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Limbaugh's article spells out the fiscal and monetary mess we face in this country. I am moved to make a couple of observations.
First, the economic problems the country faces are real. Glenn Beck and others have been criticized for fear mongering, i.e., exagerating the problem and the danger. Beck's perfect storm scenario is indeed the worst case. He predicts food shortages, violence in the streets and martial law. I will deal with the food shortage issue in a moment. Regarding martial law, I predicted four years ago and I still predict that martial law will be declared in this country before Obama's first term ends. But back to the economic problems we face. Unemployment is high. Monetary inflation is policy. Public debt is at World War levels. The dollar faces imminent collapse. Austrian economics has been predicting this crackup for many, many years. the day of reckoning is at hand. And politicians in Washington either do not know what to do or know and will not do it.
Second, are the current President and his sycophants merely economically stupid or, as Rush Limbaugh alleges, purposely steering the nation on the road to disaster? I happen to believe both. Mr. Obama is a trained socialist. He is ideologically married to the leveling Marxist philosophy of from each according to his ability and to each according to his need. I make this judgement based on Obama's rhetoric, background and policies. I do not pretend to know his motives. But I can speculate.
I believe Obama sees the United States as the last bastion of "unreformed" capitalism. By that I mean capitalism which has not been "gentled" by European-style "compassionate" progressivism. In my previous post I discuss the private market versus the public market. The U.S. is probably about 60% public and 40% private, and this is a conservative estimate. The public market is growing everyday by leaps and bounds. Obama will not rest until the public market comprises over 90% of the American economy. He probably operates under the illusion that when the mighty engine of American capitalism is "harnessed" by having its vast wealth redistributed, not only this country but the entire world will experience an economic new morning of prosperity. Of course he does not realize that the wellspring of American production, wealth and prosperity is the private market. By destroying the private market he destroys the greatest productive engine the world as ever seen. With it he destroys the prosperity Americans take for granted.
What better way to rapidly expand the public market than by allowing a fiscal and monetary crisis to bloom? Keep in mind, American voters lean heavily to the left. Arguably Dwight Eisenhower was our last conservative President. Slowly but surely we have been electing Presidents who are more and more liberal. Obama is simply the latest, though the most fervent. However, we almost elected Al Gore and John Kerry, men who rival Obama's leftism. When a fiscal and monetary crisis hits, when Americans' steady supply of goods and services becomes tight, when the dollar collapses, the American public will eagerly sign on to any "emergency" measure Obama suggests will save the day. There is no greater danger in this country than that presented by ignorance and fear in the populace AND a leftist community organizer in the White House eager to pander to both.
Third, mitigating the effects of a fiscal and economic crisis is the tenacity and resiliency of what's left of the private market in the United States. From personal experience I can testify that business, most especially small business, will not go quietly into the night. Small businessmen are used to adversity. They are fighters. They have cash reserves. Never count them out so long as they draw any breath at all. Small business men and women are the spine of our economy. If the destructive policies of the left can be overcome, small businesses will be the institutions that save us.
Fourth, there are wildcard forces at work in this nation that may be too powerful even for small business to resist. There is the mainstream media that is as economically illiterate as the American public and almost as ideological as the President. They cheerlead Mr. Obama's policies and coverup his flaws. And when economic crisis strikes, they will pimp the President's plans. This is a media caught up in meaningless and shallow celebrity, reality TV and courtroom drama. A fearful public doesn't have a chance against them.
Then, there is the popular culture. This is not the America of your grandfather or of your father. This is a nation of risk-averse and righteous individuals who are spoiled rotten. They feel they have a right to be comfortable. They have never experienced hardship. They are caught up in the fluff of modern culture: toneless jungle beat music with sappy, sexual lyrics, hollow social media blabbering, self-mutilation, selfless political correctness, artificial politeness, and a savage and unending stream of video and audio violence. Flash mobs are all the rage, and flash mobs that turn violent are merely an exciting curiosity. What will such individuals do when their toys and other of life's more essential necessities (like food, jobs and government welfare payments) are taken away? We need only look to Greece, Spain and Britain for the answer. In the face of wanton and greedy anarchy, small businessmen will react like the rest of us. They will pack up their things and take cover.
Fifth, in my opinion the canary in the mine shaft that will signal the beginning of this misery is food production and distribution. By and large, despite some federal oversight, the food industry is a thriving member of the private market. So long as it is left alone, it will be tenacious and resiliant. However, once the government begins to pay serious attention to the food industry, once it starts to hamstring it with overbearing regulation (see the latest nutritional and labeling requirements that threaten to remove certain, popular food types from the market), be they environmental, nutritional or egalitarian, production and distribution will slow. Shortages will hurt. Public complaints will be heard. Price controls and rationing will be the death knell of the industry. The canary will die.
What are the chances such calamities will befall us? You have eyes and a brain. Decide for yourself.


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HONG KONG — China's Finance Ministry released on Monday a long list of amendments to the country's budget law that included removing a 20-year ban on local and regional governments from issuing bonds.
The amendments, among many initiatives approved on Sunday by the standing committee of the National People's Congress, represent a fundamentally different approach to a chronic problem in China: how to finance the building of roads, bridges, subways and other projects without letting local and regional governments pile up unsustainable levels of debt.
Since 1994, the national government had essentially banned local and regional leaders from issuing bonds and other forms of debt. That ban reflected a longstanding worry that these governments, if given a chance, might borrow recklessly and later ask the national government to cover their debts if revenues proved inadequate.
But local and regional governments have managed to borrow heavily anyway, notably by using state-owned enterprises under their control to do the borrowing instead, often setting up legal entities for the specific purpose of borrowing more money for infrastructure. The result has been a surge in indirect borrowing by local and regional governments, which the National Audit Office estimated this summer as totaling $2 trillion, or 21 percent of last year's economic output for all of China.
Allowing these governments to start selling bonds and other debt could make it easier for the national government to track their indebtedness. Local and regional governments would require approval from the State Council, China's cabinet, to issue debt.
Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said at a news conference on Sunday that the new rules would "defuse financial risk." He also said that local and regional government debt appeared to have stopped growing in the past year.
According to Standard & Poor's, these debts had been growing more than 20 percent a year from 2008 to 2013, although from a very low base before the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.
The budget law revisions included a long list of other changes, such as requiring that local governments do more long-range financial planning and that they embrace accrual accounting, which involves recognizing revenues and expenses as they are incurred, instead of waiting for them to show up in cash transactions.
