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I have passed PMI-ACP® exam today!!!
About iZenBridge:
I have come across iZenBride through google search, when I planned to do PMI-ACP®. I chose them based on the review comments from previous exam takes. Surely iZenBridge is value for your money.
I have purchased online course from iZenBridge and it has helped me immensely to understand the agile and prepare for the exam. The course materials are structured properly and helps anyone to study at their own pace.
Video sessions from Saket are excellent. I really like the zeal at which he has taught the course contents. Thanks Saket for the course contents.
My Preparation for Exam:
As suggested by the course, I took the course contents once before trying out the assessment. I have tried the 20 questions set, I could score only 50%. Even though I had understanding of the concepts, I'm not able to score more. I tried 10-15 times, I was unable to score beyond 70%. During the assessment, I got an understanding where I was lacking. Even though I had understanding of the concepts, I was unable to connect the dots. It is very very essential from the exam perspective. Meantime, I have also bought the PMI-ACP Exam Prep book - Second Edition by Mike Griffiths. I had gone through the book 2.5 times before taking the exams. 1st time read gives a overall understanding of the concepts. 2nd time read helps to connect the dots. In parallel, I tool assessment from izenBridge to validate my learning. I could score around 80% in 1st & 2nd 120 questions assessments. And then I took 4th assessment and my % gone down to 70%. I wrote the score details to Saket to ask for his view so that I can plan for exam. He has replied me to take the exam as the scores are good.
I have also prepared my own flash card while reading the book and watching video from Saket and also while taking the exam. I used to refer this flash card whenever I get free time to refresh my-selves.
Submit Application Form to PMI:
I filled the forms online in PMI and applied to PMI. Luckily my application was not selected for audit and hence I could schedule the exam within a week time. Seema from iZenBridge helped me in correcting and refining the application forms submitted to PMI. Thanks Seema for the assistance.
Pro-metric Test:
I took pro-metric test in Bangalore pro-metric center. The guys were friendly and helpful and gave clear instructions on do's and don'ts in the center. Take enough rest the day before the exam and reach the exam center at least 1 hour before the schedule. It helps to calm down your nerves and ready yourselves to face the exam.
Tips and Tricks:
1. No shortcut to hard work. Yes, I had to put in my efforts to understand the concepts.
2. Learn to connect the dots. I.e., Understanding of tools and in which scenarios to use them.
3. Reading multiple times helps.
4. Preparing my own flash cards helps to refresh the concepts and connect them with scenarios whenever I get time.
5. As mentioned by all, exam questions are situational only. I need to know the concepts as well the how to apply them to choose the correct answers.
6. Most important is read the question and understand it clearly.
7. Understand in whose perspective the question is framed (PO, Scrum Master, Sponsor, etc.,)
8. Watch out for the phrases like (NOT, EXCEPT, etc.,)
9. Eliminate the wrong answers. Most of the times, 2 answers are no way related to the question. Hence I can eliminate them faster.
10. Trick lies in selecting the right answer from the rest of them. Here, there is no trick, I had to apply the Agile principles. Here is where PMI stands!
11. Best way to handle time is mark the questions for later if I don't know the answer for sure and visit them later.
12. I can also strike out the irrelevant options while searching for the right options. This option in the pro-metric tools really helps.
13. I had managed to save time to revisit the marked questions and then choose the right answers. If there is time still, recheck the answers.
14. Initially 1.5 hours, I was able to concentrate better. After that I felt the loss of concentration. I took a break after 2 hours and then I could continue with better concentration.
Based on exam results, I was proficient in 3 domains, moderate proficient in 2 domains and below proficient in 2 domains. It clearly indicated to me that I'm yet to master Agile! And learning never stops!!
PMI-ACP® Certified!!!
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Report: Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Split After Fight in the British Virgin Islands
(NEW YORK) -- It looks like Taylor Swift has more inspiration for her next album. A source tells the New York Post Taylor split with boyfriend Harry Styles of One Direction after a fight last week in the British Virgin Islands. The couple was vacationing together to celebrate the New Year, but Taylor reportedly took a morning flight off the island last Friday after the fight.
Harry headed over to Richard Branson's private resort on Necker Island for some hot tub time with friends that day according to Business Insider. He was back in the U.K. by Saturday.
Taylor's Twitter post from Saturday, "…til you put me down," seemed to hint at a breakup. It's a line from her song "I Knew You Were Trouble."
Harry and Taylor were photographed sharing a long, New Year's Eve kiss in Times Square following Taylor's performance on New Year's Rockin' Eve.
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Time for a guest blog from Mike Rumsey, to tell you all what the Mineralogists got up to on the days they split up from the Palaeontologists.
Having another geological commitment to attend I arrived in the middle of the night a couple of days after everyone else had settled into the Morrocco fieldtrip – a long taxi drive by darkness and a rough couple of hours sleep and then it was off into the field with the other mineralogists. (We split up so the palaeo people and the min people could get as much done as possible). First up was the amazing abandoned mining town of Angil, nestled in a steep valley once mined for its copper and lead content.
Looking over a town in the valley.
Although an incredible vista, the many hundreds of steps leading up to the top of the valley was difficult in the heat and having only had a few hours sleep – it was a real fieldtrip wake-up call! We found some representative material with our local guide and then moved onto the main important task for the day – Mibladen.
The Mibladen area is famous for beautiful bright red crystalline specimens of vanadinite, which are probably the best in the world, and as such Mibladen is well known to most mineralogists and it was great to visit such a famous locality. Vanadinite from here has been known for a long time, but most of the material that ends up in the UK is poorly located and is often just labelled vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco - this is not really fit for some of the scientific purposes of the museum, so we wanted to collect material directly from a number of different outcrops, mines and workings so we could record exactly where subtly different specimens of vanadinite occurred.
Another feature of the material that reaches the UK on the commercial market is that it has often been heavily prepared. This might involve cleaning in acids or selective trimming or removal of other less aesthetic mineral species that get in the way of the bright red vanadinite crystals. This is unfortunate as we are losing geologically relevant information when this happens, so I wanted also to obtain some ugly, fresh material that might have all sorts of natural alterations, erosion crusts and associated minerals combined that could tell us or future geologists something a little extra about this place than the readily available specimens.
After a few hours of driving between localities and getting some quick representative samples the day was complete before I knew it, but I had lots of samples and was happy - we met some really interesting people and saw some incredible hand-dug mines and pits in the middle of the desert where prospectors had been searching for vanadinite.
On the second split day from the palaeo guys, we mineralogists visited the area of M'fis and Taouz, M'fis is a famous area for barite specimens and Taouz is another area famous for its vanadinite. Both these places were really out in the middle of the desert and it was very, (very!) hot - a specific locality called the wulfenite vein at M'fis – was so open and exposed, it felt a bit like some horror film where we might have been abandoned in a desert oven.
The hot desert in M'fis
Still we got to it and collected some really interesting specimens from some more off the beaten track spots in M'fis including areas that have never really been written about or documented in any systematic fashion. At the main site of M'fis we picked up some good representative barite specimens and saw some pretty scary mining operations that I'm certain you would not see in the UK.
An example of scary mining operations
At Taouz we didn't collect much as I had been lucky enough to visit the locality the previous year. However, we did get some nice specimens from the local miners and we got a quick tour inside the mine workings to see some of the vandinite in situ, both of which we documented to better illustrate the geological environment of the finds from my trip to Taouz the year before.
Analysis of the minerals is still ongoing, but it seems successful so far, with a few species being identified and/or documented for the first time at specific localities and in one case, possibly the first documented occurrence in Morocco… and perhaps the first even for the planet, which considering there are only 4800 known minerals is a fairly rare occurrence.
Huge thanks to Mike for writing this so I could share his experiences of Morocco!


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This is a monumental year for me. As I mentioned in an earlier post this year, I'm celebrating my #FabLife40th birthday this year! I'm celebrating the entire year by doing two things: by being a blessing to others and building upon what I've already started with the Super Woman Brand. In lieu of accepting gifts for my #FabLife40th birthday, I'm asking Super Fans to support two nonprofit organizations by giving a donation of $20 each for a total of $40 to commemorate the 40 years of my life.
