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Who's in charge, here?
This summer I am leading our church through a biblical look at our core values. We are delving into who we are as individual Christians as well as our identity as a corporate body. The particular value that we looked at recently was the biblical principle of stewardship: "Everything we have belongs to the Lord. We are His stewards." In examining many Scriptures on this topic, the most impactful came from Romans 14:8.
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."
It can be tempting to exclude ourselves – our bodies, our opinions, our lives, our personalities, that which comprises the very core of who we are – from the "everything" that belongs to the Lord. Yet, the Holy Spirit inspired words of Paul are very clear here: we belong to the Lord. Whether you live or you die, you belong to the Lord.
Individualism has been a cherished value in our culture, and, in fact, often appears to the highest virtue in many ways. The attitude of "this is MY body", "this is how I feel", "this is what I think", "this is what I see and understand to be truth", and so on. It is painfully evident in many national conversations: abortion, sexual identity, gender discussions, race relations, etc. However, it is also on display in most every area of our life: our attitude, our money, our relationships, our bodies, and our possessions.
As a Christian we are not the Captain of this ship we call our life but rather, as 1 Corinthians 6:20 tells us, we were bought at a price. We are called to actively and consistently DENY ourselves (talk about counter-culture!), take up the cross, and follow our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:24). We are called to be transformed – that is changed from our own image – into the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 12:1-2). What does this mean for us, Church?
The implications are far-reaching, indeed. Since we belong to the Lord, He owns us; we are His and He is our Master. Imagine the impact we would have on our community – and ultimately our country and the entire world – if every Christian began to live this way! If, as we began to read Scripture, we actually read these inspired words as mandates, as commands, from our Lord and Master and, in response, began to internalize them and live them out. The death-grip that individualism has on our culture would disappear as people began to "live for the Lord" rather than "live for themselves", or "live for the moment", or "live for the feeling".
May I challenge you with what I have been challenged with this past week? Ask the Lord to begin to conform you to His image to the point where the reality of Romans 14:8 is undeniably evident in your heart, mind, and life. You belong to the Lord. Submit your opinions to Him. Submit your identity to Him. Submit your strengths and weaknesses to Him. Submit your will to Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to take your very life, and live it for Him. As we do this, may He begin to transform not only us, but our families, the people around us, our churches, our communities, our country, and the world. Live for the Lord, today and every day. You belong to Him.
I closed my sermon with a powerful prayer from John Wesley. I would encourage you to not only pray this prayer, or one of your own with the same heart and spirit, but also to ask the Lord to embed it deeply in your spirit. I do not believe we can honestly pray this way and not be changed.
"Lord, I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will. Let be employed by You or laid aside for You, exalted for You or brought low by You. Let me have all things, let me have nothing, I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen"
Marketplace Missionaries
Acts 9:36-39: "In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room...All the widows stood around [Peter], crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them."
Right now, our church is studying through the book of Acts. It has been a tremendous encouragement to see how regular, every day, ordinary people are used by the Lord to accomplish incredible things for the Kingdom.
Much of the early part of the book is devoted to Peter. It's not uncommon for people to think of Peter as "super-spiritual" because of what the Lord used him to accomplish in his lifetime. But, as I reflect on the Peter revealed in the Gospels, I discover a man who struggled with a temper, a man who had a big-mouth, and was always having to fish his own foot out of his mouth for having spoken too quickly! And yet, it is simple surrender to the will of the Lord and being filled with the Holy Spirit that allowed him to be used in such an undeniably powerful way by the Lord.
However, even more encouraging than that, to me, is the story of a lady named Dorcas found in Acts 9. Dorcas was the epitome of "ordinary". She was an older widow, and the only detail that we know of her life is that she made clothes for people. Here was an older woman who sat in her house and sewed. Her and my grandmother would have gotten along just fine! And yet, when we read of her passing, we read of a tremendous outpouring of sorrow by those in her town. Their sorrow was on a level that you might expect for a government official, or perhaps some local, influential religious leader. All of this for an old widow who wore out her sewing machine.
What was the cause of such an outpouring? It was simple: this woman had a very powerful and impactful ministry in the community. Here was a woman so in touch with the needs of her neighbors, and so in touch with the heart of Jesus Christ, and so in touch with her own skills and abilities that she used each of these to reach deep into the heart of those who lived around her. Typically, we think of those who stand behind pulpits, or those who spend their lives in foreign countries as those who have the most impact for Christ, but what reach a simple servant's heart that is given to the Lord and seeks to meet the practical needs of others has on people.
As I was encouraged by this Scripture, let me encourage you: let the Lord use you to meet the needs of those that the Lord has placed in your life. Christian service begins with asking the Lord to give you HIS sight for the needs of those around you, and then simply meeting needs with the heart of Christ. Be a "marketplace missionary" in your community. Use those talents that the Lord has given you to have a powerful impact for the Kingdom of Heaven.
You're full of...what?
I once heard a saying by Ravi Zacharias which deals with the relationship of what is inside of us and what comes out of us. He said:
"When you are bumped, what you are full of spills out."
Pretty sobering, is it not? In other words, you can really tell what is inside of a person – what the condition of their heart is – based on what comes out of them when they encounter the "bumps" of life.
Jesus expressed the same philosophy to the Pharisees when, in Matthew 12:34-36, he says,
"Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment."
That last statement is particularly frightening in that it ties every single word that escapes the confines of our lips to the day of judgment when we stand before Christ our King. The words that we say, and the manner in which we say them, reveal far more than simply how we feel "in the heat of the moment". Jesus tells us that they actually spring forth out of the evil that is harbored within us.
Not too long ago, I had an instance where what came out of me frightened me. I had, just a few months prior, received the gracious gift of an ipad from my congregation, which was quickly employed in most every arena of my life. One day, without thinking, I set it down on the driver's seat of our van. Then, like children do, my kids began barreling out of the car like an angry herd of rhinos. One child performed a high-quality knee drop right on the screen, immediately and irreversibly sending a crack from one end to the other. I became almost enraged for some reason, and instantly sought to discipline my child. Suddenly, the Spirit spoke to me in that moment. "Why are you so angry about that material possession that you didn't even purchase to begin with? Aren't you the one that thoughtlessly and carelessly placed it in the chair?" My reaction frightened me because it caused a light to shine in this dark place in my heart. Luckily, rather than immediately discipline my child out of anger, I repented before the Lord of this "evil treasure" in my heart.
What spills out of you when you are bumped? What reaction springs forth from the depths of your soul when you don't get your way? What is the response of your heart in those moments when your will collides with the will of God, or even with the will of your fellow man? The sharp rebuke received by the Pharisees from Jesus had everything to do with the inner condition of their heart before their Lord, and this condition was evident based on the words they said and the manner in which they were spoken.
Each of could spend more time, I am sure, in the presence of the Lord repenting of the idle words which all too often roll off our sometimes forked tongues. Go before Christ and ask Him and plead with Him to fill you up with His precious Holy Spirit so that, when the inevitable and inescapable bumps of life collide with you, that it is His Spirit and that alone which spills out of you and not some "evil treasure" of the flesh.
When We Are The Enemy
Imagine the success that an enemy could have if, rather than directly engaging the opponent, he simply enticed the opposition to fight against itself. His work would be accomplished without so much as firing a shot or even loading his weapon.
Although the factuality of the battle is questionable, a story is widely propagated and believed that this actually occurred in the late eighteenth century within the Austrian Army.
"Here's how the story goes: in 1788, Austria was at war with Turkey, fighting for control of the Danube River. About 100,000 Austrian troops had set up camp near Karansebes, a village that is now located in present-day Romania. Some scouts were sent ahead to see if they could find any Turks. Rather than find evidence of the opposing army, they found gypsies who had a lot of alcohol to sell, and they bought it.
The scouts brought the alcohol back to camp and started drinking, since the best thing to do the night before a big battle is get very, very drunk. As their little party became louder and more obnoxious, it attracted the attention of several foot soldiers who wanted to join in. The scouts were not open to sharing their find, and being drunk, they didn't express this with a lot of tact.
An argument broke out, which soon escalated. The alcohol was confiscated, more people joined in, punches were thrown, and a shot rang out. Amidst the mayhem, someone shouted that the Turks had arrived.
Caught unawares and unprepared, most soldiers fled the scene immediately. Others got into formation and charged at the supposed enemy. Shots were fired, cavalry was assembled, and the defecting soldiers were killing every man they saw without thinking.
Needless to say, the Turkish army had not arrived. They wandered into Karansebes two days later and found 10,000 dead or wounded Austrian soldiers. A little confused by this turn of events, they were nonetheless delighted to take Karansebes without any effort at all."
