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Now day's companies are a bit confused about their placement in the search engines. Well, you could have the best website and best blog in the world, but what difference does it make if your voice can't be heard?
For a company, if your SEO work is not carried out correctly it's possible that your placement in the search engines may drop and this means no free traffic! Therefore most companies are now realizing the importance of search engine marketing.
You don't want a one-dimensional SEO, would you? NO – Businesses need someone whose approach and strategy maximize your success from all three angles.
The SEO consultants understand all three SEO dimension, Search engine optimization involves three tiers:
- Technical (the structure of a site, which can determine how easy or difficult it is for search engines to crawl and index your content).
- On-page optimization (the use of such elements as keywords and HTML tags in ways that help increase search engine traffic to your site).
- Off-page optimization (such as link building).
In our digital era, almost every website out there needs optimization for better ranking. But if you're reading this page, it's clear that you want to know why you need to know 'What should businesses look for in an SEO consultant'. So we'll tell you!
But how exactly does one proceed to rank their pages higher in search engine results? The answer is through search engine optimization (SEO).
The SEO consultants believe the strategy is a crucial part of SEO, and the only thing to be taken very seriously. Businesses should aggressively look for the following actions in an SEO consultant:
- Before taking any action on improving your website's ranking, they should perform keyphrase research and identification. They also conduct online research to see who is already ranking for these key phrases, and what the competition looks like. They should take a good look at your preferred keywords, and your ranking goals, before taking any action on your website.
- The SEO consultant needs to perform some initial website optimization. Initial website optimization usually involves populating your website's Meta description and keywords, which is what users see associated with your website when viewing it in a list of search results. The SEO consultant may then updating your website's title and individual page titles to include your business name and important keywords.
- Although search engines will eventually naturally crawl your website through links made to it the most important step the SEO consultant will perform is the submission of your website to search engines. Once the quality of your website is satisfied the process can speed up by submitting it for review from other websites, or from posts on social media and inclusion in their index.
- The SEO consultant will create quality content for your visitors and customers, to give them something to read, and allows them to learn more about your products, services, history, location, and so on.
- After hitting the #1 spot on Google with fresh content the SEO Consultant will constantly perform ongoing optimization and updates.
- One way that websites can tell search engines that they are trusted and should be ranked the SEO consultant will perform quality link building.
They will also work with you to improve the user experience on your website to avoid high bounce rates that impact your ranking.


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We know it isn't always easy to get back in touch, and it isn't always an option for everybody. We won't force you to return home or reconnect with your family. But if you feel you're ready to do this Missing People will support you though the processes and do everything they can to help you.
The first step is to talk to us about your situation and we can work out together what your options are. We can then pass a message home or set up a three-way call with family, carers, the police or other agencies who can help you.
You may have been away for a long time, and not know where your family is now. There are ways Missing People can help find them and support you in getting in touch for the first time through our Lost Contact Tracing Service.
Returning home, or making contact for the first time, can come with practical problems you may need to deal with. Missing People, and other organisations we can put you in touch with, can support you through any financial, housing or relationship issues you might face.
Talk to us today, we can help.
Find out more about...
- Finding out you've been reported missing and resolving it
- Setting up a three-way call
- Sending a message home
- Other agencies who can help
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Religion in Modern Society
A photographer in Vancouver has presented a thought-provoking take on the role of religion in our current culture. Gods of Suburbia is Dina Goldstein's "visual analysis of religious faith within the context of the modern forces of technology, science and secularism." Between Jesus in the Vancouver slums, Satan as a tow truck driver, and Darwin in a casino, no one's religious notions are exempt from being poked and prodded.
Jesus' meal with the apostles is reimagined as "Last Supper, East Vancouver." The table is scattered with beer cans and the apostles are captured as chain-smoking derelicts. Goldstein says,
My reenactment of history's most famous dinner party is meant to portray the treatment of the most vulnerable by society. I have placed Jesus and his Apostles, a street gang, specifically in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. This is Canada's poorest postal code and a place of chronic drug abuse, alcohol addiction and mental illness. Jesus and the Apostles consume the diet of street people: cheap packaged noodles, cheap beer and canned tuna, while Judas plots his betrayal of Jesus.
Check out the Huffington Post's video coverage of her shoot:
What thought about who Jesus would hang out with are provoked when you look at these pictures? What do you think about the intersection of other religions and suburbia?


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Noel Frantz
|Name : Noel Frantz
Position : Full time Logistics Coordinator Healing Hands for Haiti
Tell us about your family: There are five people in my family: my wife, Marie-Carmelle Frantz (nee Dabady); my 8-year-old daughter, Francesca-Noel; my two nieces, Claudia and Géraldyne; and myself, Noel.
Describe your experience of the earthquake: On Tuesday January 12, 2010, I had left Healing Hands around 4:30 to go take care of an administrative task at Port-au-Prince City Hall.
At approximately 5:25, as I was making my way home, the earthquake hit. When I arrived home, I saw emptiness where the house used to be; it was completely destroyed. There was no one in the yard, so I was mad with worry.
Afterwards, they told me they had taken my daughter to the market. At that point I was beside myself. When I arrived at the market, I saw my wife and my two nieces, their eyes red. They said nothing.
I learned that our daughter was under the wreckage. Looking for my daughter, I spent 3 days sleeping on the edge of the market, yelling "Francesca!! Francesca!!" I was finally able to find her by digging small holes, with the help of my 10 male friends. We sent her to the central area for medical care and thankfully she is okay.
In the earthquake, I lost my house and everything inside it, but by the grace of God, I didn't lose anyone.
My sources of hope are now my job with Healing Hands for Haiti and my family.


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Last year I grew a lot, and I mean a lot of squash. We must have had nearly a 100. Now there is no way we can eat that many squash – I can just see James' face at the mere thought of it. We gave some away and fed the animals on them.