If you're new to my life story, you may not know that each year that I've celebrated my birthday is very special to me since my 30th birthday. I don't need to celebrate with a party or cake and ice cream. I don't need a lot of people around me or a lot of gifts either. I celebrate my birthday by setting attainable personal and professional goals. My birthday is also very special to me because I was diagnosed with a chronic illness when I was 26 and told that I could die by the age of 30. So turning 40 is quite an accomplishment for me and my health has tremendously improved. I feel blessed to breathe everyday. There are two times in my life that mean a great deal to me. When I was a child and looking forward to becoming a senior adult. That is why I'm a board member for two specific organizations. Real Life. My Music is a nonprofit organization in Detroit that provides after school programs in arts, dance and music for school aged children, while St. Patrick's Senior Center is a nonprofit organization in Detroit that provides services and programs for senior adults.
When I was a child I was very blessed and fortunate to have opportunities to formally study dance and music. Not all children have those opportunities now. Real Life. My Music helps to bridge that gap so that we can have a generation of well-rounded children who become well-rounded adults. As I get older, I hope to have access to the services and programs provided by St. Patrick's Senior Center so that I can have an active life in my golden years. That is why I selected these two organizations to support.
Therefore, in honor of my milestone #FabLife40th birthday, I'd like those who support me, to support the organizations I donate my time and resources to. It's just that simple. No gifts. No gift cards. Just a $20 donation to each organization anytime between now and December 31, 2014. That's all I want from my Super Fans for my #FabLife40th birthday.
This is also just one of the many ways I plan to bless others during this year, along with the upcoming events, I Feel Good! Mind, Body and Soul Women's Conference in August, Detroit Women In the Arts Wikipedia Edit-Athon in October and my summer release of "Breaking Through the Black Ceiling" with a portion of sales being donated to Karmanos Cancer Institute in honor of Mark England.
I appreciate you in advance for supporting initiatives that are much needed in Metro Detroit for our children, senior adults and our community.
~Super Woman
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To start off, I want to share a delicious summer recipe. Nothing says summer more than barbecue and nothing says barbecue more than ribs! These ribs are the perfect combination of smoky, spicy and sweet and because they are slow cooked in the oven before hitting the grill they are perfectly, fall off the bone tender. Serve them up with some grilled corn and vegetables and you have a delicious dinner.
Smoky, Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Ribs
Serves 4
- 2 racks of pork back ribs, about 3 lbs.
- 2 Tbsp. paprika
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. chipotle powder
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup smoky barbecue sauce
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- In a small bowl, combine the paprika, kosher salt, garlic powder, chipotle powder and 2 Tbsp. of the brown sugar.
- Rub the racks of ribs on both sides liberally with the spice rub, leave to marinate at room temperature for 45 minutes.
- While the ribs are marinating, prepare the sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together the barbecue sauce, remaining brown sugar, honey, Dijon, Worcestershire and vinegar. Set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 275 degrees F.
- Brush, each side of the racks with some of the prepared sauce. Place each rack on a piece of aluminum foil and wrap tightly making sure no steam can escape. Place the racks onto a baking sheet, seam side up and place in the oven.
- Bake the ribs for 2 hours until cooked through and tender.
- Preheat your barbecue to medium-high heat.
- Remove the ribs from the foil and place onto the preheated grill. Baste with the remaining sauce and cook until caramelized, about 5 minutes a side.
- Slice and serve with the remaining sauce for dipping.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Bergdorf Getting Competitive
We started marking some designer clothes to 70% off. It's not official yet, but if it has the sticker price you can purchase it at the discount.
While we're on the topic of Bergdorf Goodman, I'll cut you on a little secret. The men' store across the street has the most amazing cafe. There are hardly ever lines and the male eye candy is delicious.
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I am very sad to report shoes are only 40% off still.
- December 6, 2008 at 3:42 PM
About time, they're always the last ones to mark down. Thanks for the info
- December 6, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Still tons of Lanvin bags left, a few YSL, Valentino, Lambertson, tons of clutches and a few others.
- December 7, 2008 at 1:49 AM
Lanvin bags?! Are the bags 70% off as well ;-)
- December 7, 2008 at 8:36 AM
yeah anyone has report on the bags sections? is it 40 or 70 % off?
- December 7, 2008 at 12:07 PM
The majority of that eye candy is gay. But still nice to look at.
- December 7, 2008 at 1:54 PM
- Amanda said...
Just came back from Bergdorf and they have an amazing sale on dresses and shoes! A lot of the dresses retailing for $1200 and up are now $299 to $649. Some brands that are having excellent sales; Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Missoni, Gucci, Narciso Rodriguez. Tons of shoes and boots available - even in size 6 1/2 7 which is my size - they have Miu Miu, Prada, Louboutins, and Chanel!!! A lot of inventory! Go shopping if you can! Also went to Barneys - not much left.
- December 7, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Bags are 60% off at Barneys. Only 40% off at Bergdorf
- December 7, 2008 at 8:19 PM
I saw some great Marc Jacobs bags on sale at 70% off. Im going to head over again today to see if there are other great deals.
For those of you that are interested, Zac Posen sale starts today on Gilt Groupe. I heard there were going to be some STEEP discounts.
For those of you that are interested, here is an invite-
I think Gilt Groupe is having a Zac Posen sale online today- I cant wait!
Here is the invite for anyone that is interested-
- December 8, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Just got a flier for BG - shope from Dec 10 - 14 and get cash back.
Spend up to $999 and get 15% back with your BG card (10% with other cc)
Spend $1000+ and get 25% back with your BG card (15% with other cc)
I know I'm going Wednesday to see what's left.
- December 8, 2008 at 11:14 PM


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Saint Martin Population: 31,949NO VISITORS FROM HERE YET!
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|Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it between themselves in 1648. Friction between the two sides caused the border to frequently fluctuate over the next two centuries, with the French eventually holding the greater portion of the island (about 57%). The cultivation of sugar cane introduced African slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern Dutch portion of the island became the independent nation of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten
|Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 54.4 sq km
land: 54.4 sq km
water: NEGL
Size comparison: more than one-third the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 16 km border countries (1): Sint Maarten 16 km
|58.9 km (for entire island)
|Maritime claims:
|temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|Natural hazards:
|subject to hurricanes from July to November
|Current Environment Issues:
|freshwater supply is dependent on desalination of sea water
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|Ethnic groups:
|Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), white, East Indian
|French (official), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles)
|Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestant, Hindu
|31,949 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 26.38% (male 4,197/female 4,232)
15-24 years: 10.43% (male 1,656/female 1,676)
25-54 years: 46.87% (male 7,139/female 7,836)
55-64 years: 8.67% (male 1,287/female 1,483)
65 years and over: 7.65% (male 1,085/female 1,358) (2016 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 32.3 years
male: 31.3 years
female: 33.2 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin
conventional short form: Saint Martin
local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Martin
local short form: Saint-Martin
etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint MARTIN of Tours because the 11 November 1493 day of discovery was the saint's feast day
|Government type:
| name: Marigot geographical coordinates: 18 04 N, 63 05 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|none (overseas collectivity of France)
|National holiday:
|Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)
|4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
|Legal system:
|French civil law
|18 years of age, universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Deputy Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011)
head of government: President of Territorial Council Aline HANSON (since 17 April 2013)
cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory economic, social, and cultural council elections/appointments: French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 17 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: Aline HANSON elected president by the Territorial Council
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms) note: Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate; election last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; one seat (shared with Saint Barthelemy) was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1
elections: last held on 18 and 25 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)
election results: percent of seats by party - RRR 34.1%, Team Daniel Gibbs 2012 32%, UPP 13.3%, Saint-Martin pour tous 9.4%, other 11.2%; seats by party - NA; second round, percent of seats by party - RRR 56.9%, Team Daniel Gibbs 43.1%; seats by party - RRR 17, Team Daniel Gibbs 6
|Judicial branch:
|Political parties and leaders:
|Rally Responsibility Success (Rassemblement Responsabilite Reussite or RRR [Alain RICHARDSON] Team Daniel Gibbs [Daniel GIBBS] Union for Progress (Union Pour le Progres or UPP) [Louis-Constant FLEMING]; affiliated with UMP
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|National symbol(s):
|brown pelican
|National anthem:
| name: "O Sweet Saint Martin's Land"
lyrics/music: Gerard KEMPS
note: the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, "La Marseillaise" remains official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, "Het Wilhelmus" remains official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (overseas collectivity of France)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (overseas collectivity of France)
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The economy of Saint Martin centers on tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the US. Saint Martin is reported to have the highest per capita income in the Caribbean. The economy of Saint Martin centers on tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the US. Saint Martin is reported to have the highest per capita income in the Caribbean.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $561.5 million (2005 est.) GDP (purchasing power parity): $561.5 million (2005 est.)
