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- Color is not quite silverReview by Harri
The quality is good but the color is more of an Earl grey rather than silver. Used them in a clients wedding and they didn't match any other silver accents. Embarrassing(Posted on 10/21/13)
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BEFORE AND AFTER Living Room
The old living room had an outdated picture window has a fireplace, and opens up to both the kitchen and deck. Sofas are from Hickory Chair, and a wood-and-iron coffee table is from Formations through Holly Hunt. The Tamarian carpet is through Woven Arts.
Sofas ("Sutton Sofa"/mahogany finish #321-88); sofa and pillow fabric (#2852-18); nailheads (#NS-09): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com. Blanket on back of sofa ("Avalon"/Ecru, Dark Blue): Hermès, 212/751-3181, usa.hermes.com/house/blankets. Pillows on sofa: Heinrich + Schultz, 952/920-2258, heinrichschultz.com. Orange throw (cashmere in Autumn Glaze): Williams--Sonoma, 877/812-6235, williams-sonoma.com. Coffee table ("Tavolino" #F-TB04): Formations, 310/659-3062, formations-usa.com, through Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com. Orange leather tray on coffee table ("Wrapped Handle Tray"/Coral Leather #9.91378): Global Views, 888/956-0030, globalviews.com. Vase on coffee table ("Corinth Rose Bowl" #1607): Simon Pearce, 800/774-5277, simonpearce.com. Area rug ("Pinepress"/Downing Stone," Tibetan): Tamarian Carpets, 410/321-6222, tamarian.com, through Woven Arts, 612/370-4444, wovenarts.com. Sofa table (antique): Historic Studio, 952/933-9924, historicstudio.com. Mantel (custom): Casa Verde Design, 612/353-4401, casaverdedesign.com. Tall candleholders at right on mantel, short candleholder at left on mantel ("Turned Wood Pillar Holders); sleeve on short candleholder ("Hourglass Hurricane Sleeve"): Pottery Barn, 800/922-5507, potterybarn.com. Tall candleholders on mantel, left (antique): owner's collection. Wooden horse (antique); porcelain vases (antique): Historic Studio, 952/933-9924, historicstudio.com. Benches ("Turned Leg Bench"/Ebony #6352-88, by Mark Hampton): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com. Bench fabric (#190054H-160, in Mushroom): Highland Court, 800/387-2533, highlandcourtfabrics.com. Side table (antique): Historic Studio, 952/933-9924, historicstudio.com. Mirror: owner's collection. Lamp: Vivid Interior, 612/874-3282, vividinterior-design.com. Wall paint ("Stony Ground" #211): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com. Ceiling, trim, and cabinet paint ("Simply White" #OC-117); Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.

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Real Pub Favourites
Delicious homemade soup £3.50Served with half a baguette and butter
Classic King prawn cocktail £3.99
Served with brown bread & butter
Cheese & beer croquettes £3.79 V
Served with tomato salsa
Potato skins £3.99Wholesome potato skins filled with your choice of filling. Choose from:Cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce (gf) Homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli and soured cream (gf)
Cheese & red onion (gf)Or why not share a selection of all for £7.29
Kiln roasted salmon fishcake £3.99
Served with lemon mayonnaise
Coarse pork pate £4.49 Served with The Rev. James chutney and toasted baguette
Topped chipsChoose from: Welsh Cheddar (v) £2.99 (gf)Cheese with bacon £3.49 (gf)Baked beans with cheese (v) £3.29 (gf)Homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli with soured cream £3.99 (gf)
Nachos to share £5.99 (gf)Homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli on tortilla chips with soured cream, tomato salsa and guacamole, topped with melted Welsh Cheddar
Belt buster fisherman's platter £9.49Breaded scampi, plaice goujons, Sweet chilli king prawns, cheesy garlic bread, calamari rings and a pile of chips. Served with tartare sauce, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup
The original belt buster £9.49A feast of a platter including – homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli nachos, cheese and bacon potato skins, southern fried chicken fillets, cheesy garlic bread, onion rings and a pile of chips. Served with BBQ sauce, soured cream, tomato salsa, guacamole
Feeling healthy?
All of our bacon slices and sausages are grilled and our filled breads served unbuttered unless otherwise requested. Why not trade up to thick cut wedges for 50p, ask for your eggs to be poached or swap your chips for a house salad at no extra charge?
