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Buy-Side STP (B194)
Venue: Marriott East Side
|Event Date/Time: Feb 27, 2002
|End Date/Time: Feb 28, 2002
|Registration Date: Feb 27, 2002
The investment management community will no longer be able to remain inactive in the pursuit of straight through processing and the achievement of T+1. STP is the next vital builiding block to ensure the survival of any asset management entity.
Intensive Workshop--Wednesday February 27
Case Study: Materializing the Building Scenario for the Buy-Side
Facilitated By: Marc Nield, Executive Director, Head, Institutional IT, Schroder Investment Management
Keynote Presentations by:
Judy Donahue
Chairperson, T+1 Buy-Side Subcommittee
Securities Industry Association
Vice President
Capital Group Research, Inc.
Selling Straight Through Processing to the Buy-Side
James Mazarakis
Chief Information Officer
J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management
Choosing and Implementing a Powerful Trade Orderr Management System
Conference Highlights:
*Utilize straight through processing capabilities to reduce risk, increase efficiencies and maximize ROI
*Effectively structure your internal infrastructure to efficiently operate in a T+1 environment
*Accelerate efficeint transaction processing through a robust order management system
*Capitalize on the role of standards and protocaols in intra-firm and industry-wide communication
*Leveraging lessons learned from the equity side to the fixed income side
*Deciding your business approach to STP: Outsource, build or buy?
This conference's aim is to bring together the investment management community in a forum with the rest of their trading counter parties to discuss the business and technology strategies that will drive efficiencies and profitability to a higher level, and push the entire financial industry forward in their effort to achieve global straight through processing.
Now is the time for the buy-side to take an in-depth look at what STP tools will increase their efficiency and profitability.


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Shoptalk: Bring Back Relevancy, Not Basics
Digital headlines once attributed the decline in newspaper readership to a loss of relevancy. What prevents today's medium of choice from sliding in a similar fashion? Nothing. Digital jargon may help you sound convincing, but once the waves of "it" phrases and SEO-centric tactics die down, digital publishing success lies in the still waters of relevancy. While seemingly simple, relevancy is the only "tactic" worth discussing.
I'm often asked how my role at iAcquire as Director of Content Operations is different now that I lead a creative team focused on delivering content to drive marketing and SEO strategy rather than an editorial calendar. With relevancy at the core, the difference is negligible.
Rich in intrinsic value, relevancy speaks to tribes on both sides—the creators and the consumers. It signals quality and a focus on the reader. It drives every piece of any successful content production and distribution model, from the individual branded writer to the niche blog publisher and the mainstream digital news network. And, digital measures of success are now built to reward relevancy.
By all accounts, relevancy is a basic concept, but this isn't a back-to-the-basics approach. Develop a layered plan that places good editorial judgment at the core of your strategy.
Delivering content is your business, so treat each piece of content or each category like a mini entrepreneurial endeavor. The first step for any entrepreneur, before branding or promotion, is audience identification. Not just who, but what and why. Where in the customer journey are your readers? What are their needs and what is the pain point your business (content) is addressing?
Building your audience understanding beyond standard media kit demographics means identifying personas. Fictional characters or personas are created based on data to represent different reader types.
Personas should include basic demographic information (marital status, age, occupation and so on) but the true richness and content value lies in behaviors and consumption patterns. For example, where does Jane, a 32-year-old teacher in Chicago like to shop? How much time does she spend online and what are her social leanings? The answers to these questions will help you connect the dots and deliver content that is relevant to Jane and her counterparts with each and every post.
The path to data-backed audience archetypes, like Jane, varies. Whether you opt to purchase audience research for your content niche and/or survey regular readers, remember not to rely on assumptions when building personas. Do the research and don't overlook the value of social media in this process. Gathering demographics, preferences and brand identification from readers' Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn profiles is an accessible and cost-effective approach to deep audience identification. Social listening also allows for easy modification of personas as readers or audience segments undergo shifts that may impact content relevancy.
While audience identification isn't new or terribly sexy, writer identification is. A writer must be relevant to your audience personas not just because the content will be more on target, but because this measure of relevancy can significantly impact SEO rankings and overall traffic.
As a former print publisher, I placed value on writers who understood my publication's content niche, who spoke to my audience with the correct voice and who had experience in the craft of writing overall. These factors signaled a level of trust—trust that these writers would deliver quality and would naturally promote their work and my publishing brand in their "physical" social circles.
This type of writer relevancy isn't new nor is it secret. It is, in many ways, simple common sense. Still, large shifts tend to cloud the judgment of even the most practical of us, and with the move to digital publishing, brands and publishers were led astray by technology woes and a sudden marketplace of on-the-cheap content producers and bloggers. Everyone had become a writer, and the quickest, cheapest solution to frequent content held court.
But now, as Google's growing emphasis on authorship is changing the measures that impact content reach, the industry is experiencing a return to the basics of finding the right writer with the right voice. A reader and search trust signal, authorship is a part of Google's formula to drive more relevant search results. Does this writer have a strong voice, following and footprint on the subject matter? Is the writer's voice relevant to your editorial objectives?
Almost cliché now, the phrase "content is king" is bandied about as if it is the only strategy needed to effectively reach readers. Produce content and they will come? Hardly. Produce quality content? You might just nail it.
Produce relevant content by targeting the right audience with a relevant writer? Now that is a return to basics worth investing in.
Anita Malik is the director of content operations at iAcquire, a content marketing agency based in Phoenix and New York City. To learn more about iAcquire visit iacquire.com/offerings.

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22 July 2009
It's Toyota Yaris.
LITTLE car.
Great gas mileage, roughly 35-40 mpg.
Today, I discovered I can easily do 85 in it.
I discovered this because around 10:30 the Spouse Thingy wandered into my office area, looking not-so-hot and said he didn't feel so hot. He was dizzy, nauseous, and his heart rate had dropped to about 54.
This made my Wabbit hairs stand on end. Because in the Thumper household, those are scary symptoms based on a strong Spouse Thingy Family History of Unhappy Hearts.
Thusly was he given two choices: I either take him to the ER or call 911. (Yes, I should have called 911 without asking, but he's a nurse and was a cardiac nurse for many years, I trusted him to make the decision.)
I kept it at about 70ish for the first part of the ride, but we just weren't getting there as fast as I would like, and being a True California Driver now, I punched it and lane drifted (he may have mentioned then that his left arm was feeling a bit tingly). We made the fifteen minute ride in, gosh, fourteen minutes. We got into the ER, I butted in line because HOLY HELL I THINK HE'S HAVING A HEART ATTACK SO LOOK AT HIM! LOOK AT HIM RIGHT NOW!!! (ok, I was quieter and said, "Excuse me, my husband might be having a heart attack," which worked just as well) and they took him right back (while I did paperwork. Yay.)
