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In 1515, Michelangelo completed a marble sculpture of an old but muscular Moses with the Ten Commandments under his arm. Tourists are often shocked to see what appear to be devilish horns protruding from Moses' head.
The horns are traced to a mistranslation of Exodus 34. After Moses met with the Lord on Sinai, the people were afraid because "the skin of his face shone." The Hebrew word for beam of light was mistranslated into Latin as "horns." So when Michelangelo read his Bible, he believed the people were frightened because Moses had grown horns while with God.
Today we no longer depict Moses with horns, but a misunderstanding of his mountaintop experience remains. According to 2 Corinthians 3, Moses did not hide his face because the people were frightened, but to hide the fact that the glory of God was fading. Whatever transformation he experienced in God's presence was temporary, and the veil hid its transient nature. Moses' mountaintop experience was genuine, glorious, and full of God's presence—but it did not bring lasting transformation.
In our consumer culture, we've come to believe that transformation comes through external experiences. We regard our church buildings, with their multimedia equipment, as mountaintops where God's glory is encountered. And many of us leave on Sunday with a degree of genuine transformation. We have indeed encountered God.
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There are reallly three parts to what I consider to be Old Town. One is the Heritage Park with the painted Victorians pictured in some of my other tips. Second is the Bazaar Del Mundo where all the shops and entertainment is...pictured on my other tips. Third is the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park which has several reproduction buildings outfitted in original furnishings. These buildings really tell the story of Old Town San Diego more authentically. I will include several tips with photos and info about these original sites.
Maybe it was the time of day or the way the sun streamed in the window....but this kitchen in the Old Town restaurant really enchanted me. The manequin stood with her back to the visitor....so that you actually thought it was a live person putting something on the shelf. Interesting bowls, jugs, baskets, utensils all around. The simplicity of the structure and the furnishings were very appealing.
Notice the old stenciling on the upper walls.
The cigar store, amongst the reproduction buildings of Old Town, is a fascinating place to browse. You can find pipes, cigars, cigarettes, cigarette lighters....and the like. In fact, my husband spotted an old ZIPPO lighter which was priced at $80 and $90...depending on the age and the insignias. Wow...just in his lifetime! There was a costumed clerk at the desk, however, he barely raised his head when I spoke to him. Quite unlilke the costumed guides and clerks at Williamsburg, Plimoth Plantation, or Sturbridge Village.
The Old Town San Diego State HIstoric Park is run by the California State Parks system. The Visitors Center is a reproduction building..along with the rest in this row...made to look like the originals which were lost to fire many years ago. Here you can get the lay of the land...see what the original territory looked like...how it was all laid out as a town.
Noone was there when we visited...perhaps the impression would have been different if there were a guide.
LaCasa de Machado y Silvas (The Machado-Silvas House) or The Commercial Restaurant...was originally built for a family of modest means. Jose' Manuel Machado had a ranch across the border in Baja California, but his wife, Maria preferred to stay in Old Town near family and friends.
The original house was adobe with a thatched or tile roof. Adobe (composed of clay, water, cow manure, and sand) was a highly regarded building material. Kept the interior cool in summer, warm in winter. Whitewash (a composition of sea shells) was used on the interior to brighten the rooms.
The building served as a home until 1920 when it became a restaurant. The exhibit within the building shows it as its life as a restaurant of the 20's.
A familiar sight to all of us who have watched cowboy movies over the years. Wells Fargo....about as American as apple pie. The stagecoach was in perfect condition...but I still don't want to travel over the bumpy, dusty roads in one of them....worrying about outlaws all the way across New Mexico!!
We walked through the center of the bazaar where the greenery is so lush...you are hardly aware of all the signs and commercialism of the shops around you. Entertainment is sometimes provided in this little central area. If you love to shop and want it to be a pleasant experience...try this. Plenty of benches around for the husbands to sit and relax watching the crowds...with a bit of a breeze and perhaps a cold drink.
The Old Town conservers have tried to create an informative display within these reproduction buildings...and they have done an admirable job. I felt saddened by the fact that very few people visited these spaces, however. The more popular place was the bazaar and all the shopping. Far more activity and colorful things to look at....lots of lush plantings and pleasant spaces. Perhaps if there were costumed guides or activities centered in the historic buildings, the public might be more inspired to visit.
Shelter Island is located in Point Loma, San Diego Bay side. Beautiful views of the boats passing by on the bay and a terrific view of downtown San Diego across the bay. Little did I know that in December of 1960 when I went to the western most end of Shelter Island to watch a bell rung that I would become part of history. Let me backtrack. During the fall of 1960 while I was driving around Shelter Island to get to the marina, I noticed construction of a Japanese style roof on poles and wondered what it was for. I found out that a huge bell weighting in at 2 1/2 tons and was named the "Friendship Bell" that was a gift from the City of Yokahama, Japan to the City of San Diego to honor the Sister City Program in 1958 was to be erected at this site. No clapper inside the bell, but a large wooden pole was to swing into the bell to make it ring. It intrigued me so, that I showed up for the dedication ceremony. The bell is rung for good luck by the Buddist and on New Year's Eve at midnight, it is tolled 18 times. I even rang the bell by pulling on a rope to get the wood pole to swing into the bell. Not sure that you can do it today, some try, and sometimes it rings.
Since I left San Diego, in 1961, but visit often, I return to the bell to remember the sound of good luck. You can get up close and personal with the "Friendship Bell" and enjoy the view of San Diego Bay as well, on Shelter Island. One of these years I may even be there for New Year's Eve. Anyone up for a New Year's Eve VT meet on Shelter Island to be part of the "for whom the bell tolls" lucky ones.x
J. Jessop and Son's is an old, established jewelers, has a lovely shop in Horton Plaza and it's street clock has become a landmark of San Diego.
In 1907 it was first located at 952 Fifth Avenue, twenty years later, it was moved to 1041 Fifth Avenue and in 1984 it found it's home in Horton Plaza. The clock's history began as an idea thought out in England and not until Joseph Jessop settled in San Diego did it become a reality.
Stories and legends have been told about it, a poem has been written about it and San Diegans have, for nearly 100 years, known the time by it's accuracy. There are 21 dials, marking hours, minutes, seconds, date, week and month and 12 of the dials tell the time of major cities around the world. It has stopped only three times.
