British artist Rachel Whiteread wants to change our perspective on space. Her work centers on the spaces we don't actively occupy. It creates solid forms around forgotten areas — the space under a chair, the interior of a closet — and those forms invert our perspective.
The first comprehensive exhibit of Whiteread's work currently on view in the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art demonstrates how she developed her distinct approach over the years with 100 objects incorporating an increasing diversity of scale, medium and color.
When it risks becoming an impersonal exploration of shape and form, the exhibit descriptions and accompanying film relate some of the family connections behind her creations. Like many contemporary artists, Whiteread seems to build her work intellectually around an idea, shifting a viewer's perspective. Even when Whiteread's sculptures are minimal and often based on ordinary domestic objects, the inspiration behind them feels highly personal and complex.
The resulting initial impression is of a white mausoleum. Whiteread painstakingly plastered casts of the parlor walls, door and window in gridded sections that were assembled on a metal frame, facing out toward the viewer. The result is a positive form shaped by negative space. Some small but crucial touches draw the viewer's eye to piece together what's going on. Black ash stains near the bottom of one wall of the piece highlight the backside of an old fireplace. Without this critical clue, we might be permanently puzzled about Whiteread's intent. With it, we have a window into her vision.
For all of its focus on space, Whiteread's works are very tactile. "Ghost," which looks like marble, is cast from plaster, as are many of her works. Making my way through the exhibit, I was drawn to pieces wondering not only what they represented, but also what they were made of, which seems to be a part of her intent as well.
A work near the opening of the exhibit, "Untitled (Twenty-Five Spaces)," looks at first glance like a group of large caramel candies arranged in a square on the floor. Formed out of resin in shades of brown and dark green, we learn that the blocks represent the space beneath chairs.
Moreover, in the exhibit film, Whiteread explains that the purpose was to capture the absence of an audience. "Untitled" resonates, intentionally or unintentionally, against a background of solemn memorials such as the Oklahoma City National Memorial that use empty chairs to evoke absence. Whiteread, however, gives us shades of color rather than uniformity, which starts to suggest individual identities within the space itself.
The exhibit film gives works like "Untitled" a deeper meaning as well. In it, Whiteread describes a pleasant, but detached, childhood. From her description, her parents, while loving, gave her solitude, which she sought more of on her own. It's an important insight from an artist choosing to focus on empty, overlooked spaces.
Some of Whiteread's work conveys a bleak tone, but elsewhere her varied use of color engages the viewer and lightens her approach. Going from room to room, my eye was often drawn to the variety of color on display (and, appropriately, to the often large amount of space between the works).
"Untitled (Library)" (1999) uses color subtly to brighten what might otherwise be a desolate image. Whiteread casts the negative space of a section of book stacks in a library, with strips of subtle color representing the traces of book bindings on the shelves. The choice of space again evokes solitude, but the color differentiating the books gives the piece a sense of the intellectual abundance within it. The eye is drawn not to the empty gap between the library shelves, but to the spine of the books themselves; not to the structure, but to its contents. The stacks of a library can seem either desolate or inviting, depending on one's personality. Whiteread evokes both emotions here.
In "Ghost, Ghost II" (2009), Whiteread revisits the seminal work that helped cement her name in the art world, casting an entire mansion in purple polyurethane. The change in both material and color makes this a more hopeful work. She doesn't seem to be "mummifying" her subject here so much as salvaging it, lovingly, for posterity.
Near its end, the exhibit discusses Whiteread's 2001 work "Plinth." In it, a see-through resin cast made of the inside of a granite plinth (a heavy base on which a statue or other structure is based) is placed upside down on top of an actual plinth in the middle of London's Trafalgar Square. At its unveiling, the BBC reported British Culture Secretary Chris Smith saying the work "creates a moment of peace" within frenetic central London.
Therein lies the duality of Whiteread's work, which on the one hand forces us to re-examine the everyday objects around us, often in ways that challenge our assumptions, and on the other inspires peace and reflection within whatever spaces we happen to occupy — busy or still, prominent or obscure, real or imagined.


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Steve Bannon is creating a 'deplorables' cryptocurrency to boost global populism
Gian M. Volpicelli
Bannon will launch a token to power the global populist movement, according to people with knowledge of his plans
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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is working on a cryptocurrency project to reward political activism and "provide an alternative to the financial system", according to an entrepreneur who claims to be working on the project.
"It would provide financial services, and a reward for political activity," says blockchain investor and businessman Jeffrey Wernick. "Not necessarily for one party, but just for participating in the process: for supporting independents, not just democrats or republicans."
Wernick, a former trader at defunct investment bank Salomon Brothers who has restyled himself as a blockchain evangelist and investor, said he would meet Bannon over the next two weeks to further define how the populist cryptocurrency will work. "[It will be a reward for activism] not necessarily [in] one particular party—but more for political activism outside of the establishment," he says.
People familiar with Bannon's cryptocurrency ambitions confirmed that Wernick has indeed helped Bannon navigate the crypto world – in some cases introducing him to figures in the sector. Bannon did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication; this story will be updated if he replies.
Last week, during an hour-long interview with CNBC, Bannon briefly mentioned a plan to launch his cryptocurrency tokens. "We are working on utility tokens for the populist movement," Bannon said after professing his love for bitcoin and all things cryptocurrency. "They're the future."
Wernick claims he is the one who first advised Bannon to create his own political token after getting in touch through a mutual friend. On a phone call in early July, Wernick said he was in the process of "helping design a token for Bannon, [in order to] tokenize the movement" that is rapidly taking shape behind the populist impresario.
Bannon has been increasingly supportive of anti-establishment movements and personalities across Europe – from France's National Rally (erstwhile Front National), to Italy's League and Five Star Movement, to far-right activist Tommy Robinson in the UK. On Saturday, it emerged that Bannon intended to kick-start a Brussels-based foundation to boost populist parties throughout the continent. While the name of the foundation, The Movement, is reminiscent of the wording Bannon used when talking of his cryptocurrency project, nobody involved in the project would confirm if the foundation and token were linked.
Wernick described Bannon's new cryptocurrency as geared towards the "deplorables" – as Hillary Clinton labelled half of Donald Trump's supporters in an infamous 2016 video – although the ambition is for the token to have a global reach, rather than a US-only one; the token will likely be launched by the end of 2018.
While not a nationalist himself, Wernick believes cryptocurrency can help turn around the fortunes of the impoverished working class. And he hopes that Bannon could be the right catalyst to spread the gospel of cryptocurrency among the disenfranchised masses. "He has an audience of 40 million people. His ideology is not interesting to me, it's the audience that he has," Wernick says, adding that he has tried to involve other people in the project, and made contact with some supporters of Bernie Sanders – a cohort Bannon is eager to win to the populist cause.
Unlike professional provocateur Bannon, Wernick does not crave celebrity. A self-described private person who shuns social media and values obscurity, he made his public debut on the cryptocurrency scene relatively recently. In late 2017, he joined the advisory board of Chinese blockchain venture Qtum. The press release announcing his appointment described Wernick as a bitcoin early adopter and a "veteran investor", whose portfolio includes investments in Uber and Airbnb. Neither company would comment on Wernick's alleged investment.
In April 2018, Wernick spoke at a press conference in New York for the launch of IOVO, a company aimed at leveraging blockchain technology to create a platform where internet users could monetise access to their personal data – an appealing idea in the wake of the scandal about Cambridge Analytica, where Bannon worked as a vice-president until mid-2016. Sitting next to Wernick at the press conference was former Cambridge Analytica director-turned-whistleblower Brittany Kaiser, now an IOVO advisor. Wernick does not have any formal role in IOVO.
During the press conference – and, later, in a joint interview with Kaiser broadcast on CNBC – Wernick attacked technology giants for recklessly exploiting personal information without providing compensation.
One month earlier, in March 2018, during an event in Zurich, Bannon had used similar words to lambaste data-hungry technology companies. "Your data, the digital meaning of yourself, is taken totally for free, and used to basically enslave you," Bannon said. "You're just serfs."
The tirade against big tech came minutes after another rant in which Bannon extolled the potential of cryptocurrency to "empower the [populist] movement" and "get away from central banks." Bannon has recently suggested that European countries could issue national cryptocurrencies to shake off the European Central Bank's yoke.
If the rhetoric of the Zurich speech was redolent of some of Wernick's favourite talking points, that is because, Wernick claims, he helped Bannon write it. "I have spent a lot of time with Bannon, and for the sections about data sovereignty and crypto, frequently his words are the ones I provided," he says.
Some time after his endorsement of cryptocurrency in Zurich, Bannon opened up about his cryptocurrency ambition in a piece published by The New York Times in June, which revealed he was toying with the idea of selling a "deplorables coin" through a fundraising mechanism called initial coin offering, or ICO.
The ICO project seems to have now been ditched amid growing concerns that ICO-ed tokens, which are often flipped around and speculated upon on online exchanges, could be classified as securities and fall foul of financial regulation.
"Ninety percent of ICOs have been a disaster," Bannon told CNBC. He is now looking at creating a "utility token" – essentially a token that can be exchanged for a service on a platform, like a digital credit on an e-commerce website – which would potentially be less legally tricky to mint.
"[A utility token's] primary purpose is not just as a means of speculation, but it has intrinsic value on a network. Meaning it is likely not a security," explains Jamie Burke, CEO of blockchain-focused VC firm Outlier Ventures. "It is the Holy Grail to be a utility token rather than a security token because you avoid all the security laws."
The very concept of "utility tokens" is, nonetheless, disputed: while the category is recognised in Switzerland — alongside payment tokens and security tokens — the US Securities and Exchange Commission is more lukewarm on the idea. In December 2017, a SEC statement read that "merely calling a token a 'utility' token or structuring it to provide some utility does not prevent the token from being a security".
Ironically, the person who many credit for initiating Bannon to cryptocurrency owes most of his recent fame to an ICO. Investor and entrepreneur Brock Pierce, who worked with Bannon at in-game currency merchant IGE more than a decade ago, was the driving force behind EOS – which, at $4 billion, is one of the highest-grossing ICOs of all time.
In September 2017, Pierce said he had been talking to Bannon about blockchain technology "many, many times", although he added that the then-White House strategist was probably too busy to pay much attention to crypto just yet.
But since leaving the White House in January 2018, Bannon has been busy meeting and talking with academics, experts and entrepreneurs in the cryptocurrency sphere, some of whom have been spotted visiting his townhouse in Washington,DC.
Timothy Lewis, a blockchain developer and investor, and a partner at Pierce's fund DNA, says he personally talked cryptocurrency with Bannon more than once. He adds he felt it was "important that educators and stewards of technology provide the understanding".
"[Bannon] has surrounded himself with people who understand the value of [cryptocurrency], and he himself is very intelligent. He's not a developer or engineer but he understands the markets well," Lewis says. "Bannon has a team around him who help him understand better. He recognises that this is a transformational technology."
Gian M. Volpicelli is a senior writer at WIRED, where he covers cryptocurrency, decentralization, politics, and technology regulation. He received a master's degree in journalism from City University of London after studying politics and international relations in Rome. He lives in London.
TopicsCryptocurrenciesPolitics

