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1 Peter Introduction
http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20080831_1peter_intro.mp3
8/31/08 1 Peter Intro (1:1; 5:12-13)
This morning we are going to start the precious letter of 1 Peter. This letter is almost 2000 years old, so in order to help us understand what is written, we need to fit it into it's historical time frame. We're going to spend some time this morning looking at who wrote it, who it was written to, when, and what the circumstances were that prompted the writing. We will look briefly at the main themes of the letter. That will set the stage for us to reap the greatest benefit from this short letter. Ultimately we come for selfish reasons. We study a book of the bible because we want to be changed by it. We want to know God better as he reveals himself in his word. We want to hear the voice of the shepherd calling to us from it's pages 'follow me'. So turn in your bibles with me to 1 Peter and we will get started.
The opening verse reads like this:
1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
We'll start with the recipients and move to backwards to the author and the setting. The letter is addressed to the 'elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia.' We know where those places are; in the northern part of Asia Minor, in modern day Turkey.
Pontus was the rugged region south of the Black Sea extending east from Bithinia into the highlands of Armenia. After Pompey conquered the kingdom of Mithradates in 65 B.C., the area was divided. The western part was united with Bithynia under Roman administration.
Galatia was ruled by the Celtic Galatians until the area was made a Roman province in 25 B.C., and parts of Phrygia, Lyconia, and Pisidia were added to it, so that the new Roman province of Galatia extended much farther south than old ethnic Galatia. It was in this new southern part that Paul planted churches and it was to them that he wrote the letter of Galatians. Peter was writing primarily to the northern section.
Cappadocia was a mountainous inland area in eastern Asia Minor. It was incorporated by Tiberius in A.D. 17 as a Roman province.
What is referred to here as 'Asia' was the Roman province occupying the western regions of Asia Minor. It was constituted a Roman province in 133 B.C., and was the most developed and prosperous region of Asia Minor. 'Asia' included the important cities of Ephesus and Colossae that Paul wrote to and in which he had established churches, and the seven cities addressed in the book of Revelation: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.
Bithynia lay along the southern shore of the Black Sea west of Pontus. In 74 B.C., the last king of Bithynia bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Bithynia included the important cities of Nicea, Nicomedia, and Chalcedon. Most of these regions were represented in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost where it says:
Acts 2:9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
1 Peter was intended as a circular letter to be passed around broad geographical regions rather than being delivered to a particular church in a particular city. It was meant to address the common struggle of Christians scattered over an extensive area. A traveler could sail from Rome, around Greece and through the Bosphorus strait into the Black Sea, and land at Sinope or Amisus on the seacoast of Pontus, then travel southeast, crossing into Galatia and then Cappadocia, then turn west along an important trade route crossing another part of Galatia and into Asia, then north into Bithynia and departing from one of the sea ports of Nicomedia, Heraclea, or Amastris. At each stop of the courier, copies of the letter would be made for the churches in those areas and the original would be carried on to the next destination.
The designation of the recipients as 'elect exiles of the dispersion' sounds like he is addressing Jews dispersed from Jerusalem. That is how the term is used in John 7 and in James 1
John 7:35 The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
The Jews were the chosen people of God, and there were no doubt Jewish people scattered among this predominantly Gentile region. But although he uses some very Jewish sounding terminology, he also says things in his letter that would be more applicable to a Gentile audience than a Jewish one:
1:14 …do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance…
1:18 …you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers…
2:10 …Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people…
4:3-4 The time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you…
And unlike John and James, the word dispersion (diaspora diaspora) in Peter does not have the definite article 'the'. So most likely, he is simply addressing Christians, whether Jew or Gentile in background, as the chosen people of God, and by following Jesus they have become aliens in their own home towns.
The letter claims to be written by 'Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ', and as such it was received as early as we have records. Even the letter of 2 Peter refers to an earlier letter from Peter.
2 Peter 3:1 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,
It is possible that Clement used 1 Peter in his writings as early as A.D. 96. Polycarp clearly quotes from it around A.D. 112-144, but he doesn't cite the author. Tertullian in 200-206 A.D. cites verses from 1 Peter and identifies Peter as the author. Clement of Alexandrea (150-220) and Irenaeus (180) do the same. Some scholars have objected that Peter could not have written the letter because the Greek that 1 Peter is written with is too polished for an unschooled fisherman to write and they cite:
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
The word translated 'uneducated' (agrammatov )can mean 'illiterate' or it can simply mean untrained in the rabbinic traditions. It would be the equivalent of questioning how someone could be a pastor having not been to seminary. And the critics overlook the fact that this verse says the rulers and scribes were 'astonished' at their performance in spite of their lack of technical training.
Silvanus is said to be the bearer of the letter in chapter 5, and it is possible that he also served as amanuensis or scribe to Peter.
5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
He was also known as Silas, and was a companion of Paul and Timothy on missionary journeys, and in the writing of the Thessalonian letters.
It is interesting to find that there are unique incidents and expressions that are used in 1 Peter that fit what we know of Peter from the gospels and from his preaching as recorded in the book of Acts. Peter took Jesus' teaching (Mt.21:42; Mk.12:10; Lk.20:17) pointing to himself as the 'cornerstone' of Psalm 118, and preached it to the scribes in Acts 4, and uses this to encourage the believers in 1 Peter 4
Psalms 118:22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Acts 4:11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
1 Peter 4:7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"
Twice in his sermons in Acts, Peter refers to the cross as a 'tree' (xulon -xulon), and in 1 Peter 2:24 he uses the same word.
Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
Acts 10:39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
Peter, whose given name was Simon son of Jonah, was a fisherman from the village of Bethsaida in the northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee, until Jesus called him and his brother Andrew:
Matthew 4:19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Peter was apparently a married man, as we see from:
Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother–in–law lying sick with a fever.
1 Corinthians 9:5 Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
Peter was the impetuous disciple who spoke before he thought. He was a man of action, who began to walk to Jesus on the water, but after he got out of the boat became fearful and began to sink. Jesus gave Peter the nickname 'Rock' which is 'Petros' in the Greek or 'Cephas' in the Aramaic. He received the commendation of Jesus on his declaration:
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar–Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
and then received Jesus' censure when he told him that he didn't have to die:
Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you." 23 But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."
Peter was one of the three disciples that Jesus brought up to see him transfigured on the mountain, and Peter was the one that spoke up 'because he did not know what to say'.
Mark 9:5 And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
Peter was the one that said:
Mark 14:29 Peter said to him, "Even though they all fall away, I will not."
Mark 14:31 But he said emphatically, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." And they all said the same.
And when Jesus asked Peter, James and John to accompany him in the garden of Gethsemane to pray, Peter fell asleep.
Mark 14:37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?
And when the mob came to arrest Jesus, he pulled out his knife and cut off the ear of the servant of the hight priest:
John 18:10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
Then, while he was waiting to see what would happen to his Lord, when the servant girl asked if he wasn't a follower of Jesus, he denied that he even knew him. Three times he denied that he had any connection with Jesus.
Mark 14:66-71And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus." 68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them." 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."
He was the one that ran to the empty tomb and ran right inside to see for himself that the body of Jesus was missing (John 20:6). Peter was the one that in despair said 'I am going fishing'
John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
and then he jumped in the water and swam to shore when he recognized his risen Lord on the beach (John 21:7). Jesus restored the downcast Peter by asking him three times if he loved him, and three times he told him 'feed my lambs …tend my sheep… feed my sheep'.
John 21:15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." 16 He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
Peter was the one who stood up on the day of Pentecost and preached the message of the good news of Jesus Christ to the crowd, and three thousand were saved.
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Peter was the one who, after realizing the freedom that he enjoyed in Christ, bowed to the pressure of the legalists and refused ot eat with the Gentiles. He undermined the good news of justification through faith in Jesus Christ by his hypocritical conduct and had to be rebuked publicly by Paul.
Galatians 2:11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Peter was the one that Jesus told would indeed have the opportunity to suffer and die and glorify God by a martyr's death of standing up for the name of Jesus.
John 21:18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." 19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, "Follow me."
And tradition tells us that Peter died a martyr's death in Rome, probably in 64 A.D. under emperor Nero. Foxe's book of Martyrs says this:
…Having been nine months in prison, Peter was brought from thence for execution, when after being severely scourged, he was crucified with his head downwards; which position, however, was at his own request, in order that he might die in a more dishonourable manner than his holy Master had done before him. (Foxe, p.13)
The letters of 1 and 2 Peter were written from Rome shortly before Peter's martyrdom.
1 Peter 5:13 She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son.
'Babylon' was a metaphor for the center of world power and sin, which his readers would understand as Rome. Foxe describes the situation in Rome under emperor Nero:
The barbarities inflicted on the Christians, during this first persecution, were such as excited the sympathy of even the Romans themselves. Nero nicely refined upon cruelty, and contrived all manner of punishments for his victims. He had some sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and then worried by dogs till thy expired; and others dressed in shirts stiff with wax, fixed to axletrees, and set on fire in his garden. This persecution was general throughout the roman empire… (Foxe, p.15)
Peter, an imprisoned Christian, awaiting his own martyrdom, was writing to persecuted Christians throughout Asia Minor, encouraging them to suffer well. The verb 'to suffer' (pascw pascho) appears 12 times in 1 Peter and only 11 times in all the rest of the New Testament letters. Peter points to the suffering of Jesus as what brought salvation to sinners. And Peter points to Jesus' suffering as an example for the believers.
Peter is a God-saturated letter. Peter uses the word 'God' 39 times in this short letter, about once every 43 words. The only other New Testament writings to compare with this are 1 John (once in 34) and Romans (once in 46). Peter is a deeply theological letter, rooting the conduct and character of his readers in great truths about God.
We find Peter's stated purpose for the letter in 5:12:
Peter wants to establish his suffering Christian readers in their faith. He pleads with them to maintain their stand in the true grace of God that they have experienced. Sink your roots down deep into the doctrine of the grace of God and don't be shaken by whatever the world throws at you. Stand firm! Stand firm in grace!
August 31, 2008 Posted by pastorrodney | 1 Peter	| 1 Peter, Add new tag, Apostle Peter, Bible, New Testament | Leave a comment