While I signed our financial future away (or maybe yours, since a combination of insurance and Uncle Sam will likely pay for this) they gave him an EKG.
It was fine.
They drew blood.
It was fine.
Another EKG.
It was fine.
After two hours there (and the Boy showing up, because, =surprise= a voice mail from your mom saying OH MY GOD HE'S IN THE ER HAVING A HEART ATTACK [or maybe it was just um, I took him to the ER and they're ruling it out] tends to spur children into cars and towards the suffering parental unit) the Spouse Thingy was feeling much better. No longer dizzy or nauseated and his arm was not tingly. His heart rate was still low, however. Could have been anything. He's been dieting and cut calories nearly in half, might be that. Gas maybe? We don't know yet.
Long and short...they cleared him. He did not have a heart attack. REPEAT: HE DID NOT HAVE A HEART ATTACK. He does, however, have an appointment tomorrow with our family doc for followup and he strongly suspects he will wind up on a treadmill with sticky thingies all over him while they try to stress him out.
I can help. If they want him stressed I will stand there with Ben Gay and threaten to shove it in his shorts if he doesn't run... I'd be happy to do that, because I love him.
13 comments:
- kmilyun said...
Oh how scary! I am glad it was not a heart attack.
Hope it was just dah gas thing and you go girl with the speed demon blue race car.
- July 22, 2009 8:27 PM
- Karen Jo said...
That must be #1 on the list of how to scare your spouse half to death. I am so glad that it wasn't a heart attack and very pleased that he is going in for a follow-up. Good going in your little blue car.
- July 23, 2009 12:16 AM
- Marti said...
Relieved to hear that your husband seems OK and did not have a heart attack. 54 isn't that low a pulse rate for me, but perhaps for him it is. Best wishes to you and your family.
- July 23, 2009 1:22 AM
I know how scared you were. Been there. Have them check his blood sugar. My husband thought he was having a heart attack once and it turned out he was diabetic.
- July 23, 2009 5:04 AM
- Roses said...
Sure. He didn't have a heart attack. How about you?
- July 23, 2009 6:00 AM
- Alberonn said...
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for gas.
Heh heh. There's a phrase I never thought I'd say.
I mean I hope it's nothing serious.
- July 23, 2009 8:53 AM
- las794 said...
Yessirree, that qualifies as A Really Damn Scary Moment. I'm glad the Spouse Thingy wasn't checking out right then, but it'll sure be better when he's been thoroughly checked out!
- July 23, 2009 10:43 AM
- Motor Home Cats said...
Boy am I glad to hear the gas passer didn't have a heart attack. I hope that everything goes well during his doctor appointment and they don't find anything wrong.
Tara (not the cat)
- July 23, 2009 10:59 AM
- mlah said...
i was recently on vacay in vegas and passed out while in the venetian. i got the same treatment in the hospital and didn't have a heart attack either. but subsequent cardio tests were extensive. turned out i had a bad reaction to an over the counter supplement (niacin) and booze.
good luck.!
- July 23, 2009 12:16 PM
- The Whiskeratti said...
Oh, that so sucks. I'm really glad he didn't have a heart attack... I hope it's something easy to take care of.
- Cathy
- July 23, 2009 12:22 PM
- Sleepypete said...
With my much loved 2nd car (beatup battered old Astra with a beard), I discovered very early on that it could easily do 85 ...
But I quickly learned that doing 85 in it meant things fell off, so I didn't do that any more.
Right thing to do, taking your fella to hospital to get him checked out - glad it turned out to be a false alarm :-)
- July 23, 2009 2:57 PM
God, we don't read your blog for a couple days and look what happens!!!
We are so glad the Spouse-Thingy is okay!
- July 23, 2009 9:33 PM
- Jeannie said...
Ditto above, have not been able to read for a few days. So thankful that spousy agreed to go to the ER and you were home to take him. Even we nurses are sometimes in great denial as to our own health.
Praying for good results on his stress test....I can just see you there with the ben gay!!!LOL>
Jeannie, Dusty's mom
- July 27, 2009 10:47 AM


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If I'm following things clearly (I'm late in the game on what may or may not have happened), but according to Big Island Chronicle, the latest hearing that had to deal with Hawaii County Clean Elections was not covered by a TV Crew.
…As for the yesterday's special meeting, it wasn't videotaped for the public access channel as an effort to save money, according to County Clerk Kenny Goodenow…
I replied with the following comment:
Why/How does the council even get their hands tied into PEG Money?
Hawaii Counties Public Access Channel is not funded by the council or the County for that matter that I know of.
Does the council hire an independent person to film what hearings they want and don't want too?
It doesn't cost ANY MONEY to AIR the HEARINGS… and I'm sure I could have found someone who could have videotaped the hearing for FREE.
Heck… you don't really even need a person… You could simply have a camera set up on a tripod and then hit Record/Stop/Pause/etc. when the hearing is in session. Remote controls on most cameras are standard now.
Record the hearing… stick the tape in the mail addressed to Na Leo Community Television… and Poof… it's on the Air… Eventually.
I'd love to know how much the Council is Paying to have the hearings taped.
I bet Dave Corrigan of Big Island News could do a much better job for half the price… and put those videos online for everyone to see at anytime they choose to.
As Noelie Rodrigues said… this is a slap in the face.
So going back to the original statement that it wasn't videotaped to save the county money… I need to ask why it wasn't for a few reasons:
Na Leo Community Television currently receives $250,000 a year (January 2009) from Time Warner fees that we the public pay for out of our cable franchise fees to cover PEG programming (Public Educational and Government programming). They have been for many years now.
So why does the council have any say at all in what is broadcast or televised or not?
Who is making these decisions on what hearings we the public get to view.
When will they get with the program and actually just get a remote camera and stream them to the internet so anyone can watch them at any time?
This last particular hearing really blows my mind that the council would somehow choose not to have it broadcast because of supposed money costs. Do they realize how many people would have loved to have simply videotaped it for free and then submit the tape to Na Leo so that it could be digitized for broadcast?
The council acts like it's a big cost… when the cost should be Na Leo's to begin with! $62,500 is given to both the East and West side for this PEG Programming and there seems to be very little hearings on the West Side.
Of course we can't forget HB2351H.D.1 S.D. 2:
Establishes requirements for cable TV PEG access organizations relating to funding, governance, filings, and compliance with sunshine and information practices laws.
