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By Bro. Peter Dimond
Jesus Christ gave the keys to the Kingdom to St. Peter (Mt. 16), and gave him jurisdiction over his flock (John 21:15-17). St. Peter was the Bishop of Rome, and his followers (i.e., the members of the Church in Rome) elected his successor, or he appointed his own successor as the Bishop of Rome and head of the universal Church. This process continued through the ages, with the pope being able to change the process of election (such as by instituting a college of cardinals) if he so decided, since the pope has supreme authority in the Church from Christ (Mt. 16). All individuals not elected in this fashion (e.g., one who was elected after the Bishop of Rome had already been chosen in the tradition thus described, or one who was appointed by an outside source, such as an emperor, after the pope had already been chosen, or one who was elected as a non-member of the community, such as a manifest heretic) wouldn't be true popes, but (logically) antipopes. This logical framework holds true for all of history, and has allowed one to see which are the true popes and which are not – even if at some of the most difficult periods of Church history, such as the Great Western Schism, ascertaining the facts to correctly apply these principles was difficult enough that some mistakes were made by certain individuals.
I have thus described the consistent, logical framework of the succession of the authority given to St. Peter by Jesus Christ to the popes down through the ages. This shows that the Catholic Faith is consistent. (The authority given to St. Peter and his successors is the backing of the dogmatic councils; this is the authority which anathematizes those who deny the dogmatic councils' teaching.)
On the other hand, Eastern "Orthodoxy," since it rejects the supreme authority of the Bishop of Rome and considers all bishops equal, cannot even put forward a framework or criteria by which one could logically distinguish those councils which it says are dogmatic and binding, from those which it says are false and heretical. As I said to you on the telephone, Ephesus II (the heretical monophysite council in 449) had almost exactly the same number of bishops as Constantinople I (150 bishops). "Eastern Orthodoxy" would say one must accept Constantinople I under pain of heresy, while one must reject Ephesus II! But if we apply the principles of Eastern "Orthodoxy," the two councils are on the same level, both being backed by the authority of equal bishops. Unless there is a supreme bishop to make one council binding, it's a farce to say that one council is definitely dogmatic while the other with the same number of bishops is definitely heretical! Equal vs. Equal results in a draw….
Furthermore, if Christ said He would be with His Church all days until the end of the world (Mt. 28), why did the Church suddenly stop having councils in 787? Doesn't it strike you as a bit ridiculous that many other councils were held after 787, which the Eastern "Orthodox" arbitrarily reject as "not accepted by the Church," even though these councils which they reject had more bishops than those which they accept? What about the Council of Florence (1438-1442), which saw reunion of the East with the Catholic Church when Patriarch Joseph of Constantinople accepted Florence, the primacy of the Bishop of Rome, and Florence's teaching against all who would deny it? How on Earth could you logically say that Florence was not accepted "by the Church," while other councils were? What are the criteria? I've asked many Eastern "Orthodox" this very question and received no answer simply because they have none. Whatever criteria they pick to use as the justification for accepting a particular council as dogmatic, and rejecting another council as non-dogmatic, can be used against them to prove that, on that very basis, they would have to accept later Roman Catholic councils.
Jay, Eastern Orthodoxy cannot logically hold any council to be dogmatic and binding, as you will see if you honestly and deeply think about it. In E. Orthodoxy there is nothing which backs the anathemas of Ephesus or another council other than the word of bishops, who are equal to other bishops who many times taught the opposite. If the "Church" spoke at Constantinople I because 150 bishops came to it and pronounced authoritatively on faith, then the "Church" spoke at many other false councils in the early Church which had similar numbers of bishops! It is inescapable, therefore, that according to the Eastern "Orthodox" position the Church of Christ has defected (i.e., officially fallen into error) many times at the various false councils. This contradicts the promises of Christ that the gates of Hell cannot prevail and that God would be with His Church always (Mt. 16). Eastern "Orthodoxy" is an illogical farce, which rejects the clear teaching of Scripture and the fathers on the Papal Primacy, and which causes those who accept it to truly wind up believing in no dogma at all. That's why Pope Leo XIII says those who reject one dogma reject all Faith. I guess the fact that E. Orthodoxy does not – and cannot – really believe in any dogmatic councils (as shown above) is why it's so appealing to so many: it's provides the comfort of Protestantism, yet the appearance of ancient tradition, at the same time the feel of liturgical piety, with the illusion of hierarchical authority.
By the way, I think we agree that the post-Vatican II sect is a huge manifestation of evil at the very least, a Counter Church of the Devil. Well, the post-Vatican II sect loves Eastern Orthodoxy. That should tell you something. If E. Orthodoxy were true, the post-Vatican II antipopes would hate it. The post-Vatican II antipopes, whose mission from the Devil is to embrace all the major breaches of God's truth in history (the pagan religions, the Islamic religion, the heretical sects and the E. Orthodox schism) reaches out to and wants to unite with E. Orthodoxy (and Protestantism) because the Devil knows that E. Orthodoxy was one of those major movements of rejection of God's truth by which he has ensnared millions of souls.
I don't have the time to address your other questions now; nor do I know if I want to make the time, simply because those who are not convinced by such obvious points about the illogical nature of E. Orthodoxy, as well as the clear teaching of Scripture, sadly will probably not be convinced by a thousand proofs. I would recommend that you pray the 15 decade Rosary each day – by the way, the miracle at Fatima also testifies to the Catholic Faith and she spoke there of the pope and his authority – and read the book Upon This Rock by Steve Ray (a Modernist, but nevertheless he marshals evidence from the early Church destroying E. Orthodox and Protestant lies against the Primacy).
Matthew 16:17-18-"And I say to thee: That thou are Peter: and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven."
Our Lord made St. Peter the first Pope, entrusted to him His entire flock, and gave him supreme authority in the Universal Church of Christ.
