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Cannibalism trial begins for man who hacked a homeless person to death before eating his eye and brain and washing it down with sake
- Tyree Lincoln Smith, 35, is expected to use an insanity defense in his murder trial
- Smith allegedly used an ax to kill Angel Gonzalez, whose body was found in an abandoned building
- Said he ate victim's eyes and some of his brain matter in a nearby cemetery
- He could face up to 60 years in prison
A 35-year-old Florida man who is accused of killing and then eating parts of a homeless man in Connecticut is claiming 'insanity' as his defense in a murder trial that began today.
Tyree Lincoln Smith, 35, from Bridgeport, was arrested last year and charged with murder over the killing of Angel Gonzalez, whose decomposed body was found on the third floor of an abandoned building in the town.
Police in Bridgeport said Smith was covered in blood when he told his cousin about the murder, after developing a lust for blood he needed to satiate after eating a rare steak.
Gonzalez's body was found 39 days later by an inspector for a mortgage company.
In the dock: Tyree Smith sits during the first day of his trial before a three judge panel in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Smith is accused of killing and then eating parts of a homeless man in the state
Pleading Insanity: Tyree Smith, left, stands with public defender Joseph Bruckmann on the first day of his trial. Smith is charged with hacking to death a homeless man, Angel Gonzalez, and eating his eye and part of his brain
Victim: Angel 'Tun Tun' Gonzalez whose body was found partially eaten in an abandoned building in Connecticut
In the first day of courtroom testimony, police ended up searching a stream bed on the city's east side after Tyree Lincoln Smith had told them to look there.
'He told us he had used a small hatchet he had purchased at Wal-Mart and when we searched the area we found a small metal hatchet that had a reddish stain on it,' testified Police Lt. Christopher LaMaine. Nearby he said they found an empty sake bottle.
'Why was that significant?' asked State's Attorney John Smriga.
'It was significant because he Smith said he had washed down the brain and eyeball with sake, it was his drink of choice,' answered Lt. LaMaine.
Lr. LaMaine was one of the first witnesses in the trial.
This afternoon, Associate State Medical Examiner Frank Evangelista testified that Gonzalez died as a result of blunt head trauma.
'The eyes weren't there and I don't know for sure how they became absent,' he said.
Smith came to the attention of authorities when his cousin contacted Bridgeport police about Gonzalez's slaying.
She told detectives that Smith had arrived at her house on December 15th, 2011, and said he wanted to 'get blood on his hands' before going to the abandoned home, where he used to live, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Justice: A three judge panel, from left, Judge John Blawie, lead Judge John Kavanewsky, and Judge Maria Kahn, look at an axe presented as evidence during today's opening of the murder trial of Tyree Smith
Artifacts: State's Attorney John Smriga presents evidence, a sake bottle, to Bridgeport Police Lt. Christopher LaMaine who was the first witness to give evidence in the trial
The next day, Smith returned to the cousin's house with blood on his pants, hands and an ax, the affidavit said.
Police say he told his cousin he had 'gotten his blood'.
Smith told his cousin, Nicole Rabb, that he killed Gonzalez with the ax and beat the man's face and head. He said he then collected one of his victim's eyes, 'which tasted like an oyster', and some of his brain matter and consumed them in a nearby cemetery, washing it down with sake, according to court documents.
'Tyree told his cousin the blows to Gonzalez's head were so severe that he was able to remove an eye from the man's head along with pieces of brain matter and a piece of his skull,' the arrest warrant says.
When he was arrested, Smith admitting seeing the body and said there were no eyes in it. He said he did not touch it, though.
However, Smith admitted to the detectives that when his mother asked him if he killed the man, he confirmed that he had.
Public defender Joseph Bruckman said he plans to use an insanity defense and will call two Yale University psychiatrists to support that claim.
Mugshot: Smith was arrested in Lynn Haven, Florida in January 2012
'This case speaks to the severity of untreated chronic mental illness in society,' Schissler told the Connecticut Post. 'There's little treatment available. Prisons and jails are where most end up.'
Less than a month after the killing, Smith was treated and released from St. Vincent's Medical Center's Behavioral Health Services in Westport, Connecticut after being discovered in a pharmacy bleeding from his wrist, which police said he had slashed with a box cutter.
He was eventually discharged and returned to Florida, where he was arrested on Jan. 23, 2012, and charged with murder.
If convicted, Smith faces up to 60 years in prison. If he is found not guilty by reason of insanity, he could end up spending the remainder of his life in a state mental hospital.
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Arbors of Denton Apartments!
The Community Manager will have a proven track record of successfully managing multifamily properties, utilizing superior communication skills and a positive " whatever-it-takes" attitude. Community Managers directly supervise the property's on-site staff to ensure implementation of all corporate policies and procedures
The Community Manager will report directly to a Regional Manager, and will have the following credentials and qualifications (required for consideration for the position):
- At least four (4) years prior experience in on-site multifamily/student housing property management, at least one (1) of which must have been as a Property Manager / Community Manager
- High School degree (or GED)
PREFERENCES (preferred, but not required):
- Professional Designation or Certification indicating property management expertise (e.g., CPM, ARM, CAM, or equivalent designation from a recognized MF industry organization)
- College
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Prior experience with affordable housing programs (income and rent restrictions, LURA compliance, etc.)
- Proficiency with Yardi property management software
- Demonstrated ability to effectively recruit, retain, manage, direct, train, motivate and lead both office and maintenance personnel
- Prior experience evaluating employee performance, and coaching and developing team members
- Reporting: Prepare accurate and timely reports (monthly, quarterly, annually and ad hoc) detailing cash flow, budget variances, market studies, and business strategies.
- Budget and Expense and Program Goals: Assist in developing annual budgets, and executing on same, including managing expenses and achieving company goals, including revenue, occupancy, social programs, and other aspects of the Foundation's mission.
- Capital Improvements: Work with the Regional Manager and corporate team to review and inspect all capital replacement plans; ensure all are within the scope of the approved budget.
- Market Research: Maintain detailed knowledge of the local market and competition, and develop tailored marketing plans and strategies.
- Vendor Management: Solicit bids and negotiate with vendors.
- Tenant Relations: Lead the on-site team in tenant satisfaction matters.
- Routine Legal Matters: Lead on-site staff in evictions and other routine legal matters.
- Fair Housing and Legal Compliance: Remain abreast of federal and state legal developments as they pertain to our business, including Fair Housing, EEO, OSHA, and ADA, and assist in assuring compliance.
- Process Improvement: Assist in ongoing process improvement, including revisions of policies and procedures.
- Employee Reviews and Compensation: Review performance and recommend (or approve as appropriate) employee compensation decisions.
- Site Inspections: Personally inspect the property on a regular basis (both scheduled and unscheduled visits), assuring the marketability of the community, both interior and exterior.
- Liability and Risk Management: Limit the Foundation's exposure to frivolous lawsuits by working with the Compliance department in proper training and ongoing education for on-site personnel.
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Like many modern Wall Street tycoons, activist investor William Ackman made billions using shorts. Now he's losing his shirt.
The 42-year-old founder of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, which reportedly returned 22% net of fees last year, has seen the paper value of his newest fund essentially vanish in the past few months. The fund's only investment: dwindling discount retailer
Ackman launched Pershing Square IV early last year with $2 billion in capital from investors including
Ackman used the $2 billion to acquire a 10% stake in Target by buying up a slew of call options in addition to swaps and common stock. He quickly began pressuring Target execs to sell the company's credit card business and some of its real estate assets and return the proceeds to shareholders in the form of stock buy-backs.
