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According to the Alaska Department of Fish and game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers until after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen … had to be a girl.
We should've known. Only women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
For some of us, preparation for the Blizzards of 2006 started on Halloween!
Once a year, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) districts demonstrate to the various agencies they serve (American Red Cross, County Sheriff, etc.) that they can respond in a natural disaster and provide emergency communications. These tests are called Simulated Emergency Test (SET).
The ARES parent organization, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), takes these exercises very seriously with very clear guidelines. However, this does not mean we can't have a little fun. ARES District 24's Operation and Training Officer, Randy Reynard (NQØR) planned this year's SET with the following news flashes:
ARES District 24 Simulated Emergency Test
NWS Statement 29 October 2006, 2000 MST
A strong storm is forming over the Sierra Nevada region and is expected to move into the Rocky Mountain Region over the next two days. This storm has the potential for heavy rain, icing conditions and heavy snow.
A winter storm watch will go into effect at 1201 AM MST 30 October.
Persons with agricultural, public safety, utility and transportation interests should make preparations for unusually heavy winter conditions starting sometime Tuesday.
No action should be taken by D-24 personnel unless there is an imminent danger to lives or property that is not part of this exercise.
The exercise will be monitored by ARES D-24 Operations.
Randy Reynard, NQØR
Operations and Training Officer
On October 31st, Randy, acting as an agent of the Douglas County Sheriff Office (DCSO), activated ARES District 24. In the scenario, with the impending storm, gangs of vagabonds were roaming the neighborhoods within Douglas County, looting or begging for scraps of food. The DCSO also requested hourly weather reports.
In reality, the gangs of vagabonds roaming the neighborhoods were the trick-or-treaters taking part in the Halloween festivities. Most of us participated from the comfort of our homes. Some reports were very imaginative, with a house catching fire, helping a pregnant lady give birth, and 18-foot snowdrifts blocking the neighborhoods.
18 foot drifts? Almost prophetic with the blizzards Colorado suffered in the end of 2006!
Let's fast forward to five days before Christmas.
I subscribe to a number of weather alert services (in my attempt to be proactive as the Emergency Coordinator of ARES District D-24). As the first blizzard was moving towards Colorado, my pager and e-mail account inbox were filling up. It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out that we could be in for a time of it.
As I was pulling into work on December 20th, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office called my cell phone. The Point of Contact (POC) for the DCSO asked me to be ready to activate ARES D-24 to staff at least one or two Red Cross Shelters and the DCSO Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Throughout 2006 D-24 has been training and training for such a call. One part of me hoped we would never have to use our skills, the other part of me wanted to see how well we would do.
Taking the call, I now became the Mission Coordinator (MC) and I either had to start planning for the activation or look for someone else in D-24 to take the assignment. I decided to plan for the activation. I sent out a "heads up" page to all the members of D24, asking for a preliminary availability. As responses started to trickle in, the DCSO called me around 10 AM for an activation: one radio person at the DCSO EOC and one radio person possibly at a Red Cross Shelter, maybe at the Douglas County High School. Both assignments were in Castle Rock.
As the weather rapidly got worse, my office released us early. As I headed towards Castle Rock, I had at least one ARES operator monitor our primary activation frequency (Eric Freund, KØEWF) and record any D24 member checking in and have them wait for assignments. I had another D24 member (Perry Lundquest, W6AUN) heading toward the DCSO EOC. I originally planned to be at the DCSO EOC, but plans quickly changed.
As I was racing towards Castle Rock, traffic already started to back up around the Lincoln exit. As I got closer to Surrey Ridge, I saw the bottleneck. In the center lane was a stalled UPS semi-tractor trailer. The rig could not get any traction and the driver was putting on chains. Other truck drivers were taking this as an omen to pull over and apply their chains. These big rigs making their way over to the shoulder only added to the already increasing traffic problem.
As I got past the UPS truck, I received another call from the DCSO. The first Red Cross Shelter would be set up at Kirk Hall in the Douglas County Fair Grounds. The DCSO wanted a faculty as far South of town as possible for stranded motorists south of Castle Rock. I looked at what D24 members who were available and close to the southern part of Castle Rock.
I was the only one close. I figured I could multi-task, provide communications for the Shelter and still be the MC for the activation. I quickly went home and changed into my self-proclaimed ARES uniform: hiking pants, boots, ARES shirt with sweatshirt, and thermal underwear. My go-kit was already in the truck.
I got to the Fairgrounds, but finding Kirk Hall was challenging. It was not easy to get to, as the snow covered up all signs and the road access was completely smothered by snow. So I shrugged my shoulders, put the truck in 4-wheel drive and made my own tracks. I noticed the Red Cross Emergency trailer parked next to Kirk Hall, but I did not see anyone around. The building was open. I went in and scared the willies out of a Fairgrounds employee. Once he got his wits about him and I identified who I was and why I was there, I selected a spot for my radio operations and set up my stuff.
Perry (W6AUN) finally got to the DCSO EOC and reported that the DCSO requested a second shelter to be set up at Chaparral High School. I checked with Erik (KØEWF) on who was available for assignment near Parker. Mark Kelly (WØGO) was available. I mentioned to Mark that he could be at Chaparral over night as the storm progressed. Eric volunteered to join Mark and the two of them could tag team the assignment.
I had Eric transfer net control to Perry (who now had help from the infamous Randy – NQØR). By now it was 3 PM and we were getting rumors from DCSO that I-25 would be closed from Lincoln to Colorado Springs. Donita (KCØSWX) called in for limited assignment (she could help out from her home, but could not deploy yet). I had Donita start calling up members for second and third shift assignments at the DCSO EOC, Red Cross Shelters or as Net Control.
As I did my first radio check with net control, Douglas County Search and Rescue (DCSAR) showed up with the Red Cross (RC) volunteers (about an hour after I got there). One of the DCSAR volunteers looked at me and asked, "How'd you get here?"
"Big blue pickup truck out front," I answered.
"Really?" he replied.
"Well yeah, it has four wheel drive and a pretty high clearance." I said.
"He probably knows how to drive in this stuff," quipped another DCSAR volunteer.
"Shaddup." said the first DCSAR volunteer.
Joyce, the Red Cross volunteer, smiled at me and said in a stage whisper, "We have been stuck and needed help digging out. I did not realize a HUMVEE could get stuck so easily."