The debts accumulated by local and regional governments are in addition to a rapid, continuing buildup in corporate debt, particularly at state-owned enterprises with the political connections to borrow large sums from state-owned banks. In China, overall credit as a share of economic output is approaching levels in the West, prompting some Western economists to worry that local and regional government debt might lead to a credit crisis someday.
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The end to the ban on local and regional government borrowing received little immediate attention, even inside China, because it was overshadowed by a separate decision by the standing committee of the National People's Congress to severely curtail a planned expansion in the ability of Hong Kong citizens to choose their next chief executive.


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2012/06/29: Quick Post: Germany saves world… Maybe
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Short & Sweet on the specific market comments in this post, because today's TrendView Brief Update was an extended discussion of the various price whipsaws back to psychologically important areas after the Euro-zone love fest into this morning. In fact, while a bit of that is follow-up on the other asset classes (i.e. outside of equities), the psychology and technical trend structure are also right back into the key US levels.
And as it relates to the key September S&P 500 future, the replay is almost exactly the same as the optimistic run-up into the FOMC meeting last week. It all seems consistent with market reactions to previous Euro-zone grand bargain announcements, and Yankees Manager and Malaprop Master Yogi Berra's observation, "It's like déjà vu all over again."
Yet, as has been typical, the European moves raise as many questions as they address…
…and we will once again need to wait until next week to see how the Europeans address the classical 'devil in the details.' And for the markets that includes important evolution of some of the key technical trend indications, based upon whether there are indeed slightly more constructive developments in Europe. As we have seen in the past, that can have anywhere from a 72 hour to approximately 5-day lifecycle prior to greater contention weighing on the situation again.
And the equities are acting like they believe the grace period is likely in place. Yet, due to the degree to which the discussion has turned into the mechanisms by which European weak sisters are going to try and avoid taking on additional debt to rescue their banks, it looks like another Jerry Maguire ("show me the money") Moment for Germany and its northern European cohorts is looming large into no later than into the middle of next week.
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An old friend-of-a-friend from university days tracked me down and said she was planning a long trip with her husband - would I mind answering some travel questions?
Would I?! Answering travel questions is practically one of my love languages (along with food, of course). My old friend received an email back from me that may have been a little too enthusiastic. Yes, give me all your questions!
That interaction made me realize something however - I have been traveling for as long as I can remember. I was one year old for my first trans-Atlantic trip, a feat for which my mother deserves an award. As a result however, many of the questions that plague travelers have never even crossed my mind. The answers were trained into me along with being able to pee in a toilet.
Suddenly I realized that my "love language" assumes quite a lot of prerequisite knowledge. So here is my question and rally cry to you, dear friends:
What are your travel questions?
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How High is "High" Turnout?
Louisiana's turnout problem has not been in federal contests. It's been in state government elections.
More than forty percent of Louisiana's voting-eligible population cast ballots in races for the U.S. House of Representatives this year. Is that high turnout? Depends on how you look at it.
First, the good news….
Compared to last year's special election for State Treasurer, when barely more than one in ten eligible Louisianans bothered to vote, this year's midterm turnout is striking.
Even without comparing this year's election to last year, which was the lowest turnout in a statewide election in decades, participation in the midterm should please those who pine for an engaged citizenry.
Figure 1 shows the share of the eligible voter population in Louisiana who cast ballots in the top of the ticket race in each federal election since 1980 – separating presidential contests from midterm contests.
[Technical note for those interested in such things: This measure of turnout differs from the measure used by the Secretary of State in two ways. First, the numerator includes only those votes in the top of the ticket race rather than all persons who cast a vote in any section of the ballot. The top of the ticket race differs by election. In presidential elections, it is the number of votes for president. In midterm years with a U.S. Senate election on the ballot, it is the count of votes cast in that race. In midterm races without a U.S. Senate race on the ballot, it is the total number of votes in all U.S. House races in the state. Second, the denominator is the voting eligible population (VEP) rather than the number of registered voters. VEP includes individuals who are legally eligible to register to vote but fail to do so. Typically, when measured this way, turnout rates come out about three to six points lower than the turnout rate used by the Secretary of State's office.]
Louisiana's turnout looks pretty good in federal elections. Louisiana has a strong record of matching or besting national turnout in presidential elections, and in the last two rounds of midterms – 2010 and 2014 – turnout in the state was close to or higher than national turnout. Turnout in Louisiana remained about as high this year as it had in the previous two midterm elections, yet fell about five points short of the current projection for national turnout (48 percent).
This is no small accomplishment - not only because the national benchmark itself surged to its highest level in decades, but also because of the kind of midterm election this was in Louisiana. The 2018 election in Louisiana had no U.S. Senate race on the ballot and no competitive elections in the U.S. House, so turnout "should" have gone down here relative to 2010 and 2014 and relative to the nation. The national turnout rates include all states, some of which have statewide elections for the U.S. Senate races on the ballot and some of which do not, some of which feature competitive races and some of which do not. Higher offices on the ballot, such as a U.S. Senate race, and competitive elections can drive up turnout. In fact, three of the four lowest turnout rates for Louisiana on this graph are from the elections when no U.S. Senate seat in the state is on the ballot, which occur every 12 years (1982, 1994, and 2006). The fourth is from a particularly noncompetitive U.S. Senate race in 1998 when popular incumbent John Breaux won his third and final term.
Figure 2 offers a cleaner comparison and reveals just how notable the turnout rate in Louisiana is this year. This graph includes only those midterms in Louisiana that did not include a U.S. Senate seat. Our turnout rate this year tops the national midterm turnout rate in just about every year shown – except for the spike in 2018. This is an incredible surge in turnout for a state without a U.S. Senate election.
Now the bad news…
Although a number of political watchers have lamented low turnout in Louisiana in recent years, federal elections have never really been the problem. Our turnout is relatively high in presidential elections and has been on the rise in recent midterm elections.
Louisiana's turnout problem is not in federal elections, it is in state government elections.
Figure 3 shows the turnout rate in Louisiana's gubernatorial elections alongside the federal elections discussed above. This is where the drop has occurred.
While we can praise ourselves for relatively high turnout in 2018, the challenge is whether we can reverse the trend in elections for our state leaders.