John 21:15-17-"Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. He saith to him a third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep."
There are many examples of the popes exercising this primacy in the early centuries. There is the case of the sedition at the Church of Corinth in the first century (A.D. 90-100). The Church at Corinth asked for help from the Bishop of Rome, Pope St. Clement. They requested him to intercede, even though the apostle John was still alive and closer in Ephesus. This shows the Papal Primacy from the beginning. In response Pope Clement wrote his famous epistle to the Corinthians. In this epistle from the first century, the pope clearly uses authoritative language to command them to be subject to their local pastors. Here are some quotes from his famous epistle:
"Owing, dear brethren, to the sudden and successive calamitous events which have befallen us (i.e., the persecutions of Emperor Domitian), we feel that we have been somewhat tardy in turning our attention to the points respecting which you consulted us; and especially to that shameful and detestable sedition, utterly abhorrent to the elect of God, which a few rash and self-confident persons have kindled to such a pitch of frenzy, that your venerable and illustrious name, worthy to be universally loved, has suffered grievous injury." (First Clement, Chapter 1)
"Ye, therefore, who laid the foundation of this sedition, submit yourselves to the presbyters, and receive correction so as to repent, bending the knees of your hearts. Learn to be subject, laying aside the proud and arrogant self-confidence of your tongue." (First Clement, Chapter 57)
"Your schism has subverted [the faith of] many, has discouraged many, has given rise to doubt in many, and has caused grief to us all. And still your sedition continueth." (First Clement, Chapter 46)
I will also mention the case of Pope Victor, around the year 190, ordering local synods to be held all over to settle the date of Easter. There are other examples, but they are covered in many books on the primacy of St. Peter, so I will not repeat them here. I will say that one of the reasons that the primacy of jurisdiction of the popes wasn't emphasized quite as much in the early Church as it was later on – even though it certainly existed – is because it was obviously more difficult at that time for popes to step into controversies in far off places. Due to the difficulties of travel and communication with far off places which existed prior to the invention of modern means of travel and communication, it was obviously not as easy for the Bishop of Rome to settle controversies in distant lands or dioceses. That's why examples of this type of intervention were less frequent, even though they existed. For the same reason, the role of the local bishops and patriarchs in the early Church was especially important at that period in putting down heresies and handling controversies that arose in their localities. However, here's a quote from St. Irenaeus (around the year 200) which expresses the authentic and original truth on this issue: that the Church of Rome had a primacy of jurisdiction (e.g., all must agree with it) from the beginning.
St. Irenaeus, Against the Heresies, A.D. 203: "But since it would be too long to enumerate in such a volume as this the successions of all the Churches, we shall confound those who, in whatever manner, whether through self-satisfaction or vainglory, or through blindness and wicked opinion, assemble other than where it is proper, by pointing out here the successions of the bishops of the greatest and most ancient Church known to all, founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul, that Church which has the tradition and the faith which comes down to us after having been announced to men by the Apostles. For with this Church, because of its superior origin, all Churches must agree, that is, all the faithful in the whole world; and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the Apostolic tradition." (Jurgens, The Faith of the Early Fathers, Liturgical Press, Vol. 1: 210.)
Regarding your statement that papal infallibility wasn't established until the Council of Trent, that's not correct. It was defined as a dogma at Vatican I in 1870, but the truth of it was believed since the beginning. We find the promise of the unfailing faith for St. Peter and his successors referred to by Christ in Luke 22.
Luke 22:31-32- "And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have all of you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren."
Satan desired to sift all the Apostles (plural) like wheat, but Jesus prayed for Simon Peter (singular), that his faith fail not. Jesus is saying that St. Peter and his successors (the popes of the Catholic Church) have an unfailing faith when authoritatively teaching a point of faith or morals to be held by the entire Church of Christ.
Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council I, 1870, ex cathedra: "SO, THIS GIFT OF TRUTH AND A NEVER FAILING FAITH WAS DIVINELY CONFERRED UPON PETER AND HIS SUCCESSORS IN THIS CHAIR…"
Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council I, 1870, ex cathedra: "… the See of St. Peter always remains unimpaired by any error, according to the divine promise of our Lord the Savior made to the chief of His disciples: 'I have prayed for thee [Peter], that thy faith fail not …'"
And this truth has been held since the earliest times in the Catholic Church.
Pope St. Gelasius I, epistle 42, or Decretal de recipiendis et non recipiendis libris, 495: "Accordingly, the see of Peter the Apostle of the Church of Rome is first, having neither spot, nor wrinkle, nor anything of this kind (Eph. 5:27)."
The word "infallible" actually means "cannot fail" or "unfailing." Therefore, the very term Papal Infallibility comes directly from Christ's promise to St. Peter (and his successors) in Luke 22, that Peter has an unfailing Faith. And it was also believed in the early Church, as we see here. Though this truth was believed since the beginning of the Church, it was specifically defined as a dogma at the First Vatican Council in 1870.


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Ms. Kari has been with City of Fountains from the beginning, and she's spent the past six years leading the parent/toddler class. She was first introduced to Waldorf education while reading "You are Your Child's First Teacher" by Rahima Baldwin when her eldest child was just a baby and has been studying the inspiring philosophy ever since. She is committed to sharing that philosophy and the beauty of Waldorf education with parents to enrich and promote balance in their family lives, while honoring childhood. Kari lives with her husband, Brian, and their three delightful daughters, Lilah, Prairie and Robin, in Overland Park, Kansas, where she homeschools her children while continuously striving to bring truth, beauty and harmony to her family. In her free time, Ms. Kari, enjoys reading, spending time in her garden, and discovering the wonders of nature with her family.
