The books of the Bible were originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. In order for us to be able to read it for ourselves, there are many translations of the Bible into English. Some of them are popular, while others are less well known. While the King James (Authorized) Version of 1611 is one of the oldest English translations (preceded by Wycliffe's in 1383, Tyndale's in the early 1500s, and the Bishops' Bible in 1568), there are some who feel that the language is also antiquated and prefer a more modern version of the text.
Other options that set one Bible apart from another include binding and cover, reference notes, concordance, print size, and whether or not it has the words of Christ in red. The books below are arranged in alphabetical order by translation.
The Amplified Bible is called that because it expands on the text. Because the original languages have more nuance than English in many cases, the Amplified Bible adds in words that round out the meaning more fully than the single English words that were used in other translations.
This imitation leather bound study Bible has theological notes and applications throughout, as well as introductions that give background information about each book. It also includes a topical index. The font size is 10.5 point.
Sometimes a hardcover is a better option for durability. The 12-point font is large and easy to read.
This compact edition has a 7.1pt font size for a smaller overall volume. Study notes, a glossary, a comprehensive concordance, and full color maps are also included in this edition.
This Bible's burgundy-colored bonded leather cover surrounds the cross-referenced text. This edition does not have Christ's words in red.
This edition is for the Kindle and has the notes from the bottom of the pages of the print editions included in the text. They are at the end of each chapter for easy reference.
The Bible in Basic English is written using only 1000 words, of which 850 are Basic English, 100 are added for poetic understanding, and 50 Bible-specific words. This is meant to make it more accessible for the average person.
The Contemporary English Version is translated to be easy to understand, using modern language designed to be easily read aloud and easily understood.
This study Bible is designed for discipling new converts. Using the experiences and notes of Don Wilkerson (Teen Challenge co-founder), categorized notes and quotes are included throughout.
This leather-bound compact Bible is small enough to take along anywhere, and includes maps, outlines, and other helps in the back. Gilded-edged pages and red ribbon marker make this an elegant gift Bible.
This clothbound hardcover Bible contains bright white pages and justified text in two columns for ease in reading. This edition includes aids for the reader and supplemental material.
Over 2000 verses that pertain to poverty and justice are highlighted in this edition of the Bible. Also included is a 56-page study guide to foster discussion, and practical suggestions for making a difference.
This Global Edition uses more common phrasing rather than the primarily American idioms that are often found within the text. Chapter introductions and a miniature dictionary join other reader helps to make this a functional book for younger readers.
The Douay-Rheims Version was the only Catholic accepted translation for most of recent history. Originally translated in the late sixteenth century and revised in the late eighteenth century, it is considered the most accurate translation by many. It is the translation used in most Catholic churches even today.
This red-letter edition also contains full color maps as well as pictures depicting Christ's life on earth. Its black genuine leather cover, gilt edges, and ribbon marker make it a beautiful choice. The font is a standard size.
This bonded leather cover encloses an English and Latin side by side edition. Whether Mass is being held in Latin or English, the participant with this Bible will be able to follow along.
This pocket size Bible has 6pt text, but fits neatly in a pocket and contains color maps and a beautiful flexible black cover.
This edition contains notes by Bishop Challoner and letters from Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius XII along with the text of the Bible.
This is a family of versions, all based on the same first attempt to officially update the King James Version of 1769. Some of the included versions are American Standard Version (ASV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), New American Standard Bible (NASB), and English Standard Version (ESV).
Translated by a team of 30 scholars from American and Britain, the ASV was completed in 1901. It was a word-for-word translation, and is used in many seminaries.
This Kindle edition of the English Revised Version, first published in 1885, is the version officially recognized in Britain.
Adapted from the ESV Study Bible, this book is ideal for students who want to learn more about God's word and how to apply it to their lives. It includes notes, character profiles, articles, a glossary, a concordance, maps, illustrations, and more.
This hardcover study Bible has study notes, charts, maps, cross-references, and a variety of other things to help aid your study of the Bible.
This book identifies the key original-language words throughout this red-letter edition of the 1977 NASB.
This affordable Bible has clear, readable type and quality paper. It is ideal as a pew Bible or sturdy enough to use the lay-flat bound book every day.
This premium gift Bible has 8pt type, gilded edges, a ribbon bookmark, a section of Bible helps, including a dictionary/concordance, full color maps, index of subjects, and more. Available in black or burgundy.
The God's Word translation has plain English translated directly from the original texts. The readability makes it excellent for both daily reading and deeper study, for memorizing and for worship.
This text is in a large 12pt font and has a hardcover binding. It also has an index of Jesus' teachings in the back.
This large print TEV by American Bible Society is bound in imitation leather.
This edition of the Good News Bible contains the Deuterocanonical books and the Apocrypha. It also contains illustrations and hymns.
There are a variety of updates to the original 1611 Authorized Version, of which the most common reason is to bring it out of Olde English and archaic language into the standardized spellings, grammar, and phrasing of the current day. These include the New King James Version (NKJV) and the Modern English Version (MEV).
This dramatized audio Bible helps to bring the Bible to life. It is an excellent way to fit more time with God's word in your day.
This red-letter edition Bible has 500 verses illustrated in full color beside the single-column text with wide margins and high quality paper.
This wide margin Bible has room for journaling and creativity. The pages have line art drawings scattered throughout as well as spaces for personal journaling or note-taking.
The leathersoft cover of this edition is a beautiful blue with a debossed design and it has gilded page edges. Inside, the red letter Bible has the text along with maps, dictionary/concordance, and a ribbon place marker.
This Modern English Version Bible has a large 12pt font for easy reading, and the gilded page edges have inset tabs to make it easy to find the book for which you are looking.
This giant print leatherbound volume has a two-tone faux leather cover. The print is 14pt, making it very easy to read.
The Precious Moments illustrations in this Bible will encourage young children to be interested in the Bible stories contained within.
This journaling Bible is double-columned but wide margins specially made for crafters who enjoy art journaling and coloring. There are illustrations scattered throughout the book.
With an 8pt font, this Bible has the Scripture in two columns, and a topic index and one year reading plan inside. This thinline edition has imitation leather with a debossed, gilded design on the front and spine.
This personal size reference Bible has a brown imitation leather cover, with 11.5pt text for easy reading. The size makes it easy to carry and convenient for use in any location.
This hardcover Catholic translation is one of the latest translations. This edition includes several additional texts, a dictionary, maps, and more.
The St. Joseph edition contains notes at the end of each book, a full color map, a presentation page and family record, and the Vatican II Constitution on Divine Revelation.
This Bible includes daily Bible readings along with sections of Max Lucado's writings. This Bible will lead you through the entire Book in a year.
This imitation pink leather bound Bible is ideal for teen girls, with a floral design on the pink cover. It also includes daily devotionals and quizzes to help readers remember, and more.
Arguably the most popular translation in the twenty-first century, this version also has an option meant for younger readers or those for whom English is a second language – the New International Reader's Version (NIrV).
This Bible is full of spiritual challenges and thought-provoking readings to encourage men into a better relationship with God.
This study Bible has a cross reference, study notes, a concordance, and full color maps in an imitation leather binding.
This Bible's 16.5pt print is super easy to read. It also has references, a dictioinary/concordance, and red words for Christ's words.
Easy to read, easy to carry, this Bible is less than an inch thick. The 9.4pt text size in a double column format has the words of Jesus in red.
This Bible is set up with devotionals for daily reading and study. It covers some serious life questions and shows the thread of Jesus throughout every book of the Bible.
The study notes and charts in this Bible contains sound advice from great men and profiles of men in the Bible. Many topics important to men are contained in its pages.
This large print Bible has the nearly 10,000 Life Application study notes included, plus maps, profiles of Bible people, charts, dictionary/concordance, and more.
This Premium Value Bible is excellent quality, but affordable price. The imitation leather cover contains the full text of the Bible, plus a One Year Reading Plan and maps, with gilt edges, a sewn binding, and a ribbon marker.
The Living Bible is a paraphrase rather than a translation, but it definitely makes the text easily readable and accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.
This Bible is arranged into daily readings from different sections of the Bible. This digital book is searchable and has links at the beginning of each month and day to make it easier for the reader to find each day's reading.
Some may feel a bit of nostalgia when seeing this edition, which uses the same green hardcover binding that was used decades ago. This red-letter edition also contains maps, diagrams, a reading plan, and concordance.
This hardcover Life Application Bible for kids has features to encourage children to enjoy the Scriptures. It points out Heroes and Villains, notes facts and situations to pay attention to, and explains concepts and answers questions.
This literal translation is a word for word translation of the complete Old and New Testaments.
This paperback Bible with page references is a complete translation of the entire Bible.
This Kindle edition of the YLT also contains Strong's exhaustive concordance with links from the definitions to the verses.
This large print Bible has a bonded leather cover and a lay-flat binding. The font size is 10pt. The text of the King James Version and the Amplified Version are side by side in this volume.
The Modern English Version was based on the KJV, but in updated language. This parallel Bible allows readers to see both versions side by side for clarification and readability in one volume.
The People's Parallel Edition contains the King James Version and The Living Bible side by side for easy comparison.
This Bible has four columns on each side of the page, each with a different translation. Translations included are: The Living Bible, King James Version, Phillips' Modern English, Revised Standard Version, Today's English Version, New International Version, The Jerusalem Bible, and The New English Bible.
Whichever translation you prefer, it is a wise plan to choose one to read regularly!


