The single most important factor of safety for the consumer in Alternative Therapies is myth control. That is, everyone is saying things like "It is 100% all natural so it is safe!", or "No side effects since it is all natural!", or something similar. These are very dangerous statements for consumers to believe and they couldn't be any further from the truth. Yet they are accepted by a majority of consumers. If you leave this site without learning this, I will have failed a very important purpose of this site. I explain further below.
If Alternative Medicine is so great why is everyone saying they are not liable for anything?
Herbal remedies for one are considered supplements and are not regulated by the FDA. And therefore are not required to warn the consumer of potential side effects (even death). I explain some of the problem below, but do you have any recourse? Yes, You do! You can report any side effects or problems with the Alternative remedies directly to the FDA through the following link and we would also like to know so we can post it here also.
If there is anything I have learned from my extensive travels in the Far East, it is that we are each an unique being with a holistic and unique composition (sort of like a chemistry set). It is our one-of-a-kind chemical make-up that sets us apart. To this end, herbal and alternative treatments are just as unique. This is why we ask that you consult a holistic practitioner before attempting any alternative or self care. The Japanese acupuncturist who treated me many years ago in Japan, would not treat my migraine syndrome unless I was previously treated by conventional care. He also emphasized that there are so many variables of energy paths and receptors that it may take a few attempts before finding the right combination. My brother, a highly respected Physician and an expert on Cholesterol, once told me that if I gave him a $10 million grant and he spent the next 10 years looking for the cause of my particular migraine he may never find it and that modern medicine would then blame it on stress. (I am so glad I listened to alternative practitioners rather than my own brother. I respect his expertise in other facets of medicine but not this one.).
If your chemistry is off a little or a lot (as with a long history of drug-based therapy (as I was)), finding the right combination and delicate balance is complicated and may take awhile. I have been migraine and prescription drug free for almost thirteen years but it may take years more to regain my previous and unique chemical balance if ever. Pre-migraine, I used to eat like a horse and not gain an ounce. The drug therapy I was on corrupted my unique chemical balance and I might never recover what I was. This is the lesser of two evil philosophy the West seems to embrace (but we don't have to). I have given up smoking after 43 years - cold turkey, no patches, no drugs, no side effects. I have also given up 23 years of prescription drugs - no patches, no drugs, no side effects, and no migraines! I have been there and returned. And I have no wish to go back.
I was previously diagnosed with Cancer of the Larynx and completed radiation therapy . It was localized with a 80-90% cure rate. I relied on my knowledge of Holistic procedures to guide me through the mental process while modern medicine handled the physical process of the treatment. It could have been a lot worse. Eight years later; still cancer free. I had colon re-sectioning following a life-saving colonoscopy which turned out to be pre-cancerous.
Please, relief is there, but do not do it alone! Loved ones that miss the "old" you and a practitioner should be there with you. And when your pain is behind you, they will help you regain what was once you. I have been there, ending almost 23 years (October 12, 1974 - my first migraine and May 7th, 1997 my last) of nightmarish existence. The only thing more beautiful than the triumph over pain is the perseverance of love our families share with us.


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Records that have been prepared by or for the Office of the Governor for personal or deliberative use may be withheld as working papers. However, if those records are disseminated by the Office of the Governor to another agency for that agency's use in carrying out its statutory duties, then the records may not be withheld as working papers because they are no longer for personal or deliberative use of the Office of the Governor. Pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-404, FOIA does not apply to records about individuals maintained in the voter registration system.
Body worn and dashboard video recordings made by law enforcement are public records subject to FOIA. The application of exemptions from mandatory disclosure depends on the contents of the video. Duty to redact is in question following Virginia Supreme Court ruling in 2015.
Generally, FOIA does not prohibit the release of public records or the exercise of free speech. FOIA does not grant special rights to elected officials that differ from those of other Virginia citizens. Real estate appraisals may be withheld until the completion of a proposed purchase, sale, or lease.
A local governing body may not convene a closed meeting in order to discuss the salaries of the members pursuant to the personnel closed meeting exemption.
Meeting minutes must include a summary of the discussion on matters proposed, deliberated or decided, and a record of any votes taken. A verbatim transcript is not required. A public body has the discretion to include specific comments made at the meeting or not so long as the minutes include the required summary and record of votes.
A public body does not have to create a new record that does not already exist, but may abstract or summarize information under such terms and conditions as agreed between the requester and the public body. Clear and concise communications are critical when making and responding to requests.
The Office of Executive Secretary by statute operates and maintains a case management system, the operation and maintenance of the system is the transaction of OES' public business, and therefore OES' case management records are public records subject to FOIA. By operation of law, the respective clerks also remain custodians of those records, and they bear responsibility for maintaining the integrity of those records. To the extent that OES owns or possesses such data, it is also a custodian of such records and likewise responsible to respond to a request for it under FOIA.
Whether a record is exempt as a "working paper" depends on the purpose for which it was created, the person for whom it was created, and whether it has been disseminated beyond the personal or deliberative use of the official who holds the exemption.
A private entity that exercises no governmental authority and is not wholly or principally supported by government funds is not a public body subject to FOIA's records and meeting requirements. Money received by a private entity from government sources under a procurement contract should not be used to determine whether an entity is wholly or principally supported by public funds.
Public bodies have five working days to respond to a request for public records, and may invoke an additional seven working days to respond. The statutory remedy for a FOIA violation is to file a petition for mandamus or injunction supported by an affidavit showing good cause. Only a court may decide upon the appropriate remedy in each case.
Requesters and public bodies may reach their own agreements on the terms of production of public records. Such agreements should address any variations in response timing and charges to which the parties agree.
Suicide reports and related records may be withheld as criminal investigative files because suicide remains a crime in Virginia. To the extent it conflicts with this opinion, AO-10-03 is hereby rescinded.
FOIA does not define the term "custodian," but for FOIA purposes, generally the custodian is the person in charge of public records. Each public body may designate who is to act as custodian of its public records. FOIA does not apply to records that are not public records in the transaction of public business.
This opinion discusses the use of the contract negotiations and economic development records exemptions. FOIA allows a records custodian to disclose exempt records in his discretion. FOIA does not require a custodian to engage in a balancing test in exercising that discretion, or to justify or explain a decision not to disclose exempt records.
FOIA Council weighs in on availability of date of birth information held by law enforcement agencies.
A committee or advisory group of a public body that performs a delegated function or advises the public body is itself a public body. A committee or advisory group created by an individual to advise that individual is not a public body. In either case, however, records prepared, owned, or possessed by the committee or advisory group in the transaction of public business are public records subject to FOIA.
A contract between a public body and a public employee settling an employment dispute may be withheld as a personnel record. However, accounting records that reflect payments pursuant to a settlement agreement are not exempt.
Charges for public records are limited to actual costs. The actual cost to provide electronic records is not the same as the cost to provide paper copies. Estimates must be provided in advance if requested.
A committee that was created by action of a city council, but does not advise the city council or perform a delegated function of the city council, is not a public body subject to FOIA for meetings purposes. However, records of such a committee that are in the transaction of public business are public records subject to FOIA.
A motion to convene a closed meeting must identify the subject to be discussed, the purpose of the discussion, and cite an appropriate exemption. There are two requirements set forth in the exemption allowing public bodies to hold closed meetings to discuss real property matters: (1) that the discussion concern the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, or the disposition of publicly held real property, and (2) that discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body.
FOIA is silent regarding the logistics of holding a public meeting. In a situation where the meeting room lacks the capacity to accommodate all those who wish to attend, the best practice is to move to a larger venue and use technology to increase public access, when possible.
Subsection F of § 2.2-3707 requires that agenda packets be made available for public inspection at the same time they are furnished to members of the public body
FOI Advisory Opinion AO-01-13
Generally, records submitted by a private company to a state agency as required by regulation are public records subject to FOIA. Marking such records proprietary and confidential does not, by itself, make them exempt from mandatory disclosure; records are only exempt if there is a specific provision of law that allows them to be withheld.
Read more about FOI Advisory Opinion AO-01-13
A public instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions (in this case, Crooked Road) is a public body subject to FOIA.
Considering three different records exemptions, an adult arrestee photograph (mug shot) may not be withheld as a noncriminal incident record; may be withheld if its release would jeopardize a felony investigation; and may be withheld if the subject depicted is also a witness.

