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How much prize money Dakar Rally drivers and riders earn after winning a race. There is no prize money for the Paris Dakar Rally winners but yes a trophy is awarded to the winners. But top riders and drivers made big money from first to final route stage. Some sponsorship companies signed the deals with the riders and drivers and they agreed on terms on which they pay to the riders if they completed who Rally.
|Cost of Rides
|Cash Prize (Winning Stage)
|Sponsor Bonus
|Motor Bike Riders
|$70,000 – $250,000
|ATV Quads Riders
|$50,000 – $120,000
|Cars Drivers
|UTV Drivers
|Trucks Drivers
There are no such details about the prize money of Dakar Rally. Mostly riders compete in this event to get their name trophy of Pairs Dakar Rally. But riders and drivers earn for each stage winning. Motor Bike riders who rides on the difficult routes and dangerous earn ($35,000). The end of the stage if the finished at 1st place and they will get extra sponsor money .
Sponsorship Bonus:
There are major motorcycle and car brands typically offer sponsorship's to the top riders and drivers. Which means when they won they won the Dakar Rally they earned a good handsome cash from the sponsorship deal they signup. Sponsors only pay money when the riders finished at the top 3 position. Car drivers sponsor earnings are 5 times better then other (bikes,utv,trucks and quads) riders according to sources.
Extra Cost on Maintenance Bikes & Cars:
Paris Dakar Rally is most expensive quest. You have to pay thousands of dollars before the race to prepare a good bike. When it comes to car you need more money to setup the cars. According to sources a bike for Dakar Rally cost upto ($50,000 to build and prepare) and extra $25,000 paid to enter in the race and mechanics who look after upgrading and changes made to bike increase addition budget ($14,000).
To make a car comfortable for the routes of Dakar Rally. A driver need ($200,000) or $100,000 more to make it faster on the routes of dakar rally. There are allot other expenses needed which include the entry fees and mechanics salary to maintain the balanced of the car during the race. Average time of racing on the routes of dakar is (10 hours) which means a better car driver can handle the situation. Mostly professional drivers made their entry in the dakar rally.


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Big Willie Style: Actor vs Musician
There is a list of movies at my house that my youngest sister has not seen yet like Caddyshack, Animal House, and The Departed, just to name a few. Every few weeks we try to get together and knock a few off that list. Well this past weekend she came over and we watched I Am Legend. A great movie starring one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Will Smith. As we were watching Will survive in a post-apocalyptic New York it got me thinking, who is better Will Smith the actor or Will Smith the musician aka The Fresh Prince? Like Karl Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves, you could call Will Smith a unicorn, a guy who has excelled at more then one thing while in Hollywood. I have also never met anyone who doesn't like the guy. Put on Gettin' Jiggy With It and everyone loses their minds or put in Men in Black and everyone will sit down to watch. I will give a brief background on his music and movie career, with the hits and the flops and ultimately one side of Will shall reign supreme.
Music Career
Will got his start in music in 1985 by accidentally running into DJ Jazzy Jeff at a house party while Jeff was waiting for his hype man so Will stepped in. There was instant chemistry between the two and The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff duo was formed. Their first single,Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble, was released in 1986 and set the tone for their music style. Prince and Jeff had a light hearted and fun story telling style of two kids in high school that people could relate to. In 1989 they received the first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance for the single,Parents Just Don't Understand, which is still a classic today. The duo received their second Grammy in 1991 for the jamSummertime and it also landed them on the Billboard Hot 100 list topping out at #4. In '97 the duo decided to split, Will went on to do solo music and exploded onto the scene. He released the Men in Black theme and his albumBig Willie Style.Big Willie Style got into the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and went platinum nine times with jams likeGettin' Jiggy With It, Miami, Just the Two of Us, Big Willie Style, and Men In Black. He also did the Wild, Wild, West theme song from the albumWillennium and the Men In Black 2 theme,Black Suits Comin'.Willennium might not have been as popular asBig Willie Style but damn is that a great album name. He released his last albumLost and Found in 2005 which landed at #6 on the Billboard 200 and features the songSwitch.
Music Hits
1. Parents Just Don't Understand: "You know parents are the same/No matter time nor place/ They don't understand that us kids/Are going to make some mistakes" Everyone at some point in their life has listened to this song and said, "damn Fresh Prince your right my parents don't understand high school or girls or etc." There aren't many songs you can look at and say that's some real talk right there.
2. Summertime: Probably the best song to cruise to when summer is just starting out, maybe the best song about any of the 4 seasons. Just a chill song that talks about the best season there is.
3. Gettin' Jiggy With It: Quite possibly my wife's favorite all time song and honestly I don't blame her at all. If this isn't played at a wedding reception did the reception even happen?
4. Miami: I have only been to Miami once and it was to catch a connecting flight, but the way Will talks about it in this song it sounds like an awesome place everyone should visit. "I only came for two days of playing/But every time I come I always wind up stayin'/This the type of town I could spend a few days in/ Miami the city that keeps the roof blazin'."
5. Wild, Wild, West and Men In Black: Both classic songs to go with some solid movies, everyone knows the words to MIB and if you don't I 100% do not believe you. He also has a dance off with an alien in the video that is pretty great.
Music Flops
1. Switch: It got good reviews and everything but when you have songs like the ones above this just does not compare at all.
2. Get Lit: He released this in 2017 and I hope you have never heard it. I had no idea this existed so I checked it out on YouTube and wish I could turn back time.
3. Wild, Wild, West: I know, I know I included this on both lists but wait till you see what he turned down to take the role in WWW.
4. Every other Will Smith song we have never heard of: He has released 9 albums (9 ALBUMS) which I did not realize so that is a lot of songs I had no idea existed. Now they could be alright but I am not giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Movie Career
Will broke onto the movie scene in 1995 with a little movie called Bad Boys starring Will and Martin Lawrence and made $141 million world wide, not bad for your first lead. He followed that up with Independence Day in '96 and that was the highest grossing movie at the time of it's release and this really put him on the map for acting. In '97 he released Men In Black which made $588 million. Bad Boys to Independence Day to MIB in the span of three years might be the best three years of any actors career to start. In '99 he made a decision I am surprised did not ruin his career, he turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix and did Wild, Wild, West instead. (That is why the song WWW is on the hits and flops) I don't know if I can picture a Will Smith Neo but damn, turning that down could have been devastating. He bounced back pretty well however, portraying Muhammad Ali in 2001 and earned an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination. In 2003 he reprised his role with Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II which earned $270 million. Will took a 3 year break between Bad Boys and Pursuit of Happiness which is one of my favorite Will movies. It has an incredible story and his acting was extremely personal and heartfelt. 2007 saw him in what could be his best acting performance, I Am Legend. For most of the movie he is the only human on screen and he does a phenomenal job. He did Hancock in '08 and then MIB3 in '12, both which earned over $600 million but were not great movies. In 2013 he did After Earth with his son Jaden, granted I have never seen the film but it is probably the biggest flop of his acting career. It has a 4.9 rating on IMDB and barely earned $100 million. For a movie produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith that is considered a failure. He starred opposite of Margot Robbie in 2015 in Focus. I don't know a single person who has seen this movie. If anyone out there has seen it please let me know if its worth seeing. I remember seeing commercials for it and then it disappeared. In 2016 he was in Concussion, a huge movie that brought him back into the spotlight for his acting. Suicide Squad came out in 2016 and while the movie was complete garbage, our man Will put on a good display as Deadshot. His last movie was Bright in 2017 which is the most expensive Netflix movie to date but was considered a flop and got raked over the coals.
Movie Hits
1. Bad Boys: What a movie to break onto the scene with, one of his biggest and best movies. I can't believe this came out in '95 and you can still find it on cable TV. Extremely re-watchable and definitely a classic.
2. Independence Day: Along the same lines as Bad Boys, it's just a classic movie. If it is one TV and you find it, you will sit down and end up watching the whole movie. Bad Boys and Independence Day really set him up for his whole future.
3. Men In Black: Not only is this a great movie, it also set up his solo music career. I remember when this first came out and being scared of it, then growing up and finding it absolutely hilarious. If you haven't seen it recently I highly recommend dusting it off and re-watching it.
4. I Am Legend: Quite possibly the best acting of his career, he is the only human in most of the movie and really shows his acting skills. From his interactions with his dog to communicating with mannequins, I think this is my favorite Will Smith performance.
5. Concussion: Another movie that he really proved his acting skills. He portrays Dr. Bennet Omalu a Nigerian-American who led the charge against the brain disease CTE. Smith is fantastic in this film and was lauded for being "sensitive and understated" in his portrayal.
Movie Flops
1. Hancock: This is one of those films that earned a lot of money but no one has ever seen more than once. When you ask your friends about it they will say "it was fine but I would wait for it to come out on DVD or Netflix to see it."
2. After Earth: One of the worst movies of his career and I already went into detail on it above but yikes this was bad.
3. Suicide Squad: Will was fine in the movie so I'm not sure it should land here but Jesus, this was a flaming bag of shit. Someone tell me what Jared Leto was doing and now he has his own Joker movie coming out?
4. Bright: This has a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes......
Overall Decision
This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to choose the Actor Will or Musician Will; I love them both. Musician Will had some of the best songs when I was a kid and songs I still listen to today but Actor Will has some insanely good movies. His career is pretty phenomenal when you really look at it and not many people have been as accomplished in both acting and music. His acting career has probably been more profitable and well known but damn that music career is no joke. The way I am going to answer the question is this: If I was deserted on an island what would I want more, music from Will or movies from Will? For me personally, I am choosing the Fresh Prince over actor Will. There are a lot of Will songs I don't know but I could honestly have an iPod with about 10 Will songs and be alright. Give meGettin' Jiggy, Summertime, Nightmare on My Street, Parents Just Don't Understand, Miami, MIB, Wild, Wild, West,andThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.I could definitely survive with that and be extremely happy.