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One in five unsure if they would have Covid-vaccine if there were one
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health
Updated 07:29, 17 APR 2020
Around one in five people are unsure whether they would get a coronavirus vaccine if it becomes available, according to research.
A poll conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) suggests that if a vaccine for Covid-19 was on the horizon, 19% of the 5,000 people surveyed either would not get the jab or were not sure if they would.
Among the 81% of the participants who said they would opt for the jab, the main reasons given were to protect themselves and others.
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But for the remaining 19%, a variety of different explanations were put forward, such as feeling that they already have immunity from having the virus or wanting other people to have the vaccine before them.
A lack of understanding over whether they would be eligible and social media rumours were also cited as some of the reasons for not wanting to get the vaccine.
According to the RSPH, their findings come amid declining vaccine coverage rates in the UK in recent years and levels of mistrust in the safety of vaccines.
Last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health.
Shirley Cramer CBE, chief executive of the RSPH, said: "It is concerning indeed that, despite this upheaval, a substantial minority remain unsure about the prospect of a vaccination against Covid-19."
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She added: "It is clear that our only long-term exit strategy from the current situation is a vaccine, and so it's vital that the stage is set for it to be distributed fairly and comprehensively once that time comes.
"The public should be reassured that vaccines are a safe and exceptionally effective way of fighting infectious diseases like coronavirus, and even in a normal year save two to three million lives across the globe."
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LAS VEGAS – After the final shots have faded away from Monday's annual SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range at the Boulder City Rifle & Pistol Club, it's now officially time to kick off the world's biggest stage for new outdoors, hunting, and shooting gear.
That happens on Tuesday morning in Nevada where the 41stedition of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show begins near the famed casino and hotel portion of the renowned Las Vegas Strip. The 2019 version of the show runs from Jan. 22-25 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
In the years since the first SHOT Show was held in 1979 in St. Louis, Mo., the annual exposition of new outdoors gear has become one of the biggest such trade shows in the country.
That's understandable given the enormity of hunting and shooting in the U.S., something evidenced by the firearms and ammunition industry being a $6.2 billion-dollar industry in the U.S. in 2017 according to the host organization, the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The NSSF also notes that the total economic impact of the industry is valued at more than $51 billion dollars while supporting some 310,000 jobs.
Those trends look very likely to continue since the NSSF says that the 2019 SHOT Show will have more than 1,600 exhibitors on the exhibit floor, a group that will total more than 2,400 when the all-new Pop-Up Preview space is added in.
As the largest event held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, the NSSF reports that the total exhibit space for the 2019 show is expected to be more than 692,000 net square feet, a measurement that is equivalent to nearly 16-acres of space.
What's more, the show has more than 12.5 miles of aisles this year, just a little less than the distance of a half marathon. In one widely quoted statistic from past shows, it's been said that to see all the booths at the SHOT Show, an attendee can spend only a few minutes in each booth during the show's four-day long run. With that idea in mind, no wonder there were more than 25,000 downloads of the show's official app last year!
A once-a-year gathering place for manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, buyers, publishers, media members, and various non-profit groups, the 2019 SHOT Show continues its run of being held in Las Vegas every year since 2010. Overall, this is the 21sttime the SHOT Show has been held in Vegas, more than any other host city.
According to the NSSF, last year, the 2018 SHOT Show brought in more than $88 million dollars into the Las Vegas area through non-gaming revenue. That came thanks in part to more than 60,000 professionals in the shooting, hunting, outdoors and law enforcement industry attending.
NSSF also notes that the SHOT Show generates millions of revenue dollars necessary to fund many of the organization's programs and services that help promote, protect and preserve out nation's hunting heritage, shooting sports, and our 2ndAmendment rights.
Some of those programs include the NSSF's Project ChildSafe, an industry safety education program, as well as Operation Secure Store to help retailers protect against theft and the NSSF's annual National Shooting Sports Month each August.
While hunting and shooting gear have always been a huge part of the massive show, in recent times, the law enforcement portion of the show has grown at a very rapid pace. In fact, in the 16 years since that portion of the show was added, the NSSF says that the show's law enforcement section has grown from an original 7,000-square feet of space to more than 170,000-square feet today.
All told, the NSSF says that the total weight of exhibits at the 2018 gathering exceed more than 7 million pounds being brought in by Freeman, the show's general services contractor. That includes more than 15,000 firearms (for display on the show floor) being inspected and tagged by the SHOT Show Safety Advisory Team.
The 2019 SHOT Show will be widely covered from start to finish in print, on television, on digital platforms, and through social media channels. In fact, the NSSF expects more than 2,400 members of the U.S. and international media to cover the show this year as attendees from all 50 U.S. states and more than 100 other countries attend.
That media presence includes Outdoor Sportsman Group, which has assembled a team of more than 100 dedicated professionals who will cover the show and meet with clients throughout the SHOT Show's week-long run in Vegas.
Look for start-to-finish, continuing coverage of the 2019 SHOT Show on a number of OSG digital and print platforms. Those include Game & Fish, North American Whitetail, Petersen's Hunting, Wildfowl, Gun Dog, Guns & Ammo, Shooting Times, Guns & Ammo Handguns, Rifle Shooter, and Firearms News.
Also look for show coverage in future Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and MOTV programs thanks to attendance and filming by a number of OSG's premiere outdoors television show hosts and talent, some of the biggest names in the outdoor industry.
And finally, don't forget to visit OSG's various social media platforms to find even more wall-to-wall coverage of SHOT Show 2019.
The bottom line is that this year's gathering in southern Nevada promises to be the biggest and the best assembly of the outdoors industry this calendar year as countless new products and services get unveiled here in the Nevada desert.
So, if you're not in Vegas attending this week's big gathering, tune into OSG platforms all week long for the biggest and the best coverage of SHOT Show 2019!


