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(Reuters) - Liverpool's Premier League statistics this season make for impressive reading but the focus should be on delivering trophies at Anfield, according to midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.
The team has conceded five league goals — the joint-best defensive record in the competition alongside Manchester City.
Wijnaldum, however, wants Liverpool, who have not won the league title since 1990 and whose last silverware came when they lifted the League Cup in 2012, to convert these milestones into tangible success.
"It is good to hear, of course, but we are not playing for statistics — we are playing to win games and at the end of the season, we hope we can win something," he told the club website.
"Of course it is something good when you don't concede goals because that makes it easier to win games and also suggests that we have defended well but I think you also need a little bit of luck.
Wijnaldum has hailed fellow Dutchman Virgil van Dijk for marshalling the defensive unit, which has kept seven clean sheets this season.


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ROKU Alters Streaming Device MENU THEME to Promote DISNEY+ MCU Series "WANDAVISION"
While the COVID pandemic still has most big-screen blockbusters held up from releasing in cinemas worldwide (save for those that have been premiered on online streaming instead), Marvel Studios has decided to kick-start their Phase 4 of the multimedia-spanning Marvel Cinematic Universe early this year. This was helped by the fact that MCU-4 is comprised not just of films but streaming live-action series, the first of which – "WandaVision" – has started on Disney+ Friday last week. In a celebratory promotion of this surreal superhero drama, digital media device developer Roku has "allowed" Wanda Maximoff and her husband Vision to give their streaming service interface a makeover.
According to Comic Book Resources, Roku Inc. had the streaming menu interface of their Roku digital streaming devices altered to evoke the motif of Marvel Studios' "WandaVision." This was pointed out on social media by Ryan Penagos, Vice President and Creative Executive of New Media for Marvel. Penagos posted a short clip on Twitter showing the home page interface menu of his TCL Roku TV. The background of the icons and text showed a varnished wall and a retro 1950s TV set. At one point, a media selection shifted a promo image of "WandaVision" into view, shaped like a rounded square so that it could "fit" right into the screen borders of the background TV.
Neat #WandaVision takeover on @Roku. pic.twitter.com/PfNrEIWVP6
— Ryan Penagos BLACK LIVES MATTER (@AgentM) January 17, 2021
The 1950s aesthetic is evocative of the pilot episode of "WandaVision," as well as the fourth wall-breaking elements of the show starring Elizabeth Olsen as the psionic Wanda and Paul Bettany as the android Vision, members of the Avengers as introduced in the MCU films. Mysteries about regarding the circumstances of the two, as Vision was supposedly killed in 2017's "Avengers: Infinity War" (so was Wanda, though she was revived in 2018's "Avengers: Endgame." Why the two are suddenly married and seemingly living in a 1950s-style neighborhood that seems like an in-universe retro TV show is the driving mystery here.
So far, "WandaVision" has released two episodes on Disney+, with a total of 9 episodes planned up until March 2021. Other Disney+ Marvel series with connections to the MCU Phase 4 include "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," "Loki," "Ms. Marvel" and "Hawkeye." Movies that are part of Phase 4 include "Black Widow" starring Scarlett Johansson, set to premiere this May 7, 2021 after being delayed twice from May 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.Image from Reddit
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«Пепо» () — вірменський радянський художній фільм 1935 року кінорежисерів Амо Бек-Назаряна і Армена Гулакяна. За мотивами однойменної п'єси Габріеля Сундукяна. Перший звуковий фільм Вірменії.

Сюжет
Тіфліс, 1870 рік. Рибак Пепо затіяв судову тяжбу з багатим купцем Зімзімовим за гроші, які колись батько Пепо дав тому у борг. Проте суддя, друг купця, знищує справжню розписку і підсовує у справу фальшиву. Пепо звинувачують в підлогу і садять до в'язниці…

Підготовчі роботи і зйомка фільму
Весною 1934 року почалися підготовчі роботи до зйомок «Пепо». Про цю постановку А. Бек-Назарян мріяв мало не з перших років роботи у Єревані. Драматичним змістом фільму була боротьба рибалки Пепо за свої людські права і за щастя знедолених. Гірка доля випала сестрі Пепо Кекел, чиє мізерне придане привласнив багатий торгаш. Але як можна було тоді, в німому кіно, екранізувати п'єсу, майже кожне слово якої знали всі, а образи давно вже стали прозивними!

Наполегливо працював над сценарієм Бек-Назарян, почалися проби акторів, на студії з'явилися люди незнайомих раніше професій: звукооператор, звукооформлювач, композитор.

Ні у кого не викликало сумніву: перший звуковий фільм «Вірменкіно» вірменський глядач повинен почути на рідній мові. Але як же бути з прокатом фільму по всьому Радянському Союзу? Адже метод подальшого дубляжу тоді ще не був відомий. Бек-Назарян пішов на сміливий експеримент: з одними і тими ж виконавцями, акторами театру Сундукяна, паралельно знімалися вірменський і російський варіанти.

Сюжет «Пепо» розвивався у вірменському середовищі позаминулого століття, яка зберегла майже в незайманому вигляді національну своєрідність побуту, звичаїв, культури. І, природно, було бажання Бек-Назарова, щоб з екрану зазвучали і національні мелодії у виконанні народних інструментів. Тут яскраво виявився винятковий талант молодого тоді композитора Арама Хачатуряна, який вперше бстав композитором у кіно.

Автори фільму розсунули рамки драматичного твору, добиваючись широкого епічного звучання. Їм довелося де в чому доповнювати першоджерело, переносити частину дії на натуру, вводити нових персонажів. І при цьому автори залишилися вірні не букві, а художньому духу класичного твору, який екранізується.

Успіхом у глядача фільм багато в чому зобов'язаний грі чудових акторів Г. Нарсесян (Пепо) і Асмік (його мати Шушан). Запам'яталися й інші актори. «Пепо» і сьогодні дає не меншу естетичну насолоду, ніж тоді, коли він вийшов на екран. Неважко виявити межі його художньої манери у багатьох найзначніших творах вірменського кіномистецтва, які випускаються студією, яка носить нині ім'я творця «Пепо», — Амо Бек-Назаряна.

Актори
 Грачья Нарсесян — Пепо
 Тетяна Махмурян — Кекел, його сестра
 Давид Малян — Какулі, друг
 Авет Восканян — Arutin Kirakozovich Zimzimov
 Амбарцум Хачанян — Darcho, merchant
 Тагуі Акопян — Шушан
 Григорій Аветян — Гіко
 Ніна Манучарян — Натела
 Армен Гулакян — Дудулі, друг
 Н. Геворкян — Efemia
 Гурген Габріелян — Кінто, друг
 А. Кефчіян — Pichkhul, a friend
 А. Ванян — Margurit
 Мікаел Каракаш — Геворг, клерк
 Володимир Барський — суддя
 Ваган Багратуні — Самсон
 Марі Бероян — Darcho's mother
 М. Джрпетян — Gossiper
 Гай Пааре — слуга купця

Посилання

Фільми СРСР 1935
Фільми Вірменської РСР
Фільми студії «Вірменфільм»
Фільми-драми СРСР
Чорно-білі фільми СРСР
Фільми Амо Бек-Назаряна
Фільми Армена Гулакяна
Фільми про дітей