This year therefore, I think as some kind of subconscious reaction to the 2016 squash mountain I kind of delayed planting the squash out. As a result none of the squash on the hugelkultur thrived, in fact they died. The only squash I actually have are 4 or 5 butternut in the small three sisters meso-American garden hidden between the raspberries
And a volunteer squash which comes from I know not where and is busy spreading its fruit through the strawberries in the polytunnel.
So this year, instead of over-producing squash I have planted far too many cabbages and cauliflowers – the hugelkultur is stuffed full of them, well them and thistles.
I think we have a bit of a woodlice and slug problem – I garden organically so use no pesticides, herbicides and I don't really use fertiliser except for alpaca poo and our own compost. But I strip off the outer leaves, feed them to various animals and the cabbage inside is perfect.
There are also a lot of sunflowers and chrysanthemums
And of course cauliflowers. And of course they are all reaching and then surpassing perfection at the same time because I also haven't learnt how to plant in succession yet either.
As a result we need to eat a lot of cauliflower very quickly. I will freeze some for cauliflower cheese in the winter, but still, we only have a limited amount of freezer space – note to self – we need another massive commercial freezer!
I have for many years, and for no good reason, avoided roast cauliflower salads – what is wrong with me?? This salad is brilliant and easy. We had it with hoggat shank curry and then I had leftovers in pita bread for lunch.
Roast madras cauliflower salad: cauliflower divided into small florets; olive oil, couple of tsp of madras curry powder; half an onion sliced, chopped coriander leaves, seasoning, lemon juice.
Mix the spice mix into the oil and then scrunch it all over the cauliflower florets. Put the florets on a baking sheet and roast until tinged with brown and soft (-ish). Add the onions, lemon juice and seasoning to taste and the coriander leaves.
N.B. I realise I forgot to post about this year's meso-american garden – maybe in the next few days I will do a before and after post


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Clovis High School is the winningest wrestling program in the state of California with 11 State Championships and 25 Top 5 State Team Finishes. This blog is dedicated to all things Clovis Wrestling - training, results, schedule, fundraising, etc. You can find more information on Clovis Wrestling at Facebook: "Clovis Wrestling" and Twitter: "@ClovisWrestling".
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Clark Wrestling
Congratulations to the Clark Wrestling team! Clark's wrestling team started this year with a victory at the Eastside Invitational @ Clovis East. Congratulations to the three champions Xesus Velarde, Adrian Salas, & Nick Nevills. Thanks to Coach Martinez & Coach Flores for the great job you guys have done with the boys. Good luck next week at the Kastner Shootout!
Team Score:
1. Clark
2. Reyburn
3. El Capitan
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thanksgiving Week Update
Just because school is out, practice is not. As is always the case, Clovis Wrestling will practice during Thanksgiving week on every day but Thanksgiving Day. Monday, Tuesday & Friday, practice will be at the standard time – 4:30-6:45pm. On Wednesday, we will practice from 9:00-11:00am in order to accommodate families traveling out of town for Thanksgiving Day. Plan to attend practice EVERYDAY during the Thanksgiving school break. All Fall athletes on the wrestling team that have completed their season by Sunday, November 23rd are expected to attend ALL practice days over the school break.
We will also do our first team runs of the year after practice on both Monday & Friday. Bring your running shoes and sweatshirt (if needed) to practice on running days!
In addition, the Clovis East JV Tournament will run all-day Friday at Clovis East High School. We will be sending available 9th and 10th graders to compete in this first official competition of the year.
First Event Weekend
On Friday, Clovis will host an Elementary Takedown Tournament with schools throughout Clovis Unified participating. Clovis High School wrestlers will work the tournament and provide support the future of our sport.
On Saturday, Clovis will host our inaugural High School/Junior High Takedown Tournament. All Clovis wrestlers are required to be at the boy's locker room at Clovis High School promptly at 7:00am for the start of weigh-ins. We will both work the tournament, compete, and clean-up. Plan on all day Saturday. Wrestlers will ONLY be allowed to leave the tournament at the conclusion of tournament clean-up.
On Sunday, all team members are welcome to travel up to UC Davis to watch the Aggies take on the visiting Northwestern Wildcats. The match is scheduled for 6:00pm in the ARC Pavillion. Team members wishing to travel up for the match will meet at Coach Tirapelle's house on Sunday at 2:00pm. We will travel up, watch the match, and return that night. This is an opportunity to see some of the best wrestlers in the United States as Northwestern boasts returning NCAA Champion Jake Herbert (184lbs) as well as highly ranked wrestlers #4 Brandon Precin (125lbs), and #10 Keith Sulzar (141lbs). Also wrestling for Northwestern in his true freshman year is former 3x California State Champion #16 Jason Welch (157lbs) of Las Lomas HS. This level of wrestling is not available very often on the West Coast, so take advantage of the opportunity!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"Team Gear" Available!!
"Got 8" Tshirts - $10.00
Clovis Wrestling Stadium Chairs - $40.00
We are also gathering up the "old" sweatshirts & tshirts that Steve may have stashed in his garage and will be selling those Friday & Saturday at discounted pricing. Great for workouts!
Clovis wrestlers and parents have first priority on the "Got 8" clothing, we will start selling to the Jr High kids/parents in a couple weeks so get your gear early!! Please make check payable to Cougar Wrestling
Thank you,
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Meet & Greet A Success
If you have not been contacted yet about volunteering Friday & Saturday.. please contact Kerri Nevills @ 260-5092 ASAP!!!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
First Event Weekend
Friday, November 21st - Elementary Takedown Tournament
Saturday, November 22nd - Junior High/High School Takedown Tournament
Sunday, November 23rd - Northwestern University @ UC Davis, 6pm
Friday, November 7, 2008
Clovis Wrestling Goes National
First, long-time head coach Steve Tirapelle and son Adam Tirapelle travel to the land of Lincoln to be featured clinicians at the annual University of Illinois Coach's Clinic in conjunction with the team's wrestle-offs. This two-day clinic will feature coaches from throughout the state of Illinois, who will travel to Champaign to hear how the Tirapelles have built the Clovis Wrestling program and what keeps this public school program on top, year after year. The honor is unique in that it is one of the only times a high school coaching duo has presented at the clinic, a spot usually reserved for college wrestlers, college coaches, and private club coaches. Additionally, this will be Adam Tirapelle's second time as at least one of the featured clinicians, performing the clinic as an NCAA Champion after graduating from the University of Illinois in 2001.