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EVENKO TAKES SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO FURTHER ITS GREEN INITIATIVE AT ALL FESTIVALS
evenko, the company behind world class festivals like OSHEAGA, HEAVY MONTREAL, îLESONIQ and'77 MONTREAL continues to put new measures in place to ensure that their events are not only thoroughly enjoyable for festival goers, but also eco-responsible and friendly to the planet. Since 2017, theOSHEAGA Music & Arts Festival and îLESONIQ have obtained and maintained the level 2 certification of the Bureau de Normalisation du Québec (BNQ). evenko is proud of that fact, and working to create similar initiatives for all of its major festivals.
"We are committed to ensuring that our green initiatives take center stage when planning our festivals," says Jacques Aubé, Executif Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of evenko. "We are proud that our eco-responsible efforts have yielded results that have so far surpassed our goals, and we will continue to push in all the right directions to ensure a sustainable and enjoyable experience for all at all of our festivals. We invite all festival goers to join us in our efforts – together, we can make an even bigger difference. It's a team effort!"
In 2018, evenko's eco-responsible approach involved putting an end to dispensing plastic straws and reduce plastic bottle waste onsite at all festivals. In fact, this year, thanks to National Bank, who are providing a total of 14 installations for attendees to refill their water supplies for free, OSHEAGAwill double the amount of water stations for festival goers to fill up their own reusable containers. This year also marks the return of the giant National Bank water truck, where approximately 31,500 litres of water will be available for thirsty fans, the equivalent of 57,232 bottles of water. This provides attendees with the option to greatly reduce the use of disposable bottles while encouraging the use of reusable containers – yet another opportunity for everyone to do the right thing.
A new feature for Osheaga Play powered by National Bank will also make reducing plastic waste a fun and educational activity. This year, a new installation will be set up onsite where festival goers can bring their plastic bottles to be ground up for recycling on the spot. This is part of a project to turn plastic into recycled polyester which is then used to make new sustainable t-shirts. For every bottle brought to this installation, users will get points that can be redeemed for various items. All attendees are invited to come check out the installation and learn the specifics of how their bottles will eventually become upcycled t-shirts. Just another way Osheaga is approaching the green initiative with creativity and ingenuity.
CONCRETE MESURES:
The level 2 certification of the Bureau de Normalisation du Québec (BNQ) is a certification and a comprehensive analysis of the various measures taken by evenko in the choice of its business partners, its modes of operation, and its waste management. Several positive elements were highlighted in the BNQ report, including:
The majority of suppliers come from Montreal and the surroundings;
A target of over 85% of the head offices of suppliers located less than 100 km from the festival site;
Waste management – a sorting centre installed on the festival site to maximise the effectiveness of recycling and composting;
Waste management – a sorting centre installed on the festival site to maximise the effectiveness of recycling and composting – ;
Massive reduction of waste production: by 2018, the amount of waste had been reduced by over 13 tonnes in just 2 years;
At concession stands all containers, cups and utensils are recyclable, and the use of Styrofoam is forbidden;
The return of eco-cups in all bar services;
All hazardous materials are handled responsibly by a company specialised in environmental services;
evenko promotes ecological transportation such as cycling. Ample bicycle parking is available to festival goers;
Bus and metro transportation all weekend long by purchasing the OSHEAGA Special Edition fare For $17,50, valid from 10 a.m. on Friday, August 2 to 5 a.m. on Monday, August 5; STM evenko also encourages public transportation – during OSHEAGA, festival goers can enjoy unlimited
The festival encourages the use of reusable water bottles on the site in addition to installing water stations.
evenko's green initiatives have been met with enthusiasm from festival goers, music lovers, and community leaders, creating a positive feedback loop that translates to a happier and healthier environment. This year, evenko's mission to create a sustainable series of top-notch state-of-the-art festivals features even more progressive initiatives, including:
Prioritizing partners and suppliers who have sustainability plans of their own;
A wide variety of vegan and vegetarian options at the YUL EAT Gardens;
Major deductions in the use of gas generators
More resources to make biking to the festival even easier;
The Perrier tent providing 12oz paper cups for customers at their Cocktail Bar, in an effort to be more environmentally friendly;
Compost stations in the Artist World area + food redistribution programs so that the world-renowned food prepared by Chuck Hughes and his team won't go to waste (all leftovers are donated to a program to feed the needy).
For evenko, eco-responsibility is paramount – it's a promise to continue taking concrete action, year after year, to reduce the ecological footprint of all events as much as possible; it's not a matter of choice, it's a commitment.
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Last year was extremely prolific when it comes to summer trends (thank you, IG!), and many are actually here to stay and pretty easy to wear. Lace blouses, wrap dresses and straw bags still are among the most-coveted items for summer, and of course classic pieces and prints (floral, stripes, dots and gingham) in pastel colors are out. In fact, I don't think there will be too much drastic changes, trends may be more in the details.
Here are these trends that I think will still be desirable for 2018, and my new must-have pieces!
8 little things I love!
Hello girls! We are slowly getting into summer here in France, switching our wool coats for trenches and shorter jackets, ditching our tights and boots and digging our closets for those almost forgotten sandals. Mid-season can be quite challenging when it comes to clothing, and one of the things I like to do is making summer clothes more appropriate for chillier spring climates.
Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I have been taking a little break lately, all our current projects felt overwhelming and I wanted to focus on urgent matters at my work. I'm now on holidays for a few more days and happy to be able to blog again!


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Focus on Risk Treatment
28th September 2016 Author: InfoSaaS
An Information Security Risk Treatment Plan is one of the mandatory documentation requirements, called out in Section 8.3 of ISO27001:2013. In plain English, this is a record of all identified risks that need to be attended to, and the steps taken to ensure that the organisation is not subject to increased risk why these risks remain.
A common approach to assessing a specific risk is to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of controls that are already in place to protect an asset from a vulnerability or threat, and to compare this evaluation against the organisation's risk acceptance threshold. Anything below the line is deemed to be an acceptable risk, but anything higher than the threshold indicates an unacceptable risk that needs further attention promptly.
Organisations have four distinct options to address such risks:
Reduce the Risk
The most commonly used approach, the risk can be reduced to within the acceptance threshold by introducing additional controls, or improving the effectiveness of existing controls. This action will improve the risk calculation by either reducing the probability of the specific risk taking place, and/or reducing the impact if it were to take place. All security controls can be implemented with varying degrees of effectiveness, so it may be as simple as identifying how an existing control can be implemented or operated in a more effective manner.
Within InfoSaaS Assure: a risk assessment identified as having one or more unacceptable risks, compared with the risk acceptance threshold defined by the organisation within the solution, can be progressed in several ways. In this example, finalise the current assessment to record the current situation, and select the option to automatically create an identical subsequent assessment which is used as a basis for recording changes to controls in an attempt to treat the risk and make it acceptable.
Transfer the Risk
If an organisation finds it too difficult or too expensive to amend existing security controls or add new ones, it may consider transferring the risk to a third party who is better positioned to manage it (e.g. a third party data centre provider or an insurance company). The organisation will, however, still need to satisfy itself that the person/organisation to whom the risk is being transferred has the capabilities/experience to manage the underlying risk better.
Within InfoSaaS Assure: by engaging a third party to manage the risk better than the organisation can itself, the current risk assessment is finalised to record the current situation. Select the option to automatically create an identical subsequent assessment, which can then be used as the basis for re-assessing vulnerabilities and threats in light of the engagement of the third party. This will present different probability and impact values, and if the third party has been chosen carefully, the identified risk will now be treated.
Avoid the Risk
The simplest option for managing unacceptable risks is to stop undertaking the activities that gave rise to them altogether. Examples may include prohibiting the conduct of sensitive business over public internet connections, or relocating assets away from areas identified as being in flood zones.
Within InfoSaaS Assure: the current risk assessment is finalised to record the current situation. Select the option to automatically creates an identical subsequent assessment, which can then be used to record that an individual vulnerability or threat no longer applies as a result of an activity no longer taking place.
Accept the Risk
There are some circumstances where an organisation cannot implement effective controls to manage risks, or the associated costs are prohibitive. In these cases, all stakeholders should be consulted to seek agreement to the risk being accepted before it is formally signed off as such. Accepted risks should be subject to regular reviews in case new opportunities for managing them in an alternative manner arise in the meantime.
Within InfoSaaS Assure: a risk assessment identified as having one or more unacceptable risks, compared with the risk acceptance threshold defined by the organisation within the solution, can be progressed in several ways. In this example, finalise the current assessment to record the current situation, and on the basis that no remedial action can be identified, select the option to transfer the assessment for ISMS Manager review. The ISMS Manager has the option to (a) accept the risk on behalf of the organisation, recording their justification, and defining the next review date, or (b) rejecting the risk, and returning the risk assessment to the Asset Owner to treat the risks as per Option 1.
InfoSaaS and Risk Treatments
InfoSaaS Assure is a secure, cloud-based IT risk management solution which is extensively used by customers around the world to help deliver an effective information security culture, and support them in achieving and retaining ISO27001 certifications. Intuitive workflows and informative displays allow users to efficiently identify unacceptable risks, and guide them through a range of options which address the requirements of the ISO27001:2013 standard.
InfoSaaS Assure provides a fully-featured demonstration system, populated with fictitious data, which can be used to test drive and evaluate the solution quickly and easily. With low monthly subscriptions, enthusiastic customer support and a proven track record in supporting successful ISO27001 projects, there's never been a better time to see why we can improve your organisation's security.
For more information, please visit www.infosaas.uk or call us on 0203 474 1290.


