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Expiring Certifications (Non-PMA certified Polestar graduates)
For non-PMA certified Polestar graduates, in order to remain currently accredited you will need to undertake the following:
- Comprehensive (Studio/Rehab) graduates: 16 hours of Polestar Advanced training every two years as well as two hours of self-practise and 10 hours teaching each week.
- Mat/Reformer graduates: 16 hours of Polestar training courses and/or workshops every two years as well as two hours of self-practise and 5 hours teaching each week.
Then all you do is complete the form which can be downloaded from the website and return to us every two years having paid the appropriate renewal fee online here (page 2 of store: £75.00 prior to expiry, £150.00 after expiry). We will then maintain your listing, as a currently accredited Polestar instructor in our "Find an Instructor" search facility.
So please check when your certification expires and before that date make sure you have completed the necessary hours. We aim to run at least two Polestar Advanced training courses each year as well as numerous workshops so there are plenty of opportunities for you to complete the required hours.
Note if you have multiple certifications, these can be renewed on one form, for one fee with the necessary hours recorded once. Just remember to tick all the boxes that apply.
PMA Certified Polestar Graduates
As you may be aware, through Brent Anderson's involvement, Polestar is now strongly connected with the PMA and encourages all studio and rehabilitation graduates to become members. Once they become PMA certified, all they need to do is to maintain their PMA certification and their Polestar certification will be automatically renewed.
In the UK, the PMA is not yet universally recognised so for us to adopt the same policy unilaterally would be somewhat premature. However, anyone who does decide to become a PMA member will automatically maintain their Polestar qualification provided they keep their PMA certification current. Then all we will ask is that you send us your PMA Certification number (which we will verify on the PMA website) in order to maintain your Polestar accreditation – along with your listing in our "Find an Instructor" search facility. There is no application form to fill out and no fee assessed for comprehensive graduates renewing in this way.


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Promoting Engagement
Multilateral Export Control and Non-Proliferation Regimes
DTSA represents the Department of Defense at the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA), the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). DTSA provides subject matter expertise to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Australia Group (AG) and the Zangger Committee (ZC). The controls and common best practices established by these regimes are incorporated into U.S. export control lists and regulations as well as national control lists of member countries.
Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) is the first multilateral institution covering both conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies. DTSA works with DoD components to develop proposals to control new military critical technologies and coordinates with the interagency to negotiate changes to WA controls. The WA is designed to prevent destabilizing accumulations of arms and dual-use goods and technologies. The Arrangement encourages transparency, consultation and, where appropriate, national policies of restraint. In doing so, the WA fosters greater responsibility and accountability in transfers of arms and dual use goods and technologies. The Arrangement also provides a venue in which governments can consider collectively the implications of various transfers on their international and regional security interests. WA members maintain export controls on the WA Munitions and Dual-Use lists. Wassenaar also provides a forum for discussing security and conventional weapons nonproliferation issues that do not fall within one of the other, more established nonproliferation regimes.
Missile Technology Control Regime
The MTCR Partners have committed to apply a common export policy (MTCR Guidelines) applied to a common list (MTCR Annex) of controlled items, including virtually all key equipment and technology needed for missile development, production, and operation. The Guidelines and Annex are implemented by each Partner in accordance with its national laws and legislation. The MTCR Guidelines restrict transfers of missiles -- and technology related to missiles -- for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Regime places particular focus on missiles capable of delivering a payload of at least 500 kg to a distance of at least 300 km -- so-called "Category I" or "MTCR-class" missiles.
The Australia Group (AG) was founded in 1984 in the aftermath of the massive use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. The principal impetus for the AG was to ensure that the industries of the participating countries did not assist, either purposefully or inadvertently, states seeking to acquire CBW (chemical and biological weapons) capability. The AG observes and fully supports international treaties and commitments against chemical and biological weapons.
With 40 member states, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a widely accepted, mature, and effective export-control arrangement, which contributes to the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons through implementation of guidelines for control of nuclear and nuclear-related exports. Members pursue the aims of the NSG through voluntary adherence to the Guidelines which are adopted by consensus and through exchanges of information on developments of nuclear proliferation concern.
The purpose of the 35-nation Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Exporters (Zangger) Committee (ZC) is to harmonize implementation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty's requirement to apply International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to nuclear exports. Article III.2 of the Treaty requires parties to ensure that IAEA safeguards are applied to exports to non-nuclear weapon states of (a) source or special fissionable material, or (b) equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of special fissionable material. The Committee maintains and updates a list of equipment that may only be exported if safeguards are applied to the recipient facility, called the "Trigger List" because such exports trigger the requirement for safeguards.

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The company MIYAWAKI published its new updated product catalogue 2019 in English. Please, feel free to download it from our Homepage.
January 2019
New Product
Steam Trap Management System Dr. Trap PM500
The company MIYAWAKI published its new updated product catalogues in English, German, Russian and Spanish languages. Please, feel free to download them from our Homepage.
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Choose the right steam trap for each position in your equipment using our Steam Trap Selection Guide.
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Mark Allen played superbly to win the Ruhr Open in Mulheim, Germany – the fifth event of snooker's European Tour.
With his trademark aggressive approach, Allen outplayed Ding Junhui in the final, winning 4-1 to qualify for the Grand Finals in grand style.
Allen afterwards thanked his coach, the 1979 world champion Terry Griffiths, for his recent help in areas both technical and psychological.
Griffiths is snooker's very own Yoda: a guru whose words of wisdom are worth listening to.
There's an old saying that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan: in other words there are plenty wanting to take credit when things go well but none when they go badly.
However, Terry stays in the background. When we hear of his influence it's because players themselves mention him.
Griffiths doesn't need the limelight because he's already had it – he is among the few to have won the world, UK and Masters titles. He was one of the best known players in the game for two decades.
His strength is not only his knowledge of the game but also the fact he has been there, done that. And he is a level-headed, calming influence.
Allen's win was welcome for a player blessed with great talent. I'm sure he is now hoping to land one of snooker's 'big three' titles this season. He is certainly good enough.
Ding wasn't helped by his marathon semi-final with Stephen Maguire ending around 45 minutes before the final.
But it was another good week for the Chinese, whose presence in the Grand Finals, which he won last season, will enhance the event.
The audience in Mulheim were superb: respectful but vociferous. It proved again that those who want snooker to 'be more like darts' are quite simply wrong: shouting out and boorish behaviour doesn't add anything. You know when a large snooker crowd is involved in the action because they are deathly quiet.
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POT TV – Get weeducated! Watch Class in Session LIVE every Tuesday at 11AM-1PM PT on Pot TV and BREAL.tv. This week: Al talks about his meeting with indigenous chiefs about medical marijuana.
Al the Alchemist, Chris Bennett, David Malmo-Levine, Adam Bowen and Bubbleman are just some of the hosts of Class in Session, a new weekly show on B-Real of Cypress Hill's internet TV network. Watch every week to see the potfessors school viewers in the curriculum of fine cannabis smoking.