Welsh Favourites
Celtic Pride steak and ale pie £6.99Prime Welsh beef and our own ale encased in shortcrust pastry topped with puff pastry and served with peas and creamy mash or chips
Homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli £6.99 (gf)A generous bowl of hot and spicy chilli served with rice, chips and cooling soured cream
Homemade beef lasagne£6.99 2 can dine £9
Made with Celtic Pride beef and served with chips or house salad
Ploughman's lunch £6.292 can dine £9
Served with Colliers Welsh Cheddar
Great with a glass of Rev. James ale
Sizzling Sausages £6.492 can dine £9
Please see server for today's choices
Simply choose up to three bangers from our selection of premium Welsh pork, lamb or vegetable sausages
Welsh pork sausagesWelsh dragon – hot and spicy lambVegetable sausages V
Then choose your favourite from below
Mash – creamy, cheesy, leek, carrot & potato mash Fried or poached egg and chipsSalad with your choice of dressing
Enjoy your sausages in a Giant Yorkshire pudding for an extra 99p
Favourite Burgers £5.99
All of our burgers are served in a floured bun with chips and salad garnish
Choose from: 6oz Celtic Pride beef burger 2 can dine £9
Spicy bean burger V 2 can dine £9
Cajun chicken or simply plain chicken burger 2 can dine £9
Build your own!Another 6oz beef burger, chicken or Spicy Bean burger (v) £1.99You could also add one of our toppings: Pineapple 50p, Cheese 50p, Bacon 50p, BBQ sauce 50p, Sweet chilli sauce 50p, Spicy homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli 99p, Sweet and sour sauce 50p
Or why not try our favourite?
Mexican chicken burger £6.49
Cajun chicken breast topped with sour cream & salsa
Chicken breast white wine & mushroom sauce £7.29
Served with chips or jacket & peas
Our own beer-battered cod and chips £6.99
Served with chips or jacket potato, peas, lemon and tartare sauce
Brie, potato, courgette & almond crumble V £7.29
Served with dressed house salad
Fisherman's plate £8.99
Beer- battered cod, calamari rings, place goujons and breaded scampi. All served with chips or jacket, peas, lemon and tartare sauce
Chicken Chasseur £7.69 (gf)
Chicken breast in a red wine, bacon, mushroom and tomato sauce
Served with creamy mash and peas
Wholetail breaded scampi £6.99 Served with chips or jacket potato, peas, lemon and tartare sauce
Vegetable lasagne £6.99 V2 can dine £9
Served with chips or dressed house salad
Grilled pork chops with cider and chive sauce £7.49 (gf)
Served with leek mash and peas
Homemade fish pie £8.99
Caesar salad £4.992 can dine £9
Baby gem lettuce, Caesar dressing, croutons and Parmesan cheese
Add a grilled chicken breast for £1.99
Corned beef hash £6.992 can dine £9 (gf)
Served with baked beans and a brace of eggs
Cod loin and parsley sauce£9.99
Served with mashed potato and peas
Meatballs & pasta
Spicy pork meatballs in a rich tomato sauce topped with cheese and served with garlic bread £7.29
Taverner's chicken (gf) £7.49 Breast of chicken and bacon smothered in BBQ sauce, topped with melted Welsh Cheddar and served with chips or jacket potato and peas
Curry pot £7.69(gf)Curry of the day served with rice, chips and poppadum. Please ask your server or see board for today's options.Add naan bread for 50p
Creamy garlic chicken & bacon pasta topped with Welsh Cheddar £7.29 2 can dine £9
Served with garlic bread
Vegetarian dish of the day V £7.29See board or ask server for details
Ham, egg and chips (gf) £5.99 2 can dine £9
Ham, a brace of free-range eggs and chips
Salad Bowls (gf)
Served on a bed of mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and red onion, drizzled with your choice of honey & mustard (gf), low in fat sweet chilli salad dressing (gf), or Hellmann's Light mayonnaise (gf). Add a side order of coleslaw for only 49p
Prime rump steak pieces and mushrooms £7.29
Smoked mackerel, boiled egg and bacon £6.49 2 can dine £9
Sweet chilli prawn £6.99
Two can dine for £9
6oz Celtic Pride beef burger 2 can dine £9
Smoked mackerel, boiled egg and bacon £6.49 2 can dine £9 (gf)
Cajun chicken breast (gf) £6.99 2 can dine £9
Served with chips or jacket potato, peas and spicy tomato salsa
Rump steak £10.99 Succulent rump steak served with chips or jacket potato, peas, half a grilled tomato and onion rings
Why not try a house salad with French dressing with your steak for 480 Calories?
Sirloin steak £13.49 Prime sirloin steak served with chips or jacket potato, peas, half a grilled tomato and onion rings
Why not try a house salad with French dressing with your steak for 560 Calories?
Ultimate mixed grill £13.99Rump steak, pork sausage, gammon steak, chicken breast, pork chop and black pudding served with chips or jacket potato, peas, half a grilled tomato, onion rings and a brace of fried eggs
Surf and turf £13.29
Prime rump steak topped with wholetail breaded scampi and served with chips or jacket potato, peas, half a grilled tomato and onion rings
8oz gammon steak (gf) £7.99 Served with chips or jacket potato, peas and grilled pineapple or a brace of free-range eggs Why not make your gammon 16oz for £10.99?
Sharing Ultimate mixed grill £23.99 HERO DISHRump steak, pork sausages, gammon steak, whole chicken breast, pork chops and black pudding served with chips or jacket potato, peas, a grilled tomato, onion rings and fried eggs
Why not try a house salad with French dressing with your gammon steak for 500 Calories?
