Gizmodo is a news source for geeks. On the day this post was written, Gizmodo featured “Can You Turn Cheap, Shitty Beer Into Good Beer?” and “Someone Put a Giant Soda Fountain Shower On a Beach“. And they have been in the news for leaking pictures of the new iPhone. They are pretty bad ass.
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I feel like I understand most merchandising decisions. This one is a little lost on me.
Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world, is owned by the richest human on earth, and is creating tons of jobs with every new Fulfillment Center that it opens. But as we found out this week, the company’s brutally efficient supply chain often puts warehouse workers in a tough spot, pushing them “Voluntary…
Religious persecution has forced thousands of Rohingya people to flee their homes in Myanmar for Bangladesh over the past 11 months . Now the 900,000 people who settled in refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar are facing another threat: heavy rain and landslides as the monsoon season picks up.
Silicon Valley firms crunched their hardest in 2017 to rebrand ordinary merchandise long produced by other industries as uniquely innovative product lines. Some of them were pretty obnoxious, like Lyft’s totally-not-just-a-bus shuttle service, or WeLive’s attempt to market living in communal housing as a lived…
Google Translate is a useful tool for some quick and easy translations, but a federal judge in Kansas ruled this week that the machine translation service isn’t good enough to allow a person to consent to a police search.
An emergency room physician has been suspended after a video of her mocking a patient claiming to be suffering from an anxiety attack was posted to Facebook, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The first paper straw factory in the “last several decades” in Britain is planning to launch in Wales as fast-food chains prepare for a planned ban on single-use plastic products throughout the UK, the Guardian reported, with some chains already preparing their own plans to phase out plastic in favor of paper.
A few months ago, artist BossLogic created a very fun Infinity War-style poster that featured Hawkeye, Hawkeye, and more Hawkeye. It was a pretty convincing poster. Maybe a little too convincing.
Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service you turn to when Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for, is best known for shows like Transparent, The Man In the High Castle, and *checks notes* films claiming the government is run by human-reptile hybrids.
In between bragging, retweeting himself, and managing to repeat the phrase “Russian Collusion” four times in one tweet, Donald Trump found the time on Sunday to rev back up his ongoing feud with billionaire Jeff Bezos, who controls two companies the president hates: Amazon and the Washington Post. Though the president…
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According to one actor involved in the Star Wars franchise, there is a lot going on.
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement this week with a notorious scammer who worked with telemarketers to pose as large technology firms and offer fake tech support services to the elderly.
MoviePass, the movie-ticketing startup whose whole business model is essentially subsidizing enough impossibly cheap tickets with investors’ money that it gains leverage over theaters, is fast hemorrhaging cash. But with the firm possibly running out of funds by the end of next month (or turning to a line of credit)…
Well, this is a strange new chapter in one of the strangest stories in modern film. For decades, famed genre director (and former Monty Python, uh, snake) Terry Gilliam struggled to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, his own surreal take on the classic Spanish novel. He succeeded, finally, with a rendition starring…
Netflix has found its niche when it comes to their Marvel series. But not all of their series are created equal. Most people were left unimpressed with Iron Fist, partly because of the blandness of Danny Rand. Although I was initially excited about Jessica Jones’ second season, I found it hard to get to the end. But…
Orcas are one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic creatures. But despite their beloved status, the local resident population known as the Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered, with just 76 known animals left. Now, advocates worry the Trudeau government’s plan to purchase the Trans Mountain…
Zappos is basically a one-stop shoe destination already, but right now, they’re having a very rare sale, marking down thousands of shoe, boots, and apparel for the summer season. Heels, boots, sneakers, swimsuits, workout gear, all kinds of styles from brands like Clarks, Adidas, Nike, SOREL, Converse, Dr. Martens,…
Music is an essential part of Luke Cage, because it’s an essential part of Harlem. In this behind-the-scenes featurette, Netflix runs down the history of African-American music and how that history comes to bear on Harlem’s Paradise, the fictional music venue and community hub in Marvel’s version of Harlem.
Officials with California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) have intervened to nullify a recent court ruling saying coffee sold in the state—say, like at a local Starbucks—must be accompanied by warning labels saying brewed coffee contains the carcinogen acrylamide.
Foxconn, the giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that works with everyone from Apple to Amazon, now has a North American headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after purchasing a large office building in the city, according to the Associated Press.
Yesterday, allegations surfaced claiming that Chris Hardwick sexual assaulted and emotionally abused his ex-girlfriend, the model, cosplayer, and actress Chloe Dykstra.
Axiom Zen’s CryptoKitties, which is essentially a digital version of Beanie Babies based on the Ethereum blockchain, sucked in a massive amount of funding just a few months ago. But it looks an awful lot like people bought into CryptoKitties looking for a quick return on their investment and are finding that digital…
This could be a big shakeup: Jim Chory, the co-lead of Marvel Television, has left the company.


So as mentioned previously, I finally got around to dropping the E46 daily on KW Variant 1 coilovers and put on the SSR Type C’s I had for it. Loving the ride on the KW V1’s, pretty much feels stock. Though, I’m a tad high at the moment and could lower the car a bit more, I probably need to run a bit more camber in the rear for that. Did a terrible job rolling the rear fenders, there’s this gunk/seam sealer in the rear fender lips that makes it a pain in the ass to roll. Oh well, just glad to have it dropped with rims on now. 😀
Just like Caleb’s FA5/FD2 conversion, Justin’s Accord is unbelievably good to take photos of. I love shooting red cars now!
I’m actually not too sure of what’s done to it other than the 18×9.5 +12, 18×10.5 +15 Work S1’s and RonJon lip kit, but it definitely shows how simple it is to make a new Accord look great. I’m pretty surprised how large the wheel wells are on it too, definitely would not have thought they could fit 10.5’s in the rear.


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“Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are reportedly the names of Google’s upcoming mid-range smartphones”
Google’s mid-range Pixel 3a series smartphones have been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. It was recently reported that the handsets will be named Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL instead of the previously-rumoured Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite, respectively. A new leak further corroborates the name, reveals a new colour option of the devices and spills the beans about their prices in the European market.
According to a report by WinFuture, the Pixel 3a or Pixel 3a XL will be available in a new ‘iris’ hue. It’s said to be the third colour variant of the handsets — Clear White and Just Black being the other two. The ‘iris’ colour could likely be a mixture of blue and violet that’ll remind you of the flower with the same name. Notably, it isn’t confirmed yet if the new paint job is for the smaller Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL or both.
As for the prices, the Pixel 3a entry-level option with 64GB storage is reported to be around €450 that roughly translates to Rs 36,000 in the Indian currency, while the larger Pixel 3a XL “should be a little more expensive.” The handsets are expected to be watered down version of Google’s high-end Pixel smartphones.
The Pixel 3a is tipped to arrive with a 5.6-inch display, while the larger Pixel 3a XL will feature a 6-inch screen. They are expected to be OLED panels with full-HD+ resolution. The Pixel 3a will be driven by Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 670 chipset, accompanied paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. For photography, it’ll reportedly get a single 12-megapixel sensor on the rear with LED flash and an 8-megapixel shooter on the front for selfies and video calling. Other vital features include a 3,000mAh battery and the same camera wizardry that Google uses for its premium Pixel Series smartphones. As for the larger Pixel 3a XL, it’s likely to have Snapdragon 710 SoC ticking at its core and a slightly bigger battery than the smaller 3a.

