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"It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country."
Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlim eˈlu]; born January 28, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.[3][4] From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world.[5] Known as the "Warren Buffett of Mexico",[6][7][8][9][10][11] Slim oversees a vast business empire that is influential in every sector of the Mexican economy and accounts for 40% of the listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange.[12] He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.[13] The conglomerate comprises a diverse portfolio of businesses from a wide array of industries that include telecommunications, education, health care, industrial manufacturing, food and beverages, real estate, airlines, media, mining, oil, hospitality, entertainment, technology, retail, sports and financial services.[3][4][12][14][15] Currently, Slim is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil.
América Móvil, which was Latin America's largest mobile-phone carrier in 2010, accounted for around $49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of that year.[16] As of August 2015 he is #4 on Forbes list of billionaires, and his net worth is estimated at $65.6 billion.[1] His net worth is nearly equivalent to about 6 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product.[17]
Slim was born on January 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico,[18] to Maronite Catholic parents, Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú Atta, both of Lebanese descent.[19][20][21] His father, born Khalil Salim Haddad Aglamaz, emigrated to Mexico from Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Empire) at the age of 14 in 1902 and changed his name to Julián Slim Haddad.[19] It was not uncommon for Lebanese children to be sent abroad before they reached the age of 15 to avoid being conscripted into the Ottoman Army; four of Haddad's older brothers were already living in Mexico at the time of his arrival.[22] In August 1926, Julián Slim and Linda Helú married. They had six children: Nour, Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda, with Carlos being the fifth of six children. Julián senior died in 1953, when Slim was just 13 years old.[22] Carlos Slim's mother, Linda Helú Atta, was born in Parral, Chihuahua, of Lebanese parents who had immigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century. Upon immigrating to Mexico, her parents had founded one of the first Arabic-language magazines for the Lebanese-Mexican community, using a printing press they had brought with them.[22]
In 1911 Julián established a dry goods store, La Estrella de Oriente (The Star of the Orient). La Estrella de Oriente was an important dry goods store located on Venustiano Carranza where it had merchandise worth more than $100,000 by January 21, 1921, only ten years after the business was founded.[23] By 1921, he had begun investing in real estate in the flourishing commercial district of Mexico City where Julian would acquire prime real estate at fire sale prices and in Zocalo District during the 1910–17 Mexican Revolution.[6][17] By 1922, Julián's net worth reached $1,012,258 pesos and was diversified within various assets including real estate, businesses and various stocks.[23] These business ventures became the source of considerable wealth for himself and his family.[22] As a result of financial prosperity of these ventures, his father soon became a prominent and wealthy businessman, where he was able to make investments during bad economic cycles due to Mexico's frequent economic downturns.[24] Julian was known for his business savvy, strong work ethic, and commitment to traditional Lebanese moral values. Having a deep understanding of business that was considered ahead of his time. One of Julian's many pioneering business concepts was an efficient business as one that sold large volumes at smaller margins, and with payment facilities, factors that are prevalent in many large discount stores today.[23]
Early life
Slim always knew he wanted to be a businessman and began to develop his business and investment acumen at a young age.[6][25] He received business lessons from his early childhood where his father Julian, often taught the young Carlos the value of financial literacy, management and accountability, teaching him how to read financial statements as well as the importance of keeping accurate financial records, a practice that Slim carries on to this day.[26]
Slim's first investment began at the age of 11, when he invested in a government savings bond that taught him about the concept of compound interest. He eventually saved every financial and business transaction he made into his personal ledger book to which he keeps to this day.[27] At the age of 12, he made his first stock purchase, by purchasing shares in a Mexican bank.[28] By the age of 15, Slim had become a shareholder in Mexico's largest bank.[17] At the age of 17, he earned 200 pesos a week working for his father's company.[29] He went on to study civil engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he also concurrently taught algebra and linear programming, which meant that he was both a student and professor.[22][23][30]
Though Slim was a civil engineering major because of his fascination for numbers, he also displayed an interest in economics. He took economics courses in Chile once he finished his engineering degree.[25] Graduating as a civil engineering major, Slim has stated that his mathematical prowess and his background of linear programming was a key factor in helping him gain an edge in the business world, especially when reading financial statements.[25][26][30][31][32][33][34]
Business career
After graduating from college in 1961, Slim began his career as a stock trader in Mexico, often working 14-hour days.[6] In 1965, profits from Slim's private investments reached $400,000 ($2,998,336 in 2015 dollars),[35] allowing him to found the stock brokerage Inversora Bursátil.[30] In addition, he also began laying the financial groundwork for Grupo Carso.[24] In 1965 he also bought Jarritos del Sur. In 1966, worth $40 million ($299,833,650 in 2015 dollars),[35][36] he founded Inmobiliaria Carso.
By 1972, Slim had established or acquired seven more businesses, including one which rented construction equipment. In 1976, he acquired a 60 percent share of Galas de México (a small printing company that manufactured cigarette-pack labels) for $1 million, and in 1980, he consolidated his business interests by forming Grupo Galas as the parent company of a conglomerate that had interests in industry, construction, mining, retail, food, and tobacco.[22] In 1981, Slim acquired a majority stake in Cigarros la Tabacelera Mexicana (Cigatam), Mexico's second largest producer and marketer of cigarettes.[6]
Companies found within the construction, soft drink, printing, real estate, bottling and mining industries were the focus of Slim's early burgeoning business career.[17]He later expanded into numerous industries including auto parts, aluminium, airlines, chemicals, tobacco, manufacturing of cables and wires, paper and packaging, copper and mineral combustion, tires, cement, retail, hotels, beverage distributors, telecommunications and financial services where Slim's Grupo Financiero Inbursa – which sells insurance and invests the savings, mutual funds and pension plans of millions of ordinary Mexicans.[24][37] By 1972, he had established or acquired a further seven businesses in these categories, including one which rented construction equipment. In 1976, he branched out by acquiring a 60 percent share of Galas de México, a small printer of cigarette-pack labels for $1 million, and in 1980, he consolidated his business interests by forming Grupo Galas as theparent company of a conglomerate that had interests in industry, construction, mining, retail, food, and tobacco.[22] In 1981, Slim acquired a majority stake in Cigarros la Tabacelera Mexicana (Cigatam), Mexico's second largest producer and marketer of cigarettes, at a fire sale price.[6]
In 1982, the Mexican economy contracted rapidly. As many banks were struggling and foreign investors were cutting back on investing and scurrying, Slim began investing heavily and bought many flagship companies at depressed valuations.[6] Buying troubled assets at depressed prices to resell them later at an attractive price is a business strategy that Slim has executed throughout his career.[17][38]
Having a keen investment eye for value, Slim adhered to his value investment practices with a long history of buying stakes in companies he sees as undervalued.[39] Much of Slim's business dealings involved a simple strategy, which is to buy a business and hang on to it for its cash flow or eventually sell thestake at a greater profit in future, thereby netting the capital gains as well as reinvesting the initial principal into a new business.[40] In addition, his conglomerate structure allows Slim to purchase numerous stakes that it is made nearly recession proof if one sector of the economy doesn't do well. Slim also doesn't address the finer details of the business but instead focuses on business fundamentals where his strategy is buy an asset at an undervalued price for its underlying cash flow and eventually sell his stake for greater profit when the asset gains value, or simply hang to the business for its cash flow.[40]