Rumors of Ackman's stake sent Target shares soaring 6.8% in the days preceding his July 16 disclosure. But enthusiasm soon faded as the economic slowdown set in. Between July and the end of year, Target shares declined 28%, causing Leucadia to write down its $200 million investment by 43%.
This May, Target announced it had struck a deal with
This painful plunge may prove ruinous for the Pershing Square IV fund because it took its stake in Target (largely) via call options instead of investing solely in common stock. As of last July, Pershing's contracts gave it the right to acquire 79.2 million shares, or 9.3% of the company, at prices ranging from $34.63 to $53.12. Yesterday, Target closed at $32.69 a share.
At that price, the bulk of Ackman's options are under water, worth less than the cost of exercising them. Even worse: The firm's first batch of options expires in less than six months, forcing Pershing Square IV to buy millions of new options every quarter to maintain its position, while taking losses on old options sold near their settlement date.
In a last-ditch effort to prop up Target's shares--and the value of Ackman's rapidly expiring options--Pershing Square announced this morning it will propose a transaction Ackman believes "will build long-term value" for Target and its stakeholders. The details of the plan will be unveiled Wednesday afternoon in New York. In early trading, Target shares popped 8% on the news.


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Thank you for your interest in Lao UNY's inaugural Winter Gala! If you could not purchase a ticket or would like to make an additional contribution, it is still possible to support Legacies of War, a beneficiary of 'A Winter Gala'.
Here at Legacies of War, we believe that all Lao children have the right to grow up and play in a safe environment without fear of unexploded bomblets. During the Vietnam War, the United States dropped more than two million tons of bombs on Laos - more munitions than were dropped on Germany and Japan combined during World War II. More than 25 percent of these bombs never exploded. Every year, more than 50 Lao men, women and children are wounded or killed. More than 15,000 survivors are waiting for help.
We are a small organization with BIG DREAMS. We dream of the day when the millions of lethal bombs left behind by the U.S. air war in Laos will be destroyed. We dream of villagers tilling their soil in safety and Lao children playing in their school yards without fear. But we are not just dreaming. We have a proven track record of advocacy in the halls of Congress, resulting in significant new increases of direct US funding for demining in Laos. Thanks to your generosity, our education and advocacy work is achieving results!
Your gift on behalf of 'A Winter Gala' will
Let's come together as members of the extended Lao UNY family in support of something extraordinary. Today, contribute to a new legacy. Join us and be a part of a global celebration of a new tradition of generosity. Every cent counts when it comes to raising awareness on the Secret War and the unexploded bomblets issue in Laos.
Help us end the unexploded ordnance (UXO) issue in Laos in our lifetime.
A Winter Gala is the first charity event hosted by LAO UNY with the goal of raising funds for two 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations: Legacies of War and Friends Without a Border. The formal evening will feature an educational segment emceed by a special guest, Catzie Vilayphonh. While guests sip custom cocktails and taste traditional Lao foods provided by Rochester area Southeast Asian restaurants, stories and music will be shared and laughs will be had by all!
Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a Silent Auction featuring amazing Lao-inspired raffle items created by entrepreneurs and partners from the Lao diaspora.
LAO UNY simply stands for Lao Upstate New York, but it's aim is not simple at all. It is a community organization based in Rochester, NY with a focus on empowering, educating and enriching the lives of second generation Lao immigrants and refugees. As the first generation of Lao immigrants and refugees are retiring, LAO UNY is filling the need for the next generation of Lao immigrants & community supporters to lead in preserving Lao culture and traditions so that it can continue to be celebrated and shared with future generations. In addition, LAO UNY hopes that they will also have the opportunity to share the beauty of Lao culture with other local evolving and diverse communities in Upstate.


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Police say '40 cards compromised' by skimmer at SC bank ATM
How do you spot card skimmers on ATMs?
More than three dozen bank cards were compromised at a Rock Hill bank where a skimming device was found to have been on an ATM machine for about 10 hours last month, according to a Rock Hill police report.
First Citizens Bank reported a skimming device, or transaction card forgery device, was found March 19 on a bank ATM machine at 132 S. Herlong Ave., according to the report. The bank investigated, and reported it to the police department April 18, said police Capt. Mark Bollinger, public information officer for the Rock Hill Police Department.
In a possibly related case, police identified suspects wanted in case involving a skimmer found on the Arrowpointe Federal Credit Union ATM at Home Depot Boulevard, a police report states.
Felicia Pope, vice president of marketing and business development with ArrowPointe Credit Union, told The Herald no cards were compromised in that case.
Bollinger said police believe the First Citizens Bank ATM crime involves the same person who put a skimmer on the Arrowpointe ATM, but he said they can't yet verify who that is.
The suspect is a refugee from Romania, said Sgt. David Hanoka of the Rock Hill Police Department. He said one suspect has been identified.
"Could there be more? Absolutely," he said.
Hanoka said detectives are working to identify the suspect who retrieved the skimmer off the ATM and who may have been using counterfeit cards.
"I think they are all working together," Hanoka said.
A First Citizens Bank employee told investigators the device had been placed on the bank ATM at 7:28 a.m. March 19, according to the report. It was later found to have been retrieved at about 5:58 p.m. the same day, the report states.
The bank employee told police "about 40 cards were compromised, and a complete total is still pending," the report states.
Images of the suspect who placed and retrieved the skimmer were given to the police, the report says, along with a spread sheet of fraudulent transactions, locations and amounts.
Though the skimmer was found at the Rock Hill bank, it was found the majority of fraudulent transactions were made at bank ATMs in the Columbia area, the report states.
First Citizens Bank is attempting to obtain images of the suspect or suspects using counterfeit cards in that area, the report states.
"We are doing everything we can to look for these devices," said Barbara Thompson, a spokesperson for First Citizens Bank. "We acted quickly, and we routinely monitor all of our ATMs for skimming devices."
Thompson encourages customers to look out for anything suspicious, and "to regularly review their account statements and to safeguard their information."
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SCARBOROUGH — Several residents voiced support for the $50 million school budget at a public hearing Wednesday, imploring the Town Council not to make additional cuts.
A half dozen emails sent to the council that expressed support for the budget were also read during the May 2 meeting.
Resident Stacey Neumann, a mother of three school children, said she will support the budget, although she is unhappy with some of the cuts, including the loss of a second-grade teacher at Blue Point Elementary School.
"I don't like this budget, it's too trimmed down," Neumann said, although she added those who crafted the budget did an excellent job, and she understands why it is so lean.
"The town has never been more divided. I hope people will come together and support the budget, and I ask others to vote yes," Neumann said. "We don't need another divisive school budget summer; we can't recover from it."
Neumann spoke in reference to the three votes it took to pass the current school budget a year ago.
Last month, town and school officials presented a net $65 million combined budget that assumes a 5.3 percent tax increase.
Whether the proposal remains intact remains to be seen, since the Town Council has said it wants to cap annual tax increases at 3 percent.
If the increase is capped at 3 percent, owners of a home valued at $300,000 would pay about $5,150 in taxes next year, according to Town Manager Tom Hall's calculations.
Under the combined budget, an additional $3.3 million, or 5.3 percent, would have to be raised through property taxes, compared with current spending.
Hall and Superintendent of Schools Julie Kukenberger described their fiscal year 2019 proposals as bare-bones spending plans needed to maintain services and improve education.
Hall described the $34.4 million town budget, up by 5.5 percent, or $1.8 million, as "corrective," noting there was a heavy use of the fund balance this year.
