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Previous IT Project Failures Do Not Matter When Choosing An IT Service Provider
Posted by Tim Sheedy on January 25, 2008
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by Tim Sheedy
A factor that tends to be considered when choosing an IT service provider is how many project failures they have had – particularly when some of those failures are large, costly, and well-publicized. And if that is not a formal consideration, project failures are often on the mind of sourcing organizations. In fact many companies that I have spoken with over the past 12 months have actively excluded some players from their short list due to their previous failures. These types of metrics tend to work against the large players as they have more contracts and therefore, if they run at an industry average failure rate, they are most likely to have more failures. IBM, as the company that probably does the most IT projects, has the most failures (assuming that their failure rate is the same as that of their competitors) – and this works against them. I have actually heard people say that they would never have IBM in as an IT services partner because of the fact that so many of their projects fail. And this does not only refer to IBM – you could switch in any large IT services vendor's name here as the sheer number of projects they work on means that they are likely to have more problems too (as very few IT projects go smoothly). If the failure rate is 1 in 10 (and this is just a guess) then a vendor that has undertaken 1,000 projects will have more failures than one who has undertaken 10…
In my humble opinion, focusing on failures or project problems is a short-sighted view. Project failure is rarely the fault of your IT services partner – even if it is, it is your fault for not managing the process effectively and pulling them up before it turns into a failure. The only time when the partner is to blame is when they promise to do something that simply is not possible – and again, they are probably just responding to your impossible requests.
The "X-factor" that seems to separate the average from the excellent in IT implementations is not their ability to avoid failure, but how they respond to failures and issues when they invariably do happen. I just completed many client reference interviews for the ANZ SAP Implementation Wave that I am working on at the moment, and nearly every client had a major issue at some stage within the project. Now remember that these client references were actually supplied by the providers themselves, so these are the GOOD ones – which means that in the real world the number of major issues within projects is even higher! It is how the provider responds to these challenges that sets them apart. Some have great project management to resolve the situation, some have individual experts who went above and beyond the call of duty to fix the problem, and some have management who were happy to step in and do whatever it took to ensure the project gets back on track.
So therefore when you speak to client references (which you should do before undertaking a major project or outsourcing a large chunk of your IT) focus more on the problem resolution aspect and less on the rate of failure or the number of issues – for you will have issues no matter how much planning and prep work you do! What you will find out in the process can be hugely valuable when looking for the right partner. For example, one company I recently spoke with mentioned that whenever things went wrong, the senior management of their partner always stepped in to make things right. On the surface that sounds great – exactly what you are after in a partner – commitment at the management level! But they then went on to say how the CEOs of both their companies are good personal friends and look out for each other. This should ring warning bells (unless, of course, your CEO is good mates with your IT services partner's CEO!). Others mentioned how whenever there were problems they were resolved due to their own company's great project management methodologies. If you don't have these great methodologies then this is something to watch out for as well.
Projects do go off the tracks. And while I have no empirical data to prove this, my gut feeling is that the number of failed projects has decreased significantly over the past few years as project implementation methodologies improve, IT departments are closer to the business to ensure project alignment, and project sizes have decreased (or at least implementation times have shortened). It is how you and your partner respond to the issues that will define not only the outcome of the project, but how much grey hair you get along the way.
re: Previous IT Project Failures Do Not Matter When Choosing An
Comment from Dinesh S.R. on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:10
What are the metrics by which projects failures are determined. Especially in a scenario where they are resurrected by methodologies and processes. Do we need to call them failures or should we call them project derailment which can be brought on track.
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Comment from David Kutcher (not verified) on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 08:24
Past behavior can be a good indicator of future behavior, and prior work can be a good indicator of future work. We recently addressed this problem in our blog in reference to web design and web development work, but the principals hold true.http://blog.confluentforms.com/2008/08/how-to-select-right-web-design-and-web.html
re: Previous IT Project Failures Do Not Matter When Choosing An
Comment from Johnny Dough (not verified) on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 20:32
This is an total load of garbage from an analyst who really has no idea of the real business world of IT services. Forrester should seriously examine the caliber of its analyst staff before letting them loose making statements like this, for example: "The "X-factor" that seems to separate the average from the excellent in IT implementations is not their ability to avoid failure, but how they respond to failures and issues when they invariably do happen."What planet are you from Mr Sheedy?
re: Previous IT Project Failures Do Not Matter When Choosing An
Comment from SR (not verified) on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 17:25
Can I know which service provider sponsored this excellent "research" and subsequent path breaking concluson!?
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Table of Contents
- Creating sender signatures
- Setting up a local development environment
- Sending emails via the Postmark SMTP interface
- Sending emails in Ruby on Rails 3.x/4.x
- Sending emails in Ruby on Rails 2.x
- Sending emails in Python
- Sending emails in NodeJS
- Sending emails in Clojure
- Using Postmark Inbound
- Migrating between plans
- Removing the add-on
- Differences from Postmark
- Support
This add-on is being shut down and can no longer be provisioned. If your app uses this add-on, you should switch to a different solution as soon as possible.
The Postmark add-on add-on removes the headaches of delivering and parsing transactional email for your web app. It's easy to setup and you don't' have to maintain any email infrastructure. We have years of experience getting email to the inbox. You can focus on building your app, and we'll take care of your email.
You can use our Send API or our simple SMTP interface to start sending in minutes. Our Inbound API parses incoming email and forwards it to you via a webhook, making it easy to handle incoming email in your application.
Creating sender signatures
Sender signatures are required to verify two things. One, you really own the mailbox you're sending from, and two that you are not a spammer. Yes, we hate spam too! You must have a sender signature for each from address used in your application.
To create a sender signature, open the Postmark Dashboard from the terminal:
$ heroku addons:open postmark
Opening postmark for sharp-mountain-4005…
You can also add a Sender Signature or verify an entire domain in the Postmark Dashboard. You'll need to add a DKIM and SPF record from Postmark to verify a domain and you can see the entire process in this article. You can visit your Postmark Dashboard from your application page on the Heroku website.
You can also proceed to the Postmark Dashboard from your application page on the Heroku Dashboard.
Setting up a local development environment
After you provision the add-on you need to locally replicate the config vars so your development environment can operate against the service.
Use the Heroku Local command-line tool to configure, run and manage process types specified in your app's Procfile. Heroku Local reads configuration variables from a
.env file. To view all of your app's config vars, type
heroku config. Use the following command for each value that you want to add to your
.env file.
$ heroku config:get POSTMARK_API_TOKEN -s >> .env
$ heroku config:get POSTMARK_SMTP_SERVER -s >> .env
$ heroku config:get POSTMARK_INBOUND_ADDRESS -s >> .env
You should not commit credentials and other sensitive configuration values to source-control. In Git exclude the
.env file with:
echo .env >> .gitignore.
For more information, see the Heroku Local article.
Sending emails via the Postmark SMTP interface
Do you want to try Postmark, but your application uses SMTP to send email? No problem!
You can instantly switch your current email delivery without having to modify the application. You can use plain SMTP to send your messages. To use it, you only need to change your configuration to point to the Postmark SMTP server.
The SMTP listener endpoint is available at smtp.postmarkapp.com on port 25 and 2525 (to get around firewall issues). We support both plain text authentication and CRAM-MD5. We recommend CRAM-MD5 because it's a lot more secure. CRAM-MD5 only encrypts the authentication process, but the message content is still sent as plain text. You can encrypt the entire connection using TLS via the standard STARTTLS SMTP extension. STARTTLS is supported by the vast majority of mailers and some of them, like Ruby's ActionMailer, automatically switch to encrypted communication when they detect that the server supports it.