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Q: Convert function to class in javascript - problem with 'this' and private function I'm trying to turn a function into a classe into a javascript.
The original function looks like this:
window.exampleClasses = (function(window, document, undefined) {
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 var lang = 'en';
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My class looks like this:
class exampleClasses {
   constructor() {
    this.lang = 'en';
    this.user = null;
    this.isCheck = false;
    this.isAuthor = false;
    this.closed = true;
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    this.someObjects.secondFuntion = function(){window.a.close = !window.a.close};
    this.someObjects.thridFunction = function(){}

    }

   session(date, active) {
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Of course, there are more features for someObjects - so if we put them in the constructor - won't it hurt the performance? Do these features have to be in the constructor at all?
And now questions:
1) What is the better way to assign functions to this.someObjects? I can't make a separate class out of it.
2) "This" issue  -How do I refer to, for example, "this.close" with exampleClasses?
Currently I'm doing it through window.a.someValue (I don't understand why this class is not under widnow.exampleClasses only under a) - but it's an ugly solution and it certainly exists simply.
3) how to save this last part of return from function in class?  Write it down as an additional function and if we need it we call it simply in a way:
var a = new exampleClasses()
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or another way?
I need some advices - I'm stuck and I don't have any idea to improve this code or  I don't know it is a good code (it's so very optymistic version - I don't belive that this code doesn't needs improves).

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The WWE/TNA ratings battle in the UK is much closer than in the US, with TNA occasionally coming out on top. They beat Raw and Smackdown in the last week of July.
However, it should be noted that TNA iMPACT's timeslot is much more favorable than WWE RAW or Smackdown's.