The net town budget is about $16 million when factoring in revenue.
If the council pares down the budget, Hall said, the reality would include a reduction of services, but at a magnitude to be decided by the council.
A commercial property revaluation, continuing through the spring, will likely have a positive impact on taxes, Hall said, but he emphasized it is too soon to know what the effect will be.
The town budget includes $15 million in bonds approved to pay for a new public safety building, which pushes this year's budget up by $756,000, and a rise in salaries and benefits for town employees, which accounts for 60 percent of the budget, Hall said.
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Kukenberger said the School Department's proposed $50 million budget, including adult education and nutritional services, covers only essential services.
The net budget proposal of $44.9 million seeks an additional $2.5 million in taxes next year, a nearly 6 percent increase, although the increase in expenditures is only 2.9 percent.
The superintendent said the budget proposal meets the schools' needs and would continue to improve the town's school system.
The budget is driven by the increasing needs of students who require individualized programming and services – an increase of $375,000 – as well as an additional kindergarten teacher at Pleasant Hill School due to an enrollment increase – a cost of $75,000 – and an increase in salaries and benefits for staff.
Kukenberger said those salaries and benefits account for 74 percent of the budget.
Reductions in the budget include two teaching positions at the middle school, as well as a position at Wentworth Intermediate School, all due to declining enrollment.
The superintendent said some services would be expanded, including introducing foreign languages to fifth-graders and expanding general music education to the eighth-grade.
The town budget will go to a second reading and vote May 16, after the Finance Committee meets again May 10.
The school budget referendum vote will be 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at Scarborough High School.
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IDB launches Superheroes of Development contest to recognize executing agencies
Monday, March 4, 2019 - 18:41
In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB's Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.
IDB President, experts to talk to members of media accredited to the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador
Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 03:00
Habitat, the main global conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, is being held for the first time in Latin America The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will have a strong presence in the Habitat III Conference to be held in Quito, Ecuador, Oct. 17-20, 2016.
Capturing land value, key to Latin American cities development
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 03:00
IDB study offers ways to finance sustainable urban growth Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are growing at breakneck speed. The million-dollar question is– how should they manage and finance their sustainable development so they can continue to expand and at the same time optimize the use of space and be a comfortable place to live in?


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You must have completed your degree. Will asked questions directly from your resume. Will be asked about your education and whether you want to be relocated. Will ask if you have permission to work in the states.
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There are 3 different interviews, a phone interview, video interview, and an in person interview called assessment day. The assessment day interview includes two different interviews, one behavioral, and one technical. It was not too difficult they go through the things on your resume.
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I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at FDM Group (Reston, VA) in December 2018.
The process was three-pronged, first you will have a phone screen interview with one of the recruiters from the academy location you applied for. There you will explain your technical experience that you had in either college or the military. Once you complete the phone screen, you will then be given an assessment of your skills. It's mostly logic and SQL based, but it's not anything too difficult. There is also a one way video interview section where you will answer prompts, also not difficult. Upon passing that, the recruiter will call and set up a date where you can do your technical and behavioral interviews. For the technical interview, the trainer from the academy location will ask you questions based on SQL and UNIX, based on your proficiency. You can do this via a phone call, so if you need to look online for the answers during the interview, you can. Don't worry though, the technical interview is rather easy. Finally, the behavioral interview will be held with a figure from FDM's corporate office in New York. This is a Skype interview that will take around ten minutes. The questions range from your experience with technology to how would you handle difficult situations in the workplace. Once all three interviews are completed, the recruiter will call you back around a week to inform you if you are placed in the academy or not.
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The interview process requires two parts: a technical exam and an interview. The technical exam asks questions on basic computer information, databases, programming languages, and management. After the technical exam they perform a behavior interview asking questions about who you are and what you have accomplished then add in a couple of logic questions.
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They have this very good program which you are guaranteed a job in a bulge bracket investment bank after a three month training in new york. Your job is going to be one from Java development, .net development, project management, application support. Because they really need people to do the work, it's easy to get in.
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negotiated about if they will financial support me between the end of the training and the first placement. Even though they were likely to say no.
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The phone interview was a pretty standard phone screen, plus questions specific to the company and program (are you willing to commit for 2 years, is the salary acceptable, etc.)
They I got an email about doing an online assessment, in addition to an email about setting up an in person interview, which supposedly you only get after the assessment. I started the assessment, but the system kicked me off for changing the volume on my computer twice.
Overall given the (frankly insulting) salary and poorly organized hiring process, I wouldn't really recommend applying unless it's for a different type of position, like recruiting for or running the whole program, rather than participating in it.
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GCE AS Level Applied ICT at St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
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The AS units focus on developing your communication and decision making-skills. You will learn about: The Information Age-Unit 1 The Digital Economy-Unit 2 The Knowledge Worker-Unit 3 System Design and Installation-Unit 4 Web Development-Unit 5 Technical Support-Unit 6
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Advanced courses usually require a grade C or above in the subjects you wish to study. (Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages may require a grade B).
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The GCE in Applied ICT qualifies for UCAS points. It gives students a wide choice of progression options into further study, training, or relevant employment. Students who successfully complete the qualification will be well equipped to move onto degrees and BTEC High National Diplomas in related subjects such as ICT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Multimedia, Software Engineering, Computer Networking, E-Business and Information Management. Those who opt for work-based training are likely to progress to IT User/Practitioner NVQs or vendor-specific qualifications. Check out the course student guide using the web address below: http://www.edexcel.org.uk/VirtualContent/83984/Applied_ICT_1_student_guide.pdf
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The dark side of cryptocurrency is often discussed as a series of hacks, ransomware attacks and high-profile thefts. However, for an average investor, a series of bad decisions could end up being one of those dark stories. In an interview, Pete Roberts from Nottingham, Englan, describes his story of having lost $23,000 of his savings and seeing the value of his digital coins slide to just $4,000 in only a few months.
The Story of FOMO
The fear of missing out has caused havoc to many investors in the past. When it comes to volatile and unpredictable markets like cryptocurrencies, the risks become higher. When Roberts first invested his $23,000 in digital coins last winter, he was expecting prices to go even further, but the reality came to bite him hard. He said:
"I got too caught up in the fear of missing out and trying to make a quick buck. The losses have pretty much left me financially ruined."
The 28-year-old is one among the many investors who got caught up in the "high return" narrative of cryptocurrencies. The value of digital tokens has retracted by over 75 percent in some cases, leaving winter buyers in a shock.
In the last quarter of December 2017, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were going through another one of their boom and bust cycles. Only this time, a large number of ordinary people, some even first-time investors, had put their money into the market. The sheer inflow of cash led to the creation of a massive asset bubble that subsequently burst, resulting in a lot of people losing all or most of their investment.
Irrational Investing Is a Crypto Crime
Former banker and crypto investor Alex Kruger has a word of advice for newbies in this sector:
"What the average Joe hears is how friends lost fortunes. Irrational exuberance leads to financial overhang and slows progress."
It is hard to determine precisely how many people lost their money in the crypto markets during the December 2017 boom and subsequent fall. Those who invested before the bull run are generally ok as the value of their investment is probably still higher than the initial stake. For the others, it is a story of huge losses.
Between October 2017 and March 2018, Coinbase doubled their customer base, leading us to believe that most of these folks bought high but are now left with assets worth a fraction of their original cost.
An example of this irrational FOMO investing is Kim Hyon-jeong, a 45-year-old teacher in Seoul who invested $90,000 using funds drawn from an insurance policy, her savings and a loan. Her investments are now down by 90 percent.
