Funk accompanied a CGD team in 2017 throughout Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria, as it assessed programs funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). These programs—designed to help improve farm productivity and increase family food security—are being administered by international nongovernment organizations (INGOs).
Two-thirds of the developing world's three billion rural people live and farm on land plots smaller than five acres, according to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Many of these 475 million farm households are poor and food insecure, with limited access to markets and services. Yet despite their constrained choices, they produce food for a substantial proportion of the world's population.
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in the agro-climatic zone south of the Sahara Desert and north of the wetter North Sudanian region. It stretches across the African continent from the Atlantic Ocean eastward to the Red Sea.
Rainfall—or more specifically, the absence of significant rainfall—is a significant challenge for farmers in the Sahel. Droughts periodically cause severely reduced crop yields. Annual rainfall ranges from 8 inches in the north to 24 inches in the south, with variation from week to week and year to year.
It's crucial that farmers time crop planting with the weather, especially in the northern regions where rainfall is more limited. There is a short window of opportunity to ensure that crops receive enough rain before the dry season begins. Therefore, labor needs for planting intensify in June or July, at the beginning of the three- to four-month wet season.
In addition to rainfall challenges, farmers in the Sahel lack the established economic and physical infrastructures taken for granted by farmers in more developed countries. Funk observes, "The American images I had of what it is to be a farmer simply do not apply to these resource-poor regions." The supply chains to provide farm inputs, credit, extension services, and transportation to markets are poorly developed to almost nonexistent in some areas.
Most farms in the Sahel are smaller than 1 hectare (2.5 acres), and the vast majority of production is consumed on farm. While farm families do earn a small amount of income by selling some production, there is typically little disposable income for purchasing inputs. Therefore, farmers traditionally plant seed saved from the previous year's crop. Not only does this seed lack modern genetic potential for improved yields, it is often damaged by disease and insect infestation during storage.
Depending on soil and climatic conditions, the main food crops produced by smallholder farmers in the Sahel are maize, sorghum, cowpeas (black eye peas), and millet. Sorghum and millet–more drought tolerant than maize–are most common in the drier, northern areas of the Sahel. Farther south, maize is more prominent, with yams and cassava providing a large portion of farmers' caloric intake in Nigeria. Cotton, ground nuts (peanuts), and rice (both dryland and paddy) are produced as cash crops.
Harvesting crops is less time sensitive than planting. Sorghum, however, needs to be harvested promptly at maturity to minimize bird damage. After the heads are gathered and put into storage, threshing can be done at a more relaxed pace, although the entire farming cycle is continuously a race against the weather.
Unless a farmer has an animal like an ox, horse, or small donkey to pull agricultural equipment (such as a simple cow-plow or cultivator), all field operations, including harvesting are performed with hand labor. One of the BMGF programs is reviving a simple, animal-traction planter that greatly reduces the time needed to plant crop seed. In addition to programs like this one that aims to boost agricultural productivity, other BMGF programs under evaluation strive to achieve other goals, from improving market access, to providing technical farming education and access to improved seed, or strengthening participation among men and women alike within Sahel communities.
To learn more about Context Global Development's work in Africa, please contact Mark Nelson, Managing Director at mark.nelson@contextnet.com.
Context Global Development (CGD) is a non-profit organization that leads agricultural and social impact programs worldwide. CGD teams with development organizations and government agencies to maximize the value of agricultural resources in developing countries as they partner to accelerate innovations that result in meaningful and lasting change.


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Alfred Giddings
February 19, 1948 (age 68)
Alfred James Giddings (November 28, 1879 - February 19, 1948), also known as "Arthur Marriott" when performing a Second Sight act with his wife, Adelaide Ellen Giddings, as "The Marriott". Later they became known as The Zomahs.
Giddings, a friend of Stanley Collins, founded the Institute of Magicians in 1934. Giddings had resigned as a member of The Magicians' Club in protest to start this new organization, which embarked upon an anti-exposure crusade.
Stanley Collins Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast by Edwin A. Dawes (2001)
http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/alfred-zomah/
The Sphinx, Vol. 34, No. 5, July 1935, The Zomahs Victors in Fight Against Exposing, page 130
The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 1, March 1948, Zomah Dies, page 19
The Magic Circular, Vol. 42, No. 464, April 1948, Obituary A. Zomah, page 130
The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 2, April 1948, London Notes by Wilfrid Jonson, Zomah, page 47
The Tops, Vol. 13, No. 4, April 1948, Zomah, Mystery Man, Dies, page 25
Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 64, No. 1646, August 1977, Silence in Court, by Peter Warlock – In the Matter of Exposing, page 121
The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 6, June 2008, Women in Magic Z: Madame Zomah, by Michael Claxton, page 72
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Recognizes a 34 kDa protein, which is identified as cyclin dependent kinase 1 (cdk1) or p34cdc2 protein kinase.
Recognizes a 34 kDa protein, which is identified as cyclin dependent kinase 1 (cdk1) or p34cdc2 protein kinase. cdk1 / p34cdc2 plays a crucial role during cell division and is most active during mitosis. It is predominantly localized in the nucleus. It is a serine/threonine kinase, which is activated by cyclin, presumably by de-phosphorylation of tyrosine residues. Activated cdk1 / p34cdc2 performs specific functions during mitosis, including nuclear envelope breakdown and chromosome condensation.
Catalog number key for antibody number 0853, Anti-Cdk1 (POH-1) The prefix indicates conjugation, followed by the antibody number and size suffix.