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $561.5 million (2005 est.) GDP (official exchange rate): $561.5 million (2005 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $19,300 (2005 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $19,300 (2005 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|tourism, light industry and manufacturing, heavy industry tourism, light industry and manufacturing, heavy industry
|Labor force:
|17,300 (2008 est.) 17,300 (2008 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
|85% directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry 85% directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry
|Exports - commodities:
|Imports - commodities:
|crude petroleum, food, manufactured items crude petroleum, food, manufactured items
|Exchange rates:
|euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.9214 (2016 est.) 0.885 (2015 est.) 0.7489 (2014 est.) 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.) euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.9214 (2016 est.) 0.885 (2015 est.) 0.7489 (2014 est.) 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.)
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|Telephone system:
| general assessment: fully integrated access
domestic: direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems
international: country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe (2009)
|Broadcast media:
|1 local TV station; access to about 20 radio stations, including RFO Guadeloupe radio broadcasts via repeater (2008)
|Internet country code:
|.mf; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered
|Internet users:
|total: 1,100 percent of population: 3.5% (July 2015 est.)
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|1 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)
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|Defense is the responsibility of France
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The story is this: A girl named Iavassilien is looking for her lost brother. Ireland is the setting, and yes, Dragan is the word for dragon in Irish Gaelic. I'm not very good with sentence structure, so if someone could help me with that, it'd really help. Thanks.
Iavassilien (or Ia, for short) knows that her brother's disappearance has something to do with a necklace she owns and the night sky. She needs people to help her find him, and find out why the constellations are so important to her history, considering it was the only thing ever taught to her before she and her brother, Dragan, were abandoned. I'm not entirely certain how this will work out, but hopefully it will be able to write itself. Thanks!
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Will Insurance Companies Bail Out Obamacare?
Obamacare's ship has sailed -- and it's sprung some highly visible leaks.
The Healthcare.gov website has become the butt of late-night comedians' jokes and a source of embarrassment to the White House. More problems have arisen as millions of Americans received cancellation letters from their insurance companies, with President Barack Obama calling some of the insurers "bad apples."
With pressure mounting, those "bad apple" insurers and their peers just might be prime candidates to rescue the health reform legislation. Could insurance companies step in to bail out Obamacare?
Willing to help
Despite the name-calling, there are plenty of reasons for health insurers to do whatever they can to help Obamacare succeed. A recent Fitch Ratings report highlights one important factor: an extension of the open enrollment deadline would be a logistical nightmare for the industry.
Such an extension will probably be one of the options under consideration if the Obamacare website -- the online health insurance marketplace for 36 states that didn't establish their own exchanges -- isn't fixed quickly. Although assurances were given that the website would operate smoothly by the end of this month, just days ago the official line was that it's still "a long way from where it needs to be."
There's no question that health insurers are concerned about the fallout of the website debacle. Humana cut its enrollment projections by at least 50% and says it expects a delay for the March 31 enrollment deadline. Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini expressed concern that enough younger, healthy people won't sign up for plans to succeed.
The insurers appear to be willing to help. Bertolini said this week that what is needed now is to "consider other solutions" to resolve the situation, adding that his company is "trying to help." UnitedHealth Group stated last week that it would work with the government "if a decision is made to allow individuals more time to sign up."
Bailing in all directions?
How can the nation's insurers help bail out Obamacare? The most visible assistance currently comes from UnitedHealth, which owns Quality Software Services, the contractor leading efforts to resolve the Healthcare.gov technical issues. There are several other important ways that the health insurers could help, though.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough met with the CEOs of several major insurance companies last week. During that meeting, McDonough asked them to "ramp up communication and education efforts" for individuals who are losing their current insurance policies as a result of Obamacare's minimum benefits requirements.
A bigger alternative for assisting could be in the works. Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported that some insurers want to enable consumers to purchase health insurance directly from their websites rather than go through Healthcare.gov. There are several drawbacks to that approach, however.
First, the capability for customers to determine their federal subsidy eligibility isn't in place now. Second, taking this path would require that insurers be given access to personal information that they don't now receive. Another significant concern is that this alternative circumvents the promised ability for individuals to comparison shop on one site. However, moving forward with insurers selling Obamacare directly from their websites could turn out to be the best viable option if the problems with Healthcare.gov aren't resolved soon.
Winners regardless
You might think that with all of the tumult, especially initial reports of very low enrollment figures, health insurance stocks would be suffering. They're not, though. Over the past couple of weeks, the stocks of the major insurers have actually risen.
The reality is that many of these insurers should win regardless of what happens in the individual insurance market. That's particularly true for companies that benefit from Medicaid expansion fostered by health reform.
WellPoint , for example, claims 12% of its total enrollment from Medicaid -- the highest level of any of the largest insurers. The hybrid federal-state program accounts for 9% of Aetna's total membership. UnitedHealth claims slightly less than 9% of its total enrollment from Medicaid. Humana lags behind the others, with only 1.3% of total membership coming from Medicaid.
It remains to be seen if the SS Obamacare will be successfully bailed out. Several of the big health insurers, though, can look at the boat half-full of water or half-empty -- and still be optimistic either way.
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I'm going to try and sort of update the happenings in our household.
I have no excuses for my long absence here. I am still reading the usual blogs, but I think after a certain amount of time had passed, I didn't really know where to start so I kept putting it off. So much has happened but so much as stayed the same, and that is good. I started feeling super narcissistic like here is my blog where I talk about my lovely kids and my lovely life, blah blah, and I had a hard time struggling with writing about my life without coming across that way even though I like to read about other peoples lives and their blogs. I would get really unsure about myself and would worry about coming across stupid or lame, or not having perfect grammar, and then I'd feel all anxious about it. Breathe. Anyway..
I have to start somewhere so here goes nothing..
Carter is turning F-O-U-R this month! He is so incredibly wise, smart, and sometimes I look at him and wonder how the heck this awesome little man from came us, but he did. Also, the terrible threes are totally real and they suck, but things have turned around in the last few months so that's good.
He started PRE-K this week which seems crazy, and he is so proud to be in the "big kid" class which is kind of adorable because they are all obviously so not "big kids" yet.
Olivia had her 1st birthday party in June (rainbow inspired for my rainbow baby) and I'm sure I will do a blog post soon about that party. It was a really special day for both of us. But I don't want to have to plan a birthday party ever again, until you know, Carter's 4th this month, ah.
She is a walking, talking, sassy little woman and that scares me. Do I really have two rambunctious, smart mouthed, sassy children? Yes, yes I do. Couldn't I get one really easy, mellow kid? I guess Olivia is mellow in some ways, but she is so feisty it blows me away. Someone told me that it's due to her having an older brother. She has to fight for what she wants or her big brother will take it from her, so that is what she does.
I feel like I've turned a leaf with my photography as well, I can't look at photography the same way ever again after some classes I took. I'm constantly critiquing everything I see. I used to see pictures and think "wow, that looks great!" and now I look at the same pictures and think, "omg, there is totally a green cast all over their faces, people paid them to do that?!" Not that I am an expert by any means, I am way too insecure to consider myself one but I think I've come a long way.
I'm still working full-time, thinking about more babies, and then changing my mind, dealing with a multitude of things, but my kids are healthy, I'm alive, and marriage has never been better so I can't complain.
More to come...