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Structure of cobalt sulfide phase in carbon-supported cobalt and cobalt-molybdenum sulfide catalysts
Bouwens, S. M. A. M., Koningsberger, D. C., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1989, Characterization and catalyst development : an interactive approach. Bradley, S. A., Gattuso, M. J. & Bertolacini, R. J. (eds.). Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, p. 319-327 (ACS Symposium Series; vol. 411).
X ray absorption spectroscopy
The effect of phosphate on the hydrodenitrogenation activity and selectivity of alumina-supported sulfide Mo, Ni, and Ni-Mo catalysts
Eijsbouts, S., van Gruijthuijsen, L. M. P., Volmer, J., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1989, Proceedings of the Annual International AlChE Meeting: Hydrotreating Catalysts - Preparation, Characterization and Performance, 27 November - 2 December 1988, Washington, USA. Occelli, L. & Anthony, R. G. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 79-90 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 50).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic
Sulfides
The effect of phosporus on the quinoline hydronitrogenation activity of carbon-supported Mo, Ni and Ni-Mo sulfide catalysis
Eijsbouts, S., Gestel, van, J. N. M., van Gruijthuijsen, L. M. P., Volmer, J., Prins, R. & Beer, de, V. H. J., 1989, Abstract presented at the 19th Biennial Conference on Carbon, 25-30 June 1989, Pennsylvania, USA. Thrower, P. A. (ed.). S.l.: American Carbon Society, p. 46-47
Clusters of terminal groups in ZSM-5 : a study performed by silylation and 29Si CP MAS NMR
Kraushaar, B., Ven, van de, L. J. M., Haan, de, J. W. & Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1988, Innovation in zeolite materials science : proceedings of an international symposium, Nieuwpoort (Belgium), September 13-17, 1987. Grobet, P. J., Mortier, W. J., Vansant, E. F. & Schulz-Ekloff, G. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 167-174 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 37).
trimethylchlorosilane
High-pressure carbon monoxide hydrogenation over bimetallic catalysts: iron-ruthenium, iron-rhodium, iron-palladium, iron-iridium, iron-platinum, cobalt-iridium, cobatl-platinum, nickel-iridium, and nickel-platinum on silica
Niemantsverdriet, J. W., Louwers, S. P. A., Grondelle, van, J., Kraan, van der, A. M., Kampers, F. W. H. & Koningsberger, D. C., 1988, Catalysis: theory to practice : Proceedings 9th International Congress on Catalysis. Volume 2 C1 Chemistry. Philips, M. J. & Ternan, M. (eds.). Ottawa: Chemical Institute of Canada, p. 674-681 86-C1
High-pressure CO hydrogenation over bimetallic catalysts: FeRu, FeRh, FEPd, FeIr, FePt, CoIr, CoPt, NiIr, and NiPt on silica
Niemantsverdriet, J. W., Louwers, S. P. A., van Grondelle, J., van der Kraan, A. M., Kampers, F. W. H. & Koningsberger, D. C., 1988, Catalysis: theory to practice : Proceedings 9th International Congress on Catalysis. Volume 5: Plenary Lectures and Discussion. Philips, M. J. & Ternan, M. (eds.). Ottawa: Chemical Institute of Canada, p. 267-268
Improved hydrotreating catalysts through optimized active phase-support interaction
Moulijn, J. A., Tajik, S., Magnus, P. J., Scheffer, B., Beer, de, V. H. J., Bouwens, S. M. A. M. & Eijsbouts, S., 1988, Progress in synthetic fuels : proceedings of the First Contractors' Meeting on the Results of the Subprogramme "Production and Utilization of New Energy Vectors", held in Saarbrücken (F. R. Germany) on 6 - 8 June 1988. Imarisio, G. & Bemtgen, J. M. (eds.). London: Graham & Trotman limited, p. 19-31
Study of the metal-support interface in a g-alumina supported, reduced dodecacarbonyltetrairidium catalytic system by extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
van Zon, F. B. M., Visser, G. & Koningsberger, D. C., 1988, Catalysis: Theory to Practice : Proceeding 9th International Congress on Catalysis. Volume 3: Characterization and metal Catalysts. Philips, M. J. & Ternan, M. (eds.). Ottawa: Chemical Institute of Canada, p. 1386-1391 178-B7
Epitaxial growth
Study of the metal-support interface in A Γ-A12O3 supported reduced Ir4(CO)12 catalytic system by EXAFS
van Zon, F. B. M., Visser, G. & Koningsberger, D. C., 1988, Catalysis: theory to practice : Proceedings 9th International Congress on Catalysis. Volume 5: Plenary Lectures and Discussion. Philips, M. J. & Ternan, M. (eds.). Ottawa: Chemical Institute of Canada, p. 419-423
Symmetry rules in chemisorption
Santen, van, R. A., 1988, The structure of surfaces II : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Structure of Surfaces (ICSOS II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. van der Veen, J. F. & van Hove, M. A. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 267-270 4 p. (Springer Series in Surface Sciences (SSSUR); vol. 11).
The active site of promoted ethylene-epoxidation catalysts
Santen, van, R. A., 1988, Catalysis: Theory to Practice : Proceedings 9th international Congress on Catalysis. Volume 3: Characterization and Metal Catalysts. Phillips, M. J. & Ternan, M. (eds.). Ottawa: Chemical Institute of Canada, p. 1152-1158 148-B4
Epoxidation
The relative stability of zeolite frameworks
Ooms, G., Santen, van, R. A., Jackson, R. A. & Catlow, C. R. A., 1988, Innovation in zeolite materials science : proceedings of an international symposium, Nieuwpoort (Belgium), September 13-17, 1987. Grobet, P. J., Mortier, W. J. & Santen, van, R. A. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 317-322 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 37).
Hueckel theory
lattice energy
Carbon-covered Alumina as a support for sulfide catalysts
Vissers, J. P. R., Mercx, F. P. M., Bouwens, S. M. A. M., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1987, 18th Biennial Conference on Carbon : 19 - 24 July, 1987, [Worcester Polytechnic Institute]. Worcester: American Carbon Society, p. 377-378
Counter-ion influences on the electrical conduction properties of 1,2-dithiolene coordination compounds
Groeneveld, L. R., Kramer, G. J., Marinelli, von, T. B. L. W., Brom, H. B., Haasnoot, J. G. & Reedijk, J. A., 1987, Organic and inorganic low-dimensional crystalline materials : NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Organic and Inorganic Low-Dimensional Crystalline Materials (1987 : Minorca, Spain). Delhaes, P. & Drillon, M. (eds.). New York: Plenum Press, p. 349-352 (NATO ASI Series, Series B: Physics; vol. 168).
Magnetic and dynamic properties of solid oxygen and their dependence on external magnetic fields
Jansen, A. P. J. & Avoird, van der, A., 1987, Dynamics of molecular crystals : proceedings of the 41st international meeting of the Societe Francaise de Chemie, Division de Chemie Physique, Grenoble, 30 June - 4 July 1986. Lascombe, J. (ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 19-31 (Studies in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; vol. 46).
Metall wasserstoff Batterien
Visscher, W., 1987, Notstromversorgung mit Batterien. Technisches Symposium ; 5. p. 153-167
Preparation of bifunctional platinum/H-ZSM5 catalysts and their application for propane conversion
Engelen, C. W. R., Wolthuizen, J. P., Hooff, van, J. H. C. & Zandbergen, H. W., 1986, Proceedings of the 7th International Zeolite Conference: New Developments in Zeolite Science and Technology. Murakami, Y., Iijima, A. & Ward, J. W. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 709-716 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 28).
The role of interfacial energy in zeolite synthesis
Santen, van, R. A., Keijsper, J., Ooms, G. & Kortbeek, A. G. T. G., 1986, New developments in zeolite science and technology : proceedings of the 7th International Zeolite Conference, Tokyo. Murakami, Y., Iijima, A. & Ward, J. W. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 169-175 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 28).
Ostwald ripening
Time dependence of hydrogen and oxygen chemisorption on rhodium-titania catalysts
Blik, van 't, H. F. J., Vriens, P. H. A. & Prins, R., 1986, Strong metal-support interactions : developed from a symposium sponsored by the Divisions of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc., Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ... at the 189th Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Miami Beach, Florida, April 28 - May 3, 1985. Baker, R. T. K., Tauster, S. J. & Dumesic, J. A. (eds.). Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, p. 60-75 (ACS Symposium Series; vol. 298).
A NMR MAs study of some deactivation methods on activity and wettability of fused silica capillary columns
Rutten, G. A. F. M., Haan, de, J. W., Ven, van de, L. J. M., Ven, van de, A., Cruchten, van, H. & Rijks, J. A., 1985, Proceedings of the 6th International symposium on capillary chromatography. Sandra, P. & Bertsch, W. (eds.). Heidelberg: Huethig, p. 66-82
