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Those are nice on you! I see that you are on a slightly newer shoe journey in that you are liking buckes and details on the shoes. The color is great for you too.
Would you suggest ordering one size or a half size up with higher volume and wider foot? Also, are they more chocolate or cognac? They look both in your pictures! Thanks!
JoyceB, thanks. YES. I am very carefully adding a buckle and a stud in the show dept. I now have a pair with each - that's enough, and a nice way to change it up.
K2, the stock photo is accurate. CHOCOLATE.
I have those coming to me (in black). I have a thicker ankle and lower leg so they may not work for me but it's always worth a try!
I've been eyeing these in brown since I saw them in the catalog. Have currently held off, but you're making it tough. This style is right up my alley, as there's never been a grommet, buckle or rivet I didn't like.
This is such a different look for you, isn't it? These look like they would be nice for a chilly day. I have some Born booties that are really comfy. I hope you enjoy wearing these.
Bet these will not work for me as they fit your low volume feet so well. Still, beautiful boots!
Wonderful, they look terrific on you! They are on their way to me as well to replace a higher heeled pair I can no longer wear. Here's hoping!
I love Born boots. I've had many pairs over the years and they've all been workhorses for my style.
They look terrific on you!
I tried them on last night at the store and I, too, ordered them in brown. My foot is very high volume and calves are not dainty and they fit beautifully! I went with my usual size. Funny how one shoe can fit a range of people sometimes.
I just ordered them in black to compare the aquatalia buckle ankle boots which are super comfortable but the ankle is too wide for me (really turned me off).
KnittingGene - good to know they worked for you. It gives me hope!
I considered those in black but don't think the silver buckles translate as well as the low- contrast metal on your brown ones.
Thanks for the kind words, ladies.
Ladies with High Volume Feet - TRY THEM A SIZE UP. They worked very well for my client who has extremely high insteps and arches, and wider ankles and calves. You can also adjust the straps a little.
Thank you Knitting Gene, for the validation. Excellent info. These boots are VERY forgiving of foot shapes.
Thistle, TRY THEM.
Donna, fingers crossed.
Unfrumped, quite right.
I ordered these too, to replace a workhorse pair of low-heeled black booties. Unfortunately, these were way too wide for my feet. Sob. I had high hopes, because I have umpteen pairs of Born oxfords, and really like the brand's quality. Next.
They look terrific on you Angie!
These are fab on you, Angie! Love them with the white jeans.
And I'm telling myself "step away from the shoes"
Great boots—a little more tomboyish than you usually wear. But I'm thinking they would be an interesting mix with some of the dresses you've been adding
I didn't include these in my first round of footwear ordering. Think I'll fix that with my next order.
Tempting! They look great on you.
Hmm, brown oxfords and chunky, buckle boots. I am sensing a slight shift here. Looking forward to seeing how this develops! (And yes, I love the boots.)
Haven't seen you in this type of buckle boots since the rugged Donald Pliner's (if memory serves) of years ago. I did like those on you a lot, too. This style tows the line between chunky and sleek perfectly. And the color is RICH. Love!
I love these boots! They do seem different than your usual style but it's fun to shake things up a little. Personally I love buckles and rivets.
Love them with the cropped jeans. May need to give these a try. Such a rich color.
I really like these boots. They look super Angie!
NICE! These are definitely more RATE than your usual footwear. It's nice to change things up a bit every once in a while!


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The USA's biggest plastics trade show, NPE, weighed in heavy when it landed in Orlando, going supersized on not only exhibits, but also in its approach to the issues facing the international market.
Opening its doors to the world, NPE weighed in heavy. Some 21 million US tons of freight were displayed on the show floor, from a combined 2,200 exhibiting companies across 1.2million sq. ft. of space. And there's no sign of it slimming down for future editions, with a waiting list of companies for the 2018 edition for the first time in the show's history meaning organisers, the Plastics Industry Associations (PLASTICS), are looking to creative ways of using space to accommodate future demand.
Going Large
Milacron, for example, took the show's biggest stand, on which it displayed the largesttonnage injection moulding machine to operate at an NPE show. 'The Cincinnati' has some 2250 tons of clamping power and is designed to meet the demands of the global automotive, appliance and other large-part moulding markets. The Cincinnati product line builds on the company's large machine technology with a platform that adds both performance and a shorter footprint.
Mike Sansoucy, Vice President Sales Injection, Americas, said "we wanted to go big this year at the show," adding that the display of the Cincinnati demonstrated the company's expertise in manufacturing moulding machines in the 1000 ton-plus-range. It also used NPE to display the Milacron-Fanuc Roboshot 500, the largest tonnage Roboshot ever offered in the Americas. The machine has an increased tonnage option up to 550 US tons and Milacron's CTO, Bruce Cateon, said it was "great for larger moulds", with a tie bar spacing of 91.94cm.
Milacron's stand at NPE
Milacron NPE
Arburg too said the American market is ready to go big, with a high level of demand for its new large machine. Premiering its Allrounder 1120H injection moulding machine at NPE, Arburg's Managing Director of Sales, Gerhard Böhm, said the company had sold the machine on display at the expo and had received several further enquiries.
"At the NPE, our Allrounder 1120 H is celebrating its American premiere. This will please injection moulding companies in the US in particular because they have in the past often expressed the wish of obtaining larger machines from Arburg," said Böhm. "With our new large machine, we have expanded our clamping force range upwards by 30 percent. It features an impressive clamping force of 730 tonnes or 6,500 kN. The market for the Allrounder 1120 H in America is ready."
The expanding size of the show and the vast array of equipment on display is not least in part down to exhibitors clamoring to be part of the first major trade event since the introduction of capital expensing provision in the US, allowing American businesses to write off 100 percent of the cost of capital equipment purchases made between September 27, 2017 and January 1, 2023. With much of the technology on display at NPE qualifying as capital equipment, it was little wonder that there was so much to see and so many looking to take advantage of the opportunity.
The Big Questions
Opportunities, as well as threats, were discussed at the show, with PLASTICS President, Bill Carteaux, tackling issues such as NAFTA and the impact of the Chinese market on American plastics machinery and resin trade, as well as working alongside EUROMAP for standardisation and Industry 4.0 and, of course, the thorny issue of plastics in the environment and the current inundation of negative attention the industry is receiving.
Where the latter is concerned, the association chose the show to launch a new initiative – 'This is Plastics' –designed to help people who work in the plastics industry dispel myths in an easily digestible way that inspires meaningful conversations about the power of plastics.
"Plastics industry employees can use information they glean from This Is Plastics to inform conversations they have in their daily lives," said Wylie Royce, PLASTICS Chairman and President of Royce Associates.
The PLASTICS team present their thoughts on the big issues
"If we're able to articulate what we all know and believe, we can show people how plastics make a positive impact." The initiative incorporates a resource-based website and toolkit accessible 24/7, with articles, shareable images, videos and interactive quizzes, geared toward addressing issues facing the plastics industry, such as marine litter, plastic bag bans and taxes on plastic products.
Green Agenda
Recognising the importance of industry action and collaboration where sustainability and a circular future for plastics is concerned, NPE2018 was positioned as the "greenest yet" by diverting 100 per cent of its waste from the show for recycling or composting, exceeding the 87 per cent of waste that was diverted from NPE2015.
Carteaux commented: "Plastics are a valuable resource that should always be recovered for their highest and best use - at NPE2018, we're practicing what we preach, putting sustainability and recycling at the centre of the event."
Commercial Plastics Recycling collected and removed scrap plastic from the show floor and transported it to a new, on-site recycling area in the Westwood carpark, where a WEIMA two-stage shredding system reduced the collected scrap plastic into a small pellet size, before it was transported to CPR's headquarters in Tampa. Attendees were invited to visit the demonstration area to see the process in action before the scrap was transported off site.
Also showcasing recycling live in action, Pure Loop, a division of the EREMA Group, showed visitors the quality of products that can be produced on its ISEC eco 102 machine during the show. The system used the combination of a double feed ram system and single shaft shredder to process LLDPE film, PE hollow bodies and PE lumps to make high-grade recyclates.
Manfred Dobersberger, CEO of Pure Loop, said: "Even temperature-sensitive mixed PE plastics such as in the case of irrigation hose are no problem for the ISEC. It stands out through easy handling and virtually autonomous operation, integrating itself seamlessly in production."
Also bringing sustainable innovation in its live demonstrations was Kautex Mascninenbau, which demonstrated how it is expanding end markets for recycled plastics with its KBB40D bottle machine. On the showfloor a double station KBB40D with 10 cavities produced 600 ml flat oval bottles for the personal care industry, using a three-layer ReCo process, only adding colour to the bottle's outer layer. The middle layer of the product uses regrind or PCR in line with circular economy principals, while the inner layer uses virgin material to minimise the migration of impurities into the filled product.
Bill Farrant of Kautex said at the show: "It uses scrap material or recycled plastic in the middle layer. This means you only need masterbatch on the outer layer."
Material World
There was no shortage of innovation in the materials hall, with several new product launches across multiple areas. Sabic, for example, launched Lexan Margard FHC10 sheet, the latest addition to the company's automotive glazing portfolio.
The new technology is engineered to comply with the stringent visibility, strength and abrasion resistance requirements of ECE R43 (Regulation No. 43 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations). It features a tough polycarbonate base with "exceptional optical quality", combined with a unique, formable hard coating that is pre-cured sufficiently to allow processing like regular PC sheet. Sabic says the sheet can enable customers to avoid post-coating operations, and gives automotive OEMs and tiers a new option for creating simple, curved glazing designs.
Eastman celebrated 10 years since the launch of its Tritan copolyester material, with a focus on the global trends shaping its materials portfolio in the coming years.
"Nowhere is this more exciting than the Internet of Things," said Burt Capel, Vice President and GM of Eastman Speciality Plastics. Capelsaid recent innovations in smart technology are emerging to position Tritan as the right plastic for applications in digital agriculture, such as solar-powered smart device to monitor crops and weather.
Where personal health and fitness will still be a huge trend in the years to come, Capel said Tritan has "inherent properties" making it ideal for the next generation of watches, trackers and drinks bottles.