1. Mysteriously, the moment it's creator died.
2. When a carriage drawn by horses ran into it.
3. Not surprisingly during an earthquake.
Throughout San Diego such treasures have been honored in such a way to preserve our history. The lovely buildings of the Gaslamp as well are testimony to the active efforts of the San Diego Historical Society and the interest people of San Diego show to remind us of days past.
Jessop's Clock has been removed from Horton Plaza. It has not found another home yet but I'll let you know where it has found a new home.
Outside the William Heath Davis House in the Gaslamp Quarter, there are two statues devoted to man's best friend. Greyfriars Bobby was there 1st, if you've been to Edinburgh you may recognize the statue, there is a similar one in Edinburgh memorializing the devoted Skye Terrier who maintained a vigil for 14 years at the burial site of his owner at Greyfriars Church. San Diego and Edinburgh are sister cities which is how the statue came to be in San Diego, installed in 1998.
The other canine statue is of a San Diego resident, a St. Bernard-spaniel mix named Bum who became the city's official town dog after arriving as a stowaway from San Francisco. The local children collected pennies for a proper funeral when he died at the age of 12 on Nov. 10, 1898.
See a play in Balboa at the Old Globe Theatre. One of the coolest things there is the burned sculpture of Shakespeare, recovered from the original burned down Globe Theatre in London. Balboa Park also has a few museums, concert venues, and culture.
Here is a view of an unimportant alley along the way in Old Town. It's just so western and authentic...it begged me to take the picture.
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SOOO happy I did. I emailed the Alima mu artist the brand/color liquid foundation that I used and I got a response on several shades of Alima to try. The samples are generously sized, so I've gotten to test for over a week to see about skin reactions, coverage, etc. All 5 stars! I found the right color and have "almost" mastered applying mineral makeup.
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This is a great product and especially if you want the natural look. It does not go on cakey and it also covers up my severe acne scars. My boyfriend loves it, he says it doesn't look like I'm wearing makeup. It's $20 but it lasts me for 2 and a half months so it's great if you're on a budget. I do not break out wearing this and haven't since using it. It's a great product, don't believe me, try out one of the testers they send.
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I really wanted to join the others in liking this product but it was pretty terrible for my oily skin. It actually made it worse. A greasy mess more like it. I LOVE the alima concealer, but the foundation didn't work for me at all. The coverage is great and the look right after application is amazing, thus 2 lippes. But after that, gosh no. Oil, melting, etc etc. I even used the Alima primer and that still did not help. It may also have something to do with the finishing powder, I found I was more oily with the combination of the primer, foundation and finishing powder then I was with just the primer and foundation. I'll stick to my Laura Mercier MMU.
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This is by far the best mineral makeup I have tried. I received my order today and tried it immediately. My DH said it looks very natural and makes my skin look better. I'm fairly oily and no other mmu has stayed put after a long day, but this. I love how natural it looks, how it doesn't disappear after a couple hours, and how it controls oil. It is matte without being too matte. It's matte but with a velvety creamy finish. Love this stuff!
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I heard about this here on MUA (thanks everyone!) and I have to agree... this stuff is amazing! I used their color selection guide and was able to narrow down to 2 possibilities and ordered samples. I got it right the first try-- Beige 3 is a perfect match. I have been using my sample for the past 3 weeks and I still have half of it left (you don't need much). I prefer to mix this with moisturizer to make my own tinted moisturizer but it also looks good using it the normal way. It looks like my skin, only 100 times better. Best of all, no breakouts! Customer service is great as well. It came 2 days after I ordered it and they included 3 extra samples. I highly suggest you try this line. I will be ordering from them again in the near future.
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This is going to be a very long, detailed review...here we go :)
MY SKIN: I have oily combination skin, with many acne scars and sunspots. I don't have a problem with pores or wrinkles, so I can't speak to that. I also sweat very easily, so my T-Zone is the first to shine by early afternoon. I am a former Bare Escentuals wearer, but I didn't like how it didn't give me much coverage and never lasted for more than 3 hours.
HOW I ORDERED: I used the "Ask the Artist" service provided on the website. There, you fill out a form and list the foundations of different lines that have matched you before. I strongly recommend first time Alima users to do this. Within 24 hours I was emailed with four different colors that I should try. You can narrow this down further by reading their "Choosing a color" guide also on their website. With that, I ordered Beige 4-6 as samples. Cost me $6.50 with shipping. Received my order well packaged within 5 days. They had also included free samples - two blushes and an eyeshadow specifically selected to match the samples I had ordered. Not only that, there was a handwritten "Thank you, Elaine!" written on the back of my receipt (a very nice touch :)). I was delighted!
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WEAR: The foundation wore beautifully. I went to an outdoor mall for a few hours in 80 degree weather, and as I said before, I sweat easily. The foundation itself controlled the oil nicely. No reaction or itching throughout the day. When I came home (after a few more errands, totaling 6 hours), my foundation looked exactly the way it did when I left. Even expensive brands haven't been able to last that long. Keep in mind this is the foundation only - no primer or finishing powder. Also, the foundation didn't oxidize and make me orange.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: This could very well be the end of the road as far as my search for mineral foundation goes :). I am immensly pleased. Alima is probably one of the most honest, customer friendly cosmetics lines in the business. I'm amazed that more people don't know about them. Their prices are very reasonable ($20 for a full size foundation, $1.50 for very generous samples that will last you 5-10 applications). They actually hold true to their philosophy - their makeup is about as pure as it gets (only FOUR ingredients in their foundation - amazing!!). Plus, they are very eco-friendly with decomposable packaging and a jar return program. If that wasn't great enough, they use profits from some of their collections to fund various charitable organizations. And they are cruelty free - yay!
I would recommend this to anyone. In fact, I'm taking the makeup right to my parent's house tomorrown and letting my mom have a go at it. I hope she likes it as much as I do :)
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John Turner is fed up with the condition of his road. He's not the only one. Drivers across Monroe County are dodging potholes as the harsh winter has taken its toll on area roadways.
Mr. Turner lives on Samaria Rd., which had holes, he says, that could "fit a truck wheel" inside.
