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In some areas of law, the jurisdiction or venue in which a case is filed can have a dramatic impact on its ultimate outcome. Some states or jurisdictions, for example, are more likely to be “friendlier” to plaintiff’s claims and juries may be thought to be more generous with other people’s money. Divorce, however, is not typically so dependent upon venue, especially in Illinois, as a number of updated laws have sought to provide more equitable standards for the process and to eliminate most of the potential unpredictability. The law, though, still requires divorce proceedings to be held in an appropriate county, and an amendment set to take effect year provides a degree of statutory flexibility.
The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act states that proceedings for divorce, custody, maintenance, or other concerns under the Act “shall be had in the county where the plaintiff or defendant resides” but can be “directed to any county in the State.” Venue is not jurisdictional, which means the final decision of the court cannot be disputed on the grounds that it did not have authority to rule.
In an area such as Northern Illinois, however, by the time divorce or other proceedings are initiated, the parties may be living in two separate counties, and working in two others. The county of residence is not always the most convenient for either party. Under the existing law, the petitioning party is free to file in any county in the state, and any objection by the defendant must be made in his or her initial response. Failure to object at that point removes venue as a point of contention for the remainder of the proceedings.
While the language of the existing law is fairly clear about the state’s intent to have proceedings the residential county of one of the parties, there is little mention of enforcement procedures. Beginning in 2016, however, this will be changing. Going forward, a petitioner who files in a county where neither party resides must also include a written motion requesting a waiver to allow the proceedings in the requested county. The court is expected to hold a hearing and decide on the granting of such a waiver based upon the circumstances of the case. Objections from defendant may be raised in his or her initial response and at the hearing, but once decided, further objections are barred. Venue is still not to be considered jurisdictional.
If you are preparing to file for divorce and have questions about choosing the appropriate or most convenient venue, contact an experienced Geneva family law attorney. We will review your situation, help you understand your options, and work with you in pursuing the best course of action for your case. Call 630-232-9700 for an introductory consultation today.
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Ring in 2019 on the water with our annual New Year’s Eve Dinner! We are all in agreement that this menu may be the best one yet. Reservations are strongly encouraged, as we hope to be fully booked. SoulOne will be back to play your favorites from 9 PM until the ball drops.

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Almost all orders are shipped within 1-2 business days of receiving payment. Standard mail can take from 2-4 business days to reach you, depending on where you live. So your order should reach you within 3-6 business days of us receiving your payment. (Add another 1-2 days if you’re in a very remote area.
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Enter our amazing raffle for a chance to meet our bears!
All proceeds go towards our Bear Fund to help our rescued bears.
Get into the the festive spirit with lovely gifts and local goods at our Free Christmas Market.
Enter our raffle to win a Bear Experience PLUS come along to one of our drop-in Christmas craft sessions to make some lovely natural decorations.
The market will be outside the main gate to Wildwood, so everyone can come along without paying entry fees!
Come along to the park to see the ultimate Christmas animals - our two beautiful reindeer!
*Please note that Wildwood membership or entry fees must be paid to enter the park.
We have lots of amazing Christmas craft events and workshops to get you in the festive mood for Christmas!
Use colourful willow to create your own festive wreath to decorate with natural materials.
Make your own natural Christmas decorations in our fun drop-in craft session.
Make some fun treats for our animals then go into the park to watch them being delivered by our team!
Get ready to welcome Santa and his team of reindeer by making some reindeer crafts and going into the park to pay a visit to Wildood's reindeer (called Holly and Ivy) to deliver them their dinner and learn some cool reindeer facts.

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“Applying the soothing salve of sambhanda-jnana, a proper acquaintance with the environment, my spiritual master has opened my inner eye and thereby rescued me from the darkness of ignorance, fulfilling my life’s aspirations. I offer my respects unto Sri Gurudeva".
”We are blessed to be here in the association of our Sri Acharyyadev His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj, along with his beloved devotees in Soquel, California. His Grace is gradually recovering from the strain of traveling and is reminding us that he has come here, in part, to improve his health in the peaceful atmosphere of this rural ashram. Today Srila Gurudev showed more energy and came down to the temple room, offering his dandavat pranams to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari and graced the assembly of devotees with sweet harikatha. After ten minutes or so, Srila Gurudev said that he was not able to talk very much. He added that he wanted to speak longer, but he had spent most of his life talking. And now he could not stop. What to do?
Earlier, in his room, His Divine Grace enthusiastically told about the pastimes of Sri Adwaita Acharrya and his consort, Sita Thakurani, whose appearance day was recently observed. He shared one story about Adwaita Acharyya Prabhu, who was lamenting that Mahaprabhu was always giving him too much honor. The Vaisnavas and Mahaprabhu offered all respect to Sri Adwaita Prabhu because of his advanced age but did not allow him to reciprocate in the same way. This distressed Sri Adwaita Prabhu so much that he devised a plan to trick Mahaprabhu. Sri Adwaita began to preach the Mayavadi philosophy in the village. A report came to Mahaprabhu that Adwaita Acaryya Prabhu was now engaged in preaching about the impersonal form of the Lord. Mahaprabhu showed His divine anger and began beating Sri Adwaita with a stick. He beat him over and over while chastising him until Sita Thakurani intervened and begged Mahaprabhu to stop. She reminded the Lord that Her husband was an old man who would surely die if the beating continued. But all this time Sri Adwaita Prabhu, in his humility, was feeling so much happiness. The Supreme Lord was no longer treating him with great respect, but blessing him again and again with His blows.
After recalling this pastime with a delightful grin, Srila Gurudev made comments about the clean air at the Soquel Seva Ashram, which is situated on several acres of a beautifully wooded gulch, or ravine, near the northern California coast. He said he believes the climate will aid his healing He also made observations about the changes he sees since his last visit four years ago. He pointed out that the bright yellow sunflowers are so much bigger. He showed affection for the ashram dogs and told stories about the dogs he had in his earlier years. After taking a little walk around the beautiful grounds of the ashram, which include fruit orchards and flower gardens, Srila Gurudev said he thought this Soquel ashram was like Govardhan. He repeated that Soquel reminded him of Govardhan and San Jose of Vrindavan. So often he sees places come in twos like this. In Calcutta, there is Dum Dum Park and Kaikhali; then there is Nabadwip and Hapaniya. Near Vrindaban, in the district of Mathura, there is Govardhan.
Looking out to the rear of the temple, one can see how the land rises gently to form a broad hill that is reminiscent of Sri Govardhan. Hearing Srila Govinda Maharaj share this holy vision makes us appreciate the land and the many devotees who are serving in this ashram. Now there are many devotees visiting and seeking the mercy of Srila Gurudev and the Vaisnavas. Today it rained very hard and devotees from Tijuana and other areas of Mexico, Venezuela, England, Canada, Oregon, Utah, and many different cities in California made their way through the downpour to the shelter of His Divine Grace’s feet. He seemed happy to see his growing family in front of him. At one point he asked about the possibility of expanding the size of the visiting room.
With a similar sentiment, I offer my obeisances to His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj, our divine Guru-varga and all the venerable Vaisnavas.


