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Get Off Your Knees & Pray
- Sheila Walsh Author
- 2008 4 Mar
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from Sheila Walsh's Get Off Your Knees & Pray (Thomas Nelson). Submit your questions about prayer to Sheila Walsh on our sister site, Chrisitianity.com!
Chapter 1
What Does the Bible Actually Say about Prayer?
Which of My Ideas Are from the Bible and Which Are from the "Church Lady"?
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
—Martin Luther King Jr.
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
—1 Thessalonians 5:16
My ten-year-old son, Christian, is very computer literate, as are most fifth graders these days. Last Thanksgiving he saw me staring at a large, frozen turkey on the kitchen counter. Immediately assessing I had cooking issues, he said, "Just Google it, Mom."
"I beg your pardon?" I replied, eyeing the forbidding frosty fowl.
"If you're not sure what to do, just Google it," he said. "That always works for me."
So Google it I did, and I found the cooking instructions I needed.
Now, I realize I may have lost you already. If you are not computer savvy, I empathize. I still find it hard to believe I can pick up a piece of plastic—commonly called a telephone—punch in a few numbers, and in seconds be talking to my mother on the west coast of Scotland. But it doesn't stop there. Life marches on at an unbridled pace these days. Now I can go online with my laptop, use a search engine like Google, punch in "Help me! My turkey is still frozen!" and within moments receive the message, "You should have taken it out last night, you moron!" (No, not actually. What I did receive back was a very detailed plan for thawing and cooking an award-winning roast beast.)
Google and other online search engines have not only brought the world to our doorstep, but they have also taken us to the world. Before I left for Nairobi, Kenya, in December 2006, I set up Google Earth on my laptop for Christian. Each evening he could log on and, with the punch of a few keys, locate a live shot of our house in Frisco, Texas. Then he could type in my location in Africa, and the satellite would pull out as the globe on the screen spun to Africa and focused on where I was that day.
Wow! The world is getting smaller every day. In many ways that's a good thing, but in other ways not so much. Take prayer, for example. Since nowadays just about anyone can reach out and touch us, we're being bombarded from all directions with a hodgepodge of ideas on how to relate to God.
Out of curiosity, I decided to Google the word prayer. I couldn't believe the response—a smorgasbord offered in the name of communion with almighty God. One Web site detailed a free mini course that would teach me about the "seven spirits of God." Another site offered telephone miracles twenty-four hours a day that would enhance my health, my finances, and my relationships.
One interesting site even showed me pictures of what prayer should look like. It said if I was a Christian, I should bow my head and clasp my hands together. If I was a Native American, I should dance; if a Hindu, chant; if a Sufi, whirl. If I was an Orthodox Jew, I should sway, and if I was a Quaker . . . I should be quiet!
The Wisdom of the Young
Googling prayer proved to be more confusing than helpful, so I asked some of my son's friends this simple question: "What does the Bible say about prayer?" Their responses were interesting, to say the least. Here are a few:
- "Don't even try it if you're mad with your dad—God won't be listening."
- "Wash your hands first!"
- "Remember to say amen or everyone's food will get cold!"
- "Think about others before you think about yourself."
- "Just concentrate on God and try not to fall asleep."
Hmm. Not quite what I'd been looking for. Their answers conveyed that there are right things to do and wrong things to do when we pray—and you'd better get it right if you even have a hope of God listening to you! Their responses also seemed to indicate that they had been corrected in their past efforts at prayer and were working with a fresh set of ground rules.
But something besides their responses jumped out at me. Interestingly, the boys' tone of voice changed when I asked them about prayer. Even my own animated son became a Francis of Assisi as he responded—quiet, gentle, reverent. (I have to tell you, however, that moment soon passed.) This indicated to me that even at a young age, we're conditioned to believe that fellowship with God is some sort of lofty and theological transaction. The boys' attitude mirrored what they had seen others do in an attempt to be "religious." They had no clue how to answer the question accurately, but they sure did put on a good show while they were talking about it!
When I thought about it, I had to confess I've sometimes done the same. And I'm sure you have too. Think about it—how many times have we been asked to pray in public and instead of talking with God using the manner and words we offer at home, we find our "spiritual" voices, religious vocabulary, and pious pose?.
Surely that can't be how God wants us to relate to him. So what does the Bible actually tell us about prayer? It seemed a good time to go to the source and investigate.
What Does the Bible Tell Us about Prayer?
As I pored over the Scriptures, searching for what God has to say about prayer, several things became immediately clear:
- We are called to pray with a clean heart: "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear. But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer" (Psalm 66:18–19 NKJV).
- We are called to pray, believing: "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive" (Matthew 21:22 NKJV).
- We are called to pray in Christ's name: "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son" (John 14:13 NKJV).
- We are called to pray according to the Father's will: "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1 John 5:14 NKJV).
On second thought, even with these "clear" instructions I still had questions. So I took a closer look at these four directives.
A Clean Heart
According to Psalm 66:18, our purity of heart is so essential that if we "regard iniquity in [our] heart, the Lord will not hear" (NKJV). And in Psalm 51:10, David urges God to give him "a clean heart" (NKJV).
What exactly is a "clean heart"? How clean, exactly? Scrubbed-spotless-till-you-can-see-your-reflection clean? Or quick-tidy-up-before-the-guests-arrive clean?
As women, our hormones lead us on a lively dance for most of our lives. So what do we do on those "days of the month" when we don't feel very holy or sometimes even sane? Does God hear our prayers when our emotions are taking us on a roller coaster ride? What if we want to have a clean heart, but we're having trouble with it? What if we believe we have a clean heart, but there is some little seed of unforgiveness buried deep inside us we've forgotten all about? Are we only responsible for the sins we remember or for every little offense we've committed over our entire lifetime?
I received a letter from a woman who had been sexually abused by her father when she was a child. Her concern was that there were months of this devastating time in her childhood she had blocked out. She simply couldn't remember what had happened. "How can I come to God with a clean heart when I can't remember so much of that horrible time? Will God hold that against me?" she asked.