As the evening progressed, we had a few folks trickle in. The DCSO EOC reported that I-25 was now closed from Lincoln to the New Mexico border. Most of our guests were folks that had to be rescued from US 83 (Parker Road south of Franktown) and County Road 105 (South of Larkspur). The travelers along these routes figured that these roads were not closed down and should be okay to drive on. One of the DCSO Deputies said this storm already had the shades of the storm in 1997, with travelers getting stranded.
Made you wonder where Santa was at with his lady reindeer, except we were four days from his big trip.
Donita was pretty busy getting our relief shifts. My relief (Carl Schultz – KB9UNG) hiked in from his house a half mile away. He looked like an Eskimo in fatigues. Randy and Perry got their relief from a father and son team (Mikey – KBØVJY and Daeron – KCØCNS). Perry and his trusty Isuzu Rodeo made it ok to his home in Highlands Ranch. He mentioned that it was really spooky being the only one on the Interstate. Randy, on the other hand, was not so lucky as he and his mini-van continued to get stuck in the snow on his way to the Founders subdivision in Castle Rock.
My trip home was uneventful, after all, according to DCSAR I know how to drive in this stuff. However, during the evening hours I found out that Jeannie and Allie were out in this fun stuff and had gotten stuck.
During the Christmas break Allie agreed to watch a friend's dog in the Meadows (another Castle Rock subdivision). Both must have thought they were female reindeers in a previous life or figured the trusted Ford Explorer could go anywhere (a true statement most of the time). But without a fat man for traction to drag around in the snow, they got stuck in the cul-de-sac where the dog under Allie's care lives. Some of the neighbors helped the dynamic duo dig out, but in the process, Allie's cell phone fell out of her coat pocket into the snow. She was not aware of this until Jeannie and Allie got home. She was fairly bummed.
As morning came, I jumped back into the blue truck and raced back to Kirk Hall to relieve Carl. During the night, twenty-nine guests and one horse found their way to the shelter. At Chaparral, seventy-five guests took up the Red Cross invitation. However, the snow stopped the third shift relief staff from relieving the DCSO and Chaparral High School teams.
Donita's availability upgraded to full-time status and Sue Walentosky (who never made it to Castle Rock, so stayed at Donita's) started a three hour process of digging out and heading towards the Chaparral Red Cross Shelter. With about twenty minutes of digging to do, one of the ARES members, in trying to be chivalrous, suggested over the radio, that perhaps Sue and Donita should review their "options". I sat at Kirk Hall just shaking my head and then heard Donita's response: "Oh no, after all of this work, we will be there." Within 30 minutes of this broadcast, Donita and Sue relived Eric and Mark, along with Perry.
Another member, Jim, used his snow blower to clear out a path in his 50-foot drive way in Parker, and relived Mikey and Daeron.
At about 5 PM on the 21st the DCSO thanked us for our assistance, as they shut down their two Red Cross Shelters and deactivated the EOC.
On the evening of the 22nd, Allie and I took the blue truck to the Meadows to check on her friend's dog. Both she and Jeannie were there on the 21st, checking on the dog and looking for Allie's cell phone. The dog was okay, if a little lonely. Jeannie and Allie's search turned up no cell phone. So in one more attempt, we looked around, calling the number to see if we could hear it.
I did not realize that her tone from my phone was Frosty the Snowman. I was hearing it, but thought the music was coming from one of the Christmas displays. Then Allie heard it. She asks me if I was calling her phone and I said I was.
"Play it again!" she asked.
And then her continence was like that of a coyote stalking a mouse in the snow. Her head cocked to one side. Then deep in the snow, near the neighbors shoveled out driveway, she saw the light of her cell phone. She dug furiously and got close to the pavement, only to see that her cell phone was encased in ice. Out came my trusty pocket knife (a leatherman), and using the blade, I chipped the phone out of the ice. The phone was in good condition with just one scratch on the case.
On the second blizzard of 2006, once again the DCSO activated D24. This time, I asked one of the Assistant Emergency Coordinators, Frank (ABØWV), to be the Mission Coordinator (Melanie carpooled with me and could not leave work early). Frank ramped up the activation for the first wave of assignments. He took a lesson from the previous week by having Donita make the calls for the second and third relief shifts. Donita also took a page from the logistics book and asked Robert (KCØUBD) to provide four wheel drive taxi service for those members who could help, but could not get out. As he delivered Dirk (N2PDQ) to the DCSO EOC, the DCSO deactivated D24, as it seemed more travelers were prepared for this storm and did not need to be rescued. That is, most people stayed home. So must have Santa, as we had no reports of rescuing him or his female reindeer buddies in this weather.
Having back-to-back blizzards was very taxing, but all of us were happy to be able to help out.
Did our training pay off? I think so. The following week at the ARES D-24 Face-to-Face meeting a representative of the DCSO stopped by to convey Sheriff Weaver's gratitude and appreciation.


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Thomas: Today I'm pleased to welcome Joseph Schweichler to my blog. Thank you for accepting my invitation Joseph.
Joseph: Thank you for the invitation Thomas.
TJB: Joseph, please tell us about yourself and your books.
JS: Well, I am a military service member, I love to read and write; especially the superhero genre. So far I have written a total of three books,
TJB: What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
JS: My latest book is Nebulus. The book was inspired by a series of things. I have always been a science fiction lover: Star Wars/Trek etc…I also enjoy reading about unconventional characters. Those that aren't really pretty or glamorous. For example, I think Superman is a fantastic hero, but him looking human has always been a downer. I thought isn't it possible for an alien to look nothing like a human and yet have the world still see him as a hero? This is something I try to tackle in my books.
TJB: (Looking into the camera) Let me read the blurb for "Nebulus" here:
"Nebulus is the third book in the Justice Strike series. It follows the adventures of the alien Nebulus from the planet Kortath. When an unknown threat attacks his planet, Nebulus and his brother are forced off their world and are placed into suspended animation. Upon awaking, Nebulus finds that his brother is missing. So now with the assistance of his computer program, Izla, and the help of an unsuspecting human family, Nebulus will follow in the footsteps of Tigerman and Exile. He will discover what it means to be a hero."
JS: Tigerman is Book 1 and "Exile" is Book 2.
TJB: Do you have any unusual writing habits?
JS: I'm not sure what I would label as unusual. I know many authors, and each with their own habits and styles.
I guess the fact that I don't write my chapters sequentially. I do them as I envision them and fill in the stuff around it.