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Annual General Meeting - 13th November
Gregson Green's Annual General Meeting
We will be holding this year's AGM on Tuesday 13th November at 7.30pm
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If your looking for gift ideas for your best guy friend, then i'm sorry to let you know that this list probably won't help you much. The list mostly consist's of women's gifts. But who am I to say guys wont like what's on this list, so here goes!
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Fox Sports is racing towards 480p
Fox Sports will turn its widescreen 480p production machine toward NASCAR.
Fox Sports was scheduled to cap its widescreen football offerings Sunday with
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This September marks the first fall since 1974 that I haven't had a child starting a new school year. My first son started kindergarten that year, just a few years after I finished high school – a year that I should have been going to university as my friends did, but for the change in direction that having a baby in between grades eleven and twelve brought.
I have had children in school in five different decades – from the seventies to 2017. From encyclopedia to the internet, from old math to new math and back again, from board games to computer games to online gaming, from dual parent families to single parent families to blended families, from neighbourhood schools to charter schools, from free play to play dates, from one program for all to a multitude of choices, I've parented through it all.
Two sons started school in the seventies – two sweet boys confused by the abandonment of their father. It seems impossible in today's world, but when my oldest son started school, he was the only child from a single parent family in his school. After school care was non-existent, desks were always in rows, report cards were presented with lines of progress instead of marks or evaluation. It was a challenge in those years to pay minimal school fees and buy new shoes. Playing hockey wasn't an option.
A second marriage followed, and long before the two sons born in the eighties started school, their father had died of cancer. I longed for help in making the difficult decisions about their education. Their father had been an intelligent, well-educated man, and I so badly wanted the best for them. I wanted the education for them that I didn't have and chose a French immersion program at a school in another part of the city. By then I could afford new shoes, music lessons, and school supplies.
Two more sons joined the mix when they came into our family when their father and I married.
The first year of being a family with six sons we promised that no one would have to change schools until the following year when the three youngest boys would be attending the same junior/senior high school that two older brothers were already attending. We made the promise assuming that the two boys in French immersion would continue in that stream and the two boys who had friends on the other side of town would continue going to junior high and high school with their friends from elementary school. Luckily for us, this was the same school. That first year though, we had five boys at three different schools, all as far from our home as they could be in Medicine Hat.
As it happened, the boys in French immersion decided to move to the English stream, but a promise is a promise. Sticking with the plan to keep the boys in the promised school meant driving every day until one of them had a car. It meant they didn't really have friends in our neighbourhood. It also meant they could often have lunch at their grandmother's house, and they could continue their relationships with old friends, relationships that they keep to this day. They all completed high school on the opposite side of town. Promise kept.
One year we had four boys at the same school. We had to divide and conquer at parent-teacher interviews and had a real sense of accomplishment when we were able to speak with every teacher between the two of us.
In the nineties, our youngest child and only daughter was born and began school. The first son to attend university earned his first degree. In the first decade of the new century, our daughter graduated from high school and left for university in Calgary. A few sons graduated from university. In the second decade our daughter continued her education in San Francisco. She is the last child to finish school and completed her master's degree in the spring.
This is the first fall in five decades that I haven't taken one of them back to school shopping, discussed classes, or made plans for school breaks.
I have gone from not being able to afford shoes or modest school fees to paying tuition at an expensive American school and rent in San Francisco. I have experienced using libraries and encyclopedia for research to the age of instant information. I have known the heartache of a child leaving school too early, the pride of university graduations, and the satisfaction of a child returning to school. I've packed thousands of lunches, and refused for a time when I found a pile of uneaten sandwiches under the stairs in the garage. I've cried with relief and with worry and with pride at parent-teacher interviews. I've had years of endless cooking, driving, packing lunches, laundry, baseball, football, hockey, soccer, Taekwando, piano, guitar, art, dance, dance competitions, music festivals, musical theatre, voice, and violin lessons.
As fall approached, I always met it with mixed feelings of excitement for the new start and not wanting summer to end. I wasn't one of those moms who couldn't wait for the kids to go back to school, and was never quite ready for it all to start over again… waking them up to rush out the door, backpacks in hand.
September. Back to school. New beginnings, school supplies, resolutions. It is a time as important to me as New Year's Day to reflect, resolve, take a class, improve, and plan. This time though, it is not for one of our children. I went 'back to school' shopping for myself. Instead of getting the degree I always wanted, I now know I want to learn by following my interests. I have been painting for over 40 years, and now it's time to let myself explore fully what I want to learn, what I want to express, and to grow as an artist. My shopping this year was done at art supply stores. I have no mixed feelings this time. It's my turn.


