Used for 11 months / ~3500 miles.
I had it installed on the N/S but I believe they are not sided.
The garage incorrectly diagnosed my noise as a CV joint, so I bought a new one and installed. Turned out swapping didn't fix anything and it was a tracking issue, hence having this great condition unit to sell.
If you're looking you probably know that the 2.8 Auto only has the original part available, and you have to buy the full driveshaft, CV joints don't come separate - and it comes in at a mighty £530.
Or you can collect from NW London / Lincolnshire (Grantham Area) / I'm in Devon Easter weekend.


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Posted on 11 Jul 2012 by The Manufacturer
Tim Kibble, site manager at ZF Lemforder UK in Darlaston explains why and how his company is supporting the Black Country UTC.
ZF Lemforder UK, part of the German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen, is a growing engineering company in the West Midlands. Around three hundred people at the Darlaston site produce automotive chassis components, for use in the UK and abroad. While the business did reduce its headcount in 2008 through the tough economic conditions, it has recently won new business which will realise significant growth.
ZF has supported the Black Country UTC through its establishment and opening in September 2011. This has been driven by a number of factors.
The average age of the workforce at Darlaston is 45 and there are a number of areas where up-skilling and re-skilling will be necessary to support growth. In addition, the company has been struggling to recruit skilled engineers locally and with significant growth plans in the future, this problem becomes more acute.
"Why do we need UTC's," said the head teacher. "We don't have any engineering left in this country, do we?" This is why the UTC concept is so important" Tim Kibble, Site Manager at ZF Lemforder UK
Along with these pressures, the local area is experiencing a renaissance in engineering activity, particularly in aerospace and automotive. The opening of the new JLR engine plant, plans for which were recently announced, will reaffirm this and will mean more organisations are fighting for a diminishing engineering resource pool.
To try and combat this ZF have been investing in recruitment campaigns and apprenticeships. But surprisingly we have experienced little interest from young people in relation to either of these opportunities to join the company.
Some employer's would say this is as a result of poor teaching and careers information about engineering in secondary schools and a comment made by one secondary school head teacher during a visit to the Black Country UTC proved that this is sadly so – at least in some cases. "Why do we need UTC's," said the head teacher. "We don't have any engineering left in this country, do we?" This is why the UTC concept is so important.
The relationship between ZF and the UTC came through some determined work by Gordon Mills, UTC director of business engagement, early in 2011. He initially contacted us and sold the concept as a solution to some of our above issues.
Soon afterwards, ZF got involved in the design of the manufacturing CNC module now being taught at the college. We tried to make the study as relevant as possible, with modern CNC manufacturing methods and techniques. Getting involved in the design of this module early on meant that our HR manager was even able to be part of the interview panel which selected specialist teachers.
Moving into the summer of 2011, we were able to support the machine specification process for the module. When the equipment arrived, our engineering team and Kennametal (one of our suppliers) supported machine set up alongside college staff. Kennametal supplied the tooling free along with the time of their engineer. In addition, ZF have been able to provide additional tooling and raw materials in readiness for the students to produce their first parts.
Another project we have helped with is the Greenpower competition in which the school is participating. ZF has sponsored one of the electric racing cars competing for the college in this nationwide contest. The car recently raced at Silverstone and we were able to offer work experience placements to students in the run up, helping them to prepare.
Our support in both of the above areas has helped the college ensure that it is building relevant, factory-ready skills for students as well as helping in the continuous professional development of college staff through exposing them to modern tooling and techniques and real world commercial concerns.
This relationship with the UTC is still developing but is regarded by both parties as mutually beneficial. We are looking forward to taking three engineering apprentices from the college into ZF Lemforder UK this September and can be fully confident that they will be enthusiastic learners with a strong manufacturing and engineering skills base already in place.

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Smoky, low-sodium, oven-roasted tomatoes stand in for jarred sauce, and fresh mozzarella adds a cheesy finish to portion-perfect Chicken Parmesan with Oven-Roasted Tomato Sauce.
Combine tomatoes and 1 tablespoon oil; toss. Arrange tomato mixture on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until browned.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; cook 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, stock, wine, thyme, salt, and pepper; cook 4 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates.
Place panko in a large skillet; cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently.
Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally to form 4 cutlets. Combine mayonnaise, half of Parmesan cheese, and milk in a bowl. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly over both sides of cutlets. Combine panko, garlic powder, and remaining half of Parmesan cheese in another dish. Dredge cutlets in panko mixture.
Place cutlets on a wire rack coated with cooking spray. Place rack on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until chicken is done.
Top each cutlet with 2 tablespoons tomato mixture; top tomato mixture evenly with mozzarella cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Sprinkle with basil, and serve with remaining tomato mixture.
Husband loved it! Tasty, but not overwhelming or heavy! Will make on a regular basis for sure!!!
We really liked this but thought the sauce a bit bland. Will roast the tomatoes longer and add whole garlic cloves and some peppers next time, as well as a few more herbs at the end.
This does have a lot of steps but it is worth everyone of them! I do not have wire racks so I used a broiler pan and they turned out just fine.
This is an amazing meal and the entire family loved it. I could not find whole wheat panko, so just substituted regular panko. It is definitely a dish better suited to the weekend - not that it is difficult, just that there are many steps and lots of dishes. But it is worth it. I served it with extra thin spaghetti noodles tossed with some garlic butter and a tossed green salad. Very filling. Everyone practically licked the plates.
This was a great lighter and fresher take on a usually very heavy dish. It was really good! We'll definitely make this again, but next time, I think I'll make the tomatoes a little more in advance to cut down on prep time.
This was absolutely delicious! I will definitely be making this again!
This was really tasty, but too involved for a weeknight dinner....too many pans and steps. In the future, I would split the steps so that at dinner time, all there is to do is bake the chicken then top and broil it. I couldn't find whole-wheat panko, used Italian-style regular.
This was very easy to make and tasted great.
This was... SO... Good. The sauce was so different and tasty. I loved it.


The HG Sports Turf affiliation with the MCG stretches back to 1998. Since this time HG Sports Turf have become the official turf supply partner of the MCG. In 2014 the hallowed turf was due for a scheduled replacement and HG Sports Turf were once again appointed to complete the works using their patented product Eclipse Stabilised Turf.
Works commenced immediately after the 2014 Grand Final that saw Hawthorn defeat Sydney Swans in a pulsating game. Not long after the stadium had emptied, HG Sports Turf were mobilising a fleet of machinery to tackle the project. After 12 months of meticulous planning, and with a window of only 3 weeks to completed the project, works commenced.
The scope of works including stripping, stockpiling and removal of the existing playing surface down to approx. 100mm. This amounted to 2000cu of material removed off site. In order to meet MCG's environmental responsibilities the spoil material was removed and reused at a local motor cross track where the material was used to create spectator mounds and jumps rather than being sent to landfill.
The next stage in the process saw the importation of approx. 800cu of USGA sand to match the existing profile and ensure that the field matched the original reconstructed design levels. The sand was placed and laser graded to achieve the finished result which is a flat grade across the surface except for 10m from the boundary which has a 0.5% fall to the outer perimeter.
Further to the reconstruction of the playing surface a new synthetic boundary was t constructed around the playing surface. HG Sports Turf installed their, AFL Approved, Desso iDNAx 40mm synthetic system with shockpad and performance infill.
With the sand placement completed and lasered to a fine tolerance, amendments were added to the profile prior to the installation of the Eclipse Stabilised Turf.
by the team. On completion of each day the portion laid was checked and approved before handing back to the MCG grounds staff for maintenance.
The new surface was independently tested by LaboSport using their ScorePlay testing model and proved an excellent result was achieved.


