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- 2023
- Working Paper
The Complexity of Economic Decisions
By: Xavier Gabaix and Thomas Graeber
We propose a theory of the complexity of economic decisions. Leveraging a macroeconomic framework of production functions, we conceptualize the mind as a cognitive economy, where a task's complexity is determined by its composition of cognitive operations. Complexity...
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Gabaix, Xavier, and Thomas Graeber. "The Complexity of Economic Decisions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-049, February 2024.
- 2022
- Article
Becoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO
By: Thomas Borup Kristensen, Henrik Saabye and Amy Edmondson
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to empirically test how problem-solving lean practices, along with
leaders as learning facilitators in an action learning approach, can be transferred from a production context to a
knowledge work context for the purpose...
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Kristensen, Thomas Borup, Henrik Saabye, and Amy Edmondson. "Becoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 42, no. 13 (2022): 438–481.
- December 2021
- Article
Partisan Professionals: Evidence from Credit Rating Analysts
By: Elisabeth Kempf and Margarita Tsoutsoura
Partisan perception affects the actions of professionals in the financial sector. Using a novel dataset linking credit rating analysts to party affiliations from voter records, we show that analysts who are not affiliated with the U.S. president's party downward-adjust...
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Political Affiliation;
Credit Rating Agencies;
Political Partisanship;
Political Elections;
Kempf, Elisabeth, and Margarita Tsoutsoura. "Partisan Professionals: Evidence from Credit Rating Analysts." Journal of Finance 76, no. 6 (December 2021): 2805–2856.
- Article
Behavioral and Neural Representations en route to Intuitive Action Understanding
By: Leyla Tarhan, Julian De Freitas and Talia Konkle
When we observe another person's actions, we process many kinds of information—from how their body moves to the intention behind their movements. What kinds of information underlie our intuitive understanding about how similar actions are to each other? To address this...
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Action Perception;
Intuitive Similarity;
Representational Similarity Analysis;
Tarhan, Leyla, Julian De Freitas, and Talia Konkle. "Behavioral and Neural Representations en route to Intuitive Action Understanding." Neuropsychologia 163 (December 2021).
- October 2021
- Article
Directors' Perceptions of Board Effectiveness and Internal Operations
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng, Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and Rajesh Vijayaraghavan
We contribute to the growing literature on the effectiveness of corporate boards by examining the effect of two insights that have been largely unexplored in prior studies that use public data. First, since boards' responsibilities are wide-ranging, more holistic...
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Boards Of Directors;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Performance Effectiveness;
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy, and Rajesh Vijayaraghavan. "Directors' Perceptions of Board Effectiveness and Internal Operations." Management Science 67, no. 10 (October 2021): 6399–6420.
- Article
Forgoing Earned Incentives to Signal Pure Motives
By: Erika L. Kirgios, Edward H. Chang, Emma E. Levine, Katherine L. Milkman and Judd B. Kessler
Policy makers, employers, and insurers often provide financial incentives to encourage citizens, employees, and customers to take actions that are good for them or for society (e.g., energy conservation, healthy living, safe driving). Although financial incentives are...
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Motivation Laundering;
Motivation and Incentives;
Kirgios, Erika L., Edward H. Chang, Emma E. Levine, Katherine L. Milkman, and Judd B. Kessler. "Forgoing Earned Incentives to Signal Pure Motives." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 29 (July 21, 2020): 16891–16897.
- April 2019
- Article
Rituals and Nuptials: The Emotional and Relational Consequences of Relationship Rituals
By: Ximena Garcia-Rada, Ovul Sezer and Michael I. Norton
Four studies reveal the benefits of relationship rituals: couples with relationship rituals report more positive emotions and greater relationship satisfaction and commitment than those without them. We show that rituals are crucial for understanding consumption...
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Relationship Satisfaction;
Garcia-Rada, Ximena, Ovul Sezer, and Michael I. Norton. "Rituals and Nuptials: The Emotional and Relational Consequences of Relationship Rituals." Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 4, no. 2 (April 2019): 185–197.
- Article
Enacting Rituals to Improve Self-control
By: D. A. Tian, J. Schroeder, G. Haubl, J. Risen, M. I. Norton and F. Gino
Rituals are predefined sequences of actions characterized by rigidity and repetition. We propose that enacting ritualized actions can enhance subjective feelings of self-discipline, such that rituals can be harnessed to improve behavioral self-control. We test this...
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Tian, D. A., J. Schroeder, G. Haubl, J. Risen, M. I. Norton, and F. Gino. "Enacting Rituals to Improve Self-control." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 114, no. 6 (June 2018): 851–876.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version
A common critique of models of mistaken beliefs is that people should recognize their error after observations they thought were unlikely. This paper develops a framework for assessing when a given error is likely to be discovered, in the sense that the error-maker...
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Gagnon-Bartsch, Tristan, Matthew Rabin, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-108, June 2018.
- August 2017
- Article
Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions
By: J. Stone, E. Aveling, M. Frean, M. Shields, C. Wright, F. Gino, T. Sundt and S.J. Singer
The importance of effective team leadership for achieving surgical excellence is widely accepted, but we understand less about the behaviors that achieve this goal. We studied cardiac surgical teams to identify leadership behaviors that best support surgical teamwork....
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Stone, J., E. Aveling, M. Frean, M. Shields, C. Wright, F. Gino, T. Sundt, and S.J. Singer. "Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 104, no. 2 (August 2017): 530–537.
- March 2017
- Article
Why Do We Hate Hypocrites? Evidence for a Theory of False Signaling
By: Jillian J. Jordan, Roseanna Sommers, Paul Bloom and David G. Rand
Why do people judge hypocrites, who condemn immoral behaviors that they in fact engage in, so negatively? We propose that hypocrites are disliked because their condemnation sends a false signal about their personal conduct, deceptively suggesting that they behave...
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Moral Psychology;
Social Signaling;
Open Data;
Open Materials;
Moral Sensibility;
Jordan, Jillian J., Roseanna Sommers, Paul Bloom, and David G. Rand. "Why Do We Hate Hypocrites? Evidence for a Theory of False Signaling." Psychological Science 28, no. 3 (March 2017): 356–368.
- 2015
- Chapter
Negotiations: Statistical Aspects
'Negotiation analysis' seeks to develop prescriptive theory and useful advice for negotiators and third parties. It generally emphasizes the parties' underlying interests, alternatives to negotiated agreement, approaches to productively manage the inherent tension...
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Sebenius, James K. "Negotiations: Statistical Aspects." In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. 2nd ed. Edited by James D. Wright, 430–436. London: Elsevier, 2015.
- January 2012
- Article
How Leaders Kill Meaning at Work
By: Teresa Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Senior executives routinely undermine creativity, productivity, and commitment by damaging the inner work lives of their employees in four avoidable ways. This article is based on analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that...
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Performance Productivity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Innovation Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Leading Change;
Balanced Scorecard;
Mission and Purpose
Amabile, Teresa, and Steven J. Kramer. "How Leaders Kill Meaning at Work." McKinsey Quarterly, no. 1 (January 2012): 124–131.
- May 2011
- Article
The Power of Small Wins
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and...
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Interpersonal Communication;
Employee Relationship Management;
Performance Effectiveness;
Motivation and Incentives;
Groups and Teams;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Working Conditions;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Skills;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Productivity;
Time Management;
Resource Allocation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Managerial Roles
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steven J. Kramer. "The Power of Small Wins." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).
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Values, Purpose, Meaning, and Expectations: Why Culture and Context Matter
The "rational person" standard, based on assumptions of economic self-interest, has long prevailed in legal reasoning. But understanding of decision making, behavioral choices, and possibilities for action must be enlarged to include a variety of factors that give...
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Decision Making;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Expectations;
Organizational Culture;
Business Cycles;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Motivation and Incentives
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Values, Purpose, Meaning, and Expectations: Why Culture and Context Matter." Alabama Law Review 62, no. 5 (2011).
- 2010
- Working Paper
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger
This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in... View Details
Curriculum and Courses;
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership Development;
Goals and Objectives;
Research and Development;
United States
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
- 2010
- Article
The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Are Not as Ethical as We Think We Are
By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, K. Diekmann, K A. Wade-Benzoni and Max Bazerman
This paper explores the biased perceptions that people hold of their own ethicality. We argue that the temporal trichotomy of prediction, action and recollection is central to these misperceptions: People predict that they will behave more ethically than they actually...
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Forecasting and Prediction;
Values and Beliefs;
Cognition and Thinking;
Prejudice and Bias
Tenbrunsel, A. E., K. Diekmann, K A. Wade-Benzoni, and Max Bazerman. "The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Are Not as Ethical as We Think We Are." Research in Organizational Behavior 30 (2010): 153–173.
- 2007
- Working Paper
The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are
By: Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kristina A. Diekmann, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni and Max H. Bazerman
This paper explores the biased perceptions that people hold of their own ethicality. We argue that the temporal trichotomy of prediction, action and evaluation is central to these misperceptions: People predict that they will behave more ethically than they actually...
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Forecasting and Prediction;
Cognition and Thinking;
Prejudice and Bias
Tenbrunsel, Ann E., Kristina A. Diekmann, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, and Max H. Bazerman. "The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-012, August 2007. (revised January 2009, previously titled "Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation.")
- December 2004 (Revised August 2005)
- Exercise
Orientation to the Public Image Assessment Exercise
By: Robin J. Ely
The Public Image Assessment exercise acquaints students with the ideal images they hold of themselves, the actions they engage in to convey these images, and the benefits and costs of these behaviors to themselves and to others. Social psychologists call this process...
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Ely, Robin J. "Orientation to the Public Image Assessment Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 405-057, December 2004. (Revised August 2005.)
- 1982
- Article
When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words
By: T. M. Amabile and L. Kabat
Subjects viewed two videotapes, one depicting a stimulus person's self-description and the other depicting that person's behavior in a conversation, according to a four-way factorial design personality descriptor used in the self-description ("introvert" or...
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Amabile, T. M., and L. Kabat. "When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words." Social Cognition 1 (1982): 311–335.


