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He's the best dad…ever:
I like the writing project you have successfully begun today. It is like running a marathon of 26 miles, except you are writing a marathon of 50,000 words!
Rocky, you can do it and by making a public announcement, we'll be checking in on your progress as you reach various milestones like 5000, 10000, 15000 …. words.
Good luck.
Love, Paw
In case you're wondering about the nicknames Rocky and Paw, I wrote about them here a couple of years ago.

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Monday, May 17, 2010
May 2010: Sydney World Shakuhachi Festival 2008 DVDs!
The long awaited DVDs of the Sydney World Shakuhachi Festival 2008 are finally now on sale!
This link takes you to the "WSF08 DVD order page", which has all the information you need to order these DVDs.
These timeless DVDs present the highlights of WSF08. Lindsay Dugan has done a brilliant job filming, editing and producing these DVDs. Though not quite as good as having been there :-) they certainly are a must for anyone who missed the Festival. The DVDs are also an excellent way for the lucky ones who did attend WSF08 to relive some of their innumerable great memories of the Festival.
I just ordered the complete collection. :)
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text: I was given the gift of photographing Anne & Lorne's beautiful little family when their son was only six months old. It was an absolute honor to be there on their wedding day almost four years later to document the formalization of their love for to each other in front of all their family and friends. I was completely humbled by the amount of tender loving care that went into every little detail and how personal they had made each part of their ceremony. Anne & Lorne were very sentimental and as a photographer it was wonderful to have so many visuals to incorporate into their portraits. The symbol of the Labyrinth was very important to Anne for many reasons, but at its most basic level, one can say that "we are all on the path…exactly where we need to be. The labyrinth is a model of that path." I thought that was a beautiful sentiment and I am so glad that we found this one to use on their wedding day. I love it when I can turn someone's wedding photos into true portraits, not just pretty pictures.


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I really need to get outside and walk more, not just because its good for my health, but because, when all I really need to do is pay attention to putting one foot in front of the other and try not to run into or be run into by anything, I do some great, uninterrupted thinking.
As I walked over to pick up my car from the shop today and take it to the tire shop, my mind went back to my earlier posts and I found myself thinking: what if not everyone who chooses to complete their current human journey does so because they believe that they've learned the lessons they came here to learn? What if some people choose to end their current journey because the lessons they chose to learn this time around were unbelievably difficult for them? What if those lessons have so completely exhausted them that they decide they need to go someplace and rest before following the lesson to completion? In fact, in discussing the subject of multiple lifetimes and their lessons with others, I've learned that some people believe and maybe even remember following a lesson through multiple lifetimes so it isn't inconceivable that the more difficult the lesson we set for ourselves, the more likely it is that we will need multiple lifetimes to achieve mastery.
As I'm sure you've already suspected this train of thought was, in part, triggered by my mother but it was also triggered by the concept of suicide overall because it occurs to me that someone who commits suicide is, for some reason, unwilling to wait for their normal demise, be it natural or accidental. It is not unlike reaching the end of any other relationship. You hit a wall and the only viable option left is to get out. Rather than divorcing a person, you, essentially, divorce yourself and your current human persona. So is it just part of the plan, or life lessons interrupted? I'll ponder this more in the coming year, I have a feeling.
More gratitudes tonight:
1. I am grateful that I always have enough to handle life's little emergencies.
2. I am grateful for insights found while taking solo walks. (need to do this more often!)
3. I am grateful for cool, brisk days for insightful walks.
4. I am grateful for completing chores so I'll have more playtime.
5. I am grateful for opportunities to expand my mind and learn more lessons.
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Today's post is designed to help you start your journey towards the modern management of Windows devices in your enterprise IT environment.
Earlier this year, we shared our vision for "modern management" for Windows 10, in which organizations can manage Windows 10 devices of any form factor – PC, tablet, phone, HoloLens, Surface Hub etc. – in the same manner as the rest of the mobile devices in their environment.
- Using mobile device management (MDM), organizations can more easily manage Windows devices, regardless of whether they are on the corporate network or not. Managing through MDM also helps address today's more common issues. There are more mobile workers—many of whom don't work out of a corporate office.
- Users want the flexibility to use their own personal devices.
- IT pros are challenged with the task of managing devices in a mobile-focused, mixed-use device environment while maintaining productivity for users, protecting corporate assets, and keeping costs low.
It is very easy to get started managing Windows devices from the cloud. The integration of Azure Active Directory and Windows 10 enables automatic enrollment into Microsoft Intune or other MDM solutions, helping IT pros embrace modern management techniques while creating a better user experience.
Get started with modern management
For a quick overview of the Windows 10 modern management strategy, check out this video on Microsoft Mechanics.
We are continuing to invest in the management capabilities in Windows 10 to make them more effective for all device types, including PCs. Stay tuned for more information on what's coming up in the Windows 10 Creators Update and beyond!
You can also familiarize yourself with the Windows 10 modern management strategy—and start planning the move to modern management in your organization with these resources:
- Manage corporate devices – Everything you need to know about modern management for Windows 10
- Windows 10 and Azure Active Directory: Embracing the Cloud – A summary of the new capabilities that enable Windows 10 to leverage Active Directory
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Monday, February 25, 2013
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The following speech was prepared for Stop Islamization of America Rally held near Ground Zero on Sept 9, 2010 attended by more than 5000 from mainstream America (see the picture). It shows what Islam was to India and the threat to America. This speech was copied in several websites across the internet including the well known Robert Spencer Jihad Watch website.
Please note that the speech is directed against the hatred in Islam and NOT against Muslims. All humanity is at the wits end on how to handle Islam and have no clue so far simply because they fail to recognize Islam is both Religion and State, a State that is build upon hatred and brutality.
9/11 SIOA 2010 Rally
Hindu Human Rights Watch Speech at Stop Islamization of America rally held on 9/11/2010 at Ground Zero, NYC (attended by about 10,000)
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/09/hindu-human-rights-watch-spokesman-never-trust-any-politician-who-says-islam-is-religion-of-peace.html (shorter version)
My name is Satya Dosapati from Hindu Human Rights Watch. I thank Stop Islamization of America, Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer for giving opportunity to Hindu and Sikh representation at 2010 9/11 rally.