It is important for investors to note that cryptocurrencies are an unregulated and highly volatile asset class, and investing should only be done with the money one can afford to lose. The investors who have lost everything in this process have no other option but to wait for another bullish run to cash out or sell now at a huge loss.
An Investor Explains How He Lost His Life's Savings in Cryptocurrencies was originally found on [blokt] – Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.


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Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea. With a population of 25.6 million (with 632,000 international residents) as of 2012 in the greater area, it is ranked as the second largest metropolitan area in the world behind Tokyo. And yes we drive around Seoul nearly every weekend, folks! We live 40 minutes south of Seoul. It sure can give me goosebumps at times, moving like a school of fish through this city.
Apartment living is what we experience here.
The above picture is taken from a viewing platform in one main place to visit in Seoul; Seoul Tower. You can see that apartment buildings stretch for the eye to see. Right into the dark hills to the left. It absolutely blows.your.mind with how many people are here and how closely you live around others you know nothing about.
I am going to focus on one aspect that had me guessing when I first arrived. How do you move from a an apartment situated high above?
Hubby was able to get footage of this a couple of weeks ago, here is the answer:
Pretty nifty, hey?
* Sidenote: The South Korean part of the peninsula is 70% mountains and forestry. Therefore there is only so much land the people can live on, living 'up' instead of 'out' is a way to provide the millions of residents living in a small area, comfortable living in a small land space. It sure is a concrete jungle!


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- The Changes in the Ocean
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- Growing up with a single parent
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- What causes some women to repeatedly get involved in destructive relationships
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- Impact of drug use on the human body
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The Power of Praise
Ken Onstot
Scriptures: II Chronicles 20:13-23; Revelation 7:9-12
Several years ago I heard author Anne Lamott speak at Whitworth University. She has an amazing life story. At one time she was alcoholic, bulimic, addicted to crack, and having simultaneous affairs with two married men. Her life was a mess. But she says in her book Traveling Mercies that on Sundays she would walk around a flea market in her town of Marin City, CA, and hear gospel music coming from a church across the street. She writes,
It was called St. Andrew Presbyterian, and it looked homely and impoverished, a ramshackle building with a cross on top, sitting on a small parcel of land with a few skinny pine trees. But the music wafting out was so pretty that I would stop and listen. I knew a lot of the hymns from the times I'd gone to church with my grandparents and from the albums we'd had of spirituals. Finally, I began stopping in at St. Andrew from time to time, standing in the doorway to listen to the songs. I couldn't believe how run-down it was, with terrible linoleum that was brown and overshined, and plastic stained-glass windows. But it had a choir of five black women and one rather Amish-looking white man making all that glorious noise, and a congregation of thirty people or so, radiating kindness and warmth. … I went back to St. Andrew about once a month. No one tried to con me into sitting down or staying. I always left before the sermon. I loved singing, even about Jesus, but I just didn't want to be preached at about him. …
Eventually, a few months after I started coming, I took a seat in one of the folding chairs, off by myself. Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food. Something inside me that was stiff and rotting would feel soft and tender. Somehow the singing wore down all the boundaries and distinctions that kept me so isolated. Sitting there, standing with them to sing, sometimes so shaky and sick that I felt like I might tip over, I felt bigger than myself, like I was being taken care of, tricked into coming back to life (pp. 46-48).
I have never doubted the power of music to shape someone's heart, but I have to say that our scripture for today from II Chronicles 20 takes this to a whole new level. The nation Judah—from which we get the word Jews—was under attack from a large coalition of armies to the east. Out of fear the people of Judah from across the land gathered in Jerusalem for a day of prayer. Verse 13 says, "Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, their wives, and their children." The mention of little ones and children emphasizes their vulnerability. Verse 14 says, "Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph."
This little genealogy, this short list of ancestors, is given for a purpose. It connects Jahaziel to his ancestor Asaph. Why is that important? Because Asaph was the original choir director for the people of Israel. Asaph was one of the musicians appointed by King David to lead music in the Jerusalem sanctuary. In fact there are twelve psalms in the book of Psalms written not by David but by Asaph. He was like Edie's brother—the Duane Funderburk of ancient Jerusalem. And the fact that he was Jahaziel's ancestor means that Jahaziel was the heir to that same role. The choir director position was hereditary. Jahaziel was the music director of ancient Jerusalem.
At this critical moment with Jerusalem under attack from a large coalition of armies, it is not the king who delivers a message to the people of Judah, nor some prophet or preacher; it's the choir director. Verse 15:
He [Jahaziel] said, "Listen, all Judah and Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you: Do not fear or be dismayed at this great multitude; for the battle is not yours but God's.
With that they prepare for battle. But notice how they prepare. They did not collect their weapons. They did not put on their armor. They did not train like Navy Seals for urban fighting and hand to hand combat. They held a worship service. Verses 18-19:
Then Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.
The next morning they went out to face the enemy, and verse 21 says,
When he [King Jehoshaphat] had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy splendor, as they went before the army, saying, "Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever."
When they go out to battle, King Jehoshaphat puts the choir out front, and they sing, not some new song written especially for the occasion but an old familiar worship chorus, a refrain found in numerous psalms: Give thanks to the Lord, for God's steadfast love endures forever.
Then comes the biggest surprise of all—verse 23: "For the Ammonites and Moab attacked Mount Seir, destroying them utterly; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped destroy each other." The enemies of Judah were consumed by their own animosities and defeated by a choir singing praise to God.
This story may seem to you like a fairy tale, but I think it is profoundly true. Evil feeds off of fear. Terrorism lives off of terror. Oppression and injustice always try to justify themselves with worries about will happen if certain people are not destroyed or at least kept in their place. Every evil in the history of the world has lived and breathed off of fear.
But what better remedy for fear than singing praise to God? The very act of praising God neutralizes the power of fear. The very act of standing in this church singing "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" is a defiant statement to the world that no power on this earth, personal or political, can thwart God's destiny for us. Our destiny is not in the hands of any politician or military leader or terrorist or missile defense system. It is in the hands of the God who created the universe, whose steadfast love endures forever.
So here is the message in this scripture passage: Don't mess with the choir. Don't mess with the worship band. ISIS militants and Russian hackers and North Korean missiles are no match for the people of God singing God's praise, because when people are singing God's praise, no malevolent power on earth can make us afraid.
That's what Anne Lamott experienced in that small Presbyterian Church in Marin City. The singing of God's praise worked a remarkable change in her life and in the lives of others she met at that church. Here is one more story from her book:
One of our newer members, a man named Ken Nelson, is dying of AIDS, disintegrating before our eyes. … Shortly [before], his partner died of the disease. A few weeks later Ken told us that right after Brandon died, Jesus had slid into the hole in his heart that Brandon's loss left, and had been there ever since. Ken has a totally lopsided face, ravaged and emaciated, but when he smiles, he is radiant. … He says that he would gladly pay any price for what he has now, which is Jesus, and us.
There's a woman in the choir named Ranola who is large and beautiful and jovial and black and as devout as can be, who has been a little standoffish toward Ken. She has always looked at him with confusion, when she looks at him at all. … I think she and a few other women at church are, on the most visceral level, a little afraid of catching the disease. But Kenny has come to church almost every week for the last year and won almost everyone over. He finally missed a couple of Sundays when he got too weak, and then a month ago he was back, weighing almost no pounds, his face even more lopsided, as if he'd had a stroke. Still, during the prayers of the people, he talked joyously of his life and his decline, of grace and redemption, of how safe and happy he feels these days.
