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Avigilon Launches H4 SL Camera LineWednesday, September 7, 2016
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Figure 1. The H4 SL camera line
Vancouver, BC, September 7, 2016--(T-Net)--Avigilon Corporation (TSX: AVO), a provider of security solutions, today announced the expansion of its H4 platform with the Avigilon H4 SL camera line (the "H4 SL").
The H4 SL provides exceptional image quality with an innovative modular design that is easy to install, reducing installation times by up to 50%, according to the company. Available for order now in bullet and dome formats, the H4 SL comes with multiple mounting options.
The newest member of the H4 platform is also video analytics-ready and, in conjunction with future software upgrades, will provide immediate access to the strongest video analytics patent portfolio and unparalleled technology.
"We've engineered the H4 SL camera line with our customers in mind. The unique modular design provides them with a camera that can snap into the base of their choice, depending on the requirements," said Dr. Mahesh Saptharishi, Avigilon's Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President. "The camera is quick to install and versatile, even when you may not know the mounting requirements. In addition to the H4 SL camera line, we have many exciting products on the way as part of the H4 platform and the continued expansion of our addressable market."
The H4 SL harnesses patented Avigilon High Definition Stream Management (HDSM)TM technology to efficiently manage video data. It also leverages Avigilon idle scene mode technology to lower bandwidth and storage usage when there is no motion detected in the scene.
The H4 SL integrates with Avigilon Control Center (ACC)TM video management software (VMS) and is ONVIF compliant for integration with a third-party VMS. Equipped with Avigilon LightCatcherTM technology, the H4 SL captures high resolution color images in low-light, and boasts content adaptive infrared technology for consistent illumination in complete darkness across the camera's field of view. The H4 SL is ideal for monitoring a variety of indoor and outdoor environments.
For more information on product availability, please contact a local sales representative at avigilon.com/contact-sales.
For additional product details and features, visit the following link: avigilon.com/products/video-surveillance/cameras/h4-sl-cameras/h4-sl-camera-line .
About the H4 Platform
The Avigilon H4 platform allows for improved overall camera performance, including faster processing power, more efficient bandwidth management, superior image detail, and video analytics capabilities. The H4 platform intelligently and efficiently manages your HD data, letting you view and search through HD video easier than ever before, with fewer strains on network resources. The combination of Avigilon's revolutionary technologies results in Avigilon's most powerful solution yet, which means your system can maintain optimal performance while still getting unparalleled image detail.
About Avigilon
Avigilon Corporation provides trusted security solutions to the global market. Avigilon designs, develops, and manufactures video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions. To learn more about Avigilon, visit avigilon.com.
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Although management believes that the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could be substantially different due to the risks and uncertainties associated with and inherent to Avigilon's business, as more particularly described in the "Risk Factors" section of Avigilon's Annual Information Form dated March 1, 2016, which is available under Avigilon's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Material risks and uncertainties applicable to the forward-looking statements set out herein include, but are not limited to, unforeseen events, developments or factors causing any of the aforesaid expectations, assumptions, and other factors ultimately being inaccurate or irrelevant. Although Avigilon has attempted to identify factors that may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, predicted, estimated or intended. Also, many of the factors are beyond the control of Avigilon. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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South Centre Workshop onTrade in Services: South Centre Workshop on Trade in Services Trade in services: from a private sector perspective Linda Schmid Trade in Services Officer, ITC March 22, 2006 Geneva, Switzerland Trade in services trends: Trade in services trends Increasing proportion of: Gross domestic product: 35% to 85% Employment: 50% or higher Foreign direct investment: 60% Share of world trade: 25% Services trade surplus in some countries offsets goods deficit Value added to manufacturing & agricultural production The diversity of services includes: accountancy audiovisual, distribution, education, energy, engineering & construction, environmental, express delivery, financial, health, information technology, legal, telecommunications, transportation, travel and tourism, and professional and business services. Importance of services to economy: Importance of services to economy Financial: expansion of credit, lower cost of borrowing, better risk-sharing, adequate capital deployment Telecommunications: diffusion of market knowledge & intermediate input to production Transportation & distribution: movement of goods and services nationally and across borders Accountancy, legal, computer: lower transaction costs Education & health: building and sustaining the knowledge and well-being of a nation's people Telecommunications as the conduit for international services trade…: Telecommunications as the conduit for international services trade… Provides access to foreign markets Means to find, market, and service foreign customers Quality, cost, access to telecom are determinants of competitive position of service firms in least developed and developing countries Importance of telecommunications reflected in structure of GATS : Importance of telecommunications reflected in structure of GATS The GATS Telecom Annex ensures service providers' access to and use of public telecom transport networks and services, transparency in use of the services, and a commitment to technical cooperation The Basic Telecom Services Agreement provides for scheduled commitments in, for example, voice telephony, data transmission and privately leased circuits The Telecom Reference Paper has a heavy focus on Telecom networks interconnection with technical, procedural and commercial disciplines and the provision of an independent regulator Modes of supply from a business perspective: Modes of supply from a business perspective Cross-border Consumption abroad Commercial presence / establishment / investment regime Temporary movement of people How a Pakistani design firm uses all modes of supply in service delivery: How a Pakistani design firm uses all modes of supply in service delivery Associated offices and offshore business partners outsource design development work to firm via cross border The Pakistani firm serves numerous foreign clients in Pakistan via consumption abroad The firm's representative office in Dubai exemplifies their use of commercial presence The company's staff travel to find, market, and serve clients abroad via temporary movement Interplay between modes requires a broader view of commercially meaningful commitments Services trade impediments may take the shape of government "measures" or regulatory barriers at the national & sub national level in domestic or foreign markets:: Services trade impediments may take the shape of government "measures" or regulatory barriers at the national & sub national level in domestic or foreign markets: Law Regulations Administrative rules Establishment impediments: Indonesian financial institutions interested in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, or Middle East markets may face, for example: Excessive capital requirements Compliance with overly burdensome disclosure rules Restrictions on repatriation of profits Ukranian construction conglomerate interested in foreign markets may face: Discriminatory registration or licensing procedures Excessive indemnity requirements Firms may face other investment measures that are applied in a discriminatory manner vis-à-vis domestic or other foreign firms. Establishment impediments Such measures or rules are important because they influence the bottom line for business:: Such measures or rules are important because they influence the bottom line for business: Where firms locate Who and how many employees they hire Which clients they serve How they access capital Cost of doing business Competitive position Transparency and objectivity in domestic regulation is critical to service firms: Transparency and objectivity in domestic regulation is critical to service firms Method of creation, publication, administration, adjudication of rules: Enables business to understand the rules governing commercial practices Influences time, quality, and cost of providing services Affects the ability to compete vis-à-vis domestic and foreign firms Transparency Obstacles: Botswanan firms may encounter administrative rules and procedures that are difficult to obtain and understand in Uganda, Tanzania, or Rwanda, for example. Namibian firms may experience excessive delays or arbitrary treatment in licensing or accreditation procedures in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, or the UAE, for example. Transparency Obstacles GATS Article VI Domestic Regulation: GATS Article VI Domestic Regulation Contains significant provisions on the administration of domestic regulation where commitments are made Allows for the development of additional disciplines for qualification requirements and procedures, technical standards and licensing requirements What can service firms or associations do to help negotiators?: What can service firms or associations do to help negotiators? Put together a trade barriers list: Identify export markets of interest Highlight specific obstacles in specific markets Explain how those problems affect the bottom line Prioritize the obstacles and prioritize the markets Explain how the industry is developing, what new service products are expected, and what potential trade obstacles might be on the horizon Example of Private Sector Service Export Markets of Interest: Example of Private Sector Service Export Markets of Interest What can regulatory institutions do to assist negotiators?: What can regulatory institutions do to assist negotiators? Explain the scope of the current regulatory framework Identify specific government measures, law, regulation, administrative rules containing restrictions and limitations on foreign investment Explain the direction of regulatory oversight Slide17: Insurance Commissioners may already be contemplating changes in market oversight: reducing cession requirements lowering restrictions in sub sectors that are poorly served Transportation regulators may already be working on a regional basis consulting with neighboring regulators to reduce obstacles on important routes working to attract investment in infrastructure Environmental regulators may be working to establish vibrant environmental services keenly aware of obstacles at the regional level that impede firms understanding of priorities in sanitation, air quality, and soil, for example All should provide insight on the transparency & objectivity of market oversight Regulatory Insight Slide18: Intensify tripartite services trade dialogue What can public sector due to involve private sector in trade policy development?: What can public sector due to involve private sector in trade policy development? Hold public hearings: Valuable "demand pull" device to drive private sector input Individual firms and services associations participate Facilitates parliamentary or inter-ministerial consideration of services trade issues Invigorates trade policy development process GATS: what influence will negotiations have on your market? Consider:: GATS: what influence will negotiations have on your market? Consider: Current degree of existing market openness as a reflection of national law, regulation, and administrative practice, for example Transparency, objectivity and resource endowment of services regulatory institutions National service firms must consider constraints faced in export markets of interests. Can these be eliminated through trade negotiations to remove obstacles to firms' growth ? Existing GATS schedules of WTO members will to some degree indicate where obstacles remain Due diligence would also require examination of law, regulation, and administrative practice in foreign markets of export interest in those sectors where national firms can effectively compete Slide21: Interplay between Agreements Important Slide22: UMA COMESA/EAC/IGAD ECOWAS/UEMOA MRU ECCAS/CEMAC CEPGL SADC/SACU IOC CEN-SAD Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - Asia (2002) Entire trade regime will affect business Slide23: After negotiations: implementation [email protected]