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Are You Using LinkedIn Correctly?
I often speak and deliver training on the power of using LinkedIn for your business and career. I always urge audience members to grow and nurture their networks using the social network. Now with over 500 million users in more than 200 countries, it's plain silly not to tap into LinkedIn.
When I ask audience members why they are not using LinkedIn, they usually tell me it's because they already have jobs. The trouble with employment complacency is things change. The average person changes jobs 10 to 15 times during his or her career. This isn't always by choice; layoffs happen and companies go out of business. If you aren't actively growing your network, who will you reach out to should this happen to you?
This process will be much easier as you grow your network. As a quick refresher, your network on LinkedIn is made up of first, second, and third types of connections. First connections are people you know and who know you. Second are people who you share a connection to via a first connection. And third are people to whom you have no connection.
Let's assume you know the company you wish to work with. Search that firm on LinkedIn. Take a look at the employees by reviewing job titles. Who is it you need to connect with that can help you? Note whether you are a first, second or third connection.
If you are a first connection, review your personal email contact list to see if you have that person's address to contact them directly. If not, send them a message via LinkedIn. If you are a second connection, determine who your mutual connection is. Email that person to request they provide you with an introduction. Do so using email instead of LinkedIn because they may not check their messages often enough on the social network.
If the person is a third connection, you will likely have to reach out to them cold. Do your homework before you do. Do a Google search to see if you can learn more about the person.
This process took me a matter of minutes. I provided my friend with personal introductions to the companies he wanted to work for before my coffee had cooled. You can do this, too.
Building your network should never just be about you. It's about providing value to the people in your life. Networking is a two-way street and using LinkedIn can substantially up your game. Looking for more LinkedIn tips?
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Kalateh-ye Gavich (, also Romanized as Kalāteh-ye Gāvīch) is a village in Gazik Rural District, Gazik District, Darmian County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96.

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I have a 1050 Ti and I don't want to experience any tearing or performance issues. Is Compton mandatory?
One more question: Where can I find some "safe" polybar configs? The ones I tried need many additional things like icons and such.


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Bic Stevens
Bic Stevens is the Founder and Principal of Stevens Capital Advisors, a cleantech investment bank and advisory firm affiliated with Five 9 Securities, LLC, a registered broker dealer operating under the regulations of FINRA. Bic has over 30 years of venture capital, investment banking, and business development experience and, for the past 15 years, has focused exclusively on assisting clean technology and energy efficiency companies.
Bic has advised a wide range of clean technology companies including five energy storage companies, three fuel cell companies, two solar companies, two frackwater companies, two hydrogen companies, and companies involved with advanced motors, smart grid and demand management, energy efficiency, energy services, geothermal energy, renewable energy certificates, renewable plastics, graphene, organic photovoltaics, autonomous and robotic systems, and clean air.
Bic was previously SVP of Business Development for Premium Power, a manufacturer of grid-scale flow batteries. He was previously a Managing Partner of Ardour Capital Investments, a cleantech investment bank, and a Managing Director at Zero Stage Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, where he was in charge of the firm's clean technology investing. Prior to Zero Stage Capital, Bic was the CEO and founder of Eastech, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a Vice President at Paine Webber, where he worked in its investment banking and venture capital operations.
Bic has a B.I.E. degree from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.


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So if I 'like' you, I can't sue you? General Mills' legal policy woes
By Maggie Hennessy
Ron Levine: "I think that there's a predisposition in the public to perceive any change in policy done solely for the purpose of protecting the company." Image from Pioneer Press
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General Mills found itself at the center of a bad PR storm this month after a seemingly routine change to its online legal terms to include an arbitration clause. Food & beverage attorney Ron Levine talked with FoodNavigator-USA on the good and bad of arbitration, communicating legal policy with consumers and whether class action is really the best way to resolve disputes.
First, some background. Earlier this month, General Mills updated its online privacy policy to include a binding arbitration clause that said that any consumer agreeing to the new terms when interacting with its brands online (e.g., downloading coupons, entering sweepstakes or subscribing to publications) revoked their right to sue the company in court, agreeing instead to settle any claims outside the courts.
A New York Times piece published shortly after the update called out the packaged foods giant for effectively taking away consumers' right to sue for simply "liking" the brand (inferring that the phrase "joining our online community" used in the provision meant Facebook).
General Mills quickly called this a mischaracterization in an explanatory blog post, but the damage had already been done, as national news media picked up the story and consumers took to the company's Facebook page to air their indignation. So on April 19, General Mills issued an apology and changed back to its old legal policy.
So what made the general public so quick to equate "arbitration clause" with "if I 'like' your company, I can't sue you"?
"I think that there's a predisposition in the public to perceive any change in policy done solely for the purpose of protecting the company," Levine, who co-chairs the litigation department at Herrick, Feinstein LLP in New York, said. "There's this assumption that companies are doing something to protect themselves from liability, and this fell into that category."
There's a reason why Gen Mills emphasized that 'liking' wasn't enough to enter into an agreement
The big elephant in room, Levine added, was the question of whether this provision was going to bar class action for consumers who had agreed to it.
"Interestingly, the General Mills provision provided consumers the option to opt out. By law, if it's a class action settlement with damages, under federal rules, consumers have to have the right to opt out as well," he said. "These kinds of cases have been requiring that consumers be given reasonable notice and that there be clear agreement before the provision is enforced. That's why General Mills emphasized that merely liking their product was not sufficient to enter into the agreement. The courts want to be sure whether or not consumer knowingly agreed to the provisions."
That said, one potential issue with social media is how many consumers actually read the terms of click-through agreements before agreeing. "They may just agree without reading to get through them as quickly as possible," Levine noted.
There was and is an opportunity to educate the public
Though it's not uncommon for companies to make frequent changes to their online legal policies, the very public way in which the events unfolded for General Mills left it few options but to backtrack on its online policy.
"I think this was and is an opportunity for General Mills to talk about some of the benefits of arbitration," Levine said. "The problem with this story was the public was being educated through a front-page headline. There's a lot to be learned about legal processes, and it's hard to communicate that to the public through brief articles in the press. Companies are typically reluctant to comment in great detail on their legal policies. They need to emphasize they are available to redress and address consumer concerns and complaints and they are not running from responsibility if there's a true problem. "
Arbitration can provide a much more efficient way to handle lawsuits, and can be less costly and complicated than going to court. It also may provide a more amicable avenue for resolving disputes. "Courts might be more intimidating to some," Levine said. "There can be arbitration where you can handle it without counsel, though it's often not recommended."
But it also has its setbacks, most notably the fear it forces consumers to give up certain rights, such as jury trials. "There's concern that they are private and therefore some concerns and issues don't get public airing."
What's the best way to address and redress consumer concerns?
Still very few cases ever go to trial; about 90% of all litigated cases are dismissed or settled. Moreover, there has not been one trial of a food class action suit.
Given such statistics, Levine called into question whether the class action vehicle is the best way to resolve issues. Indeed, alongside the growth of social media have come innovative approaches to resolving disputes online.
"Just like you have Craig's List, eBay and other mechanisms for transactions and purchases online, there should be mechanisms to resolve disputes. And they're out there. The theory that I have to take day off work and go to an arbitration hearing for $5 … there must be an easier way."
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Posted by: John Elliott | January 17, 2013
Businessmen boost Narendra Modi's prime ministerial ambitions
INDIA'S business leaders are joining ranks behind Narendra Modi, the controversial and egocentric chief minister of Gujarat and a leading light of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in advance of India's next general election.
Their support was evident as the chairmen of some of the country's biggest companies, led by Ratan Tata of the giant Tata group, lined up as speakers at the opening and closing sessions of last weekend's "Vibrant Gujarat" event. Though none of the businessmen openly backed Mr Modi's political ambitions (the only speaker who did was a regional politician from Russia), the implication was clear……………For my full article "Narendra Modi – Feeling vibrant" go to The Economist's Banyan Asia blog, click here econ.st/WKbEK8
IN ADDITION……….Other states, including West Bengal this week, have followed Gujarat's example since it's first Vibrant conference in 2008, but none has had anything anywhere near as large and international, nor with such big names. Declarations of investment intentions past, present and future included Rs34,000 crore ($6bn) from Mr Tata and Rs100,000 crore ($18bn) from Mukesh Ambani.
The government claimed some astronomic – and mostly uncheckable – results at the end of the event: investment intentions for 17,719 projects including 12,886 in small and medium size businesses promising 370,000 jobs; 10.6m people visiting the trade show; 58,000 delegates in 127 seminars at the conference, including 2,100 delegates from 121 countries who struck 2,670 "strategic partnership intentions".
cover story March 26, 2012 "Modi Means Business but can he lead India"
There are arguments about how far Gujarat's economic growth of around 9%, and social indicators such as reduction in poverty, compare with better states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, but those and many other states do not have Gujarat's efficient and largely corruption-free regime.
Since becoming chief minister since 2001, Modi has built on Gujarat's long record as a leading industrial state, and on its entrepreneurial skills that for decades have produced successes ranging from the Ambanis to big companies in Africa and corner shops in the UK.
He has beaten the rest of India by linking virtually all the state's 18,000 villages with metalled roads, regular electricity supplies (with industry subsidising small farmers by paying more), and internet connections, and has a big current drive on solar energy and wi-fi broadband networks. There is substantial land available ready for industry, which avoids land acquisition problems and delays of many other states and has also developed highways and ports.
Such a record impresses investors, despite the fact that, as a Time magazine (above) headline put it last March, Modi is India's "most loved and loathed politician" . Investors are drawn by Gujarat's continuity and execution of policy while being exasperated with the national government's unstable reform agenda and poor record of implementing policies, and by many other states mixed record and rampant corruption.
Earlier posts on this blog on Narendra Modi:
Narendra Modi challenges the Gandhis' Idea of India , Dec 21, 2012
Could Narendra Modi become the leader India needs? Sept 15, 2011
Mumbai votes for Narendra Modi as national leader , Dec 5, 2008
Will the current crisis lead to Narendra Modi as PM? Dec 3, 2008
Has India got a unifying politician like Obama? Nov 3, 2008
A Hindu nationalist win in Gujarat , Dec 27, 2007
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Yes Sir,Ambitious he is and also some what egocentric as you said. Being Ambitious is not a crime. Being egocentric in a place where every 98 persons out of 100 are corrupt and some how want to get into the center of power is not a bad idea and it bodes well for the future of the country. Otherwise the corrupt elements will hoodwink the well settled policy frame work put in place by him with untiring effort for fifteen years. He deserves credit for this. The dictatorial tendencies which Congress men warn us of is found more in their dynasty than any one else in this country
By: Om Prakash Sharma on January 18, 2013