The enemy, the Turks, took their objective without any effort at all. Jesus gives His followers several stern warnings about their enemy: Satan. Jesus says that Satan is a murderer and liar (John 8:44), that he attempts to snatch away what has been sown in our hearts (Matthew 13:19), and that his purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy our lives (John 10:10). Truly, this is our enemy. One of the most effective tactics of our enemy is to get us fighting and competing with one another. One of Satan's most effective strategies is to simply get God's people fighting and competing amongst themselves rather than fighting and competing against their real enemy. When this is accomplished, his work is complete! He can achieve his objective with little effort at all, simply sowing seeds of discord and watching us fight each other to death.
Mike Breen, a British pastor and founder of the 3DM "missional community" church model, noted the following about the American church:
"You will never find a more hyper-competitive culture than you do in the United States. As a foreigner living in this land, I can attest to that with the utmost respect. Americans love to win, they love the struggle of the journey and love holding up the gold medal of victory. Now don't hear me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being competitive, it's just how competition has become warped and twisted within our culture. And it's that, at least in the church, we are competitive about the wrong things. Much of the American church finds itself competing with the church down the road. "Are we bigger than them? Do we have more influence than them? Do we have the best/biggest youth group in town? Do people like to get married in our church building? Do people like our church better than theirs?" The fact of the matter is that there is a battle, we do have an enemy and we should be competitive…but against our enemy! What we haven't seen is how crafty he is. This seems to be the alliance he has struck with the American church: "I'll let a good chunk of your churches grow…just not at the expense of my territory." And so what happens? 96% of church growth is due to transfer growth and not churches striking into the heart of our enemy's territory. We'll consider it a win because we have the new service or program that is growing…but that growth is mainly from people coming from other churches. That's not a win! That's a staggering loss. Furthermore, for many pastors, we don't think we've won until we've won AND someone else has lost. Seriously?! For sure, we have an enemy and we should be competitive, but we should be competing against our enemy, knowing that the final battle has already been won, and not competing against our own team members. So gifted and skilled is our enemy, so conniving is he, that he has convinced us that beating the people on our own team is victory while he stands back and laughs, rarely having to ever engage in conflict, protecting his territory. He is beating us with a slight of hand, with a clever distraction, turning us against ourselves. Question: In what ways are you competing (both in actuality or simply in your mind) against people who are on your own team?"
So, the question remains: are you competing against people on your own team? If so, let's go before the Lord and ask Him to show us how we can work together through the unity of the Holy Spirit to achieve His objective and defeat our real enemy, Satan.
Forgive or...forgive?
"Forgiveness" is not an easy pill to swallow, especially when you are on the receiving end of some hurt by another person. The deeper the hurt, the harder it can be to bring ourselves to the point of forgiveness. And yet, as a Christian, we have a command from our Lord that is as clear as day that we MUST – not just that we ought to – forgive others. There are no caveats to this imperative, there are no circumstances that are exempt, there is only forgiveness.
While this can be hard, it helps for us to remember what we ourselves have been forgiven of. We could each echo the cry of Paul who said in I Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief."
Christ came to forgive even the worst and vilest of sinners, and each of us has been in Paul's shoes. Why is it so hard for us to forgive others sometimes when forgiveness is so readily available for us?
Matthew 18:23-35 tells the parable of the unforgiving servant. It tells the story of a servant who was forgiven a debt of 10,000 talents (one talent was worth about 15 years' wages) and yet would not forgive someone else a debt of just 100 denari (about 100 days wages). The last verses of this chapter make it clear how our heavenly Father views and will deal with those who do not forgive others. Verses 34-35 read like this, "His master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My Heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."
Christ Himself, while being crucified at the hands of those He came to save, pleaded to the Father that they be forgiven. No matter the hurt, Christ calls us to be a people of forgiveness. This week I read an article about the forgiveness that Ronald Reagan had toward his would-be assassin, John Hinckley Jr. that highlights this principle well. Craig Shirley, in an article written for RealClearReligion, wrote the following:
"The diagnosis was devastating, but he took it calmly.
To a person, no one ever came forward and said Ronald Reagan ever felt sorry for himself, ever asked God, "Why me, Lord?" He never got down in the dumps, never moped around, simply accepting and working around his Alzheimer's disease -- and maintaining his uncanny optimism.
Always a man of devout faith, the experience of having narrowly escaped death drove Reagan's Christian faith even deeper into his character.
From Harrison to Lincoln to Garfield to McKinley to Harding to FDR to JFK, all were elected at twenty-year intervals, and all had died in office, including four via an assassin's bullet. Reagan, through the grace and hand of God, the speed of his Secret Service detachment, the decision of Jerry Parr to go to George Washington Hospital rather than the White House, the skill of the attending physicians, nurses, and staff, and his own strength, stamina, and mental toughness, broke the curse; he did not succumb to the assassination intentions of John Hinckley.
But no one would really know Reagan's immense capacity for Christian forgiveness until 1983 after Hinckley's incarceration at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, a mental institution in Washington, DC.
Astonishingly, Reagan sought a meeting with Hinckley to tell him in person that he forgave the young man. Reagan had first raised the idea of talking to Hinckley with the White House physician Dr. Daniel Ruge one weekend at Camp David. After Ruge initiated the conversation, Reagan reached out to the head of psychiatry at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Dr. Roger Peele.
"Ruge said that Reagan would like to talk with me," Peele recalled. A call was arranged but "the striking thing for me was how modest they were. They were concerned about interrupting my schedule." Reagan and Peele chatted amiably, and Peele said he recalled the kindness and professionalism of Reagan and his staff asking several times if he was being inconvenienced in any way. Further, he told of Reagan saying he wanted to pardon Hinckley, not legally but "personally" and "in private."
As Reagan's heart was toward the man who wished him dead, so must ours be toward those who wound us. We must understand that by holding a grudge against others, and being unwilling to forgive them, that we are in direct disobedience to the commands of Scripture and that God will deal very severely with us if we do not lay our wounds at His feet and pray His prayer of forgiveness, "Father, forgive them." Take a moment and ask the Lord to help you develop a forgiving heart and give your hurt to Him.
That Little Green Shoot
I have told people before who work with their hands that I envy their line of work. When they build something, they can see the results with their eyes and feel it with their hands; they can observe the completion of their project and be satisfied with the outcome. As a Christian, though, our calling is very different. Our work is not results based and, for many people including myself, that oftentimes can make it discouraging if you go for a period of time without seeing any fruit from your labor.
James compares the work of the Christian to a farmer waiting for harvest time. He says in James 5:7-8, "Be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand."
Many of the words used by James can be hard to swallow: be patient, waits, waiting patiently, and, again, be patient. We do not naturally excel at being patient, and it makes it all the more difficult when, in other areas of life, patience is not so desperately needed. We long for biblical patience, but we long for it right now.
Many times, though, the Lord will send us His little assurances that, in fact, His work is being accomplished through out toil. Much like the farmer who, after planting the seed and waiting patiently, sees the first glimpse of green breaking through the black soil, the Lord allows us to see the evidence of His fruit before it is completely mature. Paul, for example, planted the Philippian church in about 50 AD. Several years later, he was sitting in a lonely, dark prison cell. If I were Paul, I would be wrestling with the doubt that, perhaps, some of my labor had been in vain. And yet, as he is sitting in this prison cell, a familiar face from the church in Philippi, Epaphroditus, journeys to find him to bring him encouragement and a gift from his friends in Philippi. It was this occasion – the occasion of the green leaf breaking through the black soil of Paul's circumstances – that prompted him to write the beautiful letter of Philippians.
I experienced a similar joy as I was serving with my Army Reserve unit this past weekend in Atlanta. Everyone in the Army has a specific function, a task to complete. Some work on computers, others handle logistics, and still others handle paperwork and so on. The chaplain, however, has an interesting role within the Army. Their job is working with people, and how do we know when a person is "fixed" to the point where our task is complete? I had spoken with a Soldier several months before when he shared with me some personal difficulties he was having. I prayed with him, wrote him a letter, and sent him a book I had written about having assurance in your faith. This weekend, he found me and told me that, through prayer and reading, the Lord had spoken to his heart, and that his life was turned around. His family was back together, and the Lord had pulled him out of his depression. Praise the Lord! The little green leaf broke through the black soil.
Though, as Christians, we cannot touch a finished product or see a completed project, the Lord does send us little reminders that He is, in fact, accomplishing His good work through us. As you serve the Lord, be patient. Establish your heart in Him as you wait patiently on His return. And, look for the little green leafs that break through the black soil of depression, weariness, and apathy. Look for answered prayers. Look for changed hearts. Look for the Lord and you will discover that, as you serve Him patiently, He is bringing forth a great and beautiful harvest in your life.
