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Good for business Ljubljana, 25th October 2010 Results of the "European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks" (ESENER 2009) William Cockburn European Risk Observatory, EU-OSHA New challenges are giving rise to 'emerging risks' - as highlighted in the Community strategies Technological development New tools and new ways of working, resulting especially from information and communication technology (ICT) Tertiarisation Service sector growth leading to 'new' health and safety risks, particularly psychosocial and musculoskeletal Changes in employment Shift towards outsourcing and increased specialisation, resulting in greater employment in SMEs Demographic change Ageing working population, increased (im)migration Women at work Increasing participation with specific risks and needs ESENER: a new tool for EU-OSHA that complements the existing sources of information on OSH in Europe Workers' surveys EU Labour Force Survey (Eurostat) European Working Conditions Survey (Eurofound) Registers European Statistics on Accidents at Work (Eurostat) European Occupational Diseases Statistics (Eurostat) We have a fairly good picture of some outcomes (injuries and concerns), less comprehensive for others (occupational diseases) We have little information linking policies to outcomes (why are some effective and others not) What do we want to achieve with ESENER? Contribute to OSH strategies at national and EU level As a potential source of indicators and a 'snapshot' against which to measure progress Improve effectiveness of policy implementation By identifying factors that encourage preventative measures and those that discourage or impede them Provide better support for enterprises By defining enterprises' needs according to their characteristics – size, sector, location, age, etc. Ensure more efficient communication Through improved targeting of measures such as support, guidance, information, campaigns, etc. ESENER specifications Computer-assisted telephone interviews ("CATI") Native language interviewers based in each country 2 questionnaires Most senior manager in charge of OSH (~25 min) + employee representative dealing with OSH (~15 min) 31 countries: 36,000 interviews EU-27 + Croatia, Turkey, Norway and Switzerland 41 national versions of each questionnaire Adapted for language and national OSH terminology "Enterprises" = both public and private sectors "Establishment level" = branch, rather than HQ The universe EU-27 ESENER covers all establishments with 10+ workers Across all sectors, including public, except agriculture and fishing Total employment in EU27 (223.4 million) 16% Establishments with 10+ employees 3 million enterprises 136 million employees 23% 61% Self-employed Employed in establishments <10 Employed in establishments 10+ ESENER in Slovenia Universe: 13,000 establishments, 611,000 workers Establishments in sectors covered by the survey and with ten or more employees Total number of interviews: 607 529 managers and 78 employee representatives Fieldwork centre: RM Plus, Maribor Interviewing from 26th March to 26th April 2009 Sampling matrix: 10-19 20-49 50-249 250-499 500+ All 52% 31% 15% 1% 1% Slovenia 47% 36% 14% 2% 1% Establishment proportional weight What can we learn from an enterprise survey on OSH? The four survey 'topics': 1. Health and safety management Risk assessment, management commitment, sources of expertise, advice and information, concern about risks 2. Management of 'new' psychosocial risks Level of concern, measures taken, procedures in place 3. Key drivers and barriers Why are there appropriate measures and procedures in some workplaces, but not others? 4. Workers' participation Formal or direct participation, impact and resources 1. The quality of health and safety management Measures taken Risk assessment: In-house or outsourced? On what occasions? What is checked? How is it followed up? How is its effectiveness monitored? Reasons for no checks Management commitment Existence of a documented policy and its perceived impact; reasons for not having a policy; and involvement of high-level and line managers Sources of expertise, advice or information Use of general OSH consultancy, OH doctor, or specialist (safety expert, ergonomist or psychologist); main sources of information; and visits from the labour inspectorate Main concerns about workplace risks Accidents, MSDs, stress, dangerous substances, noise and vibration, violence and bullying or harassment Measures taken Workplaces checked as part of a risk assessment and whether checks are conducted in-house rather than contracted out % establishments and % establishments where checks are carried out 100 Workplaces regularly checked Checks conducted in-house 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 LU FR CH TR DE LT NL FI EE BE NO SE Total 31 EU 27 LV CY AT MT EL SI DK HR RO BG PL IE CZ PT HU SK ES UK IT 0 Measures taken Proportion of risk assessments that are normally contracted to external service providers % establishments Note: establishments where risk assessment or similar measures are carried out 100 90 80 75 67 70 60 60 49 49 50 48 47 47 46 43 41 40 39 38 36 36 35 35 32 29 30 29 26 26 25 23 22 21 21 17 20 17 15 12 9 7 10 DK UK SE CH EE NO TR IE EL CY LU FI LV NL FR IT PL BE TO TA L 31 27 M T EU - SK CZ RO HR BG DE LT AT HU PT ES SI 0 Measures taken Risk assessments conducted in-house or contracted to external service providers by establishment size % establishments, EU27 Note: establishments where risk assessment or similar measures are carried out 100 90 80 7 1.2 70 6 0 .9 60 5 0 .7 50 4 2 .9 4 3 .9 3 9 .6 40 3 5 .9 2 7 .9 30 20 2 0 .1 17 .4 2 1.9 2 1.4 17 .6 17 .2 10 .8 10 0 10 to 19 20 to 49 Own staff 50 to 249 External providers 250 to 499 Both 500 + Measures taken Risk assessments conducted in-house by establishment size in selected countries Risk assessment conducted only by own staff % establishments, EU27 Note: establishments where risk assessment or similar measures are carried out 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 to 19 Denmark 20 to 49 United Kingdom 50 to 249 EU-27 250+ Spain Slovenia Management commitment Prevalence of a documented policy, established management system or action plan on health and safety % establishments 100 98 97 96 95 91 90 89 90 89 88 87 85 83 83 81 79 80 78 78 76 76 74 73 73 70 70 65 64 63 63 59 60 54 50 53 46 33% of managers state that the policy has a large impact and 52% that it has some impact 40 30 20 38 - 24% and 56% in Slovenia - 10 EL TR LU CY DE M T CH FR PT PL AT LT EE T O CZ TA L 31 RO EU -2 7 BE NL HR SI IT HU SK DK LV FI NO SE BG IE ES UK 0 38 Management commitment Health and safety issues raised regularly in high level management meetings % establishments 100 80 60 40 20 LT EE SI LV CH EL TR PT AT HU PL DE HR IT M T CY ES LU CZ FI TO B TA G L 31 RO EU -2 7 FR BE SK DK IE NO NL UK SE 0 Main concerns about workplace risks Level of concern about various health and safety issues % establishments, EU27 10 0 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Major concern Some concern No concern Bullying or harassment Violence or threat of violence Noise and vibration Dangerous substances WR Stress MSDs Accidents 0 DK/ NA Sources of expertise, advice or information Use of OSH information from different bodies % establishments, EU27, lowest, average and highest 21% Trade unions EE SE 29% Employers' organisations SE EL 40% Insurace providers IE DK 55% In-house OSH services RO EE 56% Official OSH institute DE AT 58% Labour inspectorate LT EL 65% Contracted OSH experts EE 0 10 20 30 ES 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2. How are the 'new' psychosocial risks such as stress, violence and harassment being managed? Main concerns and causes Level of concern about stress, violence and bullying or harassment; what are the principal risk factors (e.g. time pressure, poor communication, job insecurity, etc.)