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Benue State Government is to commence payment of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations fees for students in government owned secondary schools beginning from this year (2017).
Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar who disclosed this when he appeared at the 2017 Accountability Press Briefing organized by the State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) yesterday explained that the proposal was already captured in the 2017 budget.
Ityavyar who stated that the move became necessary following discovery that many students who intend to participate in these examinations could not do so because of lack funds.
He however stressed that this would only cover students in government owned secondary schools and not extended to those in private owned secondary schools pointing out that only students in regular approved government secondary schools would be paid for.
The commissioner added that the state would no longer conduct mock examinations as according to him, " mock is a useless examination which does not give any certificate."
While noting that examination malpractices must end in the state, Ityavyar said that punishments would be meted out to proprietors of miracle centers where examination malpractices are carried out during WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations.


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Paquette slated to return as Lightning host Predators
The forward, who missed six games with a lower-body injury, is healthy and available for tonight's game at AMALIE Arena.by Bryan Burns / TampaBayLightning.com
The Tampa Bay Lightning will close out a season-long five-game home stand tonight when they host the Nashville Predators at AMALIE Arena (7:30 p.m. puck drop).
They'll have one of their regulars back in action too for the home stand finale.
Cedric Paquette has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury suffered December 20 in a home game versus Detroit. He's healthy again, however, and available to play against the Predators.
"It's always tough to sit out," Paquette said following the Lightning's optional morning skate on Thursday. "I wasn't expecting to miss so many games but I felt good today and ready for tonight."
Brian Boyle (lower-body injury) remains out and will miss his second-straight game. With a number of forwards injured recently, call-ups like Matthew Peca and Adam Erne have helped keep the Bolts afloat until they get healthy. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said that pair has earned the right to stay in the lineup.
"They don't give you a reason to pull them out," Cooper said. "They're playing hard. They're playing with speed. They're playing with pace. That's what we need. Peca's been rewarded with a couple of points here in the past couple of games. Now it's up to them to make sure they don't take a step back, which can happen with some of these new guys when they come up. They've been an asset for us, and we expect them to keep doing the same things moving forward."
Video: Paquette on making return to lineup vs. NSH
BISHOP NEARS RETURN: Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop suffered a lower-body injury in the December 20 victory over Detroit and has missed six games since but is on pace to return in mid-January Cooper said.
Yesterday, Bishop skated prior to Lightning practice and even took a couple shots from his teammates who had trickled onto the ice for practice before exiting. Today, Bishop participated in the Bolts' optional morning skate along with Andrei Vasilevskiy and recently recalled Adam Wilcox.
Vasilevskiy will make his seventh-straight start tonight.
Bishop was slated to miss three to four weeks when he went down.
"We're hoping, maybe California," Cooper said, referring to the Lightning's road trip starting January 16 at Los Angeles. "If he comes back earlier, that's good for us. I think we've always said California. Hopefully he comes back then."
Video: Wilcox on callup from the Syracuse Crunch
WILCOX EARNS FIRST RECALL: Adam Wilcox has had a standout season for the Lightning's AHL affiliate in Syracuse, going 13-5-2 with a 2.55 goals-against average and .901 save percentage. His 13 wins rank tied for fifth in the AHL and are already a career high after putting up just nine wins all of last season with the Crunch.
Wednesday afternoon, the Lightning flipped goalies with the Crunch, sending Kristers Gudlevskis back to Syracuse and recalling Wilcox.
The South St. Paul, Minn., native said he was getting in his car Wednesday to go to the Crunch's poker tournament when he checked his phone and realized he had a voicemail from Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman.
"I though it's either good or bad, so I called him right back and he told me I was being recalled," Wilcox said Thursday. "I almost blacked out. I was so excited. I started shaking. It's kind of like one of those once in a lifetime feelings your first call up. It was pretty special."
The last few weeks have been filled with watershed moments for the 24 year old. On December 23, Wilcox proposed to his high school sweetheart Jayna Anderson.
Anderson said yes.
"It's one of those times where you kind of get everything thrown at you at once," Wilcox said. "I was thinking about that yesterday where my friends were texting me. I've had a lot of texts lately saying congrats for the engagement and the call-up, so it's one of those things where once you get here, you put the emotions aside and stick to everything you've been doing to get here in the first place."
If Wilcox gets into a game with the Lightning, he will be the fifth player to make his NHL debut this season, joining Brayden Point, Tanner Richard, Matthew Peca and Adam Erne.
"Kristers hasn't played since he's been up here so this was an opportunity to get him games," Cooper said of sending Kristers back to Syracuse and bringing Wilcox up. "Wilcox has been playing all the time (in Syracuse), but it's not saying he's not going to play. Obviously, Vasy's playing tonight, but now we've got a couple of back to backs coming up, and we're just going to have to monitor how we're going to play our goalie situation moving forward here. We're not ready to commit what's going to happen."
Wilcox said he's a different goalie than the one that struggled in 2015-16 during his first pro season in Syracuse when he posted a 3.18 GAA and .875 save percentage.
"Everything about my game has really gotten better," Wilcox said. "(Lightning goaltending coach) Frantz (Jean) and (Syracuse Crunch goaltending coach Dave Alexander)…really kind of drilled into me, and, I think after last year, I had to have a good summer. Coming into this year, I had to have a good start and establish myself because it's a contract year. Obviously, that always weighs on you. So for me, it's been a huge jump. Everything from being calm, controlled, puck playing to death, everything kind of had to get better. So it was a big summer for working on all that."
Video: Koekkoek on Lightning not making excuses
ICE CHIPS: Nikita Kucherov can tie Rob Zamuner for 10th place on the Lightning's franchise goals list with one more goal. Kucherov, who had a pair of power-play goals in Tampa Bay's 6-4 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday, has 83 career goals. Zamuner finished with 84…Kucherov has recorded multiple points in three of his last four games and is on a four-game point streak since returning from a lower-body injury…The Lightning have fallen behind by two goals in five of their last six games but have rallied to win two and are 2-2-1 over that stretch…Bolts defenseman Victor Hedman ranks second in the NHL for assists (28) and is tied for first with San Jose's Brent Burns among league blueliners for scoring (35 points).

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We were happy to open our storage facility in Chard in November but two members of our team were VERY happy when we opened in Chard. Jason and Ryan (father and son would you believe) live just outside of Chard and had been eagerly watching the site everyday as their commute takes them up Furnham Road on their way to our Bridgwater site. Now Jason will be overseeing the site, making sure it meets the high levels our customers demand.
With sites in Plymouth, Bristol, Taunton and Bridgwater Jason certainly gets through the miles. His role involves inspecting the sites, making sure they are well maintained and that their upkeep is first class. Now Jason can have a bit of a lie-in on the days he needs to visit the Chard site, although Ryan might not be so pleased as he usually gets a lift off his Dad!
I'm sure reducing everyone's commute to work is great for the enviornment and better for quality of life but we've now had requests from other members of staff who want to have an easier commute to work. So if you find a UK Storage Company facility down your cul-de-sac you know the reason why.


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High School to Host World Language Conference
Fox Chapel Area High School is hosting the third annual Pittsburgh's World Language Connection Conference for educators. Educators from across Western Pennsylvania are expected to attend the November 7, 2017, conference, including world and classical languages teachers, English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, social studies teachers, music teachers, art teachers, administrators, and others. One of the main focuses of the conference is to help educators foster innovative classroom connections. Another focus is to make educators aware of global enrichment programs for students, as well as provide resources for global opportunities.