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This Psalm is in effect a prophecy, which has special application to this our time. We say this because it has never been even remotely understood until the Harvest; and, as has been so well stated by That Servant, prophecy cannot be clearly understood until it has been fulfilled, or is in course of fulfillment. A potent illustration of this truth is to be found in Rev. 12:6, where the 1260 days of Papal persecution of the saints is set forth. It is conceded by most people that Martin Luther is one of the 25 greatest intellects among the entire human race; yet, with all his brilliance, and his intense effort to understand Revelation, he could not possibly produce the right interpretation of Rev. 12:6 – because those days did not end until 1799, more than 200 years after he died. Therefore, it was left for the bright shining of Harvest truth to give the prophecy its proper interpretation. Although not so pointedly true as Rev. 12:6, the 107th Psalm may be given the same general comment; it, too, could not be understood until the “due time.”
“O give thanks unto the LORD.” The Psalm treats of four general classes of the human race, each of which we shall consider in due course; but we first offer some comment on the introduction. Rotherham’s translation, which we shall use in much of our explanation, says, “O give thanks to Yahweh.” This Yahweh – or Yahveh – is translated from the tetragrammaton, the same being from the Greek word used to denote four letters. The four Hebrew letters – or consonants – are Yod, He, Vav, He, and they are the counterparts of our English consonants J ‑ H ‑ V ‑ H, which some have used to form the word Jehovah – although such construction is based almost exclusively on imagination. The Tetragrammaton occurs about 7,000 times in the Old Testament; and it has become known as the ineffable name because there are no vowels in it, which makes it unpronounceable. At the first Advent, the Jews had come to regard that combination of letters with such awesome reverence that none of them would even attempt to state it. It is usually translated LORD in the King James version; and, whenever Lord appears in all capital letters – as it does in the opening of this Psalm, we may know it is from the tetragrammaton.
It is probably for the general good to offer some quotation here from Doctor Rotherham’s Introduction: “As it might appear premature, at the outset of this chapter, to spell out that Divine Name which some regard as not only incommunicable but unpronounceable, it will be considerate to begin the present investigation by the aid of abbreviation... The Tetragrammaton, or name of four letters, is a technical term frequently employed by scholars, and will here serve a useful purpose... We can reverently speak of The Name, or can set down the first letter only, Y, in the same way as Hebrew critics are wont to use the letter Yod as the initial of the Divine name intended...
“It is willingly admitted that the suppression has not been absolute... To those who can note the difference between LORD and Lord, and can remember that the former do while the latter do not stand for The Name... an intimation of the difference is conveyed. Yet the mere reader remains completely in the dark respecting it, because in nearly all the occurrences of The Name the special Name of God is withheld. ‘Nearly All,’ for there are about a half dozen instances in the A.V., in which this concealment does not take place... In these it appears as Jehovah...Is it too much to assume that The Name has about it something very grand or gracious, or at least something very mysterious? Whichever conclusion is accepted, is there not something essentially presumptuous in substituting for it one of the commonest of titles, seeing that there are on earth ‘lords many,’ and the master of the humblest slave is his ‘lord’? Therefore, it is the most natural presumption that the suppression of The Name has entailed on the reader irreparable loss.
“The motive was good – let that be assumed... The motive is respected; but the reference is regarded as misapplied, the reason given to be invalid. A plausible argument in favor of leaving The Name veiled, as it is now, may be based upon its concealment by the Septuagint, which conceals the Tetragrammaton under the common title ‘Kurios’ Lord. Jesus used that version as it stood. (Matt. 22:41‑45) Therefore what was good enough for Him should be good enough for us. However, Jesus had to plead His Messiahship with the Scriptures then current; and any criticism of the nation’s Sacred Documents might have placed a needless obstacle in the people’s path.
“Why not then translate The Name as Jehovah? Is that not euphonious? It is, without question. Is it not widely used? (Especially since 1931 by the Jehovah’s Witnesses – JJH) The reason it is not used here is that it is too heavily burdened with merited critical condemnation – as modern, as a compromise, as a ‘mongrel’ word. What are the facts? First, as to age ‘Jehovah’ was unknown before 1520, when it was introduced by Galatinus; but was contested by others as against grammatical and historical propriety. Next as to formation: Erroneously written and pronounced Jehovah – which is merely a combination of the sacred Tetragrammaton and the vowels in the Hebrew word for Lord, substituted by the Jews for JHVH, because they shrank from pronouncing the name... But to give the name JHVH the vowels of the word for Lord, and pronounce it Jehovah, is about as hybrid a combination as it would be to spell the name Germany with the vowels in the name Portugal – namely, Gormuna. The monstrous combination Jehovah is not older than about 1520 AD, so the Jews are not responsible for it. Therefore, the form Yahweh is here adopted as practically the best.’
Later writers than Doctor Rotherham – adept in Hebrew and Greek – say Yahveh is better still, so we go along with that. We assume many of our readers do not have access to what we have quoted foregoing, which is one of the reasons we have gone into such detail about it. A second reason is to alert our readers to the fact that the name “Jehovah’s” Witnesses has no Scriptural foundation whatever; and the great flare they try to give the name is simply a “profusion of words to no purpose.”
Now, as to the Psalm itself, there are seven (Divine completeness) distinct divisions in it, the last of which is the summation in v. 43: “Who is wise? Let him observe these things! And diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahveh.” In its overall purport the “lovingkindness of Yahveh” is His great Plan of Salvation for the human race; and who is wise to understand this Psalm here in the end of the Age will have a clear understanding of the entire Plan. But, “none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” (Dan. 12:10) It is our understanding that (1) vs. 1‑9 treat of the Little Flock (the wise); (2) vs. 10‑16 of the Great Company; (3) vs. 17‑22 of fleshly Israel during the Gospel Age, with special emphasis here in the end of the Age; (4) vs. 23‑32 of the world in general during and at the end of the great tribulation; (5) vs. 33‑38 of the Millennial conditions and people; (6) vs. 39‑42 of the good and evil in the Little Season – “Satan must be loosed for a little season” (Rev. 20:3); then (7) v. 43 as already stated.
THE LITTLE FLOCK
Vs. 1‑9 – “Let the redeemed of Yahveh say, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the Adversary.” Rev. 5:9 tells us “Thou hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” These “redeemed of the Lord” have indeed been a conglomerate lot – a cross‑section of the human race, as to color, residence, intellectual achievement and providential circumstances. “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” (V. 10) This Little Flock is the “us‑we‑ye” of this and many other Scriptures. “These were redeemed from men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.” (Rev. 14 4) These are they who ever “give thanks to Yahveh... whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary.” And they have come “from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south” (107:3), the “quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins... walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.” (Eph. 2:1‑2) According to v. 4, “they wandered about in the desert – in a waste – a city to dwell in found they none.” “We have here no continuing city.” (Heb. 13:14) “Their soul within them fainted.”
Amidst all of the foregoing “they made outcry to Yahveh in their peril, and out of their distresses He rescued them.” (v. 6) The sentiments stated in v. 6 are repeated in vs. 12, 19, and 28, the underlying thought in all these verses being that when the various classes call upon Yahveh in true penitence He is ever ready and willing to hear and give them the relief they seek. It should be noted that in the first nine verses of this Psalm, which have to do with the Little Flock, there is no adverse criticism; whereas, there is sharp denunciation of the next three classes that are discussed in vs. 10 through 32. However, the prayer of thanksgiving is identical from all four classes after He has heard their petitions and given them the needed relief: “Let them give thanks to Yahveh for His lovingkindness, and for His wonderful dealings with the sons of men.” The footnote for this last clause says it should read, “For His wonderful dealings with the sons of Adam.”