Mushrooms (v) £1.59 (gf) Salad (v) £1.59 (gf)Coleslaw (v) £1.59 (gf)Onion rings (v) £1.59Chips (v) £1.59 (gf)Onion gravy (v) £1.59 (gf)Pepper sauce £1.59Diane sauce £1.59
Cider & chive sauce£1.59 (gf) V
Parsley sauce£1.59
Garlic bread £1.59
why not top with cheese for only 50p?
Choose from a baguette, bloomer or a floured bap. Add chips to any sandwich or baguette for £1.59
Sausage and fried onions £3.49
Rump steak with fried onions £5.49
Add cheese and make either of the above a baguette melt for 50p
BBQ coated chicken melt £4.49
Egg mayonnaise £3.49 V
King prawn Marie Rose sauce £4.29
Welsh Cheddar and the Rev. James ale chutney £3.69
The Real Pub club sandwich £5.99
A real pub favourite hunger buster – a triple layer of chicken, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Topped with a fried or poached egg
Filled Jackets
Choose from a selection of fillings, all served with a salad garnish
Welsh Cheddar and The Rev. James ale chutney £3.79 (gf)
Homemade Celtic Pride beef chilli and soured cream £4.99 (gf)
BBQ coated chicken melt £4.99
King prawn Marie Rose sauce £4.99 (gf)
Sunday Roast
We offer your Real Pub Favourites roast each and every Sunday.
Treat yourself this Sunday £7.49
Desserts - £3.49
Homemade Crumble of the day (gf) V
Jam sponge pudding V
Sticky toffee pudding V
Apple and raspberry almond bakewell V
All above served with hot custard or Mario's vanilla ice cream
Profiteroles with chocolate sauce V
Strawberry cheesecake ice cream bombe
Chocolate fudge cake and vanilla ice cream V
Rum baba with whipped cream V
Luxury Welsh ice cream, served with a choice of strawberry, chocolate or caramel sauce £2.99 (gf) V
Sharing Chocoholic super sundae £4.99White chocolate and Belgium chocolate ice cream topped with profiteroles pieces, smarties, chocolate flake and whipped cream
Raspberry ripple super sundae £4.99 (gf)Raspberry ripple & vanilla ice cream, crushed meringue, raspberries, raspberry sauce and whipped cream
Kids' Real Pub Food - All £3.29 each
Plaice goujonswith mash or chips and peas or beans
Sausages (high in Omega 3)Served with carrot & potato mash and peas or beans
Celtic Pride beef burgerServed with chips and peas or beans
Cheese and tomato reduced fat pizza (v)Served with chips and peas or beans
A fresh salad is available to replace the chips or mash– just ask!
Celtic Pride beef lasagne with salad
Chicken & bacon salad
Pork Meatballs in tomato sauce with pasta
Kids' Puds - All 99p each
Chocolate, strawberry or vanilla ice cream (gf) VServed with strawberry or chocolate sauce
Crumble of the day (gf) VServed with ice cream or custard
All items are subject to availability. Approximate weights shown are prior to cooking. Some products may contain nuts or nut oils. Dishes marked with a (v) do not contain meat or fish. Dishes marked (gf) do not contain gluten, however, they are prepared in a kitchen that uses other products that contain gluten. Customers that have an intolerance should notify a member of staff upon ordering. Fish and poultry dishes may contain bones. Photographs are for illustrative purposes only.


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We like to keep EZpay easy. After you have met your commitment, your Pass will automatically roll over to a month-to-month membership that can be cancelled at any time.
No. EZpay is a courtesy service intended to make Pass memberships at every level affordable for everyone, so we do not charge interest or finance fees.
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Carolyn Lee is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Broward County Personal Client Advisory Team. The team consists of 41 partners in two locations, Las Olas and Weston.
Carolyn began her career in the financial services industry over 35 years ago in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has held various positions within the industry focusing on personal services for the high net worth client. Carolyn began her career with Northern Trust in 1995 as a Private Banker in the Coral Ridge Office and a year later was promoted to Managing Executive.
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The Coast Guard has rescued more than one million people since it was established in 1790. Are you one in a million? Are you one of the million people who lived another day because of the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard who risk their lives to save others? Does your family have a story that has been passed down through generations that tells the tale of a heroic Coast Guard rescue?
The Coast Guard Foundation asked these questions on its 40th anniversary in 2009, in celebration of our service to the Coast Guard and in honor of the proud history of the service's heroic rescues. We invited people to submit their rescue stories and tell the tale of the impact the event had on their lives.
We established a website to collect the stories and publish pictures and blogs about rescues from all over the country. The project yielded 50 incredible stories of rescue and recovery. As one survivor, Helena Grenot, said, "I have not thought or written about this in many years, but it did shape how I look at life and magnifies how fleeting life can be. I owe my life to many. This has been a longtime coming, and I am grateful to be able to now thank all those responsible for saving so many others and me on that day."