Between the mid 1960s to the early 1980s, Slim remembered the lessons of thrift he had learned from his father, and he and his growing family lived a modest life, while earnings from Slim's many businesses were re-invested in expansion and more acquisitions. Carlos Slim astutely acquired companies with strong returns on capital he believed were undervalued and skillfully overhauled their management. He diversified methodically in numerous industry sectors across the Mexican economy, investing in real estate, then a construction equipment company, and mining companies. The portfolio of Slim companies grew to include a printing company, a tobacco company and retail stores.[30]
During the Mexican economic downturn before its recovery in 1985, Slim invested heavily. He bought all or a large percentage of numerous Mexican businesses, including Empresas Frisco, a mining and chemicals company producing silver, gold, copper, lead, and zinc from extracted ores, and also chemical products such as hydrofluoric acid and molybdenum for only $50 million, Industrias Nacobre, a manufacturer of copper products, Reynolds Aluminio, Compania Hulera Euzkadi, Mexico's largest tiremaker, Bimex hotels, and majority share of Sanborn Hermanos food retailer, gift shop and restaurant chain. Slim spent $13 million to buy insurance company Seguros de México in 1984, and later absorbed the company into the firm, Seguros Inbursa.[30] The value of his stake in Seguros eventually became worth $1.5 billion by 2007, after four spinoffs.[41] He also acquired a 40% and 50% interest in the Mexican arms of British American Tobacco and The Hershey Company, respectively as well as acquiring large blocks of Denny's and Firestone Tires. He moved into financial services as well, buying Seguros de México and creating from it, along with other purchases such as Fianzas La Guardiana and Casa de Bolsa Inbursa, the Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Many of these acquisitions were financed by the revenues and cash flows from Cigatam, a tobacco business which he bought early in the economic downturn.[22][28]
In 1988 Slim bought the Nacrobre group of companies, which trades in copper and aluminum products, along with a chemicals business, Química Fluor, and others.[22]
Slim made a large fortune in the early 1990s when Mexico privatized its telecom industry and Grupo Carso acquired Telmex from the Mexican government.[17] In 1990 the Grupo Carso was floated as a public company initially in Mexico and then worldwide.[22] Grupo Carso also acquired majority ownership of Porcelanite, a tilemaking company in 1990. This investment was assigned to an associated company, but in 1995 Grupo Carso began growing its equity stake to 83 percent and subsequently made it a subsidiary.[28]
Later in 1990 Slim acted in concert with France Télécom and Southwestern Bell Corporation in order to buy the landline telephone company Telmex from the Mexican government, when Mexico began privatizing its national industries.[22] Slim was one of the initial investors of Telmex, the revenues of the company eventually formed the bulk of Slim's wealth.[40][42] By 2006, 90 percent of the telephone lines in Mexico were operated by Telmex, and his mobile telephone company, Telcel, which was created out of the Radiomóvil Dipsa company,[22] operated almost 80 percent of all the country's cellphones.[43] By 2012, América Movil, Slim's mobile telephone company, had taken over Telmex and made it into a privately held subsidiary.[40]
In 1991 he acquired Hoteles Calinda (now OSTAR Grupo Hotelero), and in 1993, he increased his stakes in General Tire and Grupo Aluminio to the point where he had a majority interest.[22]
In 1996 Grupo Carso was split into three companies: Carso Global Telecom, Grupo Carso, and Invercorporación. In the following year, Slim bought the Mexican arm of Sears Roebuck.[22] In July 1997 Grupo Carso agreed in principle to sell Procter & Gamble de México, a subsidiary of The Procter & Gamble Co., a manufacturing plant in Apizaco and the company's Lypps, Pampys, and other toilet-tissue brands for about $170 million but kept its tissue-products company Fábricas de Papel Loreto y Peña Pobre.[28]
In 1999, Slim began expanding his business interests beyond Latin America. Though the bulk of his holdings still remained in Mexico, he began setting his sights towards the United States for overseas investments. Slim soon began becoming a prominent figure within the American business scene by 2003 when he began purchasing large stakes in a number of major US retailers such as Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Circuit City, Borders, and CompUSA.[7] Much of reason behind Slim's overseas expansion was due to a running joke in the Mexican business scene where "there was nothing left to acquire in Mexico".[7] He eyed towards investing the United States where he set up Telmex USA and also acquired a stake in Tracfone, a US cellular telephone company. At the same time, he established Carso Infraestructura y Construcción, S. A. (CICSA) as a construction and engineering company within Grupo Carso.[22] During the same year, Slim had heart surgery and subsequently passed on much of the day-to-day involvement in the businesses to his children and their spouses.[43]
By 2003 Slim had purchased large stakes in U.S. retailers Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Circuit City, Borders, and CompUSA.[7] He setup Telmex USA and acquired a stake in Tracfone, a U.S. cellular telephone company. He also established Carso Infraestructura y Construcción, S. A. (CICSA) as a construction and engineering company within Grupo Carso.[22] During the same year, Slim had heart surgery and subsequently passed on much of the day-to-day involvement in the businesses to his children and their spouses.[43]
América Telecom, the holding company for América Móvil, was incorporated in 2000. It took stakes in cellular telephone companies outside of Mexico, including the Brazilian ATL and Telecom Americas concerns, Techtel in Argentina, and others in Guatemala and Ecuador. In subsequent years, there were investment in Latin America, with companies in Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, Chile, Honduras, and El Salvador, as well as a venture with Microsoft.
In 2005 Slim invested in Volaris, a Mexican airline[22] and established Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina SAB de CV (using the acronym "IDEAL"—roughly translated as "Promoter of Development and Employment in Latin America"), a Mexican construction and civil engineering company primarily engaged in not-for-profit infrastructure development. Since 2006, IDEAL won three infrastructure contracts yet it faces stiff competition from a number of other Mexican and Spanish construction companies. The number of contracts is fewer than its biggest local competitor, Empresas ICA. During the same period, Empresas obtained 18 Mexican projects valued at $1.09 billion, including airports, toll roads, hospitals and oil platforms. Some of the projects IDEAL has been awarded include the Nezahualcoyotl development, which is a landfill that was acquired for 150 million by Slim to develop a shopping mall, two schools, a hospital and a park on the site. Other contracts IDEAL has been awarded include a water-treatment plant contract, and a real estate partnership with the Mexican hospital chain Star Médica. IDEAL is also betting on one of the poorest landfills surrounding Mexico City. Slim has also planned to purchase several toll roads offered by the Mexican government that it took over from private companies following the December 1994 currency devaluation.[44] Though speculation that the landfill will take about 12 years to yield a return, the development of a such poor area is revealed to promise handsome business profits over the years as Grupo Elektra, Mexico's largest consumer electronics retailer, sells 2,000 flat screen televisions a year at its store in the area, making it the third-best-selling outlet. Included in the development, IDEAL will also collect rent from a university, a hospital and a school that will be built around a mall, will have 178 stores, including Inditex's Zara fashion chain and Slim's Grupo Sanborns and the Mexican unit of Sears Holdings. A park in Nezahualcoyotl, the first of its kind will also be constructed. The park will comprise 34 soccer fields, 12 tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, a baseball field and a gym with a swimming pool.[12][44]
In 2007, after having amassed a 50.1% stake in the Cigatam tobacco company, Slim reduced his holdings by selling a large portion of his equity to Philip Morris for $1.1 billion, while in the same year also selling his entire interest in a tile company, Porcelanite, for $800 million. He licensed the Saks name and opened the Mexican arm of Saks Fifth Avenue in Santa Fe, Mexico. During the same year, the estimated value of all of Slim's companies was at 150 billion.[30] On December 8, 2007, Grupo Carso announced that the remaining 103 CompUSA stores would be either liquidated or sold, bringing an end to the struggling company,[45] although the IT tech part of CompUSA continued under the name Telvista with U.S. locations in Dallas, Texas (U.S. Corporate Office) and Danville, Virginia. Telvista has five centers in Mexico (three in Tijuana, one center in Mexicali, and one in México City).[46] After 28 years, Slim became the Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the business.
