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Our beliefs about God and what He is calling us to do are important to us and help shape our decisions.
Our PursuiT
Loving God, one another and the world!
Our Vision
This description of our vision explains who we believe God has called us to be and what He is calling us to do.
God, You are the foundation of our church. All that we are flows from Your love, and all that we do must be a response to Your love. We believe that, out of Your love, You have been communicating a unique message to us about who we are to be and what we are to do.
We hear You calling us to be people of substance — to move beyond the knowledge of the Bible and the truth of the Gospel, to living out that knowledge and truth in every aspect of our lives. We hear You calling us to be authentic disciples of Your Son Jesus Christ, committed to becoming more and more like Him.
We hear You calling us to love You completely, with our hearts, souls, minds and bodies. We hear You calling us to genuinely worship You — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — both in our individual lives and together as a group of believers. Knowing how You have blessed us so abundantly, we hear You calling us to invest those gifts — our talents, energy, time, resources and everything else we have — joyfully and with affection for the advancement of Your kingdom.
We hear You calling us to follow Christ's example to lay down our lives for each other with sacrificial love, a love that flees divisiveness and appreciates the diversity of the body and the uniqueness of each person. We hear You calling us to welcome all who would seek Christ — not only the known and common, but the unknown and uncommon — and to reach out intentionally to those both younger and older than ourselves.
We hear You calling us to go, taking the Gospel of Christ to a broken world, with grace, sensitivity and courage to suffer for Christ's sake. We hear you calling us to enfold people into our church family as they come into relationship with Christ, and to teach them to become His authentic followers. We hear You calling us to pursue peace and justice in Your name as we minister to people as whole persons.
We hear You calling us to live out this balanced Christian life in our unique setting of Orange County and Southern California, a setting that fosters images of materialism and shallowness. We hear You calling us to cultivate genuine relationships and sound ministries that stand against these images.
We hear You calling us to live out this vision, not only here at home, but everywhere we go, and to faithfully pursue the cause of Christ for the whole Church and the whole world in any way we are able.
Lord, we need You to inspire us, sustain us and guide us. Confirm Your word to us. Grant us patience as we humbly respond and Your vision begins to bear fruit. Forgive us for not listening to You, for ignoring You, for fearing what You might call us to do. We repent and commit ourselves wholeheartedly to You and Your plans, trusting in Your Holy Spirit to work in and through us. Help us to prayerfully seek Your will in every matter and every relationship. May all that we are and all that we do bring glory and honor to You alone.
Our Beliefs
Our affirmation of faith describes the foundation and tenets of our beliefs.
We believe in the authority of the Bible. The Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is the divinely inspired word of God, the final authority, and is trustworthy for faith and practice. It is to be interpreted responsibly under the guidance of the Holy Spirit within the community of faith with the primary purpose to point to and glorify Jesus Christ, the living Lord of the Church. Furthermore, it is the supreme standard for all human conduct and behavior. The essentials necessary for our salvation and the basics of how to conduct our lives are clearly revealed through it. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Deuteronomy 4:1-2
We believe in the Triune God. Our first priority is that we love, worship and serve the triune God of the Bible, who is eternally one God in three persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father is sovereign over all and His grace is uniquely revealed and realized through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Son is fully divine and fully human. He alone is our Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit likewise is fully divine, and is a personal being, given as God's gift upon conversion to each follower of Jesus Christ. Exodus 20:2-3;1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11
We believe that humanity is sinful and in need of a savior. Although created in the image of God, because of its rebellion against God, humanity is estranged by sin from its Creator and stands under God's judgment. Because of His justifying work, Jesus Christ has rescued us from this separation through His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead. This work of salvation is available only through faith in Christ alone. As Lord, He calls us to surrender joyously and personally to His purpose and will through repentance, confession of sin, and acceptance of His free gift of salvation. We live out God's calling as disciples of Jesus Christ by the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit, and proclaim the Good News of God's reconciling grace for all humanity. Colossians 1:13-29; Ephesians 1:19-23; 2:8-9; Romans 1, 3:22-26; Philippians 2:5-11; John 14:6, 16:5-15; Acts 4:12; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 John 5:7; 1 Corinthians 12 & 14
We believe that the church, as the Body of Christ, includes all believers from all time and is manifested most visibly in local communities. The church is the presence of the living Christ in the world – led, empowered and gifted by the Holy Spirit to continue His mission until His return. Christ Jesus, the Head of the Church, calls each local congregation into an interdependent, cooperative relationship with other congregations to advance the Kingdom of God on earth. Being grounded in the sole Lordship of Jesus Christ, this relationship is characterized by the qualities of mutual submission, encouragement, service, the pursuit of holiness, sanctification and accountability. Matthew 18:15; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:41; Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 5:1-2; 12-14; Ephesians 4; 5:21, 23; Colossians 3:16
We believe in observing two ordinances: baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is by immersion of a believer in water in the name of the triune God. This act demonstrates one's identification with the crucified, buried and risen Savior, declaring that the believer has died to sin and desires to live his or her life as a follower of Jesus Christ. We believe the Lord's Supper was instituted by Jesus Christ to commemorate His death and announces His return. Both of these ordinances are to be practiced by believers in Jesus Christ until He returns. Acts 8:36, 38, 39; John 3:23; Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 3:16; Colossians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28; Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 2:41-42, 47
We believe in practicing the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. God's love for us in Christ and our reciprocal love for God motivate us to reach out with love to all people. This love leads us to exercise responsible stewardship of God's creation. Love compels us to live and make decisions with justice in accordance with God's design and in obedience to His Word and will. The heart of God, as reflected in both the Old and New Testaments, is to create a redeemed people loving and serving God with all their hearts, minds and bodies – a community in which people of every race, gender, social status and culture are equal in Christ. The mandates of the Great Commandment and the Great Commission compel us to live out our calling through witness and service. We will continue to be a relational and a missional people, men and women working in partnership together to publish the Gospel to our neighbors, communities, nation and the world. This is our first calling and highest priority, to which we are fully committed. Mark 12:18-31; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:45-48; John 15-17; 1 John 4:21; Acts 1:8; Romans 12:1-2; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:48-49; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Galatians 3:28; James 2:14-19
We believe in the approaching end of the world and the eternal triumphant rule of Christ. In His own time and way, God will bring all things to their appropriate end and establish a new heaven and a new earth. Jesus Christ will return and rule. The righteous and the wicked will be judged and God will establish a new heaven and a new earth where the righteous will dwell forever with the Lord. Ephesians 1:9-10; Revelation 21:1; Titus 2:13; Revelation 1:7; 3:11; John 14:1-3; Matthew 25:13, 41-46; Acts 1:11; Revelation 20:10; Philippians 3:20-21; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; I John 5:19, 28-29


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Running on Full
The teens found themselves stranded in their snowbound car on a remote Arizona road for 11 days, resulting in such severe frostbite that Marseilles ended up having both legs amputated below the knee.
That hasn't stopped her from pursuing an active life, and on Oct. 11 she realized her dream of becoming the first woman double amputee to run the Chicago Marathon, completing the 26.2 miles in 6 hours, 27 minutes. That's good enough to qualify for the 2016 Boston Marathon, where she'll run to honor those affected by the 2013 tragedy in Boston.
After earning a B.S. in communication from Arizona State in 1992 and then a B.A. in child development from CSULB in 1996, she began working on her master's at Long Beach. Her life took yet another turn when her prosthetist showed her a video of the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta.
"I was just enthralled. I could not believe that amputees like myself were running. That's what really started the ball rolling. I watched that video and thought, 'What an amazing opportunity to learn to run,'" she recalled.