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Home › Security Infrastructure
Supply Chain Attacks Nearly Doubled in 2018: Symantec
By Ionut Arghire on February 20, 2019
The number of supply chain attacks observed last year was 78% higher compared to the previous year, a new Symantec report reveals.
Aiming to compromise a target by exploiting third-party services and software, supply chain attacks take many forms, including the hijacking of software updates to inject malicious code into legitimate software. Threat actors abuse stolen credentials or compromised third-party libraries to exploit software developers in their attacks.
2018 has seen a surge in formjacking attacks, once again proving that supply chain can be a weak point for online retailers and eCommerce sites, Symantec reveals in its latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR). Many of these formjacking attacks steamed from compromised third-party services used by online retailers, including chatbots and customer review widgets.
Ransomware attacks went down 20% compared to 2017, but attacks against enterprises increased 12% and mobile ransomware surged 33%. Cryptojacking attacks dropped by 52% between January and December, likely influenced by a 90% drop in the value of Monero.
The use of off-the-shelf tools and operating system features to conduct attacks increased as well in 2018, with PowerShell usage showing a massive surge: the number of scripts blocked at endpoint went up 1,000% compared to the previous year.
"While we block on average 115,000 malicious PowerShell scripts each month, this only accounts for less than 1 percent of overall PowerShell usage. Effectively identifying and blocking these attacks requires the use of advanced detection methods such as analytics and machine learning," Symantec notes.
Attackers also switched focus to smaller organizations, which were more likely to be hit with spam, phishing, and email malware last year. Spam levels continued to rise in 2018, reaching 55% of all emails, email malware remained stable, but phishing dropped from 1 in 2,995 emails to 1 in 3,207 emails.
Microsoft Office accounted for 48% of all malicious email attachments, as cyber-crime groups such as Mealybug and Necurs used not only macros in Office files, but also malicious XML files and Office files with DDE payloads. There were fewer URLs used in malicious emails (7.8%) as attackers focused on malicious attachments.
The use of zero-day exploits continued to decline last year, with only 23% of attack groups using zero-days. Some attack groups such as Gallmaker switched to relying solely on "living off the land" techniques, without using malicious code.
Large attack groups intensified their activity in 2018 and also diversified their targets. More and more groups focused on compromising operational computers to mount disruptive operations, a tactic pioneered by the Dragonfly espionage group. The method was also adopted by groups such as Thrip and Chafer last year.
According to Symantec, the increased interest in potentially disruptive attacks was also reflected in the number of groups known to use destructive malware, which went up by 25% in 2018.
The number of indictments in the United States against people alleged to be involved in state-sponsored espionage also went up last year, with 49 individuals or organizations indicted. The US charged 18 alleged Russian agents with involvement in attacks relating to the 2016 presidential election, 19 Chinese individuals or organizations, 11 Iranians, and one North Korean.
"This sudden glare of publicity may disrupt some of the organizations named in these indictments. It will severely limit the ability of indicted individuals to travel internationally, potentially hampering their ability to mount operations against targets in other countries," Symantec notes.
Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek.
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Election Night
UPDATE: FINAL Report: Measure P On Solid Ground
by Heidi Walters
FINAL REPORT:
Votes cast:28,653
Precincts reporting: 107 of 107
Yes: 59.43 percent
No: 40.57 percent
Fourth report:
Votes cast: 26,140
Precincts reporting: 94 of 107
Third Report:
It's looking like P will win, as expected. The Pro-P folks no doubt are feeling especially relieved, as they considered Measure P the county's last chance for local control over crop-related decisions following a new state law that takes effect with the new year.
"I think the real story is about AB 2470 and how the seed companies played fast and loose with the legislative process," said Measure P spokesman Bill Schaser earlier this evening. "It appears that nobody had their eye on the ball."
Assembly Bill 2470, passed and signed earlier this year, alters California Seed Law to "prohibit a city, county, or district, including a charter city or county, from adopting or enforcing an ordinance on or after January 1, 2015, that regulates plants, crops, or seeds without the consent of the secretary."
Measure P, if indeed it passes, goes into effect immediately.
Second Report:
Measure P's pulled a tiny bit more ahead:
First Update:
With Measure P showing a weaker-than-expected start, the Pro-P camp is keeping mum so far. On the Anti-P side, former HSU President Rollin Richmond said after the first returns that he was pleased to see the "No" votes close on the heels of the "Yes."
"I'm a little surprised that it was that good," he said. "So maybe all of our attempts to educate some people had some success. But it's not a testable hypothesis — like a lot of politics, I think."
Previously, first report:
The first returns are in and Measure P — the ban on GMO-growing in the county — surprisingly is not quite galloping toward passage as might be expected.
The first returns show 54.8 percent of the 14,008 votes cast so far in favor of the measure, and 45.2 percent against.
The last time Humboldt danced with the GMO devil — er, question — in 2012, 65.2 percent of county voters said yes to a state proposition (which failed statewide) that would have required labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMO stands for genetically modified organism). Heading into the election, it seemed quite likely that county voters would sweep Measure P in.
Measure P, the "Humboldt County Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance," would make it illegal to propagate, cultivate, raise or grow any organism (or its offspring) whose DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid, the stuff in cells that carries genetic information — has been altered by genetic engineering. It wouldn't stop indoor-controlled genetic research or keep the doc from treating you, and you could buy, sell and distribute all the genetically modified food you want as long as it was grown out of the county. (You can read our story about Measure P here.)
But the night is young. Keep nibbling those corn chips and sipping those yeasty beers and wines, and hang in here for the updates.
Election Night Measure P GMO ban Humboldt County


Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebuked a resolution passed by the United States Senate condemning Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects the position expressed recently by the United States Senate, which was based upon unsubstantiated claims and allegations, and contained blatant interferences in the Kingdom's internal affairs, undermining the Kingdom's regional and international role," the Saudi ministry said in the statement, posted on Twitter Sunday evening.
"The Kingdom categorically rejects any interference in its internal affairs, any and all accusations, in any manner, that disrespect its leadership," the statement said.
Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post columnist, was murdered and dismembered in a Saudi consulate in Turkey in October. Khashoggi was an outspoken critic of the Saudi government.
The CIA concluded that the Saudi crown prince personally ordered Khashoggi's murder, despite the Saudi government's denials that the leader was involved, according to a senior US official and a source familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump, however, has steered clear of blaming the Saudi leader.
Trump issued a statement in November backing Saudi Arabia that was heavily criticized by lawmakers, including top Senate Republicans.
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also have downplayed the crown prince's ties to the murder, with Pompeo saying there was no "direct evidence" linking him to Khashoggi's death.
"The Kingdom is keen on preserving its relations with the United States of America, and will continue to work toward improving these ties in all areas," the statement concluded.
The Senate last week also approved a separate resolution that would require the US to end its military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a move that also showed the Senate's anger with the Trump administration's handling of relations with Saudi Arabia.


Indonesia and Malaysia are jointly learning the strategy to handle terrorism in Marawi City, Mindanao, the Philippines, in order to handle terrorism comprehensively.
"We can learn the operational and technical strategies carried out in the field to handle terrorism and terrorists in a comprehensive way, including its psychological impact on the community," Indonesian Ministry of Defense`s Training and Education Agency head Maj. Gen. Ida Bagus Purwalaksana stated at the Philippine Armed Forces 103rd Brigade Headquarters in Marawi on Thursday.
Abu Sayyaf militant group based in the southern island of Mindanao has kidnapped hundreds of Filipinos and foreigners since the early 1990s in order to get ransom. The US has named the group as a terrorist organization. Observers have stated the Abu Sayyaf, Maute, and other extremist groups claim to create a south-base Islamic caliphate for ISIS.
"This will certainly have an impact on Indonesia. Therefore, we need to work and learn together to handle them," Purwalaksana noted.
Malaysian Defense Minister Mohammad bin Sabu noted that eradicating terrorism could not just rely on a militaristic approach. The militaristic approach is only suitable to eradicate terrorists and not terrorism, he stated. In fact the eradication of terrorism requires awareness to counter such harsh ideology.
"For example, some teachings in religion are misunderstood. In Islam, there are teachings of jihad and martyrdom, which are considered to justify violent acts of terrorists. It is our duty to correct such wrong understanding," Sabu remarked.
Western Region Mindanao Military Command Lieutenant General Arnel B. Dela Vega remarked that fighting terrorism requires cooperation.
"We need to work together to counter terrorism. It is impossible for the military to face terrorism alone, we need cooperation from all parties," he explained.