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Applications to join Greenshaw
News from Greenshaw Learning Trust
Crown Wood Primary School to join the Greenshaw Learning Trust
On 15 March 2017 the Governing Body of Crown Wood Primary School in Bracknell confirmed that the school will become an academy and join the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
The Crown Wood Governing Body, with the school leaders, had carefully considered the school's future and its options; in November 2016 the Governing Body agreed unanimously that it believed the best way of ensuring that Crown Wood can build on its strengths and continue on its journey of improvement was to become an Academy as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
The views of stakeholders of both Crown Wood Primary School and the Greenshaw Learning Trust were invited on the proposal and consultation meetings took place at the school.
Having considered the responses to the consultation, and having received approval from the Department for Education, on 14 March 2017 the Crown Wood Governing Body agreed to proceed to become an academy and join the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
You can read the statement from Crown Wood and the Trust here.
If the process continues to progress as expected, the school will convert to academy status and become a member of the Greenshaw Learning Trust on 1 June 2017.
You can find out more about Crown Wood Primary School here.
Identity is a club that welcomes all. We meet each month.
Next meets:
Thursday 13th January @ lunch in F10
Thursday 10th February @ lunch in F10
KS3 Book Club is here...
Friday 14th Jan, Week B, 3-4pm and Friday 4th Feb, Week A, 3-4pm in the Library with Mrs Lewis.
Collect a book and get reading!
Delighted to see over 400 Golden Tickets issues to students for excellent work in the first two days back at school - enjoy the weekend #teambrakenhale


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Q: Next state is not updating for client components Im trying to show a dialog box when clicking a button in Next js. You can see the code below
index.js
'use client';

export default function Test() {
    const [
        isDialogOpen,
        setIsDialogOpen
    ] = useState(false);

    return (
       <>

    <ButtonComponent
        className={'flex items-center group'}
        onButtonClick={() => { setIsDialogOpen(true);}}
        type={ButtonType.SECONDARY}
    >
        <Resume className={'mr-2 duration-300 group-hover:stroke-white-default group-hover:dark:stroke-black-default scale-125 stroke-neongreen-default'} />

            Open Dialog

    </ButtonComponent>
    <DialogComponent
        open={isDialogOpen}
        setIsOpen={setIsDialogOpen}
        title={'Dialog open'}
    >

Hi, this is dialog

    </DialogComponent>
</>;

    );
}

[tag: dialog.js]
'use client';

export default function DialogComponent(props: DialogProps) {
    const {
        children = null, open = false, title, setIsOpen
    } = props;

    return (

{title}

                {children}

                    <ButtonComponent
                        className={'m-auto block mt-4'}
                        onButtonClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
                        type={ButtonType.PRIMARY}
                    >
                        Close
                    </ButtonComponent>

    );
}

Issue: In index.js whenever Im clicking the button its not updating the state of the component (isDialogOpen is still showing as false in devtools). Im not sure what I am doing wrong here. Hope someone can help me out!
Thanks!
**Please note I am using Next.JS 13 with experimental App directory. **

A: In order to alter state in React, you need to use the setState() function. This, in your example, would be used where you do isDialogOpen = true. You should replace this with setIsDialogOpen(true).

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IF A balcony ticket is your idea of movie-going luxury get ready to have your socks knocked off. PVR Cinema, which has already wowed film buffs in Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad with its Gold Class theatres, is now set to replicate the experience at the 1,300-seat Treasure Island multiplex starting April 6.
And what at an experience it promises to be. Picture this; electrically operated, fully reclining couches with beverage cup holders, food service, and an attached lounge serving snacks and refreshments, personalised service and state-of-the-art digital sound and projection system.
The Gold Class experience comes at a steep price tag, though. As high as, hold your breath, Rs 500 per person! Although, to be fair, it does include food and refreshments. But then, watching stars in a starry ambience can not come cheap, can it? For those of you who, like this reporter, cannot dream of splurging Rs 500 to watch a movies there's the, ahem, Classic Class.
Not exactly cheap, with tickets ranging from Rs 50 on weekdays and peaking at Rs 350 on weekends but, all in all, a considerably smaller hole in the pocket that the 24-carat experience.
If all goes according to plan Saawan and Shaadi se Pehle will be among the movies screened on the inaugural day. According to head of Marketing, PVR Cinema, Saurav Verma the Rs 25 crore five-screen multiplex has been divided into two parts, the Gold Class consisting of one 26-seat auditorium with the remaining four theatres making up the Classic Class.
Although some reports suggest that entry to the Gold Class will be reserved only for couples Verma vehemently denies this. While he refuses to reveal financial details Saurabh is confident that the Indore venture will be a success. "We have done our research and as it is a growing market we have gone for the Gold Class in Indore unlike in Lucknow which will be inaugurated on the same day," he revealed.
"We expect 50 per cent occupancy from the Indore PVR," said Verma adding his company was toying with the idea of expanding its base in Madhya Pradesh. "We are exploring certain options and will definitely expand if these are found viable," he added. PVR is the third multiplex, after INOX and Ad Lab, to set up shop in the City.


A discussion forum for users of the new HYDRUS 2D/3D. HYDRUS is a software package for simulating water, heat and solute movement in two- and three-dimensional variably saturated media. Happy Posting!
I am running a simple 2D profile model to simulate upward preferential flow from an artesian aquifer. I am currently running the model in steady-state, and the pressure head distribution is making sense so far from preliminary results. However, I have no velocity contours or vectors in the results section. Since this is a dynamic stead-state model, this doesn't make any sense to me.
I think that it is practically impossible that you would get results for pressure heads and water contents and not for velocities/fluxes. You either get all three of them (when modeling water flow) or none of them. J.


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Trucking co. owner arrested for allegedly using business to traffic drugs
Matt Cole
Peter Truong, owner of P and T Transportation Corp. (Credit: Orange County Jail)
The owner of an Orlando, Fla.-based trucking company has been arrested and charged in connection with allegedly using his trucking business to haul large quantities of marijuana and cocaine into Florida from other parts of the country.
Peter Truong, owner of P and T Transportation Corp., was arrested Friday, Aug. 5 after a two-year investigation, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Truong was charged with trafficking cocaine in quantities greater than 400 grams, conspiracy to traffic controlled substances, conspiracy to traffic oxycodone, sale and delivery of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to sell or deliver, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, unlawful transportation of currency, as well as a charge under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Nine others, including P and T Transportation's truck drivers, have either been arrested or are wanted in connection with the case.
In a press conference Tuesday, officials said Truong would book legitimate loads to be picked up in California and Colorado, then hide drugs in the company's three trucks to bring back into Florida.
"He was hauling legitimate loads for businesses," said Ron Stucker, director of Orlando's Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation. "Businesses that he was hauling legitimate loads for probably had no idea what else was in his truck. He would go and pick up loads for various businesses and put his own product on there, too."
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said in the Tuesday press conference that the drug trafficking ring allegedly brought thousands of pounds of marijuana and multiple kilos of cocaine into Florida each year over the last two years.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's online carrier search, P and T Transportation is an active common carrier.
All the things are meth
Gunman who shot Pa. trucker sentenced to 5-10 years in prison
Trucking rap sheet: False med cert submissions, falsified overweight permits


This region contains the extracellular repeat that is found in up to seven copies in alpha integrins. This repeat has been predicted to fold into a beta propeller structure [PUBMED:7929213]. The repeat is called the FG-GAP repeat after two conserved motifs in the repeat [PUBMED:7929213]. The FG-GAP repeats are found in the N terminus of integrin alpha chains, a region that has been shown to be important for ligand binding [PUBMED:8990162]. A putative Ca2+ binding motif is found in some of the repeats.


