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God, if you're there, why don't you make it more obvious?
Over Christmas 2015 at City Church Birmingham we invited those who visited our Carol services to take part in a poll to identify the three most important questions that we would like to ask God. On January 3rd, 10th and 17th each question is answered in turn. Here are my notes that provide a reasonably accurate transcript from the first talk (you can also listen to the talk here).
If you were here over the Christmas period then you'll know that we're giving these first three Sunday mornings of January to discovering how the Bible helps us answer three really important questions about God. They are the three most popular questions as voted for by you from the over 500 votes cast over Christmas. And the question we are starting with this morning wasn't the most popular question voted for in our poll but 21% of people did vote for it. And it is a really important question for our times – it's this; 'God, if you're there, why don't you make yourself more obvious?'
Now that's a question important for all of us whether we would call ourselves Christians or are taking a look at Christianity because there are plenty of people who think God isn't playing straight with us. When I play hide and seek with my youngest son the one thing I know is that he wants to be found – for him that's actually the best bit – he's not going to stay hidden for long. Well if God is there why doesn't he do more? Maybe like many others out there you wonder why God if he were there wouldn't choose to make himself clearer. Why doesn't he make it blindingly obvious? Surely there is no good reason why God would hide and remain hidden from us. Well in one short talk this morning I hope you won't ask too much of me. The best I can do is sketch some kind of response.
So, I want to start this morning by suggesting
A. God has made himself clearer than we might think
Now if you're challenge to Christianity goes something like 'if what you're saying is true, then you ought to be able to prove it' then I'm in trouble. Because the truth is that I can't prove God's existence as if it could be solved through a mathematical formula or a scientific experiment. The truth is that there is very little that can be proved in that way.
The reality is that none of the things that really matter to us can be proved mathematically or scientifically and yet I'm sure as I can be that they are true.
Let me give you three examples:
'My wife loves me'
'Mozart was a genius'
'Murder is wrong'
I believe that each of those statements are true and what's more I don't think that there is anyone who can tell me otherwise. But I can't prove them. Most of the things I believe about the world cannot be proven scientifically.
But what I can do for each of those claims is look at all the evidence and ask what makes best sense of evidence – what offers the best explanation.
I want to sketch what I think should be the beginning of the answer this morning by looking at four pieces of evidence that God isn't hiding from us but rather has made himself clearer than we might think
1) God reveals himself through creation
We read in Psalm 19:1-2 (NIV),
The heavens declare the glory of the God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
Through-out human history and indeed for the majority of people in our world today the very universe is a declaration of God's existence. And yet in the western world over the past 200 years we have rejected this evidence because we have increasingly argued that science tells us all we need to know without God.But I would argue that modern science rather than make it harder to believe in God is giving us more and more reason to believe that he is there.
Professor Anthony Flew of Reading University was an outspoken atheist and critic of religious belief. But later in life he had a quite dramatic conversion from atheism to theism. He came to believe in God and he wrote a book about it. He gave it this title: There is a God – how the world's most notorious atheist changed his mind…
In it he writes 'I now believe that the universe was brought into existence by an infinite Intelligence….why do I believe this, given that I expounded and defended atheism for more than a half century?' 'The short answer is this: this is the world picture, as I see it, that has emerged from modern science.'
Flew argues that science, far from disproving God, makes it pretty much impossible to explain our universe as we know it as an accident. The mathematics are truly staggering. Stephen Hawking has estimated that if the expansion rate of the universe was different by one part in a hundred thousand million million one second after the big bang the universe would have either collapsed back on itself or never developed galaxies. If the gravitational force were different by 1 part in 10 (40) our sun would not exist.
Flew, looks to modern science and finds overwhelming reason to believe in a god. For him as a philosopher it was simply no longer credible to believe that this universe of law and order, of complexity and apparent design could have originated from nothing.
And to those who remain sceptical Flew put the following challenge: 'What should have to occur or to have occurred to constitute for us a reason to at least consider the existence of a superior Mind?'
Arnos Penzias is an American physicist, radio astronomer and Nobel laureate in physics who co-discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, which served to establish the Big Bang theory of the origins of the universe.
Rather strikingly he stated in the New York Times, 'The best data we have . . are exactly what I would have predicted, had I nothing to go on but the five books of Moses, the Psalms and the Bible as a whole.'
2) God reveals himself through conscience
It's not just the universe out there through which God is speaking, it is also what is going on in our very minds that reveals God to us. Quite simply the things that matter most to us as human beings – truth, beauty, love, right and wrong, depend on God. If there were no god the most basic truths of reality that cover the most important aspects of life would lose their foundation for meaning.
Will Provine, a Professor of the history of Science at Cornell University in the US in a debate not many years before his death: 'Let me summarize my views on what modern evolutionary biology tells us loud and clear . . .There are no gods, no purposes, no goal-directed forces of any kind. There is no life after death. When I die, I am absolutely certain that I am going to be dead. That's the end for me.'
And the result of such thinking becomes clear in his conclusion:
'There is no ultimate foundation for ethics, no ultimate meaning to life, and no free will for humans either.'
In a similar vein Biologist Stephen Jay Gould when asked the question 'What is the meaning of life?' for Life Magazine concluded 'we are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because the earth never froze entirely during an ice age; because a small and tenuous species, arising in Africa a quarter of a million years ago, has managed, so far, to survive by hook and by crook. We may yearn for a 'higher' answer — but none exists.'
