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The facts about Orrin Woodward, Team and MonaVie – Once and for all – Part 6
Part 6 – Orrin Woodward and the team leaders stand tall in the throws of war.
"At my command, unleash hell" – Russell Crowe as General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the movie 'Gladiator'
Quixtar's Smack-Down and the Team stands strong
Quixtar's next move was in response to the wave of resignations. Imagine Quixtar's ownership saying, "Somehow, Orrin or Chris must have told all of those people what to do! Then their top leaders must have conveyed the message. Lets identify the top 10-20 biggest leaders and attack them too. We will sue them, drag both husbands and wives into court and interrogate them for hours in front of cameras and high-powered lawyers. Lets drain them all financially; bankrupt them if you have to. Lets take their computers and phones and scan for any communication with Orrin, Chris or their teams. Lets spend millions to find the answer to the question: who destroyed our "property" by telling all of "our" people quit. Bury them, regardless of the financial cost!" For the next few months, this was the Team's 'Valley Forge' moment – and without their two top Commanders. A potential breaking point was imminent. How long will decisions of principle carry them? Even thought the spotlight was on Orrin and Chris, there were many other leaders who sacrificed greatly to protect others from attack during this time. These are all unsung heroes. They were brothers in a foxhole getting mortars dropped all around them. And certainly there were some financial casualties. That being said, nobody sacrificed more than Orrin Woodward.
Nobody succeeds alone. Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time.
When George Washington walked through Valley Forge the winter of 1777 to begin the Continental Army's 6-month encampment, I imaging that, privately, his confidence was extremely tested. What a breath of fresh air it must have been to greet Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, onetime staff member of Frederick the Great (King of Prussia), carrying an endorsement from Benjamin Franklin. One could argue a divine providence in the timing of events. With von Steuben's help, the Continental Army made it through the winter with revived spirit and enhanced fighting skill to successfully engage the British Army at the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey!
There were a few rays of hope during the Team's 6-month 'Valley Forge". The first came with a Circuit Court ruling that upheld the constitutional right of assembly, allowing the Team to gather for meetings and seminars. The second ray of hope (and this would prove later to be the seed idea to the Life Leadership business) is that the Team could market a generic version of their audio CDs and books for general personal and professional development purposes. All references to Quixtar must be (happily) removed. Members that attained a certain volume of materials could still be paid a bonus from Team, based upon volume discounting. This gave birth to the idea that the personal and professional development found within the content produced by Team leaders could turn into a stand-alone marketable product.
Uncommon Sacrifices
What happened next was, in my opinion, one of the most generous moves in business history that I have ever heard about. In addition, almost nobody knew about this amazing sacrifice (until now). Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and Tim Marks (and their spouses) were already under legal and financial attack by a billion-dollar company; they were getting stabbed in the back every other month by people they thought were friends, they were targeted by countless critics blaming them for everything going wrong, they were all getting interrogated in courtrooms after being forced to regularly read mountains of legal briefs, and if that wasn't enough, they were forced to endure weeks at a time without seeing family and loved ones … did they reach their breaking point? No, instead, they did something truly amazing. In the middle of all of this turmoil, they agreed to surrender 100% of their Team bonuses for the purpose of subsidizing the incomes of the Team leaders that were camped with them in this valley. What an amazing move! What is even more amazing is this continued for 18 months while all three shouldered all of the aforementioned workload, attacks and immense stress. History, many times, recalls great deeds of men long after they did them. The great deeds of the original leaders of the Team must not go un-noticed any longer. No wonder they command so much social capital!
Next, a fortuitous chain of events! Stay tuned for Part 7!
The facts about Orrin Woodward, Team and MonaVie – Once and for all – Part 5
Part 5 – Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady, Social Capital and the Test of True Friendships
"We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother.." – William Shakespeare from King Henry V
Social Capital
True leadership only shines in difficult times. There are many points in history where only a strong leader who is unwavering in their principles will be followed. To a non-leader, this type of leader is, at best an anomaly and at worsts a pariah. George Washington was chosen to lead the Revolutionary War and the Presidency not because of how tall he was, how wealthy he was nor where he went to school. He was chosen to lead because he was a man of iron principle, integrity and honor. This type of person attracts and builds something called social capital.
When the Quixtar letters were sent out, I can only imagine that the owners and legal staff concluded that they had financial capital to use as leverage to force members to capitulate to their demands. I imagine that Quixtar staff and legal council suggesting "nobody would dare give up their income and their entire business that they worked so hard for, just to follow Orrin and Chris into the unknown!" The rule in the Quixtar Member Contract was that you could not join another networking company for 6 months – so who would be crazy enough to give up their income and potentially start from scratch after 6 months? This is were Quixtar brass missed it – they were all about to witness the true power of social capital. Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady followed the judges TRO completely (phones and computers were seized for discovery by the lawyers, and proved in court there were no traces of down-line communication whatsoever). Not even the lawyers could understand why, in the days and weeks that followed, an avalanche of resignation letters were submitted to Quixtar. What began as a few member resignations led to dozens, which led to hundreds, which led to many thousands of resignations sent in to Quixtar. It was estimated that, within 60 days, Quixtar had managed to scare away almost $200 million in annual market share and an incalculable amount of potential growth revenue in years to come (full article reference here).
It was argued over and over, "They had to have communicated somehow!" Nope. The fact remains that Orrin and Chris did no such thing. To the mass of Team members who were in the dark, two facts were all that were needed. Fact #1: 'Orrin and Chris were no longer a part of the Quixtar business.' Fact #2: 'Orrin and Chris were (and still are today) men of iron principle and integrity who have served a group of men and women for over a decade. As a result, they have earned a tremendous amount of social capital.' This is all that was needed for the first wave of Team members to logically conclude that, "if Orrin and Chris are no longer in Quixtar, then I don't want to be either." This first wave of resignations to Quixtar was not a blind leap by mindless drones. This was social capital in its finest form. Through deductive reasoning, members could discern the facts concerning the status of Orrin and Chris at that time: (1) they are no longer with Quixtar, (2) they have always had a vision serve a million person team, (3) they have a track record of good character, integrity and service to others, (4) they have always adapted in adversity. Therefore a leader could conclude that there must be another 'mountain top' on the other side of this impending 'valley'. The first wave of resignations led to an exponentially bigger second wave following the same explanation of social capital at other levels within the Team organization. Wave after wave of resignation letters crashed the membership department at Quixtar. Just like a scene out of the stock trading floor in Wall Street when there is panic in the trading markets, I imaging Quixtar staff frantically yelling and scrambling for answers to why, oh why, in a matter of 3 months, did they lose tens of thousands of distributors and a $200 million per year portion of their North American business… The answer is clear looking backwards: Social capital trumped financial capital.
The phenomenon of social capital can only be understood by studying those rare events in history: the Biblical account of David and his Mighty Men, the Greek history of Achilles and his Myrmidons, the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the WWII paratroopers of Easy Company portrayed in the movie series Band of Brothers (to name a few examples). It is something that is built and earned over time by adhering to the laws of leadership. Period. In addition, those who don't have social capital have a very difficult time understanding those who do. Case and point: Quixtar's next move.
The battle is about to begin – stay tuned for Part 6!
The facts about Orrin Woodward, Team and MonaVie – Once and for all – Part 3
Part 3 – Orrin Woodward joins Quixtar board, attempts to 'clean house'
2005 – 2007
Orrin Woodward was elected to sit on Quixtar's Independent Business Owner's (IBO) board of directors. The following year, Chris Brady was elected to serve on the same board. The purpose of the IBO board was to create and maintain synergy between the field marketers and the Quixtar ownership group. These years were filled with tremendous excitement and hope for a bright future. This excitement was based upon the idea that they could have their ideas heard and together forge an amazing future for Quixtar and Team. I imagine that this excitement rivaled the early 1770's when Thomas Jefferson and George Washington owned a vineyard and an olive tree plantation in partnership with a British royal, The Earl of Dunmore. As exciting as this must have been to Jefferson and Washington, this partnership was not to last, as bigger problems disrupted their capitalistic synergy. In the later 1770's, many of the selfish actions by the Earl of Dunmore were quickly turning himself into America's first villian. Shortly after this, Thomas Jefferson (who was an avid reader of history) penned the "Summary View of the Rights of British America", which highlighted the idea that if the British King does not act in the best interest of the colonialists, that his jurisdiction shall become null and void (whether he liked it or not).
Fast forward back to 2005, with the failing health of the two original founders (Rich Devos and Jay VanAndel), controlling interest was passed down to the next generation of Devos and VanAndel family members … eventually, a new executive staff was in place and the synergy that was enjoyed for decades was suddenly found wanton. It seemed as if the concept that Thomas Jefferson wrote about in 1774 (A Summary View of the Rights of British America) was starting to be abused once more by a corporate group that did not study or understand true leadership.
