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Why are my garage doors making a weird noise?
Is your garage door making strange noises? Do you hear an irritating vibrating, squealing, banging or knocking noise when you raise or lower your garage doors? The cause could be an imbalance in garage doors . When you have an imbalanced door, the chain that lifts the door may stretch and this will cause misaligned chains. The noises could also be the result of old and worn hinges, springs, rollers and pulleys.
The type of garage door you have will play a major factor in what you should do to eliminate the noise. But, some garage door repair fixes work across the board. Metal rollers are famous for causing a weird noise. Consider working with a garage door installation or repair technician to replace metal rollers with high-performance nylon rollers. Ask the technician to inspect your initial garage door installation to make sure the door was properly installed.
Garage door installation and repair tips
Rollers and pulleys may need to be replaced if you've had them in place for several years, more likely if you've had them for 10 years or longer. When your door is making noise, it might be a good time to upgrade your rollers. Repair and garage door installation technicians can remove the old steel rollers (most of which have only 9 ball bearings per roller) and install new nylon , 13-ball rollers to reduce or eliminate noise, increasing the likelihood that the door will stand up against Lake County, Indiana's strong lake effect winds.
Admittedly, chain drives are less expensive than belt drives. They can also be noisy. Want to keep noise to a minimum on chain drive garage doors? Keep the chain properly lubricated. Other items to keep lubricated are hinges, bolts and springs. You can also reduce or stop the noise by replacing old rollers with nylon rollers.
When you start garage door repair procedures, note that safety sensors and up-to-date technology that make your operator safe, should never be circumvented. New operators are not only safer to prevent injury, but with the embedded rolling code technology, they can protect you from unwanted intrusion. The force sensor on newer operators can stop your garage doors from binding and making a weird noise, since they will cause the door to reverse when extra force is needed to operate the doors. Parts that are 10 or more years old may need to be replaced. Older garage door openers are generally not developed using the latest technology.
When to contact a garage door installation company
Similar to taking your car in for regular checkups, make sure that you keep the parts on your garage doors functioning at optimum levels. Loose bolts and nuts can cause your garage doors to squeak or rattle. This is a fairly easy fix. Check for loose equipment and, using a screwdriver, tighten the nuts and bolts. It's these types of steps that could save you money if you make them a part of your normal garage door repair process.
As you know, Lake County, Indiana's snow and damaging winds also wreak havoc on garage doors. If there has been a storm in your county, parts of your garage door may have become loose, come apart or broken. Check the door for missing or broken parts. While you're investigating the cause of the problem, look to see if the rollers are off track. Also, check to see if wind gusts have bent any of your sections. When sections are bent, they tend to buckle when the door is raised. When the door panels buckle, your door may bind, and this may cause the door to stop and in some cases cause so much bind that it knocked the chain loose.
For preventive maintenance that will avoid future problems following a storm contact Preferred Window & Door, Northwest Indiana's garage door installation and garage door repair company.


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Common Inventory Management Costs and Myths
Inventory management is vital to any e-commerce business. If you don't establish an effective inventory management approach, you risk frustrating customers, losing vital sales or investing in inventory that doesn't sell. The following article is part of our Inventory Management Blog Series which covers all aspects of developing an effective inventory management strategy so you can optimize your sales and profit.
Inventory management — it's a breeze, isn't it?
Not exactly. If you understand what inventory management is, you know there are many aspects to establishing an effective system.
You need to account for where to house the inventory, the equipment used to move and store inventory, and the staff to help you manage it all, among other things.
These all have costs tied to them. If you aren't properly managing your inventory, your costs can quickly get out of hand.
Unfortunately, there are many myths about inventory management that can lead you to neglect it. This can negatively affect your company's bottom line.
For example, "inventory management is easy" is one of the most common myths in business.
Taking the wrong approach to inventory management can land a business in hot water. Costs begin to spiral, stress adds up, and there isn't enough inventory to keep up with customer orders, all causing a huge headache.
If you don't know what the common inventory costs and myths are, you could be at risk of mismanaging your inventory. In this article, we will give you the low-down on which costs to monitor and debunk some common myths so you can effectively manage your inventory.
- The Three Types of Inventory Costs
- How to Bring Your Carrying Costs Down
- Common Myths Associated With Inventory Management
The Three Types of Inventory Costs
The three main categories of inventory-related costs are:
- Ordering Costs
- Carrying costs
- Stock-out costs
Let's look at what each one means to your business.
Ordering Costs
Each time you purchase from a supplier, you have to consider ordering costs. It doesn't matter if an order is tiny — there will always be ordering costs involved.
To determine how much an order will cost you, there are a few things to keep track of:
- Purchase requisition: the internal process of requesting your purchasing department to buy products from an outside vendor.
- Purchase orders and invoicing: negotiating and processing a purchase order with an outside vendor.
- Labor costs: hours spent on accounting, communicating with vendors, or tracking the status of purchase orders.
- Transportation and processing: shipping costs to get the inventory to your warehouse, as well as the costs of receiving and inspecting inbound goods.
Some of these costs will be small — such as preparing invoices and issuing payments to suppliers. Other costs, such as the actual purchase order, will be higher.
Carrying Costs
Carrying costs include storage and space, taxes, insurance and more. They are the costs your company incurs over the time it stores and holds its inventory.
Having an accurate view of these costs is critical to know how much profit your current inventory can make.
Here are the common inventory carrying costs your business needs to monitor:
Space and Storage
Space and storage costs cover recurring costs like rent, security, lighting, heating, upkeep, and other utilities.
It also includes the wages of security workers and janitors —the labor needed to maintain a clean, safe and organized inventory storage facility.
These costs quickly build-up, but they are a necessity because it is impossible to keep an inventory if you have nowhere to store it. You may even need to purchase or rent an additional warehouse if you carry a high volume of inventory.
If your company uses a third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse, these individual costs may not be as relevant to your total inventory carrying costs, which we'll discuss shortly.
Handling costs facilitate safe inventory handling at your warehouse; they are the tools and labor costs of employees who are involved in moving stock from one location to another in your warehouse.
The costs include material handling equipment, forklift truck drivers, and people to manage your products and handle damaged goods.
Handling costs don't just include wages, but also extend to any taxes applied by your government, employee benefits, extra duty hours and so on.
Technological investments can be made to reduce handling costs.
Working Capital and Capital Costs
Capital cost is typically the highest of all the carrying costs.
It includes one-time expenses required to physically carry and house inventory, such as purchasing land, building, and equipment. It also includes investments, any interests on the working capital, and the opportunity costs of all the money invested in your inventory.
The capital cost for manufacturing companies is generally between 7% and 12% of their total carrying cost.
Your company can determine its capital costs by calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The WACC is the minimum average rate of return your company must earn on the current assets it holds. This can often be a subjective figure.
When calculating your capital costs, always remember to consider the risk attached to your inventory. It's often higher than you might think, especially if you have a lot of perishable goods.
Taxes and Insurance
Insurance and taxes are always complex, and anyone who goes into business doesn't exactly look forward to organizing these aspects.
