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Today’s guest is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, as well as a serial online entrepreneur.

He is now the host of the wildly successful Smart Passive Income podcast, as...

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INVASION: Support Wet’suwet’en Film Screening in Haida Gwaii

Come out and learn about the issues facing Wet’suwet’en from the Coastal Gas Link LNG pipeline.  On Sunday February 9th we will screen INVASION, a telling look at Canadian and British Columbian responses to Indigenous Sovereignty and rights at Unist’ot’en.

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enbridge-facebookeventAlas, we know the coast is safe from the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. On March 25th, we will gather to celebrate our strength. We will commemorate this win and we will continue to defend Haida Gwaii from oil and gas supertankers.

Co-hosted by Haida Gwaii CoASt and the Council of the Haida Nation, this event will be a fun-filled celebration acknowledging the strength of our communities.

Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at 4pm

Everyone welcome.

Don’t forget to share the poster on Facebook.

We are very pleased to see the government turn down the Northern Gateway Pipeline.  It comes at a cost:  Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion and Line 3.  There is still more work to be done.

Please see the new Press Release from the Council of the Haida Nation on Trudeau’s announcement.  According to CHN President Peter Lantin:

“There has to be a better government-to-government consultation process to deal with these projects before they get rolling,” said Lantin. “Avoiding this type of confrontation through frank dialogue will result in more common ground. Protecting the coast and the waters surrounding Haida Gwaii is paramount for our Nation. But within this framework there is room to develop practical solutions and resolve issues nation-to-nation and to do that we have to talk.”

Protect Haida Gwaii, get your word in on the TANKER BAN

You have one week to tell Transport Canada we want a legislated oil tanker ban protecting Haida Gwaii’s food and waters. Your comments are very important – the federal government needs to hear that we want a permanent ban on bulk crude and refined oil.

The Government of Canada has created an online portal where you can post your input on the tanker ban they promised. You will have to register to make a comment. Contact Haida Gwaii CoASt if you have any problems submitting your feedback (email:

The Council of the Haida Nation have made available a press release detailing the strategies LNG and Pipeline companies use to pursue ‘social license.’  On their own position, the CHN states:

“There are many good reasons to oppose these projects and few to support them. The perceived

benefits in no way trump what we know we will lose. Our Nation has done its due diligence; we have spoken

to BC and Canada, we have looked at the environmental, social and legal impacts of these projects and are not

convinced that shipping LNG or oil from the west coast is a good idea. These projects will further pollute the

Earth and no good will come of them.”

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Abstract : In wireless communication, interference between two radio systems may occur when they operate at close frequency bands, sharing the same environment at the same time. Such systems coexist if both of them perform correctly in the presence of the other. To ensure their coexistence, Elec- tromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is used to specify rules within standardization bodies. According to current EMC standards, the radio spectrum has been divided into non-overlapping bands often with exclusive access. However, nowadays there is a prolif- eration of new digital systems sharing common frequency bands because the spectrum is a limited resource. Many of them are operating in unlicensed bands regulated by The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), for example the 2.45 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band. The frequency allocation is also changing with the emergence of digital systems and this is the case for white spaces in the broadcast television (TV) spectrum. To avoid high interference levels, it is necessary to consider some parameters related to signal variations, repre- senting more accurately the environment. Some techniques have been proposed in the literature to reduce interference levels but they are applied to specific sharing studies. Hence, we evaluate in this paper the impact of time-frequency considerations for radio coexistence. We show that EMC studies are more precise and more representative of the reality when additional parameters relevant to the time domain are taken into account in the analysis framework. We illustrate these concepts through a specific study case. We evaluate the results for different system parameters, first considering that both of them occupy the same band and then assuming that they use overlapping but non-equal frequency bands.
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General Obligation

  1. Some early authorities consider the mitzvah to pray as a biblical mitzvah based on the verse “ולעבדו בכל לבבכם”[1] which Chazal explain as a reference to the service of the heart[2], ולעבדו connoting worship through prayer. Tefillah is listed as the fifth mitzvah in the Rambam's ספר המצות.[3] However, many early authorities argue that the entire obligation is rabbinic and only biblical in times of great distress (בעת צרה). [4]
  2. One who lengthens his prayers will merit a longer life. [5]

  1. If a doctor is involved with healing a patient and there's an urgent need he shouldn't interrupt to say Shema or Shemona Esrei. However, if he can take a brief break and his involvement isn't critical for that time then he should do so in order to say Shema and Shemona Esrei.[6]
  2. For example, someone who is a doctor healing a Jewish patient and missed the entire period of a Tefillah from beginning to end, since he was dealing with a mitzvah he doesn't need to recite Tashlumin afterwards.[7]

Shemona Esrei

  1. Women are obligated in saying Shmoneh Esrei of Shacharit and Mincha. [8] It is proper for women to accept the yoke of heaven by saying at least the first pasuk of Shema. [9]
  2. Women are not obligated in Arvit. If one wants to say it one should specify that it is done Bli Neder (so that it is not binding after 3 times of performing it). [10]
  3. Many poskim hold that women are exempt from saying Mussaf.[11]
  4. A woman who is unable to say Shmoneh Esrei of Shacharit should at least say a short prayer which includes praise, a request, and a thanks of Hashem. [12]

Sequence of Importance

  1. A woman who has limited time for Shacharit should say parts of Tefillah according to the order of importance: 1) Shmoneh Esrei 2) first pasuk of Shema and Emet VeYatsiv before Shmoneh Esrei 3) Baruch SheAmar, Ashrei, and Yishtabach, 4) Birchot HaShachar, 5) Birkat HaTorah, 6) Birchot Kriyat Shema and the entire Shema and 7) Pesukei Dezimra. [13]

  1. According to the Sephardic minhag, women shouldn't recite the bracha of Baruch SheAmer, Yishtabach, or Birchot Kriyat Shema. [14]
  2. The minhag is that women don't say Tachanun. [15]
  3. According to Sephardim, a woman who doesn't have time should at least say Birchot Hashachar, Birchot HaTorah, and Shemona Esrei. It is also proper for them to also say Shema. [16]

  1. Women are exempt from davening with a minyan.[17] Therefore, they shouldn't skip tefillot in order to catch up to the minyan.[18]
  2. Regarding Kriyat Hatorah some say that women are obligated to listen to kriyat hatorah but the minhag is that women do not listen to kriyat hatorah.[19]

  1. Once a child knows how to speak he should be taught to say the first pasuk of Shema. [20]
  2. A child of 6 or 7 should be taught to say the brachot of Kriyat Shema, Shema,[21] and Shmoneh Esrei. [22]
    1. If a child cannot pray the entire prayer, the order or priority is Shemoneh Esrei, Kriyat Shema, Birchot Hashachar, and then P'seukei D'zimra.[23]
    2. A child can eat before Shmoneh Esrei in the morning.[24]
  3. One should teach small children to answer Amen because once a child answers Amen, he has a place in Olam Haba. [25]
  4. There is a chinuch for a child to daven in a minyan but davening in a group of ten children isn't considered a minyan at all even for chinuch.[26]
  5. A child should not serve as the Chazan for a minyan, especially for Shacharit and Mincha.[27] Those who allow a child to lead the congregation for Arvit may have what to rely on,[28] but ideally one should not do so.[29]
  6. Regarding children performing Birkat Cohanim see Birkat Cohanim.