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Dairy farmers will at last be able to get out and about to meet colleagues, see new kit and hear from expert speakers, with the welcome news that the Dairy Show will go ahead later this year.
Following the Government's recent announcement that business events can recommence from October, the Royal Bath & West Society has contacted exhibitors to explain how it plans to meet health and safety guidance.
Set to take place on Wednesday, October 7 at the Royal Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet, the event would usually attract hundreds of top-class cattle from across the region and further afield, to compete in the series of classes.
But Alan Lyons, head of shows, said the competitions will be missing from this year's schedule, due to the difficulties of adhering to social distancing in the judging ring and cattle lines.
He added: "But this has made available more internal space which will be filled with trade stands and open walkways.
"Hand sanitisers and face masks will be freely available, and the seminar theatre will move to a more spacious area to allow for social distancing."
This year's seminar theme will be 'Breeding the Cow of the Future', with expert speakers examining how producers can use pedigree genetics or cross breeding to produce the optimum cow for their system.
Mr Lyons added: "We already have nearly 200 trade stands booked, and feedback from exhibitors has been overwhelmingly positive. It is such an important industry event, and people are really keen to get out and network, see what's new, and discuss the latest hot topics with friends and professionals."
This year is the 40th anniversary of the show, so there will be an extra special buzz, and the event will also host the prestigious British Cheese Awards in place of the cancelled Royal Bath & West Show, which was originally due to take place at the end of May, before being postponed until the end of July and then cancelled entirely for 2020.
Mr Lyons said: "It will be one of the only cheese competitions to run in 2020, and winners will be announced on the eve of the show. It will be a lovely opportunity for dairy producers who supply on a cheese contract to see the end result of their labours and enjoy the recognition that prize winners receive."
A new element this year will be a drop-in mental health stand run in conjunction with the Young Farmers' Clubs. "Farming is tough at the best of times, and it's even tougher now that people haven't been able to get out and meet family and friends," said Mr Lyons.
"As a society we helped to produce a fold-out Z card on mental health with Somerset Mental Health Agriculture Group and to give young farmers mental health first aid training.
"Our informal farmhouse kitchen stand will enable visitors to drop in and discuss how they can identify whether friends and family are struggling and how they can help before it becomes a serious issue."
He concluded: "We are really looking forward to opening our doors on October 7 and enabling farmers and exhibitors to catch up with the latest news, advice and equipment face-to-face after so long in lockdown, and encourage everyone to buy their tickets in advance."
Tickets are priced at £15 for adults and £13 for students. They must be pre-purchased online to enable the Royal Bath & West Society to track and trace for COVID-19. For further details, please visit the website www.bathandwest.com/the-dairy-show


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Yesterday, BP announced they would be selling their $14 billion share in Rosnef.
The London-headquartered oil firm announced on Sunday that it was offloading its 19.75% voting stake in Rosneft, noting that Russia's invasion of Ukraine represented a "fundamental change" in relations with Moscow.
The value of the stake was estimated at $14bn (£10.4bn) at the end of last year. It is unclear who BP would sell it to.
The oil firm's chief executive, Bernard Looney, is also resigning from the Rosneft board with "immediate effect", it said in a statement.
Former BP chief executive Bob Dudley has also resigned from the Rosneft board, which is chaired by the former German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and run by Igor Sechin, a close ally of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
Today however, Russia announced that
Russia's central bank says it has ordered brokers to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and persons who want to sell off their Russian investments, such as stocks and shares.
So it seem the Russian move is directly aimed at stopping Western companies from divestitures from Russia.
For slightly more background, according to Wikipedia, Rosneft is "the second-largest state-controlled company (after Gazprom) in Russia in terms of revenue".
My question is whether the move is effective in blocking BP's sale or if those shares are held/traded on a different market, not Moscow.


