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Safari Club International - Lansing Area Chapter
2018 Annual Lansing Fundraiser Banquet
Sable Hunt
Sable Hunt
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Donor: Botes Hunting Safaris
South Africa - Limpopo
+27 (83) 7006677 or 208 991 4868
Contact: Botes van der Merwe
Hunt: Sable Trophy Fees for 1 hunter
Value: $6,800.00
Dates: 7 Days, May - October 2018
Alt Year: Yes, 2019
Accommodations: 5-Star Luxury accommodations
Add'l Hunter: Yes. $480 per day plus trophy fees
Observer: Yes. $180 per day
Method of Harvest: Rifle
Also Included: meals (the cuisine is a fusion of South African 'boere' (local) food with a touch of European flare), skinning and field preparation, laundry services.
Other costs: Daily rates of $480 per day payable to Botes Hunting Safaris
Location: South Africa - 25,000 acres in the Limpopo Province
License: Included
Trophy Fee: No.
Transportation: To/from Johannesburg to hunting lodge
Special Notes: Hunt may be upgraded to add additional animals per price list.
References: Dennis Peters, Gene Schneeberger
Exhibitor Booth: Yes
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SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER – Auction Program Rules & Regulations
Items donated to SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and amounts paid to SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER as part of the auction do not qualify as charitable deductions. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not a qualified charitable organization. No portion of any SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER auction purchase is eligible for a tax deduction unless it is an auction item (not a raffle item) sold for the benefit of SCI Foundation, which is a qualified charitable organization. If an auction item (not a raffle item) is sold for the benefit of the SCI Foundation, the purchaser may be eligible for a charitable deduction for only that portion of the payment that is over the item's fair market (or retail) value (except for raffle ticket purchase, which are not eligible for a charitable deduction in all cases). All auction items are donated to SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER (not SCI Foundation) by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER exhibitors unless otherwise noted. If an auction item is dedicated to benefit SCI Foundation, it will be noted in the description. Refer to IRS Publication 1391, Deductibility of Payments Made to Charities Conducting Fund Raising Events and consult your tax advisor for information about charitable deductions.
These Auction Program Rules and Regulations apply to auctions and raffles conducted for the benefit of SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and SCI Foundation and the term "SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER" shall include "SCI Foundation" in all instances where the auction or raffle is conducted for the benefit of SCI Foundation.
Any exceptions to these Auction Program Rules & Regulations must be reviewed and accepted in writing by Auction Chairman and, if necessary, the SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER Board of Directors.
1. You or your representative (designated individual must have written, notarized authorization by you stating maximum bidding price for each of the items of interest) must be an approved registered bidder online or present during the auction to be eligible to bid. A person who bids on behalf of another person or group will be ultimately held responsible for payment in its entirety. A person registered and bidding through the official SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER online auction site will be considered to be registered and present for the auction.
2. All items auctioned are sold "as is." SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER assumes no responsibility for the validity of the descriptions, authenticity, or condition of any item donated for auction. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER makes no warranty or guarantee, express or implied regarding any property or service sold at auction including, but not limited to, any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. Values listed are as stated by donors and are not warranted by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER for tax or any other purpose.
3. All items auctioned (whether goods or services) have been acquired or obtained by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER from third parties. The purchaser acknowledges that the items have not been inspected by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and that the purchaser is advised, in the case of firearms, knives, bows, bullets or other weapons, to secure a competent inspection and test of the goods before use. No services auctioned are to or will be performed by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER.
4. After bidding for an item concludes and the auctioneer designates a winning bidder, the designated winner (buyer) must immediately agree to a Buyer's Agreement. For buyers at the auction location, the buyer must sign the Buyer's Agreement and one copy will be given to the buyer. For online buyers, the buyer must click "I accept" after reading the Buyer's Agreement which, along with payment for the item, constitutes agreement to the Buyer's Agreement. For silent auctions, the Silent Auction Bid Sheet is considered the Buyer's Agreement to purchase the indicated item. All signatures on Buyer's Agreements, Silent Auction Bid Sheets and Silent Auction Sealed Bid Forms, and "I accept" with payment for online purchases, are legal and binding. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER/SCIF will not recognize changes, additions or deletions to any auction description agreed to by the buyer and donor unless such changes are noted on the Buyer's Agreement and signed by the buyer and an authorized representative of the donor, or in the case of online buyers, noted in an electronic writing exchanged between the buyer and an authorized representative of the donor.
5. By making a purchase, the purchaser waives any claim for liability against SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER or the donor of any property or service, and neither SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER nor the donor is responsible for any personal injuries or damages to property that may result from the utilization of any property or services sold. If any action or claim is made against SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER by an individual, entity, or state, local, federal, foreign or political body for any matter whatsoever arising from the use of the auctioned items, or any actions or parties conducting business with respect to the auctioned items, the donor and/or purchaser will pay SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER's attorneys' fees and costs and will hold SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER harmless from any judgment thereon.
6. By making a purchase, the purchaser agrees that:
a. The auction and purchases made at the auction shall be governed in all respects, whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance, or otherwise, by the laws of the State of Arizona, except as preempted by federal law and that venue for any and all actions, including litigation, mediation and/or arbitration, shall be in Pima County, Arizona.
b. Any dispute or action arising out of or relating to the Auction and purchases made at the Auction shall first be submitted to mediation before a mediator mutually agreed to by the Parties, with said mediation to be held in Pima County, Arizona. If mediation is unsuccessful, then such dispute or claim shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association or other appropriate standard relating to disputes arising out of contract, before one arbitrator, with said arbitration to be held in Pima County, Arizona.
