The most common issue faced by golfers is lower back pain, caused by how the body is positioned over the long run. Your body will always do what you ask of it in the short term even if it leads to excess strain and pain. This makes perfect sense when you're in survival mode but not when it comes to longevity in sport.
Generally speaking we are fortunate that improving pelvic awareness and positioning not only leads to less injury but improved performance.
While playing golf, the body generates rotational speed, mainly through movement of the feet, hips, torso and shoulders. As golf revolves around the hips, most golfers still have poor hip awareness throughout their swing.
This lack of awareness can lead to two main problems: They do not lead with their hips on the downswing and often start off at a rotational disadvantage as their pelvis is tilted forward.
Each flaw leads to back pain from two different origins: If you don't lead with your hips with the downswing, you cannot effectively transfer power from the lower body to the upper body to the ball. That leads to the power of your swing, which is being initiated by your low back and torso. It is easy for those areas to get overworked and eventually lead to pain. If you start your swing with an excessive forward tilt of the pelvis, you will literally run out of room for movement in your hips and begin to compress your low back; causing pain for either your hips, low back or both.
To avoid complications, you can examine yourself to determine whether you experience an excessive forward pelvic tilt. Simply swing your club in a subtle manner with varying angles of pelvic tilt and observe the changes in your swing.
If you require a functional exam and/or information on common and less common golf injuries, please book an appointment with Dr. Jon Morrow. Appointments with Dr. Morrow can be made at our Athlete's Care Hamilton or Athlete's Care Mississauga locations.
Ever wonder why some people experience chronic pain? Why some people seem to recover from an injury within weeks while others continue to experience symptoms months or even years after? Chronic pain is defined as any persistence of pain beyond three months duration. There are many factors, both physical and psychological, that affect whether a person will feel pain and how long that pain will last.
Just like physical stimuli, thoughts and behaviours have the capacity to open/close the gait, thereby amplifying or dampening the pain. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), begins with the premise that maladaptive beliefs and behaviours play an important role in the maintenance or exacerbation or mood, anxiety and somatic problems. People have beliefs, coping deficits and behavioural responses which make sense in situations involving acute pain but which become problematic in cases involving prolonged pain. An Athlete's Care chiropractor trained in CBT principles can work with the patient to bring these thought patterns to the surface to determine whether the patients' reactions to situations are accurate.
Through CBT, thoughts and beliefs are categorized into 3 levels : Automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs and core beliefs. Automatic thoughts are at the surface (most easily accessible), are typically specific to a situation, and are most changeable. Core beliefs are deeply rooted views we have about ourselves and the world. They are general statements. These are least changeable and we are often not conscious of these core beliefs. Intermediate beliefs are the level in between.
They've been in an accident.
They don't want to have lunch with me.
How rude. They always pull stuff like this.
The above example highlights the various ways the mind and body can respond based on automatic thoughts that arise in a given situation. The resultant bodily reactions and behaviours can be quite different depending on the person's internal thoughts and interpretation of the scenario.
As Athlete's Care chiropractors, we are trained in functional integrated therapy, patient-centered care and holistic health. Often times with chronic pain, maladaptive thoughts and subsequent behaviours can keep a patient in the cycle of chronic pain, thereby preventing full recovery. By examining and challenging these thoughts using CBT principles, one can change the resulting behaviour, thereby affecting the sensation of pain.
Dr. Pamela MacDonald is a chiropractor currently seeing patients at Athlete's Care in the Beach and at the new clinic in Etobicoke/Kingsway.
By Dr. Amanda Scione DC., B.Sc Kin.
Have you ever been performing an activity and then wake up the next day in pain…leaving yourself wondering what you did to yourself to cause this? Or how about when the pain is not going away despite treatment to the area?Have you ever wondered why therapists treat adjacent regions of your body that are not necessarily painful?
Answers to these questions will be illustrated by explaining the principles of the joint by joint approach, how pain in one area may be caused by dysfunction in another, and how these issues can be resolved.
Whether you engage in moderate or intense physical activity it is important for you to understand the following concepts. As a patient, it is important to understand the basics of how your body functions. This will make you more in tune with your body, and will allow you to feel when something is 'not right'. The Joint by Joint Approach was coined by Michael Boyle and Gray Cook. Their analysis of the body is very straightforward. Our bodies are merely seen as a stack of joints. Each joint or series of joints has a specific function, and therefore, has particular training needs. Notice below that our joints alternate between mobility and stability.
If the specific functions of each joint are not met, our bodies are prone to predictable levels of dysfunction. Problems at one joint usually show up as pain in the joint above or below. Let's use the common condition of lower back pain to illustrate this. I am sure you know by now that if you have lower back pain you need to work on your core exercises. BUT, what you may not know is that this lower back pain probably evolved due to a loss of hip mobility. As we previously discussed, when we have loss of function in one joint (lower spine), we also get loss of function of the joint below (the hips). This means that if the lumbar spine can not move, the hips will instead. The problem is that the hips are designed for mobility, and the lumbar spine for stability. When the intended mobile joint becomes immobile, the stable joint is forced to move as compensation, becoming less stable and subsequently painful.
Let's analyze this pattern further. As shown in the diagram, decreased strength or activation of the psoas muscle will cause patterns of lumbar flexion as a substitute for hip flexion. Decreased strength or activation of the glut muscles will cause a compensatory extension pattern of the lumbar spine to replace the motion of hip extension. This cycle is a vicious one. As the spine moves to compensate for the lack of strength and mobility of the hip, the hip loses more mobility.
Remember that the chain starts from the bottom. An immobile ankle causes the stress of landing to be transferred to the joint above, the knee- and the cycle continues up.
Utilizing the FIT principle, the chiropractors at Athlete's Care are equipped in identifying these patterns of altered joint mechanics as well as correcting them through many different treatment strategies. We find and treat the cause of the pain rather than focus on the source of the pain. Elite athletes utilize this approach for performance optimization. They are constantly assessed for altered joint mechanics BEFORE compensation and pain sets in. Visit your nearest chiropractor at Athlete's Care to get your body assessed now!
Dr. Amanda Scione is a chiropractor currently seeing patients at the Athlete's Care Oakville location. Wait for upcoming news on the Hamilton location.
Dr. Trevor Vander Doelen was recently interviewed by a CrossFit athlete about his approach to care for CrossFit athletes, injury prevention, and improving performance.
To what do you attribute your success in treating CrossFit athletes and getting them back to their sport both pain free and performing at a higher level?
CrossFit is an incredible sport that combines strength, stamina, and skill and every athlete has their own particular strengths and weaknesses. Similarly, all CrossFit athletes need an individualized approach to their care when they are injured. Every athlete is at a different level of movement quality, strength, and body awareness and as such needs to be treated differently.
The foundation of my approach involves not just treating pain but more importantly correcting dysfunctional movement patterns.
A thorough initial assessment involving a detailed history of current and past injuries as well as a movement-based assessment is an essential starting point for each athlete. Once movement dysfunction is determined, a detailed plan of how to correct this is discussed with the patient. Treatment predominantly involves Active Release Technique (ART), joint manipulation, and neurofunctional acupuncture, followed by a specific and progressive corrective exercise plan.
What should I include in my warm up and cool down?
Static stretching prior to exercise has been shown to hinder performance in explosive sports and therefore should be avoided prior to a CrossFit workout. However dynamic stretches to "prime" the nervous system should be done prior to exercise. These should include active movements of the ankles, knees, hips, spine, shoulders, elbows, and wrists in all planes of motion prior to starting the workout.
Low back pain seems to be very common amongst the Cross-Fit community, what steps can I take to prevent low back pain?
You are correct, many injured CrossFit athletes present with low back pain. Anecdotally, I find the main culprit with acute low back pain amongst these athletes is the deadlift and squat exercise. These exercises, when performed with correct posture, are great movements for functional core strength, hip strength, and shoulder strength. With that being said, when these exercises are performed without a neutral spine and without a good hip hinge it is only a matter of time before the athlete loads to the point of injury. My movement assessment is able to determine why an athlete moves poorly. As an example, I often find the core and gluteal muscles are inhibited (underactive) by facilitated (overactive) hip flexors amongst these athletes. Manual therapy and movement correction are very effective at helping these athletes recover and prevent this low back pain from returning in the future.
How can I minimize shoulder problems?
Unfortunately if you have had shoulder problems in the past, the likelihood of recurrence is increased. It is important to get the shoulder assessed by a health care professional that uses a movement-based assessment.
