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Cross-realm assessment of climate change impacts on species’ abundance trends




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Frustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump

Many economists warn that Trump’s plans are likely to worsen the inflation he’s vowed to eradicate, drive up the federal debt and eventually slow growth.

The post Frustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump appeared first on Boston.com.






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Exchange and influence

Late last year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology signed a five-year extension of a multimillion-dollar partnership with Skolkova, a Russian technology research institute. This partnership has long raised espionage fears among foreign policy experts and the FBI. The contract renewal was a reversal in an MIT-Russia partnership that appeared to be dormant. The extension came just three months after the US federal government announced it is investigating MIT’s compliance with reporting requirements for the Russian money it has received in connection with the project.

Also, the Trump administration is taking a closer look at funding from Chinese donors because it suspects widespread economic espionage; and President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines says he's following through on a promise to kick US troops out of his country.

(Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Vekselberg (L-R centre front), Renova Group Board Chairman and Skolkovo Foundation President, visit the Skolkovo Technopark in Moscow. Credit: Alexander Astafyev/Getty Images)




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How Singing Hymns Changed Our Church

My husband and I lead worship at a church plant south of Nashville, TN. You probably haven’t been to our church but you know our church. We’re the one that meets in a school cafeteria with folding chairs. The portable church that gets loaded in and out of trailers on the backs of selfless volunteers every week. The one where you may not quite know everyone’s name but you remember their face and you can definitely tell if there is a visitor but you try not to make it awkward. Yeah, that church.

We were not on staff when we started helping with the music. So, when we were eventually asked to lead, we had an interesting point of view. We had been the ones sitting in the aforementioned folding chairs and we had noticed a few things. We had noticed that no one really sang along. For one, it’s a bit awkward when you’re in a small setting so, that’s understandable. We noticed that they might sing along to a popular worship song but if a song was too new or too wordy or too artsy or in the wrong key people just didn’t sing much.

When we began to lead, we focused on introducing more options that would give the church confidence to join in the singing. We tried some simple, repetitive songs. We tried songs in “one size fits most” keys rather than catering to the optimal vocal range of the leader. We tried a lot of things and then one Sunday we tried a hymn. And you know what happened? They sang. They sang loud.

That changed everything. Surprisingly, as we sang that hymn together it felt like our church had found its voice. It paved the way for worship songs that have become anthems for our church. Songs that have guided us through series and seasons. Songs that comforted us through difficult situations. Songs that have steered us in new directions. All because we unlocked the power of our voice.

I wouldn’t call our church “a hymns kind of church”. We’re mostly people who wanted something different from a traditional setting. We stay pretty true to the top 100 CCLI list and even have some original worship songs. We don’t necessarily do a hymn every week but we do keep them in rotation. We started by adding familiar favorites like “Amazing Grace” and “Come Thou Fount”.

Not surprising, it has been difficult to find versions of hymns that fit well in our style of music. We struggled to find something to post in Planning Center for the band. Most versions were either too artistic or too traditional. We tackled this challenge by creating new arrangements that were easy enough for a band to play yet still recognizable enough for our church to sing along.

It has been humbling to watch an elderly face light up when they realize we are singing a hymn and equally humbling when they continue singing as we move into another worship song. I’ll never forget overhearing my 4 year old singing “On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand” the same way she would sing along with the radio.

Gauging by the popularity of hybrid worship songs, it seems clear The Church still has a soft spot for hymns. Songs like “Lord I Need You”, “My Chains Are Gone”, “It Is Well” and “This Is Amazing Grace” have drawn something fresh from the hymnal page. There’s no doubt we will lean on them along with the ancient psalms and scriptures to continue crafting the sound for the next generation of The Church.

How interesting that Ephesians 5:18-19 encourages different types of songs:

...be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.

While some moments call for familiarity, others need rich vocabulary and theology, still some need simplicity. What a great perspective for us as worship leaders to see a variety of purpose in songs and to consider how to use them to serve our people. The main point is that we find a way to sing and make melody to the Lord with our hearts... together. As a worship leader, I love the moments where leading actually means stepping away from the microphone and hearing the church sing out. We get a taste of heaven as we reach across generations and look toward our future.

When we’ve been there 10,000 years Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun     

-  John Newton “Amazing Grace”

How has your church found its voice in this season? Can you identify a particular song that engaged your people in worship?