Stemming from his career as an Engineer and extensive training in the field of continuous improvement, Orrin Woodward could not sit idle and let problems fester. Both Orrin and Chris agreed that somebody had to stand in the gap and try to help fix the problems that were starting to hurt business growth in the field. It is said that 'courage' is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of fear. Wanting to drive continuous improvement for all, Orrin acted courageously and decided to risk the status quo and call out the 'elephant in the room'. He gracefully drafted an 'Olive Branch' letter to one of the new billionaire owners, Doug Devos, pointing out some ways to improve Quixtar for everybody, ownership included. (You can read the full letter at Dan Hawkins blog). The two main points that were highlighted were retail price of Quixtar products in the marketplace and the means by which the company subtly began to take extra profits for themselves. It is curious how human nature and history tend to repeat from time to time in the form of greed and ego. There was a hidden form of taxation without representation happening at the corporate level, and nobody had the guts to go straight to the top to call out the elephant in the room – Nobody, that is, until Orrin Woodward arrived with the support of his loyal friend, Chris Brady. Prior to this, both Orrin and Chris often spoke in terms of principles, just like the founders of our nation, encouraging leaders to "do the right thing because it's the right thing to do, regardless of the cost". Another historical fact to clear up is this: Just like pre-1770 colonial Americans had no intention of seceding from the British, neither Orrin Woodward nor Chris Brady had and intention of seceding from Quixtar. Ultimately, their hand was forced by an injustice…
June 2007
After a few half-hearted "peace treaties", corporate ego dictated the next moves by the second-generation ownership of the Devos and VanAndel families. Without warning or asking approval from the IBO board, Quixtar ownership drops 2 bombs. Bomb #1: They are going to reduce commissions on two products without reducing the cost of these products (the two products that The Team sold the most of). It is almost like taking a page out of history, like Imperial Britian imposing a tax mechanism like the Stamp Act or Townshend Act, then daring the people to defy the crown with ships of war sitting in the Boston harbor… Bomb #2: They are eliminating the parent company, Alticor, and merging the Quixtar Company back into the previously separate corporate entity, Amway. Period. No discussion. No deliberation with the field. It seemed like the attitude from the top was 'we can do it just because. And if you don't like it, too bad'.
To this day, nobody in the field really knows why these moves were made. Was it a conscious attempt to destroy their North American business? Sure, there were a few well-spun press releases, but none of it makes any sense considering the tremendous growth of the Team organization all of these years. Was the (second-generation) ownership really that oblivious to the negative marketing effects of the Amway name in North America? Either way, it was 'their way or the highway'.
Stay tuned for Part 4, this is getting tense!
The facts about Orrin Woodward, Team and MonaVie – Once and for all – Part 2
Part 2 – Orrin Woodward and the Early Years (back in the day!)
The Story of Life Leadership
(The Story of the most unlikely of friends, building the most unlikely of businesses, starting from the most unlikely of small towns…)
Just as the American story of freedom is filled with hope, sacrifice, providence, thin threads, great deeds, heroes and villains – so is the story of Life Leadership. The formation of America and the formation of Life Leadership are both real-life David and Goliath tales that are equally astonishing and almost unbelievable. Generally speaking, both stories begin with the growth and expansion of a smaller group of people filled with hopes and dreams of a bright future. Next is the part where a larger governing group begins to take advantage of that smaller group. What follows in each story is that the smaller group gets pushed around long enough, then, the smaller group decides to fight back. Eventually, other neighboring parties become impressed with how 'scrappy' the underdog is, and they are inspired to join the fight and root for the smaller group's victory (especially if there is a mutual benefit). In both cases, the outside help could not have come at a better time. Many people would argue that in both cases, if the smaller group did not receive help, the battles would have been lost to the larger group. Now, let us replace generalities with details:
Now that we have reviewed your American History of Independence in Part 1, let me tell you the tale of Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and a group of men and women that, back in 1999, simply called themselves 'The Team'. Just like colonial America prior to 1776, the men and women of The Team had no idea that they would be thrust into a similar battle for entrepreneurial independence (ultimately leading to the formation of the Life Leadership Business). For creative flair, feel free to pause your reading and queue up the soundtrack from the movie, Braveheart, before reading further. The historical timeline follows as such:
- 1993 – Orrin Woodward joins Amway in hopes to get his baseball card collection back. Orrin ends up going to a few meetings, pulling money from his employee 401k fund, and gets started leveraging his initial investment to build a network.
- 1995 – Chris Brady joins Orrin Woodward's group as a low-cost, flexible alternative to starting a conventional franchise (in order to escape the corporate 'rat race'). Chris was, at the time, conducting extensive research in the advantages and disadvantages of all types of enterprises, concluding that Orrin's plan may just work.
- September 1999 – The owner's of Amway form a shell company called Alticor. This was immediately followed by the formation of a new e-commerce company called Quixtar, separate from Amway, with Alticor owning both divisions separately. Members of Amway are giving the option to leave Amway (and it's branding) and join the new e-commerce company, Quixtar. (As you can imagine, this helped tremendously with Orrin & Chris's marketing efforts).
- 2000 – Following a series of losses in a 'friendly' marketing competition, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady begin to understand the power of 'social capital'. This led them to create their own training company to help develop leaders within their organization. This was an effort to clear up the confusion of 'best practices training' in the industry and increase growth using a strategy later dubbed 'Team Approach'. Training centered on the fact that new products and new technology were not the key to success in a marketing business; instead, true leadership at the individual level was (and still remains) the key to success in business.
- 2000-2007 – Unprecedented growth occurred within the Team organization! Many people were very happy and successful in this 'new world' of prosperity. The Quixtar executive staff was impressed and the Team enjoyed a period of incredible wealth creation for the entire organization. Furthermore, Orrin Woodward's organization was repeatedly recognized as the fastest growing organization in all of Quixtar, representing nearly $200 million in total group sales at its peak. Read the following excerpt from Orrin's article:
The online model fit our young and hungry team perfectly. In fact, from 1999 through 2007, Laurie and I led the fastest growing organization within the whole company. We grew from several hundred to over ten thousand people attending events and our sales increased from a couple hundred thousand dollars to over one hundred million dollars! In addition, many other teams sought our training and started growing resulting in nearly another hundred million dollars in volume. Our training organization, in other words, was responsible for nearly $200 million of Quixtar's total sales.
The plot begins to thicken; stay tuned for Part 3!
The facts about Orrin Woodward, Team and MonaVie – Once and for all – Part 1
Part 1 – An important review of American History facts
OK, its time to clear up the story of MonaVie, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady once and for all! Once again, the antagonists continue to twist the facts and get the story wrong. The funny thing about actual events is that they typically do not require any embellishment or exaggeration – they are full of drama and suspense all by themselves!
The dramatic history deserves to be properly told concerning the events leading up to Orrin Woodward's business partnership with Dallin Larsen and MonaVie, then onward to the launch of Life Leadership. This series of articles will illuminate, in more detail, the incredible chain of events in an effort to capture the honorable deeds of a few brave men and women in American business history.
In order to fully appreciate these 'major motion picture worthy' details of this moment in history, we need to take a peek backwards 247 years into American history – to a time where honor and duty were a matter of course for statesmen around the world.
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." –George Washington
In case you were sleeping in your high school American History class, let us recall some of the major highlights leading up to the American Revolutionary War and the beginning of the United States of America:
- Jan. 17, 1706 – Benjamin Franklin born in Boston, MA
- Feb. 22, 1732 – George Washington born in Virginia
- Apr. 13, 1743 – Thomas Jefferson born in Virginia
- 1754 – 1763 – The French and Indian War occured.
- Mar. 1765 – English Parliament imposes the first direct tax on American colonies, called the Stamp Tax. This was to help pay for British military organization in America. It was the first time colonialists united together in opposition.
- Sept. 1768 – English warships sail into Boston Harbor to "keep the peace". Part of the unrest was caused by the Townshend Revenue Act (a new tax to help pay for increased British military presence in the American colonies).
- 1770 – The American colonies are growing like crazy – population reaches 2,210,000
- March 5, 1770 – Boston Massacre occurs when British troops shoot into a mob at point blank range.
- April 1770 – The Townshend Acts are repealed by the British Crown.
- May 10, 1773 – The Tea Act takes effect, giving the British East India Trade Company a monopoly position on all tea imports.
