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Matthew 21:1-11 (The Triumphal Entry, Part 1)

Recall that Matthew records in 19:1 that Jesus departed from Galilee and came into the “region of Judea beyond the Jordan” where He ministered for some time and discoursed with the Pharisees about divorce (Mat 19:3-12).  It was as He was setting out from there on His journey (Mar 10:17) to Jerusalem (Mar 10:32) for the Passover that He was approached by the rich young ruler inquiring about what good thing he could do to obtain eternal life (Mat 19:16).  And it was along the way that the disciples were again jockeying for position in the sort of kingdom they supposed He was about to establish in Jerusalem (Mat 20:20-24).  It was also along the way near the ancient city of Jericho where Herod had built a newer, more modern city (Mat 20:29, Mar 10:46, Luk 19:35) that He healed two blind men, including Bartimaeus, and stayed at the home of the rich tax-gatherer Zaccheus.  What event does John record as having also happened somewhat recently but prior to this final trip of Jesus to Jerusalem?  See Joh 10:22-23 and notice that the Feast of Dedication is what is referred to today as Hanukkah and takes place around Christmas; see also Joh 10:40-11:18,45-55.  When does John say that Jesus arrived in the vicinity of Jerusalem, and where exactly?  See Joh 12:1; cf. again Joh 11:18.  Considering that he ate supper there that evening (Joh 12:2), on what day must “the great multitude” of Jews who “learned that He was there” have come to see both Jesus and Lazarus (Joh 12:9)?  See Joh 12:12-15.  On what day of the week then must Jesus have arrived in Bethany?  So on what day of the week must the Passover described by John have taken place?  See again Joh 12:1, and notice that this was the day on which Jesus was crucified (cf. Joh 18:28, Mat 12:40).  What does Joh 12:17-18 indicate about what prompted the crowds to come out and meet Jesus on Palm Sunday and how the word had gone out so that such a multitude gathered to greet and hail Him as king?  What further indication does John give about the enthusiasm of the multitudes for Jesus that raised an alarm with the religious authorities?  See Joh 12:19.

On what day of the month did the Jews celebrate the Passover?  See Lev 23:5.  Considering that the 14th day of the month as John was reckoning fell on Thursday, on what day of the month would the multitude of Jews who had come to the feast have gone out to welcome Jesus as He made His entry to Jerusalem (Joh 12:12-13)?  What is the significance of this date?  See Exo 12:3-6.

Considering that Jesus had arrived in the area two days previous and a great multitude of the Jews had come to Bethany the day before on the Sabbath to see both Jesus and Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead, apart from being omniscient, how might Jesus have known about the presence of the donkey and her colt?  Note: a “Sabbath day’s journey”, was 2000 cubits (cf. Num 35:5, Jos 3:4), or a little over half a mile; hence if it was observed and not finagled to some greater distance (as was not uncommon), the multitude who came on the Sabbath would have primarily been from the immediately surrounding area, including Bethphage; cf. Act 1:12.  Thus it is completely possible that Jesus had earlier made arrangements regarding the animals.

What part of Matthew’s description about the animals that the disciples retrieved does Mark and Luke omit?  See Mar 11:2-7, Luk 19:30-35.  What does their description indicate about which animal Jesus rode upon: the mother donkey or the colt?[1] Cf. Zec 9:9 where the Hebrew words that are used clearly indicate a young male donkey.  How does Matthew’s description emphasize the literal fulfillment of the prophecy?  Why should we also not be surprised that Matthew would have mentioned the presence of both animals?  Cf. Mat 9:9, 20:30.  What additional prophetic significance does the male colt of a donkey have to the Messiah?  See Gen 49:10-11 and notice that “Shiloh” is a Messianic title that infers tranquility, ease, and prosperity, and is related to the Hebrew words for rest and peace; cf. Isa 8:6, and notice also the similarity of the word to shalom, and to Solomon (Heb. Shelomoh), who, as the son of both David and Judah whose kingdom was marked by peace and prosperity, typified Christ and His kingdom.  Also regarding Gen 49:11, notice that throughout Scripture a choice vine typifies the people of God; cf. Isa 5:1-2,7, Jer 2:21, and see again Exo 12:3.

1. Notice that the KJV rendering of the Greek conjunction kai, as “and” in Mat 21:5 led to the confusion that Jesus somehow rode both donkeys: “thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass”.  But the proper translation of kai, as “even”, removes the confusion.

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Australian junior sport clubs face an uphill battle to survive in the wake of COVID-19 but investment in additional resources, tools and policy development will encourage community sporting clubs to reengage young people.

New research involving interviews with players and parents, coaches and administrators across South Australia paints a confronting picture about the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and physical activity of young sport participants. The research also identified the real challenges many smaller clubs face in re-engaging volunteers back to the sector.

The research, published in BMC Public Health, the second largest public health journal in the world, states the importance of investment in additional resources to rebuild a knowledgeable, skilled and agile sports sector to ensure the future of youth sport in Australia, particularly as small organizations recover from the social, developmental and financial impact of the pandemic.

Preliminary results from a separate national study of 5000 sport participants showed weekly sport-related physical activity dropped from 92 minutes to 34 minutes during the pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic behavior.

Lead researcher and author Dr. Sam Elliott, from the Centre for Sport, Health, Activity, Performance and Exercise(SHAPE) says the study sought to investigate an authentic understanding about the impact of the pandemic on youth sport across the state, including the impact of new social distancing policies, strict return to play protocls and regulated training regimes which have impacted how communities engage with sport.

“We asked junior players all the way up to senior executives—and found they all perceived a significant decline in mental health brought on by COVID-19.”

“Parents and coaches perceived more severe mood changes among children, describing symptoms such as becoming easily annoyed, upset and angry as a result of these changes with many losing motivation for sport all together.”

“This highlights an important point that while many children have returned to sport, our industry needs to ask questions about the children and families who have not, why, and what can be done to reconnect them with sport.”

The results highlight the need for improved preparation for future disruptions because many parents don’t feel they have the skills or confidence to maintain their kids activity or connection to sport. The findings also prompt sporting clubs and organizations to think about how families and volunteers will be re-engaged as restrictions are lifted.

“The return to sport is highly regulated to ensure that clubs and participants comply with strict COVID policies. However, this may impact the overall enjoyment and experience of sport for young people, especially those who prefer a “pre-COVID” sporting life.”

“Our findings extend to volunteers, who contribute just shy of $5B annually to the nation. While many will naturally return with enthusiasm and energy, other volunteers, which are typically parents involved in youth sport, may be less inclined for a variety of reasons.”

The junior sport study identified concepts, dubbed the four “Rs,” which can advance theoretical understanding about the pandemics immediate and future impact on youth sport participation, including:

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  • Reimagining sport

Dr. Elliott says the findings show it’s important for community sporting organizations to reconsider the message they want to send to potential players and families.

“The social nature of community sport could be ‘branded’ as improving social, mental, and physical health, and with a ‘new’ focus on how fun and enjoyment and the competitive nature of sport can co-exist as part of a holistic sporting endeavor. In this way, sporting clubs serve a more comprehensive purpose for youth sport stakeholders and the wider community.”

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Following the expiration of the state’s disaster declaration, a new health order in Kansas now requires adult-care facilities test staff and patients for COVID-19. The new order took effect Friday and applies to state-licensed facilities.

Kansas adult-care facilities now are required to test staff and patients for COVID-19.

Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday directed Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas Department of Health and Environment secretary, to issue a health order for the testing.

“We have a responsibility to protect Kansans most vulnerable to COVID-19 – and that includes those working and living in adult-care homes, which have been some of the hardest-hit populations,” Kelly said in a news release. “While we work to get Kansans vaccinated – we’ll continue to take these commonsense measures to keep our communities safe and healthy.”

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looking forward by looking back

We live in a world consumed by the need to change.

Every day something changes.  It’s inevitable.  Your clothes, your hairstyle, the weather or the newest model phone it seems. And as fun as change is, and I am by no means against it, I also feel sometimes it’s not necessary.  That its done just because we assume we have to, because ‘modern life’.

Take for example history.   I am no history expert that’s for sure and it’s not something I’ve yet got an innate desire to delve into, but we are living in a modern age where we have technology increasing at a rapid rate.   We assume we know everything because its new.  As if we have to change the world from what it was, just because we can now do it bigger and better.

But what does history show us?!  It shows hundreds of years of tradition.  It shows thousands of years of human civilisation.  It shows for example, a monarchy that reigned far before our time, that still reigns and remains a current link to our past that we for some reason are set on destroying here in Australia.  Can you tell I’m anti-republic;) ?

It’s frustrating to me that instead of the constant desire to change history, we don’t instead look back and more strongly use what has been learnt.  What worked, how these huge civilisations made long standing buildings that last the ages or why the traditions that were set years ago are actually still embedded (often unknowingly) into our society.

The online world doesn’t help.  Its where we are constantly looking for something new and the next funny meme or hilarious video – and that is fine, I love a funny cat video don’t get me wrong.  But on a large scale, on a global scale, what will be our legacy.  What will be the one thing in this techno-age that will last?  In a world that is now set on the newest trends and fast dwindling fads and 15 minutes of fame, what lasts?  What is unique?

It’s a reflective time of year let me say.   I have been thinking about what will happen next year and the change that is going to happen in our little slice of the world.  It has got me excited don’t get me wrong, but that’s my immediate space and my change. On a global scale, on a ‘leave a legacy’ scale – how will what we are doing now really matter if we keep changing to look forward without learning from looking backwards?

So here we go – sitting at the cusp of change.  Where another year ends and a new year begins.  It’s a fun time to reflect.  But it’s got me reflecting differently, more broad than I usually do and I’m okay with that.  In this coming year, I am going to use this to look back on my own history, on my countries history and further, to see how I can change from what’s been taught already.

Where I can learn and move forward, by looking back.

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The Artful Dodger (A. Dee) is widely credited with being one of the first aerosol writers to come out of the UK in the 1980s, making a successful transition from the streets to the corporate world. This has included work for LucasFilm, BAA Heathrow Airport, MTV and the Southbank Show. He has held spray-painting demonstrations and workshops for young people across the UK, including one which won an award from the late Princess of Wales.

Throughout the last 25 years The Artful Dodger’s work has taken a personal evolution through letterform, from Gothic Calligraphy and aerosol writing on the streets of London, through to Psychovisualistics – a soulful expression of light and colour which he describes as being ‘visual music’. In 1994 The Artful Dodger set up True to the Game to show aerosol culture in a positive light and establish a common understanding of its purpose and significance in the 20th – and now 21st century in Western culture. This prompted him to both produce and direct a two hour documentary film on the global impact of aerosol culture called Get The Message.

In 2009 he joined Mark Speight Foundation as a ‘Specialist artist’ and workshop tutor and set up Identicons: Icons and Cultural Identity project, which aims to provide a positive creative outlet for self-expression for 16-19 year olds in partnership with the University of the Arts.

The Artful Dodger has had two solo exhibitions, Identicons, 2009 and Rebirth of a PsychoVisualist, 1995, both in London.

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shoulderX V3 is the world’s most advanced shoulder-supporting exoskeleton for use by automotive, construction and shipbuilding workers. shoulderX augments its wearer by reducing forces at the shoulder complex, substantially reducing the risk of shoulder injuries and increasing workplace productivity.
The third-generation industrial exoskeleton incorporates novel features based on the feedback obtained from numerous field evaluations across the globe. shoulderX V3 introduces a novel human interface technology that can automatically conform to each user’s unique body shape to achieve an impeccable fit and unparalleled comfort. This interface provides a firm fit to the user, reducing slippage (sagging) between the wearer and the exoskeleton and, hence, reducing the need to perform micro-adjustments of the device during use, as commonly observed in other devices. Additionally, this interface provides superior breathability and has an exceptional ability to remove heat from the user, thereby maximizing user comfort. shoulderX V3 reduces the inventory a customer must manage to support their workforce by providing these key features:

First, it is fully adjustable making it a “one-size-fits-all” wearable exoskeleton, resulting in a single unit addressing the needs of users of various shapes and strengths; second, this novel exoskeleton provides a wide range of strength output through a tool-less adjustment mechanism and it does not require multiple cartridges or gas springs. The third generation of shoulder-supporting exoskeleton boasts a 40 percent reduction in weight by use of carbon fiber without losing any of its industry-leading characteristics and range of support strength. Like its predecessor, the new design does not use electric power, does not need batteries, is available in multiple configurations such as fire retardant, dust-proof and water-resistant and is specifically designed to withstand extremely harsh environments such as construction sites and shipbuilding facilities.

We chose suitX, as our preferred supplier, to implement exoskeleton technologies in our factories around the globe. The third-generation shoulderX exoskeleton proves suitX’s ability in rapid development of innovative exoskeleton technologies and goes hand in hand with our wish to focus on our employees’ wellbeing, being at the forefront of the technological development as well as increasing the productivity of our factories globally.

Mr. Claus Lindberg Nielsen, head of tooling at Siemens Gamesa

– Features and Benefits

  • Adjustable Support: Support capacity can be quickly changed to accommodate different users, tools, tasks, and fatigue level.
  • Optimized Support: Support force gradually increases as the user lifts his arms and becomes near zero when the arms are lowered, allowing the user to rest arms naturally or reach for tools on their tool belt.
  • Adjustable Size: Fits range of worker height, waist size, shoulder width, chest depth, and arm length (5%-95% of human dimensions)
  • Anthropometric Profile: Follows user’s body to fit in tight spaces and changing environments
  • Lightweight: shoulderX weighs 7 lbs (3.17 kg)
  • Batteries Not Required: Cleverly designed to reduce the risk of shoulder and arm injuries without the use of actuators and computers
  • Rugged: Waterproof, dustproof, and easy to maintain
  • Comfortable: Minimal inhibition of arm and torso range of motion. Designed for all-day wear
  • Modular: One or two arm use, compatible with legX.
  • Compatible: Compatible with tool belts, allowing workers normal equipment to retain functionality
  • Quick Donning and Doffing: Less than 1 minute to put on or take off

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  • Unlike other devices in the market, shoulderX does not require additional hardware (cartridges, cassettes, springs, etc.) to adjust shoulder support strength. This eliminates the risk of losing components and eliminates the need to coordinate and carry additional components.
  • Unlike other devices that protrude significantly behind its user, shoulderX has a slim profile that allows it to be used in confined spaces and reduce the risk of bumping into surrounding objects or personnel.

– ShoulderX in Various Applications

The best applications for shoulderX are those that require sustained work at chest to ceiling level with light to moderate weight tools.

Examples include overhead assembly, paneling, electrical work, welding, grinding, picking, pruning, painting, inspection, and drilling.


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Going Solo? Marketing Made Easy For Independent Real Estate Agents

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Independent real estate agents is a growing sector and more salespeople embrace being their own boss, and making more money.

There are lots of industries and sectors in which a professional’s goal is to leave behind employment and become independent so that they can work for themselves. One industry in which this is an extremely achievable goal is real estate. Most real estate agents spend a few years building up experience working with a company before setting themselves up as an independent real estate agents.

However, even though you have the knowledge and experience that you need to make it in the real estate industry, you won’t get anywhere if you aren’t very good at marketing yourself. Worried that your marketing could hold you back? Here are some useful tips that can help out all independent real estate agents.

Here are some useful tips that can help out all independent real estate agents.

Create Your Own Website

First of all, you need to make your own website. Even if you have your own office where customers can visit you, you will still need an online presence as so many people find new businesses online these days. Your website needs to have all of your contact details on it so that you are can easily be reached by potential new customers.

Websites are now very easy to build and maintain. Create your own brand around being one of your area’s top independent real estate agents.

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Fix Your Website’s SEO

It’s all well and good having your very own website. However, without good SEO on the site there is no way anyone will find your business through Google searches. There are various ways you can improve your site’s SEO, but one of the best is by generating leads to your site.

There are websites like inboundrem.com that can help you do this. You will also find that starting a company blog on your site will also help improve your SEO rating and can help your website rise up through the rankings. With many people searching for independent real estate agents you want Google to find you first!

Go To Real Estate Conferences And Expos

Now that you are independent, you will need to start to make your name in the real estate industry. One way to get your new business out there so that everyone knows about it is to go to industry conferences and expos. That way, you will meet other industry experts and can make some connections in the sector. You will find that getting to know more people will help to increase your chance of getting referrals.

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Create A Brand

You need to ensure that you are memorable. If you aren’t, you and your new business will struggle to stand out against all of your competitors. So, you need to consider what your niche is and what makes you different from all the other real estate agents. You then need to create a brand for yourself around this niche.

If you aren’t sure how to do this, you can get a branding company to help you, such as abrandcompany.com.  They will help you come up with a brand that will appeal to your target customers and audience.

Going solo in the real estate world can be quite difficult at first. But, once you get your marketing all sorted out, you will start to find that customers start to flock to you and your new company.

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The bureaucratization of dehumanization is nothing new. Examples can be found in many eras and places and during both wartime and peace. Modern warfare, however, has meant innovations in the techniques of killing as well as the “framing” of those being killed, whether accomplished by separating the act through distance or technology or training soldiers (and the public) to “see” the enemy differently. The U.K. anthology series Black Mirror revisits this question in an episode titled “Men Against Fire,” a direct reference to S.L.A. Marshall’s controversial 1947 book of the same name, Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command. Marshall observed the battlefield as a lonely and traumatic place and portrayed this isolation—and an individual’s moral upbringing—for soldiers’ hesitancy to fire on an enemy, even when ordered or in danger of losing their own lives. What was needed, according to Marshall, were “well-trained foot soldiers” freed from such burdens. While bureaucratic techniques that dehumanize or obscure the Other can be particularly “useful” in war, they are perhaps more insidious beyond the bounds of war. Primary examples include Jim Crow and eugenics, with reverberations of both still felt today. Examining the Black Mirror episode, not in relation to war or Marshall but when men are not “against fire,” sheds light on why health disparities and other inequities persist and the need for movements like Black Lives Matter or new waves of feminism. In civil society, the “problem of battle command” has been understood by certain policymakers and powerbrokers as a hesitancy to limit safety nets (“entitlements”) or reproductive and civil freedoms of the “undeserving” in the name of protecting the financial and corporeal health of the social body. Viewing “Men Against Fire” through examples such as eugenic thinking reveals how discriminatory rhetoric against poor, minority, and other stigmatized populations has lingered during peacetime through the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. Unlike Marshall’s conclusion, the answer to ending such policies and practices is rooted not in overcoming a sense of morality but engaging in it.

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There is often a mismatch between patients’ desire to be informed about errors and clinical reality. In closing the “disclosure gap” an understanding of the views of all members of the healthcare team regarding errors and their disclosure to patients is needed. However, international research on nurses’ views regarding this issue is currently limited. The objectives of this study involved exploring nurses’ attitudes and experiences in hospitals in two German-speaking cantons in Switzerland concerning disclosing errors to patients and perceived barriers to disclosure. Nurses generally thought that patients should be informed about every error, but only a very few nurses actually reported disclosing errors in practice. Indeed, many nurses reported that most errors are not disclosed to the patient. Nurses identified a number of barriers to error disclosure that have already been reported in the literature among all clinicians, such as legal consequences and the fear of losing patients’ trust. However, nurses in this study more frequently reported personal characteristics and a lack of guidance from the organisation as barriers to disclosure. Both issues suggest the need for a systematic institutional approach to error disclosure in which the decision to inform the patient stems from within the organisation and is not shouldered by individual nurses alone. Our study suggests that hospitals need to do more to support and train nurses in relation to error disclosure. Such measures as hospitals establishing a disclosure support system, providing background disclosure education, ensuring that disclosure coaching is available at all times, and providing emotional support for all parties involved, would likely go a long way to address the barriers identified by nurses.

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Corporate (and political and scientific) social responsibility By Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby PHIL: Oh, God, Lem. You’re using science for no good. We took an oath we would try to do that less (Better Off Ted 2009a, “Bioshuffle,” episode 109). The American sitcom Better Off Ted (whose second and final season was […]

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Editorial for the 12(1) issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry By David M. Shaw and Leigh E. Rich This special issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry focuses on global health and associated bioethical concerns. As a concept, global health broadens the focus from national public health situations to the international sphere and concerns […]

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Bioethics for prisoners? By Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby With some exceptions, it appears that the non-incarcerated world spends little time, if any at all, thinking about how prisoners are treated, whether during detainment or incarceration, after release, or when being put to state-sanctioned death. Of course, in part this is understandable, as […]

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Legal protection is not enough By Stuart McLennan, Leigh E. Rich, and Robert D. Truog There has been an important shift toward openness regarding adverse events and their communication to patients. Recent research suggests that saying sorry is a key element of successful disclosure practice. However, fear of legal action has been identified as a […]


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When Less is More

Less is more – a hard idea for most people to embrace. We live in a culture that advocates the opposite. We falsely assume that more words, more activity, more things, more programs, more products and even more relationships will be a good thing. I’ve been as guilty as the next person on this one, but Henry Cloud helped me tremendously when he wrote Necessary Endings. He’s convinced me that a leader’s ultimate success will, in large part, be determined by his or her ability to embrace the idea that less is not only more, it is essential!

Here’s the metaphor that Henry uses throughout his book: pruning. Think about rose bushes. Have you ever seen a rose bush that has not been pruned? Chances are, it was not pretty, and the flowers were not the glorious variety you give someone on Valentine’s Day.
Here’s the problem, rose bushes, like people and organizations, can create more ‘buds” than we can sustain. In organizations, this can take the form of too many programs, systems, or products. In my life, it can be too many commitments, too many hobbies, even too many relationships I’m trying to manage. The antidote – pruning.
What do you prune? Here’s a quick summary of Henry’s recommendations.
Prune that which is already dead. This should be the easiest. It certainly is if you’re talking about rose bushes. The dead branches are easy to identify. However, when you’re talking about organizations, it can be harder; not necessarily the identification of the “dead,” but the leadership courage to prune them. Perhaps it’s a program or a product that’s become part of your culture. Maybe it was your idea to start with! Any of this scenarios makes pruning even the dead much more difficult.
Prune that which is so sick it won’t ever recover. Again, the judgment required to do this for roses may be easier than in our lives. Leaders are generally optimists. We want to believe the best. We want to believe that a failing business unit can be salvaged or an employee that has failed to grow can be re-energized. If something is sick beyond recovery, overall health will be improved if it’s pruned.
Prune the healthy that is restricting your opportunity to do something of greater value. Of all the scenarios that Henry describes, this is the ultimate test of leadership insight, wisdom and courage. We must attempt to discern when the good has become the enemy of the best. I believe this is what separates the top leaders in the world from all the others.
Keeping with the rose bush metaphor, pruning is not a one-time event. As long as we want to thrive as leaders, we’ll need to keep pruning.
Although countercultural and counterintuitive, less really is more. My recommendation is that you order Henry’s book today. Necessary Endings may be the most important book you’ll read for years to come.[GLS_Shield]
What do you personally need to prune in your life?

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Doug Smith

9 years ago

I am learning this lesson right now. I am about to get married and I will be starting a new season with what Bob Biehl would call a “new normal”. As I enter this season, I am realizing how much I am going to have to cut out of my life. I remember Bob Biehl telling a story of his friend telling him about the best question he has ever asked himself. When Bob asked him what it was, the man responded, “What’s important?” Bob responded, “What’s important? Well, what’s the answer?” The man said, “Less and less.”
Thanks for this post! I’ll pick-up a copy of Necessary Endings!

9 years ago

Doug, thanks for your comment and congratulations on the upcoming wedding!

Deepak Dhungel

9 years ago

This adds value if we wish to try for betterment.

Five Blogs – 21 July 2012 « 5blogs

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[…] When less is more Written by: Mark Miller […]

Dick Bowley

9 years ago

Thank you for sharing this message Mark. It is easy to prune someone else. It is my biggest challenge to prune myself!