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The Worship Podcast (Episode 21): Keep the Change - Embracing the Uncomfortable

It's been said that, "change is a part of life."  Why, then, do we tend to struggle with it?  Whether in your personal life, your professional life or anywhere else, change can be uncomfortable.  In today's episode, Dustin and James talk about change from the perspective of worship teams, and how to not only get through it, but to grow through it.  GASP!

We'd love to hear from some of our listeners about situations that have changed in your world of worship, and how you handled that - both good and bad!  How did your team handle the change, and how did God help you lead them through it?

And of course, we hope everyone has an awesome & restful Thanksgiving with friends & family.  Until next time!

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Netflix's The Comeback Has Really Changed The Way I Look At The Red Sox And The 2004 World Series

This is coming from a Cardinals fan...




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Bill O’Boyle: As a proud Yankee fan, changes are needed

Nov. 3—WILKES-BARRE — The great thing about Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago — and even Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles — is that those ball parks still sit exactly where they were when they first opened. Yes Fenway and Wrigley are the two oldest ballparks in Major League Baseball and Dodger Stadium. Chavez Ravine, is the third oldest. The point here is that those ballparks ...




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How One Change Can Lead to Another

Lyda was a disrespectful and disobedient handful of a girl. But suddenly, she had a change of character that was so profound it made her mother investigate the cause. That's when her mother changed forever too. See what happened.




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True Love Changes Everything

Reaksa was abandoned by her parents and lived with her poor grandmother. Feeling unwanted and unloved, Reaksa followed a group of girls to a village church. That's when she discovered a love she never knew before, and it changed her life. See how.




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'Brought Me to Tears': Operation Blessing's Gift of Clean Drinking Water a Game-Changer in NC

'Brought Me to Tears': Operation Blessing's Gift of Clean Drinking Water a Game-Changer in NC




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Writing the Climate Change Story

One of the toughest things about trying to understand climate change – arguably the most important story of our time - is wrapping our minds around it. To even imagine something so enormous, so life-changing, we need a story. Some characters, a metaphor, and even some lessons learned. For that, we turn to the novelists and journalists telling the story of climate change – as we – and our children – live it.

Original Air Date: August 14, 2021

Guests:

Alice BellLydia MilletLidia YuknavitchJohn Lanchester

Interviews In This Hour:

The Climate Change Stories We Need To HearThe Climate Crisis Gets BiblicalLidia Yuknavitch’s Dream World: How Dreams Shaped Her Dazzling Speculative Novel A Climate Dystopia Of Cold, Concrete, Wind and a Wall




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Seasons Change

Season changes are always an exciting time for me. I enjoy seeing the transformation of tree colors in the fall, the blooming of flowers in the spring, the summer sunshine, and the winter snow and icicles. The seasonal changes remind me to make the best of every season because things will change again shortly. The beautiful snow and icicles covering the tree branches will melt, the colorful blooming flowers will wither, the scorching summer sun will set, and the multicolored autumn leaves will...




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Tim Rogan: Insulations for a Changing Climate

Perhaps there’s more money in saving our resources than there is to burn them up recklessly for profit as we have done throughout time.




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Fair Labor Standards Act Proposed Rule Change

The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed more than 80 years ago, and since then, the United States Department of Labor has struggled to define the term “independent contractor.” 




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Welcome to the Holiday Hangover!

Tips to get customers to pay you on time.




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Rising Green Youth Hub Blog - Giving Haringey’s young people the chance to make real change

We are giving our young kids in the borough the chance to make a real change for their peers.




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The Ever Changing Drywall Business

Over the past three decades I have met all sorts of Drywall Dogs.




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Tax Update: How the Trump Tax Changes Will Affect Your Exit and Business

Early November saw the end of one of the most contentious political presidential elections in quite some time.




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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Projects Industry Change

The new tax law could mean a boom for certain industries.




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What to Know About Code Changes for Masonry Veneer

Big changes are coming to adhered masonry veneer codes with the 2022 updates to TMS 402 and 602, soon to be adopted in the 2024 building codes. The revisions introduce two design approaches — prescriptive and engineered — giving more flexibility to architects and engineers.