My heart ached for this woman who had already suffered so much and was now tormented by the thought that the offenses acted out upon her would hinder her prayers and follow her for the rest of her life. I wanted to tell her that part of the miracle of prayer is that God knows what we need before we even ask him. When it is our earnest desire to be clean, he sees that—whether we can remember every detail of our lives or not. Yes, he wants us to come before him with a pure heart but he also tells us that he hears our honest petitions. Notice what verse 19 of Psalm 66 says: "Certainly God has heard me."
We can't keep worrying about how clean the corners of our soul are. If we get caught up in that whirlpool of self-loathing and doubt we're only headed down. But if we come before the God who makes all things new, believing in faith he knows our true hearts, we are certain to be uplifted.
Surely Jesus's words recorded in Matthew 21:22 have caused much confusion among believers: "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." "Whatever" covers a lot of ground.
Perhaps you have been exposed to prosperity teaching, which seems to advocate "if you can name it, you can claim it; if you can mark it, you can park it!" This theology is not an accurate understanding of what the Bible teaches. Prosperity teaching takes the wonderful truth that our Father is the King of kings and reduces it to the conclusion that we should all then live like royalty on this earth.
For instance, I was channel surfing one night and landed on a religious talk show. Three college students were being interviewed about their faith. One girl held up a picture of a red Mercedes convertible and announced proudly that this was what she was "believing" for. As though that's what Jesus had in mind for her!
But beyond the self-indulgent misinterpretations of this verse is a much more serious heart cry from those who long for God to intervene when life is falling apart and who can't understand why he doesn't appear to hear their prayers. From 1987 to 1992, I was cohost of The 700 Club with Dr. Pat Robertson. I received hundreds of letters from viewers who stumbled over this misunderstanding of prayer. They said things like:
- "I prayed in faith that my husband would be healed of cancer, but he died. What did I do wrong?"
- "I have given and given to the church and this ministry believing for a miracle in my own finances, but I am still in debt. What am I doing wrong?"
- "I have kept myself pure and prayed, believing that God would bring me a husband, and I am still alone. Why isn't God honoring my prayers?"
I witnessed such torment in people's lives. Many felt they were doing something wrong, and if they could just find out what the key was, things would been different. Can you imagine the agony of believing your child or your husband would not have died if you had somehow worked out this puzzle in time? Or the pain of the woman who sits home alone wondering where her soul mate is as she watches the years pass by, taking with them her ability to be a mother?
To these situations add the agony of silence. If you believe that somehow whatever reality you are living in is your fault, who do you dare talk to? How can you voice these things aloud and risk seeing disapproval in the eyes of someone else?
I think this verse has left many sitting alone and lost. I'll be honest: there's no easy answer. But I think that part of the problem is we tend to focus on only one part of that Scripture. We want to hear all about the "receiving" side of things—What are you going to do for me, God? Why haven't you given me what I asked for?—rather than the "believing" side—God I believe in you 100 percent and know you love me and today that's all that matters. God has and always will have our best interests at heart. Just as our children look at us in faith, knowing we love them and will take care of them, we need to do the same with our heavenly Father. I'm not saying that will always be easy; we might want to stomp our foot or cry into our pillows. But we have to trust God will make all things clear some day.
In Jesus's Name
In John's Gospel we read that whatever prayers we ask in Jesus's name will be answered so that that God the Father will be glorified (John 14:13). This is such an incredible gift. But . . . the authority we're given can be a dangerous thing. I think it's easy to tag, "In Jesus's name, amen," to the end of our prayers without thinking through the full implications of what that means.
Coming in someone's name means you represent that person—you have been granted the authority to speak for them. For example, when police officers or FBI agents present themselves at someone's home, they produce identification to show that they have the authority of the agency they represent behind them. Likewise, when we say, "In Jesus's name," we are saying we are on royal business. [0]Understanding that has helped me be bold in prayer but also be careful that my requests are in keeping with the character of Christ. I have a fresh sense of what an honor it is to be able to come to God in his son's name, and I work hard to not abuse the privilege.
According to the Father's Will
In John's first letter, he clarifies that we are to ask according to the Father's will, and he will hear us (1 John 5:14). What exactly does that mean? How do we keep from replacing our own wishes with his? Even more, how do we even know what the Father's will is in any given situation? To my human understanding, it would always seem to be God's will to heal a child or a broken marriage. Wouldn't such a miracle bring glory to God? What about when a child prays a simple prayer of faith in Jesus's name? Surely God would answer that.
My son faced this heartbreaking dilemma when he was just four years old. My father-in-law, William Pfaehler, lived with us for two years after the death of his wife, Eleanor. Having him in our home was a wonderful gift to all of us, but especially to Christian. He loved his papa so much, and they had a lot of fun together. One night when Barry was in Florida, William had a heart attack and collapsed in his bathroom. Christian and I sat with him until the paramedics arrived. He was still breathing when they loaded him in the ambulance, but his lips were very blue. Christian and I followed the ambulance to the hospital. When we arrived, the doctor informed us that William had not survived the trip.
Christian was quiet as we drove home. All he said that night was, "I'm going to miss my papa."
He grieved openly for weeks, and then one day I saw a flash of anger cross his face as he brushed our cat, Lily, off the sofa. I suggested that we take a walk, and I asked him if he was angry. With his customary honesty, he told me he was.
"You told me, Mom, that Jesus listens to our prayers and answers them. Well, I asked God not to take my papa, and he did anyway. So what's the point?"
I felt my son's pain. (Is there a believer alive who hasn't thought something like that when it seemed as if heaven was silent to his or her cries?) At his tender age, my son had to experience what it means to pray according to the Father's will, whether or not he—or I—understood it.
There is obviously much more to this thing called prayer than what we currently know. Though you and I will be gathering information about prayer all our days, our lives are only a speck of time in God's plan. There's no way we could hope to understand everything in our limited time on earth.
Of course, that doesn't stop us from trying to figure it out, does it? Sometimes we're tempted to think we know all the answers—or at least most of them. We draw conclusions from our limited perceptions and try to force ourselves and others into believing them.