Christian "Battle Fatigue"
In 2001, HBO released one of the great mini-series' ever produced for the television screen: Band of Brothers. The series chronicles the journey of the Soldiers of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II. It begins with their rigorous training on Mt. Currahee in Toccoa, GA and ends with their capture of Hitler's famous "Eagle's Nest" in Berchtesgaden.
One scene that stands out vividly to me came about three-quarters of the way through the series. These men had been at war, without a break, for months and months. They were, for the time being at least, at a point where they not been shot at for some time. The company had been supplied with replacements, and one of these replacements – who had yet to experience the perils of combat – expressed his desire to be engaged in a firefight. Immediately, one of the Soldiers who had been present from day one, Frank Perconte, began to yell at the man and curse him for his desire. You see, Perconte had experienced more than his share of fighting and was probably experiencing what today would be labeled "battle fatigue".
As Christians, we too can experience "battle fatigue". We are called to serve others, just as Christ Himself came to serve rather than to be served (Matthew 20:28). I have seen many good brothers and sisters who are just simply physically and mentally drained from doing the Lord's work and doing so while in the midst of otherwise already busy lives. What are we to do in those times? What would the Lord have us to do when we feel as if we have given everything and, quite frankly, feel sick and tired of serving other people?
I was comforted to discover, as I combed through Scripture this week looking for some wisdom from God's Word on this subject, that our Lord has much to say about serving Him, serving others, and experiencing His rest in the midst of life's fatigue.
When Paul had been slowly drained by some particular weakness, the Lord told him in II Corinthians 12:8-9 that His grace was sufficient for Paul, and that GOD'S power was made perfect in PAUL'S weakness.
When we feel fatigued from persistent and repeated prayers that are unanswered by the Lord, we are reminded of the story of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1, and that we ought to never lose heart in our prayers, knowing that they are heard by our Heavenly Father.
When we feel that all our labor is for naught, and that no one cares and that even in our toil we are making no difference in anyone's life, Matthew 6:4 promises that our Father, who sees in secret, will reward us. HE sees us, and HE will reward us. There should be much comfort in that knowledge.
When life's various pressures clamp down on us from all sides, and we feel that we are simply not going to make it out with our sanity intact, James 1:2-4 reminds us that the various trials of this world which test our faith produce patience, and that when patience has its perfect work in us, then will we truly understand the perfect sufficiency of Christ and lack nothing.
And, when we simply grow weary from the struggles of this world, may we hold on to the comforting words of Galatians 6:9-10 which tell us that we should "not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."
A great number of people these days are just plain TIRED. The world seems to be spinning faster, things don't seem to get easier, and weariness seems to grow until it beats us into submission and we take our eyes off of the prize that serving Christ brings. Christ calls us to serve, but He also promises to give us REST in Him in the midst of serving (Matthew 11:28). If today you are heavy laden from your labor, reflect on the promises of Scripture for those who serve faithfully. Go to Christ and spend some time resting in His presence. Ask Christ to remind you of the reward that comes from Him and not from man. Don't give up, Christian!
"I'll be back!"
I have been reflecting this week on the Second Coming of Christ and how that can, and should, impact the way I live my life. In my preparations for this week, I came across these words written by John Soper, pastor of Ridgeway Church in White Plains, NY. It is a beautiful expression of not just the biblical account of the Second Coming, but, more importantly, how that should impact our own life.
Sometime near the end of his life, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, is reputed to have said: "In the last 40 years, I do not believe that I have had one conscious thought that did not include the idea of the return of Jesus Christ." An overstatement? Perhaps, but it goes a very long way toward explaining the amazing career of one of the Victorian era's most successful social reformers.
That same preoccupation is evident throughout the New Testament. It is the stated or implied reason behind nearly every ethical injunction in the writings of the apostles, and without question, it framed the life of the Early Church. The first generation of Christians even began their ordinary interactions with the greeting "Maranatha," an Aramaic expression meaning "The Lord is coming"!
"Jesus Christ, Our Coming King" is the expression that captures the same passion exemplified by the apostles, the Earl of Shaftesbury and a million other devoted followers of our Lord throughout the centuries. It is, to use the words of the apostle Paul, "our blessed hope."
Belief in the Second Coming of Christ is rooted in the experience of the followers of Jesus who, a few days before Pentecost, gathered on a mountain to listen to the last teaching of the resurrected Christ. He commissioned them to be His "witnesses" to the entire world, and then, as they watched breathlessly, He ascended into heaven. While they stood gazing at the sky, two angels appeared and delivered this message: "This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way that you have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11b).
The clear implication (and the equally clear teaching of the entire New Testament on the subject) is that Christ's Second Coming will be personal—He Himself, not some representative, will return to the earth. Further, His return will be both public and visible; that is, we will be able to see Him come. In fact, the writer of the Book of Revelation says that "every eye will see him . . ." (Rev. 1:7). We are also told that when Christ returns, He won't be alone. He will be accompanied by "thousands of his holy ones"—angels (Jude 14)—and by "those who have fallen asleep" (1 Thess. 4:15).
Many volumes have been written exploring the events that will occur when Christ returns, but here are a few things the Bible says will happen: Jesus Christ will be vindicated in the eyes of those who crucified Him (Rev. 1:7); the whole of creation will be liberated from the curse imposed upon it after the sin of Adam in the garden (Romans 8:20–21); the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord (Isa. 11:9); God's righteous reign will be established upon the earth for a thousand years (Rev. 20:1–6); and, ultimately, the final destruction of Satan will be accomplished (Rev. 20:7–10).
Since it is clear that the writers of the New Testament expected the Lord's return very quickly, many skeptics have suggested that nearly 2,000 years ought to be enough time to convince us that they were mistaken. The Scripture, however, anticipates that attitude and warns us (2 Peter 3:8–10) that while God restrains His judgment (just as He did in the time of Noah) so that more time can be given for men and women to repent, this gesture of patience will be misinterpreted. Most of humanity will conclude that the promise of Christ's return is nothing more than pious fiction. His return will catch them off guard like the coming of a thief!
Over the last four decades I have read a great many books about the Second Coming of Christ. Unfortunately, most were devoted to predicting when this cataclysmic event will occur (something the Bible explicitly tells us NOT to do), to debating the order of events connected to His return or to splitting the eschatological "hairs" that separate one group of evangelical believers from another. All of this speculation entirely misses the point of what the Bible says about the matter. The whole focus of the New Testament's teaching about the return of Christ can be summarized in two simple propositions: first, because Christ is coming, we need to be ready—living lives that are pure, steadfast, prayerful, holy and reverent; and, second, because Christ is coming, we need to finish the task He has given us—the preaching of the gospel.
Maranatha! The Lord is coming. Are you ready?
Others Above Yourselves
As humans, it seems that our memories work like a sports highlight reel. We remember the highs and how wonderful those times were, and we remember the lows and how terrible those times were. Like a line graph on a plot, we remember certain moments and most of the rest of our lives simply connect one dot to the next.
As I dig through my own mental filing cabinet of memories, I find this to be true. I can easily and readily recall the high's and low's, but everything in the middle seems to be like the packing peanuts that hold everything in place. When I remember the highs, or the good times, it is not uncommon for a particular memory to stick out in my mind because of what someone else did selflessly for me. Oftentimes the selfless acts of others make the deepest impressions. For example, I remember one time when my mother took a $100 bill and put it under someone's windshield wiper in a blank envelope with no name attached to it. I also remember one time that my father, when we were just visiting a church, jumped in and started moving tables and chairs even though we all knew we were never coming back to this church. I remember one time, as a teenage driver, that I backed right into a woman in a Wal-Mart parking lot and dented her up car pretty good. I got out, albeit nervously and reluctantly, and she said simply, "God Bless You and I hope you have a Merry Christmas." I owed her, bigtime, and she helped me when she certainly didn't have to.
I think these memories stick out in our minds because they are so counter-intuitive to what our selfish human nature is wired to do. We are wired to be selfish, and we are wired to look out for ourselves more than others. And yet, as Christians, we are called to have the attitude of Christ. Paul summarizes that attitude in Philippians 2 when he writes,
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross!"
Talk about selfless! Here was the immortal, eternal, all-powerful King and Creator of the world and everything in it who left EVERYTHING to become NOTHING for us and did so gaining NOTHING in the process, aside from a relationship with us. THIS is how much He loves you. THIS is the greatest demonstration of selflessness the world will ever know. And, THIS is the standard to which you and I are called. By the power of the Holy Spirit working in us and through us, we are called to view others the same way that Christ views us.
By displaying such a humble, Christ-like attitude toward others, Christ can use us to make these same deep, indelible impressions on others. By working through His people, Christ becomes the points on the line graph of their lives. Pray that the Holy Spirit will make you aware of the many opportunities you have to display the attitude of Christ to those around you. In doing so, you never know how deep an impression Christ will make on them through your selflessness and obedience.
