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Go Deeper – OpentheWord.org

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[ad_1] Credit: Cesar Badilla Miranda, unsplash.com By Wayne Johnston When our kids were young, one thing my wife and I wanted them to take was swimming lessons. I would tell my kids that 3/4 of the earth’s surface is water, so it’s a good idea to learn how to swim. Recently at a men’s fellowship time we got talking about going deeper in God. This brought back all the times at the pool with our kids watching them learn to overcome the fear of water and to go deeper. There are so many parallels to the kingdom of God in this analogy. So what do we mean to go deeper in the kingdom? “Then He brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar.” … “Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river I …

For narcissistic people, the gap between perception and reality may go far deeper than we thought

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[ad_1] Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince themselves of their own brilliance. Growing research shows the gap between perception and reality for narcissistic people goes far deeper than their inflated views about their appearance, accomplishments and abilities. Narcissism is a personality trait that exists along a spectrum, where the lower end reflects a healthy balance of self-esteem and confidence. At the extreme end of the spectrum, however, narcissism is considered a personality disorder which affects 1-2% of the population. Most of us manifest narcissistic traits to varying degrees, but the more elevated the features are, the wider the gap between perception and reality. Narcissistic people with elevated features frequently belittle anyone who fails to provide them with the special treatment they feel entitled to. Ironically, they continuously undermine the false self they are trying to build and maintain. They can also be quick to respond with anger and aggression to criticism, in an attempt to protect their grandiose yet fragile sense of self. A 2021 …

Global Cocoa Deficit Deeper Than Expected, US Stockpiles Hit 2009 Lows

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[ad_1] Following a massive price surge in cocoa prices in New York earlier this year, where prices topped nearly $12,000 per ton before bottoming out in the low $7,000s and resulting in what technical analysts say is a triangle pattern, prices are expected to stay rangebound as compression indicates a major move nears.  Bloomberg cites new data from the International Cocoa Organization that says demand will exceed production by 462,000 metric tons. That’s about 5.2% more than the ICCO’s May forecast of a 439,000-ton deficit. This is a much larger shortage than the initial outlook published in February.  In the Friday report, ICCO wrote that global cocoa supplies remain depressed due to “adverse weather conditions, aged trees, pests and diseases that affected production in major cocoa areas during the season under review.”  Global cocoa production this season is 4.33 million tons, 2.9% below ICCO’s previous forecast. Grinding estimates are expected to be 2.1% lower, at 4.75 million tons.  Bloomberg noted, “New York futures are up around 80% this year as poor harvests in West Africa curbed supplies, though …

Uber drives deeper into South Korea to take on Kakao Mobility

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[ad_1] After seeing double-digit growth in South Korea, Uber Technologies has announced a strategic plan to double down in the country — directly challenging market leader Kakao Mobility, the ride-hailing unit majority-owned South Korean messaging and tech giant Kakao. Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi outlined the plans in a press conference in Seoul, where he also kicked off a campaign to grow the company’s pool of drivers in the country. That will need to be a major effort. Currently Korea’s ridehailing indstury is dominated by Kakao Taxi, Kakao Mobility’s consumer service, with more than 23 million registered users and a 98% market share, per Statista. Khosrowshahi also added that Uber plans to expand its partnerships with Korean car technology companies, just as it has done in other markets. It’s been especially active on that front recently. Last week, Cruise, General Motors’s self-driving subsidiary, signed a multi-year partnership with Uber to bring its robotaxis to the ride-hailing platform in 2025. Uber announced this week it had made a strategic investment in Wayve, a U.K.-based startup …

Israel Pushes Deeper Into Rafah, but Gaza Exit Plan Remains Unclear

Israel Pushes Deeper Into Rafah, but Gaza Exit Plan Remains Unclear

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[ad_1] The Israeli military said on Friday that its forces had advanced into central Rafah, pushing even more deeply into the southern Gaza city despite an international backlash and pressure from allies to scale back the latest offensive and agree to a cease-fire. Israeli special forces were engaging in “intelligence-based targeted raids” in central Rafah, the Israeli military said in a statement. It added that troops were performing “focused and low-intensity operations” in the city. On Wednesday, the military announced that it had established “operational control” over the border zone with Egypt, an eight-mile-long strip known as the Philadelphi Corridor on the outskirts of Rafah. Commercially available satellite imagery taken by Planet Labs on Thursday showed that the Israeli military had set up positions in parts of central Rafah, while military vehicles and tanks could be seen as far as the outskirts of the Tel al-Sultan area in western Rafah. As the fighting raged in Gaza, President Biden said Friday in Washington that it was time to end the war and bring about a cease-fire. …

Gen-Zers Slide Deeper Into Debt As Bidenomics Failure Crushes America’s Future Leaders 