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OQEMA announces the Acquisition ...
OQEMA announces the Acquisition of EVS in Italy
German Distribution Group expands in Southern Europe
Chemicals distributor OQEMA AG (Mönchengladbach, Germany) has announced the acquistion of Elettrochimica Valle Staffora S.p.A. ["EVS"] (Assago (MI) – Italy) effective 01. April 2019 for an undisclosed sum. The annual turnover of the company is close to EUR 60 mn and the company has approx. 50 employees. Former second generation owner Olindo Deserti will continue to be part of the company's executive management team, OQUEMA said in a statement.
Established in 1930 as a producer of Sodium Hypochlorite, EVS today covers full range of organic and inorganic industrial chemicals well as certain specialities for the following industries: Industrial, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics, Water Treatment, Rubber and Resins. It operates from a warehouse / tankfarm location (ca. 44'000 m2 of which ca. 9'000 m2 are covered, as ample land reserves) in Rivanazzano Terme (PV), located strategically between the commercial centers of Milano and Genova. The head office is located in Assago, just south of Milano.
No financial details were disclosed on the transaction.
Source: OQEMA website, EVS website
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Brenntag SE included in German Benchmark Index DAX6 September 2021
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The court has yet to rule on the ex-Trump official's parallel bid to dismiss criminal charges.
A federal judge in Washington has thrown out a civil lawsuit President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, filed challenging the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Mueller is pursuing criminal cases against Manafort in two different federal courts and Manafort's suit initially asked that all all the charges in at least one of those cases be thrown out. However, the veteran political consultant and former Trump campaign official later dropped that part of his suit and appeared to focus on blocking any further investigation or prosecution by Mueller.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman ruled Friday that Manafort's request for an injunction against additional charges from Mueller should be denied, in part because it was too speculative.
"The fact that Manafort has narrowed his approach to only focus on future investigative steps by the Special Counsel does not cure the problem with his civil complaint," Jackson wrote, suggesting indications are that potential new charges against Manafort are too remote.
"It does not appear that he has identified any harm that is actual or imminent, and not hypothetical," the judge wrote in her 24-page opinion. "Since it is not clear at this point what actions, if any, the Special Counsel will take with respect to Manafort, and whether those future actions will be subject to attack for the same reasons set forth in the complaint, prudential considerations weigh against hearing an action to prohibit them now."
Jackson noted that Manafort has also filed a similar motion in the criminal case she is overseeing, arguing that the order Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued last May appointing Mueller was overbroad and that Mueller has exceeded even that capacious mandate.
"Because Manafort is currently a defendant in a pending criminal case before the Court, he has been granted the opportunity to bring a motion challenging his prosecution, and he has already exercised that right by filing a motion advancing the very concerns set forth in the instant complaint," the judge wrote. "If the Court grants Manafort's motion to dismiss the indictment in the criminal case on the grounds that the Appointment Order exceeded the Acting Attorney General's authority, Manafort will have achieved the primary objective of this lawsuit: the issuance of an order to that effect.......His concerns regarding the Special Counsel's investigation will be taken up in the criminal case."
The criminal indictment pending before Jackson in Washington charges Manafort with money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent in connection with his work for Ukraine. Another case filed in Alexandria, Virginia, charges him with tax evasion, bank fraud and failure to report overseas bank accounts. The 69-year-old Manafort could potentially spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted in either case.
Prosecutors also indicated in a court filing earlier this month that they are investigating at least one other matter related to Manafort that is not part of the pending charges.
Last week, Jackson held a hearing on Manafort's bid to dismiss the Washington case. She said she saw some merit in at least one of the arguments put forward by Manafort's defense that Rosenstein's order appointing Mueller was more open-ended than Justice Department regulations permit. However, those rules specifically say that they can't be enforced by parties outside the government.
Jackson made no ruling at the hearing, but she seemed skeptical about allowing a criminal defendant to challenge alleged violations of Justice Department policies.
Spokespeople for Manafort and Mueller's office, respectively, had no immediate comment on the judge's decision throwing out the civil suit. Jackson has entered a gag order limiting public comments about the criminal case by those involved.


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Our electrical appointment was back on the 22nd and 23rd of May and we had to travel from Toowoomba to the Gold Coast for the appointments so it's a little hard to remember what we did but I won't forget the cost in a hurry! I knew it wouldn't be cheap going by other blogs but I was still hoping for it to go better (cheaper) than it did.
The guy doing our appointment was at times a little pushy on things and it was my least favourite part of the building process so far. I think overall we went about $2000 over what we were hoping and we deviated from what we had prior planned that we wanted. My advice is to stick to what you planned and don't be swayed from it if you really want to stick to your budget.
It looks a little dodgy as my husband drew it up but you get the idea.
After deciding we would do all our down lights after handover we ultimately ended up with LED down lighting provided through M in all of the living areas and outdoor areas. This was not what we were planning to do but now I am glad it will be done and not another item to add to the long list of what needs to be done after handover, with no worries of tradies leaving damage. When we actually looked into a little more later on we didn't feel we would have saved that much by getting it done afterwards. They are energy efficient and under a great warranty. We also opted to go with white as we didn't want to see silver round dots all over the ceilings, this way they are much less noticeable and silver was probably a little too modern.
We ended up with 40 of these.
There will be fans in the family, rumpus, outdoor and bedrooms but these will be done after handover so there will just be battens till then. These too will be white. This he tried to push for us to buy through M and didn't even really ask just assumed we would be purchasing through them and went ahead and started adding them to the price until I put my foot down.
We need to buy pendants or ceiling lights for the kids activity room, dining, entrance, sitting room and bathrooms and also three for over the kitchen island bench. We were also offered their range of pendants but I didn't even bother looking as the couple I saw were way too modern.
We got a few extra double power points and tv and telephone points added but looking at the plan now I am wondering what we were thinking about some of the placement of these things. I don't think we really planned well enough for this and I will admit we sat up the whole night right through til the morning talking about it just before the trip to the Gold Coast for our appointments and we still messed it up a bit. Sort of like a last minute all night study cramming session.
Really so much of this build is a little bit of a crazy mess lol! It's going to be quite a stressful adventure.
So far I have only purchased one pendant light but it is my most favourite thing I own at the moment and will be coming with me if we ever sell. It deserves it's own little post ;) Not sure where it will go yet. The only other item I know I definitely want is an outdoor fan like this.
Finding it hard to find anything I really like. Will keep looking and update if I purchase anything.
* I should add we were unable to get downlights added to the under side of our overhead cabinets. The only ones they had were the triangle shaped silver downlights that sit outside of the cabinets, can't understand why they don't provide the other less obtrusive lights.


