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The Letter of Ephesians provides us with seven important ways to have a varsity faith. This week's focus is on lettering in Prayer (Ephesians 6:10-20).
Today's reading comes from the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 6, Verses 10-20. (NIV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
This is a very special day for me. I'm getting a little emotional. This is the last Sunday that I have to wear a thick wool varsity jacket during my sermon. I just want to offer that up as a praise to the Lord today. Thank you, Jesus!
Next Sunday, I will become a normal pastor again. But it has been fun to show off your varsity jackets each Sunday morning.
Today is a pretty special Sunday for me because today, I am wearing a varsity jacket that belongs to Hannah Travis who was part of my congregation in Lancaster.
Hannah lettered in golf at Lancaster High School and she is now on the golf team here at Ohio University. Hannah is with us today. Every Sunday after worship, I would ask Hannah for a new golf tip.
So Hannah, welcome to Ohio University and your church away from home! Would you welcome, Hannah. This is her first Sunday with us!
Today's varsity jacket is to remind us of the importance of lettering in prayer. If we want to have a varsity level faith, we need to letter in prayer.
David Troxel tells about his eight year old son who came home from school one day with a stuffed animal he had won at the class Valentine's party. "How did that happen?" he asked.
"Well," his son explained, "the teacher put all our names together, and then picked one out. I cheated, though," he said, looking guilty. "I prayed."
If only we could approach prayer with even half the confidence of this little boy!
This morning is the final part of a seven part sermon series from the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Ephesians on what it takes to have a varsity faith, a mature and growing faith and today we look at one of the most vital topics of the Christian faith, prayer.
How's your prayer life? If you're like me, there's always room for growth in this area of our faith.
Paul ends his letter by emphasizing the vital importance of prayer. He writes for us to pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. And specifically, Paul says to pray for one another and to lift each other up.
What a powerful thought for us as we conclude this sermon series. Just dream with me what it would be like if we would take Paul's words about prayer to heart. What difference would it make if we as a church would dedicate more of our time and energy to praying for one another?
I was reading about a church that made prayer a big focus in their church. Three high-energy, committed women were serving on the new evangelism committee for Benton Street Church.
They were fired up to do great things for God that year. They brought in a church consultant to get some direction about what they could do first. They were thinking that this consultant might suggest a calling campaign, or a bring-a-friend to church Sunday, or maybe a direct mail marketing inviting the community to check out their church.
"No," the consultant said. Not that. Not yet. She told them to pray for three months before doing anything! Three months! That seemed like an eternity for these three women.
The evangelism committee at Benton Street was looking for activity, for hard work, for something to do. But instead, this consultant told them to stand still and pray. Stand still for three months!
Prayer is a different kind of hard work, of course. Most of us don't know how to do it, at least not for very long, but this evangelism committee learned.
They prayed together for one hour every week. During their board meeting, when it was their turn to report, they would say, "We're still praying. The consultant is making us do it! And so, we're just praying."
People would laugh because this wasn't what they were expecting when they hired a consultant. As the days and weeks went by, board members started giving the evangelism committee prayer requests.
After three months of doing nothing but praying, interest in evangelism had skyrocketed. By the end of the year, 65 people were helping with evangelism in that church.
New visitors were checking out the church. Twice as many people were baptized as the year before. There was a new excitement in the church, but it wasn't because they were doing more. It was because this church made prayer the center for everything.
Prayer is not always the first thing that comes to our minds when faced with a problem or challenge. Like the evangelism committee of the Benton Street Church, our first thought is usually to do something, try some new strategy, like begin a new church program, anything but wait around for three months praying!
Paul tells us to pray at all times. Wait a minute. Isn't this the same man who started at least fourteen churches, traveled on three long missionary journeys, and wrote half of the books in the New Testament? When did he have time to pray? He was always doing something.
Paul was a doer but he also knew of the importance of prayer. Bible scholars believe that Paul wrote the letter of Ephesians while he was in prison. He probably had a lot of time to pray while he was in prison.
Being alone with God wasn't a new thing for Paul. When he first encountered the risen Christ, he was blinded and spent those first three days in prayer. He didn't begin his mission work until three years later. He needed that time to be alone with God.
The Benton Street Church thought three months was a long time to pray. Just think, Paul waited three years!
Of course, Jesus taught us the same thing about prayer. Jesus would often get away by himself to pray, especially after a busy time of teaching and healing. Jesus began his ministry by spending forty days in the wilderness with God. During that time, he fasted and prayed.
The number, forty seems to be the biblical time frame for intense prayer. Noah was on the boat for forty days. Moses was on the mountain for forty days. The Israelites were in the wilderness for forty years. Elijah was on the mountain for forty days. The disciples spent forty days with Jesus following his resurrection.
Paul understood that prayer isn't a peripheral part of the Christian faith. Without it, we just become busy people who do a lot of busy things.
Between the time it was announced that I would be your pastor back in February until the time we actually moved here to Athens, it felt like an eternity. Those four months felt really awkward.
I still had a lot of things to do at the church I was serving, but at the same time, I was curious about getting started here. That's a weird place to be when you are in between churches.
Whenever a move is announced, the District Superintendent reminds the pastor and the church who will be receiving that new pastor to not engage in any type of ministry until the pastor officially begins at the new church. That all makes perfectly good sense even though it's difficult to be patient during that time of transition.
And since I am a doer and like to keep busy, I was finding it difficult to just chill out during those four long months of waiting. It was during the beginning stages of that awkward waiting period that it dawned on me.
This was an opportunity to spend time praying for you and preparing for the transition. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think about you or pray for you. There were times when I would just mentally picture the people of our Leadership Board. I would visualize each person from that late January introductory meeting and then pray for each person by name.
Sometimes, it would take some time for me to remember a name, but the more I prayed, the more I was able to get the names right. And then I would pray for the congregation and the ministries and programs of the church. Your church's Facebook page helped me to see what you were up to during those four months.
I read about the concerts that were taking place here at the church, your fun Caberet evening back in February, the annual Good Works Walk that you hosted even though it was really cold and snowy that day, the accessibility improvements that you were able to make to the front of the church, the early Growing Tree pre-school enrollment announcements, and the updates on Lara Pickett who passed away just a month after we met over a conference call during my introductory meeting here at the church.
When I saw the announcement about her death, I remember feeling so humbled that even in her weakened condition, she wanted to meet her new pastor even if it was over a conference call. That memory will always stay with me. On one level, I didn't know Lara, but on the level of prayer, I think I did know her.
Yes, you have been in my prayers from the end of January through this very moment and I will continue to pray for you and for us as we share in ministry together. Lord knows that I need you to pray for me!
During those four long months, I was reminded that prayer isn't just window dressing. Prayer should be at the heart and soul of everything we do in the church.
When we gather for worship, let's remember to pray. When we come together for a church meeting, let's remember to pray. When we eat together, let's remember to pray. When we don't know which direction to go, let's remember to pray.
When any of us are hurting or down, let's remember to pray. When any of us are filled with joy, let's remember to pray. When Penn State has their first game in two weeks, let's remember to pray.
Hey, Paul tells us to pray for every occasion. I'm just being biblical, here!
We have spent these past several weeks this summer walking through the Letter of Ephesians. I think it's fitting that we conclude this series with this focus on prayer. Paul ends his letter by emphasizing prayer but remember, he also started this letter with a prayer.
There must be something about this thing called prayer. It's something we are called to come back to again and again. Prayer is what makes the difference in everything we do. It reminds us to not trust in our own strength, but in God's guidance and direction.
Prayer is mysterious. It opens doors that we never knew even existed. One of the great Christian leaders of the twentieth century, William Temple declared that whatever else one might say about whether prayer worked, he had noticed that when he prayed, "coincidences" happened; and when he stopped praying, the "coincidences" stopped happening.
The same thing can be said of the golfer who, when someone accused him of being lucky agreed, but commented that he's noticed that the more he practiced, the luckier he got.
Paul viewed prayer in the same way. Prayer is something that we are to practice at every opportunity. In the quiet of the morning when you wake up, as you face a difficult decision at work, when you gather in this place to worship, and when you attend that church meeting.
If we want to have a varsity faith, a mature faith, Paul says that we need to letter in worship, unity, growth, spiritual gifts, kindness, a Spirit-filled life, and prayer. The more we practice these spiritual disciplines, the more we will be the people and the church that God has called us to be.
Several years ago, I remember reluctantly getting into my car to come to a church meeting one evening. I knew that it was going to be a controversial meeting and most likely a very long one as such meetings go.
I had worried about the meeting the entire day. I felt anxious about it because people were let's just say, passionate about their differing points of view.
But when I made the turn to come into the church entrance, I felt this tug at my heart to say a prayer. And so I prayed.
"Dear God, thank you for reminding me to pray to you before going into this meeting tonight. You know how concerned I am about this meeting. I pray for the chairperson tonight that he would be guided by your Holy Spirit. I also pray for the committee members that they too would be open to your Holy Spirit so that we would move into the direction that you would have for us. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen."
After I said the "Amen" I got out of the car and headed in for the meeting. It was a strange feeling. The anxiety and the concern that I had felt during the day was no longer there. And now in place of that anxiety and concern was God's peace and assurance.
While there were some tense moments during the meeting that night, I was amazed at how clearly God was leading us and guiding us in ways that wouldn't have been possible if left to our own strength and preferences.
As we were leaving the meeting that night and heading out to the parking lot, one of the committee members turned to me and said, "You know, even with all of the difficult issues we had to discuss tonight, that was one of the most positive and productive meetings we have ever had. Someone must have been praying."
I smiled in agreement as we continued to our cars.
And just to think, that earlier that day, I didn't think we had a prayer.