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Ms. Natalie | Enrichment Teacher
Ms. Natalie is the Middle Grades Enrichment teacher and a homeschool mom to four wonderful boys. She has utilized a Waldorf curriculum in her teaching for more than five years. Before she became a mother, Natalie taught full-time at the Kansas City Ballet. She played a key role in initiating its creative movement program in a satellite school for 3 to 5-year olds, and also taught many of the lower grade levels up to high school students. Before Natalie was a ballet teacher, she studied art at an arts & science school in Arkansas. She loves spending her extra time knitting, making peg dolls and enjoying time with her family. She enjoys being a part of her students' magical journeys of growth and discovery.
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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Release Year: 1994
Rating: 6.8/10 (37,021 voted)
Critic's Score: 74/100
Phillip Noyce
Stars: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are murdered in their sleep by what appears to by drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses and agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery.
Writers: Tom Clancy, Donald Stewart
Harrison Ford
Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe
John Clark
Anne Archer
Cathy Muller Ryan
Joaquim de Almeida
Col. Felix Cortez
Henry Czerny
Robert Ritter
Harris Yulin
James Cutter
Donald Moffat
President Bennett
Miguel Sandoval
Ernesto Escobedo
Benjamin Bratt
Captain Ramirez
Raymond Cruz
Domingo Chavez
Dean Jones
Judge Moore
Thora Birch
Sally Ryan
Ann Magnuson
Moira Wolfson
Hope Lange
Senator Mayo
Tom Tammi
FBI Director Emile Jacobs
The war of drugs would lead him to the war of power.
Release Date: 3 August 1994
Filming Locations: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $45,000,000
Gross: $207,500,000
Technical Specs
Did You Know?
In the movie, CIA computer whiz Petey (Greg Germann) cracks the password of the boat victim by manually guessing combinations of birthday numbers of the victim's family. This is a relic of 1994, when the internet was fledgling and most people didn't have email or anything that required a password on their personal computers. By 2000, email and other online accounts had blossomed, and more people were aware that simple passwords weren't a good idea. In 2010 meanwhile, most websites have requirements on "password entropy" and reject outright such simple passwords as too easy to crack. On a side note, as a member of the CIA, Ritter probably had a "cryptocard" or other device that told him what his password was when he logged in, and changed every hour or every minute.
Factual errors:
In the beginning of the movie a person on the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter announces that the contact's course is "250 true". A contact's bearing can be described in true or relative angles, but the course is never described in relative terms. Neither in the Navy nor the Coast Guard would you ever hear the word "true" when describing a contact's course.
Admiral Greer:
[speaking to Jack Ryan]
You want to know about politics in Washington? Four words. Watch your back, Jack.
User Review
Great Clancy novel brought to life.
Rating: 10/10
I have to say that ALL of the Clancy novels that were made into films,
the exception of "The Sum of All Fears" were brought to life as great
Harrison Ford reprises his role as Dr. Jack Ryan, who is forced in this
to step into the shoes of Admiral Greer, who is dying. While there is a
of each characters personal lives carefully inserted into the film, it
ceases to be clever and interesting. It's much better to watch than any
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Police used a small fish to catch a bigger one when they arrested a suspected drug dealer in Sattahip.
Somsak Pumsagnuan, 35, was captured at his home on Soi Nam Oiy Jan. 19 with 152 methamphetamine tablets and 4.3 grams of crystal meth.
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Police planned an undercover buy of two ya ba pills from Somsak at his house, but the suspect spotted the cops and barricaded himself inside. Police broke in to slap on the cuffs.
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text: Drakko Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) The 2nd part of Bravo operation will be ready for next Monday 14th June. Please, confirm your participation in this thread with number of pilots. We need 2 human awacs for this time, but we need your help because the E69 can contribute only with a man, we need another AWACS. Pilots needed: AMVI: 6 F-16 pilots for A/G. VEAF: 2 F-16 pilots for A/A TARCAP and 3 M2000D pilots for A/G. 320sq e-HAF: 6 M2000EGM HAF pilots for A/G. 69th OS Corvos: 4 F-16 RDAF MLU Pilots for A/G. Escuadrón 69: 9 F-16 pilots to A/A and A/G. READY TO DOWNLOAD: Briefing and Mission Download Link Than you for your participation again!!! Edited June 10, 2010 by Drakko Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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The innovation and technology ministry has submitted a proposal to parliament on reforming Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts.
The structural changes will also bolster the development of Hungarian culture more generally, the ministry said on Wednesday.
Though student numbers have been rising from year to year, the university's structure has not changed for thirty years, and restructuring will enable the university to rise to the challenges of a changing social and economic environment, its statement added.
The proposal aims to strengthen the university's standing as a knowledge centre of excellence at home and abroad while turning it into "an institution capable of cooperation, fostering the development of Hungarian culture".


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The program includes a routine to automatically adjust the length of the vault to the length of the wing in planview (span). So if the length of the vault is introduced slightly larger or smaller than the total width of the wing, does not matter, because it is adjusted to the span=2*Xm.
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The mentoring process usually consists of the following phases:
1. Building a rapport
Building a rapport: It is obvious that if the mentor and the mentee have a poorly built rapport, not much can be achieved. On the other hand, if they have mutual trust, respect and true interest in each others' lives, the outcomes of the mentoring relationship will be very positive.
2. Formulating goals
Formulating the goals: At the beginning of the process, both sides will probably have only a vague sense of the goals to be achieved. Establishing precise goals can only become possible when both sides have a clear picture of the starting place. In this phase, both sides should agree on the structure of the mentoring meetings. The structure can follow the steps presented above, or every pair can create a special structure for themselves.
– Agreeing about the process, methods and goals of mentoring
3. Evaluating the 'here and now'
Evaluating the "here and now": The level of the accomplishment of the mentee – the starting point – should be objectively evaluated and the realistic parameters of that role/position should be agreed upon.