- December 16, 1773 – Boston Tea Party! 8,000 Bostonians gather to hear Sam Adams tell them that British warships will not leave the harbor until all tea taxes are paid. Later that night, colonial activists disguised as Mohawk Indians board the ships and dump 342 containers of tea into the harbor. (What a bunch of Rascals!)
- March 23, 1775 – In response to escalating tensions between American colonies and the British Crown, Patrick Henry delivers his famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech. 7 days later, the New England Restraining Act is endorsed by King George III requiring that the colonies trade exclusively with England; and also bans fishing in the North Atlantic.
- July 5, 1775 – After the past year of escalated tension, including the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Brach Petition – which expressed hopes of reconciliation with the British and King George III. King George refuses to even look at it and declares the Americas to be in a state of open rebellion.
- March 4-17, 1776 – Americans capture Dorchester Heights (above Boston Harbor) and point cannons (captured from Fort Ticonderoga) at the British Fleet stationed there, forcing the British to evacuate. A small victory breeds confidence!
- May 2, 1776 – The Americans, fragile and in need of help, receive foreign support from France and Spain! King Louis XVI of France commits 1 million dollars in arms and munitions to help the cause of freedom. Spain then also promises support. For financial perspective, $1 million in 1776 can be conservatively translated to $28 million in today's currency.
- Feb 6, 1778 – After almost 2 years into the Revolutionary War, France and America sign two treaties: Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance. They pledge to fight Britain until American Independence is won. A year later, Spain enters the war as an ally of France. The following year, the British are engaged in fighting all over the world.
- Sept 3, 1783 – Treaty of Paris is signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending the war and sealing American independence for good. This is the true beginning point for the Great Republic that, despite its faults, has been a place where its citizens can enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I realize that a pure historian would be pulling their hair out right about now yelling, "you skipped some of my favorite parts!" My apologies. This condensed review should be sufficient to stir the imagination enough to appreciate the following tale of events. Stay tuned for Part 2.
Life Leadership a Cult? Part 2
Let's dive into the facts that show how Life Leadership is not a "cult", but a fantastic "culture" that is making a difference in people's lives around the world. Here is the link to part 1 of this article –>
Ways to identify a real "cult":
- Who do they identify their source of Authority?
- What do they believe about the trinity?
- What do they believe about Salvation?
- They oppose critical thinking and discourage people from thinking for themselves.
- They dishonor the family unit.
- They isolate members and penalize them for leaving the group.
- They seek loyalty to a leader above loyalty to Jesus.
- They cross biblical boundaries of behavior.
- They encourage separation from church.
- They emphasize special revelations that contradict Scripture.
- They group lavishes the leader with un-earned luxury.
- They seek to alter personality and, in some cases, create a new name for certain members.
How does Life Leadership stack up to this list?
First of all, Life Leadership is a business that sells a product. A business inherently cannot be scrutinized and compared to a "cult"-like church or organization. Secondly, the Life Leadership does not, and will never harbor prejudice based upon another member's faith or belief system. Life Leadership will never profess or publish any particular religious views or doctrine, because Life Leadership is a business. Success in the marketplace (along with State and Federal law) is the only measuring stick we can use. However, because what we are analyzing are the motives and intentions of this community of people, it is imperative to study its pinnacle of leadership. Orrin Woodward is a founding member of Life Leadership and is currently serving as Chairman of the top leadership group within Life Leadership called "the Policy Council". Chris Brady is also a founding member and currently serves as CEO and creative director of Life Leadership. Here is how these two gentlemen stack up to the aforementioned list, keeping in mind that they have never forced their beliefs onto other people:
- Orrin and Chris both believe the complete Bible (The 66 books of the Old & New Testament) as the ultimate source of absolute truth.
- Orrin and Chris both believe in only one living and true God, and in the Godhead there are three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
- Orrin and Chris both believe that, in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; that it is instantaneous and not a process.
- Orrin, Chris and the entire Policy Council believe in a self-directed education. They want you to read and think for yourself. There are certain recommendations to build the business model, but no rules. The only rules are ones that are sales and marketing rules enforced by the FTC and federal government.
- Every piece of media sold by Life Leadership is meant to encourage people to think and analyze their own lives (not the lives of others).
- Members and customers are encouraged to be free to work inside of win-win relationships. There are no penalties for leaving. The goal is for everybody to have a positive experience regardless of his or her tenure. In reference to business goals, living debt free is elevated as one of the highest goals for every customer and member.
- Loyalty is earned through service. Orrin Woodward and the rest of the PC work tirelessly to serve their teams. They are never ashamed to give honor where honor is due.
- Character, integrity and strong moral fiber are the goals to personal growth in the Life Leadership business. The Bible is the rock that Orrin and Chris stand upon. However, I will tell you that Orrin and Chris are, just like all Christians, sinners saved by grace. Every member in Life Leadership is being molded and going through a personal growth process. To pick them apart and try to find fault, you would first have to "take the log out of your own eye".
- Again, the Life Leadership begins every meeting with a word of prayer. There is a non-denominational Sunday worship service at all National Conventions. Every man and woman has free will to seek their creator their own way. The leadership team encourages and challenges members to seek answers to the deeper questions about your life. They don't tell you what to believe, but instead, as Tim Marks always says, "know why you believe what you believe". Whatever your faith is, make sure it is a studied faith.
- Orrin and Chris certainly do not stand on stage and share revelation that contradicts the Bible. Again, Life Leadership is a business group, not a religious group.
- There is no special treatment or lavishing of luxuries with any of the PC. They teach by example by either being completely debt-free (including no mortgage) or striving to be. The PC earns his or her bonuses and commissions with the same compensation plan everybody else has. The Financial Fitness Program is at the center of everything that is taught with respect to money.
- As somebody earns success in Life Leadership, they do not become a new person. They are the same person, just a little wiser and a more humble. Wise, because they had to read to learn how to solve problems in people's lives. Humble, because success in Life Leadership depends on taking your eyes off of yourself and helping another human being towards success.
When you get to know Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and the rest of the PC leaders, you will see that they are always mindful of where their blessings come from. They understand the truth of Matthew 23:12 and Luke 14:11 –
"And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Life Leadership is NOT a cult
The longer you are around this organization and it's leaders, you will see that these folks are living right! Keep in mind that I said to get around the leaders (I realize that every once in a while a newer member may make mistakes and sometimes misrepresent the business model). Nobody in the organization is perfect, but they are striving to get better every day. Life Leadership is a fantastic opportunity for people to grow personally and professionally – beginning with understanding the Financial Matrix and how to escape its grasp on your life. Life Leadership is helping customers and members both learn how to experience freedom more abundantly – in the areas of financial freedom, political freedom and spiritual freedom. So do your due diligence; if you have not attended a Life Leadership seminar (especially a major convention) you really wont know what you are missing. Enjoy the journey!
PS. Check out what Life Leadership is doing with the All Grace Outreach (AGO) program:
Life Leadership a Cult? The truth may shock you!
The answer is NO – and this article will hopefully explain why. As the Life Leadership organization continues to grow larger, one of the weapons that negative critics may use is to call Life Leadership a "cult". In most cases, ignorant people who are looking for a derogatory and antagonistic word to use in an argument may use this term. In spite of this, Life Leadership will continue to grow and make waves. We live in a world seems to be falling further into the shadow of evil – where the masses rename the word "sin" into politically correct terms like "a person's choice", " a mistake" or "morally dyslexic". In contrast to this, Life Leadership is simply working to help lead people back to Biblical truth by way of marketplace ministry. This will continue to create a disparity as time goes on.
Cult vs. Culture
The purpose of a cult is to indirectly enslave people for a twisted purpose. In contrast, Life Leadership aims to help people learn how to be free from enslavement, especially enslavement to debt. Consider the following verses:
1 Corinthians 7:23 "You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men."
Proverbs 22:7 "The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender."
This is what Life Leadership is all about – helping people first to not be slaves to poor thinking, then apply new thinking so that people can live freer, more abundant lives. There is no hidden agenda, no plans to exploit or take advantage of people. People are free to be involved in any capacity that they choose.
If you attend a live event, what you will find is not a cult, but instead a positive culture. A grace filled environment where success principles are shared but not mandated. Where positive attitudes are rampant and there is a positive pressure to improve your thinking through the reading of good books. Once you attend a seminar, your will see how laughable the "cult" label is and how this new "culture" can be a blessing to everybody. How exciting!
History of the term "cult"
From the beginning when God created Man, He included in our being the need to worship. It is hard-wired in all of us. The problem is when we are not taught properly to worship God and his son, Jesus Christ; we will always fill the void by worshiping something, anything else – because we long to do so. Early organizations in history have taken advantage of this to manipulate, exploit or harm groups of people in very subtle ways. This is the real history of a "cult" as we think of them today.