Here is a sample configuration for Ruby Mail library:
Mail.defaults do
delivery_method :smtp, {
:address => ENV['POSTMARK_SMTP_SERVER'],
:port => '25', # or 2525
:domain => 'yourapp.heroku.com',
:user_name => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'],
:password => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'],
:authentication => :cram_md5, # or :plain for plain-text authentication
:enable_starttls_auto => true, # or false for unencrypted connection
And Rails/ActionMailer:
ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
:port => '25', # or 2525
:address => ENV['POSTMARK_SMTP_SERVER'],
:user_name => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'],
:password => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'],
:domain => 'yourapp.heroku.com',
:authentication => :cram_md5, # or :plain for plain-text authentication
:enable_starttls_auto => true, # or false for unencrypted connection
ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
Sending emails in Ruby
We support the official Ruby gem called
postmark. It's integrated with the Ruby Mail library and requires Ruby Mail be installed. You can install both manually using the following command:
$ gem install mail postmark
If your application is using Bundler, add the following entries to your Gemfile and update application dependencies with
bundle install:
gem 'mail'
gem 'postmark'
The following example will use the gem to send a text email with attachments:
message = Mail.new do
from 'email@example.com'
to 'Dr. Sheldon Cooper <firstname.lastname@example.com>'
subject 'Have you seen these pictures of yours?'
body 'You look like a geek!'
add_file '1.jpeg'
delivery_method Mail::Postmark, :api_token => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN']
message.attachments['sheldon.jpeg'] = File.read('2.jpeg')
# => #<Mail::Message:70185826686240, Multipart: true, Headers: <From: firstname.lastname@example.com>, <To: firstname.lastname@example.com>, <Message-ID: ba644cc1-b5b1-4bcb-aaf8-2f290b5aad80>, <Subject: Have you seen these pictures of yours?>, <Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=--==_mimepart_5121f9f1ec653_12c53fd569035ad817726>>
Sending emails in Ruby on Rails 3.x/4.x
postmark-rails Ruby gem was designed to make switching to the Postmark API as easy as possible. Ruby on Rails applications will need to add the following entry into their
Gemfile specifying the Postmark client library.
gem 'postmark-rails', '>= 0.10.0'
Update application dependencies with bundler.
$ bundle install
Add this to your config/application.rb:
config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :postmark
config.action_mailer.postmark_settings = { :api_token => ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'] }
That's it. Now send emails as usual.
class TestMailer < ActionMailer::Base
def tagged_message
:subject => 'Did you know Postmark has a Heroku add-on?',
:to => 'email@example.com',
:from => 'firstname.lastname@example.com',
:tag => 'my-tag'
Sending emails in Ruby on Rails 2.x
Rails 2.x applications will need to add the following to
Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
# ...
config.gem 'postmark-rails', :version => '0.4.2'
require 'postmark-rails'
config.action_mailer.POSTMARK_API_TOKEN = ENV['POSTMARK_API_TOKEN']
config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :postmark
# ...
Note that Rails 2 is no longer supported by the
postmark-rails gem. The latest version with Rails 2 support is
Usage example:
class SuperMailer < ActionMailer::Base
def email
from "email@example.com"
subject "Hello from Postmark"
recipients "email@example.com"
tag "big-bang"
See the postmark-rails gem documentation for more examples.
Sending emails in Python
Python users will need to install the python-postmark library. It's possible to install the library via pip. Just add
python-postmark>=0.4.3 to your
requirements.txt file.
The following example will use the python-postmark library to send a tagged email.
import os
from postmark import PMMail
message = PMMail(api_key = os.environ.get('POSTMARK_API_TOKEN'),
subject = "Hello from Postmark",
sender = "firstname.lastname@example.com",
to = "email@example.com",
text_body = "Hello",
tag = "hello")
Check out the PMMail class' documentation for more information on usage.
Sending emails in NodeJS
NodeJS users can use the postmark package available to install using NPM:
$ npm install postmark
Here's an example of how you send a tagged text email once you've installed the NodeJS postmark package:
var postmark = require("postmark")(process.env.POSTMARK_API_TOKEN)
"From": "email@example.com",
"To": "firstname.lastname@example.com",
"Subject": "Hello from Postmark",
"TextBody": "Hello!",
"Tag": "big-bang"
}, function(error, success) {
if(error) {
console.error("Unable to send via postmark: " + error.message);
console.info("Sent to postmark for delivery")
Sending emails in Clojure
Clojure users can use clojure-postmark to interact with the API. To get started add the following entry to your project dependencies (we assume you're using Leiningen):
[postmark "1.1.0"]
Here's an example using the clojure-postmark library to send a tagged text email:
(use '[postmark.core :only (postmark)])
(def api-token (get (System/getenv) "POSTMARK_API_TOKEN"))
(def send-message (postmark api-token "email@example.com"))
(send-message {:to "firstname.lastname@example.com"
:subject "Hello from Postmark"
:text "Hello!"
:tag "big-bang"})
Using Postmark Inbound
Postmark makes email parsing easy too. We provide you with a unique inbound email address. Postmark then parses incoming emails and sends you the data in a nicely formatted JSON document via webhook. To see your unique inbound email address, run:
$ heroku config:get POSTMARK_INBOUND_ADDRESS
By default, users may see your @inbound.postmarkapp.com email. If you'd like to change this setting there are two options: Inbound domain forwarding or custom forwarding with Gmail/Google Apps.
You can setup and manage your Inbound domain forwarding in your Postmark dashboard.
If you do not have access to edit your DNS records, you can read our help article to learn how to configure a custom forwarding email address from your Gmail/Google Apps account.
In order for your application receive the emails that we parse, you will need to tell Postmark where to send the JSON data for each inbound email it processes, which is done via an HTTP POST to a URL of your choice. You can set this URL in the Settings page for your Postmark server on the Postmark Dashboard.
To test your inbound server, we recommend using RequestBin first.
Here is a simple Ruby/Sinatra application that does basic inbound processing:
require 'sinatra'
require 'json'
require 'logger'
logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
class Comment
attr_accessor :attributes
def self.create_from_inbound_hook(message)
self.new(:text => message["TextBody"],
:user_email => message["From"],
:discussion_id => message["MailboxHash"])
def initialize(attributes={})
@attributes = attributes
post '/inbound' do
comment = Comment.create_from_inbound_hook(JSON.parse(request.body.read))
logger.info comment.inspect
Let's assume the inbound hook is set to
http://myapp.heroku.com/inbound. Then, if a user sends an email to
firstname.lastname@example.com (the part after plus sign is called "mailbox hash" and can be used to transfer additional information), it will be processed by Postmark and forwarded to the app's inbound hook as a JSON object. The example app creates a new instance of Comment object using JSON object provided by Postmark.
I, [2013-02-28T05:18:56.407910 #2] INFO -- : #<Comment:0x00000002979260 @attributes={:text=>"That's what you said about the Green Lantern movie. You were 114 minutes of wrong. ", :user_email=>"email@example.com", :discussion_id=>"discussion7864"}>
Migrating between plans
Application owners should carefully manage the migration timing to ensure proper application function during the migration process.
Use the
heroku addons:upgrade command to migrate to a new plan.
$ heroku addons:upgrade postmark:gold
-----> Upgrading postmark:newplan to sharp-mountain-4005... done, v18 ($49/mo)
Your plan has been updated to: postmark:gold
Removing the add-on
Postmark can be removed via the CLI.
This will destroy all associated data and cannot be undone!
$ heroku addons:destroy postmark
-----> Removing postmark from sharp-mountain-4005... done, v20 (free)
Differences from Postmark
Postmark is primarily a standalone web service that provides a superset of features offered by the add-on. By using the add-on, you have a different billing model and a few differences from the standalone service. These differences are:
- You can't create multiple servers. In Postmark direct you create a server for each app connected to your Postmark account. The add-on is limited to a single server connected to your Heroku app.
- You can't invite moderators to your Postmark account. Postmark direct allows you to invite users who can review delivered and received messages without having access to your API tokens or account settings. When using the add-on, you can only invite collaborators to your Heroku account, who have the same permission level as you within the Postmark dashboard.
- You don't have access to account API tokens or any related API endpoints. You will not be able to manage your Postmark infrastructure (create servers and signatures) via the Postmark API.
- You can't automatically renew your balance or upgrade your plan. If you ever run out of credits, you will need to manually upgrade to a higher plan.