The conference is the result of a collaborative effort between Fox Chapel Area High School teachers and administrators and the University of Pittsburgh. Highlights of the program include a keynote speaker, breakout sessions lead by Pittsburgh area high school and university educators, and vendors offering various information on world languages and classroom connections. The keynote speaker will be the Chair of the Department of Instruction and Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, Richard Donato, Ph.D.
The World Language Connection Conference will be held November 7 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fox Chapel Area High School located at 611 Field Club Road in O'Hara Township.


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In today's world where there are so many colliding forces and opinions, more than ever before, we need to unite with our families. The future of the family seems to hang in the balance as groups of leftish thinkers get in the streets and demand recognition. This is the era of Elijah, the time to love our families, reunite the extensions and remember those whose genes we carry. It is time to gather the old photos and painstakingly show them to our children, while explaining the history which that person helped to forge. Everyone has an inherent need to know who they are, to find themselves. We are the sum total of our ancestors and it is those genetic dispositions which help identify each of us. It is the choices which were made by ancestors which brought us freedom. And the choices that we make determine whether or not we will keep it. It actually begins with photographs of the past and subtle reminders to our children that they are to carry the lofty banner. A true history of the past exists, despite the curriculum of schools and political agendas. This generation still knows certain truths of the past. Therefore, must teach the children the religious values and freedoms which were fought for us. For, you see, this war for will have to fought again. Soon.
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Why is Home Staging Important?
That's a really valid question with a pretty simple answer. Let's put it this way: you dress for success, don't you? Well, shouldn't you do the same for your home when you're selling it? Because that's essentially what home staging is: dressing up your home so that it goes from house for sale to house sold as quickly and profitably as possible. So why is home staging important? Basically, if you want your house to looks it's best for potential buyers.
Staged Houses For Sale Sell Faster!
Statistics show that houses for sale that are staged, sell faster and for more money than those that aren't. Why is that, you ask? Because by staging a house, you're transforming it into an object of desire! That's why so many real estate agents work with professional home stagers, because it's not about fixing the leaky ceiling or caulking the bathtub. It's about taking that plain Jane house for sale and turning it into Marilyn Monroe.
Home Staging Takes Work, But It's Worth It!
It takes a lot of work to stage a house properly, which is why it's usually left in the hands of experienced professionals who know how to bring out the best in every room. By using various accessories, like plants, rugs, lighting, etc., a professional home stager can transform a relatively uninspired house for sale into a warm, comfortable and desirable home for sale. Dawna Johnson, owner of Sacramento Staging Solutions, warns that a house for sale that's not staged may stay on the market for much longer than one that is. And the statistics back her up. According to a survey done by Stagedhomes.com, on average staged houses spent 11 days on the market as opposed to 22 days for homes that were not staged.
Some of the other good reasons to stage a house for sale include:
- Staged homes look better on the Internet. 80% of clients look at Internet listings before they even contact a real estate agent
- Staged homes make great first impressions on buyers. Most homebuyers need only 90 seconds to make their minds up on whether or not they will consider your home
- Staged homes leave a lasting impression. Potential buyers will remember how beautiful the home looked
- Staged homes come across as better maintained
- Agents know that staged homes show better and are more likely to show them more often
- Staging a home makes it easier for potential buyers to imaging living in the home themselves
Prices for home staging vary but for the most part, it's money well spent. So if your house is for sale and you haven't already done so, speak to your real estate agent about staging your home and see who they might be able to recommend.
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Never Stop Looking Up in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
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In a discussion based on their book, Vertical Marriage, Dave Wilson and his wife, Ann, encourage couples to look to God instead of to each other to find purpose, meaning, and fulfillment in their life and their relationship. (Part 2 of 2)
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Ann Wilson: And it's so funny, when you first get married, you run hard. You go hard at it. You know, you're like, "I'm all in. I want to do this. We're going to be great." And then our spouse lets us down or drops us, and they disappoint us and suddenly we stop running quite as hard. And we're afraid that we'll be dropped. And pretty soon you don't have either one running toward each other.
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John Fuller: That's Ann Wilson describing a really common challenge that husbands and wives can face in the early years of marriage. Fortunately, couples can learn how to turn back toward each other again. And Ann and her husband, Dave, are back with us to share more of their rather remarkable marriage story and what they've learned along the way. This is Focus on the Family with Focus president and author Jim Daly, and I'm John Fuller.
Jim Daly: John, I'm sure when your girls were little, you read some of those princess stories to them, right?
John: Oh, yeah. Yeah, all the time...
Jim: Having just...
John: ...Over and over again.
Jim: ...Having two boys, I never read those stories. I don't think my boys...
John: It's not too late. Should I bring one back?
Jim: No. I'm not doing it...
John: Okay.
Jim: ...But it is special - you know, what happens there with your little girls. And you know, they begin to think at some age, I'm sure, about what it will be like to be married to Prince Charming and how much that husband in the future is gonna deliver these incredible, uh, delights in marriage. And then you get married, and maybe you get some of that, but then marriage isn't all that. And you might be living in that place right now, where maybe you don't like your spouse. Maybe it's feeling like it's all done. The magic is gone. Today's program is for you because, you know what? It's not about being happy all the time. It's about committing yourself to the Lord vertically so that you can have the relationship with your spouse horizontally.
And I think - Solomon talks about it in Ecclesiastes 3 - um, that God has set eternity in our hearts. And what's amazing about the Christian life is that we know we will ultimately get that fulfilled, uh, joyful life in the next life to come. And that's what we're aiming for. We can have much of it now in a relationship with Christ, but it won't be perfect in this life. And like most of us, our guests today, Dave and Ann Wilson, have a marriage that wouldn't make a very good fairytale. Well, I think it might actually because of that brokenness in their story. If you didn't hear it last time, get the download. Call us. We'll get it to you. But they had some amazing brokenness. And they're here today after 39 years, which proves God's redemption story in their lives.
John: Yeah, the Wilsons are writers and speakers. They've got a book called, Vertical Marriage: The One Secret That Will Change Your Marriage. We've got copies of that and last time's conversation as well. Just stop by focusonthefamily.com/broadcast.
Jim: Dave and Ann, welcome back to Focus.
Ann: Thank you.
Dave Wilson: Glad to be here.
Jim: Man, I'm so energized about our conversation last time because you touched on so many tender areas. And I so appreciate that openness and that vulnerability. I want to pick it up today where you had another wake-up call on your 10th anniversary. And this seemed to be one of those milestones. You've been married, like I said, 39 years. This is year 10. What happened?
Dave: This is where the book came out of. I mean, and it was a night where, when it happened, I thought nobody'll ever hear this story. It's a dark, dark moment in our marriage. It's gonna be a secret because you know, if you had asked me a minute before that date, I'm taking my wife out on our 10-year anniversary, and I'm pulling out all the stops - trust me - romance, nice restaurant. And you know, I don't like...
Jim: You did all the right things?
Dave: Oh, everything. And if you had asked ask me, "Okay, Dave, what's your marriage on a scale of 1 to 10?" I'm - I honestly would've said, "Um, we're a 10. Probably, if not a 10, it's a 9.8. And I guarantee you Ann would agree, right?"