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on the result page: at the price area I got "$Price on Request"
and the "sold out" stayed.
the ftp login is still on my tickets.


The goal of Sewa Sangam Society is to offer high-quality health, Accommodation and schooling to youngsters whose lives have been disrupted by the better class of society. Since that time, their method to humanitarian help has advanced from remedy sports, To post-problem help, to long-term network development and emergency assistance that enables children, their families And their communities in developing international locations.
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All the episodes from series one to eight of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, first broadcast in 1974. The series follows the exploits of a Royal Artillery Concert Party during the Second World War. Created by David Croft and Jimmy Perry, it seemed a natural follow-up to their smash hit dad's army. Another ensemble piece, it drew on both writers' wartime experience in India and set the action in Deolali: a British army camp 100 miles north-east of Bombay where everyone's gone "a bit doolally".


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Our client wanted to increase their visibility of the fleet market, increase the number of corporate customers they had a direct relationship with, and develop and manage a CRM platform. We had just 7 weeks to recruit and train the team, with a CRM system designed developed and implemented 2 weeks later.
We have developed a data led, omnichannel approach to fleet sales, incorporating data and insight, CRM and digital marketing, contact centre lead generation, and a face to face sales team. Our insight led approach to fleet sales focuses on identifying a customers propensity to purchase based on the information captured at every touch point. By implementing an omnichannel solution, we have been able to increase customer engagement, tailor individual customer journeys, and create personalised content to increase engagement.
Our B2B contact centre division integrate into this customer journey, contacting prospects at the right time, and delivering the right message. The team of 8 face to face sales professionals were recruited based on the behaviours and skills we know delivers success. They had a mix of experience, however were inducted into the world of automotive and fleet through our 'Fleet Sales Academy' program, a 6 month course designed to give fleet sales professional the skills and tools to deliver successfully in their role.
The manufacturers fleet consideration has increased dramatically within the last year.
In year 1, the team developed over 1,000 new corporate relationships.
We increased market visibility from 30% to 92.5% in 15 months.
Our CRM has delivered an 11% increase in leads generated.
Our custom CRM platform has now been adopted as the clients central corporate database – driving all fleet activity and fleet marketing communications in the UK.


Being in the military and being able to use my GI Bill definitely made it a lot easier to go back to school. I used my GI Bill throughout the entire time through school. Never once had to worry about making a payment, books were all included. So it definitely made going to college a whole lot easier this time around.


The Best Airports in Africa stand out for being simple, tidy, and friendly. The same terminals tend to show up on this list year after year, with South African airports often leading the pack. These airports show that providing the basics – internet, good chairs, pleasant customer service, and simple layouts – is really all travellers need at the end of the day.
Cape Town International Airport has a well-secured position on this regional best airports list thanks to free Wi-Fi and its easy-to-navigate layout. The terminals themselves are reliably clean, and the staff are consistently friendly and helpful. Couple that with a few pay-to-use lounges, a library, and a budget-friendly grocery store and you've got a fresh and modern airport that stands out amongst its peers.
Airport Services/Facilities: Pay-per-use Lounges ($) • Free WiFi (4 hours) • Showers ($) • Baggage Storage ($) • Prayer Room. For more information, visit our Cape Town Airport Guide.
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport is one of Africa's more amenity-rich airports. This clean and easy-to-navigate airport has plenty of shopping, dining, and lounge opportunities that will keep you entertained on a layover in this transit hub. Should you find yourself with an overnight layover here, a few good, cushioned benches can be maneuvered into a bed – and they happen to be located in an area that remains quiet overnight. Long lines and overall efficiency does grate on travellers, though hopefully these will improve in the years to come.
Airport Services/Facilities: Pay-per-use Lounges ($) • Transit Hotel ($) • Free WiFi (4 hours) • Showers ($) • Prayer Room. For more information, visit our Johannesburg Airport Guide.
Airport Services/Facilities: Pay-per-use Lounges ($) • Free WiFi (4 hours) • Showers ($). For more information, visit our King Shaka Airport Guide.
Once again, Kigali airport's customer service helps earn its place on our Best Airports in Africa list. Every year, travellers remark on how helpful, friendly, and efficient staff are – in fact, their ability to make check-in and security a breeze is considered by some to be a bit of a continental anomaly. There were some traveller complaints that the terminal size should be enlarged – something that hopefully will be remedied with the new Bugesera airport. That terminal is slated to be completed in 2019.
Airport Services/Facilities: Pay-per-use Lounges ($) • Free WiFi. For more information, visit our Kigali Airport Guide.
The relatively new international airport in Mauritius has the basics of a good travel experience sorted it is reliably clean, the staff are friendly, and there's plenty of airside seating. There isn't a ton in the way of dining or entertainment options. However, this isn't exactly a transit hub, so you're unlikely to spend more than a few hours here. Bring a book and perhaps a snack from your hotel, and you should be totally content waiting for your outbound flight.
Airport Services/Facilities: Pay-per-use Lounges ($) • Free WiFi • Internet Workstations • Showers ($). For more information, visit our Mauritius Airport Guide.


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NZ dollar gains as oil drives commodity index to 9-month high
Tuesday 7th November 2017
The New Zealand dollar rose after crude oil gained to a two-year high, leading a rally in commodity prices and in currencies tied to exports of raw materials.
The kiwi advanced to 69.25 US cents as at 8:30am in Wellington from 68.92 cents late yesterday. The trade-weighted index gained to 73.45 from 73.22.
Crude oil jumped more than 3 percent amid concern about instability in the Middle East after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman extended a crackdown on corruption that has seen members of the royal family, ministers and business leaders detained - a purge seen by some as a move to cement his power over the oil-rich kingdom. The CRB Index of 19 commonly traded commodities gained 1.6 percent overnight to the highest since mid-February.
"Commodity currencies outperformed, with the NZD rising back over 69 cents against the USD," said Philip Borkin, senior economist at ANZ Bank New Zealand, in a note. "It looks as though the downside for kiwi is reasonably well supported for now, especially if this rally in global commodity prices proves to have legs. However, markets are unlikely to push things too far ahead of the RBNZ's decision on Thursday, where we expect a cautious message to be retained."
The Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement comes after the bank's survey of expectations showed inflation expectations remain tepid, adding to the view that the central bank will keep rates on hold at a record low 1.75 percent.
Traders will be watching today for the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate review, with no change expected across the Tasman to the 1.5 percent cash rate target. Ahead of that the government is to release today the terms of reference for its review of the Reserve Bank Act and tonight sees the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, which follows two weak sales.
The kiwi rose to 4.5920 yuan from 4.5694 yuan and gained to 90.12 Australian cents from 89.97 cents. It traded at 52.59 British pence from 52.69 pence and gained to 59.64 euro cents from 59.32 cents. It was little changed at 78.79 yen.