In 2008 Slim took a 6.4% stake valued at $27 million in the troubled New York Times Company, as the global recession and declining advertising revenues took a particularly heavy toll on print-based "old media" companies across the United States.[22] Slim increased his stake to 8% by 2012.[47] Slim's stake in the Times increased again to 16.8% on January 20, 2015 when he exercised stock options to purchase 15.9 million shares, making him the largest shareholder in the company.[48][49]
Slim built Plaza Carso in Mexico City, where most of his ventures share a common headquarters address.[50]
In 2012 Slim sold the broadcast rights for the Leon games to Telemundo in the United States, and the cable channel Fox Sports in Mexico and the rest of Latin America and to the website mediotiempo.com. The games are also broadcast on the Internet through UNO TV, offered by Telmex. Slim has been involved with broadcasting sports outside Mexico to larger markets such as the United States. In March 2012, America Movil acquired the broadcast rights for the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 and the Brazil 2016 for Latin America.[51]
In March 2012 Slim, along with American television host Larry King, established Ora TV, an on-demand digital television network that produces and distributes television shows including Larry King Now, Politicking with Larry King, Recessionista, and Jesse Ventura Uncensored.[52]
In September 2012 Slim bought 30% stakes in Pachuca and León, two Mexican soccer teams through his telecommunications company America Movil. In December 2012, he bought all the shares of the second division team Estudiantes Tecos.[53] Slim has also completed business deals for the television rights to games of the Leon soccer team. His company America Movil purchase 30 percent of the team along with transmission rights as Slim doesn't have the rights to transmit content by broadcast television or cable TV as well as putting him in competition with Televisa and TV Azteca, two television companies with rights to the rest of Mexican soccer's first division.[54]
In 2013 Slim's company, Grupo Carso opened Mexico City's Telcel Theater, which operates in conjunction with his entertainment company, Grupo CIE (Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento), Mexico's equivalent of Live Nation.[55]
In April 2013 Slim entered the business of managing Mexican prisons to expand the investments of his construction-financing company. Ideal acquired stakes in two federal prisons from Desarrolladora Homex SAB, a Mexican homebuilder where Slim's companies will receive 4 billion pesos ($326 million) within the agreement. The company ran his son, Marco Antonio Slim would add the prisons to its portfolio of infrastructure assets among which include toll roads, hydroelectric dams, and water-treatment plants.[56]
In July 2013 Slim's company America Movill invested $40 million in Shazam, a British commercial mobile phone-based music identification service for an undisclosed share. America Movil partnered with the company to aid its growth into advertising and television and help the audio recognition service expand in Latin America.[57][58]
In November 2013 Slim invested $60 million in Israeli startup Mobli, a company that deals with connections between people and communities corralled according to different interests.
In December 2013 Slim's private equity fund, Sinca Inbursa, sold its stake in Mexican pharmaceutical company Landsteiner Scientific. Slim acquired a 27.51 stake in the company in June 2008 and represented 6.6 percent of Sinca's investment portfolio. The private equity fund's investments are mainly in transportation and infrastructure and the fund had total market cap of 5.152 billion pesos at the end of 2012.[59]
Slim has also set his sights within the energy industry as well. In 2011, Slim began buying a 70 percent stake in n Geoprocesados SA's Tabasco Oil Co., gaining access to the Colombian oil market as the country seeks to boost crude and natural-gas output.[60] Slim began seeking to boost his oil investments in Colombia because of the country's open policies on exploration as well as furthering its commitment to double output by 2020.[61] Investors have also been drawn to Colombia because of improved security as well as a clear government regulatory framework for oil drilling.[62] In 2013, Mexico's national oil and gas company Pemex hired an offshore drilling rig from the Carso Group. The agreement, Pemex will operate the rig on a seven-year contract and will pay $415 million. The rig is owned by Operadora Cicsa, a subsidiary of Carso Group.[63] The relationship between Pemex and Slim rans back as early as in 2006, where NOC hired CICSA for the drilling and completion of over 60 wells in the southern region – covering the Cinco Presidentes, Macuspana-Muspac, Samaria-Luna and Bellota-Jujo assets – and for the expansion of a petrochemical plant in Veracruz. Carso's infrastructure and construction subsidiary has been awarded with several oil well development contracts in Pemex's main assets – including Chicontepec – as well as tenders for the construction of natural gas pipelines and marine platforms. With the 2008 Pemex Law reform, the creation of integrated service contracts and the perspectives for a future energy reform, Slim has began seizing business and investment opportunities in Mexico's oil and gas industry. CICSA's pipe manufacturing division Swepomex into a marine platform provider. CICSA has also acquired majority shares in Oklahoma contractor Bronco Drilling, along with minority participations in Houston drilling company Allis Chalmers Energy. Slim controls a 15 percent stake in Bronco, with warrants that could boost the stake to 20 percent. He also has a 2.9 percent stake in Allis-Chalmers.[62] 15% of the country's main gas operator, Gas Natural Mexico now belong to Sinca Inbursa, a private equity fund controlled by Slim.[59] Slim Helú has also maintained an important business presence in Spanish oil company Repsol and its Argentinian subsidiary YPF, Argentina's largest oil company, where Slim has an 8.4 percent stake.[4][39]
In 2013 Mexico's national oil and gas company Pemex hired an offshore drilling rig from the Carso Group. The agreement, Pemex will operate the rig on a seven-year contract and will pay $415 million. The rig is owned by Operadora Cicsa, a subsidiary of Carso Group.[64]
On April 23, 2014, Slim took control of Telekom Austria, Austria's biggest phone carrier, which has telcos in countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia and Belarus, under a 10-year agreement, was Slim's first successful business acquisition in Europe. In a syndicate holding structure the Austrian state holding company OIAG's 28 percent are combined with Slim's 27 percent ownership. America Movil will spend as much as $2 billion to buy out minority shareholders in a mandatory public offerand invest up to 1 billion euros ($1.38 billion) into the company, which it sees as "platform for expansion into central and eastern Europe". Labor representatives boycotted attending the OIAG supervisory board meeting for 12 hours criticizing lack of explicit job guarantees.[65]
In July 2014 Slim invested in WellAware, a Texas-based oil and gas software developer, this investment was also made with former Republican vice president Dick Cheney. External funding was provided by Activant Capital Group and Slim, along with participation from strategic investors and WellAware board members Ed Whitacre. When Mexico eventually prepared to open its oil and gas sectors to domestic and foreign private capital for the first time in 75 years, it has been widely speculated that Slim will play a major role toward contributing to Mexico's new energy landscape. Slim's investment in WellAware, whose software allows oil and gas companies to track wells and pipelines remotely and collates data for making forecasts, adds to a number of oil-related investments that he has been making in the past years in Mexico, Latin America and the United States.[66]
In January 2015 Grupo Carso publicly launched Claro Musica, an online music service that is a Latin American equivalent of iTunes and Spotify. Slim and his son increased their presence in Mexico's music industry, particularly in the retail music industry since 2013. Sanborn's, the Mexican retail department store chain owned by Slim contains an extensive music section and 170 locations in Mexico as well as controlling a majority stake in Mixup, Mexico's most successful retail music store that comprises a chain 117-store Mexican retailers along with an online iShop through a selling partnership with Apple. Mixup also generated more than $320 million in revenue in 2014.[55]
In March 2015 Slim began to set his sights on Spain, purchasing Spanish real estate at rock-bottom prices within the ailing Spanish economy. Slim has also been buying up stakes in various troubled Spanish corporations while eyeing various investments across Europe. Slim's investment company, Inmobiliaria Carso, announced it will buy a stake in the Spanish banking conglomerate Bankia, which couples with Slim's other purchase of Realia, a Spanish real estate company, where Slim is the second largest shareholder holding a 25% equity stake, behind Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, a construction company where Slim is also a minor shareholder.[67][68]
On April 15, 2015, Slim formed his own oil company called Carso Oil & Gas. The company was established after shareholders of the subsidiaries of Slim's business conglomerate, Grupo Carso, voted in February 2015 to merge Carso Infraestructura, Construccion y Perforacion and Condumex Perforaciones into Carso Oil & Gas. A report that was released by the new company listed its assets at 3.5 billion pesos (approximately $230 million), placed within 17.7 million shares. Upon formation of the company, Slim remained sanguine about the company and Mexico's burgeoning energy sector where the state monopoly ceased to exist once held by state-owned oil company Pemex and opening the sector for private investors.[48]
On July 25, 2015, Slim's investment group Control Empresarial de Capitales invested in IMatchative, a technology startup that ranks the world's hedge funds creating in-depth behavioral profiles and business analytics. The company creates proprietary behavioral profiles of the top hedge fund managers using everything from divorce records to political donations incorporated in their profiles and fund analysis. Limited partners pay US$30,000 per subscription while hedge fund managers pay half the price and also sign up for a free version of the products the company offers.[69]
On September 8, 2015, one of Slim's companies announced that Philosophy Jr. Studio, a fashion line for young women, will expand into a standalone retailer chain that will compete with elite fashion retailers across the globe. Although the style of the new fashion line and the number of yearly collections has not been made public, Philosophy Jr. Studio is expected to compete with a myriad of well-known multinational fast-fashion retailers such as H&M , Forever 21, Zara and C&A. The fashion line will be offered at individual brick and mortar boutiques at two shopping malls in Mexico City. With a $20 million seed investment, Slim's plan is to have 100 standalone stores by 2017. The brand was established in 2011 and has been sold at Sears Mexico, a unit of Grupo Sanborns, the restaurant, retail, and pharmacy chain owned by Slim.[70]
This profile is partly adapted from a Wikipedia entry on Carlos Slim, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


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Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows just how crazy my last 12 – 18 months have been. Being told my son needed a bone marrow transplant pretty much threw everything askance since August of 2012. However, now the light is starting to show at the end of the tunnel. As of January 1, he was 8 months post transplant, and doing AMAZINGLY well. All of his doctors seem very pleased with his progress, and while we have a follow-up planned in Seattle, when we return from that, he should return to treatment with his regular hematologist for Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome.