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Finding out your child has congenital heart disease, commonly called a congenital "heart defect," can be frightening. You're probably worried, stressed, and filled with questions about what the diagnosis really means. Nemours' top-notch pediatric cardiologists will help ease your concerns and give you the congenital heart defect answers you need.
Congenital heart disease is actually fairly common. In fact, more than 35,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year in the United States. Most (about two-thirds of) children with heart disease have a "congenital" heart defect, when a baby is born with a heart problem because the heart didn't develop normally or completely in the early weeks of pregnancy. Other children may have something called an "acquired" heart condition, when a heart problem develops at some point between infancy and adolescence.
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If your child was born with a heart defect, a lot can be done to improve and often completely repair kids' hearts at any age. Thanks to advanced technology and our expert cardiology teams at Nemours, your child — even a newborn only hours old — can be quickly detected and treated right when it matters the most. You can count on our experts to give you an accurate, swift diagnosis and advanced treatment.
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When your child has a heart condition, learning as much as you can about the problem can help make things much less stressful and scary for you, your child, and your whole family. Understanding what the defect can help you talk to your child about what it all means and what to expect from treatment. Plus, the more you know, the more informed you can be to make educated decisions about — and be a better advocate for — your child's health care.
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Having played for maybe the third time
In twenty years, my wife can only
Giggle, flailing as she fails to snap and spin
The human paddles, trouncing me like Beatrice,
Her heroine in The Postman, that scene
Where Mario crawls in search of the ball
And she engulfs it with her open mouth.
We've left the highway for better than rest
Stop sandwiches and all through our chatter
In the tavern the guy with the fast-gun
Pick-up out front who mixes spirits
Stares impatiently, a matter of class,
Not elegance, social strata. I'm sure
He's never seen Il Postino, this after all
The kind of quaint town one might call an island
Without water, where one hears foreign language
Just about never except from recent arrivals
Who have no choice, and foosball means
A half-lit gin joint, and victory unconsciousness
Or driving very fast for the hell of it
And maybe even dying like Mario
Except with no cause, only reasons.
Each exaggerated bump must lift the truck
On a radical cushion of air
As if its driver vies in a contest
Where the point isn't rattling a ball
Around somebody's slot but rising up,
Breaking free of the bar on one's back
And leaving the field of play, refusing
To be a little man with no face.
—David Moolten
October 1, 2009 7:38 am
David, I admire your talent and equally admire your evidently experienced knowledge of your way around a pub with a Foosball table. I don't believe I have ever read a poetic substitute for the game, but you have accomplished that. All the while the rest of us were seeking metaphors in the photo, you saw it for what it really is, a picture of a Foosball table. How clever you are, must be the Philly water. Then you gave the table and the moment character, Mario and Beatrice, similes perhaps? Grand work that I really enjoyed reading.
October 1, 2009 11:23 am
This is such a powerful piece full of much truth. As someone who comes from and still lives in one of those "quaint towns' and has fought to "break free of the bars on one's back" it felt very familiar to me. Beautifully realized…
October 1, 2009 2:42 pm
Amazingly rich with apparent allusions to, in addition to Il Postino, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Casablanca, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. And oh so finely woven together!
Very nice, David.
Paul Oakley
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rallentanda permalinkOctober 1, 2009 2:56 pm
I like your portrayal of the the xenophobic red necks highlighting the confident ignorance in this quaint town. Over here these towns are not quaint…just brutal and there is no such thing as 'the recent arrivals who have no choice.' in these places .Yes, what you're thinking is correct! I spend about five months of the year on a property about 1 hours drive from one of these towns . I like the distinction you make between dying for a cause and dying for reasons.Cant say I enjoyed Il Postino.Malena is more my Italian style but I enjoyed this poem very much Oh and I also loved the giggling flailing wife.
October 1, 2009 5:32 pm
I love the slow turn of the camera, here, the way it pauses on the bartender and finally settles on him, as if randomly. (Bartender? Is "mixes spirits" literal? It resonates through the poem, tagged by its old-fashioned-ness as one of those cultured things you can't get on a waterless island.) The last stanza is magnificent.
I love the way "the point isn't rattling a ball / Around somebody's slot" dives away in at least two directions: it's the bartender's own diction, his disdain (envy?) for the upper-class couple playing foosball, and it's the poem's own blandly innocent literal description of the game.
And then "breaking free of the bar on one's back" — those brutal 'b's — whap whap whap, slapping like the little faceless foosball puppets.
Funny that this prompt should have set us both to writing about class!
October 1, 2009 7:31 pm
I enjoyed reading your poem and your foosball insights. It always surprises me where the tables turn up and who likes to play. It is interesting in life, how many of us really get to have a face. A very thoughtful poem, David. Thank you for writing and sharing.