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In one of the more surprising developments over the course of the 2018 season, it was revealed that Furniture Row Racing would be discontinuing operations at the conclusion of the year.
This one was big. This wasn't just an "also-ran"team. Nor was it an occasionally competitive mid-level team. No, this was the organization that achieved what in stock car racing amounts to climbing Mount Everest. A team that started at the bottom and through a series of beneficial moves, rose to the top of the pile as Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions just a year ago.
To understand how how this untimely end came about, one must first become familiar with how Furniture Row Racing got to the peak of NASCAR glory. The owner of Furniture Row retail outlets, Barney Visser, his team together in 2005. They made only two starts that first year, followed by a total of 38 starts combined during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The early years featured a revolving door of racing veterans such as Kenny Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, and Joe Nemechek.
When the team hired Regan Smith in 2009, the results had already begun to improve. Nemechek had qualified for all but four races in 2008 and stunned everyone by winning a pole at Talladega. In 2010, Smith qualified for every race for the first time in team history. Then in 2011, Smith rode to victory at Darlington Raceway to give Visser and company their first taste of Cup success. There were a few more strong finishes for Smith but the team and driver went their separate ways just before the end of 2012.
Kurt Busch was next to pilot the No. 78 car. The 2004 series champion was stout, finishing in the top five 11 times in 2013. Yet somehow, victory continued to elude the team. Busch left after just one season and Martin Truex Jr. came in. Truex showed promise his first year but it wasn't until year two of his tenure at FRR that he reached contender status. That was when he was paired with a new crew chief. Cole Pearn, a small-framed former racer from Canada, turned out to be the perfect match for Truex. 2015 saw the team return to victory lane along with consistently finishing in the top ten. The following year would begin another partnership that shaped the future of FRR: a switch to Toyota and a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex and Pearn would win 16 more times together over the next three years, including eight wins en route to the 2017 series championship.
But in racing, success doesn't always ensure longetivity. That technical alliance with JGR was what made Visser's team championship caliber. It also cost the team an enormous expense. So when primary sponsor 5-hour Energy announced that it would not return in 2019, Barney was left with two options. He could continue to race out of his own pocket, all the while still hunting sponsorship partners. Or he could bow out, selling the organization or closing it down.
Rather than personally fund an outfit that could see a potentially significant drop in performance with the end of the Gibbs support deal, Visser opted to go out on top.
It shouldn't have had to end that way. Multiple race wins and a series title is the very definition of success in NASCAR. So by those standards, Furniture Row Racing was successful. But here we are, less than a month removed from their last race and the doors are closed. The employees are gone. All that remains is a legacy.
Money and racing have always been a package deal. Speed has a price and the faster you want to go, the bigger the bottom line needs to be. Sponsorship is how the bills get paid. However, dwindling sponsor pools have turned the field into a cluster of owner and/or driver-financed cars or pieced-together sponsor packages that feature a different logo on the hood every other week. It's become too difficult to try to sell a full season sponsorship package anymore. Companies simply don't see the value in throwing $20 million at a race team between the current state of the sport and the economic tightening of belts across nearly every business landscape. It's a tough sell that has only become more and more difficult in recent years.
This business model is not sustainable. Without a drastic change, Furniture Row Racing will not be the last competitive team that has to close up shop. Fortunately, there may be a new beginning soon. NASCAR President Steve Phelps spoke recently about plans to restructure how the sponsor money that is currently coming in as well as the hope that such a setup will entice new participants.
"We're going to a new sponsorship model," Phelps said. "It's really more to make the sponsorship buy as easy as possible. As an industry, we are fairly fragmented. You have the sanctioning body, different tracks, race teams, drivers and broadcast partners; all these different groups you can contract with as a sponsor.
"We are trying to bring all of them under one umbrella. If you go to, for example, a company such as Coca-Cola, you can sell them a one-stop shop. It's an ease in doing business. If you do that, it's going to foster more sponsor activity."
Tracks, race teams, drivers and television partners will still look for their own supplemental funding, but NASCAR says the new model will give everyone involved a bigger piece of the pie.
Why is that important? Think of it this way: if a team needs $20 million (hypothetical figure) a year to operate, they currently look to sponsors for the bulk of that money. If a company wants to participate but can't commit to that figure, they must either sponsor the car for only a select number of events or accept a less prominent role. With a new deal providing money to the teams, the amount of money a sponsor will need to bring in will decrease. This increases the likelihood of current sponsors continuing their relationships as well as new ones being able to afford the price of admission.
It's a shame that such a thing didn't take place before the defending champion team had to close its doors. While there's no way to know if such an arrangement would have saved FRR, it's an important step towards ensuring the rest of the teams in the garage area have a fighting chance.
About the author
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The religious leaders of Jesus's day asked him to show them a sign, many were scoffing at HIM and laughing and this long before the trial of the Pharisees who were inspecting the sacrifice.
Luke 9:51-56
(51) And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
(52) And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
(53) And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
(54) And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
(55) But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
(56) For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Things really don't change today many are looking for signs and wonders we are told it is an adulterous generation that does so. Jesus said the following…
Matthew 16:4
(4) A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them and departed.
The word has the power to change lives but the devil does not want the word to go forth so knowing that one day whoever found his rude comment to God and corrected the error that God would most likely make him the new bringer of light, he would ensure that the word would not go forth by making false manifestations of spirit within the church. Knowing that a real man of God who loved Jesus would not be taken in by the deceitfulness and perform what he knew was not of God. Which has obviously worked well for him but oops shot himself in the foot again. He never learns and his ministers of righteousness just as insidious as he wanting me to bow to them before getting the kingdoms of the earth.
Can you imagine a minister of the gospel, hiding the word of God from the world and offering no hope because he is waiting for an outpouring of God's spirit while he snickers at those who still adore their King James laughing at the thee's and thous that he would not be where he is if not for it. In the hands of the right man, it could work another miracle and set souls free another four hundred years.
Father strung up a tight rope for me to walk and it goes over the pools of sharks on my back are the prayers for the souls of your loved ones friends and co-workers and at the end of the rope is a pentecostal Jesuit Catholic in a suit and tie shaking the rope while he and others like him tell me to move faster lean right lean left fall back .
What part of a one world leader don't they grasp? They want it to be the devil first because so many would have to give up their housing and the word and Jesus would be rising right along with me along with the websites and the truth they reveal. The Bible would become the topic of discussion especially the one copy they hate most the King James demons hate that book because it points to the society they began before man arrived.
In the hands of the right man, it can still set captives free.
The Catholic inquisition and the people who would have enjoyed the gunpowder plot of 1605 that attempted to stop King James and England from giving the common man the Bible are alive and well living as Pentecostal's aiding the Catholic Church in building the one world order by handing them America without a fight. When you kiss the feet of Rome you cannot rise above the head of the Serpent to crush his head and release his prisoners in time for the rapture.
False agents of light that have no real proof God talks to them, have substituted the power of the word for a Kundalini Spirit and a Spirit residing in a Catholic Monastery a group who insists you pray to Mary five times for every one OUR Father on a rosary. When Jesus made it very clear HE came to lift up HIS Father and HIS laws and honor HIS Father's words and HE said not to pray repetitiously as the heathen does they clearly do not have a relationship with an intelligent God who can hold a conversation.
They chose not too honor God's word, and looked for ways to get the word out of our hands and out of our hearts so we may fall into the pool of sharks. That falling over backward thing splendid did the job.
When we can honor the word of God and do as it requests you will have an outpouring of God's spirit and miracles will have to happen. Stop shaking the rope stop mocking my God, stop condemning the lost to hell by hiding the word and standing with those who do.
You know idolatry is wrong you know offending HIS Jews are wrong, you know he loves children and his enemy don't so explain to me why so many Protestants sent their kids to their schools? Satan hates children so whats with Santa and why and how does that not hurt them?
I know for a fact the angels are taking all the children eight and under who are not violent monsters, hoping the parents will get right with God and join them.
I posted a video not long ago slain by a spirit where a ghost (spirit) killed a man in a Catholic Monastery in Mexico a system who looks for ways to keep the Protestants away from the word and entertained with false signs and wonders. I heard a pastor say when people walk into a Church and they see the slayings the spirit in them becomes uncomfortable and they leave the church because the Holy Spirit makes them uncomfortable or is it he is protecting them from this delusion?
No demons here!
I do not need proof of Jesus or question who HE is. What I question is how come no one sees the value of Jesus in that HE honors one to get it done JESUS gets to choose not my pastor who clearly has sold out to Rome.
If you were looking at the top of the hill for justice you don't know Jesus. What about mercy compassion and caring for those who never read the word because a certain someone and his body kept the word away from them with the aid of course of the false Protestants. who want people to tune in to TBS for directions in what God wants and is looking for and it is not lifting Jesus or wedding rehearsals for the bride or reading the word without them helping you understand it?
Something smells fishy.
This is the generation the gamer generation because someone wanted to play a game of King of the Hill. Sadly the older generation is getting left behind because of their support for a group who is out to rule the world and without the name of Jesus being honored but mocked and maligned.
Can't for the life of me understand why Muslims and Jews cannot see the value in Jesus?
If you see something say something is about stopping wicked bombers and bullies. Well, we need to stop wicked liars so they can convert and win the bombers and bullies to Christ. Wouldn't that be nice? That's not realistic brother you have way too much faith in G-d.
Just in case you haven't noticed that Hitler youth Chant going around on the radio is a step towards the persecution of the new Christians in the tribulation and the Christian's who get left behind if you see one, say something!
Jesus said if HE is lifted up from the earth HE would draw all men unto him. Well not if I cant get many to fall on their backs and speak in tongues??? Many will come because the way he wants to be lifted may be different today then it was then.
Moses didn't see it,
Elijah didn't see it,
The Muslim world didn't see it.
Those who claim to know G-d didn't see it, nor do they want to admit it was that simple.
I tried telling Christians before my call what was going on and then when I got the call like Muslim's only having their fingers in their ears went la la la la. We don't want to hear the truth!
Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Titus 1:14-16 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. (15) Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. (16) They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; (4) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
So I gave up trying to talk to any of you. If you have the HOLY Spirit then why am I struggling to celebrate the return of Jesus and that from the church!
Show us signs, show us wonders.
Yet G-d proclaimed in HIS word if you seek HIM with all your heart with all your mind HE can be found.
Jesus was and is not hiding from anyone!
So what are we looking for?
Jeremiah 4:24-28 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. (25) I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. (26) I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. (27) For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. (28) For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
The greatest lie of Satan and the Clergy and we do prove it.
They say we know G-d we know what G-d wants?!? They teach a lie that the Son was visible to the angels in heaven before the birth of man??? How is that possible when FAITH is the key to it all.
What the devil did in Egypt when it was originally called Delusional Land says otherwise! He did not know the SON and he was in the throne room more than the rest of us.
Someone somewhere must know what G-d wants?
RESPECT THE OFFERING and RESPECT THE WORD so that everyone can read it!
Martin Luther set many captives free he nailed up 95 Theses on a German Church in Wittenburg proclaiming the errors of Rome and the souls that they were taking to hell with them playing like they know G-d!
Luther's 95 Theses was shy of 5 to make it an even Benjamin. Benjamin was the brother of Joseph an archetype of Jesus I am the archetype of Benjamin.
Abe L. was not always on a five-dollar bill and he set many slaves free. Got to love those Pentecostals!
They know G-d!
But HE really loves me.
Brother Abel
Get in your car, go up to the mountains, sit near a waterfall, watch a sunset, take in a whale watch, Stargaze in a place without light pollution. There are many more signs I could show you, but I have others things I must do.
Like prepare the way of the LORD and getting a peace plan in place that's better than Mary Queen of Peace's Obama. I think Jesus is still God's favorite for a peace plan. HE may not be Mary's but HE has always been Fathers peace plan. I find it a little disturbing that the SON of God King of Kings has Mary as HIS queen, now Rome has had in the past these kind of relationships which are forbidden by God so take it at face value. Ladies pray and ask Jesus to give HIS mother some money to buy a new dress if she shows up at the wedding rehearsal for the bride of Christ wearing it, it's going to look tacky.