So come on now County Council… What's the REAL REASON why this hearing wasn't videotaped?
Noellie Rodrigues was right when she said the public was getting slapped in the face.
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Pacifica School District Mid-Year Kindergarten
The Pacifica School District is pleased to offer the Mid-Year Kindergarten program. The mid-year program is designed to promote school readiness with an emphasis on social skill development. The students that attend the mid-year program will attend kindergarten in fall 2013.
To be eligible to attend mid-year kindergarten, students must have reached the age of 5 on or before Jan. 10, 2013. Students turning 5 between Jan. 11 and Feb. 4, 2013, will be admitted on their birth date as space is available. Mid-year kindergarten is a morning program and will be held at the Linda Mar Educational Center. Registrations must be received by Dec. 14. For more information contact the Pacifica School District at 738-6606.
Pacifica School District Kindergarten Kick-Off
The kick-off for kindergarten enrollment process for 2013-2014 has begun. Information for parents is now available on the Pacifica School District website: www.pacificasd.org, at all school sites, as well as the District office. As in the past, the school tour dates are posted and parents will contact the sites directly to sign up for a tour. The kindergarten lottery will be held in the Vallemar School MUR. Children who turn 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2013, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten. In tandem with kindergarten is the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) kick-off. Children who turn 5 years of age between Oct. 2 and Dec. 2, 2013 are eligible for TK. The TK program will be offered at both Sunset Ridge and Ortega for the 2013-2014 school year. Please see the Pacifica School District website: www.pacificasd.org, or call 738-6606 for more information.
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Dear Michael Haverland Architects,
One of my favorite houses ever is the house from Beetlejuice after Delia Deetz (Played by WORLD TREASURE Catherine O'Hara) revamps it completely. It's the perfect combination of old timey East Coast glamour and 80s ridiculousness. I know that we're supposed to hate that house because it represents O'Hara's crazy character but I have always loved it and wanted to live there.
The Beetlejuice House
Michael Haverland's Shelter Island House
Below photographs by Laurie Lembrecht
Being that I love that Beetlejuice house so much, it should come as no surprise to you that I love this amazing home designed by Michael Haverland. It's called Shelter Island and, boy, would I love to shelter my island in that place. Sorry, I don't really know what that meant. But I'm pretty sure it was gross. I'm so sorry.
The lines. The color. That American gabled roof. The geometry of the window panes. The verticality. It all screams Beetlejuice. In the best way possible.
"Oh, don't mind me. I'm just sitting outside. Dining al fresco. Staff, bring me a lemonade!"
"Sadly, this house has totally ugly views." Said no one ever.
I love this dining room with its glamourous, high white ceilings. I don't love those sunflowers though. Not one bit. Get out my house, sunflowers!
That chandelier is whatever but those floor-to-ceiling windows! I love them. I want to practice French kissing on them. wouldn't you just love to wake up to those windows? The sunshine streaming in to wake up, the condensation still there from the night before when your stalker stood right outside, steaming the window panes with his nostrilbreath.
Oh my God. Sunflower. Dude. I totally told you to leave. Seriously, GET OUT! I'll take that glamourcredenza though…
This room does everything right. Just allowing all that natural gorgeousness to come through the glass. I want to die and come back as that arc lamp. So I can stare out the window all day and think about how beautiful I am.
I think the living room is maybe a bit busy, but I applaud them for choosing such a bold, Candyland color scheme. Actually, the color scheme was probably inspired by the genius video for Katy Perry's California Girls.
The gabled ceiling gets a little confusing here, but the simplicity of the decor makes up for it.
The simplicity of the color palette definitely helps too. Unlike the living room, this room is serene. Yet the yellow provides just the pop of color so that whoever sleeps in there wont be totally bored and sad.
I can't really tell what's going on with this bathroom, but I know I like it.
So there you go. A Beetlejuice house that manages to be both ridiculous and chic. Just. Like. YOU!


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It dawned on me when I was thinking about this that there's roughly the ratio of Liberal Democrat MSPs to others that you'd find of adults to kids on a school trip, around 1 in 8. It certainly seemed like the Holyrood Chamber was full of childish behaviour today with just the occasional adult to bring a bit of sense to the proceedings.
I normally watch FMQs with the slightly jaundiced and cynical air of a political junkie, wondering if anyone's going to make a big gaffe as the pantomime unfolds. Today, I found that I was watching as a mum, in horror and anger.
Predictably, Alex Salmond and Iain Gray were soon kicking verbal lumps out of each other. Gray had a go at SNP Renfrewshire's plan to use unqualified teachers, Salmond retaliating with Labour North Ayrshire's plan for a 4 day week. Insults were traded, the decibel level in the Chamber grew. It was getting nasty and angry. Each question and answer got longer and longer. Every time they opened their mouths they both stuck their feet further in. Both had specified insults to fling, and they had to find an opening to do so. Salmond, for example, had to remind Iain Gray about the Megrahi Report, and have a go about Labour voting against the Budget.
So, they were talking about schools, about education - but neither of them seemed to care two hoots about the children who attended them. They were both too interested in point scoring. As I thought of the children who were being used as pawns in a piece of political pantomime, I found myself becoming progressively angrier. If they wanted to, they could sit down and talk calmly round the issues, trying to find a solution that worked for our kids. Some hope.
But then there was Tavish Scott. He behaved like a grown up. He asked a sensible, reasonsable question. It was about the National Centre of Excellence in Music based at Plockton High School in the Highlands. This was set up to develop our most talented young musicians in 2000 and used to be directly funded by the Government until 2008, when it was given to Highland Council to fund. Tavish asked for there to be some funding from central Government to be restored. He cited how Bannockburn and the new Burns Centre received Scottish Government funding. Tavish's tone was spot on. He talked about those kids who moved miles from home to stay in the school hostel there to further their musical studies at 14. He showed empathy and understanding. Now he could have been aggressive and confronted Salmond about withdrawing the funding. He could have joined in the lump kicking pantomime, but he chose not to. The contrast was clear.
Unfortunately, the maturity didn't last. Cunninghame North MSP Kenny Gibson (majority 48) decided he wanted to re-tread the ground which had already been ploughed up by Gray and Salmond over North Ayrshire Council. He made a convoluted speech about a subject that had already been asked. Why on earth the Presiding Officer didn't shut Gibson up, or Salmond for his equally belligerent reply, I don't know.
This is the second time in 4 days I've had cause to write about the immature behaviour of politicians. I just wish that they could remember that whatever they are discussing in Parliament, people somewhere down the line are going to be affected by the things they decide. I don't think Gray and Salmond served the children of Scotland well today. Tavish, on the other hand, gave them a bit of a masterclass in how to be an effective public representative.


