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Bangalore: Facing allegations of violating cooperative housing society laws to own two sites in Bangalore, Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj Virupanna Patil quit on Monday, becoming the state`s first ombudsman to leave office amid a row.
A retired judge of the Supreme Court, Patil took over on August 3 from another former apex court judge N Santosh Hegde, whose explosive report on illegal mining scam resulted in the fall of the South India`s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by BS Yeddyurappa, on July 31.
Patil submitted his resignation to Governor HR Bhardwaj in view of the controversy, though he said his wife would surrender the plot the couple had bought in her name.
A Raj Bhavan spokesperson said, "Justice Patil met the Governor and has given a letter. We are yet to hear from the Governor."
Patil had earlier denied any wrong-doing in buying a 4,012 sq feet plot in his wife Annapurna`s name from Vyalikaval House Building Cooperative Society (VHBCS) near Nagavara on Bangalore`s outskirts in 2006.
This plot was bought even though Patil owned a house in Bangalore. He got in 1994 a 9,600 sq ft site from the Karnataka State Judicial Department Employees` House Building Cooperative Society at Allasandra in another part of Bangalore`s outskirts.
The cooperative housing society rules state that people who own a plot or a house in a city are not eligible to get another plot from a housing society as the plots are sold at prices much lower than in the market for the members of the society.
Patil`s contention is that his wife was not allotted a plot by the Vyalikaval Society and it was bought in an auction.
Patil is the sixth Karnataka Lokayukta, the anti-graft institution that was set up in 1986, making Karnataka the first state do so.
Earlier, Patil had been appointed by Communications Minister Kapil Sibal as one-man panel to probe the telecom policies and procedures followed during 2001-2009, including during the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, and assess whether they were followed in a transparent manner.
Patil submitted his report on January 31.
The first Karnataka Lokayukta was AD Koshal, a retired judge of the Supreme Court.
However, it was during the tenure of the fourth Lokayukta N Venkatachala (2001-2006) that the ombudsman became highly active with frequent raids on government offices across the state to detect graft.
Hegde carried on Venkatachala`s work and topped his five-year tenure, that ended on August 2 this year, with a report on massive illegal mining scam in the state leading to the fall of the Yeddyurappa government.


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H and I went to AWP last week. We're still recovering. I'm still recovering, hard. I'm not used to being around that many people, 14,000 attendees to be specific and my energy reserves were almost completely depleted. H came up with another interesting idea: there were certain people, no matter how we do our best to keep our emotional and physical distance, who pollute our energetic resources. Something to be looked at deeper with more consideration once we're fully recovered. Poor H had to go right back to school. I've been in half-assed self-care mode, making soup and editing work. I should go for a walk.
It was at times a cluster-fuck. A friend pointed out to me that tons of the people in attendance were in or graduates of writing programs. They were looking for jobs, or looking to make connections with people who could one day offer them jobs or publish them. That explained a lot. There was an atmosphere of hunger, though it was masked with an air of insouciance, a too-cool-to-care posture that dissolved whenever a well-known author or publisher appeared in the fray. There was leg-humping, a lot of it. Not literal leg-humping but emotional leg-humping, if that makes any sense. I witnessed it first-hand a few times and it made me anxious, I stood in emotional awkwardness, watching and cringing. Hero worship is no thing for me, I've met many of my heroes and I was often disappointed. Now my heroes are people I know and appreciate.
Since I have a job I love and am not too worried about details like WHO WILL EVER KNOW ME I was able to navigate the melee comfortably. I was there to see friends, and a few panels. I wasn't overly concerned with networking or connections, though those did come, organically,as they should. I spent time with people I love, bad-asses of the no-fucks-given school of life, chaos and laughter. I met and thrived around people of the same soul and mindset; mostly emotionally sharp and intelligent women of color. I met up with an old love for the first time since our heartbreak-up. It was calm, mellow and easy. We laughed at how we were still the same people, in older/wiser bodies, with newer, healthier loves.
I know myself well so each afternoon I'd leave the conference to return to our hotel for an hour or two of silence, meditation, hot hot baths and naps. Little self-care breaks I needed. My feet were covered in blisters. I wasn't used to walking everywhere, in boots. I had to keep reapplying special bandages to the tender spots, hoping they would harden into callouses. (hello metaphor, you asshole, way to show up and distract me. . . )
I stayed up late most nights, running around with girlfriends, ending up at small, private parties where writers whose work I worship on the page were hanging out, with holes in their socks. H and I were moving in slightly different circles but we kept checking in through the days and nights, meeting up briefly then moving independently on to events. We met up each night, spent time debriefing then slept heavy sleeps. I love him.
