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Stress Management
For Ufologists
By John F. Schuessler <email@example.com>
Post Office Box 369
Morrison, CO 80465-0369
All human beings experience various forms of stress every day of their lives. Since ufologists are human beings, they cannot expect to be stress free. In fact, they experience some unique forms of stress very much like that experienced by explorers, research scientists, and entrepreneurs. Ufologists are busy collecting data associated with anomalous events, interfacing with research institutions and government agencies, dealing with the most varied populations of humans possible, lacking sufficient funding and support, and usually doing this as an unpaid second job. These factors naturally subject ufologists to additional forms of stress that they would not otherwise experience. Why do some individuals handle the stress better than others? How can UFO organizations help their workers deal with stress? Are there some common sense steps available to ufologists for stress relief? This paper provides answers to these questions and more.
What Causes Stress?
Stress results from the interaction between a person and his environment. It appears when there is a discrepancy between the demands made upon a person and his perceived ability to respond to these demands. Stress can result from both positive and negative events.
Some General Thoughts About Dealing With Stress
We live in an ever-changing world. That means change is natural, but that same change is what produces the demands on people that results in the stress in their lives. Since change is an evolutionary process, dealing with it requires patience with oneâs self and others, education and learning, and the passage of time.
If a person can stand out as assured, oriented, educated, in control, and conforming to high standards as a source of honor, strength and maturity; then that person will be able to deal with stress in a healthy and productive way.
The individual can be as stressed or stress-free as they decide to be. Start by diagnosing what is going on that is causing stress. Then take responsibility for your own actions. Realize that it is not your job to fix everything or do everything. Since stress in natural and can be either positive or negative, your job is to manage stress to a comfortable level.
Our society tends to drive people to seek instant gratification in everything they do. There is also a tendency to expect others to do what ever it takes to help you achieve this instant gratification. This isnât likely to happen very often and so it becomes a source of frustration and disappointment.
Happiness is key to stress reduction and you are as happy as you decide to be. Be a beacon of light ö have a positive outlook. Celebrate your accomplishments and try to catch other people doing things right. Donât dwell on the negative outcomes. Do not despair. Your capacity to respond will match any challenge that may confront you. Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of usefulness. But when sadness visits us we become weak, our strength leaves us, our comprehension is dim and our intelligence veiled.
Some Sources of Stress for Ufologists
While the methods addressed in this paper may be useful for dealing with the normal sources of stress such as: job, family, illness, death, divorce, marriage, retirement, finances, and other normal stress producing events, I will only address some of the specific sources of stress experienced by ufologists, as follows:
1. Too many UFO reports
2. Too few UFO reports
3. Lack of access to the latest tools for detection and identification
of UFOs
4. Lack of the necessary funds to travel and conduct extended
5. Lack of time
6. Debunkers
7. Critics
8. Employers/employment
9. Experts and their egos
10. Communications
11. Government cover-up
12. Public appearances
Dealing With Ufological-related Stress
Ufologists must deal with some unique stress-generating situations. Whether or not they are successful in dealing with these situations will depend on their response to stress in general, plus some knowledge and understanding about the cause of ufological-related stress. Because we are all unique individuals, there is no Îone size fits allâ approach to stress management. However, the following information may be useful in forming your own approach to ufological-related stress.
Too Many UFO Reports: While this may not seem like a big problem to everyone, some people are frustrated by it. If you live in an area where UFOs are frequently reported, you may feel over-worked and under appreciated. A single UFO incident can take hundreds of hours to properly investigate and document. It all begins with a report to the media, police, or UFO organization. Then you must locate and contact the witnesses, do a screening interview and then visit the site of the incident. Site visits may lead to additional witnesses. Collecting and safeguarding physical evidence is an important part of the job as well. Seeking possible explanations can take as much time as the basic data collection phase of the investigation and often involves revisiting the site and original witnesses. Before the case is ready for peer review or closure, the job of documenting every facet of the case can take a lot of time.
If you are in a "hot" area, you may get additional reports while you are still working on the first incident. Often, the tendency is to jump on the new case and put the original one on hold because a fresh case can be more exciting than the grunt-work phase of the original case. After this happens two or three times, you may be getting very frustrated at the workload you are seeing and the lack of gaining closure on any of the incidents. As a result, many good cases never get past the investigatorâs notebook or tape recorder.
There is a simple solution to this problem. It is called teamwork. Sharing the workload with other investigators can drastically reduce the frustration-induced stress. In addition, it can result in a faster, more complete investigation. There is a lot of common sense in the old adage - "two heads are better than one." Too Few UFO Reports: Some areas of the world seem to have very few UFO reports. Whether this is because there is no agency available to collect the reports, or it is against the sociological norm for the area, or UFOs are not seen, is not relevant to the stress management issue.
When a person becomes a UFO investigator, he/she expects to conduct investigations. That is why they spent the time and energy to become a certified investigator. Having nothing to investigate is as frustrating as having too many reports to investigate.
The stress caused by this situation may be relieved by using the time to study past cases, get familiar with the history of ufology in your area, to establish contacts with the police, weather, military and business officials, and to develop a well-stocked field investigators kit. Also, through networking you may establish contacts where you can assist other investigators in UFO hot spots.
Lack of Access to the Latest Tools for Detection and Identification of UFOs: It is unusual for a volunteer UFO investigator to begin his/her quest with a fully outfitted investigatorâs kit. Usually, the kit is developed a piece at a time as the investigatorâs budget permits and generally consists of a field meter, camera, video recorder, Geiger counter and a few other items. Even then, the investigator may never have the funds available to buy expensive pieces of analytical equipment or have access to well-stocked research laboratories.
Lacking the proper tools to do the job is a very frustrating situation. This is especially true when the investigator encounters physical evidence in a case and has no way to determine what that evidence means. It is also frustrating to know that most military installations, national laboratories, private laboratories and universities have tons of equipment capable of providing the answers we are seeking and we have no way to get them involved in the investigation.
The stress reliever in this instance is a bit more difficult to find. Initially, you must be satisfied you have done everything you can do and be proud of that accomplishment. However, by following the industry technique of "continuous improvement," you can build on your successes by teaming with other investigators having access to additional equipment; developing contacts in local businesses that can assist with laboratory work; affiliating with local police agencies to tap their forensic capabilities; and perhaps eventually establishing a working relationship with government agencies to gain their technical support.
Lack of the Necessary Funds to Travel and Conduct Extended Investigations: UFO reports can occur anywhere. Many reports come from remote areas of the state or country. This means the closest investigator may be miles away from the scene of the incident. Since a thorough investigation may take days or even weeks to complete, this means the investigator must be financially able to establish a base near the scene of the incident and remain their until the investigation is finished or make numerous trips to the scene.
Since few investigators are independently wealthy, taking the dollars from the family budget for an extended stay or repeated trips can be very stressful to the investigator and his/her family. It may even mean that the annual family vacation must be aborted in favor of the investigation, something that is never forgotten by the family members.