A few other tidbits from Tuesday:
While it did not cost any seats, the national swing in the U.S. House elections may have put a small dent in Republican candidates' vote shares here. In the four districts with Republicans and non-Republicans on the ballot in both 2016 and 2018, Republican vote share fell by four points in the First District, 11 points in the Third District, six points in the Fourth District, and four points in the Sixth District. There were only Republicans on the ballot in the Fifth District two years ago, but a challenge this year brought the Republican vote share to 67 percent there. There were no Republican candidates in the Second District in either 2016 or 2018.
There were more votes for the first constitutional amendment (to prohibit convicted felons from seeking or holding elected office for five years after completion of their sentences) than for all the congressional races combined or for any other single election on the ballot – including the Secretary of State's election or the other constitutional amendments.
Pundits will continue to debate the value of using early vote to predict turnout or election outcomes nationally. Here in Louisiana, their use remains very much in doubt for reasons I wrote about last week. Now, we have another example. The number of early votes increased by 29 percent from our last midterm to this year, but the overall turnout rate fell by a point. Much of the boost in early voting this year appears to be the continuing trend of voters moving the timing of their vote from Election Day to the early voting period, rather than reflecting a surge of interest from folks who have been sitting on the side lines.


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Other sights in Rotorua includes the lakeside boulevard and the iconic Government Gardens. Afternoon free.
DAY 8: Rotorua-Waitomo-Auckland (B)
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As fans may remember, last month, Jolie broke her silence on their split, kids as well as her life as a single mother in her interview for Vanity Fair.
The Hollywood actress shocked many of her and Brad's close ones when she talked about the six children considering that she and Brad initially agreed to keep them out of the spotlight in order to protect their privacy.
'It is surprising that Angelina would use the children to help herself in the story, especially after years where both were dedicated to protecting their privacy,' a family pal said at the time.
Back in May, Pitt also opened up about his personal life and struggles following the divorce, but he never discussed the kids.
However, despite the backlash Angelina received after her Vanity Fair article was published, one insider assured us both parents want what's best for their children and are trying to put their interests first.
For now, it looks like both actors are focusing on their family and careers, so there is no real time for the divorce.
Putting it on hold doesn't seem like a big deal anyway, and they are definitely not getting back together for now (or better yet, probably never!)
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Brunch, Bubbly and Ballet
Brunch, Bubbly and Ballet
I hope you'll join me for our next women's networking event! We'll start at Melting Pot for salad, cheese fondue and bubbly, then we'll head to Pacific Northwest Ballet for their production of The Sleeping Beauty! During intermissions we'll enjoy another round (or two!) of bubbly and take a backstage tour to see what's behind the PNB Curtain!
Saturday, February 9
11:30 AM Fondue at Melting Pot Seattle
1:00 PM The Sleeping Beauty at Pacific Northwest Ballet
Our seats will be in the Upper Gallery. These seats retail for $88 + handling fees.
$175 is all-inclusive of PNB ticket, brunch, bubbly, and all tax and service charges. Since this event has tickets, early RSVPs help me a bunch. Use the code EARLYBIRD for $15 off if you reserve by Thursday, January 24!
PS - Totally understand that fondue is not friendly for a lot of dietary preferences. Shoot me a note and we can arrange a salad or whatever works for you!
Invitations are not transferable.


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This paper explores a methodology of working with four young men with previously good reputations, who lost authorship of how their lives were storied. 'Fakebook', an interactive social networking tool, purposed to afford double story development and preferred identity conclusions, engaged the young people in conversations around themes of identity and reputations to help them resist 'downgraded reputations' and marginalising 'truth' stories that were circulating about them. The final section gives an account of the ethics that supported the work and takes a critical look at how it stands accountable to the operations of power and privilege in relation to those who were involved in the process.
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The Origins of AIDS
"The Origins of AIDS is a fascinating and important read that tells how it came to be that over 60 million global citizens are either now infected or have died of HIV."
If there is any question about the impact humans have made on each other's lives, one simply needs to listen to Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire."
Several phrases come to mind, but one phrase in particular will ring through your head as you read The Origin of AIDS by Jacques Pepin—"Belgians in the Congo." By meticulous writing of his research and observations, Dr. Pepin will help you understand the zoological, political, social, and medical climate that both allowed and augmented the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within the Congo and beyond.
His case is scientifically sound, and the pooling of evidence when combined with an epidemiological thought process will give you that sinking feeling of "What have we done?"—colonization and independence both being factors.
Dr. Pepin is, among other things, a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada. He has conducted research on infectious disease in 16 African countries and defines for us various theories of the origins and spread of HIV, but uses epidemiologic and genetic principles to either rule in or rule out their credibility.
What we are left with is a comprehensive story of HIV: chimpanzee virus to human transfer, genetic diversification of HIV over time, unintended spread via medical clinic injections (iatrogenic spread), and the process by which HIV spread throughout the Congo, Central Africa, Haiti, and globally to other nations.
At times the detail is tedious, depending on your interests, but there are descriptions of chimpanzee sexuality, molecular clocks, and phylogenic trees, Central African politics and migration of peoples, sex work in Central Africa, and organized medicine within Central Africa.
For the uninitiated, The Origins of AIDS may be difficult reading; however, persistence pays off. The Origins of AIDS provides an absolutely stunning perspective of how well-intentioned programs designed to help people (and some shadier sides of cost-control in Baby Doc's plasma rendering) implanted an unknown virus that readily adapted and took over humans it acquired.
Maps of Africa, a multitude of graphs (some are difficult to read), references for each chapter, and an index are provided to illuminate the facts. What will help the reader to absorb all the detail will be time and some rereading, but the core of the book is based on irony.
French and Belgium medical doctors treated over a million people for trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), leprosy, malaria, yaws, and syphilis with several million injections of pentamidine, mercurials, arsenicals, and other injectable medications with essentially unsterilized and reused syringes and needles. The irony here is that millions of patients were saved from either tropical or sexually transmitted infections, but these treatments have quite possibly led to the death of 29 million people from HIV infection.
"Transmission of HIV-1 is ten times more effective through the sharing of needles and syringes than via sexual intercourse because the minute quantity of blood from the first user which remained in the syringe or needle is then injected IV, directly into the next user's blood, where HIV-1 can easily spread to the latter's lymphocytes."
And the description in a French report of treatment process within these injection clinics illuminates one reason iatrogenic spread happened: "The principles of mass production and time and motion study should be applied to ensure the maximum speed and efficiency in getting through, say, 250 injections in a morning. The man actually giving the injection should merely have to turn around in order to hand over his used syringe and take a freshly charged one. As he turns back again, a freshly iodined buttock, and the appropriate dose, should present themselves before him."
