When Chrissy and I first started in this business back in 2008, we could see the big picture very easily. We wanted to be in the $50k club. And that was, to get qualified as soon as humanly and financially possible.
It wasn't rocket science that to be paid at the higher level, we must position ourselves at the higher level. Exactly the same as if you had a job somewhere and were after more dollars.
It's been an exciting time! of growth and expansion within our business over the past number of months.
Since March of this year we have seen Eight Distributorships join the prestigious ranks of the 50k Club.
And six of them achieved this milestone in the past 6 weeks alone!
To reach this level, each business owner achieved in excess of $50,000 USD in a single month! Woaza!
It's a company record to have so many new members in such a short period to time.
There's really never been a better time to take control of your financial future with this company.
p.s. We feel we are at the cusp of a huge expansion. All the ducks seemed to be lining up well, and that's not by accident.
Online Businesses are the future.
People are searching for legitimate options.
This is the exact reason why we decided 9 years ago to go towards this type of business, compared to the old fashioned inefficient but totally necessary traditional bricks and mortar type of business.
The thought of buying, for example, a mobile coffee franchise at $130,000 and having to sell 200+ coffees per day just to break even, did not appeal to me at all. I would have to make 600 coffees per day to make a 2% return. Why oh why would I want to buy a very expensive job. I would have to go out there, every day, no matter how I felt, or what the weather was like, or I would be going backwards. Then there is the running costs, the maintenance, the cleaning the hygiene regulations… bla bla bla… bla!
Business is all about ROI (return on investment) and not working your guts out for the sake of working.
There are new options out there if you are willing to look. New options and new types of businesses. The real world is hugely different for everyone. Its the business model that is everything and who gets paid for what. Doing real world math is part of your due diligence. There are new ways to learn and be assisted.
Google is relatively new. Before this we had books, encyclopedias. Wow how old school, buts it all there was. The world has changed and we have changed, and we should not have metathesiophobia. (the fear of change) We should be smarter than an irrational fear. Without change there is no progress.
Think about how much has changed in the last 10 years, 15 or even 20 years. It is supply and demand. People want better. people want to move away from the industrial age. People are getting older, me I'm getting younger.
People will always be entrepreneurial as they were in the 2000 years before the industrial age started.
Now there are just so many more option out there because of the demand for a better lifestyle.
We care moving forward in learning how to make money work for us instead of us working for money.
Look at our podcast and make your own mind up then get back to us and hop on the bus.
The Best Ways to Beat Procrastination.
Procrastination. A big problem that holds you back.
Firstly, a HUGE thankyou to the legendary Jim Rohn taken away from us way too soon.
Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine. Procrastination will stop you from picking up you keys.
Do you see what's going on here? A fault is being turned into a virtue. The perfectionist is saying their standards are just too high for this world. This fault-into-virtue syndrome is a common defense when people are called upon to discuss their weaknesses, but in the end it's just a very pious kind of excuse-making. It certainly doesn't have anything to do with what's really behind procrastination.
Remember, the basis of procrastination could be fear of failure. That's what perfectionism really is, once you take a hard look at it. What's the difference between being afraid of being less-than-perfect or afraid of anything else? You're still paralyzed by fear. What's the difference between never starting or never finishing? You're still stuck. You're still going nowhere. You're still overwhelmed by whatever task is before you. You're still allowing yourself to be dominated by a negative vision of the future in which you see yourself being criticized, laughed at or punished. This negative vision of the future is really a mechanism that allows you to do nothing. It's a very convenient mental tool.
I'm going to tell you how to beat procrastination. I'm going to show you how to turn procrastination into perseverance, and if you do what I suggest, the process will be virtually painless. It involves using two very powerful principles that foster productivity and perseverance instead of passivity and procrastination.
No matter what you're trying to accomplish, whether it's writing a book, climbing a mountain or painting a house, the key to achievement is your ability to break down the task into manageable pieces and knock them off one at one time. Focus on accomplishing what's right in front of you at this moment. Ignore what's off in the distance someplace. Substitute real-time positive thinking for negative future visualization.
Suppose I ask you if you could write a 400-page novel. Sounds impossible, right? But suppose I ask you a different question. Suppose I ask if you can write a page and a quarter a day for one year. Do you think you could do it? Now the task is starting to seem more manageable. We're breaking down the 400-page book into bite-size pieces. Even so, I suspect many people would still find the prospect intimidating. Do you know why? Writing a page and a quarter may not seem so bad, but you're being asked to look ahead one whole year. When people start to look that far ahead, many of them automatically go into a negative mode. So let me formulate the idea of writing a book in yet another way. Let me break it down even more.
Suppose I ask you if you can fill up a page and a quarter with words—not for a year, not for a month, not even for a week, but just today? Don't look any further ahead than that. I believe most people would confidently declare that they could accomplish that. These are the same people who feel totally incapable of writing a whole book.
If I said the same thing to those people tomorrow—if I told them, I don't want you to look back, and I don't want you to look ahead, I just want you to fill up a page and a quarter this very day—do you think they could do it?
One day at a time. We've all heard that phrase. That's what we're doing here. We're breaking down the time required for a major task into one-day segments, and we're breaking down the work involved in writing a 400-page book into page-and-a-quarter increments.
Keep this up for one year, and you'll write the book. Discipline yourself to look neither forward nor backward and you can accomplish things you never thought you could possibly do. And it all begins with those three words: Break it down.
We know how important writing is to goal-setting. The writing you'll do for beating procrastination is very similar. Instead of focusing on the future, you're going to be writing about the present just as you experience it every day. Instead of describing the things you want to do or the places you want to go, you're going to describe what you actually do with your time, and you're going to keep a written record of the places you actually go.
In other words, you're going to keep a diary of your activities. And you're going to be amazed by the distractions, detours and downright wastes of time you engage in during the course of a day. All of these get in the way of achieving your goals. For many people, it's almost like they planned it that way, and maybe at some unconscious level they did. The great thing about keeping a time diary is that it brings all this out in the open. It forces you to see what you're actually doing—and what you're not doing.
Your time diary doesn't have to be anything elaborate. Just buy a little spiral notebook that you can easily carry in your pocket. When you go to lunch, when you drive across town, when you go to the dry cleaners, when you spend some time shooting the breeze at the copying machine, make a quick note of the time you began the activity and the time it ends. Try to make this notation as soon as possible; if it's inconvenient to do it immediately, you can do it later. But you should make an entry in your time diary at least once every 30 minutes, and you should keep this up for at least a week.
Break it down. Write it down. These two techniques are very straightforward. But don't let that fool you: These are powerful and effective productivity techniques. This is how you beat procrastination. This is how you get yourself started.
Chrissy and Col Greig, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs.
Marketing videos, a very good strategic business move, and great fun.
Marketing videos a very good strategic business move.
Recently we went to Thailand to visit Rachel and Shane Krider, very good friends for the last 10 years and owners of a personal development business now worth over $170 mil.
We are proudly part of this business and we stayed with them in their resort style home on the beach.
Absolutely beautiful… stunning. Enormous gratitude for their hospitality, generosity and friendship.
We were invited to stay for about 5 days and while we were there we had the chance to do our new marketing videos. What great fun that was. We had a professional film crew headed by Phil with Charlie and Joe. The company called Helicam used drones and a multitude of cameras and gadgets to take a million photos, videos and audios.
The end result is a very professional brilliant marketing tool. But also captured the simplicity and fun part of this business.
Video 2 Our positioning piece. Shown after someone has decided to go forward.
Video 3 Our thankyou video . After someone has put their information into our website inquiring from an ad.
We were pampered and chauffeured and wined and dined and filmed and … did I say pampered… all in the name of getting the right shots… of course. What an experience. One which will stay with Chrissy and myself for a very long time.
For the last 9 years or more, the time which we have been involved with Prosperity of Life, we have been to a dozen different countries, been to dozens of seminars and conferences on wealth creation and advanced personal development, attended gala balls, theme parties in million dollar mansions, driven exotic cars and generally had a ball with an expanding group of like minded driven people who focus on success, and not being around people who are constantly whinging and whining about why they haven't.
The circle of people we associate with now are the people going places. This has a direct effect on our future results. Your circle of influence does 100% effect you and your results. So we decided that the "oh poor me" type of person was NOT the type we need to be around. And also they are much more fun to be around. Nobody complains. Nobody whinges and nobody has any excuse as to why they cannot achieve anything. Nothing is impossible.
We are the creators of our own existence and experiences, and are fully responsible for our own results.
5 Reasons why you aren't Rich … yet.
I share these very wise words from the Kiyosaki's because I have the utmost respect .