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James Laurence Laughlin Answer to Coin Harvey 1895
Laughlin, professor of political economy at the University of Chicago, was one of the outstanding economists in the country, and one of the most ardent defenders of the gold standard. More than once he tried to expose the crudeness of "Coin" Harvey`s economics. In 1895 he held a public debate with Harvey, from which this passage is taken.
I would like to discuss, in connection with the principal topic of the evening, money as a measure of value. Money is used as a common denominator, to which other things are referred for comparison. In order to compare goods with money there is no more need of as many pieces of money as there are articles to be compared than there is of having a quart cup for every quart of milk in existence, or of having a yard stick in a drygoods store for every yard of cloth on the shelf. The idea that it is necessary to multiply the measurements of value is absurd; but it is of the foremost importance that the measure of values should not be tampered with, and should not be changed by legislation to the damage of all transactions based upon it. Right here is the whole secret of the opposition to silver as money. Silver has lost its stability of value. It is no better than any ordinary metal for stability. The action of India in June, 1893, sends it down 20 per cent. The mere rumor of the Chinese indemnity sends it up 10 per cent. The greater or less quantity of money there is roaming about in circulation is no reason why any one gets more of it. Money, like property, is parted with for a consideration. No matter how many more coins there are coming from the mint under free coinage and going into the vaults of the banks to the credit of the mine owners who own the bullion, there are no more coins in the pockets of Weary Waggles, who is cooling his heels on the sidewalk outside the bank. The increased number of handsome horses and carriages on Michigan avenue does not imply that I can get them if I have not the wealth to purchase them with. I must produce, work, turn out goods, and labor. I must get gold or silver or something equivalent to the value of the goods, and in that way I shall get there and in no other way. There is no way of getting rich by short cuts or by legislation or by merely increasing the means of exchanging goods, when goods themselves are the principal thing.
Money is the only machine by which goods are exchanged against one another. No matter how valuable, it is not wanted for itself. It is only a means to an end, like a bridge over a river. Do you suppose that the farmers of this country really believe that with each ton of silver taken out of the mines by the silver law-makers in the Senate that there are created bushels of wheat and bushels of corn and barrels of mess pork? The silver belongs to the mine owners. How will it get into our pockets or the pockets of anyone else? Do we insult any one's penetration by supposing that the Congressional silver kings are going coaching about the country distributing their money for nothing? Our farmers are no fools. They know they can get more money only by producing more commodities to be exchanged for it, and for those commodities they want as good money as any other men in the country have got. . . Now, as to the free coinage of silver at 16 to l. Let us get to the point of this question at issue. The market ratio is now about 32 or 34-it skips about so much you can t be really certain. It has been 34 to 1; it is somewhere between 32 and 34 now. If that be the market ratio, and in the mint ratio you propose 16 to 1, there is a premium of sixteen ounces of silver profit on withdrawing every ounce of gold in circulation. Consequently free coinage of silver at 16 to I means single silver monometallism; 16 to 1 leads to a single silver standard, and in the language of my opponent, we will start with all the South American countries and Mexico as companions. Free coinage of silver then is absolutely certain to drive all our gold out of circulation. The mere hint of it almost did that in the panic of 1893. May 1, 1895, the first of this month, there were $568,000,000 of gold in circulation. Since gold must be inevitably driven out if free coinage of silver is adopted, there will be no increase in the quantity of money. To the people who support free coinage hoping to increase the quantity of money I say it is perfectly evident on the face of it that it will contract the currency by the total amount of $568,000,000. It could not change prices, therefore, by increasing the amount of the medium of the exchange. That is plain.
The only way it would act would be by increasing the price of everything; because goods would be reckoned in a cheaper medium than that of gold. This my friend admitted this evening. If prices would rise, he says, we would have a glow of satisfaction. It is the kind of glow of satisfaction which comes to the inebriate after he has been supplied with drink, after he has been a long while thirsty. For example, take a pair of gloves worth 100 cents in gold; they would exchange after free coinage for about 210 cents in silver. A dozen eggs, now selling at 15 cents, would sell for about 30 cents, and everything we buy would rise in proportion, since the intrinsic value of the pure silver in the dollar is worth but 51 cents.
As free coinage of silver would inevitably result in a rise of prices it would immediately result in the fall of wages. Its first effect would be to diminish the purchasing power of all our wages. The man who gets $500 or $1,000 a year as a fixed rate of wages or salary will find he could buy just half as much as now. Yes, but someone will say, the employer will raise his wages. Now, will he? But the facts on that point are clear and indisputable. It has been one of the undisputed facts of history that, when prices rise, the wages of labor are the last to advance; and when prices fall, the wages of labor are the first to decline. Free coinage of silver would make all the articles of the laborer's consumption cost him 100 per cent more unless he can get a rise in his wages by dint of strikes and quarrels and all the consequent dissatisfaction arising from friction between the employer and employe! He would be able to buy only one-half as many articles of daily consumption as he had before.
In short, a rise of prices necessarily results in a diminution of the enjoyments of the laboring class until they can force the employers, through a long proeess of agitation, to make an increase in their wages. Are we willing to sacrifice the interests of the laboring classes to the demands of certain owners of silver mines who hope to hoodwink the people with the cry of more money? This would be, clearly enough, distinct and serious damage.
The damage runs in other directions, however. The proposal to adopt a depreciated standard of value is simply an attempt to transfer from the great mass of the community who have been provident, industrious and successful, a portion of their savings and gains into the pockets of those who have been idle, extravagant, or unfortunate. The provision which has been made for old age, for sickness, for death, for widows and orphans, or by insurance, will be depreciated in the same ratio. No invasion of hostile armies, burning and destroying as they advance, could by any possibility equal the desolation and ruin which would thus be forced upon the great mass of the American people.
Such a depreciation, however-as all experience and history has showndoes not fall alike upon the shrewd and the unsophisticated. The shrewd ones, the bankers, etc., will be easily able to take care of themselves; while we plain people will be robbed of our hard-won earnings without any hope of compensation.
Free coinage of silver at 16:1 would injure all those who wish to borrow; because it would frighten lenders and make them unwilling to lend except at high rates of interest. Moreover, since the average term of mortgages, in general, is not over five or six years, present indebtedness of this kind does not run back to 1873. Free coinage is essentially dishonest. .
In conclusion, gentlemen, extraordinary as is the proposal for free coinage it is in truth only a huge deceit. It was born in the private offices of the silver kings, nursed at the hands of speculators, clothed in economic error, fed on boodle, exercised in the lobby of Congress, and as sure as there is honesty and truth in the American heart it will die young and be buried in the same ignominious grave wherein lies the now-forgotten infant once famous as the rag baby. Free coinage is greenbackism galvanized into life. That heresy in its old form of a demand for more money has already been laid low. It will not long deceive us in its new form of a demand for more silver, or for silver fiatism. Nor in any other respect is it what it presumes to be. It is not a proposition for bimetallism. It is a wild leap in the dark for silver monometallism. Under the cry for more money are veiled the plans of a daring syndicate of mine owners and speculators, who have hoodwinked the people in certain parts of the country and who, while deluding them with a specious argument for more money, are laughing in their sleeves at a constituency so easily gulled.
Blanche K. Bruce Speech in the Senate March 31 1876
Supreme Court Case: Munn v. Illinois 1877
Excerpt from Henry George Progress and Poverty 1879
Excerpt from Edward Belamy Looking Backward 1884
Andrew Carnegie Wealth June 1889
The Sherman Antitrust Act 1890
Populist Party Platform July 4 1892
Grover Cleveland, Message on the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act August 8 1893
President Cleveland's message about Hawaii December 18 1893
Excerpt from William Graham Sumner The absurd effort to make the world over March 1894
Excerpt from Coin Harvey Coin's Financial School 1894
Samuel Gompers Letter on labor in industrial society to Judge Peter Grosscup September 1894
Excerpt from Henry Demarest Lloyd Wealth against Commonwealth 1894
Supreme Court Case Pollock v. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co. 1895
Supreme Court Case: U.S. v. E.C. Knight and Co. 1895
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold Speech July 8, 1896
William Allen White What's the matter with Kansas? August 16 1896
John Hay to Andrew D. White First Open Door Note September 6 1899


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Q: Google automatic location dropdown list is not showing I am working on website ...in which  when i click on the source location and destination location input  fields it  doesn't show the google automatic locations....thus , the input fields are fetching the result ..but the dropdown is not showing..
What should i do..?
My working link is below..you can see the link ,and figureout the issues:
My script is below:

    <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=<API KEY>&libraries=places"></script>
<script>
  function init() {
            var options = {
            componentRestrictions: {country: "au"}};
            var input = document.getElementById('locationTextField');
            var input2 = document.getElementById('locationTextField2');var input3 = document.getElementById('location1');
            var input4 = document.getElementById('location2');
            var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input,options);
            var autocomplete2 = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input2,options);
            var autocomplete3 = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input3,options);
            var autocomplete4 = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input4,options);
        }

        google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', init);

    </script>

A: Hope this will work :
HTML input field for autosuggest.
<input placeholder="location" onFocus="init(this);">

JS Code.
var options = {
    types: ['(cities)'],
    componentRestrictions: {country: "in"},
    strictBounds:true
};

function init(input) {
    var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, options);
    autocomplete.addListener('place_changed', function() {
        var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
        console.log(place);
    });
}

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=GOOGLE_MAP_API_KEY&libraries=places" async defer></script>