? Measures taken Ad-hoc or 'reactive' measures (e.g. training, change to work organisation, work area redesign, confidential support, changes to working time, conflict resolution) Procedures in place More formal or system based than 'measures', e.g. procedures to deal with stress, with violence or with bullying or harassment Main concerns and causes Concern regarding work-related stress % establishments 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Major concern Some concern No concern DK/ NA IT FI LT SE NL EE HU CZ M T UK SK IE BE DK HR LV CH -2 7 ES EU E TA L L 31 TO SI LU CY FR AT DE BG RO PL TR NO PT 0% Main concerns and causes Concern regarding violence or threat of violence % establishments 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Major concern Some concern No concern DK/ NA SI EE IT HU FI M T NL SE LT SK DK AT EL HR LU DE CH UK CY -2 7 IE EU CZ L TA V L 31 BE TO ES NO FR PL BG PT RO TR 0% Main concerns and causes Concern regarding bullying or harassment % establishments 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Major concern Some concern No concern DK/ NA SI FI SE HU IT EE NL LT M T SK DK EL AT LU UK HR CY -2 7 BE EU DE CH 31 IE TA L TO ES LV CZ FR PL BG NO PT RO TR 0% Main concerns and causes Concern about various psychosocial risk factors % establishments, EU27 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Time pressure Having to deal Poor w ith difficul communication customers, betw een patients, pupils, management etc and employees Job insecurity Poor cooperation amongst colleagues Long or irregular w orking hours Problems in supervisor employee relationships Lack of employee control in organising their w ork An unclear human resources policy Discimination for example due to gender, age or ethnicity Main concerns and procedures in place Concern about work-related stress and existence of procedures to deal with it % establishments 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Major/some concern Procedures IT SK M T H U LT H R EE N L CZ T A IE EL BE D K K U LV SI CY FI TO C TA H L 31 EU -2 7 LU SE ES BG O R PL PT FR D E TR N O 0 Main concerns and procedures in place Concern regarding work-related stress and existence of procedures to deal with it % establishments Procedures in place Prevalence of procedures to deal with work-related stress, bullying or harassment, or work-related violence % establishments, EU27 H e a lt h a nd s o c ia l wo rk E duc a t io n F ina nc ia l int e rm e dia t io n H o t e ls a nd re s t a ura nt s O t he r c o m m unit y, s o c ia l a nd pe rs o na l s e rv ic e a c t iv it ie s R e a l e s t a t e , re nt ing a nd bus ine s s a c t iv it ie s P ublic a dm inis t ra t io n a nd de f e nc e ; c o m puls o ry s o c ia l s e c urit y Who le s a le a nd re t a il t ra de ; re pa ir o f m o t o r v e hic le s , m o t o rc yc le s a nd pe rs o na l a nd ho us e ho ld go o ds T ra ns po rt , s t o ra ge a nd c o m m unic a t io n M ining a nd qua rrying a nd E le c t ric it y, ga s a nd wa t e r s upply C o ns t ruc t io n M a nuf a c t uring 0% 10% 20% Bullying or harassment 30% 40% Work-related violence 50% 60% 70% Work-related stress 80% 90% 100% Measures taken Employees informed about whom to address in case of workrelated psychosocial problems % establishments 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 EL O R PT CY EE IT H U CZ LV M T TR CH FR SK D E LU A EU T TO - 2 TA 7 L3 1 IE PL SI LT H R ES N L BG K U N O FI D K BE SE 0 Measures taken Areas that are routinely checked as part of a risk assessment % establishments, EU27, lowest, highest and average Note: only establishments where risk assessment or similar measures are carried out 97% Equipment and working environment IE CY 45% Irregular or long working hours FI EE 60% Supervisor-employee relationships DK EE 76% The way work is organised RO LT 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3. Drivers and barriers: what motivates managers to take action and what are the main obstacles? Main reasons for addressing health and safety and for addressing psychosocial risks Legal obligations, employee requests, client requirements, staff retention, absenteeism, labour inspectorate pressure, or productivity / performance reasons Main difficulties in dealing with health and safety and with psychosocial risks Lack of resources, lack of awareness, insufficient expertise, culture, sensitivity of the issue, or lack of technical support / guidance Difficulty in tackling psychosocial risks compared with other health and safety issues Drivers Major reasons for addressing health and safety % establishments, EU-27 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 10-19 employees 20-49 employees 50-249 employees 250+ employees Fulfillment of legal obligation Requests from employees or their representatives Requirements from clients or concern about the organisation's reputation Staff retention and absence management Pressure from the labour inspectorate Economic or performance-related reasons Barriers Reasons for not having developed a policy, management system or action plan on health and safety? % establishments, all 31 and Slovenia Note: establishments with no documented policy on health and safety 100 80 60 54 53 53 47 39 40 32 31 20 8 7 4 0 Not necessary Don't see the benefit No financial resources All Slovenia No time No expertise Barriers Reasons for not carrying out risk assessments regularly % establishments, EU27 Note: establishments where risk assessment or similar measures are NOT carried out 10 0 90 80 73 70 70 59 60 50 41 40 38 44 41 38 35 37 40 38 33 44 44 40 38 31 30 25 25 20 10 0 10 to 19 20 to 49 Lacking necessary expertise RA too time consuming/expensive 50 to 249 250 to 499 500 + Too complex legal obligations on RA Not necessary, no major problems Barriers Main difficulties in dealing with health and safety and with psychosocial risks % establishments, EU-27 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Lack of resources such as time, staff or money Lack of aw areness Lack of expertise Health and safety Culture w ithin the establishment Sensitivity of the Lack of technical issue support or guidance Psychosocial risks 4. Worker participation: what arrangements are in place and what effect does it have? Formal representation Participation through works council, trades union, health and safety committee or health and safety representative Requests to deal with stress, violence and bullying or harassment Direct participation Provision of information to employees Encouragement of workers to participate in implementation and evaluation of measures Consultation on measures to deal with psychosocial risks Impact of worker participation Effect of formal and direct participation on management of health and safety and of psychosocial risks Resources Time, information, training, access to workers Impact of worker participation Workplaces regularly checked for safety and health as part of a risk assessment: total and with employee representation % establishments, EU27 100 9 6 .0 9 6 .3 9 6 .5 9 7 .6 9 4 .9 95 9 3 .2 9 2 .9 9 2 .7 9 1.2 90 8 9 .1 8 7 .3 85 8 4 .2 80 75 10 to 19 Total 20 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 499 500 + EU-27 Average Establishments with H&S