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Cobie Smulders and Neil Patrick Harris at CBS Party
Newlywed Cobie Smulders Shows Her Ring at a CBS Bash With NPH
Newlywed Cobie Smulders Shows Her Ring at a CBS Bash With NPH
Newlywed Cobie Smulders celebrated the upcoming CBS season with her How I Met Your Mother costar Neil Patrick Harris last night in LA. She kept the bridal theme going by donning a white frock from Temperley London. Other CBS actors stepped out for the bash, too, including Sophia Bush, who has a new pilot Partners, Dennis Quaid, Sharon Osbourne, and more.
NPH was one of the famous guests at Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam's wedding, which took place earlier this month in Solvang, CA. Cobie and her longtime partner, Taran, a star of SNL, also welcomed HIMYM's Alyson Hannigan and Joe Manganiello, who's had a small recurring role on the show. We recently caught up with Cobie and NPH's small-screen leading man Josh Radnor, who told us what to expect in HIMYM's upcoming eighth season, which begins Sept. 24. Josh even alluded to there possibly being a ninth in the works.


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Category Archives: Barack Obama
Heading For Dinner with the Prez and Clooney…What Did You Do Today?
Based on an actual email I got, my imaginary conversation with the President of the United States (still Obama for those keeping track).
BO: Norm —
ME: Barack!
BO: I'll be going to a special event at George Clooney's house in a few weeks…
ME: OK…aren't there other things you might spend your time on? Besides, I've been there. Really nothing special. Your house is nicer actually.
BO: …and two grassroots supporters and their guests will join us.
ME: Sounds like a great time. Ask him why he left ER. I really thought it was too soon. His acting career could have really taken off!
BO: The only thing we've still got to figure out is whether two spots belong to you and your guest…
ME: Who should I take? Wow, this really came as a surprise! Thanks B. I'll ask around.
BO: — or somebody else and theirs.
ME: Dude! Uncool! I said I'd look! You're kinda impatient.
BO: So let's nail it down: Any donation you make today will automatically enter you and a guest to win.
ME: Really? You want me to pay? You just about invited me. I'll bring the wine instead. How's that? And what's this about winning?
BO: Once you decide who you're inviting to join you, we'll be all set.
ME: Alright…I think. Does that mean the offer is still on? I think I found someone to go. What else do you need?
BO: The campaign will take care of your airfare and hotel for you.
ME: That's awfully nice of you. Let me at least pitch in for the hotel.
BO: Please pitch in $3 or whatever you can today…
ME: $3? Seriously, you keep the money. I'll find a place that isn't rented by the hour.
BO: … and keep your May 10th clear.
ME: It's clear! See you May 10th!
BO: Hope to see you soon.
ME: Yeah, like I said, May 10th. Don't get all suffocating now.
BO: Barack
ME: Ciao B.


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Our goal in developing these plug-ins has been to provide you with versatile compressors that offer detailed control and an exceptionally musical sound. PSP oldTimer plug-ins are not based on any specific hardware, rather they are inspired by vintage circuits and we designed them to emulate our favorite characteristics of such compressors.
PSP oldTimerME version of this compressor combines advanced features such as the option to process left, right, mid or side channel exclusively while being very simple to set up - which makes it hard to go wrong! In case of PSP oldTimer our goal was to provide a simple compressor that offers an exceptionally musical sound while requiring a minimum of tweaking. PSP oldTimer is so simple and so easy to use, that it's difficult to make it sound bad even at extreme settings! These compressors offer soft and smooth compression in most applications, however they may slightly color the sound with their tube emulation on transients when heavily driven internally by high compression values.
I love it (the PSP oldTimer compressor). Where did you hide the tubes?!!!! PSP is one of the few companies out there who knows how to put real analog character into a plugin and maintain the transparency.
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The PSP oldTimer gives a musical fullness that is unlike any other compressor I've used. While it can be set to "pump" as a true "old timer", the subtlety of this compressor is that is fills in the music in a way that brings a sweeter or more musical density, (particularly from ratio 1.5 upwards) that makes a different kind of sonic impact from a conventionally squashed track - more subtle, hence more powerful a tool.
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Every so often a "must have" plug in comes along - this was certainly true with PSP VintageWarmer and it is with PSP oldTimer whilst it's not based on any vinage or historical models - it reminds me of many I have used,including my own now vintage Summit Audio TLA 100. I have only had PSP oldTimer for a short while but it is already my new favorite compressor for drum room mics and Tom Toms - As a logic pro user it's important that any new plug in doesn't hog all my CPU and it appears to be easy on that front probably the best £50 quid you'll spend this side Xmas !
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PSP's oldTimer has a digital brain and an analog soul. Pumps like classic analog but without the grit and loss of high end when pushed. Coloration is just enough to smooth the sound without dulling the edge. It's a terrific new brush for the paint box.
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LOS ANGELES – Notre Dame fans still cringe at the memory of USC's game-winning "Bush Push" in 2005. Now, Trojan fans can commiserate. They have the Lane Pain, and it's not likely to be eased any time soon.
In a fitting ending to a maddening regular season, the Trojans self-imploded at the exact moment when they could have turned frustration into joy. Trailing by nine points with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, USC completed a deep pass to the Notre Dame 2. The Coliseum rocked with hope and anticipation.
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Would it be possible? Could freshman Max Wittek lift the Trojans to an emotional, historic victory?
No. It all crumbled. Eight times, the Trojans lined up for plays, and they didn't score a single point. Notre Dame staged a goal-line defensive stand for the ages, capped by a 4th-and-two-inch stop, and the No. 1-ranked Fighting Irish beat USC 22-13 before 93,607 to likely clinch a spot in the BCS championship.
The Trojans, who started the season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, are left to ponder how they ended up 7-5. While the Fighting Irish are living the good BCS life in Miami, the Trojans face the probability of playing their bowl game in a partially full stadium in El Paso, Las Vegas or, if they're lucky, San Diego.
"Things just didn't go our way," senior running back Curtis McNeal said softly. "They just didn't. I guess it just wasn't in the cards for us."
USC coach Lane Kiffin has already been assured that he will return next season, and that won't make the holiday season any brighter for most USC fans. Assuming Athletic Director Pat Haden doesn't have a change of heart, Kiffin is the Trojans' steward — for better or worse — for at least the next 12 months.
Asked what his message to USC fans would be, Kiffin said, "I'm disappointed, too. I heard them. I feel them. Those aren't our standards here, regardless of the amount of scholarships or any of those things that we're under. We've got to do better, and obviously that starts with me."
Bet on changes being made. Notre Dame's offense, not exactly considered a dynamic unit, put up 439 yards on USC, which did not force a turnover. The Trojans' defense started slow, as has been its habit in many games this season and USC was unable to completely rally from a 10-0 first-quarter deficit.
The smart money is that Kiffin's father, Monte, the assistant head coach and architect of the defense, will either retire or take a different job that doesn't directly involve coaching. Monte Kiffin turns 73 in February and teams, either with spread or conventional offenses, often moved the ball with ease against USC.
But what about the offensive side? The Trojans, with weapons at quarterback, running back and receiver that would have made a couple NFL teams blush, underachieved on offense. Will Kiffin be forced to hire an offensive coordinator?
Yes, the Trojans gave Wittek, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman from Mater Dei High, his first career start in an extraordinarily difficult situation Saturday. Wittek replaced senior Matt Barkley, who suffered a shoulder injury last week, and had to face the Notre Dame defense, which had allowed only eight touchdowns in 11 games.
Wittek made his share of mistakes Saturday, but none were unexpected. He threw two interceptions and looked out of sync with top receiver Marqise Lee, who caught only five balls, but Wittek showed admirable poise and great arm strength as he completed 14 of 23 attempts for 186 yards and one touchdown.
What will be remembered, fairly or unfairly, is the sequence in which USC couldn't put the ball in the end zone from within spitting distance.
Notre Dame's fifth field goal of the game, with 5:58 remaining, gave Notre Dame a 22-13 lead and took some life out of the Coliseum, but it got restored when Lee returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards, and then when Wittek and Lee connected on a 53-yard pass down to the USC 2.