Also ironic is that one of the medications used by French medical personnel to treat trypanosomiasis was pentamidine. This same medication had a noticed upshot in use in 1980–1981 Los Angeles to treat gay men with Pneumocystis jiroveci—an opportunistic infection that symbolizes the cognizant beginning of our AIDS epidemic and the subsequent discovery of HIV. This was some 50 years after HIV first began to infect humans.
The Origins of AIDS is ambitious and well written, but the abundance of data can be overwhelming at times—although humor is scattered throughout to keep the interested reader going. One surprising omission: scarring and tattoos (knife and needle sharing) weren't mentioned, while all other possible avenues of transmission were discussed—including female circumcision and intravenous drug use.
Nonetheless, The Origins of AIDS is a fascinating and important read that tells how it came to be that over 60 million global citizens are either now infected or have died of HIV. The book also cautions us about ignorance and unintended consequences of our actions—socially, politically, and medically. The fire, as the song says, goes on and on and on and on. . . .


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Blanching -- boiling vegetables for a specified length of time -- is a simple but necessary task for freezing asparagus successfully. Like all vegetables, asparagus contains enzymes that ensure the asparagus plants mature and develop properly. Without blanching to stop the enzymes, the enzymes remain active, and the flavor, texture, color and nutritional content of the asparagus will be compromised. When properly blanched and packaged, asparagus retains its quality in the freezer for 10 to 12 months.
Step 1
Wash the asparagus under running water. Alternatively, fill a large bowl with cold water, then clean the asparagus by swishing it in the water. This method works best if the asparagus is dirty, as swishing it in water removes sand embedded in the tips of the asparagus spears.
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Sort the asparagus into batches of small, medium and large spears, as larger spears require more blanching time than small, slender spears. Blanch and pack each size separately. Spears measuring more than 1/2 inch in diameter are considered to be large spears. Small spears are thin and have a diameter smaller than a pencil.
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Cut large spears into 1- to 2-inch lengths. You can cut smaller spears or leave them whole.
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Place the asparagus in a metal basket or steamer. Immerse the basket immediately in the boiling water.
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Blanch small spears for 2 minutes, medium spears for 3 minutes and large spears for 4 minutes
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Fill a bowl with ice water. When the timer rings, quickly remove the strainer from the kettle, then plunge the asparagus in the ice water. Allow the asparagus to cool rapidly, adding extra ice if necessary. Cooling time is about the same as blanching time.
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- National Center for Home Food Preservation: Freezing Asparagus
- Iowa State University Extension Answer Line: What Is the Best Method for Freezing Asparagus?
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- Colorado State University Extension; Freezing Vegetables; P. Kendall, March 2008
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Ignoring for the moment the need for the RBI to get intimately involved in transactions between retailers and consumers, this is precisely what is wrong with our country:
"Also, by 2100, all our brains will be in vats, with our needs being fulfilled by electric impulses fed to our neurons, while machines will harvest our brains' excess energy to power themselves in their continued domination of humankind". Oh wait, that was the plot for The Matrix.
Babu Jayaram and his family have been waiting to replace their nine-year-old television with an LCD TV. They have also set their sights on acquiring an SLR camera.
Their dream to own these high-value products by swiping their credit cards is, however, unlikely to be realised this Diwali with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) coming down on banks offering zero per cent-interest consumer finance schemes.
The need for instant gratification, buy-now-pay-later, pledging future earnings to pay off usurious loan sharks masquerading as your friendly corporate banker/credit card company. It's not obvious how much of our economy is underpinned by easy credit. No wonder everybody's keeping their eyes peeled for the RBI's latest pronouncements about the repo and other policy rates -- if businesses (and consumers) relied only on money in the bank to buy stuff, our GDP would probably be lesser by 20%."We were banking on such schemes. Though a processing fee was levied, it used to be adjusted against the second instalment. I ended up paying only the cost of the product. But with the ban on zero-interest schemes, it will be some time before we get access to such easy consumer finance," he said.


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We're working with Sedgemoor District Council to deliver The Sedgemoor Conversation
These sessions have been created to ensure that the council can connect with local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations who are delivering services and working with residents in Sedgemoor. The information gathered from each event will be used to feed into the council's corporate strategy.
These are important proactive events, enabling you to have your say about how your group or organisation is managing in the current climate, in which communities are changing and forming. You'll get to have an input not only on your behalf of your organisation, but on behalf of the people you support - to make sure their needs are considered in future council plans, and to make a real difference to the people of Sedgemoor. You will also have the opportunity to meet other groups and organisations.
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William Tyndale and "Solo" Scriptura
While John Wycliffe is known to be the first one to translate the Bible into the English language, the great Protestant Reformer William Tyndale is seen as the father of the English Bible on account of his tireless effort and ultimate sacrifice in getting the Bible into the hands of the common man. In fact, not only did William Tyndale shape the English language even more than William Shakespeare, but eighty-four percent of the King James Version of the Bible is actually a word-for-word copy of Tyndale's work![1]
Once, while speaking with a Roman Catholic priest, the priest had the audacity to tell Tyndale that they would be better off without God's Law than without the Pope's law. Tyndale replied, "I defy the Pope and all his laws; if God spares my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that drives the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you."[2] For Tyndale, providing a personal Bible to the average farmhand was priority number one, and we truly cannot thank God enough for using this man to accomplish such a noble task.
With that said, even the Apostle Peter confessed that there are some things in Scripture that are hard to understand, distorted by those who are untaught, ultimately to their own destruction (cf. 2 Pet. 3:16). Was the plowboy meant to learn his Bible in isolation, as so many of us try to do today?
The Work of William Tyndale
In Tyndale's day and age of sixteenth-century England, Roman Catholicism was the state religion that exercised unmatched control over the lives of the average person. By claiming the ability to pronounce salvation on babies through baptism, as well as offering supposed merit for the dead in Purgatory, Catholic priests positioned themselves as having power over lay people essentially from the time of their birth until well after their death.[3] Bound under this heavy, cradle-to-grave yoke of Roman Catholicism and its false gospel, the average person found himself making pilgrimages to relics, collecting "holy" trinkets such as beads and shoes, and offering money for indulgences (all of which are religious practices that have nothing in common with Christianity). The Catholic Church was the ultimate authority and the people unwittingly submitted.