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• Research Group Leader (since Jan 2017). Traceology laboratory. RömischGermanisches Zentralmuseum – Forschungsinstitut für Archäologie (RGZM) – RGZM Archaeological Research Institute. MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution.
• Assistant Professor (since Jan 2017). Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz. Germany.
• Visiting assistant professor (since 2013). Universidade do Algarve. Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais. Campus Gambelas, Faro. Portugal.
• Postdoctoral fellow (Jan 2014 – Dez 2016) at ICArEHB Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal) and Instituto Milà I Fontanals Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Barcelona, Spain).
• PhD. in Archaeology (2013), University of Algarve, Portugal. Dissertation title: Lithic variability and organization during the Gravettian in SW Iberian Peninsula. Supervisors: Nuno Bicho and Juan Gibaja.
• Marreiros, J., Gibaja, J. and Bicho, N. (eds.) (2014). Proceedings of the International conference on Use-Wear analysis, Use-Wear 2012. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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Louise Raber was active/lived in California. Louise Raber is known for China Painter.
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The mixture makes it! On a centre-based cycle tour you experience pure variety along numerous panoramic cycling routes and enjoy relaxation in the hotel. Whilst you discover novel routes during the day, you always return to the same accomodation in the evening. Completely stress-free for all of you who do not want to miss a piece of familiarity whilst on holiday... the big benefit: you do not have to pack up all your luggage every morning and unpack it in the evening in a new accommodation. Instead you have the chance to arrive at the start of your holiday and feel right at home.
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Our cycle tours based in one hotel are perfect for all, who also love some kind of routine whilst on holiday. That includes the hotel staff, your breakfast table and the view from your window across the marvellous landscape. Surely you do not want to miss these rituals from the first day. And yet you gain daily new impressions whilst on your cycling tours. During our centre based cycle tours your accommodation becomes a true 'holiday home’. Simply to relax and feel at ease!
“Griaß di und Servas”, is how you are greeted in the picturesque Salzkammergut! The cycle tour in the district of lakes offers you living tradition, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and beautiful landscapes. During the seven-day journey you stay overnight in the 4-star hotel ‘Goiserer Mühle’ in the quiet spa town of Bad Goisern. Special ‘Zuckal’: the award-winning cuisine of the hotel. This tour is ideal for the passionate leisure cyclist. Each day begins in Bad Goisern. And every day you get to know another part of the Salzkammergut. Look forward to wondrous lakes, tempting pastries and water-framed landscapes! Details of the cycle tour in Salzkammergut Where Hubert von Goisern wrote hits like ‘Brenna tuats guat’, and the birthplace of the ‘Goiserer’ (sturdy hiking boots), is where you will spend your nights. From picturesque Bad Goisern you cycle to lakeside towns of Gmunden, St Wolfgang and Hallstatt. You will visit, for example, Sisi’s Teahouse, the Royal Villa in Bad Ischl or the famous hotel ‘Weißes Rössl’. Culinary delights and natural wonders round off your cycle tour in the Salzkammergut. Highlights of the cycle tour in the Salzkammergut at a glance: Treats as far as the eye can see: Try a delicious Zaunerstollen (included in the price) in the traditional confectioner ‘Zauner’ in Bad Ischl. The team of the 4-star hotel ‘Goiserer Mühle’ will fulfil your wishes: The wellness hotel impresses not only with its excellent gourmet cuisine, but also with a fine spa area. Relax in the steam bath after a long cycle. World Heritage Site Hallstatt: It’s not only the picturesque village built into the mountains that’s worth a visit. Lake Hallstatt is also home to the oldest salt mine in the world! Important information about the cycle tour in the Salzkammergut Your new home for seven days is Bad Goisern. You can rent bikes from Eurobike, tailored to your own specifications, should you require them. Over the next days you can choose your day tours. Explore Gmunden, St Wolfgang, Hallstatt or Bad Aussee and experience the local traditions. Your choice: ride the bike or shorten the journey by train or boat. The routes are mostly flat and there are no long climbs to tackle. On average you cycle between 25 to 55 kilometres daily.


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Many tadpoles ward off predators with potent poisons—but those toxins also seem to help win battles with their own kind, a new study finds.
Tadpoles of common toads (Bufo bufo) are more poisonous when raised in crowded conditions, which may give them a competitive edge, according to the work published on September 23 in Functional Ecology.
Many noxious plant species are known to modulate their defences to fend off different threats, but it is less clear whether animals possess similar toxin-tuning abilities. Although predation pressure is known to induce tadpole chemical defences, the new findings are the first unequivocal evidence of toxin synthesis spurred by competition in vertebrate animals.
Being poisonous can make a species essentially inedible to predators, but making potent toxins comes at a metabolic cost—so it’s best to make that investment count. “It would be very profitable for such animals to kill two birds with one stone by using their anti-predatory toxins as chemical weapons against their competitors, too,” says the study’s lead author, Veronika Bókony, an ecologist with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest.
Common toads are equipped with bufadienolides, potent toxins that cause harm by accelerating and disrupting the heart’s rhythms. Field studies have found that common toad toxicity varies geographically, with the intensity of competition being the most reliable predictor. But it has been unclear whether such patterns occur because populations are genetically isolated from one another in different ponds, or whether they reflect defences induced by environmental factors.
Bókony and her colleagues took this question to the laboratory, rearing toads in artificial ponds with varying numbers of individuals—a proxy for the strength of competition. The species composition of the ponds also varied; some contained common toads, others contained agile frogs (Rana dalmatina) and some contained a mix. Agile frogs hatch earlier and grow to larger sizes than common toads, so they were considered to represent tougher competition. Because the frogs are non-toxic, the researchers wanted to see whether the toads’ toxins are especially aimed at these intense rivals (a phenomenon called allelopathy).
The more competitors the toads were raised with—of either species—the smaller and more toxic they were, echoing the field results. But surprisingly, toad tadpoles defended themselves against their own kind more fiercely, by producing more toxins than they did against the frogs. Meanwhile, the frogs didn’t seem to be bothered by their toxic tankmates.
Gary Bucciarelli, an ecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, also praises the work: “I think the researchers present a very compelling study that questions the evolution and ecological role of amphibian chemical defences.” His own research has shown that newts become more toxic in response to stressful conditions. Such findings “really begin to scrutinize the idea that predation alone drives variation in animal chemical defences”, he adds.
Bókony and her colleagues aren’t done with the toads yet, as the unexpected lack of harm to the competitor frogs “begs the question what exactly [the toads] are defending themselves from”. Cannibalism is certainly a possibility, as tadpoles of many species are known to turn on their own when times are tough.
But Bókony wonders whether the toxins might serve a different function altogether. She hypothesizes they may “provide a sort of immune defence against contagious diseases they could catch from [fellow tadpoles], especially when crowded”. She and her colleagues hope to explore this possibility next.
This article is reproduced with permission and was first published on September 29, 2017.
Poisonous Snakes Can't Resist Toxic Toad Tucker...or Can They?

