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And we're back! Get ready for a long one, folks. We're gettin' to the gooood stuff.
When last we left our tiny heroine, she had just made the acquaintance of that scintillating douche bag Arden Lowe. (Arden Lowe, Arden Lowe, Arden Lowe)
And speaking of said "tiny heroine", one of the things that I find most difficult to swallow about this book is Audrina's narration. Granted, it can be read as adult Audrina recalling her snarl of a childhood, but we're never explicitly told that. This means that the first section of the novel is being narrated by a seven-year old girl, and that's just silly. Has any of this sounded like a seven-year old? Now, I understand that writing from a child's perspective is a difficult thing to do, and that such writing would cause the story to suffer ("My dad is really tall and sometimes he's mean, my cousin Vera is a jerk and I hate her, but I love my mom, she's so pretty"), but it's jolting for me as a reader to have Audrina witness the things that she does, and then reference that she's almost to her eighth birthday. I don't know, just odd for me.
Anyhow, Billie assures Audrina that Arden is a good boy, pardon, a "fine and honorable boy", and will treat her right, so Audrina is eager to be friends, but has to run back to the house when she hears Damian calling for her. Turns out that Audrina looked "secretive" at breakfast, so Damian sat in his office all day wondering if she had gone to the woods to meet the new neighbors, and after a morning obsessing about his daughter, he decided to come home and check on her. Damian tells Lil' A that the new neighbors are beneath them and that "common people will still your specialness", so she can't be friends with them, no ma'am. After all, the new baby will be her friend! To which Our Audrina replies:
"Like Momma and her sister are friends?"
SNAP, Audrina. SNAP.
Damian gives her some very healthy and normal guilt about how she says now that she'll love him forever and will never leave him, but that someday she'll meet a man and POOR PAPA will be all alone…and Audrina assures him that this isn't true, and they return to the house, where a creepy old lady is trying to determine the sex of Damian and Lucky's baby. She does this by tying Lucky's wedding ring to a piece of string and using it as a divining tool. Naturally, though, something goes wrong and Old Lady Soothsayer Stock Character tells a terrified Lucky that the baby is neither male nor female. (No, no, no, VCA, neuter babies don't happen until Heaven!) Damian throws her out of the house, and Vera taunts Audrina, having eaten the last of the chocolate cake. Damian yells at Vera to shut up, which causes her to proclaim that "another freak" is about to be born into the household. For this, Damian spanks her so hard that Audrina can see how red her behind is getting through her underwear. Lucky and Ellie stop this, but warn Damian that Vera might never forgive him for this. (Just for this??)
Audrina spends her summer sneaking through the woods to play with Arden (who, let me remind you, is 12. Audrina is still 7. Five years isn't a big age difference when you're 25 and 20, but how many 7-year olds did you play with when you were 12? Siblings don't count), but Vera follows her and insists on tagging along. A lot happens here, so here's a small run-down:
We learn that:
- Arden is a momma's boy
- Vera is 12
- Arden is surprised to learn about the First & Best Audrina
- Arden has a "deep dark secret" and isn't sure that Our Audrina will want to be his friend once she knows it
- While Vera's teasing usually annoys Arden, he's starting to fall for her flattery
On one summer day, the trio goes swimming, and while Audrina is changing out of her swimsuit, Vera steals it and her and Arden's clothes (though he still has his bathing suit on), just in time for Damian to come barreling through the woods and find Audrina naked in a boy's presence. (And no, though it seems obvious, Vera didn't tell Damian where Audrina was, Damian once again spent all day obsessing about how happy his daughter looked at breakfast and came home to look for her) Arden stands up to Damian, who isn't above threatening broken noses to 12-year old boys, and Audrina gets dragged home through the underbrush wearing her father's sport coat.
And, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Damian Jonathan Adare would like to submit the following performance for Father of the Year.
Damian lets her get scratched up by the branches as he drags her along, eventually letting go of her hand in order to better protect himself from the branches. Audrina trips over the sleeves of the coat and falls several times, and when Damian finally stops and ties up the sleeves for her, he also gifts us with:
"Are you feeling sorry for yourself now, darling? Do you regret your hasty actions-deciding to risk your papa's disfavor to see a boy who will only ruin you in the end?" ……………
Damian then drags Audrina to see the golden raintree under which her older sister's body was found. Because this isn't wretched enough, he then takes her to the family plot and gives her a long speech about her wonderful, beautiful, perfect sister, who DIED and is DEAD and what MEANING could that death have except that God REPLACED THAT AUDRINA WITH YOU, and if ONLY you would listen to me and FILL UP with her gifts, life would be perfect.
End of submission reel. Isn't he keen, folks?
Audrina promises to try harder than ever before to become like her big sister, if only Damian allows her to visit Billie and Arden. Damian agrees (AFTER ALL THAT), but Audrina can't go after dark and has to take Vera with her.
Audrina decides that she's going to work harder to be Damian's favorite and a perfect daughter. Vera is doing her best to sabotage this (of course), by doing Damian little favors (filling up his coffee, ironing his shirts, even though she burns a hole in one of them, blames it on Audrina, then hocks her mother's jewelry to buy him a new one, lying about having the old one fixed, god I love you, Vera), and insulting Audrina whenever she can. Audrina, meanwhile, starts using her own ring-on-a-string to pick out stocks that Damian should buy out of the newspaper, as Damian has been teaching Audrina about the stock market. Lucky's health seems to be fading as her pregnancy goes on, and she tells Audrina one morning that she shouldn't use the rocking chair anymore, but should try to think for herself. Their mother-daughter moment is ruined, though, by Damian coming home with supplies for a party in one hand, and a runaway Vera in the other (she'd run off to town to prostitute herself after Ellie found out about the hocked jewelry).
As Lucky prepares for the party and Vera sings to herself in the rocking chair, Damian and Audrina go for a walk by the river and Damian tells her that the next day is her ninth birthday. Audrina is understandably flustered by this, given that she is only seven today. Damian is at a loss at first, but reminds Audrina that she never has been able to keep track of time, and that she shouldn't worry so much about losing a year of her life, but just to trust him. He then asks her what she dreamt about the night before, as he went in to check on her and she was tossing and turning. Damian, you need a hobby. Audrina uses this opportunity to give him stock tips in the guise of a dream, and then runs inside to check the date on the newspaper (it is indeed September the 8th). Damian and Lucky's party goes on as planned that night, and as per usual, Damian and Lucky end the evening with a fight, which Vera and Audrina watch through the keyhole. Damian is furious, as Lucky apparently played the piano too much, was too flirtatious with a fellow piano player, and, we hear, her nipples could be seen through her dress. Zounds! Damian gets a few slaps in before Audrina runs into the room to stop him, and Lucky makes weak apologies and sends the girls back to bed.
In the morning, Audrina wakes to find the house quiet and the kitchen empty. She starts breakfast only to be pushed aside by Aunt Ellie, who informs her that Lucky went into early labor the night before and she and Damian are at the hospital. Audrina spends the day worrying, interrupted only by Arden coming by with birthday gifts, and Vera's taunts about how she'll be second best once the baby is born. The next morning Damian finally calls to tell Ellie that the baby is a girl named Sylvia. Ellie passes this news to Audrina, and is set to tell her something more when Damian comes home. After beating around the bush as much as possible, he finally breaks down and tells Audrina that Lucky is dead and baby Sylvia will be at the hospital for an undetermined period of time.
