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Fuel Tank is a line of power supply units that power multiple effects pedals from a single source. This keeps your board free of messy power cables and complicated extension cords, and reduces setup and tear-down times – so you can concentrate on your music instead of your gear.
Fuel Tank Junior is a lean, mean power supply that will handle virtually any 9-Volt effects pedal – and then some. Junior features 5 isolated outputs that deliver clean, quiet power to your pedals. Don't let the compact size of this unit fool you – Fuel Tank Junior is a real powerhouse!
When you want to power your pedal from the FuelTank Junior or any other power supply, there are two things you need to know:
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All T-Rex pedals can run on 12 volt. Some (the ones with battery container) can also run on 9 volt. But they accept any voltage between 9 and 12 volt.
If your pedal get's less than the voltage it needs, there is no danger. It will not break or burn. It just sounds different or says nothing at all. Some musicians even use old batteries, that gives less power and therefore the pedal gives another sound - which they like.
If your pedal get's more voltage than it needs, there is danger that the pedal will break or even burn. If you are lucky, it will have a fuse inside (to be replaced), but most pedals don't.
2. How much power does your pedal consume?
You need to find this information in the pedal users manual or on the pedal in terms of a sticker, if you are lucky. If your pedal has a battery container, it usually consumes very little power, like 20 - 40 mA. If your pedal comes with an adapter, it consumes a lot more power. That can vary from 100 mA to 1.200 mA, or even more.
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If your pedal(s), like most other pedals on the market, accepts 9 volt DC and needs less than 120 mA, you have come to the right place, FuelTank Junior. Just connect the pedal to one of the five outputs.
If you have more pedals that accept 9 volt and together use less than 120 mA, you can run them all from one output on the Fueltank Junior - by using the link cable (sold separately). One end of the link cable goes in one of the outputs on the FuelTank Junior. The other plugs on the link cable goes into the pedals one by one. The order is irrelevant.
If you've got a pedal which accepts 12 volts only you cannot use FuelTank Junior. You either need FuelTank Classic or FuelTank Chameleon, both deliver 12 volts (amongst other things).
If you have a pedal that accepts 18 volts only and consumes no more than 120 mA, use the yellow voltage doubler cable (sold separately). It taps 9 volts each from two outputs on the Junior and converts them to 18 volts. If your pedal consumes more than 120 mA you cannot use FuelTank Junior.
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It is my contention that within these disease watersheds any person who's licensed to provide any form of care should share a clinical repository in order to maximize their ability to provide the care they need.
Electronic medical record systems will eventually evolve into larger regional systems that will correlate with the local disease watershed. When they do the population living within those areas will see their diseases managed optimally. Then, and perhaps only then, will we begin to be able to tackle the health care needs that exist and improve the population's health.

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Advice on how to create a bootable clone of my Windows 7 HD
Sorry to ask a question that has been asked quite frequently, but I need some advice on how to make a bootable clone of my Windows 7 HD to a brand new spanking HD. The reason I am asking this is because my fully licienced Windows 7 has been running on a 6 year old 320gb WD hard drive and I'm worried one day its going to pack up. I have a new Samsung F1 1TB (currently mac format) that I want to clone onto...
As I am really new to Windows and its achitecture I would just like a point in the right direction i.e. what software to use, etc. as there seems to be so many ways and options. I have no partitions either, and I'm not fussed on having any on the Samsung, only if recommended though.
This shouldn't make any difference, but I am actually running Windows 7 on a MacPro, but as I mentioned earlier, on a dedicated hard drive and not a bootcamp partition.
Thanks in advance!
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On this forum, I'd guess the preferred software for that would be Macrium.
But most people would use imaging, rather than a clone, to protect against a possible drive failure.
Below is the cloning screen in Macrium 5.0 Free Edition.
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Here's an example of what I'd do. But keep in mind if you have that 100mb Windows partition, ask about that here. I never dealt with it.
1. Install the 1tb.
2. Partition the 1tb with a 100gb partition, and a partition with all the rest.
Let's call them D: for the 100gb, and E: for the remaining 900gb. Your old drive is C:. You can set the D: as active when you partition. Don't know if Macrium will do that for you when you restore an image.
3. Move all the non-system files from the old drive C: to the new E:. If you don't already know, make sure you know what the system files are. If you installed programs into folders other than the default Win 7 install folders, leave them on C: This should get your old drive well below 60-70gb. Check C: properties to see what you have.
4. Install Macrium and make a system image of C:, putting it on E: Make 2 images if you really want to be safe. This is insurance, and getting familiar with Macrium.
Burn the Macrium recovery disk or use the WinPE Macrium disk whs put together. You can find it on this forum, so you could just burn that and and use the CD for all your imaging. It's a quick download and burn and works well.
5. In Win 7, shrink your C: to less than the size of your 100gb E: partition. 90gb should do. Most imaging tools won't restore to a smaller partition than the image was taken from.
6. Take another image (or 2) of your C: to the E: This is the image you will restore to the D:
7. Restore that image to the D: Since source and target is the same drive it will restore slower than "normal."
8. Reboot, and change your bios to point to the new drive active partition.
Should boot up, now named C:. Your old drive will now be E: You can then partition that that entire drive as a plain primary partition. It'll be good to keep images on, but if it's flaky you might want to replace it, and also get an external drive for a second image.
Just an outline there. Don't do anything you're not sure of. Don't want you lose data or your system. Ask here if you have a question. Lots of help here.
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|11 Jul 2012
3. Move all the non-system files from the old drive C: to the new E:. If you don't already know, make sure you know what the system files are. If you installed programs into folders other than the default Win 7 install folders, leave them on C:
As I am so new to windows with a mac background, I am just wondering why an image is better than a clone? Its just on the mac Ive been cloning for years and all lincenced software, desktop alias, etc. have not been altered in the slightest, and you can boot up from the new disc by changing the startup options.
Anyway, I take it you mean non-system as in my dvd folder with all my films, and other media type stuff? Regarding programs, I've got very little so getting stuff on the C: drive to below 90GB should be fine
Theres a problem regarding the bios as I dont think I can get near it as this computer is a MacPro. But there is a bootcamp startup alias on my desktop which enables me to get to all other bootable drives. If I can get to the bios, how do you do it?
Regarding Macrium, I've already downloaded it and fair doos it looks a nice bit of software so if this goes well I might just purchase it
In the mean time, I will format my Samsung 1TB to MSdos on my mac laptop, then plug it into the MacPro via eSATA ready to format to NTFS!