If you need help or have questions, you can contact Postmark at any time at email@example.com or @postmarkapp on Twitter. For system status, visit http://status.postmarkapp.com.


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Let me know what you think try to picture it as if you're watching the first teaser trailer for it at the movie theatre or something.
Resident Evil: The Progenitor (Based off Resident Evil Zero)
Teaser Trailer Script (Rough Draft)
Trailer Song: Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains
(Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains plays)
(Scene opens in an outdoor training field mid-day. We get a close up shot of a young girl in training gear running, her face a bit sweaty and her brown bangs in her face (Rebecca Chambers). She passes over a few more obstacles as we hear a mans voice yell CMON LETS GO LETS GO PICK IT UP)
(Man 2 Voiceover): Says here that you have an expertise in the fields of science and medicine, honorary graduate of RCU at the young age of 18?
(Quick shot of Rebecca Chambers back in the field breathing heavily while running and then dropping to do some pushups following her other colleagues almost struggling)
(Man 2 Voiceover): You could have been on your way to becoming a well-paid doctor or a medical scientist, put all of that knowledge to good use helping to find a cure to a deadly disease or something
(Shot of Rebecca with goggles and ear muffs on handling a gun and aiming to shoot at moving targets in an indoor shooting range. We see the backs of other peoples shirts that are standing next to her all have the word TRAINEE on them)
(The shot then switches to reveal MAN 2 a middle aged man with short blonde hair and rugged features wearing a white police officers uniform shirt (Edward Dewey) sitting behind a desk in an office looking directly at Rebecca Chambers sitting across from him)
Edward Dewey: Why pursue a career with the police force?
(Shot of Rebecca Chambers face)
(Cut to shot Rebecca with a bullet proof vest running with another officer by her side in the middle of a street carrying a civilian with a bloody arm and other people running in the background)
(Rebecca Chambers voiceover): I do want use my skills to help people and to try and make a difference. I just dont want to be stuck in some kind lab or something trying to do it
(Shot of Edward Deweys face as Rebecca responds)
(Rebecca Chambers voiceover): I want to be out there, in the field, sir
(Shot of Rebecca Chambers from behind standing on a hill in the training field looking out at an endless forest and mountain scenery far ahead in mid-day. The screen cuts to black the CAPCOM logo appear fading in and out )
Edward Dewey voiceover: Congratulations a spot just opened up and we need you on the team. Welcome to the Special Tactics and Rescue Service
(Switch to birds eye view shot of Raccoon City in the early morning)
(Fade to shot of Rebecca Chambers in her training clothes entering the main lobby of the Raccoon City Police Department building fade to shot of Rebecca walking towards us through one of the corridors of the building as other R.P.D. officers pass her by)
(Man 3 voice over cuts in): We have another one
GFqsGangster (Topic Creator)4 years ago#2
(Interior shot of a brightly lit morgue as a M.E. moves a body covered with a sheet on a stretcher close to Edward Dewey and another man standing beside him with dark hair and a mustache (Enrico Marini) also wearing the same type of uniform as Edward)
(Fade to a front shot of MAN 3 another older man with dark hair (Police Chief Brian Irons) talking to someone that we cant see)
(Brian Irons voice over): This is the 3rd one this month now; the people are becoming afraid and we are nowhere closer to finding out who is killing these people out there
(Shot switches back to Enrico nodding to the M.E. as she removes the sheet to reveal the battered corpse of a person with exposed organs and many bite marks all over the body Edward Dewey looks away and Enrico makes a grim face)
(Brian Irons voice over cont.): I need your team ready for immediate dispatch; bring me those murderers dead or alive I dont care
(Shot of Enrico Marini in a modified version of his game costume walking towards us in a grey hallway screen fades to black)
(Enrico Marini voiceover): Raccoon City is calling for action we have some missing victims that we need to find and some sick excuses for human beings to hunt down
(Shot of Enrico standing in front of the rest of his teammates the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team
(Enrico Marini voiceover): Lets get everything ready were heading out ASAP
(Shot of Edward Dewey also in a modified version of his game costume, his back to us he is talking to Enrico in a low voice)
(Edward Dewey): You saw that mangled body something is not right about all of this. Shes not ready yet she doesnt have enough field experience this could be a little too extreme for
(We see Rebecca walk into the shot up behind Edward as she cuts him off Edward turns around)
(Rebecca Chambers): For who? I managed to survive 4 years of college I think I can handle myself with you guys
(Enrico looks down at Rebecca)
(Enrico Marini): Were going to be headed deep into those dark woods to deal with serial killers things will more than likely get messy. Are you sure youre up for it Ms. Chambers?
(Rebecca Chambers): Im your medic youre going to need me. This is my opportunity to show that Im not afraid and that I can be good for this team and Im not about to turn away from it captain, Mr. Dewey sir
(We see Rebecca looking up at them and Edward and Enrico just turn to look to each other screen cuts to black)
(Fade to black the words THIS FALL appear on the screen)
(Shot of Rebecca Chambers from her side in a modified version of her game costume we see the S.T.A.R.S. logo on her arm sleeve she is carrying a black bag walking up a staircase and onto the roof/helipad of the R.P.D. Headquarters where we see the other S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team members loading things onto the chopper the skies are cloudy)
(Shot of a young man in an orange vest with the words S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team on his back being the last to board the chopper we see Rebecca strapped in her seat. Edward takes one last look out and closes his door on the copilots side of the helicopter)
GFqsGangster (Topic Creator)4 years ago#3
(The word WITNESS fades in and out here)
(Quick shot of the interior of the chopper as we get close up shots of all the team members faces Enrico, Forest, Edward, Sullivan and we see Rebecca looking across at Richard Aiken.)
(The words THE TRUTH fades in and out here)
(Cut to shot of the S.T.A.R.S. helicopter flying towards the forest. We see Rebecca looking out her window as they pass over the training field she sees something or someone moving across the empty windy field but we can't make what it is)
(The words BEHIND THE HORROR fade in and out here)
(Birds eye shot of the helicopter flying over the Arklay forest. Winds are blowing the trees and suddenly
Interior shot of the chopper shaking and cut to black)
Edward Dewey: WERE DESCENDING EVERYBODY HOLD ON
(Noise of a crash)
(Open to the last shot of the trailer, Rebecca Chambers waking up pretty groggy. It is DARK we are at the scene of a large wreck we see fires around her and we hear nothing but silence and wind gusts. Rebecca is by herself we can see that she is dirty and beat up as she sits up slowly. Some of the audience would think this is the helicopter wreckage but this shot would be taken from the Ecliptic Express train wreck scene)
Rebecca Chambers: Edward!?
(Rebecca grabs her radio and pushes a button to speak into it)
Rebecca Chambers: Ed- (Cutoff suddenly we hear noise of movement from a pile of metal not too far in front of Rebecca)
(Rebecca putts her radio down and slowly moves closer to the pile of metal we see something black, something slimy slide out from underneath and stop we cant really see what it is. We see Rebecca stare at it quietly opening her eyes more (Suddenly a quick flash of young James Marcus face with long dark hair appears here on the screen) This is set here to make the audience jump and go wtf? Rebecca moves a little bit closer to the black slimy thing and...then we hear a demonic sounding voiceover quickly whisper Are you afraid of the dead? the slimy leech creature opens a mouth with small sharp teeth and an eye in the middle of it making a loud screeching noise.
The screen cuts to black to reveal the title .
THE PROGENITOR Fades in
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Diablo56789 4 years ago#4
already like it better than the S**** Anderson put up there
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Sorry but if there ever was a movie reboot that would stick closer to the story of the games, I'd prefer they just skipped over Zero and jumped straight to the Mansion incident.
Diablo56789 posted...
already like it better than the S**** Anderson put up there
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Pulled off several sharp saves at critical moments as the Wizards won at Real Salt Lake. His seven saves and all-around command just edges out both goalies in the Red Bulls-Dynamo game, Jon Conway and Pat Onstad, respectively.