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Bem, estas são as últimas fotografias que tirei às minhas amigas para estes posts dedicados a festivais de verão. Ainda vou fazer mais um post dentro deste tema, mas só com fotos minhas. Pessoalmente, estas são as minhas fotografias favoritas e conjuntos também. Tanto uma como a outra estão perfeitas para ir o Coachella ou para qualquer um dos festivais de cá. Espero que gostem e que estes conjuntos vos inspirem. Como este é o último post com elas, queria agradecer à Rita e à Filipa por serem lindas e terem paciência para tirar centenas de fotos numa tarde ahah!
Well, here are the last pictures I took to my girls for these festival inspired posts. I'm still going to do one more post about this theme, but that time only with pictures of me. Personally these are my favorite pictures from all we took, they turned out so pretty and the outfits are my favorites as well. I think they are just perfect and ready to go to Coachella or to any portuguese music festival. I hope to inspire you and that you like the outfits. Since this is the last post with the girls I wanted to thank them, Rita and Filipa, for being beautiful and awesome as always ahah!
Pessoalmente acho a primeira e a segunda foto fantásticas! Fazem lembrar-me um lookbook... Gostei muito dos conjuntos!
Que fotografias espetaculares! Os looks são perfeitos!
I love your "festival vibes" posts! But this last one really inspire me for this summer! For sure, I'll copy one of this looks for a festival haha You're so creative, keep it up! Hope your next post :) Love from a spanish follower!
Amazing! This blog looks just like my old one! It's on a totally different topic but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Excellent choice of colors!


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Rugby World Cup France 2023 - Australia v Fiji
Stade Geoffroy Guichard Sunday 17 September 2023 Rugby World Cup France 2023
Ambro are delighted to be able to offer official hospitality for Australia v Fiji in the Rugby World Cup France 2023.
The Pool C match will be played at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint Étienne and Australia and Fiji could be a close encounter and an important game to determine qualification to the quarter finals.
Group C consists of Wales, Australia, Fiji, Georgia and the final qualifying winner.
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Artist: Krisiun
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Label: LISTENABLE RECORDS
1. A1 The Will To Potency 6:23
2. A2 Blood Of Lions 5:06
3. A3 The Great Execution 5:18
4. B1 Descending Abomination 5:45
5. B2 The Extremist 5:57
6. B3 The Sword Of Orion 7:55
7. C1 Violentia Gladiatore 5:34
8. C2 Rise And Confront 5:11
9. C3 Extincao Em Massa 5:55
10. D1 Shadows Of Betrayal 8:37
11. D2 Black Force Domain 5:01
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by brothers Alex Camargo (bass, vocals), Moyses Kolesne (guitars) and Max Kolesne (drums). Since it's formation in 1990, the group recorded two demos, Evil Age in 1991 and Curse of the Evil One in 1992, and self-released an extended play (EP) titled Unmerciful Order in 1993. After signing with Dynamo Records (a Brazilian label), Krisiun released the debut full-length 'Black Force Domain' in 1995, followed by 'Apocalyptic Revelation', in 1998 and 'Conquerors of Armageddon' in 2000. They signed with Century Media in 1999, releasing a further eleven full length studio albums, the band's brand new full length album 'Mortem Solis' is out now on CenturyMedia /Sony.Krisiun vinyl catalog has been sold out for many years and much sought after, now available again from Listenable records in updated lay outs and specially mastered, released in limited edition coloured vinyls with bonus tracks !


A federally regulated online market is part of the Prime Minister's plan to guarantee cannabis access to the entire country.
Earlier this month Canada put forth a proposal to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis on a nationwide scale. The two legalization bills have been widely heralded and, if passed, would make Canada the world's leader in cannabis legislation.
Part of that cutting edge, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will be an online marketplace where Canadians will be able to buy their weed without even ever have to physically step foot in a dispensary should they choose to.
The Internet revelation came during a live conversation about Canadian legalization hosted by Vice Canada. Trudeau said that the online system would be part of an effort to assure Canadians "in every corner of this country" will be able to access the newly legal reefer.
Under the current legalization plan, prohibition would end nationwide, but it would be up to local provinces to decide how to distribute and sell the sticky-icky. If your local municipality doesn't want to set up pot shops, though, Trudeau's e-dispensary would make sure you are still able to enjoy all the benefits of legal weed.
At this point, it's looking like the proposed online cannabis marketplace will be necessary, too. While Trudeau and Canada's federal government are pushing the legalization framework, province leaders are weary of their newfound responsibilities of regulating sales, and skeptical that the task can be accomplished before Trudeau's proposed July 2018 legalization start date.
"We're going to try very hard to meet those time limits, and if we don't, we'll have to go back and say, 'You know what? We need more time,'" Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said.
But to Trudeau, a year and some change should be ample enough time for provinces to construct legal weed systems. However, if not, there's always the Internet.


Three to four times a year, HF supports members (and interested family and friends) with a group journey on the Whole30.
Founded by Melissa Hartwig, the Whole30® is designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutrition reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.
What is included in the Whole30 Group Program?
This is a customized nutrition coaching program that will be tailored to your individual goals, preferences and lifestyle. You will meet one-on-one with Michelle in person or on the phone four (4) times over the course of the two months.
What is included in the Personalized Nutrition Coaching Program?
Travel/on the go tips… because you've got place to be!
-Quality vs Quantity… how much GOOD sleep do YOU need?
-Breathing… everyone's doing it… incorrectly!
-Men's Hormonal Health… understanding blood labs and ideal ranges based on age, etc.


