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Richardson — It has been six months since the passing of American modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor, but the loss still sits heavy for many who have had some kind of connection to the iconic dance maker, whether it be through books, documentaries, dance classes, lectures, performances, or, for me, speaking to him on the phone for an article. These Taylor encounters are the reason why Paul Taylor Dance Company's (PTDC) new Artistic Director Michael Novak has decided not to dance with the company at its performance at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson, on Feb. 9.
"I am not dancing in Richardson because it's important for me to be out in the house to mingle with a lot of the residents there," Novak says. "It actually has been a really powerful experience to meet people especially as part of Paul's passing away. There are a lot of people who come to me to introduce themselves and they almost always have some kind of relationship to Paul and it's important that I hear those stories from different people and let them feel heard. I think Richardson is a great place to engage with people in that particular way and I am looking forward to doing that."
Engaging with the audience is something Taylor requested that Novak do, along with continuing to dance with the company. "When I had met with Paul he had specifically requested that I keep on dancing. Obviously it meant that I had to refocus how often I was actually going to be dancing because one of the things that Paul also wanted me to do is not only be on stage performing as an artist. He also felt that it would be important for me to be out in the actual house meeting with audience members."
Novak adds, "It's a balance that is new for me and one I am having a fun time figuring out."
As far as what has been the most challenging part of his new job position Novak says, "taking a step back and looking at how much Paul Taylor actually did in his career and how do you celebrate that in a way that gives people who know his work so well an opportunity to be reminded of how great it was and gives them this massive overview. But also how do you do it in a way that entices new audiences to come in and to use this opportunity to really celebrate the company in a way that takes us forward?"
Originally from Illinois, Novak started dancing at the age of 10. In 2001, he was offered a Presidential Scholarship to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and the following year he became an apprentice at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society. After an injury caused him to take some time off from dance, Novak decided to go back to school. He attended Columbia University's School of General Studies where he was awarded scholarships for academic excellence. It was at Columbia where he became interested in the study of dance history, which ignited his passion for modern dance.
Novak started dancing at the Taylor School in 2007 and was asked to join the company in 2010. Since then he has danced 56 roles in 50 Taylor dances, 13 of which were made for him, including Three Dubious Memories (2010), which happens to be the focus of the Paul Taylor documentary "Creative Domain," which will be shown at the Eisemann on Thursday following master classes with company members Robert Kleinendorst and Sean Mahoney.
On Saturday the company will perform four iconic works by Taylor: Aureole (1962), Three Epitaphs (1956), Piazzolla Caldera (1997) and Promethean Fire (2002).
In our discussion about these choices Novak says, "Aureole really established him as one of the emerging choreographers of the mid-20th century. It was also the first time in Paul's career that he explored this notion of not only the Baroque music, but also this very fluid, beautiful and simple approach to dance making."
He goes on to say that Three Epitaphs is well known for its costumes, which keep the dancers' faces covered, and describes Piazzolla Caldera as a steamy, gritty and energizing tango piece that doesn't have a single tango step in it. The final work of the night is Promethean Fire, which Novak says many audiences have associated with the events of 9/11 and centers around this idea of a community of people overcoming obstacles in order to maintain hope and move forward.
Looking back on his time working with Taylor, Novak says his experience was incredibly positive. He admits that in the beginning all he wanted was for Taylor to enjoy his dancing, but says that over time it became more about reading his mind and his physicality. "As a dancer who worked for him you were often waiting on him to tell you what to do or to give you an idea of what he was looking for and you tend to not respond verbally, but you tend to respond physically."
"The relationship is built on trust and it's based on this intuitive understanding of where the other person is at and trying to make art. So, over the course of my eight years, I got to know him very well in the sense of being able to read his mind a little bit and figuring out how best we could collaborate."
The trust that Novak speaks about also played a major role in his appointment by Taylor as the next artist director of PTDC. "When Paul invited me over for a meeting where he told me that he wanted me to take over his company he said that he trusted me, and that was a huge moment for me because Paul was not a man of many words. Usually if he liked what you were doing he wouldn't say anything. So when he would give a compliment or say something was beautiful it usually meant that it was almost transcendent."
He continues, "So when he said that he trusted me it was very touching and probably the most profound thing he could ever say to any of his artists and to me in particular. It has also given me a great deal of confidence to know that he believed in me and what I bring."
This confidence has also helped as Novak preps for the company's future. His plan includes building off what Taylor started five years ago when he created Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at Lincoln Center. "It's this three pillar approach to presenting modern dance that wasn't just Paul Tayor and his repertory. It also included historic modern dance works from the entire cannon. Coupled with that are the contemporary choreographers that we bring in to work on the Paul Taylor Dance Company."
Novak adds, "I am incredibly passionate about those three aspects and figuring out after we have this celebration dance maker tour how we can continue that going forward. I am determined to do both in the sense that there are important modern dance historical works that haven't been seen in a long time both within the Taylor cannon and modern dance that I would love bring back and share with audiences. But I also believe in curating new artists to come in and make work. We really have to do both."
» Katie Dravenstott is a freelance writer and dance instructor in Dallas. Visit her blog at www.kddance.wordpress.com