In response to their petitions, the Psalm proceeds to tell us that Yahveh “led them by a straight road.” He gave them the instruction and the ability to “make straight paths for their feet.” (Heb. 12:13) “That they might journey to a city to dwell in” – in New Jerusalem – Zion, “the perfection of beauty.”‘ (Psa. 50:2) Theirs is the promise, “The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.” (Psa. 128:5)
THE GREAT COMPANY
Vs. 10‑16 – “Such as sit in darkness” – error. The contrast here is between the Little Flock and the Great Company on the Truth. “Ye (the Little Flock) are all the children of light: we are not of the night (of sin), nor of darkness.” “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness.” (1 Thes. 5:4,5) Note the Berean Comment on these texts: “Even to the last solitary one, no matter where he may be located….. The spirit will show you things to come.” Here, then, is the clear contrast between the Little Flock and the Great Company – especially now in the end of the Age, when the Truth has shone with special brightness, even making “manifest the counsels of hearts.”
And in their darkness (error), their groping about in confusion, they “sit in the shadow of death” – that is, the second death constantly casts a shadow in their direction, leading them into devious and sundry activities, to which their unholy ambition prods them. While the Great Company did not appear as a class all during the Age, there were many individuals of them – many times more than the Little Flock. “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Their confused views on “the straight road” prompted them to build Great Babylon; and here in the end of the Age they have repeated the performance in building Little Babylon. Especially while in Azazel’s clutches do they become ambitious in works of false propaganda, of building false religious sects, and indulging in slander against their more faithful brethren. Thus they are deceived into believing they will accomplish great works, win great numbers (such as filling the Epiphany Camp with consecrated ones outside the linen curtain of Christ, and deceiving them into believing they will have the preeminence in the Kingdom in superiority to the Jews), gain great favor. So often are we reminded of some at the first Advent: “They loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.” (John 12:43) But in this day, “when He maketh manifest,” they will learn by sad experience that “the praise of men” is a very transitory and unprofitable possession.
Also, they are “bound with oppression (humiliation) and iron.” (v.10) “Because they had rebelled (revolutionized) against the sayings of God.” Among the oppressions (humiliations) that come to them their defeat in controversy is probably at the head of the list. Of those who have rebelled against the sayings of God. St. Paul says, “On this account God will send to them an energy of delusion, to their believing the falsehood (various errors which bring them severe humiliation); in order that all those may be judged who believed not the Truth, but approved the iniquity.” (2 Thes. 2:11, Dia.)
“The counsel of the Most High they had spurned.” (v. 11) Yahveh has given definite instructions for the conduct of His people and their ministry of the Truth such as congregationalism (each ecclesia is mistress in her own locality), the settlement of differences between brethren, ranking officials in the Church, how to carry on the study and spread of the Truth, etc. To set aside any of these things would be to “spurn the counsel of the Most High” – consider His instructions of little worth by such as think they see a better way to do things. Some of the Lord’s people during this Epiphany have replaced the Berean method of study for text-bookism, which is also “spurning” the counsel of the Most High. During the Age this has led to the erection of autocratic systems in some sects, and in loose and irresponsible conduct in others. Most of these perversions have been traceable directly to the crown‑losers, who often have been held in higher esteem by the general public than their Little Flock brethren. John Calvin, for instance, is considered to be one of the sharpest intellects of the entire Age, and he readily attracted a following – so much so that he persuaded his supporters to burn Little Flock member Miletus Servetus at the stake because he could not meet the truth that Servetus presented.
Here in the end of the Age, when we have arrived at the time when “He maketh manifest,” we may definitely conclude that those are of the Great Company who “Rebel against the sayings of God, or spurn the counsel of the Most High.” This is the only way we have of knowing those who “received not the love (the motivating conduct) of the Truth”; but such a conclusion would not be proper for any slight departure, or even some gross departure, from the Truth or God’s arrangements, unless – after the offense is clearly directed to their attention, they then persist therein. This would mean their conduct is not a safe guide for reaching such a conclusion, because we cannot know what degree of Adamic depravity afflicts the individual. It is “God that looketh on the heart.” There are some who believe that Brother Russell was the last saint; thus, by the death of a man they relegate by one broad judgment all others out of the Little Flock. Such a decision is in itself a rebelling, revolutionizing, “against the sayings of God,” because there is no Scriptural support for such a thought
There was a time, up to about 1910 or 1912, that Brother Russell was firmly convinced that the entire Christ Company would leave the earth by the Fall of 1914. Some one, for reasons not known to us, once asked him if 1914 came and went, and he was still on earth, would he then conclude that he, too, was of the Great Company. To this he answered an emphatic, No! The Epiphany Messenger was also firmly convinced that he would remain with us until 1956, and that his death would mark the last of the Little Flock on earth. But, had some one asked him – as they did Brother Russell – if 1956 would come and go, and he would yet be living on earth, would he then conclude that he was of the Great Company, we may be certain he also would have given an emphatic, No!
But to those who have actually fallen from the Little Flock, and have been delivered to the ‘fit man’ for buffeting experiences in the wilderness of adversity, verse 12 tells us “He brought down their heart with labor” until “they made outcry to Yahveh in their peril”; after which “He brought them out of darkness (erroneous and sinful ways) and death‑shade, and their fetters He tare off.” This means identically the same thing – although stated in slightly different fashion – as Rev. 7:14: “These are those coming out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes, and whitened them in the blood of the Lamb.” “That Lamb which is in the midst of the throne will tend them (after bringing down their heart with labor), and will lead them to fountains of waters (clear unadulterated Truth) of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Rev. 7:17, Dia.) “The bars of iron (enslaving erroneous practices) He hewed asunder.” (Psa. 107:16)
Vs. 17‑22 – “The perverse by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities are afflicted.” The “transgression” for which the Jews have been afflicted is their treatment of the Messiah, when “He came to His own, but His own received Him not.” The “iniquities” are their many violations of the Mosaic Law, which they repeatedly did against one another and against the prophets that Yahveh sent them. “But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears... Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in His spirit by the former prophets: Therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of Hosts.” (Zech. 7:11, 12)
For 1845 years the Jews had enjoyed the special blessings from Yahveh. “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” The land of Canaan, which the Lord had given them, was a goodly land, with an excellent climate – a place in which it was easy to live. Their abuses of their blessings reached a climax when they rejected the Lord of Glory; and He pronounced upon them the penalty: “Your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.” (Matt. 23:38,39) That day their religious house was left to them desolate; then began the fulfillment of the prophecy, “Even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee.” (Zech. 9:12) The word ‘double’ is from the Hebrew ‘mishneh,’ which means repetition, that is, they would receive a repetition of disfavor for the same length of time they had received the favor – namely, 1845 years. And so completely was this carried out that, after the razing of Jerusalem by Titus in 70 AD, the entire Jewish religious ritual of the Aaronic priesthood was so completely demolished – desolated – that the Tribe of Levi was lost in the dispersion. This prevents them from now having a high priest; and any attempt to carry on as did Aaron and his successors is now simply an exercise in futility – an empty performance.