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[…] on this topic is Henry Cloud’s book, Necessary Endings. I wrote a post about it entitled, When Less is More. Every leader should read Henry’s book – […]

Great Leaders Serve | By Mark Miller | De-Clutter Your Leadership

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[…] me remind you, I’ve written two other posts about this challenge: What Should I Stop Doing? and When Less is More. Both these posts may help you as you work to enhance your effectiveness by removing clutter from […]

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I took the above picture as I walked out of a grocery store this morning. The house paused in early remodeling a couple years ago.

The sight of it reminds that the past is both fragile and strong. I heard Olivia Newton-John’s “Xanadu” on the ride to the store, and the sound of it evoked one of the best parts of my childhood, which was right around the time the song peaked in popularity. As the song played, my late mother felt omnipresent with me. I was stuck dumb with joy.

While the feeling of my mother is strong, the particular memories attached to “Xanadu” are fragile. The details slowly fade away, yet the reasons why I cherish those memories grow stronger. I remember how people dressed, the clog shoes, corduroy and calico fabrics, the semi-apostolic hairdos on men. The people I remember sporting those styles are no longer young, and seeing their aging is kind of like watching the penumbra of my own eclipse.

The strong feeling I had of my mother as I heard the song tells me that time need not bode disintegration. There is life after death, and those who are no longer living life as we know it are closer than we could possibly imagine.

New Life Church

Yesterday I took some pictures of local churches, including the one shown above, New Life Christian Ministries. I ordinarily avoid arty filters because they seem inauthentic for someone like me who is lacking the skill to create such an image without putting a photo through an algorithm. I am sharing the one above because it looks like a church service makes me feel. I feel the Spirit at such times, and the above image reflects a little of that warmth. I am grateful for such joy. It is not something I take for granted.

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Memorial Day Reflections on Ezekiel 37:1-14

For as long as I’ve lived with my husband, this is the weekend we visit his parents’ grave to place flowers and tend their plot. Since I met my husband long after his parents’ passing, I rely on his memories when we commemorate their lives. As we visit their grave, I honor a woman who did not fail to cook a hot breakfast for all eight of her children. I honor a man who served in World War II and rose from the darkness of the Kentucky coal mines to the blazing brightness of the (almost equally dangerous) Ohio steel mills.

Before we leave the cemetery, we linger on others who’ve passed who also migrated from the Hollers of Kentucky to the Rust Belt. My husband reminds me: Here are my neighbors who lived their whole lives without a hot water heater. Here is my sister-in-law whose death from breast cancer still haunts me. Here is my old neighbor who died in a bar fight.

As we drive away I notice some names that belong to the Scot-Irish branches of my family tree, Hanthorn and Craig. These people are almost undoubtedly connected in some way to my second great-grandfather Rollie Craig. His father, the only Craig who migrated to this area, died so young that Rollie was his sole heir to carry on the family name. Rollie did well in upholding the line. He had 72 great-grandchildren at the time of his passing.

Of course Memorial Day is a time to honor our service members who sacrificed their lives to uphold our freedoms. Our local cemeteries all full of American flags, placed both by families and civic groups. My family tree has many people who served, but we were lucky that all of my direct ancestors returned home alive. In a way, I owe my life to their fellow soldiers who took enemy fire instead of my ancestors.

The photo above shows a headstone belonging to a fallen Civil War soldier who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lima. Back then, some people had unusual names. I had a fourth great aunt named Experience. It is unknown to me whether Reason and Experience encountered each other in Antebellum Lima.

This weekend has definitely brought to mind a passage of scripture I encountered only recently. If I studied this passage in school or heard it in church while I was growing up, all memory of it was gone by the time I read it this year. In Ezekiel 37:1-14, the prophet visits a valley of dry bones with the Lord. God asks Ezekiel if He can bring those who are fallen there back to life. In verse 3, Ezekiel answers, “O Lord God, thou knowest.”

This passage reminds me that faith is a blessing. To have enough faith to answer that question without hesitation or doubt would be to live a life transformed. The prophet Ezekiel lived through terrible times, including the fall of Jerusalem and exile in the Babylonian captivity. Throughout it all, his faith sustained him.

This passage from Ezekiel also reminds me that God has the power to right all wrongs and forgive all sins. He will transform all of our losses. Only his timing defies our human understanding.

I will close this post by quoting this passage of the Bible, from the King James Version which is in the public domain:

37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

Like a growing number of Americans, I am a lapsed Catholic. It’s not that I ever lost my basic Christian faith. Rather, I hit an invisible wall of sorts around the time I turned 18. For whatever reason, I could no longer face the sacrament of reconciliation. It’s not that I had cataclysmic sins I needed to confess. I could no longer imagine that there was a priest who could truly listen to my sins. The more time that passed, the more it seemed impossible to do a true inventory of my conscience; the sacrament would not be valid on the grounds that I couldn’t possibly confess all the sins. And without reconciliation and penance, there could be no Communion.

Until today, I’d been stuck in place since the early 90’s. I’d attend Mass very occasionally and think of going to confession so I could take Communion the during the next Mass. From time to time, I’d consider joining a Protestant church to circumvent this issue entirely, but then I wouldn’t go to a different church for fear that I’d be betraying the Catholic church by doing so.

Today I finally attended services at our neighborhood Methodist church. My daughter bought a Bible with her birthday money last month, and she has been reading it almost daily. I decided it would be better for us to attend any Christian church at all rather than remain stuck over the sacraments in the Catholic church.

I had such a positive experience at the Methodist church. The communion service had a portion in which forgiveness of sins was offered to the repentant, and the sacrament itself was “open table” and offered to all baptized believers. This solved my decades-long problem, and it was a relief to feel the grace of that sacrament again.


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Washington, DC – On Wednesday, June 30th, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of key parts Florida’s SB 7072, noting that “promoting speech on one side of an issue or restricting speech on the other—is not a legitimate state interest” and that the Florida laws “come nowhere close” to meeting the relevant legal standard.

IA’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel Jon Berroya commented on the injunction, “While IA is encouraged that Judge Hinkle’s decision enjoined nearly all of the Florida laws that were challenged, this decision is likely to be appealed. We are confident that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals will recognize that IA members’ ability to freely engage in First Amendment-protected content moderation activities is essential to protect consumers from a wide range of harmful activity, including foreign disinformation campaigns and spam.”


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Inter Pares, with our coalition colleagues in the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA), welcomes the Honourable Minister of International Trade’s announcement today regarding the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise.

The Ombudsperson will have the power to investigate complaints concerning the overseas operations of Canadian companies and issue public reports regarding allegations of harm. The office will make recommendations regarding corporate eligibility for government services and policy and law reform, as well as for redress for those harmed.

Inter Pares has been working on human rights and business since the mid 1990s, when wide-spread liberalization of investment rules in developing countries saw increased presence of Canadian natural resource companies, such as mining, oil and gas, and hydroelectric projects.

“We’d been supporting Indigenous communities in Central America to sustain the ecological stewardship of their rainforests, and communities in Asia for fisheries and sustainable livelihoods,” said Jean Symes of Inter Pares. “Suddenly we were receiving frantic messages that Canadian mining companies were digging up the forests, contaminating waterways, forcing poor people off their land. We were shocked that while our government supported commercial investment overseas, it did nothing to monitor the human rights impacts of that investment.”

Inter Pares, as a member of the CNCA, will continue to hold this process to account by ensuring that the ombudsperson’s office is free from political interference, has the tools necessary to seek the truth, issues recommendations publicly, and monitors those recommendations transparently.

“The credibility of this new office depends on its power to access relevant information,” said David Bruer, co-manager with Ms. Symes of Inter Pares’ Economic Justice program. “The ombudsperson office must be equipped with the tools needed to compel corporate disclosure.”

“Sexual violence against women - especially Indigenous women - has also been associated with Canadian commercial projects overseas,” said Ms. Symes. “This government's feminist foreign policy needs an ombudsperson that will address the violence that has happened in the past, and work to deter it in the future.”

With this ombudsperson office, Inter Pares will continue to work to ensure that Canada becomes a global leader in business and human rights.

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Inter Pares welcomes the Government announcement regarding the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise.

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  • E. Carolyn Whyte
    I am so pleased with this development which Interpares has been advocating for so long.
  • Anne Christians
    This is wonderful news. The behaviour of some Canadian mining companies has been shocking. Thank you Inter Pares for your efforts to ensure that Canada now has an Ombudsman so that justice will be done and that there will be redress for those harmed.
  • David Burman
    Good news indeed. Especially when the Senate blocked a unanimously passed I'll from the Commons holding Canadian mining industries abroad to their ethical rules at home.
  • Wendy Allen
    Thank you Inter Pares for taking a lead on this.


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31 Nights of Horror #5 Silent House (2011)

Silent House (2011)

Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Shaffer Stevens

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A remake of the Uruguayan film, La casa muda. It features Elizabeth Olsen. (Younger sister of the Olsen twins and better actress) The film is about a girl named Sarah (Olsen) who is at her family’s country side house. Her father and Uncle are fixing it up and while she is there she meets a girl about her age who says they used to play together. Sarah has no memory of this but she agrees to hang out with her later. She hears weird noises in the house and then her father goes missing. She learns that she is locked in her house and a mysterious figure follows her through the home. She finds clues that maybe someone has been staying in the house and she finds her father’s body who is still alive. She escapes the home and sees a little girl down the goes to find the intruder inside the home. The car starts to open and she runs back into the house. She finds her Uncle who is eventually attacked by the intruder. She begins to see strange events around the home like a little girl in a bathtub full of blood. She comes down stairs and finds her father tied up under plastic. The girl from earlier is in the house and hands her a key to unlock something, but it is not the doors. She hides when the intruder comes and she realizes it’s herself dragging her Uncle’s body. She is getting confused and the girl vanishes after she tells her to unlock a small box. When she does she finds pictures of herself as a little girl that her father took when he molested her. She unties her father who begins to beat her. He takes his belt off to beat her even more and her Uncle stops him. When he turns around Sarah bashes her father across his head with a sledge hammer and hits him one more time to finish the job. Her uncle begs for his life saying he is sorry for allowing her father to do that. She throws down the hammer and walks out of the house.

The Good

Interesting movie. It is shot in a style where the camera constantly follows Sarah and never cuts away. It was similar to the movie Rope. (Hitchcock and a good movie) Some of the intense moments where she is being chased are terrifying. Olsen is amazing in her performance. She is beyond a scream queen and you can tell she can really act.
The Bad

The twist in the movie seems to fall on its face. It really wasn’t that hard to figure out and they gave too many clues for it. The images she saw as her repressed memories start flooding back, and when her father hid those pictures she finds from her. Parts of the movie were just her crying and wondering around the house and it dragged a bit. I wish the plot was more terrifying and was thicker. Maybe more scenes from the mysterious girl. They should have really worked on building that twist.

2.5/5 Could have been a lot better. Olsen was the best part of the movie.

Fun facts

Apparently the original film is based on true events from Uruguay in the 1940s.

What’s Next?

The film I hate the most…..I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

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Episode 64 – 2011 Wrap Up, Part 1

This episode is part 1 of a car cast where we cover our highlights of 2011.

Apologies for the audio quality as we’re testing a new set of microphones and the road noise was louder than we anticipated. It gets particularly loud around the 30 minute mark, but that only lasts for six or seven minutes. Listening through, we’ve come up with some ways to greatly improve the audio from the car.

Stuff we mention:

Episode 59 – Cheap Beach Second Honeymoon

*Recorded March 7, 2011*

News from Virginia Beach

  • Visit with M.A. in PA and Paulette Jaxton; chatting and knitting.
  • Super cheap beach vacation was expiring so we mad a mad dash towards the ocean.
  • Ditched By Kate News
  • Chooch received a CR-48 Chrome OS laptop and gets his geek on talking about it
  • Viv will be requesting submissions for a book of collected breast cancer stories, fiction or non-fiction as soon as details are worked out. Watch her blog for more information.

No nuggets or promos this time around. We catch ya on the next one!

Playing for Keeps – Free PDF

Attached is the full PDF of Mur Lafferty’s Playing For Keeps novel with the bonus story- PARASITE AWAKENS

He likes Pallas. He likes who he is when he experiences her life out of her eyes. And now he looks through her eyes at his own sleeping brown face as she peers at him through the crystal porthole in his stasis chamber.

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Nanotech hacks Biology via Nanobiotechnology..

Cryptic huh? It does not matter if the title is comprehensible to you or not, you cannot escape the reality. And the reality is that the bridge between living and non-living is blurring with the coming age of nanobiotechnology. You might say “I have heard of Biotechnology and I have heard of Nanotechnology, but what the hell is Nanobiotechnology?”. Well, if it is the case, read the excellent article titled I, Nanobot.

The article is extremely thought-provoking and presents a radical different view of the coming reality. We do not face horrors from Extra-Terristial beings attacking earth or AI becoming self-aware and enslaving humans, however we face threats from entities which the author of the articles calls animats. Animats are non-living living materials. It means soon life can get free from chains of carbon and be based on non-carbon compounds.

Nanobiotechnology is increasingly making hybrids between biological entities and non-biological nano-sized machines. Author proposes that one day, due to random mutations, these hybrids can evolve to perform functions which they are not supposed to. His animats are “replicating nanobiobot capable of living inside the human body powered by our own metabolic energy”. If these come into existance then life as we know it will change. This is because our 100% knowledge of life is based on carbon-based life and then we would be dealing with life based on elements other than carbon.

The author give three rules for nanobiotechnology:

First Law of Nanobotics: The fusion of nanotechnology and biotechnology, now called nanobiotechnology, will result in the complete elimination of the barrier between living and nonliving materials.

The Second Law of Nanobotics: It is not possible to ensure that devices created using the techniques of nanobiotechnology will only transmit molecular information to the target system.[/I]

Third Law of Nanobotics: The carbon barrier will be eliminated when humans create the first synthetic molecular device capable of changing the state of a living system via direct, intentional transfer of specific chemical information from one to the other.

The article is a must read for anyone who cares about his future because [I]they (nanobots) are coming soon…. what else, we might even not recognize them coming..

Click here to read the article.

P.S: One interesting line which caught my eye, “Nanofabricated animats may be infinitesimally tiny, but their electrons will be exactly the same size as ours.”

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“Follows the Same Philosophy”: PlantX’s Founder on Hosting Venus Williams

Over the years, Venus Williams has proven to be a true asset to tennis. She has been involved in the sport for over two decades. Besides tennis, she has taken keen involvement in activities off the tennis courts. She has her own interior design firm and also her own fashion design label.

Recently, Venus Williams took up a role in healthy living. She has teamed up with PlantX, known for specializing in products that are plant-based. It’s been a decade since the American athlete turned vegan and so her association with PlantX goes hand in hand with her way of living.

Venus Williams of the United States celebrates defeating Laura Siegemund of Germany during her third round Women’s Singles match on Day Six of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

The founder of PlantX, Sean Dollinger, spoke about welcoming Williams on board and stated“Venus Williams spoke at our AGM this year to our shareholders and investors. I had the chance to speak to her behind the scenes while we were waiting to go live. She is such an unbelievable person and she truly believes in the plant base spaces.”

Venus Williams believes in plant-based concepts

Sean praised Williams and indicated the American player believes in the concept of plant-baseddiet. Although, it did take some time before getting her on board as she did not want to attach her name to any other company but wanted an active role. To make matters easy, the former Grand Slam champion and PlantX share similar outlooks.

Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 8, 2021, Venus Williams of the U.S. reacts during her first-round match against Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

Taking note of this, Dollinger further added, “She follows the same philosophy we have at Plant X. She is welcoming and says to try it out. It took a while to get the partnership over the line and wasn’t just interested in attaching her name to just another company out there. Her reputation is phenomenal and is one of the greatest players of all time.”


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Because of advertising by precious metals dealers, it has become well known that precious metals can be held in an individual retirement account. As an IRA investor, you can purchase some of the most popular metals, such as gold, silver and palladium bullion.

Individual retirement accounts can even hold certain coins. The IRC has a list of coins and precious metals that you can purchase, because the IRC doesn’t consider them to be “collectibles.” You can find this list in IRC Section 408(m). Section (m) applies to both IRAs and 401(k) plans.

Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k) for Precious Metals

A Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k) allows you to better diversify your retirement portfolio. By using one of these retirement vehicles, you can generate tax-free gains on the sale of metals or coins. More importantly, if you have “checkbook control” over your Self-Directed IRA LLC or act as a trustee of your Solo 401(k) plan, you can make a precious metals investment as quickly as writing a check.

IRA Financial Group is one of few institutions that can help clients establish a precious metals IRA. Our specialists will establish an IRS approved Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401(k) so you can hold precious metals and coins.

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Internal Revenue Code Section 408(m) lists the type of precious metals and coins that you can purchase with your IRA funds. These include:

  • Any coin that is:
    • Gold
    • Silver
    • Platinum
    • Any coin issued under the laws of any state
  • Any gold, silver, platinum or palladium bullion of a fineness equal to or exceeding the minimum fineness that a contract market requires for metals which may be delivered in satisfaction of a regulated futures contract. This is the case if such bullion is in the physical possession of a trustee under subsection (a) of this section.

The IRS approves American Eagle and U.S. state mined coins of a certain finesse. The Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 allows the purchase of state minted coins.

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Holding Precious Metals in a Self-Directed IRA

A number of IRA investors are not aware that they can use their retirement funds to invest in precious metals. This is because traditional financial institutions don’t tell their clients about alternative asset investments. They want IRA holders to invest in their products, such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. In other words, traditional investments.

However, you can purchase, hold and sell precious metals with a Self-Directed Precious Metals IRA. Additionally, you can make withdrawals of bullion to physically possess this asset.

You can use an IRA to invest in precious metals in a few simple steps. You must first establish a Self-Directed individual retirement account.

1. Establish Your Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k)

Take control over your investment decisions with a Self-Directed IRA. If you’re self-employed or a small business owner with no full-time employees, you can establish a precious metals IRA with a Solo 401(k) plan. With IRA Financial, we will assign you with a retirement tax professional to establish your account at a new FDIC and IRS approved custodian.