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"The developments we have made will allow us to move on to the next level. The installation of the engine is better, the cooling is better and all around the car we have made improvements based on what we learned during our first year.
"I hope it will mean that we can be regularly fighting for the podium. That is my aim, but of course the opposition will be strong and everyone else will be out to do the same thing."
As part of his prize for winning the Ginetta GT Supercup last year, Adam Morgan will make his British Touring Car debut in another NGTC Avensis. The 23 year old's car features a completely new chassis from Speedworks Motorsport but wasn't ready for initial testing, and the newcomer had to borrow the car of his teammate Tony Hughes.
"I have been getting used to the feel, the need to warm up the tyres, which is crucial, and the way the car is set up, particularly at the rear", he said. "I struggled a bit at first but the more miles I have covered the more used to it I have become. Now I just can't wait to get out there and race."
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The City by the Bay is expanding its meeting and event spaces through an initiative called San Francisco Meeting Neighborhood Network Connections. The goal is to create "micro-citywide" events by uniting hotels by location.
The initiative is the work of the San Francisco Travel Association, which says the flexible arrangements mean planners can find space for up to 2,500 people on peak nights. Attendees benefit, it says, by "having an intimate neighborhood experience with the amenities of a citywide meeting."
Four networks are in place now, including the previously announced Union Square Alliance. More are to come. Details:
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- San Francisco Downtown Connection. Its four hotels provide 118 meeting rooms and up to 2,200 guest rooms. Participants are the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Park 55 San Francisco — a Hilton Hotel, Hotel Nikko San Francisco and the Handlery Union Square.
- South of Market Area (SOMA) One Connection. Its three hotels provide 2,435 meeting rooms and up to 1,200 guest rooms. Participants are the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, San Francisco Marriott Marquis and the Park Hotel.
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Sep 21, 2015 02:47:23 PM by Christopher S
Aug 4, 2017 02:29:54 PM by Valeria K
Hi Anthony,
I understand you concern and a lot of freelancers choose to use fixed-price contracts or manual time for same reasons. However, many freelancers prefer to work on hourly contracts and log time using Upwork App for many reasons as well. Upwork Hourly Protection is one of those reasons.
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Upwork isn't for freelancers, Upwork is for clients and their own 20%. We are just the life blood keeping this whole thing afloat.
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Please refer the the information Valeria shared in a post right your own regarding adding manual time and using a different contract type if you have any issues with the way the Desktop apps tracks your work.
Also note that freelancers are able to bid, discuss job requirements and accept offers that they feel comfortable with and which are in line with their preference, terms and expectations.
Other freelancers will follow up soon but in my personal experience, Upwork works both ways as freelancers have the ability to browse through available job posts, and freedom to choose jobs/clients they'd like to work with.
Aug 10, 2017 12:16:54 AM by Danijel B
The screenshots feature is super annoying. This morning, it took a screenshot and the image was ghosted on my screen, with no way to remove it. I had to restart my laptop and lose a file i started working on because of this. I will not be using this app ever again.
Aug 10, 2017 01:14:46 AM by Petra R
@Daniel B wrote:
This morning, it took a screenshot and the image was ghosted on my screen, with no way to remove it. I had to restart my laptop and lose a file i started working on because of this. I will not be using this app ever again.
Strange. It's taken over 66,000 screenshots on various computers of mine over the years, and never once done that to me.
Aug 10, 2017 01:47:38 AM by Vladimir G
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I also haven't experienced or came across a user reporting a similar issue with the Desktop app. You don't happened to have a screenshot of the ghosted image? If it happens again, please take a screenshot and share it with our team, so we can investigate.
Aug 10, 2017 08:11:58 AM by Danijel B
Hi Vladimir, i don't have the screenshot of the ghosted image.
The issue could be due to the graphics card drivers. As most laptops these days, mine comes with dual graphics. One is the onboard Intel HD, and the other is a dedicated nVidia GF 960M. The issue here is that drivers for these cards are packaged by latptop vendors, not the graphics cards vendors and thus updated rarely, if ever. I had similar issues on my old HP laptop as well.
I personally don't have time to troubleshoot this as my laptop is already set up for work and i can't afford to potentially create more problems than necessary.
Is there an update of some kind, or a different build of the Upwork desktop app i could use?
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HOUSTON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) ("the Company") today announced that Allied Energy PLC ("Allied"), an affiliate of the Company's largest shareholder and the operator of its Nigerian deep water blocks, OML 120 and OML 121, has engaged Axxis Petroconsultants Limited ("Axxis") as project manager for the drilling of Oyo #7 well currently scheduled to spud in the first quarter of 2013.
Axxis is an experienced project management and engineering services firm comprised of a team of senior personnel that has successfully managed both offshore and onshore drilling rigs and projects in West Africa. Axxis will work with both Allied and CAMAC Energy personnel to finalize the ongoing rig negotiations, procure long lead items, and manage the drilling program from mobilization to completion.
"We are very pleased that our partner Allied Energy has engaged Axxis Petroconsultants Limited as project managers for the upcoming well in the Oyo Field," said Senior Vice President of Exploration and Production, Segun Omidele. "Their unique regional experience and expertise will be invaluable to us as we execute our dual objectives of increasing production from the Pliocene reservoir and testing the exploration potential of the deeper Miocene in Oyo #7. We look forward to updating you frequently over the coming weeks with our progress."
About CAMAC Energy Inc.
CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) is a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. The Company's principal assets include interests in OML 120 and OML 121, offshore oil and gas leases in deep water Nigeria which include the currently producing Oyo Oilfield, and six recently acquired exploration blocks in Kenya and Gambia. The Company is currently pursuing further additions to its exploration portfolio in East and West Africa. The Company was founded in 2005 and has offices in Houston, Texas, Beijing, China, and Lagos, Nigeria.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking statements," including statements regarding the Company's proposed transactions, business strategy, plans and objectives and statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their respective dates. Risks and uncertainties regarding the transactions described herein include the possibility that the closing of the transactions does not occur, either due to the failure of closing conditions or other reasons, risks that the transactions disrupt current plans and divert management from day-to-day operations, and the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the transactions. In addition, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of other factors including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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Power of Hindu Protest: 'Hanuman' beer withdrawn in Colorado within hours of protest.
June 11, 2014 Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5116 Irate Hindus protest introduction of 'HANUMAN' Beer in Colorado, demand its withdrawal and withdrawn within hours of protest. Sri Rajan Zed, Prominent Hindu statesman based in USA. Colorado-New Delhi | Agencies | … Continue reading
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June 9, 2014 Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5116 Upset Hindus have urged Lafayette (Colorado, USA) based Odd13 Brewing, Inc., to apologize and withdraw its "Hanuman" beer, calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in … Continue reading


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shearling — [shir′liŋ] n. [see SHEAR & LING1] 1. a sheep that has been sheared once, usually a yearling 2. tanned sheepskin or lambskin from an animal killed not long after being sheared … English World dictionary
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Free Driver Scout is free software for updating your installed drivers.
Created by Covus Freemium GmbH
Installer downloads garbage software, without prompt, runs many updater.exe stray processes. Driver update detects non-existing devices.
Generally, UI looks like other fake software.
The installer of Free Driver Scout contains other unnecessary softwares and is not clear: no text, just colored buttons!
Moreover, after the scan, I tried to update a driver listed in outdated drivers: the message "driver updated" appeared after one second (too soon?), no downloads and the driver didn't change.
This program seems a joke.