representative Direct participation Consultation of employees regarding measures to deal with psychosocial risks % establishments, EU27 Note: establishments that report having procedures and measures to deal with psychosocial risks 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 499 500 + EU27 Average Key findings The majority of establishments carry out workplace checks as part of a risk assessment or similar measure But prevalence varies according to size of enterprise and country Preventative health and safety culture Involvement of top management and existence of documented policy, action plan or management system is very variable In-house vs. outsourced risk assessment Very different practices across Member States Even the smallest firms can do RA without contracting experts Concerns about the level of awareness of risks If no risk is perceived, no preventive action is taken Particularly among the smaller enterprises Worker representation has a positive effect Especially in SMEs and if the representation is 'formal' Conclusions EU legislation has been successful in encouraging action at workplace level, but Questions remain over the quality of those actions Implementation is far from uniform Legislation is necessary… Main driver regardless of size is legal obligation … but not sufficient Main reason for not taking action is "we don't have any major problems", especially in the smaller enterprises, which actually have higher rates of accidents Low awareness of risks unlikely to take action Important to produce information to emphasise that: 'Good health & safety is good business' Worker participation makes a positive difference Some ESENER results for Slovenia 'Mixed picture' of OSH management Above average on risk assessment; high level of medical checks and use of OH doctor, safety expert and general OSH. But low on other procedures, use of ergonomists and psychologists Low management commitment to OSH Few managers consider the OSH policy has a large impact; OSH is seldom discussed in management meetings; those without a policy say it is not necessary or of no benefit Stress is the main concern regarding psychosocial risks Above average concern for stress; very low for violence and harassment or bullying. Little action is taken on psychosocial risks, but employees are well informed Average level of workers' participation 27% have a health and safety representative; they give a generally positive picture but are not so involved in implementation and follow-up Follow-up studies EU-OSHA 'secondary analyses' reports (for publication 1st quarter 2011) OSH management success factors Worker involvement Management of psychosocial risks Actions, drivers and obstacles for psychosocial risks 'Independent' research National authority initiatives Social partners Academic researchers ESENER information resources Printed publications Descriptive overview report in English Summary of main findings available in 25 languages Online at www.esener.eu Printed publications for free download 'Mapping tool' showing results by country, size and sector Background information, including a technical report Data repository at www.data-archive.ac.uk Access to full micro-data for non-commercial use Thank you for your attention http://ESENER.eu http://osha.europa.eu


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"The check-in was without any problems. We chose to use the Wi-Fi, although personally I think you should provide that for free. €3,- per day is not that expensive but I do think it's a service you should provide. The view of the appartement is really beautiful. Our taxi driver told us it was the tallest building in Valencia, I don't know if that's true but I would believe it. It's on the 33rd floor en you can see the entire city. The view was our favorite part of the apartment. We were with 8 people, but there were 3 bedrooms. That means that 2 of us had to sleep on stretchers in the living room. I have absolutely no idea how you could fit 10 people in the apartment. The 2 who had to sleep on the stretchers ended up sleeping on the couches because the stretcher were so terrible. One of the two didn't even fit on the stretchers because she was too tall. Also the dishwashers didn't work so we bought plastic plates and cutlery so we didn't have to wash them ourselves. The airconditioning didn't work upstairs, only downstairs. Overall, I would recommend this apartment for 6 people, certainly not 8. The apartment is nice, and not expensive, and the view is totally worth it. But the stretchers were awfull and they should really fix the dishwasher."
"Arriving at 16:00 se.encontraban beginning to clean the apartment by the q was not comfortable to be there. The person that we attended gave us no explanation besides Yes attitude was selfless and trying to finish as soon as possible, a shame for what they charge."
"Al llegar a las 16:00 se.encontraban empezando a limpiar el apartamento por lo q no era cómodo estar alli. La persona que nos atendió no nos dio ninguna explicación y además de eso sí actitud fue desinteresada y tratando de acabar lo antes posible,una vergüenza para lo que cobran."
"Fab apartment in great location near the city of arts and sciences , lots of transport metro and buses plus taxi rank nearby . Quiet Urban neighbourhood away from the bustle and noise of the old town . Fantastic views stretching from the port and sea to the end of the Turia river bed If you like cycling this location is perfect as you can cycle the Turia river bed to the beach or into town mostly on cycle lanes or wide pavements . Dave "
"Good location, fantastic views and a well-equipped apartrment. It would have been even better to have a 'welcome pack' giving instructions about appliances (we couldn't get the oven to work!) and information about local buses/supermarkets/attractions etc. The check-in instructions 'no need to contact the manager, just turn up' were completely incorrect. A telephone call and an extra hour of waiting once we arrived were required to gain entry to the accommodation. Small things though, and I would definitely use Way To Stay again."
"Views and location are perfect. One of the showers gave leakage in the hallway."
"Uitzicht en locatie zijn perfect. Eén van de douches gaf lekkage in de gang."
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I stayed curled up on the couch for God knows how long. Evidently it was long enough for Damien to go out and come back with pizza and a brighter mood. He offered me some pizza and I shook my head, ignoring the quiet rumble of my stomach.
"C'mon man, you gotta eat something"
"I don't" I mumbled.
"You do"
I curled up even more, trying to disappear into myself.
"I'll sit on you"
I didn't say anything, almost wishing he'd go away. And then he sat on me.
"What are you doing?" I asked quietly.
"Sitting on you. I will sit on you until you fucking eat something"
"You're gonna be sitting on me for a long time, then"
"Why won't you eat?"
"I don't deserve to"
"Sure you do"
"Yeah, when I start being a decent human being"
He prodded my cheek.
"Why are you here, Damien?"
"I needed to be around someone, but I didn't realise that everyone's suddenly just as fucked up as me"
I kept quiet.
"Dude, he left you, but it's not the end of the world. I know it feels like it is, but it's not, y'know?" he said, eating some of his pizza.
"I love him"
"And I love Phil. But I've not shut myself up and starved myself have I?"
I kept quiet again.
"Actually. I'm not really one to talk am I? But whatever. The point is I'm okay now"
"You can still see Phil, though" I mumbled.