According to figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board made public last week, the Silver State's sportsbooks and their mobile apps handled $458,591,549 during the month, up 11.5% compared to the $411,192,307 in handle in February 2018.
That came despite a drop in betting interest on the biggest sporting event of the calendar year. The books handled $145,939,025 on this year's Super Bowl, down from $158,586,934 in 2018.
In terms of winnings, the books held $35,816,000 in the form of revenue during the most recent February, a whopping 235.1% increase year-over-year. The reason? Despite less Super Bowl handle this year, the books won about $9,000,000 more on the game than they did last year.
Overall, the books had a 7.81% win percentage in February, which is on the high end. Over the past year, the books averaged a hold percentage of 6.15%.
Nevada is one of eight states with regulated sports betting. The only comparable state is New Jersey, which has a sports betting industry that generated roughly $320,400,000 in handle during February, winning about $12,700,000. The Garden State hold was much lower, checking in at around 4%.
Football revenue was solid in February, but basketball nudged ahead of it as Nevada's most profitable sport over the month thanks to a far greater number of games to bet on.
The casinos won $1,011,539,000 from all the games in February, down 0.6% year-over-year.
Over the three months prior to March 1, 2019, the casinos won $2,995,435,000, up 0.08% compared to the same period a year prior. Over the 12 months prior to March 1, the casinos won $11,880,227,000, up 2.2%.
Though sports betting is still booming (revenue up 23.4% over the past 12 months), it's been a lackluster few months for the Nevada casino industry.
Visitation to the gambling hub has been sluggish lately, prompting some properties to cut fees.
The ongoing U.S. sports betting boom, which is really still in its infancy, has many in the industry envisioning a day when Nevada will be overtaken in terms of handle. February offered yet another sign that it could take some time for the Silver State to lose its place atop the sports betting mountain.
It's inevitable, but that day could be several years away.
Sports betting win is up more than 220% statewide in February, which seems to vindicate those who said the broader expansion of sports betting would not hurt Nevada's sports books.
The maxim "a rising tide lifts all boats" more than likely applies here. A greater acceptance of sports wagering across the nation will likely result in more bets in Las Vegas by casual gamblers visiting southern Nevada for whatever reason. That's assuming Las Vegas can maintain its place among America's top tourist spots (an upcoming NFL franchise will help there).
Visitation is currently trending in the wrong direction. Also of note is that visitation to Sin City for the primary purpose of gambling is apparently on the decline.


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Go for a spin with Live Photos on the iPhone 6S Plus
We take a closer look at Apple's new Live Photos tool on the iPhone 6S Plus. Come watch our video.
Sept. 24, 2015 2:13 p.m. PT
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Apple's new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are packed with a whole bunch of new features, but here we're going to take a closer look at Live Photos. Hit play on the video beneath to see the new images in action.
Live Photos is simple -- when you take a picture it shoots an extra couple of seconds of video and audio as well. When you look back at the shot in your camera roll and press and hold your finger on it, you'll see the image come to life, displaying the video that was taken. The extra bit of movement makes the scene much more dynamic and helps add a little context to the scene.
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Imagine taking a photo of your friend on a busy street. With Live Photos, you can press and hold the image and those static cars will spring to life. A shot of that same friend falling down later in the day will be much more hilarious with a couple of seconds of video to remember the moment.
It takes no extra effort to take a Live Photo either. It's simply a button to highlight at the side of the camera view, right next to the existing HDR button. Just note that each Live Photo takes around double the size of a regular photo. If you plan to use the feature frequently, opt for at least the 64GB model.
Once you're through you can save a Live Photo as your lock screen. We're still exploring ways for sharing your clips beyond your phone once you shoot them. Also, while this feature is exclusive to the 6S and 6S Plus members of Apple's iPhone family, there are alternatives that offer a similar experience on other smartphones.
The camera itself now shoots with 12 megapixels, it can take video in 4K resolution, and the screen can recognise a push as well as a tap or a swipe -- think of that like right clicking on a desktop. We'll be getting to grips with all these new features over the coming few days so make sure to keep your eyes firmly fixed on CNET.
Our London outing with the bold iPhone 6S Plus (pictures)


Men tend to see mobile devices as relationship builders, whereas women tend to see them as relationship disruptors, according to recent research from Fetch and Toluna.
The report was based on data from a survey of more than 3,000 Americans who are in romantic relationships.
Some 61% of men say they believe that their mobile device helps them feel closer to their significant other, whereas only 45% of women say the same.
Nearly half (49%) of women are not happy with the amount of time their partner spends on their mobile device while out together; just 29% of men are not happy with the amount of time their partner spends on their mobiles device while out together.


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Onam is a festival of festive celebrations. New clothes are bought on this day and people indulge themselves in dances and sports. The number of days of the festival range from four to ten days, depending on the region. The children and the youth join in the mirth of the season and set about collecting flowers early morning to decorate the yards of their houses for the ten days of the festival, starting from Atham to Thiruvonam. The native flower carpet known as onapookalam is the highlight of these decorations and there are specifications of the type of flowers to be used on each day of the festival. Today the artistic and skilful decoration of the traditional pookkalams is being lost into obscurity.
On the day of Utradam, ninth day since the beginning of the festival, houses are well cleaned and decorated and gala feasts are arranged. Then the images of deities and cones made up of sticky clay painted red are placed there. They are known as Trikkakara Appan . These images are adorned with lines tastefully drawn with rice flour mixed with water and then they are worshipped. After the puja , the male members raise loud rhythmic shouts of joy known as Aarppu Vilikkukal .


So there's a moment in the Madagascar 3 trailer that Marty the Zebra, voiced by Chris Rock, breaks into a hilarious and catchy song, about an Afro circus and polka dots, and someone was kind enough to loop it, for 10 minutes. I noticed a slight pause in the loop, which quickly drove me nuts! Here's my attempt, as an mp3 and an iPhone ringtone.
Edit: It works! The ringtone works fine – though my roommate hates it – and the loop has a pause but it's otherwise good.
Another edit: For more details, see Know Your Meme.


The Lego Movie Sequel is still two years away. Image: Warner Bros.
It's hard to believe it's been over three years since audiences were graced with The Lego Movie. The film was so smart, funny, and successful that of course a sequel almost immediately went into the works. We're still about two years from its release, but star Chris Pratt told us the latest on the project.
We spoke to Pratt about his latest film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and were too curious not to ask what he could tell us about The Lego Movie Sequel, which opens February 8, 2019.
Of course, the actor was tight-lipped on what the movie would entail but did offer this hint.
What could that mean? Almost anything, honestly. The most obvious thing would be a film set in both worlds or something more along the lines of Toy Story, where the Legos come through into the real world. Pratt will find out in two weeks. We've got two years.
Directed by Mike Mitchell, The Lego Movie Sequel is expected to bring back not just Pratt's Emmett character, but all the other major characters, including Lego Batman, who recently had some success of his own on the big screen.
As for Pratt, he's already done filming his parts for Avengers: Infinity War and is currently working on the sequel to Jurassic World. With those films, plus Lego, and then Guardians out next month—if anyone knows about sequels, it's him.


