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‘Ingrained’ Exhibition Explores Works in Wood By Women and Non-Binary Artists
“Ingrained,” a show of work by six women and non-binary artists and designers, opened at Superhouse’s petite Vitrine gallery in Chinatown, Manhattan. On view Saturdays and Sundays (or by appointment) through May 8, the show challenges the traditionally male-dominated field of woodworking. Delectable stacking jewelry boxes by Queens-based artist Sarah Burns commune with Natalie Ochoa’s wall-mounted cabinet of found objects. Nifemi Ogunro’s sculptural carved stool is in conversation with bentwood laminated seating and lighting by RISD grad Isabel Rower. Montreal-based Myriam Simard-Parent constructs a scaled-up rolling basket in a checkerboard of cherry and poplar wood. Shaina Tabak constructed a pair of floor lamps: one a double-helix of white oak and cedar and the other a pleated planar take on marquetry.
“This exhibition does not purport to be a conclusive survey of women and non-binary makers working with wood, as most of the artists and designers on view are just from New York City,” says Stephen Markos, founder and director of Superhouse. “But it is meant to generate discourse about the lack of representation today and in some small way work to rectify that disparity.” A worthy effort indeed.
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‘Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction’ Opens at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut
The op art visionary’s investigation of color and geometry is the subject of a sweeping seven-decade survey that runs March 3 through July 24 at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut.
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MEALS FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM FERD & GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AND THE KIND KITCHEN OF PALM BEACH
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – July 6, 2021 – Volunteers from Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) and The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach (Kind Kitchen) packaged or delivered festive holiday meals for the Fourth of July and red, white and blue decorations. Drivers wore wear masks and practiced social distancing.
Deliveries that reached clients of Alpert JFS’ Holocaust Survivors Assistance program were funded through KAVOD. The organization partners with Jewish family services and other organizations that work with survivors, providing assistance with whatever emergency or day-to-day needs that they have.
The professionals involved in the endeavor expressed appreciation to the volunteers who gave their time and talents to the initiative.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to honor Independence Day than to be able to deliver delicious Kind Kitchen meals to more than 30 Holocaust survivors,” said Alpert JFS Long Term Care Director Jennifer Escobar. “We are grateful to the Kind Kitchen and the dedicated volunteers who made it all possible.”
“As our country prepared to celebrate its freedom, Alpert JFS celebrated the volunteers who delivered gifts of tasty meals to our clients,” said AlpertJFS Director of Volunteer Leadership Belinda Lasky. “They looked forward to seeing the smiles on the faces of clients as they wished them a good holiday weekend, and were not disappointed!”
“Truly free people study and fulfill the commandments, starting with ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself,’” said Kind Kitchen’s Chani Ezagui. “Thanks to the supporters and volunteers who displayed acts of lovingkindness.”
The mission of KAVOD is to provide emergency relief to Holocaust survivors in need, helping them live the remainder of their lives in comfort and with dignity. The organization partners with Jewish Family Service and other organizations that work with Survivors, providing assistance with vital emergency or ongoing day-to-day needs that they have. One hundred percent of all donations by KAVOD go to Survivors.
The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach is located at 844 Prosperity Farms Road in North Palm Beach. The 501(c) (3) organization, dedicated to doing kindness, provides weekly Glatt Kosher meals. The elderly, new and/or single mothers, those in mourning, people recovering from surgery, people with terminal illness, or anyone experiencing the stresses of COVID-19 may get meal delivery assistance. Menus rotate each week so established clients have variety. To volunteer with the organization, sponsor or sign up to receive traditional meals, visit www.thekindkitchen.org.
The Alpert JFS Holocaust Survivors Assistance Program has seven full-time employees working to preserve the dignity of Holocaust survivors, identifying and addressing their distinct social welfare, health care, and emotional needs with the
utmost sensitivity. The team helps them navigate the Reparations Benefit Process, and provides monthly, bi-monthly,
and annual socialization activities for survivors. The HonoringLifeTM program facilitated by Alpert JFS provides cultural competency training for healthcare and legal professionals, as well as others who may encounter Holocaust survivors. Visit www.AlpertJFS.org/for-seniors-holocaust-survivors-assistance/ for more information.
Established in 1974, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) is a nationally accredited service provider for children, adults, seniors, and Holocaust survivors. The non-profit, non-sectarian organization is a trusted leader, with a team of nearly 200 highly skilled professionals delivering high-quality care to community members. Alpert JFS works to ensure the well-being of children and families, independence of older adults, and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. For more information, visit www.AlpertJFS.org/ or phone 561-684-1991.

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Ohio's governor signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at helping drought-stricken farmers survive the severe heat and rain fall shortages.
Governor John Kasich's order instructs the Ohio Department of Agriculture to educate farmers on the adverse impacts of drought conditions and how to cope with them.
It also gives the department the directive to create a website to let farmers know where they can buy hay to for their livestock.
And the agriculture department is asked to give farmers access to federal assistance, such as low-interest loans for crop losses.
Kasich also wants the Ohio Department of Transportation to give permits to farmers to cut hay for livestock from highway rights of way if their land is adjacent.
Weather experts have said much of the state is considered to be under moderate drought conditions.


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Eugene Weekly Letters, 3/3/2016
by David Ivan Piccioni, ESSN board member, Eugene
A panel addressing the controversy of minimum wage was held at the UO Feb. 24 by the Student Labor Action Project. The question was whether small businesses can afford to pay wages such as $15 an hour.
The Department of Labor a few weeks ago stated that 50 percent of businesses don’t last more than four years as is. Also, the expenditures a small venture devotes to paying workers is relatively small compared with other expenses. This supports the idea that minimum wages don’t majorly influence businesses’ survival and can rise.
But should they? A country that considers itself “the greatest in history” and cannot supply its workforce with the basics after performing any function is deluding itself and its citizenry as to its worth. Social democracies such as Canada and the European nations with the highest standards of living have other things at play that help this delicate balance.
One major cost for employers is health care. All these other countries have some form of single-payer, which shifts a lot of the burden off the owners. Even with a modest tax increase, this is a definite plus for businesses. Another benefit these other countries have compared with ours is that education for them is not a cause for indebtedness. For most it is free and depends on effort and intelligence, not money.
Because of these reasons alone it is feasible and ethical to shrink the gap in wealth inequality by paying our workforce more money.