So on this particular Sunday, for the first hymn, the so-called Morning Hymn, we sang "Jacob's Ladder," which goes, "Every rung goes higher, higher," while ironically Kenny couldn't even stand up. But he sang away sitting down with the hymnal in his lap. And when it came time for the second hymn, the Fellowship Hymn, we were to sing "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." The pianist was playing and the whole congregation had risen—only Ken remained seated, holding the hymnal in his lap—and we began to sing, "Why should I feel discouraged? Why do the shadows fall?" And Ranola watched Ken rather skeptically for a moment, and then her face began to melt and contort like his, and she went to his side and bent to lift him up—lifted this white rag doll, this scarecrow. She held him next to her, draped over and against her like a child while they sang. And it pierced me. I can't imagine anything but music that could have brought about this alchemy (pp. 63-65).
Don't mess with the choir, because when people sing praise to God, the walls come tumbling down.


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Like to be a part of the show? Send us a letter through that box down there and tell us who you represent and the things we can offer. If you'd like to donate sound effects, or voice work for various characters, your band's music as long as it is under free use, (we don't do royalties) hit us up on the various social network monsters, look for Threnodyradio and EpitaphManor.


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News and notes from around the Cape League diamonds:
FALMOUTH'S POPE FINDS STARTING IS A RELIEF: Georgia Tech right-hander Mark Pope has given Falmouth two impressive outings, throwing 13 shutout innings with 16 strikeouts, only six hits and three walks allowed.
This follows an outstanding sophomore season for the Yellow Jackets, where he joined the starting rotation after spending his freshman year as the closer.
"Closing was fun, but it made me a two-pitch pitcher (fastball, slider)," he said. "I came into school with five pitches, and back in the rotation I can use them all."
Pope pitched for Falmouth last summer. He was the closer, then switched roles with Georgia's Cecil Tanner and entered the rotation until a lack of bullpen numbers forced him back to the pen the last couple of weeks.
"He's really pitching now," said Falmouth manager Jeff Trundy. "He's throwing strikes. When he came up last year he was nibbling too much. Now he's keeping hitters off-balance and able to mix pitches."
Pope is a former all-state player of the year and state high school champion from Cobb County, Ga. He was a 2008 17th-round draft pick by Atlanta out of Walton High.
SCHIFFNER SAVED FROM HIMSELF ON VANCE HR: Chatham's Kevin Vance (UConn) almost never got the chance to come to the plate for what would be a pinch-hit, walk-off homer to beat Falmouth.
"The game got away a little. It all happened so fast," said Anglers manager John Schiffner, who had sent up Vance to bat for UNC's Jacob Stallings.
Chatham had tied Sunday night's game at 1 and had runners on first and second.
"Stallings can bunt well, so I went to call Vance back, but he had already checked in with the umpire," said Schiffner. "My third base coach pointed at the ground to see if I still wanted the bunt, but I shook my head no, let him hit."
Vance, 2-for-18 at the time, hit a three-run homer. "Sometimes you luck out like that," Schiffner said.
sign of the times?
PATTERSON HAS PLANS: Auburn first baseman Kevin Patterson is one of those Cape League rarities – a third-year player. But it doesn't sound like he'll be spending a third full season with Cotuit. Tampa Bay drafted him in the 23rd round.
"We're just waiting to see," he said of his status. "I talked to Tampa just before coming up, and they said they would watch me play some this summer, and probably by July we'd start talking. I'll probably sign sometime in July.
"I'm having fun up here again, but I'm ready to get that process over with and get started at the next level."
Patterson, a 6-4, 230-pound slugging first baseman, had 16 homers at Auburn in just 124 at-bats this spring. Through eight games at Cotuit, he had fanned 10 times in 26 at-bats, but had a .387 OBP as he readjusted to wooden bats.
"I had a good year at school, but just didn't get to play enough," he said. "I'm up here to get wood back in my hands and keep working at it."
Patterson was a 24th-round pick of the White Sox out of high school.
AROUND THE DIAMOND: Last summer, Cotuit led the league with 109 steals. Through nine games this season, they had only six ... Centerville's Dan Capeless (Georgetown) played in five of Falmouth's first nine games, going 4-for-15 with three walks and an RBI ... Falmouth plays Hyannis at Martha's Vineyard High School on Thursday, July 8 at 1 p.m.


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This past week was filled with awesome dancing and amazing high school and college students. I received a call from my former boss asking if I would visit the Boston Arts Academy and teach her students about health and movement. Of course, I jumped on the exciting opportunity and was pleasantly surprised by the students' enthusiasm. They all shook their "thangs" and asked for more! Even my former boss gave it a try! I would absolutely love to work with these kids again...such a rewarding feeling!
Later that night I made my way to the Boston University dance studio to dance with the SDT sorority. The hour flew by and the girls were SDTupendous! Pictures will be posted soon! You can check them out on my facebook page "sweat with lauren hefez".


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Well, the newly approved, you got things that we're working on like Enable. We've got – we actually have some projects approved by our board that are not public yet and there's reasons for that around some tax abatements and things like that. But we've got a handful that we're in the process of completing. In that mix, just in the second quarter as everybody knows we're moving quickly on Red Bluff. We're finalizing Rebel II, bringing on next quarter. We're bringing on the Enable project out of Fort Worth Basin in the second quarter also. We're ramping up volumes and a little bit of cost around PE3. And then in the third quarter, we've got Frac V coming online. So there's just a lot of new projects that are in the works that are going to hit as we keep saying, they're all coming on kind of at the same time. We have – we're set up for a tremendous second quarter with those projects along with Rover fully on and along with Mariner fully on. We couldn't be more excited about getting to the end of the second quarter and bringing all these projects on.Click here to read the transcript in its entirety.
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Nutella Hazelnut Meringue Cookies
I can't believe that this is the first post of 2018! It's been about 7 months since I started this blog and it has been a true learning experience. I don't think I realized how much of an endeavor starting this blog would be. Don't get me wrong, I knew that it would take a lot of time and dedication... which is probably why it took me so long to do this. But I think I was a bit naive about the work it takes to maintain and market a blog. Sounds dumb, since I do come from the marketing world. But here I am taking the advice I give to my kids all the time: Challenge yourself because only the hard things are worth doing. Which is totally true when it comes to this. I've baked and posted twice a week for the past 7 months, without a break. It's been inspiring, exhausting and eye opening. I didn't think I could do it, I didn't think it was possible to do given my time constraints and energy levels. But It's the new year and I'm still going.
I don't usually do New Years resolutions, but maybe I should start. Every year I aim to be happier than I was the last, which isn't an easy feat. Happiness is a fleeting feeling. I find that it's hard to attain for many people which is why there are so many books written about the subject. I've read a couple and I think it usually boils down to mindfulness. Being mindful of each moment and appreciating it. But saying it and doing it are two very very different things. I feel like other moms are probably better at this than I am, which adds to my anxiety. Why can't I appreciate the moment? Why can't I just enjoy my kids? I know that adding this blog on my list of things to do doesn't help. So why do it? I don't really have that answer. My guess is that It's a bit of a release for me to bake every weekend. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. So why not write about it?
I think it also may be a control issue. Life isn't controllable, but recipes and baking is. I control the ingredients, the temperature and the creative output of the photoshoots. It's about me. Sounds selfish, but in a life that revolves around working for my network and being a mom revolving around my kids, this gives me a different purpose. Plus I can eat the final product! So in the end, I guess it is all about me. Sorry kids. Sorry for not letting you help mix the ingredients, for not letting you eat the props or touch the cookies and for turning half our dining room into a studio because it has the one window that works as a light source. Because mommy has to take pictures first.