TJB: What authors, or books have influenced you?
JS: Oh yes. I have been influenced by the likes of Steven King, RA Salvatore, Terry Goodkind.
For books I'd say Spider-Man the Venom Factor, Star Wars novels. There are really too many list.
TJB: What are you working on now?
JS: Now that I have finished Nebulus I have been outlining and writing sample chapters for the next book listed, which is Hyperbolt.
TJB: What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
JS: I have had good success with Facebook. I've reached more people on that medium than any others, thus far.
TJB: Do you have any advice for new authors?
JS: Don't stop writing. New authors I've noticed become easily discouraged, myself included, where I all but gave up on my writing. But, with the encouragement from my wife, family, and friends I picked it back up. Because of this I have done three books.
TJB: What is the best advice you have ever heard?
JS: Don't listen to the cynics, just do what you love. Believe in yourself.
TJB: What are you reading now?
JS: Currently I have been reading the Resident Evil Novelizations by SD Perry.
TJB: What's next for you as a writer?
JS: As I delve into my fourth book I hope to get a Kickstarter going soon so I can get some good people involved, as I would like to make some comicbook adapatations of my characters.
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JS: Do series count as one? (smiling). I would say I need the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Star Wars Legacy of the Force: Betrayal, and at least one Resident Evil book, probably the Umbrella Conspiracy.
Thomas: Thank you for the interview Joseph. It has been a pleasure.
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You're still here, right? I'm still here. What do you mean, "Where have you been?" I've been…uh…doing stuff. Where have you been? Where are the pleading emails? The begging Facebook posts? Huh, HUH? Where are our adoring fans? Ask not what your blogger can do for you, my friends. Ask what you can do for your blogger.
Did that work? Did that distract you from the fact that we've been gone for a while? No? Darn it, Barbie. It was worth a shot.
Our world has turned upside down and back again several times over since my last post. Our feet were firmly under us a couple months into our move, and then I had to go and take a job. I know, right? I sold out. Not for money, either–I'm not getting paid to increase my day-to-day stress and neglect our blog readers–no, I returned to work for the sake of a great idea. One that might just make your life better on a daily basis. See…sooo…I didn't go to work and abandon you. I'm doing something very Hokey-Pokey-ish. Plus, I get to work out of the house in my pajamas. And let's all be honest, that's a crucial negotiation point in any job. Do you want to know all about it? Settle down. Settle down. I'll share very, very soon.
Moving beyond that, the kids are happily settled into their new school, and I
volunteered got suckered into to do some work on the annual fundraising auction. It's an art project. I know, right? Most people really do get suckered into helping their schools with something like this, but I actually volunteered. Eek. That was before I found out I had to do it with Jay's class. I thought I was going to spend a quiet weekend decoupaging my butt off in the privacy of my own home; instead, I'll be spending four hours at the school with thirteen four and five year olds, trying desperately to get them to place their paint-covered hands "just so" as we try to make an animal-themed bookshelf. Hm…now that I've described it, I'm realizing I might have been suckered in after all. The good news? I have another rockin', hyper-organized mom helping me out on it, so it should be good. We'll post photos once it's done. Maybe you'd like to place a private bid? Help out a little Midwest elementary school, filled with super sweet kids?
I miss you all. Have I said that yet? I do.
I said something a while back about not having much time, and someone pointed me to the famous H. Jackson Brown quote, "Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." You know what I say to that? Some of them didn't have kids, and the ones who did all had wives.* Are you with me on that? I know you are.
All of this rambling is intended to divert your attention from the fact that we are still projectless in our new town. We've been short on time, but we're putting the Hokey Pokey Project high on the priority list this month. After all, this is the best time of year to show our family's gratitude for the little things that make us smile.
Thank you for standing by. Our normal programming will resume shortly.
*Don't fact check that. I did some quick googling, but didn't really have hours to spend reading Albert Einstein's complete bio. Just be nice and nod along.


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I was developing a page that for some reason had to use 3 different JavaScript libraries (jQuery, MooTools and Highslide) and got into so much problems. Largely because the different libraries were conflicting with each other.
So I found this thing that helped me: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.noConflict
I just added the '$.noConflict();' method and changed the '(function($ {' sign to 'jQuery(document).ready(function($) {'.
It solved all the conflicts for me. ;)
How to Add the noConflict() Script for jQuery
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She noted that the amendments are aimed at the implementation of the tasks set before the ministry in the strategic road maps.
In the process of their development, meetings with entrepreneurs were held and international trends were studied, she said.
Musayeva noted that the amendments can be divided into five areas: ensuring transparency of taxation, expanding the taxable base, improving tax administration, supporting the development of entrepreneurship, increasing the economic efficiency of benefits and exemptions.
She noted that one of the significant changes was the exemption of employees with a monthly income of up to 8,000 manats from income tax.
Another important amendment is the return to taxpayers of 15 percent of the goods' value when implementing non-cash payments and 10 percent on the basis of a cash register check for cash payments, she said.
The changes also affect the articles on tax administration, she added.
In order to improve it, for example, next generation cash registers will be installed, and taxpayers will be registered in the area where they carry out economic activities, Musayeva said.
The issue of expanding the rights of taxpayers and supporting entrepreneurship was also discussed.
Musayeva said that according to the changes, simplified tax throughout Azerbaijan will be 2 percent (presently, it amounts to 4 percent for Baku and 2 percent for districts).
At the same time, in case of administrative complaints, the tax authorities will no longer withdraw funds from the deposit, but freeze them, she noted.
Entrepreneurs who will operate in clusters of small and medium businesses will be exempted from income tax, land tax and profit tax for a period of seven years, startups in the small and medium businesses segment will also receive benefits in the form of exemption from profit tax and income tax for a period of three years, she added.
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Accessorize – Use accessories to add sparkle to your wedding dress. Be careful while picking the accessories and make sure that you try them out with the dress to ensure that they complement the dress you have picked.
Pick the appropriate and the most flattering sleeve-length and style for your dress. By appropriate, we're merely reminding you that a winter wedding may not be the best time to go for a halter, plunging and backless number unless you're planning on wearing over clothes. If you're feeling conscious about your arms or your shoulders, then you might want to keep those problem areas covered. There are numerous sleeve styles and sleeve lengths to choose from; simply pick the one that fits the occasion best while making you feel pretty and comfortable in your dress.