My AWP highs: VONA love: hanging with the loves and lights from VONA, especially spending time with Elmaz Abinader outside of VONA. The Dismantle Table. Hanging with Sharline and Patricia, my beautiful Pan Dulce sisters from VONA. Getting wild and laughing my ass off with Christine, then pausing to have deeper conversation before diving back into the hilarity/joy. The memorial (heart.wrenching.) reading for Kofi Awooner. The parties, the small lovely private parties. Showing up in a poem in David Mura's fucking brilliant new book, The Last Incantations. Meeting a few new people I hope become friends.
My AWP lows: Blisters. Blisters. Blisters. Watching the leg-humping. Wanting to save people from bad decisions I was watching them make. Having stayed so far (really, only ten minutes) from the conference.
Thanks to Chris for the awesome shirt I'm wearing in the picture above. And here are a few pics with my loves.
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A radicalized version of the traditional Passover Haggadah that draws parallels between the Biblical liberation of the Jews from Egyptian slavery and the present day struggle for peace, freedom and civil rights, will be published March 23 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, it was announced today. The volume, titled "The Freedom Seder: A New Haggadah for Passover," was written by Arthur I. Waskow. a member of the board of the National Jewish Organizing Project and a member of Jews for Urban Justice, a Washington-based group committed to ending racism.
In addition to telling the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt, the new Haggadah contains excerpts from the writings and speeches of Eldridge Cleaver, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, A.J. Muste, Ghandi, Hannah Arendt, Henry David Thoreau, Martin Buber and Thomas Jefferson. According to Mr. Waskow, his Haggadah is "unusual for a radical book in that it stands within the religious tradition, praises God, and works through ritual and ceremony. On the other hand, it is unusual for a religious book in that it is openly and joyfully radical."
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Wow, It's been a long time sing my last post. I'm going to get back on it. I just paid my TypePad bill and it wasn't cheap! Better get my money's worth out of it!
For starters, here is a sneak peek at my latest creation, Brisa- The Wind Gypsy. Brisa is a traveler, she follows the whispers of the wind. They lead her to the sacred waters that will heal the world.
I know that this video is of poor quality. It is just a quick peek. I'll get better footage of her posted as soon as I find an assistant!


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Miyajima Trip
Hey everyone! As you all may already know, or maybe not, CIEE students had an amazing group trip this weekend where we experienced both Hiroshima and Miyajima in just three short days. Both locations were beautiful and Hiroshima itself was both interesting and insightful as we were allowed to tour the Hiroshima Peace museum, visit the peace park, view the A-bomb Dome and attend a guest lecture by a Hibakushiya (Atomic bomb survivor). As the Hiroshima part of our trip (and pics) were already covered in another blog post by my good friend Jennifer, I would like to try and cover more details about our experience in Miyajima.
(View of the Tori gate from inside Itsukushima Shrine)
Miyajima is a small island located less than an hour away from Hiroshima and takes about 10-15 minutes by boat to reach. Miyajima is also known as shrine island as it's most recognizable feature is the large red tori gate greeting visitors and marking the symbolic and sacred entrance into a Shinto ground of worship. Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima is mainly built on top of the water much like how the famous red gate is built above water as well.
(A man painting a view of Itsukushima shrine)
We arrived at Miyajima around nine in the morning and were given a tour of Itsukushima Shrine and some brochures of main attractions beforehand so many of us were already pumped and super excited to explore. Aside from the stunning shrines, Miyajima also offered beautiful autumn views of crimson leaves and natural scenes in Momijidani park.
(Picture taken in Momijidani Park)
Another interesting tidbit about Miyajima is the numerous wild deer that roam the island. Most of them have gotten used to tourists and so many of the deer casually walk up to sniff and eat paper/clothes of passersby. One of the students in our group learned this lesson when a part of his map was eaten by a deer as he was attempting to take a photo of said deer.
(Is an adorable deer but will eat your money if he could)
We were only given a little more than an hour to explore Miyajima after our tour of the shrine and trip by cable cars up to the top of Mt. Misen. However, Miyajima is also famous for its succulent oysters and momijimanjus, which are maple leaf shaped cakes normally filled with azuki or red bean paste but can be found filled with anything from chestnut cream to cheese as well, momijimanjus are commonly brought back by tourists as gifts for friends and family. Because I am a huge glutton (or inner fatty) the short time and numerous opportunities to eat genuinely unique and mouth watering food propelled me to try to eat as many different variations of Miyajima foods as I could in under an hour...and eat I did.