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Internal communication within a business is crucial for day-to-day activities, isn't it? Interacting with stakeholders is just as important. We need to keep them updated, exchange ideas, give and take suggestions, and ensure that everyone has the latest information with them.
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The company believes that businesses with communication channels are well equipped to deal with the challenges in the market.
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What makes it different from other messaging and communication platforms? What features of Rake help a business of any volume and bring all its employees and stakeholders onto a single platform? Let's take a look at the features in detail.
Live Web Chat: Rake lets you customize chat widgets to create a live chat on your website using minimum coding. It has been proved that live chat has enabled up to 4x conversions.
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The Paris climate deal is, potentially, an important first step toward addressing climate change. But some of the headlines have been wildly overstated, saying the treaty marks the "end of the fossil fuel era."
That's awfully premature. Oil, gas, and coal still make up about 86 percent of the world's energy supply — a fraction that has barely budged since 1997. Until that drops sharply, we can't really declare the end of the fossil fuel era:
Yes, there are some genuinely hopeful signs that this is changing. Solar and wind power consumption is growing at 15.9 percent per year, whereas coal, oil, and gas are growing at less than 1.7 percent per year. But renewables are still rising from a tiny base, and in many cases can't yet offer the reliability or versatility of fossil fuels. By and large, oil, gas, and coal continue to rule our world.
Robert Wilson puts it vividly: "Fossil fuels continue to dominate new energy infrastructure. Maersk is not unveiling solar powered container ships. Boeing and Airbus appear content with the age of kerosene. Steel makers are sticking with coal. 20 million new cars are added to China's roads each year. ... India plans to double its coal production by 2020. Green Germany just opened a new coal power plant last month." And on and on.
It will take massively ambitious measures to halt these trends and shift toward cleaner energy. To prevent serious global warming, as the University of Colorado's Roger Pielke Jr. likes to point out, carbon-free sources will have to rise from 14 percent of the energy supply today to more than 90 percent by the second half of the century.
This @rogerpielkejr chart is a good way to visualize the scale of the climate challenge. A *lot* more work to do: pic.twitter.com/HY96FyEPgJ
— brad plumer (@bradplumer) December 12, 2015
That means (roughly) deploying 1 gigawatt of carbon-free power every single day for the next century — the equivalent of opening a large nuclear power plant around the world every day, or raising 1,500 wind turbines every day. It will mean shifting our cars and trucks to clean electricity, overcoming the intermittency problems with renewables, radically increasing energy efficiency, finding new ways to fuel our ships and airplanes (hydrogen? biofuels?) and steel and cement production.
This isn't impossible, at least not in theory. The detailed reports from the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project offer a vivid illustration of how we might make that shift to clean energy. But it is hard. It will require much more than a single climate treaty that corrals fairly weak and largely voluntary national efforts. And that's the real work that lies ahead. Declaring victory after Paris is premature.
Read more: The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part.


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Pet Shop Boys is a British synth-pop band from London, England. He was trained in 1981 by Neil Tennant, singing, keyboard, occasionally guitar and Chris Lowe, synthesizer and very rarely singing. Their style of music is synthpop, it evolves between disco, house and techno.
The band has more than fifty million albums sold worldwide and has many hits such as West End Girls, Suburbia, It's a Sin, Always on My Mind, What Have I Done to Deserve This? with Dusty Springfield, Go West, and New York City Boy.
Neil Tennant, then editor for Marvel Comics UK> and Chris Lowe, architecture student at the University of Liverpool>, meet at a Chelsea electronics store in London on August 19, 1981>, their common passion for dance music and the synthesizers pushes them to write songs, first under the name of West End then Pet Shop Boys >>>. In 1982, they decided to record their first model> but it will be necessary to wait for April 9, 1984> to appear their first 45 round, West End Girls, produced by Bobby Orlando, met in 1983>. The latter will produce the title on his own Bobcat Records label. The expected success is not at the rendezvous, except in Belgium, in France as well as in the discos of Los Angeles and San Francisco >>>.
On September 24, 1984, at The Fridge Club, located in Brixton, a district in South London, the group gave its first concert.