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French classic: Citroen 2CV
More French than a ‘baguette’ the Deux Chevaux is also known affectionately as ‘the tin snail’. There is no disputing the enduring popularity of this iconic French classic. My love affair with this little car has developed over the years I have visited France.
The car that oozes French character was designed before WW2 for France’s rural population. The 2CV’s simple design disguised a car that was very clever, with interconnected suspension and an unburstable air-cooled two-cylinder engine capable of running all day long. The body shape was considered ugly when the car was launched in 1948 but, over the years, its combination of minimalist charm and French chic has ended up winning the 2CV an army of fans across the globe. The Australian owners and fan club site is a good place to find out more.
There are a number of car rental agencies and tour operators in France that specialize in 2CVs. Snail’s Pace Holidays is one company: they suggest you pack the picnic, roll back the roof and enjoy driving around the beautiful South West of France at a snail’s pace. Add a visit to a wine château, a morning at one of the many local markets and at the end of the fun filled day stay in a typical French hotel.
I don’t have a 2CV but I do have a collection of magazines, coffee table books, a model and even an owners’ manual. Now that is really serious! We figured that due to their finicky nature it would be best to have the full mechanical manual – how is that for dedication and optimism? If I ever get one I will be ready! Maybe in the meantime I will do a Snail’s Pace Holiday in a 2CV or plan my own French tour in a hired 2CV. See below for tours and car hire ideas; and for a detailed history, read our Historical Development of the 2CV article.
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A very special occasion!
Earlier this year we were delighted to announce that a document in our collections had been accepted onto UNESCO’s International Memory of the World register- the documentary heritage equivalent of becoming a World Heritage Site. A ceremony marking this and other recent inscriptions was held in London on 19 September. Archives Development Manager Kate Maisey attended on behalf of Gloucestershire Archives along with Clive Andrews, chair of the Friends of Gloucestershire Archives.
Matthew Lodge, Minister and Ambassador of Gt. Britain and Northern Ireland
to UNESCO with Kate Maisey and Clive Andrews
Our “award- winning” document is an African slave song dating from the height of the Transatlantic slave trade. The song was chanted by enslaved people working in the sugar fields of Barbados and was written down by anti-slave trade campaigner Granville Sharp in the later 18th century. Sharp’s papers descended through his niece to the Lloyd- Baker family of Hardwicke Court and are now preserved amongst our collections. The slave song was nominated by Barbadian music expert Roger Gibbs who saw a digital image of the song on our website.
Slave song - Gloucestershire Archive (ref D3949/13/3/27)
The Memory of the World register currently includes a total of 427 documents and collections coming from all continents and recorded on materials ranging from stone to celluloid, parchment to sound recordings. Other recent additions to the register which were celebrated alongside the slave song included the papers of Sir Isaac Newton, the gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander and key archival sources relating to Shakespeare. Starry company indeed!
And/or you could link to some info about it on our website. This includes links to 2 recordings of the song.

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Team GB athlete Martin Rooney has issued an apology after stating he 'ran like a d**k' on live television.
Much was expected of the 29-year-old following his triumph in the European Championships earlier this summer. Rooney retained his 400m title in Amsterdam and was widely expected to make the final in Rio.
However, he finished disappointing fifth in his heat on Friday evening with a time of 45.6 seconds. That is almost a second behind his personal best, set in Beijing last year and he was clearly disappointed.
He told the BBC afterwards that he “ran like a d**k".
“I don't know what I was doing the first 250m,” he continued. “I’m just gutted for myself and everyone that's supported me.”
Heat of the moment
Of course, four years of training only to go out in the very first round was a very disappointing result for a man considered a dark horse for a medal. The comments in the interview were said in the heat of the moment and he later issued a statement on his Twitter account to apologise for both his performance and his choice language.
He said: "Honoured to represent my country, disappointed to run so poor on the biggest stage. I moved on quickly from the Europeans and the main goal this season was to make the final here in Rio.
"I tried to come into the race as relaxed as possible and it showed, too slow through 200m is something that you can't do at this level. Hopefully Matt [Hudson-Smith] can do the business and make the final.
"Apologies for my language post race, I need to sort out my head out [sic] for the relay and deliver for the guys when I'm needed."
Rooney will have a chance to redeem himself in the 4x400m relay which begins in the early hours of Saturday morning next week [BST].
Great Britain are placed at 18/1 to win the gold medal in the event behind the USA, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Rooney was part of the team that finished fourth in the same event at the London Games.


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Support India Refund 2022: Sahara India has once again been held guilty by the District Consumer Forum for not returning the deposit money of crores of people across the country. District Consumer Forum Chatur has been ordered by the court to pay more than two lakh rupees to Sahara India, as well as asked to follow the order, in which there is an order to give refund money for 1 month. Sahara India was told Is. sahara india refund news sahara india refund apply sahara india returning money sahara india login sahara india policy details
to cook According to Maharani Farm resident Paritosh Parashar and another through agent, on 15 September 2012, ₹ 28 thousand. 450 Had taken the support of Rs. Q Shop Plan H, in this way a total of 56 thousand ₹900 Rupees were given to Sahara India for compliance on behalf of both the complainants after 6 years in the deposited capital under the scheme 235 Retribution was to be done, the complainant’s forum told that after 6 years when the agent was contacted for the amount, he started refusing to pay and was getting angry that we will not give the payment.
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New Delhi : In Sahara India, the money of millions of customers across the country is stuck, Sahara India says that it wants to give money to every customer, but the stock market is all ( SEBI ) Lakhs of people who had invested heavily in Sahara’s schemes are kept with them, but even after many years, they are waiting for their budget. According to the government, Sahara India Real Estate Competition Limited (SIRECL) has 232.85 from too many customers 19400.87 crore and Sahara India Investment Corporation Ltd. from 75.14 customers 6380.50 crore rupees were deposited but the total including the interest of the investors of Sewa Sahara 138.07 Crores of rupees have been able to be returned as well as billions of rupees to the customer are still stuck in Sahara India.
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The government has given such information about Sahara India that till now the service will be done only with the interest of Sahara’s customers. 138.07 Sahara India Area Corporation Limited Sahara India has returned only Rs. 232.85 from lakh customers 19400.87 crore rupees and Sahara India Investment Corp. Ltd. 75.14 from millions of customers 6380.50 Had deposited crores of rupees means you are also trapped in this scam of crores of rupees of the customer.
How many refunds have been received so far?