Below is collection of all the foods I managed to sample while on our Miyajima trip!!!
(Fried oysters that were worth burning my mouth for!!)
(Momijimanjus hot off the machine/press)
(FRIED! Momijimanjus, this one was azuki filled and was even TASTIER than the original as it was fried!!)
(What better to eat than okonomiyaki on a stick for people on the go!?)
As I ran out of time to take pictures last minute some of the foods not pictured that I sampled were baked sweet potato with vanilla soft serve ice cream!
By the end of our day at Miyajima I was immensely content with all the wondrous places we were able to visit and see and definitely all the superb food I was able to eat along the way. Both mentally, physically and emotionally I was beyond content. Of course my only regret was not getting enough time to visit the famed crafts district of Miyajima or the aquarium.
Not as important as the prior regret but a regret related to my gluttony my only other regret was, of course, that I was unable to eat and slowly enjoy more than one share of each of these various types of delicacies offered on Miyajima (please forgive my gluttonous ways). Overall though, I was indeed very satisfied, to say the least, with our day trip to Miyajima and overall our weekend trip in general. I am very much looking forward to experiencing and sharing about the winter and Christmas seasons of the year in Japan. Until then stay warm!


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Sweetbriar Cottage
About Sweetbriar Cottage
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 13, 2017)
Following his divorce, Noah gave up his dream job, settling at a remote horse ranch in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia, putting much-needed distance between himself and the former love of his life. But then Noah gets a letter from the IRS claiming he and Josephine are still married. When he confronts Josephine for the first time in months, they discover that she missed the final step in filing the paperwork and they are, in fact, still married.
Josephine is no happier about the news than Noah. Maybe the failed marriage—and okay, the botched divorce—was her fault, but her heart was shattered right alongside his, more than he would ever believe. The sooner they put this marriage behind them, the better for both of their sakes.
But when Josephine delivers the final paperwork to his ranch, the two become stranded in his cottage during the worst spring snowstorm in a decade. Being trapped with Josephine is a test of Noah's endurance. He wrestles with resentment and an unmistakable pull to his wife—still beautiful, still brave, and still more intriguing than any woman he's ever known.
As they find themselves confronted with each other and their shared past, old wounds surface and tempers flare. But when they are forced out into the storm, they must rely on each other in a way they never have before. Josephine finally opens up about her tragic past, and Noah realizes she's never been loved unconditionally by anyone—including him. Will Noah accept the challenge to pursue Josephine's heart? And can she finally find the courage to trust Noah?
My Review
This is the second book I have read from this author. My track record is improving. I really enjoyed this book and had a very pleasant time reading it. Although, Noah may have come off as rough around the edges in the beginning, he was all heart by the ending. Yet, his manner did not deter me from warming up to him. I understood where he was coming from and why he was moody.
Instantly, I connected with Josephine aka Josie. She had this innocence about her. She tried to act tough but it came off as more sweet. Yet, she is a fighter. Through all of the adversity that Josie experienced growing up from men, it would have been so easy for Josie to just give up on love all together. I am glad to see that Noah showed Josie what true love looked like. I could feel the labor of love that author, Denise Hunter had for this book. I am looking forward to reading more to come from this author.
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Denise Hunter is the internationally published bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including A December Bride and The Convenient Groom, which have been adapted into original Hallmark Channel movies. She has won The Holt Medallion Award, The Reader's Choice Award, The Carol Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. When Denise isn't orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking green tea, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana where she and her husband are rapidly approaching an empty nest. You can learn more about Denise through her website
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Boasting an urban farmhouse look, Kim's small house features white as the dominant hue, but it's far from stark. In the living room, slip-covered couches and chairs are topped with a mix of store-bought and handmade pillows, while plywood shiplap walls offer a cottage feel. Beadboard was added to a wall in the breakfast nook and the peninsula in the kitchen for a hit of country. The kitchen cabinets were painted white to match the palette in the rest of the home. Kim's collection of ironstone jugs displayed on open shelves offers yet another dash of personality.
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On October 29. the result of the RPO remix contest was released, featuring af remix of Kristian / Chris Volt.