The word "cult" was first used in the early 17th century, borrowed from the French culte, and from Latin cultus (worship). It was originally used as a neutral term, not to describe a group of fanatic religionists, but to describe the different acts of worship or religious ceremonies. In the early 19th century, the term was used to negatively describe "excess devotion" to something. By the 1930's, the term "cult" was termed "heresy" and the term "cultist" acquired the connotation of Satanism. Today, the term "cult" can be defined many ways:
"Cult" Definition #1:
A relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.
"Cult" Definition #2:
A belief system that claims to have the truth of Christ and salvation but they deny one or more of the core doctrines of the Christian faith.
"Cult" Definition #3:
A belief system that alters the absolute truth of the Bible. A cult always offers an alternate foundation of truth – something separate from the Bible.
Was Life Leadership created to be a cult?
Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady were both raised in lower-middle class families in southeast Michigan. They both worked hard pursuing engineering careers in the automotive field. They did this to raise their families and live a happy life. The problem is that the "secure" corporate world around them was changing. Part of this was because the early to mid-1990's signaled the end of the industrial age and beginning of the information age. They were disconcerted when they saw how the ladder to corporate success lead to more hours, more time away from family and ultimately more stress. In addition, I am sure it was scary to see how easily their jobs could be taken from them in the ever-changing automotive industry. At this point, they did NOT say to each other, "Hey, I have an idea! Lets start a cult so that we can take advantage of brainwashing other cult members so we can be rich!" No, this is ridiculous! The truth is that they simply looked for opportunities to work for themselves in a business of their own.
How could somebody mistake Life Leadership for a "cult"?
Over time, Orrin and Chris decided that, instead of being selfish, they would create the first ever business model where there are no special deal for themselves or any of the other founders. They created a model that would compensate a person solely based upon their performance, even to the point that a new person's income could surpass anybody's income, including their own. This is not only fair, but VERY ATTRACTIVE to people looking for an opportunity to be compensated based upon performance only. No politics, no bureaucracy, no "good-ol'-boys" club, just performance! So when you do something this cool, it is going to upset the status quo in the business world. Competitors can either adapt or throw stones. Because Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and the other founders have put together something this attractive, they naturally have a large following of people who speak well of them through edification. This type of edification, to the outside observer, could be misinterpreted, especially if what they see and read everyday is negative and full of gossip and back-biting.
Ways to identify a real "cult":
- Who do they identify their source of Authority?
- What do they believe about the trinity?
- What do they believe about Salvation?
- They oppose critical thinking and discourage people from thinking for themselves.
- They dishonor the family unit.
- They isolate members and penalize them for leaving the group.
- They seek loyalty to a leader above loyalty to Jesus.
- They cross biblical boundaries of behavior.
- They encourage separation from church.
- They emphasize special revelations that contradict Scripture.
- They group lavishes the leader with un-earned luxury.
- They seek to alter personality and, in some cases, create a new name for certain members.
Life Leadership passes all 12 of these tests with flying colors. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post where we will analyze this list point by point.
Life Leadership Business and Chris Brady
Chris Brady is Founder, CEO and Creative Director of the Life Leadership business. Although Chris takes his duties and responsibilities very serious, he does not take himself too serious. What I mean is that Chris is one of the most likeable and joy-filled guys that you would ever have the privilege of meeting. Chris is seriously fun to listen to, with his quick wit and the ability to turn a funny tale into a fantastic lesson. Along with Orrin Woodward, Chris is an extremely well read individual who teaches people to dig into books as if they contained priceless buried treasure inside. Most importantly, Chris has a passion to lead people to his savior, Jesus Christ, and to empower other people to become a force for good in this fallen world.
The Vision of Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward
With Chris's impressive professional credentials (see below), solid personal character and his drive towards excellence in all areas of life, I am appalled that anybody could write anything derogatory online. Both Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward have dedicated their lives to the building of something magnificent that will provide some of the greatest opportunities that the masses will ever be exposed to. They are fighting to keep the American Dream alive and well – and not just in America, but all over the world. They are creating a company that can equip the masses to excel in their personal and professional lives. At the same time, they are creating opportunities for people who want their ladder of success to not be limited by a corporate pay scale by creating a compensation plan that has no ceiling. They are both revolutionizing the home-based industry.
Chris Brady's message to critics
Here is a short excerpt from Chris as he indirectly addresses critics to Life Leadership in the classy and witty style that he does everything else with:
Enter the Antagonists (Who Would Dare Say LIFE Leadership is a Scam)
Opposed to our revolutionizing the industry is, of course, anyone who wants things to stay as they are in any of the above four trends. As the saying goes, "When you set out to change the world, you'd better beware of those who already run it!" This includes entrenched competitors and those who work for them or prosper by their position, who are, as is only natural, threatened by what we are attempting to achieve. What results is the most natural situation in which two different sides are battling it out in the marketplace for proof that their way of doing things is best. As is so wonderful in the capitalistic system (as Orrin Woodward has written about on numerous occasions) the customer gets to decide. We respect our competitors of all stripes and sizes and look forward to the challenge they provide on the playing field of free enterprise!
To Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward: Thanks for all you do!
To the Antagonists, big and small: If you have a better way to make the world a better place, then go do it. Otherwise, shut up!
Short summary of Chris Brady's professional credentials:
Chris Brady is founder, CEO, and Creative Director of LIFE Leadership. He also serves as the Executive Publisher of Obstaclés Press and is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, humorist, and businessman. Chris has sold over a million copies of his books in 6 different languages.
Major Accomplishments:
Just recently, Chris was named the #2 Humorist to Follow on Twitter.
He also made the Likeable Local's Top 150 Great Marketers to Follow in 2015.
Chris was named one of the The Modern Servant Leader's Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015.
Also in 2015 he made the list for The Top 20 Most Followed Leadership Gurus on Twitter!
In May of 2014, Chris was ranked number 39 on Inc. magazine's Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts .
Chris is also listed among the Top 100 Authors to Follow on Twitter (@RascalTweets).
In 2010, he received the Kettering/GMI Alumni Association Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
His blog has been chosen by Online Masters Degree Programs for a Masters Award in Leadership, selected as a Top Management Resource for 2012, and listed in the Top 150 Management and Leadership Blogs.
Major Publications:
Launching a Leadership Revolution (coauthored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership Lessons from the Age of Fighting Sail
PAiLS , A Month of Italy (2013 Gold ADDY winner featured in the movie A Long Way Off)
Rascal (Gold Medal winner in the 2013 Living Now Evergreen Book Awards)
EDGE (co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership and Liberty (co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership: Tidbits and Treasures (co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
LIFE (co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Life Leadership Business: More Excuses
Continuted from Part 1…
Here are a few more excuses you may run into as you begin your journey:
"That is just another MLM, where you have to recruit other people."
First of all, this is not just another MLM. What an uneducated and acute thing to say! Life Leadership cannot be put in that box (or stereotype). This is next generation community building that is only getting better! Second, every business on planet earth recruits people to buy their product, market their product and improve their product. When somebody says this to you in a derogatory tone, this is a type of vanity – wanting to look good to everybody. To gain acceptance from everybody and, in many cases, look cooler than everybody else. Life Leadership will teach you that the most attractive person is the man or woman that is genuinely interested in other people and has a way to help them live the life they have always wanted to live.
"You have to be a salesman to make it in something like that."
This is not true. Yes, there are some basic skills to learn about getting people started into your community. You do have to develop confidence and posture. All of these things can be learned. People skills are called "skills" because you can learn them. The real secret to becoming successful in Life Leadership is that you have to cultivate the 3-H's from Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady's book, Launching a Leadership Revolution. You have to be Hungry, Hone-able and Honorable. On top of this, you have to genuinely care about people.
"You can't afford that! They want you to spend $200 per month so the top guy can make his millions."
Give me a break! The cynic who says this definitely knows nothing about Life Leadership. First of all, customer sales are a requirement of the business side of Life Leadership. An important part of getting you started properly is to help you acquire some customers. Not only does this help you make money faster, but also it helps you satisfy the recommended personal volume requirement to be a PBO (Professional Business Owner). Secondly, show me another business that requires zero investment? Life Leadership is extremely flexible and sensitive to the needs of a person struggling financially. In fact, the first thing you should do is follow the steps outlined in the Financial Fitness Program to cut un-necessary expenses and develop a concise plan to get out of debt. So the "you can't afford that" comment is ridiculous! Most people can't afford not to! I would go as far as saying that the Financial Matrix is sucking more money in interest than the average person could invest if they bought every product that Life Leadership offers! This is absolutely a win-win deal for the new member.
"You are too busy to do something like this."
