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Name: Brandon K. Rivers
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
What do you enjoy writing on Slamfist Media?
I really like writing editorials, and game/comic/movie reviews. I am looking forward to working on the Supara script soon. I am planning on starting a personal blog on the site, with my daily musings, geek things, upcoming events I plan on going to or am excited about.
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about films, especially book adaptations, Broadway musicals, and writing in general. I love to collect comics and read new authors. I am also passionate about my friends, and making sure they are okay, taken care of, and successful or helping them to be successful. I love video games, their development and marketing, and the stories of and behind them. I have recently started getting passionate about board and card games, especially Magic: The Gathering.
Also... Olympic swimming and American football. I swam competitively growing up and it is just one of those things I could never let go of. Football I grew up watching and playing in junior/high school and another one of those things that will always grab my attention.
I consider myself a nerd/jock hybrid...HAHA.
Besides working on Slamfist Media related projects, what else do you do with your free time?
I work...a lot. I play a lot of video games (excessive amounts of Skyrim lately). I read and collect comics. I watch Netflix religiously, and I am always looking for new things to watch. I am getting into Game of Thrones, working on finishing The Office, and anything nerdy/funny/etc.
I also spend a lot of time with my friends doing non-sense, and spending quality time with my wonderful girlfriend, her son, and my family.
What would you consider your greatest influence(s) that inspire you creatively?
My brother will always be my biggest inspiration. Our life together will always be the driving force in my life. He is the main reason I started writing in the first place.
The character Dick Grayson (Robin, Nightwing, Batman). The handling of his character, being one of the few comic book characters you actually get to see "grow up", and his general backstory and persona resonate with me a lot.
Science Fiction and Comic Book creators in general. What they can do and accomplish in today's media.
Kevin Smith and Joss Whedon. They show what you can do with little-to-no budget, great writing, and a great cast. But when do get that big budget, they astound me even more.
Do you have any personal goals with Slamfist Media?
To be one of the lead writers of the Supara comic, to be an increasingly itegral part of the team, and to help my friends and I achieve our biggest and wildest dreams. Not just with the comic, but with film, television, and more.
List some of your favorite movies:
- Clerks I and II
- Bruce Almighty
- The Dark Knight
- Marvel's The Avengers
- Eternal Sunhine of the Spotless Mind
- The Truman Show
List some of your favorite television series:
- Supernatural
- Doctor Who (David Tennant is MY Doctor!)
- Smallville
- Firefly
- Angel
- Honorable Mentions: The Office, Family Guy, Batman: The Animated Series
List some of your favorite books:
- Animorphs (series) - K.A. Applegate
- Fallen Angels - Walter Dean Myers
- Tietam Brown - Mick Foley
- Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - Michael J. Fox
- To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
List some of your favorite Comic Books/Graphic Novels:
- Watchmen - Alan Moore (writer), Dave Gibbons (artist)
- Green Lantern: Blackest Night - Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciler)
- The Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time - Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist)
- Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters - Mike Grell (writer)
- Uncanny X-Force (vol. 1) - Rick Remender (writer), Jeremy Opena (artist)
- Civil War (Marvel Comics) - Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (penciler)
- Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War - Geoff Johns/Dave Gibbons (writers), Ivan Reis/Patrick Gleason/Ethan Van Sciver (artists)
Where else can we find you?
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For it should be remembered that the headlines imply far more than is formally known about Assistant Commissioner John Yates's investigations into breaches of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The "known knowns" are few: that the inquiry began last March after allegations of selling honours and revelations that all the main parties had received millions of pounds in undeclared loans in the run-up to the last election, that 90 people have been questioned and three arrested, that the prime minister is among those questioned, as a witness and not under caution, twice. But it is only speculation (if undenied) that a cover-up has been attempted, and that the far graver charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice is now under consideration; and it is only spin that the Yard is out to get Downing Street or that it is leaking to selected journalists, while some reports, for example that there is a secret email system operating inside No 10, appear mere fantasy.
All this is deeply damaging to the whole political process, the more so when at the same time the attorney general's conduct is under scrutiny in parliament and the chancellor's favourite thinktank, the Smith Institute, is alleged to have breached the political impartiality on which its charitable status depends. If he was cabinet secretary rather than prime minister, Mr Blair would have been on gardening leave for months past. But he is an elected politician who insists he has done nothing wrong. So he stays, until his party finally loses confidence in him. It is not always easy to distinguish genuine concern about what the party chair, Hazel Blears, has called the "corrosive" effect of the police inquiry from covert positioning on the deputy leadership. But as yet, an unhappy party seems to prefer that he stays to take the flak.
And, whatever the mounting evidence of his diminishing authority at home, Mr Blair still believes he has something to contribute. After last weekend's ovation in Davos for his address on climate change, June's G8 in Germany is no doubt all the more alluring to him. Before then, Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams could be sharing power in Northern Ireland. Perhaps there is time for one last Middle East tour. So he continues trying to create the space to stay until he chooses to go. He is too shrewd a strategist to underestimate the risks - that in his absorption in what he conceives to be his personal political legacy he destroys his successor's democratic inheritance. If his party judges he is doing that, he may find himself regretting that he did not take our advice nearly a year ago to leave with dignity while he could. And if the police bring charges, toughing it out over cash for honours will no longer be an option. Then he will be able to dictate neither the timing nor the manner of his going.

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The Palestine Government announced today that land transfer regulations would be made as soon as possible. In the meantime, it advised prospective purchasers and sellers of land and others concerned to "refrain from carrying out such transactions since it may be found that the contemplated transfer will be prohibited under the regulations." Last month's White Paper issued by the British Government empowered the Palestine High Commissioner to restrict the sale of lands.
A Jew and an Arab were slain today in continuing violence in scattered sections of Palestine. (Havas News Agency reported 18 Arabs killed in a battle with British troops near Jerusalem.)
A Jewish milk truck was ambushed near the Arab village of Lubia, in the vicinity of Haifa, and Benjamin Kirshon, 34, an immigrant from Lithuania, was shot dead.
The military authorities imposed a 31-hour ban on traffic to and from Tel Aviv following the fatal shooting of an Arab and the wounding of two others in the Salameh quarter along the Jaffa boundary. An official announcement said the shooting was done by an "unknown Jew." Later three unidentified Jews threw two bombs into an Arab shanty. There were no casualties.
Unidentified persons raided the headquarters of the Agudath Israel, non Zionist religious organization, tore up files and scrawled inscriptions on the walls reading. "Traitors Beware!"
The British Embassy at Berlin, it was learned here today, has informed the German Government that the Palestine administration is dissatisfied with the D.N.B.'s (official German News Agency) Palestine correspondent, Dr. Franz Reichert, and his assistant, Wollhard and has asked that they be withdrawn. The German Consul General here is taking the matter up with the Palestine Government.