Great Victories
One of the beautiful aspects of living life with others, through all our highs and lows, is the depth of relationships that are developed in the process. It is one thing to spend a few years with someone and then move on, but it is another thing entirely to endure life with someone over an extended period of years and observe and participate in the work of the Lord together.
In 2 Samuel 23, we have this beautiful scene of men gathered around a dying King David as he utters his last words to them. What makes this scene so significant is the fact that these men had endured years of extreme highs and lows together. They had endured living on the run and in caves, and they had also enjoyed reigning over a great and glorious kingdom. Here were men who had literally gone to war for one another, and the chapter is a re-living of some of their times together.
It is a wonderful reminder to me of the fellowship that Christians enjoy as we live life together in the Lord. As we soar on the heights of life's accomplishments together and wade through the depths of life's tragedies together, there is a beautiful and almost unexplainable interweaving of life which cannot be undone.
One word sits beneath all of these circumstances: together. It is the unique aspect of living life together with others that brings about a deep, abiding level to the Christian life that is not possible for us if we try to go at it ourselves. What happens when Christian brothers and sisters cling to the Lord together and "bear one another's burdens", as Galatians says? Not only do all parties involved grow closer together, but, even more glorious, the Lord receives wonderful honor as His Spirit works in the lives of everyone involved.
Multiple times in this chapter, as Samuel recounts some of the incredible feats of David's mighty men, he concludes with the phrase, "and the Lord brought about a great victory."
Time and time again, both in the record of Scripture as well as in our own lives, we see this truth at work: the Lord weaves together our stories and testimonies with those he has put in our life to bring about great victories for us, for others, and ultimately for Himself. We see this through the struggles of the Israelites throughout the Old Testament, through the lives of the disciples in the New Testament, and through the lives of those we know and love each day.
One of the greatest temptations of the flesh is to hide ourselves away from the struggles of those around us. In one sense, it is safer to live life this way because we have a natural tendency to protect ourselves from things that cause us pain. And yet, in a much greater sense, we are missing out on the beauty of "life-on-life" discipleship and the glorious fruit that the Lord brings about in our lives when we do this. We discover that not only does the Lord use this beautiful fellowship to use us to minister to others, but He also uses others to minister to us. And, in doing so, in each case, He brings about a great victory for us and for Himself.
Take time to reflect on those people in your life that the Lord has used to bring about great victories. It is a wonderful thing to remind each other of the victories that the Lord has brought about in your life. Oftentimes it seems that others remember your victories in greater detail than you do, and that you remember their victories more vividly than they. Let us encourage one another with the victories the Lord has brought about in our lives as we do life together.
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'Simply No Mistake' outlines "the biggest pensions boost for women and carers since the creation of the welfare state" in which every pound put into a stakeholder pension would be topped up with another pound contributed by the chancellor, up to £20,000 each year. The report suggests that rules on pensions should be streamlined, scrapping limits on contributions and allowing people to save into company and personal plans at the same time.
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Blue Corner, Paseo de Santa Rosa
Had lunch last Saturday with the family and friends after picking up the kids from taekwondo practice, and before heading to Makati for some catching up with the long time friends. Paseo de Santa Rosa is always changing. Four years ago we only had the posh arcade with its outlet stores and the country market. The latest addition was the Market Terminal where the palengke and the carinderias of the former country market, including Blue Corner, were relocated.
Perhaps this place will also become a transport terminal for those working in Manila, as commuting to the Balibago town proper is always a hassle with all the shuttles carrying industrial park workers choking the provincial road.
The peaks of Tagaytay could be seen in the distance. The Palace in the Sky is partially hidden. Nice views here in the south, no?
Blue Corner had been a mainstay of my Laguna office life. Lunchouts would be at BC by default even if I worked in another town. We would always order sizzling blue marlin, squid, tilapia and pork belly, always the same plate of protein slathered with butter and oyster sauce.
It is in the old, dingy Blue Corner where we celebrated birthdays, promotions and first paychecks and drowned frustrations over office politics. It was here where I got famous for the words "I'm fucking drunk" before walking towards Starbucks, repeating the same line to the barista who knew me well, and ordering a shot of espresso, which I realized later was too expensive for its potency against a bottle of Chivas.
This time in Blue Corner though, we haven't seen the curly, lanky guy who we baptized as Dindo Fernando, who only knew us by face.


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Sandeep Bisht, Co –Founder Filing Samadhan believes that the clarification issued by the Finance Ministry on Application of GST on Ready-to-move-in properties not having completion certificate is a welcome step. According to him, the new amendment along with the other regulatory frameworks will help both builders and buyers.
This step will encourage the buyers to go for the properties having Completion Certificate and simultaneously create pressure on the builders to construct the properties on given time and obtain completion certificate with the concerned Authority. With this move the government stalled projects will now pick up the pace of construction.
More than 25000 projects were approved under RERA which are on construction phase. Real Estate developers will get the motive to complete the project within time and get the completion certificate, which will ensure timely delivery of the home and also reduce the diversion of funds. Banks will also get their money on time.
GST on Cement remained unchanged in 31st GST council meeting. But during the next GST council meeting GST on cement is expected to come down to 18% from 28%. This will come as New Year gift to the Real Estate developers and the investors. GST on cement rate will also play an important role in shaping the infrastructure industry in the coming years.
India is second largest Cement producer in the world with annual capacity of approx 500 mn tonne. A reduction of 10% GST on Cement will reduce the construction cost in a very significant way, which will attract more buyers.
Another aspect of the amendment will be that ready-to-move-in projects with completion certificates will have more demand. Builders with available inventory will make the most of the opportunity. This will also lead to developers putting in extra efforts to obtain completion certificates, so that they will be able to declare their projects as free of GST.
Sandeep Bisht is a Banking and Finance professional. His area of practice is Banking, Finance, Economics, MSMEs, Accounting, Audit, Corporate Laws, Insolvency and Bankruptcy etc. He has been on the board of various companies and the National Chamber. He has held the Director post at Chamber of Indian Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (CIMSME), Indian MSME Helpline Private Limited and Gyan Shree Industrial Consultants Private Limited. He closely works with the SMEs and well as the Large Corporates to understand their needs and challenges faced by them.


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This strange small 200 acre desert is close to Beijing and has two sand dunes that cover about 85 acres. You can also see the Guanting Reservoir. You can climb the dunes and go for rides on horses.
The Tianmo Film and Television Base uses this small desert area to conveniently shoot desert scenes for movies. So you may see a movie being shot in the location. A fun thing people do is sand ski. Outfitters will give you proper sand skis to use to slide down the hill.
The Tianmo Desert is located in the Longbao Mountain area in Huailai County. It is 90 kilometers or 56 miles away from Beijing. It is 214 acres in area, and Tianmo desert has a combination of mountain scenery, a reservoir and sand dunes that presents a rugged refresher from Beijing City life. You can slide down the sand dunes and see the scenery from the top of them. There are old rammed earth beacon towers that date from about 300 BC. Traditional Chinese opera is staged for entertainment. Some people go for animal rides.
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Getting career ready for life after Uni
Our scholarship students need to be resilient and hardworking; they've already overcome challenge to get to university but once there, still need to keep an eye fixed firmly on their futures. Employment is important both during and after university.
Unlike most new graduates, care leavers and estranged students are without the family safety net that most young adults take advantage of at some point in the early days of their careers. Foundation students need, as well as want, to be able to support themselves straight from graduation.
There's positive news from the Unite Foundation scholarship cohorts; of our 2017 group of 23 graduates, 83% (when asked in June) had firm plans in place for the year ahead.
- 30% to postgraduate study
- 40% would be working, with two thirds already having secured a professional role
- 13% had overseas travel in mind
That still left 4 young people approaching graduation with little certainty in place for their future. We want to make sure that our 2018 graduating students – and all future graduates – have a secure outcome after university and so we're strengthening the support we provide in this area.
Confidence and skills training
Partnership is our watchword and we're very grateful to the Debrett's Academy for giving us free access to their confidence building and networking training. We've run two of these sessions already with very positive feedback from our students and partner university careers function. If your university would like to host a free skills training day for Foundation students and other care leavers and estranged young people get in touch now.
Internships and work experience
We've asked all our current students exactly where they think their employability gaps are. As you'd expect, needs are diverse; we have students looking for summer opportunities to develop in finance, marketing, data analysis for example; we have young people keen to enhance their leadership qualities and we have some imminent graduates still searching for a career relevant permanent role.
We're now reaching out to our networks and corporate supporters like CableCom Networking to help build these personal learning journeys. If you'd also like to help a young person build their CV and get career ready for life after university, do get in touch with the Foundation team now.