Wilman Conde (Chicago)
Dominated the middle of the field, nearly scored with a header off a corner kick, and used his touches wisely to lead a strong effort that blunted TFC's attack for most of a 2-0 victory at BMO Field.
Pablo Ricchetti (FC Dallas)
Moved from midfield to the back line as FCD carved out a 1-1 tie with Seattle by playing a 3-5-2 formation for a solid second half after being dominated for the first 45 minutes.
Kevin Goldthwaite (New York)
Strong and resolute in the back as the Red Bulls earned a 1-1 tie with Houston playing a man down for 55 minutes. Ran down Kei Kamara on a pass slipped into the channel, and shook off a hard fall when tumbling over him to win a head ball.
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Played both outside back slots as Dynamo extended shutout streak to 491 minutes and after John Wolyniec scored in the 88th minute, Hainault - in just his second MLS start - blocked shots by Macoumba Kandji and Wolyniec in a bang-bang sequence to preserve the point.
Dave van den Bergh (FC Dallas)
Supplied his usual allotment of teasing crosses on set pieces and during the run of play as Dallas battled to a 1-1 tie with Seattle.
Eddie Lewis (Los Angeles)
Rescued a point with a spectacular first-time blast from 30 yards out in stoppage time to rally the Galaxy level with the Crew (1-1).
Santino Quaranta (D.C. United)
Another late-game hero whose dramatic strike, a 30-yard grass-cutter in the 85th minute, earned D.C. United a 2-2 tie with Chivas USA at Home Depot Center after he'd set up the first goal with his fifth assist, which ties him for the league lead.
Atiba Harris (Chivas USA)
He set up both of his team's goals, and after he left in the 56th minute his team blew the two-goal lead, so there must be a connection.
Josh Wolff (Kansas City)
By scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at Real Salt Lake, he shares the league lead with Brian McBride (six goals) and is already more than halfway to his personal MLS best of 10 goals in a season.
John Wolyniec (New York)
Entered the game against Houston in the 82nd minute, just enough time to equalize with a poised chest trap, touch and low shot inside the far post, and nearly steal a win in stoppage time by pouncing on a rebound and firing an on-target effort that was blocked.


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I'm leaning towards an Alessi PCH, but an open to suggestions.
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I'm leaning towards an Alessi PCH, but an open to suggestions.
Pure Kustom Black Ops (IWB/OWB) or Milt Sparks Summer Special II (IWB) will work well.
I use a Galco Royal Guard for my G19, they do make one for the G17 also, I love mine.
Dale Fricke Archangel. Nothing else comes close.
Galco Summer Comfort is a great holster.
:comeandgetsome:Try the blackhawk SERPA works fine for my glock 37.:comeandgetsome:
There are several fine IWB holsters, out there but I would take a serious look Pure Kustom Black Ops.
Best? Sure there is. Just that each and every one of us will say what we have is best, so get ready for a thousand answers. If you find two answers the same, that might be something to look into. Plastic or leather, or does it make a difference? I seldom carry my G17 IWB. But when I do, it's in my DeSantis Scorpion.....same holster works for my G19, 23, and 27 as well. "Best holster" for me, and being comfortable and versatile mean a lot. The G17 is a large frame in my book, and I've got to have an open bottom holster IWB for my G17. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable.Quote:
Is There a "Best" Glock 17 IWB Holster?
Comp-tac Minotaur or a Crossbreed Supertuck.
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TAMPA — They were flat. Then they were fighters. In the end, however, it was futile.
No matter how much the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls bucked up against a night that clearly wasn't theirs, no matter how many comebacks they attempted, Jasmyn Perry was still there, soaring and swinging until Freedom finished them off in a 25-16, 28-26, 22-25, 25-17 win in the Class 7A, District 9 semifinals Tuesday night at Gaither.
The win was the Patriots' first over Wiregrass Ranch in three tries this season, and snapped a six-game winning streak for the Bulls, who entered as the district's hottest team.
But Perry cooled them off, and quickly. Behind the high-flying senior, and junior Ashley Wilson, the Patriots (16-10) scored the first 12 points and led 16-2 before the Bulls even looked warmed up.
Opening the first game was a problem for the Bulls. An inability to close out the second proved fatal.
The Bulls (17-6) controlled the second with a strong service game and some big kills from Grace Olsen. They even had some good fortune as a dig that sailed toward the ceiling redirected off a pipe, giving them a 23-22 edge. But a service error tied it, and the Bulls could not even the game despite match-point leads of 24-23 and 25-24.
Olsen tied things at 26-all with a crosscourt kill, but Perry answered with a kill of her own, and the Bulls hit into the net on the next point to give the Patriots a 2-0 lead.
Despite winning the third game to stay alive, the Bulls didn't have the fire to finish.
"It felt good winning," said setter Teddi Wright, "but it felt tough. We were just a little flat."
Perry took over the final game. She had five kills in the first 10 points, and even when she made a mistake — passing too close to the net — the ball managed to trickle over and tie up the Bulls.
She finished with 21 kills.
"She was on fire, I'm not going to tell you any different," Wiregrass coach Melinda Kantor said. "She single-handedly won them their games, there's no doubt about that."
Wilson added nine kills for the Patriots, who will meet Steinbrenner, a 25-17, 25-14, 25-11 winner over Chamberlain, in the district championship Thursday.
Class 3A-8: Fourth-seeded Bishop McLaughlin rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth game before falling to No. 1 seed Tampa Prep, 25-20, 25-16, 20-25, 22-25, 15-6 in the semifinals at Tampa Prep.
"That match right there, that should have been the final match," Hurricanes coach Douglas Chinchar said.
Bishop (16-8) looked headed for an early exit Tuesday before rallying in the third. Sophomore Casey McColl's setting helped turn the game, and sophomore Alyssa Mathis battled Tampa Prep's D-I recruit, Katie Krueger, point for point.
"It was like a college matchup, with those two going at it," Chinchar said.
The Terrapins pulled away in the fifth, when Krueger's serving seized control and helped Tampa Prep end Bishop's season for the second year in a row.
Class 2A-8: Academy at the Lakes' season ended with a hard-fought 25-19, 29-27, 25-22 loss to No. 2 seed Bayshore Christian in the semifinals at Citrus Park Christian.
"It wasn't that we gave it away or they took it away," first-year Wildcats coach Brian Gonzales said. "They took two or three more points than we did."
Maria Aumaitre led AATL (9-11) with 28 digs. Senior Brooke Portriacio (17 kills, 12 digs), and juniors Lauren Evans (14 kills, seven blocks) and Brenna Walton (eight kills, five blocks) also had strong performances.
Hernando Christian also fell in the semis with a four-set loss to top-seeded Cambridge Christian.
HCA (12-12) had to bring up eighth-grader Mallory Jernigan because of an illness on the varsity team, but Jernigan was one of the team's top performers. Nicole Klukowski led the Lions with six kills, and Emily Hethorn added at least two kills.
"We played pretty well tonight," Lions coach Stacy Hethorn said.
Class 4A-6: A night after winning the school's first district tournament game, Weeki Wachee's season ended with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 semifinal loss to top-seeded Ocala Trinity Catholic.
"They played their hearts out," Hornets coach Kelly Werkmeister said.
But the Hornets (3-22) couldn't compete against a loaded Trinity team. Danielle Burke and Alyssa Cupeles each had eight assists, and Halie Werkmeister added 10 kills and 11 digs.
Match of the night
Hernando fought back from a 2-0 hole to drop a heart-breaking Class 5A, District 7 volleyball semifinal to No. 1 seed Crystal River, 25-20, 27-25, 20-25, 23-25, 15-11.
"I thought we had them," Leopards coach Patty Martin said.
Hernando (12-10) took momentum into the fifth game at Eustis before falling behind for good. The Leopards' return game stumbled, and a few mental mistakes made the difference in the defeat.
Senior Ashley Sims led a balanced team effort with 14 kills and three blocks, while Layci Martin chipped in 20 assists, and Kendall Raney recorded eight aces.