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I been traveling a lot recently. At least for me. When I’m in a new place for any length of time, I ask, “Could I live here?” Last month I visited Vancouver. I thought, what a great place to live, and indeed Vancouver is perennially on the list of most livable cities, but at a cost. Housing prices are high. I am reminded of Dorothy’s famous line from “The Wizard of Oz”: “There’s no place like home.” Flying into O’Hare International Airport, with my first glimpse of the Chicago skyline, I think to myself – home!
No matter if I’m coming from the East Coast, the South, the West Coast, or overseas, the plane always makes the same final approach from the east, heading west over Bryn Mawr to O’Hare. The landmarks along the final descent are landmarks in my life. First, the white marble of the Bahai Temple in Wilmette. I remember a decadent autumn afternoon in my salad days drinking champagne with friends in the temple’s shadow. I can see friends’ homes in Rogers Park, and as we head west, the miniature golf course at Devon and Lincoln where I used to play in my teenage years. Queen of All Saints Basilica, near Devon and Cicero, comes into view. My parents were married there in 1957 (in the basement chapel – the church wasn’t completed yet). One of my sisters had her wedding reception at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. But it’s not all nostalgia. It is great to see the number of cranes dotting the skyline, signaling new construction projects.
Now back home, I am looking forward to all that Chicago has to offer in November.
Bella Voce’s new season begins November 3 with the debut of Bella Voce Sinfonia, November 3 and 4. Photo by Bella Voce.
Vocal ensemble Bella Voce’s new season begins with the debut of their new period instrument orchestra, Bella Voce Sinfonia. They’ll perform J. S. Bach’s Mass in B-Minor at St. James Cathedral in Chicago on November 3, and at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston on November 4.
Filmed and set in Chicago, the thriller “Widows,” directed by Steve McQueen, is a remake of 1980s British TV drama and opens November 16. It stars Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall.
The 35th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, November 1-9.
“Widows” is rated “R,” so it’s not appropriate for the chickadees, but the kids might like something at the 35th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival at eight venues in and around Chicago, November 1-9. Leo Lionni’s family musical “Frederick” looks like a lot of fun. It’s at the Chicago Children’s Theatre, through November 16.
I’d like to get a ticket to the world premiere of playwright Ike Holter’s “Rightynd,” the latest addition to his cycle of plays inspired by Chicago neighborhoods, at Victory Gardens, November 9-December 23.
Ate9 Dance Company performs at the “Made in Chicago” 312 Dance Series, November 16. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
The “Made in Chicago” 312 Dance Series opens with performances by three local dance companies: Ate9 Dance Company, Visceral Dance Chicago and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, at the Auditorium Theatre, November 16.
The 11th annual 3Arts Awards takes place at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, November 5. Photo by 3Arts.
A great way to become familiar with homegrown artists is to attend the 11th annual 3Arts Awards celebration, November 5 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Chicago-based 3Arts organization awards ten Chicagoland artists with $25,000 and ten with $1,000. The exhibition “West by Midwest” focuses on artists with ties to the Midwest, November 17-January 27, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Another artist is celebrated at the Hyde Park Art Center with “Deborah Boardman: Painter, &,” November 11-February 24. Boardman mostly worked in Chicago for over thirty years before she passed away in 2015. The Hyde Park Art Center was one of the first venues for the Chicago Imagists in 1966, including Robert Lostutter. Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery is showing his work, November 2-December 22.
The Jean Goldman Book Prize will be presented at SAIC’s Literary Lions reception November 29 at the SAIC’s LeRoy Neiman Center.
It was a privilege to know Jean Goldman. Among many other things, she sponsored the Jean Goldman Book Prize given to a member of the School of the Art Institute’s (SAIC) faculty. The sixth SAIC’s Literary Lions reception featuring the Jean Goldman Book Prize is November 29 at the SAIC’s LeRoy Neiman Center. To reserve call 312-499-4190 or contact saicevents@saic.edu.
My must-see exhibition this month is “Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Masterpieces from the Weston Collection” at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 4-January 27. If you’re wondering what Ukiyo-e painting is all about, plan to attend the annual Trapp Japanese Art Lecture Series on November 15, which will feature a lecture entitled “What Was Ukiyo-e Painting?” by Timothy Clark, head of the Japanese Section at the British Museum. The lecture is free and open to the public; registration is required.
Coming soon to the ground floor of 900 North Michigan Shops, the wildly popular Doughnut Vault. Photo by Doughnut Vault.
I go the Equinox gym at 900 North Michigan Avenue. The building has been going through a lot of renovations. Hogsalt Hospitality, which owns some of Chicago’s hottest restaurants, is slated to open Aster Hall Chicago, a food court with sixteen ‘vaults,’ this month on the 5th and 6th floors. The coffee shop on the ground level is gone and will be replaced by an outpost of Hogsalt’s wildly popular Doughnut Vault. Having to walk past the Doughnut Vault to and from the gym might be too much temptation for me to resist.
When they’re in town, New Zealand’s Maori All Blacks rugby team works out at my gym. These guys are massive and intimidating. They’re playing against the USA Men’s Eagles during Rugby Weekend-Tripleheader at Soldier Field on November 3. The marquee match is Italy vs. Ireland. If the New Zealand Maori All Blacks could wait until the end of the month, they could fly home nonstop on Air New Zealand. Nonstop service between Chicago and Auckland begins November 30. At 8,184 miles (about 15-16 hours), it will be the longest flight operated out of O’Hare.
If you’d like something more genteel than rugby, the SOFA (sculpture objects functional art and design) show is also that weekend, November 1-4, at Navy Pier. For something old school, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons perform at the Auditorium Theatre November 3. November 3 is also the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Annual Gala at The Geraghty. Invenergy founder and CEO Michael Polsky will receive the 2018 Leadership Award. Prof. Avigdor Scherz, a Weizmann scientist, who is working on new cancer therapies, and University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer will speak.
Chicago Philharmonic hosts a series of events for the Chicago Philharmonic Festival: Poland 2018, November 7-11. Photo by Chicago Philharmonic.
Chicago has a sizable Polish community. There will be several events around town to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. The Chicago Philharmonic Festival: Poland 2018 includes chamber concerts at First Presbyterian Church (November 7), St. John Cantius (November 8) and the Polish Museum of America (November 9), as well as a “Celebrate Polonia” concert November 10 at the Copernicus Center. There is also a free (tickets required) concert for peace at St. Hyacinth Basilica on November 11.
Chicago also has a sizable Czech community. Coinciding with the centennial of the Czech Republic’s independence, the Czech Philharmonic performs at Symphony Center on November 4.
It’s the 200th anniversary of Illinois becoming the 21st state in the union. Celebrate at the Illinois Bicentennial Birthday Party on December 3 at the United Center. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Buddy Guy are slated to perform.
Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery, and Tim Davis perform “A Swingin’ Little Christmas” at City Winery Chicago, November 30.
A sure sign that the holidays are here: The 105th annual Christmas Tree Lighting is November 16 in Millennium Park. The BMO Harris Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is November 16 and 17, culminating with the tree-lighting parade down Michigan Avenue on the 17th. I really enjoyed actress Jane Lynch’s (“Glee”) cabaret act “See Jane Sing” with actress Kate Flannery (“The Office”), singer/producer Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet, on the stage of the Lyric Opera some time ago. I’m glad they will be back in Chicago just in time to get me in the mood for Christmas with “A Swingin’ Little Christmas,” November 30, City Winery Chicago.
This entry was posted in About the Town on October 28, 2018 by Kay Whitfield.