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Watch out for…
Privacy-exposing ransomware
What's the threat?
A new strain of ransomware threatens to spread your private information to your contacts unless you pay "a modest ransom" of $50 within 72 hours. This is a different tactic to most ransomware, which encrypts your files.
Called LeakerLocker, it is Android malware found in two apps that had been installed thousands of times from the Google Play store. One, called Wallpapers Blur HD, contained wallpapers you can download on your phone and tablet, while the other, called Booster & Cleaner Pro, claimed to speed up your device. The former was last updated in April; the latter in June.
When it strikes, LeakerLocker shows the message: "All personal data from your smartphone has been trasfered (sic) to our secure cloud" (see screenshot). It claims this data includes photos, emails, texts and contact numbers. Security researchers from US company McAfee, who discovered LeakerLocker, confirmed that it can access your data. But they added there's no evidence it actually uploads this information to its server (read more at www.snipca.com/24930).
How can you stay safe?
Always check an app's reviews, because some comments reveal the suspicious behaviour typical of malware. For example, one review for Wallpapers Blur HD complained about it asking for "irrelevant permissions", such as access to the phone's contacts list. Indeed, one of the surest signs that an app is up to no good is requesting permissions that it doesn't need.
Google has removed both apps, eliminating the immediate danger. But we expect to see more examples of ransomware that threaten to release private information, a form of attack called 'doxing'. Previously hackers targeted specific people, including journalists and members of the Ku Klux Klan, but LeakerLocker suggests they may be growing more indiscriminate.
New tools
Android's 'panic mode'
Possibly the greatest advice ever offered comes on the back of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: don't panic. But panic is what many people do when they fear their phone has been hacked. Google, which makes the mobile operating system Android, noticed that users rapidly press the back button when their device starts behaving oddly, particularly when the screen has been unexpectedly locked.
So, cleverly, Google has turned this frantic reaction into a 'panic mode'. If an Android user taps the back button four times in quick succession, the phone assumes you need help. It will instantly close any app that's running, suspecting it to be malware, and return you to the home screen. From here you'll hopefully be able to uninstall any apps causing problems.
Its main purpose could be as an emergency escape from ransomware (such as LeakerLocker – see above), but at the moment it's available only in devices running Android 7.1 (Nougat), and has to be activated by the manufacturer. To find out what version your phone is running, tap the Settings icon (usually a cog), then scroll down and tap 'About phone'. Let's hope this valuable tool soon becomes standard across all devices.
Readers warn readers
Ignore Tesco scam's freebies
What is it about scammers and supermarkets? In Issue 503's ScamWatch reader Jean Atkinson warned about a fake Sainsbury's voucher on Facebook. And in the past few months I've received scam texts and emails claiming to be from Tesco. The email said I had been "exclusively selected" for a £1,000 prize draw. I was urged to click a link to confirm my registration. The text was similar, tempting me with £500 or a free iPhone. I still recall my grandfather 60 years ago telling me to ignore things that seem "too good to be true". His advice is as valid now.
Martin Duffy
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It may sound interesting to you to know that you can make money writing articles online, if you are new in this field. But, you shouldn't be surprised to know that the internet world is full of great writers. These writers have the capability to express their ideas and knowledge through their writings. They can share what they want to say by writing online content. Did you know that most of content on the internet is actually articles?
But, still the internet world is hungry for new writers and it is increasing by leaps and bounds every single day. Every day new sites are coming and the site owners are looking for content writers. Old sites are looking for content writers to increase their visibility, SEO and site content.
There are thousands of blogs looking for guest writers to increase their online content and authority. Do you know if you can write, you can easily make $100-$250+ every day as a freelance writer from the comfort of your home? Your educational background doesn't matter.
You can even start a WordPress blog and write articles on there. It is much more profitable than writing articles for others.
There are thousands of websites or blogs that need your help as long as you are a good writer. But it's difficult for common people to find these opportunities online. Real Writing Jobs does a wonderful job by finding those work opportunities for you as long as you are a member.
So you should now be able to understand the earning potential of a good online writer. But unfortunately not everyone is good at writing articles. Not everyone can express their knowledge by writing articles. This is the reason why the opportunities to make money writing online articles will never end.
Hopefully, you are not a bad writer. You can express your views, your ideas and knowledge through writing. Then I must admit that if you have the ability to write articles, it will not be difficult for you to make some extra money online. Sometimes it will be even more than that, if you are an excellent writer.
Now, it is time to know where to start your journey. Although, the beginning seems to be the hardest, it will not be, if you are confident enough on your abilities. Start with Reading How to Become a Great Writer Really?
Now, it is time to know about some websites that will help you make money writing articles. It's true that there are hundreds of sites that will pay you to write articles. But it will not be a good idea to discuss all of them and make you confused where to join. So it's better to stick to the best ones.
Elance – Work Differently
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Elance is one of the biggest online platforms where businesses go to find, hire, collaborate with and pay top online freelancers from 170+ countries. It is a community of over 2.5 million freelancers and 500,000 businesses. Elance doesn't only help writers make money, but also help programmers, mobile developers, designers and marketers as well.
As a writer, Elance should be a great choice to start your journey. There are already more than 200,000 writers making money at Elance. Hopefully, when you will visit the site, the writers' count will increase more. Just visiting their homepage will make you understand how big the platform is. Because they show how many writers or other workers are already registered on their homepage.
To start earning, you have to join and complete your personal profile. You have to clearly mention what are your talents and what you can do for your clients. If you have already done writing jobs before, you should mention everything in detail on your profile. Provide enough reasons so that people can hire you as a writer. One unique article costs around $5 to as high as $50 depending on the subject. Read Can You Make Money Online? The Reality Will Surprise You.
Complete your profile carefully and remember to mention why someone should hire you. Hopefully, you will soon start getting job offers from clients. As a writer, it's a great place to start. So don't waste your time. You may have already understood that Elance doesn't only help writers make money, if you are good at programming, designing and marketing; it is the best place to start.
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Freelancer works almost like Elance with a little twist. It is known to be the world's largest outsourcing marketplace with more than 8,874,963 professionals and 4,928,943 projects. With over 8 million users, it will not be difficult for you to find a good writing job for yourself. Thousands of new jobs are posted every single day giving you enough opportunities to find the right job.