The Writers Guild of Canada Independent Production Agreement states that at least 15 days prior to the first scheduled day of principal photography or, in the case of a Documentary, on recording of the final narration or at the fine cut if there is no narration recording, the Producer shall deliver concurrently to the WGC and all Writers, Story Editors and Story Consultants who have been engaged on the project, a draft of the intended writing credits.
Please complete thefollowing and submit copies to all concerned. If within 14 days of the date of dispatch of this notice (7 days in the case of a Series), no objection is received by the Producer and the Guild from any Writer, the writing and subsidiary writing credits set out in this notice shall become final and binding on all parties.
The title card with the Writer's credit shall appear next to the title card with the credit to the individual Producer(s), when the Producer(s) credit is next to the Director's; in all other cases, the card with the Writer's credit shall appear next to the card with the Director's credit.
Please copy this form to all writers who have been engaged on the project.


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Tronox has completed the acquisition of Cristal's titanium dioxide business in North America by Cristal on May 1, 2019, will be stripped off in Connecticut, and on April 10, 2019 / AP / Tronox Holdings PLC (New York Stock Exchange Stock Code: TROX) ("Tronox" or "Company"), Global Mining and Inorganic Chemicals, today announced that they have completed their engagement in the business. With the acquisition of Cristal, the Federal Trade Commission today issued an order and decision allowing Cristal to deliver its North American titanium dioxide business to INEOS, a division of INEOS. The divestiture transaction is scheduled to be completed on May 1, 2019. It was previously announced that 8120 paper laminates would be stripped to Venator Materials PLC (New York Stock Exchange Code: VNTR), which was approved by the European Commission in August 2018 and is expected to be closed immediately.
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Two cars and eight shipping containers were destroyed in a blaze at an Erith scrapyard.
Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called to a fire at a car breakers and tyre workshop yard on Darent Industrial Park on Friday (November 23) at 11.07am.
They brought the fire under control by 1.48pm.
Crews from Erith, Bexley, Plumstead, Sidcup and Kent Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene.
Erith station manager Lee Sparks said: "Crews remained on scene throughout the afternoon.


This is a question that pops up – not infrequently – and it has an ethical and moral dimension to it as well as a legal one. Although adoption laws can vary from state to state, there are still strict laws in Texas surrounding the issue of paternity, which apply in many different scenarios.
What Are Your Fiancé's Feelings?
Leave aside the feelings of the child's biological father for a moment to consider how your fiancé may be feeling about the issue. Before you make your decision, you should both discuss exactly what it means for both of you. For example, would your fiancé wish to bring up the child as his own, or does he simply want nothing to do with the child? Some people can find it very difficult to bring up someone else's child and this is absolutely fine. The welfare and future happiness of the child is the most important issue. Of course, if your fiancé is absolutely adamant that he cannot raise another man's child then your decision must center on your wishes and the welfare of your child.
Under Texas law, the birth father's rights must be addressed whether the father is known or unknown. The way this is done can vary case by case, but an unmarried or married birth father will retain parental rights until 48 hours after the birth of the child. Even in cases where the father is unknown, his rights must still be a factor in the adoption process and there are mechanisms in place to address this. The termination of parental rights, whether voluntary or involuntary, is something that should be discussed with your adoption agency who can guide you through the legal issues raised should you decide to put your child up for adoption. If the father is known and an application is made to terminate his parental rights, this will usually mean that a decision will have to be made by the courts in order to comply with the Texas Family Code.
What If Your Fiancé Wants to Raise the Child?
There are many forms of non-traditional families that we as an adoption agency are proud to deal with and it is not unheard of for a man to want to adopt a child belonging to his partner, but one that is not biologically his. If this scenario applies to you and your fiancé then pre-birth counseling can help you by explaining all the legal steps you need to take as well as all the emotional aspects that are involved.
How Do You Feel About Putting Your Child Up for Adoption?
As the birth mother, your feelings and emotions are going to be all over the place. Adoption of one's child is not a decision to be taken lightly and never under coercion from a third party. The decision you make now will affect your life as well as your child's life, so it is important that you consider choosing an experienced adoption agency like The Adoption Alliance who can offer counseling services during the entire journey. Our team is available to listen and advise in a completely independent way in order to help you to make sense of your feelings and allow you to come to the best decision.
What If You Were Married When the Child Was Conceived?
Here we can take an example of someone who conceived a child during marriage, but who then left the marriage to be with someone else. Under Texas Paternity Laws, any child born during a marriage is presumed to be the child of the husband even if he is not the biological father. In cases like this certain steps must be taken to legally adjudicate the paternity of the biological father. These could include a paternity test and an acknowledgement of paternity by the biological father. Where a husband is the presumed father, he is responsible for the welfare and upkeep of the child until these steps are taken and completed.
If an ex-husband is the acknowledged father of your child, he may be unwilling to relinquish his parental rights and may decide to challenge any adoption proceedings. He may wish to continue to have access to the child. This whole area can be a legal and moral minefield and is one where you would need to take the advice of a good attorney.
Putting up your baby or child for adoption is, as we have said earlier, an emotional as well as legal conundrum. Before you make a final decision, you must take as much time, counseling and advice as you need. Above all, you must be certain that having your child adopted is in the best interests of that child according to the common legal standards laid down in Texas Family Law. These include the child's emotional and physical needs as well as the future stability and life plans for that child which will continue without you.
Once you make the decision to go ahead with adoption, the best thing for the child, you and any other parties involved, is to get help from a specialist adoption agency like The Adoption Alliance. Our team is available to speak with you and offer guidance throughout the entire adoption process. Contact us today.


This is without a doubt a big year for Soli Bailey. The 23-year-old surfer from Australia qualified for the 2019 Championship Tour after solid finishes last year at Haleiwa and Sunset Beach. A QS grinder since 2011, it took him till 2017 to win his first QS event at the Volcom Pipe Pro.
With the 2019 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast quickly approaching, Bailey will prepare to not only represent his country on the CT, but also his Indigenous Australian heritage of which he is extremely proud. He has decided to wear the Australian national flag on the left sleeve of his jersey and the Aboriginal flag on his right. "I'm stoked to have it on my jersey and for WSL to support me with that," he recently told SBS News in Australia. "My family represents from the Yaegl people and that consists of Maclean, right through to Coffs Harbour and that's part of Bundjalung Country."
This isn't the first time that Bailey's Indigenous heritage has played a role in his competitive surfing career. When speaking with the WSL earlier this year about his excitement for the upcoming CT, he remarked, "I've always dreamed of getting the start at Snapper. Bells is also a really special place for me - I won an Indigenous title there, with my Indigenous background, and I also had a few really good junior results out there." Bailey will be wearing the number 44 on his jersey, which also has a special significance, it's the birth year of his grandfather.
Frothing over his upcoming CT rookie year, he also sees the chance to make an impact on the world stage for others with Aboriginal Australian heritage. "I'd like to hope it's inspiring as many people as possible to get out there and enjoy the ocean for what it is," he told SBS. "We've hunted on the land and we've hunted in the ocean for longer than anyone knows."


