From channel selection to volume level, you can control the TV settings in public areas. Public Display Mode also enables you to restore default settings, as required, on the TVs. Via the TV's RS-232C port, you can remotely control power and volume settings simultaneously. WOL (Wake on LAN) helps you remotely turn on TVs over the internet. Connect TVs and a PC in the same network, and send Magic Packet program to the MAC addresses of registered TVs. Then, it will wake up the TVs via LAN port. Lock Mode blocks external input signals with non-compliant content. This is a useful feature for preventing misuse of TVs in various facilities or public spaces. Self Diagnosis enables engineers and IT to engineers to analyze the data and identify technical issues quickly and easily through a USB memory device. Create a media playlist of your choosing (video, music, and/or images) via USB Auto Playback+.


Having lived all over the world as a result of being both a military brat and then serving for 21 years on my own, I've been witness to the change of seasons in many states and countries.
I'm a huge fan of fall colors as the trees make their transition into winter. Colorado and New Mexico have their yellow Aspens, Montana's Rocky Mountains were wonderful, but the best color I've ever seen were the Maple trees in the Northern Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.
Last week I was out listing a Short Sale property in Frisco, Texas and came upon a Silver Leaf Maple that reminded me of my time spent in Tupper Lake, New York after my father retired from the Air Force in the early 1970's.
Rather than a bright red, the leaves were a shade of scarlet, but it was nice to see the color. Sometimes you just have to stop and admire nature's beauty.
It's been almost 35 years since I last witnessed the change of color in New England. Dallas, Texas is my home but it reminded me that I need to make a trip back one fall to take it all in again.


>Today: ToryDiary: Our guide to how the Government can deliver its Brexit deal in Parliament. Or No Deal. And whether MPs can block the latter.
>Today: MPs Etc.: "We have never said this." Selmayr tweets a response to Hand's ConHome article about him and Weyand.
ToryDiary: Extending Article 50? A clumsy tactic, and an even worse plan.
Greg Hands in Comment: "The power is with us." The two EU officials who want to punish Britain, crafted the deal – and claim they are winning.
>Yesterday: Henry Newman's column: An end to free movement and forced payments to Brussels. Is the backstop really so bad?
>Today: Nadine Dorries MP in Comment: Thuggery. Abuse. Threats. Unacceptable everywhere. But no-one came to Brexiteers' defence when we were victims.


Attended by around 70 participants, the conference speakers included leading experts in climatology, water management and participatory techniques. A rapid "Lightning Talk" session gave participants from inside and outside the project consortium the opportunity to present their experiences, leading to a panel discussion and development of the key messages, available soon from the BeWater website. These included that a multi-sectoral approach is vital, taking into account the differing needs of each sector in adapting to global change and how these might be harmonised. Furthermore, a culture of optimism is necessary to influence the political mood while grounding adaptation in the reality of what is happening in local neighbourhoods and societies, in relation to change at global level, is crucial. Discussions also centred on the importance of exploiting existing knowledge: measures should be developed to ensure that scientific knowledge reaches end users while local society insights are fully considered.
The conference also saw the launch of the video infographic, "River Basin Adaptation Planning with stakeholder infusion: a recipe", which is available to view on the BeWater website. The video describes a step-by-step approach to river basin adaptation planning and is a quick introduction to the participatory methodology developed in BeWater. This is described in detail in the easy-to-follow handbook "Developing participatory adaptation plans for river basins", also available online.
The one-day conference was complemented by a field trip to the Vipava River Basin on 8 March, one of four case study river basins in the BeWater project. The trip followed the course of the river, from spring to reservoir, with points of interest including hydrotechnical works, conservation areas, flood risk protection measures and a wastewater treatment plant.
The River Basin Adaptation Conference marked the end of the EU-funded BeWater Project, an FP7 SIS project "Making society an active participant in water adaptation to global change", which completes on 31 March 2017 after 42 months.
BeWater project receives funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration. The project, coordinated by CREAF, developed River Basin Adaptation Plans in four Mediterranean basins through citizen participation.


How to Fix Corrupted MOV File on MacBook Pro?
MOV is a common multimedia file format often used for saving movies and other videos files using a proprietary compression algorithm developed by Apple computer. The MOV files can be played on QuickTime media player, which is a built-in media player for most of the videos files that are played on Mac OS X. The files that are saved in .MOV file format are in compressed form, which makes it easier to download and stream video from internet to your Mac computer or other portable media devices. Many of the movies that are available online and the videos that are captured from various DSLR cameras are in .mov format. The MOV format specifies a multimedia file container that contains one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data like audio, video, effects or text.
Since many movie and video files that are available online are distributed in .MOV format, there are many chances were your MOV files get corrupted while downloading or transferring via network. This is not only the reason for corruption of MOV files on MacBook Pro; there are many situations where your MOV files may get corrupted and refuse to play on MacBook Pro notebook.
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Student Handbook: University Supports
Counseling and Mental Health Services
HUHS Smith Campus Center, Fourth Floor
617-495-2042 | https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu
HUHS Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides coverage to students year-round. Counseling is available for a wide variety of concerns, including:
Transitional issues and adjustment difficulties
Depression, anxiety, or stress
Concerns interfering with work or relationships
High-risk behaviors around food, alcohol, and/or other substances
Treatment options include individual psychotherapy, medication management, and group therapy. All visits are confidential and mental health records are held separately from the rest of the medical record, except for information on medications and hospitalizations.
Office for Gender Equity (OGE) SHARE Counseling
SHARE 24-hour response line: 617-495-9100 | https://titleix.harvard.edu/oge
The Office for Gender Equity (OGE) provides services to the community through its three functions: Sexual Harassment/Assault, Resources & Education (SHARE) counseling; Title IX; and Prevention Education, Engagement & Outreach.
Each of these functions, while distinct, work holistically to promote gender equity, and to address and prevent sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct within the Harvard community.
Those seeking confidential, privileged support can reach SHARE counselors via SHARE''s 24/7 hotline at 617-495-9100. Students interested in engaging with OGE with other questions may contact oge@harvard.edu.
Harvard International Office
864 Smith Campus Center
617-495-2789 | http://www.hio.harvard.edu
The Harvard International Office (HIO) offers services to international students and scholars at Harvard's graduate and professional schools to minimize the difficulties they may experience both upon arrival and later during their stay at Harvard. HIO provides information on a wide range of topics, including immigration issues (work permits, travel), financial questions, social and cultural differences, and resources at Harvard and in the community. HIO also acts as a liaison between international students and scholars and the U.S. government agencies that have jurisdiction over their stay here.
Office of Work Life
124 Mt. Auburn Street, 3rd Floor North
617-495-4100 | http://hr.harvard.edu/
The office provides information on work/family programs, services, and policies at Harvard and acts as a clearinghouse for family resources in Cambridge, Boston, and the surrounding areas. It provides information and referral for childcare, schools, elder care, adoption, educational programs and seminars, support/conversation groups, individual assistance on work/family concerns, and consultations to departments on work/family options. The Office of Work and Family distributes the Harvard University and affiliates Family Resource Handbook and coordinates childcare on campus.
The office has information about six independently run child-care centers located on university property, each listed below. For more information, visit https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-child-care.
Botanic Gardens Children's | Center 26 Robinson Street | 617-496-0595
Harvard Yard Child Care Center | 25 Francis Avenue | 617-547-3432
Oxford Street Day Care Co-op | 25 Francis Avenue | 617-547-3175
Peabody Terrace Children's Centers | 900 Memorial Drive | 617-868-5573
Radcliffe Child Care Center | 10 DeWolfe Street | 617-495-3504
Soldiers Field Park Children's Center | 1 Soldiers Field Park | 617-495-2680
Harvard Chaplains
http://www.chaplains.harvard.edu
Harvard Chaplains is the umbrella organization of over 35 chaplains representing 25 of the world's traditions, united in their commitment to supporting Harvard students, faculty, and staff.
Harvard Chaplains nurture the spiritual/ethical lives of the Harvard community and help them learn to listen to those who believe differently. The Chaplains agree to honor the religious freedom, human dignity, conscience, personal spiritual welfare and the religious tradition of every person to whom they minister.