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Vacation apartments or houses for sale in Cervinia or in the surrounding areas. All the properties for sale may be viewed at no obligation and it is possible to request a professional consultation for any renovation work.
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The Radisson is world reknown for high standards, multiple star ratings, and setting the mood for luxury and comfort within the hospitality industry. With over five hundred rooms and suites, the hotel is large, successful, and clearly doing something right when it comes to guests. What sets Radisson apart from other hotels is that it offers excellent quality for your money. Your money is being wisely spent to stretch its value beyond what would be expected in the form of acclaimed amenities, expert hospitality service, and well furnished rooms.
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The last two winters on Prince Edward Island have been epic. Just ask Jamie Fox, who not only lives on PEI, but owns a truck stop that—no matter the depth of the snow—he keeps open 24/7.
How does he do it? He gives a chunk of the credit to his Massey Ferguson tractor.
Last winter, Fox could often be seen clearing drifts that were 4 to 5 feet above the tractor, an MF1635. "It's so user-friendly," he says. "It's a pleasure to drive. The cab has plenty of visibility, and it has a much shorter turning radius than most tractors, which makes it easy to maneuver around the fuel pumps and service islands.
The MF1700 Series is adept at snow removal.
"I bought the tractor in 2011 and it already has close to 1,100 hours on it. Yet it's never once failed me," he adds.
Although the MF1635 that Fox uses is no longer part of the Massey Ferguson lineup, Brandon Montgomery, AGCO product manager for <160 HP tractors, says the MF1700 Series that replaced it is equally adept at snow removal.
"We've had customers buy a whole fleet of them just for that purpose," he relates. "The MF1736 through MF1759 models are all available with a very large cab that provides excellent visibility, while blowing and pushing snow. Plus, they have a good transport speed for moving from one job to the next," he adds, noting that the excellent power-to-weight ratio has also been beneficial in snow removal applications.
"Another great feature," Montgomery continues, "is the auto throttle on hydrostatic models, which automatically controls the engine speed without the need to constantly adjust the throttle. All the operator has to do is press on the HST pedal. The harder the pedal is pressed, the more engine throttle is supplied, up to a maximum level that can also be set by the operator.
For even bigger jobs, Montgomery says the new MF4600M Series was designed specifically for year-round use. "In addition to being Tier 4 compliant, all three new 70- to 99-HP models are available with a large standard or deluxe cab that is extra roomy for long hours on the job.


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HELP: 13-Year-Old Girl From La Trinidad Goes Missing In Baguio City
A woman has reached out to me asking for help in disseminating information about her teenager sister who went missing last April 14, 2015 (Tuesday). Jenny Rose Tabil Borja says her sister Je-ann Tabil was last contacted on the night of April 14 while she was in Baguio City. Je-ann is thirteen years old and resides in the nearby town of La Trinidad in Benguet. Jenny Rose added that on the night she was last seen, Je-ann was wearing a pink floral blouse, blue shorts, and a pair of maroon rubber shoes.
A missing person report was filed with the police on April 15. It's been three days now since Je-ann was reported missing. According to Jenny Rose, Je-ann was with her friends (barkada) the night she went missing. In said evening, Je-ann and her friends went their separate ways to go home. That was the last time she was seen and heard from.
Jenny Rose provided me with phone numbers that people can contact in case they've seen Je-ann. These numbers are as follows: (074)-661-4285, 09178093636, 09258634677. However, it's recommended that the first thing you should go to if you have information is to go to the authorities. If you've seen Je-ann, report it to the nearest police station. If this is not possible, get the attention of barangay officials. Police hotline numbers in Baguio City and La Trinidad can be found at the PRO-COR website here.
Below are two pictures of Je-ann. If you have seen her or if you have any information as to where she is, please inform the family or the police.
Photo from Jenny Rose Tabil Borja
Jenny Rose also posted an appeal for help on Facebook. Here it is.
PLEASE HELP US! This is my sister, Je-ann Tabil, 13 y/o from La Trinidad, Benguet. She was nowhere to be contacted since...
Posted by Jenny Rose Tabil Borja on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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Q: Unable to get json info from controller when using Angular's $http So I am trying to get some info from an action in my controller.
The action currently looks like this:
def index
        @users = User.all

        respond_to do |format|
            format.html
            format.json { render json: @users }
        end
end

This index page is set as the root in routes.rb
Now, this is how my AngularJs controller looks like, from where I am trying to get the info:
@test.controller 'TestCtrl', ['$scope', '$location', '$http', ($scope, $location, $http) ->
    $scope.data = []

    $http.get('/')
    .success (data) =>
        $scope.data = data
        console.log($scope.data)
    .error (data) ->
        console.log('error!')
]

And when I load the root page I only get the whole page loaded as html in the Javascript console log.
So am I missing something here that needs to be done in order to get the action index respond in json for my AngularJs controller?
Server log:
Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2014-11-28 18:02:26 +0200
Processing by VisitorsController#index as HTML
   (0.4ms)  SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "users"
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Q: how to set a update warning for update too many rows I wanna to stop these query which will update more than 10k row at once.
just like mysql workbench, if i update a table without where condition, it will give me a warning and stop execute the sql.

A: there is no built-in function for this
before you sending the update statement,
you will need to execute the filter condition (ie . SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TBL WHERE...
in order to get the count of matched rows
from there, you can determine whether it should prompt a warning or not