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Mysterious tweet appears in woman's account after she was found murdered
Police in Texas are trying to determine how a tweet was sent from a woman's Twitter account one day after she was found murdered.
The 24-year-old victim, Jacqueline Vandagriff, a student at Texas Woman's University, was last seen alive on September 13.
According to CBS News, security footage shows the woman leaving a bar with 30-year-old Charles Dean Bryant. It is unknown if they had a prior relationship.
The last sighting occurred at around 9:45 pm that night.
The next morning, firefighters were called about a fire at a local park and discovered Vandagriff's charred remains.
However, the following day, on September 15, the woman's Twitter page posted a message reading, "Never knew I could feel like this."
A police spokesperson in Grapevine, Texas, has said they are investigating the tweet and if Bryant or someone else sent it.
Bryant, who was arrested on Sunday, faces capital murder charges.


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OTTAWA—Canada's chief justice Beverley McLachlin scooped the Prime Minister Friday.
With the top court short-staffed for the first two weeks of the fall session, her office announced the two new Supreme Court of Canada judges would be sworn in Oct. 27, quickly and privately, with a public welcome later.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper had not even announced the formal appointment of his "nominees" would go ahead after their Wednesday interviews before an ad hoc committee. That word came three and a half hours later. Not that the selection of Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver was ever in doubt.
Still, McLachlin's premature announcement highlights the fact Harper's more "open" process to fill the top court vacancies isn't quite that.
Though Harper long ago promised more accountability and transparency, he has only tinkered around the edges. What we have is the illusion of accountability.
The hearing Wednesday that saw Harper's "nominees" questioned by parliamentarians turned into an awkward and partisan exercise that was no doubt discouraging for any aspiring judges. More important, it may lay the accountability the Canadian system seeks at the wrong feet.
Canada doesn't elect judges. The Prime Minister appoints them. Judges have the decision-making powers under a constitution that an elected Parliament carved out.
Here's an idea.
Maybe Stephen Harper or his justice minister, Rob Nicholson, who sat tight-lipped as the "chair" on Wednesday, should be called to account and tell Canadians why he chose them. Or what his views of the judiciary are.
We don't know if Harper's views have changed since becoming Prime Minister. In past election campaigns, he stressed the need for judges who know their place: to apply the law, not "create" it.
But then again, as opposition leader, Harper promised to pick Supreme Court judges from lists submitted by the provinces. He hasn't mentioned that since.
Late Friday, Harper briefly praised both. He hailed Moldaver as "a recognized expert in criminal law" and Karakatsanis' "extensive experience in the Ontario public service."
The ad-hoc parliamentary committee never had a veto. The Conservative-dominated multi-partisan selection committee had only a limited say.
It prepared a shortlist of six candidates drawn from a secret "long list" handed to it by the Conservative government.
The three Conservative MPs, one Liberal and one NDP MP never interviewed the candidates, though somehow they agreed on a short list.
That is, until Harper actually picked the unilingual Moldaver from it.
Then the NDP's Joe Comartin publicly condemned the fact Moldaver could not speak French, and Harper for picking him.
The staged public interview wasn't meant to be adversarial.
Yet, the NDP's effort at the hearing to Moldaver "accountable" for his lack of French or Karakatsanis for her lack of judicial experience became a dispiriting show. Focused on holding electoral gains in Quebec, Comartin hammered Moldaver who flushed deep red as and repeatedly pledged to learn French.
NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu, a self-described "cynic," asked how the "lack of transparency" reflects on the judges' credibility in such a high position, and how to make it "less partisan."
"I think the short answer is I really can't answer your question. It's not my job to design the process," Karakatsanis wisely said.


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This September, LiveAirShowTV will be right in the middle of the action as America celebrates the Bicentennial of our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
It was 200 years ago that Francis Scott Key stood on the deck of the H.M.S. Tonnant in Baltimore harbor when "by the dawns early light" he saw the flag's "broad stripes and bright stars" flying over Fort McHenry.
In 2012, Baltimore was one of the cities that celebrated the bicentennial of the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as the Second America Revolution. The highlight of the weekend celebration was an airshow featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. LiveAirShowTV fed coverage to Jumbotrons placed in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, as well as broadcast live over the Internet.
This year, Star-Spangled 200 has once again chosen LiveAirShowTV to provide live coverage of this landmark event.
"We are delighted to again work with LiveAirShowTV when the Blue Angels return to Baltimore in September for Star-Spangled Spectacular," said Ann Beegle, executive director of Star-Spangled 200. "The 200th anniversary of our national anthem provides a perfect occasion for the Blue Angels to fly above Fort McHenry and relive this national story."
"We were at Fort McHenry on Flag Day two years ago, with the Star-Spangled Banner waving over the fort," said Jeff Lee, president of LiveAirShowTV. "This is easily the most historic location we have ever broadcast from."
Live coverage will begin on Saturday, Sept. 13, and continues on Sunday. The airshow happens both afternoons. Specific times and additional performers will be announced as they become available.
For more information on the Star-Spangled Spectacular, go to: www.StarSpangled200.com