Jim: Yeah.
Ann: And I would've said it's a one, maybe a .5...
John: Hm.
Ann: ...Which I was mad that Dave didn't even know how bad we were doing.
Dave: But I was about to find out. We went out on this 10-year date. And uh, you know, I'm Mr. Romance. I give the waiter - Ann didn't know this - I slip him 10 roses, and I tell him, "Listen, when I give you a look, bring one rose at a time." So I look over. He lays the first rose down, and we talked about year one. And that was great. And I look at him, and he puts another rose. We talked about year two. So we did that for 10 roses.
Jim: Wow. And most women right now are going...
Ann: Isn't that impressive?
Jim: "...Oh, my!"
Ann: I know.
Jim: "If only - if only Bob, if only Mark..."
Ann: Yes.
Jim: ...I'll go through all the names.
John: John or Jim.
Jim: No, I wasn't going to use our names.
Dave: And I do that every day, don't I, Ann?
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: And - but you're sitting there, Ann, thinking what?
Ann: I thought, "Whoa, this is amazing. What a spectacular night. He's gone all out." I was so impressed. But it had not been great prior to that night.
Dave: Of course, we didn't talk about that in those 10 roses.
Jim: Right.
Dave: It was nothing good and...
Ann: Yeah.
Dave: ...It really was sweet memories of 10 years. We had two little boys - little boys at home. And then as we were driving home, I had one more surprise that I had sort of conjured up, and that was to pull into the parking lot of the middle school that we had just contracted to start our church - in this little cafeteria in this middle school.
We were about to start in three or four months. Ann didn't know we had just signed a deal to do this, so I thought, "We're gonna pull in a parking lot - midnight. Nobody will be there. We'll pray that God will do a miracle and turn this school into a church and it'll grow." And then I thought it'd be fun just to go parkin'.
You guys know what I mean by parkin'?
John: A little making out.
Jim: I think I do.
Dave: Yeah.
Ann: And he was all about the "parking" part.
Jim: That's a good blend of spiritual and natural, but...
Dave: Exactly.
Jim: ...Which was more important to you?
Dave: Uh, ask my wife. She knows.
Ann: I'm not sure we prayed.
Dave: I don't even know if we did pray. I don't remember that...
Jim: You are a very vulnerable person. I must give you credit for that. But, Ann, what are you thinking at this point?
Ann: Well, I really did think, like, "This is an amazing night."
Jim: Yeah.
Ann: However, we had not been doing well at all. And I felt like - Dave, I thought you were aware of that at the time - like, "Oh, he's really making up for all this..."
Dave: I mean...
Ann: ...Because he was gone so much.
Dave: And I look back, thinking, "How could I be so naive?" But I - I actually think this night's going to end with us making out in a Honda Accord...
Jim: Okay.
Dave: ...Which is a bad plan from the start.
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: But I turned to kiss her that night, and she turns her head. And I honestly was so naive, I thought she didn't know I was trying to kiss her.
Jim: Right.
Dave: "There's no way she doesn't wanna kiss me." So I try again, and she...
Jim: Because "I am Mr. Marvelous."
Dave: Exactly!
I'm Mr. Romance, you know?
Jim: Am I helping you there, Ann?
Ann: Yes. Thank you!
Dave: That's what I thought.
Jim: So Mr. Marvelous is going.
Ann: Oh, so he goes to kiss me, and he says, "Is something wrong?" And I didn't want to bring it up that night...
Jim: Yeah.
Ann: ...Just because I thought he really is trying so hard right now, and I don't want to bring it up. This isn't the time or place. But he kept pressing me. And so, finally, I said, "Yes, there is something wrong. I've lost all my feelings for you. I have nothing left."
Dave: Yeah, that was boom.
Jim: That was a gut blow.
Ann: And he was shocked, especially because he thought we were 10.
Jim: Right.
Dave: I mean, I can still hear her saying...
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: ...Those six words - chapter one of the book, "Six Words That Changed Everything" - because I was shocked. I mean, I honestly didn't know. I'm like - so I just looked at her like, "What do you mean you've lost your feelings for me?" And I knew enough at 10 years of marriage that you listen. And so she started to share, and I got - this is where it got miraculous. As Ann started to share what those words meant, I heard the voice of God.
Jim: Ah.
Dave: And not an audible voice, just the Holy Spirit...
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: ...Who lives in me. Can He speak? Yes. And He sort of - didn't nudge me. He shoved. It was two words - "Shut up."
Jim: Wow.
Dave: That's what I heard.
Jim: It was just an outside-in thought.
Dave: Yeah, it was just a vertical...
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: ...Enter into this car. It was like, "Shut up," which meant, "Just listen."
Jim: Right.
Dave: "Don't interrupt." My pattern would've been to interrupt her, defend, prove her wrong. That's what we did when we fought. Again, I didn't know that then, but that - and so when God said, "Shut up," I didn't say a word. I...
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: ...Just leaned over and listened.
Ann: Which I was surprised by that because I thought - and this was the pattern. A lot of people in marriages have patterns that they go into. I would say that to Dave, like, "I feel like you're never home. You're not here to put the boys to bed. I feel like I'm doing this all alone, and you're not invested in us." And he would get mad and defensive and prove to me that I was wrong. And so I was expecting that to go to the same place that evening, but he was quiet, and he just listened. And so I said, "I started out so angry that you weren't here with me, and then my anger turned to bitterness, and then my bitterness turned to resentment. And now I don't have anything. I don't even have hope that we're gonna make it. I'm not saying I'm leaving you, but I'm saying we're just totally isolated, and I have nothing left."
Jim: Well, and I wanted to ask that question because you had to be thinking the D-word at some point - you know, "Should we get divorced?" For the benefit of the listener...
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: ...How close were you to entertaining those thoughts?
Ann: I don't think that - I wasn't making any move...
Jim: Right.
Ann: ...But I did feel a sense of hopelessness that it wouldn't...
Jim: Yeah.
Ann: ...Get any better. And I just thought, "This is us."
Jim: You know, Ann - And specifically this is for you - when you're the spouse that feels like you're the only one in the game...
Ann: Hm.
Jim: ...You're the only one trying. What advice do you have to keep going - your left foot in front of your right foot emotionally?
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: And then, Dave, I'll come back to you. But, Ann, even after that night...
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: ...What made you get up in the next day and say, "Okay, he's trying a little?"
Ann: I think it is what ended up happening. My response was a result of what Dave did next, which was crazy.
Dave: Yeah, this had never happened, but I heard God say one more word. And again, I didn't hear an audible voice, but a very strong impression from the Holy Spirit living in me, and it was one word - "Repent."
Jim: Hm.
Dave: Repent meant I'm lukewarm. And I was. I was your pastor, speaker, go into the Word of God to get a sermon, not to be intimately in love with my Savior, which I had done for decades, you know, sitting with Him daily. I wasn't having a daily devotional quiet time. I had done that. I was just too busy. And so in one word, I knew all of this, which is crazy. "This horizontal marriage is never going to work, until I'm number 1, till you go vertical first." I knew all that in one word. So I'm listening to Ann, and yet I know the answer is not gonna be found horizontally. We do need to talk. We need - do need to work this out. I do need to hear her heart. But I also knew this is never going to work until I go vertical. And so as Ann finished, I just said to her, I said, "I need to do something right now. You don't need to do this. I need to do this, and I need to do it now." And I felt at the moment I needed to be in a posture of full submission. So - and I don't pray all the time on my knees, but I wanted to be on my knees. And to this day, I don't know how I did it in the front seat of a Honda Accord, but I got on my knees.