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Documentary filmmaker has passion for fashion
Nguyen Hai Anh is one of the few female directors in Viet Nam and has lensed 40 documentaries for HCMCity Television. Thu Huong talks to her about her latest, a five-part series on traditional costume.
Inner Sanctum: How did you become a documentary director?
I was the second runner-up in the entrance examination into Ha Noi College of Drama and Cinema when I was 17 years old. One year later, I won a scholarship for a seven-year-programme at Sankt Petersburg Institute for Theatre and Cinema. After having successfully gained my master degree, I spent three years working for Sankt Petersburg Television. I officially started working as a documentary director for TFS in 2000 after one year of unpaid co-operation with the studio.
Several months later, I was astounded when the Viet Nam Cinema Association's Festival honoured me with its Silver Kite Award (the festival does not have a gold prize) for my documentary entitled Teacher Nguyen Van Xuan. What surprised me most was that TFS had submitted my work without letting me know about it. Admittedly, the documentary hadn't been made in anticipation of entering that contest. Right after the documentary was screened, Xuan and his four-member family, who all suffered from mental illness, received help from philanthropists nationwide. This incident has strongly proved the great value brought by documentary filmmaking and has fuelled my desire to devote my entire life and career to this film genre.
Inner Sanctum: What ignited your curiosity for your documentary on Viet Nam costume history since the Hung King period?
Fashion is my special interest. I remember that at every party that I attended while I was studying abroad, my traditional Vietnamese dresses always attracted great admiration from my foreign friends. And I was further inspired when I saw how the traditional ao dai has been promoted for the past 10 years. Admittedly, I started searching for information and writing script five years ago.
Inner Sanctum: Could you give a brief introduction about its content, production procedure and the current filming process?
The desire to discover and record true representations of real objects and to provide information related to costume culture of Vietnamese people over the generations at a popular level, both directly and indirectly, has given birth to the documentary. It could be said that the film will present a general yet interesting panorama of Viet Nam's unique and ancient arts and fine arts. On top of that, the work will examine currents that have had a great effect on cultural exchange in the country's modern and ancient society.
We began filming in March of 2007, and at this point we have completed 80 per cent of our work. We will finish the initial process by October, and we expect to have a final product by early next year. The documentary's anticipated release date is next summer.
Inner Sanctum: What makes In search of Vietnamese Costume differ from your other work?
This documentary is my brainchild and a labour of love as well. It has also been the cause of my worst headaches! I've never needed to travel so much and so far to collect information for filming. And for the first time, I sometimes become discouraged due to exhaustion and homesickness. Admittedly, producing a TV series requires female directors to be in good health and demands a great deal of flexibility. Filming this documentary has really been the biggest challenge I've ever had to overcome.
Inner Sanctum: Your name has always been associated with short documentaries, which normally last no more than 20 minutes. Why did you choose to develop this film into a TV-series? Is it a way of renewing yourself?
I don't think changing screening time is a method to renew my work. It should be the topic and how I choose to deal with that topic that helps to renew me. Both the 20 minute documentaries and the five episode film, each episode lasts about 20 minutes, need new elements. I never cling to any special theme and I hate using familiar techniques while creating new films. Each documentary is a new creation and I encounter new challenges, which I find really motivating.
Inner Sanctum: You're considered an investigator of Vietnamese folk and traditional culture. Why are you so interested in such topics?
Several people say that I always succeed with films which aim to paint human portraits, whereas some others conclude that I'm most successful at folklore. In fact, I never stick to anything in particular (as I've mentioned above). The reason is very simple. If I find a character or topic that is worthy of a documentary and can bring true social benefits, I will definitely use that character or topic. Moreover, I love investigating things that grab my attention even though I haven't got a clue what to make of it. That's the reason the themes I choose to explore tend to vary and differ from each other. This film isn't an exception. Fashion has always been a passion of mine, since early childhood. I love it, however, I knew nothing about it. That's why I decided to study it.
Inner Sanctum: Clothing habits are true expressions of culture. Have you ever thought that you're being too ambitious by deciding to intertwine all the various dress cultures of a nation over the course of 4,000 years of complicated history in a TV series?
If I decide to do something, I am determined to complete the task at all costs. If I fall in love with something, I'll love it wholeheartedly until the end. As a result, sometimes when I look back on my work, I realise that the theme that I chose to film was really a great hardship. I think I'm a bit bold. Anyway, we've already made it to over the half way mark of the filming process.
Inner Sanctum: What do you think are advantages and disadvantages of being a female director?
Flexibility, gentleness, and patience are the most striking advantages that female directors have over their male counterparts, especially when they have to interact with difficult partners or unapproachable topics. As a documentary-maker, I have to depend largely on my relationships in the real world in addition to observing my crew. For instance, while filming a documentary on espionage, I hunted for information from all possible sources and also tried to contact many different VIPs. Having a chance to talk with them would have been a problem if I hadn't been flexible and patient, and successfully persuading military officials to provide information or interviews is very tough work! So there are those advantages. To successfully tackle difficult topics, a female director must also be determined and strong-willed, two characteristics that are associated with the male personality. Furthermore, female directors often have tighter schedules because of their womanly role in the family, not to mention they often have poorer stamina than their male co-workers.
Inner Sanctum: Which qualities do you think any documentary director must have?
Documentary-makers and certainly anyone working with any kind of social science should have a warm-heart and a sincere attitude. Their work must be based on good intentions for the work to contribute to vast or permanent social changes. Directing is a job consisting of collective arts, hence, it requires that the director have a comprehensive knowledge of many other kind of arts like dancing, theatrical art or photography. The most important quality in a director is a willingness to constantly update his/her social knowledge so that their work won't die young.
Inner Sanctum: What's your latest plan for the future?
Well, that's my secret. I love randomness and surprising other people so could I keep it to myself? — VNS
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Pupil, 15, arrested for robbing classmates at Sea Point school
09 June 2019 - 16:05 By timeslive
A teacher was assaulted and 50 cellphones were stolen at Sea Point High School on Wednesday while pupils were writing exams. A suspect arrested on Sunday is a pupil at the school.
Surveillance footage at a Sea Point high school has helped police nab one of the culprits involved in an armed robbery at the school last week - a pupil.
"Our investigations in the brazen robbery perpetrated at a high school in Sea Point on Wednesday morning led us to a 15-year-old suspect, who was arrested this morning on a charge of armed robbery," Western Cape police spokesperson Lt-Col Andrè Traut said in a statement on Sunday.
"The suspect, who is from Philippi East, is a scholar at the same school."
During a search of his residence, six cellphone covers believed to have been stolen during the robbery last Wednesday were found.
"He was identified by means of surveillance footage at the school when he and his accomplices entered the class room" at around 10.10am while other pupils were writing exams, Traut added.
The teacher and pupils were held at gunpoint and robbed of a number of cellphones.
The suspect is due to make his court appearance in Cape Town on Monday.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Brazen Sea Point high school armed robbers still at large
A teacher was assaulted and 50 cellphones were stolen at Sea Point High School on Wednesday after armed robbers scaled the school fence and invaded a ...
School violence a 'national emergency' that mirrors communities in which pupils live
School teachers cannot be expected to fix the psycho-social problems in communities that have led to a spike in pupils being killed, harmed or ...