But if it's true the only certainties in life are death and taxes, you must take these costs seriously. There can be huge implications for your company if you don't. We can't offer legal advice, so please consult with a business lawyer familiar with your state and industry for direction.
The corporate tax your business pays is directly related to your inventory. The First In, First Out (FIFO) method (see Chapter 1) increases corporate tax liability.
In contrast, the Last In, First Out (LIFO) method decreases corporate tax liability. Before you use LIFO, you must complete and file the Form 970, Application to Use LIFO Inventory Method.
How much tax you pay on your inventory will also depend on your location and industry.
Most business insurance policies cover inventory. But if your inventory is high value, you might need a separate coverage policy.
Your insurance policy can cover theft, the damage that occurred during the transport of your goods, as well as damage incurred by a natural disaster.
Obsolescence is an inventory risk cost that refers to items in your inventory you can't shift, or which might perish before they sell, such as flowers or food.
Obsolescence can be costly because you're effectively leaving cash on the shelf. Products could sit in your inventory for months, causing you to incur costs for carrying them only to never make a profit.
Many small businesses incur obsolescence costs, but there are ways to reduce them.
Consider selling perishable stock on marketplaces like eBay or Amazon at a lower price. Or you can offer sitting products in a bundle with faster-selling products to move them out of your warehouse.
With Amazon projected to sell over $23 billion in groceries by 2021, you should leverage the marketplace to get a slice of the pie from your perishable products. Amazon Fresh is currently invite-only, but you can request to sell on it by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com.
What is the inventory? It's an investment.
For small businesses that haven't worked out an effective inventory management strategy yet, it's a pretty costly investment.
We all have a finite amount of money at our disposal, and we need to be careful with how we spend it. View your inventory as an investment. This will help your company strike the right balance with your resources so you don't overspend.
Make sure to work out how much of your budget needs to be spent on your inventory and how much should be dedicated to other core aspects of your business.
Criminal Activity
If you fail to implement the proper controls, you're leaving your inventory open to criminal activity. This can be costly.
Shrinkage — which includes all kinds of criminal activity — is hugely damaging. It cost U.S. retailers as a collective over $46.8 billion in 2017, which equates to almost 1.33% of total sales.
Criminal activity can include theft from your warehouses, but it can also include fraud and dishonest employee activity.
Use data to understand when, where and how losses occur so you can protect your inventory better in the future.
Stock-Out Costs
Stock-out costs represent any lost potential sales opportunities caused by you not having stock for a product.
For example, a stock-out cost can occur if a customer orders the last unit of a product you have in stock, but that unit turns out to be defective. Since you can't ship a defective item and you don't have available inventory, it can't be fulfilled.
A stock-out cost can also occur if a customer goes to your site and sees the product they want is out of stock. Instead of buying the product from you, they will look for it elsewhere.
You and the customer lose in both scenarios.
Running out of stock can be very bad for businesses, especially if the customer decides to cancel the order. If the customer doesn't want to purchase a product from your company anymore because you were out of stock, it can have major implications for future sales.
How to Bring Your Carrying Costs Down
When you bring your inventory costs down, you free up capital. You can then use this money in other areas of your business to grow and scale. There's a big chance your inventory is where a lot of your cash is going — too much perhaps. This is normal, but here are a few ways you can bring carrying costs down.
Know When To Reorder
Unless you know when to reorder, there's a good chance you'll run out of stock, or worse, have an overstock. Overstock is very costly, as it means you're carrying stock you don't even need.
Working out when to reorder doesn't require a sixth sense and it shouldn't be a guessing game. Inventory management software like Skubana can predict likely sales and product demand by providing you with accurate forecasts. You can also calculate your minimum threshold of inventory to help know when it is time to replace your stock.
Understanding when it is appropriate to reorder stock will prevent a stock-out from hurting your sales and overstocks from driving up costs.
Clear Out The Dead Stock
For some businesses, the dead stock is what can bring them down. Dead stock is stock that isn't selling and won't sell. This can be for various reasons, such as the product becoming outdated. Dead stock can be costly because it contributes to your carrying costs.
Remember, all stock in your inventory is costing you something while you hold it, including stock that analytics shows isn't going to sell.
With dead stock, it's usually better to give up and get rid of it. If you're set on making some money from it, offer it as part of a bundle. Otherwise, return it to the supplier or donate it.
Either way, you need to get rid of it to reduce your carrying costs.
Don't Overstock on a Deal
Some suppliers might offer you "buy one, get one free" deals when you are purchasing a product from them.
This is great for them, as it helps them to ship unwanted stock. It also sounds like a great idea for you, because you are purchasing inventory at a steal.
The problem is this can easily lead you to overstock on those products.
Remember, the more you order, the higher your carrying costs will be. Don't give in to temptation.
Stick to your inventory management strategy and decide if it's worth taking advantage of an offer. If you do take advantage of the offer, make sure you have a plan for moving the extra inventory out of your warehouse.
Common Myths Associated With Inventory Management
Inventory is such a crucial part of any retailer's success, but so many small businesses keep getting it wrong.
They think it's easy because it is treated as an afterthought once their business has launched.
However, going into inventory management blind is a huge mistake that can set you back.
Here are some of the most common myths to be aware of.
Inventory Management Is Easy
Let's start with the myth we mentioned at the beginning of this chapter: "Inventory management is easy."
What's so easy about managing numerous locations, reordering new stock, evaluating staff candidates or reviewing technologies to use?
Or how about generating reports, cutting out fraud, or identifying why things are going missing?
Even with the help of software, inventory management is still challenging. It's never been easy and never will be. And because inventory management can make or break a company, there's absolutely no reason to subscribe to this myth.
Start Managing the Inventory After Your Business Has Launched
Another common myth is thinking you can manage your inventory after your business launches.
Your team launches their small business, gets excited … and then decides to prepare an inventory management system.
The problem is at this point, your inventory has already become disorganized and could be hurting your bottom line.
For many e-commerce newbies, inventory management isn't a priority. They want to get the ball rolling with their business before they even think about something like managing inventory.
But before your business is up and running, your inventory needs to be structured. Otherwise, it will quickly get out of hand. Costs will spiral and you might be left in the embarrassing situation whereby a customer tries to buy an item that isn't in stock.
For all fledgling companies, this is the last thing that's needed. Always prioritize an inventory management system and implement it before you launch your business.
Change Is Hard And Time-Consuming
The essence of business is change and innovation. If anyone leading a business doesn't embrace change, they will quickly find they need to adjust their mindset if they want to succeed.
Some e-commerce retailers feel changing their current systems simply isn't worth it. Even though implementing an effective inventory management system will take time, in the long run, it will improve efficiency and contribute hugely to the success of any business.
Inventory Management Isn't Needed For Forecasting
Some businesses believe they can precisely predict future sales using past data only.
This is untrue and it can cost small businesses a lot of money.
A precise inventory management system can improve the precision of sales forecasts. It will help you follow the right sales trends, maintain the right amount of stock at your warehouses, gauge what isn't selling, and calculate the lead time for restocking.