"Growing up, I had real legs and I was guilty of not exercising and not running with them."
She became so dedicated to the sport that she competed with the USA Paralympic Team and almost qualified for the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Moreover, she became an advocate for persons with physical disabilities and has worked with a variety of organizations including the Challenged Athletes Foundation that helps disabled athletes worldwide take part in training and competitions.
A 1999 Adidas TV commercial shows her from the waist up, with just the sound of her feet running on a track, then pulls back to reveal her prosthetic legs. For her accomplishments, the College of Health and Human Services named her a 2001 Distinguished Alumna.
Nowadays, being a kindergarten teacher at Eisenhower Elementary School in Garden Grove keeps her running in a different way. She and her husband, Beau, have two children, and the family supports her tough training regimen.
Increasingly sophisticated prosthetics help Marseilles and others go about their daily lives. She has three different pairs from the firm Össur, which also made her first running legs, the Cheetah Xtreme.
"I'm an ambassador for them, first and foremost because I believe in the product. I'm a kindergarten teacher, so sometimes I wear my prosthetics 17 or 18 hours a day. On a good day maybe I'll wear them 15 hours and get to take them off a little bit. Because of the quality of the manufacturing, it lets me live my life without any limitations."
Her everyday legs are designed for high activity and can be worn with a variety of flat shoes, while her Flex-Run legs look like a C-shaped blade and come with a special Nike sole. "That's what I ran the marathon in and what I use when I run on the weekends and for training," she explained. In addition to workouts at UltraFit Bootcamp in Huntington Beach, she is often found along the shoreline trail or in the hills of Aliso Viejo with her running friends.
On April 18, the people of Boston will see what tenacity means.
Learn more about Jami on the Beach Magazine app, and iamjami.com.

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Hello Critters! This week's craft post is all about pagination, something that I think can make or break a picture book. All great picture books demonstrate a strong grasp of pacing, which is ultimately determined through the final pagination of the text and development of the manuscript itself.
Take, for example, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Maurice Sendak has some seriously long, run-on sentences in that book that would even give Nathaniel Hawthorne a run for his money. But it doesn't matter, because Sendak is a genius. He understood that it wasn't the structure of the sentence that mattered so much as how he broke it up amongst the pages. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is the greatest picture book of all time for many reasons, but pagination is a big part of that. Sendak breaks sentences in the middle, straddling them across the pages throughout the book, not necessarily in conjunction with the punctuation. In 1963, that was pretty revolutionary for a picture book. Even today, I rarely see authors do that without an ellipsis.
I remember the first time I re-read WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE as adult. On the final page, the text reads "and it was still hot." The line is in reference to Max's dinner, which we know Max's mother sends him to bed without in the beginning of the story. The pagination of this line is brilliant. It's the perfect ending. It leaves the reader wondering how much time has actually passed? Did Max really leave? So many questions arise from this simple collection of words. It's satisfying, and yet leaves us wanting to know more. It allows the reader to understand that even at our worst, there is still love. Max misbehaves and lets his inner monster out, but it doesn't change his mother's unconditional love for him.
Sometimes I wonder what Ursula Nordstrom, Sendak's editor, thought of his manuscript the first time she saw it. I imagine it would have looked a bit like a short paragraph. The entire book is only made up of 10 sentences, totaling about 338 words. But it's how Sendak broke those 10 sentences that created such dynamic pacing and anticipation for the reader.
For me, pagination is a feeling. I sit down with my manuscript and read it aloud to myself over and over and over again. I like to test raw manuscripts out on my three-year-old too. I'm always surprised by the lines or details he connects with instantly. As I read, I make a mental note of all the places I naturally pause in my speech to formulate or process the next set of words. Those pauses become part of my timing. I also note any hiccups I come across. Places where I stumble over my own words, or find myself self-editing as I read them aloud. Those are sections that still need revision work, which I finesse until I no longer struggle with them. The placement of one word can make all the difference.
I can't stress enough the importance of reading your work aloud, whether it's to yourself or a group. It's the easiest, fastest way to hear issues in your manuscript. You have to understand how your words sound together when read aloud. It's absolutely impearative as a picture book author.
Once I feel like the text is in great shape, I consider the reveal. I think of the page turn as a curtain on a stage. Every time the reader turns the page, I'm pulling back the curtains. Showing them what's coming next. It's my job to get them excited about turning that page. This is where pagination really helps. As an illustrator, I have the advantage of visualizing the illustrations as I do this, which is incredibly helpful. However, if you are an author-only, practicing and understanding how to paginate your own text will help your writing tremendously. It forces you to really look at your pacing and how it works in relation to your story.
Here's a great exercise to try for this:
Print out three copies of your manuscript. Paginate each manuscript differently. Cut up the text and paste/tape them down inside of a dummy mock-up. You can use copy paper stapled together for this. Read each version aloud and see how the pagination has changed the pacing of your story. Is there a version you gravitate towards? A version that surprised you? A version that clarified a problem area for you? Usually one pagination will just feel right when you read it aloud.
Generally, if you are an author-only, you most likely won't need to paginate your own text, the editor or illustrator will do that. BUT, that doesn't mean you shouldn't learn to do it and get so darn good at it that it becomes second nature. It will only help you improve as a writer and storyteller.
Until next time, happy paginating!
What's up on deck? Tune in next week for an interview with picture book author Anika Denise!


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On Writing: Don't Cut Corners, Don't Lose Patience, Don't Sell Yourself Short
So Forbidden Fruit, originally released by Noble Romance Publishing in 2011, remains one of my most-searched stories. It's the one I get questioned about more than any—though a few titles have been unavailable for a couple months. And truly, I didn't intend for the story to be in limbo as long as it's been. When the rights were returned to me in September 2013, I had plans of re-releasing it within a couple months. I wasn't happy with the story. I know a lot of people enjoyed it, and I certainly thank those of you who did. It sold really well—before Firsts was re-released, Forbidden Fruit was easily my highest seller. I really looked forward to those royalty statements. It was a fluff story at the core, short, raunchy, and fun.
So what happened?
Here's the thing about me: aside from the fact that I like to George Lucas Stephen King/J.R. Tolkien my work (by revisiting, revamping, and re-releasing), it took a couple years and a lot of missteps to learn patience. I had a book done, I wanted it out. Yesterday.
Well, some things happened in 2012 that taught me a Very Important Lesson™. Work changed. My life changed. Everything changed. And I became very aware that a lot of what I had out…well, I found acceptable rather than yay, I wrote this! The things that weren't good were probably only noticeable to me, but that was enough. If it's only acceptable to me as the creator, I still have work to do.
I always want better.
That's why I added onto Firsts. Why I expanded Lost Wages of Sin. Why I can't seem to stop from revisiting those books and novellas that came out when I was green and doing my best to get it quick instead of getting it right.
I've said it numerous times, but it bears repeating: I write first for me. Now, I love it (and I mean love it) when my writing finds an audience, when a reader connects with my characters and world, when they see things I didn't or picked up on the things I really wanted to shine. It's a feeling unlike anything else. But when it's a story I'm proud of—really proud of—it's that amazing feeling times infinity. And as more of my works come out of contract, I think it's important that I feel really proud of everything to which I attach my name. From the huge, complex worlds like Lucifer and Big J's to the small, sexy stand-alones like Forbidden Fruit. As an author, I must live up to my own standards before I can be satisfied. I owe it to myself, and quite frankly, I owe it to my readers.