This is another favorite from your friend, Captain Obvious. Of course you are busy! What, do you think people that succeed in Life Leadership start out with no job, no family, and no other commitments? Give me a break. You will never become "not so busy" that you eventually have time to build communities in Life Leadership! Why not ask the question, "why are you so busy?" or "is your busy-ness producing the results you really desire?" A deeper question to ponder is "What is the best you can expect if you maintain your level of busy-ness for the next 5 years?" If the answer is somewhere in the ballpark of "Your boss's position, then you have to ask yourself if you would be happy with the lifestyle that he or she lives? Or are they just busier at a little higher level? Seriously? Time to check the fruit on the tree and compare it honestly to what you really want your future to look like. If you like the lifestyle of the person 5 years further into your career, then keep on trucking (you can be a customer of Life Leadership and I am sure it will accelerate that process for you). If not, it is time to look at your busy calendar and squeeze some time in to learn and build communities with Life Leadership.
"I have too much on my plate. When I do something, I want to give 100%."
This comment makes no sense at all. It is a fancy excuse to say "I'm a chicken" while trying to impress you with their "badge of busy-ness". Don't take my comments the wrong way, everybody has the right to say "no", but this comment sounds really funny to those of us who have thought the matter through. Think about it from a time management perspective, does this person give 100% of their time to their job? No. Does this person give 100% of their time to their family? No. Does this person really give 100% to any worthwhile activity in any given day? No. They split up their time with the things that are most important. What I hope this person does practice is to give 100% concentration and focus to each task in their day. With this in mind, the question that begs to be asked from this person's life is "are the tasks that you do daily producing the lifestyle you want for you and your family?" If the answer is "yes", keep doing what you are doing and stop making lame excuses for not getting involved with the business side of Life Leadership. Just say thank you for the information and become a customer. If the answer is "no", then lets find a way to put more things in your daily schedule that do get you closer to the life you have always wanted to life!
There are a few more excuses and objections, but I will save them for a comedy edition titled: "The funniest things that people have said in the process of turning down a great opportunity".
Life Leadership Business: Common Excuses
OK, so you are new to Life Leadership, or at the very least, checking it out. You have certainly come to the right place! It is time to pick apart what some of the critics are going to say to you, and help you gain the right perspective.
Let me begin by telling you that your belief and knowledge will be tested any time you attempt to do something great. Maybe not today, but eventually somebody will offer their negative comments or opinion about Life Leadership and try to mess with your head. This will be difficult because these comments can come from a close family member or friend who genuinely cares about you but, quite frankly, does not have a clue what they are talking about. I call this type of person "Acluistic" meaning "one having no clue". Some will even sound really smart and sound like they know what they are talking about, but unless they have been involved with Life Leadership for the last 3 months, they are "Acluistic" or "they have no clue". So your task is to do your own homework and make your own decisions based upon facts. Don't just blindly accept the ignorant analysis of the "Acluist".
So lets walk through some of the things that your "well-meaning" family member or friend may say to you:
"Oh, that thing sounds like a pyramid."
Of course they are going to say this because that's what everybody says to try to make themselves sound smart and discerning! There is a very good chance that the place that your friend works is more of a "pyramid" structure than a Life Leadership organization. The difference is that in all jobs, the top positions/titles always gets the most money. This is how the "credentialist" system works; in Life Leadership, the new guy can earn a spot at the top based upon performance, not position. This is how a "creator" system or a performance/results system works.
"I would be careful if I were you."
The folks that will say this to you are saying this out of ignorance. What they really should be saying is "I have no facts or experience on building a leadership team or compensated community, so I would go to one of their Leadership conferences to investigate further if I were you." Unfortunately, pride and ego prevent people from saying this. Instead, they prefer to 'feel' smart so instead they advise you to live in their comfort zone to be safe. That being said, there are real scams out there, but Life Leadership is not one. (If it were a scam, it would have been shut down already).
"I knew somebody that did something like that ended up losing friends and alienating people."
This is a serious comment that I want to make very clear: The only way somebody loses friends it is because they offended them and did not work to resolve the issue. Period! The other dimension to this comment would be this: Most likely you had some good friends in Elementary and Middle School. Then you went to High School- there you probably made good friends with new people. Did you stop being friends with your Elementary school friends? No, not at all. Shared experiences in a new school forces you to develop new "good" friends. After High School, many people go to College and make some more "good" friends. So did you stop being friends with your High School friends? Of course not! You just did not see them as often, but you are still friends. You start a career and make a few friends at your new job. Did you stop being friends with your College buddies? No. Same thing, you are still friends, but you may not see them as often. So what will happen when you build a Life Leadership business? The same thing! You will certainly make some new friends! Does this mean you will lose any of the other friendships you have gained? No. Remember, the only way to lose friends is to hurt or offend them and make no effort to apologize and mend the friendship. My favorite thing about Life Leadership is that you never have to graduate from it and move on! You get to keep gaining friends for the rest of your life. This is fantastic!
"Of course they want you to go to a meeting! They want to get your hopes up so they can sell you their products!"
Way to go, Captain Obvious! Of course you are expected to go to a meeting – the meeting is the most important part of the "product". There is nothing bad about getting your hopes up and there is nothing bad about marketing a product! So Captain Obvious doesn't think you should attend a meeting, huh? Ask the moron who makes a comment like this if he would buy a house without walking thru, or buy a car without first taking it on a test drive. The Life Leadership community of people is the heart of the business. Yes, of course there is a sales/marketing plan, but you go to the meeting to meet and get to know the people and the culture in your area. Furthermore, we want to get your hopes up because the possibilities are real. The compensation is real. The system that helps people escape the Financial Matrix is real! Does Captain Obvious really expect you to keep your hopes and expectations low? Wow, nice friend…
Stay tuned for part 2!


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JFK & Imaginary Forces Live On Sunday
John Doran
, June 21st, 2014 13:36
London electronics gig threatens to sever Cartesian connectivity of all attendees
L'Incal/Church Of The Industrial Saints presents a bill tomorrow that will slice your head in half with a scimitar of unfiltered starlight and quantum powered righteousness. Quietus favourite Imaginary Forces and JfK (aka Anthony Di Franco of Skullflower/Ramleh) are both playing live.
L'Incal describes itself as "a mix of psychedelic electronics, film scores, Disco, Detroit Techno, Chicago House, Industrial and everything in-between" and cautions attendees to "prepare for Pseudo-Disintergration! Activate Tridimensional Propulsion! Leave your Conapts! Go into the world! Go into the light!"
The venue is Power Lunches, 446 Kingsland Road, Hackney, East London E8 4AE. It costs a measly £4 on the door. And the times are below.
19:00 Resident DJs
21:00 Imaginary Forces (Live)
22:00 JfK (Live)
23:00 Resident DJs
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15 Useful Gadgets To Make Housework Easier.
iRobot Scooba 450 Floor-Washing Robot: The Scooba 450 Floor-Washing Robot comes from the makers of the iRobot Roomba Vacuuming Robot; it sweeps, pre-soaks, and squeegees your floors. It features iAdapt Responsive Cleaning Technology that enables it to find its way around the room, covering every area of floor multiple times.
Winbot: The Winbot W730, window-cleaning robot by Ecovacs features frameless window detection system and pathfinder technology that automatically calculates the size of your window and programs for customized cleaning path for maximum efficiency. It can clean glass of any thickness and even thermopane windows. And its sophisticated onboard computer allows it to intelligently avoid edges and obstacles while leaving windows and mirrors shining and spotless.
Matey: You need to clamp it to your aquarium and set the schedule and select the amount of the food. And at the right time your fishes will get their food or you can do it using its app on your smartphone also.
Grillbot: Just place this grill-cleaning robot on your grill and press a button and you're done. Its three powerful motors and three brushes provide reliable and thorough cleaning. You can set it on light clean or deep clean, and it signals when cleaning is complete.
Roomba: The Roomba 780, dirt detecting robotic vacuum can analyze the dimensions of a room, determine the optimal cleaning path, and autonomously clean the floor while navigating around the furniture. It's capable of detecting areas of high dirt concentration and signaling to the Roomba to concentrate on these areas. You can schedule it to automatically clean up to seven times per week or prompt to spot clean with the touch of a button.
iRobot Mirra 530 Swimmingpool Cleaning Robot: This Robotic Swimmingpool Cleaner by iRobot is a self-contained vacuum, pump, and filter system that works without modifications to existing systems making your swimmingpool's systems work less, require less maintenance, and lowering the cost. All you need to do is to drop Mirra 530 in, press the clean button and it pumps and filters 70 gallons (265 liters) of water per minute. Using iAdapt Nautiq Responsive Cleaning Technology, it sizes up the approximate dimensions of the swimmingpool, and then chooses the optimum cleaning cycle for maximum efficiency.