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4.5-inch XOLO Q700S with quad-core processor, 1GB RAM officially launched in India for Rs. 9,999
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XOLO has officially launched a new mid-range Android smartphone in India today. Dubbed as XOLO Q700S, the smartphone was recently spotted on eBay India for sale. The smartphone is the successor of last year launched XOLO Q700i, which is the successor of already available Q700. The XOLO Q700S comes in Silver and Gold colours and is priced at Rs. 9,999.
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Transparency Market Research Report Added "Addison's Disease Treatment Market" to its database.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/09/2017 -- Addison's disease is characterized by an uncommon disorder with insufficient production of the steroid hormones known as aldosterone and cortisol from the cells of adrenal glands. Moreover, indications of Addison's disease are known as primary adrenal insufficiency, resulting from insufficient production of two hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Symptoms associated with Addison's disease include gastrointestinal abnormalities, fatigue, and changes in skin color. Furthermore, mood changes and behavior may occur in some individuals with Addison's disease. The need for treatment of Addison's disease is growing due to rising prevalence of disease, increasing income in developed economies, and growing awareness. Furthermore, rising health expenditure is propelling the global market. Currently, the U.S. and EU5 countries are the key markets for Addison's disease treatment, where the well-being of life with symptoms that are tough to manage have become controllable. The Addison's disease treatment market is expected to expand at a high growth rate during the forecast period. Moreover, lack of proper diagnosis acts as a restraint of the market, especially in developing countries.
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Addison's disease requires lifelong treatment with steroid replacement therapy. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy is currently most widely used for the treatment of Addison's disease. Additional, hydrocortisone is one of the most preferred drugs belonging to the glucocorticoid class due to its short half-life which enables it to be quickly absorbed into the blood stream. Furthermore, long acting glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone and prednisone are beneficial for once daily dosing schedule. These do not replicate the physiological daily rhythm of endogenous cortisol production in the body, which results in excess glucocorticoid levels overnight. Rarely prescribed fludrocortisone belongs to the mineralocorticoid class and is frequently prescribed along with hydrocortisone.
The Addison's disease treatment market can be segmented based on type of drug class, distribution channel, and region. In terms of drug class, the Addison's disease treatment can be categorized into glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid. Glucocorticoid can be categorized into hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, and prednisone. The mineralocorticoid segment can be sub-segmented into fludrocortisone. Based on distribution channel, the market can be segmented into hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacy, and e-commerce.
In terms of region, the Addison's disease treatment market can be segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America was the largest market for Addison's disease treatment owing to high concerns for human health and growing awareness. Additionally, the U.S. and Canada have been successfully utilizing Addison's disease treatment. This is likely to boost the growth of the market in the region. Presence of well-established health care infrastructure, government initiatives in implementing Addison's disease treatment, and constantly improving reimbursement scenario is projected to propel the market in North America. Europe was the second largest market for Addison's disease treatment owing to enhanced health processes and implementation of high health care concerns in the region.
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I originally preached this sermon sometime in the Spring of 1994 (I think). The original title was We Were Once Slaves, Now What?. I modified this sermon and changed a few things (tho not enough, I found out) to make it more current. Basically I just changed the end, but pretty much, it's the same sermon from a while ago. And when I first preached, this was one of the "political sermons" that people used to complain about. Go figure.
Good morning, my scripture this morning will be taken from the book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 6, verses 7 through 12 and verses 20 through 25. That's Deuteronomy, the 6th chapter, verses 7 through 12 and verses 20 through 25. And it reads:
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you-- a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant-- then when you eat and are satisfied, be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. (MOVING TO THE 20TH VERSE) In the future, when your son asks you, "What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?" tell him: "We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Before our eyes the LORD sent miraculous signs and wonders-- great and terrible-- upon Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers. The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness."