The Church Lady
If you were a fan of the television show Saturday Night Live a few years ago, you might remember a character created by Dana Carvey. Her name was Enid Strict, affectionately referred to as the Church Lady. She was the very prim, proper, and pious host of a talk show called "Church Chat." As she interviewed celebrities, the Church Lady used her platform to rail against their ungodly behavior.
Carvey says he based the character on women from the church he attended while he was growing up who would keep track of his and others' attendance.1 I find that very sad. I wonder how many people have encountered a Church Lady growing up, and because of her strict views, they think God judges them according to their church attendance. That he answers their prayers based upon their adherence to rules defined by culture more than by Scripture. I can't imagine many people would want to pour out their heart to someone like that. In the hands of someone like Enid Strict prayer is a weapon to be used against people: "Sic 'em, God!"
Prayer is not always easy. Nor is it always joyful. And no, we don't always get what we'd hoped for out of the dialogue. What I do firmly reject, however, is the idea that God is a cruel puzzle maker who watches dispassionately to see if we will figure things out in time. That goes against the whole story revealed through the Word of God.
From the first words of Genesis until the glorious conclusion at the end of the Revelation to John, what flows from every page of Scripture is one grand prayer adventure. It is a love story about a God who chooses relationship rather than blind obedience, who allowed his only Son to be tortured and killed so that you and I could be washed clean of the sin that separates us from him. God does not torture his beloved people. He calls to them.
Perhaps in this first chapter I have found more questions than answers, but I am convinced of one thing—it matters that we pray. After all, Jesus didn't say if you pray but when you pray (see Matthew 6:5).
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He'll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to
Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded there
will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship will be our sweet portion there.
—Joseph M. Scriven
Used by permission. Adapted from Get Off Your Knees & Pray by Sheila Walsh (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Copyright 2008).


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Ever since the Montgolfier brothers launched the first manned hot air balloon flight in France in 1783, enterprising balloonists have capitalized on our fascination with open-air flight by offering rides that soar over some of the world's most stunning landscapes.
Just watching the graceful globes aloft is mesmerizing, especially when they're en masse. Here's where to catch them or hitch a ride.
Quebec, Canada
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(August 11-19): Every August, more than 125 balloonists descend on Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, midway between Montreal and Vermont, for the largest hot-air festival in Canada.
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Glen Falls, New York
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Napa Valley, California
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The City of Poughkeepsie Seeks City Residents Interested in Serving on the Board of Assessment Review
The City of Poughkeepsie is currently seeking residents who would be interested in serving as a member of the Board of Assessment Review.
The Board of Assessment Review consists of three to five volunteers who have at least a general knowledge of property values in the community. The Common Council members vote to appoint BAR members.
The BAR's sole purpose is to arrive at a fair and impartial decision regarding the assessment on property. The BAR conducts hearings in order to evaluate grievance applications and make a determination of assessed value based on evidence submitted by the property owner.
The BAR meets once a year, the fourth Tuesday in May – "Grievance Day". However, members are usually required to participate in additional hearings and private deliberations. Additionally, Section 523 of the Real Property Tax Law requires BAR members attend a training session before they can participate in the hearing and determination of complaints.
Any City residents interested in being a member of the Board of Assessment Review are asked to contact City Chamberlain Deanne Flynn at [email protected] or by mail at 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie New York 12601 prior to Friday, October 16, 2020.


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October 20 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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An event every week that begins at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 29, 2020
This Tuesday Evening Men's Study is a topical study covering biblical influence and inspiration. With the use of selected scriptures and appropriate metaphors (like using the characteristics of an athlete or the qualities of salt & light), this study is set to challenge and charge men to wield heaven's influence in the environments where the Lord has placed you.
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Wow, it has been awhile since my last post...life has been busy. A move, building a new home (well my hubby has been building it), a new baby, summertime fun. I also haven't been sewing much since we are living in a little rental house for now with no room to keep my sewing machine set up but I did haul out my little machine for a few small projects. These photos are from my Instagram account. Follow me there to keep up with what I'm up to!
A custom order baby bonnet. Some burp clothes.
Trying to use up some of the fabric scraps by making a scrap fabric wreath and some bean bags.
I got some fun mail in July and was excited to see I was featured. Thanks Homespun!
Keeping my crafty fingers busy by making some silicone and wood bead pacifier clips and teething necklaces.
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Last week, the Israeli Government announced plans to appropriate 380 acres of fertile agricultural land in the Jordan Valley, the largest Israeli land seizure in 30 years.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon formalised the plan saying the land, just south of the occupied Palestinian city of Jericho, "[is] in the final stages of being declared state land."
Hanan Ashrawi, an official from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, responded saying, "Israel is stealing land specially in the Jordan Valley under the pretext it wants to annex it."
"This should be a reason for a real and effective intervention by the international community to end such a flagrant and grave aggression, which kills all chances of peace," she added.
According to the Jordan Valley Solidarity campaign, the agricultural land is near the illegal settlement of Almog, established in the 70's.
The seizure comes as no surprise, Hashidi Radir, a Jordan Valley Solidarity coordinator told Palestine Monitor.
Driving along Highway 90, a highway dotted with Israeli settlements and Area C agricultural lands under full israeli military control, he explained that Israel's plans to seize the land is routine.
"First, they claim the land as a military zone as a protection measure since they surround existing settlements, and then they proceed to use it for agricultural purposes or build on it," Radir said.
Later, he said, Israeli authorities annex the land, expanding nearby settlements, or just building new ones.
"This has been the plan all along," Radir estimates. "It's just becoming more and more obvious," he said, looking at the shops and gas stations, which exist for the use of settlers.
Meanwhile, he said, "closed military zones allow the IDF to evict people out of their houses, block roads, confiscate land."
One example of these military abuses of the Palestinian community is Jannat's family. She is 48 years old, a mother of four daughters and one son, and wife to sick husband who can not work. Her house was destroyed in one of the villages in Area C about six years ago.