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La gara di nuoto dei 200 metri farfalla femminili dei campionati mondiali di nuoto 2019 è stata disputata il 24 luglio e il 25 luglio presso il Nambu International Aquatics Centre di Gwangju. Vi hanno preso parte 33 atlete provenienti da 28 nazioni.

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It can take the heat of a hot coffee, and yet fully decomposes within three months.
Very popular products that come in single-use containers are a big problem for waste management and the environment. Disposable coffee cups fall squarely into this category. Most of us enjoy the convenience of a freshly-brewed coffee from our favorite coffee house, but those disposable plastic cups for the most part can't or don't get recycled.
A major problem to overcome in producing an easy to recycle coffee cup is dealing with the high temperature of the liquid it must contain. Bioplastics typically show very poor mechanical properties at high temperatures. But a British company managed to achieve a world first by creating a bioplastic that's both suitable for hot coffee and is 100 percent recyclable.
The company in question is Biome Bioplastics, and the cup was made possible thanks to eucalyptus, a genus of flowering trees and shrubs. This new cup is made up of three parts. The outer surface is paper covering a bioplastic inner structure. The lid is made from a different form of bioplastic derived from trees.
Taken together, the materials are completely recyclable either as part of wood or paper waste. Within three months each cup breaks down when placed on a compost heap, meaning it isn't forming pollution as part of landfill. According to Sky News, major coffee house chains across the UK are now actively testing the cups to see how they perform. If successful, hopefully the eco-friendly cup will become the new standard across the industry.
Biome's mission is to remove our reliance on oil-based polymers for creating plastic products. Plastic is indispensable as a material, but it doesn't necessarily have to be bad for the environment. Bioplastics created using plant starches and tree by-products could solve the problem. There's even an R&D project involving Biome and scientists at the University of York that hopes to create straw-beaded bioplastic.


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The Orlando Sentinel has an article about marijuana grow houses. What these farmers do to avoid detection and how police have to keep up with them. Down in my part of Florida, grow house busts are so common in one county, I call it Pot St. Lucie rather than Port St. Lucie.
Is keeping marijuana off the streets worth the effort police put into it? This drug isn't dangerous, so why isn't it legalized? Heroin, cocaine those are entirely different manners, but the criminalization of marijuana just doesn't make sense to me. I won't use it, I'm sure most people won't either. What harm will be done if its legalized? Feel free to express your opinion.
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The inside of Pablo Comas-Rivera's Minneola home resembled a well-stocked indoor nursery, complete with water jugs, specialized growing lights and two dozen plants as tall as Christmas trees.
But when Lake County narcotics agents busted Comas-Rivera late last month, they said the towering, 7-foot-tall leafy trees were marijuana plants -- with a street value of more than $1,000 each -- and part of a sophisticated growing operation.
Local law-enforcement officers report that more people are taking the risk of operating high-tech grow houses in both rural and urban areas, and that the hundreds of marijuana plants seized in the past three months confirm the trend.
Close to 1,000 marijuana plants have been seized in raids in Lake and Volusia counties combined in the past three months. Osceola County agents found 57 plants, and Orange County deputies discovered close to 200 plants during the same period. Seminole had the fewest number of plants seized -- only two -- since April.
"Historically, Lake County has always had substantial marijuana-plant seizures," said Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Christie Mysinger.
Lake County deputies and narcotics agents since April have eradicated nine indoor and outdoor marijuana grow sites, seized 555 plants and arrested seven suspects on charges of cultivating the drug, including the 20-year-old Minneola man arrested and charged with growing 16 young marijuana plants at his home.
"Given the number of grow sites and seizure of plants in the past three months, I will say that we are above-average this year," Mysinger said.
By comparison, the Lake Sheriff's Office in 2006 seized 498 marijuana plants, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement.
Volusia officials are seeing a similar trend in their area.
Agents have seized more than 440 marijuana plants since April, according to sheriff's records. FDLE reported at least 432 marijuana plants seizures in Volusia in 2006.
In May, Volusia County deputies found 126 marijuana plants, valued at $378,000, in a bedroom closet and detached garage of Melissa Cathcart's home near New Smyrna Beach. Cathcart, 38, was charged with manufacture of marijuana and possession of marijuana, among other counts.
Volusia County agents in May seized about 350 plants from a home in Deltona.
Another home near New Smyrna Beach was busted in April when the East Volusia Narcotics Task Force arrested 55-year-old Oscar Peatross on charges of cultivating 118 marijuana plants in his barn.
Peatross, who was found hiding in the bushes and wearing night-vision goggles, had equipped his barn with a sophisticated irrigation and ventilation system.
Conditions inside grow houses have become so favorable that plants such as the ones found in Minneola can grow to extreme heights.
For example, a West Volusia task force in April found more than 200 marijuana plants growing in a DeLand garage, including a "monster plant" that towered more than 9 feet.
Despite the proliferation of indoor growing sites, rural counties historically have provided marijuana growers with places to hide their operations, such as wooded areas or agricultural land.
"Rural areas have a lot more space to do the outdoor growth in," said Cheryl DeGroff-Berry, the bureau chief of administrative services at the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement.
Lake County detectives recently found an outdoor marijuana site in a wooded area in Clermont and seized 445 marijuana plants, each capable of producing 2 pounds of processed marijuana and with a total estimated street value of $445,000.
Growers also have fine-tuned their homes to avoid detection.
Comas-Rivera tapped into nearby power lines to mask the amount of electricity he was using to power his growing equipment, including fans and lights.
"In recent past, the typical indoor grower would just hook up his operation and not worry about the power usage, which was a good law-enforcement indicator for marijuana grows," Mysinger said.
"Growers are now finding ways to tap into their electric lines before reaching the meter, thus not showing the true power usage and stealing from the power companies."
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2018 was an eventful year for Toronto's housing market. Be it the impact of an interest-rate hike by the Bank of Canada, growing housing demand or regulatory changes, these factors are likely to affect the market in various ways in 2019.
Below, we've outlined the top 5 trends in Toronto's housing market you must watch, no matter if you're a homeowner, seller, purchaser, landlord or tenant.
According to the Toronto Real Estate Board (via the Huffington Post), there was a decline in new home listings in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in September 2018. The drop in housing supply and concurrent increase in the GTA's population will likely cause prices to climb into Q1 2019.
The Board added that the average price of homes in the GTA increased by 2.9% from $774,489 to $796,786 between 2017 and 2018 in September. Though an overall increase, we should note that prices in the GTA in Q2 and Q3 of 2018 did decline compared to 2017 (see chart below).
Sellers had feared that a combination of higher interest rates, stricter mortgage rules and new government regulations (e.g., foreign buyers tax) would drive prices down further. However, it seems that prices will stabilize (i.e., increase) despite those changes (Bloomberg).
Because high-density housing units are more accessible than detached houses, the condo and townhouse markets are expected to see price growth in 2019 (Huffington Post).
These units do not cost as much as houses, but a larger population in the GTA will spur demand and escalate prices.
In fact, condos and townhouse prices had grown year-over-year (YoY) from 2017 to 2018, with single bedroom townhouses commanding an average price increase of 55% YoY (Zolo)!
Some condo complexes (e.g., L'Amoreux and Forest Hill) have also seen YoY price growth of nearly 50% (Toronto Real Estate Board via CBC). However, some neighbourhoods did not see as much growth (CBC), so — despite macro-level price growth (8.4%) — it would be a good idea to look around the GTA for potential exceptions to the rule, they exist.
With increased demand for housing — and difficulty with securing the means to buy property (due to tighter mortgage rules) — the demand for rent will grow. This will force prices up (see below for more details) for rental units.
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On 24 October 2018, the Bank of Canada increased its key interest rate target by 0.25%. This prompted Canada's leading banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada, the Bank of Montreal, TD Canada Trust and CIBC, to increase their prime rates by the same amount (Financial Post).
In other words, taking out a mortgage for a home has become more expensive.
The change had pushed potentially 18% of Millennial and 22% of Generation Z buyers out of the mortgage market (compared to 2017), prompting a dip in housing prices (CBC).
However, the effect of these tighter mortgage trends — especially on already indebted buyers — will push more people (especially young people) to the rental market. This alongside growth in immigration and lack of growth in housing supply will see rental rates increase.
The factors discussed above are collectively driving-up the cost of renting in the GTA.
Average monthly rental costs for a condo in Toronto increased by 7.6% in Q3 2018 compared to Q3 2017, reaching a "record-high" $2,385 per month (Financial Post).
Recently, the Government of Ontario opted to scrap rent control, which was originally introduced by the previous government as the Rental Fairness Act to prevent "dramatic rent increases." But the act did not seem to have an impact on rental prices (Financial Post).
Thus, it's not clear how much of an impact the current government's move to scrap rent control will actually have on rental prices moving forward. However, some observers are worried about prices increasing, so this is certainly a factor to keep in mind for 2019.
In order to curb climbing rental and home purchasing prices, some urban planners are looking at potentially increasing the construction of multi-family or multi-tenant housing units in the GTA.
For example, a case study published by the Ryerson City Building Institute, "Finding the Missing Middle in the GTHA" (via Toronto Star), looked at the supply and pricing benefits of constructing 174,000 new homes through mid-rise buildings and townhomes.
This new housing capacity could be built around existing infrastructure, such as "transit hubs, existing residential neighbourhoods and … urban lots such as strip malls and plazas." Land in these areas could apparently be acquired at relatively low-cost.
However, it is unclear where these efforts stand today. It would not be wise to expect projects of this nature to be factors in 2019 (this could change in later years).
At ICC Property Management, our team works to elevate the demand, satisfaction and value of your residential properties. Contact us today to see how we will leverage our expertise on condo and multi-unit housing to support your property management needs.