Since money problems are very high on the list of stress makers for most people, this can be a difficult situation to face. Again, however, it is important for the investigator to do the best job he/she can do, while minimizing the impact on the family. Celebrate the success of the investigation even if it cannot be as extensive of you would like it to be.
This may be a situation where teamwork is almost mandatory in order to accomplish the whole investigation. With several people on the case, it can go much faster and require less time in the field. One team member can handle the witness interrogations while another is collecting and documenting physical evidence and another is working with local police and county agencies. To reduce costs even more, the team may choose to camp out in the field during the investigation.
And last but not least, the Mutual UFO Network, the National Institute for Discovery Science, or other groups may be able to help with the field work by assisting with the cost of the investigation, supplying additional field investigators, and helping with the laboratory analysis of the physical evidence. Such teamwork can significantly reduce the investigatorâs out-of-pocket expenses.
Lack of Time: In our fast-paced society, we all feel the pressure of too much to do and too little time to get it all done. For the ufologist, this can be highly stressful because many ufologists work at full-time jobs, have family and societal duties and still conduct extensive UFO investigations.
Initially, this can be a devastating problem for ufologists. The drive to do a good investigation can become so intensive that work and family duties can suffer. The answer to this problem is found in maintaining a balance. It is the same as maintaining a balance between work and family life. For the ufologist, however, the balance must include a third factor - their UFO investigations.
Debunkers: I have heard it said that the most frustrating and least useful aspect of ufology is the machinations of the debunkers. Debunkers are experts at the use of disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda. They provide prosaic explanations for everything. If the first story gets challenged, they simply generate another story and do not even apologize for changing their position. No information or data supplied by the ufologist is ever good enough for them. Truth, honesty, ethics and things like that are foreign to their way of operating because it might erode their position. They seldom do real investigations.
Most of their explanations are canned and used over and over so that they do not feel it necessary to do investigations. All this is very frustrating to the ufologists that conduct extensive investigations, record every little detail of a UFO incident, assemble statistics, maintain vast databases, and probably most of all, respect the good and honest witnesses who report their UFO incidents.
Perhaps it would help ufologists to deal with the debunkers if they understood why the debunkers act in such a manner. This is best described in The Argument Culture, a book by Georgetown University professor Deborah Tannen. These machinations are an example of what the cultural linguist Walter Ong calls "agonism" or "programmed contentiousness." Agonism does not refer to disagreement, conflict, or vigorous dispute. It refers to ritualized opposition.
Professor Tannen says: "The way we train our students, conduct our classes and our research, and exchange ideas at meetings and in print are all driven by our ideological assumption that intellectual inquiry is a metaphorical battle. Following from that is a second assumption, that the best way to demonstrate intellectual prowess is to criticize, find fault, and attack." Further, she says: "Many aspects of our academic lives can be described as agonistic. For example, in our scholarly papers, most of us follow a conventional framework that requires us to position our work in opposition to someone elseâs, which we prove wrong.
The framework tempts ö almost requires ö us to oversimplify or even misrepresent othersâ positions; cite the weakest example to make a generally reasonable work appear less so; and ignore facts that support otherâs views, citing only evidence that supports our own positions." This approach "fosters a stance of arrogance and narrow-mindedness." There is much more of value in The Argument Culture, but in these few words, I believe Professor Tannen has clearly exposed the operating technique used by most debunkers. With this information in mind, it is fairly obvious that we are stuck with a continuing tirade by the debunkers and it will continue until they all die off. They are unable to change ö they are programmed to act as they do.
Fortunately, most ufologists have no desire to play the debunkers game. Programmed contentiousness is viewed as dishonest, unfair and unethical. It puts an end to exploring ideas, uncovering nuances, comparing and contrasting different interpretations of a particular work, and gaining a deeper and more accurate understanding of the material. It kills the quest for open-minded inquiry.
Even knowing all of this, ufologists still allow themselves to be stressed by the actions of debunkers. A good investigator is likely to be provoked by a debunkerâs announcement that a certain UFO was actually Venus when everyone knows that Venus was not visible at the time. A debunkerâs demand for "all of your investigative files so I can identify the UFO," is another provoking ploy. They play on your ego by saying "I have never seen any credible evidence of a UFO," hoping you will try to provide some evidence that will convince them. Will it convince them? No! Their debunkerâs pre-subscribed dogma will not allow it. If all else fails, they will claim it is your responsibility as an investigator to respond to their demands. Donât fall for that ploy. Only you and the organization you represent can define your responsibilities.
A formula for avoiding stress caused by the actions of the debunkers is to follow industryâs lead in looking for "value added" in any interchange or effort. If there is nothing to be gained from responding to them, then donât do it. Apply your energies where they will make a difference. Donât play their game. It takes two to make a game and if you do not respond to their provocation, then they do not have a game. They lose and you are not stressed.
Critics: Criticism is usually stressful and the world is full of critics. In ufology, a lot of criticism stems from the "beliefs" held by the critic. You may be criticized because you accept the extraterrestrial hypothesis or you do not accept it; because of your stance on abductions; the way you conduct an investigation; whether or not you attend meetings; which organization you support; your views on the conspiracy theories; and just about everything else you accept or do.
It is more difficult if your critic is someone you respect in the field, a co-worker, a family member, someone from your church, an alumni pal, or a business acquaintance. Nevertheless, the game is the same. The critic wants you to believe and act as they do whether or not it makes any sense. Critics pride themselves at being good at pushing your buttons to get you to respond.
You may find that personal criticism is the most difficult stress maker of all. It strikes at your personal being. It attacks your ego. It affects your self-image in a number of ways. It makes you feel like you did something wrong. It points out that you are not conforming to pre-described norm and this hurts even if you donât agree with that norm. It may make you mad. And worst of all, it may make you want to give up ö to quit.
If you are more experienced in dealing with people, you will quickly recognize the criticâs style and be able to deal with it. However, ufologists are generally caring and honest people. That is why they try to help the victims of UFO events. If you are in this category, you may find it difficult to refute the criticism until you have developed the necessary skills to do it. At that point, the critic may explain that they were just playing the part of the devilâs advocate. My response to that claim is that "only the devil needs a devilâs advocate."
Be an optimist. Critics are almost always pessimists. If you doubt the wisdom in remaining optimistic, consider the study done by researchers at the Mayo Clinic. They found that mind and body are linked and that attitude has an impact on the final outcome, death. They found that optimistic people live about 19 percent longer than pessimists.
Employers/employment: In the dark ages of ufology, some thirty to forty years ago, ufologists were afraid to tell their employers about their interest in the subject for fear of retribution or loss of employment. Fortunately, employers are more enlightened today. The equal opportunity laws and privacy laws thwart their attempts to control employeesâ private lives. Industry leaders are becoming more open to new experiences and ideas because of the fast-paced changes in science and technology. Many things that were once seen as impossible are now a reality or are on the horizon, soon to become a reality. People have a right to a life outside of work and most companies today encourage that to happen. Unfortunately, this is not true for many government workers who must still conform to the old rules of the game.