But I'm not sure any of us can live that way. In fact I'm sure that we all insist on living as if the world had meaning.
If you revisit the trials of the Nazis at Nuremberg 23 of the most important political and military leaders of the Third Reich what is striking is how many of them refused to recognize their crimes or to apologize in any way at all. They went to their deaths unrepentant. Now if there is no God, no right or wrong, or higher answer, then who's to say.
Tim Keller in Reason for God writes 'the Nazi's who exterminated Jews may have claimed that they didn't feel it was immoral at all. We don't care. We don't care if they sincerely felt they were doing a service to humanity. They ought not to have done it. We do not only have moral feelings, but we also have an ineradicable belief that moral standards exist, outside of us, by which our internal moral feelings are evaluated.'
And the Bible says that our conscience – our moral compass- has been put there by God. God's standards revealed in the Bible are also written on our human hearts. In Romans 2:15 (NIV) we read 'the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.'
God isn't a nice idea he is a necessary being if all the things that matter most to us (love, truth, right, wrong, . . . ) are to survive. And so the very fact that we refuse to tolerate living in a world without meaning is God's way of speaking to us.
3) God reveals himself through Christ
Our reading this morning was taken from the very beginning of a letter called Hebrews in our Bible and we read of how God has spoken through-out history to his people but THE way in which he has spoken to the world is through his Son. In Hebrews 1:1-4 (NIV) we read
'In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.'
The most remarkable claim of the Bible is that God is far from hidden away in the sky. But has actually entered our world in the person of Jesus Christ. I know of one Christian who when asked 'Have you ever seen God?' liked to reply 'I would have seen God if I had lived at the right time. Have you seen Queen Victoria?'
At the heart of my confidence that God is there is the person of Jesus. We read 'the Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being.' Only Christianity claims that God has spoken by turning up personally in our world. And the great news is that we can investigate that for ourselves. We can read one of the gospels – discover what happened in the life of Jesus.
For as we read we learn all about the character of God – what he makes of us – what he wants from us.
Romans: 5:6-8 (NIV) ' You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'
4) God reveals himself through the church
God is at work in the world today building his church. The church remains imperfect in so many ways but the testimony of many who have found God to be real is that one of the things that helped them to arrive is getting to know other Christians. Seeing a little bit more at first hand the difference God makes to individual lives and to the lives of a community. We read in a letter written by the apostle Paul to the Ephesians (3:10-12, NIV)
'His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus.'
If you're trying to discover whether God is there can I invite you to keep coming. Decide for yourself whether there is anything in the life of the church here at City that suggests God is at work amongst us – in our relationships and community. Next Sunday we'll be looking at our second question 'Why did you create a world with so much misery?' and then as we do once a month here at City we'll be staying on for a church bring and share lunch. We'd love you to stay for that.
So those are four reasons why I think it's fair to say God is far from hidden away.
1. The extraordinary odds against our universe even existing is evidence of a creator God. Our universe could simply have not happened by accident.
2. Our own consciences testify that atheism cannot be true. We simply refuse to live as if morality is false.
3. In Jesus Christ God has entered our world. His death for our sin is God's great statement that he is a God who is for us not against us and his resurrection from the dead as an evident in history
4. The church is a living testimony to the difference knowing God makes and I encourage you to take a closer look.
When the evidence is taken all together I want to suggest that it's not just a possibility but it is in fact the only explanation that makes sense of all the evidence.
I don't know what your favourite tv viewing was over the Christmas time – mine had to be All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride. It featured a traditional reindeer sleigh fixed with a camera and featured two Sami women – the Sami people live in the artic circle – pulled by reindeer across the snows of the north in temperatures of minus 20 degrees.
And one fact in the programme grabbed my attention – between the months of November and February the Sami people do not see the sun in the sky. There is some daylight but no sight of the sun itself it is too low on the horizon.
They know the Sun is there – they feel its effect but they do not see it. And it reminded me of something Oxford Professor CS Lewis who became a Christian having been an atheist at the age of 30 once wrote:
'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.'
Ass we draw towards our close I want also to say
B. God is willing to make himself clear to you
Here's a question : 'If God is there, would you want to know?' Maybe there could be some truth in the suggestion that it's not so much that God has hidden from us as much as we are not sure whether we want to find God. I wonder whether I could respectfully ask whether there is just a possibility that the problem could be on our side at least in part. I have friends who have been honest enough to say to me that they would rather not find out if God is there. They'd prefer not to think about it.
Thomas Nagel, studied philosophy at Oxford and complete his PhD at Harvard. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Which is just a way of saying he is a very bright individual. In a book he wrote in 2001 entitled The Last Word he said the following:
I am talking about something much deeper–namely, the fear of religion itself. I speak from experience, being strongly subject to this fear myself: I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn't just that I don't believe in God and, naturally, hope that I'm right in my belief. It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that.
Is there anything in me that doesn't want God to be there? Nagel doesn't want at the heart of the universe to discover a God – how about you? God could have written words in the sky, God could speak to you in a vision or a dream, God could show you he's real through a bizarre series of inexplicable events but God has chosen to make himself known through Jesus at a moment in history for a very good reason . . . so that he could die for you! Surely that is the God who is worth knowing and know this please as we finish. Jesus never refused anyone. God does not discriminate – he says to each of us if we draw near to him he will draw near to us.
How should Christians think about Star Wars?