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Is the Stock Market Cheap?
Here is the latest update of a popular market valuation method using the most recent Standard & Poor's "as reported" earnings and earnings estimates and the index monthly average of daily closes for the past month. For the earnings, see the table below created from Standard & Poor's latest earnings spreadsheet.
TTM P/E ratio = 20.6
P/E10 ratio = 31.1
The Valuation Thesis
A standard way to investigate market valuation is to study the historic Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio using reported earnings for the trailing twelve months (TTM). Proponents of this approach ignore forward estimates because they are often based on wishful thinking, erroneous assumptions, and analyst bias.
TTM P/E Ratio
The "price" part of the P/E calculation is available in real time on TV and the Internet. The "earnings" part, however, is more difficult to find. The authoritative source is the Standard & Poor's website, where the latest numbers are posted on the earnings page.
The table here shows the TTM earnings based on "as reported" earnings and a combination of "as reported" earnings and Standard & Poor's estimates for "as reported" earnings for the next few quarters. The values for the months between are linear interpolations from the quarterly numbers.
The average P/E ratio since the 1870's has been about 16.8. But the disconnect between price and TTM earnings during much of 2009 was so extreme that the P/E ratio was in triple digits — as high as the 120s — in the Spring of 2009. In 1999, a few months before the top of the Tech Bubble, the conventional P/E ratio hit 34. It peaked close to 47 two years after the market topped out.
As these examples illustrate, in times of critical importance, the conventional P/E ratio often lags the index to the point of being useless as a value indicator. "Why the lag?" you may wonder. "How can the P/E be at a record high after the price has fallen so far?" The explanation is simple. Earnings fell faster than price. In fact, the negative earnings of 2008 Q4 (-$23.25) is something that had never happened before in the history of the S&P 500.
Let's look at a chart to illustrate the unsuitability of the TTM P/E as a consistent indicator of market valuation.
The P/E10 Ratio
Legendary economist and value investor Benjamin Graham noticed the same bizarre P/E behavior during the Roaring Twenties and subsequent market crash. Graham collaborated with David Dodd to devise a more accurate way to calculate the market's value, which they discussed in their 1934 classic book, Security Analysis. They attributed the illogical P/E ratios to temporary and sometimes extreme fluctuations in the business cycle. Their solution was to divide the price by a multi-year average of earnings and suggested 5, 7 or 10-years. In recent years, Yale professor and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller, the author of Irrational Exuberance, has popularized the concept to a wider audience of investors and has selected the 10-year average of "real" (inflation-adjusted) earnings as the denominator. Shiller refers to this ratio as the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings Ratio, abbreviated as CAPE, or the more precise P/E10, which is our preferred abbreviation.
The Correlation between Stocks and Their P/E10
As the chart below illustrates, the P/E10 closely tracks the real (inflation-adjusted) price of the S&P Composite. In fact, the detrended correlation between the two since 1881, the year when the first decade of average earnings is available, is 0.9977. (Note: A perfect positive correlation would be 1 and the absence of correlation would be 0).
The historic P/E10 average is 16.8. After dropping to 13.3 in March 2009, the ratio rebounded to a high of 23.5 in February of 2011 and then hovered in the 20-to-21 range. It began rising again in late 2013 and hit an interim high of 27.0 in August of 2015. It is currently at 31.1.
Of course, the historic P/E10 has never flat-lined on the average. On the contrary, over the long haul it swings dramatically between the over- and under-valued ranges. If we look at the major peaks and troughs in the P/E10, we see that the high during the Tech Bubble was the all-time high above 44 in December 1999. The 1929 high of 32.6 comes in at a distant second. The secular bottoms in 1921, 1932, 1942 and 1982 saw P/E10 ratios in the single digits.
The chart also includes a regression trendline through the P/E10 ratio for the edification of anyone who believes the price-earnings ratio has naturally tended higher over time as markets evolve. The latest ratio is 57% above trend, down from 65% above last month.
Where does the current valuation put us?
For a more precise view of how today's P/E10 relates to the past, our chart includes horizontal bands to divide the monthly valuations into quintiles — five groups, each with 20% of the total. Ratios in the top 20% suggest a highly overvalued market, the bottom 20% a highly undervalued market. What can we learn from this analysis? The Financial Crisis of 2008 triggered an accelerated decline toward value territory, with the ratio dropping to the upper second quintile (from the bottom) in March 2009. The price rebound since the 2009 low pushed the ratio back into the top quintile, hovered around that boundary and has now moved higher.
A cautionary observation is that when the P/E10 has fallen from the top to the second quintile, it has eventually declined to the lowest quintile and bottomed in single digits. Based on the latest 10-year earnings average, to reach a P/E10 in the high single digits would require an S&P 500 price decline well below 1000. Of course, a happier alternative would be for corporate earnings to continue their strong and prolonged surge. If the 2009 trough was not a P/E10 bottom, when might we see it occur? These secular declines have ranged in length from over 19 years to as few as three.
Percentile Analysis
We can also use a percentile analysis to put today's market valuation in the historical context. As the chart below illustrates, latest P/E10 ratio is approximately at about the 96th percentile of this series.
Deviation from the Mean
Here is a pair of charts illustrating the historic P/E 10 ratio from its mean (average) and geometric mean with callouts for peaks and troughs along with the latest values.
Relative to the mean, the market remains quite expensive, with the ratio approximately 84% above its arithmetic mean and 99% above its geometric mean.
The Longest Bull Market?…
March 2009 marked the beginning of the longest secular bull market in history if we use conventional measures (failure of a 20%+ decline following a similar gain). It has been almost 10 years since the Lehman Brothers crisis and the market is still charging upwards. Check out this infographic from FINRA on the longest bull markets.
What Are the Impacts of Low-Interest Rates and Inflation on Market Valuations?
For more on this topic, see our monthly update:
Market Valuation, Inflation, and Treasury Yields: Clues from the Past
Wouldn't Valuations Be Much Lower If We Exclude the Financial Crisis Earnings Crash?
This is an often asked question, the assumption being that the unprecedented negative earnings of the Financial Crisis skewed the P/E10 substantially higher than would otherwise have been the case. While that may seem a reasonable assumption, a simple experiment shows that the earnings plunge did not dramatically impact the ratio. Let's assume that the December 2007 TTM earnings of 66.18 remained constant for the next 29 months, totally eliminate the collapse in earnings of the Great Recession. What impact does this have on the P/E 10? The mean (average) only drops from 16.6 to 16.5. The lower bound of the top quintile drops from 21.2 to 20.8.
Where Can I Find the Latest Earnings Data for the S&P 500?
Follow these steps to access the Standard & Poor's earnings spreadsheet:
Go to the S&P 500 page on the S&P Dow Jones Indices website. Here is a: direct linkto the page.
Click the "ADDITIONAL INFO" button in the left column.
Click the Index Earnings link to download the Excel file. Once you've downloaded the spreadsheet, scroll down to the "As Reported Earnings" data in column L.
Exactly What Is the S&P Composite index?
For readers unfamiliar with the index, see this article for some background information.
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Q: Deleting a file with File.Delete throws System.IO.IOException I have a user control created by me, which contains Image, TextBlock and TextBox. The idea was to write an application which could read all image files from a directory and for each one creates user control with path to the file as parameter.
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{
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    /// Interaction logic for ImageRep.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class ImageRep : UserControl
    {
        public string path { get; set; }
        public string name { get; set; }

        public ImageRep(string path)
        {
            this.path = path;

