As part of my work as an English Language Fellow at IPNETP, I designed a three-pronged continuing professional development program for Ivorian English teachers, called the Cote d'Ivoire ELT Exchange. The first phase of the project is teaching workshops for in-service English teachers at ten focus schools throughout Abidjan, on topics identified during a needs analysis that included discussions with teachers and class observations. The second phase is the creation of a website and online course, which will make the content of the in-school workshops available to teachers throughout the country. The final component is the planning of the first national ELT conference, in collaboration with several local teachers' associations. In the second year, the project expanded to include a training of trainers program for 50 teachers from 25 regions throughout the country. The goal of the project is to foster a culture of continuing professional development for Ivorian teachers.
The Cote d'Ivoire National English Language Teachers Association (CINELTA) is a unified teachers association, covering both general and ESP teachers throughout the country. The association formed through the merger of four distinct associations that had been operating separately, despite overlapping goals. I am an advisor and a founding member of the association, and in their first year I oversaw the successful application for a $25,000 grant from the US Embassy in Abidjan, for teacher development projects throughout the country.
This is a course I have designed for the Andrew Young Center for Entrepreneurship, an American Space connected to the US Embassy, to teach English and leadership skills to intermediate and advanced learners. It uses materials from the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and covers topics related to personal development and social issues. Each class centers around a YALI video and a related high-level language point to help students refine their English.
I am currently co-editor of the newsletter for TESOL International's Social Responsibility Interest Section. We publish 4 issues a year, on various themes related to social justice and English language teaching. If you would like to write for the newsletter, please read the submission guidelines and get in touch. Past issues are available online here.
This project was a collaboration between myself and Catherine Njau, a Tanzanian colleague and founder of the Kuleana Group. I designed the curriculum for an extracurricular program focused on multilingual storytelling, digital publishing and dramatization and provided long-distance support as Ms. Njau implemented the project at a secondary school in Tanzania. The students explored both oral and written storytelling techniques and then created their own stories. The students translated their stories (into English, Swahili, Chagga and Hacha) and published them digitally, then dramatized them and performed the plays for the school community. Myself and Ms. Njau presented about the project at TESOL 2018 in Chicago.
This is a project I started for my fellowship in Ecuador. I researched the ways Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory has been adopted both internationally and in Ecuador, and developed teaching activities related to each of the eight intelligences. This lead to student test scores increasing 1.38 points on a ten point scale. I plan to adapt the project for implementation in a Tanzanian secondary school next, and presented the project at TESOL 2018 in Chicago.
In Tanzania, I worked on two collaborative theatre pieces with my students, using a process called Community Action Theatre. The students created plays about issues the were important to them, such as early marriage and girls' education, and performed them for the community. I wrote an article about the process and the way the girls used it to amplify their voices, which is online here.
While I was in the Peace Corps, I collaborated with my school to transform two unused classrooms into a school library. We received grant funding from the Peace Corps Partnership Program and a small donation of books from the US Embassy's Regional English Language Office. The library opened in 2013.
Another project I worked on as part of my Peace Corps service was a collaboration with Huru International to distribute reusable menstrual pad kits to 400 girls at two schools. The project inspired Catherine Njau to start the community organization Kuleana Group, which has distributed over 2600 kits to girls in 8 schools. Now, in order to distribute the pads more sustainably, the have started Waridi Reuseable Sanitary Pads to produce them locally.


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The Walking Dead review – 5×01: 'No Sanctuary'
October 13, 2014 by tvangie
Courtesy of AMC
Everyone's favourite zombie show returns for a fifth season, with promises that it will be the most intense and bone chilling ever. How did the Termites deal when they realized who they were 'screwing with'?
Let's bitch it out.
I try my best not to watch trailers or read any 'insider sneak peeks/scoops' in advance of a show I know I'm going watch because I delight in the surprise of going in blind. But I couldn't help but get some trickle down about The Walking Dead's S5 premiere, which promised to be a doozy of a pickle. Since the show hasn't had consecutive show-runner over two seasons since way back in S2, I was apprehensive about what the premiere would deliver. But I think you'd be hard-pressed to find any fan of the show that didn't enjoy 'No Sanctuary'. Finally it feels like The Walking Dead has found its legs right off the bat, continuing on the strong momentum that resulted in the latter half of S4. There's some definite setup for what's to come, but it doesn't feel as though we've got to stick around to 'let things settle in' – all the elements that make The Walking Dead strong are apparent in this episode, and it doesn't feel crammed in, rushed or awkward, but rather quite complementary.
We waste absolutely no time as the episode opens with one of the most disturbing scenes you've ever seen on television. I'm quite surprised that this got a green light, and to echo what Robert Kirkman said in an interview, hats off to AMC for having the courage to push it through. From the moment we see some of our heroes lined up to be bled out along with some rando no-names, we know what's to follow isn't going to be pleasant. At the time it feels like the knock-out/throat-slit regime is a bit over-the-top, but after getting a bit of backstory on the Termites and the constant references to cattle and butchers, it's quite effective that we witness the process in its callous entirety.
Although I'm not necessarily one for flashbacks, the limited vignettes we get in this episode (and to mention it – throughout the series) are very powerful. I appreciated how we witnessed first-hand how the Termites were terrorized in that train car, and I was quite taken aback that I felt any empathy at all – especially after seeing how the butchering took place (Side Note: Although I felt empathy, I still think they were idiots in letting anyone and everyone simply saunter in without reprieve). Call it smart writing and excellent performances – but we're meant to feel like the Termites were somewhat justified in kidnapping our beloved protagonists in the present after what they had to go through in the past. It's no coincidence that we get the two groups trapped in train cars with only an ominous 'Then" and "Now" to differentiate the time period. Sure Gareth (Andrew J. West) & Co. are definitely set up to be this season's antagonists (no one is buying a measly shot in the shoulder as the end of Gareth) but they're not being setup as definitely bad (ala The Governor)- and I appreciate that. I'm intrigued and thus, not rolling my eyes when the group stupidly decides NOT to go back and kill any leftover Termites against Rick's (Andrew Lincoln) astute suggestion.
So we've got plenty of gore and zombie action, which should appease those viewers who are STILL griping about how slow S2 was – but we've also got our fair share of conversations and moral dilemmas. Heck, we even got some meaty character development in this episode – it's a home run! And much of this comes via Tyreese's (Chad L. Coleman) interlude with anonymous Termite (Chris Coy) who very clearly lays out all the possible outcomes of what happens once they leave that little cabin. Again, I have to give props to the writers who find a way to present the essential narrative plot points incredibly succinctly, while still inviting us to pause with thought as well as gain additional insight to Tyreese's inner struggles. It doesn't feel laboured or unnecessary but reminding us of what it could potentially look like should something as outlandish as a zombie apocalypse come to pass. The lives that we led in the past would indeed feel so fleeting, and how friends would very quickly be replaced by 'assholes' that allow us to survive. The cabin scenes are done so adeptly that it finally gives me hope that something smart and complex will actually grace the screen this season.
As if that weren't enough, we also get some effective emotional moments as the group finally reunites after what seems like an eternity. Carol (Melissa McBride) earns her place back in the group (and then some!) as she triggers the badass explosion that ended Terminus in a single episode. It couldn't help but feel touched seeing Daryl (Norman Reedus) run up to her (Beth who?), followed by Rick's appreciative embrace. There are very few 'wins' or happy moments in The Walking Dead, but this one feels earned and not needlessly tacked on (i.e. the Farmer Rick/Peas-in-a-pod debacle we got last season). The group does feel a bit big though, and I couldn't help but wonder who's going to eat it soon. But let's enjoy the reunion for now shall we? I also couldn't help but marvel over the character growth of Carol – remember when she was just a whiny, powerless woman? She may not make the best choices, but I feel like I 'get' Carol now, and I'm excited to see what her continued growth brings us over the season.
Carl (Chandler Riggs) didn't say much this episode – and I think we're all happier for that.
The ending cut scene literally had me writhing with delight as we get the return of Morgan (Lennie James). All I can say is, thank the lord that Low Winter Sun bombed as much as it did. Can we promote Morgan to series regular post-haste?
I don't think I quite picked it up, but I'm starting to think Eugene (Josh McDermitt) is far more valuable than I initially thought. I'm not certain if he said it out right, but he claims to have worked for an agency that developed a pathogenic weapon to fight the zombie disease. I think it could have been more clearly articulated, but I read this as "Eugene literally has the cure, in that he houses the antigen that will eventually kill off the zombie virus in his body." Which would explain why he can't simply tell everyone what the cure is and has to be selective as to who he tells (and why Michael Cudlitz's Abraham and Christian Serratos' Rosita are so protective of what appears to be a crazy hick). What did other viewers think/catch?
As much as I liked this episode, I couldn't help but giggle at Rosita's Wolverine-like weapon option.
What did you think viewers? Do you think Morgan will be a permanent fixture on the team? Will he be friend or foe? Is this indeed the last we've seen of Gareth? Do you think the Termites were somewhat justified in their actions considering what happened to them? Do you think our survival group will get thinned-out soon, or will we get to spend sometime with everyone together before the killings start? Does anyone care what happened to Beth? Sound off in the comments below.
The Walking Dead airs at 9pm EST, Sundays on AMC.
Filed Under: The Walking Dead, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Alanna Masterson, Andrew J. West, Andrew Lincoln, Chad L. Coleman, Chandler Riggs, Chris Coy, Christian Serratos, Danai Gurira, Denise Crosby, Josh McDermitt, Lauren Cohan, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Sonequa Martin-Green, Steven Yeun

