we're going to continue to recommend that."
Wren is expecting a "second leg up in this cyclical bull market" during that timeframe.
The stock market rise Friday afternoon "tells me the market is convinced we're going to get something else" from the Federal Reserve , said Wren. He said the rally "definitely surprised" him after a string of disappointing data this week, that started with the fall in new home sales on Tueday and continued Friday with a downward revision to the GDP.
While Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did not announce further quantitative easing during his speech at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyo. conference today, he did say the Fed stands ready to use "a range of tools" to help the U.S. economy. He also said the Federal Open Market Committee's September meeting "has been scheduled for two days instead of one to allow a fuller discussion."
Wren said that "the market is counting on something at the September FOMC meeting."
In the same interview, Bill Stone, senior vice president and chief equity strategist at PNC Wealth Management, said Bernanke's comments "at least sends the signal that the door's wide open."
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Editorial: Facebook: 'Dislike' button divisive
September 16, 2015
What's on your mind?" Facebook asks as you open its mobile app.
More likely than not, what's in the back of your mind while you use Facebook is your image — how your peers will perceive your pictures and posts.
Our education level, our relationships, our careers, our personal tastes — we make all these things apparent to our friends on Facebook. How many "likes" we get on these posts reflect just how desirable we are to others.
But what about how many "dislikes" we get?
On Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that a dislike button may soon become a reality for the site's 1.5 billion users, saying the company will launch a test project of a thumbs-down option soon.
While Facebook users have been clamoring for this option for some time now, a dislike button has the potential to lead to further division and exclusion for certain groups of people — causing more social anxiety to exist in a culture that is already rife with it.
"Facebook can unconsciously increase our self-esteem by providing us with the opportunity to reconstruct and control the way we present ourselves to the world," Liraz Margalit, who has a doctorate in psychology, wrote in Psychology Today last November.
Mainly, we try to make our Facebook profiles attractive relative to what other individuals post — how cultured or educated do we appear when compared to our friends?
However, the standards of personal success our culture sets — which we reinforce through our Facebook posts — are not achievable for many individuals.
These standards — portrayed through our profiles — are reflections of where we sit on the social ladder.
A post illustrating one's travels abroad or one describing a recent promotion, for instance, may get a lot of likes, but it also further separates us by socioeconomic level.
"Crude differences in wealth gradually become overlaid by differences in clothing, aesthetic taste, education, sense of self and all the other makers of class identity," write social scientists Richard G. Wilkinson and Kate Pickett in their book "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger."
Facebook can exacerbate wealth differences by providing a medium on which to display them to everyone else. It causes a "social evaluative" threat — as psychologists Sally Dickerson of the University of California, Irvine and Margaret Kemeny of the University of California, San Francisco call it. They describe them as "threats to self-esteem or social status."
Through their experimental research on how humans react to different scenarios, Dickerson and Kemeny found that situations "in which others could negatively judge performance, particularly when the outcome of the performance was uncontrollable," were the greatest stressors.
This is because, in American culture, we tend to view our social status in terms of ability — rather than opportunity.
"Outward signs of success or failure (the better jobs, higher incomes, education, housing, car and clothes) all make a difference" in our culture, write Wilkinson and Pickett.
This is not fair to so many Americans, as many cannot escape the cyclical poverty that keeps them from gaining these "signs of success."
For instance, according to a 2007 study by the Treasury Department, from 1996 to 2005, 0.2 percent of those who began in the lowest income bracket made it into the top 1 percent.
This gap in socioeconomic levels is something Americans experience every day, so why exacerbate it by allowing us to further ostracize those who can't move up the ladder?
While most people won't go on Facebook to explicitly dislike people's posts, the button will certainly add to a culture of superficiality that is based on economic inequality — one that puts unnecessary pressure on people to be "successful" in the eyes of their peers.
Zuckerberg should keep this in mind during his testing of the dislike button.


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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide joined forces with the International Air Transport Association to launch an online supply chain management certificate this summer.
"The air transport industry plays such a key role in our global society," said John R. Watret, Embry-Riddle Worldwide chancellor. "As a leader in online education, Embry-Riddle Worldwide looks forward to collaborating with IATA to enhance performance and professionalism within the air transport and supply chain management fields."
The supply chain management certificate is also detailed in a story about workforce development in air cargo.