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RIT Dubai welcomes students from Beijing Jiaotong University during Entrepreneurship and Innovation trip
20 students from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) recently had the opportunity to experience Dubai's unique business environment during an entrepreneurship and innovation focused trip to the Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai (RIT Dubai).
Students from BJTU's Master of Science program in Entrepreneurship and Innovative Ventures, which is run in international partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) U.S-based Saunders College of Business, were joined by fellow students from the university's International Business and MBA programs for the nine-day trip. The tour was the highlight of the Management of Innovation in Products and Services module, which BJTU students study via a pioneering online learning initiative from RIT.
Over the course of an action-packed schedule, the students learnt more about the UAE's distinctive approach to business innovation with hands-on tours of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Headquarters, Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtech) and New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi. They also had the opportunity to visit some of the UAE's cultural gems including the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, Dubai's Souks, the Burj Khalifa, Global Village and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, along with face-to-face lectures from RIT academic Les Moore.
Commenting on the trip, Lecturer Mr Moore said: "The visit to RIT Dubai has really helped the BJTU students gain a deep understanding of the UAE's policies and initiatives and how they foster innovation. I am a strong believer that students learn best when they are immersed in the business-world – not just through a text book. They have had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have access to some ground-breaking company incubators, innovation rooms and start-up companies."
BJTU student Yueqi Ong added: "The UAE government have built a great framework for innovation – companies don't develop randomly but are fostered under structures that aid their growth. It has been a brilliant educational experience and I will take many learnings from the trip with me."
Student Xiangyu Wei agreed, saying: "The trip has combined a lot of things – both hands-on business experience and cultural opportunities. Visiting Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority's business incubator was particularly impressive."
RIT Dubai's President, Dr Yousef Al-Assaf, concluded: "It was a pleasure to host students from BJTU during the inaugural enterprise and innovation field trip. Ongoing collaborations between RIT's global campuses, here in Dubai and Europe and BJTU in China offer our students access to world-class thinking in business and engineering. I hope this trip will pave the way for further collaboration between RIT Dubai and BJTU as there is an excellent opportunity for our students and academics to work in tandem with our Chinese colleagues to jointly develop a deeper understanding of the world's economy and global trade between some of the most dynamic markets in the world."


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A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy crossed a busy dual-carriageway himself and wandered for over half a mile after he was left home alone.
The youngster was spotted by concerned drivers who stopped to check he was okay when they saw him walking down the side of a road.
Police were called, and when they returned with the boy to his home, they found an empty house and no responsible guardian.
After waiting for an hour-and-a-half, the woman meant to be looking after them – Marie Watson – showed up.
She claimed she had gone for "messages" and left the boy in the care of his big brother.
Yesterday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Watson admitted child neglect over the incident on July 4 this year.
Fiscal depute Kate Mulligan told the court how a couple, who were driving on Silverknowes Road in Edinburgh, had pulled over after seeing the child walking alone at 2.30pm.
Miss Mulligan said that to get to where he was found on Silverknowes Road from the address where the boy had been he would have had to have crossed Muirhouse Parkway – a busy dual-carriageway with a 30mph speed limit.
The couple pulled over and flagged down another driver before asking the child if he was lost.
But the boy ignored them and continued walking until they contacted police and held on to him.
Despite his young age, he was able to show officers back to the flat where he was being looked after, saying that Watson was at work.
The police officers waited at the address, in the Muirhouse area of the capital, and at 4pm Watson showed up.
She told them that she had left the boy in the care of his eight-year-old brother and that she had explained to both boys that she was going to buy messages and would be back in an hour.
But the elder of the two boys was found playing with local children after being separated from his brother.
Sheriff Kenneth Maciver deferred sentence for reports and Watson will learn her fate next month.


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UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL: Amida Brimah eyes new heights at UConn
Amida Brimah grew up playing soccer in Ghana and became a dominating 6-foot-11 center at Miami's Archbishop Coleman Carroll High.
But when the school's track coach implored him to try high jump this spring, he was intrigued.
"The coach kept telling me to do it," Brimah recalled. "I didn't know I could do it. Back home in Ghana, we do it on bare ground and you can get hurt doing it. He was like, 'It's different down here.'"
So Brimah gave it a try, and the results were pretty impressive. He cleared 6-2 to take first place at the Class 2A Region 4 Championships and qualify for the state meet, where he also notched 6-2 and finished third.
"He never did it with any technique," marveled his legal guardian, Nana Baafi. "That's crazy, that's real good. The sky's the limit for that kid."
It'll be basketball -- not track or, for that matter, socceer -- that Brimah is all about now as he embarks on his career at UConn. Brimah arrived in Storrs Tuesday night as the Huskies' newcomers start arriving for summer classes. Guard Terrence Samuel of Brooklyn is slated to arrive Wednesday and forward Kentan Facey of Long Island should be on campus soon.
Also on Tuesday, UConn officially added George Washington University transfer Lasan Kromah to its roster. Kromah has enrolled as a graduate student and has one year of eligibility.
The three freshmen -- Brimah, Samuel and Facey -- already have a head start in getting to know each other. Samuel and Facey were teammates at the Jordan Brand Classic regional game in April at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, and Brimah stayed over Samuel's house that weekend.
More recently, Brimah spent about a week in New York City and teamed with Facey in a game at the NIKE Pro City Summer League, as well as with Samuel at a tournament on Coney Island. And the three could be teammates this summer playing for Dr. Steve Sobel on the Springfield Slamm in the Greater Hartford Pro-Am, which will be held at Waterbury's Crosby High.
Sobel said he's looking forward to possibly coaching the trio.
"As Kevin Ollie said, their attitudes and work ethic are going to be what's needed this year," Sobel said. "My role is to put them in the mental and physical place where they can utilize their talents and get conditioned to where they can be contributors.
As for Kromah, the 6-5 swingman from Greenbelt, Md., averaged in double figures each of his three seasons at GWU. Last season, he was the Colonials' second leading scorer at 10.1 points per game, while also averaging 3.7 rebounds and shooting 47.6 percent from the floor. He sat out his entire sophomore season with a foot sprain, which gives him the extra year of eligibility.
"We're excited to have Lasan join our program," Ollie said. "He is the type of player and person who is going to make us stronger as a team with his ability on the court, as well as his high character."