Many thanks!
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|11 Jul 2012
As I am so new to windows with a mac background, I am just wondering why an image is better than a clone? Its just on the mac Ive been cloning for years and all lincenced software, desktop alias, etc. have not been altered in the slightest, and you can boot up from the new disc by changing the startup options.
If I can get to the bios, how do you do it?
Regarding Macrium, I've already downloaded it and fair doos it looks a nice bit of software so if this goes well I might just purchase it
Regarding the BIOS, what do you mean by "how do you do it"?
I think images are preferred because you can save images from a series of dates and are not stuck with a single date as on a cloned drive. Images typically take less than 10 minutes to make. You can choose which partitions to image and save them on any other drive. The only shortcoming is that they are not bootable as is, but they can be restored in a few minutes. Like clones, they don't have a 100% success rate.
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|11 Jul 2012
As has been said, images are transportable since they are "simple" files.
You don't have to occupy a drive with the system partition (active, system).
It's just a simple file, that can be restored into a system.
Kind of like a dried, flattened sponge - just add water (image software) to make it usable. And like a sponge, an image can be compressed, making the file smaller so as to save space. I don't bother with that, because I have plenty of space and my system images are kept small, which is why I suggested you partition your new drive. It's an important initial consideration when setting up a new system drive if you intend to image. Which I encourage.
I have no experience with Macs, so can't help there.
Just remember to be careful how you go about it, so you don't lose data, or hose your system. I hate it when that happens.
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|11 Jul 2012
Thats great thanks!
I can see how images can be a bit more useful, but I am now confused by the last post before yours (ignatzatsonic) saying that an image is not bootable, and both methods are unreliable? As far as data goes, I have nothing of importance other than my Microsoft collection (word, project, etc). But most importatly I am worried about my actual Windows 7 licence screwing up.
I will definatly stick to what you suggested: 100gb, then the rest so I can throw the images on, or maybe 150gb for D: and the rest for E: (is thats feasible with Macrium)
Regarding the BIOS, I meant how do you get into it, as in open in, access it?
Just literaly backing up my Samsung 1TB on my macbook then she's getting formatted!
Going back to Macrium, people say use the free one, but when I downloaded from their site it said 30 day trail, or am I missing something?
Many thanks!
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|11 Jul 2012
Images are just files. They are not bootable. They need to be restored to be useful. When restored, the drive to which they are restored becomes bootable.
On a PC, you would get into the BIOS by holding a particular key down during the boot process. That might be F2 or delete. It varies by motherboard and OEM brand.
You must have downloaded a trial version of the paid Macrium.
Here is the free version:
Re reliability: it's probably above 90%, but this and any other tech forum has plenty of posts regarding failures.
So---hope they work and know what you will do if they don't. You need to have a plan B.
Re image restoration---Macrium requires you to make a bootable "recovery" disk. You boot from that to restore the image. If you cannot boot with that disc, you cannot restore.
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|11 Jul 2012
Thats great!
Thanks for the link, I suppose if it does create an image file thats currupt, its no big deal as I will still have the original 320GB WD drive in tact! So when you say 90% you mean 90% it images properly or 90% as in once imaged and restored I could have a problem further down the line? If so I can always keep my 320GB drive safe, thats assuming that marcruim doesnt physically remove my Windows 7 licence whilst imaging.
Sorry for all the questions!
Iv'e formatted my 1TB so its all ready to be plugged in!
Silly questions, but how do you actually partition the disc. Iv'e formatted it but thats it so far...
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|11 Jul 2012
For whatever reason.
Reasonable people can differ on what the chance of failure is.
You likely wouldn't know it would fail until you got in a jam and attempted a restore. Maybe the image is corrupt. Maybe your recovery disk won't boot. Maybe it will boot, but you cannot see the image file or the target drive within the graphical interface. Maybe it will restore, but the restored image won't boot. Maybe it will boot, but not function properly.
The only purpose of imaging Windows is to save you time. No big deal. If it fails, you go to plan B and restore Windows manually.
I think Victor tests his images and in fact restores them after making the image file. On the other hand, I don't--I don't want to risk an overwrite of a C drive that is working well just to test my image.
You should certainly test your recovery disk to make sure it boots and to confirm that you can locate and identify your image files and your proposed destination drive for any restoration.
And you should back up your personal data (not Windows) through some method other than imaging.
I've made images for many years and never restored any of them. I've never had to and consider them only an emergency tool that may save me some time. If not, I have plan B.
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What will happen in our organizations, to retain the accumulated wisdom of the Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1966, when they start to go into retirement?
It would be easy to read quickly all those years of experience, skills and knowledge capable of being understood by the younger generations, if they had been written in a simple and affordable way.
Even under these conditions, we would still have to wait for the outcome of struggles for succession in the kingdom of wisdom.
Something needs to be done to facilitate the transfer of experience and knowledge of a "wise" for a substitute less experienced.
Besides the short time available for this task to sit with the keeper of wisdom, adds to the complexity of the absorption, thanks to the ingenious way in which wisdom was built. The wise cannot explain how they came to wisdom.
However the need to transfer persists and or we continue the millennial process of transfer, mouth to mouth, or we find a continuous and systematic process for doing so.
What we found today, in speaking of change, is more about the wisdom that employees have and use and less about knowledge.
How a company does retain this wisdom in their possession?
-Through storytelling and storytellers. A good story holds the listener's attention and then delivers its retention.
To retain the wisdom you must catch it and what we seek is:
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A tale where each chapter does justice to the most relevant aspects of his wisdom, and where we can understand the dynamics of growth which, over the years structured knowledge in a way to apply and capable of transfer.
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Sold Out to Jesus!
Listen to the most serious, thought provoking words that a Christian could ever hear from the lips of our Savior.
Luke 14: 25-27, 33
"Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them.
'If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
So likewise, whoever of you who does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.'"
Those are heart-searching, soul-stirring words.
Jesus said that unless you hate your father and mother and brothers and sisters
and wife and husband and children, and your own life also - you cannot be a disciple of Jesus.
Those are hard words.
Those are very difficult words.
Jesus is saying that He expects and deserves to be first in our lives.
How could any Christian deny that He deserves first place?
I believe that every Christian in this place would agree
that Jesus expects us to be sold out to Him completely and totally.
Paul understood this. Paul said, "The love of Christ constrains me."
Paul is saying that the love of Christ controls him.
It masters him.
It overpowers him.
He is sold out to Jesus!