“All manner of food their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death.” (V. 18) The scourgings they have received during their “double” in this Gospel Age have indeed been horrible – enough to take away their appetites, and bring them to the brink of the grave. During their stay in Palestine they had been very much an agricultural people; but that was no longer practical for them, because they were often forced to flee to another city or country, and they could not take their farms with them. Consequently, they were forced into becoming businessmen, and to keep their assets as liquid as possible – to be carried with them if they were forced to leave on short notice. On numerous occasions, during their dispersion, they employed all the ingenuity at their disposal to regain the land of their fathers. They attempted to buy it; they attempted to regain it by force; they used all the tricks of diplomacy; but to no avail. The sentence of ‘desolation’ against them by Jesus was not lightly spoken; they were to learn by the bitter dregs of experience that “the word that goeth forth out of My mouth shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.” (Ice. 55:11)
The sentence of desolation was pronounced upon them in the year 33 A. D.; and, if they were to have 1845 years of disfavor – a double of their time of favor – it would bring us to the year 1878, at which time the Berlin Congress of Nations decreed for them certain rights in Palestine, which were the opening wedge in their efforts to regain their homeland. Since that time they have been in what the Bible terms “Jacob’s trouble.” “That day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it... and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him.” (Jer. 30:7,8)
The trouble is to have two phases, the first part a rather mild experience. “I will send for many fishers, and they shall fish them” – offer enticing bait to bring them back to Palestine; then “will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them… they are not hid from My face, neither is their iniquity (the violations of the Mosaic Law) hid from Mine eyes. First will I recompense their iniquity and their sin double.” (Jer. 16:16‑18) There was good evidence of rapacious hunters in Germany during the last great war; and those atrocities tended to sharpen the desire of Jews everywhere to once more have a land of their own – which was eventually realized in 1948.
Although they are now established as a nation, they are yet to experience the second phase of “Jacob’s Trouble,” the same being contained in the prophecy of Zech. 14:1‑3: “The day of Yahveh... I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall Yahveh go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle.” Then will be fulfilled the words of Psa. 107:19: “Then make they outcry to Yahveh in their peril, and out of their distresses He saved them. He sendeth His word (the truth about their Scriptural past, present and future), and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.” After that, “they shall look upon Him whom they have pierced” – they will then “give thanks to Yahveh for His lovingkindness” – they will “sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount His works with a shout.” (v. 22)
The world of mankind during and at the end of the great tribulation – vs. 23‑32: “Men who go down to the sea in ships, doing business through mighty waters.” All know that the Capitalistic system has been the dominating economic force during this “present evil world” – doing business through mighty waters. But, “Yahveh speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind (the world war in 1914 “The wind” of Rev. 7:1), which lifteth on high its rolling waves; They mount the heavens; They descend the roaring deeps (vs. 25‑26), their soul by trouble dissolveth.” On the literal ocean it is wind that produces roaring waves, which roll high, thus making huge deep clefts in between them. This is indeed a vivid illustration of what the symbolic wind (the World War) did in 1914. Although the United States was not involved then, the New York stock market received such a jolt that it was closed for three months after August 1, 1914. That trouble did truly dissolve the souls of the market traders, who had no way to buy or sell on that Exchange.
The World War in 1914 was the greatest calamity in history up to that time; but the “rolling waves” have continued to make “roaring deeps” – each “deep” being lower and more severe than the previous ones. When the market smash came in 1929, it brought on the depression of 1930‑1932; and the “roaring deep” of those years probably caused more distress than did the years 1914‑1918, because it was wider in scope, and brought distress upon more people – although probably not as many deaths as did the war.
Came next the “rolling waves and the roaring deep” of 1939‑1945, which was a much deeper calamity than the 1914‑1918 or the 1930‑1932 distresses. The waves rolled higher, and the clefts were much deeper than any previous episode. One man from England, who had been there during 1914‑1918, and who still had relatives in that country, told us at the outbreak of the conflict in 1939 that he felt like lying down in the gutter and weeping. When the German army overran Belgium in 1940 they defeated an opposing army of two million men – described by writers at that time as the most destructive battle in all history – the roaring waves, caused by the tempestuous wind, rolled higher and deeper than ever before.
Just ahead is the next “rolling waves and the roaring deep” – Armageddon, which will prove even more severe than any of the previous happenings since 1914; and this will shortly be followed by Anarchy, which will be worst of all, ending in Jacob’s Trouble, and the destruction of all existing institutions. As previously written, we witnessed the riot in Detroit in 1967, with the immense destruction it produced; and we made comment then that once Armageddon topples over these present governments, it will not be very long until Anarchy will follow, because it will not be possible to assemble any sort of sound order from that wreckage. Detroit is not yet even substantially recovered from that debacle, although they have had the help of the Government and other communities, which they will not have in Armageddon.
At that time “make they outcry to Yahveh in their peril, and out of their distresses He bringeth them forth.” For, “He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves” – after the great tribulation has accomplished to the full the dissolution of present elements. Then, “Let them extol Yahveh in the convocation of the people, and in the seated company of elders let them praise Him.” (v. 32) The word ‘elders’ in this text is from the Hebrew ‘zaqen,’ which is the same word that is translated ‘old men’ in Joel 2:28. Thus, the “company of elders” here means the Ancient Worthies who will be sending forth the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem – after the tribulation be passed. (See Isa. 2:3) The World will then have learned through excruciating experience what they could not learn by instruction.
MILLENNIAL CONDITIONS AND PEOPLE
Vs. 33‑38 – When the benign Kingdom reign is established “Yahveh turneth rivers into a desert, and springs of water into thirsty ground” – “the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose” (Isa. 35:1) This section of Psalm 107 is in exact keeping with the 35th Chapter of Isaiah, a beautiful companion text for this Psalm. “Thus hath Yahveh blessed the people, and they have multiplied greatly (as one generation after another returns from the tomb the total population will amount to something like thirty to fifty billion – “multiplied greatly” by present standards)” – and their labors will be greatly blessed – “Their cattle He maketh not a few.
THE LITTLE SEASON
Vs. 39‑42 – “Yahveh poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste” – typed by Pharaoh and his armies engulfed in the pathless waste of the Red Sea – the “goats” of the parable in Matt. 25:31‑46. “But Yahveh hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families like a flock.” (v. 41) Here the “sheep” of the parable are described; they will be “set on high from affliction” typed by the Jews passing through the Red Sea on dry land, and eventually to the opposite shore in full safety. “The upright (sheep) seeth and is glad” (v. 42) – typed so markedly in Ex. 15:20, 21: “Miriam, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Yahveh, for He hath triumphed gloriously; and the horse and his rider (the ‘nobles’ of v. 40) hath He thrown into the sear” – into the Second Death at the full end of the Little Season. The world of mankind will be under the “resurrection by judgment” – krisis, or trial time – (John 5:28, 29) all during the Mediatorial reign; but the real and final test that will make clear separation between the sheep and the goats will not occur until the Little Season has come to a complete end. All Restitutionists will enter the Little Season with perfect minds and bodies, but all will not have perfect heart condition – perfect characters. Those goats who don’t have perfect hearts will not be able to stand the tests of the Little Season.
“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.” (1 Cor. 15 24) And this will be the “restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.” (Acts 3:21) Not until then the end of the Little Season – can this “restitution of all things” be accomplished.