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Let us pray:
Dear heavenly father. We come to you this morning on a never ending quest. A quest to become closer to you. A quest to learn more about your nature. A quest to learn why, in spite of all that we have done against you, you continue to bestow your graciousness and loving spirit upon us. We are on a quest this morning, to find out why you love us as you do. We are on a quest to discover more about ourselves, the abilities and powers you gave us. We are on a quest to uncover that which is covered before us. We wish to release those things that have tied us down in the past. We wish to let go of those things that nag at us and keep us from being the type of people that you want us to be. You have made all things possible, Father, and we as your children act ungrateful at times. But we are here to say this morning that we are eternally grateful, for giving the opportunity to exist in a world where your goodness abounds and your just nature prevails even in the times when we can see only darkness. We are grateful that you allowed us to have a free will, allowing to make our own mistakes and rejoice in our successes. We are grateful that you give us that little push, when we need to get going, and a pull when we need to slow down. Father we ask this morning that you not let your sacrifice, the sacrifice of your son Jesus the Christ be in vain. Help us to how that we were, are, and can yet be worthy of that gift. Help us in our quest this morning, Lord. You have brought us and our people out of a lot of problems, and we realize that there are other problems yet to come. But you said that all we have to do is believe in your son, and all will be right. So we ask you this morning, while we are on our quest, while we are on our search for knowledge, that you continue to work, with, in and through us. We ask that you give us the sight to let us see, the will so that we will do, and the words to say, so that we have ever glorify you and your Son, Jesus the Christ. All of this we ask in the name of Jesus, Amen.
We have here Moses handing down instructions to the people of Israel, once again telling them how they should not only act in accordance with themselves, but how they should view and treat God. God, by way of Moses, is constantly giving the people of Israel new commandments, in addition to the ten commandments that God gave Moses.
One has to wonder why is it necessary for God to keep giving the people the commandments. You would think that he told them once, and really shouldn't have had to tell these people more than once. But for some reason, the Israelites kept whining and complaining about there state. But had indeed delivered them from a situation that kept praying to be delivered from. Then once it happened, God had to remind them of all that He had done for them.
God, through Moses, directs the children of Israel to keep steadfast to his commandments. He tells them that in order to have and enjoy a long life, all they must do is keep his commandments. They are commanded, as Jesus commanded us in the New Testament scriptures, to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul and might. We are commanded to love the Lord with every ounce of love and faithfulness that we have inside of us.
He also gives them another direction in order to insure that their lives are profitable and happy. He directs them to pass the information onto their children, so that they will understand and appreciate all that God has done for them. He tells them to talk about the goodness and grace of God wherever they go and in everything that they do.
But the 20th verse gives definite direction in passing on information to the children. The children were to be told of how they were once slaves and how God performed miracles in order so that they might have the land that God promised to the forefathers. Then the scripture says "The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness."
Sometimes, in Christianity, there is a tendency to throw out the Old testament as outdated and irrelevant. But we must realize that there is a lot in the Old Testament that applies directly to black people in this country and situations that we have found ourselves in as a group. We see the correlation to being a chosen people, the correlation to slavery and the freedom from slavery, the correlation to having been put through the ringer time and time again, but yet in still, God always brings us through.
There is one big difference however. The Israelites were the chosen people of the Bible at the time. God was communicating directly to them in order that they might have patience until the time that they were delivered from the hands of Pharaoh.
But once God delivered them from Egypt, some of the Israelites began to act ungrateful. They began whining about how good they had it under Pharaoh, and how there was always something to eat and drink. Never mind that they were persecuted because of their religion, never mind the fact that they were beaten on a regular basis, and never mind that they prayed to God on a daily basis to ask to be removed from the situation that they were in. For some reason they still found time to complain.
But God promised that they would be delivered from Pharaoh and that he would give them a land just for them. A land that will be prosperous and will suit the purposes of the Israelites perfectly. Somehow, that still wasn't enough.
The scriptures here remind us to always pay homage to Him that brought us out of our misery. Previous to the 20th verse, God, again by way of Moses, tells us that they should tell everyone about the miracles that God has given them. He tells them that they should proclaim God's greatness by hanging the news on their doorstep, on their place of business, in their house, anywhere where someone would be able to see testimony of the goodness that God has done for them.
And the children are to be reminded and told about how it once was, how they came through it, who brought them through and how they should be thankful for God bringing their fathers and forefathers out of Egypt.
The situation of the Israelites reveals many similarities between them and the black people of America. We too are a people that have been delivered from the wretched toils of slavery. We too are a disjointed people still complaining about all that God has not given us when he in fact has given us so much. We too are a people who are divided not only in our religious circles, but in our general communities as well. For us, slavery ended many, many years ago, yet for some reason, a lot of us still act like we are slaves.
Black people in America carry around the evils of slavery like a badge. Despite the fact that none of us today were ever slaves, despite the fact that our ancestors were freed from slavery over 120 years ago, we still act like the quote unquote white man still has us enslaved.
Now, instead of learning from the mistakes of slavery, we use it to make people, especially white people, feel guilty for the ills that have begotten our community. Never mind the fact that we all hold some sort of responsibility for our own actions. Never mind the fact that we hold the keys to our own individual salvation. It is much easier to blame someone else for our problems than to admit that we had something to do with it ourselves.
