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- Oct 18:
- Editorial: IVC deserves college board's attention
- Sep 28:
- Marin Voice: COM children's programs meet a growing need
- Sep 27:
- Marin Voice: COM working to meet today's challenges
- Sep 22:
- Editorial: College of Marin addresses fee abuses, policy lapses
- Sep 20:
- College of Marin seeks to collect $1.2 million in student debt
- Aug 30:
- George Russell: State regulations causing problems for certain COM classes
- Aug 23:
- College of Marin gets younger while Marin County gets older
- Aug 18:
- College of Marin plans $6 million budget increase
- Aug 9:
- Editorial: New blood helps boost spirits at College of Marin
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- Newer instructors, facilities spark excitement at College of Marin
- Jul 16:
- ESL class at College of Marin teaches etiquette of service industries
- May 31:
- COM re-ups Coon as president
- May 13:
- Donation of $200,000 will boost College of Marin scholarships
- Apr 27:
- Editorial: COM board needs to form foundation panel
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- College of Marin moves to take over troubled foundation
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- College of Marin's academic center topped off
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- College of Marin holds surplus sale at Indian Valley campus in Novato
- Aug 27:
- College of Marin approves $47.6 million operating budget
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- Students navigate construction zone at College of Marin in Kentfield
- Jul 11:
- Editorial: Grand jury's report on COM foundation a service
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- College of Marin leads way in tackling health care liability
- Jun 23:
- Grand jury: College of Marin Foundation doomed
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- College of Marin officials to monitor traffic during $32 million project
- May 31:
- George Russell: The rising cost of education
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- Huffman rallies support for bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling
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- Mars Curiosity engineer Steltzner, a College of Marin alumnus, helps college celebrate new building
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- Marin Voice: Take pride in COM improvements
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- College of Marin Foundation audit rekindles past disputes
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- College of Marin to release long-awaited audit of troubled scholarship foundation
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- On his 80th birthday, Jim Dunn honored with College of Marin theater named after him
- College of Marin theater dedication showcases $36.4 million arts complex
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- College of Marin taken off 'warning' list
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- Enrollment plummets at College of Marin
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- College of Marin accreditation safe
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- College board to discuss report on accreditation
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- Accreditation warning status remains at College of Marin
An increase in student fees was a key driver of a major decline in enrollment at College of Marin this spring, college President David Wain Coon said Wednesday.
"You can see a significant correlation that when fees go up, enrollment goes down," he said in a presentation to the Marin Coalition civic affairs group at Whistletop's Jackson Cafe in San Rafael.
Enrollment dropped to 6,620 at College of Marin this spring, down 9.8 percent from 7,337 in spring 2012. Fees this year rose by $10 per unit to $46 per unit, or at least $1,104 per year for a full-time course load.
Many of the other enrollment dips in recent years have accompanied fee hikes, including a 8.6 percent year-to-year dip in enrollment in spring 2005, which accompanied a fees hike from $18 per unit to $26.
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- Back to School IJ staff reporter Will Jason writes the Marin education blog.
At least half the student body, including the poorest students, receive waivers and pay no fees, financial aid director David Cook said. But other factors, such as financial aid rules requiring students to finish school in fewer years, have pushed some people out, he said.
"Some of it is good, in a way, because if you have somebody who is a professional student, the state and federal government are clamping down on that because it is so costly," he said. "You want people to be efficient as they go through school."
In a wide-ranging talk Wednesday that was scheduled before news of the enrollment drop, Coon spoke about topics ranging from the turmoil at the College of Marin Foundation to an effort to improve programming at the Indian Valley campus in Novato.
Coon and a member of the college board of trustees have overseen the independent College of Marin Foundation since September 2012, when the foundation board resigned en masse amid allegations of financial mismanagement. Officials hope to have a report from auditors by the end of this month, but regardless of the results the college will work to ensure scholarships once funded by the foundation will be awarded on schedule this spring, Coon said.
"I'm committed to ensuring that we have a scholarship program this year," he said.
Coon received several questions about programming in Novato, where the Indian Valley campus contains many buildings in need of major repairs. He said improvements there could help keep more North Marin students from driving north to attend Santa Rosa Junior College.
Among the needed improvements, he said, is an increase in daytime academic courses that can be used to transfer to four-year universities, he said.
Contact Will Jason via email at email@example.com or via Twitter at http://twitter.com/willjason


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A solemn call to praise and serve the Lord. (1-7) His gracious dealings with Israel. (8-23) Their deliverance from Egypt, and their settlement in Canaan. (24-45)
Verses 1-7 Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good, which we cannot do but by strength derived from him, for which he will be sought. Seek to have his favour to eternity, therefore continue seeking it while living in this world; for he will not only be found, but he will reward those that diligently seek him.
Verses 8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world, and quicken our prayers. Bread is the staff which supports life; when that staff is broken, the body fails and sinks to the earth. The word of God is the staff of spiritual life, the food and support of the soul: the sorest judgment is a famine of hearing the word of the Lord. Such a famine was sore in all lands when Christ appeared in the flesh; whose coming, and the blessed effect of it, are shadowed forth in the history of Joseph. At the appointed time Christ was exalted as Mediator; all the treasures of grace and salvation are at his disposal, perishing sinners come to him, and are relieved by him.
Verses 24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are blessed in Christ Jesus. Having redeemed us with his blood, restored our souls to holiness, and set us at liberty from Satan's bondage, he guides and guards us all the way. He satisfies our souls with the bread of heaven, and the water of life from the Rock of salvation, and will bring us safely to heaven. He redeems his servants from all iniquity, and purifies them unto himself, to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Psalms 105:1-45 . After an exhortation to praise God, addressed especially to the chosen people, the writer presents the special reason for praise, in a summary of their history from the calling of Abraham to their settlement in Canaan, and reminds them that their obedience was the end of all God's gracious dealings.
1. call . . . name--( Psalms 79:6 , Romans 10:13 ). Call on Him, according to His historically manifested glory. After the example of Abraham, who, as often as God acquired for Himself a name in guiding him, called in solemn worship upon the name of the Lord ( Genesis 12:8 , 13:4 ).
among the people--or, "peoples" ( Psalms 18:49 ).
deeds--or, "wonders" ( Psalms 103:7 ).