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Sonja Schrepfer and Tobias Deuse Awarded 4-year $2.4M NIH Grant to Study Space-Related Physiological Changes and Altered Immune Function
Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab - by Richard Barg - February 26, 2018
Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D. and Tobias Deuse, M.D. have been awarded a 4-year $2.4M NIH grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to investigate space-related physiological changes, analogous to those observed during aging, including defects in bone healing, loss of cardiovascular and neurological capacity, and altered immune function. Dr. Schrepfer is associate professor and director of the UCSF Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab. Dr. Deuse is associate professor and director of minimally-invasive cardiac surgery at UCSF. He is also a principal investigator in the TSI lab. This work complements other innovative research by the TSI lab funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Microgravity as Model For Immunological Senescence and Its Impact an Tissue Stem Cells and Regeneration
"Many space-related physiological changes resemble those observed during aging, including defects in bone healing, loss of cardiovascular and neurological capacity, and altered immune function. We hypothesize that microgravity-related aging of the immune system is associated with an increase of terminally differentiated CD8+ effector memory T (TEMRA) cells which impair stem-cell based tissue regenerative health. This project proposal aims to investigate the relationship between an individual's immune aging and healing outcomes, and to investigate the biology of aging from two directions—not only during its development in microgravity conditions but also during recovery."
View full description at NIH Project Reporter
About the Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab
The Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Laboratory uses multiple research directions to answer complex questions about stem cell therapy, heart and lung transplantation, and cardiovascular disease. The laboratory focuses on the immunogenicity of allogeneic stem cells, tissues, and organs, and is interested in designing methods to prevent immunological recognition and rejection of such materials. The TSI Lab investigates mechanisms implicated in the development cardiovascular disease with the dual aims of prevention and cure, encompassing basic science (e.g. identifying novel molecules involved in pluripotent stem cell immunogenicity) to translational medicine (e.g. developing drugs that may be useful in reducing myointimal hyperplasia).
Tags: Research on International Space Station (ISS)
People: Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D. Tobias Deuse, M.D.
Dr. Tobias Deuse Awarded 4-year NSF Grant to Study Effects of Aging Aboard ISS Using Novel Platform
Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD Awarded NASA and National Science Foundation Grants to Study Microgravity in Biological Systems


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China's central bank queries some banks on MLF demand – sources
By Nathaniel Taplin
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The People's Bank of China has queried some banks on their demand for medium term lending facility (MLF) loans later in July, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
China's central bank has increasingly relied on MLF loans to guide medium-term interest rates and manage liquidity in the banking system. They are typically for periods from three months to one-year long.
More broad-based easing tools such as cuts to banks' reserve requirement ratios release too much liquidity into the banking system at a time when policymakers are trying to manage rising credit risks and avoid sharp yuan depreciation, analysts say.
"The MLF is a frequently employed monetary instrument, and financial institutions can indicate their demand for any maturities at any time," said the central bank's press office in an emailed statement, without confirming or denying it had made inquiries.
"The central bank comprehensively considers liquidity conditions in the banking system and other factors when choosing the amount to offer, in order to maintain banking sector liquidity at a sufficient and reasonable level and guide financial institutions to increase support towards key or weak economic sectors.
"Therefore, the central bank inquiring on financial institutions' demand is an everyday form of communication, it does not represent a monetary policy signal.
"When we conduct MLF operations, we release the result to the public the same day in a timely, open and transparent fashion. In order to serve evolving market demand, in the future the central bank's movements will be more closely aligned with financial institutions. This is a part of the central bank's market communication, it is not necessary to over analyse it."
Sources said the loans would be offered on July 13 and July 18, when previous MLF loans would come due.
"As things stand and pending another internal or external shock we expect (the PBOC) to support the economy by sticking to its box of liquidity management tools and a managed depreciation of the renminbi rather than anything more dramatic," wrote Gilliam C. Hamilton, head of the Beijing office of NSBO China Policy Research in a note on Thursday.
An editorial in the state-owned China Securities Journal earlier this week said that a slower increase in money supply was likely in the second half, and the central bank would continue to rely on MLFs to manage banking sector liquidity.
(Reporting By Nathaniel Taplin and the Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Kim Coghill)
Tagged: Business, China, Economy, PBOC, Politics


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It will be hard to top what the college football Gods gave us in regards to the opening weekend of games in 2016. So many good games on Saturday with each kickoff time window turning into must see television. Yeah, there were some stinkers… looking at you Trojans of Southern California. But for the first time in a few years, the hype machine was cranking out hype worthy contests.
In Tempe the hype for the opening game was focused on the new west side of Sun Devil Stadium and not the product on the field. For the first time under the Todd Graham era, 'speaking victory' has turned into whispering caution and speaking patience. The young and inexperienced Devils are loaded with talent, but it may take a year of coaching and game exposure to fully see this team peak competitively. In the meantime, enjoy watching the process of building a real program and lose yourself in the opening weekend of the 2016 season through the eyes of Twitter.
PSA: Check stadium security policies before you head to the home opener. Most stadiums have switched to a CLEAR BAG policy this season.
Touchdown Aggies. Scott runs into the end zone. UC Davis leads Oregon 7-0 with 10:19 left in the first. Season is over. Pack it up.
Christian McCaffrey is wasted on the Stanford fanbase.
Greg Ward is now on my Heisman watch list. Wow… just wow.