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Let WCC get you started toward qualifying and applying for a mortgage loan. We have offices throughout Southern California, with processors, underwriters and highly qualified staff all in-house; that means faster loan processing for you!
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Earlier, I posted a list of our Top 10 of all time most-popular posts during the year 2011, but this list is a little bit different — here are the Top 10 most popular posts written in 2011. Although the first few ones are also to be found on our all-time Top 10 hit list, there was a lot of competition for the remaining spots from those written in 2011.
Thanks again to all contributors who took time out of their busy days to write for Search Marketing Standard and help our readers get the most out of their online marketing endeavors!
1. 11 Free Press Release Distribution Sites To Try In 2011 by Rebecca Appleton on January 10, 2011
Online press release distribution is an easy go-to activity for any site needing a quick profile boost and guaranteed link backs. Identifying a suitable topic and then writing a release that conveys the news in a professional, engaging manner is often the most difficult part – it is a skill and one often littered with failed attempts before the perfect formula clicks. Having done the hard work and mastered online news releases, it's important that the outlets you select for distribution do your PR justice ….
2. DIY SEO, Where Do SEO Newbies Begin? by Jaan Kanellis on April 28, 2011
Sure, Do It Yourself SEO can seem very daunting at first sight, but once you put together a plan of SEO action steps for yourself it can be much easier than you think. One thing I tell most of my clients is SEO is not rocket science. The are clear rules and reason that websites get ranked well in the search engines ….
3. The Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing Social Media by Nick Stamoulis on August 15, 2011
Social media is becoming increasingly more important for business. In addition to being a branding and relationship building tool, a social media presence now contributes towards your search engine ranking. Google and Bing have both confirmed that "social signals" are factors in the ranking algorithms. While some companies have fully embraced social media, others have remained hesitant, until now. Social media can no longer be called a fad. Social media is a powerful tool that's here to stay ….
4. Mobile SEO: 3 Tips To Make Your Desktop Content Mobile Friendly by Bryson Meunier on September 14, 2011
Many brands love Usablenet because it allows them to get a mobile site up quickly and with limited resources by formatting their desktop content for mobile users. However, there can be many pitfalls in doing that. Staples' mobile site provides us with an example of some of these problems. If you are thinking about using a transcoder like Usablenet to make your desktop content mobile-friendly, follow the below three tips. They will help you avoid the pitfalls, and make your content search-friendly as well ….
5. 6 Best Practices When Designing For The Mobile Web by Rebecca Appleton on March 22, 2011
Mobile web design may still be in its infancy but with a predicted 1.7 billion mobile internet users by 2013, you can't afford not to have a mobile website. Although it hasn't been around long, a few hard and fast rules for best practice development and optimization have been established ….
6. SEO In 30 Minutes Or Less: Leverage Facebook To Juice Up Your SEO Results by Tom Shapiro on May 10, 2011
Marketers often treat SEO and Facebook as separate silos. However, there are many ways to leverage insights from one to improve results in the other ….
7. Mobile SEO 101: 5 Quick Tips by Ben Leftwich on July 27, 2011
Mobile search is growing at a ridiculous pace (30x growth in 3 years), but most companies still aren't optimizing their site for smartphones and other mobile devices. As mobile becomes the primary way users access the web, it's essential they can easily find your site and navigate around it once they arrive.
8. 7 Years Later – Top Internet Properties 2004-2011 by SMS Staff on August 22, 2011
The other day, I was reading the press release that comScore sends out every month with a listing and analysis of the top 50 online properties and I got to wondering how far back these monthly updates went, and what an earlier version might reveal. A quick visit to comScore's press release archive showed that they had stored such items since 2004, and a simple search found the corresponding release for the month of July. The methodology of the collection of the data looks the same, and the actual material is provided in a similar set up of tables highlighting different arrangements of data. So I think it's relatively safe to compare the results of the two — July 2011 versus July 2004 — and make a few observations about what has changed and what (if anything) is remarkably the same ….
9. 5 Lessons Harry Potter Can Teach Your Business About Magically Magnetic Content Creation by Tom Shapiro on July 15, 2011
Are you addicted to all things Harry Potter? Or are any of your friends or family members? Chances are, someone in your inner circle is a Harry Potter nut. (I know I am!) There's something magnetic about the Harry Potter series that sucks you in and keeps you there. So many of us wish we could live in Harry's world. Ironically, it's not magic that draws us in. It's actually a number of wildly effective content strategies ….
10. State Of The Industry: Affiliate Marketing In 2011 by Owen Hewitson on April 14, 2011
This year marks a higher level of maturity for affiliate marketing, with the industry now sufficiently established as an integral part of the online marketing mix. A testament to the health of this channel, US affiliate marketing spending is predicted to reach $4 billion by 2014, increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2009 through 2014 (Forrester) ….


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The second annual North Solihull Community Festival took part in Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood in July.
Hundreds of local residents turned up throughout the day to take part in the fun. The main attraction was watching the live bands on the main stage, donated by the North Solihull Partnership, as part of the Regenerating North Solihull Project. A �1.8 billion, 15 year project to transform the lives of the 40,000 local residents.
The North Solihull Festival is a free event set up by a group of local residents and committee members. Their aim is to create one event a year, which is supported, funded and organised by local businesses and the community. The first North Solihull Community Festival was in 2006 with a music theme. This year the focus was on sports, and not just the obvious ones!
Festivalgoers could watch trampoline acrobatics, wrestling and sumo wrestling. They had a go on the bouncy castle, took a journey on a miniature train, tried their luck in a raffle and practiced their salsa dancing. And that's just for starters. The stage rocked out to over 15 bands, playing music from rap to jazz, from rock to Elvis.
With the regeneration of the area well underway local people are taking much more of an interest in what's going on outside their front door. The North Solihull Community Festival Committee have created, in just a few years, what is quickly becoming North Solihull's biggest and most successful annual event of the year.