Several communities from the Jordan Valley organize and give housing to evicted families. But the conditions are barely livable.
Jannat's new house has no electricity, bathroom, kitchen or privacy, whatsoever. Her children walk every day to school on a dangerous road.
"It's hard [for my children] to keep up with the studies when [they] come home to this," she explained as she poured us some tea she had to made with the neighbor's water, since the water pipes don't reach their house.
Israeli human rights organisation B'tselem has reported numerous cases of agricultural damage, house demolitions, and other forms of harassment to the Palestinian communities in Area C in the Jordan Valley in past weeks. According to the organisation, these actions, led by the IDF or settlers themselves, constitute an effort to reduce Palestinian presence in Area C.
The Israeli seizure has been publicly criticized by the both US and the UN. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, said that "settlement activities are a violation of international law and run counter to the public pronouncements of the government of Israel supporting a two-state solution of the conflict."
According to B'tselem, the annual growth rate for the Israeli settler population, excluding East Jerusalem, is more than two and a half higher than the overall population in Israel.
In addition to the settlements, which amount to approximately 1,365 hectares of Palestinian land, industrial and agricultural land administered by settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories cover almost the double of that amount, according to a recent report by Human Rights Watch.
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Every time I've taken a trip down i78 through Pennsylvania whether my last road trip to Florida or the trips to Alabama and Virginia before it, I thought: "Wouldn't it be cool to organize a Yuengling Brewery Tour Miata Cruise?" Yes! Yes, it would… Today we made it happen. My buddy Bill and I headed out first thing in the morning, on this freezing cold day where my whole car was covered in frost. But the weather warmed up, and we had a blast.
I wanted to invite as many Miata people as would come, but realizing that this is potentially a "Drinking & Driving" event, I didn't want to open the door for any irresponsible behavior. So neither Bill nor I really drink alcohol, it was reasonable to have a small sampling of beer paired with fine Pennsylvania Dutch food before and after the brewery visit.
First stop was Dutch Kitchen in Frackville, PA off of I81 for some Gingerbread Hotcakes… Mmmm yummm!
It was soooo delicious! Now we were ready for the tour. I've done the Yuengling Brewery visit before a couple of years ago, and since then there's been some changes. For one, the building across the street has been turned into the Gift Shop and the starting point of the tour. It's the old Yuengling Ice Cream building, which looks really neat. But the actual brewery place rocks. Very educational experience and I enjoyed it very much. Could really appreciate how such a small operation can have such a big reach along the Eastern Seaboard.
Of course the sampling of beer on tap was outstanding.
I asked for the medicinal option since I am once again fighting the flu. Not sure if it worked, but it was delicious.
My favorite experience was the photo op with the Miatas.
After this sobering photo shoot in the freezing cold, it was time to warm up driving some twisty roads to Hawk Mountain and checking out the bird sanctuary there…
From there we were hungry enough for the final stop of the day: lunch at Deitsch Eck – Dutch Corner in Lenhartsville, PA
Not sure what part of the day was my favorite… everything we did had it's awesome highlights! We actually planned on doing much more but unfortunately ran out of day light. Next time perhaps we'll incorporate a visit to the Pocono's on this trip, checking out Jim Thorpe Twp called the Switzerland of the US, or maybe checking out Amish country and sampling some of their delicious hoke-cooked food. Not sure but I definitely want to do this trip again! Summer time would be ideal, but Fall Foliage season would be even better.
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Former state representative Doug Spade (D-Adrian) announced this week his intention to seek the state senator seat to represent Lenawee, Hillsdale, Branch and St. Joseph counties.
At kick-off events in all four counties, Spade said state government desperately needs legislators who focus on building consensus instead of blaming each other.
"With two government shut-downs in the past three years, a seeming inability to act on pressing matters in a timely fashion, and a 'my way or the highway' attitude of inflexibility exhibited by all too many elected officials, it's no surprise the public has lost confidence in state government," Spade said.
Spade became only the second blind legislator in Michigan history when he was elected to the House in 1998.
"I am not running for this seat to throw stones or play political games," Spade said. "I am running because I want the opportunity to go back to Lansing, represent all the people of the 16th District, and work with both sides of the aisle to find solutions that will move Michigan forward."
With Lenawee and Hillsdale having some of the highest unemployment rates in the state, and Branch and St. Joseph not far behind, Spade said his focus is clear.
"My top priority will be improving and diversifying the economy and bringing more jobs to the 16th District and the State of Michigan," Spade said. "Michigan wins when we have policies in place that benefit business and workers alike. We don't have to reward one side at the expense of the other to move Michigan forward."
A lifelong resident of the 16th District, Spade grew up on the family dairy farm in Hillsdale County, is a graduate of both Camden-Frontier High School and Adrian College, and has owned several small businesses. His early interest in broadcasting led to his own radio show on WCSR in Hillsdale when he was just eight years old. Later, he worked for nearly 30 years at WLEN in Adrian, where he hosted a telephone talk show for 25 years and served as the station's operations manager.
During the past four years, Spade worked for the state as Supplier Diversity Liaison and a member of the Buy Michigan First team, with a special emphasis on helping business owners with disabilities and service-disabled veteran business owners learn how to bid on and win state government contracts. He stepped down from the position earlier this month to concentrate on the campaign.


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|November 26, 2012
Minco Gold Appoints Senior Officers
|Minco Gold Corporation (the "Company" or "Minco Gold") (TSX:MMM/AMEX:MGH/FSE:MI5) is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Voulgaris has been appointed as Vice President of Corporate Development and Mrs. Ellen Wei, the Company's interim CFO, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, of the Minco Group of Companies.
Mr. Voulgaris possesses nearly two decades of international mining experience, including exploration, mine development, operations, and corporate development. He worked as a project geologist at Placer Dome in Australia for seven years after which he joined Newmont Mines Ltd. as senior mine geologist for three years. During 2003-2010, Mr. Voulgaris served at Ivanhoe Mine Ltd, in a variety of senior management positions responsible for engineering studies and mine construction of the Oy Tolgoi project in Mongolia, and project evaluations for mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the Minco Group of Companies, he worked as an independent consultant providing services in evaluations and financial analysis for mining projects to both private and publicly listed companies. Mr. Voulgaris holds a Bachelor of Geological Engineering with Honors from RMIT University, and a Masters in Engineering Science from Queensland University, both in Australia.