Since the shoulder blade is attached to the ribcage and mid back by soft tissue structures (muscle and fascia) it responds very well to manual therapy, acupuncture, and corrective exercise. Typical shoulder injuries with CrossFit athletes involve subacromial and posterior internal impingement. Most of these athletes have facilitated (overactive) pectoral and upper trapezius muscles and inhibited (underactive) lattisimus dorsi and middle/lower trapezius muscles. This prevents them from keeping their arm and shoulder blade in the proper position during movement. While this is a typical presentation, I must emphasize again that no two patients are identical in their presentation; I often see dysfunctional core stability and hip mechanics with these same athletes.
Addressing these dysfunctions through specific stability and mobility corrective exercises, a CrossFit athlete can effectively prevent shoulder pain.
This is a common question that I get asked frequently from the CrossFit community. The best answer to this question is to get assessed by a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) or Chiropractor with a movement based assessment that has experience working with olympic lifting, power lifting, or CrossFit.
I often address this movement dysfunction by comparing the body to a computer with a hardware vs. software analogy. The athlete requires stability and mobility from various joints and soft tissues surrounding them (hardware) and also requires efficient and safe movement driven by the nervous system (software).
When assessing the "hardware" component I often reference legendary strength coach Mike Boyle's joint-by-joint approach that states that certain joints tend towards certain types of dysfunction. Often the foot, knee, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and scapulothoracic joint have lost stability, and the ankle, hip, thoracic spine, and glenohumeral joint have lost mobility.
Dysfunctional "hardware" responds well to corrective exercise and even better to corrective exercise in combination with manual therapy.
A "software" assessment focuses on the athlete's technique, body position, and muscle activation patterns and will provides feedback on the athlete's specific approach to the movement. Modifying key factors like specific joint positions, and activation from the feet, through the hips, into the core, and shoulders helps create movement awareness and efficiency with the movement.
Once the efficiency of the athlete's squat movement has improved, the athlete can then progressively load their squat. This whole-body approach to squat correction prevents the most common issues with the movement, including low back pain, wrist pain in the front rack position, and allows for greater depth. This is the best way to make long-term changes to your squat for both injury prevention and performance.
To summarize our interview, what last piece of advice would you give a CrossFit athlete who is interested in injury prevention and performance in this great sport?
Empower yourself! Injury prevention and performance in this sport is completely within your control. Take an active approach to learning about your body by putting together a team of training and health care professionals that can both help you and teach you to help yourself safely and efficiently get faster and stronger for longer.
Dr. Trevor Vander Doelen is a movement-based Chiropractor at Athlete's Care in Liberty Village, that helps recreational, amateur, and professional athletes perform better and return to their sport following injury.
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Q: Unable to understand this mysql deadlock log I am getting a good number of these deadlocks (low % of total requests, but still high in absolute errors). For all the deadlocks, the pattern is very similar; but I am unable to understand why there is a deadlock
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LATEST DETECTED DEADLOCK
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2020-02-05 03:52:47 0x2b38b7b91700
*** (1) TRANSACTION:
TRANSACTION 257063481717, ACTIVE 0 sec inserting
mysql tables in use 1, locked 1
LOCK WAIT 3 lock struct(s), heap size 1136, 2 row lock(s), undo log entries 1
MySQL thread id 4990288, OS thread handle 47474114635520, query id 359069256602 172.26.107.139 update
INSERT INTO `message_user_records` (`message_template_id`, `user_id`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, `expires_at`, `token`) VALUES (1294, 26396574, '2020-02-05 03:52:47', '2020-02-05 03:52:47', '2020-02-05 10:52:47', 'XTBLUQXF2GVPW')
*** (1) WAITING FOR THIS LOCK TO BE GRANTED:
RECORD LOCKS space id 676 page no 548680 n bits 1120 index index_message_user_records_on_user_id_and_dismissed of table `ebdb`.`message_user_records` trx id 257063481717 lock_mode X locks gap before rec insert intention waiting
Record lock, heap no 124 PHYSICAL RECORD: n_fields 3; compact format; info bits 0
 0: len 4; hex 8192c7a2; asc     ;;
 1: len 1; hex 81; asc  ;;
 2: len 4; hex 83fc1ead; asc     ;;

*** (2) TRANSACTION:
TRANSACTION 257063481715, ACTIVE 0 sec inserting, thread declared inside InnoDB 5000
mysql tables in use 1, locked 1
3 lock struct(s), heap size 1136, 2 row lock(s), undo log entries 1
MySQL thread id 4991120, OS thread handle 47522600523520, query id 359069256588 172.26.144.135 update
INSERT INTO `message_user_records` (`message_template_id`, `user_id`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, `expires_at`, `token`) VALUES (1294, 26396574, '2020-02-05 03:52:47', '2020-02-05 03:52:47', '2020-02-05 10:52:47', 'QA4DL6VSMTWR4')
*** (2) HOLDS THE LOCK(S):
RECORD LOCKS space id 676 page no 548680 n bits 1120 index index_message_user_records_on_user_id_and_dismissed of table `ebdb`.`message_user_records` trx id 257063481715 lock_mode X locks gap before rec
Record lock, heap no 124 PHYSICAL RECORD: n_fields 3; compact format; info bits 0
 0: len 4; hex 8192c7a2; asc     ;;
 1: len 1; hex 81; asc  ;;
 2: len 4; hex 83fc1ead; asc     ;;

*** (2) WAITING FOR THIS LOCK TO BE GRANTED:
RECORD LOCKS space id 676 page no 548680 n bits 1120 index index_message_user_records_on_user_id_and_dismissed of table `ebdb`.`message_user_records` trx id 257063481715 lock_mode X locks gap before rec insert intention waiting
Record lock, heap no 124 PHYSICAL RECORD: n_fields 3; compact format; info bits 0
 0: len 4; hex 8192c7a2; asc     ;;
 1: len 1; hex 81; asc  ;;
 2: len 4; hex 83fc1ead; asc     ;;

*** WE ROLL BACK TRANSACTION (2)

If I am understanding correctly, txn2 holds the lock that txn1 is waiting for. But the lock that txn2 is waiting for seems to be the same one it already holds. What am I missing here?
For context on the application code, it seems to be doing these statements -
BEGIN;
SELECT `message_user_records`.* FROM `message_user_records` WHERE `message_user_records`.`user_id` = <some-id> AND `message_user_records`.`message_template_id` = <some-another-id> FOR UPDATE;

...

INSERT INTO `message_user_records` (`message_template_id`, `user_id`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, `expires_at`, `token`) VALUES (list of values with same ids as above select)
COMMIT

Edit
Here's the table description
CREATE TABLE `message_user_records` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `message_template_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `user_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `dismissed` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `input` varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
  `created_at` datetime NOT NULL,
  `updated_at` datetime NOT NULL,
  `expires_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `token` varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
  `user_rating` int(11) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_1` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_2` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_3` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_4` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_5` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  `option_6` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  UNIQUE KEY `index_message_user_records_on_token` (`token`) USING BTREE,
  KEY `index_message_user_records_on_message_template_id` (`message_template_id`) USING BTREE,
  KEY `index_message_user_records_on_user_id_and_dismissed` (`user_id`,`dismissed`) USING BTREE
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;

A: Understanding -- I can't explain the details, but I think this is the big clue:  "lock_mode X locks gap before rec insert".
Avoiding
Are there other statements in each transaction?  They may have impact.
The two INSERTs are hitting the same pair of columns that you are SELECTing FOR UPDATE:  (1294, 26396574)
You are only providing a conflicting token for that pair.
Please explain the business logic that calls for two different tokens.
You could try replacing the KEY(message_template_id) with INDEX(message_template_id, user_id).  It would potentially make the SELECT run faster.  That might help the transactions get finished faster, hence diminishing the frequency of, but not eliminating, deadlocks.
A more likely solution is to stretch the index further, into
INDEX(message_template_id, user_id, token)

This may eliminate the deadlock, perhaps by turning it into a "lock wait timeout".
But, in any case, you should plan on getting deadlocks, test for them in your code, and have the code re-play the transaction.