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1973: Resting at #1 on the Billboard Country album chart is Merle Haggard with It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad).
1977: Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell, Conway Twitty, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson, Olivia Newton-John and The Eagles leave the American Music Awards as winners. Becoming the first country artist to win the Award of Merit was Johnny Cash.
1987: Tyler Hubbard is born. Hubbard eventually becomes a country pop artist who makes up 50{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of the platinum-selling duo Florida Georgia Line.
2006: Walk The Line, a Johnny Cash biopic, receives five Oscar nominations, with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon up for best actor and actress respectively.
2010: Becoming the youngest country music artist and also the youngest person to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year is Taylor Swift. She also wins three more awards that night for Best Country Album (Fearless), Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("White Horse"), and Best Country Song ("White Horse").
2013: Randy Travis' stint with the law continues as he pleads guilty to an incident when he was found lying in the road, unclothed, smelling of alcohol. He receives two years of probation, a $2,000 fine, and a 180-day suspended jail sentence.

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Gobblefunkist does a weekly post on Share Your World through Cee. It's something I have come to like and more often than not, I participate via comments on her blog. Thought I would post it on my blog going forward. I have made some modifications to my original responses for no specific reason.
What's something you like to do the old-fashioned way?
- Making tea/milk/coffee on stove top the old fashioned way instead of heating it in microwave. There are so many things I get lazy about, but not this one. I take great pleasure in serving/having frothy milk or coffee.
- I do namaskarams to my dance teacher before and after class. It's my way of reminding myself to not take this opportunity for granted.
What's your favorite genre of book or movie?
- Favorite genre of book – memoirs.When it comes to books, I like them to be profound and rich.
- Favorite genre of movie – chick flicks.
Be it books or movies, I can't handle swear words. I simply cannot.
How often do you people watch?
Not as much. A lot of times, I get my first couple of minutes to stop and notice when I am at Ram's bus stop in the morning. That's when I notice things – why are his lips so dry? I need to give him a haircut? Oh he has outgrown those tshirts. I am not sure I am a people watcher. I do know that I love love watching children interact, I love seeing them in action, I love getting a glimpse into their worlds.
What have you only recently formed an opinion about?
Meditation. I think it's a gift that we are giving ourselves – to just sit there, without any agenda, without any goals.
Optional Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
Grateful for a relaxed weekend. Looking forward to being disciplined.


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Sears secures court approval for additional $350 million loan
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - Sears Holdings Cοrp <> wοn cοurt apprοval οn Tuesday fοr $350 milliοn in critical bankruptcy financing that will keep the 125-year-old retailer operating thrοugh the holidays while it attempts to reοrganize.
Sears reached the deal with Cyrus Capital Partners LP fοr the financing just befοre a hearing began in U.S. Bankruptcy Court fοr the Southern District of New Yοrk οn the retailer's so-called debtοr-in-pοssessiοn financing arrangements, accοrding to a persοn familiar with the matter.
Cyrus' loan replaced a similar deal Sears reached earlier this mοnth with Great American Capital Partners, a financial firm affiliated with liquidatiοn specialist Great American Grοup and financial services firm B. Riley Financial Inc<>. Cyrus offered better terms to Sears, the persοn said.
"The terms of the transactiοn were much less favοrable than what we had agreed to," said John Ahn, president at Great American Capital Partners.
A Cyrus spοkeswoman had nο immediate cοmment.
A Sears spοkesman declined to cοmment οn the deal fοr the $350 milliοn loan, which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain apprοved at the hearing.
The loan adds to $300 milliοn that banks prοvided Sears when it filed fοr bankruptcy prοtectiοn in October, giving the beleaguered retailer a total of $650 milliοn in financing.
"These loans are gοing to benefit everybοdy," Drain said.
Hedge funds, including Cyrus, have been in talks with Sears over the past several weeks regarding financing to help it cοntinue operating during bankruptcy prοceedings, accοrding to people familiar with the matter.
Sears' bankruptcy had been expected fοr years in light of a lengthy slump in sales since the 2008 financial crisis, seven straight years of losses and a debt load of some $5 billiοn.
In an attempt last year to avoid bankruptcy, Sears sold its Craftsman tool brand to pοwer tool maker Stanley Black & Decker Inc <> fοr $900 milliοn.
The Hoffman Estates, Illinοis-based retailer also signed a deal to sell Kenmοre appliances οn Amazοn.cοm Inc<>, the e-cοmmerce site whose grοwing pοpularity with shoppers has been blamed by several brick-and-mοrtar retail chains fοr their hard times and bankruptcies.
Earlier this mοnth, Sears wοn bankruptcy-cοurt apprοval to advance plans to stay in business and find a buyer even as it evaluates offers frοm liquidatοrs.
Some creditοrs have said Sears should cοnsider winding down by letting liquidatοrs sell its assets in the same way Spοrts Authοrity did two years agο and Toys "R" Us did this year when it shut all of its U.S. brick-and-mοrtar locatiοns.
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How to visit the best of Piedmont, Lonely Planet's top region for 2019
The Lonely Planet guide has declared Piedmont, Italy the number one region in the world to visit in 2019!
Being from here, we of course agree :) and so here's what the team of reviewers and expert travellers of Lonely Planet have especially liked about our region:
1. Turin restaurants, bars and museums
Turin (Torino) has a vibrant restaurant and bar scene, the baroque city center has impressive monuments and signs of Italy's unification, and surprises like one of the biggest Egyptian museum in the world. Its royal past has left great palaces that can now be enjoyed by everyone, like the Venaria Reale or Stupinigi. (Check out our tips for a perfect day in Turin here)
2. Vineyards and the culture of wine
Piedmont is one of the top winemaking areas in Italy, in particular the Barolo and Barbaresco wines need no introduction, but there is so much more to discover: a whole lot of tradition and culture revolves around the art of cultivating the grapes, and this has deeply shaped the scenery and the lives of people in our fertile hills.
3. The Lake Orta
Lonely Planet pointed out this beautiful and quiet lake set at the foot of the mountains, where you can explore the medieval village of San Giulio and its basilica. Admire the island it is set on while taking a slow stroll on the shore, gelato in hand, enjoying the sunshine or a moody morning without the hordes of tourists you would find in more famous lakesides. This is truly one of our favourite places in the world and we are happy and proud it's getting the recognition it deserves.
4. Alba white truffles
It's interesting to "hunt" and especially taste these tasty fungi, and learn the traditions and culture around it. The best place to do it is Alba, best if during the harvest season, maybe visiting the renowned truffle festival in November.
5. The Historical battle of the Oranges in Ivrea
Italy has no shortage of festivals and historical events, but the Battle of the Oranges in Ivrea is one of the most spectacular: once a year the city becomes a "battlefield" in a revocation of a medieval battle fought with the tasty fruits. This is definitely an experience! Just remember to wear a red hat to signal that you are not part of the fight...
So there are great places and wonderful things to see, want to come and travel with us?
At Giroola we have made it our mission to introduce our part of Italy to travellers from all over the world and of all ages. We organise slow travel trips for people in small groups by minibus, mountain bike, vespa and motorcycle, that touch on all of these highlights and more.
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The government has no constitutional jurisdiction over the judicial case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national convicted on security charges, but it is pursuing the case on humanitarian grounds, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman said.
"This matter rests in the hands of the judiciary. The government and Foreign Ministry are not allowed to intervene. The separation of powers is upheld in Iran, like in Europe," Bahram Qasemi added in a weekly press conference on Monday, Fars News Agency reported.
According to the British media, the issue was expected to top the agenda of last week's meetings between visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and top Iranian officials, including his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani.
"The Foreign Ministry is following up the case with judicial officials on humanitarian grounds … In view of the [principle of] the separation of powers, the issue must be considered by the judicial system," Qasemi said.
The spokesman was responding to widespread speculations that Johnson's discussions in Tehran included an attempt to free Zaghari-Ratcliffe who is in prison since April 2016.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, claimed to be a charity worker affiliated with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested just before leaving Iran.
She is now serving a five-year jail sentence for clandestine efforts to spread propaganda against the Iranian government.
Her case drew considerable attention last month, after Johnson suggested she was training journalists in Iran, contradicting claims by the foundation that she was simply on holiday visiting relatives.
Johnson's comments confirmed charges by the Iranian judiciary that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was teaching people how to secretly prepare anti-government content and send them to the Persian service of the British state-run BBC news agency.
Johnson has apologized for his "slip of the tongue", vowing to make every effort to secure the release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe.