Secondly, in late December, the team will travel to the confines of the best wrestling state in the union for the 42nd Annual POWERade Christmas Classic in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. The tournament is rated the 4th best high school competition in the United States with some of the top teams from around the country participating. This will be only the 3rd time a Clovis High School team has wrestled in a nationally ranked Top 5 event. The others came when Clovis attended the POWERade Christmas Classic in 2002 and the Beast of the East Tournament in 2003. This year, the field is headlined by Central Dauphin (PA), the 2007 & 2008 large school division (AAA) Pennsylvania State Champions and early favorite in 2009, Shady Side Academy (PA), the 2008 small school division (AA) Pennsylvania State Champions and returners of 13 of 14 starters from last year's championship team, and your Clovis High School (CA), the 2008 overall California State Champions and one of the preseason favorites to repeat in 2009. Central Dauphin is ranked #4 in the United States. Shady Side Academy is ranked #19 and Clovis rounds out the Top 40 at #23. The tournament is audio broadcast live on the Internet for the entire two-days, called by Pennsylvania wrestling experts and available to all. Details on the broadcast will be posted in December.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Meet & Greet Revision
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Many people shrink from the use of opioid analgesics, and therefore they experience deep physical and moral sufferings during painful syndrome. But there are rather safe drugs which do not cause side effects and medical addiction even among opioid analgesics. This refers to Tramadol.
General description
Tramadol is a synthetic opioid analgesic which is used to arrest a severe physical pain. Despite belonging to the group of the narcotic products, its action is safer than the action of morphine and codeine, and a bind to the opioid receptors is by ten times lower.
Tramadol arrests pain by means of the central inhibition of the painful syndrome. It binds to the opioid receptors but it provides a light stimulating action, and therefore a human does not have euphoria after the use of the therapeutic dose of Tramadol. At the same time, Tramadol enhances a pain threshold by means of binding to the spinal cord where it blocks a movement of the pain impulses through the central nervous system.
Due to such specific action, Tramadol provides a very fast effect (a pain reduction occurs in 20-25 minutes after the use of the pill) and is well tolerated. It is impossible to completely eliminate the development of the abstinent syndrome after the use of Tramadol but a chance of the "painful withdrawal" is lower in comparison with the use of other analogical drugs.
Indications for the use
- A painful syndrome of middle and high severity of any origin: vascular, neurological, traumatic, inflammatory pain
- The reduction of the pain during specific medical procedures including painful diagnostics
- Pain inhibition after surgical procedures
- Pain during metastasis in oncology patients
In what dose is Tramadol taken?
Bear in mind that Tramadol is a narcotic analgesic and its administration should be under doctor's supervision, or strictly according to the instructions. The nonobservance of the dosage regimen and rules for the use of the pills can lead to the negative adverse effects.
Using Tramadol in pills, a working one-time dose is 50 mg. The length of the action of a one-time dose of Tramadol is just 5-6 hours, and therefore it is allowed taking up to 200 mg within a day.
In extraordinary circumstances, the daily dose of Tramadol can be increased up to 400 mg (2 pills of Tramadol 50 mg every 6 hours) during the increased painful syndrome. Such high dose can be used for a short period under the doctor's control.
The Tramadol overdose is characterized by the following symptoms: collapse, coma, apnea, respiratory center depression, vomiting, convulsions, and epilepsy. If the overdose is suspected, go to a doctor and have a gastric lavage.
Medical interaction
- Tramadol is incompatible with diazepam, diclofenac, nitroglycerine
- The simultaneous use of Tramadol with any products inhibiting the functions of the central nervous system increase the influence on the nervous system, and this may lead to the side effects
- Using barbiturates with Tramadol, the analgesic effect is increased as well as the load to the central nervous system, and therefore it is better to refuse from the simultaneous use of these products
Preventive measures
- Do not take Tramadol during diseases of the respiratory system which are caused by the airways obstruction
- The use of Tramadol is impossible if a patient is under 16 years old
- Pregnant women should refuse from the use of Tramadol
Tramadol is used carefully in the minimal effective dose during epilepsy.


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1. a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
2. the flowing together of two or more streams
by Erica Shelley
As a young woman in search of education and opportunity, Jean-Marie left her quiet home village of Guede Codji, Benin, for the bustling economic hub of Cotonou. Though fearful and uncertain of what the future would hold, she was desperate to escape a life of poverty. Like many other young Beninese flocking to Cotonou, she felt forced to trade in the familiarity of home and take a chance on the unknown.
Jean-Marie had no idea how her years in the city would change her life forever. It was there, amidst the concrete buildings and the endless mazes of shops and shacks, that she found love, meeting and marrying her husband. However, their union and youth were quickly tainted by devastating loss as Jean-Marie helplessly witnessed the death of every baby she bore. One after another they died, for reasons she could not understand. In a culture where fertility is prized and children are treasured, Jean-Marie felt her identity and her dreams slipping away.
Neighbours reached out to Jean-Marie in her isolation. They were Christians from a local Bible-believing church, and they broke through her despair with a message of hope. They shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with her, and the clarity of that truth stood in stark contrast to the murky superstitions and fears of voodoo that had marked her upbringing.
Jean-Marie surrendered her life to Christ, experiencing freedom and a power that eclipsed the tricks of witchcraft she had known before. No longer fearful, she devoted herself to prayer, and to her amazement, Jesus answered her pleas and worked miracles.