Even though clinic appointments are far too regular still, with no end in sight until mid-late spring, that light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine a glimmer on the future.
While I'm not going to guarantee I'll be posting here regularly–even pre-transplant, it was beginning to be a gamble–I'll post as much as I'm able to. But, this is what my goals are for this year where my writing is concerned:
- Write five days a week for at least an hour. To accomplish this, I'm going to try institutiting an early-morning writing time. Between appointments, and the fact I'm a stay-at-home mom (and my daughter will be starting homeschool Kindergarten sometime this year), early mornings are about the only time I can guarantee I'll have uninterrupted time, five days a week. I instituted this early morning time on the 30th of December, and so far, I've gotten up four of the five days, and wrote/edited for three of the four.
- Publish. This one should go without saying, but I have a very aggressive goal to publish several short stories/novellas/novels this year. I'm not going to specify my exact number (partially because I'm not 100% certain of the exact number, but also because I don't want to have life happen and not be able to follow through), but when I say it's aggressive, it is. A body at rest tends to stay at rest, and a body in motion tends to stay in motion. I'm trying to put myself into motion so that it becomes just part of it that I'm constantly writing, editing, and publishing. Listening to the Self-Publishing Podcast since May of 2013, and reading "Write. Publish. Repeat." (by the same guys behind SPP) in December really motivated me. I can do this. It just takes momentum to get started.
- Set a production schedule. The only way I can stay on track is to know what I expect myself to do. Listening to Joanna Penn's The Creative Penn podcast (also started around the same time as I started listening to SPP–I think I learned of one from the other) has helped me see that a production schedule will help me stay on track and on purpose. I'm apt to take rabbit trails, and distractions are very easy, so knowing I've GOT to work on this project rather than that one may help keep me on track. I say may because who knows. 😉
I have other goals, like getting my feet in order where I can begin exercising again (I was told I had a very bad case of plantar fasciitis in my arches in December, so I haven't been walking the dog at all) and sticking to a gluten-free diet (I've lost about 5 pounds since Thanksgiving just by going gluten-free, and 99% dairy free!) But, I'm really mostly focused the writing goals. Hopefully, on January 1, 2015, I'll be able to look back at 2014 with a smile.
How about you? Do you have any new goals you want to accomplish in 2014, writing-related or not?
Until next time,
P.S., if you haven't done so already, be sure to pick up a copy of CSI Effect!

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Nine Reigning World Champs Remain No. 1 in Latest World Rankings
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 14:37 By Eric Olanowski
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 6) -- United World Wrestling has released the lastest women's wrestling rankings after the conclusion of the Continental Championships, and nine gold medalists from last year's Budapest World Championships sit atop of their respective weight classes. Asia has four top-ranked wrestlers, while Europe and Pan-American countries each have three.
Japan has three of the four top-ranked Asian wrestlers. Their trio of No.1's are Yui SUSAKI (JPN) (50kg), Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) (55kg), and Risako KAWAI (JPN) (59kg). The fourth Asian wrestler who owns a top ranking is China's Ningning RONG (CHN)(57kg).
Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) (62kg), Petra Maarit OLLI (FIN) (65kg), and Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) (68kg) are the three European No.1-ranked wrestlers.
Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) (86 points), Justina DI STASIO (CAN) (72kg), and Adeline GRAY (USA) (76kg), who are all from Pan-American nations, round out the first-ranked wrestlers in this month's rankings.
Of the ten wrestlers sitting atop of the rankings, the lone non-returning world champion that owns a No.1-ranking is the United States' Sarah Hildebrandt. She started the season with 40 points from her world silver medal, then earned 20 points for her Pan-American gold, 14 points for her Ivan Yariguin title, and 12 points for her third-place finish at the Dan Kolov.
Susaki's Spot in Jeopardy at 50kg
Japan's reigning two-time world champion Yui Susaki sits atop of the world ranking at 50kg with 60 points - but her starting spot for the Nur-Sultan World Championships is in jeopardy. Susaki was forced to pull out of December's All-Japan Championships after dislocating her elbow at the national team training camp in November, resulting in her missing the Continental Championships.
Japan's 50kg replacement was Yuki IRIE. Irie went to the Asian Championships in Xi'an, China, and won the Asian title, earning her a No. 12-ranking with 20 points.
For Susaki to regain her spot before September's Nur-Sultan World Championships and defend her world title, she'd have to win the title at the All-Japan Invitational Championships, also known as the Meiji Cup, next spring, then defeat the winner of the Emperor's Cup in a playoff.
Say Irie, or any Japanese wrestler at that, happens to stop Susaki from making the world team, Ukraine's second-ranked Oksana LIVACH (45 points) will move up to the No. 1-seeded wrestler at the World Championships. Livach, the 2018 world bronze medalist, won the European title, capping off her continental title run with a 6-4 win over Miglena SELISHKA (BUL) and added 20 Ranking Series points to her previous total of 25 points.
China's world and Olympic bronze medalist SUN Yanan (43 points) fell short to Irie in the Asian finals, but still collected 18 points, which is good enough for the third ranking. Azerbaijan's eight-time world and Olympic medalist Mariya STADNIK (40 points) rounds out the top-four at 50kg with 40 points.
Belarus' Kseniya STANKEVICH (34 points) will be the beneficiary of a Susaki fallout. Stankevich, who's in the fifth slot, will move into a top-four seed in Nur-Sultan.
Potential 50kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Yui SUSAKI (JPN) vs. No. 4 Mariya STADNIK (AZE)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Oksana LIVACH (UKR) vs. No. 3 Yanan SUN (CHN)
Hildebrandt Lone No. 1 Non-Returning World Champion
The United States' Sarah Hildebrandt (86 points) holds a 26 point advantage over Japan's defending world champion Haruna OKUNO (60 points) and garners the No. 1-ranking at 53kg.
Hildebrandt, whose world silver in Budapest was worth 40 points, finished on the podium at the first two Ranking Series events and the Continental Championships. The American earned 20 points for her Pan-American gold, 14 points for her Ivan Yariguin title, and 12 points for her third-place finish at the Dan Kolov.
The second-ranked wrestler at 53kg is world champion Haruna Okuno. Okuno lost her starting spot, at least for the Continental Championships, to the reigning world champion up at 55kg, Mayu MUKAIDA.
Budapest world bronze medalists PANG Qianyu (CHN) (55 points) and Canada's Diana WEICKER (CAN) (41 points) are third and fourth-ranked wrestlers respectively in this month's standings. If Mukaida holds onto Japan's starting spot at 53kg and knocks out Okuno, Pang and Weicker would both move up one spot, bringing up Ecuador's Luisa VALVERDE MELENDRES (36 points) into the fourth seed.