Designed for individuals working in the industry, the certificate's coursework will address topics such as basic cargo procedures, loading, sourcing, procurement, packaging, distribution and customer service.
"Air cargo transports goods worth in excess of US$6.4 trillion on an annual basis. This is approximately 35 percent of world trade by value. The sector is an important component of the aviation industry, which collectively supports 57 million jobs worldwide," said Ismail Albaidhani, head of IATA global partnerships and learning innovation. "IATA designed its global academic partnership program to meet the challenge of developing the next generation of our industry leaders, and Embry-Riddle is our first academic partner with strong global experience in aviation studies."
Other education initiatives are also taking place. The International Air Cargo Association is launching a professional development workshop this summer in the Netherlands.


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Exodus 14
Moses stretching his hand out over the sea to close the water over Pharoah's men. The "pillar of fire" is at the right edge of the painting.
Exodus 14 is the source text for Poussin's Crossing of the Red Sea. This highly cinematic passage of the Old Testament provides a wealth of details and scenes for narrative painters to draw on, and it is clear that Poussin studied it closely when he began devising his version.
For many people, the Crossing of the Red Sea is memorable for the scene of Moses' miraculous parting of the waters before the Israelites began to head out from the shore. However, in Poussin's time the theme was more often depicted a later stage of the story, with the Israelites safely back on shore and the pursuing Pharoah's army drowned after the waters had closed in on them.
Though Poussin also chose to use this same part of the story, he referred closely to the text for guidance on how to describe the scene. In the painting you can see Poussin has taken note of Moses' carrying a staff (16) and holding his arm outstretched (27). The painter also included the "pillar of fire" (24), and drowned Egyptians upon the shore (30). The "pillar of fire" is a detail which is not not commonly found in many previous interpretations of the story by painters such as Bronzino, Mazzolino and Cosimo Rosselli.
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Exodus 14
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon. 3 Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.' 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD." So the Israelites did this.
5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!" 6 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. 7 He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them. 8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. 9 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.
10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"
13 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
15 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt."
26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen." 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD swept them into the sea. 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
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Scott Harrison's camp were guilty of jumping the gun ahead of the Cambuslang boxer's world championship defence against Manuel Medina admitted Frank Warren.
But Warren denied complacency had set in before the dramatic fight which ended so disappointingly for the Scotsman at Braehead on Saturday night.
Leading up to Harrison's second defence of his title, there was much speculation about his next possible opponent Marco Antonio Barrera and where and when the match would take place.
But in front of 5,000 shocked Harrison fans the slippery Mexican upset all the odds with an impressive display of boxing which deservedly brought him his fifth world title.
Warren claimed it was just an inexplicably poor display by Harrison which allowed the belt to go back to Mexico.
He said: "We were talking about the next fight and we were talking about Barrera and I mentioned it a few times.
"But I don't think it was so much complacency as just planning for the future and you get asked those questions.
"Medina was a capable operator.
"He's nicknamed the praying mantis and that's exactly how he boxed.
"But without a doubt that was not the Scott Harrison we've all seen in the last couple of years.
"If it was the Scott Harrison who fought Wayne McCullough then he would have been the winner.
"He had lead in his boots and he just couldn't get started." Warren urged the disappointed Harrison to look to the positives and backed him to come back and regain his belt.
He said: "Scott has to look to Medina himself. It's the fifth time he's won a world title so it shows you that you can win titles back. And I'm sure he'll do that.
"It was an education for Scott and if you don't learn from that, you might as well pack it in.
"That's what boxing is all about and he will learn from it.
"He's an intelligent young man, his father is an excellent trainer and it's all about learning.
"But it's not the end of the world." Edinburgh-born boxer Alex Arthur rubbed salt in the wounds of the Harrison camp by claiming his impressive performance in retaining his British super-featherweight title against Willie Limond, as part of the Harrison under card, was due to him leaving the Glasgow stable.
Scott Harrison's trainer and father, Peter had trained Arthur until recently when the champion claimed back trouble from travelling through to Glasgow was threatening his career.
And after beating Limond into submission, the east coast fighter insisted his improvement had resulted from working under his new regime.