Only Inventory Specialists Should Place Orders and Track Inventory
Restricting order placements and inventory tracking to a select handful of employees can be extremely limiting. This can cause your receiving and purchasing process to bottleneck, which can delay the availability of stock for orders.
As long as you've put software in place and are using barcode scanners, there's no reason why other employees can't take care of receiving, ordering and shipping your products.
All they need is some training and the correct equipment, and they should be good to go.
Buying Stock In Bulk Is a Money Saver
Bulk buying is what some shoppers do on the weekends to save time and a bit of cash. It sometimes works and some discounts might be offered at the time of purchase.
It isn't, however, what small businesses should be doing for their store. Why?
Even though buying in bulk can get your products at a better price, it doesn't automatically mean you are saving money.
For example, if a person buys pizzas in bulk but doesn't have the time to eat it all before it goes bad, they lost the money they spent on the pizza. The same could be said for a small business. If they buy products in bulk but don't sell it before its expiration date, they are losing out on their investment.
Bulk buying saves you cash at the time of purchase, but what if most of the product is left on your shelves because no one is interested?
If you insist on bulk buying, use forecasting data to help you gauge what's going to sell and what isn't.
Have as Few Products as Possible On Hand To Save Money
It's risky to have too much OR too little inventory. The goal is always to meet customer demand. As long as you have enough stock to do that, you're okay.
If you decide to purchase less stock to save resources, there's a chance your shelves will be understocked. This is can be costly. The buyer leaves unhappy, and you lose a sale and a potential loyal customer.
Managing your inventory is a balancing act, and small businesses need to manage their budget effectively so they don't run out of resources. This is another reason why implementing an effective system is essential.
You Don't Need An Inventory Management Software Solution
Got a spreadsheet?
Got checklists?
Ready to manually keep tabs on your inventory?
Your rivals have implemented automated inventory management systems and you need to keep up with them. Spreadsheets and checklists can work, but they take up so much time and are subject to inevitable human error.
Software solutions make business operations run smoother. But this leads us right into the next myth...
Inventory Software Is Too Expensive
What if your company can't afford it? Software and tools are essential for businesses that want to scale. The software automates your inventory so the hard work is done for you.
If you look at the technology the biggest companies in the world are using to manage their inventory, then yes, we'd have to agree with the myth that some inventory software is too expensive.
But many next-generation software options offer similar services at a fraction of the price. Take a look at Skubana, a piece of inventory software that's affordable, and offers functions and features that you'll find on a lot of higher-priced management software.
The key to finding the right software is to understand what issues or pain points you need to address. Then you can evaluate the different inventory management software to determine which best fits your needs and fits within your budget.
These are some common costs and myths associated with inventory management.
Remember, inventory management isn't easy.
Work out the costs, unfold the myths, find the right software, and stick to your strategy.
In the next chapter, we discuss exactly how you can create an effective inventory management strategy to improve your overall operations.

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Eve, Blaine and Ted – an engagement shoot in the Lakes
March 6, 2014
Eve, Blaine and Ted kindly modelled for me when I was teaching the weddings seminar at Aspire in February. We started with an engagement shoot and then they had a pretend wedding in the afternoon! Eve is one of the owners of The White Closet, my favourite wedding dress shop in West Didsbury. She borrowed a gorgeous Charlie Brear for the day and wore it with a short white leather jacket. Lucy Pearson did Eve's hair and make-up. She used Jasmin in her hair which was so simple and beautiful. Brackens florist in Bowness kindly gave us the lovely flowers and bouquet. Eve and Blaine are having a real wedding next year and have asked me to photograph it for them so I can't wait for that.


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The festival began with a mid-afternoon opening ceremony, and went on to some performances in the afternoon.
If I could, I would describe the opening ceremony, and my experience of delight, warmth, and confusion as I stepped onto the toy tram, in hand an old suitcase emblazoned with my name in Cyrillic lettering, being announced to drum fanfare and stepping out into a surprisingly large swarm of local press in a carefully orchestrated spectacle that still had something beautifully earnest about it.
People Spoke
Nova Linia Hardware Warehouse
Nova Linia Hardware Warehouse
Nova Linia is a hardware warehouse in Ukraine (the Australian equivalent is Bunnings). It was the venue chosen to host my performance, which opened the festival.
It was an incredible experience to perform in this place, and the irony of performing a political work in an icon of capitalism's new frontier was perhaps funny only to me. I wore a t-shirt emblazoned with a defence of protest, and slowly made my way through the work.
How was it received? I honestly don't know - which is maybe a good thing. Once again I was pleased with the conversation afterwards, a complex one about the usefulness of political action.
Photo - Pavla Berezuka
Sports Hall
Youth Theatre Teatrali, Tbilisi
Sports Hall
Youth Theatre Teatrali, Tbilisi
In 2004, a sport hall in North Ossetia was hosting the first day of the school year when it was rudely interrupted by separatist rebels making a violent argument for independence.
It's difficult to describe the disasterous carnage of about 200 people, mostly children, nor the banality interchanged with remarkableness of the situation (as the program explains, one child had stayed home from school – when he heard about the attack, he remarkably went in to class to be with his classmates).
To say this is difficult material for the Georgian theatre, who's youngest member is twelve years old, is probably an understatement depending on if you believe that children should be protected from engaging such trauma. I don't, but I also think it's very difficult to make an authentic exploration in this scenario – possibilities tend to be closed off, and one reading strongly favoured. In other words, the results are usually quite didactic and conservative.
To their credit, the young ensemble do a great job of representing the situation as more than the work of pure evil. The play begins in the school and tracks the background lives of some of the children and, surprisingly, the terrorists, amid a swathe of metaphors of the destruction of knowledge (including a painful scene in which one of the children has a book painstakingly taken from her, containing a list of the children's names). Is it possible there is no more powerful a metaphor than the destruction of knowledge to illustrate the cost of violence?
Photo - Pavla Berezuka
Amateurism, which the festival proudly wears as its badge, was present here at its most stark and authentic. The effect of pure amateurism a kind of super-authenticity, sort of like staring directly at the sun. In this case, the effect is an awkward friction – kind of a 'more real than real' effect, accentuated by its location in an actual school stadium. The trauma of the event represented makes this all the more difficult to look at, compounding, with the other elements, into a concoction too intolerable to witness. That's not at all to discount it, just that it was all so close to home that it almost came full circle, returning to inauthentic.
An interesting element was that the play was in Georgian, a language that barely anyone in the audience understood. As a result, events took on a kind of accidental poetry, heightened by the actors' attempts to cross an uncrossable divide.
The tension gives way to a certain strangeness in an ending - a human pyramid, complete with our young narrator at apex, proudly holding aloft a Christian cross. I can only guess at what is being said here and I must say, under the circumstances, it was a slightly worrying conclusion to an otherwise noble effort.