Jim: This is some kind of night!
Dave: Yeah, this is some kind of night. It's not going anywhere I thought it would go. It's going to a much better place actually.
Jim: Yeah. Interesting.
Dave: And so I just got on my knees, and you know, I pushed the driver's seat back, and I just turned around, and I just prayed out loud, just for me. And I said, "Lord, I repent. I'm lukewarm. You're not number 1. I know what You say about hot and cold and lukewarm, and I'm that guy, and I don't wanna be that guy. You need to be number 1 in my life, where You've always been, and You aren't right now. I'm number 1. My career's number 1. Make me the husband, the dad I need to be. God, change me to be the man she deserves. Amen." And I thought, "Okay, now we can talk." And I turn, and she's on her knees.
Jim: Right.
Dave: On the other side of the car.
Ann: And that's what you asked me previously, and that's what I was gonna say, is that when Dave started praying - first of all, Proverbs says, "A gentle answer turns away wrath." And so when he was gentle in his response, my defenses automatically came down. And when Dave started to pray this prayer, I instantly was convicted, and the conviction was, I felt like God was saying, "Ann, you've had your eyes so much on Dave that you've taken them off of Me."
Jim: Hm.
Ann: And I felt like He was saying, "I never equipped Dave or made Dave to meet all of your needs. That's My job. And you have been looking to him to meet all of your needs. And you need to come back to Me and put your eyes and your focus and your life in My hands, and trust. Quit trying to find your happiness only from him."
Jim: Wow.
Ann: Because I really thought, if he would just get his act together, we could be great. And I had my list. If he would start doing this or that, we would be great. And God's saying, "You have no control of your husband. Your job is not to control him. Your job is to seek Me first." And so that's what put me on my knees in the car. And I said, "Lord, I've made Dave Wilson and my marriage an idol. I've put it in front of You, wanting that to make me happy. That's your job, God. And so I repent, and I offer my whole life and my marriage and all that I am to You. And here I am. And take us. We can't do this apart from You."
Jim: Wow. I mean, this is such a picture of what is right and good, what the Lord wants in marriage, and it's this amazing night that you had.
Ann: And it would be nice to guarantee that both spouses would do that, but there's not.
Jim: Yeah. And I think that was the key point here. Because we have counselors here at Focus on the Family. You, the listener, might be right there. You're going, "This is our marriage." And I'm telling you, if you need this kind of help and resources, we're here for you. That's why supporters support this ministry. Your marriage is meant to reflect God. And sometimes it's broken. That's okay. God knows that. He also knows that He can repair it, just like He's done with Dave and Ann.
John: Yeah. And our number is 800-A-FAMILY - 800-232-6459. You can also find help at focusonthefamily.com/broadcast.
Jim: Dave, again, this is so good. And Ann, your response to it, your willingness to hear the Holy Spirit in your own heart. Because I think a lot of times - and I think wives particularly - there's a righteous anger that you can get. And it is all him, and if he would just do better, we would be better. And Lord, isn't that true? "Yes, and that is true. Let's work on Dave together."
A beautiful night. Beautiful 10th-year anniversary, although it was a disaster. I'm not even gonna ask the most obvious question. But in your...
Dave: Nope, didn't happen. Didn't happen.
Jim: That's done. But let me go to another soft and tender area. And Dave, again, so many men will relate with this. You were battling with anger. I mean, that's been part of your story. I believe your dad walked out at a young age?
Dave: Yeah, I was 7 years old.
Jim: I mean, so I can relate to that. I had an alcoholic father who left when I was 5. So you end up - you know, you're wondering, as a little boy, thinking, what does it mean to be a man? And unless you have good mentors, which thankfully I had a couple - football coaches, etc. - that could help straighten my life out a bit. But anger does reside in the hearts of many boys and young men. What was your battle there?
Dave: You know, it's interesting. Again, I'm so clueless to what's going on.
Jim: Thank you.
Dave: I mean, I can't believe now, looking back. But, uh, it all came to a head in the kitchen, when I blew up at something Ann said. I can't even tell you what it was. And I'll never forget her response, though, was - she just flipped her hand like this, like, "There you go again. I'm never bringing anything up. That's what you do every time." And she turned. And this sounds crazy. I literally go, "What are you talking about? I do not!" And she's like, "Exhibit A," you know, like, "There it is."
Jim: Look in a mirror, right?
Dave: And it was one of those moments where I went upstairs - and again, I have little boys at the time - and I go into my little office. I had a bedroom that I had an office up there. And I just sat down. I said "Okay, God, am I really, like, an angry guy?" And I felt like He's like, "Yeah," So long story short - and I tried to capture it in the book, is I did a study on anger. I preached on anger. And it wasn't for the congregation, it was for me. I was like, where's this come from? What's going on? I remember when I did this series months later, I literally tied an extension cord around my waist and had it dragging around the stage, and that was one of my big learnings, is anger is plugged into something. It comes from somewhere. And for me, that was a new thought. It was like, duh, now. But it was like - yeah.
And so I was like, I didn't even know there's three types of anger. And there's all kinds, but you know, there's anger that's okay. It isn't out of control. It's sort of related to a specific situation. And I had some of that. But I had the other two that were really bad. I'd never heard these terms - displaced anger. What's displaced anger? It's anger you have in this situation that's displaced from another situation.
And I remember reading and studying. It's like, how do you know if you have that? Well, you can do this. On a scale of one to 10, should you be angry right now? Yeah, probably a three. You're a nine. Why are you a nine when you should be a three? Ah, you got to trace that extension cord back and say, "Okay, what is this plugged into?" And I often found that there's displaced anger. You hear, you know, "He comes home, and he kicks the dog." He's not mad at the dog.
Jim: Right.
Dave: Something happened at work. There's - and road rage is displaced anger. Something's going on in your life you haven't processed.
Jim: Wow.
Dave: And I didn't even know that anger was a second emotion. You know, that I was really good at anger, really bad at hurt. I don't come home and cry, I go angry. And so those learnings - and then I had this third one. This was big for me. Chronic anger is like displaced, that it comes from somewhere else, but it isn't, like, something happened this morning or this week. It's buried. Five years ago. Ten years ago. Well, Jim, you know.
Jim: Yeah.
Dave: I didn't know till that moment. Oh, my gosh, I've got chronic anger. And a chronically angry person, it can snap any moment. It's like zero to 10 - boom - and everybody's like, "What just happened?"
Jim: Right.
Dave: That was me. That was what Ann was trying to say that day. Like, "Every time I bring something up, that's what you do." And I'm like, "No, I don't." Yeah, I do. And so I had to trace that one back. And it's a long story, but I realized I had never forgiven my dad. I was still angry. I'm 33 years old, and I'm still having consequences in my marriage today, even as a dad, buried decades ago. And I had to go on a journey - I talk about it in the book - of forgiving my dad, which was impossible to do without God's power. And God took me on this journey. And I can sit here today and say, "I'm free."