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With the construction for Downtown Disney's changeover to Disney Springs having begun; everyone has to prepare for lots of refurbishments. One of those includes the permanent closing of Cap'n Jack's Restaurant.
The announcement for the changes back in March confirmed that the restaurant would indeed be closing for good.
Now, there is a date as Cap'n Jack's Restaurant will cease operations and close for good on or around Aug. 17, 2013.
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I'm sorry for the missing lunch time post, my little heart (the only part of me that is little) just wasn't into it today. I think I have Seasonal Affective Disorder aka "S.A.D."
It was rainy and gloomy here today 🙁 And it's hard to get a hold of friends to talk to when they're all on West coast time. Boo friends, boo.
My day in a nutshell: I had some good eats, some snacking while putting together dinner and tons of brussel sprouts! No, really a ton – like half a Costco bag. I am going to turn into a brussel sprout! But I will be a happy little brussel 🙂
Oh, I bought this new (to me) Kashi cereal today – Warm Cinnamon Heart to Heart. I am a sucker for any Kashi product and I love cereal, so I knew it was a sure bet! Love it love it.
Dear Kashi,
How do you know the way to my cereal loving, yet health conscious, heart so well?
Marry me.
Love, Monica
Now I am chomping on gum and trying to relax 🙂
and maybe eat some grapes. And by maybe I mean most definitely.
To end the post on a positive note, here is a happy memory of me at 3 years old. Taking pics outside of McDonald's, This is why you're fat…
Okay that wasn't a positive note. Let's try again. Here is me working the "bath with your sibling" pose, glamorous I know…
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Stars pay last respects to McQueen
Pop star Lady Gaga and supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell joined friends and family of Alexander Mcqueen on Thursday to pay their final respects to the late style icon.
The celebrities, including fashion designer Stella McCartney, were among the mourners who gathered at London's St. Paul's Church for the hour-long funeral service to commemorate the life of the tragic star.
RELATED: See what stars had to say about McQueen's death
The designer, born Lee McQueen, was found hanged at his apartment in London on Feb. 11 and a post-mortem examination confirmed the 40-year-old died from asphyxiation.
He was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Thursday morning, when his coffin was covered in red, white and pink roses.
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A representative for McQueen's label reveals a public memorial will be held later this year, but company executives will not finalize details for the event until after Paris Fashion Week next month, when the couturier's latest collection will go on display.
The spokeswoman tells Women's Wear Daily, "We are focusing right now on the Paris show, which takes place on March 9."
GaGa paid tribute to her close friend McQueen at the recent BRIT Awards in London, where she put on a sombre performance in front of a huge statue of her wearing the late designers' bizarre Armadillo shoes.
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Another interesting story from science journalist DeLene Beeland:
"…Leaf litter is piled up in drifts on the cave floor. The camera zooms in, and suddenly you realize these are not leaves… they are bats: hundreds and hundreds of dead bats. The footage is all the sadder because this cave houses the largest colony of hibernating bats in the northeast.
…summer surveys will collect wing punches and hair samples to investigate if pesticides or heavy metals from their insect prey base are building up in their bodies."
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After 22 years as secretary of the Planning Commission, Linda Avery won't have to remind people to turn off their cell phones any longer.
Avery, who first started work with the city in 1977, oversaw her last commission meeting Thursday, in advance of her Oct. 31 retirement.
As commission secretary and one of its two employees, Avery served as the link between the part-time commissioners and both the Planning Department and the developers, builders, attorney, neighbors and everyone else dealing with the growth of the city.
Adding in her time as secretary for former city Planning Director Dean Macris, Avery has spent 31 years dealing with development.
"It's been 31 years of service to the city," said John Rahaim, the current planning director. "She's been an incredible guide to me in the five years I've been here."
She was know for her ability both to control the occasionally raucous meeting and deal calmly and politely with even the angriest speakers.
"What she taught me and everyone else that it was possible to have a civil civic discussion," said Commissioner Kathrin Moore.
Avery, who also is secretary to the Historic Preservation Commission, started with the city as a temporary worker with a clean neighborhoods programs, "making sure we got more garbages cans out throughout the city," said said. She then worked with the Department of Health Services before moving to the Planning Department in 1981.
"I've had a great run," said Avery, who lives in San Leandro. "It's been such a pleasure to serve not only the commission but the city and the people of San Francisco. I couldn't imagine a career as good as the one I've had."
Avery plans to spend time with her family in Arkansas and then return to the Bay Area to "take some classes and do the things I've wanted to do."
And no, that doesn't include tuning in to the Thursday afternoon commission meetings, she admitted.
The commission has been seeking a replacement for Avery since she announced her upcoming retirement last March, but they are still well away from selecting a new secretary.


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The big red apples and the Halloween Monster Mash helped the Associated Students of Western Nevada contribute to feeding hungry children the Carson City area.
ASWN raised $351 and 287 pounds of food for Food for Thought through its fall fundraising efforts.
Western Nevada College's student government group set up donation barrels marked by big red apples around campus.
ASWN also generated food donations from students at the Halloween Monster Mash & Food Drive on Oct. 31. Attendees had the option of paying for admission or bringing canned foods.
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Yves Saint Laurent Nadja Rose and Mombasa Handbag
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Yves Saint Laurent Nadja Rose Handbag
I have been stalking ebay for the longest time in search of the dust rose colored suede (or leather) Nadja handbag dressed in waves of lovely fabric spiraling to create the eye catching flower design. Oh I truly love this purse, but too bad I declared my love for it a little bit too late since it sold out a long time ago, and now my results are turning up empty or at a minimal selection. If another color pops up on ebay I'm sure I will snatch it up, except if its in the color orange, and guess what, thats the only one up for sale right now (boo). The wait is on
However I did spot a couple other vintage bags which are also up for grabs on ebay. Remember the Mombasa? Well I spotted this beauty up for auction. . .
Yves Saint Laurent Mombasa Horn Handbag
The YSL Mombasa dressed in Pink Suede, accessorized with antique silver hardware, features a hidden snap closure, dark brown suede lining, interior zip compartment and cell pouch, horn handle on adjustable strap. This soft pink purse is still in excellent brand new condition with tags. Starting price $449 with a BIN of $469
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the mombasa bag is gorgeous!
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is the Yves Saint Laurent Nadja Rose Handbag from this season?
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Oh no.. its from a while back.. when tom ford was there
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Have you ever feared being turned away at the airport or had your things confiscated?
Some airlines will take the stroller off you at check-in and not allow you to hand it in at the Departure Gate.
Rules change depending on where you are in the world but in Australia, airport staff are not allowed to touch your baby.
This means they can't help you through security checks. You do need to be able to be hands free once you hand your pram/stroller in.