" The road is completely deteriorated," Mr. Turner said.
The Temperance resident also is puzzled by the large chucks of the roadway that have been pushed up on his property when snowplows come through.
"The road debris is plowed from the road and into my yard," Mr. Turner said. "I don't understand why they have to plow the shoulder. It throws all of that up on our yards."
Because of the conditions of his road, Mr. Turner said he has to take several detours to get to his house to avoid the large holes.
Randy Pierce, managing director of the Monroe County Road Commission, said he empathizes with drivers. Crews from the road commission have been out this week filling holes throughout the county.
Mr. Pierce said on Wednesday, for example, 14 trucks were assigned to pothole patching duties.
"Pick any road in Monroe, in Bedford, in Ash Townships, we're out there," Mr. Pierce said while traveling on Grafton Rd. "I know people are frustrated, but we are out there doing what we can."
Last week, the road commission secured hot asphalt from Gerken, a Toledo batch plant that opened to help with pothole repairs. The hot asphalt was used along N. Dixie Hwy., Ida West Rd. and other county primaries that have deteriorated.
Since then, road crews have been using cold patching, which Mr. Pierce called a Band Aid because the patch is a short- term solution.
"It's temporary, but it is all we can do at this time," he said. " There are so many holes out there now and we are doing what we can to get them filled."
Kim Wirick of Carleton is one of the many unlucky residents who has faced the financial impact of winter driving.
"I've had to replace flat tires; my husband lost hub caps," she said Thursday. "I see a lot of people pulled over on the side of the road with flats."
Mrs. Wirick, who has lived on S. Stony Creek Rd. for 18 years, called the roads in her part of the county impassable, saying the road hasn't been cared for beyond patching since she moved in.
" It's an emergency evacuation route for Fermi," Mrs. Wirick said. "Exeter Rd. is atrocious. Labo, Sigler, they are all bad."
Mrs. Wirick said she wants to see a plan created to tackle the problems with the area roads including the potholes.
"I would rather deal with the snow than the potholes," she said. " Potholes do more damage."
Potholes occur when snow and ice melt during freezethaw cycles. Water seeps into the pavement through cracks caused by wear and tear of traffic. As temperatures cool to freezing, or below, the water becomes ice and expands below the pavement, which forces the pavement to rise.
As motorists travel along the raised section, a divot occurs and pavement breaks away, forming the pothole.
Mr. Pierce said one of his concerns is if the area experiences a quick warm- up, which will cause more roads to become pothole ridden.
"If it comes too fast, I worry about the hardtops and gravel roads," he said, adding the frost under the roadbeds in most areas is estimated to be about 50 inches.
The road commission typically mixes between 3,000 and 5,000 tons of cold mix a year to patch the holes and it costs between $ 62 and $ 65 a ton to make the cold patch.
In 2012, the road commission hired a Pennsylvania company that tried a machine called the Pot Hole Killer, which was used to make a fix to Samaria Rd. using a mix of stone and emulsion.
Though it served as a temporary fix, Mr. Pierce said the road commission is looking at ways to maintain area roads. He said he is looking at the possibility of using the Pot Hole Killer again but that hasn't been decided.
" I know people don't want to keep hearing it, but our budget has taken a big hit this winter," Mr. Pierce said. "This winter is extreme and we are trying to maintain the roads."


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|Key Info
The complex occupies the whole hill. It has a private entrance and offers total privacy. The combination of the 180° unobstructed view of the Aegean Sea with an altitude of 110m gives a unique perspective to the visitor. Kalafatis Bay is only 3km far from the villas. People with different tastes of entertainment can spend their holidays together without bothering each other. It is also easier for families with children to enjoy private moments without losing the advantage of co-existing. On the ground floor are located a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, and a spacious living room with a couch for 8 persons and fireplace. The bedrooms have comfortable queen beds, which can be converted into two single beds in two of the rooms. All the bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms with shower panels. With the sweeping views of the Aegean Sea from the beautiful infinity pool, you are sure to lose yourself in your private paradise! From the veranda guests have access to the pool terrace and outdoor dining area, where the view is ecstatic! Each villa guest may enjoy the huge outdoor area without losing the sense of privacy. Whenever they desire, friends may sit all together having fun or can even enjoy their private moments. This single huge outdoor area offers an unforgettable experience!
|Sleeps up to 8, 4 bedrooms
|4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms of which 4 En suites
|Nearest beach
|Kalafatis Beach
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|2 km
|Nearest travel links
|8 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Pets welcome, Yes, smoking allowed
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, Sea view
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Telephone, Fax machine, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|Double beds (2), Single beds (4), Dining seats for 12, Lounge seats for 12
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
Daily maid service, Change of towels every 2 days, Change of linens every 2 days, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, The single beds can be converted to double beds on demand. Further indoor facilities:Shoe polish set, Clothing repair set, Manicure/pedicure set, Shampoo lotion, Bubble bath lotion, Sponge, Mobile phone with Greek number (for emergency), Laptop.
|Further details outdoors
Services on demand : Laundry, Ironing, Baby-sitting, Hairdresser, Manicure/Pedicure, Island tour with boat (access to private beaches), Cooking, Car rental, Security, Corporate package, Honeymoon package, Yacht rental, Yoga, Massage, Personal Training.
|Further details
Villa Azzuro can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 well appointed bedrooms. Prices reflect rental for up to 8 persons in both main Villas. Prices are per day and listed in Euros (EUR). Special discount in case of early booking or more than a week rental. All villa rentals are full week from Saturday to Saturday. Arrival any other day of the week and rental length can be arranged upon request. Required deposit 1000 euros.
The Cyclades region
Mykonos is famous as a cosmopolitan destination among the Greek islands and widely recognized as one of the great travel Meccas. According to classical mythology, the Giants killed by Hercules in a fierce battle, are buried on the island under imposing blocks of Mykonian granite.
The name Mykonos means a mass of stones or a rocky place. A later tradition attributes the name of the island to a hero by the name of Mykonos, the son of the king of Delos, Anios, who was the son of Apollo and nymph Rhoio - a descendent of Dionysus.