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Ґюху 156 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.■
Ґюху 133 - And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul...■
Ґюху 232 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.■
Ґюху 156 - Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.■
Ґюху 386 - Therefore let no man glory in men ; for all things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours, and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.■
Ґюху 231 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.■
Ґюху 234 - Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.■
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Ґюху 132 - The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand, a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.■


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Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area
This lovely oasis within easy reach of town provides a multitude of recreational opportunities. The 860-acre natural area, including the 160-acre reservoir, is a haven for fishing, canoeing, hiking, and picnicking. It also serves the residents of Fredericksburg and parts of Spotsylvania County with drinking water.
You may bring your own boat (ELECTRIC MOTORS ONLY) to launch on the lake, or fish from the banks. Handicap fishing pier available. A fee is charged for fishing and boat launching area. Valid fishing license required. Bait available for purchase.
No swimming, horseback riding, or all-terrain vehicles permitted. Mountain biking is allowed only on designated trails.
The park features an orienteering course, nature center (open weekend afternoons only), over 4 miles of hiking trails, picnic tables and grills, and jon boat, canoe, and kayak rentals.
Motts Reservoir is OPEN Thursdays – Mondays, April 1 – October 31 from 7:00am – 7:00pm; the Reservoir is CLOSED on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Nature Center is open weekends from noon-5pm. If the weather is questionable, call before coming (540) 786-8989. As a cost saving measure, when the weather is bad we reserve the right to close the reservoir early.


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The Anti-Moé Brigade are experts at spinning an argument in their favor. Granted, the moé fandom doesn't speak up as much as they should, but to an extent, I can understand the aversion to debating the subject with the Anti-Moé Brigade, particularly because of the way they approach it.
The Anti-Moé Brigade has an issue with the moé dialogue, and it extends past them simply being adverse to any kind of genuine discourse on the subject. In the Anti-Moé Brigade's approach to the moé debate, I see an unhealthy anti-discussion streak. That is to say, when the Anti-Moé Brigade talks about moé, even when they about how terrible they think it is, they do so in a very derisive fashion.
Don't get me wrong. The issue of treating legitimately discussable issues with dismissal is by no means a problem exclusive to the Anti-Moé Brigade. It's rampant throughout the anime community.
Let me make this clear: This behaviour is toxic.
Specifically, the way the Anti-Moé Brigade goes about it, by dismissing and ridiculing any moé discussion that isn't wholly negative, they de-legitimize all discussion that doesn't occur on their own terms. It's a brilliant, but evil tactic that only hurts the anime community in the long run by derailing and stifling legitimate discussion.
To give an example, a few weeks ago, I took part in a discussion (The discussion involving me "begins" on page 9) on the Anime News Network forums that, while having started out a discussion about "otaku pandering" in anime, turned into a debate about moé. The debate lasted for a few pages, and was actually quite civil.
Cue ANN Executive Editor Zac, who comes in and attempts to derail the thread with this unnecessary, dismissive comment:
Are posts like these really necessary, especially when there's an actual discussion going on? Not really, unless your agenda is to dismiss and derail a moé discussion you feel has been too bipartisan and legitimate and works against your Anti-Moé Rhetoric Machine. The Anti-Moé Brigade operates not just on the level of preventing genuine moé discussion by shutting-out and vilifying moé otaku, they also operate on the level of shutting down any genuine moé discussion that does take place.
Make no mistake. The Anti-Moé Brigade is not out to promote "intellectualism." They are simply out to vilify moé and dismiss any discussion that could potentially paint moé as anything but the absolute destruction of anime.
Stay frosty.


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Art By Tony Ariawan.
Digital illustrations by Tony Ariawan are really something which are quite interesting. All the S.H.M.E.D Collection were made using Photoshop CS2. And if you want to know how to build this artwork check this quick tutorial. Presently he is residing in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and in his own words, he is simple ordinary guy who likes graphics & 3d graphics.
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Fast and Easy Recipe For Egg Noodles With Roasted Squash
Pappardelle With Roasted Squash
Pappardelle With Roasted Squash
From Williams-Sonoma
- 1 lb. butternut or calabaza squash, peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes
Salt, to taste, plus 2 Tbs.
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
7 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 Tbs. olive oil
8 large fresh sage leaves
1/3 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 lb. wide egg noodles or pappardelle
- Roast the squash:
Preheat an oven to 450°F. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Arrange the squash cubes on the sheet in a single layer and season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast until golden brown and tender, 15 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
- Make the sauce: Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. In a large fry pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the sage leaves and sauté until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Add the pine nuts and cream, stir to combine and remove from the heat. Remove the sage leaves and discard. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the pasta: Add the 2 Tbs. salt and the pasta to the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until al dente, according to the package instructions. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the sauce. Add the roasted squash and stir to combine. Add as much of the reserved cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce and serve.
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Bible Questions & Answers
Why do you teach that baptism is necessary for the forgiveness of sins?
Many churches today are telling people that they are saved at the point of faith and should then subsequently be baptized as a declaration of that fact. However the New Testament does not support such an idea.
On the day of Pentecost, after Peter informed his audience that they had killed God's Messiah, some were conscience stricken ("pierced to the heart"), and asked "Brethren, what shall we do?" Peter answered by telling them to "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins." (Acts 2:38)
The phrase "for the forgiveness of sins" is identical with that used in Matt 26:28, when Jesus said that his blood was "poured out for many for forgiveness of sins" -- not because sins had already been forgiven, but in order that they be forgiven.
When the preacher Ananias came to Saul of Tarsus (who now believed and had repented) he instructed him: "And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and WASH AWAY THY SINS, calling on the name of the Lord." (Act 22:16)
To be sure, there is nothing we can do to merit salvation -- it by the grace of God through faith (Eph 2:8-9). However that in no way negates the fact that saving faith must be obedient faith (James 2), and one of God's requirements is that we be immersed for the remission of sins.
If the Bible says "Thou shalt not kill," how can a Christiansupport capital punishment?
This is a good question, and one that has concerned many people in our country's recent debate on this issue.
Let us first notice that the same Law of Moses which said "Thou shalt not kill [murder]" (Exodus 20:13) also said "He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death." (Exodus 21:12) This clearly demonstrates that capital punishment and murder should not be equated in our minds.
Actually, before the Law of Moses was given, all the way back in Genesis 9:6 God decreed, "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man." It is the sanctity of human life which requires such a severe punishment for one who would kill his fellow man.