7. The highest online pre-live Auction bidder's bid will be offered by the on-site online representative to the auctioneer when the bidding begins on each item. The auctioneer is not obligated to recognize the highest online bid first in the live auction room as all bidders on the live auction floor have equal chance to be recognized by the auctioneer when the live bidding opens.
If during a live auction, a final bid for an item is erroneously taken from two bidders, the bidding is closed to everyone else except those two bidders. The high bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser; the auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion to determine the successful bidder in any auction. At each live auction, there will be pre-designated bid spotters in the audience, and it is the responsibility of the bidder to direct bids to the nearest spotter. The auctioneers and spotters will make every attempt to acknowledge all desired bids, but SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not responsible for any missed bids or bids that fail to be executed.
8. Successful bidders may, during or immediately following the auction, present their copy of the Buyer's Agreement to the Auction Payment Counter, where they may pay by cash, check or credit card. Checks should be made to SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and must be drawn on a U.S. bank and in U.S. dollars. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted.
9. All auction items purchased at other than the Saturday Night Auction must be paid for in full before 6 p.m. Saturday. Auction items purchased at the Saturday Night Auction must be paid for before the official close of the Saturday Night Auction. Arrangements for the removal of all items must be made before the close of the Saturday Night Auction. Any auction items that have not been paid for by the close of the Saturday Night Auction will be subject to a 10% surcharge, which will be added to the winning bid and this total will then become the purchase price. Any items not removed by the close of the auction or for which arrangements for removal have not been made will be shipped COD to the winning bidder/purchaser, who also shall pay to SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER an additional 10% handling surcharge. Any bidder/purchaser who leaves his/her purchases at Eagle Eye Banquet Center does so at his/her own risk. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not responsible for any item not removed from the Banquet Center by the winning bidder/purchaser. Items purchased through an online auction will be shipped by the online shipping representative and fees are the responsibility of the purchaser.
10. Silent auction items will be showcased daily at the silent auction location for open bidding to all in attendance. All open bidding, legibly written names will be accepted on bid boards until the close of each silent auction (closing times will be posted in the auction guide and on signage at the silent auction location). Open bid boards will be closed 30 minutes prior to the close of each silent auction. The highest bid from the bid boards will be highlighted. The winning bid will be determined at the end of the bid period. The highest bid is determined from open written bids.
11. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. ALL TANGIBLE GOODS PURCHASED AT THE SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER AUCTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RATES. THERE WILL BE NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS on items or services. Unless otherwise indicated, all auction items, services and hunts must be used within one year of the date of the purchase at auction. Dates and times for applicable items are to be arranged at the mutual convenience of the donor and winning bidder/purchaser.
12. IT IS THE PURCHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE DONOR REGARDING PURCHASED ITEMS, SERVICES OR HUNTS and to make all arrangements for hunt dates and the application for necessary of paperwork for licenses and permits. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not, and will not act as, a conduit or go-between between the purchaser and donor. After the hunt has been completed, requested that the purchaser complete a hunt report/article for our newsletter and submit it to the Convention Department, Auction Program.
13. Items may be removed from the Auction Room only by presenting a paid auction form, which is issued to the purchaser at the time of payment. Auction items may be picked up in the Auction Room following each auction.
14. Although SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER has made every effort to ensure the quality of donated hunts and trips, it cannot, and does not, guarantee the satisfaction of either the donor or the purchaser. There are no guarantees given or implied to a purchaser who purchases multiple hunts that the purchaser will be able to take purchased hunts in calendar succession. The timing of each hunt is to be arranged with the hunt donor by the purchaser. The purchaser's inability to schedule multiple hunts in succession does not grant the purchaser any refund rights of the purchased hunts.
15. To protect our hunt donors, SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER reserves the right to withdraw any donated auction item from the auction. The Auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion to determine the sale of a donated auction item.
16. Some hunts are subject to VAT and GST tax liabilities. Often these taxes are due and payable before a hunt can be taken. Other items may be subject to sales taxes. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER does not assume responsibility for these fees. Interested bidders and buyers should verify amounts with donor and check with the local government where a hunt is to be taken to validate tax rates.
17. All firearm (excluding some types of muzzleloaders and bows) purchases made during the event will be subject to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. After the close of the Auction all firearms purchased at an SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER auction or won in an SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER raffle will be returned to the auction FFL License Holder for pickup by the winning bidder or will be shipped to the purchaser's nearest federally licensed dealer. It will be the responsibility of the purchaser to arrange and coordinate shipping with the firearm donor. All shipping costs and FFL transfer fees are the responsibility of the purchaser.
19. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER has been advised that donated "worked" ivory may be sold at its auctions. "Worked" ivory must not have been imported under any permit that prohibits the sale of that ivory. The export of "worked" elephant ivory for non-commercial or personal uses is allowed under U.S. law, but requires a CITES permit and must have been imported legally. Most hunting trophies have come into the U.S. under permits that prohibit sale, and cannot be sold. Export of "raw" ivory is not allowed for any purpose.
20. Although SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER makes reasonable efforts to list all extra and ancillary expenses not included in hunt, travel, service and other items, lists of expenses in auction item descriptions should not be considered exhaustive or definitive and SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER will not be held responsible for their completeness or accuracy. The amounts of additional expenses listed in auction item descriptions are approximations and are subject to change without notice. Bidders should contact relevant donors before bidding for additional and updated information about expenses one can expect to incur in taking a hunt or trip or in using a service or item.
21. Any hunts, trips, goods or services purchased by buyer at auction are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER makes no warranties about any Donor's accuracy, competency or reliability, or of the buyer's satisfaction with his/her purchase. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER's acceptance of donor's gift or donation does not imply endorsement of the donor or the donated hunt, trip, goods or services.