3, 4. Seeking God's favor is the only true mode of getting true happiness, and His strength ( Psalms 105:4 ) is the only true source of protection (compare Psalms 32:11 , 40:16 ).
Glory . . . name--boast in His perfections. The world glories in its horses and chariots against the Church of God lying in the dust; but our hope is in the name, that is, the power and love of God to His people, manifested in past deliverances.
5, 6. judgments . . . mouth--His judicial decisions for the good and against the wicked.
6. chosen--rather qualifies "children" than "Jacob," as a plural.
7. Rather, "He, Jehovah, is our God." His title, "JEHOVAH," implies that He, the unchangeable, self-existing Being, makes things to be, that is, fulfils His promises, and therefore will not forsake His people. Though specially of His people, He is God over all.
8-11. The covenant was often ratified.
word--answering to "covenant" ( Psalms 105:9 ) in the parallel clause, namely, the word of promise, which, according to Psalms 105:10 , He set forth for an inviolable law.
commanded--or, "ordained" ( Psalms 68:28 ).
to a thousand generations--perpetually. A verbal allusion to Deuteronomy 7:9 (compare Exodus 20:6 ).
9. Which covenant--or, "Word" ( Psalms 105:8 ).
10, 11. Alluding to God's promise to Jacob ( Genesis 28:13 ). Out of the whole storehouse of the promises of God, only one is prominently brought forward, namely, that concerning the possession of Canaan ( Psalms 105:11 ). Everything revolves around this. The wonders and judgments have all for their ultimate design the fulfilment of this promise.
12-15. few . . . in number--alluding to Jacob's words ( Genesis 34:30 ), "I being few in number."
yea, very few--literally, "as a few," that is, like fewness itself (compare Isaiah 1:9 ).
strangers--sojourners in the land of their future inheritance, as in a strange country ( Hebrews 11:9 ).
13. from one nation to another--and so from danger to danger; now in Egypt, now in the wilderness, and lastly in Canaan. Though a few strangers, wandering among various nations, God protected them.
14. reproved kings--Pharaoh of Egypt and Abimelech of Gerar ( Genesis 12:17 , 20:3 ).
15. Touch not--referring to Genesis 26:11 , where Abimelech says of Isaac, "He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."
mine anointed--as specially consecrated to Me ( Psalms 2:2 ). The patriarch was the prophet, priest, and king of his family.
my prophets--in a similar sense, compare Genesis 20:7 . The "anointed" are those vessels of God, consecrated to His service, "in whom (as Pharaoh said of Joseph, Genesis 41:38 ) the Spirit of God is" [HENGSTENBERG].
16. God ordered the famine. God
called for a famine--as if it were a servant, ready to come at God's bidding. Compare the centurion's words, as to disease being God's servant ( Matthew 8:8 Matthew 8:9 ).
upon the land--namely, Canaan ( Genesis 41:54 ).
staff of bread--what supports life ( Leviticus 26:26 , Psalms 104:15 , Isaiah 3:1 ).
17-21. Joseph was sent of God ( Genesis 45:5 ).
18. hurt with fetters--( Genesis 40:3 ).
was laid in iron--literally, "his soul" or, "he came into iron," or, he was bound to his grief (compare Psalms 3:2 , 11:1 ). The "soul" is put for the whole person, because the soul of the captive suffers still more than the body. Joseph is referred to as being an appropriate type of those "bound in affliction and iron" ( Psalms 107:10 ).
19. his word came--His prophecy ( Genesis 41:11-20 ) to the officers came to pass, or was fulfilled ( Judges 13:12 Judges 13:17 , 1 Samuel 9:6 , explain the form of speech).
the word of the Lord--or, "saying," or "decree of the Lord."
tried him--or, "proved him," by the afflictions it appointed him to endure before his elevation (compare Genesis 41:40-43 ).
22. To bind--Not literally bind; but exercise over them absolute control, as the parallel in the second clause shows; also Genesis 41:40 Genesis 41:44 , in which not literal fettering, but commanding obedience, is spoken of. It refers to Psalms 105:18 . The soul that was once bound itself now binds others, even princes. The same moral binding is assigned to the saints ( Psalms 149:8 ).
teach . . . senators wisdom--the ground of his exaltation by Pharaoh was his wisdom ( Genesis 41:39 ); namely, in state policy, and ordering well a kingdom.
23-25. Israel . . . and Jacob--that is, Jacob himself is meant, as Psalms 105:24 speaks of "his people." Still, he came with his whole house ( Genesis 46:6 Genesis 46:7 ).
sojourned--( Genesis 47:4 ).
land of Ham--or, Egypt ( Psalms 78:51 ).
25. turned their heart--God controls men's free acts (compare 1 Samuel 10:9 ). "When Saul had turned his back to go from (God's prophet) Samuel, God turned (Margin) him another heart" (see Exodus 1:8 , &c.). Whatever evil the wicked man plots against God's people, God holds bound even his heart, so as not to lay a single plan except what God permits. Thus Isaiah ( Isaiah 43:17 ) says it was God who brought forth the army of Pharaoh to pursue Israel to their own destruction ( Exodus 4:21 , 7:3 ).
26. Moses . . . chosen--both what they were by divine choice ( Psalms 78:70 ).
27. signs--literally, "words of signs," or rather, as "words" in Hebrew means "things," "things of His signs," that is, His marvellous tokens of power ( Psalms 145:5 , Margin). Compare the same Hebraism ( Psalms 65:3 , Margin).
28-36. The ninth plague is made prominent as peculiarly wonderful.
they rebelled not--Moses and Aaron promptly obeyed God ( Hebrews 11:27 ); (compare Exodus 7:1-11:10' and Psalms 78:44-51 , with which this summary substantially agrees). Or, rather, the "darkness" here is figurative ( Jeremiah 13:16 ), the literal plague of darkness ( Exodus 10:22 Exodus 10:23 ) being only alluded to as the symbol of God's wrath which overhung Egypt as a dark cloud during all the plagues. Hence, it is placed first, out of the historical order. Thus, "They rebelled not (that is, no longer) against His word," refers to the Egyptians. Whenever God sent a plague on them, they were ready to let Israel go, though refusing when the plague ceased.
his word--His command to let Israel go [HENGSTENBERG]. Of the ten plagues, only eight are mentioned, the fifth, the murrain of beasts, and the sixth, the boils, being omitted.