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Talks between Iran, USA in Geneva ends
Talks between Iran and the USA in the Swiss city of Geneva ended after two days of discussions about sanctions and nuclear issue, IRNA reported.
Iranˈs delegation will meet and discuss with French delegation in Geneva on Wednesday and then in the afternoon will go to Rome to attend disarmament conference and to meet and discuss with Russian representative in the negotiating team and deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov.
Iranˈs diplomats will also meet and exchange views with their Italian counterparts.
Abbas Araqchi told IRNA on Tuesday that Iran and France will hold bilateral talks on Wednesday in Geneva.
Deputy Foreign Minister in Legal and International Affairs added that in bilateral talks with France, new French representative in Group 5+1 Nicolas de Riviere will attend. He will substitute Jacques Audibert.
Araqchi continued that bilateral talks with Germany will be held in Tehran next Sunday June 15.
The Iranian senior diplomat said that Germany representative in Group 5+1 negotiation Hans Dieter Lucas will travel to Tehran to attend a seminar, so the bilateral talks with Germany will be held in Tehran.
Araqchi added that the next round of nuclear talks will be on June 16 to 20 in Vienna.


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At a glance
- Joyjit Gorain, robotics process automation (RPA) expert and Victoria Mavin, head of underwriting services and service transformation, explain how RPA is being used to transform global programmes
- RPA allows our people to focus on more value-added activities, which means improved service delivery and greater job satisfaction
- International programmes also bring with them the challenge of timezones, but RPA can help to minimise this by working around the clock
Joyjit Gorain, robotics process automation (RPA) expert and Victoria Mavin, head of underwriting services and service transformation for UK commercial insurance – Zurich Insurance Company, explain how RPA is being used to transform global programmes by improving service delivery and ensure quality, speed and efficiency for corporate customers.
What is robotics process automation (RPA) and how is it being used?
A lot of pre- and post-issuance activities such as entering user profiles, validating data on policy administration systems, running of a quality checklist based on various field values, and so on, are very standard with a limited number of variations, defined by a clear set of rules, and we know exactly what the navigations will be on the screen. RPA is putting software on top of the screen, which will mimic those exact set of steps.
How can RPA benefit the insurer and especially the customer?
In the underwriting space, once a policy hits an insurer's system – for example, a customer or broker request to issue a policy – the underwriting team will follow a set of steps. Once the rate and premium coverage has been set, everything else tends to follow a standard operating procedure. The underwriting services team will fill out the various policy-administration systems based on the specific policy request, and then the policy is generated. Although this is all internal from the insurer's point of view, it can be a slow process because of the need to upload various systems and this clearly impacts the customer – a long turnaround can lead to customer dissatisfaction. This is where robotics comes into the picture. RPA can mimic all these active tasks and the data entry into the systems, with a suitable degree of human intervention where needed, because robots can leave a clear trail of exceptions cases.
The robot can quickly and systematically work through policy after policy, significantly improving the timeliness of delivery to customers, especially in peak renewal periods. And at all times, it will ensure the utmost quality, through the extensive validations and step-checks built in the robot logic.
Is the main role, in terms of global insurance programmes, aligning master and local policy terms?
Most of the terms and conditions are set at the master policy level. In the issuance of a local policy, there are many aspects to review and validate – this is important to ensure alignment not only with the master policy requirements but also with local country regulations and guidelines. For any one person to remember all of these without referral to checklists and process notes can be a challenge – RPA removes this need and in addition can make the changes where they are necessary.
International programmes also bring with them the challenge of timezones, but RPA can help to minimise this by working around the clock. If a local policy is instructed at midnight, the robot will process it immediately and highlight any intervention that may be needed, so that the policy and invoice can be issued the same working day.
How far can the process go before a human has to become involved (for example with a non-standard policy)?
Robots can operate under three scenarios:
– The first is a complete end-to-end process with no human intervention, from policy order to policy document issuance locally ('happy path flows').
– The second is handler exception, where it is clearly defined as to where the robot should terminate and for what reason. Sometimes there are data gaps without which the robot can operate. The robot terminates but leaves a clear trail, so the intervention is partial, and the missing data and information can then be found and included.
– The third scenario is where the robot terminates because of a certain non-standard requirement, and will show where this happened, but not the reason why. This scenario will require analysis to work out what additional scenarios need to be embedded into the robot workflow, with the objective to reduce the error rate over time.
RPA allows our people to focus on more value-added activities, which means improved service delivery and greater job satisfaction. While the third scenario does call for intervention, it also allows them to further refine the process, giving them new opportunities and activities to engage in.
What is the difference between RPA and intelligent process automation?
Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) is a step up from RPA. To get the full benefit from automation, it is important to go beyond the first scenario to the handler-exception scenario. It is about making time and effort to define the exceptions, and embed more and more exception flows and non-'happy path flows' into the robot, so that the human handler can clearly understand the reason behind the robot termination. It is an ongoing process and represents a continual improvement approach.
Furthermore, IPA is about combining cognitive artificial intelligence with robotics. Sometimes the input data that comes from the broker or customer is not always structured; it might be in an email, in a handwritten form or over the telephone. A simple robot cannot process that input as it needs to be interpreted in context and provided in a structured manner for RPA. The AI element can make sense of an unstructured document, categorise it and clearly assign designated fields with pre-validated data.
What is the potential for RPA in the future?
Generally speaking, for the insurance industry we are currently just seeing the tip of the iceberg. For many, it is seen as a quick win for basic tasks. It is a start, but that is where many organisations get stuck and they fail to recognise the full benefits of RPA. It is important to look at processes holistically and apply robots on top of an end-to-end process and not just two or three tasks. The future of robotic process automation, and even more so intelligent process automation, is exciting. It is about challenging yourself and the business in regards to what could be achieved and then trying to do it; to see the benefit that we can bring to improve end-to-end processes and the positive impact on the day-to-day activities of our people, allowing them new experiences and opportunities to grow and invest and ultimately improve our customer's experience and journey with us.