"No I can't. He's in a rehab unit half way across the country"
"Doesn't mean you can't see him. Danny doesn't want anything to do with me anymore"
He shrugged. "Danny'll come around"
"He won't. I've fucked things up too many times for that"
"You just have to prove you won't fuck up anymore"
"You think I haven't tried?"
"I think you haven't tried hard enough"
"What else can I do? I don't know how to make it up to him. I don't know how to prove myself"
"Why're you asking me?"
Why was I asking him?
"I'd say keep away from me, since I seem to be the reason you keep fucking up but..." he paused, mumbling under his breath "I don't want you to"
I looked up a tiny bit. "What?"
He kind of looked away and I waited for him to answer me.
"I said I don't want you to" he said, embarrassed.
He pulled a sulky face and put the pizza box on the table, crossing his arms. I was more than willing to wait. He scowled.
"I don't have anyone. I don't want to be left on my own again"
I bit my lip a little. He was clearly embarrassed again.
"I... I don't want to be on my own either"
He glanced at me. "Probably not the best idea to be with me though, is it?"
"You're the only person I have left..."
"You've got Danny. You just need to convince him that you're not gonna fuck off with me the moment he's asleep"
"He doesn't want me"
"No one does" I said quietly when Damien was silent.
"I would, but you're off limits"
"Am I?"
"Aside from the fact that you and Danny need to sort things out, what about school?"
"What about school?"
"What're people gonna do when they see you're not picking on me anymore?"
I shrugged. "I don't care what they do. Nothing worse can possibly happen to me"
"Do I really need to remind you what's happened to me because of those people?"
"I might actually feel something that way"
He hugged me and I sort of hugged back. He nestled his head in my neck and I sighed.
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It is 4 am and what am I doing? Not sleeping. My fault, of course. I could have fallen onto my bed (yes, those are Star Wars sheets, they're a statement), could have closed my eyes and just let myself fall into oblivion. That would probably have been the smart thing.
I, however, am brilliant. I read about this one guy who trained himself to live on 4 hours of sleep a night. That's kinda crazy, honestly, 'cause I like sleep. But tonight I have things to do, things only my brilliance qualifies me for.
Or maybe it's my paranoia.
I called Mack earlier, but I'm not positive she took me seriously. Okay, I accept that part of that may have been the fact that I asked to be called "Q." I had just watched a marathon on MovieNetwork though. Can you blame me? To heck with Bond, I want the gadgets! Can you imagine? Just getting the funding to make some of that stuff is the stuff wet dreams are made of.
But I guess asking Mack to call me "Q" might have slightly lessened her ability to take me quite as seriously as she should. Or it might have been the fact that I set up the honeypot, and about five other levels of traps that I never did fully explain to her, right from the beginning.
For the first time, I'm feeling thankful for that. I tug my laptop closer to me, and with a few keystrokes I start the process of logging in. Nothing direct. I am, after all, brilliant. It takes about 5 minutes to get through all the protocols and jump through all the servers I hacked my way into. The minute I get in, though, my mouth goes dry.
I had figured the earlier bash-and-grab attacks had been meant as a message. I figured it would take them longer to realize that what they'd gotten was fake.
I had been wrong.
In the hours since I had called Mack to alert her to what had happened, there had been 6 more attempts. Successful attempts. Every single one got a little farther in, a little closer to the point that would make it clear that there might just be a trail from the honeypot back to something else.
Not good. Really, really not good. I should call Mack, let her know. Tell her to get gone. It wasn't that they were seconds from showing up on her door or anything. I was better than that. They had gotten too far though, farther than they should have been able. So far they had gotten through the geriatric school teacher, the fish store guy who had sold me the defective goldfish when I was passing through California that time, the jock who harassed me in high school who was now living in Hawaii, the recently deceased guy who had been hit by a car ( I saw the news story when I was surfing local papers for Alaska). They had also made it through the Walmart manager in New Brunswick and the minor porn star who I found out was living in New York.
I may have spent a little more time picking the aliases than I should have. Now there were only three levels left. Then they would hit the bottom of the pot and if they were good, and it was looking like whoever was doing this now was far better than the joker who had broken in earlier - not as good as me, but good - and they might just get lucky and catch enough hints to go snooping.
This was serious. Too serious.
It was a little flattering. I never thought the Rebel Voice was quite this much of a threat. Sure, there were some good stories, but nothing that went beyond a few threats that Mack never took seriously.
Not this time. This was serious. So should I call Mack now, leave her a message in the usual way, or see what I could do about hiding it all and then call her?
I knew her name. Had to. Had to know the truth to know how to hide it. She knew the same about me. She knew that my name was actually Jim Kutcher. It had never seemed like a risk before.
My fingers tap on the keys as I considered my options. The way they were going there wasn't all that much time. Time I need to sweep through, make sure there was no trail, that once they hit the bottom they would think they had at least destroyed it all.
Until the Voice showed up again. Then they'd know.
I got Mack's journalistic integrity, but maybe it was time to disappear. Just until this cooled off.
Grabbing my cell, the one I'd doctored myself, I send a quick text to a number I'd also set up. Got trouble. Laringitis for a while? Q.
She'd understand when she picked up the text from the mailbox it would wait in until then.
Time to get to work destroying any trace that I had ever existed. Gotta just pray that Mack is smart enough to take the hint. This isn't a Bond movie, I'm not really Q, and she sure as hell isn't M. It isn't worth it. Not worth the possibilities that are starting to occur to me. My life might not be much, but it is mine. Underground isn't comfortable. Don't want to do that again.


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When I applied for summer associate positions, Quarles & Brady's dedication to pro bono work was one of the many reasons I wanted to work here. After spending two months here, it is already clear that the firm's attorneys truly value their pro bono work, and they are eager to get the summer associates involved in their pro bono cases. One of my favorite experiences this summer was attending a hearing in juvenile court for a pro bono client. I really enjoyed meeting the client and seeing how grateful she was to have an outstanding attorney helping her during a difficult time in her life.
The work has been gratifying—knowing that we may be helping to take one more problem off the shoulders of these individuals who already have so much else to bear. Quarles fully supports the pro bono opportunities its attorneys choose to take on, and it has been evident this summer that the firm—while providing high-quality legal representation for its clients—still wants to insure that others in the community receive the legal services they desperately need.
I worked on a really interesting pro bono case with facts similar to those from Making a Murderer. The attorneys on the case were happy to let me be extremely involved, and I got to go with them to court almost two hours away. Even though I'm not interested in practicing criminal law, it was awesome to work on such an exciting murder case and to potentially play a small role in freeing a wrongfully convicted prisoner.