With Forbidden Fruit, I could have put it up without touching the content. It was a high seller. But I wasn't proud of it. So I started to revise it so I could get it where I wanted…and I got stuck almost immediately. I've also learned the art of choosing my moment to work on any given story. So every few months, I'd take it off the shelf, look at where I left off, and add a couple hundred words. But the drive to really work on it wasn't there, and I didn't want to force it.
Well, I don't know what the hell happened, but I'm reasonably confident Forbidden Fruit is close to re-release. It's at least close to being complete; I'll need to reread it, then send it to my editor for her thoughts, but I imagine it'll be back on e-book shelves by August. I only have three scenes to add, and the characters are being chatty, so I hope to have them added over the weekend.
So what have we learned, class?
If you know you haven't done your best work, you're not done. Learn patience, grasshopper. I promise, once the project is done—and I mean really done—trust me, you'll know the difference.


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SO. FAREWELL then John Motson. You were almost as irritating and humourless as Jimmy Hill, but not quite.
For years, decades even, Motson has been riling me with one of the strangest verbal tics on TV, his weird habit of placing the subject of a sentence at its end. It works like this, in a typical Motsonian moment: "That's the second chance that's fallen his way and this time he's hit the post, Fernando Torres."
This isn't how normal people talk, at least not these days. It's the Roman way of speaking, which you'll know if you ever took a Latin 'O' grade. Translating one of those sentences, you never quite knew where it was going until you reached the end – darned confusing, I called it 30 years ago, and it's still as baffling now.
Still, I couldn't help feeling sorry for Motty, who'd plainly had enough of his job by the time he took his last bow, at the final of Euro 2008. At the end of the game, his colleagues should have given him a chocolate watch right there in front of the cameras, but they didn't and I bet that hurt the lad. Motson certainly struck a downbeat note when he told Ray Stubbs in an interview on BBC online why he wanted to quit: "I didn't want to be seen to be deteriorating or declining and I wanted to finish in a finals tournament while I was still coherent."
Those are not the words of a happy man of 62. She really needs to take old Motty far away from his so-called friends, lie him down on a beach and rub fragrantly-scented oils into his back, Mrs Motson.
On to SW19 (as even Radio Scotland calls Wimbledon), where the week's most absurd hype surrounded Andy Murray, whose sporting prowess was paraded in every corner of the BBC after he came from two sets down to beat a certain Richard Gasquet.
It wasn't just the broadcasters who got steamed up. "Murray had come off the ropes like Muhammad Ali" sang a front-page puff on one of the dailies, evoking memories of the famous 'Rumble in the Jungle', when Ali took seven rounds of punishment from George Foreman, before knocking him out in the eighth.
But can you really transpose tennis to the boxing ring? Having a limp-wristed Frenchman ping a rubber ball in your direction for three or four hours is rather different from absorbing hit after hit from an 18-stone heavyweight champion. One way of testing the strength of the comparison would be to put Foreman and Murray in the ring together. Imagine the superannuated barbecue salesman laying into Curlylocks of Dunblane – I for one would've queued all night to witness that spectacle.
On Wednesday, the muscular Rafael Nadal destroyed the fantasy that the Scot might win Wimbledon, dismissing Murray in an hour and 50 minutes, the equivalent of a first-round knock out at the Royal Albert Hall. In the eerie silence which followed, Sue Barker wondered: "What can Murray do to beat Nadal, what can he add to his game?"
John McEnroe had an answer, but it wasn't one the player wanted to hear. "All he's got to do is look at his opponents, who work unbelievably hard," said Macca. "Nadal's spin and intensity are unbelievable. And one thing about Roger Federer, his serve has got better and better. Look at a guy like Murray, and you have to improve… Everything, to be honest." Bummer.
Naturally, Murray received lots of advice from Jeff Tarango and Pat Cash, the kings of the BBC podcast, who love to talk about themselves and about the men's game, but are curiously short of ideas when confronted by women – unless it's to rate them for their looks. This week they barely nodded at the Williams sisters as they processed towards the final. Perhaps the two male chauvinist piglets find these particular women more intimidating than Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova, whom they'd so brazenly patronised during the earlier rounds.
I hope my own favourite among the players wasn't hurt by being so overlooked. If she was, I'd be delighted if she dropped by my place in sunny Leith, where she could show me how she strings her racket, Serena Williams.


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I'm getting too old for this…
Well. maybe not just yet… but this is a big job and when you are monitoring the weather and playing hooky from work and the grass needs cut… taking a day or more to perform such maintenance on your log home weighs heavily upon the soul.
This picture shows how ugly wood can be if left unattended. In my case, this wood is receiving a great deal of TLC & attention as it has just been pressure-washed and is now drying in the sun. The next step in this project will be to sand the areas where the grain has been lifted by the power-washer.
NOTE: After re-reading this, it sounds like I permitted our log home to fall into such disrepair. Not gonna happen…. the picture above is the 'AFTER" photo. This is what the deck looks like after it has been pressure-washed, sanded and awaiting the new finish.
I will let the wood dry another day, and then apply the new coats of protective stain. In my previous post I mentioned that my 'verticals' were holding up to Montana's weather, but my 'horizontals' require treatment every 1-2 years. The yellow arrows show how the horizontals get so weather beaten. If you look at the railing and log wall verticals compared to the deck and railing tops, this is quite a dramatic difference. Also note that the cedar stain on the deck under the overhang also remains in fairly good condition.
Tomorrow I sand… and maybe cut the grass.
Update: As luck would have it, the weather is cooperating magnificently, and today's highs will only be in the 70's… great weather for working outdoors. However, my project is taking me twice as long as I envisioned because I keep expanding the area I need to re-stain. Needed some minor railing repairs also, so today I will begin applying the finish coat. Pictures to follow… more news at 11 – stay tuned!


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Name: Adam
Age: 26 years old
Occupation: Unemployed – Previously worked for a multinational corporation as a systems analyst
Marital Status: Single
The Idea
It all started off with a brilliant idea that came up over a dinner Adam had with his friends in a Mamak stall a few weeks back. He couldn't stop thinking about the idea he had. Fueled with "the" brilliant idea, he decided to look for a developer to help create, what he thought to be the next "Big Thing". Found a few potential developers/designers through referrals and haggled for the cheapest man-day rates. Without much savings or rather not wanting to take any monetary risks ("Better to use other people's money than ours" mentality), he sets his next goal at securing some X amount of seed funding to help kick start his entrepreneurial success.
The Business Plan
Through his network of friends, he lands an appointment with a potential VC. Was asked to prepare a complete business plan with an executive summary, financial projections, target market & risks assessments in which he then spends the next 3 weeks researching on his idea hoping to present a business case that looks good enough for the VC to invest in. With some help from a few of his accounting friends, he managed to pull off a business plan that looks and sounds good. He is more than convinced that his idea, backed by all the time spent on research & projections, is going to be a success. There is, in Adam's mind & heart, no doubt about it.
The Dragon's Den
Adam submits his business plan & was lucky enough to be called in for an Interview. He presents his case to a senior member (A certified chartered accountant with no historical Startup success) of the investment firm. All cases presented was scrutinized, focusing most of the time on Adam's 5 year financial projections. Questions was asked over and over again on how Adam arrived at the projected figures. Adam fought back rigorously, pulling out everything he had to win his case. Adam soon realized that there's no point furthering the conversation. The VC was not able to see Adam's vision. He was finally told to return with a better well researched business plan & hopefully some "traction" that will help to prove his idea.
The "FREE" Money. Yay!
Feeling distraught & disappointed, Adam heads back home with little learning. Awaken to a new day, Adam plans on his next move to help secure the funds he needed. Sharing his bad VC experience with his friends, they suggested him to apply for seed funding from a government grant. No equity, no interest repayment. It's FREE money of up to RM 150,000. Adam signs up, went through the entire ordeal & managed to successfully secure the funds he needed to kick start the development process.