On September 11th , 2001 the entire nation pledged solidarity. Shedding tears with those who had lost their sons, their fathers, their daughters, their mothers, their husbands, wives, brothers and sister we vowed that we will never forget their grave loss. Just 9 years later we have forgotten the promises we made to these families. So much so that we are entertaining the thought of desecrating the final resting place of the loved ones of these families by building a mosque by the name of Cordoba House. We all know that Cordova house symbolizes butchery of Christians in Spain and destruction of a Church only to be replaced by the 3rd largest Mosque in the world. What is happening to us as a people today that we are even debating this? As one wise philosopher once said, those who forget their history are condemned to relive it. Are we so carried away with liberalism and with the luxuries of our life that we do not have a moment to study the history and the serious threat we face today? We need to wake up and understand the threat of Islam to our country, our civilization and everything we have build our society upon. Let us not condemn our own children to relive the barbaric history.
Let me tell you what happened to Hindus in India. It would be a grim reminder to all of us to what can happen if we are not vigilant. When Columbus set sail to distant land, the land he was looking for is India. India, like today's America was very open and tolerant society. It invited with open arms the oppressed people of all over the world from Jews to Iran Zorastrians and was a scientifically and materially advanced country that held 25% of world's GDP just until few centuries ago. India at that time included today's Pakistan, Bangla Desh and Afghanisthan. But what happened to the great society as they gave into pacifism and liberalism. Hindu Kings were unprepared for the brutal violence of Islamic invaders from 1100's. Hindu Kings were never prepared to the deception, hate and brutality in war and the senseless murder of innocent citizens and the rape of women that caused holocaust of 80 million Hindus [1,2]. The very rules of war and engagement used by Hindu kings were used to destroy them. They destroyed hundreds of thousands of magnificent temples and build symbols of conquest. They made sure the worshipped statues of the Hindu temples are placed under the steps of Mosques as ultimate insult to infidels and their religion. Taj Mahal, you know today is a Hindu Palace temple.
According to Arab's own accounts they talked with pride that they killed the Hindu infidels to such extent that they filled their rivers with blood by following the word of Allah. They even have a mountain named, "Hindu Khush", meaning 'Hindu Slaughter' near Afghanisthan for the slaughter of 100,000 Hindus on just one day where they slit their throats and left to die in 1300's. Their brutality weakened the once great country to such extent that they ruled India for 800 years. The colossal conversion of Hindus across Asia is apparent from the fact that the ancestors of 2 out 3 Mulsims in the world today were Hindus! Well known American historian Will Durant has this to say in his History of Civilization, "The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization is a precious good, whose delicate complex order and freedom can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without and multiplying from within".
More recently, in 1921 Moplah (Arab Indian descendants) riots in southern state of Kerala in India, after Friday prayers, hundreds of thousands of Hindus were butchered and burnt alive, pregnant women were raped and cut to pieces with unborn babies found to be protruding from the mangled corpses [3]. Overnight 100,000 Hindus were driven from home with nothing but clothes on. During India's partition in 1947 when Pakistan and Bangla Desh was born, Mahatma Gandhi pacifism and liberalism resulted in slaughter of millions of Hindus and Sikhs. In just 60 years, Muslim majority country Pakistan literally wiped out 25% of Hindu/Sikh population by kidnapping their girls for conversion, raping their women, by untold brutalities and murders and forcing conversions or evicting them. Actually, most of that was done in matter of few months. What about Muslim majority country Bangla Desh? Its genocide of Hindus caused their population decrease from 30% to less than 10% today and the Islamic Government instituted laws that they have right to take away infidel land any time [4].
What is happening in Hindu majority India. Muslims percentage increased from 7% to 20% and India has the second largest Muslim population of the world, 200 million of them. In just last few years, the number of terror deaths and terror incidents in India is next to Iraq. What happened in 9/11 was repeated on 11/26 in Mumbai. In India there was only one state where Muslims are majority, that is Kashmir. Overnight 18 years ago, they drove away 350,000 Hindus under threat of violence and rape of women overnight. Those Hindus are still living as refugees in their own country in squalid camps [5]. Just few weeks ago, in the coastal southern state of Kerala in India where Muslims are in larger number they cut off the hand of Christian professor because he said something against the prophet . In the same state, thousands of Hindu and Christian girls are being lured using love Jihad (with active encouragement of Mosques to young Muslims by stipends, car and other resources) for conversion of infidel girls or to force to use them as human bombs around the world. Throughout India Hindus were never allowed to take their religious processions where Muslims are largely populated and usually gives leads to riots in India. Hindu women do not dare to go into Muslim conclaves in many areas of India.
Now hear this, just in the last 48 hours, as part of (year 2010) Ramadan celebrations, Muslims in north eastern state of India in the state of West Bengal, where Muslims are in larger number, they have announced that they will rape every hindu woman and girl and rampaged Hindu shops and homes. Indian Government has to call in Army to control the situation. Today India is being bled a thousands times and in thousand places by constant terror with only 20% of Muslim population supported by neighboring Islamic countries. Their increasing population through polygamy, uncontrolled procreation (one partriarch produced 23 babies) and border infiltration combined with their voting as a single block assure politicians look other way to their atrocities. The once great country India which Columbus sailed out for, today is a third world country that lost its confidence and strength.
This is the story we want to tell you millions of times so that America as well as Europe never face the same situation by its preoccupation to liberalism. We do not want 100 years down the road somewhere in the world someone talk about what happened to this great country called United States of America. What is happening in north eastern state of India today can very well happen in Michigan as percentage of Muslims increase. What happened in Kashmir and various parts of India as Muslims increased in numbers will happen in many parts of this country. We are seeing this in the towns of Europe already where infidel women dread with fear of being raped to go into Muslim conclaves and even Police are hesitant to get in. The demographic terrorism happening in India is now seen in Europe where the increasing population growth is taxing their welfare systems to the limit and if current trends continue, Europe will become Eurabia in just few decades [6]. The very freedoms, generosity and openness is being used to destroy the free world in the West just as India was.
Consider this. Few hundred years ago until Islam invaded, Pakistan and Afghanisthan it was filled with Buddhists as well as Hindus, who would rather die than kill even a small animal. Today their descendants are performing barbaric acts under the name of Taliban and Al-Queda that perpetrated the brutal acts of 9/11 against our country and killed thousands of innocent citizens. Just since 9/11 they killed more than 80,000 people and injured more than 120,000 across 20 different countries [7]. The once peaceful lands are all terrorist countries and become terror factories.
However, I do not blame Muslims. It is the ideology of hate that will do to a human being, a hate that is indoctrinated from childhood. Just look at Saudi Arabia where Koran is the constitution. They teach their little children from Koran that Christians and Jews are pigs, Hindus are worse than animals, infidels are equivalent to Urine, feces, dead body. They are taught that Jihad against infidels is their religious duty and death in Jihad will assure them a life of pleasures in heaven with virgins and young boys. They produced 15 of the 17 well educated terrorists who committed 9/11. You cannot put a church, Synagogue or temple but they are spending billions of dollars building Mosques in our country and teaching intolerance and hate to thousands of Muslim children in our country. According to US own estimates, Saudi Arabia spend nearly 80 to 100 billion dollars in last three decades around the world spreading intolerance. (Some estimates quote 80+ billion just last year). The situation is so bad that today's Jihadis are not from Pakistan, but from the Saudi funded Mosques in our own country [8].