Bosch Robot Lawn Mower: The Bosch Robot Lawn Mower is an electric powered cordless robotic lawn mower that cuts the lawn by itself so you can relax.
Braava Floor Mopping Robot: The Braava Floor Mopping Robot by iRobot is rechargeable and cleans for up to 3 hours dry sweeping on a single recharge, or up to 2 hours wetmopping.
Edyn Smart Garden System: The Edyn Smart Garden System consists of solar-powered, Wi-Fi connected devices: the Edyn Gardensensor and the Edyn Water Valve. Just insert the garden device into the soil and it tracks light, humidity, temperature, soil nutrition and moisture. The app then verifies this information with plant, soil science and weather databases to recommend which plants will grow best in your garden, optimal time for planting and more. The Edyn Water Valve, uses the data collected to smartly control your existing watering system, watering your plants only when needed. You can also use the app to manually water your plants from anywhere.
Neeo - The Thinking Remote: Neeo is a smart system that allows you to control all your devices from one place and even knows who you are when you hold it.
Lockitron: Lockitron allows you to lock your door from anywhere in the world and it features a keyless entry using your smartphone. It can be placed over the inside of most deadbolt locks, and sports a built-in Wi-Fi, and it allows you to check on the status of lock/unlock of your door from anywhere in the world. It sends a notification when your kids unlock the door using their smartphone or key. You can share access with family and friends, all you need to do is just enter their email address or phone number and the company handles the rest. Its Bluetooth 4 integration allows it to sense your iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 and unlocks the door automatically.
Open-Me: Open-Me gives you garage door access from anywhere. It uses Wi-Fi, Sonar, and GPS technology and turns your existing garage door opener into a smart garage door. You can place it on your garage door and it connects to a home Wi-Fi network. You can open your garage door from anywhere using your smart devices. Its uses GPS on your smartphone to detect when you are nearing your home and automatically opens the garage for you and closes the same way. It uses sonar to detect if you forgot to shut your garage, and sends an alert to your smartphone. It supports iOS and Android devices.
Jalousier: This smart device clips onto your existing venetians and automatically adjusts them in accordance to the weather, room temperature and lighting conditions. It connects using Wi-Fi and ZigBee.
EasyBulb Plus: EasyBulb Plus allows you to control your home or office lighting using your smartphone. Apart from this, you can change the light color using the color wheel on the mobile app. And you can control individual lights or groups of lights, use the timer function and also the night sleep mode.
Tado Wifi Thermostat: Tado works using a mesh-network-friendly 6LoWPAN protocol that requires a dongle to be placed into one of the router's USB ports and this enables you to control it using a smartphone app. Occupants have the app on their smartphone, and Tado can track their location and its systems automatically turns the heating back up when the occupant is heading home.
15 Coolest Gadgets for Kids.
15 Coolest and Awesome Tailgating Gadgets.
15 Awesome Smartphone Gadgets for Sports.
15 Functional and Practical Car Gadgets - Part 6.
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Novembro 2014 vol. 1 num. 1 - XII Congresso Latino Americano de Microbiologia e Higiene de Alimentos
Abstract - Open Access.
Nisin Activity Against Contaminant Bacteria Isolated From Bioethanol Fermentation Tanks
Nisin Activity Against Contaminant Bacteria Isolated From Bioethanol Fermentation Tanks
Maia, Natalia; Rigotti, Rachel; Silva, Renata; Lange, Bruna; Meca, Giuseppe; Macedo, Renata; Luciano, Fernando;
Nisin is a bacteriocin (lantibiotic) produced by Lactococcus lactis, which is widely used in the food industry as a natural antimicrobial to avoid the growth of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria.The objective of the present work was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of nisin to wards Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus fermentum, which are common contaminants in Brazilian bioethanol production plants. These bacteria are normally present in the wort and significantly reduce the sugar-to-ethanol conversion capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Firstly, the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of nisin was determined for each one of the bacteria in tubes containing CSN broth (supplemented sugarcane broth). Then, a wide range of nisin doses was tested (0.125 7,500 ppm) during CSN (10 oBRIX and pH 5,0) fermentation. The broth was co-inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus fermentum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides and incubated for 24 h at 30oC. Then, samples from each batch were submitted to microbial count, oBRIX analysis, yeast viability and determination of ethanol content. All tests were performed 3 times in duplicate (n=6). The MIC for both bacteria was 0.75 ppm. The average bacterial population in the control group (non-treated samples) was 10.4 log UFC/mL after the fermentation period. The lowest dose used, 0.125 ppm, did not present significant reduction of the bacterial contamination. However, all other doses presented a drastic of the bacterial population: 4.3 log UFC/mL with 0.375 ppm; 5.8 log UFC/mL with 0.75 ppm (=CIM), 5.7 log UFC/mL with 7.5 ppm, 7.5 log UFC/mL with 750 ppm; and Andamp;gt; 9.4 log CFU/mL with 7,500 ppm. None of the doses tested presented a significant reduction of Saccharomyces cerevisiae population, and the yeast viability was always Andamp;gt; 95%. Groups treated with Andamp;#8805; 0,75 ppm presented lower o BRIX values and higher ethanol concentration than the control group. These results show that nisin may be used as a natural antibacterial agent during the production of bioethanol in order to reduce the population of Lactobacillus fermentum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and, consequently, increase the sugar-to-ethanol conversion rate by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Palavras-chave: Bioethanol, Natural Antimicrobial, Bacterial Contamination, Bacteriocins,
DOI: 10.5151/foodsci-microal-339
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Como citar:
Maia, Natalia; Rigotti, Rachel; Silva, Renata; Lange, Bruna; Meca, Giuseppe; Macedo, Renata; Luciano, Fernando; "Nisin Activity Against Contaminant Bacteria Isolated From Bioethanol Fermentation Tanks", p. 137-138 . In: Proceedings of the XII Latin American Congress on Food Microbiology and Hygiene [=Blucher Food Science Proceedings, v.1, n.1].
São Paulo: Blucher,
ISSN 2359-201X, DOI 10.5151/foodsci-microal-339
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Judging by my previous post, it seems it's been over 2 months since I've completed a game. 1 reason for this is because I've had little free time, another reason is there are just so many great games out, and not enough time to complete them. I think this shows just how good Batman: Arkham City was, I sat, I played, I never got bored, and just completed it. Now I use the term "completed" loosely, as in, I finished the main storyline and some of the side quests, but I've still got so much to do (currently on 46% completion)
So…your Batman, and Hugo Strange is making a mess of Arkham City, and it's your job to stop him. Unfortunately it's not that easy, as you run into most of your enemies throughout the game. These include the Riddler, Two Face, Bane, the Joker, and many many more.
The game plays very much like the first, it's an open world environment which you spend you time picking up missions, side quests, solving Riddlers puzzles, taking out Joker teeth, popping joker balloons, and smashing penguin statues. All of which give you xp to spend on upgrades to your gadgets, combat, or various characters outfits.
As usual I'm not going to give you any spoilers, but the story is an absolute roller coaster, the visuals and the audio are flawless, and storytelling is out of this world, I was gripped all the way through it. I would have loved to have spent a lot more time in this game, however it's just the wrong time of the year, hence why I opted for the main story. The game does however allow you to free-roam at the end of the game so you can get back in to complete all the side quests.
If you have the slightest interest into the Batman universe, go buy this game !
Approx Time taken to beat – 20hours
Difficulty setting – Normal
Score – [Rating:5/5]
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May 1st, 2017
Ken shares on surviving sexual abuse by his piano teacher and rising above subsequent sexual addiction. S1E7
Listener discretion is advised.
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Ken, a person in long-term recovery from early childhood sexual abuse and sexual addiction. Ken has been a longtime mentor and friend to D.J. He shares his harrowing story of abuse by a trusted adult from his childhood and the subsequent battle with sex addiction that resulted from the early trauma.
Hosted by D.J. Burr - a Seattle psychotherapist and author of I Just Wanted Love: Recovery of a Codependent, Sex and Love Addict.
Each episode of Journey On features real life accounts of sexual abuse and assault. You may be triggered by what you hear. I advise self-care tools; reaching out to a friend, seeing your therapist, picking a new time to listen to the show, or even listening with a group of friends. Take care of yourself first.
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Bio Terrain Therapy for Lyme Disease
Lyme disease, also called borreliosis is caused by the bacterium Borrelia Burgdorferi. The transmission of this bacterium to human is through the bite of an infected blacklegged deer tick. Lyme disease produces a wide range of symptoms and individuals are advised to immediately secure an accurate diagnosis and receive treatment.