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The composer is dead! But where is the culprit lurking? In the strings? The lower brass? The woodwinds? Young music-loving sleuths can unravel the mystery in a concert of wit, wonder and whimsy! Experience how all the instruments of the symphony combine to bring the story to life!
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GRAND RE-OPENING: Knotting Hill Interiors!
It's official! This past Thursday, October 6th, marked the grand re-opening of Knotting Hill Interiors at our new and expanded location in Myrtle Beach, SC! Although we are only 5 minutes north of our original location, we are thrilled to have the additional space and inventory to offer our valued customers, both local and long distance.
Below is a photo of our staff at Knotting Hill Interiors. We are wearing all black because we hosted an opening breakfast entitled "Breakfast with Kimberly", which was a "private preview" for previous clients. The theme was inspired by the 50th anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany's, so OF COURSE, we all donned our black dresses and pearls! We had SO much fun!
Fabric by the yard is our greatest and latest new sensation that you must come peruse! We also continue to offer a vast selection of furniture, accessories, and gifts items, as well as our own in-house monogramming services. Our grand assortment of fabulous jewelry remains a hit among our lady patrons. One of the new jewelry items that I introduced at the opening was a collection of Chanel necklaces. They were simply divine… And so well-received that they completely sold out! WOW! But don't worry… I will be ordering more for those who were not able to snag one the first time around! Another hugely popular item at our grand re-opening was a new line of Seda France candles. We have been completely thrilled by the overwhelmingly positive response to all of our new inventory! In fact, I will be attending market this Thursday to do some reordering of requested items! So, THANK YOU to all of our loyal patrons – and to all of our NEW customers! – who made it all possible. Pictures of our new retail space and inventory are coming soon, so stay tuned!
For those who have not had a chance to drop by, our hours are Monday through Friday, 10-6pm, and 10-4 on Saturday. Come see us at Knotting Hill Interiors! We would love to show you around the new location!
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I really can't say, I guess I laugh to keep from cryin
So much goin on, people killin people dyin
But I won't dwell on that, I think I'll elevate my mental
Q-Tip on Steve Biko from Midnight Marauders, released November 1993
For me, there's A Tribe Called Quest, then everyone else. There isn't a conversation about my favorite rap group. It's them. There isn't a close second.
As a white male who was fourteen and living in Wisconsin when Midnight Marauders came out, there is a lot I can't understand about what it was like to be a young black man in New York City in the early 1990s. I can only listen. And appreciate.
I certainly don't begrudge Q-Tip his choice to elevate his mental and focus on his music and positive things going on around him.
I am hosting #caedchat this week. A long time ago - January? Late 2015? - I came across a really interesting article on the importance of open networks for success in life and work. It's good. Thought provoking. The questions are ready to go - I wrote them already. It'd be a good conversation. We'll have it. At some point. Not this week.
Alton Sterling.
Philando Castile.
Earlier this week, we lost a great humanitarian in Elie Wiesel. As I was going through my timeline late last night, I came across a quote of his that someone (sorry, I don't remember who) tweeted in the aftermath of the second videotaped shooting of a black man by police officers in as many days: "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
And as I read that quote, I knew that we can't talk about open networks on #caedchat this week. As my mind churned, my thoughts turned to Q-Tip's verse. It was written in a completely different context - a young black man in New York City in the 1990s can be completely right to choose focus on the positive. This week though I can't 'not dwell on that and elevate my mental.'
Educators - disproportionately white - often choose not to dwell on the negative, including (and importantly) the systematic oppression that impacts so many of our students. We choose to elevate our mind by focusing on the happy things. And while there is a time and a place for that, at some point that neutrality has to end. For all our students' sake.
I don't know what we're talking about on #caedchat this week. But it won't be open networks.


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As we were trying to catch up on some of the reviews we've done this year, we came across this one from the summer that we missed.
Toyota's RAV4 is one of the more popular vehicles in this segment, and that was before the refresh, now almost 12 months ago. This new version of the RAV4 is significantly better than the old model, that said, is it good enough to compete with two of the best in this segment, the Ford Escape/Kuga and the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport? That is what we look into on this episode of Rumblestrip.NET and Ten Minute Test Drive.


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Today, Aug. 17, we commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey with a reprint from a very special issue of The Beat in 1987, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. Compiled by contributing editor Sister Morri, the feature is a selection of documents and artifacts compiled from the research of prominent Garvey scholar Dr. Robert Hill's Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers project, a 10-volume history of Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association of the 1920s-'30s.
Marcus Garvey has inspired every major black movement of the 20th century, both in Africa and the Americas. Followers of Garvey's ideology include Hon. Elijah Muhammad, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Also leaders of African independent states such as presidents Nnamdi Azikiwe, Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Nelson Mandela, Patrice Lumumba and Julius Nyerere. (blackhistorystudies.com)
Also among Garvey's followers was Leonard Howell, founder of the Rastafarian faith and culture, who himself became a member of the UNIA.
Garvey's tireless advocacy laid the groundwork for Black Power and the civil rights movement, the Back to Africa movement and Pan-Africanism, and inspired hundreds of reggae songs advocating returning to the Motherland. Despite controversy and persecution, Garvey worked relentlessly for equal rights, freedom and justice for his race. He died in 1940. Five years later, just 22 miles from his birthplace of Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley was born in the mountain village of Nine Mile. Marley was to carry the mantle of Marcus Garvey with songs of liberation and redemption during his lifetime, and continues to provide courage and hope to countless people all over the world to this day.
Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm, look for me all around you, for, with God's grace, I shall come and bring with me countless millions of black slaves who have died in America and the West Indies and the millions in Africa to aid you in the fight for Liberty, Freedom and Life. —Marcus Garvey
Compiled here you will find:
"Excerpt from First Message to the Negroes of the World from Atlanta Prison, Feb. 10, 1925"
Amy Jacques Garvey, "A Note on the Evolution of Garveyism" (1972)
Excerpt from a speech at Bethel Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (The Blackman magazine, Oct. 1937)
Excerpt from a speech delivered at Liberty Hall, New York City, during the Second International Convention of Negroes, August 1921,
"The Call to Africa," editorial. (The Blackman newspaper, May 15, 1920)
READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF: Beat6#4Garvey
More about Marcus Garvey from "Best of The Beat on Afropop"
Dem Talk About Marcus Garvey: The Rootsman Meets the Professor
From Marcus to Marley: Prophecy and Reggae Music


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and I have been idly entertaining the notion of getting a dog once we're settled into our new place. We both grew up with dogs, and have a shared sense that dogs and kids go together. Our kids seem to confirm this. Rio in particular adores dogs.
However, as those of you know me at all well probably know, I don't actually enjoy dogs much as an adult. With few exceptions I find them strange and off-putting. A little scary even. Also, Ian is allergic to dogs. The allergy seems to be lessening as he gets older, but it would suck to have a pet he could not live with. Duh.
So I did a little quizzy thing on-line today to see what type of dog a person like me should get. I said I wanted a dog that would not shed, would not smell bad, and would not trash my house. My dog would be docile with children, gentle with cats, and easy to train. S/he would also defend me if we were threatened. This dog must not jump on things or people in the house, must be satisfied with living indoors and going for one medium-length walk a day. On the other hand, the dog should be fun to play with. It should be long-lived and have few health problems. Also, it must be hypo-allergenic.
I assumed the answer would be "You do not want a dog, lady."
Instead, to my very great amusement, it suggested I get a poodle.