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I talk to him frequently now. That wasn’t always the case. After years of being caught in the crossfire as he battled addictions of various kinds, I made the decision to let go of the weight prior to getting married. As I was on the brink of beginning my new life, I knew that it was important to deal with the issues that plagued me and to make clean breaks where necessary.
It was a tough decision, but when you watch someone you know struggle and wallow in the depths of addiction for years, I knew that my behavior had to change. I could no longer be a partial enabler to destructive behavior.
So, I made my break.
I cried. I prayed. I believed.
I had gotten to the point where my prayer was not for our relationship to be reconciled, but for him to be delivered and come to know Jesus. What good is reconciliation on this end, if we spend eternity apart?
And then, last November just days prior to leaving on an anniversary getaway with Preacherman, I got a phone call. The phone call that you don’t want to get. The phone call that changes everything.
Something had happened to him. There wasn’t a definitive answer as to what. But after a few more phone calls, it became clear that we needed to be there.
And so we went. Uncertain of what we might see. Unsure of what we might hear. We went in faith, believing that this would be the point of no return; from whence his life would be changed.
When you hit bottom, it’s a long way up.
But he’s climbing. God answered our prayers that this time would be different. And when I spoke to him a couple of weeks ago, a few days shy of his birthday, he told me that he’s been clean for 8 months.
8 months and counting. After battling some form of addiction for the last 17 years, 8 months clean is amazing. God has done a wonderful, transformative work; not just in his life, but in our relationship.
I included Kari Jobe’s “Forever” lyrics at the top because I have yet to identify a better description of what has taken place in his life. Through the power of God, death has been defeated in his life.
I have enjoyed many things in this life, but nothing compares to watching someone go from death to life. To God be the glory for the things He has done.
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Our little one is growing by leaps and bounds, and it’s something that gives Preacherman and I great joy. She has taken kindergarten by storm, and we’re excited to see how she’ll continue to mature and develop.
Well, I guess that settles it! Preacherman and I had a good little laugh about that.
Parenting is a joy and a blessing. What are some funny things your kids are saying?
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It happens every year. Sometimes it happens more than once a year. But usually around this time of year, life really starts to pick up and I’m forced to pick and choose where my focus will be. I usually find myself in a space where I’m relying more and more on Starbucks and less on God’s sustaining power. And when that happens, it means that it’s time to refocus, prioritize, and get back in the saddle.
A lot has happened over the past month since I’ve written here. We are gaining momentum in the church planting process (more on that to come), and I’ve hit a really good stride with my work; along with having some pretty major accomplishments. Life is busy, but life is good. Really good.
I wish that I could adequately express in this space how blessed I feel. I serve a risen Savior. I have been blessed with the most amazing husband who truly loves the Lord, loves me, and pursues the Lord’s calling on his life daily. I get to be a step-mother to the most amazing five-year-old on the planet. I have a job. I have a job that I love. I have family and friends across the country who love me and are praying for me, and always send those reminders at the best time. I have a place to go home to each evening. I don’t worry about IF I will eat, I worry about WHAT I will eat. And that’s just the icing on the cake.
I’m grateful for my portion. While it may push me away from this space for a while, I have been tremendously blessed.
Your life may be busy and may seem overwhelming so much so that it pushes you from those things that you love. Be encouraged. Look for the joy in your portion, and trust God.
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Most cameras, even point and shoots, have the option of taking photos in burst mode (also called continuous mode) What this mode allows you to do is to take several shots in rapid succession and is very useful for action shots, such as jumping or sports, when it's hard to press the shutter at the exact moment you need. I use it for action shots - so for things like jumping, or running or even dancing. This way I know I can make sure that I have the "perfect" moment captured!
Burst / Continuous Mode is usually not set as standard on your camera, so you'll need to go into your camera settings to turn it on - where it is located on your camera is different for everyone I'm afraid! In both Canon and Nikon DSLR's you will probably find a choice of modes - you can select single frame shooting mode which just gives you one photo at a time (this is standard) or you can change it to continuous low (CL) or continuous high (CH).
In continuous low, your camera will take three or four images quite slowly, with a small delay in between each one. In high speed continuous, it's like rapid fire - you keep your finger on the shutter and it will reel over a huge number of images one after the other.
I personally have mine set to High - I find that is much better at capturing motion images that the Low version.
How Many Images Can I Take In Burst Mode?
How many images you can take each time in burst mode is determined by your camera. For example, my old point and shoot would only take 3 photos in a row but my DSLR will take a lot more, and also how quickly each shot can be taken. Your camera also determines how quickly you an take each shot. This is your frames per second, and the more expensive your camera is, the more likely you are to get a higher amount - obviously the quicker the camera can take the image, the more chance you have of capturing the moment you wanted! As a whole, point and shoots tend to quite slow but DSLR's are generally much faster.
Sounds Good! What's the catch?
There are a couple of downsides to using burst mode. The first is that after taking a few shots on burst mode, your camera will stop for a moment or two to process these photos onto the memory card. This is called buffering. It can be a total pest to have to wait for your camera to catch up, and can sometimes defeat the purpose - you have to stop taking photos to allow those ones taken on burst mode to be processed. (It does help enormously to have a memory card with a decent write speed, such as the SanDisk Extreme Pro ) In addition, you will find yourself having to weed through a number of photos to get one "keeper', especially if you go a bit mad with it, so for these reasons I would recommend only using it when you need to (rather than a "click and hope" method!) and also only try to take only three or four frames at a time, trying to anticipate the action instead of reacting to it. At least, as much as you can anticipate what a crazed four year old will do anyway!
Use burst mode whenever there is high speed action, and it's going to be difficult to press the shutter at the exact moment you need. Things like running, jumping, dancing and so on are all good candidates for using burst mode!
Remember that when taking photographs of action, you are going to need to be extra careful with your focusing - you can read the following tips on Getting Sharp Pictures with Moving Subjects that you will find helpful!


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Mike Nolan is out, Mike Singletary is in: Mike Nolan's disastrous tenure as Niners' head coach is over. They've been a non-factor in the NFL for many years now, and Nolan has done nothing to change that. In fact, his manner of dodging questions at press conferences and making inept in-game decisions has only fueled the fire of the Niners' futility. Luckily, he's being replaced by one of my childhood heroes- Mike Singletary. If nothing else, this guy is going have awesome pregame and halftime speechs. I would hate to be a player making a mistake and have Singletary staring me down. Direct gaze from his eyes can make small woodland creatures scatter.
It is interesting that they did not choose Mike Martz to take over. He has been running the offense and is a more experienced (some vs. none) coach in the NFL than Singletary. I'm also surprised they did not wait until the end of the season. I feel like Mike Holmgren might be available to bring back to the Bay Area. The other option might be Bill Cowher, but he has no shot at the job because his name is not "Mike."
Raiders beat the Jets - The Raiders squeak out a victory over the Brett Favre led Jets. I couldn't help but cheer against them at the end because of head coach Tom Cable calling a time out right before the Jets kicked a possible game tying field goal. Jets kicker Jay Feely missed the kick, but got a re-do because of the Raiders calling timeout. He, of course, made the second kick and sent it into overtime. I wish teams would stop such shinanigans, but I know they won't.
Sebastian Janikowski ended up kicking a 57 yard field goal in overtime to with the game for the Raiders. I text messaged my friend, Phil, to congratulate him on the Raiders win and this is what he had to say: "F*** ya! They must have given [Janikowski] double the amount of blow than he normally does before a kick..." Truer words may have never been spoken.
So far the Pats are playing well and up 13-0 in the 2nd quarter. If Tom Brady was playing, this game would be over already.
When it came down to the decision of Martz vs. Singletary, the deciding factor was clearly, "who was awesome in Tecmo Bowl and who wasn't even in the game?"
Singletary was awesome in Tecmo Bowl- very dominant. As I recall though, Lawrence Taylor was the most dominant defensive player in the game.