Mrs. Ellen Wei has been with the Minco Group of Companies since 2005. She worked at Zhonghua Accounting Firm, a subsidiary of Ministry of Finance of China, in Beijing for twelve years. Prior to joining the Company, she worked at Ernst & Young LLP as an auditor in Hong Kong and Los Angeles for three years. Mrs. Wei was appointed as the CFO of Minco Mining (China) Co., Ltd in Beijing in 2005 and was transferred to Minco's Vancouver office as controller of Minco Group in January 2009. She has served as the Company's interim CFO from May 2012 to present. Mrs. Wei holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Remin University of China and a CPA designation in China. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State.
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Samson Siu as Controller of the Minco Group of Companies. Mr. Sui brings nearly a decade of experience in financial management and reporting to the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Siu was an assurance manager at Manning Elliott LLP in Vancouver, where he provided assurance and advisory services to public companies listed in Canada and the United States. Prior Mr. Siu worked at KPMG LLP, providing tax compliance and advisory services to companies in the resource sector. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Canada.
About Minco Gold
Minco Gold Corporation (TSX:MMM/NYSE Amex:MGH/FSE:MI5) is a Canadian mining company involved in the direct acquisition and development of high-grade, advanced stage gold properties. The Company owns an exploration property portfolio covering more than 1,000 square kilometres of mineral rights in China. For more information on Minco Gold and its properties, please visit the website at www.mincomining.ca or contact Ute Koessler at 1-888-288-8288 or (604)-688-8002 firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Police seek thief in Raytown business break-ins
Surveillance video may provide clues in case
Raytown police are looking into a rash of weekend break-ins at a group of businesses located near Highway 350 and Raytown Road.
Surveillance video from one of the burglaries shows a man breaking through the front door of Ace Beauty Supply, ducking down before heading to the cash register. The man grabbed some cash and left out the front door.
Police said even though the man was wearing a mask, they hope someone might recognize him.
"You just don't think it would happen to you," said Elaine Jefferson, an employee at Ace Beauty Supply.
The store was burglarized despite the fact that it has 16 cameras and a security system in place.
Police said they think the same man robbed the Cricket store two doors down, getting in by removing the glass from the door.
"And (the thief) took the cash and just walked right out," said Bilal Javed of Cricket Wireless. "They didn't take any phones, any accessories, any tobacco products or anything like that."
The businesses lost hundreds of dollars in the burglaries, not enough to warrant an insurance claim, but enough to take bite out of already tight profits.
Police said the burglar was bold enough to carry out the thefts with a QuikTrip store just a short distance away.
Jefferson said that with people coming in and out of the QuikTrip store all day and all night, it's surprising that a thief would pick a target so close.
"Hopefully they catch the person," she said.
Anyone with information in the case is encouraged to call the Raytown Police Department or the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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Oct. 18, 2013 -- Pumpkin Run
A record-setting crowd of runners, some 4,000 in all, turned out on a chilly, fall-like Saturday morning to take part in the 15th Annual Jared Coones Pumpkin Run.
The 5K stepped off from Black Bob School and wound through the neighborhood where Jared Coones lived before leukemia took his life.
It really was an unbelievable scene as so many people of all ages waited for the starting countdown. It was also the fulfillment of a prophecy for me. When I helped the Coones family get the first run organized 15 years ago, I told them that if all is done correctly this run will draw more than 4,000 runners in 15 years.
I was really proud as I stood above the starting line and introduced Tom Coones. I first met the Coones family nearly 20 years ago when Jared returned from his Dream Factory trip to Disney World. We played T-ball in the backyard s he told me about his trip. Then, the horrible leukemia he suffered took his life. A few years later his mom, Jayne, died of cancer.
Tom Coones could have done like many of us would do and say enough is enough. Instead he kept the run going. He dedicated his efforts to the memory of Jared and Jayne. He set it up so that all proceeds from the run goes to several people helping agencies in the metro, including the Dream Factory.
The big crowd of runners drew quiet as I praised Tom for his dedication, his perseverance, and his persistence in continuing to make the Pumpkin Run a success every year. Each year it has continued to grow in size and in money raised because of Tom's unyielding efforts.
I consider myself very fortunate to know Tom Coones. He is an inspiration to me. He truly is a model for all of us to emulate. When the chips are really down and Tom has seen it all, that's when you really try harder and seek to overcome the impossible.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. auto industry limped to its best year since the boom times before 2008 as results came up short in December as a late Thanksgiving holiday robbed sales from the year's final month.
The tough sledding in December does not suggest a difficult 2014, however, as several executives and analysts expect auto industry growth to continue outpacing the overall U.S. economy as it has since the recession.
In addition to the late U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, December sales were hurt by snow and ice storms that kept consumers away from dealerships, automakers and analysts said.
"Sales were pulled into November, but also people were more impacted by the compressed shopping season, most of which was in December," Kelley Blue Book senior analyst Karl Brauer said. "People were doing more Christmas shopping than car shopping."
He added that industry-watchers should not be overly concerned by a December that was affected by the timing of a holiday in the previous month. Last month included January 2 due to a quirk in the calendar that affected how automakers typically report monthly sales.
Monthly auto sales are seen as an early indicator of consumer spending.
U.S. industry sales in 2013 finished at 15.6 million vehicles, up 7.6 percent from 2012, while December results inched up 0.3 percent. The annualized sales rate in the final month was 15.4 million vehicles, well below the 16 million expected by economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters.
The timing of Thanksgiving weekend had a greater impact on December sales than in recent years, causing automakers to miss expectations, said Mustafa Mohatarem, General Motors Co's chief economist.
The late December holiday season is generally one of the heaviest sales periods at U.S. auto dealerships. GM, Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG all said the weather was less of a negative factor than the timing of the Thanksgiving holiday.