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As the Interim Head of School, I want to extend a warm "welcome back" to our current and incoming families and our many visitors to The Common School community. I am looking forward to this year's journey as we continue to live out our vision and mission, embrace our values and seek new ways for our children, and all of us, to engage the challenges, opportunities and wonders of our global village as learners and contributors.
The year 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of The Common School and, as our community continues its celebration, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' House of Representatives has also acknowledged, honored and recognized us with an official proclamation us for "50 years of engaging children in transformative, progressive education in the Pioneer Valley". The Common School is clearly a hallmark of progressive education and a school with a proud and vibrant history.
At The Common School, children will experience diverse classrooms that are uniquely rich with active learning, critical thinking, hands-on projects, cross-cultural experiences and academic rigor that goes far beyond facts and figures. Teachers build meaningful relationships with children while assisting and supporting them as creative, inquisitive learners helping them develop respect for themselves and compassion for others. Our curriculum offers many opportunities to engage the themes of diversity, equity and social justice through multiple activities and experiences.
At The Common School you will find a community of happy children, passionate faculty, involved parents and dedicated staff. We strive to work together to make our school community a truly robust learning environment by following the school's mission "to engage students in a transformative, progressive education that cultivates a love of learning, critical thinking, compassion for others, and a deep commitment to social justice and the environment." Children at The Common School develop deep and meaningful friendships with their peers which last well beyond their graduation. Our alumni regularly return to visit and relive their early experiences.
As you delve into our website, you will learn more about what makes The Common School the unique, dynamic, creative and caring place it is. I encourage you to read more about our philosophy, curriculum, after school and summer programs, our community, and the many special moments and rituals that have made an indelible mark on members of the school community.
I invite you to visit The Common School. Come discover for yourself what a remarkable, lively and stimulating learning environment we have!


Auckland's upgraded commuter rail network has broken reliability and punctuality records, now that the ageing diesel fleet has been replaced and as drivers become more familiar with the new electric train fleet.
Four months ago Auckland Transport publicly apologised for the unreliability of rail services, in the run-up to the phasing out of the diesel fleet in late July.
Two months after the switchover on the main routes, Auckland's commuter trains have never run better, with reliability on Tuesday at 100 percent, and 97.4 per cent running within five minutes of schedule.
The agency said losing the unreliable diesels was a big factor, but there have also been fewer problems with signalling, and drivers had become more familiar with the high-tech trains.
Metro general manager Mark Lambert said the record would not be achieved every day.
"We're certainly looking to dramatically improve the monthly performance compared with earlier this year, and typically we'd be expecting to see something like, across a whole month, 98 percent reliability between 90-95 percent punctuality," he said.
An independent review has scotched a suggestion Auckland is paying unreasonably more for its rail system than Wellington.
Auckland rail commuter numbers are growing more than 20 percent a year and the rise could prompt a re-think on when the city needs to buy extra trains.


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Q: Can't resolve "Unrecognized selector sent to instance" error I read on other stack overflow posts that this error is cause due to improper memory management but I cant figure out where that problem is being caused. I am receiving the following error:

2014-03-23 12:47:16.337 Cazenovia High School[11810:60b] -[iPhoneFirstPageView Twitter]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x10944bc10
2014-03-23 12:47:16.342 Cazenovia High School[11810:60b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[iPhoneFirstPageView Twitter]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x10944bc10'
*** First throw call stack:
(
    0   CoreFoundation                      0x000000010194c495 __exceptionPreprocess + 165
    1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00000001016ab99e objc_exception_throw + 43
    2   CoreFoundation                      0x00000001019dd65d -[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 205
    3   CoreFoundation                      0x000000010193dd8d ___forwarding___ + 973
    4   CoreFoundation                      0x000000010193d938 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 120
    5   UIKit                               0x0000000100259f06 -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 80
    6   UIKit                               0x0000000100259eb4 -[UIApplication sendAction:toTarget:fromSender:forEvent:] + 17
    7   UIKit                               0x0000000100336880 -[UIControl _sendActionsForEvents:withEvent:] + 203
    8   UIKit                               0x0000000100335dc0 -[UIControl touchesEnded:withEvent:] + 530
    9   UIKit                               0x000000010057d6f7 _UIGestureRecognizerUpdate + 5149
    10  UIKit                               0x0000000100290a15 -[UIWindow _sendGesturesForEvent:] + 928
    11  UIKit                               0x00000001002916d4 -[UIWindow sendEvent:] + 909
    12  UIKit                               0x000000010026929a -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 211
    13  UIKit                               0x0000000100256aed _UIApplicationHandleEventQueue + 9579
    14  CoreFoundation                      0x00000001018dbd21 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
    15  CoreFoundation                      0x00000001018db5f2 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 242
    16  CoreFoundation                      0x00000001018f746f __CFRunLoopRun + 767
    17  CoreFoundation                      0x00000001018f6d83 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 467
    18  GraphicsServices                    0x0000000103ac3f04 GSEventRunModal + 161
    19  UIKit                               0x0000000100258e33 UIApplicationMain + 1010
    20  Cazenovia High School               0x0000000100002ef3 main + 115
    21  libdyld.dylib                       0x0000000101fe45fd start + 1
    22  ???                                 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

My code is included below, you can also find my project on http://github.com/rileylloyd24/cazenovia
I have a ScrollView in my Storyboard (ViewController) with an embedded nav controller (navigationController). I also have 2 nibs, one of which (iPhoneFirstPageView) I am trying to segue to another nib (TwitterViewController).
ViewController.h
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "TwitterViewController.h"
#import "iPhoneFirstPageView.h"