A false start, followed by a three-yard run by McNeal, put the ball at the Notre Dame 4. Consecutive pass-interference calls put it at the 1. Then, against a ferocious Notre Dame defensive front, perhaps the best front seven in the country, Kiffin called three consecutive plays up the gut and essentially got nothing.
"They let you know you're not coming through the middle," McNeal said of Notre Dame's defense. "We were trying. It just wasn't working. Our linemen were doing the best they could. We only had five linemen on the field. It was like they had about nine D-linemen on the field. They're going to win that battle.
Wittek was stopped twice on quarterback-sneak attempts, and Kiffin had to burn a timeout in the process. McNeal got stuffed at the line and then, on 4th-and-1, Kiffin eschewed a field goal, which would have made it a six-point game. Wittek's play-action pass went off the fingertips of fullback Soma Vainuku.
"It's so hard to score touchdowns against them, and the ball is on the two-inch line," Kiffin said, when asked why he didn't kick a field goal. "You think that you can score touchdowns from there. If the ball is on the 5, then you kick the field goal and try to get the onside (kick). You'd like to think, with that many snaps from there, that you could score a touchdown."
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The first author to identify himself as "Pre Wrath" was CS Lovett in his book "The Latest Word on the Last Days" (1980). It was probably Lovett who actually invented the term 'Pre Wrath'. His view of Pre Wrath combined the Post Tribulational views of Dr. Samuel Tregallis with a Pre Wrath position because he placed the wrath of God only at the very closing phase of the final 7 years preceded by the rapture.
Dr, Tregallis, an able Greek scholar, had a much more basic view of dispensationalism than John Nelson Darby and he did not subscribe to Darby's Pre Tribulationism. His works were republished by the Sign Ministries of Bob Van Kampen who saw Tregallis as important in developing Pre Wrath in that the church would suffer tribulation, but it was Lovett who first set the precedent in modern terms of the Rapture being Post Tribulational, yet Pre Wrath in his book in 1980.
Others began to hold to a Rapture following the 6th seal claiming early Patristic history supported it. This included Stuart Traille who fell into apostasy and became a cult leader but who, like Lonnie Frisbee, Moe Berg and other figures who turned sour in the Jesus Movement, had a pervasive influence on saved hippies (it was at this time in the Jesus Movement that I was first exposed to and believed the rapture followed the 6th Seal in the early 1970s). The Jesus Movement of Chuck Smith that became Calvary Chapel however was staunchly Pre Tribulational.
Another very influential figure in the Jesus Movement at this time who was not Pre Tribulational was Dr. Walter Martin.
This trend in mainstream circles was spawned in considerable measure in the 1970s by Robert Gundry's book 'First the Anti Christ', (although Gundry himself favored a Post Tribulational view seeing the Great Tribulation as the full seven years). Gundry explored the implications of the eschatological writings of Hippolitus in particular.
Along this line in the nineteen eighties and nineties, Bob Van Kampen and Mar Rosenthal both claimed that they were not setting any new precedents and denied they were entering new territory. Marvin Rosenthal stated: "Pre Wrath is consistent with what is known of the beliefs of the early church" and Bob Van Kampen stated that "Pre Wrath simply expands on the position of the church fathers". Both claimed not be setting a new precedent, but influenced by Tregallis, Gundry and others, claimed they were only returning to what the early church believed. Others such as researcher Ed Tarkowski disputed this and saw Pre Wrath as breaking new turf suggesting that there is as much evidence from the early church that could just as well support a full seven year Post Tribulational position.
Much of the initial controversy surrounding Pre Wrath was not about the position itself but the effect of theocratic politics as Marv Rosenthal was a known figure within the world of Jewish missions and evangelism when nearly all Jewish mission agencies were solidly Pre Tribulational and Marvin Rosenthal dared to break ranks. It cost him his leadership position with an established evangelistic mission to the Jews.
Intra Seal is closely akin to Pre Wrath. Intra Seal is Post Tribulational but it does not view the entire seven years as the Great Tribulation. It varies from Pre Wrath however on the identity of the restrainer which Intra Seal sees as The Holy Spirit (akin to Pre Tribulationalism). In a sense, just as the original Pre Wrath of CS Lovett combined Pre Wrath with Post Tribulationalism, Intra Seal combines Pre Wrath with Pre Tribulationism concerning the identity of the Restrainer.
Patristic history cannot absolutely confirm Pre Wrath, Intra Seal, or Post Tribulastionism. It does however confirm that Pre Tribulationism was never the view of the early church.
Although Dr. Tregallis was Post Tribulational, as Bob Van Kampen asserted in his republishing the works of Samuel Tregallis, he nonetheless had a profound impact on the development of Pre Wrath. Van Kampen actually purchased the publishing rights for Tregallis' book.
The influence of Robert Gundry in academic and scholarly circles in the development of Pre Wrath and Intra Seal cannot be over stated, pointing back to the early church.
It was CS Lovett however who is the best demonstrable candidate to be called the father of modern Pre Wrath, and it was he who at least in published form, first coined the term.
Pre Wrath and Inter Seal became refined versions of what technically commenced, at least in modern terms, with CS Lovett.
See the end is getting closer…
This is exactly what David Wilkerson prophetically predicted would take place in 1977.
7,000 Churches Fasting, Praying Over Terrifying New Persecution Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an anti-terrorism law, but for the country's many churches, the signature sparked a demand for prayer and fasting.
The bill toughens punishment for acts deemed to be terrorism and for the organization of "mass unrest," according to the Los Angeles Times. It would also introduce prison sentences of up to a year for those who fail to report such crimes.
Furthermore, Great Commission Ministries Chairman Hanny Haukka tells Charisma News the law entails:
- Foreign guests are not permitted to speak in churches unless they have a "work permit" from Russian authorities
- If a friend or relative from outside Russia wishes to share his/her faith in your home the guest will be fined and expelled from Russia.
- Any discussion of God with non-believers is considered missionary activity and will be punishable.
- Missionary activity will be permitted by special government permission. Example: If one traveling on a train shares his faith without written permission the offender will be taken into police custody for the duration of the journey and will be fined 50,000 rubles ($1,000).
- Offenders from the age of 14-years-old will be subject to prosecution
- Religious activity is no longer permitted in private homes. Most churches in Russia meet in homes.
- Every citizen is obligated to report religious activity of neighbors to the authorities. Failure to be an informant is punishable by law.
- One may pray and read the Bible at home but not in the presence of a non-believing person. You will be breaking the law and be punished.
- If the church has purchased property it cannot be converted into a place of worship.
- In church buildings, it is not permitted to invite people to turn to God. Worship services are permitted but making a non-believer a follower of Christ is against the law.
In response, thousands of churches across the country have come together to cry out to God.
"The church is appalled at the news of the new law. About 7,000 evangelical/protestant churches are in fasting and prayer at the moment over the news," Haukka tells Charisma News via email.
Churches aren't the only residents enraged by the law.
American refugee Edward Snowden tweeted: "#Putin has signed a repressive new law that violates not only human rights, but common sense. Dark day for #Russia."
What's more, critics are now declaring the Yarovaya laws, aka the "Big Brother," laws, as a sign of the end times:
If these amendments come into force, prison sentences for certain non-violent "extremist" crimes will potentially be twice as long as, for example, murder committed in the heat of passion, which carries a maximum sentence of three years.
Despite receiving nearly unanimous support in parliament, the Yarovaya laws have triggered a flood of apocalyptic commentary. Many wonder why Russia's already excessively harsh criminal laws are being made harsher.
The only official criticism of the legislation, however, has come from the Presidential Human Rights Council, which has highlighted ways in which the proposed amendments directly contradict the Constitution and existing laws. This criticism has been almost entirely ignored.
The Duma has already passed a number of laws that have harshened Russian law in the name of fighting terrorism and extremism. It criminalized "public calls for the violation of territorial integrity" and "rehabilitation of Nazism," a direct affront to the freedom of speech. In 2013, it passed a law that allowed the state to confiscate property from individuals affiliated with terrorists, including their relatives.