Some ufologists cause a problem with their employers because they expect to be able to spend their working hours steeped in their UFO interests. They expect their employer to be as interested as they are; but this is seldom the case. Employers are generally interested in the success of their business and everything else is secondary. Admittedly, some employers still want to own their employees and control their lives. The good news is that the legal system will eventually get them for it if they donât run themselves out of business due to their archaic ways first.
A good way to control stress associated with your employment is to lead a balanced life. Ufology does not need to be all consuming. An employee can have a strong interest in UFOs, do investigations, participate in the work of non-profit corporations and still be equally involved in their job at the same time. The third part of the balance involves maintaining a happy personal life as well. Balance is a good stress reliever.
Experts and Their Egos: A lesser, yet still significant source of stress for ufologists comes from the so-called experts. Many experts are so wrapped-up in themselves and their findings that they belittle the work of others in the field. Some are considered to be experts because of their long-time involvement in the field.
Others are instant experts because of their credentials. Experts make broad declarations based on their findings and expect everyone else to agree with the result. At times they will "take another look" as some older case and come up with a sudden insight explaining it. When they do this, they are assuming the style of the debunker.
Most ufologists do not see themselves as experts. Instead they are workers in the field, trying to add information to the database and to discover the realities of the big UFO mystery. They recognize that this is a work-in-progress and want to contribute to the eventual solution. To these workers, the expert is often an icon to be admired and supported. When this expert says and does things that belittles the work of others, or expounds on their personal bias in cases, the worker is often dismayed or stressed over it.
While it may be natural to get mad or disgruntled by the proclamations of the experts, there is an easy way to relieve the stress of the situation. Just remember that the experts are people too. The may have interesting credentials and a significant public image. However, they are on the same journey as you. The do not have all the answers yet and in fact, may not be any closer to the real answers than you. Otherwise the UFO mystery would be solved and the experts would no longer be needed. Work with them and learn from them, but donât turn them into idols.
Communications: Much of the stress we feel comes from lack of communications. Some people need to be constantly in contact with others, interchanging ideas and getting feedback. Others donât need as much contact. All, however, are stressed if they do not get the amount of communications they need. Some join UFO organizations in order to improve their access to information. They may not know what they want, what kind, or how much communication they need; but if the organization doesnât measure up to this nebulous definition of need, they quit. Some solve their need for increased communications via the Internet. They may not care about the quality or depth of the material they are getting on the Internet as long as their communication need is satisfied. They may send a letter or e-mail to someone and then expect an immediate reply. If they donât get it, then they are mad and stressed over it.
This is a difficult problem to solve. It is based on expectations and often these are unexpressed expectations. It goes without saying that there would be a lot less communication-related stress if every individual and organization would improve the communications process. While this may eventually happen, you do have control over half of the communication process. Communicate as little or as much as is required to satisfy your own comfort level; but donât set a stressful level of expectation for the communication you expect in return. You do not and cannot control how much or how little other people participate in the communications process. It even helps to strive for quality, not quantity in these exchanges.
Government Cover-up: A 1997 public opinion poll showed that 82% of Americans believe the government is hiding evidence of intelligent life in space and a 1996 poll showed that 49% of Americans believe the government is concealing UFO information. My guess is that more than 95% of ufologists believe the government is concealing UFO information. This is a very frustrating situation. Most ufologists are hard working, church-going, proud citizens. Many are veterans of the various armed forces and some had UFO experiences while in the military.
Additionally, ufologists are generally well versed in advances in science and technology. They know about all of the technological devices available to military agencies that have the ability to detect, locate, track and identify UFOs. At the same time these ufologists are unable to tap into any of this technology while investigating UFO cases and so they must be content with eyewitness testimony, trace effects, photographs and videotapes as their documentation of UFO events. When they try to remedy this situation by contacting government agencies, they are usually given the idiot treatment. Is there any wonder they are stressed about it.
Yelling about "government cover-up" isnât going to help much either. The cover-up has been going on for fifty years and is pretty well entrenched. There are experts with big budgets controlling this information. Verbal attacks on the government get lost in the noise of the hundreds of other groups attacking the government. If you are going to make headway on this problem, then concentrate first on improving the quality of your investigations and the depth of your documentation. Donât allow your results to languish in your file cabinet. Get the information out to the public.
Perhaps you can affiliate with non-profit groups that can act as a body to establish a working relationship with some government agencies that could eventually result in an open flow of UFO-related data in real time while a UFO event is going on. Such a venture could help government agencies reestablish a level of trust within the American public, something that is badly needed. This is at least worth a try.
Public Appearances: Public speaking can be stressful. It exposes you to an unknown audience, unusual questions, and unknown outcomes. Some people cannot do it without a carefully prepared text in front of them. Others have the ability to speak in an impromptu fashion. All experience some level of stress during the process. Unfortunately for any ufologist with a fear of public appearances, it is still important to do it. It is a part of the communication process that exposes more and more people to the details of the UFO mystery.
Most people can eventually overcome the fear of public speaking and then they find it very rewarding. Something to keep in mind when asked by the local radio or television station, newspaper, or service club, is that you have the information they want and need. You are in control of that information. The more often you appear, the easier it gets. If you want to improve more quickly, then join a local Toastmasterâs Club or take some courses at a local educational institution. The additional bounty gained in making public appearances is that it improves your speaking skills and self-assurance level for work, home and service organizations.
Other: Sources of stress are everywhere and need to be dealt with or they can be debilitating. I have noted a few of the sources of stress experienced by ufologists, but the list could go on and on. The main thing to remember is that you can be as stressed or as stress free as you decide to be. Donât let others assign stress to you.
The Organizationâs Role in Stress Management
Belonging to a UFO organization can be a source of stress or a source of stress relief, depending on your own attitude and expectations. The organization is only as good as the people that belong to it. A UFO organization can provide a lot of guidance and support to its members. As an umbrella, it can provide rules, standardized processes, bylaws, databases, connections, networking, communications, and rewards that cannot be gained elsewhere. Unless you are a complete loner that doesnât care about working with others for a common solution to the UFO problem, then affiliation with a UFO organization can be helpful and rewarding.
A UFO organization can also be a source of stress, especially if you have a high level of expectation of what the organization should do for you. Standardization of processes and reporting is important in science and engineering, but some ufologists arenât interested in that so it is stressful to them. The organization may also levy a demand for respect among its members, ethical behavior, business-like performance, and more, in the same way that any other corporation works. Some people find such responsible behavior to be stressful and avoid it.
Some simple barometers or indicators of an organizationâs condition are energy level, attitude, and perseverance. There are other measures, of course, but these will help you see what you need to do to help the organization to be the best it can be.
Energy level is a measure of the vitality of the organization. What is the energy level? Are members for the most part positive, active and motivated; or are they listless and apathetic? Do members arise to do what is required of them? You can make a difference in every one of these measures and find it to be a stress relieving experience.
Attitude means a lot. Does the organization care about its members? Is it a positive, living, expanding organization? Is it aloof and exists only for itself? What kind of attitude do you expect of the organization? Again, your participation and guidance can make the organization a raving success.