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text: Canada's York University -- facing faculty opposition -- has announced that it will not accept a $30 million gift from a think tank to create a new teaching and research center. Professors objected to the idea of sharing decision-making over faculty hires with the think tank, arguing that principles of academic freedom and autonomy [1] require such matters to stay within the university. A statement [2] issued Monday by Patrick Monahan, the university's provost, reiterated administrators' belief that "this initiative held tremendous opportunity and promise." But the statement went on to say that "we know for this initiative to be successful, however, it required broad support from the university." The latest faculty vote against the plan "indicates that the necessary support is not present and, accordingly, we cannot proceed," Monahan added.


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May 12, 2007
Kodak, TN-Nine run second leads to Smokies 10-3 win over Chattanooga Saturday Night at Smokies Park in front of 20th largest crowd of 6,334 fans
The Smokies exploded for nine runs in the second inning off Lookouts starter Justin Mallett to pace a 10-2 win Saturday Night. Twelve batters would come to the plate in the frame collecting eight hits. Jorge Cortes got things started with a bunt single after a walk put runners on first and second Chris Robinson laid down a sacrifice bunt. Joe Simokaitis then delivered a run scoring single. Matt Craig followed with a pitch hit two RBI double running the score to 5-2. Josh Kroeger, later in the frame lined a double off the center field wall and two more crossed home. Then Casey McGehee crushed a three-run homerun to left finishing the nine run inning.
Paul Schappert pitched a solid four innings in relief for the win. Schappet gave up one run on four hits and fanned five.
He came in after Justin Berg struggled in the start going only two innings. Berg walked five, hit a batter and uncorked a wild pitch in yielding two runs.
Sam Fuld went 3-for-5 in the win while Kroeger had a 2-for-5 night that including three runs driven in.
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Jay Umphres has joined Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company as its newest real estate agent.
Joy Sixtos recently joined the staff at Victoria College in the KEY Center as the Student Support Specialist. Prior to working at VC, Yorktown native Sixtos worked at Yorktown Nursing and Rehab Center in accounts payable. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Houston-Victoria and is currently pursuing a master's degree in theology from Southwestern Assemblies of God University.


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Is your 914 noisy? Is your 356 carpet falling off? Hard to talk to someone in the car with the engine at about 3500 RPM because your sound pad is missing? Is your 911 trim beginning to pull at the corners? This Pelican technical article will explain how easy and safe it is to re-glue carpet and even heavy sound padding material into your car. For the purposes of example, the replacement of the 914 sound deadening pad will be shown. These principles can be applied to carpet and trim in virtually any car.
If your 914 is really noisy, then perhaps your sound deadening pad is missing from your engine compartment. Surprisingly enough, many 914s have had this pad ripped out of them, either from neglect or simply because it became unglued from the firewall. Used replacement sound pads are usually available for $50. Not only will the reinstallation of the pad make your 914 engine compartment look better, it will also cut down on the amount of noise that the engine makes when driving. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the 914 engine compartment with the sound pad missing. It is installed tightly against the firewall, adhering to the contours of the back of the engine compartment. Using the right adhesive, the reinstallation of the pad is a snap.
Start by getting all your materials all in the same place. It is recommended that you have the following on hand:
- 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive #08001 (Figure 3)
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 Respirator (Figure 4
- Roll of paper towels
The 3M adhesive is of course the key to success. I have not been able to find a better product out there. It allows you to work quickly and holds extremely well. The respirator is highly recommended. Often when reattaching carpet and trim, you need to work in tight areas where there is not too much ventilation. Using the respirator now may limit your chance of getting cancer later on. For me, it seems like a no-brainer. Once you buy the mask and have it around to use, you will be surprised at how much you will use it. The one I used was a Survivair #8621, and I was surprised when I opened the bag to see that it had a little shark on the nose, as seen in Figure 4!
A stock 914 sound pad is shown in Figure 5. Despite rumors that I heard a long time ago, all of the information I have leads me to believe that this pad doesn't contain any asbestos. The pad is very heavy (for it's size) and unwieldy to maneuver. I would recommend applying the adhesive to the right side first, and then placing the pad in the car. The left side is difficult to position because of interference with the relay board and the relay board cover. You may want to unscrew the relay board and push it out of the way when you are installing the sound pad. Aftermarket sound padding material works well too, but it is difficult to cut the material to fit exactly into the engine compartment unless you have an original pad. If you do use aftermarket materials, you should probably 'map' out the engine compartment with some large paper to make sure everything fits. Then cut the pad according to the changes that you made in the paper.
Contrary to other less than superior adhesives, the 3M Super Weatherstrip allows you to place the pad against the backwall, and will hold it in place after only a minute or two. Another good point about the adhesive is that it doesn't need to 'set.' If you place the pad against the back wall, and a small section isn't in contact with the back wall, you can push it up against it several minutes later, and the glue will hold. Simply, the stuff is amazing.
Additionally, the adhesive doesn't seem to harm or remove the paint underneath. The best description I have for the glue is that it is like an industrial strength rubber cement. It allows you a lot of lee-way and a lot of room to make mistakes. It's only down fall is that it is a bit gooey right out of the tube. Hence the need for the paper towels. It dries extremely quick, so make sure that the pad is mounted firmly against the back wall by pushing on it.
The 914 pad is also somewhat secured by little metal tabs that are at the top of the firewall, as shown in Figure 7. Bend these tabs around the pad as you place it in the engine compartment. After the right side is dry, then you can glue the left side much easier. Simply apply the glue to the pad by reaching down in-between the firewall and the pad. The right side being glued will help keep it in place. The final installed pad is shown in Figure 8.
The adhesive works equally well for carpet; the sound pad is the worst case test for the glue because it is so heavy. I recommend gluing the key points of the carpet, the corners, the edges, and a few spots in the middle. Too much glue will not dry well, and may also get really messy.
Well, that's about it. If you have any questions or comments about this helpful tip, please drop us a line.
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A few days after the US Cyclocross National Championships, Jeremy Powers and his Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com teammate Jamey Driscoll flew to Europe for their 6-week training and racing period before the World Championships to be held in the Czech Republic on Jan 31 2010.
On a weekly basis, Jeremy shares the good, the bad and everything in between.
In episode #4, Jeremy talks about spending the holidays away from home and recalls fond memories of Christmas past including a sweet go-cart and his first bikes. We then move on to discuss his first race in Middelkerke, the Belgian kybosh, Sven Nys, his race day preparation and his approach to calories and beer, We finish up with his plan for the upcoming World Cup.
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Thought this might be a fun topic. I've got a few holes that I'm proud of, and I'm sure everyone else does too. Let's post em here. I'll start.
I've birdied 5C three out of the last four times I've played it in the C position and during the bag tag tourney at the start of the year, no putts longer than 8 feet (I love my DX wraiths and champ valks).