December sales were counted through Thursday, when much of the U.S. Midwest was buried in snow. The storm is now over the U.S. Northeast, but January sales will have time to recover from the current storm as the bulk of sales typically occurs later in the month, said Kurt McNeil, GM vice president of U.S. sales operations.
GM shares ended 3.4 percent lower at $39.57 while Ford shares rose 0.5 percent to close at $15.51 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.
For all of 2013, industry sales were 50 percent higher than 2009 when they slumped to 10.4 million vehicles during the height of the recession. It was the best full-year performance since 2007, when sales hit 16.1 million vehicles.
While some economists and analysts expect 2014 sales to rise to between 16 million and 16.5 million vehicles, there is growing concern that competition will intensify, leading to higher incentives and lower profit for companies.
Research firm TrueCar.com said vehicle transaction prices fell by an average of $200 per vehicle in December, or 0.6 percent, over last year, while incentives were up $103 per vehicle, or 4 percent.
The gradually improving economy, including stronger job and housing markets, will drive future growth, as opposed to consumers' need to replace aging vehicles, which the industry has described as pent-up demand, said Bill Fay, U.S. head of the Toyota brand. He also cited auto loan interest rates, near historic lows, as a positive.
Ford boasted the biggest gain in U.S. market share for the year, adding four-tenths of a point to finish at 15.9 percent. Subaru also showed the same rate of increase to 2.7 percent.
Chrysler increased its share by two-tenths of a point to 11.3 percent, while GM was flat at 17.9 percent. The biggest losers were Kia and its parent Hyundai Motor Co, which lost four-tenths and three-tenths of a point, respectively, to 3.4 percent and 4.6 percent.
GM's December sales fell 6 percent, to 230,157 new vehicles, below analysts' expectations of a slight sales gain.
Sales of GM's Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck fell 16 percent in the month as analysts said the automaker did not load incentives onto the redesigned vehicle to match what rival Ford was doing with its market-leading but older F-Series.
Ford's sales rose 2 percent to 218,058 vehicles, missing expectations. Its F-Series pickup truck, which finished as the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. market for the 32nd straight year, had an 8 percent sales gain.
Toyota's Camry finished as the top-selling passenger car for the 12th consecutive year.
GM introduced new versions of its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks last year while Ford will launch a redesign of its trucks later this year.
Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. December sales fell 1.7 percent to 190,843 vehicles, versus expectations of a slight gain.
Chrysler reported a 6 percent gain last month in its U.S. auto sales to 161,007 vehicles. That was the automaker's best December since 2007, but still narrowly missed analyst expectations. Ram pickup truck sales rose 17 percent.
Jeep sales rose 34 percent in the month, led by the new Cherokee, which sold four times as well in December as the vehicle it replaced, the Jeep Liberty, did a year earlier.
Honda Motor Co sales rose 2 percent to 135,255 vehicles, which also missed analysts' expectations.
Nissan Motor Co sales rose 10.5 percent in December, allowing the Japanese automaker to finish with its best year for U.S. sales ever. Hyundai and Kia saw their combined sales also miss analysts' expectations.
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz won bragging rights as the top-selling luxury brand, edging BMW by a count of 312,534 vehicles to 309,280 vehicles.
Chrysler is majority-owned by Italy's Fiat SpA. Earlier this week, the two companies announced that Fiat would buy the remainder of Chrysler that is currently owned by a United Auto Workers healthcare trust, for $4.35 billion. That deal is expected to close by January 20.
Editing by James Dalgleish and Matthew Lewis
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Today was the official announcement of the Candidates and the official start of the Campaign. PASS Campaigns sure have changed a lot since I originally ran for a seat (and lost) in 2002. The process has changed to become more rigorous in the Nomination stage. This is a very good thing because in my view, there are no bad choices when the NomCom does their job. I am of the opinion that all of the candidates are fully qualified to serve PASS well. Thanks to the NomCom, I now have some tough decisions to make. :-)
There are three seats available this time. One is designated for US/Canada. Another is designated for EMEA. And another is not assigned so any of the candidates could win. Each PASS Member in Good Standing (You will know if you aren't) can vote for up to three candidates. You cannot vote for the same candidate 3 times. If someone votes for three candidates from EMEA, one of their choices will not win a seat. Likewise if someone votes for three candidates from US/Canada, one of their choices will not win a seat. It really forces you to think about potentially voting for someone that you may not be as familiar with. Or you could just vote for your favorite three regardless of region. I haven't decided what to do yet as far as how to cast all of my votes except for one.
I read each and every candidate application and platform this morning. I care very much about PASS and want to see the best advocates for PASS and the community continue the success story, so I take this seriously. I must admit that after reviewing the information, I felt like I had a much better picture of the candidates. I am enthusiatically supporting Allen Kinsel for the Board of Directors of PASS. I was fortunate to serve with Allen on the Board at the end of my service on the Board. Although we did not agree on all of the discussions, I found that he articualted his point of view effectively in the Board Room and was a tireless worker. I know that Allen works a real day job (and not a consulting position), but I can't remember him ever pushing something off because his work was too busy. In my experience, he put a priority on serving PASS and the SQL Community at large. And we have not had that many non-consultant types on the Board. Allen brings a unique perspective from that angle.
In closing, I hope that all PASS Members will take advantage of the campaigning activities this week and read the Candidate applications and platforms. I know that I am still undecided about my two other votes and plan on following the campaign closely this week so that I can make my decision. We are fortunate that a PASS campaign is one that celebrates the strong points of each candidate and frowns upon putting the other candidate down. Just because I support one candidate, does not mean that I am against another. It just means that some choices are not easy, but decisions need to be made. Go Find your Candidate! Happy Campaigning!
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Actress and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with "I See You
Made an Effort," a book of essays so wickedly funny it may make you
forget your last birthday. Not one to shy away from the grisly
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Virginia Hopkins was looking forward to getting her tax refund. And why wouldn't she be, as Uncle Sam owed the waitress from Cleveland $754.