So for 2018 I'm resolving to be more mindful. Sort of. I want to say that things are going to be different, or that I'm going to be different. But change is gradual and it'll probably take more than another year to get there. But big changes are coming our way this year, so hopefully, it will help me with my goals. I resolve to try or at least to be more conscious of trying. Because I love this little life we have no matter how many hours a day I spend screaming.
Ok. New Year thoughts/ramblings are done. Onto what you're really here for. The bakes. Meringue cookies have always been a favorite of mine. Sweet, light and airy, these cookies are gluten free and only require a few ingredients. These meringue cookies are crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. They're swirled with Nutella and chopped hazelnuts, which adds a much needed crunch element. All I can say is yum!
Nutella Hazelnut Meringue Cookies
Yields approximately 30 cookies
- 1/2 cup or 3 Large Egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- pinch of salt
- Pre heat your oven to 300F. Line 2 sheet trays with parchment.
- Place Nutella in a heat safe bowl and microwave for 30-45 seconds in 15 second intervals. You want to melt the Nutella so that it is liquified.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a whip attachment, Whip egg whites till frothy. Slowly add in the sugar in a gradual stream. Whip until you get stiff peaks.
- Sift in the corn starch and salt, whip to combine.
- Take the bowl out of the stand mixer and gently fold in the melted Nutella and chopped hazelnuts. About 3 folds to keep the streaks of Nutella or more if you want it more homogenous
- Using a cookie scoop or a large spoon, drop dollops of the meringue onto the prepared sheet trays about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, then turn off the heat and allow to sit in oven for 1 hour.


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I am illiterate when it comes to art, but sometimes I see some paintings and try to search at the meanings behind it, just like this one: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things.
"The painting is presented in a series of circular images: four small circles, detailing "Death", "Judgement", "Hell", and "Glory", surround a larger circle in which the seven deadly sins are depicted. At the centre of the large circle, which is said to represent the eye of God, is a "pupil" in which Christ can be seen emerging from his tomb. Below this image lies the Latin inscription Cave Cave Deus Videt ("Beware, Beware, God is Watching"), implying that no sin goes unnoticed."
The seven deadly sins are depicted in daily activities. Superbia (Pride), shown by a vain, bourgeoisie woman admiring herself in a mirror held up by the devil. A box jewels, implying vanity, lies open on the floor, and there are jugs and vases throughout the house, implying pride of home. Ira (Anger/Wrath), is depicted by a street fight between neighbors. Invidia (Jealousy/Envy), by a verbal quarrel, and enhanced by barking dogs with bared teeth, eyeing bones. This embodies the proverb "Two dogs with one bone seldom reach agreement." These scenes show that one is never satisfied with what one has, and only wants what others have. Avaritia (Greed/Avarice) is a rich man taking money from a poor man, while bribing a judge. Gula (Gluttony) – people voraciously eating a feast. Accidia (Sloth/Laziness) is a woman dressed for church, yet trying to wake a man deep in slumber. The Luxuria (Lust) panel shows two sets of lovers talk, with musical instruments lying on the ground.
Death – a man receives his last rites, while a devil and an angel wait to see which will take his soul. In another room, family members still play cards as he is dying.
Last Judgment – Christ resides over the dead, as they rise from their graves.
Heaven – St. Peter greets the saved before an orderly, harmonious court illuminated by divine light.
Hell – dark, disordered, and fraught with torture and destruction.


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Mentoring others within the legal area and giving back to the community has at all times been a top priority for Hilarie. Morris additionally launched the Bass Tracker fishing boat in 1978 that was designed particularly for fishermen. "It's been like a whirlwind," Morris instructed CNBC a day before the museum opened. This should-see show is filled with dancing, laughter and some of the biggest songs ever written!
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Shortly afterward, Dr. Wily appears on the monitor and reveals that Bass and Treble are his creations, and that he used Bass to get closer to Mega Man, in order that he could earn his belief, after which steal the Super Adapter blueprints, so that he might use that enhancement for Bass and Treble.
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Is the Republican Presidential candidates telling the truth in 2015?
By Roger Caldwell
As the Presidential campaign heats up, there is no way that the Republican candidates can tell the truth. When President Obama won the election, the country was in one of the worse recessions in the history of the country. The country was heading in the direction of a depression and every industry was almost bankrupted, because of the Republicans.
These conditions were a result of President Bush's doctrine, and the Republican backward ideology and thinking. The country had spent billions of dollars on two wars, that we could not win, and the American citizens wanted our leaders to bring our troops back home. President Bush had bamboozled Americans by telling them there were weapons of mass destruction, and again a Republican was not telling the truth.
Maybe it is in the Republican DNA to not tell the truth, but they keep getting caught fabricating a story and not caring who finds out. The Republicans are caught in a time zone, when they could mistreat people by the color of their skin, and they believed this was ordained by God.
But in 2015, it is important that Republicans are held accountable to the truth, when their facts are wrong or they don't match up with the truth. Every Republican candidate keeps telling their supporters that they are going to repeal the ACA with something better. Yet no one has presented a plan, and 12 million Americans have signed up for the ACA, and many of these Americans were not able to get insurance before.
Instead of spending all your time trying to destroy something that is working, maybe they can improve on the law. When Republicans say the ACA is killing jobs, but the facts according to the Labor Department since 2010 can document the economy has added 12 million jobs, maybe it is time for them to study the figures. Also the unemployment rate was 9.9% in 2010, and now the rate has fallen to 5.5% in July of 2015.
It is also time for the Republican candidates to start telling the truth about the success of President Obama's administration. In 2013, an immigrant overhaul bill was passed in the Senate, but the House refused to put it on the floor for a vote. When Donald Trump said, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be talking about illegal immigration," he is wrong to think he has done anything to move the discussion forward.
Actually the Republicans have been talking about immigrant for the last 30 years, but nothing concrete has come out of the dialogue. But, President Obama has initiated a series of executive orders that will protect up to 5 million undocumented persons from deportation. Also under the president's plan, certain undocumented persons can apply for work documents if their children are American citizens.
With 17 Republican candidates running for president, it appears they are going to spend their time arguing with each other. Without fact checkers, they will say anything, and it does not matter to them if it is true or false. They don't like each other, and most of them have skeletons in the closet, which will be exposed.
The Republican presidential campaign will get uglier each month, because Donald Trump has turned the campaign into a personality contest. With Donald Trump as the front runner, there is no reason for him to respect the other candidates.
At this point, the Republican presidential campaign is the Donald Trump's show. It is a comedy show, and the joke is on anyone who thinks the candidates are serious, and they care about making a difference in America.


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Breaking tradition
The Mercedes-Benz Grow Up campaign focused on the New Generation Compact Car range. Of the top three premium vehicle brands, Mercedes-Benz was viewed as the most traditional.
Mercedes-Benz set out to re-energise this brand perception.
The campaign tapped into the cultural truth that people are unwilling to let life stage and subsequent responsibilities steal their youth. Through this insight, the Grow up campaign was born. Each model was assigned its own statement which set to confront traditional social norms and celebrate the qualities that are prevalent in the younger generation of today.


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I've resumed working on the third book in the Runic series, Runic Vengeance, with a...well, with a vengeance. It's in a bit rougher shape than the previous two books were, but I'll do my best to have it available by Spring of 2017. Here's the cover, designed once again by James T Egan from Bookfly Design!