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Theatre charity changes its name

The Lowry has dropped the definite article from its title




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Food education charity changes its name

Table Talk Foundation’s name was deemed to be ‘too passive’




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Third Sector Podcast: Chris Sherwood on the RSPCA's growth, governance and coalitions for change

Lucinda and Emily are joined by the outgoing chief of the RSPCA




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Podcast transcript: Chris Sherwood on the RSPCA's growth, governance and coalitions for change

Lucinda and Emily are joined by the outgoing chief of the RSPCA




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Power to Change offers £1.6m to community businesses

The community business funder has made the money available for community asset schemes such as pubs or bookshops




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Ndidi Okezie: The cost of fragmentation means we must rethink our approach to social change

Are we willing to reject the broken ‘as is’ and push towards a more radical new way of learning and working together?



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More than 230-year-old grantmaker changes its name

Richmond Parish Lands Charity has become the Richmond Foundation




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Matthew Sherrington: Change and the curse of mission creep

You need to be clear and confident about what you do or the gulf between that and what people think you do can stretch to breaking point




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Technology is Changing the Construction Industry

One thing is clear: Silicon Valley is high on the future of construction technology.




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Adeela Warley: Giving people a voice can effect change

Good communications can help people to drive solutions themselves




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The Changing Economics of Metal Stud Framing

The growing global market for the light gauge steel framing industry.




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OSHRC requests comment on possible changes to procedural rules

Washington — The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is accepting comments until Oct. 9 on potential revisions to its procedural rules, in part to reflect technological advances, according to a notice published in the Sept. 7 Federal Register.




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OSHRC extends comment period on possible changes to procedural rules

Washington — The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has extended to Nov. 16 the comment period on potential revisions to its procedural rules, in part to reflect technological advances.




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Steelworkers sue EPA over changes to chemical safety rule

Washington — United Steelworkers is suing the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Andrew Wheeler, over the agency’s recent changes to the Obama-era Chemical Disaster Rule.




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New bill would change recording requirements for site-controlling employers

Newly introduced legislation would mandate site-controlling employers to record all worker injuries and illnesses, regardless of who employs the worker.




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FMCSA unveils changes to carrier safety ratings website

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a detailed plan to update its Safety Measurement System website, which provides ratings of truck and bus carriers.




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No changes to coal mine dust regulation forthcoming, MSHA leader tells House subcommittee

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has no immediate plans to change its regulation on respirable dust in coal mines, MSHA administrator David Zatezalo said Feb. 6 during a hearing before the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee.




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No changes to training requirements for refuge alternatives in coal mines, MSHA says

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has determined that the annual training requirements outlined in its Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines rule supply “an experience sufficient to enable miners to apply their knowledge, other training and available written instruction to effectively use the refuge alternative in an emergency.”




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MSHA: ‘No changes are necessary’ to criteria for certifying coal mine rescue teams

Arlington, VA — Criteria for the certification of coal mine rescue teams will “remain in effect, without changes,” the Mine Safety and Health Administration announced Sept. 1, after completing a requisite review under the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006.




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EPA proposes ‘commonsense’ changes to protect farmworkers from pesticides

Washington – The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 20 proposed new safety measures intended to protect farmworkers from the harmful effects of pesticide exposure.




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Threshold limit value changes

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has set new recommendations around lower H2S monitoring, and I have heard that OSHA may consider doing the same. How will these changes affect my gas monitoring program and safety audit?




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Navigating Generations of Changes in Alarm Communications

When I first entered the security industry in 1973, alarm communications were performed by Direct Wire, McCulloh and some high security applications using voice-grade telephone lines configured in “open window” and later “closed window” bridges.




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Attorneys general back OSHA’s proposed recordkeeping changes

Trenton, NJ — A coalition of state attorneys general has written a letter supporting OSHA’s proposed changes to the agency’s injury and illness recordkeeping rules.




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What to Know About Fast-Changing State Data Privacy Laws

State legislatures are enacting consumer data privacy laws, which provide consumers with more choice over how companies acquire and utilize their personal data.




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Simpro Group Acquires BigChange to Enhance Global Field Service Management Solutions

Simpro Group’s acquisition of BigChange enhances its field service management capabilities, offering comprehensive solutions for diverse customer needs globally.




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E-Learning: A Game Changer for Employees & Businesses

A new white paper contains valuable insights from J. J. Keller’s experts, as well as interactive elements to let you see firsthand how e-learning can transform your training program for the better.




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Past & Future Changes in Fire Code

Adhering to changes in fire code on a local basis is not a choice —  it’s a “shall,” not a “should.”




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Navigating Recent Changes to GSA Schedules

Security professionals discuss recent changes to GSA Schedules.