Unfortunately, this country is filled with many gullible people who have no idea of what they are talking about and are lulled into complacency and there is an urgent need for all of us to educate ourselves and be prepared. What is happening in America today is Stealth Jihad because America is still strong to be defeated by open war or Overt Jihad. They are doing this by conversion of criminals in our jail system to turn against infidels following the example of their prophet in the 700's when he recruited criminals to destroy Jewish tribes, investing in media and universities to fool and lull us about Islam, investing in finance for future financing of jihad and lobbying with politicians to subvert our constitution, brainwashing Muslims and Muslim children in Saudi funded Wahabbi Mosques. Every Muslim Organization in America including those in college campuses and CAIR are a front of or controlled by terrorist organization Muslim Brotherhood whose founder in 1928 is influenced by Indian Muslim named Maududi from undivided India (currently Pakistan). With their organization skills and Saudi cash they are planning to submit US to Islam and Shariah law. They are proceeding with a plan, a grand plan, by subverting our educational, our political, our financial institutions and creating an home grown army to bring this country to knees and submit to Islam. Now reflect, where should Imam Rauf spread tolerance, is it in America or the Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries?
What is the solution? Here are few points:
1) First of all remember, the more you give into threat, the more you lose freedom. I have freedom to burn Gita, I have freedom to burn Bible, I have freedom to burn Talmud but I have no freedom to burn Koran. They can burn and stamp our flag every time, but we are not allowed to speak against their prophet or burn their Koran. If everyone stands up for their rights, they cannot target a few. Danish cartoons and its aftermath created so much fear that American media froze into fear and the Comedy central lacked courage to do a piece on prophet. Imam Rauf says he has right to build Mosque but denies the right of Mr. Terry Jones to burn Koran. This is not tolerance, this is giving up our freedom and giving in to the Jihadis.
2) Secondly, in order to win this war, you have to confront the ideology of hate. According to center for study of Political islam, 60% of Koran is political, fully 19% of Koran is of violent Jihad. 75% Sira, the life of Prophet is about violent Jihad, not inner Jihad [9]. We got to understand Islam is both religion and political with supremacist ideology containing strict rules for everything in life under the oppressive Sharia , extreme intolerance and violence against infidels, apostates and gays, open call to rape the infidel women , slavery, use of deception (well known Taqiyya) to defeat infidels and ill treatment of women and girls. Islam divides the world into two, land that is conquered to Islam and the land of infidels that is yet to be conquered with the sanction of brutality and deception. Islam promise to Muslims of all win and no loss in Jihad, where if you win the infidel women and girls are your sex slaves and infidel men and wealth your property and if you die, you will enjoy great pleasures in heaven among virgins and young boys has been motivating many Jihadis even today to commit untold brutalities [10, 11].
We have to recognize the hate in Islam is fascism that is no different from Nazi'ism. It is worse than Nazi'ism, for the brutalities it committed on humanity (estimated at 220 million killed across the world) since its birth in 700 AD. The story of Prophet, the violence, deception and the treatment of women including little girls, are a must for humanity to read and understand what they are dealing with. As one scholar who studied Islamic scriptures closely pointed out, the salvation of humanity from the clutches of Islam comes not just by protecting infidels from Islam but most importantly by freeing Muslims from Islam. The suffering due to Islam is across all humanity as we see what is happening to Iranian Muslims under theocratic regime, suppression of Muslim women's rights and the draconian and oppressive laws of Sharia on Muslims. (Saudi Arabia, where Koran is the constitution allows six year old girls to be married to 50 years old following footsteps of Prophet and worse, little girls can be given away by courts as part of financial disputes. To horror of the world, they refused to save Saudi girls from school that is on fire and let them die because the girls are not wearing hijab).
3) Thirdly, Our biggest enemy today are not Jihadis but the Jihadi enablers, the far left liberals and Saudi funded university academicians. I have a suggestion, do not burn Koran, boycott New York times and put them out of business by discouraging their advertisers. The energies you spend in closing down Mosques, should be directed to closing down CNN and its far left liberals such as Fareed Zakaria and Christine Amanpour who are lying or sugar coating to American public the grave threat Islam poses to our country. The dance of far left liberals in this country with Islam is nothing but a dance of death and they will be the first to be decimated as Khomeini did soon after Iran revolution. They talk about other religious scriptures has hate but fail to acknowledge that others scriptures hate may be present as exception than a rule, where as in Islam hate is the rule and it never reformed from its birth to today. These fools do not recognize that Islam is against everything they stood for whether it is rights of women, gays, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion. In the process, they will pave path for destruction of all of us [11, 13].
4) Fourthly, work with you school boards so that the school curriculum reflects the true history of Islam and the threat it poses to free society like ours. Demand that the universities do not accept funds from Saudi Arabia unless it shows equal tolerance to other religions. Schools are also grounds where Muslim kids are encouraged to convert kids of the infidel religion to Islam. This needs to be recognized and taken action upon.
5) Fifth, never trust any politician who says Islam is religion of peace. Islam is submission. It is religion of submission. When Mr. Obama is saying Islam is religion of peace, he is lying, just as he lied about his deep Muslim roots to American electorate. The statement of Muslims being part of American history is the biggest lie. He chose not to tell that Muslims all over the world celebrated the 9/11 and till today hardly any Muslims takes stand against terrorism or against the many brutalities done around the world in the name of Islam. This is not against other things Obama is doing with good faith but any politician need to be made accountable for making such irresponsible and false statements.
6) Sixth, ask you congressmen and senators to institute laws to protect this country from Sharia and Sharia practices. Make sure Muslim women are protected under US constitution and not Sharia laws and Muslim girls need to protected from barbaric practice of genital mutilation. Practically every Muslim Organization in US that are front of terrorist organization Muslim brotherhood need to be investigated and declared illegal. We need to demand laws against Islamic conversions in jails and Saudi funding of our institutions. We need to ban anyone taking oath on Koran that is directly calling for destruction of everything this land is build upon. Our laws should be made with clear understand Islam is overwhelmingly political calling for our destruction and cannot be given the same privileges usually afforded to a religion.
7) Seventh, every time a Muslim wants special privileges, understand it is a conquest against you, your ways and your civilization. Like the story of Arab and Camel, the Camel eventually drives out the Arab, mark these words, we will be eventually wiped out if we give in.