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26th GST Council meeting held in New Delhi
On 10th March 2018, the 26th meeting of the GST Council was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.The GST council was informed that CBEC and GSTN have begun detailed data analytics on the available data sets.
i. The council recommended the introduction of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods all over India from 01st April 2018.
ii. It has been decided to extend the available tax exemptions on imported goods for 6 more months beyond 31.03.2018
iii. The provisions for deduction of tax at source (TDS) under section 51 of the CGST Act and collection of tax at source (TCS) under section 52 of the CGST Act will be suspended till 30.06.2018…………………………..Click here to Read more
Rajasthan passes bill for death penalty for rape of girls aged 12 & below
On 9th March 2018, a bill approving death penalty to those convicted of raping or gang-raping a girl who is aged 12 years or below, was passed by Rajasthan assembly.
Death penalty for rape of girls aged 12 & below in Rajasthan:
i. Rajasthan has become the second state in India after Madhya Pradesh to approve death sentence for those convicted of raping girls aged 12 years and below.
ii. Gulab Chand Kataria, Rajasthan home minister, introduced the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the assembly. It was passed by a voice vote.
iii. Sections 376-AA and 376-DD have been added in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, in regard with rape and gang-rape of young girls.
iv. It provides that, whoever rapes or gang-rapes a girl up to 12 years of age shall be punished to death or a rigorous imprisonment for a minimum of 14 years and 20 years respectively for the sections. This can be extended for imprisonment of the offender's whole life along with fine.
Some National Parks in Rajasthan:
♦ Darrah National Park
♦ Desert National Park
♦ Ranthambore National Park
Diu becomes the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient
Diu has become the first and only Union Territory of India to achieve full solar energy efficiency.
Diu becomes the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient:
i. Diu has a geographical area of just 42 square kilometers. It has installed solar power plants in more than 50 acres of land.
ii. 13 MW of electricity is generated from the solar power-generating systems in Diu. Out of which, 3MW is produced from rooftop solar plants and 10MW from other solar power plants.
iii. Earlier, Diu depended on the power grid owned by the Gujarat government for electricity. It started with solar power generation three years ago.
iv. As Diu started electricity production through solar power plants, it has resulted in considerable reduction of line loss.
Some National Parks in Gujarat:
♦ Gir Forest National Park
♦ Blackbuck National Park
♦ Marine National Park
Madhya Pradesh announces pension for single women
On 8th March 2018, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh' scheme that will offer pension to unmarried women above 50 years of age.
Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh:
i. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this scheme on the occasion of International Women's Day.
ii. The 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh' will offer pension to women who are not married and have crossed the age of 50 years.
Some National Parks in Madhya Pradesh:
♦ Bandhavgarh National Park
♦ Ghughua Fossil Park
♦ Madhav National Park
Banaswadi becomes first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone
On 8th March 2018, Banaswadi railway station of Bengaluru became the first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone.
Banaswadi – first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone:
i. On the International Women's Day, Banaswadi railway station was declared as a facility run by an all-woman crew.
ii. It is the first station in the South Western Railway (SWR) zone and 5th in India to attain the all-woman railway station status.
iii. The Banaswadi railway station was declared South Western Railway (SWR) zone's first all-woman railway station by Piyush Goyal, Union railway minister, through video link.
iv. The Banaswadi railway station will be operated by its female staff from now on. All 15 officials of the Banaswadi station are now women, including security personnel.
Some wildlife sanctuaries of Karnataka:
♦ Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
♦ Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary
♦ Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
Swachh Shakti 2018 celebrated in Lucknow
On the occasion of International Women's Day,The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, organized aWomen's Convention called Swachh Shakti 2018 at Lucknow. Swachh Shakti 2018 has been hosted by Uttarpradesh Government.
Key events of Swachh Shakti 2018
i. 8000 women sarpanches, 3000 women Swachhagrahis and women champions from across the country were recognised for their outstanding contribution towards making a Swachh Bharat.
ii. The event included a special exhibition, launch of a film celebrating Swachh Shakti and flagging off of 30 Swachhata Raths that will travel across the State, spreading the message of sanitation at the grassroots.
iii. The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti, complimented the commitment made by the Uttar Pradesh government to make the State Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2018.
Aim of Swachh Bharat Mission
♦ On October 2nd, 2014 The Swachh Bharat Mission has been launched, by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, is aimed at achieving a Clean and Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2nd October, 2019. From these efforts, 314 districts and 3.23 lakh villages and 9 States and 2 UTs have been declared ODF. The sanitation coverage has more than doubled from 38.70% to 78.98% since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Some important wildlife sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh:-
♦ Dudhwa National Park (Tiger Reserve) , Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary , Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary, National Chambal Sanctuary, Nawab Ganj Bird Sanctuary.
'WE Hub', India's first state-led incubator for women launched by Telengana Government
On March 8 2018, Government of Telangana launched Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE- Hub) in Hyderabad. WE-Hub is India's first state-led incubator exclusively for women entrepreneurs.
Purpose of WE -Hub
i. WE-HUB will promote women-led, women-owned enterprises in Telangana.
ii. It is a platform which is open to all kinds of innovations including a tech start-up, a start-up in social innovation or an idea which is completely and radically different.
iii. It will encourage women from rural and urban backgrounds helping them achieve being independent and overcome the societal barriers.
Other Important events on WE Hub 2018:-
1.WE Hub was launched by Tessy Thomas, Director, ASL, DRDL and Vani Kola, Managing Director of Kalaari Capital, in the presence of IT & Industries Minister KT Rama Rao.
2.Former Joint Director for Electronics Promotions of Telangana,Deepthi Ravula has been appointed as the CEO of WE Hub.
3.Six MoUs were signed at the WE-Hub launch event.WE Hub will forge several partnerships and collaborate with all the 32 incubators in Hyderabad.
About T-Hub & WE –Hub
♦ T-Hub – It is meant for technology startups
♦ WE Hub – It will be open for all kinds of startups led by women
PM inaugurates two-day National Legislators Conference
On March 10,2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a two-day National Legislators Conference at the Central Hall of Parliament House.
i. The theme of the conference is – "We For Development".
ii. Motive of the conference:- It will be a platform for Members of Parliament such as MPs, MLAs, Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils to share their ideas,plans or experience for country development. Development and optimum use of resources will be the subjects on agenda for discussions.
iii. Participants:- The conference will be attended by Union Ministers, including Arun Jaitley, J P Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu, Narender Singh Tomar, Prakash Javadekar and Dharmendra Pradhan.
'WINGS INDIA 2018' held in Hyderabad
On March 8,2018, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority of India and FICCI jointly organized the four-day biennial event 'WINGS INDIA 2018 ' in Hyderabad. Theme of the four-day biennial event this year is 'India-Global Aviation Hub'.
WINGS INDIA 2018
♦ WINGS INDIA 2018 is a platform for interactions, forging alliances, investments and air connectivity between the States and the global aviation players & stakeholders.The conference will focus on fostering partnership to transform Indian aviation and the role of conducive regulatory framework to facilitate growth of civil aviation market.
Other points to be noted:-
i. The event was attended by senior ministers of Telangana Government and senior officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation, DGCA, AAI and representatives from FICCI.
ii. It will witness the presence of 125 exhibitors and 35 CEOs. Apart from the conference and exhibition, other events such as Roundtables on Tourism, Cargo and Logistics and Skills and G2B and B2B meetings are scheduled. More than 300 B2B meetings are scheduled during the event.
iii. FICCI is set to launch its maiden edition of 'WINGS INDIA AWARDS' for Excellence in the aviation sector in 14 categories.
Some recent events held at Hyderabad:-
♦ 38th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology Southern Chapter held at Hyderabad in February 2018.
♦ World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2018) at HICC in February 2018.
♦ MINING TODAY-2018, an International Conference-cum-Exhibition at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad from 14-17 February, 2018.
ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB and AIIB ink joint declaration of Financial partnership
On 10th March 2018, International Solar Alliance (ISA) and African Development Bank (AfDb), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Green climate fund (GCF), and New Development Bank (NDB) signed Joint financial partnership declarations.
i. Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs and R.K. Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy were present at the occasion.
ii. The agreements are aimed to deepen their cooperation to support Renewable Energy……………………………………Click here to Read more
KVGB rolls out 'Vikas She Plus' loan scheme for women entrepreneurs
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has introduced 'Vikas She Plus', a loan scheme for women to help them with new ventures and for expanding or modifying their existing businesses.
Vikas She Plus:
i. The Vikas She Plus scheme offers loan up to a maximum of Rs 2 lakh. Repayment period for the loan is 60 months under this scheme.
ii. KVGB aims to reach out to 5,000 women entrepreneurs under the 'Vikas She Plus' scheme by the end of this financial year.
iii. KVGB has stated that, it has offered loans amounting to Rs 22 crore to nearly 2,500 women on the day the scheme was launched itself.
About Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB):
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♦ Head Office – Dharwad, Karnataka
Passport details made mandatory for loans above Rs.50 crore after PNB fraud
Passport details of borrowers obtaining loans of Rs 50 crore and above has been made mandatory to take immediate action in case of fraud and to prevent defaulters from escaping away from India.
Passport details made mandatory for loans above Rs.50 crore after PNB fraud:
i. The Passport details have been mandated for loans worth Rs 50 crore and above, to take immediate action and to inform related authorities to prevent defaulters from flying out of India.
ii. Also, for all existing loans of over Rs 50 crore, banks have been mandated to obtain passport details of borrowers within 45 days.
iii. This step has been taken as a preventive measure after Nirav Modi has been alleged to have defrauded Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 12,700 crore and has escaped from India.
About Punjab National Bank (PNB):
♦ MD & CEO – Sunil Mehta
♦ Headquarters – New Delhi
Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry
On March 10,2018 , Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu was given additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry after the resignation of Ashok Gajapathi Raju of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
i. Raju and another Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Y S Chowdary had resigned from the council of ministers
ii. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took the decision after facing relentless attacks from the opposition for "failing" to secure special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
Sitanshu Kar to be new PIB chief, set to replace Frank Noronha
All India Radio's News Services Division (NSD) director general Sitanshu Kar has been appointed as the next Director General of the Union government's publicity wing, Press Information Bureau (PIB).
i. Kar will be replacing Frank Noronha, who took charge of the PIB in 2014.
About Press Information Bureau (PIB)
♦ Press Information Bureau publicizes information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. It has nationwide network of 8 regional offices and 34 branch offices.
♦ Formed – 1919
♦ Headquarters -National Media Centre, New Delhi
Sir John Sulston, pioneering genome scientist, dies aged 75
UK's pioneering geneticist Sir John Sulston has died.He was professor and chairman of the Institute of Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester.
i. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology in 2002, along with two of his former colleagues, for work aiding the understanding of how genes control cell division and cell death in organisms.
ii. Sir John founded the Sanger Institute – then called the Sanger Centre – at Hinxton, near Cambridge.
Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Patangrao Kadam passes away
Maharashtra senior Congress leader Patangrao Kadam passed away in Lilavati hospital in Mumbai.
i. Patangrao was a powerful leader in Maharashtra politics and was known as a staunch Congressman. His son Vishwajeet Kadam is a leader of the Youth Congress wing.
ii. He founded the Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, an educational empire and also set up cooperative ginning mills and sugar mills in western Maharashtra. He was also served as chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).
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When the Hermes Expo opened in 1992 in Atlantic City, it was founded on an idea by Paul Kotrotsios that Greek Americans and Philhellenes could find business opportunities by networking with each other.
The idea took off and now, in its 27th year, the Expo has grown beyond its original mission to include not only Greek American and Philhellenic businesses, but also non-Greek businesses looking to tap into the Greek American market, Greece and the Balkans vis a vis and giving emphasis on quality Exhibitors and Visitors, thus offering a boutique Expo.
This year, they came from all sectors of the business world to have a place at the Expo. Fifty five companies showcased their products and services at 40 exhibition booths in the Arts Ballroom on April 25th in the heart of Philadelphia. Food services and hospitality firms were well represented, but so were firms and organizations in banking and finance, medicine, legal services, travel and tourism, insurance and more. The roster of sponsors at this year's Expo gives testament to that variety. They include Sigmapharm Laboratories, Merrill Lynch's Greg Nerantzis, American Network Solutions and WGL Energy Providers.
On April 26th, the Expo moved to New York, with "A Taste of Hellas: A Mediterranean Palette Trade Portal" at St. Peter's Church. The evening event, held in cooperation with the East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) and the Queens Chamber of Commerce (QCC) featured speakers on travel and tourism, importing/exporting, and included a food and wine tasting and a networking reception.
Paul Kotrotsios, Hermes Expo Founder, Greg Nerantzis, Jr., Gregory Nerantzis, Senior Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President – Merrill Lynch, Linda Kotrotsios, and Anna Sakkis of Ellinopoula.com.
"The Hermes Expo is a place where everyone can find something of interest and most of all can communicate through our extensive network," Kotrotsios said in his opening remarks.
In this digital age, the Expo offers a unique opportunity for business owners to network in person all in one room. "Our purpose here is to connect—on a personal basis, promoting your product, service or business, an opportunity that gives you the face-to-face business-to-business contact which is needed now more than ever before," Kotrotsios said.
Even those chosen to be honored at this year's Expo awards banquet, held at ESTIA's Ballroom in Philadelphia, demonstrated the Expo's wide range of information available to business owners, purchasers and distributors in attendance.
Dr. John Paitakes, author of "50 Years Working in Criminal Justice" and a frequent contributor to the Hellenic News, was one of the honorees at the banquet. The honorees were chosen for their contributions to the Greek American community and to society. Other honorees this year were Pauline Manos, Esq., and Evangelia Manos, Esq., former assistant district attorneys and now lawyers serving in the Law Department of the City of Philadelphia and community activists; Pete, Chris, John, and Peggy Koutroubas, owners of Little Pete's in Philadelphia for over 40 years; the Baltimore Greek Parade Committee and Tom Dushas, businessman, philanthropist and AHEPA Supreme Governor Region 3.
WGL Energy represented by Sal Ritorto, Business Development Manager with visitors of the Hermes Expo.
"Paul said we want to highlight other careers so he knew my background was public service, criminal justice, social services," Dr. Paitakes said. A lot of the exhibitors may be in the restaurant business, but their children may be looking at other careers, he said. "I always found pubic service to be rewarding so I'm here to spread the word."
The Philadelphia location was yet another milestone for this year's Expo. The city is an appropriate venue, considering that Philadelphia and Thessaloniki, Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding back in 2002 agreeing to promote business and trade between Greece and the United States through trade fairs and conferences.
"This Expo is an important representation of the Greek culture and a gateway between the city of Philadelphia and Greece," said Carol Brooks, manager of business services for Philadelphia, speaking at the Expo's networking luncheon. "I've been after him for many, many years to host it in the city of Philadelphia, so thank you Paul."
Bill Diamantakos, a co-partner of the Arts Ballroom, said he was happy to have the Hermes Expo. "The shows are nice," he said. They've done trade shows at the Merion, another facility the partners own in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, but this is the first one for the Arts Ballroom.
Many of the exhibitors and sponsors were pleased with the urban setting.
Visitors sampling fine Greek wines provided by Andreas Kelemidis of Oinos Wines.
Salvatore Ritorto of WGL Energy liked the location and the layout in the room. "I think this is a more central location for most folks," he said, and the room made it easier for people to get together.
"I feel like being in the city was an incentive to bring more of the vendors out," said Irene Vrentzas, with Joe Maggio Realty.Jeff Abramson of Exhibit Marketing Resources in West Chester described the city atmosphere as "very business and corporate." "Being more in the city, in an urban business environment, I think makes a big difference. I think that's something they can build upon and grow from that," he said. "Hermes Expo is definitely the place to meet the Hellenic businessmen and leaders," he continued.
Exhibitors, sponsors and visitors also gave high marks to the Expo's overall success this year.
Christina, an office manager for Yia Yia's Bakery in Rosedale, Maryland, said they were getting a good reception at the Expo, important she says, because the bakery is looking to expand its Philadelphia market.
Andreas Kelemidis, founder of Oinos Wine Imports, LLC in New York was a first-time exhibitor, trying to bring Greek wines to Pennsylvania. "From this Expo today, I've seen people hungry for Greek wines," he said. "It was a good experience to come here today. I will be here next year for sure, and by that time we will find a representative house here in PA to represent and promote our fine wines of Greece."
Visitors sampling Kettle Cuisine Soups.
Kiki Karamitopoulos Felfelis, a member of St. Demetrios Church in Upper Darby, and president of the Pan Macedonian Society in Philadelphia, has been a long-time supporter of the Expo and of the Kotrotsios family. She was checking out meat products at the Megas Yeeros booth (the original Yeero from Greece) to use at the church's festivals and at home. "The Expo's always been something to count on," she said. "We get to meet new people. We get to try new things and that's what our culture needs to grow."