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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Dallas Cowboy's Cheerleaders will get in swimmingsuits at Riviera Nayarit
Riviera Nayarit has already been the set for the America's Sweethearts calendar four years, and these girls are coming back next may because they love our magical and liberating beaches.
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Y los vaqueritos????
- April 19, 2011 at 5:45 PM
- comunicacion social said...
The Cowboy's should stay at the stadium, training for next season, but if they'd like to come Riviera Nayarit will be glad too.
- April 20, 2011 at 9:34 AM


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Saturday, September 27, 2014
~ our joyful moments - week 38 ~
Greeny goodness from our gardens this week.
I love the "blossom" that covers our golden elm at this time of the year - we have a hammock under it which is the perfect place to lie on a sunny day.
Karin has been harvesting before the frosts start - I love how productive her garden is.
#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project - we share our pictures on our blogs and on IG.
I hope there are some simple joys in your day.
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The blossoms are so gorgeous right now aren't they...love your blue/green photo of them. Happy Holidays Ally! Mel xReplyDelete
Your green blossom and the blue sky behind is beautiful. And all of that green produce looks lovely and healthy. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. xxxReplyDelete
Lovely photos - such pretty colour! I've been spending lots of time in our hammock these holidays!ReplyDelete
Beautiful shot Ally. I am in love with the blossom! Miss four and I went for a walk yesterday just to spot blossom - so much around, such a pretty time of the year xReplyDelete
love the blues & greens :)ReplyDelete
I love your blossom photo Ally. While autumn is my favourite month, spring is definitely when our garden is looking its loveliest :)ReplyDelete
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Ethny A. Stewart
Degrees: Food Science and Technology (Emphasis in Sensory Analysis), MS, University of California, Davis, 2005
Food Science with Minor in Packaging, BS, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, 2002
Program of Study: Teaching and Learning, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Year in the Program: Fourth Year
Research Interests: The summation of my work experiences in concert with my own academic
experiences have influenced my research interests focusing on the preparation of underserved students in higher education STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) disciplines. Underserved, low-income, first generation students represent the future and potentially serve as the future work force and experts in STEAM fields of study. Thus, my research seeks to make visible the practices and processes students must navigate to succeed in STEAM focused disciplines.


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Montreal quintet will hit the road in September
Stars have announced a tour of the US, which will kick off September 15 at the Wilbur in Boston, MA.
The Montreal four-piece will take to the road for a three-week stint in support of their 2007 album 'In Our Bedroom After The War'.
The band today unveiled the video for current single 'Bitches In Tokyo' which was directed by Experimental Parachute Movement featuring Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene and George Vale. The clip will stream at their Myspace page.
The band are also slated to play the Festival D'ete de Quebec, Ottawa Bluesfest and Outlands Festival this summer.
The dates are:
Vieux-Quebec, PQ Festival D'ete de Quebec (July 5)
Ottawa, ON Ottawa Bluesfest (8)
San Francisco, CA Outlands Festival (August 24)
Boston, MA Wilbur (16)
Northampton, MA Pearl Street (17)
Philadelphia, PA Trocadero (19)
New York, NY Terminal 5 (20)
Chicago, IL The Riviera (24)
St. Louis, MO The Pagaent (25)
Lawrence, KS The Granada (26)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits (28)
Los Angeles, CA Avalon (October 1)
Anaheim, CA House of Blues (2)
Santa Cruz, CA The Rio Theatre (4)
San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (6)
Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (8)
Seattle, WA The Showbox (9)
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This weeks roundup covers all the wheelie bin news that have made the headlines from around the world. This week a bin stuck in a power line and a fine for putting a wheelie bin early have made the news.Read More
Wheelie Bin News Roundup 20th February
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 11:40:50 Europe/London
How to Prevent Wheelie Bin Overflow
Friday, 17 February 2017 08:54:00 Europe/London
The worst thing about wheelie bins slightly overflowing is the refuse collectors will not take it if the lids are open or extra black sacks next to them, so what can we do to help combat this problem. Have you ever stopped to think what you can do to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill?Read More
Being a Bin Man is Wheelie Not Easy
Tuesday, 14 February 2017 14:54:02 Europe/London
Being a bin man is not the most glamourous of occupations, but they are still under scrutiny about the service they provide, mainly down to budget cuts. But they can also have trouble carrying out their job due to congested roads or rush hour traffic, a wheelie bin man is not an easy job at all.Read More
Wheelie Bin News 6th February
Tuesday, 7 February 2017 10:49:57 Europe/London
In our new series blog we take a look at how wheelie bins are covered in the news over the last month, usually this is going to be arson attacks and changes to council workings but in some cases odd news will appear.Read More
The Month in Wheelie Bin Headlines January
Monday, 30 January 2017 15:00:00 Europe/London
News stories featuring wheelie bins rarely makes news, but in some circumstances the news is interesting especially in other countries such as Australia where they barracaded a crocodile in with resident wheelie bins, this blog page features the stories that have occured this month.Read More
Why is Composting Important
Friday, 27 January 2017 10:00:00 Europe/London
Composting at home can help save items from going straight to landfill, composting acts as a natural recycling service where old food, tea bags, coffee grounds can just go into your compost bin. Compsoting is easy and will benefit your garden.Read More
Are Smaller Wheelie Bins to Blame?
Tuesday, 24 January 2017 09:22:32 Europe/London
It seems like all the stories that we hear about wheelie bins are arson attacks and flytipping, one of the reasons for this that has been raised from fire chiefs in Bolton is the reduction in size of the wheelie bins. Aimed at trying to make residents recycle more seems to be backfiring.Read More
Composting In Winter
Tuesday, 17 January 2017 12:20:16 Europe/London
As we edge closer and closer to Spring, all of our plants come back to bloom, so what can we do to help them thrive when it comes to this time, during the Winter period there is a great time to get prepared, we give tips on how to get ahead and how to start your own compost.Read More
A Wheelie For Every Purpose
Wednesday, 11 January 2017 10:39:24 Europe/London
Here at wheelie bins we supply a vast amount of large businesses, councils, public sectors and even residential homes, we offer varying multiple discount when you buy more than 1, with our best saving when you buy a pallet quantity.Read More
The Month in Wheelie Bin Headlines
Friday, 6 January 2017 09:00:00 Europe/London
Wheelie bins rarely make news, but when they do it is usually for the wrong reasons, here are a few news headlines that appeared in 2016.Read More


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Tri-engine aircraft were very popular during the interwar period; however, the Fokker F-XII model is slightly less renowned.
Only 14 units were made, of which 11 flew in the colours of the Dutch KLM, two joined Danish DDL's fleet, while the remaining one that of the Swedish Aerotransport. While the latter three were used solely for serving intra-European and domestic routes, KLM employed its machines in years 1931-1935 across the company's lengthiest line to Batavia (today's Jakarta).
The total flying time was over 80 hours (!), but split into 8-10 days. Short service "Twelves" took on-board 16 passengers, but transcontinental ones only six, because of real recliners' dimensions. Our photo depicts the Swedish SE-ABZ Varmland, the longest serving unit of the F-XII class.


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Well. That's that for the best part of another year (well, 9 months or so).
Cross country is over!! Hurrah!
Actually, I enjoyed the last one more than I thought I would and I felt quite strong during the run.
A damp, cold day with just a bit of snow falling gave the run in Peebles a real winter feel to it. Luckily the snow wasn't as bad as the snow we passed through on the way to the race
Quite a "technical" course that seemed to have a bit of everything in it. Starts off with a circuit of the park before shooting off along a narrow woodland path that takes in some pretty hairy little climbs over tree roots and slippery rocks, before heading through a pleasant valley, up and over an old railway viaduct, back into some woodland and then a horrible climb before a nice long descent through more woods and finishing off by the side of the Tweed. So - twisty, slippy, hilly, muddy and bumpy.
My time (26:27) was only slightly quicker than the last time I did that race, though since the route has been changed slightly it's difficult to tell if that's an improvement.
Had to hang about after the race for the prize giving. Nice to get a chance to talk to folk and the race organisers had laid on refreshments, including scones the size of a babies head, but it did start to drag on a bit.


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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published a personal account on Friday by Radoslav Dudolenski, CEO of Hydrolea, who said Georgia's hydropower industry is showing growth potential.
Dudolenski is a Bulgarian native who came to Georgia at a time when decades of little development and investment left the Georgian energy sector unstable and prone to blackouts. He moved to Georgia to take the helm of Hydrolea in 2006. Since then, investments in the energy sector have grown, and services have improved dramatically.
After government reforms and overall privatization of energy generation, investors began to show interest. Currently, Hydrolea focuses on the domestic market, but exports to Turkey and Armenia are beginning to grow as well.
"My home country, Bulgaria, has been able to overcome a lot since the 1990s, and I hope for the same for Georgia," Dudolenski said. "I want to see rising incomes. As an electricity producer, I want people to be able to afford more in their life and to have no worries about paying for electricity."
Dudolenski said hydropower has spurred job creation and improved infrastructure.


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In the course of your IT telemarketing campaign, especially if you are using a business list of old customer contacts, there will always be times when you meet prospects that require a little more handling than the norm. Not that they are demanding or anything. They were just let down by someone in your company in the past (or even now). When that happens, you need to be at your best. Smooth their ruffled feathers, find a solution for them, etc. Otherwise, they will be taking their business somewhere else. Now that is lost sales leads. And who wants that to happen, right? Unfortunately, be it the upper management's fault or an oversight on your part, what you tell your customers may add fuel to the fire.
Really, you cannot believe just how big a damage some dumb phrases create in the hearts of unsatisfied customers. Your company let them down, remember? Now, it is your job to save their business (and make your future IT appointment setting campaigns much easier to do). Knowing what to say is important, true, but it is also equally important to know what NOT to say. Seriously, latter list is much smaller compared to the former, making for easier reading. So, what are these offending phrases that you should know about?
- "That is our policy" – seriously, part of your lead generation work is to make the lives of your prospects easier. Now, in the event that you encounter B2B leads prospect that turned out to be an unhappy customer, saying something like 'that is our policy' will never get you far. Indeed, it might get you booted out.
- "There is nothing I can do" – really, is that what you should say? To tell you the truth, there is still something you can do, and that is by returning the money that you took from your customer (within reasonable time, of course). That would be a real good solution.
- "Would you mind holding for a minute?" – it may be innocuous, but what would you do if the customer says 'No'? That would certainly make for an awkward moment. It would have been better if you just explain outright why you are putting them on hold and for how long.
- "You will have to visit our website" – take note, there is a reason why you are calling your prospects, and that is to know what their problems are. Once you do, then you can provide them a solution. Telling them to visit your company website defeats the purpose of your call. Basically, you are going to drive away their business. And is that not the last thing you need?
- "That is the manufacturer's responsibility" – this is a common reply when one buys from a middleman. To tell you the truth, if you are in that kind of business, be ready to shoulder the cost and effort to reach the manufacturers of you defective products. You see, in the eyes of your customers, you took their money. Therefore, this is your responsibility.
Honestly, these are really dumb answers, and rarely will this get you anywhere in your lead generation campaigns.


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Report Details State of Online Learning for Students With Disabilities
A new report from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities takes a closer look at the online education policies in place in all 50 states and 5 US territories in an effort to determine how best to improve online and blended learning for all students.
The report, "Equity Matters: Digital and Online Learning for Students with Disabilities," focuses on online and blended learning for students with disabilities. The five chapters contained within its pages discusses transformative change, offers an overview of policy throughout the 50 states and five territories pertaining to online learning for students with disabilities. It also analyzes special education online, the changing structure and roles within education, as well as access to online education and issues concerning data and privacy, and graduation.
The center hopes the report will offer an understanding of what is happening with online education across the country, particularly with concern for students with disabilities. The report, available online, is meant to be used by educators, administrators, parents, policy makers and all stakeholders in education.
"We know from our research that there are still many involved in K-12 education that don't know this is taking place. So in the first chapter we include a foundational understanding of the field," said James Basham, associate professor of special education at KU and one of the report's lead authors.
The second chapter of the study looks at policies pertaining to online education and whether they take students with disabilities into consideration. Policies at both the federal and state level have a direct influence over student learning. Nine questions were asked by researchers on the topic, finding that many states do not in fact consider the needs of students with disabilities when creating their online learning policies.
"While many states know this imbalance is going on, some don't. And most states don't have well-defined policies on making this work for students with disabilities," Basham said. "But almost all states have some sort of online learning happening."
The report goes on to consider the changing role of educators in the online learning environment, finding that 80% of students learning in a virtual school or online environment are doing so because they are unhappy with traditional brick and mortar schools. According to the authors, the majority of those cases see the parent acting as educator.
Researchers suggest a special database be created that would list accredited online schools in order to help students and parents. Companies may create online schools that do not meet state learning standards, or parents may not be aware that the school does not meet accreditation standards, as many competitive education services do not freely offer such data in an effort to avoid litigation.
Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department of Education, the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities is a partnership of the Center for Research on Learning, the Center for Applied Special Technology and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.
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Strike Bowling Bar
The Strike Bowling Bar is located on level 3 of the Wintergarden shopping mall, off the Queen Street Mall. Offering a twist on the traditional ten-pin bowling environment, Strike provides 12 bowling lanes which can be divided into three self-contained private bowling lounges for functions and parties. The venue also offers a bar and beverage service, although it does cater for both families and the more adult oriented crowd. Strike Bowling Bar prices start at around $13 a game depending on the day, and they are open every day. Paid parking is available at Kings Parking below the Wintergarden.
Each bowling lane has lane-end video projections, special effects lighting, soft comfortable seating, computerised scoring, with food and beverages able to be served to the lanes. Aside from bowling, Strike also has the latest in interactive entertainment. They have a video and pinball games area, and Pool Lane, which has four pool tables. They also offer theme nights including karaoke, sports viewing, a dance floor and a Skybox private function room.
I believe these is the only public bowling lanes within the city. It is a great place to get away, particularly if you like to knock down the pins and can get yourself a strike or a spare. I've been fortunate enough to play, and barely win, on a few occasions. Not that I'm any great bowler, but the atmosphere makes it conducive to get others drunk so it becomes a bit easier! Its all in good fun, and a great way to spend a Friday night.
Cheers, I Love Brisbane, Wes.
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|Frank B. Sachse
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|Cross Listings:
|Physiol. 6460
|BIOEN 6000 or instructor's consent
|Class Schedule:
|Tue/Thurs 10.45-12.05
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|The goal of this class is to provide an intermediate level overview of electrophysiology and bioelectricity at the tissue level to graduate students with special interest in cardiology and neurosciences. We will develop the central electrical mechanisms from sets of coupled cells to the intact organ, building on those mechanisms that are common to many electrically active cells in the body. We will provide insights into the structural basis of electrical conduction in tissue. The approach will be a combination of qualitative explanations, quantitative analysis, and mathematical simulation. The class format will include didactic lectures, group discussion of primary literature, quantitative problem-solving exercises, writing assignments, and laboratory experiences. The prerequisite for the course are Bioengineering 6000, 6003 or equivalent or permission of the instructor and knowledge of university undergraduate level calculus and physics. Assignments will require the use of Matlab and other software. All course materials will be available through the University of Utah Canvas software and the class will communicate using this software.
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Stand Up and Be Counted
The Wilderness Wanderings of the Book of Numbers
To the Promised Land: God's Response to Rebels /
Five Safeguards Against Rebellion
Numbers 15
Numbers is a book about a journey. The journey begins at the foot of Mt. Sinai (where God gave the Law) and will come to the threshold of the Promised Land. In the New Testament we are told that the journey of God's people is an "example" and a source of "instruction" for us. It states:
· 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 - Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, 2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. 6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. 7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." 8 Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; 9 nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; 10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
There are things we need to learn from what happened to God's people on this journey.
When you study this section of the Old Testament you need to keep in mind that this history has a broader significance. Their historical walk with God symbolizes everyone's walk with God in general. Note the following:
· Egypt = Type of the world
· Crossing through the Red Sea = Deliverance from the world by God, i.e. salvation.
· Canaan, the Promised Land = A place of victory and full blessing / The Spirit filled life (John 7:38-39)
The wilderness journey is the main focus of the book of Numbers.
There is a legitimate wilderness experience that all believers must encounter. God uses the wilderness experience to teach us to trust completely in Him, to build and purify our faith. He allows us to exhaust our fleshly resources (e.g. self-reliance; selfishness). He wants us to learn that He is dependable and faithful to His word.
God never intended the wilderness experience to be permanent. Unfortunately, some people never make it out of the wilderness. They wander about teetering indecisively between trusting in their flesh or trusting in God. This lack of full trust in God is a fatal attraction with dissatisfaction.
Dissatisfaction leads to Rebellion
The ultimate outcome of indecision or not fully trusting in God is rebellion against God. This is seen in the following attitudes and behavioral actions of rebellion:
· Complaining and dissatisfaction – 11:1, 6; 12:1; 14:1-4
· "Intense craving" – being controlled by fleshly desires – 11:4
· Selective Memory – they forgot about God's past provisions – 11:5
· Ungratefulness – "Nothing at all except this manna!" – 11"\:6
· Grew to despise the LORD – 11:20
· Self-centeredness – 12:1-3
· Viewing life according to your limitations instead of God's limitlessness – 13:31; 14:1-4
· Misleading those around you – 13:32-33
· Disregarding God's plan for your life – 13:26-29
· Trying to make for or compensate for one's sin with good works; responding to God and sin on your terms not God's – 14:39-45
It was only because of God's mercy that these rebels weren't struck down by God right there (14:11-12, 19-24).
The book of Numbers is filled with rebellious acts by God's people. Joshua and Caleb pleaded with the people not to "rebel" (מָרַד - mârad, maw-rad' – to revolt or rebel) against God (14:9). Rebellion is characterized by the following"
1. Opposition to someone motivated by pride – Deut. 21:18; Isaiah 3:8
2. Disobedience – I Kings 13:21, 26
3. Defiance – Num. 20:24; Ps. 105:28; Lam. 1:18
4. Stubbornness – Deut. 21:18; Ps. 78:8
5. Bitterness – Septuagint translates Marad this way.
Rebellion always ends in despair (14:39).
Rebellion takes many forms such as:
· Keeping the Spirit at arm's length for fear He will unsettle our comfort zone. Settling for religion rather than a dynamic saving relationship with God.
· Rebellion against God ordained accountability: e.g. Divorce instead of working through marital problems; marrying unequally yoked partners; choosing pleasure and personal desires over parental responsibility.
· Running from God's plan for your life: Lunging ahead of God; Lagging behind God; refusing to go where God wants you to go or stay where He wants you to stay.
· Disregarding or rebelling against God's word
In the middle of all the rebellion we see in Numbers is chapter 15 where we see God's Response to Rebels / Five Safeguards Against Rebellion.
Accept that God will Accomplish His Plan
Numbers 15 - And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you have come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving to you,
"God's blessing may be delayed, but His purpose cannot be destroyed" says J. Vernon McGee. God's plans are fulfilled in spite of us. This is humbling because it means no one is indispensible. Miriam (whose name is the root word for rebellion) and Aaron found this out the hard way (12:1-13).
This truth was the source of Moses' humility (12:3). Humility is an essential quality because it puts us in a position to receive God's help (Prov. 3:34; James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5-7).
God's plans are not dependent on individuals. He chooses to work through people. If a chosen person rebels, they can be replaced. There are numerous examples of God replacing rebels (Nadab and Abihu – Lev. 10; Aaron – Num. 20:22-29; Moses – Num. 20:9-13; and Saul – 1 Sam. 15).
God is in control. This is liberating because the pressure is on God, not us to accomplish His plan. Therefore we ought to:
· Feed on God's faithfulness – Ps. 37:1-8
· Trust in His Spirit, not your fleshly self – Zech. 4:6
· Glory in the LORD, not people – Jer. 9:23-24
· Be yoked with Jesus – Mat. 11:28-30; 16:18
That God is in control is seen in the following verses:
· Job 42:2 - 2 "I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
· Psalm 115:3 - 3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
· Psalm 135:6 - 6 Whatever the Lord pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places.
· Isaiah 46:9-10 - 9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,'
· Daniel 4:35 - All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, "What have You done?"
· Matthew 19:26 - 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
· Jeremiah 32:17 - 17 'Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.
Appreciate God and Be Thankful
3 and you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or in your appointed feasts, to make a sweet aroma to the Lord, from the herd or the flock, 4 then he who presents his offering to the Lord shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil; 5 and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb. 6 Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil; 7 and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a sweet aroma to the Lord. 8 And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a peace offering to the Lord, 9 then shall be offered with the young bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; 10 and you shall bring as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 11 'Thus it shall be done for each young bull, for each ram, or for each lamb or young goat. 12 According to the number that you prepare, so you shall do with everyone according to their number. 13 All who are native-born shall do these things in this manner, in presenting an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 14 And if a stranger dwells with you, or whoever is among you throughout your generations, and would present an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord, just as you do, so shall he do. 15 One ordinance shall be for you of the assembly and for the stranger who dwells with you, an ordinance forever throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. 16 One law and one custom shall be for you and for the stranger who dwells with you.' " 17 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land to which I bring you, 19 then it will be, when you eat of the bread of the land, that you shall offer up a heave offering to the Lord. 20 You shall offer up a cake of the first of your ground meal as a heave offering; as a heave offering of the threshing floor, so shall you offer it up. 21 Of the first of your ground meal you shall give to the Lord a heave offering throughout your generations.
These verses contain instructions regarding the "vow" and "freewill offering" (15:3). These are offerings of thanks! God is telling His people they need to be thankful. We should never take God for granted. Unthankfulness is one of the first steps toward rebellion (cf. Psalm 92; 95; 100). We saw this in the murmuring and complaining earlier in Numbers (Num. 11:1 ff.)
Acknowledge Your Sinful Nature
22 'If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the Lord has spoken to Moses— 23 all that the Lord has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day the Lord gave commandment and onward throughout your generations— 24 then it will be, if it is unintentionally committed, without the knowledge of the congregation, that the whole congregation shall offer one young bull as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats as a sin offering. 25 So the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; they shall bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their unintended sin. 26 It shall be forgiven the whole congregation of the children of Israel and the stranger who dwells among them, because all the people did it unintentionally. 27 'And if a person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering. 28 So the priest shall make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unintentionally before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 29 You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them.
Offerings for sins of ignorance reveal we are by nature sinful. The Bible teaches people are born sinful (Gen. 5:3; Ps. 51:5). You don't have to teach a child to do the wrong thing; they do it naturally! Furthermore, people live sinful (Rom. 7:18; Eph. 2:1-4). It also reveals that after the new birth of salvation the Christian struggles with the flesh or sinful nature (Rom. 7:18-23; 8:6-8).
God has provided a way to have victory over our sinful nature or flesh and that is living in full surrender to Him in the power of the Spirit (Rom. 8:1, 4, 12-13; 13:14; Gal. 5:16, 24). We have to move away from relying on ourselves or human wisdom and move toward dependence on God:
· 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 - 4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
· Colossians 2:6-8 - 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Don't be robbed! Trust the Lord and follow Him through and out of the wilderness.
Ax Sin
30 'But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he has despised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.' " 32 Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. 33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. 34 They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp." 36 So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.
Doing things "presumptuously" (רוּם - rûwm, room) means literally to be high. The idea is to act defiantly. It means to shake a fist at God; to zealously disregard God. There can be no compromise with sin (1 John 3:4-8; Eph. 5:1-12). There is no place for sin in a believer's life.
While it may seem severe to stone a man for picking up sticks on the Sabbath, the people's later compromise with the sabbatical year led to their 70 year captivity (Dan. 9:1-2; 2 Chron. 36:20-21; Gal. 6:7). God was putting the beaks on something He knew would lead to great hardship and loss later in the development of His people. He sought to nip it in the bud. Unfortunately His people didn't learn the lesson.
You may be indulging in some sin you think is "small" or no big deal, like picking up sticks on the Sabbath. But the truth of the matter is that no sin is a small sin. Sin is like cancer; one "small" cell will grow to a serious and life threatening problem if left unattended. We need to repent of all sin, confess it to the Lord and receive His forgiveness (1 John 1:9). That is the lesson we learn when we look at God's people. Ax any and all sin in your life, before you live to regret it.
Appropriate God's Provision
37 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 38 "Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. 39 And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined, 40 and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God."
God has given us provisions to get through the wilderness. He has given us weapons to combat the world and our flesh. These weapons are:
1. Applying God's word – 15:39a, 40 (2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17)
2. Alertness to our sinful inclinations – 15:39c (Rom. 13:14; Gal. 5:16, 24)
3. Factoring God into our life equation – 15:41 (2 Pet. 1:2-4)
Remember that God is for you. He loves you and wants to bless you. He wants you to make it through the wilderness learning how to depend on Him. Appropriate the tools He has given you to do that.
The true story is told of Ivan the Great who was the Tsar of all Russia during the 15th century. He brought together warring tribes into one vast empire that came to be known as The Soviet Union. Ivan the Great was a courageous fighting man. He was a brilliant general. He drove out the Tartars and established peace across the land.
But Ivan was so busy waging war that he never started a family. Without a family, there would be no heir to his throne. His advisers became concerned and told him, "You must take a wife who can bear you a son."
Ivan told them he was too busy to search for a bride, but if they could find a suitable one, he would marry her. The counselors searched far and wide until they found the brilliant and charming daughter of the King of Greece. Ivan was so impressed with their account of her that he agreed to may her sight unseen.
The King of Greece was delighted. This marriage would serve to get his kingdom in favorable alignment with the emerging giant of the north. But there was one condition, "He cannot marry my daughter unless he becomes a member of the Greek Orthodox Church." Ivan responded, "I will do it!"
A priest was dispatched to Moscow to instruct Ivan in Orthodox doctrine. Ivan learned the catechism in record time. Arrangements were made for the marriage to take place in Athens and Ivan accompanied by 500 of his crack troops (the palace guards) were on their way.
Ivan was to be baptized into the Orthodox Church by the traditional custom of immersion of the Eastern Church. His soldiers, ever loyal, asked to be baptized along with their Tsar. 500 priests were assigned to the 500 soldiers as they would all be baptized in one mass baptism. Crowds gathered from all over Greece.
What a sight that must have been; 500 priests and 500 soldiers, 1000 people, walking into the blue Mediterranean. The priests were dressed in black robes and tall black hats, (official garb of the Eastern Orthodox Church). The soldiers were wearing their battle uniforms with full regalia of ribbons of valor, medals of courage, and their weapons of battle.
Suddenly there was a problem. The church prohibited professional soldiers from being members. They would have to give up their commitment to bloodshed. They could not be killers and church members too!
After a hasty round of diplomacy, the problem was solved. As the words were spoken and the priests baptized them, each soldier reached to his side and withdrew his sword. Lifting it high overhead, every soldier was totally immersed – everything except his fighting arm and sword. [1]
Here's the point, how many of us are still in the wilderness because we have kept a part of us from being baptized into the death of Christ, from being crucified with Christ? God has made provision for us to go through the wilderness and come into the Promised Land. What's holding you back? What are you withholding from the Lord? Baptism is a symbol of dying to sin and the old sinful life and rising to newness of life in the Spirit. Are you holding something back from the Lord? Is there something you are allowing to live that should die? Is there something that you are allowing to come back to life that was once dead in your life? What have you not plunged under in full surrender to the Spirit? What have you allowed to resurrect in your life? You'll never get through the wilderness unless all things that needs to die, dies and all the things you've let die, remain dead. Learn from Israel's sinful ways and don't repeat them.
[1] http://sermons.logos.com/submissions/37028-The-Unbaptized-Arm#content=/submissions/37028


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Share the Stress of Family Business Decisions
Symcox, Lee, THE JOURNAL RECORD
The business operations of a family business are similar to most ordinary businesses but the management and decision-making process is very different.
Family businesses are generally characterized by a "Patriarch" that typically started the business, is an entrepreneur and maintains a very autocratic method of management. From there, you have any number of combinations of children, spouses, brothers, sisters and even aunts, uncles and cousins. Some of these may be active in the business and others may not, but you can be sure that they all feel some stake in the business.
Business decisions are generally based on profit- and production- oriented goals. Personnel decisions focus on capabilities. Strategic moves are made for long-term success.
This utilizes the rational decision-making process.
"Family decisions" are based on the best interest of the family in the near-term. This reflects the use of an emotional decision- making process. Often, these decisions are compromises that are made to not disrupt the family and keep the peace at holidays. This tends to lead to a desire to maintain the status quo. Change is very uncomfortable and emotions often run high.
In today's fast-paced world, that tentative method of decision- making can be fatal to the small business.
How does a family business avoid this trap, yet maintain harmony within the family?
A successful business should already have a least three advisers in the normal course of business: their banker, accountant and lawyer. When choosing these professional services, be sure that they understand the special needs and uniqueness of a family business.
You must have trust and confidence in their capabilities. Often, their advice or questions will be uncomfortable. Many times when advice is contradictory to a family business owner's view, he feels that the adviser doesn't understand the business or the situation.
You must be honest and be sure that you are not denying or avoiding the reality of the situation. Remember, they are looking at the situation from the business perspective that is often contradictory to the family perspective. …