Potential 53kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Sarah Ann HILDEBRANDT vs. No. 4 Diana WEICKER (CAN)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Haruna OKUNO (JPN) No. 3 PANG Qianyu (CHN)
Sidakova to Move into Top Spot if Mukaida Stays Down
Though she's ranked No. 1 at 55kg, reigning world champion Mayu Mukaida has dropped down to 53kg, and will ultimately forfeit her top-ranking to Belarus' world runner-up Zalina SIDAKOVA (60 points).
Marina SEDNEVA (KAZ) and Myong Suk JONG (PRK) are the other two wrestlers ranked inside the top-four at 55kg. Sedneva, the third-ranked wrestler, has 28 points, which comes from an Asian Championships third-place finish and a Dan Kolov finals appearance.
Fourth-ranked Jong (25 points), the 55kg world bronze medalist, has also changed weights since the World Championships. Jong bumped up to 57kg at Asian Championships where she knocked off four-time Olympic champion Kaori ICHO (JPN) before falling in the finals, settling for the silver medal.
With the departure of Mukaida, Jong, and three others in the top-eight wrestlers at this weight, Turkey's European bronze-medal finisher Bediha GUN (22 points) and China's XIE Mengyu (20 points), who are ranked sixth and ninth respectively, will move into a top-four seed in Nur-Sultan.
Potential 55kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) vs. No. 4 Myong Suk JONG (PRK)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Zalina SIDAKOVA (BLR) vs. No. 3 Marina SEDNEVA (KAZ)
Rong One of Two Wrestlers with Nearly 100 Ranking Series Points
China's 2018 world champion Rong Ningning leads arguably the most loaded weight class in the world, 57kg. With her 96 points, Rong joins 62kg world champion Taybe Yusein with the most Ranking Series points in the world across all styles.
Bulgaria's European champion and world silver medalist Bilyana DUDOVA owns the second-ranking at 57kg with 62 points. Dudova, the European champion at 59kg, is the only wrestler at this weight that could catch Rong and take over that No. 1 spot. For her to do so, she'd have to win the Sassari and the Yasar Dogu, and have Rong sit out of both tournaments.
Norway's U23 world champion and Budapest fifth-place finisher Grace BULLEN is ranked third with 58 points. Bullen, who had a disappointing European Championships, finishing in seventh place, took second at the Dan Kolov and third at the Yariguin. Her pair of podium finishes at the first two Ranking Series events earned her 26 combined points.
The fourth-ranked wrestler is five-time African champion and Dan Kolov bronze medalist Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NRG) (46 points).
Potential 57kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 RONG Ningning (CHN) vs. No. 4 Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL) vs. No. 3 Grace BULLEN (NOR)
Kawai Moves Down to 57kg, Yesilirmak to Take Top Spot at 59kg
This weight's reigning world champion and current No. 1-ranked wrestler Risako Kawai dropped down to 57kg with hopes of defending her Rio Olympic title but lost her spot to four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho in the process. It's not clear if Kawai will return to 59kg for the 2019 World Championships, but if she does, she'll be the top-seeded wrestler with 60 points.
If Kawai doesn't come back up to 59kg, Turkey's Elif YESILIRMAK (56 points) will move to the top of the bracket, moving Japan's second top-five ranked wrestler Yuzuka INAGAKI into the top-four.
Yesilirmak, last year's 59kg world runner-up, just finished in third place at the European Championships behind Russia's European runner-up Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS), who sits in a close third, six points behind the Turkish wrestler with 50 points.
India's Sarita SARITA (30 points) is the fifth-ranked wrestler at 59kg and will earn a top-four seeded wrestler when the World Championships roll around. The reason being, there are two Japanese wrestlers ranked inside the top-four, and only one wrestler per nation can be entered into the World Championships. This will knock out either No.1 Kawai or No. 4 Inagaki, and move Sarita into the fourth seed.
Potential 59kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Risako KAWAI (JPN) vs. No. 5 Sarita SARITA (IND)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Elif YESILIRMAK (TUR) vs. No. 3 Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS)
Yusein Wins Back-to-Back European Titles, Seals No. 1 Seed 62kg
Bulgaria's reigning 62kg world champion Taybe Yusein, who has 96 Ranking Series points, has locked up the No.1 seed at the World Championships with her 38 point lead over second-ranked Yukako KAWAI (JPN) (58 points). As previously mentioned, Yusein, along with China's Rong Ninging, are tied for having the most Ranking Series points in the world across all styles with their 96 points.
Mallory VELTE (USA) and Yuliia TKACH OSTAPCHUK (UKR) both have 43 points and placed third at least year's World Championships, but Tkach Ostapchuk's European absences and Velte's participation in the Pan-American Championships gives the American the No. 3 spot. (Highest number of participation in the ranking events*)
Potential 62kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) vs. No. 4 Yuliia TKACH OSTAPCHUK (UKR)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Yukako KAWAI (JPN) vs. No. 3 Mallory VELTE (USA)
Olli Locks up Top Spot at 65kg
Finland's first-ever women's wrestling world champion Petra Olli (88 points) has over twice as many points as second-ranked Mariia KUZNETSOVA (RUS ) (41 points) and had sealed the No. 1 seed at the World Championships.
Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN) and Forrest Ann MOLINARI (USA) both have 40 Ranking Series points, but the Canadian wrestler gets the nod for the third spot because of her runner-up finish at the World Championships. (Rank in the last Senior World Championships or Olympic Games)
Potential 65kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Petra Maarit OLLI (FIN) vs. No. 4 Forrest MOLINARI (USA)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Mariia KUZNETSOVA (RUS) vs. No. 4 Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN)
Cherkasova Being Chased my Mensah for No. 1 Seed at 68kg
Though she's locked up at least a top-two seed at the World Championships, No. 1 ranked Alla Cherkasova hasn't cemented the top ranking just yet. Tamyra MENSAH (USA), who has 59 Ranking Series points, could still catch the reigning Ukrainian world champion if she wins the final two Ranking Series events, and Cherkasova sits out both tournaments. This would give the American 95 Ranking Series points, which would be three ahead of the Ukranian.
Mongolia's SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (44 points) and China's Feng ZHOU (41 points) round out the top four in the 68kg rankings.
Potential 68kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) vs. No. 4 ZHOU Feng (CHN)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Tamyra MENSAH (USA) vs. No. 3 SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg
Di Stasio Set to Make Return After Ankle Surgery
Canadian world champion Justina Di Stasio hasn't competed since winning gold in Budapest, but still remains the top-ranked wrestler in the world at 69kg. Di Stasio is expected to make her return to the mat over the next two weeks after undergoing surgery to fix a chipped bone in her ankle. If she stays down at the non-Olympic weight of 72kg, she'll be the No. 1 seed at the World Championships.
Turkey's world bronze medalist Buse TOSUN (TUR) (49 points) jumped Mongolia's OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (48 points) for the second spot, but only holds a one-point advantage over the Budapest world silver medalist.
The fourth-ranked wrestler at 72kg is Egypt's African champion Samar HAMZA, who has 43 points heading into the final two Ranking Series events.
Potential 72kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Justina DI STASIO (CAN) vs. No. 4 Samar HAMZA (EGY)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Buse TOSUN (TUR) vs. No. 3 OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL)
Gray Leads Adar by Two Points
America's Adeline Gray (78 points) sits atop a weight class flooded with a depth of talent, 76kg. Gray stands two points in front of the woman she defeated to win her fourth world title last year in Budapest, Yasemin ADAR (TUR) (76 points).
Gray and Adar both won their continentals championships.
Gray won the Pan-American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a fall over No. 15 Genesis REASCO VALDEZ (ECU) in the gold-medal match. Her continental title win guaranteed her at least a top-four seed at 76kg.
Adar, the 2017 world champion, won the European title, defeating No. 14 Martina KUENZ (AUT), 6-2. This was Adar's fourth consecutive gold medal at the European Championships.