The Bank of Canada released its April Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
Growth of the Canadian economy has been essentially in line with the Bank's expectations as set out in the January Monetary Policy Report Update. But inflation has been higher than expected. After considering the full range of indicators, the Bank now judges that the Canadian economy was operating just above its production capacity in the first quarter of this year.
Over the projection horizon, domestic demand continues to be the main driver of growth in Canada. With the U.S. slowdown now expected to be somewhat more prolonged than previously projected, net exports should exert a slightly greater drag on growth in 2007. The Canadian economy is projected to grow by 2.2 per cent in 2007 and 2.7 per cent in both 2008 and 2009, returning to its production capacity in the second half of 2007 and remaining there through 2008 and 2009.
More on this report here at the Bank of Canada.
When Will the US economy recover?
CPI inflation will be monotonically decreasing and unemployment will be increasin during the next five to ten years. Then, a slight deflation is possible and high unemployment around 12%.


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Posted on April 27, 2017 by Sam Laughlin
Manchester Derby preview
Photo courtesy of AFP/Getty.
On Thursday, Manchester United and Manchester City will go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium in a match that will prove vital for the race to top-four.
United will be considerably shorthanded with many players out due to injury and fatigue. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcos Rojo, Juan Mata, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones will all be absent from the team sheet along with the recent addition of Paul Pogba. United manager Jose Mourinho claimed the 24-year-old Pogba, who has played 47 matches this season, will be rested due to tiredness.
Pogba has begun to prove he is worth the record transfer fee United paid for him with impressive performances in recent matches. Mourinho also confirmed Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia will be fit to start; two players who have also played tremendously well in recent games.
"I trust the boys and we go with everything we have until the last second of the season," Mourinho said in a pre-match press conference on Wednesday. "We are fighters, the boys are fighters, and we go."
Pep Guardiola's side has had its share of injuries as well. In his Wednesday pre-match presser, the City boss confirmed Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero will be ready to go as he plans to pair the two goal scorers in efforts to snag three points from the match.
Premier League Top 6
1 Chelsea 78 33 25 3 5 69 29 +40
2 Tottenham Hotspur 74 33 22 8 3 69 22 +47
3 Liverpool 66 34 19 9 6 70 42 +28
4 Manchester City 64 32 19 7 6 63 35 +28
5 Manchester United 63 32 17 12 3 50 24 +26
6 Arsenal 60 32 18 6 8 64 40 +24
Unlike Manchester Derbies of years past, this is not one to decide the title, but rather to decide a place in the UEFA Champions League next season. City currently sit in fourth place in the league, the final spot to qualify for Europe's top competition, only a point ahead of their cross-town rivals.
Mourinho is not as concerned with the blue side of Manchester as he is with his side finishing in a Champions League spot.
"It means nothing," he said. "If we finish fifth and they finish sixth, it means nothing. If they finish third and we finish fourth, they are above us but it means a lot.
"This is not about Pep [Guardiola]," said Mourinho. "This is not about City, this is about objectives and we want to try to play Champions League football. We still have two doors open."
That second door Mourinho is referencing is winning the Europa league. United don't play their two semi-final legs until the first two Thursdays of May where they face Spanish side, Celta Vigo.
With a win Thursday, United will begin to control their own destiny with five league matches remaining.
This is the two rivals first meeting since their EFL Cup fourth-round encounter on October 26– a game that United won 1-0 and then later went on to win the competition.
It is clear that the Red Devils will be playing with less fit players than their opposition, but they will hope that momentum from their recent performances will help them to a win.
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Like many of the nations fairly affluent communities, CESJDS families tend to obsess over which college their child attend. This leads to unnecessary pressure and stress, and unfortunately the potential for unethical behavior.
The competition for college acceptance has consumed many of the nation's wealthier areas, and our school is undoubtedly a victim.
Yet following a national scandal in which wealthy celebrities bought their children into college, we need to reevaluate how we look at the competition of college admissions.
To this point, high school experience has been defined by how I plan to turn my grades into an appealing college application. While gaining the early skills necessary to pursue higher education is obviously the point of high school education, it has begun to feel as if the external pressure to be accepted to a select university has begun to outweigh my internal goals.
After reading about the recent college admission scandal, Operation Varsity Blues, there appears to be agreement among the media that the students who had been unethically admitted into their universities shared similar wealthy backgrounds.
While prestigious schools try to sell themselves as one's greatest opportunity to achieve financial success and establish valuable connections for future careers, the families willing to cheat their childrens' way into college appear to have those resources already. Those with the ability to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to correct standardized test scores or persuade athletic programs to recruit fake athletes clearly have the financial stability, and likely social status, to provide their children with the lives that their universities intend to provide.
Therein-lies the frightening truth; the struggle for social acceptance has clouded our ability to pursue the colleges that are truly the best fit for our individual needs and interests.
Changing the perspective of an entire community is not something I intend to do. There are individuals in our community who will continue to push the narrative that a top-ranked college provides a level of opportunity and social status that justifies the hyper-competitive environment.
What we must do as individuals is acknowledge that simply by attending CESJDS we are given the opportunity to truly explore our individual interests. The college admissions process should be based on the fit between a student and a university, not based on one's economic status. By changing your individual perception of college admissions, you grant yourself the ability to see beyond the statistics and societal pressures and find the best college for you.