Looking at the situation with our modern, Protestant eyes, we might wonder how this was possible. After all, if people simply opened up their own Bibles wouldn't they have quickly discovered that the spiritual oppression of Roman Catholicism stood in total contradiction to what the Bible actually says? The phrase "their own Bibles" is where we reveal our own anachronistic naiveté. The average layperson simply did not have "his own Bible." The reality is that the Roman Catholic church was able to maintain its power by restricting the Bible's translation to Latin—a language unknown and inaccessible to the common person—so much so that those found in possession of a Bible in their own native tongue would be punished.
With the Scriptures solely in the hands of the clergy, the Roman Catholic Church secured its authority. They held the proverbial keys to the Bible, which granted them the ability to teach only what they wanted to teach, in the way they wanted to teach it, with no one to hold them accountable. But William Tyndale, recognizing the gross impropriety of the entire religious system, was confident that the Bible could be understood by more than just clergy—and he was right. Thus, Tyndale set out to get the Bible into the hands of the average layperson, dedicating his life to the sole pursuit of translating the Bible into English. His own words describe what motivated him: "It was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth, except the Scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue."[4]
By living as an outlaw, taking on the illegal work of Bible translation, Tyndale ultimately gave his life in order to achieve his goal. By the time of his gruesome execution in 1536, the English Bible (developed in large part from Tyndale's own translation) was in circulation for the common man, and today we continue to be recipients of his grand accomplishment.[5]
"Solo" Scriptura
Since we as English-speaking people now have the Bible in our common tongue, there is greater level of culpability for those of us who neglect faithful study of the Word. Tyndale left us with the greatest treasure any man could possess—the Word of God in an accessible language. So it is not only our privilege, but also our responsibility, to devote ourselves to the reading and studying of the Word. And yet, the one thing that we must always remember is that we still need help in accurately interpreting the Word. There is a reason Christ has given gifted men to the church for help in understanding and explaining Scripture (cf. Eph. 4:11).
Individual Bibles are a wonderful blessing, and we owe a great debt to Wycliffe, Tyndale, and others, but at the same time we must never forget the importance of the local pastor who has the time-tested wisdom and training in rightly handling God's Word (cf. 1 Tim. 3:2, 2 Tim. 2:15). Because a vast majority of us own personal Bibles, there is often an underlying assumption that the vast majority of us can automatically interpret our personal Bibles correctly. This simply isn't true. Even plowboys need pastors.
Make no mistake: there is much that can be gleaned from Scripture with little to no training, and the Roman Catholic idea that unrestricted access to the Bible will lead to theological anarchy is completely unfounded. After all, the doctrine of Sola Scriptura (that Scripture is the sole, infallible, authoritative, and sufficient guide for salvation and Christian living) actually provides spiritual unity among true Christians.
Instead, the real danger is "Solo" Scriptura—interpreting Scripture without help from anybody.
Sure, some people do this intentionally: "Just me and my KJV under a tree." But I doubt that's a majority. More than likely, there are many believers who would testify to some level of frustration, and desire for help, in trying to understand Scripture. Yet, as we look at much of modern-day preaching, the problem is obvious: it's difficult to learn how to study the Bible properly when you don't see it modeled by your pastor on a Sunday morning. Rather than sitting under the soul-stirring stimulant of expository preaching, in which the Bible is explained verse by verse with doctrinal depth and appropriate application, many congregants sit under the soul-starving sedative of topical preaching. They wallow in their own ignorance, much like the Ethiopian eunich (cf. Acts 8:30-31), hoping someone will help. It's Solo Scriptura whether they like it or not.
And truth be told, the Protestant pastor who uses the English Bible for his own purposes (rather than expositing it for his people) is just like the Catholic priest who used the Latin Bible for his own purposes. If one of the great sins of the Roman Catholic Church was the obscuring of God's Word by keeping it in Latin, the great sin of the Protestant church is the obscuring of God's Word by preaching it topically. Both approaches leave the average layperson spiritually handicapped. Both have created barriers that hinder believers from a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the things of God.
Of course, this has a trickle-down effect to it as well: just as the average pastor in a typical modern church professes love for a book he doesn't actually teach, so too do many parents give their children Bibles to try to learn on their own. In all honesty, it grieves me to no end knowing that many children in so-called Christian homes will memorize the names of books of the Bible that they will ultimately never be taught. Solo Scriptura, son.
True Enlightenment
The Protestant Reformation was ultimately the product of men who were enlightened out of the darkness of Roman Catholicism and truly began to understand Scripture for what it was. And we owe a great debt to men like William Tyndale who suffered exceedingly in order to bring us the Word in our native tongue. But the reason for such great enlightenment from the Reformation is actually twofold: not only was the Bible finally released to the common man, but because of expository preaching, the Bible was finally unleashed to the common man. Rather than being left to themselves to study a Bible which was newly available in their own language (as much of a blessing as that was), Protestants of the past were also blessed by committed and trustworthy expositors.
With the beginning of a new year, it's good and right that many plowboys are beginning Bible reading plans. But I'm afraid few pastors are beginning Bible teaching plans. I wonder what Tyndale would say about this.
[1] Steven J. Lawson, The Daring Mission of William Tyndale (Sanford, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2015), 94.
[2] Joseph H. Miller, After 400 Years of the King James Version Of The Bible: A Plow-Boy Speaks, (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011), 146.
[3] R. Ward Holder, Crisis and Renewal: The Era of the Reformations, (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009), 57.
[4] Steven J Lawson, The Daring Mission of William Tyndale (Sanford, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2015), 8.
[5] Ibid., 26.


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Exhibitors are firming up their plans for the 2018 show. The initial list of exhibitors will be posted in the next little while. We are expecting a full house along with some additional big names. Watch for news about the show soon!
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Winner remix contest: Kicking & Screaming
Oops, I forgot to check on the contest winners of the Preset remix contest hosted by Filter Mag.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their remix for The Presets track "Kicking and Screaming".
FILTER, Modular and The Presets finally have picked a winner. I wasn't really blown away honestly, but it's a good effort, although the rebellious fat bass has been removed (in my opinion the best part of the track!).
Download Phrenzy remix of "Kicking and Screaming" by The Presets (save link as)
Here's the official new video by the way. A cool & wet live performance. These guys rock! No embed – it's a MySpace Exclusive at the moment… Check the official video here.