"Today was officially the last day of Elijah's Bio-Terrain Therapy. When he started this therapy, his Lyme was chronic. He had joint and muscle pain that was severe and kept him home bound for the most part. He was like an old man. He couldn't write or draw. School was impossible as he had bad brain fog. He was crabby and angry most of the time. Migraines happened way too often. After just a few of the treatments, he was joking and teasing people. Today he was asked how did the treatment help him and he said that he had much less pain, more energy and has only had one migraine since the treatment started. I know that he is much happier and so much more active. He has such a better attitude as well. I am just so grateful that I have gotten my son back!" – Bio-Terrain Patient
What are the Symptoms of Lyme Disease?
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the early signs and symptoms that a patient experiences 3 to 30 days after tick bite are:
- Fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes
- Erythema migrans (EM rashes)
Later signs and symptoms that may occur days to months after tick bite are:
- Severe headaches and neck stiffness
- Additional EM rashes on other areas of the body
- Joint pain and swelling, particularly the knees and other large joints.
- Pain, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet
- Loss of muscle tone or droop on one or both sides of the face
- Dizziness or shortness of breath
- Short term memory loss
It's important that an accurate diagnosis of Lyme disease is made. Laboratory blood tests are important along with a detailed medical history.
What Treatment is Recommended for Lyme Disease?
At the initial or early stages of Lyme disease diagnosis, antibiotic therapy is usually effective in treating the disease and patients usually recover rapidly. However for some patients they don't recover and are referred to as "chronic Lyme disease" or Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS).


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By EILENE ZIMMERMAN
Entrepreneurs exist everywhere, but start-up communities don't. Some rise up organically and others are created deliberately — or at least people try to create them deliberately. Many hope to create the next Silicon Valley.
Brad Feld, who is known for helping to turn Boulder, Colo., into a robust start-up hub, which he wrote about in his book, "Startup Communities," said entrepreneurs lead a community's creation and everyone else feeds it. Those feeders include government, universities, mentors, investors, service providers and large companies. Start-up communities also need a steady supply of talent — engineers, yes, but designers, scientists, sales and marketing experts, management consultants and investors, too. Another essential is density — lots of people sharing ideas and collaborating — and lots of places for entrepreneurs to network and share ideas.
One recent example of a burgeoning community is a segment of Los Angeles that is becoming known as Silicon Beach. With a steady supply of engineering, business and creative talent from Hollywood studios and major universities like U.C.L.A. and U.S.C., plus lots of meet-ups, co-working spaces and start-up events, Silicon Beach — which includes the beach communities of Santa Monica and Venice, as well as downtown L.A. and Hollywood — has become a haven for start-ups that blend technology and media, especially gaming companies.
Richard Florida, co-founder of the Atlantic Cities blog, and an urban studies professor at the University of Toronto and New York University, said Silicon Beach is part of an interesting evolution happening in entrepreneurial activity — it's moving from the suburbs to the cities. "During the Industrial Age, a lot of activity moved to the edge of cities and to the suburbs," he said. "And we believed then cities had been supplanted. High tech was happening in suburban areas of Silicon Valley, and outside of Boston, Seattle, in the Austin suburbs, in Research Triangle. But in the past several years we've seen an incredible, accelerating shift in start-up activity back to urban centers."
Population density, he said, allows for the serendipitous encounters that inspire creativity, innovation and collaboration. "Entrepreneurs are competitive," Mr. Florida said. "But they are also looking for people to partner with, people they resonate with." Boulder is an unusual example of density. The city has only about 100,000 people, but Mr. Feld has hypothesized it may have more entrepreneurs per capita than any other community in the country. "The number of people working for start-ups is off the charts," he wrote in a 2011 blog post.
According to Mr. Feld's site, Startup Revolution, Boulder has 191 start-ups today, six accelerators, three incubators, 35 investors (including angels, seed investors, venture capitalists and corporations), five meet-up groups and a host of events like Ignite Boulder, Startup Weekend and TEDx Boulder. The area has attracted lots of engineers as well as sales, marketing, management and finance professionals.
Mr. Feld told DealBook in December that the city's start-up community has grown because Boulder is a place where people wanted to live, so they built a life around it. But can you create a start-up community in a place like Detroit or even Las Vegas? Both cities lack density, but they do have evangelists — someone with a vision.
Detroit has Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans. In Detroit today, the median house price is less than $60,000, household income is around $25,000 and the number of people living in poverty is more than three times the national average. Talent is leaving in greater numbers than it's arriving — which runs completely counter to what a start-up community needs. But as you can read in this recent Times story, Mr. Gilbert has already spent $1 billion to try to change all of that.
Meanwhile, Tony Hsieh, the founder of Zappos, is investing $350 million to revitalize Las Vegas, with $50 million going to tech start-ups through the VegasTech Fund. (The Times Magazine wrote about Mr. Hsieh's efforts in 2012.) Drawing start-ups to economically challenged cities like Detroit and Las Vegas is hard enough but once there, those start-ups still face the usual challenges — finding investors, hiring talent and connecting with their communities.
Those connections are essential, said Scott Case, chief executive of Startup America Partnership, a private-sector initiative that aims to encourage the development of high-growth start-ups. Mr. Case said that is one thing his organization is focused on, recruiting and making its members visible. And that's why the presence of accelerators and incubators, as well as events like meet-ups and pitch fests, are vital for a community's growth.
Over the next several months this blog will take a closer look at a variety of start-up communities nationwide — those that are established and that that are emerging, or perhaps even struggling — in an effort to learn more about what makes these places work.
Do you think it's possible to create start-up communities deliberately? Or do they have to happen organically? And which communities would you suggest we look at?
This is a repost of a post that appeared on the New York Times website on April 26, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
What It Takes to Create a Start-Up Community
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The Kauffman foundation has recently released some great data about this. It seems that while many attribute great startup communities like boulder to folks like Brad feld, but boulder has been a tech hub for decades. The military density and aerospace industry in and around boulder has been churning out tech startups for 30years. The data from kauffman shows that the common denominator is mature tech companies that produce spin offs. There's a lot more that goes into why certain cities have better startup communities. Take a look at this article: http://www.xconomy.com/national/2013/09/11/kauffman-report-takes-decades-build-startup-hub/ReplyDelete
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Serial Interface Card. Provides 1 serial port for DK 424 and 424i Systems. 1 RSIU per system supports up to 3 RSIS daughter cards for additional ports.
The RSIU is a standard plug-in type PCB that must be installed into the first universal slot of the DK424 base cabinet. The RSIU PCB provides one standard RS-232 port (modular jack) when ordered from the factory; this port can be configured in system programming to support any one of the hardware options listed above.
The RSIU can be equipped with up to three more optional RS-232 ports (total of four RS-232 ports) or with two optional RS-232 ports and one modem port (total of three RS-232 ports and one modem port). The optional RS-232 ports are provided by installing RSIS piggy-back PCBs onto the RSIU PCB. The optional built-in modem is provided by installing an RMDS piggy-back PCB onto the RSIU (see Figure 7-38 in Chapter 8-DK40/DK424 Universal Slot PCB Wiring).
The RSIS PCB can support any one of the hardware devices listed above via its RS-232 modular jack. The RMDS PCB can function two ways: the RMDS can operate like an RSIS allowing it to support any one of the hardware devices listed above locally from its RS-232 modular jack; or, the RMDS can operate as a 1200 bps (bits-per-second) or 2400 bps system remote maintenance modem.
The total bits-per-second (bps) data rate of the four RSIU, RSIS, RMDS (RS-232/modem) ports combined cannot exceed 9600 bps. The RSIU, RSIS RS-232 ports can be individually set in system programming to operate at 1200 bps, 4 ports max.; 2400 bps, 3 ports max.; 4800 bps, 2 ports max.; or 9600 bps, 1 port max.; or, any other combination that does not exceed 9600 bps. The RMDS modem function can be set to operate at 1200 bps or 2400 bps; however, if the RMDS port is used as a RS-232 port instead of a modem, it can also be set for 4800 bps or 9600 bps.
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And We Fell Off the Proverbial Horse!
Posted on Sun 09 August 2009 in Destinations - Port Townsend, Destinations - Puget Sound, Destinations - San Juan Islands, Insurance, Navigation, s/v Deep Playa
This post was written by Dawn, edited by Patrick
Everyone has heard it before…if you have ever purchased something that moves fast or could potentially be dangerous. You always receive the standard advice from just about everyone, "Just be prepared when [insert bad thing] happens, because it's not a matter of if it will happen but when it will happen. I've heard the warning as kid, while I worked at a horse farm where I rode and cared for horses. "It's not a matter of if you fall off, it's more when you fall off." And I did, multiple times, and yes, I always got up, dusted myself off and got back on that proverbial horse. And I also heard it after purchasing my first motorcycle at the age of 21 and yes, I dropped my motorcycle, a couple times, and yes, I got back on. And, both Patrick and I have heard it since purchasing Deep Playa, "It's not a matter of if you'll run aground, it's when you'll run aground." And so here is our story of running aground in Deep Playa for the first time.