Jim: And it's such a beautiful story, but you've got to be in touch with those things. You've got to begin to ask the right questions. Why am I reacting this way? Some people might call that a trigger, right? You know, when your spouse says something - boom - you go to 10. All of a sudden, you're attacking. And it's healthy to take a look at that. Let me get a little more into the tools that help a marriage do better. In the book, you talk about divert, withdraw, abandon. Describe those terms.
Dave: You know, that was something that changed my life. I heard Rick Warren say this years ago. I mean, decades ago.
Jim: Before he hit it big?
Dave: Before he was Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren. And he was talking about your spiritual walk, and he just used these phrases. I'm a guy that likes alliteration and phrases. You know, I'm a preacher. And he said, "Divert daily, withdraw weekly, abandon annually." And it's really just a daily rhythm, a weekly rhythm and an annual rhythm. And he was talking about, okay, if you're gonna walk with God, every day you divert from your schedule. Your schedule is packed...
Jim: Yeah. Don't be so Type A you're locked in.
Ann: Yeah.
Dave: Yeah. Carve out 15 minutes, 30 minutes, five minutes, whatever. It's - we know it is a devotional quiet time, whatever. He's saying, "Do that." You gotta cultivate that discipline and rhythm. Here's what we did in the book, cause I thought it was interesting. Those same things are true vertically, but they're also true for your marriage relationship. It's like, every day you need some time to talk to your spouse as well. So turn off the TV and talk!
Jim: Yeah.
Ann: Well, and that's what happened out of our 10-year anniversary story, is we had this great homecoming with God, but then we were living out the "Now what?" questions, like how do we go from here? And my feelings did not come back automatically. It took some time to develop those and to go through that. So we kind of put these things into practice. Like, we need to catch up every day, just for a few minutes, of saying, even this question: "How are you doing?"
Dave: Which I didn't want to ask.
Jim: Right. You kind of...
Dave: 'Cause I didn't want to hear that answer again.
Jim: Grew shy of that, right?
Dave: Yeah. But there was a rhythm, then we started to talk. And then the weekly, withdraw weekly, is simply the Sabbath principle. You need to rest spiritually. But you need to date. As a couple, you need to date.
Jim: Spend time together.
Dave: Yeah. And so we decided, we've got to intentionally put this in a calendar. It doesn't have to be a Friday night, a lot of money. It can be a lunch. It can be a breakfast. But once a week, spend a couple hours - and that's where we really sort of dove into, "So how are we doing? How are we doing in our marriage relationship?"
Ann: And even just - I know that in a marriage, it's easy to stop pursuing one another. And so for even - I told Dave, "Just ask me, 'Ann, how are you?' I want you to ask me that question. My girlfriends do. I want you to ask me that." And so Dave's so funny. He's writing it down, like, "Okay, I'll ask you, 'how are you?'"
Dave: And I can't believe I wrote it down. But I was like, that's how clueless I was. And I really think what happened to me and us is I got lazy.
Ann: Me, too.
Dave: You know. It was like - it's almost like you lose your first love. And it's interesting, I just preached on this. You go to that passage in Revelation 2, where he says, "I commend you for these great things, but you've lost your first love." And what's he tell him to do? Repent. Hm, heard that word before. And do the things you did at first. And I realized, man, when we were dating, when we were newlyweds, aw, pursue, pursue, pursue. And then you get lazy, and we're, how do you get that back? A lot of couples think, well, I got to get that feeling back. No, no, no. Do the things you did at first. What'd we do? We talked every day. We dated. We forgave.
Ann: We had fun, too. We - married couples stop having fun and doing fun things together.
Dave: And so I honestly had to go after my marriage, like I do anything else, like, "Do I want this? Let's go." If I want a new body, I get up, I workout. So it's daily, weekly.
Jim: It's so true.
Dave: And it's once a year, a retreat, a pouring into ourselves as well.
Jim: And you know, I am hopeful that we're all hearing this. I mean, the couples that are listening, maybe your husband's not with you, maybe your wife is not with you, and you need to sit down and listen to this together.
Dave: Hm.
Jim: And I hope you do, either listen to the podcast or get the CD from us, what have you. But I want to ask you, Ann, because I think you've got the answer here. Um, that woman that feels like, "There's no way. This sounds great, but you know, Dave had some major epiphanies that I'm not seeing in my man." What about that sense of hopelessness? If we go back to that moment, and Dave had not turned around in the Honda Accord - that's a great word picture.
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: And he had not prayed that night. He would've looked dumbfounded at you, like, "What do you mean, we're at .5, we're a one?" And it went darker, and you drove home in silence. And you got to the house and turned your back to each other in bed, and you didn't talk. You got up and continued the routine. Speak to that wife who's experiencing that.
Ann: Yeah. I would say, don't give up on Jesus. I think it's the - and don't give up on what God can do in your marriage. Because I think I was at that point of feeling hopeless, like, "God, even You can't do this. You can't even resurrect this." But the fact that Jesus was resurrected from the dead - God resurrects dead things. And so I would say this, I wish I would have done this sooner. Keep your eyes on Him and on you.
Dave: Him being?
Ann: God. Yeah.
Dave: Yeah. Not your spouse.
Ann: Yeah. Yeah. Yes.
Dave: Cause that's what we do.
Ann: Yeah. That's what I was doing. I was looking at Dave's flaws, instead of looking at God's greatness. And I know some women are gonna say, "I've tried that. I've done that. Things aren't changing." I would say keep pursuing God. And I love what one preacher said this - and I thought, "Oh, gosh, I wish I'd have heard this." He said, "Your spouse should know and understand how much God loves them by the way you treat them."
Jim: Wow.
Ann: That was so convicting to me. Like, if your spouse doesn't even know God or acknowledge God or even want to have anything to do with God, the way you treat them and love them is an act of worship to God when they don't deserve it.
Jim: Oh, that's true.
Ann: Yeah.
Jim: Dave and Ann, this has been awesome. Man, I could just - we could just talk all day. Let's go to dinner tonight. I'll get Jean.
Ann: I know. That'd be fun.
Dave: You pay, we're going.
Jim: We're not going in a Honda.
Dave: All right.
Jim: But the whole thing is so, so good. And I hope this has touched your life. And if you're living in that place where you're saying, "My marriage is like a dry weed," get a hold of us. We're here for you. Nothing you're gonna say is gonna shock us. Forty years of ministry, I think we've heard just about all of it. And we have caring Christian counselors who will have that initial talk with you. They can send you, uh, in the direction of a local, uh, counsellor in your area. We have an incredible rolodex. People probably don't know what that is.
John: Network would probably be the word for that today, huh?
Dave: You're right. Network.
Jim: Network of counselors, a referral list that can help you. We have Hope Restored, our intensive marriage. Get a hold of us. And most importantly, get a copy of Dave and Ann Wilson's book, Vertical Marriage. That's a great tool and a great resource for you to start by reading a story where God said, "You do this, and I will work through you." And to the both of you, thank you for living it in such a way - vulnerable - but in such a way that we can say, "Wow, their God has worked a miracle in their marriage." Thank you for that.
Ann: Thank you.
Dave: Thank you for having us, and thank you for your ministry.
Ann: Yeah.
John: Well you're gonna find information about the Wilson's book and our counseling team and Hope Restored - all of this at focusonthefamily.com/broadcast. Or call 800-232-6459 - 800, the letter A, and the word FAMILY.
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday
There was a church gathering of women at Mai Mufundisi's house in Harare last Friday night. Mai Mufundisi is the wife of the pastor of a rapidly growing Pentecostal church.