He said: "I stole the show. I was the star of the show and I was impressed by my ability to avoid punches against Limond. Normally I'm pretty mechanical, one dimensional, and I do think that had something to do with my back trouble and training with the Peter Harrison stable because they all tend to fight in a similar way.
"But now I've got my American trainer Freddie Roach, who is fantastic and Terry McCormack, who trained me for the Commonwealth games and the Olympic trials.
"Back then, my style was much more fluid with fast punches, slippery head movements and hard body shots and that's what we're getting back to.
"It never all came tonight but as the fights go on, it'll come back to me more and more." Arthur had words of consolation however, for his old stable-mate Harrison and said: "I'm really disappointed for Scott.
"I'm still really good mates with him and I went to his dressing room before the fight and wished him all the best.
"Scot's a fantastic guy and we've been mates since we were 15-year-old kids.
"We've sparred over 1000 rounds together.
"We lost contact a wee bit because of the things that happened, but that's boxing.
"I feel so sorry for Scott and I hope he can regroup and get himself back together."


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Bacchus Marsh paramedics now have the safe and modern facilities they need to respond to emergencies faster and save lives, with the doors opening on their new station built by the Andrews Labor Government.
Minister for Ambulance Services Jenny Mikakos today officially opened the new state-of-the-art ambulance station on Gisborne Road, Bacchus Marsh.
Upgrading from the old outdated site, the new spacious station features training facilities, four rest and recline rooms, a fully fitted kitchen, five-bay garage, improved security and staff car parking.
It will be home to paramedics providing 24-hour care, as well as a four-wheel drive response unit.
The station will make a big difference to Bacchus Marsh residents who now have the peace of mind that life-saving treatment is just around the corner, when they need it most.
The Labor Government has invested a record $1 billion to deliver more paramedics, more vehicles and more stations. This includes a big $299 million boost in the Victorian Budget 2019/20.
Latest data shows Victoria's ambulances transported a massive 78,820 code 1 emergency patients in the three months to the end of December – 4,513 more than a year earlier.
Paramedics reached 82.5 per cent of Code One cases across the state within the benchmark 15 minutes, with an average response time of 11 minutes and 29 seconds. That's nearly two minutes faster than the same period in 2014, when just 74.1 per cent of ambulances were arriving within 15 minutes.
The average time for an ambulance to reach the scene of a Code One emergency in Moorabool over the same period has improved by almost 4 minutes from 17:09 minutes to 13:11 minutes.
As noted by Minister for Ambulance Services Jenny Mikakos
"In a medical emergency, every second counts. This modern new home for paramedics in Bacchus Marsh means locals can get lifesaving emergency care they can count on – when they need it most."
"We're getting it done and building more state-of-the-art ambulance stations, just like Bacchus Marsh, so our dedicated paramedics have the facilities they deserve and need to do what they do best, which is saving lives."
"Ambulance response times were the worst on the Australian mainland under the Liberals, but we fixed that by investing more than any government in Victoria's history to improve response times."
As noted by Member for Melton Steve McGhie
"This brand-new station has everything the Bacchus Marsh paramedics need – and its location means help is just around the corner when an emergency strikes."
"I'm proud that the Andrews Labor Government has built a new ambulance station in Bacchus Marsh. We are investing in our growing community to provide the very best health services they deserve."


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Key Points Lessons and Teachings from James By Brother Michel Lankford A Personal Note: Hello and God bless you. What follows is a devotional Bible study of the book of James. Late last year, the Lord was impressing upon me that I should start reading certain books of Scripture, and keeping a "running…
Central Park Christian Church (Derek Slack) • rccinhisgrip (Rossville Christian Church) • Sermon • • 76 views • 30:08
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.…
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THE LETTER OF JAMES Critical Introduction and Exegetical Notes Jimmy Dukes CRITICAL INTRODUCTION The Epistle of James, following the major Epistle to the Hebrews, is the first in a group of letters in the New Testament referred to as the General Epistles. These letters came to be called general epistles…
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About six years ago, in a conversation about temptation and testing, a family member asked me, "How do you know when something is a temptation and when it is a test?" I responded, "It is a temptation when it wants to turn you away from God and a test when it is to strengthen your faith." However, my…
James: Tools to Fix a Broken Faith
Mike Brown • First Christian Church • Sermon • • 39 views • 36:40
Are you tired of dealing with a broken faith? Join us as we begin a new series based on the Book of James where we learn how to fix a broken faith and optimize a strong faith.
