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How to tell if you have a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? The hardcover first, edition first printings was released in 1997 and only 500 were published and 300 went to libraries. First edition first printing are a print line that reads "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" Crediting of "Joanne Rowling" not J.K. The publisher must be listed as Bloomsbury at the bottom of the title page Turn to page 53 and see if "1 wand" appears twice in the list of things Harry should bring to Hogwarts. Do you have a first edition? Have you looked around to try and find one? We'd l ove to hear your stories.


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Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Luke 12:35-40
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My Quilt of Life.
Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles. An Angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in everyday life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened. My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air. Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose, each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and death, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me. �And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was. I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, "Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you." May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through. Please share this with someone you love, care about or even someone who needs Jesus in their heart. They may scoff, but at least the seed has been planted, and God will do the rest. May God bless you today and Forever.
The Rest of the Story:
Back in the 50's there was a well known radio host/comedian/song writer in Hollywood named Russ Hamblin, who was noted for his drinking, womanizing, partying, etc. One of his bigger hits at the time was "I Won't Go Hunting with You Jake, But I'll Go Chasing Women". Along came a young preacher holding a tent revival. Hamblin had him on his radio show, presumably to poke fun at him. Then to gather more material, Hamblin showed up at one of the revival meetings. Early in the service the preacher announced, "There is one man in this audience who is a big fake." There were probably others who thought the same thing, but Hamblin was convinced that he was the one the preacher was talking about (some would call that conviction), but he was having none of that. Still the words continued to haunt him until ,a couple of nights later, he showed up drunk at the preacher's hotel door around 2 a.m. demanding that the preacher pray for him. The preacher refused, saying, "This is between you and God and I'm not going to get in the middle of it." But he did invite Russ in and they talked until about 5 am at which point Russ dropped to his knees and with tears, cried out to God. But that is not the end of the story! Russ quit drinking, quit chasing, quit everything that was "fun," and began to lose favor with the Hollywood crowd. He was ultimately fired by the radio station when he refused to accept a beer company as a sponsor. Hard times were upon him. He tried writing a couple of "Christian" songs but the only one that had much success was "This Old House", written for his friend Rosemary Clooney. As he continued to struggle, an old friend named John took him aside and told him, "All your troubles started when you 'got religion'," and asked if it was worth it all. Russ answered simply, "Yes." Then his friend said, "You liked your booze so much. Don't you ever miss it?" And the answer was, "No". John then said, "I don't understand how you could give it up so easily." And Russ's response was, "It's no big secret. All things are possible with God." To this John said, "That's a catchy phrase. You should write a song about it." And as they say, the rest is history. The song Russ wrote was "It Is No Secret" - "It is no secret, what God can do. What He's done for others, He'll do for you. With arms wide open, He'll welcome you. It is no secret, what God can do." etc... By the way, the friend was John Wayne, and the young preacher who refused to pray for Russ Hamblin was Billy Graham. And now you know ,"the rest of the story."
� � � This really touched me, hope it does the same for you! I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just off the corner of the towns-square. The food and the company were both especially good that day. As we talked, my attention was drawn outside, across the street. There, walking into town, was a man who appeared to be carrying all his worldly goods on his back. He was carrying, a well-worn sign that read, "I will work for food." My heart sank. I brought him to the attention of my friends and noticed that others around us had stopped eating to focus on him. Heads moved in a mixture of sadness and disbelief. We continued with our meal, but his image lingered in my mind. We finished our meal and went our separate ways. I had errands to do and quickly set out to accomplish them. I glanced toward the town square, looking somewhat halfheartedly for the strange visitor. I was fearful, knowing that seeing him again would call some response. I drove through town and saw nothing of him. I made some purchases at a store and got back in my car. Deep within me, the Spirit of God kept speaking to me: "Don't go back to the office until you've at least driven once more around the square." And so, with some hesitancy, I headed back into town. As I turned the square's third corner. I saw him. He was standing on the steps of the storefront church, going through his sack. I stopped and looked; feeling both compelled to speak to him, yet wanting to drive on. The empty parking space on the corner seemed to be a sign from God: an invitation to park. I pulled in, got out and approached the town's newest visitor. "Looking for the pastor?" I asked. "Not really," he replied, "just resting." "Have you eaten today?" "Oh, I ate something early this morning." "Would you like to have lunch with me?" "Do you have some work I could do for you?" "No work," I replied. "I commute here to work from the city, but I would like to take you to lunch." "Sure," he replied with a smile. As he began to gather his things. I asked some surface questions. "Where you headed?" "St. Louis." "Where you from?" "Oh, all over; mostly Florida." "How long you been walking?" "Fourteen years," came the reply. I knew I had met someone unusual. We sat across from each other in the same restaurant I had left earlier. His face was weathered slightly beyond his 38 years. His eyes were dark yet clear, and he spoke with an eloquence and articulation that was startling. He removed his jacket to reveal a bright red T-shirt that said, "Jesus is The Never Ending Story." Then Daniel's story began to unfold. He had seen rough times early in life. He'd made some wrong choices and reaped the consequences. Fourteen years earlier, while backpacking across the country, he had stopped on the beach in Daytona. He tried to hire on with some men who were putting up a large tent and some equipment. A concert, he thought. He was hired, but the tent would not house a concert but revival services, and in those services he saw life more clearly. He gave his life over to God. "Nothing's been the same since," he said, "I felt the Lord telling me to keep walking, and so I did, some 14 years now." "Ever think of stopping?" I asked. "Oh, once in a while, when it seems to get the best of me. But God has given me this calling. I give out Bibles. That's what's in my sack. I work to buy food and Bibles, and I give them out when His Spirit leads." I sat amazed. My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission and lived this way by choice. The question burned inside for a moment and then I asked: "What's it like?"! "What?" "To walk into a town carrying all your things on your back and to show your sign?" "Oh, it was humiliating at first. People would stare and make comments. Once someone tossed a piece of half-eaten bread and made a gesture that certainly didn't make me feel welcome. But then it became humbling to realize that God was using me to touch lives and change people's concepts of other folks like me." My concept was changing, too. We finished our dessert and gathered his things. Just outside the door, he paused. He turned to me and said, "Come Ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom I've prepared for you. For when I was hungry you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, a stranger and you took me in." I felt as if we were on holy ground. "Could you use another Bible?" I asked. He said he preferred a certain translation. It traveled well and was not too heavy. It was also his personal favorite. "I've read through it 14 times," he said. "I'm not sure we've got one of those, but let's stop by our church and see." I was able to find my new friend a Bible that would do well, and he seemed very grateful. "Where you headed from here?" "Well, I found this little map on the back of this amusement park coupon." "Are you hoping to hire on there for awhile?" "No, I just figure I should go there. I figure someone under that star right there needs a Bible, so that's where I'm going next." He smiled, and the warmth of his spirit radiated the sincerity of his mission. I drove him back to the town-square where we'd met two hours earlier, and as we drove, it started raining. We parked and unloaded his things. "Would you sign my autograph book?" he asked. "I like to keep messages from folks I meet." I wrote in his little book that his commitment to his calling had touched my life. I encouraged him to stay strong. And I left him with a verse of scripture from Jeremiah, "I know the plans I have for you," declared the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and a hope." "Thanks, man," he said. "I know we just met and we're really just strangers, but I love you." "I know," I said, "I love you, too." "The Lord! is good." "Yes, He is. How long has it been since someone hugged you?" I asked. "A long time," he replied. And so on the busy street corner in the drizzling rain, my new friend and I embraced, and I felt deep inside that I had been changed. He put his things on his back, smiled his winning smile and said, "See you in the New Jerusalem." "I'll be there!" was my reply. He began his journey again. He headed away with his sign dangling from his bedroll and pack of Bibles. He stopped, turned and said, "When you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?" "You bet," I shouted back, "God bless." "God bless." And that was the last I saw of him. Late that evening as I left my office, the wind blew strong. The cold front had settled hard upon the town. I bundled up and hurried to my car. As I sat back and reached for the emergency brake, I saw them... a pair of well-worn brown work gloves neatly laid over the length of the handle. I picked them up and thought of my friend and wondered if his hands would stay warm that night without them. I remembered his words: "If you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?" Today his gloves lie on my desk in my office. They help me to see the world and its people in a new way, and they help me remember those two hours with my unique friend and to pray for his ministry. "See you in the New Jerusalem," he said. Yes, Daniel, I know I will... If this story touched you, forward it to a friend! "I shall pass this way but once. Therefore, any good that I can do or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.
Man on airplane next to little boy
Right before the jet way door closed, I scrambled aboard the plane going from LA to Chicago, lugging my laptop and overstuffed briefcase. It was the first leg of an important business trip a few weeks before Christmas, and I was running late. I had a ton of work to catch up on. Half wishing, half praying I muttered, "Please God, do me a favor; let there be an empty seat next to mine, I don't need any distractions." I was on the aisle in a two seat row. Across sat a businesswoman with her nose buried in a newspaper. No problem. But in the seat beside mine, next to the window, was a young boy wearing a big red tag around his neck: Minor Traveling Unattended. The kid sat perfectly still, hands in his lap, eyes straight ahead. He'd probably been told never to talk to strangers. Good, I thought. Then the flight attendant came by. "Michael, I have to sit down because we're about to take off," she said to the little boy. "This nice man will answer any of your questions, okay?" Did I have a choice? I offered my hand, and Michael shook it twice, straight up and down. "Hi, I'm Jerry," I said. "You must be about seven years old." "I'll bet you don't have any kids," he responded. "Why do you think that? Sure I do." I took out my wallet to show him pictures. "Because I'm six." "I was way off, huh?" The captains' voice came over the speakers, "Flight attendants, prepare for takeoff." Michael pulled his seat belt tighter and gripped the armrests as the jet engines roared. I leaned over, "Right about now, I usually say a prayer. I asked God to keep the plane safe and to send angels to protect us." "Amen," he said, then added, "but I'm not afraid of dying. I'm not afraid because my mama's already in Heaven." "I'm sorry." I said. "Why are you sorry?" he asked, peering out the window as the plane lifted off. "I'm sorry you don't have your mama here." My briefcase jostled at my feet, reminding me of all the work I needed to do. "Look at those boats down there!" Michael said as the plane banked over the Pacific. "Where are they going?" "Just going sailing, having a good time. And there's probably a fishing boat full of guys like you and me." "Doing what?" he asked. "Just fishing, maybe for bass or tuna. Does your dad ever take you fishing?" "I don't have a dad," Michael sadly responded. Only six years old and he didn't have a dad, and his Mom had died, and here he was flying halfway across the country all by himself. The least I could do was make sure he had a good flight. With my foot I pushed my briefcase under my seat. "Do they have a bathroom here?" he asked, squirming a little. "Sure," I said, "let me take you there." I showed him how to work the "Occupied" sign, and what buttons to push on the sink, then he closed the door. When he emerged, he wore a wet shirt and a huge smile, "That sink shoots water everywhere!" The attendants smiled. Michael got the VIP treatment from the crew during snack time. I took out my laptop and tried to work on a talk I had to give, but my mind kept going to Michael. I couldn't stop looking at the crumpled grocery bag on the floor by his seat. He'd told me that everything he owned was in that bag. Poor kid. While Michael was getting a tour of the cockpit, the flight attendant told me his grandmother would pick him up in Chicago. In the seat pocket a large manila envelope held all the paperwork regarding his custody. He came back explaining, "I got wings! I got cards! I got more peanuts. I saw the pilot and he said I could come back anytime!" For a while he stared at the manila envelope. "What are you thinking?" I asked Michael. He didn't answer. He buried his face in his hands and started sobbing. It had been years since I'd heard a little one cry like that. My kids were grown -- still I don't think they'd ever cried so hard. I rubbed his back and wondered where the flight attendant was. "What's the matter buddy?" I asked. All I got were muffled words "I don't know my grandma. Mama didn't want her to come visit and see her sick. What if Grandma doesn't want me? Where will I go?" "Michael, do you remember the Christmas story? Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus? Remember how they came to Bethlehem just before Jesus was born? It was late and cold, and they didn't have anywhere to stay, no family, no hotels, not even hospitals where babies could be born. Well, God was watching out for them. He found them a place to stay; a stable with animals." "Wait, wait," Michael tugged on my sleeve. "I know Jesus. I remember now." Then he closed his eyes, lifted his head and began to sing. His voice rang out with a strength that rocked his tiny frame. "Jeeesus looooves me--thiiiiiis I knowwwwwww. For the Biiiiiible tells meeeeee sooooo....." Passengers turned or stood up to see the little boy who made the large sound. Michael didn't notice his audience. With his eyes shut tight and voice lifted high, he was in a good place. "You've got a great voice," I told him when he was done. "I've never heard anyone sing like that." "Mama said God gave me good pipes just like my grandma's," he said. "My grandma loves to sing, she sings in her church choir." "Well, I'll bet you can sing there, too. The two of you will be running that choir." The seat belt sign came on as we approached O'Hare. The flight attendant came by and said we just have a few minutes now, but she told Michael it's important that he put on his seat belt. People started stirring in their seats, like the kids before the final school bell. By the time the seat belt sign went off, passengers were rushing down the aisle. Michael and I stayed seated. "Are you gonna go with me?" he asked. "I wouldn't miss it for the world buddy!" I assured him. Clutching his bag and the manila envelope in one hand, he grabbed my hand with the other. The two of us followed the flight attendant down the jet way. All the noises of the airport seemed to fill the corridor. Michael stopped, flipping his hand from mine, he dropped to his knees. His mouth quivered. His eyes brimmed with tears. "What's wrong Michael? I'll carry you if you want." He opened his mouth and moved his lips, but it was as if his words were stuck in his throat. When I knelt next to him, he grabbed my neck. I felt his warm, wet face as he whispered in my ear, "I want my mama!" I tried to stand, but Michael squeezed my neck even harder. Then I heard a rattle of footsteps on the corridor's metal floor. "Is that you, baby?" I couldn't see the woman behind me, but I heard the warmth in her voice. "Oh baby," she cried. "Come here. Grandma loves you so much. I need a hug, baby. Let go of that nice man." She knelt beside Michael and me. Michael's grandma stroked his arm. I smelled a hint of orange blossoms. "You've got folks waiting for you out there, Michael. Do you know that you've got aunts, and uncles and cousins?" She patted his skinny shoulders and started humming. Then she lifted her head and sang. I wondered if the flight attendant told her what to sing, or maybe she just knew what was right. Her strong, clear voice filled the passageway, "Jesus loves me -- this I know..." Michael's gasps quieted. Still holding him, I rose, nodded hello to his grandma and watched her pick up the grocery bag. Right before we got to the doorway to the terminal, Michael loosened his grip around my neck and reached for his grandma. As soon as she walked across the threshold with him, cheers erupted. From the size of the crowed, I figured family, friends, pastors, elders, deacons, choir members and most of the neighbors had come to meet Michael. A tall man tugged on Michael's ear and pulled off the red sign around his neck. It no longer applied. As I made my way to the gate for my connecting flight, I barely noticed the weight of my overstuffed briefcase and laptop. I started to wonder who would be in the seat next to mine this time...... And I smiled. � Be Blessed!
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� The Argument
Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better computer programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God to be the judge. They set themselves before their computers and begin. They type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen for several hours straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over. He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is visibly upset and cries, "I have nothing. I lost it all when the power went out." "Very well, then," says God, "let us see if Jesus fared any better..." Jesus enters a command and the screen comes to life with a vivid display, and voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers... Satan is astonished. He stutters, "B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact! How did he do it?" God chuckles, "Everybody knows...Jesus saves!
A Frail Old Angels Cry
Last night I had a dream It had a tale to tell. I dreamed I saw an Angel; Poor thing, he wasn't feeling well. His body bruised and battered His wings were ripped and torn This Angel could hardly walk, He looked so tired and worn. I walked right up to him to ask; Angel? How can this be? He turned around and paused a (bit), Then he spoke these words to me: "I'm Your Guardian Angel, A great task as you can see. You've run amok most all your life: Look what it's done to me. These bruises are from shielding �ou In times both dire and �ll. Those alcoholic bouts and drugs you've used I've often paid the bill You see my wings are ripped and torn; How often they have flown you From evils unaware. Each mark is it's own story of deadly wounds destroyed. You made me wish~~more than once- That I was unemployed. If only you could make �t Standing on your own; Oh, don't you fret �or worry but please try to remember I'm getting old and frail. I could not believe all I had heard, Let alone how much he cared. I wept upon his shoulder, Then left him �n despair. The next day I sat and pondered: Should I really try? �nd �n the distance I thought I heard; A frail Old Angel Cry.
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�� �Psa 23:1��[[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. �� �Psa 23:2��He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. �� �Psa 23:3��He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. �� �Psa 23:4��Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. �� �Psa 23:5��Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. �� �Psa 23:6��Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
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I found this at "http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/p.huepler/Shofar.htm"
Sounds of the Shofar
combation of all
message of the SHOFAR
SHOFAR Is Hebrew for a trumpet made from a Ram's Horn
What's it all about? Anywhere in the Old Testament where it is translated trumpet, the Hebrew word used is SHOFAR. � The LORD led us to the story of Gideon (Judges 7) - how HE sent Gideon's 300 to do battle with a heavily armed enemy that numbered many thousands.� However, HE instructed Gideon to go out with a pitcher and torch in one hand, and a Shofar in the other hand.� At the appointed time, the 300 blew their Shofars in unity, which firstly caused a restlessness in the enemies camp, resulting in their total confusion to the point of them turning on each other and killing each other with their swords.� We also see in the story of Joshua that he too, won the war by blowing the Shofar.
I believe that the LORD is in the process of restoring to His People, all of the truths that have been stolen by the devil over the last 2000 years.� If the devil made a point of taking it, then we can be sure there is power in it - he doesn't bother with trivialities!� We have in the Shofar, a powerful tool for our Worship and a powerful weapon for our Spiritual Warfare. In the Bible, the blowing of the Shofar was first heard when God called Moses to the summit of Mt. Sinai to receive the tablets of the Law.� And, it will be sounded at the end of days to announce the return of the Messiah and the rapture of His Bride (1 Thess. 4:16). Scriptural Significance for Blowing the Shofar GOD Himself blows it! - Zech. 9:14� "Then the LORD will appear over them and His arrow will go forth like lightening; and the LORD GOD will blow the SHOFAR, and will march in the storm winds of the south." Gives commands to angelic hosts - Matt. 24:31 "And HE will send forth His angels with a great SHOFAR and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other." Priestly instrument of praise and worship - Chr. 29:26 "And the Levites stood with the musical instruments of David, and the priests with the SHOFAR's." � 2 Chr. 29:28 "While the whole assembly worshipped, the singers also sang and the SHOFARs. sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished." � Ps. 150:3 "Praise Him with the SHOFAR sound; praise Him with harp and lyre."� PS. 98:6 "With SHOFARs and the sound of the horn shout joyfully before the King, the LORD."� 2 Sam. 6:15 "So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sound of the SHOFAR."� IS. 27:13 "It will come about also in that day that a great SHOFAR will be blown; and those who were perishing and scattered will come and worship the LORD in the holy mountain..." A powerful catalyst to bring the glory of God - 2 Chr. 5:13 "in unison when the SHOFARER's and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by the SHOFARs and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, 'He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,' then the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud...' " Instrument used during great celebration - 1 Chr. 133:8 "And David and all Israel were celebrating before GOD with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with SHOFARS." Essential in going to War - Num. 10:9 "And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the SHOFARs, that you may be remembered before the LORD your God, and be saved from your enemies." To be blown constantly in battle -� Josh. 6:8-9 "And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven SHOFARS of rams' horns before the LORD went forward and blew the SHOFARS; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.� And the armed men went before the priests who blew the SHOFARS, and the rear� guard came after the ark, while they continued to blow the SHOFARS." Corporate blowing is powerful - Judges 7:8 "So the 300 men took the people's provisions and their SHOFARS into their hands.� And Gideon sent all other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley."� Judges 7:20 "When the three companies blew the SHOFARS and broke the pitchers, they held the torches in their left hands and the SHOFARS in their right hands for blowing, and cried, 'A sword for the LORD and for Gideon' "� Judges 7:22 "And when they blew 300 SHOFARS, the LORD set the sword of one against another even throughout the whole army and the army fled." Heralds the Day of the LORD - Joel 2:1 "Blow a SHOFAR in Zion, and sound an alarm on My Holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming; surely it is near." A SHOFAR will announce the 2nd Coming of Messiah - 1 Thess. 4:16 "For the LORD Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with the SHOFAR of God and the dead in Christ shall rise." A SHOFAR will be blown before the dead rise - 1 Cor. 15:52 "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last SHOFAR; for the SHOFAR will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." Further Biblical References to the Blowing of the SHOFAR A call to gather for Worship2 Chron 29:26-28;� Ps. 98:6;� Ps.150:3;� 2 Sam. 6:15Ushers in the presence of the LORD2 Sam. 6:15;� 1 Chron. 15:14Make Proclamation1 Sam. 13:3Symbolising freedom and libertyLev. 25:9-10At the giving of the 10 CommandmentsEx. 19:16 & 19;� Ex. 20:18Sounds the alarm for warJosh. 6:4-20;� Joel 2:1;� Jer. 4:19 & 21;� Jer. 6:1 & 17At the coronation of a king1 Kings 1:34As a call to battle and warNumbers 10:9To induce fear and confusion in the enemyJudges 7:22For announcing and ushering in the weekly Sabbath and yearly festivals
Sounding the Shofar The Shofar is one of the earliest musical instruments known to humanity. It was developed by the early Hebrews and is made from the horn of an animal, usually a ram but sometimes of a sheep, goat, mountain goat, antelope, or gazelle. The shofar is blown on many different occasions: on the Jubilee Year, on Rosh Hashana (New Years), also called Yom Teru'ah (the day of blowing,), in religious rites, or as a call to war. Today the shofar is synonymous with the High Holy Days. The shofar calls The Tekiah: the "blast," one long blast with a clear tone. TekiahThe Shevarim: a "broken," sighing sound of three short calls. ShevarimThe Teruah: the "alarm," a rapid series of nine or more very short notes. TeruahThe Tekiah Gedolah: "the great Tekiah," a single unbroken blast, held as long as possible. A combination of Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, ending with a Tekiah Gedolah. In fact there is no certainty on what a teruah sound really is. It could be a shevarim, a teruah or a combination of both. On Rosh Hashana, several combinations are used to accommodate the various opinions.
" Awake, sleepers from your sleep! Arise, slumberers, from your slumber! Scrutinise your deeds and return to repentance and remember your creator! Those forgetters of the truth in the vanities of time and those who stray all their year in vanity and emptiness which can neither help nor save. Look to your souls, better your ways and deeds. Let each one of you abandon your evil way and your thoughts which are not good." Hilkhot Teshuvah, chapter 3 Echoing from one people group to the next the Shofar blast encircle the globe. � Notes blown by man conveying a message, a message relayed from our God in heaven to man on earth.� Those who have ears let them listen. "Awake you who slumber unaware, I herald a new dawn of warfare, as ancient instruments of Jew and Gentile unite, ancient deceptions will crumble.� Summon the repentant and obedient troops.� Tremble with holy fear and heed the call, join the mighty army, sound the alarm.� Our God is coming so be� warned, prepare for the last trumpet call." The shofar symbolises the major theme of the Days of Repentance, during which we commemorate the beginning of the world. We try to make a new start within ourselves, and to return to the beginning of the cycle. The shofar, with its powerful and profound calls, removes the obstacles before us and helps us reach this new start.
May God bless you and keep you.
�May HE cause HIS face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May HE turn HIS face toward you and grant you peace.
Shalom AND GOD BLESS TILL THE WORK IS DONE