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Like Jacques Callot and Hercules Segers, Norman Ackroyd's primary identity is as an etcher. Copper and acid are his native media. He works in oil sometimes, in watercolor often; he has produced steel and bronze etched reliefs for buildings, recycling the beauties of the copper plate on a monumental scale. Occasionally he has made lithographs, color screenprints, monoprints or hand-colored etchings, though since about 1980 most of his work has taken the form of black and white landscape etchings.1
Yorkshire born, Ackroyd attended the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s and has since achieved eminence in the UK: he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1988 and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2007. Working steadily for the past 60 years, his output has been prodigious—the number of his autonomous etchings (not in books or sets) alone is approaching 700.2 His collectors range from the wealthy and socially prestigious to persons of ordinary means, and include many who hesitate to call themselves "collectors" as such—people who might never have collected art, or not as passionately, if they had not seen Ackroyd's work. He has consistently resolved that his smaller prints should be widely affordable.3
- My deep thanks to the many people who have generously helped me with this essay: Jason and Nina Bacon, John Bell, Margo Dolan, Jane Glaubinger, Penny Hughes-Stanton, Karen Klein, Siobhan McIlvanney, Andrew McNeillie, Richard Murphy, Sheila Pehrson and Ron Rumford. I have known Norman Ackroyd for 35 years; I was given his work by my aunt, Martha Baur, and have purchased more myself. In 2006 I organized an exhibition, "Painting with Acid: the Prints of Norman Ackroyd, R.A.," at the University of New Hampshire. [↩]
- Ackroyd's edition sizes range from 20 to 150, with 90 as the standard. The archive of his sets of prints kept at Central St. Martin's comprises some 500 objects: collections.arts.ac.uk/view/objects/asimages/People$004019. [↩]
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Headed to Charleston soon with the family and don't know where to even begin? Not to worry, this city hosts plenty of fun and kid-friendly activities to keep everyone entertained and foster a memorable trip! For the 6th year in a row, Charleston was recently named the #1 U.S. city by Travel + Leisure. And for good reason! Between the rich history, quaint streets, delicious food, exquisite shopping, gorgeous seaside sunsets, and so much more, there truly is something for everyone. Here are our favorite family activities to keep you busy and maximize your stay in Charleston.
Carriage Tour
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Home to more than ten thousand plants and animals as well as the deepest tank in North America, your family will love seeing all of the wildlife at the Charleston Aquarium. You will all enjoy watching the otters, alligators, sharks, owls, and 700 other animals play and interact with one another. Your visit will even be supporting the aquarium's Sea Turtle Care Center where local debilitated turtles are taken in for rehabilitation and receive the care they need, all due to your generous support.
Give your little beach bums some time to roam Charleston's gorgeous stretches of sand. One of the local favorites is Folly Beach, where you can surf some waves, try out paddleboarding, fish off the dock, catch a sunset, and even spot some dolphins! The town's chill vibe welcomes tourists to explore and enjoy the restaurants and souvenir shops lining the streets. If you prefer a more quiet oasis, check out the beaches on Sullivan's Island or Isle of Palms, where locals showcase their extravagant homes and beachfront properties.
There are lots of family-friendly restaurants in Charleston, so you should have no problem finding something you will all enjoy. Southern influences are showcased at most places, accompanied by fresh seafood. A few of the local favorites are 5Church, Coast Bar & Grill, Fleet Landing, Indaco, and SOL Southwest Kitchen. Give a Charleston classic a try, like shrimp and grits, fried chicken and biscuits, she crab soup and fried green tomatoes. Whether you are looking to treat your family to a dinner of excellence and elegance or keep it casual and fun, there are so many options for you to choose from and keep your little travelers' stomachs satisfied.
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A bill that would make it easier for some people with criminal histories to become foster parents is making its way through the California legislature.
Senate Bill 213, authored by Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles, is part of a broader effort to reduce the use of group homes for foster kids and place more with relatives. The bill passed the senate and heads to the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
"We began to look at some of the barriers that prevent good people from becoming foster parents," Mitchell said. "A grandma, aunt, or uncle who may have had, twenty, thirty years ago a brush with the law that's preventing them from stepping up, particularly in emergency situations, to take care of a family member."
Currently, the state maintains a somewhat confusing list of convictions that exclude people from becoming foster parents. The federal government has its own list, which is considerably less strict than the state's.
There's also a group of "wobbler" or on-the-line offenses that allow child welfare agencies to look at the particular circumstances of a crime and determine if the individual is currently fit to serve as a foster parent, said Brandon Nichols, acting director of L.A. County's Department of Children and Family Services.
The process can be cumbersome, he said.
"We'd get old arrest reports, court hearing reports," Nichols said, which can be particularly hard to find when the conviction is old or from another state.
Cathy Senderling-McDonald, deputy executive director of the California Welfare Directors Association, said she's heard of cases where a relative couldn't take in a child because they couldn't access paperwork from a decades-old conviction in Louisiana.
"The records had been lost in Hurricane Katrina," she said.
Her organization and Los Angeles County are backing SB 213. The bill would fast track some background reviews. It would also allow kids to be placed with family on an emergency basis while a minor or very old conviction goes through the exemption process.
"If everyone agrees the placement is in the best interest of the child, what we're trying to do is minimize moves, which can be very disruptive and very emotionally difficult," Senderling-McDonald said.
The bill would also widen the list of misdemeanor offenses that are exemptible—including things like statutory rape.
"That sounds terrible," Senderling-McDonald said. "But that could be something where it was a nineteen-year-old and a seventeen-year-old and they were consenting boyfriend and girlfriend, and the parents were unhappy and filed the charges. And you look into that and you say, oh my goodness, that was twenty years ago and they were teenagers."
In those cases, child welfare workers would have to do a thorough exemption review before placing the child.


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Hundreds of animals were airlifted in a private chartered jet from their homes on the US Virgin Islands which were left
devastated by a pair of catastrophic hurricanes.
Dismayed as Hurricane Irmawhirled toward St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, Sali Gear who grew up on the islands but now lives in Virginia, swooped in to help some of the archipelago's dogs and cats.
She told the WAVY news channel that it was a "herculean effort to save these animals."
Ms Gear, who runsIsland Dog Rescue in Virginia Beach added that when she "watched Irma build up, I called the shelters ahead of time and said 'hey I'm here for you.'"
Her organisation arranged for a charter jet to transport animals to the safety of Virginia Beach free of charge, an effort that the The Virginian-Pilot reported to have cost around $112,000 - some of it from donations. Norfolk Airport chronicled their arrival.
From there, Island Dog Rescue ferried the rescued dogs and cats to a farm for safekeeping. Two days after the flight touched down with its feline and canine cargo, Island Dog Rescue posted on its Facebook page that every animal had found a new home.
Other posts on the Facebook page testify to an outpouring of community support for the relief effort. One written the morning after the animals arrived said the organization didn't need any more donations of food or water.
Even as the region sifted through the damage from Irma, which killed scores of people in addition to flattening houses and knocking out electricity for millions of people, Hurricane Maria churned toward the Virgin Islands and imperiled animals again.