You and I must be sold out to Jesus.
Jesus deserves every minute of every day and every penny of every dollar.
He must have every ability and every skill that we possess.
After all - everything that we have has come from God.
His love must master us, control us, constrain us -- we must be sold out to Jesus.
Jesus Only Uses Sold Out People.
Many Christians wonder why Jesus doesn't use them.
The reason many people are not used in God's service is that they are not sold out to Jesus.
Jesus only uses sold out people.
A Texas pastor once said,
"God Almighty can strike some powerful licks with a crooked stick, if God owns the stick."
Down through history, God has used some unlikely people to achieve unbelievable victories.
In a dark period of Israel's history,God came to a man named Gideon.
God told Gideon that He was going to use him to bring victory to Israel.
Gideon couldn't understand that and said that he was the poorest in all his country.
Surely, God couldn't use someone like him.
God told Gideon that he was the man that He was going to use.
The Lord told Gideon to get his army together.
Gideon gathered all the men (about 30,000) that he could find, and God said that it was too many.
Can you imagine that?
An army of a little more than 30,000 to battle an army of Midianites with as many as 150,000 soldiers.
Ridiculous! Gideon believed that he needed more, not less.
The Lord told Gideon to tell his men that all who were afraid could go home;
22,000 left, and only 10,000 remained.
Only 10,000?
What in the world could 10,000 do against such a massive army.
Then God said, "Gideon, that is still too many."
Can you believe that?
God told Gideon to take the remaining men down to the river.
God told Gideon to watch the men, and to tell all who lapped the water like a dog to go home.
Gideon was left with only 300 men.
What an army!
The Lord told Gideon that He was going to give Israel victory with those three hundred men.
That same night, God said that it was time to battle.
He had the 300 men and Gideon to take trumpets and pitchers.
The Lord said, "Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand."
He divided the 300 men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man's hand,
with an empty pitcher, and a torch inside the pitchers.
Gideon told the men to watch him and do as he did.
He told them that when he blew the trumpet that all of them were
to blow their trumpets and break their pitchers.
On the signal, they blew their trumpets and broke their pitchers,
and shouted, "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon."
When they all stood in their place and shouted, the whole army of the Midianites fled.
What a tremendous victory!
God used an insignificant, small army to defeat a mighty and overwhelming force.
God uses those who are sold out to Jesus.
We don't need hundreds for God to give us great victory.
We just have to be sold out to Jesus.
Remember, when the armies of Israel and the Philistines were gathered to do battle,
and a giant named Goliath was taunting the Israelites.
Goliath shouted at them, "Why have you come out for battle?
Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants.
But if I kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us."
Goliath went on to say, "I defy the armies of Israel this day:
give me this day a man, that we may fight together."
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of Goliath, they were afraid for their lives.
The scene of Goliath taunting the armies of Israel continued for forty days, morning and evening.
While all of this was happening, a young man named David had been feeding
his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
Then one morning, Jesse asked his son, David, to take food to his brothers at camp.
Jesse also asked David to bring back news of how his brothers were doing.
So David did as Jesse had commanded him.
As he came to the camp, the army of Israel was fleeing from Goliath in fear for their lives.
The men of Israel asked David if he had seen this man, Goliath.
Not one man of Israel would fight Goliath. David asked,
"Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
David said that he would fight Goliath.
So, Saul sent for David.
Saul told David that he was not able to go against this giant.
"You are a youth, and he is a man of war."
But David told Saul that he had killed a lion and also a bear
when they had tried to kill his father's sheep.
Further, David told Saul that if God gave him the power to kill a bear and to kill a lion,
God would give him the power to kill Goliath.
So, Saul agreed.
Then Saul told David that he would need armor and a sword and a spear.
Have you ever noticed that the world is always trying to tell the church how to go to battle?
The world tells us that we must worship a certain way, if we want to have a crowd.
The world tells the church that we must entertain them, if we want crowds to come to our services.
And do you know what we do?
We adopt the things that the world says are successful.
Oh yes, we will get the crowd.
What we get is what the world has convinced us is success.
This means trouble for any church!
How do we recognize this when it happens?
One way we can recognize it is that we will have an abnormal obsession with numbers.
We will get uptight wondering if our program is going to succeed.
When this happens, we have forgotten that God is in charge.
It is His church!
We are trying to do God's work our way.
We must do God's work in God's way.
That is success!
I don't believe that God intends for every church to have hundreds of members.
Thank God for our large churches with such great programs that reach so many people for Christ.
But some of the greatest churches on this earth have only a small number of people.
All any church or pastor should ever desire is what God wants.
After determining that David couldn't wear Saul's armor,
David said that all he needed was God and his sling shot.
So David went to battle Goliath with only his sling shot.
Just a teenager and a sling shot.
That's not very good odds.
After all, what can a teenager do?
So, David took his staff.
He went to the brook and chose for himself five smooth stones
and put them in his shepherd's bag.
Then, he approached Goliath.
Goliath saw that David was only a teenager.
Goliath shouted to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?"
Then Goliath cursed David.
Goliath said, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air
and the beasts of the field!"
David said, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin.
But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts,
the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you.
And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines
to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth,
that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear;
for the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands."
Goliath began to move toward David for battle.
David ran toward Goliath.
Then David stopped and put his hand in his bag, and took out a stone.
Notice, he only needed one stone.
He whirled the sling around his head and let it fly.
It struck Goliath in the forehead.
The stone struck Goliath with such power that it sank into his forehead,
and he fell on his face -- dead.
So, David defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath.
He took Goliath's sword and cut off Goliath's head.
When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
Just one teenager in the hand of God was enough to bring victory to all Israel.
Never underestimate what God can do with you.
There may be those who would say that you are too young,
or that you do not have enough education, or that you do not have enough experience.
Don't listen to anyone who would say those things.
God will do His work as it pleases Him.
God will use anyone who is sold out to Jesus.
A Boston shoe clerk by the name of D. L. Moody heard a preacher of the gospel
preach that it remained to be seen what God could do
with a man or a woman or a boy or a girl fully dedicated to the cause of God.
D. L. Moody said, "By God's grace, I'll be that man."
History has recorded that D. L. Moody personally led more than 150,000 individuals
to know Christ as their Savior.
This does not count all of the people who were saved in his revival meetings.
That is astounding!
I stand here to tell you that it still yet remains to be seen what God can do
with a man or a woman, a boy or a girl who is thoroughly dedicated to the cause of Christ.