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Drew Owen
Running Backs
Joins Rochester football coaching staff for the 2018 season.
Spent the most of 2017 coaching at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Football program, serving as running backs coach and video coordinator. Prior to that, was a student assistant coach at Alfred State College, with roles including defensive line assistant, rush coach and offensive scout team coordinator.
Attended Alfred State College and was a member of the Pioneer football program in 2014 and 2015, before switching to student assistant role. Served on the Alfred State Student Athlete Advisory Committee and volunteered with Alfred State's Annual Special Olympics event.
Graduated in 2016 from Alfred State College with a bachelor's degree in Business Administrations, with a focus on Sports Management.


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Emergency survival medicine and Planet X / Nibiru
By Guest Writer David Meade
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Prescription antibiotics are not always the answer. Let's look at a series of natural antibiotics that can be used for specific purposes–they have long storage lives and do not require a doctor visit.
First, let's examine Black Elderberry. This herb grows on many continents, including North America, Europe and Western Asia. Laboratory tests in 2005 at a London research group included findings that Black Elderberry is 99% effective against the Avian Flu virus. In fact, during the flu epidemic in Panama in 1995, Elderberry juice was used to treat people with the flu.
Elderberry enhances the immune system by boosting cytokine production. These proteins are messengers within the immune system that regulate response. In fact, ingredients with Elderberries have more antioxidants than either vitamin C or E. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, Elderberry decreases swelling in mucous membranes and relieves nasal congestion.
In summary, Elderberry juice has very strong antiviral effects–the berries contain proteins that effectively prevent viruses from entering the cells. Years ago, I was staying at the house of someone with the flu and I felt symptoms attacking me. I went to the local CVS, bought Black Elderberry juice and within one day I felt fine, and as well I never came down with the flu.
Colloidal silver is well-known but not too widely tested. However, in 2011 the NIH took 100 children under 12 who were suffering from the common cold. One group was treated with a solution of colloidal silver and beta glucan, and the second group with a saline solution. 90% of the people in the colloidal silver group recovered quickly.
Colloidal silver is silver atoms that are suspended in distilled water. The particles of silver are small enough to move on a cellular level. They destroy pathogens, including but not limited to parasites, viruses and bacteria.
Silver also promotes rapid healing of tissue. In fact, most burn centers use a form of silver and silver-soaked bandaging for burn victims. You can buy colloidal silver at your local health food store.
Colloidal silver has also been used with high success to combat MRSA infections. These are staph infections that can be fatal; they are currently resistant to antibiotics. It's usually incurred during a hospital stay or in athletic settings.
In the early 20th century, Western medicine used silver as its primary antibiotic. After the 1930s, antibiotics became the treatment of choice.
However, as more antibiotics were created, the microbes began evolving into resistant strains. In addition, the antibiotics caused major digestive problems. Antibiotics can actually lower immunity by destroying the good bacteria. In fact, some fluoroquinolone-based antibiotics have permanently crippled those who have taken them.
However, silver apparently acts by stifling the pathogen's enzymes that are necessary for survival; therefore, pathogens cannot develop a resistance to silver.
Non-paradigm thinking has to accompany our preparations for the arrival of Planet X. We are one minute to midnight.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own and do not necessarily represent those of PlanetXnews.com nor its parent company, XmediaX. If you are interested in writing one or more guest articles for PlanetXnews.com, please email email@example.com.


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It is here that I admit, once and for all, that yes: I am a time traveler.
There have been suspicions for some time now - a few inquiring minds have poked around and thrown a few unsubstantiated accusations in my direction. While they have failed to come up with any solid proof of my activities, all it seems they had to do was wait for me to slip up. And slip up I have.
Eyes Forward
I'm not going to get into a lot of detail about the nuts and bolts of how I travel in time - suffice it to say that in this instance I had a few too many drinks at Spleen this coming weekend. This meant that when I arrived back at 'current date plus one day' I miscalculated and ended up in Thursday (actual 'current date') instead. Which is probably fitting punishment for me trying to avoid Thursday in the first place.
Correct: Time can be confusing most of the times (because Time is concurrent but I'm not getting into that right now either).
So good on you to the eagle eyes who spotted the clues to the fact I'd missed my target by a whole day: wearing casual clothes to work when it wasn't 'casual Friday'; posting my Friday-dated video with an unadjusted time stamp on Thursday; anticipating Dave's gig at Vibe after work a whole 24+ hours early; a slew of clues for you tenacious busy-bodies out there.
I should've just issued a media release.
Spoilers ahead
So the future: I do spend a bit of time there - but not as far forward as you might imagine. That's mostly because I've seen further into my future and it's a bit shit, to tell the truth.
Oh the Earth is mostly okay - I'm pre-empting the question the Greenies amongst you will want to ask. The planet is still holding together as far as I've seen. It hobbles along despite our best efforts to wreck it completely. It's cobbling together an atmosphere (mostly) and still managing to produce enough food to feed a large proportion of us. It's not great food, and a lot of it is synthetic - but it does the job. Good news is the population dropped off enough for us to cope the ones left behind.
Oh yeh, the Scientologists: turned out they were *actually* scientists. Who knew? I don't know all the details because I skipped ahead a bit but turns out Admiral T. Cruise wasn't as green as he was cabbage looking when he bought those plots of land on the Moon. Building Suri (the lunar base station) is how they managed to get 'off world' and get most of their brethren to Titan.
It's a funny old turn of events.
Back to me
So mostly I just jump forward to the next weekend and have a good time. After all, what else would you do if you had the technology? I generally pop back to 'current date' (my own time-line) after my weekend so I can maintain some sort of cohesive life-stream. Plus I get a couple of weekends per week which is a) great and b) the reason I'm wrecked most of the time and c) maintain my mayorships.
But sometimes, slip-ups happen, such as this latest, rather public one. I blame these accidents on the small control panels of the time mechanism (it wasn't design in Cupertino) combined with my fat fingers coupled with a liberal splash of gherkin juice. This all culminates in me not always hitting the dates and times I aim for.
Oh right, I haven't told you the story about the gherkins yet - it'll make sense when you read that story somewhere down the track (sorry can't remember the exact date I published that - they were vodka infused gherkins: say no more! but stay tuned - it might make sense in the end).
Concluding statements
I've already said more than I had intended. Understand I have no further comment on the subject of my extra-chronicular activities.
In closing though, I just want to award the eagle-eyed busy-bodies their point. They may have won this round, but know this snoopers: it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.
Game on!