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I love books. I love everything about books. And I'm fortunate enough to have grown up in the UK with unlimited access to every kind of book imaginable. But this is not the case for many children and adults in other parts of the world.
I wanted to understand more about what was being done to change this.
And so on Tuesday 5th May 2016, I went along to meet the team at Book Aid International; a charity dedicated to working with publishers, partners and fundraisers around the world to facilitate the delivery of new, donated books to libraries and schools in countries of need.
And here's my picking trolley!
I later met with Book Aid International's Head of Operations, Simon, who explained that the charity relies on book donations from publishers both large and small. They only take brand new books and the ideal scenario is that they'll be sent a list of books to pick from, as many libraries and schools in Africa and other parts of the world can only usually take a few editions of each. A team of staff and volunteers, led by a qualified librarian, will hand-select books to be shipped.
Book Aid International will usually arrange for the deliveries to be shipped – which is a significant cost in itself – with over 1 million books delivered every year, and shipments leaving the warehouse every 10 days or so.
Once my tour of the warehouse and introduction to operations was over, it was upstairs to meet with the account team and talk about where books go and why.
"We've just shipped 30,000 books to Sierra Leone which is incredible, as it's still very much a burgeoning country" – I was told.
When Ebola hit West Africa, naturally all schools were completely closed, so this shipment will go some way towards helping these communities rebuild now that the epidemic has been controlled.
This post-conflict country can now receive some much needed support to help improve literacy rates amongst children and adults.
Book Aid International always tries to support areas where there is the most need; and most of their work goes toward helping African countries that feature low on the human development index.
Book Aid International's support goes beyond the shipment of books. The charity is currently appealing for funding in a bid to build 60 'Children's Corners' in African public libraries – the aim of which is to try and encourage children to spend more time reading by making the space in which they can read fun and engaging. As part of this funding, the charity is also looking to support the purchase of locally published books, some of which will be in local languages. 24 Children's Corners are already welcoming young visitors every day and many more are currently in development.
Another programme underway is the 'Inspiring Readers' one; which aims to provide better reading opportunities for children in schools. Over the next four years, the charity aims to supply Book Box Libraries to 310 African primary schools, giving children the chance to develop their reading skills with brand new, age-appropriate reading materials. This programme also provides training for teachers in bringing books to life in the classroom.
These projects are so important, and will ensure sustainability within communities.
Last year, with the help of fundraisers, donators and partners, Book Aid International was able to support 2,624 libraries and reach over 24 million people.
Did you know that it costs just £2 to get a book to a country in need? Every book counts and Book Aid International needs your support.
If you love reading as much as I do, you'll want to pay attention to this. Did you know that when you next visit Amazon for a literary splurge you could be donating at no extra cost to Book Aid International? Ok so here's how it works. You can get money off online orders at Amazon here, and by using these discount codes and ensuring you've chosen to support Book Aid International before you do, you'll be raising money for them. There's absolutely no catch. Find out more.


Imagine you work for the IT department in a hospital and want to tap the life-saving potential of continuous data coming in from patients' vital sign monitors. A Streams application, processing such data in real time, could make swift detections of dangerous anomalies of vital signs, and alert hospital staff when a patient needs immediate care. IBM® Streams® is an advanced stream processing platform that can ingest, filter, analyze, and correlate massive volumes of continuous data streams. Viewing and analyzing this data helps you make decisions while events are happening. Development in Streams has traditionally been done by using the Streams Processing Language (SPL). However, with the introduction of the Python Application API, developers like you can create streaming applications by using the Python language without first having to learn SPL. This course introduces you to the IBM Streams Python Application API.
In this lab, you will develop a simple streaming application to process sample data. You'll build both ends of the application—the data source and the data sink—and add functionality gradually over the next several labs in this course.
In this section, you will use the Streams Python API Topology class to frame your streaming application, and then create a simple simulator of a continuous data source by repeatedly sending identical tuples of sample data to your stream.
The Streams Console is a data visualization and administrative tool for IBM Streams. It has various dashboards and cards showing information about the flow graphs of your programs.
You might not always have a use for every tuple that comes from your data source and might want to filter out the data that is not of interest.
Imagine that you are a doctor who is receiving all kinds of data from your patient, but you're only interested in her heart rate. In this section, you will filter out the unwanted data.
o see more of the effects of the filter operation, you need more diverse tuples with different reading types. The streamsx.health module has a patient data simulator that can supply these for you, but before you can use it, you have to run it on your Streams instance.
Now that the patient simulator is running, you can subscribe to its data and use it in your own application.In this step, continue to develop your application in the coding cell under the Lab 2 > Filter Data and Subscribe section.
You want to respect your patients' privacy when collecting information. In this lab, you will anonymize identifying patient data by modifying the contents of the tuples.
Imagine that you are collecting your patient data for a study on the quality of care in your hospital. In a case like this, it makes sense to anonymize all identifying patient data before any operations are done on it.
In this section, you will keep the state of the heart rate readings from the patient data stream. For each new tuple that comes in, you will calculate the moving average of the last 10 tuples.
In this lab, you will create a visual of the average heart rate data in your Python notebook. First, you will create a view of your data, then you'll queue this data in a background thread, and finally plot it using MatPlotLib.
The first step to viewing your application in the Python notebook is to create a view.
Do your development for this section in the coding cell under Lab 4 – Visualize data in Python notebook > Step 2a – Fetch view data. Do not copy and paste your application from previous steps into this cell; this will be a separate code segment.
You should now have a better understanding of IBM Streams concepts, such as streams, tuples, and operations, and the Python API.
Check out the IBM Streams samples catalog for more sample Python notebooks. Take a deeper dive into IBM Streams by taking the free, online course Get started with IBM Streams.


Situated in the extensive gardens the gite, deep in the countryside near a flowing waterwall is a dream for those seeking a relaxing holiday.
The Gite in the heart of the Perche Regional Park, is 1,5 km from the neighborhood of Saint Hilaire sur Erre and is located on the administrative border of three departments ; the Orne, the Eure et Loir and the Sarthe.
Nogent le Rotrou, the largest neighboring town is 6 km away, you car find the following services : pharmacy, doctors, the Aquaval aquatics centre and not to miss, the Saint Jean Castle keep.
The others towns in the vicinity are ; Le Theil sur Huisne, Rémalard, Bellême et la Ferté Bernard.