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From: Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province
Height: 5'8" (173cm)
Weight: 148 lbs (67 kg)
Style: BJJ
A native of Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, Liu LianJie is dominant striker with an up-and-coming ground game to match his standup skills.
Having previously competed in freestyle boxing events in Hong Kong, Liu began working out at Beijing's China Top Team in 2010 to elevate his Jiu Jitsu skills. He is on the cusp of being the complete fighting package, and is determined to succeed in MMA and at RUFF: Genesis.


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I was raised in a small town in Southern Vermont but currently live and work in NYC. When I'm not making pictures you can find me climbing neon-colored plastic rocks & teaching kids how to do cartwheels. I received my BS in photography from Drexel University.
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Sometimes, stocks rise for a reason. But other times, investors get mired in a momentum mind-set, and that rise becomes the reason. Sadly, even a great company can turn into a lousy investment if its price reaches too great an altitude -- and a shaky company can become an outright disaster.
Below, I list a few stocks that may have flown too close to the sun. According to the smart folks at finviz.com, these companies' shares have nearly or entirely doubled over the past year, leaving them potentially poised to fall back to earth.
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GT Solar
Amarin Corporation
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Companies are selected by screening for 100% and higher intraday price appreciation over the last 12 months on finviz.com. Five stars = highest possible CAPS rating; one star = lowest. Current pricing provided by Yahoo! Finance. CAPS ratings from Motley Fool CAPS.
Solar cell manufacturing, cardiovascular research, and ... burrito assembly -- their businesses may vary, but the companies named above have one thing in common: They've got some of the hottest stocks on the market. Together, these stocks have gained a combined 800 percentage points in value over the past 12 months -- and outperformed the S&P 500 by 732%.
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Each of these stocks has done well over the past year, but which one will do best for the rest of 2011?
According to CAPS member dniggl, Chipotle has discovered the key to long-term success in three parts: "Healthy food, quick service, reasonable price." Meanwhile, CAPS member Tappercoon offers a less obvious pick: "Amarin will file for approval in Q3. ... and [has], more importantly, ... a strong chance of buyout by big pharma (like [GlaxoSmithKline] so not to lose the huge market since Amarin's is a better drug), Amarin will continue to outperform the market as investors/traders stay with the stock for another big pay-out date."
Of course, based on the stocks' two-star ratings on CAPS, it seems their views are in the minority. More popular by far is the top stock on today's list: GT Solar. But why?
The bull case for GT Solar
Take your pick. CAPS member momotrader12 lays out a plethora of reasons to prefer GT Solar:
GT Solar is one of the main suppliers of clean-energy technology to solar-panel makers ... the company has a very low P/E ratio. There is a rising backlog and it has great free cash flow. There is reasonable downside protection afforded by low P/E ratios and potentially solid upside, due to projected earnings momentum.
And while there are almost too many companies to count that are playing in the solar sandbox, 94impala thinks GT stands to win no matter what, because it sells its products to "numerous other solar companies." As such, it doesn't really matter whether of whether Trina Solar
And right on cue, jdavis4982 tells us that GT "just signed two contracts ... playing in two diverse, high-growth fields. Also, even though both orders are from Asia, one is from Taiwan (as opposed to China).
Sound good so far? Well, just wait. It gets better: Not only does GT occupy the "can't lose" position of arms merchant in the middle of a solar arms race (or selling shovels to goldminers -- pick your favorite metaphor). It's also inexplicably cheap. The stock costs only 11 times earnings today and just over 6 times free cash flow. Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts have GT pegged for 14% annual profits growth over the next five years.
To top it all off, GT is even cheaper than it looks. The company's sitting on nearly $200 million in net cash, meaning that if you ex-out this cash, GT's P/E and P/FCF ratios would actually be lower than they already look.
Time to chime in
To me, this makes GT Solar look very attractive for investment at today's prices. It gets me to thinking this rocket stock just may have more fuel in the tank -- but that's just my opinion. What we'd really like to know is what you think about GT Solar.
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Even as some Americans today began to protest their government's shut down, Barbadians were being told that they should take their dissatisfaction with their own country's administration to the streets.
Former Democratic Labour Party candidate in the 2003 general election, Taan Abed, told Barbados TODAY in an interview that if Barbadians really liked themselves and their children, they would come on the streets and show their dissatisfaction with the inertia and tardiness of the Freundel Stuart administration.
"Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is basically a decent man, but he never shows any urgency in addressing situations or making decisions which impact on the lives of the average citizen. I can recall an incident where a former prime minister of Canada withdrew the registration of his shipping line from Barbados and moved the business to the Bahamas because of bureaucratic bungling. This was a major loss to the Treasury of Barbados.
I am also aware of many situations where wealthy investors from several Middle Eastern countries lost interest in investing in Barbados because of the slow pace at which the wheels of Government in Barbados move. This loss of business impacts on the level of foreign exchange in Barbados," Abed charged.
Abed also took issue with Stuart's suggestion that "high net value investors" could qualify for Barbadian citizenship, arguing that if an investor brought in $3 million, such a small sum of money would not redound to the benefit of many Barbadians.
"Barbados is only 166 square miles and if the Government offers citizenship to every investor who brings in $3 million or $4 million, the country would soon be overrun by these investors. At this stage of the country's development, Barbados needs investors who can invest $300 million or $400 million in one fell swoop. Investment of this magnitude will employ many Barbadians. "There are several investors in such countries as Kuwait, Italy, Australia, Brazil and Qatar who can make investments of this magnitude. If one investor can inject $300 million into the economy, he or she would not be competing with Barbadian nationals for the limited land mass in Barbados. "I have known many investors from the Middle East who have shown an interest in investing in Barbados, but the tardiness of the island's bureaucracy has driven them away. Our loss is another country's gain," the former long-standing member of the DLP said.
Abed, who ran as an Independent candidate in the 2013 general election in the constituency of Christ Church West and polled 357 votes argued that the majority of DLP politicians in Parliament were "a waste of time and space".
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Interplay : for cello and piano [eScore] / Gerald Glynn.
by Gerald Glynn (1980)
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Interplay began as a piece for cello and harpsichord, but given the strong, muscular writing for both instruments, I soon decided to replace the harpsichord with the piano. The vigorous interaction between the two instruments is greatly influenced by my interest in the music of the North Indian tradition, where the solo sitar or sarangi is accompanied on drums (the tabla) - between these, there is agreement, dispute, rivalry and a jostling for the last word on a given phrase or motif, musical equivalents of hide-and-seek, cat and mouse pouncing upon one another, and leap-frog.
In terms of the Western tradition, this work has a particular significance for me in that, for the first time in my compositions, there is a deliberate recapitulation (starting at bar 120) of the opening material - the piano's arpeggiated chord and the cello's wide-interval response -, confirmation of the fact that a sense of return is an essential, often inescapable element of our musical tradition.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 digital (PDF) facsimile score (10p. -- B4 (landscape))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 9 min.
First performance by Susan Blake, Nicholas Routley — 9 Oct 80. Old Darlington School, Sydney University
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To truly understand the inner workings of a business or industry, there is no better way than to stick your own neck out there and take on risk. Every dollar spent, every decision made in the evolution of any brand or project involves risk, and we have made it our mission to mitigate the chances for failure.
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$22 million health care facility planned for Bluffton
Looking for a one-stop medical shop in Bluffton?
A new medical campus with precisely that aim is being planned for the Buckwalter Place development.
Savannah-based health care provider St. Joseph's/Candler is planning to build a $22 million, 40,000-square-foot facility that will provide patients with services including primary care, physical therapy, wound care, X-ray and MRI imaging, as well as radiation and oncology treatment, according to the firm's president, Paul Hinchey.
St. Joseph's/Candler spokesman Scott Larson said recently the facility will include technology to assist with radiation treatment planning, a service cancer patients must currently travel to Savannah to receive.
Hinchey said a "mini-hospital" with emergency services may eventually become part of plans for the facility.
"We knew we needed some type of medical campus in our area where people can go to a single location for their health care," Hinchey said. "Buckwalter (Place) is a great location for a campus like that — it's well known, it's easy to get to, it has the space we need."
Existing St. Joseph's/Candler facilities in Bluffton and Okatie will be relocated to the new campus, but the company's operations on Hilton Head Island will remain in place.
The new St. Joseph's/Candler facility is planned to be built in two phases on a four-acre parcel directly across Buckwalter Place Boulevard from the Publix grocery store.
Hinchey said elements of the campus require approval from the state prior to construction. He said he expects that approval process to take about six months.
Once ground breaks on the first phase of the campus, the construction time frame is about a year and a half, Hinchey said.
Larson said the campus is expected to employ 63 people, with an annual total payroll of about $6.6 million.