22. In no event shall SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER, its directors, officers, agents, employees, or representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way or form out of the Buyer's purchase of trips, hunts, goods, services or anything else purchased by Buyer at auction.
a. Hunts – Although SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER has used its reasonable efforts to ensure the quality of donated hunts and trips, it has no control over the operation of the donor and cannot and does not guarantee that the hunt or trip will be to the Buyer's satisfaction. The Buyer understands and agrees that it is his/her responsibility to make all arrangements for hunt or trip dates, including travel and completion and filing of all necessary documents, including applications for licenses and permits. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER cannot guarantee or warrant that a trophy animal or any animal will be taken during a hunt. Some hunts are subject to VAT and GST liabilities, which sometimes are due and payable before the hunt can be taken. Buyer understands and agrees that SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not responsible for these fees and that it is Buyer's responsibility to pay these fees unless other arrangements are made with donor.
b. Goods - All goods covered by this invoice have been donated to or obtained by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER from third parties. The Buyer acknowledges that the goods have not been inspected by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and that Buyer is advised, in the case of firearms, knives, bows, bullets, or other sporting and/or hunting equipment, to secure a competent inspection and test of the goods before use. The goods covered by this invoice are sold AS IS. Any written warranties relating to the goods are SOLELY those of the manufacturer or provider.
c. Services - All services covered by this invoice have been donated to or obtained by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER from third parties, and are to be furnished by such third parties. No such services are to be or will be performed by SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER. SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER has no control over the operation of the donor and cannot and does not guarantee the delivery or quality of any such services and it is not liable for any loss or damage arising from or relating to the provision or non-provision of such services. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that in the event services purchased are outside of the United States, SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER shall not be responsible or liable for any political unrest or instability that may occur outside the United States, nor shall SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER be held accountable for any injuries or damages.
23. No Refund Policy – This purchase is non-refundable. In no event shall Buyer seek reimbursement from SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER and Buyer acknowledges and agrees that SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is not liable to refund the purchase price or any portion thereof.
24. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue – This Agreement, its construction, performance and enforcement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to any conflicts of law provisions. For all claims or disputes in which SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER is named as a party arising under or with respect to this Agreement or any item purchased at auction, Buyer agrees that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for such disputes shall be in the Arizona Superior Court, Pima County or the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Tucson Division. Buyer waives any objection or defense (including, without limitation any defense of inconvenient forum) that Buyer may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in such courts. If legal action is required and SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER prevails, SCI LANSING AREA CHAPTER shall be entitled to recover its attorney fees and costs.
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Fibromyalgia CAN Be Proven!
In reply to my friend E-patient Dave (Dave DeBronkart)'s suggestion to please share with others why it is a myth that Fibromyalgia (FM) can NOT be proven or diagnosed:
Dear Dave
I think I got the message late on Twitter that you wanted me to share some ideas about proof that Fibromyalgia CAN be diagnosed. So here's my humble offering.
The problem is that when the term "Fibromyalgia" was coined in 1988 or so, the medical world called it "A wastebasket term, a miscellaneous category to place patients in when they continue to have pain without any positive blood tests." One interesting fact is that when these people go see different specialists who take various other tests, they DO find a real diagnosis such as hypothyroid or metabolic disorders, cellular dysfunction, so they no longer have the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia even though they have the symptoms. One of the problems of this disease is not being able to think clearly, kind of like having Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), so you can change and organize this letter any way you'd like.
1) It has been found that 95% of people with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have XMRV virus. The virus has also been found in some with Multiple Sclerosis and Lyme disease, which have overlapping symptoms with FM. Unfortunately there is only one place in the USA that is able to test for this virus. It's the Whittemore Institute in Reno, Nevada, USA.
It's considered severe enough that the Red Cross have suggested that people with the XMRV virus should not donate blood. They have also found the virus in 3% of the blood supply. http://tinyurl.com/5wzjvnw
2) There is a virus researcher who often claims that her FM (fibro) patients are much more ill than her AIDS patients. Her name is Dr. Nancy Klimas.
3) I can't remember where I read it, but one rheumatologist found that the only patients he had who felt pain when the blood pressure cuff was applied, were patients with FM. This news has spread and has become a starting point for suspecting FM in patients without other diagnosis.
4) The World Health Organization (WHO) seems to be ahead of the doctors in their knowledge of FM. I am hoping the doctors in medical school now will learn the new facts and appropriate respect for the disease instead of the abuse and neglect we get from the older doctors who refuse to learn anything new about the problem. Here is the WHO's statement about FM. The WHO has dozens of pages of information about the disease, various studies, treatments and symptoms. http://www.who.int/
5) When consulting with the Disability Board of the USA, you will find they say that it is a growing and disabling disease, both in the handbooks of SSI and SSDI.
6) There is a medical 400 page manual written by Dr. Devin Starlanyl M.D. that lists every symptom possible in FM, explains why it happens, complete with diagrams. The symptoms are consistent from patient to patient worldwide, so there is no doubt that this can not be a disease of the imagination, as most doctors treat us like it is. See
"Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome, A survival Manual" by Devin Starlanyl M.D. and Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A. It can be boughten as a used book, as it is a bit more expensive than fiction books because of the reference and medical matter, but it is intensely helpful to every fibro patient, it discusses how to live with the illness in almost every area of life.
You can also find her website about FM for more info here, where you can read more than I can research for you:
The WHO agrees that integrative medicine, alternative health practices, and prescriptions work in combination to increase the quality of life in an FM patient. What we are waiting for now is an anti-viral for the XMRV virus. They made one for HIV, HPV, type A flu and cold virus, and soon it will be our turn as well.
Thanks for asking me, I also have lupus which makes my health and energy limits much more complicated. I wish I could have done more research for you.
Best wishes,
Sheila Wall/Penlady on twitter, Bluebirdy on blogspot.