What Powers CIS Reality Check?
How much will the lifestyle you desire cost you every month? How big a bite will routine bills take out of your paycheck? Which occupations provide the kind of salary that will let you buy what you want? Reality Check, an Idaho Career Information System tool, can help you, your students or your children understand the relationship between earnings, purchases and paying the bills.
Reality Check is helpful for students trying to understand the connection between income and expenses. A 12-item survey includes options for large monthly expenses like housing, utilities, transportation and health care. It also includes budget choices for entertainment, personal care, savings, student loan repayment and a "miscellaneous" category. The budget figures in Reality Check are updated throughout the year and accurately indicate the current cost of living in Idaho's six metropolitan areas: Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Lewiston, Pocatello and Twin Falls.
As one of the site's more popular features, Reality Check helps people determine how much they will need to earn and what lifestyle changes may need to be made to accommodate the wages paid by the selected occupation. Reality Check also is used as a budget builder. As people navigate through the various phases, they can revisit earlier choices to cut back on some desires to provide money for others. After setting a monthly budget, Reality Check provides the user with a list of occupations that will help her earn the income necessary for supporting her lifestyle.
How are the correct, up-to-date budget amounts determined? Reality Check data comes from many government agencies, non-profit organizations and business sources. Data is often sourced from federal agencies. For example, the U. S. Census' American Fact Finder website provides median housing cost for each Idaho metro area. Census housing data also include utility costs, which is separated from the housing expenses before posting into Reality Check. The U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development provides median rent estimates by county and metro area for 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments.
Some Reality Check data comes from non-profit and industry sources. Private organizations provide costs for consumer goods, personal care and transportation. Reality Check transportation costs are sourced from a private publisher, edmunds.com and include vehicle costs as well as fuel costs, maintenance and depreciation.
Other expenses, such as clothing and personal care, are determined using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of consumer expenditures as well as private industry price checking to determine a typical range for these expenses.
Health care costs are gathered from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are localized using a cost of living index. However, the cost of health insurance purchased from an employer is sourced from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a national, nonprofit organization that focuses on health care issues. The Idaho health insurance exchange is used to determine individually purchased health insurance expenses – insurance cost were determined for a non-smoking, 26-year-old with an annual income of $35,000 because federal health care subsidies are not available at this income level.
The Council for Community and Economic Research helps us localize dollar amounts for the different areas of Idaho.
Changes to state and federal tax rates.
Give Reality Check a try now.
This entry was posted in Students and tagged CIS, idaho department of labor, Idaho's Career Information System, Reality Check on October 11, 2016 by Idaho Department of Labor.