When she finally received her letter from the IRS, she tour it open and then got the shock of her life. Hopkins was staring at a check for $434,712.
"I think I would have to work most of my life to earn that much money," she quipped. "Even with undeclared tips."
Her potential windfall was certainly a big topic of conversation at Johnny's Downtown Restaurant, where she has waited tables for 19 years, with her regulars and her coworkers weighing in on what she should do. Her grandkids were firmly in the "keep it" camp, thinking that just might be enough money to snag them ultra-hard to-get One Direction tickets.
But Hopkins never even for a moment considered cashing the check. She just wanted to figure out how she could return it to the IRS. Finally, she just decided to bring the check to Cleveland's IRS office, where they gave her the third degree and demanded a photo ID before taking back their massive mistake.
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Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord (First of the three "Feasts of the Savior" in August) - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 1
O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance! / Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians / over their adversaries. / And by virtue of the Cross, / preserve Your habitation!
Kontakion — Tone 4
As You were voluntarily crucified for our sake, / grant mercy to those who are called by Your name; / make all Orthodox Christians glad by Your power, / granting them victories over their adversaries, / by bestowing on them the invincible trophy, Your weapon of peace!


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If you thought Mitt Romney's quest to be the least compassionate human-like machine on the planet was new, you would be wrong. Here's an damning video of him from back in 2007 when a muscular dystrophy patient confronted then Governor Romney about his views on medical marijuana. The man, who is in a wheelchair, tells Romney that he and his doctor agree that medical marijuana is the only thing that helps him with his ailment. Mittens first suggests he use synthetic marijuana, but the man counters, saying he's tried it, but it makes him throw up. Then the man asks if Mitt would arrest him and his doctor for using medical marijuana, and that's when Mr. Robotney begins to experience a major malfunction. He abruptly cuts the conversation off and walks away—so that's where Michele Bachmann learned that move—and then starts saying hello to random people in the crowd, like a broken Roomba that keeps jamming itself into a wall. Yep, this ought to go a loooong way toward burnishing his image as a totally relatable cuddle bear.
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Once I asked my mother why we didn't go shopping at Sears more often. It seemed to me that this store, however diminished by today's standards, had everything we could possibly want under one roof. "We shop in town first," my mother said. "This town supports your father, and it's up to us to help support it. We only go to Sears for what we can't find here."
My mother never knew it, but she was a founding member of the "Buy Local" movement.
Times have changed. With the click of a few buttons and a piece of plastic, we can order online anything from flowers to hammers. We can place our order at three o'clock in the afternoon or three o'clock in the morning. We don't have to find parking, we don't have to put up with grumpy sales clerks or frenetic customers, we don't have to pay state and local taxes. We can shop with a glass of wine at our elbow in the peace and quiet of our own home.
Which brings me to the subject of books. Book vendors have led the charge in online sales these last 20 years. Amazon first made its reputation selling books over the web, and its success inspired a host of copycat entrepreneurs offering books new and used via the computer. Click the buttons, pull out the plastic, and a few days later your books arrive at your door. It's simple, easy, fun. Who doesn't like getting packages in the mail? It's Christmas in July.
But there's a downside to this fun. In the last 20 years, hundreds of bookshops, large and small, have closed their doors in this country. In some cases they fell victim to their bigger competitors like Barnes and Noble. All too often, particularly in those communities too small to support one of the chain stores, these shops were throttled to death by an Amazonian boa constrictor.
Those bookshops which have kept their doors open have done so because their owners are romantic enough to believe in bookselling by hand and astute enough to make a go of their business, however threadbare their operation, by offering a variety of services which can't be found online: readings, coffee shops, book clubs. Even so, to earn a living selling books in a shop is a dismal proposition in the long run. The independent bookseller faces savage price wars, terrible discounts from most publishers, and constant competition from online companies that never turn out the lights. To remain engaged, the bookseller must have the fortitude of a soldier who, though he wins a battle now and again, is not at all certain of the outcome of the war.
So why should we bother supporting such starry-eyed visionaries? Let's skip the fact that this bookseller is a member of your community, your neighbor, and look at some financial reasons for giving him your dollar. You enter your hometown bookshop and find the perfect book for your Uncle Fred, an inveterate explorer of the back roads of North Carolina. The book costs $20 and has no discount attached to it. Moreover, you'll need to pay taxes on the book. You're fairly certain that you can get the book online for a few dollars less. What's to prevent you from writing down the title and then ordering the book via the Internet, where it will be both tax-free and discounted?
Commonsense and even a small knowledge of how money works do the trick. That bookseller lives where you do. If you buy the book at his shop, he will take the $20 — he probably paid $12 for the book, plus shipping — and he will reinvest your money in his shop and in your community. He will spend the money you have given him at the grocery store, the restaurant down the street, the movie theater. Furthermore, you have paid taxes on the book, which supports the local and state governments, and he will eventually pay more taxes on the money you have given him through the sales tax in other establishments. Think about it: the more customers like you who visit our bookseller's little shop, the more money he generates for you and your neighbors. (Eventually, our local bookseller may even have enough money for advertising in The Smoky Mountain News. This paper is free to you as a reader only because local enterprises have decided to invest in it through advertising and so attract readers to investing in them).
The holiday season is upon us. This Christmas, please consider shopping locally. Whether for books or bells, pliers or poinsettias, spend your money on Main Street. Try using the Internet as my mother used the Sears store so long ago, as a last resort to buy what you can't find in your own backyard.


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It's Marshall Rousseau's third day on the job as interim director at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and his office, with its white walls and empty inbox, is a blank slate. The space, which was occupied for eight years by former museum director John Wetenhall, looks more like a state legislator's quarters than it does the office of an art-and-circus museum director.
Except for a crumpled can of Mountain Dew, a 670-page, circus coffee-table book and a smattering of chairs the Ringling staff jokingly calls "airport lounge seats," the control center of the 66-acre circus estate is, for the most part, unimaginative.
Even Rousseau knows it.
"Can't we get some art in here?" he asks the staff as he walks into the waiting room outside his office and settles into a red "airport lounge" chair. "We're an art museum, for God's sake."