I was there with my niece Shuvai from the US, my cousin Piri and a couple of other women friends. We were women of various ages, backgrounds, married, never married, divorced and widowed or simply women in love and out of love.
This was Mai Mufundisi's Valentine's Day session to help educate young women like Shamiso, our young niece, who frequents her church. These women often ask Mai Mufundisi for marriage counselling.
"Ladies and no gentlemen, we are gathered here today to discuss innovative ways of loving on Valentine's Day," said Mai Mufundisi. She was a buxom light-skinned woman with short hair dyed ginger.
"Most people do not believe I am a pastor's wife because I am too fashionable. But who says a pastor's wife cannot wear makeup and nice clothes? At home, I sometimes wear sexy lingerie that my husband likes." She made some suggestive bedroom movements and everyone laughed.
"Raise your hand if you have been in love," said Mai Mufundisi. We looked at each other with some embarrassment, like we were some teenage girls attending lessons. Then slowly, we lifted our hands in the air, all 20 of us or more. I saw a few unraised hands.
"So, those who have been in love stand up and tell us what it feels like," Mai Mufundisi said. For a brief moment, nobody stood up. Then Shuvai stood up. This girl has a lot of confidence. Living in America has instilled a certain courage and ability to speak her mind.
Shuvai was wearing a red top with no sleeves, tight jeans ripped at the knees and red lipstick to match her top. Her long dreadlocks hung loosely over the shoulders. Shamiso, who is about 24 years old now, pinched me gently and whispered,
"Nhasi tichanyadziswa. Dai tavasiya." By this she meant that Shuvai was going to embarrass us. We should have left her behind. But I knew that Shamiso was not in the least embarrassed with Shuvai standing up in the middle of all these women like that.
By inviting us to this women-only church session, Shamiso's hidden agenda was to show everyone that she has older aunts, vana tete, like Piri, Shuvai and I.
Knowing Shamiso, she would have told Mai Mufundisi that Shuvai and I had lived in the Diaspora, therefore we knew innovative ways of loving that could be shared with those who had never left Zimbabwe to find love elsewhere. Shuvai stood right there, in the middle of us all.
Speaking quite loudly with an American accent she said, "When you are in love, you have a feeling of joy and warmth towards a man. You want to be with him all the time. He makes you happy. You want to hold him, kiss him and even commit sins with him." Everyone laughed. Mai Mufundisi too.
"And why do you want to sin with him? Why not wait until the time to do what is right comes so you do not sin?" Mai Mufundisi asked.
"Sometimes, the Devil forces you to eat the apple, the way Adam and Eve did in the Bible. Eve was the one who got into serious trouble with God for tempting Adam," Shuvai said.
There were giggles everywhere. Shuvai continued, "Also, ladies, if you are over 35 like I am, I can tell you that in truth, the apple is not all that bad.
"The church should not give it such a bad name." Mai Mufundisi struggled to control our laughter and noise. One woman then shouted, "Apple, what apple? Tell the children the truth.
"The village aunts and uncles are no longer there to teach young couples about love and marriage. The church is left to teach them. And how many people in the church have the knowledge, let alone the courage to do so? Vanoroorana vari mapofu ega ega mumba imomo," said Piri, meaning the newlyweds are blind or ignorant about intimate issues when they get married.
"Okay ladies, why do you think we are having this session then? Give me my role as MC please and keep quiet," Mai Mufundisi said. We listened.
"We are not talking about eating apples, though I plan to have a session on that subject another day. I want us to talk about innovative ways of expressing love to our husbands and partners on Valentine's Day, on the 14th of February."
Mai Mufundisi then gave us pieces of paper and asked us to write one or two sentences on what we were going to do for someone we love on Valentine's Day.
"This is all discrete. Do not share your writing with anyone. We all want to learn from each other. Feel free to write your fantasies if you wish," Mai Mufundisi said.
We got busy writing for a few minutes. Then we placed the pieces of paper in a little basket for Mai Mufundisi to pick and read out randomly. The first note said, "I want to learn how to kiss my husband on Valentine's Day. Please tell me how I can do it. Ndini Mai Kissmore." Shuvai laughed the loudest.
"Kiss? Anoda kiss? Ine basa rei?" said Piri, loudly. Kiss, she wants a kiss. What is the point of kissing?
"Poor girl," said someone in the group who did not stand up to be seen. Kiss is the meaning of love and romance. You cannot be taught how to kiss, it comes naturally." Then everyone started talking to each other and the place became noisy again.
One woman stood up. She was possibly over 50 years old. She said our African men do not often find kissing as a natural part of loving. These men with a strong rural background or the SRB were not taught how to kiss.
A woman in her late 20s or perhaps early 30s, stood up, holding a baby boy in her arms. She said, "Village background is no excuse. No. These men must kiss us. Kissing comes from a feeling of love within you, when you want to connect with your loved one physically, emotionally and even spiritually. If he does not kiss you, he does not love you, full stop!"
Another much older woman stood up and said it was unfair to suggest that men in the village were not romantic because they did not kiss. The village men knew how to sing love poetry that could surpass the taste of kissing.
"What love poetry was that?" asked someone. Mai Mufundisi then pointed to a much older woman sitting at the back. She said to her, "Mbuya Ethel, please stand up and tell these girls about what love was like in the past."
Mbuya Ethel began by saying she was an old school teacher. She said long before we knew about Valentine's Day, praise poetry or detembo was an expression of love and affection.
She explained at length that these songs of love or courtship were encapsulated in the praise poetry of our village past, mumadetembedzo ne ndyaringo dzokupfimbana. Some young women did not seem to listen at all to Mbuya Ethel.
They looked bored. But some of us who grew up in the village remembered the time when we read Shona romantic poetry in high schools.
We clapped hands to thank Mbuya Ethel. Mai Mufundisi continued picking more notes from the basket.Most of the notes referred to what the women wanted from their partners on Valentine's Day, and not so much on what they would do for their husbands, boyfriends or partners.
The young women said they wanted money, chocolates, perfumes, flowers, champagne, strawberries and nice lingerie on Valentine's Day.
"But what innovative ways of loving will you do for him?" asked Mai Mufundisi. One very pretty dark-skinned young woman with a shaved head and big earrings stood up. She wore a purple and orange African caftan dress.
She flashed her engagement ring for us to see. Then she said, "On Valentine's Day, I will cook a traditional meal for him. I will serve him his dinner dressed like this."
She slowly took off her caftan dress and dropped it on the ground, revealing a very short skirt and another matching piece of cloth covering her rather large breasts.
There were several rows of colourful beads around her waistline. She even wore copper bracelets around her ankles. This was a pre-colonial traditional outfit worn by Shona girls before the white man and the missionaries came here.
Shuvai quickly stood up and clapping her hands, she shouted, "Talk about being innovative. Go girl! Beads and all! No wig, no nothing. Now, that's what I call a natural beauty. One lucky guy is sure gonna have a real African Valentine's Day!"
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The current news regarding the search for MH 370, reminds me of my golf game.
When I hit a drive and it heads into the rough, I know exactly where I'm going to look for it, not so much because I know it's there, but rather because that's where I want it to be. So, I head towards the short rough immediately adjacent to the fairway. I persuade myself to look for my golf ball in a location where, if I thought it through, I would know I'm not going to find it.