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Harmonized System Committee to Consider Trade Facilitation Agreement, Classification Issues
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the draft agenda for the 55th session of the World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee, which will be held in Brussels March 11-20. The HSC's responsibilities include issuing classification decisions on the interpretation of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, which can take the form of published tariff classification opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes. The committee also considers amendments to the legal text of the Harmonized System.
The HSC is slated to consider a number of issues at its upcoming meeting, including the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement, the scope of the sixth HS review cycle, and the introduction of programs for binding pre-entry classification information in accordance with the TFA.
Also up for consideration is the classification of numerous goods, including the following.
- peach pulp concentrate
- pre-sensitized offset printing plates
- cleaning swabs
- monitors fitted with VGA and HDMI connectors
- LED assemblies
- fire fighting motor bikes
- massage chairs
- powdered juices
- equipment for harvesting olives, almonds and pistachios
- reflective insulations
- inflatable balls
- smart watches
- hospital gauze
- drones
- tractors and four-wheeled motor vehicles
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One case of Livi Basic 2-ply toilet paper (96 rolls) from Tiger Paper in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.
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One case of Heavenly Soft 2-ply paper towels (12 jumbo rolls) from Tiger Paper in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.
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Schrade 21-function multi-tool donated by AutoZone in Waynesboro. This tool comes with a carrying pouch and has an overall length of 7", closed length of just under 5". Lifetime warranty.
$50 gift card for Black Dog Bikes in Staunton, VA.
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Black Dog Bikes, Staunton VA
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Certificate for a free woman's haircut from Mary Durland at True Kuhler Hair Design in Staunton, VA. Certificate expires 10/5/2017.
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Sleep Essentials Memory Foam Bed Pillow from Grand Home Furnishings in Waynesboro VA. The pillow measures 21"x15" and provides comfort and support for a restful night's sleep.
Two $25 gift cards from Ross Stores in Waynesboro VA.
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Ross Stores, Waynesboro VA
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$15 gift certificate for Tip Toe Nails in Stuarts Draft, VA. Certificate expires 3/8/18.
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Certificate for a half-hour massage from Reba's Nails in Terry Court, Staunton. Certificate expires 8/31/17.
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Stunning flowering redbud shrub "Don Egolf" from Shreckhise Shrubbery in Weyers Cave. Planting is not included. Information on the shrub can be found at the link below.
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Used Raleigh six-speed 20" kids bike from Black Dog Bikes in Staunton. New retail for $250. Bike was recently tuned up and is 100% safe and functional. The bike is available at Black Dog Bikes
Used Bianchi Boardwalk bike from Black Dog Bikes in Staunton. A classic medium adult hybrid bike. Bike was recently tuned up and is 100% safe and functional. The bike is available at Black Dog
Three-month FAMILY membership for the Waynesboro YMCA for new members. Expires 7/31/17. A family membership is considered to be the mom/dad/kids under 18 that live at the same home. If you hav
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Life changes. When your divorce decree or child support order was finalized, you may have thought you were done asking for things from the court. Now, you realize that the orders no longer work. Perhaps you have lost your job or your cost of living has increased substantially.
Bill would change Minnesota child custody laws
A bill before the Minnesota Legislature would require that both parents be treated equally in court during child custody disputes. If passed, the Children's Equal and Shared Parenting Act, would "create a rebuttable presumption of equal custody following divorce."
Divorce and taxes
With tax deadlines only a month away, it is time to think about how your divorce affects your taxes. Below are some of the frequent questions that individuals going through a Minnesota divorce or those recently divorced have during tax season.
Dividing a military pension during divorce
For thousands, even millions, of couples throughout the United States, a military pension is the largest asset they own. And depending on the rank of the military spouse and the years spent in service, the military benefits can be fairly extensive. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the military pension of an Air Force lieutenant colonel is worth $72,288 a year.
How does education factor into alimony orders?
Perhaps you helped your spouse through school financially, or you stayed at home with the kids while your spouse obtained an advanced degree. Does that count for alimony / spousal maintenance purposes? What if you (or your spouse) don't have the education necessary to get a reasonable job?


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One of the very biggest inspirations I have in Europe in particular the in the United Kingdom is Tweed. Tweed has been woven in the United Kingdom for many years. The British have turned making Tweed into an art form of it's own. It's artistic in several ways, by shape, texture and color. Just some historical data Tweed was used for country wear in it's beginnings. In the 1890's tweed became popular for tailor made outfits, which usually consisted of a jacket and a long skirt. Which was helpful during the time when Women joined the workforce.
Coco Chanel made an impact on Fashion. In particular adapting Menswear and giving it a feminine edge. In the 1950's and 1960's Chanel turned Tweed into something that was high fashion. " The Chanel suit became a status symbol for a new generation, made of solid or tweed fabric, with its slim skirt and collarless jacket trimmed in braid, gold buttons, patch pockets, and—sewn into the hem—a gold-colored chain ensuring it hung properly from the shoulders. Chanel also reintroduced her handbags, jewelry, and shoes with great success in subsequent seasons." (1) I have personally always admired Chanel and the way she changed the culture of fashion. She did something that will forever be remembered. I admire her gutsy way of making a change to the norm. Anyone who can do that has my respect.
I love Tweed for many reasons. That is because of the versatility of the textile. It can be worn all year long. Depending on the thickness of the weave. I also like the shapes that it can be weaved into. There is also a variety of colors. I have seen many, many different types of weaves. Some of my favorites have intricate shapes in the patten of weave. So maybe one day when I have a bunch of money, I'll be able to afford a designer Tweed suit.
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The Korean car company Hyundai isn't immediately associated with American patriotism, but they have won over some converts after their touching Super Bowl commercial momentarily stole the show right after Sunday night's game.
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Hyundai's 90-second Super Bowl commercial shows US troops at military base in Poland, some 5,000 miles away from the action in Houston in Sunday evening.
Select service members who were watching the game were called into a separate room. They had a surprise waiting. Their families were at the game, waiting for them via a live-feed.
Peter Berg directed the commercial. His films, like Patriots Day and Lone Survivor, often stir patriotic emotions.
The 90-second "commercial" was filmed with the aid of live satellite technology and 360-degree cameras. When the switch was flipped, Zagan, Poland and Houtson, Texas seemed much closer.
While the moment melted hearts, it was still an effort to promote Hyundai. Yet this was one of the few commercials that didn't have a more subversive undertone. Many that aired during the game were not-too-subtle jabs at President Trump's efforts to prevent immigrants and refugees from entering the country.
The Hyundai spot begins with the line: "Millions of people just watched the Super Bowl. Which wouldn't be possible without our troops."
"That's why Hyundai made their Super Bowl a little better."
Sergeant Richard Morrill, Specialist Erik Guerrero and Corporal Trista Strauch then take center stage.
"I've got my wife Emily, my four-year-old daughter Hadley. The hardest thing about this deployment, can't really explain it too well? Just, 'Daddy's got to go to work again.'," Morrill said.
"I've got my fiance, Danielle, and my two-year-old son, Liam. Just the world to me," Guerrero said. "It's tough for him to understand, because he's used to me just being there."
"Being away is pretty rough," Strauch added. "I'm just worried about my son growing up and missing daily things that he does."
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- Flexible and durable, quick mounting protection against sun or rain
- The mesh sun cover allows increased airflow and light for more child comfort
- Fits Kid Comfort 1, Kid Comfort AIR and Kid Comfort 2
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This blog was originally named Cruel Shoes. It was named for a reason which was appropriate at the time (to understand why I named this blog Cruel Shoes and how it came to be, read my original blog post. You can find it HERE.). I have a new perspective now, and even though I don't feel like Cruel Shoes was necessarily a negative blog, I think the name itself could have given the impression of negativity for those who don't know my sense of humor.
This made me decide I wanted to change the name. I struggled with what to name it – I learned today … – It's about the students … – and finally I decided I needed to stay true to the blog's origins and keep my shoes on!
From My Shoes was inspired by the saying "don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes." Understanding that being sucessful in my profession is about acknowledging perspective, I wanted the name to reflect the nature of the blog itself – as my perspective.
I don't pretend to be an expert on what I write – I am just saying what I'm thinking. I enjoy a good discussion, and welcome comments on my blog articles!


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Nutiva, Organic, Hemp Oil, Cold Pressed, 8 fl oz (236 ml)
Flash Deals are limited time, limited quantity promotions, so act fast! Limited to: 1 unit of 1 product per order. If you order more, you will pay our regular every day low price.
Nutiva, Organic, Hemp Oil, Cold Pressed, 8 fl oz (236 ml)
Expiration Date:?August 2019Expiration Date
The length of time for the expiration date or "best used before" date depends on the type of product, as well as the brand.
Perishable items (such as flax oils or certain probiotics) generally have shorter expiration dates. Although our warehouse is fully air-conditioned, these more fragile items are put in cold storage (freezer or refrigeration unit) for maximum freshness.
Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
Shipping Weight:?1.6 lbsSwitch to Metric units
- Product Code: NUT-10000
- UPC Code: 692752100000
- Package Quantity: 8 fl oz
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iHerb inventory is extremely fresh, as we buy this product directly from Nutiva, a local company.
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- Nurture Vitality
- Organic Superfood
- Add to your Favorite Recipes
- 2.5 g Omega-3 500 mg GLA per Serving
- USDA Organic
- Non-GMO Project Verified
- Certified Organic by QAI and Ecocert ICO
Enjoy your delicious, unrefined, organic hemp oil. Hemp has Omega-3, the "good fat" for optimal health.
Hemp Healthy
Hemp oil has nature's ideal 3:1 Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio. Unlike flax, hemp has valuable Super Omega-6 (GLA), which can help the body metabolize fat.
Suggested Use
Use in smoothies, salads, vegetables and pasta. To conserve the essential fatty acids, don't fry with hemp oil.
Other Ingredients
Raw, organic, unrefined hempseed oil.
Contains no hexane, dairy, lactose, or sweeteners.
Storage: Refrigerate after opening.
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|"Meditation" collage by Lani, textures by FlyPaper.
"It's not a time for making decisions or worrying about life. It's not a time for being complicated. For one structured minute, instead of all that doing - the normal frenzy of activity - you are quite deliberately just being. It is like a state of suspension: for one whole minute everything is on hold. You step out of time and come back to your life refreshed." - Martin Boroson One-Moment Meditation


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Hello my dearests,
Hope you are having the most wonderful February. Here the rain as finally stop coming down from the heavens and everyones seems to be a little relieved about that...
Still winter, however mild and grey, but March and the Spring is just around the corner!
Valentines was sweet and wonderful. I loved the build up to it! About a week before the 14th I had already put up hearts garlands around the house (they were sweet!) I got 6 for about £2.50, such a bargain and worth every penny: They looked great! Really long too and Twist was trying to catch them, she is such a silly bunny sometimes.
(And by the way, just so you don't think I am a Valentine's extremist - the living room was already decorated in antique red!)
Been doing this little Wedding invitation design for a friend of mine, here there is <3 nbsp="">3>
The theme was pastel green and pastel blue, so it was a little tricky to work other colours, since pink and yellow or orange don't really work on green that well; I tried all sort of different versions of flowers and in the end nothing really worked except for white.
But I must say I quite like the white flowers, and it just says 'wedding' all over it!
I worked with acrylics on paper, i really wanted to give it some texture, so i did several layers using white strokes to lighten the colours. This design may well go up on the shop very soon; i'll let you know...
I was quite disappointed that the colour strokes did not show very much in my final pictures. :( Not fair! Scanning was such a waste of time; the tiny scanner I have Is really not up for the job!
So I used my little camera, my sweet little portable Canon. Is 7 years old and still going strong!
However, I have been thinking for quite sometime to get a new camera; one I can use for filming as well and taking pictures. Now I am trying to decide between these two: Canon EOS 1100D or a Nikon D3200. If any of you guys know anything about cameras do let me know, I love to know what you think!
Working a lot over here at the moment, come and take a peek if you like! I'm hosting several Meditation based Workshops in the course of the coming months! Sooo exciting!
Much love to you all
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We will be delivering three baskets this morning and also picking up a metal cart for delivering baskets for our April 20 Spring Clean Event. It was donated by Stanley Muffler of East Prairie, MO. Thank you to John and company! This will come in very handy for delivering several baskets at a time. We are purchasing and gathering items for Spring Clean 2013. A big thanks to Diane Lane and LaRae Long for helping mark the items. We will be having a sticker party on April 13 to get all the items marked and ready for the 20th. We will announce the time and place in a few days. There will be well over 5000 items to mark so all help is appreciated.
We also will need help on April 20 filling the baskets and delivering them to the houses. We will start very early (around 6 AM) that day to get things set up at the UPS center at 117 Larcel in Sikeston, MO. If you can help us early, we would really appreciate it! If you can't make it that early, please come when you can.
We will start filling the baskets at around 8 AM and, with the facility and trucks there, it shouldn't take very long, (maybe an hour or so). We will put the baskets on 3 or 4 UPS trucks, which will drive in the direction of the communities that we will be delivering to that day (East Prairie, Charleston, Sikeston, New Madrid, Parma, Bernie and Dexter, MO).
Note: Only UPS employees will be able to drive or ride in the UPS trucks, but we need all the help we can get from those who want to help deliver. You'll just need to pick a truck to follow and drive to each location. We will have two-wheel dollies and a four-wheel metal cart to use when we arrive at the homes. If our donations come in on time we may have more carts to help deliver.
We have 170 addresses so far and expect close to 100 more in a week. This will be a very big event and will be a blessing to a lot of seniors and families living on limited income.
If you would like to help with a donation please check out our How can I help page. If you would like to donate for this event, please do so in memory of our Mom, Blanche Hull, through Paypal. April 23 would have been her 83 birthday and LBFOL was her heart. She helped us in several ways here at LBFOL and she never got to help in our Project Christmas Basket but wanted to so much! We picked April 20 for Spring Clean 2013 to honor her. I know she would be proud of what we are doing to bless others in her memory!
Thanks again to all who have and are helping us! We are blessed to have such caring and great friends and family!


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May the peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon you.
"The rich people tried to lull the poor by games and contests in circuses, where gladiators were forced to fight and kill each other just to amuse the spectators." - Nehru, Glimpses of World History, Page 86
This is not the 20th century epic historical drama script directed by Ridley Scott.
This is not the story of the Roman General, Maximus Decimus Meridius who became a Slave, then became a Gladiator who rose through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and his Emperor.
This is the story of unnumbered hundreds of thousands of people who were physically crumbled into ashes by the so called sport mentioned by the noted historian and the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
The World Before Mohammad The Messenger of God
Rome was one of the super power of this world when Mohammad The Messenger of God came.
Nehru explains the conditions of Rome.
"But disorders increased in the Roman State. There were insurrections and massacres, and bribery and corruption during the elections. Even the poor, down-trodden slaves rose in revolt under a gladiator named Spartacus." - Glimpses of World History, Page 86
- Slaves had to revolt against their masters, for their life.
"But they were crushed ruthlessly, and it is said that 6000 of them were crucified on the Appian Way in Rome" - Ibid.Those revolts did not help them but were crushed and they were crucified ruthlessly.
"There was pomp and show and a succession of gorgeous processions and games in the circus and gladiators done to death." - Glimpses of World History, Page 104
At one side, the poor slave people were sidelined and killed and on the other side, the luxury and enjoyment flourished.
"But behind this pomp was the misery of the masses. There was heavy taxation which fell on the common people chiefly and burden of work fell on the innumerable slaves." - Ibid
The poor slave people became just a trained cow to till the toil. Most often they were treated even worse than that cow.
A. Down-Trodden Government
"Emperor followed emperor, and some were bad and some were very bad. And gradually the army became all-powerful and could make and unmake emperors." - Ibid
- Emperor by emperor, the conditions of the slaves went from worse to worst.
"So it came about that there was bidding to gain the favour of the army and money was squeezed from the masses or from the conquered territories to bribe the army" - Ibid
- The Roman Army became the final word and the money & luxury went after them in the form of bribe.
B. Humans Were Hunted Like Wild Beasts
The 'triumph' of the Rome and its all-powerful army, continued.
"One of the great sources of revenue was the slave-trade, and there were regular organized slave-hunts by Roman armies in the East" - Ibid
- The economy of Rome was mostly driven by Slave-trade and Slave-hunt.
"Slave merchants accompanied the armies to buy up the slaves on the spot." - Ibid
- Slave business flourished under the Roman Empire.
C. Slave Markets
"The island of Delos, sacred to the old Greeks, became a great slave-market, where sometimes as many as 10,000 slaves were sold in a day!" - Ibid
- An entire island became a great slave-market.
"In the great Colosseum of Rome, a popular emperor used to display as many as 1200 gladiators at a time--- slave who were to die to provide sport for the emperor and his people." - Ibid
- Innumerable humans turned slaves turned gladiators had to die to serve the sport of the emperors.
"Roman citizenship was extended to the whole Roman world - but remember that the poor slaves had nothing to do with it" - Ibid
- Slaves were out of the definition of citizenship.
This is a very brief depiction of the historical context of Rome when Mohammad The Messenger of God was deputed as the messenger for all mankind to come.
It is quite evident that slave were among the earliest followers of the messenger of God.
Why Did The Slaves Go To Mohammad The Messenger of God ?
"Islam also gave them a message of brotherhood - of the equality of all those who were Muslims. A measure of democracy was thus placed before the people." - Jawaharlal Nehru, Glimpses of World History, Page 167
A message of brotherhood, a message of equality, a measure of democracy were a few among the great reasons on why these Slaves and Gladiators went to Mohammad The Messenger of God.
- This message of brotherhood was not limited to people of any class.
- This message of brotherhood was not limited to people of any country.
"This message of brotherhood must have had a great appeal, not only for the Arabs, but also for the inhabitants of many countries where they went." - Ibid
People who followed Mohammad The Messenger of God, carried this message of brotherhood wherever they went. They presented it before whomever they met. They delivered this message across continents, round the world.
From The Down-Trodden treatment of this world, from The Bloody Killing Sport of The Roman Empire and from the trenches of this world, those Slaves and Gladiators were elevated to The Highest Echelons of life by The Ever-Powerful, The Ever-Challenging Ideology of Almighty God that was revealed through the words and actions of Mohammad The Messenger of God.
"The Roman Empire sow the seeds of exploitation and disintegration, Mohammed The Messenger of God sow the seeds of Brotherhood and equality, among the slaves and the gladiators."


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You may not be overweight or malnourished, but that in no way means that you're physically fit. Find out what you don't know about fitness in the text below. The tips in this article will turn you on to many different tactics you can use to achieve your ultimate goal of being fit.
Involve your entire family in getting fit. Choose active things to do for weekend entertainment, or go for an evening walk after dinner. If you instill fitness as part of daily life to your children now, they will be less likely to be overweight or unhealthy later in life.
To get fit, and stay fit, you should consider the effects of your lifestyle as a whole. While a small portion of your time set aside for exercise will help you get fit, there are much greater benefits to be had with a holistic approach. Minimize any unhealthy activities and seek out healthy alternatives that contribute to your overall fitness.
To help tone up your biceps for growth and definition, a two-handed arm curl is by far the best exercise you can do. With a simple weight bar and at least 30 pounds of weight, make sure you do around three sets of 7-10 curls each day. This exercise takes mere minutes and the results will be leaner, stronger, bigger biceps.
You should keep track of all of the calories you're consuming on a daily basis. It's one thing to work out to get into shape, but monitoring your diet also takes a toll in how fast you get fit. You have to work hard at getting into shape by exercising both your body and regulating your eating habits.
A good, and easy exercise to try when getting into better physical shape is walking. Walking at a fast pace for fifteen to twenty minutes a day can quickly impact your fitness goals. If you stroll for thirty minutes, you can have a similar impact to your body, it will just be more gradual.
One general fitness tip that will help keep your energy level high and in balance is to make sure you "deload" (rest and don't exercise as hard) for a few days after an intense training session. This will give your body time to recover and prepare for the next set of training demands that you will make on it.
Make sure to replace your workout shoes after a while to avoid having major knee injuries. It is generally suggested that you determine an expiration date of sorts on your workout shoes. To calculate this, figure that shoes generally last for about 500 miles. Take the number 500 and divide it by your weekly mileage to see how long your shoes should last.
Skinny never means fit, so don't make the mistake of believing you're fit just because you're not noticeably unfit. True fitness comes through a proper diet and plenty of hard work. If you follow the tips you've read in the above text, you can be well on your way to actually becoming a fit individual.


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The collection has a massive 122 items, separated into four categories – starting with 'Boy Tested, girl Approved' which are unisex products (such a great idea) then 'Smart Complexion' bases including concealers, foundations and powders, 'Hi-Per Color' eye shadows, lipsticks and glosses, blushers and bronzers, and finally 'Blacquer' eyeliners, and lash lifters.
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By Spencer . March 1, 2012 . 12:31pm
Out of all the video game publishers in Japan, Capcom is the most gung ho about Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayView e-reader. The app launched last year with a Monster Hunter Portable Freedom Unite guide. Today, Capcom added three more digital strategy guides for classic Resident Evil games. Each guide retails for 800 yen ($10).
Resident Evil: Director's Cut – Inside Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2 Official Guide Book
Resident Evil 3 Official Guide Book – Escape Execution


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Notes on the Growth Scenario
Mar 14 2011
Given the stir our recommended reading "Paul Ryan Is Wrong" created among clients last week, we asked Forbes columnist and Club for Growth Leadership Council member, Louis Woodhill, to elaborate on the growth case in relation to the deficit and public debt from a technical perspective.
Below Louis explains how the CBO's doomsday Alternate Fiscal Scenario emerged. It was unveiled in June 2010 and has become the dominant projection for various studies on the subject, including President Obama's "Debt and Deficit Commission" and is routinely cited by Congressman Paul Ryan. It assumes an average annual growth rate of 2.16%. Woodhill, who is also an engineer and successful software entrepreneur, has done a yeoman's job working through the numbers and constructing a budget model that closely approximates the inputs and outputs of the CBO case. This allows different scenarios to be explored such as if the U.S. economy were to grow close to its historic norm of 3.5%.
His model in printable excel format is available upon request.
-Bretton Woods Research
Notes on the Federal Deficit, Debt & Faster Growth
March 12, 2011
Concern about Federal deficits and the mounting Federal debt escalated noticeably after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its "Long Term Budget Outlook" (LTBO) on June 30, 2010. One of the cases they presented, their "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" (AFS), became widely cited in various studies and articles. The AFS was the basis for the work done by President Obama's "Debt and Deficit Commission", headed by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles.
The CBO's AFS predicted financial doom, with "Federal debt held by the public" rising rapidly and steadily until it reached an incredible (and unsustainable) 947% of GDP in 2084, which was the end of the CBO's forecast period. As bad as this number was, it did not include the ongoing unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare.
What was striking about that budget outlook is that it was based upon a single, very pessimistic forecast of economic growth, averaging 2.16% over the period. No cases were run on the sensitivity of the results to higher rates of economic growth. This was curious, since economic growth is the variable that has by far the largest impact on Federal finances.
On July 11, 2010, Erskine Bowles publicly asserted, "We can't grow our way out of this. We could have decades of double-digit growth and not grow our way out of this enormous debt problem." This statement prompted me to write a piece for RealClearMarkets entitled, "The Conspiracy Against Economic Growth".
My article was based upon a financial model that I constructed using the CBO's numbers. The latest version of this model has the filename "Growth vs Spending Cuts LRW V6 031111". The model includes the same dollar amounts of non-interest Federal spending assumed by the CBO alternative fiscal scenario. The model makes it possible to examine the impact upon Federal debt held by the public of changes in four variables: 1) real GDP growth; 2) the Federal "tax take" (taxes as a % of GDP); 3) real interest rates; and, 4) non-interest spending.
As expected, if the assumed GDP growth rate is increased to levels that are historically "normal" for the U.S. (3.5%), the debt/deficit problem goes away, whether or not spending is cut.
To illustrate this point, the following is a chart of the public debt as percentage of GDP for the next 73 years with a 2.16% growth rate as well as with an annual growth rate of 3.5%.
Congressman Paul Ryan stated earlier this week on Kudlow & Company that faster economic growth cannot solve the financial problems of Social Security. This does not make sense. As a thought experiment, imagine that we woke up tomorrow and real wages had doubled. This would cause Social Security tax revenues to immediately nearly double, but outlays would rise only with a considerable lag. From this example, it is obvious that there has to be some rate of economic growth that would solve the problems of Social Security.
-Louis R. Woodhill


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Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?
All year round! Toe nails without polish just look so naked!
For school? Maybe 5-15 minutes.
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MAC Lipsticks
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When going out somewhere do you leave getting ready until the last minute or not?
I check at least once a day!
How did you come up with your blog name?
Do you read comments posted on your blog?
Yes, absolutely. I read every single one and get excited that people have read/ taken the time to comment on something I have written. I always try to reply to every comment and appreciate every bit of feedback that I recieve.
Why did you start blogging and how long have you been blogging for?
Second, there are so many girls on YouTube that I love to watch and inspire me. I love what they do via vlogging and thought I would take some baby steps to get involved.
Lastly was my need for a hobby, something other than my studies or work for me to enjoy during the day. I'm a newbie blogger. I've been blogging for about 4 months now!
What kind of camera do you use for you photographs?
Some might kick me for this, although I have a Nikon DSLR I actually prefer to take photos for my blog using my iPhone or iPad. It makes it so much easier to shoot, edit, and upload.
If you've been thinking about participating in a Beauty Blogger Tag I encourage you to do it! You're welcome to use my "mash up version" or take a look at one of the three I used for inspiration: Novarellie , Chloe's Way, and Beauty and Things.


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Featuring Sir John G. Bourinot from The Story of Canada (New York, 1896: G. P. Putnam's Sons)
What happened to the colonists who remained loyal to Britain after the American Revolution? The peace negotiators spent a lot of time on this topic. American histories tend to ignore the fate of these people; Canadian histories exhibit different priorities. And now, Sir John G. Bourinot
Time: 1783
Place: Canada
It was during Governor Haldimand's administration that one of the most important events in the history of Canada occurred as a result of the American War of Independence. This event was the coming to the Provinces of many thousand people, known as United Empire Loyalists, who, during the progress of the war, but chiefly at its close, left their old homes in the thirteen colonies. When the Treaty of 1783 was under consideration, the British representatives made an effort to obtain some practical consideration from the new nation for the claims of this unfortunate people who had been subject to so much loss and obloquy during the war. All that the English envoys could obtain was the insertion of a clause in the treaty to the effect that Congress would recommend to the legislatures of the several States measures of restitution--a provision which turned out, as Franklin intimated at the time, a perfect nullity. The English Government subsequently indemnified these people in a measure for their self-sacrifice, and among other things gave a large number of them valuable tracts of land in the Provinces of British North America. Many of them settled in Nova Scotia, others founded New Brunswick and Upper Canada, now Ontario. Their influence on the political fortunes of Canada has been necessarily very considerable. For years they and their children were animated by a feeling of bitter animosity against the United States, the effects of which could be traced in later times when questions of difference arose between England and her former colonies. They have proved with the French Canadians a barrier to the growth of any annexation party, and as powerful an influence in national and social life as the Puritan element itself in the Eastern and Western States.
Among the sad stories of the past the one which tells of the exile of the Loyalists from their homes, of their trials and struggles in the valley of the St. Lawrence, then a wilderness, demands our deepest sympathy. In the history of this continent it can be only compared with the melancholy chapter which relates the removal of the French population from their beloved Acadia. During the Revolution they comprised a very large, intelligent, and important body of people, in all the old colonies, especially in New York and at the South, where they were in the majority until the peace. They were generally known as Tories, while their opponents, who supported independence, were called Whigs. Neighbor was arrayed against neighbor, families were divided, the greatest cruelties were inflicted, as the war went on, upon men and women who believed it was their duty to be faithful to king and country.
As soon as the contest was ended, their property was confiscated in several States. Many persons were banished and prohibited from returning to their homes. An American writer, Sabine, tells us that previous to the evacuation of New York, in September, 1783, "upward of twelve thousand men, women, and children embarked at the city, at Long and Staten islands, for Nova Scotia and the Bahamas." Very wrong impressions were held in those days of the climate and resources of the Provinces to which these people fled. Time was to prove that the lot of many of the Loyalists had actually fallen in pleasant places, in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Upper Canada; that the country where most of them settled was superior in many respects to the New England States, and equal to the State of New York, from which so many of them came.
It is estimated that between forty and fifty thousand people reached British North America by 1786. They commenced to leave their old homes soon after the breaking out of the war, but the great migration took place in 1783-1784. Many sought the shores of Nova Scotia, and founded the town of Shelburne, which at one time held a population of ten or twelve thousand souls, the majority of whom were entirely unsuited to the conditions of the rough country around them and soon sought homes elsewhere. Not a few settled in more favorable parts of Nova Scotia, and even in Cape Breton. Considerable numbers found rest in the beautiful valley of the St. John River, and founded the Province of New Brunswick. As many more laid the beginnings of Upper Canada, in the present county of Glengarry, in the neighborhood of Kingston and the Bay of Quinte, on the Niagara River, and near the French settlements on the Detroit. A few also settled in the country now known as the Eastern Townships of French Canada. A great proportion of the men were officers and soldiers of the regiments which were formed in several colonies out of the large loyal population.
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School & Youth Group Expeditions
Sign up your students, members of your youth group, and your church's youth clubs on our weekend, school holiday and week-long jungle expedition adventure camps. These young explorers will learn to hike, camp, abseil and kayak as part of their expedition in ways that will help them develop the soft life skills they need in order to be the best they can be. This programme is open to young people 12 years of age and older.
What Is An Expedition Adventure?
Every BraveHearts Expeditions Adventure takes teams of business leaders, business men and women, families, students of junior and senior high schools, business schools, and college faculties out into Ghana's great outdoors. These teams sleep in canvas tents, eat camp-cooked food, hike on some of Ghana's most breath-taking landforms, slush through knee-high rivers, hack their way through jungle thickets, scramble over dirt paths and engage waterfalls on filmed expeditions that give them so much more in return. Each Adventure features excellent outdoor instruction, practical leadership skills, hands-on teaching of technical skills, enjoyment of Ghana's best jungles, and most of all, fun! Read on to know what a BraveHearts Expeditions Adventure is all about.
What They Will Learn
The leadership lessons the young people will learn on their expedition adventure easily transfers to their daily lives. Because they will live and travel as an expedition, they will develop the leadership and group skills necessary for working with others in the office, at school, at church or at home. Self-awareness, group management, communication, team work, decision-making, judgment, initiative, and increased tolerance for adversity and uncertainty will transfer to many aspects of their lives.
As BraveHearts Expeditions Adventurers and as ever-developing leaders, they will recognize how important it is to adapt and learn such things as openness for the ambiguity of the unknown, appreciation for challenge and hard work, patience for their own and others' anxieties, tolerance for feedback, and tolerance for discomfort. They will experience the joy of meeting a challenge, being part of a vibrant community and creating experiences that make them proud.
Jungle Skills
On their expedition adventure, they will learn how to live and travel comfortably in the Ghanaian outdoors. Their expedition will give them the time to learn and apply such things as map and compass use, caring for themselves and their equipment, cooking, Leave No Trace techniques, and much more. They will have more than just brief introductions to these skills; they will have ample opportunity to practice and master them. The Ghanaian jungle will offer a lifetime of recreation and learning opportunities, thanks to the time they will spend with BraveHearts Expeditions.
Risk Management
Managing risk at BraveHearts Expeditions starts with they learning to take care of themselves so they can become and remain functional team members. They will learn to recognize the hazards encountered in the back-country and mitigate the risks of those hazards. They will learn and apply leadership skills to facilitate effective group decision-making to attain the goals of their expedition adventure. As their expertise develop, BraveHearts Expeditions will coach them on how to shift from following simple rules to applying sound judgment.
Environmental Education
Their BraveHearts Expeditions adventure will include thorough training in the Leave No Trace principles. Studying local ecology and natural history will help them to both enjoy the environment and better understand local environmental management issues. Learning and practicing the principles of wilderness ethics and sustainability combine with the BraveHearts Expeditions leadership skill set to give them the values and tools to be effective leaders in their home and community when they return from the expedition.
Expedition Behaviour
Besides weather and other environmental factors, one of the biggest challenges they will face is the expeditionary nature of the expedition adventure. With colleagues from all over the world, tent groups that may be co-ed (except for groups of students), and everyone coming from different backgrounds and experiences, it will sometimes be challenging to live in close proximity with the same people every day. However, caring for fellow expedition members and helping others when the going gets tough is what makes an adventure successful. At BraveHearts Expeditions, we call this type of teamwork "expedition behaviour". As group members, it is vital that each individual be fully committed to the success of the expedition and the well-being of their colleagues.
The evaluation process is an integral part of every BraveHearts Expeditions adventure. They will receive feedback in a timely fashion throughout the expedition. They will also receive written evaluations from their instructors at the end of the expedition adventure. In turn, they will be asked to provide feedback to their peers, their instructors and the overall programme. Giving and getting positive or constructive feedback is a valuable communication process that they can take beyond their BraveHearts Expeditions experience.
Good Food and Nutrition
Being physically active in the outdoors requires good food and lots of it. BraveHearts Expeditions supplies a nutritious diet of fresh foods, offering numerous combinations that are limited only by their creativity. Different avenues of cuisine can be explored by experimenting with their spice kit, and wild foods such as fly-fished tilapia may provide other creative possibilities. We adjust rations for food allergies or medical and/or religion related food restrictions. Adventurers with special dietary needs would need to contact our Client Services Experts with their special needs two weeks before expedition deployment.
Instruction in Back-country Sanitation
Personal cleanliness in the jungle and wilderness is important for health and well-being. At the beginning of the expedition, instructors discuss hygiene topics including bathing, hair washing, proper disposal of human waste, sanitary materials and non-biodegradable substances.
A Positive Learning Environment
We want to provide them with a positive learning environment. Each person's values and beliefs affect the rest of the group and balancing these issues is an important part of expedition behaviour. If anyone feels BraveHearts Expeditions staff or expedition participants are not respecting their values or beliefs, it is essential that they speak up so the issues are addressed.
They can expect the following:
- Freedom from discrimination on any basis, including race, colour, gender, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability or socio-economic background.
- A learning environment free from physical or verbal harassment.
- Real challenges and meaningful experiences.
- Thoughtful, honest and timely comments concerning their performance and abilities.
- Well-trained and qualified instructors.
BraveHearts Expeditions expects the following of them:
- To follow the safety practices and policies described in the pre-expedition information, adventure orientation, and as taught by instructors throughout the expedition, and to be responsible for their own safety and to contribute to the safety of the group.
- To participate fully in the expedition adventure – take part in study sessions, camp chores, activities, discussions, leadership, conflict resolution, and the building of a safe learning environment for all.
- To respect the values and beliefs of other expedition members.
- To be courteous to local residents and traders and help to maintain a positive image of BraveHearts Expeditions.
Send us a mail: info@braveheartsexpeditions to book an expedition or call 030-274-7428 for more information.


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What started as a peaceful demonstration by students of the Nasarawa State University early yesterday morning turned violent when two of them were killed by soldiers from 177 Guards Brigade Battalion, Keffi, drafted to keep the peace. In the aftermath of that, the state Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura ordered the school shut t to avert a further breakdown of law and order.
The students had embarked on a peaceful demonstration to press home their demand for the restoration of water supply to the university community.
LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER reported that earlier, the students had barricaded the Keffi-Akwanga Federal Highway from Keffi roundabout to students' village, a distance of about three kilometers. Travelers and other motorists were trapped for several hours and efforts from the university authority to contain the situation through persuasion did not yielded much result after which the military were called upon but some of the students protested their presence and started throwing stones at them at which point the soldiers were forced to open fire.
Speaking on behalf of the students, the President of Students Union Government (SUG), in the institution, Mr. Rabiu Tijani Omameh of the Department of Accounting said for about three weeks students have borne the burden of water shortage on the campus, and added that "water is life without which we cannot continue with our education and it will make the environment harsh and hectic for us".
A cross section of students who spoke to our reporter said that shortage of water has been a recurring problem in Keffi but the past three weeks have been the most excruciating as most of the wells dried up.
A 200 level student of psychology, Magdalene Omaku, said "students cannot find water to take their bath or cook and we have been trying to make our feelings known to the school management and we hope that the government will come to our aid and do something."


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Cellist Jan Vogler was among the musicians who performed during March's two-part Bach Lounge, presented live in The Greene Space by WQXR.
During the event, co-host David Garland asked Vogler about the difference that playing a Stradivarius cello makes for him in his performances.
"When you play solo, the cello is your communication partner," Vogler said. "And it's very important that you have a communication which brings out more that just what you plan. So some angels come, hopefully. And with this cello, right away there was some magic."
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October 30
Amos 5, Jn 10:1-21
Amos 6, Phil. 4
Philippians 4
It is every Christian's duty to work for peace in the Church (1-7). Paul exhorts Euodias and Syntyche to "be of one mind." He is asking them to stop fussing and quarreling over issues that don't really matter. He also instructs the rest of the congregation to help. We are not allowed to be sources of strife among God's people. We are to be generous and forgive one another's faults. We are to be humble and quiet and to wage peace within the fellowship.
The Christian's thoughts are found in verses 8 and 9. How much temptation and sin we could avoid if our minds dwelt on these things continually. Even thinking about such things for short periods each day would have a remarkable effect on our attitudes and actions.
All things through Christ? Many misunderstand Phil. 4:13 because they disassociate it from Phil. 4:12. 4:13 is about accomplishing God's will by being faithful in the circumstances He places us in. It is not about getting a promotion at work, but about doing your job well so God is honoured by it, whether you get the promotion or not.
October 31
Amos 7, Jn. 10:22-42
Amos 8, Colossians 1
Colossians 1
Colossians is one of many letters written by the Apostle Paul while imprisoned in Rome in the year A.D. 62. The church of Colossae was probably founded during Paul's ministry in Ephesus, which spanned most of the years of A.D. 55-57. It is likely that he either travelled to Colossae, or that people from that city came in contact with him during trips to Ephesus. Epaphras, probably spent much time in Ephesus studying with Paul before being sent back to Colossae where he served as a pastor (7). We know Paul knew many of the Colossians, and at least two, Philemon and Onesimus became Christians through the ministry of Paul himself (Philemon 10, 19).
We often encourage people to conduct themselves in a way that brings honour to whatever organisation they may be associated with. Perhaps there is no setting where this is more urged upon people than in the family. Everything we do reflects on the rest of the family. If we conduct ourselves with honour, we build respect for our family in the community. If we conduct ourselves with dishonour, we bring sorrow to our family members, and shame to our family name. It is no less true, in fact it may be more true, that our actions as Christians and members of Christ's body and Church, bring honour or disrepute to our Lord and His local congregation. Like it or not, people are always going to judge God and the Church by your actions and attitudes. So the words of Paul in verse10 are always relevant; "walk worthy of the Lord...being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God."
Many religions owe their origin to a single person, but Christians claim that the "Man" we follow was in every way nothing less than God Himself. Thus, St. Paul says in today's reading from Colossians, that He is the image of the invisible God (15), the creator of all things (16), the head of the Church (18), and the fulness of all things (19). "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn. 1:14). Angels marveled at this. Wise men sought Him at great personal cost and risk. Kings of earth longed to see His advent. Yet, even more amazing than the bold fact that Jesus is God, is the startling, frightening statement that He allowed Himself to be tortured and murdered, and that in some mysterious way, we have peace with God through the blood of His cross (20).
Peace with God is not mere forgiveness. God has a higher purpose than simply letting us off for our sins. He forgives us to reconcile us. He forgives us to call us back into Himself, to know Him in all His glory and peace and fulness. He calls us to love and enjoy Him now and forever. He forgives us that He may give us His presence in a way that is so full and so complete it can only be described as "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (27).
November 1, All Saints Day
Revelation 7:2-17
Matthew 5:1-12
All Saints Day is a time to remember all those Godly women and men who went before us in the faith. Some of them died for the faith, others lived simple, quiet lives in more peaceful times. All were faithful unto death. Most of them have been forgotten on earth. Their graves may be marked, and pious inscription may adorn their headstones, but we never knew them, therefore, we don't remember them. Yet their faithfulness made it possible for us to know Christ. Their faithfulness kept the Church doors open, kept the faith alive, educated the clergy, sent the missionaries, and passed the faith on to the next generation, down to us.
Today we honour their service. But our purpose is not to praise them, worthy as they may be of our praise. They would much prefer that we serve as faithfully in our day as they served in theirs. Our purpose then, is to follow their example. The Collect for All Saints Day seems to express that same desire. It leads us to pray:
"O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and Godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which Thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love Thee; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
~1928 Book of Common Prayer
November 2
Amos 9, Jn. 11:1-29
Obadiah, Colossians 2
Colossians 2
Colossians 2 leads us into two important points. First is the danger of false doctrine and false teachers masquerading as Biblical Christianity. There have always been wolves in sheep's clothing, and of such people and doctrines we are warned to beware (8). Paul calls their teaching "vain deceit," the "tradition of men," "of the world," and "not after Christ." He warns that they will spoil us if we follow them. "Spoil" as used in verse 8 means to seduce and lead astray. It is to lead a person into ruin. Such is the end of those who persist in false doctrine.
Second, Colossians encourages us to be "stablished" in the true faith (7). Paul refers to the doctrines he has taught to the Colossians and to all the Church. His doctrines are simply those taught by Christ, entrusted to the Apostles, and preserved in the Bible. These doctrines keep us rooted and built up in Christ. In their truth our faith will abound unto everlasting life.
Let us be plain about the applications of this passage of Scripture. If false teachers lead people to destruction, we attend their assemblies and sit under their teaching to our peril. We should make every effort to separate ourselves from them. If sound doctrine enables us to abound unto everlasting life, does it not make sense that we should spare no effort to bring ourselves and those we love under its influence as often as possible?
Man ever vacillates between the extremes of license and legalism. License is the idea that everything is moral as long it "doesn't hurt anyone." This is rapidly becoming the moral standard of many "Christians" today. Legalism is the idea that keeping a morass of confusing rules about things that really don't matter is the essence of faith and the best way to please God. License makes important moral issues trivial; legalism makes the trivial important moral issues.
Colossians 2:20-23 is about legalism, which false teachers were attempting to impose on the Church in Colossae. Their legalism was not about morality, it was about the Old Testament ceremonial laws. Its main point was the idea that Gentile Christians are required to keep the ceremonial law in order to be saved. They said Gentiles have to keep Passover, circumcision, and the Old Testament dietary rules, or they can't be saved. We can easily see that legalism is a direct contradiction to grace. According to legalism one is saved by keeping the rules. According to grace one is saved by Christ's atoning death and righteousness imputed to us and received by faith. Legalism tries to earn Heaven; grace gives it as the free gift of God.
November 3
Jonah 1, Jn. 11:30-57
Jonah 2, Colossians 3
Colossians 3
Colossians 3:1-11 exhort us to receive the gift of God by faith. Paul tells us to stop worrying about ceremonial rules and start seeking the real things of Christ above. He does not tell us there are no more rules. He clearly shows that every part of the moral law is still in force. But he denies that anyone will be saved by his attempts to keep the law. It is Christ, not the law, who is our life by giving us a righteousness we could never achieve through the law. It is our part, then, to seek Him and to set our affections on Him.
The heart of the chapter is verse 17. To do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is to do things that are approved by Him. As He is absolute love, we will be merciful, kind, humble, and meek (12). We will forbear and forgive one another (13). As He is the author of peace we will let His peace rule in our hearts (15). As He is the Word of God we will let His word dwell in us richly. In this way Christ Himself dwells in us filling us with the luxuriant richness of His being.
November 4
Jonah 3, Jn. 12:1-20
Jonah 4, Colossians 4
Colossians 4
One of the most striking features of the book of Colossians is the reconciliation and unity among Christians as seen in chapter 4. Two notable examples of this appear in the chapter.
First is Onesimus and Philemon. Philemon is a Christian in Colossae. Onesimus is Philemon's slave, who has run away to Paul in Rome. Paul sends him back to Philemon, but tells him to receive Onesimus as a beloved brother, not a slave (Philemon 17-20). Thus, their fellowship in Christ, not the Roman laws of slavery, becomes the basis of their relationship, and the two are reconciled to each other in mutual Christian love. Verse 9 names Onesimus as a faithful and beloved brother, who will help inform the Colossians of Paul's condition and imprisonment in Rome. Onesimus will carry another letter from Paul, which we know as the New Testament book of Philemon.
Second is Marcus, the son of Barnabas' sister (10). Barnabas was sent by the Apostles to teach and oversee the new and growing church in Antioch (Acts 11:23). It was Barnabas who brought Saul (later known as Paul the Apostle) to Antioch. Under the mentoring of Barnabas, Saul began to preach and teach in Antioch, as God prepared him for the great missionary journeys that would establish churches in many, far-off lands. Paul/Saul and Barnabas took John, also known as Mark, or Marcus, on their first missionary journey. While in Pamphylia, in southern Asia Minor (modern Turkey) John Mark left the others and returned to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13). Paul considered Mark's departure a dereliction of duty, so, when Barnabas wanted to take John Mark on a second journey, Paul refused (Acts 15:36-41). Barnabas and Paul disagreed so completely they decided to go on separate journeys. Barnabas and Mark went to Cyprus; Paul and Silas went back to Asia. But in Colossians, Paul and Mark are reconciled. Mark is with Paul in Rome, and the Apostle commends his ministry to the Colossians (10).
The reconciliation of Paul with Barnabas and Mark, and the reconciliation of Philemon and Onesimus show how the exhortation to do all things heartily as unto the Lord (3:23) is accomplished in real life as we allow Biblical forbearance and love to direct our thinking and actions toward one another.
November 5
Micah 1, Jn. 12:20-50
Micah 2, 1 Thessalonians 1
1 Thessalonians 1
The Church in Thessalonica was founded by Paul and Silas during Paul's second mission journey, and has the distinction of being the second church founded on European soil, probably in the year 51 or 52 A.D. (Acts 17:1-10). Silas is called by his Roman name in 1 Thess. 1:1, "Silvanus." Paul may have written 1 Thessalonians from Corinth, for he mentions in verses 7 and 8 that the Thessalonians were examples to believers in Achaia, where Corinth was located. The letter was written to encourage the Thessalonians, who were under persecution from the very start (Acts 17:5). When Paul was with them, the Thessalonian Christians feared for his safety, and secretly sent him and his companions away at night (Acts17:10). But the Thessalonian Christians stayed in Thessalonica, and their perseverance in the faith was known "abroad" (8). According to Acts 17:2, Paul spent only 3 weeks in Thessalonica, so these new converts, with very little exposure to the Gospel, remained faithful in the face of persecution.
Truly the Gospel came to them in power and in the Holy Ghost (5). Paul does not mean that he used persuasive arguments or eloquent speech to move the hearts of the Thessalonians. He refers to the Spirit moving the people to believe the Gospel and trust in Christ.