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Freezle's new B-Pop hit single "Lady Swag" is out now in Youtube.
Inspired by Souljia Boy's "Swag Dday" music, it adds up with a lot of fine tunes mixed up with a bit of Hip-Hop fly style. The PTEK Student mentions in his interview that he aims to develop the B-Pop industry in Brunei Darussalam.
The 17 year old Singer is under MagiQ Records International stated that
"We would like to make our own way in this music Industry."
"We see, K-Pop has their own Industry so why not ours? Though we are young we are determined in developing the music"
It is a very young industry coming to think of it and it is well assured that we have ambitious youths who wants to make a mark in the world.
Directed, produced and distributed by the SHOWBIZZ crew and the SHOWBIZZ Originals. This is the official Music Video of 'Lady Swag' by Freezle.


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Thanks!! Your pricing makes it even worse for me!!!
Any idea of the weight of these semi hollows?
I weighed one for a customer that came out to 8.25 lbs. I didn't weigh any others so I don't know if that's in the middle or towards either spectrum. Feels pretty good to play though!


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ARKET is a modern-day market offering essential products for men, women, children and the home. ARKET's mission is to democratise quality through widely accessible, well-made, durable products, designed to be used and loved for a long time.
The archive is the collection's point of departure, a solid foundation of products you want to find again and again. It also offers scope for playing through the seasons, varying materials, colours and proportions to create an ideal everyday uniform.
ARKET café is founded on the New Nordic Food Manifesto and its vision of quality ingredients and healthy living. The café expresses the purity, freshness, simplicity and ethics naturally associated with our region and reflect the changing seasons.


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Minnesota Nice is Customer Service at Its Best
Customer service is often a thankless job that gets a lot of attention if it isn't performed correctly but usually is unrewarded when executed right. If you want to make an impact on a customer, you need to go above and beyond to provide that experience for them. Here are some tips about how to be the best at customer service:
While this seems simple, many people underestimate the value of a smile. Your customers have likely had a stressful day, and just smiling at them before you interact with them can change their entire mood for the better. Once you have set the mood to provide a good experience, you can move on to some of the other steps that will make you a customer service pro.
Compliment Them–
Compliment your customers. Most likely, this will throw them off – many of your customers will be in a hurry or frazzled or in the middle of something else. By complimenting them, you are forcing them to be present to reflect on the compliment you have paid them. It's essential that the compliment is not forced or a lie because this will show in the way you deliver your compliment. By providing a real compliment, you will make their day and encourage them to have a moment of relaxation before heading back into their busy day.
Ask if They Need Help Before They Need It-
The number one way to be a pro at customer service is to anticipate and ask if they need help before they need it. For example, if you see a customer ordering four drinks, go ahead and get out that drink holder for them before they have to come back to you and ask for it. By anticipating the needs of your customer before they realize it, you're reducing the number of problems they may have, but you're also displaying thoughtfulness, which is the hallmark of customer service.
If you're a customer service pro and are looking for a job in which your talents can be appreciated, contact Award Staffing. We will be able to help you find a new job opportunity that puts your talents and strengths to good use so you can benefit a company and start helping your new customers.


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Are you experiencing domestic violence on a regular basis? Surviving domestic violence needs courage. Don't let your courage die. Immediately take help of voluntary organizations and social workers who provide support to the family members of the abuser.
No doubt it is one of the worst social problems of the modern society. It makes you probably feel like you're walking on eggshells all the time. But always keep this believe strong that you are not to blame for your loved one's anger and misbehavior.
Nobody can justify any physically or verbally abusive behavior. Don't allow anyone to humiliate you. You have every right to live with respect and to live without fear of an angry outburst or a violent rage.
Here are few tips on dealing with domestic violence:
- Draw clear line about what you will and will not tolerate.
- Try to talk to your loved one about domestic management programs. But be careful about bringing it up when he is already angry.
- Don't allow yourself to tolerate it. Just remove yourself from the situation if possible.
- Take help of a friend or well-wisher or a neighbor who can give you protection.
Consider counseling or therapy for yourself if you are having a hard time standing up for yourself.
- Put your safety first. Trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe or threatened in any way, get away from your loved one and go somewhere safe.
- If you have children take action faster. Seek help from social counselors who can offer protection for you and your children because it can be simply killing for them.
These tips are just to save you for those awful moments. It will not help you to save yourself unless otherwise vouch for domestic violence treatments.
Online domestic violence programs are the easy and immediate solutions which can cure this kind of psychological disorders. The technically designed structured programs can control and cure these abusive behaviors to a great extent.
Most of the programs have a system of attending an exam which you will have to pass to get the certificate which a court or legal body will accept.