The Action
Adam goes to his chosen development agency & started working out the feature & design specifications of his product. As part of the grant's requirement, a written progress report needs to be submitted on a weekly basis to ensure all funds are being used appropriately. Adam puts in on average 14 to 16 hours a day, working out the product details while his developer & designer works on the codes & designs. Excitement was in the air as more & more features are being rolled out each day. Success was inevitable.
3 months has passed. T-minus 24 hours to the planned launch date. The heat is on & everyone on the team is busy fixing bugs & attending the the nitty-gritty details of the product. Production server is all setup ready to take on any loads of traffic. Nothing can go wrong & will go wrong. Adam and his team was ready. 3-2-1 Launch! Wooohooo! Cheers and laughter in the air. Everyone in the team was happy. Satisfied. The entire process till this time has been both fulfilling & convincing. Adam was ready to take on the world!
Reality Kicks In
Long story short, days & weeks has passed since the launch date. What was expected to happen did not. More features were added, better design was thought out & implemented. Nothing seemed to work. Unsure why, Adam decides to "get out of the building" to talk to some people. He attended a few local monthly events & started talking about his product/start up. This managed to get a few spikes in his analytic dashboard but it all lasted only for a short while. All the talking & interviews, slowly made Adam realize that he might not have built a product/solution that really serve the need of his intended market. Unfortunately the realization came too late. Adam has ran out of resources & can barely survive on his own. With all the monthly expenses stacking up, Adam is unsure if he has what it takes to persistently continue his journey. He had also seek the assistance of the government grant agency, hoping that, through their network of connections in both the public & private sector, something good could come out of it.
The Inevitable
With no money left on the table & a mounting stack of expenses to pay off, survival mode kicks in. Adam decides to halt his dream for now. What comes next can be varying degrees of the same outcome Adam had to face, being one of 80% of startups that fail.
What Can We Learn
To most, the story of Adam's entrepreneurial journey might sound similar to what we have encountered in our own journey. To some, it may had been & have since been better if not success. The question is, what differentiates a successful start up from a failed one? What have they done that is different, that had allowed them to achieve incomprehensible success? What are the mistakes that Adam had made & what can we learn from it to better improve our next startup journey?
In the coming posts, I will serve to dissect each part of Adam's journey into both "The Problem" and "The Solution", that hopefully, will allow us to better understand what is at stake and how can we as individuals & and as a community work together to progressively & iteratively work towards increasing the success rate of startups in Malaysia.
This article is originally published by Adrian Teh on his site.
Adrian was born & raised in Malaysia. He is currently living in Montreal. Previously he was a BPR consultant, now he creates web sites and develop Ruby on Rails applications
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What is Liber? And, how can this model of education solve so many challenges?
Liber Education holds much promise – the principles which it entails are applicable universally: geographically, socio-economically, & regardless of the type of education/schooling which one has previously completed or is presently pursuing.
Below is a quick overview for those who are uninitiated / unaware of liber – feedback on these posts, is, as always, most welcomed.
Be exceptional in all you do!
Eight Strengths 4 Success
Please think in depth today, and every day thereafter, about the correlations between these strengths and success principles; they are intertwined & inseparable.
If you're already pursuing true success (please don't confuse this pursuit with mere money) , this correlation may seem more clear to you than to the other readers of this post. Regardless of where you are on your journey, my hope is that this made you consider your life in a different, more significant way than before you saw it.
Recommended readings on this topic:
Trail riders
Educate the ignorant.
Spread prosperity.
Heal families.
Promote freedom.
What do these have in common? They are all defined missions. And, I've been blessed to have begun to build the rest of my years around each of them – additionally, they are purpose driven ways to lead and live a significant life.
A 'trail rider' can be defined as one who may sometimes have to follow, as Frost taught us, the 'road less traveled'. He (she) may have to invest time and sacrifice some events in the here and now for far greater reward later. Another definition is that of a leader who is willing to serve, and serve, and serve …. and to help with shifting the dialogue from that of a problems to a solutions based mindset.
Yet, with the state of Western civilization, North America, and the U.S. itself in decline, there's no doubt whatsoever that more trail riders are very much in demand so the supply will increase to meet the deep challenges that face us. It won't be the politicians of either the red, blue, or any other color/shade that will meet these head on: it will be the regular citizenry that joins the ranks of the trail riders.
How can someone make this crucial decision and have it not be a 'try'? There are some hurdles to jump over, however, with the stakes as high as they are, these are worth far more than their weight in gold when weighed on a scale against the alternative. What is the alternative? A nation, let alone a continent, or numerous countries across the globe, that is/are far less free, or entirely un-free. [ * By the by, this entire post is inspired from a live talk (and a subsequent audio recording of it) by freedom, Constitution, and leadership education expert, Oliver DeMille. ]
The hurdles – what are they? Each of them simply require a shift of priorities. Everyone has plenty of time to focus on these, however, it will be a far smaller percentage who do each. Let's review them on a high level, and at some point in the future, there'll be a new blog post or two to revisit this critical topic.
First / 1st / A
Spread Entrepreneurship
THE most important.
Mr. DeMille has studied historical cycles going all the way back to the ancient Egyptians, and in the peak civilizations from early antiquity to the present information/connected age, many citizens were owners; they were building assets, and did not depend on a third party for their livelihood.
And, think about it: Why depend on a single stream of revenue (income) in such a turbulent time as the present?
Second / 2nd / B
Read like the American Founders
Also very very important.
The Founders were highly educated ( not trained, not schooled; educated. ) — they were far from perfect men, and their signature document, The Constitution, had about 3-4 loopholes, however, one thing that cannot be disputed by even their most vocarious critics? How much they read. They were well studied in the great conversation: ideas in all genres, from history, economics, science, faith/The Bible, literature, and far more.
is 2013 a far different era than 1764-1789? Of course. However, listen to Mr. DeMille's amazing recording 'The Four Lost American Ideals" to put the rest that citizens from today can ( and will ) make the difference.
Third / 3rd / C
Know the fine print – from laws, bills/legislation, court cases, budgets, treaties.
Very valuable — lest you 'outsource' your gov't to faux experts who do this for you, and NOT in your best interests.
The founding generations treated their youth far different – they held them to high standards which created succeeding generations that were prepared for citizen leadership from a very early age. In the book, 'LeaderShift', page 110, read of Samuel Williams from 1794, and compare it to the stories in the mass media and culture of 2013. What a difference, and not for the better.
Also, keep in mind that budgets are not just for 'green eyeshaders' – they are moral documents, since the currency we spend on our government's every agency/dept/program should reflect what we, the people, deem to be valuable. If we let those aforementioned 'faux' experts determine what's right, what's valuable, et al., are we not abdicating our solemn responsibility as a citizen?
Mr. DeMille summed up his walk throughout history by documenting which of the above 3 fall first, as freedom retreats from a society, and the number of trail riders doesn't grow. Which one? Fine print. Then, being a voracious reader, then lastly, entrepreneurship and the values & principles that go along with it.
We can't let that happen. Putting service before self can be summed up in many different ways, one of which is to promote freedom; another is to educate the ignorant on topics like this ( think: were you taught this in any of your years of schooling? ); still another is to heal families by offering them the education and the tools of financial fitness which show them that having multiple streams of income, esp. those from owning something, can regenerate family life. And, each of the above will lead to sustained prosperity when each organically grow and encompass more households.
Will you accept this challenge?