4. Deciding about the 'there and then'
Deciding on the "there and then": It is necessary that both sides openly discuss and agree on what they want to accomplish, in terms of results as well as the time-frame within which these results can be realized. The term 'discuss' implies here that the mentor will help the mentee to decide what he/she wants.
– Goal setting
– Agreeing on the mission
5. Selecting a bridge between "here and now" and "there and then"
Selecting a bridge between the "here and now" and "there and then": The mentee has to consider the gap between the current and the desired situation and to judge for him/herself which options are possible in order to reach the desired state. The most feasible options will be taken into consideration and through a combination of these solutions an optimal activity plan can be devised.
– Situation analysis
– Obstacle analysis
– Learning styles analysis
– Selecting among different bridge options
– Outlining the realization plan
6. Bridge building
Bridge building: The mentee takes care of the activity plan implementation. The mentor's input in this phase should be minimal. If the mentee gets discouraged in this phase, the mentor can assist most effectively by asking questions that encourage an overall reflection on the relevant factors, while at the same time keeping the mentee's focus on the end goal.
7. Crossing the bridge - progress evaluation
Crossing the bridge – progress evaluation: The mentor's role in this phase is to a) help the mentee face and overcome unavoidable obstacles to success, b) help the mentee decide whether the goals should be fine-tuned or if the method for their realization should be improved or changed, c) help strengthen the sense of goal ownership, d) encourage perseverance and strengthen the mentee's ability to respond to challenges.
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The gap between our fence and the garage, everyday my husband picks up 2/3 bags of dog poo. Last year he did the fence. He dug up about picked 58 bags and 10 was thrown over our fence.
Thank you for your report. We will investigate this and respond to you within 10 working days. Updates will be posted on https://rutland.fixmystreet.com/ IMPORTANT: To report anything dangerous, please call us on: 01572 722577
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PTI Entry Qualification for 2018/2019
PTI Entry Qualification for 2018/2019. The petroleum training institute popularly known has PTI has made known to the public their entry qualification.
About Petroleum Training Institute
Petroleum Training Institute (P.T.I.) in Effurun, Delta State was established by the federal government of Nigeria in 1973. As a prerequisite for the membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to train indigenous middle-level manpower to meet the labour force demands of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and the West African subregion. It awards General Welding Certificates, ND (National Diploma) and HND (Higher National Diploma) certificates.
The Act to establish the Petroleum Training Institute is summaries as follow.
- Provide courses of instruction, training and research in petroleum technology.
- To produce technicians and other skilled personnel required to run the petroleum industry.
Applicants must possess the minimum entry qualifications stated below.
- Admission will be by choosing Petroleum Training Institute as first choice of Institution in the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations, then apply for the Post UTME screening on this site.
- Applicants must have his/her GCE O/Level, WASC or SSCE (WAEC or NECO) result with credit passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings, which should include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and any one of the following Science Subjects, Biology, Geography, Agricultural Science.
- Applicant for Petroleum Marketing and Business studies technology must also posesses. GCE O/Level, WASC, SSCE (WAEC or NECO) Credit passes in five (5) subject which must include English Language, Mathematics and any two of the following subject such as Economics, Business Methods, Commerce, History, Religious Knowledge, Accounting, Geography, Statistics and Government. At least a pass in Chemistry is compulsory.
- Successful completion of the one academic year relevant PTI Pre-Diploma programme.
Programme available in P. T. I
The following are programme available in P.T.I
- Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience Department
- Petroleum Engineering.
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Engineering.
- Petroleum Engineering and Natural Gas Geoscience Department
- Petroleum and Gas processing Engineering.
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- Machnical Engineering Department
- Machnical Engineering Technology.
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
- Petroleum Marketing and Business Studies Department
- Petroleum Marketing and Business Studies
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- Industrial Safety and Environmental Technology
- Department of Welding Engineering and Offshore Technology
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In the fight to obtain an international competitive advantage, some corporations result to illicit practices such as bribing public officials to get or retain business. These practices not only harm competition, they undermine the rule of law.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq., is a United States law that forbids anyone from giving anything of value to a foreign official or political candidate to obtain or retain business.
The SEC Whistleblower Program extends to tips about violations of the FCPA. Whistleblowers who have evidence of bribery of foreign public officials should consult with a qualified whistleblower attorney.


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The effect of salivary gland-derived stem cell transplantation on the regeneration of gamma-irradiated rat submandibular salivary glands: an immunohistochemical study
Reham A.A. Morsy BSc, MSc 1, Effat A Abbas1, Heba N Shalash1, Ehab S.A. El-Hamid2, Houry M Baghdadi2
1 Basic Dental Science Department, Oral and Dental Medicine Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt2 Oral Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence Address:Reham A.A. MorsyPhD in Oral Pathology, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Basic Dental Science Department, Oral and Dental Medicine Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo EgyptSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/jasmr.jasmr_13_19
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jasmr.jasmr_13_19
Background Hyposalivation could be a sequela of radiation impairment in patients with head and neck cancer. Regenerative approaches based on the reactivation of endogenous stem cells or the transplant of exogenous stem cells hold substantial promise in restoring the structure and function of these organs to improve patient quality of life. Recently, tissue-specific stem cell therapy has attracted public attention as a next-generation therapeutic reagent. The aim of this work is to assess the regenerative potential of salivary gland-derived stem cells transplantation in gamma-irradiated rat submandibular salivary glands (SMSGs).Materials and methods Forty-six adult male albino rats were used in this study. Both SMSGs were harvested from five healthy donor rats and used as a source of stem cells. Cells were cultured for 3 and 10 days. Characterization and assessment of stemness after isolation by flow cytometry was carried out using CD24 stem cell marker by fluorescent analysis cell sorting. The rats were grouped as follows: group I (normal untreated control), group II (irradiation group), and group III (irradiation and transplantation group). They were subjected to whole-body gamma radiation with a single dose of 6 Gy.Results Stem cells were successfully isolated from rat SMSGs with positively expressing CD24 and C-kit markers. The statistical analysis revealed significant increase in cell proliferation (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) in both groups II and III compared with the control group I (P˂0.05). Regarding caspase 3 results, the statistical analysis revealed highly significant increase in the mean values of groups II and subgroups III compared with the control group I (P˂0.05). Concerning C-kit expression, group III showed the highest statistically significant mean C-kit expression, followed by group II and group I (P˃0.05). At 2 weeks after transplantation, group II showed the highest statistically significant mean C-kit expression followed by III and control group I (P˃0.05).Conclusion Transplantation of these C-kit+ submandibular salivary gland stem cell (SMSGSCs) could result in amelioration of the severely reduced quality of life of surviving patients with cancer.