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By Scott Taylor
Antonio Whitehall guided Shelley Brown's Cash or Card home in the 56th running of the $30,000 Osiris Stakes on Wednesday night.
Still, the defending jockey champion at Assiniboia Downs has a lot of work to do over the final nine days of live racing this season if he wants to retain his title.
Although he still leads all other jocks in winnings this summer with a whopping $501,282 in purses, Whitehall still trails Richard Mairs in wins. Mairs has won 42 races to Whitehall's 38.
For Whitehall, the 25-year-old from Bridgetown, Barbados, who first came to Winnipeg in 2016, Assiniboia Downs is like home. He's well-liked, he gets great mounts and he's made so many friends, he feels like he's been here all his life.
"I love it here," he said earlier this season. "That's why I come back every year. People treat you good here and they give you a chance. I'm committed, dedicated and motivated."
On Wednesday night, in the 5 ½-furlong sprint, Whitehall did a great job with the two-year-old, Cash or Card. The young gelding had speed outside, opened up down the stretch and held on easily to win by two lengths over Mairs and Be My Macho Man. The third-place finisher was Rollin Sevens, ridden by Tyrone Nelson. Cash or Cards trainer is Shelley Brown and her ownership partners are Larry Falloon and Oslen Belle.
For Whitehall, who continues to win stakes races, this year could produce more victories and yet not produce a championship. Last summer, Whitehall won the jockey championship with 41 wins, 51 second-place finishes and 45 thirds in 250 races. He earned $361,213 for his owners. This year, Mairs already has 42 wins so if Whitehall intends to repeat as Downs champion, he has to get on his horse, as they say.
Whitehall started riding dressage horses and showjumpers at 15. It wasn't long before he found himself at Garrison Savannah Racetrack, the only track on the island of Barbados, riding thoroughbreds.
"I started out exercising horses in dressage and show jumping, but by the time I was 16, I had progressed to horse racing," he said. "It wasn't long before I won champion apprentice in back-to-back years in 2012 and 2013. I could have won champion apprentice and champion jockey in 2013 but I was tied with another rider for wins so in Barbados, to break the tie, they go to second-place finishes and he had one more than me. It was that close."
Now, he's in a close race again, this one with a 32-year-old veteran jock named Mairs who was a former champion apprentice in Jamaica and is having the best year of the four that he's been riding at Assiniboia Downs.
Mairs, who didn't have a winner on Wednesday, but finished second three times in six races, now has 42 wins, 35 seconds, 32 thirds and $421,468 in earnings on 199 starts. Whitehall, who won the Osiris, is next with 38 wins, 36 seconds, 38 thirds and a Downs-leading $501,282 in earnings in 210 starts while Alex Cruz, who is trying to come back from a painful collarbone injury (he was supposed to be out for the season) and rode twice on Wednesday night, is third with 34 wins, 31 seconds, 19 thirds and $321,196 in earnings on 138 mounts. Renaldo Cumberbatch is next with 32 wins while Chavion Chow has 28 and Kayla Pizarro has 21. All three each won a race on Wednesday night.
The toughest part for Whitehall right now is that he's running out of racing days. There is no more Wednesday night racing this season and after this weekend's two cards, there will only be six more days of live racing – Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1 and Sept. 6, 7 and 8.
There are a pair of race nights this weekend at Assiniboia Downs. The first post parade on Friday and Saturday is 7:15 p.m. On Saturday, it's the $30,000 CTHS Sales Stakes featuring the most exciting up-and-coming two-year-olds on the grounds, including the morning-line favourite at 8-5 Ultimate Candy with Mairs aboard, Kayla's Thunder (3-1) with Arthur Budhu in the irons and Esther's Quest (7-2) with Whitehall. Should be a terrific seven-horse field.


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The main defendant in a rebellion case against Catalan separatist leaders accused Spain of putting a "peaceful" independence movement on trial as he took the stand Thursday in the country's most politically explosive trial in decades.
Former regional vice president Oriol Junqueras, 49, is one of 12 separatists on trial over their 2017 independence bid.
Nine of them including Junqueras are accused of rebellion and three face lesser charges of disobedience and misuse of public funds.
Junqueras rejected the charges and branded the case politically motivated and said he would not answer questions from prosecutors, only from his lawyer.
"I consider myself to be a political prisoner," Junqueras told the panel of seven judges as he took the stand for the first time at Spain's Supreme Court in Madrid.
"I am being prosecuted for my ideas and not for my actions... I will not answer questions from the accusers."
Junqueras faces 25 years behind bars if he is convicted of rebellion and misuse of public funds for pushing an independence referendum in October 2017 in defiance of a court ban.
The referendum was followed by a declaration of independence by leaders in the wealthy northeastern region.
The move sparked Spain's deepest political crisis since its transition to democracy in the 1970s.
'Voting not a crime'
Junqueras was the first of the 12 defendants to testify in the trial, which opened on Tuesday.
He has been held in pre-trial detention for more than a year.
"Nothing we did is a crime, nothing, absolutely nothing. Voting in a referendum is not a crime," he said.
"Working peacefully for independence is not a crime. We have not committed a single one of the crimes we are accused of."
The 11 others accused in the trial include members of Catalonia's former executive, the two leaders of the powerful pro-independence associations ANC and Omnium Cultural, and the former president of the Catalan parliament. They face jail terms of seven to 17 years.
In Spanish law, rebellion is defined as "rising up in a violent and public manner".
A key question at the trial is whether there was any violence.
Prosecutors point to "violent incidents" during protests orchestrated by two grassroots groups in the lead-up to the referendum and of "fostering "acts of violence and aggression against police officers2 on the day of the vote.
They also accuse the separatists of using would-be voters as "human shields" to block police from stopping voting from going ahead.
Supporters of independence deny the accusation of violence. They instead condemn a police operation to shut down the referendum, which saw voters beaten with batons and dragged away from polling stations.
Images of the police crackdown were broadcast around the world.
"If you read, listen and observe our actions, no one could have the least doubt that we reject violence," said Junqueras, who was picked to head the pro-independence, left-wing Catalan ERC party in 2011.
The trial is expected to last three months, with verdicts handed down a few months later.
'Stay strong Oriol!'
Maria Leon Millan, a 20-year-old law student who attended the court proceedings, said she was convinced that the defendants would be convicted.
"But it remains to be seen to what degree, if they used violence, which is not obvious," she said.
Spain's secretary of state charged with defending the country's image, Irene Lozano, compared the banned referendum to a rape.
"Sex is ok but if you don't have permission it becomes rape. Voting is ok, but if you don't have permission it becomes a criminal offence in Spain," she said during an interview with Sky News on Wednesday.
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who is not among the defendants as he fled to Belgium, sent a message of support to Junqueras on Twitter. Spain does not try suspects in absentia for major offences.
"We will not cede before an ignominious justice system. Stay strong Oriol!," he wrote.
The Catalan conflict continues to weigh on Spanish politics.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to call snap polls on Friday, a day after Catalan separatist parties voted with right-wing parties against his minority Socialist government's 2019 draft budget.