Recent statements by the US Navy Salvage Service, that the much heralded "pings" were not from the aircraft and the searchers have been looking in the wrong place, coupled with what continues to be a controversial Inmarsat analysis, are like my golf game. The search efforts have focused on an area where everyone hoped they would find the aircraft and persuaded themselves they would find it, even though hard evidence supporting that possibility appears to have been absent.
Now don't get me wrong, all the governments involved are well meaning and highly motivated. The problem is that, in the absence of any hard evidence, they seized upon anything and everything available, and proceeded to construct elaborate analyses which have, in hindsight, lead the investigators to a dead end. In doing so, they explained away differences in the frequencies and other inconsistencies.
The only thing we have truly learned so far is that the ocean is very big and very deep. Little consolation to the families, whose fragile emotions have, not by design, been victimized by search authorities that are too willing, on occasion, to unqualifiedly legitimize what they are doing and why they're doing it.
The Australians, in particular, find themselves in an uncomfortable position. Admirably, they stepped forward to take ownership of the search efforts. They have "institutionalized" the search by creating a Joint Agency Coordination Center. They validated the "pings". They expended millions of dollars. Despite everything, they failed, and now face the prospect of $60 to $80 million in additional search costs and possibly years of effort.
I don't suggest that the Australian Government should not have stepped forward or that what they have been doing has been in error or even that they should regret their decisions. But you have to wonder what they're saying behind closed doors.
The whole investigation has become an object lesson in how not to handle an investigation. Communications, at all levels, appears to have been nothing short of disastrous. Transparency has been anything but. Nothing appears to even approach being worthy of being held up as a model of how the system is supposed to work.
While we may never know where the aircraft is resting, how it got there, or why it happened, at a minimum, we should use the "sideshow" surrounding MH 370 as an object lesson to make sure that accident investigation authorities in the future get their act together. By way of footnote, had the NTSB been running the show, it would never have become a sideshow.
Now, excuse me, I have to go look for my golf ball . . . . .
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A tactical RPG made in Korea in 1994, this tells the tale of Sir Lloyd von Roiental, who is ambushed while escorting a holy staff and his fellow solider killed. His quest to regain the item and his honor soon turn into saving the world.
This game was first released for the PC, and then remade some years later for handhelds, including a PSP version that was the first time it was localized in the US and Europe (although the translation was highly criticized).
The gameplay itself is pretty light for a tactical roleplaying game. The emphasis is far less about number crunching and stat watching, and more about just getting your characters into the right positions. Thus the game was marketed in some places as a casual-friendly strategy game.
It got a Korean-exclusive Gaiden Game, Forgotten Saga, and a sequel, Crimson Gem Saga.
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- An Ice Person: There is a class of ice spells.
- Playing with Fire: There is a class of fire spells.
- Shock and Awe: There is a class of lightning spells.
- Squishy Wizard: Ylenne and her grandfather Lezail.
- Whole Costume Reference: One of the NPC sprite designs is wearing a Pimped-Out Dress very similar to this dress worn by Louise of Lorraine (wife of Henry III of France).


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Last week was kind of rough for me and this week was marginally better much better. I say that because I feel like you can almost see it reflected in the pics. Up until Wednesday I was pretty down - just a little stressed out and overwhelmed - and then Thursday and Friday I felt a little less stressed. Anyway, while there were more lows than highs this week, there were definitely some major highs. We began talks with a major company yesterday for a really exciting project this year, and today I'm packing my bags and jumping in the car with Buckles for an eleven hour trip down south to check out a potential yoga teacher training venue. Next week is my birthday (the 15th) and I'm taking a fun trip at the end of the week, so once I get back this weekend I have a lot to do to prepare. All good stuff, though, I'm excited. What are your plans this weekend?
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I've been running around all day since 6am, and finally am back after a five day trip away. Feeling a little overwhelmed but just trying to take it a minute at a time. Today I'm wearing a comfy pair of Paige jeans, combat boots, and an old F21 surplus top.
Another crazy day for me! I'm off to Boston this morning for a few family and work commitments and errands. It's pretty cold out and I'll be driving most of the day, so I'm bundled up in a cozy hat, a cozy hooded sweatshirt, high waist leggings, boots from 8,000 years ago, and one of my favorite winter coats (that I got in Miami, of all places - similar here) and a Missoni scarf I got in Germany a few years ago (similar on sale here).
Finally a day to stay in one place and catch up on work! We're expecting a big storm, so I'm staying put in a cozy black jumpsuit (similar cold shoulder style), charcoal free people duster (similar style on sale), nike sneakers (similar on sale) and nars lipstick.
It's another day packed with calls and interviews about exciting things in the works. Comfort was high priority today, so jeans (similar version, same brand on sale) and a sweatshirt it is (cropped version on sale).
I'm running around today trying to tie up some loose ends and get through my to do list before jumping in the car for our little weekend road trip. I'm wearing jeans and a tee, with this long shirt dress I got for my trip to Dubai next month, and my over the knee boots (similar).


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Yes and no. The shape is the same but the finish of the heavy cardboard box is different (and much nicer). Have a look at the update section. In update #7 we posted a photo of what the latest prototype looks like. There is even a link to a high resolution image.Last updated:
But of course! These little wonders will display whatever you wish. We liked how the black and white worked with our vintage imagery, but you can definitely use color in your flipbookit. Maybe you're an illustrator or want to draw on your pages? You'll also be able to add your own handiwork directly onto the flipbookit template pages - just get out those pens, colored pencils and crayons and start drawing!Last updated:
At this point there are 1700+ flipbookit orders. By the end of the funding, we may be at 2500!
We are trying to discourage people from "stacking" rewards because
1) we are concerned that there will be confusion & mistakes in the fulfillment of all those orders.
2) there is a kickstarter rule (that probably has a legal reason as well.)
3) it will be tricky to ship odd combinations because each reward is scaled and priced for set packaging and shipping rates.
4) we're trying to make many flipbookits deliver before the holidays - and you can imagine all the logistics we need to work through!
It really is best if you have a friend do another pledge in order to get both.
Based on what people have written in, it's important that your friend has a different email address/KS account than yours.
Anyways, we are truly honored that you'd like multiple rewards,
but please have a "friend" help on your end...
we really want you to have your flipbookits on schedule!Last updated:
Flipbookit holds 24 frames, but we also provide extra frame cards with each kit.Last updated:
No, it's much more. The SMART-DUINO kit does include three motorized flipbookits, but additional wiring, position sensors, position flags and mounting hardware for each of the 3 boxes is added, as well as an arduino-style micro-controller and programming cable. Our gallery art has a few additional circuits, but with the SMART-DUINO package, you will be able to create something that displays flipbook art just like the Spilling Water gallery piece.
There will be plenty of "how-to's" up on the forum, and tips & sample code on the website, all of which will be posted immediately after the Kickstarter campaign ends.Last updated:
I can't afford the SMART-DUINO package right now. Could I just order one or two MOTO-FLIPS and add the other components later?
You could eventually upgrade a simple "MOTO-FLIP" flipbookit by later buying all the extra parts, but we haven't created that upgrade package package for the Kickstarter campaign. We will make upgrade kits available after the Kickstarter campaign ends.Last updated:
Won't the prices of Flipbookits change after the Kickstarter is over and are you selling these online or through retailers?