The Supreme Court had ordered on August 31, 2012, after which the total amount paid by Sahara India from the customer 25,781.37 In the ‘SEBI-Sahara Refund’ account by December 31, 2021 in lieu of the original amount of Rs. 15,503.69 Have deposited Rs. Minister of State for Finance Of According to some information given from the side, SEBI 81.70 for a total principal amount of Rs.crore 53,642 Attached Original Bond Certificate / Pass Book 19,644 applications have been received. Of these, SEBI 138.07 total amount of Rs.crore 48,326 Original Bond Certificate / Passbook holders 17,526 Refunded to eligible bondholders.
Where are investors’ money?
Giving this information, the Union Minister has said that the Securities and Exchange Board of India after the order of the Supreme Court and in consultation with Justice BN Agrawal appointed by the apex court in the case of Sahara. (SEBI) By giving several advertisements, the customer has been told what is the application process for withdrawing the money. About 1.12 lakh crore rupees of about 13 crore investors are stuck in many units of Sahara.
SEBI had imposed fine
Let us tell you that earlier, the market regulator SEBI has approved two companies of Sahara Group, Sahara Commodity Services Corporation Ltd. and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd. Along with Subrata Roy (subrata Roy)and imposed a fine of Rs 12 crore on three others. This fine 2008 and 2009 in violation of regulatory norms in issuance of voluntarily fully convertible debentures. Apart from this, this year, the customers of Sahara India Pariwar are continuously going to different places and announcing to demand their refund. Actually, crores of customers in the country are in a lot of tension regarding the refund of money stuck in Sahara, all the customers of Sahara are all.
Not getting all the money even after maturity?
Many discussions keep coming up regarding Sahara India refund status, in which it is said that even after the customer’s time is over, their maturity is not happening. They are not getting their money, profit had opened their refund deposit account here, along with that many people’s RD is going on where but still the government is not helping anyone to get any money and Sahara India customer’s money is sitting on medicine.
Action taken on Sahara India.
According to the new news, it has been told that major action is being taken against the company regarding the Sahara India refund status. by court Too A notice has been sent to Sahara India to refund the money and a few days ago, on behalf of the Government, the Finance Minister was also told in the House that soon the money of the Sahara India family would be refunded.
Sahara India accuses service
Recently, let us tell you what is the answer of all the customers regarding the Sara India case. 25000 There has been an allegation of depositing Rs. The answer has come from Sahara that all the customers who have 25 crores deposited with TV, but even then they are not understanding the pain of the poor and are also threatening not to return their money and Sahara India has said about it. A letter will also be issued in which it has been told that Seva has kept Sahara by going and because of this it is not able to return the money of the custom customer.
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Why is Sahara India delaying so much in giving the money?
Let us tell you that the Securities and Exchange Board of India has close to Ara India. ₹25000 The deposit is deposited and along with this payment of only Rs 125 crore has been issued by the Securities Youth Exchange Board of India in the last 9 years, then if anyone returns this money to the customer or it will be returned to Sahara India. To whom Sahara India will be able to give money to its customers, Sahara India has to say that there is a lot of delay in giving money to Sahara India, all this has been told by the Sahara India family on Monday.
Sahara India refund not received as correct documents not received yet
Some time ago, it has been told by the Finance Minister that applications related to the original bond paper and certificate were sought regarding Sahara India refund, in which 19 644 Applications have been received, it has been said by the government that the amount is not matching the data of the application so far overall 81.70 for Rs. 53,642 The certificate bond paper has not been found yet, soon the government will be able to check all these applications and the money of all the customers will be refunded.
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FAQ ABOUT :- Sahara India Refund 2022
✔ How much money has been deposited with Seva by Sahara India.
Ans. It has been told by Sahara India that they have deposits of Rs 25,000 crore with the service.
✔When will get Sahara India refund.
Ans: No solution has been found for such customers who had deposited their money, but it is being said that Sahara India’s money is with Seva, so Sahara India is not able to give money to all the customers.


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Slick Roads Cause
Many Wrecks While
Road Crews Keep
Putting Down Salt
BY KEN LITTLE
Greene County was dealt a late-winter blow this morning, as a persistent snowfall made for slick roads and a slow commute to work for many.
Numerous fender-bender wrecks were reported by local law enforcement, as county and city salt trucks tried to keep up with the steady snowfall.
"They're slick, most of them," county highway Superintendent David Weems said this morning of roads throughout Greene County.
"We're spreading salt, and it's melting most of them," Weems said. "We're doing the main roads first, and then we'll salt the secondary paved roads."
The situation was much the same on Greeneville streets.
"We have three salt trucks out. We've already got to the police department and hospitals and nursing homes, and we'll concentrate on the hills and secondary roads," Public Works Supervisor William Barner said.
Barner said he was surprised at the sustained snowfall, which began in the city about 6:30 a.m.
"It looks like it will continue for a while," he said. "The salt we're putting down is working. It's just a matter of getting to it."
Greene County Schools were closed today because of the snow, although Greeneville City Schools were operating on a normal schedule.
A total of 1.41 inches of rainfall and one inch of snowfall fell between 7 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. today at the county's official weather station, the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, on East Allen's Bridge Road.
The blast of snowfall and wintry weather was expected to moderate by this afternoon, when the temperature was predicted to rise above freezing.
"It looks like for the Greene County area, we're expecting up to four inches. The trend is for things to gradually wind down this afternoon and slowly come to an end this evening," said David Gaffin, a Morristown-based National Weather Service meteorologist.
The mountains of southeast Greene County could get up to eight inches of snow before the storm is over, with more snow possible at higher elevations, Gaffin said.
"Untreated roads will be slippery," he said. "We are expecting temperatures to rise above freezing this afternoon, and that should help melt whatever snow is accumulated on the roads."
Snowfall this late in the season is not uncommon, Gaffin said.
"The super storm we had back in 1993 was a little bit later," Gaffin said.
That massive storm struck Tennessee and the eastern U.S. on March 13, 1993.
MARCH 'UPS AND DOWNS'
"It's not unusual to get snowfall here in March. That's the thing about March -- you go through a lot of ups and downs," Gaffin said. "You have cold spells followed by warm spells."
This winter has seen "a lot of rain followed by some cold periods with a lot of snow," Gaffin said. "January was certainly a very wet month for the region."
Brighter days are ahead, Gaffin said.
"They will just keep getting better this week," he said. "Highs will be in the 60s this weekend."