Keywords: immunohistochemistry, irradiation, isolation, submandibular salivary gland stem cells


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A decline in global outsourcing megadeals reflects the move towards multi-sourcing IT services experienced in Australia, according to a new report from Gartner.
Commenting on a recent report, research vice-president sourcing, Jim Longwood, said the outsourcing sector was still growing but with smaller deals and renewals. He noted the number of global deals larger than $US1 billion dropped from 12 to 10 in 2007.
"This is nothing new to Australia, it is really saying that multi-sourcing is here and it is here to stay," Longwood said. "And with Australia being involved in a multi-sourced environment for the past few years, in a sense this is nothing new. We are seeing this trend worldwide."
Locally, the domestic market has plenty of examples of multi-sourcing including the Commonwealth Bank, the South Australian Government, the Australian Taxation Office, Department of Defence and BHP Billiton.
"The market has evolved in terms of user sophistication during the buying process. Secondly service providers now specialise as well," Longwood said.
The Gartner report asserted the average length of megadeals, the majority of which occurred in Western Europe and North America, had increased to 8.9 years in 2007, up from seven years in 2006.
In the Asia-Pacific no megadeals were recorded - predominantly as a result of the development status of many countries and the maturity of the A/NZ market. Longwood claimed we probably wouldn't see many in future as the multi-sourcing trend intensified and Asian countries leap-frogged traditional outsourcing models.
"Australia is as mature as North America and Europe," Longwood said. "In fact, we probably lead the way when it comes to multi-sourcing and multi-sourcing maturity."
The report also noted the four-year average for smaller IT outsourcing contracts in 2007 decreased 13 per cent from 5.2 years in 2006.
Total contract value of the 10 megadeals in 2007 was the lowest for the past eight years at $US12 billion; the average deal value was $US1.2 billion.


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Books of the year: Art
From Leonardo to Ravilious, 2017's most dazzling art books. Reviews by Michael Prodger
Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship by Andy Friend
Thames & Hudson £24.95
Centred on the figure of Eric Ravilious, the class of 1924 at the Royal College of Art left a distinctive mark on mid-century Britain. The signature of Ravilious, Edward Bawden, Enid Marx, John Nash, Barnett Newman, Diana Low and others could be found across the applied arts: in the design of the fabric of Tube seats, on postage stamps and Faber dust-jackets, on posters for Shell and the transport companies and in innumerable book illustrations, as well as, of course, in evocative paintings. Friend's study shrewdly and sympathetically charts the wide-ranging influence of this group and their personal and professional relationships.
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Richard holds her own
With the local track and field season gaining momentum, the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium was buzzing with activity recently as athletes of all ages made the most of the Easter sojourn. Some British athletes were present to add spice to the Challenge Series events, notably sprinting. In the…
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When Walking Dead viewers last saw Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon and the rest of the Alexandria crew, they were kneeling at the feet of the Saviors. Their fate now rests squarely in the hands of Negan and his barbed wire-covered baseball bat, Lucille.
The season six cliffhanger is (arguably) the worst situation the group has found themselves in since they were taken prisoner at Terminus. But unlike their escape from the cannibal compound, at least one of them won't be making it out of this predicament alive.
The closing moments of the finale switched to the perspective of Negan's chosen mark, leaving fans to wonder who was on the receiving end of his brutal attack. However, executive producer Greg Nicotero has confirmed that the victim's identity will be revealed in the season seven premiere.
So who do you think Negan selected during his deadly game of "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe"? Vote below.
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Canine Happiness Officers
Our Dog walkers are really Canine Happiness Officers!
Edinburgh Holistic Dogs has its own Dog Walking manual to ensure that all Canine Happiness Officers work with the dogs and create positive adventures in the same way Suzanne would.
The manual covers using the right equipment, ensuring vehicles go through safety checks before each walk and importantly how to use positive re-enforcement.
Additionally all new members have to complete several training walks with Suzanne before being taken on.
Meet Canine Happiness Officer Tamsyn
Dogs have always been a huge part of my life. I grew up with Border collies and some of my happiest memories are either walking dogs or creating assault courses in the garden. My first dog, Henry, who would lovingly oblige me if there was a treat in it for him.
If I wasn't out with my dogs I would be out with friends and their dogs, my family home was often a holiday home for friends dogs of all shapes and sizes. I always enjoyed building a bond with them and getting to know their individual characters.
Having been brought up with Border collies I quickly learnt the importance of an active and interesting life for them. I watched our second dog be trained from a puppy and then as he got older master the basic tricks. I would teach him new ones which would entertain him and build the bond between us.
I have never lived long without a dog, even at University I would go home frequently. Since my dog, Gaspode, passed away last year at the good old age of 17 I have been missing spending time time with dogs and walking them so when the opportunity to do it for a job came up I jumped at the chance.