In the New Testament, we are told that civil government is ordained by God and that "it does not BEAR THE SWORD [the power of life and death] for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil." (Rom 13:4)
The apostle Paul acknowledged that there were offenses for which one might deserve to die (Acts 25:10-11).
The death penalty should be very judiciously applied, but we need to remember God's warning, "If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence of witnesses . . . for blood pollutes the land and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it." (Num 35:30ff)
As long as I follow my conscience, won't I be alright with God?
It is widely believed that if our conscience approves our conduct we may be assured that we are living right.
However, this is a false and potentially disastrous assumption. Although our conscience is a part of our God-given makeup, and is designed to help us direct our lives, it MUST be properly taught to properly perform this function.
The life of the apostle Paul is a perfect demonstration of this truth. Before becoming a Christian Paul viciously persecuted Christians. He later declared that he did this with a good conscience (Acts 23:1; 24:16; 26:9). How could a zealous, religious, devout person be so wrong and yet believe that he was pleasing God? Paul himself tells us: "I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. And yet I was shown mercy, because I acted IGNORANTLY in unbelief" (1Tim 1:13).
In one of the most sobering statements He ever uttered, Jesus tells us that in the day of judgment there will be MANY who will mistakenly believe that they have lived their lives in service to Him but who will be told "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness." (Matt 7:21-23)
It is important to listen to our conscience, but only when it has been properly taught by the only safe guide – the Bible.
Can one believe in the Bible and in the existence of dinosaurs?
In recent years our country has experienced what someone has called "dinosaurmania." Movies like Jurassic Park and a plethora of books and newspaper articles have created enormous popular interest in the subject.
Some Christians fear that the credibility of the Bible's account of creation might be jeopardized by accepting the idea of the existence of such creatures in the past.
Paleontologists agree that there are a number of unanswered questions about dinosaurs (or, "terrible lizards") -- when did they exist; when and why did they become extinct, exactly what was their appearance, diet, habits, etc.
However there are several important facts that should be kept in mind:
1. The Bible affirms that all life forms were created by God. (Gen 1:20-25; Ex. 20:11)
2. There is credible fossil evidence for the past existence of animals which are now extinct, some of which were obviously extremely large.
3. Much of what is seen in popular depictions of dinosaurs is (of necessity) speculative reconstruction.
4. The existence or non-existence of dinosaurs does not prove or disprove the theory of organic evolution.
Doesn't Ephesians 2:3 show that man is born with a sinful nature?
In this verse Paul says that before their conversion the Ephesians were "by nature children of wrath." Calvinists see this as describing a condition of inherited total depravity in which all men are born.
The key word "nature" is translated from the Greek PHUSIS, which can mean either:
- that which a person is as a result of his birth,
- that which by long habit has become nature
To determine which of these meanings Paul has in mind, we simply need to consider what else is said in verses 1-3 about the Ephesians' former life:
"ye were dead through YOUR trespasses and sins"
"wherein YE ONCE WALKED (lived)"
"sons of DISOBEDIENCE"
"we also all once LIVED in the lust of OUR flesh"
"DOING the desires of the flesh"
Clearly this describes not something inherited but "a mode of feeling and acting which by long habit has become nature." (Thayer's Lexicon)
It is not the sins of my father, or grandfather, or anyone else, back to and including Adam, that render me spiritually dead. In the words of Ezekiel,
The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. (18:20)


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While it's a lazy sunday morning for most of us, B-town's little star Taimur Ali Khan has already got his day kick started early this morning as he headed to Delhi with momma Kareena Kapoor Khan. Dressed in his striped blue shirt and pyjamas in his mamma's arms - Taimur looked like perfection. He's such a cutie, what to do?!
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It's Debbie here with a little preview of the new doodlewords which Anice has been beavering away to create for all us lovely crafters. I have had a great time playing with them. I'm finding them so useful and I'm sure you will love them once they are released.
I cut a square, a rectangle for the roof with a triangle off each side and an offcut for the chimney.
Then popped them on a card base and cut around the shape.
The flowers were cut out of the offcuts I used to make the roof and I shaped them.
My white sakura pen coloured some of the doodleword in and my fine liner was used for the faux stitching.
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Fighting rain and time delays, the Bartlesville High School cross country team turned in a gritty performance at Saturday's 77th Annual Cowboy Jamboree, in Stillwater.
Fighting rain and time delays, the Bartlesville High School cross country team turned in a gritty performance at Saturday's 77th Annual Cowboy Jamboree, in Stillwater.
''It was a very wet and cold day," said Bartlesville head cross country coach David Ayres. ''The races were delayed two-and-a-half hours."
For the Bruins, Krishan Baniqued bolted to 14th overall to lead Bartlesville to ninth place in the varsity boys run, which featured 159 runners.
Baniqued rang up a time of 16:57.27, as the final boy to break the 17-minute barrier.
Teammate John David Lancaster came in 25th as the second-fastest Bruin. Rounding out the top five Bruins were Henry Williams (54th), Austin Linthicum (76th) and Archer Bennett (83rd).
The Bruins tallied 242 points — missing out on eighth place by one point and seventh by 22 points.
Bartlesville also rumbled to ninth (out of 21 teams) in the varsity girls run.
Ashley Barnes led the Lady Bruin assault, finishing 14th (12:10.51).
The next four Lady Bruin finishers included Shay Stayton (23rd), Erin Epperson (59th), Kassey Taylor (67th) and Anna Gunter (74th).
Bartlesville's highlight of the day revolved around its junior high teams, both of which won their respective championships, Ayres said.
Schools from Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri were represented at the race, he explained.
Greta Olsen rocketed to third place overall to spearhead the Lady Bruin junior high team to the top spot. She shattered the 6-minute barrier, coming in at 5:51.57.
The next Lady Bruins across the finish line included Madi Taylor (6th), Liza Williams (10), Rilee Rigdon (11th) and Margaret Drummond (17th).
Bartlesville junior high girls scored 47 points, easily leaving runner-up Carl Albert (82 points) in the dust — or the mud, as it were.
In the junior high boys run, Bartlesville boasted two pacers in the top 10 — Reese Hammon, who finished second overall, at 11:46.49, and Nathan Lauritsen, who finished eighth.
Austin Stitt came in as the third-fast Bruin (14th), following by Tyler Linthacum (16th) and James Boudreaux (27th).
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UK Festivals 2013 # 1 - Reading & Leeds.A new monthly feature in which I look at the UK's festival circuit in 2013. This month I look at the line up for Reading & Leeds!
