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STOCKHOLM--Sweden's Hennes & Mauritz AB Tuesday reported higher profit for the first quarter, but warned that the stronger dollar will result in gradually increased purchasing costs for the coming quarters of 2015.
"Although the strong U.S. dollar will affect our sourcing costs going forward, we will make sure that we always have the best customer offering in each individual market," Chief Executive Karl-Johan Persson said.
Net profit for the world's second biggest clothes retailer by sales rose 36% to 3.61 billion kronor ($423.2 million) in the three months ended Feb. 28, from 2.65 billion kronor a year earlier. Analysts had forecast a net profit of 3.37 billion kronor.
Sales including value-added tax were 46.79 billion kronor, the company said. Excluding VAT, sales increased 25% to 40.28 billion kronor compared with 32.14 billion kronor a year ago.
Operating profit in the quarter rose 36% to 4.64 billion kronor from 3.40 billion kronor last year.
H&M plans to open 400 stores this year, with most new stores planned for China and the U.S. The company also said its online expansion continues and nine countries are slated for online launches this year. H&M had 3,551 stores world-wide as of Feb. 28, up from 3,192 a year earlier.
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Archive for September 2013
I have for long time been telling my daughter that she has super powers and as she grows older, it was getting harder to demonstrate how these powers actually work. I then came up with a brilliant plan, I told her she can open robots and keep them open for me so I don't get stuck in traffic – something that she know I hate with all my heart. So she has taken to these powers like a duck to water and something she is very proud of that she can do to help me. This I have to mention takes special skill from me, I need to anticipate the ones that are going to open soon and ask for help in time, and for the ones I know we are not going to make them, blame the motorists in front of me for driving slow and wasting her powers. It is hard work making someone feel special.
This past weekend she had a friend over, same age and as we are driving together, my child straps herself in, ensures that her friend is strapped in and gets on robot opening duty. Sitting in front I cringe as she says this out loud. Her friend is going to hear and reveal that not only that she not have those powers but I am a big fraud. All good friends are the ones that oust your parents.
Surprisingly enough, her friend believes her and the ride becomes an experience – and she is amazed by her friend's powers to a point where she asks if I can give her the same superpowers. When I was telling my friends about this – I said they were naïve, but was corrected that no, children are just innocent souls – and we should let them be innocent for as long as possible.
Our ride was to go see two friends of mine that I have not seen in a long time. She could not remember who they were and to jog her memory, I said, they are the ones whose wedding we went to and there is a photo of you, me and daddy at their wedding –"Oh the one where I am wearing my purple dress? I remember" Now in my explanation, I made reference to these two friends' gender and now their wedding. I know my daughter well enough to hear the wheels turning in her head while trying to solve a complex problem. Few minutes later she says, "But mommy you said she and they are married, are they both girls?" "Yes baby, they are both girls" "But how can they be married then?" "Cause some girls who love each other marry each other"
Yes I am aware that I botched that one big time. Never thought I would have to explain gay relationships to my seven year old and that was my attempt – feeble as it was – to make sure she got the right message. Her final word on the subject was "Mommy, I am so confused right now" And it was fine for now – I thought, I will go buy a book and read up on explaining your aunties are gay;-)
When we got to their house, they had their house painted blue – which was an immediate hit. When their the dogs came out they were over the moon, then they brought out a box of costumes for dress up – which transformed them to witches and aliens in blue hair. The day was a success – tucking them in at night, I got "Mommy that was the best day ever!"
Raising children is hard but with good friends, some magic and of course gay aunties, it is a little less so.
A little boy called Hudson
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I don't like kids. I like my friends kids and mostly because I like their parents. I met this little boy a few months ago called Hudson. His mom, Andrea works with me and is my friend. I am fortunate enough to work with great people – making the place where I work quite cool. So she brought Hudson over to the office to meet his extended family. We were all made to sanitise our hands – washing them was not good enough;-) See Hudson was little over 4 months and he had just survived his first heart surgery. He had been diagnosed with CHD. I took a peek at the scar across his chest and thought 'SJB'. His dad, Nick, was parading him around the office – had never seen a man so proud.I know I said I would not mention names, but this is going to be an exception. I need to tell you about these extraordinary people.