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Moderna and Flagship Pioneering: Noubar Afeyan
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Kristen Uroda for NPR
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This is the second installment in an 8 module series of in-depth technical webinars focused on the key themes/features of the SDL Tridion Sites 9 content management system offering. This 2nd session will focus on the work we have done to align our data integration services (DIS) and our external content libraries (ECL) into a unified set of capabilities/functionalities and how it could be applied within a client's environment.
Update (May 2018): we did see enough similarities between our work on the integration service and ECL to align on a single approach for Content Manager and Content Delivery integrations. This work continues as part of ECLv3. Follow SDL Community for official updates on upcoming releases.
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Q: Without alert, my web service wont get called This is my code where I am trying to call my RESTful web service in dotnetnuke HTML module.
If i remove the alert in javascript and press submit button, the page doesnt redirect. And as I put the alert again, it works! I think it has something to do with the delay. I want to make this work without making use of the alert function. Please help.

 <html>
 <head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function s()
 {

 var a=document.getElementById('txt').value;
var url= 'http://localhost:9737/RestServiceImpl.svc/xml/'+a;
window.location = url;
   window.alert("hi");

}
</script>
 </head>
 <body> <input type="text" name="txt" id="txt" />
 <input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="s();"/>
</body>
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A: Try to move your <script type="text/javascript"> just before ending </body> tag.
<html>
  <head><title></title> </head>
  <body> <input type="text" name="txt" id="txt" />
    <input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="s();"/>
    <script type="text/javascript">
     function s()
     {

       var a=document.getElementById('txt').value;
       var url= 'http://localhost:9737/RestServiceImpl.svc/xml/'+a;
       window.location = url;

     }
    </script>
  </body>
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Hope this will resolve your problem.

A: need to prevent default, otherwise browser immediately navigates away
function s(event) {
 var a=document.getElementById('txt').value;
  var url= 'http://localhost:9737/RestServiceImpl.svc/xml/'+a;
  window.location = url;
  event.preventDefault();
}

alternatively you could return false; from function s()

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Washington — Automakers could triple the number of electric cars eligible for federal tax credits of up to $7,500, under terms of a bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in Congress.
The measure would allow automakers to offer the tax credit for buyers of up to 600,000 electric cars. Current law allow automakers to offer credits for up to 200,000 electric vehicles per manufacturer. At least two major manufacturers, General Motors Co. and Tesla, have reached the limit and they have lobbied for a removal of the cap.
President Donald Trump has targeted the electric-vehicle tax credit for elimination in recent months. He suggested in a recent budget proposal that doing away with the tax break in 2020 would save $2.5 billion over a decade.
"At a time when climate change is having a real effect on Michigan, today's legislation is something we can do now to reduce emissions and combat carbon pollution," one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, said in a statement.
"Ten years ago there were no mass-produced electric cars on U.S. highways, and today, there are about one million and automakers are planning to make millions more," Alexander added.
The electric-vehicle tax credit has been controversial since it was established in 2008.
Conservatives have argued the federal government should not be propping up electric cars at a time when car buyers have demonstrated a clear preference for SUVs and pickup trucks. They also say the benefit goes primarily to wealthy car buyers who can otherwise afford the hefty price tag that is usually associated with electric cars.
"Relatively few Americans have electric cars. But every American taxpayer has helped pay to buy them and keep them on the road," Nicolas Loris, deputy director of the Heritage Foundation's Thomas A. Roe Institute, which is a conservative think tank in Washington, wrote in a February opinion piece that was published originally in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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/**
 * @class Ext.QuickTips
 *
Provides attractive and customizable tooltips for any element. The QuickTips
 * singleton is used to configure and manage tooltips globally for multiple elements
 * in a generic manner.  To create individual tooltips with maximum customizability,
 * you should consider either {@link Ext.Tip} or {@link Ext.ToolTip}.

 *
Quicktips can be configured via tag attributes directly in markup, or by
 * registering quick tips programmatically via the {@link #register} method.

 *
The singleton's instance of {@link Ext.QuickTip} is available via
 * {@link #getQuickTip}, and supports all the methods, and all the all the
 * configuration properties of Ext.QuickTip. These settings will apply to all
 * tooltips shown by the singleton.

 *
Below is the summary of the configuration properties which can be used.
 * For detailed descriptions see {@link #getQuickTip}

 *
QuickTips singleton configs (all are optional)

 *

dismissDelay

 *
hideDelay

 *
maxWidth

 *
minWidth

 *
showDelay

 *
trackMouse

 *
Target element configs (optional unless otherwise noted)

 *

autoHide

 *
cls

 *
dismissDelay (overrides singleton value)

 *
target (required)

 *
text (required)

 *
title

 *
width

 *
Here is an example showing how some of these config options could be used:

 *

// Init the singleton.  Any tag-based quick tips will start working.
Ext.QuickTips.init();

// Apply a set of config properties to the singleton
Ext.apply(Ext.QuickTips.getQuickTip(), {
    maxWidth: 200,
    minWidth: 100,
    showDelay: 50,
    trackMouse: true
});

// Manually register a quick tip for a specific element
Ext.QuickTips.register({
    target: 'my-div',
    title: 'My Tooltip',
    text: 'This tooltip was added in code',
    width: 100,
    dismissDelay: 20
});

 *
To register a quick tip in markup, you simply add one or more of the valid QuickTip attributes prefixed with
 * the ext: namespace.  The HTML element itself is automatically set as the quick tip target. Here is the summary
 * of supported attributes (optional unless otherwise noted):

 *

hide: Specifying "user" is equivalent to setting autoHide = false.  Any other value will be the
 * same as autoHide = true.

 *
qclass: A CSS class to be applied to the quick tip (equivalent to the 'cls' target element config).

 *
qtip (required): The quick tip text (equivalent to the 'text' target element config).

 *
qtitle: The quick tip title (equivalent to the 'title' target element config).

 *
qwidth: The quick tip width (equivalent to the 'width' target element config).

 *
Here is an example of configuring an HTML element to display a tooltip from markup:

 *

// Add a quick tip to an HTML button
<input type="button" value="OK" ext:qtitle="OK Button" ext:qwidth="100"
     ext:qtip="This is a quick tip from markup!"></input>

 * @singleton
 */
Ext.QuickTips = function(){
    var tip, locks = [];
    return {
        /**
         * Initialize the global QuickTips instance and prepare any quick tips.
         * @param {Boolean} autoRender True to render the QuickTips container immediately to preload images. (Defaults to true)
         */
        init : function(autoRender){
            if(!tip){
                if(!Ext.isReady){
                    Ext.onReady(function(){
                        Ext.QuickTips.init(autoRender);
                    });
                    return;
                }
                tip = new Ext.QuickTip({elements:'header,body'});
                if(autoRender !== false){
                    tip.render(Ext.getBody());
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Enable quick tips globally.
         */
        enable : function(){
            if(tip){
                locks.pop();
                if(locks.length < 1){
                    tip.enable();
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Disable quick tips globally.
         */
        disable : function(){
            if(tip){
                tip.disable();
            }
            locks.push(1);
        },

        /**
         * Returns true if quick tips are enabled, else false.
         * @return {Boolean}
         */
        isEnabled : function(){
            return tip !== undefined && !tip.disabled;
        },

        /**
         * Gets the global QuickTips instance.
         */
        getQuickTip : function(){
            return tip;
        },

        /**
         * Configures a new quick tip instance and assigns it to a target element.  See
         * {@link Ext.QuickTip#register} for details.
         * @param {Object} config The config object
         */
        register : function(){
            tip.register.apply(tip, arguments);
        },

        /**
         * Removes any registered quick tip from the target element and destroys it.
         * @param {String/HTMLElement/Element} el The element from which the quick tip is to be removed.
         */
        unregister : function(){
            tip.unregister.apply(tip, arguments);
        },

