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Lesson 10
December 2 - 8
Like Father, Like Son
ANGER CAN MAKE US THOROUGHLY IRRATIONAL. On one occasion, an important businessman entered the dining car of the train in which he was traveling and ordered plum pudding. The waiter explained that they had no plum pudding. The businessman became angry. He roared at the waiter: "Don't you realize that you're talking to one of the most frequent customers of this railroad?"
The steward got off at the next stop and managed to get him some plum pudding. The passenger looked at it disdainfully and snorted, "Take it away! I'd rather be mad at the railroad."
God's anger is quite different. Never is He irrational. Never does He react in an unloving manner, and never are His attitudes toward us governed by selfishness. God's wrath against sin is another aspect of His love. If He did not hate sin and deal with the sinner, we would have reason to question the genuineness of His love.
Whereas anger, revenge, and strife destroy physical health and spiritual vitality, a positive, contented, optimistic attitude of mind contributes to health and spirituality. Is there any place for anger? What does the Bible mean when it speaks of God's anger? The lesson this week will answer these questions.
I. Happy, Healthy, Holy (Prov. 17:22).
II. Anger, Strife, and Revenge, Part 1 (Prov. 16:32).
III. Anger, Strife, and Revenge, Part 2 (Prov. 20:22; 24:29).
IV. The Wrath of the Almighty, Part 1 (Prov. 11:23).
V. God's Moral Response to Sin (John 3:16-21).
MEMORY TEXT: "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones" (Proverbs 17:22, NIV).
Happiness has been a major quest of humankind from time immemorial. Unfortunately, most people have ruled out fellowship with God as the source of genuine happiness. The book of Proverbs brings us back to that Source.
Happiness results in what well-organized benefit? Prov. 17:22; 18:14; 12:25; 15:15.
The Hebrew word translated "merry" in the King James version means "joyful," "glad." The type of merriment intended is not boisterous hilarity but a sense of peace and freedom from guilt and fear. It is also contentment with the circumstances of life. Such contentment is determined more by the state of a person's heart than by the value of his or her possessions. It is as Jesus taught: "'Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes" (Luke 12:23, NIV).
"The pessimist worries so much about the past, which he cannot alter, and the future, which he cannot know, that he does not use wisely the present, which alone is his. This attitude of gloom colors his vision and reacts upon others. The glad, contented heart finds a feast in a little thankfully received, forgets the troubles that are behind, and looks forward with joy and confidence to a future under the loving care of a heavenly Father."The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3, p. 1000.
Four hundred years ago, Robert Burton, in his Anatomy of Melancholy, cited authorities who said, "Humor purges the blood, making the body lively and fit for any manner of employment." The philosopher Immanuel Kant believed a hearty laugh to be "a good way to jog internally without going outdoors."
On the other hand, research of grieving persons has revealed a decrease in the number of white blood cells, the "soldiers" that combat germs. Grief weakens the body's defenses that fight disease. Significantly, it is bone marrow that manufactures blood cells.
Who is it that finds true happiness? Matt. 5:3-12.
|How could you be filled with contentment, peace, and joy under the following circumstances? (1) You have been laid off work and cannot find another job. (2) Your boss, who is not sympathetic with your religious faith, enjoys making fun of you in front of others. (3) Your daughter, who is about to be married, has been involved in a car accident. (4) You have just discovered your son or daughter has AIDS.
What causes of strife do the following verses point out?
Prov. 13:10 _____________________________________________________________________
Prov. 17:19 _____________________________________________________________________
Prov. 22:10 _____________________________________________________________________
Prov. 26:20 _____________________________________________________________________
Prov. 30:33 _________________________________________________________________
The Lord does not hate in the human sense, in a spirit of selfish vindictiveness, but because sin is completely alien to His nature, He is totally antagonistic to it. This is why the Bible teaches that God hates lies and discord. (See Prov. 6:16, 19.) There is no disharmony in heaven, and the Lord seeks to bring human beings into peaceful fellowship with Himself and with one another. "When the ways of people please the Lord, he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them" (Prov. 16:7, NRSV). Jesus taught the danger of anger (Matt. 5:21-24) and instructed us to love our enemies (v. 44).
What descriptive words does Solomon apply to the individual who quickly becomes angry? Prov. 14:17, 29; 19:19.
When we lose our temper, we are actually not in control of our reason. We are reacting rather than acting. Having temporarily lost our mind and thrown out the life principles we had so carefully chosen, we say and do things we later regret. We become fools.
Bad temper can become a habit. Today's English Version translates Proverbs 19:19: "If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again." Bad temper is a return to immature ways of reacting. Certain stimuli suggest a negative mode of behavior that has become customary. The only escape from this vicious circle is to allow God to take control of the mind and heart. For "God will be to us everything we will let Him be."Our High Calling, p. 131.
|Habit is an important factor in life. Why do we need habits as the basis for living?
When two people are consistently hurting one another, how can they break the cycle of action and reaction? Prov. 20:22; 24:29.
As long as both parties operate on the basis of the principle that "one bad turn deserves another," they will continue the fight. This is the stuff of which family feuds are made, with human life being destroyed figuratively, as well as literally. If only someone would be big enough to forgive! It matters not so much who started the quarrel as who ends it peaceably.
Those who are slow to anger and control their tempers have achieved a great victory. They are "better than the mighty" or one "who captures a city" (Prov. 16:32, NRSV). But controlling negative emotions, forgiving a person who has wronged us, and overcoming bitterness are a first choice. Forgiveness is not feeling forgiving; neither is it saying that a wrong is right. Forgiveness is giving to God one's right to revenge. Then "wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you" (Prov. 20:22, NIV).
"It is true there is an indignation that is justifiable, even in the followers of Christ. When they see that God is dishonored, and His service brought into disrepute, when they see the innocent oppressed, a righteous indignation stirs the soul. Such anger, born of sensitive morals, is not a sin. But those who at any supposed provocation feel at liberty to indulge anger and resentment are opening the heart to Satan. Bitterness and animosity must be banished from the soul if we would be in harmony with heaven."The Desire of Ages, p. 310. (See Eph. 4:26.)
What principle does Romans 14:13 give us upon which we can base our relationship with others?
Are there stumbling blocks in your path? Even they do not constitute a legitimate excuse for bad temper, for God knows how to deal with them.
"If we are creatures of circumstance, we shall surely fail of perfecting Christian characters. You must master circumstances, and not allow circumstances to master you. You can find energy at the cross of Christ."Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 47.
|In your own experience, what good methods have you employed in
counteracting the causes of strife and discord?
How would you recommend that someone else use these methods?
"If I'm not supposed to get mad, why can God?" This kind of question draws more than one kind of response. A typical but shallow and inaccurate answer would be: "Well, God is ruler and master of everything, so He has the right to do whatever He wants. You don't question Him."
At the other extreme is "What do you mean? God can get mad? Why, that is contrary to His nature! He would never hurt anything!"
Both answers present problems. The first pictures our loving Father-God as a wise, powerful, but severe and arbitrary dictator who has neither time for nor interest in our questions and who cares for nothing from His subjects but immediate and absolute compliance. The opposite view sees the all-powerful Creator as an indulgent parent who cannot bear to bring an evildoer to justice but who lets things run their natural course rather than interpose. Such incomplete pictures of God fail to portray the truth about Him.
What can people expect when they do not experience righteousness? Prov. 11:5, 23.
The consistent teaching of Scripture is that only the righteous will enjoy eternal life with Christ. (See Matt. 25:46; Heb. 12:14.) The sinner who refuses to accept Christ's power to stop sinning and the gift of His righteousness has no hope beyond the grave. (See Rev. 20:9, 15.)
When Moses insisted on a revelation of God's glory, what did he see, and what did he hear? Exod. 34:5-7.
What he saw _______________________________________________________________________
What he heard ________________________________________________________________
What two aspects of God's love do we notice in Exodus 34:7?
1. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
|Think about your life and how at times you may have disappointed God. Aren't you glad He is slow to anger?
At the end of yesterday's lesson, we studied the picture of God that appears in Exodus 34:5-7. From this description, we can know that the Old Testament does not portray God as a harsh God whom we must indulge. Think of other places in the Old Testament that portray God according to the picture in Exodus 34:5-7.
How does this depiction of God's character harmonize with the severity of His judgments described in the following passages?
Gen. 6:5-7, 11-13 ___________________________________________________________________
Gen. 18:32; 19:24, 25 _______________________________________________________________
Exod. 11:4-7 __________________________________________________________________
Did God cause this destruction? Explain your answer.
"God is Himself the source of all mercy. . . . He does not ask if we are worthy of His love, but He pours upon us the riches of His love to make us worthy. He is not vindictive. He seeks not to punish, but to redeem. Even the severity which He manifests through His providences is manifested for the salvation of the wayward.. . . It is true that God 'will by no means clear the guilty' (Exodus 34:7), but He would take away the guilt."Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p. 22.