Perseverance determines the long-range success and ultimate life span of the organization. Are the UFO investigations being conducted and documented in a timely manner? How well are members persevering? Has the membership been dropping or rising? How many people who became members over the past five years are still active? You are key to perseverance in the organization and working on this issue can be a rewarding and stress relieving experience. The alternative is more stressful.
The organization provides a way to meet a diversity of needs and interests. The organization provides for unity in diversity of actions, a condition in which different individuals concentrate on different activities. Each person cannot do everything and all persons cannot do the same thing. The diversity found in the organization relieves the pressure on the individual to do everything, a stress-mitigating factor.
Attitudes and Practices That Affect Stress
Physical care and mental care are key factors leading to a healthy and stress free life. Some simple rules that will help you deal with stress and maintain a balanced life are as follows:
* Let stressors only touch the surface of your life. Remain calm and
serene inside.
* Do not neglect your health.
* Safeguard you nerves and force yourself to take time for rest and
* Get sufficient rest ö sleep eight hours each night.
* Have high ideals and translate them into action. This leads to joy,
satisfaction and enthusiasm.
* Maintain a positive attitude.
Stress is a natural condition. While some kinds of stress are positive and others are negative, we cannot escape stress. That means we need to deal with the stress in our lives and through our actions control it. Since ufologists are exposed to some unique types of stress due to the nature of the job, it is important to understand there are ways to control and handle that stress. Working on the greatest mystery of our age should be an enjoyable and challenging experience. By learning to handle the stresses associated with the job, it will be a rewarding experience.
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries has announced a closure of the speckled trout, or spotted sea trout, fishery beginning on Wednesday.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries has announced a closure of the speckled trout, or spotted sea trout, fishery beginning on Wednesday.
�Basically, all of the spotted sea trout will close in both inland and coastal waters at noon on Wednesday and will remain closed until June 15,� said Patricia Smith, public information officer for the Division of Marine Fisheries. �This is a result of there�s been some pretty large cold-stun events in several large bodies of water in the state, and under our spotted sea trout management plan, if there are significant cold-stun events then we close the fishery.�
What this means is that fishermen, both recreational and commercial, will not be able to keep any speckled trout that they catch. Seafood dealers will have until Feb. 12 to dispose of, sell or ship anything that�s not frozen.
A similar cold-stun event caused a closure of the fishery three years ago.
�Cold stuns are naturally occurring and what happens is the spotted sea trout don�t like cold water and usually when the waters get cold they move into the deeper waters where it�s warmer,� Smith said. �But if the water temperature drops real quickly, then it stuns them and it makes them at the least sluggish and can also kill them.
�These cold-stun events can have a significant impact on the spotted sea trout populations. The reason for the closure is to allow these fish that do survive to give them more of a chance to survive through the peak of the spawning season, which is in May.�
Last week�s winter storm that brought two days of snow and ice and three days of below freezing temperatures caused a cold-stun event last week.
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries staff or N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission staff confirmed cold-stun events in the Pamlico, Alligator, Pungo, Scuppernong, Trent, Neuse and Cape Fear rivers. Chocowinity, Blounts and Chadwick Bays and Cahoogee, Hancock and Spinners Creek were also affected, according to Smith.
Smith said anglers can anticipate the season opening after the May spawning season.
�It is one of the most sought after fish,� Smith said. �It�s like third behind flounder and red drum in the state for recreational fishermen.�
Smith said anglers are split on whether the closure is a good thing.
�We�ve heard different points of view from anglers,� she said. �Some are saying that they think it�s the right thing to do to protect the spawning stock. Others are saying it�s going to affect my charter boat business and things like that.�
For more information, call the Morehead City office of the Division of Marine Fisheries at 808-8025.

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Max North's Tele-Review
PATRICK MACNEE, dark and genial 38-year old cousin of David Niven, is another regular traveller across the Atlantic, and has an adventurous background which neatly fits the role of the undercover man he plays in the new Saturday crime series "The Avengers".
"I've been a rolling stone all my life," he says, "and though the thought of settling down is sometimes attractive I always seem to end up by moving on again."
Macnee's mother is a member of the Hastings family, the family of the Earls of Huntingdon, who claim Robin Hood as an ancestor.
His grandfather, Sir Daniel Macnee, as president of the Scottish Royal Academy, and his father, Daniel Macnee, moved southwards to Berkshire, where he became famous as racehorse trainer "Shrimp Macnee".
"As a small boy, Patrick rode gallops with Gordon Richards and other celebrated jockeys, and he was bitterly disappointed when he became too tall to become a professional jockey.
He went to Eton, where his schoolmates included Ludovic Kennedy and Humphrey Lyttleton, and commanded a motor torpedo boat during the war.
His first big film part was with cousin David Niven in "The Scarlet Pimpernel", in which he was required to cross the River Loire on horseback.
He tells me: "We spent six months on location, and I seemed to spend most of it in icy water."
After a spell in the West End, he went out to Canada to appear in one TV play, and stayed for two years. After trips to London and New York, he spent four years in Hollywood, enjoying the climate in a house on Malibu Beach.
Says Macnee, "I've let it to a friend while I decide whether or not to stay on in England."
From The Manchester Evening News, England, January 21st 1961.
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Weber, St. Louis spark Canadian power play during 7-3 win over SlovakiaNHL.com @NHLdotcom
KLOTEN, Switzerland - The Canadian team is firing on all cylinders at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
Shea Weber scored one of Canada's five power-play goals and added three assists Tuesday en route to a 7-3 victory over Slovakia. It was the third straight lopsided win to open the tournament for Canada, which is looking to win gold after settling for a silver a year ago on home ice.
Jason Spezza, with two, Derek Roy, Shane Doan, Ian White and Steven Stamkos also had goals for Canada. Martin St. Louis added four assists to bring his tournament-leading point total to nine.
Canada now moves into the qualification round and will face either Finland or the Czech Republic on Thursday evening. Tomas Surovy, Marcel Hossa and Dominik Granak replied for Slovakia.
In Tuesday's other games, Russia defeated Switzerland 4-2, Belarus beat Hungary 3-1 and France stunned Germany with a 2-1 victory.
The Canada-Slovakia game would have been much closer if not for some undisciplined play by the Slovaks. They came out hard and were finding some early success on the forecheck, creating a hostile environment inside a soldout Kloten Arena.
Canadian forward James Neal was knocked out of the game after just three minutes when he was caught by a high-stick while colliding with Ladislav Nagy. That opened a laceration near Neal's eye and he was taken to the hospital for stitches.
There was no penalty called on that play but the Slovaks soon found themselves parading to the box and Canada made them pay.
Roy opened the scoring on a power play at 4:50 by walking in off the point and wiring a shot behind Jaroslav Halak. Doan extended the lead on a 5-on-3 advantage at 6:54 before Spezza scored his first of the night on a power play at 16:51.
Even though the game was 3-0 at that point, it could have been much closer. Slovakia looked pretty dangerous whenever it wasn't killing a penalty.