Like Elance, it is also a place to start as a PHP developer or web designer. You can easily make it a great source of residual income. But, before you continue with Freelancer, you must understand that you should be able to provide good quality service. Because, this is what will help you stick to the site. Otherwise, you will soon feel like quitting.
If you want to join as a writer, decide what kind of writing jobs you want. Decide what kind of work you are committed to doing and recognize your skill set. Figure out a schedule of your choice. The best part is that it entirely depends on you when you want to work and when you don't. But always try to do what you are actually capable of doing.
Freelancer is truly a great place to find a suitable writing job for you. If you are good at writing or whatever service you want to provide, it will not be difficult to be popular on the site. It works as a social platform where you can connect with anyone, share your ideas, knowledge and of course, your services. Since, most members are businessman and look for people to work for them; it's quite easy to find your dream job.
Fiverr – The World's Largest Marketplace
Fiverr, known as the largest global online marketplace for small services, is a wonderful place to utilize your writing talent. Although, it's not basically built for writing jobs, it is one of the biggest marketplaces online for small services starting at $5. Fiverr receives millions of visitors every month and is one of the most visited 500 websites in the world.
If you can write well and you can provide your services starting at $5 per article or more than that, you should start with Fiverr. After you visit the site, you would see that there are a lot of categories for work. There is a specific category for writing and translation jobs. Hundreds of writing jobs are posted every day in this category. You can post your own gig (The tasks or services that you will provide are also called 'gigs' or 'micro-jobs' at Fiver) in this category.
There are people who earn hundreds of dollars every month from Fiverr. Some of them even live on Fiverr income. So it shouldn't be different for you. Here, your services can be rated by people who purchase from you. More positive ratings you get, more reputation you will have. People will order more from you and you will make more money as a result. It doesn't matter if you provide writing services or some other services, the quality of your service matters a lot to make you a successful seller.
It works on a reputation-based promotion system. If a seller (As a writing job provider, you are a seller here) can successfully complete at least 10 transactions, Fiverr increases their value on their site. The seller is also provided with advanced tools to offer add-on services. In this way, the seller becomes popular and the number of orders also increases for their high rating. As a result, the seller makes more money on Fiverr. So, obviously it should be a great place to start. Read 5 Quick Money Making Ideas Online You Can't Ignore.
As previously mentioned, Fiverr is not only a place to utilize your writing talent, but can also be used for many other purposes. If you know about SEO and can provide SEO services, it is a wonderful place to start. Click This Link to learn how Fiverr can be used to make money providing small SEO services.
Squidoo – Create Single WebPages For Free
Squidoo is a popular site that helps users create web-pages on their interests or recommendations. You can even earn money for yourself. Squidoo started in 2005 as a user-generated website where a user can create beautiful web-pages or lens on a subject that they are interested in. Soon it became highly popular for their unique concept that everyone is an expert.
If you have good writing quality and attract readers through your writing, you may join Squidoo. The best part is that you can write on any subject of your interest and create a lens. Once you complete it and publish, your lenses can be indexed by search engines like Google. You can even promote your lenses with friends on social media. There are obviously many other marketing methods you can use to promote your lenses or web-pages created on Squidoo.
Once you start getting visitors to your lenses, you would start making money. Because, Squidoo shows Google advertisements on the lenses and shares 50% of the revenues. Since, Squidoo is a highly trusted site and all the lenses go through evaluations, only the best quality lenses get the chance to exist. So Squidoo lenses tend to rank very high on Google getting you more visitors and income. It also allows to earn revenue from referral links to sites like Amazon and Ebay.
HubPages – Create Your Own Free WebPage
You can also join HubPages. HubPages is almost similar to Squidoo and helps you make money in the same way. You can create a small web-page and promote it online. Here, the pages you create are called HubPages. Hubpages shows Advertisements on your Hubs and you can earn when your visitors interact with it. Referrals links to Amazon or Ebay products are also accepted.
Like Squidoo, It is an open community of passionate people – writers, explorers, knowledge seekers, conversation starters. Interacting and informing. But before you continue with any one of these sites, remember that everything depends on the quality of your work. This is what will help you grow as a better writer.
As previously mentioned, every time someone views one of your Hubs, they display ads. 60% of the revenues are shared with you. The best part is that they make it easy to create a Google AdSense account. Remember to activate the HubPages Earnings Program from your account. If you write many high quality hubs, it will not be difficult to make a significant amount of money every month.
Fortunately, this is not the end. There are many other sites where you can make money writing articles. Some of the popular names are Demand Studios, Suite101, Bukisa, Ehow and Helium.com. If you are good at whatever you do, it is not difficult to make a difference in your financial situation. What you need is to choose the best place to utilize your talent. I tried to suggest some of the most popular and highly recommended places to utilize your writing talent. But, it can't be ignored that everything depends on you only.
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Managing Food Allergies in the Cafeteria
Tips for Food Service Managers and Staff
Eating in the school cafeteria is often stressful and can potentially be dangerous for students with food allergies. Hidden ingredients, cross-contact between foods, and the fear of allergens left on lunch tables are often cause for concern.
The food service staff, as part of the food allergy management team, is vital to ensuring the safety and inclusion of students with food allergies. The following are tips for food service staff members to reduce the risk of exposure to food allergens and help prevent allergic reactions in the cafeteria.
Identify the student. With parental cooperation, create standard procedures for identifying children with food allergies that do not compromise students' privacy or confidentiality rights. For example, a recent picture of each child could be kept in a location that is not visible to other children or the public. Procedures must follow the requirements in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Know what to avoid and substitute. Make reasonable meal accommodations after receiving approval from a doctor or allergist through dietary orders or as stated in the child's emergency care plan. Share menu ideas with parents of students with food allergies to identify potential allergens and improve healthy eating. Make sure to give parents adequate time to review menus before serving them to students with food allergies.
Read labels. Read all food labels and re-check with each purchase for potential food allergens. Be prepared to share food labels, recipes or ingredient lists used to prepare meals and snacks with others. Keep food labels from all foods served to children with food allergies for at least 24 hours after serving the food in case the child has a reaction.
Prepare the kitchen. Designate an allergen-safe food preparation area. Follow policies and procedures to prevent allergic reactions and cross-contact of potential food allergens during food preparation and service. Consider posting FARE's Cross-Contact Poster Set in English and/or Spanish to remind food service staff about allergen-safety. In addition, keep current information for vendors and supplies so you can get food ingredient information. Ensure that vendors alert school staff before a product substitution is made so that the new product can be vetted for potential allergens.