@interface ViewController ()

@end

@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    //Set up View for scrollview with nav controller
    self.automaticallyAdjustsScrollViewInsets = NO;
    self.title = @"Cazenovia Central School District";
    self.bottomBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:9.0f/255.0f green:49.0f/255.0f blue:102.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f];

    //do some set up on the scrollview
    self.theScrollView.pagingEnabled = YES;
    self.theScrollView.showsHorizontalScrollIndicator = NO;
    self.theScrollView.showsVerticalScrollIndicator = NO;

    //Load the nibs to be paged through
    //NSArray *nibArray = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"iphoneFirstPageView" owner:self options:nil];
    //UIView *firstPageView = (UIView *)[nibArray objectAtIndex:0];

    NSArray *nibArray = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"iphoneFirstPageView" owner:self options:nil];
    iPhoneFirstPageView *firstPageView = (iPhoneFirstPageView *)[nibArray objectAtIndex:0];
    [firstPageView.twitterButton addTarget:self action:@selector(executeSegue) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

    NSArray *nibArray2 = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"iPhoneSecondPage" owner:self options:nil];
    UIView *secondPageView = (UIView *)[nibArray2 objectAtIndex:0];

    NSArray *pageArray = @[firstPageView, secondPageView];

    //Add each view to the scroll view
    for(int i=0; i<pageArray.count; i++){
        CGRect frame;
        frame.origin.x = self.theScrollView.frame.size.width * i;
        frame.origin.y = 0;
        frame.size = self.theScrollView.frame.size;

        UIView *subview = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
        [subview addSubview:[pageArray objectAtIndex:i]];
        [self.theScrollView addSubview:subview];
    }
    self.theScrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(self.theScrollView.frame.size.width * pageArray.count, self.theScrollView.frame.size.height);
    self.theScrollView.delegate = self;
    self.thePageControl.numberOfPages = pageArray.count;
    //Twitter segue
}

-(void)executeSegue
{
    TwitterViewController *newController = [[TwitterViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"TwitterViewController" bundle:nil];
    [self.navigationController pushViewController:newController animated:YES];
}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

#pragma mark - UIScrollViewDelegate

- (void)scrollViewDidScroll:(UIScrollView *)sender {
    CGFloat pageWidth = self.theScrollView.frame.size.width;
    int page = floor((self.theScrollView.contentOffset.x - pageWidth / 2) / pageWidth) + 1;
    self.thePageControl.currentPage = page;
}

A: I have looked your code and you need to remove the outlet in story board from twitter icon button.You connected that previously. You have commented previous outlet method -(IBAction)Twitter but you also need to remove touchupinside action outlet from storyboard.Just go iphoneFirstPageView.xib and right click on twitter button and remove action outlet for Twitter.
For another problem  in -(void)executeSegue
You are loading whole viewcontroller from xib so use  TwitterViewController *newController = [[[NSBundle mainBundle]  loadNibNamed:@"TwitterViewController" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0]; instead of initWithNibName  and remove the fileowner outlet for view.Then Everything will work fine.

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Їндржих Каан фон Альбест (; 25 травня 1852, Тернопіль — 7 березня 1926, м-ко Роудна) — чеський піаніст, композитор.

Життєпис
Народився 25 травня 1852 року в м. Тернопіль (Тернопільський округ, Королівство Галичини та Володимирії, Австрійська імперія, нині Тернопільська область, Україна). Батько — військовик, ротмістр австрійського війська, походив з угорського шляхетського роду. У віці восьми років батька перевели на службу до Чехії.

Навчався в консерваторії у м. Прага (нині Чехія). Серед його вчителів, зокрема, був Вілем Блодек. Тривалий час виступав як піаніст (вперше у 1874 році). Від 1889 року працював викладачем по класу фортепіано у Празькій консерваторії, 1907—1918 роках був її директором.

Автор опер «Втікач» (1895), «Жерміналь» (1908), симфонічних поем, сюїт, концертів для фортепіано з оркестром, сонат та інших музичних творів.

Помер 7 березня 1926 року в містечку Роудна (нині округ Табор, Південночеський край, Чехія).

Примітки

Джерела
 Лисенко І. Каан із Альбеса Йіндржіх //
 F — m. Jindřich Kàan z Albéstů  // Světozor. — 1885. — Č. 33 (942) (31 července). — S. 526.
 Kaan von Albest, Jindřich  // Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815—1950 (ÖBL). — Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1965. — Band 3. — S. 161—162 .

Посилання

 Kàan, Jindřich z Albéstu.

Чехи в Україні
Уродженці Тернополя
Студенти Празької консерваторії
Чеські композитори

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I welcome everyone to come by the History of pinball Booth at 2017 Texas Pinball Festival next Friday , Sat and Sunday.
We will be showcasing 12 or more 1930s pinball and a 40s gumball shooter game.
Wow! nice line up. can't wait to play them!
Can't make it to Texas - but that is really cool. What a treat. All who go to the Texas show should should stop and see those games !
And get a chance to play them too ? - Wow. Outstanding. And that's a really big group for those early pieces of History.
Jigsaw is a lot of fun to play. I love that little game.
Nice games. Wish I was coming to TPF this year.
Definitely a highlight of TPF. Do not miss this booth!
Always enjoy these historic games, looking toward to playing. Thanks for sharing with everyone!
Loaded and ready to setup after work.
I'm really looking forward to seeing, and getting a chance to play these pieces of history.
Moving toward the promised land. Fleet is in the booth!
Quite successful. A few casualties but people are having fun!
Great show! Chris won best pre 1960 machine with his Jigsaw! The only casualty was the hammer on the Nation Hunter Gumball.
Thanks for bringing these. I enjoyed seeing and playing a few of them.
hands down my favorite part of TPF -- these were great to see and a blast to play!! Thank you so much for bringing them and letting us have the experience of them.
I won a gum ball!!
I'll be heading to TPF for my first time in March. Any chance you're planning to do this again?
Double down on it. Bagz are simple, hard to master, rich in history and the art is wonderful on some of them. O'-decko rules.
Absolutely! Ill start the 2018 thread soon. We're at 10 games and looking for the community to bring more!
Its great to see some out of towners coming. Im sponsoring 1974DeltaQueen.
I will be looking forward to the 2018 thread.
Looking forward to checking out the new line up at TPF 2018.


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Frits Celis (Antwerpen, 11 april 1929) is een Vlaamse musicus, harpist, dirigent en componist.

Levensloop
Celis studeerde aan de Koninklijke Muziekconservatoria in Antwerpen en Brussel, de Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst "Mozarteum" Salzburg te Salzburg en de Hochschule für Musik in Keulen.

Celis begon als harpist en werd daarna dirigent en muziekdirecteur aan de Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, de Koninklijke Vlaamse Opera en de Opera voor Vlaanderen. Hij was gastdirigent in Nederland, Frankrijk, Spanje, Duitsland en de Verenigde Staten.

Later legde hij zich hoofdzakelijk op compositie toe. Zijn stijl evolueerde via expressionisme en serialisme naar een vrij-atonale schriftuur met onmiskenbare voorkeur voor het lyrische aspect van de muziektaal.