The Slovaks briefly gave their fans some hope for a comeback when Surovy beat Dwayne Roloson with a quick shot at 6:05 of the second period, but White killed those hopes by hammering a shot by Halak a little over three minutes later.
More penalty trouble helped Canada build a 6-1 lead before the end of the second period.
Weber displayed his big shot by scoring on another 5-on-3 advantage at 13:41, chasing Halak from the net. Replacement Jan Lasak was in less than two minutes before Stamkos beat him high on yet another Canadian power play.
Spezza and Hossa traded goals in a third period that got fairly chippy as the minutes ticked away. Granak rounded out the scoring with 1:12 to play.
Another comfortable win for Canada included another record for Dany Heatley. His assist on Doan's goal was the 22nd he's registered in a world championship, pushing him past Steve Yzerman for the most by a Canadian player since NHLers starting competing in the event in 1977.
Russia 4 Switzerland 2
At Bern, Alexei Morozov broke a third-period tie and Ilya Bryzgalov made 37 saves as Russia defeated host Switzerland.
The defending champions also had goals from Vitali Atyushov, Alexander Perezhogin and Ilya Kovalchuk. Martin Pluss and Ryan Gardner replied for the Swiss.
Belarus 3 Hungary 1
At Kloten, Alexei Ugarov scored the winner with 5:35 left in the third period as Belarus survived a scare from Hungary.
Alexei Kaliuzhny and Mikhail Grabovski had the other goals for Belarus.
Levente Szuper made 39 saves and Imre Peterdi scored for Hungary, which was dropped to the relegation round.
France 2 Germany 1
At Bern, Luc Tardif's goal at 16:48 of the first period held up as the winner in France's upset win over the Germans.
Anthoine Lussier also scored for France, which celebrated the victory like it had won a big playoff series. Jochen Hecht had the lone goal for Germany.


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eHarmony. No, I'm not talking about the dating network. I'm talking about "Evangelism Harmony." One author suggested that the word evangelism is one of the most hated words by Christians and non-Christians alike! We have made evangelism into such an expert oriented mandate that only people with certain skill-sets can ever hope to correctly conduct evangelism. What a bunch of nonsence! Every single Christian can (and should) do evangelism on a daily basis – and it's easy.
In the Scriptures we are told that "There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe" (John 1:6-7 NIV). In the original Greek language, the word for "testify" or another translation says "bear witness of" means to "say something good." I'm a firm believer that every Christian should be able to at least share something good that God has done in their life. Just like taking up for a friend when they get into a disagreement with someone else, God just longs for His children to say something good about Him!
Some people have said that "I'm not really a soul winner." And the truth is – they're right. They are not a soul-winner and no one else is either except Jesus Christ. There is only one soul-winner, but he chooses to work through people in many respects; and it is the Holy Spirit of God that draws people to God and to that point of allowing Jesus Christ to have lordship and leadership of their lives. As Christians we should see the definition of evangelism something like this: "Evangelism is working in harmony with the Holy Spirit to help bring a person one step closer to a relationship with God." We need to pray for opportunities, then look around us to see what God is doing and jump right in the middle of it. Billy Graham even shared that no matter whether we are the first or last link in the process of sharing Christ with others, each link is just as valuable as the other.
So today, think about the places and people you see on a regular basis and how you might be able to plant a seed of Christian love into their lives. A word of encouragement, a cup of coffee paid for, a window washed, groceries carried, or any number of other things you might have within your ability to do – you can represent Christ without even saying a word. But if the Lord does give you the privilege of saying something good about Him, just remember, He can even help give you the words to say! So get ready to say something good to someone else (whether in word or in deed) about what God has done in your life today!
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Decay of America
Anywhere USA
The Decline
The America we have today is a far cry from the America I remember as a child. It was a time where you could leave your house unlocked and go to town, all the neighbors knew each other and everyone looked out for each other. Now if you leave your house unlocked you might not have anything of value when you return. I live on a street where I don't know a single neighbor. In fairness I haven't lived here very long, but no one has made the slightest effort to welcome us to the neighborhood. When I was a child, neighborhood men would have come over to help unload while their wives were busy fixing a meal to help out. People are too self-absorbed and struggling in their own lives today to take time out for courtesies such as these.
If you were outside playing as a child and you did something wrong, you could be assured your parents would know shortly and the punishment was not only assured but would be swift. Children played outside until bedtime, not indoors all day playing video games and watching television. Families gathered on their porches in the evening on summer nights and watched the children ride their bikes and play ball. Sometimes parents joined in. I remember we had a volleyball net in the field by our house and the adults often played together in the evenings while we kids swam in the pool in my backyard.
Day to Day Struggles
We live in a society that has lost all sight of the joys of these things, as we struggle daily to make ends meet in an ever tougher economic environment. Most households need both mom and dad working if they are fortunate enough to have both parents still in the home. Divorce happen back then, but was not common. Today so many people get married with the idea we'll give it a try and if it doesn't work out we can always get a divorce. I grew up in the time where if it was broken you fixed it. Today you throw it out and start over.
Unemployment is one of the biggest problems facing many American families today. Economic crises over the past decade have led to lost jobs coupled with under-employment leaving many Americans barely able to keep a place to live. Some are already homeless! We have more people on our welfare system than ever before. Many Americans have simply rotated off unemployment and no longer qualify, but still can't find a job. Rising costs on everything from food to utilities leaves little hope of much relief anytime soon. Add to that the added burden of higher insurance premiums for a large majority of Americans and much larger deductibles to add further insult to the injuries they are already suffering.
Our Future
Children have long been the future of our nation. However, children are apparently no longer America's biggest asset and have become disposable in today's society. Women have abortions by the thousands each year with little thought for the life they threw away all in the name of "a woman's right to choose". In the United States alone since 1973 about fifty million babies have been killed by abortion. Less than three percent of these abortions are performed to save the mother's life. We have close to a thousand abortion clinics currently in the United States. Three out of ten women in the United States will have an abortion before they are no longer child bearing age. (Guttmacher Institute, web)
Abortions can now be accomplished without a surgical procedure by taking a "morning after pill". These pills can abort a child in a matter of twelve to twenty-four hours and can work for at least ten days to prevent pregnancy. The morning after pill works in three ways. It can alter the menstrual cycle and delay ovulation, or cause ovulation to be inhibited so it will not release an egg to be fertilized. The third way it works is to cause the fertilized egg not to be able to implant in the uterus wall. The baby in the egg gets all its nutrition through the mother's uterus wall. The baby dies in the egg if the egg is unable to implant into the uterus wall and gain the necessary food it needs to develop and grow.
They have clinics that will rip a baby limb to limb from his mother's womb just as a rabid dog might maul a small victim and rip it to pieces. Is it any wonder we see children killing children? Many clinics will abort these babies up to twenty-eight weeks even though babies can feel pain and are very developed by this time.