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Q: AsyncTask NullPointerException onPostExecute, Error With Calling ListView Adapter I've got an AsyncTask in a class that extends ListFragment.  Within the class, the task queries google for nearby places, and returns values successfully.  In my onCreateView, I create a view, using variables that I've instantiated locally. In my onPostExecute method, I've got a "loop and log" segment, as well as a null check to verify that I have data.  I've found that my custom adapter is null, despite having instantiated it.  I think I'm missing something fundamental here, any help would be appreciated. I've searched through about 35 other posts on this issue, but to no avail.
EDIT : I also re-watched Romain Guy's presentations on adapters/listviews, and re-read the dev. documentation on developer.android.
My Code
        package com.example.twigglebeta4;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import com.example.twigglebeta4.PlaceItem;
//import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;

import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.ListFragment;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListView;

//This class is intended to retrieve data,
//and place it into an array for a custom adapter to set the results to listview

public class NearbyPlaceFragment extends ListFragment{
    //private int MAX_PLACES=20;
    static LocationManager systemLocation;

LayoutInflater inflater;
ViewGroup container;

ArrayList<PlaceItem> placeItems;
//Moving ListView_Adapter out here gives NPE error :
    //09-08 15:03:52.190: E/AndroidRuntime(30422):  at com.example.twigglebeta4.NearbyPlaceFragment.<init>(NearbyPlaceFragment.java:42)
//ListView_Adapter listViewAdapter = new ListView_Adapter(getActivity().getBaseContext());
ListView_Adapter listViewAdapter;

public NearbyPlaceFragment() {
}

@Override
public ListView onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //Layout containing listView
    ListView rootListView = (ListView) inflater.inflate(R.layout.nearby_list, container, false);

    //ID of listView within layout
    ListView listView = (ListView) rootListView.findViewById(android.R.id.list);

    //Adapter to control cell items
    ListView_Adapter listViewAdapter = new ListView_Adapter(getActivity().getBaseContext());
    listView.setAdapter(listViewAdapter);

    //Start to get places
    GetNearbyPlaces();
    return rootListView;
}

//Need to retrieve nearby places
private void GetNearbyPlaces() {
    //Instantiate wrapper for latitude and longitude
    systemLocation = (LocationManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

    //Get last location
    Location lastKnownLocation = systemLocation.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

    //Get latitude and longitude
    double lastLatitude = lastKnownLocation.getLatitude();
    double lastLongitude = lastKnownLocation.getLongitude();

    //Construct URL for places request
    String nearbySearchURL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/" +
    "json?location="+lastLatitude+","+lastLongitude+
    "&radius=1000&sensor=true" + "&types=food%7Crestaurant%7Cbar%7Cstore"+
    "&key=AIzaSyC6KLby3iLblyuQY%5Fy%2DoXEvrZyuAZk9OWc";

    //Execute request
    new ExecuteQuery().execute(nearbySearchURL);
}

//This method is used to execute the query
private class ExecuteQuery extends AsyncTask<String, Void, ArrayList<PlaceItem>> {

    @Override
    protected ArrayList<PlaceItem> doInBackground(String... nearbyURL) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        StringBuilder nearbyPlacesBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        //Need to execute query
        for(String nearbySearchURL : nearbyURL) {
            //Instantiate default Http Client
            //This is the container that will execute our query
            HttpClient nearbyClient = new DefaultHttpClient();

            try {
                //Create a new get method to retrieve the data
                //This method is the request builder
                HttpGet nearbyGet = new HttpGet(nearbySearchURL);

                //Get the data from our get
                HttpResponse nearbyGetResponse = nearbyClient.execute(nearbyGet);
                //Check the status to find whether response was successful or not
                if(nearbyGetResponse.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()==200) {

                    //Create Http Entity of the response to read
                    HttpEntity nearbyEntity = nearbyGetResponse.getEntity();
                    //Store the content of our entity, by using an input stream
                    InputStream nearbyEntityContent = nearbyEntity.getContent();
                    //Read the content of the input stream to create the input
                    InputStreamReader nearbyInput = new InputStreamReader(nearbyEntityContent);
                    //Read the information from the input stream data
                    BufferedReader nearbyReader = new BufferedReader(nearbyInput);

                    String lineIn;

                    while((lineIn = nearbyReader.readLine()) != null) {
                        //Log.i("com.example.twigglebeta4",lineIn);
                        nearbyPlacesBuilder.append(lineIn);
                    }

                }
            }
            catch (Exception err) {

                err.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        placeItems = new ArrayList<PlaceItem>();

        try {
            //Parse JSON object to format results
            JSONObject nearbyResultObject = new JSONObject(nearbyPlacesBuilder.toString());

            //Create an array from the JSON Object
            JSONArray placesArray = nearbyResultObject.getJSONArray("results");

            for(int placeCount=0;placeCount < placesArray.length();placeCount++){
                //LatLng thisLocation = null;
                String thisName = "";
                String thisAddress = "";

                //Grab the current JSON object
                JSONObject thisNearbyObject = placesArray.getJSONObject(placeCount);
                //Grab the current name
                thisName = thisNearbyObject.getString("name");
                //Grab the current address
                thisAddress = thisNearbyObject.getString("vicinity");
                //Grab this latitude longitude from the object
                //JSONObject thisLatLng = thisNearbyObject.getJSONObject("geometry").getJSONObject("location");
                //thisLocation = new LatLng(Double.valueOf(thisLatLng.getString("lat")),Double.valueOf(thisLatLng.getString("lng")));

                PlaceItem thisPlace = new PlaceItem(R.id.list_cell_icon,thisName,thisAddress);

                placeItems.add(thisPlace);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception err) {
            err.printStackTrace();
        }
        return placeItems;
    }

    protected void onPostExecute(final ArrayList<PlaceItem> placeItems) {
        Log.i("onPostExecute", "Starting onPostExecute");
        //listViewAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
        //Layout containing listView

        for(int i=0;i<placeItems.size();i++) {
            Log.i("onPostExecute Loop", placeItems.get(i).name);
            //Problem section start
            if(placeItems.get(i).name != null /*&& listViewAdapter != null*/) {//If I remove this condition
                Log.i("onPostExecute Loop", "I'm in here now");
                listViewAdapter.add(placeItems.get(i).name);    //then error here, listViewAdapter is null
            }
            //Problem section end
        }
    }
}

}
My Stack Trace :
    09-08 15:07:17.290: I/endeffect(31947): AbsListView.onMeasure(), getWidth()=1080, getHeight()=1557, this=android.widget.ListView{4240f490 V.ED.VC. ......I. 0,0-1080,1557 #102000a android:id/list}
    09-08 15:07:17.290: D/AbsListView(31947): unregisterIRListener() is called
    09-08 15:07:17.290: I/endeffect(31947): AbsListView.onLayout(), getWidth()=1080, getHeight()=1557, this=android.widget.ListView{4240f490 V.ED.VC. ......ID 0,0-1080,1557 #102000a android:id/list}
    09-08 15:07:17.650: I/onPostExecute(31947): Starting onPostExecute
    09-08 15:07:17.650: I/onPostExecute Loop(31947): Admiral Theatre
    09-08 15:07:17.650: I/onPostExecute Loop(31947): I'm in here now
    09-08 15:07:17.650: D/AndroidRuntime(31947): Shutting down VM
    09-08 15:07:17.650: W/dalvikvm(31947): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4127fac8)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947): java.lang.NullPointerException
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at com.example.twigglebeta4.NearbyPlaceFragment$ExecuteQuery.onPostExecute(NearbyPlaceFragment.java:180)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at com.example.twigglebeta4.NearbyPlaceFragment$ExecuteQuery.onPostExecute(NearbyPlaceFragment.java:1)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:631)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.os.AsyncTask.access$600(AsyncTask.java:177)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:644)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5328)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1102)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:869)
    09-08 15:07:17.660: E/AndroidRuntime(31947):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

A: Try:
//Adapter to control cell items
listViewAdapter = new ListView_Adapter(getActivity().getBaseContext());

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Microsoft suggests that Fable III might utilise Project Natal technology.
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has spoken about the possibility of Fable III incorporating Natal technology.
According to Joystiq, Spencer made the comments at the Tokyo Game Show, saying that he would not be surprised at the inclusion.
"You know, Lionhead's been a real innovation studio for us. We have the release of Fable II episodic this week, where they're taking Fable II and breaking it up into chunks, allowing people to buy the content at their pace.
"Fable II, I thought, was a great release with the orbs they added with Live, adding new functionality to the franchise. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Natal found its way into future iterations of Fable."
Fable III is due to be released in 2010. Players will be able to spend the second half of the game as the ruler of Albion.


We've had an unforgettable honeymoon and we'll be dreaming about Sonora until we return.
More than sustenance, a meal at the Tyee Dining Room is a sumptuous sensory experience. With its position, facing the sea, a wilderness panorama frames every moment. On the plate is a feast for the eyes and palate.
Old World technique and contemporary panache combine to make a masterpiece of the freshest, West Coast ingredients.
To start the day, drink in the view and a frothy cappuccino on the patio. As the sun dips lower, a custom cocktail from the bar and Dungeness crab pulled from our live tanks whets your appetite.
The grand finale is a multicourse Chef's Tasting Menu paired with the perfect varietal from the Wine Cellar. Anything else you need to enhance your dining experience? Just ask.
The Chef's Tasting Menu changes daily and with the seasons. For a traditional selection, explore the A La Carte Menu, which also changes seasonally.
First, mid and main courses available in any combination. This menu changes seasonally to incorporate the best available ingredients.
A multi-course menu carefully crafted by the Sonora culinary team. This menu showcases the creative talents of the culinary team.
Whatever the occasion calls for—a locally-sourced varietal, big California cabernet, classic French Bordeaux or complex Tuscan vintage—Sonora's wine cellar provides.


Following this single release, Alanna Matty will be celebrating the release of her new EP at The Burdock in Toronto February 16, just a few days before the EP's official release February 19.
You can hear the song here before its official release date this Friday. Enjoy!