I pray that every Christian here in this service will declare now,
"I'll be that man!" "I'll be that woman!" "I'll be that teenager!"
"I'll be sold out to Jesus! "
First Corinthians 1:26-29 declares:
" For you see your calling, brethren,
that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise,
and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen,
and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence."
Do you really believe that people without Jesus as their savior is going to hell?
Do you really believe that your mother and father, brother and sister,
husband and wife, uncle and aunt, friends and neighbors,
who are without Jesus as their Saviour, is really going to spend all eternity in an eternal hell?
The Bible tells us that anyone without Jesus as their personal Saviour
will die forever in a devil's hell.
God's Word tells us in Revelation 20:15:
"And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."
The Bible tells us that to have our name written in the Book of Life,
we must be born again by trusting in Jesus as our Saviour and Lord.
The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
John 3:18: "He who believes in Him is not condemned;
but he who does not believe is condemned already,
because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
The Bible clearly states that anyone who has not received Jesus
as their personal Saviour is already condemned.
On their way to hell!
Is this what we want our loved ones to experience for all eternity?
Do you want to be separated from those you love for all eternity?
Do you know if your loved ones are going to heaven or to hell?
Have you ever asked your loved one if he or she has ever accepted Jesus as their personal Saviour?
Do you really believe that people outside of Christ are lost?
If we do, we don't act like we do.
When was the last time you spoke to your loved one about his or her relationship with Jesus?
When was the last time you prayed for them?
Probably, there are Christians here who have gone for weeks, months,
and even years without ever speaking to their loved ones about Jesus.
We say that we love them.
Do we?
If we do, how can we not tell about the most important matter of their life in time and eternity?
Do we not want them to go to heaven with us?
Do we really care?
Paul said that he went from house to house preaching Jesus.
Paul also said in Acts 20:26: "... I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men."
Can you say that? That is a question that all of us must answer.
Christ commanded us to go into all the world and tell everyone the good news of Jesus.
If we have not been doing that, then we have sinned against God.
We cannot be in a right relationship with God if we have not been witnesses.
Have you ever attended a funeral service of an individual who was not a Christian?
Some years ago a lady at our church called me to come to her home.
After arriving at her home, she informed me that her brother had died,
and that she would like for me to conduct his funeral service.
I knew her brother's reputation, and I had misgivings about doing that, until her next sentence.
She told me that everyone knew that her brother was not a Christian,
and that she didn't want me to indicate that he was.
She wanted me to preach the plan of salvation so that others would not follow him into hell.
As family and friends viewed his body at the funeral home,
I could see the look of sadness on every Christian's face.
I heard their final words. They would never see him again.
How sad! How tragic!
It is a possibility that you and I could wake up tomorrow and get the news
that one of our loved ones has died without Christ.
If we have not been faithful to tell that one about Jesus,
then the blood of our loved one will be on our hands.
How could we live with our conscience?
We must get busy!
Today or tomorrow could very well be our last opportunity to tell our loved ones
that Jesus loves them and died for them and will forgive their sins and give them life forever.
It is urgent that we tell them we want them to be in heaven with us.
The tragedy of souls going to Hell truly demands that we be sold out to Jesus!
Only Absolute Surrender Is Worthy Of A Blood Bought Salvation.
I don't have a testimony of how I was converted from a sordid past.
I was never in jail.
I have never been arrested.
I have never been on drugs.
Thank God!
Yet, at the age of nine, I realized that I was just as lost as the worst sinner on the face of the earth.
I received Jesus as my Saviour when I was just nine years old.
I wish that I could say that I had always pleased Jesus. I'm sorry that I cannot say that.
I was always in church services whenever the door was open.
I attended every service.
Every member of my family and every person who knew me would say that I was a good boy.
What they didn't know was that Christ was not first in my life.
I knew that He should be.
This haunted me for years.
Our relationship with Christ is not what it should be, if He is not first.
First Corinthians 6:19-20:
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,
whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit, which are God's."
These words disturbed me constantly.
Come with me, and see Jesus and His disciples as they enter into the garden of Gethsemane.
Jesus tells his disciples to watch and pray with Him lest they enter into temptation.
Then, He takes Peter, James, and John with Him further into the garden,
and urges them to watch and pray lest they enter into temptation.
Jesus leaves them there, and He goes further into the garden alone.
All of the disciples fall asleep.
Jesus prayed as Luke 22:42-44 states: " Father, if it is your will, take this cup away from Me;
nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done... and being in agony, He prayed more earnestly.
Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground."
Can you imagine the intensity of his prayer?
He was praying that if there was some other way to save the souls of men
other than the cross, then let it be.
He was praying to God that if there was some other way to save the souls of men, then let it be.
If there is some other way to save those people in Palm Beach County, then let it be.
If there is some other way to save Harold White, then let it be.
But then Jesus prayed, "Not my will but Thine be done."
And Christ seems to look at us and say,
"You have no right to your own plans. You have been bought with a price."
Then they come for Him. Judas comes with his kiss of betrayal.
The religious leaders and soldiers armed with swords and spears come to arrest Jesus.
They take Him away to be questioned, humiliated, and tortured through a long horrible night.
During this night of agony, Jesus is placed over a Roman whipping post.
A Roman soldier takes a scourge which is used to torture Jesus.
A scourge is composed of a handle about two feet long
and with long leather strips with bits of metal and glass embedded in the end of each strip.
As a soldier would whip that scourge across the back of Jesus,
deep gashes of raw flesh would be ripped from the back of Jesus.
Many died when punished in this manner.
As the blood from Jesus' back splatters on the marble floor,
Jesus looks at you and me and says,
"You have no right to your life. You have been bought with a price."
The soldiers of the governor took Jesus with the whole garrison surrounding Him,
and they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
They twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head and put a reed in His right hand.
And they bowed before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
Then they spit on His lovely face.
Then they struck His face until it was swollen and blood-shot.
And He looks at us and says, "You are not your own. You have been bought with a price."
The soldiers took the robe off of Jesus and put His own clothes on Him
and led Him away to be crucified.
A weakened and tortured Jesus struggled to carry His cross through the streets of Jerusalem.
He struggled and fell beneath the load of the cross.
The soldiers compelled a man named Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross of Jesus.
Then, they came to Calvary and laid Jesus down on the cross.
A soldier takes a long metal spike and places it in the hand of Jesus
and drives it into his flesh and the blood splashes on the ground --
excruciating pain shoots through His body.