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Former prisoners in Halifax share their incarceration stories to mark Prisoners' Justice Day
They are calling for better approaches in our criminal justice system.
By Seyitan Moritiwon
Seyitan Moritiwon
Sara Tessier, Patricia Whyte, Nicole Tobin and Corey Wright speak about their experiences in prison and the need for reform.
Sara Tessier was a toddler when her father sexually assaulted her. She says she was sold to a man in Montreal when she was only 3. When she tried to speak up and seek help, her father shot himself. She says the courts later returned her to the custody of her father who was still alive after the shooting. The abuse continued. Tessier had spoken to different people about it but got no help. Finally, at 15, the vice-principal of her high school took action and called the police's attention to her abuse. Later on, Tessier was placed in a foster home. "But at that time, it really took away any trust that I would have in anybody," she says.
Many years later, Tessier was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for armed robbery—a crime she says was a result of the trauma from her childhood.
On Monday, Tessier told her story at a panel discussion outside of the Halifax Provincial Court organized by Books Beyond Bars, to mark Prisoners' Justice Day. She joined others in Halifax who had been previously incarcerated to an audience about their lived experiences in prison.
"Being in prison is not a healing experience. It's rather traumatic and it adds to people's trauma that they've experienced their whole lives," says Sara Tessier,
Tessier says she fought for over three years to have mental health services while she was in prison before she finally got them. "Trauma-informed therapy is what is needed, but not in prisons," says Tessier. Instead, there should be community funded resources where people can get help.
She says the prison system in Canada is filled with injustice. "It really sparked my passion to help others and to provide a voice for those who don't have it," she says.
After spending five years in a correctional facility, Tessier, now 46, advocates against imprisonment, something she started when she was incarcerated. "It all started with helping people fill out grievances and complaints, to being hired on as a legal peer support advocate with Elizabeth Fry Society," she says.
She hopes the event brings awareness to people about how flawed the system is. "I want them to know that it's not just a place where people go and get better. It's not designed for that," she says.
Tessier says she as well as other women were sexually assaulted by the same guard in prison. "Being in prison is not a healing experience. It's rather traumatic and it adds to people's trauma that they've experienced their whole lives," she says.
Cecilia Masimo, a volunteer at Books Beyond Bars and one of the organizers of the event, says putting people in prisons without help is counterproductive. "How can we expect people who have done wrong to reach some type of retribution or some type of accountability?" she says.
She says the current prison system actually creates more criminals, adding that most people in prisons are Black and Indigenous and racism is at the root of their being there. A report released by Statistics Canada this year said that over 30 percent of Canada's federal inmates were Indigenous, even though Indigenous adults only make up 5 percent of the country's population.
Masimo also says most people commit crimes because of societal issues like poverty. "If we solve a lot of the key issues in society in terms of making sure people have a home, have a space to stay, have food, have kind of their basic needs met, crime would significantly drop down," she says.
She says even if a prison system needs to be in place, it should involve a community determining the reason a person commits a crime. "And then also helping them find a way to reconcile it whether that means them spending some time away or it's by individual case," she says. "People should be treated well and people should be given the grace, given time to properly understand why they've done wrong if it's even wrong in their eyes."
She hopes that by people sharing their lived experiences about their time in incarceration, the government takes notice and makes the change they're seeking. "Nothing is set in stone. Society was created. It can also be dismantled and then recreated again in a better vision," she says.
Three other panellists shared their incarceration stories outside the courthouse.
Patricia Whyte, an Indigenous woman says she got sentenced to four years in prison for the first crime she ever committed, saying she was tagged as a gang member with no proof because of her race. "Dealing with racism I feel was probably my biggest issue while I was in there," she says.
Mother of two, Nicole Tobin was handcuffed by the police in the presence of her three-year-old after she asked them to not do so. Tobin who was pregnant at the time says she was placed in a dark room separate from every other person. "I was left there for 24 hours. No food, no medication," Tobin says.
"At the time I committed the crime, I was being physically abused, sexually abused and emotionally abused," Tobin says all of those complaints were dismissed in court.
And Corey Wright, who's been in prison twice, says he never got the help he needed when he was in prison. "It's designed to hold you, designed to break you, designed for you to think that there's no other way besides prison," he says.
He says the system needs to look for the positives in the crimes people commit and work with those positives. "Okay, I like selling drugs," he says giving an example, "So that means I'm good at retail. So flip me over here and do something," he says. "Do something over here with me to shift my mind into an entrepreneurial business or something."
Another volunteer at Books Beyond Bars, Nicole Maunsell, says crimes such as drug use and sex work need to be decriminalized. "Alternatives look like supporting people who have addictions, supporting people who feel like they have to do sex work to survive," she says.
Maunsell says although there are people who happily choose to do sex work, others don't. "And so, alternative support for those people, is one of the things that would be better because then you'll see less of these problems," she says.
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"Alfa Romeo Racing" celebrates Grand Prix Number 1000 in the History of F1
Alfa Romeo, the winners the first Grand Prix and of the first championship in the history of Formula 1, pays homage to the most important motorsport competition that counts millions of enthusiastic fans worldwide. Race number one thousand will be held on Sunday, April 14 in China.
An award double for Alfa Romeo in the UK
•	Giulia Quadrifoglio was named "Best Sports and Performance Car" at the British What Car? magazine's "What Car? Car of the Year 2018" awards.
•	It is the seventh prize the sports sedan has won in the United Kingdom in the last 12 months.
Alfa Romeo at the 2017 Dubai International Motor Show
•	First appearance of Stelvio Quadrifoglio - the fastest SUV in its class and Italian design at its finest.
•	Also on show is a Super trim level version with stylish details by Mopar®
•	Offering refined technology and superlative driving pleasure, Giulia Quadrifoglio is the embodiment of "engineering for the emotions".
Carl Lewis and Kevin Hart meet the super fast Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio during the Breaking2 Together event by NIKE
The "Breaking2 Together" event it was organized by Nike with over 330 runners who collectively attempted to break the 2-hour record for the marathon.
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An 80 metre section of original remains of Hadrian's Wall, standing eight courses high in places, can be seen to the West of Segedunum.
A reconstructed section of the wall, which gives an impression of how it may have looked 1,800 years ago, stands beside the actual line of the original wall.
Archaeologists working on the remains were surprised to find that the world famous wall had collapsed, in spectacular fashion, during the Roman period. The collapse was most likely to have been caused by the washing away or the slumping of the ground beneath it.
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aftenoon boyz, am workin too, shouldnt be allowed !!
been in the garden all day cleaning up; its been sunny and dry here for 3 days in a row , talk about climate change!!!
d'ya think i can afford to run my scoob , paint the fence , fuel the lawnmower , restore a 20 year- old manta, AND have any fun-money left?!!
and go down the pub - got it!