Mick Newell knows all about derby days.
The Nottinghamshire director of cricket experienced his fair share of cross-border battles during his time as a player – and with quite a degree of success too.
It was against the 'old enemy' of Derbyshire – some 29 years ago this month – that the former West Bridgford Comprehensive School pupil really made his senior breakthrough for Clive Rice's green and golds.
Batting at the very top of the order, Newell swept past his previous best first-class score of 80 by registering a first century for the county, but did not stop there.
Taking on legendary West Indian paceman Michael Holding and former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm, he went on to convert his fine start to a double century, largely in tandem with John Birch (69) and then Sir Richard Hadlee (70).
The then 22-year-old eventually carried his bat for 203 not out – it remained his career-best – as the visitors to the County Ground, Derby were able to declare on 433-7 before Eddie Hemmings (5-38 in the first innings) and Rice (4-42 in the second) helped secure victory by an inning and 33 runs as the hosts were dismissed for 148 and 252.
These days, of course, as a hugely-respected coach who has won plenty of silverware, Newell is much more part of the furniture at Trent Bridge, but he hasn't forgotten the importance of games between the teams based at opposite ends of the A52 Brian Clough Way.
While it may not have the same profile or intensity as a Forest versus Rams clash, there's no doubt that county pride still matters – and the man in charge when Nottinghamshire take on their closest rivals in the 50-over Royal London Cup at the John Fretwell Complex, Sookholme on Sunday July 24 is determined his team will do their utmost to take the bragging rights.
Of all the games you could pick for the game at Welbeck, I think Notts-Derbyshire is the best you could have with the close proximity and the rivalry," said Newell. "I expect supporters of both teams to be coming in numbers with it being so close to the county border.
"The locality for both sets of fans was one of the drivers for it being this game, it was the obvious game in our group, the perfect game, and I expect it to be a keenly contested one.
"Not only is it good for people who live in the north of our county and can't travel down to Nottingham, it's also ideal for people in northern Derbyshire who wouldn't necessarily go to Derby to watch.
The performance Newell refers to came against Warwickshire on the same weekend last year when the John Fretwell Complex hosted a historic first ever senior Notts fixture in the shape of a comprehensive nine-wicket victory for the hosts.
The man who returns as overseas player for 2016, Dan Christian, claimed 5-42 and home favourite Jake Ball, who came through the ranks at Welbeck, posted figures of 2-47 as the visitors were restricted to 220 all out, despite contributions from England players past and present Ian Bell (52) and Chris Woakes (36).
Current England opener Alex Hales then too centre stage as he powered seven fours and nine sixes on his way to a century off just 56 balls in tandem with Riki Wessels (85 not out).
The opening stand was worth 164 and though Hales could not see it through to the end as he went for 103, he had already played a game-defining hand before James Taylor (24 not out) came in to complete the formalities, along with Wessels.
Newell added: "Alex got a terrific hundred last year and Dan showed not only that he is a good bowler, but a really good fielder and powerful batsman as well.
"Getting a five-fer, he clearly enjoyed the experience (at Welbeck). He's an excellent all-round cricketer who brings a lot to the dressing room as well. He was keen to come back, so it's nice to secure someone who fits in so well for another year.
"A good pitch is always the starting point and everything else follows on from that - and pitch prepared last year was excellent.
Notts missed out on a Lord's appearance in this competition last year at the final hurdle as they were edged out by just four runs in a high-scoring match at the Oval – and the same fate befell them against Durham in 2014.
They won the 40-over competition – which the Royal London Cup has replaced – in 2013, and Newell is keen to see the strong record continue, meaning strong sides for all games.
"Our record tells you it's definitely a format we have a strength in," said Newell. "Obviously we are going to be weaker if we lose some of our international players, but it's up to those who come in to take their chance and make sure they do the business.
"Our minimum target is to get to the knockout stages, as we have done for the last two years, and then we see where we go from there.
"I don't see this competition as something where we blood players - they are picked if they deserve it. But is has given an opportunity for people like Brett Hutton and Sam Wood, players who have come through the system, and it's up to them to take it.
There are still a few hospitality places available at £40 per person, which includes admission, parking at £5 per car, a three-course Sunday lunch, a VIP seating area and a dedicated bar area.
Tickets for the game at Welbeck are available from www.nottsccc.co.uk and are priced at £10 for adults, £5 for juniors and £7 for senior citizens (over 65) and under-21s.
Ground admission in inclusive of access to the ground and seating in any stand apart from the members' pavilion.


> which I am increasingly doubtful of.
> Can you tell me where to find the unprocessed version of pkg-install?
> poking around to try to get some sense of how the pieces come together.
you, but it would break it for a lot of other people's setups.


Friday April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Day! This is so easy to make and couldn't be more satisfying. Enjoy your grilled cheese with a cup of classic tomato soup!
Spread 3 tablespoons butter on 1 side of both bread slices.
Flip your Grilled Cheese in same skillet and cook until golden brown and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes on each side. Serve immediately.
Heat up a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup, perfect for dipping your Grilled Cheese Sandwich!