Hudson died a few weeks after I met him. When I heard, my heart went out to Nick and Andrea, mostly because I could not possibly imagine how one deals with such shit. But where this story normally ends, this would be the beginning of Andrea, Nick and Hudson's journey.
In honour of Hudson, today Andrea and Nick launched the Hudson Initiative – go to hudsoninitiative.org – aimed at creating awareness on CHD. I was looking at Andrea and Nick this morning and watching them speak of their son, I thought what extraordinary people these are. Andrea comes to work everyday and manages to laugh and behave normally. Nick remains a beautiful human being and one of the nicest people you will ever get to meet – and I wondered what shit are these people on. Nonetheless, I was inspired today, I saw the true strength of the human spirit. And then dear old Hudson, only 4 months old in this world and he is going to save many other little souls.
I guess it is true, that "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
So I am going to ask you to go on that site and sign the petition to have this test be made mandatory so we can help Hudson save lives.
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Following a conversation with a colleague about my son still breastfeeding, she sent me a Time magazine's article on mother's who breastfed way past the date – well I think that was what the article was about – did not get to read it – but the cover had a woman with a 10 year old on her boob, enough said, I decided to put an end to this madness.
Not wanting to procrastinate, I decided to wean him off last night. We are both very stubborn people – but I have a few years on that boy – so not sure if I won, but I started the process. In the middle of this battle, sometime after midnight – daddy was woken up – who advised that such activities are best left for the weekend, "Because we are going to be cranky at work tomorrow from sleep deprivation" He then headed for the couch to make sure 'we' salvaged what was left of the night. No 'we' or 'us' in partnership, that is one thing for sure.
While trying to show this little shit head (my son) that I meant business, I have been sleep deprived since I came back to work in January- so what is one more night;-) I started thinking of the service delivery protest I found myself stuck in last week in Kya Sands. You would not have heard of it – it did not make the news – I looked. The police were there, trying to keep calm and not shoot anyone, we all know how that ends up – the traffic was redirected. I live a few street away from Kya Sands so took a short cut through the neighbouring squatter camp. Had to drive through Kya Sands and noticed the damage that had been caused by the protesters. Just out of interest, how angry must you be to pull out a concrete dustbin out of the ground?
Anyway, so while trying to find my way out of Kya Sands and into the squatter camp that I don't know what its called, it was unreal. Kya Sands and the squatter camp with no name were chalk and cheese. Have you read the book, 'There are people living there' its about a people that society had forgotten and they just kept on going. There were multitudes of 'shacks' made out of plastic bags – which had people in them. Shit is so tight, that people cant even afford to have proper shacks.
These people's protest did not make it to the news – you know what they say, if you don't want black people to know about it, put it inside a book – but that white dude that went to spend a month in Mamelodi to get the 'experience' made it on the news. So he got the attention, he was on national radio stations and being asked what it was like. Take a fucking walk oops drive around any squatter camp and you will know. I saw this man being interviewed last night about his involvement in the protests and he said "I am hungry"
Then I started thinking about the millions of Rands that have been looted by our public servants. Every second day now you hear of another official that was found in the midst of some corrupt deal worth millions. Millions. Are these Zimbabwean dollars. It makes no sense how someone can spend R200 million on a house when people are living in shacks made out of plastic and no one says anything about it. Shame on those public servants who have been found with their fat fingers in the cookie jar – shame on you.
But shame on us tax payers for saying nothing and turning a blind eye. I understand though, we can't say anything about corruption in this country lest we be seen as racists. I know I am going to get my fair share of the lynching. I have made reference to two things we don't take lightly in this country, JZ's sexuality and racism. Say whatever you like about South Africa, we do not tolerate those who poke fun at JZ's sexual prowess and we cant stand racists – ask that lecturer from Pretoria University.
Well salvation is in sight, while driving around the squatter camp with plastic houses – I saw posters getting everyone ready for the big day next year – reminding them to make that mark for a better life for all.
I am church hopping..
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In my old age, I am trying something new. For the past year I have been going to different churches – trying to find one that suits my make up. Two have come close – but they are too far to travel – petrol is R13.32 a litre. And they don't preach in Sesotho and I don't know their hymns. There is something about praising the Lord in your language.
Well my recent visit was Rhema Church – despite my reservations, I went. My friends convinced me to give it a shot. All preconceived notions etc out, I went open-minded. I was with my son and daughter – I need to do right by my kids. So my son being his cute self- was making all the right cute sounds – admittedly a tad high pitched – but am praying his voice will break. He is even clapping for Jesus on cue – if you have ever been to Rhema, you will know that they clap for Jesus.
I look up and the usher is standing by our row calling me and him out. I am sitting there thinking she is going to hold him – which is a common feature in my life now, strangers just walk up to me and ask to hold my son. This was not to be the case. This lady had no smile on her face (for someone who was clapping for Jesus to seconds ago) and asked us to go to the mothers room until my son calmed down. What ugly treatment is that I thought.
After spending sometime in the holding cell called the mothers room – twice now- I started thinking – what kind of church forbids its most innocent members the opportunity to be in that atmosphere. Churches are made up of loud screaming happy children. When did we get to a place where those sounds were an annoyance?
I can't go back to Rhema cause now my option is to leave my child behind, and he is one of the reasons I started on this mission.
Please can you helpI am looking for a church that is:
1. Accepting of all its members
2. Preaches in Sesotho at some point – or there must be a fair mixuture
3. Has the old good common hymns
4. Ideally not too far
let me know…
When I decided to start this blog, I was going to share moments in my life that are significant but would probably not make the most interesting blog posts, and I was going to title my blog, 'How the mighty have fallen' and mainly because I have realised that I moved from being a super cool chick – and yes someone has said that to me to being…..not sure, still defining that one – will get back to you.
But back to the boiled eggs. My daughter (turning 7) is pretty smart for her age- and I am being very objective. If I wasn't, I would say she is a genius, but courtesy demands some modesty – so we will go with pretty smart.
Yes yes the boiled eggs. So I boiled myself some eggs which she asked for one. Packed it nicely in her lunch box, asked her if she knew how to break an egg and she said "Of course.." which sometimes feel like there is a 'dumb ass' missing at the end of her answers.
In the afternoon, I pick her up, after we exchange pleasantries – including how was her lunch, she says " I could not eat my egg". Surprised, I asked her why.
And she replied, " I could not find anywhere to cook it"
God giveth tenfold
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I spent half my childhood and adulthood hearing this saying from my aunt. And it was until recently that I realised that she was telling the truth. A week ago I was having my hair done, by someone who has become very close to me, and I had my children with me.
They were obviously in the way and demanding my attention. Out of frustration, I said to her "You know when they say God giveth tenfold, this is a classic example of that. I spent half my life asking for someone who would love me and I was the centre of their universe – and here I got just that!"
And what started off as an irritation, turned out to be my moment of clarity. God had answered my prayer. I asked for one, he gave me three, and then I started counting, and I realised, but wait..there is more!
This is a tribute to all of you who, who played and continue to play an integral part in who I am today and will be tomorrow.
Love you

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Happy April Fools' Day!Mar 31, 2011
Want to celebrate April Fools' Day with Archie McPhee? If you're one of the first 100 customers to walk into the store on April 1st you'll receive a free, yes FREE rubber chicken, no fooling. Help Jeff get out from under this heap and walk out with a sweet and inexplicably funny piece of novelty history.
Funny or Not Funny – Season Two – Episode 2Mar 29, 2011
That's right, it's time for more "Funny or Not Funny" with Nai and Gibson. Enjoy!
Welcome Jeremy!Mar 26, 2011
This is Jeremy. He is the newest member of the Archie McPhee store staff and we're happy to have him with us. His affinity for monkeys is a sweet bonus and, as you can see here, it gives our garden monkeys a new place to hang out.
Archie McPhee on tv!Mar 20, 2011
Seattle's local morning program, New Day Northwest, invited us to bring over some goodies from the store to set up a St. Patrick's Day-themed obstacle course for two brave viewers. The world's longest beard, gold coins, hula hoops, potato guns and, of course, the yodelling pickle. Whee!
Funny or Not Funny – Season Two – Episode 1Mar 14, 2011
Nai and Gibson are back and things are funnier (and not funnier) than ever:


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Mumbai: Amid criticism from some quarters that it is giving priority to price rise issues over growth, RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty today said it is unfair to blame the central bank for low growth as sustainable economic expansion is possible only with moderate inflation.
"You don't blame the RBI for killing growth, you blame inflation for killing growth...our pursuing moderate or low inflation objective is to facilitate growth and not to kill growth," he said, addressing students of a management school here.
"The basic complaint against RBI is that it is killing growth by keeping interest rate high. But people forget that interest rate is high because inflation is high and inflation is high because people are not working. For inflation to come down, you have to produce more food grains at less prices," he said.
A growth rate of above 9 per cent is possible only if inflation comes down to 5 per cent level, he said.
In his maiden policy review, Governor Raghuram Rajan took everyone by surprise by raising the repo rate by 0.25 per cent on fresh concerns emanating on the inflation front.
With growth falling to record lows, there were heightened expectations that Rajan would announce, or give a direction to growth-positive actions. To unlock liquidity, he reduced the marginal standing facility by 0.75 per cent to bring it down to two percentage points above the repo rate.
Chakrabarty also said that liquidity-tightening measures ushered in to arrest the fall of rupee are temporary in nature and will be taken back once the situation normalises. The aim is to narrow the gap between repo and MSF rate, he added.
"We agree that there are disparities and disjoints between the repo rate and MSF...Our endeavour is to bring down this (gap). These are all emergency measures, adhoc measures which will be rolled back when the situation improves. But that does not mean that MSF has become permanent signalling rate for RBI," he said.


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If you're looking for a quick, easy way to make money? Recycle your mobile for cash!
By now, most of us have been through many different phones, and once the old ones are discarded, they usually get left lying around somewhere in a drawer, under the bed or, worse, add to our already serious landfill problem.
According to Envirofone there are over 80 million old mobiles lying around in the UK. So, instead of chucking your old mobile phones in the bin, why not do your bit for the environment by getting them recycled and make yourself some money at the same time?
This idea has grown in popularity recently, and now there are loads of companies out there who'll pay you for your old mobiles.
How does it work?
Rather than letting phones end up in landfill, recycling them means they can be re-used in areas of the world with growing economies – those which have the demand for the type of mobile technology some of us would class as obsolete.
Even very old mobiles can be used for parts by other businesses. And if they can't be re-used, they're recycled in an environmentally-friendly way and can be made into things such as printer cartridges.
How do I get the best deal for my phone?
Of course, with so many companies out there offering cash for your phone, you need to make sure the one you choose is legitimate and will give you the best service.
Luckily, we've created a tool that automatically compares the prices offered by all the main phone recycling sites – so you get the best deal with the least hassle!
Or, do it yourself
Here's what to do:
Step 1: Find the best site
Go to our mobile phone comparison tool and select your model from the menu.
If you don't know what model your phone is, it should say on the handset and in your phone manual. If you're really stuck, go into one of your phone network's shops on the high street and ask an assistant – they'll be able to tell you.
Once you've selected your phone model, the tool will come up with a picture of the handset – so you can tell whether it's the right one or not.
Once you've found your phone, you'll be shown which site will which site will offer you the best price.
Step 2: Fill in your details
Once you've selected the phone model and the site that gives you the best deal, you'll be asked to enter the IMEI number of your phone. Don't worry if this sounds complicated – they all explain exactly where to find it, and it's very straightforward.
You then have to 'grade' your phone as working or not working.
Step 3: Choose cash or vouchers
Once you've filled in all these details and accepted the terms and conditions, you may be given a choice of payment depending on the company you choose to recycle your phone with:
- Cash or Argos vouchers (which will increase your payment by 10%) with Envirofone and Mazuma
- Just cash with Weeebuy and Top Dollar Mobile
Step 4: Arrange postage
You'll then be asked for some personal details. Once you've filled those in, you'll be given an order number and will receive a confirmation email with instructions of what to do next.
Mazuma, Weeebuy, Top Dollar Mobile and Envirofone all provide you with a pre-paid jiffy bag to send your phone in.
Step 5: Send it off
All you have to do now is send off the phone and the order confirmation form which they send with the email.
Be advised that none of the companies will accept phones without their security code, and will pay you according to the condition of the phone and the battery.
The recycling company will check that the details you've given them are correct before sending the money. If phones are locked or can be proven stolen, they'll be recycled without payment.
Step 6: Sit back and wait for your money!
If you've opted to receive payment by cheque then allow a bit of time for it to reach you. If you choose to be paid by BACS then you should have your money within a few days. We received our cheques within a week from Weeebuy, Top Dollar Mobile and Mazuma, and the amount was exactly as promised so we're definitely satisfied! We received our payment from Envirofone within about two weeks, so a little slower, but it was the amount we were promised.
A quick comparison
Just to give you an idea of how much your phone might be worth – and of the variation in prices offered by different websites – here are a couple of comparisons:
Apple iPhone 4 16GB
Weeebuy – £120
Envirofone – £107.51
Mazuma – £105
Top Dollar Mobile – £92
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray
Weeebuy – £45
Top Dollar Mobile – £42.65
Envirofone – £33.02
Mazuma – £30
The easiest (and quickest!) way to find the best price for your phone is to use our comparison tool.
Do you have any comments or suggestions about recycling your mobile? Share them with everyone in the comments section below!


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This dissertation stages an intervention in Reformed readings of the doctrine of providence, particularly around Barth's critical interpretation of the tradition stemming from Calvin and Schleiermacher, and provides a critical and constructive assessment of Barth's contribution. The author argues that while Barth advances the discussion in key ways, his reading of Calvin in particular is significantly hampered by his running challenge to Schleiermacher. Following an assessment of Barth's critique of the Reformed position, the author provides an extensive reading of Calvin's writings, demonstrating that Calvin is far more concerned with the Christological basis and Christian meaning of providence than Barth's theology recognizes; as well, Schleiermacher's theological construction problematizes aspects of Barth's reading. The upshot of this work is that each of these theologians provide critical safeguards and soundings that need to be heard in concert and mutual correction for a robust doctrine of divine providence.
Human disability raises the hardest questions of human existence and leads directly to the problem of causality – the underlying intuition that someone, divine or human, must have been at fault. Christian theology has responded with almost singular attention to Providence, the expression of divine will in the world as the cause of all things. This preoccupation holds captive the Christian imagination, leaving the Church ill-equipped to engage the human reality of disability. Theological reflection, argues Hans Reinders, can arise only as a second-order activity that follows after real attention to the experience of disability. This book offers a more excellent way to address this difficult subject. Reinders guides readers away from an identification of disability with tragedy – via lament – to the possibility of theological hope and its expression of God's presence. In particular, Reinders reconsiders two of the main traditional sources in Christian thought about Providence, the biblical text of Job and the theological work of John Calvin. Throughout the book, first-person accounts of disability open up biblical texts and Christian theology–rather than the other way around. In the end, a theology of Providence begins with the presence of the Spirit, not with the problem of causality.
Reinders's volume immediately catches my eye, though I'll be interested to see what Kim has to say about Calvin. Sigh. . . I wish the providence of God would so arrange for me to have both of these books. And the time to read them.


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Two hundred and thirty-six years ago Thomas Jefferson penned the words that marked the beginning of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence was later adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 marking the day that we now celebrate as Independence Day.
It was a historical event for it announced to Great Britain that the thirteen American colonies would no longer adhere to the rules and control of the British Empire. A daring move, many believed that the fledgling United States would survive for more than a few years, and yet here we are 236 years later.
John Locke, a theologian of that era stated that the basis of this historical document originates from two sources; the first one "The Two Treatise" which John Lock wrote himself and the Bible.
It is said the Declaration of Independence has several links to the Bible:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident…"(John 8:32)
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
"…that all men are created equal…" (Romans 1:20-21; Galatians 3:28)
"From since the creation of the world His invisible, attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. Because although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. (Romans 1:20-21).
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.(Gal 3:28)
"…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable" Rights… (Romans 8:35-39) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35-39)
"…that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Luke 4:16-21) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
(Luke 4:16-21)
The lines from The Declaration of Independence illustrate that God's Word was used in the establishing of America, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers intended to leave a legacy for generations to come.
As you celebrate this July 4th let it not only be in fireworks, food, and parties but stretch your thoughts to the purpose of the Declaration of Independence; freedom for all to worship, think, enjoy, and for the greatest country in the world.
Thank you Founding Fathers for the legacy you have given us in your dedication to God and to founding a country where all men are treated equally and have freedom to worship. Thank you to the men and women who defend that right.


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When drumming up support for your crowdfunded project, using contemporary marketing techniques has the potential to provide outstanding results. Streaming live video is an attractive way to capture the attention of potential supporters in real-time. Both Kickstarter Live and Facebook Live are great platforms for launching a livestreaming video for your campaign. Here are five reasons you should livestream your Kickstarter.
Why You Should Use Livestreaming
Prior to the launch of Kickstarter Live, creators had only two options for engaging with potential backers: either comments or updates. Now that Kickstarter Live is available, you can use it as an effective tool for building community size and strength. Any way that you can promote your campaign, including Kickstarter Live, is important to increase your project's visibility among current and potential backers.
Additionally, involving viewers in your livestream is a great way to engage your audience. For example, the ability to encourage your viewers to ask questions or chat can be used to enhance participation in – and ownership of – the campaign.
Benefits of Livestreaming
Launching a livestream campaign gives you, the creator, a way to provide anticipatory updates to your backers. Make sure you plan your livestream launch well in advance of sending out any information on it. Link your update for the upcoming livestream to a personalized communication, such as a product demo.
Establishing as much connection as possible with potential backers is a definitive aim of crowdfunding. One of the outstanding benefits of going live to promote your campaign is the level of intimacy it facilitates between creator and backer.
Advantages of Livestreaming
Recognition: Your viewers and backers get immediate satisfaction upon interacting with your livestream. Feeling recognized by you, the project creator, both on a personal level and as part of an audience, can be a rewarding experience for backers. Furthermore, a strategic approach to your livestream may be successful at attracting additional backers.
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Higher Rankings: The livestream functionality was launched with the aim of facilitating more connections and increasing intimacy between creators and backers. Engaging your backers with Kickstarter Live will likely assist your campaign in rising higher in the rankings on the Kickstarter website.
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Entrepreneurs and investors should use every platform available to them to generate additional funding from potential backers. Livestreaming is a great way to attract new backers while continuing to invigorate existing ones. To learn more about the benefits of streaming live, or to find out how Enventys Partners can help maximize your crowdfunding campaign, contact us today.
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I'm not even going to call it "Thankful Thursday" this time. But surely I do have so many things to be thankful for. I'm thankful for extra time spent with my family this week and that includes the new boy, the canine member of this family, Murphy, who has brought so much joy in the wake of some tough times.
I'm thankful for His righteous right arm that upholds us in those tough times. I'm thankful for His refining in trials too.
And I'm thankful for God's more than adequate provision for us, His provision materially on this earth, yes, but more importantly, His provision spiritually, now and forever, through that glorious Savior Jesus Christ whose birth we just celebrated.
I am thankful.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Labels: Murphy, Thankful Thursday-2011
4 comments:
- rosemary said...
How thankful I am for all that God has provided for us in Jesus!
- December 30, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Persis said...
I'm also thankful for refining trials and a Savior.
I'm also glad you are enjoying Murphy so much.
- December 30, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- ellen b. said...
We really have so much to be thankful for. Happy New Year to your and yours!
- December 30, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Lucy said...
"Thankyou" for such an uplifting blog :)
- January 7, 2012 at 11:24 PM
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 | Shaun LePage
I. Opening
A. One of the most amazing, yet puzzling men of the Bible is Solomon: "Wisest man who ever lived…greatest king on earth…wealthiest king on earth" (1 Kings 3,10,11). And yet he was also one of the greatest failures who ever lived.
B. If Solomon could be here today, I believe he would say what he said in Ecclesiastes—a charge he gave as an old man looking back on his failure. Overview:
1. Ecclesiastes 1-11: Living your life "under the sun", without remembering the One "over the sun," leads to a meaningless existence. But, remembering God makes life under the sun meaningful—a gift to be enjoyed.
2. Then Ch 12—sad-faced old man, Eccl 12:1 (Youth repeat the 9 words; NIV.)
II. Body: Ecclesiastes 12:1: "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth" (5 parts)
A. Word #1? "Remember." Remember the word "remember."
1. "Remember!" I imagine Solomon pausing a little as he said it—or perhaps tearing up as he wrote it down: a short, four-letter Hebrew word meaning "bring to mind."
2. A writer named Joshua Herschel once wrote, "Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one word: Remember!"
3. We think of it as an involuntary thing to remember, but that's not the idea here at all. The idea is to willfully, diligently keep God and His purposes at the forefront of our decision-making. What does it mean to remember? Remember who God is. Remember who you are. Remember what is right and true and good and evil. Don't let the world or college or boys or yourself distract you so that you forget who and what is most important.
4. The opposite of "remember" is exactly what Solomon did. High-handed sin! "Forget You, God! I will do what I want, when I want and how I want!" Learn from that old failure. Choose to remember.
5. How do we remember? Simple. Bible study. Worship. Prayer. Why is it that so many college freshmen walk away from the faith? Distracted by the fun, excitement and freedom ; confused by false teaching. Stay connected to family, church.
6. Youth: Remember!
B. Word #2? "your."
1. Not "the"—significant! Never forget that "the" Creator is "your" Creator. He has paid a high cost to have a personal relationship with you. He is yours. You are His.
2. Youth: Remember your (Creator)!
C. Word #3? "Creator." (Reminder about Who God is and who you are)
1. No matter what you hear, never let go of this fact: There is a Creator. Foundational to the meaning of life. You don't get everything from nothing—only from a Creator.
2. Call Him this sometimes. Pray to Him as "God" and "Father" and "Lord" as well as "Creator"! High and lofty title—speaks of His power and sovereignty.
3. Remember you are created—identity issues. Dignity as a person created in the image of God, humility as a creation of the Creator. Potter and clay. Sober about identity.
4. Youth: Remember your Creator!
D. Words #4,5,6? "in the days." (2 things)
1. Not "in the weeks, months or years" Remember: Your walk with your Creator must be daily. If you push God into the weekends, Sundays, you will tank. Let God be the center of your daily existence.
2. "Days" should remind you of the brevity of life. James 4:13-15 says, "13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city (or this or that college), spend a year there (or four or eight), carry on business and make money (spend a lot of money)." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."—the top consideration as you plan should be God's will, and life is short, so don't waste it on "God-less" pursuits. Make it count!
3. Youth: Remember your Creator in the days…!
E. Words #7,8,9? "of your youth."
1. This links this verse with what he said just before: 11:9: "9 Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see…" This is Solomon's way of saying, "Carpe Diem!" Seize the day! Enjoy yourself! It's not sinful to be young and naïve and to chase your dreams and to want to live life to its fullest! Your "youth" should be some of the most care-free days of your life—enjoy them!
2. But, lest we misunderstand him, he adds a "but": "…but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment." In other words, enjoy your youth, but remember that you will be held accountable for how you enjoy your youth. You are free to enjoy your youth, but all freedom is limited in some way.
3. Illustration: You are free to drive a car (or at least, you will be someday), but you've got to wait until you get that license and you've got to stay on your side of the road and you can't go too fast and you've got to go the right direction on a one-way street and you've got to stop at red lights, etc. You can pretend you have absolute freedom and disobey all those laws, but you will suffer the consequences: license revoked, expensive tickets, wrecked car, death, etc. And, you can pretend you have absolute moral freedom and disobey all God's laws, but you will suffer the consequences: spiritual emptiness and confusion, messed up family relationships—even disease and death.
4. Youth: Remember your Creator in the days of your youth! Enjoy your youth in God's will, within the God-given boundaries of Scripture.
III. Closing: Learn from that "old failure" who looked back on his youth knowing he did not "remember his Creator in the days of his youth." (Youth repeat verse 3X, then everyone; Pray)


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Hello Elder Payne, We are praying for you and all of our missionary boys daily and wish you great experiences that will help you grow and allow you to share the gospel and light with others.ReplyDelete
There was a great article on missionary work this month (Sept) in the Ensign, Pres. Hinckley stated: "The time you spend in the mission field, if those years are spent in dedicated service, will yield a greater return on inestment than any other two years of your lives...If you sere a mission faithfully and well, you will be a better husband, and you will be a better father, you will be a better student, and a better worker". May you serve in dedicated service, forget yourself and work in the Lord's service. May you feel the love of shareing the gospel and forgetting self! Enjoy the mission, each day it gives you new experiences!


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Remember Vijay Singh, the man who gave many at the Fashion Design Council of India sleepless nights by getting design stalwarts to his side? He then disappeared after his arrest by the Bangalore Police for an alleged fraud involving actor Sanjay Khan.
He's back in action and it appears that Singh is still the king. The Amby Valley Bridal Week (AVBW) that he's organising between October 29 and November 2 has some of the country's most well-known fashion designers such as Manish Arora, Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla, Shantanu & Nikhil, Ashima-Leena, Falguni & Shane Peacock, etc participating in it.
According to Singh, there will be more designers joining in, even as some of his staunch supporters in the past like Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal, Raghavendra Rathore etc are missing from the list. "Sumanta Roy and Amby Valley have been of great support to me for the Paris Fashion Week for the last two seasons and for the coming season as well and I am really happy to be part of this bridal week," says Manish Arora. "I will be doing a "Best of Manish Arora" including clothes from London Fashion Week here… something I have never done before."
According to Singh, this Rs 4-crore event will have the longest fashion runway the country has ever seen, stretching up to 140 feet in a winding manner at the Sahara Star Hotel atrium in Bombay, with just two rows of seating enabling everyone to have a good view of things on offer on the runway. In addition, the event will also have exhibition areas where clothing, shoes and other accessories will be on display.
Says designer Shantanu Mehra, "Both Wills India Fashion Week and Lakme Fashion Week are positioned more as prêt events while Couture Week is more of an event where a designer can push the envelope on his creativity even in the form of an installation on the runway. AVBW addresses the most important market — bridal. We will be doing a collection of cocktail wear."
Christened as a bridal week, Singh says the event will have all that is needed for a wedding and its peripheral functions including some western wear. Though murmurs are making the rounds in the fashion circuit that participating designers are being paid heftily by the organisers for showcasing at the event, Singh says that only their "logistics" are being taken care of. According to him, Manish Arora's Paris Fashion Week participation is being supported by the organisers and for AVBW, designers are not being charged participation fees and their travel, hotel stay and other incidental costs are being taken care of by the organisers.
With most Indian designers earning their moolah through wedding wear, the event comes as a promising one. However, if we go by the adage "the proof of the pudding is in the eating," we will then have to see the pudding first, taste it and then decide!
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