        /**
         * Alias of {@link #register}.
         * @param {Object} config The config object
         */
        tips :function(){
            tip.register.apply(tip, arguments);
        }
    }
}();


Beloved congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the church door at Wittenberg in 1517, God was working in the church to bring about a great reformation. We don't say that other things before that did not contribute to the Reformation, but this was a milestone in the Reformation. For centuries the church had existed in doctrinal and moral darkness. But God would not let the gates of hell prevail against the church. In His goodness, He brought about the great Reformation of the 16th century.
Although God was working in many ways, that act of Martin Luther marks the beginning of the Reformation. Luther had struggled for a long time with the issue of how was he righteous before God. He tried everything under the sun to make himself righteous before God, 'til finally he came to the truth of Romans that justification is by faith alone. Luther stressed that truth in his ministry.
While Luther stressed the truth of Scripture concerning salvation, Calvin said there is something even more important than salvation. What could that something be? What could be more important than the salvation of the church? The answer is, the glory of God. The glory of God is more important than the salvation of men. The fact that God saves His people in order to glorify Himself, proves that His glory is more important than salvation. His glory is the ultimate goal.
The text that we consider stresses the very same truth. "Do all to the glory of God." We ought to ask ourselves, as we consider this word of God to us, "Do we do everything to the glory of God?" If we are not doing that, we need to pray that God would turn us from our sin and work in us to serve Him.
The theme for our text is, Living to the Glory of God.
First of all we note The Idea of living to the glory of God.
Secondly we note The Scope: we must do all to the glory of God.
And lastly, The Necessity of doing all to the glory of God.
The main point of the text is that we must do all to the glory of God.
The inspired Apostle has been arguing in the context that Christians have a certain liberty. We have a liberty to eat meat, or to drink wine that has been offered to idols. In and of itself, you understand, that meat belongs to God. In the context we read, "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." The point was that believers ought not to be so worried about whether a piece of meat had been offered to idols when they bought that piece of meat in the market. They were not even to bother asking the question, because they would know full well, that whether or not that meat had been offered to an idol, didn't make a bit of difference. "The earth is the Lord's." That meat belonged to God.
When Christians bought meat, they should consider their Christian liberty. In that context, the apostle continues by laying out the principle that our liberty has bounds. If using our liberty causes a brother to stumble, if using our liberty harms the cause of the church or the kingdom of Christ, then our liberty has gone beyond the bounds that God has set for it.
In verse 23 the inspired Apostle says, "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." This is not saying that every single activity that we can imagine in our hearts is lawful. That's not the meaning. It's not saying sin is lawful. That cannot be. The context is talking about Christian liberty. All those things being discussed, eating meat offered to idols is what is lawful to me. That's the point of the inspired Apostle. Drinking wine in and of itself was lawful. But, he adds, doing these things might not be profitable. So, he says, "All things are not expedient." Similarly, he says "All things edify not." It's not the case that every single thing that is lawful will actually edify the body of Christ. Not everything that's lawful is beneficial. Doing these things might not be profitable. They might cause damage to the church. They might damage the brother's conscience. And they might damage our own reputation. Therefore, our liberty has boundaries.
What is the boundary? The boundary that sets all boundaries for our Christian liberty is given in the text. "Whether ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." That's the boundary of our Christian liberty. The boundary is the glory of God. Don't go beyond that boundary. It is possible to go beyond the boundary of God's glory if one simply follows the principle of Christian liberty. We might go and do something, but that something may not glorify God. The boundary over which we ought not to pass is His glory.
The apostle says in verses 32 and 33, "Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved." If our eating or drinking needlessly offends either Jews or Gentiles, or if it needlessly offends members of the church, then don't do it. In short, if our action hinders the cause of Christ and His kingdom, then don't do it.
When we bypass our liberty, God may be pleased to use us to gain others to Christ. Our goal must be the profit of the church and the glory of God in the church. Concern for the glory of God makes me say, "I know I have the liberty to do this, but I'm not going to do it, because I care about the church." So our activity, or our lack of activity, ought to have this goal: to bring glory to God. That ought to be the goal of every one of our activities.
What is the glory of God? God's glory is simply, His brightness. We can talk about the glory of the sun. The sun is so bright, that we cannot look into the sun. God's glory is His brightness. It is the shining out of His infinite perfections. He shines out His righteousness, His perfect righteousness. He shines out and shows forth that He is almighty, that He is all wise, that He is all loving. He shows forth His justice and His mercy. All of these perfections of God shine out from Him. These virtues constitute His glory.
But now you might ask yourself, "If God is infinitely glorious already by Himself, how is it that we can bring glory to Him?" Can we add to His glory? Are we able to make God more loving then He already is? Can we add to His justice? Not at all. The text is not talking about adding to the glory of God.
Rather it is talking about reflecting and displaying God's glory. Psalm 19:1 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork." God's creation declares His glory. It doesn't add to His glory, but it reflects and displays His glory.
Just as the heavens declare the glory of God, so does the rest of God's creation show forth His glory. When we look at creation around us, we see reflections of God's wisdom and power and goodness. But especially God's glory is shown forth in His work of salvation. God's glory is shown forth in His work of gathering the church and glorifying Himself through the church. The church reflects God's glory. Ephesians 3:21 says, "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end." So, the reason the church has been called out of darkness into the marvelous light, is to glorify God.
Therefore we ought to act in such a way that we reflect God's glory to the world around us. We ought to display God's virtues. Think of the moon and the sun. The sun in all it's glory shines on the moon and then the moon reflects that glory. If we looked at the moon we could say, "what a glorious light in the sky." But all the light of the moon comes from the sun. And so the church, as the moon, reflects the glory of God, even as the moon reflects the glory of the sun.
God calls us to that in Matthew 5:16 . There, Jesus says, "Let your light so shine before men…" Notice, Jesus calls it "your light." That does not mean the light ultimately came from us. The fact is, God has given us that light. Now that God has given us that light, He tells us, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." That's the chief goal of God's people, to glorify God, to reflect His glory.
Although in I Corinthians 10 , the inspired Apostle was speaking in particular about the eating of meat and the drinking of wine, nevertheless, the rule that he lays down in the text is universal in it's scope. Christian liberty has a universal boundary. It's like a fence that keeps us from abusing our liberty. God wants us to stay inside the fence. As long as we are doing what we do to the glory of God, then we are inside that boundary. The rule, the universal rule, is brought out in the text, by that little word, or maybe not so little, by that word, "whatsoever." After he says, "whether therefore ye eat, or drink," he adds, "or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." Yes, this rule applies to eating and drinking. Eat to the glory of God, and drink to the glory of God. But then he adds that word that makes the rule a universal rule. So, the rule applies to everything we do in all of our lives.
Does that really mean everything? Does God really want me to glorify Him in every single thing that I do? Well that's what the text says. "Whatsoever ye do." Anything that you do. Certainly that applies to the big issues of life.
When we talk about marriage, we can say, "Oh I can see how the choice of my marriage partner, is something that must bring glory to God. I must choose someone in the Lord. I must marry someone who agrees with me doctrinally." Why? Because a godly marriage will bring glory to God. On the other hand, those who marry outside the church, they do not glorify God in their marriage. God may graciously convert an unbelieving spouse, if we marry an unbeliever. But, the fact that God may change them is not a license to do what is forbidden by God. Marrying outside the church is not to the glory of God. The act itself is not aimed at God's glory; therefore, God forbids it.