Develop cleaning procedures. Encourage children, school staff and volunteers to wash hands before and after handling or consuming food. Wash all tables and chairs with soap and water or all-purpose cleaning agents before each meal period. Please note that antibacterial gels do not remove food allergens from surfaces.
Create a safe and inclusive cafeteria environment. Consider designated allergy-friendly seating during meals (open to any child eating foods free of identified allergens). There should be additional efforts to ensure a child is not sitting alone in this seating area. Reinforce the school's rules against bullying and discrimination and take action to address all reports of bullying of a student with a food allergy.
Prepare for and respond to emergencies. Be familiar with each student's emergency care plan and the doctor's statement required by USDA. Have rapid access to epinephrine auto-injectors in cases of food allergy emergency and train staff to use them. Consider posting FARE's common symptoms of anaphylaxis poster in the cafeteria where it is visible to food service staff.
Promote parent involvement. Provide advanced copies of menus for parents to use in planning. Find ways for parents of students with food allergies to share their knowledge and experience with other parents.
*Please note: This list is non-exhaustive. It is critical for food service staff to receive comprehensive, ongoing training on the severity of food allergies and the precautions that must be taken to ensure a child's safety.
For additional resources and more information:
- Visit Massachusetts Department of Education – guidelines for Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies in Schools at www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/allergy.pdf (section on "Food Services/Cafeteria")
- MenuTrinfo's ""AllerTrain K-12" program
- National Restaurant Association (NRA) ServSafe Allergen Online Course
- Managing Food Allergies in the Classroom
- Download FARE's Cross-Contact Poster Set (English)
- Download FARE's Cross-Contact Poster Set (Spanish)


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CITY leader Mike Whitby has promised he will not give up on a bid to land a super casino jackpot for Birmingham.
He is planning a hearts and minds campaign to influence Ministers by proving popular public support for the multi million pound regeneration project.
Coun Whitby is convinced the city's cause is not lost, even if the Whitehall rumour mill is right and the super casino is already destined for Blackpool.
He expects the rules limiting the country to only one of the 24-hour gaming houses to be relaxed.
"It has been a mess up," he said. "At one stage we were going to get several - and we went from that down to one.
"I don't believe there will be only one super casino ultimately and we have to make sure we are there with a proposal that suits Birmingham and the West Midlands region. It is essential the city gets one."
The "don't give up" message was reiterated today by the city MP who believes the super casino bid has already been stitched up by the declining seaside resort.
"It is quite possible the law will be changed so we have more of them," said Yardley MP John Hemming.
The MP is a fervent supporter of the Blues' scheme to build a sports village on the 60-acre site around Saltley's Wheels Park, focused on a multi --purpose City of Birmingham Stadium.
"I will support whatever mechanism achieves that," he promised. "Birmingham should not give up ."
He said the consolation prize of one of the eight large or eight small casinos would not be sufficient to bankroll the ambitious Blues scheme.
They have fruit machine jackpots fixed at a maximum of #4,000 whereas the super casino will have 1,250 slots with unlimited jackpots.
Meanwhile deputy Labour leader Coun Ian Ward believes Birmingham needs to enlist overwhelming public backing to give its bid a realistic chance of success. "We are not going to win unless the public of Birmingham come out to support it," he said.
"Popular support is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the Capital of Culture bid and Birmingham didn't."
The man behind the Blackpool bid is reclusive leisure tycoon Trevor Hemmings, who wants to build a gambling mecca on the seafront with a casino and hotel complex inspired by ancient Egypt.


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blah blah blah apartment blah blah blah hair blah blah blah yoga blah blah blah
So, here I am, bored, not knowing quite what to do with myself. So far we've shown the apartment to five different people and have gotten one offer. The offer seems good enough for me, but the Husband says we ought to be able to do much better, by which he means, the Asking Price. He feels it's too early to negotiate too much off the Asking Price. We've also had one couple come back for a second look, but they really couldn't afford the apartment. It would have been too much of a stretch for them to get approved by the Co-op Board. Sucks, since they have enough income, just not enough assets. But that's the way it works in NYC Co-ops - in this fickle business world, an income of half a million a year can become an income of zip on a moment's notice. So the only thing that REALLY matters is what you have stashed away.
And in our Co-op, what you need stashed away are Liquid Assets exceeding 1/3 of the purchase price after the purchase of the apartment. IRA's, 401K's, investments in privately placed or otherwise illiquid funds don't count. Basically, it's bank accounts and readily liquidatable mutual funds. Thus, if an apartment costs a million dollars, after you purchase it, you have to be able to show three hundred and thirty thousand dollars in basically cash AFTER you put your downpayment down. Oh, and the downpayment cannot be less than 25%.
And these are relatively tepid co-op financial requirements. There are some co-ops that require more than the value of the apartment in liquid assets! This is exactly what puts people in the mindset of buying all those new condos that are going up all over the city. Of course, you get what you pay for: condos cost more per square foot.
And that is your lesson in NYC real estate for the day.
In the meantime, I am continuing to shun ALL real estate brokers, and showing the place myself. It is a bit of a time suck. I have to show it today at 2 p.m., which cuts right into the middle of my day. On the other hand, what else am I doing with my time?
I want to be practicing Bikram, but fear is holding me back. What if I end up swollen afterwards? What if my Alloderm slips? What if my nose swells to elephantine proportions? Damn nose is already really swollen again today. I bruised it yesterday, massaging it. If my doctor really really knew me, he would never have suggested that I do any self-massage. I go overboard. I just do. And I did. The bridge of my nose, which was supposed to have gotten slimmer through massaging the edema out towards my cheekbones has a nice rug-burn-like abrasion on it and a shadow of blue bruising which extends up to my eye sockets. NICE! Arnica is my best friend today. And NO f-ing massaging anymore!
My whole DIY (do-it-yourself) mentality is very helpful in many instances, but here, it just ended up making me look like I got punched in the face.