October 1, 2009 8:13 pm
Hi David,
I like the bar setting and small town atmosphere and the breakthrough at the end.
October 1, 2009 9:12 pm
as usual great words…But its a good old hockey game..Foosball is for kids..and old folks in a seniors home….anyways very enjoyable and thanks for sharing….and thnks allways for your words after reading my words…take care
October 2, 2009 12:05 am
I'm always on the side of giggle and luck, preferably encased in good gin while surrounded by corporate rednecks. Enjoyed the read!
October 2, 2009 12:12 am
Using "the foreigner" is a good way to explore unfamiliar territory. The sense of the poem itself was screenplay — scenes set with character & drama. Slot hit me immediately as sexual, especially after the set-up of the lost (play on slot/slut? or am I going too far?) ball.
Add vehicles and you've got the quintessential Americana scene, but set to foosball (haha!) not pool or poker.
October 2, 2009 7:33 am
Hi David,
Having played foosball less often than 'your wife'; not having seen the film and not frequenting redneck bars, I can only guess at some of your references (but I did think sex with the ball/slot bit!!). Everyone else's comments are a tremendous help with my failings!
October 2, 2009 9:34 am
I like the way it goes..
October 2, 2009 11:47 am
I so enjoyed being with you and your wife on your foosball playing adventure. Loved, especially, the visits to "The Postman" mixed in with your experiences.
Thank you.
October 2, 2009 4:23 pm
I enjoyed the game metamorphosis in a fantastic trip in the world of images and metaphors.
October 4, 2009 2:26 pm
I really felt that tension between the couple — happily oblivious in their detour — and the begrudging tolerance of the local. And it brings out the question, focusing on the foosball metaphor to cover both aspects, of why exactly is the bartender/local angry? Is it a gut-reaction to seeing a freedom he doesn't have — the ability to leave — or is it just simply a sexual jealousy?
you always wonder when you step into a bar, what that tension is all about.
(and — congrats on Primitive Mood! I just ordered a copy. I tried to send you a message at RWP but it wouldn't let me. Apparently we have to be friends!)
October 5, 2009 10:44 am
Another wonderful poem. I really like the way you begin with the game then move into much wider territory.


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For years I've said that "financial freedom" should be our goal. I published a pamphlet called the "Keys to Financial Freedom." I've written articleson how to experience financial freedom. In summary, I've taught that the pinnacle of doing well financially, giving cheerfully, managing debt, and so on is financial freedom.
My thought process was this: If a person is not a "slave to the lender" but has the right view of money and recognizes that God owns it all, then he is free. He isn't caught up in the bondage of materialism. I don't believe any of this teaching was wrong. But I believe the Lord has been showing me that contentment is the ultimate aim and result.Many people misunderstand the idea of financial freedom. They see it as meaning financial independence, applying it to people who have built up enough assets or income stream to work when they want, vacation where they want, and buy what they want. I've observed, however, that a person can be financially independent without being content. Conversely, a person can be content without being financially independent.Besides avoiding the potential confusion between financial freedom and financial independence, I prefer focusing on contentment because that is the word the Bible uses. Here are a few notable examples:
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(1 Timothy 6:6-8)Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content withwhat you have, because God has said,"Never will I leave you;never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(1 Timothy 6:6-8)Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content withwhat you have, because God has said,"Never will I leave you;never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)
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Is financial contentment really possible in today's society? A society where we are constantly bombarded with limitless options?A society where we are constantly told we will never be happy unless we have the latest innovation, the newest technology, the biggest-screen TV?Before we consider those questions, let's define the term. Contentment is being satisfied with one's circumstances, not complaining, not craving something else, and having a mind at peace. I was teaching about contentment in a training session of financial advisors. One of the participants quoted to me what he remembered from David Jeremiah's (pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego, California) definition of contentment. I like what I heard. He said that it has three aspects: looking back without regret, looking at the present without envy, and looking to the future without fear.I am convinced that this definition of contentment has nothing to do with money. A person may have a lot of money or a little money and still miss the whole point of contentment. We can complain whether we have a little or a lot. We can be covetous just as easily with a lot of money as with a little. We can have regret, envy, and fear.Wise King Solomon writes, "Whoever loves money never has money enough;whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless" (Ecclesiastes 5:10). Contentment has nothing to do with money. It's a learned response. The apostle Paul states this very clearly: "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want" (Philippians 4:11-12).The secret to which Paul alludes is the result of learning to think correctly about money and God. Contentment is learning to see money as God sees it, and nothing more. Money is a vehicle for providing for our needs and those of others, and funding can help advance God's Kingdom. Contentment also results from learning to see God for who He is. He is the bedrock of our contentment.I like what Major Ian Thomas, founder and director of the Torchbearers ministry, says: "All you need is what you have; what you have is what He is; you cannot have more; and you do not need to have less."1Only when I realize that the Creator God of the universe loves me and has my best interests at heart can I be content. Only when I realize He is sovereign and providentially in control of my earthly lot (my vocation and income) can I truly be content. Only when I learn to trust Him can I have contentment.Contentment really is a spiritual issue; it's not an amount-of-money issue. God is always there and never changes. He is consistent and stable. You can trust Him. But can you say the same about money? Proverbs 23:4-5 speaks to this when it says, "Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." How content can I be in something that flies away?No financial principle can have a greater impact on you or free you up more than this truth: Money is not the key to contentment! Contentment has everything to do with your relationship with God and nothing to do with your money. Once you are free from the love of money and the pursuit of it, you can have a lot or a little and be content all the same. At that point you have learned the secret to contentment. It's not just the families struggling to make ends meet who wrestle with this. Many families with high incomes struggle with contentment as well.