  1. Gentiles are not obligated in Tefillah but if they do pray they fulfill a mitzvah, and are considered to be like a person who is not commanded but volunteers to do so. [30]

  1. Deuteronomy 11:13/דברים פרק יא פסוק יג
  2. Tanit 2a
  3. Rambam Tefillah 1:1,ספר המצוות לרמב"ם מצות עשה ה
  4. Ramban on ספר המצות, Mishna Brurah 106:4
  5. Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:50:7 says that although the gemara Brachot 54b says this in reference to the amida, it is true for all prayers
  6. Nishmat Avraham 38:6. Dirshu 93:8 also cites Chut Shani Chol Hamoed v. 1 p. 328 as agreeing.
  7. Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach cited in Nishmat Avraham 38:6 writes that someone who is healing a Jewish patient is doing a mitzvah and as such he is exempt from Tefillah and if he's involved with that mitzvah from the beginning of the time of the Tefillah to the end then he doesn't even need to recite Tashlumin in accordance with the Derisha YD 341:3. He also cites Rav Zilberstein who explains that even if he doesn't have intention for a mitzvah nonetheless he is practically doing the mitzvah of Hashavat Aveidah and as such the exemption applies.
  8. S”A 106:1, Mishna Brurah 106:4. See also Sh”t Yechave Daat 3:7 who writes that women are obligated in one Shmoneh Esrei a day but if they say three a day it is praiseworthy. Tefillah KeHilchata (chapter 1 note 17) quotes Rav Ben Tzion Abba Shaul who says that women are obligated in all Tefillot except Arvit.
  9. S”A and Rama 70:1, Mishna Brurah 70:5
  10. Mishna Brurah 106:4, Tefillah KeHilchata 1:11. Rabbi Hershel Schachter in a shiur on ("Women at Prayer", min 10-16) agrees and explains that women are not obligated to say Arvit since according to the gemara, Arvit is optional and although men have accepted it upon themselves to say Arvit, making it an obligation for men, the minhag however does not include women and therefore Arvit is not an obligation for them.
  11. Mishna Brurah 106:4 quotes the Tzlach (Brachot 26a s.v. VeShel Musafin) who says that women are exempt from Mussaf, while the Magen Giborim disagrees. Rabbi Hershel Schachter in a shiur on ("Women at Prayer", min 10-16) explains that the reason women are exempt, is that Mussaf is not about asking for mercy, which is the basis for women's obligation to pray (Gemara Brachot 20b). Additionally, Mussaf was instituted because of the korbanot Mussaf and women were not obligated in donating the Machasit HaShekel which was used for communal korbanot such as the Mussaf korbanot.
  12. Tefillah KeHilchata 1:10 based on Magen Avraham 106:2
  13. Tefillah KeHilchata (chapter 1 note 21).
  14. Yalkut Yosef (Dinim L'isha V'lbat 8:1-2). Tefillah KeHilchata (chapter 1 note 21) quotes Rav Ben Tzion Abba Shaul as saying that women may say Pesukei Dezimra and brachot of Kriyat Shema with Shem UMalchut and Sh”t Yabia Omer 2:6 holds that these brachot should be made without Shem UMalchut.
  15. Piskei Teshuvot 131:1, Tefillah KeHilchata 15:5
  16. Yalkut Yosef (Otzar Dinim Lisha Velebat p. 68, 77, 104)
  17. Shvut Yakov 3:54, Leket Halachot 3:577 based on Teshuva M'ahava 2:229:10, and Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach in Halichot Shlomo (Tefillah ch. 5 fnt. 4 p. 61). Rav Eliezer Melamed (Peninei Halacha ch. 20) explains that since women aren't obligated in mitzvot that are time bound they are exempt from joining the minyan. (Another link here.) Even though Rav Yakov Ariel (Bohela Shel Torah v. 2 ch. 26 p. 100) wrote that women are obligated in davening in a minyan he explained himself that he meant that women are exempt but it is ideal for women to daven in a minyan. The fact that they are exempt is also evident in the fact that they can't join for the requisite quorum for a minyan (Tosfot Brachot 45b, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 55:1, Mishna Brurah 55:3, Ishei Yisrael 15:6, Tefillah Khilchata 8:27).
  18. Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach in Halichot Shlomo (Tefillah ch. 5 fnt. 4 p. 61) holds that there's no obligation at all for a women to daven with a minyan and therefore she shouldn't skip to catch up with the minyan. Avnei Yishfeh Tehillah 16:6 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman but also quotes Rav Elyashiv and Rav Shmuel Wosner who disagrees that women can skip pesukei dzimra in order to daven with a minyan since it enhances her davening.
  19. Magen Avraham 282:6, Mishna Brurah 282:13. Avnei Yishfeh Tehillah 16:6 explains that even the Magen Avraham who says that woman are obligated to listen to kriyat hatorah which needs a minyan that is only because it is part of a public reading that she understands and gains from as we find by hakel which includes women. However, davening Shemona Esrei with a congregation is something that since they can't form or contribute to the minyan, chazal never obligated to daven with a minyan.
  20. Mishna Brurah 70:7 notes that this does not have to be said in the proper time of shema
  21. Mishna Brachot 20a says that children are exempt from reciting shema. Rashi explains that this refers to children that have reached the age of chinuch. Rabbenu Tam argues that this refers to children that have not reached the age of chinuch, but once they have reached the age of chinuch, they should be taught to say shema. Shulchan Aruch 70:2 quotes both opinions and says it is appropriate to be strict like Rabbenu Tam.
    M.B. 70:6 notes that this means one should train the child to recite shema at the proper time with all the brachot
  22. Tefillah KeHilchata 1:12-13. M.B. 106:5 says this means shachrit and mincha. Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen (Children in Halacha page 19) says that the custom is not to train children to daven mariv.
  23. Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen (Children in Halacha page 19) quotes Chinuch Yisroel page 77
  24. M.B. 106:5
  25. Rama 124:7
  26. Rav Soloveitchik (Nefesh Harav p. 113) explained that for chinuch it needs to be a halachically valid structure for the chinuch to be effective (based on Ritva Sukkah 2b).
    Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe O.C. 2:98) says that one must stop children if they are doing dvarim shebikdusha with a minyan of children as that is prohibited.
  27. Shu"t Yabea Omer 9:100:4, Yalkut Yosef Dinei Chinich Katan pg 61
  28. Shulchan Aruch 53:10, Yalkut Yosef Dinei Chinich Katan pg 61
  29. Mishna Brura 53:30
  30. Sh”t O.C. Igrot Moshe 2:25 writes that non-Jews are not obligated to pray to Hashem but if they do they fulfill a mitzvah and receive reward as someone who is not commanded but nonetheless, volunteers. See Sh"t HaRambam 148 who writes even regarding Brit Milah that non-Jews can volunteer to perform a mitzvah.


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Wheat Extends Gains on Dry-Weather Worries

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Wheat rose to its highest level in more than a year, on concern that unseasonably dry weather in the Southern Plains of the U.S. will harm the crop.

The price of wheat for delivery in July rose 10 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $7.39 a bushel Tuesday. Wheat is at its highest level since March last year after closing higher 10 times in the last 11 days.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its weekly crop progress report Monday that the condition of winter wheat was either “poor” or “very poor” in 39 percent of the major wheat-growing states. That’s higher than the 34-percent reading of a week earlier and suggests that the weather is starting to damage the crop.