Child abuse cases in the United States seems to be growing yearly or at least we are hearing about many more cases where children have been killed or suffered greatly at the hands of the people they should have been able to trust the most, their parents. Child abuse has always existed. We have stricter laws about what parents are allowed to do when punishing their children than when I was a child. Children could have a bruise or two and no one said anything back then. Most parents still did the right things even if they occasionally spanked their child. There were some like my mother-in-law though even then that should have gone to jail. Today though we hear horrific stories of abuse that bring tears to your eyes and make you wonder if they were spawn right out of the devil himself or what. It is nearly impossible to go to a news page without reading about some horrific crime on children.
Life has been devalued to the point where murders are commonplace. We have youth killing each other at an alarming rate. We average around 30,000 gangs in the United States. Together they contribute over 15,500 homicides each year in the United States.(National Gang Center, 2011) Chicago by itself has some of the most alarming numbers of shootings and homicides in this nation. Almost any weekend of the year you can hear of a number of violent crimes reported in Chicago including drive-by shootings and murders even though they have some of the strictest gun control laws in this nation. Places of comparable size like Houston where gun control laws are much more relaxed have lower crime rates. Yet gun control advocates are still lobbying for more gun control laws.
Respect for law enforcement is at an all time low over racial issues. Perhaps some policemen and women are racially profiling as some groups believe, but the majority of policemen are just trying to protect and uphold the law. As in any sector of society there will be small percentages who do not do the right things. The recent killings of African Americans has brought many protests against the law enforcement, some have brought terrible violence upon the police themselves. It is never right to inflict judgment on an entire group of people because of the actions of a few. The recent Dallas protest that ended in tragedy as twelve officers were shot, five of who died from their injuries, should cause concern to every citizen in this country regardless of their race or social class. As the war on law enforcement continues across the United States we can expect further decline of our nation.
Gang Related Facts
- There is at least 30,000 gangs throughout the United States.
- About 15,500 homicides each year are gang related in the United States
- 782,500 gang members approximately in 2011
- 12% of homicides annually can be attributed to gangs in the United States
A Watered Down America
As scary as all these facts seem none is scarier than the change in the way many Americans regard their freedom. This country was founded on Godly principles and the idea that if a man works hard he can overcome any obstacle he needs to succeed. We have a large population now that believes they should be taken care of, and that someone owes them that because they exist. Americans used to have pride in themselves and their country. Many still do. There is a growing faction of Americans that lean toward being taken care of and who no longer are proud of our country and what it has stood for since its inception.
We have a growing number of citizens that have no clue what is going on and furthermore do not care as long as they aren't bothered by it. It is the old "if it doesn't affect me what do I care" mentality. We have listened to so much of the social communist agenda without even realizing it over the years. It has just swept in quietly and overtaken us.
We have been taught to be politically correct! The problem is everything we do or say offends someone and you cannot please everyone. We worry about offending this group or that group. We worry about offending everyone, but God. We have been gradually pushing Him out for years starting with kicking Him out of our public schools. Now we have school shootings all too often. We call on God to fix it yet He isn't even allowed in the door.
Our churches water down the gospel because yet again we certainly don't want to offend any potential tithers. Ministers are supposed to tell it like it is. Sometimes what they say hurts and stomps on our toes a bit. Personally, I would rather my entire foot hurt than burn in hell or someone I care about burn in hell because I didn't want my toe stomped.
Our schools are halfway doing their job. We are a society of test takers and not thinkers. We can see that easily enough ever election cycle. So many voters go in the polls and vote how they were told to vote instead of checking the candidates out and judging their past performance. Still others are after the freebies and vote for who has promised them the most.
Americans have become passive. We sit back and allow the government to control way more than the constitution ever granted them. Part of this is that they never learned what the constitution says and how the branches are supposed to check and balance each other. Too many are so gullible. They believe whatever lies the politicians will tell them.
We are gradually becoming a Godless country. We have been running God out of everything. We don't pray in public to keep from offending anyone. We have taken down most of our Godly statues and plaques to appease the atheist and other religions. We have allowed same sex marriage in many states. We even have many states that allow sex with animals. Then when we have a problem we cry out to God and want him to step in and fix it all for us one more time.
Do you think people are really safer in gun free zones?
In Conclusion
Our government has overreached in so many areas of our lives including our local police in many cases. They have placed people in high places to side against us in times of trouble. They have made themselves above the law and are armed to the teeth. Politicians like Hillary Clinton can commit any crime and get away with it. You and I would be in crime for life for half what Clinton has done. We would be up for treason on our country if we had left classified information laying about in an unsecure server for the enemies to hack into and steal.
If we are to survive the coming years we better fall on our faces and cry out to our creator and ask Him to come back into our lives and take control back from this government and restore our youth and our homes! God is our only real hope in the coming years. We can fight, but unless God is with us it will be in vain. The Jews saw it both ways. God won many battles for the Jews, but he allowed them to lose some too when their hearts weren't right. We are more blessed than the Jews in that we have His word and can see the blueprint to fix the issues. They had to live the writing of it. We can only pray that people will wake up before it is too late to the harsh realities our nation is facing! May God Bless America and our military and restore her to her former glory one nation under God! And please go and vote this November! I know many of you are disappointed in our choices in candidates, but we still need to vote. If you don't vote for one you are really voting for the other side to win. Trump is not my first choice and I don't totally trust him, but a vote for Clinton will drive this country far further in the pits of hell.
Works Cited
National Gang Center. National Youth Gang Survey Analysis. Retrieved [date] from http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis.
A lot of things have not changed a bit but there are still some huge differences. A corporate World has created low wages, no job security and a lack of value in personal humanity. We live in fear of losing our jobs on the smallest whim every day and work harder then ever to maintain our value. The latest generations were raised to be consumers and believers in entitlements. They were told for instance that a higher education would pay them a higher wage. We bought and consumed the idea and discovered it was a lie and a bad investment. I could tell you many examples and when you were taught this and learn that it is a lie, what can you tell your children. Oddly they still do not believe it until they waste their time and money. There are exceptions but the reward is not there any more, because your jobs are not here any more. American Interest is invested in low bidders not in this country.
By the time I graduated High School, I lived and went to school in Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, California, Oregon, and Washington State.
I have seen a lot of America. I was in the Navy for 10 years; I have seen a lot of the world. If you go back and look at the data, the world is (as I said), much as it has always been.
I think your memory, like most people's memory, creates and invents a past where everything was how it should be. It is a pretty fiction. The world is much as it has always been. The only major shift is the availability of information with which to shatter that illusion.
"nostalgia isn't what it used to be." - peter devries


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Oligospermia (Low sperm count)
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Starting over…again.
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- January 29, 2012 at 10:05 am #71927
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Hi all,
Firstly I'd just like to say how great it is to finally come across a site offering such great advice and support, I wish only to have found this site sooner.
To start from the beginning, I was diagnosed with Candida when I was 15, (now 25) and had been a National athlete for many years but fell exceptionally ill and was diagnosed with M.E. (I believe as a result of both nutritionally advice to my parents to 'up the carbs massively' and several bouts of antibiotics treatments.)
