Sigh, I can’t even be bothered to get into it with this one. It seems that lots of people’s hunger for a jolly end to the year has lead them to put their decorations up early, at least if my town is anything to go by, but for me the same sentiment seems to be manifesting itself in a desire to watch lots of new Christmas movies. Within the last two weeks I’ve seen Jingle Jangle and Happiest Season and buoyed along by these I’ve now watched Noelle, the new Anna Kendrick Santa movie on Disney+. It’s new to those of us in the UK anyway, it was released on the streaming service last December in America.
You can see why I gave it my time, Anna Kendrick and Christmas seem like the perfect match, so full of joy and optimism as they both are. Kendrick plays Father Christmas’ daughter and following the death of the big man, someone needs to inherit the family business. Being faced with the frightening mortality of old Saint Nick is an odd way to start a festive family film but it didn’t do The Santa Clause any harm, arguably, so we’ll let that go.
The problem is that for all the considerable perk of Anna Kendrick, the film is just so flat. Every single joke fails and the whole plot is utterly predictable. It cruises on the likability of all of its cast but it really isn’t enough. I’m not sure Bill Hader has ever had worse material to work with, and he did the deplorable Sausage Party. Only Shirley MacLaine manages to rise above it, which in a sixty five year career with five Oscar nominations and one win and including turns where she is a match for Eastwood, Hepburn, Streep, Sellers, Niven, Lemmon and Nicholson, might just be the most impressive thing she’s ever done.
Nope, that mash up of Winter Wonderland and Here Comes Santa Claus that she did with Snoop Dog in Pitch Perfect 2 is still Anna Kendrick’s greatest contribution to the season.
Don’t bother with this.
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A film where a woman takes on the mantle of one of patriarchy’s most ingrained traditional figures should be something for all feminists to celebrate. It isn’t.


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“Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store where about 200 workers are near winning the first union contract from the world’s largest retailer.”
Canada is a bit different from the United States. It is rumoured that the corporations do not yet completely control the Canadian government and the people still have a degree of input. So here is a test: Will Canada shut this outlaw corporation down?
And YOU aren’t shopping at Wal-Mart are you? Ever? Please don’t, this is serious.

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Doing the Right Thing : Making Moral Choices in a World Full of Options
Christians must fight doggedly against the moral relativism that saps the vital energy of our culture. This book and accompanying DVD series are powerful arms for the battle. from the foreword by Robert P. George & Melissa Moschella In this capstone audiobook to the Doing the Right Thing video and study series the last major project of bestselling author Chuck Colson before his death Colson associate and ethicist Scott B. Rae shows that there is such a thing as moral truth, that it can be known, and that it can be put into practice. Looking specifically at the areas of medicine, the marketplace, and public life, Rae demonstrates how foundational ethical principles can lead to moral day-to-day decisions. Informed by Scripture and appealing for a renewed understanding of the importance of the Christian faith in moral training, Doing the Right Thing issues a call for cultivated virtue that can bring about both better lives and a better society. Ethical and character issues relate to every aspect of modern life. Doing the Right Thing will equip you to promote virtue in your own spheres of influence and in the culture at large."

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The foursome have maintained their hometown fan base in New England, while building a similar following in Southern Florida, where they resided for three years. Since their first tour in 2009, they've expanded their fan base across the country, playing shows all over the nation.
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-For acclaimed modern rock quartet Honor By August there is a lot in a name. The "August" in the Washington, DC-based band's name refers to another interpretation of the word: to inspire awe or admirationl. Taken as a whole, Honor By August means gaining honor by doing something admirable or awe-inspiring. The name informs their music in several ways. They believe in doing things the right way, with integrity, and making music that comes from a place of true inspiration.
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The Nigerian government has imposed a $10 billion fine on Binance as it continues to tighten down on the cryptocurrency exchange site.
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser announced this on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Onanuga was speaking in an interview with the BBC.
The revelation comes amid desperate efforts to restore the value of the Naira, the country’s indigenous currency.
According to Onanuga, Binance profited substantially from its “illegal transactions” in Nigeria while the nation suffered huge losses.
He claimed that the crypto platform is not registered in Nigeria and has no presence in the country, alleging that people used the platform to arbitrarily fix dollar-naira rates.
Onanuga hinted that the Binance team were already cooperating with the Nigerian government by providing useful information and had already suspended naira-related transactions on the platform.


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Like a thirsty tree, you drank of me.
Water flows where it is needed and wanted.
I enjoyed sharing the view with you, greeting the morning sun, drinking in the early sky, dancing under the stars and moon floating by our treetop perch. You were getting stronger, drawing in my essence as my heart poured open. Such flowers I had never made before, each one unique and special, and I drank in the nectar of each, swam in the fragrance of their petals, wrapped myself in and around each stem, and kissed each morsel of pollen.
I opened up my well of endless love and nourishment, but your thirst was quenched. You set me quickly and gently on the ground, back where I started but forever changed. I sat quietly, the waters within me at once calm, then churning and spilling over the banks. The winds picked up, and storms came and passed. Some were smooth and nourishing, others were tumultuous and left chaos and unrest in their wake. The banks of my waters are rising to protect me while I rebuild.
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Thailand’s space development agency has released the satellite photographs showing the water color of the Mekong River has turned to blue-green, while the river has been experiencing unusually dry again since early this year.
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency or GISTDA has released the photographs on its FB Page showing in comparison the Mekong River’s color, which has changed from light green in early January to blue this month.
The agency said this was a stark contrast of the water color of the river, not to mention that it is supposed to be brownish following normal sediment loads.
The agency noted that the aquamarine hue of the river has reflected how low the water levels in the river have dropped over the past month. Some bedrock river bottoms or sand bars in the middle of the river and by the riverbanks have become clearly visible, the agency said.

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The Golden Flashes' regular season-ending trip to Arizona was supposed to be a jolly good time, not a major pain in the backside.
The second-year squad was supposed to be watching a Mid-American Conference Tournament match on Tuesday, not hosting one.
Yes, you could safely say the 1998 season hasn't gone as expected for coach Colleen Marcum and her troops. Truth is, it's been one big, pleasant surprise.
"I really didn't envision finishing fourth in the MAC," said Marcum, whose No. 4 seeded Flashes (12-6-1, 5-4-1 MAC) will host No. 5 seed Toledo (7-11, 5-5) Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals. "I thought we'd be fighting just to make the tournament. But the girls have played well and worked hard, and hopefully, we've earned some respect from our MAC opponents."
If they haven't, something's wrong.
The Flashes have been on a mission this season to prove the conference coaches who picked them to finish dead last in the MAC wrong. And they've done so by earning nine more victories than a year ago, when Kent finished its inaugural season 3-14-2.
They've done so by improving immensely in all facets of the game.
Senior Kelly Haggard (team-high eight goals, three assists), freshman Cassi Johnson (five goals, five assists) and sophomore Nicole Downey (two goals, team-high 10 assists) lead an offense that has nearly doubled its point production from a year ago.
Junior Mia Quintanilla and freshman Daryl Schwenck anchor a defense that has allowed 37 less goals this year than in '98.
And Angela Snow, a first-year soccer player who was a four-year letterwinner for the Flashes' volleyball team, has been rock-solid in goal (1.21 goals allowed per match).
"This season has been fantastic for Kent women's soccer," said Marcum. "We've put ourselves in a great situation. We have a chance to make the (MAC) final four, and that would be awesome. And we know we can do it."
To make it to the semifinals, the Flashes will have to avenge a heartbreaking 2-1 regular-season overtime loss to the Rockets. And they'll also have to make a quick recovery from a four-day trip to Arizona, which was planned before MAC Tournament dates were announced.
"We get back at 10 a.m. (today), then we'll go to class and sleep during our normal practice time," said Marcum. "We'll go over film (tonight) then try to get some more sleep, although I know the girls will be excited and probably won't get much rest.
"It's going to be tough, but we're not complaining. The girls deserved the trip. I'm just really glad we're playing at home."
Toledo has nipped Kent by one goal in two previous meetings at Kent Soccer Field. But Tuesday would be the perfect time to turn the tables.
"Either team could have won those games," said Marcum, "so things have got to fall our way sometime. But we feel we have nothing to lose. In the worst case, if we lose, we still had a tremendous year.
"We've surprised a lot of people."