In both His teachings and His life, Jesus demonstrated what God is like (John 14:9). The God of the Sermon on the Mount and the God who destroyed the world by the Flood are one and the same. (See 2 Pet. 3:5, 6; Heb. 13:8.) While God expresses Himself most fully in the life of Christ, the tragic existence of sin requires His intervention.
Extreme situations sometimes require major "surgery," as in the cases of both the antediluvian world and the city of Sodom. Civilization in general had become so vile as to be a moral menace to humanity. Because God is perfect in character, perfect in wisdom, in love, in righteousness, and in justice, He can not do other than deal in perfect fairness with evil and with sinners who persist in it (Heb. 10:30). Calvary fully demonstrated this fairness. Read John 3:16-21.
|Realizing that the eternal Judge is my friend, who is on my side, what keeps me from enjoying a closer relationship with Him?
What do the following stories teach us about anger, strife, and contentment: Genesis 37? Deuteronomy 11?
To learn more about what constitutes true happiness, read "The Sermon on the Mount," in The Desire of Ages, pp. 298-314.
"The presence of Christ alone can make men and women happy. All the common waters of life Christ can turn into the wine of heaven. The home then becomes as an Eden of bliss; the family, a beautiful symbol of the family in heaven."The Adventist Home, p. 28.
SUMMARIZE this week's lesson by answering the following questions: Is there any place for anger? Explain your answer. What does the Bible mean when it speaks of God's anger?
Happiness and contentment are treasures of superlative value. The peace that Christ imparts is far superior to any so-called happiness the world has to offer. Nothing need disturb that peace, for it is not dependent on outward circumstances. Even though others may try to make life miserable for us, though anger and strife rage around us, we can be kept in the peace of heaven, for nothing can disturb us when Jesus dwells within. Then, as children of God, we shall be like our Father.
Celestine is a teenager from the country of Chad in the heart of Africa. Her family worshiped traditional gods-trees, stones, and plants. They had no knowledge of Jesus Christ until Celestine's elder brother visited an Adventist church with a friend. Celestine asked her brother if she could go with him to the church, and he agreed. She enjoyed the youth group and the activities they planned. They held Bible study meetings, played sports together, and shared their faith with others.
Celestine's parents noticed a difference in their children's behavior and asked what had changed them. When Celestine told them that it was God's Word that made a difference, her parents decided to visit the church to see what could cause such a big difference. A year later her parents were baptized.
When Celestine entered secondary school she faced the problem of Sabbath classes. She decided that she would not attend classes on Sabbath, and although most of her teachers excused these absences, the decision caused some problems. Then as the end of her tenth grade year approached, she prepared to take the special exams students must pass in order to receive their diploma.
When the exam schedule was posted, she saw that exams were scheduled on Thursday through Saturday. Celestine decided that she would not take the exams on Sabbath, even though it meant that she might have to repeat the entire school year. She would take the exams on Thursday and Friday, but on Sabbath she would be in church.
Some of her friends laughed and called her a fool when she told them she would not take the exams on Sabbath.
Then, during the exams the headmaster announced that all sections of the exams would be completed by Friday afternoon, and there were no exams on Saturday. Celestine praised God for answering her prayers. But then she faced another problem. Some of her friends
began to say that she must be a witch to have the power to cancel the Saturday exams! Celestine told them that the only power she had was the power of prayer.
Celestine wants to do what is pleasing to God, and rejoiced when God allowed her to complete her exams to His glory.
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January 21, 2012
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey visited Friday the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem, accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.
During his visit, Dempsey lit the memorial "Eternal Flame" torch and laid a wreath at the Yizkor tent. The US general stated that the US will work together with Israel to make sure that such atrocities never happen again.
Dempsey also signed the Yad Vashem guest book, writing that his country is committed to the protection of Israel and will do everything to prevent such a human tragedy from reoccurring. Earlier, the general visited the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv, where he met with Gantz and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
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* Gasoline down 4.6 pct, diesel down 4.8 pct from Wed
* China cuts prices by a combined 13 to 14 pct since May
* Squeezes refining margin; fuel demand lacklustre
By Judy Hua and Chen Aizhu
BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) - China, the world's second-largest user of fuel, will cut retail prices by around 5 percent from Wednesday, its third reduction in just over two months and a move that leaves refiners in the red but may lure consumers back to the pumps.
Oil demand in China, which still makes up nearly half of the incremental global total, posted its first yearly fall in at least three years in April and edged up just 0.8 percent in May as economic growth slowed.
With effect from Wednesday, the ceiling for gasoline retail prices will be lowered by 420 yuan ($65.9) a tonne and diesel price by 400 yuan, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
The latest cut would bring the reductions to a combined 13 to 14 percent since early May, which came off record highs of about $1.22 per litre for diesel and $1.17 for gasoline.
"Let's hope for the demand to come back after this cut, so that our tanks won't be that full," said an official with a state refiner.
But industry officials were reluctant to predict that the cheaper fuel would spur an immediate rebound in consumption.
"There are few signs yet of a real power shortage this summer, the logistics sector is lackluster...It could mean the real economy is weaker than we thought?" said a fuel marketing official with top refiner Sinopec Corp.
The cut could also deal a blow to refiners such as China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Corp) and PetroChina , who are struggling to recoup crude costs amid a downward spiral in oil prices.
The much anticipated price cut has prompted some analysts to slash earnings outlooks for refining giant Sinopec.
"With China likely to cut domestic fuel prices again next week, we have lowered our Sinopec profit estimates by 38 percent and 5 percent for 2012 and 2013 respectively to reflect worse-than-expected downstream performance in refining and petrochemicals," Mirae Asset Securities analyst Gordon Kwan wrote last Friday.
Under China's fuel pricing rules, the government would consider changing fuel prices if a weighted moving average price of three types of international crude oils rises or falls 4 percent, and the interval between two price changes will be at least 22 working days.
In addition, the government will take into account other factors such as inflation, supply and demand.
Fuel price cuts are usually on schedule but price hikes are often postponed or their scale reduced to ease inflation or ease the burden for consumers, leaving refiners to incur losses caused by insufficient hikes in fuel prices.
Beijing asked oil firms to use profits from their upstream businesses to make up for downstream refining losses.
China has been considering changes to the current fuel pricing scheme to better reflect refining costs, with plans to lower the trigger point, shorten the review period and change the composition of the basket of crudes governing pump prices.
A midpoint at which international oil prices are at a reasonable level and can meet the cost of domestic fuel production is a good time to launch the new scheme, an NDRC pricing official said on Monday. (Reporting by Judy Hua and Chen Aizhu;Editing by Clarence Fernandez)


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In the thick of things, we are just guests to the bigger forces of nature. The rain and clouds were here before us.
It's been a stormy evening with thunder and lightning shattering the dark sky. I'm here sitting on the floor, just listening to the sounds of nature battling it out for supremacy. This is one of the wildest, relentless storms I have witnessed in a while, the first this summer. I came home this evening to the sounds and sight of rain pouring down and the first booms of thunder in the background. Bright flashes of light made me jump out of my skin. It is rather calm and soothing, just sitting here to myself, letting my thoughts wander while the heavens shouted out from above.
A few years ago, I witnessed a first for myself. I was outside in a thunderstorm with only three walls of thin, rain-resistant fabric keeping me dry and safe
I stayed in the tent and tried to imagine that I was really in the wild with help miles away, not just a few feet away in my house. A few weeks later, my family and I would be going camping and living in the rustic outdoors. That means no electricity, plumbing, or phone/Internet service whatsoever. The tent session was in preparation for the day we go camping by testing out my wits in a thunderstorm. The tent held up well the whole night and through this treacherous morning so it wouldn't be a problem when the real games commence. In a style reminiscent to The Blair Witch Project, I used my phone to film myself talking about my stay in the tent and various things around me, while the rain came down outside and thunder rumbled, adding to the spookiness. There wasn't much light in the tent so when I played back the video all I could see was a creepy silhouette of myself hiding under a blanket.
I listened to the appropriate song for this occasion, "Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks, seeing how the thunder sound effects in the song mesh with the real world sounds, making it really authentic. I must had been in the tent for almost two hours, waiting for the loud but fairly tame storm to pass. The storm did pass eventually but not without a few flashes of Ben Franklin kite power appearing as I was just about to leave my sanctuary, scaring me out of my skin. I finally did get to fold my blankets up and head outside into the morning light. That stupid water hole of our's was full of, well, water again.