That's not what police officers such as Greeneville police Sgt. Shane Matthews were thinking this morning.
"We're working wrecks all over town right now," Matthews said. "They [motorists] shouldn't go out unless they need to."


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By Ron Padgett
Following Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Padgett's 2013's Collected Poems (winner of the l. a. instances publication Prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize) Alone and never Alone bargains new poems that see the realm in a transparent and beneficiant light.
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thinking approximately life—
doing so will elevate a barrier
between you and its instants.
You want these instants
so you'll be in them,
and i want you to be in them with me
for i feel the realm of us
and the mysterious barricades
that make it possible.
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Or did they bring you? ” and we looked around, but there was no Bobby there. Ah, Auden, no Bobby for you. Just these daffodils in a clean white vase. 27 The Pounding Rabbit After a clock designed by Neya Churyoku (1897–1987) If you know the Japanese folktale about the rabbit that ended up on the moon, you will not be puzzled by a table clock depicting a rabbit pounding rice cakes on the moon, but if you do not know this story you will look at the clock and pound your own head in disbelief, as if to knock from it the spirit you wish to offer to the gods who munch the rice cakes and never turn to say thank you except by sending down a genius to create such a clock, such a rabbit.
Cottages go by and music piles up 30 like excited dead people. They stop but don’t, like sleeping people who are alive, but it’s not that easy, the century is more complicated than one had expected now that everyone has a pot and a pan but not a love of the pot and the pan. Still, look at those sailing ships on the wide main and the stairways that spiral into heaven and that bird with a long red beard sticking straight up! It’s our chance to separate ourselves into numerous pieces and have them go in different directions, reassembling what time had dispersed in the form of granules and mist.
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Nurse Mia Ross critiques Vanity Fair’s article about Bradley Cooper’s addiction issues and explains why technology is the future of addiction therapy.
Vanity Fair’s January cover features an exclusive story titled “Bradley Cooper Speaks About his Struggle with Addiction.” Addiction is an important public health concern and, as a registered nurse and health writer, I am always interested to see how the media conveys this information. Unfortunately, Vanity Fair glosses over the real struggle and complexity of addiction. In fact, the word addiction is mentioned only once within the body of the article. It seems as though Vanity Fair is perpetuating the stigma that addiction is too dark and daunting to really discuss. I’m willing to talk about it further.
Addiction and substance abuse is the largest and most expensive preventable health problem today. It is well-documented that addiction is a complex disease involving genetics, behavior, and the environment. In 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services did a national survey on Drug Use and Health which showed that the number of people 12 and older affected by addiction is not declining. It’s time to take what we’ve learned and create a new solution.
Here are 3 things we know:
- Addiction research has shown that having strong coping mechanisms is important to preventing substance-abuse relapse.
- The right environment is imperative to maintain sobriety.
- Addiction is a complicated disease that never really ends. It requires continuous, long-term support.
It is obvious that the current treatment regime, which focuses mostly on acute rehab after relapse, is failing. Meeting with a counselor once a week is not going to curb deep-rooted habits. Neither is simply taking prescription drugs to replace illicit ones (as in methadone replacement of heroin). Luckily, there are a few technologically savvy researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) trying to change the way we look at this disease. After developing software that accumulates, stores, and analyzes an individual’s addiction behaviors, researchers found that drug users have fairly predictive habits and cravings. This software may help prevent relapse episodes by delivering personalized information during recovery in real time. Using GPS technology, recovering addicts are notified of “danger” zones based on their current mood, cravings, or surroundings. The software delivers reminders for upcoming appointments and sends random periodic surveys (or “check-ins”). There is even a panic button for immediate assistance when cravings or urges become overwhelming. Similar technologies have been successful with helping people to quit smoking.
The way we treat addiction is evolving. Reading January’s Vanity Fair article is, unfortunately, not going to help anyone understand addiction or its treatment. In fact, reading about celebrities with addictions may do more harm than good. More research is needed to improve current treatments, but you can bet technology will be heavily involved. In the meantime, if you or someone you know is recovering from addiction, you can call this helpline at 1-800-662-4357 or click here to learn more.

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Where there are celebrated film stars and famous personalities, people can bet their bottom dollar that some kind of conspiracy or controversy will follow that individual or group of individuals sooner or later. And with recent controversy that Jennifer Aniston finds her acquaintance in has made her take some drastic measures.
With the recent post made by Academy Award-winning star Jamie Foxx on his Instagram page, his fans, along with many people from the public are angered by his extremely derogatory and demeaning comments, which also involves the FRIENDS star. And it seems like she’s ready to cut ties with him after this incident went viral.
Jennifer Aniston Severs Bonds With Jamie Foxx After His Anti-Semitic Views
While this might not be the first time that any star found themselves in a sea of controversies, this is definitely one of the cases where a star was part of a massive public outrage. This time, it was Oscar Award winner Jamie Foxx, who recently took to his Instagram to post a very controversial anti-semitic post along with a #fakefriends tag with it. Naturally, people not receiving this well would be an understatement, especially when the Hollywood actress and his former co-star was extremely offended by it.
After it was found out that this post was liked by none other than Jennifer Aniston herself, the star who was cast alongside Foxx in Horrible Bosses, people were naturally angered by it and demanded answers. To clarify the situation, Aniston took to her Instagram and posted a recent story where she called out the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star for his hateful remarks on a particular religious group and also revealed that she couldn’t condone the comment no matter what, while also clarifying the reason she ‘Liked’ the post.
“This really makes me sick. I did not ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident. And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this showing up in their fee- I do not support any form of anti-semitism. And I do not tolerate HATE of any kind. Period”
Therefore, she clearly stated that she was not supporting her former co-star and acquaintance in any shape or form as she herself despises hate speech of any kind, which could point to her severing all ties and connections with Foxx.
The Jamie Foxx-Jennifer Aniston Connection
While both the stars have vpbeen part of the industry for a long time, the FRIENDS star met Foxx when they were shooting for their crime/comedy film Horrible Bosses. In this movie, Aniston plays the role of Julia, while Foxx played a criminal hitman named Dean Jones. They were well acquainted from this movie and reportedly became good friends as well. But with the latest fiasco, it seems like the friendship has taken a hit.
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Kid Rock Giving City Of Nashville A Big Middle Finger
Kid Rock is installing a large sculpture of a hand extending the middle finger in front of his home in Nashville, according to Taste Of Country. Rock, whose real name is Robert Richie, was apparently inspired to erect the statue after seeing a similar sculpture in Vermont.