Then, another spike is driven into his other hand.
There is more blood and more unbelievable pain.
Another spike is driven into his feet.
The terrible pain sends shock waves throughout the body of Jesus.
Fever and convulsions rage in His body.
Then, they lift the cross of Jesus and drop it into the ground
causing the body of Jesus to go into spasms.
There He is suspended between heaven and earth with the weight of His body
held by the nails in His hands and His feet.
Oh, what suffering! What agony!
Jesus cries out, "My God, My God why hast Thou forsaken Me."
Think about this-- as your sins and mine are laid upon Jesus,
God the Father cannot bear to look upon His Son.
Jesus looks at you and me and cries,
"You are not your own. You have been bought with a price."
When you or I give Jesus less than our best, we must sit beneath Calvary
and remember how Jesus died upon that cross for us.
When we do this, we will declare that only absolute surrender is worthy of a blood bought salvation.
This is the day when you and I must determine that we will be sold out to Jesus.
"I had walked life's way with an easy tread,
Had followed where comforts and pleasure led,
Until one day in a quiet place,
I met the Master face to face.
With station and rank and wealth for my goal;
Much thought for my body, but none for my soul.
I had entered to win life's mad race,
When I met the Master face to face.
I met Him and knew Him, and blushed to see
That His eyes full of sorrow were fixed on me;
And I faltered and fell at His feet that day
While my castles melted and vanished away.
Melted and vanished and in their place
Naught else could I see but the Master's face.
And I cried aloud, ' O Lord, make me meet to follow
The steps of Thy wounded feet. '
My thought is now for the souls of men,
I have lost my life to find it again,
Ere since that day in a quiet place,
I met the Master face to face."
Sermon by Dr. Harold L. White
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TSX Venture Exchange
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Vancouver, February 26, 2016 - BHK Mining Corp. (TSXV: BHK.V) ("BHK" or "the Company") announces that it has received and accepted the resignation of Mr. Claus Andrup as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and as a Director of the Company. The resignation will take effect immediately.
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Archive for Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Preschool may be closed
On a normal day at the Rainbow Preschool, children paint, read stories, play games and work on arts and crafts.
That's how it's been for 40 years.
But all of that is now in jeopardy.
After spending most of its existence at the First United Methodist Church, the Rainbow Preschool needs to find somewhere else to go soon; something that the preschool is not very optimistic about, Alison Bovee, Rainbow Preschool relocation committee chair, said. If it doesn't find a new place, it will probably close.
"We need to leave the church by the end of May," Bovee said. "We don't have to be in there by then, but we definitely need to know where we are going."
A new location
But finding a new place for the preschool isn't going to be easy, she said. The preschool must have a minimum of 700 square feet of indoor play space, 750 square feet of outdoor play space, two bathrooms, storage space and meet a number of other state requirements. It also must be in a commercial area.
"That really cuts us down," Bovee said.
Currently the preschool has all of that at the First United Methodist Church, but pastor Nanette Roberts said the arrangement isn't going to work anymore.
"It certainly wasn't an easy decision," Roberts said.
The church's congregation is growing in size, she said, which makes it harder to work around the preschool.
"When we have a church event, we have to ask them to break down their school," she said. "What they and we realized is that they had to move their school eight times in the first month.
"We had to ask is this a church that houses a preschool or a preschool that houses a church? Well, it's a church that houses a preschool," Roberts said. "We're growing. We've reached the place where something has to give."
Rainbow Preschool now has a matter of months to find a suitable place for class that meets all of the state requirements and fits in the not-for-profit preschool's budget.
"We have a very small relocation fund," Bovee said. "The budget for the preschool basically covers our expenses, nothing else."
She said currently the rent at the church is just less than $200 a month. But Bovee said she's afraid rent could be as much as $500 a month at a new location, which doesn't include the moving and renovating costs.
"It could cost thousands," she said. "Frankly, we don't have enough money to move."
To help with moving costs, Heather Brungardt, Rainbow Preschool Board President, said the preschool is hoping to get financial help from state and private foundation grants or from private donations.
Currently, the preschool doesn't have many options, Bovee said.
"If we don't find somewhere, we're done I guess," she said.
A look back
The closing of Rainbow Preschool would mark the end of a 40-year community effort.
Rainbow Preschool originally began at the First United Methodist Church as the Baldwin Cooperative Preschool.
"It was started by a group of moms wanting a play group for their kids," said Becky McMillen, former teacher and director of the Baldwin Cooperative Preschool.
Two parents helped the teachers in the classrooms, McMillen said.
It eventually became Rainbow Preschool, she said, and, with the exception of one or two years at Ives Chapel United Methodist Church, has met at First United Methodist Church every year.
McMillen said around 1,500 children have attended the preschool in its 40 years of existence.
"A lot of people I had, their kids are now going," she said.
The preschool, she said, has always been a part of the community.
"It's has been a community service," she said. "People still care when they think of it not being there."
Today's preschool
Currently there are three classes of children, about 40 students total, that meet throughout the week for part of the day. Each class has two teachers, which are accredited and have degrees.
The classes play, work on several projects and take trips to nursing homes and local businesses, Bovee said.
"It's not a daycare," she said. "It's a fairly structured program."
It is only one of two preschools in the surrounding area to have the National Association for Education of Young Children accreditation.
"It's like a stamp of approval," Bovee said.
Another aspect to the preschool is the involvement of the family in preschool activities, Brungardt said.
"We feel like what sets us apart as a preschool, is that we include the entire family," she said.
Because Rainbow Preschool is a co-op, parents run every aspect of the preschool including volunteering on the 10-member board to the upkeep of the playground equipment, Brungardt said.
"It really a cooperative effort of every parent," she said.
That helps keep the monthly fees down, Bovee said.
"The fees are the lowest in the district," she said. "We deliberately keep them low because we don't want to exclude anybody."
There are even scholarships available, Bovee said, to help those who can't afford the monthly fees.
A short time left
To help the preschool, Roberts said First United Methodist Church will forgo rent from January through May. The church will also have a fundraiser of some kind to help fund scholarships, she said.
"We're trying to make it as least negative as we can," she said.
But the preschool still needs a place to go.
McMillen said it wouldn't be feasible to close the preschool for year.
"I don't think you can lay out for a year looking for a place and then make a comeback," she said. "They'll lose their support and the accreditation."
Bovee said the preschool will have to have an answer in the next few months.
"Our time is short. We've looked at a bazillion different options," she said. "We've had doors open and a couple have already closed. My fear is they're going to keep closing."