Wheat prices have jumped 30 percent in the last three months, as the Southern Plains region has been hit with dry weather at a critical time of development for the crop, and on concern that the conflict in Ukraine may hurt production there. Ukraine and Russia are major wheat producers.

Any rain that falls in the Southern Plains regions may now come too late to bolster the crop, said Mike Zuzolo, president of Global Commodity Analytics.

“It’s really kind of too late for the rains now,” said Zuzolo.

Corn rose 9.5 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $5.18 a bushel. Soybeans fell 3.75 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $14.59 a bushel.

Most metals rose.

Silver for July climbed 7.4 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $19.65 an ounce. Copper for July rose 0.3 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $3.06 a pound. Platinum for July delivery rose $9.70, or 0.7 percent, to $1,458.10 an ounce. Palladium for June gained $1.90, or 0.2 percent, to $818.40 an ounce.

Gold fell 70 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $1,308.60 an ounce.


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Revised VAT Exemption Bill Still Anti-Chareidi

United Torah Judaism MK Yaakov Asher. (Miriam Alster/Flash90 )
United Torah Judaism MK Yaakov Asher. (Miriam Alster/Flash90 )

The Attorney General’s office and the Finance Ministry announced on Sunday their agreement for circumventing objections to discrimination in the offer of VAT exemptions to couples buying their first home which excluded applicants who had not served in the military.

The revised plan — no less discriminatory than the original, but which succeeded in satisfying the legal staff of the Finance Ministry — provides the exemption to former soldiers buying homes worth up to NIS 1.6 million ($462,896); whereas those who didn’t serve will be eligible for the benefit only for a purchase of a maximum NIS 600,000 ($173,586).

The original version of the bill presented by Finance Minister Yair Lapid completely excluded those who had not been in the army from the exemption. The proposal was denounced as blatantly discriminatory against chareidim and Arabs and, as such, its constitutionality was questioned. In addition, the proposal has faced strong opposition from senior Israeli economists and bankers who warn that far from helping to solve the acute problem of affordable housing, it will cause the market to stagnate.

United Torah Judaism MK Yaakov Asher observed caustically on Sunday that “these criteria would not embarrass any anti-Semitic government.” Referring to the unreality of locating an apartment for under NIS 600,000 in Israel today, Asher said that chareidim might be able to find such apartments “on Mars.”

While Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Nissan Slomiansky (Jewish Home) welcomed the compromise, he suggested that the maximum price for those who weren’t in the army should be raised to NIS 950,000, “since there are almost no apartments on the market for that price.”


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Jewish Terrorist Sentenced to Life in Prison

The Israeli High Court upheld the two life-term sentences meted out to Jewish terrorist Jack Tytell for murdering Palestinians, on Tuesday.

Tytell was sentenced by a lower court in November 2015 for the murders and an assortment of other crimes.

At the time of sentencing, Tytell said that he had no regrets, and in fact was proud of what he had done.

The court had determined that Tytell was sane and “responsible for his actions,”

despite Tytell claiming that an “angel” had controlled him.

Born in Florida, Tytell was convicted of murdering Palestinian taxi driver Samir Balbisi, who was found shot dead in his cab on June 8, 1997.

Tytell also murdered a Bedouin shepherd, Isaa Mousa’af Mahamada, whom he shot near the town of Carmel, near Chevron, in August 1997.

While still in the U.S., he decided to murder Palestinians and came to Israel for that purpose, smuggling a gun into the country by hiding it in a VCR.

He came to Israel in 2000, lived in Shvut Rachel, north of Yerushalayim, where he married and had four children.


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Saudi King Prioritizes Economic Reforms for Coming Year

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrives to deliver an address Wednesday to Saudi consultative Shura council in Riyadh. Behind him is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.(Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Saudi King Salman delivered a speech on Wednesday outlining his government’s priorities for the coming year, urging citizens to support economic reforms and the government’s anti-corruption drive.

In early November, the king’s son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, oversaw the unprecedented arrest of top princes, businessmen and officials allegedly involved in corruption. Many have agreed to pay undisclosed sums in exchange for their release.

“We are determined to confront corruption fairly and firmly,” the king said.

The king, 81, delivered his annual 7-minute-long speech before the consultative Shura Council. Also in attendance were the crown prince and Saudi Arabia’s top cleric, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Sheik.

The crown prince, backed by his father, has pushed through a number of dramatic social reforms this year, including a decision to allow women to drive next year, lifting a ban on movie theaters and granting girls access to physical education and sports in public schools. These are all moves that had been criticized in the past by the grand mufti and other ultraconservative Saudi clerics.

King Salman emphasized in his speech that Saudi Arabia will not contradict the principles of its faith as it “moves forward on the path of development and modernization.”

His speech comes as the country prepares to distribute cash assistance to low-income families as part of a new welfare system ahead of more subsidy cuts to drive down government costs in the face of sustained lower oil prices.

Ali Rajhi, general manager of the welfare program called “Citizen’s Account,” said in a press conference aired on Saudi TV that more than 3.7 million families had applied for assistance, representing more than 13 million people — or more than half the Saudi population. He said not all would qualify.

The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya reports that a family of six with a monthly of income of around $2,300 would receive a monthly payout of around $320 under the scheme.

The first payments will be made Dec. 21 before the government raises prices on electricity, fuel and gas.

The kingdom previously lifted subsidies on electricity and fuel in late 2015, implemented a sin tax on tobacco and soft drinks this year and is introducing a 5 percent value added tax in January on most consumer goods, like food and services.

On foreign policy, King Salman reiterated the kingdom’s stated commitment to a Palestinian state with eastern Yerushalayim as its capital.

“I repeat the kingdom’s condemnation and strong regret over the U.S. decision on Jerusalem for its relinquishment of the historic rights of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem,” he added.

He also made a veiled reference to rival, Iran, without naming the Shiite power, saying the country is working to counter interference in the affairs of Gulf Arab countries.


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GOP Sen. Alexander of Tennessee Not Seeking 2020 Re-Election

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks at the unveiling of the official portrait of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee announced Monday that he won’t seek re-election in 2020, a decision that gives the state its second open Senate contest in two years.

Alexander said in a news release that he’s deeply grateful for being elected to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else in Tennessee. But he said now it’s time for someone else to have that privilege.

The long-tenured Tennessee leader’s decision raises speculation that Republican Gov. Bill Haslam could seek a run for Senate. Haslam declined to run for the seat that Republican Sen. Bob Corker is vacating and that Republican Sen.-elect Marsha Blackburn won in November. Haslam is leaving office due to term limits in January.

A Maryville, Tennessee native, Alexander served as governor from 1979 until 1987, and helped bring the auto industry to the state. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014.

Alexander also was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1996 and 2000 and was U.S. education secretary from 1991 to 1993 under George Bush.

After leaving the governor’s office, Alexander also served as president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991.

“I have gotten up every day thinking that I could help make our state and country a little better, and gone to bed most nights thinking that I have,” Alexander said in his statement. “I will continue to serve with that same spirit during the remaining two years of my term.”

Alexander had shown signs that he might have been gearing up for another re-election. For instance, his campaign had just ordered up a poll that found he was still very popular among Tennessee Republican primary voters.

Now Alexander’s announcement sets off a scramble for candidates to replace him just a month after the race to replace Corker was finally settled. In the state’s most expensive race ever, Blackburn won by about 10 percentage points against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen.