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A Christmassy tale
One of our work-based learning students, Abbie, has created a festive tale of how The Hive came to be. One to share with the little people in your life. Merry Christmas!
Once upon a time, in the small kingdom of Worcester, there lived a dragon named Henry. He had large red wings and a long tail with orange and red scales. Henry loved gold and he also loved to read, he had hundreds and hundreds of books and gold coins. He was a beautiful dragon, but he was also lonely. Everyone in the kingdom of Worcester feared Henry, he looked so large and different that they didn't understand; and so, they all lived in their small kingdom and Henry was forced to live in a cave upon the hills of Malvern.
One year, on Christmas eve, Henry sat at the entrance to his cave, staring down at the kingdom stretched before him. He could hear music and laughter and see the twinkling lights hung on trees. The people of Worcester were having a party. This made Henry angry; how could they have a party and leave Henry out at Christmas? It wasn't fair. Henry spread his large red wings and took flight over Worcester. He could see people laughing and throwing balls of snow at each other; he could smell the food laid out on tables along the streets and hear the music playing joyfully. Henry perched upon a building and watched. A family were sat at one of the tables exchanging gifts. As Henry watched, the family took turns opening them to reveal toys and other presents inside. Henry felt so left out that he turned and flew back home.
The next day, Henry woke to the sound of voices outside of his cave. Henry was scared, he was used to people not liking him, but it was Christmas day and he didn't want to feel sad anymore. Henry waited as the voices got closer until a small face appeared in front of him, followed by another, and another, and another. It was the family he had watched on Christmas eve opening presents. The youngest boy approached him.
"Hello Mr Dragon, my name is Tim."
Henry smiled politely. "Hello Tim, I'm Henry."
Tim's family all said hello too and sat down next to Henry. "Mr Dragon, what would you like for Christmas?" Said Tim. "We don't think anyone should not get a present at Christmas." Henry was confused, Him? A present? But why? "I know that you're different Mr Dragon, but I don't think you're a monster. Everyone saw you last night." Henry blushed, he'd never been very good at hiding. "The town want to give you a present to say sorry. And we are having a party tonight too and would like you to come." Tim said.
Henry was quiet, he felt so happy to be invited. Tim looked around, "Do you like books and gold Mr Dragon?" Henry nodded. Tim smiled, "I like books too. Please come tonight Mr Dragon?" Tim gave Henry a big hug and then Tim's family left, leaving Henry alone with his thoughts.
That night, Henry was very excited! His first party! As he flew down towards the town, Henry was confused – where was everyone? The streets were empty and there was no sound of laughter or music. Henry flew further until he spotted Tim. "Hey Mr Dragon! Follow me!" Tim turned and ran towards the river and Henry followed. As he approached, it wasn't the people of the town gathered together that caught his eye; nor was it the lights, lighting everything up. It was the large golden building before him. It rose higher than all the houses and gleamed in the glow of the Christmas lights. Henry landed next to Tim, staring up at the beautiful building. "It's a library Mr Dragon, for all of your books! Merry Christmas!" Henry was filled with the most amazing feelings of happiness and love; and with that, the town, and Henry, partied together for the first of many Christmases to come. And to this day, Henry's books remain inside of his golden library.