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Bible Readings: Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17
Free Resource: Confession & Offering (Cross+Gen Worship)
Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God's Promises Bring Hope
Noah's ark is probably the most popular story in the Bible in terms of young children's products. I've seen rainbows, arks, and cute animals on crib mobiles, nursery wallpaper, bedsheets, onesies, toys, and books. There's even a Baby Einstein's Baby Noah DVD. And, these are "secular" products, no faith necessary.
Noah's Ark: Not a Children's Story
However, as we read the first Narrative Lectionary passage for the 2018-2019 program year, you will see that this is not a G-rated story. Noah's ark is the story of violence and wickedness, terror and destruction. This is a story about the worst things on the news: Murder, theft, assault, rape, oppression, torture. The crimes against humanity and God are not listed, but you know the list must be lengthy. And then, imagine all the images you have seen of hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, fires, and earthquakes. This story dwarfs them all with almost total destruction, the death of pretty much 99.9999% of humanity. This is a description of a class-A extinction event. The judgment of God. It might sound nice to say that God wiped the slate clean, so creation could start again, but that's a euphemism of the highest order.
Noah's Ark: A Story
The second important thing to keep in mind as you read this is that Noah's Ark is a story. It has characters, a setting, a plot, a problem, a solution, a resolution.
- Setting: The entire earth
- Characters: God, humanity, Noah and his family
- Problem: God's good creation has devolved into unending violence and wickedness.
- Solution: God will send a flood to destroy almost all life on earth, saving only one family and a representation of the natural world.
- Resolution: God promises to never do that again.
This is a story that has been preserved for at least a millennium and a half. It was told for a reason. In my opinion, time spent arguing whether the events in this story really happened is wasted. A story is a story whether it happened or not.
Noah's Ark: The Point
You can, and should, reflect on this story and determine for yourself what the point is. For me, thanks to my Lutheran education, this is a story about law and gospel, judgment and grace. God measures humanity by even the most basic law (respect others, I assume) and we are found wanting. By a lot. And, the blood of the victims cries out to God (Genesis 4:10). Our actions have consequences.
God's judgment is grounded solely in God's love, for it is because of God's love for creation that God even cares what we do to ourselves and others. God's love is not finished with creation yet, so a ray of hope peeks through the storm clouds. Creation is preserved by God's grace. More grace and hope are offered at the end of this story, as God promises not to do this sort of wholesale judgment again, "as long as the earth endures" (Genesis 8:22). God promises, and we have hope. No amount of sin or violence can overpower God's grace.
A Story for Repentance
As we begin the Narrative Lectionary (and perhaps your program year), we are faced with a story of destruction and re-creation. This is a story that teaches us that God takes sin seriously, their sin and our sin. This story challenges us to look within ourselves and our communities for the "wickedness" that causes God's heart to hurt. In our free resource this week, we are including two pieces of interactive liturgy, Confession & Offering. Not normally related, these Living the Word: Cross+Gen Worship activities are connected by a heart. Designed for use within a worship service, this two-part activity can be adapted for a classroom or small group setting.
In Christ,
-Gregory Rawn (Publisher)
2018-2019 (NL Year 1) faith formation materials are now available for purchase! Fall and Winter lessons can be downloaded right away, and Spring lessons are coming soon.
For more great ideas on how to engage participants of all ages in the story of God's love, check out our Living the Word series for elementary students, youth, adults, and intergenerational settings!
Be sure to download our free Narrative Lectionary 2017-2018 Planning Tool and Scope & Sequence to help in your preparation! You can download the 2018-2019 Planning Tool and Scope & Sequence as well!
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Underground Never Dies!
Official reprint by Fryktos Burnings!
"Underground Never Dies!" chronicles the underground metal explosion of the mid-1980s through early 1990s when a decentralized volunteer force created a parallel music industry for music that had no commercial appeal, but a fervent sense of truth and opposition to some aspects of post-modern civilization.
Book introduction done by Erik Danielsson from Watain.
Cover art by Mark Riddick accompanies articles by Ian Christe (Bazillion Points), Chris Reifert (Autopsy) and Alan Moses (Glorious Times).
An interview with Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen (Slayer Mag.) and Ronnie Eide (Morbid mag.) also featured special for this book.
With over 500 pages of interviews, photos, excerpts from period fanzines and artwork, "Underground Never Dies!" addresses the complex interweaving of bands, fans, zines, promoters, artists and labels that fostered the underground metal movement and allowed it to expand with maximum flexibility.
Book video presentation:
Written by Grinder Magazine Editor Andrés Padilla, the book includes fanzines from around the world as well as an extensive selection of underground flyers, so it will be not only a narrative of the history of underground metal, but also a massive and interesting menu of diverse viewpoints for devotees of underground metal genres such as death metal, black metal, grindcore and doom metal.
This celebration of the underground will attempt to make sense of the fertile but chaotic years of its origins.
Book Details:
– 500+ pages
– Spot UV print on cover details
– Extra material not featured on the 1st print
– Shrink wrapped
– Artwork by Mark Riddick


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A bail bond, or civil bond, is an agreement between a bail agent and a defendant in a legal case. A civil bail bond is employed in many civil court cases and secures the payment of fees, plus legal costs and interest, against the defendant when he or she fails to appear in court. The bail amount usually varies by state but is usually based on the crime committed, the amount of money that the defendant has, and the risk of the defendant not appearing. The defendant must post a bond with his or her bond agent. Here is everything you need to know about bail bonds West Chester PA.
Surety and Cash Bonds
While there are many types of bail bonds, the two most common types are a surety bond and cash bond. A surety bond can be done with a company other than the defendant, such as a business. A surety bond is more likely to result in a higher bail amount because it requires the surety that the defendant will appear. A cash bond usually does not require a surety bond and is therefore often cheaper.
Finding the Best Bond
There are many ways to find a good surety bond service. One of the best ways is to ask close friends or family members for recommendations. Another is to do a search on the Internet. If you have a friend who has recently been in jail, is on probation, has had a prior DUI/ DWI arrest, or any other criminal charges, then you may want to check out their references. Make sure you feel comfortable with the person you are dealing with, and that you feel comfortable with the conditions of the contract.
Shop Around for a Bondsmen
You should also shop around to see if you can find bondsmen willing to offer a cash bond or a surety bond in combination with some type of collateral. Collateral can be property owned by the bondsman such as real estate, jewelry, or vehicles. When a bondsman offers a combination of forms of collateral, you could get a better rate or package deal. Your bondsman would have to weigh the risk of loaning you money against the possibility of loaning you property if you are unable to appear in court. Although the risk of loaning money against collateral is higher than risking your property, the price difference may be worth it to you depending on your financial situation.


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The superior manufacturing quality of the PPC conveyors with the gap-free design removing inaccessible spaces where product might collect, fulfils the highest quality demands. But units are still easily dismantled without tools, can be cleaned quickly, and can be sterilised.
The design of the PPC Conveyors is completely electrically conductive, free of gaps, without any inaccessible spaces where the product might remain. PPC Conveyors are fitted with a large butterfly valve for discharging, which can also be easily dismantled without tools.
PPC Vacuum Conveyors are offered as pre-configured units regarding for the individual application. Customers choose from a variety of Pharma or electrically conductive filter systems (for example for use with hazardous inflammable materials). Special coatings, clamp modules, valve assemblies, WIP/CIP systems are available upon your request.
All new PPC Conveyors are ATEX certified in accordance with directive 2014/34/EU ATEX for the installation inside Zones 1, 2, 21, and 22.
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A new line of Pulse Chips will join RW Garcia's artisan tortilla chips and crackers on store shelves this fall. The family-owned-and-operated snack brand debuted three new pulse crop-based varieties at the Summer Fancy Food Show.
"We've been eager to utilize pulse crops, which are versatile, earth-friendly and delicious," explained Genelle Chetcuti, RW Garcia's senior director of marketing. "We wanted to create an entirely new product line to honor the International Year of the Pulse."
RW Garcia has created three Pulse Chip varieties that are a source of protein, are high in fiber and low in fat. They are:
Black Bean & Ancient Grains: With just eight ingredients and a base that's 26% black beans, these chips have an earthy flavor punctuated by red quinoa seeds and chia seeds.
Chickpea & Ancient Grains: These chips have a subtle kick from red bell pepper flakes, and a mellow base that is made of 26% chickpeas.
Lentil & Ancient Grains: Made of 26% green lentils, these chips also contain protein- and mineral-rich amaranth, which gives a nutty flavor.
Like the brand's other tortilla chips and crackers, the new Pulse Chips will be free of additives and preservatives, with clean ingredient decks. They are Non-GMO Project Verified, certified gluten-free and kosher, and produced in the company's wholly-owned peanut- and tree nut-free facility. The Pulse Chips are sold in 7-ounce bags and have an SRP of $3.99.