After we peeled off the raft up at the Lats N' Atts party in Poulsbo a few of us continued our wonderful sailing trip and headed north towards the San Juan Islands for another week. Our first stop was in Mystery Bay State Park, according to the website, is a "10-acre marine park is reachable by car or boat. The park features 685 feet of saltwater shoreline on Mystery Bay and offers a spectacular view of the Olympic Mountains." It sounded wonderful and peaceful especially after the debauchery of the weekend. Since we were the first boat to leave Poulsbo we arrived at the mouth of Mystery Bay a few hours prior to the other boats in our raft up. The entrance to the bay winds through a narrow and shallow channel and then opens up to the bay. We decided to motor all the way down to the bottom of the bay and drop anchor and wait for the others to arrive. Absolutely no problems! After having some very "mysterious" things happen to the other boats, such as batteries not charging and transmissions getting stuck in reverse. We confirmed that our fuel tank gauge wasn't functioning either. Luckily, before we ran out! We decided to wake up early and head over to Port Townsend, WA to fill up the fuel tank and to top off our water tanks. After pulling up the anchor we headed out of the bay and thought it would be a great idea to leave on an ebb in hopes that as the tides shifted to a flood that it would push us quickly over the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
Something that we learned early on after purchasing Deep Playa was there are a few poor design decisions made by the previous owners. One of which, is the depth gauge is mounted on an interior bulk head. The helmsman must bend over and remove his/her sunglasses and look 6 feet through the companion way to read the digital display.
We were feeling comfortable (maybe too much) about our perfect navigation of the channel the previous evening, so I hopped down below and started making some food and getting ready for our trip. Bad idea! All of a sudden I felt a jerk. I knew that wasn't right and by the time I ran over to the companionway to see what happened, we had hit a sandbar and we were stuck! YIKES! After a few choice words, we both hopped into action, mentally and physically preparing ourselves and the boat for whatever may come. We hailed our friends to attempt to pull us off of the sandbar but they weren't powerful enough and they too were concerned about running aground. So we hailed Vessel Assist and they were there in 20 minutes! The captain showed up and told us that he needed another boat because his wasn't powerful enough. So we waited for another boat. As we waited, the wind started to pick up (blowing us into the sandbar of course) and the rain started. Perfect!!!! Patrick and I felt uncomfortable of the heeling that was increasing due to the tide moving further and further out but the captain from Vessel Assist assured us that that was nothin'! We felt a little better due to his presence and his reassurance. He told us that we should check the sea strainer since we were running the engine in shallow water. We did, and it had some seaweed in it but it wasn't too bad. While we waited he said that the plan was to have the second boat tie to the main halyard while he pulled us off using a bridal off the bow cleats. The heel from the second boat would lift the keel free and he would pull us into deeper water.
Twenty minutes later the second boat showed up and they prepped to pull us off. Our biggest concern was potentially damaging the mast head and the bow pulpit. As things got underway we just sat back and held on for the ride. As she was being pulled off and we were heeling over to the point that the lifelines and portlights were in the water I began to get nervous and in response to that anxiety, I began to chant, "She's a good boat…she's a good boat…she's a good boat." Patrick looked over at me and said "What the heck are you saying?" I responded, "I know she's a good boat! So why not chant it!" Our new tagline for Deep Playa: "She's a good boat!" After several attempts she finally popped out of the mud and we were once again in deep water!
After this, we sprang into action, checking all of the systems and starting the engine before the Vessel Assist guys left us. I ran down below and opened up the door to the head and whoosh! Water flowing down the hull and onto the floor! I ran over to the bilge and checked, not too much water, we're OK! I ran back into the head and tore everything from the storage areas to investigate the leak. The clamp fitting for the hose connecting the sea cock and the drain from on deck was spewing water everywhere. It had become over loaded by the copious amounts of water coming from above deck. (Just add that to the list to fix) Luckily we didn't take on too much water and things settled down very quickly. However, I did lose a hair dryer to the sea that day. :-( (RIP) After we cleaned everything up and checked her over, everything seemed to be OK! (I told you she was a good boat) We grabbed a mooring ball so we could decompress and talk about what happened and what we could have done better.
After decompressing for a bit we decided to take advantage the weather window that was upon us and headed off to Port Townsend to get a slip for the night. We wanted to haul her out and check the keel, rudder and prop before heading across the Straits and to the San Juans the next morning.
The guys at Port Townsend Boat Haven were great! They took us in early the next morning and we hung in the sling while we checked out her hull. And like, I have said before, she's a good boat (this is a recurring theme). No damage to the rudder or prop and minimal damage to the bottom paint. Thank goodness for her modified full keel! We planned on hauling her out anyway this year to do the bottom paint so we were happy campers to say the least. To make our experience even better, the guys at the yard informed us that they were having 50% off all haulouts that day! Seriously???!! Sweet! We told him, well, for that price, let's do it all over again!
After we splashed, we headed to the fuel dock and filled her up and we were off to Westcott Bay on San Juan Island to meet up with our raftup!
Things we learned from this experience:
1. Deep Playa: can be translated to "deep beach" in Spanish; the irony is not lost on us
2. Move the bulkhead mounted depth gauge to a visible location
3. Don't get cocky and too comfortable even if you have been successful at doing [insert verb] in the past.
4. Patrick and I make a great team and work well together under pressure. We didn't yell at each other nor place blame for mistakes. We both had our responsibilities to take care of and we trusted each other to handle them efficiently and effectively. (It's always nice to reaffirm this belief)
5. All sailors will respond to this story in the most positive and comforting way: "See, it was a great learning experience for you two!"


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It's funny, but not really, when people say "don't judge me". Hello, people wake up before it's too late! Sin is sin. Right is right. Wrong is wrong. Gossiping is sin. Backbiting is sin. Fornication , murder, adultery, theft, homosexuality, etc. is sin. Don't get an attittude with others who are trying to help you so that YOUR soul won't be lost if they tell you the word of God on a subject. It is written… Enough said. No arguments. No belittling. No excuses. No casting stones. It is not our place to enforce punishment, but simply to warn. It is written… By the way, to judge is to evaluate and determine that someone is going to heaven or hell. That my friend, is between you and God. He alone knows your standing with Him. He alone knows your motives and your heart. He alone knows the beginning from the end. However, we must ALL strive daily to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, and still care enough about those around us to sound the alarm if it appears someone is headed the wrong way. That's called love. That's called being our brother (or sisters) keeper. It's up to the listener to hear and obey or choose to go another way. The choice is yours. The choice is mine, but in the end we each will receive a just reward for those choices. Let's choose wisely, and serve the Lord with fear and gladness! Sin leads to death, but praise God for knowing there is a way of escape for each of us. Jesus! What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Proverbs 28:4
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Ezekiel 3:19
19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.


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Public Meeting on the Review of Emergency Preparedness Regulations and Guidance for Commercial Nuclear Power Plants (8/31 - 9/1/05)
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss selected topics for the review of emergency preparedness regulations and guidance for commercial nuclear power plants. The selected topics also included emergency preparedness-related issues that arose during the 2005 National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference, NRC/FEMA workshop.
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Angelo Badalamenti - Nightingale Chords & Tabs
Nightingale Chords & Tabs
From: Michal Alenowicz Here's my second transcription. It is only a general shape of this great song. I mean, these are just basic chords, but I think you may find them useful. You may treat it as an acoustic version. You can also try playing along with the recording and have some fun with the bass notes :) E-mail any comments at: firstname.lastname@example.com "The nightingale" by Angelo Badalamenti (a song from "TWIN PEAKS") Lyrics by David Lynch B G#m C#m F# x2 [ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/angelo_badalamenti/nightingale_crd.html ] B The nightingale G#m It said to me C#m There is a love F# Meant for me B The nightingale G#m It flew to me C#m And told me F# F#7 That it found my love. G#m He said one day B I'll meet you C#m Our hearts will fly F# F#7 With the nightingale. The nightingale He told me One day You will be with me. The nightingale Said he knew That your love Would find my love one day My heart flies With the nightingale Through the night All across the world. I long to see you To touch you To love you Forever more. A BIG "YO!" TO ALL THOSE WHO LIKE LYNCH'S MOVIES :)