I also had great problems in relation to suspected Polycystic ovaries/Endometriosis and severe adult acne. As a very last resort and at the end of her tether, my mother luckily took me to a Osteopath who treated me for many intolerances and found that both my Kidneys and Liver had been failing me. I took to the Candida Diet great while I was living at home with my parents and couldn't believe the turn around (although could never return to my competitive sport as it was just too late).
However, I was misdiagnosed at the age of 20 in relation to my Endometriosis and was put of a huge course of the pill, I was instructed to take this for six months, without a break, and fell exceptionally ill again over the course of a summer term from Uni.I struggled from this for a number of years, and with my Wedding approaching two years ago, I decided enough was enough and went to Accupucture for the treatment of my Adult Acne (Candida was diagnosed yet again). But still, I never found the strength to put myself back into the lifestyle change that came with the Candida, until recently,(three weeks ago to be exact).
It is truly unbelievable the changes that again I have seen, and I can't believe I was so weak to not take the steps sooner. I have NO symptoms of my Endometriosis (I have been known to pass out in Department stores as my body goes into such severe contractions), and I have already lost 9lbs, the weight is genuinely just falling off me.
The real question I have and would like your advice on, is that recently I have gone into a Health Food Store and have started taking a herbal supplement called Dida (from Holland and Barrett in the UK), and wondered what your thoughts were on this and if anyone else had used this supplement before? Additionally, I am taking Psyllium Husk capsules as I have been suffering from constipation since my change in diet, and Milk Thistle.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and again, thank you for all previous advice on this site. 🙂January 29, 2012 at 10:33 am #71931
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The supplement called "Dida" isn't going to hurt you (unless you happen to be allergic to one of the herbs), but on the other hand it isn't going to cure you either. Unfortunately, the price of a supplement is one good way to get an idea of the potency and quality. When you consider that one small bottle of liquid oregano oil (a quality antifungal) can cost nearly $30 whereas a container of Dida, containing an entire list of herbs, etc. cost only $28, well this is unfortunately a sign that neither the quality nor quantity is in the product.
You might find these two posts helpful with your treatment.
Constipation Remedies:
The following link contains the protocol that the forum follows, in case you've not seen it.
AbleJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:19 pm #71952
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I have tried a few products from holland and barretts and do not rate them as I find they bulk their product up with ingredients that are probably not that wise to take on this diet. Below I have listed a few UK based web sites which you may find useful though I cannot vouch for the benefit of any one product.
I hope you may find these useful.
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Case could have major implications
Cayman Islands prosecutors are appealing the decision of a Summary Court magistrate who dismissed cocaine possession and consumption charges against a George Town man this year.
Those charges, filed against defendant Richard Steve Parson, were dismissed after the magistrate ruled that the time limit for prosecution of the case had run out. Lawyers generally refer to such a case as being statute limited or statute barred.
The statute of limitations is a legal guideline for Summary Court/criminal procedure cases that requires charges to be filed within six months from the time authorities become aware of the alleged offence. If not, the case must be dismissed.
This is what happened with the Parson case, according to court records reviewed by the Caymanian Compass. His case was dismissed by the court on 19 August. Senior Crown prosecutor John Masters filed the notice of appeal on 25 August, claiming to be "aggrieved and dissatisfied" with the magistrate's ruling.
"The Learned Magistrate erred in law in holding that proceedings for the offences of (1) possession of cocaine and (2) consumption of cocaine were commenced outside of the required time period and therefore dismissed the said charges," the notice of intention to appeal stated.
Neither the appeal nor the application to Summary Court to state a case noted specifics of how the magistrate had allegedly erred in law. At press time, the matter had not been heard by a court.
The issue of statute barred cases came to the fore this year when the Caymanian Compass reported that nearly four dozen Summary Court/criminal procedure cases had been thrown out because the time limit for charging the defendants had passed. (See Compass, 22 October 'Dozens of crimes not prosecuted').
An open records request filed by a local attorney this year revealed that 45 offences, 43 criminal cases and two traffic tickets, had not been prosecuted between August 2005 and February 2010 because they were statute barred. The charges in each case and the reasons the timeline for prosecution had passed were not specified in the initial records request.
It was not immediately clear whether the Crown challenge to the Parson case would affect any of the old cases.
The attorney who made the open records request, Peter Polack, said it was a "particular brand of incompetence" that would result in the prosecution of 45 offences irreversibly jeopardised by the simple passage of time.
Solicitor General Cheryll Richards took umbrage at those comments and blasted the Compass for reporting a story that she said had brought the Cayman Islands criminal justice system "into disrepute".
According to a statement released by Ms Richards after the initial Compass article was published, "The term 'statute barred' refers to not complying with a statutory requirement for bringing certain charges. Some offences, usually summary only charges, are required to be laid at Court within six months of a competent complainant receiving evidence of the offence.
"When a submitted file is statute barred, a public prosecutor would advise the investigator of this legal position. It would be irresponsible and contrary to the law not to.
"The Legal Department does not, however, have any control over when a file is submitted for review after a complaint has been made to the RCIPS or an investigation conducted.
"The time frame for completion of investigations is a matter for the police."
Police spokesperson Janet Dougall did not dispute the number of criminal cases reported by the Compass in regard to the statute barred criminal cases.
"A case would be statute barred if the investigating officer is unable to complete the investigation within the stipulated period time frame," Mrs. Dougall said. "There are many reasons why an officer may be unable to complete the case within the permitted time; for example, being unable to trace witnesses who have left the jurisdiction."
The Compass has since requested a complete list of reasons in each case that was statute barred since August 2005.


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Currently I'm a librarian and before that I was an archaeologist, a journalist, and definitely a bit of a world traveler. I tend to mostly read science fiction and fantasy, though I do love a good mystery and I'm a bit of a book dabbler overall. I've been doing Goodreads for awhile, but a friend thought I might enjoy this as well. Let's see, yeah?
Far, Far Away is both a lovely modern fairy tale – full of tidbits from old Grimm tales – and a book full of impending doom. The whimsy and sweetness skips along mostly unaware of the heavy dread hovering over it – it's something we get to know about, as the reader, because the narrator drops hints in the very opening paragraphs.
I was afraid that this story would end terribly tragically. (a lot of my recent reading has gone that way) I'm not saying if the story does end on tragedy, but I will say that this turned out to be the kind of story where sad things happening won't spoil the enjoyment. McNeal blends it all so wonderfully. And, of course, the fact that one of the main characters of the novel is the ghost of Jacob Grimm is great plus for the story!
I think one of the most fascinating things about the book is how much it examines the power of stories in our lives. What sorts of things can become true just because we believe them? Or maybe they're always true and we just have to remind ourselves of them… Or if they aren't, perhaps they still pull us together and tie us together in interesting and wonderful ways.
At any rate, it's a lovely story and it's too bad that I waited so long to read it! I borrowed this from the library, but I think this will be a book that I buy for my collection once I'm properly settled down again someplace.


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Vision is exciting.
It's a new church in an underserved community.
It's helping parents raise up their children in the faith.