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Third Volvo L150H for Albion Stone
Albion Stone add another Volvo loading shovel to fleet for mining operations on Portland
A THIRD Volvo L150H loading shovel has been supplied to Albion Stone for their mining operations at the Jordans and Bowers mines on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset.
Joining two existing L150s that were supplied in 2014 and 2016, the new arrival will take over the primary duties of extracting and rehandling blocks of Portland stone from the mine face, as well as conveying them to the stockyards and designated block-cutting areas of the works.
'Our original machine has clocked up over 10,000 hours, so we considered it was time to replace this with a fresh machine and put the older unit on to secondary duties,' said operations manager Dan White.
Unlike the two older units that had to be supplied with reduced-height cabs, the new L150H has been supplied with a conventional cab.
'Since those machines were delivered, we have made a significant investment in our drilling operations inside the mines to increase the roof horizon and maximize our production capability,' continued Mr White. 'This means we can now utilize a conventional loading shovel without a significant amount of modification.
'Furthermore, having such a reduced cab height meant our operators had a restricted field of view, so using a standard cab means better visibility and, ultimately, a more conventional machine to sell on if we so wish in the future.'
The new L150H features a hydraulic quick-hitch, to facilitate the easy changeover of the existing attachments from the previous machines. These include a 3.8 cubic metre spade-nose rock bucket for cleaning up, as well as heavy-duty 1,500mm block-handling forks that are capable of handling blocks weighing from 7 to 12 tonnes.
Whilst the L150H has plenty of breakout torque to prise the majority of part-sawn blocks from the mine face, there is the occasional need to encourage some more awkward blocks away from the face; particularly from the mine roof.
To counterbalance the weight of the blocks, the machine has been fitted with Goodyear RL 5K wheel and tyre assemblies, with the rear pair being water and glycol ballasted, and an optional block-handling counterweight.
Other safety features for working underground include an Ardent twin-agent fire-suppression system, fire-resistant hydraulic oil, pyro jacket-sleeved fuel lines, a double-pole battery isolator and a Chelwyn valve to meet mine regulations and reduce the risk of fire. In addition, the operator's compartment benefits from a heavy-duty bar-type screen guard and additional LED work lights.
Powered by a 13-litre Stage V engine that develops 304hp, the 26-tonne L150H benefits from powertrain components designed by Volvo. This combination coupled with other fuel-saving devices, such as the Volvo 'Eco pedal', encourages the operator to run the machine at its optimum rev/min in the engine's torque curve. 'Optishift' with torque converter lock-up also makes the L150H a highly efficient and productive loading shovel for its size class.
Albion Stone have been involved with the Portland stone industry for nearly three quarters of a century, and have been quarrying the 145-million-year-old oolitic limestone from the Basebed, Whitbed and Roach seams for more than 30 years.
In recent years, the company has switched its extraction operations from quarrying to mining. This process has made a significant reduction on its environmental impact, making Portland stone an economical yet sustainable choice that compares favourably with many alternative construction materials.
The extracted material is highly desired for prestigious buildings and features in many famous edifices in London, where recent projects include the new Chelsea Barracks, Green Park Underground Station, the Bulgari Hotel and Eagle Place, Piccadilly.


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Run blocking matters. Rushing production is far more dependent on the play of the men in the trenches than the man with the ball in his hands; it's the run blockers, not the runners, that deserve a stark majority of praise on successful runs.
In an effort to heap praise on some of the NFL's top run blockers, the list below highlights the top offensive lineman at each position (center, guard & tackle) in PFF's run-block success percentage.
[Editor's Note: All players on any given play are awarded a PFF grade on a scale of -2 to +2. Run-block success percentage calculates the percentage of snaps where a player earns a grade above 0 as a run blocker (Positively graded run-block snaps / All run-block snaps). Players with high run-block success percentages and low run-block loss percentages earn high 0-100 grades in PFF's grading system.]
C Alex Mack, Atlanta Falcons – 15.90%
Mack has flown under the radar as one of the NFL's top run-blocking centers for the last three years. He earned absurd 20.3% and 19.7% run-block success percentages in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and the two single-season marks rank second and fourth among all qualifying offensive linemen in the last three years. And while his run-block success percentage did drop a bit in 2018, he still finished the year as the NFL's best in the metric among qualifying centers at 15.90%.
Runners-up: Jason Kelce (14.82%) & Ryan Kelly (13.64%)
G Shaq Mason, New England Patriots – 14.96%
Finishing the year as PFF's top-ranked guard in overall grade (85.0) and run-blocking grade (80.6), Mason has firmly entered the conversation for the top guard in the NFL. The former Georgia Tech standout has now played north of 1,200 offensive snaps in three consecutive seasons and earned 80.0-plus overall and run-blocking grades in every single one of them.
In 2018, Mason led all guards in run-block success percentage (14.96%) and has now earned run-block success percentages above 14% in each of the past three seasons. He, not Sony Michel, is the man driving the Patriots' successful rushing attack.
Runners-up: Quenton Nelson (14.51%) & Connor McGovern (13.81%)
T Rob Havenstein, Los Angeles Rams – 12.73%
PFF's highest-graded offensive tackles in run-blocking grade both played for the Rams last season. Havenstein finished first with his position-high 12.73% run-block success percentage, but veteran Andrew Whitworth finished the year as a close second with his 78.4 run-blocking grade and a very low percentage of negatively graded run blocks at 7.68%.
Los Angeles was smart to lock up Havenstein with a four-year, $32.5 million contract extension prior to his 2018 campaign. His $8.125 million average annual salary now ranks outside the top-20 highest-paid offensive tackles in the NFL – an absolute steal given his success in the run game.
Runners-up: Taylor Lewan (12.57%) & Mike McGlinchey (11.96%)


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Human trafficking is an ongoing global problem with many faces. There is no single formula for trafficking: it includes forced labor, coerced sex work, removal of organs, and slavery. Victims can come from anywhere and can be trafficked anywhere.
This is an issue that reaches across many areas of philanthropy and social enterprises and requires collaborative efforts. It should be a priority for donors who are focused on women's rights, immigrant rights, and also those working on social and economic justice issues.
Traffickers take advantage of their victims' vulnerabilities. Immigrants who do not speak the local language, do not have a support system, and may be afraid of deportation are often exploited. Children who do not understand that they have rights that are being violated are similarly at risk. Women forced into prostitution are kept in line by the threat of legal retribution for their participation in illegal acts if they seek help from the authorities.
Through physical threats and psychological manipulation, traffickers take and keep people from all over the world and profit off them in what is estimated by the International Labor Organization to be a $150 Billion dollar a year industry. It is difficult to estimate the number of victims given the vast and diverse locations, methods, and goals of human trafficking; all estimates agree that millions of people around the world are victims of human trafficking at any given time.
Approximately 80 percent of human trafficking victims are women and girls. Many, but all not, of these individuals are victims of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is a problem everywhere, but in tech hubs the problem is compounded.
Tech-savvy individuals are in a prime position to exacerbate the problems of human trafficking. Through the use of websites, often designed by people who use the services, it easy to make an appointment with a prostitute online. By creating online communities where people share reviews, vouch for each other, and encourage others to join them, they increase the demand for sex workers - and the incentive to traffic them.
In 2016 tech industry leaders in King County met at the Sex Trafficking & the Tech Industry symposium to discuss the problem and work on solutions. Changing company cultures is a major component of the solution.
Tech companies are working to be part of the solution when it comes to human trafficking. Decreasing the demand for sex work and other types of forced labor and exploitation is one way to address the issue of human trafficking. Changing company cultures and increasing awareness of the legality and consequences of these actions is the strategy they are engaged in.
In Seattle and the Silicon Valley Area, we can see increased media coverage of growing interest from tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists devising ways in which technology can be used to prevent and report human trafficking.
Those who lead on human trafficking issues emphasize the importance of taking a prevention approach: advancing human rights around the world to prevent trafficking in human lives. If you want to connect with those leading on this issue, look to Humanity United and NEO Philanthropy (which partners with the Oak Foundation).
As Sienna Baskin, the leader of NEO Philanthropy's Anti-Trafficking Fund explains, this is an issue that reaches across many areas of philanthropy and requires collaborative efforts. It should be a priority for donors who are focused on women's rights, immigrant rights, and also those working on social and economic justice issues. If you're ready to take action, NEO's Anti-Trafficking Fund offers a portfolio of twelve organizations and an avenue for donors to learn while doing alongside expert staff.