That's the question we ought to ask ourselves with anything that we do. With our marriages, our jobs, where we decide to live, "Is this to the glory of God? Is that why I'm living here right now?" It's not so hard for us to see how the big issues of life must be subject to this rule. We can see how moving to another state might not be to the glory of God; say, for example, if there is not a faithful church there. We can see how working with godless co-workers might not be to the glory of God, if they are tempting us to sin with them.
But what about the small things in life? Well, we go back to the text. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink." Those are pretty small things, what we eat and what we drink. We ought to do those things to the glory of God. Does that mean I have to brush my teeth to the glory of God? Does that mean I have to sleep to the glory of God? Does that mean I dress to the glory of God? Does it mean, when I choose a flavor of ice cream, I choose that flavor to the glory of God?
Well… Yes, as striking as that may sound. God says, "Whatsoever ye do." We can imagine situations where our actions will affect the glory of God. When I brush my teeth, I do it to the glory of God. How? When I brush my teeth on a regular basis, that may keep me healthy. And if I am healthy, then I can better serve God and His kingdom. A small little thing that I do to the glory of God.
When I sleep, I make sure that I get enough sleep, so that I am useful in the kingdom. If I get so little sleep that I can't keep my eyes open to read the Bible, the way I sleep is not to the glory of God. If I get so little sleep during the week that I fall asleep in church on Sunday I am not sleeping to the glory of God.
When I dress modestly, I may prevent someone else from sinning. I may even prevent myself from falling into sin because of somebody else's temptation. That's dressing to the glory of God.
Even when I choose a certain flavor of ice cream, I ought to do that to the glory of God. Maybe my choice of cotton candy flavor shows I'm more interested in what somebody else desires than I am for my own preferences. That meekness is to the glory of God.
Of course, that requires careful thought. There are going to be countless occasions where it will be difficult to say, "This way is to the glory of God, and this way is not." Nevertheless, we ought to think carefully about the situations we face and we ought to act in a way that will bring most glory to God. That's because, it's not just going to happen automatically. If we don't consider whether this choice or that choice is to the glory of God, if we don't even consider the question, then we won't be doing either of them to the glory of God.
In the first place then, determining what brings glory to God requires a standard that guides us. That means, we must know God's Word. Scripture has the final say over our doctrine and our life. Therefore, if we want to live to the glory of God, we must learn the will of God as it is found in Scripture. We must learn the lessons and the principles of God's Word. For example, when we read of those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, and how they endured, and how that brought glory to God, that will give us incentive also to endure suffering for righteousness sake. Scripture also warns us not to give occasion for others to blaspheme God's name. We need to know the Word of God.
In the second place, we need to know and understand the situation around us. If we know, for example, that our brother will be offended by a certain activity, then we don't press our liberty so far that it harms the brother or the cause of the truth. Scripture gives us a very good example of that in the apostle Paul. He was one of the greatest foes of circumcision. And yet, Paul circumcised Timothy before they went on a missionary journey. Why did Paul circumcise Timothy, when he was such an enemy of circumcision? Timothy might have asserted his Christian liberty and refused to be circumcised. But, he was circumcised. Why? Because it was "to the glory of God." That's why he took the Christian liberty of being circumcised, because he did not want to provide any occasion that would hinder the work of the gospel.
Of course, from God's perspective, whether or not Timothy was circumcised was not going to prevent anyone from being saved. God will save whoever He wants. And yet Paul still circumcised Timothy because he did not want to provide any occasion that would humanly hinder the work. That doesn't deny God's sovereignty; it simply shows that God uses our actions to accomplish His will. The reason Paul circumcised Timothy, ultimately, was that this would bring glory to God.
In a different situation, we read that Paul refused to circumcise Titus. Why did Paul refuse to circumcise Titus? Because it was not to the glory of God. Paul knew that if he circumcised Titus that the Judaizers would use that fact to undermine the gospel of grace.
In both cases, circumcising Timothy, not circumcising Titus, Paul knew the circumstances around him. He did what he did for the glory of God. He did it for the cause of the kingdom, so that the church would be gathered and God would be glorified in the church.
We must know the Scriptures. We must know the situation around us. But we must also know our own hearts. When we are in a situation that fits under the umbrella of Christian liberty, we need to search our hearts. And then we need to ask ourselves, "Am I really doing this for the glory of God? Am I choosing this way over this other way for the glory of God?" We need to search our hearts, and ask, "Is that really my goal? Or, am I simply doing what I want because I want to live for myself?" Nobody can read our minds. But God knows our hearts.
Living to the glory of God is also a necessity. We don't say it is necessary to live to the glory of God in order to earn your way into heaven. That's not what we mean by necessity. But, to glorify God is something that He commands us to do. Even Jesus Himself did everything He did to the glory of God. In John 17 Jesus says to the Father, "I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do." Jesus glorified God by working God's works, being obedient all of His life, being obedient even unto the death of the cross.
God was glorified when Jesus was on the cross. God was glorified when the centurion, seeing Jesus death and the darkness, declared, "Certainly this was a righteous man." God was glorified when His mercy and His justice were both displayed there on the cross. God's justice was gloriously displayed as God poured out on Jesus Christ all the wrath that was due to every single one of His children.
But so was His mercy. For it was God's mercy that sent His Son to suffer in our place. God's mercy and His justice were displayed on the cross, when Christ purchased our salvation.
I Corinthians 6:20 talks of that purchase. It says, "For ye are bought with a price." That price was the precious blood of Jesus Christ. "Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." We have been redeemed to God by the precious blood of our Savior. Now we belong to Him. Our spirit and our body are God's. He owns us. That's the way the catechism puts it too. "We belong body and soul unto our faithful Savior Jesus Christ." And that's why we call Him "Lord." He is our master. In all of our lives we strive to live for Him and to do what He desires us to do. We want to glorify God, even as Christ Himself sought God's glory in giving Himself for the church, and now gathering the church.
Do we live to the glory of God? Not as we should. But God is merciful. Mercifully, He forgives us. And, mercifully, He gives us the Holy Spirit to wash us, so that more and more we do glorify Him in all things. That is our chief goal in life: to glorify God.
May God give us grace to glorify Him in all things. Amen.
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Why These Iconic Interior Designers Are Still as Relevant as Ever
Mary M. Rose September 1, 2020 8 min read
Photo credit: Architectural Digest
From House Beautiful
They say that good design is timeless. The creatives who carry on the legacies of design stars like Dorothy Draper, Sister Parish, and Tony Duquette would be inclined to agree. Decades after these luminaries first left their creative marks on houses, hotels, and more, their influence continues, thanks to successors who are saving and adapting their work today. House Beautiful spoke to Carleton Varney, Eliza Crater Harris, and Hutton Wilkinson to learn what it means to conserve (and reimagine) the creative visions of these design legends.
Carleton Varney, the President of Dorothy Draper & Company, first met Mrs. Draper shortly after attending graduate school at New York University to become a teacher. Although he graduated with a master's degree in education and worked a teacher for a year, he always knew he wanted to work in set design. By a stroke of luck that led to a perfect match in what must be design destiny, Varney met Draper and began working as her mentee shortly thereafter. In 1964, he purchased the firm and became its president, beginning his reign at what is one of the oldest design firms that is still in existence—this year marks 95 years since Dorothy Draper & Company's inception.