Mykonos was one of the first Greek islands which was developed touristically. Since the 50's, the island saw a massive growth of tourism. What makes Mykonos unique, is the particularly beautiful landscape with the intense Aegean profile and the characteristic traditional architecture. Today, the night life of Mykonos is considered as one of the most active and vibrant in Europe.
Mykonos Town (Chora) is a stunningly picturesque Cycladic town with a maze of tiny streets and whitewashed lanes, houses and churches, built around its harbor in the middle of a wide bay. It is one of the most cosmopolitan and crowded towns of the Aegean. Although the streets are lined with little shops, boutiques, art galleries, cafes, stylish bars and restaurants, Mykonos Town has not completely lost its identity.
Despite the island's rapid growth and development, its traditional Cycladic architectural style and character has remained firmly intact, thanks to the island's strict building regulations.
Kalafatis bay is one of the most beautiful and quiet beaches of Mykonos Island, only 9 km away from the Town center. It is a long sweeping bay with white sandy beaches spreading out on either side of a narrow rocky headland. Clear waters make Kalafatis an ideal choice for fine swimming, offering the option to catch a boat for Dragonisi an islet off the east coast which has many caves, some of which are said to be populated by the rare monk seal. Being one of the earliest established beaches, it is well known to wind surfers who enjoy a good offshore breeze.
Apart from wind surfing, the visitor is able to enjoy various water sports including diving with access to the shore. Many small restaurants with reasonable prices can be found in the area often specializing in local seafood dishes. Our villas are only 5 minutes away from the crystal clear waters of the Aegean Sea.
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Eight adults including myself and my husband stayed at the Mykonian Villa a few weeks ago. What a memorable experience! Despite viewing it on the Internet prior to booking, our jaws dropped when we first entered the Villa with its sweeping views from every window and pool to the style and décor of the inside. It has a fully equipped if you choose to never leave during your stay with a full kitchen, Internet, daily maid service, etc. It's very private and quiet but because the island is so small the drive to popular destinations is short. We had the luxury of George Diamantopoulos at our service. With a HEART OF GOLD he made sure at every moment we were enjoying our stay. You may be able to find a "Villa" with the same views or décor but what sets this Villa apart is the service you receive from George. He recommended places to eat, things to do and where to go. He knows the right people and places. He assisted us in our car rental, ferry service and got us a cell phone. George brought in food from a local Greek restaurant, took us grocery shopping and brought in daily fresh bread. He caravanned us to restaurants on three occasions, speaking to the owners, making sure we were treated like royalty. He even partied with us on Super Paradise Beach! I could go on and on. In all honesty we would have had a great time in the Villa on our own but the personal service we received from George made this an experience like no other! If you go to Mykonos, book with George!! C.B./California
24 Sep 2012
"Amazing Experience"
We stayed at the villa first week of July. We were 2 families with 4 children in total ages 7-11. We had a fantastic holiday but I would not recommend if your children are under 5 years of age as the 2 bedrooms with the twin beds have a separate entrance and the railing around the balcony/outside eating area is only a rope, so you would have to be cautious with smaller children. Having said that we had exceptional service from George who was very helpful from greeting us at the airport, booking ferry tickets, supplying us with groceries upon arrival and booking reservations at some good restaurants. The view from the villa is amazing and overall the accommodations were excellent. We did have problems with the internet during our stay and there had been some issues with the pool, but George was doing his best to resolve the problems. You definitely need a car as the villa is not close to the main town of Chora and its nice to have so you can visit all the different beaches in Mykonos. Ano Mera is the nearest village which has a small town square that the locals go to at night. There is a small playground there for the kids (behind the community centre) and a few good restaurants (Maria's I think is the name and they make really good gyros for really cheap).
12 Sep 2012
"Literally amazing!"
The villa was outstanding, modern and very clean, the view outside on the infinity pool is ustonishing, also maid service, wireless , laptop everything we would ever need was there. the villa managers complemented our stay by providing us with 24 hour concierge service as every single thing we wanted was provided, reservations, directions, recommendations , airport pick up, etc.. Absolutely the best vacation ever, I would definitely recommend it and hopefully will be back again
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Every business owner I have talked with perpetually struggles with the quandary of how to transition from working "in" the business to working "on" the business. How do we get ourselves out of the day-to-day issues of personnel problems, billing adjustments, proposal writing and the actual delivery of the service or product? When do we crossover to spending the majority of our time working on strategic planning, new product and relationship development, and thought leadership?
Over the past 18 years of running my two businesses, I have struggled to find a way to strike the balance between the hands-on operation of the business and the reflection time required to lay the groundwork for future growth. I have tried many different approaches to become, what I call, the ultimate CEO -- one who can extricate herself from the daily grind to work on developing new strategies to push the company forward. My many attempts have included scheduling a personal "off-site day" for strategic planning, retaining a CEO coach, attending countless seminars, and forming accountability groups with other business owners.
While I have yet to arrive in the promised land of working "on" the business, the lessons I have learned from others and my own experiences, help put the ultimate owner's goal within reach. There is no magic formula for success, but rather a practical set of steps to spending more time working on long-term strategic plans for your business.
Reaching the next level
Most of us know about the stages of growth a company progresses through as it evolves. From early or start-up stage, to emerging growth, to mature company, each stage has a unique set of indicators and requirements. In order to grow your business, the primary responsibility and goal of EVERY business owner is to push and advance your business to the next stage.
To reach the mature company stage, the company must have the necessary infrastructure and team members in place to operate without you. Yes, operate WITHOUT you. If the company would fold in your absence, you're not there yet.
What is the key for moving your business to the mature stage -- the point where you truly are working "on" the business the majority of your time? The ability to transition from one growth stage to another is all about obtaining "leadership leverage." The more day-to-day duties and roles that you can delegate or eliminate will move you closer to obtaining leadership leverage. That is, you are leveraging your invaluable time as the company leader to focus almost exclusively (at least 80% of your time) on performing activities that create the most future forward value for your company.
Think about your best days. You are involved in big deals, new products, new relationships, etc. You are making high-level decisions. The more of these you can make on a monthly, weekly, daily, and ultimately, hourly level, the more your company will grow.