Eighth, understand what a Mosque is and take precautionary measures. A Mosque is not just center for worship but also used throughout history as a fortress for war against infidels (non believers) where arms are cached & fiery sermons are delivered to men sitting in rows like in an army. Almost all Islamist atrocities are performed after friday prayers with a fiery sermon. It is used as a symbol of conquest, as sign of supremacy built over the destroyed worship places of infidels. They are built in strategic locations in infidel lands to be used as future military posts for bringing down infidel lands. Laws are required to carefully monitor where and how Mosques are constructed, who is funding the Mosque, and monitor the activities within the Mosque. Most important is also to monitor Madrassa education to kids where Muslims kids are brainwashed with intolerance in Saudi funded Mosques.
9) Ninth, those who are immigrating to United States should be held accountable if they are spreading Sharia through back door into our country and they should commit to not to profess Sharia in order to obtain and retain citizenship. We have to review our immigration policies with regards to Islamic countries just as Europe is doing, although it is quite late. Our immigration policies should be driven with a clear understanding that Islam and Free world are incompatible and are directly opposing and Islam demands allegiance to Ummah (Arab nation), not the country a Muslim lives in.
10) Tenth, we need to be very careful with interfaith dialogues. Taqqiyah, use of deception for conquering infidels is very highly developed concept in Islam. It is important not to be naïve about this. Islam forbids any accommodation with infidels except for temporary truce to regroup and destroy them, as the Prophet did with Medina tribes. Another concept in Islam is Hudna, which means abrogation and reneging of all peace treaties with infidels as per convenience. We have to be careful that even a seemingly innocuous school visit to Mosques in the name of understanding of other religions could very well be a masqueraded effort to convert infidel children. Da'wah is another highly evolved Islamic concept of proselytization of infidels. Extension of this is the victimhood engaged by Muslims where they cry as they are victims while continuously engaging in destroy the infidels .
But one thing is more important than what all I said. For heaven sake, let us stop our dependence on Oil. Who is paying for Jihad, for killing our soldiers, for destroying our civilization and building the grand Mosque as symbol of conquest, which stealth Jihadi Imam Rauf is planning. I am sorry to say, it is we who are paying by our dependence on Oil. If today we stop buying Oil, Saudi Arabia will go to camels. They have nothing to speak of technology and advancement just as every Islamic country. We need to get to alternate technology such as battery cars and alternate fuels. Just like the Manhattan project that build atom bomb and helped US win second world war, we need to create innovative projects to end out dependence on oil. Let us not finance our own destruction.
Let us be awake, alert and constantly vigilant to threat of Islam. This is a great democracy, the greatest country on the earth. Let us preserve it for generations after us. It is our duty, our responsibility. God bless America.


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VisitLondon.com, the official city guide, has launched its own Top 10 Attractions using film footage from an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Following a record-breaking year for London tourism, with the capital's visitor attractions experiencing a 12 percent increase in visitor numbers, VisitLondon.com has curated its very own top ten list to celebrate the milestone.
Director of VisitLondon.com, Julie Chappell, says: 'London has had a blockbuster year, experiencing a surge in tourists not seen before by any other post-Olympic host city in the world. During 2013, we saw record numbers of visitors to the capital, who have enjoyed the museums, art galleries, and attractions featured in our new film.'
The VisitLondon.com Top Ten Attractions are:
- 1. The British Museum
- 2. The National Gallery
- 3. Natural History Museum
- 4. Tate Modern
- 5. London Eye
- 6. Science Museum
- 7. Victoria and Albert Museum
- 8. Tower of London
- 9. Royal Museums Greenwich: Royal Observatory Greenwich, The Queen's House, National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark)
- 10. Madame Tussauds
Go Holiday news : www.govillasandcottages.co.uk


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She's a shadow that hides behind the sun.
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And she is beautiful in the same way.
She's shifting and changing, with no true form.
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He was charged with: reckless conduct; disobeying a police officer; criminal threatening; resisting arrest; possession of a narcotic drug; and operating after suspension.
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Who Really Owns a Nonprofit?
The concept of who owns a nonprofit organization can be hard for some to grasp, especially given that the answer is, "No one…and everyone!" We encounter this confusion with new clients on a fairly regular basis. And, given people's understanding of how basic business operates, it is understandable. In order to fully appreciate the concept of "non-ownership", it is helpful to first talk about the various types of business entities. Then, we'll look at organizational purpose. By the end of the article, it should make a lot more sense.
There are several different types of business entities. For-profit companies make up most of them. Here are a few (there are others)…all of these have an owner or owners:
Sole Proprietorship: One person who conducts business for profit. The sole owner assumes complete responsibility for all liabilities and debts of the business.
General Partnership: Two or more individuals as co-owners of a for-profit business.
Corporation (for-profit): The corporation itself assumes all liabilities and debts of the Corporation. A corporation is owned by shareholders. A shareholder enjoys protection from the corporation's debts and liabilities.
S-Corporation: A corporation may seek to obtain "S Corporation" status for federal income tax purposes. The income of an S Corporation is taxed only once: at the employee or shareholder level.
Limited Liability Company: An LLC is a formal association which combines the advantage of a corporation's limited liability and the flexibility and single taxation of a general partnership. An LLC has members rather than shareholders.
With the exception of the LLC, the business entities listed above cannot be used for nonprofit organizations. Even the use of an LLC is extremely rare; all nonprofit LLC members must be recognized 501(c)(3) organizations, not people or other entity types. The most popular business entity for nonprofits is the nonprofit corporation. This type of corporation is different from a typical for-profit corporation or S-Corporation. Those have shareholders (owners). A nonprofit corporation has no owners whatsoever, only stakeholders. A stakeholder is not an owner, but rather someone who has a stake in the successful operation of the organization. Stakeholders could be members of the nonprofit, or even beneficiaries of the nonprofit's activities. One thing stakeholders have in common: they have no legal ability to profit personally…hence, nonprofit. A nonprofit corporation is formed to carry out a public purpose, whether that be religious, educational, charitable, scientific or whatever. It is prohibited from acting in a manner that results in private inurement (profit) to individuals (for more information about inurement, please refer to our post about "Avoiding Conflicts of Interest).
How can that be? Someone has to own it, right? No, not really. The nonprofit organization is not "owned" by the person or persons that started it. It is a public organization that belongs to the public at-large. The parties responsible to operate the organization for the stakeholders are the members of the board of directors.