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Are we living in the tribulation period?
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Mga ka igso-onan sa Davao na Delete atu thread as per Sentinciador Info.Mao mag sugod ta ug usab.
Pastilan sige nalang..
Larga Na sab ta DAVAO.
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Hi all. We had a major tragedy yesterday as you might have noticed. I had a 3rd party optimize our forum software for better performance and in the process, something went wrong and deleted our database. It is SOP to backup the database before any work is done on it, but unfortunately, the company I hired to do this had a major lapse in judgement and did not backup. The last backup we had was before we upgraded the site on September 3, 2010. And that is what we see now. Everything after September 3 until December 15 is gone. All our work on the new graphics, the new add-ons, the registrations, PMs, posts, threads, etc. All gone.
I am really sorry about this. They are trying their best to recover the site, but it's not looking good. We have to start over.
So just bear with us until we get things back to the way they were on December 14, 2010. It will take some time as this incident has sucked away all my passion and heart and I want to stay away from a computer for awhile. Yes, it's gotten me depressed and I want to enjoy the Christmas holidays.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
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Data Protection Manager--a new product from Microsoft--proves once again that Microsoft should be taken seriously when it comes to storage.
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but the army of multihundred-gigabyte Windows servers scattered throughout the enterprise. High-capacity backup tends to have the most sex appeal, but because every enterprise has dozens to hundreds of Windows servers, backing up this data is just as important--and much more operationally cumbersome.
The critical nature of Windows backup is reflected in the way the industry has matured. In the early 1990s, Microsoft LAN Manager was considered a second-tier, departmental file-and-print server that competed with NetWare. At that time, backup of Microsoft (and Novell) servers was done by small, focused companies like Cheyenne and Palindrome. With the introduction and subsequent success of Windows NT, Windows server backup became too significant for storage management leaders to ignore. As a result, Computer Associates (CA) grabbed its Long Island neighbor Cheyenne (the product is now known as ARCserve), while Palindrome was gobbled up by Seagate and then subsequently sold to Veritas (the product is now known as Backup Exec).
Because of these acquisitions, CA and Veritas (now part of Symantec) dominate the Microsoft server market, but a new vendor is about to enter the game in a big way. In September 2004, Microsoft announced it would throw its hat into the data protection ring with a disk-to-disk backup product called Data Protection Server (a.k.a. System Center Data Protection Manager or Data Protection Manager [DPM]), which is scheduled for release in the second half of 2005. In typical Microsoft fashion, the firm is already lining up its massive marketing and distribution machine to ensure DPM gets off to a fast start.
So what exactly is this new Windows-based storage product? In its initial form, DPM provides disk-based backup of Windows file servers. Here's a simple description of how it works. DPM agents are pushed to individual servers as part of an Active Directory policy. Once installed, these agents become part of the DPM server domain, which means storage managers can apply backup policies to individual systems or server groups. The server-based DPM agents monitor and log any changes to files on the protected servers, and then replicate any byte-level changes asynchronously to the Data Protection Server at regularly scheduled intervals (e.g., hourly or daily). Once files are backed up to the DPM server, users can take advantage of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) functionality to create point-in-time copies of the DPM repository. In this way, DPM enhances data protection by capturing data changes more frequently than typical nightly backups and maintaining an online, disk-based file image for easier restores.
So Microsoft is once again jumping into an established marketplace with its unique "special sauce." But what are its chances?
ESG sought the answer to this question with a research survey of 232 storage and IT professionals. Respondents worked at organizations ranging in size from fewer than 100 employees to more than 20,000, and came from eight defined industry segments. (In addition to the eight segments, 9% of respondents said they worked in "Other" industries.) When respondents were asked, "Do you believe your organization would use a disk-based data protection suite from Microsoft?," nearly half said they would.
Why would these users embrace a Windows-based storage management solution? There are several reasons:
- Microsoft's offering fits the growing disk-to-disk backup trend. In ESG's April 2005 research report, Tape Replacement Realities, 18% of those surveyed said they've replaced--not augmented--tape libraries with near-line disk arrays, while another 58% would consider doing so. Why? Tape is too slow, prone to media errors and doesn't meet current needs for frequent incremental backups and online restores. In this climate of active tape replacement, Microsoft's DPM product hits the market at a perfect time.
- DPM complements other Windows-based tools. As Windows servers proliferate, many shops have embraced other Microsoft support tools like Active Directory, Microsoft Operations Manager and Systems Management Server. Bill Gates and company have also tightened the integration between these tools through successive releases. DPM will be tightly integrated with Active Directory out of the gate in terms of agent distribution, identity and policy administration, and it'll certainly talk to other Windows tools in the future. Companies that have invested in these tools see DPM as a way to improve backup/ restore and leverage their existing management infrastructure to lower training and operating costs.
- It's cheap and easy to use. DPM clients will be priced at $100 each, while servers cost $650. As my colleague Steve Duplessie says, "At that price, DPM is as good as free." What's more, nearly 100% of the Windows shops surveyed by ESG have a network directory infrastructure based upon Microsoft Active Directory. Installing the DPM server and deploying the clients will be a walk in the park.
Waiting for Windows DPM
ESG believes Microsoft will inevitably become part of the data protection infrastructure over time. This implementation activity will likely start in the small- and medium-sized business market where Windows is the dominant OS, and then migrate up market from there.
Smart users will recognize this predictable evolution and plan accordingly by doing the following:
- Considering short- and long-term Windows backup needs. Because corporate Windows servers are backed up to tape, storage managers should start by assessing their backup needs across the board. Which servers have the shortest backup windows? Would the business be better protected if any of these systems were backed up more frequently than once per day? Would online restore be especially beneficial for particular users and files? Start with data center-resident Windows servers and work your way out to the edge and then out over the WAN to remote offices.