And on YouTube I came across this guy…he's is very serious about kicking it to the beat.
For the fans, he's dancing on all kinds of tracks, so there is much more. 🙂
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Aug. 22 (UPI) -- HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler has stepped down to return home to Australia and attend to a "family health matter," the company announced Thursday.
HP's board of directors unanimously appointed Enrique Lores to replace Weisler as head of the company. Lores, who has worked for the company for three decades, was president of HP's Imaging, Printing and Solutions business.
The company said Weisler will remain with the company through January to help ease the transition. Lores will take over as president and CEO on Nov. 1.
"Serving as CEO of HP is the highlight of my career, and I want to thank the entire HP team for the support they have shown me. I'm incredibly proud of what we have achieved and equally confident in where we are heading as a company," Weisler said. "Enrique has been a tremendous partner whose leadership has been instrumental in setting this company up for success and delivering on our strategy. He is one of the smartest people I know, and I have great confidence in his ability to lead and inspire the next chapter of HP's transformation and growth."
Chip Bergh, chairman of HP's board of directors, said the board respects Weisler's decision to attend to the needs of his family.
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Let me set the stage for this story. I packed up all of my Christmas fabric yesterday to bring with me to the cabin. I carefully packed my treasured Christmas fabric into two In Between Stitches bags. The extra large bag and the next size smaller. I just left them on the floor in my sewing room for my dear husband to cart downstairs and out to the car. My husband never complains about anything and rarely will you hear a cross word (unless he's working on the plumbing!)......until yesterday. He carried a bag in each hand, so at least he was balanced! What's the problem? When we arrived at the cabin, he had to carry them again, down the driveway through the snow. Again, I'm hearing complaints and a few blue words coming from this very mild-mannered man and there was absolutely no plumbing involved!
Under the darkness of dawn, I conducted a weigh in on my antique Standard Computing Scale while dear husband slept. Here are the contents of extra large bag #1 ready to topple to the counter.
Medium bag #2 , along with the extra fabric from bag #1....
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To become a millionaire is everyone's desire as we all want to live a life free from financial struggles. Life is enjoyable if you are able to do whatever you want in your daily life without worrying about money to do it. A financially independent person is the one who has sufficient wealth to live from day to day without having to depend on any form of employment. Tony Hopkins, a senior financial advisor at Jones Mutual, confirms that these people own assets with the ability to generate cash flow that is equal to or exceeds their all expenses.
Well, to reach your own millions is achievable but it won't happen on its own and it cannot be quick. Getting to a level where you can brag about being a millionaire is a journey of a thousand miles but it is achievable if only you make the right plans and decisions. It won't be quick but if you plan to start it today, eventually you will reach your financial goals. Financial market trading is one of the best methods through which you can have a constant flow of income that will eventually place you at a financially independent level.
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Financial markets are platforms that provide a marketplace where people can buy and sell assets such as currencies, bonds and bonds. Financial markets are available in all nations around the globe and they are typically defined by regulations on trading such as on the fees involved and market forces. Some financial markets have very few participants and are therefore considered small while others such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are very big with a trading volume of billions on a daily basis. Private investors have access to so many financial markets with a wide range of financial product to benefit from. Most of the financial markets available in most countries are open to private investors though some are a territory for financial professionals and international banks.
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There is a likelihood of earning big money in financial markets such as in capital markets, stock markets, foreign exchange markets among others. Investors are likely to be lured into financial markets by the thirst for making lots of money but making money in such markets is not easy. It requires unending patience, discipline, in-depth research and a high level of understanding. Financial markets are highly volatile which means that stock bought today can appreciate or depreciate tomorrow. In a case where stock or currency held depreciates, the investor is left in a dilemma on whether to keep holding awaiting better times ahead or to sell at a loss. You need to be very wise in making your investment decision and the following tips are helpful in guiding you on how to become financially independent by investing in financial markets.
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Your investment decisions should not be influenced by what people around you are doing which means that your neighbour's actions should not influence your decisions. If all your neighbours are investing in a given stock, you should not invest in it blindly because it can backfire in the near future. In most cases, projects followed by most people fail in the long run and as Warren Buffet known for being a great investor said, be fearful when people around you are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful. In a nutshell, conduct proper research before investing in any financial markets.
Invest in a disciplined manner
Do not invest all your money in a hurry but instead, put in money in a systematic manner because of the volatility often witnessed in financial markets. Most successful investors have been putting money into their investment plans systematically and in properly researched plans. You should exercise patience and discipline in your investment plan while maintaining a broad picture of long-run benefits in your mind.
Keep emotions in check
Investors have been known to lose lots of money because of their inability to keep their emotions under control especially because of greed and fear of losing an investment opportunity. Allowing emotions emanating from the lure of making quick wealth might make you make uninformed decisions blinded by the fabulous returned depicted.
Diversify your investments
The common saying that you should not put all your eggs in one basket should be applied in investment plans. However, there are different notions such as the one brought forward by Andrew Carnegie that you should put all your eggs in one basket and then watch it. Well, in financial markets this would be wrong because of the volatility that rocks it. The best way of managing your risk is through diversification by creating a broad portfolio. Whenever you invest in multiple financial markets, chances are that if one of them fails, holdings in other markets won't be affected which means that the impact of loss will be less.
Consider your risk tolerance
You should ensure that you take note of your risk tolerance before investing in any of the financial markets. Risk tolerance can be seen as a psychological trait which can otherwise be influenced positively by the level of your income and education. Ask yourself whether you are willing to lose what you invest to win more and if the answer is yes, you are good to invest in financial markets.


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The Very Best Practices for Branding + Designing Your Creative Business Online [Day 7 of The 12 Days of Business]
Finding your online swagger takes some time if you are trying to go it alone.
Being a graphic designer, I thought that I would be able to nail my brand, no problem! Then I realized how hard it was to design for myself. I am definitely not a neutral set of eyes, and as you know, if you are a designer too, that we could tweak things til the cows come home. Right?!
Another thing to remember is that there is a way to design your online spaces. Now-a-days it isn't just designing, it involves strategy. It involves professionalism.
Imagine your online business as a storefront. Would it be light, airy and streamlined? How about bright and fun with pops of glamor, like glitter and gold? Maybe, your target audience would be drawn to a feminine but professional style! Think of your online business as a real, touchable space and how you would decorate it. Be an interior designer for a moment and think of different elements of your website and social media platforms, as accents.