At Lucky's funeral, Audrina learns that her mother gave to many town charities and also that Damian plans to be buried between Lucky and the First & Best when he dies. Audrina asks where she's going to go, and is told that she'll "know her place, sooner or later". Audrina announces to Damian that she plans to become a concert pianist like her mother never did, and Arden chimes in that he knows just the teacher. Damian brushes them both aside, but Audrina later tries to play a little on her own. Audrina then lets herself into the playroom and uses the rocking chair, having a sudden memory of Lucky giving her a piano lesson when she was a little(r) girl. Filled with the new knowledge that her mother had wanted her to learn to play, Audrina decides that nothing will stop her, and we are finished with Part 1.
RIP, Lucietta Lana Whitefern Adare.
Everyone in this book is insane.
Coming up: More insanity! Piano lessons! Sexy sexy piano teachers! Vera unleashed! Arden is a tool! Public masturbation! Will Ellie and Damian take up together now that Lucky is dead? What's up with Baby Sylvia? Will Audrina remember what day it is? Why won't Billie let Audrina in her house?
All this and more as My Sweet Audrina continues!


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Redeemed or Forgiven?
Part 2 of 8
This Part 2 will cover the the distinctions and understanding between redemption and forgiveness.
Are you redeemed or just forgiven?
If you are redeemed, who was your captor, and how did you know you were captive? Where is your captor now and do you need to return to those things that were evidences of your captivity?
There is no reason to intentionally separate redemption and forgiveness but they are distinct. It is not my intention to create any separation but in order to understand both of these terms, we do need distinguish them from each other.
Understanding the difference between forgiveness and redemption is going to be the most crucial foundation of this whole series of articles.
I don't know if Christianity has ever examined these two subjects in contrast to each other very much, but it will be the key that unlocks the mystery as we look into the Redemption and original sin.
The word 'redemption' is a very common word in Christianity but it's hardly ever put into a context, and it is even less likely to ever hear of it being put into a personal context (in my opinion). We do hear of deliverance more often than redemption and this is an acceptable synonym, but deliverance is usually spoken of in relation to a post-salvation experience where someone is delivered from a specific vice, sin, situation or mentality. Deliverance and redemption should have a unique relation to all Christians as a general principle of salvation, but it should also have a unique relation to each persons experience of salvation. Original sin effects everyone differently and therefore redemption and deliverance will have its own uniqueness depending on the individual. Psalms 107 offers a shadow of how we are redeemed from different places as individuals:
…whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south."
I truly believe that there is one single message and theme to the whole Bible. This message is the plan of God for the redemption of mankind. The Hebrew Roots Movement believes this also, but their version of the one message is not the same as that of the Bible. The HRM only focuses on the issue of forgiveness of sins in relation to Law-keeping and Law-breaking, but they overlook the issue of captivity, bondage and redemption. The HRM only views the Cross as a fulfillment of the shadow and type of animals sacrifices and Messianic prophecies, but captivity, bondage and redemption are the more pronounced and specific aspects that give us a clearer outline and context to the one message of the Bible.
The one single message of redemption should ultimately lead us to understand that the true enemy of God's people was themselves and sin. While the HRM may overwhelmingly agree with this, they still fail to explain what it means to be redeemed and what role the Law plays in understanding what we were held captive to, and what we were redeemed from. The HRM only puts forth the limited scope of forgiveness and not the full spectrum of redemption.
There are 3 definitions of the word redeem, or redeemed that I will using as a basis:
1) To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum.
2) To set free; rescue or ransom.
3) To save from a state of sinfulness and its consequences.
Equally, here are some definitions of forgiven:
1) To excuse for a fault or an offense; pardon.
2) To renounce anger or resentment against.
3) To absolve from payment of (a debt, for example).
The concept and principles of forgiveness are universal throughout the Bible. Forgiveness invokes the concept of a legal transaction whereby God dismisses the charges against the transgressor and restoration is made between God and the offending party.
Personal sins and forgiveness are a very real thing in the OT. We don't have to look any further than the example of David and Bathsheba and Psalm 51. David's sin was very personal and he sought forgiveness from God on a very personal level. There is nothing in the NT that would distinguish how we approach God from how David approached God concerning forgiveness.
Humility and repentance have always remained the foundational principles and initial basis of forgiveness, but the means of forgiveness have changed from animal sacrifices to the sacrifice of Christ.
This forgiveness however, whether it be in the OT or NT, or whether it be through animals or Christ, does not define redemption.
Everyone who has been redeemed has also been forgiven, but being forgiven does not necessarily equate to being redeemed.
Redemption, or deliverance has always been about God bringing His people back from a lost or dispersed condition in which they were held in bondage and captivity to a third party. This is far more than legal restoration as we see in forgiveness. It involves an act of God whereby He separates His people from their captors and captivity through miraculous means. Forgiveness calls to mind the benevolent attributes and characteristics of God in resolving a legal matter, but redemptions calls to mind the the actual hand of God in bringing His people to a separate place unto Him. It is one thing for God to pass over the sins of the people who's doorposts are covered in lambs blood, but it is another thing for Him to bring them out of Egypt with a mighty hand and signs and wonders.
I don't think I need to explain these differences any further but now we come to another distinction. Everybody knows how forgiveness has changed from animal sacrifices to the blood of Jesus Christ, but forgiveness is still forgiveness and it is in relation to sin and transgression. The question is whether redemption is still the same redemption and what is it in relation to? We are redeemed through the blood of Jesus just as we are forgiven, but are we redeemed from the same things that the Israelites were redeemed from? Let's look at redemption in the Old Testament.
The concept and principles of redemption are universal throughout the Bible but redemption is not the same in the OT as it is in the NT.
God is the same Redeemer and Deliverer today as He was in the OT, but the difference is in recognizing who is the captor and enemy of God's people.
In the OT, 99% of the time, redemption is always in relation to the physical world. The greatest example of redemption begins with the Exodus of the Israelites from the physical bondage of Egypt.
"I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
(Exodus 20:2)
"…the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt."
(Deut. 7:8)
The Psalms are the greatest compilation of examples about deliverance from bondage but they are almost entirely in relation to the physical deliverance from physical enemies. Some of the Psalms are about deliverance from single physical enemies while other examples are about deliverance from armies and captors on a national scale:
"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south."(Psalms 107:2-3)
The enemies of Israel were always physical nations and peoples. When God's people sinned and fell into captivity and bondage, it was always to some other person, peoples or nations. Is this how it is in the NT?
If redemption in the OT is almost always, and predominantly in relation to physical captivity, why then does Paul tell us in the NT:
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."(Ephesians 6:12)?
Why does Paul tells us in the NT:
"Christ has REDEEMED us from the curse of the Law…"
(Galatians 3:13)?
Did the Apostles preach redemption from the Romans through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ?
What's up with all the Apostles claiming that people have been redeemed when all of the known world was in captivity to the Romans? Captivity is captivity isn't it? When Israel was in captivity to the Babylonians, wasn't that captivity? When Israel was in captivity to the Assyrians, wasn't that captivity? When Israel was in captivity to the Egyptians, wasn't that captivity? The Bible sure says it was, and it also says that they were redeemed from their captivity, so how can the apostles claim that mankind had been redeemed when they were still in bondage to Rome? All the Apostles who claimed to be redeemed, lived and died under Roman captivity. How can that be if they claim to have been redeemed? From what or from whom were the Apostles claiming to be redeemed?
At the time of Christ, all of Israel was in bondage and captivity to the Romans, but was this the message of Jesus Christ or the Apostles? Did Jesus Christ preach redemption from the Romans through repentance and faith in Himself?
When Jesus begins His ministry, He begins by quoting from Isaiah 61:
"The Spirit of Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."(Luke 4:18/Isaiah 61:1-2)
Isaiah 61 reads slightly different than Luke's "set at liberty those who are oppressed" by saying:
"…And the opening of the prison to those who are bound."
(Isaiah 61 NKJV)
If we go by the OT examples and standards of redemption from bondage and captivity, then Jesus obviously failed in His ministry to set the captives free because everyone alive at that time who turned to Him in faith and repentance was never freed from Roman captivity and bondage.
Jesus failed in His ministry only if we fail to understand who was the real captor and oppressor of God's people.
Who did Jesus believe was the real captor and oppressor of God's people? Who were the captives that Jesus was going to preach liberty to? What prisons did Jesus open for those in bondage?
We can see who was the real captor of God's people when the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph and said:
"…and you shall call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sins."(Matthew 1:21)
But wait just a minute!!!
Didn't God save Israel from their sins in the OT also?
Salvation through Christ may be superior to animal sacrifices but weren't the Israelites saved from sin before?
What kind of sin are we talking about?
Lets face some facts here. Jesus claimed that He came to set the captives free, and the Apostles claim we are redeemed but those who were redeemed remained in physical bondage to Rome. This is not Old Testament redemption in any way shape or form, whatsoever!
You can't say that Jesus redeemed mankind when He obviously didn't in the OT sense. Yes, people's sins were forgiven in Christ just as they were by sacrifices in the OT and we have been redeemed from sin and death through His blood, but this still doesn't add up to the OT standard of redemption.
You can't simply say that Jesus would have redeemed Israel from the Romans if everybody would have repented.
Many did repent any many were added to the church at Pentecost but still no redemption from Rome.
We have to identify the true enemy and captor of God's people so that we can solve the problem of understanding our restored identity.
If redemption is no longer in relation to bondage and captivity to a physical enemy or third party, then we truly have something unprecedented in the Bible and this throws a giant kink in the HRM idea that nothing new has occurred with Christ that would alter our view and perception of the law.
It would be theologically short-sighted to rest on the statement that we have been redeemed from sin and death, or that we have been redeemed from the curse of the Law. We have to study this captor known as "sin" to understand its functions and how it plays out in the redemption of mankind.
What we have to understand when it comes to debates between Christians and the Hebrew Roots Movement, or between Calvinism and Arminianism, is that the core of the debates calls into question what state of existence or what state of obligation we are in after we have been forgiven through the Cross and sacrifice of Christ.
Are we in a state of grace, or immunity, or obligation or law?
The questions that seek to determine what state we are in after salvation miss the mark entirely because the personal aspect of our salvation comes along the lines of redemption more than it does by forgiveness. Forgiveness is the legal basis but our identity is built upon redemption and what we have been delivered from on a personal level. This plays into what the context of our life is subsequent to salvation, but if we only view salvation as forgiveness then we run the risk of looking at everything after salvation as being separate from salvation. If we only view salvation as forgiveness, then the rest of our life is a vacuum for either liberalism or legalism. When our post salvation life is not filled with the proper context and perspective of righteousness then we run the risk of being an ultra-Pharisee or an ultra-sinner.
This is what happened to the Israelites who made and worshipped the golden calf but it may also be why Moses was refused entry into the promised land. Both of these cases can give us an understanding of Luke 11:24-26:
"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first."
According to this verse, if each of us does not come to understand the nature of the universal deliverance in Christ and our own personal deliverance in Christ, then we will be even more callous and oblivious to what is sound doctrine about Christ and what has happened in our lives because of it. The sinner will become all the more sinful, and the legalist and self-righteous will become all the more legalistic and self-righteous but both will claim to have obtained the same forgiveness. If the focus was placed on determining what they were redeemed from then I doubt both cases would be so polarized and they would not be in bondage to such extremes.
We have to fill our post salvation lives with an understanding of what we have been redeemed from universally and personally.
In the next article, Part 3 we will look at the specifics and generalities concerning original sin.

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5 Reasons You Need an Employee Time Clock for a Small Business
The old style of recording employee time sheet was using a sheet of paper and a pen. There was a time when employees were asked to record their entry, exit and break times. There was an old school of thought where punch card system was used. But the point is, are the employees recording their time accurately and honestly. Also the challenge is to turn this data into reports to use them for business decisions. Employee time clocks have resolved this issue for small businesses.
Five good reasons why a small business should have Employee time clocks are:
Time saving: The employee time tracking software automates thereby saving a lot of time for employees and for the HR department.
Human error: There are chances of under paying or over paying to an employee when time sheets are not calculated properly. There will be re-work which is a waste of time.
Save money: Time is money. If you save your business hours doing a productive job, you indirectly save a lot of money. You will also see a dollar reduction by using Time clock.
Reduce fraud: The manipulations involved in calculation of time either by employer or employee is eliminated.
Burden shift: The burden of calculation of the time sheet will be shifted from the employer to employer who will have to take the responsibility of entering individual data.
1. Employee Time Clocks Help You Save Time and Money
The employee time clock helps to save money and time by reduction of work. The data collection and calculations are automated. Elimination of human errors is possible with Time clocks. The employee fraudulent entries in time sheet calculation is eliminated. The employer need no keep running behind employees to fill the data. The responsibility shifts on the employee as he will be concerned with his salary. It is easy for management to identify issues relating to time in and time out calculations very soon.
2. Employee Time Clocks Are Fairer
The Time Clock & Employee Scheduling calculations are fairer than human calculations. The human element of bias, sympathy. The employee time clock does not have any feelings and it just follows the process. A sense of justice and responsibility also confers on the employees as they know they won't be paid if they won't work. They have to be physically present in the office to enter the data. The automated employee time clock can calculate better and also resolve issues like rounding off to the nearest while calculation. Rounding off to the nearest when done manually, has a human bias. But Time clock does it with precision and accuracy.
3. Employee Time Clocks Alert You to Attendance Issues
The time clock will generate reports, which will help you to identify timely issues in attendance before you take a business decision. When absenteeism increase at work place it impacts the employee morale. The employees who are present have to take the burden of additional work which creates resentment. When there is absenteeism, and there are ongoing projects, the productivity gets impacted. This will have impact on the cost factor too.
4. Employee Time Clocks Show You Real-Time Labor Costs
When you want to calculate the cost of labor, employee time clocks will give you accurate information. Hand written data can be inaccurate will have impact on cost of labor. You can have employee data to analyze the portion of labor which is costing more to the company. It is easy to identify the unproductive employees, and the employees who are doing over time. Labor tie and cost of labor can be compared with industry standards. The time clock helps to identify which employee time sheet is showing high despite of low production.
5. Employee Time Clocks Keep Payroll Accurate
The time clock will generate accurate payroll. This software takes into account the payroll policies while calculating the time sheet. The damage of costly errors is reduced with the help of this software. The time clock can integrate well into the existing payroll system, which reduces paper cost, processing cost, printing cost etc. These days the law has become more complex, it makes more sense to have an automated system than going through a tedious process.
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Format for Employee Retention Letter For Notice Period
Usually companies include the clause of notice period in their offer letters. The purpose of including notice period is to get some transition time so that when the employee leaves, the work that was handled by him could be handed over to someone else. If the employee is really good then companies try to retain them by writing a formal employee retention letter with notice period. The idea is to have an extra time to find a better substitute and have important things accomplished during this duration.
We have come up with sample retention letter for notice period which can be used for writing a personalized letter.
Sample Format for Employee Retention Letter For Notice Period
Samantha Brown
HR Manager
Global Investments Ltd
New York
Date: 18.10.17
Robert Smith
45, Gold Oak Apartments
New York
Dear Robert,
This is in response to your resignation letter received on 28th September, 2017. We would like to bring to your notice that as per your offer letter, you cannot leave your job before serving the notice period of one month. And in case you do so then as per the policy of the Company, salary of one month will be deducted from your remuneration.
We would like you to stay with us for another one month and train Mr. Adam Jack for your profile. This would help him learn all the duties and responsibilities during this while and then you can move ahead with your new job.
For any further discussions, please feel free to write me a email@example.com.
Looking forward for your response.
Samantha Brown
HR Manager
Global Investments Ltd
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Letter to Employees on Their Team Outing Sanction
If the employees of your company have submitted the request for a team outing and the management has agreed to their request then in that case, the company is suppose to write a formal memo to inform staff company trip. The letter to employee team outing consists complete detail of the outing that has been planned for the employees thereby leaving no room for confusion. It is a way of formal company outing announcement followed by company.
To help you write a Letter to Employees on sanction of their team outing we have come up with an outing letter sample. Use it by customizing it as per your requirement.
Sample Letter to Employees on Their Team Outing Sanction
Date: 12.09.2017
Dear Employees,
This is to inform you all that the Management as accepted the request for team outing for the employees that you submitted on 05.09.2017. Given below are the details of the outing that have been sanctioned:
Date of Journey: From 25.09.2017 to 30.09.2017
Destination: Mussorrie
Accommodation: Hotel Park View
This request has been approved subjective to the following conditions mentioned in your request letter:
- This outing has been organized on your own and therefore, this will not attract any TA or DA claims.
- You will take complete care of your travel, baggage and insurance.
- You will be responsible for your safety and your belongings.
- You will be responsible for any accidents or incidents that take place during the event.
- Management has agreed to mark all the employees as "Present" from 20.09.2017 to 24.09.2017 even though employees will not be present at work to attend to their duties.
You may work on your plan and submit the final details of the outing with the company. In case of any other help, you may get in touch with the HR department.
Radika Sharma
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Format for Tie Up Letter with Hospital for Employee First Aid Treatment
Companies which involve jobs with risky nature need to have tie ups with hospitals to address to the medical emergencies that might surface on a regular basis. In such a scenario, it is important to have a formal tie up the hospital to keep the process smoother and faster. You can do so by writing a proposal letter for tie up with hospital. With this kind of request letter to hospital, you can explain the need of tie up and go ahead with agreement format.
We have come up with tie up letter sample proposal which you can use to request first aid treatment for employees in a formal manner.
Sample Tie Up Letter with Hospital for Employee First Aid Treatment
Aaryahi Goyal
Zenith Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
A – 791, Bandra Reclamation, Mumbai
Date: 17th July, 2017
Advika Agarwal
Green World Hospitals
M. L. Dahanukar Marg
Dear Mr. Mars,
I would like to submit my request for tie up with your hospital for first aid treatment of our employees.
I would like to introduce my company Zenith Constructions Pvt. Ltd. We are into the construction business and we have over hundred workers working with us. Due to the nature of the business, we require first aid treatment for our employees time and again.
You are a prestigious name in the health industry and you have various setups across the city. Therefore, we would like to have a corporate tie up with your hospital to handle all the first aid treatments for our company.
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New Format of Employee Register Form A to be Launched by Government
Government of India has planned to cut down the number of registers from 56 to just 5. The idea behind this remarkable reduction is to make the business operations easier and more comfortable for the employers. This will reduce the burden on companies significantly. Government of India has announced to launch a format of employee register Form A which will soon be available for easy download on Shram Suvidha Portal.
Given below is the format for the same for your reference.
There are two parts to Employee Register Form A:
- Part A: It applies to all the establishments
- Part B: It applies to all the establishments under Mines Act, 1952.
We have both the parts of the form given below.
Employee Register Form A- Part A
The revised format for T Employee Register Form A- Part A consists of 31 different fields which are to be filled. Some of the columns included in the form are Sl. No. Employee Code, Name, Surname, Gender Father's/Spouse Name, Date of Birth, Nationality, Education Level, Date of Joining, Designation etc.
In addition to these 31 columns, the employer is also required to include additional information in the Remarks column, if the employee falls in the age bracket of 14 to 18 years. The additional information includes:
- Nature of work
- Daily working hours
- Interval of rest
Employee Register Form A- Part B (For Mines Act, 1952)
Part B Consists 15 fields which are applicable for establishments under Mines Act 1952.
The Employee Register Form A- Part B form consists of 15 fields which are designed for all the establishments that fall under Mines Act, 1952. These fields include SI number, Name, Token Number Issued, Date of First Appointment with First Owner etc.
With these two formats, GOI has taken a strong step to reduce the large number of forms to just a few. The forms shared above contain all the important details of the employee and will surely reduce the everyday working hassles for the employer.
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Comprehensive Guide for Manager to Effectively Motivate Employees
It is the duty of the manager to motivate his employees. Motivation is extremely important to make your employees aim higher and work harder. Without motivation, no organization and no employee can improve. Therefore, managers should know what motivates their employees and serve them the same thing to get better performance. For some money is the motivation and for some recognition is. Some enjoy new challenges and competition while some are contented with their work. It is very much subjective to a candidate what motivates him.
Understanding the Motivational Issues
Sometimes people fail to act, not because they are not motivated but because they have other issues which make it difficult for them to accomplish what they can. Here are some situations:
- Time Management Issue: Some people lack the ability to use their time and as a result they are unable to perform even when they are motivated.
- Procrastination Issue: Some people delay things not because they are not motivated but because they have some fear or they lack confidence.
- Issues with Approach: Some people have a typical that they cannot do a particular job or they should have done that job. They are somehow stuck with the past.
- Issues with Thinking Pattern: Some people think differently. They jump to conclusions, mislabel, magnify or minimize problems. They can do things but they are unable to.
A Guide to Motivation
We have come up with few motivating techniques that will help you and your organization grow.
Motivate Them to Be More Productive
Almost all the companies use rewards and competition to motivate their employees to be more productive but this kind of approach loses its luster with time. Here are a few tips to help:
- Know various kinds of rewards:
Big and unexpected rewards are used seldom but motivate employees very well. Scheduled rewards are very much expected and regular rewards that are easy to attain for anyone in the company. Rewards depending upon everyday work of employees. Companies have to use mix of these rewards to motivate the employees.
- Maintain transparent work culture
Not all companies are comfortable with this idea but maintaining transparency in company actually helps in motivating employees. This helps them trust their company better and work harder to be a stronger part of it.
- Encourage loyalty
It is not easy to find employees who are loyal to companies. So focus on this attribute which every company desires for.
- Profit sharing with employees
This is another kind of reward. Employees feel motivated because increased productivity reflects in their income as well. They are motivated to work continuously to give better results as each and every attempt that they make brings about a change in their overall earnings.
- Reward them for their hard work
It is important to reward employees for their hard work. When they get bonus for their extra commitment and new leads, they feel motivated to work harder. It is for the managers to see that each one gets paid for the hard work in the reward system.
- Excessive pressure hampers performance
If in the name of motivation, you end up putting extra pressure on your employees then it is quite damaging. It actually turns out to be the biggest demotivator for them. It is nothing but bad management skills that end up putting their employees under unnecessary performance because of which they fail to deliver even their regular performance. Be justified with what you ask your employees for.
Motivate Them to be More Creative
Make your employees more innovative, encourage them to think differently. Here are the tricks that are of great help:
- Allow Them To Have A Little Fun: If you want them to be creative, you have to allow them to have some fun. Creativity flourishes in an easy and fun-filled setting.
- Let Them Have Freedom to Think: Let your employees have their own ideas put into action, learn from their mistakes and enjoy their success.
Motivate Them to Work In Synergy
Companies have to strike the right balance between having their customers work together but not against each other. Managers have to be smart with using their motivational tactics to motivate their employees effectively so that team dynamics don't get affected and also that employees don't care about competition.
- Don't let competition damage teamwork
Companies have various teams and managers must check that outputs of these teams don't get hampered because of competition. Synchronization between the both is a must.
- Fair competition is healthy competition
The spirit of the competition has to be positive. Don't let any kind of negative behavior surface during the competition or else it will again act as a demotivator.
- Check on gossips
Managers must make sure that any kind of practices like gossiping and backstabbing don't surface in the company. They have long lasting damages.
This is a complete guide to help managers motivate their employees in the right way.
Categories: Employee Benefits Tags: Manager, Motivate Employees
Reasons Why Investing in Employee Training is Must for Employers
Most of the companies take training very lightly. Not only this, if the organization has to cut on budget, the first thing that comes to their head is employee training because it doesn't give immediate financial benefits and consumes lots of money and time. This happens because companies often forget to take into account the loss a company bears because of low employee moral or the expenses incurred on hiring new people. Training has the potential to keep employees highly motivated, thereby retaining them for longer and it also helps in keeping them competitive and smart, which in turn helps in having better productivity and more profits for your company.
Here are the reasons why every company should invest more in training their employees and not cut down on their budget.
1. Probability of Trained Employees Quitting is Lesser
Usually employees quit their job in the very first year of their joining. This happens because they are not able to deliver what it expected of them which makes them lose their confidence and they have no motivation to work. On the contrary an employee who is trained well has better command over his work, he explores his potential to perform, he wins laurels at work and enjoys all the appreciation which in turn works as a strong motivation for him to work harder.
2. Training Boosts Morale
It is very normal for a person to be unable to perform his job as expected if he is not trained. This results in drop in interest to work, lack of confidence and fear from work. Such employees end up losing their moral. On the other hand, companies can transform average recruits to star performers by training them the right way. This will not only enhance their performance levels but will also increase their morals. Their high morals will always keep them happy which will reflect in other professional relationships.
3. Entry Level Employees Always Need Attention
Most of the companies don't wish to invest their money on new recruits for entry level jobs because they consider them of no importance. But on the contrary, the entry level jobs need your attention because these employees are the face of your organization and your customers deal with them all the time. To make sure that they leave a good impression on your clients, you must train your entry level employees without worrying about your investment. Never underestimate the importance of these jobs. If you have hired someone to manage the cash counter, other than managing cash, he also needs to be warm to your customers, he should be able to communicate effectively with them. So make sure you train them all.
4. Trained Employees Help in Cost Reduction & Increasing Customers
Trained employees are blessed with more benefits, which have been listed below:
- More efficient
- More stable
- More productive
- High on morale and confidence
- Better control over their work
- Maintain stronger and healthier associations with clients, customers etc.
All of these points clearly state how amazingly trained employees are able to control and reduce the costs borne by the company and bring more profits to the organization by increasing profits and increasing the number of customers. As each of the employee excels in his job, he will deliver great performance, maintain healthy relationships which will constantly contribute to the growth of the company. Moreover, the cost of recruitment will be reduced to the minimum as attrition rate will always be low.
5. Enjoy the Best of the Performers
We cannot negate the fact that we have to make compromises as finding the most suitable candidate for a particular job happens rare. But making compromises with skills needed for the job are always better than making compromises with his values and attitude. A good training model is very effective in bridging the gap between the skills needed for the job and skills possessed by the candidate. Training helps you bring your employees at par with your expectations. You can comfortably hone their skills of communication, conduct, technology and various other facets thereby having the best of the performers in your company.
These are some of the reasons which are good enough to understand the importance of investing time and money in training your employees.
Categories: Employee Relations Tags: Employee training, Skills Employers, Training Programs
15 Awesome Rewards You Can Offer Your Employees for Under 500 INR
Every employer understands the importance of employee recognition. Appreciating employee for his good work or amazing performance with a special reward always creates a strong connect between the employee and the Company. It is a way of boosting the self esteem and establishing more than just a professional relationship. Good companies have rewards programs for employees and various appreciation activities to acknowledge and give them rewards for job well done.
Being the employer, if you are in search of unique and useful employee reward ideas then here is a list of amazing 15 employee reward program examples under INR 500 that will be loved by your employees for sure. Have a look at this list to offer amazing rewards to the people who work for you.
1. Shopping Gift Cards
You can gift your employee a shopping voucher of any of the popular retail outlets. This is a very good recognition reward which he or she can use as per their own choice. This kind of voucher is loved by all the employees as it gives them the comfort of shopping what they want which makes them happy.
2. Lunch or Dinner
Another interesting choice of reward can be a paid lunch or dinner for the employee. This is a sweet gesture from the company's end as a small token for all the hard work. A delicious meal is something that is always appreciated.
3. Personalized Mug
Have a coffee mug with his or her name written on it along with a caption like "Most Hard Working Employee of the Month" or anything else. You can even have his or her picture printed on it making it a perfectly customized reward.
4. Relaxed Spa Session
To ease your employee who has worked hard to deliver the performance and what better than a spa session. Pick up a spa session which falls your budget and let your employee enjoy a soothing comforting massage. He or she will completely love the experience.
5. Movie Tickets
Let your hard working employee go for a movie with his or her partner. You can give movie tickets for a recent movie as a reward to him or her. This is one thing no one says a no to. A session of entertainment will surely boost your employee to work harder for more such rewards.
6. A Car Wash
If your employee maintains a car then you can gift him a free car wash which will easily fit in the 500 INR bracket. This will add more shine to the car and smile to his face. This is a very simple yet a thoughtful reward to offer.
7. Branded Lunch Boxes
You can also find branded lunch boxes in different colors and patterns to give as rewards to your employees who are the best performers. Select from wide range of brands and patterns to make your pick.
8. Custom Phone Cover
Everyone carries a mobile phone and every phone requires a case. As a reward, you can present the team members with a case. You can have it custom made with names of each of the team mates on it or you can keep it simple.
9. Cookie and Chocolate Hamper
You can even have an assortment of sweets like cookies, biscuits and chocolates to reward your employee. It is indeed a "sweet" way of appreciating him or her for all the efforts and delivering an amazing performance.
10. Inspirational Books
Another thoughtful present to give your employees are inspirational books related with their work profile which can motivate them and help them become better in their jobs. This is a remarkable gift to offer.
11. PAYTM Recharge
This is another useful reward. Just punch the number and send the amount to your employee's PayTM account which he can or she can use as per requirement and for the things they want. This is the new kind of reward which fits in the era of technology.
12. Mobile Accessories
We all love our mobile phones and their accessories. This can be another choice of reward for employees which will comfortably fit in the range of INR 500. You can go with trendy earplugs or mobile holders or anything else.
13. Food Vouchers
Get them food vouchers of the local eateries or cafes or Domino Pizza which are loved by all. Treat them with food your team members do their job with perfection which surely calls for a small celebration. They make a wonderfully delicious reward.
14. Free Cab Service
Make their commute easy and happy with free cab rides. You can offer them free rides of different taxi services available in your city which will surely add more comfort to their travelling without costing a penny.
15. Off From Work
Get your employee some free time by offering early off from work. It can be for a few hours or for one complete day depending upon the size of the reward. An early off from work will surely make him smile.
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Employee Database – Master File Format in Excel
A comprehensive format for maintaining employee data. Store complete information of every employee working in your company in an organized manner using this master file format in Excel. This unique format helps you have all the basic details of your employees in one sheet which is easy to review, filter and organize depending upon the requirements. This employee database Excel sheet can be used for various purposes by HR department in organizing, updating and using information of employees.
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Best 7 Skills Employers Want in Employees
Whenever we go for an interview, we are always keen on knowing the skills that are important for getting selected. These are some of the skills which every employer looks for in the candidates, no matter what position you are applying for.
Types of Skills
There are two kinds of skills:
- Soft Skills
They take into account your attributes and inter-personal skills that are helpful in working and being successful in your professional life.
- Hard Skills
They take into account all the abilities and knowledge you need to possess in order to do a particular job. They are more tangible and are must in order to accomplish your task with effectiveness.
Top 7 Skills Employers Look For
Here is the list of the topmost 7 skills that every employer looks for while recruiting a candidate. These skills do not depend upon the profile or package and are must for every candidate to possess in order to get selected.
Communication Skills
When you are in an organization, you need to communicate effectively. Whether it is written communication or verbal communication, you need to be able to communicate with effectiveness and confidence with people above and below you. This would surely help you share your views without any confusion and would help others understand you better. Only knowledge is not sufficient, if you cannot communicate it right.
Optimistic Approach
Employers always want to hire those candidates who are positive in their approach. This is important because they have the courage to work under challenging situations. They have the capability to work with flexibility and utmost dedication in order to accomplish their task.
Analytical Skill
You should also be able to analyze the situation and figure out things independently. Analytical skills vary according to your profile and responsibilities you shoulder but are always important in order to work in a planned and organized manner. If you cannot think and analyze, you cannot work independently.
Interpersonal Skills
It is very important for you to have interpersonal skills which help you interact with people around you. It is of extreme importance that you are able to engage with people with confidence and comfort and this is judged during your interview because no company wants an employee who is lost in his own thoughts.
Skills to Work in Team
Companies look for candidates who are good team workers. They want employees who are cooperative and coordinating as they can achieve better targets and help organization grow. You must make sure that you share some experience which reflects your ability to work with team effectively. A team worker is always an asset to the organization.
Technical Skills
These skills are very much subjective to your job profile. But nevertheless, every profile requires some or the other technical skills. For instance, these days every candidate is expected to use computers. You are expected to know MS Office which is considered one of the basics. Make sure you are friendly with basic technical skills, if you are going for a job which doesn't require specific technical skills.
Leadership Skills
If the company is hiring for a position which includes leadership role then they want a candidate who can confidently interact with people, listen to their problems, motivate them to work and bring out the best out of everyone in the group. In case you are applying for a job which doesn't require leadership skills then also this is an important skill to have if you want to climb high in the ladder.
With these top 7 skills, you will always have brighter chances of getting selected in the interview. So when you are going for the interview, make sure you are able to put forward these skills directly or indirectly.
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Mark's Gospel, with some riddles and puzzles, speaks of God as revealed in Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Mark is about God's reign, its present hiddenness and future glory, its surprising way of coming, and its challenge.
This Gospel is about discipleship, its costs and rewards, its failures, and its renewal. Mark is also about grace, and the way Jesus and his followers cross religious and social barriers to pass grace on to those who have been excluded from it.
Mark's resurrection message is open-ende: readers supply their own ending, not just in words, but by following the resurrected Lord.
This book presents essays expanding on themes useful for teaching, preaching, and Bible study; bibliographies; charts; two maps; and an index of ancient sources. "Believers church" refers to churches in the Anabaptist heritage of faith. Mark is the 14th commentary to appear in the BCBC series, sponsored by six denominations: Brethren Church, Church of the Brethren, Brethren in Christ Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Brethren Church, and Mennonite Church.


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Nothing's perfect, of course. There are a few problems downtown. I knew what they were before I moved here. Still, now that I'm a resident of "the core" they're bugging me. So here's my pet peeve list:
Jenny's Top 10 List of Things Needed in Downtown London:
1. A grocery store. Currently the closest grocery store to where I live is near Oxford and Richmond. It doesn't carry a lot beyond the basics. Thank goodness I still have a car and can drive to a bigger store in the suburbs. If I didn't own a car, I'd hate to lug several bags of groceries home on a bus. Of course one can do one's shopping downtown if one visits several different locations, eg. Covent Garden, the Bulk Barrel, etc. but it's nice to have a one stop shopping place.
2. More free parking. Where's the incentive for anyone in Masonville or White Oaks to shop downtown when they can drive to a suburban plaza that's closer and park for free? But don't hold your breath - the city makes over $1 million a year from parking metres.
3. Lower priced housing, including rentals. After eight months of looking, I found a home I can (almost) afford. Parking's not included but all utilities are. And it's large enough to hold all of my junk. At the moment I'm renting but one day I'd like to buy a home, preferably downtown. It's nice that the second Renaissance Tower will offer a $1 million penthouse. Gosh, do you think it would hold all my house plants?
4. More trees. I mean real trees, not those "artistic" creations the London Downtown Business Association has put everywhere. Last I checked this is the Forest City, not the Fluorescent Scrap Metal City.
5. More bicycle lanes. No, I don't have a bike myself (other than the exercise bike in my bedroom that I really am going to get back to using sometime). But there's a reason why I don't own a bicycle. It's not safe to ride a bike on the streets of this city and I refuse to endanger pedestrians by riding on the sidewalk. Let's get some dedicated bicycle lanes downtown to encourage cyclists.
6. Some classy establishments on Dundas. By "classy" I mean like Kingsmill's, Attic Books, and the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery. Not like tattoo parlours, pawn shops and all the empty decaying store fronts. We need incentives to bring first-rate businesses downtown and to encourage Londoners to visit them.
7. A real historical museum. London needs one interesting, informative historical museum highlighting the city's development and accomplishments, preferably one in a heritage building (psst - there's an unused central library on Queens and an empty normal school in Wortley Village). London does not need that object on Ridout Street that looks like a bunch of thermos bottles lying on their sides.
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If there's an 11, it's that London needs some spring weather so I can explore the downtown core without shivering. But I'm sure the hot air coming from City Hall will warm me nicely...


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On October 1 and 2, 2015 the iNEXT kickoff meeting took place in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The meeting attracted about 65 participants to the Centraal Museum in the historical Utrecht city center. During this meeting, all partners joined and discussed together their plans and progress for the project. The general assembly focused on the different modes of transnational access, on networking activities, on proposal reviewing procedures, on financial issues and on the three joint research activities. In addition, the current status of the first annual user meeting to be held in 2016 in Spain and the first iNEXT workshop "Integrating X-ray crystallography and scattering with electron microscopy" to be organized in Portugal were presented.
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Since Zund has a long history of making table-oriented flatbed cutters, it is natural that they would be interested in experimenting with a flatbed table UV-curing inkjet printer.
Zund XY-Flat UV-curable inkjet flatbed printer
The first Zund printer was a combo (moving transport belt, inherited from Mechatron via Perfecta Print, the Zund 215 (the best selling UV printer of its time)). Then Zund designed a hybrid (named the 250 Combi). This is considered the best hybrid UV printer ever designed. And at the same time Zund experimented with a flated table concept, the XY-Flat printer. It reportedly used an Epson printhead.
Two companies have tried to produce a UV-curable inkjet printer using Epson printheads: Zund and Eastech. Now Roland would be a third company.
So far none of these printers using Epson heads for UV-cured inks has functioned well enough to sell. The Zund XY-Flat was shown at DRUPA 2004 but then disappeared quickly. The Eastech printer with Xaar or Spectra heads is doing okay; but their version with Epson printheads is not presented at trade shows in Germany.
And Roland shows their flatbed only in hotel rooms, not to the public. It was not until 2008 that the Roland LEC-300 was launched. It uses a newer Epson printhead and does not need heating (for ink viscosity) at the printhead. The reason Epson printheads failed in the past is because most UV ink must be heated near or inside the printhead. Epson heads could not accept this kind of heater in the past.
As a professor of technology, we were keen to learn why the Epson printhead is not successful. So we began to ask around. After all, even the Canon bubblejet thermal printhead can handle UV-cured inks. Yes, you can learn about this in the FLAAR Reports on printheads for UV printers, available from www.wide-format-printers.NET. Indeed, based on what we found (and mention in our reports) it is unexpected that anyone would even attempt to try an Epson head with the requirements for UV ink being what they are. Epson heads are great for giclee and fine art photography, but are too slow for production signage in any event. Besides, the Toshiba Tec, Ricoh, Konica Minolta and plenty of addition heads can handle UV ink just fine. We have a FLAAR Reports on printheads for UV-curable inks to introduce you to this subject.
The Zund 215 and GRAPO Octopus use Xaar 500 heads (The GRAPO Octopus II switched to KonicaMinolta printheads). The Zund 250 UV printer uses Spectra heads. The popular ColorSpan 72UV uses Ricoh heads. Mimaki uses Epson heads in their solvent printers but Toshiba Tec heads in their Mimaki UV printers.
G3 flatbed XY cutters now introduced
Because there is a larger market for XY cutters than there is for flatbed UV printers, Zund wisely decided to concentrate on cutters (and no longer on inkjet printers). Today their current XY flatbed cutter is the G3. I have inspected their previous generation flatbed cutters directly in their factory in Switzerland. As soon as there is time to return and update myself on the advances offered in the G3 (third generation) series, we will update our separate page and update our entire cutter report.
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This should be a great show. Am excited to see the MakeUp Monsters...own one of their cds and have heard such great reviews of their live doings. AND the Painkillers will be the opening band. Actually tonight will be the first time I lend a hand to the Painkillers...have been asked to be the percussion partner to the fabulous Ava King (she's not legal yet whereas I'm ok for the bars). She will be singing backup tonight and I will be joining her in some rythmic clankety clanks.
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Rock The Books! Tacoma Public Library's popular free all-ages concert series at the downtown Main Library is back with two exciting shows this summer. The concerts feature local and regional bands (including two EMP SoundOff finalists) and provides a safe, comfortable environment to hear live music.
Leading off the series at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 11 is Tacoma indie duo MakeUp Monsters, 4th place winners of 2009's SoundOff Competion at Seattle Experience Music Project. MakeUp Monsters' Isaac Solverson and Shayne Weeks are students at the Tacoma School of the Arts play guitar/drums rock with great vocal melodies and catchy lyrics. http://www.myspace.com/makeupmonsters
Opening the evening is James Hilborne and the Painkillers whose debut CD - Ghost Country - has just been released. The songs on the CD are compelling little folk stories of American life set against a variety of 60's and 70's pop soundscapes. James Hilborne & the Painkillers's music is equal parts psychedelia, honky-tonk, American pop and Ed Wood. Alternating from cute to macabre, this music creep under one's skin. http://www.myspace.com/jhthepainkillers
Doors for the Library's Rock The Books! free concert open at 6:30 p.m. at Tacoma's downtown Main Library (1102 Tacoma Avenue South). Information: www.rockthebooks.org or telephone the library at 591-5666


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James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
These 3 verses teach us so much.
1. We will face trials of many kinds. There are many of kinds of trials on the earth…
• Physical
• Relational
• Vocational
• Financial
• Persecution
• Suffering of many kinds
2. We are to consider these trials with "pure joy". This is an amazing truth to me. How is it possible to consider "many kinds of trials" with pure joy? What is my reaction or response when I face trials of many kinds? Anger? Frustration? Medication? Fleeing? Shopping? What? Do I consider them with pure joy?
3. It says, "because I know" that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Do I? Do I know? Do I really know and believe this truth?
4. It is interesting that it is the testing of my faith. I guess the question is…do I trust God in the middle of my many kinds of trials? Do I believe? Do I have faith when all is falling down around me? When I am facing trials of many kinds, do I believe and trust God?
5. The testing of my faith produces patience…it develops perseverance. What is perseverance?
• Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
• To persevere – to continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success
• From "thoroughly" severe
6. Perseverance must finish its work. It has a work to do in me. The purpose is to mature me, to complete me where I lack nothing. To bring about a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction…not lacking anything.
7. We all want to be mature. We want to be complete. We want to feel like we lack nothing but do we want to face trials of many kinds to get there? Consider it pure joy…because these trials are producing in me a sense of maturity and completion and a sense of lacking nothing.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Consider it Pure Joy-James 1.2
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- Thunder Dan said...
Good thoughts :) I am studying this chapter with my youth group right now and really enjoyed your post.
It has gotten me thinking in the right direction.
God Bless brother.
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Funnix Beginning Reading Program – FREE for January!
If you've ever taught a child to read or tried to teach a child to read you've probably used "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by Siegfried Engelmann. Check out Amazon to see all the reader reviews if it's new to you.
Well, he also is the author of Funnix Reading Program that available for Mac and PC users. Here's a quote from the Funnix website: Engelmann says of Funnix,"Teaching the lessons requires a lot less effort, and the lessons are more entertaining. Also, the program consists of 220 daily lessons, so it takes kids farther than most beginning-reading programs— from being non readers to reading on the third-grade level."
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ArtsTECH juniors and seniors presented their artworks, in a collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art. This event happens every year, and gives upperclassmen a chance to showcase their work. According to ArtsTECH Student Justin Bourommavong, the works of art were the students' ideas of contemporary art. They focused on social justice and how the students interpreted this issue. The event exhibited photography, models, paintings, videos, and many other types of media. At least 100 people were in attendance


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I will not ruin the mood by saying too much, but what a gift to see such a beautiful sight.
Posts Tagged 'sunset'
Tivoli Bays, in autumn light..
Posted in 1, tagged exploring, hudson river, hudson valley, kayak, photography, sunset, thoughts, Tivoli Bays on October 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Dog star, Sirius?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged balance, hudson river, hudson valley, kayak, peace, photography, rain drops, rhinebeck, rhinecliff, stars, sunset, tours on July 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
It's summer, some say the dog-days of summer.
We have been keeping a close eye on the weather, and with careful planning, have been getting plenty of time out on the water despite the stormy wet weather. On Wednesday we got out and played in the gentle waves produced by the out-going tide and our more friendly wind from the north.
Just after loading up the boats, around 8pm, a rain storm came through producing a beautiful rainbow off to the southeast.
Dog star, Sirius? It's the star, brightest in the sky this time of year. It is also where the phrase dog-days of summer comes from. Check it out at EarthSky.
We are having WAY too much fun..
Posted in 1, Posts, tagged Eagles, exploring, herons, hudson river, hudson valley, photography, rhinebeck, rhinecliff, sunrise, sunset, Tivoli Bays, tours on July 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Ok, there is no doubt about it. Summer is here, and we are out on the water having fun! We have taken guests out all weekend, from Kingston Point, Rhinecliff and Tivoli Bays, even North Lake, we're on the water and loving it.
We have seen bald eagles, otters, beaver, and tons of other cool things. Fish jumping, lightning bugs hatching and yes even fireworks.
So what did you do over the holiday weekend? Did you go out? Think about going out? What's the hold up? Come out with us and enjoy the water.
A great way to cool down..
Posted in Posts, tagged balance, exercise, exploring, hudson river, kayak, kayak lessons, peace, photography, rhinecliff, sunset, thoughts on June 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
After a hot day in the office, mowing the lawn, or whatever has you heated up, there is no better way to cool off than taking an evening paddle on the Hudson River. There is cool breeze that comes off the water that is refeshing after the hot humid winds from earlier in the day. You can dip your arms in the water, even take a swim if you like. Mmm, it's so soothing.
There is always so much to see. Last night just as the sun set below the Catskill Mountains, I was sitting in a small cove when I spied an otter playing in the water. At first I thought it was a large eel, but sure enough the curious animal turned out to be an otter. What a treat.
A couple of things to keep in mind when going out in the evening: Be particularly aware of the motor boat traffic; make sure you bring a white stern light in case you get caught out after dark; stay close to shore where powerboats can't go after the sun goes down, you're much safer there. Oh, and always, have fun!
Hudson River Sunsets..
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Ok, we do have the best sunsets here in the Hudson Valley. It's the combination of the river, the mountains and fresh air all working together to create picturesque scenes for us to soothe our souls.
We'll maybe I am laying it on a bit thick. You decide. A picture says 1,000 words, right? Well what do you think of the sunsets from the photo above? Pretty lucky, right? We think so. To be able to live in this area and get to experience the beauty of the Hudson River, its magic. Yes, we are very lucky.
It you are looking to get out and have your soul soothed, contact us, we would be happy to get you out there.
Holy carp on the Hudson…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged balance, exploring, hudson river, kayak lessons, New York State DEC, photography, rhinecliff, sunset on June 3, 2010| 1 Comment »
We love to go out and paddle the Hudson River at sunset. It is a quiet, soothing time. Recently we were able to take John and Mary from the Rhinecliff Hotel to see first hand what it's all about.
Not only did we have a wonderful time watching the sunset, but we were treated to seeing large carp rolling, flipping and twisting there way in a feeder stream and the weeds just north from Rhinecliff. Most seemed to be about 2-3 feet long. Very cool.
We can't promise performing carp, but we always find something along our way. Join us!
Enjoying a spring evening..
Posted in 1, Posts, tagged birds, China Rose, Eagles, hudson river, peace, photography, rhinecliff, Rhinecliff Hotel, smies, sunset, thoughts, waterfront park on April 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Rattle, rattle, crack, it's open. "Smile. Smile and it will keep you young"
Fortune cookies are one of my favorite parts of eating Chinese food. Not only do you have a great dessert, but you get to find out the real meaning of life, glimpse into the future and learn a new language. Do you believe them? Do you save them? Well, I have to admit, I save the really good ones. Some of them really hit home.
I feel so fortunate to live in Rhinecliff. We have the China Rose and The Rhinecliff Hotel sitting right there on the Hudson River. If you are not out on the river catching the sunset while paddling, I think they offer "almost" the same amazing views to watch the sun slowly set over the Catskill Mountains.
We have the luxury of rolling our kayaks down to the river, and tonight, just in time to catch the fading light over the mountains. We paddled for a bit. Talked about how the ice changed the coastline of the river. Looked around for our feathered friends in the sky, the Bald Eagles and made our way north. Up to a quiet cove to relax a bit. Then we headed back to the Rhinecliff Waterfrond Park. What a great way to spend the evening.
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Happy Black Friday!
If you went out shopping I hope you found some good deals! I know Boompa got a new Dremel tool!
We stayed at home. There wasn't anything we needed to get and we were tired from yesterday and getting ready for tomorrow. Alison is having her second birthday party tomorrow!
Her little friend Ava isn't going to be able to make it but Caiden and his family are going to be here!
I set out the little table Boompa made me when I was in college so the kids have a place to color!
I put the normal crayons out in a little glass cup and set it on top of a pot holder that my Grandma Edith made! This particular pot holder is Alison's favorite so we always keep it with her toys.
For the party favor I made crayon rolls and put them in a canvas tote with some cupcake stickers and a pad of doodle paper.
I thought it would be fun to use Crayola Fabric Crayons to decorate the totes.
I went ahead and made Alison's bag so Caiden can see what the colors will look like after they are ironed onto the bag.
I really like the Fabric Crayons! I just wrote Alison's name on a piece of transfer paper, flipped it over and used the crayons to trace the letters in the color I wanted, ironed it on the bag and voila! A custom tote!
I am really looking forward to seeing what Caiden (who is 4) will come up with!
I can't wait till Alison is old enough to draw more than scribbles; I see these totes decorated with fabric crayoned Alison art in our gifting future!
I picked up some pretty flowers today!
The vase is sitting on my favorite Grandma Edith pot holder :) When grandma gave us (my cousins, brother and I) the pot holders we were teenagers and didn't really need them but she said someday we would like them and I really really do! Thanks Grandma Edith!
The butter dish was a gift from Grandma Carolyn and the vase actually belonged to my great grandma.
I love things that have been made or passed down, it just makes them special!
Our dining room decorated and ready for tomorrow!
Alison's birthday ring. We are going to wait till her actual birthday for this.
I picked up this little shelf when I went out to the thrift stores a couple weeks ago,
and today Chris hung it up for me!
I love it!
A music box that belonged to my great grandma has found a new home atop the shelf!