On a pure technical paradigm, the potential is immense. The next big step will be having the robot access the application programming interface (API), picking up business logic and metadata in its original root format. It is accessing the data at source, and this has huge significance because it is cutting out the whole dependency on the screens of an application. Currently, this is one vulnerability that often goes against robotics – if the screens change by significant parameters, robots tend to fail.
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He began his musical education by attending classical piano lessons at age of eight, at the age of eleven he took the interest in clarinet.
Clarinet was his main instrument when he applied to the famous Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest, which is a secondary school for young musicians. Viktor chose the saxophone immediately after graduation.
In 2000 Viktor moved to the Netherlands where he was admitted to the Constantijn Huygens Conservatory in Zwolle, and in 2002 he continued his studies at the Conservatory in Utrecht,
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Beltinefest 2012 Tour Lineup Announced
The Beltinefest 2012 tour will kick off this coming April 24th and takes place in five European countries. The tour features four folk metal acts: Oganj (Croatia), Avven (Slovenia), Niburta (Hungary), and Cruadalach (Czech Republic). The details on the run are as follows:
23.4. - Zagreb (Cro), Boogaloo KORPIKLAANI, AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, NIBURTA
25.4. - Maribor (Slo), Pekarna AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, NIBURTA
26.4. - Ljubljana (Slo), KUD France Prešeren AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, BREZNO
27.4. - Bratislava (SK), U Ocka AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, NIBURTA, RAVENHILL
28.4. - Budapest (Hun), Crazy Mamma AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, NIBURTA, IGNOTUS
4.5. - Prague (Cze), Exit-us AVVEN, OGANJ, CRUADALACH, MISTY WAYS, HAKKA MUGGIES
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This is a good book. It kinda dragged on though.
C'mon! I just holded it and I am #1
"The 39 Clues" series are amazingly written and "The Medusa Plot," by Gordon Korman is no exception. Let's start off with the series. The original series were about the Clue Hunt, and the fight between different branches of Cahills, the most powerful family in the world. Those books were written with so many true facts and events, they could almost be called Non-Fiction. No I'm just joking. Now this is the second part of the series and although they are just extending the series longer then it has to be, they are still making the storyline intriguing.
The Medusa Plot well describes this book for reasons that I cannot say to prevent this from being a spoiler. This book is completely related to Medusa in some way. This book starts off with the kidnappings' of different Cahills. The kidnapped being Fiske Cahill, Reagon Holt, Natalie Kabra, Nellie Gomez, Alistair Oh, Ted Starling, and Phoenix Wizard. There is no respective order of when they were kidnapped because they were all kidnapped at the same time. Back in Attleboro, Amy and Dan Cahill were almost kidnapped. If it weren't for Dan, they would be with the other victims in a cell. When they reach home, they find out about these kidnappings. While talking about this, someone had parachuted a cell phone to them. No company, no model. When it's turned on, a message appears from this mysterious being who calls himself Vesper One. The message was commanding Dan and Amy to go to Florence, Italy. If they did not reach there by the next morning, one of the hostages would die. William McIntyre tells them about the Vespers. Not much, but who the founder/ ancestor was. Damien Vesper, a great alchemist whose research was destructive. Dan and Amy reach Florence the next morning and it is there where the real story begins.
Having thoroughly enjoyed the first series, I was excited to discover that this second series existed. Leading pretty much straight on from where I left off (minus a small adventure with the Vespers in some sort of bridging book I seemed to have missed), Amy and Dan are thrust into yet another difficult situation as the evil Vespers kidnap their friends and force them to carry out certain crimes if they ever want to see them alive again.
One of the things I loved in the original series was the way characters started out as complete stereotypes (the cunning Lucians, the strong Tomas, smart Ekats etc) and gradually, as you got to know them, they grew and became more complex. Now that their infighting is (mostly) behind them, it's fun to see the young Cahills banding together to fight a much bigger external threat. All of my favourite characters from the last series are back and there's mystery and adventure a-plenty to keep me entertained.
Another thing I loved in the original was the way you got to learn about history without even meaning to. This time, we are on the trail of some famous (and somewhat more obscure) artists in Italy. While never intruding on the pace of the story, I enjoyed discovering places and paintings I'd never heard of and losing myself (along with Amy and Dan) in the catacombs beneath Rome.
All in all, an amazing start to what promises to be an even more exciting series (if that's possible). Can't wait to get stuck into book 2!
Amazing book. Fun to read and suspence filled. Anyone will love this!!! It is an amazing book
As good as always!
Great book! I thought the sequel to the 39 clues would be bad but i was proven wrong. Can't wait to read the next book! :)
Yasirner THAT part was soooo funny!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Men's Breakfast
Men's Breakfasts
This is an opportunity for the men of the church to come together and share a meal, it also presents an opportunity to invite friends and work colleagues to come and share some time meeting with other members of this group.
The Breakfasts are organised by Mark Smith and the group usually meets around every 4-6 weeks depending on the season of the year. Venues have varied over time but the majority of these have been at the Abigail's Tearooms and the general start time is 8am.
Breakfast which usually consists of a full English usually gets the session off to a good start. Following breakfast we have a guest speaker who gives a testimony of an episode in their Christian experience. The gathering normally disperses around 10am leaving the rest of the day for 'man chores!'
There are other opportunities for men to meet together informally Phil Pearson run's a group for men at Abbey Chapel once every month again with a meal, this meal is prepared by his friends wife and the men subsidise the ingredients around £5. Again topical interest subject matter follows usually centred on Christian experiences and is a time of affirming our faith through the experience of others, Ross Mitchell has spoken at this gathering and he chose the theme of 'discipleship.'
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Martin Watts co-ordinates these meetings which are quarterly again speakers are arranged and it is an opportunity to spend time talking over a meal followed up by listening to a guest speaker and again the theme is about our walk together as Christians. This is a much wider group and takes and is open to all within the Tavistock area. This is an Evening venue meal and is usually based at the Tavistock Golf Club.
All of these groups can be accessed through Ross Mitchell for the present and if you are interested he will arrange for you to be 'Carbon Copied' into all events which are taking place which have been described here. In the first instances however we would love to see you at Men's Breakfast, so watch out for the church notices or contact Ross direct so that he can add you to his mailing list.