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Garlic is a product gives best result and has some best properties to cure cholesterol, prevent cardiovascular disease, reduce acidity, strengthening immunity. Garlic is known for immune system because it has many properties that are known for strengthening immunity.
In Ayurvedic book garlic is mentioned for many properties and is known all around the world for fighting allergies and to combat digestive problems. This Garlic Capsule works magically because it is the Best medicine to control cholesterol and to support immune system. This enables body to fight any disease.
This Garlic medicine is the best Ayurvedic medicines that are made of pure and clean extracts of herbs. We get this garlic extract from pure and clean soil which contains purely vegetarian components. It strictly contains Garlic and has no chemical added to it to give best result quickly. It is amazingly beneficial for cardiovascular diseases and also helps in Improving blood flow in body to increase immune system.
Contains Natural Herbs:
This Garlic medicine is extremely helpful in any disease that is getting started from inside. Garlic strengthening immune system and at the end it supports body to fight diseases. Garlic medicine is purely Ayurvedic and herbal and hence gives the best result quickly without any side effects. Doesn't matter what kind of cardiovascular disease you have, it will treat in the most natural way possible.
Garlic helps in detoxifying body and also eliminates toxins from body. This gives permanent solution for excess weight problem. It is known to cure cardiovascular disease, digestive problem and it also controls cholesterol to get rid of excess fat naturally. It is a known Herbal medicine in the world for its many anti inflammatory properties to relax body.
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Allium Sativum 500 mg.
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Garlic is an herb that is known in the world for its several properties. People from all around the world use garlic to cure cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer. It is extremely useful for bladder and lung cancer. Garlic is best to strengthen immunity system to work and used for many conditions which are related to heart and blood system.
Garlic is helpful for many conditions that include high blood pressure, low blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease and heart attack. It is extremely beneficial for digestive system and also best to control cholesterol and blood pressure levels to let body work in a good way. It is beneficial for every skin conditions because it helps immune system and supports it to combat skin diseases, cold and fever.
Garlic is useful to prevent mosquito bites, mosquito repellant, for preventing the common cold. It is best for preventing and treating bacterial and fungal infections. From ancient times, Garlic has been used to treat earaches, fatigue syndrome, body disorders, cholesterol level and stomach ulcers. In Ayurveda, It is mentioned that garlic is helpful for skin and nails to treat any fungal infections.
How Garlic Help you?
In body, many diseases take place because of impurities in the body or in blood. Garlic is used for vagina for vaginal infections and other problems. Garlic is helpful for the treatment of coughs, stomach ache, headache, fever, joint pain, sinus congestion, asthma, shortness of breath, snakebites, a serious nose and throat infection. It is also used in fighting stress and fatigue to let body relax.
Garlic has a sulphur chemical in it that is called allicin. Because of this Garlic helps in many health conditions and is an excellent supplement to treat cholesterol, digestion problem, skin diseases and many other problems. Garlic is extremely powerful and works as an amazing antibiotic that is helpful for body to prevent germs to grow. It works as the best anti biotic without any side effects naturally and quickly.
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Storage instructions:
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Lawyer under probe
11 April, 2018, 12:00 am
WASHINGTON – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices and home of US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen, law enforcement sources said, in a dramatic new development in a series of probes involving close Mr Trump associates.
Mr Cohen's lawyer, Stephen M Ryan, said that US prosecutors conducted a search that was partly a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.
Mr Mueller is investigating whether members of Mr Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia during the US presidential election. Mr Trump has called the probe a "witch hunt" and denied any collusion.
The raid could increase legal pressure on the president, because it involves the records of his longtime attorney and indicates a second centre of investigations in Manhattan, alongside Mr Mueller's Washington-based probe.
Mr Cohen has been at the centre of a controversy over a $130,000 payment he has admitted making shortly before the 2016 election to porn star Stormy Daniels, who has said that she had sex once with Mr Trump in 2006 and was paid to keep quiet about it.