The main stage crowd are throwing their hands in the air like they just don't care and they can feel themselves doing the same!! The band leave the stage and the hipsters walk away bleary eyed and confused, emerging after the set with an enlightened view on the world of music and festivals. Their hipster attitudes diminished they decide that raving it up with "Knife Party" might be more fun than popping to the "Festival Republic Stage" for some unsigned indie-folk.
Knife Party - Internet Friends (Live)
This years line up has the usual mix of old favourites and up and comers which should please both festival veterans and first timers. The rise and rise of "Dubstep" is documented with "Skrillex" headlining the "NME/Radio1 Stage" with Mercury prize winners "alt-j" and French rockers "Phoenix" taking up the other two slots. The main stage is pretty dang impressive. "Green Day" who pretty much stole the show last year (as well as being the worst kept secret band ever to perform at the festival) return to their rightful spot on top of the poster. If its anything like last years performance the fans are in for a treat.
Green Day - American Idiot (Live @ Reading Festival 2012)
Eminem is the second headliner for the festival and probably the most exciting/controversial, mainly down to the unpredictability of what his performance might consist of. Personally a strong showing of early material with lashings of Recovery would be ideal, but that's just me. As far as how the crowd will receive a rap headliner...well it could swing either way. On one hand Jay - Z was a resounding success when he headlined Glastonbury a few years back not to mention the fact that Eminem has festival experience, not only with this very festival which he headlined back in 2001, but much more recently with a headline slot at T in the Park (even if it is a slightly more "mainstream" festival). However Reading and Leeds fans are renowned for not shying away from voicing their displeasure at an artist who doesn't perform up to standards, and if slim shady comes out with a pop/R&B heavy set...well he could befall the same fate that his mate "50 cent" and his crew fell to at the festival not so long ago.
* The following video is not pretty. If you believe throwing bottles at performers just aiming to please is wrong then do not watch... it is a bit funny though.
Biffy Clyro are the final headliners on the mainstage but I've written about them recently so I won't go on. However you can read that article HERE. Also just to remind you how good they are live...
This year also signals the introduction of BRAND NEW STAGES to the festival sites! The Lock-Up stage/Dance stage will be for the first time separate entities! As of yet the Lock-Up acts have not been announced, but Sub Focus, Magnetic Man and Knife Party will be leading the brand new dance stage into battle. This year will also be the debut of the "1Xtra stage" which will be featuring Devlin and Wiley which points towards a grime/UK rap vibe for that stage. Just another musical dish now available at the festival.
So. From the information currently available it's clear that this years event could very well be the finest weekend the organisers have ever managed before! Strong headliners and a cavalcade of quality bands from every genre of the musical spectrum, everything that makes the festival so great but this time on a bigger scale! I mean I haven't even mentioned the fact that Nine Inch Nails and System of a Down are going to be there! Bands whom have very strong cases to be considered headliners themselves and could very well steal the show. So lets finish with performances from both these rock goliaths at the festival in previous years. Roll on bank holiday August weekend!
Nine Inch Nails - Wish (Live @ Reading Festival 2007)
System of a Down - Chop Suey (Live @ Reading Festival 2001)
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Internet Defamation: Goodbye Right of Privacy, Hello Free Speech
April 28, 2014 by Katherine Imp
Social media apps and services have undoubtedly forced businesses to restructure their marketing policies, but how does this social media sensation affect the individual user? Is it possible for one of us to get caught up in a defamation suit from a 140-character tweet? What if we just 'like' or retweet a statement made by somebody else?
I began thinking about this issue a few weeks ago while watching my favorite show, Survivor. Like all good reality shows, Survivor has its fair share of villains, and last year, the villain was a Mormon mother of six, Dawn Meehan. During the reunion show, host Jeff Probst asked Dawn how she was handling all of the Internet criticism. She responded (while holding back tears), "I deleted my Twitter account." Survivor (CBS television broadcast May 12, 2013).
[On May 10, 2013, Dawn tweeted, "Taking my twitter account down. Life's too short for this much negativity. Much love to everyone who's shared #Survivor with me."]
Now, before you start tweeting, "Dawn deserves the hate! #Survivor #LoveJeffProbst," let's break this down. Under the law, defamation is a publicized, false communication, either written or spoken, that adversely affects one's reputation. A mere expression of opinion is not actionable. Here in the United States, because of First Amendment considerations, both the degree of fault required (negligence v. actual malice) and the measure of damages needed are highly dependent on the status of the plaintiff, e.g., whether the plaintiff is a public figure, limited public figure, or private person, and whether the matter is one of public or private concern.
As the star of a reality show, Dawn is unlikely to win a lawsuit on defamation grounds because opinions are not actionable. Even if a false allegation exists, Dawn would still have to prove that the statement was made with actual malice (reality show stars are considered limited public figures and therefore must prove a higher degree of fault). Is this fair? At what point does her right of privacy outweigh freedom of speech? Dawn may have signed her rights away to CBS, but she did not relinquish her rights to the world of Twitter, Facebook, and social bloggers. Moreover, she doesn't have access to a celebrity PR team, so the damage to her reputation will stay with her (and Google) for life. Where do we draw the line?
In February 2013, Illinois Senator Ira Silverstein introduced the Internet Posting Removal Act as a way to decrease the ability of anonymous posters from maligning and harassing other people. The Act would have required web administrators, upon request, to remove posted comments by anonymous users who were unwilling to attach their names to the post. Ironically, social media backlash prevented that bill from moving forward.
As for 'liking' and retweeting, Internet defamation follows the single publication rule. No matter how many copies of the original defamatory statement are downloaded, 'liked', or retweeted, it is still considered one libelous statement (so long as the original statement is not modified). This is laid out in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which states in pertinent part that "no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." 47 U.S.C. §230. So … retweet away!
Despite the increasing trend of social media as a forum to criticize and abuse people in the news, I would argue that the law is, and will continue to be, in favor of free speech. Those who voluntarily thrust themselves into the public eye via blog, reality show, YouTube video, or other public forum, assume the risk that some of the commentary made towards them will be negative. On the other hand, one season of Survivor should not open contestants up to a lifetime of bad publicity, and at some point, the laws of defamation will need to address this issue.
Katherine (Kate) Imp is an entertainment attorney at Ramo Law PC and Chicago native. She specializes in film finance, production and distribution for clients in Illinois and across the country. Contact Kate at @KatherineImp or email@example.com.
Disclaimer: The information in this column is intended for general information purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice.


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To the west of the city of Boston is the small but historic city of Mission Hill. If you are looking for a home to rent or a house to buy, then Mission Hill is definitely worth consideration. The city's population has increased 17% from 2000-2010 with roughly 18,000 people within its ¾ mile radius. Built by wealthy land owners during the mid 19th century, homes in Mission Hill reflect some of the best architectural designs from that era.