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Each month, we designate a local, national, or international ministry as our "Outreach Partner of the Month." Usually, members of the parish are already involved somehow in the ministry. We educate ourselves about the work of the ministry, invite representatives to come and speak about it, and distribute literature.
During each Sunday service, the ushers pass the offering basins to collect pledges and other monetary gifts of the people. All loose cash and coin placed in the offering basins not designated for church or other specific use is immediately donated to the Outreach Partner of that month.


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Teacher Calls Hospital After Hearing 4-Year-Old Son's Confession
Children turn to their parents when they need help, but who do children turn to when their parents need help? Seven-year-old Camden Petersen was in such a situation one day at school. His teacher noticed that the young boy was troubled by something. Nancy Bleuer did what came naturally to someone like her with her twenty years of experience as an educator. She took young Camden aside and asked what was wrong. What Camden told her that day would end up saving a life.
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A future without a strong education is bleak, especially in today's increasingly competitive world. We know that there are plenty of challenges facing the education system, but there's a massive barrier that stands in the way of many children's educations: a lack of stable housing.
In our latest issue of What Funders Need to Know, we look at the relationship between housing and educational outcomes. According to the MacArthur Foundation, for example:
Among the various possibilities tested, poor housing quality was the most consistent and strongest predictor of emotional and behavioral problems in low income children and youth. It also had a sizable association with school performance among older youth.
Unstable housing and youth homelessness is a massive problem in our region. So, what can funders do to ensure that children have stable homes and a real shot at academic success? Check out What Funders Need to Know: Educational Outcomes and the Relationship to Housing.
– In the fourth part of its Liens, Loss, and Profiteers investigative series, the Post looks at Aeon Financial. It's a firm that has threatened foreclosure on more than 1,900 local properties – the most aggressive firm out there, according to the article. But here's a twist that should make your blood boil (WaPo, 12/9):
[The firm] lists no owners, no local office, no Web site.
Aeon Financial is incorporated in Delaware, operates from mail-drop boxes in Chicago and is represented by a law firm with an address at a 7,200-square-foot estate on a mountainside near Vail, Colo.
Aeon's story underscores how an obscure tax lien company — backed by large banks and savvy lawyers — can move from city to city with little government scrutiny, taking in millions from distressed homeowners.
– How Should D.C. Recoup Affordable Housing Funds? (CP, 12/6)
– In conversations about food insecurity, poverty, and health, the quality of food is a hot topic. Conventional wisdom says that unhealthy food is cheaper – and that's technically true. But the difference between eating healthful and unhealthful diets is "chump change" according to a new study. It's only $1.50 a day. (NPR, 12/6)
– Double-bottom lines are the best! A program designed by a chef and a former government official matches SNAP funds dollar-for-dollar if the recipients buy healthy food from local markets. Line one: low-income individuals eat better and more. Line two: local farmers get increased business. The Atlantic looks at the model with a case study of a local woman. (Atlantic, 12/6)
POLITICS | Susie Cambria has launched a really awesome new blog that collects media hits for D.C. mayoral candidates. It's a great way to see all the coverage – and whether it is equal and fair. There are about 173 candidates, so this will be a useful tool as the race gears up.
ARTS | D.C. supports the arts – when it has time to do so (WBJ, 12/9) This is interesting, though the survey sample size is tiny.
PHILANTHROPY | Opinion – Anointing Philanthropists as Social Change Leaders: Pro or Con? (NPQ, 12/9)
What do the implosions of Redskins coaches Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, Jim Zorn, and Mike Shanahan have in common? This guy. It's very frustrating to expect great things every season and then have our hopes crushed.
Speaking of hopes, Bruce Springsteen released a single from a new album – High Hopes. Unlike Sny…um, He Who Must Not Be Named, Springsteen delivers the goods with genre-bending excitement.


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I am a Software Engineer and Data Scientist, from Prague, currently based in London. I graduated with distinction from the Czech Technical University in Prague and currently I'm studying a master's at University College London, in Web Science and Big Data Analytics, a data science degree with a focus on machine learning. My programming language of choice is Python. I've got a lot of experience with Django and Flask. I prefer the backend side of things, but I've also developed a couple of projects using AngularJS for the frontend. I also have experience with DevOps (mainly on AWS) and I am a big fan of CI & CD.
University College London
2018 ‒ 2019, MSc Web Science and Big Data Analytics
A data science degree with a focus on the web and related concepts and technologies. Core modules focused on the structure of the web and retrieving information from it, elective modules focused on data analytics and machine learning, including neural networks. Graduated with distinction.
Fast calculation of the average
path length in large complex graphs
Masters's thesis, available online
The thesis focused on speeding up the calculation of the exact average path length in large graphs, using pruning for purposes of calculating the pair-wise distances. In the second part that algorithm was used to further speed up an approximation using sampling. The algorithm was implemented in C++ with Python bindings and extensively tested.
Faculty of Information Technology,
Czech Technical University in Prague
2015 ‒ 2018, Bc Informatics
A general introduction to computer science, with a later specialisation in Web and Software Engineering, which included technologies used on the web, Big Data databases, searching in web and multimedia, information retrieval etc. Graduated with distinction and was awarded the Dean's Award for an excellent thesis.
Efficient and secure document rendering
from multiple similar untrusted sources
Bachelor's thesis, available online
A tool for running Python scripts from git repositories securely in separate environments with caching, OSS under MIT license. Primarily used at naucse.python.cz to allow rendering of courses from forked repositories. The thesis was defended with grade A and I was awarded the Dean's Award for an excellent thesis for it.
Archbishop Grammar School in Prague
2007 ‒ 2015
General education, but with a great computer science education as well, in electable subjects and after-school activities, mostly in Python, basics of graph and graphics algorithms, intro to logic programming, language design and interpreters and C++.
Software developer
October 2019 ‒ Ongoing
Full-time. Developing a new version of the Xelix's core product in a small team using Python, Django and DRF. Continuously working on new features and improvements, including a migration to newer Pythons. Rewriting and optimising the file processing using AWS Lambda functions, which since deployment processed thousands of files and millions of invoices. Writing tests for everything while making sure they run fast and don't interfere in the process. Introduced enforced coding style and dependency management to the projects early on to decrease friction while developing in a team. Involved in the deployment of services to AWS with Terraform. Sometimes writing React code on the frontend side of things.
Full-stack developer
SparkTECH s.r.o.
May 2014 ‒ September 2019
Part-time. Developing commissioned and in-house systems in Django and AngularJS. Gained experience with building new systems and maintaining older ones, reviewing code and being the owner of projects. In later years involved with the DevOps, pioneering CI, handling automatic deployments and loadbalancing using GitLab CI, AWS and custom-made tools.
Associate software engineer ‒ junior
Red Hat Czech s.r.o.
October 2017 ‒ June 2018
Part-time. Supported by Red Hat to work on my bachelor's thesis to help the Czech Python community. The website naucse.python.cz, enhanced by my thesis focuses on materials for teaching or learning Python.
Testcase writer
ZOOM International s.r.o.
April 2012 ‒ May 2013
Part-time. Writing manuals on how to test complicated call centre applications, and testing them before new releases.
2018 ‒ 2020
A small project for reading and storing data from electricity meters. Originally for my father's school, ended up being deployed to analyse consumption of several buildings.
2014 ‒ 2019
A discontinued tool for YouTube power-users, extending the YouTube subscriptions with extra functionality, originally my graduation project in high school. Written in Python and CoffeeScript, backend in Django, frontend in Angular. Involved work with YouTube's API, asynchronous actions with celery, and optimising cache for performance.
PyPI, Source
2018 ‒ 2019
Additional development of the tool Arca which was the principal part of my bachelor's thesis.


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Quick-Time period Lets
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The variety of tenants requiring short-term lets is rising as employers more and more anticipate their employees to be cell and to work for brief stretches in several places.Kind the owner's perspective, short-term lets are extra work as a result of the property should be in immaculate situation always and there may be the continuing must promote it for the subsequent vacant interval. Along with greater set-up and upkeep prices, insurance coverage premiums may be greater. Nevertheless, rents are considerably greater and in the fitting location (normally metropolis facilities) a short-term let provides a greater yield than a long-term one. Typical short-term lets are firm and vacation lets.Firm Lets – Company LetsA firm or company let is when you will have a contract with a agency to accommodate their staff as tenants. It might pay very properly, however requires properties of a really excessive commonplace. Senior executives generally have a working routine of being in a single location for 2 days then shifting to a different area however want the familiarity of a home or flat to the anonymity of lodge rooms. Beware that firms might instantly resolve to relocate and not require property and even run out of money to pay you. In case you go for this market, be sure there may be a couple of suitably giant agency within the space. Hospitals and universities are different organizations that generally require short-term, top quality lodging.Typical LocationsObviously, the worker must be inside straightforward attain of his or her office. These with out households are prone to want city-centre places close to retailers and leisure amenities. These with households are inclined to go for suburban or rural places with good transport hyperlinks, ideally close to a park. Tenants are prone to be professionals and could have excessive expectations of native faculties if they've a household with them. For these from overseas, a global college inside straightforward attain might be essential.Lets may be lengthy or short-term, and infrequently embrace a cost for water, fuel and electrical energy in order that the consumer doesn't need to cope with establishing utility payments.What you should provideAn govt with no household or one who stays within the lodging solely through the working week goes to need a one or two bed-roomed property with roomy dwelling area. Households want extra bedrooms, loos and dwelling area, a well-equipped utility room, and a backyard appropriate for kids. Safe automobile parking is crucial. The tenants will anticipate top quality televisions and viewing packages and hi-fi gear, broadband entry and a properly deliberate kitchen. Furnishings must be fashionable and trendy. On the high finish, company purchasers anticipate luxuries equivalent to Egyptian cotton sheets and limestone loos. Lengthy-term skilled tenants might want to return with their very own furnishings, however since they're prone to have vacated their very own household dwelling, can also want you to offer it. Ornament must be elegant with equipment equivalent to antiques or art work. Some company tenants will anticipate a maid and a laundry/backyard service.


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The seaweed divided into three groups as green algae (Eukaryophyta), brown algae (Phaerophyta), red algae (Rhodophyta).
Green algae (Eukaryophyta)
e. g. Ulva sp., Enteromorpha sp., Monostroma sp.
Brown algae (Phaerophyta)
e. g. Laminaria sp., Undaria sp., Sargassum sp., Cladosiphon sp. , Ascophyllum nodusum,
Lessonia sp., Ecklonia sp.
Red algae (Rhodophyta)
e. g. Gelideum sp. , Gracilaria sp. , Eucheuma sp. , Chondrus sp.
These seaweed can be used for fodder for the fertilizer and stock raising and fish breeding etc. for a powder, various industrial materials for supplement, and agriculture besides for food.
These abundantly contain trace nutrients as peculiar polysaccharide to the sea alga (e. g. alginic acid, mannitorl and laminarine), dietary fibers, vitamins and amino acids.
Effect of fertilizer, foliar application and sprinkling water
The following effects are expected by the nutrient of the seaweed origin.
Effect of fodder
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The choice to leave is not always an easy one.
My counselor says that oft times one person has decided to leave far before they actually leave they just haven't shared this with the other person. I believe and know this to be true, even if we don't know this ourselves.
Often times the hardship in this is that there are times that it feels or may seem like you are leaving one person for another person because of this because by the time you finally get around to leaving you have moved on but you failed to tell the person you are leaving this information.
It is not about the other person it is about the unhealthy relationship, it is about the trying, it is about the pains and the sorrows, the heartaches you both kept going through and hopefully you both come to a conclusion for the best of both of you that this is not working out and so you can still remain in tact with your hearts not completely shattered and hopefully still caring about each other and as friends that you walk away with your heads held high.
I'm not saying we are not broken when we leave and make this choice, but leaving amiably is different. I think leaving with your heart still tact is a great feat and I think it was accomplished and I think one would agree.
I care about this person and I know he cares about me. He is a good man and good person. He has amazing talents and good heart. It just wasn't working anymore. It was unhealthy for the both of us. It just wasn't right anymore. I want the best for him and I truly believe when he said "I hope you find happiness" he meant it.
He said I was a lot of work, he said he was tired of trying, he said most men don't realize how much work it takes to make me happy and/keep me happy. I am not like normal women, I don't have a normal job, I don't live a normal life. Nope. I am he farthest from normal that they come and I always have been. I accept that. I know that about myself.
Here's what I have found with my counselor in this past year that I have grown and what a lot of women don't get to and what he may not even realize...
I don't need a man to make me happy
I have found the courage to be myself
I enjoy being me
I will choose to be me no matter what the cost
I am a strong, confident, powerful woman
I am a pleasure to be around
I have emotional, physical, mental and spiritual needs that are of crucial importance to me
I NOW at 40 years old and from here on out...
will hold any man very strongly to these standards and they will either meet them
or they will not be a part of my life!
I will not be "Broken Girl" anymore as Matthew West sings as his lyrics say(go look them up)
I will not allow men nor anyone else to walk all over me anymore - (to not mistake that I believe HE did because he did not, quite the contrary, I'm just saying other men and people in my life have)
People treat you how you allow them to treat you... I'm done being a doormat...
Though on that note... I am done being on a shelf and waiting...
I was getting dusty and I don't have time for dusty (sorry-but true)
I will be the fun, cheery, silly, energetic, goofy, bouncy, light hearted person I enjoy being
and I have come to terms that not everyone will like that about me,
I have come to terms that I will not get along with everyone
I have come to terms with that I may rub some people the wrong way
and I also have come to terms with the other side of me-which btw is the side that everyone has-the dark side
I can get aggressive, I can get angry, I can get grouchy and I can take peoples heads off...
But I look at where I was and where I used to be and how far I become and I am sorry but I could be worse and I am not GOD, I am not Jesus, I am a work in progress :)
and I have come to terms with that part of me too...
and if people don't like it...
oh well.
My skin used to be thin as water and I have developed a thicker skin.
I had jobs beg me to leave because my boss couldn't even talk to me without me crying at her desk. I had jobs where I was a wreck and I worked at home. I have had jobs where I walked out because I couldn't take it.
This year I went through exhaustive, internal assessment with a counselor and said I want to get to the bottom of me and my insecurities! It take a VERY strong person to do that and I did. I am not the me I used to be, I am BETTER DAMNIT! :) He said he didn't know who I was anymore...well, you are right...you didn't because I was stronger and more me than I had ever been before.
The choice to leave was not an easy one, but I think I hope he saw (or he said he did) that it was a needed one and I feel at ease about it because I think we can both move on with our lives and I hope we both can find happiness in areas we never knew existed.
I hope he said was he really felt and wasn't telling me lies. I hope he meant what he said. I hope he is okay because I do and always will truly care about this man. I cared more about him in 3 years than I did anyone else and I truly did understand him more than I think anyone else ever did...
Be well...be safe...be true...be you...


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Research flaky UTF-8 vs. ASCII problem
Under unknown circumstances, this error happens:
1) user sends a plain text message from thunderbird being signed-inline
Failure/Error: expect(error).to be_empty
expected `"Error: A serious, unhandleable error happened. Please contact the administrators of this system or service and provide them with the following information:\n\ninvalid byte sequence in US-ASCII\n".empty?` to return true, got false
# ./spec/schleuder/integration/send_plain_spec.rb:18:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
# ./spec/spec_helper.rb:47:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
# ./spec/spec_helper.rb:46:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
So far we have seen it in the CI at 0xacab.org and debian.org, not locally.
The messages in question appear to be:
Actually ruby reports (on my machine) for the relevant mime-part of those messages a
charset of
utf-8, but a string encoding of
#<Encoding:ASCII-8BIT>. Maybe one could find the problem if digging deeper here. (Maybe it's even a thunderbird issue, not actually ours?)


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Continuing the Platinum Standard: Elevate 2019
Oct, 16 2019
"You've known NetDocuments as the place where you manage documents. But it's so much more than that. NetDocuments is where you do work."
Webinar Recap: The Imperative of a Digital Matter File
Sep, 05 2019
Your matter file contains sensitive client information and will be referred to regularly by attorneys and staff. While most law firm activity is moving digital, there is still resistance to moving...
NetDocuments OCR Technology: How Law Firms are Saving Time and Money
Aug, 13 2019
OCR could be the best three-letter acronym in legal tech today due to the powerful technology behind those seemingly inconspicuous letters.


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Buy-One-Take-One Ramen Can Cure Your Rainy-Day Blues
It's ramen weather!
(SPOT.ph) It's been raining non-stop these past few days, which is sure to make anyone want a hot bowl of noodles. Good news because Uma Uma has the perfect deal for your cravings. On June 15, their S Maison branch is celebrating their second anniversary with a buy-one-take-one ramen deal: Catch the promo from 10 a.m. until they run out.
Garlic Chasiu
Spicy Chasiu
Uma Uma has prepared a special anniversary menu for the promo, so slurp on their signature bowls like the Uma Uma Ramen, the Spicy Chasiu Ramen, and more. This ramen shop from Fukuoka, Japan stands out for their MSG-free umami broth that they achieve by slow-cooking pork bones for 16 to 20 hours. It's no wonder that they've been around for two years and counting.
Uma Uma is at 2/F S Maison, Seaside Boulevard corner Coral Way, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.


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Gas Boilers London
The team at Kiasu Workforce have been servicing customers and their properties throughout the London area with their gas boilers for several years. Whether this is a completely brand new boiler installation, or a gas boiler service or boiler repair, we help you maintain a healthy gas boiler system. By working in the London area, we have grown to recognise the importance of the quality of the service that we provide. We ensure that all of our gas engineers are 'Gas Safe' registered, meaning that they are all fully qualified to tend to the needs of your boiler.
We understand just how important time can be when it comes to particular boiler issues and this is one of the main reasons why we ensure we have someone on hand at all times. We work with you to provide a fixed, competitive rate with no hidden costs so you understand exactly what you are getting. No location isn't possible for our team of engineers as we cover the whole of London – North, East, South and West.
Gas Boilers Installation, Servicing & Repairs
There can be, unfortunately, several problems that can occur with your gas boiler from time to time. To counteract this, we offer gas boiler servicing to help you maintain a healthy boiler and reduce the risk of issues. However, we do like to make our customers aware of what to look out for, including potential gas leaks, warning signs appearing on your system and getting no heating or hot water. All important signs to take note of. If you do, in fact, experience any of these, please don't hesitate to contact Kiasu straight away so that we can assist. Please do not wait as issues that are left can potentially cause harm as well as being more expensive to fix.
Our team are fully qualified to carry out a number of services to your boiler, ensuring that it is in full working order. These services include:
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- Boiler servicing
- Full system upgrade
- New boiler installation
- Boiler surveys and inspections
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If you're looking for a new gas boiler installation or just general upkeep, please get in touch with the team at Kiasu Workforce today. We maintain our phone lines 24/7 so there will always be someone for you to speak with. If your gas boiler requires immediate attention or is concerning you, we are more than happy to deal with emergency repairs.
We want all of our customers to rest assured that our highly qualified professionals will only complete the work to the highest of standards. As a team, we only deliver a fast and reliable service that has no call out fees and/or no hidden charges.
To discuss your boiler needs, call us now on 020 8988 1662.


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Same deal with my quad. It's a repeat offender and every time I become "aware" of it I know I'm in for a ping very bloody soon.Eh, obviously I'm no professional athlete, but as someone who has pinged the string on both legs a number of times playing local footy, I know what they mean by that.
It's kinda hard to explain, but awareness does it well, and I'd be interested to know if others who have torn hammies before have felt the same. For me it was a feeling that something wasn't quite right, but it wasn't necessarily tight either.
When I was less knowledgeable and after I'd only done it once, I felt the 'awareness' at training, but kept training because I thought I was on the verge of getting dropped from the 1s, kept training and sue enough it went about 15 minutes later. Being the adaptable creature I am, every time I got that feeling again after that, which has been a number of times, I eased off.
Take it with some salt or whatever as an amateur sporting experience, but I personally understand the use of that term.


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May/June 2019 Supplement
Sponsored by Abbott
Limitations in Identifying and Managing HBR Patients Undergoing PCI
A deficit of randomized PCI data including the high bleeding risk population makes it challenging to define the optimal management of these patients.
During the last decade, improvement of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) made treatment of more complex lesions and patients possible, including patients with high bleeding risk (HBR). With the first generation of drug-eluting stents (DESs), dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration was recommended as 3 to 6 months1-4 and was even increased to 12 months after 2006 in the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (ACC/AHA/SCAI) recommendations due to concerns about late thrombotic events.5 Therefore, HBR patients who were unsuitable for long-term DAPT were consistently excluded from DES studies and considered only as candidates for bare-metal stents (BMSs) or medical treatment.
Recently, three randomized trials comparing DES and BMS with short DAPT duration in HBR patients showed superior safety and efficacy with DES.6-8 This represents an alternative treatment regimen for patients who were not previously considered candidates for DES. The challenges in defining the optimal management of HBR patients undergoing PCI was indeed an issue due to paucity of scientific data and varying definitions of an "HBR patient." The aim of this article is to provide an update on PCI treatment of HBR patients using available scientific evidence and current clinical practice recommendations.
Definitions used in HBR PCI studies have been heterogeneous (main criteria used, Figure 1). Many criteria have been used to define HBR, and the weight of each criterion is clearly variable. For example, age over 75 years was used as a unique HBR criterion in the SENIOR study,8 while prior history of intracranial bleeding has been used in other studies, such as LEADERS FREE6; clearly, these two criteria have different levels of impact on bleeding risk.8 Several scores have been developed that predict long-term bleeding risk in patients taking antiplatelet therapy.9-12 The 2017 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) focused update on DAPT in coronary artery disease recommended (class IIb recommendation, level of evidence A) that use of risk scores such as the PRECISE-DAPT and DAPT scores may be considered to guide antiplatelet therapy after PCI.13 The 2016 ACC/AHA focused update highlights the use of the DAPT score to assess the benefit/risk ratio of prolonged DAPT.14,15 Age is the only variable common to all scores, but thresholds to define "elderly" increased bleeding risk and their relative weights vary between risk scores. In addition, although baseline anemia was found to be one of the strongest independent predictors of bleeding assessed in PARIS, BleeMACS and PRECISE-DAPT, it was not assessed in development of the REACH or DAPT scores.9-12
The burning question for clinical practice is whether HBR should be defined by scores or clinical judgment based on a physician's experience. The PRECISE-DAPT score, for example, has been proposed to predict risk of post-PCI bleeding based on pooled analysis of PCI studies assessing different DAPT durations.9 However, these trials have excluded HBR patients unsuitable for long-term DAPT and therefore, the PRECISE-DAPT score has been defined in a non-HBR population with low bleeding risk.9 Defining HBR based on a score molded in a non-HBR population could have clear limitation. Additionally, although some risk factors are very rare in the PCI population (eg, severe liver disease), they were not identified in such statistical models, representing another limitation of such scores based on large PCI studies. For these reasons, few clinicians are using these scores in daily practice to define HBR and select a tailored strategy. An Academic Research Consortium HBR initiative aims to craft a consensual definition of HBR for patients undergoing PCI based on literature review and clinical consensus. This initiative is now ongoing and will soon provide a new proposal for consensual definition of HBR.
Three randomized trials investigating short DAPT durations have been completed that include PCI patients considered at increased bleeding risk,6-8 and many trials are currently ongoing (Table 1). Inclusion criteria in these trials largely reflect exclusion criteria in prior DES studies of non-HBR patients randomized to different DAPT durations, but there is significant heterogeneity with respect to the patient populations studied. The LEADERS FREE trial (n = 2,466) had the most inclusive HBR criteria with an average of 1.7 bleeding risk criteria per patient.6 The ZEUS trial (n = 1,606) enrolled uncertain DES candidates with a prespecified subgroup analysis of patients who met criteria for HBR (ZEUS-HBR; n = 828).7 Finally, the SENIOR trial (n = 1,200) included elderly patients with no other specified inclusion criteria associated with increased bleeding risk.8 The most common criteria for HBR in these three studies was advanced age (64% of enrolled patients in LEADERS FREE were considered advanced age, 51% in ZEUS-HBR, and 100% in SENIOR), although the lower age cut-off differed between trials (> 80 years in ZEUS-HBR vs ≥ 75 years in LEADERS FREE and SENIOR).6-8 The second-most common criteria for HBR was indication for oral anticoagulant, which represented 36%, 38%, and 18% of patients in LEADERS FREE, ZEUS-HBR, and SENIOR, respectively.6-8 The differences of inclusion criteria in completed trials are reflected in the differences in bleeding event rates. In LEADERS FREE and ZEUS-HBR, the 1-year rates of Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 3 to 5 bleeding in patients treated with 1 month of DAPT after PCI were 7.3% and 4.2%, respectively; in the SENIOR trial, the 1-year BARC 3 to 5 bleeding rate in patients treated with 1 to 6 months of DAPT after PCI was approximately 3.5%.6-8 Such differences highlight the need for a standardized definition of HBR.
In these three studies focusing on HBR patients, DESs were compared to BMSs with a prespecified shorter DAPT duration.6-8 Results of these studies showed greater efficacy of DES for prevention of restenosis and repeated revascularization and comparable safety compared to BMS with short DAPT for risk of stent thrombosis.6-8 Based on this evidence, DES has become standard of care even in HBR patients, which represents a change of paradigm, and may further reduce the use of BMSs.13 These published studies on HBR patients undergoing PCI and the ones ongoing are summarized in Table 1 with different inclusion criteria. Among ongoing projects, randomized controlled trials and single-arm studies will assess the safety of new-generation DESs with very short DAPT (eg, 1 month) in a larger population of HBR patients.
Identification of HBR patients remains a challenge; this represents an important issue, as the proportion of HBR patients is growing rapidly in our daily practice. Ongoing initiatives like the Academic Research Consortium HBR initiative will help the community reach a more consensual definition of an HBR patient. Beyond the definition, more evidence is still needed to confirm that this population can safely be treated with new DESs and very short DAPT duration without an increased risk of atherothrombotic events, including stent thrombosis.
See Important Safety Information referenced within. ©2019 Abbott. All rights reserved. AP2947511-US Rev. A.
1. Moses JW, Leon MB, Popma JJ, et al. Sirolimus-eluting stents versus standard stents in patients with stenosis in a native coronary artery. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:1315-1323.
2. Stone GW, Ellis SG, Cox DA, et al. One-year clinical results with the slow-release, polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS stent: the TAXUS-IV trial. Circulation. 2004;109:1942-1947.
3. Kandzari DE, Leon MB, Popma JJ, et al. Comparison of zotarolimus-eluting and sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with native coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;48:2440-2447.
4. Stone GW, Midei M, Newman W, et al. Comparison of an everolimus-eluting stent and a paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with coronary artery disease: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2008;299:1903-1913.
5. King SB 3rd, Smith SC Jr, Hirshfeld JW Jr, et al. 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines: 2007 writing group to review new evidence and update the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention, writing on behalf of the 2005 writing committee. Circulation. 2008;117:261-295.
6. Urban P, Meredith IT, Abizaid A, et al. Polymer-free drug-coated coronary stents in patients at high bleeding risk. N Engl J Med. 2015;373:2038-2047.
7. Ariotti S, Adamo M, Costa F, et al. Is bare-metal stent implantation still justifiable in high bleeding risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?: a pre-specified analysis from the ZEUS trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016;9:426-436.
8. Varenne O, Cook S, Sideris G, et al. Drug-eluting stents in elderly patients with coronary artery disease (SENIOR): a randomised single-blind trial. Lancet. 2018;391:41-50.
9. Costa F, van Klaveren D, James S, et al. Derivation and validation of the predicting bleeding complications in patients undergoing stent implantation and subsequent dual antiplatelet therapy (PRECISE-DAPT) score: a pooled analysis of individual-patient datasets from clinical trials. Lancet. 2017;389:1025-1034.
10. Raposeiras-Roubin S, Faxén J, Íñiguez-Romo A, et al. Development and external validation of a post-discharge bleeding risk score in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the BleeMACS score. Int J Cardiol. 2018;254:10-15.
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NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma dispensed with the preliminaries and went into its fourth-quarter act early Friday.
No more of that waiting around until the final quarter or the final minute to saddle Nebraska with its habitual season-ending frustration.
The Sooners were in a hurry to confirm all those Orange Bowl reservations and a date with Arkansas and send the Huskers down the river to Memphis and a meeting with North Carolina in the Liberty Bowl.
The Sooners established their undisputed superiority with three devastating touchdown drives in three tries in the first and second quarters and built their final 38-7 margin halfway through the fourth while 71,184 delirious rooters — minus 5,000 Nebraskans — chanted, "Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl," and the electric scoreboard flashed, "Beat Arkansas."
While handing the Huskers their worst shellacking since the 1968 Sooners won 47-0, Oklahoma finished its 10-1 season with the undisputed Big Eight Conference Championship for the fourth time in six years. Oklahoma tied for the other two.
The Huskers concluded an 8-3 season to finish in a second-place tie with Iowa State in the conference.
It wasn't so much that the Sooners won — they were ranked second by UPI and third by AP and were favored by nine points — it was how they won.
They took a Husker defense that had been gaining in stature each outing the past month and dissected it with brutal swiftness. Quarterback Thomas Lott ran options with blackboard precision and improvised and muscled for 143 yards. Halfback Elvis Peacock bolted up the middle and around the flanks for 123.
With fullback Kenny King kicking in 60 yards and halfback Billy Sims 53, the Sooners worked over the Blackshirts for 417 rushing yards. And just to show they could do other tricks, they scored their final touchdown on a 24-yard pass from sub quarterback Dean Blevins to tight end Victor Hicks.
The Oklahoma defense, meanwhile, was dismantling the nation's No. 3 rushing team. The Husker offense, averaging 313 yards rushing, managed but 190 yards — 149 the first half — on the ground.
The difference in total yardage was 453-322. Three Nebraska quarterbacks completed 11 of 23 passes for 132 yards after they were forced out of their ball-control plans.
While losing a sixth straight game to their main rivals, the HUskers also extended their scoreless string in fourth quarters against O.U. to six years while the Sooners added two more touchdowns to their 80-0 fourth-period dominance during that stretch.
But those last two touchdowns mattered little this time. There wasn't an excuse to be heard in the somber losers' quarters afterward.
"We tried everything we had, both offensively and defensively. A lot of it boiled down to the people involved," Husker Coach Tom Osborne said.
Monster back Jim Pillen said, "They didn't do anything we didn't expect. We just got thoroughly kicked. The coaches had us in a fantastic scheme, and everybody tried their rears off, but one thing just led to another."
"They're awesome," said cornerback Ted Harvey, who did not play again after reinjuring a shoulder in the first quarter. "We just plum got beat. They're gonna be tough to beat. I don't think Arkansas can stop them."
Husker linebacker Lee Kunz, who was involved in 23 tackles, said, "Terry Miller (Oklahoma State All-American) was an excellent back, but they only have one of him. Oklahoma has four of them."
Were these Sooners the best ever?
"The offensive team is the best I've ever coached," Sooner Coach Barry Switzer said. His five Oklahoma teams have included two national championships.
"On defense, we don't have the Selmons (Sooner all-Americans Lucious, Leroy and Dewey) or anyone like that, but as a team, we probably play better. And our defense can run well enough to control people," Switzer said.
It controlled Nebraska's touted sophomore I-back I.M. Hipp well enough to limit him to 33 yards on 15 carries. Hipp is No. 7 on the national rushing charts and needed 74 yards to become the school's all-time rushing leader for one season.
"The record's no big deal. On our pitch plays the tackles were flowing real fast, and the linebacker would always be sitting there when I tried to cut back up," Hipp said.
With alternate I-back Rick Berns held to 36 yards on seven carries, the Huskers got their greatest rushing production from wingback Curtis Craig, who ran reverses and counters six times for 73 yards.
"The reason those plays worked so well was because Oklahoma was so aggressive," Craig said. "We could come back the other direction on them."
Osborne said he thought before the game that the Huskers could win "If we hung in there and got a turnover or two, but we had to play error-free."
But as happens so often in this series, the Huskers contributed to their own misfortunes with mistakes while the Sooners refused to be charitable.
Nebraska fumbled twice and lost both and lost the ball on three interceptions. Oklahoma fumbled five times but recovered four of its own.
The Huskers offense stuttered from the start while the Blackshirts enjoyed their greatest success by halting the first two Sooner drives.
On Nebraska's first possession, an apparent first down carry by Hipp resulted in a 15-yard holding penalty. A punt followed. An interception on Tom Sorley's first pass killed the second drive and a fumble by Craig halted the third.
On its third try, Oklahoma cut loose. Lott's 21-yard scramble and 13-yard keeper set up the first of two Peacock touchdowns seconds into the second quarter. The 65-yard drive took nine plays.
Following a missed 50-yard field goal attempt by Billy Todd, the Sooners made it 14-0 with an 80-yard hike on 14 plays. Peacock again scoring from in close.
It was during that second touchdown drive that the Sooners demonstrated their disdain for the Husker defense, or maybe it was confidence in its offense, or both.
It was fourth and four at the Husker 30-yard line, a field goal situation for most teams, and the Sooners have one of the best in the business in Uwe Von Schamann. He set Oklahoma records for consecutive extra points with 62 and 14 field goals in a season with a 45-yarder in the third quarter.
And Switzer showed his confidence in Von Schamann's range when he let him attempt two 57-yarders Friday.
But on fourth and four, he went with Lott on a keeper. Lott made the first down by a yard, then followed up with two plays that were pure wishbone artistry.
On the first, he deftly pitched off to Peacock at the last possible moment for 12 yards and kept the ball for 12 more yards to set up Peacock's second touchdown.
Despite their lack of results in the first four offensive opportunities, the Huskers drew some encouragement because they had outyarded their opponents to that point. And they received a much-needed lift with an 80-yard drive in eight plays that was as impressive as anything the Sooners sprung.
Sorley, who completed seven of nine passes for 91 yards, hit Berns for 10 yards, tight end Ken Spaeth for 11 and wingback Kenny BRown, who was amazingly free of opposition, for 36 yards. Berns scored the lone Husker touchdown from the 2.
The Cornhuskers had started their drive with one eye on the clock. It showed 5:47 before the half. As it turned out, they scored too quickly.
They left the Sooners with 2:50 in which to cover 80 yards following the kickoff. They used 2:21. Lott scrambled for 30 yards on the first play and skipped the final 11 on a keeper right.
That made it 21-7 at intermission and the Sooners owned the second half on Von Schamann's fielder, an eight-play, 55-yard drive that ended in a 19-yard scamper by freshman David Overstreet and Blevins' touchdown pass.
"We couldn't afford those kind of mistakes in our first three possessions, and that last drive of theirs just before the half hurt us bad. We had just got back some momentum," Osborne said.
"After we got down 14-0, we were driven out of our basic approach. In order to beat Oklahoma, we had to do everything right and then some. They just whipped us in every phase of the game.
"They controlled the line of scrimmage on offense, but we moved the ball at times. We figured we had to score four of five times to win. But their defense played well, and their offense played exceptionally well," Osborne said.
Nebraska played a daring game in its catch-up effort. In the third quarter, Sorley sneaked for a first down on fourth and one from the Husker 48. But on the next play Hipp fumbled a pitch before he could hand it back to Sorley for a pass. "I just took my eyes off it," Hipp said.
On the next series, the Huskers tried the same play with Berns in the middle of the backfield trickery, and Sorley fired across the field to Craig. But a great play by fleet Sooner linebacker George Cumby held the gain to 7 yards.
That drive reached the Oklahoma 39 before it died when linebacker Daryl Hunt sacked Sorley.
The Huskers were set to try again on fourth and one from their 47 in the fourth quarter, but they were forced to punt when they were flagged with a delay penalty.
"That was my fault. It was a stupid play on my part," Sorley said. "The run was to the right, but I felt they were overloaded on the right." Time ran out as he was calling an audible for another play.
Oklahoma's final touchdown followed free safety Zac Henderson's second interception of the game and seventh in five games and a personal foul penalty. Following a penalty, Blevins fired over the middle for the touchdown.
"Naturally, we hated to see them score again. I'm not going to say anything about it. They can operate how they want to," he said.
Despite the onesided score, Osborne said his team wasn't beaten as badly as it was here four years ago. That sooner team won, 27-0, and did not allow the Huskers to initiate a play on the OU side of the field.
"But this one was pretty bad. We just have to do the best we can in the next game. I'm glad we've got a chance to go to the Liberty Bowl," Osborne said.
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text: A third edition of this book is now available. In this cogent text, Laura Neack argues that foreign policy making, in this uncertain era of globalization, global violence and American hegemony, revolves around power seeking and power maintenance. Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition with concise, accessible chapters, the book reviews both old and new lessons on foreign policy making and behavior using a rich array of new and enduring case studies. Following a levels-of-analysis organization, the author considers the many elements that influence foreign policy.Topics include realist theories on rational actors and the pursuit of national interests; studies of leaders' cognition, beliefs and learning; the relationships between leaders and autonomous governmental groups that influence foreign policy making; the shaping influence of national self-image and culture on government institutions and policies; the so-called democratic peace and how democratization may lead to war; the impact of domestic political debates and political opposition on foreign policy choices; the controversial roles of public opinion and the media; how great powers are expected to behave in foreign affairs and how non-great powers may find openings for foreign policy independence; and the impact of non-state actors on the foreign policies of states.


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Money Matters in Health and Longevity
The saying goes that money can't buy happiness. But graduate student Vegard Nygaard is looking at the question of whether it could, in fact, buy health.
Health by the Numbers
Nygaard has been researching the relationship between income and life expectancy.
"It's interesting. If you look at the data, you see a 10-15 year life expectancy difference between the richest and the poorest Americans, which is an enormously large difference," says Nygaard.
In his research, Nygaard studies how a person's life expectancy depends on their health behavior, income, and insurance coverage by using data collected from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the Health and Retirement Study. He then uses this data to quantify the effect of tax and health insurance reforms on the difference in life expectancy between high- and low-income Americans through the use of a theoretical model.
Due to the combination of microdata and the macroeconomic models from his Minnesota Economics training, his research is able to focus both on the factors that determine the differences in life expectancy and on policy reforms that could increase life expectancies for those who currently have the lowest.
"I think it's a really important question to figure out why we have such large differences in life expectancy across income groups," he says.
From Oslo to Minneapolis
Even as a young economics student at the University of Oslo in Norway, Vegard Nygaard knew he wanted to pursue a PhD.
He chose to attend the University of Minnesota because of its renowned macroeconomics program. "One of my advisors at the University of Oslo worked at the University of Minnesota for a brief period of time and encouraged me," says Nygaard and adds, "I thought Minnesota was a good fit for me and I've really enjoyed it so far!"
Because the Department of Economics is on the smaller side, Nygaard believes that graduate students benefit enormously from the direct contact with professors and other faculty members. Professors practice an "open-door policy" that makes it easier for students to approach them with questions or for guidance.
Moreover, the connection between the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the department allows students to interact with world-leading macroeconomists. "The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is such a unique place. It's probably one of the best places in the world to do macroeconomic research," says Nygaard, who, as a research assistant for Professor Timothy Kehoe, has a desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Every Tool Available
Nygaard realized early in life that he quite enjoyed problem-solving and using "every tool available" to attack puzzling, so far unanswered, questions. Today, as a sixth-year graduate student, Nygaard is searching for policy reforms to tackle the problem of a burgeoning life expectancy inequality across income groups.
Nygaard quickly realized that the problem at hand required more than just data and more than a theoretical model. This led him to a year-long project characterized by microdata collection, data analysis, and model development to reach the results he can talk about today.
The Beginning
Nygaard, who started out as a trade economist, says that he developed an interest in this topic during his third year as a PhD student. His advisor, Professor Timothy Kehoe, asked him to be a research assistant for one of his projects on the macroeconomic consequences of increasing health care costs and an aging population.
Nygaard hadn't anticipated developing such a fascination for the field and altered his own research to explore it more. "Originally, I expected to only work on health projects for my research assistantship and to focus on trade for my own research, but I quickly became fascinated with the field, which led me to the work I do today," states Nygaard.
His interest in this topic can be attributed to the cloud of political chatter around healthcare and welfare programs in the United States for the past few years. "It's an interesting thing for researchers because suddenly healthcare has changed dramatically [due to the introduction of the Affordable Care Act]," notes Nygaard. "This allows researchers to analyze the effects of large healthcare reforms in the country and be able to propose policy reforms accordingly."
A Picture of (Future) Health
His tenacity for tackling these questions has earned him a doctoral dissertation fellowship this year that gives the University's most talented PhD students the chance to complete their research and finalize their dissertation.
"My research has already provided evidence that giving people health insurance will have positive health effects. In my dissertation, I show that a universal health insurance reform would lead to increased life expectancies for those who currently have the lowest life expectancies. It would also reduce healthcare spending and increase income since it would improve the population's health.
"At the moment, I am analyzing how tax reforms such as a reduction in taxes for low-income Americans would impact life expectancy inequality. My current findings seem to suggest that such tax reforms would indeed decrease inequality of life expectancy in the United States."
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Victoria Day weekend is fast approaching and, as the unofficial start of summer for most of the country, gearheads across the nation will be hauling out their seasonal rides or taking the winter tires off their year-round dailies.
Just today, your author spotted a Civic Type R and WRX STI having fun with each other in traffic. Yep—summer's around the corner.
Another surefire way to gauge the approach of warm weather? The appearance of car shows, naturally.
Here in the east, show season is headlined by the Atlantic Nationals, now in its 19th year. Annually held on the first weekend of July, it's grown to attract nearly 2,000 cars, all of which are on proud display in and around Centennial Park in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Do you like Corvettes? There will literally be a field of them. Sport compacts? Yep, there's an expansive section for those, too. Along the way, you'll find Jeeps winched up hills to be displayed at gonzo angles, along with plenty of live music and food vendors.
The place is packed with an outrageous amount of American muscle, too. Main show days at the park are Saturday and Sunday.
With this much activity, you know the place attracts a few celebrities looking to get in on the action. Dennis Gage has filmed more than one episode of My Classic Car at the event. This year, legendary automotive builder Gene Winfield will be in the house, along with Hollywood hotshoe Andrew Comrie-Picard.
Everyone who enters a car into the show gets a chance to win prizes from a huge giveaway pool, the grand prize of which is a custom '50 Ford.
Splitting the weekend on Saturday night is one of the best cruise nights east of Montreal. The entirety of Mountain Road, a main drag in Moncton, is filled with hot rods and collector cars oozing their way into the night. The street is a four-lane thoroughfare, with cruisers sticking to the outside lanes and gearheads lining the sidewalks hoping to get a glimpse of some sizzling metal. It's an electric party atmosphere—'cept this party stretches about five kilometres long
This year, the action at Centennial Park is on July 6 and 7. Pro tip: get there mid-morning Saturday, as all hands usually skedaddle out of the show area by 5:00pm that day.
Summer's here, baby. We'll have boots on the ground at events like these this year, so stay tuned for some cool stories about some hot cars.