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Here's a link to the Nightline Face-Off about the existence evil and Satan in it's entirety. Pastor Mark Driscoll, in my opinion, represented the faith admirably. This is worth the watch. Something that came to mind as 'truth' was debated: "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned." -1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV) The point is that human wisdom will never fully comprehend the things of God apart from God's Holy Spirit providing understanding for us. As followers of Jesus, we are citizens of what appears to the world as an 'upside down' Kingdom. The last and the least are the first and the greatest, the one who serves is the one who receives honor . . . what appears to be 'wisdom' to man is really foolishness where God is concerned. In fact, man's wisdom apart from God is often demonically inspired! (See James 3:13-16) The goal of watching this debate is not to see 'us win,' rather to become solidified in our convictions about God's truth, and learn how to defend our faith with integrity and without belligerance. Check out the post here: http://abcnews.go.com/nightline/faceoff
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Here are three of six good reasons why pastors blog... from John Piper at THIS LINK. John suggests that pastors should blog...
The other three reasons and the full post can be found at Piper's Desiring God blog. Click HERE.
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A friend (Thanks Mike) sent me a link to an article that will really make you think. Understand it is commentary, not research as the original author Michael Spencer at his blog InternetMonk makes clear. It makes for some good reading none the less. His original articles are HERE. I'm posting some teasers here only to get you to consider reading the entire article and perhaps the three original posts; you can find the entire article HERE, at the Christian Science Monitor website.
Do you agree with the author's perspective? Leave a comment.
"We are on the verge – within 10 years – of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity. This breakdown will follow the deterioration of the mainline Protestant world and it will fundamentally alter the religious and cultural environment in the West. . . .
. . . This collapse will herald the arrival of an anti-Christian chapter of the post-Christian West. Intolerance of Christianity will rise to levels many of us have not believed possible in our lifetimes, and public policy will become hostile toward evangelical Christianity, seeing it as the opponent of the common good. . .
. . . The evangelical investment in moral, social, and political issues has depleted our resources and exposed our weaknesses. Being against gay marriage and being rhetorically pro-life will not make up for the fact that massive majorities of Evangelicals can't articulate the Gospel with any coherence. We fell for the trap of believing in a cause more than a faith. . . .
. . . We Evangelicals have failed to pass on to our young people an orthodox form of faith that can take root and survive the secular onslaught. Ironically, the billions of dollars we've spent on youth ministers, Christian music, publishing, and media has produced a culture of young Christians who know next to nothing about their own faith except how they feel about it. Our young people have deep beliefs about the culture war, but do not know why they should obey scripture, the essentials of theology, or the experience of spiritual discipline and community. Coming generations of Christians are going to be monumentally ignorant and unprepared for culture-wide pressures. . . .
. . . Expect a fragmented response to the culture war. Some Evangelicals will work to create their own countercultures, rather than try to change the culture at large. Some will continue to see conservatism and Christianity through one lens and will engage the culture war much as before – a status quo the media will be all too happy to perpetuate. A significant number, however, may give up political engagement for a discipleship of deeper impact. . . .
. . . Will the coming collapse get Evangelicals past the pragmatism and shallowness that has brought about the loss of substance and power? Probably not. . . .
. . . We need new evangelicalism that learns from the past and listens more carefully to what God says about being His people in the midst of a powerful, idolatrous culture. . . ."
(From Eric: I hope this kindles your interest enough to go read the article at CSM, or even the original posts at internetmonk.com.)
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"How frightful a thing it is for the preacher when he becomes accustomed to his work, when his sense of wonder departs, when he gets used to the unusual, when he loses his solemn fear in the presence of the High and Holy One; when, to put it bluntly, he gets a little bored with God and heavenly things." ~ A.W Tozer
"There never has been a culture since this world began in which a New Testament Christian could feel at home." ~Vance Havner
"Satan is not fighting churches; he is joining them. He does more harm by
sowing tares than by pulling up wheat. He accomplishes more by imitation
than by outright opposition." ~Vance Havner
"The preacher's task is to cry, as did John the Baptist, 'Behold the Lamb of God;' not to attract attention to himself or to gather a clique around himself." ~Erling C. Olsen
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I came across a post this morning that was both and encouragement and affirmation to me as a pastor. I've long been committed to presenting God's Word in my teaching, and believe it is not only safer (keeps my own opinions at bay) but also offers as much opportunity as possible for the Holy Spirit to be at work. Because we (pastors in general) so want to make a difference and see our churches grow, we're tempted to use all sorts of ideas to draw people in. Of course some of those make sense, but the bottom line is that the most unique and important aspect to what we do in our gatherings on the weekend all revolves around the presence of the Lord of the Church and the presentation of God's Word.
Here's a portion of the post:
"Many times, churches all over the country will take a great idea and try to copy it, not realizing that they've taken the heart, soul, and purpose out of the original idea. I was reminded of this when reading a section of The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Churches by Ron Gladden. Ron writes:
'If you expect people to come to church just to hear your music, you'll be disappointed. If they want to hear music, they'll pop in a CD. It's better quality than you can do.
The unchurched will not crawl out of bed to watch your drama. They can get a lot better drama on television by watching a rerun of Seinfeld or Friends or whatever show is hot today.
If they want to sit around tables and talk, they'll go to Starbucks...
Present God's Word in a clear, compelling way with a deliberate sensitivity to those you're trying to reach, because the Word of God alone has the power to bring people to Christ and keep them there.'"
You can see the entire post HERE.
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Check out this newer video about India, mostly filmed in Mumbai. (Click on THIS LINK or the image) While India is growing economically and making many advances, the poverty and human need is still overwhelming.
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It is Wednesday night here in Hong Kong, the final 'non-travel' day of our trip. Tomorrow afternoon we'll be at Hong Kong's impressive international airport to begin our last two flights home through San Francisco, then on to Seattle. --Here's a photo of the team (I'm taking the photo) on the Star Ferry today.
I'm writing from one of my favorite places in the world. I'm in my room on the 20th floor of the BP International hotel, overlooking the lights of Hong Kong island and the harbor. I'm not sure why it has become so meaningful to me, although I know in part it is because of the reflecting I've done here several times over the last 10 years or so.
The city represents the world. As we've walked the streets, we've seen members of nearly every religion and race.
The lights (and they are spectacular in Hong Kong) especially at night represents life. There are people along Nathan Road here in Kowloon, and they are drawn to the light where all the shops are --and for some of us another marvelous Light gives us life.
The sea water represents a world opened up to connection: Hong Kong is a port city. Today among the many vessels we saw two huge cruise ships that would dwarf one of our Washington State Ferries. The sea makes me think of the great adventure of faith --may many more here in Asia be open to the flow of the Living water, connecting us across cultures.
Many days we were asked about our new president. People know that something different is happening in our country, both in crisis and in leadership. We tell them that it is too early to see what difference will be made, but we are hopeful. I long for more people to realize that something different is happening in me, in our church called Lakeside, in all of us so that we can point to a new, fresh realization of the presence of Jesus. It's so good to be a part of such an incredible community of faith.
Tonight at dinner, I asked each member of the team to share with us one or two 'revelations' God had given to them during our past 17 days together. The responses confirm again that God has been at work in us and through us. One of the team members asked, "What about you, Eric?" I shared a few thoughts, but one most precious to me is this: Sometime last week I believe that Lord showed me that He has planted the same love in me for His church at Lakeside that He gave me for India. And that is no insignficant thing . . . :-)
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Check out the fish market. Look in the background and you'll see the fish on the table. In the far left of the photo you'll see the garbage... it is piled high and rotting right in the same place where they are selling food. The equivalent of a market in a landfill. The guy facing us is selling, and to his right is a knife that he uses to clean the fish once you purchase it. There are a few fish in the large bowl in front of him.
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Several years ago one of my favorite albums was released: "Share the Well" by Caedmon's Call. Much of it was recorded in India, and every time I come here I listen to some of the songs as they speak to me; they magnify the feelings I have when I'm in this incredible country.
We've seen the poorest of the poor. Yesterday (our Friday-see photo) we visited a slum DayCare that offers a little hope to Pavement Dweller's children. It was both unbelievable and magnificent. I'm so glad the church here is trying to do something. I saw a 'spark of the divine' in the eyes, behind the dirty clothes and the filthy sweat and darkness of the city that hangs on like glue. When we were in Yvatmal we drove by the same group of tribal nomads that I saw a year ago. . . Seemingly living on the road in the same place. No place to live. No electricity. No water. Someone must share the well with them.
Share The Well
by Caedmon's Call
Share the well, share with your brother
Share the well my friend
It takes a deeper well to love one another
Share the well my friend
Do you think the water knows
Flowing down the mountain thaw
Finally to find repose
For any soul who cares to draw
Some kindred keepers of this Earth
On their way to join the flow
Are cast aside and left to thirst
Tell me know it is not so
Share the well, share with your brother
Share the well my friend
It takes a deeper well to love one another
Share the well my friend
All God's creatures share the water hole
The blessed day the monsoon comes
And in His image we are woven
Every likeness every one
From Kashmir to Kerala
Under every banyan tree
Mothers for their children cry
With empty jar and bended knee
Share the well, share with your brother
Share the well my friend
It takes a deeper well to love one another
Share the well my friend
You know I've heard good people say
There's nothing I can do
That's half a world away
Well maybe you've got money
Maybe you've got time
Maybe you've got the Living Well
That ain't ever running dry
Share the well, share with your brother
Share the well my friend
It takes a deeper well to love one another
Share the well my friend
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These days seem to go so fast . . . and yet being away from loved ones and the familiarity of home provides a tension that leaves be bouncing between the now and the not yet.
When I last posted an entry, we were due to fly to Nagpur. There Pastor Samuel and our friend Ashok met us, along with our favorite driver Sanjay (aka 'Gope').
If you have not seen the updates I've posted on Facebook, you've missed some fun moments! We stopped first at MVM, short for Maharashtra Village Ministries, and had a cup of chai with some pastors and another Indian leader friend of mine, Pastor Kulo. From there we left Nagpur and traveled south, stopping to visit Gandhi's ashram in Sevagram. Then, on to Yvatmal where we stayed at Shanti Bhavan, the Free Methodist Mission in India's guesthouse.
Tuesday was a very full day for us. We traveled about 60 kilometers to a very small village called Umri, where our denomination has a mission hospital, a childcare hostel, nursing school, and a number of other ministries. We prayed for a local pastor in his church, as they are slowly rebuilding a new church around their current structure. (Once the new one is completed, they will demolish the old on the inside and carry it away.)
Seeing the children is always a powerful experience for me. I told them that we loved them, and that because Jesus reminded us all to be as children in our faith, that they had something special that we needed to learn from them. Mickie shared a brief story, and then the children danced for us. We'll see several other ministries for children here in Mumbai tomorrow (our Friday).
On Wednesday, we stopped first at YCLT (short for Yvatmal College of Leadership Training) where many pastors, evangelists, and other Christian leaders are trained. In fact, this is where Pastor Samuel was trained and met Chhaya years ago. The current director, Billy Graham (yes, you read correctly --his parents gave him that name after attending a crusade) showed us around the campus before we visited the Shalom Ministry center some 20 miles from the little city. Here we were greeted by some original tribal dancing with singing about Jesus, and then had the privilege of speaking to and praying for the students being trained for village ministry. There was a special sense of the Holy Spirit with us, as a few of the students were in tears, touched by the Lord as we prayed for them. What a humbling honor!
From the Shalom Center we traveled northwest to the Dhamangaon train station. After waiting over an hour past when it was due (it had traveled all the way from Calcutta) we finally boarded about 5:30pm for the overnight trip back to Mumbai. One cannot fully appreciate India without a ride on the increidble railway system! We arrived in Mumbai at Dadar station about 5am.
Then back to the Soverdia house for a bath and rest, and now we are preparing for a busy weekend of ministry before we begin our long journey back home next week. Tonight we'll be at a home bible study, then tomorrow we'll visit Ambernath and Badlapur hostels and some DayCare centers that minister to slum children that are sponsored by our churches here in Mumbai. Saturday evening we'll be with a larger youth gathering, and then Sunday I'll preach at Andheri FMC, and Bryan will preach in the north of the city. Sunday night I'll speak to a gathering of FM pastors and their families, and the team will be seeking to be a prayerful encouragement to as many as possible.
We'd welcome your ongoing prayers for us . . .
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Here's a little free publicity for Pastor Bryan's blog. Be sure to read the comment on the post about Mumbai:
Yesterday we went into the city of Mumbai. How to describe it in words is virtually impossible, but I shall try. We began the day eating some amazing dosa, a type of potato curry, and these miniature bananas that my kids would devour? Of course the day meal came with chai. It was a very light, but filling meal. ...
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As I write the first part of this post, I'm sitting in my room with my earphones in listening to praise music in part because there is a huge wedding just outside our building and the thumping and very loud music is quite distracting. It's also good to listen and center in on truth, hope, and Jesus . . .especially after the long, hard, but very good day we've had.
Because I don't have internet here, this post will be a bit delayed. More recent updates are found on Facebook as my iPhone allows me to update from here (of course AT&T charged me a nice little fee!) Today my friend Girish (an Indian pastor friend I've known for a long time) and I took the team downtown to the gateway of India. There we saw the Taj Mahal Hotel, where the terror strikes took place just a few months ago.
Along the way we saw what has become so familiar to me --the contrasts of India. Little girls carried babies to our car window and motioned toward their mouths hoping we'd give them some money. A man came up to my side on crutches, as I looked at him, he said "Please sir," and showed me his stump, right where his leg was amputated just about at the knee. I opened my window and put a coin in his hand. As we finished our lunch, another little girl --couldn't have been more than 10-- held a little baby as she asked us for money; a little boy fought with her over the right to ask for money from the Americans, and followed us for several blocks until someone in our party gave a few rupees. Over 450 million of India's 1.1 billion live on less than one dollar a day. According to the World Bank, one third of the world's poor live in India. In Mumbai alone, there are 35,000 that are called 'pavement dwellers.' We saw some today.
To be honest, sometimes I'd like to be released from the heart I carry for India. Of course that has nothing to do with the people I've come to love... more about the pain of seeing the suffering and not being able to do anything about it. I've often thought it was just a romantic fascination, and that each trip would be my last. But every time I come here I'm reminded by the Father that He expects us all not only to be passionate about His Word, but also to be mindful of His world, and His work that remains. I mean, if one of my four children were missing, I know that I could count on many of you to do an all out search for him or her. Can He count on me to do as much for the many of his missing children?
Being here in India always renews my passion for my work at home too. In fact, I'm convinced it puts 'dry wood on my fire.' I feel joyfully and urgently compelled to give myself completely to Jesus and His work through His church.
Today we've all been to two services. The first was an English speaking Indian church in a Mumbai suburb called Andheri, the second a Hindi speaking new congregation in an area called Goregaon. I'm uploading this post from the Ahaleys. Pastor Shirish, Ujwala, Karuna, and Abishek have been my dear friends for a long time, and they are graciously hosting us for lunch. (And, they have broadband internet!)
Tomorrow morning (Monday am, about 6pm Sunday Seattle time) we'll board a flight for Nagpur and move to central India for a few days.
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As I write, we're all at the Hong Kong International Airport, better known as Chek Lap Kok. In a few hours we'll board a Cathy flight that will take us to Mumbai, via a quick stop in Bangkok (Oh how I wish we could stop a bit in Thailand and get some fried bananas . . . )
It is fun to see the way the team is wanting to be connected with many of you via Facebook, e-mail, etc. You are such a special part of us; and I'm convinced it is important for us to communicate as much as possible, and at least to a small extent, to take you along with us...
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My friend Zack 'Facebooked' me and asked me about the future. Hong Kong is 16 hours ahead of PST in Washington. So as I write, we're two thirds done with our Thursday and it is late Friday night at home. Zack, the future looks just fine.
We've had a good first day in Asia. Tonight, while most of you sleep, I'll take the team to the night market on Temple Street in Kowloon. This city of 7 million does get quiet, but not until well after midnight.
It was a good rest stop after a 15 hour flight from San Francisco that seemed to last forever. After walking through Kowloon Park, we stopped at Starbucks for a coffee and continued on down to Tsim Sha Tsui, where we took the Star Ferry over to Hong Kong island. While mostly filled with Chinese people, there is definately an international feel; western influence, many different people representing other world countries. We walked by a mosque, several churches, and then headed for the tram to the top of Victoria Peak, where this shot was taken.
It's nice and warm here today, I'd guess in the lower to mid 70's. A bit hazy, but otherwise beautiful. We spent some time walking through streets, just trying to get the feel for this important Asian world city and its culture. We've had some good prayer and sharing time together, and look forward to entering India tomorrow.
BTW: several of the team members wanted an authentic lunch experience, so we looked and looked, finally finding a restaurant where Mickie, Cathy, and I had noodle soup; while Bryan and Ron had some Malaysian curry. Thanks so much for praying for us!
We're at the tail end of the Chinese New Year celebration. At the top of the mountain, we found a display, and Ron posed to peek at the peak.
Finally, one last shot of Hong Kong from above. What does Jesus see when He looks down on this city?
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Good morning! We're here at SeaTac, a few moments from boarding for SanFran. We had a minor crisis this morning -- as we were checking in at the Alaska counter, Mickie realized that her passport was missing. Thankfully, after a frantc search, I called our hotel and learned that security had found it! Whew.
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Hey I love the stuff --what can I say? Still, my closest friends and even family make fun of me for liking it. So, for ONE day, I'm joining in on the disrespect. There's actually a page dedicated to how to recycle your holiday fruitcake. Here are a couple of ideas:
So there you are: you can see the entire post at this link.
BTW, there's one other great way to get rid of your holiday fruitcake: Drop it by my office. :)
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We're celebrating the Prince of Peace this week ... with hopes of carrying His presence with us on into the new year. It's the presence of Jesus that brings peace.
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."-- E. Scrooge (Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol)
As followers of Jesus, we're aware of many who do not know peace in this world: physical wars and conflicts worldwide; the war against the unborn, the innocent; war against human dignity; there's poverty, oppression, slavery, human trafficking: as it has been said, there can be no peace without justice.
It was not so intended by Jesus.
"God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9 NLT). He was not simply calling for us to be peaceful people, but to bring God's shalom to the earth following His example. Jesus is the model peacemaker. He spoke out against injustice. He confronted the powers of His day non-violently. He lived and died for peace. His death and subsequent resurrection not only authenticated His nonviolent resistance, but brought peace between God and man (Romans 5:1); the same peace spoken of by the angel over the fields of Bethlehem on the night of His birth (Luke 2:1-20).
Perhaps most significantly, in addition to the call in Matthew quoted above, Jesus commissioned every one of His followers to the same kind of mission of making peace (John 20:19-21ff).
It's our desire serve others according to the model of Jesus in our own faith journey. If peacemaking is foundational to Jesus' way and His missional mandate for His church, what can be done to incarnate peace in the world? How can we become agents of peace, and carry the message of Christmas peace in the days ahead?
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O God of all seasons and senses, grant us the sense of your
to submit gracefully and rejoice quietly in the turn of the seasons.
In this season of short days and long nights, of grey and white
and cold,
teach us the lessons of endings;
children growing, friends leaving,
loved ones dying, grieving over,
grudges over, blaming over, excuses over.
O God, grant us a sense of your timing.
In this season of short days and long nights, of grey and white
and cold,
teach us the lessons of beginnings;
that such waitings and endings may be the starting place,
a planting of seeds which bring to birth
what is ready to be born--
something right and just and different,
a new song, a deeper relationship, a fuller love--
in the fullness of your time.
O God, grant us the sense of your timing.
Ted Yoder, Guerrillas of Grace
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The weather for the 4th of July and the second full day of camp could not have been better! The sun was out but not too hot (we're all doing a good job of wearing sunscreen and reminding each other to wear sunscreen!) We had scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, hash browns, and bagels for breakfast; quesadillas and a choice of tomato soup, corn chowder, or smurf mushroom soup (it was blue!); and then for dinner we had a taco bar.
The kids are coming along well designing their crafts and campers are getting their alef-bets approved from Beardo. Hiking, a run, archery, rockwall, and boating activities all went well and the pool time was a real highlight.
After campfire we stayed up at Sunset to watch the sunset and to watch all of the area fireworks displays. Squid shared with us about prayer and we took some time to "give props to Jesus" about the things we saw or had experienced today. We're having a ton of fun with your kids, they're great! But you knew that already!
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I was pleasantly surprised last evening to receive an email from a old friend. Attached to it was a photograph which you see off to the right.
No, it's not the 4 Stooges although that would have been an appropriate moniker at the time. It's the cast and crew of a film shot in the late 60's called "The Treasure of Ralph Moneybags" and seeing this shot made me think about how in many ways the digital world we're in has helped and hurt what is now getting to be two generations of kids.
Jon, Teddy, Eric and I were schoolmates from elementary school forward. We did a lot of things that parents would NEVER let their kids do today: wander about the streets to one another's homes, go unsupervised to the schoolyard to play stickball or football or a game we called "mugby" (a particularly violent and rule-less form of rugby). Things kids used to do with one another to stay connected. Mud seemed to have been our lingua franca.
Ralph was, as I recall (and it's been around 40 years so my memory may not be great) a project the four of us did with a movie camera and some makeup. It involved one of the great movie-making stunts ever which, I'm told, still elicits gasps whenever this movie is shown. We threw a dummy off a very high bridge on the Bronx River Parkway. The footage was (is) spectacular, it is edited well enough that it seems as if someone jumped, and the police apparently got calls about a suicide when we filmed it. Adding to the realism is our having the villain (me) tying the heroine (Jon) to the Metro North railroad tracks as part of the filming. No trains were harmed!
So what does this have to do with business? Kids today make videos. The tools are better and they're immediately accessible by their friends and families around the world (we held screenings at Teddy's house). Our project took weeks and weeks between shooting and editing. We'd shoot, have our moms send out the film, and wait. If it was wrong, we'd do it again. Today, the whole project would have taken a day or two. There was no immediate gratification as with a video camera and bigger penalties when you screwed up. So we were amazingly careful (particularly for us!). We learned the lessons of planning, delayed gratification, resource conservation (film and processing were expensive) and collaboration. More importantly, we did this ON OUR OWN. No parents required, none involved. Our time was our own (we all played sports, some played in rock bands, most of us did homework) and we managed it. We weren't scheduled and play-dated to death by our parents.
I'm happy to live in age with all these tools. Without them, Eric, who lives in the Bay Area, could not have found me and sent me this gem so easily nor could I have thanked him as publicly. "Ralph" is, I'm told, safely on DVD where his legacy can live on. While I know that copy will start to go in a few years, the digital master won't and we can burn new DVD's. Try that with the original film (I'm still looking for my copy which I hope isn't dust by now). But I think something is lost by our kids mistaking the connectivity they have now with the kind – the really human kind – we had 40 years ago.
Eric, as I said, is in the Bay Area. Check out his band. Oh yeah, he has a day job too but I'm sure it's not as much fun! Jon runs a fabulous pizza place in Chicago which probably IS as much fun as anything. Teddy, sadly, passed a few years ago but he'll always be the hero to a lot of us.