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4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, (ESV)
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CTQ Homiletical Studies 50-3,4
by Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Carter Rudolph A. Haak Norbert H. Mueller William G. Thompson Lowell F. Thomas Lawrence W. Mitchell Rev. Luther George Strasen Rev. Dr. James G. Bollhagen Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb Rev. Dr. Harold Zietlow Paul E. Cloeter Dr. Gerhard Aho Lloyd Strelow Edmond E. Aho Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr. David F. Seybold Rev. Dr. G. Waldemar Degner Mark R. Oien Rev. Dr. Daniel Preus Jonathan E. Shaw Rev. Dr. James W. Voelz Rev. Warren E. Messmann Rev. David Schlie Rev. Klemet Preus Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs
Acts 10:34Acts 10:38Romans 1:1Romans 1:2Romans 1:3Romans 1:4Romans 1:5Romans 1:6Romans 1:7Romans 3:21Romans 3:22Romans 3:23Romans 3:24Romans 3:25Romans 3:27Romans 3:28Romans 4:1Romans 4:2Romans 4:3Romans 4:4Romans 4:5Romans 4:13Romans 4:14Romans 4:15Romans 4:16Romans 4:17Romans 5:6Romans 5:7Romans 5:8Romans 5:9Romans 5:10Romans 5:11Romans 5:12Romans 5:13Romans 5:14Romans 5:15Romans 5:16Romans 5:17Romans 5:18Romans 5:19Romans 6:1Romans 6:2Romans 6:3Romans 6:4Romans 6:5Romans 6:6Romans 6:7Romans 6:8Romans 6:9Romans 6:10Romans 6:11Romans 7:15Romans 7:16Romans 7:17Romans 7:18Romans 7:19Romans 7:20Romans 7:21Romans 7:22Romans 7:23Romans 7:24Romans 7:25Romans 8:1Romans 8:2Romans 8:3Romans 8:4Romans 8:5Romans 8:6Romans 8:7Romans 8:8Romans 8:9Romans 8:10Romans 8:11Romans 8:12Romans 8:13Romans 8:14Romans 8:15Romans 8:16Romans 8:17Romans 8:18Romans 8:19Romans 8:20Romans 8:21Romans 8:22Romans 8:23Romans 8:24Romans 8:25Romans 8:26Romans 8:27Romans 8:28Romans 8:29Romans 8:30Romans 8:35Romans 8:36Romans 8:37Romans 8:38Romans 9:1Romans 9:2Romans 9:3Romans 9:4Romans 9:5Romans 11:13Romans 11:14Romans 11:15Romans 11:29Romans 11:30Romans 11:31Romans 11:32Romans 12:1Romans 12:2Romans 12:3Romans 12:4Romans 12:5Romans 12:6Romans 12:7Romans 12:8Romans 13:1Romans 13:2Romans 13:3Romans 13:4Romans 13:5Romans 13:6Romans 13:7Romans 13:8Romans 13:9Romans 13:10Romans 13:11Romans 13:12Romans 13:13Romans 13:14Romans 14:5Romans 14:6Romans 14:7Romans 14:8Romans 14:9Romans 15:4Romans 15:5Romans 15:6Romans 15:7Romans 15:8Romans 15:9Romans 15:10Romans 15:11Romans 15:12Romans 15:131 Corinthians 1:261 Corinthians 1:271 Corinthians 1:281 Corinthians 1:291 Corinthians 1:301 Corinthians 1:311 Corinthians 2:11 Corinthians 2:21 Corinthians 2:31 Corinthians 2:41 Corinthians 2:51 Corinthians 15:201 Corinthians 15:211 Corinthians 15:221 Corinthians 15:231 Corinthians 15:241 Corinthians 15:251 Corinthians 15:261 Corinthians 15:271 Corinthians 15:282 Corinthians 3:112 Corinthians 3:122 Corinthians 3:132 Corinthians 3:14Galatians 4:4Galatians 4:5Galatians 4:6Galatians 4:7Ephesians 1:3Ephesians 1:4Ephesians 1:5Ephesians 1:6Ephesians 1:15Ephesians 1:16Ephesians 1:17Ephesians 1:18Ephesians 5:8Ephesians 5:9Ephesians 5:10Ephesians 5:11Ephesians 5:12Ephesians 5:13Ephesians 5:14Philippians 1:1Philippians 1:2Philippians 1:3Philippians 1:4Philippians 1:5Philippians 1:6Philippians 1:7Philippians 1:8Philippians 1:9Philippians 1:10Philippians 1:11Philippians 1:19Philippians 1:20Philippians 1:21Philippians 1:22Philippians 1:23Philippians 1:24Philippians 1:25Philippians 1:26Philippians 1:27Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:6Philippians 2:7Philippians 2:8Philippians 2:9Philippians 2:10Philippians 2:11Philippians 3:12Philippians 3:13Philippians 3:14Philippians 3:15Philippians 3:16Philippians 3:17Philippians 3:18Philippians 3:19Philippians 3:20Philippians 3:21Philippians 4:4Philippians 4:5Philippians 4:6Philippians 4:7Philippians 4:8Philippians 4:9Philippians 4:10Philippians 4:11Philippians 4:12Philippians 4:13Colossians 3:1Colossians 3:2Colossians 3:3Colossians 3:41 Thessalonians 2:81 Thessalonians 2:91 Thessalonians 2:101 Thessalonians 2:111 Thessalonians 2:121 Thessalonians 2:131 Thessalonians 3:71 Thessalonians 3:81 Thessalonians 3:91 Thessalonians 3:101 Thessalonians 3:111 Thessalonians 3:121 Thessalonians 3:13Titus 3:4Titus 3:5Titus 3:6Titus 3:7James 5:7James 5:8James 5:9James 5:101 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 Peter 1:171 Peter 1:181 Peter 1:191 Peter 1:201 Peter 1:211 Peter 1:221 Peter 1:231 Peter 2:41 Peter 2:51 Peter 2:61 Peter 2:71 Peter 2:81 Peter 2:91 Peter 2:101 Peter 2:191 Peter 2:201 Peter 2:211 Peter 2:221 Peter 2:231 Peter 2:241 Peter 2:251 Peter 3:151 Peter 3:161 Peter 3:171 Peter 3:181 Peter 3:191 Peter 3:201 Peter 3:211 Peter 3:222 Peter 1:162 Peter 1:172 Peter 1:182 Peter 1:192 Peter 1:202 Peter 1:21
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CTQ Homiletical Studies 53-3
by Rev. Steven C. Briel Andrew E. Steinmann Rolf Preus Norbert H. Mueller Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier IIIRev. Jonathan Naumann Rev. Dr. Harold Herman Buls Rev. Dr. Charles J. Evanson Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr.Rev. Luther George Strasen Rev. Prof. John T. Pless Thomas G. Bartels Armand J. Boehme john Kaiser Charles E. Froh Mark K. Schoen Stanley J. Zyskowski Daniel J. Vogel Robert A. Dargatz Mark Boxman Rev. Dr. Walter A Maier IIRev. Steve O. Scheiderer Edmond E. Aho Rev. Warren E. Messmann Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie
Acts 10:36Acts 10:37Acts 10:38Acts 10:39Acts 10:40Acts 10:41Acts 10:42Acts 10:43Romans 1:1Romans 1:2Romans 1:3Romans 1:4Romans 1:5Romans 1:6Romans 1:7Romans 4:1Romans 4:2Romans 4:3Romans 4:4Romans 4:5Romans 4:13Romans 4:14Romans 4:15Romans 4:16Romans 4:17Romans 5:12Romans 5:13Romans 5:14Romans 5:15Romans 5:16Romans 5:17Romans 5:18Romans 5:19Romans 8:1Romans 8:2Romans 8:3Romans 8:4Romans 8:5Romans 8:6Romans 8:7Romans 8:8Romans 8:9Romans 8:10Romans 8:11Romans 8:12Romans 8:13Romans 8:14Romans 8:15Romans 8:16Romans 8:17Romans 8:18Romans 8:19Romans 13:11Romans 13:12Romans 13:13Romans 13:14Romans 15:4Romans 15:5Romans 15:6Romans 15:7Romans 15:8Romans 15:9Romans 15:10Romans 15:11Romans 15:12Romans 15:131 Corinthians 1:11 Corinthians 1:21 Corinthians 1:31 Corinthians 1:41 Corinthians 1:51 Corinthians 1:61 Corinthians 1:71 Corinthians 1:81 Corinthians 1:91 Corinthians 1:101 Corinthians 1:111 Corinthians 1:121 Corinthians 1:131 Corinthians 1:141 Corinthians 1:151 Corinthians 1:161 Corinthians 1:171 Corinthians 1:261 Corinthians 1:271 Corinthians 1:281 Corinthians 1:291 Corinthians 1:301 Corinthians 1:311 Corinthians 2:11 Corinthians 2:21 Corinthians 2:31 Corinthians 2:41 Corinthians 2:51 Corinthians 2:61 Corinthians 2:71 Corinthians 2:81 Corinthians 2:91 Corinthians 2:101 Corinthians 2:111 Corinthians 2:121 Corinthians 2:131 Corinthians 3:101 Corinthians 3:111 Corinthians 3:161 Corinthians 3:171 Corinthians 3:181 Corinthians 3:191 Corinthians 3:201 Corinthians 3:211 Corinthians 3:221 Corinthians 3:23Galatians 4:4Galatians 4:5Galatians 4:6Galatians 4:7Ephesians 5:8Ephesians 5:9Ephesians 5:10Ephesians 5:11Ephesians 5:12Ephesians 5:13Ephesians 5:14Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:6Philippians 2:7Philippians 2:8Philippians 2:9Philippians 2:10Philippians 2:11Hebrews 1:1Hebrews 1:2Hebrews 1:3Hebrews 1:4Hebrews 1:5Hebrews 1:6Hebrews 1:7Hebrews 1:8Hebrews 1:9James 5:7James 5:8James 5:9James 5:101 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 Peter 2:41 Peter 2:51 Peter 2:61 Peter 2:71 Peter 2:81 Peter 2:91 Peter 2:101 Peter 2:191 Peter 2:201 Peter 2:211 Peter 2:221 Peter 2:231 Peter 2:241 Peter 2:252 Peter 1:162 Peter 1:172 Peter 1:182 Peter 1:192 Peter 1:202 Peter 1:21
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Homiletical Studies