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Ahead of the first day of school Thursday, Cincinnati Public Schools had a difficult math problem to solve: The district has 65 school buildings and 45 school nurses.
Those are nurses provided contractually by the Cincinnati Health Department. The district put a Band-Aid over the issue by hiring an additional 20 licensed practical nurses, or LPNs, with general fund dollars. Those professionals are typically assigned to specific students.
The nurse shortage means the district’s nurses will hop from school to school throughout the year, trying to reach as many students as possible. In their absence, school secretaries will administer medicine to children who need it. The arrangement creates challenges for both students and staff, and some worry it poses a risk to kids with potentially serious health problems.
"This is an ongoing issue," Fannie Carradine, president of the Cincinnati Federation of Office Professionals, said at a recent school board meeting. Carradine works as an executive secretary within the district.
"We do not feel that we are adequately trained to be nurses, nor do we want to be nurses," she told the school board.
CPS partners with the Cincinnati Health Department to provide nurses for its schools, but in recent years the school district has held money in its budget for nurses that never came. At the August school board meeting, Superintendent Iranetta Wright said the district reduced its contract with the health department because the department can't meet the district's demand.
"We have requested the most that they have been able to provide over the last several years, which is 48 nurses," Wright said. As of early August, 45 nurses had been hired and the department was still looking to hire three more for CPS. "The way that the nurses are organized right now is based on the needs of the students."
The Enquirer reached out to the Cincinnati Health Department for comment, but the department referred all questions back to the school district.
Wright said most schools have nurse support three to four days a week as part of a nurse and LPN rotation. Where there are medically fragile students, there is five-day nursing coverage.
"Ohio does not require all schools to have a dedicated nurse in each school building, and before the pandemic, CPS rotated a small staff of nurses to all schools," the district provided in a statement to The Enquirer. "CPS was able to expand coverage to every school as a result of ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funding to meet the health needs of families and students due to COVID-19.
"Fully staffing registered nurses, per the contract with the Cincinnati Health Department over the past two years, has been difficult. CPS and CHD continue to work together to manage the RN school assignments and rotation based on schools with the greatest medical needs. With 65 total RNs and LPNs, the district is confident this coverage adequately serves the needs of all its students."
ESSER funding is federal money given to schools during and after the COVID-19 pandemic to help combat student learning loss. The money must be spent by the end of next September.
In the absence of a school nurse, who administers medicine to children?
CPS board policy states school nurses or district employees who have completed a district-approved drug administration training program can administer prescribed medications to kids. This includes oral and inhaler medications and injections and pumps for students with insulin needs.
"I am not comfortable providing medications," Tamala Paul, Cincinnati Federation of Office Professionals clerical specialist, said at the August school board meeting. "It's a major responsibility and has potential for mistakes, such as tracking dosages or inadvertently giving the wrong medication to a student or the student having an adverse reaction to their medication and we're not adequately trained to deal with that."
Having secretaries leave the main office to help with nursing coverage could also lead to potential security issues, Paul said, since there are times when an office secretary is the only one manning a building's entrance.
Wright said her team is working with schools to determine who should be trained to administer medicine in the absence of a medical professional.
Do other local schools outside CPS share nurses?
The Enquirer surveyed more than a dozen other local school districts on their nurse staffing and medication administration practices and got responses from six. Nearly all of them have at least one nurse per school building, and just one district besides CPS cited nurse vacancies going into this school year: Boone County Schools, with two vacancies. But Boone anticipates filling them in the next few weeks.
Like CPS, Boone County Schools has a full-time nurse assigned to most buildings and a few schools with a half-time nurse assigned. In case of a nurse absence at a Boone County school, the district said it trains staff support assistants to administer medication. The district's director of health services is always available, too.
Fairfield City Schools, which serves nearly 9,000 students, employs 10 nurses for 11 buildings.
"The nurse at Crossroads Middle also covers the alternative academy next door," Fairfield spokesperson Gina Gentry-Fletcher explained via email. "The academy has a very small population of students."
Gentry-Fletcher said Fairfield has a list of substitute nurses in case of absences. Sycamore Community Schools does, too. Those professionals are responsible for administering medicine and responding to medical emergencies when a nurse is out, along with a school administrator.
While Fairfield nurses are spread evenly among its school buildings, the district actually has more students per nurse than CPS. The student-to-nurse ratio at Fairfield is 890-to-1, while CPS' ratio is 747-to-1 if the district meets its goal of 48 nurses. Boone County's is even higher, at 901-to-1, assuming it fills its two vacancies.
Other local districts have much lower ratios. Oak Hills Local School District, which serves more than 7,300 students, employs 19 nurses. That's one for each building − though more than half of the schools have at least two nurses − plus a district nurse and assistant who travel between buildings.
"If a nurse is not in attendance at a school, the person responsible for administering medicine or emergency care is, first, the district nurse or her assistant," district spokesperson Krista Ramsey told The Enquirer. "If they are not available to be in the school where the nurse is absent, the building secretary and building administrators havebeen trained to administer medicine or respond to emergency care."
Middletown City Schools has a nurse in each building, too, plus two floating nurses to cover student needs. If there's ever an absence, the nurses work with principals to appoint a backup at each school to administer medications to kids. Those individuals are trained by the school nurses.
Sycamore and Milford trains other staff, including school secretaries, to stand in for nurses in rare circumstances when nurses are gone, their backups are out and kids need to be administered medication.
Union says training is online, not good enough for real-life medical situations
Julie Sellers, president of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, also spoke of the nursing issue at the August school board meeting. She said school secretaries' training module on how to dispense medicine is online and doesn't mimic real life situations.
"That's not training for when you're dealing with children's lives," Sellers said.
But the district told The Enquirer that backups at CPS schools are required to complete virtual and in-person training with a nurse.
Parents who send their children to CPS schools expect their kids will be taken care of in case of a medical emergency, Sellers said. Kids "don't get sick based on a schedule" and may need care every day, at any time.
Especially for students with significant medical needs, Sellers said, kids "need to have someone who is trained." She said office personnel shouldn't be the ones counting carbs for kids with diabetes to calculate insulin injections.
"This is not the job of a teacher. It's not the job of a clerical professional," Sellers said. "It's really the job of a medical professional."


SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) today announced expansions to its storage solutions family and technology partner ecosystem for video surveillance and security. With the new Xcellis™ Application Director E, customers in low camera-count environments can now run video management systems (VMS) or analytic applications with directly attached storage. In addition, Arecont Vision, AxxonSoft and Digifort have joined the Quantum Advantage Partner™ program, enabling them to test, qualify and integrate their VMS technology with Quantum storage offerings for enhanced customer benefits. Quantum will showcase these and other developments at Intersec 2017 in Dubai, Jan. 22-24, booth SA I-23.
Bringing Surveillance and Security Data Storage to Smaller Environments
Xcellis Application Director E, a new model in the Xcellis Application Director product line, is a cost-effective video server and storage appliance for smaller-scale camera environments. This new entry-level offering:
- is ideal for implementations ranging from 10 to 25 cameras;
- fulfills storage requirements from 18TB to 64TB (raw);
- enables users to manage further data growth through integration into a larger Quantum QXS™ Series disk-based environment or Xcellis-based tiered architecture.
With the addition of the Xcellis Application Director E, Quantum's product portfolio for video surveillance infrastructures can now scale from as few as 10 cameras to tens of thousands. Xcellis Application Director solutions also enable VMS applications to connect directly to QXS Series disk storage or as clients in an Xcellis environment powered by Quantum's industry-leading StorNext® data management. As a result, users can access data without adding to network traffic for a more efficient video surveillance infrastructure.
A Growing Ecosystem of Surveillance Partners
Quantum's rapidly expanding video surveillance partner ecosystem now consists of more than 40 companies. The latest additions include:
- Arecont Vision is the leading manufacturer of high-performance megapixel IP cameras and makes its products in the U.S. The company's MegaVideo® and SurroundVideo® massively parallel image processing architectures are now in their fifth generation and represent a drastic departure from traditional analog and network camera designs.
- AxxonSoft is a leading global developer of open VMS and PSIM (physical security information management) platforms. With headquarters in Moscow and more than
40 offices around the world, the company has over 2,500 partners, which perform over 1,500 installations every month.
- Digifort provides the first Brazilian software for IP surveillance and digital image storage. The company's IP Surveillance System provides advanced resources, equipment and technological solutions for digital intelligence, corporate surveillance and urban security. Digifort has approximately 12,000 customers worldwide.
Earning Surveillance Industry Accolades
Quantum's growing presence in video surveillance includes increasing industry recognition.
- American Security Today magazine recently awarded Quantum the platinum 2016 "ASTORS" Homeland Security Award for best video data storage solution. The award recognizes outstanding product development achievements and new technologies to address growing homeland security threats.
- Axis Communications named Quantum 2016 Technology Partner of the Year at the
11th annual Axis Connect and Converge Conference (ACCC 2016).
- Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com selected Xcellis Workflow Storage as a finalist in the 2016 Products of the Year awards in the Enterprise Hard Disk/Hybrid Storage category and chose the DXi6900-S as a finalist in the Data Backup Hardware category.
Wayne Arvidson, Vice President, Surveillance and Security Solutions, Quantum
"As storage has taken on a larger role in users achieving their surveillance and security objectives, leading VMS companies have partnered with Quantum because of our commitment to delivering optimized solutions for joint customers. This growing partner ecosystem, along with offerings such as Xcellis Application Director E, also enables security and surveillance integrators and distributors to provide greater value to customers at all levels."
- Learn more about Quantum video surveillance solutions: www.quantum.com/solutions/video-surveillance/index.aspx
- To read the Xcellis Application Director E data sheet: www.quantum.com/XcellisADE-DS
- Learn how Xcellis Application Director fits with Quantum's security and surveillance product portfolio: www.quantum.com/solutions/video-surveillance/index.aspx#referencearchitectures
- To find a Quantum Advantage Partner: www.quantum.com/partners/index.aspx
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out tiered storage, archive and data protection. The company's data management platform and tiered storage approach provide a unique combination of high performance, low-cost capacity and easy access that enables security and law enforcement professionals to address the challenges created by more cameras, higher resolutions, and increasingly sophisticated analytics. Learn more at www.quantum.com/solutions/video-surveillance/index.aspx.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, DXi, Quantum Advantage Partner, QXS, StorNext and Xcellis are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Adam Schiff's opening statement at Senate impeachment trial
Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has led the House managers in arguing towards Donald Trump's impeachment.
Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial is three days in — but all anyone wanted to talk about this week was milk.
For the past two days, Democrats have been front and centre making their case for impeaching the President, and attempting to secure subpoenas for witnesses and any relevant materials to the case.
But international media outlets were transfixed by a weird Senate rule that allows for just two beverages during marathon chamber sessions: water and milk.
TOM COTTON HAS MILK! This is not a drill. He has a glass in addition to his glass of water. He is the first senator I've seen to request and get milk. I repeat, Tom Cotton has milk! 19/— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) January 22, 2020
Sen. Rick Scott tells me the rules only allow senators to drink water and milk on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) January 21, 2020
At about 5pm, Sen. Warren entered the chamber carrying a glass of milk. Big milk news.— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) January 23, 2020
Bizarrely enough, there is “nothing in the rules to prohibit the senator from requesting a glass of milk” — a long Senate tradition dating back to 1966.
Milk was originally allowed as it was drunk by senators to heal peptic ulcers, according to Senator Bill Cassidy.
So why has everyone been harping on about milk during one of the most important trials in American history?
Partly due to the sheer quirkiness of the rule. No coffee or tea, but it’s fine for the leaders of the free world to skol creamy white cow-gland juice on request? Bizarre.
But it could also be a telling sign that not much else has happened during the trial, which just three days in is literally putting senators, like Bernie Sanders, to sleep.
One can sympathise, especially given the intense rules each senator is subjected to: no talking, no whispering, no mobile phones, no coffee, no reading any materials that aren’t directly related to the trial.
That said, there were some interesting non-milk-related takeaways worth noting.
REPUBLICANS AREN’T BACKING DOWN ON SUBPOENAS
On the first day of the trial, a total of 11 amendments were made to subpoena White House documents and witnesses that could prove crucial to the trial.
Every single one was voted against on party lines, with a 53-47 vote in favour of the Republicans.
If this trend continues, the trial could be done and dusted by the end of next week.
The Democrats need four Republicans to vote with them.
… BUT THERE’S HOPE YET FOR THE DEMOCRATS
At least three Republican senators expressed an interest in subpoenaing related evidence.
Among them are Maine’s Susan Collins, Utah’s Mitt Romney and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski.
Democrats will need to convince a fourth Republican to avoid giving Mr Trump a fast acquittal.
As of today, there are reports Tennessee Republican senator Lamar Alexander could be the deciding vote on whether or not witnesses are called.
If the Democrats do manage to get four Republicans on-side, the trial could go on for several more weeks.
RULES CHANGED TO ALLOW EVIDENCE
Mitch McConnell’s rules originally required the Senate to vote a few weeks into the trial on whether or not each side would be allowed to present evidence they had acquired.
This was different to the trial against Bill Clinton in 1999, when senators received pages and pages of printed evidence to thumb through.
Pressure from both Democrats and Republicans forced Mr McConnell to change that.
Now all evidence each side already has gathered is viewable unless a Senator objects.
WITNESS TRADE DEAL A NO-NO
There were earlier rumours of a potential witness trade swap, where Democrats would offer up Hunter Biden to testify in exchange for former national security adviser John Bolton.
The idea was floated by conservatives, who argued there should be “witness reciprocity”.
But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer soon shut this down, telling reporters it was “off the table”.
He argued that “witnesses should have something to do with and direct knowledge of the charges against the president”.
“We don’t need to have witnesses that have nothing to do with this, that are trying to distract Americans from the truth,” he added.
DONALD TRUMP IS WATCHING CLOSELY
Donald Trump has repeatedly deemed the ongoing trial against him is a “witch hunt” and a waste of time.
But that doesn’t mean he’s not deeply invested in it.
On the first official day of the trial, the President set a new Twitter record for any single day in his presidency, posting or retweeting over 140 times.
Between 12am and 1am Washington time, he posted once every 88 seconds on average.
His previous record of 123, set in December, was on the same topic as he lashed out at House managers.
His Twitter spiel started around midnight Washington time (4pm AEDT) while he was attending the economic forum in Switzerland.
Most of his posts were retweets of praise from Republican Senators, as well as his major media supporters.


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The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is moving ahead with an investigation into the raising of the Vince Lester Bridge.
Central Highlands Regional Council supports a flood mitigation option to raise the road bridge, remove the old timber bridge and raise the railway bridge and has strongly lobbied the Queensland Government.
Mayor Kerry Hayes says the council endorsed a report at its last meeting that updated the flood modelling based on the bridge raising.
‘This updated data clearly shows that raising the bridges and removing the old timber structure will significantly reduce the number of properties affected by flooding,’ the mayor said.
‘TMR have indicated just this week that it is committed to undertake a planning project for a four-lane highway from the intersection of Codenwarra Road on the east side of town to the Ruby Street intersection on the west side of town.
‘The department stated it is keen to move the project forward and it will form a joint steering committee to prepare a business case and options analysis.
‘I believe this response means the Queensland Government is willing to cooperate with council and sees this as a real option for our community.
‘There’s no doubt the planning for a project of this size is critical because of the impact it will have on the town.
‘The Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad, visited Emerald recently to see first-hand how the bridge raising would be an opportunity to not only provide flood mitigation, but also position a gateway to this important regional centre,’ the mayor added.


Nikon D5500 entry-level DSLR camera is rumored to be announced at CES 2015 show which will happen in the first week of January in Las Vages.
According to recent rumors, Nikon is expected to announce two new DX-format (APS-C sensor) DSLR cameras in early 2015. Nikon D5500 is on the horizon to replace the latest D5300 model in the beginning of January.
The other one will be the previously rumored Nikon D7200 mid-range DX-format DSLR. The D7100 replacement model will most probably be announced at CP+ 2015 in mid-February. It is also not clear why Nikon decided to skip the D5400 iteration.
Nikon D5500 DSLR Camera Price and Release Date
The Nikon D5500 will be offered in three kit options: body-only for $899.95, with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II for $999.95, or with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR for $1,199.95. The D5500 will be available in early February in black or red body options.
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Nikon D5500 DSLR with Touchscreen Coming in Early 2015
As posted earlier, first specs list have been leaked online for the upcoming Nikon’s high-end DX-format camera which will probably called Nikon D7200. In addition to the new DX cameras, Nikon to announce a new 24mm f/1.8 lens in January – February period.
The Nikon 24mm f/1.8 version is expected to be much cheaper than the current 24mm f/1.4 lens. See below for the Nikon D5500 rumored specifications list.
- APS-c sensor
- Touchsceen LCD
- Announcement at CES 2015


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Former Pagosa Springs High School student and Boettcher Scholarship winner Gabrielle Pajak nominated PSHS faculty member Connie O’Donnell for the teacher recognition award and grant from the Boettcher Scholarship program. O’Donnell received the award at a ceremony at the Denver Botanic Gardens in July.
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WASHINGTON – Today the House Education & the Workforce Committee passed Representative Kevin Kiley’s (R-CA) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final worker classification rule that jeopardizes the ability of millions of Americans to work as independent contractors. The CRA has over 60 cosponsors in the House of Representatives and comes after the DOL final rule was released earlier this year.
Click here to view Rep. Kiley’s remarks from the markup. Click here to read the resolution.
“Washington should support workers, not regulate them into oblivion. As Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su and the Biden Administration have announced a new Department of Labor rule, modeled after on the same job-killing AB 5 that will cost millions of independent professionals across the country their livelihoods while restricting the freedom of many millions more to have flexible work arrangements. Our legislation under the Congressional Review Act nullifies this terrible regulation and protects independent contractors. I want to thank Chairwoman Foxx for bringing this legislation to a vote in the markup and I want to thank the Committee for their support,” said Rep. Kiley.
The CRA passed by a vote of 21-13 in the markup.
Biden Administration rule attempts to restrict the ability of American workers to classify as an independent contractor and take advantage of the flexibility it provides. The rule creates a non-exhaustive, six-factor litmus test for unelected bureaucrats to interpret and decide who is and who is not classified as an independent contractor. It also casts as large a net as possible and gives less legal certainty to independent contractors impacted by the regulation. A recent study out of George Mason University concluded that AB 5 “was associated with a significant decline in self-employment and overall employment in California.”


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Tina Gorjanc is a researcher, designer and consultant specializing in material exploration, trend forecasting and speculative scenario development. She is most recognized for her work that merges the practices of speculative and critical product design with scientific procedures. Her creative practice
Tina Gorjanc is a researcher, designer and consultant specializing in material exploration, trend forecasting and speculative scenario development. She is most recognized for her work that merges the practices of speculative and critical product design with scientific procedures. Her creative practice has caught the attention of some of the biggest media companies as she has worked with established international institutions and organisations worldwide.
She graduated from the University of Natural Sciences of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2012 and her graduation project granted her the A’ Silver Design Award in the Fashion, Textile and Garment category, consequently placing her as the 10th world’s leading designer to watch for in 2017/2018 in the same category. While carrying out her Master course at Central Saint Martins she was awarded the Mullen Lowe Nova Award, a grant that is presented to 5 top students for their exceptional accomplishment.
After graduation, the provoking nature of her project caught the attention of some of the biggest newspaper companies including The Guardian and New York Times as well as design and science-focused magazines such as Dezeen, Motherboard and Trend Tablet. Her exposure to the media placed her as one of the leading promoters of critical and speculative design as well as an active advocator of bioethics, bio-sustainability and Bio-design.
Tina had the privilege to present her work on several events and exhibitions across the globe including Biofabricate New York 2016, Most Contagious 2016, London Design Festival 2016 and 2018, Demo-Adi Barcelona 2017, Echo Dubai 2017, Eye of Gyre Japan 2018, E-Cuerpo Mexico 2018 and 2019, Vienna Biennale 2019, and more.
In May 2017, she has been awarded the A’ Silver Design Award in Public Awareness, Voluntarism and Society Design Category for her current work. Her work has been featured in the new TV series produced by the public Franco-German TV network ARTE in September 2017, which is dedicated to new emerging talents in the innovation design field.
Tina is currently working on client projects aimed at disrupting the current unsustainable and unethical model employed by the fashion industry, by introducing pioneering alternative approaches to various sectors of the fashion industry. She is also a Visiting Practitioner at Londons’ Central Saint Martins – one of the leading creative educational institutions in the world, where she tutors students of the Material Futures course.

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11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 19:11). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
In 2013 Disney released an animated film titled “Frozen”. In the film, Princess Elsa of Arendelle possesses a uniqueness. In the beginning, this gift is used to create moments of enjoyment with her younger sister Anna. One day while playing, Elsa accidentally injures Anna. Their parents, the King and Queen, rush both siblings to a colony of trolls where Anna is “healed”, but her memories were also altered to remove traces of Elsa’s unique gift. Elsa is warned to learn to control the gift that is in her. The King and Queen isolate both sisters within the castle. Elsa shuts out Anna, causing a rift between them. The rift continues as isolation has caused insecurities. Each time there is an issue or a conflict, it is ratcheted up by the distrust caused by the shutting out of Elsa to Anna. The Film has a song that really catches the theme of the movie. That song became one of the top songs of the year, winning multiple awards. It was the feelings of one who made a mistake, who hurt someone unintentionally. Yet, was isolated and restricted, from being around the ones that she loved. So, once she was outside of the restrictions she begins to “Let it Go”! Why couldn’t there had just been a conversation between all of them, then and there about truth of the matter? Healing would have happened and relationships would have never been hindered. So often we try to cover up, instead of opening up.
In life, mistakes are made, and hurt is brought on. More often than not, the hurt is unintentional. Words are spoken in the heat of the moment, actions are taken without thought of the repercussions. People’s futures are forever changed by a moment. That moment is now dictating, relationships, positions and even finances. It all started as an innocent mistake, now it is led to a complete separation of relationships. I have witnessed so many families, businesses, and marital relationships destroyed over the failure to “let things go”! To just open up and say, “I’m sorry, I hurt you, how can I make it right?”
We as people somehow believe that by letting something go, that we are placing our approval on the event. Forgiveness isn’t making an excuse for the behavior, forgiveness is actually protecting you from becoming destroyed by harboring feelings towards that individual for a mistake. Intentional or unintentional it was a mistake, and as the Proverb tells us, smart people know how to hold their tongue, and your grandeur is to forgive and forget. In other words, let it go. It is often easier to say I’m sorry, than it is to say I forgive you!
Forgiveness actually has more to do with you than the other person. Take a look at what Jesus stated about this…
“In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Mt 6:14–15). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
See forgiveness has so much more to do with me than them. By forgiving I prove that I’m not weak, rather I am strong. I am strong enough to understand that people do make mistakes. I am also smart enough to know that I am not perfect, and I desperately need forgiveness. I will not get forgiveness without offering it to others. Sometimes you’ll need to accept an apology that you never actually get, and just forgive them without it. It’s more about you than them anyway.
The King James Version of the bible renders Proverbs 19:11 like this
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
And it is his glory to pass over a transgression
The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Pr 19:11). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
It is your glory to pass over a transgression. While reading that scripture, my mind is captured by the phrase “pass over”! This phrase is a huge phrase in the bible. It’s beginning is during the plagues placed upon the people of Egypt. The last plague was the “death angel”. The angel was instructed to visit the land of Egypt and any home that didn’t have the blood applied, death would come upon the first born of that home. However, if the blood was applied to the home, then the death angel would “pass over” that home and spare that family from death. (Exodus 12) The blood is what covers our mistakes, transgressions, or sins. When we ask for forgiveness then the blood is applied to our lives.
Every time that there is an offense in our lives, or someone hurts us, we have a choice. We can either “pass over” it and spare the individual, or we can bring death to the relationship. Which will you do?
There are many relationships in my life that I value, more than I value the need to be “right” in order to keep those relationships, I just need to “pass over” some things, hold my tongue (or my fingers), and realize that God WILL and HAS dealt with all of it already!
Someone said that forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free, only to realize that you were the prisoner! Set yourself free, by offering forgiveness!
10 God’s name is a place of protection—
good people can run there and be safe.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 18:10). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
I absolutely love this scripture. Allow me to explain why I love this text. The New King James renders this verse…
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.
The New King James Version. (1982). (Pr 18:10). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Someone once said, the sweetest sound in any language is the sound of one’s own name. If you’re walking down the street and someone calls your name, you stop dead in your tracks. That person has an immediate effect on you simply because he or she knows your name.
It is amazing to me that God knows my name. Not only does God know our names, but Isaiah 49:16 tells us they are engraved on the palms of His hands. Can you imagine walking down the road, your head hung low, thinking everyone has forgotten about you? Then suddenly, you hear your name. And the one that you meet face-to-face, eye-to-eye, the one who knows your name, is Jesus. Whether you know it or not, He does call your name. He does know your name. The sweetest sound you’ll ever hear, is when Jesus calls your name. I think about Lazarus. Lazarus was dead; yet when Jesus called His name, death couldn’t prevent him from hearing his name being called. I do believe that was the sweetest sound Lazarus ever heard.
You should be encouraged, because there is nothing that can stop you from hearing when Jesus calls your name! It will be the sweetest sound that you have ever heard! I believe, that as much as it means to us when we hear our name, it means something to God when we call on Him. Anytime that you are in trouble, just call on the Name of the Lord! When you call, He becomes a strong tower that you can run into and be safe!
4 Evil people relish malicious conversation;
the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 17:4). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
In order to change the way you speak and how you think, you have to change what you are listening to. You’ve heard the old adage, “garbage in, garbage out”. One of the most difficult things to do is to be positive while being completely surrounded by negativity.
Each year, I write out ten goals. It is a way to keep myself on track. I have a vision of where I want to go and who I want to be. I was raised up to be an optimist; however, life has a way of taking the wind out of your sails. I have been transparent, that 2016 was an extremely difficult year for me personally. One day Melissa came to me, and in her way of setting me straight, said you’ve never been this negative before. It was then I started to notice it in myself. I was really falling on the side of being negative.
Without a doubt, some negative things had happened, but always before I had could compartmentalize the issue or issues, and stay positive. So, when it came time to write out my goals for 2017, my main goal is to stay on the positive side of positivity. I even went as far as to write down how I intend to accomplish this goal. It’s one thing to have a goal; it’s quite another to have a plan to achieve that goal.
The scripture above gives us an insight into people who like a negative conversation. I refuse to allow myself to relish in a negative conversation; likewise, I refuse to have my ears itching to hear (or my eyes itching to see on social media) what is negative. If I want to be positive, then I cannot fill my ears, my mind and/or my life with negativity.
Yes, I understand that the person who does the speaking carries responsibility for talking negative; however, I have the power to decide what I want to hear. Have you ever thought about the conversations that you are engaged in? Have you filtered it through this thought from Paul?
Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Php 4:8–9). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
If I want to stay on the positive side of positivity, I must think on things that are true, noble, reputable, the best and not the worst. In order to keep my mind thinking that way, I need to set up guards on what I hear. I may not be saying those things; however, by listening to another person’s negativity, I have allowed a seed to be planted. It’s not a seed of positivity, it’s a seed of negativity. I am practicing an equally destructive behavior by listening to the destructive talk. When someone begins that kind of talk my friend, it’s time to walk.
Don’t relish in it! Don’t let your ears begin craving negative talk! Join me this year in staying on the positive side of positivity!
7 When God approves of your life,
even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.
Today, let’s take a look at the life of Jesus. The greatest enemy of the day was the Roman Empire. In the region where Jesus was ministering, the representative of the Roman Government was a man by the name of Pontius Pilate. The Romans were the enemy of the Jews. Many times, the disciples assumed that Jesus was coming to overthrow the empire of the Romans. They believed that Jesus came to set up a new kingdom, the kingdom of the Jews. Without a doubt, I believe Pontius Pilate considered a person a threat that had the kind of influence, or reputation, that Jesus did. In a more modern term, Jesus would be considered an enemy of the state. It would leave you to understand, that if given the opportunity to eliminate such a threat, certainly Pilate would have taken the opportunity. However, at the time that Jesus was arrested and turned over to the Romans, Jesus stood trial before Pilate. His life was now in the hands of the enemy, the Jews. His future, all that people had said about Him and who he was, could be crushed by the enemy. Instead, after a trial, Pilate stated he found no fault in Jesus. Pilate could’ve eliminated the threat, and sentenced Jesus to jail. But Pilate found nothing on Jesus. He did send Jesus to Herod, “king of the Jews”, who ruled the Galilean province. Jesus faces another trial, and again, an enemy finds no fault in Him. Jesus is sent back to Pilate, and one more time there is nothing to be found to bring a charge against Jesus.
13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 14 said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; 15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. 16 I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” 17 (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).
The New King James Version. (1982). (Lk 23:13–17). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Three trials, yet Jesus’ enemies couldn’t find anything about, or on, Jesus. Now with His own people, that was a different story. We as Christians should live our lives to be pleasing to God. And in our efforts to be pleasing to God, God will cause our enemies to be at peace with us. Sadly, we often try to please people, instead of God. This leads to our enemies finding fault with our efforts. Just remind yourself that your duty is to love God and to serve God. That is what is pleasing to God.
22 Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail;
take good counsel and watch them succeed.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 15:22). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
This verse has been one of my life verses. There is much in this life that I do not know; however, I do know people who know much of what I do not know. My objective in any decision that I make, is to find those people and ask them questions so that I become knowledgeable on the situation. For much of my life, I have pursued people that are much older and wiser than I am. I have found that hanging around people that are at a higher level than I am, causes me to rise to a higher level.
In my speaking with other people, I listen to what hurdles they have overcome, what trials they have been through, and I listen to see how they handle circumstances that are not life’s best. How do they operate and handle the obstacles that come in this life? How do they handle themselves publicly and privately in a crisis? Why are these questions important to me? Because I want to handle myself in the ways they have handled themselves. I too, want to overcome the obstacles, hurdles and trials in this life, and by listening to their advice, I might avoid additional crisis’s, obstacles and hurdles.
I seek out people, invite them to lunch, just so I can ask them three questions. Certainly, it will relate to areas in which I need help. There isn’t a single person that has made it by themselves. Every person needs help. Let me remind you that when you see a turtle sitting up on a fence post, you can be assured that the turtle did not get there by itself. The same thing holds true with us. Somewhere along the way, all of us have had some help. Early on in my leading at the Worship Center, I received so much help. One would think, now that I have been here and we have had a great revival, that I may not need any more help. On the contrary, I receive more help, and now I desire more help than ever before. Never be ashamed to ask for Godly help, advice or counsel; however, when you ask for Godly help, advice, and counsel then you should strongly heed that advice. That is exactly what this Proverb is stating; refuse good advice and watch plans fail.
Solomon wrote the Proverbs to his son Rehoboam. Rehoboam took the throne as king after Solomon died. To give a little perspective on the story I want to share with you, I must tell you about what happened towards the end of Solomon’s life. Solomon began letting his relationship with God slip. He begin to live in a way that was not godly. (I Kings 11:1-6)
Much was happening in the kingdom towards the end of Solomon’s reign as king, and most of it bad. People in the kingdom were being forced to flee to other nations to escape death. Solomon brought in idol worship, and instead of governing wisely, Solomon placed a heavy tax burden upon the people. The choices made by Solomon, to choose women over God and money over the people, caused an enormous weight to come upon the people. This weight caused a nation that was once wealthy, healthy and unified, to collapse upon itself.
Ultimately Solomon died, and his son Rehoboam began to reign in his place. At the time of Rehoboam coming to the throne, the Bible states this:
Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt,* for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. 3 The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. 4
Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Ki 12:1–4). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Notice who came to speak with Rehoboam. The leaders, those who had left Israel and the whole assembly, went to speak with him. That’s quite a group of people coming to meet you on your first day in office. Here’s why they wanted to meet with him:
“Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”
Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Ki 12:4). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Here they are, giving the new king a way to unify the country, gain loyalty and make the nation a pleasant place to live again. They laid it out; here is the advice, counsel and steps you need to take in order to have a successful kingship.
Rehoboam asked for three days to think about the council’s advice. Here is what happened in those three days. He asked the older men who had been counselors to his father.
7 The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”
Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Ki 12:7). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
But Rehoboam rejected the advice. The counsel of the elders was rejected. Rehoboam then went to his friends, the younger men who had grown up with him, who were now his advisors and he asked them what he should do. Here’s their response…
10 The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! 11 Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’ ”
Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Ki 12:10–11). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Wow. If you look at these two pieces of advice, you can immediately recognize the vast difference between them. One was good advice and the other should have been rejected on its face; however, Rehoboam did exactly as his father told him not to do. He rejected the good advice and went with the advice of his friends. It cost him. It cost him dearly. The kingdom divided and civil war was narrowly avoided.
Let this proverb and the practice of it become a part of your life. Seek good counsel, then don’t ignore it. Your life will be the better for it. Your plans will prosper by taking and heeding the advice of wise counsel.
The Golden Rule
The golden rule is defined as a rule or law of reciprocity that relates a principal of treating others as one would wish to be treated themselves.
Jesus said it this way in Matthew 7:12
“Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God’s Law and Prophets and this is what you get.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Mt 7:12). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
It is a simple rule of thumb to guide our behavior. I am starting to think that this simple message isn’t simple enough for some people. We live in one of the fiercest generations! We are angry, frustrated and greatly impatient with other people. We simply do not have grace for each other, nor do we extend grace to each other. Yet, we demand grace in our mistakes, failures and shortcomings.
14 A mean person gets paid back in meanness,
a gracious person in grace.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 14:14). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
One of the best lessons I have ever learned in my short life, came through an object lesson from the corporation that I worked for. We were taught to place the person that we were having difficulty with, in our chair behind our desk. Then we would sit where the employee would normally sit. We would then ask questions of them such as, if they were us, and we were them, how would they handle the situation at hand? It usually had an amazing outcome. I had employees literally tell me they would fire employees that did the same thing they were doing. Yet at the same time, didn’t see the irony in the moment.
I try every day to handle each situation in terms that I could handle if I were in the other position. If I were the one failing, how would I like to be handled. I sure wouldn’t want to be kicked while I was down, so that challenges me to lift others. Why? There might be a day when that person is in a position to administer justice and/or mercy, and I want them to remember how I handled them when it comes time for them to handle me. Ask yourself the question, “how do I want people to treat me”, and then begin treating them the same way. You’ll be amazed by the results!
hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
“Don’t Be an Eddie”
One of my favorite movies, especially at Christmas time, is “Christmas Vacation”. We laugh about that movie, but there are some really serious points in the movie. Maybe you remember this scene, and even if you don’t, I think you’ll identify with it. It goes like this:
Clark: “How can they have nothing for their children?”
Ellen: “Well, he’s been out of work for close to seven years.”
Clark: “In seven years, he couldn’t find a job?”
Ellen: “Catherine says he’s been holding out for a management position.”
You probably know someone that you can insert into that story line. The idea of trying to get ahead without ever starting, isn’t a new one. Proverbs 12:9 is pretty clear this isn’t a new concept.
Ann Landers stated that, “Opportunities are often disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”
Solomon wrote, “it is better to be ordinary and work for a living than to act important and starve in the process.” Another translation of that verse reads, “He that is despised and is a servant.” There is nothing wrong with giving an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. No matter where you find yourself in this life, if you are working, laboring and carving out a living, then you are truly following the word of God. Wherever you find yourself working, give it your best. Look at what Colossians 3:22-25 states.
“Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover up bad work.”
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Col 3:22–25). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
I can tell you that God uses the person that knows how to work. So often, I hear “I want to work in full-time ministry or I want to get into ministry”. I am quick to say “ministry is hard work, look at the Cross.” The calling of a pastor is to equip the people for the WORK of the ministry. God uses people that know how to work.
It was when Moses was tending his father-in-law’s sheep that God appeared to Him in the burning bush (Exodus 3).
It was when Elisha was plowing that Elijah cast the mantle of ministry upon him (1 Kings 19:19).
It was when Peter and Andrew were casting their nets that Jesus called them to be fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).
It was when Saul was working for the high priest on his way to Damascus that Jesus appeared to him and turned his life around (Acts 9).
If you want to be used by God, or if you desire to move up in this life, it will happen while you are working. You have to work at everything. Someone once told me that Jesus delivered them from all that works stuff. They took it both spiritually and literally, meaning they didn’t have to work for anything. However, on that day, the purpose of the conversation was because they needed assistance and they were asking for my help. They were willing to live off everyone else’s hard work. That is the epitome of this verse in Proverbs 12:9. They believed that God’s grace exempted them from ever having to put forth any effort in this life. They didn’t realize it, but their belief of “grace delivering them from working”, placed them in the role of a beggar. The Bible reminds us that “I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor His seed begging for bread”.I do not work for righteousness, nor do I work for grace. I work because of love!
So, don’t be an Eddie! Walk through the doors that are open to you, and then God can open more doors for you. Once you start, remind yourself of these words in Ecclesiastes…
8 Endings are better than beginnings.
Sticking to it is better than standing out.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Ec 7:7–8). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
10 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;
when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;
evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
Peterson, E. H. (2005). The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Pr 11:10–11). Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
Years ago, a man told me, “as the church goes, so goes the city”. I have taken that to heart in my life and more importantly, in my pastor ship. I want to be a church that is impacting the city. My dream is to be a church that is so impactful, that we cannot be ignored by the city. The Worship Center is made up of people that come from many cities. I have determined that I may not be able to reach every city in the same way, but I would make it an important part of my life and our church’s life to lift up our cities.
Upon arriving in Southern Illinois as Pastor of the Worship Center, I began a series of sermons. I called them “A Church on Purpose.” It has become a mantra of our church. There were three sermons specifically in that series that have stuck with us. Today, you see them on sweatshirts, t-shirts and across our social media platforms. We are a Church on Purpose; across the aisle, across the street and around the world. It has become so engrained into our fiber as a church, that there have been campaigns to change the church’s name to Purpose Church, Church on Purpose, along with some other not so catchy names. I have stepped back in awe as I watch people live out that sermon, vision and purpose, and yet close to ninety-five percent of our church has never heard that sermon. The people who did hear it, practiced it, and preached it through their daily lives. It has become a sermon, a vision that isn’t taught; it’s caught.
Starting out, we didn’t have the resources to impact the cities like we do now. We began by doing small things. One of the most powerful things we did, was to pray for our cities. We took that responsibility seriously. I chose to build up, talk up, and pray up my city. I chose to lift my city up versus tearing it down. Words are so powerful that if you keep saying something often enough, people will begin to believe you, good or bad. For example, if you continue to talk down about where you live or talk down about the people that live around you, people will start to believe you. However, if you start talking up, lifting up and building up your city and the people around you, they’ll start believing you as well. I want to make my city the best that it can be. Remember these words, “speak to those things that are not, as though they already are”. It doesn’t do a whole lot of good to sit around and criticize and point out the negatives. The person at the table who can point out all the problems and issues, isn’t the person who holds the power. The person who holds the power is the one who can come to the table with a solution to the problem. Our cities know they have issues, and they have enough people telling them about them. What our cities need is people to become a part of the solution.
Southern Illinois is a great place to live. I have come from the outside, and I was told you’ll never fit in. You’re right, I haven’t, but the people have accepted me anyway. My children moved in from a different school district, we haven’t had any issues. The teachers here were so accommodating. We feel like we’ve been here forever. The beautiful scenes of southern Illinois are too many to list. We just need to keep lifting up the city, building it up, and praying it up.
For too long the church has sat on the sidelines and allowed our communities to drift! I have witnessed in my time here, that as the church has shown interest in the community and uplifted the community, the church has grown and been strengthened. I am now witnessing the turnaround in many of our communities, including my own. As the church goes, so goes the city. I continue to believe that our best days are ahead of us. If we the church, begin to lift our cities, our leaders and our nation up in prayer, then the city flourishes.
I challenge you to get involved in your community. Here at the Worship Center we put sweat equity into our cities by participating in community clean up days and the rebuilding of parks, just to name a few. We will continue to do those initiatives here, but we must also ensure that we are praying for our cities. Rebuilding a community to greatness isn’t an easy task, but we are well on our way to rebuilding, reclaiming and putting Southern Illinois on the map.
Melissa and I take Jeep drives through the various communities that make up Southern Illinois. We take note of the many businesses, restaurants and stores that weren’t here when we first moved here eight years ago. As a city boy, I am thrilled for the many “new” establishments that have invested into our communities. As a Pastor, I am seeing the results of God honoring His word. Now on our Jeep drives, we try to stop at the unique places of Southern Illinois, including a lot of the Mom and Pop restaurants and stores. I make it a point to invest back into the businesses that invest in their local community.
So, let’s do our part to bless our city, bless our community and if we do those things, ultimately we bless Southern Illinois!

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Tamarack Aerospace files for bankruptcy reorganization
Decision a direct result of grounding of jets by two aviation regulatory bodiesJune 20th, 2019
Sandpoint, Idaho-based aerospace manufacturing company Tamarack Aerospace Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Jacob Klinginsmith, vice president and chief engineer of Tamarack, says the decision is a direct result of the issuance of airworthiness directives by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Federal Aviation Administration that effectively grounded a fleet of Cessna CitationJets with Tamarack manufactured winglets installed due to safety concerns.
Tamarack manufactures and installs its Atlas winglets, which are aerodynamic additions to the ends of wings that reduce drag and improve the lift distribution over the wing that are specially designed for the Cessna CitationJets. The Cessna CitationJets are manufactured by Textron Aviation, a former installer of Tamarack’s, and are the only aircraft currently certified to have Atlas winglets installed.
The company says the decision to enter a Chapter 11 bankruptcy will allow it to continue to operate and focus all activities on supporting its Atlas winglet customers.
To that end, Tamarack already is restructuring and exploring cost-saving measures, Klinginsmith says. Those measures include looking at financing and investment options, expanding engineering services to outside companies, and subleasing portions of its 14,000-square-foot facility located at 2021 Industrial Drive, in Sandpoint.
The company also has reduced its staff, including the layoffs of the company’s president, chief financial officer, and vice president of marketing, among other positions, some of which Klinginsmith notes were voluntary dismissals.
With the dismissal of the company’s president, Brian Cox, company founder Nicholas Guida has stepped into the role of president.
Currently, the company has about 16 employees, he says, down from 25 employees at the start of the year. Klinginsmith notes that the company had been undergoing staff reductions prior to filing bankruptcy.
The EASA issued its airworthiness directive in late April, stating “occurrences have been reported in which Atlas appears to have malfunctioned, causing upset events, where, in some cases, the pilots had difficulty to recover the aeroplane to safe flight.”
Atlas is Tamarack’s proprietary name for its winglet-control system.
The directive also notes that the EASA is still investigating the causes of the reported events.
The EASA allows the continued flying of the Atlas-equipped jets, provided the operators disabled the Atlas winglets and secure certain surfaces using what’s called speed tape.
The FAA followed suit in late May, although it didn’t approve the use of speed tape as a temporary fix and prohibited any further operation of the 76 Atlas-equipped jets in the U.S., with the exception of approved ferry flights, until an FAA-approved modification is installed.
Tamarack notes that prior to the directives, the company issued two service bulletins that offered upgrades free of charge, which involve the replacement of a screw inside the control unit and installation of aerodynamic centering strips.
At the time of the posting, only the replacement bulletin was mandatory. Since then, Tamarack has upgraded both bulletins to mandatory and available for free.
Klinginsmith says Tamarack currently has enough inventory to be able to upgrade all of its customers who have yet to do so.
“We continue to reach out and work with our customers,” he says. “We are committed to the safety of our fleet and to our customers, and we’re continuing to keep our customers posted.”


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Amazon has partnered with Twitter to launch the '#AmazonBasket' service that allows shoppers to add an item to their shopping basket simply by replying to tweets.
Amazon: offers service that enables customers to shop by responding to tweets
Users need to adjust the settings on their Amazon accounts to use the service, which allows them to instantly add items to their basket by replying to any tweet containing a URL link to an Amazon product with the hashtag #AmazonBasket.
The service has been introduced only in the UK and US so far. In the US it is called 'AmazonCart' and requires Twitter users to use the #AmazonCart hashtag.
The official Amazon account has been tweeting a series of "deals of the day" with the #AmazonBasket hashtag in order to drive take-up of the new service.
Shoppers who use the hashtag receive a message from @MyAmazon to inform them if the item was successfully added to the cart.
Twitter has partnered with Amazon for the service in a move to find new ways to monetise its service, as it increases efforts to make its first ever profit.
By tapping into e-commerce, Twitter hopes to benefit from a rapidly expanding market both in the UK and the US.
In the UK, retail e-commerce totalled £45.5bn in 2013 and the figure is expected to grow by 15% in 2014 to reach £52.21bn, according to eMarketer.
The US expects similar growth, with eMarketer forecasting retail e-commerce sales to increase by 15.5% in 2013 to $304.1bn.
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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the hapless Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. It was another win and kept the Golden Knights in a solid playoff position. However, goalie Adin Hill may not be in a solid position after leaving the game due to injury in the third period.
Hill extended to make a pad save on Cole Sillinger at the 3:34 mark of the third period. Hill could be seen grabbing his left leg with his glove, and he left the game shortly after.
“He came to the bench and said he wasn’t 100%,” coach Bruce Cassidy said.
Hill has recently struggled, but the Golden Knights were leading 3-1 at the time of injury. This season, Hill has a .914 save percentage. Logan Thompson relieved Hill, allowing one goal in the victory.
The Golden Knights trail the LA Kings by two points for third place in the Pacific Division and now lead the St. Louis Blues by four points for the final wild-card spot, with one game in hand.