"After I accepted Christ into my life, things started changing. The children I gave birth to didn't die. None of them! With Christ, I could feel peace in my life. I was not afraid anymore," Jean-Marie says, reflecting on that time. "I understood that only Christ can free people. I stuck to Christ and decided that nothing in this world could separate me from Him."
Unfortunately, Jean-Marie's husband did not understand her commitment to Christ and it caused friction between them. Her marital problems worsened until she found herself retracing her steps; in 2002, she and her children moved back to Guede Codji to seek refuge.
Despite the years she had spent in the city, the village had always remained her home. In Guede Codji, people walked barefoot along the dirt paths, and the constant drone and choking smell of Cotonou's traffic seemed to be a world away. Here, time moved slowly and very little had changed in Jean-Marie's absence. The villagers still relied on a hand-dug well to draw their water—a polluted source which caused great distress among the people.
However, Jean-Marie was aware of a need greater than the poverty and sickness around her. She sensed an aching spiritual emptiness, and could feel the darkness of voodoo hanging over the people she loved. Since the moment she became a Christian, her heart burned with a desire to see her own people saved. For years she had been praying constantly that the light of Christ would shine here, and that a Bible-believing church would be planted.
As the months passed after her return, Jean-Marie persevered in her daily invocation, unsure of how God would respond. Little did she know, across the world the answer to her prayer was already being set in motion.
'No such thing as a coincidence'
In the same year that Jean-Marie returned to Guede Codji, various currents in North America began to flow in the same direction.
Ambassador Joël W. Adechi, the permanent representative of Benin to the United Nations, had a timely dinner meeting with a leader from Campus Crusade for Christ International. Benin was in dire need of clean water, and the ambassador spoke about the hardship plaguing his country.
The plea for a water program eventually reached the former president of Campus Crusade for Christ Canada (now Power to Change), Marvin Kehler. Strangely, this was not the first person to raise the issue with him. Only weeks before, Marvin had received a call from Frank Rempel, a Canadian businessman specializing in farm equipment manufacturing. Frank had rebuilt an old drilling rig and wanted to donate it to help provide access to clean water in Africa.
While Marvin considered these requests, Frank hosted a tour of REM Manufacturing Ltd. in Saskatchewan for the Christian Embassy, a ministry of Power to Change. The tour was meant to showcase innovations in industry, and among the group of visiting leaders was the Benin ambassador to Canada, Francis Loko. When Ambassador Loko learned of Frank's drilling machine, he immediately requested it be sent to Benin.
Marvin couldn't help but be struck by the various pieces falling into place. It seemed that God had provided a drilling rig, and the machine was already earmarked for use in Benin. He contacted Global Aid Network (GAiN), a ministry partner that had recently conducted experimental well-drilling programs in China and India.
"We had talked often about getting our own machine and starting a verifiable drilling program," recalls Bill Blaney, CEO of GAiN from 2003 to 2017. "We decided that Benin, based on the request by Ambassador Adechi, would be the place to go. Honestly, I've learned in my years with GAiN that there is no such thing as a coincidence. It is really God's sovereign hand on His purposes and His plan."
In 2004, GAiN signed an agreement with the Beninese government and the drilling rig arrived on the country's shores. However, before the Water for Life Initiative could begin in earnest—and the JESUS Film Church Planting Strategy alongside it—local Beninese needed to be trained.
"We felt strongly, and still do as an organization, that people need to hear the gospel from their own people and in their own language," Bill explains.
By 2005, the Beninese staff had been trained, adding to the tide of people God was using to minister in Benin. Finally, the program was poised for action. One of the first villages on GAiN's list was Guede Codji.
Living water
In Benin, Jean-Marie continued to pray diligently, waiting upon the Lord to meet the physical and spiritual needs of her people. However, when the GAiN team arrived in Guede Codji promising a future well, they were met with skepticism. The people of the village had heard such promises before. Every election, politicians pledged to dig a new well, but after the votes were cast their commitments appeared to be forgotten.
When the GAiN team returned, this time with a drilling rig, the people took them seriously. In November 2005, the well was completed, providing the people with clean, disease-free water just before the onset of another long dry season. Impressed by fulfilled promises, community members were willing to listen to the message that the accompanying JESUS film team had to share. Plans were made to present the film in the centre of the village.
For everyone in Guede Codji, the changes that the GAiN team brought were a surprise. Help and hope had seemed to materialize out of the dusty landscape. Jean-Marie, however, immediately recognized them as answers to her years of prayer.
"I was so happy because the arrival of the well and the JESUS film team were answers to my prayer to God," she says. "The day that the JESUS film team came in, my brothers and I were the people who welcomed them warmly and even set everything up for the JESUS film to be shown."
Beside the new well, villagers gathered for the presentation. In their own language, they heard the promise of living water to be found in Jesus Christ. When a Beninese pastor from a nearby village asked if anyone would like to become a Christian, many came forward. The next Sunday, the pastor led the new believers in a service under a tree. Right before Jean-Marie's eyes, a church was born in her home village.
From its infancy, the new church faced various obstacles. Meeting regularly beneath a tree was not sustainable, the members quickly recognized, as the heat of the sun or a downpour of rain could interrupt them. Jean-Marie and the new believers prayerfully sought God's direction for a meeting place, as well as a shepherd to guide their church community.
In response to the need, local Christians donated land and built a temporary shelter covered in palm branches. Pooling their resources, the church members also decided to send one of their own to receive training and return as a pastor for the area. Basile Guede, a young man who had received Christ after seeing the JESUS film, volunteered. With the financial support of the congregation, he left the village and attended seminary; when he returned three years later, he was equipped with the Biblical training needed to guide the church.