Also, a nonprofit corporation cannot be sold. It is simply not possible. If a nonprofit corporation were to "close down", or dissolve, the board of directors of the nonprofit must distribute all of the nonprofit's assets to another nonprofit corporation after all debts have been settled.
"No one…and everyone!" Hopefully now, it is much clearer what we mean.
Greg, if a not for profit corporation bought penny stocks and made a profit, where should the money go when the corporation is dissolved? thanks
Please disregard my question. I found that they cannot
Can a partnership become a 501(c)(3) status?
In my opinion, i (being part of the board) would suggest that the president appoint a committee chairman to gather a committee to deal with the issue…
I also feel your By-Laws holds the answer, or should… if it doesnt, better speak to the by laws committee chair..
I have been the by laws committee chair for our non profit for over 10 yrs. a very important position to hold (in my opinion)
Does a Volunteer Fire Department with 501(c)(3) designation and getting a majority of funding through a local government entity meet the definition of "public charity"? Or is another term more appropriate? Some claim to be a "private" organization but that is an ambiguous term. Any thoughts on that?
I am wondering what the difference is between a foundation and a non-profit corporation. I want to file for a non-profit and I will be calling ya'll for some help. I have some money that I would like to use to get started in a Ministry of Helps. I know this is probably a dumb question but I was just wondering the difference.
Thanks for your time.
Nice post. This is a poorly understood concept that really needs more attention. Thanks for highlighting it. Have also blogged about this topic at http://bit.ly/a377mo
I am a member of a board that runs a 501c3 housing project. It has been in existance for 35 years. The board wants to sell it. Where do the proceeds go? Can we take a consulting fee? We have never been compensated.
So is it possible to start a non profit to help create jobs and do a service to the community.
{Organization Name Hidden} is a non profit 501(c)(3) Public Charity , we have two years of successful operation behind us. My question is when we apply for credit the grantors almost always look past the corporation entity legal status and requires personal liability from a officer of the Corporation. Is this legal in the state of Georgia?


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In the big contest of the night, South Korea came back from 0-9 down to lead at half time against Bangladesh and that scenario repeated itself in the second half too. Bangladesh retained their lead in the second half before Jang Kun Lee turned the game upside down with a Super Raid and then a touch to flip things from 28-31.
The win means Korea remain unbeaten in the Pool A standings and jump over India with three wins in three matches to post 15 points.
Thailand thrash Kenya 53-21 in Kabaddi WC
Thailand produced a dazzling performance to notch up a comfortable 53-21 win over Kenya in a group match of the Kabaddi World Cup.
Thailand captain Khomsan Thongkham led from the front and scored 14 points to lead his team to the impressive win. Thailand got their strategy spot on as they targeted
Kenyan dangerman David Mosambayi who was sent packing to the bench for more than 24 minutes.
It was a disappointing performance by Kenya who had shown so much spirit and heart in their previous match against Iran. David Mosambayi had a disappointing night and scored just two bonus points.
Thailand are now third in Group B with 10 points from three games whereas Kenya are fourth with six points from the same number of matches. (-PTI)
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The summer solstice yesterday, the longest day of the year, has got us thinking about all the longest things in the animal world.
Longest pests
- Longest ant: The female Dorylus helvolus is 2 inches long
- Longest cockroach: The giant burrowing cockroach is 3.3 inches long
- Longest grasshopper: The giant weta is 4 inches long
- Longest termite: The queen Macrotermes bellicosus termite is 4.2 inches long
- Longest mantis: The female Chinese mantis is 4.2 inches long
- Longest beetle: The Hercules beetle is 7 inches long
- Longest dragonfly: The Megloprepus caerulatus has a wingspan of 7.5 inches, and its body is 4.7 inches long
- Longest fly: Some crane flies are 9 inches long
- Longest butterfly: The Queen Alexandra's birdwing has a wingspan of 11 inches
- Longest moth: The Atlas moth has a wingspan of 11 inches
- Longest spider: The giant huntsman spider has a leg span of more than 11 inches
- Longest centipede: The Amazonian giant centipede is 13 inches long
- Longest millipede: The record is held by a African giant black millipede, at 15.2 inches
- Longest insect: The Pharnacia kirbyi (a stick insect) is 20 inches long
- Longest snake: The record is held by a reticulated python, at 32 feet and 9.5 inches
Longest other animals
- Longest goldfish: The record is 18.7 inches
- Longest rabbit ears: The record is held by an English lop, with a span of 31.12 inches
- Longest bill: The Australian Pelican's bill is just under 6 feet long
- Longest neck: A giraffe's neck can be up to 6 feet long
- Longest tail: A giraffe's tail can be up to 8 feet long
- Longest teeth: The African elephant's tusks are modified incisors. The longest tusks ever recorded were 10.7 feet long
- Longest wings: The wandering albatross has a wingspan of 11 feet and 11 inches
- Longest crab legs: One giant Japanese spider crab was reported to have legs that were around 12 feet long
- Longest crocodile: The record is held by a saltwater crocodile, at 20.3 feet long
- Longest fish: The record is held by a whale shark, at 59 feet
- Longest invertebrate: The record is held by an Arctic Lion's mane jellyfish with tentacles that were 120 feet long
- Longest animal: The same Arctic Lion's mane jellyfish is also the longest ever recorded animal
Other long facts
- Longest migration: Arctic terns migrate about 22,000 miles each year
- Longest chicken flight: The longest chicken flight covered a distance of 301.5 feet
- Longest gestation: The Asian elephant's gestation period is between 19 and 22 months
- Longest life span: Captain presented the Tongan royal family with a Madagascar radiated tortoise that was at least 188 years old when it died, in 1965
- Longest fish name: The longnose butterfly fish has the Hawaiian name lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi
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Attendees will learn about construction procurement procedures, contract performance and resolution of contract controversies for public works and government funded projects. This seminar is designed for design professionals, contractors, attorneys and those involved in the public construction arena.
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(Break 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
I. What's New In Kansas City?
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B. 'Small' Construction Contracts
C. Waivers
D. Co-Operative Procurement
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A. Design-Bid-Build
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There seems to be less and less magic that we can experience as we grow older and older. I guess it is because we have this nagging feeling whenever we wake up to this world in the morning that we have seen it all.
Nothing is really interesting anymore. Even close relationships can become unbearably lifeless. Best friends and lovers can even run out of subjects of interest. I figure the point is not to seek more new exciting experiences, but to realize that the same old stuff is mostly good enough.
Yes, that might be "boring." But if we live each day, cleansed of yesterday's prejudices and unnecessary judgment, this same old world becomes anew.
Magic is abound.
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian lawmakers have unanimously approved a request to build two NATO facilities in Bucharest, the capital, as part of the alliance's new defense strategy in Eastern Europe.