Thank you Kim and Robert. Absolutely Brilliant.
Chrissy and Col Greig, Home Business Entrepreneurs.
The road to financial freedom is not easy. As soon as you set off on this path, you run into roadblock after roadblock. Many people become disheartened and give up right away. Others plug along for a while, but without results, they soon give up. Only a tenacious few can push forward and become truly rich.
Our emotions and behaviors dictate our future more than we care to admit. And sometimes, it's the things we're feeling or the attitudes we're carrying around that are keeping us from moving forward.
There are five main reasons why financially literate people may still not develop abundant asset columns that could produce a large cash flow.
Most people struggle with many of these factors, whether consciously or unconsciously. Conquering them is not easy, but it is necessary to achieving true wealth.
Fear is understandable. Taking risks, making changes, it's all scary. It's alright to feel afraid. What's not alright is letting your fear overwhelm you to the point that you don't act. That's when fear goes from being natural to being a roadblock standing in your way of true freedom.
This distrust could be of yourself, and manifest in overwhelming self doubt. It could be paranoia about the markets, or questioning a solid deal, and backing out of an investment at the last minute.
We all think we know what laziness looks like. Lying on the couch for five hours straight watch Netflix and eating popcorn. If you accuse a hardworking person of being lazy, you'll get a very angry retort.
A lot of people don't have the discipline to break their bad habits. And worse, many people don't even realize that their habits are bad in thefirst place. For example, someone who sleeps late on the weekends might think they're catching up on needed sleep. But that habit is taking away several hours that they could be researching investments or building a side business.
Put another way, many arrogant people who read this blog probably thought,"That doesn't apply to me" to every single thing above.
Now for the best part. If you're suffering from one or more of the above, it means you have a very good chance of being rich. All you have to do is learn to conquer the roadblock holding you back.
Of course, that's not easy. In fact, it's incredibly difficult, otherwise everyone would be rich. But acknowledging the factors holding you back from increasing your wealth is the first step. With practiced effort, you can overcome these bad habits and emotions and find your way to freedom.
How to remove the negative Monkey Chatter from your head.
Rohn: How to Stop Listening to the Negative Voice in Your Head, removing the monkey chatter.
The negative monkey chatter in your head will drive you nuts and away from being successful.
a much better place to be in…..
Part of the solution to quieting the voice of negativity, the monkey chatter, is learning to listen to the still small voice of success, which resides inside each of us. The voice of success is constantly struggling to be heard about the loud promptings of the voice of failure. Our own free agency allows us to follow whichever voice we choose. Every time we allow ourselves to succumb to the voice of the dark side of life, and are persuaded to repeat errors instead of mastering new disciplines, the voice of negativity grows stronger. Conversely, each time we listen to the urgings of the voice of success, and are persuaded to turn off the TV to pick up a book, to open our journals and record our thoughts, or to spend a quiet moment pondering where our current actions might be leading us, the voice success responds to these new disciplines and grows in strength and volume as each day passes. For each new discipline, another step forward.
We can never totally eradicate the voice of failure from within us. It will always be there, urging us to think and feel and act in a way that is contrary to our own best interests. But we can effectively silence this destructive influence by developing a sound philosophy and a positive attitude about life and our future. We just need to take the megaphone away and destroy it.
We must each make our own conscious decision to reach out for the good life through the refinement of our thoughts and the careful examination of the potential consequences of our accumulated errors. We must not allow ourselves to think that the errors do not matter. They do. We must not allow ourselves to assume that a lack of discipline in one small area of our lives will not make a difference. It will. And we must not allow ourselves to believe that we can have all that we want to have and become all that we wish to be without making any changes in the way we think about life. This is Be, Do, Have.
The journey toward the good life begins with a serious commitment to ignoring the monkey chatter and changing any aspect of our current philosophy that has the capacity to come between us and our dreams. The remaining pieces of the puzzle of life can be of little value if we have not first made the firm resolve to do something with this piece of the puzzle.
Again, huge thanks goes to the late Jim Rohn. He will live on forever.
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My thanks also go to my very good friends, Rachel and Shane Krider for being instrumental in me travelling this $uccessful yellow brick road.
Dream achieved ……what are you willing to do to achieve your dreams and goals.
to give you the life you want? Yes you are busy but busy doing what?
Read the below article and then contact us here to learn more about our Online Business in the sector of Personal Development.
In a 2015 MarketWatch study, nearly 40% of current employees said they aspire to own their own business sometime in the future.
If you're one of those employees, you can build your business while remaining an employee. You can work 9-5 and then come back home to work from 5-9. In the beginning, you'll have to say no to your social life, and instead, stay home to steadily work towards fulfilling your dreams. But you'll quickly find that it's all worth it.
Although it seems that everyone is starting an Internet business these days, keep in mind that there are many different ways to do business online. What really matters is the "why" you want to pursue an online business in the first place.
An Internet business doesn't need an office, staff, phone, desks, or copiers. It only needs a website and something to sell. This removes many of the barriers of entry that prevent people from starting a business. In the beginning, why not keep it simple? You can consider the different options of operating as your business grows, but this is one big benefit to launching your idea now.
Once your business is up and running with systems in place, your business is manageable wherever there is Internet access. The benefit of operating from anywhere is you no longer have to sacrifice family time. You could easily be at your child's soccer game, and still be engaged with the business.
Starting something online is an obvious choice for many wanna-be entrepreneurs because of the low initial financial investment. There are a variety of businesses that you can start for less than $100. Some can even be started with no investment other than your time.
Starting your own business takes motivation and dedication, but if you commit to doing it, your opportunity for success is automatically greater than someone who just continues to dream.
For about 8 years now I have supported and helped where I can, my beautiful wife Chrissy, with our home business, BestEverHomeBusiness.
We are independent home business owners under the umbrella of a global privately owned company, now a leader in the Personal Development industry.
Doing this around my full time job meant I was up early, put on some online ads, sent links to Chrissy and basically did whatever I could to make her day easier, and then off to work.
Our decision for me to give up full time work and step up to work alongside Chrissy with our Home Business, is turning out to be the best business decision we have ever made. I still get up early to put facebook leads into our lead manager, listen to training calls either live or recorded, do my daily personal development and now, phone people in Canada and the US, (we're in Australia) and do the things that are written in my DMO (daily method of operation).
My website GetofftheTools.info was born to give those who are needing a change away from their mundane physically hard workshop environment.
I now work alongside my best friend Chrissy, and with the expert simple guidance from Shane and Rachel Krider.
Our momentum is building and growing dramatically. We work consistently but not hard from home, and take the necessary breaks whenever we want to. We are a great team and have an efficient ever evolving system.
BestEverHomeBusiness has been going and growing strong since 2008 and growing naturally. Our blogs, social media presence, and just sleeves up perseverance, consistency and determination has proven to be our strong point.
Just never give up. If you give up you lose. We follow the simple system and don't try to reinvent the wheel. Doing the simple thing well and being consistent is all we have to do.
I am so proud to be alongside my best friend working well together.
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My thanks also go to my good friends, Rachel and Shane Krider for being instrumental in me travelling this yellow brick road.
Recently we just enjoyed a road trip from Tamworth to The Gold Coast so we could drop my mum off at a resort for a 4 week holiday. My BestEverHomeBusiness didn't miss a beat because I could sit beside the pool and speak to people around the world that are looking for what we offer… A portable and profitable business that allows us to enjoy a lifestyle.
When I made the decision 7 years ago to move forward with this business model, I could not even send an email so looking back I'm not sure how I thought I could create success in an online business. ( lucky I don't over think things) I remember sitting in front of my computer some days in tears feeling really overwhelmed and thinking what am I doing. Like any journey it starts with the first step and over the last 7 years I have just taken lots of steps forwards always moving towards my goals. What that meant was following our simple system, our training and being a product of our Personal Development products.
What comes to mind is….. It may not have been easy but it sure is worth it.
Col (best husband ever) has joined me in our BestEverHomeBusiness recently with his marketing niche, 'GetOffTheTools', means we can travel anytime or anywhere we want with no time constrictions.
However we do absolutely love being home on our 400 acre lifestyle block with our…. 7 horses, 9 dogs, 2 cats, 8 Pigeons ,1 ferret , 23 chickens, 8 goats, 3 turkeys, 2 geese and a 54 year old turtle called Sam…. (oh and my Mum who is 85 going on 50.). Our Son and his family also have a home on the property so they are available to look after the animals when we decide it is time for some travel.