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Talking to your children about how you used a gestational surrogate
Telling your child that they were born via a gestational surrogate can be a tough conversation to start. No matter how difficult, it shouldn't be a once in a while (OR "one time") conversation, this should be a story you tell them over and over again. This is their story and their identity.
Start with the basics and let your child ask the questions that will help them understand. Some families say that when you tell them how they were conceived, the child will just "shrug it off". Sometimes it's not really a big thing to them.
The feeling can be daunting for intended parents. The fear of how your child is going to process this information can be a little scary. Anne C. Bernstein, a family psychologist and author of "Flight of the Stork: What Children Think," says it could be incredibly destructive to the child to not tell them early on. Remember, your family and some of your close friends will know and you wouldn't want them to accidentally tell your child before you do. Younger children are more open minded to new things especially things that involve them.
A great idea to start with would be having you the intending parents and your gestational carrier start a journal for your child. Have pictures from the beginning and (even as early as you met each other!) – up to birth. You'll be able to show them just how important and how much they are loved. You can explain to them that families are made in so many ways and that their family has its own amazing story. The older they get the more in depth you can explain the process. The added bonus to having the conversation early is that the more times you practice saying the words out loud the easier they are to say!
There are many books that you can read with your child that will also help you all as a family:
- The Kangaroo Pouch by Sarah Phillips Pellet
- Why I'm So Special: A Book About Surrogacy with Two Daddies by Carla Lewis-Long
- The Pea That Was Me: An Egg Donation Story by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
- Baby Cake- An Egg Donation Story by Mrs. Jordan DeGusipe
Start with the basics and let your child ask the questions that will help them understand. Some families say that when you tell them how they were conceived, the child will just "shrug it off". Sometimes it's not really a big thing to them. For Elizabeth Gaba, who was born via egg donation and a surrogate, said she knew her whole life and loves her family but had always wanted to learn more about where she came from.
Surrogate parents and their children should never be ashamed of their story and shouldn't be afraid to talk about it, after all, the hardest part was the time before they were born!


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M.A.D.E. will be participating in the A21 Walk for Freedom on Oct. 17th, 2015 to create awareness for human trafficking.
We will be carpooling from Kendall in order to arrive at Miami Beach by 9:45 A.M.
As resquested by the walk, please wear ALL BLACK.
"The #WalkForFreedom is our collective effort to heighten awareness of modern-day slavery and raise funds to take us one step closer to ending human trafficking in our lifetime. The Walk For Freedom will make its way around the world on October 17, shedding light on the 27 million men, women and children who are still in bondage. When we join forces in one single day, we not only catch the attention of our cities, but we combine our efforts to have a global impact."
To donate to our team for the walk, please click here.


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In January, our School Holiday Program and Youth Activities were back for three weeks of action-packed fun! Kids aged 6 – 15 took part in a wide range of activities including waterslides, swimming and body boarding, wildlife parks, movies, a puppet theatre, Inflatable World, and more.
The aim of the program is to promote social inclusion in our community and build relationships. It also helps develop communication skills, life skills, and encourages kids to try new things. The holiday program is always a lot of fun and we receive great feedback from children and their parents.
Our Youth Activity participants, aged 16 – 21, completed an Op Shopping Challenge, toured Penguin Island, and made their way out of an escape room. These activities give the older group more control and allow them to make more choices on how their day will run. The aim of the Youth Activities is to empower young people to be independent in their community and meet new people.
Our next School Holiday Program will be from the 16th – 20th of April, and Youth Activities will run the following week of the 23rd to the 27th of April (excluding ANZAC Day on the 25th).
To be eligible to participate you must have NDIS funding for supports. If you would like to find out more about these activities, please contact Sophia on 08 9274 7575 or email@example.com. Please note, these activities are only available in Western Australia.


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Gentleman & Champion
Introducing the Bobby Jones Clover Whiskey Collection
Featuring single barrel, straight whiskeys distilled with excellence and integrity. In honor of golf's greatest gentleman and champion.
The Legend
Bobby Jones was the only player in history to achieve the original Grand Slam. After competition, it was his custom to enjoy three fingers of the finest local whiskey.


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Action and Persistence
Action is inherently powerful. It transforms us from dreamers into leaders. Action is the difference between having a great idea (like everyone else) and launching a viable product. Action is a prerequisite of success, but it is most influential when paired with persistence.
Persistence is not perfection or the absence of failure. Persistence is deciding to try again every time you fail.
Stop grumbling. Provide solutions to the problems at work. Do more than wish, hope and dream. Go back to school. Start a business. Write a book.
Take action. Be persistent. Don't give up.


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Dance, Body and Eroticism Workshop
Sat Feb 11, 2017 - 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Arts, Culture, Performing Arts (Other)
Health & Wellness, Self-improvement (Other)
So-Ham Yoga Estudio
Bravo y Altamirano Plaza Downtown L-4.C, 23000 La Paz, Mexico
La Paz, Baja California Sur
Workshop taught by Roberto Guadarrama
* Psychologist graduated from the Faculty of psychology of UNAM.
* Graduate of the Mexican Association of Sexual education, Sexual educator B.C. (AMES)
* Educator in Human Rights by Amnesty International. Form part of the collective of education for the peace, has shaped generations of educators for the peace...
Cost $700
2 for 1
Leven I & II
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Today was a challenge with "DT" but everyone stepped up to the plate and went at it hard. It was a good day.
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Free Breakfast Podcast Episode 002 Featuring DJ E. Sudd
Jeffrey Lockhart
For this episode of the Free Breakfast Podcast, we sat down with DJ E. Sudd, a person whom we consider to be a North Carolina gatekeeper. On top of that he is also the CEO of No Stress, DJ for 2 Chainz and a member of the Street Execs family. We discussed a range of topics from up and coming artists he likes to his come up as a DJ. He also gave out a lot of free game to artists out here trying to come up in the music industry. It was a very great sit down to say the least. Listen to the full episode below. You can also stream via Apple Podcasts.


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"In the galleries: The stars and planets align for 'hyder flares' featuring Adam Ryder and Dan Perkins" by Mark Jenkins
"Alone in the Woods," Dan Perkins's show at Hamiltonian Gallery, takes its name from its largest canvas, in which a rising sun glows over a lake its rays have painted yellow. Nine smaller pictures are vignettes of nature, with heightened, slightly artificial colors. These oils intensify 19th-century landscape painting with the saturated hues of pop art and photorealism.