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The service is SimpleVoiceBox and comes as a free tool or paid. In the free version the caller pays a toll call and in the paid version you get a toll free number.
I think it is a great idea. If you would like to try it out, leave me a testimonial. My voice box number is (641) 715-3900 with box 91762#. I would particularly appreciate a testimonial if you have attended one of my workshops or if you are a client.


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Romans 9:1-5 Commentary
by Matt Skinner
People these days ask God to damn lots of things.
"Tell Me Your Name"
by David Lose
July 31, 2011
Dear Working Preacher,
Get ready. This week's reading from Genesis betrays one of the most popular lies of our culture. We've all been told it. Even more painful, we've each told ...
Brainwave 186: Lectionary Texts for the 31st of July 2011
Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 7: Isaiah 55:1-5, Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 (16), Romans 9:1-5, and Matthew 14:13-21


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Re: Samuel Truckenmiller 1803-1883
In reply to:
Samuel Truckenmiller 1803-1883
heather truckenmiller 4/04/05
Samuel TRUCKENMILLER (1803) d: 30 Nov 1883 buried at Milton Cemetery, Northampton Co, PA.
Sarah Leinbach Truckenmiller (1805) d: 25 Nov 1895 Milton, Northumberland, PA buried at Milton Cemetery, Northampton Co, PA.
You might also Check Harmony Cemetery as their other daughter is buried there>.
Burial: Elizabeth TRUCKENMILLER 1/4/1834-6/1910 & George P. Swartz 11/1830-2/15/1908. Milton, PA (Harmony Cem) p. "Northumberland County PA Burials" Meiser 1994. [4]. ***Remember there are LOTS of GRAVE errors in Meiser Books. LOL :)
When you are there keep you eyes open for their daughter Mary b: 1828 d: aft 1900 m: Samuel Leidy I don't know when he died nor where he's buried. Maybe they are all buried at Milton Cemetery or Harmony Cemetery, there.
3 Children: Mary Emma (1849-aft1930) m: William Hull; Sally E. 'Sadie' (1851-1939); Anna (1852-1932).
Resident: Milton Borough, Northumberland, PA
Source: "My Paternal Grandmother" C.A. DERR, abt 1934ish?
1850 C: Samuel LEIDY 26 PA (None); MARY 22 PA; Mary E. 1; ?Shurman 13. p.129 L32 Milton Borough, Northumberland, PA
1860 C:Samuel LEIDY 35 PA (Teamster /$500) MARY 31 PA, Emma 11 PA; Sally 9 PA; Anna 7 PA. p.408 L38 Milton Borough, Northumberland, PA.
1870 C: Samuel LEIDY 46 (R.R. Freight agent /$1000); Mary 45 PA; Emma 20; Sallie 18;Annie 16. +others. p.46 L15 #248, Milton Borough, Northumberland, PA [Image #33]. neighbor Henry FRYMIRE.
1880 C: Samuel A. LEIDY 55 PA PA (Drayman?); MARY 52 PA PA; (dgt) Sallie E. 28; (dgt) Annie E. 27 (Milliner). p.460 L11 Milton Borough, Northumberland, PA.
1900 C: Mary LEIDY age 71 (wd) b: Aug 1828 PA PA PA 3c/3L; (dau) Sadie E. 42 b: Aug 1857 PA PA PA
; (dau) Annie E. 47 b: Nov 1852 PA PA PA ; p. L46 #343, Milton, Northumberland Co,PA. 2ndW, [ED131 S16]. [Image #31].
Hittle/ TRUCKENMILLER Roots, Happy Digging, Patsy


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A Comcast rep posted to AVS Forum last week with some more information about the current Comcast TiVo roll out in the Boston area. Issues experienced by the current users were addressed:
There will be a software release rolling out to the field in the next several weeks that will address many of the issues reported. For example, Dolby Digital output will work correctly on DCH set-top boxes. And the HD filter option in the Guide will perform much more responsively, and provide the correct chronological sort (rather than alphabetical).
Beyond this near-term release, Comcast and TiVo have a roadmap for additional software releases that will continue to improve the polish and performance of the product, as well as add some compelling new features.
They also stated that Comcast is working on the installation process to make it smoother in the future. This is their first experience with 'flipping' a STB to a new software platform and activating the cable modem built into the STB, so they're learning as they go as well.
In case there are doubts, TiVoPony confirmed it is a real Comcast rep posting.