When Wetenhall announced his sudden resignation earlier this month, Florida State University, which governs the museum, asked Rousseau, the 76-year-old retired director of the Salvador Dalí Museum, to temporarily take his place.
A Ringling board member for seven years, Rousseau not only understood the particulars of the museum — including recent budget cuts and plans behind next month's five-day International Arts Festival — his 11-year tenure at Dalí made him the obvious choice for interim director.
"We're very happy to have his leadership in this transitional period," said Sally McRorie, dean of the FSU College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance. "We feel confident in Marshall's capacity to lead."
In a way, it was like Rousseau was unofficially in line for the position from the beginning. During Wetenhall's first year in office, he invited Rousseau, a longtime board member of the Asolo Repertory Theatre, to join the Ringling board, a move Rousseau calls "gutsy."
"It's rare for a museum director to invite another museum director on board," Rousseau says. "Most directors don't want to hear what other directors have to say. They're running their own show."
Nonetheless, Rousseau was honored by the invitation.
"(Ringling) is the biggest museum in the state," he says. "I was very pleased John actually wanted me to be a bigger part of the picture."
In June 2002, Rousseau retired from Dalí. By October, he was serving on Ringling's board of directors, splitting his time between a home in St. Petersburg and a condo on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota, which he purchased in 1998 to ease his 50-mile commute.
Rousseau and Wetenhall became fast friends, even sharing season tickets to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers games.
"We hit it off," says Rousseau, who admits he was just as taken back by Wetenhall's resignation as anyone else working inside the museum. "I'm disappointed we're losing him and surprised he decided to pull away from us. He did so much with this institution in the eight years he was here."
A native of St. Louis, Rousseau moved to Florida 36 years ago to lead a management team for Robinson's-May department store, which moved a division of its upscale retail chain in 1973 to St. Petersburg's Tyrone Square Mall.
An English major, Rousseau spent 30 years marketing department stores. His art background was limited to common-sense ad campaigns aimed at netting more and higher sales, so it was no surprise that when Rousseau assumed his post at Dalí in 1991, his biggest claim to fame was positioning the museum's souvenir shop among the top-14, highest-grossing souvenir shops in the country.
"My job in advertising and marketing was to make sure that every customer who came into the store had a good experience," Rousseau says. "And, I just transferred that philosophy over to the museum. My board members would always kid me because I would refer to visitors as 'customers.' I couldn't get rid of that vocabulary."
When Rousseau first arrived in Florida, he quickly got involved in the area's burgeoning arts scene, serving on boards of directors from Sarasota to Tampa, including The Art Center of St. Petersburg, the Florida Orchestra and Florida Arts Council.
"He's one of those high-powered people you can't help but like," says Luellen Murphy, Rousseau's assistant at the Dalí Museum for 11 years, who still meets Rousseau for lunch in St. Petersburg once a year. "He wasn't overly demanding, but you always knew what you were supposed to do. I've worked for 30 years — 15 of those at the Dalí Museum — and Marshall was by far my favorite boss."
Rousseau left Dalí in 2002, when the museum began outlining its plan for a new $35 million waterfront museum, now slated to open in 2011.
"I didn't study civil engineering," he says flatly. "Talking to architects and looking at floor plans doesn't appeal to me. I'd rather be doing other things."
An adjunct professor at Eckerd College, in St. Petersburg, Rousseau prefers to practice what he preaches — museum management. It's why FSU asked him to fill in the first place, because, as Murphy puts it, "he's one of those people you enjoy working for."
"I think we're on a good course," Rousseau says. "My job right now is to keep us on that course. We have a very ambitious schedule coming up in October with the arts fest, going into exhibitions in the spring. I'm just the caretaker for however long it takes to find a director. Beyond that, I haven't put a plan together."
His second claim to fame was getting the museum's founders, Reynolds and Eleanor Morse, whose private Dalí collection on which the museum was built, to agree to lend and borrow works from other museums, most notably the Andy Warhol Museum, in Pittsburg.
The exchange was a big step for Rousseau. Even convincing the notoriously mulish Reynolds Morse to install a Coke machine in the museum was a difficult task.
"Mr. Morse was hard to get along with," says Luellen Murphy, Rousseau's assistant at the Dalí Museum for 11 years. "He wasn't interested in what he called 'artsy-fartsy' people. He wanted someone with business acumen, and Marshall seemed to walk that fine line."
Those who worked with him appreciated his straightforward, no-nonsense attitude, his Midwestern values and honesty.
He commends Wetenhall for overseeing what amounted to $150 million in restoration and construction projects during his tenure at Ringling.
"I don't think I could have handled all those projects," Rousseau says.
From John Wetenhall
In a statement released Aug. 4 by Florida State University, former Ringling Museum director John Wetenhall had this to say regarding his unexpected departure:
"During the past eight years, it has been a privilege to lead the Ringling Museum through a remarkable transformation during which the museum doubled in size and re-established its rightful place in the national and international museum world. This is a credit to a wonderful staff, a remarkable board, The Florida State University and a supportive community. Having achieved so much together, it is now time for me to move on to pursue other challenges."


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The dumbbell chest press closely mimics the bench press — the favorite exercise among serious weightlifters everywhere. This exercise works your chest muscles, shoulders, and triceps. If you have shoulder, elbow, or lower-back problems, limit the range of motion. You should lower and lift the dumbbells only a few inches to avoid overstraining these joints.
Performing the dumbbell chest press
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- Lie on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your feet flat on the floor.You can rest your feet up on the bench if it's more comfortable.
- Push the dumbbells up so that your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms are up.
- Pull your abdominals in, and tilt your chin toward your chest.
- Lower the dumbbells down and a little to the side until your elbows are slightly below your shoulders.
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- Push the weights back up, taking care not to lock your elbows or allow your shoulder blades to rise off the bench.
For completing the dumbbell chest press
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- After you complete the set, put your feet back on the foot bar and let go of the handles before you lower the weight stack all the way down.