It is only then that the Restitutionists will be made kings, as was Adam in the Garden of Eden. “Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” (Psa. 107:31) That Servant expresses it beautifully in Reprint 5636, Feb. 15, 1915:
“God created Father Adam the king of earth. Had he remained loyal to his God, he would have retained not only his life and health and happiness, but also his kingly authority over the beasts, the fish and the fowl – ruling them with telepathic powers. The breaking of the covenant with God by Adam not only brought death and separation from God, but impaired his ruling powers as respects the lower creatures. The redemption accomplished by the death of Jesus is eventually to reach every member of Adam’s race, and not merely will be applicable to their restoration to human perfection of mind and body, but will include a restoration of kingly powers.
“Surely the Divine program for humanity is beautiful, simple, and sublimely grand! As the Bible declares, it will be ‘the desire of all nations.’ Those whose eyes and ears of understanding are open to appreciate this message of the Bible have much advantage in every way over the average man at the present time. ‘Who is wise? then let him observe these things’ (Psa. 107:43). This knowledge is very assistful to them as they come to realize that the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon them is with a view to preparing them to be the royal priesthood of the future and, with Jesus, to bring to mankind the blessings of Jehovah, lost by sin, redeemed at Calvary.”
“The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of Yahveh.”
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Would you please send me your articles – The Resurrection of The Dead; No. 5, Two Distinct Salvations; No. 8, The Permission of Evil, and No. 10 God’s Standard. May I also inquire of your religion? Or, are your students a mixture of different denominations?
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Barclays Bank have reversed their decision to withdraw access to cash agreement with local post offices. The BEIS Committee report on the Future of the Post Office Network called upon Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post offices and described the original decision from Barclays as a ‘highly retrograde step’ which hurts vulnerable customers, undermines the Post Office network, and hits poorly remunerated sub-postmasters.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has responded to the decision:
“Barclays has finally read the writing on the wall and caved to public and political pressure to dump this woefully misguided policy. I met with Barclays yesterday and as a Committee we were very keen that they should face proper public scrutiny for their actions. The BEIS Committee has called out this egregious behaviour towards customers and we welcome the fact that Barclays has belatedly realised the game is up on this policy.”
The BEIS Committee report also makes a series of recommendations to address fears that the “fragile” Post Office network could collapse or that services in the future could be hollowed out.
The report urges the Government to come forward urgently with a long-term commitment to support the Post Office network. Given the essential public service it provides, the Committee recommends the Government extend the Network Subsidy Payment beyond 2021 to give long term certainty for sub-postmasters and retailers.
Rachel Reeves, BEIS Chair, said:
“Post offices are a crucial public service and perform a vital social role in our struggling high streets, helping to fill the gaps left by retreating banks. But our Post Office system is under threat. Sub-postmasters are working long hours and struggling to make a living, and the retailers running Post Offices are finding it hard to make them viable. If we want to avoid a bleak future of post-office closures, the Government needs to step forward with a long-term funding commitment beyond 2021 to support the Post Office network.”
The report is critical of the outcome of the rush to off-load Crown Post Offices, leaving services being handed over to WH Smith, a retailer poorly rated by consumers, with a record of paying suppliers late and who are not accredited to the Living Wage Foundation. The report disagrees with the strategy of closing Crown Post Offices and recommends the Post Office Ltd and the Government reconsider.
The report also highlights the Government’s back-tracking on previous commitments to make the Post Office a front office for its services. This has resulted in a reduction in Post Office and sub-postmasters’ revenue and income and also, in effect, excluded those who still need face-to-face services. The report recognises the potential for online channels to compliment counter-services but calls on the Government to consider a wide-ranging review to look at how it is providing services and the role that face-to-face provision can play through the Post Office network, especially for vulnerable and hard-to-reach customers who do not have online access.


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Dhahran tech center to be launched by China’s Sinopec Co.
25 Jan 2016
(MENAFN) China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a deal with Dhahran Techno Valley Co. (DTVC) to establish a state-of-the-art center for tech and innovation in DTV Science Park.
Moreover, Sinopec is one of the major state-owned petroleum energy and chemicals Co. in China, concentrating on the exploration of oil and gas.
Accordingly, signing the agreement with Sinopec is a big success story for Dhahran Techno Valley, while Sinopec center will add huge value to DTV ecosystem’s vision.
In addition, Dhahran Techno Valley was capable to increase and make a suitable environment for the development of technology related to energy, and has enlarged local and global firms.

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Grab your popcorn. Refill your tea. Individual-1 is getting meme’d.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York filed separate memos recommending “substantial” prison time for Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud, and campaign finance violations in August, and last week pleaded guilty to lying to Congress.
And because Twitter is collectively a messy bitch who lives for drama, Twitter users jumped straight to reaction gifs.
The court documents from both Mueller’s office and the federal prosecutors refer to someone called “Individual-1” who just happened to run an “ultimately successful campaign for President of the United States.”
So … we all know who that is.
According to the filings, Individual-1 and Cohen discussed contacting the Russian government.
Soon after the documents were released, Twitter users turned Individual-1 into a meme.
Individual 1 is having a tough day already.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) December 7, 2018
But isn’t each of us an Individual-1, in our own way? Tonight on Fox News we’ll explore
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 7, 2018
Scary time now to be Individual-1 Jr.
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) December 7, 2018
Man. Individual 1 is so fucked
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) December 7, 2018
I don’t follow him here, so can someone update me on the mental health of Individual 1 right now?
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) December 7, 2018
Individual 1 must be dropping a number 2 in his pants now.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) December 7, 2018
Does Sharper Image still sell Individual-1 Steaks?
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) December 7, 2018
Trump appears to be oblivious to the filings, though. On Friday he tweeted a self-congratulatory message and tossed a quick “Thank you!” into the void.
Totally clears the President. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
Seriously, though, someone told him that he’s Individual-1 right?
A picture will help you understand the report, Trixie.
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— Hcc (@ClatisC) December 7, 2018
Mueller’s office didn’t recommend a specific duration of time for Cohen’s sentence, but the SDNY prosecutors recommended 51 to 63 months for “willful tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, illegal campaign contributions, and making false statements to Congress.”

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The fabulous Range Stormer concept of 2004 was brought to life a year later, when Land Rover launched the Range Rover Sport. Some expressed disappointment that it wasn’t as extreme as the concept, nor offered in three-door guise. But really, such a model would have struggled to sell. I think the production version got it spot-on. (A custom coachbuilder now offers a three door conversion.)
What is it? As its name suggests, it’s a sportier version of the Range Rover. And a quite brilliant piece of marketing. It used the more affordable Discovery 3 chassis, but came with all the style of the Range Rover.
Buyers may have initially been skeptical – they were concerned that it didn’t have the Vogue’s size or suspension – but it actually brought a whole new element to the brand. It was the perfect school run, all purpose Range Rover, a worthy cut above the Land Rover Discovery 3 that buyers willingly paid extra for.
The model was launched with the Jaguar engines later to be seen in the Range Rover. This meant either a 4.2-litre supercharged V8, with 390bhp, or a normally-aspirated 4.4-litre. Both are great engines, but it’s the former that everyone has eyes for. Performance is sensational, and it really gives the Range Rover Sport character.
Indeed, alongside it, the nonsupercharged model was just a bit, well, plain. Land Rover would, in time, delete it for UK buyers.