The starting point for financial contentment is simply living within one's income. How we handle what God has given us will indicate whether we have financial contentment or not. As I've spoken in various venues I've met many families who are content to live in modest houses, drive older cars, and enjoy entertainment at home. Perhaps the breadwinner is a teacher, a church staff member, or in the early stages of a career. Many times they've chosen a simple lifestyle to stay within their means.I remember one family who told me they'd chosen to give up some of the materialistic items they could have enjoyed. Why would they give that up when the wife had a master of business administration degree? She desired to be at home with their young children rather than traveling at her former job and working 50 hours a week. The husband desired to work—and workedhard—but his occupation didn't pay as much as others. They could have followed the American Dream—and charged everything. But they chose to live within their means to reduce their stress.On the other extreme, I remember returning from a trip where I met a man who earned in excess of $600,000 a year. Instead of being content and at peace, he was miserable. He had financial pressures because he was spending $100,000 more each year than he was making. The key to contentment in one's finances is not the amount one makes, but rather a willingness to live within that amount.Recently when I spoke to a group of men, I asked them how many of them were making twice what they were making 10 years ago. Every hand in the audience went up. I then asked them another question. If 10 years before they had been asked, "Would you be content if you were making twice what you're making now?" would they have answered yes? Here again they all answeredpositively.But when I asked them if they were in fact content now, they said no. Thepoint is, their income had doubled, but they had not learned to live within that income. Therefore, they were not content. I have found in my counseling that living within one's income is an indicator of contentment. Some people look for a great financial secret—the magic pill, the black box, the cure-all financial step. If you've bought this book, you're looking for some helpful financial information. You might think, Enough of this touchy-feely contentment stuff. Give me the solution to why there's more month than money or why my increased wealth doesn't satisfy. Be patient. We'll have plenty of detailed information in the remainder of the book.Financial contentment has less to do with money and more to do with our attitudes, belief systems, and decisions. Financial contentment brings peace of mind. Despite the claims in commercials for financial service companies, financial security is not the same as financial peace of mind. Both may help you move further along toward financial contentment. But it's possible to have financial security without financial peace of mind. Peace of mind comes from having:• Eternal perspective• Faith-based decisions• Biblically wise counsel• Financially wise counsel
Having an eternal perspective helps us deal with the earthly ups and downs, stock market highs and lows, and acquiring and losing of stuff. As author Beth Moore says, "All that will matter in eternity is the glory that came to God as a result of my life. I will be most blessed when God is most glorified." If I'm concerned about God being glorified, then I'm less concerned about hoarding, giving my kids the best stuff, being comfortable, seeking a life of leisure, or keeping up with my neighbor.The Bible reminds us of the brevity of our lives:Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." (James 4:13-15)
I've been reminded in my recent daily devotionals of how faith is so vital to our relationship with God. If I'm exhibiting faith, then I'm pleasing God. If I'm pleasing my God, then it's easier to be content with my physical and financial position. As the Bible reminds us, "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Hebrews 11:6). It takes faith to give a substantial amount to your church or a ministry. Faith is involved in launching a new career or business. It takes faith to give up immediate gratification now and invest for later.
If you rely on movies, advertising, fashion trends, Hollywood celebrities, or the gang at work for your guidance and counsel, then you'll not be content. You'll be anxious and feeling as if you don't have what it takes to be successful. But seek first God's Kingdom and His counsel. The Bible compares the result of earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom:
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Although fall baking isn't really any different than summer baking, we are usually doing more of it in a shorter time span. There are parties and events to bake for, and since you can turn your oven on without melting your kitchen, we do more of it just for fun. Here are ten tools that will make your fall baking season even more enjoyable.
1. Balloon Whisk: Long gone are the days where I busted out a hand sifter. More often than not, using a whisk is my preferred method of combining dry ingredients before they get the liquid ones added to them. A good whick will break up clumps and sift things through without dirtying something larger. It's also greatly needed to make fillings of all sorts and finding one that won't get water stuck down in the handle is a plus!
2. Pie Weights: You can either purchase true pie weights or simply use dry beans instead. I usually use the later. Just make sure to keep your pie beans separate from your other beans. After several trips through the oven, they're not exactly good eats, but they are inexpensive and get into all the nooks and crannies of your dough (why does that sound so dirty?) without leaving dents in it.