Artists Wayne Adams and Catherine King spend their days completely immersed in nature – the Canadian couple lives off-the-grid on a floating sustainable island appropriately named Freedom Cove.
King and Adams say that the Cove, cast on Cypress Bay in Tofino, British Columbia, has allowed them to interact with nature without interfering in it.
Their eco-paradise features greenhouses, an art gallery and a lighthouse tower – all of which are fashioned from recycled materials and painted bright shades of pinks and purples. The couple grows their own food on the expansive gardens that weave through the property and harnesses energy from an array of solar panels.
"We live our life in a manner that, we hope, adds to the health of the environment," explains King. "We do our best to live conscientiously this way every day."
Freedom Cove is an escape more than 20 years in the making, and it's not finished yet. Wayne and Catherine continue to brainstorm new pieces to add to their already spectacular puzzle.
Check out their photo archive to see how the island became the place it is today.


Dr. Luke Cain attended the University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry and the University of Oklahoma, Department of Orthodontics, where he completed his residency and a Master of Science degree. He has been in practice for over 15 years and resides in the West Valley. He has volunteered with local and national charities, including Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Arizona, Phoenix Rescue Mission and his local church. In addition, he is a fellow and instructor in the prestigious Tweed Foundation Orthodontic Society, and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Cain is also board certified by and holds Diplomate status with the American Board of Orthodontics.
In his free time, Dr. Cain enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters and their dogs, being in the great outdoors, playing softball on his local church team, and traveling. He also enjoys most sports and attending/sponsoring community events and schools.


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Q: Insert table row when row above it is clicked Right now I have a page that is displaying a large SQL database. There's a lot of information for each row, so I limited what is displayed. I want a user to be able to click a row and have a row below that popped up with all of the information there.
The code I am using now to display my table:

                Name
                Health Services Delivered
                Degrees
                Post Degree Training
                Previous Employment
                Stakeholders Exeperienced With
                Expertise in Watson Health Focus Areas
                Expertise in Therapeutic
                Regions with Experience

            <?php
                //Make Table Here//
                while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($search_result)):
            ?>

                <?php //name
                echo $row['name'];?>

                <?php
                //Health Services Delivered
                if($row['delivered_outpatient']=="Yes"){echo '
Outpatient or Clinic Health
';}
                if($row['delivered_inpatient']=="Yes"){echo '
Inpatient
';}
                if($row['delivered_emergency_room']=="Yes"){echo '
Emergency Room
';}
                if($row['delivered_retail_clinic']=="Yes"){echo '
Retail Clinic
';}
                if($row['delivered_telehealth']=="Yes"){echo '
Telehealth
';}
                if($row['delivered_occupational']=="Yes"){echo '
Occupational Health Services
';}
                 ?>

                <?php
                //Degrees
                if($row['physician_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Physician (MD, DO)
';}
                if($row['np_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Nurse Practitioner
';}
                if($row['pa_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Physician Assistant (PA)
';}
                if($row['nurse_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Nurse
';}
                if($row['dds_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Dentist (DDS)
';}
                if($row['pharmd_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Pharmaceutical Degree (PharmD)
';}
                if($row['rd_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Dietition or Nutritionist (RD)
';}
                if($row['mph_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Master in Public Health or Administration (MPH or MPA)
';}
                if($row['pt_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Physical/Occupational Therapist (PT/OT)
';}
                if($row['respiratory_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Despiratory Therapist
';}
                if($row['social_care_degree']=="Yes"){echo '
Social Care Worker
';}
                 ?>

                <?php
                //Post Degree Training
                if($row['anes_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Anesthesiology
';}
                if($row['cardiology_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Cardiology
';}
                if($row['chronic_disease_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Chronic Disease Management
';}
                if($row['dental_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Dental
';}
                if($row['emergency_medicine_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Emergency Medicine
';}
                if($row['family_medicine_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Family Medicine
';}
                if($row['gastro_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Gastroenterology
';}
                if($row['genetics_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Genetics
';}
                if($row['gyne_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Gynecology
';}
                if($row['hema_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Hematology
';}
                if($row['infectious_disease_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Infectious Disease
';}
                if($row['internal_medicine_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Internal Medicine
';}
                if($row['neurology_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Neurology
';}
                if($row['nursing_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Nursing
';}
                if($row['nutrition_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Nutrition
';}
                if($row['obstetrics_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Obstetrics
';}
                if($row['occupational_medicine_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Occupational Medicine
';}
                if($row['oncology_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Oncology
';}
                if($row['optha_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Ophthalmology
';}
                if($row['pediatrics_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Pediatrics
';}
                if($row['pharm_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Pharmacy
';}
                if($row['preventive_medicine_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Preventive Medicine
';}
                if($row['psych_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Psychiatry
';}
                if($row['public_health_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Public Health
';}
                if($row['radiology_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Radiology
';}
                if($row['surgery_training']=="Yes"){echo '
Surgery
';}

                 ?>

                <?php
                //Previous Employment
                if($row['employed_provider']=="Yes"){echo '
Provider
';}
                if($row['employed_payer']=="Yes"){echo '
Payer
';}
                if($row['employed_health_analytics']=="Yes"){echo '
Health Analytics
';}
                if($row['employed_life_sciences']=="Yes"){echo '
Life Sciences
';}
                if($row['employed_medical_device']=="Yes"){echo '
Medical Device
';}
                if($row['employed_government']=="Yes"){echo '
Government
';}
                if($row['employed_biotech']=="Yes"){echo '
Biotech
';}
                if($row['employed_health_it']=="Yes"){echo '
Health IT
';}
                if($row['employed_other']!="Not applicable"){echo '
'.$row['employed_other'].'
';}
                 ?>

                <?php
                //Stakeholders Exeperienced With
                if($row['exp_providers']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_providers']=="some experiences"){echo '
Providers
';}
                if($row['exp_pharm']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_pharm']=="some experiences"){echo '
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology
';}
                if($row['exp_medical_device']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_medical_device']=="some experiences"){echo '
Medical Device
';}
                if($row['exp_private_payers']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_private_payers']=="some experiences"){echo '
Private Payers
';}
                if($row['exp_public_payers']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_public_payers']=="some experiences"){echo '
Public Payers
';}
                if($row['exp_medical_employers']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_medical_employers']=="some experiences"){echo '
Medical Employers
';}
                if($row['exp_health_info_tech']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_health_info_tech']=="some experiences"){echo '
Health Information Technology
';}
                if($row['exp_level_other']!="Not applicable" && $row['exp_level_other']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_level_other']=="some experiences"){echo '
'.$row['exp_with_other'].'
';}

                 ?>

                <?php
                //Expertise in Watson Health Focus Areas
                if($row['exp_onc']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Oncology
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_onc']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_onc']=="some expertise"){echo '
Oncology
';}
                if($row['exp_genomics']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Genomics
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_genomics']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_genomics']=="some expertise"){echo '
Genomics
';}
                if($row['exp_clinical_trials']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Clinical Trials
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_clinical_trials']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_clinical_trials']=="some expertise"){echo '
Clinical Trials
';}
                if($row['exp_radiology']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Radiology
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_radiology']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_radiology']=="some expertise"){echo '
Radiology
';}
                if($row['exp_health_wellness']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Health and Wellness
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_health_wellness']=="high level of expertise"){echo '
Health and Wellness
';}
                if($row['exp_chronic_disease_management']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Chronic Disease Management
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_chronic_disease_management']=="high level of expertise"){echo '
Chronic Disease Management
';}
                if($row['exp_preventive_care']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Preventive Care
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_preventive_care']=="high level of expertise"){echo '
Preventive Care
';}
                if($row['exp_population_health']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Population Health
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_population_health']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_population_health']=="some expertise"){echo '
Population Health
';}
                if($row['exp_social_welfare']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Social and Welfare Programs
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_social_welfare']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_social_welfare']=="some expertise"){echo '
Social and Welfare Programs
';}
                if($row['exp_life_sciences']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Life Sciences Real World Evidence
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_life_sciences']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_life_sciences']=="some expertise"){echo '
Life Science Real World Evidence
';}
                 if($row['exp_value_based_care']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Value Based Care
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_value_based_care']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_value_based_care']=="some expertise"){echo '
Value Based Care
';}