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Rogue Valley is many things - first and foremost it is a region of southern Oregon that rolls out alongside the Rogue River which winds through the lush Jackson and Josephine Counties. It is a valley countryside nestled between the Southern Oregon Coast range, the Pacific Coastal Range, the Cascades and Siskiyous. It is a place that has known the serenity of pristine wilderness, the madness of a gold rush, and hidden sanctuary for outsiders and outlaws. It is a place where many make their living and livelihood amidst a backdrop of natural inspiration.
Rogue Valley is also the name of an Americana group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose music is rich in tone and texture in ways inspired by the landscape and history of the region. Crater Lake was the first of four albums self-released by the band. Songwriter/Composer Chris Koza wrote the album as an ode to Spring - and to be the first in a four-part series of full-length albums navigating the terrain of love, loss, and wanderlust, and each marked by the changing Seasons. Following Crater Lake, Rogue Valley (at that time comprised of drummer Luke Anderson, bassist/vocalist Linnea Mohn, guitarist/vocalist Peter Sieve, and keyboardist Joey Kantor) recorded and released three more full-length albums; all in the span of a single year. With Summer came The Bookseller's House; with Autumn: Geese in the Flyway. And with Winter the band completed their concept-album-cycle with False Floors. Additional musicians on the albums include George Hadfield (bass), Ben Rosenbush (cello) and Kip Jones (violin). Initial writing and recording for these albums took place during the summer of 2009 and they were released beginning April 2010 through April 2011. The band released a 12-song vinyl compilation of a few tracks from each seasons-album in 2012.
Since that time, Rogue Valley has toured regionally and nationally, mainly through the Midwest and West Coast, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Nebraska. They have shared the stage and played festivals alongside The Jayhawks, Spoon, Their music has found its way onto television series and feature film. Ben Stiller's film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty opened the door for listeners all over the world to discover the band as Stiller hand-picked the song The Wolves and The Ravens for his passion project and subsequent soundtrack. Paste magazine has determined the band to be "One of Minnesota's best unknown
Currently, the band is comprised of songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Chris Koza, drummer Luke Anderson, keyboardist/vocalist Linnea Mohn, guitarist/vocalist Peter Sieve and bassist/vocalist Paul Engels. Occasionally percussionist/drummer Bobby Maher joins the band for regional tour dates. A new album has been in the works for a couple of years and it is nearing completion. Music videos have been filmed and music has been recorded. While firm release dates are elusive, a new single and video will be released November 2015 and a full-length February 2016. The new album goes beyond the Seasons and known landscapes. It references surf guitar, samples, and the vast South West; where Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada converge in a single point of rocky desert dust.
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Pain - When it hurts
Almost one in five people in Germany suffers from chronic pain. Yet, we lack a complete understanding of where the complaints come from, which sometimes seems to come out of nowhere. It does seem clear however, that expectations play a role. Various scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) in Leipzig are investigating how these expectations work and how they can be influenced. They're asking questions such as, "How can two stimuli of identical strength be perceived, at different times, as differing in terms of pain."
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Slicing tomatoes and cucumbers for salad you accidentally cut into your finger. It hurts. The classic cascade of pain is set in motion: receptors in the skin are activated, action potentials are created that run along the nerves and migrate to the spinal cord. There they are processed, sent to the brain, and finally transmitted to the cerebral cortex via various levels. The affected finger is pulled out of the danger zone, it is spared, and the pain is relieved.
Actually, according to Falk Eippert, head of the "Pain Perception" research group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, pain is nothing more than another form of sensory perception, similar to hearing and seeing. There are pain receptors in the skin, organs, and muscles, which provide the brain with information about the stimulus. In contrast to the other senses, however, it contains an emotional, usually negative, component in addition to the sensory component. "Pain is actually never neutral," says Eippert.
The interesting thing is that the subjectively perceived pain does not always correspond to how strong the incoming signal actually is. Physically identical stimuli can sometimes be perceived as less, or sometimes as more painful. According to Eippert, expectations play an important role in this. This has a lot to do with how we perceive the world. "When we walk through the world, we 'expect' something that happens next, usually unconsciously," he explains. By constantly learning from our surroundings, we can often deduce from the current situation what will happen next. Perception is therefore not just something passive that results from external stimuli. It also feeds on existing experiences - and the expectations derived from them.
Pain has a lot to do with expectations
In terms of pain, this means that it is composed of signals that actually occur, for example through a painful movement, and those that are generated on the basis of an expectation, for example, the assumption that a stinging sensation will be felt when taking the next step. Eippert and his team therefore want to find out what contribution both components make to the actual sensation. The hope is that the results can be transferred to chronic pain and possibly used to develop more targeted therapies for those affected. Depending on the specific situation, some individuals may need to focus more on mechanical issues whereas others may need to address their expectations.
In fact, it has already been shown that the brain can process both types of signals separately. Some areas are mainly concerned with the intensity of the incoming stimulus, i.e. the physical information. Others are mainly concerned with the difference between the predicted pain and the pain actually experienced. These regions become active when a strong sting is expected but does not occur – or vice versa.
To investigate how pain is perceived and processed, MPI researchers use behavioral tests, among other things, to measure the difference between expected and actually occurring signals. Strong and slightly painful heat stimuli are used to do this, with different probabilities. For example, if a participant sees a blue screen, a small plate on her arm will give her a strongly painful stimulus, whereas a red screen will only give her a slightly painful stimulus. An association between "blue" and "strong pain" as well as "red" and "slight pain" is created. Thus, an expectation is formed for each of the colors. When the screen turns blue again, a corresponding network of neurons activate before the heat even arrives. Now, if blue screen is suddenly and covertly paired with the low intensity stimulus they normally get with a red screen, the participant experiences higher pain than they should. The difference is due to expectation, which can be quantified.
The spinal cord: The underestimated switching point for pain
The interesting thing is that these two types of information — physical and expected — are probably not first separable in the brain, but possibly already in the spinal cord. This is the first central processing point for pain prior to reaching the head region. If, according to Eippert's view, the signals could be changed at this point (the spinal cord), it would be more efficient than at higher levels where the information has already spread out across the brain.
Although it is assumed that the spinal cord is the first place where pain can be inhibited, less is known about this evolutionarily very old structure, thumb-thick, and composed of nerve cells and fibers in the spinal column. Why? It is difficult to examine. Nikolaus Weiskopf, director of the "Neurophysics" department at the MPI CBS explains in an interview why this is the case and which previously unknown insights science has nevertheless recently gained with the help of a new technology.
Music and sport against fear
Lydia Schneider also knows how decisive expectation is in dealing with pain. The doctoral student is concerned with how the fear of pain influences people's motivation to move. "Patients who suffer from chronic pain go into a situation with a clear idea of what will be painful," she explains, "They're afraid that when they move, the suffering will become even worse." This is one of the reasons why they often lack the motivation to engage in physical activity.
But doing so can be disastrous. Numerous studies have shown that exercise is one of the most important remedies for chronic pain, such as prolonged back pain. Schneider is therefore looking for ways to reduce this anxiety. She is testing the influence of "Jymmin" — a mix of sport and free musical improvisation (jammin) developed at the MPI CBS.
When Jymmin, movements made on fitness machines are translated into musical sounds. In this way, different sounds are created by varying degrees of muscle contraction and movement. © MPI CBS
When Jymmin, movements made on fitness machines are translated into musical sounds. In this way, different sounds are created by varying degrees of muscle contraction and movement. Essentially, the participants can play the machines like musical instruments. Composition software processes the movement in real time such that individualized accompanying music is created for each participant and each training session. This turns you into a composer, and the exercise devices into your instruments.
According to a previous study by the group, the fitness method changes the perception of pain in healthy persons. It raises pain tolerance and thus makes the participants less sensitive to physical pain. As a result, after the Jymmin, they were able to withstand significantly longer durations of pain than in a conventional training session, in which the music passively resounded from the speakers.
However, it was not clear, until now, whether this could also be transferred to pain patients. Could Jymmin be a method to reduce their fear of movement, even if it is very strong? The test showed that it really works. Especially in those who were particularly afraid of exercise. Jymmin reduced their fear more than those who were less afraid. One possible reason: Schneider suspects that the affected people focused their attention on something apart from the pain. "One suddenly concentrates on the fact that one's own body produces music." This also strengthens the feeling of being able to influence things yourself. This so-called self-efficacy increases well-being in general, and the effect is particularly strong in pain patients. According to the neuroscientist in training, the fear of losing control plays an enormous role for them. Jymmin works against this. "Suddenly the patient has the feeling of being able to influence things again, of being self-effective."
Emotions also influence pain
But expectations are not the only thing to have a decisive influence on the perception of pain. Emotions do as well. Anger, especially suppressed anger, intensifies the suffering. This condition occurs particularly frequently in pain patients. The constant suffering and the associated restrictions in everyday life are frustrating. Women are more often affected by it than men. Schneider therefore wanted to find out how different moods in music affect the perception of pain in women. The idea behind it: Is it possible to increase the pain-relieving effect of music by producing the style that corresponds to one's own mood? From an earlier study with heavy metal music, it was known that aggressive songs in particular can dissolve anger.
The results are encouraging. "If one listens to aggressive music after provoked rage, pain tolerance rises, but not with more cheerful music," said Schneider about the preliminary results. The reason for this could be the emotional correspondence between what is heard and one's own feelings, which could have a beneficial effect. "With annoyance it is particularly important to be able to express it, otherwise it accumulates and affects the body and pain sensation in the long term." Through music, one can express one's own feelings without becoming violent.
For her research, however, the scientist did not use heavy metal but classical music. She chose classical pieces that were stimulating and used the same instruments, but differed in their mood, one of them aggressive and the other one cheerful. In this way she wanted to ensure that patients' reactions could be easily compared. "Of course, the person's taste in music also plays a role."
She recorded their annoyance using a standardized questionnaire, the so-called Spielberg annoyance inventory. This assesses, on the basis of individual questions, how angry a person is generally, but also at the moment. "One problem, however, is that social desirability plays a large part in this. Women in particular often don't specify how angry they actually are about something," Schneider says. This is one of the challenges in the studies. Only when you know how angry someone really is can you relate it to effects of different moods in music. That's why, says Schneider, we are currently evaluating the physical signals of our study participants, such as heart rate variability. Like Eippert, she also hopes that her research will ultimately help those affected by chronic pain. "If we know more about how music and movement alleviate pain, it may be possible to replace many medications and at the same time achieve many other positive side effects.
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Stephan Geuter, Sabrina Boll, Falk Eippert, and Christian Büchel, "Functional dissociation of stimulus intensity encoding and predictive coding of pain in the insula," eLife 6, e24770 (2017).
Eveline Huber, Gergely David, Alan J. Thompson, Nikolaus Weiskopf, Siawoosh Mohammadi, and Patrick Freund, "Dorsal and ventral horn atrophy is associated with clinical outcome after spinal cord injury," Neurology 90 (17), e1510-e1522 (2018).
Thomas Hans Fritz, Daniel L. Bowling, Oliver Contier, Joshua Grant, Lydia Schneider, Annette Lederer, Felicia Höer, Eric Busch, and Arno Villringer, "Musical agency during physical exercise decreases pain," Frontiers in Psychology 8, 2312 (2018).
"Biomarkers show us the condition of nerve fibers after an accident"
To understand pain, you have to understand the spinal cord. This part of the central nervous system is considered the first switch point on the way to the brain. In the search for possible pain therapies, the spinal cord is thus becoming more and more the focus of attention. However, before this can be achieved, the cord must be better understood…
Not all pain is alike: How the spinal cord modulates our perception
Falk Eippert investigates in his new research group why we can perceive the exact same physical pain stimulus as quite different.
Using personal frequency to control brain activity
Individual frequency can be used to specifically influence certain areas of the brain and thus the abilities processed in them - solely by electrical stimulation on the scalp, without any surgical intervention. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences have now demonstrated this for the first time.