One last thing: Don't forget to think about desktop backup. Few companies back up PCs and laptops, yet these systems often contain business-critical or confidential data. Over time, DPM may be a viable solution to this perpetual problem.
- Integrating DPM into existing backup processes and technologies. It's a safe bet that Microsoft won't support Unix, Linux or any other operating environment in DPM--so you won't be throwing out your Legato, Tivoli or Veritas tools any time soon. Instead, these enterprise-class systems will likely provide backup services to DPM servers. Storage professionals must design a backup architecture that protects the DPM systems, fits into disaster recovery plans and doesn't saturate the network with backup traffic during business hours. Smart storage managers will work with their primary data protection vendors to follow their DPM support roadmaps, while ensuring that Windows storage management adheres to broader operations and risk management processes.
- Introducing the storage team to Active Directory. DPM will be distributed, registered and administered through a combination of its own management console and Active Directory--a piece of infrastructure storage professionals generally know little about. They won't need to become MCSEs, but they do need a basic understanding of Active Directory as it relates to DPM configuration, policy management and data protection. Plan on sending storage professionals out for training or scheduling time with your in-house Windows administration staff for some knowledge transfer sessions.
- Becoming experts on Windows security. Users are universally spooked by Windows security as the platform is a frequent target of the black hat community. ESG believes this reality shouldn't deter the use of DPM; rather, organizations (and storage professionals) should become familiar with Windows security best practices to gain DPM benefits while minimizing risks. This means deploying secure Windows configurations using reference models from Microsoft or security organizations like the SANS Institute, monitoring Microsoft vulnerabilities, following attack vectors "in the wild," and developing prudent and effective patching practices.
The bottom line
Only a fool would dismiss Microsoft as a non-factor in any software play, and DPM is no exception. ESG believes companies will deploy DPM liberally as they move to disk-based backup, and as DPM progresses and supports SQL Server and Exchange. Storage executives should begin their upfront planning accordingly--no later than the beginning of 2006. This will help ease the transition process and accelerate ROI. 2
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Qt 5.2 - Foundation for KDE Frameworks 5
On December 12th, the Qt Project released Qt 5.2. Congratulations to the Qt community for this great milestone! This version will form the foundation of Frameworks 5, the upcoming modularized release of the KDE libraries. As part of the Frameworks efforts, KDE devoted considerable effort to integrating valuable KDE technologies into Qt 5.2. This article is intended to give a glimpse at some of KDE's contributions to Qt.
Open Governance
Contributing to a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project is easier when a transparent, open governance model is in place. The Qt community was introduced to Open Governance a little over two years ago. Members of the KDE community were heavily involved in the Open Governance development, contributing their experience from KDE and other open source communities. As statistics show, 20% to 50% of the contributions to the Qt codebase comes from community, companies and individuals, showing that Open Governance is successful.
Code Development
The KDE Libraries have developed during more than 15 years of work on a wide variety of KDE applications. Sometimes the functionality was an addition to existing Qt classes, other times new libraries were developed for functions such as hardware discovery (Solid) or file access (KIO). As a precursor to the plans of splitting these many libraries into easy reusable components (the work behind Frameworks 5), the libraries were vetted for code suitable for inclusion in Qt. The goal of this effort was to decrease the complexity of dependencies in Frameworks. For example, by adding timezone support to QDateTime, many core (especially Personal Information Management-related) libraries could depend directly on Qt instead of also needing the KDE localization libraries.
The code contributions from KDE to Qt varies from small fixes to Qt 5.0's entire MIME type system. Due to the history of much of this code as well as the overlap between KDE and Qt developers, most of these contributions were collaborative. During the process of upstreaming from KDE to Qt, parts of the code were rewritten, new tests and documentation were added, and the code was generally refined. Some code was inspired by minor KDE requests; some Qt classes were taken directly from KDE libraries. Improvement examples:
There is a more complete list on the KDE development wiki. Due to the extensive efforts of many people, it is not possible to list all of the improvements.
KDE code upstreaming is ongoing, with a variety of improvements planned for Qt 5.3 and further. These code contributions are closely scrutinized to ensure quality and applicability to the Qt community beyond KDE. A Qt library archive is available to all Qt toolkit users. The goal of this archive, called Inqlude, is to provide a comprehensive listing of all existing libraries for developers of Qt applications.
The KDE Community is committed to Qt quality, extensive capabilities and availability for all Qt developers.
A big thanks to Sune Vuorela who proposed the idea for this article and the people who contributed to it, especially David Faure, John Layt and the many KDE developers who reviewed and added to the wiki.
Very nice. KDE code is everywhere :)
By _Richard at Tue, 2013/12/17 - 7:17pm
Fantastic News
This is fantastic news that will hopefully concrete a solid working relationship to ensure smooth future additions to Qt from KDE developers as well as other Qt developers to improve the speed of creating new Qt applications as well as improve the stability of new applications.
I hope the KDE developers will also work with Qt to remove all known bad insecure C/C++ functions and Qt functions as well as integrate coding best practices directly into Qt such as performing a all 0s format of RAM each and every time it is allocated as well as performing a all 0s format of RAM during the de-allocation process.
Some programmers do not like the later of this and like to keep content cached in RAM, I personally prefer a coding style that completely frees RAM upon a graceful exit of the application as well as a crash of the application. I find this provides more overall system performance than caching content in RAM after a application has been terminated.
I am sure I am not the only person who has been irritated from applications that do not clean out RAM after exiting the program or the function from within the program. One of the most irritating situations I have seen for many years is creating virtual hard drives for applications like VirtualBox which then uses up a massive amount of RAM and does not free it even after exiting the application. This has always led me to have to perform a reboot in order to restore the normal operational speed of my systems.