Like the brave storm chasers, we need to learn how to become one with nature and tackle her beastly villains we call storms, wind, and rain. No one can control or change the weather, but we can be tough and try to see the real beauty of our planet Earth at work. Amazingly, our world's cycles of random weather have been going on for billions of years. Patterns and seasons may have changed and become unpredictable but Earth still follows her unruly task of making us selfish humans realize what is out there for a minute. Okay, so the planet isn't trying to seek revenge on people and only has crazy weather because of changes in the air, but humans still need to realize that the home they inherited thousands of years ago is being ruined by their selfish actions and greediness just to get a leg up in the world. Photographers and geologists alike are the few that really appreciate the true essence of the Earth.else could care less. They are more than just guests, they are the ones who shake hands with nature and become something like friends.


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Hi guys! Today it's time once again to look closer at the updated list of the Top Five most popular investment programs featured on the MNO monitor according to the readers. As the last article, written in a different format more friendly for those working with numbers rather than words, was posted three weeks ago some things have inevitably changed. Although all the previous five programs are still paying fine and have not gone anywhere, the positions changed and ArdexFunds has lost its place due to increasing competition from others (though the program is as I said still paying fine). It was replaced by Romball which came to prominence after a successful finish to its first month online and first members being in profit. Along with the updated list of the Top Five programs I also have the results of the most recent opinion poll from the MNO TalkBack page with a new poll also being added. I will also introduce a new program which purchased Premium listing on my monitor today called PayGet.
But first let's start from the rating of the most popular programs on MNO as they stand at the time of writing. Positions are determined by the percentage returns plus referral commissions received from my readers. Changes in rankings and earnings over the last three weeks are also included now, so you can clearly analyze the program's chances in the future and will be able to adjust your investment strategy accordingly. Note that the list and the current positions of the programs featured in it might change from time to time, so you should always check the MNO monitor to make sure the program in question is on Paying status before making any investment and always be sensible and invest only what you can afford to lose. Good luck to everyone with an investment in any of them.
#1 – Capital7 (click here to read the full review) No change
Total return – 1453.2% (+482.98%)
Type of listing – Standard.
Current status on the MNO monitor – Paying for 60 days
Investment plans on offer (with recommended investment plans marked in bold) – 7% for 30 calendar days (accruals on business days only), 110% after 7 calendar days.
Payment processors accepted: PerfectMoney, SolidTrustPay, Payza, Payeer, BitCoin, Bank Wires.
What you need to know:
2% withdrawal fee applied to every withdrawal, withdrawals are processed on business hours from Monday to Friday while they are NOT processed on weekends, minimum to invest is $25 in each plan.
Why you might want to invest:
Capital7 has managed to become the undisputed leader of the HYIP industry and in just two months since its first appearance online has established its reputation as a stable performer that is able to digest not hundreds, but thousands in deposits. It's all possible due to the enormous experience of the admin who successfully operated long running ventures in the past and the wonderful support from Capital7's satisfied clients who mostly promote the program by the word of mouth among their peers thanks to the increased level of referral commissions the admin introduced a few weeks ago. This has proven to work a lot better than listing the program on countless useless monitors. So, if you want to find a program that's well above others in terms of the admin's experience and positive support from investors then the choice is obvious – Capital7.
#2 – RixosFinance (click here to read the full updated review) ? 1 position
Total return – 288.57% (+158.53%)
Type of listing – Premium (#1 rank)
Current status on the MNO monitor – Paying for 39 days
Investment plans on offer (with recommended investment plan marked in bold) –111% after 7 days, 9% for 14 days (principal included), 1.8% for 15 days, 2% for 30 days, 2.4% for 45 days, 2.8% for 60 days, 3% for 75 days with principal return on expiry.
Payment processors accepted: PerfectMoney, SolidTrustPay, Payza, Payeer, BitCoin, AdvCash, Bank Wires.
What you need to know:
2% withdrawal fee applied on every withdrawal, withdrawals are processed manually within 24 hours.
Why you might want to invest:
RixosFinance is definitely the main threat and rival to Capital7 now when it comes to the program's growth and investors' attitude towards the admin. RixosFinance has become especially popular when a couple of weeks ago the admin decided to add two more investment plans which include the original investment and thus getting you into profit faster – 111% after 7 days and 9% for 14 days. The main strength of RixosFinance is also in its admin – a person who can adapt his program easily and listen to the changing HYIP market conditions to make sure his program always stays on top of the pile. If you prefer person like this at the wheel then you probably want to invest in RixosFinance.
#3 – Romball (click here to read the full review) Newcomer
Total return – 205.98%.
Type of listing – Premium (#2 rank).
Current status on the MNO monitor – Paying for 31 days
Investment plans on offer (with recommended investment plan marked in bold) – 1.2% for 15 days, 1.7% for 30 days, 2% for 45 days, 2.4% for 60 days, 2.8% for 75 days, 3.3% for 90 days, principal back.
Payment processors accepted: PerfectMoney, Payeer, BitCoin.
What you need to know:
Minimum to invest is only $1. Withdrawals are processed instantly at all times.
Why you might want to invest:
Romball is a new program in the current Top Five which was too young and fresh to compete with bigger names three weeks ago. Now that the first month online has passed, Romball has managed to win a significant fan base among investors, enjoying instant payouts even if the major drawback of the program seems to be a lack of verifiable payment processors on offer. Still, Romball has completed their two shortest investment cycles and is considered to be a very respectable program among investors with membership growing at a steady pace.
#4– CopperTradePro (click here to read the full review) No change
Total return – 179.71% (+72.33%)
Type of listing – Standard.
Current status on the MNO monitor – Paying for 56 days
Investment plans on offer (with recommended investment plan marked in bold) – 2.4%-3.2% for 100 business days.
Payment processors accepted: PerfectMoney, SolidTrustPay, Payza, Payeer, BitCoin, AdvCash, NixMoney.
What you need to know:
Withdrawals are processed manually within 36 hours, withdrawals are usually not processed on weekends.
Why you might want to invest:
I cannot say that I found myself surprised that CopperTradePro has been steadily gaining momentum on MNO with its relatively slow growth compared to its main rivals. However, that might be the admin's goal to maintain such steady growth in the longer term which might just be necessary for the category CopperTradePro falls into. More language versions have been added recently which will appeal to an international audience, but the main test the admin has successfully passed is the issues with his Payza account which had been resolved earlier last week. The admin also shared some other plans with me which he has in the pipeline for the weeks to come, but at the moment CopperTradePro looks like a really good investment choice to me and the first investors in profit can confirm this.
#5 – ForexKing (click here to read the full review and click here to read the interview with the admin) ? 3 positions
Total return – 174.99% (+20.04%)
Type of listing – Premium (#3 rank).
Current status on the MNO monitor – Paying for 90 days
Investment plans on offer (with recommended investment plan marked in bold) – 2.1% for 15 days, 2.3% for 35 days, 2.7% for 60 days (principal back), 250% after 40 business days, 600% after 65 business days, 1800% after 105 business days, 350% after 17 business days, 900% after 33 business days.
Payment processors accepted: PerfectMoney, SolidTrustPay, Payeer, BitCoin, AdvCash, NixMoney.
What you need to know:
Withdrawals are processed manually within 30 hours maximum, investment plans paying once on expiry should be avoided at all times.
Why you might want to invest:
The admin has given me an opportunity to question him on some important issues a few weeks ago and you can read the interview here. Despite the increased advertising efforts with two more banners recently purchased on MNO and the currently running referral contest with large prizes, ForexKing seems to have stalled on my monitor and dropped three positions since the last article. Still, ForexKing remains a very dependable program when it comes to payouts, but I cannot help but mention that you are advised to invest in only daily paying plans as the on expiry plans carry a significantly higher risk to your principals judging. I hope the admin will manage to keep the program afloat as the growth has been very gradual so far and maybe the best things are yet to come for ForexKing.
That's the Top Five Popular Programs on MNO as things stand at the time of writing. Note that nothing lasts forever and this list can and will be subject to change. Given the current stability in the HYIP industry overall and many programs generally lasting much longer than in winter (read the results of the current poll on MNO to see that), I therefore hope that I won't have to post another Top Five list for at least several weeks. In any case, please watch for any possible changes on my monitor, as with my site you'll be the first to know about any problems or any promising new programs emerging to challenge the leaders.
The admin of the newest program on my monitor PayGet (which is actually online for over a week now) has decided to get the best possible Premium Listing on MNO with a Sticky option and two advertising banners on my monitor for a week. Apparently the program has passed the first phase of growth and is now ready for wider exposure to a more international audience. So what is so special about PayGet that differentiates it from other programs?