3. A Good Spatula: I feel as though you my spatula and I could have our own cheesy commercial together. We'd be holding hands and playing ring around the rosey together while the latest hip trendy song played in the background. I have a long blade Kitchenaid spatula that's specially made to reach the bottom of the Kitchenaid mixer bowl without getting the handle or your hands dirty and is tapered to scrape the bowl with one single swoop.
4. Cookie Scoop: Although I'm pretty decent at eyeballing the same size over and over again, once you start nearing the end of your cookie dough, things seem to get a little out of shape. You're tired of standing, the latest episode of Mad Men on DVR is calling your name and all you really want to do is grab a glass of milk and enjoy a tasty snack fresh from the oven. A cookie scoop makes the same size over and over and over again, ensuring even baking time without fail every time you bake. Awesome.
5. Cookie Sheets: My life changed once I stopped trying to figure out which cookie sheet worked the best from my local big box retailers. Was it the kind with air inside? What about dark ones? Light ones? Ones with handles? Once I finally gave in and purchased professional half and quarter sheet pans my baking world changed forever. No more warping pans, they cook evenly and all my oven times will forever be constant.
6. Parchment Paper: I've recently mentioned my love for parchment paper in flat sheets, but no matter how you buy it, this will be the difference between awesome baked goods and ho hum ones. Not only does it allow you to remove cookies from the pan (so they don't over bake) without actually doing any damage to them, parchment paper makes cakes come out clean and scones with slightly browned bottoms.
7. Oven Thermometer: Although most things can be cooked a little longer at a little lower temperature, when your oven has the opposite problem (especially when you're trying out a new recipe) things can end poorly. No one wants to spend money on ingredients just to have them wasted when they get burned. An oven thermometer will help regulate things and a pizza stone or unglazed tile in the bottom of the oven will help retain heat when you open the door to check on things.
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10. Measuring Devices You Love: Personally, I'm more of a straight sided, metal, no frills type of person, but some people love more ornamental measuring cups and spoons. Make sure the ones that you use will measure accurately and are strong enough to hold up to heavy ingredients without bending.
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i noticed the cookie sheet says "Oven-safe up to 375 degrees F" - is that for real?
This is a great list. I agree 100% particularly on the parchment paper, proper sheet pans, beans as pie weights, and cookie scoop, although the others are good too.
You know what else is essential? A good kitchen scale! Preferably one that does both grams and ounces. I use mine for almost all the bread I bake and it is a godsend. So much more consistent results than with volume measurements.
How did I forget a scale? I use mine almost daily and is essential when baking!
Panda - those look just exactly like the sheet pans I buy from the asian kitchen supply store, and they are oven safe to 500+
I concur with the good kitchen scale comment. More and more recipes are popping up in cookbooks and online with weight measures instead of volume.
A good steam thermometer or digital probe thermometer is extremely handy, too.
I can't stress the importance of a good 'cookie' scoop enough. I use it for everything - drop biscuits and dumplings, meatballs, cookies, ice cream, melon, cupcakes... I don't know why it's called a cookie scoop.
Measuring devices I love would include two digitals scale (one rough for flour, one accurate for spices, salt, etc), and wouldn't include measuring cups or spoons.
It's true that zip-top bags are not 100% eco-friendly, but what we do is reuse our zip-top bags by washing them and leaving them to dry inside out. Of course they do reach a certain point at which they can no longer be used, but we are usually able to get a few solid months out of one box of 15 gallon sized bags and even longer out of the 50 quart sized bags, so it's worth it -- both economically and environmentally.


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The commander of the Southeast United States has deputies of different divisions — like deputy of training, he makes sure all the training is done, and the deputy commander of security made sure, I traveled around to the different bases — Huntsville, Knoxville, Savannah, all these different bases, Fort Gilliam, … Fort McPherson. We'd check their security; we would try to breach their security. We'd check their classified material, make sure there weren't any breaches. And if there were, or missing documents, stuff, we would do investigations.
My sailor of the year during the first Gulf War is with [Peace Officer Standards and Training] here in Georgia now. He said, "You know what you ought to do, captain?" He said, "You ought to be a private detective." And, so, I looked into it and got started, really enjoyed it, opened my own agency a couple years ago. … Because of some of the work we've done …, the governor just appointed me to the state board.
What do you think is the biggest misconception about private investigators?
A: The biggest misconception is we do what they do on TV, that we investigate murders and that kind of stuff. We do have a wide variety of investigations that we do, a lot of different types, but it's never solved in a half hour or an hour. It's a lot more difficult, lots and lots and lots of long, long hours of surveillance just for two or three minutes of video.
Let's say it's a worker's comp fraud. You may be on it for four or five or six days or maybe even two weeks before you catch them doing something that they're supposedly not being able to do. For example, one guy who fell off a ladder, he could barely walk, had the crutches dragging himself in and out of the doctor's office and we got video of him in a kickboxing class. Needless to say, that was fraud.