Hinchey said the project represents "major employer coming into Bluffton and making a major commitment."
The site is already the headquarters of eviCore, a managed health care benefits firm recently sold to St. Louis-based Express Scripts Holdong Co. for $3.6 billion.
A Kroger Marketplace grocery store surrounded by new retail shops and residences are planned at the site, which currently includes businesses such as the Publix and a brewery.
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A Canadian tactical team takes on extremely dangerous assignments that most police officers are not trained to handle, including rescuing hostages, busting gangs and defusing ticking bombs.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union's antitrust enforcer on Tuesday blocked the planned merger of the European steel businesses of India's Tata Steel Ltd. and Germany's Thyssenkrupp AG, saying the combination would reduce competition in the supply of special steel for the car and packaging industries.
"We prohibited the merger to avoid serious harm to European industrial customers and consumers," said competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, adding that the two companies failed to propose sufficient remedies to address the EU's concerns.
Thyssenkrupp is currently Europe's second-largest producer of high-value steel, followed by Tata. Combined, they would have still ranked behind ArcelorMittal SA.
The antitrust decision, which was expected, marks another defeat for executives and politicians who have been promoting the formation of more European business giants to counter competition from the U.S. and China. It follows on the heels of a failed bid by Italy's Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to merge with French car maker Renault SA.
Ms. Vestager dismissed criticism that the European Commission has been a deterrent to European companies gaining scale to compete globally. She said that over the past 10 years the antitrust body has blocked only 10 mergers, while approving 3,000. She also noted that ArcelorMittal was allowed to buy Italy's Ilva, Europe's largest steel plant, after the parties to the deal offered concessions that allayed the commission's concerns.
Tata Steel said last month that the merger with Thyssenkrupp, announced in 2017, was off the table because the remedies demanded by the EC went beyond the "logic" of the deal.
In February, Ms. Vestager's office stopped plans to merge the train-making operations of Germany's Siemens AG with France's Alstom SA, a deal they said was necessary to be able to compete in the future with China's CRRC Corp., the world's largest rail supplier. The commission said the Franco-German merger would have harmed competition in the markets for high-speed trains and signaling systems.
As Europe's steel sector reels from U.S. tariffs imposed last year, Ms. Vestager said the decision to block the Tata-Thyssenkrupp merger will keep production sites open and allow European car makers and the packaging industry to source steel at competitive prices on the continent.
Anticipating the deal's rejection, Thyssenkrupp had abandoned a plan to split itself into two companies. Instead, the German company said it would pursue an initial public offering of its elevator business and explore partnerships for its industrial operations.
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Finding his "political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans," Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties today. In the process, he thumbed his nose at an anticipated conservative GOP challenge next year by saying, "I am unwilling to have my 29-year Senate record judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate." With Specter, Democrats now have 59 seats. If Al Franken can get clear of the legal challenges to his win in Minnesota, he would be the 60th. Specter's move must be bitter for his old colleague Bob Dole; Specter lived in Wichita from 1930 until the family moved in 1942 to Russell, where his family did business with Dole's family.


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Pål Blesvik was one of the two Norwegian drivers that came to Iceland to participate in NEZ formula Offroad Championship. Tor-Egil Thorland was the other driver. Both of them competed against the best Formula Offroad drivers. And they did a pretty good job. Pål took third place and Tor-Egil seventh place.
How was the race in Hella, are you pleased with you results?
– Hella was great, we had nice weather lots of spectators and a great organizer. After my blunder in section one I have to be very happy with the 3rd place!
– One problem for us Norwegians was the different layers of rock hard sand. We are not used to that. And also most of the sections was started on the top of the hill so it was hard to see how the tracks changed through the race.
Okay maybe something to take to Norway?
– No, I love this sport and enjoy watching it! So it's better to start in the bottom of the hill.
– After my backflip a had a small leak of steering fluid that I had to fix. And while I was waiting for the last section (the mud) I backed the car up a hill and parked it. We had a little service and filled up the tank for the water/methanol mixture. Luckily I took a look at the tank a little later and discovered that it was missing half it's content! Because I backed it up a hill the tank got higher than the turbo and 2 liters of fluid had filled the turbo! But we fixed it in time and the engine just cuffed a bit
Okay, So now your team recieved 3 place in NEZ and 1 first place in Norway cup last year. What is your goal for this season?
– Win the Norwegian cup again of course.
Which competitor will be hard to keep behind you?
– Toro, Martin, Arne, Tommi and several more! The cars and drivers has improved a lot the last years! We saw that in Iceland too, lots of great built cars. LS engines with turbo is not rare in Formula Offroad anymore.
Yes I know and soon maybe chargers will arrive. Martin Michaelsen has that in his car. Fredrik Sandkvist is building an engine with procharger.
– Procharger is a even better choice than turbo but more expensive if you want the same amount of horsepower.
Okay, are you going to compete in all races this season?
– Yes, that's the plan!
Nice, have you made any modification to the car this winter?
– New rear axle, still Dana 60 but a bit wider and bigger hubs that support 35 spline shafts. And this year I also installed a Yukon Grizzly locker in the rear axle too. After 2 problem free seasons with the Grizzly in the front axle I was convinced that it was strong enough for the rear too. I like to try out things the "old" drivers says is impossible For this season I also got a new helmet with air supply, it was great!
Nice I have always seen you as an inventor. You have a very nice racer and of course a very good driver behind the wheel. Can you tell me something about the cars history?
– Thanks, I did build the car for Rock Crawling since I was competing in that sport for many years and my old Suzuki with portals and V8 was wrecked. So the new car was built with Volvo portals and a LS1 that I got from Jeff Carter in England. After just 2 races, the first in Czech Republic and one in Norway, Cristian Austad and Roar Johansen convinced me that it would be cheap to convert it to Formula Offroad.
It was not cheap…
But I guess I could have done it cheaper but it's not the way I like to build. For me is more than half the fun of this sport what I do in my garage. My problem is that I can replace something that works perfectly fine just to see how it works with the new parts.
– It weighs around 1400kg. For me the car is easy to drive. But everybody has different setups on their cars so I'm not sure someone else would like it as me.
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#PutTheNailInIt Microsite Redesign
How might we educate and activate supporters to help end domestic violence and the silence around it?
Goal: To build awareness of domestic violence and to drive donations to Safe Horizon, the nation's largest provider of domestic violence services.
Team: Designer (Me), Project Manager, Developers, Marketers
Discovery Phase
Research and Synthesis
To understand organization and user goals, we conducted stakeholder interviews and data analysis of the existing microsite. I learned that the target users were:
— Middle aged women
— Middle aged men (who are fathers or brothers)
— Millennials (some of whom can be parents)
Through a mix of qualitative and quantitive research, I developed rounded personas and user stories that would serve as the basis for creating an intuitive, engaging experience for all site visitors.
Build Phase
Ideation and Prototyping
Information Architecture
While the information architecture did not require dramatic restructuring, I had to seamlessly integrate new pages for press mentions and a blog. Organized under a single menu item, these pages invite users to explore content published by news outlets like Today Show, The Huffington Post, and Refinery 29. Here, content and media logos are displayed in a grid, lending toward the credibility of the campaign and encouraging easy social sharing.
One infrastructural undertaking was to pull campaign-specific content from the Safe Horizon mainsite into the microsite blog, requiring me to work closely with the development team. As this scenario exemplifies, cross-collaboration is invaluable as it fosters shared understanding and accountability throughout the entire design process.
Wireframes and Content Design
Besides streamlining the navigation, another key goal was to improve utility and content throughout the site. To ensure social sharing is readily accessible, the "Add This" widget is available on every page.
On the homepage, I ensured the area above the fold communicated the value proposition, showcased celebrity endorsements, highlighted local campaigns, and promoted action with app-like CTAs. Carefully arranging the layout with meaningful content, I aimed to balance the utility and visuals without overwhelming users.
Consistent with the mainsite, I included a form on the homepage, allowing users to easily start the donation process. Infographics, a celebrity spotlight, and a social media stream serve to demonstrate the depth of the issue and the support surrounding the campaign. Additionally, client stories and CTAs to donate, paint, and share are weaved throughout the site, painting the reality of domestic violence and empowering users to take the vow to end it.
Share Page
Stories Page
Blog Detail Page
Visual Design
Maintaining overall visual consistency with the mainsite, I added a purple brushstroke to represent the microsite's unique brand identity. Since purple is the color of the anti-domestic violence movement, it's used more predominantly than the brand's primary color, orange.
The purple paint brush also emerged as a strong visual cue, a representation of the act of painting a nail. It is used as the graphic element in the internal page headers and in the primary CTAs: Donate, Paint, and Share.