Well, the first and foremost is the automated payments. You can invest anything starting from $10 and get paid hourly, twice daily, or just daily over a period of 30 calendar days. The payments will be done to the same e-currency you join with (be it PerfectMoney, Payeer, BitCoin, AdvCash, NixMoney, or Payza) and you will get 5% in total every calendar day within the 30 day term, so you break-even and start receiving profits in PayGet starting from day 21 and ultimately taking 50% net profit by the end of the term. The thing that makes everything so different with PayGet is the frequency of payments which deliver the 5% daily. For the first 10 days you will be getting paid hourly at 0.20833% which will still give you 5% per day in total. For the second 10 days the frequency of payments will reduce to twice daily payments of 2.5% every 12 hours, again giving 5% in total. And finally, for the final 10 days before expiry you receive a single 5% daily payment. This seemingly simple payout schedule is actually very clever and will allow you to get used to hourly payouts first before getting to the more orthodox once per day by the end of the term. Of course, some payment processors like Payza will require a different minimum and with a $1 requirement you will be able to get payments only after you reach that amount, so keep this in mind. Also just a short note that while payouts to Payza are processed automatically the deposits are temporarily done in manual mode, but the admin promised that it will be dealt with once Payza reviews their payment button approval. Also note that deposits via OkPay used to be accepted, but not anymore as the admin cited the payment system was not popular enough and no one was using it. Well, fair enough, I suppose – if there is no demand from investors, why keep it? At the same time, I'm a bit concerned that Payza deposits are manual at the moment, but as the admin showed me his accounts in Payza are both business verified, it should be just a matter of time before Payza get to their request and grant it (we know that this payment processor is growing rapidly now and things might take longer than usual to get done).
I'll just add a few technical points you might want to familiarize yourselves with before making any decisions to join PayGet or not. The program runs off a licensed version of H-Script which has been significantly modified to accommodate a different payment schedule and automated hourly payouts. The logo of PayGet bears a weird resemblance with that of PayPal, but apart from that the site looks nice and well-developed. It's available in two languages, English and Russian, with the latter being by far the stronger of the two. The PayGet website is hosted on a dedicated server by one of the leaders on the HYIP market DDoSGuard which provides the necessary protection. An SSL certificate from Comodo helps with securing the transactions. There's always Live Chat support ready to help and a pop-up window is shown in case you have any questions. PayGet also has accounts on Facebook and VK and features a promotional video introduction available in two languages (you can find the English version on the MNOVision page here). On the site you can also find members' testimonials, all the latest payout stats (there are hundreds of them considering PayGet pays hourly), and a visual description of the program's investment offer on the main page. The admin is also active when it comes to updating members on current developments and held several contests already that pay additional cash bonuses for fulfilling different promotional tasks. You will find the news updates on the dedicated page on the PayGet website and I'll start re-posting them on MNO as they continue. Enjoy your automatically paid profits from PayGet and stay tuned for a detailed review on the MNO blog soon!
The final item I want to talk about in today's news update is the poll that's been running on the MNO TalkBack page over this past week. And I have to say, from all the opinion polls that I've run on the TalkBack page (honestly, I've lost count a long time ago now) this one has to be by far the most overwhelmingly one sided landslide result. This isn't always a good thing depending on the question, but in this instance I think it is. You might remember I was discussing how the HYIP industry has been making a steady recovery over the last few months after the usual and predictable dip we saw around December and the New Year holidays. Some would say this was spearheaded by Capital7, and while I wouldn't be in complete disagreement with that statement I would have to strongly argue the point that they are by no means the only dependable performer making money for its members. In fact that's the point of the current revival of fortunes in the HYIP world, it isn't just driven by one single program even if there's no denying most people do express a clear favorite. The likes of RixosFinance, CopperTradePro, Romball, and ForexKing all deserve an honorable mention as having played their own vital role in the latest resurgence of the HYIP industry, so kudos to all involved with them too.
Anyway, the question put to you in the last poll was pretty straight forward, asking:
"Is the HYIP industry stronger today than it was in the winter?".
The individual voter can only speak from his/her own experience, and I expected that experience would be somewhat more diverse. Imagine my surprise then when seeing a whopping 92% of MNO readers voting for the option "Yes, things have definitely improved". I mean sure, it's a point of view I myself would also agree with, I'm just surprised that things are going so much better for this many people now than in the last couple of months. From the remaining votes, 4% of readers apparently haven't been feeling the benefits of the industry revival quite so much (perhaps some unlucky choices in their portfolios, perhaps made too big an investment on one bad program, etc) and voted "No, the industry has declined". The remaining 4% look to be sitting on the fence here, voting for the third option of "I see no noticeable difference either way". But most of us seem to be in agreement that the industry is definitely changing one way or another.
For the next question I want to ask a slightly different variant of a recent question asked in an earlier poll. You might remember a couple of weeks back in conjunction with the last Top Five Most Popular Programs article I asked readers what their favorite HYIP was from the list. So as we have an updated version of the Top Five today, I'd like to ask a similar question. Not exactly about which website you like the most, but simply which one has so far been the most profitable for you personally. Since a couple of programs have moved up and down the list a bit and one new name making its debut, it occurs to me that the current top five have all been online long enough for everyone who joined to have made a profit, assuming you joined on time that is. The exact question therefore simply asks the following:
Which of the following programs have you seen the biggest profit from?
Answers, as based on the current top five article, are from the following programs:
a) Capital7 (reviewed here). No doubt the biggest and most popular program in the HYIP industry at the moment, but has it actually been the most profitable for you personally? The Capital7 investment plans offer terms of 7% for 30 calendar days (accruals on business days only), or 110% in a single payment on expiry of a 7 day term via SolidTrustPay, Payza, PerfectMoney, Payeer, BitCoin, or bank wires.
b) RixosFinance (reviewed here). Perhaps the biggest single challenger to Capital7 in the wider HYIP industry, RixosFinance have actually matching their performance on my own monitor. Their only "disadvantage" (for want of a better word) is that I haven't been monitoring them for quite as long, giving Capital7 a considerable head start and therefore taking some time for RixosFinance to close the gap. Strong competition is something both admins should welcome, as should everyone else as far as I'm concerned, because it benefits the entire industry. Plans here are a more diverse mix, offering 1.8% for 15 days, 2% for 30 days, 2.4% for 45 days, 2.8% for 60 days, 3% for 75 days, principal back, 111% after 7 days, and 9% for 14 days. Payment options are also excellent, with SolidTrustPay, Payza, PerfectMoney, Payeer, BitCoin, AdvCash, and bank wires all available.
c) Romball (reviewed here). It's been on my monitor for the last month and makes it's first appearance in the Top Five list today. Romball is another medium term program so that seems to be proving a popular business model at the moment. In this case Romball are offering plans of 1.2% for 15 days, 1.7% for 30 days, 2% for 45 days, 2.4% for 60 days, 2.8% for 75 days, 3.3% for 90 days, and you principal back on expiry. Payment options here are a bit more basic with just PerfectMoney, Payeer, and BitCoin, but in any case this doesn't seen to have hampered the growth of Romball.
d) CopperTradePro (reviewed here). This is the only true long term investment program making the current top five, with plans offering the members 2.4%-3.2% for 100 business days. As is usually the case, the exact percentage you are paid is down to the size of your principal, with CopperTradePro paying the higher rates to the bigger spending investors. With so many of the most popular programs these days offering to put you in profit faster, it's a fine testament to the admin's professionalism that he has made CopperTradePro so competitive, challenging to become a long term industry leader in itself. I'm sure this has been helped by an excellent choice of payment options that include SolidTrustPay, Payza, PerfectMoney, Payeer, AdvCash, NixMoney, and BitCoin.
e) ForexKing (reviewed here). This program offers a very mixed bag of plans that include some daily payment options that have proved quite popular such as 2.1% for 15 days, 2.3% for 35 days, and 2.7% for 60 days (principal back), and a group of single payment on expiry plans that experienced players have been less enthusiastic about such as 250% after 40 business days, 600% after 65 business days, 1800% after 105 business days, 350% after 17 business days, and 900% after 33 business days. Your choice of payment methods is quite good and compares very favorably against competing programs, allowing SolidTrustPay, PerfectMoney, Payeer, NixMoney, AdvCash, and BitCoin.
Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to vote, guys. As usual the poll will remain open for at least a week, giving everyone who wants to vote ample opportunity to do so. Remember it only takes a second, and is completely anonymous unless of course you decide yourself to discuss your vote on the MNO ShoutBox.
Here is the list of the programs from my monitor that paid me for the last 72 hours:
From MNO Sticky list: PayGet (the first instant payments received).
From MNO Premium list: RixosFinance, Romball, ForexKing, ArdexFunds, BandeiraCorp.
From MNO Standard list: Capital7, CopperTradePro, Cryptonus.
From MNO Basic list: GloboxTrade, TokyoInvestmentCompany.