Brungardt said if Rainbow Preschool were to close, it would be a big loss to the community.
"We're such part of the community," she said. "It would be such a loss. I hope people don't let it go."
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Animals Show You How to Get Down to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"
Posted by Georgie on April 23, 2013
Get down with these sweet moves.
Get down with these sweet moves.
You'll never guess who was at the first weekend of Coachella…
Save yourself the misery…
Nothing says equality like a corgi!
It's the little things that matter/piss you off.


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Dear God,
Grant me a sense of humor,
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And share it with others.
A young boy told his father : "I know what the Bible means!"
His father smiled and replied, "What do you mean, you 'know' what the Bible means?
The son replied, "I do know!"
"Okay," said his father. "What does the Bible mean?"
"That's easy, Daddy..." the young boy replied excitedly,"
It stands for 'Basic Information Before Leaving Earth.'
a Joke ...
A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter.
Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses."
When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation."


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Here we are on a Bee-Yoo-Ti-Ful Caturday.
We have had some showers so it has cooled off. The sun is back out and life is good.
We have a full weekend planned with Pops cause he has to go back to work on Monday. We just cannot understand why they do not allow us to come along? Oh well, we will play all day to make the most of our time.
Speaking of Play I wanted to show you my Favorite Toy! I mean my favorite of favorite all time great, super-zoot, catabunga, wowzer-meowzer, goodness-gracious-bodacious, best-toy-ever! Are you Ready! Get Ready! Here it comes! Hold onto your seat! Take a Breath! Ready-Set-Go!
|My Favorite Toy of All Time - A Nice Chewy-Straw
***Now some of you may like the nippy-mousy or the dangle-thingie or maybe something else that drags, flys, sits, rolls, or whatever. Me I like my Chewy-Straw. I mean just look at this one! Great! All purrfectly chewed and tasting great. I can hardly contain myself. Hold on a second.
|Straw Purrfect fur licking and chewing
***Ah that's better. I just had to give my Chewy-Straw a good lick. Mm-Mm-Good. Let me say ours is but to Chew-Lick and lie, down with our Chewy-Straw. So I will tell you the story on why I love these so much.
It started out I liked grabbing pens too but my Pops discouraged that. He tried giving me my own pen but they are just so much more fun when he holds them over a paper and does that scribble thing. Something about that just gets me going. He kept filling his pen cup and I kept emptying it out. Then one day he found the Chewy-Straws. He started putting them in the pen cup and that's where I found them. What fun. He keeps me in these and who needs an old pen.
So that's my toy story. Do you have one?
|Dis my spot. Why all the whoop-de-cat anyhoo?
***So that's all fur now! Have a wonderfur weekend!
Your Cat Commentator
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He spend the winter months rehabbing the interior of our new (old) house.
He started in the Kitchen.
Then, moved to the Foyer.
Finally, to the Built-ins.
Now that it is nice outside, he has decided to take his talents to the outdoors.
He began with our curb appeal.
This was our house in December. It is a large box with some crazy bushes next to the porch. We also have a beautiful amount of bushes that line our sidewalk and the side of the house.
The beautiful bushes all stayed. They crazy ones had to go.
So he removed them and began building.
|Jason making sure things are level.
|Ron (my husband) and his friend Charlie. They like cutting stuff with loud tools.
|It is starting to resemble something.
|Truck-fulls of gravel, sand and patio bricks.
A rustic wagon soon to be filled with cascading flowers.
The perfect spot to sit for a glass of wine on a warm summer night.
Tall grasses soon to become a barrier for our mini-garden.
A sad looking mini-garden soon to be filled with many edible treats.
In the midst of all of the men, power tools, loud noises and the ocassional beer...we were visited by a neighborhood friend.
Mama bunny thought our front yard during construction was the perfect place to raise her children. We must agree. It is so fun watching her come late at night to check on them. :)
I hope you enjoyed my husband's newest project. And yes, just in case you were wondering, he is available for hire. :) He owns a company called DB Works. They do landscaping, lawn care, snow removal and some home construction projects.
Photo Update:
Here is a picture of our front yard once all of the plants matured:


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You can still fundraise!
1. Select the charity you want to support from the list of official charities
2. Click on "Fundraise" then the "Sign Up" button and enter your information. Please make sure you have already registered for the race
3. Fundraise on your own or join a team and fill in your information.
Note : This step will only register you for a fundraising account, and will not re-register you for the race!
· Go to the HTG Race Registration form
· Select the race you wish to participant in
· Enter the code on the first page in the "Promo Code" box
· Complete the personal information section
· Select Yes to I would like to participate in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge
· Select Your Charity from the drop-down menu
Unfortunately, the Mississauga Marathon registration system does not accept prior year's usernames. If you wish to use a previous username, please do not complete the Username and Password section of the Charity Challenge page during your race registration.
· Once you have completed your event registration, go to the Artez system and click SIGN IN
· Enter you previous username and password
· Complete your fundraising registration
The online fundraising system only recognizes one username with each Facebook account, so you will need to use your previous year's username which cannot be used for your event registration.
When registering for the event, please do not complete the Username and Password section of the Charity Challenge page during your race registration.
Once you have completed your race registration, go to the Artz system and click sign in.
Enter you previous username and password and complete your Fundraising registration
1. Select a charity from the list of official charities
2. Click 'fundraise'
3. Locate the SEARCH field
4. Enter the name of the individual or team and make your donation!
We recommend you register each participant individually as the charity rate will only apply to the first participant. Once registration is complete, a personal fundraising page will be automatically created for the participant. If there are several participants on the same form, only one personal fundraising page will be created and it will be for the first registered participant. In this case, the other participants will have to manually create their fundraising pages. Under the Scotiabank Charity Challenge, it is best to register one participant per form.
· Log into your fundraising profile
· Click on My Profile
· Edit the Email Address field
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· Log into your fundraising profile
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· Click on Create a Team in the left hand menu
· Fill in Team Name and Team Description
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· Log into your fundraising profile
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· Click on Join a Team
· Search for the team you want to join
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The Cockeyed staff have created a listing of a bunch of liquids available in normal or specialized stores. There you can see the prices from water (about $0 per gallon) to penicillin (round $300 per gallon)...
Seems that the most expensive is scorpion venom.
Seems that the most expensive is scorpion venom.
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This water is quite expensive.