The Vermont finger, which measures seven feet tall, was erected by Ted Pelkey, who actually got a voicemail from Rock. The singer said, "I like your style. Thanks for getting us the info on that middle finger. I gotta have one of those somewhere on my property here in Nashville."
Pelkey had originally put up his sculpture to protest town leaders' refusal to let him develop his land. After hearing from Rock, Pelkey contacted the artist who made it and had a second sculpture constructed for the musician. Pelkey and his wife are headed to Nashville to deliver it to Rock themselves, according to reports.
This is the second time in less than a year that Rock has planned a provocative display on a property of his. Last January it was revealed that he intended to decorate the outside of his Nashville eatery, Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse, with a 20-foot neon guitar shaped like a woman's buttocks. The city council approved the sign despite the disapproval of some locals and council members.
Rock told us a while back that he's used to being a target for scandal: "It's tough in this day and age, because I am somebody who's out there and has fun and, you know, don't really hide or...you know, what you see is what you get, obviously. And in this day and age, everybody's got a camera phone and this, that and the other, so with information, how it can be channeled and given and received, whenever you do something that's even minimally, like, you know, news...I don't know, it's just crazy to me."


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2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD – The anticipated 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD has been seen once more. There are a variety of visual changes and even a few improvements to the interior. The prototype that was spotted was testing a diesel engine. If you’re wondering the turbodiesel engine is currently producing approximately 900 lb-ft torque. But, the prototype is more than 1,000 lb-ft of torque. This is an enormous improvement, and the whole Silverado HD lineup will be more competitive. Like in the past, Ram HD and Ford Super Duty are the main competitors. This means that Chevy will offer new visual enhancements, inside beverages, and more power.
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Its 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is an everyday workhorse. It seems that the coming truck could be even more impressive. The prototype spotted on the internet is covered in a lot of camouflage and shows several visual improvements. The idea will be to update this Silverado 3500HD truck further. We are expecting the Silverado 3500 HD to be revamped in the same manner as the previous generation. The massive grille will get some changes and the headlamps will also be upgraded. In the past year, the headlights of the truck were upgraded and so was the DuraBed feature that is available only on models with heavy-duty capabilities. A trailer-tow tailgate that is powered by electricity and power mirrors is now a feature of the standard equipment. Apart from this, we’re not expecting major modifications.
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- The Ammunition Factory at Khadki in Pune on Wednesday said it has sent the first consignment of 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher ammunition to the Border Security Force (BSF).
- This ammunition is fired from a launcher fitted under the barrel of 5.56 mm Rifle (INSAS), it said.
- “Inspired by the Prime Minister’s clarion call for an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Ammunition Factory Khadki, Pune, wrote a new chapter on self-reliance and indigenization of 40 mm UBGL ammunition production on August 11 by sending the first consignment to Border Security Force,” it said in a release.
- The advantage of 40 mm UBGL ammunition vis-a-vis traditional hand grenade is that it is lightweight and the range is 400 meters in place of 30 meters of a hand grenade.
- “It can be fired with the same equipment by the soldier, and it is also very safe for a user to carry,” it said.
- The ammunition is designed and manufactured by the Ammunition Factory, Khadki with the components sourced from Indian industries.
- “This ammunition has been imported by Army and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Units. Thus, there was a perceived need to indigenize the design and manufacture the said ammunition,” it added.
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Another weight-loss drug brought to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval has been rejected.
In the last 12 months, the FDA has nixed three new weight-loss drugs, lorcaserin because of possible links to cancer, Qnexa and now Contrave because of possible heart problems.
In December, an advisory committee for the FDA first voted in favor of Contrave, a weight-loss drug that combines naltrexone and bupropion. That committee also voted 11 to 8 that the company, Orexigen should examine the drug's risk for major adverse cardiac events.
But, the FDA does not always follow the advisory committee's suggestions. The agency rejected Contrave because of concerns about the cardiovascular safety after long-term use.
In a letter, the FDA told Orexigen, the company which created Contrave that it must “conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sufficient size and duration to demonstrate that the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in overweight and obese subjects treated with naltrexone/bupropion does not adversely affect the drug's benefit-risk profile."
Michael Narachi, Orexigen’s president and CEO, said in a press release that they were “surprised and extremely disappointed” and said: "We plan to work closely with the agency to gain more information to determine the appropriate next steps regarding the Contrave application."
Contrave contains naltrexone, used to treat alcohol and cocaine addiction, and bupropion, an antidepressant, which also helps people quit smoking.
Contrave would’ve been used by patients whose initial body mass index is greater than 30 (obese) or 27 and greater (overweight) with one or more health risk factors such as diabetes or hypertension. For an example, a man who is 5 feet and 10 inches and weighs 210 pounds would have a BMI of 30 and could be eligible to take the drug.
In the clinical trials, subjects who took the drug had modest weight loss - at least 5 percent of their body weight.
The subjects also had a small increase in blood pressure and pulse rate compared with the placebo group, and the “hypertension-related adverse events was significantly higher” in the drug group compared with the placebo subjects.
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Bollywood film Aksar 2, which released on Friday, has started off decent at the box office. The film has earned more than a crore on the first day of its release in India. The film which clashed with Vidya Balan starrer Tumhari Sulu has earned Rs 4 cr by the end of 5 days. The film, a sequel to 2006 film Aksar, has been directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The star cast of the film includes Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla, Zareen Khan and Mohit Madaan. Apart from television actor Gautam Rode, cricketer S Sreesanth is also making a new innings in Bollywood with this film.


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@itvlondon As a born and bred Londoner I sadly have to agree. London is far too built up and overcrowded. Not the city I grew up in!
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The 27 European Union member states have agreed to send another 500 million Euros in military aid to Ukraine.
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The Hellenic Navy (HN; Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).
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Astronauts Anne McClain from American space agency Nasa, David Saint-Jacques from the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos left aboard the Russian spacecraft from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In August, the space station crew found a hole had been drilled in the Soyuz capsule that caused a brief loss of air pressure before being patched. The next day, the lab’s crew traced the leak to the upper compartment in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft that carried three crew members to the complex in June. Today’s walk may help officially determine how the hole was made.
The hole in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the station was spotted on Aug. 30. Sergei Prokopyev said investigators were looking at samples he and crewmate Oleg Kononenko collected during a Dec. 12 spacewalk. Prokopyev and two other astronauts returned to Earth last week after 197-day space station mission.