That's all I have to report for tonight, everyone. Remember to vote for the most profitable program from the current MNO Top Five list on the TalkBack page and support your favorites by submitting your comments on the MNO monitor too. I'll be back in a couple of days with a detailed look at the newest Sticky/Premium listed program PayGet and will of course update you all on the current state of things among the most high-budget and elite programs online – the only kind my blog and monitor deals with. Please follow MNO on Facebook and Twitter, subscribe for the daily news to be delivered to your email address, or simply bookmark my site in your browser and check it regularly not to miss anything important. Thanks for supporting MNO and see you all soon, guys!
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Lineham Ridge is a classic, spectacular hike in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.
From Lower Rowe Lake, the hike to Lineham Ridge is a continuation which begins with the short 200 m (219 yard) return to the Rowe Lakes Trail, followed by a left turn at the main trail and a short 1.3 KM (¾ mile), very beautiful hike through lush forest over Rowe Creek water crossings.
This short segment of trail explodes into a large, incredibly impressive meadow surrounded by forested hills, a valley view, fields of colorful wildflowers, crystal-clear running water and steep rock cliffs.
Rowe Meadow is an easily achievable and worthy destination on its own. Wow!
The first vision of Rowe Meadow brings back powerful memories of the initial visual impact of Cracker Lake. Stepping from the forest into the stunningly beautiful alpine meadow has the ability to simply stop a person in their tracks. Wow!
On the far side of Rowe Meadow, a simple, square and narrow, wooden beam bridge crosses a marvel of running water, with moss-covered stones and surrounding wildflowers nothing short of spellbinding in a photographic paradise of peace and tranquility.
The trail junction is a very short distance beyond the rise on the far side of the creek.
Trail to Upper Rowe Lake turns left to begin a steep and obviously sustained climb over broad switchbacks on good, well-maintained trail.
After five minutes of heart-thumping and heavy breathing there occurs, without warning, an uncharacteristic lucid thought occurs.
The sensible decision is made to exchange the primary destination from Upper Rowe Lakes to Lineham Ridge. There is some logic in this, but the primary motivation in this decision is the suspicion the Upper Rowe Lakes ascent is likely going to result in death following yesterdays significant Carthew-Alderson hike.
The return hike to the junction turns onto 3.3 KM (2⅛ miles) of trail leading around the impressive bowl and up to Lineham Ridge. The elevation gain will be greater but much gentler over the increased distance.
The 3.3 KM (2⅛ mile) hike to Lineham Ridge is longer than the Upper Rowe Lakes hike from the Rowe Meadow junction but the rate of ascent is gentler.
The front end is on steep, loose rock buffered by the beauty of surrounding wildflowers and the magnificent cliffs surrounding the bowl.
On one portion of this trail segment, beneath impressive cliffs between 2,446 m (8,025 ft) Mount Rowe and 2,728 m (8,950 ft) Mount Lineham the hike is under surveillance.
The Lineham Ridge trail beneath impressive cliffs, is a gentle ascent with phenomenal views from the circle hike around the bowl.
Rowe Meadow, at the bottom, serves as a fixed reference as altitude is consistently gained on the swing around towards the west face of Mount Lineham.
The trail is clear and easy to navigate in the transition from gravel and solid rock to scree. How isolated plants can flourish in this hostile environment is beyond imagination.
On the approach to the top of Lineham Ridge, Upper Rowe Lakes begin to appear on the flank of Mount Rowe on the opposite side of the bowl.
The steep switchback trail is visible leading to Upper Rowe Lakes while emerald Lower Rowe Lake rests serenely below.
A long lens view of Lower Rowe Lake, with Upper Rowe Lakes above, as seen from near the top of Lineham Ridge on the opposite side of the bowl above Rowe Meadow.
As the Lineham Ridge trail arrives at the top, the hike proceeds past the severe direction reversal and continues straight towards the west face of Mount Lineham.
Within a very short distance, on the left, the incredible view, from the edge, of Lineham Lakes below begins to unfold and proceeds to exponentially assault the senses.
Breathtaking beauty! Unreal color! From the edge of 400 m (1,300 ft) of vertical air, it seems impossible to cease taking photographs within this emotionally powerful and visual extravaganza. This vision alone makes the hike worthwhile. Wow!
After getting settled down for relaxation and enjoyment of a leisurely lunch with Lineham Lakes directly below me, steep cliffs plunge from the summit of Mount Lineham to the right, combines warm sun and a cool breeze on the back,as feet rest weightless at the end of legs dangling in space.
Mountain wilderness adventure simply does not get this grand very often.
Back at the severe direction reversal at Lineham Ridge Trail, veering right will proceed along the top of the ridge.
Views are compromised to the north because the trail is below the true top. No doubt this is for protection from wind, and for safety since the north side of the ridge is an unforgiving drop.
On the approach to the high point at the northwest end of Lineham Ridge, the short scramble from the trail to the top of the ridge provides an excellent full view of the two most westerly Lineham Lakes.
The view from the top of the ridge is spectacular in every direction, but the angle of the sun calls time to begin the return hike.
On the hike back along the top of Lineham Ridge, two other couples have arrived at the severe direction change. There is no warning the ridge was going to get crowded like this. One couple is from the United States, the other from Switzerland.
Pleasantries and intelligence are exchanged prior to parting in a variety of directions and distance.
Rowe Meadow does not seem to get much written attention. This is one of many highlights on the hike from the Akamina Parkway to the top of Lineham Ridge.
On the approach to the meadow, a few minutes are allocated to appreciate the slopes consumed with brilliant wildflowers. The mix of flora, rock and running water, combined with surrounding dramatic scenery, is magic.
The aroma and sound are palpable. This is a very beautiful, sensually consuming place.
At the Rowe Meadow trail junction, the potential hike up to Upper Rowe Lakes is abandoned.
The view of the lakes from the top of Lineham Ridge will suffice this day. Instead, extra time will be spent at Rowe Meadow to enjoy a snack, refresh the filtered water supply and take many photographs of the pristine beauty near the wooden beam bridge.
Choosing just a few photographs to be included in this post is significantly challenging
On the return hike - back at the trail junction to Lower Rowe Lake on the right. Straight ahead returns home.
Hiking east through the valley between Mount Rowe and Mount Lineham with the north end of Buchanan Ridge consuming the view ahead.
The hike to Lower Rowe Lake is listed in the reliable Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor's Guide published by the Waterton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Association with assistance from several sources. The free document is a good and valuable piece of work and an important, free reference for navigating Waterton Lakes National Park.
The Lower Rowe Lake hike is listed as 8 KM (5.0 miles) return with an elevation gain of 350 m (1,148 ft). The additional distance to Rowe Meadow is 2.6 KM (1⅝ miles) with approximately 60 m (197 ft) of elevation, bringing the total experience to a return distance hike of 10.6 KM (6⅝ miles) and elevation gain near 410 m (1,345 ft).
Deciding to tackle the Rowe Meadow hike might lead to a few hundred meters continuance on the Lineham Ridge hike for a bit of elevation, sloping meadows and amazing views. Even footprints in the marsh land would be a travesty of wilderness etiquette in this pristine paradise.
To choose to continue to the top of Lineham Ridge will be tackling a return hike from the Akamina Parkway of about 17.6 KM (11 miles) and elevation gain in the range of 850 m (2,780 ft) so, a bit more aggressive. There is always the option to go as far as chosen and turn about when you have had all the fun you can stand.
Happy trails. Thanks for sharing the adventure. This magnificent hike has been the reason for another grand hiking day.


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Innova Champion Atlas (Overmold)
The Atlas is one of the very few overmolds made by Innova. It consists of two different plastics, one on the rim and another on the plate of the disc. The company MVP has pushed there product calling it the "Gyro" and actually has patented technology mainly why you don't see many overmolds on the market. On the underside of the rim, there are four 'compass' points on the disc to help secure the two plastics together, hence the name, Atlas.
Best Choice for: Technical shots, Accurate approaches, Controlled mid-range drives
Speed: 5 | Glide: 5 | Turn: 0 | Fade: 1 | PDGA Approved
Champion Overmold Plastic
- Ultra-durable
- Wears slowly retaining flight characteristics
- Suitable for more powerful throwers
- The overmold has two different plastic types providing the best of both worlds!
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Misprint F2 Mystery Box
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Starfire I-Dye Champion
Great disc. Color of disc as advertised. One of the fastest shipping and processing I've seen. Will be ordering from them from here out.
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Zone Elite Z
Zeus ESP
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The plastic and print was very smoothly put on, with beautiful finish. The disc was pretty stable too which is a plus.
good variety of discs and plastic, got some really cool colors and limted editions and first run a prototype. Would buy another
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Print quality - dirty pages
Most people seem to feel that IngramSpark quality is somewhat better than Createspace, and the books I've printed are nicely printed and bound, etc.
However, in every book I've printed so far, there are at least a handful of pages that are, for want of a better word, dirty - they have gray smears or streaks on some pages. This isn't a rare occurrence, but visible with every book. It's not a professional look.
Any ideas on what causes this (other than stock that's been dragged across the floor) or how to avoid it?