Having just taken my 10 year old to see the new Star Wars film today here is a helpful article on thinking clearly and biblically about the Star Wars phenomena.
An atheist describes her leap of faith
Interesting piece in the guardian from an atheist who describes her faith in rejecting God.
The rise and rise of Birmingham
Here's a great new video highlighting why Birmingham is on the rise. And in case you think it's all just hype check out this study by PwC that ranks Birmingham as the most investable city in the UK and the 6th in Europe.
The top 10 facts you need to know about our changing city centres
Having just read through Urban demographics: Where people live and work in England and Wales a report published today by Centre for Cities here are my top 10 facts I think we need to know about the changing face of city centres in England and Wales.
1. One in three people living in our city centres are aged 20-29.
2. In the UK's larger cities (550,000+ but excluding London) nearly 50 percent of the city centre population are aged 20-29.
3. Just under 50 percent of people in city centres are single and only 22 percent in some form of live-in relationship.
4. Over 70 percent live in flats or apartments
5. Students account for 44 percent of that population (London 16 percent).
6. One third of working age living in our centres have a degree and over half have A-levels.
7. Over 50% of those who work and live in the city are professionals.
8. The population of our cities grew by 37 percent between 2001 and 2011. The suburbs only grew by 8 percent over the same time.
9. The larger cities (550,000+ but excluding London) doubled in population size between the 10 years 2001 to 2011.
10. Student populations increased by 188% in the UK's larger city centres between 2001 and 2011
Zach Johnson may be the Open Champion but for him Jesus is all that matters
Last night American golfer Zach Johnson won the Open at St. Andrews. I then discovered that he is a Christian with a living faith in the Lord Jesus.
Here's something of his testimony given in 2012.
In Early in the winter of 2002, I gave my life to the Lord.
Since then, my priorities have certainly changed. It's not Zach's agenda anymore. I refer to the years after high school and before making my decision as my "blind years." Now, I can see.
Before I was one, I always thought being a Christian would be boring. In reality, it has been the complete opposite. There is joy, fulfillment and even fun! There also are challenges and trials, but knowing that my foundation lies in Jesus and what He has done for me is what is important. It's all that matters.
And here's an article in today's Daily Star (a newspaper that has never featured in this blog before now!)
Looking for advice on how to answer same-sex marriage issues?
Here are two excellent articles on how the church should respond to the challenge of same-sex marriage and the marginalisation of Christian beliefs.
This first piece by Canadian Carey Nieuwhof serves as a reminder that it's not actually a new idea that Christians are called to be counter to the culture!
And here is a thoughtful and compassionate response from British pastor Sam Allberry
Five things to bear in mind (especially if you think the nation got it wrong)
It's easy to complain when an election doesn't go our way. How can we as Christians find reasons to be content whoever wins. Here are 5 answers;
1. Any government is better than no government!
In giving us government that has enables us to live lives relatively free from the threat of violence, oppression, injustice and poverty God has given us better than our sins deserve.
2. In Britain all the main political parties, whilst imperfect, seek to govern according to high standards.
In giving us government that is accountable to the nation and that seeks to government well we do better than many who live in countries where government is corrupt and the people live in fear.
We should give thanks then whoever gets in!
3. Take confidence that God is sovereign over government and the nations.
'Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.' Romans 13:1. This is the government that in his wisdom he has given to us.
All government – good or bad – cannot thwart his perfect plan but only aid him in all he seeks to do c.f. Psalm 22:28, 75:6-7, John 19:10-11, the whole of the book of Daniel!
4. Do not expect too much.
Our country is not a Christian country and our leaders will govern without reference to God. We should pray that God would work through them but we should not expect too much.
5. Remember the gospel
a) All authority belongs to Jesus- Matt. 28:16-20
b) His kingdom alone will be one of perfect peace, justice and righteousness and will endure for ever! Rev.5:13
c) We need new hearts far more than a new government. Ezek.36:2-27
d) We too were ignorant, foolish, hostile to God and his ways until he had mercy on us. Eph. 2:1-10, Titus 3:3
(With help from Oak Hill Lecturers of old!)
Who should you vote for?
Here are my notes from a recent seminar at City Church on the upcoming election
A. Should we be concerned to vote?
1. We must be committed to the welfare of our nation
a) We are 'resident aliens' in the world. The Christian recognises that this world is not our home but we are not to despise it either. Jeremiah 29:7 'seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.' (NIV).
b) Government is God's idea. To punish wrong and commend good
1 Peter 2:13-14 – Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men. Submission to authority is part of our witness to the world. It is God's will that by doing good you should silence the talk of foolish men.
Romans 13:1-7 – v.1-2 The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted.
We should be better citizens than unbelievers because we have a higher motive than they. They submit to authorities because they fear punishment if they do not. We submit because we want to honour God – recognising that they are his means of common grace to restrain evil.
1 Timothy 2:1-3 'I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour.'
When Paul urges us to pray for Kings and all in authority. John Stott comments 'this was a remarkable instruction, since at that time no Christian ruler existed anywhere in the world.'
What to pray for? That we may live peaceful and quiet lives. Stott: 'only in a well-ordered society is the church free to fulfil its God-given responsibilities without hindrance.'
What are these responsibilities government are to uphold?