            InitializeComponent();
            InitializeImage(path);
            SettingName();
        }

        private void InitializeImage(string path)
        {
            ImageHolder.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(path, UriKind.Absolute));
            RenderOptions.SetBitmapScalingMode(ImageHolder, BitmapScalingMode.Fant);
            ImageHolder.Height = 150;
            ImageHolder.Width = 150;
        }

        private void SettingName()
        {
            this.name = io.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
            NameHolder.Text = name;
            NameHolderChange.Text = name;
        }

        private void NameHolder_PreviewMouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            NameHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            NameHolderChange.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
        }

        private void NameHolderChange_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Key == Key.Return)
            {
                //CREATING NEW PATH TO RENAMED FILE
                string newPath = io.Path.GetDirectoryName(path).ToString()
                    + @"\" + NameHolderChange.Text + io.Path.GetExtension(path);
                //CREATING COPY OF THE FILE WITH NEW NAME
                io.File.Copy(path, newPath);
                //REDIRECTING IMAGE TO A NEW SOURCE
                InitializeImage(newPath);
                //DELETING OLD FILE
                //GC.Collect();
                //GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
                io.File.Delete(path);
                //REPLACING OLD PATH WITH THE NEW ONE AND
                //ACTUALIZING NAME OF THE FILE IN TEXTBOX AND BLOCK
                path = newPath;
                SettingName();
                NameHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                NameHolderChange.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            }
        }
    }
}

So, when user clicks on TextBlock, it collapses, and TextBox becomes visible, allowing to write a new name for the file. When user presses enter, the application generates new copy of the file with new name, image source redirects to the new source, and old file gets deleted. But I can't delete the file because I get an unhandled exception:
A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.IOException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
An unhandled exception of type 'System.IO.IOException' occurred in mscorlib.dll

Additional information: The process cannot access the file 'E:\foldery\123fgdg\43_460s.jpg' because it is being used by another process.

I read about it on stackoverflow and there are many answers, but none of them are like mine. I don't have an instance of any stream accessing the file, Image component doesn't use it's path as source anymore.
I'm pretty sure my program blocks access to the image, because when error occures and I try to delete the file from window explorer, I can't access it, but when I close my app I can delete it without problem.
And one more piece of code - here's how I am getting paths to files:
string[] unfilteredFiles = Directory.GetFiles(newLocationFolder);
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{
    ImageRep imageRep = new ImageRep(file);
    IMGWrapHolder.Children.Add(imageRep);
}

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Deans: Include Nurses in ACA Talks; Nurses as Hospital's Chief Spirituality Officers
Plus, more states giving power to nurse practitioners and the mission to treat the elderly population, all in this week's roundup of nurse news
NICHE and its Mission Mature
As America's patient population ages, the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders program has hit a milestone: 25 years of empowering nurses involved in geriatric care. And now it's broadening the scope of its mission to encompass not only hospitals and physician offices, but nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care settings, as well. "Staying true to our core mission, we are taking the lessons learned over a quarter of a century of evidence-based education, training and mentorship to the next level," said Mattia Gilmartin, who was recently appointed executive director. The NICHE program, based at New York University's Rory Meyers College of Nursing, also will celebrate its first quarter-century at its annual four-day conference April 19-22 in Austin, Texas. Today, the program comprises 680 member institutions in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda and Singapore.
Deans: Include Nurses in ACA Talks
Deans of some of the nation's most prestigious nursing schools sent a letter to congressional leaders in February expressing concern that repealing the Affordable Care Act "without simultaneously enacting legislation with similar comprehensive coverage could jeopardize the nation's health care system, affecting patients and the providers who care for them." The letter from the Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition and sent to Sens. Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, went on, "We believe it is important that nursing be part of the national conversation on the repeal and replacement of the ACA and any changes to Medicaid, Medicare or the insurance coverage of our citizens as nurses will provide care to those millions of patients who will be the recipients of care resulting from any changes to the coverage of their health care." The letter was signed by deans from 10 nursing schools, including those at Case Western University, Columbia University, Duke University, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt University and Yale University.
Nurses as Chief Spirituality Officers
Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga., is a proponent of faith community nursing, an approach to patient care that targets the traditional mind and body with the less-common focus of spirituality, according to AJC.com. "We all have a spirit that needs to be fed," Lori Floyd, clinical nurse educator in Gwinnett Medical Center's faith community nursing department, told the news site. "Part of what faith community nurses do is try to address that and keep it balanced," Floyd said. Much of that work entails reaching out to patients with assistance from the region's churches, who can join Gwinnett's faith community network. With permission from patients, their respective church can be notified of their hospitalization.
More States Giving Power to NPs
In the growing movement to give independence to nurse practitioners, South Dakota recently passed legislation allowing NPs to practice without the supervision of a physician, Forbes reports. All told, there are now 22 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, that have recognized the growing need to increase access to care by granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners. "There is a need for more health care professionals in rural areas of our state," said South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard in a release." This bill will eliminate a hurdle for some nurse practitioners and midwives who want to serve in those high-need communities." And while growing access to care seems good for all, there has been some pushback from physicians on what they view as NPs and physician assistant "encroaching on their turf" as Forbes puts it. To ease those concerns, the South Dakota law allows for full practice authority following the completion of 1,040 hours under physician supervision, according to the report.
Here are a few more nurse-related items that caught our eye in the past week, in rapid fashion:
The American Organization of Nurse Executives is helping the Health Research and Educational Trust to spread the word about new and updated tools to help nurses and other clinicians to combat sepsis and adverse drug events.
Hundreds of nurses in California are rallying to voice their support for the state's efforts to launch a single-payer health care system, ABC News reports.
And finally, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is budgeting for 15 percent rasies for nurses as a means to better attract and retain RNs, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
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Plus, a study finds RN numbers are beginning to level off, all in this week's roundup of nurse news.