By Timothy at Sat, 2013/12/21 - 6:03pm
".. completely frees RAM upon a graceful exit of the application as well as a crash"
PS: I am freeing all memory I allocated in my apps, this or other way. I am with you in irritation if app does not free the memory because the dev was lazy. But also for OSes that properly free process' memeory (quite a few actually), for the future I consider fast (not emergency) exit as an *optimization* when calling billions of destructors just make no sense. This seem to work if I only use destructors do not call I/O operations. And the full destructors code should still exist, it just could be skipped if I know what am I doing.
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Willamette University holds three commencement ceremonies in May for the College of Liberal Arts, College of Law and Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Commencement should not be confused with graduation, a term that refers to the actual fulfillment of degree requirements and credits resulting in a diploma being processed. If you have fulfilled your requirements for graduation, you will receive your diploma during the commencement ceremony. If you have not fulfilled your graduation requirements by commencement weekend, you will receive your diploma by mail.
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Do I need tickets for commencement?
Tickets are not needed for the ceremonies and students are not limited in the number of guests they may bring. However, Willamette does not allow reserved seating prior to one hour before any ceremony.
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Confirm eligibility with your respective school:
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Your Noncovered Pension May Affect Your Benefits As Spouse or Widow/Widower.
If you receive a pension from a government job in which you did not pay Social Security taxes, some or all of your Social Security spouse's, widow's, or widower's benefit may be offset due to receipt of that pension. This offset is referred to as the Government Pension Offset, or GPO.
The GPO reduces the amount of your Social Security spouse's, widow's, or widower's benefits by two-thirds of the amount of your government pension. For example, if you receive a monthly civil service pension of $600, two-thirds of that, or $400, must be used to offset your Social Security spouse's, widow's, or widower's benefits. If you are eligible for a $500 spouse's benefit, you will receive $100 per month from Social Security ($500 - $400 = $100).
Some individuals are exempt from the offset. Generally, your Social Security benefits as a spouse, widow, or widower will not be reduced if you:
- Are receiving a government pension that is not based on your earnings; or
- Are a federal (including Civil Service Offset), state, or local government employee whose government pension is based on a job where you were paying Social Security taxes; and
- you filed for and were entitled to spouse's, widow's, or widower's benefits before April 1, 2004;
- your last day of employment (that your pension is based on) is before July 1, 2004; or
- you paid Social Security taxes on your earnings during the last 60 months of government service. (Under certain conditions, fewer than 60 months may be required for people whose last day of employment falls after June 30, 2004, and before March 2, 2009.)
If you need additional information about the exemption, please read the "When won't my Social Security benefits be reduced?" section of our "Government Pension Offset" factsheet.


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How Boomers Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits
I receive more questions about Social Security than any other topic I cover. Part of the reason is simply demographics: more members of the large baby boom generation are hitting the age when they become eligible for benefits. The other factor is gender-related: compared to previous generations, a higher percentage of baby boomer women have college degrees and were paid substantially more than any time in American history.
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In my opinion, the most significant impact boomers have had on American society- especially from an economic perspective- is the two-career marriage. And now, many more women are approaching retirement with Social Security benefits that are equal to or higher than those earned by their husbands.
Boosting Your Joint Benefit
Successful, educated boomer couples want to know how they can coordinate the way each party claims Social Security in order to maximize the total amount of income they receive. In a nutshell, the key is to wait until you are "full retirement age" (FRA), which is currently 66 to have more options on how to take the benefits.
Consider a typical boomer couple where both spouses worked and have earned the right to receive Social Security. In this case, each one is potentially eligible for two types of benefits- one based on her/his own work history and a benefit based on the work history of the spouse.
Now, here's the crucial thing to understand: If you file to begin receiving Social Security before you are of FRA, you do not get to select which benefit you want to receive. Social Security will do that for you, and the agency will choose the one that initially pays the higher amount. You are stuck with this.
File "Early", Get Less
Take the case of a couple named Mary, age 64, and George, 66.(1) Both have held good-paying jobs over their careers. In two years, Mary will be FRA and eligible for a Social Security check of $1,800 per month based upon her earnings record. At that time, assuming George has already filed for Social Security, she would also be eligible for a 50% spousal benefit of $1,250 pr month based on her husband's lifetime earnings. (No matter what your age, you are not eligible for a spousal benefit unless your spouse has filed.)
The problem is, if Mary files for Social Security before reaching age 66, both benefits will be reduced. For instance, at age 64, the benefit based on her own earnings record would be $1,561 per month. Her spousal benefit would be cut to $1,042.(2)
Mary might want to take her reduced spousal benefit for two years, thinking she can switch to a larger benefit based on her own record at age 66, but this is not possible. Instead, because she is under FRA, Social Security will assign her the benefit that pays the higher amount, i.e. the (reduced) benefit based upon her work history. This is permanent.
Typical Scenario
Mary (age 64) benefit: $1,561 per month
George (age 66) benefit: $2,500 per month
Total Social Security income as a couple: $4,061 per month
Benefit when George is 72 and Mary is 70: $4,849 per month
If Mary waits until age 66 to file for Social Security she has more flexibility. At FRA, if you are eligible for more than one type of benefit, not only can you choose which one you want to receive, you also have the ability to switch to the other one a few years later and potentially receive a significantly larger check.
This is possible because for each year beyond FRA that you postpone receiving your monthly benefit the government pays you a bonus called the "Delayed Retirement Credit" (DRC). It guarantees that your Social Security income will go up by 8% annually. Delaying the start of your monthly benefit checks until age 70 increases the amount you will receive by at least 32%!
If Mary and George's primary goal is to get the biggest combined benefit they can, then they would both want to take advantage of this.
The Couple Combo
To maximize the combined income they will receive as a couple, Mary and George would combine two claiming options that are only available if both are at least full retirement age: "File and Suspend" and "File to Restrict."