The government has long used the "fight against terrorism and extremism" to justify repressive laws, no matter how obviously senseless they may be. As a result, Russia's statutory framework can now be effectively used to target not only credible extremist threats, but also political opponents of the state. A large group of prominent Russian lawyers decried this problem in an open letter in 2013, saying that the "parliament's legislative work has acquired a distinctly prohibitive and repressive character."
In response, Haukka pleads with believers around the world to join with Russian churches in prayer and fasting.
"Russia is closing down in an awful way. The new law is in total conflict with the purpose and the task given to the church by the Lord. The law will send the church back into Soviet era Communist persecution," he says.
European stage is set for Antichrist
Europe is being prepared for a one continent government with one leader: Antichrist.
The second most important prophetic development of the last century – after the rebirth of Israel – was the creation of The European Union which in major ways already runs its 28 nation states as one country.
The continent is in turmoil. The nations of the European Union – 28 countries from the United Kingdom to the Baltics - are facing an influx of immigrants unseen since the end of the Second World War. Hundreds were filmed attacking Hungarian border guards while screaming "allahu akbar" which in Arabic means "god is great".
I write "god" with a lower case "g". For the key point for those looking at the spiritual dimension of this invasion is that we do NOT all worship the same god. We detail this in our book Cults and Isms: True or False? which is stocked by this ministry. We would like to see a copy on every believer's bookshelf, as a way to quickly discern the difference between true and false faith.
Most of the current immigrants are Islamic, with up to 90 per cent being men aged around 25 to 35. So are they mainly coming to Europe to work, when Europe already has an average of eleven per cent of its workforce unemployed? Further, there is over 20 per cent unemployment of those under 25 across the EU. If the immigrants were really being attacked by terrorists, would they not wish to stay and defend their wives and children? When Hitler threatened to invade England, the men dug in and were ready to defend inch of British soil; they did not run away.
Couple this unwanted influx with major financial and political problems and you have the calls for drastic action – and the entry of a commanding figure to lead the continent out of its crisis. However, he will NOT be Islamic, despite the false prophetic interpretations being spread by those who misunderstand the book of Daniel.
This article describes the chaos engulfing the European Union, written with an eye on prophecy.
It looks like a tale of woe and is certainly not good news. However, the real good news is that when we see these things happening, the end times turmoil, we are to look up, for our redemption draweth nigh!
As the world hurtles headlong into the ultimate crisis, understand that all of this was predicted and it indicates the soon return of our Lord Jesus Christ. So be encouraged! The right understanding of prophetic events leads to the conclusion drawn by a dear old friend of ours who said this: "Alan and Pat, all these things mean our Lord will soon be back to rule and reign from Jerusalem." So we should adopt her attitude and pray: "Maranatha, come quickly Lord Jesus."
So let's look at the EU, future base of the Man of Sin. According to London-based TV news network Sky News, Germany alone expects one million refugees this year. Saudi Arabia, our alleged "ally", is coming to the rescue. Although refusing to take a single refugee or asylum seeker themselves, they are offering to build 200 mosques for their fellow religionists now flooding into Germany!
Mosques in the west have in the past been bases for extremist preaching and the spreading of their savage ideology. As I write this, Saudi Arabia has just sentenced a 74 year old English grandfather to 350 lashes for doing some home-brewing in a nation that bans alcohol (except when wealthy Saudis arrive in London and send for the whisky and call girls, of course).
Saudi Arabia doesn't permit any Jew to set foot in its territory, bans all Christian services and Bibles, yet is allowed to fund mosques around the world, including all over the USA and UK, many of them massive, lavish, structures towering over ancient church steeples in England, giving them a good vantage point to blast out the calls to prayer.
On an island off England's south coast is a Baptist church where I have spoken. Around the corner is Chapel Street. However, the picturesque old chapel that gave the street its name is now a mosque. Our nations are being transformed before our eyes at lightning speed.
This is from the Sky News report: "In a letter to party members, Germany's vice chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, said other EU nations should take their fair share of refugees, and wanted a 'common European effort' to tackle the crisis." Alan's comment: Note the reference to the need for joint European action – the way things are fast traveling.
"With the Schengen system of border-free travel through much of the continent under increasing pressure, the European Commission is to outline plans to distribute 160,000 refugees across 22 EU member states over the next two years. Several countries are opposed to the quota policy."
That's putting it mildly! Poland has spoken against the planned quota scheme, with its Prime Minister, Ewa Kopacz, insisting: "We will accept only as many refugees as we can afford, not a single one more or less." This is the reaction of the average resident of The United Kingdom: You are talking about fundamental and permanent changes to the countries of Europe. Housing, schools, welfare and health services will all be overwhelmed.
The EU asylum laws give anyone allegedly at risk of 'serious harm by reasons of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict' the right to admittance to the European Union. This means they stay permanently, as anyone touring the big cities of Great Britain can see from their car windows: in many areas the former local inhabitants are either a minority or long dispersed to outer suburbs.
When I speak at churches in the large cities of the United Kingdom I often hear the same story. It goes something like this: "Our family lived in (a big city) for decades. Islamics started to move in. They were all right at first, when there were just a few of them.
"The numbers increased and a redundant church was turned into a mosque. We were made increasingly unwelcome and eventually the area became dangerous for those of us who grew up in it. It was clear we had to move out."
One old man told me that he went back into the inner city area where he grew up. It was now Islamic. A group of aggressive Muslim youths came up – Islam is a very aggressive ideology. They surrounded the old man. He said to them:"That's the house where I grew up." Their response went something like this: "This is our town now and you'd better get out of it, old man."
Another man said Islamic young men started driving their cars at him when he crossed the street. Not quite hitting him, but not far off. He got the message and moved away. A woman said that in a supermarket a burka-clad woman barged ahead of her and snarled: This is our area now - you can clear off."
Now as a reporter for many years, then a chief reporter and editor, I know that people exaggerate. I like provable facts. This is first hand. In one Islamic area of a big English city, Pat and I were in our car when a crowd of Islamic youths in a van drove at us on the wrong side of the road. Yes, this in England today.
Don't expect gratitude.
- In Macedonia Muslim "refugees" refused Red Cross food parcels, as they were not "halal" (prepared in a way acceptable to muslims).
- In Germany Muslim illegal immigrants have refused donated food for reasons including it not being halal.
- In Hungary they were filmed hurling away food gifts – non halal – and even water bottles, the latter because Hungary refused to send them to the welfare haven country of their choice.
- Destroyed windows lie in front of a first registration center for refugees in Suhl, eastern Germany. One of the smashed signs has a heading in English, which looks almost satirical after what happened: "How to behave properly." Lesson clearly not learned….
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the first European leader to take decisive action after the flood of immigrants reached 10,000 a day into his small nation. He put up fences, which hordes of angry young men have been trying to storm ever since, starting fights with guards.
He said his nation, one of the newer members of the European Union, put up fences to 'protect our way of life' saying 'Hungary has had 1000 years of Christian culture. We Hungarians don't want the worldwide movement of people to change Hungary.'"
I saw one TV commentator describe this as "racism." This is the caliber of so-called commentators: they don't know the difference between race and religion!
The fence between Hungary and Croatia is an extension of one built along Hungary's border with non-EU member Serbia. It is designed to reduce the influx of people, now hitting 8,000 to 10,000 a day, many coming via Croatia in the hopes of reaching Western Europe.
Patriotic Dutch politician Geert Wilders called the refugees pushing into Europe an "Islamic invasion", during a September parliamentary debate. He commented: "… Masses of young men in their twenties with beards are singing Allahu Akbar across Europe. It's an invasion that threatens our prosperity, our security, our culture and identity."
Former Libyan leader Ghaddafi said: "Islam will take over Europe without violent force within a few decades. We have 50 million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe – without swords, without guns, without conquests. The Muslims of Europe will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades."
The bulk of migrants seeking asylum in EU countries are not from Syria, despite media coverage suggesting otherwise. Only one-in-five appear to be fleeing the Syrian conflict.