29-31. He deprived them of their favorite "fish," and gave them instead, ( Psalms 105:30 ) out of the water, loathsome "frogs," and ( Psalms 105:31 ) upon their land tormenting "flies" (the dog-fly, according to MAURER) and "lice" (gnats, according to HENGSTENBERG).
32. gave them--referring to Leviticus 26:4 . "I give you rain in due season." His "gift" to Israel's foes is one of a very different kind from that bestowed on His people.
hail for rain--instead of fertilizing showers, hail destructive to trees. This forms the transition to the vegetable kingdom. The locusts in Psalms 105:34 similarly are destructive to plants.
33. their coasts--all their land ( Psalms 78:54 ).
34. caterpillars--literally, "the lickers up," devouring insects; probably the hairy-winged locust.
36. the chief--literally, "the firstlings." The ascending climax passes from the food of man to man himself. The language here is quoted from Psalms 78:51 .
37. with silver and gold--presented them by the Egyptians, as an acknowledgment due for their labors in their bondage (compare Exodus 12:35 ).
one feeble person--or, "stumbler," unfit for the line of march. Compare "harnessed," that is, accoutred and marshalled as an army on march ( Exodus 13:18;,Isa 5:27 Exodus 13:18;,Isa 5:27 ).
38. (Compare Exodus 12:33 , Deuteronomy 11:25 ).
39. covering--in sense of protection (compare Exodus 13:21 , Numbers 10:34 ). In the burning sands of the desert the cloud protected the congregation from the heat of the sun; an emblem of God's protecting favor of His people, as interpreted by Isaiah ( Isaiah 4:5 Isaiah 4:6 ; compare Numbers 9:16 ).
42-45. The reasons for these dealings: (1) God's faithfulness to His covenant, "His holy promise" of Canaan, is the fountain whence flowed so many acts of marvellous kindness to His people (compare Psalms 105:8 Psalms 105:11 ). Exodus 2:24 is the fundamental passage [HENGSTENBERG]. (2) That they might be obedient. The observance of God's commands by Abraham was the object of the covenant with him ( Genesis 18:19 ), as it was also the object of the covenant with Israel, that they might observe God's statutes.
remembered . . . and Abraham--or, "remembered His holy word (that is, covenant confirmed) with Abraham."
44. inherited the labour--that is, the fruits of their labor; their corn and vineyards ( Joshua 21:43-45 ).

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The justice system should treat elected officials, or any public official, who is found guilty of corruption very harshly. Corruption is too easy to get away with, so the law should make an example of the one's who get caught.
Isnt it interesting that Loki just threw out the amount of a million Bucks when he doesnt know ANYTHING that went down with the transaction IF there was one....
Like you said BP, Jesse Jr. can suck his Primary Specialist Dick and/or his Psych Doctors Dick but if he has done some shady shit with campaign funds he's gonna pay BIG like any other crooked Chicago Politician...
By the way, I always thought Jesse Jr. was a short-Little-Cuttie, what do you think? He's got the type of body that can easily Bounce up & down on a Dick...Short Guys are only useful in the bedroom these days..Their Big-Mouths are a big turn off outside the bedroom...Just'saying...
On a some-what positive note....Now that David "The Stache" Axelrod is back in Chi-town let's hope he can find another up and coming Politician destined for greatness...It took a 1,000 years to find an Obama maybe it'll take him just as long to find the Next Ant-Christ-potential candidate......
I gotta say something about David...I'd Deff Fuck him....Every time I see David on Morning Joe or his most recent appearance on Bill Maher he's got this Vibe that says "Cum Ride Me"....Have you really looked at David? I bet he's one of those Fuckers that Lay in the bed with his legs spread, raging Hard-on and just says " Go ahead and Ride me, I ain't doing a Damn thing in this bed but laying on my Back while you Ride my Dick..".....There's just something about him that tells me you gotta do all the work in the bedroom....
http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz2CyHBSr3YRep. Jesse Jackson Jr., (D-Ill.) was willing to trade campaign donations for appointment to the Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama, according to a just-released report from the Office of Congressional Ethics...
OCE's investigation centered on Raghuveer Nayak, an Illinois businessman and political fundraiser, who Jackson reportedly directed to raise as much as $6 million for Blagojevich's reelection campaign if he would appoint Jackson to the Senate seat.
"There is probable cause to believe that Rep. Jackson either (1) directed a third-party, most likely Mr. Raghuveer Nayak, to offer to raise money for Gov. Blagojevich in exchange for appointing Rep. Jackson to the Senate seat, or (2) had knowledge that Nayak would likely make such an offer once Rep. Jackson authorized him to advocate on his behalf with Gov. Blagojevich," OCE stated in its July 2009 report to the Ethics Committee.
I cited "millions" because I've heard differing accounts on how much money Jackson offered to pay for the seat, but all accounts nevertheless agreeing that he was trying to buy the Senate seat, even if there wasn't enough concrete evidence to convict him in a court.
Loki...Jesse Jr. and Blag had meetings about the Senate seat....We do not know what happened or what was discussed during those meetings....Blag was caught & convicted by tapped telephone calls(and a Vendictive US.Marshall)...Jesse Jr. had in-person meetings with Blog and it's his word against Blags as to what was said....
It'd be best for everyone if you didn't talk about things you know nothing about. It is not Jackson's word against Blago's. There is taped evidence of juniors associates offering substantial campaign donations to Blago's people in exchange for the senate seat. There is also significant evidence that junior illegally used campaign funds to benefit himself and his wife. Stop trying to excuse the behavior of a criminal when you don't know the situation.
Another Illinois politicion that might be corrupt? Stop the presses!!
On a serious note,he might have bipolar disorder but the issues mentioned above are the real reasons he's resigning.
It should be a fairly uncontroversial position. However, it always seems to me that when there is government corruption, the justice system, with the support of public opinion, treat the guilty leniently. I think people believe, "everybody does it, and look, he gave turkeys to the nuns for their orphanage at Christmas, so give him a break."