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Outspoken priest claims Church would not talk to him about rebel articles
Fr Tony Flannery, the liberal Redemptorist priest who has been taken out of ministry by the Vatican for his outspoken views, has claimed that the Church would not talk to him when it came to addressing their complaints about articles he had written.
The cleric, who was taken out of ministry for writing articles the Vatican claimed were out of step with Church doctrine in the Redemptrist magazine revealed that the Papal Nuncio has "refused" to meet the Association of Catholic Priests which represents 1,000 priests across the country, while attending "every dog fight in the country."
He was interviewed on RTE Radio One's 'Miriam Meets…' programme, alongside his brother, the former Fine Gael director of elections, Frank Flannery.
Mr Flannery accompanied him to a couple of meetings in Rome when he was going through the ordeal and explained that: "You never know who your accusers are, there is no process," describing it as: "beyond medieval."
Fr Flannery claimed the Irish bishops have never contacted him in the past four years and have never showed him any element of support.
He added that it was hard to have faith in the Church because of the experience he has had over this period of time.
Asked why he has not simply left the church, Fr Flannery said this has been asked of him "very, very regularly," however the Church is something he has given his life to.
"I'm very committed to the gospel, probably now more than ever is a great time to be teaching the gospel," he said.
He revealed that he has become involved internationally in the reform movement in the church which is only just now gathering strength in Ireland.
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In 2011/12, IFPRI, USAID, and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative developed the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), which was initially launched in Bangladesh as part of the PRSSP-designed Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). After collecting two rounds of empowerment data from the BIHS 2011/12 and 2015 panel surveys, USAID and IFPRI are now preparing to pilot a modified version of WEAI to capture empowerment data of producers, wage earners, and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh's agriculture sector under the pilot project, "Women's Empowerment in Agriculture for Value Chain," or WEAI4VC.
Enumerator training is a critical element of collecting high quality data. From March 20–April 9, IFPRI and a local survey firm Data Analysis and Technical Assistance (DATA) are training 40 survey enumerators, 10 supervisors, and 2 field monitors to collect WEAI4VC baseline data. The fifteen-day training includes a comprehensive review of all survey modules, and mock interviews and feedback. Additionally, survey enumerators are being trained to use tablets to collect data, which will enable real-time data collection, and, based on IFPRI's experience, will likely improve data quality.
In April, IFPRI and USAID will launch the WEAI4VC baseline survey in the USAID-supported Feed the Future Zone of Influence in southwest Bangladesh – one of the worst affected regions nationally by floods, drought, salinity, tidal waves, and cyclones. The survey will collect household data related to various topics, including livelihoods and employment, household shocks, and land and agriculture, as well as capture individual-level data such as role and autonomy in household decisionmaking, mobility, and time allocation.
Many women in Bangladesh working in agriculture are involved in postharvest activities. However, the current WEAI is limited in capturing empowerment in agricultural production, despite the fact that various USAID Feed the Future implementing partners focus on value chain actors such as input dealers. Once this instrument is finalized, USAID partners working on value chain development may better capture empowerment within their projects. Further, the results will help researchers better assess the state of empowerment and gender parity along the agricultural value chain, thereby identifying key areas in empowerment that need to be strengthened.


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The month of March is such a transitional month here in the foothills of North Carolina. Monday it was 70 and sunny, Tuesday it was cloudy and in the 50's, yesterday it was 65 and windy. Today it is rainy and will be in the 50's. I still like to make soup in March but I transition a little to a lighter soup. My chili recipes usually are put away until we have a crisp and cool fall day.
As I was reading through my "the Glory of Southern Cooking cookbook by James Villas, I saw the recipe I am sharing today for pot likker soup. I think James explanation of pot likker is spot on. He said this soup was probably an invention of his grandmother's and I am so glad he is continuing her tradition. One of my favorite memories of pot liker is my grandmother boiling turnips and then making corn meal dumplings in the pot liker or broth from the turnips. I found a recipe that seems similar to my grandmothers and I hope to give it a try sometime soon while we are still in the cooler months.
I can't think of anything that would be more comforting than a bowl of this pot likker soup on a cold rainy day. Thanks for stopping by.


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The Ernest Hemingway Foundation is seeking a Writer-in-Residence for the 2017-2019 term. This two-year program is designed to give writers what they need most in order to create great work: space and inspiration.
Converted from the attic where Hemingway once played, the Writer's Room has been used by prestigious authors such as Susan Hahn, Annette Gendler, and most recently David W. Berner.The writer will be given use of the workspace for two years ... featured prominently on our website/social media platforms ... and asked to provide one or more of the following programs: cultural/historical lectures, writing and publishing workshops, presentations, or readings.The Foundation's mission is to honor Ernest Hemingway's legacy through the promotion of thoughtful reading and writing," says John W. Berry, Foundation Chairman. "We are pleased with the level of interest the WIR program has garnered since its introduction in 2013, and look forward to welcoming our fourth Writer-in-Residence to Hemingway's birth home."
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Lest we forget, the chain gang still exists in China. This work to rehabilitate for political thought is not something I would have thought still existed here, but it does at least through the end of the year.
Guangzhou plans to empty its hard-labour camps by year's end, state media reported yesterday, the latest locality to phase out the notorious punishment.
Rights advocates have long complained that the "re-education through labour", or laojiao, system which lets police send suspects to work camps for up to four years without trial, is widely abused to silence dissidents, petitioners and other perceived troublemakers.
In March, newly installed Premier Li Keqiang promised nationwide reforms to the system this year, but concrete steps have yet to be announced. In the meantime, some cities or provinces have been moving away from the punishment.
"All [100 or so] detainees in Guangzhou labour camps will have completed their sentences and be released by the end of the year," the China Daily reported, citing a senior judge in the city. Guangdong province stopped taking new re-education through labour cases in March, it said.
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SHELL LAKE, Wis. — Authorities say carbon monoxide apparently caused the death of a Washburn County man and sickened his wife, two daughters and first responders.
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I have to amend that a bit. The brush used for icons five and fourteen is NOT mine--I believe it was by pekeana.


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Stockbridge facing discrimination lawsuit
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Two former Stockbridge employees alleging that they were fired because of racial and gender discrimination have filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Tim Thompson.
It was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, charging various violations of the Civil Rights Act.
Vicki Coleman and Anthony Brown were employed by the city in 2013, and both were terminated in early 2014, less than two months after Thompson took office. Both filed charges more than a year ago with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for race discrimination, and Coleman added the charge of gender discrimination. They filed the lawsuit after receiving notice from the EEOC of their right to sue.