Pro bono assignments have exposed me to the diverse and meaningful work that the attorneys take on to better the Madison community. The projects have been challenging and interesting, and I appreciate the hard work that goes into our pro bono representation.
I really appreciate that Quarles treats pro bono assignments just like other assignments. I know multiple attorneys who had major pro bono cases in their first few years as a associates. Not only are they a great way to give back to the community, they are also a great way to gain experience in court or an area outside your practice group.
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The work has been gratifying—knowing that we may be helping to take one more problem off the shoulders of these individuals who already have so much else to bear. Quarles fully supports the pro bono opportunities its attorneys choose to take on, and it has been evident this summer that the firm - while providing high-quality legal representation for its clients - still wants to insure that others in the community receive the legal services they desperately need.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3193?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13048296#comment-13048296 ] Shai Erera commented on LUCENE-3193: ------------------------------------ bq. TwoPhaseCommitTool.execute should be @experimental? Since it is an inner class of TPC, and it is marked @experimental, I thought it is implied. But I will add it there too for clarity. bq. Shouldn't TwoPhaseCommit be @lucene.experimental instead You're right. I'll fix ! bq. Javadocs should maybe state that on rollback the writer will have been closed? This is mentioned in IndexWriter.rollback(). I don't think we should mention IW in TPC javadocs? bq. One possible issue: if exceptions are hit in .commit() You're right. And TPCTool.execute has a *NOTE* about it, saying that for some TPC implementations, calling rollback() after commit() was successfully executed may be a no-op. I put it on execute because I think it is more related to the tool than TPC.rollback() definition. > TwoPhaseCommit interface > ------------------------ > > Key: LUCENE-3193 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3193 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: core/index > Reporter: Shai Erera > Assignee: Shai Erera > Fix For: 3.3, 4.0 > > Attachments: LUCENE-3193.patch > > > I would like to propose a TwoPhaseCommit interface which declares the methods necessary to implement a 2-phase commit algorithm: > * prepareCommit() > * commit() > * rollback() > The prepare/commit ones have variants that take a (Map<String,String> commitData) following the ones we have in IndexWriter. > In addition, a TwoPhaseCommitTool which implements a 2-phase commit amongst several TPCs. > Having IndexWriter implement that interface will allow running the 2-phase commit algorithm on multiple IWs or IW + any other object that implements the interface. > We should mark the interface @lucene.internal so as to not block ourselves in the future. This is pretty advanced stuff anyway. > Will post a patch soon -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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1st Lieutenant Cooper
"Alpha two three, this is Sierra one. We need support at grid...Romeo 50, Echo 29. Repeat, Romeo 50 by Echo 29.This is Danger Close, over" There was a pause on the other end of the radio. Another 105mm shell landed nearby, tossing up sand and debris.
"Roger Sierra one, Danger Close. Fire Support inbound." A light succession thumps sounded off in the distance, almost like a rolling thunder. I glanced up from my scope to see 5, 155 millimeter shells crash just short of the tanks and heavily armored trucks.
"You're Short, Alpha two three. Adjust elevation" I responded, Carrington proceeded by racking off a few shots just to keep the enemy pinned down. Again the artillery sounded in the distance. Whistling from the sky the rounds struck right on target, taking out most of the armored vehicles and enemy's. Looking down my Barret's rifle, I watched as a single tank emerged from the smoke and fire. Don't they know when to quit? It's barrel adjusted and pointed directly at us.
"Run," I shouted jumping up and pushing Carrington away. A sudden explosion threw me from my feet and tossed me down the side of the rocky hill we had hidden on. The world spun and the ground tore at my gear, flesh, and weapon. When I finally rolled to a stop, my body ached and blood poured from all over my body. I blinked a few times to reorient myself. As I sat up lighting pain crackled throughout my body, dropping my back into the sand. Where was Carrington? Did he survive or end up dead like ever other spotter?
Rocks and Sand vibrated, the ground began to shake. Looking to my right I watched as angry tank treads dug into the ground. The enemy vehicle stopped just before it's treads crushed me. Something metallic clicked, they were getting out of the tank. Shouts of Korean came from around me as four enemy's surrounded me, guns drawn. It seemed as though they were arguing about me, whatever was being said couldn't be good.
A shot shattered the air dropping on the the men, covering his friends in bits of brains and blood. The remaining three scrambled behind their tank for cover. I had to help Carrington. Crawling over to the dead body, I retrieved his rifle, my rifle had be destroyed by the fall.
"Hey Ching Chong!" I shouted to one, pulling the trigger and peppering his body with lead. His corpse slumped over, leaving only two enemies. One of the North Korean's got bold, stood, and sprayed rounds everywhere in front of him. Another shot sounded followed by the thud of a body hitting the ground. The remaining soldier scrambled atop the tank and jumped inside, locking it's compartment. Ironically he didn't appear to be able to fire the tank. My vision blurred as a tiny figure on the hill made it's way down to the ground and over to me.
"You're really unlucky L.T." Carrington snickered, lifting me to my feet and supporting me. "What do you want to do about him?" I pondered all the options we had, finally concluding on one.
"Well, we have to destroy any and all enemy armor including armed hostiles." Carrington nodded as I continued. "Got any C4?"


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The old arch extends the boundary wall of the Baptist graveyard and juts into Abbey Road. The Primary School is further along the road. On my first day at the school, in 1942, the new infants were enrolled for the morning only. I can remember my mother standing under the arch with a group of her friends waiting to meet me and walk me home. I remember hugging her with a sense of enormous relief that the morning had passed. Several of my ancestors are buried in the Baptist graveyard, and you can see an eave of my grandfather's old house through the arch.
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I clutched the information close to my heart, unsure whether I should reveal it. In a way, I couldn't even trust Carrie, though she had been the one to bring me here. However, what Nicky had said had given me some hope; Nicky's points had led me to a conclusion that Petre's murder must have already had some connection with the Karkroff family, and thus, the neighbours, and even the governess. It was that which kept me away from telling all to Carrie, even though I knew that she would always be innocent.
It was the Inspector who had, by chance, put all the suspects together with his selfish manner to be closer to Ms. Peterson. I would find out soon the logic of the gaps. And Marina was the one to tell me, despite her content manner now, proclaiming she had said all she needed to.
In the end, whether I told or not, these facts were sure to be vital in my investigation.