• Freedom of religion – that enables me to grow in godliness and holiness
• Freedom of speech – that allows me to proclaim Christ through evangelism
Wisdom on government from Proverbs:
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; When the wicked rule, the people groan – Proverbs 29:2
By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down – Proverbs 29:4
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, For the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; Defend the rights of the poor and needy. – Proverbs 31:8-9
Conclusion We cannot expect, so we must not ask, a secular government to govern according to Christian principles. But we should pray that government will protect the vulnerable, reward good and punish evil and allow Christians to get on with being Christians without interference from the state.
2. The privilege of democracy
Many Christians in other parts of the world can only pray for a change of government. We have an opportunity to shape government!
3. Should Christians vote?
Yes. By voting:
a) we can demonstrate that Christians make the best of citizens because we recognise that government is a gift of God
b) we can give thanks to God for the good government that we enjoy. Under any of the main parties we will enjoy fundamental freedoms and privileges that many Christians are denied elsewhere.
c) we should take the God-given opportunity to elect a government that it will govern according to God's purposes for it.
B. How do we decide who to vote for?
1. Look to elect government that will function according to God's standards: Here are just SOME of the questions you could consider.
a) Protection of the vulnerable
• Do you believe that marriage provides the most secure and loving environment in which to raise children? Should that be reflected in the tax system?
• Should euthanasia be legalised? What care should be provided for the elderly?
• Do you believe that the law on abortion is too lax, too restrictive or about right?
• What legislation do you propose to limit the damage caused by harmful greenhouse gases and other causes of environmental damage?
• What is your policy on Asylum seekers and on migration?
• Do you agree in principle to the idea of shared days off for families? Should there be legislation to enable this?
• How do you define an ethical foreign policy and do you think that the UK should pursue one? What commitment can you make that further progress will be made to ensure that developing countries can be genuinely set free of the burden of debt?
b) Protect religious liberty
• Do you believe churches should be free to employ only Christians?
• Should there be a law against incitement to religious hatred?
• Should the right of Christians to freedom of speech be protected?
c) punish wrongdoers
• What solutions do you propose to violent crime in our society?
• What steps should be taken to rehabilitate young offenders?
• Do you support the reintroduction of the death penalty for murder?
d) prevent the spread of sin
• Do you think the law on cannabis should be liberalised?
• Are you in favour of compulsory sex education for primary school children?
• Do you support tougher controls against the broadcasting of pornography?
2. Try one of the websites designed to help you see which party manifesto is most aliened with your own convictions.
I found http://gb.isidewith.com/ to be by far the most helpful. But you might also try www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com
3. Consider the character of the candidates
a) For a list of your candidates visit https://yournextmp.com/
b) To discover if there are any hustings you can attend visit http://meetyournextmp.com/
c) Personal beliefs and practices cannot be separated from public life. Do they have a record of lying, adultery, misleading parliament, etc… If you want to know how your last MP voted on a range of ethical and moral issues then visit www.christian.org.uk/election and follow the links.
Compassion: a peculiarly Christian virtue
In an earlier post we reflected on the fact that the virtue of compassion belongs, properly and uniquely, to a Christian worldview. In this second and concluding post we consider our response to the call of the gospel to live out lives of compassion.
Compassion: Our virtue
No wonder Brian Borgman in his book Feelings and Faith insists the Lord Jesus is our pattern for compassion. We need not only to see people as he saw them but feel for them as he felt for them.
How is compassion something that we can cultivate? Without doubt it is a deep reflection on the gospel of Christ that produces and promotes compassion within us. Tim Keller argues 'to the degree that the gospel shapes your self-image, you will identify with those in need.' Once I consider that Jesus was moved to meet my need I begin to see that others share my neediness and I can choose to cultivate compassion wherever I see need.
A Christianity without compassion is a Christianity unmoved by the gospel and where there is little or no concern for a world in need there can be little of Christ in our hearts. It's quite possible for even a prophet of God to fail in this regard. Human nature, unmoved by the gospel will, like the prophet Jonah, place limits on those for whom we ought to be concerned. Jonah was indifferent to the fate that awaited the people of Nineveh when sent by God to warn of impending judgement. That God was a God of compassion was a cause of complaint because the heart of Jonah was not shaped by the heart of God. So much so that when the Ninevites repented and God's anger was assuaged Jonah's anger only grew! As far as Jonah was concerned God's compassion ' seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, 'Isn't this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love.' (Jonah 4:1-2, NIV). My problem, Jonah concedes, is that you are a God of all compassion.
Compassion: A unique opportunity
Bruce Sheiman isn't the first to see something unique in the kind of love shown by Jesus and his followers. Emperor Julian (332-363 AD) was the last Roman Ruler to persecute Christians yet even he could not fail to recognise that a love shaped by the cross of Christ is radical. He wrote of how the cause of Christianity 'has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal there is not a single Jew who is a beggar, and that the godless Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well; while those who belong to us look in vain for the help that we should render them.'
Brian Borgman invites us to join him in praying; 'May God the Father, who is full of compassion, and the Lord Jesus who is our model of compassion, fill us through the Holy Spirit with the holy emotion of compassion that compels us to relieve suffering, misery, loneliness, and lostness wherever we can. When we do that, people will see Jesus.'
(These two posts on compassion first appeared in Commentary a publication of Oak Hill College).
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The Fulton County Rockers Relay for Life team will sponsor their third annual Womanless Beauty Contest March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Salem High School Gymnasium.
In addition to the pageant, this year's festivities will include door prizes and a round of Deal or No Deal -- complete with brief cases and 12 local ladies to reveal their contents.