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Would a 'President Kamala Harris' Be Knocking on the Doors of Gun Owners?
08.10.2019 | News | Daily Surge |
Surge Summary: Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris' words about what she is willing to do to address the gun situation in America may provide a reason for gun owners to be concerned.
Kerry Picket/Washington Examiner relays the following troubling development:
After addressing union members Saturday at the AFSCME forum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, California Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris opened up about her gun control proposals in the wake of the deadly El Paso, Texas shooting .
When asked by the Washington Examiner if her plan would include legal gun owner databases or gun confiscation via law enforcement visits to residents who own banned firearms, she replied, "I'm actually prepared to take executive action to put in place rules that improve this situation." …
"I also have as part of my background and experience working on this issue, when I was attorney general [of California], and we put resources into allowing law enforcement to actually knock on the doors of people who were on two lists — a list where they had been found by a court to be a danger to themselves and others.
"They were on a list where they were precluded and prohibited from owning a gun because of a conviction that prohibited that ownership. Those lists were combined and then we sent law enforcement out to take those guns, because, listen, we have to deal with this on all levels, but we have to do this with a sense of urgency," Harris added.
Being a progressive in good standing, Harris' anti-firearms bona fides can be in little doubt. Granted, there may be times the government has to relieve – even forcibly – some Americans of their guns if, as Harris qualified, "they had been found by a court to be a danger to themselves and others." We're talking here about violently mentally ill individuals, people with a criminal history of violence, those who've proven themselves a genuine menace to society, etc.
Knowing the proclivities of the Senator and her fellow-travelers, however, normal, law-honoring American gun owners have sound reason to be unnerved by Ms. Harris' brazen pronouncement. Should a President Kamala Harris administration, twinned with a Democratically dominated Congress, dictate that handguns are illegal, that rifles are off-limits, that most people don't need access to a firearm (after all, that's why we have law enforcement!) – should they legislate that order of things into existence, a development which is anything but hard to imagine — is there any doubt Harris and Co. would be comfortable, even eager, setting loose her door-knocking forces on average, gun-possessing citizens of the U.S.?
I'm sorry, sir, but the courts have determined you don't need that weapon and, although you've had a month to turn it in to your town hall, you've failed to do so – so we are here to remove it from your home. Step aside please.
As is always the case with Leftists, anytime you cede them power, even justified power, the danger of grotesque misuses lurks nearby.
Father of the Constitution James Madison cautioned us: "The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse." (Speech/Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829)
Ditto that in 2019; especially applicable to big-government, statist liberals.
Politicians, to wit, like Kamala Harris.
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Sir Zoltán Mága – the Goodwill Ambassador of KMFAP – started the "100 Church concert" series in August 2009 and the 100th closing event of this significant program was held on the 21st August 2011 in Budapest on the spectacular grand square of St. Stephen's Basilica, in front of about ten thousand people.
The 100 concerts took place at various locations, in Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical churches, in the Synagogue of Dohány street, at several townships of Hungary, in Transylvania, in Vojvodina, as well as in Slovakia, at the Csallóköz settlements. The high artistic level of all concerts was guaranteed by the well-known violinist and by his invited prominent guests, the distinguished singers and musicians.
Each time Sir Zoltán offered the proceeds from donations – a total of nearly one hundred million HUF – to charity.
The representative of the "Guinness Record" Organization appeared at the final concert and announced that Sir Zoltán set up a Guinness record, because up to now nobody has ever given hundred charity concerts in 2 years.
Congratulations to the unique performance from which the most vulnerable members of Hungarian society benefit: sick and disadvantaged children in difficulty, and the elderly. We are very proud of you, since you complete worthily the goodwill mission and duty as Ambassador of our Order!


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The Ann Marie Cunningham Service award was established in 1994 to honor NFAIS members who routinely went above and beyond the normal call of duty to serve the organization. It is named after Ann Marie Cunningham who, while working with abstracting and information services such as Biological Abstracts and the Institute for Scientific Information, worked tirelessly as a dedicated NFAIS volunteer. She ultimately served as the NFAIS Executive Director from 1991 to 1994 when she died unexpectedly. NISO is pleased to continue to present this award to honor NISO volunteers who have shown the same sort of commitment to serving our organization. Starting in 1983, NFAIS honored individuals who made significant contributions to NFAIS, and subsequently retired from the information services field, by granting them a lifetime membership of the organization. NISO has also occasionally recognized individuals who have made significant contributions to our organization by honoring them in this way, and will continue to do so. Join us to find out who is honored with these awards!
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In this Let the Bible Speak Classics release, Bro. Ronny Wade begins a series of sermons about the church of the New Testament. This broadcast was likely recorded in 1963 and aired on KY3 television in Springfield, MO and is one of the earliest recordings. It features singing by the Gospel Lamplighters and the Cook Brothers Quartet.
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Our Bible
Paul states that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2 Tim 3:16-17 NKJV). These words should thrill the Christian's soul. When Paul wrote "All Scripture," he just as easily could have said, "Our Bible." In other words, "Our Bible" is inspired of God and it establishes doctrine. It rebukes our sins and corrects our mistakes. Our Bible instructs us in what is right, ensures our completeness, and thoroughly equips us as the saints of God.
The Poet wrote, "How Precious Is the Book Divine, By Inspiration Giv'n. Bright as a lamp its precepts shine, To Guide my soul to heav'n." Though beautiful, these poetic words do not surpass the eloquence of King David in the 119th Psalm. There, David extolled the greatness of "Our Bible," as the word of the Living God. In light of this sublimity, this article offers you some great truths to consider carefully:
Our Bible is inspired of God: No other book can rightly make that claim. More than a mere claim, however; the internal and external proofs show the claim to be undeniably true. From Old Testament prophecy to New Testament history, many evidences affirm the Bible's representation as being inspired of God. First, note some of these references to inspiration:
1. Paul acknowledged having received the Spirit of God (lCor.2:9-13)
2. Paul certified the gospel is by divine revelation (Gal. 1:11)
3. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to guide the apostles into all truth (Jn.16: 13)
4. Peter affirmed that holy men of God spoke as they were directed by the Holy Spirit (2 Pet.1:21)
In effect, these writers attribute their message to a divine source and then validated that attribution by their own deaths. With the exception of John, each of the apostles reportedly died a very violent death. Jesus even alluded to Peter's death in John 21:18,19. Would one insanely die to protect a fraud and a scheme? Perhaps, but not 10 more, especially when the other 10 are separated by such far distances – each dying independent of the others. Would all eleven maintain a conspiracy to lie and foist such a lie on the world in the name of dying? Highly unlikely – someone would have denounced it in order to spare themselves, yet all of them to the man sealed their testimony by their blood in dying at the hands of the Jews or Romans for their faith. Why? Because Our Bible is true. Jesus promised his followers "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Rev. 2:10). The first century Christians withstood unimaginable persecution aimed at dissuasion, and lived with the threat of death hanging over them. But, they staked their soul on Jesus' promise of eternal life.
Beyond that subtle point, however, are several other bolder forms of evidence. Take for instance the facts of the Bible's compilation. Our Bible was written over a period of 1,600 years by 40 different contributing writers, all of which were separated by time, distance, and some even by language and culture, yet one sees a continuous harmony from start to finish -continuity, without contradiction. How could such a remarkable feat be achieved without the aid of divine intervention? It could not. Even still, this book ranks among the world's best-selling titles and more copies are distributed world-wide than any other. Why? Our Bible is inspired of God.
What is more, look to the scientific facts revealed in the Bible – facts that could have only been known by God at the time they were written. When I first read this next passage as a teenager, I recall taking a long pause and seeing goose bumps whelp my arms. It had a definite effect. The Bible declares in Job 26:7 "He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing."
Only by confirmation of modern science have these amazing facts been shown to be true. With the naked eye, one cannot detect an empty space in the sky or determine upon what mechanism the world may be suspended. Even the ancient Greeks once believed that Atlas, a mythological god, held the world on his shoulders. Only within recent years has the world been able to see the absolute fallacy of that belief and the absolute accuracy of this bold statement in Job. Gravity! – the invisible force that holds the earth on its course. "He hangs the earth on nothing" – Find this passage's equal in the Qu'ran. Do the works of Joseph Smith reveal anything so telling? Not in the least, and yet, such is found within what is said to be written by Him who is the "Ancient of Days."
You cannot find anything in the entire literary world that compares to this grand ole book divine. Read Shakespeare. Ponder Philosophy. Look to antiquities. Search the shelves of libraries. Scour the internet to its end. You will be left to conclude as Peter did, "Lord, to whom shall we go, thou hast the words of eternal life" (John 6:68).
Time and space prevent a discussion of the many archaeological finds, the outside corroborations of secular history, or the many fascinating Biblical references to geology, astronomy, and oceanography. Volumes and volumes of works have set these evidences forth in great detail. I, then, can only assert their truthfulness with the hope that you will be like the Bereans of old and "search …whether those things are so."
Suffice it to say, these evidences lie beyond question or reasonable contradiction for the fair minded man and for every sincere soul who seeks the truth of God. After all, His word is indeed the source of real truth. Jesus said, "…thy word is truth" (John 17:17), leaving little wonder as to why the Lord also says, "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Our Bible is worthy of our respect, our time, and our consideration because it is inspired of God.
Our Bible is Authoritative: Paul said, "If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord" (1 Cor 14:37 NKJV). Our Bible could not be profitable for doctrine (2Tim.3:16) without also being authoritative in its declarations. Obviously then, our Bible reveals the commandments of God and the Lord admonishes us to take great care in our reading and application of the scripture:
1. "Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:21).
2. "…stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or our epistle" (2 Thess. 2:15).
3. "Hold fast the form of sound words" (2 Tim. 1:13).
4. "Be diligent to show yourself approved of God…rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Tim.2:15).
5. "…keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you" (1 Cor.11:2).
As being authoritative, our Bible permits and restricts. It allows and forbids, and it both legislates and regulates. Take, for instance, the familiar topic of the Lord's Supper. Our Bible both legislates the observance of the Lord's Supper and regulates the manner in which it is to be observed. Paul commanded the Church to observe the Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians 11, and then offered as a pattern what Jesus did in instituting it as Paul set the matter in order at Corinth.
Our Bible provides instruction as to how and as to when the Lord's Supper is to be observed. By implication, our Bible teaches the use of a single loaf of unleavened Bread as the communion of the body of Christ and a single cup of unfermented fruit of the vine as the communion of the blood of Christ. The historical record of Acts then also informs us that the disciples met on "The First Day of the Week" to "Break Bread" It says, "Upon the first day of the week, WHEN the disciples came together to break bread…"(Acts 20:7). In taking all that is written, we synthesize the day on which, the manner in how, and the reason for observing the Lord's Supper.
Now, my real point is this: Today very few can go as far to say "that is how it must be done." Rather, the prevailing attitude states "that's how we've traditionally done it" or "there's nothing wrong in doing it that way." Such a lack of certainty and such a lack of conviction demonstrate a fundamental disbelief in the authoritative nature of the Scripture – that the scripture can be exact, precise, and demanding. However, may I kindly say that a man only reveres the Lord to the degree that a man reveres the word of the Lord. God said, "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word" (Isa 66:2 NKJV). The authority of God and his word extend to all matters divine. Through his word, He controls the mission, function, purpose, and organization of the church. He directs worship. He establishes the qualifications of the church's officers and overseers. He imposes duties upon us as parents, as saints, as workers, as employers and even as citizens of these United States; all the while, expecting faithful obedience to his word and to all of his commands.
Our Bible Comforts, Consoles, Leads and Guides: Where would we be without the influence of the Bible in our lives? As a nation? As a community? As a church? As a family? Nothing consoles; nothing comforts; and nothing admonishes like our beloved ole Bibles. Paul said, "wherefore comfort one another with these words" (1 Thess.4:18). Peter asked, "Lord to whom shall we go, Thou hast the words of eternal life" (John 6:68)? I read the story a number of years ago about Robert Ingersoll touring this country of ours lecturing against the Bible. As it is told, one time on the Kansas' plains in a small township he lectured to a rather large group of hearers. The infidel's stinging words caused an elderly woman to become very upset as she listened to him rail, and rail, and rail against the Bible and faith toward God. The story says that she clenched her worn out Bible in her hands and began to softly sing, "Stand up, Stand Up for Jesus…" That Bible had been her everything. It had seen her through so many hard times – through the death of loved ones, and the parting of friends. It had consoled her grief and lightened her way. Oh, that every soul would simply read and understand the timeless message of the Bible. They could come to see the wonderful, wonderful blessings that are given through God's living and abiding Word. May God bless you as you read "Your Bible."
– Written by Douglas T. Hawkins, an evangelist of the gospel who lives and works in Kentucky
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Q: Property of polynomials proof Let$$P(z)=\sum_{k=0}^n a_kz^k=a_0+a_1z+...+a_nz^n$$ be an N-th degree polynomial of a complex variable z, where the $a_k$ are complex constants. Now,$$\vert a_0\vert-\vert a_1\vert x-...-\vert a_n\vert x^n=0$$Has exactly one root, $r$, for $x \in [0,\infty)$. Given this, how could one prove that $$P(z)\neq 0 \ \text{for} \ \vert z\vert \lt r$$