Now I would love to hear other people's bragging rights!
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It's A Wonderful Life—Relief Society Style
A couple of years ago, I wrote a skit for a RS birthday celebration. It highlights some of the many contributions of the RS over the years. It is based on "It's a Wonderful Life" and basically you get a glimpse into what life might be like if there had never been a Relief Society. Anyway, it was a pretty successful evening, so I thought I share it, since I get so many great ideas off the Internet from other people. I hope someone will find it helpful.
Patty Hooper
It's A Wonderful Life—Relief Society Style
By Patty Hooper
YW who will be going to RS soon thinks that it is not so cool and she complains to her mother. Complains that all RS sisters do is sit around and sew quilts or learn how to get stains out of clothes. That is boring and she feels it doesn't relate to her life at all. She wants to make a difference in the world, not sit around learning homemaking skills.
Mother says that is not all RS does. They make significant contributions to the community and to the people in the branch.
YW: "I know, mom. They also bring dinners and babysit when someone is sick. But big deal. How does that affect t me? I just wish RS had never been started. Then I wouldn't have to go."
Girl flounces off to her room to pout and she falls asleep.
An angel or maybe past RS general pres (possibly Emma Smith??) appears to the YW and grants her her wish and shows her what life would be like without RS.
YW: Who are you?
ANGEL: I am an angel named Charity and I was sent to help you change your mind about RS.
YW: You won't be able to change my mind. I've seen RS. I know what it is. It is a bunch of old women sitting around making blankets. I have nothing against serving others, but why can't we make bigger contributions, just because we are women?
ANGEL: RS over the years has made very significant contributions. When it first began….
YW: (interrupts) I don't really want to hear about it, no offense. I already know about how the RS started and made shirts for workmen working on the Salt Lake Temple. We hear about that all the time.
ANGEL: Well, they are also the people who are in charge of temple and burial clothing, which is very important.
YW: Sure, it's important, but why is everything RS does about food and clothes? I just wish RS had never been started. Then I wouldn't be expected to join it when I turn 18.
ANGEL: OK, you asked for it. You want to make a difference in the world, right? Well, you can start by voting now that you are 18.
YW: Yes, that is one way I want to make a difference. I can actually influence lawmakers and change things in this country.
ANGEL: Well, you can thank the RS for your right to vote.
YW: What are you talking about?
ANGEL: The RS paired up with the U.S. National Council of Women and campaigned for the right to vote for women. That's a pretty far cry from sitting around and sewing all the time, huh? OK, come with me.
YW: Where are we going?
ANGEL: I have something to show you.
**** Show a woman who either refuses to accept a Book of Mormon from someone or puts it down in frustration…..
YW : Why is she acting like that? Sister Smith loves the Book of Mormon. In fact, she always has a copy with her and reads it whenever she can. She's my Laurel advisor and teaches the greatest lessons. In fact, it was because of her example that I asked Heavenly Father if the Book of Mormon was true and I gained my testimony
ANGEL: Sister Smith can't read.
YW: Yes, she can. She read for class today!
ANGEL: She can't afford to take a literacy class. The reason she could read for your class was because of the RS Literacy program. It was designed so that all people might be able to read the word of God. In fact, it uses the Book of Mormon to teach people how to read. But the RS helped organize it and is responsible for implementing it. So, if the RS had never been formed, there would be a lot of members around the world who would be unable to read. Let's move on.
***** Turn around and look towards the pulpit.
YW: Hey, this is my ward. Where is Brother Miller? He is the bishop. Is his family out of town or something?
ANGEL: No. Brother Miller no longer comes to Church.
YW: Why not? Did he go inactive?
ANGEL: Not exactly. He still believes in the Church, but he can't attend because he works on Sundays. He hates it, but feels he has no choice.
YW: He didn't work on Sundays before. He worked for that computer software company. I don't see how Brother Miller's job could possibly have been influenced by the RS. Give me a break. Now you are making things up.
ANGEL: Do you remember when Brother Miller lost his job a few years ago? Well, his family had to use the church welfare system for about six months while Brother Miller looked for a job. He eventually found that great job with the software company, which was even better for his family than his previous job. But since the RS doesn't exist, the welfare program doesn't either. Without welfare assistance, his family was about to lose their house and had very little to eat. Brother Miller was desperate and ended up taking a job that was not in his field and that required him to work on Sundays. If he had only been able to wait a few more months, he would have found a much better job.
YW: I still don't understand how RS is involved with this.
ANGEL: RS helped to organize the welfare system. And didn't you know that it is mostly the RS's responsibility to implement the system? They monitor who needs food and help and they make sure the bishop is aware of their needs. The RS president also makes sure they get the food they need and helps the family plan meals and save money. If there had been no welfare program, there are thousands of people that would have been affected.
ANGEL: OK, Turn around. I have more to show you.
**** Look into the audience as if it were a Sacrament meeting.
YW: Hey, this is my ward. I know these people. But, there are quite a few families missing. Where is Amy? She is my best friend.
ANGEL: Actually, she doesn't go to Church.
YW: What??? She is totally active. Nothing would keep her from Church.
ANGEL: She was never baptized. Her parents do not belong to the Church. When her grandmother was a young mother, she had gone inactive because she felt like she had no friends at Church. It was the faithful visits from her Visiting Teachers that eventually brought her back to Church. But without RS, there would be no visiting teaching program, so Amy's grandmother remained inactive, and her mother never joined the church, so Amy never did either.
YW: Wow! I had no idea how many people RS affects. Well, at least I can rest assured that it doesn't affect Tom, my boyfriend. Since he's a guy and he's the only member in his family, it couldn't possibly affect him, right?
ANGEL: Well, don't get upset, but Tom is not your boyfriend. In fact, you don't even know each other.
YW: What? How can that be?
ANGEL: Tom's family had to move from Illinois to the west after WWI. His great-grandparents suffered greatly after the war and lost everything. So, they became migrant workers and ended up settling in California. You see, in 1918, the RS sold its wheat to the US government to help people after the war. Without that wheat the government was unable to help people like Tom's family.
YW: OK, OK I see your point. RS really is a great organization. I had no idea how much it has contributed to people's lives over the years. It seems like just about every person in the Church and many people outside the Church have been affected by RS. I never realized!
ANGEL: That's why Joseph Smith said that the church was never complete until the Relief Society was organized. It is a vital part of the church. And this is only a small example of the people that have been helped. Ask your mother and sister and see how much your own family has benefited.
YW: I will. Thank you for helping me learn more. I am going to go to RS next week and I am going to do all I can to contribute to such an awesome group.
She wakes up and goes to talk to her mother and older sister. They share their testimonies of RS
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Pokhara lies on an important old trading route between China and India. In the 17th century it was part of the Kingdom of Kaski which was one of the Chaubise Rajya (24 Kingdoms of Nepal) ruled by a branch of the Shah Dynasty. Many of the hills around Pokhara still have medieval ruins from this time. In 1786 Prithvi Narayan Shah added Pokhara into his kingdom. It had by then become an important trading place on the routes from Kathmandu to Jumla and from India to Tibet.
Refreshing View of Nepal Package3N Kathmandu , 2N Pokhara and 1N Nagarkot
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- 02 airport transfers by a non A/c vehicle exclusively
- 02 domestic airport transfers in Kathmandu by a non a/c vehicle exclusively
- 02 domestic airport transfers in Pokhara by a non a/c hotel coach on SIC basis
- Sightseeing as per the itinerary in Kathmandu and Pokhara by a non a/c vehicle exclusively
- Transportation Kathmandu / Nagarkot / Kathmandu by a non A/c vehicle exclusively
- Airfare Kathmandu / Pokhara / Kathmandu
- Domestic airport tax while taking the Kathmandu / Pokhara / Kathmandu flight
- Presently applicable 24.3% Hotel Taxes (13% VAT and 10% Service charge).
Day Wise Itinerary
Day 01 : Arrival At Kathmandu
Things to see and do
Kathmandu valley
The Kathmandu Valley located in Nepal , lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia , and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgrimage ...
Patan City
Patan officially Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, is one of the major cities of Nepal located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley. Patan is also known as Manigal. It ...
Day 02 : Sightseeing Of Kathmandu
Things to see and do
Bagmati River
The Bagmati River is a river of Nepal . It flows through the Kathmandu valley and separates Kathmandu from Lalitpur . It is considered a holy river by Hindus and ...
Day 03 : Sightseeing Of Kathmandu
Things to see and do
Bagmati River
The Bagmati River is a river of Nepal . It flows through the Kathmandu valley and separates Kathmandu from Lalitpur . It is considered a holy river by Hindus and ...
Durbar Square
Durbar Square is the generic name used to describe plazas and areas opposite the old royal palaces in Nepal. It consists of temples, idols, open courts, water fountains and ...
Day 04 : Kathmandu To Pokhara
Travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara
1hrs 25min
4hrs 52min
Bus via Kathmandu
6hrs 30min
Day 05 : Sightseeing Of Pokhara
- This afternoon you will visit Bindebasini Temple. This is one of the oldest temples in Pokhara was a part of Kaski Kingdom, the main deity of the temple, Goddess Durga, was brought from India .
- Apart from the peace and tranquility that can be felt in this region, the premises of the temple offers a good view of the Himalaya on a clear day. The temple is in the area of the bazaar, hence
- a journey of the old bazaar can be combined with a visit to the temple. Sightseeing to Devi's fall, also known as Patale Chango is an awesome waterfall lying 2 km southwest of Pokhara.
- During summer and rainy season, the waterfall takes its real form, with gushing water splashing and making its way through the rocks. Just opposite of Devi's fall, on the other side of the road,
- there is Gupteshwor Cave. This cave is popular for the different natural forms made from limestone deposits. Photography is strictly prohibited inside the cave. Overnight at hotel.
Things to see and do
Devi's Falls
Also known as Patale Chhango, this waterfall marks the point where the Pardi Khola stream vanishes underground. When the stream is at full bore after monsoon rains, the sound ...
Gupteswar Gupha
The Gupteshwar Cave is a sacred tourist destination. It is around two kilometers away from the Pokhara Airport. A symbolic Shivalinga is preserved in the cave. The cave has ...
Day 06 : Pokhara To Kathmandu - Nagarkot
Travel from Pokhara to Nagarkot
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Day 07 : Nagarkot To Airport
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Hotel Thamel
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Green Tara Hotel Lakeside-6, Gaurighat, Pokhara, Nepal, Pokhara
Hotel Chautari Paradise Inn (3 star)
Chautari, Nagarkot Rd, Nagarkot 44812, Nagarkot
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Nick Markakis: Quiet, Ironclad Leadership Key to Orioles ResurgenceSeptember 3, 2012
Like a gunslinger in the 1800's wild west, Baltimore Orioles' star outfielder Nick Markakis rarely cracks a smile.
Yet beyond this New Yorker's quiet, gruff and unpretentious exterior is a player who harbors a deep understanding and appreciation for the profession he has chosen.
During a social media era when some athletes seem more concerned with being the man than being a man, Markakis has quietly carried himself with a professionalism that is refreshing to baseball fans. More importantly, since climbing the minor league ranks to the Oriole's major league roster in 2006, Markakis has remained loyal to an Orioles family and fanbase that has endured decades of losing baseball.
Markakis is an instinctual left-handed speedster with a heat-seeking missile for an arm. After an impressive 2006 rookie campaign in which he batted .291 with 16 home runs, 25 doubles and 62 RBI, Markakis has been a model of consistency in his seven years of major league service with the Orioles. Between 2007 and 2011, he has never had fewer than 182 hits in a season.
Through 2012, Markakis has already amassed 1,189 hits and 262 doubles, to go with 117 homers and 545 RBI. Markakis' career stat line is .295/.365/.455/.819.
Still just 28, Markakis is also the fastest Oriole's player to reach 1,000 hits.
Per MASN's Steve Melewski, Cal Ripken Jr. achieved his 1,000th hit in career game No. 894 at Yankee Stadium. Brooks Robinson hit the 1,000-hit mark in game No. 989 at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota.
Markakis reached that milestone in game No. 875—much to the delight of the crowd at Camden Yards. His feat occurred while Baltimore was in the midst of a nine-game losing streak.
Here is Orioles' manager Buck Showalter (per Avi Zaleon of MLB.com), after Markakis' 1,000th hit:
I think the consistency is something that, I'm a big fan of consistency, especially from a manager's seat, knowing what you are going to get from somebody, not wondering. He's a guy that's very easy to trust. Brings a certain element every day regardless of what's going on in his life on or off the field and physically. Nick's dinged up. You see him after the game, some of the things that I see, he posts up. It's very important to him to post up, be there for the organization and teammates. It's just the way he was brought up. And that's something that came with him when he was drafted, it wasn't something he developed here. You don't develop that in the big leagues, very seldom.
Seldom indeed. Rarely do baseball fans get to see humble (though reluctant) leaders like Markakis. Rarely will fans find a player whose loyalty transcends the desire for bright lights and media attention.
More importantly, rarely do fans see a player who does his part to handle his team's difficulties in quiet, behind closed doors, where they belong. It's an approach that seems eerily similar to that of his manager.
By the way, with Markakis' 3-for-5 performance vs. the New York Yankees Sunday, he has done something else in quiet fashion. He has raised his season average to .300.