"It's a delight meeting so many other fellow Greek Americans," said Greg Nerantzis, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Merrill Lynch, one of the sponsors at the Expo this year. "The diversity in the crowd is amazing, the different businesses and so forth. "It's been a pleasure being here. I've met some good friends."
Ritorto said the strong turnout surpassed his expectations. He was at the Expo to help business owners figure out ways to save on their energy costs. "I think the most important part of this Expo is being able to interact and network with the actual exhibitors," he said. "Aside from that I've had a chance to connect with current prospects, had a chance to rekindle relationships with current customers I may have not seen in some time, so it's been a very productive day.
Aphrodite Kotrotsios, publisher of the Hellenic News of America interviewing young professionals at the Hermes Expo.
Denise Glaros, a teacher at a Greek school in Bethlehem, was at the Expo demonstrating a Greek language product, Ellinopoula.com. Developed in Greece, the interactive computer program teaches Greek as a second language for children, teens and even adults. It makes learning the language fun by using graphics, themes and sounds. "It's something enjoyable which is what we want so they'll stick with it. I really wanted to be here to promote it because I believe in it," Glaros said.
Anna Sakkis, owner of Ellinopoula.com, said the Expo was a great way to introduce her company's product. "We talked to a lot of people and we took a lot of names to follow up," she said. "All the other exhibitors were friendly and willing to hear each other out." She applauded the Kotrotsios family for recognizing that everyone benefits from the success of each other, one of the principal concepts of the Hermes Expo.
Rashmere Sinha, senior counsel for Peckar & Abramson, PC, Attorneys at Law appreciated the chance to meet so many restaurateurs at the Expo. The nation-wide law firm with headquarters in New Jersey specializes in helping restaurant owners deal with legal issues they may encounter. This was the firm's first time at the Expo. "We've had very good feedback," she said. "We like the culture. We like the camaraderie. It's good. We bounce ideas off of them. They bounce ideas off of us."
Restaurant owners taking advantage of the several hospitality opportunities presented at the Hermes Expo.
Stefanos Haviaras, a pizza business owner who also dabbles in real estate, describes Expo organizer Paul Kotrotsios as the "Facebook for Greeks" because of his ability to unite the Greek American community and to bring people to each other. He remembers as a child his mother, Katina, listening to Paul on the radio. "When I was a little kid, I would come home and there would be a radio, one station on the kitchen table and it would be the Greek radio station. And who was it—Paul Kotrotsios. My mother would have that on and it would put her in a positive place," he said. "I thank her for exposing me to Paul."
Haviaras, who lives in Montgomery County, is exploring business opportunities in home healthcare and healthcare management. He's grateful that someone like Paul Kotrotsios is keeping the Greek American community together. "I'm a proud Greek American and I'm proud to know him. He keeps the restaurateurs together. He keeps the people in the medical field together. He keeps the bankers together. He is the Greek network," he said.
Business executives from various backgrounds at the Hermes Expo.
Socrates Ballas of Megas Yeeros is a regular exhibitor at the Expo. He was offering a new product, strips of Yeero meat that you can cook with a flat top grill, opening up the product to 98 percent of all food service establishments. He loves the diversity of prospects that show up at the Expo and credits Paul Kotrotsios with bringing that diversity together. "He's trying like there's no tomorrow to keep that Greek culture alive. If you look around, you can see he's doing a pretty good job of it. Hopefully in the years to come we can come up with ideas to make it (the Expo) grow even more."
"I am proud and privileged to be an honorary member of the Greek American community. This is a great celebration and I think besides visiting Greece three times already and going back I hope next year, this is a great opportunity to celebrate the heritage, the language, the food, the culture , the music, the literature , the art and history of Greek Americans and of Greece. I think too often we try and forget who we are. We try and homogenize. I try to encourage as many people as possible to honor your heritage, to make sure you become everything that is American, but never forget your roots and where you came from. This is a night to celebrate, enjoy each other's company, enjoy the food from Estia. I wish you all the best and a great and successful Expo," said former mayoral candidate of Philadelphia and Form Philadelphia DA, Honorable Lynne Abraham.
Rutgers University student Martina Kallontzi is pursuing a PhD in Material Science and wanted to get to know the Greek American community better. "It's a chance for us to find out how we can be incorporated into this community and mingle and network also. I get that this community has deep roots and the Expo is something that has been around for many years. People respect it and they count on it for networking. I think it's a chance for people who have no idea and just getting started in the United States to get to know people," she said.
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There have been many "suitors" for Kenny Gabriel this summer. He appeared in the list of Unicaja Malaga, in heavy negotiations with Olympiacos for quite some time and also linked with Maccabi Tel Aviv
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There has been no shortage of "suitors" for Kenny Gabriel this summer. He appeared in the list of Unicaja Malaga, was in heavy negotiations with Olympiacos for quite some time and also linked with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Not so long ago, Lokomotiv Kuban also emerged as a team quite invested in acquiring the American power forward. Right now, the Russian club is waiting for his answer to a quite lucrative offer, perhaps the best he currently has on his table.
In the meantime, Gabriel's focus has naturally been channeled towards the NBA. Actually, he has already received an invitation to take part in the Cleveland Cavaliers training camp, according to Eurohoops' sources. The NBA champs liked what they saw from the 27-year old player in the Las Vegas Summer League, where he averaged 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game wearing their jersey. Of course, the Cavs didn't wait for this tournament in order to discover out Gabriel's positive elements, which he has been steadily developing over the years.
Showcasing a much sought combination of sky-scraping leaping abilities (he has won Slam Dunk contests in Greece and Turkey, during the last three years in Europe) and long range shooting (31/76 three-pointers, for over 40% in last season's Euroleague and Eurocup games with Pinar Karsiyaka) that might provide solid spacing to any offense, it's not surprising that Gabriel's case looks appealing to the Cavaliers. Of course, it could also arouse the attention of more NBA teams that are looking to enrich their roster depth with someone who displays his attributes.
This is is why a sound interest might soon appear from other NBA clubs with more invitations for training camp arriving.
If Gabriel will ultimately choose to continue his career overseas, then Lokomotiv Kuban appears to have the advantage over other teams. Not only is their offer attractive enough to persuade him to move in the city of Krasnodar, one of the warmest places in Russia mind you, but it will also bring him more money than what he expects to find in the NBA right now.
Such an option has generally many merits for Gabriel indeed and not only for financial reasons. If he preserves, or perhaps even turn up the rate of improvement that has been characterizing him in recent seasons, he can hope to also see an increase in the number and quality of opportunities that will be laid in front of him during next summer's transfer market.
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Managing digital identities and access control for enterprise users and applications remains one of the greatest challenges facing computing today. An attempt to address this issue led to the proposed security paradigm called Identity and Access Management (IAM) service based on IAM standards. Current approaches such as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Central Authentication Service (CAS) and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) lack comprehensive analysis from conception to physical implementation to incorporate these solutions thereby resulting in impractical and fractured solutions. In this paper, we have implemented Identity and Access Management System (IAMSys) using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) which focuses on authentication, authorization, administration of identities and audit reporting. Its primary concern is verification of the identity of the entity and granting correct level of access for resources which are protected in either the cloud environment or on-premise systems. A phased approach methodology was used in the research where it requires any enterprise or organization willing to adopt this must carry out a careful planning and demonstrated a good understanding of the technologies involved. The results of the experimental evaluation indicated that the average rating score is 72.0 % for the participants involved in this study. This implies that the idea of IAMSys is a way to mitigating security challenges associated with authentication, authorization, data protection and accountability if properly deployed.
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Americans support free speech on college campus...most of the time
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Americans think speech should not be constrained, but 51% think offensive costumes should restricted
Americans say they want free and unfettered speech, though they would tolerate some restrictions on what can be said on campus. The latest Economist/YouGov Poll was conducted before Attorney General Jeff Sessions criticized colleges on Tuesday for attacking freedom of speech, but Americans are willing to see universities restrict speech that uses language that is intentionally offensive.
What Americans don't accept is speech interruptions on campus – and not just through violence but by shouting so that a speaker can't be heard. Democrats, liberals and conservatives agree on this, though by different margins.
In fact, Americans prioritize exposing students to all types of speech on campuses, even if that speech is biased or offensive, to providing a positive learning environment for all students at the risk of barring some types of speech. Sometimes this type of question generates a politicized response, depending on the speech that respondents think may be restricted. The most recent and most publicized college incidents involve conservative speakers who have been shouted down or have had speeches on campuses canceled. On this question Democrats and Republicans may be on different sides, but liberals and conservatives agree.