So we are no longer slaves, now what? What do we do? How do we throw off the shackles of mental and economic slavery. How do we escape the evils that we see on our nightly news reports and read in our newspapers? What are we to do?
One would ask in response to these questions, well, where is the black leadership? Where are the Martin Kings, Malcolm X's, the DuBois', the Marcus Garvey's and other vanguards who lead our communities so beautifully from the 30's through the early 70's? Obviously they must be around, be we don't know where they are.
One problem is that there is no blatant enemy any more. The evil white man who kept us from voting, who kept us from sitting in the front of the bus, who kept us from eating where we wanted to or from drinking from whatever water fountain we chose. That white man is gone. He is no more. As an old saying goes, you cannot fight an enemy you cannot see.
Since there is no obvious enemy any more, our so called black leadership jumps around from issue to issue trying to find one to hold on to and hopefully, one that will serve as a rallying cry for the masses of black people.
That rallying cry used to be heard on our street corners and in our churches. That rallying cry used to be preached from the pulpits of the black churches. But it seems now that the masses of black church members are no longer interested in hearing what is affecting our communities. It seems that once politics are addressed in the church, all of the sudden people's attention begins to get diverted, conversations get louder and Bibles begin to open. Maybe it's just me, but I think it's time to tell the truth.
The truth is we have an apathetic community. A community who is more interested in hearing rhetoric than the actualities of our situations. We would rather hear someone spew forth lines about what they claim they do, than to actually go out with that person and walk with them in their efforts. We would rather complain and make slanderous remarks about what we think that someone is doing, rather that going up to that person and asking them what we can do to help them. But maybe it's just me.
We would rather hear the good things that are in the Bible. Things that will make us laugh. things that will make us love, things that won't make us think too much. But Rev. Brown said to me once that maybe we need to bring Hell back into the church. Minister Louis Farrakhan said that maybe we need to start shaking up the black community and force it to face the realities of what is going on. Other ministers and public leaders will say that it is time to remove ourselves from our comfortable positions, watching the ills of the ghettos from our television screens instead of seeing them from our comfortable living rooms. People say that it is time to make people uncomfortable, force them to think about what they have and how they got it, and how other people, especially our children, our not getting it. Maybe it's me, but I think they're right.
We need to become more pro-active instead of reactive. We need to address the potential for problems instead of redress the incidents that have already happened. It is not good enough to say how much of a shame it is when of our children gets killed. It is not enough to say that we ought to be doing more for the community and our children after one of them gets into trouble. We need to stop talking about doing something and just do it. We need to stop saying that we will give our support to something and not give that support. We need to stop giving lip service to our problems. We need to stop complaining about the problems and start coming up with solutions.
So what are the solutions? What can we do to prevent certain things from happening? Well, in the scriptures we have God telling us through Moses that we should tell our children about what has been done for us. We are told to sit down with our children and communicate with them and tell them about what has transpired. We are also instructed to post God's commandments on our hands, on our head and on our homes. We are also instructed to remember God in all of the things that we have been given that we ourselves did not cultivate. Because we all try to say, "I did this, and I did that" and "I did it all myself." But we do nothing of and by ourselves. It is God who gives us the means. It is God who gives us the ability. It is God that gives us the method and reasoning to do anything and everything that we do. And for us to assume that we do any of it of and by ourselves is abhorrent.
So the solution to our problems is first and foremost a preventative one. We all quote the scripture, Train up a child in the way that they should go. But we need have more communication with our children. We need to listen more and talk less. We need to stop treating our children and others as if they don't have a brain in their heads.
We need to instill in our children a firm commitment to God. We need to fill them with the knowledge of the mistakes of the past so that they can begin to make the strides of our future. We need to explain to them, in blaring detail, what our people have done in our past to get us where we are now. We need to stop letting television and radio being substitute parents and begin to have open, honest dialogues with our children.
We also need to stop going for the rhetoric that we hear, not only in our churches but in our everyday life. We need to stop paying homage to the person to tells us only what we want to hear, and start listening to the person who may hurt our feelings a bit and make us uncomfortable. After all, we must realize that one of the reasons that Jesus was persecuted in the manner in which he was is because Jesus was not afraid to make the Romans uncomfortable. Jesus was not afraid to rattle feathers here and there. Jesus was not afraid to cause trouble to those who opposed him.