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Blues lock up Binnington with 2-year, $8.8M contract
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The St. Louis Blues have signed netminder Jordan Binnington to a two-year contract worth $8.8 million, the team announced on Saturday.
The 26-year-old was a restricted free agent and scheduled for an arbitration hearing on July 20. With an average annual value of $4.4 million, his new contract makes him the team's highest-paid netminder.
Binnington enjoyed one of the best rookie campaigns from a goalie in NHL history during the 2018-19 season. The Ontario native joined the struggling Blues on Dec. 16 and posted a 24-5-1 regular-season record with a 1.89 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, lifting the club from last place in the NHL to the third seed in the Central Division.
In the playoffs, Binnington went 16-10 with a 2.46 goals against average and a .914 save percentage, guiding the Blues to the first championship in franchise history. He also became the first rookie goalie to register 16 wins in a single postseason.
"I'm happy to get this deal done with the St. Louis Blues," Binnington said. "To the city of St. Louis, thank you for welcoming me in and trusting me to do me. I'm excited and motivated to keep doing my job and keep bringing success to the St. Louis Blues organization."
Binnington was nominated for the 2019 Calder Memorial Trophy and named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.
The Blues hold $7.12 million in projected cap space, with restricted free-agent forwards Ivan Barbashev and Oskar Sundqvist and defenseman Joel Edmundson in need of new deals, according to CapFriendly.
St. Louis selected Binnington with the 88th pick in the 2011 NHL Draft.
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This thesis describes a method to control rare events in non-equilibrium systems by applying physical forces to those systems but without relying on numerical simulation techniques, such as copying rare events. In order to study this method, the book draws on the mathematical structure of equilibrium statistical mechanics, which connects large deviation functions with experimentally measureable thermodynamic functions. Referring to this specific structure as the "phenomenological structure for the large deviation principle", the author subsequently extends it to time-series statistics that can be used to describe non-equilibrium physics.
The book features pedagogical explanations and also shows many open problems to which the proposed method can be applied only to a limited extent. Beyond highlighting these challenging problems as a point of departure, it especially offers an effective means of description for rare events, which could become the next paradigm of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.


Describe common social-sexual issues surrounding people with developmental disabilities.
List the common myths and sexual abuse practices including prevention strategies.
Identify practical strategies and review resources that can be used with assisting people with developmental disabilities gain knowledge in social-sexual issues.
Stacy Everson is a registered nurse and is nationally certified in Family Life Education (CFLE) and Developmental Disabilities (DDNA). She has been working in the San Diego area since 1987 teaching social-sexual education, assertiveness, and abuse awareness/prevention to people with developmental disabilities and a variety of service-providing agencies, such as Adult and Child Protective Services. She serves as an expert witness in court cases. Everson is an international speaker on the topics of sexuality and abuse of people with developmental disabilities.
This workshop is intended for professionals, psychologists, social workers, agencies that serve people with developmental disabilities.


Why is options trading difficult?
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SAMCO's Options fair value calculator and simulator arrives at a fair value of the option which can be then compared with the live market prices to understand whether the options are overvalued or undervalued. In addition, it also helps traders in online options trading to understand the effect of time, volatility and change in underlying prices which causes rapid decay in the value of options. Samco options fair value calculator is one of the kind unique tool that can be used by the trader to predict the impact of volatility, impact of time decay and impact of change in underlying prices of the security. It simulates different permutations and combinations of various scenarios in a graphical format for immediate understanding.
The calculator will arrive at a fair value of the option which will act as a benchmark for comparison with the live market prices. The value may differ, for example if the fair value of a call option as per the calculator is Rs.145 and if it is available at Rs. 135 that means it is undervalued and can rise to its fair value, other things remaining the same. This is available for display on the top of the calculator as shown in Figure 1. This can be extremely useful to an Intraday options trader since it can help predict the price of the option as the underlying moves. For Eg. If the NIFTY is trading at 8143 and you expect the market to go up by 50 points to 8195 levels, you can see from the graph that the price of the 8200 Call will move from Rs. 146 to Rs. 173 – all other factors remaining the same. This can be used intelligently for intraday options trading to determine entry and exit prices of trades.
h) call or put has to be selected so that the calculator computes the fair value of the option. Figure 1 also shows various scenarios when value of underlying changes favorably or unfavorably. This diagram pictorially displays the rise and fall in value of options, incase underlying price moves in favor or against.Figure 3 shows how time decay will destroy the value of the option over the life of it's contract.
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Figure 5 shows with increase in interest rates the value of options increases and with decrease in rates the value decreases.
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Yes, but we currently only support the Ledger Nano S.
You can select a hardware wallet as a Guardian. This gives the controller of the hardware wallet, which could be you or a friend, the ability to help you recover and lock your wallet, as well as block fraudulent transactions.
To add a hardware wallet, in the app tap on the "Security" tab, tap "Guardians", then "Add Guardian", then "Hardware Wallet".


DALLOL is the lowest point of the Danakil Depression (116 meters below sea level) in Ethiopia; the most important features of this region are resulted from faulting and cracking.
The Great Rift Valley is formed by faulting; the longest rift valley in the world is the East African Rift Valley which extends from the Middle East (Syria) to Mozambique, passing through the red sea, Ethiopia (in a north-south direction), Kenya and Tanzania. The rift valley of Ethiopia is part of the East African Rift Valley system.
There are huge beds of natural salt – which, at points, are calculated to be several thousands of meters thick.
Volcanic Activity, which has continued until today and it, is internal force which changes the surface of the earth.
During a volcanic activity molten lava, gases, water Vapors, ashes and other solid materials are thrown out to the surface.
In Ethiopia in Danakil Depression, Ert Ale is one of the few volcanoes in the world that has almost continual lava flows and spreads over a large area. Ert Ale is the most active volcano in Ethiopia. Erta Ale means "Smoking Mountain" in the local Afar people language; Erta Ale is found at an altitude of 612 meters high.
The Afar People in this area are nomadic and their daily lives mostly depend on livestock production.
Day 1: Arrive at Addis Ababa airport; up on arrival, our representative will meet you at the airport and give transfer to the hotel.
If the time allows you, you will have city tour of Addis Ababa.
Over night Addis Ababa in a hotel.
Day 2: Drive to Awash National park, in the park visit Beisa Oryx, Lesser and Greater Kudu, Dik-dik, Tortoise, Awash River fall and birds of different kinds.
Day 4: Drive from Semera to Lake Afdera. Over night camping.
Day 5: Drive to Dodem then walks to Erta Alle, at Dodem we will start walk to the Erta Alle Volcanic hills (612 meters above sea level) which is 15kms one way. It is possible to arrive Erta Alle around 9:30 PM if you start to trek at 6:30 PM and you will see the volcanic eruption; the eruption is so colourful and spectacular. We will camp nearby the eruption.
Overnight Camping at Ahemed Illa.
Day 7: Drive to the Lake Asale, salty Lake and visit the salt workers and then proceed 18 km to Dalol and enjoy the spectacular view of the hot spring in several places. Then drive back to Ahmed Illa for an overnight camping.
Day 8: Drive from Ahmed Illa to Mekele, on the way visit the Afar village on the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley.
Overnight Mekele in a Hotel.
Day 9: Fly from Mekele to Addis Ababa. Sightseeing / shopping in Addis Ababa. In the evening, you will have fare well dinner.
Day 1 : Arrive at Addis Ababa airport; up on arrival, our representative will meet you at the airport and give transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Drive to Awash National park, in the park visit Beisa Oryx,?Lesser and Greater Kudu, Dik-dik, Tortoise, Awash River fall and birds of different kinds.
Day 4: Drive from Semera to Lake Afdera. Over night camping.?
Day 5: Drive to Dodem then walks to Erta Alle, at Dodem we will start walk to the Erta Alle Volcanic hills (612 meters above sea level) which is 15kms one way trip. It is possible to arrive Erta Alle around 9:30 PM if you start to trek at 6:30 PM; the eruption is so colourful and spectacular. We will camp nearby the eruption.
Over night Mekele in a Hotel.
Day 9: Drive from Mekele to Kombolcha, on the way visit dramatic highland scenery and areas of Agriculture and Lake Hayk.
Over night Kombolcha in a hotel.
Day 10: Drive to Addis Ababa enjoying the scenery of Tarma ber hillsides, dotted with picturesque villages.
In the evening, you will have fare well dinner.
Day 2: In the morning you will take flight to Mekele, and then you will drive to Ahmed Ella via BerhAlle. Over night camping in Ahmed Ella.
Day 3: Drive to the Lake Asale, salty Lake and visit the salt workers and then proceed 18 km to Dalol and enjoy the spectacular view of the hot spring in several places. Then drive back to Ahmed Ella for an overnight camping.
Day 4: Drive from Ahmed Ella to Dodem then walks to Erta Alle, at Dodem we will start trekking to the Erta Alle Volcanic hills (612 meters above sea level) which is 15kms one way trip. We will arrive to Erta Alle around mid night and see the volcanic eruption; the eruption is so colourful and spectacular. After we visit the lava which is flowing, we will camp nearby the eruption. The camping equipments and the meal for over night will be loaded on camels.
Day 7: In the morning flight back to Addis Ababa; in the after noon city tour / shopping. Over night Addis Ababa in a4 stars hotel.