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With its very good ergonomics and ease of use, the Tinder application is one of the most interesting of the web. Only problem, Tinder is known as a site to satisfy his sexual desires for serious relationships, which unfortunately is often justified.
Since 2012, the year of its conception, the Tinder application has already registered more than 100 million profiles around the world and about 10 billion matches or "matches". Incredible numbers that make this platform the star of mobile dating. Tinder has a feature that helps in this register: its universal character. Available in 24 languages, Tinder is particularly easy to access and is based on profiles that are close to your location, as well as mutual attraction. This platform favors more shots of an evening or two and this, whatever your sexual aspirations (hetero or not). However, you should be able to find a serious relationship, if you wish, among the many profiles this platform has.
Tinder Mobile is available for download via the majority of mobile download portals for any type of phone (Android, iPhone, BlackBerry …). For an Android for example, you will use Play Store to have your application. You can then activate it without difficulty and log in with your Facebook account because yes, the application is activated only with a Facebook account. This is also the first thing we asked the application as soon as we launched it: identify with a Facebook account.
A not insignificant feature of Tinder is its Partial Free. Creating an account and finding proximity are free. Only the threshold of games or attraction to the profile is set at 50 maximum per day for the free version, which gives you great opportunity to meet. Certain functions like swipe cancellation or passport option are also not available in free mode.
How to Create a Tinder account
For first access to Tinder, the home page looks like this:
You will not have access to the platform without having confirmed your Facebook account. It is a strategy to discourage misleading and other malicious profiles. But Tinder respects your privacy. So be reassured, the app does not publish on your Facebook newspaper.
We are then asked to specify our gender. Once the genre is specified, the application creates a default profile from the information found on Facebook. You can refresh the profile as soon as you want. This profile is created based on the four points below:
The first name (or pseudo Facebook)
The last four profile pictures
Your interests always based on Facebook information.
Once these steps are completed, your account is now open and you can update your profile at any time. You will then have the privilege to add photos or replace, up to 6 photos, without more. You are free to optimize your profile with some additional information such as:
"About you": talk about yourself, your aspirations, your passions, etc.
Your training
You get a little extra: you can link your TINDER account to INSTAGRAM and SPOTIFY
Tinder Features
With Tinder, there is no longer a waste of time. Its operation is mainly based on matching. With its geographical location system, the application presents, according to your preferences, profiles of people who are close to you. With a simple click on the photo of the interested party, you display its information.
However, the most used function of the application is the Swap. Swap is to swipe right or left respectively as the profile suits you or does not suit you.
You will probably repeat the Swap several times depending on how many profiles you like or not. A "match" will be obtained when one of the people you have slid to the right will slide on the same side. It is then that you could discuss with the interested person and if affinities there is, to organize a meeting at will.
Unlike some dating apps, such as AdopteUnMec Mobile and Gleeden where you have to make a subscription, you can enjoy all the features for free with Tinder.
The advantages of the paid membership
Even if you have access to the features of the application in free mode, it is still subject to a certain limit. The use of the application will consist, most of the time, to make Swaps in order to win a "match". But you can customize:
The optimal coverage space of the geographical location of other users
The age range you want to see.
There is still a paid version called Tinder Plus and has more options than the free mode. You will have among others:
Unlimited Likes
Unlimited Super likes
Swipe Rewind and Cancellation: You may have changed your mind about a profile and want to drag it to the opposite side
Change Tinder location : Access to other cities in the search: this option benefits those who want to move to another city, because they can anticipate.
Tinder Plus and Gold: the VIP version!
A complete section had already been dedicated to the pay mode of the application or rather should we say the VIP version. You can read it by clicking here: Tinder Plus.
However, we invite you to discover the rates below to gain access to the paid mode.
Tinder subscription terms: Blue Star and Super Like
In fact, since writing this article, some things, not least, have been improved. You will discover for example the blue star which represents the super like. Most users did not really get to know the profiles before asking successive likes.
It is therefore difficult to distinguish one who has really studied his profile from the other who has only random likes. It is possible that you ended up with the likes of a person because she proceeded to the chain.
This explains the entry into play of the blue star which represents the super like. So, with a super like, you mean to the interested person that you really want to get in touch with him. The super like is not a simple like, it's the equivalent of a love. It should not be abused.
Tinder, an easy-to-use application
One of Tinder's key strengths is its simplicity. The application has a very advanced ergonomics with a simplified interface. Finger swipe or swap to the left or right has become one of Tinder's flagship doors and has fostered its popularity around the world.
It will also be necessary to note the simplicity in the contacts, because a person with whom you have a match answers usually to your writings.
Tinder application: users and moderation
With Tinder, you have a simplicity in making contact. This has indeed allowed it to have the reputation of platform of pleasant meetings. You can regularly trade with your "matches" once the contact is established because users are very responsive. But you will need more vigilance because of the presence of some fake profiles on the platform. How will you know, for example, that the person whose picture you have on the profile is really of this complexion or of such a beauty? The more beautiful, the more you must be on your guard. However, this is becoming increasingly rare on Tinder. In short, it is better still remain vigilant.
Strong and weak points of Tinder mobile
The greatest asset of Tinder is its ergonomics that gives it a very simple interface. The surf is fast and pleasant. The swapping mode has become famous, and the other dating sites have almost all imitated.
What makes Tinder so special is the fact that it is also known as a platform dedicated solely to one-night strokes. Many people use the application for this purpose. If you are really looking for a serious relationship, it might be better for you not to use Tinder. But who knows, you could be luckier.
Tinder's strengths
Simple and usable interface without complex
Many profiles
Some security with the obligation to have a Facebook account
Meetings and free basic functions.
Tinder Dating Site for PC and Mac
Ergonomics, its most conquering asset. Starting in 2018 Tinder now has a desktop version of the dating app for PC and Mac. With traditional dating sites, contacts were made in different stages, which increases the duration. Tinder dating site has brought a better solution thanks to the quick swipe of the finger which makes it possible to express its interest for a person. With simple finger gestures, you can scroll through profiles and even view them. The setting is quite easy with only three points: sex, age interval and geolocation.
By using the Tinder dating site, you can see user accounts from any region, as long as they interest you. Take advantage of your lost time by increasing your chances of getting "games". He even says that the toilets are a favorite place to make advances with the advent of the Tinder app.
Very helpful matching system
With Tinder, more shame to have! If you find yourself in an embarrassing situation, someone you have already met, an acquaintance located outside your locality, which interests you, but you do not know how to proceed, Tinder offers you the solution. With a little luck, your target would be listed on Tinder. If so, you will certainly have it among the proposed profiles. This is the moment to make him understand your interest without putting you in uncomfortable positions. If you like him too, then go for a romance.
Tinder mobile free
Tinder is a free application and every day it welcomes thousands of new users on the platform. With traditional dating sites that often charge, it's obvious that people will be turning more to Tinder because of its free mode. The probability is still strong enough that the free mode is not permanent over time. We can still hope that the proposed rates, when the time comes, be affordable because of the large number of users and especially the interest of young people.
The points to improve the application
the impression that the site gives to being a platform for those looking for the shots of an evening
fake profiles that dirty the site environment
The addiction
It is very easy to develop some dependence on the application. Indeed, via it, you have the opportunity to approach someone without embarrassing you or sometimes even without thinking, even if the intentions are not real. This ease of action increases, more than necessary, the time spent on the application. Suddenly, the art of seduction loses all its place, because we no longer create social bonds as is the case during outings, shared passions or taking physical knowledge. Tinder is criticized for losing the true values of seduction.
Two people who know they are interested in each other no longer look for ways to impress. However, there is a real point where we often make mistakes. It's nice to start the exchanges by message, the ultimate goal of Tinder is to make you have a meeting in real time. When you rely on the screen of your phone, you end up losing the habits of seduction, while it is the physical attractiveness you will have on this person who will decide whether or not a possible relationship is favorable. .
It is at this level that we realize that Tinder does not help shy singles indefinitely. If you are afraid to express yourself, if you do not know how to enhance yourself, and if you do not master anything in the art of seduction, you will have some difficulties during physical encounters.