Are Orioles' faithful witnessing the early stages of a future Hall of Fame career? Perhaps that of a player who might one day be immortalized in bronze at Camden Yards beside other iconic men named Earl, Cal, Brooks, Frank, Jim and Eddie?
While Markakis' career is off to a nice start, it is still too early to tell. But what is very evident is that, at 74-59, the Orioles have begun to rise from the ashes of more than two decades of misery.
And Markakis has very quietly played a huge role in this.
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This nation has a special phrase to describe such behind-the-scenes consensus-building, ''nemawashi,'' which translates as ''laying the groundwork.'' Neglecting nemawashi is considered a foolish and sure way to walk into failure.
Nemawashi is bureaucratic and time-consuming, but once a decision is made, everyone is on the same page, and action proceeds quickly without infighting.
'A Japanese company president has to seek consensus through patient meetings, gentle and shrewd nemawashi, and all sorts of very subtle backroom dealings and such,' says Roland Kelts, lecturer at the University of Tokyo. 'It's a much greater, more sophisticated and complex balancing act.''' --By Yuri Kageyama LINK


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WHEN a crippling US trade embargo blocked Cuba's access even to antibiotics, Fidel Castro fought back by fostering home-grown medical expertise. Today, Cuba's medical internationalism is legendary, with a network of volunteer doctors working round the globe. In the 1980s, Cuba also set out to build a socialist biotechnology industry, one that would put public health before profit, prevention before cure.
Did it succeed? Yes and no, argues S. M. Reid-Henry in this highly nuanced and scholarly account. An effective meningitis B vaccine and novel cancer drugs were landmark achievements, but Cuban attempts to win scientific recognition were repeatedly stymied. All the same, the Cubans did achieve fresh perspectives and approaches. "This, then, is the cure that Cuba might be said to offer," he concludes. "No magic bullet to be sure, but an attempt, at least, to produce a more social science."
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The Cuban Cure: Reason and resistance in global science by S. M. Reid-Henry
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EXCLUSIVE / European Union governments have reasserted their authority over their national energy policies, before leaders meet to discuss the bloc's plans for Energy Union on Thursday (19 March).
A more effective, flexible market design that will integrate renewables is needed, according to draft summit conclusions, obtained by EURACTIV.
Any public energy subsidies at national level must not unbalance the internal market, the text says.
But the new design should ensure "the right of member states to decide their own energy mix is respected," states the leaked paper, which is dated Monday 16 March.
In the weeks before the summit, diplomats thrash out a draft agreement, which is subject to change. EU heads of state and government usually agree on a set of political conclusions at the end of each European Council.
The reference to national sovereignty, added since the last draft, is significant. Especially as the latest conclusions now stress that national resources can add to energy security.
"Energy security can also be increased by having recourse to indigenous measures, as well as safe and sustainable low carbon technologies," the new conclusions say.
Environmental campaigners fear this keeps the door open for national governments to frack for natural gas, and mine and use other fossil fuels.
Safe and sustainable low carbon technologies could be code for nuclear power or natural gas, they warned. NGOs Friends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace EU told EURACTIV the conclusions were a backwards step.
EU supervisor
The European Commission's proposals for an Energy Union, tabled in February, aims to bolster the EU's resilience to supply shortages by moving energy around the bloc to make up shortfalls. The initiative gained political impetus after the Ukraine crisis brutally exposed the bloc's dependence on Russian gas, but will require an unprecedented level of cooperation between member states.
A future governance framework, to be developed in 2015-16, will likely give some supervisory powers to a pan-EU authority.
>> Read: Leak names ACER as Energy Union supervisor
The framework must be "reliable and transparent", according to the draft conclusions. While dominated by Energy Union, the paper also outlines positions on Russia and Ukraine, Libya, Syria, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and boosting growth and jobs in the bloc.
UK and Poland
Sacrificing some national sovereignty over the energy mix was vital to create the Energy Union, MEP Claude Turmes told delegates at a conference in Brussels today (17 March).
"Come on! How can you build an Energy Union over the borders, if you won't give up a millimetre on your national energy mix?" he asked at the EU Leading on Renewable Energy Policy event.
Turmes, a Green from Luxembourg, named the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Poland as the biggest culprits among member states jealously guarding their energy mix. Poland, whose former premier Donald Tusk is now European Council President, is keen to protect its coal and investigate fracking. France has an influential nuclear industry.
The UK government has agreed to expand its Hinckley nuclear power plant and is keen to look into fracking. It also does not want to be seen as ceding any more powers to Brussels, especially in the run up to May's national elections. The UK's relationship with the EU is a major issue in that vote, which could lead to a "Brexit" referendum.
"The latest draft looks like a UK/Polish wish list for nuclear and fracking," Brook Riley, campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe, said.
"EU leaders will need to make big changes in favour of efficiency and renewables if they want to walk their talk on climate action and cost-effective energy policies," he added.
"The Netherlands and the UK have failed in their national renewables policies," said Turmes. "Why should the bloc now follow them?," he asked.
"We have been bullied by Mr Cameron and some of his 'submarines' in the European Commission," Turmes said, before saying he hoped the British prime minister's Conservatives would lose the May election.
EU leaders, notably David Cameron, refused to accept binding national targets for renewables and energy efficiency at the October 2014 summit, in order to agree to the bloc's 2030 climate and energy targets. Non-binding 27% goals were adopted in the conclusions instead.
Countries such as the United Kingdom and Poland insisted that national binding targets, beyond the 40% greenhouse gas emission reduction, were unacceptable infringements of their jurisdiction over their energy mixes.
Renewables and efficiency targets were made binding at EU-level, creating a need for an effective governance framework. That is expected to be part of the Energy Union project, which has developed beyond just security concerns to include the fight against climate change.
The previous greenhouse gas and renewables targets for 2020 were both binding at national level.
>> Read: EU leaders adopt 'flexible' climate and energy targets for 2030
Other developments
The leaders will discuss the possibility of some Member States buying gas collectively, as EURACTIV has previously reported.
But the new conclusions stress that any such joint buying, must be "in full accordance with competition and World Trade Organisation rules".
Western Member States have made that point before, but the inclusion of the condition in the conclusions is new.
The draft also calls on the European Commission to develop an energy and climate related technology development strategy, including in the next generation of renewables.
That reference to renewables and to the explicit need to "integrate" renewables into a revamped EU electrical market, reflects a push from some Member States, and the Commission, to ensure renewables were mentioned.
The Council secretariat's guidelines for the conclusions, the first step, were criticised for not including renewables or energy efficiency.
>> Read: Joint gas buying on EU leaders' summit agenda
Both renewables and efficiency had a much stronger presence in the iteration of the conclusions leaked after EU energy ministers met in Brussels to give their feedback to the Commission communication on Energy Union, which was launched on 25 February.