The bench stares at the sun alone.
And yet it is playing its role.
And the admiring faces its cargo.
yet home to the roaming foreigners.
Once again in this familiar train.
Sleeping dreamy below bikes full of desert dust.


Four years ago, Obama was all about hope and change. Bush's appeal was limited and his replacement wannabe McCain was a terrible alternative. Now we have four year of failed policies and a government that is so indebted we may never recover.
Obama, like most liberal Democrats, must hid who they are. They cannot run a socialistic campaign. They must use emotion and entitlement rhetoric. They must spin the record. They must lie. Obama has not run on his record, rather has ran on trying to destroy his opponent's character and fabricate his record.
Four years ago, Obama was taking about Bush's failed policies, our national debt, America's image from abroad -- a very centrist approach. Once elected, he tossed all of that out and ran a pure liberal agenda with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. They focused on a tax receipts (income) redistribution, and a whole series of debt-increasing/Keynesian spending programs from Cash For Clunkers, crony stimulus programs, payback and unnecessary shovel-ready projects, TARP, bailouts and banking/financial institution restructuring often at the expense of real investors in favor of unions and other insiders, unemployment benefit extensions, massive food stamp promotion and growth, limited-appeal green industry "investment," Federal Reserve-based Quantitative Easing I, II and III, and last but not least, Obamacare (arguably the worst piece of legislation in American history).
Four years ago, 95% of black voters went for Mr. Obama, and he is likely to win something approaching that percentage in his re-election bid, notwithstanding economic data showing that blacks have lost ground on his watch. When the president assumed office, unemployment was 12.7% for blacks and 7.1% for whites. Today it is 14.3% for blacks and 7% for whites, which means that the black-white employment gap has not merely persisted under Mr. Obama but widened.
No matter. The president's approval rating among African-Americans is pushing 90%, and a Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll last week found that 97% of blacks plan to double down on him in this election.
He has never had any intent to work with Republicans. Remember the "Great Bargain" with Speaker Boehner that did not happen, the Super Committee to avoid automation cuts, his slam-the-Paul Ryan budget and the passing of the Affordable Care Act without due process?
If America re-elects Obama, America will forever be changed. It will become an even greater entitlement society, without morals and personal responsibility, financially insolvent, and ripe for complete destruction, if not anarchy, from within.
I believe the American people will not re-elect Obama. I believe that Romney will be America's next President. But even then, I doubt the founding principles of the American Republic will resonate with the masses in the future.


Thanks to all its growth, competitiveness, and people initiatives, Thales is undergoing a profound transformation which will foster profitable and sustainable growth.
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announced its order intake and sales for the period ending 30 September 2018.
Patrice Caine, Chairman; Chief Executive Officer, stated: "2017 was another record-breaking year for Thales."


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Plan Ahead When Booking : Choose your flight so you can begin to adjust your sleep schedule to your destination time zone on your flight. When departing to Asia, find an early morning flight to sleep partly on the way there, or a mid-afternoon flight and plan to stay up the entire flight then crash when you arrive.
Time Your Sleeping: Many of us like to sleep the entire flight to pass the time on a long-haul flight, but fight that urge and get your body adjusted. Set your clock to your destination time zone and try to sleep during the nighttime hours of your destination to help ease the 12-13 hour adjustment.
Go for a Long Walk: Unless you're lucky enough to be flying in a layflat seat, you probably have some pretty sweet cankles going on when you land. Try to go for a mile or longer walk once you get on the ground to get that blood flowing again.
Don't Binge Sleep: Sleeping until the mid-afternoon sounds like a wonderful idea after a transpacific flight. It's not. Trying to make up that sleep throws off your body clock. Follow your normal sleep schedule to help adjust quickly.
Avoid Going to Bed Early: After returning, 7PM feels like midnight. Force yourself to stay up until your normal bedtime. Just as sleeping in until lunch throws you off, so does going to bed right after work.
Hydrate! This one is probably beaten to death, but the low humidity in the flight cabin dries you out like a sponge in the Sahara. Drink lots of fluids before and during your flight. You'll probably get up every few hours to use the bathroom, but that helps prevent cramping and keeps blood from pooling in your ankles too.
Take Your Vitamins: Travel can wreak havoc on your immune system, among other things. Boost up the vitamin C so you don't catch whatever Coughing Cathy sitting in the middle seat has. B12 also helps provide some balanced energy to help you with the jet lag.
Indulge in the Carbs: I learned this trick when I was long-distance cycling. Carb-loading boosts your insulin levels to help adjust your body when you deviate from your regular resting and eating schedule. Go ahead; give in to those sweet pastries before you board or when you land. You'll walk them off when you go for that mile recovery walk anyway.
While these tips aren't going to make you feel like a superhero at work the next day after a 15 hour flight and a 13 hour time change from Korea, you'll be at least 70% of the way there.
Here's a bonus! These same tricks also work for transatlantic flights. If you can recover from a transpacific flight, transatlantic flights are a piece of cake.
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Such describes the 1990's in Penticton United Church. There were many creative projects undertaken such as the landscaping project of 1991, the Archives headed up by Anne Walker in 1991, visits in 1991 by the Moderator Rev. Walter Farquarhson, in 1993 by the Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Stan McKay who helped us celebrate our 65th Anniversary, and in 1998 Rev. Bill Phipps, our Moderator visited.
In 1993 we held an "Apple Pie Making Bee" with 2000 pounds of apples provided by Harry and Mary Shaw. This raised $3,000.00. In that same year the Parlour was renovated in recognition of the life and work of Rev. Ernest Rands.
In 1994 the Gordon Brown Memorial Window was installed and dedicated. The stained- glass windows above the balcony were installed, a memorial to her husband by Mrs. Brown. A scholarship fund in the name of Rev. Ernest Rands, was started within the church, and is made available annually to a student at Okanagan University College in Penticton. The year ended with a deficit of $16,754.18.
1995 was a tumultuous year with Rev Harvie Barker and Rev. Ron Jeffries leaving us. It was a team ministry that had its struggles. An interim year with Rev. Gordon Howe followed and then in 1996 Rev. Helen Stover Scott was called to our church. Sadly, Helen died in March of 2000. Each minister brought gifts and creative ideas, some of which were accepted and others – not so much.
For instance, in 1997 the Constitution and By-Laws document was updated. The Memorial and Bursary Fund and UCW purchased a dishwasher for the kitchen. The entire kitchen was gutted and completely refurbished during the summer months.
In 1999 Refugees: Gordana and Dini Voloder, arrived from Croatia. Our church's commitment to supporting refugee families has a long history.
Rev. Helen Stover Scott and other area Ministers conducted 8 weddings, 57 funerals, and 13 baptisms in 1999. Church membership was 523 persons.
Also, in 1999 the Angelus Ringers started under the direction of Margaret Ormond. They had 10 ringers. The funding and purchase of bells was available through a special appeal to the congregation. This group was recognized as a vital part of worship. We honoured them in June.
Renovations to the office area and foyer were carried out. Monies for this project were made available through bequests and memorials in the Memorial and Bursary Fund.
One of the most interesting pieces of our history occurred in 1998. The outside belfry wall was found to be bulging, and with the help of the Penticton Search & Rescue Team (who wanted some practice at rappelling) displayed their abilities by laying two beams to support and secure the wall.
That timeless question is as old as Jesus himself. And it certainly is an appropriate one on this anniversary Sunday. If we are to be like Peter, we would say "You are the Messiah." Jesus is the anointed One who is chosen to save people from harm. Perhaps we have an understanding of Jesus based on our Sunday School days, picturing him as the Good Shepherd – the One who gathers us like a lamb being protected from the wolf. Some of us have come to know Jesus as the Rock – the solid, immovable force that stands sentinel over us. Others might say the Judge who rules over our actions. And the list goes on.
"Who do you say that Jesus is?" For the founders of this church, surely Jesus was their constant guide. Jesus gave them strength, courage and guidance. And that truth is equally as real today. The Jesus that I know is my peace, my lover, and my true friend.
When Jesus asked Peter, "who do you say that I am?" he was wanting to make sure that we are not missing the boat! He wanted to make sure that we know clearly who he is and what he is all about. "Some say this and some say that, but who do YOU say that I am?
This fullness of life is only a dream for many people. With lives crammed full with work, volunteer activities, care for family members and the drudgery of the everyday, there is little room to dream of an encounter with the enlivening Christ. Yet, freedom, wholeness and peace is the gift that Christ promises to people like you and me.
So, my friends, as we celebrate the 1990's we reflect on Jesus' timeless question "Who do you day that I am?" Each of us will have a different answer. It is perhaps the most important question for which you and I will be called to respond. For me, the answer is; Jesus is the gift of God who shows us what it is to be fully human. Will you dare to live in this way? Will you let go of your inhibitions and insecurities and trust deeply! And will you risk! Risk vibrant, abundant living!
Our church in the 1990's sought to honour Jesus as Bible Studies, UCW meetings, Men's Club, Choir, and many fund raising projects were undertaken. Yet there were struggles and tensions that permeated much of the 1990's. Some of it was the fall out of 1988 and the position taken concerning human sexuality tolerance. Approximately 100 people left our church in 1988 through to 1990.For those who stayed at Penticton United Church, we knew Jesus to be inclusive and welcoming of all people. As you go into the coming week, consider the question Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do you say that I am?" Don't jump to conclusions, but let the answer come to you through reflection and prayer. You may be surprised and freed by the answer. Your answer is at the core of your faith and it will give direction to your life and to your Christian witness in the world. Amen.