                 ?>

                <?php
                //Expertise in Therapeutic
               if($row['exp_heart_disease']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Heart Disease
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_heart_disease']=="high level of expertise"){echo '
Heart Disease
';}
               if($row['exp_diabetes']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Diabetes
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_diabetes']=="high level of expertise"){echo '
Diabetes
';}
                if($row['exp_arthritis']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Arthritis
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_arthritis']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_arthritis']=="some expertise"){echo '
Arthritis
';}
                if($row['exp_asthma_copd']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Asthma/COPD
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_asthma_copd']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_asthma_copd']=="some expertise"){echo '
Asthma/COPD
';}
                if($row['exp_cancer']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Cancer
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_cancer']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_cancer']=="some expertise"){echo '
Cancer
';}
                if($row['exp_mental_health']=="expert"){
                    echo "
Mental Health
";
                } elseif ($row['exp_mental_health']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_mental_health']=="some expertise"){echo '
Mental Health
';}
                if($row['exp_with_other_2']!="Not applicable" && $row['exp_level_other_2']=="expert")
                {echo "
".$row["exp_with_other_2"]."
";} elseif ($row['exp_level_other_2']=="high level of expertise" || $row['exp_level_other_2']=="some expertise"){echo '
'.$row["exp_with_other_2"].'
';}

                 ?>

                <?php
                //Experienced in Regions
                //Stakeholders Exeperienced With
                if($row['exp_us_canada']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_us_canada']=="some experiences" || $row['exp_us_canada']=="minimal experiences"){echo '
United States and Canada
';}
                if($row['exp_latin_america']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_latin_america']=="some experiences" || $row['exp_latin_america']=="minimal experiences"){echo '
Latin America
';}
                if($row['exp_europe']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_europe']=="some experiences" || $row['exp_europe']=="minimal experiences"){echo '
Europe
';}
                if($row['exp_middle_east_africa']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_middle_east_africa']=="some experiences" || $row['exp_middle_east_africa']=="minimal experiences"){echo '
Middle East/Africa
';}
                if($row['exp_asia_pacific']=="high level of experiences" || $row['exp_asia_pacific']=="some experiences" || $row['exp_asia_pacific']=="minimal experiences"){echo '
Pacific Asia
';}
                 ?>

            <?php endwhile;?>

I know it's not the prettiest, but most of it is just repeated commands checking different SQL columns so the correct information is displayed.
I'm not entirely sure how to start about doing what I want to. Can anyone lend a hand?

A: Next is an example of how to show/hide rows in a table. In order to test it, copy this code and paste it in a PHP file, then open it in your browser. This is how it works : pairs of rows are displayed on each loop, the first row is visible (with basic data), the second row is filled with data but it is hidden. When the first row of each pair is clicked, the second row of the pair is displayed, if the first row is clicked again the second row hides. More explanations after the code:

        Name
        Degrees
        Health problems

<?php
$database = array( array ( "id" => 1,
                           "name" => "John Doe",
                           "degrees" => "degree degree degree",
                           "health_problems" => "problems problems problems",
                           "more_data" => "John's data John's data John's data " .
                                          "John's data John's data John's data " .
                                          "John's data John's data John's data "
                         ),
                   array ( "id" => 2,
                           "name" => "Jane Doe",
                           "degrees" => "degree degree degree",
                           "health_problems" => "problems problems problems",
                           "more_data" => "Jane's data Jane's data Jane's data " .
                                          "Jane's data Jane's data Jane's data " .
                                          "Jane's data Jane's data Jane's data "
                         )
                 );

foreach ( $database as $row )
  echo "
" . // ◄■■■ NOTICE THE "ONCLICK" EVENT.
       "  {$row["name"]}	" .
       "  {$row["degrees"]}	" .
       "  {$row["health_problems"]}	" .
       "
" .
       "
" .  // ◄■■■ NOTICE THE "ID".
       "  " .
            $row["more_data"] .
       "  	" .
       "
";
?>

The first row has an "onclick" event, this event is on the top of the code (in the javascript section). The second row has an id, constructed with "tr" and the id of the database row ("tr1", "tr2", ...), so we can uniquely identify each
.
Now, what you have to do in your code is display (echo) in the second row all the data you want to hide.


text:
Twinbrook Baptist Church will be closing in Rockville, Md. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
Pastor says $1 million from closing church aids wider 'fellowship of the concerned'
by Adelle M. Banks
Adelle M. Banks
ROCKVILLE, Md. (RNS) — From the time she arrived in 2013, the Rev. Jill McCrory had seen the congregation at Twinbrook Baptist Church, the progressive Baptist church she pastors, ebb and flow but never reach more than several dozen faithful in the pews that could hold far more.
So the multiracial, LGBT-affirming congregation in this Washington suburb made a tough decision: Its church will close.
But the more than $1 million from its sale will help 35 religious organizations and other nonprofits meet needs in the community. And the Hispanic congregation that long rented the building has bought it for less than its assessed value.
This weekend (Aug. 17-18), Twinbrook will hold a Saturday "legacy service" for the chosen grant recipients — from Baptist organizations such as the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists to a program at a local elementary school that helps feed students who can't afford a nutritious lunch.
The Rev. Jill McCrory at Twinbrook Baptist Church in Rockville, Md. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
McCrory, 63, says her congregants and grant recipients will receive gifts of basil seeds as they leave special services and seek new places to worship and help those in need.
"What I'm saying, in the parting, is may this basil season your meals as we are seasoning the community around us," she said of her upcoming last Sunday sermon at the church.
McCrory talked to Religion News Service about this time of transition for her congregation.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
How old is your church and how did it come to be on this corner of Rockville, Maryland?
The church is 63 years old. It was founded in 1956 by a group of people who had moved into the neighborhood. It was a brand-new neighborhood, and they were members of First Baptist Church of Bethesda, and they did not want to go as far as Bethesda to church. They wanted to walk to church. And so they formed a small group, and First Baptist made them a mission of their church and sent them one of their ministers. That was Rev. John Laney, and he became their pastor.
RELATED: As one historically black Episcopal church closes, others face strong headwinds
When was it that you started to realize that a hard decision had to be made about whether your church should close?
About two, two and a half years ago. We had attempted to re-energize the church. We threw the doors open wide, proclaiming us as a welcoming and affirming church. And we drew some folks, but bottom line, this church, I believe, was created for a certain time and a certain group. And, it just couldn't outgrow that.
So we looked at several options: They could close down and re-emerge as a completely new church with a new name. They could try some different models of outreach or they could put themselves on life support with a part-time pastor until they dwindled down 'til they just handed the keys to somebody.
Why did the church decide to go the route it chose?
Because that was the fourth option — to go out with dignity and grace. Rather than serve ourselves and spend down all the assets and all the budget and then just have this building that you had too few people to be able to deal with — we didn't feel like that was the right path. With the history of this church being so open and so generous and John Laney's vision of a "fellowship of the concerned," we felt that the appropriate thing to do was to close and sell the building and then gift out those assets, while we still had the energy, the capacity to do that.
Twinbrook Baptist Church in Rockville, Md. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
This image is available for web publication. For questions, contact Sally Morrow.
Can you talk a little bit about the people who are going to benefit from this move, the congregation Centro Cristiano Peniel?
They're growing, and we wanted to make it possible for them to have the building. They were already looking for a building, because they don't get enough time or space in this building. So the first decision we made was to sell the building to them at less than its value, so that they could afford it.
How did you identify the organizations that will benefit from the more than a million dollars in proceeds from the sale of the building?
We sent out a request for proposals to those organizations that we had been involved in. We had $4.5 million in asks because we didn't set a limit. We just said, "What are your dreams?" And some people had million-dollar dreams and some people had $2,000 dreams, and we tried to fund what we could. Some folks are getting a fraction of what they asked for. The gifts ranged from $2,000 to $250,000 and the $250,000 is going to Community Reach of Montgomery County for a diabetes clinic.
RELATED: Turnaround: How dying churches can find new life
What about on the other side: Who will be hurt most by this?
A stained glass window at Twinbrook Baptist Church in Rockville, Md. The window is dedicated to Daniel Gaither, whose family members were the first African-Americans to join the church. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
Our oldest members. The oldest member we have is a woman who the organizing meeting for this church in 1957 was held in her home. A couple of our charter members are still alive. And so these are people who are in their eighties and nineties. But it's not just them. We just got an email from a woman. She was baptized in this church and was married in this church. She's moved down to Charles County, and she's sad because her church is closing. So it doesn't matter whether you've been active and you were even still here. It's your church.
Your church has supported a range of groups from the Gay Straight Alliance at the high school across the street to Alcoholics Anonymous to a Scouting group. Some of them met in this building. Are there some that you've had to tell they now have to meet elsewhere?
Nobody has to go. No one's moving elsewhere. They're all staying. Nothing's changing except that we won't be here.
You have long been an ally for LGBTQ people and stood outside the Supreme Court on the day same-sex marriage became legal nationwide. Do you think your church's stance on being welcoming to gays and lesbians helped or hurt your church's existence and survival?
Well, I'm sure there's some people that would say both. We added some folks. We made people feel welcome. That itself, to me, is a victory, as is outreach. We lost some people over it. Some folks came and visited that perhaps their theology didn't match ours. But we're only talking about the last six years. The church did not — what's the right word for it? — fail in six years' time.
What is the biggest lesson you've learned from this experience of closing a church, which is obviously an issue that weighs on other clergy in similar situations?
Don't underestimate the grief, be full of grace, and it's hard.
What will your final sermon topic be?
The sermon for Sunday is about going out and continuing to be the fellowship of the concerned — but to the world.