Corker on Monday called Alexander “the legislator of the decade because of the effective way he has worked across the aisle to pass legislation that directly affects the lives of so many throughout our state and around the country.”

Alexander attended the unveiling of Haslam’s official gubernatorial portrait shortly before the announcement. The senator did not mention his re-election decision at the event.

In a statement afterward, Haslam did not touch on whether he was interested in running to replace Alexander.

“No one has served our state longer as a governor and senator, and few, if any, have served it better than Lamar,” Haslam said.


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Trump’s Farmer Aid Could Save Some U.S. Soybean Acres Next Year

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Soybean farmer overlooks his farm outside Baton Rouge, in Erwinville, Louisiana, July,2018. (Reuters/Aleksandra Michalska/File Photo)

The Trump administration’s aid package for U.S. farmers hurt by the trade war could end up saving some soybean acres next year.

Prices for the oilseed tumbled this year as China shunned U.S. supplies. Meanwhile, the corn market held up relatively well, sparking speculation that as many 5 million acres could be switched from soy to the grain. But Donald Trump’s green light for a second round of aid payments this week may push farmers to reconsider, according to traders and analysts.

“It’s going to be a struggle to see a 4- to 5-million-acre shift to corn,” said Ted Seifried, chief market strategist at Zaner Group in Chicago. Seifried said seed dealers he’s in touch with have been surprised by the strength in sales for soy. He’s expecting a drop of 1.5 million to 3 million acres.

In 2018, American farmers sowed soybeans on 89.1 million acres, the same amount as corn, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The crops can usually be planted on the same field, and growers often decide on sowings based on profitability.

Most-active soybean futures are down about 5 percent this year as the U.S-China trade war means American inventories are piling up amid tepid demand. Still, prices have pared losses after dropping by as much as 16 percent. Signs of easing relations between Beijing and Washington has brought some hope back to the market. Meanwhile, corn prices are up about 7 percent in 2018.

To soften the trade-war blow to farmers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates it will make $9.57 billion in aid payments. Payments to soybean growers are estimated to reach $7.3 billion, or about 76 percent of the total, according to the USDA.

As China-U.S. tensions ease, the spread between soy and corn prices has widened. Earlier this month, the premium that beans command reached a six-month high, making the oilseed more appealing for farmers. The Asian country has bought American soy over the last two weeks in the first major purchases since levying tariffs against U.S. farm goods in July.

Growers will keep monitoring prices as they get closer to spring planting, said Don Roose, the president of U.S. Commodities Inc., adding that he expects soy seedings to fall by as many as 3 million acres. Factors such as fertilizer costs will also be part of what farmers take into account, he said.

“It’s a moving target, and the producers are planning, but these payments definitely help,” Roose said. “I don’t think it’s this whopper number that people were afraid of at one time.”


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DON’T TELL PENN or OHIO: AOC Introduces Bill to ‘Ban Fracking Nationwide’

posted by Hannity Staff - 2.12.20

Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled-down on her ‘Green New Deal’ this week; unveiling a nationwide fracking ban that would apply to all 50 states in the country.

“Fracking is destroying our land and our water. It is wreaking havoc on our communities’ health. We must do our job to protect our future from the harms caused by the fracking industry. That is why I am proud to introduce the Fracking Ban Act with @RepDarrenSoto today,” posted AOC on social media.

Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows in America’s heartland earlier this week; suggesting the entire US Senate existed to “overrepresent” rural areas.

“It’s wild that this is still a talking point in a country where the electoral college regularly overrides the popular vote in elections, & the entire Senate is designed to overrepresent smaller, less populated areas over populated ones as a check on the House,” posted AOC on Twitter.

NOT A DRILL: AOC Discovers Her Own ‘Terrifying’ Garbage Disposal, Says ‘I Don’t Know What It’s For’

posted by Hannity Staff - 5.07.19

Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continued to raise eyebrows across the country this week; posting a bizarre video where she discovers her apartment’s “terrifying” garbage disposal.

“I am told this is a garbage disposal. I’ve never seen a garbage disposal, I’ve never had one in any place I’ve ever lived. It is terrifying, I don’t know what to use it for, or what its purpose is. Like, food scraps? Is this environmentally sound? I don’t know,” said Ocasio-Cortez.

The Congresswoman’s comments come days after she was amazed by her own community garden; saying that “food comes from the dirt” like “magic.”

NOT A DRILL: Ocasio-Cortez Says ‘Growing Cauliflower’ a ‘Colonial Approach’ to Gardening

posted by Hannity Staff - 5.20.19

Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -yet again- used her Bronx community garden to weigh-in on social justice this week; saying growing specific vegetables like cauliflower is a “colonial approach to environmentalism.

“What I love too is growing plants that are culturally familiar to the community. It’s so important,” said Cortez.

“So that’s really how you do it right. That is such a core component of the Green New Deal is having all of these projects make sense in a cultural context, and it’s an area that we get the most pushback on because people say, ‘Why do you need to do that? That’s too hard,’” she added.

“But when you really think about it — when someone says that it’s ‘too hard’ to do a green space that grows Yucca instead of, I don’t know, cauliflower or something — what you’re doing is that you’re taking a colonial approach to environmentalism, and that is why a lot of communities of color get resistant to certain environmentalist movements because they come with the colonial lens on them,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

Ocasio-Cortez made similar comments just weeks ago when she claimed “food coming from dirt” was “magic.”

“Look! Oh my god, look at this! I am shook. Honestly, gardening, food that comes out of dirt, it’s like magic. The tomatoes died though… This is so exciting!” said Ocasio-Cortez in her video.

The recently sworn-in representative found herself in hot water last month after the prolific Twitter-user failed to mention the devastating series of bombings that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Read the full report at the Washington Examiner.

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Cyber-Attack, Computer, Hackers

Reports indicate Iranian involvement in a failed cyber-attack on Israeli water systems last month; The attack was detected before any effects could take place; The attack is reported to have been channeled through western servers in an attempt to guard their identity.

After a series of failed cyber-attacks at the end of April that targeted Israel, sources believe the attacks to be of Iranian origin. They are believed to have been targeting Israeli water systems but failed to achieve their goal as Israel acted decisively to deter the threat. With the attack being neutralized early on, no damage is reported to have been done.

Intel suggests that at least two water sources inside of Israel were of interest in the attack, which was carried out through the use of western servers, allowing the Iranians to hide their identity. The goal of the hack was to manipulate computer systems that control these respective water systems.

The allegations of this attack have been denied by the Iranian government, who has been blamed in the past for other attempted cyber-attacks.

The tension between the two countries is continuing to rise as Iran hasn’t slowed down their agenda despite the devastation they’re facing from COVID-19. In response, Israel has not only increased its strikes in Syria on Iranian targets but has taken the offensive in the Iranian conflict.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be meeting with Israeli leaders in Israel next week when the new government is sworn in. It is expected that Iran will be a major point of discussion during his visit.


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How to Jailbreak iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3 GM using PwnageTool

By | March 4th, 2011

Apple today released the iOS 4.3 Gold Master for download that is already jailbroken using the existing jailbreak tools. However the current method is tethered for now. The other supported devices including iPhone 3GS, iPod Touches and iPad will be supported at a later time. The current method will require Universal Ramdisk Fixer, tetheredboot utility, iTunes 10.1 and PwnageTool 10.2 running on Mac OS X.

ios 4.31 How to Jailbreak iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3 GM using PwnageTool

Following step-by-step procedure will guide you to jailbreak without updating the baseband. It applies to iPhone 4 only, for now.

Note: You’ll need access to iOS 4.3 GM bundle for iPhone 4 to continue this procedure.

  • Download iOS 4.3 GM from Apple’s Developer page, you’ll need a Dev account to get one.
  • Download PwnageTool 4.2 in your Mac and place it inside a new folder.
  • Download PwnageTool Bundle [iPhone4] and extract it into the folder. You’ll find a file named iPhone3,1_4.3_8F190.bundle extracted. Now right click on the PwnageTool 4.2 you earlier downloaded, select “Show Package Contents”, navigate to /Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and copy the .bundle file in this folder.

Now you need to install the Universal Ramdisk Fixer to patch the broken Ramdisk files on iOS 4.3 using PwnageTool.

  • You’ll need to simply download and install this Ramdisk Fixer to patch the PwnageTool so that it works with newly release iOS 4.3.
  • Now start the PwnageTool, enter the expert mode, select your device followed by the iOS 4.3 .ipsw file and click on Build. The PwnageTool will now cook a custom firmware for you that is already jailbroken and does not update your baseband.
  • Once this process is complete, simply open iTunes, click on “Restore” button while pressing the “alt” key and select the just created custom IPSW file. Let iTunes update your iPhone to the latest firmware. Once its complete, your iPhone is ready to use on the latest operating system.


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Geoff Burns, MBA
Vice President

Prior to joining Hartsook, Geoff founded a consulting company specializing in nonprofit structure, operations and startups. He also co-founded an international organization dedicated to keeping waterways safe and clean for paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts. Geoff brings a long history of community service, religious philanthropy and environmental stewardship to the Hartsook team. Many of these skills were developed as Executive Director for a retreat center known for its stunning setting, educational programs and adult retreat.

Geoff has helped secure several million dollars for clients in leadership, education, and conservation industries. He also provides invaluable strategic insight into the fundraising process. Geoff has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Valparaiso University and an MBA from Salem International University. He is working on his Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management with Capella University.

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Iconic Images

The Old Actress
by Wayman Adams

Officially, the painting is titled “The Old Actress,” and it first came into the Headliners Club in 1955. Some members liked her. Some couldn’t stand her. Over time she has gained the status of the Headliners mascot. She hangs proudly by the men’s restroom and as the saying goes… If she starts to look good to you, it’s time to go!

Frary Mural in the Caucus Room

Artist Michael Frary created a uniquely Austin, and certainly uniquely Headliners mural. When Headliners moved into its current location in the Chase Bank Tower, Frary updated the mural to include Headliners’ new home, the large bank tower. Newspaper clippings of Headliners members, Austin landmarks and historic events can all be seen woven into the mural.

Elroy P. Fitzgerald "Old Fitz"
the official mascot of the Press Box.

In the Early '70s, while at the Westgate Building, a club within the Headliners was formed called "The Old Fitz" club. This group of friends met every Friday for lunch in the Press Box bar. Stories were told, never the same way twice, and new friendships and connections were made. The tradition continues with Old Fitz First Fridays in the Press Box.

Reflections of Yesterday
by G. Harvey

This iconic artist joined the Headliners Club in 1982. He immediately began loaning his famous paintings to the Club including one of Congress Avenue, which hung over the front desk. This painting was chosen as the official sesquicentennial painting of Texas in 1986 and taken away on a tour of Texas. The Chairman of the Club decided Headliners should have its own G. Harvey painting of Congress Avenue, so one was commissioned. Because the artist never exactly replicated a painting, he moved the Capitol from the middle in the sesquicentennial painting to the right in the Headliners one.

The club also owns another G. Harvey painting entitled “West Texas Mesa” and a bronze called “Pulling Leather.”

Historic Newspapers
& Political Cartoons

A salute to its roots in journalism, the Headliners Club boasts an amazing collection of historic newspapers. Headlines from moments that changed the world, and shaped Austin can be found on the walls. Stroll down the hall on the 20th floor for papers that date back to the late 1800s. In the halls of the 21st floor and in the Press Box are front pages from significant moments in politics, war and society.

The cartoons in the Press Box and in the men’s room reflect on the influence of the Press on the Headliners Club. All of these are original cartoons created for or about the Headliners Club and its members.

Headliners Library

A collection like no other! The Headliners Library consists entirely of books written by Headliners members. Books from people in all walks of life, some from lauded authors, journalists, Nobel prize winners, historians and political figures.


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Options: Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com

Every month Chris and I explore another option in your Care Arsenal, and this month we will help you understand what Continuing Care Retirement Communities are. For short, we call these types of care communities “CCRC’s.”

Sometimes CCRC’s are called Life-Care Communities. A CCRC is a retirement community that covers a full range of aging services and levels of care, from independent living cottages or apartments to assisted living housing, to full-blown skilled nursing services. In most cases, each change in care-level requires a move to new living quarters. The different levels of care may all be housed on different floors of a high-rise building or in different wings or buildings across a single campus.

Independent living is usually the entry-level for most residents. The idea is that residents enjoy a higher quality of life in a community of peers with similar life experiences. Independent living residents experience maintenance-free housing and landscaping, housekeeping services, and sometimes even congregational meals in a restaurant-style dining room. A variety of activities and opportunities abound for those who enjoy hobbies, concerts, games, dances, and even excursions.

As the resident begins to need assistance with personal care needs like bathing, toileting or walking, they must move into the Assisted Living section of the CCRC. This area has more of a nursing presence and closer supervision of the residents. CNA’s, Home Health Aides, or Nurse Aides will assist with those personal care items that need help. With this transition usually comes a higher monthly cost.

Skilled Nursing Assistance is the highest level of care provided in CCRC’s. You would probably think of this as a Nursing Home, but still on the campus. It will have the highest monthly cost for the resident, but it provides constant nursing supervision of the resident. Frequently when a couple resides in a CCRC, and one spouse needs Skilled Nursing Services, the other spouse will need to remain at their current level of care unless both require the same level of care. It is sad when a couple married 60+ years must live separately because of the declining health of one.

Payment options for CCRC’s vary greatly. There are many models that may apply. Some require a large sum of money for an entry fee, but remain fairly consistent with the monthly residential fee, even when levels of care increase. Others require a minimal entry fee, but the resident is in a “pay as you go” program where every level of care costs significantly more than the one before.

You might want to check out Genworth’s Cost of Care resource: https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html

So that’s more or less the rundown on CCRC’s. They can be very expensive but can also be very enjoyable for the socially active retiree. Be sure to ask lots of questions and understand the contract and its requirements. If your loved one has dementia, or if you suspect they might, be sure to ask if the CCRC has a Memory Care facility. That’s also critically important to know. Finally, ask if they allow private duty caregivers in their facilities, and how they screen and track those individuals. Arm yourself with knowledge and visit several times throughout the year before you decide to commit, so you can experience lots of different seasons and conditions within the community. The more you know, the better the decision you can make.

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Shopx7 Home Improve “Suncast 175′ Hosemobile Garden Hose Reel Cart – Garden Hose Caddy with Large Easy to Grip Crank for Garden, Lawn and Patio – Bronze and Taupe

Price: $49.99 - $52.10
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The Suncast 175′ Garden Hose Reel Cart is an attractive solution to garden hose storage. With a durable construction, this hose reel cart is built to last and look great on any patio, lawn, landscape, or outdoor space. At a 175 ft. capacity, this hose reel is a great solution for small lawns, patios and apartments. The technology quickly and securely connects the hose reel to your garden hose. No need for tools as this hose reel comes fully assembled. The wheels make transporting the cart a seamless process. A strong, reinforced system ensures a watertight connection between hose reel and hose 175 ft. of 5/8 in. standard vinyl hose capacity.SPACE SAVING: Hosemobile compacts up to 175′ of garden hose to keep out of your lawn or garden
DURABLE: Molded plastic can last outside for many seasons without rusting or corroding
WHEELS: Comes equipped with 6″ wheels to easily transport around lawn or garden
DESIGN: Brown taupe finish to blend in with most exterior paint colors
IDEAL SIZE: The garden hose reel cart measures 24.5″ x 24.5″ x 24.5″ – perfect for anywhere in your outdoor space
175′ of 5/8″ hose capacity
Hose hooks hold end of leader hose or garden hose
Easylink system ensures watertight connection between hose reel and hoses

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Discuss fresh shrimps up in their sines”,

Discuss the presentation of women in Grace Nichols poems.Use quotations to support your observations.
Grace Nichols, and afro-american woman, lived amongst women which had to work and fight for a living.In her poems, she shows how her life was and how women had to live in those conditions.She shows many aspects of the life conditions.
Firstly, Grace Nichols presents women as very hard-working and spiritually and physically strong.This is clearly shown in the poem “Those Women”.For example, in thefirst line “Cut and contriving women”, the poet wants to show that women had to do a great effort since the word “contriving” gives the idea of something hard and difficult to do.Added to this, in thefirst stanza, when she says “hauling fresh shrimps up in their sines”, it is clearly seen that the women were physically strong since this was a tough work.Another good poem which shows the physicall and spiritual strengh of women is “Waiting fot Thelma’s Laugther”.In this poem the author uses vocabulary which gives the poem a sense of strength.For example, the words “crush”, “scream” give an idea of a powerful and physically strong woman. In addition, in this poem, the spiritual strengh of women is underlined.When she says “You wanna scream cause your head’s too small”, it is shown that this woman had a great spiritual strengh since she wanted to scream out her problems.
Grace Nichols also presents women by how they relate with other people, for example, with men or with their children.In the poem “In my name” the persona is a woman who describes her feelings for her unborn child.The lines when she says “and command the earth to receive you” or “Let the snake slipping in deep grass be dumb before you” show that the future mother takes good care of her child and wants the world to receive him well.Another poem which shows the relationships of women is “Be a butterfly”.Lines 12, 13 and 14, “watching our mo…


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Ingrid Whitaker

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I have created art all my life and have always been interested in more realistic and natural forms and images. While I admire more abstract works, I have never been drawn to create them and have instead worked from nature and from the world I see around me. I like to paint people and to also create from the natural world.

Having lived in other countries, I also enjoy painting the landscapes and cityscapes of wherever I find myself. While my husband was working in Europe, I was living with him there in a small apartment. To keep busy, I found myself painting the scenes of the everyday life that I saw around me.

Thus, “The Far Distant Alps” a large painting, is the view from a little town in Switzerland where across a large lake the majestic Alps sometimes showed their face. (More often than not, the view was swathed in fog or mist). This painting shows that glorious moment when the mountains started to reveal themselves.

People are also endlessly fascinating to me and I try to capture their expressions in paint. My other works show my need to delineate faces in paint so as to reveal the underlying emotion of each person.

I prefer to use oil paint on smooth surfaces for the flexibility of the paint and its long manipulation time. Thus, my work tends to be detailed and complex.


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£17 million funding to save venues and cultural organisations in West Midlands

Coventry venues including Fargo Village, the Belgrade Theatre and Coventry Cathedral are to benefit from government funding to help them recover.

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95 arts and cultural organisations in the West Midlands are to benefit from a share of £17 million as part of a vital financial boost.

Organisations that applied for grants under £1 million in the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund were informed on Monday of their awards by Arts Council England.

The allocation is the biggest tranche of funding distributed to date from the Culture Recovery Fund, bringing the total amount of grant funding awarded so far across the UK to more than £360 million.

1,385 theatres, galleries, performance groups, arts organisations, museums and local venues have benefitted from the funding nationally to help them survive the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “This is just the start – with hundreds of millions pounds more on the way for cultural organisations of all sizes that still need our help.”

Coventry Cathedral is to benefit from £74,152; Fargo Village from £150,000; and the Belgrade Theatre has been awarded £999,999 to help it recover.

The Albany Theatre has been supported with a grant of £250,000.

The University of Warwick’s combined arts is to be supported with £483,000.

Coventry-based organisation Clarity Leisure is to receive £179,000.

Community arts venue and cafe, EGO Performance, has been given £128,564 to help see it through the winter.

Mercurial Arts who hold contemporary art workshops locally have been awarded £64,548.

My Runway Group, a self-described creative multi-platform experience, has been supported with £60,708 funding.

All this funding will help allow performances to restart, venues to plan for reopening and help protect jobs and create opportunities for freelancers.

Chenine Bhathena, Creative Director of Coventry City of Culture Trust, commented on the news: “The funding announced will provide a lifeline to some of the country’s most innovative and essential cultural organisations.

“The challenge as we move forward is to continue to create meaningful and exciting cultural experiences, protect the livelihoods of our talented workforce, and most importantly to demonstrate the need for and impact of culture in our communities.

“Culture isn’t a ‘nice to have’, it’s the bedrock of our society.”


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What if my 1099 amount doesn’t look correct?

Your 1099 from AdThrive should match the payments you received in the previous year, not how much you earned. Because we pay on a net-45 schedule, those payments will be offset from each month’s earnings.

For example: A 1099 for 2019 would include earnings from November 2018–October 2019.

One situation we’ve seen is when a publisher has made a mid-year change to a payment method or business structure that won’t receive a 1099, such as switching to receiving payments through PayPal or becoming an S-Corporation or C-Corporation. In this instance, your 1099 will only reflect the amounts you received before making the change.

You can confirm the total amounts you received from AdThrive last year by logging in to your dashboard and selecting the Payments tab. From there, you can even export your entire payment history to Excel to simplify your record keeping!

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This may be one of the most exciting days in our short history. A few weeks ago, I spent 10 days with Tom Ward, and his family. Needless to say, Tom and I really connected. We both have a deep passion for the gospel, the global poor and the orphan. A key trait I look for, as we launch a start-up non-profit is risk. Who’s willing to take the risk that is necessary? Well, I learned that Tom, and his wife Cherie are both risk-takers. After multiple conversations talking about our vision and dreaming about the future, Tom has decided to come on staff with HELP. This is exciting news, I’m so thrilled.

Tom has traveld the globe extensively, worked with orphans and he’s already connected to some key leaders in Zambia and India. Tom will be The Director of our Restore Initiatives. Which means, Tom will oversee our child sponsorship program, Help One Sundays. (church partnerships) and he’ll also oversee some day-to-day operations. Tom will eventually relocate to Austin, TX with his family in the near future.
Next week, we will post a interview with Tom. Can’t wait, until then, please welcome Tom and Cherie, and their 3 kids, Ashleigh, Sarah and Ethan.