Ms Gear wrote on Facebook that a shelter on St Croix was destroyed - bur fortunately, had been emptied of critters. "The shelter was practically EMPTY because YOU helped us get all those animals off the island! You should feel blessed," Ms Gea
Hurricane Irma: Hundreds of animals airlifted out of the Virgin Islands
Hundreds of animals were airlifted in a private chartered jet from their homes on the US Virgin Islands which were left
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Many types of natural, synthetic, and semi-synthetic opiates are produced and used in the US for a wide range of medical reasons.
Nevertheless, these drugs are often as addictive as their illicit counterparts, which include opium and heroin.
Opiate abuse and addiction constitute one of the most pervasive substance use problems in the US. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opiate abuse has reached epidemic proportions.
One type of opiate medicine is Opana. Originally thought to have a lower addiction potential compared to other opiate medicines, Opana has nevertheless contributed to this opiate abuse epidemic. While some people may believe that it is not as addictive as other opiates, its addictive potential is in fact on par with other opiate medicines. In some cases, it has even taken over other popular opiates like OxyContin (oxycodone) as a target of abuse, especially since abuse-deterrent formulations of both drugs have become available.
A Prescription Opiate Medicine
Opana is the brand name of a semi-synthetic opioid medication called oxymorphone. According to the National Library of Medicine, it is generally prescribed for moderate to severe pain, and for round-the-clock pain treatment, such as pain that occurs after injury or surgery. It can also be used before surgery to reduce anxiety, as a support to anesthesia during surgery, and for anxiety or pain control with severe chronic illness.
Opana comes in a short-acting version that can provide immediate relief for acute injury, and in an extended-release version that is used for long-term chronic pain treatment. , and its behavior in the body is more similar to how morphine works than other forms of opiates, such as oxycodone.
Opana's History and Current Issues
Oxymorphone was first developed in Germany in 1914, according to The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics.
In the 1960s, the Federal Drug Administration approved versions of oxymorphone called Numorphan and Numorphone. Then, around 2005, Opana was introduced as a new version of oxymorphone. Abuse issues developed soon after, including an infection related to the blood clotting disorder thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which was connected with intravenous abuse of Opana.
Because Opana abuse reached high levels, recent attempts have been made at creating abuse-deterrent versions of the drug, supposedly making it harder to crush the pills or otherwise modify them for recreational use. However, a recent study in the journal Pain demonstrates that while such technology has resulted in reduced recreational use of opiates like OxyContin, the abuse-deterrent formulation of Opana has brought only a minimal reduction in abuse. As a result, the abuse and addiction risk of Opana continues to be a major problem to this day.
How Abuse and Addiction Develop
Opana abuse can often develop after a person has been on an Opana prescription for a long period of time, particularly if it is inappropriately prescribed or if the person does not follow prescribing instructions. This can lead to tolerance, which means that more of the substance is needed to provide the same effect. This, in turn, can result in changes in the brain that lead to addiction.
Opana may also be introduced to people specifically as a drug of abuse. Known by street names such as Pink-O, the O-Bomb, or Stop Signs, Opana is increasingly used specifically to get high. As with many drugs, young peopleare likely to experiment with these types of drugs.
Once a person is abusing an opiate, changes can occur in the brain that lead to tolerance and addiction. According to the Centers for Disease Control, people who are at higher risk of this occurring include those who:
- Have a personal or family history of substance abuse or other mental health disorders
- Obtain multiple prescriptions at the same time
- Misuse the medication, either with off-label use or by not following use instructions properly
- Experience social pressures such as peer pressure
- Live in poverty
- Reside in rural areas
Signs of Opana Abuse and Addiction
If Opana abuse is suspected, there are signs and symptoms to look for. Some of these signs, as described by Psych Central, include:
- Regularly taking more of the drug or using it more often than prescribed or intended
- Theft of bottles of pills, or running out of pills faster than the prescription would indicate
- Developing relationship issues, including those based around use of the drug
- Inability to keep up with daily responsibilities
- Heavy focus on obtaining and using the drug
- Continuing to use the substance even though there are negative consequences
As with many opiates, physical and psychological symptoms of abuse include:
- Nausea or digestive distress
- Slowed breathing and heart rate
- Withdrawal symptoms if the person stops taking the drug
- Mental confusion
- Drowsiness and changes in sleep patterns
In addition, people who abuse Opana by injection may have purplish bruises under the skin, which may indicate infection with TTP.
Risks of Opana Abuse
Because it is more powerful than some other opiates, Opana can have a higher risk of adverse reactions when abused. The methods used to abuse Opana can quickly result in overdose, leading to death due to respiratory failure. In addition, Opana abuse can cause other severe physical issues, including:
- Respiratory issues, including ceased breathing
- HIV or hepatitis infections based on shared injection materials
- Injury to kidneys and other organs
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, changes in the brain due to long-term opiate abuse can also result in hypoxia, a lack of oxygen to the brain. This can cause permanent brain damage.
Getting Treatment for Opana Abuse
There are many options to treat substance abuse, including opiate abuse and addiction. Research shows that the treatment most likely to result in positive outcomes includes a comprehensive treatment plan that is personalized to fit the individual's specific needs. This may include:
- Medical support for Opana detox and withdrawal
- Use of medications to reduce cravings until other treatments take effect (use determined on a case-by-case basis)
- Behavioral therapies to recognize and manage triggers for substance use
- Relationship or family therapy to strengthen the person's support network
- Treatment of co-occurring disorders that complicate addiction
- Peer support through a 12-Step or similar program
- Aftercare programs to promote relapse prevention and transition out of rehab
While no single treatment works for everyone, these programs have research and studies behind them demonstrating that, when applied with regard to an individual's specific needs, they can help in the goal of achieving recovery and maintaining abstinence from opiates like Opana.


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Recently I designed and built a new coffee table using steel and flagstone. It was an excellent excuse to finally purchase a welder after wanting one for many years. Below shows the equipment I used to build the piece (steel tubing and bar, large sheet of flagstone, and of course the awesome welder I picked up on sale).
To build the piece I cut all the steel pieces with a grinder to fit the size for the flagstone. The sheet of flagstone lays into a rectangle of L-bar so that the edges are hidden by the steel. Square tubing is used for the legs. Below shows the frame being welded and grinded (my welding skills are still in development). Once the frame was together, I placed the stone onto the frame to assure it fit. Small spacers are put in to push up the stone so that it is flush with the top of the L-bar.