But yearly rate hikes just keep coming. A sewer bond only Hank Waters can love.
COLUMBIA, Mo 11/1/13 (Beat Byte) -- "I don't think the system we've got is equitable," then-Columbia City Councilman Jason Thornhill said in a 2011 interview about city sewers. "Thornhill said the billing system is unfair...'I think we need to continue to find a better solution.'"
The Third Ward Council rep had joined 5th Ward City Councilwoman Helen Anthony questioning a 15% sewer rate increase that took effect in 2012.
An 8-10% sewer rate increase will take effect in 2014 if voters on Tuesday approve the second of two sewer bonds in 5 years: $32.5 million. But it's starting to seem like a sewer bond only Trib publisher Hank Waters can love (since he lives out in the county).
One after another, comments on his website urge a "No" vote, citing broken promises, poor planning, a system that unfairly discounts big users, and the $3 per month fee hike that will pay off the $32.5 million bond, another word for "big debt".
Fee hikes, rate hikes, and tax hikes in Columbia have continued unabated over the last decade, with each agency and utility hitting tax and rate payers up for more money almost every year.
A monopoly with considerable power to raise rates, Columbia's water, sewer, electric, garbage, and parking utilities have been doing just that, especially under city manager Mike Matthes.
Sewer rates went up in 2008 to pay down a $77 million sewer bond city officials promised would repair problems such as private common collector systems. But that never happened.
In 2011, the city manager raised water rates 8 percent and sewer rates a whopping 15%. The sewer increase was so high City Council members complained about the same fairness issue Columbia faces today.
"Fifth Ward Councilwoman Helen Anthony commented that she had received many complaints regarding the calculation of residential sewer rates and had asked for a report to review whether the current method of charging residential uses was equitable," minutes from the Sept. 19, 2011 Council meeting read. "She noted she was not comfortable voting in favor of an increase until the issue was addressed by staff. Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill said he agreed with Ms. Anthony."
To mollify Thornhill and Anthony, Matthes said Council members could always lower the rates. But that has never happened, either.
Water rates, meanwhile, have been increasing by 5 percent each year since 2008. The rate hikes will continue until 2014, all to pay down more bonds.
The city manager's 2012 budget included fee increases for parks, bus fares, building inspections. His 2013 budget included more park fee hikes and the water rate increases.


text:
Burutu
Burutu, town and port in Delta state, southern Nigeria, built on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the Niger River delta, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea since the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century. Modern Burutu exports palm oil and palm kernels, rubber, and timber from the surrounding area. It also ships peanuts (groundnuts) and cotton from northern Nigeria and Chad, palm produce and timber from eastern Nigeria, and sesame seeds and peanuts from Kogi, Benue, and Plateau states. These products are brought by motorized rivercraft that navigate up the Forcados and the Niger to Onitsha, the Niger's largest port, and thence to the port of Burutu.
Offshore petroleum deposits were discovered near Burutu in 1964, and in the following year the first crude oil from the state was exported (from a loading point at sea). Burutu's port has eclipsed that of Forcados, 5 miles (8 km) downstream, which is the former transshipment point for goods destined for Lagos, the Nigerian capital. Burutu is known for shipbuilding and repairing, but it also serves as an agricultural trade centre for the Ijo people. It has a hospital. Pop. (2006) local government area, 209,666.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna, Senior Editor.
Delta, state, southern Nigeria. It is bounded by Edo state to the north, Anambra state to the east, Rivers state to the southeast, Bayelsa state to the south, the Bight of Benin of the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and Ondo state to the northwest. On the east and south…
Nigeria, country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria's most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country…
Forcados River
Forcados River, river, a major navigable channel of the Niger Delta, southern Nigeria. It leaves the main course of the Niger River about 20 miles (32 km) downstream from Aboh and flows through zones of freshwater swamps, mangrove swamps, and coastal sand ridges before completing its 123-mile (198-kilometre) westerly course…
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Often asked: How Much Does A Kinship Adoption Cost?
1 How do you adopt a kinship?
2 Do you get money for adopting a family member?
3 What is the difference between kinship and adoption?
4 How long does it take to get kinship care?
5 How much money do adoptive parents receive?
6 How much money do you get for adopting a child?
7 What benefits do adoptive parents get?
8 Can I get paid for taking care of my grandchildren?
9 What are the cons of kinship care?
10 What are foster parents not allowed to do?
11 What is a kinship allowance?
12 How often do you get kinship payments?
13 Does guardianship override parental rights?
How do you adopt a kinship?
You'll petition the court to adopt your family member. You may have to complete any required home studies and submit any necessary documentation to verify that you're prepared to parent this child. The child will be placed in your care, and you may undergo a post-placement supervision period.
Do you get money for adopting a family member?
Like all foster care adoptions, the cost of adopting a relative in foster care is not something to worry about. It costs little to nothing, and adoptive parents sometimes receive a small stipend to help with the costs of raising the child.
What is the difference between kinship and adoption?
The adoptive parent's legal authority over the child is the same as if the parent had given birth to child. The kinship legal guardian (KLG) has almost the same decision-making authority over the child as a parent until child turns 18 or judgment is changed.
How long does it take to get kinship care?
guide covers how to use the information your team has collected. By this point, your KPM team will have created detailed documentation of your current kinship care practices, which will position you to proceed with improvements to your child welfare system. All three phases of KPM take approximately eight weeks.
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How much money do adoptive parents receive?
Adoption pay is equal to 90% of your salary for the first six weeks of pay. The remaining 33 weeks are paid at £139.58 a week or 90% of your gross average weekly earnings (whichever is lower). If you are in a couple and both of you work, you may also share parental leave and pay.
How much money do you get for adopting a child?
Parents adopting children under four would receive an allowance of $488 a fortnight, up to $738 for teenagers; and more for high-needs children.
What benefits do adoptive parents get?
Terms. The two major financial benefits available to adoptive parents are federal tax credits and adoption subsidies. A federal tax credit is a reduction of your federal income tax in the year in which you adopt a child.
Can I get paid for taking care of my grandchildren?
Care Allowance. All carers are entitled to a carer allowance. This helps cover the costs of looking after the children and young people in your care. At the very least you should receive the standard care allowance that matches the age of the children in your care.
What are the cons of kinship care?
Cons of Kinship Foster Care That's what grandparents raising grandchildren often have to do. Because of the emotional connection to the birth parent, kinship caregivers may have more difficulty in enforcing the child welfare designated rules about contact with the child than a traditional foster parent.
What are foster parents not allowed to do?
They cannot take the children away from their local area without prior permission, and cannot instigate any kind of activity which might be perceived by the Local Authority as not in their best interests.
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What is a kinship allowance?
All foster/kinship carers get an allowance to cover the cost of caring for a child in their home. Some foster carers also receive a fee because they have certain knowledge and skills. Financial support is also available to people supporting young people aged between 18 and 21 years old in: education.
How often do you get kinship payments?
A fortnightly payment paid to eligible relative and kinship carers for children in their care. The DCJ Carer allowance 2018-19 factsheet indicates the allowance rates per fortnight. The care allowance is provided by the NSW Government to help address the costs of caring for a child.
Does guardianship override parental rights?
The guardian must continue to serve in the role until the guardianship is terminated pursuant to a court order. So, while the parents' rights will not be terminated by the appointment of a guardian, a guardianship can override parental rights to the extent ordered by the court.
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For those of you who are unfamiliar with "The Umbrella Academy" comic series, I suggest you do a wee bit of research- perhaps starting with the Eisner award it won- and get back to me, but for those of you who are familiar with Dark Horse's new comic force and those lovable Umbrella Academy brats, the day has nearly come for our second round of adventures.
Tomorrow- Wednesday, November 26th, 2008- "Dallas" the second series of "The Umbrella Academy" begins, and we will have many months of Wednesdays to anticipate the new story lines writer Gerard Way will bring us as illustrated through the quirky drawings of Gabriel Bá.
In the final chapter of the first series, "The Apocalypse Suite," the reader is left with many questions and ruined heroes. What will be revealed about the Umbrella Academy orphans in this series? Who will die? What type of coffee will be served?
Only reading will tell, friends.


Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump rips Krugman, NYT after columnist writes GOP no longer believes in American values Klobuchar jokes to Cuomo: 'I feel you creeping over my shoulder' but 'not in a Trumpian manner' Dems seek to rein in calls for impeachment MORE says she's not running for president again.
"I'm not running," the 2016 Democratic nominee told News 12 Westchester. But Clinton added that she would continue "working and speaking and standing up for what I believe."
"I want to be sure that people understand I'm going to keep speaking out," Clinton told the local news network. "I'm not going anywhere. What's at stake in our country, the kinds of things that are happening right now, are deeply troubling to me."
"We've gotten not just polarized," she continued. "We've gotten into, really, opposing camps unlike anything I've ever seen in my adult life."
Clinton said she plans to take an active role in the next election cycle, which already features a crowded field of Democratic candidates. Sens. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisJulián Castro: Trump should be impeached for trying to obstruct justice 'in very concrete ways' Poll: Buttigieg tops Harris, O'Rourke as momentum builds Trump Jr. slams 2020 Dems as 'more concerned' about rights of murderers than legal gun owners MORE (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann WarrenJulián Castro: Trump should be impeached for trying to obstruct justice 'in very concrete ways' Poll: Biden tops Sanders nationally Pete Buttigieg: 'God doesn't have a political party' MORE (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean KlobucharStudent slams Klobuchar for trying to classify pizza sauce as vegetable Pete Buttigieg: 'God doesn't have a political party' The Hill's Morning Report - Dem candidates sell policy as smart politics MORE (D-Minn.), Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerHarris adds another to her list of endorsements in South Carolina The Hill's Morning Report - Dem candidates sell policy as smart politics 2020 Dems rebuke Trump on Iran, say they'd put US back in nuclear deal MORE (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersAndrew Cuomo: Biden has best chance at 'main goal' of beating Trump Poll: Buttigieg tops Harris, O'Rourke as momentum builds Buttigieg responds to accusation of pushing a 'hate hoax' about Pence MORE (I-Vt.) are just a handful of the prominent leaders who have announced their candidacy.
Clinton has met with a range of candidates and individuals considering a presidential run. CNN reported that the onetime first lady and New York senator met with Klobuchar and former Vice President Joe Biden Joseph (Joe) Robinette BidenAndrew Cuomo: Biden has best chance at 'main goal' of beating Trump Poll: Buttigieg tops Harris, O'Rourke as momentum builds Buttigieg responds to accusation of pushing a 'hate hoax' about Pence MORE in February.
Biden is still considering whether he will launch a 2020 campaign. Clinton told News 12 Westchester that she's told every candidate she's met with so far to not take "anything for granted."
"People need to understand that, in many cases, they were sold a bill of goods," she said. "We can't take anything for granted. We have to work really, really hard to make our case to the American people, and I'm going to do everything I can to help the Democrats win back the White House."
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12/08/2014 Liebherr refrigerator in BlackSteel design wins "Interior Innovation Award 2015"
The winner of the "Interior Innovation Award 2015" is the BlackSteel side-by-side combination SBSbs 7263
The Liebherr SBSbs 7263 side-by-side appliance has won over the jury of the "Interior Innovation Awards". The fridge/freezer combination, which sets itself aside from the competition not least with its BlackSteel design, has won the design prize for 2015 in the category "Kitchen and Household". The Interior Innovation Award will be presented at the trade fairs Imm Cologne and LivingKitchen 2015. The industry award was inaugurated in 2002 by the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung) and is considered today to be one of the world's most prestigious design prizes in the field of interior furnishing. It stands for innovative ideas and top performance in all product spheres in the interior furnishing sector.
BlackSteel is a visually attractive black stainless steel. Together with the sophisticated SmartSteel refinement, the innovative material has a timelessly elegant feel. The SBSbs 7263 side-by-side appliance features BioFresh Safe drawers to keep food fresher for longer. These are mounted on telescopic rails and can be pulled out. Besides innovative equipment details such as the variable Premium GlassLine with two removable VarioBoxes and a practical bottle holder, the BlackSteel side-by-side combination also has a NoFrost freezer section with an ice-cube tray. NoFrost technology eliminates the necessity to defrost the appliance.


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Landslide kills twelve bus passengers as Hurricane Ingrid makes landfall in Veracruz State, Mexico.
Twelve people have died when a mudslide buried a bus in Altotonga in Veracruz State, Mexico, on Monday 16 September 2013. The event happened as Hurricane Ingrid made landfall in the state, bringing with it up to 63 cm of rain, leading to widespread flooding and numerous landslips. Landslides are a common problem after severe weather events, as excess pore water pressure can overcome cohesion in soil and sediments, allowing them to flow like liquids. Approximately 90% of all landslides are caused by heavy rainfall.
Mexican police and soldiers attempt to dig out a bus buried by a landslide in Altotonga, Veracruz State on Monday 16 September 2013. Oscar Martinez/Reuters.
Hurricane Ingrid arrived in Veracruz just a day after Tropical Storm Manuel hit the state of Guerro on Mexico's Pacific coast, devastating the resort of Acapulco. Between them they have led to flooding events across about two thirds of Mexico, killing at least 41 people, as well as contributing to flooding in the US states of New Mexico and Colorado, where so far nine people are known to have died. It is highly likely that the number of deaths will increase in both nations as the waters recede and the extent of the damage becomes more clear. The floods are also known to have caused extensive damage to infrastructure across the affected areas, washing away roads, homes and other buildings. The large number of landslips caused by the flooding will also affect agriculture in many areas, as valuable topsoil is washed away exposing rock beneath, something which is far harder to replace than buildings.
Tropical storms are caused by solar energy heating the air above the oceans, which causes the air to rise leading to an inrush of air. If this happens over a large enough area the inrushing air will start to circulate, as the rotation of the Earth causes the winds closer to the equator to move eastwards compared to those further away (the Coriolis Effect). This leads to tropical storms rotating clockwise in the southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere.These storms tend to grow in strength as they move across the ocean and lose it as they pass over land (this is not completely true: many tropical storms peter out without reaching land due to wider atmospheric patterns), since the land tends to absorb solar energy while the sea reflects it.
The low pressure above tropical storms causes water to rise there by ~1 cm for every millibar drop in pressure, leading to a storm surge that can overwhelm low-lying coastal areas, while at the same time the heat leads to high levels of evaporation from the sea - and subsequently high levels of rainfall. This can cause additional flooding on land, as well as landslides.
The approximate location of the 16 September 2013 Altotongo landslip. Google Maps.
See also Five confirmed dead in Colorado flooding, and over 600 still missing, At least eighteen deaths as Tropical Storm Manuel hits Guerro State in southern Mexico, At least one dead as Tropical Storm Juliette crosses the tip of Baja California, Thirteen dead after Tropical Storm Ferdinand hits Veracruz State in southeast Mexico and Two people killed as Hurricane Barbara makes landfall on Mexican south coast.
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[06:54] Requirements. Commercial drone operators are required to report certain flight information monthly to the FAA as part of their Section 333 exemption. Operators must report, even if they do not register a flight during the month.
[08:15] How Drone Log Book Works. Eric describes how Drone Log Book uses the log files of the drones to populate much of the data needed for flight logs. Operators can download the data directly from the UAV or onto an SD card, which can then be uploaded to the web-based Drone Log Book.
[10:43] Mission Planning. Drone Log Book can be used to help pilots in mission planning. The system can be used to allocate drones, pilots and create the mission plan for UAV flights.
[11:43] Non-U.S. Reporting Requirements. Other countries are not required to report monthly, but they are required to maintain logs for auditing purposes.
]10:40] Usage. Drone Log Book has more than 4,000 users so far. About 40% of the users are U.S. operators. DJI represents the most prevalent drone manufacturer.
[13:48] Customer Feedback. Eric talks about some of the feedback provided by current users, most of which are pleased with the system, and would like additional processes, like pre-flight and mission planning to be enhanced.
[16:03] Web Based System. Eric provides a little more insight into how the web-based system works and how log files can be automatically uploaded.
[17:08] The Company. Drone Log Book is a Swiss company based in Geneva and Portland.
[17:28] Drone Log Book Vision. Eric describes the vision for Drone Log Book is to the tool to process documentation that will save operators time.
[18:05] More about Eric Kubicka. Eric has been involved in the drone industry for a couple of years, previously running a UAS career site. His knowledge with documentation systems and regulatory requirements lead him to creating Drone Log Book. He doesn't fly drones. His primary interest is in data systems and looking at how data can be collected, compiled and managed to achieve greater efficiencies.
[19:37] Reporting Options. Eric runs through some of the reporting capabilities of Drone Log Book. Data can be stratified to allow drone operators to view status and history of incidents, battery performance, loss of signal, distance and height flown and other indicators. Anything that is part of the telemetry of the drone can be compiled and reported. The reporting options give drone operators a way to monitor compliance of their pilots.
[22:19] Non-Commericial Users. Not many non-commercial users use the system, since there are no reporting requirements for hobbyists. There is value for those hobbyists that want to maintain a record of flights and want to analyze the data compiled.
[22:49] Pricing. Eric discusses the various options for pricing for the hobbyists and commercial drone pilots. There are several different plans up to $19.95 per month.