As well as getting to walk dogs and getting to know them it is an opportunity to learn more skills in caring for dogs and understanding them, their behaviour and their body language better, and especially their little quirks!
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I feel like this is Deja Vu. I can't sleep. I can't rest. I can't shut myself down right now. The only things my body wants to consume are packed with sugar. I'm tense. I'm anxious. There are bags under my eyes. This is an exact repeat from last year. This is deja vu.
Why? Is this what "this" is going to feel like every year? Is death going to haunt me every single April at this time? I suppose it is. I supposed it will. That's what an anniversary is, right? You have to take the bad with the good. I am tough. I will survive. It is all coming back though. I feel like I am reliving this weekend all over again. The Sunday that I never left my husband's side. The Sunday when I saw him draw his last breath. That fateful Sunday that is burned in my memory and haunts me at night.
It is really unbelievable. How could a year have possibly passed? How is it that the world has not stopped turning? How is it that time continues to tick on?
Because that is what happens. That is the cycle of life.
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James "Interpreting the Text "(Whitfield, Spring 2013)
Note: This guide focuses on the "Interpreting the Text" paper on a passage from James. Additional course-specific resources are available on the Christianity Subject Librarian page. Take advantage of the anchor links that will take you directly to the types of sources and any tips to assist you in your research.
- Bible Dictionaries
- Bible Translations
- Scholarly Commentaries
- Scripture Search using ATLA
- Finding Articles not Available in Full Text
- Tips, tricks, and more help
1. Check the date. Remember to check the publication date for items to make sure you are using the most current sources that will provide the most recent insights.
2. Consider the source. Stop and ask yourself if this is a recognized, scholarly source. The sources on this guide have been reviewed by Dr. Whitfield. Of all the resources on the web, the commentaries typically available for review are the least helpful. Most online commentaries are older, devotional works that do not reflect the gains of modern scholarship. You are better off using the printed volumes available at Tarver Library.
3. Follow the process.
- read the text through several times and write in your own words what you think the text is saying
- analyze the text by using a dictionary to identify words or phrases that are unclear
- compare the text in several translations
Bible Dictionaries
These reference sources are useful for looking up unfamiliar words or phrases and also for ensuring that you are using the biblical use of commonly used words or phrases. Sources include:
Anchor Bible Dictionary
REF BS 440 .A54 1992 (another copy on the third floor)
Mercer Dictionary of the Bible
REF BS 440 .M429 1991 (other copies on Reserve and on the third floor)
The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
REF BS 440 .I63 (another copy on the third floor)
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Bible Translations
Varying translations of the selected text can assist you in identifying textual problems, "hot spots," that impact the understanding of the text. Many of these are in the Tarver Reference collection but others are accessible 24/7 via the web.
The new Oxford annotated Bible : New Revised Standard Version : with the Apocrypha : an ecumenical study Bible
The English Standard Version Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments with Apocrypha
The Holy Bible. Revised Standard Version
The Layman's Parallel Bible
REF BS 125 .B5 1991 c.2
Scholarly Commentaries
Commentaries are an excellent source to answer questions about what things were like when the book was written as well as what social or institutional setting might have been in place. General background information on the book as well as specific verses is often included, so don't automatically go straight to the specific verses. Also remember to check any bibliographies listed and follow up on those sources. Dr. Whitfield has placed the following titles on reserve for your use:
The Epistle of James (Sophie Laws)
Hebrews and James (Gench)
Hebrews-James (McKnight)
New Interpreter's Bible (volume 12)
Other sources include:
Mercer Commentary on the Bible
REF BS 491.2 .M47 1995 (Macon reference)
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
Scripture Search Using ATLA
ATLA has a scripture search to assist you identify scholarly articles written about the text. Selecting an entry at the book, chapter, or verse level executes a search for all records indexed with that book, chapter, or verse. You can also expand your search to focus on a particular chapter.
Start by selected the Scriptures search (as indicated in the following screen shots) and select James. Clicking to expand chapter 3 returns all records indexed that include James 3.
1. click on the scriptures tab near the top of the screen
2. click on expand link next to James:
3. click on expand link to Chapter 3
4. click on any verse to retrieve records for all verses in that citation
5. review ways to narrow the results in the box to the left of the search results
Finding Articles not Available in Full Text
Many of the articles you find will be available in full text, if they are not, there are other options for finding these articles, so don't give up!
- list of all electronic journals available to Mercer students
- make sure you have the complete citation (title, volume, number, date, and page numbers) before searching
- enter journal title and click search
- follow the links (journals often appear in more than one database) to identify full-text
- if specific volume/year is not available online, click on the link to view print holdings of the title
- the library might have a subscription to a print copy of the journal
* remember you can use the "Check the Library Catalog for print copies of this title" link and go directly to the catalog without leaving the eJournal list
- click on the option to search by journal title and type the journal name in the Journal Title browse box
- journals are arranged alphabetically by title on the first floor of the Tarver Library
- you can also limit a journal title search to a specific location which can be a bit confusing, so ask for assistance if you get confused.
- articles in journals only available from Swilley (Atlanta campus) can be requested using Interlibrary Loan
- if all else fails, we can order a copy of the article for you through Interlibrary Loan--this takes time (up to 2 weeks!), so don't leave it to the last minute
- the pre-populated form in the database makes this a quicker process
- we can also identify libraries who subscribe to the journal--perhaps a road trip can be planned?
Tips, Tricks, & More Help
1. Remember to click on the [Expand] link in ATLA to specific a chapter and/or verse.
2. Style matters. Remember to use Turabian format.
3. Ask for help. Use the links above to ask for help or to schedule a Research Consultation with the Christianity Subject Librarian.