As many as 29 comedians took part in the recording of the BICF official theme song 'Laughter Brings Good Luck!' and boosted the anticipation for the festival.
The theme song was recorded on Saturday, July 8th featuring the executive director Jun-ho Kim as well as Jae-seok Yoo, Gu-ra Kim, Guk-jin Kim, Yoo-sung Jeon, Mi-sun Park, Young-ja Lee, Eun-e Song, Sook Kim, Jung-soo Yoon, Min-sang You, Jun-hyun Kim, Se-ho Jo, Gi-ri Kim, Yoon-hwa Hong, Ki-soo Byun, In-kyu Hong, Yoon-ho Jo, Hui-soon Park, Dae-beom Kim, Sang-tae Ahn, the Comedy Monsters (Dong-min Lee, Sang-min Lee, Sang-ho Lee, Woo-il Im), Seung-hye Kim and Jong-hyuk Im. Young-chul Kim and Se-hyung Yang participated in the supplemental recording. All of comedy celebrities got together and made meaningful harmony.
The theme song "Laughter Brings Good Luck!" composed by Super Rookie was selected at the 2017 BICF Theme Song Contest and ran from May 23 (Tue) to June 11 (Sun). This exciting dance song, a good fit for the festival, will be released in August.
The harmony that the comedians' unique voices made is expected to double the excitement. One of the behind-the-scenes stories is that the recording session was full of pleasure and excitement. Such positive energy is sure to carry over into the theme song.
The BICF's first theme song holds significance in that it celebrates its 5th anniversary and provides an opportunity to draw more public attention to the festival.
"Amid their hectic schedule, many comedians spared time to come and share their love at the recording wholeheartedly," said a BICF official. "Thanks to their amazing talent, the recording was successful," he added, raising the expectation of the song to the utmost level.


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Neenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Neenstetten is located on the southern edge of the Swabian Alb on a ridge above the Lonetal, about 18 kilometers north of Ulm and ten kilometers west of Langenau.

Neighboring communities
The municipality borders on Altheim (Alb), on the east by Börslingen, south to Bernstadt (Alb) and Holzkirch, and on the west by Weidenstetten.

History
Neenstetten was first mentioned in the year 1255.
The place belonged ecclesiastically initially to Weidenstetten. After the Reformation Neenstetten became a separate parish. The early Gothic choir tower plant received its characteristic onion dome to collapse of the Tower 1730. The nave dates from the 15th century ; it has wall paintings from that time.

Economy and Infrastructure
Neenstetten has from the 1950s agriculturally developed structured village for living and working community. In about 25 commercial farms currently about 500 workers are employed. There are also 15 part-time farms.

Companies
Gebr. Binder Metallwarenfabrik GmbH, Automotive

Education
In Neenstetten there is a kindergarten, but no school. Elementary school students go to primary school in Weidenstetten, two kilometers away. Main students attend the high school association in Altheim. Schools are in Langenau and Ulm.

Personalities

Gerhard Staib, since 1985 12 years of volunteer and 14 years of full-time mayor was (honorary citizen since June 21, 2011).
Eberhardt Renz (born in Neenstetten May 1, 1935) is a Protestant minister and was from 1994 to 2001 bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg.

Literature
Gerd Zillhardt (Hg.): The Thirty Years' War in contemporary representation. Hans Heberle "Zeytregister" (1618-1672). Records from the Ulmer territory. A contribution to history and historical understanding of the lower classes (research into the history of the city of Ulm, Vol. 13), Ulm 1975 (in German)

External links
 Commons: Neenstetten - collection of images, videos and audio files
 Wikisource: Neenstetten in the description of the Oberamts Ulm 1836 - sources and full texts
Website of the municipality Neenstetten
Photos from the 50s