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The Dance Songwriter Tony Arata Plays His Hits At St. Jude Seminar [VIDEO]
Every year, at the end of the St. Jude Country Cares Seminar, attendees are treated to the Songwriters' Dinner. It is a showcase of some of the best songwriting talent in Nashville and other genres, hosted by Alabama frontman and Country Cares founder, Randy Owen. This year was especially exciting for me, as the panel included the writer of my favorite song of all time.
It's been a long time since I could say my favorite song was something other than 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks. That song was well ahead of its time, being released in 1989. It just speaks to me, and reminds me that there should be no regrets in life and that everything, even the bad stuff, is there for a reason.
I learned last weekend that the song got to Garth, via a songwriters' showcase in Nashville, where he was playing with fellow writer, Tony Arata. Both men were working their 'real jobs' and playing on the side. In 1986, Tony played 'The Dance' at a local Nashville club, and Garth immediately told him he'd like to cut it if Brooks ever scored a deal. He started his path to super-stardom three years later and added 'The Dance' to his debut album, and the rest is history. Arata also wrote some of my other favorite Garth songs, including 'The Change,' 'Why Ain't I Running,' 'Face To Face,' and 'Same Old Story,' plus cuts for Patty Loveless, Don Williams, Clay Walker and more.
I was such a fan of the song and the writing, I even credited Tony Arata (and not Garth Brooks) in my senior high school yearbook.
And now that you know how much of a dork I was in high school, with all my activities, I would like to treat you to a part of a magical performance of my favorite song of all time, 'The Dance,' performed by the man who wrote the song, Tony Arata.


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As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in the United States, and these adverse effects appear to be extremely rare. However, the CDC and FDA have recommended a pause on the administration of the vaccine out of an abundance of caution pending review by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Andrea Walker had a pretty simple request, but one that had been in the works for 10 years. Accessory dwelling, an arrangement in which a portion of a property is enclosed as its own living space with its own entrance, is allowed in Arlington but an ordinance passed in 2008 came with a set of restrictions. Since then, only 20 accessory dwelling units had been approved. At the Nov. 27 County Board meeting, the board voted in favor of revisions that would ease the restrictions on accessory dwellings.
The ordinances removed the restriction on the number of new accessory dwellings created each year in the county, relieved limits on dwelling unit sizes, and allowed detached accessory dwelling units in properties with existing accessory dwelling. The new ordinance did spark concerns, from members of the public and County Board members, particularly surrounding the offset of detached accessory units from property lines. As written, detached accessory units can be built within a few feet of a property lines. Staff was told to assess more options for setback requirements for detached units, but in the meantime, most of the discussion surrounding accessory dwelling was supportive.
“I want to see robust accessory dwelling in my lifetime,” said Walker. “I’m having surgery on Thursday, so no pressure. I agree with many concerns raised, but I know and we all know regulatory perfection is impossible.”
Walker, who has been a resident of Arlington since 1967, is a part of Arlington’s growing senior population. Michelle Winters, executive director of the Alliance for Housing Solutions, said accessory dwellings can help provide a moderate income to elderly residents who have more space in their homes than they need to live in. Additionally, these arrangements can also help provide cheaper housing options in a region facing a dwindling supply of affordable market rate housing. However, like others, Winters noted that current ordinances have too many restrictions on accessory dwelling units, particularly the size limitation on basement accessory units.
“I want to age in place, and converting my second floor into accessory dwelling could help,” said Walker. “Did I mention that my surgery is on Thursday?”
But for others, there was concern that greater allowances for accessory dwelling could contribute to what many see as an erosion of Arlington’s neighborhoods.
“How does having two houses on one small lot support single family residential use?” asked Barbara Taylor. “There’s a limit to the number of people we can squeeze into the already densely populated neighborhoods.”
Arthur Fox, representing the Arlington Ridge Civic Association, said he was concerned about the detached accessory dwellings made possible in the proposal.
“Our concern is predicated on the assumption that homeowners will be careful renting space in their walls than in detached buildings in the back yard,” said Fox. “Short-term transients may have little respect for neighbors.”
These concerns were shared by the County Board.
“Nowhere in code requirements was there envisioning second homes,” said Dorsey. “This was not what was imagined in setback requirements when we set that to a foot.”
Dorsey, with support from the board, directed the manager to return with recommendations for new detached accessory dwelling recommendations that would include a look at height, setbacks, and other variables.
“Detached is a different animal,” said Dorsey. “I think the desire is to make sure we are working with homeowners to make sure we allow existing homes to be used with this purpose, but with new buildings, not sure we’ve accounted for all [the variables]. It makes a lot of sense over next couple of months to look at the way others have done it.”
But while the proposal to review detached setbacks at a later date was enough to satisfy the rest of the County Board, member John Vihstadt, the lone opposition to the ordinance, said it still gave him pause.
“There is a lot of anxiety in this community about this ordinance,” said Vihstadt. “Detached units and grandfathered units within a 1 foot setback ... we don’t know how many people are going to take advantage of this.”
Though he was voting to oppose the ordinance, Vihstadt still said there was a lot of good in it. The County Board voted 4 to 1 to approve.


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