>> Read: Brussels toughens up on policing EU energy efficiency laws
Jonathan Gaventa, associate director at E3G said, "It sounds obvious, but the best way of improving Europe's energy security is simply to use less energy. The European Commission's proposals recognised this. However, the European Council seem to be refusing to recognise that efficiency is often a far cheaper way of ensuring security than subsidising expensive new pipelines and LNG terminals."
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, director of the Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, said, "Business leaders firmly believe that an integrated and low-carbon Energy Union will deliver major economic benefits to Europe. But to unlock these opportunities, the business and investor community need clear and stable EU-wide regulatory signals. If we fall back into national positions now we will jeopardise the progress made over the past months in developing a resilient and reliable energy vision for Europe."
When he was prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, spearheaded the idea of an EU Energy Union. The idea has since been taken up by the European Commission which nominated Maroš Šef?ovi?, Commission Vice-President in charge of Energy Union, to steer the project.
The communication was published on 25 February and includes an annex of "concrete proposals", including legislation, decisions and analysis.
The Energy Union will cut across a number of policy sectors including energy, transport, research and innovation, foreign policy, regional and neighbourhood policy, trade and agriculture, according to the EU executive's plans. It will require an unprecedented level of cooperation between member states and a new EU-wide governance framework.
The Energy Union is the EU's response to the Russian threat to its gas supplies. The majority of Russian gas imports to the EU, about 30% of its annual needs, goes through Ukraine. In 2009, Russia turned off the taps, causing shortages in the EU.
Since then, the situation has worsened with the annexation of Crimea, the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines flight by Russian backed separatists, and EU sanctions on Russia.
Plans for the Union have developed beyond questions of security of supply to encompass issues such as fighting climate change.
>>Read: Our Energy Union coverage
- 19-20 March: EU leaders' summit
- 2015-2016: Plans for Energy Union governance framework to be developed.
Further Reading
Press articles
- EURACTIV France: Les États membres veulent garder la main sur leur mix énergétique
- EURACTIV Italy: Vertice: Unione Energia, ok leader 28
- EURACTIV Poland: UE za przed?u?eniem sankcji i budow? unii energetycznej
- EURACTIV Germany : Energieunion: Mitgliedsstaaten warnen vor Souveränitätsverlust
- EURACTIV Greece: ???????? ??? «28» ??? ??? ?????????? ????? ?????????? ???? ?????? ???????
- EURACTIV Romania: Liderii statelor UE se întâlnesc la Bruxelles/ Va solicita Grecia sprijin suplimentar?


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Isis Women's Resource Centre
Isis International has an extensive, unique and historic collection of feminist and women's resource materials: books, periodicals, articles, audiovisuals and posters dating back to the early 1970s.
This rich collection documents the rise, evolution and ongoing activism, struggles, theory and practice of feminism from the early 1970s to the present day. It covers the whole range of issues that affect women globally with a special focus on the Global South. Many of these resources are from small grassroots and feminist groups in the South, and are one-of-a kind materials not found in libraries or institutional collections.
Isis International is digitising these materials in order to preserve them and make them available online. Through digitisation, the Isis International collection will be available to inspire generations of feminists and enhance inter-generational dialogues on the women's movement histories.
At present the collection is housed on the ground floor of the Isis International Women's House (Bahay ni Isis). Guests staying at the Isis International House are welcome to browse the collection. Others may consult the collection by appointment.


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This was so spot on, I thought it deserved it's own post.
Mark from Alaska wrote this comment about the Avs 3rd jersey:
They look like a replica of an old fashioned sweater using new technology/fabrics. I don't buy into the fact that a sleek fabric makes a player better or faster. Constant gut-checks, love of the game and a hatred of failure makes players better…RBK doesn't really help or assist, it only makes them look worse in the process. I'm pretty sure the goal leaders in the NHL won't be thanking RBK for their great season unless contractually obliged to do so.
Dead on, Mark. I wonder if Sidney Crosby, poster boy for Rebook, ever read a statement thanking them for his Stanley Cup.
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Hi, I apologise if this has been dealt with elsewhere, but i've searched and found no solution.
After adding two more lists to the standard Newsletter list, all attempts to add a node resulted in the below error:
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Only after deleteing the lists I had added, was I able to node/add stuff as before.
Would appreciate any help with this as the various lists are real important to my project.
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The year was 1976. I was living in a nice complex called Stonesthrow Apartments on South Holden Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. My family and I had settled into a nice church and were making friends rapidly. Greensboro was central to my new sales territory with a new company. I hadn�t had much time to build up many customers, and the finances were tight.
A new job always has a period of adjustment. This new job, in commercial and industrial chemical sales, was no different. There was so much to learn about the new products, applications, and presentations. There were also the new customers that had to be developed quickly. And the international chemical manufacturing company, I had just signed on with, had little patience for slow starters. I had to hit the ground running and make it happen fast.
If you have ever been in �outside sales� then you know exactly what I�m talking about. If you don�t generate the sales; they won�t come to you. You are the initiator in everything. An outside sales person has to be a master at time management, territory management, lead generation, handling a myriad of different personalities, and has to keep a fast pace with the sales goal always in focus.
When my sales manager, Jim Wiley, would come up from Charlotte to work with me; he would get into my car and always say the same thing, �OK, where are we going to make a sale today?� The sale was always the target. No sales; no job. But the sales were coming, so I felt semi-secure in my new job, but I had brought my bad financial baggage with me into this new job.
I had been a business partner with a man in another part of the state. The potential for a financially solid future had been there for sure, but his integrity had not been. I had found myself in a real jam with some serious money losses. I was doing good in my new sales job, but I had some pretty big obligations to pay back.
Financial stress is something that we all face at some time or another. Unfortunately we often face too much of it and for a too long of a period of time. If you are hard working, smart, disciplined, consistent, and have a little luck; you can even prosper. But, then again, sometimes life just decides to kick you in the teeth anyway.
But if you are a Christian, and you want to get God�s help; you can have comfort in His many promises about provision and abundance. God is called our Heavenly Father. Now think about that just a minute. He is our �Father� in Heaven. Does your earthly father want the best for you? If you are a parent do you want the best for your child? The answer to both is a resounding �yes�! Well, your Heavenly Father is the same except He is unlimited in His resources!
Then why don�t we get the answers to our prayers the way we want them? Faith is the key. You have to really trust Him. I mean really trust Him. We have to trust Him to the point of�no doubt! Can you do that? We all can. Most won�t. Here are two short stories about faith that brought about financial miracles. God is on our side. We just have to humbly trust Him to a point of real, simple, yet powerful faith!