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Is your life designed around what you most want to be doing in the world? Do you make your life decisions from a place of deep alignment with your values? Do you have deeply satisfying relationships? Can you say, without a doubt, that you love yourself?
Do you feel confused and not sure what to do or how to move forward? Perhaps things aren't terrible, but you are feeling a pull…a tug to something greater, but you're just not sure what or where that is.
The two principle reasons that people don't have what they want is they don't know what they want and/or they don't know how to get there. This is simplicity at its most complex. This is the ancient heart of your future. The desire for passion, kindness, success, authenticity, connection, abundance, meaningful and purposeful work are not a destination, but a journey.
My coaching program is based on three principles*:
- our beliefs create the conditions of our life;
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This ain't no crash diet of the soul offer. This is foundational work at it's most essential level.
Through a twelve-session program we focus on the seven areas of your life: relationships, money, body, sexuality, emotions, work, and spirituality. In each of these life areas the program and our one-on-one coaching structure are designed to help you:
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Dear readers,
At the time of this writing, L'Éphémère Review has just celebrated its two-year Twitter anniversary. Two years ago, reeling from the first tastes of heartbreak and newfound independence, barely twenty-one, barely starting my last year of college, barely able to swim in my own ocean, let alone dip my toe into another, I decided to start an online literary journal. With the help of two volunteer staff members, we released our inaugural issue in September 2016 to small fanfare, and have only grown since. Now, L'ÉR is made up of a staff of twenty-two, have published ten issues to date, released a special National Poetry Month anthology of work, held our first-ever writing contest, are beginning to publish micro-chapbooks from the winners and runner-ups of said contest, and is continuing to grow and develop and strive in an increasingly changing literary world.
I want to welcome you to the tenth issue of L'Éphémère Review; Sempiternal. I wanted to go back to the concepts that formed this journal from the very beginning—the passage of memory and time, narrative and myth, softness and savagery, happiness and pain, the very contradictions of life that make living the beautiful cacophony it is. The unrelenting voice that weaves through stories both old and newly spoken, both necessary and vital. A voice that exists at the intersection of what it means to love, to lose, and to live. Something eternal and unchanging. Something everlasting.
L'Éphémère Review has come a long way from its humbled, softly-buried roots; thank you for letting us flower into something greater than any of us thought possible, and for being there by our side, encouraging us to never forget the earth from which we came, and to always strive towards sunlight.
We still have much room left to grow, and there are days where it seems the earth is blanketed in never-ceasing clouds. Still, even when we cannot see, the sun is always there, warm and vital and good.
We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed curating it and, as always, thank you for your support and love.
To two years, ten issues, and many, many more years and issues to come.
With thanks and gratitude,
Kanika Lawton
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So you are a seasoned business person and have been making sales ninja style. However what happens if you are sued? How do we eliminate the additional liability from your operations? You made a profit this year and that's awesome but how do we keep this money safe from sticky fingered Lawyers?
The short answer is incorporation of a Holding company. The idea behind such a setup is that you do all your regular operations on your current company that means all your revenues and expenses remain within OpCo however we transfer the "Net Income" or in the accounting world we call "Retained Earnings" directly as a dividend to HoldCo. Tax Free. Yes that's right.
Some associations such as Doctors, Dentists and Engineers are required to have professional corporations where only another Doctor/Dentist/Engineer can be a partner and own shares. The rules are very strict but they do allow a HoldCo to own the building and receive rental income from the OpCo for using the premises. So technically you are paying your own company rent at market price. Yes it gets confusing but it's legit. #LegitAccounting
So once the money is being held in HoldCo you are reasonably protected by any potential law suits. What do you do with the money that's in the HoldCo you ask? Well you can use it for something accountants call "Dividend Sprinkling". If you have a spouse or children the right amount of dividend can be declared to maximize the after tax income you will receive. Setting up your corporate structure is critical to the success of your company. If you plan for the future then this HoldCo can one day evolve into becoming your Estate where you can transfer the entire corporation to your Kin(s) Tax Free upon retirement or death.
The incorporation costs are relatively minor compared to the peace of mind and additional security of your investments. It can get confusing to manage a HoldCo but remember it's in your "Taxvantage" to do so!
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The issue I have is when trying to install the personal gateway on my own laptop running Windows 10 Home (no access to group policy as far as I can tell). When I click on the 'sign into Power BI' link at the start of the configuration setup, I get the message below. I don't get the option to enter any credentials. I have tried both running as admin to set up as a service and as a regular user - uninstalling, ensuring I'm logged in to Power BI beforehand. I've run Windows update and downloaded the gateway on several occasions so that I'm positive I have the latest version.
In terms of set up, I don't think it could get any more straightforward - it's just for my own use so that I can continue learning Power BI. On this machine I have my SQL Server instances and my Office 365 licence. I can connect to my Power BI account (both online and desktop versions) as shown below.
I feel like I'm missing something. Any help getting past this frustration is much appreciated.
The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
Request ID: bb79551e-a1eb-40e5-bbe8-25385a1f9e59
UTC Timestamp: 15/07/2016 07:50:30
Cluster: wabi-west-us-redirect.analysis.windows.net
@OrangeSteve That is no unknown error. Rather than me giving you all toubleshooting steps i would like to point you to this forum. I would also suggest try installing it on another server that can talk to your data source.
Thanks for your reply @ankitpatira. I read this post prior to asking for help. I think my setup is considerably more straightforward than this.
I don't have another server! This is just to install on my development laptop which I use at home. I have several SQL instances set up, some SSIS, SSAS (both mdx & tabular) but can't seem to get this one thing installed. I don't get as far as @Typical_Install in that I don't get the option to provide credentials - it just gives up when I click on the sign in link.
I'm using Windows 10 Home (up to date) which as far as I understand means I don't have access to gpedit.msc so that workaround can't be done. There are no other users, no other machines, nothing. Just me and a laptop. I have tried running as admin and not admin because although I would prefer this to run as a service, I'm not too bothered as it's for my own use.
I haven't yet found any examples of the same issue elsewhere.
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Manager, Partner Operations (Revenue Cycle)
Our mission is to serve cancer patients and our customers by dramatically improving treatment and accelerating research. Our team is building a disruptive, oncology-specific software platform that connects cancer centers across the world on a common technology infrastructure to address key healthcare challenges. Today, the Flatiron Health OncologyCloud™ platform includes the industry-leading electronic medical record for oncology, a first-of-its-kind analytics tool, patient portal, and integrated billing management. Our goal is to help cancer centers leverage real-world oncology data at a scale and clinical depth never before seen, to advance cancer care and accelerate research.
As the Operations and Implementation Manager, you will work together with our account management, operations, customer success, product teams and subject-matter expertise teams at Flatiron to ensure the quality, efficiency and performance of our oncology customers' Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) operations. You will manage our relationships with business partners both domestic and international, and support our new client implementations to help align with best practice workflow and revenue optimization.
Manage and Optimize Vendor Relationships
- Define and implement quality programs for key partners, including holding partners accountable for results
- Oversee quality and compliance audits for revenue cycle operation
- Serve as primary point of escalation for US based staff regarding overseas operations, and manage escalations from customers and internal stakeholders to resolution
- Help operationalize new service offerings or modifications to partner processes, including documenting process and ensuring accurate adoption by all teams
- Work with US based teams to optimize relationship with vendors, both overseas and domestic
- As new potential vendors are surfaced, the manager will own creating operating norms with vendors and implementing new processes to ensure successful and efficient adoption
- Define data requirements to measure results for effective vendor relationships and work with Product and Eng teams to measure those metrics
- Review existing workflows and push for consistency and transparency to ensure scalable business infrastructure
- Look for opportunities to reduce manual processes, both for partner operations and Flatiron teams in order to reduce level of effort required to support a client
- Help manage the inputs to gross margin with the intention of maintaining or improving margin for RCM clients
Implementation Expert
- Expert understanding of RCM processes, especially those that involve partner operations and handoffs between clients and partners
- Work with Engagement Managers to scope required workflows for new clients, aligning those workflows with best practice for our overseas operations and supporting the roll out of processes across all teams
- Help translate client asks and requirements to actionable and efficient workflows
- Help Engagement Manager's define implementation timelines for new clients, being mindful of capacity and opportunity costs of decisions, work with both teams to ensure we optimize for results and minimize costs
- Hold vendor partners accountable for client results, and work with vendor partner to adjust processes as necessary to meet quality requirements
About You:
- This position requires outstanding problem-solving, analytical and communication skills; experience leading complex operations spanning multiple teams and stakeholders
- Ability to explore and interpret process workflows, data, and metadata to synthesize and execute strategies for process improvement
- Operationally minded person who seeks to create standardized processes
- Demonstrated ability to carry a collaborative culture and management style to interactions with internal and external stakeholders
- Proven success in a client services organization
- Ideally, experience with business process optimization and RCM technology or workflow implementations
- Willingness to travel overseas up to 8x per year or as necessary, additional client travel required, likely overall travel around 50%
Bonus Points:
- Strong data analysis and data storytelling skills
- Proven ability to think outside the box, optimize processes and lead change
- Strong organization and project management skills
- Previously played a key role in growing a large operations team
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As a top ten city in Lonely Planet's 'Best in travel', four time winner of the IFEA World Festival and Event City Award, and a National Geographic Traveller Smart City, Newcastle is a thriving cultural and events city.
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Feb 01, 2014 Hello, I am replacing an old Carrier mercurymodel thermostat with a nonprogrammable CoolHeat Honeywell CT31A thermostat.
The old thermostat was controlling air conditioning and electric heating through five connectors labeled Y, G, W, R and a mysterious A (although near the unconnected 4 and Shop eBay for great deals on Carrier Thermostats.
You'll find new or used products in Carrier Thermostats on eBay. All 3 faceplates instruction manual TPLink router included. Worked great controlling thermostat through phone& email. 4. 5 out of 5 stars. 14 product A barely used 3month old Carrier TBPAC01 Programmable Thermostat" AC Carrier offers thermostats and controls for the highest degree of climate control, from temperature to humidity, while staying energy efficient. Manual changeover in heat or cool mode.
Available in beige or Premier White color. SUPER TRADELINE FEATURES: SUPER TRADELINE package with cross reference label and special instruction sheet. T874 MULTISTAGE THERMOSTATS AND Q674 SUBBASES 2.
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The Nepalese-born Mount Royal University student, who has no arms, will be cruising from one Canadian coast to the other to raise cash, awareness and, perhaps, the pulses of other drivers as he makes the journey behind the wheel using just his feet.
The inspiring amputee, who is licensed to drive and has done so on asphalt in 29 countries, is planning to pull off the feat as early as this summer.
Donations generated through his adventure will be split among a mountaineering program for the disabled, offered through the Vancouver-based Tetra Society, and his own endeavour to scale the world's highest peak, planned for next March.
"I like to spread the message that disability is not inability and I hope it will help for our mission to raise (money) for those things," said Gautam, 30, who will meet with sponsors Tuesday to finalize a start date for the cross-country tour.
"I have been planning this for next month, but because of the federal election the sponsor wants to move the project a couple months later."Gautam, who hails from the rural Ramecchap district of Nepal, lost his arms at 14 while vacationing with his family in Kathmandu.
He was flying a kite that became entangled with overhead power lines.
Believing the wire was insulated, he used a piece of iron to dislodge the kite.
The resulting jolt badly damaged his limbs, which doctors had no choice but to remove.
The physical disadvantage has proven to be of little consequence to Gautam. In 2005, he earned a bachelor's degree in management and commerce before moving on to his next challenge - scaling the 5,372-metre Mount Yala using his teeth, feet and the aid of sherpas.
Through the Mount Everest expedition, Gautam hopes to raise $1 million for Nepalese orphans and disabled persons.