Support for freedom of speech has often been affected by what the speech is. In an August Economist/YouGov Poll, Americans were unwilling to allow speeches by neo-Nazis, members of the Ku Klux Klan or ISIS supporters. Most wanted those who favored such positions fired from teaching positions at colleges. The General Social Survey found that while support for speech has risen for some groups since the 1970's, it hasn't for others.
But at the same time, people don't want colleges and universities to be places where hurtful and offensive language is used. In fact, most of those who say colleges should protect freedom of expression also say they should be places where people do not use language that is hurtful and offensive. So Americans are willing to let colleges and universities restrict some speech. Majorities would support restrictions on the use of slurs and language intentionally offensive to some groups, as well as wearing costumes that stereotype groups. But a majority believes there should be no restrictions on the expression of political views that some may find upsetting or offensive.
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Apostles Creed 17: The Holy Catholic Church
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What we now know as the Apostles Creed descended from an earlier form of the creed, known as the Old Roman Symbol. The beginning of the creed dates from as early as the second century. We do not have any direct evidence that it was penned by any of the apostles, but it is an admirable summary of the apostolic teaching.
So as we approach the 500th anniversary of the commencement of the Protestant Reformation, it is fitting that we have now come to this phrase in the Creed — why do we, stout Protestants that we are, confess that we believe in the holy Catholic Church. Maybe in addition to being stout Protestants, we are also confused Protestants?
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the virgin, Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hades. On the third day He rose again from the dead, ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
Summary of the Text
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish" (Eph. 5:25–27).
Husbands are told to love their wives in the way that Christ loves His wife. He loved His Church, and a result of that love was that He gave Himself for her. Giving-love is not a special sort of love; giving love is love. Not only did He give Himself, He gave Himself with a particular end in view. He had the future glory of His bride in mind, loving her with the full intention that the end of the process would be altogether lovely. That ragamuffin street girl would marry the Prince of Heaven.
Now the basic truth in all this is not complicated. The Lord Jesus is a monogamist. He has one bride, and He is going to love her throughout all the course of human history, and will love her efficaciously such that every spot, wrinkle, and blemish is removed. That one bride is the holy catholic church. If you want to know where this catholic church is located, simply look for the Spirit of Christ. As Cyprian once put it, where the Spirit is, there is the church.
A Few Comments About Terms
The word catholic simply means universal. In fact some of you may have been in churches that, when they said the Creed, footnoted this word to make sure you knew that. "Yes, we are a catholic church, but not catholic catholic."
Our modern use of Protestant and Catholic is somewhat misleading. When the controversy that resulted in the Reformation began, there were two parties to the conflict. There was the papal party and there was the reforming party, both functioning within the Church. Without injustice, we may think of the terms this way. There was the Roman Catholic faction and there was the Protesting Catholic faction. Both claimed to be representing the one, true, catholic and apostolic faith. Both still claim that. But think for a moment. Roman Catholic is oxymoronic—Rome is a city in Italy and catholic means universal.
But Are Protestants Negative?
It would be easy to think that Protestants are defined by what they are against. We hear the word protest in Protestant, loud and clear. But it would be better to link it to another way of breaking the word down—think of pro-testimony. This is a confession of what we believe—and to the extent we are against something, it is merely that we are against the renewal of lunatic persecutions on the basis of faith. This was the origin of the term Protestant (at the second Diet of Speyer). They weren't picketing; they were testifying.
The Church through History
But what would you say if an intelligent Roman Catholic asked you this (quite reasonable) question? "Where was your church before the Reformation?" There are two faithful Protestant ways to answer this question, and both have a great deal of merit. The baptistic answer points to what is called the "trail of blood." "Where were we before the Reformation? Hiding from you guys, mostly. In mountainous valleys, caves, and deep forests." The other answer comes from what are called the magisterial Protestants, and it runs like this: "Well, where was your face before you washed it?"
What we do not want to do is pretend that our church came into existence in 1517 in Germany, or in 1799 on the Kentucky frontier. We are not restorationists. If your church cannot be traced back to the faith and martyrdom of Abel, then it is far too young. For those who want to argue on the basis of antiquity alone, they need to remember that Cain was older.
But in the meantime, we should not feel ashamed to own, as our brothers in Christ, men like Boniface, Chrysostom, Augustine, or Anselm. The entire history of redemption belongs to us, and this includes the declensions as well as the reformations and revivals.
Defined by Word and Sacrament
We believe that the gospel is prior to the church, and is the foundation for it. We believe that the gospel is prior to apostles, bishops, pastors, evangelists, not to mention mountebanks and frauds. "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed" (Gal. 1:8). The Church is the plant that grows from the seed, and the seed is the gospel. "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (1 Pet. 1:23). Wherever the gospel comes, life follows after it. And when life follows, and you have two or three born again by the Spirit of God, there you have the church. If you had five infidels washed up on a desert island, and a Bible with them, could they repent and start worshiping God? Absolutely.
The Boundaries of True Faith
John Calvin taught that when you want to recognize someone, you look at their face. You don't try to define where a man "leaves off" by trying to calculate the precise end of his tie, or the tips of his shoelaces.
You can say confidently that all of Nebraska is in the United States. And you shouldn't be worried about which atoms of ocean water are in our territorial waters and which ones are outside. That's not how you tell where the United States might be.
Taking it a step further, when you want to find the true church, look for Jesus. Where is He honored and worshiped? Where is He proclaimed? Where is His bread broken, and His wine poured? Look for Jesus and you will find His bride. That is because He never leaves her side.
The Apostles Creed 21: And the Life Everlasting. Amen.
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How To Protect Your RV Tire Using RV Tire Cover
Which adjusts to your tire easily and run on the road equally. Elements used in the best RV tire covers can protect your tire from dangerous chemicals and heavy exposure of water to it is tested.
Blowouts in the middle of a drive-through in your RV can cause serious injuries. The number of such accidents is countless and the main reason behind it in most cases was a worn out wheel.
Question Concerning RV tire Cover
How these tire cover protect the tires from excessive heat or from UV rays?
Reply: RV tire covers have special features from other ordinary covers that it can block enough amount of heat that can damage a tire.
How the color of tire cover varies in usage?
Reply: White covers reflect the heat ray on the other hand black absorbs heat. It's not a big issue but for long-lasting usage, you can use white covers for your vehicle.
How to get protection from water or chemicals of on-road and off-road?
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Many think this happens because there was some debris in the road that punctured the wheel or the air pressure wasn't adequate enough.
They fail to realize that wheels generally those made of rubber tend to wear out. And since most wheels are the rubber-based this is a common scenario. Why the wheels get worn out in the first place is a major concern here.
And there is only one logical explanation for this. That is the wheels weren't properly protected when they were sitting ducks in the garage or lawn. The number of anomalies that can damage the wheel is countless.
But the utmost basic reasons are getting too much exposure to UV light. After a long period of heavy exposure to UV light, the materials the wheel is making of start to deteriorate. This, in turn, makes the wheel lose its inherited strength, flexibility and dexterity.
Another reason for wheels getting damaged is due to heavy exposure to water, humidity or moisture. Some chemicals in the wheels compound react aggressively to oxygen and other chemicals; getting oxidized. Though, this is not true for all wheels.
Some small animals like rats, mice, and weasels may also scratch or bite the wheel further damaging it in hopes of making their home. Even insects tend to damage the wheels. Chemicals in the soil or the solid concrete ground are also liable for such ravage.
In such case, the only reliable option will be to protect your RV wheel with an RV tire cover.
RV tire covers are not the same as RV covers. They are creating a slightly different material that gives extra protection against UV light and other materials and pests.
They are constructing with UV protective layers that are strong enough to guard against the most extreme of radiation. Not only just UV rays they will protect your tires against almost anything, even extreme heat and moisture.
Then again if you are going to park your RV somewhere when you are at the home or out on a vacation it's crucial you cover the wheels. In case you didn't know a recent study has shown that wheels that not protect by covers tend to wear out 4 times faster than those that do get the cover-up.
So by now, you have a clear understanding of how much it is important for your RV wheels to get the cover-up. Now the only thing that's remaining is for you to choose the appropriate cover that will work best for your convenience.
You don't need to worry about the size as the manufacturer of the wheel will provide a size chart for you. All you have to do is measure your wheel size with a measuring tape. Keep close attention to the diameter of the wheel along with its width.