The fear of revealing oneself, of remaining alone, or of not being up to it also increases Tinder's addiction. While the app gives you easy access to many singles, it does not have the ability to give you advice on how to manage a meeting or better to keep it going. It is a task that is yours entirely.
Tinder and the malicious profiles
It is not a new fact that all dating platforms are faced with the intrusion of fake profiles and Tinder is no exception. These malicious users are often looking for prey to be scammed. They will use your feelings to extort money or to blackmail you. Their first reflex will be to maneuver for you to change communication network by often offering less demanding platforms such as MSN or Skype. So be careful. These malicious profiles make you waste time but are also the basis of disappointment. It is especially disheartening when you have not been able to get a lot of "matches" and the few matches are false profiles. Our advice for you is that you give more credit to profiles with whom you have friends in common.
With Tinder, it's zero confidentiality and no anonymity
In case you are discreet and you want to remain anonymous, Tinder will certainly not be useful. Indeed, those with whom you have friends in common can easily find you on Tinder and even make the link on Facebook easily. As proof, you will certainly find some of your Facebook friends among the profiles that are proposed to you. The app can even offer you a member of your family such as your sisters, brothers, uncle, aunt etc. The other thing that may seem embarrassing is that your service colleagues will also be able to see you on Tinder. Tinder is also not recommended for those who are looking for a non-marital relationship. So do not register on a whim. Take the time to analyze and see if you assume all this. Remember that with Tinder, you will not be able to maintain any confidentiality or anonymity.
A very poor geographical location
While it is true that at the beginning of our test, the geographical location had worked well, we recorded the performance underperformance of this feature later. We have had "matches" with people as much as 5,000 kilometers while the setting was 15 kilometers. In addition, some profiles indicating beings in our environment (about 10 kilometers) were in reality foreigners living on the other side of the world; Malicious profiles certainly. As a result, we have been put in contact with users who are very distant from our position. For those who want a quick meeting, this is clearly not good news.
It should also be noted that fake profiles tend to make you spend more time on the platform. To make more swap, you have to spend a lot of time browsing the application and the more you like it or not, the more the probability to match is high. If in theory, it can be a positive point, in practice, it is more complex to manage. The dysfunction of the geolocation and the harmful presence of the malicious profiles contribute enormously to you to waste more time and do not put you in the best conditions to have a good meeting. It is quite demotivating, which could force you to subscribe to a paying offer to give a boost to the matching process.
We also found many deficiencies in the profiles proposed for a given location or age category. Although Tinder notifies you that all profiles that meet the criteria are already available, new profiles appear when you retry the process while the criteria remain the same as at the beginning.
Targeting system for age categories is failing
During our test, we chose to put ourselves in the shoes of a man of 35 years to be able to benefit from an overall vision of the operation of the application. With this profile, we targeted women of the same age or a little older. Tinder has instead submitted age categories of twenties. It is obvious that the targeting is extremely faulty or does the site offer random profiles when it does not have a profile corresponding to your criteria. We have come to the conclusion that Tinder is aimed specifically at young people and performs well for users under 30 years of age. It will be a little complicated to find a profile beyond this category.
Relevance of interests on Tinder
With the experiences you'll be doing with Tinder, you'll end up wondering if the interest-based matching is really useful for a meeting. Certainly, it is easier to approach a discussion with a "match" having the same interests as oneself. But it would also be very exciting to interact with someone different, having different interests. This person may even prove to be complementary to you.
Find people using Tinder
With its more or less deserved platform of one-night shots, it is very difficult to distinguish a profile whose objective is to find a serious relationship and another in search of a weekend adventure for example. It is hard to discern the intentions of those who register on the platform. The application has also inherited the nickname "Target" Tinder, because the majority of users register in order to find their "coup d 'evening". Thus, if like many, looking for a little bit for the weekend, you will surely be satisfied. If on the other hand, you want a soul mate, you may not have the same success because you will find a lot of profiles that do not have the same vision as you.
With his swapping, Tinder has had an outstanding success lately. There are several advantages to this application. We can speak for example of its ergonomics which is a notch above other platforms. Do not ignore his free mode that is very helpful.
Surfing the platform is simple and enjoyable. But with the system of "swapping", there are some limits. With the ease of dragging profiles, users do not take the time (or if they do, there are not many) to pay attention to the personality of the profile. They just focus on the profile picture. It would be better for you to have Tinder accompany another application like Badoo.
Members and the Community
The motivations for using Tinder are diverse and varied. There will be people who just want sexual pleasure, others use it as a hobby. You can also find curious people, or people who make bets to see who has a better attraction of seduction by getting more affinities or "matches".
This is an opportunity for some to go to court without having to deal with protocols like on other platforms. Some are there to find a serious relationship and others just want to see what their attraction power is by collecting "matches".
Of course, there are some who are registered only to get laid in the air.
Well no ! I do not run away. Personally and in my communicating position, my motivation is good. After all, a communicator worthy of the name must be in phase with the technological and communicative advances even if it is necessary to appropriate it, to experiment them why not.
To be honest, I give free rein to my curiosity. Although, I recognize to take advantage to meet people, make friends, exchange with some people exactly like what I would have done at a party with friends.
Selfies, duckfaces, … Images to serve as a description
Even though in real life appearances are misleading, with the Tinder app, people are using more photos to properly present themselves.
I am especially referring to these girls who like to make duckfaces in the photos (not very attractive by the way), who take poses models. You will find some that highlight their photo when they were small, evening photos (your friends are they aware?), Which position photos of back (for what purpose?). For others they are selfies in the showers, pictures with grimasses and so on.
With the application, you have the opportunity to pass the photos one after the other without paying attention. You have the opportunity to view the profiles and read the descriptions even if it is not regular. To tell you the truth, I often do it when I ask myself questions.
I saw everything I could about Tinder. Since the quotes (Louis Aragon, Phone …), jokes and smilies, through instagram links without forgetting the prose and standard phrases such as " we tell our parents that our first meeting was in a museum.
On the other hand, I had to eliminate many "matches" because I read messages, all talking about young erotic girls and who offered me to connect on another platform. It's weird anyway. But through Twitter, I realized that it was fairly regular and that hardly anyone was spared.
Why you need to join Tinder: print on Tinder
The platform is certainly pleasant and fun, so do not be deprived. The goal is to be entertained and the swapping is quite distracting. So when you trade with a match, you should avoid taking it seriously. Anyway, you do not risk big because the possibility is offered to you to block a contact when you wish it. If you are not looking for seriousness, Tinder is the ideal application for you.
The reasons that can discourage you from joining Tinder
It is true that for the media, Tinder is an application to "chopper": this is demonstrated with the title displayed by Le Monde "With Tinder, sex and a lot of blah-blah." But that's not necessarily true. We can not deny that the probability of finishing under the sheets is quite high, but this should not be your primary objective. You might want to consider Tinder as an uncomplicated way to get to know another person. It's like a "have you put Ted" in how I put your mother. The plus with Tinder is that you are likely that your interlocutor is also under your spell. But that does not mean that everything is won in advance because before going under the duvet at night, you must put the package to seduce even more this person. However, it is not recommended to go directly under the sheets with someone you see for the first time. Take the time, even just 5 minutes around a jar to make sure the current goes first.
Keep in mind that everyone who signs up for Tinder has different goals. You will find men and women who are on the site to actually "chopper" and it's not bad. You will also find those who simply intend to see how powerful is their power of attraction and thus to obtain a high number of "matches" without more. Some are in pairs and also play this game, especially women. On the other hand, you will find others who can no longer use standard platforms and who therefore register on Tinder for the sole purpose of finding their charming prince or princess, which should in fact be the rule. Against all odds, you'll find some who are simply looking to expand their circle of friends and network and also people just want to impress the modeling agencies. There is still a last category that offers various services: escort service among others.
In summary, users are registered either to flatter their ego, sex or a serious relationship; all three are also possible. But it is better to start from the fact that the priority is not to chopper. This is also valid for people wanting a stable relationship. Do not expect to immediately find what you are looking for. We therefore advise you not to immediately invest in Tinder, but to wait and see how things unfold.