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Week at a Glance

(WAG) October 19th-23rd

Monday, October 19th, DAY 2

Tuesday, October 20th, DAY 1

Wednesday, October 21st, DAY 4

Thursday, October 22nd, DAY 5

  • Please dress warm for the cooler weather!

Friday, October 23th, DAY 1

  • Band today!
  • No school on Monday for kiddos!
  • Have a wonderful weekend!

Remember to BE KIND and BE AWESOME!


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Message From Pastor Bob Huisman

Sunday, July 29
This Sunday morning at 9:30, we gather at Bicentennial Park for what could be a historic gathering of Christians for the city of Byron Center.  At the beginning of 2018, we were planning on only Heritage hosting the Byron Days outdoor worship service.  Today, there are 6 churches from 4 denominations participating.

Thank God for what looks like great weather and invite a friend to join you tomorrow morning at 9:30.  A collaboration of musicians will lead us, Byron Township Supervisor – Tom Hooker will share a moving testimony and we will feast on the Good News of the gospel and the fellowship of God’s people…and lots of homemade cookies 🙂

This Saturday morning began for me with the opportunity to pray for the runners in the Byron Days 5K race.   At 10:00, the Heritage Worship Float cruised through the parade and I joined a team of volunteers who handed out candy and invitations to tonight’s two movies in the ARK [ 4PM (Ferdinand) and 7PM (I Can Only Imagine)] combined with an invitation to Sunday morning worship.  Tickets to City Fest were also distributed along the parade route.

Pray that God will bless the community contacts that are made through the Byron Days events!!

There will not be an evening worship service this Sunday.

You are invited to come to the Prayer Room following any morning worship service where prayer volunteers are ready to listen and to pray for you and the concerns on your heart.

Upcoming Worship Gatherings:
August 5
9:30 – Vibrant Faith: Patient:  James 4:1-15, Feed My Starving Children Update
5:00 – Commandment Countdown: No. 9: Do Not Lie: Love the Truth

August 12
9:30 – Pastor Bob Bolt, Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
5:00 – Pastor Kevin Van Wyhe

August 19
9:30 – Vibrant Faith: Prayerful – “Does God Still Heal?”, James 5:7-20
5:00 – Commandment Countdown: No. 8: Do Not Steal: Love Generosity

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To increase the employees’ efficiency, module Performance & Goals was created. This tool allows managers to set the goals and to assess their subordinates. An additional effect of using this module is reducing the employee turnover rate.

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Are you one of those little girls who has always dreamed about planning a huge extravagant wedding? Maybe you’re a big fan of tropical getaways and you are considering to get married somewhere that’s warm and sandy with the peaceful sound of the waves, beautiful sunset, and just on your bare feet. There’s no doubt that beach weddings are absolutely wonderful!

Whether you want to get married at a lavish church or a secluded beach, your big day should be about you and your partner organizing the most awaited day for you and your loved ones. But if you are really preparing the ideal beach wedding, it requires careful planning and thorough research. In this article we will share eight things you can consider so your seaside celebration goes pretty well without a hitch.

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  • What is the best time for a beach wedding?

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Most seaside celebrations take place in warm climates. You have to put in mind that tropical temperatures can make your guests uncomfortable in the stifling heat and hot sun. You may want to schedule your ceremony for the morning or late afternoon to stay away from the worst of the weather.

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It looks fun to have a destination wedding, it’s as if your family and friends are all on vacation together. However, it may look ideal at first but you can’t expect everyone to be able to attend, especially if the journey is far and costly. So before planning a beach wedding, wisely choose a destination that will fit your budget, style, and party size.

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We need to stress this enough that having a beach wedding always comes with a backup plan. Any type of outdoor weddings should consider this because Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate always. You can rent a tent in case there is little rain or you need a shade from the sun. Your backup plan may include making arrangements in advance with a nearby hotel or function hall as an alternate location. But like what they always say, the wedding must go on!

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SCIENCE AND FAITH: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

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What is the most basic question of all? How about “why is there something rather than nothing?” That’s even more basic than “why am I here” or “what is the purpose of my life?”

Philosopher Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath (i.e. extraordinarily smart person) and logician who said the most fundamental question of all was precisely that, why is there something rather than nothing.

His conclusion was that the answer to the question brings us face-to-face with the absolute necessity for the existence of God. Otherwise, nothing else, including us, would exist. It’s what philosophers and theologians today refer to as “The Contingency Argument.”

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  1. Have you ever watched Bill Craig’s Sunday School presentations? As a whole, a tour de force. They can be found at Reasonable Faith.

  2. Is the list of necessary existence really only two items? “Nothing” does not have a cause: by the argument it is therefore a necessary existence. It should be on that list.

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Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign is in shambles. Just last night, he demoted his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, back to the job he did in 2016. Strategist Adam Parkhomenko responded, “Trump demoted his campaign manager because he’s winning. Right?”

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I have read the Geeta but I am unable to understand what exactly is someone's Dharma. If I am an established teacher from a kshatriya varna, is my dharma to teach or to protect/fight in a war? For example, Parshurama was born in a brahmin family but he portrayed himself as a kshatriya. Does that mean he was adharmic? If he wasn't adharmic, then what is the reason for having the caste-system as anyone from any caste can do any occupation as they desire?

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    see this:hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/289/… – Garg's Dec 21 '15 at 7:20
  • See this answer to know about ancient Varna System. Today's caste system is meaningless. – The Destroyer Dec 21 '15 at 9:39
  • Very good question. IMHO Dharma is something deeper than that. Dharma is not about doing your duty or etc. It is about being true to your conscience. That is Dharma. inside everyone the Lord resides in the form of conscience. When people wholeheartedly follow this, they are being Dharmic. Living from your heart is righteousness and lying to yourself is Adharma. The saints, who have conquered their lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride and envy (arishadvargas) are being true to their conscience and they are Dharmic. Seeking God (or One's True Self) is one's Svadharma. All the best. – Sai Dec 21 '15 at 15:56

The answer to your question can be found by scrutinising the Gita verses on Varna.

I am posting the relevant Gita verses on varna:

O great hero! The duties of Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and also Sudras have been divided according to the quality born of their own nature. [Gita 18.41]

Serenity, control of the sense, austerity, purity, straight-forwardness, knowledge, insight, and faith in the Supreme Being - these are a Brahman's duties born of his own nature. [Gita 18.42]

Prowess, splendor of personality, unfailing courage, resourcefulness, dauntless in battle, generosity, leadership - these are a Ksatriya's duties born of his specific nature. [Gita 18.43]

Agriculture, cattle-rearing and trade form the duty of the Vaisya springing from his own nature, while the natural duty of a Sudra consists in subordinate service under others. [Gita 18.44]

By being devoted to one's own natural duty, man attains to spiritual competency. Now hear how devotion to one's own natural duty generates spiritual competency. [Gita 18.45]

From whom all beings have emanated and by whom all this universe is pervaded - by worshipping Him through the dedicated performance of one's duty, man attains to spiritual competency. [Gita 18.46]

One's own duty, even if without excellence (i.e. inferior in the scale of worldy values)is more meritorious spiritually than the apparently well-performed duty of another. For no sin is incurred by one doing works ordained according to one's nature. [Gita 18.47]

As can be seen Gita varna is dependent on Karma and Gunas and has nothing to do with the last name dependent Jati system of Hindus. Varna is not dependent on occupation. It is the other way round. Occupation should be chosen according to your Varna or mental makeup. Look at the bolded portion of Gita 18.47 where you are asked to choose an occupation that suits your nature. Thus it does not matter what Jati someone is born into. What is important is the mental makeup due to Karma and Gunas of the person. Thus Parshurama must have felt that his mental makeup is closer to that of a Kshatriya than to other Varnas. Drona also chose to be a weapons instructor presumably because it suited his mental makeup. You cannot ask a Sachin Tendulkar to be a rocket scientist while an Abdul Kalam will simply not succeed as a cricketer. One has to choose that work which best suits him.