The blending of historic architecture with modern renovations and facilities has made Mission Hill one of the most desirable and gorgeous places in Boston. If you are looking for a home or apartment for rent in Mission Hill, try looking in Brigham Circle or Huntington Avenue for more affordable solutions. The nearby Coolidge Corner offers many opportunities for shopping, tasting fine food and a movie theatre for entertainment. You can use the property search on this page to look for Mission Hill rentals according to your budget and requirements.
Mission Hill is home to the Museum of Fine Arts, Northeastern University and the Longwood Medical Center; all of which frequently bring new people into the neighborhood. For those interested in buying a rental property in Mission Hill, the area is a great investment because rentals always in high demand.
Mission Hill is conveniently located for commuters, medical professionals as well as students at one of the nearby colleges. The 'T' stops at Coolidge Corner, St Paul and Longwood make it convenient and affordable to travel to other parts of Boston. You can reach Boston in 20 minutes on the 'T' which makes Mission Hill a great place to find a home.
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On Dec. 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white male passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, she became a pivotal symbol of the Civil Rights Movement.
She was arrested by police and charged with disorderly conduct for defying local segregation laws.
The same day, the Montgomery Improvement Association was founded, which led the Montgomery Bus Boycott that catapulted the young Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to leadership.
Parks organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including Edgar Nixon, president of the local chapter of the NAACP.
Prior to her arrest, Parks had attended Highlander Folk School, which trained community organizers on issues of poverty and later civil rights. In the 1940s, she joined the NAACP and was elected secretary of its Montgomery, Ala., branch, working with civil rights activist Edgar Nixon to fight barriers to voting for Blacks and investigate sexual violence against women.
After the bus boycott, Parks and her husband lost their jobs and were threatened. They left for Detroit, where she was an activist against the war in Vietnam and worked on poverty, housing and racial justice issues.
In 1992, Parks published "Rosa Parks: My Story," an autobiography that recounted her life leading to her decision to keep her seat on the bus. She also published her memoir, titled "Quiet Strength" in 1995, which focuses on her faith in her life.
Parks was honored previously in Washington, D.C. with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999, both during the Clinton administration.
She died on Oct. 24, 2005, at age 92. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in her honor on Feb. 4, which would have been her 100th birthday.
In February, President Barack Obama unveiled a full-length statue of Rosa Parks in the Capitol, paying tribute for her work in the Civil Rights Movement. Parks became the first Black woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.


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During the third trimester of pregnancy a developing fetus grows quickly and gains weight rapidly. The brain and central nervous system are in an important stage of development. Harmful substances, such as alcohol, can affect the growing baby's development at any time during pregnancy.
Researchers have been unable to fully explain how much alcohol is considered too much" or how many drinks are considered safe during pregnancy. However, it is known that if a woman drinks alcohol at any time during her pregnancy, it crosses the placenta to the fetus which is then exposed to the alcohol. One reason alcohol can be so harmful is because the amniotic fluid keeps the alcohol contained; exposing the fetus to alcohol much longer than the mother is exposed. Another reason is because the baby's metabolism is different from the mother's. The alcohol stays in the baby's body for much longer than it would in an adult body. Since experts have been unable to determine what a safe level of alcohol is during pregnancy, a better-safe-than-sorry approach might be best.
Alcohol is considered to be the most common way a fetus can suffer damage while in the womb. 9 out of 1,000 babies are born with some degree of alcohol exposure and suffer some type of negative side-effect. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the medical diagnosis used to describe a range of negative side-effects to the baby when the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy. Within FASD are the more commonly known Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. They all cause side effects and disabilities that are permanent and can affect social, emotional, and physical development throughout the lifespan.
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Mainline Church Consultant Bill Easum is concerned about the future of the church. In his new book "Dinosaurs to Rabbits" he uses an animal comparison to illustrate where the church is headed (a dinosaur) compared to where it should be headed (a rabbit). For example, some of the differences:
Dinosaurs: reproduce a smaller but still credible amount of eggs laid, which unfortunately take a long time to hatch. They get destroyed by predators, which lead to an annual mortality rate of usually only one surviving dinosaur from the entire birth process. And because of the long period of time, and lack of a multiplying process, they fail to multiply.
Rabbits: have many bunnies in their kits, with a short gestation period, leading to about 70 surviving rabbits per year, who within 31 days can start reproducing again. Because they have an immediate turnaround in reproduction, the average doe can count about 700 bunnies per year through her family tree.
The result dinosaurs are extinct; rabbits are everywhere and still multiplying!
Now can you see any parallels with the American church? Would these phrases help? "Not multiplying"; "slow to reproduce"; "has possibilities but gets rejected," "not designed to multiply," "lost their purpose.," "heading towards extinction." etc.
Hopefully you've heard by now that a major part of the new Strategic plan of the ERC is multiplication! It's easy to see why multiplication is one of our 4 strategic pillars:
- It's biblical! God commands us to do it (Genesis 1)!
- It's missional! God uses it to depopulate Hell and welcome more people to Heaven (Acts 1)!
- It's supernatural! It can't be done without the Spirit-led and Vision-led direction and provision of God (Ephesians 3)!
- It produces disciples! In the ERC, it's we have made a Great commitment to the Great Commandment to live out the Great Commission and to Multiple disciples, leaders, ministries, and churches! As Easum says: "Go and serve is their mantra. Radical discipleship replaces nominal membership…Serving is more important than the congregation becoming big and kingdom is more important than their congregation. If a new church moves into their community, they celebrate because it will benefit Kingdom." (Acts 6)
- It's happening now! From mainline denominations, to independent churches, and Jesus-hungry faith communities like the ERC, more and more Jesus followers are seeing God's Great Commission (Matthew 28) "to go and make" disciples as a fulfillment of the Great Commandment (Matt. 22) to "love God with all thine might." In other words, disciples are to be sent to serve, not to sit and soak.
David Nelms of the 1 Timothy Initiative is one of our strategic planning coaches. David is training us in disciple-making and church multiplication. He has planted more than 50,000 churches internationally with even more becoming disciple makers!
What about you and your church? Is being a disciple of Jesus based on how much you know? How many Scriptures you can memorize? How many Holy Huddles you attend?
While learning, attending, and memorization of Scriptures are important to our growth as Christ-followers, they still don't make us a disciple (Matt. 28). What would a multiplying church and Jesus follower look like?