A: Triangle inequality:  $$|P(z)| \ge |a_0| - |a_1| |z| - \ldots - |a_n| |z|^n$$

A: Using both sides of triangular inequality you have :
$$|P(z)|\geq |a_0|-|a_1z+...a_nz^n|\geq |a_0|-(|a_1||z|+...|a_n||z|^n) $$
Hence if :
$$f(x):=|a_0|-|a_1|x-...-|a_n|x^n $$
You will have that :
$$|P(z)|\geq f(|z|) $$
Now you just have to find a way to justify that $f(x)>0$ for $x\in (0,r)$.


Audi 2019 Q5 Review, Price, And Release Date – Right after a very long time the 2nd technology in the Q5 has become finally launched. The automobile was exhibited back again on the 2019 Paris Motor Present therefore significantly it has been an incredibly successful product. The automobile is undoubtedly an all-new version, and it gives almost no using the more old car, but its design is lacking. Leaving the map right behind, the new Audi 2019 Q5 is really a stunning automobile which should have only a few difficulties to become the most effective offering vehicle in the class.
Probably one of the very least excellent reasons for the Audi 2019 Q5 is the way it appears. There is not any question in regards to the reality the automobile seems right. Even so, Audi did not consider any possibilities by using it. Therefore, it is mainly just like just before, a minimum of when observed through the top. Its account and rear finish on the flip side are a little bit more unusual. The automobile is streamlined and much more comparable in shape towards the Macan which makes for a lot sportier position. Also, the rear stop is quite similar to that from the more significant Q7 which supplies us the experience that Audi wanted the Q5 to be considered to be a more premium vehicle.
Thankfully the Audi 2019 Q5 sporting activities redesign miles earlier mentioned that from the old age group. The dash panel carries a minimal design, and all the details are plainly given to the driver. As regular it gets Audi's first electronic instrument cluster along with an entire large display screen due to its infotainment process. The center pile is pretty airy and also the handles for that air conditioner process really are nicely positioned. The driving a vehicle position is additionally superior to before with a lower traveling healthy posture that should allow it to feel sportier than well before really.
The Audi 2019 Q5 is yet again much like the more old product. The first auto receives a 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 gas engine which churns out 248 horsepower and 272 lb-feet of torque. Each auto receives all tire push as usual with Audi's entirely new Quattro Super all tire drive process. The elder supercharged V6, 3-liter engine, has stopped being accessible, especially since the turbo-a number of can make approximately the identical while offering precisely the same measure of performance.
For starters, Audi presented their Q5 a brand new chassis. Such as the more significant sized Q7, the Q5 employs the latest MLB Evo foundation. This really is significantly lighter in weight compared to one well before it in addition to a lot more firm. The outcome needs to be a much better vehicle to drive as well as a much safer motor vehicle. Nevertheless, the Q5 is nonetheless lacking in some essential characteristics but much more on that later. In spite of being according to a whole new program, the wheelbase, size, thickness and also height are all practically identical to the ones from the prior product. This will make the Q5 appear to be somewhat just like the more aged version, and for an untrained eye, it would look the exact same. We want to state that we didn't see this coming but this can be Audi's means of changing almost all of their cars, so no significant big surprise in this article. The latest product is already available for sale in the majority of pieces all over the world. Within the US the price begins at roughly $43,000 which can be slightly more than just before. Nevertheless, the car still is very similarly valued for its competition, so they shouldn't have any actual concerns.