The tours had definitely finished by the time that moonlight full had settled over Karkroff Hall. I received no call from my mother. Slowly, I began to feel something akin to panic. That was, until both Mr. Karkroff and the Inspector found me wandering from the deserted household kitchen to the lounge, and back again in unsteady repetition, where I was checking for the speed of movement- as I had seen them do in many detective shows. I was 'doing a Poirot', I had thought, chuckling to myself: trying to solve a mystery via atypical, unconventional ways. No wonder I had elicited a few odd looks in my time. The words hung and they tickled my tongue with their senselessness.
"Miss King, is there anything I am able to do to thank you for your constant vigilance over Ivor?" Mr. Karkroff asked. "Perhaps by inviting you to stay in one of our guest-rooms, and not to have to make your long way back to your hotel?"
"I couldn't…" I laughed. "Couldn't impinge on your good nature, sir."
"It would be my pleasure, Miss King."
Automatically, I looked to Inspector Simnova. His eyebrows had already come into their raised position, but they seemed to retreat up his forehead even further.
"Very well," he nonchalantly addressed me. "But you must know that I take nights off. It's up to you to be the police here, Miss King."
I continued to giggle. It was that thought of the oddities of Poirot, if nothing else, that had given birth to my good mood. Nevertheless, the Inspector chortled along with me, bemusement his most charming expression.
"Your room will be one of those on the second floor, neighbouring Marina's, and along the corridor from Mr. Thomason's," prompted Mr. Karkroff. "I shall show you up in a moment. If you'd like to make your way first…"
"Sure," I muttered, intending on turning back to my walk, this way leading me to the certain dining room again. I would easily have been able to curve around in a moment. Such movement, however, slipped out of my hands, since, in true eavesdropping style, my own name caused me to halt red-faced, coincidently outside Mr. Karkroff's new study, to which I knew had two entrances.
"…she's going about it nicely," was the first snippet I caught, before I positioned my ear closer to the door. "I'm seeing things being done. Covert interviews. If this were a lock-down police investigation, my team and I would be doing the same."
"She is your team, is she not?"
"You understand what I mean." Gruffly, the Inspector continued in the strange manner, a mixture of his Russian and English pouring off his tongue.
"Ее помощь неоценима. Her aid is invaluable. I just hope there's no repeat of the poisoning. If we get to the bottom of this…"
"She'll be able."
Biting my bottom lip as I forced down the urge to storm in and confront the two of them, I slid up close to the wall, my hand pressed against it as if that would aid my hearing, and I desperately strained my ears. Alas- no more English could I detect.
I had not ever considered any of the Karkroffs doubt in my skills, but this interchange was more than peculiar. It left me hanging with no idea whether they thought I could solve the mystery or not; were they, perhaps, just letting me dangled from a particular rope? It had been Carrie who had saved their little heir with her quick-thinking, not I.
I crept further away, sneaking myself to the edge of the stairs. But what had they meant by saying such things? That moment, in which I stood still in contemplation, Inspector Simnova rounded the corner.
"We'll be taking this main staircase," he reiterated; "I will stay to say goodnight to the house, and then I'd better be getting back to the station. I'm almost at the end of my shift, I'm afraid. Mr. Thomason left promptly after dinner, so Caroline tells me, but Marina remains if you would like someone to talk to."
"Thank you, Inspector," I replied as we walked, eyes fixed on the straight-ahead.
He walked me to the apex, but I couldn't take in those repetitive surroundings. He might have been speaking, but the Inspector's tones melted together with the décor; still, I could nod when a response seemed to be needed.
"Thank you, Inspector," I repeated as we approached my room, Marina slipping out of her own. Her gentle face was warm, watching me. One smile from Marina and the Inspector was prepared to slip into the shadows.
"Oh, Inspector Simnova…" I called back.
"Miss King?"
"Can you check on my mother for me? She hasn't called. I just thought that she might, but if she's happier in her world of denial…"
"I understand." He began to walk away, but turned at the last thought. "What if she asks for you? Should I make the excuse for more questioning and you safety?"
"Please," I remarked dryly.
Then he became one of the dark shapes in the cobwebbed corners.
In the creaking of the halls, I identified seven chimes of a grandfather clock. Footsteps echoed, but still Marina said nothing, and her eyes glazed in and out of focus.
Her body twisted to normality.
"So, tell me, Agnetha, what's your opinion of the case?" she asked, flicking her blonde locks and edging closer, eyes pricked with that vibrant curiosity she had always carried.
"I'm afraid I can't tell you. Protocol and all that," but I remarked it with a laugh.
Even so, the cold stress emanated from each of us, leaving nothing but static silence. Marina tossed her fringe back with elegance. I simply stood as if I were made of hard rock, a tarnished version of the superstar in front of me. I was no essence of greatness, nothing that she could mimic. Here I was, just stupid, in dumb remembrance of my past, in which Marina could not settle our differences. I recalled- was, in a way, forced to recall- the eccentricities of Josh Craig: his double hand waving, basking in the warm glow of his own sunny vanity, his assemblies and golden words…
"A teacher of mine used to say 'when there's nothing else to remark, say 'satellite' and make a canny observation.' They thought he was quite odd," I added in an undertone, my voice quickly trembling.
"It's quite awkward, isn't it?" Marina mumbled. "Sorry, Agnetha. I can't say I can make a, umm, astute comment, but there was an English-German song I participated on once: 'like a satellite, I'm in orbit all the way around you-'"
"Please don't sing," I interrupted. "It brings back bad memories."
Marina's eyes refused to lose their sparkle when her voice dropped. In the darkness, her eyes betrayed which of us stayed the wisest.
"You have experienced a great loss, have you not? Since Petre was…found, I've learnt what it's like for those who have lost. The statistics of death are wild; the statistics for murder are…"
"Even worse, I know."
"Of course," Marina said, nodding her head and shaking her hands about at the same time. "You are the detective; you must have seen death first hand- staring him in the eyes many times."
You have no idea.
"I'm…I'm not a detective, Marina," I protested guiltily.
"Ah, the English Private Investigator, then. The Eye from London."
Marina's voice filled with Russian-English the more she spoke, her mind tiring in the evening.
I had to squint in the lack of light, barely making out the lady's fine figure. Since we had been talking, the turn of the light, the dark Moscow winter, had descended on the Hall.
"I'm getting a headache," I muttered. "I know it's earlier, but I've had the busiest of days. I might go to bed."
As I turned, pushing open my door with a single hand, I heard a garble of Russian pour from Marina's lips. She blinked three times, a bemused expression flitting like a pack of cards.
"I'm sorry. What I meant to say was that I shall bring you a glass of water for your headache. Excuse me."


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Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2 Full
Lot Size: 0.74 Acres
Lot Dimensions: Irregular
Year Built: 1936
Garage Dimensions: 1 car
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Square Feet: 2170
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Dining Room: 15x11
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Three Season Porch: 24x15
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"RRC (previous name)."