When someone is in charge of other people's money, i.e. the taxpayers money, the breech of trust is so great, the guilty should get the harshest punishment possible. The arrogance of so many elected officials, and the ease of access to money, and the ease of disguising the malfeasance, make the temptation to steal quite strong. The deterrent effect of a long prison sentence is our greatest weapon to combat it.
Anyone who missed as much work time as he has would be fired.
I look forward to him and Blago spending some quality time together.
It should make both of us UNCOMFORTABLE.
"that cesspool" that you speak of IS how U.S. Congresscritters, and U.S. Senators get elected.
Are you under the delusion that only the "best and the brightest" (from either party) actually want to get into politics for the "public service?"
Neither of the two party political machines are as transparent as many Americans seem to think.
"Candidates" are rewarded for their hard work, their connections, and what the party bosses think that candidate can do for them, and their party.
Do you honestly believe that either you or I could just throw our hat in the ring and even be considered a "candidate" just because "that's how democracy works."
Maybe if you're running for city council.
But look at all of the 2nd, and 3rd Tier Candidates who've came to national attention, that couldn't even GET elected in their local city council races, but are considered "viable" because they're "controversial," or "divisive," or stand out in a crowd only because of their brazen stupidity and the shit that comes out of their mouths, while appealing to the "emotive" side of any particular "base."
But on a State Level you're playing with the big dogs, and that includes whatever interests that the National Party (I'm still talking about BOTH parties) might have in mind, and your "viability" as a candidate.
I'm having a difficult time, from what I've manage to get up to speed on, that Jesse Jackson, Jr got to where he is because of his ability to "legislate," but had much more to do with his name, and the Ill State Democratic Party.
As has been suggested by many who live in or near the Great State of Ill, there's more to this story than meets the eye.
It's going to be interesting to watch how it plays out, why it really came to this, what is/was being avoided as a result, and who stands to benefit the most from it.
I'm intrigued.
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Never regret anything, because in that moment it's exactly what you wanted.
Either way you slice, or which ever "side" anyone wants to take on this ^ that's the perspective from which I'm viewing this.
Never regret anything, because in that moment it's exactly what you wanted.
How do you think that I got interested and involved in politics in the first place?
I'll leave it up to you to decide which of the two was a "fetish," and the other "kink." ;
He was "bisexual" and some years younger, and after I established myself within the party, and got my heart broken, I hired his restitution "wife" as a campaign adviser for the first political loss as a campaign manager that finally broke my "winning streak."
But because of him, I learned more about politics, and we learned more about love (and heartbreak) than either of us dared to predict.
I "outed" him to his family that were in attendance during my 38th birthday party.
It was AWESOME!
He still calls me "Honey," and says "Yes Dear."
But Karma is a bitch, and so am I!
We need some Jerry Reed up in here!
So let's see politically how this rolls out.
Beyond the surface of everything, real people, and real lives are involved.
Never regret anything, because in that moment it's exactly what you wanted.
"Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.'' - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Had Blag not been under previous-investigation by a Vindictive US Attorney none of this would have come to light..Blag was an idiot for making any kind of deals on a landline phone when he knew the Feds was looking over his shoulder...Blag and his brothers come across as ignorant and they lack common sense......But do you really believe Blag is the First Politician/Dignitary to plot auctioning off a vacated seat?....This is nothing new in the world of politics.....Whether money is exchanged under-the-table or some type of "I suck your Dick if you Suck mine" deal this happens on the Local, State and National level....
Blag got caught and now other Politicians are gonna play the game more carefully....As for Jessie Jr. he's innocent until proven guilty regardless of Public opinion...
I'm sure it goes on all the time in both parties. Harry Truman was a groomed product of Tom Pendergast, a crooked crime boss in Kansas City -- and he became President.
yeah, the party crooks have focused on Chicago.
Considering you don't live in Illinois, it's pretty offensive that you're trying to excuse Blago's illegal behavior. The US attorney was not vindictive in the slightest.
He's guilty. He wouldn't be negotiating a plea deal if he wasn't.Blag got caught and now other Politicians are gonna play the game more carefully....As for Jessie Jr. he's innocent until proven guilty regardless of Public opinion...
I'm glad he's gone. He really was not fit for office, although I do sympathize that he's losing his battle to mental illness.
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consider it official, sounds like Jesse's going to jail.
http://www.suntimes.com/18098204-761...stigation.htmlSneed first tipped this week that the deal includes significant prison time and that Jacksons wife, Sandi, the former alderman, feels as if she were thrown under the bus by her husband.
Sandi Jackson faces a separate federal probe of her own campaign spending.
Jesse Jackson has allegedly misspent a large amount of campaign funds, including buying a $40,000 Rolex watch.
And dont let the door hit you in the ass. He turned out to be trifling just like his daddy.
He got that thickness, the kind that make you get up makin' biscuits with breakfast, so gone - Jill Scott - So Gone
JJJ broke the Eleventh Commandment: do what you like. Just don't get caught. I'll bet he and Blago were as thick as thieves. Q: What's the difference between Blago and Jesse Jackson Jr.? A: Blago has better hair.
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Anyone with bipolar disorder should not be in any major position of responsibility -- merely being diagnosed with that should have brought a resignation. That is his best hope for stabilizing the condition, in fact, since highly stressful positions are what the psych people call "contraindicated", meaning "get your ass out of there".
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(Reuters) - The death knell for conservative rule is getting louder by the
day in South Korea, where voters are rejecting the big-business friendly
policies of the government and demand a fairer share of the country's
growing wealth.
The Grand National Party's dramatic fall from grace in Asia's fourth
largest economy raises the prospect of a shift in policy to a more
welfare-oriented system, as well as change in its North Korea strategy and
shift in ties with Washington.
The popular vote is not going to a rival left-leaning party, rather to
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affiliation. Local media has cast this as a vote of no-confidence in the
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Less than six months before South Korea elects a new parliament and just
over a year out from a presidential poll, the conservatives last week
suffered their second big by-election loss this year, mirroring opinion
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In last week's vote for the mayor of Seoul -- the country's capital and
the largest constituency -- the GNP was cast out of office for the first
time in nearly a decade.