When JESUS film team members returned to the village to follow up on the church plant, they were happy to see that the gospel had firmly taken root. The commitment of the believers was evident, as was their need for a church building. Bringing in metal sheets and teak, GAiN helped build a more permanent structure. The Christians of Guede Codji were bolstered by the gift, and decided that they could add to what they had been given. Each member contributed, and the congregation was able to hire local craftsmen to build around the structure. A wall was erected and painted, putting the final touches on Eglise Baptiste du Benin.
"Christians from the church did not just stop at the number we were at the beginning, but we have tried to reach out to other people in the village," Jean-Marie explains, standing in front of the church structure. "Today many of the people in Guede Codji village are worshipping God in this building, and even other people from outside this village come to worship in the same place. Praise God!"
God's sovereign hand
The well in Guede Codji was the second well drilled in GAiN's Water for Life Initiative. In February 2018, GAiN celebrated 1,000 wells in Benin, which provide clean water to approximately one million people in the country. To date, 379 Beninese churches have been planted through the JESUS Film Church Planting Strategy.
Looking back, GAiN team members can't help but be amazed by the lives and circumstances that converged to bring the light of Christ to Guede Codji. Stirred by the prayers of Jean-Marie, equipped by the donation of Frank Rempel, and set into motion through a constellation of well-timed conversations, all the pieces came together to form a larger story.
"What this story shows to me is that God, first and foremost, listens to the prayers of the people. Secondly, He uses His servants to carry out His will," says Bill. "There is no way to explain all this, except for one thing—and that is God's sovereign hand on everything that occurred here. In the world that GAiN works in, this story is one of thousands happening every single day."
As the humanitarian partner of Power to Change, Global Aid Network helps to reveal hope and restore life through relief and development initiatives for people living in crisis and injustice. Their mission is to demonstrate the love of God in word and deed.
As of April 2018, GAIN has provided a total of 1,757 water wells in Benin, Tanzania, Togo, Ethiopia, Southern Sudan, and Thailand.


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Drivers warned not to drive too early
RACQ has warned Queenslanders about the dangers of driving too soon on New Year's Day if they've been drinking the night before.
Spokeswoman Renee Smith said commonly people assumed they'd be fine to drive after "sleeping it off" the night before, but often this wasn't the case.
"At the stroke of midnight the rest of 2015 may be swept away, but your drinks will still be in your system so give yourself plenty of time before jumping behind the wheel the next day," Ms Smith said.
"It's important to plan ahead, count the number of hours from bar to car, and keep in mind the amount of wait time will vary with each person.
"Everybody is different when it comes to processing alcohol, but as a guide the more you've had, and the later you're drinking into the night, the longer you should leave it before grabbing the car keys."
Ms Smith said those revellers who were planning to party and drive home needed to ensure they were under the limit.
"As a general rule for women that means a maximum of one standard drink in the first hour and one every hour after that, for men it is a maximum of two standard drinks in the first hour, and one each hour after that," she said.
"And if you're on your P plates - there is zero tolerance."


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Move over softwood lumber, here comes hardwood plywood…from China.
US producers of this forestry product have petitioned the US Department of Commerce (DoC) to commence an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against imports of hardwood plywood from China. DoC announced the investigation on Thursday October 18, 2012. The Petitioners are requesting antidumping and countervailing duties of up to 310% on the Chinese imports.
Chinese imports into the US are reported to be over half a billion dollars (specifically $616 million) in 2011 and almost $1.8 billion in 2009-2011.
The type of imported goods being investigated are panels made of thin slices of wood ("veneers") bonded to a core. The veneers can be made of hardwood, softwood or bamboo, and the core can be composed of a wide variety usually lower grade materials, such as particle board or MDF. These products are usually manufactured as large panels, with 4'x6', 4'x8' or 4'x10' sizes being the most common, but all sizes are included in this investigation. The subject goods, hardwood and decorative plywood, are distinguished from structural plywood (also known as "industrial plywood" or "industrial panels"), which must meet particular performance requirements.
The complaint which started this process was filed on September 27, 2012. The preliminary determination regarding whether the imports appear to have caused injury to the US industry is expected early to mid-November. The preliminary determination as to whether the China goods are subsidized (and thus subject to countervailing duties) is expected in late December, and the preliminary determination as to whether the good are being dumped, i.e. being sold at less than fair market value, should be rendered in early March 2013. Antidumping and countervailing duties start being imposed after an affirmative finding at the respective preliminary determinations. The final decisions are expected in late April 2013 for countervailing duties and mid July for antidumping duties.
It is expected that this will be an important case for the US forestry sector which is very concerned with competition from imports. No doubt Canadian producers will be watching the proceedings very carefully, whether it be for its impact on the US market or as a possible way to deal with any import-competition issues in the Canadian market.
by Peter Jarosz and Jonathan O'Hara
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The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers are cautioned against making any decisions based on this material alone. Rather, specific legal advice should be obtained.
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Conflicts around money are a major contributor to divorce in Australia. So what happens when opposites attract? Money is so personal and our attitudes are heavily influenced by our parents and our childhood. The odds of two people agreeing on everything when it comes to money are just about zero.
In my experience, it's these differences that can make the difference between being really successful with money as a couple and just getting along. Being aware of differences can help us understand what makes for great money management and open our eyes to our own destructive habits.
When it comes to making most decisions, varying points of view can lead to challenging assumptions that are worth thinking about twice – to get a better outcome. This is just as true at home as it is at work.
There are three key differences in attitudes that that seem to cause most money issues:
Attitude to spending or saving
Attitude to risk
Attitude to giving
Each of these areas has the potential to generate friction when trying to work out a plan for your combined finances.
A plan to be successful has to have buy-in from everyone. You need to get to a position where both of you can honestly say that our goals are more important than your or my goals. This is the way to make them achievable.
Sherpa Says: Think in terms of three concepts: agreement, compromise and alignment.
When a couple sees things differently, there are three possible outcomes:
They eventually agree
After talking it through, the couple may realize that they agree, that one person is right, or that their disagreement was superficial, or they may find a whole new way of thinking that both can agree on. This is great when it happens, but in my experience it is rare for a couple to agree on all things.
They compromise
Each gives a little. In the long term compromise takes a toll. Money can be so emotional that compromising can be tough. Neither is wholly satisfied and it is often not particularly sustainable.
They achieve alignment
With this approach, a couple works out a way that meets the needs of both people. They may be doing the same thing for different reasons but both of their needs are met and they are in agreement about what to do.
Let me give you some examples.
Spend Now or Spend Later?
My first couple has a classic conflict. Steve likes to save for what she wants. Liz sees no issue with using a credit card knowing that she will pay it off. Steve never buys anything until he actually has the cash. She knows she isn't drowning in debt but it feels that way to him. These sorts of attitudes are really quite innate. It is unlikely that either will fundamentally change. They may compromise by cutting back on credit card use but it constantly bugs her and it doesn't quite comfort him. It's an ongoing niggle.
But what could alignment look like? By getting a better handle on their budget and current position, this couple gains a clear understanding of what they need to be saving for and how much they need to put away. They can both breathe more freely and can talk about spending more comfortably because they know what they can afford to buy.
Based on this plan, they are aligned on how and when they will use credit and have an overall map for their total spending. Cash or credit is no just so much less of an issue. They both feel much more in control of what is important to them. They are working as a team toward their goals. Steve generally pays the bills, but Liz agrees to pay the credit card bill because it just bugs Steve to do it.
Risk or Opportunity?
Jane and Rob have quite different views on risk. Often this is the toughest one to deal with. They have two kids at school and Jane stays home with the kids while Rob works full time. Jane worries about money and is keen for Rob to have a steady job with a big company. Rob is itching to found a tech startup.
Underlying Jane's fears is not really knowing what the future might bring and how she will be able to continue being a stay at home mum. Feelings around security are often an important driver in how we feel about our finances.
Again, a plan forms a sustainable basis for alignment. What are their real financial needs over the next few years? With some work on their budget and a solid business plan that Jane understands, Rob and Jane find ways to reduce spending and increase saving.
Jane is now more comfortable. With this approach Rob and Jane didn't have to choose between security and opportunity but the chance for both.
To Give or Not to Give
The balance between giving to charitable causes and meeting the family's financial needs is the third area that often leads to conflicts. Often this is based on strongly held religious views.
With a plan and a clear sense of what steps they need to take, the needs of the couple can align around balancing the needs of their family with a desire to help others. They start to see what and when they can afford to give. And with a clear sense of what matters to both of them, they can find areas of giving motivating to each of them.
In these cases the different attitudes helped the couples think more deeply about money and develop a plan that put them in control, and allow them to work as partners to achieve what matters most to each of them.
Is money a source of conflict in your relationship? How could a plan help you both align on on this topic?
Vince Scully | LifeSherpa
With over 25 years in Financial Services from consulting to management, Vince Scully is the go-to guy for wealth management and financial advice. Vince founded the Calliva Group; a fund manager, product issuer, advisor and lender to Government and private clients. Vince is an advisor to the Wealth Management Industry, and prior to his role as CEO at Calliva, a senior member of Macquarie bank's infrastructure team.


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Friday, June 26, 2009
Anarchists vs. Minarchists: The Defining Economic Difference
The crux of the economic difference between market anarchists and market minarchists is that the minarchists -- a priori -- find a market failure in the provision of law and security. Market anarchists do not. Considering that the minarchists embrace market theory in every other area, it seems they have the burden of showing why their own principles don't apply in those excepted areas. (It is significant that the first market anarchist we know of was an economist, Gustave de Molinari.)
Market anarchists have the theory, the history, and the moral philosophy. What's left?
23 comments:
- Neverfox said...
My thoughts exactly, Sheldon.
- June 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Sheldon Richman said...
The minarchist's further problem is that he can't invoke any public-goods/free-rider problem against the market because government is also plagued by those and has no counterpart of market entrepreneurship to produce solutions. Moreover, there are many examples of those problems being overcome both in the market and in government. As Jeff Hummel likes to point out, there wouldn't have been an American Revolution if the free-rider problem was insurmountable.
- June 26, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Stephan Kinsella said...
This is great. As Manuel Lora said on a comment on another post: "I think it's awesome that minarchsits are being challenged. They hate to be called statists. They either think that the state is not an aggressor or that it's necessary to have (lest we have chaos!) or something equally flaky. They are principled (more or less) but not at the core."
- June 26, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- iceberg said...
Sheldon, I'm not an economist by profession, and but a lay Austrian by self-education, so please excuse me if I misunderstand the neoclassical "free-rider" theory.
The theory doesn't state that public goods with free-rider problems are an insurmountable obstacle, but rather that the market will produce them in suboptimal quantity, as compared to some Platonic ideal of a market equilibrium.
Positing that the American Revolution occurred doesn't then refute the free-rider theory; you could only infer that because of the free-rider issue inherent in socio-political systems, we've had a suboptimal quantity of revolutions.
In any scenario, I follow in Hans-Hermann Hoppe's footsteps in denying the very concept of a free-rider problem (because he denies the distinction between private vs. public goods to begin with).
- June 26, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Sheldon Richman said...
By "insurmountable" I only meant that the suboptimality problem can't be overcome. I did not mean that the good could be produced at all.
- June 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Sheldon Richman said...
P.S.: I seen no point in denying the existence of free-rider problems, as long as one realizes they are entrepreneurial/technological problems. There are indeed "public goods" in the sense of being consumed nonrivalrously. The mistake is not in acknowledging these things. The mistake is thinking that entrepreneurs can't grapple with them in the free market.
- June 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Michael said...
I just reread "The Production of Security" today. What an inspiration!
- June 26, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Minarchy is the theory that free market capitalism is best protected by a socialist monopoly.
- June 26, 2009 at 9:10 PM
- chris lempa said...
I've never understood this way of thinking. Government security doesn't work. Almost everybody complains about it yet most don't want to look at alternatives.
It just doesn't make sense.
- June 27, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Sheldon Richman said...
One argument I've heard against anarchism (legal polycentrism) is that if a criminal gang sets up a court system, that would have to be accepted. Well, gangs may set up any voluntary associations they want, including bowling leagues, as long as they don't violate anyone's freedom, in which case they will be met with resistance. But the killer-response is this: a market minarchist -- who presumably favors a noninterventionist foreign policy -- would to accept a gang's setting up its own country, courts and all. Dictatorships occasionally prosecute and imprison Americans on flimsy charges. Yet the libertarian miniarchist does not want the monopoly government he lives under to intervene.
In other words, this criticism of anarchism is equally applicable to miniarchism.
- June 27, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- Sheldon Richman said...
"Minarchy is the theory that free market capitalism is best protected by a socialist monopoly."
Less, brilliant summation of Molinari!
Molinari wondered why anyone who favors the free market would want security produced either by communism or monopoly.
What leads some to believe this is their mistaken notion that law is an infrastructure that necessarily preceded the market. Notice I described the minarchist's position as "a priori." Here's a good example. The evidence that law preceded the market is nonexistent. All the evidence is that customary law within a competitive legal system emerged along with the market. See Menger, Mises, Hayek, Leoni, Berman, Benson, Hasnas, Zywicki, and more. There is no shortage of evidence, and it is easy to obtain online. All it takes is a little research.
- June 27, 2009 at 8:20 AM
I always found it interesting that minarchists continue to defend the "public" provision of law and security when these are the very "services" that people are most dissatisfied with. I think the honest minarchist only supports his position because he thinks that people aren't ready for no government. I'm at a loss to find any other reason.
- June 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Carrie Brown said...
Minarchist vs. Anarchist = Liberty vs. Freedom... Both are desirable, but the goal of a libertarian is to have a government that insures the individual liberties enumerated in the Constitution. This is coupled with the belief that the government was intended to be a self-limiting power that Progressives and other types of politicians in power have expanded by passing unconstitutional laws. Apparently, anarchists do not believe in liberty because obviously, they want pure anarchy. How are the Rights of Man guaranteed within an anarchy? In fact, liberty could very well be threatened in an anarchist society. Anarchy may even be impossible because it will likely become a decentralized network of small, warring governments.
The argument is about liberty, not freedom.
- June 28, 2009 at 5:23 AM
@ Tom
In my experience, most libertarian minarchists sincerely believe that anarchy would be chaos, a belief that is quite natural, given the indoctrination nearly all of us received growing up and the manner in which the word is still utilized in normal conversation.
Fortunately, my experience has also been that this belief can be changed by respectful anarchist arguments backed by historical and present day empirical evidence of law and security under anarchy. Sheldon listed several valuable authors on the topic. Among them, I think Benson's THE ENTERPRISE OF LAW is the easiest way to get an overview of the evidence, and Hasnas' THE OBVIOUSNESS OF ANARCHY and TOWARD A THEORY OF EMPIRICAL NATURAL RIGHTS (after you skip over the discussion of Nozick and Locke) the clearest essays to get to the point quickly.
- June 28, 2009 at 6:05 AM
- Sheldon Richman said...
Carrie, I, like most libertarians, use liberty and freedom interchangeably. If you look at Benson's book The Enterprise of Law or Hasnas's "Toward an Theory of Empirical Natural Rights," you will see that statelessness historically brought not chaos and oppression, but rather individual freedom, social cooperation, and order.
On the Constitution, I strongly suggest you read Jeff Hummel's "The Constitution as a Counter-Revolution" (pdf). When you know the real story of the Constitution, you will not want to go back to its original intent.
- June 28, 2009 at 6:18 AM
- Sheldon Richman said...
Tom & Less, I also find that opponents of anarchism fear that too many people would get away with not paying debts, etc. They then recount examples. The problem is that all the examples occurred in state-ful societies. So what good are they? Now they might respond that if people can get away with not paying debts when there's a government, imagine what would happen without a government. But this overlooks the role of competition and entrepreneurship in solving problems. This gets us back to my original post. When it comes to law and security the market minarchist suddenly loses all confidence in the principles and system he or she previously claimed to have such confidence in.
In fact, in stateless societies and situations, people did not routinely ignore their debts. Early stateless legal systems were efficient, meaning they permitted people to carry on their business in an orderly way and with minimal disruption. The Law Merchant is a prime example (see Benson). This was a system of law, adjudication, and enforcement generated entirely by international traders (who needed an efficient legal system despite coming from different cultures and countries), with no help from the governments of the world.
- June 28, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm enticed by the idea of anarchy but I've been wondering lately what would be done about the law when folks strongly disagree about what the law should be. I am thinking in particular about the social-anarchist types - they don't believe there should be private property (only community property and property that you are using). I guess their law would rule out absentee landlords.
- June 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM
@ Steven
A great question, although I'm not sure it is one about anarchy per se, since people disagree about the law now. Your particular problem could arise under minarchy, or even today's government-infested world, if the voters of Vermont decided they wanted to make occupancy the sole standard for land ownership. The answer is that social consensus always wins, because the natural mechanisms of reputation, ostracism, and boycott are powerful. Roe v Wade is the law of the land, yet 87% of counties in the US haven't a single abortion provider. Social consensus is not a mechanism of the future: it operates right now.
The empirical evidence is that this isn't a problem. In the historical examples of societies without central planning, property rights emerged quickly as essential tools for social peace (Hasnas' TOWARD A THEORY OF EMPIRICAL NATURAL RIGHTS is really an excellent essay on how this happened), and there is no reason to think they'd be abolished in America by people who committed to the anarchist ideal of total respect for the self-ownership of each person.
Certainly, though, I'd expect experiments in anarcho-communism, perhaps in the areas of Northern California where it is easiest to grow food and marijuana. I'd expect those experiments to last a very short time, but I could be wrong, especially if the brownies were really good.
Maybe the question is the more fundamental one of WHO IS THE DECIDER? The minarchist answer is whoever conquered a particular territory and violently suppressed all opposition. The anarchist answer is mutual choice by the disputing parties or their agents. In practice, people would delegate the selection to those they've chosen to guarantee their life and property (right-libertarians think of insurance companies and left-libertarians think of mutual aid societies).
And what about those unwilling to submit their claims to third parties for settlement? They'd be, by definition, OUTLAWS, having rejected the use of legal methods for resolving disputes. And their lives would be nasty, brutish, and short.
- June 28, 2009 at 9:30 PM
@ Sheldon
I'm reminded of the concerns about English debtors fleeing to Wales to avoid enforcement of debts against them: hence, welshing on a debt.
Since we both keep praising John Hasnas, I thought it might be worthwhile to note that his essays are available online at:
- June 28, 2009 at 11:48 PM
- Sheldon Richman said...
Less, excellent answer to Steven Shaw's important question. This gets worked out because by and large people value getting on with their business to the costs of violence. Customary law will vary at the margin, but that's true today. Anyone who doesn't like that would be logically driven to support a totalitarian world government. Most people are anarchists at some level, we're just haggling over the level. Reminds me of an old joke...never mind.
Thanks for the Hasnas link, Less. I strongly urge folks here to read his papers. He is doing fantastic work.
- June 29, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- Unknown said...
Thanks guys, I'll be sure to check out that paper.
- June 29, 2009 at 7:03 AM
- Stephan Kinsella said...
Sheldon, the Hummel paper is indeed great. Are you aware of a similar good, concise, revisionist, solid piece that dissects the Declaration and American Secession directly, in similar fashion?
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How can lighting design transform a home?
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We're not doing many LED retrofits. Instead, we're specifying integral LED boards and drivers. We're integrating the lighting with control systems that can properly dim the products. This requires back-of-house testing and engineering as well as knowledgeable design teams and electricians.
What were the goals of the Aspen home renovation, and how did lighting help achieve those goals?
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The interior was completely renovated. This included revising room lighting systems, moving walls and updating all of the lighting. We also gutted the home's existing system and installed a state-of-the-art lighting control system that allows the owner to set levels manually or through automation.
What were some of the home's biggest challenges?
RS: The home had lots of potential, but it was dated. Lighting represented one element of a total renovation. The home had big, six-inch cans and zero natural light. In fact, the lighting was pretty dingy. The owner also wanted to keep the existing framing even though the inside was being gutted, and we had to integrate the new lighting without tearing out a ton of existing framework.
What did you love most about working on this project?
RS: Interaction between the client, interior design team and electrical contractor was critical to turning this home into something special.
I most enjoyed seeing my client's excitement throughout the process. We helped transform the house from a dark river home into a bright, airy, comfortable oasis. It started out almost cave-like, and we assisted in opening up the cave. What was once a confined space now has big windows with big views and bright airy space. The lighting played a big role in making that happen.
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The competition requires the primary and predominant use of any or all of the Eaton's lighting product lines. It also seeks a creative use of fixtures providing energy-efficient design solutions in addition to standard projects. Projects are judged on the blending of aesthetics, creative achievement and technical performance, and the degree to which the lighting met project constraints and design concept goals.
Created to further the understanding, knowledge and function of lighting as a primary element in design, the SOURCE Awards competition has granted more than $600,000 to winners as well as industrywide recognition for their efforts. Learn more and enter the SOURCE Awards competition.


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Bark is distinctive: reddish-brown or grayish, peeling into conspicuous papery strips exposing a light pinkish-tan or cinnamon-brown inner bark; pores elongated.
Twigs on new growth are very hairy, gradually turning smooth; in the second year, dark red, slender, shiny, dull reddish-brown.
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Fruit mature in May–June, barrel-shaped, 1½ inches long, ½ inch wide, the nutlet about 1/8 inch long.
Height: to 80 feet.
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Elephant Watch Hut - "Be Herd"
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Botakanda means Wild Elephant in the spoken language of the "Indigenous" Aboriginal People of Sri Lanka.
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Our Final Goal Giving Solar powered lamps to village families without electricity whose children have no access to read or write properly while using kerosene oil lamps. " Sri Lanka or Any Part of the World" Elderly villagers and wild life staff when they go out in the night - a basic solar torch can make the difference from getting bitten from Poisonous reptiles. Thats how important it is. No electrified fencing for blocking the movement of the wild elephants. Give a solution for kerosene lamps .
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I recently attended the annual National Instruments customer conference, commonly known as NI Week. NI is a leading edge provider of control and instrumentation systems in the areas of test and measurement, wireless (5G), smart grid, satellites, and other areas. During the NI Week conference, OSIsoft had a speaking slot explaining the benefits of linking product manufacturing test information with product performance once it is deployed into production. This is
done with the recently released LabVIEW - PI Connectivity toolkit, which allows data to be placed into the PI System from LabVIEW and into LabVIEW from PI.
There were two (2) companies that presented their experience in this area, National Oilwell Varco (NOV), and RoviSys Corporation. Unfortunately, the presentations were not recorded, but here are the key takeaways:
NOV builds a blowout preventer for offshore oil rigs. During the manufacturing and test quality process, they capture test data through LabVIEW and subsequently send batches of the test data to the PI System, so that once the blowout
preventer is put into production, NOV personnel can compare its performance in the field to how it behaved during the test phase. I suppose it could also identify potential problems ahead and notify when it appears to either malfunction or when pressure is abnormally high.
RoviSys gave a similar presentation in which it provided the LabVIEW and PI System integration expertise for LG Corporation, who is manufacturing a 1MW fuel cell to be used for datacenter power where these centers are located in remote locations, such as deserts. RoviSys was similarly able to meld the LabVIEW manufacturing test phase data with the production data in a common repository, the PI System.
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