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Holkham is a beautiful place rich in wildlife, history and architecture. It is set in an epic landscape, combining unspoilt coastline, big skies and open countryside. The evergreen oaks (Quercus ilex) that are such a feature of the Park, are Mediterranean in origin and were brought to Holkham from Italy.Take in a spot of culture and visit the magnificent 18th century hall and explore the six acres of walled garden which were originally laid out by Samuel Wyatt during the late 1700s and are part of an exciting rejuvenation project. Visit the Holkham Stories Experience and find out all about the estate's 400-year past, living present and innovative future. Aimed at both adults and children alike, there's plenty to keep you occupied. Dress up in a Holkham tweed jacket and bowler hat, let our 'talking tools' tell you what they were used for, sit back, relax and enjoy our 'Holkham Year' film. Learn how the very bricks used to build Holkham Hall were made here on the estate. Enjoy our interactive tabletop game as you learn all about how your food gets from the field to your fork!
Children will enjoy our Woodland Adventure Play Area, with its tree house, high level walkways, rope ladders and zip wire, plus a special area just for toddlers. On high days and holidays explore further with cycle hire or discover Holkham's watery world with our choice of rowing boats, canoes and kayaks. Take to the trees with our high ropes course and see Holkham like never before!
Finish off your visit by treating yourself in our Courtyard Café, where we serve only the best, locally-sourced food and our gift shop, showcasing the work of local artisan suppliers.
Throughout the year we run a fantastic programme of events including outdoor theatre, open air cinema, tractor trailer rides, pond dipping, deer walks, specialist workshops, chamber music concerts and opera, nature reserve walks, talks and guided tours, special seasonal events during half terms, Easter and Halloween and Little Mix live in concert in Holkham Park this July.
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PM Modi has always been known for his sudden and huge announcements.
From demonetization to surgical strikes, he has always sent shock waves across the globe. Undoubtedly, his habit of coming up with sudden decisions have made hundreds of viral news stories during his five year rule.
This time PM Modi's announcement was regarding the successful shooting down of a low-Earth orbit satellite that clearly demonstrates the power of India's space weaponry. With elections around the corner, his latest appearance with India's achievement has created yet another viral news.
The display of India's warfare capability
Before launching space weapons, PM Modi had strategically sat down with the defence personals in the beginning of the year. This was done to come up with a precise plan on PAK against the Jaish-e-Mohammad attacks which had killed over 40 military officials in Pulwama.
It was during the same time, the movie 'URI: The surgical strike" was in trending news for its storyline as it was based on previous surgical strikes.
PM Modi again informed the nation later that, the IAF performed exceptionally well and successfully destroyed terrorist camps in Pakistan. This message again created a worldwide sensation and ended up shaking the bigger powers of the world. However, all the while meme creators used the opportunity to come up with hilarious and patriotic memes
The reaction of social media users
Keeping the seriousness of strikes and war aside, Indian meme creators aptly extracted humour from the situations that were on-going. The surgical strike created numerous memes that revolved around #PKMKB and 'How's the Josh?'
Apart from that, there were memes around how Pakistan is shit scared and is reacting to India's surgical strikes.
Now, with another gem of space weaponry being itched onto India's defence, it seems like PM Modi is going to go BIG, and not 'go HOME' before the elections begin.
The tweet that helped generate memes
With Modi's last announcement, people again got the content for creating hilarious memes around the topic. Even the tweet that Modi had put up before making the real announcement served as the right stage to create memes.
People reacted to PM Modi's tweet, 'I would be addressing the nation at around 11:45 AM - 12.00 noon with an important message. Do watch the address on television, radio or social media.' With all sorts of speculations that were funny and sarcastic.
One user wrote, 'Rukiye Modi Ji, 100 Rs ke note ATm se nikal laata hu", while other said, 'Omg..Everybody run towards ATM's." After all, it was Modi' Ji coming up with an announcement and it was supposed be something huge. Thankfully, it had nothing to do with demonetization this time. In Conclusion:
According to Kejriwal, Modi Ji is going to be the forever PM and that elections are soon going to be banned from India. Which is why, there were also jokes made to troll Arvind Kejriwal and shown him hiding under the bed in memes.
Of course, it is nothing more than a sarcastic take on Modi's success but that has sure created the trending news today.
What about you, do you have different political views or do you go with the current trend of #Abki Bar Chowkidaar and support Modi blindly?
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