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The Open Leadwerks Examples and Demo's (OLED) project is a community tutorial project for the Leadwerks Game Engine. The public repository contains all source code, materials, textures, models and sounds that are used and/or created in accompanying video tutorials. The repository also contains a wiki that keeps track of all the tutorials. There won't be a single script out there that does not have a good tutorial available for it. Tutorials The tutorials that will be recorded are divided in to the following categories: Editor usage Lua scripting Asset importing Youtube playlists Video tutorials will be posted on a regular basis right after I am done editing. There is no fixed date for new tutorials. Sometimes there will be severall a week, other times a week or 2 passes without any updates. : Repository The repository will exclude the default assets that come with a blank Leadwerks project. https://bitbucket.org/Aggror/projectoled Wiki The wiki contains a list of categories and recorded tutorials. https://bitbucket.org/Aggror/projectoled/wiki
Video Tutorials & Written Walkthroughs
Merries posted a topic in Suggestion BoxWatching a video tutorial is a very helpful resource, however, having a written document with the same steps can often help even more. In most cases when recording you are referring to a document you have written, some people can do a video tutorial off the top of their heads. It does take quite some time to type out a document for a video tutorial so in that case perhaps providing a pdf/doc of the scripts with highlighting and good notes would be very helpful. Thank you!
Shader, any there are tutorials with examples?
khotan posted a topic in ProgrammingHello, There are tutorials with examples for shader ? I want to understand quite deep how it works on Leadwerks. Thanks !
Better for the Tutorials
Thirsty Panther posted a topic in Game ArtSpent the weekend going thru the tutorials. A lot I already knew but still found some new information. I missed hollow and carve when it was released. Very handy. I also learnt how to improve the look of my models. Shame is I've a lot of models to redo Thanks Josh and Jorn, good job. Now if we could do a tutorial on shaders that would be great.
Tutorials for textures and modular assets.Found some tutorials on subjects that seem to come up alot on the Leadwerks forums: Texturing and modular assets. http://www.philipk.net/tutorials.html The tutorials are simple but graphically impressive.
Blender Tutorials from RonBuan
Ronald Buanno posted a topic in Game ArtUnfortunately, I am not satisfied with the direction of this engine. I no longer wish to provide these tutorials which support it, as I no longer do. Good luck to you all.
Tutorials and community
AggrorJorn posted a blog entry in JornAggror BlogTerrain tutorials There are 2 new video tutorials on how to use the terrain editor. Sculpting terrain: Terrain painting: Tutorials: Project Saturn It has been a while since I made a tutorial for Project Saturn, but that will change in the near future. Since there are so many new members using Leadwerks I am going to make some free time for some new tutorials. In the past 3 months there were only a handful of viewers and that didn't quite way up to time spend on making the tutorials. That said I also upgraded from a parttime to a full time job which obviously really cuts in to my Game dev time. The first new video tutorials are already here: 21: 22: 23: Lua beginner tutorials I am also going to make some tutorials for the absolute beginners. For those that have very little to no experience, theses lessons should be very useful. Although these are Lua tutorials in general, they will be aimed towards usage in Leadwerks. FlowGUI I took the plunge in to selling my own Lua GUI library for Leadwerks: FlowGUI. Selling scripts/code for Leadwerks is something I wanted to do for years but I never really had the guts to actually try it. Now that I have made an initial release via webdownload, I am glad I did. I am happy with the amount of licenses sold so far, which makes it also a lot more fun to work on upcoming features such as inventories. I also hope that by providing extra downloadable content for Leadwerks, we will attract more people, were Leadwerks on itself will only benefit from. Last but not least it might also inspire other developers/artists to start selling their own work as well. Maybe when payed items are added to the workshop, this will really kick off. Jorn 'Aggror'
Beam Deflection Game Tutorial Series
CrazyM posted a blog entry in Crazy Minnow StudioI have been working on a simple laser deflection game that dynamically creates geometry-based beams that automatically calculate deflection, bounce angles, and allow the player to rotate deflectors to guide the beam to the goal. As I familiarize myself with the Leadwerks API, I thought I might share my experiences and code examples here if anyone is interested. Please let me know if this sounds interesting and I will continue.


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Renault Group And Nissan Partner With Waymo On Autonomous Tech
Renault and Nissan will work together with Waymo to explore driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France and Japan.
The Alliance of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi covers every single segment of passenger and light commercial vehicles and is thus uniquely suited to explore this business alongside Waymo, an autonomous tech company whose systems have already covered more than 10 million miles (16 million km) on public roads.
This agreement is meant to represent the first step towards developing long-term, profitable driverless mobility services operations, and following the initial trial run in France and Japan, an expansion to other markets (excluding China) could follow in the future.
"The story of tomorrow's mobility will be jointly written, with the cooperation of the Alliance with Waymo, as industry leaders, opening new perspectives for driverless mobility services. We believe this partnership will accelerate our commitment to deliver new shared mobility services and benefit the automobile ecosystems by placing us at the forefront of driverless mobility new business streams in our key strategic markets," said Renault Group CEO Thierry Bollore.
Also read: Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Launches Intelligent Cloud Connectivity Platform
Meanwhile, Nissan president and CEO Hiroto Saikawa also looks forward to his company becoming an early provider of autonomous services, stating: "As we continue our work through the mid-term plan – Nissan M.O.V.E 2022 – to evolve our business to meet changing consumer behavior, Nissan aims to be an early provider of driverless mobility service. Our expertise in the global automotive industry and expertise in strategic partnership will enable us to explore opportunities to grow our portfolio and deliver new value to customers with Waymo, the recognized leader in this space."


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NORTH MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Authorities in Schuylkill County say a fire that wrecked an old hotel was no accident.
State police say Friday's fire at the former Days Inn in North Manheim Township is arson.
It took several crews to put out the flames at the place along Route 61 near Schuylkill Haven. The roof eventually collapsed.
Troopers say their investigation shows the fire started in several places inside the old hotel.


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iPhone 7 home button issues (My three assumptions)
Hi Folks,
I did a iPhone 7 screen repair yesterday in London. Although I had done and completed, successfully, hundreds of jobs of iPhone 7 & 7 Plus screens replacement. Yesterday, when I replaced the new screen, everything was working except home button. I tried my best to make it work by changing my another new screen but it did not work. Even I tried to replace broken original screen but did not work.
This issue of the home button is increasing nowadays with other iTech as well as per comments on this forum. Unfortunately, root cause, nobody could diagnose. Many people have different opinions. This issue is increasing but no one has final verdict. I have written my Screen vendors in China about this issue but they said their screens are perfect and AAA quality and never receive home button issues. Many people think that it is because of complications of new iOS 11 with non-original Apple screens.
I have few thoughs about it:
First, Apple itself, is trying to stop 3rd parties to replace screens. And when Apple online networks/sensors detect any non-genuine or 3rd party activity on the phone, they make home button disable.
Possible solution can be if we switch to aeroplane mode before turn off for replacing screen?
Secondly, my assumpution is that new iOS 11 has some intelligent code to detect any non-Apple store activity or screen detection.
I dont think so it will have any solution for 3rd party technician.
3rd assumpution is that iTech always break sensitive home button cable while taking off from the original screen.
It looks funny to admit it because I have done 100 of iPhone 7 screen repairs and now this time am I damaging home button cable everytime???
Currently, I have stopped myself to replace iPhone 7/7 Plus screens until I could find real reason or solution.
Can anyone help or share any resource please?
Is this a good question?
Moved this to meta since it is more of a discussion and does not fit well into Answers.