So, here I was coming in from a day out in the field one Monday afternoon. I had been making sales calls up in the nice little sleepy town of Reidsville, N.C. The people were always nice even if they said, �No�. I pulled my car into my regular parking space right in front of my door at 2446-C. I turned the car off, and took a deep breath. Another good day of work, but I was tired, and now I had the part of my day that every salesman hates�the paperwork. The day�s activities had to be organized, reported, and filed. Then tomorrow�s daily plan had to be done, so that I could get an early start the next day. The rule was �slow starts�small checks, fast starts�fat checks�.
I had my necessary paperwork in my hands as I made my way toward the door, but I heard something behind me. It sounded like water running. As I turned, my heart sank. There was water running from my car engine; not dripping, running. My first thought was, �I hope to God that it is just a hose�. A water hose can be replaced easily and inexpensively, and I can do it which would save the mechanic cost. As I bent down and peered under the engine, I became a little more fearful. The water was steaming hot, and it looked like it was coming from a little further back on the engine than where the radiator and hoses were.
I was hoping that I was wrong as I laid my paperwork on the sidewalk and opened the hood. Nope, there was no water coming from the hoses or radiator, but it was pouring out of the water pump. �Tragedy�, �catastrophe�, �devastation�; all kinds of emotions were going through my whole being, and none of them were positive.
You might be thinking, �Well, it�s just a water pump. Get it fixed, already.� You see, the problem was: it�s Monday, I get paid on Friday, and there was like three dollars in my bank account and less in my pocket. Do you see now? Devastation. And; if I couldn�t go, I couldn�t sell, if I couldn�t sell, I couldn�t get paid, and I would have no job. In other words, this simple little water leak could ruin me. I had no one else left to borrow from. I was sunk!
I didn�t even tell my wife, but as I went through the rest of my day, I was carrying the load of despair from my dilemma. Every scenario I ran through my brain came up with the same conclusion��nope; that won�t work�. I was at the end of my rope; no hope, and no solutions.
I had done what I, and too many others, have done way too many times in the past, and that is to call on God as a last resort instead of a first impulse. I guess we get so accustomed to solving problems each day that we forget that, �There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother�. So, I finally went to God�
�God, I don�t have the money to fix that water pump today, but I get paid on Friday. If you will just help me, somehow, until then; I can handle it on Friday. In Jesus� Name, Amen.� The peace that I felt, by leaving it on His shoulders, made me rest and get a good night�s sleep. The next morning my mind started to race through all sorts of possibilities again, and again to no avail.
I decided to crank the car and fill it up with water just to see how fast it would take to run hot again. But to my amazement; there was no leak�not a drop. I almost couldn�t believe what I was seeing. I capped the radiator, and let it run until the engine was hot, and still not a drop of water was leaking out.
I went on with my day�s sales calls. I checked for leaks all day long�still no leak. During my travels I asked several folks, who would know, if a water pump ever sort of repaired itself. Every one of them said an absolute �No�. So I had plenty of reason to be thanking God all week.
Friday rolls around, I got my check, cashed it, and got home at the end of the work week. I got out of my car, and headed toward my door when I heard something behind me. It sounded like water running. I turned around to see the water running from my water pump again. This time I just smiled and said, �Thank you Lord�. I had the money to fix it now.
God cares about everything in our lives, and all He really wants us to do is to really trust Him. He tells us to �Cast all our cares on Him, because He cares for us�.
But that�s not quite the end of the story. My rent was due next Tuesday. It was $430 and I needed about $80 worth of groceries. The family had to eat, and having a home to live in was pretty important also. Again, I didn�t have a clue where the $510 was going to come from.
I spent the weekend praying and seeking the Lord for an answer. None came, but I rested in His assurance of His love and grace. Monday came around, and the call from the landlord said that if I didn�t have the rent in by tomorrow that I would be evicted. I was down to the final deadline, and still I was at a loss as to what to do.
That afternoon I received a call from a dear lady in my church. Miss Francis Talley had been a missionary to China for about thirty years. She was now retired, and was one of the sweetest and most faithful human beings I had ever known. I sat in on her weekly Bible study and was amazed at the depth of her personal knowledge and insight of Jesus. She obviously had an intimate relationship with Him.
She said, �Roger, I have a note for you. Can you stop by my home and pick it up?�
I didn�t have any idea what kind of note she might be referring to, but I said, �Sure; I�ll be right over.�
When I arrived she greeted me with her usual sweet smile, and said, �Wait right here; I�ll be right back.� She returned and handed me an envelope. �God told me to give you this, but you can�t open it until you leave.�
I looked at the envelope, and then I looked at her�wondering. �Now, I�ve got to go. I�ve got something to do, so I�ll see you later.� And she led me to the door.
In my car I opened the envelope. The note read, �God told me to give you this. I hope you will receive it in His love�Francis.� Then there was a second piece of paper; it was a check for exactly $510!
I just sat there in my car with tears of joy, relief, and praise. What a dear, sweet saint; and what a mighty God we both serve.
Note: �Trust the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.�
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Your story blessed my soul! I started to pass it up thinking 'oh that's a bit long' but the spirit told me to read it, and I sat down and read it out loud, knowing the difficulties that a small hose could cause because the impact of that small thing is huge. I can relate when you said you had three dollars in your account and even less than that in your pocket...I knew I would be blessed as I continued to read then came one of my favorite scriptures, if not my favorite scripture Proverbs 3:5...it was a reminder to me in my situation the Holy Spirit spoke directly to me....Beautiful---Over-Flow...
Powerful story of God's provision. I can relate. Thank you.
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The exhibition "Collocations" features a selection of works from "Volume", an ongoing project documenting bound periodicals and professional journals in public libraries. Most of these publications are being replaced by their online counterparts. Several titles photographed in the process of this project have been destroyed. Searching endless rows of these utilitarian texts, I am struck by the physical mass of knowledge and tenuousness of printed works as they fade from public consciousness.
The act of hunting for and photographing these objects is fundamental to my process. I do not touch, light, or manipulate the books and words – preferring to document them as found in the stacks, created by the librarian, and positioned by the last unknown reader.
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Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Mickey Smith earned her BA in Photography from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1994. Her work has been shown in such diverse spaces as Invisible-Exports, New York; Ellen Curlee Gallery, St. Louis, MS; Carlton College Gould Library, Northfield, MN; Open Book Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; and the Post Office and Public Library of Cooperstown, ND. Her imagery has also exhibited abroad in St. Petersburg and Vyborg, Russia as well as Pingyao, China. Additionally, Smith has received the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Photography as well as grants from Forecast Public Art Affairs and CEC ArtsLink, and has held residencies at the Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO and the Oberholtzer Foundation, Mallard Island, MN. In November 2008 she will have her first solo exhibition in NYC at Invisible-Export Gallery. Smith currently lives and works with her husband in NYC.


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