The types these cover come in are in many forms. Some are making to cover one wheel while others may cover multiple wheels at once. Some are even making for spare tires.
Keeping your tires protected from the harsh heat and UV rays will let your wheels survive for years to come even if it's not in use. The special characteristics of RV tire covers are that they block a lot of heat and UV rays that penetrate the surface. You would e shocked if you could see the results.
While buying covers remember colors play a vital part too. Black cover absorbs heat while white reflects them back. This is why you will see many people using white tire covers.
You should also keep a close eye on how the cover works. Some are really easy to put in and some are not. Some have plastic borders that are hard to stretch for the first time. And there are those that are really easy to cover up as they come in a light tin fabric that is tuck in place using strings.
Most wheel covers are making of durable vinyl material. This makes them very sturdy and strong. Such material is quite easy to clean as well.
They are waterproof, moisture-proof and airtight. These characteristics provide astounding protection in the rainy autumn season. The inside of these covers has softer materials to soothe the wheels.
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Oswald Avery was an amazing scientist who was instrumental in our understanding of DNA. Learn more about this incredible sexagenarian's work in the 1940s.
Let's transport ourselves to the 1930s for a moment. The Wall Street Crash has just happened, the planet Pluto has recently been discovered, and Adolf Hitler has become chancellor of Germany. In biology, there is intense interest in the structure and function of cells, and bacteria have become the model organism of choice to perform these studies. The nature of hereditary cellular material was one of the most fascinating questions of the time. Can you imagine a time when people didn't know that DNA contained our hereditary information?
Around this same time, the |. He had two strains (types) of bacteria: a virulent strain, that would cause pneumonia and death in mice, and a non-virulent strain, which didn't make mice sick. Griffith discovered that when the non-virulent bacteria were mixed with parts of virulent bacteria, the non-virulent strain suddenly became virulent. This was incredible because it meant that the bacteria were now expressing characteristics that they didn't have before. This is analogous to you spending time with a friend and having your hair change color to match theirs!
How could this be possible? Griffith proposed that one bacteria was injecting a transforming principle, a fancy term for an unknown molecule or compound, into the other bacteria and thus changing their nature. This transforming principle might be the hereditary material that they had all been looking for! But what was the chemical nature of this transforming principle? Now, researchers had a good experimental model to look deeply into this question.
Oswald Avery was an American scientist who made several important contributions to the fields of bacteriology, immunology, and molecular biology. He was extremely productive and hard-working his whole life, and his most important scientific discovery didn't occur till he was more than sixty years old! In 1944, together with Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty, Dr. Avery conducted a series of elegant experiments that showed that DNA (and not protein, the top candidate at the time) was the molecule responsible for bacterial transformation and thus the molecule of heredity.
So, how did these three great scientists prove that DNA was the transforming principle? Well, think about what they wanted to find out. They knew that something in the virulent bacteria could act on the non-virulent bacteria and make it virulent. But how could they identify exactly which component of the virulent bacteria was responsible for this? Bacteria contain lipids, proteins, sugars, nitrogenous bases, organelles… Which one of these is the transforming principle?
So this is how they went about it: Imagine that you have an allergy to a component in your favorite salad, but you don't know what it is. Then, you go ahead and make the salad without one component and see if it causes a reaction. If it does, then you know that the component you removed was not the one responsible for the allergy. If it doesn't, then you know that the component that you were allergic to is the one that you removed.
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty used this exact same logic in their experiments. As we go through the process, we'll call the virulent bacteria the S strain, as these bacteria had smooth walls, and the non-virulent bacteria the R strain, as these had rough walls.
They took a mixture of the S-strain bacteria and broke the cells up and then separated the mixture into different tubes. (This is you making many salads that all have identical components).
When they analyzed their results they saw that the only group of mice that had survived was the one injected with the R-strain bacteria that had been exposed to the DNAse treated mixture. DNAse degrades DNA while leaving all other chemical components intact.
DNA is the transforming principle!
Since 1928, scientists knew that there was a chemical compound in bacteria that could transform one kind of bacteria into another thanks to the Griffith experiments. This chemical compound was called the transforming principle, but its chemical nature was unknown. Through their experiments, Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty were able to identify that the transforming principle was DNA. This experiment set the stage for the subsequent experiments by DNA researchers.


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3D Juggling 645: Buttons
Claire writes: "Two days in a row, people have said to me 'Help me see the wood for the trees'. It's a tricky one when the detail of what's going on in the here and now makes it hard to see what else is going on.
All of us live and work in systems. John Donne's 'No man is an island' is as true at work as it is in families and for people living alone. So how do we see the wood for the trees? When we are training people to think about systems in one to one conversations, we encourage them to take a pile of buttons and use those to move around and depict the different systems they are in. It can be remarkably useful. If you carry out review conversations with others, getting them to use buttons to take an overview of their work can often help them to notice new and different things. Anything that helps us take a different perspective."
Filed Under: ICF 08 Creating Awareness, working with people
3D Juggling 560: Engagement
February 10, 2012 By Claire Pedrick
Claire writes: "If you are involved in any kind of training, you'll know the energy that comes from an engaged group. You will also have an opinion about happy sheets and evaluations and ongoing learning.
We notice that there is always a dilemma about the balance between a performance that people will rate and learning that will transform. We also notice that, too often, the trainer takes responsibility for making the event work! Transformation comes when the responsibility is shared – even if the delegates may need to work harder!
Some questions we like are:
What needs to be different by the end of the day so that you go home and say it was a valuable use of your time?
What do we need to do to make sure that happens?
How will you know you've got what you need?
We write them up – and then at half time, we do it again – asking them to tick off if they have already got what they need – and amend the contract if we need to deliver different material or material in a different way.
Sharing responsibility appropriately in the training room can also mean that responsibility is shared more appropriately back at work. Think about it…"
3D Juggling 541: Who do you schmooze?
September 25, 2011 By Claire Pedrick
Jane writes: 'You've identified all your stakeholders – all those people, volunteers and organisations that have an interest in your service, product, operations, impact, turnover/profit etc. How do you know what sort of attention to give each of them? Do you spend more time and effort with the ones who show most interest in what you're doing, or those that provide you with most income? Do you forget about the ones have been quiet for the last six months, or those that you are confident are supportive of your plans?
Tricky decisions, and there's no right answer. There are some general principles that you can follow though. Don't ignore any of them. Don't assume that because they are not showing much interest now that they won't pop up and exert some influence later. The best laid plans can be scuppered by a stakeholder whose interest wasn't understood.
Understanding the differing degrees of interest and influence associated with stakeholders will help you to plan how to keep them involved; through keeping them informed, consulting with and involving them, maybe encouraging them to enthuse about what you're doing to others.
Who do you need to schmooze?
We were recently talking to a former CEO of some houselhold name brands. He recommends the Balanced Scorecard as an approach to managing stakeholders.
Filed Under: leadership, working with people
3D Juggling 499: Who comes first?
Jane writes: "It's been another week of cuts and we still haven't reached the Spending Review in the UK. There is an increasingly limited amount of funding available to support any kind of coaching and training in organisations. How can limited resources be used to have maximum impact on organisational effectiveness?
Customers and volunteers respond to many things, including products, prices, location, and advertising. They also respond to their experience of people. Maya Angelou, an American poet, said "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
One way of increasing effectiveness is to reduce the amount of time spent in responding to complaints and concerns raised by customers, volunteers and other stakeholders. Feedback from customers, whether they are collecting mail from a Royal Mail delivery office, receiving treatment at a hospital, or trying to return a faulty item to a store, is often related to the attitude and behaviour of staff. And the attitude and behaviour staff is likely to be influenced by the way that they are treated by their managers and colleagues.
From my experience of working in organisations I formed the view that the people who really need to be put first are employees and volunteers. If you get it right for them they will get it right for your customers.
It can take a long time to develop loyalty in a customer or volunteer – and just seconds to lose it. How do your employees, colleagues, or volunteers make customers/clients/visitors feel? Do they know? Are they interested? They should be."
Talk to us about how we can help you to develop a culture where staff feel valued, engaged and empowered, and where customers experience positive attitudes and behaviours.
See People Management from 12 August 2010 to read how an IT company with 60,000 staff implemented a management approach that put employees first and customers second. It achieved dramatic improvements in performance underpinned by a 70% increase in employee satisfaction. During a recession.