I have. It's been one of the very best decisions I've ever made & I look forward to helping write the story of how this ends with the pen in my hand. Freedom needs trail riders, just as fish need water. Thank you for reading, and as always, comments are welcomed. Best of the best!
Making a difference starts with …
… better quality information.
Contention of the day: Information changes lives.
Better yet to sharpen that & say: World class information changes lives, so long as one has the courage to grow, to be honeable, and humble enough to confront his/her thinking head-on.
Personal testimonial. This is what I did starting just about three years ago. The information I had in my life up to that point had produced the results that I had, which, far from bad, were just … mediocre; additionally, my happiness was nearer to low tide than to flood tide level.
So, thanks to finding a mentor, associating positively with those who cared about my happiness and wanted to build a long lasting trusted friendship/relationship with me, things started to change, step by step: days, then weeks, months, and now, into the years.
Now, rather than spending so much time worrying about things due to a bad attitude (especially on Mondays; now, all 7 days are equal in how much I look forward to them!), and a focus on self, rather than service, I live a far richer, blessed, and fruitful life in all areas measured through the 8 F's and the 13 resolutions. I used to make 'resolutions' ( not really: they were 'preferences' and not decisions), and not live up to them; I used to spend a lot of valuable time sleeping in, or watching television, or reading books that just made me angry about current events, but offered no depth based solutions to fix things. Now, each of these time wasters and productivity drainers have been replaced by far more effectives uses of time, which allow me to make a difference and build a legacy; things such as:
Reading world class books – have built up a library and always am happy to recommend titles ( see my second blog for the write ups ) and also loan out books to those who are hungry to change
Listen to audio recordings which make me think, which challenge me to grow more, and which contain voices of those whose results I desire to have.
Watch various webinars, DVDs, and vid clips (You Tube) that contain information which leads me to be able to write up quotes to help stretch my thinking, push me out of my familiar zone, and bless others by being part of the 20% of society which "vibrates" to a positive frequency.
Association with other climbers, encouragers, and dreamers who have put serving others through servant, replacement driven leadership far ahead of their personal affluence, whims, pleasure, comfort, and entertainment.
And, am able to describe to others just how I did it and am able to pay it forward – Level 3 motivation is the capstone of a life well lived. Being a creator and part of a huge sea change in the West (esp America) which stresses putting the entrepreneurial/freedom values like tenacity, creativity, long term vision, and numerous others in one's day to day lives.
Unquestionably, it is those who challenge their own thinking through the doorway of better information that can lead the way to an even brighter tomorrow. America's best days are ahead, and so are the West's, so long as we recognize the golden value of time far, far ahead of the silver value of money, and as we see the actions and habits we perform & take blaze a new pathway to far better results which will make a difference in our life, our immediate families, friends, community, and even, the nations in which we live.
May your days be filled with gratitude & all the best!
14 "rules" from 'Our Home'
This was so eye opening to me, that I immediately had my next blog post topic!
So yes, we've all heard of rules before. Many times. Often. However, what about these kind of "rules" , those which have a strong root in past history, and can surely be re-applied as history's rotating cycle has brought us into a '4th season' and on the upcoming brink of a '1st season' ? Most definitely worth discussing!
These 14 are derived from C.E. Sargent's classic read, 'Our Home' , which is a Top 100 recommendation on the TJed Teen/Youth list, thereby making it a must-read, regardless of if you grew up in this classical educational tradition, are now embarking on it, or will be in the future.
One/1 : Embrace the New, then Embrace the Now.
"Those who pine away for the old will not succeed, nor will those who wait around for the old days to come back."
Two/2 : Spend evenings and Sundays with family.
Community's cornerstone is the family unit. When endless entertainment, excessive trading of time for money, dissolution of family, or other issues arise, it's surely best to address these at the root.
Three/3 : Strengthen your self–culture.
This is the antithesis of popular culture; it runs counter to the concept of peer pressure (fitting in with the crowd, looking for approval, being right with others)
Four/4 : Articulate and write out your individual rules for life.
Who are you? Leaders are not conformists, except to core morals & goodness.
Fifth/5 : The focus of families is on raising adults & the focus of education is to prepare young people to be good parents & informed citizens.
Opportunities abound to offer leadership and other crucial chances to impact society positively to those age 12 & up; responsibility is borne from the need to help the family succeed.
Sixth/6 : Meaning is a central component of learning.
Replacing the tunnel focus on 'getting ahead' & prosperity for self. Gratitude, mistakes as growth moments, & persistence shine through.
Seventh/7 : Spend time serving the less fortunate/vulnerable in society.
Service ahead of self (entertainment all the time) and boredom are moved aside. This creates real community and rebuilds social capital.
Eighth/8 : Marriage as a central, vital project/focus.
This evolves from putting working & parenting ahead of your spouse. Family is strengthened, tying back to the fifth rule above.
Ninth/9 : Pursue & complete a true leadership education.
Also known as an 'Impact' education, this replaces 1:1 the previous focus on job & career / professional track. Initiative, ingenuity, tenacity, creativity, and persistence, amongst other skills/values are at the core.
Tenth/10 : Entrepreneurship.
A must. Period. Even for those who have apparent security in their job/career, many find that the security translates to prosperity or fulfillment. The views of entrepreneurs changes over the seasons; the best to emulate is "build(ing) a business to change the world."
Eleventh/11 : Produce wealth.
The best time to produce wealth? Build it when the community, including your family (to maintain standard of living), your country, and society need it the most — in times of economic calamities and challenge. The response is to become a producer, which is far more valuable than a dependent, victim, employee, or consumer.
Twelfth/12 : Developing Creativity and Inventiveness.
Doing so helps address society's problems & ties back to the 11th rule in producing something(s) of value. Opportunity springs from challenges in offering people what they need, as well as want, even in times that it seems far more difficult to do so.
Thirteenth/13 : Inner resiliency.
Winston Churchill is a wonderful role model for this rule. He was able to remain optimistic and enthusiastic even when life was very very hard. Leadership dovetails perfectly here with effecting positive change.
Fourteenth/14 : Growing your ambition.
Being clear to define 'ambition' in the right context for the season/time, as either/both of these > Making sure the right side wins. Making sure the right changes happen.
The quality of the education and leadership determines at the heart what will result from the winning side's victors and after the change(s) take place.
Did this information hit you as mentally hard as it did me? I have come to believe more and more that the times we are in are far from what the self-anoited 'experts' are saying is a 'great recession'; on the contrary, it is far, far deeper than that. However, without reading, studying, and listening, let alone associating with those who also do these things, its clear why a fair number of those in America & the West have agreed, at least on the surface.
Comments are most welcome. Thank you, as always, for reading, and God Bless.
* Chapter 7 in the terrific book, 'Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens" was my primary reference for the above; some of the comments below each rule are mostly my own, tying in from other books.
Do you have the mindset of an innovator & creator?
Innovation & creation. Are they not both building blocks of a growth based, free enterprise economy?
For sure!
So, in that case, we can draw an arrow, without any leap of logic, to what one engine of rebuilding the entrepreneurial mindset of America is and what we need to encourage across all socio-economic classes, whether age, gender, race, ethnicity, or otherwise.
The below information was culled from a fantastic book I read about 15 mos. ago, by none other than leadership expert, John C. Maxwell, 'Developing the Leader Within You'
For any given change proposal, the graphing of the responses looks like this:
2% – Innovators
10% – early Adopters
60% – middle adopters
20% – late adopters
8% – laggards
I'd say that this is very telling as to why the macro economies of the West have stalled; of course, there is far more to this analysis than just this, however, it's definitely a piece of the analysis that may not be as well studied as others. Regardless of one's intent, often, a review will be colored by the person writing it- so if you're reading an economic study, you may not find out that the person is resistant to change in his/her profession, or generally, so could that's why, perhaps paired with a lack of reading, we're not hearing more about this.