Componist
Na te zijn begonnen met componeren in een klassieke normale toon, evolueerde hij naar een expressionistische en zelfs seriële schrijfwijze en een atonale ongebondenheid.
Zijn oeuvre behelst een 80-tal nummers.
 Vocale muziek:
 Preludio e Narrazione voor sopraan en symfonisch orkest, 1983
 Three Shakespeare poems, voor koor,
 Melope voor mezzo sopraan en strijkkwartet of fluit, 1994
 Orkestwerken:
 Muziek voor strijkers, 1945-1950.
 Elegie voor symfonisch orkest, 1966.
 Varazioni, voor kamerorkest, 1974.
 Cantilena voor symfonisch orkest, 1980.
 Symfonia, voor slagwerk en symfonisch orkest, 1983.
 Synfonia, 1989-1990.
Kamermuziek:
 Quartetto, voor fluit, 1987.
  Quartetto d'Archivoor strijkkwartet, 1995.
 Quintetto, voor hobo en strijkkwartet, 1996.
 Kareol voor Engelse hoorn en piano, 1997.
 Elegie pour un faon, voor altfluit en strijkkwartet, 2001.

Literatuur
 H. HEUGHEBAERT, Frits Celis, in: .
 H. STUBBE, Het gummetje van Frits Celis, in: Muziek en Woorde, 1989.
 C. WILLEKENS, Frits Celis: de componist als bemiddelaar?, in: DeScène, 1991.
 F. VERDONCK, Frits Celis, een lyricus van vandaag, in: Muziek & Woord, 1993.
 Vic NEES, Frits Celis, muziek tussen hemel en aarde, Kunsttijdschrift Vlaanderen, 2004.
 Flavie ROQUET, Lexicon van Vlaamse componisten, geboren na 1800, Roularta, 2007.

Externe link
 Overzichtelijke werkenlijst composers21
Componistenfiche Matrix new music-MATRIX (Centrum voor nieuwe muziek)
Biografie en werklijst op CeBeDeM
Frits Celis, laureaat 'Prijs Peter Benoit'. Verslag en video (vrt-nws)

Belgisch dirigent
20e-eeuws componist
Belgisch componist
Belgisch harpist
Muntschouwburg


Smoky Hills Public Television's local program, Doctors on Call, will focus on healthy eating and exercise with Dr. Robert Clark and Dr. Kristie Clark from the O'Shea Memorial Clinic in Jetmore.
This episode will air Tuesday, April 16 at 7 PM.
Watch Doctors on Call live on any device by subscribing to the SHPTV YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/SmokyHillsPBS.
Doctors on Call is a program that provides medical information on a variety of different topics. Medical professionals from throughout the state travel to Bunker Hill to provide information and answer questions from the viewing audience. The program airs live on Tuesdays at 7 PM.
During the program, viewers can call 1-800-337-4788 with their questions for the doctors.
To submit questions electronically on a specific topic, viewers can send an email to [email protected] Questions submitted through email must be received by Noon on the day of the show.


with over 30-years of Federal service As a postal worker and Air force veteran, I am taking the next step to serve the working families of Colorado.
"Every one of us who suffered through the shooting went from a normal life to redefining who and what we are.
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Brexit is a false promise.
There has been ample comment on what might happen if the UK leaves the EU without a deal – over the cliff edge, as some have called it, but what might a deal look like if one can be done. To mark Europe day, I've decided to write this short memo to outline the parameters for a possible deal and discuss whether it is likely to be advantageous to the UK. My qualification for writing it is my involvement in numerous EU negotiations over many years.
If there is to be a deal, the outcome will likely be determined by the relative bargaining clout of the two sides. Some people have argued that because the EU exports more to the UK than the other way round, the balance of advantage will lie with the UK. Against this it can be said that if hypothetically all trade in both directions were to cease, the loss on the EU side would be shared 27 ways and would be a relatively small proportion of the EU's total external trade, whereas all the loss for the UK would fall on us alone and would account for about half our external trade.
It has also been argued that the EU will lose the proportion of the UK's net financial contribution that does not return to the UK. This will undoubtedly do some damage to the EU, but this will be spread unequally, with its main force being felt in poorer countries like Greece and especially Eastern Europe. Since the stability of this region and its ability to resist Russian pressure has in the past been a major British strategic interest, it is hard to understand why the UK now appears to envisage this outcome with such equanimity.
At all events the UK is unlikely to be able to determine the outcome or specify the contents to its entire satisfaction as is currently being assumed. Even if the EU will in the end have the desire to compromise, a deal of the complexity envisaged will require some very fast footwork on both sides.
There is a dispute about the order of business, or phasing of the two agreements that will be needed: one on the departure terms and another on the future relationship. This is partly a tactical issue, as the two sides try to establish their different agendas, but there is also a real legal difference between an agreement reached while the UK is still a member of the EU, which can be adopted using the EU's normal decision-making procedures, and the treaty that will be required once the UK has left. This will have to be ratified by 27 national Parliaments, creating room for all member states to demand a price for their approval.
This almost certainly means that the deal regulating the future relationship will not be ready in the two years before the UK leaves the EU under the timetable envisaged in Article 50. Either the two year window will have to be prolonged, or there will have to be some kind of transitional arrangement. In either case, most of the high cards will be in the hand of the EU, and it will want to ensure that to the extent the UK's privileges under the existing arrangement are prolonged, its duties will remain in force as well.
An immediate issue is going to be the so-called divorce bill: the sum of money that the EU wishes the UK to pay in respect of past commitments entered into. There will clearly be a bout of furious horse trading, with the final outcome possibly in doubt until the end. It is not worth taking too seriously the extreme figures that are being leaked by either side at this stage.
Assuming (and it's a big assumption) that a deal will ultimately be done on the divorce bill, the two biggest issues will then be free movement of people on the one hand and free movement of goods, services and capital on the other. At the moment these are part of a package that guarantees the (relative but not absolute) freedom of circulation of all four. The essence of brexit is that it will break up this package, so that the UK can again exert sovereignty over the movement of people, while – at least in Mrs May's concept - the free movement of goods, services and capital continues unchanged. This is what the EU calls cherry picking: trying to have all the advantages with none of the costs. The EU will doubtless extract a price for the reduced rights its citizens will enjoy in the UK, and this will most probably fall in the area of access to its own markets for financial services and capital movements, where it will do the UK real damage.
A deal on the movement of people will fall into two linked parts. The first will require agreement on the preservation of rights of what one might call existing "displaced persons", i.e. those EU and UK citizens already living on the territory of the other; the second will be an agreement about the regime to apply to cross border movements of people, both transitionally and long term, after the UK leaves. The first of these agreements will be, as the Commission has pointed out, extremely complex, because it needs to regulate such matters as long term commitments to pensions and health care. The EU has said that the deal must be enforceable, so it will need legal guarantees, supervision and rights of appeal.
The second will also be tricky. So far attention has focused only on the right to work, where the UK wants to be able to operate quotas, but the UK will presumably also be required to avoid the re-imposition of visas on any EU member state, so it will be unable to exclude people from Eastern Europe as the United States has done. Although the UK is currently glossing over this detail, it is likely to resurface because, largely concealed beneath the cant about Romanian fruit pickers and benefit tourists, there is almost certainly an unstated desire on the part of the Home Office to keep out certain groups of people from this part of the world.
To keep the border open in Ireland and at Dover and to keep trade flowing, there must also be a comprehensive agreement on trade in industrial goods and agricultural produce. This will be a priority for both sides, even though the EU currently refuses to discuss it until the other issues are resolved. A major issue will be rules of origin applying to UK manufactures that contain parts and materials from outside the EU. This problem will arise because the UK wishes to leave the Customs Union, which means it will no longer impose the Common External Tariff (CET) on imports from outside the EU. How this difficulty can be resolved remains so far unexplained. Possible solutions offered by technology are untested on the scale required.
Any deal of this complexity will need an administrative underpinning and a dispute resolution mechanism to ensure its good functioning. At the moment under the existing EU regime, these are provided by the Commission and the European Court of Justice. The UK is part of both bodies, so their decisions are not "imposed by Brussels" (or indeed by Luxemburg) but are a collective responsibility. Because the British Government wishes to abolish the visible attributes of EU sovereignty, while the EU wishes to ensure the primacy of EU law in all areas, the dispute here will probably be tough, and a compromise must be struck. The balance of advantage will determine whether the outcome, if one proves possible, looks more like the status quo or more like some Heath Robinson device designed in Westminster.
Let's assume for the moment that the EU is forced to concede the essence of what the British are asking. (I believe this is in fact the less likely outcome, but we need to think about how it would work.) It means that for the supervision and enforcement of whatever deal is struck, new machinery will have to set up. The ECJ will have to be substituted by a body that I will call, for now, the EU/UK Court of Arbitration, and the Commission by an EU/UK Joint Commission.
These new bodies will need to have authority to implement and supervise rules, just as the existing ones do, and they will need to be staffed and financed, and probably to have some permanent presence and status, i.e. a building and all the other trappings of administration, which the UK will have to co-finance.
What this means in essence is that even after the UK leaves the EU, it will still be paying into an international body and subject to its administrative laws and rulings. So the UK still won't be sovereign in certain respects, but nor is any other country that exists in the international framework. If you inhabit the civilised world, you are subject to international laws and to the commitments you have assumed. If you want total sovereignty to do anything you like, you need to become autarchic like North Korea.
Assuming this analysis is correct, one begins to see that the UK will be building a chimera. Mrs May will have traded in much of the financial services sector, a tried and tested administrative and legal framework, the bulk of her influence over the policy making of our nearest neighbours and a huge amount of good will, for what will in the end probably turn out to be a kind of badge engineering to create the illusion that the UK has reasserted sovereignty.
In the interests of brevity I will not review all of the many other problems that could arise, but it is already clear that areas of substantial difficulty will be the regime for Gibraltar, which will be deprived of reliance on EU law to moderate its dealings with Spain; air services, where the EU's open skies policy may need to be substituted or replaced by a series of bilateral agreement, and various other common policies that will have to be replaced, for example on nuclear energy and the environment.
We have established that leaving the Common External Tariff (CET) will create problems in a system requiring frictionless open borders, so it is worth analysing the reverse side of this argument, which is the much discussed ability of the UK to negotiate its own trade deals with third countries once it has left the EU. My view is that this always was something of a side show. The EU accounts for almost half the UK's foreign trade, and the only other country that really matters is the US. Between them the EU and the US account for about three quarters of the UK's foreign trade and the two of them together so dominate international trade that they will between them largely determine what UK/US trade will look like. The odds are that it will remain mostly unchanged. There will be no great US trade bonanza, indeed a member of the Trump administration has described brexit as an opportunity for the United States to grab part of the UK's markets. The fact that the UK will be free to pursue its own trade deals with China, India, Russia and Brazil, to name but the most important four, will have relatively little future impact, and what impact it does have will be broadly negative for the UK, because we will not have the trading weight that the EU has to kick open doors in the relevant capitals, where the UK is not particularly loved. Indeed there will probably be transitional problems as we move from the cover of the EU's Common Commercial Policy to a new set of bilateral trade deals that have yet to be negotiated.
One issue nobody is yet talking about is agriculture. Long before Margaret Thatcher got the EEC to agree to complete the single market for goods and services, the six original members had launched the European Communities to regulate trade in coal, steel and food, because these were the strategic goods with which wars were won in the first half of the 20th century. We can forget about coal, and perhaps even about steel, which no longer has the salience it once did, but food still matters to everyone, and here there will be another battle, one whose outlines have so far only been dimly envisaged. When the UK scraps the apparatus of agricultural price setting and support and the European free trade in agricultural produce that it underpins, what will take its place? We want the border to remain open for trade in agricultural products, but this presupposes some agreement on pricing, which implies agreement on support and subsidies, as well as the continuation of common veterinary and phyto-sanitary regulation. The answer may be to re-badge the CAP too, which means an even bigger system of administrative supervision so that, for example, UK turkeys can still be exported to the EU for Christmas.
It seems fairly obvious that even if Mrs May gets everything she wants, it will be worse for the UK than what we have now, except in the narrow sense that the UK will have reasserted a largely superficial sense of its own sovereignty. But the likelihood on current showing is that she will get significantly less than this, and if the UK digs in on important details, including but not limited to the cost of the divorce, the possibility that there will be no deal at all will loom ever larger. Public disquiet over this is likely to grow, particularly among displaced people on either side, for whom the stakes are particularly high. In either event voters are likely eventually to realise that it would have been easier, quicker, and a whole lot less painful for all concerned to stick with what we already have. But by then it may be too late to reverse the damage.
David Broucher


