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The 5 things loan officers should stop spending time on today
Gone are the days when getting a loan meant putting on your finest duds to meet with a loan officer. It's also not helping matters that we're months-deep into a pandemic that has made everyone wonder if putting on pants and going anywhere is a relic of the past.If we're really being honest, lending hasn't been that way for years now. Lending today is …SoFi: Click button, refi student debt.Rocket Mortgage: Click button, get mortgage.Kabbage: Click button, get business loan.And yet, so many lending models still support the old way of doing things. What's stopping today's lenders from embracing the modern way?Credit unions must empower their loan officers to originate, cross-sell and serve members at higher, faster levels. It's not that loan officers don't want to – antiquated processes are bogging them down.By embracing digital lending, credit unions enable their staff to do much more – while at the same time increasing employee satisfaction. Tedious processes, duplicate work and menial tasks are a burden on efficiency and morale, table stakes for digitally transforming financial institutions.Here are the five things loan officers should stop spending time on today…Prospecting for leads. There is a time and place for cold-calling and networking, but these methods for generating new business can be very time-consuming. The truth is, your credit union has the information it needs to more effectively identify new opportunities through the utilization of data analytics. You've already got the information, why not let algorithms and statistical models do the work for you?Inputting applications. Having to enter information multiple times (or even one time) is a common annoyance and time-wasting activity for lending staff. Loan applications should be prefilled by your core system, or extremely easy for prospective members to complete on their own.Manual underwriting. Automated underwriting moves the loan process forward leaps and bounds in terms of efficiency, and even better, it often reduces credit risk. A credit union can set its own scoring criteria and let software make consistent, objective and nearly instant loan decisions. You don't need to remove humans from the process totally to reap big benefits.Preparing and reviewing documents. Implementing paperless lending processes with electronic document signing saves much precious time (and trees!) in the way of preparing, handling, checking and redoing paper documents. This change alone significantly increases a lending team's capacity to process loans with the same amount of staff. Some credit unions are doubling and tripling their volume. Even more, it eliminates the risk of errors, such as missing information, and greatly improves the experience for the borrower.Closing loans. I'm not suggesting that loan officers shouldn't spend any time on loan closings – but they can spend much less, with better results. Remote technology that achieved greater adoption during COVID-19, like Remote Online Notarization (RON), provides for a completely digital closing process. It 100 percent eliminates time spent on paper handling, can be completed from anywhere and is very secure. Credit unions that began using RON during the pandemic received an overwhelmingly positive response from members who appreciated the ability to conduct business safely from home.Implementing a modern, digital lending process doesn't mean you remove the human touch credit unions are known for. Instead, it enables the highest and best use of skills that are uniquely human. If loan officers stop spending time on tasks that can be automated and digitized, they can start finding more time to create valuable, meaningful experiences for members and the community. 23SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr,Ben Rempe Ben Rempe is COO of fintech CUSO LenderClose. With API connections to every vendor it takes to originate a mortgage or HELOC, LenderClose gives loan officers immediate access to a … Web: https://www.lenderclose.com Details read more
Nintendo smashes Switch sales view, says Animal Crossing is device's fastest-selling game
That breaks down as 14.8 million units of the hybrid home-portable device and 6.2 million units of the handheld-only Switch Lite, which went on sale in September.ShortagesThe popularity of the device and the coronavirus outbreak's impact on supply chains has led to Switch shortages around the world, preventing the company from taking full advantage of pent-up demand.The company said production and shipping are "gradually recovering" following pandemic-induced delays but pointed to the risk of further disruption including to games development."It is difficult to expect the same productivity" from employees working at home, Furukawa said, adding delays to game releases are a possibility if the crisis is protracted.Nintendo has provided few details of upcoming titles, risking putting a break on sales momentum as studios across the world scramble to mitigate disruption from the virus. Rival Sony Corp (6758.T) has already announced delays to high-profile releases.Topics : Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared 200 percent due to surging demand for its Switch games console, and that title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted a record 13.4 million units in its first six weeks.The Kyoto-based gaming company posted operating profit of 89.4 billion yen (678.32 million pound sterling) for January-March, Reuters' calculations showed based on annual figures, smashing analyst estimates.Nintendo has defied scepticism over its ability to draw in consumers beyond a hardcore base in the Switch's fourth year with the runaway success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which has become the console's fastest-selling title since launching on March 20. The appeal of the title among consumers looking for escapism in coronavirus-hit economies around the world underscores Nintendo's games-maker credentials at a time when investors have been frustrated by the company's conservative management, which includes what many regard as a half-baked foray into mobile gaming.Nintendo said it expects to sell 19 million Switch console units in the current financial year. Its forecasts are widely viewed as conservative."Animal Crossing's impact was bigger than expected but is temporary," CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said, adding he did not see the company's forecasts, which include a fall in full year software sales to 140 million units, as conservative.In the year ended March, Nintendo sold 21 million Switch consoles, well above its forecast of 19.5 million. read more
GO-TIME: Department of Human Services Announces Upcoming Upgrades to Mobile App