When roughly 12% of the population embraces change openly and without time, emotional, or rational resistance acting as 'sand in the gears', and 28% on the other side of the teeter totter, could that be why so many look not to entrepreneurs, but to big institutions of yore ( think: big business/corporations, big education, big unions, big government ) or "experts" (many of whom aren't really experts, lacking their 10,000 hours invested ) to deal with the issues causing economic dis-location, stagnation, and missed growth opportunities?
Let's change this graphing by addressing the deep roots: Read more. Listen more (at the expense only of your own thinking that you know the answer(s)). Invest in yourself ahead of all else by cutting needless expenses that have no return on dollars spent. Find mentor(s)) to follow. Join a community based leadership growth group in your area. And, by all means, focus on the great that's out there – innovate your thinking, and adopt the mindset of an eagle. We have enough chickens and chicken littles 😉
Is the entrepreneurial community the future of business? Thoughts of the Day
Something to closely think about as 2013 moves full steam ahead: What is the future of business in the West, let alone the world?
Could a concept melding entrepreneurship, in some ways historically considered to be someone(s) who is a lone wolf (-ves), and community, which by its very definition is plural, be the path forward, the 'Ho Chi Minh' trail out towards prosperity, purpose, and to fulfill our potential as born geniuses who have been covered in 'glaze' ?
My answer: Most definitely.
Think about it. When you take the 'edge' off of the perceived risks of entrepreneurship as compared to its alternatives by mixing it with community, which is rightly perceived as a team who has come together to make the individuals forming it stronger ( 'iron sharpening iron' ), you get a potent combination, do you not?
Taking this a step further, we live in a completely new age/era – we are well past the years when people were looked at as mere hands to build widgets while not exercising independent thought; we're also beyond the time where huge corporations and other big entities dominated the landscape, and everyone felt secure in giving up autonomy and trade it for perceived (false) security. And, are we also not well past the time when your only entrepreneurial pathway was to sign a big stack of papers, putting your entire future on the line, to get a loan to build a business from scratch?
Again, my answer is: Most definitely.
The issues we have in order to grasp this is to replace traditional thinking, traditional sources of information, and traditional habits for what is already working well. Going back centuries into history, we find that Edmund Burke opined about entrepreneurial communities in his time & place; he called them 'little platoons', although he was living in a time when agriculture was still the dominant industry. Talk about having foresight! So, now that we live in a time when the internet connects us all, and the 'six degrees of separation' have been shrunk to four, is there any reason why the little platoons of yore cannot become the dominant business model of the 21st century?
These communities can & will comprise of men & women who want to learn together, grow personally by applying better quality information into their day to day lives, leverage their investment into their minds by pooling those perceived risks of being an entrepreneur, & al l the while, being the 'glass cleaners', the 'candles in the dark' for society.
What kind of non traditional, non conformist thinking, information, and habits will be an asset to those who voluntarily choose this path forward? Let's ponder for a few:
1. Putting aside that winning means someone else loses ('zero sum') and trade it for Level 4 thought / Habit 4 from Covey — win:win
2. Tossing aside entitlement and victimology for earned results & personal accountability
3. Understanding that big institutions/entities no longer can effectively offer security, govern society, or be on the cutting edge of thought.
4. Over time, replacing mass media sources ( satellite/cable + radio, FM/AM, newspapers, magazines, et al.) with specialized information culled from the very best in entrepreneurship & community building. This is a branch off the crucial "Define. Learn. Do" tree that is a base law of success.
5. Realizing that schooling & education are not one in the same. There is nothing at all wrong with conveyor belt & professional track schooling ( K-12 & undergrad/grad/post grad ) so long as they are supplemented by self-directed education, also known as liber/liberty/TJed.
6. Building the habits of associating positively, putting others ahead of yourself ( 'service before self' ), reading, and listening.
7. Studying entrepreneurship and applying the skills that these men & women use in your day to day lives within the community (while learning, studying, & growing oneself) & outside of it the rest of the time by practicing top notch people skills.
8. Being very clear on the massive difference between investment and expense. (using the "Y-D-I-L" equation goes a long way to help make this simple. )
9. Putting mental fitness and physical fitness on the same level playing field. Both matter; a LOT. This seems so simple, yet why do so many not put money into their minds, yet spend so much money on gym memberships? The latter is very useful, but the former is just as much.
10. Paying forward what you learn inside of the entrepreneurial community with others. Learning is best applied when you teach/coach/mentor someone else who is not yet part of the community with you. The old way would be to 'hog' what you know, thinking it would be a competitive advantage; this is Level 3 thought at best, and perhaps Level 2; Only Levels 4-5 are useful in this developing model.
Thank you for reading today, and I hope & trust that this post made you pause, ponder, & stretch your mind. Nothing but the best to you on your journey!
Associate like an Eagle
One thing that goes without saying: Associate positively.
What does THAT mean?!?
In short form, it simply means to spend as much time as possible around those, whether they be friends, family, fellow businessmen & women, or other students, who have the right thinking, and who are striving to become. There's been an awful lot of 'dumbing down' in our Western society over the past 50+ years, and the results are in, and continue to roll in: Friendship, true friendship, the number of those whom you'd put your trust into without concern of gossip, is well down from the past; Less people know their neighbors; marriages don't last as long; parents aren't as prepared to raise quality kids since they don't spend enough quality time with them …
So, let's do whatever we can, house to house to house, family to family, and person to person, to change this. Not surface level/wave change, though. Rather, let's resolve to be the example, to break away from the conventional wisdom/norm, and go out and meet people who are living lives intentionally, who are growing themselves personally, and who realize that education is different from schooling, and thus are putting world class information into their lives on a day to day basis.
Nothing is promised, and will doing the above & associating with people of this caliber by itself be easy? No. Nothing easy is ever worth it, and nothing worth it is ever easy. However, the price we are paying for the questionable association and for putting endless entertainment ahead of lifelong learning is ever clearer, and it is high: High in that the foundation of the West is crumbling, and it will take true leaders to put their feet down in the proverbial pool to change this.
When you find a group of men & women who are doing this very thing, do not even think to criticize them, to complain, or to whine that it won't matter, or that what they are doing is too hard, or will take too long to show results. Instead, make a decision ( far different from a preference ) to join them. The West needs more of us to answer the call: Will you?


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Sad fact is, the organizers of this should have planned with the MD-DC-VA area Islamic Centers and Masajid (Mosques) to not have Jummah and send everyone to the Capital hill and only have one for those who can't make it. I know several local communities in the area that have 2-3 Jummah times and they will have it tomorrow.
Anyways, inshaAllah Allah will make it a success. Ameen!


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Croatia is home to eight different UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ranging from rolling plains and gothic graveyards to ancient city architecture. If you're planning a holiday to Croatia, we'd highly recommend taking the time to scout out a few of these awe-inspiring destinations.
The second biggest city in Croatia, Split is known for its ambling beaches and beautiful buildings.
At the very heart of the city lies The Palace of Diocletian, an impressive structure erected by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the 4th century. Previously home to thousands of local people, today you can visit more than 200 ancient buildings among its sprawling remains.
The largest of eight national parks in Croatia, Plitvice Lakes also earned its UNESCO status by being one of the oldest national parks in Southeast Europe. Nestled between the Mala Kapela and Pljesevika mountains, 16 lakes are naturally arranged into stunning cascades. These pools of jade and azure water are connected by flowing waterfalls and surrounded by forests containing bears, wolves, and multiple species of rare birds.