The prices will probably change a bit after the Kickstarter campaign, but we don't know how much they will change, or which direction. We will likely have distributors and retailers marking up the price and there may be added costs in packaging.
By supporting the Flipbookit Kickstarter campaign, you are not only helping manifest a unique and intelligent product that may have never made it to market. You are also getting the first production lot that is built to the original artists' high standards and not cheapened by market pressures. Best of all, you will also help launch a brand-new art medium (and how cool is that!).Last updated:
Yes, a motor is included! Although many of you might want to revert to the hand crank when showing off this beauty in all it's pseudo-Victorian style. Many of you are asking about the aesthetics of this reward - and we'd like to post pictures but we haven't quite finished building the details! But rest assured that they'll be modded into an flipbookit worthy of this anachronistic technology. As soon as we have pics we'll post!Last updated:
Well, it really is a limited edition kit. So the components that make it up just won't be available in a larger quantity. That said, I think there are two ways to still get that package now.
1. Order the Ready-Made-Art option that will be delivered fully built. (I know this may be too much for many) The $500 Ready-Made-Art will be really very special - and we will consult with you about a few of the customizable details. (when compared to one of our museum quality pieces, this really is a deal for art collectors)
2. Sometimes, for whatever reason, a person cancels a pledge. Keep a close watch on the page for the occasional Dr. Steampunk cancellation then jump on it!Last updated:
YES! That's been the plan all along. We are currently programming a software app that will allow you to upload your own video/animation and then download the frames for the Flipbookit cards and print them at home. Since we're still in development we can't give you exact specifics yet, but it will be awesome and it will be free.Last updated:
YES! In addition to the animation you receive with your Flipbookit, you'll have the ability to download several others from our website for FREE. We're also creating a forum that will allow you to find cool animations that people have uploaded or post your own to share with the community.Last updated:
YES! Right now I'm developing special animations that will be included with the "Steampunk" version. This "Image Pak" will be created personally by us for the Flipbookit. Depending on the requests and responses, we're considering making more of these in the near future (with the possibility for purchase after the kickstarter pledging ends).Last updated:
We handed the whole video job to the guys at Spender and Prefect, who are real pros at this sort of thing. They shot, directed and edited and worked really well with our instructions and schedule. They also know a lot about how to make a Kickstarter project successful.
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The cirrhosis risk score may prove to be very useful in identifying patients with significant risk for developing cirrhosis and reduce the need for liver biopsy. Approximately 3% to 5% of HCV patients with stable cirrhosis are at risk to develop hepatic decompensation per year; another 1% to 3% will develop HCC. As a result, monitoring and screening patients with HCV and cirrhosis on a regular basis are imperative. Since patients with any degree of fibrosis are at risk to progress, all such patients should be considered candidates for treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin. References 1. Kim WR. The burden of hepatitis C in the United States. Hepatology. 2002;36(5 Suppl 1):S30-S34. 2. Yano M, Kumada H, Kage M, et al. The long term pathological evolution of chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology. 1996;23:1334-1340. 3. Poynard T, Bedossa P, Opolon P. Natural history of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Lancet.
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Alternative Medicine Use by Canadian Ambulatory Gastroenterology Patients: Secular Trend or Epidemic?
"Takeda Canada's primary goal will be to help bring important medicines to the patients in Canada who need them." Currently, Takeda focuses on therapeutic areas that include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, gastroenterology, bone and joint disorders, chronic kidney disease/anemia and gynecological disorders. Takeda Canada will register and commercialize medicines from Takeda's portfolio of primary care and specialty products. Takeda Canada intends to file its first New Drug Submission (NDS) with the Canadian Health Authority by the end of 2009. "Our government is pleased to welcome Takeda Pharmaceuticals to Ontario – we're proud that Takeda chose Ontario to be the home of their Canadian headquarters," said Sandra Pupatello, minister of International Trade and Investment. "This decision speaks to our highly skilled workforce, leadership in innovation, and competitive business climate." Daaron Dohler will serve as the general manager and president of the new entity as of April 1, 2009. Dohler's recent responsibilities at Takeda have included leading Takeda's Global Alliance Research department and creating Takeda's Global Alliance Management organization. During his career in the pharmaceutical industry, he has worked in a variety of different roles including marketing, business development, new drug development, and operations. Dohler received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Located in Osaka, Japan, Takeda is a research-based global company with its main focus on pharmaceuticals. As the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan, and one of the global leaders of the industry, Takeda is committed to striving toward better health for individuals and progress in medicine by developing superior pharmaceutical products. Additional information about Takeda is available through its corporate website, http://www.takeda.com . Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc.
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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology: Open Letter to Canadians
Meanwhile, Canadians have told Statistics Canada that waiting lists and wait times rank among their top health concerns. Despite the harsh realities surrounding digestive disease, Canadians must wait an inordinate amount of time for gastro-intestinal consultations and access to specialized testing. Case in point: 25% of patients with alarm symptoms, indicators of disease such as cancer, are forced to wait 4 months before their case is seen by a specialist. That's far longer than the 3 weeks Canadians have told us that they're willing to wait. Frankly, four months is unacceptable. It is time we got our priorities straight. Surprisingly, in developing its wait list reform of the Canadian health care system, Paul Martin's government overlooked digestive disease. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology has sent a call to action to Prime Minister Paul Martin, urging him to include digestive disease as a health-care priority and ensure Canadian patients obtain necessary and timely access to our specialists. Canadian gastroenterologists are already out of the starting block. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology has done its homework, talked to patients, and is now armed with information that will be crucial in improving the Canadian health care system. We have developed 24 recommended targets for medically-acceptable wait times for gastroenterology, based on a study conducted by nearly 200 Canadian GI specialists who captured data on 5,500 patient visits. We are ready to work with Canadians to make Paul Martin's government pay attention.
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METHODS: An 80-item questionnaire, addressing symptoms, general health, quality of life, and AM use, was administered and analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: 52.5% of 341 participants used AM in the previous year. Most commonly used were herbal medicine (45.2% of users; 95% CI 35.452.5%), chiropractor (40.7%; 95% CI 31.448.0%), and massage therapy (22.9%; 95% CI 15.929.1%). Reasons prompting AM use were ineffective medical therapy (39.5%; 95% CI 30.446.8%), a greater sense of self-control (29.1%; 95% CI 21.235.7%), agreement with personal beliefs (19.5%; 95% CI 13.125.4%), and conventional drug adverse-effects (17.3%; 95% CI 11.222.9%). AM use was predicted as follows: (1) higher education (odds ratio (OR) 2.10; 95% CI 1.223.60), (2) comorbid medical conditions (OR 1.80; 95% CI 1.083.00), 3) poor mental component summary score of the SF-12 health survey (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.011.07), and (4) higher annual income (OR 1.17; 95% CI 1.0011.36), but was not related to response to conventional medical therapy. AM practitioners had instructed 8.6% to change prescription medications. AM usage for gastrointestinal disease was greater in patients with IBD (44.6%vs 10.0%; p< 0.05), who were more likely to cite adverse drug effects as a reason for AM use (28.9 vs 14.4%; p= 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: AM was used by 52.5% of gastroenterology outpatients and its use was greater in those with a higher level of education, comorbid conditions, poorer mental health-related quality of life, and higher income. Drug-related side effects also led to increased AM use. Main navigation Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America $job2.location
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