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End of the line for the Leaving Cert?
The first step of reforming our exam-obsessed senior cycle gets under way today. But who gets to decide what our children will learn?
Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 00:00
Peter McGuire
'The physical classroom needs to be ripped out. It's pointless changing the message when the interface has remained the same since Dickens'
'Should we ease pressure on giving less time given over to exam subjects and more room to develop life skills?' Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
Is the Leaving Cert fit for purpose for the 21st century? It's a question being regularly asked against the backdrop of a world where the skills required for workplace are changing fast.
The must-have career attributes to future-proof today's school-leavers, according to the World Economic Forum, include creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking.
Yet, universities and employers grumble that too many students emerge from an exam-obsessed second-level system where students are "taught to the test" and are not learning to think for themselves.
While the focus of policy-makers to date has been on reforming the junior cycle, all eyes are set to switch to how to make the Leaving Cert more relevant to the skills needed by young people in today's world.
Today, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) will host a conference, with speakers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Netherlands to discuss international developments in upper secondary education.
It is the first step in a process of review and reform that is likely to result in a much changed senior cycle over the coming years.
John Hammond, chief executive of the NCCA, says the upcoming review will offer everybody – teachers, parents, students and any interested citizen – a chance to generate a shared vision for senior cycle over the next few years.
"We'll be embarking on a review of senior cycle with a network of 40 schools and a series of national seminars. This will place schools at the centre of discussions about the kinds of developments needed at senior cycle," he says.
" In consultations related to the curriculum, we place a strong emphasis on the student voice. If, for instance, we're developing a new specification for art, we go to one of our network schools and ask students to talk to us about their experiences and views on the existing course and how they would like to see it developed in the future."
In designing the curriculum, the NCCA wants students to develop key skills, which include communicating, being personally effective, working with others, critical and creative thinking, and information processing.
Applied maths, economics, science subjects and modern languages are among the subjects that will be up for review.
Outside individual subjects, there are broader decisions to be made about the overall shape of the curriculum: should we ease pressure on giving less time given over to exam subjects and more room to develop life skills? How can subjects be given space to breathe if the curriculum is crammed with facts?
The NCCA has an advisory role in developing curriculum in Ireland, but the ultimate decisions are political, resting with the Minister for Education of the day.
"Our model is representative – stakeholders who represent the partners in education are involved at every stage and every level of the curriculum development process," says Hammond.
If junior cycle reform is anything to go by, it could take a long time before senior cycle changes see the light of day. Critics say it took 20 years before these changes took root in the classroom due to over-consultation and opposition from teachers' unions.
Hammond acknowledges the length of time it has taken, but also points out that new subjects such as Computer Science have been fast-tracked into the Leaving Cert within 18 months. Consultation, he says, is key.
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"Those who are positive about this approach to curriculum development will often praise its democratic nature, the way in which it can take account of the reality of what's happening in schools and classrooms for teachers and students, as well as how it can help to gain buy-in for developments from those directly involved in education.
"Where it is criticised it is sometimes perceived to be slow in achieving fundamental change and sometimes too compromised in its outcomes."
Senior cycle reform will also, doubtless, see calls for new subjects: meditation and mindfulness, money management and unbiased sex and relationship education are just some that have been called for over recent times.
But if the school day is already jam-packed, difficult choices will have to be made.
Clive Byrne, director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, is chair of the NCCA's senior cycle board, will play a key role in helping to oversee changes.
He points out that subject choice in schools is currently restricted by the availability of teachers and the size of the school; if it's too small, it won't be able to offer a broad subject choice.
"There are too many schools at second level and there need to be more amalgamations, although school ethos can be an issue here. A school can't offer metalwork if it doesn't have a teacher or the facilities.
"And parents are very influenced by the impression of the quality of the teacher and their ability to deliver good exam results.
"But the single biggest obstacle to curriculum change is that the majority of parents are happy with the status quo of the Junior and Leaving Cert; the exams are regarded as brutal but fair. While they are a very efficient way of filling first year in university, they're not necessarily giving us a perspective of a well-educated workforce."
Byrne says we may need to look at different ways of assessing students beyond a single terminal exam, including project work and demonstration work, although he points out that this already happens in some subjects, including art and technology.
Joe O'Hara, a professor of education at Dublin City University, says calls for new subjects to be added emerge from "really legitimate social concerns".
"There is always a complicated conversation between parents, teachers and students as to what to prioritise.
"My colleagues in the anti-bullying centre are developing programmes around online safety. Nobody can argue this is not needed, but if it moves onto the curriculum, does something else need to come out?"
The NCCA's approach is increasingly to return responsibility to the school community, but there remains a national obsession with the big exams, says O'Hara.
"That said, teachers here do have autonomy in how to interpret the curriculum and this compares favourably with other countries. In most schools, they teach it creatively and, outside the grind schools, they have a full range of social, emotional and other programmes.
"Society changes and so should the curriculum, but we need to be cautious: 10 years ago, there may have been an argument to have driving on the curriculum, though is that still the case now?
" If we need to teach sustainability, does it have to be through an exam, or can we teach it through a green schools programme? All of this requires a considered and reflective process."
– See ncca.ie for more details
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"Programming and technology on a wider scale to how it's implemented at the moment . . . An updated business curriculum to focus more on real entrepreneurship could also be considered."
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"Psychology 101, specifically awareness of common but little-known issues like personality disorders. Also a basic consideration course that teaches table manners and respecting personal space."
– Jean O'Brien, @IrishCharityLab
"Philosophy, critical thinking, constructive discussion and wider and deeper global history."
– Senator Alice Mary Higgins, @aliceeire
"More choice! Let students choose what they want from a wider variety of subjects to choose their interests and abilities. Sex education is currently mandatory in secondary schools so technically already on the curriculum; it's just not always enforced and is hard to monitor."
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– The physical classroom needs to be ripped out. It's pointless changing the message when the interface has remained the same since Dickens."
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Don't Fall For This Viral Avocado Storage Hack
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By Lauren Rothman/March 11, 2022 1:06 pm EST
In this internet age, we seem to have more "hacks" at our disposal than ever before. And when it comes to food preparation, this can be a good thing. Think, for example, of 2020's viral TikTok video instructing viewers how to microwave-reheat rice by sticking an ice cube on top — which apparently works very well — or 2021's tortilla sandwich folding hack, which makes constructing a four-layer griddled tortilla sandwich a breeze.
Last month, yet another kitchen hack came along that quickly went viral. It originated on Lisa Couch Williams' Facebook page, where the user wrote a post describing how to keep avocados from going bad long-term. "Avocados stay good for-freaking-ever if you put them in water in the fridge," Williams wrote. "These have been in here for two whole dang weeks while the control group on the countertop rotted. They're perfect. I'm speechless."
In the photo, Williams shows the method, which involves placing some avocados in a large container, filling it with water, and storing it in the fridge. "UPDATE: pulled the last one out after FOUR WEEKS and it was perfect!" Williams later added to the post. And though other outlets such as Southern Living and Food52 have jumped onto this avocado hack bandwagon, it's not necessarily a good idea by food safety standards.
The hack might allow pathogenic bacteria to grow
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Although the storing-avocados-in-cold-water hack has taken the internet by storm, Today reported recently that the practice — although it does work well to keep ripe avocados from over-ripening — is not the best idea from a food safety standpoint. Today's reporter, who tried the hack and found that it was effective, also contacted a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesperson, who downvoted, so to speak, this hack.
"The FDA does not recommend this practice," the spokseperson told Today. "The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i.e. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., etc.) that may be residing on the avocado surface may potentially multiply during the storage when submerged in water."
As explained by Today, both Listeria and Salmonella are potentially very dangerous pathogens that can cause severe illness. Additionally, the FDA spokesperson pointed out that disinfecting the avocados prior to their water dunk wouldn't work, as the pathogens can quickly colonize the interior of the fruit regardless. You might want to skip this hack and simply store your ripe avocados — dry — in the fridge, where they'll gain a few extra days' shelf life.