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Peaches Geldof dead
Peaches Geldof 'did not see her father Sir Bob Geldof for weeks' before her death aged 25
The lack of contact between the two is said to be making it even harder for Sir Bob to come to terms with his loss
Chris Richards
Sir Bob Geldof with Peaches (Image: PA)
Peaches Geldof reportedly did not see her rock legend father for several weeks before her shock death at the age of 25 on Monday.
The writer and model was distant from Boomtown Rats singer Sir Bob Geldof in the weeks before she died suddenly at her home in Wrotham, Kent according to The Sun.
A source close to the family told the newspaper: "It makes it even harder for Bob.
"They had ups and downs but he loved Peaches more than anything."
In an interview two months ago, married Peaches claimed her father, 62, did not visit her boys Astala, 23 months, and Phaedra, 11 months.
"It really is his loss to be honest," she said, adding: "He will regret it one day."
Police say Peaches' death is being treated as "non-suspicious and unexplained".
Peaches Geldof 1989-2014


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Biblical creation impedes evangelism? Plus yet another uninformed atheist.
I first of all apologize for this email coming under the heading of scientific feedback. Really, it should feature under theological feedback as well.
Well, theology used to be called the queen of sciences, reflecting the Christian presuppositions that led to the rise of modern science (see a recent feedback explaining this).
I came across your website via a link to a video of a creationist stumping Richard Dawkins. I watched it because of a lack of respect for Dawkins work.
Quite so. We have a number of articles on the Apostle of Antitheism.
I am a physicist, but that doesn't mean that I have to ignore other academic disciplines such as history and philosophy.
I know what you mean. I am a physical chemist, but must study geology, biology and astronomy, as well as theology, for my work here.
I have to confess a certain prejudice towards creationism. This is, I'm sure, a prejudice you have come across many times through different people. I am a Christian, who believes in Jesus' resurrection, and believes that he died for our sins. I believe in a powerful God who can break the fundamental laws that I study.
Or else, add to natural laws, which is how I regard miracles.
However, I do not believe that God would leave clear evidence that the universe is a certain age if this were not the case.
Neither would I, and He hasn't—see The earth: how old does it look? I also don't believe that He would give crystal-clear propositional revelation that He created in six normal-length days about 6,000 years ago, and that death is the result of sin, if this were not the case. There were plenty of Hebrew ways of expressing long ages and goo-to-you evolution if that were what He had intended, not saying something diametrically opposed to this—in time frame, events, order of events, and explanation of the origin of mankind and death.
Obviously I cannot say anything about evolution (although I do believe in it) as I am not a biologist.
Several feedbacks ago we cited Gordy Slack, an evolutionist himself, agreeing that "some proponents of evolution are blind followers". One wonders how many other evolutionists believe in evolution because of "consensus", unaware that the heads they counted to arrive at this consensus themselves arrived at it by counting heads.
However, it seems quite clear to me that the universe is 12–14 billion years old, and the earth itself is some 4.5 billion years old (the former confirmed to me through my own calculations).
Depends on what assumptions you made before you performed them. Here's a simple example and some applications.
My prejudice therefore was that creationism clearly tries to use pseudo scientific, crack-pot theories that have very little scientific merit.
That's a standard line of atheistic skeptics, which has sadly influenced some less discerning Christians to be wary of "young-earth creation" Christians. In reality, the skeptics are elephant hurling, and it is evolution that is grossly pseudoscientific.
I am sorry to say that this position has not been completely reversed, but study of your site has led me to believe that you are thinking hard and rationally to overcome what you perceive as a conflict between the scientific and biblical accounts of creation.
Good on you for at least perusing some of the articles on our website. However, you clearly have a long way to go yet with your "study" of our more than 6,000 articles available here, as many of these issues/objections you are raising are already answered on our site.
I suppose this message transpires because of the problems creationism has caused me in any evangelistic work I try to do.
Luke said Jesus came via Noah from Adam, who is called 'son of God' not the son of an ape-like creature or rearranged pond scum (Luke 3). But if the first Adam is a metaphor, then how could he be the ancestor of a historical Person like the Last Adam.
So how do you manage to explain that Jesus died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as per the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15? Paul explained that Jesus was the last Adam, who came to conquer death brought by the first man Adam. In contrast, evolutionary theory entails there was no real first man, and that death long predated sin. A Gospel without Genesis is dangling, not anchored in the Scriptures.
Who is Jesus? Luke said He came via Noah from Adam, who is called "son of God", not the son of an ape-like creature or rearranged pond scum (Luke 3). But if the first Adam is a "metaphor" as many evolution-accepting Christians like to say, then how could he be the ancestor of a historical Person like the Last Adam?
While your theories are not quite as crazy as it first seems, they do seem fairly desperate, and they are based mainly on conjecture rather than any rigorous proof (I realize this is going to cause offense, and I am truly sorry: I just think it is important to explain why I have a Christian objection to your stance).
Rigorous proof is found in logic and mathematics, not science. But if you really want lack of rigor, try the evolutionary just-so story telling, accepted because of an a priori commitment to materialism, as Lewontin admitted.
Non-Christians will understandably pounce on your arguments, and form opinions of all Christians based upon them. And these are unlikely to be favorable opinions.
Indeed, just as our Lord, and His prophets inspired by the Holy Spirit, have warned (e.g. John 15:18–20, 17:14; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Colossians 2:8; James 1:27, 4:4; 1 John 3:13, 4:1–6). And it's worth noting that non-Christians tend to form even less favorable opinions on Christians who don't really believe their own book! For one example, take Dawkins, who thought it was barking mad to believe that Jesus would die to overcome the death brought by a symbolic Adam.
In fact, if long ages were true (which means that the fossils existed before people), God must like such things as death, cancer and suffering—because He states, after people were created, that this world is all very good. But if He were looking at an 'old earth', He would be describing a graveyard of eons of cancer, suffering and death as 'all very good'!
Such evolution-compromising evangelicals are unwittingly sawing off the branch on which they (and all Christians) are sitting. One of our ministry speakers a while back was at a university meeting in Sydney, Australia. While he was talking to one of those ECEs (evolution-compromising Evangelicals), a student was keenly taking in the whole conversation, as the ECE ducked and weaved about all the inconsistencies in his stance. After a while, the student interrupted and said, 'I have to leave now, but listening to you two, I want to say something. I'm not a believer yet, but you [pointing to the CMI speaker]—you make sense. As far as you're concerned [pointing to the ECE], you're full of it!' With that he spun on his heels and walked out, giving a friendly 'thumbs up' to the creationist. I know that in my own experience when I was an atheist at university, the 'compromisers' got very little respect for their position from myself and my fellow (at that time) humanists. Evolution/long-ages is so obviously not what the Bible teaches that the various 'woolly compromise' positions on Genesis are seen as an obvious cop-out.
ECE's are often afraid that intellectuals will be 'put off' by a straightforward Genesis, but time after time we see the very opposite (think only of the 30 Stellenbosch University students that professed publicly receiving Christ after the CMI presentation, recorded on our new DVD Creation: The Key to Dynamic Witnessing.).
I had heard many feeble attempts by Christians to try to weave the millions of years into the Bible, but they had turned me away from Christianity. These notions seemed not only highly contrived and "slippery," they glossed over huge, glaring inconsistencies with what the Bible so plainly taught. … all my atheist/humanist acquaintances at the time thought the same. We held such seeming deviousness in contempt.
Sonia: Creation magazine opened my eyes to the Gospel!
I also remind you that the Intelligent Design movement also advocate downplaying biblical authority, yet the misotheists hate them just as much. So we may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. So my new book By Design is subtitled Evidence for nature's Intelligent Designer—the God of the Bible (see below, and review here).
I remember watching appalled at a recent University mission event, when four students were asked some questions about the creation after a talk on science and religion, and all four said that the world was created in 7 days.
In that case, they were wrong, because God created in 6 days and ceased/rested on the 7th!
Now, they are entitled to that opinion, but having a unanimous voice means that everyone in that talk would go away, assuming that that was the general view of all Christians, and therefore all Christians are ignorant.
This is par for the course. Paul said that the message of the cross was foolishness to those who are perishing too (1 Corinthians 1:18).
I think the 7 day creation was fine for Moses when it was told to him.
It is either true or false.
After all, humans need to know something about their world. And what God revealed to Moses was true, after a fashion.
"After a fashion"?! This is double-talk. As I've pointed out before, there is a big difference between simplification and error. For example, a mother might tell her four-year-old 'you grew inside my tummy'—this is not false, but language simplified to the child's level ('tummy' as a broad term for the abdominal region, but not as specific as 'uterus'). Conversely, 'the stork brought you' is an outright error.
Applied to the Bible, it is not an error to use the earth as a reference frame, as we do today with terms like "sunset". This alone should silence skeptics who crow about the Galileo controversy. This is somewhat analogous to "you grew in my tummy". But if evolution were true, then Genesis would be like "a stork brought you".
When Jesus told his disciples about the good samaritan, he was also telling truth, albeit in an allegorical framework.
But as pointed out in Ch. 1, God wrote the Bible to teach (2 Timothy 3:15–17), so He wrote to be understood. Scripture would have no ability to communicate if words didn't mean the same to God and man. A reductio AD absurdum of this idea is to consider any other word in Scripture. Perhaps what God meant by 'steal' or 'murder' in the Decalogue isn't what man means either? After all, this was a 'special case' where God wrote with His own finger. And since Jesus is God and He was in the grave for three days, were these days not literal either? This whole approach is existentialist nonsense.
but never does anything as crass as to describe God's literal timetable for the creation of the world.
More prejudicial language. Yet Moses used this "crass literal timetable" as the basis for the Fourth Commandment. Or were the Israelites really meant to work for six million years and rest for one million years?
But it is implicit. Matthew 13:10–16, Mark 4:11–12 and Luke 8:10 explain why Jesus spoke in parables—to hide the truth from the unbelieving masses. Jesus quoted Isaiah 6:9–10, which prophesied that the Messiah would speak to the Jewish people in such a way that they could hear but not understand. Jesus spoke in parables after the religious leaders accused him of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub (Matthew 12, Mark 3). But these passages also explain that Jesus spoke plainly to His disciples, and He also explained the parables to them to illustrate truth. Luke 10, which records the Good Samaritan, occurred after Matthew 12,1 so it is in the period where He was speaking in parables to outsiders.
Note also that the parables don't name actual people.
Conversely, Genesis has the literary structure of Hebrew historical narrative, as we have often explained.
The Scripture is God's Word to man, designed to teach us (2 Timothy 3:15–17), so He wants us to understand Him, as also explained in 2 Corinthians 4:2 and Proverbs 8:8–9, as I've explained to another post-modernist. Yet if you're right, most of the church has misunderstood God for 1800 years.
so there is no reason while God would when telling the parable to Moses (this is an argument that often comes up when talking to creationists about this).
The rest of the Bible takes Genesis as history, not parable. So too did most biblical scholars before the rise of long-age geology accept Genesis as written, including Josephus and later Jewish scholars, most church fathers including Basil the Great, medieval apologists like Thomas Aquinas, and all the Reformers including Luther and Calvin.
Yet the rest of the Bible takes Genesis as history, not parable. So too did most biblical scholars before the rise of long-age geology accept Genesis as written, including Josephus and later Jewish scholars, most church fathers including Basil the Great, medieval apologists like Thomas Aquinas, and all the Reformers including Luther and Calvin. If you continue your study of this website you will see this pointed out many times, including in articles like Church of England apologises to Darwin: Anglican Church's neo-Chamberlainite appeasement of secularism. If the parlous state of the national church in your own country is cause for concern for you, then please think further, lest you repeat its mistakes.
I would also be very interested to know what you think about my allegation that a creationist viewpoint (and more to the point, a vocal creationist viewpoint as demonstrated by this site) is detrimental to evangelism.
What one believes about origins is a significant component of an overall worldview. … Following the apologetics course, which was taught from a young-earth creation perspective, a large number of students showed a much stronger creation worldview. In particular, the number of students in the 'conservative biblical theism' category doubled from 64 to 128 (out of 195 students in the study). These results demonstrate the importance and the clear impact of teaching students from a young-earth creation perspective.
Once again, apologies for the harsh tone in places.
Oh well, of course. Harsh comments to biblical creationists are allowed. But I've noticed before that riposte from biblical creationists can bring out the mimophantic2 nature of our critics, as well as the WFJs (Wimps For Jesus), who seem unaware of Jesus' skill at challenge-riposte (see also a previous feedback CMI slammed over Singapore slammer).
I truly do love you all as my brothers and sisters in Christ.
How do you reconcile strata layers, tree rings, carbon dating (of all kinds), half life measurements of various elements with the idea of a young earth? Uranium turns into granite after it has released all of its radioactive properties. The rate at which it becomes granite is constant and well documented. In this process heat is a natural biproduct. If the earth is only 6000 years old then the heat release for all of that uranium to have turned to granite would mean that our planet would be a miniature sun. How do you reconcile this? Why would God leave all this false evidence behind. Is he a god of deception? Is he setting us up for failure (like he did Adam and Eve)?
We think you will be able to find answers to many of your scientific questions about the age of things on this site, e.g.
How can many fine layers of rock be formed very quickly?
You might like to start by learning some elementary facts about radioactive decay. Uranium decays into lead, via radium, radon etc. Granite is a rock comprising several minerals that have nothing to do with uranium, which is only a trace impurity.
Once again, we are reminded of evolutionist Gordy Slack agreeing that "some proponents of evolution are blind followers".
We can see that you, too, have a strong emotional commitment to this issue, judging by your email and your email address (involving "against religion", oblivious to the strong religious nature of his own atheistic faith). It is not simply a matter of evidence, because the Bible says that there is plenty of evidence for the reality of God's power and nature in the world around us. It is a matter of heart. Again, the Bible says that people tend to willfully suppress the truth. So, our starting point is not the evidence, but our attitude. We would encourage you to be more open in your attitude toward God. Don't be so upset and hateful toward him but be more open to find the truth about God and His purpose for your life.
No, he is not a 'God of deception'. You deceive yourself by ignoring his clear propositional revelation in Scripture and instead accepting mere circumstantial evidence to the contrary.
To answer your question about whether God deceives: no, he is not a "God of deception". You deceive yourself by ignoring his clear propositional revelation in Scripture and instead accepting mere circumstantial evidence to the contrary. See The Parable of the Candle for an illustration.
God most definitely did NOT set up Adam and Eve for failure; rather, He set them up for success. He gave them each a land of plenty, easy work, no pains or diseases, and they had the most compatible, intelligent and physically attractive spouses ever, and only one prohibition to obey: refraining from just one of the fruits out of the many delicious ones available. And they failed to obey that one easy requirement.
A police officer who leaves a bale of marijuana in the street and orders people who see him do it not to touch it or smoke it is not engaged in entrapment.
On the other hand, "If the accused is found to be predisposed, the defense of entrapment may not prevail." Thus, "sting" operations are not considered to be entrapment.
So which of these fits the Garden situation? The first one does, but of course we would never see any police officer do such a thing anyway! Some might see the second as what actually happened, but they would have a hard time justifying that, unless they could prove that God made the Tree of Knowledge thoroughly irresistible, or Himself encouraged them to disobey His command, and we have no indication that that is the case. In fact, if ANYONE is guilty of entrapment in the story, it's the serpent!
Is Genesis poetry / figurative a theological argument (polemic) and thus not history?
A.T. Robertson, A Harmony of the Gospels, Harper San Francisco, 1922. Return to text.
Writer Arthur Koestler (1905–1983) coined the term mimophant to describe Bobby Fischer (1943–2008), world chess champion 1972–1975, hypersensitive at what he perceives as scorn against himself (i.e. as vulnerable as a mimosa, which droops at the slightest touch), but blind to the scorn with which he treats others (i.e. as thick-skinned as an elephant). Return to text.