Let me close with several questions from "Dinosaurs to Rabbits" that I hope you'll pray and meditate on. Hopefully they will help you and your church to start on the quest to "Just Multiply!"
Am I willing to follow every command of my Lord and Savior?
Am I willing to go wherever God asks me to go?
What does it mean for me to give my life according to the demands of the Gospel?
What are the daily implications of loving my enemy?
What temptations have I had today and what did I do about them?
How can my life be molded into the pattern of Jesus' servanthood?
What is God doing in your life this week?
-Chuck Frank, ERC Director of Multiplication


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Store these tangy cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. Don't be alarmed at the curdled appearance of the mixture at the end of step two; the cookies turn out fine.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 375°.
To prepare cookies, place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in rind and 1/4 cup juice. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will look curdled).
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; stir with a wooden spoon to form a stiff dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead 10 to 15 times to form a smooth dough.
Divide dough into 8 equal portions. Working with 1 portion at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), shape each portion into a 30-inch-long rope; cut each rope crosswise into 6 (5-inch) pieces. Tie each dough piece into a knot. Place knots on 2 baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 1 sheet at a time at 375° for 8 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned and tops are still pale. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons juice, and buttermilk; stir until smooth. Dip tops of cookies into glaze; dry on racks.


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In article <9305080135.AA59321 at itsa.ucsf.EDU> jharper at ITSA.UCSF.EDU (M. Jane Harper) writes: >On 7 May 93 Rae Nishi said: >>I talked mos tof the morning with a 13 year old niece of an acquaintance who >>wanted "Annie" to visit with a "health professional". Annie wanted to be a >>surgeon 'cause her uncle is one. She was very interested to find that there >>are alternatives to being a medical doctor (besides being a nurse). > >Laboratory science and nursing are not mututally exclusive. My mentor and I >spend every summer doing bench research in the rat model, investigating >opioid receptor/ligant interactions. :-) > >J. Harper, MS, RN, CCRN >DOctoral Student, Neuroscience Nursing >University of California, San Francisco >jharper at itsa.ucsf.edu Hard to let this one go by with comment---because I think "J" is reacting to what I think is pervasive condenscension of women BY WOMEN.


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Today's post is a guest submission from Adele Revella. Adele is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and author of The Buyer Persona Manifesto. A career marketer with decades of experience in the B2B technology industry, Adele has approached the discipline from all sides: sales and marketing executive, consultant, trainer and entrepreneur. She is currently CEO and founder of Buyer Persona Institute, the company she founded in 2010 to ensure that companies have deep insight into what persuades buyers to choose the solutions they market.
This disturbing data was reported in a recent ITSMA study. The sample size was relatively small and limited to the services marketing sector, but I'm seeing indicators that this is a widespread issue.
The problem seems to have little to do with the skills needed to leverage buyer personas. Instead, marketers appear to have latched onto a cookie-cutter format for presenting buyer personas, while missing the fact that building them requires unique research. Too many people are simply recycling existing data or pushing out surveys, which virtually ensures that their buyer personas won't tell them anything they didn't already know.
Simply put, these buyer personas lack the breadth and depth of insight that is needed to establish the persona as an authority on the decisions marketers need to make. So nothing changes.
An insight, by definition, reveals new information. It's something you don't already know. When I see people recommending that marketers build their buyer personas with readily available or insider data, my hackles rise.
Sure, surveys are a quick and easy way to do research, but it's impossible to get new information from their multiple choice, question and answer format. They're better suited for validating and quantifying existing knowledge, assumptions or trends.
Other people believe they can build buyer personas from information provided by their marketing automation solutions. These systems contain a lot of useful data about what actions buyers took (among other things), but they don't reveal why, for example, the buyer responded to a particular marketing piece or sales offer, or what other information would lead that buyer to eliminate a competitor from consideration.
It's only through a real-time dialogue, through listening to each buyer's story and posing questions based on their answers, that you can ferret out new insights: What triggers the buyer's engagement, his barriers to purchase, or which criteria the buyer uses to evaluate competing solutions – to name just a few of the insights that actionable buyer personas reveal.
Buyer personas based on surveys or existing data are built in an echo chamber where the same theses are endlessly repeated.
To make it easy to share buyer persona best practices with other marketers, we've created a new infographic. I'm hoping that people who see it will begin to understand the value of listening to buyers. We want marketers to realize that buyer personas are incomplete when they end with a profile of a person, and that deep buying insights require interviews with the real people they want to influence.
Once these insights are communicated through buyer personas, marketers will have no trouble putting them to work for effective content marketing, messaging, and sales enablement, to name just a few.
I hope you will attend my session at Content Marketing World, where I'll share the stage with SAP marketing vice president Joan Sherlock. We'll show you how SAP is using buyer personas to effectively influence a global audience of marketers and buyers. I look forward to seeing you and meeting you there.
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Pages and pages ago on this thread, I posted a summary of the early discoveries of Litton's cheating. Since that time, the discoveries and outstanding detective work by the LR folks have dramatically expanded the scope of Litton's bizarre escapade of cheating and dishonesty.
Since the thread is now almost impossibly long, it would probably be helpful if someone could post a history of the investigation up to this point that could piggyback on mine. That way folks new to the thread could understand in a nutshell what has happened.
SoKLR - I know you have some great stuff on your site - could you put it all into one written document that could be posted here and on your site?
On another note, has anyone looked more closely at the WV Marshall Marathon? I can't believe how many different instances of cheating that have been uncovered.
As I said to Clarkston Kent in a recent e-mail, there has to be a limit for how weird this is getting. I mean, if the guy is seriously mentally ill and we are expending a lot of energy to corral the illness, we are wasting our time. On the other hand, if he is the serial cheater that we have made him out to be, then this continues to be a worthwhile exercise.
I know that I may never get an answer for this, but what remaining motivation would he have for
a) expending serious $$ to travel to a far-away marathon to
b) cheat in it and
c) use a different name?
Utterly outrageous in theory, but it has been documented now several times over the past few days. He doesn't get the notoriety, he doesn't get to show the results to his "friends" as a fast race, he can't claim it in any fundraising goal, he gets no apparent personal payback (except possible a piddly amount of prize money).
I just cannot understand. None of us probably ever will unless Litton decides to come clean and write a book in which he divulges his motivations and methods. Despite the disgusting egomania associated with that idea, I think it would be fantastic as long as it led to better race controls and an answer to all of our burning questions about WHY.
Come on Kip - help us out here!
What does a serial _ _ _ _ _ _ get out what they do?
Answer: They get off on it.
And sometimes they get off on leaving little clues behind as a puzzle.