The first entails one member of a couple filing for benefits and immediately telling Social Security to "suspend" (not send) his/her checks. (You actually write "suspend benefit" on your application.) To get the biggest bang for your buck, the individual with the highest benefit should do this.
Step One
In our example, George would not file for Social Security until Mary reaches age 66. By this time he will be 68 and his benefit will have increased to $2,652 thanks to two years of Delayed Retirement Credits.
However, since he wants his benefit to keep growing thanks to DRCs, he needs avoid receiving any money. Thus, George will "file and suspend." According to Social Security spokesperson Dorothy Clark, "that way, the wife can receive a spouse's benefit and he can continue to earn delayed retirement credits until age 70." In other words, by virtue of the fact that George has technically filed for Social Security- even though he is not getting any checks- Mary is entitled to a spousal benefit.
Because Mary "has reached full retirement age, and is eligible for a spouse's benefit and a retirement benefit [based on her own work history], she has a choice," says Clark. Mary can opt for either 100% of her own benefit or the maximum spousal benefit equal to half of what George was entitled to at age 66: $2,500 x 50% = $1,250.
Even though this is less money than her own full retirement benefit, Mary will take the spousal amount for now. She indicates this on her Social Security application by specifying that she wishes to "restrict" her benefit to the amount she is entitled to as a spouse. (Although spousal benefits go up due to annual Cost of Living (COLA) increases, they do not earn Delayed Retirement Credits. Thus, it makes no sense to start receiving them later than age 66.)
Couple Combo, Step 1
Mary (age 66) spousal benefit: $1,250 per month
George (age 68) file-and-suspend benefit: $0 per month
Total Social Security income as a couple: $1,250
Patience Pays
Two years later, a few months before George turns 70, he notifies Social Security that he wishes to begin receiving his monthly retirement checks in his birthday month. Four years of DRCs at 8% per year, plus annual cost of living increases of 3% have boosted his monthly benefit to $3,713- almost 50% more than he would have received at age 66. Over the past two years, Mary's spousal benefit has also increased thanks to COLAs (only).
Couple Combo, Step 2
Mary (age 68) spousal benefit: $1,327 per month
George (age 70) own benefit: $3,713 per month
Total Social Security income as a couple: $5,040 per month
The Age 70 Switch
Two years later, as she is approaching 70, Mary notifies Social Security that she wants to drop her spousal benefit and switch to the retirement benefit she earned on her own work record. By delaying this four years past FRA, Mary's benefit is also almost 50% higher: $2,764, thanks to four years of DRCs and annual COLAs of 3%. Over the past two years, George's benefit has increased thanks to COLAs (only).
Couple Combo Scenario
Mary (age 70) own benefit: $2,764 per month
George (age 72) benefit: $3,939 per month
Total Social Security income as a couple: $6,613 per month
At these ages, compared to the Typical Scenario, Mary and George's joint Social Security income using the Couple Combo is 36% higher. By being patient and smart about how they took and timed their benefits, Mary and George have substantially increased their Social Security income.
Moreover, since future cost-of-living increases will be applied to a larger benefit amount, despite the fact that they accepted less income for several years, it will not take long for Mary and George to make this up.
Money Isn't Everything
The strategy outlined above isn't appropriate for every couple. You have to run the numbers specific to your own situation.
In addition, you should consider how you are going to generate the income you need if you delay the onset of Social Security. Will one or both of you continue working? Do you have other resources you can tap, such as an IRA or 401(k)? If necessary, are you willing to scale back your lifestyle for a couple of years in order to reap the pay-off of both earning the annual 8% Delayed Retirement Credit? Health and longevity issues also need to be factored into your decision. Talk it over.
- We assume that George and Mary were born from 1943-1954.
- Go to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/agereduction.htm to find out how much your own or your spousal benefit is reduced based upon the year you were born and the age that you file.


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Note to the reader This is an excerpt from my upcoming autobiographical novel, Waking From Innocent Dreams. The book is still a work in progress, but I wanted to share the first chapter with you for the 20th year anniversary of my reunion. This chapter is also available in PDF and ePub format for offline...
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My name is Nelson de Witt, but I was born Roberto Coto. Separated from my birth family during El Salvador's civil war, by death and adoption, I was reunited with them at the age of 16.
I'm a jack of all trades that has done everything from business process design to video production to server administration to film photography. I've run, consulted on, and wrote a book about Crowdfunding campaigns. I've taught myself everything from Ruby on Rails to narrative story structure.
What do all these things have in common?
I'm a skilled problem solver who can tackle complex issues and find solutions that combine art with outcomes.


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Like many other physician-researchers at the NIH, Dr. Samuel Broder helped
drive early AIDS research by taking observations from the clinic and moving
them into the laboratory. "The people who founded what is the modern
version of the NIH took great pains to locate [research] laboratories
in juxtaposition to a hospital ward or clinic," says Dr. Broder.
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Olympic Revenue DistributionIOC
The IOC distributes over 90% of its revenues to organisations throughout the Olympic Movement to support the staging of the Olympic Games and to promote the worldwide development of sport. The IOC retains less than 10% of its revenue for the operational and administrative costs of governing the Olympic Movement.
Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs)
The IOC provides TOP programme contributions and Olympic broadcast revenue to the OCOGs to support the staging of the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games. Long-term broadcast and sponsorship programmes enable the IOC to provide the majority of the OCOG's budget well in advance of the Games, with revenue effectively guaranteed prior to the selection of the host city.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
The NOCs receive financial support for the training and development of Olympic teams, Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls. The IOC distributes TOP programme revenue to each of the NOCs throughout the world. The IOC also contributes Olympic broadcast revenue to Olympic Solidarity, an IOC organisation that provides financial support to NOCs with the greatest need.
The continued success of the TOP programme and Olympic broadcast agreements has enabled the IOC to provide increased support for the NOCs with each Olympic quadrennium.
International Olympic Sports Federations (IFs)
The IOC provides financial support from Olympic broadcast revenue to the IFs of Olympic summer and winter sports after the completion of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Winter Games.
The value of Olympic broadcast partnerships has enabled the IOC to deliver substantially increased financial support to the IFs with each successive Games.
Other Organisations
The IOC provides financial support to the programmes of various recognised international sports organisations, including the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Paralympic Organising Committee, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Olympic Marketing RevenuesIOC
The International Olympic Committee, and the organisations within the Olympic Movement, are entirely privately funded.
The IOC manages the sale of media rights to the Olympic Games, the TOP worldwide sponsorship programme and the IOC official supplier and licensing programmes.
The following chart provides a guide to the revenue generated from each major programme managed by the IOC and the OCOGs during a four year Olympic cycle.


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On 24th January 1976, the Burmah Shell Group of Companies was taken over by the Government of India to form Bharat Refineries Limited, which was later renamed as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. Today, Bharat Petroleum operates several oil refineries in India.
As one of the most versatile oil refineries in India, the Mumbai Refinery excels in all aspects of quality, technology, fuel & loss, human relations, safety, environmental friendliness and operating costs.
Originally established as a JV with Phillips Petroleum Corporation, USA, this refinery is a frontline entity of BPCL.
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louiseschreiber necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 281 diseños de 77 diseñadores freelance.
TalentCorp, our soon to be formed holding company will focus on the recruitment and staffing of specialized marketing professionals for our VentureWeb and TalentSmith client base (www.ventureweb.com / http://www.talentsmith.com). Concentrated in the global marketing services niche, with a presence in South Africa, Canada, US and soon India, the group will service clients internationally, using macro-economic currency arbitrage opportunities to find and deploy finest talent at competitive pricing. We will focus on marketing skills in each region and will look to assist in managing organizational staffing of corporates through the placement of permanent, contract and temp resources, as required.
We would like to challenge you to conceptualize a very corporate, yet iconic logo and stellar typographic layout for our TalentCorp brand. The winning design will be selected on their originality and how the design truly reflects a professional, global operations organization.
Large Tier 1 multi-national corporates.
PLEASE NOTE - there is no requirement for a star in the logo and we would encourage some other creative elements to be incorporated into the design. Good luck...
FUEL YOUR CREATIVITY: New logo needed for an innovative global marketing staffing organization.
We would like to challenge you to conceptualize a very corporate, yet iconic logo with stellar typographic layout and powerful icon for our TalentCorp brand. The goal is to achieve a healthy balance of creativity that will also be easily understood by our clientele. The must be a clear message behind the icon choice, and the font must be bold and easy to read.
Please find attached a first draft we had at the logo design – we do like the typography, but feel the icon is somewhat fluffy with little meaning? (TalentCorp_V1)
For additional reference we have attached the ID for our sister company "VentureWeb". (VentureWeb)
Please ask yourself the following questions to ask while designing:
• What does the company name mean to you?
• Will the final logo represent the company name as a single entity?
• Will the logo and the name work well together?
• Does the logo capture the essence, emotion, and attitude
of the company name?
Bold, warm and earth colors are encouraged – please avoid pastels and bright colors. The logo must work in gray scale. Original and timeless. Clean, clear and simple.
No stock art – ORGINAL ideas only please.
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See Also
Introduction to Generics (C# Programming Guide)
When to Use Generic Collections


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Watering the Tulips
June 25, 2014
"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out" –John 6:37
What encouragement do we really have in spreading the Gospel? Is there any? We've been sent forth into a world full of depraved, wicked sinners. Is there a possibility that nobody will ever be saved? Does the preaching of the Gospel just make it possible for people to be saved? Or, is there more? We want to consider some of these questions in today's lesson.
Jesus' words here are plain and powerful. The Father has given Him a people. Incidentally, these are those whom He was sent to save (Matthew 1:21). Every one of these without exception "will come" to Him. His words here leave no possibility of one of these not coming. Every one that comes to Him by faith will not be cast out. How's that for encouragement?
Is it any wonder that God said through Isaiah, "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it" (Isaiah 55:11). When we take the Gospel into the world, the effects are not dependent on the fickle will of man (John 1:13). The effects are not dependent on our ability to frame the sentences in a way that is attracting to people. In fact, the things of God are not naturally attractive to man (1 Corinthians 2:14). When we share the message of Jesus with people, the increase is given by God's power alone – not ours (1 Corinthians 3:6).
Though a man may boast of how many people he has saved throughout his ministry, his boasting is unwarranted. It is God that saves (Jonah 2:9). The messenger cannot change the nature of those he delivers the message to. And naturally, those receiving the message are at "enmity with God" (Romans 8:7). Only God can open a heart and give a depraved sinner a desire to come to Christ (Acts 16:14).
Paul knew something of this encouragement when the Lord told him, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent;for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city"(Acts 18:9-10). Though these people were yet in unbelief, God told Paul to preach because He was going to save many in the city. We can be sure that Paul had a similar experience as we read about in Acts 13:48 – "Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed".
Child of God, do not be afraid to share the Gospel with those you come in contact with. Be like Paul when he said, "I am ready to preach the Gospel…" (Romans 1:15). Why was he ready? Simply, he knew God was mighty to save in spite of him.
Watering the Tulips is brought to you by Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Northport, AL. For more information, please visit www.sovereigngrace.net . "Your App to the Gospel" can be downloaded at iTunes for iPhone, iPad and IPod Touch, Google Play for Android, the Windows Phone Marketplace, and the Windows Store for Windows 8/8.1 based tablets and computers. Please download it today!