Because Jesus had the commandments and decrees of the law not only written on his head and on his hands, but on his tongue and more importantly in his heart. Jesus never went in for the rhetoric that people enjoyed hearing or that was being put forth by the Roman government.
So I challenge you this morning to stop listening to the rhetoric. I challenge you to establish a relationship with God and Jesus based on honesty, based on truthfulness. I challenge you to establish a relationship with God and Jesus that is devoid of self- delusion and self-denial. I challenge you to be willing to take on those issues that are not very easy to deal with, I challenge you this morning to do that which is not easy, simple or comfortable to do. For Jesus did not take the easy road, nor did he take the safe road. Jesus did what was necessary, sometimes going way out of his way to do that which was in accordance with God's commandments.
So instead of complaining about what you don't have, give God the praise for what you do have. Give God the praise for bringing you this far along the way. Give God the praise for bringing from where you were to where you are now. Give God the praise for all of the little things that He has done for you. Give Him the praise for looking out for you when you couldn't look out for yourself.
Then tell everyone. Tell everyone about the marvelous things that have happened to you. Tell them about the blessings you received even when you did not deserve it. Tell your children how God has changed your life. Tell your children how anything can be done with God. And don't just stop there. Tell the stranger on the street, your co- worker, your neighbor, anyone you can about the goodness and grace of God. Then invite them to be a part of God's kingdom. Invite them to be a part of the saving grace that we know in Christ Jesus. Invite every one you see to come to know the Lord like we know the Lord. Invite them to be a witness to the miraculous things that God is going to accomplish for us. Invite them to become a part of God's family. (Do invitation)
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Founding Fool David Gardner has made a career by bucking conventional wisdom with his Rule Breaker philosophy of stock selection; he finds companies that, though viewed as overvalued, have game-changing advantages over their peers.
Luckily for us, he has laid out six signs of the perfect Rule Breaker stock.
- A top dog and first mover in an important, emerging industry.
- Sustainable advantage gained through business momentum, patent protection, visionary leadership, or inept competitors.
- Strong past price appreciation.
- Good management and smart backing.
- Strong consumer appeal.
- A documented history of being viewed as overvalued.
Talk about a needle in a haystack
While most of these traits are qualitative in nature, two of them could be considered quantitative. This can help us mere mortals get started by setting up a screen to winnow out clear non-Rule Breakers -- so we can find the next great Rule Breaker.
We can find strong past price appreciation -- one of David's traits -- by screening for stocks that are up at least 100% over the past year. To zero in on stocks that are viewed as overvalued -- David's second quantitative trait -- I looked for one-star stocks as rated by CAPS, as well as for companies with a P/E over 40. One-star stocks are clearly out of favor in our Foolish community, and many a prudent investor would resist paying for a stock that trades at 40 times its earnings.
When I ran the screen last week, I got nine companies that weren't already Rule Breakers.
Market Cap
52-Week Price Change
What It's Involved in ...
|Houston American Energy
|$562 million
|Sandy Spring Bancorp
|$454 million
|$676 million
|Internet travel
lululemon athletica
|$5.07 billion
|$832 million
|Dice Holdings
|$919 million
|Internet job listings
Entropic Communications
|$1.01 billion
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
|$479 million
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
|$775 million
Now, we can use the rest of Dave's qualitative traits to narrow down our field.
1. Top dog and first mover in an important, emerging industry
I immediately eliminated four of the above companies. Houston American Energy (oil) and Travelzoo (Internet-based travel) are by no means the top dogs in their respective fields. Similarly, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts -- although extremely tasty -- and Sandy Spring Bancorp are not part of important, emerging industries.
2. Sustainable advantage gained through business momentum, patent protection, visionary leadership, or inept competitors
None of the remaining companies on our list missed the mark here. Entropic and Dice have business momentum due to macroeconomic trends at their back. lululemon and Zumiez have visionary leadership teams on board; and Jazz, with its hand in pharmaceuticals, sustains its advantage through patents.
3. Good management and smart backing
This is a more difficult characteristic to judge quickly. For brevity's sake (before you make a final decision, you'll want to dig deeper), I looked at whether the founders still play a role in the company they started. Of the companies that remain on my list, all but Dice Holdings still have their founders on board as executives or on their boards of directors.
4. Strong consumer appeal
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, maker of narcolepsy drug Xylem and OCD drug Luvox, is bringing in the cash ... for now. But it can't rest on its laurels. It will have to remain consistently innovative, because patents always expire, allowing cheaper generic brands to gain the upper hand. That was enough for me to take it off the final list.