On August 30, the ISS crew registered a sudden drop in air pressure, prompting emergency measures. Astronauts quickly patched the hole with epoxy on a gauze wipe, and the station’s pressure has been fine ever since. Two Russian cosmonauts have taken samples of their capsule’s exterior in the sixth hour of a spacewalk seeking to resolve the mystery of a small hole found in the craft docked at the International Space Station, a live broadcast by Russian space agency Roscosmos showed early on Wednesday.
Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev’s spacewalk, originally expected to last for six hours, began at 1600 GMT on Tuesday. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev conduct a six-hour spacewalk to investigate the cause of a hole on the Soyuz spacecraft. After more than five hours of a rare broadcast – showing the cosmonauts in space trying to cut through an insulate of the spacecraft with a knife – they uncovered the external part of the hole, originally discovered in the capsule’s internal covering, and took samples of the exterior insulation.
In line with the instructions from the control centre, they also took pictures of the external side of the hole. A tiny hole appeared in a Russian space capsule locked to the ISS on 30th August.
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said in September the hole could have been drilled when the capsule was manufactured or in orbit
It has ruled out a manufacturing defect and says it may have been deliberate sabotage. A Russian cosmonaut who explored a mysterious hole in a capsule docked to the International Space Station said Monday that the opening was drilled from inside the spacecraft and Russian law enforcement agencies are investigating what caused it.
A Soyuz spacecraft ferrying Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos landed safely in Kazakhstan, Russia’s space agency said. Rogozin stopped short of blaming crew members, but the statement has caused friction between Roscosmos and NASA. The current crew is made up of three Americans, two Russians, and a German. The three astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched as as a relief crew ejected from their failed booster rocket last week. Russian spacewalkers have cut samples of material around a mysterious hole in a spacecraft docked on the International Space Station ( ISS ).
The “small but dangerous” hole found in the Soyuz MS-09 craft, docked with the International Space Station, has now been sealed. It’s been reported that according to a top Russian offical the leak was a drill hole that happened during manufacturing or in orbit.


Waiting for Armageddon (2009)
★ / ★★★★
I may never accept the radical beliefs of Christian Evangelicals regarding Armageddon or any of their methods but I hoped that I would learn something slightly profound from this documentary. Kate Davis, David Heilbroner and Franco Sacchi, the directors, didn’t have laser-like focus in the way they presented the arguments from the big picture so I was periodically left confused. Since the movie was only about an hour and ten minutes long, it constantly jumped from one issue to another such as how religious extremists were committing self-fulfilling prophecies, concerns about what would happen to Israel once God returned, and the tension between Israel and the Muslim world. It gave me the feeling that perhaps the movie was more designed toward people who didn’t know much about Evangelicals and their beliefs, not toward people who wanted grasp at information beyond the obvious. The film didn’t go into too much depth so it became redundant in terms of the individuals being interviewed essentially saying the same thing but with differing words. However, I felt a certain sadness in a few scenes such as when some of the teenagers interviewed who believed that the end of the world was coming expressed how they wished they could live full lives without having to worry about the end of the world and how it’s not fair that the end will pretty much happen in their lifetime. It also made me feel angry because I couldn’t help but think they were simply being brain-washed and all their worrying would pretty much amount to nothing. In a way, I thought their wasted youth was something to almost mourn about. Worse, they could pass on the paranoia to their own children and then their children will go through the same fears. Although I thought the movie was difficult to watch because of the opinions being expressed, I found it more frustrating that the movie didn’t have a natural flow so that it would be easy to follow. It certainly had potential to be really engaging because of such a controversial topic but it really needed to work on its pacing and the order it presented its ideas. Still, “Waiting for Armageddon” surprised me because I initially thought that the goal of the picture was to support the radical beliefs of its subjects. It wasn’t the case. It may seem like it does support its subjects’ radical beliefs in the first few minutes because the directors allowed the Evangelicals to really speak at the camera without holding back, but it ultimately allowed us to form our own opinions in the matter.
★ / ★★★★
I was excited to see “Legion” because the trailer took ahold of my interest, but unfortunately, it was one of those movies that mistakenly put all the good parts in the trailer. Paul Bettany stars as an angel who decided to descend from heaven to protect a pregnant woman (Adrianne Palicki) whose child was supposed to be the Messiah. A group of characters (Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Percy Walker, Dennis Quaid, Jon Tenney, Willa Holland, Kate Walsh and Palicki) were stuck in a diner in the middle of nowhere as humans with weak wills were possessed by angels and tried to kill them. Basically, God lost faith in humanity so he wanted to eradicate everyone. I don’t even know where to start with this movie. While the acting was subpar at best, the writing was even worse because not only did the premise not make sense but it also failed to come together in the end. Aside from the scene with the old lady visiting the diner, there was a strange lack of tension or excitement especially for a movie about the end of the world. The experience would probably have been more bearable if there were more likable characters. All of them complained so much to the point where I just didn’t want to hear it. I couldn’t believe that their very first scenes were full of whining. They expressed so much self-pity; instead of wanting to root for them to survive against all odds, I just wanted them to die because I didn’t see another dimension to them. To me, they were just weak individuals and I had a difficult time accepting the fact that they managed to survive for so long. As for the action, I don’t know whether to laugh or feel sad with the idea that bullets could stop angels (using humans as vessel) from the job they were assigned to do. I constantly wondered why the angels just didn’t descend from the heavens like Bettany’s character and finish the job themselves? I was so confused for the longest time and it was really painful to sit through. Action sequences were happening on screen but I just didn’t care because I wasn’t invested in the premise despite the fantastic elements. Talents of essentially good actors like Bettany, Quaid and Gibson were wasted in this piece of silliness. Thankfully, I saw this movie on DVD. If I had paid $10 to see this in the cinema, I think I would have demanded my money back. “Legion,” directed by Scott Stewart, didn’t have a defined identity (perhaps it can pass as a really bad zombie picture?) and a genuine driving force to keep the momentum going so it didn’t know what to do with itself. But I know what I wanted to do: I wanted to turn the movie off. The only reason why I didn’t is because one of my rules is to give each movie equal opportunity from start to finish.