Most popular, though, is the 2.7-litre TDV 6. This is not the fastest unit in the world, but is easily the most fuel efficient, which helps its popularity with buyers. It delivers a combined fuel consumption of 27 miles per gallon. It’s also impressively refined – and there are no visual clues from the outside that it’s diesel.
Important in this sector, where some buyers still ‘don’t do diesel’.
It was given a much-needed performance boost in 2007, though. This is when the 3.6-litre TDV 8 engine was introduced. Which really did make the Range Rover Sport complete? It was punchy, very refined, had a charismatic engine note and offered huge reserves of pulling power. Unlike the V6, it didn’t short-change the driver, which is important in this exalted sector of vehicle.
Trim lines included SE, HSE and the top-line Supercharged. The latter was launched in very special Supercharged First Edition guise. This is the most valuable – it had special alloys, dark wood, and again was a very clever piece of marketing. There was a time when they were fetching £7,000 over list.
Today, the ‘Vesuvius Orange’ paint, which the firm strictly limited in production, remains rare, and commands decent secondhand prices. The difference is not significantly greater, but when given the choice, car buyers of earlier used examples will favour the First Edition.
The most notable options are a factory fitted sunroof, rear DVD system playing though headrest mounted monitors and privacy glass (dark tinted windows). Other nice to have options include a small drinks fridge mounted in the centre console glove box. It’s a good surprise and delightful feature.
Then there are side steps. These are actually pretty essential for people under about 5ft 10in who regularly use a Range Rover. These are dealer fitted and there are different styles including electrically retractable ones. It’s worth checking that there is no damage to these as they are expensive.
Last year, the range was face lifted, with new 5.0-litre petrol V8 engines and a 3.0-litre TDV 6 diesel. This new diesel entry model is truly worthy of all superlatives. Hardly an entry level and without doubt rendering the addition cost of the TDV 8 superfluous. The Range Rover 5.0 litre supercharged V8 provides the first factory Sport with 500 horse power. Not worth paying anyone for any after market power hikes now.
Externally, changes are not too great (if still worthwhile), which will help ensure the older car doesn’t instantly look dated. The real big draw is its new interior – this is a significant advance on the older model, and much more in keeping with the Range Rover ideal.
An interesting and more recent option is Active Cruise Control – this maintains a set distance from the car in front, braking and accelerating to a pre-defined speed limit as the car ahead changes speed. It’s totally automatic and very impressive… car buyers seem to like it, as it’s an interesting ‘gadget’.
Technically, there have been a few issues. These included front anti-roll bar niggles that required suspension bush replacement. Inevitably, there were also issues with the electronics and ECUs.
Most Range Rover Sports will never have been taken off-road, but it’s still worth looking for the ones that have. The only way to do this, and check for the resultant sump and suspension damage, is to put them in the air. This is where a dealer inspection becomes vital.
If you are considering buying a modified Range Rover car then you must ensure that it has been fully checked to ensure that it has correctly sized rims and tyres. Always ask if the original equipment wheels and tyres are available too. I have seen a number of wrong fitments which have been dangerously fouling suspension and brake components. Also poorly fitting body kits devalue the car. There are a number of outfits offering tuned and customized versions of the Range Rover. I do not propose to go into details here other than to say that special attention should be paid in a pre-purchase inspection to ensure that the safety and integrity of the vehicle is not compromised. Where possible always ask for the factory wheels and equipment in case a return to standard is required. Any modifications beyond simple cosmetics will potential invalidate the manufacturers warranty too.
The above is extracted from a 68 page luxury car market report that can be found on www.clivesutton.co.uk.


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During her heydays as one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood, Shilpa Shetty always managed to set the silver screen on fire with her svelte figure and scintillating eyes. However, the actress recently opened up about her 25-year-old journey in Bollywood and revealed a lot of details. She said that she felt she wasn't accepted as an actor and that's why she didn't get any meaty roles post her 'Baazigar'. Hence, owing to this void, she revealed she started exploring international projects to get away from the industry, where, she felt at ease. These days, the actress keeps herself busy with reality shows and her many fitness projects.

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Cannabis can cure a lot of ills: Global warming, the climate crisis One Solution: plant hemp cannabis in hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of acres across the globe and reduce carbon emissions. As …
Cannabis can cure a lot of ills:
Global warming, the climate crisis
One Solution: plant hemp cannabis in hundreds upon hundreds
of thousands of acres across the globe and reduce carbon emissions.
As Greta Thunberg maintains: “follow the science.”
Plastics are clogging up our rivers and oceans and filling our landfills. Grow hemp and use the stalks and fiber for biodegradable items such as plates, bowls, cups, straws, cutlery, napkins, to-go containers; total elimination of fossil fuel products
Housing shortages? Use hemp Hurd and make hempcrete homes with lime and water added or dig up the adobe dirt and mix with straw and water and cob your home. Try the adobe/hemp combo. Hemp is strong as concrete. Henry Ford knew its strength and substituted hemp for steel.
Sick and tired of using pharmaceutical drugs for what ails? then consider Cannabis Sativa, Indica and Hemp CBD to reduce the pain, keep appetite, help memory, promote sleep, lessen stress, boost immune system, anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, anti-spasmodic.
Cannabis is the plant of added-value for food, medicine, textile, housing, fuel, on and on... so why are we so draconian in our laws, and so slow to act upon its virtues and remain in fear of “reefer madness?”
In 1970 Nixon categorized all cannabis, hemp without THC and cannabis sativa n indica with THC as Schedule 1 drugs.
Thanks to the 2018 US Farm Bill, hemp was released from this scheduling and is allowed in respective state governments and Indigenous tribes, to grow freely.
The Cannabis “high” weed is still being regulated.
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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
This week, Councilwoman Michele Martinez was in Sacramento at the League of California Cities’ first policy committee meetings of 2016. Martinez serves on the Transportation, Communication and Public Works Committee which is integral to the League’s policy-making process. She also serves on the League’s Board of Directors and the Orange County Division Board.
“The League’s policy committees enable us to weigh in on issues that will affect our budgets and shape future policies from the perspective of local government. Without these meetings our influence on the state’s decisions would be greatly diminished,” said Martinez.
“The City of Santa Ana is thankful for the League’s leadership on many key issues, such as active transportation, funding for our deteriorating streets, homelessness, and affordable housing. I look forward to working closely with the City of Santa Ana legislative team and the Chair of our Legislative Council Committee, Mayor Pro Tem Sarmiento, to help develop effective policies that meet the challenges of today and tomorrow,” Martinez further stated.
“These meetings provide an opportunity for city officials to learn about statewide proposals affecting California cities and have their voices heard by the League and translated into direct advocacy efforts,” said League Executive Director Chris McKenzie.
There are eight standing League policy committees including Administrative Services, Community Services, Employee Relations, Environmental Quality, Housing, Community and Economic Development, Public Safety, Revenue and Taxation, and Transportation, Communications, and Public Works. These committees evaluate proposed legislation as it related to existing policy and make recommendations for legislation where the League currently does not have policy.
The League’s policy-making process allows the issues facing California cities to be debated and the organization’s policy directions to be established. Close to 400 city officials serve on the League’s policy committees and add their collective expertise, wisdom and opinions to the policy debate that is the foundation of League policy. The recommendations from the policy committee are forwarded to the League board of directors.
Following the January meetings in Sacramento, the League’s policy committees will meet April 7-8 in San Diego, June 2-3 in Sacramento and in October during the League’s annual conference in Long Beach as needed.