But we do, I just finished an arson investigation. We do criminal defense. We hunt down witnesses, we verify alibis; we do that kind of stuff. We do process serving; that's not a big forte of ours. We do a lot of background checks. If you're going to go into partnership with somebody … I have a friend of mine, he has a 25-year-old daughter. We run a criminal background on everybody she dates.
What is the biggest obstacle as a small business owner?
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We were not open for most of December or January. I have yet to see any emails from you. International warranty procedure is to work with a local dealer or distributor. Please contact email@example.com for more information.
Ok, I'll email your european distributor directly. I hope it help, as the local dealer doesn't want to do anything, as the national 1 year warranty is over. They also say the lifetime warranty doesn't apply in france, so they don't want to help us (they told me they've asked the european distributor who agrees). It's why I've tried to contact you personally.
So, I'll email them today, will join the pics and SN, and wait for your reply... Can I contact you again if I have no reply from them?
Welcome friend,
No worries you type better than most of us
Sylvain, let us know if your distributor will or will not help you
I'm just on the other side of the mountain from Joel so between all of us I'm sure we can work something out.
keep us informed, We over here can't stand it when the Government trys to poke into things they should just leave alone. It is an eye opener for all to see what controls and regulations can do to "customer service"
Joel I sent you a "just in case" PM,
Sylvain I will try to help on my end if needed, end of the world scenario, My friends mom is french swiss, we'll do a three way call
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Unfortunately, it's true (I've two witnesses).... Why do you think I've chosen the hardest way, trying to contact the manufacturer, in a language that is not mine, instead of simply ask the seller to do the necessary? My friend did, and if I wouldn't have offered to contact the manufacturer, the bow was going to the bin..., or to be sold for parts.
They certainly believed that my friend would trust them, and buy a new bow... USA are soooo far from us... what would be the chance that a customer directly tries to contact the manufacturer, instead of follow like a sheep?
Today, I've sent an email to the distributor, at the address you gave me. I told them you, Joel, asked me to contact them. I've send the pics, so I wait for a reply from them... If they're as pro as you, they'll do their best to show how Martin Archery is close to its customers. But when it's finished, I'll be more than happy to come back to the shop, and tell them they're as***les, and definitely tell them Martin bows are lifetime warrantied.
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Well Joel is on the case.
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After I've been contacted by Paul Hagg, telling me he has the green lantern fro the HQ to change the limbs, I've contacted my local distributor, and sent them the email from Paul as a proof. They've ordered them, at LAS Distribution, which is their French distributor, and nothing for a week.
I've called LAS Distribution this morning, and they replied me "we' ve ordered the limbs from Martin USA, but they're very very long to ships stuffs, it can last several months to get your limbs !!!" (My local dealer told me they wait for a bow since january...)
Is it a joke??? I really can not imagine a second Martin makes his customers waiting for 3 or 4 months for limbs, cams, bows or other...
So, Joel, could you please ask someone to ship the limbs quickly? I'm fed up with all these as****les rejecting the fault on the manufacturer, instead of assuming their own responsibility.
When I'll get the limbs, I'll post on French forums this story, telling to French customers that if they have a problem to get their replacement parts, the manufacturer isn't faulty.
More and more people here prefer to buy their bows directly from USA... Even if you add shipping, VAT and fees, the price is quite the same as in an archery shop (sometimes a bit lower). AT the end, why to buy in shops? there are huge problems, even if the bow is still covered by the warranty, and none of the 3 shops around where I live (60 miles at least) are able to tune a bow (really!!! one of the guy told me the AtA isn't important, and the bow will work the same with 1/2" more or less !!!)
I'll tell you when I'll get the limbs in my hands ;-)
Thanks for keeping us up to date. Hope Joel gets on here and answers you.
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Martin Gold Plus Staff Shooter
Alien Mafia
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PADI AOW Diver
more than one month has passed, and absolutely no news from anybody...
LAS Distribution says they still wait for Martin to ship the limbs... No news from Joel too... I've been busy for a while, so I didn't watch for the limbs (so many things to do!), but I begin to be upset.
So, I don't know who's responsible, if somebody at Martin's is sleeping instead of shipping the limbs, or if they wait for a 10 millions dollar of order to ship a full boat or plane, but I begin to think everybody doesn't do his job at Martin's...
The bow is covered
Joel gives green light to change the limbs
My local dealer has ordered them at the European distributor
The European distributor has ordered them at Martin's
One month later, the limbs are still not shipped from Martin
What is the problem??? We're on May, nearly June!!!
You could email Joel and see if the limbs have been shipped yet, and if so what date. Did we give you his email address? email@example.com
If You're Not Living on the Edge You're Taking Up Too Much Space
Martin Gold Plus Staff Shooter
Alien Mafia
PSAA Life member, UBP Life member
PADI AOW Diver


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