NOW as the 'Happy Baby Boomers' this is the exact reason why we saw massive potential with BestEverHomeBusiness, and unmatched ROI, for Time and Money FREEDOM.
Would you like to start your journey with me, and help me guide you to your created future? It is easier than you think because this is exactly what you need to do … Think.
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Emotionally intelligent people constantly look for ways to add value and contribute to their environment. They use their emotional awareness to think progressively and find answers to problems. This quality helps them to inspire others to be successful, too. According to Steve Jobs, "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it; they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.
According to Henry Ford, "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small pieces1." Successful people apply the domino effect toward their ambitions by making small and continuous improvements every day.
In the end, it takes consistent practice to be successful.
Success doesn't happen by accident, but because you have committed yourself to certain activities, that will help you reach your goals.


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New style of shiraz from Hunter Valley
Shiraz is Australia's most widely planted red variety and it can be used to make a wide range of styles.
Oak-heavy forms of shiraz from the Barossa Valley captured world attention some years ago. But other styles – ranging from cool climate shiraz in Victoria, through to new approaches in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales – are becoming appreciated.
The leader in the latter group is Tyrrell's Wines, which is family owned and recognized as one of Australia's most successful privately-owned wine companies.
Edward Tyrell established the vineyard on the slopes and valley of the Brockenback Ranges in the Hunter Valley after emigrating from England in 1858. Bruce Tyrrell, Edward's great grandson, is the managing director and oversees exports to more than 30 countries.
Bruce's son Chris represents the fifth generation of winemaking. Earlier this year Chris was accepted into the "future leaders" program run by the Winemakers' Federation of Australia, as well as being named "rising star" at the Hunter Valley Wine Industry awards.
In parallel with this recognition is the vast number of awards Tyrrell's wines have received in recent years. The 2009 Vat 9 shiraz, recently released, has already gained five trophies and two gold medals.
Chris said the secret to the estate's success is the quality of the vines. The shiraz vines have an average age of 50 years. Hot weather in the weeks prior to harvesting the fruit in February 2009 dehydrated the berries and concentrated flavours, as well as increasing sugar levels.
Tyrrell's is unusual in the way it makes its red wines, fermenting in open concrete vats. I have seen the vats, having visited the vineyard several times since my first trip in 1973. The walls of the vats are 25 centimetres thick and echo with history. Grapes are pressed as whole bunches. The juice is hand plunged, and pumped over six times a day.
This shiraz was matured in a combination of new (60 per cent) and one-year French casks. Tyrrell's prefers to use 2800 litre casks rather than the most common barrels – 220 litre barriques – so wines are not overpowered by oak flavours.
This gives the wine a softness that makes it approachable now, as well as being worthy of cellaring for a decade. The 2009 shiraz has a creamy texture, a reflection of modern shiraz styles from the Hunter Valley. An aroma of plums and dark berry fruits, with a touch of violets plus a subtle sweetness, rounds out the sensation of pleasure associated with this wine.
"The oak fills out the mid palate, which is extended with a clean acid structure," Chris said.
The other joy of the Hunter Valley is semillon. Vat 1 is Tyrrell's flagship wine. The current release is the 2005, made from vines planted in 1908.
As a young wine semillon offers a neutral aroma and tastes of lemons. But a decade later it goes gold in colour and tastes of honey and toast – the kinds of characteristics one would see in a mature white burgundy. The wine's evolution and style is unique to the Hunter Valley.
This result is unusual because the wine never sees any oak. It is matured in stainless steel for five months before being bottled. It is amazing that a wine that starts so neutral ends up so majestic, without any oak influence. "It is fairly simple wine-making," Chris said. "The winemaker's job is to get out of the way and let the grapes and terroir speak for themselves."
Semillon tends to be low in alcohol, at about 11 per cent. Tyrrell's has been using stelvin instead of cork closures since 2003, and this approach guarantees the quality of the wine if properly cellared.
The 2005 semillon has already received five trophies and 22 gold medals. Only 2000 cases were made. Semillon represents perhaps 0.5 per cent of Australia's wine production. While it is rare it is a joy to taste and should be pursued.
Australia's best-known wine critic, James Halliday, gave this wine 97 points out of 100.
Published in China Post and the Jakarta Globe, 13 September 2012, page 10. Find a link here.
Categories: Not home, wine
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rule your mind!!!
Very true... Our minds seem to have a part that wants to support you, and a part that wants to hold you back... It's like whenever I'm about to do something or take some kind of risk, my mind will instantly come up with a million reasons why I shouldn't. I even remember times when I've talked myself out of making certain moves because I didn't know what the outcome would be. The thing is, you never know what will happen, you just have to make a decision and live with the results. Sometimes it's hard to do, but you have to reject negative thoughts and focus on the ones that push you forward...
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #life #musicartist
#artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #blog #mind #thinkgoodthoughts #focus
#controlyourthoughts #spiritual #keepgoing #music
This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Quote Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store.
talent or hardwork???
I think this is true... All of us have talent and some are more talented than others, but I believe the time and effort you put into your grind will take you a lot further than just having talent. If you think about it, a lot of people who made it in life might not have been the smartest or the most talented, but they could hustle harder and grind harder than others were willing to do. It could be they were willing to stay up at night, read books, watch videos, network, learn about their business, work on their craft, practice their skills, etc... They were basically willing to go that extra mile to succeed. Now of course some get lucky breaks, or were born into a rich family, but the ones that are self-made probably got there by the sweat of their brow...
#artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #blog #success #try #hustle #grind #music
#indie #talent #hardwork
 This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Success Quote Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store.
enjoy each day!!!
I know…. We always eat dessert at the end of the meal. But instead of waiting, what if we decide to eat it first? It took me a long time to realize this truth about life, but I finally got it. Too many times we put off things we want to do. We always make excuses for why we can't do something; whether it's lack of money, lack of time, whatever… The thing is, we act like we have all the time in the world, but with each passing day we get closer to leaving here… If we don't enjoy life as we go along, we waist time that could have been spent doing the things we love. I'm not saying we shouldn't plan for the future but we should stop taking life for granted and find ways to enjoy each day we have… @beattrunk @a.r.g.music
#monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #life #musicartist #artist #rapper #singer
#voices #vocalist #blog #enjoylife #enjoy #lifeisshort #enjoytoday #liveyourlife #live
#eachday
 This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Inspirational Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store.
hip hop spotlight!!!
 It's hard to describe how dope this Artist is, but I'll do the best I can... For those who feel like Hip Hop is dead, bear witness to her resurrection... When I first came across Saint Hill @saint.hill on Instagram, I was truly blown away... One listen to his remix of J Cole's
@realcoleworld "Tale of Two Cities" and there is no doubt, Saint Hill will one day be mentioned amongst The Greats to ever do it; especially if he continues to grow as an MC. His flow is INSANE, and his lyrical content is filled with so many metaphors and punch lines, it makes you wonder if he's channeling some of The Great Rappers that have passed on. It really is a cool thing to hear a Young Artist like him rap with the skills, hunger, and passion that used to be more common for anyone wanting to pick up a microphone...
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #music #musicartist #hiphopspotlight #hiphop #newmusic #indie
#blog #rapper #unsigned #fire #dope #skills #hunger #eastcoast #east #brooklyn #nyc
You can follow him here:
https://www.facebook.com/CrimesBk/
https://www.instagram.com/saint.hill/
https://twitter.com/SaintHillMusic
https://soundcloud.com/crimesdagod
https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimesDaGod
Growth!!!
Wow...This makes a lot of sense when you think about it. It's hard to see when we're going through it, but if it wasn't for the struggles in life we wouldn't grow or learn anything. It's easier to understand if you look at it this way... For those that work out, think about how it feels when you lift light weights. You feel the reps but you're not getting any stronger from it. You might get some nice muscle tone, but that's about it... But what happens when you increase the weight and go heavy? You struggle with the new weight until you can get a decent number of reps out of it. You might not even lift it enough times on the first try; but on the second try, on a few days, or weeks after, you're able to lift the heavy weight with no problem. Just think, if it wasn't for the struggle to lift heavier weight, you wouldn't have been able to grow stronger... @beattrunk @a.r.g.music
#monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #life #growth #thenegative #negative
#photography #lifeislike #strength #develop #development #musicartist #artist #rapper
#singer #voices #blog #vocalist #stronger
This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Acceptance Quote Wallpapers, developed by wallpaper. You can find it in the Google Play Store.
be strong!!!
 There have been many things in life I didn't think I had the strength to deal with, but at the time some how found the strength to keep going. No matter if you think that strength came from God or The Universe, I was able to tap into that strength to get me through. I remember one time I was moving furniture to an apartment I lived in. I wasn't nearly done but got to a point I didn't think I could finish. I was tired and exhausted! My legs were even starting to cramp up but I kept moving. At the end of the day, I fell out on my bed and was worn out, but did manage to finish the move. To this day I think about how hard that was; and whether I'm dealing with anything spiritual, mental, or physical, I remind myself that we're all a lot stronger than what we think... @beattrunk @a.r.g.music
#monday #mondaymotivation #strength #inspiration #keepgoing #thestrengthwithin
#youarestrong #youarestrongerthanyouthink #bestrong
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Today I'm spotlighting a dude that's definitely part of a movement to bring back a certain rawness and edge to Hip Hop that's clearly been missing... My man Roderick Smith was the first to put me on to D-Rock Damon Montgomery! When I tell you this brother is the truth, I tell no lies! He brings that raw, real, unapologetic vibe to Hip Hop that was one of the reasons I fell in love with Hip Hop in the first place. When you hear him rhyme, you can feel the realness as well as the hunger that a true Artist brings to the game! He hasn't been watered down or tampered with due to a need to compromise his lyrics or art. Like I said before, when an Artist is true to their craft and themselves, it comes out in the material they release. One of the dopest rhymes I heard from him comes from his song "Closer to My Dreams 2.5", it goes,
"Man I rather have a job, than live a life of crime, rather made me
some dollars, than be waisting time, N***s rottin' in a cell, that's
the waist of a mind, when I rap I get away, elevation of mind..."
Now if this dude ain't the truth, I don't know who is! I love Hip Hop!
#hiphopspotlight #hiphop #unsigned #independentartists #musicartists #hiphopmusic
#hiphopartists
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baby steps!!!
 We all have goals and things we want to achieve but sometimes get bogged down in the process. At times it seems as if we'll never get there but we have to realize that each step you take brings you that much closer to achieving your dreams. It might seem like you're taking baby steps but these small steps could be necessary for your development along the way. Most times these small steps will help you to learn skills that will cause you to achieve even greater success in the future. If you think about it, the reaching of your goals really is just an accumulation of many small steps, especially if you've already reached some of your goals and can look back on how far you've come...
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #goals #trusttheprocess #babysteps #musicartist #artist #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist #vocals #indie #producer
#success #achievement
This is a repost from my Instagram page. I got the quote from an app called Success Quote Wallpapers, developed by Atlas. You can find it in the Google Play Store.
i want it all!!!
 When I saw this, the first thing I thought about was @warreng song "I Want It All"! This song still has the same effect on me years later...I would listen to it whenever I started to doubt myself or lose faith in whatever I might have been trying to do at the time. Even now, I still feel like I want everything that my mind can think of or conceive for my life to be. I'm not saying I want the biggest house or fanciest car, but just anything I want to experience in this life...Why should it be any other way?
@beattrunk @a.r.g.music #monday #mondaymotivation #inspiration #life #iwantitall
#warreng #gfunk #music #musicartist #artist #indie #rapper #singer #voices #vocalist
#spiritual #hiphop #motivation #dreams #brandnewsocksanddraws
hip hop spotlight!!!
I first connected with Marino Visual Records on SoundCloud. The first song I heard from him was "Nighttime". When I first heard it, I knew he was a SERIOUS ARTIST! You can tell by his rhymes, style, and wordplay, that he is a TRUE lyricist! The thing about him is that he proves that an Artist can have swag, but still bring it when it comes to lyricism! When I found out he was from New York, it didn't surprise me, because he has the tight flow of a New York Artist, with a laid back vibe. Even without knowing he's from New York, you can hear that spit in his rhymes. I think he's the type of Artist that will appeal to many, because he's gifted with the flow and lyrics, and at the same time has a style that will separate him from a lot of Artists you hear today. With Marino, you're getting the best of both worlds: the swag and the rhymes!
#hiphopspotlight #hiphop #unsigned #independentartists #musicartists#hiphopmusic
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Created on 2013-10-13 01:42 by tebeka, last changed 2017-02-07 19:05 by serhiy.storchaka. This issue is now closed.
Currently glob.iglob calls os.listdir internally. Which means that if there are many files in the directory - a big list of them is created in memory.
iglob should try to use readdir and be a "true" iterator, not consuming a lot of memory.
Actually, it should probably be using a generator-based version of os.listdir().
This is a duplicate of bug 25596, which is now fixed.


Bahrain Bourse has announced Ithmaar Holding, a Bahrain-based Islamic financial institution, as a Silver Sponsor for the "Smart Investor" Program in its 2nd edition for the academic year 2019/2020. The Smart Investor program is a national awareness program organized in collaboration with INJAZ Bahrain, and aims at promoting financial and investment literacy among elementary school students in Bahrain.
To formally announce the sponsorship, Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Bourse, received Mr. Ahmed Abdul Rahim, Chief Executive Officer of Ithmaar Holding with the attendance of senior representatives from both organizations.
Commenting on this occasion, Shaikh Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Bourse commented, "We are pleased to have Ithmaar Holding on board as one of the official sponsors of the Smart Investor Program in its 2nd edition. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ithmaar Holding for their continuous contribution and support to Bahrain Bourse initiatives, and such support will certainly assist us in developing and expanding the program's outreach to benefit students across the Kingdom of Bahrain.
On his part, Mr. Ahmed Abdul Rahim, Chief Executive Officer of Ithmaar Holding said, "We are delighted to support the launch of the Smart Investor Program in partnership with Bahrain Bourse and INJAZ Bahrain. This initiative in consistent with our commitment to corporate social responsibilities and will help open doors for the Kingdom's youth to learn the importance of money management and financial planning as well as develop real-world skills. We are confident that these programs will go long way towards nurturing Bahrain's future banking and finance professionals which, in turn, will help further reinforce the Kingdom's position as a key regional banking and finance hub," he said.
The Smart Investor program is a national awareness program launched in 2018 in collaboration with INJAZ Bahrain targeting grade school students. The program aims at equipping young students with basic concepts related to money management, savings and smart financial planning through interactive edutainment activities in order to assist them in making sound financial decisions.
The Program consists of seven-themed sessions designed to equip students with the following concepts: Thinking, Specifying, Planning, Execution, Saving, Progression, and Evaluation.
The program's next edition is expected to kick-off during the academic year 2019/2020 with planned activities targeting the public scheduled for the summer period.
During the 2018/2019 academic year, the Smart Investor program was rolled out to 61 schools, targeting over 5,200 students across Grade 4 elementary level.


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Contract terms to control building costs and add accountability
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.
Carefully designed contracts for construction projects in California could prevent or limit disputes among owners, developers and contractors. Clear terms that require documentation of all costs and set procedures for changes have the potential to protect a building project from cost overruns or expensive delays.
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Rap artists are sued over startup business
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Friday, September 7, 2018.
In a commercial contract case sure to generate interest in the Los Angeles, California area, two famous rap artists are being sued for breach of contract related to a startup company. The case presents an example of why contracts should be in writing.
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Clear contracting can help avoid construction disputes
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Wednesday, August 22, 2018.
When people and businesses in California enter into a contract for a construction project, it is critical that the text be complete and accurate. By ensuring that contracts, insurance policies and other key documents spell out necessary details, investors and contractors can help to avoid costly, lengthy disputes and claims. In order to get a project started on the right foot, it is important that all parties read and understand the contract and related documents. All of the provisions, from the scope of the project to the expected timetable, should be accurate, consistent and comprehensive.
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California movie producer sued over producer's credit
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
California is at the center of the American entertainment industry, and disputes involving studios, executives and performers are not uncommon. One such dispute involves the Beverly Hills-based production company Good Universe and Japanese producer Taka Ichise. Ischise produced the highly successful "Ju-on" series of horror films in Japan and also received a producer's credit when Ghost House Pictures released "The Grudge" in 2004, which was based on the "Ju-on" series.
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Continue reading YouTube producer sues Redmond gun store for breach of contract...
Cardi B launches $15 million breach of contract countersuit
Hip hop fans in California and around the country will likely know Belcalis Almanzar better by her stage name Cardi B. The 25-year-old diva was already a reality television star when her debut album 'Invasion of Privacy" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, but her rapid rise to fame has left her embroiled in an acrimonious legal dispute with the man who says that he discovered her on Instagram and nurtured her career.
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Craft brewery back on market after contract dispute
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
When an agreed-upon contract goes wrong or is otherwise breached, it can have a significant, cascading effect on the parties involved. In the case of California craft beer manufacturer Monkey Paw Brewing, it could be back on the market due to a pending breach of contract lawsuit filed by the company's own founder. A majority ownership stake in Monkey Paw was purchased by Coronado Brewing in 2017; the larger brewery was looking to develop the production levels and distribution of the smaller company. However, less than a year later, Coronado has moved the craft business back on the open market.
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MMA fighter sued for breach of contract
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
California residents who are fans of MMA may know who flyweight Ray Borg is from his time in the ring. They may also have heard that he is being sued by Wild Bunch Management for breach of contract and fraud. WBM claims that they helped him negotiate a deal to fight five matches for the UFC. However, the management firm claims that the fighter left the organization after just one fight.
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Construction disputes and resolutions
A California construction contractor that has a dispute with a client may not know what steps they should take to limit the damage to their reputation and relationship with the client. Legal claims, which can be costly for both the contractor and client, could place a construction project in jeopardy. To avoid such situations from occurring, there are certain actions that contractors can take to resolve the disputes.
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Digital company for Major League Baseball facing lawsuit
On behalf of Law Office of Henry B. LaTorraca posted in Contract Disputes on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
California baseball fans might be interested in a lawsuit that has been filed by a former executive of Major League Baseball's digital company. The executive filed a lawsuit against BAMTech and Baseball Advanced Media in New York Supreme Court.
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The Colville School District uses Google Apps for Education, which requires access to computers and the Internet. All students are required to have a signed Acceptable Use Policy on file before being able to use district computers. Policy permission forms will be sent home with students at the beginning of each school year and require both student and guardian signatures. Junior High and elementary school students require these forms be signed and turned in each year.


The holistic growth as well as to develop the various facets of personality development of children; classroom teaching should be supplemented with co-curricular activities. These out of class activities affect all domains of life such as cognitive (intellectual), emotional, social, moral, cultural and aesthetic. These activities provide support to students to venture into professional fields like fashion, music, painting, art, acting, photography, printing and much more.
Students at SPS have been divided into four houses, namely, Pratap House, Ashoka House, Shivaji House, Surajmal House and Inter-house competitions are held to provide ample opportunities to the students to exhibit freely their talents and aesthetic sense.
hands-on drawing, painting, mask making, paper cutting, craft, glass painting, Sculpture & Origami etc.
India is home to a stunning array of classical and folk art. Dance and music are integrated into the Indian way of life.
The school has separate Music Room & Dance room. Children are persuaded to learn Indian and western music & dance of their choice. The music room is well equipped with instruments like Harmonium, Tabla, Dholak, Guitar, Synthesizer, Casio etc.
The school routine exclusively includes Yoga and Meditation which is the age old, time tested tool for control over mind and body.
with leadership qualities in all walks of life, who will serve the nation regardless of which career they choose.
The Scout and Guide movements provide a valuable addition to the formal education. Therefore SPS provides a platform for Scout & Guide Training to the students.
Games & Sports: – The school has a host of facilities that include both outdoor and indoor games. The school also participates actively in inter-school, CBSE cluster and National competitions that give students to realize their talents.
The school has separate playgrounds & Courts for Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Football, Badminton, Athletics Training and Cricket Practice.
Facilities are available for Horse Riding, Swimming, Judo, Taekwondo & Skating. National Level Coaches have been appointed to groom the children in various sports. Indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess, Carrom etc are played in the spacious sports room.
In order to channelize, sublimate and orientate the creative energies of the prospective young citizens, the school provides training to the willing and enthusiastic students in the following cultural and literary areas.
The school regularly conducts excursions and outing to places of interest, science, beauty, culture, social and religious importance.


Today's school lunch was very tasty and healthy. Fishloaf was prepared from Finnish lake fishes like northern pike, European perch and common roach.
Even my pupils thought, that fish was tasty. So did I. Root vegetable stew was delicious.


1st day: Arrival to airport & pick up the car from rent a car company – transfer to Pelion (western side) and stay in Portaria picturesque village for the night.
Extra tip of the day: Have a nice walk around Portaria's village and admire the local -typical of Pelion- architecture and the beautiful view of Volos harbour and Pagasitikos gulf.
Where to eat: at "Gefsokrator" sophisticated taverna with local delicacies.
Where to sleep: "Despotikon" lodge (www.despotikon.gr) or Valeni Boutique hotel (www.valeni.gr).
2nd day: Visit the Dimini archeological site (on the outskirts of Volos): the Neolithic (5000 BC) Acropolis is one of the most ancient sites in Greece. You can also visit a mycenean tomb very well preserved, remain of the mycenean era (1600 BC) – return to Volos harbour and visit the very interesting Archeological Museum (with exhibits from the neolithic era of Sesklon and Dimini sites) – have lunch in one of the famous "tsipouradika" (old typical tavernas that serve "tsipouro", a local strong alcoholic drink, made by the locals. It is served with little "mezedes", sea food finger food) – have a walk in the harbour (from where-according to the myths-Jason and the Argonauts set out to their long journey, in order to find the famous "golden fleece"). Overnight in Portaria' (1/2 h from Volos).
Extra tips of the day: You can attend a seminar on Greek cuisine in the restaurant "Kritsa"(T.24280-90006), in Portaria. Alternatively, you can visit the wine factory "DIMITRA", in Nea Anghialos (www.thessalikotsipouro.gr), where you learn how the local "tsipouro" is made.
Where to eat: at "Dionisis" tsipouradiko or at "Lepi" tsipouradiko (on the harbour).
3rd day: Visit the picturesque village of Makrynitsa (5km away from Portaria) by car or by walking. This village is called the "Aegean Balcony", because of its beautiful views to the Aegean sea. You can visit there the Byzantine church of Agios Georgios, drink a greek cofffee under the plane trees of the square or visit the house painted by Theofilos (the famous for his "naif technique" greek painter of the 19th century) – return to Portaria' and overnight.
Extra tip of the day: Visit the women's consortium in Makrynitsa and buy local handmade products.
Where to eat: in taverna "Apolafsi", near the central square, mostly because of its great views.
4th day: Proceed to eastern Pelion. On the way, you can visit the "Organic Farm" and buy organic products like honey, handmade pasta, local herbs, sirop fruit sweets and apple vinegar. Arrival to Tsangarada village and Mouresi village – overnight in Mouresi.
Extra tip of the day: Go to Fakistra little beach for a swim or drink a fresh lemon juice in Tsagarada's square, under the oldest plane tree of Greece (1.700 years old).
Where to eat: In "Aleka's House", famous for its local specialties, in Tsangarada or "Lost Unicorn" with more sophisticated Pelian cuisine.
Where to sleep: "Gardenia Studios" (www.gardenia-studios.gr), in Mouresi.
5th day: From Mouresi go for a hiking excursion to Ai Giannis and swim into the crystal clear waters of Plaka beach. Then follow the "kalderimi" (local mountain path) to Damouhari little port (where the film "MammaMia" was shooted) and eat in the local fish taverna, by the sea. Return to Mouresi village for overnight.
Extra tip of the day: Rent a canoe or kayak from "Pelion Secrets Sea Kayaking", in Damouhari in order to explore the caves and the little secret beaches along the coast (www.pelionsecrets.com).
6th day: Go by car to Milies Village and take the little train, called "Moutzouris", which goes for 1 h.30m across the green mountain and reaches small villages and beautiful places of Pelion. When you come back to Milies, you can go by car and visit some more interesting villages: Lechonia – Vyzitsa – Ag.Lavrentios – Pinakates. Then return to Mouresi.
Extra tips of the day: Visit the church of Taxiarxhon in Milies, famous for its acoustics or drink a refreshing frappé coffee under the plane trees, in the picturesque Pinakates village.
Where to eat: In "Dryadon Gefsis", in Ag.Lavrentios.
7th day: Mouresi -Tsagarada – Mylopotamos (for a swim) or Mouresi – Makryrrachi – Zagora (famous for its tasty apple production) – Ag.Saranta (for a swim) – return to Mouresi village.
Where to eat: In the famous taverna of "Deipnosofistis" (T.24260 49825), in Mylopotamos.
8th day: From Mouresi to Meteora (2.5 h distance) – visit the famous Byzantine monasteries on the top of the rocks and admire the views. Overnight in Kalambaka or return to the airport.
Extra tips of the day: Visit the Mushroom Museum in Kalambaka, where you can admire not only the big variety of the local mushrooms but also the interesting exhibition of birds of the local rich fauna.
Where to eat: In "Meteora" local restaurant, where friendly Ketty will offer you a variety of all her specialties.


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Lithuania gives USA a real test, but LeBron passes it in 99-94 win
By Kurt HelinAug 4, 2012, 12:04 PM EDT
There is a script for beating the USA, we talked about it before the Olympics: Pack the paint on defense and hope they miss threes, play good transition defense, don't turn the ball over, and have a hot shooting night yourself.
Lithuania did almost all of that, playing their best game of the Olympics by far.
But there is no script for stopping LeBron James.
With the USA down USA 84-82 in the fourth, LeBron scored 9 of the USA's final 17 points to lead the USA to a hard-fought 99-94 win. A win that keeps them undefeated (4-0) in Group A play and headed to the medal round.
For three and a half games LeBron had been a facilitator, a guy doing all the little things for Team USA. But when it was on the line for real LeBron reminded everyone he was the best player on the face of the earth. In the final minutes he hit a key three, threw down a dunk in transition, backed his man down in the paint and put up a pretty spin move — seven key, fast points that changed the tide of the game. He was clutch. He was everything his detractors said he wasn't a year ago.
The USA coaching staff and players will spin this game as "it was good for us to be tested in group play, it helps us going forward." I'm not totally on board with that. It might remind them they need to be focused every game, but Lithuania (and every team the USA plays from here on out) is good and if you let them get a foot in the door they will make it a game. A real game. The playground of the Nigeria game is long gone.
It was close because Lithuania played smart, played to the script and flat out executed against the USA better than they have all tournament.
On defense they switched every pick then the big man would slide back a step and dare the USA ball handler to shoot the three. The USA took the bait, especially in the first half, turning that big-on-small into isolation basketball and then settling for jumpers. In the first half the USA was 6-of-19 from three (31.7 percent) and shot 47.6 percent overall.
For the game, the USA was 10-of-33 from three (30.3 percent) and for the game shot 44.3 percent.
When the shots weren't falling they adjusted in the second half and worked hard, making the extra pass and attacking the paint. It worked, the Americans drew fouls, but the USA was just 19-of-31 from the free throw line (61.3 percent). Kevin Love could not find his stroke, he was 3-of-8 from the stripe.
The USA is supposed to cover its off offensive nights with good defense, but they didn't for much of this contest.
The USA did a terrible job on transition defense, allowing a slower Lithuanian team to get good looks pushing the ball. The USA also did a poor job switching — or whatever it was they were trying to do — on the pick and roll, allowing former NBA point guard Sarunas Jasikevicius to carve them up. Linas Kleiza had 25 points and outplayed the USA in the paint for much of the game.
And it was a game. Lithuania's Achilles heel turned out to be turnovers — they had 23 of them. They struggled to enter the ball into the post late in the game, they made some unwise passes that led to USA fast breaks. It was a key difference.
LeBron James had 20 points for Team USA, along with Carmelo Anthony who also had 20. Kevin Durant had 16.
So the USA will spin this as "a wake up call" or some such thing, but in a short Olympic tournament (8 games at most) you shouldn't need one.
What this shows is that when the outside shots are not falling, and when their pressure defense takes a night off or doesn't work on experienced guards, the USA is vulnerable.
But despite all that the Americans may still win, because at the end of the day they still have the best player in the world on their team. And probably the next five or six on that list as well.


This pack consists of two netmaps.
The first one, "The Map with no Name," fits up to 8 players. It was originally released in the scenario "Marathon: Jigsaw," but is being re-released now as a very slightly modified version.
The second map, "Jjaro Station 77," is a new map. It is quasi-arena-style, but lacks the enourmous areas for manuveuring often found in those maps. The map only fits up to 6 players.
Both maps should provide ample fun for all game types other than co-operative. Some Pfhor opponents spawn from time-to-time just to spice up players running around in solo mode, but if you don't want them in netplay simply turn off aliens.
Note that this pack should work in both Infinity and Aleph One. If you only have Marathon 2, the first should work, but the second will cause you to crash.


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Words to Ponder
Deborah Kirk
This week's author is Debby Kirk, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Connecticut Conference, UCC.
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38 (NRSV)
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.' But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.' Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I am a virgin?' The angel said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.' Then Mary said, 'Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.' Then the angel departed from her.
"Greetings favored one! The Lord is with you."
Scripture says that Mary was 'perplexed' to hear these words from the angel Gabriel. She didn't understand herself to be worthy of being noticed by God. After all, she was just a humble young maiden from Galilee.
But isn't this how God greets each of us? We are claimed as beloved children or, as The Message translation of this passage observes, 'beautiful inside and out.' The Lord is with us and within each of us.
Too often we listen to the negative voices that tell us we that we don't matter, that we are insignificant, or that we are not good enough.
And worse, we are surrounded by the vitriolic public discourse that dehumanizes entire groups of people. Instead of seeing the divine spark that glows in all of humanity, we are told to look at strangers with suspicion.
In this season of Advent, let us listen as attentively as Mary and receive the affirmation that we are favored ones. Let us ponder the possibility, frightening though it may be, that God sees us and that we are precious in God's sight.
AND, let us take the role of messenger and name the gifts that we see in others. We can hold up a mirror and reflect back the beauty, courage, and compassion that we observe in others. By naming the divine potential we see in others, we can help bring it to life. When we speak words of encouragement, we can help others to understand that they can serve as a vessel for God's love.
By honoring the reality that all people are created in the image of God, we can help transform a world of violence and despair into a realm of peace and justice.
Loving God, we give thanks that you dwell within each of us and that you look upon us with favor. Rather than fearing the responsibility, let us embrace the possibility of that promise. Let it be according to your word.
Those grieving or suffering after a train derailed in Washington state, killing several and injuring dozens more on Dec. 18;
the family and friends of Rev. Hebert Kelsey, retired UCC pastor, who died Dec. 10;
the family and friends of Marion Zappula, mother of Rev. Jack Zappula, and mother-in-law of Rev. Dave Peters. Marion died on Dec. 11; and
all who enter this final week of Advent and the Christmas Holiday bearing the loss of a loved one in their heart.
Those affected by wildfires in the Santa Barbara County are of California;
those grieving after a school shooting in New Mexico left 3 dead on Dec. 7;
those grieving or suffering after an attack on U.N. peacekeeping forces in eastern Congo left 15 dead and over 50 wounded on Dec. 7;
the family and friends of Rev. Betsy Bloomfield, retired pastor and long-time active member of the CT Conference, who died Nov. 13;
the friends and family of Rev. Hugh Penney, paster Emeritus at South Church in New Britain, who died on Nov. 12;
the people of Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria caused massive devastation on Sept. 20;
the millions of people currently worried about losing health insurance as the White House and Congress consider and enact changes to the current health care system;
the thousands of child immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as their future becomes unclear after the President's announcement that the program will end in the near future;
this nation, that it may continue its difficult work to end the practices of racism; and
First Congregational Church, Branford
Theresa Borchetta - AP
Susan Trucksess - AP
Olivet Congregational Church UCC
Cynthia A. Stasko - P
United Congregational Church Bridgeport
Sara D. Smith - P
John T. Michniewicz - MM
Bridgewater Congregational Church UCC
Peter M. Hammond - P
Christopher Shay - MM
First Congregational Church, UCC
Kristen J. Kleiman - SP
Earl W. Keirstead - PE
The Spirit Calendar: December 18, 2017 , by Deborah Kirk.


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Is Toyota ending its small car challenge in India?
Toyota has shelved its Etios range of cars, leaving only premium sedans, MPV and SUV models in its portfolio. With the indication that small cars are going to rule the roads in the post-COVID-19 era, is it adopting the right strategy for the future?
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Toyota has discontinued its Etios range of models that included Elios Liva hatchback, Etios Cross and Etios Platinum compact sedan.
New Delhi: With the unprecedented Coronavirus crisis that has hit the auto industry globally, a major shift in automaker's product strategy could be seen in the coming future. With the consumer sentiment deeply hurt due to the current crisis and an unlikely respite in near-term, the auto industry is looking for new ways to survive.
In the last couple of days, several auto experts have been giving an indication that in the post-COVID-19 era, there will be a shift in customer preference when it would come to buying cars. People will tend to buy small cars, instead of focusing on premium offerings. Hence, it could be expected that several automakers will emphasise on the mass-market segment.
Toyota's strategy is very clear as declared officially by the automaker in past. They are going to keep premium branding in each segment with value positioning at consumers mind. Gaurav Vangaal, Associate Director, LVP forecast, IHS Markit
Toyota Kirloskar Motor, the joint venture of Toyota Motor Corporation and Kirloskar Systems Limited, has scrapped its Etios range earlier this year. The Etios range comprised Elios Liva hatchback, Etios Cross and Etios Platinum compact sedan. This move leaves the automaker with offerings like Innova, Fortuner, Yaris, Camry Hybrid which are in the premium segment.