For more information on the League’s policy development process please visit its website at www.cacities.org/polcomm.
Established in 1898, the League of California Cities is a nonprofit statewide association that advocates for cities with the state and federal governments and provides education and training services to elected and appointed city officials.
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An inaugural essay on the influence of music in the cure of diseases
Graves, Bartholomew, printer
University of Pennsylvania.
- Philadelphia : Printed for the author, by B. Graves ..., 1804
- Music Therapy
- Academic Dissertations
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One of the components of LWMC’s waste disposal is generation of energy from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) by reducing volume of waste up to 80%. ECOAIR, a US based Waste to Energy (WtE) firm was hired as official consultant of LWMC on WtE project. ECOAIR had conducted a feasibility study on WtE project and depending upon the characterization study of MSW of Lahore City, it was recommended that Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology is most suitable technology for WtE. LWMC has conducted waste characterization study of MSW from 2011 to 2014.
For establishment of a WTE project, Punjab Power Development Board (PPDB) issued a Letter of Interest (LOI) to the following Chinese company as Independent Power Producer (IPP) for establishment of approximately 40 MW WtE project;
M/s China ENFI Engineering corporation (ENFI) JV with M/s MCC Tongsin Resources Limited (MCCT)
M/s ENFI/ MCCT have registered their company in Pakistan with the name of SPV Lahore Xingzhong Renewable Energy Co. Ltd.
M/s ENFI/ MCCT Consortium has selected Lakhodair site for WtE project, and conducted feasibility study for installing Grate Incineration waste to Energy plant. It is planned to build a domestic WtE power plant with 2000 t/d waste processing capacity, equipped 3 sets of 670 t/d grate waste incineration furnaces and 2 sets of rated 20 MW condensing turbo generator sets. Average Waste Calorific Value (CV) assessed is 6220 kJ/ kg.
LWMC has assured to supply 2000 tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) on daily basis for 40 MW WtE project and has further assured 3000 Tons/Day waste supply to PPDB for next WtE Projects for Investors as IPP in Lahore, as many investors have shown their interest for investment in WtE Project.
Bio Gas Plant
Installation of Bio-Gas Plant and Distribution network completed in 8 months.
Project cost = 15 Millions
Gas-production started on April, 2015 Waste types Cow-dung, Fruit & Vegetable, Food Waste
Waste feeding 1.5 Tons / day
Output (House Hold Cooking Gas) = 170-200 M3
Total Houses = 170, Installed Meters = 70, To be installed = 100
O&M by Local village committee under the supervision of LWMC


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At a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland Oregon another FBI co-produced terror plot landed a young Muslim in custody charged with “attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.”
What’s not commonly understood is that Al Qaeda’s primary goal is not mass murder but economic damage. Mohamed alluded to this fact in his video when he said, “To those doubting the victory of Allah then we say there’s a lesson in the USSR for you.” This rather obscure reference stands out like light house to those who understand that Al Qaeda’s strategy against the US is identical to the Mujaheddin strategy against the USSR in the 1980s.
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Romeo and Juliet (1990): Hull Truck
PrRomeo and Juliet (1990)
PRINCIPAL CAST: Claire Benedict (Nurse); Paul Brennen (Mercutio); Guy Burgess (Tybalt); Roland Gift (Romeo); Daphne Nayar (Juliet); Miles Richardson (Benvolio).
The production toured the UK from May - September 1990 and did a run of four days in New York (Staller Center at Stonybrook) in July, playing Hull, Wakefield, London (Shaw Theatre), Wolverhampton, Bury St. Edmunds, Newcastle, Cambridge, York and Edinburgh.
"With casting that covers a broad ethnic spectrum, the Hull Truck troupe's modern-dress version of the play has a lot of the look but only a little of the feel of a Stephen Frears movie like Sammy and Rosie [Get Laid], which depicts London as a seething multinational city." ~ Stephen Holden, The New York Times, 14 July 1990

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If you’ve ever been to a resort spa or received therapeutic massage at your local wellness center, you know how soothing and relaxing it can be. This is partly due to the fact that the massage process, which involves manipulation of the muscles and soft tissues with hands, fingers, forearms, and elbows, takes place in a serene environment — complete with calming music and dim lighting — which helps promote relaxation and alleviate tension. But there’s also science behind the healing power of massage therapy. Here are five ways therapeutic massage can rejuvenate your mind and body.
1. Alleviate Pain
The manipulation of muscle and tissue during a massage session helps loosen tight, knotty muscles and reduce the overall body aches associated with chronic back pain, headaches, and other conditions like fibromyalgia. Massage can also be beneficial for individuals who suffer from sports injuries and other forms of acute pain, such as sciatica and sprains. The key is to communicate with your therapist about your comfort level and the areas of pain you’re experiencing. This dialogue allows your therapist to tailor the massage to your unique needs.
2. Relieve Stress
The calming effects of massage may have you wondering if it’s all in your head, but there is indeed scientific evidence that supports the calming and mood-enhancing properties of therapeutic massage. Studies have shown that receiving massage decreases cortisol levels while boosting serotonin and dopamine, the feel-good hormones.
3. Improves Blood Flow
Therapeutic massage facilitates circulation, which in turn promotes healing and recovery throughout the body. It has even been found to help boost the immune system by facilitating the movement of immune cells.
4. Increases Flexibility
Regular massage helps improve range of motion, which can reduce chronic pain and help you heal from injury faster. It also encourages blood flow to the joints and muscles, helping prevent stiffness.
5. Improves Sleep
The endorphins released during a therapeutic massage can help to improve sleep patterns, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep. This is particularly beneficial for individuals with insomnia or other difficulty sleeping issues. Massage can also reduce stress and anxiety, which may contribute to poor sleep habits.
In today’s busy world, it’s more important than ever to make time for self-care and take care of our mental and physical health. Getting regular therapeutic massages can be one of the best things you do for yourself. The benefits of this holistic form of medicine go beyond just relieving stress, relieving muscle tension and improving flexibility; it can actually change the way your brain functions. It can enhance cognitive functioning, increase focus, and help you achieve your wellness goals faster than you might think. So, if you’re looking to rejuvenate your mind and body, get a therapeutic massage and chiropractic adjustment.

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What i ate at work xD… Step1: get a flan!
Step2: pour coconut cream over the flan!
Step3:let the coconut cream cover the entire flan!
Step4: add a tad bit of coffee for a slight bitter coffee taste to the flan!
Step5: MIX IT UP AND ENJOY YOUR CREAMMYY COFFEE COCONUT FLAN! XD hahah i swear… It taste so much better than it looks xD! #VNpho #workflow

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Any help is appreciated.
Well... maybe some error.
That's what i think but wanted to make a post about it. Does anyone else ever had this problem? Does aborting games cause the game to never end?
it says i am playing 42 games i counted only about 38
okay, guess i am not the only one. Did you try counting again?
i will right now
Mine says 138 in progress , but.. I'm too lazy to count the games!
i count only 37 now
lol Exal ( 138 is probably accurate) i will count them for you. lol
yep. 138 games exactly for Exal.
I count 37 games too, kid_of_chess.
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Set your oven to 350 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. I use an electric mixer with the paddle attachment and this takes about 2 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla. Beat until well combined, should take under 30 seconds.
Add the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl then whisk together until combined.
Chop up the Oreos into small chunks.
With the mixer on low add the Oreo chunks to the wet mixture.