Characterization of carbon and alumina-supported molybdenum sulfide catalysts by means of dynamic oxygen chemisorption and thiophene hydrodesulfurization activity
Vissers, J. P. R., Bachelier, J., ten Doeschate, H. J. M., Duchet, J. C., de Beer, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1985, 8th International Congress on Catalysis. Volume II: Catalysis for reactions with synthesis gas ; catalysis for ipgrading crude oil ; studies on the working catalyst . Weinheim: Verlag Chemie, p. 387-398
Coordination to transition metal surfaces : a theoretical study
Santen, van, R. A., 1985, Impact of surface science on catalysis. Structure-selectivity/activity correlations. New routes for catalyst synthesis. Weinheim: Verlag Chemie, p. 97-108
Adsorbates
The reaction mechanism of the first carbon-carbon bond formation in the methanol to gasoline process
Hooff, van, J. H. C., Berg, van den, J. P., Wolthuizen, J. P. & Volmer, A., 1984, Proceedings of the International Zeolites Conference : IZC ; 6, Reno, Nev. Olson, D. & Bisio, A. (eds.). Guildford: Butterworth Scientific Ltd., p. 489-496
A high-resolution solid-state carbon-13 NMR investigation of occluded templates in pentasil-type zeolites : some silicon-29 solid-state NMR characteristics of ZSM-5
Boxhoorn, G., Santen, van, R. A., Erp, van, W. A., Hays, G. R., Alma, N. C. M., Huis, R. & Clague, A. D. H., 1983, Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 6) 12 - 16 July, 1976, Imperial College, London. Bond, G. C., Wells, P. B. & Tompkins, F. C. (eds.). London: Chemical Society, p. 694-703
An EXAFS study of a highly dispersed rhodium/aluminum oxide catalyst
Koningsberger, D. C., Huizinga, T., Blik, van 't, H. F. J., van Zon, J. B. A. D., Prins, R. & Sayers, D. E., 1983, EXAFS and near edge structure : proceedings of the international conference, Frascati, Italy, September 13-17, 1982. Bianconi, A., Inoccia, L. & Stpcich, S. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 310-312 (Springer Series in Chemical Physics; vol. 27).
A sample cell for in situ EXAFS measurements
Koningsberger, D. C. & Cook, J. W., 1983, EXAFS and near edge structure : proceedings of the international conference, Frascati, Italy, September 13-17, 1982. Bianconi, A., Incoccia, L. & Stipcich, S. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 412-414 (Springer Series in Chemical Physics; vol. 27).
Carbon a support for sulfide catalysts
Vissers, J. P. R., Lensing, T. J., Mercx, F. P. M., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1983, Hydrogen as an energy carrier : proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar, held in Lyon. Dordrecht [u.a.]: Reidel, p. 479-490 (EUR; vol. 8651).
Catalyst supports
Carbon carriers for hydrodesulfurization catalysts
Vissers, J. P. R., Lensing, T. J., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1983, Abstract presented at the 16th Carbon Conference, 18-22 July 1983, San Diego, California.
Hydrodesulfurization
Carbon supports for hydrodesulfurization catalysts
Vissers, J. P. R., Lensing, T. J., Beer, de, V. H. J. & Prins, R., 1983, Extended abstracts and program / 16th Biennial Conference on Carbon : University of California, San Diego. San Diego, Calif: American Carbon Society, p. 607-608
Solid state transitions during the growth of silicon by chemical vapour deposition
Beers, A. M., Hintzen, H. T. J. M. & Bloem, J., 1983, Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Solid State Chemistry in 1982 in Veldhoven (The Netherlands). Metselaar, R., Heijligers, H. J. M. & Schoonman, J. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, p. 177-180 (Studies in Inorganic Chemistry; vol. 3).
XPS investigations of alumina- and titania-supported platinum
Huizinga, T. & Prins, R., 1982, Met.-Support Met.-Addit. Eff. Catal.. p. 11-17 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 11).
Aktiviteit en selektiviteit van nikkel-koper en ruthenium-koper katalysatoren
Luijten, L. J. M. & Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1981, Kontakten tussen twee fasen : samenvattingen van de lezingen, gehouden op het symposium, donderdag 27 augustus, 1981. Eindhoven: Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven
Prins, R., 1980, Chemistry and chemical engineering of catalytic processes : NATO Advanced Study Institute, 1979, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands: proceedings. Prins, R. & Schuit, G. C. A. (eds.). Alphen aan den Rijn: Sijthoff & Noordhoff, p. 237-255 (NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences; vol. 39).
Cracking catalysts
Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1980, Chemistry and chemical engineering of catalytic processes : NATO Advanced Study Institute, 1979, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands: proceedings. Prins, R. & Schuit, G. C. A. (eds.). Alphen aan den Rijn: Sijthoff & Noordhoff, p. 161-180 (NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences; vol. 39).
Industrial catalytic partial-oxidation processes
Low temperature reactions of olefins on partially hydrated zeolite H-ZSM-5
Wolthuizen, J. P., Berg, van den, J. P. & Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1980, Catalysis by zeolites : international symposium, 1980, Ecully (Lyon): proceedings. Imelik, B., Naccache, C., Ben Taarit, Y. & et al., X. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, p. 85-92 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 5).
Modern processes for the catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons
Reaction mechanisms in homogeneous catalysis
The conversion of dimethyl ether to hydrocarbons on zeolite H-ZSM-5 : the reaction mechanism for formation of primary olefins
Berg, van den, J. P., Wolthuizen, J. P. & Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1980, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Zeolites, Naples, Italy, 2-6 June 1980. Rees, L. V. C. (ed.). London: Heyden, p. 649-660
The conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons using a new type of zeolite as catalyst (Mobil process)
H2-D2 equilibration by the Ag-K-O2 system
Santen, van, R. A., Moolhuysen, J., Drent, E. & Sachtler, W. M. H., 1977, Proceedings of the seventh International Vacuum Congress and the Third International Conference on Solid Surfaces. Dobrozemsky, R., Rudenauer, F., Viehbock, F. P. & Breth, A. (eds.). Vienna: International Union for Vacuum Science, p. 831-833
Influence of preparation and composition on multicomponent molybdate catalysts for the selective oxidation of olefins
Wolfs, M. W. J. & Hooff, van, J. H. C., 1976, Preparation of Catalysts I - Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts, Proceedings of the First International Symposium held at the Solvay Research Centre, Brussels. Delmon, B., Jacobs, P. & Poncelet, G. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 161-176 (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; vol. 1).
Alkenes
Acrolein
The CoO-MoO3γ-Al2O3 catalyst: influence of the support a review
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Ian McNeice was born in Basingtoke in 1950. He is one of Britains best and most profilic of character actors. His films include "84 Charing Crfoss Road", "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" with Maggie Smith and "Day of the Dead". In 1995 he went to Hollywood to make "Ace Ventura Pet Detective". Recent films have included "Oliver Twist" and "The Black Dahlia".
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Ian McNeice was born in the town of Basingstoke (in Hamsphire, England) on October 2, 1950. He studied acting at the Taunton School in Somerset and the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts, followed by four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. McNeice began appearing regularly on television in the early â¿¿80s, notably on the 1982 mini-series "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby." In '85, he was cast in a recurring role on the series "Edge of Darkness." In addition to his TV work, McNeice appeared in the films "84 Charing Cross Road" ('87)," "The Raggedy Rawney" ('88), "The Russia House" ('90), "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" ('95), and "From Hell" ('01). Some of McNeiceâ¿¿s most memorable roles include the villainous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen on the mini-series "Frank Herbertâ¿¿s Dune" ('00) and "The Children of Dune" ('03), the bibulous sous-chef Gustave on the British sitcom "Chef!," and the newsreader on the HBO mini-series "Rome." He also took the role of Winston Churchill on an episode of the British sci-fi series "Doctor Who"; the part was something of an encore for McNeice, having previously played Churchill in an '08 stage play.
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François van Knibbergen, född 1596 i Haag, död där efter 1665, var en nederländsk konstnär.