Though the Etios range of models were not the most popular offerings from the Toyota Kirloskar Motor in India but combined, they sold 17,670 units in the FY20 in the domestic market, out of the automaker's total 1,14,081 units registered in the last financial year.
Toyota had earlier annoucned the strategy to focus on premium offerings for the Indian market, a strategy similar to another Japanese carmaker present in the country, Honda Cars India. However, considering the changed scenario that is about to be unveiled in the Indian auto market, due to the pandemic, is it the right strategy to shelve the mass-market cars?
Gaurav Vangaal, Associate Director, LVP forecast, IHS Markit, said, "Toyota's strategy is very clear as declared officially by the automaker in past. They are going to keep premium branding in each segment with value positioning at consumers mind. They got successful in implementing this strategy even with their recent launch of Glanza."
The Toyota Glanza premium hatchback is based on Maruti Suzuki Baleno and it sold 24,380 units in the Indian market in FY20.
Are Suzuki sourced cars the answer to mass-market?
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has already launched the Glanza, which is a rebadged version of Maruti Suzuki Baleno. This came as part of the Toyota-Suzuki global partnership for models and electric vehicles technologies. The premium hatchback sold 24,380 units in the domestic market in FY20.
This model sharing strategy could prove to be a win-win situation for both TKM and Maruti Suzuki in India, even if Toyota doesn't have a small car in the domestic market's mass-market segment, the space that sees the most number of car sales every year and likely to see further due to the effect of the pandemic.
The blend of Toyota technology and frugal cost structures with local capabilities will help both the automakers, said Gaurav Vangaal. "Together, they are expected to bring mass segment vehicles with the right set of technology and price." But, this strategy would make the cars pricier, due to the implementation of new technology and features as well, complying with the demand of the customers.
With Maruti Suzuki having a wide range of mass-market models in its portfolio, if shared with TKM, the latter could benefit from them. However, there is no confirmation yet on which are the other Maruti Suzuki models that will be shared by Toyota beyond the Glanza.
EV for the mass-market segment?
While Toyota might not launch its own mass-market car in India, but rely on the partnership with Suzuki for this segment, it has already indicated that there will be electric vehicles for this category.
Last year, Toyota's Chief Technology Officer Shigeki Terashi indicated that India would play an important role in the automaker's Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) strategy. He said that Toyota wants to introduce them at an early stage with Maruti Suzuki.
With Maruti Suzuki developing the WagonR based electric hatchback, which is likely to launch in India in 2021, we might see the car being shared with Toyota, similar strategy to Glanza.
However, the pricing of the electric vehicles in India are not as affordable as the small conventional hatchbacks. The car is unlikely to come under Rs 5 lakh, which typically marks the affordable mass-market models.
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Exposed: The Campaign to Silence the Business Community
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Jun 09, 2014 - 11:30am
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Last month, a Wall Street Journal editorial noted that proposals offered at shareholder meetings "intended to pressure companies not to spend money on politics are falling flat with investors." It went on to state:
This non-change is nonetheless news because it comes despite a continuing political campaign to pressure CEOs and corporate boards. The leader of the movement is Bruce Freed, whose Center for Political Accountability is funded in part by George Soros's Open Society Foundations.
Mr. Freed works with political investor groups like Walden Asset Management and Trillium that own shares but whose real purpose is to put proposals on the proxy ballot. The proposals are backed by the AFL-CIO and SEIU, which want to shut down political competition from business groups. Also providing public harassment muscle is the left-wing Democracy Alliance, which connects high-dollar liberal donors with progressive groups like CREW, Public Citizen, Common Cause and Media Matters for America.
In a 2011 memo, Media Matters wrote that its strategy was to launch "shareholder resolution campaigns to prevent corporations from making these types of [political] expenditures." The disclosures, it continued, would then "create a multitude of public relations challenges for corporations that make the decision to meddle in political campaigns"; and "allied organizations" will "provoke backlashes among companies' shareholders, employees, customers, and the public at large."
One of Mr. Freed's gambits is to publicly float a proxy proposal, but then approach companies before an annual meeting and offer to withdraw it in exchange for concessions.
A new report from the Center for Competitive Politics explains the political campaign to silence businesses from taking part in public policy debates:
A cadre of unions, public pension funds, and activist investors are pursuing actions that would selectively burden American public companies from exercising their First Amendment rights to participate in public dialogue.
Having failed to achieve what they wanted through legislation, these activists turned their attention to executive agencies to try to silence opposition through regulatory fiat. These efforts included a draft executive order that would have required businesses to disclose political activities before bidding for federal government contracts, including support for trade associations and 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations, as well as separate regulatory efforts at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
In addition to these attempts to use the power of government to burden or silence the business community, activists and elected officials have engaged in an effort to force corporations, through public pressure, litigation, and corporate governance mechanisms, to disclose or scale back their expenditures related to lobbying and public policy activities. Much of this pressure has come from labor unions and other activists claiming to represent the interests of a company's shareholders, but in actuality pursuing an ideological agenda unrelated to the profit-‐maximizing interest of most shareholders.
The report explains how foundations like George Soros' Open Society Foundation fund groups like the CPA to build a false narrative that a company that engages in policy debates is "risky" for investors. By "co-opting various reputable organizations" like the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, CPA coordinates an effort to perpetuate "the myth that increased disclosure has mainstream support from the business community."
Activist groups like ThinkProgress and Media Matters then latch onto this false narrative to pressure public companies through letter-writing campaigns, shareholder resolutions, and lawsuits to disclose their public policy advocacy spending. While they claim it's to promote "transparency," the real intention is to "distort the disclosed information to 'name and shame' the company" like what Target experienced in 2010.
The end goal, as a Media Matters' (also funded by Soros' Open Society Foundation) 2013 strategic plan explains, is "to make the case that political spending is not within the fiduciary interest of publically traded corporations and therefore should be limited." In other words: They want the business community to shut up, disarming one side in public policy debates.
Recently, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Harvard University graduates, "The more we embrace a free exchange of ideas, and the more we accept that political diversity is healthy, the stronger our society will be." Unfortunately, a great number of activists would rather businesses be silent and have an organized campaign to ensure that happens.
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Sean writes about public policies affecting businesses including energy, health care, and regulations. When not battling those making it harder for free enterprise to succeed, he raves about all things Wisconsin (his home state) and religiously follows the Green Bay Packers.
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Most Americans don't know that the U.S. gives $15,139,178 per day to the Israeli government and military and $232,290 per day to Palestinian NGOs, and that the Israeli unemployment rate is 8.9%, while the Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 25-31%.
Most Americans don't know that back in November 1999 when George W. Bush, the then-Republican frontrunner in the United States presidential elections, was subjected to a little foreign policy quiz by a Boston TV reporter, he did not know the names of two leaders, among others, who represented about one-fifth of humanity...the leaders of Pakistan and India.
Most Americans don't know that such was the state of the awareness of a man about to be handed over the reins of the most awesome military machine of the most powerful country on planet earth.
Most Americans don't know that their country's foreign policy has been held hostage to the well-being of the state of Israel for about 40 years, and all the world's major crises, including the so called 'War on Terror,' can be traced, one way or the other, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and America's extremely partisan Israel-centric role in that.
Most Americans don't know that a large section of American diplomatic and military experts have long held the view that U.S. support of Israel is often contrary to and, in fact, enormously damaging to U.S. interests.
Most Americans don't know that this blind allegiance to the tiny state of Israel, apart from increasingly endangering American lives, hurts America's relations with 1.2 billion Muslims world-wide and bleeds off the much-needed resources from domestic American requirements to fight a shadow 'war on terror' that is contrary to American principles of equality, democracy and fairplay.
Most Americans, in fact, don't know the ABCs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Most Americans don't know that for 2,000 years there was no such conflict, and that the land of Palestine was inhabited by Palestinian Arabs, and that in 1850 these consisted of approximately 80 percent Muslims, 15 percent Christians, and only 5 percent Jews, and that for centuries these groups had lived in absolute accord.
Most Americans don't know that in the late 1800s a fanatic minority group of the world Jewish population in Europe, known as the "Zionists," decided to colonize this land to create a Jewish homeland, and at first considered locations in Africa and South America, before finally setting their sights on Palestine for their colony.
Most Americans don't know that at first this immigration created no problems, but when the extremist group's designs for an exclusive Jewish state started surfacing, fighting between the Muslims and Jews broke out, with swelling waves of violence.