Since: Jun 13
#33191 Jun 25, 2013
Battle anyone?
Durham, UK
#33192 Jun 26, 2013
This shit is fu<king ace dude. Only a matter of time before I start writing up some shit. Reading raps like this is a real inspiration.. NO DIGGITY!!
Durham, UK
#33193 Jun 26, 2013
I'm stuck with what I can entitle my show.
Shout outs to everybody doing their own thing.
I'm Lucid DaGod and it's been great, right now I am going to head into the lab and rack my brains to try and make an amazing piece.
Since: May 13
#33194 Jun 26, 2013
for the record @ whiterabbit, just because I get writers block don't mean u won't get ate alive, it just means I'll chew you slower than I usually do. Lol, play nice
Since: Jun 12
#33195 Jun 26, 2013
We need a new tourney to set- up. Topix is boring right now :/
"fam on my hand for a lifespan"
Since: Nov 10
#33196 Jun 26, 2013
@ epitaph
are you supposed to be the best on this recently?
all i get from you iis pieces B you aint never gonn be piecin me
slice ya from ear t ear an let ya flow lavishly im wicked with no decency
thinkin you toxic when you cnt even drop it on topix you aint hot shit
i been eatin yo words an that style son i rock it you could never rocket
i throw that propane to ignite the flame, what goods a dragons with no reign
i mighta been gonn for a grip but i aint lost how to spit, aight dr. lucious?
how you gonn play my words back like we on back play, ill leave you in the dust kid call you ashtray
i know i aint tryin be a menace but you gonn bow in my f*ckin presence
or catch a seat at the dentist, ill kick ya teeth through the back of ya gourd kid
im rain down verses an reign over heavy in thiis versus, i aint ever wordless
you either stupid or burnt some of them circuits ill clown ya a** day in day out, welcome to the circus
Since: May 13
#33197 Jun 26, 2013
Ok, now I'm getting annoyed lol..,,,,,,,,
[email protected], where's your punchlines, neither paragraph has a punch
cave your chest in respiratory failure, better grasp for your asthma pump
is this what this bastard wants, no mercy till you ask me
fuck splitting wigs. I'll scalp this bitch like an apache
are you addicted to being slaughtered,
or a retarded prodigy
watch your brain lose oxygen, after I severre your corotid artery
I will cop a plea, after they discover his remains
Topix should of warned, Epitaph not to be fucked with, he's insane
I will eat your brains, regurgitate it into your eye sockets
hang you from a tied sock bitch, till you die of shock bitch
Peter cottontail please stop it, my stomachs full, stop replying
I'll make your granny give me deep throat as she watch you dying
beat your face against my house, make you swallow bricks
I'll leave your ass injured with missing dentures, double up on PolyGrip
Epitaph is prolly sick, nah bitch, i need a quarantine
I make jewelry out of my victim's bones, look bitch, I just wore your spleen
#33198 Jun 26, 2013
yo yo yo........ you think you can rap against me nice try cuse im the person of your rapping nightmares thought your were the best just wait till i show you cuse my raps are fast and furious so take a look cuse i belive there is a god above me im just the god of everything else cuse what was the was it SPLICKYTY RICKITY MICKITY oh sorry it was that you suck at rapping here i go cristal go by the cases wait hold up that was racist i would perfer the aces aint no diffrent when you taste it cuase im the rapping god yes you think your cool but you look like you cant a trash can your mom even said she didnt want horton dosent even wanna here you you so pathetic but i will let other people take it from here
"fam on my hand for a lifespan"
Since: Nov 10
#33199 Jun 26, 2013
@ epitaph
my bad didnt know this was LETSBEEF, hop off my dick kid you hangin like a TESTEE
you aint sick never was shit but a FLEXIN TEXT-CEE, you f*ckin with a vet shits finn t get MESSY
flow these lines so raw you gonn need the hip hop POLICE
you say you killin shit but you aint SHOWN ME bring it JABRONI?
can you smell what im COOKIN BITCH, shatter ya dome piece an leave it on some CROOKED SHIT
crush ya chest cavity an slice through every VEIN
f*ck arteries i want you to suffer an feel the PAIN, peel back the tendons an leave you MAIMED
told you ONCE SON i feed to much you bein my LUNCHEON
i need to feel SOMETHING but you aint got nothin so ima continue MUNCHIN
you could never been HARDCORE ill flip ya mentally an physically i bring it PARKOUR
im still shinin even if you bringin your best, you aint on my level bitch this aint the STAR WAR
you steadily an quickly fell under my GRASP, got ya hooked on my nutsack like the crabs on my NADS,
spit some outlandish VISCIOUS SHIT i RIP THIS SHIT you can already PICTURE IT
im like ELIIXIR MIXED, you walked in this jungle now leave in the MIST, you wont be MISSED
i got you in my GRIPS I fire VISCIOUS SCRIPTS out my FINGERTIPS
jus read this SICKNESS its WICKED, like disturbed on some PCP
im doped up an feeling like theres a s on my chest, now fall back an accept ya death
#33200 Jun 26, 2013
yo all yall from the stone ages most of your raps make me sick. they call out mommy save me. bitch you wanna learn to rap come see the master. i da numba one bitch. even comin to rappin.
"RRC (previous name)."
Since: Jun 13
#33201 Jun 26, 2013
What was this?
"Horrocore-Tourna ment 2012CHAMP"
Since: May 11
Calgary, Canada
#33202 Jun 26, 2013
lol whiterabbit returns and takes on epitaph head on, nice drops from both. whaddup white rabbit?
#33204 Jun 26, 2013
yo mike, why you mad lil homie did you fall off of ya bike.
I like ya rhymes psh..sike.
Time to check you off the list nike.
I put kids like you to sleep night night.
I bet you still sleep with a bright light.
Since: Sep 12
#33205 Jun 26, 2013
There's no laughter In this chapter just sadness a man in a Mask/ Shadows-Madness-Dreams Shattered an scattered into so many pieces gone with the wind like a loved ones ashes.
#33206 Jun 26, 2013
I think you were a little hard on the Beaver.
So was Eddie Haskel, Wally and Ms. Cleaver.
This guy keeps screamin hes paranoid.
Quick someone get his ass another steroid! to niatroh
#33207 Jun 26, 2013
Ok folks enough with the gay jokes
especially from a gay broke bitch yourself, look at your shoes there growing roots at the bottom maybe cuse and is that a new tanktop or a new boob job you tell me cuse no one likes you
#33208 Jun 26, 2013
hey man forget you
#33209 Jun 26, 2013
This guy raps like his parents jerked em.