Of 213,000 arrivals in the EU in the second quarter of 2015, 44,000 were from Syria. The second largest group – 27,000 – were from Afghanistan. Another 17,700 claims were made by Albanians, where there is no war or serious unrest. Meanwhile, 13,900 asylum seekers came from Iraq.
The figures have been compiled by Eurostat, the EU's number crunchers. They also show that migration from April-June was double the level for the same quarter last year.
So far this year, half a million migrants have arrived in Europe, 156,000 in August. They cross the Mediterranean and usually arrive in the south of the continent, with half landing in Greece and Italy, before trying to reach northern Europe, from Germany to Sweden. Others are causing havoc in the Channel Tunnel, where thousands sneak on to trains heading for the United Kingdom, hiding in the backs of trucks.
So what are all these vigorous young men going to do when they arrive in Europe? Few women travel with them. There have been a series of trials and ongoing investigations in major British cities of Islamic sex-grooming of often very young girls, while much the same has been reported in nations across Europe. French girls are often at risk in cities like Paris if caught out in the wrong clothes and in the wrong area.
The usual liberal media and bleeding hearts – the people whose views are paradoxically the opposite of Islamic fundamentalism - describe concerns about this as "Islamophobia" or racism, despite the fact that race and religion are unconnected. Many Muslims do want peace and a quiet life, but their religion contains exhortations to violence and at any time they can turn to those tenets.
The problem is that Europe is borderless. You can drive across Europe, as our son has done, without showing a passport until the Ukrainian border. So the mainly Islamic mass migration engulfing Europe means that the whole continent is affected. Once in any European country, you are free to move to others.
Already parts of major cities in Europe from Malmo in Sweden to Marseille in France have Muslim quarters where non Muslims are intimidated and driven out and the police and emergency services are afraid to enter. Much of the outer suburbs of Paris are like this.
A district of The Hague in Holland is run by unofficial Sharia law, while in Belgium radical Muslim leader Abu Islam heads a group called Sharia4Belgium. He says it is a matter of time before Muslims, with their high birth rate compared to the low birth rate of Europeans, are a majority in the country. At that point he hopes to impose Sharia law on Belgium.
Here is how the Daily Telegraph of London reported the tidal wave of Islamic immigration: "Britain and the rest of the European Union are ignoring a demographic time bomb: a recent rush into the EU by migrants, including millions of Muslims, will change the continent beyond recognition over the next two decades, and almost no policy-makers are talking about it.
"The numbers are startling. Only 3.2 per cent of Spain's population was foreign-born in 1998. In 2007 it was 13.4 per cent. Europe's Muslim population has more than doubled in the past 30 years and will have doubled again by this year (2015). In Brussels (main capital of the European Union), the top seven baby boys' names recently were Mohamed, Adam, Rayan, Ayoub, Mehdi, Amine and Hamza.
"Europe's low indigenous birth rate, coupled with faster multiplying migrants, will change fundamentally what we take to mean by European culture and society. The altered population mix has far-reaching implications for education, housing, welfare, labor, the arts and everything in between."
This is fundamental, fact-based reporting, of the type that is too rare. I wonder how many Germans know that the number of Muslims in the country is now nearly six million? Islam is the fastest growing religion in post-Christian Germany with many former church buildings converted into mosques, some of which are publicly sounding calls to prayer (the adhan) from outdoor loudspeaker systems.
A German document dated August 18th this year from a refugee center in Hessen (Germany) sounds the alarm about Muslim immigrants raping the women AND children. They clearly state that it is not incidental: it happens a lot. Women don't dare go to the bathroom at night and sleep in their day clothes.
In Germany a campaign called "A Koran in Every Home," is distributing 25 million copies of the Koran, in German, to every household. At the same time the media and the political establishment are attempting to silence critics of the rise of Islam in Germany, accusing them of hate speech.
Lebanese education minister Elias Bousaab told British Prime Minister David Cameron that two out of every 100 Syrian migrants into Europe are ISIL fighters. He said the extremist group is sending trained jihadists under cover to attack targets in the West. If true, thousands of jihadists could be entering Europe without passports, avoiding detection.
According to the US Migration Policy Institute, Muslims will account for more than 20 per cent of the EU population by 2050 and already do so in a number of cities. In Brussels, self-styled "capital of Europe", they number over 300,000.
If you just looked at news stories, and believed in a coming world leader called Antichrist, you might be deluded into thinking that an Islam-dominated Europe will produce such a man. This is not what will happen. The Bible clears the mind of error.
Scripture tells why we won't have an Islamic Antichrist. Daniel 9: 26 confirms the Antichrist's Roman origin. Verse 27 shows he will make a peace/protection treaty with Israel, which will signal the start of the Tribulation. Chapter 11:37 is interesting in that the NASB correctly translates it as stating Antichrist will show no regard for the gods – plural - of his fathers. That again proves he will not be Islamic. Islam has one (false) god - Allah.
1 John 2:22 says, "He is Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son." While Islam states that God has no son, Muslims don't deny there is a God in heaven. And that is what this verse is portraying. See also 2 Thess. 2:4: The Antichrist "opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is God."
The Antichrist will not only deny the Son of God, he will claim worship himself, which would not be acceptable to any Islamic. Islam wants the world to accept Allah as the true god with Mohammed as his prophet.
The fact that he shows no regard for the desire of women indicates that he may be homosexual which, I suspect, is the reason for the worldwide move to promote homosexuality as just another "normal" lifestyle.
The reason I wrote my first book, EU: Final World Empire, was to wake people up to the fact that Antichrist will be based in the EU, which he will lead. The EU is the Revived Roman Empire, established at The Treaty of Rome, held at The Vatican in1957. It is a profoundly Catholic institution and all heads of it have been RC.
However, world religions are fast merging, with the Pope to the fore. Mary is being used to bring many Catholics and Muslims together and Mary-like beings, the "Mother of God," are found in all the main religions. This is, of course, a demonic spirit with many names in many religions, right back to Babylon, the fount of all false religion.
Despite this I do not see Islam as a major end times force and Psalm 83 indicates that the Arab nations around Israel will shortly be dealt with once they unite to attack Israel. Next comes the Ezekiel 38/9 Russian-led invasion which puts paid to the Russian Army plus all the outer ring of Islamic states.
Europe is where the power will be, as America, like the UK, is ripe for judgment, and will shortly be out of the picture - America is not in end times prophecy.
You are seeing prophecy fulfilled before your eyes here in Europe, happening at ever faster speed. The role of Europe as the future base of Antichrist is clearly set out in the book of Daniel as the late Dr. Noah Hutchings explains in his book: Daniel The Prophet. The EU has arisen out of the remnants of the old Roman Empire (see Daniel 2 and 7 and Revelation 13).
It takes a crisis to force actions that in normal times people wouldn't tolerate - like giving up their sovereignty, or what's left of it. One EU official even said, as a major problem emerged: "Never waste a good crisis." In most major respects Europe is already run as one nation, with common borders, laws, a court, parliament, a president and much else. The motto is: "Ever closer union."
Those who live under the 12-starred flag of Europe are mainly unaware that the stars are the stars of Mary, which indicates the EU's spiritual origin and base. Remember: the Revived Roman Empire is the world's last empire prior to our Lord's return.


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But pup tents at the state's Boy Scout camps?
That was ordered by the Michigan Department of Human Services last year. The ludicrous requirement was rescinded a few days ago.
It reminded us of a long-ago editor who, for the space of about five minutes, decreed that street numbers more than three digits long must contain a comma: 23,456 Dequindre, for example. The rule didn't last long enough to get into his newspaper.
But something like that, a kind of cerebral hiccup, must have happened in Lansing, causing an official to declare that henceforth, those two-person tents in at scout camps must be equipped with detectors.
It was a solution in search of a problem. We can't recall any young person at a camp burning up, unless they managed to sleep in on a hot sunny morning.
A spokesman for the Department of Human Services said the order to use the smoke detectors was the result of an over-zealous interpretation of a three-year-old law. The resulting order called on the Michigan Crossroads Council, which serves the Lower Peninsula's 74,000 scouts, to put detectors in every two-person tent which remained up for five days or more.