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[ad_1] It may seem crazy, but here’s some advice for heavily indebted Gen-Zers: Put down the smartphone. Stop spending on DoorDash and Uber Eats. Perhaps cancel a few streaming services. Also, the spending party is over despite calls from the White House to cancel student debt.  The rising debt load Gen-Zers are carrying is alarming. The average credit-card balance for 22- to 24-year-olds was $2,834 in 1Q23, compared with an average inflation-adjusted balance of $2,248 in the same period in 2013, according to Wall Street Journal, citing new data from credit-reporting agency TransUnion.  The youngest generation is coming to age during a time when Bidenomics has been a complete failure, and these kids are spending themselves in financial ruin.  “This is a generation that is feeling financial stress in a more acute way than millennials did a decade ago,” said Charlie Wise, head of global research at TransUnion. On Tuesday, Billionaire investor and Duquesne Family Office Chairman & CEO Stan Druckenmiller slammed Bidenomics and warned the Federal Reserve and federal government “misdiagnosed Covid and thought it was — we were going into a depression.” …

Surface water extends much deeper into the Earth than scientists previously thought

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[ad_1] For decades, a puzzling layer, known as the E’ layer, has resided just above Earth’s outer core. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) For decades, a puzzling layer, known as the E’ layer, has resided just above Earth’s outer core. This thin zone, roughly 200 kilometers thick, has eluded explanation by scientists. However, a recent study published in Nature Geoscience sheds light on its origin, revealing a surprising connection between Earth’s surface water and its metallic core. The international research team, which included Arizona State University‘s Dan Shim, Taehyun Kim, and Joseph O’Rourke, proposes that water from Earth’s surface journeys deep into the planet’s interior through a process called subduction. Tectonic plates, the large, mobile slabs of Earth’s crust and upper mantle, carry this water down to the core-mantle boundary, a scorching zone approximately 1,800 miles below the surface. Here, the water triggers a significant chemical reaction, fundamentally altering the composition of the outermost region of the core. Using high-pressure experiments, the researchers, along with Yong Jae Lee from Yonsei University in South Korea, mimicked the conditions …

Singapore, Malaysia have issues to work through but bonds 'go deeper' than economic cooperation: President Tharman

Singapore, Malaysia have issues to work through but bonds ‘go deeper’ than economic cooperation: President Tharman

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[ad_1] Before the state banquet, Mr Tharman and Sultan Ibrahim unveiled designs for four stamps that will be jointly issued by SingPost and Post Malaysia to mark the centennial anniversary of the Causeway. “They are timely reminders of how this busiest land crossing in the world is not just a physical connection between our two countries, but a symbol of the permanent bonds that exist between us,” said Mr Tharman.  Singapore and Malaysia will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year, he noted.  Through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, the two countries aim to explore ways to enhance cross-border connectivity, strengthen the development of human resources and drive cooperation in key growth sectors like renewable energy, said Mr Tharman.  “In doing so, we hope to strengthen the broader economic interlinkages between Singapore and Malaysia for our benefit.” But the bonds between the two countries “go deeper than economic cooperation”, he added, stressing that the shared cultural heritage should be “celebrated and renewed”.  “Whether through educational, sporting or artistic exchanges, …

'Shogun' Star Hiroyuki Sanada Reveals Finale's Deeper Message

‘Shogun’ Star Hiroyuki Sanada Reveals Finale’s Deeper Message

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[ad_1] [This story contains major spoilers from the season finale of FX’s Shōgun.] It’s easy to picture Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada gazing toward the horizon with a beatific sense of satisfaction over everything he has achieved with FX’s smash-hit miniseries Shōgun. His character, Lord Yoshii Toranaga, enjoys several such moments in the show’s 10th and last episode, A Dream of a Dream, as his patient, masterful strategizing finally yields precisely the outcome he desires: absolute power for himself and peace for all of Japan.  Sanada’s moment of career triumph is not dissimilar in its decade-spanning tirelessness (at least, in entertainment industry terms). He began performing nearly 60 years ago as a child in Japan, apprenticing under the legendary actor Sonny Chiba on the way to becoming a major local star, before breaking into Hollywood with roles in projects like The Last Samurai, Lost, The Wolverine, Avengers: Endgame, Bullet Train, John Wick: Chapter 4 and many others. But now, he is the star of what many analysts believe to be Disney‘s most-watched streaming series to date, a show …

Russia says deeper US hybrid war using Ukraine will end in Vietnam-style humiliation

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[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday (Apr 21) that US lawmakers’ approval of US$60.84 billion more in support for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading deeper into a hybrid war with Russia that would end in humiliation on a par with Vietnam or Afghanistan. President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered the worst crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, according to Russian and US diplomats. The US House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a US$95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from some Republicans. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that it was clear that the United States wanted Ukraine “to fight to the last Ukrainian” including with attacks on Russian sovereign territory and civilians. “Washington’s deeper and deeper immersion in the hybrid war against Russia will turn into such a loud and humiliating fiasco for United States as Vietnam and Afghanistan,” Zakharova said. She said that ordinary Ukrainians were being …