(c) 2010 3D Coaching Ltd
3D Juggling 404: A New World
Claire writes: 'Whatever your politics, there is no doubt that the election of Barack Obama is a significant step in world history. More than 40 years after America changed its civil rights legislation, America will have a black president and that equality will be played out in the Oval Office.
I am reminded of the line in George Orwell's Animal Farm: 'All animals are equal and some are more equal than others.' It's taking a while for reality to catch up with legislation. Like nations, organisations have their own values which are often displayed proudly on their websites and in corporate communications. Are those values always demonstrated in the way employees are treated? Or do behaviours to and between staff need to catch up with the way that the organisation behaves to customers and stakeholders? What's happening where you work?'
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to someone who you know who watched the US election!
3D Juggling 387: Saving the Collective Story
July 3, 2008 By Claire Pedrick
Claire writes: "Last week, Jeremy talked about the power of stories. At a recent IOD Breakfast, Martin Bell spoke compellingly about the shift in the UK governments attitude to war since (at that time) no members of the cabinet have been in active service. He pointed out that the government has lost the collective story that is important in them making informed decisions on behalf of the country.
How do we retain the story? By retelling it and by experiencing it. The Jewish people retell the story through the sabbath meal. Christians retell the story through the eucharist. How do organisations retell the story?
Experiencing a story gives its own insights. I have never been truly poor, but having lived amongst the poor in a rural African village, my understanding of the issues facing the poor has been changed forever. I carry their story with me. Tesco require their managers to work on the shop floor from time to time to experience the stories of both customers and the workers on the shop floor.
The collective story is important. How do you keep it alive as it develops into the future – in your work and in your family?"
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to your colleagues.
3D Juggling 383: Taking all of you to work
June 6, 2008 By Claire Pedrick
Thanks to those of you on LinkedIn who took the time to answer our question: What are the benefits of faith in the workplace? We received loads of responses from those of different faiths and none. We also discovered that if you ask a question on LinkedIn it goes way beyond your own contacts list!
'Claire writes: Stonewall say – People perform better when they can be themselves.
People work more effectively when they can bring themselves to work. No employer in their right mind would ask their employees to leave their brain outside! So it's interesting that there can be mixed reactions to people bringing their spirituality or faith to work. Of course we are all primarily employed to do a good job, but there can be huge added value in allowing people to acknowledge their spiritual side at work – whether or not it is connected to faith.
A fellow coach responded to my question by saying: Anyone can experience peace, unconditional love, forgiveness and experience the joy of the present moment regardless of faith, creed, religion, race … perhaps we just need spiritual intelligence.
In fact, Ian Mitroff did some research in the US which he wrote up in his book 'Spiritual Audit of Corporate America'which discovered that companies that acknowledged spiritual values and aligned them with corporate goals outperformed those who did not.
Are you expecting people to bring all of themselves to work?'
Love this? Do us a favour and send it to five people. Who thinks like you? You could send it to people you saw this weekend.


Want to know what your friends are doing tonight? Do you all have cell phones?
No, you don't need to call them! Just get them to all sign up on Foursquare, download the client to their phone, and then check in whenever they go somewhere. Foursquare works all over the world, and the user base is truly global; hotspots in the US include New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Portland, and Raleigh, NC. Traveling across the country and the world with Foursquare might make your trip more interesting.
If you have a phone without a browser, you can check in using SMS text messages if you're in the US: check-in by sending messages to 50500 (like this: @ Ace Bar ! enjoying happy hour).
When you check in, Foursquare will tell your friends where they can find you and recommend places to go and things to do nearby. People check in at all kind of places – cafes, bars, restaurants, parks, homes, and offices. Your check ins can show up on your Facebook page, your Twitter feed, or just on the Foursquare website; your friends will be able to see your check ins in the Foursquare application or on the website.
Foursquare will keep track of the things you've done, help you create To-Do lists and even suggest new experiences to seek out. There's even a little friendly competition… I'm currently #5 on the leaderboard (Julia Z.).
As you can see from the badges illustrated here, there are many different badges that are unlocked by various check ins and combinations of check ins. Some of the badges were created by users and are pretty edgy, like the super-controversial "douchebag" badge. Fortunately, Foursquare is well aware of its growing pains and there's a vibrant user forum where staffers, long-term participants, n00bs, and all other users can hash it out… here's one of the discussions about the "douchebag" tag and how offensive many users find it, and another one, and another one.
As you check in around the city, you'll start finding tips that other users have left behind. After checking in at a restaurant, it's not uncommon to unlock a tip suggesting the best thing on the menu. Checking in at a bar will often offer advice on what your next stop should be. Every tip you create is discoverable by other users just by checking in.
You can check your Foursquare stats and history on the website; this is really helpful when you can't remember the name of a place you visited last week.
Become the mayor! Unlock some freebies!
We all have our local hangouts and Foursquare keeps tabs on who's the most loyal of all the regulars. If you've been to a place more than anyone else, you'll become "the mayor"… until someone else comes along and steals your title.
It may sound a little silly until you see the list of places that are offering freebies to Foursquare mayors – free coffees, free ice cream, free hotel stays – it pays to be a Foursquare user and check in whenever you go! Many venues also offer freebies or discounts to any Foursquare user that checks in to their store or restaurant, and Foursquare will alert you whenever you're checking in to one of those places so you never miss out.
If you want to make new friends on Foursquare, you can start with me! Have fun!


For more than a century, Gentex Corporation has been a leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions. We've achieved this, in part, by creating an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive, and where customer performance and safety are paramount. Guiding us in our efforts are our core values, which focus on behaviors and actions that help us meet our commitments to our customers, partners, employees, and the communities that we work and live in.
Our core values are our guiding force. Everyone at Gentex Corporation is dedicated to living these values and applying them in all that we do to achieve our mission of making a positive difference in the lives of global defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel by delivering innovative personal protection and situational awareness solutions with passion and integrity.
At Gentex Corporation, we're committed to conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards, treating all of our stakeholders with dignity and supporting their personal well-being.
Our first responsibility is to our customers—defense forces, emergency responders, industrial personnel, and all others who use our products and services. Lives depend on us. Every product we produce must be of the highest level of quality and performance.
We're responsible for collaborating with our partners and suppliers in ways that create solutions with competitive advantages that benefit our customers and all parties. We do this through consistently delivering superior solutions.
We're responsible for hiring great people, providing them opportunity for development and advancement, and expecting the highest caliber of behaviors and performance from them.
We're responsible for being good citizens and stewards within the communities and environments in which we live and work.


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HGSS, 8, 1–7, 2017
Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 8, 1–7, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-8-1-2017
Review article | 04 Jan 2017
Julius Elster and Hans Geitel – Dioscuri of physics and pioneer investigators in atmospheric electricity
Rudolf G. A. Fricke and Kristian Schlegel Rudolf G. A. Fricke and Kristian Schlegel Rudolf G. A. Fricke and Kristian Schlegel
Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Correspondence: Kristian Schlegel (kristian.schlegel@copernicus.org)
Received: 11 Nov 2016 – Revised: 08 Dec 2016 – Accepted: 12 Dec 2016 – Published: 04 Jan 2017
Abstract. Julius Elster and Hans Geitel contributed to the physics at the turn of the 19–20th century in many ways. We first summarize the life of these exceptional scientists. Then – owing to the topic of this journal – we focus on their atmospheric electricity research. With their experiments, careful evaluations and ingenious interpretation, Elster and Geitel made important contributions to precipitation electricity, the influence of solar radiation on the electric state of the atmosphere, the nature of charge carriers and the ionization of air by radioactivity. They proved their experimental skills by inventing new instruments with unprecedented accuracy and reliability. A very modern concept was their attitude to undertake long-term measurements at various locations. A section on their recognition in the physics community and their scientific distinctions concludes the paper.
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How to cite. Fricke, R. G. A. and Schlegel, K.: Julius Elster and Hans Geitel – Dioscuri of physics and pioneer investigators in atmospheric electricity, Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 8, 1–7, https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-8-1-2017, 2017.
Between 1880 and 1910 Elster and Geitel made important contributions to atmospheric electricity, in particular to precipitation electricity, the influence of solar radiation on the electric state of the atmosphere, the nature of charge carriers, and the ionization of air by radioactivity. They invented new instruments with unprecedented accuracy and reliability. A very modern concept was their attitude to undertake long-term measurements at various locations.
Between 1880 and 1910 Elster and Geitel made important contributions to atmospheric electricity,...