by Rev. Dr. Henry J. Eggold Jr.Rev. Edwin H. Dubberke Dale Knutsen Ronald Irsch Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs Rev. Dr. Erwin J. Kolb David L. Bahn Rev. Dr. Harold Zietlow Rev. Steven C. Briel Dr. Gerhard H. Bode Jr.Dr. Gerhard Aho Lowell F. Thomas Lawrence W. Mitchell Bruce J. Lieske David F. Seybold David F. Seybold
Acts 2:1Acts 2:2Acts 2:3Acts 2:4Acts 2:5Acts 2:6Acts 2:7Acts 2:8Acts 2:9Acts 2:10Acts 2:11Acts 2:12Acts 2:13Acts 2:14Acts 2:15Acts 2:16Acts 2:17Acts 2:18Acts 2:19Acts 2:20Acts 2:21Acts 10:34Acts 10:35Acts 10:36Acts 10:37Acts 10:38Romans 1:1Romans 1:2Romans 1:3Romans 1:4Romans 1:5Romans 1:6Romans 1:7Romans 4:1Romans 4:2Romans 4:3Romans 4:4Romans 4:5Romans 4:13Romans 4:14Romans 4:15Romans 4:16Romans 4:17Romans 8:1Romans 8:2Romans 8:3Romans 8:4Romans 8:5Romans 8:6Romans 8:7Romans 8:8Romans 8:9Romans 8:10Romans 8:11Romans 8:12Romans 8:13Romans 8:14Romans 8:15Romans 8:16Romans 8:17Romans 8:18Romans 8:19Romans 13:11Romans 13:12Romans 13:13Romans 13:14Romans 15:4Romans 15:5Romans 15:6Romans 15:7Romans 15:8Romans 15:9Romans 15:10Romans 15:11Romans 15:12Romans 15:131 Corinthians 1:101 Corinthians 1:111 Corinthians 1:121 Corinthians 1:131 Corinthians 1:141 Corinthians 1:151 Corinthians 1:161 Corinthians 1:171 Corinthians 1:261 Corinthians 1:271 Corinthians 1:281 Corinthians 1:291 Corinthians 1:301 Corinthians 1:311 Corinthians 2:11 Corinthians 2:21 Corinthians 2:31 Corinthians 2:41 Corinthians 2:51 Corinthians 2:61 Corinthians 2:71 Corinthians 2:81 Corinthians 2:91 Corinthians 2:101 Corinthians 2:111 Corinthians 2:121 Corinthians 2:131 Corinthians 3:101 Corinthians 3:111 Corinthians 3:161 Corinthians 3:171 Corinthians 3:181 Corinthians 3:191 Corinthians 3:201 Corinthians 3:211 Corinthians 3:221 Corinthians 3:231 Corinthians 11:231 Corinthians 11:241 Corinthians 11:251 Corinthians 11:26Galatians 4:4Galatians 4:5Galatians 4:6Galatians 4:7Ephesians 1:3Ephesians 1:4Ephesians 1:5Ephesians 1:6Ephesians 1:15Ephesians 1:16Ephesians 1:17Ephesians 1:18Ephesians 1:19Ephesians 1:20Ephesians 1:21Ephesians 1:22Ephesians 1:23Ephesians 3:2Ephesians 3:3Ephesians 3:4Ephesians 3:5Ephesians 3:6Ephesians 3:7Ephesians 3:8Ephesians 3:9Ephesians 3:10Ephesians 3:11Ephesians 3:12Ephesians 5:8Ephesians 5:9Ephesians 5:10Ephesians 5:11Ephesians 5:12Ephesians 5:13Ephesians 5:14Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:6Philippians 2:7Philippians 2:8Philippians 2:9Philippians 2:10Philippians 2:11Colossians 3:1Colossians 3:2Colossians 3:3Colossians 3:4Titus 2:11Titus 2:12Titus 2:13Titus 2:14Hebrews 4:14Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 4:16Hebrews 5:1Hebrews 5:2Hebrews 5:3Hebrews 5:4Hebrews 5:5Hebrews 5:6Hebrews 5:7Hebrews 5:8Hebrews 5:9Hebrews 5:10James 5:7James 5:8James 5:9James 5:101 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 Peter 1:171 Peter 1:181 Peter 1:191 Peter 1:201 Peter 1:211 Peter 2:41 Peter 2:51 Peter 2:61 Peter 2:71 Peter 2:81 Peter 2:91 Peter 2:101 Peter 2:191 Peter 2:201 Peter 2:211 Peter 2:221 Peter 2:231 Peter 2:241 Peter 2:251 Peter 3:151 Peter 3:161 Peter 3:171 Peter 3:181 Peter 4:131 Peter 4:141 Peter 4:151 Peter 4:161 Peter 4:171 Peter 4:181 Peter 4:192 Peter 1:162 Peter 1:172 Peter 1:182 Peter 1:192 Peter 1:202 Peter 1:21
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Jesucristo, Señor de la iglesia, parte 4
by A. A. Melendez
Psalms 45:1Psalms 45:2Psalms 45:3Psalms 45:4Psalms 45:5Psalms 45:6Psalms 45:7Psalms 45:8Psalms 45:9Psalms 45:10Psalms 45:11Psalms 45:12Psalms 45:13Psalms 45:14Psalms 45:15Psalms 45:16Psalms 45:17Psalms 45:18Matthew 6:9Matthew 17:1Matthew 17:2Matthew 17:3Matthew 17:4Matthew 17:5Matthew 17:6Matthew 17:7Matthew 17:8Matthew 17:9Matthew 17:10Matthew 22:1Matthew 22:2Matthew 22:3Matthew 22:4Matthew 22:5Matthew 22:6Matthew 22:7Matthew 22:8Matthew 22:9Matthew 22:10Matthew 22:11Matthew 22:12Matthew 22:13Matthew 22:14Matthew 25:1Matthew 25:2Matthew 25:3Matthew 25:4Matthew 25:5Matthew 25:6Matthew 25:7Matthew 25:8Matthew 25:9Matthew 25:10Matthew 25:11Matthew 25:12Matthew 25:13Matthew 25:31Matthew 26:64Matthew 28:11John 1:12John 1:14John 2:11John 17:5Acts 4:22Acts 8:1Romans 1:7Romans 1:17Romans 8:14Romans 8:151 Corinthians 1:21 Corinthians 2:8Galatians 3:26Galatians 3:27Ephesians 1:4Ephesians 5:3Ephesians 5:27Philippians 1:1Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:6Philippians 2:7Philippians 2:8Philippians 2:9Philippians 2:10Philippians 2:11Colossians 1:2Colossians 3:121 Timothy 1:111 Timothy 1:121 Timothy 1:131 Timothy 1:141 Timothy 1:152 Timothy 3:12Hebrews 10:11Hebrews 10:121 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 John 3:1Revelation 1:6Revelation 5:9Revelation 5:10Revelation 5:11Revelation 5:12Revelation 5:13Revelation 19:6Revelation 19:7Revelation 19:8Revelation 19:9
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Kramer Chapel Sermon - April 03, 2008
by Rev. Thomas Zimmerman
1 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:9
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by Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie
by Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier III
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Kramer Chapel Sermon - Monday, November 04, 2019
by Rev. Mark Sheafer
1 Peter 1:11 Peter 1:21 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 Peter 1:101 Peter 1:11
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Kramer Chapel Sermon - November 27, 2006
1 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:51 Peter 1:61 Peter 1:71 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:91 Peter 1:101 Peter 1:11
Kramer Chapel Sermon - October 01, 2018
by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen
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by Rev. Dr. James W. Voelz
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by Rev. Richard Nuffer
Kramer Chapel Sermon - September 28, 2009
by Rev. Dr. Peter J. Scaer
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by Rev. Dr. Timothy C. J. Quill
Lutheran Hour Sermon: Imperishable Hope
by Rev. Dr. Wallace Schulz
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Lutheran Hour Sermon: Shielded By God's Power: The Missionary
by Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer Dr. Ralph Von Qualen
1 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:41 Peter 1:5
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by Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer Mrs. Sharon Von Qualen
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The court gave Parliament until the end of 2020 to revise the law. If legislators do not meet that deadline, the law will become null and void. It currently remains in force.
The verdict represented a landmark, if tentative, victory for abortion rights advocates, who have campaigned for the law's abolition as a major step in bolstering women's rights.
Polls show that allowing abortion has broad support among South Korean women of childbearing age. In a government-financed survey of 10,000 women ages 15 to 44 last year, three-quarters called for liberalizing abortion regulations.
But the ban on abortion has rarely been enforced. In 2017 alone, 49,700 abortions took place, nearly 94 percent of them illegally, according to estimates released in February by the government-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Between 2012 and 2017, just 80 women or doctors went to trial for their involvement in abortions, and only one of them served time in prison, with the rest receiving fines or suspended jail terms, according to court data.
At the same time, some obstetricians and Christian activists have pushed a morality-based campaign against abortion in recent years, running a hotline for people to report doctors who perform illegal abortions.