Maturity Series - James
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Jerry Laviña • Sermon • • 11 views
Once more we start with another series and an apt one to follow Hebrews not only because they share the same Jewish character but also in that they share the same themes of encouraging perseverance and patience in spite of external pressures. But more so James is a treatise on the Christian way of living.…
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Marcus Archer • Crosspoint Church • Sermon • • 10 views • 48:54
God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.
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May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our song – Amen James writes… Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. (1:22) and … If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive…
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May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our song – Amen James writes… Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. (1:22) and … If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive…
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Bilical Faith INTRODUCTION: 1. Last week we looked at faithfulness (intensity, integrity, interest in others, intentions). 2. This week, we take a look at the working of faith. (1) Romans 10:17. A. Faith comes by hearing. B. Faith is evident in your doing. (2) Read text: James 1:9-18. 3. Regarding text:…
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Guest lecture in the BIO building this Friday
Time and place: Friday June 15th at 13:15 in K3@BIO.
Mike Jetten and his team have provided significant discoveries about the role of anaerobic bacteria in the global nitrogen cycle (anammox) and nitrate-dependent methane oxidation.The anammox bacteria can convert nitrogen compounds into dinitrogen gas without oxygen.This process is highly beneficial to the development of sustainable waste water treatment. Anammox has therefore been implemented in sewage treatments plants worldwide.


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Transportation > Bus Service
Interstate Bus Stand Shahkot City
Interstate Bus Stand Shahkot City
Moga Jalandhar Main Road
Shahkot - 144702
Distt. Jalandhar
State - Punjab
Shahkot City is located on National Highway NH71. One Main Bus Stand is located on Moga Road approximately at the corner of the city. All Day and Night there are lots of Buses available on Shahkot Bus Stand as per Time Schedules. Government and Private both Bus Services are heavily available for passengers in the short time intervals. There are lots of time schedules of buses on this route.
Temporary Bus Stop: Temporary Bus Stop is located in between the Shahkot City just in the front of Police Station Shahkot. We can say that the use of this temporary bus stop is more than the Main New Bus Stand of Shahkot City.
Mini Bus Service: Mini Private Bus Service is also available from Shahkot Bus Stand to near villages.
Main Routes of Bus Service Touching Shahkot City:
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Moga
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Firozepur
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Faridkot
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Bathinda
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Ganganagar
Jalandhar - Shahkot - Jaipur (Rajasthan)
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Contemporary Art Factory
Gallery in The Tokyo: Others area
Contemporary Art Factory opened in the fall of 1997. The building had a 40-year history as a small factory, and was renovated to create an extensive project space for contemporary art.
The owners aim to bring a new energy to the art scene with lectures, performances and concerts, with a central focus on long-running exhibitions by both Japanese and foreign artists, and will support and promote a wide range of projects.
Notice - Venue closed
This venue is either closed, or not hosting events relevant to Tokyo Art Beat at the moment. If you have new information about this venue, feel free to contact us ✉.
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Syma X2 6-Axis Gyro 2.4G 4CH RC Quadcopter Review
Are you looking for a quadcopter for you little kid? Are you worrying the safety of the quadcopter? Now, you can safely rely on Syma X2 quadcopter. It is safe for children and full of interesting. Moreover, it only costs you 35.99 dollars. Can you find another cheap and good quadcopter in the world?
Syma X2 is a 6-Axis gyro 2.4G 4CH RC quadcopter with guard circle. Super mini size, it is the smallest volume and the lightest weight, beyond imagination stability and operability. It is very easy for kids to operate. It has many functions, such as up/down, left/ right, with GYRO/ flash lights, a 360-degree 3D and so on. With guard circle design, it can protect the quadcopter from collision, especially for newcomers. The 3D 360 degree rotating functions, makes it can be continuous rolling. The 6-axis system allows the quadcopter to be hand launched. 6-Axis gyro quad-rotorcraft flight, with strong stability, it can easily implement various flight movements, stronger wind resistance, easier to control. With 2.4 technology adopted for anti-interference,you can fly more helicopters at the same time and not interfere with each other.