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YARMOUTH - Eva Robicheau didn't hesitate a heartbeat when asked on her 107th birthday what her happiest memory is.
"The day I had my first baby, a boy," she said.
The "baby," Richard Robicheau, now 84, sat beside her during her birthday party Feb. 12 at The Meadows Home for Special Care, where Eva resides.
The mood was merry - a band played, there were birthday greetings from legislative members, a dance organized by her granddaughter Cindy Robicheau and Cinergy dancers, and lots of well-wishers.
Daughter-in-law Agnes Robicheau says they took Eva to Saint Ambrose Cathedral the Saturday night before.
"She hadn't been there for a long time and we wheeled her in and she went right in the front pew," she said.
Afterwards a gathering was held for her downstairs and the congregation was welcome to attend.
"She was quite happy," said Agnes.
Eva Robicheau was born in 1911 (on Feb. 12 of that year) and raised three children: sons Richard Robicheau and George Robicheau and daughter Katherine Wight.
Prior to moving to The Meadows three years ago, she had been living in an apartment at Trinity Place in Yarmouth. Her husband, Frank, died in 1998.
A picture of Eva at the age of 16 was passed around and admired during her birthday celebration.
When Eva was young…
Shortly after Eva turned one, the Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland (April 12, 1912)
When she was three, Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914. The first Canadian troops left for England on Oct. 3.
When she was five, in 1916, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to grant women suffrage.


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Welcoming you and 13,000 other riders to Wichita Falls, TX
"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride," said John F. Kennedy once upon a time. And that was without ever imagining or even conceiving the wild and unforgettable experience that is the Hotter'N Hell Hundred.
The name says it all: this is a ride you don't mess with. You take it as it is and try to finish it beating all your records, the sum of your imagination and every one of your expectations. One of the oldest, largest and most memorable cycling events in the nation, Hotter'N Hell Hundred is where you try to make peace with the Texas heat and humidity and ride like crazy to overcome loops and hills and valleys only find miles more before the finish line.
This is where cyclists fall in love with the ride—or, for seasoned wheel brothers, fall in love all over again. The gratification after this wicked-fun ride cannot be understated.
Hotter'N Hell Hundred 2018 edition
This year's edition is set to take place from August 23th through August 26th. Naturally, the devil's in the details—the Texas weather. 2018 is the 37th year the event is taking place in Wichita Falls, and it was originally held to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary. The number 100 seems to bounce around here: 100 miles, 100 degrees, more than 10,000 riders. It all falls into place, making for an event that was clearly meant to be.
Hotter'N Hell Hundred is where amateur and professional riders meet and where rider and ride work together to beat those miles to the finish line. For professional riders, there's the 100-mile road race which is known to squeeze every drop of energy out of even the most daring cyclist. But where energy is sapped away, adventures are experienced and memories are made. For someone who lives for pedaling and the freedom that a bike ride offers, this is better than Christmas.
For amateur bikers, there are the shorter routes, too. You can choose between 10K, 25, 50, 75 or go daring and sign up for the full 100 miles. Why not? You don't have to be a professional to go for the quintessential 100, just be prepared for an experience.
Off-road experience for the Hotter'N Hell Hundred riders
For an additional boost of adventure, Hotter'N Hell Hundred 2018 also offers an off-road experience for those who believe that, when you ride hard off the road, "sometimes you fall, otherwise, you're not riding hard". Of course, Hotter'N Hell Hundred is already a notorious challenge, but off-roading provides you with even more to fight through. You'll weave around trees, water, unfriendly animals, stones, climbs and dips. Caution is necessary. The Off-Road Trail will be opened for rides on both Friday and Sunday, starting at 10am each day. Adventure mode on! If you get lost on the way, the trail will be "checked for survivors" on Friday at 6pm and on Sunday at 1pm.
Timing is important, but it's not everything
Once you enter the Hotter'N Hell Hundred, your goal should be to finish the race. Go that distance and crush your goal. But remember, it is an endurance race, not a time race. You need to take care of yourself, monitor your condition, hydrate all over the place and keep a pulse on your overall level of fun. When all are in check, you go for that time battle. All the registered riders are given timing chips and the timing results (divided in age groups) will be posted after the race. If this isn't your first rodeo, suit up and remind yourself: if you don't mind the frying surface on which you ride, if you've got it in your lungs to pedal harder, you're ready to go for that time battle and prove to everyone you can master the Hotter'N Hell Hundred.
Medical team and 4,000 volunteers ready to help you
Once you enter the Hotter'N Hell Hundred, you're not the same person when you finish: you come out a better, more adventurous and more courageous manifestation, with a knack for hot weather and with great stamina. Next time you hit the sauna, you'll say, "this is nothin'." And bragging rights don't even cover the half of it.
The purpose of Hotter'N Hell Hundred is to give you the riding experience of your lifetime and, at the same time, keep you safe throughout the event. That's why you'll see MASH units at each rest stop, and there will be plenty of these stops along the way. Eevn bee stings, rashes, under-hydration, over-hydration and scratches will be treated on-the-spot by medical volunteers. You'll be in good hands in Wichita!
Tips for the best Hotter'N Hell Hundred experience
Advice is something you read or listen to and choose pretty immediately to heed or ignore. But rest assured that these tips should not go unmissed. These are for both new and seasoned Hotter'N Hell riders, 'cause we're learning more every time we hit a new challenge. Take a look at how you can make your ride that much more courageous:
- Register as soon as you can
This is where the choice is made, the plan is set, and you can start preparing accordingly. You're going to have an adventure, but only if you're decisive and make the commitment early. You just wait for that sense of freedom when you're pedaling down the road to Hell's Gate.
- Make sure you train
Every one of those 100 degrees are prepared to take you down, so what do you do? You begin training early so that you can be up for the fight. But just riding your bike for hours every day is not everything. You need to build resistant to extreme temperatures and establish a hydration routine. Hydration is the most important part of your ride, no matter how newbie or seasoned you are. When you get that right, you're one step closer to the finish line. Your body temperature can raise by as much as five degrees after only a few minutes of exercise in hot weather. Establish a hydration calendar that will help you learn how to drink water. Don't laugh. It's important! Every day you need to:
- Drink 1 glass of water when you first get up in the morning
- Have a bottle of water with you all day long
- Remember to drink water before you get thirsty
- Go exercise
- Drink water to replenish lost fluids
- Repeat
- Forget about going to the gym—hit the fields!
Getting your ride on in a controlled environment will only increase your stamina in a controlled environment, but Wichita Falls is anything but. Nothing compares to riding your bike in the afternoon, with the sun ruthlessly following you, with dust, bees, flies buzzing around your ears, some even managing to get into your eyes JUST to put you off. Imagine you're riding your bike under the sun, with dust in your eyes and countless road bumps along the way. Can you do it? Riding in the sun is a task that will take weeks for you to adjust to. Make sure you prepare accordingly!
- Equipment is essential
Don't forget your equipment logistics. Remember those little flies we were telling you about? You can prevent them sticking to your eyeballs by wearing a pair of riding glasses. That's just an example—a full set of endurance gear could make all the difference for you. This is no joke of a race. Prepare like a professional even if you're just a biking enthusiast and get the equipment you need to give you the best shot at having fun.
- Your bike is your lover for the next few days
Now's the time to give your bike your full attention. In that smoldering, fiery atmosphere of the Wichita Falls Hotter'N'Hell, your bicycle is your only friend, so show it some love. Make sure it can take a 100-mile ride and that you won't get a flat tire or broken handle bar on your way through Hell's Gate.
- You need to calm down!
Emotions are high, especially if this is your first time in the ride. You need to take it a little easier in that last week before the big event. Don't give up on your hydration routine, but try to relax a little. Your bike and equipment should be in order now, so just take a step back and look at the awesome training program you managed to pull through. Give yourself some extra time for added Zzs and make sure you rest your body and mind fully for the big day.
Take this time to double-check the essential equipment. Let's see:
- Sunscreen—check!
- Insulated water bottle—check!
- The map with all the rest stops—check!
- Spare tubes and inflation device—check! (Remember, your bike is your lover.)
- Cycling multi-tool—check! (This is for those moments when you need to adjust your saddle, etc.)
- Cell phone is charged 100% before the ride—check!
- Playlist is updated—check!
- When you're one day away from the big event
Play some of your favorite music, eat well and rest even better. Think of that sense of complete freedom you're going to have when you mount that bike and…well, send it all to Hell. In the Hotter'N Hell Hundred, there is no one there to say STOP. It's only you, and you should know your limits and set your goals higher before starting off. After all…it's a race with yourself, for yourself.