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Q: What does port mean in context of a shell in unix? From the book Advanced Programming in the Unix environment:

Linux uses the Bourne-again shell for its default shell. In
  fact,/bin/sh is a link to /bin/bash.The default user shell in FreeBSD
  and Mac OS X is the TENEX C shell, but they use the Bourne shell for
  their administrative shell scripts because the C shell's programming
  language is notoriously difficult to use.Solaris, having its heritage
  in both BSD and System V, provides all the shells shown in Figure1.2.
  Free ports of most of the shells area available on the Internet.

What does the author mean by the term port here and how is it related to shells ?

A: That information is a bit outdated and inaccurate. Linux is an operating system kernel, it doesn't have a shell. See how shell and kernel belong to the same image reference.
If by Linux, they mean a Linux distribution, then, they'd need to be more specific. Not all Linux distributions have bash as their sh.
The default user shell in MacOS/X is no longer (since 10.3, 2003) tcsh, but bash now.
I don't think either FreeBSD or MacOS/X ever shipped with the Bourne shell. FreeBSD's sh is a POSIX shell based on the Almquist shell. MacOS/X's one used to be zsh and is now bash built in UNIX compliance mode.
port in this context would refer to a software initially designed for one Operating System that has been adapted (ported) to be able to build on another system. BSDs and MacOS/X (macports) have a packaging system named after that to bundle and include such alien software.
In the context of shells, it doesn't really apply as most shells have been designed from the start as being able to compile on several operating systems. But see dash which was initially a port of NetBSD sh to the GNU/Linux API.


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Joel Harrison 19: Infinite Possibility
John Garratt
It may have required getting 19 musicians on the payroll, but Joel Harrison has recorded a masterpiece.
Joel Harrison 19
Infinite Possibility
Label: Sunnyside
One of the many great things about Joel Harrison is that he isn't a slave to his instrument. Many a guitar player will write music the way a guitar player would, regardless of the genre. And can you blame them? Old habits are hard to break. Which is why it's so nice to see any particular guitarist buckle down and use a little elbow grease to write music in a manner that doesn't easily befit the six-string (or however many strings are involved). And as the Joel Harrison Seven abruptly gives way to the Joel Harrison 19, the man's music still hasn't fallen into any guitar-centric traps. But if you heard Harrison's previous album Search or had a chance to catch the Joel Harrison Seven within the past two years or so, you'll know that his brand of jazz vibrates on a different wavelength. Even in a sea filled with many unique contemporaries, he's still an original. One reason is because his songs are just flat-out good -- memorable, never unnecessarily aloof. The other is because he's always got tremendous talent right alongside him.
Infinite Possibility is Harrison's first foray into big band writing, and the 19-piece ensemble he rounded up for the studio is one serious roster; Ben Kono, Ned Rothenberg, Ben Wendel, Taylor Haskins, Curtis Fowlkes, Kermit Driscoll, so many musicians that already have a bulky solo career to call their own. And Infinite Possibility may be full of Harrison's songs, but it's the orchestra's show. There are solos here and there, with the soloists receiving proper credit in the liner notes, but this is not big band music that is solo driven. Even Harrison himself practices a great deal of restraint, saving himself up for big moments like a showdown between him and his horns on "Dockery Farms". It's a stormcloud moving as one.
There is a mysterious feeling of "where is this going?" to the music, sharing more in common with Gil Evans's arrangements on those legendary Miles Davis albums than stuff from the swing era. In fact, calling it big band is pretty misleading (I only use the term because Harrison refers to it as such in the liner notes). On the surface, the first half of "Remember" is more contemporary classical than jazzy. Conductor J.C. Sanford has waived the baton for the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble and the Alice Coltrane Orchestra, so he's hardly out of his element in this jazz-meets-classical-meets-steroids project. The presence of James Shipp on the vibraphone has the remarkable ability to set the tone for the opener "As We Gather All Around Her", one that also sets the tone for the whole album; a subtle sense of possibility, peeling back the layers in a manner not unlike the hand pulling back the curtain on the album's cover. Everett Bradley's soft singing voice sits in the mix so comfortably that he might as well be another horn. By the time Liali Biali gets a turn at the vocal mic in "Remember", she might as well be a theremin.
Infinite Possibility can't come more recommended. The songs flow, the music re-energizes itself with every bar and no one is a sound-hog. When listening to Infinite Possibility, I found myself forgetting time and again that I was listening to a 19-piece orchestra play music composed by a jazz guitarist. Harrison and his compatriots can knock over the jazzical boundaries of their instruments so well that it's downright comforting. It shows us that there is so much more that can be done in this vein, from now to whenever we feel like it.


Jennifer "Jenny" Louise Reinhardt, age 67, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family at the time of her passing.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow.
She was born in Glasgow, Mont., on June 29, 1949, to Lawrence "Bill" Kemp and Evelyn Wagner. She attended Glasgow High School, graduating in 1967. After spending some time living in California, Ohio and Florida, she returned to Glasgow and married Howard Reinhardt. They had three children, Stephanie, Tony and Nathan.
She worked in retail at Sears and JCPenney. She also worked at the Valley County Library before moving over to the Courthouse, where she worked first as the secretary for the Fair Board, Refuse Board, and Airport Commission. She was later appointed to fulfill the remaining term for the Valley County Treasurer and was re-elected to that post. She retired as the treasurer in July 2014. She could not stay retired for long, and returned to work part-time for the Airport Commission just months after retiring. She enjoyed working with the public and providing the best customer service. She was very detail-oriented and would often work extra hours to make sure the books were not off by even one cent.
She was active in her community and the Methodist Church. She served on a number of boards, including the Glasgow School Board, Library Board and Fair Board. She was a member of Soroptimist Club, Hospital Guild and United Methodist Women. She most recently served as treasurer for the Methodist Church. She was very giving of her time and energy to these groups and other people. She was a fantastic baker and took great pride in the fancy desserts and cakes that she would make for community functions and family. If you ask any of her children or grandchildren, they will all tell you that she makes the best sugar cookies they have ever tasted.
She had seven grandchildren who were a source of great joy. She would travel anywhere and everywhere to watch them participate in their activities, whether it be swimming, basketball, golf, dancing, or a school concert. Gramma Jenny was a true sport and became a camper and fisherwoman. She even learned to gut fish so that they could fry up their catch.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Kemp.
Survivors include her husband, Howard, and children Stephanie and Rett Hollar, Tony and Jenn Reinhardt, and Nate and Derin Reinhardt; along with seven grandchildren, Duncan, Morgan, Lily, Ella, Daegan, Walker and Maddox; her mother, Evelyn Kemp; and brothers, Bob Kemp and his wife, Bonnie, and Ron Kemp and his wife, Margaret, as well has numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Bell Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.