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Driving by a church on my way to the bookstore on this Memorial Day holiday, I read this on their streetboard: Freedom Has a Price. I believe they are right! Freedom does have a price, but it is a price that is paid not only by military personnel on a battlefield somewhere in the world. It seems to me that this phrase is used only in relationship to our soldiers who are or have been in the past on the battlefield. It says, in essence that the only way we have freedom in the United States of America is if we have men and women wreaking havoc on people of other nations.
That is where I have a problem. The price of freedom is not only paid on the battlefield. It is paid by citizens who are informed on the matters facing our nation; it is paid by all citizens who vote in all elections; it is paid by people who defend and work for effective education in public schools; it is paid by volunteers who work with people who are marginalized by many forces.
The price of freedom is the invovlement of every citizen in the well being of the vast community that is the United States of America.


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One of the single most important ideas in organisation is the sales funnel. Sales funnels can raise your revenue online by automating your organisation. They provide a path of the very least resistance to expanding and also scaling your business on auto-pilot. But after spending time with some of the globe’s best online marketers, I can inform you with near assurance, not just just how sales funnels will certainly permit you to make even more loan online, but which specific funnels you ought to execute.
Now, if you’re anything like me, you might be averse to particular funnels. For instance, I’m never an ecommerce man, however I do recognize that free-plus-shipping funnels are absolutely squashing it. In fact, just this past week, while participating in the Closing Table Mastermind with Perry Belcher and also Roland Frasier, I acquired more insight right into the appealing “tripwire” funnel, supposedly created by Perry Belcher.
Nevertheless, Belcher didn’t create the principle. He drew that from an old Columbia House ad that sold 13 CDs or tapes for the huge rate of $1.00. Remember it? But we all understand that this irresistible deal (also known as tripwire) had way more to it than just the $1.00 cost. Behind-the-scenes, there was a continuity program at work. In Columbia House’s’ version, this was called adverse alternative payment. That means, you immediately get routine monthly shipments (along with an expense) unless you specifically specify or else.
So why is this so effective and also what does it involve sales funnels? In fact, what you’ll discover is that Columbia House’s sales funnel was quite basic. You just chose the CDs or tapes you desired for a buck, after that obtained a normal monthly delivery each and every single month at a pre-defined rate. They would continually bill you for those CDs or tapes each and every single month. There were variants of this deal as well where you could grab 11 CDs or tapes for one dime then get the 12th totally free.
Regardless you check out it, these were all irresistible deals. This was too excellent to skip. But what Columbia House as well as various other firms recognized was that, although they would lose money out of eviction, they would, generally, in time, generate income turn over initially. Which is the power of the sales funnel. Prior to automation, this is just how sales funnels functioned. And also, if you called in, you would obtain a real-time person efficiently walking you with the funnel.
The Columbia House instance provides deep understanding into the psychology of an offer that’s irresistible. By first determining the life time value of a client and also their retention rate, Columbia House figured out that it might invest a particular amount of loan acquiring consumers and still be highly lucrative. That’s basically what’s finished with sales funnels today. And what really makes those sales funnels so powerful are tripwires.
Today, it’s the tripwire that develops the tempting offer. Although Columbia House really did not rather have major up-sells or down-sells in their funnels, they developed a simple 2 action funnel that worked. It worked because the tripwire was so appealing. It appealed deeply to the consumer. After all, exactly how can you stand up to an offer like that for 12 or 13 CDs or tapes for $1 or 1 cent when they were retailing at around $10 each at the time.
An additional powerful example of this was via Sports Illustrated. In fact, Sports Illustrated was properly on the decrease at the time it introduced its revolutionary tripwire. There’s something concerning substantial items that individuals just connect with. Even when you’re supplying a digital info product on the back end, by sweetening the handle a substantial good, you can quite actually send your conversions via the roof.
In the example of Sports Illustrated, take yourself back to 1990 when magazine subscription prices were beginning to leave. In that duration, Sports Illustrated endured a 7% decline in their blood circulation in the initial half of the year. Now, no matter what they did, they were incapable to obtain the subscription prices up. Even by supplying deep discounts on memberships, customers weren’t grabbing it. Plus, if they marked down too outstanding, it would certainly influence their capability to obtain advertisers paying costs prices without revealing that customers were paying near to the complete cover cost of the magazine.
Sports Illustrated, had by Time, Inc., had not been the only publication that was enduring under the business’s umbrella. Individuals publication had actually additionally experienced an extreme decline of 5%. Time, Inc., recognized that it needed to do something quickly. So it started to provide a tripwire that included sports bungles on VHS. However, the price was excessively high and there were only many bloopers it could provide. So, they resorted to the football phone as the brand-new tripwire.
Why the football phone? First, it interested the target market. And, it was unique as well as exciting. Far more exciting than a boring magazine membership. The football-shaped phone idea was developed by Sports Illustrated’s supervisor of circulation at the time, Michael Loeb. Back then, marketing on cord was additionally really economical. Plus, the phone, which was sourced from China, only cost a couple of bucks “landed”. So everything made good sense.
Loeb serviced the logistics of this deal for lots of months. Nevertheless, that wasn’t the only offer. They also concocted an offer that contained a sneaker phone. If you’ll think back to 1990-1991, it was both offers that were running nearly concurrently. Discuss an early-on split-test, right?
So, what were the results of all this? Over 1 million brand-new customers. That’s right. And also those offers just competed a limited time. But it effectively saved the company. That’s the power of a tripwire offer. It’s a substantial product that obtains individuals thrilled regarding whatever else the core deal is. In fact, some individuals will only acquire what you’re marketing entirely for the uniqueness of the substantial tripwire offer.
Sales funnels are among the solitary most powerful ideas in service today for an extremely specific factor. It’s not simply the instance of the tripwire that’s effective. It’s the whole kitty caboodle, so to speak. There are a lot of components as well as elements to what make a sales funnel job so well that I intended to break it down and offer some even more instances to supply a deeper understanding to how you can utilize them to boost your revenue online.
Now, if you’re not using a sales funnel now, or if you’re just finding what a sales funnel is, after that there are a couple of methods you can quickly leverage this powerful principle in your service to create eruptive outcomes. Firstly, if you do not have a ClickFunnels account, go below and register for the 14-day cost-free trial. When you have actually configuration your account, get a custom-made domain name and also start developing your funnel. If you need aid, see several of the on-boarding video clips consisted of with ClickFunnels.
It matters not if you have an existing organisation or you’re working to arrangement a brand-new company, funnels are the trick to expanding as well as scaling despite where you’re beginning with. Nonetheless, there are 5 particular methods you can use sales funnels to raise your income now. It matters not what service you’re in or what you’re marketing, you can take advantage of these today, right now, to produce explosive results.
At the Inner Circle mastermind today, Russell Brunson studied the hook-story-offer method that precedes building the funnel. Can you develop a sales funnel before you have a hook and also a tale? Yes. However you may have problem gaining traction, particularly if you’re competing in a red sea. Red oceans are entrepreneur-infested waters competing for the exact same swimming pool of customers, whereas blue oceans are a location where couple of entrepreneurs are swimming in.
What does that tell you? Invest the time responsible and the story. Yes, the deal is additionally crucial. However it’s the hook and also the tale that’s mosting likely to reel potential customers in. For example, Brunson used the narrative of fit-to-fat-to-fat owner, Drew Manning. Manning, who remained in fantastic form, went out there and got a bunch of weight over a 6 month duration to much better understand what it seems like to be fat. However after that he headed out there as well as shed all the weight.
That right there is an amazing hook as well as tale. It’s one-of-a-kind. And also, because of that, Manning has experienced a meteoric increase, even though his deal isn’t that great. But when the hook and also the story is just so excellent, the deal is nearly unimportant. Successfully, you can sell practically anything when the hook and the tale simply crush it. Another instance is the story of Robert Allen that would constantly state he can be decreased in any type of city in the country as well as get a house no money down within 60 days. Which’s exactly what he did. His brand has corrected a billion bucks in sales due to it.
Those are all wonderful hooks as well as stories. Without that, your offer will struggle. If you can think of a distinct means to create your hook and also story, the remainder will form. Since there is a lot red sea out there, this is probably among the most vital indicate make prior to you introduce any kind of sales funnel.
Tripwires are fantastic low-barrier-of-entry items that make leads use their bank card. Commonly, these are too-good-to-pass-up products that are offered at an unbelievable price. Just think about the tripwire offered by Columbia House or Sports Illustrated, for instance. Tripwires assist make it less complicated to obtain new clients, and then to rise them up your worth ladder.
Anything that makes consumer procurement harder, such as a pricey services or product out of eviction, is going to make expanding and also scaling your business more difficult. The truth is that it costs 5 times as much to draw in a brand-new client as it does to maintain an existing one. That’s why tripwires are so effective. They lower the barrier-of-entry into your organisation. And anything that can lower the obstacle of access is always optimal.
An additional great method to release a sales funnel as well as conveniently boost your revenue whatever business you remain in is with a lead magnet. The lead magnet needs to include actual worth. Yet it can be in numerous styles such as a PDF ebook, list, rip off sheet and more. After the download, you can provide an one-time offer. This implies a three-step funnel. You might also produce an up-sell if they take the single offer and even a payment-plan down-sell if they reject it.
Why do a lead magnet with lots of value? First, you’re setting on your own up as a specialist. If that web content is genuinely workable, as well as it includes an enormous amount of worth to the prospect’s life, then they’re mosting likely to regard you as the authority. But it does something even more than that. It refers micro-commitments. The concept? Get someone to concur to do three small things for you and also the fourth one is immediately an indeed.
Among the most effective sales funnels you can develop is based around the webinar. In fact, it was the webinar that saved Brunson’s organisation from personal bankruptcy a number of times. It was a combination as well as end result of understanding that result in the excellent webinar script, which produces the basis for the supreme sales funnel. Some of it originated from Jason Fladlien, while various other items came from in other places in Brunson’s journey.
Nevertheless, all that info combined right into the layout of an ideal webinar and also funnel, has actually essentially changed the businesses of countless entrepreneurs who’ve taken their expertise and monetized it with the exponential force of webinars. Building a webinar is among the surest paths to success with a sales funnel. In fact, the webinar funnel is fairly possibly one of the most transformative funnel you might introduce for any kind of business, brand-new or old.
One more method to boost your income with a sales funnel is to build a high-ticket training funnel that goes from application to telephone call to close.
The application enables you to extract those who aren’t major. As well as, on the call, you can seal the deal. Now, this kind of sales funnel jobs if you’ve already had outcomes with customers. If not, help totally free up until you get results for individuals. Then, gather reviews and make use of those as part of the pitch for the training.
Possibly one of the most significant and most prominent sales funnels these days is the free-plus-shipping offer funnel. It makes a wonderful entrance point right into any type of funnel by producing a single deal or up-sell after the deal, comparable to a tripwire funnel. However, the distinction right here is the power of the word complimentary. Yes, tripwires, which are really affordable products or services, function well. Yet there is real power in the word free.
Actually, individuals will certainly raise as well as down for a cost-free offer, even if they need to cover the shipping as well as handling, as opposed to taking a deal that they even have to pay a tiny amount of money for.