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An October Sunday morning
I am trying to get more into video / multimedia lately. This is just something I threw together on my iPhone 4s, so I apologize the video quality is not up to snuff. Just a quick peak into my October Sunday morning filled with sunshine, singing birds and glistening autumn leaves.
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The Miracle of Dunkirk: 70 years on
From Eden to Kingdom Come
Christians' livelihoods under threat
Lead us not into temptation. Please.
Revivals in the Highlands: Part 4
Revivals in the Highlands: Part 3
The Times of the Signs
The spiritual condition of the United States
Rev. Alex Muir: 26 Dec. 1940 - 15 March 2010
Rev. Alex Muir was very well known for a wide variety of reasons, across Scotland and beyond. The last of four articles written by Alex on Revival in the Highlands was published just before he died.
Alex's brother John has provided the following short biography which touches on the the wide variety of Alex's life, ministry and interests.
Rev. Alexander Muir MA. BD.
a biographical synopsis
Alex recording at home after his retirement to Inverness
was brought up in a loving, happy Christian home. His parents were in the Christian Brethren and he, his sister Jean and brother John came to know the Lord at an early age.
Through Sunday School, Bible class and regular church attendance they learned about the Christian faith. In their late teens, he and his close friend Colin Rankin began to do lay-preaching and singing in open airs, in hospitals and around the many small mission halls scattered across Glasgow in these days. Later,his brother John would join him and their friends to sing and preach together in small teams in churches and missions in the city.
Alex attended Rutherglen Academy and Glasgow University where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Scottish History and Literature. After completing a Post -Graduate Diploma in Education at Jordanhill College, he taught English (and occasionally History), first of all at Greenfield Secondary in Glasgow. He also studied French and became a fluent speaker.
Missioning in France and Africa
In 1963, as an extension of his French studies, he spent time in France to improve his linguistic competence and decided to take the opportunity to do Christian work whilst he was there. He lived with a pastor in Paris and did some work with a French evangelist, Georges Buisson. He returned to the Limoges area during the summer holidays in 1964 with his brother John and Colin Rankin to support Georges in his church's outreach to small villages and towns in Central France. They would set out in the warm summer mornings in his bouncy Citroen 2cv, with packed lunches and books for the Stand de la Bible which they carried with them to set up in open air markets.
Alex also had a burden for Africa. In 1966 he a took a year out of teaching to respond to an invitation to help at the West African Missionary Training Centre in Nigeria, where he taught English and Biblical Studies. During the year there he also was keen to take the opportunity to support outreach work, not only in cities but also among some of the tribes in remoter areas. Alex did not lose that passion for missionary work and, on returning to Scotland, was often in contact with foreign students who came along to the city church he attended. The Muir home came to be called "The United Nations" as on many a Sunday there was at least one overseas student present at the lunch table.
Return to teaching
He took up teaching again in 1967, working in two schools in Lanarkshire, latterly as Assistant Principal Teacher of English. In 1969 he met his future wife Catriona at Auchenheath House in Lanarkshire, the home of their mutual friend Dr. Jack Kelly. It was romance all the way from then on. They were married on the 9th July 1971 and set up home in Glasgow, where Kenneth and Graham were born.
Alex continued to teach until 1977, when he felt called to the Ministry of the Word. He returned to Glasgow University to study for a Bachelor of Divinity degree, after being accepted as a candidate for the Church of Scotland Ministry. He graduated in 1980. He did short assistantships in Largs, on the island of Barra and occasional ministry in Sutherland and Wester Ross, before being called to the parish of Canisbay with Keiss in 1982. Their sons Alistair and Ian were born there.
Parish ministry in Caithness
Alex had a fruitful ministry in Caithness, where his preaching and pastoral care of the parishioners were greatly appreciated. He also had the privilege of being Minister to the Queen Mother when she was on holiday at the Castle of Mey. Not long after arriving at the manse in Cansibay, he and Catriona had the honour of being invited to the castle for dinner. This was to be the first of many visits and Alex was able to offer pastoral support to the Queen Mother during his ministry. Alex never divulged any confidences to anyone, including the press, who would sometimes pester him for information about his times at the castle – and the Queen Mother clearly respected him greatly for this.
The Queen Mother and 'The Jeely Piece' song
The dinner parties were not sombre affairs. On learning of Alex' musical abilities, she invited him to sing Scottish songs and ballads in the drawing room after dinner. This became a regular event. Alex was asked to take his guitar along and had the songs copied out for everyone to join in. Perhaps the greatest memory of these occasions, which Alex and Catriona greatly enjoyed, was the evening when, to their surprise, the Queen joined her mother for dinner at the castle from the Royal Yacht. There was a memorable, if surreal, moment, when the Queen Mother asked for Alex to lead them all in the singing of "The Jeely Piece" song and the Queen seemed to enjoy the humour immensely!
Another particularly memorable morning was when the Queen Mother's lady-in-waiting, Lady Fermoy, phoned the manse to ask if Her Majesty could come round to see them a few days before she ended her holiday. Unflappable, Catriona, ever the home-maker, welcomed Her Majesty and showed her around their lovely new bungalow. The Queen Mother patted their faithful black Labrador, Suithe, and showed a great interest in everything the boys were doing.
Also in Caithness, Alex made his tapes of Revival Songs, God Has Given Us Dream, Pray for Scotland and a Gaelic music cassette called Fuaim an Dusgaidh (Sound of Awakening). He collaborated with a number of musicians from the north of Scotland and also the well known Wick maestro, the accordionist Addie Harper. In 1986 he was invited to take the services for a communion season in the Outer Hebrides. While staying at the home of the weaver, Alasdair Mhor Campbell, he composed the psalm tune that became his most famous to date, Bays of Harris.
Gaelic and North Uist
His affection for Gaelic language and culture came in handy when, in 1991, Alex was called to the parish of Carinish in North Uist. He had a prolific and much appreciated ministry there until 1996 when, due to ill health, he had to take early retirement from his charge.
However, on setting up home in Inverness, he did not really retire from Christian work, for he took services from time to time and, continuing with his passion for literature and music, he spent many a long day composing and writing. For several years he was author and contributory author to a wide range of publications. He is well known in Church circles for his hymns and psalm tunes, among them, the much sung, Ballantushal, Canisbay, Dunbeath and Lochmaddy. Famously, The Bays of Harris was played by the Royal Scots Fusiliers for a charity hit single in the late 90s.
A Christian troubadour and revival historian
Alex is also well known in Scotland for his compositions for the bagpipes, although, to the surprise of many, he had never learned to play the instrument. He often collaborated with his bagpiper nephew Donald Lindsay who went on to make a CD of Alex's compositions entitled Drum of the Sea. He always had another tune in his head, which he had to have transcribed for future use.
Much of Alex's passion for reading and writing was focussed on the history of revivals in Scotland and it was always his fervent and regular prayer that God would pour out His Spirit on Scotland. Many of his hymns, one of which we will sing today, were prayers of intercession.
He spent long hours researching Church History and wrote many letters and articles on the topic, the latest of which appeared only last week in the magazine Sword.
His passion for the Lord and for the furtherance of the Gospel was undiminished up to his passing, despite many years of suffering following his diagnosis of myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow) in 2003.
He had several relapses over the past 18 months but remained firm in his faith and witness. He passed away peacefully in the Highland Hospice in Inverness on Monday 15th March, surrounded by his family, who hold wonderful memories of his life and witness to the Gospel of Christ. Alex will indeed be greatly missed.