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The Argus, 28 juni 1921
Suffering Armenia
In a report which was adopted on February 14, the committee of the Armenian Red Cross and Refugee Fund directs attention to the deplorable condition of misery in which the population of Armenia is still living. It is said that such a state of affairs, two years after the signing of the armistice, presents overwhelming evidence of the unwillingness of western politicians to settle the Eastern question, so far as it concerns Armenia. Armenia has lost half her population, and nearly all her material possessions during the war, but there have been no reparations in her case. Up to the end of 1920, £26.104 has been paid into the fund. More than £2,000 was spent last year in succouring women and little children, chiefly orphans, in buying garments for refugees, and in grant to the Red Cross for work amongst the sick. An appeal is made to sympathisers to maintain their efforts, and to enlist the services of others. Contributions to the fund should be addressed to the hon. secretary, Miss E.J. Robinson, 35a Elsham road, London, W. 14.


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Storrs, Conn. – Aug. 17, 2016 – The University of Connecticut in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI) and Webster Bank today announced it is establishing a $1.5 million UConn Innovation Fund that will provide early-stage financial support to new business startups affiliated with UConn.
Investments of up to $100,000 are available to any student, faculty member, or alumnus of the university with an in-state business startup tied to research, advanced technologies, or innovations developed at UConn. Companies participating in UConn's Technology Incubation Program are eligible.
"This fund is designed to provide the important early financial support UConn students, faculty, and alumni need to commercialize new technologies and succeed in today's highly competitive business environment," says UConn Vice President for Research Jeffrey Seemann. "We are grateful to have two exceptional partners—CI and Webster Bank—to collaborate with us on this important endeavor."
UConn faculty and students looking to translate lab discoveries into commercial products and services receive patenting and licensing assistance, business incubator space, financial awards and other support services from the university. The new fund allows Connecticut Innovations – the leading source of financing and ongoing support for Connecticut's innovative, growing companies – to continue its support of new business startups established through UConn. Webster Bank will provide the key financial and banking expertise needed to help new companies grow.
"We see tremendous growth in the quality and quantity of companies coming from UConn," says Matt McCooe, CEO of Connecticut Innovations. "We know early-stage funding can be a real challenge for businesses, particularly those coming out of the university setting. We look forward to supporting these entrepreneurs and helping improve their probability of success."
The UConn Innovation Fund is an investment fund intended to serve as a critical early-stage revenue stream for in-state business startups that will allow them to stay in Connecticut and grow. UConn, CI, and Webster Bank are limited partners and investors in the fund.
"We are pleased to support UConn and Connecticut Innovations in their efforts to grow Connecticut's entrepreneurial ecosystem," said Peter Hicks, senior vice president, emerging growth banking group at Webster Bank. "These businesses help make our communities more vibrant by creating jobs that grow and diversify our economy."
UConn Innovation Fund investments will take into consideration a company's strength and existing resources, innovative technology, potential for commercialization, and likelihood of obtaining additional external funding among other factors. The Innovation Fund will be managed by a UConn Evaluation Board, fund managers, and an investment committee comprised of representatives from UConn, CI, and Webster Bank.
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Perhaps the most fundamental issue regarding the claims of Ellen G. White is the relationship of her writings to the Bible: Did she believe her writings were equal to Scripture? Do Seventh-day Adventists believe Mrs. White's writings have the same authority as the Bible? Are there degrees of inspiration?
Critics of Ellen White and Seventh-day Adventism make it a point to emphasize the phrase in Fundamental Belief #18, which states that the writings of Ellen White are a "continuing and authoritative source of truth" to the SDA church. In doing so, they attempt to present Mrs. White's writings as a threat to the final authority of the Bible.
The official White Estate site states concerning this issue:
Seventh-day Adventists believe that "the writings of Ellen White are not a substitute for Scripture. They cannot be placed on the same level. The Holy Scriptures stand alone, the unique standard by which her and all other writings must be judged and to which they must be subject" (Seventh-day Adventists Believe . . . , p. 227). Ellen White herself claimed that "little heed is given to the Bible, and the Lord has given a lesser light to lead men and women to the greater light" (Review and Herald, January 20, 1903).
For all those interested in this vital topic, the following documents are essential reading:
"Ellen G. White's Understanding of How Her Writings Relate to Scripture," consists of two important passages from Mrs. White on the subject.
"The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Understanding of Ellen G. White's Authority," consists of two statements from official church sources. This is an extremely important document because it communicates clearly and precisely where the SDA church stands on its understanding of the relationship of Ellen White's writings to Scripture.
For an extemely important study on the issue of the prophetic gift and its relation to Scripture, see Frank Holbrook's article, "The Biblical Basis for a Modern Prophet."
Are Ellen White's 100,000 pages more important than the Bible's 1200 pages?
Ellen White and Sola Scriptura by Merlin D. Burt, director of the Center for Adventist Research at Andrews University, is a paper presented at the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Presbyterian Church USA Conversation on August 23, 2007. This paper is a very helpful study on the relationship of Ellen White to the Bible. For Christians of various theological persuasions wondering where Adventists really stand on this issue, "Ellen White and Sola Scriptura" is the one to read. It represents mainstream Adventist theology and is a far cry from what detractors of Ellen White say. It is part of the SDA Biblical Research Institute's "Conversations with Other Christians" series.
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Industry needs clout to get message out
Don Loepp
(April 21, 2008) — Many plastics processors can switch materials fairly easily. So if customers decide they won't buy polycarbonate baby bottles or polyethylene grocery bags anymore, processors might keep the business by offering alternatives in polypropylene or polylactic acid.
But consider the headlines about bisphenol A safety in the past week, including many stories that painted all plastics with the same broad brush, and you may realize there's often more to an issue than "simply" changing resin.
A few days ago I received a note from a reader who was frustrated with recent events and suggested a need for some changes.
"I'm tired of the public perceptions of plastics and our own measly efforts in their rebuttal," he wrote. "I'm tired of seeing my own plastics colleagues sucked into the preconceived notions of the legitimately scared but woefully misinformed general public."
He added: "A serious take on this is Henrik Ibsen's play, An Enemy of the People, and a comic and more-digestible, but no-less-pointed take is the quote from Walt Kelly, writer of the forgotten-by-the-young comic strip Pogo: 'We have met the enemy, and he is us!' "
This is right on the money. The industry's defenders have been fighting fires for a long time, but not doing enough to prevent the blazes from breaking out in the first place.
I wonder, though, who is really the enemy? The plastics industry's leaders or its followers?
Once I worked for a newspaper where the editor lamented the lack of community leadership. I thought, "He's wrong, there are plenty of leaders. The problem is he doesn't agree with what they're doing."
How many plastics executives feel the same way today?
I think the plastics industry does have effective leaders, but they don't have the clout to fight in the arenas where the battles are taking place. A few weeks ago, Bill Carteaux, president and chief executive officer of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., spoke to a group of reporters at the Plastimagen trade show in Mexico City. He pointed out the issues that the plastics industry is dealing with today are global in nature.
With the Internet, he added, when an activist or politician proposes a bag tax today in, say, India, by tomorrow the news has circled the globe. Often, it seems, when plastics get negative press in one part of the world, the story gets repeated elsewhere.
"We're fighting against global groups that are well-organized," Carteaux said — better organized than the plastics industry.
With issues like BPA and phthalates, the lines tend to get blurry. Opponents argue safety, while industry pushes science. But how can we depend on the media to pay attention to both sides?
Some newspapers have excellent environmental reporters who present well-informed, balanced stories. But how many readers get their news from these sources? And in these days of declining newspaper circulation, how many papers will stay committed to doing good work on environmental issues, rather than just parroting the latest news release from a group that has a name that sounds environmentally friendly?
I think it's clear SPI and the American Chemistry Council need help. Perhaps some executives reading this column feel the same.
Loepp is Plastics News managing editor and author of The Plastics Blog.


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The 11th Hour Racing Ambassador Program is a community of marine industry professionals committed to ocean health. Our Ambassadors represent many sections of the sport and are respected leaders in the sailing industry. These high profile athletes adopt sustainable practices in their daily lives, at sailing events and regattas, while inspiring people in their spheres of influence, including the next generation of sailors. We work closely with our ambassadors to drive change within the sport by creating dialogue, leading by example, and ensuring junior sailors are educated and energized to protect and care for our oceans.
Ambassador Grants
All Ambassadors have the opportunity to work with a non-profit organization of their choice, focusing on specific ocean health projects. These collaborations are an important element of our mission and programmatic strategy. They also empower our Ambassadors to act as changemakers in their communities and use their influence to unite fans and peers around shared values. The Ambassadors serve as a point of contact with their chosen non-profit and assist in the development of the project's scope, work plan, evaluation, and promotion.
Pictured above, Dave Rearick aboard Bodacious Dream, which he sailed singlehanded around the world. Photo credit: Billy Black
Current Ambassadors
Tom Burnham
Yago Lange
François Gabart
Andy Green
Jamie Haines
Elizabeth Kratzig
Anthony Kotoun
John Mollicone
Dave Rearick
Anderson Reggio
Cory Silken
Past Ambassadors