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Owen's been playing with language lately, or rather, since he first started talking. But lately it's been noticing similarities in dissimilar words, like, "I just heard the furnace go on." "Furnace, like in fur!" or "We'll stop at the bank, too." "Too, like in two feet!"
Today I was mixing up some french vanilla pudding, because we had a chocolate pie crust left over from doing something for Christmas, so I figured dump some pudding in it. He helped me mix it with a whisk, so it wasn't perfectly blended, and as I poured it into the pie crust, I noticed a few gloppy lumps in the pale yellow proto-pudding. "We can't eat the pie until it gets firm, right now it's runny." "Runny, like runny nose!"
Maybe I'll be able to eat some once it's time for dessert.
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The journalism project consists of a university campus radio station and a community radio. A former volunteer from UK (Mr. Jamie Benson) laid a solid foundation for the journalism project here in Winneba, at the Ghana's University of Education Winneba. The station is ran by the incredibly friendly students and staff of the university, many of which will stay as life-long friends! The project itself is extremely flexible, you'll have the opportunity to engage in any aspect of community radio you may be interested in. You can work on news, editing, sports, politics, feature production, music, and anything else you may want to take part in! If you have any questions about the journalism project, don't hesitate to contact Jamie Benson at firstname.lastname@example.com
TASKS: (but not limited to them)
-Gather stories
-Conducting interviews
-Picking news stories from online sources
- Taking part in news paper review
-News reading, reporting and many more.


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Organic gardening is a hobby of great patience and a green thumb. It's a fun activity that will allow you to enjoy nutritious food that's free of pesticides. Although this may sound easier than it is. If you want to have the most professional gardening skills you can, read the tips in this article.
Sod should be laid correctly. Your soil should be prepared before you lay the sod. Pull any weeds that you see, and work to break up the soil so that it is a fine tilth. Make sure the soil is packed firmly and even. Gently sprinkle water on the soil until you are certain that it is thoroughly moistened. You should lay your sod staggered, and have the joints offset. Press the sod down firmly so that the surface is flat and even. If there are gaps remaining, fill them with a bit of soil. Water the sod every day for a couple of weeks. Then it should be rooted well and ready for foot traffic.
You must gradually introduce your plants to changing conditions and temperatures, so you do not shock them. On the first day, place them in the sun outside for only an hour or so. Then over a weeks time, slightly increase their time outside. By the weekend, the plants can make that big move without a problem!
Choose plant strains that will give you the best harvest with the biggest yield. A disease-resistant hybrid plant can be a good option to consider over a more traditional variety due to its tendency to produce higher yields.
A garden needs the right type of soil to grow properly. You can actually get an analysis of soil for a little fee, and with the report you get back you can figure out how to create a vibrant garden by enriching it properly. Many offices of Cooperative Extension will do a soil analysis, and it is important to know how to improve soil so that all crops can grow in it.
You must protect tender, deciduous shrubs. Shrubs in pots especially need special care in the colder weather. Tie together the tops, and then use a sheet or blanket to cover the wigwam loosely. When you do this you allow air to flow and circulate which can actually prevent rotting, this method is great and better than just wrapping your plant in some plastic.
A set of knee pads are a life saver if you're an avid gardener and a lot of your plants sit close to the ground. Spending lots of time on your knees while gardening can injure them and create lasting pain. Purchase a great pair of knee pads; they will provide a cushion for your knees while making gardening more comfortable.
Gardening organically is a rewarding hobby that incorporates nature, effort and patience. However, the tastiness of the produce you grow will be a reward in itself. If you do the hard work and take the time, you will learn the ropes of organic gardening.


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Many have watched the reality shows about hoarding...it can be hard to watch. Compulsive hoarding is a real issue that many struggle with. Neziroglu, Bubrick, and Yaryura-Tobias have written a book called "Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding" that we will be referencing all week as we help our readers understand this issue.
They define hoarding as "acquiring and saving items that have little or no value and then having tremendous difficulty discarding them."
The following are a list of symptoms identified in the books of those struggling with compulsive hoarding:
- Avoid throwing things away
- Have severe anxiety when throwing things away
- Have trouble making decisions about their stuff
- May feel overwhelmed or embarrassed by their things
- May feel suspicious of others touching items
- Has obsessive thoughts about possessions such as fear of running out of an item, fear of needing it later, needing it just in case, or may search trash to make sure possessions haven't been thrown away
- May have a loss of space in the home, social isolation, family or marriage problems, financial issues, or health hazards
- Possessions are disorganized
- May have trouble categorizing items
If you related to any of these symptoms, this book could help! Keep reading all week for more info on overcoming hoarding!
Source: Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding by Fugen Neziroglu, Jerome Bubrick, and Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias
Written by Teri Claassen MSW, LCSW, LCAC
Teri Claassen MSW, LCSW, LCAC is a licensed therapist at Imagine Hope Counseling Group. Teri enjoys doing marriage counseling, individual counseling, couples and relationship counseling. Teri also does family counseling, child counseling, and adolescent counseling. Imagine Hope serves the Indianapolis area, including the surrounding areas of Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Zionsville, and Westfield.


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Please see our seasonal catering menu
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Visit the Famous Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Monkey Park
Jigokudani Monkey Park is becoming increasingly famous as a tourist destination in Japan. Photos of monkeys bathing in hot springs circulate the internet and magazines, so more and more tourists are flocking to Yamanouchi in Nagoya to witness this phenomenon.
The name Jigokudani, or "Hell's Valley", comes from the steam and boiling water that bubbles out of the crevices in the ground. The Monkey Park is made up of a series of natural hot springs and is home to around 200 Japanese Macaques, who are nicknamed "Snow Monkeys". While it is not the furthest north that monkeys live, it is the coldest climate.
At an elevation of 850 meters, snow covers the ground at least four months out of the year. So because Nagoya gets so cold come winter time, the monkeys spend their days lounging around in the hot springs in order to protect themselves from the harsh temperatures. It has been recorded that they monkeys have been doing this since the 1960s.
It's pretty adorable seeing the monkeys acting like little people in the hot springs. Tourists pass through daily photographing and gawking at the monkeys nearby. However, monkeys don't seem to give any of the people a second glance, unlike those at the park in Kyoto who are known to follow humans.
The park does not allow visitors to bring in any food, which is probably why the monkeys could care less. They're learned by now that the visitors have nothing of interest to them.
It's a great experience to get up close to these funny creatures, and it's interesting to see how they behave naturally in the wild. You probably wouldn't have thought this was normal behavior for them, but funnily enough, it is!
Inside the park are informational signs about the monkeys and how they distinguish the alpha of the pack; however, most of them are only in Japanese. There is also a small information center, which has a little more English, but not terribly much more. I recommend reading about the center before heading out there.
The park is open all year round, but of course it is prettiest when the area is covered in snow. If you're going to visit in the winter, make sure to dress appropriately and go prepared as it is at least a 20 minute hike if you hire a car for part of the way, and 60 minutes to hike from the nearest station.
Address: 6845 Hirao, 山ノ内町, 下高井郡, Nagano 381-0400, Japan
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What is the best way to install a Dell 1320c on a small office network? Can I install through USB, connect ethernet cable and then enable sharing. Or should I use the IP address without connecting USB? Is one way any more efficent than the other? Or....is connecting through USB and then sharing the printer possible over a small office network? I would be connecting it to a Dell Dimension 3000 (I think). All replies and opinions are greatly appreciated and respected.
Ethernet is a bit faster than USB2, and supports longer cables, but those usually don't matter. Probably more important is the port count on the computer. If you have only one Ethernet port, and several USBs, it might be better to reserve it for the router when necessary.
Use the IP address? You mean wireless? Both wireless and ethernet will use an IP.
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I didn't specify wired wireless. It will be wired. You make perfect sense. There is nothing labeled on the cables, the switch or ethernet ports in each room. His network person isn't answering calls or emails at the moment. What a mes! Thanks again for the reply. I will definitely file the info you gave me for the future. You guys are the still the cats!
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Monochrome May-cation
Holiday dressing doesn't mean you have to trawl the shops for every colour and floral under the sun. Instead adapt your city wardrobe for the hotter climate and embrace chic monochromes.
City slicker
A classic cream cashmere sweater will get you everywhere in life, wear it over the shoulder of this gorgeous Jigsaw ruffle hem dress when it gets chilly. For 50 shades of black around the pool try this Topshop bikini which gives you just a little bit of colour.
Footwear Fabulous
Havaianas aren't cutting it for this holiday so look for chic leather slides, printed leather espadrilles and a simple heeled sandal that will carry you through.
Accessories please
Finish off a simple dress with a studded belt or a great piece of jewellery.


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Editorial Staff
Charles Malone
Charlie is a professional advisor with the Honors College at Kent State. Charlie takes over advising from the Aaron Hanlin who served as the advisor since 2013. Charlie served as an Assistant Editor at the Colorado Review and Poetry Editor for Matter Journal and helped found a community-based journalistic endeavor at Wolverine Farm Publishing. He edited the anthology A Poetic Inventory or Rocky Mountain National Park and continues to publish his own writing.
Nina PalatTella
Editor in Chief
Nina enjoys writing because it allows her to cultivate a greater understanding of the world around her and the people and experiences it holds. While she most often writes fiction and poetry, she also enjoys the challenge of research-based writing, and is currently working on her senior honors thesis. She has been published in Luna Negra, Kent State's literary and arts magazine, for whom she has worked as an editor. She was also the recipient of the 2018 Anna Ulen Engleman Creative Writing Award for her short story "Flightless Birds." She hopes to be a writer for the rest of her life.
Emily is a creative person from Cleveland, Ohio. She enjoys embroidery, experimental and 3-D design, architecture, and making. Emily currently designs for LaunchNET, Kent State's entrepreneurial organization and serves as the president for the AIGA chapter at Kent State. Emily has had work showcased in the Honors Exhibition through the Kent State School of Visual Communication design and at the Foundations Exhibition through the Kent State School of Art. Currently, she is learning the art of screen printing and focusing on ways design can build community.
Taylor FUlton
Art Editor
Taylor is an artist and a scientist; while she loves to draw in her sketchbook, her academic career is geared towards saving the environment. Conservation and sustainability are key aspects Taylor would like to maintain and develop upon within our world. As she continues on with Brainchild, Taylor aims to disseminate art and literature into society to encourage individual interpretation and self-discovery. She believes art is a universal language that everyone and anyone can speak.
Alex EMbleton
Alex is a visual thinker with a passion for storytelling, a passion he hopes to spin into a lifetime of engaging people through illustration and graphic narrative. He is looking forward to helping other people tell their stories in his second year on the Brainchild Staff. Alex has won 3 silver keys for different pieces in the 2014 and 2015 scholastic art awards. In 2016 two of his illustrations were featured in the VCD Honors exhibition. He currently writes and draws a web comic about an astronaut that has to move back home with his parents.
Rachel Bishop
Rachel is a graphic artist trying to find her place in the crazy world of creativity. She enjoys sunny days, good books, and exploring the different ways that visual communication implements itself into everyday life. Markers and colored pencils are her preferred medium, but she is open to learning about all the ways that art can be created. She recently went on a study abroad trip to South Korea, and hopes to continue traveling in the future. She loves seeing how other cultures approach visual storytelling and communication.
Abigail Archer
This is Abigail's first year with Brainchild. Her passion is designing & organizing information in a meaningful & beautiful way. She is currently studying visual communication design and user experience design. Some of her favorite things include typography, coffee, and the color yellow. She hopes to one day make a career out of working in print design.
Brittany Miller
Brittany is a down to earth individual with an eye for creative and functional design and an ear for music. She enjoys rainy days paired with the comfort of a warm cup of coffee, a good book, or her trusty ukulele. Her favorite mediums of art are digital media, gouache, and photography, and she is always excited to incorporate them in her work. She believes that successful design always begins with the user and hopes that she can bring that methodology to Brainchild.
Carrie George
Poetry Editor
Carrie is a writer and a photographer. She enjoys journalistic and creative writing, with a focus in poetry. She uses her words and her photography skills to tell stories and record the world around her. In addition to working for Brainchild, Carrie is the managing editor of Luna Negra and an intern at the Wick Poetry Center. She was also the 2018 winner of the Wick Poetry Center undergraduate scholarship contest. Carrie hopes to attend graduate school for an MFA in poetry and have the chance to teach poetry in the community.
Samantha Horwitz
This is Samantha's second year as an editor on the Brainchild staff. Along with working at the magazine, she is part of the Bunge lab at Kent State working in the synthesis of inorganics, and the Golczak lab at Case Western Reserve University, researching novel drugs to treat macular degeneration and Stargardt disease. Despite her work as a chemist, she has always considered the fields of science and literature to be intimately linked. Proof lies in the absolute poetry that exists within small molecule and protein crystals as well as in the way that it's always more enjoyable to read a well-written but poorly carried out scientific proposal than it is to read beautiful science, written disastrously. She one day wishes to be able to truly tie together her love of language with the joy of scientific discovery, hoping to eventually work as an editor for a scientific journal after many years at the lab bench.
Samantha Greene
Samantha is a motivated individual with a passion for literature, analysis, horseback riding and working with others to improve their skills in writing, especially children. She is a writing tutor at the university's Writing Commons and specifically enjoys helping writers compose rhetorical analysis and research essays. While she enjoys writing poetry and fiction, she has been published in the magazine Full Throttle, a publication for motorcycle enthusiasts in the southeastern United States. She hopes to bring her diverse experience with written works into her first year at Brainchild. Samantha is eagerly looking forward to a career as a Language Arts teacher, a career which will be defined by her belief that exposure to literature is key in developing empathy for others.
Chloe Holm
Chloe loves inventive poetry and prose and is particularly fond of the science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian genres. She seeks new inspirations for writing from different experiences including traveling abroad and interacting with people from other cultures. She has studied abroad multiple times by participating in the Freshmen in Florence program her first semester at Kent and living with a host family in Northern Japan during summer 2016. She plans to continue traveling and to study abroad in Japan for a longer period of time. Chloe combines her passion for the written word with her love for theater and is a part of Flash Harmony, one of the acapella groups on campus. She is eager to continue writing and editing and to be a part of Brainchild!
Nathaniel Seres
Nathaniel is a senior at Kent State University majoring in English and TESOL, with a minor in Chinese. He has had works published in previous editions of Brainchildas well as some magazines including Luna Negra. He enjoys reading, writing, and running long distances. He plans, upon graduation, to hopefully teach English somewhere and foster a love for the arts. After all, what is life without art?
Olivia Swasey
Olivia is a writer and poet. She allows her love of art and poetry to inform her life, and uses her writing to tell stories that often go unheard. Olivia has previously had poems published in both Brainchild and Luna Negra, and is in the process of completing her first manuscript. After graduation, she plans to move to Boston, Massachusetts to begin her career in the field of literature, and she hopes to utilize her love of good art to inspire passion for literature in the hearts of others.


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After the Resurrection
The first week after Easter Sunday begins the time of appearances of Jesus in the Galilee prior to the Ascension of Christ and Pentecost. Once again the centrality of the Christian faith is to know with certainty that Jesus is God the Son, and that His mission on earth is to redeem us back to God the Father. When we do not mention the Resurrection, or that Jesus is the only way to God the Father, we weaken our understanding of what the purpose is for Jesus coming to die on the cross, and ultimately raised from the dead.
Recognizing that Jesus is present with us in every situation we encounter is essential to keeping us from an ambiguous and uncertain view of our eternal future. Many Christians fall into this realm of uncertainty which weakens their grasp of the power of Christ. Jesus may look like He's hidden from your situation, but I can assure you He is fully aware of you and ready to present you with wisdom and peace in dealing with the difficulties of everyday life. Remember, Jesus said He will never leave you nor forsake you. He walks alongside you every day, every moment, forever! Praise Him for His love for us!


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Another outlandish request...
Joseph, I know that you are an upright man, a good guy. As good as they come. And you have every right to stone Mary, your intended bride, because of her seemed infidelity.
How did that feel? What dreams were shattered? What issues of your manhood were devastated? What hopes were dashed? I wonder if your stomach felt nauseous or if your fists were perpetually tensed or if you caught yourself exhaling deep sighs of stress?
What advice were you getting from others? Did their words help you or hinder you?
Rather than retaliate, you decided to kindly divorce her quietly...without making a scene, without you coming out as the hero, the "good guy" the one who would deserve the town's pity in every little gossipy conversation. You were far from a narcissist - no manipulation, no grandiose gestures, no passive aggressive self-promotion. How much did you just want this to go away...and maybe, maybe one day you could move on. Maybe.
And then came angel in the dream. "Don't be afraid to marry Mary...this is not what it looks like. This is outside the box. Yes, it's outlandish. But so is my love for humanity. Joseph, son of David, in the lineage of the intended Messiah...I am choosing you..."
To say this is outlandish is equivalent to asking a Jewish holocaust survivor to forgive Hitler. It is an impossible task. One that is not required...unless the Outlandish One, who so loved the world He sent His one and only Son to be born of a virgin, in utter poverty, to live and be crucified for the sins of the world, unless that One steps in and extends an invitation to mimic such outlandish behavior...
He didn't say, "Was that just a dream? Maybe I ate too much lamb last night and..." He didn't second guess. He woke up and did exactly as the angel commanded: Married Mary, did not have sex with Mary (now there's a miracle!) until after the birth of Jesus - and named his son Jesus. Just as he was commanded.
Where was the "peace" in this already humiliating scene made more scandalous?
Imagine if Joseph would have made a pro/con chart to make his decision....if left to his own, would he have made his decision on what felt "peaceful"?
For reflection:
- What are some outlandish requests that you've received from God? How did that feel?
- What feels "outlandish" to you currently...is there a situation you are trying to "figure out." How might you invite God into that decision?


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Additional Work, 6/29/2017
Got the factories working, as well as bringing up the factory suite when an individual square is selected. Had some problems with renderers when highlighting the squares and when placing the walls, but those issues are resolved.
To Do:
(1) Make wall renderer aware of neighboring walls, sources, and towers, giving different drawings for each configuration of neighbors.
(2) Trace power paths through walls and draw color channels through them.
(3) Have creeps get absorbed by wall until walls collapse.
(4) Add in a basic shooting tower, making sure its powered. The first three towers should be a slide, an area effect, and a shooter.


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PST Discovery and Migration in Powershell
Sounds crazy right? Doing a PST discovery and migration without a UI to guide you around and know what you've found. Once you see how simple it is using the Simply Migrate Powershell module, you won't be thinking it's crazy for long.
There are many factors to a PST discovery and migration. So let's start with some basics. The first example will show how to scan a file server share looking for PST files.
N.B It is assumed that you are actively running a Batch Controller (In the following examples, BatchID 1 will be used)
PS C:\Program Files\Simply Migrate> New-SMJob -Source Discovery -SourceInput \\SERVERNAME\Share$ -BatchID 1
N.B I'll not show the job creation output here, that's for a more detailed explanation about the PowerShell modules, but you will get some output from the above that will show you the configuration of the job you just created. No action is required though.
The above cmdlet is going to start discovering PST files located anywhere in the \\SERVER\Share$ share. Nothing fancy there. So what's it finding? And what's it coming back with?
Let's have a look at how we can see some data about our discoveries. (It's worthy of note that the following can be performed while a discovery is running, or upon completion. Obviously, you'll get the full result set once it is complete, and that is recommended)
PS C:\Program Files\Simply Migrate> $myfiles = Get-SMJob -jobid 3 -SourceMigrationTypes Discovery -ShowEntries
PS C:\Program Files\Simply Migrate\Scripts> $myfiles.Entries
EntryId : 85b25239-d494-41d1-9fa2-fb93a92ed516
JobId : 1
ItemStatus : Complete
Size : 204648
DiscoveryDate : 9/19/2016 9:40:00 AM
Path : \\SERVER\Share$\Some Folder\A PST File.pst
Name : Personal Folders
FolderCount : 56
MessageCount : 1200
EmailCount : 800
CalendarCount : 150
TaskCount : 60
ContactCount : 140
OtherCount : 50
Owner1 : email@example.com
N.B The above output has been truncated slightly for the article. There is quite a bit more information included, but for the purpose of this article, I'll trim that output down and focus on getting the job done.
Actually, there is a point to note from the above command. You'll see that I have specified a JobID in the syntax. I didn't have to do that. If I had not, the cmdlet would have returned all PST Files discovered across all jobs. (Actually, there is more to it than that even, but that's a big and powerful topic for another post. I'll link to it when it's released)
The key take away here, is that I have now performed a PST discovery on a server path, and returned important information about each of the files discovered making it easy to migrate the data now. But it's only taken me 3 lines of Powershell to get here, and we are only a line away from setting off a migration of all of the data we found … like I mentioned elsewhere, it's really that simple.
Let's cover the normal caveats first. I've had a look at the output of each of the PST files discovered and confirmed that I am comfortable with the ownership of each of the PST files discovered. Had I not been happy with any, I can correct the ownership in a number of ways. I'll address those in another article, but I can touch on a few points below within the migration steps.
First, I will address the fact that you don't need to have done a discovery at all in order to perform a PST migration. A list of PST File paths and an owner in a CSV is enough to get things rolling. But I'll show you what I would do with the above and you will see how easy it is if the source was a CSV file.
PS C:\Program Files\Simply Migrate> foreach ($item in $myfiles.Entries){New-SMJob -Source PSTFile -Sourceinput $item.Path -Target Exchange -TargetOutput $item.Owner1 -TargetCredential $creds -BatchID 1}
Now, you'll see in the above that I have used a $creds variable as well. This can be serviced a few ways, but what we see most commonly is simply
PS C:\Program Files\Simply Migrate> $creds = Get-Credential
That will prompt for credentials, just use some that have the appropriate permissions to the target Mailbox. (For EWS, it's just the Application Impersonation Role)
I hate to cut this short, but the above started migrating the PST files into the user's mailboxes. Yeah, that's it. But I'll waffle a little longer here, as there are some nice bits that you might want to add and change to the cmdlet to do what you need.
Let's say you wanted to migrate the PST data to a user's online archive instead of the mailbox itself? Just Add a -TargetOption UseArchive to the end of the command above, and like magic, it will migrate to the archive mailbox instead.
What if the PST file is password protected? Don't worry, PST Passwords can be ignored and data is migrated seamlessly.
What if I want the data from the PST files to go into a subfolder? Add -TargetFolder "My Amazing Folder" to the above command line and your PST File will maintain it's original folder structure but start at a folder called "My Amazing Folder". If it doesn't already exist, we will create it at migration time.
Have a look around the help of the cmdlet for more interesting options within there, it's a big topic, and the cmdlet is intuitive and powerful.


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Bug: Converting geodatabase data with domains to shapefile is slow when using the Feature Class To Feature Class (conversion) tool
Performance of Feature Class To Feature Class (conversion) or Table To Table (conversion) tool is slow when exporting to shapefile or dBASE (.dbf) if the input is a geodatabase feature class or table with attribute domains.
When converting a geodatabase feature class or table with attribute domains to a shapefile or dBASE (.dbf) table, the domain codes and descriptions are included in the output. The descriptions are stored in new fields with "_DESC" appended to the field name. The process of exporting the domain descriptions to the output is very slow.
If domain descriptions are not required in the shapefile or dBASE (.dbf) output, consider using the Copy Features (management) or Copy Rows (management) tools to convert the geodatabase data to a shapefile or dBASE (.dbf) table. These tools do not export the domain descriptions to new fields and the performance is much faster.
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Hence the name-change. It offers up a perfect example of what Creationists engage in on a routine basis--deceit. Not the rank and file person on the street has next to no knowledge of biology and feels overwhelmed a changing world. No, the liars are the leaders and writers and spokespeople of the Creationism movement. They engage in a concerted campaign to distort facts, studying hard to do so.
Case in point--Piltdown Man. This was a hoax "discovered" in 1912, an early human fossil or so it seemed. It had its detractors from the very start and eventually it was exposed as a hoax in the 1950s. Creationists routinely try to use this as proof of how unreliable evolutionary biology must be. Now think about this for a moment. Apply this same standard to all human endeavor. Think of one subject which has not been the subject of a hoax or a mistake. If you can think of one, do so more research. I'll bet money you're wrong. Error is part of the human condition, which is why protocols exist to check and re-check all scientific findings before they get published in accredited journals. Creationists sneer at this process (when they acknowledge it) as a way of smothering dissent. This viewpoint alone indicates how little they understand (or are willing to mention) about scientific journals--the widely diverging views and often-acrimonious debates about all kinds of questions that go on there. More, Creationists don't bother to talk about the actual standards being used--which are scientific, standardized and offer no impediment to anything that has some evidential backing, even if inconclusive. Creationists cannot meet those standards, so they attack them.
One could easily write a book about all the different tricks and deceits practiced by the Creationist movement--from cheery picking to deliberate misinformation to ad hominem attacks and straw men, false analogies and non sequitors to a thousand other stunts. One particular thing anyone playing close attention will notice is how Creationists change the subject whenever an obstacle of knowledge and data lies ahead.
But more to the point, what is this all about really? Why do they care? Creationist organizations are nation-wide and often well-funded, doing their best to divert education away from everything current in biology towards...what?
Therein lies the rub. What are they trying to promote?
It isn't hard to find that out, actually. A "return to Christian values" by which they mean a certain brand of Fundamentalist Protestantism. A specific literal interpretation of the Bible (not just any literal interpretation, theirs and theirs alone). No more belief that we are shaped by our environment in any way--because that would justify society acting to help each other out. Hence higher taxes to pay for things like feeding the hungry or healing the sick, or cleaning up after natural disasters. Officially sanctioned prejudice against women, homosexuals and non-Fundamentalist Protestants, as in Judea of Old (or their imaginary version of same--these folks generally know as little about history, theology and Biblical studies as they do about biology). Legislating norms in the arts. Banning certain paganistic holidays and practices. Leading children into prayer by government fiat, specific prayers of a specific religions POV regardless of what those children or their families think. Theocracy--not overtly as in Iran but more along the lines of Utah or the Soviet Union (in theory the Communist Party was a different entity from the government--it just happened that the leaders of one were identical to the leaders of the other).
Did I mention I'm a Christian? A quite devout one? Of course, in the eyes of Fundamentalists I am not because my opinions do not slavishly follow theirs--and they claim absolute authority to make that decision. History shows what happens when Fundamentalists get their hands on things like governments, avoidable tragedies follow. One--which understandably gets eclipsed amid the shattered lives and all-too-often bloody corpses--is the spiritual loss of direction. Just as the Pharisees saw the Messiah as a threat to be destroyed, so the Pharisees of our own time see genuine search for Faith as something to be controlled rather than encouraged.
Creationism denies all kinds of truths--but in terms of Christianity, it denies any vision of God's works can possibly be valid save their own narrow one. In a child, this kind of stubbornness remains understandable, forgivable, little enough to cause concern. Grown-ups are supposed to be wiser.


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Sis, can I drop some words into your spirit? We as women are powerful when we are on one accord and standing in God's presence and His mission and call on our lives. That is when we are truly validated as the daughter He has called us to be…then and ONLY THEN are WE a true Queen.
Sis, a man's body language will tell you everything you need to know; meaning if he's interested in you or not. And most times it will show the type of interest. Followed are words and or actions; ya know it is long-term or something else. Unfortunately many of us haven't learned the art of decoding a brotha's language, and or we just don't care (we have needs), and or we choose NOT to learn/know. Oh but we quick to place blame though!
This is coming from a Queen who hung around the brotha's and has raised three of my own. Unlike most women a sis has evolved to a higher level and one of my mandates is to help men understand us ladies! Whew! That's a tall order, heh? LOL!
Ladies, let's keep it 100 shall we? You can choose to help a man or take your ball and go home. Learn the male code. If you don't understand, ask a brother what something means? Please take note, ask in a NON-OFFENSIVE way. Be loving with your tone, voice and actions.
Did you miss the blogs about tones?? Well here's Part I and Part II. Please check them out!
Now back to my point! LOL!
We are spirit before flesh, and many of us carry our past within our spirit be it healthy or unhealthy. Please grasp that. You have the ability to tap into a bro like nobody's business but choose wisely. Remember this adage? No man can do to you unless you allow it. My own father said to me after my divorce I would not be abstain because I was an "Oliver." Hmm… Yeah right – – the denotation back in the day was that "Oliver's" were hot-blooded. Here's my take as a woman who has studied folk all my life AND four years of psychology; the Oliver's had issues and some were NOT disciplined in their Love walk/Sex life.
Never get it twisted, it's not that I don't get asked, but I choose to keep myself separate. A sis learned that as easily as she could minister to a bro, it's just as easy to succumb to his desires, and sometimes MINE! LOL Remember we are talking body language. It's easy to tap into a bro when you know what he wants and or what you desire. But at the same time what is my motive? Everything boils down to motives for both men AND women! A man will hint at what he wants or asks outright. You might need to decode his motive.
Now go forth and make HEALTHY choices! NO more of this placing the blame on a bro and calling yourself a victim. You chose that choice, behavior, lifestyle, and yes even the clothes you are wearing today. Dress as to how you want to be addressed!
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Well it's been almost five months since I finished hiking the Appalachian Trail and it's about time to get moving again. While I was hiking the AT the Princess rented out our house to a visiting professor at a local college and we will be homeless from today (February 1st) until May 24th. So we're leaving our home in Lexington and heading to Richmond for quick one-nighter in Richmond to visit our son and his wife, then on to Fernandina Beach, Florida. Hopefully we'll get there in time to watch the Super Bowl commercials and maybe even catch some of the game.
In Fernandina we've rented a small house near our daughter and her family and we'll be getting in lots of grandparenting for the next couple of months. In our 'spare time' we'll be training for another walk of the Camino de Santiago, this time from Lisbon, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. In 2012 we walked the route from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago and this year we're going to tackle the shorter (383 miles) Camino Portuguese which starts in Lisbon.
Our training will consist of lots and lots of long walks with some cycling and gym work thrown in for good measure. From our previous Camino experience we know that putting in a lot of road miles in advance will make the miles on the Camino much more pleasant. Hopefully this time blisters will not be such a problem. Thankfully my feet are pretty much blister-proof but the Princess suffered a lot, along with about 90% of the other pilgrims.
So we'll be enjoying the milder weather in Florida as we train for the Camino Portuguese. I'll try my best to keep you up to date on our Camino preparations and anything else that seems worth writing about. 2014 is off to a great start!


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Most of us (the original group) met at a program for newcomers to Canada hosted by Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. In August 2011 we applied to be part of the Neighbourhood Small Grants program (funded by the Vancouver Foundation). We started our "ESL baking & cooking project" with the Small Grants and cooked & translated the recipes that you will find in our blog. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!


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Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when he is ordered to take out his mentor and close friend Harry, Bishop is anything but detached.
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Arthur Bishop, working as a ``mechanic`` (mafia slang for hitman), sneaks into the lavish home of a Colombian Drug Cartel leader and drowns him in his own pool. Upon returning home to Louisiana, he meets with friend and mentor Harry McKenna, who pays Bishop for his work.


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It's still a little surreal to me that I have two girls and get to make fun crafts like the mermaid tail we did last month and now the paper plate unicorn craft.
I have a ton of crafting material laying around to make a ton of crafts with the kids this summer. When I found this sparkly stock paper I knew it would be perfect to use for a unicorn craft idea! This paper plate unicorn craft is not only super cute but it's also really easy to make! Scroll down for the fun and easy instruction on how to make this fun paper plate unicorn craft!
Paper Plate Unicorn Craft
Originally we were going to make paper plate unicorn mask by cutting out the center (makes a great prop for pictures) but when my kids came across the oversized eyes they immediately wanted to use them to make the unicorn.
Paper plates
Oversized eyes
Yarn **I suggest either rainbow or ombre.
Hole puncher
School glue *Older kids can use glue gun & sticks and or stapler.
Construction paper
Cut your yarn into 6 inch strips **I used a strand of each color, cut glitter stock paper into a horn, two triangles from card stock for ears, two smaller triangles using pink card stock for inside ears, and two small circles for cheeks.
Punch six holes into the rim of the plate
Thread and tie yarn through holes.
Glue horn, and ears onto the back of the plate.
Now kids can glue on the eyes and cheeks!
Pin this paper plate unicorn craft for later!
Bonus: Proudly display your unicorn on the fridge by gluing on a magnet!


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Ah, finally another chance to make a card!
Here's my card for the CAS54 challenge on SCS.
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Cardstock: SU! – Glorious Green, PTI – White
Stamps (Images): Blue Background – Hampton Art, Grass – Paper Salon, Flowers – SU!
Stamps (Sentiments): Paper Salon
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Use a curling iron to deliver out the motion in your layers. It is not hard to give air to moving hair.
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In terms of explaining the stock market to your kids, it does not have to be a fearful or difficult endeavor. As a matter of fact, during the last 12 months there has been a mass redemption of mutual funds flowing out of the market – which isn't a very good sign. Cheers rang out on the floor of the New York Stock Change when the Dow Jones Industrial Common crossed the 1000 mark on Nov. The continuous rise in BSE index let the market rise to 500 degree from its base within a really brief period of seven years. Bombay Stock alternate just isn't even older that much thus far and tasted a degree of 21000 plus once in January 2008.
An rising variety of persons are concerned within the stock market, particularly since the social safety and retirement plans are being increasingly privatized and linked to stocks and bonds and different parts of the market. Profit relies on how intelligently you make investments and how the particular market or stock behaves. One of the well-known stock market crashes began October 24, 1929 on Black Thursday. Most of the people interest in investing within the stock market, either straight or by mutual funds , has been an vital part of this course of.
This meant that individuals outside the buying and selling world could still be bankrupted by the stock market crash, and this compounded the issue into the Great Despair. My daughter's instructor required that teams analysis details about the stock and its efficiency before they purchased shares. It used to be a good market in may methods, however not for the reason that government started giving all the big banks free money to play with. They calculate on the premise of free-float capitalization technique; a variation of the market cap methodology. At intervals, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) authorities assessment and modify its composition.
It once more touched 200 level in 1947 and regained 300 degree in 1954 meaning Dow Jones took 25 long years to regain to its earlier 300 ranges in 1929. You should understand how fundamental" and technical" analyses are performed, how they differ, and where each is finest suited in a stock market technique. Children need to know that without the stock market, there can be no innovation or new merchandise like medicines that save lives, energy-saving applied sciences and better motion pictures or video video games. That is all you want to present the motivation when explaining the stock market to kids. A stock alternate facilitates stock brokers to trade firm stocks and other securities. Evaluate the graph information with each day stock market charts in trendy times, being positive to bear in mind that the Internet has an accelerating factor on the tempo of economic change. Those who keep in the stock market over longer intervals of time make much more cash.
If you are model new to the stock market and wish more help, you will get additionally take our online stock market course to study starting investing with our Investing 101 On-line Course. Stock costs started to say no in September and early October 1929, and on October 18 the fall started. Billions of dollars had been lost, wiping out hundreds of investors, and stock tickers ran hours behind as a result of the equipment couldn't handle the large quantity of trading. On the similar time, there are literally a whole lot of hundreds of people who buy and sell corporate securities on one of many regulated stock exchanges or the NASDAQ regularly and are successful. Investment firms and leading bankers attempted to stabilize the market by buying up nice blocks of stock, producing a average rally on Friday.


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As we did our year-end wrap up, I saw the CEO start laughing to himself. Gross-profit trigger points not being especially funny, I asked what the joke was
"It's just that we've been wanting to do this for so long," he said.
"How long?" I asked.
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"At least 30 years."
Most teams have smart ideas about how to make their business work better.
Very few teams are great at efficiently and continuously putting their good ideas into action.
If your team is one of them, you probably feel pretty frustrated; caught, like most leaders, between the need to focus on the big picture and the relentless demands of the day-to-day.
Below are 7 common mistakes that make it hard to execute and a strategy from the Critical Factors Method I use with clients. Steal these strategies to make it easier to get your good ideas DONE.
MISTAKE #1: You Pick Too Many Things
Critical Factors Strategy: PICK FEWER THINGS
Stop being optimistic. Narrow your focus to a very small number of things that really do matter most. Do the first set of stuff and then pick more stuff. It's better to pick 3 things you actually DO than write a fancy plan with 17 and only get part of the way on one.
MISTAKE #2: You Lose Focus
Critical Factors Strategy: WRITE AN OBJECTIVE
Plans often stall out or spin out because the focus isn't clear. Extra stuff gloms on and distracts from the work that really matters.
Be clear about exactly what you're up to and why it matters and you'll get more done.
MISTAKE #3: You Pretend You Have Co-Leaders or Team Responsibility
Critical Factors Strategy: OWNERSHIP
Each plan and each individual task should have a single person named as the responsible OWNER. A whole team might contribute but naming a single owner to coordinate and report and be responsible eliminates confusion and creates a natural, easy mechanism for accountability.
MISTAKE #4: You Have A Bunch of Different (Bad) Formats
Critical Factors Strategy: SINGLE, SIMPLE, SHARED FORMAT
When everyone uses their own format you end up with some that work and some that don't. People have to stop and think as they read each one to make sense of it. All these things slow down the process.
So does complexity. You need plans that fit the lowest common skill set of your team. (Cough, "No gantt charts.")
Increase quality and execution by making it easy for people to do their plan and read each other's work by using ONE format, simple and shared with the team. It should include the project objective as well as individual tasks each with owners and dates.
MISTAKE #5 You Have No Plan to Track & Manage Progress
Critical Factors Strategy: CREATE A PLAN TO MONITOR
This is the single most important and most commonly missed element.
When are you going to follow-up? What is the system for monitoring progress and making adjustments?
The answer can be as simple as a single monthly meeting (my favorite approach) that is strategically designed to be fast and effective and easy. Having a specific plan for when and how you're going to check in dramatically improves execution.
(Read THIS post for more secrets about running effective meetings.)
MISTAKE #6: Your Plans Are Sloppy, Confusing, and Missing Steps
Critical Factors Strategy: PAINT-BY-NUMBERS
Simple plans, clearly written, should have a "paint by numbers" feel. It should be easy (for you and your team) to tell what should happen next.
Write simple. Get farther.
MISTAKE #7: You Do the Work Instead of the Plan
Critical Factors Strategy: Do the Plan So the Work Gets Done
People like to jump in and start writing the form for the new supervisor assessment instead of creating a plan to create and implement one. This only works if you can get it all done in a single setting.
Planning can feel like a waste of time. But it's worse to get part of the way and then move on to something else, never finishing what matters.
Write a clear plan that covers all the big steps so they all get done.
People are not great at planning.
And they're worse at is as a group. Because MOST teams aren't good at prioritizing, planning, and executing internal infrastructure projects you get a huge advantage when your team is.
Each one of these is a simple adjustment. When you combine them, they help you sidestep some of the most common problems. The cumulative impact of them is not simple or small at all.
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