According to the filing, Coleman began as a city planner with Stockbridge April 1, 2013. She had 14 years of experience and a master's degree, and she received no negative performance reviews.
"Shortly after taking office Thompson began reassigning Ms. Coleman's duties to a white male with little to no city planning experience," the lawsuit stated. "After reassigning many of her responsibilities to an underqualified white male, Thompson summarily terminated Ms. Coleman from her position as city planner. At the time of her termination Thompson told Ms. Coleman that he wanted to fire her from the time he first occupied office."
The suit asserts that the city charter requires termination of employees at her level to be for cause and require a vote and approval of the City Council.
After Coleman's firing, according to the suit, the city created the position of administration and community services director, for which she was qualified and which performed many of her former duties. She applied for it but was denied an interview.
"Thompson rewrote the position description to prevent Coleman from obtaining the position and to make it available to one of his non-black cronies," the lawsuit stated, adding that a less-qualified white male was hired and appointed without a council vote.
Brown started working for the city as assistant public works director July 12, 2013. The suit claims that he performed well and without incident until his termination Feb. 6, 2014, and that his immediate superior, public works director Kevin Walter, was not asked for an opinion or recommendation prior to the firing. Walter did not learn of Brown's termination until 24 hours before Brown was notified, according to the suit.
"During his termination, Thompson remarked to Brown that he does not know what an engineer does," the filing stated.
In addition to the actions against the former employees, the lawsuit alleges that Thompson "has a history of hostility toward black city council members."
City manager Michael Harris issued the following statement Aug 3: "Both positions occupied by Vicki Coleman and Anthony Brown were eliminated by a vote of the City Council for both budgetary and operational efficiency reasons. To date, neither position has been reinstated by the City."


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Conservationists Rip State Ports Authority October 16, 2007Posted by fitsnews in SC Politics.
FITSNews – October 16, 2007 – We're not necessarily rabid conservationists here at FITSNews, and we certainly don't think South Carolina's non-competitive Port of Charleston should be "contained," but it's difficult to argue with anybody who calls our state's brain-dead port managers to the carpet for being a bunch of idiots.
Yesterday, members of the S.C. Coastal Conservation League and the group "Contain the Port" joined forces to rip the S.C. State Ports Authority a new one for trusting a con man to draft its most important economic impact study.
"We're here to demand that the SPA conduct an open, objective, arms-length assessment of what the real economic impacts and alternatives to expansion of the Port of Charleston are," SCCCL President Dana Beach said. "This has yet to be done."
Well sure it hasn't been done, but should we really be letting these ass-clowns conduct yet another study? Seriously, shouldn't there be a counting, motor skills or rooting reflex test that comes first? Because as it stands now, you could give the dim bulbs at the Ports Authority a damn cystal ball into the future and ten years later they'd still be sitting on their asses, drooling and grunting at stuff. Well except for their lobbyist, Barbara Melvin, who gets a hall pass because we like her taste in Jimmy Choos. C'mon Barbara, can we get an autograph on this pump?
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I am behind on sharing family pictures. Here are pictures from the last month. Bill is in Mexico for the next two weeks so I am (finally) motivated to get these posted.
Pictures from that time Rose came and stayed with us for a week.
Pictures of our newest most favorite thing: sidewalk chalk on the driveway
Pictures of the fire daddy built for us one night.
Pictures from the two days we spent in Marshall making a whole ton of apples sauce.
Fall Pics with the cousins at Grandma's House
Pictures of riding bikes in our street
Pictures of the boys all born within a month of each other!
Pictures of that time Dominic went down the BIG slide at the park...over and over.
Pictures of friends at Jerry and Missy's wedding reception this weekend
A few farm pictures from our almost 90 degree day here on the farm yesterday.
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This velvety smooth vibe give both your g-spot and clitoris some two-timing attention you can feel good about. Enjoy the simple yet effective design as it stimulates your most sensitive areas.
Now, I tend to prefer strong vibrations, so I had to use this toys higher settings since it has a pretty average range. That's a passing grade in my book though since the vibration range was too weak to get the job done at all, which I have dealt with in some other toys. The lower settings would probably be enough for more sensitive users.
I usually prefer toys with more girth, so when I initially inspected this toy I didn't have very high expectations, but I was again pleasantly surprised. The bulb style helped give an illusion of some more size upon penetration and gave enough pressure and firmness to give decent stimulation both externally and internally.
Overall I'd recommend this clit and G-Spot vibrator for new and seasoned toy users alike. The user friendly turn style vibration control makes it super easy to use, while it gives great overall stimulation in all the right places, making it a good toy for veterans looking to have the basics in their toy box covered as well. This toy will definitely be making more appearances on my regular use toy list.
I'm a huge fan of the Rose vibe from Pink BOB, so I knew this would be great for me as far as g-spot stimulation goes, since the top part offers basically the same shape, but I was incredibly excited to find out how well the clitoral stimulator works!
I also have a really hard time finding a dual stimulator that hits me in all the right spots, so the firmness of this toy seemed like a fantastic idea, and it was! You can really feel the intense vibes right on your clit, while the top bulb perfectly hit my g-spot!
This is a fantastic option, especially for the price, and the shape is so perfect, I don't know why other companies haven't thought of it!
If you love dual stimulation, want to try something new, or haven't found a rabbit that gets the job done, then I HIGHLY Recommend this toy! You won't regret it!


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The situation in Syria certainly has the attention of the White House. President Obama also has his eye on politics this week, as the Democratic National Convention opens in Charlotte. The president is running neck-and-neck in polls with his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. As NPR's Sonari Glinton reports, the city of Charlotte has a lot riding on this week's gathering, as well.
SONARI GLINTON, BYLINE: Charlotte, North Carolina is one of the best examples of the new South. One of the main reasons is everything is so new. I'm standing on a corner in the neighborhood called Uptown, which is the city's central business district. And as I turn around, I can see the Bank of America corporate headquarters. And I look down the street, and on every corner that I turn in, there's almost no example of any architecture that's over 20 years old. The main reason is because of Bank of America and the banking industry. And that's why people came here to protest.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: This is what democracy looks like. Tell me what democracy...
GLINTON: Hundreds of protesters paraded around Uptown, Charlotte. They call their downtown area Uptown here in Charlotte. They gathered in front of Bank of America's headquarters.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: We are here today to protest against these criminals, these criminal bankers who are responsible for the evictions of millions of people from their homes throughout the United States of America.
GLINTON: The city has been preparing for the convention and the protests for months, taking extraordinary security measures. Here's Charlotte's mayor, Anthony Fox.