Knibbergen företog en resa till Italien 1614. Han verkade senare i Amsterdam, och blev 1629 medlem av Lucasgillet i Haag. Motiviskt och i någon mån stilistiskt står Knibbergen Jan van Goyen nära.

På nationalmuseum finns två tecknade landskap av Knibbergen.

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Natixis leads three bond issues of the automotive sector
Natixis acted as active bookrunner for three bond issues on behalf of Fiat, Peugeot SA and Renault, which have been highly oversubscribed.
These successful operations further confirm the expertise of the Debt Platform.
The three issues attracted Tier 1 investors thanks to the quality of the credit and the termsheet.
Fiat: €400 million 6-year bond issue, with a coupon of 6.500%
On September 12, Fiat successfully priced a €400 million bond issue. Oversubscribed 3.15 times, the book reached €1.25 billion.
Demand came mainly from the UK (32%) followed by France (18%), Germany and Austria (12%) and Italy (10%).
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Peugeot SA: €600 million 5-year bond issue, with a coupon of 6.500%
On September 10, Peugeot successfully priced a €600 million bond issue. Oversubscribed 5.5 times, the book reached €3.3 billion.
The geographical breakdown is diversified. Demand came mainly from the UK (48%), followed by France (18%), Germany and Austria (10%) and Southern Europe (10%).
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Renault SA: €600 million 5-year bond issue, with a coupon of 3.625%
On September 11, Renault successfully priced a €600 million bond issue. Oversubscribed 3.5 times, the book reached €2.1 billion.
The bond was oversubscribed, mostly by Switzerland (24%), France (21%), Germany and Austria (17%).
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Bernie Ecclestone: "FOM and Pirelli have a contract…"
Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed Michelin's prospects of replacing Pirelli as F1's sole tyre supplier, despite the French company formally confirming to the FIA that it is interested in the role.
Ecclestone has always been close to Pirelli, while FIA President Jean Todt is known to be sympathetic to Michelin.
One senior team figure told this blog at Spa that it would require a bold decision by Todt to open the door for Michelin at this late stage, and given that an FIA election is the way, such a controversial move seemed unlikely to happen.
When questioned by about Michelin's chances Ecclestone said simply that "FOM and Pirelli have a contract."
Asked why there was not yet a contract between the FIA and Pirelli – the one that Paul Hembery is awaiting – Bernie dismissed its relevance.
"We don't need one, I don't think," he told this blog. "They are nothing to do with commercial. The FIA's position is that they are regulators, they regulate all the regulations that have been agreed."
He was keen to downplay any role for Todt in the process of selecting the tyre supplier.
"Jean is the president of the FIA. If it's a matter of a vote in the World Council, he has one vote. As it's not a matter for the World Council, it doesn't make a lot of difference."
Bernie also denied that there was any interest from the teams in joining forces with Michelin.
"None of the teams who have spoken to me have said that. All the teams who have spoken to me say they are very happy with Pirelli, and the problems they've had, they're happy that they've dealt with them."
Although the regulations currently ensure that F1 has a sole supplier, there does seem to be some logic in a potential move towards competition in the future, especially if both companies are willing to pump money into the sport.
Intriguingly Bernie indicated that he does not support the idea of Michelin competing with Pirelli: "Because they will want to pick the teams that they think will win, and they'll pay them a lot more money to take them as opposed to somebody else. We have a deal with Pirelli, anyway."
Exactly how the tyre saga will play out in the coming weeks remains to be seen, but the bottom line is that time is running out for all concerned.
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Tagged as Bernie Ecclestone, F1, FIA, FOM, Michelin, Pirelli
2 responses to "Bernie Ecclestone: "FOM and Pirelli have a contract…""
There's no need for a contract (between FIA and Pirelli)…? Interesting position, considering the fact that the sporting regulations state: "A single tyre manufacturer will be chosen by the FIA for subsequent seasons following an invitation for tenders to supply tyres to all the cars entered in Championship Events for the duration of such subsequent seasons."
Now, it's probably too late to bring in a different tender, but does that mean it will be Pirelli by default? The regulations clearly say there should be an open invitation with bids, before the choice is made. And at the same time, it was originally said that the specifications of next year's tyres were to be communicated to the teams by September… The FIA is playing a high stakes game here – either that, or the decision has already (informally) been made.
Who runs the events, takes the kick when things go wrong, rules on eligibility, looks after stewarding, etc? Don't think that sounds like FOM; seems their brief is to count the spoils. Be interesting to see Michelin in, Pirelli squarking their signage issue and the people running the shop ripping them down. Take your beef to Mr Ecclestone…….
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Knesset Advances Legislation to Legalize "Wildcat Outposts" in OPT
The Knesset passed on Wednesday, December 16, a preliminary draft of a bill that would provide government funding to Jewish West Bank settlement outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) that were established without government permission. The so-called "Outposts Law," initiated by settler and far-right lawmaker MK Bezalel Smotrich (Yamina), passed by a vote of…
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A coordinated effort of MKs from the Joint List and Meretz to repeal the racist "Nation-State Law" by bringing three separate bills to a Knesset vote was defeated in Israel's parliament on Wednesday, July 15. Following its passage two years ago by the previous far-right government's coalition as a quasi-constitutional Basic Law, the legislation was heavily…
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Market Magic
Published Sept. 2, 2015
People have long lists of things they think the market can't possibly do — from building subways to fighting wars. Sometimes, the market does them anyway.
War, for example. Even conservatives, who often praise markets, assume that only government can fight terrorists. Tell that to Matthew VanDyke.
VanDyke and his group, Sons of Liberty International, spent the past months in Iraq training the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit, several thousand Christians willing to risk their lives fighting against ISIS's brutal forces there.
I don't know if Sons of Liberty are as competent (or more competent) than the U.S. military, but they're not using taxpayer dollars or getting the U.S. involved in a wider war.
My TV show on "market magic" this week looks at other things markets do that we're always told only government can do — like run courts.
People frustrated by legal bureaucracy and tired of waiting endlessly for government courts to make decisions now have alternatives. They can go to private arbitration companies and have their day in court without ever entering a government courtroom. An ABA survey of lawyers found 78 percent said arbitration was more efficient than government.
"But maybe the for-profit arbitrator is not fair or your opponent bribes the judge!" say market skeptics. That can happen. But if an arbitration firm gets a reputation for making flaky decisions or taking bribes, customers just don't use it. It goes out of business. That's how the free market works.
By contrast, badly run government courts, like other government agencies, never go away. When they fail, they just claim to be "underfunded" and demand more money. Congress usually gives it to them.
Our air and most of our water are of course public property. It's good that we have an EPA (though we could use a less oppressive one) to protect such resources. But that also leads people to think we need more government force to handle problems like California's drought.
Economist Zachary Donohew points out that California's water shortage isn't just caused by drought, though. It's caused by government refusing to allow the price of water to be set by market forces.
"Water shortages are manmade," says Donohew. "We don't send the right signal to indicate how valuable it is, and we don't make it easy to move water from one use to the other."
In most of America, taxpayers pay for reservoirs and aqueducts, but water sent to consumers, farmers, etc., is practically "free." So people waste it. But if the price were allowed to rise to reflect its scarcity, everyone would economize. You might decide you need to cook but not wash your car. Important activities like agriculture would continue, but farmers might grow grapes instead of oranges, because oranges need so much water.
Decisions like that happen naturally when markets set prices. A price is more than money — it's information . It tells people what is valuable. Then people adjust.
When we forget that, we panic needlessly. Even The Wall Street Journal, which generally understands markets, recently reported on a "looming shortage" of airline pilots.
But if there really is a shortage of pilots, pilot salaries will rise. More people will train to become pilots and any shortage will be brief.
The market steers people and resources to where they're most valued. That happens even faster if government doesn't interfere with markets by offering its own, poorly run versions of the services people want.
My fellow New York City subway riders believe government had to dig the subway tunnels and run the trains because "there's no profit in mass transit — it loses money!" But in fact, most of New York's subways were built by private businesses.
They only turned them over to government because politicians forced them to. A mayor claimed a proposed fare increase to 5 cents was "too much." Now a subway ride costs $2.75.
I used the phrase "market magic," but the market is actually better than magic, because there's nothing mysterious about it — it's all logical.
The mystery is why we keep letting government get in the way.
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EVANGELISM: US GROUP NEIGHBORLY FAITH URGES EVANGELICALS TO FIND A "THIRD WAY" TO BEFRIEND MUSLIMS
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER
Wheaton, Illinois, US
For evangelical Christians, the importance of evangelising is right there in the name.
But it's not the best approach to building relationships with Muslims and people of other faiths, according to Matthew Kaemingk, assistant professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Seminary and author of Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear.