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in the 299-seat national assembly, which signals an end to its majority
rule. Moreover, no president has ever won office without carrying Seoul.
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run-off for Seoul mayor.
Analysts say young and working class voters are tired of both of the
country's largest parties.
"Most of the votes in this election could be labeled as the vote against
the establishment, voicing the need for change in the current politics,
hence the clear loser of the election would be the GNP," said Hyun Jae-ho
of Korea University.
While the Democrats themselves do not pose a direct threat in the general
election, surveys show that if the left pool their vote in an alliance of
liberal, or so-called "progressive" parties, they could end GNP majority
rule in parliament.
"This election showed the strength of the civic groups in politics, but
the problem is whether there are enough star players from civic groups who
can act as the face of the people like Park was for the mayor election,"
said Woo Jung-yup of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
At the forefront of the anti-establishment movement are the winner in the
mayoral race, Park Won-soon, a human rights lawyer and anti-corruption
campaigner, and software mogul-turned university professor Ahn Cheol-soo.
Both men's politics lean to the left.
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frontrunner for next year's presidential election, even though he has
stated he has no interest in running. Analysts say there is a good chance
he will change his mind given the current mood in the electorate.
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leadership shakeup amid criticism they are out of touch with ordinary
voters. Analysts say voters are angry that while the national wealth has
grown, their share has dwindled.
"Deaf and Dumb GNP" screamed the headline of an editorial in the
conservative JoongAng Daily, which lashed out at the party for tolerating
corruption, intransigence and self-indulgence.
If the GNP was shown a yellow card for its crushing defeats in last
April's by-elections, it deserves a red card for failing to rectify its
problems by the time of the Seoul vote, it said.
Young voters who propelled Lee Myung-bak into the Blue House in 2008,
turned their back on the president and his party in last week's vote, with
over two-thirds of them voting against the GNP's candidate in Seoul.
Rising college fees, jobs and the government's inability to improve the
lives of average citizens were among the main reasons given for their
anti-government vote.
Even as South Korea grows economically, mainly as a result of
the earnings of its conglomerates -- or chaebol -- the middle and working
classes say they are seeing nothing of the profits.
To the contrary, they argue inflation and stagnant wages mean they are
losing out.
Hyun says the party simply must strive to become more "people friendly" as
opposed to "business friendly."
"Although the economic environment for the corporations and the businesses
in Korea is great, the economic situation for small business and the low
middle class has been at its worst in the past few years," said Hyun.
Last year, South Korea's GDP rose to an eight-year high of 6.2 percent,
but an indicator of how well the wealth was distributed fell to a six-year
A few months ago, the GNP's Park Geun-hye, the daughter of former dictator
Park Chuung-hee, was considered a shoe-in to succeed Lee next year in the
December presidential vote.
Now, her victory is looking less secure.
The GNP 'sweetheart' has been targeted for her inability to galvanize the
party, and her allies lament how she appears to have lost her Midas touch
on the campaign trail.
The conservative Chosun Ilbo daily said Park needs to undergo a radical
transformation to overcome her weaknesses.
Woo, of the Asan Institute, says Park's image as the leading candidate has
been damaged quite severely. "Although she is very popular, she truly
lacks the communication with the people.
"She needs to present more middle-ground policies and make emotional
connections with the people. The current mysterious image has shown its
limits in attracting the crowd."
Analysts say she is still the person to beat, but if a united opposition
backs Ahn the race will be wide open.
Regardless of the outcome in next year's elections, change is in the air
for both economic policymaking and on the foreign policy front.
Park has already indicated she will back away from the big business
policies of the current administration and pursue more welfare
initiatives, and has signaled a desire to more openly engage with rival
North Korea.
Liberal victories would herald an even more flexible and cooperative
approach to relations with Pyongyang, and a likely less embracing policy
toward the United States.
Next year's votes are, however, expected to be fought over domestic
economic issues, rather than foreign issues. That is, unless the mercurial
North stages another provocation on par with last year's two deadly
(Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
Zhixing Zhang
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Painting murals to brighten up an aging inner-city city public school. Running marathons to advocate for rare disease patients. Cleaning up local parks and waterfronts. Fundraising for Haiti earthquake relief. The contributions of Genzyme employees are as varied as their interests and reflect their passion for making a difference in the world – the same passion they bring to their work each day.
As a company, Genzyme is dedicated to empowering our employees to contribute, whether by volunteering their time, fundraising for a cause, or making a charitable donation. Over the years we've established numerous company-sponsored initiatives to encourage employee involvement, including reading programs with local schools, co-development of museum exhibits, fundraising drives for humanitarian relief, and others.
Since 2008, an inspiring team of Genzyme employees have run the Boston Marathon to raise money and awareness for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) – more than $185,000 in total, including a $45,000 grant from Genzyme.
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In 2013, Genzyme staff worldwide volunteered over 7,500 hours of their time to non-profit organizations and events under one of our most successful employee programs: Genzyme Invests in Volunteer Efforts – aptly abbreviated G.I.V.E. The company rewarded these efforts by distributing corporate grants totaling $144,500 to the causes our employees chose.
To promote partnership and collaboration, G.I.V.E. requires that employees work in teams of at least four people, volunteering their time and/or raising money for a charity or non-profit of their choosing. Grants for each team can range from $1,000 to $15,000 and are calculated based on time contributed and/or money raised.
In the spirit of a grassroots initiative, Genzyme's employee volunteer program started small. Founded in 2000 as "Dollars for Doers," it operated initially only in Massachusetts, with 12 events and grants totaling just over $6,000. Expanding U.S.-wide the following year, the program grew thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of our employees. Participation in several more countries soon meant much more than "Dollars" were being raised – and thus the more inclusive G.I.V.E. name was born in 2005.
We're proud to report that the global G.I.V.E. program has become an integral part of our company culture as we support employees around the world who get involved with the issues that mean the most to them. Many employees maintain an ongoing relationship with an organization, participating in numerous activities to earn multiple G.I.V.E. grants for their causes. Often the recipients reflect our employees' professional interests in health and medicine, but the scope of G.I.V.E. is broad – we support a wide variety of causes that our workforce cares deeply about, such as education, homelessness, and the environment. Humanitarian work is a recurring theme, with employees raising thousands of dollars for disaster relief efforts worldwide.
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Charles River Conservancy – Since 2010, Allston employees have participated in a Charles River clean-up every year. Volunteers have contributed almost 700 hours and have earned $18,000 in G.I.V.E. grants for the Charles River Conservancy.
Habitat for Humanity – In 2013, a team of 13 employees worked on remodeling a home in Lawrence, Mass., which will accommodate up to ten families. The day-long team build earned a $2,000 G.I.V.E. grant for the Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity.
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Grace has always had a strange connection with the yellow eyed wolf who roams in her backyard. When a wolf attack on a high school student sends her town into a panic, she runs into the woods in an attempt to save her yellow-eyed wolf. When she is met by a yellow-eyed boy named Sam she knows that he is her wolf and it's love at first sight. The narration alternates between Grace and Sam as they revel in the fact that they can finally be together and panic as they try to prevent Sam from turning back into a wolf forever.
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Verse 1 The believer, perceiving that the Lord rules every heart as he sees fit, like the husbandman who turns the water through his grounds as he pleases, seeks to have his own heart, and the hearts of others, directed in his faith, fear, and love. Verse 2 . We are partial in judging ourselves and our actions. Verse 3 . Many deceive themselves with a conceit that outward devotions will excuse unrighteousness. Verse 4 . Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory, the joy, and the business of wicked men. Verse 5 . The really diligent employ foresight as well as labour. Verse 6 . While men seek wealth by unlawful practices, they seek death. Verse 7 . Injustice will return upon the sinner, and will destroy him here and for ever. Verse 8 . The way of mankind by nature is froward and strange. Verse 9 . It is best to shun bitter contention by pouring out the heart before God. For by prudence and patience, with constant prayer, the cross may be removed. Verse 10 . The evil desires of a wicked man's heart, lead to baseness in his conduct. Verse 11 . The simple may be made wise by punishments on the wicked, and by instructions to those who are willing to be taught. Verse 12 . Good men envy not the prosperity of evil-doers; they see there is a curse on them. Verse 13 . Such as oppress the poor by beating down wages, such as will not relieve according to their ability those in distress, and those in authority who neglect to do justice, stop their ears at the cry of the poor. But doubtless care is to be used in the exercise of charity. Verse 14 . If money can conquer the fury of the passions, shall reason, the fear of God, and the command of Christ, be too weak to bridle them? Verse 15 . There is true pleasure only in the practice of religion. Verse 16 . Of all wanderers in the ways of sin, those are in the most dangerous condition who turn aside into the ways of darkness. Yet there is hope even for them in the all-sufficient Saviour; but let them flee to him without delay. Verse 17 . A life of worldly pleasure brings ruin on men. Verse 18 . The righteous is often delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead, and so seems as a ransom for him. Verse 19 . Unbridled passions spoil the comfort of all relations. Verse 20 . The plenty obtained by prudence, industry, and frugality, is desirable. But the foolish misspend what they have upon their lusts. Verse 21 . True repentance and faith will lead him that relies on the mercy of God in Christ, to follow after righteousness and mercy in his own conduct. Verse 22 . Those that have wisdom, often do great things, even against those confident of their strength. Verse 23 . It is our great concern to keep our souls from being entangled and disquieted. Verse 24 . Pride and haughtiness make men passionate; such continually deal in wrath, ( proverbs 21:25-26 ) misery of the slothful; their hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might get an honest livelihood; yet their hearts cease not to covet riches, pleasures, and honours, which cannot be obtained without labour. But the righteous and industrious have their desires satisfied. Verse 27 . When holiness is pretended, but wickedness intended, that especially is an abomination. Verse 28 . The doom of a false witness is certain. Verse 29 . A wicked man bids defiance to the terrors of the law and the rebukes of Providence. But a good man asks, What ( proverbs 21:30-31 ) after all, our safety and salvation are only of the Lord. In our spiritual warfare we must arm ourselves with the whole armour of God; but our strength must be in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1. rivers--irrigating channels ( Psalms 1:3 ), whose course was easily turned (compare Deuteronomy 11:10 ). God disposes even kings as He pleases ( Proverbs 16:9 , Psalms 33:15 ).
2. (Compare Proverbs 14:2 , 16:2-25 ).
3. (Compare Psalms 50:7-15 Isaiah 1:11 Isaiah 1:17 ).
4. high look--(Compare Margin; Psalms 131:1 ).
proud heart--or, "heart of breadth," one that is swollen (compare Psalms 101:5 ).
ploughing--better "lamp," a frequent figure for prosperity ( Proverbs 20:20 ); hence joy or delight.
5. The contrast is between steady industry and rashness (compare Proverbs 19:2 ).
6. The getting--or, "what is obtained" (compare Job 7:2 , Jeremiah 22:13 , Hebrew).
vanity . . . to and fro--as fleeting as chaff or stubble in the wind (compare Proverbs 20:17-21 Psalms 62:10 ). Such gettings are unsatisfactory.
them . . . death--act as if they did ( Proverbs 8:36 , 17:19 ).
7. robbery--or, "destruction," especially oppression, of which they are authors.
shall destroy--literally, "cut with a saw" ( 1 Kings 7:9 ), that is, utterly ruin them. Their sins shall be visited on them in kind.
to do judgment--what is just and right.
8. of man--any one; his way is opposed to truth, and also estranged from it. The pure proves himself such by his right conduct.
9. corner--a turret or arbor on the roof.
brawling--or contentious.
wide house--literally, "house of fellowship," large enough for several families.
10. So strongly does he desire to do evil ( Psalms 10:3 , Ecclesiastes 8:11 ), that he will not even spare his friend if in his way.
11. (Compare Proverbs 19:25 ). That which the simple learn by the terrors of punishment, the wise learn by teaching.
12. (Compare Psalms 37:35-38 , Psalms 73:17 Psalms 73:20 ).
house--family or interests.
overthroweth--either supply "God" (compare Proverbs 10:24 ), or the word is used impersonally.
13. The principles of retribution, often taught (compare Psalms 18:26 Matthew 7:1-12 ).
14. The effect of bribery ( Proverbs 17:23 ) is enhanced by secrecy, as the bribed person does not wish his motives made known.
15. But the just love right and need no bribes. The wicked at last meet destruction, though for a time happy in concealing corruption.
16. the way of understanding--(Compare Proverbs 12:26 , 14:22 ).
remain--that is, rest as at a journey's end; death will be his unchanging home.
17. Costly luxuries impoverish.
18. (Compare Proverbs 11:8 ). By suffering what they had devised for the righteous, or brought on them, the wicked became their ransom, in the usual sense of substitutes (compare Joshua 7:26 , Esther 7:9 ).
19. (Compare Proverbs 21:9 ).
wilderness--pasture, though uninhabitable ground ( Psalms 65:12 ).
20. The wise, by diligence and care, lay up and increase wealth, while fools
spend--literally, "swallow it up," greedily.
21. He who tries to act justly and kindly ( Psalms 34:14 ) will prosper and obtain justice and honor.
22. "Wisdom is better than strength" ( Ecclesiastes 7:19 , 9:15 ).
strength . . . thereof--that in which they confide.
23. (Compare Proverbs 13:2 Proverbs 13:3 , 3:6-10 ).
24. The reproachful name is deserved by those who treat others with anger and contempt.
25. desire--that is of ease and idleness brings him to starvation.
26. The sin of covetousness marks the sluggard, as the virtue of benevolence the righteous.
27. God regards the heart, and hypocrisy is more odious than open inconsistency.
wicked mind--or, "design" ( Proverbs 1:4 ).
28. (Compare Proverbs 19:5 ).
that heareth--or heeds instruction, and so grows wise.
speaketh constantly--or sincerely (compare Habakkuk 1:5 ), and hence is believed ( Proverbs 12:19 , 1:19 ).
29. hardeneth his face--is obstinate.
directeth . . . way--considers it, and acts advisedly.
30, 31. Men's best devices and reliances are vain compared with God's, or without His aid ( Proverbs 19:21 , Psalms 20:7 , 33:17 ).


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Paul Canonici will sign his book "The Delta Italians II" at Cotton Row Bookstore from 11-2 p.m. in Cleveland.
Canonici was born and raised in Shaw and spent his life as a priest and educator. He also grew up speaking Italian with his parents.
"I was born of immigrant parents and grew up in Shaw. Received my elementary and secondary education in the Shaw Public Schools. I received seminary training with the Benedictine Fathers in Louisiana and Indiana. I earned a master's degree in school administration from the University of Notre Dame in school administration and a doctorate in sociology from Mississippi State University. I spent most of my active professional years as a priest and educator.
"Most of my working career was spent as teacher and administrator of St. Joseph High School in Jackson and later as superintendent of Mississippi Catholic Schools. When I retired from my work with the Mississippi Catholic Schools I was founding pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Madison where I now reside. I spend my retirement years traveling, writing, doing art and cooking with my friends. My travels, mostly in Italy and just about every year, provide the inspiration and subject matter for my writing, art and cooking," he said.
In his first book, "The Delta Italians," Canonici wrote about the history and his people.
"The Italians immigrants were recruited as workers for the cotton plantations of the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and presented family stories of the early immigrants. My current book 'The Delta Italians Vol. II,' is a supplement to the first book and contains family stories of other Italians who settled the Delta, other than those recruited for the cotton plantations. The current book contains approximately 300 pages and 443 photographs of early immigrants," he explained.
Canonici also added that this edition includes a chapter devoted to emigrants from Sermide, Province of Mantova.
"Some of the names of families from Sermide are Bassi, Barbieri, Faccini, Gamberini, Oltremari, Formigoni, Malavasi, Motto, Cortesi, Sbravati and Campi," he said.
Canonici explained the Sicilian Italians who settled in the Delta have a very different story from those Italians recruited for cotton plantations.
The story of these Sicialian Italians is a special feature of new book.
"It contains the family stories of Sicilian Italians who settled the Delta. Their story is very different from the story of Italians recruited for cotton plantations who were contracted for work before they emigrated as entire families. On the other hand, Sicilian men generally preceded their wives and children, found work, got settled and then sent for their families. Another special feature of the book consists of stories of families who have reconnected with their Italian relatives after a hundred years plus," he said.
Canonici explained how most of the Delta Italian history is lost and he feels it is important to preserve it for generations to come.
"Over the past one hundred year plus since the first immigration of Italians to the Delta most of our history is lost. I have attempted to preserve in book form the bits and pieces of our story that remains. This is my contribution to my people. I have received more expressions of gratitude for my first book than I've received for anything else I have done."
While Canonici is looking forward to seeing his delta friends at the book signing, he said he is saddened to no longer see the delta in which he grew up.
"My connection to the delta is explained in my introduction. I feel melancholy and a bit sad when I return to the Delta because it is no longer the Delta where I grew up. The family farms are long gone. The flourishing little towns I knew, like Shaw and Shelby, are not the lively towns I knew where I could stop by the drug store for a fountain coke after school."
Canonici visits Italy each year and plans to be there this spring.
"My favorite places in Italy are the walled medieval towns of the Marche Region, Province of Ancona, located on the Adriatic Sea in central Italy. I love Assisi, the home of St. Frances. I also like the remote, out of the way places of Central and Southern Italy where I can converse and eat with 'real Italians', free of tourists."
For more information about the book signing on Thursday contact Cotton Row Bookstore at 662-843-7083.


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The books of Chronicles are, in a great measure, repetitions of what is in the books of Samuel and of the Kings, yet there are some excellent useful things in them which we find not elsewhere. The FIRST BOOK traces the rise of the Jewish people from Adam, and afterward gives an account of the reign of David. In the SECOND BOOK the narrative is continued, and relates the progress and end of the kingdom of Judah; also it notices the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity. Jerome says, that whoever supposes himself to have knowledge of the Scriptures without being acquainted with the books of Chronicles, deceives himself. Historical facts passed over elsewhere, names, and the connexion of passages are to be found here, and many questions concerning the gospel are explained.
Genealogies, Adam to Abraham. (1-27) The descendants of Abraham. (28-54)
Verses 1-27 This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in the Bible history, and put them together, with many added. When compared with other places, there are some differences found; yet we must not therefore stumble at the word, but bless God that the things necessary to salvation are plain enough. The original of the Jewish nation is here traced from the first man that God created, and is thereby distinguished from the obscure, fabulous, and absurd origins assigned to other nations. But the nations now are all so mingled with one another, that no one nation, nor the greatest part of any, is descended entirely from any of one nation, nor the greatest part of any, is descended entirely from any of these fountains. Only this we are sure of, that God has created of one blood all nations of men; they are all descended from one Adam, one Noah. Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? ( Malachi 2:10 ) .
Verses 28-54 The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec. 1:4 ; Nu. 32:14 , and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be distinguished as the Lord's people.
1 Chronicles 1:1-23 . ADAM'S LINE TO NOAH.
1. Adam, &c.--"Begat" must be understood. Only that one member of the family is mentioned, who came in the direct order of succession.
4-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy ( Genesis 9:25-27 ) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.
12. Casluhim (of whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim--a better rendering is, "and Casluhim, of whom came the Philistim and Caphtorim." They were brethren, the sons of Casluhim, and at first dwelt together, whence their names are used interchangeably. The Caphtorim are described as inhabiting Azzah, or Gaza, the seat of the Philistines.
14-17. the Jebusite, &c.--At 1 Chronicles 1:14-17 the names are not those of individuals, but of people who all sprang from Canaan; and as several of them became extinct or were amalgamated with their brethren, their national appellations are given instead of the personal names of their ancestors.
17. Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech--or, "Mash"; these were the children of Aram, and grandsons of Shem ( Genesis 10:23 ).
18. Arphaxad begat Shelah--Cainan, the father's name, is omitted here. (See Luke 3:36 ).
22. Ebal--or, "Obal" ( Genesis 10:28 ).
1 Chronicles 1:24-28 . SHEM'S LINE TO ABRAHAM.
24-27. Shem, &c.--This comprises a list of ten, inclusive of Abraham.
1 Chronicles 1:29-31 . SONS OF ISHMAEL.
29. These are their generations--the heads of his twelve tribes. The great northern desert of Arabia, including the entire neck, was colonized by these tribes; and if we can recover, in the modern geography of this part of the country, Arab tribes bearing the names of those patriarchs, that is, names corresponding with those preserved in the original catalogue of Scripture, we obtain at once so many evidences, not of mere similarity, but of absolute identification [FORSTER].
Nebaioth--gave rise to the Nabathæans of the classic, and the Beni Nabat of Oriental writers.
Kedar--the Arab tribe, El Khedeyre, on the coast of Hedgar.
Abdeel--Abdilla, the name of a tribe in Yemen.
30. Dumah--Dumah and Tema, the great Arab tribes of Beni Teman. Thus this writer [Historical Geography of Arabia] traces the names of all the heads of the twelve tribes of Ishmael as perpetuated in the clans or tribes of the Arabs in the present day.
1 Chronicles 1:32 1 Chronicles 1:33 . SONS OF KETURAH.
32. sons of Keturah--These became founders of nomadic tribes in the north of Arabia and Syria, as Midian of the Midianites ( Genesis 36:35 , Judges 6:2 ).
and Shuah--from whom Bildad sprang ( Job 2:11 ).
1 Chronicles 1:34-42 . POSTERITY OF ABRAHAM BY ESAU.
36. sons of Eliphaz--the tribe Adites, in the center country of the Saracens, so called from his mother, Adah ( Genesis 36:10 ).
Teman--gave rise to the land of Teman, near the head of the Red Sea.
Omar--the tribe Beni-Amma, settled at the northern point of Djebel Shera (Mount Seir).
Zephi--the tribe Dzaf.
Gatam--Katam, inhabited by the tribe Al Saruat, or "people of Sarah."
Kenaz--the tribe Aenezes, a tribe whose settlement lies in the neighborhood of Syria.
Amalek--the Beni Malak of Zohran, and the Beni Maledj of the Shat el Arab.
37. Reuel--a powerful branch of the great Aeneze tribe, the Rowalla Arabs.
Shammah--the great tribe Beni Shammar. In the same way, the names of the other kings and dukes are traced in the modern tribes of Arabia. But it is unnecessary to mention any more of these obscure nomads, except to notice that Jobab ( 1 Chronicles 1:44 ), one of the kings of Edom, is considered to be Job, and that his seat was in the royal city of Dinahab ( Genesis 36:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:43 ), identified with O'Daeb, a well-known town in the center of Al Dahna, a great northern desert in the direction of Chaldea and the Euphrates [FORSTER].


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eVisibility - Search Engine & Internet Marketing Company
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We are a full service Internet marketing agency dedicated to ensuring that each of our clients gets the best return on investment in their marketing campaigns. At eVisibility, we understand that your ROI is only as good as your marketing campaign. Our objective is to help you focus your marketing efforts in a direction that best serves the needs of your website. We can help you meet your ROI goals through various avenues. This can start with setting up a comprehensive search engine marketing campaign that is centered on building organic search engine optimization. Another plan could involve building brand recognition through using social media networks, behavioral retargeting and targeted network buys. No matter what your Internet marketing needs are, eVisibility has customized marketing solutions to fit your individual website.
Our clients trust eVisibility because our experience and expertise assures them we will get the job done right the first time. We possess more than 13 years of professional Internet marketing experience and our in-depth marketing knowledge rivals anything our competitors bring to the table. This is who we are and this is what we do. Our clients see that passion and trust us to help build their website according to their vision. Some of the most recognizable brands out there utilize our services. Notable clients include major companies like McDonalds, State Farm and Clearwire.
One thing you can count on with eVisibility is we understand how to make your online presence a tool for growing your brand awareness. Our clients can attest that we will design an online marketing plan that will work in tandem with any company's traditional marketing efforts. We provide a full range of services for search engine marketing and other online marketing campaigns. Our services include online reputation management, behavioral retargeting, online media buys, search engine optimization, pay per click management, email marketing and social media marketing.
Once you enlist eVisibility's services, you will never outgrow us. From small businesses to major corporations, we give each company the online visibility its brand deserves. Contact our talented team of marketing professionals right away and let us build a marketing campaign that is designed specifically to fit your needs.
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