References

Towns in Baden-Württemberg
Alb-Donau-Kreis
Württemberg

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Afterthe attack in Peshawar on Army public school that claimed the lives of 149 including 8 school teachers, the government, political leadership and armed forces have embarked upon a national action plan to counter terrorism called The National Action Plan (NAP). All the political parties have vowed to fight terrorism and build consensus on issues of public importance. The government lifted the moratorium on death penalty and called for the establishment of military courts for the speedy trail of terrorism related cases. However, different quarters have expressed different reactions. The repost has compiled the government actions, the parliamentary proceedings, the actions taken by armed forces and the reaction of different organisations and civil society.
To enforce executions for terrorists sentenced to death.
To avoid criminals evading punishment due to weaknesses in the legal system, special trial courts will be established under military officers so such elements can be dealt with without delay. These courts will exist for two years. Constitutional amendments will be made for these courts.
No armed militant group or organization will be allowed to operate.
The anti-terrorism organization, NACTA, will be strengthened and activated.
All funding for terrorists and terrorist organizations will be eliminated.
Banned organizations will not be allowed to re-establish themselves under another name.
A special anti-terrorism force will be created of 10,000 soldiers will be created.
Action is being taken to stop religious extremism and protect minorities.
The government will register and regulate all madrassahs.
Print and electronic media will be banned from glorifying the views of terrorists and terrorist organizations.
Reforms in FATA will be given priority to ensure the speedy return of internally displaced persons.
The communication networks of terrorists will be completely dismantled.
The government will take steps to stop the spread of terrorism on the Internet and social media.
There will be no space left for terrorism in any part of the country, including Punjab.
The ongoing operation in Karachi will continue until it accomplishes its goals.
For broader political consensus, stakeholders will work to empower the Balochistan government.
Decisive action will be taken against sectarian elements.
A comprehensive policy for the repatriation of Afghan refugees is being developed.
The government will focus on legislation to ensure provincial intelligence organizations get access to terrorists' communication networks and anti-terrorism organizations.
The APC also issued a joint notification for the elimination of terrorism. The notification states that Madaris (religious institutions) would be registered and the activities of extremist organisations would be stopped. The notification calls for the restructuring of NECTA and prohibition of hate and provocative speeches, and the distribution of extremist materials.
The APC agreed to destroy the communication system of terrorism, to work for the rehabilitation of the IDPs and ban those terrorist organisations trying to operate under different names. The use of social media and internet by terrorist organisations would be stopped.
The APC decided to establish for a period of two years, special courts which are presided by Army Officers. For this purpose amendment in the constitution was introduced.
On December 24, 2014, the prime minister chaired the meeting of parliamentary leaders which was attended by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Director General of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Rizwan Akhtar and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other senior PPP, PTI and MQM leaders. During the meeting Prime Minster said that extraordinary situation demands extraordinary measures. The Chief of Army Staff and the interior minister briefed the meeting.
The regular update of the most wanted terrorists.
To deal with all terrorist organizations (including those under new names).
Online hate speech and content generated by terrorists and regulation of the Internet.
Greater regulation of explosives material.
An audit of all companies dealing with explosives with civilian and military coordination.
On December 24 the Prime Minister in a televised address to the nation announced the 'National Action Plan (NAP) to deal with terrorism. According to the Interior Minister, the plan was prepared in the light of the decisions taken by All Parties Conference. For this purpose the PM established the National Action committee consisting of the members from all the political parties and decision were taken in the light of the recommendations of this committee. The PM address gave the following outlines of the National Action Plan (NAP) are those points which were decided in the APC. The summary of these points is given as given under.
i) The Execution of terrorists convicted of death penalty.
There are 3000 convicts in terrorism related cases; the execution of some 500 convicts in terrorism related cases is due in the comings weeks. The prime minster has said that the executions would continue. According to the interior minister the decision to lift moratorium on death penalty for terrorism cases was made in principle.
For the establishment of military courts the government needed to amend the article 175 of the constitution which defines the jurisdiction and establishment of the courts, and the Pakistan Army Act 1952. The government tabled the bill called the 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill 2015 and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015, in the Parliament for parliamentary discussion and approval. The Parliament passed both the bills.
iii) To take measure against hate speech.
iv) To make no distinction among good and bad Taliban.
v) The regulate madaris (religious schools).
vi) Political reconciliation in Balochistan, reforms in FATA and rehabilitation of IDPs.
vii) To deal with the issue of Afghan refugees.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Shareef visited Kabul and had meetings with his counterpart and the ISAF commander. The PM said that he had a telephonic conversation with the Afghan president, asked him to take strict action against the terrorists and ensure maximum cooperation.
On December 20 2014, the security forces killed 45 terrorists across the country in different operations. Brother of Peshawar school mastermind among five killed in Peshawar, twenty killed in jet bombardment in Tirah valley in Khyber Agency, four in drone strike in North Waziristan, two in Charsadda and five killed in Karachi. The military has intensified is operation country wide against the terrorists in which scores of terrorists have been killed.
The Army Chief briefed the meeting of parliamentary leaders chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that 2100 terrorists were killed and 190 soldiers had died during Zarb-e-Azb.
He further added that letter has been written to three provinces that if the deployment of armed forces under article 245 was not requested, armed forces from the three provinces would be withdrawn.
During the 178th Corps Commanders Conference at the General Headquarters, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif has stated that petty differences should not put at stake the political consensus. The COAS reviewed the homework done by various quarters for the execution of National Action Plan agreed in the APC. The upsurge in Intelligence Based Operations and it effects were reviewed.
The national action plan has three such elements on which disagreement prevails among different political parties, civil society, non Governmental and international organisations, and some sections of press and electronic media.
The execution of the terrorist convict of death penalty has been criticised by human rights organisations, the European Union, the Nongovernmental organisations, and the leading human rights activists.
The EU envoy to Pakistan Lars-Gunnar Wigemark and other delegates said in a joint statement, ""We believe that the death penalty is not an effective tool in the fight against terrorism". The envoy stated that the EU delegation regrets the decision of the Pakistani government to lift the moratorium on executions.
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called on the government of Pakistan to put an end to the execution of all convicts and re-impose the moratorium on death penalty. The UN High Commissioner Zeid Raad Al Hussein had also condemned Pakistan's decision to lift moratorium on death penalty.
David Griffiths, Amnesty International's Deputy Asia-Pacific Director stated, "The planned execution figures being quoted are deeply disturbing and indicate a huge regression from a government which until last week maintained a moratorium on executions".
The United States has adopted not official position on the issue. The United States Department spokesperson for the U.S Department of State Marie Harf said that the lifting of the moratorium on death penalty is Pakistan's internal issue.
Asma Jehangir Lawyer and Activists said that punitive actions would not absolve government from taking hard decisions on security paradigm or revamp criminal justice system. She further added, "Terrorism does not disappear with revenge tactics but through making justice and equality before law a reality".
After the Peshawar attack the decisions of the APC which were incorporated in to National Actions Plan to counter terrorism, the government as part of its plan has tabled the bill aiming at amendment to the constitution to establish military courts.
For this purpose the Bill called The 21st Amendment Bill 2015 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015 were passed from the parliament.
a) The Bill amended Article 175 of the constitution.
The article is about the jurisdiction and establishment of the Courts.
b) The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015.
It is about the trail and composition of the Military Courts.
The Pakistan Army Act (Amendment) Bill 2015 would remain in force for two years and stands repealed on the expiration of the said period unless extended by the Parliament.
"Whereas extraordinary situation and circumstances exist, which demand special measures for speedy trial of certain offences relating to terrorism, waging of war or insurrection against Pakistan and for prevention of acts threatening the security of Pakistan by the terrorist groups using the name of religion or a sect and also by the members of armed groups, wings and militias," reads the 21 amendment bill.
In the first schedule of the Constitution, the 21st amendment to the Constitution ,the Pakistan Army Act 1952, the Pakistan Army Act 1953, the Pakistan Navy Act 1961 and the Protection of Pakistan Act, 2014 will also be inserted.
These military courts – with prior permission of the federal government – will also be able to try any person – who is claimed or is known to belong to any terrorist group or organization using the name of religion or sect and who commits an offence. The federal government can also transfer pending cases to these military courts.
Both the bills have been voted in the parliament none of the political party opposed the bill.
The Pakistan Tehrek e Insaaf (PTI) called off the protests and participated in the APC. However, it abstained from voting the bill and amendment. Jamiat e Ulema e Islam Fazal Rahman Group (JUI F) and Jumat e Islami (JI) also abstained from voting. JI proposed that the word religion should be omitted from the text of the bill. JUI insisted that the word sect is objectionable. The Pakistan's People Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) voted in favour of the bill and amendment.
Undoubtedly, Pakistan is going through one of its most difficult times in its history but it seems the people and the leadership of the country has decided to take a united stand against the elements threatening the security and sovereignty of the country. It is the need of the time that decisions on matters of national security are taken through mutual consensus and consultation. The National Action Plan can be successful if transparency and accountability is maintained in implementing this plan. Mere slogans and speeches will not help achieve the required targets, for that, sanity must prevail over rage and emotions.
The writers are currently working as Research Associate at the Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS).