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Born in the Seattle, Washington area, Pastor Matt Chandler spent much of his childhood in various locations. This is due to the fact that his father was an active member of the military. Eventually, when Pastor Matt was an adolescent, he and his family put down roots in the Houston, Texas area. Although he attended churches throughout childhood, Pastor Matt indicates that he accepted Christ at age 17, the summer before he went to college.
Pastor Matt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible from the Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. During his college years, Pastor Matt began active involvement in several ministries. He was a teacher in the Grace ministry, which was an interdenominational Bible group for students of the college. Additionally, he was part of the staff of the Beltway Baptist Church while he was still in college. In 2002, he began his career as the minister of the Village Church, then call the First Baptist Church of Highland Village.
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The satisfied, gusty "mmwwwah" noise Little E would make aged about four weeks when she had gobbled frantically for 45 minutes and then finally eaten enough. The expression that she now makes aged 19 weeks where she purses her lips shut as though to say "I have eaten enough and nothing you can do will make me have any more." The way, after I have tried for the third time in a morning, to persuade her to take a nap and she has howled and I have relented and picked her up, that she hangs onto my shoulder and rubs her face on my neck. Delighted giggles when undressed and kissed before her bath. The contemplation in her face as she sits under the clothesline and watches the sky while I hang out the third load of washing for the day. The discovery that went on yesterday when she pumpkin for the first time.
All incredible, life changing things that I wouldn't miss, even, when it comes to it, at the fourth night-time get-up in two hours.

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Shares of Transocean lost 11.4 percent, or $4.14, to close at $32.29, near its 52-week low of $32 set on July 18.
During the conference call, Transocean told analysts that their 2001 and 2002 estimates would be closer to the lower end of the range, noted Geir Kaasen, an oil service analyst for Enskilda Securities out of Finland. The current range for 2001 is $1.02 to $1.50 and $2.17 to $3.40 for 2002.
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In the second quarter, Transocean said it earned $68.5 million, or 21 cents a share, vs. $35.9 million, or 17 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Transocean said that higher utilization of its fleet, particularly overseas, led to higher day rates and profitability.
On the top line, revenue increased to $752.2 million from $676 million a year ago.
"A recovering international business climate and the return of several rigs to the company's active fleet following planned maintenance programs contributed positively to the quarterly performance," Talbert said.
Transocean RIG, +0.12% said that results were partially negated by planned rig maintenance and downtime.
The downtime in the quarter equaled 370 days, 36 percent lower that in the first quarter of the year. Transocean expects 300 days of downtime in the third quarter.
Excluding a $17.3 million loss related to early debt retirement, Transocean said it earned $85.8 million, or 26 cents a share, vs. $35.9 million, or 17 cents a share, in the second quarter of 2000. Analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to earn an average of 26 cents a share in the second quarter of 2001.


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School pretty much ruined me for reading for pleasure. I'm roughly 30 years old and I've probably read fewer than 10 novels since college. I don't think I like fiction. I can feel the language/reading part of my brain atrophying into a shriveled nodule just strong enough to labor through the WSJ and occasional marginally-better-than-total-drivel gems from the blogosphere (how this word gets spelling-errored in WordPress is a total mindfuck). Also, fuck you, Twitter. I just sit back and mindlessly scan the schizophrenic global blather and somehow think I'm reading or learning.
I'm going to try to make reading for pleasure a permanent part of my life. I'm going to try to work my way through Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels. I will almost certainly quit. I will certainly forget the details of each book. So I'll use this blog to capture my musings on the content and undertaking (until I quit). I'll do my best not to wax philosophical, sound pretentious (maybe already violated this), be trite or anything else I'd find annoying.
I got a Kindle and an iPad for Christmas, and the only paper I'll touch on this quest should be the TP while on my reading seat.


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In the autumn of 1860, among the visitors at the pretty watering place, Clevedown, on the south coast, was Arthur Golding, a good-looking, stalwart young fellow of nine-and-twenty, who had run his yacht iuto Clevedown Bay at the earnest solicitatation of Mr, Burnet, the father of a college chum. It was the holiday season, when most Londoners were at the sea-side or in Scotland ; and Golding, tired of law, was glad of the opportunity of a' quiet cruise round the coast of Sussex and Hampshire, with an occasional look in at the Isle of Wight. Arthur was tired of another estate besides that of law, and his young friend Frederick Burnet, also a young barrister had set about seriously to look for a wife for him. "I tell you what, old fellow," said Frederick at last in chambers ; " you can't do better than marry Miss Wraxall. "
"And who," languidly asked Arthur Golding, filliping the ash from his cigar, as they looked over the London leads at the London sparrows, "is Miss Wraxall? It's a hideous name. "
" Yes, isn't it 1 Golding's a better : make it Golding. At all events, come to Clevedown, where my father is going this season, and where I am to join him and the family, and where Miss Wraxall is to be as well. She's a splendid girl. " So it was arranged that Golding should moor his yacht in Clevedown Bay, and try his fortune with the desirable Miss Wraxall. Frederick wrote to his father, and procured a warm invitation for Arthur; and when the London season terminated, the two young men looked cheerily forward to their next meeting by the sea.
In September Arthur Golding arrived at Clevedown. Mr Burnet had rented fer the autumn a roomy house on a down overlooking the English Channel, whose breakers tumbled incessantly against the foot of the cliff near the summit of which the house stood. To the right of this residence, facing the sea, were various other villas scattered around the coast. To the left was the coast-guard station, and further on, a lofty headland overhanging the Channel, known as Cleve Cliff. The cliff sloped concavely towards the sea, whose waves had hollowed out a cavern in its rocky sides. At the summit, approached with difficulty even from the land side, and from the sea quite inaccessible, an old and tims-eaten railing of wood afforded hazardous protection gainst falling into the ocean. Behind hese rickety rails was a seat, from which the view was magnificent. When Arthur Golding ran his yacht ashore farther down the coast where there was landing, he found the house pretty full, and among the visitors the desirable Miss Wraxall. Assuredly his friend had not exaggerated her attractions. Tall, dark, of majestic figure, and a southern type of beauty, almost startling in the suddenness with which it fascinated the beholder, hers was the loveliness most splendid when at its dawn, but apt to wane as soon as maturity is reached. The black bands and coils of her hair roofed a brow singularly white for so irune a beauty ; but the chief expression lay in the eyes —dark eyes that blazed rath exilian lighted at the merest approach of excitement—eyes which were most lovely but might be terrible. A strong and passionate nature was revealed by glimpses in the quick waking of those eyes. A nature which could evidently love ardently, and might hate fatally. "Your friend—Miss Wraxall, I think you call her—is remarkably handsome," said Arthur to his hostess the evening of his arrival.
" Clara ? Yes, Clara is generally admired and used to admiration," answered Mrs. Burnet. "You know she is not only handsome and clever, but rich. To do her justice, though, admiration has not spoiled her. I think she is utterly indifferent alike to flattery and devotion. " "Money has spoiled her, of course," thought Golding, "as it does most women. She regards all men as mercenary who approach her with a civil word. It's plain my plan, supposing I cared to go in for Frederick's absurd suggestion, would be to adopt the reverse of civility. That is, if I wanted to make an impression. But I must study her a little first." Whatever course his study might lead him to, it is certain ho put his plan into immediate operation. He was barely civil to Miss Wraxall from the first. In a day or two he contradicted her openly. He would artfully start a general discussion, in which he foresaw she would take a certain side, whereupon he would immediately adopt the opposite side and browbeat her. All this too, without seeming to pursue the subject, but with contemptuous indifference, which at first galled her and raised her .anger. Then her dark eyes would flash out their rage, and bitter words sprang to her lips. Having succeeded in rousing her, he would apologise and retire, with a sarcastic smile, which told her plainly ( for she was quick-witted at reading expression) that he deferred to her sex, and not her individual judgement ; that he yielded to politeness, nut to conviction.
Now Clara Wraxall was strong-minded in some things, and despised the vantageground of her sex. She liked to meet an intellectual antagonist in fair fight, and beat him out of the mental field; and Arthur Golding manifestly showed her that, as a woman, she was not worth arguing with at all. This line of conduct tvas a new experience to her. She had been accustomed to smooth suitors, who deferred to her in all things ; suitors who were fascinated by her beauty, suitors who sought her money, who were afraid of her wit. But here was plainly one—no suitor either—who cared for neither beauty nor wealth, and who scorned her mind. At first she was piqued, then enraged, then interested. She would conquer this handsome and independent antagonist, this man who actually in her presence dared to call his soul his own. She laid her entrenchments for his subjugation. Once more she offered mental battle, but with a repetition of the old result. Then she fell back on her beauty, and put on her most winning and dazzling airs. But Arthur held mockingly aloof, though lie laughed to himself to see how well his plan was working.
(to be continued.)
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Weight gain: i'm thinking of taking this out of my blog updates. I honestly don't weigh myself anymore and probably won't except when the nurse says "step on the scale" at my OB checkups :)
Cravings: salty foods still (but I'm TRYING to keep it to a minimum), apples, salads, chips
Any foods you don't want? Shrimp..don't ask, because I really like them!! But I swear they taste different now.
Symptoms? Actually feeling pretty good. My vitamins at time can stop me up (I know, I know..) and I occasionally get a quick cramp in my belly just to remind me that it's ever-expanding.
Showing: so, yesterday, I was in our bathroom getting ready for bed (changing from clothes to PJs) and kyle said to me "wait, YOU HAVE A PREGNANT STOMACH!!!!! turn around, turn around" and we proceeded to giggle like little kids just imagining who was in there! :) I am uncomfortable in my pre-pregnancy pants & even had to unbutton them one afternoon, but don't feel quite ready to make the move to maternity pants. It will come soon, I am certain. I have occasionally worn maternity shirts or dresses mainly because they fit my chest so nicely!!! (it truly is some type of miracle that size small fits me up there!)
Boy or Girl? Really not sure. and neither are the people around me. half say boy, half say girl. we shall know soon enough!! (well not really, i want to know yesterday, but i guess i'll have to be patient for another 2 weeks!)
Bought anything? No baby things. I did receive 2 Citadel onesies and a citadel hat/mitten set for baby on Mother's day from kyle's mommy. I also bought a new bra yesterday (my 2nd increase in size thus far...the growth has GOT to stop at some point...right?!?)
Shopping for anything? I occasionally browse Babies R Us for ideas of things I like but I am waiting to make any final decisions on things until I know boy vs. girl. Then, I will be going to purchase a few things and begin registering!
..And the dad to be? Still so excited. I love when he wants to rub my belly. It makes me feel so loved & I'm sure baby feels the same way too :)
Most recent appointment? The 12 week appointment when I got to hear "lil z" kicking and hear his/her heart beating. Lil Z is a name affectionately given to my baby by my coworkers. It stood for little zygote, but has stuck with us past that stage. When I label food in the fridge at work, it is labeled "lil z."
Next appointment? June 3rd!!!!
Onto non-pregnancy things..
- It has been > 1 year since I was admitted to the hospital...a BIG hooray to that!! Ironically, June 3rd (the day we find out boy vs girl) is the day I was discharged from a hospital. All of this has helped me realize truly how much difference one year can make. I think years will start to fly faster once we have a little one to keep up with!
- We are SOOO excited that one of Kyle's very best friends, Garrett, is back home on US soil. Garrett is in the US Navy & has been in Japan for quite some time. He is finally able to live for a few months with his beautiful wife before having to go back international. We are very excited that we will be able to go visit with him, his wife, and his family next weekend.
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- I am jealous of my good friend Candace who just went on a trip to San Francisco. I have to say I was invited and unfortunately had to decline since I have maternity leave looming in my future...which, in turn means I have to save up time off for the rest of the year..or all of eternity now that I will have a child that is bound to be sick intermittently.
- Bowen has become increasingly attached to my lap. Last night, he was laying on the sofa with me and he could not simply be next to me. He had to be on me. I just looked at Kyle with the most pitiful eyes as my baby boy snored in my lap peacefully asleep and said "how jealous is he really going to be?"....actually as I type this now, he is standing next to me and just staring up at me, as if saying.."mom, am I being replaced?" the thought kills me...am I weird??
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- What does ABVP stand for?
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- How will I get my reimbursement?
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1. What does ABVP stand for?
ABVP stands for "Anime Boston Volunteer Program", which was changed from the more generic "Anime Boston Volunteers" or informally "VHQ" in 2010. Once the group grew beyond a simple volunteers department, we knew that a name change was appropriate to match its new culture and core values.
2. Do I need to pre-register before signing up as a volunteer?
You need to pre-register if you're planning to sign up as a volunteer. You need to have a Convention Membership to be in the convention outside of your volunteering duties.
3. How will I get my reimbursement?
Should you meet the minimum requirements, your reimbursement will come in the form of a check in the mail. These will be mailed anywhere from 1-3 months after the convention, but could take longer.
4. Do I have to pay to become a volunteer?
Absolutely not. Volunteering requires no payment to become a volunteer and that will never change.
5. Do we get food or beverages?
There will be breakfast/donuts, lunch, and dinner as well as beverages catered to all volunteers Friday to Sunday (breakfast only on Sunday).
6. What if I didn't sign up online or I missed the application deadline? How can I sign up then?
Contact the Volunteers Manager"> and come to the ABVP Headquarters to see if we can fit you in. Since we are always busy, depending on the day and time, we should be able to find space for you; however, the Volunteers Manager offers no guarantees that we will need more volunteers.
7. I want to volunteer at Anime Boston but will I miss all of the stuff I want to see and do?
Our priority is to make sure you have fun at Anime Boston even while you are a volunteer. You should not have to miss out on any event you want to go to. The ABVP staff will not make you miss out on anything due to volunteer work. That being said, there are minimum hours of volunteering you must meet to qualify for reimbursements and prizes. It is up to you to make sure you meet your required minimum hours of volunteer work.
8. What's the difference between volunteering and staffing?
There is a large difference between the expectations of full staff members and volunteers.
Staff members must put in more hours of work during the convention, 24 hours at the very minimum. The work itself is also harder and more demanding. Staff have a higher accountability and responsibility to the convention and its members.
Volunteers function as a support to the staff members. They often assist with smaller tasks such as line control, handing out materials, and making deliveries between convention departments.
9. Do volunteers get to skip the registration line at the convention?
It depends. Volunteers are brought to the front of the registration line only if there's an immediate need for volunteer help. In such a case, volunteer(s) are escorted to the front of the Registration line where they can pick up or pay for their badge. They are then escorted to ABVP Headquarters where they will check-in and, after a brief orientation, immediately begin their first shift.
10. Can I still cosplay while volunteering?
You may cosplay while volunteering only if it doesn't impede you from wearing the volunteers vest and performing your duties. However, while you are on duty, you are a representative of Anime Boston and need to have a professional appearance.
11. Does volunteering at Anime Boston get me community service credit for my school or organization?
As long as your school or organization is well-informed about what Anime Boston is all about, what the volunteering will involve, and has accepted Anime Boston as a credible community service option, you can do volunteer work at the convention and receive credit. Simply sign up, get accepted into the volunteering roster, and complete the work. The Volunteer Manager will then sign off on your paperwork.
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'New York City Black Book Masters' is homage to the writer's humble black book. Within the pages of any writers black books are delightfully candid gems; with thoughts scribbled down, pieces planned out and colorful burners setting them alight. In their black book writers practice their craft, fool around and collect signature styles and burners from other writers.
The 'New York City Black Book Masters' is an intimate collection of personal drawings from some of New York City's finest old school and new school writers. The likes of, RIff 170, Noc 167, Case 2, Chain 3, Dondi, Erni, Daze, Iz the Wiz, Lady Pink, Zephyr, Ghost, Freedom, T-Kid 170, Cope 2, Nic One, Ewok, Zimad, Ket and many more. It is a great opportunity to see these writers unplugged.


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Kosovo: Day 1
Long-term ethnic tensions between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb populations left the "province" ethnically divided, resulting in inter-ethnic violence culminating in the Kosovo War of 1998-1999. This is yet another war in this region that occurred in our very recent past. Even my own daughter was alive and hearing/learning about this war that is how recent it was. Even today the remnants of the Kosovo War are still fresh. For one, Serbia still refuses to recognize the Republic of Kosovo as an independent country despite Kosovo's declaration of its independence in 2008. Moreover, some UN member countries also refuse to recognize it as independent from Serbia including, without limitation, Spain. This causes problems for residents of Kosovo who can't get visas to travel to a number of different countries. And, for me and other travelers, we have to try and avoid getting a passport stamp when entering and exiting Kosovo if we hope to be able to return to Serbia. In fact, it has been suggested that I will have to go through Macedonia if I want to get back into Serbia so clearly this conflict is far from over. Furthermore, it is clear from the high unemployment and the poverty in the country that the Kosovans have not completely recuperated from these very recent conflicts. As we inch toward the border I look forward to seeing what, if anything, happens entering what is Country No. 53 despite what Serbia, Spain, and others think as the United States, my country, does diplomatically recognize Kosovo's independence and status as it's very own country.
Second observation is that the roads really need some work and bridges are narrow and most importantly, this is going to be an adventure.
I was so blessed on the bus ride in to have met a native Kosovan and a famous one at that – Meritone Bobaj. He is a champion to the Kosovans in snowboarding and also does kite surfing and downhill mountain biking among other extreme sports. His successes and failures are highly publicized here and online and in magazines. He was handsome and friendly and gave me guidance for my trip through the Balkans and even called the hotel to make sure a taxi picked me up and got me safely to hotel as it was 3:30 am when I arrived at the bus station. He was by far the most interesting person I have met on my travels. He filled me in on the history of Kosovo, the fact that he was formerly a civil engineer with many opinions about what happened with the World Trade Center buildings on 9-11, the difficulties of getting visas to travel given his country's status as sort of independent and lack of diplomatic recognition by some members of the UN and of course Serbia.
As I said early early arrival via bus so I checked in at Hotel Andria and went straight to sleep. The cab ride was 3€ and hotel is 35€ per night just FYI. Also, there are no trains since 1999 to Kosovo from Serbia so bus is the only way to go. The border was easy although the only customs folks I couldn't get to smile or talk to me in all my travels thus far. Maybe this is a result of where I'm coming from ie Serbia.
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To help realise the 6.8 per cent growth target, the Finance Minister plans to request Parliament to authorise the spending of some GH¢61 billion in 2018.
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The story was no different in this year's budget — while the government hopes to end the year with a projected revenue of GH¢41.15 billion, its projected expenditure by the end of December will be GH¢56 billion.
Already, the government is complaining about the haste of the deficit adjustment requirement of the IMF's extended credit facility, describing it as unsustainable and also inconsistent with its financing needs for agriculture, industrialisation and entrepreneurship to create jobs.
The Daily Graphic is reliably informed by officials close to the budget that the government will maintain the National Fiscal Stabilisation Levy, which imposed a five per cent pretax on the profits of selected businesses with the view to shoring up revenue.
The levy was first introduced in 2009 as a temporary measure to help mobilise revenue to stabilise the economy from the fiscal slippages it suffered at the time.
Two years later, it was scrapped, only to be reintroduced in 2013 to run for 18 months.
It, however, remains to be seen whether businesses could push for it to be scrapped. Although a sunset clause in the act allows for it to be removed in December this year, it appears that it will stay for a while.
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The Daily Graphic further understands that the government may introduce a mobile money tax through the telecommunication companies. It aims at raising GH¢500 million to reduce the deficit.
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It IS for ANY and ALL including those whom ARE Consciously AWARE that in those moments when the light seems to have extinguished, and left us isolated, alone and afraid in what appears to BE complete darkness that we are in TRUTH longing for, searching, crying out in desperation for the LIGHT, for the LOVE that IS whom we ALL are….that IS what ALL IS, ever was, or shall BE.
When we are unawares, or momentarily 'lost in the dark', [feeling anger, frustration, aggravation, irritation, etc….] there is nothing we want more, how could there possibly BE, when 'it'….LOVE, IS ALL that TRUEly IS.
YES! indeed, it IS in seeking solace, inspiration, healing, LOVE within SELF that we DO discover our TRUTH and are set free of the illusory stresses and strains and able to discover our FREEdom and Joy. 😉
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MTC has signed an agreement to distribute the GENX range of PC components in the Middle East, Africa and the subcontinent.
Memory Technology Corporation (MTC) has announced a new distribution deal with GENX Corporation. Under the deal, MTC will distribute GENX products across the Middle East, Africa and the sub-continent, to offer a cost effective quality PC component to assemblers.
The GENX line will be managed by Atif Rasheed, who has been appointed as regional manager, GENX. Rasheed joins MTC from AST Computers, and has previously worked for Panatech Engineering, Panasonic and Etisalat. "Emphasis will be given to service and support, product availability and price," said Rasheed. "The initial product offerings from GENX will include motherboards, VGA cards, fax cards, monitors, scanners, keyboards and webcams, expanding to a complete range of PC components."
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I'll never forget so many things about having out first child. Keri's labor was excruciating and my son seemed like he was just going to take his good ol' sweet time to come out. At a couple of points there were some concerns being expressed from the nurses and midwives about the possibility of serious action being taken, so they brought in the doctor.
In he comes, strutting comfortably and relaxed. I don't remember him expressing the least bit of empathy towards my wife, just straight diagnosis and then into some diatribe on the housing market and sports. It was like he was standing by the water cooler in the office shooting the breeze with the guys like it was no big deal.
Then it really hit me. This guy has probably done this 1,000′s of times in his career. Who knows how many babies he's going to deliver even in this next night? For us this was the most important moment of our lives, and for him this is business as usual. Just another day at the office.
I guess when you see the most naturally miraculous process in the whole world, the birth of a child, night in and night out for years it tends to get less special, you get calloused to the emotion, you lose your ability to empathize, and you wind up talking about the Vikings and mortgage rates to someone who is about 10 hours into labor.
Those of us in "professional ministry" (meaning you receive financial support to fulfill your calling and mission) have to guard ourselves that we never let the Spirit's work become simply a profession.
I'll be honest, I've been in "professional ministry" for about 7 years or so and I've got to fight this "business as usual" feeling regularly.
I've seen some of the most amazing miracles…like some book of Acts stuff. Week in and week out we have people responding to Christ for the first time at Redeeming Love Church where I minister on Sunday mornings. There's no way I could count the hours I've logged being on a platform in leading worship or speaking, and I'm only at years 7 making me the low-man on the totem pole for total number of years on our pastoral staff at the church.
There's been times when I've felt totally tired and burnt out and just went thru the motions in a set. There's been times when a worship gathering is going into hour 3 and people have been receiving ministry from the pastor or prayer teams up front for like an hour and I'm not moved at all by what's taking place.
I'm confident most who have been in professional ministry for a long enough time could totally fake a whole church service (and many do) and 90% wouldn't be able to notice. I know music ministers who went through school and training and were taught how to do certain hand gestures and facial expressions to make it look more like they were really passionately worshipping God.
It happens all the time, and I get why people do that stuff. Can that doctor really allow himself to get emotionally invested in every delivery? I've talked with people in special education and others who work with people with severe disabilities, and ask them how they do it every day without crying themselves to sleep every night, and to a certain extent many would answer with some variation of the doctor's solution.
Don't let yourself get attached. Put up a wall. Make it just a job.
But we who are entrusted with this great calling can't make this just our job. I've got to guard my heart, to repent when I've lost sight of the significance of this great calling, and to allow myself to be moved every time the heart of God is touched, every time I see the miraculous. Paul prays in 2 Thessalonians 1 that God would make us worthy of his calling and that "by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith….so that the name of Jesus may be glorified in you."
By not treating any opportunity to minister the gospel as "business as usual" and by not building an emotional wall around your heart, you will feel completely spent way more often. You will find your heart going through the full range of emotions as you pour out your all so that someone can experience His love. You will feel more exhausted, and at times heartbroken when the ones you've allowed your heart to love fall away or experience loss. But to love like Jesus is to allow this to happen and far more. This kind of love is the love that glorifies the name of Jesus in us and demonstrates that God is making us worthy of this great calling.
Music minister,
When you've strapped on your guitar and poured out your heart to God for the 1,000th time it's a brand new time. It's fresh. There's been nothing in the past truly like this moment. God is near. He is present. He's living in you. This is a sacred mystery beyond comprehension. Never treat it lightly. Never let it be business as usual.
You get to join in God's miraculous rebirth of creation. There is nothing usual about your line of work.
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Acquisitions of public companies in Canada are implemented most often in one of two ways: by take-over bid or by plan of arrangement. Of these two, plans of arrangement are more common, for the reasons discussed on the following pages. Sales of assets, which are often used in the context of private company acquisitions, are seldom used in the public markets outside of distress situations, primarily because of the less favourable tax results realized by shareholders.
Key Issues/Process Points
1 Take-Over Bids
A take-over bid is a direct offer by an acquiror to public shareholders1 for their shares of the target company. It can be made with or without the cooperation of the target. The key features of a take-over bid are:
• It is made by way of circular sent to target shareholders (although the bid may be commenced by way of newspaper publication before actually sending the circular).
• The bid must be open for acceptance for a minimum 105 days, unless the target consents to a shorter period of not less than 35 days. • The acquiror must have financing in place – the bid cannot be conditional on financing.
• The board of directors of the target must issue a directors' circular within 15 days of the bid recommending that shareholders either accept or reject the bid, or stating why a recommendation cannot be made. • The bid may be conditional, including upon a minimum level of acceptance (which must be at least 50%).
• If a bid is accepted by at least 90% of shareholders, the legislation governing most corporations in Canada allows the acquiror to "squeeze-out" the remaining 10%; if less than 90% but more than 66 2/3% (depending on jurisdiction of incorporation) acceptance is achieved, it is usually possible to squeeze out the remaining shareholders by calling a shareholder meeting to approve the squeeze-out at which the acquiror is allowed to vote the shares acquired under the bid.
2 Plan of Arrangement
In contrast to a take-over, which is a direct offer to shareholders of a target, a plan of arrangement is a transaction agreed to by the acquiror and the target which must be approved by shareholders at a shareholder meeting. The acquisition of the target is achieved by including as one of the steps in the plan a transfer by shareholders of their shares to the acquiror. Key features of a plan of arrangement are:
• The plan can include any number and type of steps in order to implement the acquisition, including amalgamations, share and debt transfers, wind-ups and asset transfers.
• Plans of arrangement must be approved by shareholders (and any other relevant securityholders), at a meeting, usually by a 66 2/3% majority. A comprehensive proxy circular detailing the transaction is sent to shareholders for this purpose. The notice period for a meeting, in practical terms, is generally about 25 days.
• Plans of arrangement must also be approved by a court. This usually involves (i) an initial court application to obtain authorization to call the shareholder meeting and set procedures for the meeting, and (ii) once shareholder approval is received, a second court application for final approval to implement the arrangement. The court must find that the arrangement is "fair and reasonable".
3 Why choose one Structure over Another?
Most public company acquisitions are implemented by way of plan of arrangement. The reasons for this include:
• Flexibility - As noted above, a plan of arrangement can include many steps. This facilitates planning by allowing assets or subsidiaries of the target to be moved around, or other steps to be sequenced, to achieve a desirable business structure.
• One step - On closing, 100% of the target can be acquired. Invariably, a take-over will have less than 100% acceptance so a further squeeze-out is needed. A one-step acquisition can make it easier to put financing in place.
• U.S. securities exemption - If the acquiror is offering securities as all or part of the consideration for target shares, and there are target shareholders in the U.S., there is an exemption under U.S. securities laws for a plan of arrangement such that the shares do not have to be registered.
The chief disadvantage to using a plan of arrangement is the requirement to obtain court approval. For transactions which enjoy wide shareholder support with no strong opposition, this is generally not an issue because a court is unlikely to refuse approval unless a party comes forward and persuades it to do so. Where there is opposition however, the requirement for a court hearing with regard to fairness provides a ready-made platform for dissident shareholders to seek to stop a transaction, notwithstanding that it might have received the necessary shareholder approval. Even if the court eventually approves a transaction, the court process itself may add time and uncertainty to the transaction. There are a couple of recent examples of this happening where, although the arrangement was eventually approved, shareholders have used the fairness hearing to delay the transaction or extract concessions from the proponents. One potentially overriding factor that can determine the choice between a plan of arrangement or take-over bid is whether the transaction is friendly or hostile. Since a plan of arrangement requires the target to call a shareholder meeting, and the target board of directors is unlikely to do so if it does not support entering into the transaction, a hostile acquiror often has no choice but to proceed by way of take-over bid.
4 Related Party Aspects
It is worth briefly noting that where a transaction involves related parties – for example, where the acquiror is already a significant shareholder or member of management of the target – then Multilateral Instrument 61-101– Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions may apply. MI 61-101 includes safeguards designed to ensure fairness where insiders are dealing with a public company. These safeguards could include, for example, a requirement for an independent valuation of securities being acquired from the public by an insider, approval by a majority of the shareholders other than the relevant insiders, and enhanced disclosure. Even if an acquisition is being carried out by a third party, and not an insider, certain requirements of MI 61-101 may still apply. A common example of this is where management is receiving some sort of additional compensation or continuing interest in the target. In that case, their votes may have to be excluded in determining whether the necessary shareholder approval had been received.
Each transaction has its own unique elements that affect the choice of acquisition structure. The factors described above, along with other factors such as tax, accounting, commercial and regulatory considerations, must be taken into account in determining the right method for any particular deal.


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Al Mar
Daily Carry Folders
Folding Knives
Blade Shape - Drop Point
Folders - Front Lock
Folders - No Pocket Clip
Jigged Bone
Stainless - AUS 8
Stainless Steel
Antler & Bone
Maker: Al Mar (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $228.00
Saving: $71.99
Item num: 89657
Blade length: 4.00 in.Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.Total length: 8.80 in.Blade height (at heel): 0.70 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.Item weight: 5.00 oz.Shipment weight: 6.6 oz.Blade: Satin finished AUS-8 stainless steel HRC 57-59Bolster: Stainless steelHandle: Honey jigged boneSheath: Leather pocket pouch for easy carry
Description: The Eagle Talon is proof that high quality and strength can have a thin profile. The blade is satin finished and features a swedge that could easily be sharpened into a keen edge. Dual stainless steel thumbstuds offer easy one-handed opening in either hand. The blade is secured by a strong front-lock design.
Satin finished bolsters transition smoothly to handsome jigged bone scales for a classic look and a superb feel in the hand.