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I love tie-dye. Tie-dye is TO-DIE for. Especially when it is on a hoodie sweatshirt. I mean, can you get a better combination than that???? That combo is like peanut butter and jelly. Or cookies and milk. Or toast and butter. It just makes perfect sense and goes together hand in hand. So, thank you Upstate for making the most amazing and awesome sweatshirts. It is my dream come true!
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Grammy nominated composer, Eric Whitacre, has taken choral music to a new level using Youtube as his stage. He has managed to bring together over 2000 singers of all ages and cultures from 58 different countries to perform one of his compositions together on a global scale without ever leaving their homes.
Watch Eric Whitacre's TED Talk and reflect and respond to the following question:
Watch Eric Whitacre's TED Talk and reflect and respond to the following question:
- What is the role of technology in a project like this? What barriers does it help to break down? What opportunities does it create?
- In terms of sharing this vision with the world, how does a medium like this compare to doing this in the same physical space?
- What are some other applications for this technology?
- How could this model be used in schools, particularly ones with 1:1 programs?
- Could this model be used in other ways to address current global issues? If so, how do you see it being used?


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Delhi government's counsel told a division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Ajit Bharioke that most of the beggars in the capital are from other states.
Counsel said co-ordination with the states is difficult without the intervention of the central government. The court then issued a notice to the central government on the issue.
On July 21, the court had pulled up the state government for its lax approach in dealing with beggars and set a 15-day deadline for it to explain steps taken to curb the menace. The court had also asked the government to have more mobile courts to deal with beggary cases.
Delhi's lieutenant governor has approved the setting up of courts with a special metropolitan magistrate, a stenographer and a probationary officer, the state government informed the court.


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Apparently yesterday's post got eaten ? oops.
Writing is going, since Sunday I've kicked off over 8000 words on E1. I'm about to get today's words going then plan to get some house stuff done. It's snowing and is sposed to snow off & on all day.
Have a good one folks.


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God only blesses the broken sinner who fully surrenders to God and receives His forgiveness. The broken sinner stops his resistance to the will of God. He stops making excuses for doing things his own way. Instead, he now humbly FOLLOWS HIS LORD JESUS! "For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death." 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJV)
What happens to those who really repent?
Remember the Ezekiel prophecy says that two things will happen to the born again. All receive a new spirit and a new heart.
So first of all, at the point of repentance, the Holy Spirit enters the spirit of the broken sinner. This is what it means to be born again. And now the supernatural transformation begins. That is right, the Almighty God pours Himself into the human spirit.
Everything about this is miraculous! Can you comprehend the fact that the living God lives inside a person's spirit? This is not a theological theory, but a new reality! The great promise of Ezekiel, "I will put a new spirit in you" is fulfilled in every true Christian. Everything is DIFFERENT! Everything changes!
What is the evidence of a new heart?
The first thing the Lord Jesus tells us about this new heart change is found in Matthew 5:6. Immediately brand new godly passions surge from the grace the Holy Spirit releases which cause a starving desperate hunger to gnaw inside the new believer. With the evil heart removed the new heart pangs of hunger for God and His goodness. The great desire to please and obey God floods into their soul and forces the Christian to use their mind to read the Bible and pray. Desire always precedes action.
Remember the good heart can produce a lot of good fruit. The evil heart produces NO good fruit. But the harvest is in response to understanding the word of God. As Jesus taught, "The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!" Matthew 13:23 (NLT)
So this NEW hunger and thirst is the first evidence of salvation. This is not a natural hunger but the miraculous change of God's presence inside a new heart. The desire to please God and not sin, the hunger to read God's Word, and the pull to be with other Christians is the work of the Holy Spirit and the tender, responsive heart.
But there is far more to this miraculous transformation than just desires. Jesus promises the born-again Christian will be flooded and stuffed with righteousness. We know this from His words in Matthew 5:6, "they will be satisfied." The Greek is "gorged" a stronger meaning than just satisfied. Years later the apostle Paul clarifies this truth by saying, "…Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. 13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him." Philippians 2:12-13 (NLT)
Next, the apostle Peter writes, "Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 4 We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust." 2 Peter 1:3-4 (MSG)
The miraculous grace of God brings people to repentance and continues to miraculously transform the Christian as the Holy Spirit lives inside their spirit. Peter also makes it clear that "terrific promises" like we find from Ezekiel are the ticket "that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires." 2 Peter 1:4 (NLT) This is amazing grace!
How does the tender heart of obedience affect the human spirit?
The divine nature implanted in our spirit releases an endless river of grace inside us from the Holy Spirit. Again grace is the "divine influence upon the heart" but now a tidal wave that floods from the new divine nature of God Almighty dwelling within every Christian. This is what frees the disciple of Jesus from the "corruption" of the old sinful heart.
This is important, you must understand that this is not a fair fight! Your human desires (strong desires for your own will and sin) are overpowered by God's divine nature. This is why Ezekiel's promise is your ticket to freedom! The promise is CLEAR! "I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations."
Notice also, He does not say that you should, ought to, or are supposed to obey God's commands. No, it says, "…you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations."
What will be gushing from your heart by the Holy Spirit?
Jesus described the result of spiritual birth as "Rivers of living water will flow from (your) heart." The Greek used here is a gushing flood. But what exactly will be gushing from your heart by the Holy Spirit?
Again remember the born-again Christian is flooded and stuffed with righteousness. Now he has a good heart, not an evil heart.
Now one of the first things we discover is that righteousness floods from the Holy Spirit lifting the normal Christian to live life in such a way that they easily do far MORE than fulfill the law of God.
"For I tell you, unless your righteousness (your uprightness and your right standing with God) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:20 (AMP)
You must understand this righteousness is not just an applied righteousness from God like a coat, but the real righteousness from within that transforms your behavior. You cannot live like the Pharisees and just believe you are more righteous because of Jesus. He makes this abundantly clear through the next whole section of His talk.
He compared the lifestyle demanded by the Law that the Pharisees taught to the FAR MORE righteous lifestyle of the new heart and new spirit that He provides through the Holy Spirit.
In fact, the very Greek word that is translated more or exceed is not the same as we use in English. It is superabounding and it means not just a little more, but it is the difference between having one billion dollars and everyone else having a penny. Jesus is not saying Christians must have two cents worth of righteousness instead of one cent like the Pharisees, but the Pharisees have zero and true Christians have billions.
The Lord makes it clear in Matthew 5, the superabounding flood of righteousness, mercy, purity, and peacemaking gushing out of the Holy Spirit alters the way a Christian thinks, acts, and feels about others, and actually everything.
The ABUNDANTLY MORE RIGHTEOUSNESS of the Spirit drives Christians to such extremes that they show so much mercy that murder is not even an option. Instead of revenge, they forgive, reconcile with their enemies, and settle their differences even when it is the hardest thing they ever had to do in their lives. Nothing stops them from restoring relationships.
If the Christian has offended or wrongfully gained from another, they let nothing stop them from doing the right thing by paying the last penny back without being threatened with punishment. The narrow road follower of Jesus shows mercy and forgiveness and works hard to restore any relationship back to where it was before an offense was committed.
The righteous Christian does the will of God because they are flooded by the Spirit of God.
How does the Holy Spirit affect the human spirit?
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." [2 Corinthians 5:17] And God's Word guarantees "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God…" [Romans 8:16 NKJV]
How does He "bear witness with our spirit" so that we know we are Christians? Well, remember, a witness in a courtroom gives testimony and evidence. So when the Holy Spirit invades your spirit He brings life-changing evidence!
A born again person is someone who has a direct connection with Almighty God by receiving the Holy Spirit inside their human spirit through faith in Jesus Christ. They are new creatures by the revolutionary change that takes place inside them when the Holy Spirit enters their spirit, and this permanent transformation establishes them as adopted children of God.
Like plugging a pinball machine into the electrical wall socket, new spiritual life ignites and activates all kinds of new things once dormant or non-existent in the human spirit without God. Yes, the Holy Spirit activates or gives life to the dead spirit of the sinner. His grace rushes into you and connects you directly to Him which makes you a brand new, supernatural creature.
This grace of God…
1/ surges into the human spirit lighting up the conscience,
2/ establishes and stretches real faith,
3/ starts cravings for fellowship with God and other Christians,
4/ activates spiritual gifts,
5/ initiates a hunger for worship,
6/ kick starts new ideas of creativity,
7/ stirs up new thoughts and ideas for discernment,
8/ and enlightens the heart with new wisdom.
All these functions of the human spirit were turned off or fully corrupted because your stubborn evil heart was dead in trespasses and sin, but immediately at salvation, spring to life by His mighty power! This flow of supernatural energy never ceases, because God's grace has no end. And these new spiritual experiences are the evidence of being a new creature in Christ.
For example, before new birth, the conscience of the human is clouded and dark without God's presence emblazing the holy standards of His Law upon it. Before salvation, the evil heart cannot produce good fruit. After salvation, the harvest of the good heart produces massive activity in your spirit.
And finally, the great harvest of fruit promised by Jesus grows from each true disciple because the bent of the heart is driven by the love of God. As Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:14 (AMP) "For the love of Christ controls and urges and impels us…". No longer does selfishness and personal dreams drive the disciple of Jesus because the "love of God has poured into our hearts" and we focus our love and obedience to following Jesus and fulfilling His will. We disciple others because He gave us all that command. We help teach new Christians how to follow Jesus because we love to obey Jesus. The harvest of the fruit of the Spirit is a reality that strengthens us to fulfill God's will and goals!
Called to die to my goals. Called to live for His goals.
Jesus says in John 15:8-11 (NLT)
8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
9 "I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.
10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!