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- Over rock and under tree,
- By caves where never sun has shone,
- By streams that never find the sea;
- Over snow by winter sown,
- And through the merry flowers of June,
- Over grass and over stone,
- And under mountains of the moon.
J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit
Well , our trip, like Bilbo's, has come to an end. This does not mean that there are not thousands of photos waiting to be posted (and never will, I promise you, that). But there are a few from our last few days in dear old Ecuador that deserve showing.
This is an "old man" according to the Aborigine Museum down the street from us on Calle Larga. We went back a couple times – second with Chris and I wound up giving away a second Obama 08 button to the young lady taking tickets. She was ecstatic and said her mother was a big Obama fan. They're all over the place apparently.
Here's Chris taking a photo. What was he so intent upon photographing? This…A genuine shrunken head. It turns out that the Shuar people of eastern Ecuador were turning their enemies into miniatures a hundred years ago or so. In the Banco National museum just down the street, taking photos of their collection of shrunken heads is forbidden.
After this museum and its wonderful pottery (and macabre head) we toddled off to the "old cathedral" dating from the 16th century. It was decommisioned as a church in 1985 but is still it's own museum. Quite pretty inside, small and done in faux marble, faux fabrics, and faux other stuff. Photography was likewise forbidden inside.
How was this photo taken, then? Don't ask, don't tell.
The outside is a masterpiece of detail and proportion, IMO. Much prettier than the new cathedral, massive with its blue domes and gold leaf (photography permitted). This is the front corner of the old cathedral in which the party of french scientists lay in the 18th century, trying to measure the diameter of the earth with astounding persistence (they spent years in Ecuador) and equally astoundingly primitive instruments. Starting in Quito some 180 miles to the north the party of Charles Marie de la Condamine marched southward over hill (and there are some lulus on the way) and dale measuring the distance traversed with chains, levels and sighting devices.
When they arrived in Cuenca they needed a place to make measurements to see if the earth was larger in diameter around the equator (it is) or from pole to pole as had been claimed (it isn't). They chose the old cathedral and lay nights under the stars in the upper reaches of the church under other sighting devices to see how far south they had gotten. This story is told in wonderful detail including murder, revenge, romance, 20 year separation of La Condamine and his teenage wife, disease, povertry, and a tramp across the Amazon rain forest from Ecuador to Brazil (!) by the then 38 year old wife of La Condamine, Isabel Grameson.
Astonishingly, Isabel alone of her large party survives and their bittersweet reuniting makes for a fine read. Robert Whitaker's "The Mapmaker's Wife" tells the story if you are in the market for a good read.
And the outside complete…
After Chris took off for home in California and work, work, work, Chiyemi and I piled into the local bus from the terminal terrestre in Quito and for $2.50 were deposited just down the road from Sachatamia Lodge.
This was the spendiest place ($90/night including breakfast) we stayed in Ecuador and pretty much not a "budget expat" kind of feeling. Our cabana looked like this and that's Chiyemi putting on rubber boots because the Pacific slope in Ecuador rains a good deal although out of the 8+ weeks there, we were actually rained out of very little. That is, it didn't keep us from doing anything even if we got wet occasionally.
Hot water, private bath, quiet and 100 yards from the lodge where we ate.
Harry F. whose idea Sachatamia lodge was and whose wordpress.com recommended blog you are reading put us onto is to be thanked for telling us about the very friendly and consumately helpful staff made our 3 days there a pleasure.
The real reason to come to Mindo in general and Sachatamia in particular are the birds. Here are a few with little comment from me and none needed. Well, one might mention that Ecuador has about 15% of all bird species on earth in a country the size of Colorado.
Velvet Purple Coronet
Among the most beautiful and agressive of the hummingbirds we saw at Sachatamia. The hummers came for the feeders which were set out fresh each morning and numbered eight in the primary row, just outside the dining room so you could watch the jousting, fly-bys, chases, threat displays and all.Not only threats from other hummingbirds, but bees too!
A Raquet tailed puff leg (I am NOT making these names up!)
The Violet tailed sylph (who does get to name these critters?)
The Violet Tailed Sylph Again
These amazingly beautiful tails are not just for looks. A couple pictures show the tails deforming in flight, used for steering and manuvering.
Here a Brown Violet Ear flares his "violet ears" showing Mr. Violet Tailed Sylph that he'd better watch his step!
Notes say these are Hoary Puff Legs – Maybe They Are
An Andean Emerald Checks The Action Between Sips
Rufous Tailed (I think)
Characteristic wing-flare of the Velvet Purple Coronet
Well, enough already. I took over 300 shots of the hummers from as close as 3 feet and had a large choice of birds to shoot at at any given moment. Check below to see what the action at the feeder typically was…
Five birds and it was easy to see more hovering or perched nearby. This may or may not be the end of the Ecuador Budget Expat. Seems we've wandered far afield from the original idea but then there are so many more beautiful butterfly, orchid, forest scenery and miscellaneous photos that are crying out in their creaky little digital voices, "Let me out of here, dammit"! We'll see…


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I have been writing yearly reviews since 2009. This is the tenth version of expressing thoughts around the world, Nigeria and myself. From starting in First Bank in 2009, the glorious hope in Green Acts (my failed (or hibernating) start-up) in 2010 & 2011, resigning from First Bank in 2012, BudgIT in the steamrolling days in 2013, losing my father in 2014, getting married in 2015, welcoming Hannah in 2016 & the largely uneventful 2017, to closing the curtains of 2018, here are trips that flew by.
In 2018, I would accept that growth is happening. I am left with no choice. I am reaching the mid-thirties and a sprinkle of grey hair, tucked around my head is alarming. Life is happening. I also accept that life isn't a straight line. You set all your plans in motion, but life happens and bends along the way. The Yoruba idiom sums it well – life is not that straight like the barrel of a gun.
In 2018, my family would welcome Ireoluwa, my second daughter. I have come to learn how to revel in God's abiding grace, day by day. Once a while, another stuff pops up from the doctor's lips but I am firm in the faith that this is my own gift, perfect from God. I was in Amtrak, waiting for the train to roll from New York to Maryland. I could not wait as my wife wailed that the baby was nigh. A second call to check up on her left my jaws open. She had delivered the baby. That fast? It was a pump of excitement, I grinned all through the three-hour trip like a fool. Getting to Maryland popped it in full glare. Ireoluwa would spend 77 days in the hospital, with over 65 days in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. If anything took a toll on my spirit, it was springing in hope, on a daily basis.
In 2018, I felt the spring in my step. Twice, I listened to Barack Obama and I also had the famous hug with his wonderful wife. When I told my wife of the Obama Foundation Scholars opportunity, she encouraged me all the way. She wanted me to do it but I was reluctant. I was fellowship-weary with over a basket of 8 titles. I remembered sitting in a pub in Joburg for the interview. However, God was plotting the line. Think of the plot of my wife having a baby in the US, the initial complications and myself being just 300 miles away not 6,000 miles (in Nigeria), it is God that writes those lines. I have come to cherish school again and also unlearning the "cram & pass" life; to learn that seeking knowledge is meant to open our minds, not regurgitate the lecturer.