Over the years, the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists have developed a number of printed publications and on-line resources, keeping them current with revised editions.
Some, like the Nature Guide to Thunder Bay, are available only in print form, whereas Nature Northwest is available both in print and on-line. The butterfly checklist and the dragonfly & damselfly checklist are only available in digital form, and updated versions of the bird and vascular plant checklists will also be web-based.
Checklists are based on the District of Thunder Bay, which extends from Lake St. Joseph and the Albany River in the north, and south to Quetico Provincial Park and Caribou Island in Lake Superior.
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Employment of Asylum Seekers
1. Employment Rights Of Refugees:
Section 21B of the Cyprus Refugee Law provides that the person who is recognized as a refugee receives equal treatment as the citizens of the Republic as regards wage- earning employment. In other words, refugees have the same rights as Cypriot citizens to employment, hence there are no restrictions to any particular sector and there is no need for the Labor Department to approve and stamp a contract of employment between an employer and a recognized refugee.
2. Employment of Persons with Subsidiary Protection Status:
In accordance to the amendment to Article 19 of the Refugee Law, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection have, as in the case of recognized refugees, immediate access to employment upon the date they are granted the aforesaid status. In particular there are no restrictions regarding their employment in particular sectors or occupations of the labor market. Also it is not necessary for the Labor Department to approve and stamp a contract of employment between an employer and a person with subsidiary protection status.
For further information, please visit the following website where full text of the relevant articles of the Refugee Law regarding the employment of persons with subsidiary protection status, is available.
http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/asylum/asylum.nsf/DMLindex_gr/DMLindex_gr?OpenDocument
3. Employment of Asylum Seekers:
Asylum Seekers have access to the labour market one month after the date of the submission of their application for international protection, in specific sectors and occupations according to the relevant Decree of the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance.
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Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart
Annarosa Leri, Laura Barlucchi, Federica Limana, Andrzej Deptala, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, Thomas H. Hintze, Jan Kajstura, Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, Piero Anversa
Istituto San Raffaele Pisana
The role and even the existence of myocyte proliferation in the adult heart remain controversial. Documentation of cell cycle regulators, DNA synthesis, and mitotic images has not modified the view that myocordial growth can only occur from hypertrophy of an irreplaceable population of differentiated myocytes. To improve understanding the biology of the heart and obtain supportive evidence of myocyte replication, three indices of cell proliferation were analyzed in dogs affected by a progressive deterioration of cardiac performance and dilated cardiomyopathy. The magnitude of cycling myocytes was evaluated by the expression of Ki67 in nuclei. Ki67 labeling of left ventricular myocytes increased 5-fold, 12-fold and 17-fold with the onset of moderate and severe ventricular dysfunction and overt failure, respectively. telomerase activity in vivo is present only in multiplying cells; this enzyme increased 2.4-fold and 3.1-fold in the decompensated heart, preserving telomeric length in myocytes. The contribution of cycling myocytes to telomerase activity was determined by the colocalization of Ki67 and telomerase in myocyte nuclei. More than 50% of Ki67-positive cells expressed telomerase in the overloaded myocardium, suggesting that these myocytes were the morphological counterpart of the biochemical assay of enzyme activity. Moreover, we report that 20-30% of canine myocytes were telomerase competent, and this value was not changed by cardiac failure. In conclusion, the enhanced expression of Ki67 and telomerase activity, in combination with Ki67-telomerase labeling of myocyte nuclei, support the notion that myocyte proliferation contributes to cardiac hypertrophy of the diseased heart.
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Leri, A., Barlucchi, L., Limana, F., Deptala, A., Darzynkiewicz, Z., Hintze, T. H., Kajstura, J., Nadal-Ginard, B., & Anversa, P. (2001). Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 98(15), 8626-8631. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.151013298
Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart. / Leri, Annarosa; Barlucchi, Laura; Limana, Federica et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 98, No. 15, 17.07.2001, p. 8626-8631.
Leri, A, Barlucchi, L, Limana, F, Deptala, A, Darzynkiewicz, Z, Hintze, TH, Kajstura, J, Nadal-Ginard, B & Anversa, P 2001, 'Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 98, no. 15, pp. 8626-8631. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.151013298
Leri A, Barlucchi L, Limana F, Deptala A, Darzynkiewicz Z, Hintze TH et al. Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2001 Jul 17;98(15):8626-8631. doi: 10.1073/pnas.151013298
Leri, Annarosa ; Barlucchi, Laura ; Limana, Federica et al. / Telomerase expression and activity are coupled with myocyte proliferation and preservation of telomeric length in the failing heart. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2001 ; Vol. 98, No. 15. pp. 8626-8631.
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Understanding the Process of Car Accident Settlements August 15, 2018
Andalusia, Covington
While it's true that the majority of accident and injury cases are settled out of court, the process of settling is one that is shrouded in mystery and misconceptions. Reaching a car accident settlement entails a series of negotiations that ensure the entire matter is resolved to the satisfaction of all parties involved. To help you better understand this process, below is the timeline of a typical settlement.
Deciding to Settle
The process begins with the plaintiff's decision to settle out of court. Common reasons for going this route include a general lack of evidence, discomfort with the idea of a trial, and not wanting to risk losing a case and recouping nothing. By pursuing a settlement, you can get compensation for medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Gathering Evidence
The other party will want to see evidence that backs up the plaintiff's claim. No one is going to hand over a large car accident settlement without seeing some quantifiable proof of damages. Medical records, the testimony of witnesses to the incident, and photos of the damage and the accident scene all make for compelling evidence.
Sending a Demand Letter
Next, your accident or personal injury lawyer will draft a demand letter. This document states what you want to see come out of the settlement as well as a description of your injuries. Including evidence at this point will only help your case as the other party considers whether to agree to negotiations.
Now the negotiations begin. If the other party accepts the plaintiff's invitation to settle, representatives from both sides come together to reach a mutually agreeable dollar amount. But don't be under any false impressions: this likely won't happen overnight. Depending on the details of your case and how much compensation you are seeking, it could take weeks or even longer to reach a conclusion.
If an insurer declines your offer to settle, appeal your denial to the next level up at the insurance company, which is usually a claims adjuster. If you are suing another driver for liability and they do not respond to the demand letter, file a complaint with a local court. They will inform the defendant of your intention to sue, which often opens up the negotiation process.
The attorneys at Jones & Jones, P.C., Attorneys at Law are here to represent you at every step of a car accident settlement. Since 1953, they have been offering quality legal help to people throughout the Andalusia, Alabama, area. Call (334) 222-3161, visit their website, or contact them on Facebook to set up a consultation today.
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Congratulations to Miss Coombes for achieving 99.09% attendance this week.
Congratulations to Mr Ali 4.3 for achieving 100% attendance this week.
Congratulations to Miss Coombes 3.2 for achieving 100% attendance this week.
Congratulations to Mrs Napper 4.1 for achieving 100% attendance this week.
Congratulations to Mrs Eaton-Price 5.1 for achieving 99.64% attendance this week.
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Well done to Ms Coombes Class 3.2 for 99.09% attendance.
Well done and congratulations to Class 6.1 Mrs Delgado for 100% attendance this week.
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Congratulations to Class 3.2 Miss Coombes for 98.15% attendance.
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Congratulations again to Class 4.1 Mrs Napper for 100% attendance this week.
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Congratulations to Class 4.2 Mrs Thompson and Mrs Malhotra for achieving 98.8% attendance.
Well Done to Class 4.1 Mrs Napper for 99.3% attendance.
An excellent start to the new school year: well done to Mrs Morton's, Ms Coombes, Mr Thomas and Mr Ali's class for 100% attendance this week.
Very well done, Mrs Neale's 6 Galapagos Penguins for achieving 98.62% attendance this week.
Very well done, Mr Butler's 3 Saola - despite the sweltering heat, every one of you was in school all week and so you achieved a perfect 100%!
Well done, Mr Mckrell's 5 Spider Monkey for achieving 99.65% attendance.
Well done Mr Thomas's 4 Snow Leopard: just a whisker off a perfect score on 99.6%. Can you achieve 100% next week?
Well done, Mrs Morton: 3 Red Panda have the best attendance this last week with a healthy 97.93%.
Fantastic! Very well done Mr Butler's 3 Saola for starting the half-term as you plan to go on - with a perfect 100%!
Absolutely fabulous achievement by Mr Thomas's 4 Snow Leopard and Mrs Delgado's 5 Sea Lion, both achieving a perfect 100%.
Another great week for ms Fleck's 6 Green Turtle with 99.14%. Keep it up - can you do 3 weeks in top place?
Wow! It's a tie this week! Both 3 Red Panda and 6 Green Turtle finished the week on a very healthy 99.31%. Keep it up!
Absolutely fantastic! Very well done Mr Thomas's 4 Snow Leopard for achieving a perfect 100%!
Miss Kallioinen's 3 Red Panda have started the term strongly on 99.33%. Great work. Can anyone beat them?
It was very close this week with the second-placed class only 0.44 behind the winners - however, it is with hearty congratulations that we, again, recognise Mrs Napper's 4 River Dolphin as champions with a score of 98.52%. Well done!
Ms Fleck's 6 Green Turtle are this week's stars, achieving a very respectable 98.97%. Keep it up!
A great start to Mr Butler's time as class teacher: 3 Saola achieved 100% - well done!
Despite snow and other wintry hazards, it's very well done Mrs Napper's 4 River Dolphin, achieving a marvellous 99.07%!
It's congratulations to 5 Sea Lion - missing 100% by just 0.74% - achieving an extremely healthy 99.26%. Well done!
Winning by the narrowest of squeaks - just 0.05% ahead of their nearest contenders - well done 5 Spider Monkey on 98.62% and all this despite Mr Mckrell being absent following the birth of his daughter.
Another fantastic performance by Mrs Delgado's 5 Sea Lion with 100%. Keep it up!
A fantastic combined achievement for the classes of the two Assistant Heads! Mrs Borgese's 3 Saola and Mr Mckrell's 5 Spider Monkey tie with 100% each. Very well done!
Both Mrs Eaton-Price's 4 Tasmanian Devils and Mrs Delgado's 5 Sea Lions have started 2018 in style by both achieving 100% in the first week of the new calendar year. Keep it up!
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An absolutely excellent achievement by four classes: 3 Saola (Mrs Borgese), 4 River Dolphin (Mrs Napper), 5 Sea Lion (Mrs Delgado) and 6 Green Turtle (Ms Fleck) all achieved the magical 100%. Very well done!
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Very well done Miss Hemmingham's Fin Whale class and Mrs Napper's River Dolphin class for achieving the coveted 100%. Very well done!
Very well done Miss Hemmingham's Fin Whale class: for the second week you were the best-attending class, this time on on 99.58%! Can you make it a hat-trick next week by winning again?
An excellent start to the new school year: well done Ms Fleck's Green Turtle class for achieving the coveted 100%.
Very well done 3C with 99.23% - the first time you've held the trophy!
Fantastic, 4D! 100% attendance for a whole week - keep it up!
Another big congratulations to 3N with 99.23% - the third time you've taken the trophy!
Well done 3B: 99.23% - the second time you have won the trophy.