The Euphrasian Basilica in Porec boasts striking mosaics dating all the way back to the 6th century. Widely regarded as one of the world's best examples of early Byzantine art and architecture, its appearance has been altered by accidents, fires and earthquakes, leaving the remnants of previous buildings. When you visit, keep an eye out for the 4th-century mosaic hiding in the floor of the church garden.
Stari Grad Plain, on the island of Hvar, has been used for agriculture since the 4th century BCE, when ancient Greek colonists began growing grapes and olives in its rich soil. For 24 centuries, agricultural processes have remained almost unchanged and the stone walls and shelters built on the plains have been carefully preserved to this day. Visitors can learn about Croatia's history here and sample organic produce over views of expansive and lush greenery.
Numerous Stecci – or Stecak – medieval graveyards dot the Balkan countries of Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzgovina, and Montenegro – all protected by UNESCO heritage status. Huge monoliths act as striking gravestones and rise from each burial site. Carved with artwork ranging from between 500 and 800 years old, you'll discover images of stars, moons, dancing figures, animals, flowers, and more. You can view over 4,000 of them around Dubravka and Cista Velika alone.
This triple-knaved Basilica is considered one of the most important Renaissance monuments in the Adriatic. Built between 1402 and 1441, the domed limestone structure of the cathedral of St James houses ornate sculptures and perfectly preserved 15th-century artworks. The surrounding town of Sibenik sits at the mouth of the river Krka, meaning you can stop for a waterside lunch and enjoy gorgeous scenery along with the cathedral's artistic architecture.


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Andy, a friend of mine that is also a recruiter, showed me a idea that I had only allowed myself to marginally consider. He took a chance and started his own practice and it is working out very nicely for him. He said, "Take those networking contacts that you have and turn them into prospective clients." Why not? If I really want to take charge of my destiny I should go out on my own and sell my time for my expertise and never have to work for another boss again.
Along the lines of my post "The Entrepreneur," I've been giving my vocation some series noodle time. After all, I've got all the time in the day to think (and, unfortunately, trying to fall asleep, too). Sure, it'd be great to start my own IT consulting practice; being my own boss, etc. But the thought of managing all of that makes me cringe. I could do the work, no question. I'm highly skilled in IT Project Management – infrastructure, datacenters, managing teams, etc., but it is the sales part of the gig that would be the tough part.
I think the hardest part of the consulting is that you've got to "fill your own pipeline." Right? You have to go out and drum up the business, then you have to satisfy the project scope, then you are out of work again. Repeat. The trick to me seems to be implementing a rolling wave. In project management we talk about a rolling wave as a continuous sine wave. On the up slope of the wave we are planning the work. On the down slope we are doing the work. But with consulting I think you have to start planning (finding additional work) before you reach to bottom of the slope.
If I'm unemployed long enough I'm going to reach out to my business network to see if there are some extra projects that they have that they'd consider my help with. I think that is a way to ease my way into consulting. Dipping my toe in the water instead of jumping in off of the high dive! I've already got some ideas on how I'd market myself for this type of work. CIO On Demand, IT Project Manager and Business Continuity specialist, for starters.
In the meantime, I'm still looking for full-time employment with strong and growing companies.
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Custom and Practice Unmasked: the Legal History of Massachusetts' Experience with the Unauthorized Practice of Law
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Through educational barriers, occupational licensing, and bar association activities, American lawyers have endeavored to achieve a monopoly on the practice of law. One tool that has helped cement their ability to define lawyer-only turf is the unauthorized practice of law ("UPL") doctrine.
This Article, which explores Massachusetts' attempts to bar lay practitioners, reveals that the state's unauthorized practice of law movement took hold relatively recently. It has been marked by fits and starts, by active proponents and by equally determined naysayers, by headline grabbing politicians and bar leaders, and by increasingly assertive judges. Perhaps most importantly, this account also reveals much about the inefficacy of judicial decision making in regulating lay practice.
Massachusetts' experience with defining the practice of law recently came to the forefront in one hotly contested field – real estate conveyancing. In 2011, the state's highest court, the Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC"), interpreted the Commonwealth's UPL statutes in litigation that remains currently unresolved. Real Estate Bar Association, Inc. ("REBA") v. National Real Estate Information Services, Inc., 459 Mass. 512 (2011). After acknowledging that the "practice of law" is difficult to define, the SJC invoked "custom and practice" as a critical benchmark by which courts should undertake a fact-based inquiry necessary to determine whether certain conduct by laypersons constitutes unauthorized practice.
This review examines the key rationales cited by the SJC for restricting the field to members of the bar. It reveals a tradition which has attempted to reconcile the public's access to services against lawyers' interest in protectionism, but which has left UPL principles in a confused muddle. While the Massachusetts judiciary has carved out for itself the constitutional authority to define the practice of law, its few clear precedents provide insufficient guidance for application to modern social needs and economic realities. The underlying REBA litigation is a useful example of the inherent limitations of the kind of case by case approach which has marked the Massachusetts experience. The Article concludes with cautionary remarks about the consequences of judicial control of the UPL doctrine and identifies alternative mechanisms by which courts could proceed.
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Alexis Anderson. "Custom and Practice Unmasked: the Legal History of Massachusetts' Experience with the Unauthorized Practice of Law." Massachusetts Law Review 94, no.4 (2013): 124-141.
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Common sense prevails as Bildu is allowed to run in elections
Spain's top court allows a nationalist coalition to participate in the May 22 local elections, reflecting a refreshing willingness by the judiciary to ignore political distractions and examine the facts.
By Guy Hedgecoe
Just as the campaign leading up to the May 22 local elections was starting, the Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Friday that the Bildu Basque nationalist coalition should be allowed to take part. A vote of six votes to five reflects the intense political pressure surrounding this landmark vote.
While there will inevitably be outraged voices in Madrid, the ruling is an encouraging sign that Spain's highly politicised courts can take tough decisions based on the evidence before them, rather than vague suspicions that ETA terrorists must be at work behind the scenes.
The izquierda abertzale, the pro-independence Basque left, has made substantial moves to prove its own democratic credentials in recent months, as well as to persuade ETA to abandon violence. Yet when the Constitutional Court ruled in March that newly formed party Sortu was illegal due to its alleged links to ETA, it looked like the Spanish judiciary's blanket approach to almost everything nationalist had not changed. But the closeness of that vote against Sortu hinted that magistrates were more willing than before to block out the political noise around them and examine the facts.
The governing Socialists, who passed this case on to the courts, seem to feel obligated to dismiss any move by the izquierda abertzale as an ETA ploy for political reasons, not least pressure from the Popular Party. However, on this occasion, their key congressional partnership with the moderate Basque nationalists of the PNV was at risk of falling apart if the court voted against Bildu.
Despite so much political pressure, Spain's top court has shown, by the slimmest of margins, an admirably cool head on this occasion.
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GoT's Cast and Creators Weigh In on the Series' Biggest Betrayals
With Season 5 less than a week away, now is the perfect time to relive some of GoT's game-changing moments. HBO2 will air a pair of episodes each weeknight featuring the series' most shocking betrayals, beginning tonight at 10 pm ET. After the jump, you'll find your marathon viewing companion, full of commentary from the series' cast and creators on GoT's deceptions and desertions.+


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He used a bat to attack a Lake Tapps homeowner who uses a wheelchair, charges say
A man accused of a break-in that turned fatal at the Lake Tapps-area home where he used to live was charged Wednesday.
Bradley Eugene Bouton Jr., 35, pleaded not guilty at arraignment to first-degree burglary and two counts of second-degree assault.