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La Resolució 980 del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides, adoptada sense votació el 22 de març de 1995, observant amb pesar la renúncia del jutge de la Cort Internacional de Justícia Robert Yewdall Jennings que faria efecte el 10 de juliol de 1995, el Consell va decidir que en concordança a l'Estatut de la Cort les eleccions per omplir la vacant s'efectuarien el 12 de juliol de 1995 en una sessió del Consell de Seguretat i durant la XXXIXIX sessió de l'Assemblea General.

Jennings, un jurista britànic, va ser membre de la Cort des de 1982 i el seu president entre 1991 i 1994.

Referències

Vegeu també
 Llista de resolucions del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides 901 a la 1000 (1994 - 1995)
 Llista de jutges de la Cort de Justícia Internacional

Enllaços externs
  Text de la Resolució a UN.org

Resolucions del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides de 1995

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Q: Make image take full height of flex item I have a container that is 100vh (minus the fixed nav height).

Inside this container I  have some text:

title

Which can be of any length as the content is dynamic.
Below this text I have an image:

The image needs to fill the rest of the 100vh (- nav height) container.
I use:
.container{
    display:flex;
    flex-flow: column nowrap;
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Fiddle
The issue I am having is that I need the image to be the height of the rest of the space.
How can I do this? In my fiddle, if your screen is small it is being cut off and if your screen is large it does not fill the space. Height: 100% fails to work, making it too large.
Flex solutions only please, no table tricks - thanks!

A: Make the image container (.image) a flex container with height: 100%.
You can then fine-tune the image's aspect ratio and alignment with object-fit / object-position.

nav {
    position:fixed;
    background:grey;
    width:100%;
    height: 100px;
}

main {
  padding-top: 100px;
}

.container {
    display:flex;
    flex-flow: column nowrap;
    height: calc(100vh - 100px);
    background: green;
    border: 3px solid brown;
}

.text { background: yellow; }

/* ***** NEW ***** */
.image {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
}
img {
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
Nav

title

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Revised Fiddle
Note that the object-fit property is not supported by IE. For more details and a workaround see: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37127590/3597276

A: Maybe not exactly what you wanted, but if you move the image to a div and use it as a background, you can get the desired effect.
Fiddle
HTML:

      Nav

        title

hello

CSS:
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  background: grey;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100px;
  position: fixed;
}
main{
  padding-top: 100px;
}
.container{
    display: flex;
    flex-flow: column nowrap;
    height: calc(100vh - 100px);
    background: green;
    border: 3px solid brown;
}
.imageWrap {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
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  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
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}


Wow is all I can say. You sure can see a rise in clothing prices. I am a Target shopper. Love them. They are coupon friendly and the prices are good and you can get such a variety of items under one roof. I am bummed though that they closed their garden centers. While in Target today I was really surprised at the rising prices of clothes. I have been on the hunt for some pants. The last pair I purchased was a pair of jeans six months ago. Now usually you can pick up a pair of Merona brand pants for under $20 but not now. I did find a pair but had to pay $25. Now I may sound cheap but $25 for pants at Target seems high but that was what they were asking. Don't get me wrong, I love the thrift stores too but haven't been able to find some that I liked. Heck they are even getting expensive. It's used stuff people. You can't charge what a retail store would charge. I digress.
Maybe I am in shock because I don't shop for clothes often. Rising cotton prices I fear and other inflationary factors are to blame. I really try to stretch out clothing budget by taking care of the clothes we own. I always check for stains and repair items that are worth keeping. No more does an item hang in my closet with the tags on it unworn. I try everything on at the store and make sure I love it before it comes home with me. Making my own laundry soap helps me to keep down the cost of maintaining our clothes. I had a couple of requests recently for the recipe. Here it the link to my laundry soap recipe. I have made one change to the recipe and that is I no longer dilute with water. I just mix the dry ingredients and use it that way. I decided to try it out to save on time and storage space and it is working great. I use the scoop from the OxyClean and only fill it half way. That is about a heaping tablespoon.
I am with you every thing is getting so expensive. I try to not waste anything.
Wow you can make your own laundry soap! I admire you. We have some common characteristics in choosing clothes, especially pants. I really make sure that the pants has perfect fit on me. I really take care of my clothes too. I prefer to hand wash, especially the blouses with soft cotton. We really need to be thrift these days.
I've been making my own laundry detergent, too! I love it and think it works great! I use the dry ingredients with pink zote.
I'm with you! I love a good deal. Now days everyone has to pinch pennies. Going green is very economical too!
Yes, everything has risen in price and I'm afraid it will get even higher.
I also have started making my own laundry soap and it works really well (I use a similar recipe). I've been using it for a few weeks and am very happy with how well it cleans.


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