Choose a self-directed IRA custodian, such as IRA Financial Trust for a cost-effective, easy solution.

2. Fund Your Self-Directed IRA

Now it’s time to fund your SDIRA. Your new custodian will request the transfer of IRA assets from your current IRA custodian. If done correctly, the transfer will be tax-free and penalty-free. Typical, retirement funds move from one account to another by way of a transfer or rollover.

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With the funds now in your newly established Self-Directed IRA, you’re manager of the IRA LLC and you’re ready to all IRS approved precious metals tax and penalty-free.

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Many IRA investors avoid precious metals investments due to lack of knowledge. But a precious metals IRA is a good way to increase your wealth as the value of the dollar decreases. All it takes to start investing in this asset is due diligence. Make sure you do your research on all investments.

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  4. Precious metals, such as gold and silver, are accepted all over the world. There are a few investments that are accepted across the globe.

Rules Regarding Precious Metals in a SDIRA

There are certain IRC rules to be aware of before purchasing, holding and selling precious metals. Some of the rules are as follows:

  • You cannot hold IRS approved precious metals personally. IRC states that you cannot hold gold, silver or palladium bullion personally. You must go through a trustee or approved trust company to possess precious metals.
  • IRS approved coins must also be held by a trustee.Although there is little IRS guidance on holding IRS approved coins personally, it’s fairly safe to assume that they should be in physical possession of a trustee. In fact, most tax practitioners believe they should be held by a trustee, as coins may also be bullion.
  • The LLC manager (in the name of the LLC) can purchase coins. However, if you have a Solo 401(k), the trustee will have to purchase the coins for the benefit of the plan. The coins should be held in a depository, as this is the safest approach.
  • An IRA holder can hold coins in a safe deposit box. It has to be at a U.S. bank and in the name of the Self-Directed IRA LLC, but it is permittable.

The Final Verdict on the Rules

IRA Financial Group suggests that all clients seeking to purchase IRS approved coins or precious metals/bullion with their retirement account hold them in the physical possession of a trustee, such as a depository.

For Self-Directed IRA LLC or self-directed Solo 401(k) plan clients seeking to hold IRS approved coins and precious metals at a bank safe deposit box, we believe that this position has some risk. There is not enough IRS guidance on this matter.

In the case of a Self-Directed IRA, if the bank where the safe deposit box is not the trustee of the IRA that purchased the metals or coins, you can make the argument that the metals or coins don’t satisfy the physical possession definition in IRC section 408 since the bank cannot serve as the IRA trustee.

The Final Verdict on the Solo 401(k) Rules

Whereas, in the case of a Solo 401(k) plan, the arguments has less strength. This is because an individual(s) associating with the adopting employer will likely serve as the plan trustee and not the bank holding the plan’s assets. As a result, there is no trustee relationship between the bank and the plan, but it still satisfies the definition of a trustee under IRC 408.

Additionally, IRC Section 408(m)(3)(B) uses the term “a” trustee” and not the “the” trustee” offering some support for the position that the metals/bullion can be held at any trustee and not just the trustee of the IRA holding the metals. This makes sense since a depository is technically a trustee pursuant to IRC 408(a). However, it may not be the actual trustee of the IRA that owns the coins or bullion/precious metals.

Nevertheless, the safest approach to holding IRS approved coins or bullion/precious metals is at a trustee. One thing that is clear, you should never hold IRS approved coins or precious metals/bullion personally.

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Pursuant to section 79 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) gives notice that the NZ Extractive Industries Training Organisation (EXITO) intends to apply for the approval of the Code of Practice for the Approved Handler?s Certificates.

This code specifies a means of compliance with the requirements of Clauses 5 (1) (a), 5 (1) (b), 5 (1) (d), 5 (1) (h), 5 (1) (i) and 5 (2) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001, for those persons intending to become an Approved Handler of Explosives.

Written submissions in relation to the approval of this code can be made by mail, fax or email to the contacts below. Submissions close on 7th October 2005.

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Factors predicting screen time related to physical and behavioural complaints in primary school children

Ting, Siew Leng and Rosalia, Saimon and Md Mizanur, Rahman and Rasitasam @ Razitasham, Safii and Ho, Siat Lian and Nancy, John and Lim, Lik Thai and Nazirin, Arsad (2020) Factors predicting screen time related to physical and behavioural complaints in primary school children. Med J Malaysia, 75 (6). pp. 649-654.

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Background and objective: Physical and behavioural problems from extended usage of electronic devices are issues among primary school children. This study is aimed to investigate the prevalence of physical and behavioural complaints arising from the electronic device usage and to identify the potential factors that predicted the complaints. Methods: This was a primary school-based cross-sectional study using multistage cluster sampling, conducted at Bau district in Sarawak, Malaysia in 40 primary schools. A questionnaire was used to collect information of usage pattern in insufficient lighting, timing and position. The physical and behavioural complaints were traced. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 22. A p-value < 0.05 with 95% CI was considered as statistically significant. Results: About 52.8% of the 569 students used digital devices in a bright room, 69.8% in the day time and 54.4% in sitting position. The physical complaints were headache (32.9%), neck, shoulder and back pain (32.9%) followed by by eye strain (31.8%). Regarding behavioural problems, 25.7% of the students had loss of interest in study and outdoor activities (20.7%), skipped meals (19.0%) and arguments/disagreements with parents (17.9%). After logistic regression analysis, the lying position (OR=1.71, 95% CI: 1.096, 2.688) and darkroom lighting (OR=2.323 95% CI: 1.138, 4.744) appeared to be potential predictors of the complaint. Conclusion: One-quarter of the students studied experienced physical complaints, and one-fifth had behavioural problems associated with the use of electronic devices. Lying position and darkroom lighting are the potential predictors of complaints. Therefore, we suggest that the children should use electronic devices in the sitting position with adequate room lighting.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: Electronic devices, Complaint, screen time, logistic regression analysis, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User: Tuah
Date Deposited: 27 Nov 2020 00:33
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2021 08:12
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/33081

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