That leaves three stocks that deserve a closer look
Taking the remaining companies in reverse alphabetical order, Zumiez was founded in 1978 and is a one-stop shop for snowboarders, surfers, skateboarders, and BMXers (think X-Games). The retailer has an avid following among its fan base, and that base is growing. In its most recent quarter, the company reported comparable-store sales increased 14.4%. Zumiez currently has about 400 stores, and some believe that the growth story might be coming to an end. But I think that would be a mistake; at the beginning of 2010, Zumiez had yet to enter 15 states and plans on expanding to Canada soon.
lululemon athletica has been on a tear. A few weeks back, I predicted that lulu would become to female athletes what Under Armour
And finally, Entropic. I believe that the home of the future will be filled with appliances -- TVs, DVRs, computers, stereo and video game systems -- that are able to communicate with each other. The key to making this happen lies with Entropic's microchips. Although its P/E sits north of 50, its potential future growth is high enough to justify that valuation, in my view.
Going forward
The numbers I chose to use in my screen are by no means absolute. I used them as a starting point to turn up ideas for my search. I encourage you to jump on our screener and input slightly different numbers, dig into some of the companies, and share your finds below. The Motley Fool was founded to educate, so I encourage you to use the comments section to contribute to our communal pool of knowledge.
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Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of lululemon. Zumiez is a Motley Fool Big Short short-sale selection. lululemon and Under Armour are Motley Fool Rule Breakers recommendations. The Fool owns shares of Under Armour, which is also a Motley Fool Hidden Gems selection. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Fool has a disclosure policy.


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At the most basic level, Johnathan Holifield thinks the key to a successful, vibrant, inclusive, economy that works for all America comes down to a single word: Competition.
"The nation faces a choice as to the kind of economy it will accept," he said. "Will we have an economy of incumbent, limited competitiveness or travel the harder, just road seeking Inclusive Competitiveness?"
Holifield is Co-Founder of ScaleUp Partners, a national consultancy that has worked to foster collaboration in every region of the country over the past four years. The former NFL running back, attorney, civil rights advocate and business leader from Ohio is also the architect of Inclusive Competitiveness, a trademarked approach of interdisciplinary policies, strategies, practices and metrics to improve the performance of underrepresented Americans within the innovation economy.
Holifield's book, The Future Economy and Inclusive Competitiveness, will release this fall. The strategy has made an impact in Ohio, where a policy report using Inclusive Competitiveness was unanimously adopted by the Ohio Board of Regents in the fall of 2014.
But despite this comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to inclusion, the premise remains imminently relatable. Teach underserved areas the rules of the 21st century economic game, blow the whistle and let the game begin.
"Every American must have a fair opportunity to compete and succeed in the innovation economy," he said.
People living in disaffected communities can't compete if they don't know the rules and can't get on the playing field. But they also need to focus their talents and plans for the future on what it takes to succeed. Holifield foster both fairness and focus.
"It's time for us to catalyze an Inclusive Competitiveness Movement," Holifield said.
Holifield will take his message to the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists combined convention on Aug. 3 in Washington, D.C. In the #InclusiveAmerica Learning Lab, Holifield will urge journalists to capture the true portrait of the economic landscape in America, one that creates an uneven playing field. A new narrative of inclusion will help solutions like Inclusive Competitiveness to emerge, he says.


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Yes, I believe early interdiction at the primary school level will greatly reduce problems associated with learning disabilities. By finding ways to either overcome or compensate for learning disabilities at the primary level, we create an environment where the student can thrive. He or she can be made to feel like a part of the class rather than an outsider who can't keep up.
No there are other factors that are associated with learning disabilities maybe that child's brain just isn't ready to learn. The vaccinations are causing a lot of the learning problems that we are seeing in the country so far. There is factor of IQ levels and how that child was brought up at home also.
No, early interdiction at the primary school level does not reduce the problems associated with learning disabilities, because no amount of early intervention can change a child's neurological makeup. If anything, if the child is told early on that they cannot learn like other children, they will be discouraged, and will not try as hard in school.
I do not believe early interdiction at the primary school level leads to a reduction in the rate of problems associated with learning disabilities. I believe addressing the problems is key and obviously being aware of them helps to do that, but I do not believe the disabilities can be eliminated. I see it as a puzzle, you simply have to find a different way to get the information in the brain.