★★ / ★★★★
“Knowing,” directed by Alex Proyas, was about a man who stumbled upon a message from a time capsule written by a strange girl fifty years ago. The message consisted of seemingly random numbers but if one decided to look closer, one would find out that it recorded the events of major disasters that were to transpire in the future. Because of all the negative reviews, I had low expectations coming into it. However, the first third was so effective so I naturally thought that the rest of the picture would be as smart and suspenseful. I couldn’t be any more wrong. Nicolas Cage tends to overact in most of his movies and this one is no exception. To me, he was most effective when he first figured out what all the numbers meant. He was able to balance fear, anxiety and excitement while still being that intellectual that he was presented as in the beginning of the film. But the moment Rose Byrne entered the movie, everything started to feel so unbelievable to point where I lost interest. I can’t believe I’m saying this but she actually upstaged Cage when it came to overacting. I actually said, “Just shut up” during one of the scenes because she interpreted her character in such an irksome manner. As for its special and visual effects, sometimes they looked like scenes from video games but sometimes they impressed me. I particularly liked those plane and subway scenes. They looked really haunting and it was very difficult to dispel the images from my head. If such disasters happened, I was convinced that it would look like that. The last third of the movie felt like a completely different movie altogether. I couldn’t help but wonder what had happened to that patient and sometimes creepy style of storytelling that pervaded the first third. The third act felt like “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (the most recent version), which is not a good thing. Everything felt forced and I had to wonder why the writers felt like they had to do something grand for the sake of being grand. Ultimately, “Knowing” drowned in its own mediocrity. However, I did appreciate its efforts to want to be something more than typical despite its unfortunate yet inevitable outcome.


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WHAT IS QIGONG?
Pronounced “chee-gong”, qigong is a form of traditional Chinese medicine for enhancing overall health and vitality.
Qi means life force energy; the primordial energy that creates and animates life. Gong means work or practice. Qigong, therefore, is the practice of cultivating life energy to improve the health and harmony of mind, body, and spirit. Qigong uses slow gentle movement, deep breathing, and visualization to release energetic blockages and to replenish and balance the flow of energy in the body and mind.
Dating back to 1000 BC, qigong has a long and rich history in Chinese medicine. In the mid 1900’s, after facing the threat of extinction, qigong was scientifically proven and endorsed by the Chinese communist government. Today qigong is a cornerstone of modern day Chinese medicine and is practiced widely in hospitals and parks throughout Asia. In Western society, qigong is gaining popularity as a complementary therapy with a growing amount of scientific evidence supporting its many health benefits.
Suitable for all ages and abilities, qigong is gentle, easy to learn, and can be done standing up, sitting down, and even while walking in the park!


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Virginia Commonwealth University has received a United States patent for technology developed by HR contributor Martin Lenhardt and his colleague Douglas Richards. The patent was awarded for "hearing device improvements using modulation of acoustically coupled signals at middle ear resonance."
The present invention generally relates to hearing aids and, more particularly, to devices that improve upon conventional hearing aids by using modulation techniques adapted to the characteristics of auditory and vestibular hearing.
The abstract of the patent published by the US Patent and Trademark Office states, in part:
"There is provided hearing device improvements using modulation techniques adapted to the characteristics of auditory and vestibular hearing. One embodiment provides for extending hearing to the infrasonic range by extracting sounds from the high ambient noise in this range and applying them to a carrier in the ultrasonic ‘quiet zone.’
“Further extension of hearing into the ultrasonic range is provided by a modulation scheme which uses a fluid conduction coupler to match impedance for a vibration transducer applied to the skin. A variation on this embodiment integrates this ultrasonic hearing extension with normal acoustic headphones. Another embodiment compensates for high frequency hearing loss by a modulation scheme, which uses middle ear resonance as an amplifier.
"A further embodiment combines ultrasonic transposition with wireless modulation to obtain secure communication.”
The full patent description is available here.
Hearing with Your Brain: High-Frequency Stimulation in Sensorineural Hearing Loss
by Martin Lenhardt, PhD, AuD
SOURCE: Virginia Commonwealth University


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The Believer’s Armor and the Spiritual Battle
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.
For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I my speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Up until this point in our study we have learned that in order to stand in this spiritual battle we are to:
Have our loins girt about with truth (v14),
Have on the breastplate of righteousness (v14),
Have our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace (v15),
Take the shield of faith (v16),
Take the helmet of salvation (v17), and
Take the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God (v16).
Some sermons on this topic have required the application of these six items of armor,
then assumed that that is the conclusion of the matter. To be properly equipped we
must also consider verses 18-
“Praying” is not individual piece of armor that we stick on at the end. It is an
operation which bathes the whole process of putting on the armor and standing in
the battle. Praying should be a pattern of everyday life for the Believer. The word
“praying” in this verse is a participle, not a verb. This clause of a long sentence
What is prayer? The Greek word comes from two words that simply mean, “toward a wish or desire.” In its simplest definition it means, “asking God for something you want.” Prayer in the Bible is talking to God (silently or out loud) and asking for desires or needs of ourselves and others. We are also told in various places to praise Him, offer thanks and to confess our sins. If prayer is asking for something, then answered prayer is receiving that for which you asked.
Since we have access to this power to use for God’s glory we should then seek God’s wisdom in what to ask and how to pray (See Ps. 106:15 and context). His instructions to us are found in His Word. We are commanded to be controlled by God’s Holy Spirit (Gal.5:16; Eph. 5:18). He always leads according to His Word and never contrary to it. We should then diligently study God’s Word (II Tim. 2:15) for the assurance that we are not being influenced by spirits that are not of God (I Tim. 4:1). One precious promise concerning prayer and God’s Holy Spirit is found in Rom. 8:26, where we are told that He helps together with us in our weakness and makes intercession for us because we do not know for what we should pray.
Two major reasons for unanswered prayer are given in James 4:3,4. “Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”
The two reasons addressed here are for unanswered prayer are:
1. We do not ask.
2. We ask for the wrong motives.
We not only have access to this power but we are commanded to continually engage
in prayer. In Luke 11:1, one of Jesus’ disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to
pray...” Part of Jesus’ answer was to start praying. He then presented two parables
with lessons concerning the necessity of consistency in prayer and the qualities
of the One to Whom we pray. In Luke 18:2-
Why the emphasis on constant prayer? “Without faith it is impossible to please God...”
(Heb. 11:6:), and “...whatsoever is not of faith is sin” (Rom. 14:23). This may be
a major reason for prayer. Prayer is not only an act of obedience but an act of faith.