Frank Reigelman, outdoor adventures director for the Council, wrote officials asking for a change in rules or a waiver. When that went nowhere, the council began contacting legislators. They reacted.
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Rep. Ken Goike, a Ray Township Republican, wondered 'when was the last time a Boy Scout's s'mores fire went amok?' Critics envisioned the detectors going off from a nearby campfire or getting ruined by rain through a leaking tent.
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Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold proposed legislation to shield federal workers from furlough due to sequestration on Wednesday.
"Our federal workforce needs to be operating at 100 percent," the Corpus Christi Republican said. "They should not be punished because the President, Harry Reid, and the Senate Democrats failed to do their jobs and replace the sequester."
Farenthold said the Protecting America's Civilian Employees (PACE) Act would require the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress where they might divert funds within agencies and departments for fiscal year 2013 in effort to reduce the number of furloughs.
The second-term lawmaker represents an area with a significant federal workforce, specifically military, including the Corpus Christi Army Depot and the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, a training site for naval pilots.
Before sequestration began March 1, the White House released state-by-state data on the impact of the cuts. The figures said 52,000 Department of Defense employees would be furloughed in Texas, Army funding would be reduced by $233 million, Air force funding would be reduced by $27 million, and the Blue Angels show would have to be canceled in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth.
"The bottom line is the government does not spend money wisely. We should be able to achieve the needed savings and keep our dedicated federal workforce going strong, without devastating furloughs," Farenthold said.


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Polling shows Americans remain supportive of Israel in Gaza conflict
Public support for Israel among Americans has remained strong through the most recent outbreak of conflict in Gaza, new surveys have shown, though attitudes among younger Americans and Democrats are less pro-Israel than they have been during previous fighting.
Four weeks of nearly ceaseless rocket fire from Gaza and Israeli military actions there that have killed more than 1,500 Palestinians and at least 65 Israeli soldiers and civilians have produced only a slight variation in public views that historically have favored Israel.
According to a Pew Research Poll released Monday, 40 percent of Americans blame Hamas for the fighting, while 19 percent blame Israel. Those percentages are similar to a poll conducted by Pew in January 2009, during a previous Israeli incursion into Gaza, when 41 percent blamed Hamas and 12 percent blamed Israel.
"It's a pro-Israel public," said Alec Tyson, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center who worked on the most recent survey of American opinion. "And so as these conflicts flair up, that is the background for the disposition Americans . . . bring."
Research does show, however, that support for Israel is becoming increasingly partisan. Another Pew poll, released earlier this month, found that the gap between Republicans and Democrats on sympathy with Israel is at its widest since the 1970s. The number of Republicans who said they sympathized more with Israel was much higher, 77 percent, than the number of Democrats, 44 percent.
Democrats were roughly split on placing blame for the current conflict, with 29 percent saying Hamas was more responsible, 26 percent saying Israel was at fault, and 27 percent saying they were unsure. Among Republicans, support for Israel was stauncher, with 60 percent saying Hamas is responsible.
As a whole, the number of people who think Israel has gone too far has remained the same as in 2009 _ about a quarter. But Americans in general are less likely today to say Israel's response to Hamas has been appropriate than they were during Operation Cast Lead in 2009 _ down to 34 percent this year compared with 50 percent then. More Americans said they were unsure of the appropriateness of the Israeli response, 24 percent, than in 2009, 19 percent. The number of people who thought Israel should be more aggressive toward Hamas has increased, up to 15 percent from 7 percent in 2009.
Young Americans, ages 18 to 29, were the most likely to report they were unsure if Israel's response was appropriate, 32 percent, and more blamed Israel, 29 percent, than blamed Hamas, 21 percent.
Alan Elsner, vice president of communications for J Street, a Washington-based Jewish advocacy that describes itself as "pro-Israel, pro-peace," said he believes many politically liberal Jews are weary of Israel's bellicose stand toward Palestinians.
"There is a viewpoint in the past few days that enough is enough," he said.
Recently, J Street has been criticized by other Zionist organizations for its support of a two-state solution and condemnation of Israeli practices such as building settlements in Palestinian territories. But its leaders argue that J Street supports a growing voice among the pro-Israel community that supports the Jewish state while not backing all the decisions of its leaders.
"The growth of our organization shows the demand that needed to be filled," Elsner said. "A new generation is growing up in the United States whose support for Israel is twinned by what it means to be Jewish, and what it means to support democratic values."
While the Pew Center study found slightly shifting attitudes toward the conflict among so-called millennials _ people born in the late 1980s and 1990s who are now in their 20s _ researchers cautioned that those attitudes are likely to change as the people age.
"There's potential for them (young people) to drive change, but there is also a potential that their own views will change," Pew's Tyson said.
David Bernstein, the executive director of the David Project, a nationwide college Zionist organization, said that as casualties mount during any crisis, public support wanes. But he did not predict that the current crisis would have a lasting effect on pro-Israel feelings among millennials.
"We know there is going to be a diversity of opinions on Israel" among young people, Bernstein said, noting that many believe Israel has a right to defend itself from Hamas rocket attacks. "I haven't seen any evidence that suggests Americans are losing support for Israel's war efforts."
While the polls show Democrats to be more questioning of Israeli policies, even liberal lawmakers in Congress have been cautious to avoid the appearance of not supporting Israel. Both houses passed resolutions this week with overwhelming majorities condemning Hamas.
The office of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., one of the few congressional critics of Israel's actions the body's only Muslim representative, declined to comment for this story about how constituents have responded to the conflict in Gaza.
When approached by a Daily Beast reporter, the congressman reportedly adopted a harsh tone, saying, "Look man, I'm a politician with multiple constituencies. Why should I alienate one just so that you can write a story?"
Ellison's office declined to comment on the quote.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., a staunch Israel supporter who co-sponsored the House resolution condemning Hamas, said in a statement that the majority of the messages she's received from constituents have been in support of Israel.
The office of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a libertarian and possible 2016 presidential candidate whose pronouncements on foreign policy have been denounced by many members of his own party, did not respond to requests for comment.


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Donna Marie Connell of Stonewall and Terry Michael Gordon of Reelsboro were united in marriage on May 4, 2013, at Arapahoe FWB Church with the Rev. Tommy Bulla officiating.
Donna Marie Connell of Stonewall and Terry Michael Gordon of Reelsboro were united in marriage on May 4, 2013, at Arapahoe FWB Church with the Rev. Tommy Bulla officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Steve and Penny Carey of Stonewall and the granddaughter of Tommy and Judy Murray of Arapahoe and Lester and Barbara Carey of Stonewall.
The bridegroom is the son of Chris and Wanda Gordon of Reelsboro and the grandson of Buddy Nobles of Chocowinity and the late Linda Nobles, and the late Bobby and Estelle Gordon.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents.
Nuptial music was provided by vocalists Paula and Timmy Murray and pianist Paula Murray.
The matron of honor was Kacy Forbes of Arapahoe.
Maid of honor was Heather Gordon of Reelsboro, sister of the bridegroom.
Bridesmaids were Stephanie Hardison of Bayboro and Kierstin Murray of Aurora.
Haliegh Murray was the flower girl.
Best man was Cody Paul of Alliance.
Groomsmen were Jason Harris of Reelsboro, RJ Lupton of Arapahoe, and Steve Carey Jr. of Stonewall, brother of the bride.
Reece Caswell was the ringbearer.
Assisting with the wedding were Lauren Murray of Arapahoe, wedding director; Judy Murray of Arapahoe, flower arrangements; Carey, Aiden and Bailey Smith of Stonewall, programs and guestbook; Amy Smith and Amanda Carey of Stonewall, cake cutters.
A reception, hosted by the bride�s parents, was held at Arapahoe FWB Church Sanctuary.
Assisting with the reception were Debra Watts, Donna Altman, Joy Caroon, Carla Spencer, and Becky and Kaitlyn Spain.
The couple will take a honeymoon at a later date.
The bride graduated from Carteret Community College and is employed by CarolinaEast Medical Center as an angio specialist.
The bridegroom graduated from Pamlico County High School and is employed USIC as a locator.
They plan to live in Stonewall.