One area where DIY is working for me is my hair. Now it's this topic - the DIY on the hair topic - that actually inspired me to start writing about my wigs a few days ago, before I got too bored to continue. So, without going into a description of every wig I wore for the year I was bald (there were MANY, in many colors and styles), I will cut to the chase and say this: after being bald, and then wearing my hair in a buzz cut, and then watching the tufts of hair grow into a not-quite Portman-pixie when I would have rather had long, flowing hair, after wearing my hair pinned back in ever-increasingly long ponytails and waiting approximately four years for an actual haircut that attempted any sort of non-ponytail style.....after all of this, I have become amazingly unsentimental about my hair. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE my hair. I love having hair. Every day I wake up and look in the mirror and praise GOD that I have long, lovely locks. I make my kids touch my hair and ask them if it's soft. I get thrills from combing it and coating it with conditioner. But I no longer "care" so much about it being anything close to perfect. Which leads me to the ultimate freedom: the freedom to cut my hair MYSELF.
That's right. My hair was getting insanely long. I could no longer comb the back, it was losing it's bounce. It looked like a giant wall of hair, which might be fine when you're sixteen, or if you're six inches taller than me. But I wasn't rocking it at all. I was chatting with a fellow wavy-curly girl in front of the kids' school, and she said that just cuts it herself to acheive the look she wants. Hmmm....I thought. I already color my hair myself, and quite successfully, to the point where friends have asked that I color and highlight theirs rather than paying several hundred dollars to have it done at Fekkai or wherever. So, why not snip a bit. Make the curls come back to life.
And that is what I did. Without any sentimentality, I lopped off several inches of excessively long ends and ended up with what still is quite long hair, only now it bounces and springs again. After working on the length, I realized that the cowlicks in the front were still not working out well at all. What was I to do with them, I thought. Well, again, without fear, without sentimentality, knowing that anything I did would grow back as it has in the past, I lopped off everything in the front, right up to my cheekbones. I held with that for about a day, until I realized that cheekbone length still meant that my hair was falling into my eyes and making me want to wear it pulled back, which was what I was trying to avoid.
So, day three of the DIY Haircut, I snipped a bit more off the front so that I have long layers along the sides of my temples, starting at eyebrow length and falling to my ear that blend perfectly with the rest of my hair, such that it just kind of looks like long hair that falls exactly the way I want them too. It's the best my hair has ever looked, before or after chemo. I am thrilled. But I am also going to hide my scissors. NO MORE CUTTING! Can't turn this into a compulsive thing, after all.
Oh yeah, and I finally stopped biting my nails....for a while. I have to say that last bit because history shows that I will bite them again eventually. But wearing them to fingertip length and coating them in BLACK polish is working, so far, to keep them out of my mouth. Who would have thought that black nail polish would be the antidote to nail biting.
As for physical activity, I feel a bit lost. What to do, what to do. I have to admit something that I don't want to admit for fear of getting screamed at, and so I am burying it here....yesterday I did every seated posture up to Navasana and then did Kurmasana, Supta K (still not binding, but hey, it's ONE try, no assistance, first time out of the box since surgery) and Garba Pindasana (which has become incredibly easy post surgery, wonder what that's about). It was awesome. The only thing sore today is my abs. And get this - last night, I had to make many trips to the bathroom. It's like, woa, this Ashtanga stuff really DOES cleanse the digestive system.
But the many trips to the bathroom are one excuse I have for not wanting to sweat my ass off in Bikram today. I feel as if I am already quite depleted. I mean, I am talking MAJOR trips to the bathroom.
So, then, what can I do to get the endorphins going? I was considering going up to Equinox Fitness and seeing about a one-week trial membership and then taking in as much as I can in the way of stairmaster, elliptical trainer, recumbant biking. I hate that stuff. HATE. But I need to move. And walking four miles takes 80 minutes and fills me with loathing. You non-NYers understand that, right?
I suppose I could spend the day looking at house listings on the internet. Westport is CHOCK full of listings in my price range. Fabulous fabulous places that will get my heart rate right up there. But that's just dumb. I need to sell this place before I can really fantasize about Westport. Right? Well, maybe just a little....


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This sermon is a great reminder from the scriptures through the example taken from the book of Nehemiah. Many years ago, I wrote a song basically summing up the book of Nehemiah. It was to go with a sermon about the wall of Jerusalem. This sermon below is a refreshing reminder to me.
This has been a difficult winter for many people. For me, I have experienced the crumbling down of some protective walls. Many times, I have fought the battle in prayer. Sometimes we are in that battle field, just trying to get through the day to rise another day. Sometimes the problems are still there when we get out of bed. When this happens, it is of great help to know you have a friend you can trust and ask to pray with you or for you. Sometimes we can feel so beaten down by the battle, we need to ask someone esle to pray for us. One prayer can make a huge difference in the battle. Even if that prayer, initially, only reveals to you that someone cares and understands what you are going through.
So, many times we hear about tearing down the walls around us. This sermon gives another perspective. I am learning that some walls are needed. Without walls or boundaries, we become totally vulnerable for attacks. In the case of protection a wall is good and it serves a great purpose. There is always a big gate for entry. We can open that gate at any time to allow that which is good to enter. The book of Nehemiah shows many strategic battle plans in the success of rebuilding that wall in the midst of the battle. (Prayer and fasting, reverence and humility before God, determination, effort, reverent obedience, steadfast faith, trust) May you recognize some of these strategies and apply them to your broken-down wall. May the Lord God of Heaven help you rebuild your wall.
Nehemiah – song
The wall of Jerusalem was broken down.
The gates burned with fire to the ground.
Nehemiah, sat there and prayed to God above.
O Lord, God of Heaven, the Great and awesome God,
Let your ear be attentive and eyes open to prayer.
Let me go to Judah and rebuild the ruins there.
By the Gracious hand of God.
Many men worked day and night.
With reverent obedience, they worked with all their might.
Although they were ridiculed and insulted to their face,
Though the threat of attack was against them, they kept a steady pace.
They worked with half their men holding onto spears.
But God was on their side to alleviate their fears.
They sacrificed everything they had.
They rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem, by the hand of God.
Nehemiah sat there and prayed to God above.
O Lord, God of Heaven, You're a great and awesome God.
If you intend to work, you can get the job done.
Work with the Lord. He is the awesome one.
When Bad News Arrives
Ezra 9:8-9 (ESV) "8 But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold[a] within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery. 9 For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection[b] in Judea and Jerusalem."
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
Nehemiah 1:1-4 (ESV) "Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, "The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire."4 As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven."
Background of Nehemiah:
"Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it"
The HISTORY of the people of Israel was given to us SO THAT we could learn the lessons and avoid repeating their mistakes.