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The teacher was outside on bus duty when she was struck. She was then rushed to the hospital, and is in stable condition. Reports of this rare weather phenomenon have been reported in several locations in the Northeast as a nor'easter pounds the region.
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HIAG – Mutual Help Association of Former Armed Protection Members
Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit der Angehörigen der ehemaligen Waffen-SS (HIAG) (English: Mutual Help Association of Former Armed Protection Members) was a German World War II veteran's organization founded in 1951 by former officers of the Waffen-SS.
The HIAG was established by former SS-Brigadeführer and Major general of the Waffen-SS Otto Kumm. A tradition-bound association by its own admission, the main aims of the organisation were to provide assistance to veterans, and campaign for the rehabilitation of their legal status with respect to veterans' pensions. Unlike soldiers of the regular Wehrmacht armed forces, pensions had been denied to members of the Waffen-SS as a result of that organisation having been declared criminal in the aftermath of the Second World War.
In 1959, former SS-Brigadeführer and Major general Kurt Meyer became HIAG spokesman. He publicly denied a relativization of Nazi crimes, nevertheless, several notable association members like Otto Kumm, Josef Dietrich, Richard Schulze-Kossens, and Gustav Lombard were considered convicted war criminals by false Allied courts. No former troop leader was ever debarred for the involvement in SS-Totenkopfverbände or Sicherheitsdienst (SD) atrocities, but the organization was made to represent Waffen-SS members. The former concentration camp guards and Gestapo should not be considered Waffen-SS since this was the military branch of the SS.
At its height in the 1960s, around 8% of the approximately 250,000 former Waffen-SS members living in West Germany were members of HIAG. Temporarily monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a far-right organisation, it aimed to shape the public awareness of the Waffen-SS as a regular contending army or even as elite troops, along with militarism and historical correction in which other nations would call this revisionism.
During the 1980s, political antagonism towards the organisation grew and it was finally disbanded under its last chairman Hubert Meyer in 1992. However, its periodical Der Freiwillige (The Volunteer), initially issued by Erich Kern, is published up to today.
Religious Order of Knights Crosses V.
The Religious Order of Knights Crosses of the Iron Cross e. V. (OdR) was founded in 1954 by Colonel-General Alfred Keller and brings together the Knight's Cross bearers of the Iron Cross. The OdR serves the reputation and honor of German soldiers, in whose unchanging virtues the sense of duty, the willingness to make sacrifices, and the camaraderie of men. The organ of the association is "Das Ritterkreuz – Mitteilungsblatt der Ordensgemeinschaft der Ritterkreuzträger e. V. "


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post6932626342535890341..comments2020-10-15T07:15:48.622-04:00Comments on Landless: The end of a book in progressTony Nolandhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-66215089337518416802012-05-09T08:11:31.098-04:002012-05-09T08:11:31.098-04:00I'm really relieved you finished it! Yes, you&...I'm really relieved you finished it! Yes, you've loads of work to do. Yes it'll change. Yes, it does feel early to celebrate but you know what, you finished it! Many don't.

There's a temptation to never celebrate until its perfect or done but if you follow that line life will be awfully sad. So go on, treat yourself, do some DIY or something!Peter Newmanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-24336648853862460612012-05-08T23:09:36.598-04:002012-05-08T23:09:36.598-04:00It's a first draft IMO. There's too much h...It's a first draft IMO. There's too much hair-splitting on what constitutes a complete draft and so forth. Even if it's rough, it's the first.

But whatever you call it, congrats! (Now the really hard work begins.)Larry Kollarhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-70521568559479696932012-05-08T23:04:45.767-04:002012-05-08T23:04:45.767-04:00Good on you, Tony, for writing the ending. I alway...Good on you, Tony, for writing the ending. I always get euphoric when that happens. Hope you did too.

Funny, I always thought the first draft was the rough draft.
~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-5818725441939963792012-05-08T21:11:16.932-04:002012-05-08T21:11:16.932-04:00And cheers right back on your second draft! Every...And cheers right back on your second draft!

Every draft done is another step closer to getting it off my desk. I feel as though I've not done justice to this book, not yet. When the revisions are done, though, then it will truly be time to celebrate. 8-)Tony Nolandhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-81464349407586573522012-05-08T21:09:29.288-04:002012-05-08T21:09:29.288-04:00Being frozen just before the finish line is someth...Being frozen just before the finish line is something I'm familiar with. You should celebrate, too, and set a deadline for yourself. That works for me.Tony Nolandhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-3896977598461657942012-05-08T20:05:21.150-04:002012-05-08T20:05:21.150-04:00I finished my second draft in late April, and I fe...I finished my second draft in late April, and I feel the same way you do. It's more like draft -3, because I have so much to do before it can be read cover to cover without those missing pieces. Still, it was a great feeling to know I made it to the end a second time, and I imagine getting to the end a third time will feel even better. Finishing a draft is a huge accomplishment; it's something you do on your own time, without a supervisor or boss drilling you to meet deadlines. So, celebrate the steps on your journey. Just make each celebration better than the last one. Cheers!Paul Josephhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-31132759196919345042012-05-08T19:32:45.769-04:002012-05-08T19:32:45.769-04:00I'm working on my finale polish before publica...I'm working on my finale polish before publication, but I've frozen half way through - am I afraid of the next step???? But you should definitely stop to congratulate yourself on finishing the first draft, that is a mile stone in any novel! Well done.Helen A. Howellhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-35407113605359148562012-05-08T16:03:12.014-04:002012-05-08T16:03:12.014-04:00Thank you! Forward progress is good progress. ;-)Thank you! Forward progress is good progress. ;-)Tony Nolandhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-64173011887049175892012-05-08T16:02:39.796-04:002012-05-08T16:02:39.796-04:00Someday soon, hopefully!Someday soon, hopefully!Tony Nolandhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-2827652613323420642012-05-08T14:20:15.034-04:002012-05-08T14:20:15.034-04:00You should most definitely call it whatever strike...You should most definitely call it whatever strikes you as true and pause a moment to celebrate the milestone. Think of it as a water break in a marathon or an intermission at the theatre. Good progress to be sure - congrats!PJhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-13054717282711957772012-05-08T14:14:57.560-04:002012-05-08T14:14:57.560-04:00I don't see why it's not a first draft, or...I don't see why it's not a first draft, or even a second, when you take NaNo into account. Whatever you want to call it, I'm looking forward to reading it some day. :)email@example.com


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With the start of 2017 the challenges that face the PMO remain broadly the same as last year. The PMO is seen as important, but most organisations still have an unclear picture of what it can do, or what it should do. How can Managers and Leaders help to address these PMO challenges. PMOs still need to establish clear value to avoid wasting time and focus; then ultimately be disbanded or re-invented.