Third-ranked Hiroe MINAGAWA SUZUKI (JPN), who had 25 bronze-medal points from the world championships, added 16 points from her Asian runner-up finish and an addition 16 gold-medal points from the Ivan Yariguin, bringing her overall point total to 57 points.
European bronze-medal finisher Aline FOCKEN (GER) rounds out the top-four with 56 points.
Potential 76kg Semifinals
SEMIFINAL – No. 1 Adeline Maria GRAY (USA) No. 4 Aline FOCKEN (GER)
SEMIFINAL – No. 2 Yasemin ADAR (TUR) vs. No. 3 Hiroe MINAGAWA SUZUKI (JPN)


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Lets recap the Big Picture so we can begin to see what He is doing:
Part 1 – God has a Will. He is relational. He declared that He would have many sons. As always, he provides a means of support and sustainability before He Creates. He builds His infrastructure. Thus Creation overtook Chaos and the stage was set for God's will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. He has set the stage for the drama of HisStory to play out. He made man unique, He made him "in our image" having will to act on thought and feelings, to express his heart. The question: Will man choose his Father as his Father has chosen him or will man choose Self and forsake the opportunity to have a relationship with his Father? The question is: Do we trust Him? Do we believe Him?
Part 2 – But Adam did not choose his Father, he did not trust Him, he did not believe Him, and in so doing was cut off from the Life of Spirit he once knew. Now God has provided a Way to come back to Eden. God has left a remnant in Adam (and by virtue of the seed concept all man) of his knowledge of God. He has "set eternity in our hearts" (that is the big hole that we have in us, set aside for Him). We must now go back to the point where we lost our Way, our establishing our will to be done above His Loving Perfect will, to get back on track. We decided to not trust Him, to not believe Him. We did it our way.
Part 3 – Did man choose to return (another word for repent) to his Father? Nope. Instead he listened to the new father, the father of lies, believing that God does not love him and that he is not wanted or acceptable to have a relationship to his heavenly Father. So that was just too much to take. We will show Him. We think we can be good enough, we think we can measure up to be equal with God (like our new father). So we have spent centuries building works that attempt to reach the heights of Gods standards, to set up our own kingdoms and set our own rules. This makes up the better part of the history of mankind, and the history of most men. Achieving great goals through our own efforts. The goal is to never submit to Authority, to prove that we can do it our way. We don't want to trust Him, to believe Him.
Part 4 – Our Father shows us His heart. He shows us what He wants from His children. Both Cain and Abel bring their sacrifices. One is acceptable, the other is not. We are told in Hebrews, ""By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice…". Here it is again. God wants us to have faith, to trust Him, to believe Him, not what we see, think or decide we want. Do we trust Him? Do we believe Him?
Part 5 – God begins to build His house on this line of man, a spiritual man, a man of faith, "And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew." Gen. 4:25. God is building a household of faithful sons (offspring that contain the Seed of His Spirit, who are spreading the Seed, His Word, in the earth). He is building a house and we are all — His sons — living stones from which He is building us up. "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:5. God is using Time to produce his building materials, the sons of God.
Part 6 – But we have an enemy (and he wishes we would forget or ignore him altogether) who is plotting and scheming against the purposes of God in the earth. His greatest weapon is your mind. He has access to it and you don't even realize how much access he has. He has even convinced you that your thoughts originate with you. They do not! So he hides in the recesses of your mind planting lies, deceptive thoughts and doubts regarding your Father and his relationship with you. He will do anything to keep you from being a son of your Father. He accomplishes this mostly by making you believe that He doesn't love you and that you are all alone, must trust yourself and believe in yourSelf (aka your enemy disguised as your thoughts) for all your provision and protection. A shrewd enemy will separate you from the fold, isolate you and devour you when you are unprotected.
Part 7 – Our Father has given us Time to choose Him, to trust Him, to believe Him. He is forever revealing Himself, His Love and His desire to bring you Home to Himself. But our enemy has a plan too. The enemy is using up all your time by making you focus on your need to fill the hole in you with temporal worldly pleasures. He continually presents the perversions of God's provision and protection in the parade of what you must do to make yourSelf happy, safe and secure. If you bite that lure you have accepted a life-long project. Just long enough so that you miss the boat to your Fathers Kingdom. Distractions with Self lead you to Death and Eternal separation.
Part 8 – Now we did not do well with the Time given us so God decided to interrupt Time with Eternity — Himself. If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself right? Well, God the Father waited till the Time was just right, then He entered to save the Day. He came and showed us Himself, as a Man, so we could behold Him and know Him, but mostly so we could trust Him and believe Him. He said in essence, "I want more like this Son of mine." It is the same old song, new verse. We chose not to trust Him and believe His Word in the Garden. We are eating up the clock trying to find any other thing than that — submitting to the will of our heavenly Father, trusting and believing Him.
Part 9 – So now the enemy has a new battleground for your mind — the Image of God. Guess what he does? The same old, same old. He takes the Good gifts of God and perverts them. He takes the Son and repackages Him in a new form — Religion. Whereas God wanted us to relate to Him through the Relationship of a son, by faith, by love, by trust, by belief, we now have a very competitive and attractive option. Rather than being like Him, we just act like Him and look like Him. Monkey see, monkey do never had a more appropriate meaning. Religion has everybody looking at everybody else, but nobody looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
Part 10 – The enemies of God may do much to distort our ability to see Him clearly, but He, never to be outdone has slipped them a Mickey. God placed inside Himself fruit full of seed to bear more fruit. When we broke His body on the Cross we released the Seed into all the earth. When He left us, He did not leave us alone. He sent another in the form of His Holy Spirit to continue to show us the Son. Now, though much has been done by religion to distort God in Christ, those who received His Word, and who willingly die to themselves for Him, are His disciples, Johnny Appleseeds (if you will). God went viral and He is busy spreading His Love to all who draw near to Him. To those who trust Him and believe Him.
The Big Picture – Part 11
Repent or Die
Repent or Die. That statement has such an alarming ring. And it should, it is the shout to save your very life! Turn or burn is another way it has been put. In our tolerant modern thinking we have refined our beliefs of God to a milder, softer kind of God. We have remade Him to our liking. We don't like hard gods that are unbending and unreasonable and don't do things the way we like them so we just make a new one that is no God at all.
Here is God in Truth. He is everlastingly Love. He loves everyone of His creation, and holds a special place to love men, being created for a special relationship with Him, that being sons, like Him. When He came to the world, the world received Him not. Yet He came out of love, to save the world. The world HAS BEEN REDEEMED in the Son. On the cross, the salvation of man, past, present and future was completed in full. There is no more that ever needs to be done to save you. It is done, it is finished!
So what is the deal then? Why are we all working so hard to be saved? That is a good question. Why are you? Here is the work. "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." John 6:29.
Well, you say, "Of course I believe!". Do you? Here again we are so easily deceived. We just change our rules to make it palatable. We say we believe because we agree and accept this as truth in our mind. But remember the battle is in the mind. Too often the concept of belief stops right there in the mind.
Belief is not a state of mind, it is a state of being. And a state of being is not inert and dead, it is alive! If you believe, you express that belief. This is where many centuries of religious teaching has hijacked the purpose of God. There has been so much press against works that people have disconnected their faith from their works. We are literally afraid to do things for God, and with good excuse to boot, we don't want to be accused of a faith by works. So instead we have a faith that doesn't work — at all. Beloved, faith works!!!
James put it this way, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" James 2:17-20.
Did you catch that? The devils believe too. And as they say in EE, they are not going to heaven.
Here is just how simple God made this. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10.
Many confess Him but do not believe Him. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." Matt. 7:22.
Your faith must be in Him. If it is, you believe in Him. And when you believe in Him, your faith expresses itself in good works. It is not the other way around as the enemy wants you to think.
This believing manifests itself in that you do not continue to follow yourself, trust yourself, protect yourself, hoard and gain to yourself. You quit having faith and belief in your ability and trust Him and believe Him.
This is the exact meaning God had in mind when He said repent. Quit trusting in your Self, trust in Me. Turn from your ability, turn to My Ability. Have faith in God.
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." Mark 9:26.


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We are heading towards round 3 in this years U16 B1 Hurling Championship, with Cappataggle out in the lead with 2 wins from 2. But there is a long way to go in this campaign and we can expect the race for the top 4 places for semi-finals spots will go right down to the wire.
Round 3 on Saturday 28th March:
Cappataggle v Ardrahan
Sylane v Kinvara
Oranmore-Maree v Kiltormer
Annaghdown v Ahascragh-Fohenagh
Round 2:
Cappataggle 2-17 beat Kinvara 1-6
Ardrahan 2-13 beat Ahascragh-Fohenagh 2-4
Kiltormer 2-9 beat Sylane 1-7
Oranmore-Maree 2-11 beat Annaghdown 4-4
Round 1:
Cappataggle 2-10 beat Kiltormer 2-5
Ahascragh-Fohenagh 1-7 beat Kinvara 1-6
Annaghdown 5-6 beat Ardrahan 1-3
Sylane 5-7 beat Oranmore-Maree 0-1
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Salem Witch Trials
I'm trying to find some Salem Witch Trial books, any suggestions? I don't mind if their fiction or non-fiction.
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Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is Arthur Miller's play The Crucible but I don't know if that's going to be helpful for you or not.
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Just finished one for my book group -- The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner. It isn't exactly HF; the plot is of a modern coed who is deeply affected by a job transcribing the diary of a young woman who was hanged in Salem, but the modern plot does help balance the darkness of the past.
The book was excellent.
The book was excellent.
I enjoyed the Heretics daughter which is on that list in wiki, but the problem was the girl was 10 and a little bit too sophisticated my opinion.
News, views, and reviews on books and graphic novels for young adult.
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Re: Salem Witch Trials
The Physick Book of Deliverence Dane is a great read that really delves into the history of that era. It takes place both in the present and in the 17th century. I highly recommend it if you're into the witch trials as it provides a very different perspective on what actually happened.
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I thought "Susannah Morrow" by Megan Chance was pretty good, though it's some years since I read it. Another example of the confusing US/UK double title thingy - I read it under the English title "The Fatal Key".
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- Mike Prongue
I live, work and play on Florida's Gulf Coast in the Gulf Breeze and Destin area. Not only are we blessed with great weather, and a great quality of life but we continue to experience these despite an abundance of LED signs.
The world has not ended, dogs are not sleeping with cats, and we have not turned into "Tokyo at Night" or "Sin City". Life is better with attractive digital signs and colorful content rather than unreadable and dated old-school static displays and reader boards with missing letters.
Dentist offices have them. Insurance companies have them. Destin, FL a regional tourist destination has an abundance of LED signs on hotels, restaurants and water parks. Schools and churches have them as the rule and not the exception.
We have areas here where they are closely regulated- historical districts and scenic areas. But the acceptance of the LED sign in NW Florida is amazingly leading edge. Compare this LED-liberal mindset to Miami, FL (for example) and we seem to be light-years ahead.
Once concern that impacts the community's acceptance of on-premise LED signs is- does LED signs impact traffic safety? Many a permit has been denied or a restrictive sign ordinance written by well-intentioned elected official because of this unfounded fear.
A post to the International Sign Association's Facebook page, dated, January 9th, 2013, reads:
***The first-ever research on how on-premise electronic signs (EMCs) impact traffic safety has been officially released! It confirms what we all already knew – that EMCs DON'T cause traffic accidents.
Great thanks to Texas A&M University and the Signage Foundation, Inc. for conducting this groundbreaking and valuable research. We're already using it to educate local officials all over the country in order to help draft reasonable and beneficial sign codes.
See the research here:
http://www.thesignagefoundation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=oTRY407QzDU%3D&tabid=59 mid=501
Two previous LED sign industry safety research studies were completed in the last 12 years- one in 2001 and the second in 2009 with the results and conclusions somewhat disputed due to statistical methods and assumptions made within each study. This Texas A&M study report describes the flaws and limitations of the earlier studies if you are interested.
This new report is dated December 17, 2012 so it is contemporary, but it's also statistically vetted and draws positive conclusions.
"Based on the analysis performed for this research effort, the authors are able to conclude that there is no statistically significant evidence that the installation of on-premise signs at the locations evaluated in this research led to an increase in crashes."
I invite you to read the study, promote the study, and include this study in your arsenal to diffuse the fear and old-school mindsets that still limit the growth of our industry in some communities.
Happy Valentine's Day- stay out of the candy!
These comments are humbly submitted by me, Mike Prongue, and do not reflect the views, opinions, hopes or dreams of anyone else, anywhere else and this includes Vantage LED. I appreciate your constructive opinion which may be sent to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I do not believe I have discussed the music and dances done at our wedding. Before you laugh too much, you must remember we are talking about the 70's, and I am sure at least one of these dances is still done today. (This is where I defer to our family photographer for a comment on this.)
In anticipation of the reception, I got together with several of my friends to practice ahead of time. Saturday Night Fever had come out the year before, so disco dancing was big. I pulled out my copy of the movie soundtrack and we all practiced our moves so we would be ready for the big night.
I would like to mention that this dance was not too difficult to learn since we had already mastered "the hustle," a similar dance based upon a song which came out in 1975. Do the Hustle by Van McCoy. (Click the link. You'll be glad you did!)
I am not sure if both the hustle and the song from Saturday Night Fever were played at our wedding. We did not have a DJ. Instead, we had a really awful band recommended by Grandpa. While we had listened to them ahead of time, on the big day, a few substitutions were made, so the band that played was not exactly the same as the band we heard ahead of time. All I know is that we have the photo of us dancing to prove we did our little routine.
In addition to the hustle, I am quite certain we did another line dance popular at that time known as the Alley Cat. (Come on, kids! Check out this link too.)
Next time we are together, perhaps this summer in New Jersey, I can demonstrate it with my sisters so you will see what you missed. It may not be Shout, but it was a biggie back then. (Shout, by the way, is is my guess for the only song still played at weddings forty years later.)


text: Print DiagnosisYour doctor may suspect endocarditis based on your medical history, signs and symptoms you're experiencing, and your test results. A diagnosis of endocarditis is usually based on several factors instead of a single positive test result or symptom. Your doctor may order several tests to help make a positive diagnosis, including: Blood tests. A blood culture test is used to identify any bacteria or fungi in your bloodstream, and it's the most important test your doctor will perform. Blood tests can also help your doctor identify certain conditions that can be a sign of endocarditis, such as anemia — a shortage of healthy red blood cells. Echocardiogram. An echocardiogram uses sound waves to produce images of your heart while it's beating. This test is often used to check for signs of infection. Your doctor may use two different types of echocardiograms to help diagnose endocarditis. In a transthoracic echocardiogram, sound waves directed at your heart from a wandlike device (transducer) held on your chest produce video images of your heart in motion. This test can help your doctor look at your heart's structure and check it for any signs of infection or damage. Doctors may conduct another type of echocardiogram called a transesophogeal echocardiogram to get a closer look at your heart valves. During this test, a small transducer attached to the end of a tube is inserted down the tube leading from your mouth to your stomach (esophagus). This test can allow your doctor to get much more detailed pictures of your heart than is possible with a transthoracic echocardiogram. Electrocardiogram (ECG). While an ECG isn't specifically used to diagnose endocarditis, it can show your doctor if something is affecting your heart's electrical activity. During an ECG, sensors that can detect your heart's electrical activity are attached to your chest, arms and legs. This test is used to measure the timing and duration of each electrical phase in your heartbeat. Chest X-ray. X-ray images help your doctor see the condition of your lungs and heart. Your doctor can use X-ray images to see if endocarditis has caused your heart to enlarge or if any infection has spread to your lungs. Computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). You may need a CT scan or an MRI scan of your brain, chest or other parts of your body if your doctor thinks that infection has spread to these areas. More InformationChest X-raysCT scanElectrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)MRIShow more related information TreatmentMany cases of endocarditis are successfully treated with antibiotics. Sometimes, surgery may be required to fix damaged heart valves and clean up any remaining signs of the infection. AntibioticsIf you have endocarditis, your doctor might recommend high doses of intravenous (IV) antibiotics in the hospital. Your doctor will use blood culture tests to help identify the organism that's causing your infection. Based on the results of your blood tests, your doctor will choose the most appropriate antibiotic or combination of antibiotics to fight the infection. You'll generally spend a week or more in the hospital when you start taking IV antibiotics. This gives your doctor time to see if the antibiotics are working against your infection. You'll usually take antibiotics for several weeks to clear up the infection. Once your fever and the worst of your signs and symptoms have passed, you might be able to leave the hospital and continue IV antibiotic therapy with visits to your doctor's office or at home with home-based care. You'll still need to see your doctor regularly to make sure your treatment is working. It's important to tell your doctor about any signs or symptoms that may mean your infection is getting worse, such as: Fever Chills Headaches Joint pain Shortness of breath Also, if you develop diarrhea, a rash, itching or joint pain, let your doctor know as soon as possible. These signs and symptoms may indicate you're having a reaction to your prescribed antibiotic. If you have shortness of breath or swelling in your legs, ankles or feet after you start antibiotic treatment, see your doctor immediately. These signs and symptoms can be indicators of heart failure. SurgeryIf the infection damages your heart valves, you may have symptoms and complications for years after treatment. Sometimes surgery is needed to treat persistent infections or to replace a damaged valve. Surgery is also sometimes needed to treat endocarditis that's caused by a fungal infection. Depending on your condition, your doctor may recommend either repairing your damaged valve or replacing it with an artificial valve made of cow, pig or human heart tissue (biological tissue valve) or man-made materials (mechanical valve). Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Clinical trials Explore Mayo Clinic studies testing new treatments, interventions and tests as a means to prevent, detect, treat or manage this disease. Lifestyle and home remediesIf you're at risk of endocarditis, let all of your health care providers know. You may want to request an endocarditis wallet card from the American Heart Association. Check with your local chapter or print the card from the association's website. Preparing for your appointmentThe first doctor you see will likely be your family doctor or an emergency room physician. Or, when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred to a doctor trained in diagnosing and treating heart conditions (cardiologist). What you can doYou can help prepare for your appointment by taking these steps: Write down any symptoms you're experiencing. Be sure to note how long you've had particular symptoms. If you've had similar symptoms that have come and gone in the past be sure to include that information. Make a list of your key medical information. Your doctor will need to know about any other recent health problems you've had and the names of all prescription and over-the-counter medications and supplements you're taking. Find a family member or friend who can come with you to the appointment. Someone who accompanies you can help remember what your doctor says. It's also important to write down any questions you might have before you get to your appointment. For endocarditis, some basic questions you might want to ask your doctor include: What's the most likely cause of my symptoms? What kinds of tests do I need? How do I need to prepare for the tests? What treatment do you recommend? How soon after I begin treatment will I start to feel better? What are the possible side effects? Am I at risk of long-term complications from this condition? Will it come back? How often will I need follow-up for this condition? Do I need to take preventive antibiotics for certain medical or dental procedures? I have other medical conditions. How can I best manage these conditions together? What to expect from your doctorYour doctor will probably ask you many questions, including: What are your symptoms? When did your symptoms start? Did they come on suddenly or more gradually? Have you had similar symptoms in the past? Are you having difficulty breathing? Have you recently had an infection? Have you recently had a fever? Have you recently had any medical or dental procedures that used needles or catheters? Have you ever used intravenous drugs? Have you recently lost weight without trying? Have you been diagnosed with any other medical conditions, especially heart murmurs? Do any of your first-degree relatives — such as parents, siblings or children — have a history of heart disease? By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Symptoms & causesDoctors & departments March 06, 2018 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Endocarditis. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/endo/. Accessed March 3, 2017. Karchmer A. Infective endocarditis. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=79733720&bookid=1130&... Accessed Feb. 24, 2017. Sexton DJ, et al. Epidemiology, risk factors, and microbiology of infective endocarditis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 24, 2017. Sexton DJ, et al. Clinical manifestations and evaluation of adults with suspected native valve endocarditis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 24, 2017. Spelman D, et al. 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Pelss is not the first Latvian player drafted by Edmonton Oilers – in 1993 Oilers picked Aleksandrs Kercs, who then played five games for the club in 1993-94.
Latvian players had not been drafted in the National Hockey League since 2006, when Senators chose Kaspars Daugavins, but Thrashers picked Arturs Kulda. Both made their debuts in the league last season.
Latvian hockey community does not expect another three years to pass, until the next Latvian is selected during the NHL Entry Draft, because 1994-born center forward Zemgus Girgensons, according to some North American draft analysts, is believed to be picked during the first or second round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Being 16 years old, he also played at the U18 World Championship in Minsk.
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For realising this building assignment, Peri formed a project team comprising climbing and formwork specialists.
"From the very beginning through to the end, Peri supported the complex shell construction with precisely matched execution solutions. As a result, the angular core geometry could be realised within the very tight dimensional tolerances; in addition, 30 days construction time could be saved," says a spokesman for Peri.
The Dubai Frame, situated in Zabeel Park, is a 155-m-high and 93-m-wide frame – without doubt the largest picture frame in the world. The real backdrop of Dubai serves as a framed work of art. Glass elevators take visitors to the top where they can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views from the self-supporting 75-m sky bridge structure, which is fixed between the two towers. From there, visitors will have a bird's-eye view of the historic old Dubai in one direction and as they turn around, will see the modern skyscraper architecture of the city in stark contrast.
In the centre of the bridge, a glass floor provides an additional perspective of a direct view of the ground far below. Also at the base, both towers are connected by a walk-in cross frame which optically closes the picture frame and creates additional space for exhibitions as well as a museum.
The profile of the over-sized frame is characterised by a very special shape whereby the two extremely slender towers have trapezoidal-shaped ground plans. Within the distinctly angular core geometry, the in-part only 30-cm thick walls had to be concreted and climbed.
For this, Peri's engineering team from Dubai designed a climbing formwork solution which exactly matched the specific project conditions. It combined three different ACS self-climbing versions with Vario girder wall formwork and Trio panel formwork. The solution provided rail-guided safe climbing operations without the use of a crane along with short cycle times.
"Storey heights of up to 10 m and the particularly narrow shaft dimensions with minimal wall clearances made accessing all working areas more difficult. The only solution to facilitate easier access to the upper areas was a combination of elevated and suspended platforms," says the spokesman.
"In addition, the integrated access technology provided valuable working space and a maximum level of safety. For the two identical towers of the frame structure, five platforms were used which included, among other things, suspended Trio panel formwork," he says. "For the climbing procedure with the integrated climbing hydraulics, the complete performance capability of the 100 kN lifting force provided by each hydraulic cylinder was, therefore, fully utilised."
The ACS self-climbing formwork also allowed varying climbing options for the platforms which meant they could be guided either independently or simultaneously upwards. This enabled the construction team to quickly move from floor to floor resulting in a high level of productivity. Thus, work could be carried out crane-free in regular three-and-half-day cycles that ultimately saved valuable construction time.
The spokesman continues: "Some 46 of a total of 52 floors could be concreted extremely quickly with the self-climbing formwork. In the transition area to the 2,100-tonne steel cross frame, however, the cores had to be reinforced and the formwork solution accordingly adapted."
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Video of what appears to be a Hunt County Sheriff's Deputy punching a pregnant woman has garnered some attention since it was posted over the weekend.
The Hunt County Sheriff says an investigation is underway, but he does not directly address what seen on the video, which was reportedly taken March 4 and records a home response to a Child Protective Services call.
You can't see Deanna Robinson in the video, who was 38 weeks pregnant at the time, but she says she was handcuffed and pinned by two deputies, before she was punched in the back.In the video you can hear her scream, "I'm pregnant," several times during the confrontation.The recording cuts off after the first punch, but Robinson says the deputy hit her several times.
via Video Appears To Show Hunt Co. Deputy Punching Pregnant Woman « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth.