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The outraged reaction to Desert Water Agency's recent rate increase has begun.

Let’s face it; This is because most people don’t understand the complex inner workings and attendant costs involved in providing clean, safe, good tasting water to our homes and businesses. We turn the tap ON and out the precious commodity comes forth. End of story.

For most, water supply details – not to mention the infrastructure that delivers it – are too technical (read “boring”) to merit regular in-depth discussion, even though life is unsustainable without H2O. I believe we all know far too little about where our water comes from or what vulnerabilities plague it – like toxic constituents (lead, arsenic, chromium-6 and other dangerous yet naturally occurring elements); falling water tables resulting in higher undissolved solids and/or subsidence (when water withdrawal causes soil collapse); or water wasted via leaky pipes and tanks, etc. When we pile on the aquifer stresses of continuously increasing demand in the Coachella Valley coupled with a years-long drought, we face a perfect storm.

Going up: Desert Water Agency board approves rate increase

For decades, water has been taken for granted across this country. The physical underpinnings of water delivery systems are usually underground or on the edge of town … out of sight, out of mind. I worked with a High Desert retail water agency for years and saw for myself how often customers sometimes violently rejected even moderate water rate hikes. Many water boards, wary of being voted out, opted to raise rates less than was required to do the job properly – or not at all. So, much needed improvements, maintenance and quality monitoring suffered.

I believe the price of water is going up because it needs to go up.

Here are some interesting facts about water:

  • A gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds;
  • paying for the electricity used to treat and move water is the biggest expense for most water agencies;
  • the American Society of Civil Engineers gives America’s water infrastructure a grade of D+;
  • the American Water Works Association estimates that the price of repairing and/or expanding U.S. drinking water infrastructure will top $1 trillion in the next 25 years. This amount will be met primarily through higher water rates and fees;
  • a study conducted jointly by UCLA and University of Arizona that involved studying sedimentation of river beds coupled with tree ring samples taken from Bristlecone pines demonstrated that droughts in the California-Arizona region over the past 11,000 years have lasted as long as 120-200 years. This current drought is also affecting the Colorado River and Lake Mead.

Higher prices do encourage conservation. Conservation lessens income streams. But the business of a utility marches on regardless with a set of fixed expenses, many which do not necessarily fall from high-use season to low-use season. Why? Because water districts need “redundancy” – they must be able to deliver water to the maximum number of users in high season even in the depths of summer. Keeping the capacity of pumps and storage units prepared for maximum demand is an expensive proposition.

Earlier move: Coachella Valley Water District customers to pay more

We can protect and defend our water source by learning more about it, attending water agency meetings and sharing our insights. And remember – conserved water is the cheapest water!

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Quick fix

The Repair It Yourself kit makes it easy to fix your own shoes, drawing attention to the way we relate to the material world and consumer products.

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The ability to repair something that is broken is a way of exercising control over our material world, says Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Eugenia Morpurgo.

If consumers understand how things are made to function then they will also be able to better manage their waste by trying to fix something, rather than simply discarding of it.

Morpurgo’s Repair "It Yourself" project is a kit for making and repairing your own shoes. The canvas shoes can be assembled with reversible, mechanical fastenings, rather than the glue or stitchings ordinarily used in this process.

The repair kit can also be used to fix various household objects.

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Sindiso Khumalo

Sindiso Khumalo is a sustainable textile designer based in Cape Town.

The Central St Martins graduate, Khumalo, studied architecture at the University of Cape Town prior to moving to London, where she went onto study a Masters in Design for Textile Futures.

Khumalo founded her eponymous label with a focus on creating modern sustainable textiles with a strong emphasis on African story telling. She designs the textiles in her collections by hand through watercolours and collage. Over the years she has developed a uniquely colourful visual voice, which draws upon her Zulu and Ndebele heritage, and also speaks to the land of Kwazulu Natal, where she is from.

Sustainability, craft and empowerment lie at the heart of the label. She works very closely with a NGO in developing handmade textiles for her collections.

Her work has been showcased in the "Africa Is Now" exhibition at Design Indaba Expo 2014.

In October 2015, she won Vogue Italia "Who's On Next Dubai" competition. Fashion and empowerment is what Sindiso feels very passionate about. She has spoken at the United Nations on sustainability in fashion and is currently working closely with the International Trade Centre Ethical Fashion Initiative. She has showcased work at the Royal Festival Hall in London, The Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington and the Louisiana Museum in Denmark. Her work has been published in "Africa: Architecture, Culture and Identity", Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Elle Magazine and Marie Claire Magazine.

Having previously spoken at Design Indaba, Khumalo returns to the Design Indaba stage, this time as part of a team of designers who collaborated on the much-anticipated Ikea ÖVERALLT collection.


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Compliance in the construction industry

In very general terms ‘compliance’ is acting according to an order, warrant. specification, rule, standard, term, condition or request. For example, regulatory compliance is the process by which organisations ensure they are operating in accordance with relevant regulations.

In financial terms, compliance involves operating in accordance with external financial rules and internal control systems. For example, making sure financial reports and audits are prepared and tax requirements are met.

Compliance can also be a requirement for manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services who must satisfy the requirements of contracts, specifications, drawings, standards, best practice guidelines and legislation. Construction products and materials are generally subject to rigorous testing to verify that they comply with requirements, and may receive certification (sometimes from third parties) to confirm that they do. For example, they may have kite marks, CE marking, manufacturers' certificates, buildings regulations compliance and so on.

In terms of the tender process itself, bids made by prospective contractors or suppliers will be evaluated first and foremost to determine whether they comply with the client’s requirements. A non-compliant proposal, sometimes referred to as a variant bid, may be submitted if the tenderer believes that an alternative could offer better value for money. However, non-compliant proposals should only be submitted if they have been requested or are explicitly permitted by the client, and they may need to be accompanied by a compliant bid.

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Hackitt Review into the building regulations and fire safety for high-rise residential buildings included an investigation into compliance and enforcement issues. This found that the processes that drive compliance with building safety requirements are weak and complex with poor record keeping and change control. The final report proposed a new regulatory framework to '...address all of these weaknesses if there is to be a stronger focus on creating and maintaining safe buildings. It must strengthen regulatory oversight to create both positive incentives to comply with building safety requirements and to effectively deter noncompliance.'

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Ohio Taxidermy Championships in Mansfield, Ohio

Taxidermy Championships

The Ohio Taxidermy Championships take place this weekend in Mansfield, Ohio and the competition and quality of entries continues to climb to new heights.  The show is geared to the hunters, fishermen, and wildlife enthusiast as well as taxidermists of all levels.  The show draws from all over Ohio, as well as from other states.  The show is open to the public on Saturday, March 31 from 1-3 at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center, 890 West Fourth Street.  If you want to stay longer, see more, and even attend educational session, attendees can simply become a member of the Ohio Taxidermy Association on site. More information at www.OhioTaxidermists.com to visit the website for show and convention details.


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Tadas is a Senior Software Engineer at Devbridge Group, and he enjoys the work because of its constant challenges that mean he is never bored. He’s been working with computers and IT since he was 10 years old, and says technology is pretty much in his blood at this point. Though he’s always worked in technology, he has done so across a variety of sectors including election systems, telecommunications, insurance, and securities trades. Though he can work across several platforms, Tadas’ strongest competency is in Java. Tadas enjoys his work most when he’s working with a team and learning new things. Looking to the future, he wants to be the one sharing knowledge and serving as a leader.

Tadas has raised two children, and says doing so is the proudest achievement of his life. He’s always proud and excited to talk about his kids, and is also always open to chatting about sports, movies, and games.

“All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.”

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The VESTING Board organizes two less formal symposia throughout the year.

The first is the VESTING Symposium, which takes place during the Careers Week in October. This event starts around 11:30 with coffee and tea. Before the break two VESTING Alumni will give a presentation about the choices they made during their time as an econometric student and how they ended up at their current employer. After the lunch two other speakers will do the same. The day ends with a social.

The second is the Master/PhD-seminars, which are organized twice a year. These seminars take place at Zernike. During this seminar two PhD-students will explain more about their current research, but also explain why they made the choice to do a PhD.

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Most musicians require voice processors at some point of time. Devmsuical serves you with top quality voice processors that will enhance your musical performance. The singer’s voice can be modified by using the voice processors.

Musicians have the choice to select from a wide range of processors which can enhance the voice quality. These are useful in both situations, on stage or inside the studio. Whether you wish to add the harmonic effects or correct the pitch, this device is highly suitable for both.

A strong vocal can be further enhanced into a powerful one by using the voice processors. Lots of effects can be added to the simple songs by using the voice processors. Various options are available for vocals, and these can greatly improve the performance.

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Reducing co2 at home

The new UK policy regarding profiling the energy efficiency of your home as part of its sale will help reduce the UK’s co2 profile.

For example, there are still 10 million homes without cavity wall insulation, and 1 million with no loft insulation (via Here’s an interesting visualisation…
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Back in action…

How quickly do three weeks away fly by? I have had a wonderful holiday catching up with my family and I definitely feel like I have eaten as well as shopped, my way around HK.
I have been super busy over the past week hence the lack of posts as suddenly coming back from Holiday means coming face to face with reality. No more uni and now I suddenly feel very nervous and a bit lost as to what happens next. I’m still figuring that out, just like most of my fellow graduates but for now I plan to earn some money before I make any more decisions about further study.

Anyway here are a few photos from Hong Kong as promised! The first image is the view from the Peak which is a must for any tourist, we ran out of things to do one day and we decided to go.
The following image below on the Left is the view from my aunt’s flat who lives in a block of flats identical to the ones that can be seen on the right hand side of the image. You can just about see the swimming pool in the hotel opposite. I often found myself wishing I could jump in too, as the heat was on average 34 degrees centigrade. There was not a night where we didn’t need the air conditioning on. The photo on the right of the skyline, was taken from Harbour City at Tsim Sha Tsui which is a huge mall but on the whole, very expensive with lots of designer boutiques including Chanel and Dior. HK is a haven for those who love their designers as standalone stores from Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs and Valentino can all be found in HK which is definitely not a common sight found at home. It’s strange because Vivienne Westwood is British yet there are far more stores in HK than in England which I guess shows her super populurity in Asia. For those who have never been to HK, their sales assistants are crazy as they like to follow you around the store asking if you need help or that the item you brushed past was available in blue,red, orange, yellow etc. I’m assuming they get commission on their sales.

Above are my sisters and I being silly at Harbour City where they were celebrating the Olympics which were yet to start at the time. We were approached by a television crew who wanted to ask us about sports and the Beijing Olympics but we made a run for it. It was a close call! Above on the right is Causeway Bay which is where I wondered for hours on end in the malls that they like to call the ‘youth malls’ as it seems those malls are where the young can often be found perusing the tiny shops for the latest fashions. Having said that, the shops aren’t really that cheap (though there are a few shops that sell garments that could be found in markets) but are worth having a rummage for those interesting items from local designers or clothes from Japan and Korea. There are loads of these malls but many of them are in Causeway Bay and a couple are located in Mong Kok. You need to remember to ask if there are any discounts as often they can give you a deal on your second item. Another thing is that these shops open at around 2pm until late and the sales assistants are always either applying mascara or eating their takeaway lunches but be warned, many of the items you can’t try on and are also non returnable. In fact a lot of things in HK are non returnable so you must be sure when you are handing over your cash. The shopping is great in Hong Kong as it is a different shopping experience but overall, there isn’t as much choice as our highstreets in the UK.

The cantonese love to eat and I don’t even want to know how much weight I gained just by being there. My favourite though has to be Korean BBQ which is pictured on the left. You order lots of dishes and you cook it all on the little cooker in the middle. It’s lots of fun but it does get quite hot! It’s the opposite of chinese hot pot (where you put everything into a big simmering bowl of water). We also went to a couple of buffets, on the right is me posing with a little lobster but the poor thing didn’t even have much meat on it and was nothing more than a big prawn. Still, I ate it anyway. Things I always remember to eat when in HK are seasme ice cream, taro ice cream and bubble tea. Yummy!

Above we have the open hallway of the block of flats that my dad grew up in. The flat is in Tai Hang Sai and we still have the apartment and go back often to burn incense and other rituals. It’s crazy how small the flat was as we could barely move for space when seven of us went to visit. It was very much like a shoebox! It makes my aunt’s flat seem huge and our house in England seem like a mansion. Every time we go back it reminds me just how far my parents have come and how lucky my sisters and I are. Finally we have the random photo of the three ice skating animals, they were so cute! It was taken at Taikoo Sing (shopping centre) where it houses the only ice skating rink in Hong Kong. I’m terrible at ice skating and some of the kids put me to shame as well as (my favourite) skating turtle. Haha, I wanted to take him home but he was bigger than me.

It was a great holiday but I am glad to be back too. HK can get incredibly claustrophobic as it’s such a small place and I can understand why so many overseas students come from HK. Having said that I am already looking forward to my next trip to HK which could be next Summer or the year after. I have to return anyway as I have a HK Identity card which requires me to return every three years for it to remain valid. It’s always so lovely going back to see family, I just wish I could go back more often!

Anyway…I do feel a little shopped out and haven’t bought a single thing since I’ve been back. Have I gone mad? Time will tell! I will have to post up some of my purchases soon too but maybe I will leave some for outfit posts!


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NY Health Act Forum

The Future of Health Care in New York: A Forum

The New York State Senate and Assembly will take up the New York Health Act, a bill sponsored by Assembly Member Dick Gottfried and Senator Gustavo Rivera. The New York Health Act would implement single-payer healthcare in New York, ensuring every New Yorker will have reliable health insurance coverage.

Learn How This Bill Could Affect You and Your Family!

Sunday, October 6, 2019

2:30pm Doors Open, 3pm-5pm Program, 5pm-6pm Q&A

Elisabeth Irwin High School

40 Charlton Street

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Want a great deal on a house? Find one where someone was murdered.

A gruesome death in a home can slash the sale price by as much as 25%. But is the discount worth it?

Top: A mint condition horror house (via Realtor.com); Bottom: The home’s value has decreased by 37% in the past 4 years

MAY 26, 2019

On the morning of December 6th, 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson walked into the master bedroom where his wife, Lilian, slept and bashed in her skull with a ball-peen hammer. The deed done, he padded down the hall, locked himself in the bathroom, and took his own life with a lethal cocktail of acid and tranquilizers.

In the decades following this tragedy, the property, dubbed the “Los Feliz Murder Mansion,” fell into a state of uninhabited disrepair. Then, in 2016, a serial entrepreneur and tech investor named Braden Pollock purchased it for a steal at a probate auction.

Following the sale, Pollock made big plans to renovate the house and move into the master bedroom — the very same room where Lilian was brutally murdered 60 years earlier. He had no qualms about the house’s checkered past; he just wanted a screamin’ deal on a fixer-upper.

Homes where a high-profile crime or murder occurred can sell for as much as 10-25% under market rate — an enticing invitation for intrepid bargain hunters. But why exactly are these properties cheaper? And are the deals too good to be true?

It’s not haunted, it’s ‘stigmatized’

Randall Bell is a surprisingly upbeat guy given his morbid line of work.

In his 30+ years as a damaged real estate appraiser, he’s priced dozens of high-profile murder abodes — from the home where Nicole Brown Simpson was killed to the Heaven’s Gate house, where 39 cult members committed suicide in 1997.

As the director of Landmark Research Group, Bell specializes in what the pros call “stigmatized properties,” or properties that buyers often shun for a number of non-physical reasons. The list of these stigmatizing events extends far beyond murder, and includes:

  • Houses where cult activity took place
  • Houses where famous adulteries took place
  • Houses where illegal or illicit activity took place (e.g. meth labs)
  • Houses with notorious ex-owners (sex offenders, mobsters)
  • Houses near the site of a chemical or natural disaster
  • Houses where a child was abducted or kidnapped
  • But murder houses seem to be in a category of their own.

Sometimes, murders that occur in a home leave collateral physical damage. In the Heaven’s Gate case, for instance, decomposing bodies left a horrific smell (and, adds Bell, “blood throughout the house”). But far more often, it’s the “reputational damage” that has a lasting impact on the salability of the home — not questionable carpet stains.

Depending on the notoriety of the events and the turnover of families in the area, this stigma can linger for generations: 60 years on from the crime, Pollock’s home is listed on Google maps as “The Los Feliz Murder House.”

The mere presence of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s Milwaukee apartment building depressed the value of surrounding homes for years, until a community development group bought it at a premium just to demolish it.

Sometimes, even a teardown doesn’t put a home’s past to rest: The ex-home of the Sandy Hook shooter, a 3,100-square-foot estate on a tree-lined street in Newtown, Connecticut, caused so much grief for local residents that it was torn down. But even after the land was donated to the town, the site retained haunting memories.

“People say real estate is all about location, location, location,” says Bell. “In reality, it’s perception, perception, perception.”

And as it turns out, this perception can have a massive impact on the value of a home.

The price of a bad reputation

According to Bell, a death in a home can decrease its value by 25%, and increase time spent on the market by 50%.

Pollock was able to nab the Los Feliz Murder Mansion — a 5-bedroom, Spanish-revival style estate with unobstructed hilltop views of downtown LA — for $2.3m, one-third of the cost of nearby properties. (It helps that’s he not superstitious: “If I were a ghost, I’d be hanging out in Bali, not rattling chains in my own attic,” he tells me.)

Similarly, the “Amityville Horror House,” where Ronald DeFeo killed an entire family in 1974, sold for a $250k loss in 2017. On Realtor.com, it’s listed as a “Stately Center Hall Colonial On Amityville River” in “mint condition.”

How exactly do bad vibes affect resale price? Bell says you can appraise any property based on three criteria: Cost, use, and risk:

  • Cost = Price of sale + any foreseeable renovations or repairs
  • Use = Potential income you could generate from the property
  • Risk = Anything that could jeopardize the future value of the home
At the end of the day, ghosts are a risk. Because whether or not the buyer believes in them, they can still affect the public perception of a home — and create some very real logistical challenges for the people who live there.

Bell recalls two unhappy parents who contacted him after buying a home where a son shot and killed his parents. Both were science-minded PhDs who had no qualms with the home’s history, but were dismayed when their children were ostracized by the local kids who were scared of the property.

Then, there’s the realtor who brokered the past three sales of the Amityville home, who blames the onslaught of curious out-of-towners who stop and take pictures of the house for its steep depreciation — not buyer superstition.

And Pollock? Since purchasing the Los Feliz estate, he’s had so much trouble with break-ins by urban explorers and people trying to hold occult rituals that he put up a barbed wire fence around the property.

But where realtors and buyers see a headache, another man saw a business opportunity.

The niche business of murder homes

Back in 2013, software developer and part-time landlord Roy Condrey got a text from a tenant in the middle of the night: One of his rental properties, the tenant claimed, was haunted.

When he looked into the matter, Condrey discovered that the property’s previous owner had, in fact, died in the home. Moreover, he found that in many states, real estate agents aren’t legally required to disclose a death or any other event that doesn’t impact the physical structure of the property.

The legal precedent for real estate sales is essentially caveat emptor, or “buyer beware.” And, though the seller is technically supposed to tell you if you directly ask about a death in the home, it’s pretty difficult for a buyer to prove that the seller knowingly withheld information about a death.

Sensing a market opportunity, Condrey launched Diedinhouse.com, a site which, for $11.99 per search, scrapes over 118 million private and public records to tell you if (and even how) someone died in your home.

Without any marketing or paid advertising, Diedinhouse.com now gets thousands of organic hits a day via popular queries like “how to know if someone died in your house.” The site’s business model relies on a mixture of morbid curiosity and practical inquisitiveness.

“People talk a big game,” says Condrey, in his warm Carolina twang, “but when push comes to shove, they’re not going to buy a house where someone has been murdered.”

To test this statement, we asked 3,700 readers of The Hustle (a markedly entrepreneurial ilk) if they would buy a house that is rumored to be haunted. Nearly 4 in 10 respondents said they wouldn’t even consider it, even at a 25% markdown.

A possible explanation for this resistance is cognitive bias, or, more specifically, something called availability heuristic: A house where a brutal murder has been committed is a reminder that something terrible has happened in a neighborhood, and that makes it seem more likely to happen in the future.

Tips for supernatural deal hunters

For those who couldn’t care less about a decades-old double-homicide in their living room, there are certainly deals for the taking — so long as you follow a few rules of thumb for protecting the future value of your stigmatized property:

  • Change the home’s address
  • Alter the home’s appearance
  • Wait 20 to 25 years, and hope that people move on
The first thing you’ll want to do is change the street address so tourists can’t find it. As a contingency plan, the outside appearance of the home should also be altered so people don’t associate it with the tragedy. Finally, give it time: Bell says that stigmatized home prices typically rebound after around 20 to 25 years.

For all the buyer horror stories you hear, stigmatized properties can be tremendous deals: The 6th Floor Texas School Book Depository from which Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK sold for a measly $300K and was later turned into a multi-million-dollar museum.

The Los Feliz Mansion hasn’t been so lucky: City officials are now mandating Pollock to completely tear down the house and regrade the hill to comply with new property regulations.

Haunted? Maybe not. Either way, it was cursed from the start.

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“God, make me good, but not yet.” – St. Augustine

The quote above attributed to one of the early church fathers, while perhaps tongue in cheek, contains a significant element of truth. Our goodness (growth in holiness) depends on God, but it also depends on us. God will not make us good until we are ready and willing to partner with Him in the process. We have focused previously on God’s role in our spiritual growth and meditated on the magnificent resources available to us. Now, we turn our attention to the flip side of the equation and focus on what is expected of us. The truth is that the believer plays a significant role in his own spiritual growth.

Consider, for example, the building of a garden shed. You may think about what you want the shed to look like, and you may draft plans for the structure. You may even secure all the necessary tools and materials to build the shed. However, at some point you have to actually get to work⎜to saw boards and hammer nails or the shed will never get built. Successful completion doesn’t depend on your grand dreams or your good intentions. It comes about only through hard work. So it is with the Christian life. God has placed everything we need for growth at our disposal but, until we actually start to use what we have been given, we will not make progress.

Paul wrote to his young charge Timothy that he should train himself to be godly (1 Timothy 4:7). Paul uses an athletic analogy to convey to Timothy that effort will be involved. The Olympic athlete dedicates himself to countless hours of rigorous training, all the while refraining from otherwise acceptable enjoyments to maintain discipline, all for the sake of achieving his goal. So, too, the follower of Christ must engage in certain activities and refrain from others in order to achieve the goal of increasing Christlikeness.

A word of caution as we delve into this topic. The Christian life is a marathon rather than a sprint. It takes time to develop the endurance necessary to run a marathon. It doesn’t happen overnight. Some believers hear of great Christian saints who read many chapters of the Bible or pray for several hours each day. Inspired by their example and determined to imitate their dedication, they try to maintain the same habits. Rare is the person who can immediately achieve that level of discipline. Most of us never do. And that’s okay. As we will see below, God does call us to study His Word and to pray. But it is far better to start slowly and develop consistent habits than it is to try to do too much too soon and give up discouraged and disillusioned.

Dallas Willard writes in The Divine Conspiracy that, “It is much harder [to learn to pray] if we succumb to the temptation to engage in heroic efforts in prayer. This is important. Heroism, generally, is totally out of place in the spiritual life, until we grow to the point at which it would never be thought of as heroism anyway.”

Having said this, the truth remains that the degree to which a believer follows God’s instructions determines the degree to which he grows. Following God’s instructions is not always easy, but the fruit is of great value. As the believer engages in the following activities, he will grow spiritually.

Understanding and Applying the Word of God

Believers grow spiritually as they get to know God⎜His nature, His purposes, and His ways. And the Bible is the primary source God uses to reveal Himself to us. In order to get to know God better, a believer must understand the meaning of Scripture by hearing, reading, studying, memorizing and meditating on the Word. In His second letter to Timothy, Paul writes of the importance and value of Scripture in these words: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, New Living Translation)

The author of the first Psalm paints a vivid picture of the person who delights in God’s Word and meditates on it frequently. This person will be “like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” (Psalm 1:2-3) What a beautiful picture of the outcome God desires to see in our lives!

It is important that our study of the Word never becomes an end in itself. The purpose of study is to learn and to grow, not just to gain more knowledge. There are people who know much about the Bible and have even memorized lengthy passages but who do not believe in the God of the Bible and have no interest in obeying Him.

James warned his readers against being hearers of the word only, saying that in so doing they were deceiving themselves (James 1:22). Jesus closed a lengthy address (commonly known as The Sermon on the Mount) to the crowd gathered on a hillside by giving the parable of the wise man who builds his house on the rock and the foolish man who builds his house on the sand. The wise man is the one who listens and obeys, while the foolish man listens but does not put into practice what he has heard (Matthew 7:24-27).

God has provided an open line of communication with believers through prayer. Prayer is simply talking to God, knowing that He is always available and expecting Him to respond to us in the way that best suits His purposes and is in our best interests.

However, prayer is not simply an option that we should resort to when we have exhausted our own resources. Rather it should be the natural response to any situation we find ourselves in. We should turn to God first, whether to ask for guidance, protection, provision, or whatever need we might have. Ephesians 6:18 tells us to “pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.”

Sometimes we may tend to make prayer harder than it needs to be. We don’t have to learn certain techniques, memorize complicated formulas, use just the right words, or adopt a particular posture. However, Scripture does provide a model for the kinds of things we should pray about.

Many of us are familiar with what is commonly known as The Lord’s Prayer. How often do we look upon this prayer as an actual example for us to follow rather than a fine piece of oratory to be recited or sung? We should remember that our Lord offered this model prayer in response to His disciples’ request for Him to teach them to pray.

This is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be your name,

Your Kingdom come,

Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:9-13)

The prayer begins with recognition of the exalted position of God and ends with recognition of our position of dependence. It is composed of two primary parts. The first section focuses on God as we acknowledge that we are speaking to our loving heavenly Father, worshiping His holy name (which represents His nature and perfect character), and asking that His perfect will be accomplished here on earth. The second section focuses on our needs, as we ask for daily provision, for forgiveness, and for spiritual protection.

Fellowshipping with Believers

One of the greatest needs of our day is for people to develop healthy relationships. God knows this and has provided for this need through fellowship with other believers. The restoration of our vertical relationship with God paves the way for healthy, mutually beneficial horizontal relationships with others. However, these relationships must be nourished through spending time together and celebrating the life we share in Jesus.

This is why Scripture tells us that we should not neglect meeting together with other believers. We need each other. The Christian life was never designed to be an individual pursuit. Regular fellowship with other believers provides comfort, accountability, instruction, encouragement, support, and direction. If a believer is not involved in a local church, he may develop distorted thinking, lack emotional support, feel insecure, and flounder without accountability.

Serving Others

Not only are we to spend time with other believers, we are to serve one another. Again, Jesus is our example. He told His disciples that He came not to be served but rather to serve others. Later He challenged them to serve others as He had served them (Matthew 20:28 and John 13:15).

Serving others is not simply something God thought up to help build character. Rather, service benefits both the giver and the receiver. It benefits the receiver by meeting a need. It benefits the giver by allowing him to experience the joy of seeing a need met and by enabling him to impact others. Along the way, we all have the opportunity to be on the giving end and on the receiving end, and we can find equal joy in each.

Most service to others is nothing heroic but simply involves everyday expressions of love such as offering a kind word of encouragement, giving someone a ride, providing a listening ear, fixing a meal, having a good attitude, or sharing what God is doing in our lives. Scripture emphasizes the “everydayness” of service by saying, “Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.” (Galatians 6:10, New Living Translation)

Recognizing The Centrality of Relationships

There is a common theme that runs through the four activities discussed above, and that is the strong cord of relationship. This should not be surprising as relationship is at the heart of the Christian life. We have a new relationship with God and new relationships with His people. Our relationship with God and our worship of God are at the core of everything we do. Without worship, study becomes mechanical and lifeless, prayer becomes self-centered and demanding, fellowship becomes forced and empty, and service becomes an onerous burden.

A believer will grow spiritually as he consistently studies the Word, prays, fellowships with believers, and serves others with genuine humility and a desire to please God. The four topics covered in this lesson by no means exhaust the opportunities for growth; these are simply the primary or foundational means of growth. Other disciplines that may prove helpful to the believer include silence, solitude, fasting, and frugality among others.

However, these foundational activities must be engaged in by anyone who is serious about growth. Although Scripture emphasizes that God has given us everything we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3), there are no shortcuts to Christian maturity. Scripture and the experience of saints through the centuries prove otherwise. It would be the height of folly for any of us to think that we will be the first to achieve maturity without effort.

The good news is that the ball is in our court. The October 1997 issue of “Today in the Word” relates that the great Scottish Bible teacher Alexander MacLaren once wrote: “We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank and told to help himself, and comes out with one cent, whose fault is it that he is poor?” So we see, then, that the choice is ours. May each of us desire increasing godliness and use the keys we have been given.

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• Read Psalm 1. What happens to a believer who becomes isolated from other believers and/or God’s Word? List the benefits of meditating on God’s Word.

• Read Romans 12:9-16. List ways a believer should demonstrate love to others.

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The phone call came late one night from a son in trouble. “Dad, I need some money!” After a brief discussion, I did what any Dad would do: I wire- transferred cash from my account to his. Later, he thanked me as we talked about the situation over a cup of coffee. We discussed how he got in the predicament (poor budgeting skills) and I helped him address those issues. He confessed that it was hard for him to admit that he needed help, but he was grateful nonetheless.

In a similar way it is hard for us to admit that we need God’s help. But we too have failed. We have all sinned, fallen short of God’s good, righteous requirements. What happened with my son and me illustrates in part what God has done for us. But instead of cash, He transfers righteousness to us. Then He comes alongside us in the Person of the Holy Spirit to help us continue to act righteously .

But what exactly is righteousness and how do we get it? Peter promised to follow Jesus to the death. Later he denied knowing Jesus and, when faced with the awful truth that he had abandoned Jesus in the time of testing, he wept bitterly. (Matthew 26: 31-35, 69-75)

It can be devastating to realize our weakness and inability to obey God. Words like “gratitude,” “righteousness” and “faithfulness” can seem like oppressive reminders of our sins. But despite our failures to love and obey God, we can relate confidently to God because he makes us righteous.

Like Peter, we also continue to struggle with sin even after we have committed ourselves to follow Christ. And just as Peter learned, it is vital we understand that God will never abandon us. God is committed to bringing about righteousness in our lives. He does this in several stages.

Initially, God Declares Us Righteous: Justification

Justification is a legal term that means we have been forgiven. In addition it means that we have been declared righteous—morally perfect. (Romans 4:6-8) It is a “once-for-all- time” act that God accomplishes on our behalf. This does not mean we are habitually righteous in every thing we do, but it describes our legal standing with God. You can think of it as being given a new citizenship in God’s Kingdom, a citizenship that cannot change no matter where you live. You may not have a passport to prove it, but God recognizes you as His and accepts you freely.

God is committed to bringing about righteousness in our lives.

Being justified means that Christ’s righteousness has been added to our “righteousness account” in the same way my money was transferred to my son’s account. The result is that God now sees us as righteous on the basis of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice. “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” (II Corinthians 5:21) The Apostle Paul describes this as a “right standing” with God that “is through faith in Christ — the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.” (Philippians 3:9)

This legal status before God is really a completely new relationship with Him. We are no longer enemies of God; we are now at peace with Him. (Romans 5:1) In fact, we have immediate acceptance from God because sin is no longer a barrier between Him and His people. Romans 8:1 tells us “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” No matter what the circumstances, God will not abandon us nor revoke our status as being righteous.

Progressively, God Makes Us Righteous: Sanctification

But what about our sins? What about the times when we, like Peter, turn away from God? Before Peter was tested, Jesus prayed that when Peter turned back to God, he would encourage his fellow believers. It is interesting to note that Jesus knew Peter would fall away, but He also expected Peter to return to Him and grow in righteousness.

Likewise, God has a plan for our lives that allows for the ups and downs in our lives and also includes our becoming holy or Christlike. (II Corinthians 3:18) This process, called sanctification, begins when we are justified by God through faith in Christ and continues throughout our lives as we experience and grow in faith.

The Apostle Paul describes this sanctification process in his letter to the Philippian church:

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:12-14)

The process of sanctification involves pressing on, persevering in the heavenward path God has set us upon. Notice that sanctification is not only dependent on God, but on us as well. Paul also tells the Philippian believers they are to continue to “work out their salvation” even as God works in them. (Philippians 2:12-13) Practically speaking, our sanctification involves our active participation with God, a lifelong perseverance to grow in Christlikeness.

Does this mean that by trying hard we can justify ourselves? By no means! Remember we are justified (declared “not-guilty”) by trusting Christ. Paul explains: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast”. But he goes on to state, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

(Ephesians 2:8-10) God is the one who declares us righteous and He is the one who is at work in our lives to help us produce good works of righteousness. He has declared us righteous, legally .

Then He helps us be righteous, actually. What an amazing God we follow!

Finally, God Makes Us Perfectly Righteous: Glorification

God’s work in our lives makes us citizens of His Kingdom and prepares us to be eternal residents of that Kingdom. One day, we will enter His Kingdom fully as citizens of heaven. To this end, we await the return of Christ, “who will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” (Philippians 3:20-21)

When Jesus returns, we will experience the resurrection and be completely transformed to be like Him, (except, of course, for His deity). In that day, God will glorify us, which is the completion of the good work of salvation that He began with our justification and continued with our sanctification. (Philippians 1:6)

As you can see, the word “salvation” actually covers an amazing experience. Our salvation is rooted in a single, irreversible act of justification. It continues with our actively growing to become more what God wants us to be. One day this relationship will reach its full maturity when we are changed into morally perfect worshippers of God, forever.

Because of God’s salvation, sin is no longer a barrier between God and us. We should not be discouraged when our growth in holiness is slow, because God is at work in us and will never abandon this good work He has begun. In confidence and security, we can always come to Him.

We can relate confidently to God because He makes us righteous.

  • God brings about righteousness in the believer’s life in several stages.
  • God declares us righteous, giving us immediate acceptance (justification).
  • Sanctification is the process of becoming holy or Christlike.
  • We must cooperate with God and persevere in our sanctification.
  • Christ will return and complete what God has begun in us (glorification).

God is at work in us and will never abandon this good work He has begun!

Application Suggestions:

  • List the things in your life that you feel create a barrier between you and God. Meditate on how this lesson addresses these barriers (Romans 8:1, 5:1)
  • How can the principles in this lesson be helpful when you are discouraged about your spiritual growth?
  • Based on this lesson, what are some of the reasons a Christian can have hope?

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Rio Tinto, Brazil is a city of about 25,000 with a huge catholic church right in the middle of town. The whole city spreads out around this very visible church. And in this city of Rio Tinto, there lives a very interesting man named Fernando Frincu.  One of the interesting things about Fernando is that, even though he lives in Brazil, he is Romanian. Fernando and his wife Carolina are associate staff members with WDA.

Everette Albrecht, who is on the WDA Equipping Team at Purdue University, has been to Rio Tinto about seven times over the years to teach discipleship principles. The pastors in that area were learning a lot about how to disciple others and in the course of their training, Everette starting teaching them about the importance of emotional healing. Just like everywhere else, the emotional needs are huge there and the pastors wanted to learn more.

So, in the summers of 2010 and 2012, Margo and Jack, from the WDA Restorative Team headed south with Everette, to teach and train about emotional healing and the importance of this in the discipleship process. They had the privilege of returning there again in August of 2013 for another three weeks and this is their report…..

Testimony of God’s Healing Work

Last year in Brazil, Margo had shared her own story of healing and redemption with some of the women. Talking about her struggles empowered the women there to open up their own hearts.

“One lady (Helen) came up and thanked me for sharing my testimony in Joao Pessoa. We had chatted with each other last year. She shared more of her story with me this year. God has brought healing in her life. She has asked her Pastor for permission to lead a Restoring Your Heart (RYH) group in her church.

M., another young lady with whom I met last year, told me that hearing my “history” had helped her in the healing process. Since I’d seen her last summer, M. had participated in a Restoring Your Heart group and as a result, had forgiven her father. She told me with a smile that she was going to buy a gift for him for Father’s Day! She also wrote him a letter to apologize to him and tell him she loved him. M’s father wrote her back and asked her for forgiveness as well!

A highlight of our time was hearing feedback from a group of men and women (in Rio Tinto) who had participated in RYH groups during the year since we had been there. Each person talked about what they had learned, their initial concerns, the benefits to them and their desire for more healing in their lives. They all plan to continue participating in RYH groups.”

The seeds planted over the last two years had already born much fruit!

Discipleship and Emotional Healing

One of Everette’s goals for this trip was to introduce church leaders and seminary students to WDA’s philosophy of ministry, in two new areas, Joao Pessoa and Campina Grande. Everette has such a gift for teaching and has a huge amount of experience training seminary students in both Mexico and Brazil.

Fernando, Carolina, Everette, Margo and Jack in Brazil
Fernando, Carolina, Everette, Margo and Jack in Brazil

The team was encouraged by the fact that Fernando and Carolina both have a strong vision for discipleship and emotional healing. Since one of WDA’s objectives is to train people in the countries we visit, Margo, Jack and Everette spent extra time this summer with Fernando and Carolina.  They were able to share more advanced training in both restorative and discipleship principles and practices. This will allow Fernando and Carolina to better train the people in their own community and thereby spread the process. We feel this is the best way to multiply the blessings of healing and growth. Fernando’s schedule will allow him to do future training both in Brazil and also in Romania and their contacts will open the doors for WDA to hold even more seminars in Brazil.

“We work so well as a team with Fernando and Carolina. They are so teachable and it is a joy to be in partnership with them. We are very blessed to have them on staff with WDA.”

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With most of the objectives of this trip being accomplished, including forming a translation team to work on both discipleship and restorative materials, Margo, Jack and Everette are looking forward to returning again next August. They plan, among other things, to do seminars in three large churches in different parts of Sao Paulo, a city where news of God is desperately needed.

We ask that you would pray with us for the trip next year, for Fernando and Carolina and for the people of Brazil. Many of the areas we visit are very dark and very much in the stronghold of sexual sin. There is a huge need for healing there, both emotional and spiritual.

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winding pathThis was advice given to me by one of my professors when I expressed my distress to him over not being able to find a job immediately after graduating form my Master’s program. Needless to say, that was not exactly what I wanted to hear. I would rather have heard, “Oh, I know someone who is hiring and you would be perfect for that job. I will call them right away and you will probably have the job tomorrow.”

Yeah, that would have been nice. Nice and easy.

Trusting the process doesn’t sound quite as promising or quite as easy. But, having no other choice, I began trusting the process. And it wasn’t easy. In fact, it was rather hard.

However, through a series of steps, God led me to the perfect job that He had in mind just for me.

Trusting the process, that seemingly scary walk down a path of unknowns, is exactly what is required for emotional healing.

And of course, the first step to trusting the process is entering into the process. This is a step that most of us do rather reluctantly. We already know it won’t be easy, it may be long and we will get tired and discouraged along the way.

God, in His infinite love for us, has designed a healing process for emotional problems a process that has many components. Since we all need healing in different areas, in different degrees and in different ways, God Himself directs our healing process. And true to God’s character, He tailor makes a healing process just for us.

Read this week’s Pocket Principle, “Healing from Emotional Problems” to learn more about how to begin trusting your own process towards emotional health.

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Being a person who deals with emotional problems every day, I am decidedly and unabashedly biased about the information I am introducing here. Let me just say that I think it is profound.

All good thinking has a framework, or a backbone or a philosophical undergirding. As we learned in the last Pocket Principle, Created With Emotions, we all have them. Emotions, that is. And we all have problems with emotions from time to time. Most of us have difficulty figuring out exactly what our emotional problems are and even more difficulty figuring out how to solve them.

In this Pocket Principle, Understanding Emotional Problems, we lay out the philosophy of how emotional problems develop. Don’t be scared off by the word philosophy. It is not heady and hard to grasp. In fact, it is a simple, well laid out, helpful and practical description of how we get hurt and why we have such a hard time healing from those hurts.

I encourage you to read this one. It will give you a totally new understanding of what has gone on in your heart over the years.

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And for the solution…..Stay tuned for next week’s Pocket Principle, Healing from Emotional Problems.

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Trumpets sounded, soared and occasionally roared Friday night at the Ohio Theatre.

The Columbus Symphony’s latest program, “The Trumpet Shall Sound,” featured a pair of pieces that showed off the instrument to dazzling and diverse effect: Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Leos Janacek’s “Sinfonietta.”

Featured as a soloist on the first piece was former CSO principal trumpeter George Goad, who, after a two-year stint in Columbus, recently became a member of the Montreal Symphony.

The trumpeter’s return appearance was nothing less than stellar.

Goad and pianist Dominic Cheli brought spark and sensitivity to the concerto. Even with the symphony behind them, their instruments seemed to dance with each other; at times, the moody whine of the trumpet offset the commanding power of the piano.

Under the precise yet intense leadership of conductor Rossen Milanov, the symphony was fully in control of the concerto, which was alternately peppy and poignant, with hints of mystery sprinkled throughout.

At one point in the piece, Goad outdid himself with a haunting solo that clearly delighted the audience. Cheli played with expressiveness and passion.

The symphony’s own brass section was front and center for Janacek’s “Sinfonietta,” the opening passages of which are distinguished by stately trumpets and emphatic percussion. The work, in which the composer sought to emulate a Czech military band, eventually settled down, but it was played with rousing decisiveness throughout.

The concert opened with Igor Stravinsky’s “Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss,” an elegiac, understated work first composed to accompany a ballet. Although the playing was excellent, the piece was too often drowsy and interminable — nothing like the excitement offered in the pieces by Shostakovich and Janacek.

One only regrets that Friday night’s performance was not well attended; as far as this reviewer could judge, less than half of the Ohio’s main floor was full. Towards the end, as “Sinfonietta” regained its militaristic momentum, it felt as if the symphony was imploring more attendees to come on in — well, they’ll have another chance Saturday night, when the program is repeated.


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Investors are very much used to the New York Stock Exchange closing on weekends and on market holidays, but sometimes the stock market will be forced to close unexpectedly. There have been hundreds of NYSE closings over the years, but there are a few that stand out from the rest. Below are seven of the most well known market closings.

World War I: July 30, 1914

Following conflicts that began in June 1914, the NYSE closed due to the pending world war. The NYSE closed on July 30, 1914 and did not re-open until December 12, 1914. On the final day of trading, the Dow was down 6.90%.

The bond markets re-opened in November, but stocks could not be traded until December 12. When the stock market re-opened, the Dow surged 4.00%.

Parade for Charles Lindbergh: June 13, 1927

The NYSE closed on June 13, 1927 to honor Charles Lindbergh for his award winning flight from New York City to Paris that took place on May 20. This flight made Lindbergh the first person to ever fly across the Atlantic.

In honor of this revolutionary flight, 4 million people flocked to New York City for an enormous parade. The day after the parade, the Dow 30 was up 1.00%.

The Death of JFK: November 22, 1963

On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, TX. After the shooting, the Dow fell 2.90%, but the NYSE was closed shortly after at 2:07 p.m.

On November 25, 1963 the NYSE was closed again to acknowledge the funeral of the President. When the market re-opened the following the day, the Dow 30 surged 4.50% – erasing the losses from the previous days [see also The Ten Commandments of Dividend Investing].

Paperwork Crisis: 1968

In the late 1960s, the volume of trading activity increased dramatically. With the drastic increase in volume, the NYSE had $4 billion in unprocessed transactions by 1968. To catch up, the exchange closed every Wednesday from June 12, 1968 to December 31, 1968.

During this crisis, over 100 brokers failed due to the high volume of transaction that could not be processed.

Apollo 11 Lands on Moon: July 21, 1969

On July 20, 1969 the Apollo 2 was the first spacecraft to put humans on the moon. In this mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to ever walk on the moon. In honor of this event, President Nixon decided to give the entire country a day off on July 22, 1969 – closing the NYSE.

When the market re-opened the following day, the Dow dipped 1.94%.

September 11th Attacks: September 11, 2001

By 9:03 a.m. on September 11, 2001, two planes had already crashed into the twin towers before the 9:30 a.m. opening bell. As a result of the terrorist attack, the markets never opened that day. The markets did not re-open until September 17, 2001 at 9:33 a.m. – two minutes late to observe a two-minute moment of silence. On the day of the market re-open, the Dow sank 7.10%. This event was the final push into the early 2000s recession.

One year later, the NYSE had a delayed opening at 12 p.m. to respect memorial events in New York City.

Hurricane Sandy: October 29-30, 2012

On October 29-30, the NYSE closed its doors due to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane destroyed areas of New Jersey and New York – causing Lower Manhattan to be faced with extreme flooding and power outages.

This closing became the first weather-related closing since Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and the first weather-related multiple-day closing in 127 years. When the market re-opened, the Dow was positive – up 1.00%.

The Bottom Line

Although we may associate unexpected market closings with horrific events, this is not always the case. Though there have been numerous events that have spooked investors, but not all NYSE-closing events negatively affect the markets. For more information on the market’s reaction to unexpected events, be sure to check out How the Dow 30 Reacts to Major Events.

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Union County Fathers’ Rights Lawyer

Determining what a man’s rights are as a father can be contentious in the context of divorce, custody, adoption, paternity, and parental leave. The legal rights of fathers pertaining to their children have received stronger recognition in recent years as fathers play a more prominent role in raising their children. New Jersey and other states have passed laws explicitly for the purpose of protecting this valuable father-child relationship.

Schedule a consultation with a Union County fathers’ rights lawyer if you are a father in need of an advocate who could help explain and enforce the rights and responsibilities of raising your children. Whether you are looking to establish paternity, believe you are owed child support or think you deserve to have more visitation opportunities, a seasoned family attorney could fight for you and your children.

The Rights of Fathers in Common New Jersey Disputes

A father who has established paternity stands on equal ground with the child’s mothers in all state family law matters. For example, child custody laws applicable to New Jersey give favor to neither the mother nor the father in a dispute, as there is a presumption that a child’s best interests are served by frequent and continuing contact with both parents.

While years ago courts may have deferred to mothers in child custody matters, this is no longer true. If a mother has physical custody of a child more often than the father, the father is generally still entitled to spend time with their child and actively parent them. A court could decide how much parenting time is appropriate for the best interests of the child.

Likewise, both parents must provide financial support to their children in New Jersey. Child support is calculated based on the combined income of the parents and how much time each parent and the child spend together, and a child is entitled to this support. A Union County father’s right attorney could help ensure a father receives an appropriate amount of child support or is granted reasonable expectations for paying support.

How to Assert Parenting Rights

Barring exceptional circumstances such as drug addiction or history of physical abuse, a father has an absolute right to participate in his child’s upbringing. Whenever feasible, though, developing and maintaining an amicable relationship with the child’s mother is an ideal way to promote collaborative co-parenting and flexibility with parenting wishes.

It is also important for fathers to actively voice their desire to take part in their child’s life. If custody is not an option, fathers could seek visitation rights to share as much quality time with their child as possible.

In certain cases, there may be opportunities in which a father’s rights lawyer in Union County could help pursue mediation or arbitration to settle custody and other conflicts with the child’s mother. Alternative dispute resolution may be more effective and less expensive for all parties than adversarial court proceedings.

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TIP! It is likely that religious matters will come up from time to time during the course of your marriage. Discuss all aspects of your religion with who you plan on marrying as well as their family too, just so they are comfortable with your beliefs.

Planning the perfect wedding is a huge undertaking, and there are many elements that need to work together if everything is to run smoothly on your big day. With a busy schedule, it is often difficult to plan each last detail. Using a wedding planner may help remove the stress from planning for your important day. You will find advice like this and more within this article.

TIP! You will need to make a choice about how much alcohol you want to pay for, and which type of serving will be most cost efficient. Open bar is the most expensive option, and the longer the bar is open, the more expensive it becomes.

When you plan your wedding, be sure to think about cost effective alcohol options. An open bar can be very expensive over a long time period. See what other serving options are available for your alcohol.

TIP! If you prefer to handle the refreshments and foods on your own, save money by shopping at wholesalers, such as Sam’s Club and Costco. This will enable you to save a lot of money.

Once you know who all is going to give a speech at your wedding, hold a rehearsal for everyone so you can censor out inappropriate material. Remember that you’ll have people there from all generations, so keep the jokes appropriate.

Ethnic catering can help add spice to your wedding. Think outside the traditional choices of chicken or steak. Variety makes life exciting and will undoubtedly make your dinner unforgettable!

TIP! Order small individual portions of cake from a local bakery if the thought of spending the equivalent of your honeymoon on your cake does not appeal to you. Alternatively, consider something like low-fat cupcakes, gluten-free cake, fruit-filled low calorie cakes, or other such healthy alternatives.

Shop around for your photographer before making a commitment for the big day. Having your wedding ruined by bad pictures isn’t what you’re aiming for. There are online reviews readily available to you, and you can also ask people you know that might have planned a wedding recently.

TIP! Rather than break the bank for a towering wedding cake, opt for multiple tiers of decadent, sweet cupcakes or mini-tarts. People love these arrangements because they don’t cost a lot, are versatile, and convenient.

Make certain that the reception area you choose has enough dancing space. It can be a horrible experience to feel crammed while everyone around you is trying to dance; move chairs and tables out of the way to give everyone some extra breathing space.

TIP! Even if you have your dress picked out and purchased, it is smart to keep it at the bridal shop until your wedding day. It could get stained or wrinkled in your closet.

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Global bribery offenses guide

In recent decades, improved standards in the identification and enforcement of international bribery offenses have provided the backdrop to a growing appreciation and management of bribery risk within the business community.

Each year we read of new cases of international businesses subject to high profile law enforcement interventions. These cases sit alongside affirmations from governments around the world of their commitment to combating corruption in all walks of life. One need look no further than the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions where, twenty years after the initial text was published, there are now 44 signatory countries all actively working towards its implementation. Whilst there is always progress to be made, the commitment to combating bribery in international business transactions is clear.

This trend closely mirrors the ever-increasing globalisation of the world economy. Greater dependence upon the global economy is taking businesses out of their home markets and providing them with a truly international footprint. Undoubtedly this provides new and exciting opportunities, but also new and unfamiliar risks, including those related to compliance with local anti-bribery and corruption legislation.

This multi-jurisdictional guide gives an overview of anti-bribery and corruption legislation in a broad range of countries across the world. It provides a comprehensive starting point for business operating on a global scale in understanding the various legislative regimes to which they are subject, and in doing so, allows such businesses to adopt an informed approach to identifying and evaluating bribery risk and implementing effective compliance systems.

While this guide will be essential reading for those who need to find out more about the scope of anti-bribery laws around the world, if you have any questions or would like further information in relation to bribery issues in any given jurisdiction, please contact the author for the relevant jurisdiction listed in the Contacts section.

* These summaries are provided for informational purposes only and contain a limited introduction to the legal frameworks governing bribery in each jurisdiction. These summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice, an opinion, or a compliance policy, nor do they create an attorney-client relationship with DLA Piper or any of its separate and distinct legal entities. DLA Piper will accept no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this publication. If you would like further advice, please contact your usual DLA Piper contact.

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Staging Date has gone and so has Extension. From 01 Oct 2017 Auto Enrolment compliance is stricter

With the onset of second phase of Auto Enrolment from October 1st, 2017, there are some major changes which are going to affect all the new employers from the date they have employed their first staff member.

Earlier all the employers were issued with a staging date based onto their PAYE scheme. This is the date from when their legal duties have started. However, the legal duties for all the employers employing a person for the first time after October 1st, 2017, will start as soon as they employ their first staff member. There will no longer be a staging date for such employers, and hence their duties start from the very first day the employee joins the workplace.

If you are planning to employ your first staff after October 1st, 2017, this is what you should look for.

Duties for new employers with a PAYE Scheme

First and foremost thing to do is inform The Pension Regulators who should be their point of contact for automatic enrolment. Followed by other duties like conduct a formal assessment, write to your staff, set up a pension scheme, enrol all eligible employees and so on.

Even if your staff does not earn as per the current threshold of £833 a month or £113 a week, you are required to formally write to them and if the employee asks to be put into a scheme, it is your duty to set it up for him and complete the Declaration of Compliance

Duties for new employers without a PAYE Scheme

If your staff earn £113 per week (£490 a month) or below, HMRC may not require you to set up a PAYE scheme but you still have certain automatic enrolment duties and you must start to complete them as soon as you employ your first member of staff:

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When your staff member starts earning more than £113 per week, you must set up a PAYE scheme with HMRC. You must also conduct a formal assessment to work out if they need to be put into a pension scheme that you must also pay into.

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In January 1957, a group of physicists from several countries met at the University of North Carolina to discuss the role of gravitation in physics. The program was divided into two broad sections: unquantized and quantized general relativity. The first section included a review of classical relativity, its experimental tests, the initial value problem, gravitational radiation, equations of motion, and unified field theory. The second section included a discussion of the motivation for quantization, the problem of measurement, and the actual techniques for quantization. In both sections the relationship of general relativity to fundamental particles was discussed. In addition there was a session devoted to cosmological questions. A large part of the discussions is reproduced in the present report in an abridged form, followed by a conference summary statement by P. G. Bergmann.The Chapel Hill conference also marked the establishment of the Institute of Field Physics, directed by Bryce and Cécile DeWitt. The conference was the inaugural conference of this institute.

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