All three players have two options remaining, which only boosts their long-term value in terms of flexibility. And whichever two don't make the big-league club will head to Triple-A Tacoma to play regularly and await a summons.
Chances are all three players will log big-league time at some point.
▪ Can newcomer Jean Segura, the club's highest-profile winter acquisition, remain an impact performer in switching back to shortstop? He produced a breakout year last season while playing second base at Arizona.
▪ Can rookie first baseman Dan Vogelbach, a left-handed hitter, carry his minor league success into the big leagues? More than that, can Vogelbach improve his defense to the point where he isn't regarded as a liability?
Even so, the Mariners are hedging their bet. They acquired veteran Danny Valencia, a right-handed hitter, from Oakland in a trade with the intention of using him in a platoon arrangement with Vogelbach.
Servais called Valencia "a very important player for us" and suggests he could also find time in the outfield and occasionally at third base when Seager needs a break.
As for Segura, he sees himself as a shortstop who was simply forced by circumstances last season to shift to second base. Fair enough. He played shortstop exclusively over the previous three-plus seasons at Milwaukee.
Advanced metrics offer a more upbeat assessment: Segura graded out at plus-24 in runs saved from 2013-15 while ranking among the top five National League shortstops each year in range factor.
1. Is Vogelbach ready for the big leagues? First baseman Dan Vogelbach might draw more scrutiny than any player in camp. The Mariners love his bat and believe, in a few years, he might be a replacement for DH Nelson Cruz. But they need Vogelbach to produce now.
2. Who's the utility player? The three-way competition at utilityman between Shawn O'Malley, Mike Freeman and Taylor Motter should be fierce. It wouldn't be a surprise if they end up as the top three players in spring at-bats.
3. The relationship between Cano and Seguara. Second baseman Robinson Cano and new shortstop Jean Segura are offseason workout partners in the Dominican Republic, but they've never played together. It should be interesting to watch their on-field chemistry develop.
22 Robinson Cano (Bats left, throws right, 6 feet, 210 pounds): Reclaimed his All-Star status last season after battling through injuries in 2015. Cano is now 34, so the clock is ticking. But for now, he still appears capable of carrying a lineup. Option status: not applicable.
6 Michael Freeman (L-R, 6-0, 190): A versatile player in a three-way battle with Taylor Motter and Shawn O'Malley to be the roster's utility infielder. Even if he opens the season at Triple-A Tacoma, he's likely to see big-league time. Option status: two remaining.
21 Taylor Motter (R-R, 6-1, 195): Acquired in a November trade from Tampa Bay, Motter is the new face in the utilityman competition. Like the others, he'll likely see big-league time, even if he fails to break camp with the club. Option status: two remaining.
36 Shawn O'Malley (S-R, 5-11, 175): Proved last season that he's capable of serving as a backup shortstop, which club officials see as the priority for any utilityman. He's the incumbent, but he needs a strong spring to hold the job. Option status: two remaining.
28 D.J. Peterson (R-R, 6-1, 210): Rebuilt his status as a prospect last season, which prompted the Mariners to protect him from possible selection in the Rule 5 Draft. Should be the first baseman at Tacoma. Option status: three remaining.
15 Kyle Seager (L-R, 6-0, 210): Solidified his status last season as a rising star, and his production this year could get a boost if the club's revamped lineup provides more support. Option status: not applicable.
2 Jean Segura (R-R, 5-10, 205): Even if he experiences some regression after last year's breakout season at Arizona, Segura should provide a major offensive upgrade. What bears watching is his defense; he's returning to shortstop after spending last season at second base. Option status: two remaining.
26 Danny Valencia (R-R, 6-2, 210): An under-the-radar acquisition who could provide a real boost after back-to-back strong seasons. Currently slotted for platoon duty at first base with Vogelbach but likely to play multiple positions. Option status: not applicable.
20 Dan Vogelbach (L-R, 6-0, 250): If all goes as planned, Vogelbach becomes a long-term fixture at first base. For now, the plan calls for him to share the duty with Valencia. But there's no scholarship. If he stumbles, he could end up in Tacoma. Option status: three remaining.
13 Tyler Smith (R-R, 6-0, 195): Should see some time early in camp, but Smith is a utility infielder in a camp that already has a three-way battle for that job among more-experienced players. A return trip to Tacoma seems inevitable.