MAYOR ANTHONY FOX: So there's no denying that this represents a singular moment in the city's history. It's also no secret that with that level of global exposure and the very nature of this event, that the level of security is higher than any event that we've hosted in our city before.
GLINTON: The city passed an ordinance creating a 100-square-block security zone in which almost anything might be banned: handbags, backpacks, water bottles, scarves, even bicycle helmets are on the list of potential contraband.
GLINTON: As local officials are anxious about security, local businesses are anxious about, well, business.
JAMES BAZZELLE: We usually give cops half price. I told them we're not doing that for all the cops this week. There are so many of them.
GLINTON: James Bazzelle and his wife own Mert's Heart and Soul, a soul food restaurant. I asked him what's good to try on the menu.
BAZZELLE: The fried chicken, of course. You're in the South. Everybody get fried chicken. Blackened pork chops are really good. And believe it or not, what people talk about the most is our corn bread.
GLINTON: Bazzelle, who's owned his business for 14 years, worries that business from the convention won't live up to the hype.
BAZZELLE: There's a lot of anxiety. You know, there's been a lot of changes, but, I mean, everybody I talked to - my vendors, our employees - everybody say the same thing: We'll get through it. We'll just roll with what we got.
GLINTON: Bazzelle says he and other business owners wonder whether delegates and other visitors will actually have any time to stop and spend any money. I met Rick Eudy, who was driving a tractor through town. He's is an electrician.
RICK EUDY: I've got all my generators set out, just waiting on the vendors to get here, start hooking their electrical stuff up.
GLINTON: All up and down this street, huh?
EUDY: Yeah, all the way down it. See all those vendors, their generators setting on the sidewalks. That's what I set out.
GLINTON: There were generators as far as you could see. Eudy's been working 16-hour days, and there's one reason he's not complaining.
EUDY: Any big event always brings money. I'm sure that Charlotte will bring in some big money. A lot of visitors in town, lot of dignitaries.
GLINTON: Politics aside, Eudy says big money is exactly what Charlotte needs. Sonari Glinton, NPR News, Charlotte.
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
2 Years
Year one was pretty much a blur. We were considered newbies out here and people were very understanding as we adjusted to life out here. I had my ups and downs but God truly did place different people in our lives at different times during that first year. I still remember standing in line at Albertson's soon after we arrived and started talking with the lady in front of me. She let me know that she did not attend the same church we did, but handed me one of her deposit slips from her checkbook and told me if I ever needed anything just to give her a call. God also placed some Baylor grads in our lives as well which helped make me feel a little closer to home.
This past year we were no longer newbies. Reality that we weren't just on an extended vacation started to sink in. God blessed us with our third son, Levi. Caleb and Josiah have grown so much this year. Josiah is taking after his brother and talks nonstop. And Caleb wants to do everything Kerry does. And Kerry is still ready to try almost anything. During this year, God has sent me a true blue friend, Jessica. Now I can't imagine her and her family not being apart of our lives. I can be completely honest with her. She knows the good and the bad. Where did the time go this year?
God only knows what this next year will bring. I have to admit that I'm glad I don't know what the future holds. I am excited about it though. Knowing that God is in control of our lives is all I need to know and I'll do my best not to worry about it.
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- RyAnn said...
I still remember vividly walking into your house with you for the first time. I thought you were going to cry, so I thought I was going to cry. I kept swallowing so I would not cry and kept telling myself "Don't cry, You are the support"! I am glad yall are enjoying your time in Cali, but we sure miss ya here in Texas. I know two little boys that wish there cousins were near!
- The O'Connell Clan said...
This brought a little tear to my eye! You and your family are such a blessing to our lives! We too can't imagine our lives without you guys! You are such an encouragement to me through your friendship, your laughter, who you are as a mom and wife, and most importantly your relationship with our amazing God! Thank you for allowing me to cross the line and for crossing mine! I know part of your heart is in Texas but we sure are glad you guys are here! Dan and I were talking about it the other day and it is so weird to think we have only known you guys for such a short time because we feel like we have known you guys forever...I guess that is a good sign of comfort level and true friends!
- ColoradoDreaming said...
I loved ALL of your vacation pics. They are wonderful!!! And I understand how moving so far away is hard. When I was almost 20 and John and I moved up to Arlington from a little town called Alice that is 45 min.s from Corpus Christi that was so hard. We knew no one but two of his friends from school. I had no one. No church and it was hard. But God is so good and gives us what we need. I am happy that you have found a special friend, we all need those! Happy Anniversary! Can't wait to see what God does in your lives in year 3!
- Panda-Mom said...
I seriously can't believe that it has been TWO years! So when ya coming home?! ; ) Texas misses y'all!
- Mandy said...
Quite a journey your family is on, but it's so refreshing to see a family stepping out in faith like you guys have. Congrats on 2 years in California, and I can't wait to see what God has in store for you.


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Cris Saknussemm has spent twenty years studying fetishes and lists his top ten. My favorite:
Pogonophilia — The fixation on bearded men
Once, interviewing a woman with this fetish, I showed her four pictures of naked men: a well-endowed eighteen-year-old model, an extremely thin bearded man in his early thirties, a heavily muscled former professional athlete in his late forties, and Peter North, the porn star. Asked to choose the most "virile and masculine" of the group, she selected the bearded man instantly. What I didn't tell her was that the bearded man had terminal cancer and was quite seriously ill. Her selection directly defies the view that our choices of "attractiveness" are driven by an instinctual appraisal of health and reproductive capacity. When I presented a Photoshop-modified picture of the man without his beard, she no longer recognized him. In fact, she was repelled.
And the sexual phenomenon that triggered his research:
Arachibutyrophilia — You won't believe me when I tell you
I have to include this one for two reasons. One, people always think I'm pulling their leg. (Which is another fetish entirely.) And two, this was the askew fixation that first got me thinking about the whole subject in a really personal way. It actually isn't anywhere near as out there as the others — it's simply a highly specialized niche in the world of mess and food fixations. The object of excessive interest — the medium if you will — is peanut butter. Good old PB. But lots of it.
I discovered this when the couple that lived beneath me got into a bit of trouble. They'd invited another couple to join them, and the other female had a severe — and undiagnosed — allergy to peanut butter. Moments after they'd smeared her with the chunky goo, her breathing stepped up toward hyperventilation, and even when scrubbed down with wet towels, her skin took on the bloated, bubbled texture of a salted cane toad. (And I feel professionally obliged to report that while concerned, her partner nonetheless showed unmistakable signs of arousal.) Within fifteen minutes, she resembled a giant tongue, and would never be able to tolerate even the whiff of peanut butter again.