"This was the team I've been waiting for all season," Martin said.
Hot Shots
Alyssa Mathis, Bishop McLaughlin: Standout sophomore totaled 26 kills and seven blocks against Tampa Prep.
Rachel Allen, Academy at the Lakes: Senior setter finished her career with 33 assists.
Kaitlyn Jones, Hernando: Missing players forced the Leopards to move the sophomore all over the court, and she responded with one of the best games of her career.
Grace Olsen, Wiregrass Ranch: Junior outside hitter led the Bulls with 13 kills in a loss to Freedom.
By the numbers
6 Wins for Zephyrhills' volleyball team after sweeping Wesley Chapel in the Class 5A, District 8 quarterfinal. Two of the Bulldogs' wins have come against the Wildcats
1 Seniors graduating from the volleyball teams at Bishop McLaughlin (Hannah Nyberg) and Hernando Christian (Holly Field)
3 Consecutive shutout victories for Anclote volleyball, which swept Gulf in the Class 5A, District 8 quarterfinals
Staff writer Matt Baker contributed to this report.


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The end of summer means a back-to-school shopping event with the JLT's annual Kids' Boutique. The JLT works directly with guidance counselors at Leon County elementary schools to identify children in need of essential school clothes and shoes. In partnership with Kohl's, the League purchases back-to-school items for over 100 local children and provides each child with a backpack filled with school supplies, not only giving the children much-needed tangible items, but also a sense of self-esteem and pride to start the school year off right.
The 20th Annual Kids' Boutique was held August 7, 2016 at the Kohl's Department Store on Apalachee Parkway.
For many young women, prom is an important, but costly, part of the high school experience. At its annual Operation Prom Dress, the Junior League of Tallahassee invites area high school students to attend a one day boutique-style shopping event where prom dresses, shoes and accessories are provided at no cost.
Operation Prom Dress began in 2001 as an event for the students of Gretchen Everhart, a school for exceptional students. The event has since grown into a regional project serving hundreds of local teens each year.
Operation Prom Dress would not be a success without support from sponsors and generous donations from the community. Dress, shoe, and accessory donations from the public are accepted year-round.
For more information: [email protected]
The Junior League of Tallahassee Teen Board offers high school age junior and senior women from all local high schools a foundation of service and leadership.
Each academic year students have the opportunity to apply for membership on the Teen Board. By laying the groundwork for volunteer opportunities within our community these young ladies gain a greater understanding of community involvement, enhancing leadership skills, advocacy, and fundraising. Members of the Teen Board have a unique opportunity to interact with a diverse group of women from many Leon County Schools.
Teens are provided opportunities to volunteer with community partners as well as within the League for events such as the Girls on the Run Celebratory 5k, Whale of a Sale, Operation Prom Dress, and the TMH Pumpkin Palooza. In addition to providing service to the community, the members of the Teen Board benefit from trainings on leadership, self-esteem, living an active lifestyle, professionalism, and more.
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The Junior League of Tallahassee is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Teen Board year! Applications are due no later than Friday, April 28, 2017, and should be submitted via email to [email protected]
In the summer of 2015, The Junior League of Tallahassee will be launching a new partnership with the PACE Center for Girls of Leon County. PACE Center for Girls of Leon County provides girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. The girls, ages 11-18 in grades 6-12, present risk factors such as school truancy, academic failure, single or no birth parent at home, exposure to substance abuse, an incarcerated parent, sexual abuse, and physical and/or emotional abuse. The PACE & JLT Club will be a semester long program teaching PACE girls the social life skills essential for scholastic, networking and professional success.
This project will promote confidence, develop leadership and empower children and their families by teaching at-risk girls the importance of good manners in relation to developing social skills. The ability to handle new social situations with poise will increase their confidence and expose the girls to a way of life they can have if they so choose. The girls will recognize that they belong wherever they want to be, and the program will aid PACE's efforts to help these girls see doors out of violence and poverty that they can open for themselves.


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This page is my estimation of future events based on Bible prophecy, news, and stories I've come across. I've tried to place them in the order I currently see them as possibly happening in. It is the culmination of my current understanding of Bible prophecy in perspective with real-world news. This is not any prophecy of my own, but a compilation from scripture and news mostly. It is in Bible prophecy though and that's God's Word, I'm just connecting the dots. With the diligent watching of believers all over the globe, information is easily shared and the body of Christ can work together regardless of separation by space and time. It would be wonderful if you would join some of us at the Fulfilled Prophecy bulletin board! My name on there is Triton57, stop in and say hi as well as keeping up on current prophetic news.
If you haven't made the choice to repent and follow Christ, then when Bible prophecy comes to pass 100%, I hope you will remember that God loves you with an everlasting love. We are all prodigal sons. Luke 15:11-31 We must repent of our sins and transgressions against His Law and call on Yeshua (Jesus) and He will save the truly repentant. He knows our hearts better than we do. I will make every effort to link all scriptures and relevant information on this page for easy following of the paper trails and scriptures. I'm not claiming to know everything and could be wrong on some of the order of events. Please open your mind while keeping it guarded with the Word of God. Acts 17:11
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If you have not read the Daniel's 70 Weeks Bible study or the Fourth Kingdom Bible Study, you won't have the background needed to see the significance of some of this. If you have read it you will understand. This section is not at all detailed, so please click the links to find more detail. And please don't take my word on all this, check it out in the Bible yourself too. Acts 17:11 We all need to develop that personal relationship with God by understanding His Word. I only present parts of it to explain them, there is much more to know of God.
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January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2013 - ENPI - This is a seven-year political instrument that "breathes new life" into the Euro-Med from 1995. It has a mid-term review in 2010. Fulfilled Prophecy - This website was run by Herb L. Peters, who was watching the developments of the European Union along with Constance Cumby very closely over the past few decades. Read more on the European Union.
"As I've tried to point out, the European Neighbourhood Policy [ENP] does not replace the process launched years ago in Barcelona. It renews it, clarifies it and breathes fresh life into it." | Margot Wallstrom regarding the ENP and fears that it was replacing the 1995 EURO-MED [E.U. "ROMED"] Agreement
"[The European] neighbourhood policy [ENP] is not a substitute for the Barcelona process; it rather underpins and deepens it." | Javier Solana December 17, 2006
"Now we are getting to the heart of my book. What if I said that an important warning sign about the rise of the Antichrist began occurring in 1992, but it has been completely overlooked? And what if I told you that the 10 kings of Daniel and Revelation may have already been on scene since 1995, but no one has noticed? Not only that, but a powerful new office has been created that could soon be occupied by the Antichrist. And, the EU document establishing this Office was numbered 666."
The First Seal
What will be the result of this covenant with many? I believe that the Western powers, eventually headed by the antichrist, will appear to sincerely desire and bring peace to the Middle East. It will be a false peace that simply holds off the inevitable attacks against Israel. However, from now until the Damascus and Gog/Magog incidents, I expect peace to come to the Middle East. I believe that in order for it to happen however, Israel will be divided. The world won't have a problem with this and I believe the European leader will get the credit for much of it if not all and this will increase his popularity. Daniel 8:24 covers Antiochus IV in history. However, it shows how the spirit of antichrist works.
Daniel 8:24
Genesis 9:13
Covenant: alliance, pledge, [treaty, alliance, league (man to man)], [constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)], [agreement, pledge (man to man)]
As of now the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is looking like the confirmed covenant with many. It is a covenant with many nations in the interest of peace and security for seven years confirmed from a 1995 covenant. This offers money from Europe to those who obey the rules dictated to them in order to participate. The ultimate goal is to bring peace to the Middle East. As I will get to a little further down, I believe that peace will involved dividing the land of Israel to create a Palestinian State.