John G. Muir
March 2010
At Keiss church with the Queen Mother and Prince Andrew
Following Alex's retiral to Inverness, the Editor of Christians Together spent many uplifiting hours of walking, fellowshipping and conversation with Alex. During the last 12 months of Alex's life he and I spent time recording songs and informal revival conversations. Alex also supplied written material on
Revivals in the Highlands
which were published over a 8-month period in
Sword magazine.
Extension of Alex's ministry into the future
It is the intention (d.v.) to draw on the 'legacy items' of Alex's ministry for the purpose of continuing Alex's heart for the Gospel and anyone who would like to be kept informed of this or to input to the the process should contact the
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Funeral Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving
for the life of Rev. Alex Muir
Dalneigh Church of Scotland
23 March 2010
Order of Service
John Muir/Christians Together, 22/03/2010
Graeme Longmuir (Guest)
28/03/2010 20:44
Alex succeeded Colin Mackenzie as minister of the Parish of Carinish (North Uist) where my home is. As chaplain to Strathallan School, I had long holidays - most of them spent at home.
Although Alex and I were "poles apart" theologically and liturgically, I came to respect his position, and, I hope, he mine.
Indeed, towards the end of his ministry, I deputised for him in the pulpit at both Clachan Church and at Carinish.
I know that members of his congregation in North Uist held him in high esteem for his pastoral care and prayers for them.
Before being called to the parish of St Andrew (The Auld Kirk) Inverurie in December 2001, after an untimely departure as the last Church of Scotland chaplain at Strathallan in 2000, I taught music in the Uists for six months. Alex telephoned me in Inverurie to ask me to harmonise some of his melodies. I was pleased to assist him with two.
Along with other former ministers from the Uists - I was glad to be present at the Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at Dalneigh Church.
RIP - Alex.
Avonlea Krueger (Guest)
29/03/2010 15:10
We were to blessed to know Alex, Catriona and the entire Muir family. Thank you, Alex, for all you did. We are so glad that you are now with our Saviour.
Linda Hosie (Guest)
30/03/2010 13:40
I thank God that he brought Alex & family to North Uist in 1991. As a young Christian I was really encouraged & blessed through Alex, in his ministry and as a pastor. I am grateful that he encouraged me to be faithful to God & make a public profession of my faith before I left school & the island for university life. The couple of years I was able to spend under his ministry prior to leaving for university were a great foundation for my continuation in my Christian walk. Alex's enthusiasm for the gospel and in so many aspects of life (gaelic, music and singing, to name but a few!) was infectious. One thing for me that made Alex different was that he was much more than just the parish minister. I felt he was a real friend and this was evident in the open door to the manse that Alex & Catriona always had.
When I think of Alex I echo with Paul his words from Philippians – "I thank my God every time I remember you".
Godfrey (Guest)
01/04/2010 10:11
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Effie MacQuien (Guest) (Guest)
05/04/2010 08:10
My husband, Donald Ewen, and I will forever treasure memories of times of loving fellowship and fun enjoyed with Alex, who was a regular visitor to our home at Tigharry in North Uist. Alex and Catriona's manse in the neighbouring parish of Clachan was ever open, and we will also never forget the very blessed times of after church fellowships we enjoyed there on Sunday evenings, when their sitting room would be full of people.Catriona was Alex's perfect helpmeet in the ministry, so loving and so hospitable.
Alex latterly longed to be with His Lord, whom he loved and served.
I was given the following poem when my own mother passed away and I found it a great comfort at the time. I pass it on with our united prayers that the God of all comfort will be with Catriona and the boys and all others who mourn Alex's passing:
'When I am gone remember I'm with Jesus,
Then do not mourn because I've passed away;
Life holds so many griefs and disappointments
And will you cry because I did not stay.
Tis only for a spell we must be parted,
Not many years to us on earth are given,
And when my Saviour tells me you are coming,
I'll go with Him and welcome you to heaven.
Grieve not because the eyes that looked upon you
Shall never see your face on earth again,
Rejoice because they look upon the Saviour
Who gave His life to ransom sinful men.
Weep not because I walk no longer with you,
Remember I am walking streets of gold,
Weep for yourselves that you awhile must tarry
Before the blessed Lord you may behold'
by Barbara C Ryberg
Lachina MacVicar (Guest) (Guest)
06/04/2010 13:53
We treasure the memories we have of Rev. Alex and Catriona and family. After years of listening to the gospel it was under Alex's preaching that I was converted and I thank God for Alex's ministry. Alex Muir had a gift for getting alongside people and speaking to them about spiritual matters and eternity in a loving and encouraging way. What enjoyable times of fellowship we had in the manse at Clachan. Alex's ministry was a blessing to many and both his and Catriona's musical talents were an added bonus. Happy times when the first singing group was started at Clachan. The manse at Clachan was a haven - once in you didnt want to leave. The Muir's home in Inverness was also a joy to visit.
We remember Catriona and the boys in our prayers.
Scott Cameron (Guest)
31/05/2010 09:07
Many of the highlights in my Christian walk were spent in while visiting homes of dear friends in North Uist and Benbecula where we often praised God till early hours of the morning. A number of those precious times were spent at the Church and Manse at Clachan where Alex had me playing the accordion to many of the tunes he had composed to be put to the Metrical Psalms. Alex has left a wonderful legacy of music, hymns, writings, and precous times of great fellowship in the Gospel. Our prayers are indeed with Catriona and the boys.
God has given us a dream
Of a glorious day to come
When the light of Christ will shine on every heart.
He'll fulfil our heart's desire
When he sends the holy fire
That will sweep in flames of glory o'er the land.
Now we pray with all our hearts
For the blessing God imparts
To the seeking soul the truth of God's own word
And that even those whose minds
Seem so closed and numb and blind
Will at last behold the glory of the Lord.
Glory, glory to the Lamb,
Alleluia, praise his name
May his kingdom and his power now expand
May all people bow the knee
To the Christ of Calvary
And the praises of the Saviour fill the land.
Rev Alex Muir
Stuart Macdonald (Guest)
02/06/2010 16:20
A much loved man, who was a blessing to countless people throughout his life. We should learn from his example and continue his legacy of heartfelt prayer for revival in this land.
Fiona Bremner (ex Canisbay) (Guest)
15/03/2011 15:53
I was very sorry to hear the sad news. I always held Alex and Catriona in high regard and remember their family with fond memories. Catriona and the boys are in my thoughts at this sad time.
15/03/2011 16:18
Alex's family will appreciate your thoughts and prayers Fiona. The first anniversary of the death of loved on is always particularly poignant.
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Dallas, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/04/2015 -- Author and former college administrator LD Smith announces the release of her first novel in the erotic romance genre, 'Looking for Love, a Romance Novel of Erotic Lust and Love in a College Town' is now available on Amazon in eBook and paperback editions.
When asked what compelled her to switch from non-fiction to erotic romance, author LD Smith commented, "Erotic romance encourages women to embrace their sensuality. I write erotic stories because I believe sex is an important part of loving another person and definitely an important aspect of a healthy life for women, both physically and emotionally. So much is being said about 50 Shades of Grey and I'm excited that both women and men are able to talk about the role of sex in our lives."
Written for young adults and older, 'Looking for Love' is a contemporary erotic romance with mature situations that details the adventures of two college students, Ashley and Brittany. One student chooses to be a stay at home and study girl while the other who squeezes college assignments into her busy schedule of sexual escapades. This story is not simply erotica, although that plays a major role, but the plot thickens as Ashley finds heartbreak and love as well as sex.
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