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Being a mother is probably one of the hardest jobs in the world. It's a 24/7 full-time gig that doesn't pay and you don't get any vacation days or sick days. It is a thankless job that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world and in 9 days I will have been doing it for 17 years. I can't believe it has actually been that long! I would like to send a special birthday shout out to my Mother who's birthday is actually today.
Happy Birthday, Mommy Dearest!!! I love you so much!
I would also like to send out an early birthday shout out to my oldest child (Still my baby!) Isaac. Thanks for making me a mom. I am so proud of you! Happy 17th Birthday!
As I was saying before, being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Especially if your a single mother. Shout out to all the single mothers. I am no longer a single mother but for 10 years before I met my Hubby I was. There was nothing more terrifying than the first moment I arrived home with my new little baby boy. I didn't have my own place or a car or even 2 nickles to rub together. I was lucky to have one really good friend who already had 3 children and basically taught me everything I needed to know about babies and donated all her son's hand-me-downs to me. My mom's boyfriend at the time bought me a car seat because I didn't even have one. He went and bought it while I was in the hospital. During those first few years as a mother I struggled. At one point I even thought I might put my son up for adoption cause I had absolutely nothing to give him but love and love doesn't fill a baby's tummy or swaddle his bottom. My friend at the time talked me out of it, just one of the many things I will always be thankful to her for. I know I wasn't the best mom but I tried my best. I sometimes wish I could've been the mom I am today back then but it is what is and it ain't what it ain't. I am just glad that we made it. He is 17 and healthy and happy and even though we still aren't millionaires (lol) we made it. He is a good person. He isn't a gang banger, ripping and running the streets, and he doesn't have any kids. Hallelujah!
I feel like my life is like that game, Sorry. I got 5 pieces out of the starting gate and that first piece is almost to the finish line! I am no longer a young mother. I am a veteran. We made it. ❤


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IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced today the July 2019 findings from its North American printed circuit board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales growth in July turned negative, following order growth into negative territory. The book-to-bill ratio remained at parity (1.00).
Total North American PCB shipments in July 2019 were down 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Year-to-date sales growth as of July remained positive at 8.3%. Compared to the preceding month, July shipments decreased 23.1%.
PCB bookings in July decreased 4.3% year-over-year, bringing year-to-date order growth down to a positive 1.2%. Bookings in July were down 17.8% from the previous month.
"Year-on-year declines in orders in seven of the last 12 months are taking a toll on sales growth in the North American PCB industry," said Sharon Starr, IPC's director of market research. "Sales growth has slowed in recent months and dipped into negative territory in July. The slowdown is reflected in the book-to-bill ratio, which has hovered around 1.00 in the last five months. This indicates the probability of flattening sales growth in the second half of the year."
Detailed Data Available
The third-quarter 2019 edition of IPC's North American PCB Market Report, containing detailed data from IPC's PCB Statistical Program, will be published by mid-November. The quarterly report presents detailed findings on rigid PCB and flexible circuit sales and orders, including separate rigid and flex book-to-bill ratios, growth trends by product types and company size tiers, demand for prototypes, sales growth to military and medical markets, and other timely data. This report is available free to current participants in IPC's PCB Statistical Program and by subscription to others. PCB companies that are IPC members doing business in North America are invited to contact email@example.com for information about participating. More information about this report can be found at www.ipc.org/market-research-reports.
Interpreting the Data
The book-to-bill ratios are calculated by dividing the value of orders booked over the past three months by the value of sales billed during the same period from companies in IPC's survey sample. A ratio of more than 1.00 suggests that current demand is ahead of supply, which is a positive indicator for sales growth over the next three to twelve months. A ratio of less than 1.00 indicates the reverse.
Year-on-year and year-to-date growth rates provide the most meaningful view of industry growth. Month-to-month comparisons should be made with caution as they reflect seasonal effects and short-term volatility. Because bookings tend to be more volatile than shipments, changes in the book-to-bill ratios from month to month might not be significant unless a trend of more than three consecutive months is apparent. It is also important to consider changes in both bookings and shipments to understand what is driving changes in the book-to-bill ratio.
IPC's monthly PCB industry statistics are based on data provided by a representative sample of both rigid PCB and flexible circuit manufacturers selling in the USA and Canada. IPC publishes the PCB book-to-bill ratio at the end of each month. Statistics for the current month are normally available in the last week of the following month.
About IPC
IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global industry association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 5,400-member company sites which represent all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Stockholm, Sweden; Brussels, Belgium; Moscow, Russia; Bangalore and New Delhi, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Beijing, China.


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The International Federation of Consulting Engineers ("FIDIC") has recently produced a test edition of a new set of Conditions of Subcontract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Employer (the "Test Edition"). The new standard form is intended to be used with the FIDIC main contract Conditions (the Red Book) produced in 1999 (the "Main Contract"). This Test Edition has been put forward for comments with a view to producing a final edition in the near future.
This is the first subcontract to be produced by FIDIC since 1994 when FIDIC produced a subcontract for use with the old, 1987, edition of the FIDIC Red Book (the "1994 Edition") and has been written on the same basis as that edition in that the overall intention of the Subcontract is that the Subcontractor will assume the duties and obligations of the Contractor under the Main Contract that relate to the Subcontract Works. The Subcontract also includes pay-when-paid conditions although it recognises that in certain jurisdictions (including the UK) such conditions are not enforceable. Alternative Particular Conditions have therefore been added for parties to select in order to comply with local law.
We set out in the attached summary comments on some of the principal clauses in the General and Particular Conditions of the Test Edition. In some cases, there are clauses in the 1994 Edition which are not reproduced in the Test Edition and we also refer to these.
There will inevitably be some terms which will appear to subcontractors to present a substantial alteration to the previous risk allocation. Amongst these may be the fitness for purpose obligation is Sub-clause 4.1, the extended programming requirements in Sub-clause 8.4 and the pay- when- paid provision in sub-clause 14.6. It is likely that one of the areas where substantial negotiation will be expected is the cap on liability under Sub-clause 17.3. Subcontractors may also seek to obtain the ability to continue with their referral of a Subcontract dispute to the Subcontract Dispute Adjudication Board whilst the Main Contract Board is considering the same issue. This would, however, conflict with the overall "back to back" philosophy of the new Subcontract.


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Moths and More
Moths. There seem to be a lot of them around here lately… and by "here" i mean… wherever. There were 5 of them in the bathroom at work… at least, 5 I could see.
So I discovered this game called Audiosurf. It's really fun. It's a music-driven game that would go in the same category as Dance Dance Revolution. The biggest difference is that this one is adaptive and you can use any audio track you have on your computer. The game analyzes the music and builds your level accordingly. Very cool. I've uploaded videos of my Audiosurf gameplay to YouTube.
I didn't post a video log yesterday because I took the day off so that I could rest my voice. If I could go a while without talking then it would allow my throat to heal. I'm still coughing a little bit, but not nearly as much, and I think it helped to stay home. Additionally, I'm starting to think I don't need to do a video log. It just seems silly for some reason. At least… seems silly to make it so "official", like "this is my official video log entry". I think from here on out I'll just upload what I want to upload and not worry about categorizing it like that.
Tonight is the Entrance at church. I'm excited. I don't know what the theme is yet… but whatever.
Okay I am done. More to say but… oh well.
I really have no idea why I titled this blog "suite". I just saw the word and used it.
I've been home for about an hour and a half and I've really not done much. I've given my blog a new header and I've commented a few posts on Facebook. Yay me.
Lisa will be home in about and hour and soon after that we'll be on our way to go see my cousins. I'm excited about it but it doesn't show. I'm kinda tired. As I said before, it's amazing how tired you can get from doing practically nothing all day. Then again, I do work with a bunch of little kids. I had an interesting time trying to explain the concept of the mouse/cursor to a kindergartener today. She didn't quite get it.
I've been thinking about starting a YouTube series. I've got this awesome camera my wife gave me for my birthday and I haven't really used it for anything worthwhile yet. I was thinking I could just talk about some things that are on my mind from time to time… sorta like a video log. Though, it would be mostly me ranting about things I think suck. I dunno. I would love to get some ideas from you guys regarding things you'd like me to talk about or address.