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ADULTS (Age 15+) – CHOOSE ONE OF FOUR PRICE LEVELS:
Full Tuition $1200
Tuition Discount Tier 1 $1050
Tuition Discount Tier 2 $900
Private Cabin: $1850
YOUTH (Age 9-14) – MILES OF MUSIC SUPPORTS A DISCOUNTED RATE OF $750
CHILD (Age 4-8) – MILES OF MUSIC SUPPORTS A DISCOUNTED RATE OF $625
WORK/TRADE DISCOUNTS (Age 15+) – MILES OF MUSIC OFFERS A DISCOUNTED RATE OF $575 TO CAMPERS IN EXCHANGE FOR CAMP JOBS. WORK/TRADE JOBS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPLICATION AND LOTTERY.
MERIT & COMMUNITY DISCOUNTS (All ages) – MILES OF MUSIC OFFERS DISCOUNTED RATES OF $300 - FULL TUITION FOR CAMPERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR JURIED AWARDS OF MERIT AND COMMUNITY DISCOUNTS
At Miles of Music we value accessibility, representation and diversity of ages, incomes, cultures, abilities and more. For this reason, we use a "tiered tuition system" that allows campers to pay what they can. The "Full Tuition" tier represents our actual cost per camper on the island ($1200). "Discount Tier 2" offers a more accessible price, and "Discount Tier 1" offers something in the middle.
We recognize that even the most affordable Tuition Tier is a stretch for many people, so we fundraise and organize the work flow at camp to offer Work/Trade Discounts and juried awards we call Merit & Community Discounts.
If you would like to make a direct, tax-deductible donation to Miles of Music Camp to support these discounts, please sign up for our email list, and we will email you when our next fund drive is announced.
Thanks for the many ways you all continue to give to our community – whether with your time, energy, talents, financial resources or all of the above. Good luck in the Lottery and we expect to see you all on the Island one day soon.
– Kristin, Laura & the Miles of Music Advisory Committee
Feb 18, 2019 - Deadline for all applications (General Lottery, Work/Trade, Merit & Community Discounts).
Late February / Early March - All lottery results announced
If you're offered a spot at camp, you'll have two weeks from the date of the offer to pay the balance owed or request a full refund of your $100 deposit.
Anyone not offered a spot at camp will be put on a Waiting List. Offers will be extended on a rolling basis according to the type of spot that has opened up (adult, youth etc). We'll keep your deposit as long as you choose to remain on the waiting list, or until May 17, 2019, when we will refund all deposits to all people not yet committed to a spot at camp. You may also request a refund on your deposit by removing yourself from the waiting list at any time.
Looking for more clarity on the application and lottery process? Read on.
Because Miles of Music Island Camp is awesome, it's also very popular! We use a lottery system in order to offer campers an extended application period with an organized acceptance system in which every applicant gets an answer at the same time.
If you apply by the deadline, your name will be put into a hat and then drawn at random. We use two hats — one for "returning campers" and one for "new campers", because we want a balance of both.
If you've applied as a group (with friends or family), we'll name your group and enter that name as many times as there are people in your party. That means your fates are linked, and you'll either all get in or all get on the waiting list together.
All applicants and applicant groups will receive an email by early March letting you know one of two things:
You've been accepted into camp, OR
We've put your name on a waiting list.
If you've been placed on the waiting list, we'll let you know on a rolling basis if a spot has opened up for you at camp.
The application fee is a refundable deposit of $100/person (see below for the various refund deadlines).
The 2019 Island Camp Lottery is closed. Click the button below to apply for the waiting list.
Once you've been offered a spot at camp, you may cancel with partial refunds according to the following calendar:
If you cancel within two weeks of your acceptance, we'll refund your $100 deposit in full.
If you've paid in full and you cancel before April 1st, we'll offer a refund minus your $100 deposit.
If you've paid in full and you cancel between April 2nd and May 1st, we'll give you a 50% refund.
If you cancel between May 2nd and May 17th, we'll give you a 25% refund.
If you cancel after May 17th, no refunds will be given.
Wow! You read this whole page. Nice work. Do you still have questions?
If so, consult this FAQ.
You can also click here to learn more about tuition assistance.
If you don't find your answer in our FAQ, email us. We'll respond ASAP and do our very best to help!
Thanks again for your consideration & your support.
– The Miles of Music Team