Well, if you're not picky about contaminints, ameobic dysentary or salinity, I would imagine water is $0 dollars a gallon. Once you actually want to not get sick from the water the price goes up.
0$ per gallon of water?


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I'm starting with a look ahead this week and will get to the grade for MSU's 35-31 win against Purdue on Saturday a bit later.
But first, the best bet for Spartans fans thinking bowl trip: Fly into Orlando, the site of the Capital One Bowl, where most projections have the Spartans playing Alabama.
And that's even if they beat Penn State on Saturday but end up third among Big Ten Conference teams in the BCS points standings.
Some projections send Wisconsin to the Rose Bowl (Hey, didn't Michigan State beat the Badgers?) and Ohio State to the Orange Bowl with a BCS at-large bid and MSU to the Capital One Bowl.
As distasteful as it might seem, MSU fans should root for Michigan to beat Ohio State on Saturday. If Michigan and Michigan State win, the Spartans will head to Pasadena, Calif., for the Rose Bowl.
Don't see it happening? Or is it "on't" see it happening because the "D" -- as in defense -- is missing for coach Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines?
If the Spartans end up tied with Wisconsin and Ohio State -- and there is not a dramatic shift in the BCS points -- then Wisconsin is off to Pasadena because of the points.
If the Spartans lose, they still could end up in the Capital One Bowl against Alabama and former MSU coach Nick Saban, but it depends on the BCS points, BCS at-large bids and such.
The next stops for MSU would be the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., or the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Rose, Capital One, Outback and Gator bowls are Jan. 1.
FIT TO BE TIEDA breakdown of the Rose Bowl decision:
Three-way tie for first place -- Since Michigan State and Ohio State did not play each other this season and they and Wisconsin would have identical overall records, the highest-ranked team in the final BCS standings would be the Big Ten's BCS automatic qualifier and go to the Rose Bowl. Wisconsin is No. 7, Ohio State No. 8 and MSU No. 10.
If Michigan State and Ohio State tie for first -- Since the Spartans and Buckeyes did not face off and would have identical overall records, the highest-ranked team in the final BCS standings would be the automatic qualifier.
If Michigan State and Wisconsin tie for first -- Since MSU beat the Badgers on Oct. 2, the Spartans would be the automatic qualifier.
If Ohio State and Wisconsin tie for first -- Since the Badgers beat the Buckeyes on Oct. 16, Wisconsin would be the automatic qualifier. Source: Big Ten Conference
Michigan State, of course, need not worry about roses and other bowls at this point. The Spartans must find a way to win at Penn State for the first time since 1965. Then, in whatever city they land for the New Year, they can call themselves Big Ten champions.
The Spartans worked on their second flunk of the season through three quarters against Purdue on Saturday when, suddenly, they forced turnovers, blocked a punt and quarterback Kirk Cousins played hero.
This is a resilient team. No matter what happens at Penn State or in a bowl game, this team has overachieved. Mark Dantonio said as much Sunday night.
It certainly has been an entertaining bunch. The Spartans put their fans through the emotional ringer against Purdue, all to earn a win and a "C-plus" grade.
The plus is for coming up with another great special teams play. Denicos Allen blocked that punt, and the crowd went wild. Good stuff.
MSU needs an effort similar to the one against Wisconsin. You know, the win the BCS seems to have forgotten.
A slow start with a interception returned for a touchdown can't happen.
A 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter can't happen.
Penalties and turnovers can't happen.
And they will need a great defensive effort on the road.
Playing at Penn State is a tough proposition, especially if the crowd and team plays off the possibility Joe Paterno is coaching his last home game.
Who picked the Spartans to be 10-1 at this point? Be honest. Who even picked nine wins?
Dantonio said the team was picked to finish seventh in the Big Ten by many people.
This team finds ways to win, be it a trick play with a interesting name, a blocked punt or an injured quarterback diving for a touchdown.
E-mail Greg Johnson: email@example.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/gregjohnsongrp


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You know what they say: Time flies when you're trying to keep up with SEO best practices and Google's tricky, ever-changing algorithms…or something like that. When you've been in the SEO game for several years, you grow accustomed to certain strategies going as quickly as they came, and you're probably always keeping your eye out for the latest and greatest practices. Wanting to stay on top of the game is a good thing, especially when it comes to content creation. That being said, just because new opportunities are always breaking into the scene, it doesn't mean that oldies can't be goodies.
I'm referring to the fact that I've heard a lot of people recently – from clients to acquaintances with businesses – asking, What's the point of my blog? People tend to worry that the adjectives "old" and "good" are mutually exclusive in terms of SEO practices. However, company blogs aren't "old" like a 25-year-old at prom; they're "old" like an employee whose strong work ethic will never allow them to be fired. The State of Inbound Marketing Report of 2013 has my back on this one.
According to the study, in 2013, 82% of marketers who blogged on a daily basis saw an ROI for their blogging. This statistic alone should answer the question – your blogging efforts are responsible for conversions! It isn't time to ditch your inbound efforts just yet. In other terms, 79% of companies that have blogs had a positive ROI for their inbound marketing efforts, as opposed to 20% of companies that did inbound marketing without a blog. The fact of the matter is that if you're going to utilize inbound marketing – and that includes new and fancy strategies – you had better have a blog.
Even if you don't have the time, budget, or manpower to blog on a daily basis, 57% of bloggers who posted on a monthly basis saw an ROI.
A lot of people will argue, however, that blogging still isn't worth the time and/or manpower it takes to maintain. Consider this: 43% of marketers generated a customer via their blog in 2013. However, it takes only 9% of marketers' working hours and 7% of their budget.It's one of the cheapest ways to advertise for your company – and it's relatively successful.
Whether you've hired an SEO company or you're marketing from within, the numbers are right in front of you; if your site isn't already equipped with a relatively active and content-rich blog, you're missing out on some huge opportunities. If you've been considering getting rid of your blog, or aren't dedicating a significant portion of your marketing efforts to maintaining it, it's time to reconsider.


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Admitted and Licensed to Practice Law,
New York State
June 1991; In Good Standing
Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse,
New York
Juris Doctor; May 1990
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure,
New York
Bachelor of Arts, May 1986,
Graduated Cum Laude
Legal Experience:
DiMartino Law Office, Oswego, New York 1/1/06-present
Practice concentrated in Matrimonial and Family Law, Personal
Injury and Disability Law, DWI and Traffic Violations, Criminal, Real Estate, Wills,
Landlord Tenant, and Social Security Disability.