Court Commissioner Meagan Foley set bail at $250,000.
Charging papers and the Pierce County Sheriff's Department give this account:
Bouton moved out of the home in the 5300 block of 218th Avenue East several months ago.
"The home has multiple residents who move in and out frequently," the declaration for determination for probable cause reads.
He returned with his stepbrother about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, and they attacked someone outside the home with baseball bats.
Then they went inside and used the bats to attack the homeowner, who uses a wheelchair. Bouton hit the homeowner in the head with a bat, the homeowner told investigators.
Then Bouton and his stepbrother proceeded upstairs, where a man and his pregnant girlfriend were living.
The man shot at them, aiming at their feet. When the stepbrother continued toward him, the man shot him in the chest.
The stepbrother died from the injury. He was identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office as 40-year-old Rush Haggerty of Seattle.
Bouton was shot in the foot and fled.
He went to a Seattle area hospital for treatment, where detectives arrived and spoke with him.
He said he'd gone to the home to get some of his belongings.
The homeowner told investigators he didn't know the reason for the attack.
"The state reserves the right to add an aggravator due to the vulnerability of the homeowner," the charging papers say.


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MSN Clicks with Foxsports.com
Foxsports.com (www.foxsports.com) will be the primary sports-content destination on Microsoft Corp.'s MSN network (www.msn.com) under an agreement announced Friday.
MSN and Foxsports.com will team up to provide all advertising on the co-branded site, giving advertisers a one-stop-shopping opportunity.
The two parties will also work with Fox's broadcast- and cable-sales efforts to offer integrated packages of online and on-air elements tied to sports events such as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the National Football League regular season, the National Football Conference Playoffs and Super Bowl XXXIX.
Video sports content will be available via "MSN Video" utilizing Microsoft's "Windows Media 9 Series."
Content will come from Fox Sports and Fox Sports Net, as well as FSN regional networks. It will include behind-the-scenes video from FSN's Best Damn Sports Show Period, Fox's Fox NFL Sunday and upcoming FSN nightly series I, Max, starring Max Kellerman.


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Engineering, Physics and Maths Graduates - Mechatronics Department
- Recruiter
- Atlas Elektronik
- Location
- Dorset
- Posted
- 26 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2018
- Discipline
- Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Project Engineering, Research and Development
- Sector
- Defence, Marine, Sciences, Software & Hardware
- Job Type
- Early Career, Engineer, Graduate
Purpose of job
Provide technical solutions for our products and projects in the underwater defence domain. This may include autonomous vehicles, sonar systems and performance, underwater acoustics, acoustic propagation, signatures, signal processing, environmental exploitation, design of complex systems for the underwater defence and security environment, etc.
Reporting relationships
Reports to Team Leader
Staff responsibility
Budget responsibility
Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith
Employment status
Permanent, full time (37 hours/ week)
Outline of knowledge, skills and personal qualities required across the range of roles and examples of the types of application shown below. Training and development relating to the specific job role will be provided.
Qualifications and skills
- Degree or equivalent (i.e. BSc, MSc, PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, System Engineering, Physical Sciences, Project Management or related science/engineering subjects.
- Good A level grades, or equivalent, including Mathematics and Physics
- Good report writing and general written skills
- Competent in the use of Microsoft packages
Knowledge and experience (will be developed in the job role if not held)
- Awareness of submarine and ship systems
- Knowledge or experience of sonar, underwater systems, signal processing (knowledge and appreciation of technical analysis).
- Understanding and application of project management principles
- Awareness of system engineering process and documentation
- Software skills using development, scientific or engineering software
- Awareness and understanding of budgetary control and reporting.
Examples of application
- Research into sonar, electro-magnetics, signal processing, modelling (including computer modelling and model development), simulation, data analysis and experimentation.
- Design of complex systems to provide solutions to the development of processes and products, ranging from small component designs to complex and large equipment for use in the underwater environment.
- Mechanical design including assembly design, structural and stress analysis, calculation, material selection; present designs to external customers; support testing and acceptance.
- Support sea trials on board ships and submarines.
Personal qualities
- Focused on delivery
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Sound analytical skills; logical thinker
- Can plan and manage own work ensuring it meets delivery timeframes
- Presentation skills – able to present information coherently and confidently to all levels, including customers
- Ability to communicate with non-specialists
- Good interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates sound judgement consistently
- Ability to take on and deliver complex tasks to time, cost and quality
- Application of knowledge and expertise in challenging and diverse domains
- Ability to understand the military and civil customer requirements and turn these into user and system requirements
- Ability to transition research into products or new research areas
Key accountabilities may include
- Applies engineering practices to day to day situations
- Support to team in technical liaison with customers and agreement of requirements
- Provide sound advice and guidance on technical matters
- Uses technical knowledge to offer solutions to problems that are fit for purpose; thinking innovatively and creatively
- Provide technical input to bids and projects; writing reports
- Works to required safety and quality standards
- Work on board ships and submarines, travel in the UK (and possibly overseas)
Behavioural requirements
- Highly self-motivated
- Keen interest in science and engineering
- Flexible and adaptable
- Demonstrates determination to succeed
- Keen and quick to develop and learn
- Proactive in applying knowledge in other domains
- Enquiring mind, can think laterally and challenge the status quo
- Able to apply knowledge and ideas to real problems
- Thorough and conscientious
- Team player
More information
The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).
How to apply
Please forward your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the post by the closing date and state the job title in the subject line.
Due to the nature of our work and the projects you will be working on, all candidates must be eligible to gain security clearance. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all posts from suitably qualified people regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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My diet took a nosedive during the year of writing and recipe testing for The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook. Oh, I'd love to say I walked my talk that year, but the truth of it, my friends, illuminated the lesson that follows.
I ate a good deal of burritos and dark chocolate bars while writing a cookbook extolling the health benefits of India's ancient healing system, Ayurveda. I believed because I was writing a book (!) I was too busy to cook, which is exactly the attitude this book seeks to dispel by displaying the simplicity and beauty of natural, homemade food.
I watched plates of freshly cooked vegetables, grains, and legumes be accosted by tweezers while bright cilantro leaves wilted on the styling table nearby. Later, I watched our photographer, Cara Brostrom's toddler enjoy some of the recipes that had so recently been objectified, accosted, and beautified through the lens. Evelyn's little hands squished and squeezed the foods into yet another state, chased them around the highchair tray, finally eating them. In the moment, I was confused, having seen my dear and sacred friend Food, go through such indignity, only to arrive at such a contented ending. At the very end of this day, Food became the building blocks for a sincere little body.
Food, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is "Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth."
Busy, according to the same, means "having a great deal to do."
Why is it now, these two concepts are at such odds for many of us? Do I have so much to do that I cannot focus, a little bit each day, on maintaining life and growth?
When the crumbs settled, a few months after releasing the manuscript to Shambhala Publications, I was left with the following:
Busy is a state of mind.
There will always be more to do- how I react to that reality is my choice between happiness and stress.
Food maintains Life.
How I approach the act of eating links daily duties with a spiritual connection to Life. Ayurveda, the science of Life, teaches that the act of digesting food connects the human to the cosmos. Take the planetary elements that made up the carrot and make them a part of me! What a great thing to add to my to-do list.
Writing this cookbook has pushed me through the gauntlet of busy-ness and deep into the heart of my love for Food. I choose to enter the kitchen with reverence and joy, free to relish the time spent with my dear Food. The hobby, the necessity, of cooking is something I hope this book may bring to readers. And readers, take heart, when you find yourself at the burrito joint, I was there once, too.
Um, more than once.