1 Corinthians 10:6-11(ESV) –6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ[a] to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come."
**What is the lesson?? I want to learn the lesson!! God's chosen people, the Jews, couldn't seem to get it right…so it must be really complicated– right??
It's actually AMAZINGLY simple!
It's so simple you wonder how anyone could get it wrong!
It's so simple you have to ask yourself, "Why do I so often forget this?"
- The primary lesson is Obey and honor God and He promises to bless you. The opposite is also true: Disobey and ignore God and you will experience trouble and suffering.
Deuteronomy 30:1-3 (ESV) 30 "And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, 2 and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you."
And generation after generation of Israelites experienced this cycle of OBEDIENCE for a time, followed by a DECLINE (growing cold and compromise) into sin and idolatry, followed by God's JUDGMENT and usually their defeat and slavery to some military power.
**The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are a glimpse into one of those periods when Israel had fallen into sin and rebellion against God and were being dominated by the Persian Empire. They had been either KILLED or REMOVED from their homeland and most of the things important to them lay abandoned and ruined.
**BUT GOD WAS AT WORK!!! In the 5th century B.C….after almost 70 years of dominance… the Persian rulers began to…not "allow"…but INSIST that Jews return to Jerusalem.
Ezra 1:1(ESV) -"In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing".
Cross references:
The result of this first movement was that almost 50,000 Jews got to return and they attempted to rebuild the temple…BUT it would be ALMOST 50 YEARS LATER that a priest named Ezra would be sent back by King Artaxerxes with the authority and resources to rebuild the temple. Now "JUMP AHEAD" another 15 years…and you find God moving in the heart of a man who was uniquely gifted to TACKLE another important task that needed to be done for the sake of Jerusalem's IDENTITY and PROTECTION. That man is King Artaxerxes "Cup Bearer to the King was a man named Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah has genuine concern for his people- (verses 1 and 2)
Nehemiah 1:1-4 (ESV)
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
"Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem."
Why would Nehemiah care about a bunch of people hundreds of miles away from where he was? Nehemiah was well taken care of by the king, in fact the kings life depended upon Nehemiah the cup bearer. Nehemiah would be set for life if he continued on in the king's court.
Was it perhaps because Nehemiah was a Jew that he was concerned about the people in Jerusalem? I am a Canadian but I don't often think about the other Canadians scattered about the world.
Do you always care about people all around the world just because they are the same religion as you? We should but we don't. Perhaps it was because Nehemiah had great memories of Jerusalem when he was a kid? No, that couldn't be it because Nehemiah was born the son of slave, born into captivity and had never stepped foot into Jerusalem up to this point in his life.
Actually, in these verses, his concern seems to grow out of two things:
1.) The involvement of his own brother, Hananai, in the work of the exiles.
2.) His understanding of the importance of Jerusalem to his people in their worship.
Question: Do I have a genuine concern for what people around me are going through?
3.) Nehemiah hears a report that breaks his heart- (Verse 3 and first half of 4)
"3 And they said to me, "The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire."
**The importance of a WALL in Nehemiah's day could not be overstated. Without a wall, a city was nothing more than a group of people waiting to be robbed, harassed and even killed. During that first fifty year period, an attempt was made to rebuild the walls but King Artaxerxes was warned about the history of the Jewish people and he demanded that they stop. So those 50,000 or so people were LITERALLY in constant danger and the broken city walls and burned gates were a constant reminder of the humiliation that their captors had subjected them to.
Canada has become a nation whose walls are broken down…and for the most part, we didn't have an enemy come in and take them down by force. WE dismantled the walls so that we could be "free". The freedom to do – 'WHAT I want to do WHEN I' want to do it, has destroyed the walls of MARRIAGE and FAMILY and SELF-CONTROL and ABSTAINANCE and everyone is in DANGER because there are no walls anymore.
- ALL AROUND US are individuals…marriages…and families that are in DANGER because the walls are down and they don't even understand why.
***It's NOT ENOUGH for us to point to our "better" marriages and "happier" families while those around us are victimized…they want to know if we CARE.
Question: Does it bother you when you hear about a painful situation?
-When I hear of a hurting marriage
-An abused child
-A lonely widow
Dr. Tony Campolo said: "We are caught up in a particular point in our national life in which we are not only terribly materialistic, but worse than that; we're becoming emotionally dead as a people. We don't sing, we don't dance, and we don't even sin with much enthusiasm. There is deadness everywhere. High schools are apathetic. Colleges are apathetic. Worst of all– some fellowships are apathetic. If WE are no longer alive– what hope is there for the world?"
- "Don't just DO something…sit there!"
Neh. 1:4 – "When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven."
**We are all familiar with the saying- "Don't just SIT there…do something!" It's very "Canadian".
I appreciate what Nehemiah does. When confronted with the report from his brother, it doesn't say that he offered a single word of advice…he didn't offer to speak to the king about the matter…he didn't make a personal "resolution"…he got before the God of heaven and he PRAYED. Actually…he FASTED and PRAYED.
Can you see that image…of a man who has been confronted with a HUGE PROBLEM…and who feels an INTENSE BURDEN and is not going to DO ANYTHING or GO ANYWHERE until he really prays about it.
Question: What's my instinctive reaction to "bad news?"
-Work things out on my own?
-Talk to people about it?
-Fall into depression?
-Let it bring me to a place of true dependence upon God again?
Application: How are things going in your life?
If you would say, "Things are going well with me!" Do you realize that God hasn't blessed you so you could simply "soak it in" for yourself. Everything you have (including a good marriage and happy family life) is a resource God expects you to use for His glory.
If you would say, "Things are not going well with me!", it's time to take responsibility for the broken-down walls in your life and seek help in rebuilding them. If Hanani had not been honest with Nehemiah about the condition of the people, he probably wouldn't have responded in the same way…open up with a Godly friend you feel you can trust. Tell them about your burden or your struggle. And recognize the place that real prayer and brokenness before God will play.
Let's all be concerned for one another and see what we can do to help each other rebuild the walls of our life. Let's pray.
Sermon notes: Rev. Pastor Bryan Vaughan
Hope For Today Fellowship – http://www.hopefortodayfellowship.ca


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LocationWinston Salem
6725 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC 27045
New 2018 Winnebago Industries Towables Minnie Drop 1790
This Minnie Drop teardrop trailer 1790 features a rear kitchen, and a single slide for added interior space, plus more.
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