I believe this is also the coming war on religious fundamentalism through the Alliance of Civilizations. While spouting the reason being peace and security in the world, the leaders (and specifically the antichrist) will wage a war on fundamentalism in the name of peace. Those who claim sole ownership of the truth will be labeled as intolerant and persecuted for it. In this way he will destroy the fundamentalists and also corrupt his followers. Everyone will be behind him because they will buy into the concept. You can already see the negative labeling of Christians today in the media and elsewhere. For us here in America, I don't believe the serious persecution will really start until after the abomination of desolation when the war really turns ugly. That's when the gloves come off and Lucifer gives his power to the beast. Revelation 13:5 However, there are Christians all over the world and especially in Muslim nations that are being murdered for their faith in Christ daily. So please keep them in your prayers. Voice of the Martyrs
Peace and Safety!
So I believe that the peace put forth by the antichrist starts out logical because of radical Islam and it's mutual threat to the European Union, which I believe is the antichrist's kingdom. Since Islam views the Christian antichrist as an enemy of Islam as well, we can see how the antichrist may fight against radical Islam, going forth to conquer. Daniel 9:26 states that the people of the future prince destroy Jerusalem, they were the Roman army. I believe the E.U. is that revived Roman Empire for many reasons you can read here. I believe more than Islam is going to be attacked and conquered. If you examine the Treaty of Lisbon and the Alliance of Civilizations, you can see that the war will turn on all fundamentalist believers. The world is saying peace and safety and the chaos in their eyes is from the religious structures of the Torah, Bible and the Koran. But politics will appear to rescue the situation until Michael stands up.
Some news on the push for peace in the Middle East and around the world:
What this shows is a move suddenly by the West, Israel, and even many Islamic nations to bring peace. Jerusalem is a troublesome stone upon which everyone is stumbling, just as the Bible said it would be.
Zechariah 12:2,3
A peace deal is brokered through diplomacy by a man who makes happen what everyone thought never would, peace in Jerusalem and the Middle East. The Jews will look up to him as well as the world because of the apparent peace he brings. He is the beast, or antichrist. There is already a seven year deal in progress, the European Neighborhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which began January 1, 2007. It is centered around "Mr. Europe," the peacemaker Javier Solana. Read Recommendation 666 free.
While peace and security will be the talking points of all the news media as they glorify this leader (eventually to the point of worship after the abomination of desolation), the truth of the matter is much darker. This "peace" deal is merely the Islamo-facists biding their time and waiting for the right moment.
For a time, things will seem to be fine. There may be an appearance of the Islamic 12th Mahdi, who I believe may act as the false prophet who builds up this great diplomat with great signs and wonders. Perhaps that is how Islam is brought to worship the antichrist, through their messiah, the 12th Mahdi.
Dividing Israel
Zechariah 14:1-3
"Relations between the EU and Israel are also part of the Union's wider efforts to contribute to a resolution of the Middle East conflict. The achievement of lasting peace in the Middle East is a central aim of the EU, whose main objective is a two-state solution leading to a final and comprehensive settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the implementation of the road map, with Israel and a democratic, viable, peaceful and soveriegn Palestinian State living side-by-side in peace within secure and recognized borders and enjoying normal relations with their neighbours." | Javier Solana
The association of this passage with the dividing of the land of Israel for peace was brought to my attention by Rabbi Eddie Chumney in his DVD through the Prophecy Club, Hebraic Bible Prophecy. Because of the possibility of Israel giving land to the Palestinians and because I think I know how that will embolden them, I believe there may be something to this, although I'm still watching and waiting. Wordpress
There's just something about November 27... and now with the Treaty of Lisbon, things are really starting to come together as the coming war on the saints is ironed out in the legal code and through the Alliance of Civilizations, who target those who claim sole ownership to the Truth as the object of scorn.
The problem with dividing Israel is that there are consequences for doing so. God doesn't want it, although He is allowing it and foretold it. The question is do we want to be a part of the consequences for what we know will happen that God will punish?
Zechariah 12:1-3
Please watch the DVD series Against All Odds: Israel Survives and learn the history of how Ezekiel 36-37 were fulfilled in modern history leading to the fulfillment of the above prophecies and the re-emergence of the nation of Israel. The question is, are we as Americans any different from "the people of the earth" in scripture? Apparently not, but where does the evidence lead?
Jeremiah 30:17-24
As pointed out in Bill Koenig's book Eye To Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel, we can see evidence in the past of the "whirlwind(s) of the Lord" hitting U.S. coastlines on the very days America meddled in the Middle East peace process of dividing Israel.
It is the world's view of how to bring peace and Satan's way to break Israel into pieces. Did we learn anything from the above? Most people never had the dots connected for them, perhaps you see it now? Current policy with Israel in agreement with Europe is not where our country should be dabbling.
Related News to dividing Israel watch it unfold...
America on the Brink
Israel isn't the only focus of division by the mystery of iniquity. This is an audio clip, coming soon, of Glen Beck's October 15, 2007 radio program where he puts together a reality check on America and where we stand and where we could be going. This is related to the consolidation of power for the New World Order that will eventually be controlled by future the man of sin in Europe. This must happen either by our choice or chaos that will take peace and security so that we give up freedoms in the name of peace.
He also goes into the spiritual depravity of America, who are self-centered. This "every man for himself" and "lookout for number 1" mentality destroys love because true love is selfless. The greatest love that can be shown is to give ones life for a friend. John 15:13 That is completely selfless, and so is True Love. God is love and in His creation of us, He gave us the gift of existence. He also sent His only begotten son, Yeshua, who willingly gave His life to pay the debt of death for our sins. That is the ultimate expression of Love and brings us to friendship with Christ. John 15:14-23
America is dividing, and according to Christ, a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. Matthew 12:25 We must stand for Truth, but Bible prophecy tells the truth about the future and the only peace is found in Christ. The Bible says the world will break into chaos in the end, however the ultimate end is Christ's rule on the earth for 1,000 years. First there must be a shaking of the heavens and the earth, the day of the Lord.
Return of Political & Spiritual Power to Babylon?
May 1, 2007: I'm not so sure of the timing, but the US is wrapped up in Iraq and the world is set against us. Europe has a less negative association in the Middle East. With the U.S. Democrats pushing for pullout and the President pushing to remain, I believe we're seeing the mystery of iniquity at work controlling governments like pawns in the global chess-board. I believe it is the plan of the New World Order to set up the EU/UN as the global power power. The problem has always been getting independent nations to cede their power to foreign leadership. Part of the process has slowly been happening behind the scenes, but the powers in control must manipulate the masses toward that end as well.
With America, I believe we are seeing that happen right now with Iraq. We have the push to spread democracy in the Middle East and loosen Islamic control from Babylon while replacing it with the Western powers of government that may shift to Europe. The Islamic jihadists are the pawns by creating the havoc that would cause the nation to divide itself and weaken its resolve. That's written into some sects belief that chaos precedes their messiah. If what the author below puts forth as an idea catches hold, and I believe it will, the US would have it's back-door while having unseated the power that was in Babylon to replace it with European control. I think this would raise the desire to become more global once peace came about because of it. Especially if that peace had a face and a voice. If the same dark power is behind all these nations and actions as I think it may be, he can quiet or flare up any piece he wants. The Bible narrows it down for us and gives us our labels of what will happen.
I've been watching Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings and it has brought to light much that confirms subtle Luciferian control over world politics. Genesis 3:1 Sound crazy? Truth is stranger than fiction and much more mind-blowing. Don't deny it off-hand without checking the research though. Proverbs 18:13 It will challenge everything you thought you knew and remove the veil of brainwashing that has been put over the eyes of humanity. It's been subtly going on for millennia and the fingerprints of antichrist are all over world politics.
Looking at Bible prophecy, we know that there is an antichrist that will rise to power out of the nation that destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD, Rome. Daniel 9:26-27 I believe this is currently playing out in the news through the European Union's Euro-Med agreement. Notice how it looks when you see all the letters capitalized. Please learn more and keep up to date at Fulfilled Prophecy. Join us at the bulletin board too!
Coincidence? Or is he just that bold? There is a dark spirit at work behind what we see with our natural eyes. We fight not against flesh and blood. They are just his pawns because they obey his voice. He is controlling the masses in the Middle East through the ideas of a holy book. In the west it is, "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law," and so the love of many grows cold. So they fulfill their selfish desires of the flesh because that is all they see and all they've been taught to believe in. Let's reach out to them with truth, love and understanding. Let us lead them to the milk of the Word and let us move on from milk to meat for the glory of Yeshua! Thought: Voice of the Spirit Realm
Want Middle East Stability? Move UN to Iraq (April 9, 2007) - "Get the U.S. out of the U.N.!," a sign near Gettysburg shouts. "The United Nations sabotages America's security," author Eric Shawn declared in his book The U.N. Exposed. Iranian spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham told reporters that the U.N. "must be relocated from the U.S." And a few days after Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's rant before a U.N. audience, a New York Daily News editorial encouraged Chavez to "take the atrophied, self-abasing remains of a global idea 2,100 miles to Caracas!" The idea of moving U.N. headquarters seems to resonate with many—those who believe that the U.S. is being manipulated by anti-American and anti-Israeli elements within the U.N., as well as those who feel that the U.S. is doing the manipulation. For Americans, it would of course mean the loss of a global status symbol—but it would also mean the reacquisition of valuable New York real estate, fewer cases of diplomatic immunity for the legal systems, and perhaps a reduction of anti-American sentiment worldwide. Where should it go? Try Iraq. While moving the U.N. headquarters to Venezuela or Iran is probably not wise, moving it to Iraq might be a strategic coup. There is even a ready-made location for it—Saddam Hussein's 600-room palace and compound constructed over the remains of the ancient city of Babylon. Americans might even consider footing the bill for the relocation. Think about it. If the U.S. should be forced to abruptly withdraw from Iraq, a peacekeeping force—something similar to the International Security Assistance Force now in Afghanistan—would probably be deployed. Yet peacekeeping forces under temporary mandates, with all the associated communications problems, functional restrictions, and managerial arguments that so often spring from ego or nationalist pride, generally don't work. They would be even less viable in a region like Iraq, where the threat of kidnapping and indescribable torture would keep many countries from participating. Relocating U.N. headquarters to Iraq, however, might actually be a reasonable alternative. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan agreed with member states' demands for the U.S. to leave Iraq. Yet he admitted that any force reductions would have to be planned so as not to lead to greater violence and instability. Moving the U.N. to Iraq might be the only method of ensuring that a departure of U.S. forces would not leave the country and the region in chaos. Considering the severe cutbacks in U.N. personnel within Iraq following the 2004 truck bombing of its Baghdad compound, the idea might seem ridiculous; but the mission of the U.N. is to promote and preserve peace. In order to maintain its fledgling democracy, Iraq needs international commitment, an inducement to stop factional violence, and a stable form of income not subject to the terrorists' reprisals. It is hard to imagine a more visible and binding form of commitment than a change of such magnitude. The prestige factor alone might guarantee stability. Middle East leaders may seize upon the move as recognition of the region's importance, thus stimulating their sense of self- and nationalist esteem while gaining further incentive for dealing with internecine conflict. more...
Destruction of Damascus (Second Seal Broken?)
The Bible talks about Damascus becoming a ruinous heap. Damascus is the longest continually inhabited city in the world. It has not been fulfilled yet, but I believe it is coming very soon for the reasons you will soon see.
Isaiah 17:1-14
This talks about Jacob (Israel) being made thin. I believe this accurately describes the state of Israel now. They are being made thinner and thinner through the constant problems with the Muslims and indeed the rest of the world against them as well as the dividing of the land. It also says that their [Israel's enemies] cities will be forsaken, left because of the children of Israel. Does this mean Israel will attack Syria, forcing them to leave their cities because of the attack? Israel has already threatened to attack Damascus and it houses some of the top terrorists trying to destroy Israel. If that's the case, then Iran will come to Syria's rescue only to be destroyed in the mountains of Israel with the rest of the Gog/Magog armies? ("hooks in the jaws" from Ezekiel 38-39?) That's what the last part of the passage would seem to say. Nations rush like many waters, God rebukes them, and they are blown as the chaff of the mountains before the wind. The mountains are the place where Ezekiel 38,39 says God wipes out the Gog/Magog armies. This next verse would seem to also suggest that Israel is the nation God uses to destroy Damascus.
Isaiah 10:5-22
So does God use Israel to destroy Damascus, bringing Iran, Turkey, and Russia against her? Notice also that God makes Israel a fire that burns and devours the thorns and briers of the Assyrians in one day. Could this be reference to Damascus's destruction through nuclear means? It continues on after that to say that the house of Jacob will stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. This is exactly what Ezekiel 38-39 says will happen after God destroys the Gog/Magog invaders in the mountains of Israel.
Jeremiah 49:23-27
From Amos 1, it would appear that the timing of the destruction of Damascus and that of Gaza, Palestine (Philistine), Tyrus, Bozrah, Rabbah, and the coast are all the same time. Perhaps along with the Gog/Magog invasion as well? We know that God destroys the armies in the mountains of Israel with fire and brimstone from heaven. Perhaps at that same time, the fire and brimstone falls on the following places as well. Could this be a celestial event such that the earth will pass through debris in space that would fall at exactly the right time to destroy the armies when they're attacking at that particular time? That would certainly take supernatural planning, yes?
Amos 1
Next is another chapter of scripture that points to Syria's destruction at the hand of God. The places listed below that are destroyed are the same as in Amos 1. If God is the one that kindled the fire in Israel to destroy Damascus, then God would be using Israel as an instrument in bringing about His plans. This would fit with the idea that we are in the 70th week of Daniel, and God is using Israel once again as a sign among the nations of earth.
Is this perhaps why Israel pulled out of Gaza?
Is Israel God's instrument in the Damascus destruction?
Is the sudden destruction of Syria at Israel's hand? If the Gog/Magog invasion coincides with Amos 1, then I don't believe so. If it does, then I believe God will destroy Damascus and all the cities listed there possibly with fire and brimstone (meteorites?) from heaven (space). However, there is reason to keep an eye on the situation in the Middle East because Israel certainly has a reason to attack Damascus and have threatened to already. Scripture says it's because of Israel that they leave their cities, is that Damascus?
Related News to Syria-Israeli tensions watch it unfold...
Syria and Egypt vs. Israel - One Last Time The Destruction of Damascus by Glenn Allen - A web page that discusses Bible prophecy focused specifically on Israel, Syria, and Egypt in these last days.
It could be that the nation of Israel will be responsible for the destruction of Damascus. Looking at their current situation, surrounded by Muslim aggressor states who emphatically state on public television their desire to wipe Israel off the map, it's possible. Israel threatened to attack Damascus already on June 30, 2006. With their very existence at risk and no support from anyone else, do you think they would not do a pre-emptive attack at the hub of terrorist leadership in the Middle East? Current leadership will probably not take action as they are criticized for their past action in the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War, or as Herb Peters calls it, the 70th Week War.
Psalm 83
It could be that this takes place prior to and perhaps triggers Ezekiel 38-39. I'm still researching this perspective and will update
Psalms 83 Revisited? By Jack Kinsella
The Two End Time's Judgments Upon Edom By Bill Salus
Gog/Magog Attack Against Israel
"I have heard this question nearly every day recently. It is the subject of countless newspaper articles, and everyone in Israel is talking about the changing face of the Middle East. I have also heard the phrase "Gog and Magog" repeatedly used in connection with the shaking Middle East. It isn't unusual to hear Christians talking about future events and Bible prophecy, but it is much more unlikely in the Jewish world. So, I have been surprised recently to hear many Jewish people referring to the present time as times leading to Gog and Magog.
This event is when Gog/Magog forces (Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya and other Islamic nations) attack Israel in a bid to fulfill their desires and "wipe Israel off the map." I believe it is the next prophetic event to take place after the destruction of Damascus. How we get to this point from August 22, 2015? I believe that the Gog/Magog invasion will take place before the abomination of desolation. More on why here. I will present quickly here the couple of possibilities I see on how it comes about...
There is some background also needed. What times do we know that there will be peace in the Middle East? We know that the temple has to be rebuilt before the abomination of desolation. Revelation 11:1-2 So somehow the current situation has to change. That's where I believe Gog/Magog comes in.
Ezekiel 38:8-12
Clearly, Israel is living in peace and safety before the attack. If you read my study on Ezekiel 38-39, I go into why, but this time only fits before the abomination of desolation. Afterwards, Israel will not live in safety until Christ returns in glory. Another interesting thing that the Gog/Magog intervention does is makes Israel and the world recognize the God of Israel. I believe that will be what pushes Israel to rebuild the temple. And the Muslim forces that hate Israel will have just suffered a clear defeat by a much stronger God than them.
"Hook in the jaw" for the Gog/Magog armies?
Now imagine that Israel attacks Damascus as gone over above. Since there is a defense agreement between Iran and Syria, Iran would have to get involved. As it stands, Israel has already threatened action against Damascus, and Bible prophecy speaks of people forsaking the cities because of the children of Israel.
However it ends up starting, God intervenes and stops the attack in the mountains around Jerusalem. This is covered in the Ezekiel 38,39 Bible Study. Note several facts from the news. These are just a few, but as you're looking through them, ask yourself if it doesn't seem pretty clear from the news. And these are just the story titles! Click the links for more depth. Click here for the most recent developing news and related stories not listed here.
Gog/Magog in the News:
And there's so much more news lining up to prophecy. I'm trying to track it on the Gog/Magog news page. For instance, Iran and Syria have a defense agreement. Iran and Syria's security is intertwined. Israel has threatened to attack Damascus. Isaiah 17 speaks to Damascus becoming a ruinous heap, and verse 9 says "they forsake the cities because of the children of Israel."
Ezekiel 38 speaks of Gog/Magog being brought forth with hooks in their jaws. This gives me the impression that God brings them to the mountains of Israel. If they are coming on account of Damascus being made a ruinous heap, then watching the news, you could see why this could all happen very soon.
Then there's the Russian and Turkish Muslim "peacekeeping" troops on the Northern border of Israel, where bunkers have been discovered all throughout the area. With Syria transporting weapons to the terrorists in Lebanon, I'm sure there's plenty of weapons stashed away for these armies from the North.
Turkey has flat out said "Nobody should expect us to remain neutral" in regards to the current conflict. Russia is becoming a Muslim state. The Gog/Magog armies attack from the North suddenly and consist of Russian, Turkish, and Iranian troops among some other Muslim nations. Israel is actually requesting the Turkish assistance and welcoming these armies to their Northern border. Yet Jews are at risk as Turkey goes radical.
I think you can see where I'm going with all this. We could see all this happen quite suddenly, even before 2007 is over, as Israel's clock runs out of time and they feel they have to act. Damascus is a previously declared target, housing many of the leaders of the terrorist organizations most wanted dead by Israel. I think Israel has good reason to act. Iran is about to get the nukes, although I believe they've had them for years through Russia. Now North Korea has nukes and the sides are formed. Israel can't wait too much longer and nobody else in the world will come to her rescue. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is not of this world though!
Ezekiel 38:14-23
The way things are going now, we could see this come to pass very soon. May the lost and blind in this world soon desire to see. There may not be much time left. Be ready to address this event when it happens and ascribe all glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The watchmen in these times will be the ones that will know what is really going on. The more we know what's going on, the better we can answer the questions nobody else can and be that stable example of who Christ is and glorify His name for all He has done and given us.
Temple Rebuilt
Having just seen and recognized God's defense of the nation of Israel, I believe many more Jews will Aliyah back to Israel in droves. I believe Israel will return to a state of orthodox Judaism and demand the rebuilding of the temple. In the interest of minimizing conflict, they will only build the inner court because the outer court is given to the Gentiles, the Dome of the Rock. More details and news on the Temple Mount.
However, given the blow to Islam and the recognition of the world that the God of Israel is who He says He is, I don't think there will be any more serious obstacles to allowing the Jews to rebuild the temple. I believe until the abomination of desolation, Israel will continue to live in that peace and security that was interrupted temporarily by the Gog/Magog invasion attempt that God stops in the mountains of Israel.
It is also possible that they find the Ark of the Covenant, bringing even more Jews from around the world back to Israel. They already have all the temple instruments, trained priests, and rumors of already quarried stones for the temple walls. They are waiting for permission to rebuild and the red heifer ashes, but I heard that there may be some accompanying the Ark of the Covenant.
I believe the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant may have already happened, they're just waiting for the right time to reveal it. Without the red heifer ashes, they can't purify themselves to have a temple, nor do they have the political will to do so. This is why I believe the Gog/Magog attack thwarted by God may be what brings them that political will. What better time and what better way to get the Jews back to the holy land than by the rediscovery of their tangible historical past?
The Great Tribulation and Beyond
This is basically a list of Bible studies from other pages in the order in which I believe they will happen according to my understanding of the Bible. I read the Bible literally and interpret symbols with scripture itself. This way my own bias does not enter into the equation as easily. I don't have the Bible memorized though, so feel free to contact me anytime with your thoughts!
I'm not trying to predict to be right, but rather I'm taking what I've learned in Bible prophecy and applying it to the news I see happening today. God said we wouldn't be in darkness regarding the end times and His Word lays out what will happen so it behooves us to understand what it says. There are foundational truths in Bible prophecy that will never change. What leads to them can be hard to discern sometimes though. I feel this is my role as a watchman, to observe and report. So as always, hold to Acts 17:11 and learn from the Bible yourself.
Acts 17:11
When the disciples asked Yeshua on the Mount of Olives what the signs of the end would be, Yeshua first warned them not to be deceived and then listed several pre-signs. Matthew 24:3-14 According to Christ, "the end" comes at the abomination of desolation, which begins the great tribulation. I've covered above the main events from Bible prophecy that lead to this time, the last of which being the rebuilding of the temple. This of course is required to stop the daily sacrifice and give the man of sin the temple in which to declare himself God. I've tied in the stories which I believe are leading to the end and there are more reasons I believe we are in the end times here. Now let's examine that final 3½-year time beginning with the great tribulation.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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Teens & Smoking
During an adolescent check up, I talk to each teen about smoking. While the rates of cigarette smoking in teens continues to drop, 20% of teens in the U.S. consider themselves to be regular smokers.
Added to that statistic is the fact that every day almost 3,900 adolescents under the age of 18 try their first cigarette. Little do they know how addicting nicotine is. 30% of those teen smokes will continue smoking into adulthood.
Smoking has many health hazards which we all know: it causes cancer, emphysema and heart disease. It also shortens a persons life span by 10-15 years. But teens know these facts and continue to smoke. What many teens need to be reminded of is that smoking also causes more immediate side effects such as bad-breath, yellow fingernails and teeth, smoke smell on their hair and clothes and premature aging of their skin!! These facts seem to be of more interest to many teens.
I just saw a study out of Australia in which teens tested a software program that showed them what they would look like in their 50s and 60s if they continued to smoke. There is a Canadian based company that has developed face-aging software called April. (the program is on the web at http://www.ageme.com).
The researchers conducted a randomized controlled study at eight pharmacy sites in Australia targeting young smokers. There were 160 participants (ages 18-30), 80 in control group and 80 in the intervention group. The study was conducted over a six month period.
Participants were asked to complete a baseline questionnaire. They all received a self-care guide on smoking. But for the intervention group, the researchers took a picture of each participant and downloaded it on a laptop to show them what they would like as a smoker or a non smoker at age 55. Those in the intervention group who saw the pictures were more than 3 times as likely to show less dependence on nicotine. Overall one in seven smokers quit after viewing their photo aged selves.
Knowing that 1 of 5 teens who smoke say they smoke 13-15 cigarettes a day, if this photo-aging software can dissuade them from smoking or to reduce their nicotine habit, it may be more effective than lectures on the hazards of smoking.


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