"Muslims are not a mission or a project that you work on like a science experiment or something," Kaemingk told an auditorium of young evangelicals Friday night at the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College in the Chicago suburbs.
Neighborly Faith co-founder Kevin Singer, left, moderates the "Ask Five Experts: Why Loving All Neighbors is Important" panel during the Neighborly Faith Conference, on 1st November, at the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College in the Chicago suburbs. PICTURE: Emily McFarlan Miller/RNS
The assistant professor's remarks opened a two-day conference hosted by Neighborly Faith, a nationwide movement that aims to bring Christians and Muslims together.
The idea for Neighborly Faith came several years ago when co-founder Kevin Singer, working as a church planter in the Southern Baptist Convention at the time, was hired to teach a world religions course at a community college outside Chicago.
Kevin Singer addresses the Neighborly Faith Conference on1st November at the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. PICTURE: Emily McFarlan Miller/RNS
"We wanted to show that there's another way. I guess you could say there's a middle way - a third way - besides on the one hand saying people of other faiths are dangerous, people of other faiths are a risk, and on the other hand saying we are just going to unequivocally accept and embrace other faiths as being equally valid to our own."
- Neighborly Faith co-founder Kevin Singer
Singer didn't have much exposure to people of other faiths. He had only ever taken one course on world religions, and campus ministries had taught him that non-Christians were "misled" and "you sort of have one responsibility to them - and that is to share the Gospel and hope and pray that they come to see Christ as Lord and Saviour," he said.
Teaching the course, he became concerned about evangelicals' posture toward and lack of engagement with Muslims and people of other faiths.
Not everyone seemed to share that concern, though.
Evangelicals didn't want to talk about it, Singer said. And many had picked up bad habits as a result: They perpetuated stereotypes, they seemed content with misinformation and, perhaps worse, they had no relationships with the "people that we're supposed to love," he said.
He and Neighborly Faith co-founder Chris Stackaruk, both Wheaton alumni, started a podcast to share stories of evangelical "role models" who are engaging people of other faiths in ways that are "both really loving and generous and hospitable, but also faithfully evangelical", according to Singer.
"We wanted to show that there's another way," he said. "I guess you could say there's a middle way - a third way - besides on the one hand saying people of other faiths are dangerous, people of other faiths are a risk, and on the other hand saying we are just going to unequivocally accept and embrace other faiths as being equally valid to our own."
The Neighborly Faith podcast grew last year into the Neighborly Faith Fellows program when Singer and Stackaruk realised data showed young evangelicals have more positive attitudes toward Muslims.
The program equips college students to help foster engagement between evangelicals and Muslims on both Christian and secular campuses.
At Wheaton College, for instance, Neighborly Faith fellow Anna Cole is working on creating spaces for dialogue to happen "organically," like organising service projects where both evangelical and Muslim students can work together.
Her mom is Malaysian Chinese, Cole said, and she grew up making friends with Muslims as she traveled between the United States and Malaysia. A junior, she said she knows it can be hard for Wheaton students to meet people "outside of the bubble."
But she wants others to experience the same friendships she has had.
And, she said, "Ultimately, I would really love to see the students passionate about loving Christ by knowing the neighbors around them and by learning and really having a heart to reach out and get outside of their comfort zone in doing that."
Attendees mingle at the Neighborly Faith Conference on 1st November at the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. PICTURE: Emily McFarlan Miller/RNS
Neighborly Faith focused in on evangelicals' interactions with Muslims as statistics make clear that evangelicals - particularly white evangelicals - have troubling views of their Muslim neighbours.
Petra Alsoofy, outreach and partnerships manager at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, shared some of that data Saturday at the Neighborly Faith Conference. The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding is a research firm that seeks to empower American Muslims to contribute to a democratic and pluralistic society, according to its website.
White evangelicals are less likely than people of other faiths to know a Muslim, which statistically reduces Islamophobia, Alsoofy told Religion News Service. They tend to believe more Islamophobic stereotypes of Muslims: that Muslims are more prone to violence than people of other faiths, that they discriminate against women, that they are hostile toward the US, that they are partially to blame for violence and terrorism carried out by other Muslims, that they are "uncivilised".
Alsoofy also shared a picture of who American Muslims are, according to statistics.
"I think one of the biggest things that people don't know about American Muslims is just how diverse the American Muslim community is - or communities. If you look at our data, there's really no one ethnic group that makes the majority of those in the American community. It's the most diverse religious community in America."
- Petra Alsoofy, outreach and partnerships manager at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.
"I think one of the biggest things that people don't know about American Muslims is just how diverse the American Muslim community is - or communities," she said. "If you look at our data, there's really no one ethnic group that makes the majority of those in the American community. It's the most diverse religious community in America."
Both evangelicals and Muslims might be surprised to realise how small those communities are, she said. There are about three million Muslims in the US, making up about one per cent of the population.
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding's data always comes with recommendations, Alsoofy said.
In response to some of the data she shared, she suggested evangelicals get to know the Muslims in their communities and learn more about their religion from reputable sources.
"Getting to know more about Islam - actual Islam, the religion - tends to do more for countering Islamophobia or countering hatred than just knowing an individual. So if you can't find a Muslim around you or someone you want to talk to, find really good sources to know about their religion. That's something you can do in the privacy of your own home," she said.
Singer hopes the Neighborly Faith Conference will help evangelicals begin to do that.
"We wondered what would it look like to have basically a campus conversation about multifaith engagement and loving our neighbors with whom we have differences," Singer said.
Shadi Hamid, right, speaks with Neighborly Faith co-founder Chris Stackaruk, left, during a reception on 1st November at Wheaton College. PICTURE: Emily McFarlan Miller/RNS
The weekend conference was a first for the organisation, hosted with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Wheaton College on the campus of the evangelical flagship school.
Wheaton has its own fraught history with relationships between evangelicals and Muslims. The college's first female black professor to receive tenure, Larycia Hawkins, was placed on leave and later parted ways with the school in 2016 after outcry over a Facebook post in which she wore a hijab in solidarity with Muslim women and echoed a statement by Pope Francis that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
Friday night's opening sessions at the Neighborly Faith Conference were billed as a family conversation among evangelicals.
On Saturday, attendees heard from Muslim students and leaders on a number of topics: the experiences of Midwestern Muslim students, perspectives on the hijab, an introduction to Muslim-led non-profits like Islamic Relief, welcoming Muslim refugees to the US. Many took advantage of an opportunity to have lunch at the the Islamic Center of Wheaton.
Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, addressed whether Christians and Muslims can be friends.
"It is something I believe is not just possible, but it'd be pretty great," said Hamid, who is Muslim.
He pointed to his own friendship with Kaemingk, who opened the conference.
"There's a strong theological component where we learn from each other's theologies and faith convictions, and I've found that to be very fulfilling," Hamid said.
At least in his friendships with evangelicals, Hamid said he doesn't feel as though he's being evangelised. And he isn't worried about being overwhelmed by evangelicals, who outnumber Muslims in the US, wanting to befriend Muslims - "that doesn't sound terrible to me, you know," he said.
But he is concerned about statistics like those Alsoofy shared.
"The bigger issue is, because there are more evangelicals and less Muslims, that ultimately within the evangelical community, there has to be internal conversation about how to engage and how to just get better on this stuff," Hamid said.
Listening to evangelical speakers in the opening sessions of the conference, he said, "You begin to imagine what a different kind of approach might look like - that there is an alternative out there. It doesn't have to be this way, and we don't have to accept it."
Singer said he hopes that family conversation, as well as the opportunity to meet and hear from Muslims, will help change the attitudes of the evangelicals who attended the conference.
An anonymous survey of attendees conducted by Neighborly Faith after the event suggests they may have.
Of those who identified as conservative evangelical students, 49 per cent had neutral or somewhat negative attitudes toward Muslims coming into the conference, Singer said. Afterward, only six per cent remained neutral and none maintained a negative attitude.
That means 94 per cent left the conference with either somewhat positive or very positive attitudes toward Muslims.
Singer also hopes the evangelicals who attended the conference will act on what they heard, building friendships with Muslims that are "genuine and mutually beneficial." He hopes they'll realise their interests are more closely aligned than they might have thought and consider what it will mean to be a leader in a society that is increasingly diverse religiously.
"I would say if within two years after the conference, 30 per cent more evangelicals in the audience had a Muslim friend, that would be amazing," he said.


Thirty years of Landcare has helped prepare Australian communities for climate change. Positive elements include Landcare's multi-disciplinary ethos, can-do approach, devolved structure, mutual-support networks, technical education, systematic approach to ambitious regional and national projects, involvement in schools, employment of community coordinators, friendly internal collaboration and links to all tiers of government. The list of positives is long.
Since the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 Landcare has also emerged as an economical and efficient tool to help communities recover from natural disasters including flood, fire, cyclones and rural plant and animal epidemics. In fact Landcare is so effective it should become part of Australia's traditional municipal disaster-planning system.
People overseas have noticed the remarkable and empowering evolution of Landcare, in particular post-tsunami Japan, whose Landcare movement is emerging slowly but surely. Others include the South Pacific nations and the Philippines.
Australian Landcare International (ALI) started in 2007-08 with climate change high on its agenda. ALI runs a small grants program that has raised and distributed around $20,000 for 30 projects in 14 countries over the past four years.
ALI has also run training courses in Fiji and Jamaica, and ALI members recently trained coordinators and farmers in northern Zambia in marketing farm products, establishing Landcare networks and launching projects.
In February 2017, the Hon John Anderson AO, the newly appointed Chair of the Crawford Fund, said that Australia's agricultural scientists will play a vital global role in improving world food supplies and land management.
ALI believes that this technical excellence must be accompanied by community Landcare campaigns to field-test research, inform and motivate farmer groups, build new marketing initiatives – often via social media – and sustain productivity gains and smallholder networks.
Rob Youl is the President of ALI.
"Since the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 Landcare has also emerged as an economical and efficient tool to help communities recover from natural disasters including flood, fire, cyclones and rural plant and animal epidemics."


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Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 est un jeu vidéo 4X de stratégie au tour par tour développé par Thinking Machine, sorti en 1987 sur PC (DOS).

En 2004, son concepteur, George Moromisato, a sorti un remake sous Windows intitulé Anacreon: Imperial Conquest in the Far Future.

En 2013 est lancée la version alpha de Anacreon: Galactic Conquest in the Far Future, un nouveau remake en ligne.

Trame

Synopsis
L'action se déroule plusieurs siècles après l'effondrement de la civilisation interstellaire ; des empires rivaux se développent par la conquête, et par la redécouverte des technologies.

L'espace est dominé par l'espèce humaine, mais certaines planètes sont habitées par des espèces non-humaines hostiles, qu'il est ensuite possible de recruter comme troupes d'élite.

Scénarios

Une partie se déroule sur un territoire spatial que le jeu appelle galaxie mais qui correspond à un secteur spatial de quelques dizaines ou centaines d'étoiles et nébuleuses.

Les données d'un scénario sont contenues dans un fichier texte (extension .scn) précisant, dans un langage spécifique au jeu, la géographie spatiale de la galaxie, les caractéristiques des différents mondes, la densité des nébuleuses, les empires rivaux, les textes narratifs, etc.

Huit scénarios distincts sont proposés dans le jeu de base, dont le scénario Pirates of Jakarta destiné aux débutants. D'autres scénarios sont disponibles sur le site du jeu.

Système de jeu

Généralités
Le joueur incarne un dirigeant cherchant à étendre son empire interstellaire par l'exploration et la conquête, selon les impératifs des jeux 4X : Exploration, Expansion, Exploitation, Extermination.

Planètes
Les planètes conquises au fil du jeu se distinguent par :

 leur classe, correspondant à ses ressources naturelles : géante gazeuse, planète volcanique, atmosphère toxique...
 leur type, correspondant à une éventuelle spécialisation : université, planète minière, capitale impériale...
 leur niveau technologique : primitif, atomique..
 etc. (population, efficacité de l'administration, ressources minières...)

Les forces militaires sont de différents types :

 Défenses planétaires : missiles, satellites armés...
 Infanterie, basique ou d'élite
 Vaisseaux spatiaux
 Constructions : forteresses interstellaires, portails spatiaux, etc.

La conquête d'un monde nécessite d'y envoyer une flotte qui s'oppose à la flotte défensive de l'adversaire et ses défenses planétaires, puis de débarquer des troupes d'infanterie s'opposant aux armées locales.

Technologies
Les progrès technologiques, le temps et les ressources permettent d'améliorer son arsenal et ses vaisseaux. Il existe ainsi deux manières principales de voyager dans l'espace : la distorsion (warp) et le saut (jump), ce dernier étant une sorte de téléportation.

L'accès au saut réduit considérablement la durée des voyages et facilite donc les guerres spatiales ; parmi les constructions les plus élaborées on trouve les portails (stargates) permettant à des flottes entières de voyager instantanément à travers la galaxie, et les distrupteurs qui interdisent le saut dans certaines zones spatiales.

Voir aussi

Articles liés

 Jeu 4X
 Cycle de Fondation

Notes et références

Jeu 4X
Jeu vidéo de stratégie au tour par tour
Jeu vidéo sorti en 1987
Jeu DOS
1987 en science-fiction
Jeu vidéo de science-fiction
Jeu vidéo développé aux États-Unis


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Like other chronic health conditions, addiction requires care and support, so it is critical that you seek help from a professional with skills and expertise in treating addiction.
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Published July 2, 2019 By : Lango Deen
"The Long Gray Line" is a familiar sight at the BEYA Conference. Graduates and cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point have been coming to the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) event for more than thirty years.
This spring, the academy graduated its highest number of black women. BEYA looks forward to welcoming new candidates from the incoming class to its STEM conference in February 2020.
On Monday, July 1st, the Class of 2023 reported for duty on 'R-Day' or reception day. Cadet Basic Training includes lessons in marching, military courtesy, and discipline.
According to news wires, the cadet class, which include 285 women and 400 minorities, will be formally accepted into the Corps of Cadets at the end of the six-week training in August.
Meanwhile, eighth-grade students attended the first West Point High School STEM Workshop held by the West Point Center for Leadership & Diversity in STEM at the U.S. Military Academy.
The program, which ran from June 3-7, offered students in the 8th and 9th grade the opportunity to participate in hands-on STEM activities taught by West Point Academy faculty and cadet mentors.
Diversity Center helps boost Summer STEM activities
More than thirty years after he graduated from the United States Military Academy, Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams (seen in this photo taken before his promotion to three-star general) returned as the Superintendent.
Williams was installed Monday, July 2nd, 2018. He is the first black superintendent in history. Williams graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1983.
West Point grad returns as Superintendent
So many college graduation stories made headline news in 2019 and so many photos and videos went viral.
At West Point, 34 black female cadets were part of the most diverse class in the service academy's history.
Inspiring Graduation Stories from West Point
Leading Professionals: Black Execs excel in Digital Learning


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Ulitz ist der Nachname von:

 Arnold Ulitz (1888–1971), deutscher Schriftsteller aus Schlesien.
 Otto Ulitz (1885–1972), deutscher Politiker, führender Vertreter der deutschen Minderheit in Ostoberschlesien, nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg langjähriger Sprecher der Landsmannschaft der Oberschlesier.


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Q: apns running php script in distribution mode on live server every one i have studied and implemented these tutorials of ray
http://www.raywenderlich.com/3443/apple-push-notification-services-tutorial-part-12
http://www.raywenderlich.com/3525/apple-push-notification-services-tutorial-part-2
i have implemented apns on local server, now i want to do it on live server, my question is that the script "push.php", which we are running on local server by using this
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.2/bin/php push.php development
how can we run it on live server in production mode, did we have to ask the domain providers (we are using Host Gator Services) to run this script for us or as ray says
"However, on your production server you should start the script as follows:
$ /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.2/bin/php push.php production &
The "&" will detach the script from the shell and put it in the background."
means we will use command line interface to run that script on live server?, i am little confused because on server side we use cron jobs to execute the scripts, but this "push.php" should never exit, so i am confused here, what to do. Plz. guide me in this, thanx in advancs. Regards  Saad

A: Yes, the command line interface should be used to run the PHP script and keep it running in the background.
However, as you are on a shared hosting service, I doubt they will let you run PHP continuously.
You may want to try asking them if it is possible; if it is not, just edit the PHP script you cited so that, instead of opening the connection at the beginning and continue running, every time it is invoked it opens a connection to the Apple server, sends the message, closes the connection and exits. Although this is not encouraged by Apple themselves, this would allow your script to be invoked only when it is necessary by the Web server (so that no continuous running is required).


Can you escape the ghosts of relationship past? All too often, couples pose the same question. They wonder if, after an affair or an act of betrayal, there's a way for them to move past the hurt and approach their relationship with a new, sunny outlook.
It's not going to be easy. But it's not impossible. If you're asking yourself this same question, there might be a way for you and your spouse to renew your bond.
You need to look deep inside yourself and figure out what you're trying to accomplish. You can't undo the past – there's no magical time machine to go back and undo discretions - but can you find a way to look past the past? Because that's the element of this that you can control. You can't change the past. But you can change how you perceive it.
At a low point, you might feel like you'll never get over the hurt or the anger or the sadness. But the good news is that you don't need to change the past in order to get over it. You just have to change the meaning of the past.
Sometimes in life, terrible things happen, but the lead to greatness. Consider a time in your life, completely separate from your relationship, where something happened that seemed horrible at the time. Maybe you missed out on your dream job. Maybe you broke your ankle days before a race. Maybe you and a childhood friend got in a fight that felt irreparable. Looking back, what might have felt like the end of the world might have had a silver lining. In many cases, things happen for a reason. Or, even if there is no reason behind an event, a negative action can lead to a positive outcome.
So you need to evaluate your marriage in the same way. Bad times are very often part of a process that leads to something good.
It's the events that come immediately after those bad times that give meaning to the occurrences. One way to think about it – it's your future that determines your past, not your past that determines your future. You have control over what's to come. You have control over your actions and behaviors and that control allows you to re-evaluate previous issues.
You alone can change the meaning of your past.
Those couples with the strongest marriages have very often dealt with hardship. They often cite a period of awfulness or a tragedy as the catalyst for change. When something bad happened, they "got over" their past because the painful events inspired them to change themselves and change the way they viewed their marriage.
It might sound like you can only do this if both people are in the same emotional place, but that's not the case. You can change yourself, your behavior, and your outlook on events and singlehandedly improve your relationship and yourself. Once your start the ball rolling with positivity and improvements, your spouse will feel the shift in momentum and likely join you in your outlook.
Even when times feel hopeless and your marriage feels like it's crumbling around you, all is not lost. There are ways to heal the hurt and forgive and move on. With the right approach, you will be able to answer the question "why did this happen to me?" and know that it's in your power to change the meaning of past events.