"There's been a lot of work put into the event, and we're really excited," said Fulton County Clerk Vickie Bishop who is one of the event organizers.
The men vying for the title of Queen Rocker will be judged on the best legs, best dressed and best walk, Bishop said.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Concessions will be available.
Individuals with questions can call the Fulton County Clerks Office at 895-3310.

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Brandon Sun - ONLINE EDITION
Review of speed limits planned
Province to soon begin wide probe seeking consistent, safe standards
The Selinger government is days away from announcing a provincewide review of speed limits on Manitoba's roadways.
Infrastructure and Highways Minister Steve Ashton said Wednesday the goal of the review is to devise more consistent standards of how speed limits are set on Manitoba's highways and streets, including in Winnipeg and Brandon.
That includes addressing the "patchwork-quilt" application of speed limits by municipalities and taking into account newer, better-designed roadways that can handle higher speeds.
"You're not going to get one-size-fits-all," Ashton said. "But there are certain basic parameters that do apply and there are ways of dealing with things.
"What we're trying to get here, and the balance of the review will reflect that, is making sure that we get the recognition of local realities, but at the same time have some consistent speed limits and guidelines."
He said the two basic speed-limit guidelines in Manitoba are that when driving in the city, the speed limit is 50 km/h unless otherwise posted and when driving on the highway, the speed limit is 90 km/h or 100 km/h unless otherwise posted.
"We'll look at all those elements," he said. "We're going to look at the general parameters in terms of speed limits and a combination of everything from the convenience side of it to safety. Safety will always be paramount."
CAA Manitoba and the Manitoba Trucking Association welcomed the upcoming review, saying it's badly needed to address inconsistencies in how speed limits are determined.
"A lot of development has been done over the last 10 to 20 years and as they've added roads, Bishop Grandin and Kenaston, I don't think there's been a lot of consistency," CAA Manitoba vice-president of marketing and sales Tim Scott said. "A lot of roads have been developed from single lanes to two lanes and that makes a big difference.
"But the litmus test is always safety."
Terry Shaw, general manager of the Manitoba Trucking Association, said more consistent speed limits would mean better efficiencies for the trucking industry.
"Efficiency comes through setting speeds based on an informed decision, which comes from a legitimate study," Shaw said. "Our concern is the inconsistencies -- the 60 to 50, the 70 to 50, items like that, the inconsistencies without legitimate reasons or legitimate purpose or inconsistent signage."
Ashton said the review -- which will include public consultation -- will not alter the province's position on reduced speeds in school zones. Last year, Ashton introduced legislation to give local authorities the power to create reduced-speed zones for schools.
Last August, Winnipeg city council voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit to 30 kilometres per hour in elementary school zones.
Last month, a city committee rejected a call to reduce the residential speed limit in Winnipeg from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. A city report said many studies conducted throughout North America showed driver speed is affected by the road conditions and not by speed-limit signs.
Ashton said the provincial review is separate from the work of the province's Highway Traffic Board, which is considering raising speed limits on selected stretches of city streets, including sections of Dugald Road, Grant Avenue, Pembina Highway and Waverley Street. The board held public hearings late last fall.
However, he added the provincial review will examine the role of both the Highway Traffic Board and the Motor Transport Board.
The boards were amalgamated more than a decade ago and serve different functions: The wHighway Traffic Board is responsible for the administration of speed limits, and the Motor Transport Board is responsible for the licensing of truck operations and intercity buses, plus regulating rates for intra-provincial bus operations.
The province last increased the speed limit on certain sections of twinned roadways in Manitoba to 110 km/h in July 2009, including the Trans-Canada Highway from the Saskatchewan border to Virden and Highway 75 from the Emerson border crossing to St. Jean Baptiste.
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I assume - please correct me if I am wrong - that violations of state law would be heard in state court. amend the statute to require state judges to dismiss any land use charges brought by federal athorities based on state laws. the feds can charge all they want, but the cases will be dismissed in court. The feds will see the futility and stop.
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Because the local authorities (Hurricane) would never abuse the system.
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Because Utah never seems to care if theres a republican in the White House.
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Sep. 13, 2010
Dang nabbit! Them penguins are too strong for my pointy sticks and butter knives! Great game, the beginning is really hard, a lot more tactical than other protector games. 6/5! and keep up the good work, I truly enjoy spending time playing these games, which should never be used to "waste time."
Rating: -1
There must be something wrong with me, i cant beat lvl 1-4... but it is till a great game 4.5/5 (because I'm just stupid and cant beat lvl 1-4)
Master of Fortresses
Aug. 28, 2010
it seems the engineers are eating my spikes... they must be starved slaves or something...
Aug. 26, 2010
Great defense game, its very original and fun. It is a little slow at times, but I've got the time to wait. 5/5
Robot Wants Fishy
Aug. 25, 2010
Great game, I can't wait until i see the robot on the animal hoarding show. I will be sure to tevo it. 5/5
Submachine: 32 chambers
Aug. 24, 2010
noooooo!!!!! I really wanted 2012 to be true, now i gotta wait till 7137 for everyone to die! Darn, there goes my end of ze world party...
Isoball 2
Rating: 131
Dang that ball is fragile
Anti-Idle: The Game
Aug. 23, 2010
heh heh, i was idleing on a different game while anti-idleing on this game :)
Aug. 19, 2010
@Netherlandish and @SkyGuardian18: It said it was a tribute to Shadow of the Colossus! Sheesh
Dynamic Systems
Aug. 18, 2010
Lol, I failed my own level and it offered me solutions! wow, they really must want people to their site.
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Providing national leadership and opportunities for youth, wounded warriors and adults with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in community sports and recreation programs.
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Mr. Kirk M. Bauer
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"disabled sports" "adaptive sports" "wounded warrior" disability
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451 Hungerford Dr Ste 100
Rockville, MD 20850
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451 Hungerford Dr Ste 100
Rockville, MD 20850 USA
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451 Hungerford Dr Ste 100
Rockville, MD 20850
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This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
How does this organization make a difference?
The work of Disabled Sports USA has been shown to provide a long-lasting, essential difference in the lives of those we serve, as sports rehabilitation has been proven to be very effective at giving people with severe disabilities the physical strength, motivation and confidence to fully join their family, friends and communities in life affirming activities. In fact in 2009, an independent Harris survey of more than 1,000 people with disabilities found that those that had participated in Disabled Sports USA sports programs had higher levels of health and happiness than those not involved with DSUSA (http://www.dsusa.org/DSUSA-Srv09.pdf).
Our expertise in sports programming for people with severe disabilities has led to being selected as a member of the US Olympic Committee, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and a partner with the US Paralympics, who recognized DSUSA with their 2009 Amazing Salute Award.
DSUSA is also an active partner with the following national sports organizations: Professional Golfers Association (PGA), Professional Ski Instructors of America – American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), US Ski and Snowboard Association, American Canoe Association, USA Cycling, USA Water Ski, Diving Equipment & Manufacturing Association and US Handcycling.
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Warfighter Sports offers more sports rehabilitation for severely wounded in partnership with its nationwide network of over 100 community-based chapters. Since 1967, Disabled Sports USA has proudly served wounded warriors, including those injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, through sports rehabilitation programs in military hospitals and communities across the U.S. The program rebuilds lives through sports by improving self-confidence, promoting independence and uniting families through shared healthy activities.
Contributions cover all expenses for participation, including individualized adaptive instruction, adaptive sports equipment, transportation, lodging and meals for the warrior and a family member. Since 2003, more than 5,000 of the most severely wounded and their families have been served, including those with amputations, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, visual impairments, and significant nerve and muscle damage. For more information, visit www.dsusa.org(http://www.dsusa.org) .
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After Kirk Bauer,JD, lost his leg from a grenade explosion in Vietnam in 1969, he experienced the thrill of snow skiing as part of his rehabilitation through Disabled Sports USA, which was just beginning as an organization. Now 44 years later, after 13 years as a volunteer and participant and over 30 years as executive director, Kirk has led the organization to become one of the largest programs in the nation; serving individuals with disabilities, through over 100 community DSUSA chapters in 39 states.
As the leader of DSUSA, Kirk is a firm believer in leading by example as the best way to motivate others to participate in sports and recreation. Even at 65, he still regularly participates in "extreme" sports activities on one leg. For example, he won the Boston Marathon in his class at age 52; climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, at 19,000 the tallest mountain in Africa, at age 62; and attempted to climb 20,000' Mt McKinley in Alaska, at age 64. This year he has successfully completed the Bataan Memorial Death March, a 26 mile hike in the desert in one day; and the The Three Notch Century, a 100 mile, one day cycle over three mountain passes in the White Mountains of Northern New Hampshire. During his service in Vietnam, Sgt. Bauer was twice awarded the Bronze Star for heroism in battle. Sgt. Bauer has been recognized nationally for his work; including a Presidential Appointment by President George W. Bush, to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. President Bush also appointed Bauer to the delegation representing the United States at the 2008 Winter Paralympic Games in Torino Italy and the 2010 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Bauer holds a Doctorate of Law Degree from Boston University School of Law.
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Wenger: Judge us at end of season
Arsene Wenger is amazed at the premature criticism his Arsenal side have faced in spite of their comfortable victory over Hull to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Arsene Wenger is amazed at the premature criticism his Arsenal side have faced in spite of their comfortable victory over Hull to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Arsenal players held a "closed doors" crisis meeting without their manager's or coaches' knowledge before Tuesday's FA cup win against second tier Hull to discuss a woeful run of five games without a win.
Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott netted braces as Arsenal eased through to the FA Cup quarter-finals, although the comprehensive 4-0 victory at Hull looks to have come at a cost for Arsene Wenger's men.
The Football Association has described the fixture list in England as "overcrowded and untenable" after being forced to schedule an FA Cup fifth round replay between Hull City and Arsenal on 8 March, a Champions League night.
Reading's Paul McShane, Crystal Palace's Damien Delaney and Hull City's David Meyler all captained their sides to impressive FA Cup results this weekend.
FA Cup holders Arsenal were left frustrated as they were held to a goalless fifth-round stalemate by a resolute Hull.
Arsene Wenger has revealed he may have ended his Arsenal tenure had his side failed to beat Hull in the 2014 FA Cup final.
Robert Snodgrass put Hull into the fourth round of the FA Cup with the only goal in the 1-0 win over Brighton on a day when Richie Towell made his debut for the Seagulls at the KC Stadium.
Manchester City booked their place in the Capital One Cup semi-finals, but the 4-1 scoreline flattered them somewhat against Championship side Hull.
Hull reached the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history after overcoming Barclays Premier League high-fliers Leicester on penalties.
There were wins for Manchester City, Hull, Aston Villa, Everton, Stoke and Middlesbrough in Tuesday night's Capital One Cup third-round ties.
Charley Hull and Anna Nordqvist produced stunning solo performances in a team cause as Europe claimed a two-point lead over the United States after a weather-affected opening day of the Solheim Cup.
West Ham have announced the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Hull as the Premier League club take their number of deadline day signings to three.
Dame N'Doye has completed a £2.2million move from Hull to Trabzonspor.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that his club have accepted a bid from Norwich for the services of Republic of Ireland international Robbie Brady.
Norwich's attempts to sign Robbie Brady in a cut-price deal have been labelled "embarrassing" by Hull manager Steve Bruce.
Reading have confirmed that Paul McShane has signed a three-year deal with the club.
Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane is set to leave Hull after seven years with the club.
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Thursday, June 25, 2015
Shrek The Musical
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Enjoy the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wise cracking donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue.
Category: Best for Kids, Theater, Free Summer Theater
Bryant Park Yoga
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Perfect your downward dog under the trees at our 12th season of outdoor yoga classes, presented by Athleta with media support from Flavorpill.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Ocean Breeze Summer Fitness: Miles in the Park
at Midland Beach Splash Plaza (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Take free fitness classes outside this summer, brought to you by the staff of the new Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic Complex!
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Healthy Soils Workshop at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
What is ppm? Is your soil pH high or low? Find out at this hands-on workshop where we will examine "live" soil test results from actual soil samples.
Category: Education, Nature
Bronx Bards
at Target Bronx Community Garden, Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Enjoy readings and performances by writers and artists born or residing in the Bronx.
Category: Art
"NY Salutes America" Fireworks Extravaganza & Eating Contest
at Orchard Beach Pavilion (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
The annual boardwalk festival and fireworks extravaganza includes fun activities for the kids such as magicians, balloon artists, music performances, and much more.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Best for Kids, Fourth of July, Food, Waterfront, Fireworks
Summer in the Square: House Grooves Workout
at North Plaza (in Union Square Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
From underground to mainstream, this popular form of dance offers a constant cardio workout that will keep you sweating in style.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Hudson Warehouse: Henry IV Part I
at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
This Shakespeare play depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403.
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater, Shakespeare in the Parks
CANCELLED: Spirituals: The Songs of Slavery
at Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
With singer, historian and musicologist Tami Tyree (12 Years a Slave) as your guide, take an intimate, and interactive, journey into the deep musical past. Learn and sing along to…
Category: Concerts, History, Talks
Summer Evenings in the Garden - Dining Out: NYC's First Restaurants
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6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Every Thursday in June and July, the Merchant's House Museum and Garden are open until 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The talk "Dining Out: NYC's Frist…
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Watch Hall County schools' first Project SEARCH graduation [More]
Gainesville Gladiators practice at the J.A. Walters YMCA. [More]
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13th Annual Butterfly Release, Wilshire Trails Park, Gainesville. [More]
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Antoni´n Dvora´k (1841-1904): Violin Concerto; Romance; Josef Suk (1929-2011): Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Helsinki PO, John Storgards
1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2016-03-11Works: Josef Suk: Fantasy for violin & orchestra, Op 24; Antonin Dvorák: Galop (Kvapík) for orchestra in E major, B. 119 (Op. 53a/2); Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondine is proud the present this exciting program by the award-winning violinist Christian Tetzlaff. This new recording includes works for violin and orchestra by two...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre, Finland (09/29/2015-10/02/2015)....continue...
Zemlinsky: Seven Songs; Chamber Symphony
1 CD / Ondine / 2016-01-08Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lieder (7) von Nacht und Traum (Songs of Night and Dream), for voice & orchestra (arr. by R. Dünser); Chamber Symphony, for orchestra (orchestrated by R. Dünser fro...
Performers: Carlstedt, Jenny
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ondine is proud to release these world premiere recordings of two new Zemlinsky arrangements by Richard D�nser with Lapland Chamber Orchestra conducted by John Storg�rds....continue...
Recording information: Korundi House of Culture, Rovaniemi, Finland (01/23/2015-01/24/2015)....continue...
Rolf Wallin: Manyworlds [CD & Blu-Ray]
2 CD / Ondine / 2015-06-09Works: Rolf Wallin: Fisher King, for trumpet & orchestra; ID, for large orchestra; Manyworlds, for large orchestra
Performers: Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
This special CD Blu-Ray Audio Ondine release includes world première recordings of three orchestral works by Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin (b. 1957), among the most...continue...
Rautavaara: Modificata; Incantations; Towards The Horizon / Colin Currie, Truls Mork
1 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Cello no 2 ("Towards the Horizon "); Modificata, for orchestra; Percussion Concerto ("Incantations")
Performers: Currie, Colin; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech [Cello]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
This new recording couples Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's latest concerto works with an orchestral piece from his early Modernist period (Modificata; 1957/2003). Rautavaara's Second Cello...continue...
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp
1 CD / Ondine / 2011-04-26Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40; Tänzchen im alten Stil, for orchestra
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Combining a popular masterwork with a rare discovery, this Korngold album couples the monumental Symphony in F sharp with Tänzchen im alten Stil. His only...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...
Jukka Tiensuu: Vie; Missa
1 CD / Ondine / 2010-11-16Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Vie, concerto for orchestra; Missa, for clarinet & orchestra; False memories I-III, for orchestra
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
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Until fairly recently Tiensuu's music was regarded as complex and rather avant-garde. His most recent works, however, as the ones recorded here show a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...
Essential Highlights Of Kari Kriikku
2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in A major, MWV6/41; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in G major, MWV6/40; Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in D major, MWV6/39; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concer...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John; Oramo, Sakari
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five two-fers, featuring each two best-selling CD titles from its back...continue...
Nordgren: Violin Concerto no 4, Cronaca / John Storgårds
1 CD / Ondine / 2008-09-17Works: Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Concerto for Violin no 4, Op. 90; Cronaca for string orchestra, Op.79
Performers: Storgårds, John; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Hallgrimsson: Cello Concerto, Herma / Truls Otterbech Mork, John Storgårds, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
1 CD / Ondine / 2005-05-05Works: Haflidi Hallgrímsson: Concerto for Cello, Op. 30; Herma for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 17
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech [Cello]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
The celebrated Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is known as a tireless champion of the best contemporary music. On this release, he portrays the Icelandic composer...continue...
Hakola: Piano Concerto, etc / Storgårds, Sigfridsson, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-20Works: Kimmo Hakola: Piano Concerto; Sinfonietta, for orchestra
Performers: Sigfridsson, Henri
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Finnish composer Kimmo Hakola was recently portrayed by The New York Times as, "possessed of a joyful, mischievous spirit." The article described his music as...continue...
Elämäni lauluja: A Finnish Songbook
1 CD / Ondine / 2004-10-07Works: Oskar Merikanto: Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Play Softly, Thou Tune of My Mourning), song for voice & piano, Op. 36; Merellä (At Sea), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4; Vallinkorvan laulu, Op ...
Performers: Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Matti Salminen is one of the leading bass singers of our time. The winner of two Grammys built his career on powerful performances of Wagner,...continue...
Matti Salminen's recital includes a generous selection of late Romantic Finnish art songs and folk songs, with orchestral accompaniment. The songs, with just a few exceptions, have the darkness and pa...continue...
Mozart, Molter: Clarinet Concertos / Kari Kriikku, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 2001-11-09Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in A major, MWV6/41; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in G major, MWV6/40; Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in D major, MWV6/39; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concer...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Mozarts Clarinet Concerto was written for the basset clarinet, and indeed the emotional core of the solo part seems to reside in those lowest notes,...continue...
Recording information: Tapiola Hall, Espoo....continue...
Corigliano: Symphony no 2, Mannheim Rocket /Storgårds, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 2000-03-01Works: John Corigliano: Symphony no 2; The Mannheim Rocket, for orchestra
Conductors: Storgårds, John
"John Storgards and the Helsinki Philharmonic respond to both [works] with tremendous conviction as well as technical panache. Excellent sound throughout." ***** - Stephen Johnson,...continue...
Vasks: Symphony no 2, Violin Concerto / Storgards, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 1999-01-28Works: Peteris Vasks: Symphony no 2; Tala gaisma (Distant Light), concerto for violin & string orchestra
Performers: Storgards, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Storgårds, John; Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Vasks Symphony No. 2 is a dramatic and powerful work. The first notes evoke the character of the 'Dies Irae' from Verdi's Requiem while other...continue...


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Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2012 Financial Results
Three Month ResultsFor the fourth quarter, the Company reported revenue of $6.9 million, up 7% from revenue of $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company reported fourth quarter 2012 net income of $2.8 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to $12,000, or $0.00 per share in the same quarter a year ago. For the fourth quarter, the Company generated positive operating cash flow of $1.3 million, up from $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Of the reported net income and earnings per share, $2.4 million and $0.15, respectively, resulted from the reversal of income tax valuation allowances related to book to tax temporary differences and to research and development credits. The Company established the valuation allowances in 2008, following several years of losses, at which time the realization of certain deferred tax assets was considered unlikely in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 740 "Income Taxes". Over the past several years, the Company has been profitable, and, in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 740, has concluded that, based upon an analysis of past results and future projections, the valuation allowances for certain deferred tax assets should be reversed. Geoffrey Hedrick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. ("ISSC"), said, "Revenues for the last three months of the year increased for the third consecutive quarter, which, together with continued operating efficiency, enabled us to achieve full year profitability for the fourth consecutive year. The results were accomplished while we were investing in new product development programs to leverage our core technology, expand our market opportunities, and increase our growth potential. Consequently, we not only ended fiscal 2012 in a strong financial position, but we entered fiscal 2013 with a more robust product portfolio and a larger addressable market. While economic uncertainty will present challenges to the health of our end markets in the near term, we are confident that the investments which we are making to strengthen the Innovative Solutions & Support franchise will create value for our shareholders over the longer term."
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We are tired of all of these zombie games designed for those apathetic people who just want to kill poor, innocent zombies all the time. They're just hungry!
So, we are asking that you try out this extremely tasteful puzzle game today – for free! Be one with your inner zombie and help satisfy those hunger pains. You know what it's like to be counting down the clock to lunchtime, absolutely craving a burger (or veggie burger), don't you? Just imagine that feeling every day. And instead of burgers, you're craving brains. It could happen, right?
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+ Play over 30 deliciously brainy puzzles
+ Support a savory cause by helping end zombie hunger
+ Appetizing store with plenty of tasteful accessories for your zombies
+ Available initially on Android platforms, iOS by Q3
+ It's free! Some people say there's no such thing as a free lunch. We beg to differ...


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