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During his tenure at this esteemed company, Varney has added his touch to Draper's own designs, including those seen in the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia and the Grand Hotel in Michigan. These celebrated sites still resemble their appearance when Draper first left her magical, colorful mark on them, as does the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. All of these hotels feature Draper's famous Brazilliance design in the form of wallpaper, which has since been made into face masks, leggings, towels, throw pillow covers, scarves, robes, and even phone cases, all available for purchase on carletonvarney.com.
Today, the Greenbrier Hotel honors both Dorothy Draper and Carleton Varney with its in-house restaurant, Draper's, and the Café Carleton. As for design-obsessed aficionados seeking a way to bring the Hollywood Regency aesthetic home, there is even a Dorothy Draper home decor store in the hotel, which also includes books and apparel, complete with black and white checkered floors that Draper was known to incorporate into her designs.
When asked how he makes sure that Dorothy Draper's legacy and designs are kept alive, Varney says, "I don't have any problem with that, because, as you know, everything on 1st dibs and all of the things that are on eBay and so forth—anything designed by Dorothy Draper is, at the moment, a hot item. Everybody wants it." (For proof, look no further than House Beautiful's latest Rufino Report, whose inspiration was Draper's Regency style).
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"Dorothy gave to the world a thing called glamour." Varney says. She also popularized an exuberant style which Varney has made it his mission to continue over the decades: "I have spent 53 years opening the windows and doors of America to color, and I'm still doing it," he says ("Beige is sad," Varney once told House Beautiful).
"Color is magic. What it does to people who live with it—to live in a beautiful soft yellow room, as opposed to a beige room, is a difference in your mentality. I like America to be happy."
Dorothy Draper's design genius must have run in the family, because her first cousin was none other than fellow interior design legend Sister Parish (who, incidentally, shared the same first name as Draper, but went by the childhood nickname given to her by her brother). Parish is probably best known for being hired by Jacqueline Kennedy to design the private family quarters of the White House during President John F. Kennedy's administration. It took only two weeks for Parish and Mrs. Kennedy to spend all of the $50,000 redecorating budget.
Photo credit: Sister Parish Design
Today, Sister Parish's great-granddaughter, Eliza Crater Harris, is the creative director of Sister Parish Design. Harris tells House Beautiful, "everything we do comes back to Sister Parish's philosophy"—and, specifically, to Parish's statement that "innovation is often the ability to reach into the past and bring back what is good, what is beautiful, what is useful, what is lasting." This quote, Harris adds, "is our company's north star. We have continued her legacy by really pursuing new designs along under this idea."
Clearly, design is very much an integral part of the family for Harris, who says that she, her mother, and her grandmother all adore Sister Parish's former home in Maine—"a beautiful, eye catching yellow house right on the coast" where Harris spent her summers as a child—because it connects four generations of women in their family, both living and departed.
Design is not exclusive to interiors, which is why Parish's legacy is continued today beyond what we see in a home. One of Sister Parish Design's newest products is a range of charming sun hats which feature a treillage pattern that was inspired by a garland lattice—the same pattern that was created by Sister Parish and Albert Hadley (whose legendary firm, Parish-Hadley, launched the careers of Mario Buatta, Bunny Williams, and Mark Hampton, to name a few) exclusively for their clients.
SisterParishDesign.com recently relaunched, with a new look and line of products that are influenced in part by grandmillennials, who Harris wanted to connect to now more than ever, because of how responsive they are to the design firm's social media posts. The company's prior product offerings were trade only, but now, a range of fabrics, wall coverings, tabletops, linens, pillows, and apparel can be purchased through the brand's website, which "has been fortified with more access to information," including pricing and allowing for quicker access to the design team, to make the shopping process easier.
Just as Carleton Varney became protégé to Dorothy Draper, Hutton Wilkinson came up under Tony Duquette. Wilkinson first learned of Duquette as a seventh grader, when he read an article in the Sunday morning Los Angeles Times home magazine section. "It was an article about [Tony] and his wife, Elizabeth, and how they lived in a silent film studio," recalls Wilkinson. "He was sitting on the stage of his studio, on a throne from the Chapultepec Castle wearing the robes of a cardinal and surrounded by crystal chandeliers, mother of pearl, and mirrors." Wilkinson showed the article to his father—who was "a very square architect in Los Angeles"—and said, "This is what I'm interested in," to which his father responded by saying that Wilkinson was "100% crazy."
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This exchange lit somewhat of a fire in the young Wilkinson, who began asking "parents' friends if they knew Tony Duquette, and many did, but none would introduce me." Years later, when Wilkinson was 17 years old, his art teacher—who also admired Duquette's work—left a note in his locker telling him that Tony Duquette was looking for volunteers. Upon hearing this news, Wilkinson quit his job and left school that day to go work for the designer, marking the beginning of a decades-long partnership. Following two years of working as a volunteer apprentice and three years as an assistant designer, Wilkinson started his very own interior design firm. Duquette and Wilkinson would later become investment partners "on a series of office buildings, apartments [and] houses that [they] rented out, and a series of spec houses that [they] would fix up and sell," says Wilkinson.
During their 46 years of working together, Duquette and Wilkinson not only collaborated on interiors, but also on a collection of fine jewelry that is just as uniquely opulent and eye-catching as their maximalist rooms. The Duchess of Windsor (also known as Wallis Simpson) was one of many glamorous women who wore Tony Duquette jewelry.
Five years before Tony Duquette's passing in 1999, Hutton Wilkinson purchased "the entire business, his name, and his trademarks and copyrights," thereby becoming the owner, creative director, and president of Tony Duquette Inc. Wilkinson notes that he was not Duquette's heir—his brothers, sister, nieces, and nephews were. To ensure that Dawnridge was saved, Wilkinson purchased the house, in part because it "was the only house built by Tony Duquette from the ground up."
Photo credit: Hutton Wilkinson
All of the 17th to 19th century furnishings found in Dawnridge were auctioned off at Christie's, so that Wilkinson could "pay the heirs and the government." He then redecorated the historic home "using furniture, decorations, sculptures, and paintings made by Tony and Elizabeth Duquette."
Wilkinson has hopes to open Dawnridge as a historic house museum one day. "I always say, "The definition of decoration is 'Doomed to destruction!,'" says Wilkinson. "Dawnridge is all there is, and I'm hoping to give it as a gift to a university or institution interested in keeping it as a house museum. I've added more land to the estate since purchasing it and it now totals four and a half contiguous lots with three houses on it."
Dawnridge was even mentioned on an episode of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles a few years ago when Wilkinson listed and sold other, lesser known homes that previously belonged to Duquette. When the possibility of selling Dawnridge came up, real estate agent Josh Flagg told Wilkinson that he would never help sell that house because it could wind up being destroyed if it fell into the wrong hands.
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As for how Tony Duquette's interior designs live on today, Wilkinson tells House Beautiful that one of his favorite examples of updating Tony Duquette for the 21st century is a fabric he designed for Jim Thompson, called 'Duquetterie,' which is an interpretation of the two carved and painted door panels from a cabinet Tony made for Elsie de Wolfe in 1940.
In addition to Wilkinson's modern-day adaptation of Duquette's genius, the designer has overseen the production of original Duquette designs that are now sold through the likes of Maitland-Smith, Remains Lighting, Patterson Flynn Martin, Mottahedeh, Jim Thompson, and more, Just a few years ago, in 2017, Dawnridge served as the backdrop for a Gucci ad campaign starring actor Tom Hiddleston.
Another key element in preserving these legacies? Books. Each of the designers cited in this story has published odes to their mentors; Carleton Varney authored In the Pink: Dorothy Draper—America's Most Fabulous Decorator and Mr. Color: The Greenbrier and Other Decorating Adventures, Hutton Wilkinson penned Tony Duquette's Dawnridge and More Is More: Tony Duquette, and Susan Bartlett Crater and Apple Parish Bartlett collaborated on Sister: The Life of Legendary Interior Decorator Mrs. Henry Parish II and Sister Parish: The Life of the Legendary American Interior Designer.
The voracious appetite for these—and for the creations of the designers whom they profile—proves not only the incredible influence of their subjects, but also the idea that a good legacy can stand the test of time. That is, so long as the right people are there to carry it forward.
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