I knew I would have to step aside from leading BudgIT and this is why Gabriel Okeowo (our new CEO) in the picture matters a lot. I have not been able to fully look away from BudgIT. I have played a minor role in defining standards and a ramp of courses in Oxford beamed my face on my missing points in leadership. BudgIT is poised for new things but before we take on that journey either in expanding our African footprint or taking new causes, we need to refix the culture. What started as an assembly of friends, brothers, cousins would not scale without the right culture. I am deeply committed to this and I am thankful for the support of my colleagues on this road.
In all, I am happy that I was able to fix a part of my life – domestication. You know that stuff with a well-paid house help and driver in Nigeria can condemn you to just a man in the house with benefits. With the cost of living in the US and paying a nanny for $550 per fortnight, I had to assume some housekeeping duties. We are seeing the renaissance of strong women voices and how barriers of patriarchy, that sits in the living room cross-legged and waiting for a bowl of amala, is being shattered. I am trying to be part of that new flight.
I am equally grateful for family (especially a father-in-law that sailed through the year), friends, sound health, provision and also being able to donate a new coding centre to my secondary school, an initiative that has crystallised to The Proximity Project.
I am still filled with regrets. I never published that book, did not complete fundraising or BudgIT building and the new skills in playing piano or swimming failed to happen. 2019 beckons with few big dreams.
I will keep it simple – Faith (I need God more to keep the lines straight), BudgIT (I will need to reset the culture, raise new funding, rebuild a new three-year sprint to 10-year anniversary), a new business (a side hustle is a need, BudgIT is proving inadequate for my needs) and book (I must not give the same excuse in 2019, be my reminder). I will leave the rest in hushed lines as worldly possessions deserve no vain mentions.
Looking forward to an amazing 2019. It is to keep focus, accept growth, and live in faith, wrapped in the rap lines of Rooftop MCs "things don't happen to us, they happen for us"
Influence: God
Friend of the Year: Iyanuoluwa Bolarinwa (he's my assistant but he hears it all, always willing to help, that's friendship but a great mention to Niyi Agunloye & Steve Okeleji)
New Friend of the Year: Baba Agba (incredible friend and we would gist on everything – APC, PDP and life)
Book of the Year: The Rise and Fall of Nations by Runcir Sharma
Facebook Friend of the Year: Ademola Adigun (His incredible opinion still tells why Facebook is still a gem)
Tweep of the Year: @NaijaFlyingDr (an entrepreneur, evolving economist & brilliant medical doctor, a father of daughters won't accept less )
Person of the Year: Segun Awosanya (I won't accept his political views but you can't deny his voice on EndSARS. He is a reminder that we must see humans as a permissible spectrum, not perfect entities)
Happiest Moment of the Year: Ireoluwa Onigbinde's birth
Saddest day of the Year: Kehinde Shote's passing (his death left me with a lot of questions and reaffirmed that we are just extensions of God's mercy)
Song of the Year: Telli Person ( I just loved the rhythm, it made me dance)


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GDC Signs Statement to Poland
Global Doctors for Choice signed onto a collaborative advocacy statement, written by a variety of youth-led and sexual and reproductive health rights groups, that urges the Polish government to comply with its human right obligations.
On September 22, 2016, when two relevant reproductive health bills will be presented to the Polish Parliament, this statement also will be presented.
GDC supports this statement that urges the Polish government to dismiss the "Stop Abortion" draft bill and to take immediate action towards the following:
- Ensuring women's reproductive rights by securing access to safe, legal abortion services throughout the country for all women without stigmatization, intimidation, victimization, or discrimination;
- Tracking the number and conditions of illegal abortions;
- Ensuring access to sexual education and modern contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies.


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Many years ago, when God called me to teach the Word full-time, my life was much different than it is now. We had three children at home and I was teaching one Bible study each week in our living room. Dave and I both had good jobs and we were comfortable financially. But God began dealing with me about quitting my job so I could stay home and study the Word more to prepare for full-time ministry.
Now, even though I believed with my whole heart that God was leading me to make this change and I had a strong desire to teach the Word and help people, it was scary to take this step of obedience. If I quit working full-time, we would be about $40 short of what we needed just to pay our bills each month. Along with that, at that time, it wasn't popular for women to have a teaching ministry like this.
I kept my job until I was so miserable I couldn't stand it. Then I quit my job and got a part-time job so I still had enough money to take care of myself instead of completely trusting God and obeying His direction.
I'm a hard worker and a good employee, so it was amazing to me when I got fired! And it became obvious to me that God was saying, "I told you I didn't want you out in the work force, trying to take care of yourself. I want you to be home, studying and preparing by faith to do what I've called you to do."
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Does Part-Time Obedience Count?
This experience taught me how important it is to promptly and fully obey what God puts in my heart to do. When I finally submitted to His direction, somehow every month He provided the miracle we needed so we could pay our bills on time. And I had the time I needed to focus on studying the Word so God could prepare me to teach others how to have abundant life in Christ.
The truth is if I hadn't been willing to trust God and obey Him completely, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today.
It's the Best Choice You'll Ever Make
Romans 12:1 (AMP) says, "I urge you...by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship."
The apostle Paul is saying here, "I'm begging you to make a decision that you're not going to live a mediocre, half-baked, sloppy life!" Notice that he also said doing this is "rational (logical, intelligent)."
It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or exercising discipline to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God's will.
It's Always Worth It to Pay the Price
You may be thinking, "But Joyce, it's so hard to do the right thing all the time! It's hard to forgive the people who have hurt me. And it's hard to keep a good attitude at work when my boss is unfair. It's hard to be nice when people aren't nice to me. It's so hard to overcome the temptations I face every day..."
The truth is, what's really hard is having no hope, peace, joy or the righteousness of God. It's hard to be angry all the time and live with bitterness and unforgiveness. It's hard to be miserable and deal with the consequences of ungodly behaviors like being sick or having hangovers or addictions to things that are just killing us anyway.
I really want you to get this: Everything God tells us to do is for our good. Whether it's direction you find in His Word or something He's put in your heart to do in your situation, the best thing you can ever do is obey Him promptly and completely.
The Pathway to the Best Life
Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live. It's the answer to overcoming sin and any problem you face. It's the way we learn how to grow up and let God work in our lives, changing us so we can be what He created us to be.
When you feel like it's too hard to obey God, remember that He will never tell you to do something without giving you the grace and ability to do it. The key is to trust Him fully and depend on Him for the strength you need. God loves you and wants the best for you. Humble yourself before Him, and enjoy living with His peace, power and joy every day of your life!
Joyce Meyer is a New York Times best-selling author and founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries, Inc. She has authored 100 books, including Battlefield of the Mind and Get Your Hopes Up! (Hachette). She hosts the Enjoying Everyday Life radio and TV programs, which air on hundreds of stations worldwide. For more information, visit www.joycemeyer.org.
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