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Sunday, November 27, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
Seattle's arts hero scales back
Seattle Times music critic
New faces in the arts
With Peter F. Donnelly's retirement, ArtsFund has a new president: James Tune. That's not the only change at the top in Seattle's arts community lately. Peter Boal is the new artistic director at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Seattle Repertory Theatre is now under the artistic guidance of David Esbjornson.
Join Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson for an onstage conversation with all three men in the next session of Talk of The Times.
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Where: Town Hall Seattle, Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street.
Cost: $5 at the door.
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They call him the "arts guru."
Over the past 41 years, Peter F. Donnelly rose from a young theater intern at the Seattle Repertory Theatre to the man who is perhaps the single most influential figure in the Seattle arts scene.
He has transformed a modest united fund for corporate contributions, the former Corporate Council for the Arts, into ArtsFund, an agency whose clout is felt in Olympia's political circles as well as arts groups' cash registers. His long list of awards includes a 2005 Governor's Arts and Heritage Award.
Donnelly, 66, has become the ultimate arts insider. He knows who's doing well and who isn't; he knows the donor community equally intimately. And because the ArtsFund board of trustees reads like a Who's Who of Northwest businesses, he's tapped into the business community at a surprising depth.
The news last year that Donnelly would retire at the end of 2005 shook the arts community to the core. Where would theater companies, dancers and music groups turn for sage advice? Whom would the media tap for inside information?
Two answers: Attorney Jim Tune is poised to take over as president of ArtsFund at the beginning of 2006. He's been working alongside Donnelly for the past two months.
And second, Donnelly promises he isn't going to disappear. The law firm of Perkins Coie will host him, giving him office space (as they did with Anne Farrell when she left the Seattle Foundation) as a contribution to the community.
"I'm not going anywhere," Donnelly promises, "but I'm going to reclaim about 50 percent of the time for myself, without a whole lot on the calendar."
Emptying that calendar is likely to be a lot harder than Donnelly thinks. Aside from the frequent calls for help and counsel, he is already on the boards of the Frye Art Museum, Kreielsheimer Remainder, KING-FM Radio (as an at-large member) and the ArtsFund Foundation, along with other boards, councils and committees, with the plan to "do one or two more boards."
He's still deciding how much time to spend at his place in Palm Springs, Calif., where Donnelly has seldom stayed for more than a couple of days at a time.
"My goals are simple," he says. "I want to get through the Sunday New York Times by Wednesday. And I want to finish the New Yorker profiles within a week."
He concedes, "It's a little daunting to feel untethered. I have had a life in the arts for so long, working constantly ever since I stepped out of school. Now I have to look at all the prospects of redefining my life."
He fell in love
with theater
When Donnelly stepped out of school (Boston University's School of Fine Arts), he came to the fledgling Seattle Repertory Theatre as a Ford Foundation management intern in 1964. Theater was a natural choice for him, because that genre was an important part of turning his life around.
"In junior-high school, I was one of those troubled kids," he remembers.
"I was restless, directionless — not easy to be around as a kid. My mother used to say to my father, 'Don't worry, he'll be better next year.' "
All that changed when the school drama teacher tapped Donnelly to move scenery around for a play. Later, she put him on the stage crew for Thornton Wilder's classic, "Our Town."
"I fell in love," Donnelly recollects.
" 'Our Town' is still my favorite play of all time. I still always weep at the line about a white starched dress and a chestnut tree."
An apprenticeship at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Mass., led to a scholarship to Boston University, where Olympia Dukakis was two years ahead of Donnelly and Faye Dunaway two years behind.
"I also did a stint in the Army: six months in the Reserve, extended another six because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was briefly a page at NBC. But everything else has been arts, arts, arts."
And here in Seattle, his trail led up, up, up. It didn't take long until the former Rep intern became the general manager and then producing director in a fruitful term that lasted 21 years. The capstone to his Rep career was the building of the Bagley Wright Theatre, completed in 1983.
On to another challenge
Once Bagley Wright was done, Donnelly started feeling restless again.
"I had called in all my chips to get the new theater built. Everything was in wonderful shape. I didn't know what my next challenge would be, and I was bored."
Enter a team of determined headhunters from the Dallas Theatre Center, which badly needed a new managing director. Donnelly had gone to Texas a couple of times to give the company some advice on management problems, and they "cornered me." After initially declining, Donnelly said yes a few months later.
Ultimately, though, Donnelly stayed with the Dallas Theatre Center just three years before returning to Seattle.
So was Dallas a mistake?
"Not at all! It was the best thing I did. I needed a change, and Dallas needed a new theater. It proved more complicated than we realized, because immediately a big depression hit the state in early 1986. When I left, not one bank in Dallas was still owned by a Texan. They're just now doing the new theater, 20 years later.
"But I learned so much, and made such great friends," he continues. "They're the most optimistic people on Earth — they're more playful than Seattleites. Texans have seen so many booms and busts. They're always optimistic that the next boom is coming right up."
Donnelly had only been in Dallas a year when Seattle headhunters started hunting him right back.
"As soon as I left, I was a hero and a prophet," he laughs.
Arts managers courted him, but Donnelly didn't say yes until Immunex CEO Stephen Duzan pressed him to take over the Corporate Council for the Arts. At that time, in 1989, the CCA was an agency that collected arts contributions from corporations in King and Pierce counties, but it was also widely considered a shield behind which corporations hid, giving modest grants while repelling more ambitious sales pitches from individual arts groups.
"I saw that there was real room for improvement," Donnelly says now, "and they let me do what I wanted to do."
What he wanted to do was to unite the community behind the CCA, later renamed ArtsFund to express the mission's changing focus: from corporate contributions to individual workplace giving and foundation grants.
Almost the first thing he did was to establish the annual "Celebrate the Arts" luncheon, in which an astonishing cross-section of 1,000 business, arts and civic leaders gather annually to break bread and listen to speeches — and more importantly, to unite under the banner of the arts.
The luncheon is a symbol of the connections Donnelly has built throughout the community and of the high-level advocacy of the arts here among CEOs, legislators, mayors and other leaders.
Advocacy of the arts
Under Donnelly's hand, ArtsFund has more than doubled its annual distributions and raised more than $10 million in endowments (including a new one named in Donnelly's own honor, as president emeritus). One of his greatest rewards was the decision of philanthropists Harriet Bullitt and Priscilla Bullitt Collins to donate one-third ownership of Classical KING-FM Radio to ArtsFund, which shares profits from the station with Seattle Opera and Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Among the successful ArtsFund-driven initiatives is the establishment of the Washington State Building for the Arts program, which helped make many of the region's arts facilities a possibility.
More recognition of ArtsFund's prominence came in the final year of the Kreielsheimer Foundation's operations, when ownership of a $2.6 million building across from Seattle Center's KeyArena was donated to serve as the ArtsFund headquarters (and also to provide lease income from other inhabitants, whose ranks include KING-FM).
Other arts leaders value his ardent advocacy of the arts.
"Peter is a proselytizer, a vital characteristic for anyone in the arts but particularly for someone who wants to sell all the arts," says Seattle Opera general director Speight Jenkins.
"He loves Seattle and believes that we have the greatest arts community in the nation. However good we are — and I think we are remarkable — he has been a major force in making us that way. We are all in his debt."
So what comes next? The last time Donnelly left Seattle, in the mid-1980s, he told The Seattle Times' Wayne Johnson in an exit interview that what the city really needed was the mayoral appointment of civic panels to study the troubled arts groups here.
That's exactly what happened, leading to the involvement of the National Arts Stabilization Fund and the influx of not only millions of dollars, but also lots of good ideas on running fiscally sound arts groups.
Now, Donnelly thinks the future for the region's arts is tied to the Prosperity Partnership, a four-county regional coalition launched last fall by the Puget Sound Regional Council and headed by former Snohomish County Executive Bob Drewel.
Donnelly sees Prosperity Partnership as a way to unite regional public and political support of arts and cultural organizations, such as Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle Center, as part of its job-building economic agenda for the Puget Sound region.
"Bake sales and marathons are not enough," Donnelly says.
"We need a broader funding base for our cultural institutions. Look at what is being achieved in Denver, where a penny for every $10 of sales tax goes to support cultural institutions. Our own model might be different — but we need one."
Donnelly won't look back over his shoulder with regrets when he steps down at the end of this month.
"I'm very happy that Jim Tune will succeed me at ArtsFund," Donnelly says of the well-connected attorney who beat out 118 candidates for the job.
"You have to understand both sides of the equation, the donors and the recipients of our cultural community, and the quality of people I have gotten to interact with is extremely high. It's a treat.
"This is a very highly developed arts community. It's the real thing. It deserves the best."
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