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  • The explanation for BG 18.47 from vedabase.com - the merchant should not think that because he is engaged in an occupation in which the telling of lies is compulsory, he should give up his profession and pursue the profession of a brāhmaṇa - seems to be in direct contradiction of "one has to choose that work which best suits him." So what should a person from today's generation, born in to a merchant family, do, if he doesn't want to lie in his profession to get ahead of competition? Is it ok to quit and pick up another line of work? – sv. Dec 21 '15 at 19:59
  • The explanation from vedabase is peculiar to say the least. What if the merchant does not want to tell lies? Should he still stick to that profession? What about the example of Valmiki alias Ratnakar the robber? If you follow the vedabase explanation Ratnakar should have stuck to robbery. A modern example is Dr. Saraswat, a former head of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He said in an interview that he did not like being a business man in which his community specialises and studied science because he liked to do it. – Pradip Gangopadhyay Dec 22 '15 at 6:14
  • @PradipGangopadhyay Valmiki may have been raised to be a robber, but he was actually the son of Varuna. And it is no one's dharma to be a robber. On the other hand, it is some people's Dharma to be a Vaishya. – Keshav Srinivasan Dec 22 '15 at 7:51
  • @KeshavSrinivasan, I was commenting on the peculiar Vedabase explanation. Is lying dharma? Just as Valmiki changed from being a robber to a sage and author similarly a person tired of lying has every right to change his occupation. His ancestry should not matter. – Pradip Gangopadhyay Dec 22 '15 at 9:02
  • @PradipGangopadhyay Well, we just have fundamentally different views of the caste system - I think ancestry does matter, and both the Brahma Sutras and all the commentaries on the Brahma Sutras agree. But in any case, I agree with you that Prabhupada's suggestion that lying is part of the dharma of a Vaishya is awfully strange and very likely wrong. I assume that a Vaishya who lies is committing a sin, in which case the proper course of action would be to continue to be a merchant but do so honestly. But I don't think it's acceptable to leave the merchant profession altogether. – Keshav Srinivasan Dec 22 '15 at 9:09

I think caste or casting is meant to improve the process only. But the word been over killed in india due to political reasons.

I feel every one of us have the freedom to choose what we want to do. In a age where a Tea seller will lead a country like King. A refuge become a founder of top company. It is about the choice we make and whether we are giving our best to it.

Dharma for me is not derived from verna now. It is the conscious choice of what you choose to be and whether you are giving your best to it or not.

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Valmiki Ramayana says, "Raamo vigrahavan dharmaha" i.e. Rama is dharma personified.

In Bhagavad Gita,Lord Krishna says :

"Sarva dharman parityajya mam ekam sharanam vraja, ahantva sarva paapebyo moksha iccha mi maa suchaha"

Which is giving up the 32 Vidyas like sad vidya, bhuma vidya etc, surrender to Lord krishna/Vishnu/Narayana alone, and He alone will destroy all the karmas and grant moksha.

In Vishnu sagasranama, part of vyasa Mahabharata, bheeshma says :

"Dharmasya Prabhur achyuthaha" i.e. Achyutha is the actual dharma.

In Vishnu Sahasranama bhasya of Adi Shankar's, for VrishaKapi and many other names, the Lord of Dharma is Lord Varaha.

Vyasa Mahabharata says Dharma protected Draupadi during vastrapaharanam. This Dharma is identified as Lord Krishna only by all acharyas.

So, worshiping and saranagati to Krishna/Vishnu/Narayana alone is the ultimate dharma.

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  • This answers the question in the title but not in context of the body of the question (Parshurama was born in a brahmin family but he portrayed himself as a kshatriya. Does that mean he was adharmic?) – sv. Dec 23 '15 at 15:50
  • @SV. - Lord never violates Dharma. You might come with many instances where it appears outwardly that Lord has done so. But, he never violates Dharma. He protects those who follow dharma and punishes those who trouble dhamics and sadhu janas. There is absolutely no violation. Dharma's are two types samanya dharma and vishesha dharma. Vishesha dharma over rides samanya dharma which you have quoted. – user808 Dec 23 '15 at 16:01
  • I believe OP is asking in general ("If I am an established teacher from a kshatriya varna, is my dharma to teach or to protect/fight in a war?"), considering Parashurama as a brahmana or a kshatriya but not as an incarnation of God. The message in your answer is not clear to me; are you indirectly implying that varna or the caste-system has no meaning or doesn't matter in the end? – sv. Dec 23 '15 at 23:20
  • @SV. - As far as Parashurama and other avatavaras are concerned there is nothing adharmic about it, as already informed. Coming to worldly men and women, varna and caste doesn't get nullified fully because it is applicable to this body and not to the soul. If someone is highly evolved soul, like a bhagavatha, that person has to be respected highly and should be accorded all the due respects, irrespective of caste and varna. – user808 Dec 24 '15 at 1:38
  • @SV. - For e.g. bhagavathas are considered not only sub servient to Lord Vishnu but also sub servient to each other, irrespective of caste or varna. But, that doesn't mean one gives up all the rules laid out in scriptures like those mandatory activities which are mandated in sastras like nitya and naimittika karmas as prescribed as per his or her own state of being. I can say only this much with the limited info i have on this aspect. For more information, one can approach bona fide acharyas or highly evolved learned bhagavathas for more clarification. – user808 Dec 24 '15 at 1:42

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These people meet during a specified period of time and do the planning.

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In this planning there is need to align the needs of the firm with what is happening in the environment. People do not learn in the same way. Crisis Management Center- b. In general when a manager doesn't have the skill to implement a strategy the best approach is to surround them with experts in their field. The committees would then forward their drafts to the board of directors who approve them, with or without amendments. Often cultures dictate the scope of strategies at their beginning, the expectations of their performance while in progress, and the evaluation of the results of strategies at the end. That could essentially mean a lower grade for you. It is being increasingly viewed as an integrative course offered to students after completing as set of functional area courses in Finance, Marketing, and Accounting The text pointed out the importance of assessing the strategy-culture compatibility, when implementing a new strategy. Nowadays, this communication is no longer limited to telephone and written exchanges. Hence, there is need for careful planning, centered mostly on how the company can use its internal resources. To do so, you need to develop an interesting and researchable question, which in this case can be a rather challenging task. Should manufacturing avoid just-in-time production? The most effective strategies for small business promotion How important is social media marketing for small businesses?

Definitions 1. Business policy also deals with acquisition of resources with which organizational goals can be achieved.

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The majority of companies however focus purely on short-run results, often at the expense of patiently creating the foundation for future long-term gains. The means by which the strategies and policies are developed vary from company to company. Whether you choose to explore the field of enterprise, that of trade, or commerce — there are plenty of different subject matters that will demand extensive research on your behalf.

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In addition to choosing an engaging topic, your research topics related to business must be well-researched and backed up with facts, so that it grabs the attention of the reader.

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