The battery uses USB charge. The charging time is about 50-60 minutes and the flying time id about 6-8 minutes. The transmitter with excellent frequency and bandwidth is using spread spectrum technology for further remote distance, best anti-interference ability, and least power consumption. And its reaction speed is 100 times faster than radio control.
There have two colors for choosing:black and red. The black one is cool and the red one is brave. No matter what color you choose, your kid will be cheerful for it. Syma X2 is an awesome quadcopter for your kids, which can bring a lot of fun. What are you waiting for? Just get it for your kids!


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Some materials from this guide are used with permission from: Student to Scholar Team from Western University, University of Toronto, and Queen's University. (2015). Student2Scholar: Academic Literacies and Research Skills for Social Sciences Graduate Students. Retrieved from www.student2scholar.ca. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA).)
Use the library's catalogue, OMNI, to search for other books. Enter your keywords, then use the "Available Online" filter to narrow the results to online materials.


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Reem Kassem
Joined the Library of Alexandria – Arts Department in 2003. In 2010, became the head of performing arts programming (responsible for music, cinema, theater and dance). Studied Arts Management at the DeVos Institute of Arts Management in Washington DC. A Chevening Scholar, studied Cultural Leadership at the Clore Leadership Program in London. An ISPA Fellow (International Society of Performing Arts in New York), and a Robert Bosh Stiftung Alumni. Winner of the Pioneer of Egypt award, the Nahdet Elmahrousa and Barkley's Bank award (social innovation for employment), and the Anna Lindh Award for intercultural dialogue. Member of the U40 global network of the UNESCO (a global network of cultural professionals), and co-founder of U40 Arabesque. Founding director of AGORA for Arts and Culture (a social enterprise which has an international branch based in Marseille since 2011. Since September 2016, Manager of Programming and Cultural Affairs at Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF). In July 2017, became Manager of Community and Education at ADMAF.


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- Linda Borromeo
A Narnian Christmas Treasure, a Professor and Africa
The White Witch's hold on Narnia is breaking up even sooner this year. Because of the White Witch, the land of Narnia had been trapped in winter with no Christmas or even spring to look forward to:
"Always winter, and never Christmas; think of that!"
This year, Father Christmas broke through in July. He brings with him a tale of Narnian treasure leading up to the gift of Christmas:
A Mailbox Adventure
On a sunny July afternoon, the fragrance of sun-warmed cedar trees filled the air as I walked to my mailbox. Everyday journeys have become an adventure since I moved to the Pacific Northwest forest. On this particular afternoon, I discovered a key when I opened my mailbox. What package had arrived?
I bent to insert the key in a large compartment beneath the individual mailboxes. The space revealed a box sent from the Rose City—Portland, Oregon.
Once home again, I opened the heavy package to find a Christmas-worthy trove of Narnian treasure—all collected by a professor. His name isn't Digory Kirke, the professor who makes his first appearance in C.S. Lewis's The Magician's Nephew. But this professor and his collection of treasures are also good friends of Narnia.
Surprising Connections
What do the Rose City and the Land of a Thousand Hills have in common? And, how did a large C. S. Lewis collection wind up on the African continent? This is how it all came about:
In 2001, Dr. Garry Friesen, a professor at Portland's Multnomah University, opened a new mentoring home for men students. As Dr. Friesen writes in Lion Sightings in the Rose City, his life-long love for C.S. Lewis's books led to something unusual:
"As I prepared the house for students I saw a British wardrobe and something inside of me snapped. A Narnia blitz began and the result was Aslan's How.
"The living room became the "Great Hall of Cair Paravel" and I was soon running 'further up and further' into antique shops, second hand stores and framing shops."
Soon, beyond the doorway of every room, you could find wardrobes and lampposts, C.S. Lewis books and lions.
Each room reflected one of the seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia—all pointing the way to the wonder of the stories and what they represent.
Aslan's How became a social hub for students (the 54-inch television didn't hurt its appeal). Dr. Friesen also sponsored a monthly tour of Aslan's How, and over the years, thousands came to see the "Narnian artifacts, photos, books and Lewis memorabilia."
An Ending and a Beginning
The tours have ended now. This year, the collection was broken up for something new.
Dr. Friesen, or Dr. G as he's come to be known, taught for 37 years at Multnomah, from 1976-2013. He is now in his second "dream job" teaching at the Africa College of Theology (ACT) in Kigali, Rwanda.