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Today the online charity raffle Shoes for Life was launched, where entrants can win their dream pair of bespoke shoes from a number of French bespoke shoemakers, at the value of €7,000, plus plenty of other shoes and other prizes at a value of over €10,000 in total. The contest is organised by the French shoemakers' association CSNB together with Gustave Roussy's institute for fight against cancer, to which all the funds from the contest will go to.
This is truly something special. The National Association of Shoemakers in France, CSNB (Chambre Syndicale Nationale des Bottiers), has gathered their members to participate in a raffle with some spectacular prizes, where all funds raised will be donated to the Gustave Roussy's institute, one of the leading research centres in Europe in the fight against cancer. One lottery ticket cost €20, it's open for everyone worldwide, where the first price is a pair of bespoke shoes, for man or woman, which will be made by one of the members of the CSNB (which includes Berluti, John Lobb Paris, Corthay, Atelier du Tranchet, Stephane Jimenez, Philippe Atienza, Massaro, Canale & Fils, Christian Louboutin, Maison Clairvoy, and many more) according to the winner's specifications. Approximate value is €7,000. The winner can carry out the measurement and fittings in Paris or at several locations around the world, it will all be coordinated to work as well as possible for the happy man or woman.
As if this wasn't enough, there's another €10,000 value of prices that everyone entering the raffle can win. The list of these prices are as follows:
– A pair of sneakers (excluding exotic leather) from the Atelier du Tranchet (choice between the "Dragon Fury" or "Sneakers Mc Fly" models) (prize value: €850)
– An "Un Jour" bag from Maison Berluti (prize value: €3,000)
– A pair of MTO sneakers ("Made To Order", excluding exotic leather) from Maison Clairvoy (prize value: €890)
– A pair of ready-to-wear shoes: the "Arca" model from Maison Corthay (prize value: €1,450)
– A pair of ready-to-wear shoes: the "William" model from John Lobb (prize value: €1,205)
– A pair of ready-to-wear shoes: the "Andy" or "Alessandro" model from Maison Berluti (prize value: €1,750)
– A pair of ready-to-wear pumps: the "Kate" model in calfskin from Maison Louboutin (prize value: €575) or a pair of ready to-wear men's shoes: the "Greggo" model in black calfskin (prize value: €650)
– An evening dinner show for two people at the Moulin Rouge (prize value: €430)
All these shoemakers and shoe companies who are part of this do this for free, and all earnings from the raffle will be donated to Gustave Roussy, in their fight against cancer. The raffle has been authorised by Villejuif City Hall in accordance with current legislation.
To enter, you simply head to this page here, choose how many tickets you want to buy, register and pay with credit card or PayPal, it took me less than one minute, and the best thing is that even if one doesn't win one are chipping in for a good cause. The raffle starts today, March 1, and continues until midnight on Saint Crispin's Day (the patron saint of shoemakers, for those who don't know) October 25 2022, with the draw taking place on October 28. You can read much more about the contest here on CSNB's website. To make this superb charity raffle a success, of course, do make sure to enter, and do help spread the word about the contest, in social media, with the use of their poster for those who have suitable places to put them up, and so on. And good luck to all who enters!


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Gala Day Football Games Format
Home and Away Teams
Teams competing are all Pittwater teams in each of the four age groups. The away team will need to wear training bibs for each game to differentiate between teams, otherwise turning shirts inside out is fine. The bibs are available at the canteen. The home team is listed in the first column of the daily schedule. The home team kicks off first half, away team kicks off second half.
Reserve Players
To keep the day alive for all kids, please work to rotation of your reserve players approx. every three minutes. This keeps every kid engaged and part of every game. If a team is short of numbers, balance them up with the other team to be fair.
Managers of the teams should organise the referees before the Gala Day and ensure a whistle is provided. The 1st team listed in each match will provide the ref (parent) to look after the game. For under 6s & 7s, a parent from each team will provide a ref, one for each of the concurrent games. Emphasis is on fun so refs should do their best to ensure this for the kids. No scores will be reported on the day as every kid will be a winner
Game Format
- All teams will play 4 games per the timetable attached over a 5 period roster
- The 5th position on rotation will allow kids to have a break and play on the jumping castles, join World Vision games, eat, drink, get some face painting and get team photos done.
- The games are a round robin and there will not be any finals or Gala day competition winners. All kids are winners and all kids get participation medals and season trophies at the end of the day.
- Kids need to be at the correct field early and on the field ready to start 5 minutes before the starting horn.
- Home team kicks off each game to start with away team kicking off in the second half
- Halves are slightly shorter than normal season games and the half time breaks (3 minutes only) allow for a change of ends and a quick drink only.
- Kids should not leave the field at half time.
- A horn will sound at the start and stop of each half and each game played. Please play to the horn and not to your own timing.
Under 6s & Under 7s
- Matches will be two concurrent games of 4v4 (per usual Saturday matches)
- Halves will be 12 minutes only with a 3 minute break at half time
- There will be 13 minutes between games
Under 8s & Under 9s, Womens 8s & Womens 9s
- Matches will be 7v7 (per usual Saturday matches)
- Halves will be 15 minutes only with a 3 minute break at half time
- There will be 12 minutes between games
If kids are injured during play, please take them from the field and replace them quickly to allow the short games to continue. Please report any injuries (of a serious nature) to the committee at the canteen so that medical assistance can be called as may be required. A licensed First Aid will be available on the day should kids need attention.


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This 231-acre wildlife area is located off OH-19, approximately five miles north of Oak Harbor. Access to the marsh units is from Township Road 92, one-half mile west of OH-19.
The Toussaint Wildlife Area is situated in the flat glacial lake plain region of northwest Ohio. Approximately three-quarters of the area consists of managed wetlands and open water. The marshes are shallow, varying from one to three feet in depth, with deeper channels created by the construction of dikes.
The Toussaint River runs through and divides the wildlife area. The marsh area lies on the west side of the Toussaint River; angler access is on the east side of the river.
The Toussaint Wildlife Area was purchased in 1959 for waterfowl hunting and as access to the Toussaint River for anglers and duck hunters. A portion of this area is a river marsh, bounded on the north and east by the Toussaint River. Prior to its purchase by the state, this portion was operated as a private waterfowl shooting area. With enactment and strict enforcement of the "no baiting" regulation, however, duck hunting success on the marsh declined.
Wildlife management work has included renovation and modification of dikes, installation of an electric pump, and seasonal flooding of the diked marsh units. Management to encourage natural waterfowl foods and a favorable location encourage the use of this area by migrating waterfowl and other wetland wildlife.
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