When I first created my Squarespace website in June of 2015, I made a huge mistake. It was glaringly obvious that I DIDN'T use a professional photographer. I myself am not one, but I thought I could pull it off. WRONG! So wrong! It took me paying for a course on Instagram, to find out that my photography probably wouldn't attract a high paying client anytime soon.
In fact, I met a woman in the Facebook group attached to the course, that was honest enough to tell me that my images weren't going to cut it if I wanted to do it right! We have since become friends and love that we have been supporting each other from the beginning.
How can YOU Brand your online creative business right?
I'll show you how.
Branding Your Online Biz | Where to Start
{Even If you Are A Graphic Designer}
Brand colors
Just like you would do for your clients, you need to start by choosing colors for your business's look and feel.
I wrote a very thorough post on this and you can go to it here, but make sure you grab your notebook or your Trello board so you can make yourself a checklist. Checklists have gotten me to where I am today. Seriously! Some call it bullet journaling, I just call it effective. I make a list of ALL of the things that are involved to get me from the starting line to the finish line on each project.
TWEET THIS! Branding has a lot of moving parts, so to get it done right, I recommend making a list on paper and THEN create boards in Trello.
If you will be delegating tasks to independent contractors, such as, copywriters, virtual assistants, social media marketing managers, photographers, and/or stock photographer's monthly subscriptions, Trello will help you keep it all organized.
I just found this great class from Think Creative Collective called Trello for Business. It is only $29 and is perfect for Creative Biz owners like us! If you have trouble getting and staying organized, don't know how to prioritize for your biz, and need to put scheduling into place, THIS is for you! What are you waiting for? Read the "Color" blog post and click the "great class" link. I can't think of a better gift for you this Christmas. The gift of sanity and a business branded for growth is worth their weight in gold!
I love using patterns to anchor my social media posts and add interest to them. If you notice, I use the same teal shaded pattern for consistency in my headers on my website. Pick a pattern or series of patterns that compliment each other. I created a pretty, modern mix of patterns and textures and bundled them up and put them in my shop. See below, how they can be used together. Click here to get an easy solution to branding your business and have all of the design elements at your finger tips!
Design Elements
This means icons. Icons are simple images that, depending on the look of your brand, could range from hand drawn images to stylized images that are more geometric in nature. They are great to use when outlining your services, when you want pretty clickable links for you website or want a stylish icon in your logo.
I created stylized icons when I was re-designing my website. I wanted the steps in my design services to have icons that reflected the style of my brand and touched on the target markets' style, as well. See how I used a few of the icons I created here.
I am also bundling these up and putting them in the shoppe before Christmas (oh my gosh! That is in 2 WEEKS!).
If you want a logo fast, for not much (if any) money, go to Canva. They pair fonts together. This makes it super easy to create a professional looking logo, either until you can afford to hire a graphic designer or until you can hire yourself (winkie face). Other economical choices are Etsy and Creative Market.
Social Media Post Templates
Above is an example of a social media template that I use, every week, on my Instagram page. I have created some days that are "theme" based and you should too.
Your audience will like the consistency and look forward to the theme days, because they know they will get a tip that they can use. It builds trust. To start, go to canva and select the type of post that you want to create a template for and start plugging in your digital papers as the foundation. Again, I used the teal pattern as an anchor to my design. My logo fits perfectly between the styled stock photography above and connects the three images together.
Get your Trello board, like I discussed above and pick a day to create 4 or more social posts. You are doing what is called "batching". By creating at least 4 designs, you are ready for one month of posts. Then go to grum.co and schedule out the date, day and time, that you want them to post. Grum only posts to Instagram, but, if you want to post to Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter and/or Google+, I use Buffer's free service for scheduling.
Cover Photo Designs
The Must-Have's For Your Social Media Cover Photos:
- Beautiful, On Brand Photos | Choose a sharp photo that will get a response. This photo of my son, trying to see the bottoms of the daisies that he stripped off my flower bushes, makes me so happy because of all the colors. It just commands attention!
- Color | Use your brand's colors. By coupling a bar of color with an image, you tie all of the design elements together.
- Call to Action | Tell your audience what you want them to do. This is an excellent place to gather email addresses from your target market. Include a link to your opt-in freebie, which links to your email provider, such as Mailchimp or ConvertKit, to name a few of my faves.
- The Description | Don't forget to click on your Facebook Cover Photo and fill out the description. When you advertise your opt-in freebie in the cover photo, when they click on it to get the freebie, they are taken to the description box. This is where you tell them what they are getting and how they can get it. Be specific, such as, click here to get your freebie. Simple, but effective!
There it is! You are going to do wonderfully online! If you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear them below. Remember: if it feels overwhelming, take a walk, think of the goals of your business. Think of how far you have come and with each step online, how far you can go. If I can do it, you can do it! Anything is possible!


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"Ellie" is a fantastic project for the beginners, and the more experienced alike, and I am pleased to say is selling well.
But we also now have kits of laser-cut parts, largely for the frames available, to speed construction.
I wonder if any lucky young person will be presented with one as a Christmas present?


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You are welcome to complete our new patient forms in advance to simplify the check-in process. Otherwise, our front office team will present the forms at your arrival to Children's Dental Specialists of Lake County. We will then take you and your child on a tour of our office, ending with the examination room. You and your child will have the opportunity to meet our dental team, including the dentists, hygienists, and assistant. We encourage you to remain with your child for the appointment.
During the examination, our dentists will assess your child's oral health, check their bite, and screen for any existing health problems. If necessary, we will provide a gentle and thorough cleaning of your child's teeth and provide fluoride treatment. You and your child are both welcome to ask any questions about the process or your child's oral health.
We recommend you bring your child for a re-care visit six months after the first appointment. Our team will gladly schedule the next appointment before you leave. Please contact our office today if you have any questions or would like to schedule a visit with Drs. Richards and Miller, our pediatric dentists in Mentor, Ohio.


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I grew up when Diff'rent Strokes was a popular television show. That's no big deal unless your last name is Willis. To this day I still hear those famous words popularized by Arnold: "Whatchu talkin bout Willis?" Usually they are uttered by someone looking at me as though I may have never heard it before. Yeah, right! Well this blog is what I (Willis) am talkin bout...my thoughts, observations & opinions. Enjoy...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Fishing poles, bicycles & asphalt...OUCH!