Most Americans don't know that when finally in 1947 the United Nations did decide to intervene, under considerable pressure from high-placed American Zionists, the UN randomly divided up Palestine rather than adhering to the democratic principle of "self-determination of peoples," and ended up giving away 55 percent of Palestine to a Jewish state—despite the fact that this group by then represented only about 30 percent of the total population, and owned under 7 percent of the land.
Most Americans don't know that when the inevitable Arab-Israeli war of 1948 broke out, the Zionist army consisted of over 90,000 European-trained soldiers and possessed modern weaponry, including up-to-date fighter and bomber airplanes, while the Arab forces, very much a third-world army, consisted of approximately 30,000 ill-equipped, poorly trained men, leaving the outcome in little doubt.
Most Americans don't know that by the end of that war the Jewish state, having now declared itself "Israel," had conquered 78 percent of Palestine—far more than that proposed even by the very generous UN partition plan—and three-quarters of a million Palestinians had been made refugees. Over 400 towns and villages had been destroyed and a new map was being drawn up, in which every city, river and hillock would receive a new, Hebrew name and, according to that plan, all traces of the Palestinian culture were to be erased. In fact, for many decades, Israel—and the US, following its lead—denied the very existence of this population, and Golda Meir once even proclaimed that: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian."
Most Americans don't know that in 1967 in the Six Day War Israel conquered still more land and occupied the additional 22 percent of Palestine that had eluded it in 1948—the West Bank and the Gaza Strip—and that it also occupied parts of Egypt (which since were returned) and Syria (which remain under occupation).
Most Americans don't know that currently, out of the two core issues in this continuing and growing Middle Eastern conflict, the first one is of the inescapably detrimental effect of trying to maintain an ethnically preferential state, by the Zionist group of colonial origin, in a land once comprised of 95 percent Muslim and Christian peoples, many of whom are not being allowed to return to their homes in the current "Jewish state"—to the extent that the Israeli peace negotiators refuse to even discuss the possibility of applying this UN-guaranteed right.
Most Americans don't know that the second core issue is of Israel 's continued confiscation of Palestinian land in the West Bank and Gaza, and the resistance to that by the Palestinian inhabitants, and that it is these occupied territories that, according to the Oslo peace accords of 1993, were going to become a Palestinian state; and that when Israel continued to take land in these areas and to move its citizens onto it, the Palestinian population rebelled, and that uprising is called the "Intifada" (Arabic for "shaking off"), which began at the end of September 2000 and continues to this day.
Most Americans don't know that since the start of the Intifada, 121 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 786 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis and 1,084 Israelis and 4,171 Palestinians have been killed, 7,633 Israelis and 30,670 Palestinians have been injured; and that zero Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and 4,170 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel.
Most Americans don't know that the U.S. gives $15,139,178 per day to the Israeli government and military and $232,290 per day to Palestinian NGOs; and that the Israeli unemployment rate is 8.9%, while the Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 25-31%.
Most Americans don't know that just one Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 9,599 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel, and that 60+ new Jewish-only settlements have been built on confiscated Palestinian land between March 2001 and July 11, 2003, and that there have been zero cases of Palestinians confiscating Israeli land and building settlements.
Most Americans don't know that not all the world Jewry supports the noxious policies of the Zionist group running the state of Israel, and that in fact, as recently as September 21, a group of Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish Rabbis met with President Ahmadinejad of Iran to discuss matters of mutual interest.
Above all, most Americans don't know that Israel has had 65 UN resolutions passed against it in its atrocious past—and the Palestinians have none.
Now if most Americans do not know what most Americans must know, should most of the world now call the US as the IgnoramUS?
Acknowledgement from the author: I am deeply indebted to the administration of the website 'If Americans Knew' at ifamericansknew.org, upon whose research I have drawn heavily. This website has made it a goal to "to inform and educate the American public on issues of major significance that are unreported, underreported, or misreported in the American media," and wants to let it be known that "Americans, through our blank check to Israel, are empowering the worst elements of Israeli society, and undermining those working for a just, peaceful, and nondiscriminatory nation. We are driving the violence in this region. We can stop it." Hats off to the truth seekers.
©Anwaar Hussain 2006. The writer, a former officer of the Pakistan Air Force, is now based in the United Arab Emirates. This story is reproduced courtesy of Fountainhead: Anwaar Hussain's Articles. Mr. Hussain may be reached by email at eagleeye@emirates.net.ae.
This story was published on October 10, 2006.


I have been in the UK for 8 weeks now. Eight full weeks. My family have been here for five.
In these weeks, we have moved into a new house, bought and built a crapload of IKEA furniture (and are at risk of looking like an IKEA catalogue), been to London once as a family, been to Reading a couple of times as a family and slowly made peace with the chilly weather.
I have travelled to Leeds three times for work, and made peace with the British rail system. The husband has found a lovely contract position, which means he is making some money and feeling like a productive human being.
And, in this very short time, we have become a much happier bunch of people.
In South Africa, we lived in constant fear. It is not the obvious, surface, "I'm being hunted" fear, but rather a deep, subconscious fear that you don't even know is there. We had a high wall around our house, and an alarm system linked to an armed response company. We, as a family, communicated constantly on WhatsApp to let each other know where we were, to let each other know we were safe. We lived close to one of the biggest parks in Johannesburg, but could not walk through the park alone during the day, and you definitely did not go anywhere near the park after dark.
When we started looking at houses in England, I had this romantic notion that I would like to live in a small village in the English country side. After a lot of searching, we found just such a place.
We found a lovely terraced house in a little housing estate deep in the Berkshire forest. It is idyllic, to say the least. When I walk out of my front door I can see the horses from the neighbouring stables grazing and squirrels playing in the trees. At night, I can see stars in the sky.
I do this walk when it is dark most of the time. And my biggest fear is walking into spider webs.
We no longer have fitful sleep because we are no longer afraid. We no longer need to spend 10 minutes before bedtime locking up the house and making sure the alarm is set. We no longer worry when one of the family members go for a walk, or even travel across the country.
Of course, we are not completely naïve, and understand that crime still exists in the UK. But it is not as woven into the fabric of every day life that you need to live in constant fear. All round, we are a happier family because the fear has been removed. And this makes all the things we have left behind, the little sacrifices, very much worth it.


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About 80 percent of stranded sea turtles are found dead, victims of disease, boat injuries and entanglements in garbage and fishing line, said Allen Foley, a wildlife biologist and sea turtle expert with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. He said years of increased loggerhead strandings — spiking in the bad red tide year of 2006, when more than 1,200 loggerheads washed ashore — coincide with a 41 percent decline in loggerhead nests on state beaches. The combination of increased strandings and decreased nests could jeopardize the animals' long-term survival.


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Jake Owen headlines SD Cattlemen's 6th annual prime time gala and concert
(Sioux Falls, SD) – Multiple chart-topping singer/songwriter Jake Owen headlines this year's South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation's Prime Time Gala & Concert coming to the SMG-managed Denny Sanford PREMIER Center June 22.
The sixth annual Prime Time Gala & Concert has made a donation pledge to Feeding South Dakota for $150,000 to fund its mission to provide more beef to food insecure families through South Dakota.
"We're thrilled to not only have Jake Owen headline this year's event, but to also pledge $150,000 to Feeding South Dakota which will bring our total donation to exceed one million dollars since the first Prime Time Gala & Concert," exclaimed Allie Jensen, Executive Director of the South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation.
Tickets for the concert go on sale this Friday, March 29, at 10 a.m. at the KELOLAND Box Office, http://www.ticketmaster.com, or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices range from $39.50 to $69.50.
Jake Owen's new single "Down To The Honkytonk" is rapidly climbing the Billboard Country Airplay charts.
With seven No. 1 songs to his name, "Down To The Honkytonk" follows Owen's fastest-rising career No. 1 single, "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)."
Owen's songs have resonated with listeners and audiences everywhere with two-time PLATINUM anthem "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," PLATINUM-certified hits "Beachin," "Anywhere With You," "Alone With You," "The One That Got Away," and GOLD-certified "American Country Love Song." Owen's fifth studio album American Love debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard 200 allgenre chart.
Signed to Big Loud Records, Owen is reuniting with award-winning Joey Moi, who helped produce his breakout Barefoot Blue Jean Night album, which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and garnered four consecutive No. 1 hits. Owen is gearing up to join Shania Twain as a celebrity panelist on USA Network's Real Country singing competition, premiering November 13, 2019.
For tour dates and more information, visit http://www.jakeowen.net.
–South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation