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Bennie Robinson hits rock bottom, turns to ministry
Every Sunday when Bennie Robinson walks into Mount Zion Baptist Church in Bethel with his wife, Jodi Robinson, and sons Bryson and Brooks, then opens the church bulletin, glancing at his own name beside the title of "Student Minister," he says one word still continually comes to mind — amazement.
"I am amazed that God has shown me the grace to walk into a church to serve him," said Bennie, who says he gives glory to God for bringing him out of a very dark place in his life to now minister to children and teenagers.
The Robinsons' story started when the pair met on the first day of kindergarten at Bethel Elementary in Mrs. Young and Mrs. Barrett's classroom.
"I used to aggravate her and stump her toes," Bennie said, also recalling their kindergarten graduation when he announced to Jodi's mother that he was going to marry Jodi.
His bold kindergarten proclamation eventually came true.
Jodi cheered for Bennie as he played football for the Bethel Youth Organization and they dated off and on through school. After graduation from Pisgah High School in 1999, Bennie served in the U.S. Army for three years, completing deployments in Afghanistan and Korea. During his last year of service stationed at Fort Bragg, he reunited with Jodi on a visit home.
"Everything just felt natural with her again," said Bennie, who finished up his military service at Fort Bragg in July 2002 and officially tied the knot with his kindergarten crush the next month, on Aug. 10, 2002.
The only glitch was that life wasn't quite as innocent as kindergarten anymore.
"In the military, drinking and partying is really, really bad, and after I got married and had kids, I just continued in that lifestyle," said Bennie.
"It was all about me having a good time at my family's expense," he added, regretfully.
Game changer
That all came to a head on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, when the couple had a heart-to-heart talk on the riverbank where they lived on Little East Fork Road in the Lake Logan community.
"That was my rock-bottom," said Bennie. "I had lost my job, I was getting ready to lose my family, and I felt hopeless and guilty and I thought about ending it all because I knew I had blown it and there was nobody else to blame but me."
"I told him, 'You know what the answer is — we need to go to church,'" Jodi said.
The next day, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, the whole family attended Burnett Siding Baptist Church.
"That day, Andrew Warren played the guitar and sang a song called 'What a Change He Made,' and it was like he was singing my story and I was the only one sitting in the church," said Bennie. "I went to the altar and told the preacher, 'I want the change he was singing about' and I gave my heart to Jesus and was saved."
"After that, I promised God that however hard I had lived against him in the past, I would live twice that hard for him in the future," he added.
The next day when he opened the refrigerator, he stared at eight left-over Busch Light beers.
"I was really worried about the alcohol because I knew I couldn't do it on my own, but God totally took the desire for alcohol away from me," said Bennie, adding that in the months after that life-changing day, he felt called to preach and announced his call on Mother's Day 2014.
Moving forward
He accepted the student minister position at Mount Zion Baptist Church in October 2015 while also continuing to work as the asset protection manager for Wal-Mart in Franklin, and continues to be humbled working with the children and teenagers, who he describes as the "foundation of the church."
"I love to have fun and aggravate and cut up with them but I want the focus to be on Jesus," he said. "What those kids do will affect generations to come, and they have taught me how simple the gospel really is."
Jodi was thrilled as she watched Bennie learn to play the guitar under Andrew Warren and now gets to watch with admiration as he plays the guitar and sings Christian songs in church.
"Seeing how he used to be to how he is now just shows that it was the work of God and I give all the glory to God," said Jodi. "There's never been a doubt in my mind that he was called to do what he does and I'm super proud of him."
As he reveals his powerful testimony with the young people of the church, he says he hopes they learn from his story.
"I believe in being open and honest because I believe my testimony is evidence that Jesus Christ is real and works miracles and I want other people to know that you can't be bad enough because it can't get too dark for Jesus," he said.
As Bennie and Jodi look back on their lives, they agree that they have Jodi's mother, Annette Griffith, to wholeheartedly thank.
"I have the greatest mother-in-law there is because she was the voice in Jodi's ear all along saying, 'Stick it out — God has a plan,'" said Bennie.
"Now we can look back over our lives and see clearly. We couldn't see it then for all the smoke, but God's hand was in every piece of it," he added.
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Those are genuinely very cool. They have a mysterious element -- I know it's just mediocre commercial art but somehow the effect is dramatic and interesting. (Like, I wouldn't be surprised if the artist who did these busted out and became well known, later.) The first one is especially good.
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Sounds like you know something about him. Disco never dies and it's return was fortold by Donna Sumnmer on her deathbed.
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Bangalore, Jan 18 (PTI) The final hearing on petitionsfiled by five disqualified MLAs elected as independents,challenging the Speaker''s order, was adjourned till January 27by the Karnataka High Court today.
P M Narendraswamy, Gulihatti D Shekhar, D Sudhakar,Shivaraj S Thangadagi and Venkataramanappa were disqualifiedby Speaker K G Bopaiah on October 10, a day before thevote of confidence was taken by the B S Yeddyurappa governmentwhich he won.
Days earlier, the five, along with 11 BJP rebel MLAs,had withdrawn support to the chief minister by submitting aletter to Governor H R Bhardwaj.
The Speaker had passed the composite order on separatewrit petitions filed by BJP MLAs C T Ravi and D N Jeevaraj,who is also the Chief Whip of the BJP legislature party, andone voter each from five Assembly constituencies representedby these five MLAs elected as independents, seeking theirdisqualification.
Continuing his arguments before the bench, comprisingJustice Mohan Shantanagoudar, Justice S Abdul Nazeer andJustice A S Bopanna, counsel for Ravi and Jeevaraj, SatyaPal Jain submitted that the fact that the five had joined theBJP government meant that they have joined the party.
"It''s not a coalition government. It''s the BJPgovernment", Jain contended. These disqualified MLAs had beenattending BJP legislature party meetings and they had losttheir "independent character", he argued.
Jain submitted that the five disqualified MLAs went tomeet the Governor to submit withdrawal letter along with 11BJP rebels, their "pleadings" were the same, and their replyto the Speaker''s show-cause notice was "almost identical".
"They (the five disqualified MLAs) were part andparcel of the BJP", he said.
Pointing to these MLAs'' letter withdrawing support toYeddyurappa in which they have said they are doing so in theinterests of the BJP, among other reasons, Jain observed thatonly BJP members are "interested" in the party interests andnot others.
He also argued that the Speaker''s order cannot besubjected to judicial review, and also that there is no bar onvoters from filing petitions before the Speaker.
Counsel for the five disqualified MLAs had earlierargued that they had never joined the BJP as they prayed forsetting aside the Speaker''s disqualification order.
Jain''s arguments remained inconclusive, and the matterwas adjourned for further hearing to January 27.


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I spotted a couple of bins but I poured water left out of my bottle then ran with it to next water station where I threw it at a marshall - not ideal but better than polluting the environment.
Does anyone know if there are ever going to be any photos published? Keep looking on event website and also Boswell Photographics but nothing yet? Perhaps all our grimaces as we leaned into the wind are too horrific to publish!!
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Groupon Stock Is Caught At The Wrong End Of The Hype Cycle
- Social web companies now need growth and profits to survive.
- Groupon failed to scale, requiring too many writers and salesmen to meet sales goals.
- When everyone loves your stock, sell.
Every technology trend goes through a hype cycle. There is excitement over the trend, a rush of sales and sometimes earnings, then a fall toward reality, whatever that reality happens to be.
Sometimes, as in the case of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), that reality is magnificent. Usually, as in the case of Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), it's less so.
Groupon, which went public in 2011, is considered a social media company, although it's not nearly as self-service as most. The idea is that a business will make an offer, at a good price, consumers will sign up for e-mails and accept that offer, and then the offer will go to the market. The high volume brings in customers to the business, and opportunity. Consumers get a bargain.
The problem is that the process turns out to be highly labor intensive. Groupon has never shown anything on the net income line. Revenues doubled between 2011 and 2014, from $1.6 billion to $3.1 billion, but all that did was narrow the loss from $280 million to $73 million.
Organizing the offers, writing the offers, convincing businesses to make the offers – these all take labor, and labor is the enemy of Web profitability. You want the company you invest in to be as self-service as possible, to be run by programmers and not by salesmen.
As Groupon cut back on labor to try and achieve profits, it wound up losing business. Revenues for the first quarter of 2015 were $750 million. For the third quarter, ending in September, they were $713 million. Groupon has shown itself incapable of cutting its "Selling, General and Administrative" expense total, the dreaded "SG&A," which came in at $342 million in the first quarter, and nearly $388 million in the third.
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During the fourth quarter Groupon cut 10% of its staff, then tried a management shakeup, bringing in Rich Williams as CEO. Williams had been with Groupon since June, 2011, but boasts experience at both Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Experian (OTC:EXPGY).
While it is possible that the new team will be able to make Groupon more self-service, and even eke out a profit, the fact is that the hype cycle for social has reached its end. Companies in this space can no longer get by on hype, or hope, or promises. They have to deliver on the bottom line, and investors aren't going to pay extravagantly for those earnings, either, not unless there is spectacular top-line growth attached to them.
Last week industry publication TechCrunch featured a story saying Groupon may go private but no take-out group was named. This followed a wistful post at blog site Medium by shareholder Andrew Mason. The hope seems to be that Groupon can re-build itself as part of the local web, a way in which small merchants finally take the online bull by the horns, after 20 years of the Web.
But, as I noted at the top, don't buy hope and don't buy hype. Groupon has reached the end of its hype cycle, and if you've been hoping for better it may be time to take your losses and remember to never again fall in love with a stock. When everyone else falls in love with it, sell the stock.


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|1,604 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|3 - 7 nights
Located only 300 yards to the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, this very affordable luxury home is exactly what you are looking for. The home comfortably sleeps 8 and comes with 4 bicycles as well as complimentary use of a golf cart (on site) for easy access to the beach and other amenities that Watersound has to offer. Guests will greatly enjoy being just minutes from the DuneSider pool and cafe, the pristine beach, the Watersound cafe (a great place for early morning coffee and a pastry) and the professional fitness center.
281 Salt Box is located within the coastal community of WaterSound, a 256 acre private, gated neighborhood beach community directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Ideally situated between Seaside and Rosemary Beach, WaterSound is famous for its walking paths and meandering boardwalks located throughout community and Camp Creek Lake, one of the world's few natural coastal dune lakes.
It's truly a peaceful place the entire family can enjoy.
First Floor
- Master Bedroom: King Bed, Private Bathroom
- Living Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa
Second Floor
- Guest Bedroom: Two Twin Beds, Private Bathroom
- Loft Area: Two Twin Sleeper Sofas
- 4 Adult Bikes Provided
- Gas Grill
- 4 Seater Golf Cart
- 300 yards to the Gulf
- High Speed Wireless Internet
- Screened-in side porch with rockers
- Front porch with Adirondack chairs and swing
- Unlimited Long Distance Calls
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Plasma TV's in all the rooms
- Complete Clean Linen Participant - ALL linens, including comforters, laundered upon every checkout
- 256 acre private, gated, neighborhood beach community located directly on the Gulf of Mexico between Seaside and Rosemary Beach
- Puttering Park (18 hole putt-putt course)
- 2 community pools
- DuneSider Grill serving lunch poolside in the summer season
- Bike and Kayak Rentals
- Walking paths and Meandering Boardwalks throughout community
- Fitness center (fees applicable)
- Camp Creek Lake - one of the world's few natural coastal dune lakes
- 30 minute drive from Destin or Panama City
- Just a bike ride away from Seagrove, Seacrest, and Rosemary Beach
Golf Carts: IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW.
- Unfortunately due to HOA rules the guest will not be able to rent golf carts and will not be able to bring their own golf cart.
- If the home you are renting has a golf cart provided by the owner then please be aware of the golf cart rules and regulations.
- Renter's will be required to provide the proper insurance and driver's license information at the WaterSound Gatehouse upon arrival or YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE GOLF CART.
- Lastly, if a person without a valid driver's license is found to have operated the golf cart provided, or is found driving in a reckless manner then the guest will be fined a $750.00 charge to the account provided on the reservation.
We just enjoyed a 4 night girls getaway & couldn't have had more fun! The house was perfect in every way. Very clean & decorated so cute. The bikes were so much better than the bikes that were provided last year - big improvement- good job 360 Blue - only wish they had baskets. The golf cart was very nice to have, I actually can't imagine if we didn't have it because the walk was too far to the beach & the there were no baskets on the bike.
We used Uber 2 nights to go to dinner & that was very convenient. Red Bar still my favorite but we also visited Old Florida Fish House, Seaside's Modica Market, Acme Ice House, the Pearl, & The Hub. We thought the Hub had too many children (unattended- I was hit in the head 3 times by flying footballs) but would probably be nice if we had our own children with us - although I would keep an eye on them!
The weather was perfect! Beach was gorgeous! My favorite place to be is 30A & I loved sharing it with my friends this year.
Thank you.
We had a fabulous time!! We look forward to visiting again!
Great 10 days. Water sound is the perfect place to relax. Very quiet.
This was our first trip to Watersound and we will definitely be back next year. Loved the neighborhood and the beach was amazing! The 360 Blue app was very helpful! Thanks for a wonderful vacation!
This was our first trip to Watersound and we will definitely be back next year. Loved the neighborhood and the beach was amazing! The 360 Blue app was very helpful! Thanks for a wonderful vacation!
The house was perfect. It has everything we needed for a vacation for our family of 4.
This property has a golf cart!!
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text: NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, and Discounters Market Size and Forecast to 2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0594921/Global-Hypermarkets-Supermarkets-and-Discounters-Market-Size-and-Forecast-to-2015.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Supermarket_and_Hypermarket Synopsis This report provides uniquely detailed data on the size and development of retail sales of 25 individual products through Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, and Discounters in 50 countries around the world. It provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the trends affecting the development of this modern retail channel through both historic and forecast data, covering 2005 to 2015. For those in a hurry, an overview chapter provides the essential top line view, while in depth chapters give all the details both by products. Summary "Global Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, and Discounters Market Size and Forecast to 2015" is based upon an extensive, global, industry research program which brings together ICD Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. It provides detailed analysis of past and future trends - crucially providing retail sales data by product to allow improved understanding and targeting of this channel. Data sets are provided for 2005 through to 2015, with actuals being provided for 2010. Countries are organized by region - facilitating easy comparisons between countries and between regions around the world. Scope This report covers 50 countries and 25 product markets via Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, and Discounters Product Coverage: Clothing and Footwear Jewelry and Watches Luggage and Leather goods Printed Media Stationery and Cards Communications Equipment Computer Hardware and Software Consumer Electronics Household Appliances Photographic Equipment Drinks Household Products Packaged Food Personal Care Tobacco Unpackaged Food Floor Coverings Furniture Gardening and Outdoor Living Home Improvement Home Wares Games Software Music and Video Sports Equipment Toys and Games Country Coverage: Asia Pacific 1. Australia 2. China 3. Hong Kong 4. India 5. Indonesia 6. Japan 7. Malaysia 8. New Zealand 9. Philippines 10. Singapore 11. South Korea 12. Thailand Latin America 1. Argentina 2. Brazil 3. Chile 4. Colombia 5. Mexico 6. Peru 7. Venezuela Middle East and Africa 1. Egypt 2. Israel 3. Saudi Arabia 4. South Africa 5. UAE


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My elderly mother took out a reverse mortgage with Champion Reverse Mortgage (aka Nationstar Mortgage). She passed away March 3, 2014. I notified Champion Mortgage of her passing in both letters and telephone calls. It took approximately 8 weeks to get the death certificate from Los Angeles County.
The house was in a family trust and it needed major work foundation, plumbing, heating) before it could be sold. Spoke with Champion Mortgage and was told to simply send a copy of the Real Estate listing and everything would be fine. When the house was listed a copy of the listing was faxed to Champion Mortgage.
On July 17, 2014, while signing escrow closing papers - - I was notified by Champion Mortgage that the house was in Pre-Foreclosure. I had never heard of that term. But knew it was going to cost money. Spoke with Jennifer O. extension 7533521, at Champion Mortgage and asked her when I was going to find out that the house was in Pre-Foreclosure. Jennifer O. replied: "It's not info that we send out you have to call in for it." OMG.
I'm thinking that my mom just died 4 months ago. I cleaned out her house and 82 years of her things. Got major construction work completed and the house sold. Wrong. Champion Mortgage goal was to foreclose on the house.
On July 21, I spoke with Ann (ID No. 2847) on the telephone as per Champion Mortgage Rep Jennifer O. said to do and Ann said there was no pending action regarding foreclosure in the file. Yet, Champion Mortgage had filed a Notice of Default. Ann said it was best to fax information to Champion Mortgage and to ask for a 3 month extension.
I have a file folder that is at least an 1-1/2 inches thick with correspondence to Champion Mortgage. Keeping them updated with the necessary information about the sale of the house. Ultimately, Champion Mortgage charged the estate charged $1155.50 for Attorney fees and costs regarding the Pre-Foreclosure. Champion Mortgage has yet to provide an accounting of these fees and costs. It is my opinion that these fees are bogus and just another way to rip off elderly people.
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