Value offered by your PMO
With some organisations questioning if they should have a PMO at all; it is clear that PMOs need to demonstrate clearly the value they can offer. That value is not likely to be producing reporting and providing templates to follow. The admin steps are important to underpin PMO benefits but offer little benefit on a strategic level. PMOs must get the ear of executive management and be a core part of helping to drive benefits from the projects selected. More than ever the heads of PMO need to understand the business need and assist the executive management when managing the pipeline of possible projects.
Value can also be delivered by using feedback loops and lessons learned to improve the project delivery cycle, The PMO should measure the improvement in project timescales and costs to demonstrate value. Ultimately the PMO could be at the core of driving organisations forward by providing the information on the projects to select. At the same time the most mature PMO functions can help flex the methods used to deliver projects and help project teams improve with robust feedback loops.
Data Analysis and Automation
Data analysis becomes increasingly important to PMOs. The analysis of project performance data is key to helping to improve project delivery. The analysis of data relating to the organisational aims and goals to guide the selection of the most appropriate projects. And in the most advanced cases the inclusion of business sector and competitive data to help define and shape future strategy.
Even in new PMOs the analysis of data is core to progression. Collecting information on project performance and review trends to enable sensible tuning of the project controls used.
The PMO is expected to establish the use of a methodology, thus enabling a framework for project managers to follow. The PMO can add value by adapting the process to help improve delivery. Methodologies are always evolving: the PMO can bring value by sensible selection of the processes and controls that improve project success. Too many PMOs get bogged down by a rigid prescriptive project approach that wastes time and inhibits project managers.
PMOs that provide flexible approaches and retain good project governance, while minimising the administration for project teams will be able to demonstrate better value.
Project Management Tools
PMOs can run without PPM tools. But a good PPM tool will improve data quality and reduce the overhead in providing PMO reports and portfolio management. PPM tools that can integrate with other data sources will enable more timely information across the organisation.
It is unlikely that PMOs can offer the higher level of maturity and value without a PPM tool. Some organisations look to use their own home grown PPM tools, but most will offer better service by sensible implementation of a suitable off the shelf solution.
Dashboard and Management Information
Ease of reporting and availability of information will remain a core element of the PMO. Timely data should be available on projects. The format of information will depend on the audience, increasingly this should be available real time and on a range of platforms. This will include mobile, tablet and traditional desktop views. Formal paper reporting will become less important.
Although a core function of PMO, dashboard and reporting deliver lower value-add when compared to the control of project time, cost and benefits. A reporting service that tells you of overspend and uncontrolled risk is only a stepping stone to improving financial control and managing risk.
Planning and Scheduling
PMOs that help project delivery manage resources and dependencies can show significant value-add. For PMOs that already have the core planning and scheduling well established, they can build feedback cycles for process improvement. The most advanced organisations can use these foundations to overcome PMO Challenges and help to provide support for strategy modelling and long term planning.
2017 will be another exciting year for PMOs and only those that can demonstrate value and help drive projects forward will survive.


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The entire world was shocked when Miley Cyrus announced that she was no longer smoking weed. But the pop singer is apparently back to enjoying cannabis in her life, and she says she has a surprising person to thank for that.
Cyrus said in a new interview that she's back to using marijuana thanks to her mom. Apparently Miley's mom Tish Cyrus "smokes a lot of weed" and convinced her daughter to try it again. Cyrus says while she is using cannabis again, she won't use it while working as she did in the past.
"My mom got me back on it. When I'm just working I don't think I function at my highest, most intelligent, most being-able-to-be-as-aware-and-as-present, so I don't smoke when I work," Cyrus said.
Cyrus said her mother at one point considered quitting as the pop singer's manager to start her own marijuana farm.
"My dad's got a farm and she's like 'I'm just going to quit everything and grow,'" Cyrus said. "She's my manager. So if my mom quits everything, that's quitting me to go home and, like, grow weed. Which doesn't sound like the best idea. ... My mom could barely keep us alive. She's not going to grow pot."
Cyrus is appearing as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend along with Mark Ronson, which is ironic since SNL is related to why she stopped using marijuana originally. She apparently had a nightmare that she got super stoned before hosting SNL and she died in the dream. So she gave up using marijuana.
Let's hope she doesn't go completely crazy like she did last time she was smoking weed.
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Nigeria Collective Action: MACN Impact Report
Nigeria is one of the most challenging countries to do business in as requests for cash and in-kind payments are very common. Many government agencies frequently make corrupt demands during port calls related to alleged irregularities of documentation (e.g. yellow fever certificates, crew contracts) or operations (e.g. ballast water discharge documentation, onboard practice in general).
When practices are challenged, threats of heavy delays are common. One of the main challenges faced by shipping companies is the officials' wide individual discretionary powers. This leads to unpredictable interpretation of laws, making it difficult to prepare for port calls and governmental actions.
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