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Rapist, robber jailed 15 years
AN Accra Circuit Court on Monday handed a 15-year jail term to a businessman, Kenneth Dzubey, who sexually assaulted his victim and also robbed her of a Techno H6 mobile phone, and an amount of GH¢400.
Kenneth pleaded not guilty to the charge, but after trial, the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh, found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly.
He is to serve 15 years in prison in hard labour to serve as a deterrent to other young people who want an easy way in life to riches by putting ordinary people under duress and robbing them.
Earlier, prosecution Police Chief Inspector Kwabena Adu told the court that Kenneth resides at Madina New Road while the complainant name withheld resides at Adenta Animal Research.
Chief Inspector Adu said on January 31, 2016 at about 23:00 hrs, the complainant a 27-year'old businesswoman, boarded a commercial vehicle and alighted at 'Konkonsa' Junction.
On her way home, prosecution said, she realized that the convict was tailing her.
He said the complainant sensing danger doubled her steps but in no time, Kenneth caught up with her and asked her where she was going.
Police Chief Inspector Adu said the complainant told him that she was going home, so he offered to escort her home and the complainant obliged.
On her way, prosecution said the convict suddenly pulled a knife and dragged her into a nearby bush and had sexual intercourse with the complainant.
The prosecution said not satisfied with his actions, Kenneth then snatched the complainants Techno H6 mobile phone and cash of GH¢400.
On February 1, 2016, the complainant reported the matter to the Police at Adenta and she was given a medical form to attend hospital where she was examined.
Prosecution said the convict was later arrested at Madina Zongo Junction with a bag containing a knife, screw driver an iron rod and a touch light.
Source: GNA


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It's over between Shanina Shaik and DJ Ruckus.
The 28-year-old Australian Victoria's Secret model and 35-year-old music artist, whose real name is Greg Andrews, have called it quits after a year of marriage.
"After careful thought and consideration, Shanina Shaik and Greg 'DJ Ruckus' Andrews have decided to separate," a rep for the duo tells E! News in a statement. "They move forward with much mutual respect and love for each other, and ask to please respect their privacy during this time."
They were last photographed together in public on May 16, in New York City.
Shaik and Ruckus got engaged just after Christmas 2015 on his cousin Lenny Kravitz's private island in the Bahamas and wed there this past April. Celebrity guests included Ashlee Simpson-Ross and Evan Ross, and Rev Run and his wife Justine.
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Do YOU Have an "Anna" Spirit?
I recently was asked to play the role of the Prophetess Anna from Luke 2:36-38 at my new church home – and I learned so much! Isn't it wonderful when the Lord uses you to minister to others and in the process, you gain so much learning, yourself? How true it is that the Word of God is the LIVING Word! Or as it says in the Bible:
"For the Word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
And also:
"Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." (John 7:38)
How TRUE that is? "God's Word is the same today, as it was yesterday as it WILL BE tomorrow! "(Hebrews 13:8)
Everything that you need, everything that you have gone through OR will go through can be addressed by the Word of God! It's true! I have been a Christian for over 31 years now – and it astonishes me how I continue to grow and learn in the Lord. I think that as long as we have breath in our bodies (as long as we are open to it) we will grow and mature and change until He calls us home to be with Him! This is something that I cannot adequately find the words to convey – I simply have to refer to another verse that sums it up completely – "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him." (Psalm 34:8)
We live, Remnant in a day where we need constant infusions of the Word of God. The Holy Spirit is faithful to help us "hide" the Word deep within our heart when we are faithful to read it so that when the moment comes that we need to call upon a certain word – He brings it front and center! Honestly, I can say that there are times when scripture bubbles forth from deep inside me – from my heart to the forefront of my mind and feeds me with the spiritual exact portion of food that I need to get through certain situations. I believe that is the reason why Jesus tells us:
"Man cannot live by bread alone but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4)
This is true not only of the Words written in the New Testament (- the fulfillment of the promises given in the Old Testament!) But also of the Old Testament. I experienced the truth of this as in preparation for my role of the Prophetess of Anna, I began to study her and oh what a woman of God she was!
The words of the soliloquy given to me to perform by a Sister I had just met, but felt a deep sisterly connection to the moment we met at a women's fellowship recently held at my new church home – I hope will make you want to learn more about Anna on your own and let the power of the Holy Spirit minister to YOU in a way that ONLY He can. Sister Amy was uncertain as to who at our church had written the dialogue – I did not. But the power of the Holy Spirit (in reading it and then seeing it performed) I hope will inspire YOU to have the same love for God and Spirit that Anna did! Because her love and hunger and passion for the will of God is apparent by her faith. I pray YOU will have that same spirit and boldness and fierce love of God that Anna did. God is the same today as He was yesterday as He will be tomorrow and if you ask Him – He will use YOU in the lives of those around you as He used Anna. You JUST have to ask and be open to it! I pray you will. Here are the words (and writer – whoever you are – God blessed you with insight and a very apparent touch of the Holy Spirit! I hope I get to know your identity and I pray it meets your approval to post your words… Thank you!)
"Welcome! Welcome! You must be visitors! I have not seen you hear before, and I should know! I'm ALWAYS here! My name is Anna, and I have been coming to the temple to fast and pray for longer than MANY of you have been alive! For over 60 years! Ever since my husband died… we had even years together, but when He died I came here…. And here I have been ever since…"
"My family and my friends, still do NOT understand why I spend all my life here in the temple fasting and praying… I asked them once – What is out there (pointing outside of the temple) that is NOT in here? They had no answer…
One day, I was walking through the temple and I saw Simeon praying with a young couple… Now, that is not unusual, but I looked again… 'Who IS that with Simeon? ' I did not recognize the man or the woman, SOMETHING was happening! What I DID recognize was the stirring of the Spirit of the Lord… I moved a bit closer… The Spirit of the Lord came upon me and I knew! I KNEW!" (pointing to the woman) "There in the arms of that young mother, was the future of Israel!
I could hear SOME of what Simeon was saying… 'The rise and fall of many in Israel… A sign to be spoken against… Many hearts will be judged…' As Simeon finished speaking I became overwhelmed with emotion and the Spirit of God came upon me and my lips gave way to power of God and I began to prophesy about this child and about our people BUT in my heart I could only hear the Words of Isaiah…
'Here is my servant of whom I uphold!
My Chosen One of whom I delight!
I will pour my spirit out upon Him and He will bring justice amongst the nations!
He will not shout or cry out! Or raise His voice in the streets!
A bruised reed He will not break!
A smoldering wick He will not snuff out!
In faithfulness He will bring forth Justice!
He will not falter or become discouraged.
'Til He establishes justice upon the earth!"
(Anna gasps and points at the couple) "Did they hear? Did they understand? Did I understand? No NO! Who can grasp the full plans of the Almighty? Overcome with the impact of the revelation I ran out to those praying – "Rise to your feet! Lift up your head! The answer is HERE! The answer is JESUS!
A man looked at me and said, "Silly woman, you do not know what I was asking, how could the answer be here?!"
I responded to him, 'It doesn't matter WHAT you were asking. The answer is here! There is a child! Pay attention to the child! His name is Jesus and He will ALWAYS be the answer!'
I ran back to the family – but they were gone! I looked for them among the crowd… How could this be?! I wanted to run out from the temple, but even if I did, I would not be able to catch up to them… I am old!" (Anna hangs her head)
I KNOW that I belong here at the temple… I still fast and pray… But now, I listen… I listen for news of this Child…. Surely such an anointing will not go unnoticed… How will He show Himself to our people? How will He overthrow our enemies? How will He take up His throne???"
And now, I tell those who come here to the temple – Just as I tell you… GOD HAS SENT US OUR DELIVERER!!!!
Our Deliverer has come!
Our Deliverer has come!


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Sales compensation is vital to sales success and company growth. For decades, companies have gathered different tools to manage compensation. As companies have expanded, they often find difficulty scaling their manual processes to drive further growth.
Previously, sales performance management (SPM) has typically been categorized as solely focused on incentive compensation management (ICM) and sales compensation planning. It is quickly transforming due to a variety of software tools aimed at helping improve day-to-day execution of the sales process.
In the past, organizations had fewer products to sell and small numbers of sales reps to manage and compensate. As companies scaled with growth, legacy and home-grown ICM systems drove the need for automation tools to help reduce errors commonly associated with manual ICM processes. However, these systems were solely focused on compensation management and not necessarily on enabling sales planning or driving sales attainment.
The Challenges of SPM and ICM without Automation
In recent years, there has been enormous growth in the size and complexity of company product lines and sales channels. Unfortunately, home-grown and legacy compensation management systems are struggling to keep a business operating at digital speed. They also fail to address the complexities of companies' sales organization, including overseeing sales territories, designing the right compensation plans, motivating the sales teams, and using data an analytics to spot misaligned quota targets.
In addition, current systems are unable to keep pace with demands, including huge data volumes and shifts in priorities. Without the right data, leaders and executives struggle to make good decisions. For organizations to become more efficient and agile at aligning policies and programs with results, there's a growing use of sales compensation to drive financial and sales performance.
Why AI/ML and Automation are Necessary for Growth
Building the right model to deliver flexibility and agility is critical. It's important to understand company goals and design a pay and performance structure to reduce inconsistencies and friction points between finance and sales. Ultimately, your sales compensation plan should drive sales behaviors that help achieve company objectives and drive growth.
When thinking about SPM, it's important to look at the overall strategy from planning to compensation, to attainment across the entire sales team. This allows leaders to evaluate methods to best optimize overall strategy. The real success is managing sales performance is enabling the sales team to spend the majority of their time selling.
With visibility into sales performance, leaders can make decisions dependent on market conditions to accelerate attainment of sales goals, and reps can see their earned commissions in real time.
Gathering Big Data with The Right Tools
With the growth in SaaS-based systems, data has emerged as a critical tool for designing, managing and updating compensation and reward strategies to reflect current business conditions. While current home-grown and legacy compensation management systems have access to lots of data, there is a lack of structure and meaning to gather timely and relevant insights to boost overall sales performance.
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Fourteen Republican candidates for President headed to Boulder yesterday for the third debate, broadcast (and not very broadly) on CNBC. But did the debate make a difference? Not to Michael, who says.
First of all, Republicans and Democrats are the same exact thing. Owned by the same people at the top. The two-party system is a fallacy in place simply to divide people. That being said, I think it's hilarious that the GOP debate was being held in pot-smoking Democrat headquarters, aka Boulder.
Local comic Andy Juett found plenty of hilarious aspects to that debate; read his recap here. Did you watch the debate? Who do you think was the winner? And what do you think of the fact that it was held in Boulder?
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NPO 025: Creating your Support Network (Jen Cole, Clean Fairfax)
Today's Guest: Jennifer Cole (email: email@example.com)
Jennifer Cole has been the Executive Director for Clean Fairfax Council since January 2009. She served as the President of the Virginia Council on Litter Prevention and Recycling, a member of the Beekeepers Association of Northern Virginia and serves on the County's Trash Team, a task force made up of County agencies, regional authorities and non-profits working on keeping area streams and special places clean and litter-free. She has also served as Vice President of Awards for the Community Appearance Alliance and currently fosters and socializes litters of feral kittens for Animal Allies and Tree of Life Cat Rescue.
Hailing from Providence, RI, she was Executive Director of Groundwork Providence, an agency whose programs include street tree plantings, recycling education, neighborhood cleanups, brownfield and "green collar" job training, youth environmental education and stewardship, city beautification, and community garden management.
In addition, she served as Director of the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (planting over 5000 large trees on city streets with the help of residents and volunteers) and as Advocacy Coordinator for the Rhode Island office of the Conservation Law Foundation, working on complex environmental justice issues and successfully bringing polluters to justice. Jen was appointed by Mayor David Cicilline (now Congressman) to a five-year term of the Providence City Plan commission and served as the "environmental voice" for development and in the renewal of the Comprehensive Plan.
Jennifer holds a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis on Urban Environmental Policy from Norwich University and a Certification in Advanced Business Sustainability from University of Vermont. She lives in Prince William County, Virginia with her husband, dogs, cats (all rescues,) and honey bees. Hobbies include writing, cooking, gardening, roasting coffee and knitting.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Clean Fairfax
The mission of Clean Fairfax is to encourage environmental stewardship and urban sustainability in Fairfax County, Virginia through education, programming, and community involvement. Clean Fairfax seeks to reduce littering and to encourage recycling, reusing, and reducing consumption, promote community action by supporting clean-ups and adopt-a-spots and serve as a clearing house for environmental information in Fairfax County.
Lessons Learned:
In our conversation, Jen shared about transition, building a community of support and finding ways to navigate the often tricky dynamics of partnership when people are not mindful of your mission. Here are a few of the main lessons:
1. Build a community of support: Outside of your board and outside of your staff, find people who you can connect with periodically who are champions of your cause and believe in you! These people will be great to bounce ideas off of, but will also serve as important community voices to give you necessary constructive criticism. You may even get lucky and find people who feel like family!
2. In transitions, recognize the changes that need to be made, stand firm with your board of directors and be patient. Persist through the challenges that will inevitably arise and keep your eyes on the results you know are necessary for the organization.
3. When partnering with other organizations, speak your mind when their programming goes against your mission. In Jen's case, this meant speaking up when a partner offered single-use water bottles at a conference. Speaking up is one of the very best ways to encourage change in the future.
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Story of Good: Interns
Jen shared a story about an intern she had who has become a passionate environmentalist, but who also gave Jen a new appreciation for a different faith and culture. Jen's intern was Muslim, devout, from a large family and over the course of the internship, she and Jen became very close. She has now become someone that Jen hopes will be part of her cheer-leading crew!