Using a medium sized cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a ungreased cookie sheet. Each should be about 1-2" apart. I like to use a silpat on top of the cookie sheet.
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes until they are starting to look golden brown. These cookies are best when they are a little on the softer side so don't let them get too dark!
Take your cookies out of the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Let them cool completely before eating.
- 4.0oz Butter (room temperature)
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JACOB E. DAVIS: How do we decide which rights to protect?
I would like to respond to Stephanie Porter’s Feb. 13 letter “Paranoia on the question of gun control.”
Ms. Porter wrote that the Second Amendment “states that militias have a right to bear arms like law enforcement.” I feel it necessary to quote, not paraphrase the Second Amendment:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
There is nothing in the Second Amendment stating “in case they would need to use their guns in situations of arresting criminals.” The amendment states that we, as United States citizens, have the right to bear arms. Period.
Also appearing in the Bill of Rights is the First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There is no mention of the word “privilege” that Ms. Porter used in her letter. She has the privilege of being able to write her letter because she was granted that right by our Founding Fathers, under the First Amendment. Does she propose now that we pick and choose which of our rights are protected?
Would it be OK with her if authorities entered and searched her home without consent anytime they wish? How about being forced to feed someone other than her family with no control over it?
I suggest that Ms. Porter go back and do some research on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Maybe she’ll realize that our founding fathers weren’t being “paranoid.”
If we give up one right (not privilege), Ms. Porter, where will it end?
Jacob E. Davis

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There is a general consensus that OSSEC will lose events in the event that the main OSSEC server goes offline for whatever reason (  ,  ) – be it the service is stopped, a network disconnection, or anything in between. However, there doesn’t seem to be much information on when exactly even loss can occur, for how long, and how the OSSEC agent recovers. In this article we explore some troubleshooting steps taken in order to answer the these questions.
Windows Server 2012, installed as a VMWare Guest.
VMWare ESX v5
Alienvault All-in-one (commercial, not OSSIM) acting as OSSEC server
The OSSEC agent was deployed to the windows server using the AlienVault GUI, and the agent confirmed to be active:
The OSSEC server was placed in debug logging mode (using the <logall> global directive  ) . Next, we tested if application event logs were being sent from the agent to the server. On the client, which is the windows server 2012 VM, we do the following:
The above screenshot shows using the “eventcreate” command to generate two application logs:
before disconnecting 1
before disconnecting 2
We then confirmed that these were being received by the OSSEC server as expected:
Of note in the screenshot above is that the “logall” directive of OSSIM logs to the /var/ossec/logs/archives/archives.log path.
Now we disconnect the NIC card from the VM as shown below:
This simulated a general network failure, as shown by the ping results below. Immediately after, we generate a further three application logs (after disconnecting 1, after disconnecting 2, after disconnecting 3):
These events never make it through to the OSSEC server. However, if we wait for 240 seconds – the configured timeout value – we now see in the OSSEC agent logs:
So now we generate a further three more application events:
these being after 240 seconds 1, after 240 seconds 2 and after 204 seconds 3. For now, these still do not appear in the OSSEC server since the NIC card is still disconnected.
We proceed to enable the NIC card and connecting it again as shown before. We also generate some application events, after reconnect 1, after reconnect 2, after reconnect 3, and monitor the OSSEC server logs, and we see the logs being sent to the server after a few seconds, correctly timestamped, with no intervention or restarting from our end:
So in conclusion, caching does occur, but only if one waits for the 240 seconds to elapse. Events during those 240 seconds will be lost. One should note that this 240 seconds is configurable from the OSSEC agent via the <time-reconnect> directive, shown below:
One can of course reduce the values of notify_time and time_reconnect. In the source code for the OSSEC agent, the default time_reconnect value is set to three times (3x) the notify_time value, which is a sane default in my opinion. There’s a trade-off here between performance and reliability, since OSSEC is UDP based, the only way of knowing if the OSSEC server is offline is for the agent to send periodic keepalives (notifications). Setting notify_time too low means more network traffic and processing on the OSSEC agents and server, but less logs lost in the event of a disconnection.
So unless OSSEC gets converted to TCP (at the cost of performance due to TCP overhead compared to UDP) there seems there will always be the possibility of log loss.
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Lakers show 2 wins- 2 losses and 1 tie at Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament
The crew had a great weekend with 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie and had some very close and competitive games. They outshot their opponents 163-131. Our Final game saw a 3-0 win against the host Notre Dame Hounds. The Lakers would like to thank the volunteers and tournament organizers for a great experience. Next up is our final home games before the Christmas break against the Fraser Valley Rush. The Lakers are looking to defend their current first place league standing this Saturday December 16@ 745pm at Kal Tire Place and Sunday December 17@2:30pm at Kal Tire Place North.

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Recipe by David Navellier, chief of Le Lyonnais restaurant
Potatoes (preferably 'golden'), portobello mushrooms,
One Lyonnaise andouillette sausage,
Onions and of course, St Marcellin cheese and single cream.
- The individual components of the recipe are cooked separately in advance, before being combined.
- The andouillette is already cooked when you buy it, marinated in cider vinegar.
- The dish should be put together in an ovenproof dish and baked for 10 to 12 minutes at 180°.
- The potatoes should be placed in the centre, with the mushrooms, onion and a few slices of andouillette placed around them.
- ½ of the St Marcellin cheese is then placed on top.
- The last stage is to cover it all in single cream!
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HAPS are designed to occupy that sweet spot between conventional UAVs and traditional satellites. In theory, these completely autonomous aircraft will be able to fly for an indefinite period of time, powered by solar energy and traveling at altitudes of about 20 km (12 mi), above clouds, jet streams and winds in general, and commercial airliners.Odysseus can also be used for long-term surveillance projects
Aurora Flight Sciences first revealed its intention to produce a HAPS back in 2008 when the Odysseus was revealed as part of DARPA's Vulture program. Back then, Odysseus was presented in concept form, with a radical Z wing configuration.The original, unconventional design from 10 years ago
Now, a decade later the full-scale prototype has been unveiled, and the ambitiously odd Z-shaped design has been replaced with a more conventional shape, reminiscent of other HAPS in development.
The exact specifications of the craft are unclear at this stage, however Aurora claims Odysseus has, "a greater year-round global operating zone than any other vehicle in its class," and, "can carry a larger payload than any other aircraft in development or production in its class." To keep weight to a minimum, the aircraft mainly consists of carbon fiber trusses covered with a light UV-resistant film called Tedlar. Electricity generated by solar cells attached to the upper surfaces of the fuselage and wings power the aircraft's motors and is also stored in onboard batteries to keep it flying at night.Odysseus is just one of many HAPS in development
Odysseus, and other HAPS, can be utilized for a variety of tasks, from long-term climate and weather observations, to intelligence gathering and military applications. An interesting alternate use for these types of aircraft recently suggested is to assist in enhancing internet connectivity across areas of the globe currently out of range of current networks. Facebook was working on its own autonomous internet-beaming craft, called Aquila, for several years, but cancelled the program earlier this year to pursue partnerships with companies like Airbus.
"Odysseus offers persistence like no other solar aircraft of its kind, which is why it is such a capable and necessary platform for researchers," says Aurora President and CEO John Langford. "Odysseus will indeed change the world."
Of course, it will need to actually get into the sky and prove itself before it can change the world, and Odysseus' first flight is currently scheduled for the first half of 2019.