He sounds like Erick Sermon ... the generic version.
This whole crowd looks suspicious
its all dudes in here except for these bitches.
"Horrocore-Tourna ment 2012CHAMP"
Since: May 11
Calgary, Canada
#33210 Jun 26, 2013
LMFAO dude do u think NO ONE has seen 8 mile? fu<k outta here with that sh!t b!tch. ur fake. ur retarded. gtfo. facepalm. i hate when ppl do this. anyone who likes rap has seen 8 mile idiot. goddamn haha rookies on here r getting worse
Since: Sep 12
#33211 Jun 26, 2013
Rappin god who u spittin at
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A famous singer once sang about her desire to give the best of everything she had to her child in these words, "I would… if I could." Here is a woman's heartfelt desire to pass on knowledge and life experiences. Indeed mistakes are regrettable and if we can teach our young people about them, then perhaps the same mistakes will not be repeated in their lives.
Graduation is a time to celebrate the success of completing one's tertiary education but for many graduating seniors, this is also a time that is filled with a great sense of uncertainty about the future and the challenges that lie ahead on this road called life.
The really good news is that life does not begin here but has in fact been in motion for all of us since our birth, and even more precisely since we were conceived in our mother's womb. The moment we were born, learning began. We learnt to sit, to crawl and then to walk, and not only that we also found ourselves learning to assert our rights rather successfully initially through body language and in no time through spoken words.
The one big difference between an adult and a child in learning which seems to inhibit the adult from stepping out is fear. Apprehension and fear are words to describe worry. When we were little, we did not worry about our future and graduation seems intimidating because in a sense it signifies independence and what independence really means is providing for oneself.
Getting a job to pay for bills while at college is one thing. Embarking on a career which is supposed to last a lifetime and pay for one's preferred lifestyle is quite a different story. Among so many other tips, we can discuss the importance of a good resume and work attitude, as well as the important financial decision not to get into debt at the drop of a hat but fundamentally if we prioritise the 'know how' in life as our key to success and happiness, then it means that very likely for the rest of our lives, whether it is about job and financial security, marriage, parenthood, homeownership, investment plans for retirement, etc., we will rely on information as the method to attain assurance. Logically speaking, it does make sense that careful consideration of information to make good decisions beats ignorance. In fact, it seems foolish not to be prepared with information. Saying this, how true is it that information is power? If indeed information and 'know how' is all that important, then the insurance industry is quite redundant.
One of the most interesting books in the Bible which talks about the futility of life's achievements is Ecclesiastes. There is a precious truth found in this book regarding the importance of being found at the right place at the right time. The world believes in luck and networking. Christians on the other hand can learn from the author of Ecclesiastes who happens to be a very wise man. King Solomon wrote this book when he realised the futility of the cycle of life; the achievements of men without God and the realization that without divine wisdom, we are left only with the best of human efforts to build our own world. We witnessed this happening on 9/11 when the terrorists attacked New York. The Asian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina are further examples that we really cannot control it all, however accomplished or prepared we are.
When the world wars broke out, it changed the economy of life itself. Our plans to build a house, to enrol our kids to the best institutions and our dream to visit Europe in the summer will all come to a screeching halt in the event of a war in our country. However, we do need to live life to its fullest and we must not let the fear of "what if… " and the rationale of "what is the point of… " cause us to be passive in life.
For many people it is important to fulfil their potential and be the best they can ever be for their loved ones and be contributing members in their community. We want our graduates to have a bright sense of tomorrow and above all else, they should be equipped with the certainty that there is a God who is devoted to their needs for the rest of their lives. We may all be living in an uncertain time and whether or not we are armed with the latest in financial affairs or kept abreast with the knowledge of US foreign policies regarding Iran, North Korea, the Russian Federation, etc., because many consider them to be potential nuclear threatening foes, we can rest in the knowledge that the Bible existed before the world.
John tells us the Word became flesh and dwelt among us in the person of Jesus Christ and Paul tells us in Colossians that He alone holds everything together. With the power to destroy, Jesus Christ came to lay His life down and took all that came between us and God upon Himself. Many insurance policies term natural disasters as acts of God but the truth is God's wrath against the sins of man was completely exhausted on His Son when Jesus took our sins upon Himself at Calvary's cross. Today, Christians can live in the safe and secret place of the Most High as we read in Psalms 91. If Jesus came to give us life, then He is our assurance. The waves roar but He is at rest, awakening only in response to His disciples call for help and on other occasions He taught them to let down their nets and the fishermen received a bountiful harvest. The Lord guided Abraham's servant in his task to find the right wife for Isaac and He also answered Jabez's prayer and made him a rich man. Many Christians often think how their lives will turn out is dependent on God's will for them when the Bible tells us that faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things unseen and that God shall provide for all of our needs in the same measure as He has riches in glory. This should really blow our minds away!
Therefore, do we put our faith in doing the right things based on the information and advice that is available to us or do we put our trust in a divine and almighty God who is a loving heavenly Father to all who believe in Jesus. It may not be possible to give all the advice that is necessary to our graduating seniors, and as the lyrics to a song put it so well "I would, if I could." However, here are two famous promises from Philippians and the Gospel of Matthew which offer a different perspective on things when waiting and uncertainty seem slightly unbearable. The earlier is written by Paul when he was just about to be imprisoned. These words have proven to be an enormous source of inspiration to many believers because in his darkest hour, Paul thought not about himself but shared openly the ever faithful source of his peace and provision.
"Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you? O you of little faith... but seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:28-30,33
We may have heard of people making mistakes but by the divine wisdom and love of God, it is impossible to regret when we put our faith in an eternal God who will not fail to provide and care for His children. In a world where change is ever constant, it helps to put our trust in an unchanging and faithful Saviour who is full of love, mercy and grace.
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Due to additional savings from the district's voluntary separation incentive program, a 3 percent raise/cost of living adjustment has been included in the early budget.
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But, being alone for most of the day helped me to come up with some very strange answers. First was the Vampiric theory. I thought that I had possibly woken up in an alternate universe where they take your blood to survive. These vampiric creatures looked human but secretly- they're not.
Another theory was that I had really died and this was heaven and they were making me well enough to live my heavenly life. Or maybe this was hell. But that wouldn't explain why I felt really good. Maybe they made you feel good and then roasted you.
"Alrighty now, are you feeling fit as a fiddle?" Another specialist asked me as she entered the room. I felt like reminding her that I was not a five year old. I was 14. "Now, a young man named Theoden just dropped this off, he said to say happy birthday, merry Christmas and he'll be down in about an hour to celebrate the new year."