It's a big event with thousands of attendees praising God and being inspired.
It's hundreds of believers being taught, discipled, and equipped for ministry.
Vision motivates your team.
It inspires action in the midst of seemingly impossible odds. We crave vision. We need a big "why?" to get us to make sacrifices of our time, talent, and energy. Vision is fuel.
Vision can also self destruct.
We get so excited about what can be that we neglect reality. We overlook the work that's required to make that vision materialize. The drudgery and consistent faithfulness involved to make plans, cross off to-do items, make purchases, negotiate with vendors, recruit and train volunteers, hire staff, reconcile bank statements, and monitor budgets.
Vision blinds us if we're not careful.
Vision is a gift God provides to inspire us to be part of something bigger than ourselves. The step after vision is where our feet come back down to earth and we start walking. One step at a time towards the goal we see so clearly in our minds. God gives us vision and He also provides us with wisdom to know what steps to take next. Strategy, planning, measuring our progress, and faith that God has given us this vision help us arrive safely at our desired destination without dragging our exhausted, discouraged selves along the way.
Serving God requires sacrifice. It requires our time, talent, and energy. There will be plenty of obstacles to overcome. However, I've seen too many unnecessary sacrifices made due to a lack of planning and preparation. Caused by leaders who came down from vision and started sprinting. They didn't pause even for a moment to decide which direction to run or to survey the land in front of them. They just ran.
Please stop! You're hurting yourself, your team, and even the people you're trying to serve. The vision is enticing and we can't wait too long. However, if we'll pause briefly to thank God for the vision, ask for wisdom, and give thought to our ways, we'll be able to run in the right direction with our team intact.
Vision is vital and it keeps us going. Planning protects us from rework and backtracking. It helps us arrive at the vision's destination with energy left over to rejoice and enjoy the fruit of our labor. Vision and planning aren't enemies – they are partners in our journey.
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If you have a domain name (yourname.com etc.) Gmail might be your best choice for email management.
It shouldn't matter where you purchased your domain name from, google will take you through the settings to set up your new inbox.
Video: How to Create Google Apps/Email for Domains
Auto Forwarding and Send as other Names.Once you've set up your new email address inbox, email@example.com , you can tell it to forward all incoming mails to your primary email, or any address. So you won't have to log in there at all.
Vid: Forwarding Emails with Gmail
You can also send mail as yourname.com from any of your gmail accounts, with a quick setup.
This way you can check all your emails and send replies using any of your adresses, all from one inbox.
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Organizing your inbox like a Pro
If you get too many emails from different sites and services you might want to set up some filters and folders (labels).
Labels show up on the left side column and you can move emails into them for organization.
But the real power comes from combining them with filters that automatically place new mails in corresponding labels.


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User Manual | Tutorial | Help | Instructions | How to
Backup Software / Support / User Manual v7 / Technologies / Plug-ins / Configurations
Some plug-ins are configurable. To use them, you need to determine parameters of data source or storage by creating a configuration.
Configurations appear in plug-in file systems as top-level folders. Expanding the configuration initiates connection with data source or storage and reads contents of the respective folder.
To create a plug-in configuration, you need to open any dialog displaying file system of a configurable plug-in. To create a a new configuration, follow these steps:
Each plug-in has its own unique options, and the Settings dialog is different for each plug-in.
Existing configurations are displayed in plug-in file system as top-level folders. To modify a configuration, right-click the configuration name, and then click Edit... The Settings dialog is the same as during creation of a new configuration.
Modifying configurations can be tricky. When the program copies files from one plug-in file system to another (i.e. when you run a task), the files are taken from a specific path. For configurable plug-ins, the path always starts with configuration name, i.e. renaming the configuration will result in a "Path not found" error. When modifying plug-in configurations, you should also modify tasks using them.
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|As the "self proclaimed" experts, I don't feel that any of you have "real" knowledge with spray foam insulation. I think the MRA should be doing studies for the best most effcient insulation process to use in conjunction with steel roofs. If the MRA is truly concerned about energy, it's hard to believe there are not case studies that have been performed. The CUSTOMER needs to know what the BEST METHOD of insulating their metal roofs is going to be. ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS??
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|......and the answer is??? I need an answer as well on some basic guidelines. I have a "flat" actually low-pitched 1950 mid century roof that is about to be blessed with a new metal roof. The old metal roof was poorly installed with rotten cornice everywhere to prove it, and then a storm came, trees fell and longstoryshort, we're replacing the old metal roof with new metal roof. Anyhow, since the decking underneath is rotten from water damage in most places, I plan on, gutting the roof in large sections, blowing foam insulation into the 16 inch attic space between decking and interior ceiling below (gypsum). My 2 questions are: 1) closed cell or open cell foam since my foam installer who offers both said open cell might be better in the event of water seepage control ....and 2) since we can't blow insulation from inside, when we lift the old roof in sections and blow the foam from the outside on top of the gypsum to achieve the proper R-vallue thickness, do we have the metal roofers (or framers) there to immediately start decking literally on the heels of the foam sprayers so the exposed roof is covered up and protected, ready for metal roof install next day?
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|....or should I give up on my dreams of using foam and stuff R-30 insulation in b/w the joists as we re-deck. This house is very drafty and very noisy from highway and falling acorns that sound like 'incoming!' everytime an acorn hits the metal roof and would greatly benefit from spray foam for tight seal and noise pollution.
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Isaiah Industries, Inc.
|Closed cell will provide greater R Value and it will also provide greater protection against condensation problems. Yes, I would re-install the roof asap.
Guest User
|Todd, do you know if I can apply closed cell directly to my metal roof? There is no decking other than 1x4 strips.
Eric Novotny
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|Yes. 2 lb foam can be applied directly.
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Responsible tourism: Naxos and Amorgos hiking holiday, Cyclades Greece
EnvironmentWhen choosing this tour, you are choosing a responsible holiday as we as a company we are committed on what is called Responsible Travel. We fully respect local people and the environment and we treat our guests as travelers and not as tourists. The nature of this trip is environmentally friendly, as it is a walking tour. We avoid large hotel complexes and instead we book small scale hotels and the required transfers are made mainly by public bus.
This is an "off the beaten track" holiday on two Cycladic islands mainly known for their sparkling blue waters and brilliant sun. This is practically an eco-guided walking tour, as our guides share their knowledge and experience with our guests in order to help them get familiar with the ecosystems they are travelling into and to understand the significance of having minimum impact.
We don't use 'throw-away' items on our picnics; we opt for fabric picnic tablecloth instead of a paper or a plastic one, washable dishes and cutlets. Our guests should have their own picnic set. We encourage our guests to help us clean at least the spot we choose every time for our stop. We collect any possible garbage and carried them to the nearest operating bucket.
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The highly innovative Scammell Mechanical Horse appeared in 1933, literally as a replacement for horse-drawn carts and sold in large numbers, in particular to the railway companies. In 1948 it was replaced by the Scammell Scarab.
This model is produced in an authentic Southern livery.
Manufactured by Corgi
Age 8+
Product code DG199006