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House of A Hundred Whispers
Masterton, Graham, 1946-
Dartmoor, with its mists, bleak winter weather and overwhelming sense of isolation, is the perfect place to build a prison. It's not a place many would choose to live, yet the Governor of Dartmoor Prison did just that. When Herbert Russell retired, he bought All Hallow's Hall, a rambling Tudor mansion on the edge of the moor, and lived there all his life. Now he's dead, and his estranged family are set to inherit his estate. But when the dead man's family come to stay, the atmosphere of the moors seems to drift into every room. Floorboards creak, secret passageways echo, and wind whistles in the house's famous priest hole. And then, on the morning the family decide to leave All Hallow's Hall once and for all, their young son Timmy goes missing.
Publisher: [London] :, Head of Zeus,, 2020.
Additional Contributors: OverDrive, Inc
Alternative Title: House of a 100 whispers
House of one hundred whispers
Read more reviews of House of A Hundred Whispers at iDreamBooks.com
Luke, Thomas
Sterling, Richard
Blackwood, Alan
Inheritance and Succession — Fiction.
Families — Fiction.
Missing Children — Fiction.
Haunted Places — Fiction.
Dartmoor (England) — Fiction.
Horror Tales.


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President Obama to Announce Cybersecurity Proposal; Congress Outlines Cyber Priorities and Names New Leaders
By Capital Thinking on January 12, 2015 Posted in Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Committee Leaders Outline Cybersecurity Priorities
As the 114th Congress began last week, multiple Congressional committee leaders named cybersecurity as one of their top priorities for the next two years. In light of the recent Sony cyber attack, many Members of Congress have spoken out about the importance of considering cybersecurity legislation this year, including House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI). Legislation that would enhance the current information sharing platforms between the public and private sectors remains a priority for both chambers of Congress as well as the White House. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) has indicated that information sharing legislation is one of his priorities. While House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has yet to announce his priorities for the coming year, information sharing is likely to be at the top of his list of issues to address as well.
In addition to information sharing legislation, it is expected that a host of other cybersecurity bills could be introduced including the creation of a national data breach notification standard; authorizing possible offensive cyber tactics; updating cyber crime laws; defining cyber warfare; and streamlining current regulations for private sector companies, as proposed in President Obama's February 2013 cybersecurity Executive Order (EO). Additionally, there are many Congressional committees with oversight of cybersecurity issues and we are likely to see a number of hearings held on cybersecurity in the coming months.
Both Chairmen McCaul and Johnson have also said that starting on legislation to authorize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is also one of their priorities for the 114th Congress. Competing committees of jurisdiction over DHS have been hurdles to any of the committees being able to pass a comprehensive DHS bill.
House Homeland Security Cybersecurity Subcommittee Gets New Chairman
Last week, Chairman McCaul announced that Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) will be the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. Rep. Ratcliffe is serving his first term in Congress and will take over the position from Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA).
Tuesday, January 13: The House Foreign Affairs Committee will host a hearing titled "Meeting: The North Korean Threat: Nuclear, Missiles and Cyber." Officials from DHS, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of State are scheduled to appear as witnesses.
White House Will Announce Cybersecurity Proposal This Week
This week, President Obama plans to announce a series of legislative proposals and executive actions related to cybersecurity, privacy and Internet accessibility that will be part of his State of the Union address on January 20. The White House put together the proposed policy package after it met with industry representatives to formulate the plan, which will be rolled out over four days this week. Today, the President will visit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to announce an expansion of the BuySecure Initiative to the education sector. This initiative will be focused on consumer financial protection and builds off of his October EO to require government payment cards to use chip and PIN technology. On Tuesday, the President will visit DHS's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) to talk about information sharing and will then go to Iowa on Wednesday to speak about his proposal to expand affordable access to broadband Internet. Additionally, Vice President Joe Biden will be in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday to announce new funding that will be available to help train cybersecurity professionals.
NIST Will Hold an Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Meeting in February
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a three-day meeting of its Information Sharing and Privacy Advisory Board from February 11-13. The meetings will be open to the public and will cover a range of issues including continuous monitoring and continuous diagnostics and mitigation, updates on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the President's EO, the development of NIST cryptographic standards, and the legislation passed in December to update the Federal Information Security Management Act. Additionally, the meeting will also feature presentations from the Department of Justice's cybersecurity unit and the National Security Agency's privacy officer.


Is AI technology as fundamental as the printing press? That was a call made at AI Day in Auckland recently, as the printing press allowed books to free flow through Europe, allowing the democratisation of knowledge. Head of future insights at Callaghan Innovation Jonathan Miller discusses his key takeaways from AI day, and why AI might have the same effect in the near future.
The printing press enabled mass production of books which allowed ideas to flow freely throughout Europe. It dramatically changed economics and finance (because better book keeping was possible), it transformed education (which was previously only for the elite). It enabled a scientific revolution and ultimately the democratisation of knowledge itself. So it was fairly fundamental.
1. AI and the innovation associated with it has matured a lot from 12 months ago.
People seem to have tried, failed and learned from their implementations of chat bots and robotic automation. They have realised the importance of careful design to allow AI systems to work seamlessly with human systems.
Natural Language Processing (AI tools, like Siri, that can understand and sythesise speech) seems to be an area that has advanced rapidly; a very smooth real-time translation from Chinese to English was demonstrated.
Deep Learning (a type of AI that is trained on huge data sets) is still driving much of the innovation. It was amusing to see an example of a deep learning algorithm watching cricket clips and providing the commentary. That's a big step up from where we were this time last year.
The chief data scientist from Homes.co.nz had a useful message. That company understood they owned a valuable data set about real estate in NZ. They decided to collaborate with an Barcelona-based AI start-up that specialises in processing real estate images with AI. The plan is to automatically tag real estate photos so customers can do more customised searches to look for properties that have particular features (like "pizza oven" or whatever). Sometimes strategic partnering is a great way to go.
Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh from AUT gave my favourite talk of the day which explored the future of the role of teachers. She argued rather than asking "will teachers be replaced by AI?", the more informed question is "how much AI will be used by teachers in the future?" Citing some interesting examples that included Squirrel AI Learning and Amy the maths tutor (Japipunda), she concluded that "AI is going to change the shape of education", but she reminded us that the role of teachers includes teaching wisdom, inspiring and motivating us. And it turns out humans like to learn from humans, from someone reachable and tangible, who can understand our imperfections. Someone with empathy.
2. The discussion on ethics and fairness is still hot.
The trade-off between privacy and public safety is a hot issue. One of the speakers used the example that AI amplifies the Chinese social credit system. He described it as AI processing video images from a camera on the street that can identify you and then recognise that you are jay-walking for instance. In this case you automatically lose points in the system. The suggestion was that you can eventually end up on a black list, at which point, your social connections are warned before interacting with you. To me that sounds like a Black Mirror episode, but it could be happening, right now.
And there remain other important issues. The world is experiencing 'techlash', and even tech employees are voicing concerns. To be honest I found myself feeling quite sceptical listening to several high-powered executives from big tech expounding their ethical design process.
One speaker suggested we could go back to first principles (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights) to help determine what we should and shouldn't do with AI. Many feel that regulators will have to play a critical role to keep people safe – for example from facial recognition software. Issues of bias, fairness and sexism are still very much in play: "facial recognition works really well if you are a white guy". And by the way, why are nearly all the digital avatars attractive women?
3. Convergence of AI with other technology is particularly exciting.
The most jaw-dropping moment for me was a demonstration of real-time realistic rendering of an exact 3D replica of a human, in augmented reality, live on stage (via a smart phone.). You can read more about that here.
Finally, in the keynote talk, Sean Gourley quoted a study (Wang et. al, 2017) that compared human intelligence with AI for identifying metastatic breast cancer. In the study, the best AI deep learning algorithm scored 92.5 percent at identifying metastatic breast cancer. An independent pathologist reviewing the same images scored 96.6 percent. BUT when you combine the AI predictions with the human pathologist diagnoses, the result was 99.5 percent. When humans collaborate with AI, the results can be life saving.
So is it fair to compare AI to the printing press? Well, at AI day we explored how it is transforming education, health, communication and real estate. I'm OK with the comparison for now.