Oswego County District Attorney's Office, Oswego, New York 2000-12/2003
Part-time Assistant District Attorney concentrating on local prosecution duties
in Oswego City and Fulton City Courts. Duties included maintaining calendars in
Oswego County's, two largest cities general docket trial, motion and general calendars.
Local Law Firm,
Oswego, New York 1998-2005
Partner in a local law firm. Gained extensive knowledge in the administration of
legal representation and the business of a law firm. Practice concentrated in Civil
Litigation, Matrimonial and Family Law, Criminal Law, Real Estate transactions,
Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability.
Local Law Office,
Oswego, New York 1991-1997
Associate attorney in a General Practice Law Firm emphasizing
in Family, Matrimonial, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Real Estate and Social Security
Law. Gained extensive knowledge in the representation of clients in court settings
for general appearances; experienced in trial practice, legal research, legal memorandum
and brief writing; drafting of pleadings and motion practice pertaining to all facets
of the legal practice.
Department of Law, County of Onondaga, Syracuse, New York 1989-1990
Law Clerk. Assisted County Attorney in all facets pertaining
to the Family Court division.
Oswego County Bar Association, Officer
1996 - 2000
President 2000, member in good standing.
Oswego County Country Club, Oswego, New York 1998 - 2003
Officer of the Board of Directors, President 2002 - 2003.
New York State Defenders Association, Albany, New York, Since 2007


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Presented by T. Ray Phillips
The subject of employee dishonesty is a delicate one. Owners generally want to trust their employees, and given all the other battles owners fight on a daily basis, they are often not as vigilant as they can or should be. Vigilance requires an investment of time and money in return for an uncertain payoff.
Here's one example of a typical fraud scenario:
Lou Spencer's CFO, Marty Jacks, had been with Lou's company for 15 years. While Lou reviewed company financial reports and often the accounts receivable aging report, he let Marty handle the day-to-day financial operations. To say that Lou was surprised when one of his vendors mentioned that he'd run into Marty on the floor of a Las Vegas casino at 4:00 a.m. would be an understatement. As far as Lou knew, Marty spent every weekend at home or camping with his family.
Rather than confront Marty immediately, Lou casually asked his golf partner (a CPA who also happened to be a Certified Fraud Examiner) about employee theft.
The CPA listed more ways to steal than Lou could imagine, but Lou did remember:
Creating fictitious vendors or employees.
Stealing inventory.
Giving oneself undisclosed and unauthorized pay raises.
"Lapping" or taking payment from one customer and applying it to another's account.
The CPA explained to Lou the three conditions present in any fraud situation: motive, opportunity and rationalization.
"Has anyone run into financial difficulties?" he asked. "Maybe a sick kid? The unemployment of a spouse or even the readjustment of payments on a home loan?" Lou could not think of anyone in those situations.
Lou understood the "opportunity" factor immediately. He admitted that because he trusted Marty implicitly he was not reviewing every report carefully. Marty certainly had opportunity.
Rationalization: Lou was fairly confident that his employees—including Marty—were satisfied with their salary and benefit packages. Except for an occasional afternoon of golf, Lou believed he worked as hard as any of them.
The CPA suggested that before acting, Lou retain a fraud analyst to conduct a fraud audit. At a minimum, Lou should review his financial statements and this time, rather than focus on the decline in revenues, look for any anomaly or anything that "bucks the trend." Lou returned to an empty office to do exactly that.
What Lou discovered caused him to call his golf buddy to schedule a meeting about a Fraud Deterrence Audit. Lou swallowed hard as he signed an engagement letter for an audit that would cost his $20M company between $20,000 and $25,000.
After several weeks of review, the CPA laid out the situation for Lou. Marty had a gambling habit (motive). Over the past 18 months, Marty had set up numerous bogus vendor accounts and had siphoned off almost $1 million to these accounts (opportunity). When Marty started pulling small amounts of cash out without Lou noticing, Marty decided that since Lou didn't miss the cash, Lou could do without it (rationalization).
Armed with the facts, Lou fired Marty. There was no way to recover the money, so Lou and the Fraud Examiner concentrated instead on ways to prevent this scenario from reoccurring.
We asked Edward Bortnick, a CPA, Certified Fraud Deterrence Analyst and Certified Financial and Forensic Accountant, and Certified Valuation Analyst from Rockville, Maryland for his best fraud prevention advice.
"First, look for any anomalies in the company's financial reports. Are there exceptions to trends over time?" To do this, Bortnick suggests preparing two Excel worksheets.
On the first spreadsheet, enter the last five years' income statements expressed both in dollars and as a percentage of gross revenues. Using that report, investigate any significant changes in income as well as significant changes in the expenses as a percentage of income.
On a second spreadsheet enter your company's balance sheets for the past five years. Using this report, compute the accounts receivable turnover and collection days for each year as well as inventory turnover. Again, investigate any significant changes.
"Second, change the schedule for running and reviewing reports. Lou's new CFO (hired only after a thorough background check) should provide Lou with reports on a weekly, rather than monthly, basis."
"Third, owners should carve out time to carefully review those reports without distraction."
"Fourth, owners should ask their CPAs to conduct a quick 'Financial Statements 101' course," says Bortnick. Many owners think they know how to read these Statements, but CPAs can teach owners what to look for and what the numbers mean.
Bortnick explains that, "Fraud Examiners will propose a number of changes tailored to a particular company and can follow up periodically to make sure that all changes have been implemented and that there are no new opportunities for fraud."
"These are a few of the tools," says Bortnick, "that can be used to monitor your operations and help detect whether anomalies are due to employee dishonesty or changes in your company's operations. I suggest that owners contact their accountants (or forensic accountants) to help develop systems and forensic tools that owners can use to deter fraud and manage—financially—business operations."
"Finally, if an owner sees anything he or she does not understand or that seems unusual," Bortnick advises, "dig deeper. Doing so might just save the company."
The information contained in this article is general in nature and is not legal, tax or financial advice. For information regarding your particular situation, contact an attorney or a tax or financial advisor.
The information in this newsletter is provided with the understanding that it does not render legal, accounting, tax or financial advice. In specific cases, clients should consult their legal, accounting, tax or financial advisor. This article is not intended to give advice or to represent our firm as being qualified to give advice in all areas of professional services. Exit Planning is a discipline that typically requires the collaboration of multiple professional advisors. To the extent that our firm does not have the expertise required on a particular matter, we will always work closely with you to help you gain access to the resources and professional advice that you need.
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