Know your hourly rate
The first step to achieving leadership leverage is knowing what your time is worth. Several business owners I know use their hourly rate to monitor how they spend their time. Your hourly rate is not your salary divided by the number of hours worked. Instead, it is amount of money you want to make or your revenue target divided by 2080 (52 weeks times 40 hours a week).
If you spend your days doing $15 per hour work, standing at the copier and collating proposals, it will be impossible to grow. Remember, leadership leverage is about continually increasing the hourly dollar value of the activities you're involved in. As a company expands, so should value of work you are involved in.
Three keys to leverage
Here are three steps to leveraging your time so that you are working "on" the business instead of in it.
- Analyze what your time is worth. As mentioned above, take the amount of money you want to make or your revenue target. As an example, let's say your revenue target is $5 million in sales. Divide this number by 2080. This means you need to be involved in activities and/or decisions that have a value of $2403 per hour! Just this fact alone should make you run from the copy machine as fast as you can.
- Analyze how you spend your time. I have participated in Dan Sullivan's Strategic Coach program for the last eight years. As part of the program, I completed a form called the "Activity Inventory." With this inventory, I tracked my time and activities in 30-minute increments for a couple of weeks. While I knew I had some underutilized -- and wasted -- time, I was shocked to see that 60% of my time was being sucked up by trivial and unproductive work.
- Prioritize your list by importance to your business. Once you have analyzed how you spend your time, work to reprioritize and delegate the tasks that are trivial and unproductive. Easier said than done. I discovered I had the most success when I delegated or eliminated two to three tasks per month. Having a systematic delegation plan is the best approach.
It takes longer to get yourself to working on your business, but you will have better cumulative long-term results. When you look at each task, ask yourself what hourly rate you would pay someone else to perform the same task.
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Trelawny of the "Wells" ranks with The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1893) as the most enduring, oft-reproduced play of Arthur Wing Pinero, the most successful British dramatist of the period extending from roughly 1885 to the end of the First World War. Debuting in January 1898, three years before Queen Victoria's death, but set in the theatrical world of the 1860s, the deliberately sentimental comedy is not only a love letter of sorts to the plays and players Pinero fell in love with as a boy, but also, arguably, the first self-consciously historicist drama set in the Victorian period or, more precisely, in what Pinero and his contemporaries dubbed the "early" and/or "middle-Victorian" a…
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Eavesdrop> Sign of the Times: Reflecting on Chicago Summer-Long Trump Tower Saga
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Editors.
Mr. Donald Trump has bestowed upon fair Chicago an ode to his own self-worth, spurring an architectural debate that's pulled in Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Jon Stewart, and plenty more. Grab a bag of popcorn and we'll catch you up.
On View> Chicagoisms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Editors.
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ilinois
Through January 4, 2015
Chicagoisms is an ongoing exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago that focuses on key historical principles—"Chicagoisms"—that went into creating and shaping the city that we know today. The exhibition was put together by architectural theorist Alexander Eisenschmidt and art historian Jonathan Mekinda working with designer Matt Wizinsky.
Mortgage fraud money to remake historic homes in Chicago's Pullman area
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Chris Bentley.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Tuesday $1.9 million—most of which comes from the state's portion of a federal settlement with banks over mortgage fraud—will go to rehab historic homes in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood. Read More
AIA Chicago lauds John Vinci with lifetime achievement award
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Chris Bentley.
Chicago architect John Vinci will receive this year's lifetime achievement award from the AIA Chicago, the local chapter announced in June. Vinci's work includes preservation activism—he helped reconstruct Louis Sullivan's Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room inside the Art Institute of Chicago—and original designs like the Arts Club of Chicago and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. He is a principal of the design firm Vinci Hamp Architects. Read More
Navy Pier redesign gets $20 million private donation
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Chris Bentley.
Chicago's Navy Pier is currently undergoing major changes courtesy of a design team led by James Corner Field Operations. That work got an infusion of cash Thursday, as local benefactors from the Polk Bros. department store chain announced a donation of $20 million. It's the single largest private gift ever made to Navy Pier, Illinois' most-visited tourist attraction. Read More
Sustainability Expert Juan Betancur Talks Integrated Facades
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Anna Bergren Miller.
In a high-performance building, argues Juan Betancur, director at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the envelope must never be an afterthought. Rather, it should be a material expression of the overall environmental strategy. "The key to what we're doing with energy and sustainability is: how do the systems become the facades themselves?" he said. "If we make it part of the building, it's an integrated systems solution." Read More
Thursday> The Architecture Lobby brings its manifesto to New York City
Thursday, July 17, 2014
William Menking.
The Architecture Lobby is a new organization that advocates for the value of architecture in the general public but also to raise awareness inside the profession of working conditions for the majority of its practitioners. It also focuses on working conditions for young designers as they leave school and enter the profession—most with little awareness of the actual conditions of their labor and pay. The lobby has just staged two actions where it publicly read its manifesto of architectural labor-first at the Venice Architecture Biennale and recently at the AIA's national convention in Chicago. In Chicago, the lobby was thrown off the convention floor by testy AIA officials who don't want to think about the meaning of the Lobby's protest.
Obama library round-up: Woodlawn, Lakeside, Bronzeville and more vying for nation's 14th presidential library
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Chris Bentley.
Speculation over the future site of President Barack Obama's presidential library has picked up as a slew of Chicago sites—as well as some in New York, Hawaii, and even Kenya—made the June deadline for proposals. Ultimately the decision is up to the President and the board tasked with developing what will be the nation's 14th presidential library, but dozens of groups are attempting to tug at that group's ears. (Even I used AN's June editorial page to consider the library's urban impact.) Here's a round-up of some of the Chicago proposals made public so far.
Hands-On Exposure to Cutting-Edge Technology at facades+Chicago
Friday, July 11, 2014
Anna Bergren Miller.
Contemporary architectural practice, and in particular the design of high-performance facades, is as much about mastering technology as it is about grappling with aesthetics and function. Attendees at next month's facades+ Chicago conference will have an opportunity to explore cutting-edge digital design tools during a series of hands-on technology workshops. The tech workshops, which take place on the second day of the conference, follow a day-long symposium featuring keynotes and roundtable discussions by AEC industry leaders. "If on day 1 you're being exposed to advancements in building methods, on day 2 you can learn the technology and techniques that are behind those applications," said Mode Lab's Ronnie Parsons. "It's taking the next step from someone who's in the audience to being a participant. Not just a participant who's watching and engaged, but one who is actively involved in shaping what happens tomorrow." Read More
IIT Students Explore the Potential of Carbon Fiber
Friday, July 11, 2014
Anna Bergren Miller.
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Composite materials are on display in the undergraduate-built FIBERwave PAVILION.
Carbon fiber's unique properties would seem to make it an ideal building product. Untreated, carbon fiber cloth is flexible and easy to cut. After an epoxy cure, it is as hard as steel. But while the automobile and aerospace industries have made widespread use of the material, it has gone virtually untouched by the architectural profession. Alphonso Peluso and his undergraduate students at the IIT College of Architecture set out to change that with their FIBERwave PAVILION, a parametric, sea life-inspired installation built entirely of carbon fiber. "We want to make the studio an expert resource for people trying to get into carbon fiber in terms of architecture," said Peluso, whose students designed, funded, and built the pavilion this spring. "There's a studio in Germany that's in their second year of working with carbon fiber, but I don't think anyone in the United States is working with it." Read More
Such Great Heights: CTBUH names world's best tall buildings
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Chris Bentley.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the nonprofit arbiter on tall building design, has named its 2014 picks for best tall buildings. Among the winners are a twisting tower in Dubai, Portland's greenest retrofit, and a veritable jungle of a high-rise.
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This book deals with the former communist countries of Eastern Europe apart from the successor states of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). A total of thirteen states (including the eastern part of the now reunified Germany) embrace an area of 1.27mn.sq.km. and a population of 137.8mn. (1985) and with an overall density of 102 persons/sq.km. respectively. The maximum longitudinal spread of Eastern Europe is almost twenty degrees (about 1,300km.) and the distance from the Italian/Slovenian border to the Black Sea at 45 degrees north is some 1,200km. However, at its narrowest (in Hungary) the east-west extent is only 360km. North-south distances tend to be greater, from 40 degrees north in southern Albania to 55 degrees in northern Poland, a distance of some 1,650km. As was also the case before 1989, the region borders on Austria, Greece, Italy and Turkey. However, the unification of Germany means that the northwestern limits are now expressed through the boundaries of the 'New Lander', comprising the Former German Democratic Republic (FGDR). In the east, the breakup of the FSU means that Eastern Europe's neighbours are Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine, along with Russia by virtue of the Kaliningrad enclave. (See map 1.1.)
Eastern Europe may be regarded as a region with some coherence arising from the adoption, by monopoly communist parties, of elements of the former Soviet system of government, including socio-economic evolution through development of a command economy guided by central planning. There was some relaxation after Stalin's death in 1953 through Red Army withdrawals from the Balkans, though not from FGDR and countries needed for transit purposes. Maintenance of communist power was guaranteed by the Brezhnev doctrine which legitimised Warsaw Pact intervention in Former Czechoslovakia (FCSFR) in 1968 on the grounds that a threat to the system in one country was a challenge to the alliance as a whole. It was only the declaration by Mikhail Gorbachev (leader of the FSU in the late 1980s) that Eastern Europe was independent which led to radical change throughout Eastern Europe in 1989. It seems that a phase of world war, which has dominated the twentieth century, has at last come to a close, thanks primarily to the Russian decision to abandon a system which arose primarily as a response to the


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My DD loves to have me read her news stories about animals & I thought maybe some of your kids would like them too!
Rare Sea Creature Appears on Seattle Woman's Dock
Monkey long believed extinct found in Indonesia
I enjoy learning new things too! I loved the monkeys they where so cute!
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After witnessing the humiliating defeat and fall of Microsoft at the hands of Microsoft, Cliff Bleszenski, the lead brain behind dude-bro shooter Gears of War and common advocate for the club-of-Lamborghini owners, took to Twitter to shout down anyone praising Sony and to defend Microsoft's attempt to destroy the used game and rental market.
There always seems to be someone at the offices of Electronic Arts who will pick up a how-to guide and re-enact the ability to place both feet firmly in their mouth. Well, that last line refers to EA's CTO, Rajat Teneja, who stated that the Xbox One and PS4 were a generation ahead of the most top-end gaming PCs thanks to their cloud technology. To that, Epic Games' Vice President Mark Rein says bullsh*t.
The Unreal Engine 3 indie game bundle is currently going wild and running strong on Valve's digital distribution portal. The bundle contains independent games designed and published using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 and you can get them all for the low, low price of $19.99.
Gears of War: Judgment is about to receive another map pack. The Call to Arms DLC, launching on April 23rd, will provide three additional multiplayer maps along with a new game mode.
The first downloadable content for the Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War: Judgment is now available for download. The DLC, sponsored by Maxim, is free to download by all players for a limited time.
Epic must be really enjoying all the publicity as of late? Right now all the big focus on the upcoming games for the PlayStation 4 seem to center around (one way or another) Epic's Unreal Engine 4. Both Sony and Epic have gone way out of the way to ensure that developers have complete access to all the tools necessary to create the best games possible.
Coming out of GDC 2013 Epic Games has let loose a series of new technical demos showcasing the power of the Unreal Engine 4. While this tech demo is a year old for the PC Master Race, who got to see the power of the UE4 on a single GTX 680, this PS4 demo obviously shows as much potential for the console as it does the age-old video card that the console will be sporting.
Tecmo Koei and Epic Games have signed on together in a deal that sees Koei licensing Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for Spark Unlimited and comcept's upcoming Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, which will be helmed and designed by the legendary Keiji Inafune. The first images of the project have also surfaced, giving gamers a brief glimpse of what's to come.
Epic Games is set to reveal another demo of Unreal Engine 4 at GDC this week. Today they released a short teaser with a few seconds from the full trailer.
Gears of War: Judgment launches today, once again allowing players to step into the blood and grit-caked boots of of COG soldiers on a quest to curb-stomp invading Locusts straight to hell. In case you weren't already sold on the game, however, a multiplayer demo is being offered on Xbox Live starting today.
One of the more praised games of 2012 was the mid-summer release of a little something-something called Spec Ops: The Line. While the game wasn't up to my tastes, there were a lot of gamers who loved the dark and provocative storyline that Yager brought to the table. Well, they're hoping to do the same thing with their next-gen release and it's currently running on Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4.
The multiplayer for Gears of War: Judgment will feature a powerful character named the Epic Reaper. Lucky players will be able to take on the role of this high-powered Locust.
Start your design engines, the race to unleash the first UE4 game for the PlayStation 4 is now underway as Epic Games has announced that the development kit for the PlayStation 4 is now up, out and available. To celebrate they've unleashed the Elemental Demo running on the PS4's hardware.
Gears of War: Judgment won't be out for two weeks but Epic Games is releasing the launch trailer now anyway. This cinematic trailer shows the four-man Kilo Squad in action.
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After 3 weeks in Europe, this was the least expensive place that I stayed in. This would be a fine hotel if I was still in my 20's or 30's and on a tighter budget. In hindsight I should have spent more money to get a little more luxury. As noted by others the rooms are tiny, the stairs are steep and shallow making hauling our bags to the second floor a pain.
On the good side the hotel has an excellent location with a tram stop in front. It is an easy walk to the Van Gogh museum, Rijk. Museum, and canal boat tour. There is also a nice grocery store below the hotel. Breakfast was adequate and the WiFi free.
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- Hotel Abba is located in the center of Amsterdam with the Leidseplein, the night live area, only 5 minutes walk away. Also many of the museums are very close by, including the "VAN GOGH" & "RIJKSMUSEUM".Located in the center of world famous Amsterdam, the Abba hotel has been offering proper Dutch hospitality with a international touch for over 20 years. Our selection of over 36 rooms offers the perfect base to explore this wonderful city. All prices include a fabulous breakfast from 8am until 10am everyday. ... more less
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Having previously tackled $100K hen houses for the 2012 holiday season and sequin-heavy yurts the season before that, Dallas-based luxury monger Neiman Marcus is now peddling adult slumber parties held in iconic works of modernist architecture as part of its publicity-grabbing annual ode to ridiculousness otherwise known as "Fantasy Gifts."
So how much, you ask, will it set one back to purchase Neiman Marcus' Glass House Experience, a "gift" that includes an overnight stay in the celebrated, uber-minimalist structure and a "locally sourced, multicourse culinary experience" for up to ten guests (your dinner party guests needn't bring along their sleeping bags as they'll get the boot as soon as the meal is over)? Let's just say it's $29,970 more than the 30 bucks you'd normally fork over for a one-hour guided tour of the home.
Yep, that's correct: Thirty grand for a one-night sleepover in Philip Johnson's Glass House. In last year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, that kind of money would have gotten you a non-speaking walk-on role in the Broadway revival of "Annie." For $30K, I would think you'd be allowed to invite at least one friend/lover/spouse/slumber party BFF along for the ride. And it looks like you are indeed permitted to bring along a single guest to hunker down for the night in the Glass House and partake in sleepover-y activities like prank call boys, scarf Cheetos, and do each other's nails (you should probably consider inviting basket hoarding, Glass House-loving ex-con Martha Stewart over for the dinner party section of the evening at the very least):
You've always dreamed of calling an architectural icon 'home.' For the first time ever, you and a very lucky guest get to experience the next best thing: an overnight stay in the New Canaan, Connecticut, weekend residence of world-renowned architect and art patron, Philip Johnson.
The Glass House and its bucolic surroundings are yours to explore upon arrival. Get up-close-and-personal access to the life and style of one of the twentieth century's most revered visionaries as you wander among the 14 architectural structures, study his world-class modern painting and sculpture collection, visit the private library, and stroll through the 49 acres of landscaped grounds.
If spending $30,000 on a sleepover in a massively influential glass cube in southwestern Connecticut is out of your budget, you can always opt for a crazy-looking exercise bike thingy from Italy ($11,000) or Jeff Koons' "Dom Pérignon's Balloon Venus" sculpture. ($20,000). Other more "budget"-minded Fantasy Gift picks in recent years have included edible gingerbread playhouses ($15,000), gourd ukuleles ($6,000), and mermaid suits ($10,000).
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It's cold outside. Your bathing suit is back in storage. The last time you saw the sun was in a postcard. Welcome to winter!
Time to get over your cold-weather blues, and embrace all of the wonderful traditions that the season has to offer. From cocoa to chestnuts, sweaters to snowballs, there's a lot to love about this sun-devoid season.
Unfortunately, cold winters may become a lot more unpredictable due to climate change, which is why this winter, we've decided to embrace all traditional winter activities...with a green twist!
We've listed some of our favorite winter activities, but what about you? What's your favorite winter tradition, and do you have tips to making it more eco-friendly? Let us know in the comments below.
What better way to warm up than by sipping a cup of hot cocoa? Make sure it's organic, fair-trade hot chocolate in your mug. And hold the marshmallows- they contain gelatin, made from boiled animal bones. Or buy some vegetarian marshmallows- there are even ones shaped like snowflakes and snowmen!
Nat King Cole had it right when he so beautifully sang about a warm holiday season with chestnuts roasting on an open fire. It turns out that chestnuts were once a common food staple in America, and not just a winter treat. According to NPR, Cherokee Indians frequently consumed the nutmeat, and they used chestnut timber for building. But a fungal blight killed most of the indigenous East Coast trees, and now most fresh chestnuts come from Italy, China or Korea. But if you live in the Northwest or a few other lucky regions, you can hopefully find organic, local chestnuts at your farmers market through December. Check out an online directory to see if there are chestnuts grown near you. If so, run out to you local farmers market to give chestnuts a try…even if Jack Frost is nipping at your nose.
Forget laser tag and paintball. This winter, embrace games made entirely out of snow. If you want to get really serious about your snow fort, follow a set of instructions. As for snowball fights... you make the rules! Whatever snow game you decide to play, it's free, eco-friendly, and there's the added challenge of guessing when your game will melt!
There's nothing like snuggling under a big pile of blankets when it's cold outside. (It's especially nice on the weekend when you never have to get out from under that big pile of blankets.) Get warm and green with an organic cotton throw or real wool blanket.
Once you've got that warm blanket to cuddle under, it's time to get swept away in a great book, preferably one set in a warmer climate. Check out the NY Times Best Books of 2010, or look at some children's books published by green companies. Better yet, read up on the environment and ways to go green. Check out the Daily Beast's list of environmental books, or Booklist's Top 10 list of 2010. The lists include fascinating books like "Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger Of Everyday Things" and a lesser-known Rachel Carson book. Even if you opt for a trashy beach novel instead, you'll still be doing the environment a favor by picking up a book instead of your TV remote. According to Energy Star, "There are about 275 million TVs currently in use in the U.S., consuming over 50 billion kWh of energy each year - or 4 percent of all households' electricity use. This is enough electricity to power all the homes in the state of New York for an entire year." It's time to stop watching and start reading this winter.
Leave the gas-guzzling snowmobile at home and grab your sled this winter. Wooden sleds are debatably greener than plastic ones, but make sure to buy one that's made of sustainable hardwood. Or look for sleds made out of recycled plastic.
Relaxing in front of a roaring fire is a favorite pastime for many families. Wood stoves have caused debate in the environmental community, especially when compared to their oil and gas heating counterparts. To ensure that your fire is as green as possible, make sure that your stove is EPA-approved. Older stoves can emit up to 30 times as much soot as new ones. Also consider getting a wood pellet stove, which tends to burn cleaner, and is about 75% more heat efficient than an ordinary stove.
Snow Days are debatably the best days of the year, birthdays coming in at a close second. There are so many activities to choose from on a snow-bound day, it can get overwhelming. To fully appreciate your day, turn off your electronics (immediately after those electronics notify you that it's a snow day). Blinking texts, buzzing calls, and beeping messages are not part of a relaxing free day. Plus, it's time to take a break from all that winter energy consumption. According to the EPA, heating accounts for 34% of your annual utility usage. Avoid adding to that energy consumption by turning to some good old natural fun activities instead. Play board games, frolic in the snow, visit with neighbors, or read a book.
A warm bowl of soup is the perfect counterpart to a cold, wintery day. Next time you're in the mood for a big bowl of yummyness, try using all local, fresh vegetables. This probably means getting a little creative in the wintertime by using winter vegetables like beets, broccoli, kale, and squash. Try out one of these Daily Green recipes like Potato and Kale Soup.
Paper snowflakes are a major winter activity for many kindergarden (and up) classes, although using paper to recreate a part of nature is not the most eco-friendly art project. To make your child's snowflake cutouts more fun and green, recycle old work papers that you're just dying to shred, light on fire...or let your child chop up into tiny snowflake bits.
All you need is a pair of skates, and perhaps afterwards a pair of crutches if you've never tried skating before. Not only does skating get you outdoors, but it's also great exercise, and a fun activity for the whole family. Do some investigating to find out if there's an outdoor rink in your area. If you decide to go rogue, make sure to check that your pond/lake/puddle is fully frozen before hitting the ice.
For some people, the first snow flurries are a signal to hit the slopes…true diehard skiers even hit the slopes before the first snowfall. If you're planning on skiing or snowboarding this season, explore green options. Check out some slopes that are taking green initiatives. Some resorts have installed wind turbines or bought carbon offsets. And grab green gear, like a solar-paneled ski suit. Check out Planet Green for tips on how to ski green this winter.
There's something exciting about pulling out your winter clothes. (It's even more exciting when you find money shoved in coat pockets from last year.) From fuzzy fleeces to furry sweaters, it's time to embrace the clothing textures that scream winter. Check out some eco-friendly winter gear, from vegan coats to beeswax boots. Don't see what you're looking for? Make it yourself! There's no time like the winter to learn knitting. Follow Planet Green's eco-friendly knitting tips to go green and save money on your new project.
It may be too cold for tag or capture the flag, but there's tons of indoor games worth playing. From cards to boardgames to charades, you can stay entertained throughout the season. Check out eco-card decks or Earthopoly for an eco-friendly twist on your favorite games!
Keep Frosty the Snowman alive this winter season. Try using objects you already have lying around the house to get a little creative with your snowman. Save up your fruit and veggie scraps to make a colorful, unique face. How many other snowmen on the block will have an apple peel smile with potato skin hair? Also, instead of eyes made out of coal, consider a more eco-friendly source for Frosty's eyes! Even better, just make snow angels, which require no material resources at all, except your own body!
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Rotten Riches
1Come now, you rich, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.
2Your riches have rotted and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
3Your gold and your silver have rusted and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.
4Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fieldswhich you kept back by fraudare crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.
6You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous personhe does not resist you.
Be Patient for His Coming
7So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rain.
8You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts because the coming of the Lord is near.
9Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the doors.
10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11Behold, we consider blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the outcome of Adonaithat Adonai is full of compassion and mercy.
12But above all, my dear brothers and sisters, do not sweareither by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, be noso that you may not fall under judgment.
Praying for the Sick
13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of Messiahs community, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain. And it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
18He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
19My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back,
20let him know that the one who turns a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
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Syria army readiness warded off US aggression: Syrian minister
Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says the readiness of the Syrian armed forces has made the United States to postpone a military strike on Syria. "The Syrian army's readiness is what warded off US aggression against Syria," Jamil said on Saturday. US President Barack Obama delayed an imminent military strike against Syria on the same day to seek approval for the move from the Congress, which will debate the issue when federal lawmakers return from recess on September 9. The United States has its navy ships in place at the Mediterranean and the vessels await orders to launch missiles against targets in Syria. Jamil went on to say that the Syrian army is in a state of alert and ready to respond to any aggression against Syria. Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has also stated that the "Syrian army is fully ready, its finger on the trigger to face any challenge or scenario that they want to carry out." On August 21, the Takfiri militants operating inside Syria and the foreign-backed Syrian opposition claimed that the government forces had used chemical weapons in an attack against militant strongholds in the Damascus suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar, killing hundreds of people. The Syrian government has categorically rejected the claim. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that accusing the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against the militants is "utter nonsense." Putin also called on Washington to show proof that Damascus was behind the attack. The Russian president added that the US failure to do so means that "there is none (proof)." On Saturday, a UN team of chemical weapons inspectors left Syria and arrived in the Netherlands to take evidence they had gathered during their four-day trip to the attack sites to the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons in The Hague. DB/HSN