Downtown Kigali and papyrus marsh October 2012. Photo credit: Lemurbaby, Creative Commons
Living in the Land of a Thousand Hills
Living now in Rwanda, the Land of a Thousand Hills, Dr. Friesen made a decision:
"It breaks my heart to have to sell [the] C.S. Lewis items from my mentoring house, Aslan's How. But the goal of the sale is mending my heart..."
All proceeds from the profits of the "C.S. Lewis in Africa" sale went to pastor training in rural churches and ABC—Africa Bible in Community.
A New Home for Narnian Treasure
Many items were offered online, and I spent a wonderful hour immersing myself in Narnia again, remembering each book as I took a cyber tour of Aslan's How. Finally, I made my selections, knowing that "every cent of profit will make the African church stronger."
Then, on that sunny afternoon, my own little piece of Narnia arrived in the mail—connecting my forest home in the Pacific Northwest with Africa and C.S. Lewis.
I hope Dr. G will feel this part of his collection has found a good home. They are now displayed on a built-in bookshelf—handcrafted by my husband when we moved to our new home in the cedar trees.
My "Aslan's How in Miniature" has the sign for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a lamppost, a mysterious wardrobe opened a crack, wonderful iron bookends in the shape of a lion (a big reason why the package was heavy!), an Oxford mug, Mr and Mrs Beaver and Dr. G's book:
C. S. Lewis in Africa
Dr. Friesen donated much of his book collection and other items to the Africa College of Theology. Now, Rwanda has one of the largest collections of C. S. Lewis books and memorabilia on the African continent. After all, connections of understanding are a real treasure, and I think C. S. Lewis would be very pleased.
Now that it's December again, Father Christmas is making his way to Narnia and our own homeland—
As Father Christmas says in the Narnia tales, "Merry Christmas! Long live the true King!"
"Once in our world, a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world."
—C.S. Lewis in The Last Battle
More to Explore:
Learn about Dr. Friesen's ministry and read his blog, the Friesen Fortnightly, at his Facebook Page>>
Next up: How did a real-life mystery girl come to the rescue of Narnia? See my blog post:
The Girl Who Helped Save Narnia
After marrying, Linda Borromeo moved from the Pacific Northwest to Berkeley, California. She worked for the University of California, Berkeley for many years before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of Mystery Shores.
Linda and her husband have now returned to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy adventures.


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Wednesday November 17, 2010
Veterans News
More Help For Veterans
Over $2B plunked into Enhanced Charter fund
Submitted by Ministry of Veterans Affairs/ Handout photo
oday, the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), tabled changes to the New Veterans Charter to significantly improve financial support for injured Canadian Forces members and Veterans.
"In tabling these legislative changes today, we are writing a new chapter to the New Veterans Charter. These changes, totaling two billion dollars, will greatly improve the quality of life of our Veterans. Our government is determined to see that our Veterans and their families receive all the care, the services and the financial support they need and deserve," said Minister Blackburn.
Improved monthly benefits
First, by amending regulations, the government will establish a minimum pre-tax income of $40,000 a year for Veterans who can no longer work and for those who are in rehabilitation.
The Enhanced New Veterans Charter Act, introduced in the House of Commons today, increases monthly financial support for injured Veterans who are no longer able to work. If passed, this Act will:
expand eligibility for monthly allowances for seriously injured Veterans (up to $1,609 per month, for life).
introduce an additional $1,000 monthly supplement to help our most seriously injured or ill Veterans.
Flexible options for the Disability Award
Create new options for Canadian Forces members and Veterans who would prefer to receive the existing lump sum Disability Award as either an annual payment over any number of years or as a combination of a partial lump-sum payment and annual instalments."We have heard the concerns of Veterans and their families about the challenges of managing a large sum of money. They will now be able to spread their payment out over a number of years of their choice. As well, it is important to remember that the lump sum does not replace the monthly disability pension. The lump sum is an immediate recognition of suffering and pain that is added to the financial benefits mentioned above and other services available under the New Veterans Charter. If the legislation is adopted, on top of the lump sum Disability Award, our most seriously injured Veterans who are no longer able to work will receive at least $58,000 per year," added Minister Blackburn.
With today's announcement, Veterans who receive a Disability Award will have the choice between:
annual payments spread out over the number of years of their choice (with interest);
part of the award as a lump sum and the rest as annual payments over the number of years of their choice (with interest); or
a single lump sum payment.
Furthermore, at any time, Veterans who so choose may change their minds and receive the remaining amount as a lump-sum payment.
Dominion President, Mrs. Patricia Varga, of The Royal Canadian Legion stated, "This Bill, as a first step, makes great strides in improving the New Veterans Charter and encompasses many of the recommendations made by the New Veterans Charter Advisory Group and the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Legion considers that further improvements are needed to the Charter on which we look forward to continue the ongoing dialogue with Minister Blackburn."
"With this Bill, we applaud the Government for keeping its promise that the New Veterans Charter is truly a living document," said RayKokkonen, President of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association. "Naturally, we are pleased to have had a role in this matter and that our advice and recommendations have been heard. Advocating for significantly increasing the financial support to our severely wounded Veterans, to allow them live with dignity, is a top priority for our organization. Accordingly, we are very glad to see this challenging issue being addressed. We will continue cooperating closely with Minister Blackburn on other matters related to the Charter to ensure that the ongoing and emerging needs of our Veterans and their families are met."
© Copyright (c) 2010 The Valley Voice


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The following information came from the Westford Police Department. Anyone arrested is considered innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
Apr. 15, 9:59 a.m. – Patricia Little, 63, of 5 Honeycrisp Way in Sterling was arrested following a motor vehicle stop in Cornerstone Square.
Little was charged with alleged operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and marked lane violations.
Apr. 16, 4:07 p.m. – Cameron Clarke Roper, 20, of 16 Flagg Rd. in Westford was arrested following a motor vehicle stop on Littleton Road.
Roper was charged with alleged intent to distribute a class D drug.


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Fee Status
As part of the admissions process, we will need to identify your fee status. We will assign all students to one of the following categories:
- International
- Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Your fee status category will affect the tuition fees that you will pay, and also your scholarship eligibility.
To find out the tuition fees for different fee status groups, please look at the individual course information page, which you can find through our undergraduate course listing. You can also view the fees at a glance.
In most cases, we are able to assign your fee status using the information on your application. However, in some cases, we will need to ask you some further questions.
You may be asked to complete our Fee Status Questionnaire.
If you are asked to complete this, please download the questionnaire by using the link above. Once you have completed the form, you should send it to firstname.lastname@example.com, with a copy of your passport.
You can find out more about fee status from the UKCISA website.
If you have any questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Paul Malyon, Data Strategy Manager, Experian
Regulatory change is a fact of life and for industries such as financial services, it's more than a regular occurrence. Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, PSD2, and the more recent GDPR have all required major technological and institutional changes, which has re-shaped the way the financial world operates. However, what's different about the GDPR is how many of us, whether it's as a business or customer, it will affect.
Although the deadline for the GDPR has passed with a surge of 'confirm your subscription' emails, multiple studies show that there's still a small percentage of organisations working to complete their preparations, with the remainder having more of a plan in place than others. Our recent research with Data IQ showed that 25% are now very prepared with a further 61% somewhat prepared, up a combined 30% since 2016.
While those companies not prepared increase their risk of error and regulatory attention with every day that passes, the more interesting plotline will be what organisations who have already completed their preparations will be doing to use the GDPR as a mechanism to build closer ties to their customers.
Data is Empowering Consumers
No matter what your field, it's likely that personal data is being used to power positive outcomes for all parties. For example, the NHS has welcomed the Apple watch to help improve customer care. By using the data these devices gather, the NHS can more accurately monitor patients' health and take steps to offer them better, and in some cases preventative, care. In the retail space, online shops use customer data to tailor the shopping experience to help customers find what they want quicker, easier and more efficiently, by understanding more about their motivations. In tourism, hotels and holiday parks are combining historic customer records to remove duplication and ensure that the personal preferences of their most loyal guests can be catered for without asking every time they book a room. Need a fluffy pillow or prefer a room nearer to the car park? No problem.
The same can be seen in the financial services industry. The Open Banking initiative was brought in this year to give financial providers better access to customers' financial information – and in return give those customers a whole new portfolio of personalised products and services to choose from. Yet, even with such benefits as lower borrowing rates, not everyone is aware of it. Our Open Banking research found that almost 7 in 10 (65%) customers haven't heard of Open Banking, and of those that have heard of it only 43% thought there were benefits in sharing their current account information with other financial service providers.
These cases highlight how data can be used effectively to improve the customer value exchange and benefit them throughout every part of their life's journey.
Gaining Trust
The key to being able to use consumer data to help improve lives is trust. Consumers must trust that the organisation is going to use their data ethically and keep it safe. After all, data holds all an individuals' most intimate details, and for customers to give their permission to use such a commodity, they must trust that the organisation has their best interests at heart. That is why the GDPR has been brought in. Instead of being seen as a lengthy piece of legislation, it must be viewed as an opportunity to build closer ties with customers based upon understanding and respect.
To do so, organisations must not only meet the GDPR legislation but use it to explain to consumers exactly who they are and how they will better their customer experience through data sharing.
This starts with communication. Organisations must ensure that they are communicating with their customers in a clear and tailored way. Being able to engage with them on a personal level, across their preferred channels, will show them how valued they are and give them confidence that the organisation is thinking about their best interests.
Transparency is also just as important. Being able to show consumers how their data is being used and being honest about storage and collection methods will help build trust as customers will see that their data is not only in safe hands but is being used in a way that will benefit them.
Finally, offering customers the goods and services that are right for them will solidify trust, as customers want to be given something in return for handing over their most prized possession – their digital 'data self'.
Trust is the Name of the Game
With the GDPR deadline in our rear-view mirror, we may start seeing a few organisations feature
on the front pages for all the wrong reasons. However, it will be the organisations that you don't read about that would have done something far more remarkable. If they were able to not only comply with the new regulation but engage with their customers in a meaningful way, they will have taken the first steps to building stronger ties to their valued community. That's how to grow a data value exchange into a meaningful, trusting relationship.
After all, data is the most valuable commodity any customer can share and once given, they want to be able to trust those that use their data to keep it safe.


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Web Page Hosting And Making Sure You're Doing Things Right
Many small business owners try to control costs in any way they can, and that includes web page hosting costs. Going with the cheapest option may create problems that actually cost more money in the long run. Read the following article to get some good advice that your small business will benefit from when it comes to website hosting.
Beware hosting companies with frequent outages. If a company faces frequent outages and is constantly making excuses, it is a red flag that they are unreliable, or they would have made plans to remedy the situation. Regardless of how little they charge, you should never sign on with a host that experiences frequent outages.
When you decide on your web host, stick to monthly payments as opposed to lump-time payments. You can't predict what your business will be or what your host will do in the upcoming months. The quality of the hosting service could decline or your site could expand so much that you have to move it to another server. Unless your host offers your money back if you do not complete your year-long agreement, go with a monthly subscription.
Some web hosts will charge you based on site traffic. See how they'll bill you, since many have various flat rates and categories.
Most hosts already require you to back up your own site. It's crucial that you go ahead and do this to keep your data safe. You will still have your website if anything were to totally crash.
Expensive Hosts
To maximize your profits for your website, look closely at the website hosting companies that are vying for your business. Rates vary from two to sixty dollars, and the cheaper models can be very reliable. While some expensive hosts may provide more bandwidth, they may have just as much–or more–downtime than less expensive hosts.
If a website hosting provider claims to offer a world of unlimited services and features, beware. For instance, unlimited disk space means you are limited in the kind of files you can upload. The unlimited bandwidth claims may actually be part of a tiered pricing system. Get all the information on these plans and don't assume that unlimited is actually unlimited.
In fact, many web hosting providers are middle men that rely upon someone else's hosting capacity. These companies buy mass quantities of server space and "rent" it to smaller web hosts in order to turn a profit. See where your site will be hosted and see that you get the lowest price in between them.
A control panel (cPanel) is of utmost importance if you are choosing a web host. The reason is that cPanel is easy for adding popular applications to the site with just a few clicks. The applications in a cPanel are simple to use as opposed to their SSH counterparts. A cPanel also streamlines the way you manage your site.
Choosing low prices over service and features is not a good solution. Reliability, service and ease of use are some of the other things to keep in mind. If you have a website that is constantly down, this can cost you money in the long run. Apply the advice from this article, so you can avoid the common mistakes that small business owners make when choosing a web page hosting service.