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The MTA today announced plans to significantly reduce its overtime costs, with savings of more than $20 million in 2010 and $60 million annually starting in 2011. The announcement reflected the agency’s recent completion of an internal review of its $560 million annual overtime expense. The review concluded that while some overtime is necessary to run service, inflexible work rules, employee absenteeism and pension padding contribute to significant amounts of unnecessary overtime. The agency acknowledged that despite some advances, management has also played a role in allowing unnecessary overtime and committed to a series of tighter management controls that will lead to the cost reductions. The agency also said that the savings projected for 2011 could only be achieved in partnership with its labor unions.
o Locomotive engineers at the LIRR receive an extra day’s pay for switching between electric and diesel equipment without working one extra minute.
o More flexible work hours in place in other parts of the MTA would cut costs by 1/3 if allowed in this case.
o Some employees are paid for overtime on vacation, holiday and sick days.
• High employee absenteeism is covered with overtime shifts.
o In addition to 37 holiday and vacation days, a quarter of represented NYC Transit employees take 15 or more sick days each year. These shifts must also be filled on overtime.
o The impact is doubled when high users of sick leave make up for unpaid sick time by using more overtime.
o A common example is a Train Operator who took two unpaid sick days but made a full week’s pay by working overtime on three other days. NYC Transit pays unnecessary overtime to cover his original shifts and the ones he takes to make up his missed pay.
o In some cases, pension is calculated using highest 5 years of total earnings, with no cap on overtime and seniority rules enabling huge hours nearing retirement.
o For example, an MTA Bridges and Tunnels employee who retired in 2007 used overtime to double his pension – which exceeded his annual base pay of $53,000. He is paid $73,000 a year in retirement, due in part to working 35 shifts of 16 hours or more in his final year.
• Management hasn’t consistently focused on limiting unnecessary overtime.
o The cost of doing repair work varies greatly by bus depot, with reliance on overtime tied enabling low productivity and leading to higher costs.
o For example, bus repairs at Castleton Depot cost $2 million more each year than the same repairs at Flatbush Depot because of unnecessarily high overtime usage at Castleton.
• Lower productivity means the same air conditioner maintenance job takes 8-12 hours at Flatbush but 16-24 hours at Castleton.
o Management has tolerated unproductive mega-shifts.
o LIRR employees work continuous tours of duty enabling, for example, a crew dispatcher to earn over $233,000 in 2009 when the base pay was $80,041. The employee worked 16 hours a day for 5 consecutive days 10 times during this period, totaling 180 days where more than 16 hours was worked during 2009.
MTA COO Charles Monheim noted that progress had been made in tighter management controls, but said that more needed to be done to reduce unnecessary overtime. He announced the implementation of a series of controls designed to limit overtime in areas controlled by management. Savings were projected at $22 million in 2010 and $60 million in 2011 and beyond with active labor participation.
• Closely monitoring shifts greater than 16 hours to reduce double-time payments, ensure productivity and limit pension padding.
• Aggressive enforcement of sick leave abuse.
• Bi-weekly reporting to agency presidents of overtime and explanations for variances at monthly committee meetings.
• Specialized task forces and more intensive reporting in high usage areas.
• Engage with labor to begin the discussion about changing work rules that lead to unnecessary overtime.
It should be interesting to see how many of these goals the MTA could accomplish when it decides to finally sit down & negotiate instead of bickering through the media.