If you are in need of healing today, believe and receive your healing.
Search out scriptures this week that address healing. Declare those scriptures over yourself.
1. We are safe - there is nothing to fear.
2. We have divine DNA.
3. We have access to the Father.
4. We have the Father's attention & affection.
5. We have assurance of our sonship.
6. We have unimaginable wealth & resources.
7. We will have some sufferings; shared glory.
Change the way you speak to God from "formal" to "intimate/close." You are no longer slaves to sins; you are sons/daughters.
Example: Not This: "Dear God"
This: "Our Father, Daddy, Dad, Papa"
Make this declaration through the eyes of all Jesus did at the cross.
I AM AN OVERCOMER BECAUSE JESUS OVERCAME!
Choose to see yourself - daily - through the lens of all that was done for you at the cross.
Today we'll take communion together.
Remember when Christ died - our sins died.
When He was resurrected - I was resurrected - a new person completely free from my past with hope of an incredible future.


text:
var should = require("should");
var ssh = require("../lib/ssh");

describe('ssh', function(){
    describe('.available(host)', function(){

        it('should return error if host unavailable', function(done){
            ssh.available("192.168.0.123", function (err, res) {
                should.exist(err);
                should(err.message).containEql("Timeout for host ");
                done();
            });

        });

        it('should return error if host does not listen on ssh', function(done){
            ssh.available("google.com", function (err, res) {
                should.exist(err);
                should(err.message).containEql("Timeout for host ");
                done();
            });

        });

        it('should return error if host does not exist', function(done){
            ssh.available("no.where", function (err, res) {
                should.exist(err);
                err.should.containEql("not found.");
                done();
            });

        });

        it('should return no error if host is available', function(done){
            ssh.available("192.168.0.2", function (err, res) {
                should.not.exist(err);
                done();
            });

        });

    });

})


For those that have been following my recent line of questions, thank you for your help as I continue to re-examine my theology.
I have been asking a question that was probably the wrong question to ask. My deeper question was always are we created as eternal beings? If you believe we are, what aspect of us is eternal--whether we are born again or not?
I read things like "the rich man and Lazarus" (Luke 16:19-31). The rich man, as a dead man, is communicating with Abraham. I don't believe that was a fictional story. And, I read Rev 20:4-5, 15. The second death is something that affects and contains the angels, the humans, and other entities that weren't written or are no longer in the Book of Life. What we think of as fire wouldn't contain the fallen angels, afterall, a demon-possessed boy was being thrown into fire by one of them.
If something didn't happen that makes us all eternal creatures, why would the second death be needed for humans--other than to demonstrate the wrath of God?
Furthermore, if the dead have no consciousness that continues beyond physical death, then God has to actually make them alive again, simply to say "I told you so" and then punish them?
How can you see it differently?
If Adam and Eve required to eat from the tree of life to live forever----then they were not created eternal.
Rev_2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Rev_22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
We get the tree of life back after the resurrection.
Great verses. Thanks for contributing. So, what happened to Abraham, Moses, David, etc, before Jesus came into the world and paid the price. Were they just dead? Jesus said that "God is not the god of the dead, but of the living." They couldn't have been born again. At the mount of transfiguration, how did Moses and Elijah come meet with Jesus, if they had no life yet?
Not trying to argue. I really feel like God has me onto something and I'm going to see it through, until I have peace about it.
Gen_5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Heb_11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
I also do not believe in an everlasting burning hell---that takes many verses--there is over 28 of them---there are bout 24 or so that seem to indicate there is. It is a matter of interpretation of certain words. When verses seem to contradict, then look to the character of God to see which is the more accurate portrayal of His character.
These things can be a sometimes lengthy study--can't decide from one verse--you must look at all verses about the topic you are interested in before you draw any conclusions and always pray that you follow the truth and be not misguided.
Ecc_12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Take your time with frequent breaks!!!
"Eternal" - to me - means without beginning of end. That applies only to the members of the Godhead: the Father, the Son and the Seven Spirits of God. We, as created beings, have a beginning and even if we live forever (after the resurrection) we are not eternal.
Yes--you are more accurate. I should have said we are not immortal. God alone is immortal. Many on here believe we have an immortal soul--I do not believe that.
Romans 11:32, KJV "For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all."
Romans 6:7. KJV "For he that is dead is freed from sin."
So, all die, but all are then freed from their sin, and in God's timing, all receive mercy.
Physical death is the separation of soul/spirit from the physical body. The body begins to decay. The spirit is conscious, and will have an experience based on the person's relationship with God in life. The judgement is not yet.
At the end of the age, ALL bodies will be resurrected and reunited with soul/spirit, so that all persons will be as God created us - composite beings with both soul/spirit and body. Then comes the judgement.
The experience after judgement will depend (again) on the person's relationship with God. Eternal life will be a result of being in communion with God, who is the very source of life. Those who reject Him utterly will not be annihilated but will continue to exist. Indeed, God even loves them. But their hatred of Him will mean that His very presence, love, and mercy are a scourge and torment - our God is a consuming fire. They won't cease to exist, but they would probably prefer that.
The second death isn't the end of existence, but it is forever being cut off from God as the source of life, since those who oppose Him will be fixed in their state after the judgement. Just as the original death was the result of sin cutting us off from God - the source of life. But those who are in communion with Him won't be cut off in the judgement, so there is no "second death" for them. The first death (resulting from Adam's sin) was defeated by Christ, and so is overcome. The second death - any who choose to be cut off from God - won't be reversible by any means and will be eternal after the judgement.
Most of this is demonstrated throughout the Scriptures, but I only had a few moments to reply.
The answer is no to the question but yes in a round about way. He is the deal.... Adam was "created" by God, we were not. Adam was created to live eternally but when he sinned, the wage was death. We are the product of creation, but we come out of a process wherein a man and woman come together and come as close to "creating" as is humanly possible. Simply put, we were not created directly by God, Adam was. And, because Adam and all who followed are born with the death gene (so to speak), we are not born to live eternally in that condition... we need the work of messiah applied to us in order to be in that condition.
Death just might be one of the most misunderstood subjects today. For many, death is shrouded in mystery and evokes dread, uncertainty, and hopelessness. Others believe that their deceased loved ones are not dead at all, but instead live with them or in other realms.
How did humans get here in the first place?
Do good people go to heaven when they die?
How much does one know or comprehend after death?
But can't the dead communicate with the living, and aren't they aware of what the living are doing?
No. The dead cannot contact the living, nor do they know what the living are doing. They are dead. Their thoughts have perished (Psalm 146:4 KJV).
Jesus called the unconscious state of the dead "sleep" in John 11:11–14. How long will they sleep?
The dead will sleep until the great day of the Lord at the end of the world. In death humans are totally unconscious with no activity or knowledge of any kind.
What happens to the righteous dead at the second coming of Christ?
They will be rewarded. They will be raised, given immortal bodies, and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. There would be no purpose in a resurrection if people were taken to heaven at death.
What was the devil's first lie on Earth?
Why did the devil lie to Eve about death? Could this subject be more important than we think?
Do devils really work miracles?
Why will God's people not be deceived?
God's people will know from their study of His book that the dead are dead, not alive. They will know that a "spirit" claiming to be a deceased loved one is really a devil! God's people will reject all teachers and miracle workers who claim to receive special "light" or work miracles by contacting the spirits of the dead. And God's people will likewise reject as dangerous and false all teachings that claim the dead are alive in any form, anywhere.
Back in Moses' day, what did God command should be done to people who taught that the dead were alive?
Will the righteous people who are raised in the resurrection ever die again?
No! Death, sorrow, crying, and tragedy will never enter into God's new kingdom. "When this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory' " (1 Corinthians 15:54).
Belief in reincarnation is expanding rapidly today. Is this teaching biblical?
We learned that Satan invented the teaching that the dead are alive. Reincarnation, channeling, communication with spirits, spirit worship, and the "undying soul" are all inventions of Satan, with one aim to convince people that when you die you are not really dead. When people believe that the dead are alive, "spirits of devils, working miracles" (Revelation 16:14) and posing as spirits of the dead will be able to deceive and lead them astray virtually 100 percent of the time (Matthew 24:24).
No. In fact, on Sunday morning Jesus said to Mary, "I have not yet ascended to My Father" (John 20:17). This shows that Christ did not go to heaven at death. It's important to note that the punctuation we see in the Bible today is not original, but added centuries later by translators. Another way to put this verse that makes sense in the immediate context is: "I'm telling you today—when it seems that I can save no one, when I Myself am being crucified as a criminal—I give you the assurance today (telling you today) that you will be with me in Paradise." Christ's kingdom of glory will be set up at His second coming (Matthew 25:31), and the righteous of all ages will enter it at that time (1 Thessalonians 4:15–17) and not at death.
Doesn't the Bible speak of the "undying," "immortal" soul?
At death the body returns to dust and the spirit (or breath) returns to God. But where does the soul go?
Does the word "soul" ever mean anything other than a living being?
Can you explain John 11:26: "Whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die"?
Matthew 10:28 says, "Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul." Doesn't this prove that the soul is undying?
Doesn't 1 Peter 4:6 say the gospel was preached to dead people?
To those who disagree, I agree to disagree.
I have understood that the rich man is in Hades, not in the hell. Hell is according to the Bible second death, where soul and body are destroyed. I think people who will be destroyed are not eternal beings.
…..In Isa 14 there is a long passage about the king of Babylon dying, according to many the dead know nothing. They are supposedly annihilated, destroyed, pfft, gone! But God, Himself, speaking, these dead people in שאול/sheol, know something, they move, meet the dead coming to sheol, stir up, raise up, speak and say, etc.
…..Some will argue that this passage is figurative because fir trees don't literally rejoice, vs. 8. They will argue that the passage must be figurative since God told Israel "take up this proverb against the king of Babylon." vs. 4. The occurrence of one figurative expression in a passage does not prove that anything else in the passage is figurative.
…..The Hebrew word שאול/mashal translated "proverb" does not necessarily mean something is fictional. For example, Israel did not become fictional when God made them a mashal/proverb in 2 Chronicles 7:20, Psalms 44:14, and Jeremiah 24:9.
…..Here is another passage where God, Himself, is speaking and people who are dead in sheol, speaking, being ashamed, comforted, etc.
Jesus speaking, in the NT, a dead man in Hades had eyes, was in torment, saw Abraham, "cried and said," asked for water, begged Abraham, etc.
These passages indicate that for the wicked there is some kind of conscious awareness after death. And in none of these passages does God or Jesus say or imply that they are anything but literal.
…..According to three irrefutable Jewish sources; the Jewish Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Judaica and the Talmud, quoted below, among the Jews in Israel before and during the time of Jesus there was a belief in a place of everlasting torment of the wicked and they called it both sheol and gehinnom.
…..There were different groups within Judaism; Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes etc. and there were different beliefs about resurrection, hell etc. That there were other beliefs does not change or disprove anything in this post.
Gehinnom (Heb. גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם, גֵּי בְנֵי הִנֹּם, גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם, גֵּיא הִנֹּם; Gr. Γέεννα; "Valley of Ben-Hinnom, Valley of [the Son (s) of] Hinnom," Gehenna), a valley south of Jerusalem on one of the borders between the territories of Judah and Benjamin, between the Valley of *Rephaim and *En-Rogel (Josh. 15:8; 18:16). It is identified with Wadi er-Rababi.
…..During the time of the Monarchy, Gehinnom, at a place called Topheth, was the site of a cult which involved the burning of children (II Kings 23:10; Jer. 7:31; 32:35 et al.; see *Moloch). Jeremiah repeatedly condemned this cult and predicted that on its account Topheth and the Valley of the Son of Hinnom would be called the Valley of the "Slaughter" (Jer. 19:5–6).
The school of Hillel says: . . . but as for Minim, [followers of Jesus] informers and disbelievers, who deny the Torah, or Resurrection, or separate themselves from the congregation, or who inspire their fellowmen with dread of them, or who sin and cause others to sin, as did Jeroboam the son of Nebat and his followers, they all descend to Gehenna, and are judged there from generation to generation, as it is said [Isa. lxvi. 24]: "And they shall go forth and look upon the carcases of the men who have transgressed against Me; for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched." Even when Gehenna will be destroyed, they will not be consumed, as it is written [Psalms, xlix. 15]: "And their forms wasteth away in the nether world," which the sages comment upon to mean that their forms shall endure even when the grave is no more. Concerning them Hannah says [I Sam. ii. 10]: "The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces."
<123>I have understood that the rich man is in Hades, not in the hell. Hell is according to the Bible second death, where soul and body are destroyed. I think people who will be destroyed are not eternal beings.
And 1000 years later, the beast and the false prophet, who is a person, are still alive in the lake of fire.
…..We also see that being thrown into the LOF is not synonymous with death from Rev 19:20, where the beast and the false prophet, who is a person, are thrown into the LOF and 1000 years later in 20:10 the devil, is thrown into the LOF. Three living beings, are thrown into the LOF but they do not die, they are tormented day and night for ever and ever. There is not one verse in Revelation which says anyone or anything is thrown into the LOF then they/it dies.