God has bought and paid for us (I Cor 6:19,20) and He now wants us to be God-
In my own Christian growth I frequently can visualize results of eternal value when I diligently study God’s Word, sacrificially give to minister to other believers, or boldly share the gospel with an unsaved person. Though this is certainly an accurate assumption and we cannot underestimate or detract from obedience to clear admonitions such as these, why do I sometimes not feel the same about prayer as I do about other forms of service?
Maybe it is because of my pride. Prayer is hard work but I do not seem to be accomplishing anything by my power. When I am doing something, I may think that I am kind of helping God along with my “marvelous” efforts and talents. When I pray, it seems that I am not doing anything. I am seeking God to do something. That offends my sinful pride because I am then trusting God, instead of me. Except for the emotional crutch value, upon which I would rather not depend, humanly speaking, prayer is a waste of time. That is not God’s assessment of prayer.
When viewed in the light of harsh reality, I must accept the fact that God got along
fine before I came along and He will do fine when I leave the scene. It is only because
of His grace that I can have the gift of eternal life and share the privilege of
serving Him. He does not need my faithless efforts to further His cause. He wants
We have guarantees of answered prayer. These promises are conditional. The first condition is listed above in the comments about James 4:2. We do not have answered prayer because we do not pray. Assuming that we do pray, the following are several of the conditions listed in God’s word for assurance of answered prayer:
I John 5:14,15, “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
The condition listed here is that we ask according to His will. That may entail some searching of God’s Word and being yielded to His Holy Spirit. I infer from this verse that if it is right to do or have, it is right to pray for it.
John 14:13,14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.”
The condition given here is to ask in Jesus’ name. Does this mean that if we stick
Psalm 37:4, “Delight thyself also in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
The condition given here is to delight yourself in the LORD. If our delight is to do what God wants us to, the rest of the verse applies. One fringe benefit that may not be obvious is that as we put God first in our lives, not only does He give us the request of the desires of our heart, but frequently, He will give us the desires themselves, then the fulfillment of them. That is a neat deal.
OK, I need to pray. I prayed once last week after I went to bed (sometimes called “sack religion”) but I now realize that that is not what God requests of me, either for His glory or for my benefit. What now? How can I start a meaningful prayer life and see more of God’s blessing flowing in me and through me?
Some helpful suggestions:
1. Determine, with God’s help, to start praying, as Jesus admonished His disciples in Luke 11:1. Realize that praying is not a formal speech with a bunch of “thee’s” and “thou’s.” It is just talking to someone who loves you more than you can grasp and with Whom you can grow to love as you become closer to Him. Satan does not seem to mind a believer’s “Christian” activity, as long as it is not done “in the power of His might” Eph. 6:10).
2. Set aside a time to pray that works for you. Make it a priority. We all have busy
schedules but we also all have 24 hours in a day. We end up doing what we choose
to do during this time. Evaluate how you spend your time. Whatever is of lesser value
or importance, discard. This will take self-
3. Set aside a place to pray, preferably without too many distractions. This suggestion, along with setting aside a time is to be made in addition to consistent, brief, prayers necessary throughout the day.
4. Make a study of prayer. See what God has to say on the subject. Follow the footnotes or study guides in your reference Bible, or get a good book on prayer in the Bible book store. Read biographies of faithful servants of God.
5. Make some sort of list of prayer requests with notations of the time of answers to these prayers. Update as needed.
“Praying always” is an essential ingredient for victory in our spiritual battle. Verses 18 and 19 will tell us for what we need to pray and in verse 19 and 20 we shall see the ultimate goal in our battle; to make known the gospel so that we may glorify God by bearing much fruit (John 15:8).
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HOLIDAY IN IRAN - ECO - Persia nomad Tour...
Persia Nomad Tour
Cities: Tehran, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Khoramabad, Dezfool, Susa, Shooshtar, Tehran
"Iran" the birthplace of great ancient civilizations that have raised from her Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf, each has a role in formation and structure of this country. Persian civilization, called 'Persia' by some historical critics is one of the most prominent civilizations among them founded by The Great Cyrus. The origin of this civilization begins from Hegmataneh (Nowadays called Hamedan), ancient capital of Medes. Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid dynasty by moving to a place called Parseh Gard near Shiraz. We will start our memorable voyage from Tehran, today’s capital of Persian nation, and we continue toward Hamedan, the very same Hegmatane, the rise of Medes. On our way to Khuzestan, the birthplace of Elamite dynasty, we reach Kermanshah and its inscription. We will face the following; Chaghazanbil, Susa and Shooshtar as our hosts there. Shiraz is our final stop to explore the remaining monuments of mysterious Persia. At the end, we have reached visiting all developments by Persian people including Elamites capital and first ever made arch of the world to Achaemenids and Sasanids inscriptions.
Arrival in Tehran and transfer to the hotel, a short rest in hotel, a full day city tour in Tehran Jewelry Museum and National Museum of Iran Tehran.
Morning drive to Hamedan, one of the Achaemenian residential, after check in and a short rest now is the time for exploring the city of Avicenna
Half day city tour in Hamedan, Drive to Kermanshah via Kangavar, overnight in Kermanshah Hegmataneh Hill, Anahitha Temple.
Kermanshah city tour, Bistoon (one of the world heritage in Iran), overnight in Kermanshah Bistoon Inscription, Taq bostan.
Kermanshah city tour, Bistoon ( one of the world heritage in Iran), over night in KermanshahBistoon Inscription, Taq bostan
Morning drive to Dezfool via Khorramabad
Morning drive to Ahvaz via Shush, Visiting Chogha Zanbil (the oldest standing ziggurat and one of the world heritage sites in Iran), overnight in Ahvaz Apadana palace, Chogha Zanbil ziggurat Ahvaz.
Morning drive to Shushtar, where you can be familiar with Sassanid Hydraulic Structures, overnight in Ahvaz.
Morning drive to Shiraz via Kazeroon, overnight in Shiraz, the remains of Bishapour, Shiraz old city.
Morning drive from Isfahan to Shiraz visit Pasargadae (Tomb of Cyrus the Great, another world heritage historical area in Iran) arrival time in Shiraz about afternoon.
Drive to Persepolis (one of the most famous world heritage historical area in Iran) and Naqsh-e Rostam out of city and then get back to Shiraz
Check out, Half day city tour in Shiraz, Flight back to Tehran
Tehran city tour Pahlavi and Qajar palaces
URLAUB IN IRAN - ECO - Persia Nomad Tour