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This is a fine looking beer. The first pour produced a pillowly blanket of finely packed bubbles an inch thick. Beautiful. Over time the bubbles die down to about a 1/4" but resurface with swirling. The beer itself is a deep, impenetrable brown that lightens a bit at the edges.
The smell is all roasted malts. The taste is again roasted malts with an undertone of unsweetened chocolate and coffee. A pleasant drying bitterness is the finish. Mouthfeel is nice, with plenty of body, and also plenty of carbonation to keep it from getting to heavy.
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EASI is an online platform designed to make the work of emergency services more efficient and safe. This is done by giving an accurate insight into the presence of dangerous chemicals in the direct environment of a situation. This information can be used during emergency situations to more effectively choose a course of action. Therefore ensuring that the approach fits the circumstances of the incident. As a result, the possibility to strongly improve the health and safety of emergency service workers and civilians, as well as greatly decrease environmental pollution.
Companies can quickly and easily register their stock including the important information. The platform features a database of over 12.000 chemicals that have the required information such as the “gevaar etiket”, the GEVI and UN codes. This the system is automatically filled for the user when they pick a chemical to add to their stock, making it much more EASI for the fire department to access the information they need when catastrophe strikes.
For organisations that hold chemicals in great quantities, an option was required to add these in bulk (such as uploading a CSV file that holds their stock). The business owner has the the power to visually place where these chemicals are located on the map of their building, and how much is stored at each of these locations.
To keep privacy secure, this information can be locked and hidden and can only be consulted in an emergency situation in the direct vicinity. The company are immediately notified whenever their information has been accessed by the fire department.
For emergency services this information is clear and intuitively accessible through the cloud. This is to give them access to all needed information while they are en route to the situation, using a tablet.

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Warm weather at last !
Warm weather at last! Today it is supposed to be sunshine and in the 70s. Outstanding! The warm weather brings out the flowers, the birds and lots of insects. It should be an amazing day to visit Fountain Rock Park.
Over the weekend, Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center was very busy with lots and lots of visitors. The sounds of families enjoying themselfs and children laughing could be heard throughout the park. Many of our visitors enjoyed up close and personal handling of some of our insects and reptiles. The favorites seemed to be the snakes and Madagascar hissing cockroachs.
I am always amazed how children are so inquisitive about the insects, reptiles and animals in the world. It is a wonderful experience for them to learn about nature.


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First off I must say a big WOW! Wow, wow, wow, wow! I am overwhelmed by all of the support I have received from you all, my readers! Over the course of the last few days I have had almost 8,000 visitors to my blog and I am truly shocked and overwhelmed! So thank you all for your support!
In light of my most recent post No Words, many of you were so very understandably angry at how something like this could happen. The answer is simple, God gave us free will. He allows us to choose, without intervening. And when evil takes hold on someone and they act in an evil way towards someone else, God cannot do anything to stop it even though His heart is breaking. That was a really hard lesson for me to learn and accept. But I too was so angry once, still am, but now I get it. It isn’t God’s fault, it’s ours (as people). So WE must rise up to change it. I truly believe He will bless us and guide us step by step, as I have seen Him do in my own quest. His love for these sweet kids, in every situation around the globe is so immeasurable. He has not forgotten them. Every hair on their head is irreplaceable to Him.
Truly at first I did not have an answer. I myself have been waiting for God to point me in the next direction, an action direction. But then I started thinking about it and I think I have the answer, or at least an answer for now.
Folks there is so much you can do to help. The need is so overwhelming and the feeling of not being able to do enough to make a difference is common. So I am going to give a simple list that may point those wanting to help in the right direction.
First off, prayer is HUGE! I cannot stress this enough! God sees every one of these children and cares for them deeply and passionately. They are His children. He loves them the same way I love my own children. They are of His heart and I know it aches for them and their plight. When you pray for them, He hears you, every time. So pray fervently and trust that He is listening, loving and helping.
Secondly, Educating yourself and sharing what you know can help. We are power in numbers and can reach so very many closed minds with this knowledge. I have spent so much time and tears writing the information contained on my blog and encourage you to read read read. Then, share what moves you. Don’t be afraid of those who say they “can’t or “won’t” look at it, just share without fear. When you share, it could save a life. You could be playing a pivotal role in an orphaned child finding their forever family. Helping to open ones heart to a world they may never have known otherwise, and finding their child who has been lost in the system. Or perhaps find their true calling. All because YOU shared.
Check out: http://reecesrainbow.org/waystohelp . Reece’s Rainbow is a huge and amazing organization who loves these kids greatly. This adoption site has all kinds of ways you can help these kiddos.
Pleven is known as one of the worst orphanages there is. So many children perished there from pure neglect and starvation. I have had the privileged of talking with adoptive parents whose children barely made it out of there with their lives and are now thriving and loved to peices! Luckily the condition of one of these kids made it to the spotlight and changes have begun! You can read about that lovely child, little Katie who came from Pleven, here : http://theblessingofverity.com/2013/12/god-won/ . Pleven has now launched a new program as a way to let others help them meet the great need in this place, which you can see here: http://www.plevenproject.org/ . You can also read about it here: http://theblessingofverity.com/2013/12/the-p-l-e-v-e-n-project/ .
Well folks I hope that this helped to answer some of your questions. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have more! Thank you all once again! I truly believe that if we are willing to step out in faith and do something, anything, we can make a difference to even just one child. All of these abandoned, abused, neglected children who are seen by those responsible as trash, are really precious treasures just waiting for a chance.
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With over 15 years of Sales and Business Development experience I realized that, although I loved being in sales, something was missing.
I was drawn to sales, early in my career, because it gave me an opportunity to help people, something I enjoyed doing. Often times I felt, that even though I was helping my clients, and earning their trust, by providing a product or service or information which improved or helped them with their jobs, it just was not fulfilling and rewarding enough.
The missing piece: All these years, being in B2B sales, I was only really helping people with some aspect of their job. Now, don't get me wrong, people spend at least 1/3 of their day in their jobs, so this was very important, except, at then end of the day, my clients all went HOME.
With some soul searching and analyzing, cause that is who I am, I decided my sales experience would be better put to use in Real Estate. Why, you ask?
Well, what could be more fulfilling and rewarding than helping someone with one of the largest and most significant purchase (or sale) of their life. At the end of the day, my clients would be in their HOME.
And so it began, my journey in Real Estate!
"The referral of your friends and family is the greatest compliment you can give me. Thank you for your trust"

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On the eve of the G-20 summit of world leaders, President Obama told Americans Saturday he wants tougher rules for Wall Street, saying that stopping the economic “bleeding” is not enough.
Mr. Obama said after passing the economic stimulus he wants to strengthen the rules that govern financial markets.
Mr. Obama said America must lead by example to help the global economy.
On Thursday Mr. Obama will head to Pittsburgh to meet with leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies, a G-20 summit he said would serve as a “five-month checkup” on the steps each nation took to deal with the global crisis following their last meeting in April in London.
Mr. Obama said there was a need for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to implement new rules that he said would protect consumers from the market abuse that led to the economic crisis. He said the agency would offer clear and clearly enforced rules that would, for example, end the practice of homeowners misunderstanding financial offers or taking loans they couldn’t afford.
The president delivered a similar message Monday on Wall Street, and Congress this month will debate a package of new financial regulation proposals.
Mr. Obama closed by offering a new year greeting for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Also, James Franco’s scuffle with a photographer.
This weekend pop music's most sullen star Lana Del Rey played two special shows at an unusual venue: Los Angeles' Hollywood Forever Cemetery, final resting place to the likes of Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, Cecil B. DeMille, George Harrison, Jayne Mansfield and more. On a makeshift stage decorated with palm trees and candelabra's, the former FADER cover star played a thirteen-song set that spanned her catalogue, "Videogames" to Ultraviolence– including "Shades of Cool," a brand new edition to her live act; check that out above.
And the dramatics did not end end there. James Franco, who had attended Friday night's show, apparently got into some sort of altercation with a photographer on his way out. Though it was possibly playful, the photographer has filed a report with the LAPD claiming that some of his equipment was broken and that he suffered a minor back injury in the scuffle, TMZ reports.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Recently I migrated old articles that wrote within hand made blog (?) engine to Roller. there’s a useful Groovy script that placed in source distribution of Roller. I referenced that script and created a standalone Java program which imports entries that saved as RSS 2.0 XML. the program is intended to use with WordPress WXR file but I’ve never used it with real WXR file which WordPress produced because I don’t have any WordPress instances for my own. I used it for a XML file which produced by Rome and before import I added some tweak by hand.
I think it’s harder to use without any modification but it may be helpful for someone wants to import entries with API for Roller, so I pushed the program into GitHub.
I started using Gaurav theme which is HTML5/CSS3 enabled responsive theme, introduced with Apache Roller 5.1. it enables us to use same HTML template for various browsing environment such as smartphones, tables and PC. it changes its layout to suit these different displays automatically. and I added some customization as my prefer.
I added following definition to the template standard_head to use of appropriate viewport and font size.
Add following snippet to standard_head template.
Add following snippet to _day template. I put it just after the title of an entry. don’t forget to put your account into data-via attribute.
I also added Timeline widget which can be created in Twitter website (user configuration page) to Weblog template.
I added responsive units into standard_header, standard_footer and Weblog templates.
I like to use Oswald font to headings so I added following to standard_head template.
I added following element to inside head element of a template named TagsIndex which is missing custom.css.
Removed following element from _day template because I’m the only person who is writing the blog.
In some environments jQuery requests a file named jquery.min.map and Roller returns 404. someone said that it makes debug of jQuery easier. I think there’s no side effect for regular use but following procedure would resolve the issue. note that you have to do this before copying initial template.
I filed following issues that I found during customization and attached patches to solve.