Yesterday I attempted a relatively short bicycle ride with my lovely wife. We were preparing for a 100 mile ride tomorrow that starts on the campus of Roanoke Bible College. About five miles into our ride we encounter an obstacle of sorts - a fishing pole! How? Well we were getting it at about 20 miles per hour and approaching some seemingly harmless parked cars when a man pulls a fishing pole from his trunk and whips it out into the street. Tammy brakes and I try to swing wide. I caught her bike tire a slammed onto the asphalt. OUCH! We both wreck, but thankfully her injuries were minor. The street was not particulary receptive to me and my flailing body. I slammed onto the pavement pretty hard and my helmet saved my from a potentially very serious accident. Waer your helmets boys & girls! I went down on my left side and acquired some big time road rash. Worst of all I smashed my shoulder - the same one I separated a few years ago. Anyway, I lay in the street for a bit while a few folks drove around me! Yeah, I thought about the Good Samaritan too. I won't bore you with all the details, but I've done the ER, pain pills, anti-nflammatory pills, a visit to an Orthopedist, my first cortisone injection and I have an MRI on my calendar. The good news is that I am eating very wel! My long time friend Frank brought over two double cheese what-a-burgers (the best). And my mom brought me 2 bags of caramel creams - my fav candy! So now I have a bum shoulder and a bulging midsection, but hey it could've been worse!
3 comments:
- William Mckinley Dyer said...
You will just go to all lengths to get out of that diet you were suppose to be on. What a shame, u gotta result to self-inflicted, probably on purpose, pain so you can eat cheeseburgers and candy
- Soren said...
Ouch! That had to hurt. I'm glad is wasn't worse. And you can't go wrong with what-a-burger. Doctor's orders, right?
I wonder if Piper/Carson/Keller would say your crash was predestined?
And why did I have a strong urge to buy Tulips today? Weird.
- Melissa said...
Ouch!! Sorry to hear about that!! That truly stinks!! Hope you are feeling better soon and back on your bike :)
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Integrating Owned, Earned & Paid Media For Better SEO
Organic search is extremely effective at reaching new audiences, causing many to forgo the integrated approach and focus just on SEO. Resist this urge! Here's how owned, earned, and paid media supports SEO for maximum organic search performance.
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Jeremiah 47 New International Version - UK (NIVUK)
A message about the Philistines
47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:
2 This is what the Lord says:
'See how the waters are rising in the north;
6 '"Alas, sword of the Lord,
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Age: About 4,100 years ago
Origin: Eurasia
Parent Branch: R-Z2195
Descendant branch(s): R-BY279 R-DF73
FTDNA Tree Link: Link
YFull Info
Name: R-Z2189
Age: 4100 ybp ± 700 CI 95%
Expansion: 2800 ybp ± 1800 CI 95%
Parent: R-Z218
Note: This information does not imply an endorcement of YFull or their methods. It is provided at the request of readers.
R-Z2189 is a branch on the paternal tree of human kind. It and branches help trace human history from our origin in Africa.
FamilyTreeDNA Y-Haplotree
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R-Z2189 Technical Details
This branch is defined by the Y-Haplotree at FamilyTreeDNA as R-Z2189. There, it is the child of the R-Z2195 branch.
Defining Variant(s)
This branch is defined by YFull as R-Z2189. There, it is the child of the R-Z218 branch.
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text: It's been a while since we first created NellieDogStudios. Its original purpose was to act as a hub for a series of video tutorials relating to video editing, compositing and color grading using the likes of Avid's Media Composer along with various plugins from BorisFX (including BCC, Mocha and Sapphire). In the coming months we intend to honor our original vision by creating a new series of tutorials that we hope will instruct and inspire our community.


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This employee retention speaker and employee retention author was not surprised when he saw the banner at the high school while visiting the craft fair with his wife this weekend. The banner said, "Give Respect to Get Respect." Although I know that is the way the go, seeing it on a banner brought into focus that this is the way we have gone. "Back in the day," my dad always preached that you "earn respect" and by God with Dad, you had to do a LOT to earn it. In retrospect, that sent the message that I was nothing. I didn't agree with it then and, as such, I raised my kids consistent with the banner in the high school. And you know what, they turned out pretty damn good. In fact, they do things at their age that I never even dreamed of doing. That tells me that the banner is probably right even though many might disagree with me.
The only thing they forgot to put on the banner is, if you don't do what you are supposed to do or act inappropriately, you will not get my respect any longer. You start with basic respect, but you can lose that respect. That is about consequences…consequences we have not told the kids or have not put into place when the kids didn't do what they were supposed to. Why is this so important when it comes to employee retention? If you use the old style my dad did, nobody is going to work for you because they're not going to be treated like they are less than a person. We're in complex changing times as to how we lead the millennial generation that is coming into the workforce and continues to grow in size.
If you want to have a revolving door of talent, use my dad's approach. Use the "my way or the highway" approach. When this employee retention consultant looks at it, it was easy to manage people that way. It takes a real leader to manage in a way that treats people with respect and yet holds them accountable. It's going to take real leaders to break the cycle of a revolving door for many organizations so that they have the employee retention that's needed to be successful in a changing world and a changing workplace.
It's not going to be easy, but if done properly leaders will have the ability to rebuild the loyalty that has been lost in the past 30 years. After all, you have to give loyalty to get loyalty. That's something we have forgotten and needs to be relearned.


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Promotions and giveaways are everywhere online; from websites to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social platforms. They're so common that you'd be forgiven for thinking they're trivial to run.
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We've created a handy downloadable guide to help you make the most of your online promotions. You'll learn about six of the best online tools for organising and streamlining social contests, making it simple for you to pick the right one for you. You'll never have to run a contest manually again!
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Alcatel says it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy the third generation mobile phone network equipment making unit of the Canadian firm Nortel. The price is 250 million euros. With this move, Alcatel will increase its presence in the British 3G network arena as well as South Korea, Italy, Spain and France and the emerging 3G market in China.
The deal is the latest example of the industry's consolidation. It would make Alcatel the third largest 3G mobile phone infrastructure supplier with about 13% of the market, behind Ericsson and the newly merged Nokia-Siemens. This comes as the French communications network provider tries to gain investor support for its acquisition of US rival Lucent Technologies. Shareholders are due to vote on that deal on 7 September. Analysts warned that Alcatel faces a difficult time integrating the Nortel and Lucent businesses at the same time. Alcatel's shares fell in value as did Nortel's.