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T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) has an ERP5 rank of 17687. The ERP5 Rank is an investment tool that analysts use to discover undervalued companies. The ERP5 looks at the Price to Book ratio, Earnings Yield, ROIC and 5 year average ROIC. The lower the ERP5 rank, the more undervalued a company is thought to be.
When the stock portfolio is diversified, there is a good chance that some stocks will be winners and some will be losers. Regularly reviewing portfolio performance can help the investor stay the course. Keeping track of performance can help spot stocks that might no longer be beneficial to the goals of the investor. There may be times after a review where nothing needs to be adjusted, but staying ahead of the curve can put the individual in a good place when the investing waters become choppy.
The Q.i. Value of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is 87. The Q.i. Value is another helpful tool in determining if a company is undervalued or not. The Q.i. Value is calculated using the following ratios: EBITDA Yield, Earnings Yield, FCF Yield, and Liquidity. The lower the Q.i. value, the more undervalued the company is thought to be.
The EBITDA Yield is a great way to determine a company's profitability. This number is calculated by dividing a company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by the company's enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The EBITDA Yield for T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is -0.265706.
The Earnings to Price yield of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is -0.438074. This is calculated by taking the earnings per share and dividing it by the last closing share price. This is one of the most popular methods investors use to evaluate a company's financial performance. Earnings Yield is calculated by taking the operating income or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and dividing it by the Enterprise Value of the company. The Earnings Yield for T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is -0.279054. Earnings Yield helps investors measure the return on investment for a given company. Similarly, the Earnings Yield Five Year Average is the five year average operating income or EBIT divided by the current enterprise value. The Earnings Yield Five Year average for T2 Biosystems, Inc. is -0.221058.
The FCF Yield 5yr Average is calculated by taking the five year average free cash flow of a company, and dividing it by the current enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The average FCF of a company is determined by looking at the cash generated by operations of the company. The Free Cash Flow Yield 5 Year Average of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is -0.21873.
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The Current Ratio of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is 0.58. The Current Ratio is used by investors to determine whether a company can pay short term and long term debts. The current ratio looks at all the liquid and non-liquid assets compared to the company's total current liabilities. A high current ratio indicates that the company might have trouble managing their working capital. A low current ratio (when the current liabilities are higher than the current assets) indicates that the company may have trouble paying their short term obligations.
The Leverage Ratio of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is 0.774825. Leverage ratio is the total debt of a company divided by total assets of the current and past year divided by two. Companies take on debt to finance their day to day operations. The leverage ratio can measure how much of a company's capital comes from debt. With this ratio, investors can better estimate how well a company will be able to pay their long and short term financial obligations.
The price to book ratio or market to book ratio for T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) currently stands at -8.287637. The ratio is calculated by dividing the stock price per share by the book value per share. This ratio is used to determine how the market values the equity. A ratio of under 1 typically indicates that the shares are undervalued. A ratio over 1 indicates that the market is willing to pay more for the shares. There are often many underlying factors that come into play with the Price to Book ratio so all additional metrics should be considered as well.
Adding it All Up
The Piotroski F-Score is a scoring system between 1-9 that determines a firm's financial strength. The score helps determine if a company's stock is valuable or not. The Piotroski F-Score of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is 2. A score of nine indicates a high value stock, while a score of one indicates a low value stock. The score is calculated by the return on assets (ROA), Cash flow return on assets (CFROA), change in return of assets, and quality of earnings. It is also calculated by a change in gearing or leverage, liquidity, and change in shares in issue. The score is also determined by change in gross margin and change in asset turnover.
The Gross Margin Score is calculated by looking at the Gross Margin and the overall stability of the company over the course of 8 years. The score is a number between one and one hundred (1 being best and 100 being the worst). The Gross Margin Score of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TTOO) is 51. The more stable the company, the lower the score. If a company is less stable over the course of time, they will have a higher score.
As we move closer to the end of the year, investors might be closely monitoring key economic reports. Staying on top of the most recent reports can help the individual see the overall landscape a bit clearer. It may be overwhelming to keep up with every single report that comes out, but knowing which information has a bigger impact on stock investments may help the investor. Investors may already be trying to gauge how they will set themselves up for success over the next couple of quarters. They may be still going over all the latest company earnings reports trying to identify some names that can give the portfolio a boost as we move into the New Year.
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Tori Spelling's husband Dean McDermott seems like a worse catch every day. Even People magazine believes he cheated on Tori because she was too busy with their four kids to give him enough sex. Keep in mind Dean cheated with Tori while they were both married to other people. The McDermotts have had money problems of late and had to sell their mansion and move to rentals in the Valley. After being revealed as a cheater, Dean checked into rehab to help with his "personal problems," but what are they? Is he a sex addict? A boozer? An egomaniac? Meanwhile Tori, the family breadwinner, is deciding whether their marriage can be fixed. Maybe she's more forgiving because she's a cheater too.
Posted by Janet on January 29, 2014
19 Comments so far
By sherry lynee
On January 29, 2014 at
the guy is a dlist dbag
By mishmash
On January 29, 2014 at
So she cranks out 4 kids with this clown and now she has an issue with him? Once a cheater, always a cheater. And like she's some prize. Poor kids.
By xyz
On January 30, 2014 at
Well, the white gold digger messed up with the Jewess and now he has to dealwith it….
By Kelly
On January 30, 2014 at
Tori just needs to be on her mother's good side and make sure her mother keeps her in her will.
By Palermo
On January 30, 2014 at
totally agree with mishmash
By Natalie
On January 30, 2014 at
I feel sorry for the kids.
By MissEva
On January 30, 2014 at
Doesn't she know that when a man marries his mistress, it leaves a job opening?
By Diva
On January 30, 2014 at
Good one MissEva. How can you be surprised that he will cheat with you on the last wife and turn around and cheat ON you?
A cheater is a cheater
By Trudy
On January 30, 2014 at
The poor kids. People like this should NOT have children. They haven't grown-up themselves. They need to both be neutered.
By Dee Cee
On January 30, 2014 at
Like she was so 'stupid in love'.. but smart enough to support herself, her children and him.. and now will cash in on the end of that talentless dirt-bag attachment and is 'totally over your untrustworthy shenanigans' but richer in knowledge and clear of accusations of fickle abandonment for she tried to get him help.. before she moves on.. Mom will be proud of her and adopt her daughter and kids back into the family unit once the jerk disappears. Don't blame mom, Tori was determined to make Dean a good man, a life partner, but with a liar and lazy alley rat.. she had nothing special to work with to improve things She'd better become wiser and choose carefully before she finds another love partner to share her life.. or this will happen again and again.
By mama
On January 30, 2014 at
Dump his azz Tori. Life is too short to stay miserable with the likes of Dean.
By Daily Muse
On January 30, 2014 at
Maybe it's that black lipstick she always wears that caused him to stray? LOL
By Oh brother
On January 30, 2014 at
Tori was married to a guy who wouldn't cheat on her when she met this gold digger. The problem is, she doesn't have the moolah yet. But they have enough moolah that DM is satisfied. But he will always cheat.
Take notes Julia "A Low Vera" Roberts.
By Anna Belle Leigh
On January 30, 2014 at
Can't leave him, No PreNup I think. Dumb move….
By Sarah
On January 30, 2014 at
She married him and had babies with him.
One man, one woman, together for life. That's how it goes. Divorce is sin and not an option. She must deal with her situation. Growup Tori, you must uphold the sanctity of the marrital covenant.
By voxy
On January 30, 2014 at
First bad sign: Dean got that HORRIFIC image of Tori tattooed in a spot where he never has to look at it–on the back of his arm ( cuz getting it done on the sole of his foot would have been too obvious a slight)!
Having said that, all this drama is just T&D beating the bushes for viewers for their latest reality show. Tori's "friends" are claiming that the real issue is that Dean wants sex from Tori all the time, hence the cheating.
Uh-huh. This is the same man who, after meeting Tori for the first time, told his then-wife and best bud that "she looks like a horse."
By mister baja
On January 30, 2014 at
let's hope he dumps this miscarriage spelling.
By Paula
On January 31, 2014 at
She should get rid of him!
By janet
On January 31, 2014 at
boo-hoo… poor little rich girl… lets see what trainwreck she chooses next… Go back to your managers/stylists/nannies/assistants/personal trainers and everyone else on your "payrole" and just go away already… there are enough people there that can feed your endless ego… and please for the love of God… remove those fake (hanging like rocks in socks boobs… and have them put under the muscle, so at least people wont cringe in horror when they see how they fall to your waist… ugg


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A collection of inspirations about life.
Have Courage
This is a personal story.
Once I was feeling rather discouraged when I felt my life weren't going well.
I happened to be in a Kate Spade store, and picked up a luggage tag. There the words were "Have Courage", embossed at the back of the tag.
I felt stunned for a while, because it was a timely word for my life. It felt like a God moment, that God was telling me to have courage!
I don't remember why I didn't buy it, and later went back to try to get it but I couldn't find it every again. Not on their website or in their shops!
I don't have a perfect ending for my Have Courage story, but I will always remember that story to encourage myself, to hang in there and believe that
it will be alright and my turnaround is just right around the corner.
Just like Kate Spade and her designers embossed 'Have Courage' on their luggage tags, I hope by relating this story here, you too, will experience a little encouragement to HAVE COURAGE.
Live Your Life Now
These quotes give me (additional) courage to pursue my dreams.
I hope they will give you courage too. They do not have to be big dreams. They can be little dreams, such as learning to play the piano
or dance. Do not let anyway belittle your dreams. God put those dreams in there! God can take little dreams to make them big!
Live your life now. Do not wait; the time will never be just right! Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." – Napolean Hill
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears." – unknown
"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow." – unknown
"Some folks never try to grow beyond lives that have not realized that potential. And as long as they don't regret that, that's fine. Live and let live. But for those who regret never trying, it's a shame because the Web, as complex as it may seem, makes it all possible" – Ken Evoy
"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind." – unknown
"What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve" – Napolean Hill
"It is not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not." – Dennis Waitley.
"Of all the things you might succeed at, those things you're passionate about give you the best possible chance for success." – unknown
"My greatest ambition is to have a career without being a career woman."- Audrey Hepburn
"To be all that I am. To have all that I have. And to live my life for a greater cause. To do what God has put in my hands and to fulfill my destiny. " – Eunice Leong-Tan
"Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit, then also the business must die, for it no longer has a reason for existence." – Henry Ford
"Author the life that you create." – Eunice Leong-Tan
"Keep calm and carry on." – British poster made during the world war to civilians.
Expanding Your Reality
Robert Kiyosaki and Ginie P. Sayles talked about this in their books.
Here are some quotes from Ginie: (Abridged version)
"At that time when I met my husband, if I had not educated myself to his lifestyle through all things I've been through; met; there would have been such a gap of experience between us that we would have had little in common, little to talk about, much less to build a happy marriage upon."
"Be glad; be glad when you feel the intense, frustrated, unhappy yearning. It means your desire system is getting healthier, stronger."
"Your desire system is making you uncomfortable with your present situation. It is insisting that you change your life in whatever way you have, in order to have what you want."
Quotes from Robert Kiyosaki
"Expand your reality." – Robert Kiyosaki
I think growth is a mix of desire, courage and action.
When we were younger, we often wore our mothers' things and pretended to be adults. We couldn't wait to do adult things, wear adult clothes and even as a young adult, I often wished I was older so that people would take me seriously.
The desire was strong. Similarly, whenever we want something, for example: a change, to acquire some skills, a new direction, the "desire" in us has to be strong enough to push us out of our comfort zone. To be out of our comfort zone takes courage. To take action, is to actually actively pursue something, knowing that it might not work out. It is putting yourself out there.
To achieve anything that we want in our lives:
We need to cultivate a strong desire, have courage and take the action towards our aspiration!
Patiently, Thought By Thought
Patiently, thought by thought,
Old habits are untaught.
We watch but cannot see
The seed invisibly
Become the oak or pine
Or warm fall fruiting vine.
We see the stature gained;
We see the growth attained,
But we cannot see things grow
The process is too slow.
Things have a time to root,
A time to flower and fruit
A time to stand and rest
And every time is best.
Waiting is also growth;
Living consists of both
Patiently, thought by thought,
Old habits are untaught,
New ways of life are wrought.
By James Dillet Freeman.
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- Lovely Quotes: How to be lovely
- Manners – Sayings and Inspirational Quotes
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If my flat is not ready to welcome all my friends, I like to meet them in this great café which feels like a big living room. The nice furniture and many different couches create a very cozy and warm atmosphere. You will find people just reading their newspaper, little groups playing board or card games and, of course, people drinking and eating. Whatever your desire is, you will find it on the menu. There's all kinds of soft drinks, harder stuff and coffee is served, as well as baguettes and quiches, but in my eyes, they are most famous for two things: the brunch and cakes.
You can get the first during the week for just €6.90 and it includes a really good buffet with cheese, fruits, pastries and much more. The bread and buns are really tasty and most of the time you can get some antipasti. When you are lucky (and late) you are sometimes asked to take some leftovers with you.
Or you can just go home with the second highlight, the cakes. These are homemade and fresh and just delicious. I can recommend the Baiser Torte or the Toffifee Torte but you could choose some healthier ones as well.


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Last night, after the Golden Globes wrapped up, all the fancy people in the audience headed to the post-show parties, where they met up with their not-quite-as-fancy friends who didn't make the awards show guest list. Taylor Swift was one of the celebs who came out for the festivities to join besties Lorde, Cara Delevingne, Girls' Lena Dunham, and the rest of their posse. And the gang looks like they just had the best time.
Lorde filled Taylor in on all the Globes haps:
"Wait, is that my shirt?"
Lena and Taylor were very happy to find each other in the crowd:
"Miiiiiiiisssed youuuuuuu."
Across the room, Rita Ora was all "jumping on that train!"
Then Cara and Rita took a sELfiE with J.Lo:
Selena spotted them from across the room:
"Don't Instagram without me!"
And got a Jen Aniston hug in there:
Before participating in the Taylor Swift Girl Gang love fest:
Lorde Wishes Someone Warned Her About The Golden Globes (Ahem, TSwift)
See All The BEST Celeb Looks From The Golden Globes After-Parties!
The Hottest Red Carpet Looks From The 2015 Golden Globes!
Photo Credits: Getty Images
Originally Posted on Elle.com
From: ELLE US


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Sustainable development
JSC "NAC" Kazatomprom" is the largest socially oriented company in Kazakhstan, for which the main value is people and their well-being.
Economic achievements, a high level of social and environmental responsibility are among the essential components of sustainable development. The company's sustainable development concept has been developed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the company's Articles of Association, Development Strategy for the period 2015-2025 and other internal documents. To strengthen the company's position as the socially responsible company and to settle social and economic development tasks in the medium term, the Sustainable Development Program of JSC NAC Kazatomprom in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility for 2017-201 has been developed and approved.
From the day of establishment, the Company has taken a responsibility of the socio-economic, infrastructural development, improving living standards and quality of life of the employees, as well as residents of uranium mining regions.
The priority directions of the social activities of the Company are the implementation of social programs, support of science and education, health and culture, promoting healthy lifestyles, professional development and the improvement of working conditions, safety and occupational health, environmental conservation.
The company has built and renovated hospitals, schools, kindergartens, sports clubs, road bridge, entertainment centers and other social facilities.


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Report Cites Natural Gas for Reduced Emissions, But Cautions Against Longterm Solution to Climate Change
Susan Phillips
Increased domestic use of natural gas as a replacement for other fossil fuels such as coal or oil will continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it's not the panacea for solving climate change. That's according to a report out today from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. The study advocates policies to increase the use of natural gas in manufacturing, transportation, and power generation.
"The expanded use of natural gas—as a replacement for coal and petroleum—can help our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the near- to mid-term, even as the economy grows. In 2013, energy sector emissions are at the lowest levels since 1994, in part because of the substitution of natural gas for other fossil fuels, particularly coal. Total U.S. emissions are not expected to reach 2005 levels again until sometime after 2040."
But the report cautions against using natural gas as a longterm solution to reduce emissions, and stresses the need to develop wind, solar and nuclear energy sources.
Authors of the report say methane emissions resulting from the production of natural gas need to be curtailed or risk offsetting the gains in reduced levels of carbon dioxide at power plants.
"It is important to better understand and more accurately measure the greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production and use in order to achieve emissions reductions along the entire natural gas value chain."
Natural gas burns cleaner than coal, releasing less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and can escape from the wellhead during gas production.


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Summer storm season is upon us. Many dogs suffer from thunderstorm anxiety, and may exhibit fearful behavior, aggression, or even house soiling when a storm rolls through. Many experts believe that dogs can sense changes in air pressure or static electricity, contributing to the anxiousness already in place due to the loud booming of thunder and bright flashes of lightning.
Does your dog suffer from thunderstorm-related anxiety? Below, a Cameron Park, CA veterinarian offers help.
Distract Your Dog
Some dogs simply need a distraction from the mayhem happening outside. Try keeping your pet's attention with toys, treats, games, and other fun indoor activities. If at all possible, stay away from windows so that your pet has less of a chance of becoming frightened by lightning. It can also help to play some background noise, like the television or music from a stereo or radio.
Create a Safe Zone
In a quiet, secure basement room, try making your dog their very own safe zone. Set up a pet bed, a few soft blankets, and some of your pooch's favorite toys. When a storm approaches, lead your dog to this area and sit with them until the bad weather has passed. The familiarity and comfort of the pet bed and toys, along with your loving presence, is likely to make your canine companion feel better until the storm is over.
Some dogs also feel better when wrapped snugly in a blanket or garment, like a dog sweater. If your dog accepts wearing these items, see if they help your pooch feel better during storms.
Consult a Veterinary Professional
For dogs with more severe thunderstorm anxiety, a veterinary professional should be notified. Dogs may benefit from a program of desensitization and counter-conditioning, which usually involves playing recordings of thunderstorms at low volumes. Over a period of days or weeks, the volume is increased. In this way, your dog can get used to the sounds of the storm and be less frightened when the real thing comes around.
Dogs can also be prescribed medications to help with anxiety. Often, a combination of medication and desensitization techniques works well to minimize storm anxiety in canine patients. In addition, professional animal behaviorists and trainers can be consulted in special cases.
Would you like more information on thunderstorm phobia, desensitization, and canine anxiety? Give your Cameron Park, CA veterinarian's office a call today to find out more.


text: We are often asked to attend Bridal Shows & Workshops and display our items on mock table set-ups. We use our creative passion to make unique design ideas for these types of events. Here are some pictures of the fall inspired table items we made for one of the recent events we attended. Tomorrow we will post more pictures of the peacock inspired table that we also did for the event.


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Dr. Michael Tims has had broad experience working with medicinal plants:
- Retail as managing partner in a Natural Food Store
- Clinical herbalist
- Academic researcher focused on the chemical ecology of endangered medicinal plant species.
Dr. Tims also collaborated with federal regulators to provide medicinal plant toxicity assessments. He co-developed HerbMed, a web-based herbal database providing access to scientific data on the use and safety of herbal medicine, and he completed an NIH/NIST postdoctoral fellowship developing Botanical Standard Reference Materials.
He mentor researchers at MUIH, and was awarded the 2017 MUIH Research and Scholarship Award. In 2016 he was awarded an Emerson Ecologics Grant for research proposal, Expanding MUIH Herbal Dispensary Services to Support GMP Education of New Herbalists and Smaller Herbal Manufacturers. He is directs the Botanical Pharmacognosy Laboratory and the M.S. program in Herbal Product Design and Manufacture at MUIH. His research interests are listed below:
Product Development
- Rational product development based on understanding the chemical ecology of medicinal plants, processing requirements, and identification of clinically relevant compounds.
- Characterization of plant extractives using matrix effects, solubility, and extract concentration.
- Development of cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) compliance methods for small producers
Formulary Development
- Use of adaptogens and trophorestoratives to help build constitutional resilience in humans.
- Combining cannabis products and traditional herbals for pain relief
Medicinal Plant
- Understanding the role plant root secondary metabolites in the rhizosphere ecology.
- Simultaneously, how the rhizosphere influences the makeup of the medicinally active chemical constituents in plants.
Access to several peer-reviewed articles can be found at Research Gate
Or Links can be found at Google Scholar
- Johnson, H.E., et al. (2018) Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) 2018.006: Determination of Select Flavonoids from Skullcap. Journal of AOAC International. 101(4): 1261-1265.
- Dentali, S.J., et al. (2018) Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) 2018.005: Determination of Kavalactones and/or Flavokavains from Kava (Piper methysticum). Journal of AOAC International. 101(4): 1256-1260.
- Tims, M. (2017) Review: Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Allelochemicals/Natural Products. J. Nat. Prod. 80 (4): 1230–1230.
- Tims, M. (2016) Putting the Cart before the Horse: Toward the Appropriate Use of DNA Methods for Quality Assurance in the Herbal Supplement Industry. J. Comp. Alt. Med. 22(8):1-3.
- Tims, M. (2016) Botanical Adulterants Program (BAP) Bulletin on Adulteration of Hydrastis canadensis roots. Austin, TX: ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program.
- Tims, M.C. (2014) Transformative Learning: The Role of Research in Traditional Clinical Disciplines. Integrative Medicine. 13(4): 24-28.
- Pengelly, A., Bennett K., Spelman, K.., and Tims, C. (2012) Appalachian Plant Monograph Series: Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis L.
- Sander, L.C., et al. (2011) Development and Certification of Green Tea-Containing Standard Reference Materials, Analytical Chemistry, 402:1, pp. 473-487.
- Tims, C., What do we know about how rhizosphere fungal ecology effects the quality of herbal medicine? Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation, Winter 2009.
- Tims M. and Bautista C., (2007) Effects of Root Isoquinoline Alkaloids from Hydrastis canadensis on Fusarium oxysporum isolated from Hydrastis Root Tissue, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 33:1449–1455.
- Tims, M. and McCarthy, S. (1997) Bean Improvement Cooperative Digital Conversion Project, Annual Report of the Bean Improvement Cooperative. 40: 3-6.
Invited Scholarly Talks
Access to several PowerPoint talks can be found at LinkedIn
Research Talks
- Can Chemical Ecology Help Find Effective Herbal Medicine? 2017 International Conference on the Science of Botanicals, National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, MS
- Awardee Lecture: Design, development and development of two student-assisted research studies, 2017 MUIH Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, Laurel MD.
- There's a Party Going On: How Chemical Ecology Can Help Find Good Medicine, 2016 American Herbalist Guild Annual Meeting, Seven Springs, PA.
- A Little Biology Goes a Long Way: Botanical Standard Reference Material Development Can Provide Guidance in Making Effective Herbal Extracts, 2016 International Conference on the Science of Botanicals, National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, MS.
- Wild Food: Using Nutrition and Herbs to Boost Resilience and Mitigate Stress, 2015 International Conference to Promote Resilience, Empathy and Well-Being in the Health Professions: An Interprofessional Forum. Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE), Georgetown University Medical Center, 2015.
- Effectiveness and safety overview of herbal supplements used as stress inoculators, anxiolytics and mood regulators. Maryland Psychological Association Foundation Integrative Medicine Conference, 2015
- Our Dinner with André: A Conversation between Traditional Wisdom and Evidenced Based Data about Safety of Herbal Medicine, FDA/GRAS Division, 2014.
- Exploring That Space-In-Between Primary Research And Traditional Knowledge, American Herbalist Guild 25th Annual Symposium, 2014.
- Evaluation of Extraction Methods for Green Tea Catechins, Phytochemical Society of North America Annual Meeting, Towson Maryland, July 2009.
- Botanical Supplement Standard Reference Material Program, Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset New Jersey, November 2007.
- The Ecological Role of Isoquinoline Alkaloids from Hydrastis canadensis L. in Metabolite Formation of Fusarium: Adaptation or Synergy? Joint Meeting of The International Society of Chemical Ecology & Phytochemical Society of North America, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 24-28, 2004.
- Effects of Hydrastis Isoquinoline Alkaloids on Growth and Viability of Fusarium spp., American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chapel Hill, NC, July 2003.
- Evaluation of Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) isoquinoline alkaloids by LC/MS, American Pharmacognosy Society, Seattle Washington, July 2000.
- Germination of Mistletoe Seed on Artificial Medium, American Society of Pharmacognosy, Orlando Florida, June 1998.
Pedagogy Talks
- Using the Concepts from Home Schooling to Build Resilience in Our Online Students, Maryland University of Integrative Health Faculty Development Day, 2015.
- Learning to Use a Flipped Classroom, Maryland University of Integrative Health Faculty Development Day, 2014.
- Using the Community in Community College Teaching: Dialogues on Racial and Cultural Identity, 22nd Annual AFACCT Conference, Engaging the New Community College Student Demographic: The Challenges Faculty Face, at the Montgomery College, Rockville, January 2012.
- Using Improvisational Writing in Biology to Stimulate Critical Thinking, 6th Annual Power Up your Pedagogy Conference Fostering Student Success, Northern Virginia Community College, January
- Using a Multi-Faceted Program to Improved Writing Skills in a General Biology Course for non-Majors, Annual Conference of the Association of Faculty for Advancement of Community College Teaching. College of Southern Maryland: Oct. 22, 2010.
- How "Unlearning" Begins with Asking a Good Question: Teaching Students Critical Thinking Skills in a Multi-Disciplinary Course on Medicinal Plants, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Washington DC, November 2006.
Lecture Videos
Access to several lecture videos can be found at my YouTube Channel
Here's a talk on Reducing Play Deficit: How Students Can Learn to Take Risks Solving Complex Problems
Authored Online Resources
- Alternative Medicine Foundation Resource Guide for Herbal Medicine
- HerbMed, interactive herbal database, now housed at American Botanical Council
- Food-Borne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
- Medicinal and Poisonous Database (1998), archived at University of Hamburg
- Several chapters in, Principles of Biology, an Interactive Textbook