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LONDON • There is always something electric in the air at fortress Anfield when European evenings come around and Liverpool will again be counting on the "special atmosphere" as they seek to write another chapter in their illustrious history against Napoli today.
The permutations for Jurgen Klopp's men are clear - with Paris Saint-Germain expected to beat already eliminated Red Star Belgrade away, Liverpool must either win 1-0 or by two clear goals or more to pip Group C leaders Napoli by virtue of having a better head-to-head Champions League record.
The stage is now set for a brilliant night under the lights where Liverpool will require the kind of grandstand finish they enjoyed in 2004 when they had to beat Greek side Olympiakios by two clear goals in their last group game to progress, a feat accomplished through Steven Gerrard's last-gasp screamer.
At the Reds' pre-match press conference yesterday, defender Virgil van Dijk was in a confident mood, declaring the match to be a "final for us" and they were "ready to show everyone in the world that we belong in the Champions League".
"It's going to be a very tough game but we should believe in ourselves that we can do it. I definitely believe. We need to show it," he said.
"We need to win and hopefully, not concede. Otherwise we need to win by a lot of goals.
It's going to be a very tough game but we should believe in ourselves that we can do it. I definitely believe. We are ready to show everyone in the world that we belong in the Champions League.
VIRGIL VAN DIJK, Liverpool defender, is brimming with confidence that his side have what it takes to secure a place in the knockout stages.
"Be ready to do what we've done the whole season, we have plenty of quality to score, and to defend them as well."
Liverpool boss Klopp was equally bullish after one of his "Fab Three", forward Sadio Mane, was passed fit for the encounter, while the team were also boosted by the contract extension penned by injured defender Joe Gomez until 2024.
"Sadio can deal with the pain obviously... so that's cool," the German told reporters. "It's good enough that we can consider him at least."
Klopp's belief that last season's Champions League finalists can progress to the last 16 this term also stems partly from the fact that his side have not lost in 18 European games at home, going back to October 2014.
On the other hand, Napoli have never won in England in six previous visits.
But the five-time European champions will not be taking the Italian Serie A side lightly, with Klopp claiming the visitors were "good in possession, counter-attacks and in defence", despite being convinced his players were capable of producing "something special".
"Now we have the chance to go through and that is pretty special after the campaign (Liverpool have lost all three away games in their group) we played so far," he added.
"I am really looking forward to it. It is a big opportunity for us and we will try everything to put it right."
He also confirmed that midfielder Adam Lallana was in line to feature while defender Dejan Lovren, who has missed their last three matches, would undertake a late fitness test to determine his involvement in the game.
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First offense: You may face hundreds of dollars in fines, the threat of a mandatory revocation of your license for a year and time in jail. After your conviction, your blood-alcohol concentration is lowered to .04 for three years, making it easier to face another DWI charge later on. An ignition interlock device will be required for at least one year as well.
Second offense: The mandatory revocation period for your license is increased to four years if you are convicted of a drunk driving offense within three years of your first offense. You may face increased fines and the threat of at least a year in prison. Once your conviction is up and your driving privileges have been restored, your BAC drops to .00 for seven years and an ignition interlock device must remain installed in your vehicle for seven years.
Third offense: You may risk a $10,000 fine, no less than a year in prison and the revocation of driving privileges if your conviction has occurred within five years of another DWI conviction. For the next seven years, you will be required to have an ignition interlock device installed in your vehicle before you are allowed to drive again.
These only scrape the surface of the potential DWI charges you could face in North Carolina, and they do not account for all of the difficulties you could face, which can include a substantial increase to your auto insurance premiums and the potential risk of losing employment.
If we handle your DWI cases, we will first conduct a full investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding your arrest. Our lawyers will determine whether there was probable cause to pull you over and we will verify whether you were properly advised of your Miranda rights when you were taken into custody. We will also carefully review police reports and interview witnesses to establish whether field sobriety and blood alcohol tests were correctly administered.
From DMV hearings to criminal proceedings, we represent anyone who has been charged with drinking and driving. To set up a consultation with an experienced attorney at our firm in Hickory, call 828-848-8776 (toll free at 888-321-0494) or send us an email.

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$0.44 one of the 2016 drilling program will include 20 holes (a mix of HQ and PQ (different $0.00 diameter drill holes)) and will utilize one core drilling rig. Also, it will primarily focus on the western and northern margin of the deposit. The Company has contracted Titan Drilling, Ltd of Butte, Montana to initiate the program. The phase two of the drilling program is expected to begin in 3Q:16 and will include ~25 holes. The program is expected to test the targets currently being developed to the south and east of the existing pit.
Overall, the Company has budgeted ~$2MM for the drilling program, which is much lower than the previous drilling programs. Also, the number of drill holes is limited to ~45; however, this is the largest exploration drilling program (primarily phase 2) the Company has planned over the past few years, in our opinion. The majority of the drilling programs in the past were either focused on expanding the current resource or understanding the existing pit. In addition to the drilling program, the Company has contracted Zonge International of Reno, Nevada to complete the geophysical surveys at Relief Canyon. The survey, that includes an induced polarization and chargeability survey, is being completed to develop the potential targets.
Production Decision Update. Currently, the Company is focused on advancing the Relief Canyon deposit into production for which it is evaluating the self-mining and contract mining options outlined in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), which was announced on 28 June 2016. We believe the decision is critical as it will allow the Company to arrange the financing for the project following which it can make a production decision. Also, the Company is expecting the receipt of the permit (expand the pit above the water table) from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the next few weeks. The permit is critical and will not only allow the Company to expand the boundary of the existing pit but also deepen the ore body up to 5,080 ft. (or above the water table). Note our NAV model assumes that the Company will opt for the self- mining option. Additionally, the Company will need approximately six to nine months following the production decision to advance the Relief Canyon deposit into production. Maintain BUY and PT of $6.90.

industry_corpus2: Mining