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Here are 5 really easy ways to connect with your child. Some of these might seem obvious, but just taking a few minutes out to REALLY connect with your child makes all the difference. One on one quality time spent with your child means the world to them and it helps create a strong bond.
5 Easy Ways to Connect with Your Child
Go on a Walk
Consider going on a walk and just listen to your child chit chat the whole time. Let your child take the lead, they might want to chat about the day, about general life or just enjoy your company. Enjoy spending time together without the distractions that get in the way at home. Maybe look at nature together or let your child take you on a mini adventure.
Spend 10 Minutes Just Listening
Give your child 10 minutes each day where you really listen to them. Sit down together, put away and shut off any electronics and simply listen to your child talk about their day. This is a great way to connect with your child and learn more about their thoughts and life. A perfect time for this is just before bed when your child is ready to unwind from the day. Take this opportunity to tell them how proud you are of them, give them a hug and let them know you are always there for them.
Play Together
Often children feel connected to a parent who simply plays with them. It doesn't have to be structured play, take half an hour or less to just simply play something with your child in the playroom or their bedroom. Let your child take the lead, they may like to play a board game, get you involved in pretend play or do a craft, or they might prefer you to tickle them and chase them around the house! Get in touch with your inner child and have fun and laugh together!
Read a Book
Curl up on a comfortable chair or couch in your home to enjoy a good book together. This is great for children of all ages, but works best with younger children who can't yet read. Have your child select a few of their favourite books and enjoy a relaxing storytime together. Talk about the stories and the pictures and enjoy cuddling into each other. As you read together it's the perfect time to get close, have a hug and tell your child how much you love them.
Cook Together
Connecting with your child is all about solidifying that bond between parent and child. Regardless of your busy lifestyle, there's always a way to spend quality time where you can really connect. Spending uninterupted time together gives your child the opportunity to really open up and share their feelings and thoughts, it makes them feel safe and secure and helps create a strong bond.


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The financial services industry has always been a prime target for criminals. The tools used to attack financial organizations are part of an increasingly large and sophisticated criminal ecosystem. This may seem like an obvious statement at first glance. When you read industry reports, they tend to focus on a single aspect of the whole ecosystem, as if it were unrelated to other types of attacks.
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Calm and assured, Ulrich Wallin has kept Hannover Re on a steadfast course since taking the helm last summer. But as catastrophe losses hit hard this year, will he need to start rocking the boat?
Steady as she goes. Ulrich Wallin, chief executive of the world's fourth-largest reinsurer, might see himself as "less glamorous" than his predecessor Willi Zeller, but for him that's as it should be.
The reinsurer is certainly doing pretty well. Its first-quarter results, released last month, show net premiums up 9.5% and the company on course to meet its infamous target of 15% return on equity (ROE) per annum, despite taking a heavy hit from the earthquake in Chile. Wallin, who took over from the rather more volatile Zeller a little over a year ago, is keen to stress that he's all about "evolution not revolution", and there's plenty of evidence to back that up.
Wallin, 55, is well respected in the industry and his appointment in summer 2009 was no surprise. He was in a prime position to take over, due in part to his wide experience, responsible at the time of his appointment for specialty, direct and facultative, group protection, and insurance-linked securities.
Speaking to Global Reinsurance by phone a few days after the most recent results announcement, Wallin is true to form. With good grace, he acknowledges the differences between himself and Zeller. "Each leader is a different person," he says. "As time goes by, there is always a feeling in any industry that we do not have as many characters in the market compared to a few years ago. But I suspect people will be saying the same thing 20 years from now."
Wallin, who started out as a lawyer, has been at Hannover Re since he joined the underwriting department in 1986. He solidly worked his way through the ranks, taking over from Zeller in 2009, in what was widely seen as a safe appointment.
So what's he achieved, this captain of the steady ship? In February, he saw Hannover Re become the first company to benefit from new preferential collateral rules in Florida, one of the world's richest markets, in recognition of its commitment to the state.
Then he sealed a $500m letter of credit deal with Deutsche Bank, giving Hannover access to substantial funds, with the sole stated purpose of expanding its life business. This built on Hannover's 2009 acquisition of ING's life reinsurance portfolio.
Running a tight ship
But it's not all been plain sailing. As the applause was still echoing round the corridors of the company's stylish office building on Karl Wiechert Allee in Hannover, its underwriters were adding up large catastrophe losses from the Chile earthquake.
Claims in Chile have reached €185m ($228.29m), with a further €80m from other global catastrophes including Windstorm Xynthia in Europe.
The catastrophes meant that Hannover Re paid out almost as much in claims in the first quarter as it received in premiums globally, as the company's combined ratio touched 99.3% for the period.
But today Zeller reckons he's still on track to meet his annual targets – and insists this setback isn't going to change Hannover Re's approach. The reinsurer is generally seen as more flexible than its peers, and open to greater communication with cedants.
Wallin insists he will not be reining in his underwriters. "We want to remain flexible and responsive to requests," Wallin says. "We probably empower our underwriters more than some of our peers do. At Hannover Re, we have a growing actuarial department that has become more involved, but we see that more as a tool. The final say and responsibility always lies with the underwriting departments."
But that doesn't mean he'll be flogging reinsurance cheap. Hannover Re's underwriters, like those at SCOR, did a good job keeping prices flat in the eye of the financial storm, while rates were dropping all around them.
But while he's flexible with his clients, Wallin is pretty rigid in his approach to the company's own performance. He has regularly repeated – and so far reached – the objective of 15% ROE per annum, a mantra that began under Zeller. Why such a rigid target?
It's a "good middle ground" between dividend policy and capital policy, he says. Like any good chief exec, Wallin is keen to return earnings to shareholders – but always wants to have cash in hand so he can take advantage of opportunities as they arise – an intriguing hint that mergers and acquisitions could be on the cards.
"In order to do that, you need a buffer, because normally if you have a loss event, the capital requirements will increase, so if you don't have [a buffer] you are somewhat hindered with regard to market opportunities."
Don't feed the cats
Wallin admits that taking this steady line is "getting more difficult" due to the soft market. But Hannover Re has one big advantage over its competitors: its top bosses work for less. It has a very low cost ratio compared to its immediate peers, with one observer dubbing Hannover Re a "skinny tiger rather than a fat cat".
Although Wallin has a chuckle at the observation, he admits that management pay is lower than at other reinsurers. "If there is any complaint at all from employees, it would be on the level of salary, as we have the lowest cost ratio among the larger companies."
Approaching his second year in charge, Wallin says he is especially proud of his role in developing Hannover Re's life business, which has profited above expectations.
While the books show a reduction in profitability due to capital outlay used in the ING acquisition, the underlying profitability has more than doubled. More broadly, business is going well, Wallin says. "Everything outside the major losses, particularly life and investment income, was quite favourable. The overall large loss situation took over the results of the first quarter."
He is also glad to have avoided the temptation to release prior-year reserves when Bermuda companies were doing so. But what of his competitors – does he think the use of reserve releases to improve results across the reinsurance industry has ended?
"It's difficult to say," he says. "There's always the question: 'is everything released now?' But one also has to take into account that the loss development in 2009 on the P&C side was actually quite favourable [for reinsurers], due to the reduced economic activity and the extremely low inflation that we had in 2009. So if you look at the emergence of the losses in 2010, 2009 in contrast was positive, which creates additional room for releases."
Looking forward, Wallin's prediction that pricing will generally soften across most but not all lines differs slightly from that of his contemporaries, such as Swiss Re.
Swiss Re's Americas boss Walter Bell believes that with the severity and frequency of risk, pricing will "probably have to be more reflective of what the risk reinsurers and insurers are taking on these days".
But small differences of opinion aside, Wallin has settled into his new role well, raising no eyebrows and rocking no boats. Now he's established, is it
time to start shaking things up? That looks unlikely. "I've been on the executive board for eight years and the changes I apply, and will continue to apply, are gradual and not revolutionary," he says with characteristic diplomacy.
A hint of his plans came during Wallin's first meeting of Hannover Re's global management team at the end of May. The key messages contained no surprises: increase profitability, maintain certainty and keep on top of regulation.
As the choppy economic seas calm down, to be replaced by the waves of the soft market, this captain will continue on his steady course. GR


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