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This past week has been super crazy, trying to get everything ready for kids to go back to school. I am so happy Friday is here – I am hoping to relax a bit. I can't wait to see what you all have been working on this week plus I have giveaway for a $10 giftcard to World Market (giveaway info is down below after the linky party)! But first let's look at our Top features from last weeks party!
Here are the Top 5! (if you would like to pin any of these top 5 please pin from the original source – by clicking on the link to their blog post- and not from here so they get credit. Thanks!)
Easy Stuffed Peppers
This looks so yummy!! I am really hoping to make this recipe this week. You can see Jesseca's recipe for Easy Stuffed Peppers on her blog.
DIY Toy Pool
Adison would just love something like this to play with her toys. Check out Lindsay's Toy Pool over on her blog!
Truly Grateful Card
I think this Truly Grateful card from Jenny on Lakeshore Stamping is so cute – I love cards!
DIY Jewelry Display
I LOVE this jewlery display idea! All of my jewelry is in a bag and the necklaces are often tangled up. I really need to make me a DIY Jewelry Display – be sure to check out the one Jonie made on her blog.
Cat Cuddle Blanket
Isn't this blanket from Lindsay so cute! I really need to learn to sew! You can see how she made her Cat Cuddle Blanket over on her blog.
If your are looking for the info for the Giveaway it is below the linky party! Be sure to enter after you link up!
Now it is time to link up your stuff! The top 5 will also be featured on my facebook page!! You can link up anything you have blogged about recently! I can't wait to see your crafts, recipes, fashion, ideas, etc…!!!
*By Linking up to my linky party, you are giving me the right to share your photo and link on my blog and my social media.
Be sure to share the love and visit at least 1 other person for each thing you link up – so if you link up 4 things be sure to check out 4 things. I also will be pinning the Top 5 plus sharing the Top 5 items on my facebook page!
Now on to the $10 Giftcard World Market Giveaway!
This giveaway is not sponsored by World Market. I am providing the prize myself – and I love to shop at World Market so I thought you might as well!
One very lucky reader will win a $10 giftcard to World Market. This contest is open to US residents. This giveaway starts now and ends next Thursday. Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
If you have a hard time seeing the rafflecopter entry form I have heard it sometimes doesn't work well with Internet Explorer so you may need to try a different browser. Or sometimes you can just see a link that says "a Rafflecopter giveaway" – if that is what you are getting then just click on the link and it takes you to the giveaway.
Good Luck! and thanks for linking up to my Linky party!!