- When the big day has come…at the starting line
The race has started! Don't stray too far away from other riders. Keep a steady pace and even chat a little with your companions. If you choose to see it this way, Hotter'N Hell Hundred is really a hot-weather Texas party with more than 13,000 invitations and everyone dancing the same dance, ready for whatever shared experience is around the bend.
Now, the final question…are you ready?


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The NEC Engineering and Construction Contract
Feature Summary
Enables the immediate practical application of the NEC contract
Enables you to take up a job as a PM, PA or consultant where your job requires you to use the NEC contract
NEC Contract training (black book)
Are you required to run projects where you must know a lot about the NEC black book? You need to be able to prepare NEC contract documents and manage NEC contracts. Not to worry, that is what this class is about. We will take you on a fascinating journey through the NEC black book, starting with how to prepare contract documents, how to conduct pre-tender bidder conferences, how to award the contracts (what to watch out for in signing the contract with contractors or vendors), and how to adminster the NEC contract.
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Do you need an NEC expert on the Engineering and Construction contract (Black Book)? Do you need a detailed understanding of how to prepare an NEC contract document and administer the contract? The class will equip you to maximise the benefi ts of using the NEC to save time and cost, improve quality, and manage risk more effectively on your projects.
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Zal is a Finalist for Western Australian of the Year in the Youth Category
Zal Kanga-Parabia has been volunteering with Propel for 6 years in various projects and recently became our Creative Coordinator for the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival.
He has been working with the KickstART youth committee over the last 7 months developing a program of over 70 free events for young people around WA and collaborating with other organisations like the State Theatre Centre of WA, Art Gallery of WA, State Library of WA, Scitech and the New Museum of WA to streamline opportunities directly to young people and create mentorship programs that build deep connections that develop young leaders and artists in our community.
"Propel Youth Arts WA was where it all started for me. They welcomed me when I had no idea who I wanted to become and when I was thrown into the deep end of the art world, I had the support I needed! I have been so lucky to be on the other side and now work with some incredible collaborators and absolutely astonishing young people who are giving so much to our community."
About Zal
Zal's efforts in his work as a youth, community artist have been commended through the ECU Vice-Chancellor's award, the Cultural Endeavours Award and Runner Up WA's Young Person Of The Year award (YACWA 2015), for his charity work including guiding youth who have experienced homelessness to tell their stories through photography, as part of Home Is Where My Heart Is (2012 – 2016).
Zal was awarded runner up for Best New WA work - Martin Sims Award in Fringe World Festival 2017 for his intimate sold out performance at the State Theatre of Western Australia in which he performed and mentored 20 young people. He was selected from hundreds of entries to be involved in the Perth International Arts Festival - PIAFLab 2017 and created a work with international artist Inua Ellams: The Midnight Run – 40 Audience Flute Ensemble with 16 Tone Piano and Spectrograph score – A story of communal music sharing. Zal recently completed his Bachelor of Arts in photomedia and physics. His key focus is diversity through art and he created a 90 page astronomical photo book which looks at subjectivity in science receiving best monograph at the 2017 Graduate Exhibition, Edith Cowan University.
'Selfless' and 'creative' are two words embodying everything Zal is about. He truly pours his heart and soul into volunteering his time towards projects supporting local artists, youths and non-profits. Currently he is directing the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival, programming and organizing over 70 free events to impact thousands of young people in WA. He single-handedly founded and produced the Youth Music Program at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre where, from December 2014, he tirelessly provided opportunities and one-on-one mentorships to local young musicians, filmmakers, stage production teams and artists to work together and create large scale productions, recreating a long lost community of rural arts that spreads the message of togetherness and diversity; this is his foremost passion.
He acquired the Lesley Couzens Arts Fellowship grant to travel to London and present workshops on return. He has volunteered over 300 hours at the Perth Observatory and hundreds of hours for Youth Affairs Council WA, Propel Youth Arts, the KickstART, Fairbridge, Stretch and Crab Festivals and Make Place Mandurah, supporting young people, especially those at risk to find alternatives and positive ways to express themselves and make use of their time through creativity.


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Home & Garden
This flushing system can make your toilet explode. So, 1.4 million have been recalled
The Flushmate II 501-B is supposed to function as a pressure-assisted flushing system. But the pressure can turn the flushing system into a low-level explosive device, which is why Flushmate recalled 1.4 million last week in the United States and Canada.
The exact problem, as stated in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice: "The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact and laceration hazards to consumers and property damage."
And concerns about blowing the tank aren't just theoretical. The notice says Flushmate has heard of 1,453 bursts in the U.S. and Canada, causing about $710,000 in property damage and "23 injury reports with one requiring foot surgery."
Those with flushing systems in this recall are advised by Flushmate to stop using the flushing system right now, cut the water supply to the toilet, then flush the toilet to release the pressure. Then, contact Flushmate to arrange a free replacement and installation. You can either call 844-621-7538 Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m, Eastern time, or go to the recall page on Flushmate's site.
The Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing system was sold at big box stores, such as Home Depot and Lowe's as well as smaller plumbing industry retailers from 1996 through December 2015. They were installed in toilets made by American Standard, Corona, Crane, Kohler and Mansfield.
To see if your unit is included in the recall, check the date code/serial number on the label. The first six numbers are the date code, the month/day/year of manufacture, i.e., 072498 would be July 24, 1998. The date code will signify a date between Sept. 3, 1996 and Dec. 7, 2013.
The remaining characters are the model code, which starts with M and ends with F.
This is not to be confused with Flushmate III, of which the 503 series got recalled in 2012, 2014 and 2016.


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One Museum Place Condos For Sale
1301 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309
To be delivered in early 2017, these John Wieland residences are among the most unique in Midtown. This ultra-boutique community consists of 44 residences in the premiere Peachtree Road location across from the High Museum.
All residences occupy a floor of the building and most have direct service elevators to the individual unit. Homes come standard with high end finishes, stained hardwoods, Gaggenau appliances and Waterworks plumbing fixtures. Some units come with private garage parking.
Amenities include residents lounge, catering kitchen and bar, private wine lockers, fitness center, gated community, yoga room, massage room, business center, outdoor terrace, dog park and guest suites.
Current Listings at One Museum Place: FOR SALE
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Meal includes: a mix of different hearty soups, rolls & breads and more! Juanita will be cooking ALL DAY to get a array of soups ready for you to warm up with - so don't miss out! Sign up through the "Register Here" link below, come stop in, or (for wine club members only) call the tasting room to reserve your spot TODAY! Space is limited, so don't wait.
$10 per person for Wine Club members
$15 per person for general public
Wine Club Members: You can also call 503-359-4706 or email to secure your reservation.


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DATE: July 17, 2018
CONTACT: Madison Kaigh, (609) 254-0647 (firstname.lastname@example.com
Joseph Kopser Outraises Chip Roy in Latest Filing by Nearly Double, Reports Significant Cash on Hand Advantage
(Austin, TX) — Yesterday, the Kopser for Congress Campaign announced Joseph Kopser's July Quarterly fundraising numbers.
In the period from May 3rd to June 30th, Kopser raised $395,377.75, bringing his 2nd Quarter total to $469,273.31. Kopser also reported $364,365.57 in cash on hand. Joseph Kopser released the following statement:
"In a district that has not seen a serious challenger in a generation, we've raised nearly twice as much as our opponent in May and June. He may have every traditional advantage in this gerrymandered district, and millions of dollars in dark money sure to pour in, but our numbers show that Texans are putting country over party and fighting back against Washington insiders and special interests."
Hilary Barrett, Kopser's Campaign Manager, added:
"TX-21 has not had an accountable, accessible representative in Congress for over 30 years. Our significant advantage in cash on hand–nearly double Chip Roy's–gives us the power to change that. Our strong grassroots fundraising will allow us to continue holding town halls, roundtables, meet and greets, and canvasses in all ten counties and with all citizens in the 21st district. Together we will send a combat veteran, job creator, and committed, independent leader to Congress in November."
Kopser's July Quarterly filing is available here.
Joseph Kopser is a 20-year Army veteran, technology entrepreneur, husband and father of three daughters, and Democratic nominee for Congress in TX-21. His candidacy is driven by concern for the future of our country and the path Washington leadership is taking. He is building a new coalition of voters who believe the values, priorities, and expectations of Texas' 21st congressional district will serve as a model of service and representation for Texas and the United States.


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Lola Print
Gillian Kyle
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Lola Highland Cow Print
Lola the Highland cow is from Gillian Kyle's 'Tartan Animals' collection.
Here Lola is accompanied by butterfiles and bees.
Print size - Approx A4
Paper size - Approx A3
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Free delivery on all orders.
We hope you are really happy with your products, however if you are not entirely satisfied with your items you can return them to us for a refund or exchange. All we ask it that you contact us and return the items within 14 days.