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An insurance policy whose rate is dependent on the age of the individual who purchases it. An issue age policy is more expensive for an older individual than a younger one, but once purchased does not increase in price any further. Premium payments typically increase as the cost of healthcare services rises as a result of inflation.
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Insurance companies tie the cost of an issue age policy to an individual's age because older policy holders are more likely to require treatment. Compared to attained age policies, issue age policies are typically less expensive in the long term. Attained age policies become more expensive as the policy holder grows older.
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15 Insurance Policies You Don't NeedLearn how to save money by saying "no" to unnecessary coverage.
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Who Needs Extortion Insurance?Insurance can help mitigate the financial damage of an extortion plot, but it's important to read the fine print before taking out one of these policies.
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What Is the Pharmacy Benefit Management Industry?PBMs, acting as third party administrators and negotiators, are essential to facilitating transactions between the moving parts of the healthcare industry.
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Do You Need Kidnap & Ransom Insurance?Americans working abroad – and high-profile individuals traveling frequently in kidnapping hot spots – should consider this type of protection.


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Build a successful online business with WordPress.
I say this is borderline scammy because, as others have stated, it serves no real function as a plugin. It just places links within your dashboard that take you away from your site to use the tools at SiteSell. Apparently for just a very limited time after which you lose most functionality and must make a purchase.
Having been a SiteSell customer some years ago, I was hoping that they had updated the one or two decent SEO tools they had and brought those functions into your WP site, like any other true plugin does.
RE: the business-building service product of this "plugin"
As a past SiteSell user some things I recall; Ken Evoy, the founder and author of the Action Guide used in this business building product, espoused for YEARS that WordPress was a horrible product (.com and .org) and anyone using it was destined to fail. Not sure how he reconciles that with this now.
The company still actively markets the same tools to a different customer base, that includes hosting for double the price of this. And I believe....with that SBI! branded product, you pay $300 per site / per year.
When you compare this to that, those folks must be scratching their heads, and feeling a little punked. Unless SiteSell has modified the SBI plan to give those folks additional value, or at least stopped double+ charging customers who have more than one site hosted on their servers.
The other thing....and I'm going off memory...but that Action Guide, which is the core of this service, turned out to be a bust after the Panda/Penguin roll outs. So as of my last recollection, this company was not creating successful businesses with their method. The bottom pretty much fell out for them when Google changed the rules.
If you want to access the Wordtracker tool for $149 a year then go for it. It's cheaper than paying Wordtracker directly for a year, but I would be careful of anything else this company is offering.
It doesn't seem they've really changed the stuff that wasn't working. It looks like they just rebranded so they could access WP users.
I am a stickler for keeping my plugins down to a minimum and this thing is already gone. It adds no valuable function to my site.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE SiteSell's SBI! service, and I've used it on and off over the past 10 years, both for personal pet projects and client websites.
But as a WordPress plugin, this one gets a single vote (or zero, if that were possible). I'm even surprised that this was allowed into the official plugin repository!
Don't get me wrong: I know there's tremendous value in the keyword analysis tool, online business building guides, and access to the members-only forum that the free bizxpress lite product offers.
But SiteSell really needs to learn how to be a good corporate citizen an open source community like WordPress.
I am new to WordPress and was delighted to find lots of help for the planning stages in this offering. The Brainstorming tool did only allow 5 searches in the trial version, but I saw the potential so upgraded to the full version so as to be able to do more research with the tool.
The articles included with the tool are interesting and certainly offer help and advice that I have found useful.
It also suggests other plugins that should prove helpful as I learn how to build my site. I can't I've it 5 stars at this point as I still have a long way to go in getting my site up and running, but being able to search for keywords first seems a great way to get started.
This plugin gives temporary access to a membership site I wasn't really interested in joining.
I thought it would give me some monetization tools to use in my website builder but it doesn't seem to.
I think they should reword it so you know it's a membership site.
The one thing I often see missing when people try to make money online is that they start from 'the idea', thinking it's the best thing since sliced bread, and simply start from there... Without any market research.
Serious businesses make a business plan beforehand, and abandon any idea where the market doesn't show up.
Yet online, the start point seems to be to choose a domain, get a hosting plan, build a site, throw up some content and a sales page, and wait for the money to roll in.
That's not how it works.
With BizXpress you can do extensive market research, get guidance from articles, and help from other online business owners. It's the missing link between a website and a web business... And I for one am very happy to see this expand into the WP community. Much of this has been developed through >12y and I can attest to its effectiveness.
While there might be some value in educational materials and keyword tool, this CANNOT be called WordPress plugin. Here is why:
1. When you install it all it does it gives you username and password and a bunch of external links. This means all functionality is offsite. You can actually use this for any site, it doesn't have to be WordPress, you just need to know URL address to their online dashboard.
Why to use up your resources to install something that doesn't do anything anyway?
2. The trial itself is limited. You can read instruction manual only till stage 3. You don't get complete version for 14 days.
3. You can read their forums but you can't ask any questions or post replies. Quite useless.
If their keyword numbers work that would be awesome, however their choice of marketing strategy makes me suspicious. It looks like author simply used this as a way to market to WordPress community. Calling this a plugin is very close to deception. You have a great product? Great! But you should market it properly and call things what they are.
I think the one star reviews here are a bit harsh, as there is some value to be had here. I would give it two and half stars if you could do halves.
But since they offer equivalent browser access rather than plugin access, I don't really see the point of cluttering my wp install up with an extra plugin when I have to go straight there via the web anyway.
A bit odd this one. I might come back and see where it's going in a month or two.
How is this a plugin?!
The developer needs to read up on WordPress exactly what a plugin is.
Developer thinks: Create "Plugin" = Permission to Blatantly upsell you other services.
Plugin should also offer some core value (for example: at least perform a certain function on your website) & not have to go off site, and then anyway leave you high and dry after a certain period of time.
This is not so much a Plugin more an attempt to sell their other products.
Who are these people giving 5 stars? Friends of the developer perhaps...
Easy to add and TONS of helpful stuff to help you through the process.
Most of the resources this plugin provides are via links that take you away from your site to Sitesell, and you have to tab back to get to your Site. Needs development to integrate resources with your wordpress site.
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Mr. Kolache's mission
Healthy food? Blah! But with a puppet named Mr. Kolache, children can learn a healthy lifestyle in a way that it is fun. Mr. Kolache's creator Jeffrey Zwartjes loves puppetry because through this art, he can give others joy …
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Paul Sung had to face several periods of unemployment. He did not give up and made a career – he found out there is more to life than competition…
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The fast of the ninth of Av is not intended to decry only past pain (though that too) but present political misdeeds.
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by Alice Ollstein Posted on May 13, 2015
In the first major policy address of his White House bid, Marco Rubio calls for "permanently extending Section 215 of the Patriot Act."
by Alice Ollstein Posted on April 7, 2015
"The Washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny of our lives must be stopped," declared Rand Paul (R-KY) in his presidential campaign launch.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on December 29, 2014
The leaked documents also revealed which services provide little privacy protections.
by Alice Ollstein Posted on December 26, 2014
The heavily-redacted report shows agents broke the law both intentionally and through human error.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on November 7, 2014
Midterm elections uprooted some of the NSA's biggest critics, but privacy advocates are preparing to hold the new Congress members-elect to their campaign promises.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on October 24, 2014
The film opens Friday in select theaters.
by Judd Legum Posted on July 17, 2014
Intercepted nude photos were "routinely" passed around the NSA offices, the whistleblower alleges.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on July 15, 2014
Some European countries are reverting back to typewriters to shield their governments from the U.S. National Security Agency.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on July 6, 2014
In the latest Edward Snowden leaks, documents reveal that only 10 percent of the emails the U.S. National Security Agency collects are from actual targets.
by Lauren C. Williams Posted on June 5, 2014
Tech companies and privacy advocates celebrate the anniversary of the Snowden leaks with another anti-NSA surveillance online protest. But will it be enough to make consumers take action?


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Le fonti del silenzio. Il racconto arturiano
Morato, Nicola
Scientific conference (2012, September 08)Detailed reference viewed: 7 (0 ULg)
Les Fonts de Liège et Renier de Huy. Fontes arte vix comparabili
George, Philippe
in Mélanges X. Barral i Altet : Le plaisir de l'art au moyen Age (2012)Detailed reference viewed: 33 (1 ULg)
Les Fonts de Liège. De l'art antique à l'art mosan : sources iconographiques et stylistiques
George, Philippe
in Halleux, Robert; Xhayet, Geneviève (Eds.) Etudes sur les fonts baptismaux de Saint-Barthélemy à Liège, (2006)Detailed reference viewed: 10 (2 ULg)
Food and feeding of Limnothrissa miodon and Lamprichthys tanganicanus in Lake Kivu
; ; Darchambeau, François et al
Poster (2010, January 13)Detailed reference viewed: 13 (1 ULg)
Food Chain Security : a Belgian perspective
Brunet, Sébastien
Conference (2004)Detailed reference viewed: 4 (2 ULg)
Food Chain Security and Vulnerability
Brunet, Sébastien ; Claisse, Frédéric ; Delvenne, Pierre
in Alpas, Hami; Cirakoglu, Beyazit (Eds.) Food Chain Security (2010)
In our contemporary societies, the food chain could be defined as a macro-technical system, which depends on a wide variety of actors and risk analysis methods. In this contribution, risks related to the ... [more ▼]
In our contemporary societies, the food chain could be defined as a macro-technical system, which depends on a wide variety of actors and risk analysis methods. In this contribution, risks related to the food chain are defined in terms of "modern risks" (Beck, 1992). The whole national economic sector of food production/distribution is vulnerable to a local accident, which can affect the functioning of the food chain, the export programs and even the political system. Such a complex socio-technical environment is undoubtedly vulnerable to intentional act such as terrorism. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 71 (15 ULg)
Food Chain Security and Vulnerability: Belgian Case Study
Brunet, Sébastien ; Fallon, Catherine
Conference (2007, October 25)Detailed reference viewed: 15 (2 ULg)
Food Compounds from Meadow Grasshoppers
Paul, Aman ; Frederich, Michel ; Uyttenbroeck, Roel et al
Poster (2015, March 15)
Eating insects as food, particularly grasshopper is practiced in many cultures throughout the world. Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) is commonly found in Europe and some part of Asia. It is ... [more ▼]
Eating insects as food, particularly grasshopper is practiced in many cultures throughout the world. Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) is commonly found in Europe and some part of Asia. It is already known that grasshoppers of Chorthippus species are consumed as food in countries such as Thailand. With the aim of evaluating the nutritional potential of this insect species the proximate nutritional composition of grasshoppers caught from the local fields was realized. Besides this, the fatty acid profile of extracted lipids, amino acid profile and mineral composition of the insect was also revealed. Results suggest that meadow grasshopper is an excellent source of protein and essential amino acids. Lipids extracted from the grasshopper have an interesting fatty acid composition. Also the grasshopper contains some minerals that are important for body. With such protein content, amino acid profile, fatty acid profile of the lipids and mineral content this grasshopper species could present an interesting alternate to conventional protein sources. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 33 (6 ULg)
Food Consumption in Belgium
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in Bibliotheca Nutritio et Dieta (1994), (51), 108-12Detailed reference viewed: 27 (7 ULg)
Food control & food crisis: challenges in analyses
Focant, Jean-François
Scientific conference (2012, April)Detailed reference viewed: 7 (1 ULg)
Food cost and nutrient availability in urban Indonesian-General discussion
Burny, Philippe
in Greenshields, Bruce; Bellamy, Margot (Eds.) Government intervention in agriculture : causes and effect (1989)Detailed reference viewed: 5 (0 ULg)
Food crisis & new POPs: challenges in analysis
Focant, Jean-François
in RAFA 2011 book of abstracts (2011, November)Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg)
Food flavonoid aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated agonistic/antagonistic/synergic activities in human and rat reporter gene assays
Van Der Heiden, Edwige ; Bechoux, Nathalie ; Muller, Marc et al
in Analytica Chimica Acta (2009), 637
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor mediating the adverse effects of dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, we investigated the genetic ... [more ▼]
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor mediating the adverse effects of dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, we investigated the genetic-, time-, dose-, species- and tissue-dependent AhR-mediated agonistic/ antagonistic activities of three food flavonoids: quercetin, chrysin and genistein. To that end, four stably transfected cell lines were used in cell-based luciferase reporter gene assays: three lines were transformed with the ptKLuc vector harbouring four dioxinresponsive elements (DREs) upstream of the thymidine kinase promoter and the luciferase gene (HepG2-Luc, T-47D-Luc and H4IIE-ULg). The fourth is a patented cell line transformed with a different construct: H4IIE DR-CALUX®. Both H4IIE cells were compared for their genetic construction. Human hepatoma (HepG2-Luc) and human breast tumour (T-47D-Luc) cells were compared for tissue-dependent effects. Rat hepatoma (H4IIE-ULg) and human hepatoma (HepG2-Luc) cellswere compared for species-dependent activities.We concluded that quercetin, chrysin and genistein act in a time-, dose-, species- and tissue-specific way. For example, genistein displayed agonistic activities when exposed to rat hepatoma cells during 6h but not after 24 h. Flavonoids displayed agonistic/antagonistic activities in human breast tumour cells, depending on the exposure time, while in human hepatoma cells, only antagonistic activities of flavonoids were measured. In addition, we report, in all the cells, a synergy between an isoflavone and two food contaminants; the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzop- dioxin and 3-methylcholanthrene, a PAH. In rat cells, this synergy occurred when cells were exposed to flavonoids and contaminant for 6h, while it was observed in human cells only after 24 h. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 83 (15 ULg)
Food intake of Tibetan children living in Kashin Beck disease endemic areas in Central Tibet
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Conference (2013, October 14)
Introduction: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a bone and joint pathology. KBD begins during childhood, causes deformities, pain, lack of mobility, and short stature. The pathophysiology of the disease is ... [more ▼]
Introduction: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a bone and joint pathology. KBD begins during childhood, causes deformities, pain, lack of mobility, and short stature. The pathophysiology of the disease is unknown. Nutrition possibly plays a role. Children living in KBD endemic areas in Central Tibet present severe growth retardation, signs of chronic malnutrition and a high prevalence of rickets. A food consumption study was conducted. We have focused our attention on total energy intake, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D. Material and methods: Prospective food intake measurements have been performed. The investigation concerned children from 9 to 16 years old living in KBD endemic areas. All food and drinks have been measured during several days at the 4 seasons of the year. Anthropometric data were obtained. Results: 30,5% of the children presented with stunting (height for age ratio below -2 z score); 13,8% of the cohort suffered from acute malnutrition (body mass index below -2 z score). Mean total energy intake was 87% of the recommended value. Calcium and vitamin D intakes never covered the needs (44 % and 14 %, respectively). Phosphorus intake was high. Mean Ca / P ratio was 0.54. Conclusion: Calcium and vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the etiology of bone and joint diseases in this population. To improve the nutritional status of the children, a large program of calcium and vitamin D supplementation among 0 - 5 years old children living in KDB endemic areas was started. Besides, chemical analyses of locally grown foods are performed, in order to have a more precise evaluation of nutrient intake. In the future, the effect of increased energy intakes will be evaluated. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 26 (0 ULg)
Food interactions : effects on health, consumer perception and impact on agro-food industries "FOODINTER".
Scippo, Marie-Louise ; ; et al
Report (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 49 (12 ULg)
Mormont, Marc ; Muller, Marc ; Maghuin-Rogister, Guy et al
Report (2009)Detailed reference viewed: 27 (4 ULg)
Food niche segregation between the Malachite Kingfisher, Alcedo cristata, and the Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis, at Lake Nokoué, Bénin
Libois, Roland ;
in Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology (2004), 75
Several species of kingfisher occur on Lake Nokoué, southern Bénin, including Malachite (Alcedo cristata) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis). Here, we compare their diet and estimate the degree of ... [more ▼]
Several species of kingfisher occur on Lake Nokoué, southern Bénin, including Malachite (Alcedo cristata) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis). Here, we compare their diet and estimate the degree of overlap in food niche by analysing contents of regurgitated pellets collected near nesting sites of Pied Kingfishers or inside the nest chambers of Malachite Kingfishers. Characteristic fish skull bones were identified using a reference collection of local fish skeletons. Malachite Kingfishers feed most frequently on fish that occur around floating vegetation, mainly Kribia sp. (56%), Hemichromis fasciatus (28%) and Sarotherodon melanotheron (8%). Important differences were found between different pairs, and between adults and nestlings, the latter being fed almost exclusively on Kribia sp. Larger fish are fed to nestlings than are eaten by the adults. Pied Kingfishers prey upon 14 different fish species, some of them being caught in the pelagic region of the lake, particularly clupeids taken by hovering. By comparison with Malachite Kingfishers, Pied Kingfishers feed on a wider diversity of prey, and take larger fish, so that the dietary overlap between the species is relatively low (O = 0.181). [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 27 (3 ULg)
Food Poetics
Delville, Michel
Diverse speeche and writing (2009)Detailed reference viewed: 37 (3 ULg)
Food preferences of larvae of Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902 from Terre Adélie coastal waters during summer 2004
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in Polar Science (2011), 5
Ichthyoplankton samples were collected from 19 to 31 January 2004 in the Dumont d'Urville Sea (East Antarctic shelf). The Nototheniidae Pleuragramma antarcticum comprised more than 90 % of the sampled ... [more ▼]
Ichthyoplankton samples were collected from 19 to 31 January 2004 in the Dumont d'Urville Sea (East Antarctic shelf). The Nototheniidae Pleuragramma antarcticum comprised more than 90 % of the sampled larvae. Gut contents of 95 P. antarcticum larvae were examined. Most larvae fed on phytoplankton, especially diatoms, whereas some other specimens had a mixed diet with phyto- and zooplankton prey. A single specimen fed exclusively on copepods. The stomach contents was dominated by three diatoms taxa, such as Thalassiothrix antarctica, Fragilariopsis spp. and Chaetoceros spp. Prey selection was apparently food density dependent, with an inverse relationship between food abundance and selection feeding. Larvae selected positively some diatoms, such as Coscinodiscus spp. and T. antarctica, presenting a low concentration in the water column compared to Fragilariopsis spp., which were strongly negatively selected. During summer, larvae were opportunistic feeders with a broad trophic niche, which allowed them to switch between different food types. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 48 (3 ULg)
Food provioning influences ranging patterns in northern pigtailed macaques (Macaca leonina)
Huynen, Marie-Claude ; Savini, Tommaso ; et al
in International Journal of Primatology (2015, January)Detailed reference viewed: 15 (2 ULg)


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I haven't seen it yet, happened the last couple of days... according to Jenny... this morning she took a couple pics, then I added a couple showing brand, and water after it defrosted.
two bands of frost around the unit, heavier coating of frost than in pictures. runs constantly at night. when thermo is turned past current temp and unit turns off the frost goes away fairly quickly. at one point it sort of "popped" and smoke (right much) or steam came up from the unit


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A black crayon, a paper tablecloth at Macaroni Grill, and a challenge to draw something better then the waiter. I'm planning on polishing it up and showing the progress along the way. Any thoughts?
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Exhibit Dates: July 1 to July 31
Location: West Roxbury Library Gallery, 1961 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA
This exhibit features the work of 16 member artists of the Dedham Square Artist Guild, and includes mediums such as: textile, ceramics, encaustic, watercolor, oil, pastel, monotype, plaster, mosaic, photography, and mixed media.
Join us on Saturday July 18th from 6pm to 8pm for an artist reception featuring work by our Artist of the Month, Dedham photographer Gretje Ferguson.
Animals with Attitude will feature photography of animals and birds from Massachusetts as well as from the artists travels in New Zealand and Florida.
A special exhibition hosted at the Dedham Community Theatre
Opening Reception: Thursday September 17, 6pm to 8pm
Exhibition Dates: September 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015
A special exhibition hosted at the Dedham Community Theatre
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015
"Monet's "The Garden at Giverny", Audubon's botanical prints, Van Gogh's "Irises", all represent the artist view of Gardens using brush, color and line to create their images. A garden can be a spiritual place where the connection with Mother Earth is important. Show us how gardens inspire your work."


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Figure 2.
Average clustering coefficient and Distance of the domain bigram network versus the simulated network. A. Average clustering coefficient across domain bigram networks are plotted in red polyline along x-axis labeled with organism abbreviations (in the same order as in Figure 1). For the bigram network of each organism, 1000 simulated random networks with the same degree distribution are generated, and the mean and standard deviation of average clustering coefficient of simulated networks are shown in the figure with blue polyline (mean) and light blue vertical lines (standard deviation). B. Average distances of domain bigram networks and those of simulated networks, plotted in a similar manner as in A.
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When Mission Goes Pear-Shaped
Sacred agents have a great message. The good news of God's kingdom stirs us, Christ's love compels us, and sometimes … our wonderful uplifting message goes down like a lead balloon. What went wrong? And what happens next?
What went wrong? Quite possibly, nothing – at least on our part. If our measure of success is that we are always well received, aren't we attempting to be better agents than Jesus? On hearing his message, some went out and plotted how to kill him. "A servant is not greater than their master," he reminds us. "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also." So we should expect nothing more than the mixed results that Jesus himself received.
It's a massive mistake for us to take only those opportunities for witness that are guaranteed to be well received. There's the obvious negative reason: It's selling out our mission. If we filter out all the parts of the gospel that Western culture doesn't agree with, what's left is western culture. We will no longer be distinct in any way. We've lost our saltiness and should hand in our agent's badge. "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory." But there's also a big positive reason: What can happen next…
What happens next? How we respond under abuse, under rejection, under fire, is perhaps THE MOST powerful form of witness we will ever get to make. History has proven again and again that Christians' cheek-turning, extra-mile-going, blessing-the-cursers love for enemies has enormous missional impact. It's how the west is won.
But are we willing to have enemies at all? To suffer rejection at all? And when we do, instead of departing the scene with tail between legs, beating ourselves up for "putting people off" – can we sit peacefully with the tension and respond in a Christlike way?
When we're not well received, we should reflect on it honestly, because there is also the possibility that we were clumsy. But when mission goes pear-shaped, it just may be an early sign of really good fruit.
For the One Who Has Everything?
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist most famous for developing his "Hierarchy of Needs." Often presented as a pyramid, it says that our most basic needs (at the base) are for the body – food, water and shelter. Once those needs are met, we next desire safety, then love, then esteem. And once we have gotten ourselves all these, at the top we seek "self-actualisation" – to become all that we can be. It's in this last category that many people put spirituality and religion. It's a rookie mistake theologically, but we westerners fall for it over and over.
Scripture presents God's kingdom as laying at the very base of our needs, and vitally connected to all the others. "Humans don't live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from God's mouth", Jesus quotes Moses. "Anyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give will never thirst again", he tells the woman at the well, whose pyramid of needs has become a pile of rubble.
Jesus is the foundation, not the decoration! God's kingdom isn't the icing on life's cake – it's the yeast that makes it rise in the first place! Yet people continue to think of Jesus as the gift for "the one who has everything," and Christians as folks who have their lives in order and then play religion with their leftover time, energy and money. (Do we prove them right?)
If we present Jesus as "the final piece in the puzzle" to those who have tried every other form of entertainment/stimulation/inspiration and found them wanting – well, they'll soon find him wanting too. He just won't fit as the final piece, he won't be chaplain to our self-actualisation. To the one who had everything, Jesus said "Go and give all your possessions to the poor; then come and follow me." Jesus is the gift for the one who has nothing, surely.
What does this mean for sacred agents? Firstly we must denounce the distinction between spiritual and physical. "Offer your bodies as living sacrifices" says Paul. We must rediscover the all-of-real-life Jesus who works powerfully in and through the mundane.
Secondly, if Jesus is foundational, the danger of silent service is that we help people build a tower that won't stand. Why give someone a car and then walk away with the keys in your pocket? If Christ is the real key to lasting transformation then we cannot keep this secret or leave it till last.
Catchment or Catching Churches?
How do you feel about a new church opening just a kilometre from your church? We all like the idea of church planting in general – just "not in my back yard." How can we make sense of this? How do we ensure that a spirit of territoriality doesn't block the extension of the gospel?
Let's think about how we think about church territory. If we assume that there is certain number of "church likely" people in our city, a fixed number (say 144,000!), then the more churches that are planted in our city, the less share there'll be for each church. It's like rainfall. If you have a large catchment area, you can gather a lot of water into your dam. If someone else builds a dam upstream, they're robbing you, because there's only so much rain.
But I don't think the gospel works like that. Churches aren't meant to sit there expecting streams of people to flow into them. What if we thought more like farmers than water barons? What if we saw that our viability rests not so much on how much land we have, but on how well we work it?
When churches think about their "area of influence", they usually draw a circle on a map representing a 20-minute drive to their building. If you step back and look at all the circles drawn by all the churches, it appears that Adelaide is well and truly covered! But driving time is not influence.
Each church should draw another circle – the area in which it is actively engaging its local community. Where is your church regularly prayer-walking? Where are you letter-boxing or door-knocking or active in the local school? If we did that, most churches would draw tiny circles, and we'd see how much room there really is for more pro-active gospel work.
So when a church plant is mooted and a nearby church cries foul, my question is this: When was the last time your church really engaged that particular neighbourhood? Are you thinking catchment instead of going catching?
We don't need more catchment churches, but God's always raising up catching ones. The issue isn't how close that new church is, but what sort is it? And what sort is yours?
Are the Fish Biting?
I remember the stares and smirks on people's faces as we walked past. It was the middle of the day, I was about 12 years old, and we were on holidays at Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. My friend and I were bored and decided to go fishing. We grabbed our gear and began the walk around the bay to the jetty.
Most of Penneshaw is built looking over Hog Bay and it's always easy to know when the fish are biting: You just look out your front window and see how many people there are on the jetty. Hence the smirks and shakes of the heads as we trudged past houses on our way – the jetty was completely empty.
Still, it was something to do. We walked out along the jetty and fumbled around with our lines. I'd never liked fishing and had little idea what to do. So it was pretty surprising when, not five minutes later, we'd caught a fish! And then another. And then more – almost as fast as we could reset our lines a new fish would jump on. Within a few hours we'd caught 81 fish (81 more than we knew what to do with), and you guessed it, most of the town were out there on the jetty getting their share too.
I won't say that I learned to fish that day. But I did learn this: If no-one's fishing it doesn't mean no-one's biting.
One of the myths that holds us back from effective mission is the idea that no one's interested in God any more. It's just not true. But if we believe it to the point where we stop fishing for people, we'll prove ourselves right – in a way. I guess it's true that fish won't bite if you give them nothing to bite on.
So I wonder are you willing to walk that "walk of shame" to the jetty, and have a go even if you're no expert? Like my friend and I that day, you might catch fishers as well as fish!
Where Do the Evangelists Go?
"What would you do if Jesus came to Hawthorn?" read the sign outside an eastern Melbourne church in the late 1960s. Graffiti soon appeared underneath: Move Peter Hudson out to centre half forward.
Let's take a moment to think about church like a coach thinks about a football team. Imagine the names of all your congregation members on magnets on a whiteboard, able to be moved around and tried in different positions. (Just like a footy team, different members have different strengths: some tall, some short; some slow, some fast; some skilled, some Port players.)
Where do we put the evangelists? Yes, your church has evangelists! Or at very least people called to "do the work of the evangelist". They might be ordinary looking, they may not be fully developed – but I'm talking about those in your church who by God's Spirit are best shaped and most effective in announcing, explaining, and inviting people into God's kingdom.
(They are communicators. Some will say "There's much more to evangelism than talking!" but I think they mean "There's much more to mission than evangelism" and I agree. Mission is the work of the whole team, evangelism is a vital part and the specialty of some team members.)
But my question is – where do we put those players? It seems the white-board in the imagination of most people has the church gathered in the centre and the evangelists deployed out on the frontier. We hope they will engage with the world, fish for people, and bring them back to us – preferably nicely cleaned. No wonder so many with that gift feel so incredibly lonely, sent to the front to fight a war alone and expected to bring back trophies!
What if we moved the magnets? What if nearly the whole church was sent to the perimeter to witness to the kingdom (words and much more) and we actually positioned evangelists behind the front lines, to work with interested people we bring to them? What if we all had our lines in the water and evangelists were there to help us when we have a wriggly one hooked?
A Multiplying Method
The Hope Chapel movement has planted 700 churches over the last 40 years, so they know a thing or two about multiplying in a Western context! Here's their beautifully simple method for multiplying home groups, and why I particularly like it:
Each group has a leader (A) and assistant leader (B), but they don't stop there. Informally, they identify the two next-readiest leaders (C) and (D). Of course every home group is different, but their principles are:
- Don't meet in A's house. It centres the whole group too much around Leader A.
- When the time comes to multiply, A takes D and they commence a new group elsewhere. Perhaps 1 or 2 others will go also. They become the A and B of the new group, and the B and C of the old group become its A and B leaders.
So simple! It minimises the disruption to the existing group, which continues to meet in its current location with a slight leadership change. But here's what I find truly genius about it:
Consider the pathway for leadership development: A person goes from
- Outside the group (perhaps a non-believer), to
- Joining the group and mainly observing, to
- Actively participating in the group (likely by this stage as a new believer), to
- Being identified as a D leader, given minor leadership responsibility, to
- Joining an A leader in commencing a new group and becoming its B leader with greater responsibility, to
- Inheriting an existing group in its current location, stepping up to become the A leader, to
- Pioneering a new group, to
- Identifying and mentoring other leaders
Each of these are manageable steps that are always taken with the help of others. What a great example of making and multiplying disciples!
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Monday, June 22, 2015
The other night, I found a recipe for flatbread..(I guess that is like cornbread--which I hate..bleechhhh). I made it..and it tasted like I had licked the bottom of a camel's foot after he had stepped in poop....It was HORRIBLE..I threw the entire pan of the stuff in the garbage...I was defeated...I have never baked anything..I know nothing about baking..so..I just wrote it off...Until last night..I found a recipe for breakfast buns..and thought..ok..I will try one more time.
So..I preheated my oven..and did not have all the ingredients..and so I had to substitute things for things...it called for psyllium husk (Think Metamucil)...and I didn't have any of that, so I used hemp hearts..and it called for sour cream..didn't have that so I melted some butter, and stirred in Cafe Latte Yogurt..and used that..(Yes, coffee flavored yogurt!!).. Mixed everything together..and stuck it in the oven. Well..IMAGINE my surprise when 22 minutes later..I had a VERY excellent bread-like substance. I smeared butter on it, and it was DELICIOUS!! I feel like a world class chef now..haha..SO HAPPY that I actually baked something and it was edible!!
Live Artfully.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Yesterday, I cooked all day..I cooked chicken, potatoes, beans, pork steaks, beef liver, veggies and bread (which I threw away because it was DISGUSTING..LOL)..I'm good to go on the food front for the rest of the week..giving me more than plenty time to PAINT..
Not much else is going on..I'm painting..Nature Boy is photographing nature, and building us some raised garden boxes for an early fall crop of goodies...Can't wait for that!!
Life will be kind of boring until Sept., when I go back to doing shows...that is ok..I plan on working my tail off (literally) until then! Live Artfully!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
This past weekend, my best friend and I headed over to Cave Springs, GA for their craft show. I found some wood chairs that I wanted and a very large Easter Island face made out of concrete..other than that..it was a waste of money and time. I didn't see any good art there..and that saddened me..we did not stay long..walked fast around it and got out of there. Luckily, we had a better time driving over there and home again, than at the show. It was also 94 degrees..whew...There was no breeze ..and Lord..it was HOT. They also charged $5 per person to get in...which for a large show with good art is no problem, but for a low end craft show..it was a bit much...Anyway..it was fun hanging out with my friend...and we did stop at a few junk stores..so, that was entertaining..
Nothing much else on the home front...I'm still losing weight, about 10-12 pounds a month..feeling fantastic, and working my tail off painting. I'm not showing my work as much online because I'm just too caught up in the making to worry about the showing.
Have a great summer!! Live Artfully!!
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Ok..It was HOT this weekend. I'm talking about 90-95 degrees hot..I wore black clothing both days (Granted, not the smartest thing to do), BUT..It did not bother me...AT ALL. I did not get tired, I did not SWEAT, I've lost almost 60 pounds, and WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE that makes. I was even able to help Nature Boy take the tent and work down without any discomfort!!! AMAZING DIFFERENCES!!
Anyway..back to the show. This is the FIRST time that I have went to a show, and prayed that I DID NOT SELL anything. After the almost sell out show in Troy, AL...and painting like crazy for two weeks...AND having another show in a week..I really wish that I had not sold anything..BUT, that was not the case...We started with 8 grid walls, and my normal 7 grey Pro-panel walls...and on Sunday morning, I had sold enough art to completely remove the grid walls, and have Nature Boy put them in the van...So, I think I sold way more than I was comfortable with losing, and must start in about an hour, and paint like a crazy person..
I am counting the money that I make differently this year..I am not saying I made XXX amount..I am taking the amount of money in my pocket when we leave the house, and at the end of the shows..I am taking that same amount out of the money before I count what we made. If I leave the house with $500, and then pay cash for our hotel room (-$200 plus)..and gas for the trip, and food for the road..etc..then saying to myself "OH..I made XXX amount of money..then it doesn't give you a true amount of PROFIT....So..You must subtract expenses first..THEN count the money made. How much I make isn't important, only PROFIT is..I also am substracting the show cost off of that. This way..If I do not make close to a thousand in PROFIT, then I will know not to do the show again..
All in all..Gumtree was as good as ever..My only complaint was the heat..the rest of the show was great!! Thank you Tupelo and Gumtree for ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!! See you in 2016!!
Live Artfully!!
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Monday, April 27, 2015
Saturday morning we hung our art..and waited for the show to start..and the BOTTOM FELL OUT..Goodness..It was a huge downpour..our tent got about a foot of water in it..the city workers had to come out (in the rain), and unclogged the drainage thingie..but, the rain left..the booth floor dried out, and all was right in our world!!
We went on to have a STELLAR show..Troyfest is truly one of my FAVORITE shows to do each year. The artist are simply treated like ROYALTY...There is so much friendliness, and love in this show. The people that put it on are the BEST!! It was a fantastic Saturday..and after the rain..it went very well..until almost the end, when ANOTHER HUGE thunderstorm got us..and this one threw us for a loop..Several tents were damaged..and the Troyfest staff worked hard out in the storm to help the artist. Chuck and I zipped up our tent, and at one point, I was holding the center and hanging onto the bars over my head so that it would not blow away..We were lucky..we had 2 pieces damaged..and they are repairable..but, it was bad..We finally made it out of the tent, and to our van. After that..I went back and got one of my friends...she had been in her tent through the whole storm..and we made it to the Awards dinner.
The Awards dinner was pork and chicken barbeque! It was delicious!! They had all kinds of good food..I only ate the meat..and stayed on my diet plan..so, I was happy!! Then the awards were announced! I won the prestigious JEAN LAKE FOLK ART AWARD, which came with $500!! What an amazing BLESSING!! I feel so unworthy..but, LOVED winning it!!
We went back to the hotel after the show..got a great night's rest, and went back to Troyfest on Sunday. It was a BEAUTIFUL day!! Sunny, bright, hot..and I LOVED it. It was never TOO hot..it was perfect!!
I came as close as I have ever come to having a SOLD out show..I had about 10 paintings left at the end of Troyfest!! Just a bunch of amazing people!!
My uncle came from Pensacola, FL to see us..That was a joy!! He is recently retired..and he was so happy, relaxed..and such a part of my inner heart. I love that he came!!
We went home on Sunday after a lot of hugs. Generally, I saw a lot of wonderful friends and family, had a great show (despite the rain), and won an award, stayed on my diet..lost 5 more pounds...ALL IN ALL...A PERFECT WEEKEND.
Our next stop is the GUMTREE FESTIVAL in TUPELO, MS!! I must work like I have never worked before..having 10 paintings is NOT near enough!!
Live Artfully!!
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
SO..Wednesday came and brought with it over an inch of hard ice on our street. I live wayyyyyy up on a mountain..so, it's much worse up here. My husband figured that it would not thaw in time to drive to the show and set up on Friday, so, unfortunately (I thought at the time), I cancelled the show. I moped around a couple of hours..Then..THEN..THEN..I got news that I got ACCEPTED into one of the best shows in the COUNTRY!!! WOOOHOOOO!!! :::HAPPY DANCE:::::I will tell you all about it later..It's not a secret, but it is a long way off...
I was planning to make a small bit of money at Jerry Brown..you know, a few hundred..I was not expecting much..It is a small show..but, I was looking forward to making money. That was not going to happen with us not going..I woke up on Saturday morning, and decided to hold my own online "art show"..and WOW!! Thank you Lord for all the people on my Facebook!! They REALLY came through for me. I ended up selling a total of 13 paintings!! Thank you ALL so much!!
Ok..so, those two things made for a GREAT WEEKEND...But, THERE IS MORE! (This "weekend" in this story runs from the freeze on Wednesday until yesterday). I was trying on clothes, playing an adult version of "dress up", and I pulled out the dress that I got married in. It has not fit since I bought it in 2002. Seriously..The last time I put it on..It would not even go over my shoulders..WELL..yesterday..(totally expecting another too tight outfit), I put it on..and IT FIT..IT didn't just fit..It fit BEAUTIFULLY. PERFECTLY. WONDERFULLY!!!! A perfect ending to a perfect weekend..the one that I got frozen into.
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The musical duo Daniel and the Blonde will again perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Vista Pub, 1009 Chetco Ave., Brookings.
This is the second time the husband and wife duo has performed at the venue this year. They performed in Brookings in February.
Roger Marcoux's garage is filled with machinery of the wood-cutting variety, and features on one side a rack upon which sits planks of exotics: lustrous fiddleback maple, the vibrant red of sapella, a deep purple heartwood and a lacewood whose texture begs to be touched.
Ask him to see a piece of leopard wood.
In a corner is a basket of multi-colored sticks of the same, ready to be glued into place and made into cheese boards, cutting boards and — odd, to Marcoux's thinking — art.
Two chances remain for the well-attended musical "The Stories of Scheherazade" at the Harbor Performing Arts Center, 97900 Shopping Center Ave.
In fact, according to Director Dori Randall, the Brookings Harbor Community Theater productions have been so well attended, she recommends making reservations or purchasing tickets early for the shows scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today (Nov. 15) and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.
Tickets cost $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $7 for students and $5 for children 5 and younger. Tickets are available at New Wave Video in Harbor and Wright's Custom Framing and Art Supplies in Brookings. For reservations, call 541-661-2473 or 541-469-4700.
The Lucky 7 Casino bustled with fancy dresses and military uniforms on Saturday night as the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 239th birthday in style with the annual Marine Corps Ball.
The ball takes several months to plan, and was orchestrated mainly by past Commandants Linda Schamel and Mike Noonan, who, along with Commandant Jim Metcalfe, led the audience in singing happy birthday to the organization.
Residents at Curry Good Samaritan Center keep their minds exercised by creating handmade cards for all occasions.
The residents draw the images or glue images to create a collage. A variety of methods are used when drawing. Many of the art forms come from different cultures throughout the world, according to Bonnie Jean Bremer, art instructor.
When the cards are completed, they are displayed and sold at events and businesses throughout the area. The public will be able to see and purchase the cards inside Dewey's Digs at today's (Nov. 8) Second Saturday Art Walk from 3 to 6 p.m.
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The Virginia Family That Won A Million Dollars From Last Night's Powerball
Amber and Marvin Thompson and their two children were the lucky owners of the million-dollar ticket.
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2. On what the family had planned for the money:
Amber, who left a longtime job in human resources for a local engineering firm to stay home with Haylee and her brother Hayden, 6, can more comfortably continue that role. Marvin will keep on working as an independent truck driver, and maybe invest in his own business some to build it, he said.
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Preparing for trench rescues
The Henrico Division of Fire conducted three days of trench-rescue training exercises near Dabney Road earlier this month, practicing response efforts for the rare occasion when such an event occurs.
Trench incidents occur most frequently when companies fail to follow OSHA rules and regulations. The last such rescue in this region occurred in 2009.
Henrico fire officials and those from Chesterfield, Hanover and Richmond participated in the training sessions, which covered two scenarios: a worker trapped beneath a backhoe that has slipped into a trench; and a worker trapped under a 2,500-pound block of concrete. Rescue dummies were used in the exercises, and crews uses wenches and airbags to lift the heavy objects and extract the "victims."
The training was made possible in part by Brandywine Realty Trust, Chamberlain Mechanical Service Inc., Ruppert Landscape and Richmond Sign & Engraving.
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"It was a privilege to be involved in this project," said club president Melissa Abraham. "The homeowner kept thanking the volunteers, but I think all of us would agree we are the ones who actually benefited. It was an opportunity to help a community member, fellowship with great people and improve our handyman skills." > Read more.
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Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
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Pixar's 'Inside Out' is a magnificent, emotional ride
Explaining the nuts and bolts of Pixar's new, exciting, innovative Inside Out – really digging into the film's shape-and-color explanation of the human mind – would take up the entirety of this review. And probably three or four more (if movies had instruction manuals, Inside Out's would be the size and general poundage of a cinder block).
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We know he can pitch, but can he putt? On the weekend before spring training begins for pitchers, Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers will be focused on a different type of swing. Verlander, the 2011 Cy Young and American League MVP winner, has accepted an invitation to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament, scheduled for Feb. 7-10 on the popular, picturesque course in California. The tournament sent a message to Verlander Thursday on Twitter that read: "We are excited for you to join us for the 2013 tournament!!" Verlander, whose celebrity status continues to grow (Kate Upton, now this ...), tweeted back, "Can't wait!" Based on his approach to baseball's All-Star Game - you want 100 mph fastballs, you got them -- is there any doubt that Verlander will bring a "Drive for Show" mentality to the golf course? Other celebrities who have committed include actors Bill Murray and Ray Romano, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and retired tennis pro An...
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All eyes should be on the Old Dominion. In the past three presidential elections, Virginians have gone with the winning ticket in presidential balloting. Two of those contests, in 2000 and 2004, were decided by narrow margins in which this key state was one of the deciding factors in the eventual outcome in the race for the White House. In 2008, Barack Obama won the state for Democrats for the first time since 1964 by a sizable 7 points. This time it won't be so easy.
Polls show Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Obama are tied or within the margin of error in the commonwealth. However, it should prove difficult for the Democrat to pull a repeat in a place that's been solidly Republican since going for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. Since that year when Americans first decided they liked Ike enough to put him in the Oval Office, Republicans have won Virginia in 12 of 15 presidential races and 10 straight before the upset four years ago. Before the last election, Virginians even went against the national trend by rejecting fellow southerners and tapping the GOP in three years -- 1976, 1992 and 1996 -- when the country elected Democrats Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, respectively.
It's not only the presidential matchup that's too close to call in Virginia. The hotly contested Senate race between former Republican Gov. George Allen and former Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine is neck and neck as well. A true horse race, these two old political pros have jockeyed for position all year, taking turns taking the lead. Since February, the widest margin has been two points, and it's currently a tie. Who pulls out ahead for good has wide implications for the Romney-Obama contest because contrary to the usual dynamic in which national candidates offer coattails to those running statewide, these two popular, populist figures attract voters for their parties' national tickets, thus affecting the ultimate outcome. The records and positions of Mr. Allen, a former senator, and Mr. Kaine, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, offer voters a clear choice.
One of the biggest issues on the other side of the Potomac is transportation. As governor, Mr. Kaine laid the groundwork for deals that will soon festoon every freeway in the commonwealth with a toll booth. He handed the Dulles Toll Road off to the unaccountable airport authority so commuters will eventually spend $22.50 on each round trip, raising money for a pointless Metrorail boondoggle. Mr. Kaine also negotiated the deal handing over the central lanes of Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia to an Australian company, taxing drivers for use of existing roads they already paid for. Even though Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell is implementing these tolling schemes, Mr. Allen had the courage to stand up and oppose his GOP colleague as the current governor pushes to add tolls to Interstate 95 south of Richmond.
Old Virginny has been solidly red for 60 years, but a swelling population of liberal government bureaucrats living in Northern Virginia has transformed it into a swing state. This year, momentum is on the side of the elephants. Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama are currently tied at 46 percent in 11 key swing states. Last time, according to Rasmussen Reports, "Obama won these states by a combined margin of 53 percent to 46 percent, virtually identical to his national margin." That Mr. Obama has fallen so far exposes deep dissatisfaction with his presidency and his party. This tips the balance in favor of Mr. Romney and Mr. Allen.
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