Efficiency, GO-TIME, Government That Works, Press Release, Results Harrisburg, PA – Governor Wolf's Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management and Efficiency (GO-TIME) joined the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Just Harvest to discuss the success to-date of the myCOMPASS PA mobile app and future upgrades to provide additional features."Since the mobile app's launch in December, the department has seen positive impacts in the way clients access and monitor their benefits," said DHS Secretary Ted Dallas. "We are committed to improving customer service and helping Pennsylvanians access critical services through multiple interfaces. The myCOMPASS PA app allows clients to proactively manage their benefits from the convenience of their own homes."The myCOMPASS PA second release is set to launch in August of 2017. Key features will include:Users will be able to report changes to household information such as wage changes, new job, pregnancy, etc. on the case;individuals can start and complete the SAR process; andthe application will provide the ability to view notices.Once fully implemented, myCOMPASS PA is estimated to save an average of $3.2 million per year by reducing mail processing time, manual information entry, call center volume, postage, and printing."Mobile access is a fantastic improvement in customer service for people receiving public benefits," said Just Harvest Executive Director Ken Regal.Currently, myCOMPASS PA allows individuals to photograph and upload key documentation to their account, view processing status of applications, and update case-related information.In the three months since its launch, 37,120 users have downloaded the app, reviewed the status of their benefits 177,299 times, and 21,946 documents have been uploaded."Because myCOMPASS allows DHS customers to upload documents from their mobile devices, we're reducing the number of trips into the county assistance office," said Dallas "Fewer trips into the office mean less time off work and less transportation costs and challenges. From a CAO employee perspective, it enables our staff to spend less time on paperwork and more time with our clients."The mobile application is now available for download on the Apple and Google Play app stores for use on iPhones and Android smartphones. Prior to utilizing app functions, individuals must apply for benefits through DHS' COMPASS website or by visiting their local county assistance office.For more information on myCOMPASS PA, click here."The myCOMPASS app demonstrates how we can use technology to meet increasing demand for services, improve customer satisfaction and make our workforce more efficient," said Sharon Ward, Director of GO-TIME. "It is a success for DHS clients, case workers and taxpayers."GO-TIME leverages inter-agency coordination and collaboration to maximize efficiency, modernize state government operations, and provide the highest quality services. State agencies saved over $156 million in FY 15-16 and Governor Wolf challenged GO-TIME to build upon this success by achieving $500 million in savings by 2020.To learn more about GO-TIME, visit https://www.governor.pa.gov/go-time/. March 24, 2017 SHARE Email Facebook Twitter GO-TIME: Department of Human Services Announces Upcoming Upgrades to Mobile App read more
Apartment complex developer says tide is about to turn for long suffering Cairns unit market
Cambell Balderson of Keir Constructions and Nicholas Slatyer of Belle Property in front of the new apartments at Yorkeys Knob. Picture: BRENDAN RADKETHE developer of a Yorkeys Knob unit complex has indicated that more Far North apartment projects could be on the horizon.While new unit complexes have been as rare as hen's teeth in Cairns over the past seven years, Whitehaven Apartments on Wattle St is now "100 per cent complete".Developer Troy Price, owner of Price & Partners, said interest had been "very strong" in the 21 two-bedroom units."We've sold about 14 … they might go close to being sold out by Christmas," he said. The project comes about eight years after Mr Price's last Far North residential development – a block of luxury townhouses at Clifton Beach. While based in Brisbane, he has strong family ties to the tropics.Mr Price's grandfather Pat moved to the region after World War II and developed a Port Douglas resort, while his dad Wayne is well known in local construction circles.When asked whether his company would look to pursue more unit developments in the Far North, the businessman was forthright. "Definitely. Without a doubt," he said. "We're very confident in Cairns. You've got an increase in tourism, both international and domestic."More from newsCairns home ticks popular internet search terms3 days agoTen auction results from 'active' weekend in Cairns3 days agoKeir Constructions have completed work on the Whitehaven Apartments unit complex on Wattle Street, Yorkeys Knob. Picture: BRENDAN RADKEThe unit complex was built by local company Keir Constructions, while Belle Property will drive marketing of the apartments, which start at just under $430,000.Belle Property Cairns principal Nicholas Slatyer Whitehaven Apartments offered a great "bang for your buck"."It's one of only two or three new apartment complexes built in Cairns over the past seven or eight years, and among the highest quality that I've seen," he said. Mr Slatyer believed the new Yorkeys Knob complex was an indication of long-awaited change for Cairns' unit sector."I think this is the very beginning, the first sign of a unit market that's on the cusp of recovery," he said. "The unit market has been tightening over the past five years, especially in the CBD."If you've wanted to buy a residential-style apartment in Cairns City, there's been limited choice."I think the real fireworks will be in the second half of 2018 – once the full scope of what's under construction in the Cairns CBD is felt, we won't recognise the marketplace." read more
Local County Has Highest Unemployment Rate In State
The jobless rate in Fayette County rose to 8 percent in May. (Image: Tour Connersville)A southeastern Indiana county has the highest unemployment numbers in the state, according to new data released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.The jobless rate in Fayette County increased last month from 7.6 percent to 8 percent. The county now has the highest unemployment rate surpassing Vermillion County at 7.8 percent.The May numbers show the unemployment rate held steady across the state at 5.7 percent, mainly due to approximately 2,000 Hoosiers returning to the labor force to look for work.Indiana's rate of unemployment remains more than one-half of a percentage point below the national rate. Indiana's labor force gains also continue to outpace the national rate, as the Hoosier labor force has grown by more than 46,000 over the past year, while U.S. increases have been minimal."The Hoosier labor force has grown significantly for the past eight months in a row," said Scott B. Sanders, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. "This is not the case with some of our neighboring states who have experienced unemployment rate declines due to decreases in their labor force. It is clear that Hoosiers are going back to work and that good jobs are available."Other counties in the region were just above or below the state average with Ripley County at 6.1 percent, Dearborn at 5.8 percent, Franklin County at 5.6 percent, and Decatur County at 5.2 percent. read more
Fear drives eager United boss Moyes
Press Association The major positive for Moyes is that the players now under his charge have been responsive to the way he has gone about his work. "Sometimes when there is a change – and I heard some of the players saying it – you have to impress the new manager," he said. "I have got to say I have been incredibly impressed about how the players have gone about their work. "There's not been a day when I've had people 'throwing out' [slacking off]. If anything, they're enjoying it and they're asking for more." Already though, Moyes has shown a willingness to let his squad know if he feels more is required. An intense person by nature, the Scot insists he is not quite as bad as he once was. But a forthright lecture in Bangkok was a sign of his own standards. "I'm going to drive," he said. "And I'm going to demand the best out of players. I'm going to demand that they give me more, or as much as I can get from them." "There has to be an element of fear that comes with managing a club like Manchester United," he said. "It keeps you working, it keeps you focused and helps you try not to take your eye off the ball. "Someone said, 'You'll do it easy'. I'm not saying who it was but I don't take that as a given, because I know it's going to be really hard at Manchester United. "But in the same breath it is a great one (job) because of what I have available and what Sir Alex has left." Moyes has repeatedly underlined his intention to ask Ferguson for advice. But he is also acutely aware he must step out of that vast shadow and stamp his own imprint on United if he is to make a success of the job. "It has to be a new era," he said. "My job now is to make my history. "I'm going to follow someone who has made incredible history. I think about Matt Busby's history and then Alex Ferguson's history – they could do a film about it. "I have to make sure now that my history and my time is something which the fans and people in the future talk about." That Moyes was handpicked to take over at Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson does not reduce the enormity of the task. And, speaking to newspapers on the club's five-match pre-season tour, Moyes, while expressing excitement at what lies ahead, also accepts the reality. David Moyes has admitted there is a fear factor that comes from being asked to replace the most successful football manager in British history. read more
Syracuse men's soccer ties No. 8 Clemson in national semifinal rematch
Published on October 21, 2016 at 10:47 pm Contact Matt: mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman Just like in the College Cup semifinal, neither Syracuse nor Clemson mustered a goal in 110 minutes. This time, there were no penalty kicks to determine which team advanced to the national championship.Chances were few and far between on Friday night as both sides managed just two shots on goal, but a late acrobatic save by Syracuse goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert preserved his eighth shutout of the season in No. 6 Syracuse's (10-3-2, 3-2-2 Atlantic Coast) scoreless draw with No. 8 Clemson (9-2-4, 3-1-3) at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina."No penalties this year, which was probably good for everybody," SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. "These are fun games to be involved in. It's a little bit helter-skelter. I think there probably could've been a little bit more quality in the 110 minutes."SU and the Tigers are the top two teams in the ACC in terms of fouls committed, and both surpassed their season averages by committing 16 and 19, respectively. Syracuse's Mo Adams, who has started every game thus far and scored his first-career goal against Hartford on Tuesday, will miss SU's regular season finale due to suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season.The game was scrappy, and despite Syracuse dominating possession it wasn't able to generate the chances it has on such a consistent basis. The Orange's lone shot on goal in regulation was a soft header by Johannes Pieles that fell gently into the hands of Clemson goalkeeper Ximo Miralles.AdvertisementThis is placeholder textIn the second overtime period, Hilpert came well off his line to clear a ball out of bounds, which he drilled right into the Clemson bench. He sprinted back to his net and on the next sequence made a diving save with his right hand on a near-post strike from Michael Melvin."Collectively we defended extremely well," McIntyre said. "To come on the road to a place like this and keep a clean sheet is terrific."Syracuse's draw kept it behind four other teams in the ACC standings with only the top four getting a bye in the upcoming conference tournament.The only team remaining on the Orange's regular season schedule is No. 2 Wake Forest. Against the other four top-15 teams in the ACC the Orange has played, Syracuse has one goal combined."It's so difficult to get points in this league," McIntyre said. "…I know that we have goals in this team." Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ read more
Syracuse's offense carries it to doubleheader victories against Pittsburgh
Facebook Twitter Google+ Published on April 14, 2017 at 9:25 pm Contact Josh: jlschafe@syr.edu | @Schafer_44 Syracuse (23-15, 5-9 Atlantic Coast) scored eight runs in each of its games against Pittsburgh (21-18, 4-13) on Friday, both resulting in wins. SU won 8-0 in the first game and 8-1 in the second game, and has now scored five or more runs in five straight games.In game one, Syracuse made quick work of Pittsburgh, ending the game an inning early due to the mercy rule. The Orange loaded the bases in the first inning and seized the opportunity. Faith Cain roped a ball to left field to knock in the first run of the game. Two batters later, Hannah Dossett sent the ball back to left field for a double, which scored three runners. Dossett's three RBI's were a team high for SU while Alicia Hansen led the team in hits going 4-5 from the plate.As Syracuse racked up ten hits, freshman left-hander Alexa Romero only allowed Pittsburgh four. She pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 12 out of the 25 batters she faced.Game two went the full seven innings but the result was similar. Syracuse smacked 14 hits while Pittsburgh only mustered two. In the fifth, Jessica Hesse sent one over the fence in left for a three-run shot. In the next inning, Cain hit a three-run bomb of her own over the center field wall. Seven runs for Syracuse in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings sealed the gameSyracuse's pitching matched the hitting just like in game one. AnnaMarie Gatti started the game, followed by Sydney O'Hara, before Romero came in to close. The trio combined for 12 strikeouts with O'Hara earning the win and Romero the save.AdvertisementThis is placeholder textSyracuse closes out the three-game series at Pittsburgh on Saturday at 12pm. Comments read more
Irish competing in Olympics today
Sailor Annalise Murphy resumes from third position in the laser radial class today at five past five.Carlow's Finn Lynch is also back on the water after five and he's in 21st overall.Shane Ryan and Nicholas Quinn are in the pool this evening for their heats in the 100 metres free style and 200 metres breaststroke.The three day eventing team resume from 8th overall at 2 o'clock.In boxing David Oliver Joyce fights in the last 16 of the lightweight division around quarter to ten tonight. Rower Sanita Puspure hopes to reach the semi finals of the single sculls event.The Cork based athlete is in action at twenty to two.In hockey Ireland take on defending champions Germany at 4.30 read more
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This season's FA Cup Final will be an all-London affair, as Chelsea and Arsenal will meet at Wembley Stadium with both sides looking to cap off the season by winning the trophy.
Chelsea, having won the Premier League title, could add to their trophy haul this season by winning the FA Cup, giving manager Antonio Conte and the Blues a league and cup double in the Italian's first season in charge.
Ironically, it was another Italian manager who achieved the same feat in his first season as Chelsea manager when Carlo Ancelotti guided Chelsea to the league title and the FA Cup back in 2009-2010.
For Arsenal, a win in the FA Cup final would give Arsenal their third FA Cup in the last four seasons and would give manager Arsene Wenger his seventh FA Cup title in charge of Arsenal, giving Wenger the record for most title wins in the competition's history.
The recent history between these two clubs is quite notable. Until Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium last September, the Gunners had failed to beat the Blues in the Premier League for almost six years.
However, prior to that victory in September, Arsenal had defeated Chelsea during that time span. Arsenal recorded a 1-0 victory over the Blues in the Community Shield prior to the 2015-2016 season.
That match saw Wenger defeat his nemesis Jose Mourinho for the first time, though Arsenal would go on to lose both matches to Chelsea in the league that season – one with Mourinho as Chelsea manager and one with interim manager Guus Hiddink in charge.
As for the match itself, it will be interesting to see how Arsene Wenger approaches this match tactically. After a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace back in April, Wenger cast aside his trusted 4-2-3-1 and played a back three the following week against Middlesbrough.
Arsenal defeated Boro 2-1 on that day and have stuck with a back three, losing just once since the tactical switch.
While it has given a bit of solidity to the Arsenal defense, unfortunately, they will be facing the Premier League's standard when it comes to playing a back three.
It was that 3-0 defeat at Arsenal back in September that prompted Antonio Conte's switch to a back three, and his decision to switch set Chelsea off on a 13-match unbeaten run and just three defeats in the Premier League when playing their now-trademark 3-4-3.
When playing matching 3-4-3's, tactically it's all about how the teams match up man-for-man. With Wenger having played the formation in their last eight fixtures, his side will know what their jobs are in that system.
But to beat Chelsea in the final, they'll have to win their individual matchups, and that will be tough against a Chelsea side that has looked like a well-drilled unit all season defensively and have the ability to catch you out on the counter attack very quickly if you commit too many men forward.
To win this match, Wenger might have to think outside the box in order to find a way to disrupt Chelsea's pattern of play, as Jose Mourinho did when he lined up in a back five and sent Ander Herrera to man-mark Hazard out of the game.
If Wenger can't find a solution to deal with the Chelsea counter attack and front three while also creating chances at the other end of the pitch, it could be a long afternoon and evening for the Gunners at Wembley.
Prediction: 2-0 Chelsea, you can look up Arsenal vs Chelsea betting odds at 888sport.


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All our Members are required to abide by our Code of Practice. Our investigation and observations will be undertaken to identify whether any element of the Code has not been embraced or overlooked.
We aim to resolve all complaints as quickly as possible.
To ensure that we obtain a comprehensive understanding of the matter, the Member will be contacted and will be informed of the complaint and asked for their feedback on the matter.
We will consider all the available evidence, the circumstances together with any relevant laws or regulations. We will keep you regularly updated about what is happening and discuss our findings.
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The Rundown: Xiu Xiu, Useless ID, the Used, Halestorm, Fall From Grace
This edition of the Review Rundown features reviews from Xiu Xiu, Useless ID, the Used, Halestorm, and Fall From Grace.
File Under: Irreverent Dissonance (Huh?)
Xiu Xiu – Always (Polyvinyl/Bella Union): Xiu Xiu frontman and brainchild Jaime Stewart sets the manic depressive rollercoaster into motion right from the get-go on the bands eighth studio album Always, an album that should effectively entertain as many people as it enrages, most notably with the incredibly controversial track "I Luv Abortion," which boasts the lyric set 'When I look at my thighs I see death/It's great!/I love abortion/You were too good for this world!' While that should be enough in its own right to send people running for pen and paper to craft a strongly worded letter to their congressmen as well as the bands label, it nearly pales in comparison to the piano-ballad "The Oldness," which sees Stewart uttering the lines 'Satans cock/Hell is hot.' Suffice to say, Always is a hell of a ride. "Joey's Song" heavily features the vocal attributes of drummer Angela Seo, a cut that should endear itself to many a fan instantly since it's about as close to a traditional song as Xiu Xiu gets, but fret not as the proceedings get the usual electro-pop drenching on tracks like "Factory Girl" and "Honey Suckle." Things trend back towards the macabre on "Gul Mudin," a reference to the American soldiers in Afghanistan who murdered and mutilated civilians, posed with the corpses and kept body parts as trophies. The track title is also the name of the 15-year-old boy killed by two of the soldiers. Honestly, if you're a fan of what Stewart is doing in Xiu Xiu, then none of Always should shock you. To everyone else, tread lightly and at your own risk because Always isn't for the faint of heart, to say the least. (www.xiuxiu.org)
Grade: C+
Go Download: "Factory Girl"
File Under: Punk
Useless ID – Symptoms (Fat Wreck Chords): Symptoms represents a changing of the guard for Useless ID – not only does it find the band moving to a new home in Fat Wreck Chords, which makes complete and utter sense for anyone who is familiar with either side, it also finds the band returning to the punk scene with their first album in nearly four years, which also happens to be produced by Descendants drummer Bill Stevenson. Symptoms opens like a house of fire with gruff pop-punk aplomb on the opening one-two punch of "Live Or Die" and "Before It Kills," though seemingly the fun and games don't last all that long as you progress inward, but uber-melodic tune "Normal With You" is a quality break from the action. Throughout, Symptoms tends to come off as stale and repetitive, and though it's not exactly groundbreaking for a punk band to have songs that sound the same, Useless ID could really have at least tried to switch things up here and there. For the most part the song structures across the board and safe and familiar, though it doesn't exactly deem this album a tire fire or anything close. Actually, keen, and determined, listeners will realize that upon multiple spins Symptoms begins to blossom, conjuring up visions of punk forefathers like No Use For a Name and, obviously, the Descendants, with each passing guitar swirl. To be honest, and blunt really, if you dug the bands 2008 release the Lost Broken Bones, then you'll definitely want to get your hands on a copy of this release, and if you didn't, you're time is better suited doing else. Sure, Symptoms isn't reinventing the wheel so to speak, but in all reality, what punk band is these days? (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Useless-ID/40123148903)
Grade: B-
Go Download: "Before It Kills"
File Under:The Used Being the Used
The Used – Vulnerable (Hopeless/Anger): As the old saying goes, if you want to do something right, do it yourself. Such is the case of the Used, once major label darlings (*cough* Warner Bros. *cough*), who are now setting out on their own, creating their very own Anger Music Group, and dropping the labels first release, the bands fifth studio album, Vulnerable. What's most notable about the album is its maturity, which lends itself more to the bands 2004 release In Love and Death than anything they've put on store shelves the past eight years, though Vulnerable isn't as tightly run a ship as that previous statement might entail. Vulnerable gets ahead of itself at times, becoming a bit too heady now and then, so heady in fact that confusing would be an apt adjective to describe the record at points, but the Used deserve a fair amount of credit because through it all they manage to remain balanced, countering most every theatrically based tangent circa exclamation point-era Panic at the Disco Vulnerable wanders on with piss-fueled diatribes driven by the fusion of frontman Bert McCracken's strung out delivery and swirling stomping riffs ("Put Me Out," "Now That You're Dead"). On the flip side, and a lighter note, literally, Vulnerable offers no shortage of diamonds in the rough, tracks dripping with potential ("Shine," "Give Me Love"), which give the album a broader, more commercial appeal at times, something the boys have been quite adept at over the years. Though it's an arguable point whether or not Vulnerable is the bands best album to date, it's probably not worth arguing that they have never sounded better. (www.theused.net)
Go Download: "Now That You're Dead"
File Under: Esotrogen Meets Testosterone Rock
Halestorm – The Strange Case Of… (Atlantic): At first glance, Halestorm and their not so atypical modern melodic rock approach could easily be lumped in with many, many other bands of their ilk, a list that could include Shinedown among others. But this band has something going for them other bands do not, namely frontwoman Lzzy Hale and her powerful, grit-laced vocal delivery, which makes Halestorm, and subsequently their latest full length The Strange Case Of…, the envy of many bands who share the stage with them. Hale's commanding dynamic leads to some standout moments which touch both ends of the spectrum, from snarling, fire-spitting aggression ("Love Bites (So Do I)") to exuding genuine emotionality ("In Your Room"). There's no doubt about the fact that The Strange Case Of… is worth a listen and more importantly worth a spot in your collection, just make sure to temper your hopes because there's a good chance you've some of this before. (www.halestormrocks.com)
Go Download: "Freak Like Me"
File Under: Rock
Fall From Grace - The Romance Years (Road 2 Hell Rekkids): There's a certain gritty element to Fall From Grace's sophomore release the Romance Years, a punk-leaning sound that does its job in helping to separate the band from the rest of the pack. It's an album driven by hooks, unashamedly so, one that doesn't waste time showcasing the bands penchant for melody ("Your Majesty," "18 & Out"), though the album really shines when FFG allows the frets burn as the guitars kick things into high gear ("Heart Attack Road," "A Train Leaves London"). Yet, for as unabashed and full on a rock record that The Romance Years can be at times, it offers other appealing elements when the band pumps the brakes to level out the pace ("Fade 2 Gray," "The Romance Years"), though, honestly, the album is better suited for those times when its steamrolling ahead like a freight train. Frontman Tryg Littlefield does a nice job captaining the Romance Years when the intensity is tempered as he passionate emotes when given the chance (he does have a killer voice – that's pretty clear) - though for the most part, FFG's balladering spends more time aping the sounds of everything else on mainstream rock radio today than blazing a new path for themselves. The Romance Years has its peaks and valleys for sure, but the important thing is, it does offer up something worth checking out. (www.fallfromgrace.us)
Go Download: "Heart Attack Road"
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American financial services company MasterCard (NYSE: MA) has had a good year so far. The stock has surged over 35% since the beginning of the year as the company continues to witness solid revenue growth backed by double digit growth in payments volume and processed transactions both in domestic and international markets. Further, the company's focus on expanding its network of co-branding partners and improving technology to compete in the online payments segment has augmented its top-line as well as bottom-line. Accordingly, the company expects to deliver high-teen revenue growth for 2018. Below we discuss these key factors that will drive MasterCard's value in the coming years.
We currently have a price estimate of $211 per share for MasterCard. View our interactive dashboard – MasterCard's Price Estimate – and alter the key drivers such as revenue and earnings to visualize the impact on its valuation.
Apart from factors such as seasonality, the payments industry is largely influenced by the health of the macroeconomic environment during a particular time period. Of late, the global macroeconomic environment has been improving, allowing payments companies, such as MasterCard, to record digit digit volume growth over the last few quarters.
In the US, the economic growth has been improving, with low unemployment and healthy consumer confidence. Further, improving oil prices have instilled optimism in the Middle East and Africa region, augmenting spending growth. However, the political uncertainty in Mexico and Brazil, coupled with exchange rate volatility, has hampered volume growth in the Latin American region. Also, the impact of Brexit continues to weigh on retail sales and consumer confidence in the UK. Besides, trade tensions, and rising US interest rates, are negatively impacting the volumes in some Asian countries, including China and Korea.
That said, despite geopolitical and trade-related risks, MasterCard is optimistic about the global trading environment and expects to register double-digit volume and transaction growth in the coming quarters, which will boost its top-line growth in the near term.
Over the quarters, MasterCard has witnessed a solid growth across its core products and services, driven by its efforts to expand its network of co-branding partners and deliver a differentiated portfolio of products and data and analytics capabilities. For instance, the company has won the L.L.Bean consumer credit program, and renewed its relationship with Hawaiian Air for both consumer and business co-brand cards. In addition, the company recently partnered with leading healthcare company, Anthem, and cemented a strategic relationship with JPMorgan Chase.
Further, the company's partnerships with PayPal, Bank of America, Santander, and Banque Travelex, among others, should enable it to grow at a steady rate going forward. Driven by these strategic relationships, MasterCard expects to deliver high teen revenue growth in 2018 and beyond.
Apart from winning deals with leading corporate houses, MasterCard is also actively enhancing its product portfolio in order to drive its top-line growth. For instance, the company's existing solution – Mastercard B2B Hub – that currently optimizes accounts payable payments for small and medium-sized businesses in the US, is now being expanded to offer similar automation capabilities to mid-sized and larger businesses. Further, the company launched its inControl solutions for commercial payments and business travel in Italy with Nexi to expand its presence in the new geography. We believe that the company's efforts to enhance its product offerings are likely boost its top-line growth as well as valuation in the coming years.


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FORME REVEALS SECOND PROJECT FOR BRISBANE'S JAMES STREET
Queensland developer Forme has returned to Fortitude Valley's up-market James Street precinct, lodging plans for a second development in as many months.
Late last year Forme lodged plans with the Brisbane City Council for an office, retail and dining complex across an amalgamated site between 75 and 85 James Street. The developer has now revealed its intentions for a 1200sq m site at 31 Doggett Street, four blocks from its proposed James Street development.
The site, currently occupied by a 680sq m low-rise commercial building, will be redeveloped into a boutique residential building with 22 apartments.
It will feature four three-bedroom apartments per floor as well as two one-bedroom apartments on the building's lower levels.
Forme has again turned to Richards and Spence, the Brisbane-based architecture firm behind the broader James Street precinct, including the 175-room, 5-star Calile Hotel, and James Street Market, to design its Doggett Street development.
Each three-bedroom apartment will include a private balcony to "take advantage of the local climate by maximising natural light and cross ventilation" as well as large bedrooms, kitchens and flexible living spaces.
The boutique apartment building will include a communal rooftop area with dining facilities for gatherings and events.
Image: Richards and Spence
The proposed six-level apartment building aims to extend the vibrant and popular James Street retail strip towards Teneriffe, connecting it with the burgeoning Commercial Road precinct.
The brutalist building, to be built from bright concrete and brick, will include four large ground floor retail tenancies targeted at high-end fashion brands, health and wellbeing as well as restaurants and cafes.
The sought-after James Street precinct currently has zero vacancy for retail tenancies.
It features a mix of more than 130 specialty shops, including a range of designer clothing such as Sass & Bide, Kookai, Zimmerman and Camilla, and homeware stores such as North American homewares retailer Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm.
Similarly to the Calile Hotel, the residential entrance to Forme's 4000sq m building will be co-located with vehicle access from Doggett Street as a curved, covered plaza space.
The apartment building will have two basement levels with parking for 50 vehicles and will feature a central arcade linking the ground floor retail tenancies on Midvale Lane. It will be topped with a 25m rooftop pool, garden and lawn area.
The building will include landscaped stairs for use as circulation and informal seating.
Forme directors David Calvisi and Byron Griffith have been pursuing development opportunities in the blue-chip precinct, which is between the booming apartment markets of Newstead and Teneriffe, and the city centre.
The developer has worked with brothers Cal and Michael Malouf— the developers responsible for The Calile and broader James Street precinct—to creating additional residential, retail and office opportunities on James Street.
In September, after consultation with the Maloufs, Forme lodged plans for a similarly scaled 6100sq m commercial buildingwhich will include 11 ground floor retail tenancies and office space.
Forme pieced together the 2600sq m James Street site between June 2020 and November 2020.
The Richards and Spence-designed office building will feature a central piazza and arcade linking James Street and Southwick Lane at the rear of the building.
The developer also remains active on the Gold Coast after recently concluding construction on Norfolk—a 10-level residential building of just 15 apartments on Goodwin Terrace in Burleigh Heads, designed by architect Koichi Takada.
On a neighbouring site Forme has sold out all eight full–floor residences of its under-construction Luna development, designed by Plus Architecture and Mim Design, for a combined $37 million.
Meanwhile, at 96 The Esplanade, Forme has plans for a $107-million, Koichi Takada-designed, 18-storey apartment tower, dubbed SEA.
That 1000sq m site, which was amalgamated by Forme over six months, is currently home to a low-rise unit block. It is directly across the road from beachfront parklands.
By Ted Tabet – The Urban Developer
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HOMELESS TO HAVARD: the Liz Murray story
Movie Reccomendations	 January 12, 2019	 4 Comments
Liz at 15: troubled by a dysfunctional family and homeless.
Welcome to this read.
Liz preferred to go by the name Liz or Lizzie and that's because 'Elizabeth', was what her mum called her when she was slipping into crazy.
She loved her family so much that she baby-sat her whole family especially her mum. In between living in a dingy apartment where the bath tub wouldn't drain so she she'd shower ontop of an upturned bucket to escape the dirty water, and trying to get whats left of the money her mum hadn't used for drugs to buy food, she didnt think of school. Liz hated school anyway. She turned up at the end of the term just to write her exams. She dropped out at grade 8. She was the absolute outcast in school. She smelled, she itched.
"my house wasn't a place you could come out of and be normal"
Its heartbreaking to watch a child cling hopelessly to a drug addict. An addict who would always go back to the same things. Her mum always got taken to a mental institution for her schizophrenia, then released back.
Liz shoplifted a bit, ate in dumpsters, hung out in alleys, and slept in underground train stations.
She nursed the hope that everything would turn out right once again if she just continued to help her mother. When Liz's plan didn't work, she got a reality slap in the face.
Liz became her own knight.
She worked hard to get back in school. She studied maniacally and completed four years of high school in two (she didn't want to end high school at 21 and she'd lost some years already).
She worked hard for an essay scholarship and got it. At the award of her New York Times scholarship, a journalist asked:
Journalist: "Liz, Liz, how did you do this?"
Liz: " how could I not do it? My parents showed me what the alternative was".
"I feel I got lucky because any sense of security was pulled out from under me, so I was forced to look forward. I didn't have a choice so I got to the point where I just thought I had to work as hard as possible and see what happens."
I really like the narration Liz did in the background. It worked well with the whole narrative, it gave it solidity and perspective. Her voice held a certain appeal too.
I really like how convincing the acting was. They each acted their part. Sister was detached; Mother was hopelessly addicted and sick; Father was intelligent yet crazily absent in a world of his own, lacked social skills and consumed by AIDS; Friend had lost all hope; and Liz, Liz was passive about her life in a big world until she changed her own story.
We don't get enough perspective on her elder sister.
"the world moves and in just a sec, it can all happen without you. Situations are not conducive to what you want for yourself, someone else's need, someone else's plate is going to be stronger than yours is. Then, people just get frustrated by how harsh life can be and so they spend their life dwelling on that frustration, calling it anger, keeping their eyes shut to the wholeness of the situation and to all the little tiny things that have come together to make it what it is"
The place of family:
I think the best part for me was the relentless optimist and softie she was for her family.
Journalist: "Is there anything else you'll like to tell us?"
Liz: "I loved my mother, so much. She was a drug addict, an alcoholic, legally blind and schizophrenic but I never forgot that she did love me even though she did all the time, all the time, all..all the time"
Journalist: "Is there anything you'll change if you were able?"
Liz: "Yeah, I'll give it back, all of it, if I could have my family back."
About her mother:
"It wasn't like she was running off being a good mother to anyone else. She just didn't have anymore to give"
Original release date: April 7 2003.
Its an american TV film directed by Peter Levin. Written by Ronnie Kern. Original language: English. Movie length: 1 hr 27 minutes. Thora Birch played the part of Liz Murray.
The movie has been nominated for many awards. It won the best edited miniseries or movie for commercial use -Anita brandt -buryoyne.
Apparently in 2018, another boy goes from homeless to havard: Richard Jenkins by name.
Who should watch this movie? Everyone! For an appreciation of the privilege you have and not to take your security of a decent life lightly. Remember:
P.P.S: Because I'm so hooked on this Liz Murray's story, I wholly encourage you to read her interview done by BBC.
Because this story is incomplete without the BBC interview version, I insist you read it.
With abundant love,
Hacksaw Ridge — Movie Recommendation
Movie Reccomendations	 October 13, 2018	 7 Comments
I've struggled with how exactly I want to go about writing this post. Unlike Captive, I can't summarize it, I've tried, it gets too long and my account I think, is too underwhelming, but I'll try.
The title is Hacksaw ridge and it appears boring at the start. I could've been discouraged at how silly the star actor was when he first fell in love but I persevered.
Since I persevered and learnt from it, let me attempt a recap while encouraging you to see it. Or atleast learn from it too.
This story is really just a story of commitment. And of bravery.
When you make a commitment, stick to it. Believe in it and wait by it even when you're the only one doing so.
Would you believe if I told you Desmond Doss was the only man to go into world war II (and one of the fiercest war spots for that matter) without bearing a single arm or firing one, and yet he was the one who received the highest rank after the war. Would you believe me?
Desmond who valued his faith so much and went into the battle bearing his bible and no guns*. He was no stranger to rejection.
The war was on and America needed more young men to enlist to fight. Desmond did. At the training facility, he was repeatedly ridiculed, scorned and ostracized for preparing to go into battle without touching a gun. He insisted that he enlisted to be a medic because he wanted to help his country but he had no intention of ever taking a life, war or not.
For this reason, the commander framed him for disobeying an order and he faced the military tribunal at the risk of really being sent to prison if found guilty.
His courage to serve and not give up was inspiring. He knew what he was there for and he didn't mind missing his wedding just for that! (Emphasis is mine because it must be emphasized.)
He believed the war was justified but that killing wrong.
But why is it so important to you to go into battle when you won't touch a rifle?
"But when the Japanese attacked Pearl Habour, I took it personally. Everyone I knew was on fire to join up including me. two men from my hometown, declared fire unfit, they killed themselves because they couldn't serve. I had a job and a defence plan, I could have taken it but that ain't right. It isn't right that other men should fight and die, that I would just be sitting at home safe. I need to serve. I had the energy and the passion to serve as a medic – right in the middle with the other guys, no less danger just while everybody else is taking life, I'm gonna be saving it. With the world so set on tearing itself apart, don't seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little of it back together"
Located ontop of a 400 foot cliff with the Japanese heavy weaponry, war ship range and brutal soldiers, was Hacksaw Ridge on the island of Okinawa. That was the location of a near-impossible mission during the second world war.
On site, the battle was as fierce as expected and death was hosting the party. Desmond Doss got to work in the midst of the chaos; saving the wounded by first aid treatment and getting them back to safety. He didn't give up on anyone no matter how badly injured they were. He kept this up for the period they warred.
On one of those days, it was a fierce battle and the soldiers, it appeared, fought a loosing war. The battalion was commanded to retreat. And while everyone did that, Desmond couldn't. He knew he heard his GOD calling to him in the voices of the wounded and dying. [ It reminds me of that line in the hymn "where duty calls or danger, be never wanting there"**]
Desmond Doss got to work pulling the fallen soldiers from the battleground even though he had no one to support him. That day, the Japanese came down from the other end where they camped and upturned the rubble looking to 'finish' anyone that wasn't already dead. Inspite of his close shave with death, being the only uninjured American soldier on ground, he escaped being seen and kept on dragging his injured and fallen soldiers to safety all through the night and all alone. His hands bled from pulling on the rope he used to let them down the cliff, but he kept on. His strength failed but he kept on.
And while he did that crazy work, he kept muttering "please help me get one more. Lord, one more" On and on he continued until his soldiers discovered wounded soldiers from America who were being let down mysteriously. They were able to come back for him in the morning.
That night, he had singlehandedly in the face of fire saved 75 dying men and given them hope by using a rope to let them down the cliff. Desmond did this despite being about the smallest in size to them all. That night, he had given hope to his commander and commrades who had fallen (legs blasted, gunshot wounds etc) and who thought they would writhe in pain till they eventualy die (either from the brutal Japanese or the pain). Desmond Doss had given hope to those whose families were waiting for them back in America. He was shaken but he made it back fine.
He became the only inspiration for which these other soldiers would agree to go to the battle front the next day. They knew they wouldn't just be casualties left to die, they would matter in the scheme of things.
Again, Desmond rescued them as they fell. And finally, he courageously gave up himself to keep the people out of terrible harm's way in an act of kicking two greenades away from his team. He got injured; but the deed was already done – the Japanese were already defeated. What few was left of them surrendered.
Desmond Doss was the hope giver, the life saver. The bible-but-no-arms bearing soldier who said "With the world so set on tearing itself apart, don't seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little of it back together" and he did just that.
He was the first to receive America's highest medal of honour for service above and beyond the call of duty.
The movie was directed by Mel Gibson. Written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan. Running time: 139 Minutes
The movie has this website.
P.S: In case you're still unsure, it's a true life story!
* His refusal to bear arms at all during a war wasn't because he condemned other Christians who did so. It was borne out of a pledge he made to God in his teenage years after two close shaves with almost killing people.
** if you're not used to KJV English style, "be never wanting there" means you should volunteer to help in time of need. We shouldn't be in need of help and you're wanting (not available).
I hope you've been inspired.
What do you think? Have you seen this movie? Are you inspired to do so?
Love light, and courage
Educative Movie Reccomendations	 May 19, 2018
I appreciate that with my movie recommendations, I don't have rules as I do for my book reviews. So prepare to read any and everything😊. (Long post alert).
After viewing Nelson Mandela'S LONG WALK TO FREEDOM :
Storyline and opinion
Nelson, is approached by the ANC to join the congress and he declines. He only accepts when his friend is beaten to death by white police officers one night. He agrees to politics knowing there is power in togetherness. Other than that, he is just someone who wants to do his family proud though prevented by his promiscuous nature. Mandela is now deeply involved in politics and his first marriage can't withstand that pressure.
He organizes campaigns and protests against the discrimination of the blacks. He leads the people to burn their passports and refuse the authority of a state that hates them.
Winnie, the new love of his life and new wife shares the same political views as Mandela. She even becomes boundless when Nelson is locked away and she herself gets imprisoned. She is violent to a fault and instigates greater rebellion among the people who look up to her, she is devoted to this cause.
There is a portrayal of loss of the innocence of youth for them both as the battle with the state gets fiercer. The ANC employs violence to achieve its aims and they get labelled as terrorists. Mandela is locked up in a prison in Robben island with his three friends after being sentenced to life imprisonment.
More goes down.
How does a man go on from being labelled a terrorist to being the president of the same state and causing a radical change in the system?
It was a revolution he birthed.
When Winnie Mandela died on 2nd of April this year, someone tweeted something along the lines of Winnie and Nelson's eventual fall out.
I genuinely wondered about that. I think on a whole Mandela had a poor relationship with women as reflected in the movie. Two marriages and both went sour?
Another angle is that, his thinking was advanced. Not only Mandela and his wife's relationship grew a bit sour but his friends found it hard to believe him after he began dialoguing with the government. Something about this reminds me of pastor Sam Adeyemi's teaching of how if you would be remembered 600 years from now, (if Jesus tarries,)the decisions you would be making today would be incomprehensible to the people around you because you're factoring 600 years into the picture and they're not.
Today, we still talk of Mandela, what if Winnie at that time and others, had some difficulties with him for a while? Perhaps because the cause he was pursuing was beyond their time; it would speak a lot in the coming years as we can now see.
" My name is Nelson Mandela and I am the first accused. I do not deny that I have planned sabotage. I did not plan it in the spirit of recklessness or because I love violence. The hard fact is that fifty years of silence has brought the African people repressive legislations and fewer and fewer rights . Africans want a just share in the whole of south Africa. We want equal political rights. One man, one vote. I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination. I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a free democratic society where all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
Interviewer:"Mr. Mandela, what is it that you personally want?
M: "I want freedom. I have beautiful children and a beautiful wife. I want them to walk free in their own land."
The national call at the beginning of the movie is very much appreciated. These days, I question unity in my country, I question allegiance. Are we really raised to be loyal, and patriotic? Are the primary and secondary schools teaching us that things may not be the best right now but we should respect, cherish and serve our country? Correct me please but I don't think many are. I was at a judicial function some weeks ago*; a special court sitting and as you are wont to in the midst of important figures, I was on my best behaviour and alert. When we sang the national anthem at the start and close of the court sitting, I reflected on the words of our anthem. It was one of the rare moments of my consciousness and resolved patriotism to my country. Perhaps this discussion is for another post. By way of summary, I admire the call to the south African young ones at the start of the movie.
My dislike stems from the fact that Nelson didn't have faith in Jesus. Of course that told on his family. Mandela is a deeply flawed human as reflected, even sometimes violent in his early years but with time, he aged with wisdom.
As regards the filming, I'd rather the romance part was done away with so the movie can be viewed at all circles but it isn't so.
I'm very much interested in reading the book, his biography. How does a person walk that bravely? At the time he did that long and lonely walk, he didn't know he would one day be celebrated, he only did each day, what he thought was right and stood by his decision.
I adore his conclusion in the movie:
"no one is born hating another because of the colour of his skin…"
I think it's a worthwhile movie. Worth-the- while. Worth the time. Made also to fuel ruggedness in your beliefs, and to encourage you to sacrifice, and to lead. It preaches perseverance and that a life worth living is one spent in a cause you believe in.
Disclaimer: this is a recap of what is portrayed in the movie and in no way an attempt to recap Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's autobiography.
* I wrote this article long before this publication. It isn't a few weeks ago I was at the sitting.
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5 Christian movies you should definitely see
Movie Reccomendations	 August 26, 2017
Hii people. How's the year running out for you? Are feats being made? Goals being achieved?
Well, in the spirit of good entertainment and inspiration, if you haven't already, here are movies to make the rest of your 2017 better!
It's my list of Christian movies you should definitely see.
This isn't a list of the absolutely awesome Christian movies around. No. This is my compilation of a few movies which have positively impacted me, in no particular order:
1. Miracles from heaven. Based on the true story of the Beam family from Burleson, Texas. 10 year-old Anna gets diagnosed with an incurable digestive motility disorder that threatens her life and tests the true faith of her entire family. Discouraged by naysayers, i.e "friends of Job", Mrs. Beam finds her own faith slipping away. Anna tries to stay strong, but reaches the point of despair. And just when it seems like all hope is lost, the miraculous happens 'in a despairing manner', restoring everyone's faith and bringing new faith to others.
"Albert Einstein said there are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle
And the other is as though everything is a miracle "
Pastor Scott:" Let me tell you, at the lowest points of my life, I've tried it both ways: doing everything I can to connect to God, or walking away. And in my experience, one feels a whole lot better than the other."
"Miracles are God's way of letting us know he is here."
2. God's not dead 1 &2
I'm still wondering if it's alright for me to lump both movies here. That's because you can definitely see part 2 without having seen 1. Much more so because, they're both so wonderful, and I don't want to give you any other impression. I'm encouraging you to see both but 2 has impacted me the most.
Grace Welsey faces trials as she goes on trial (pun intended), risking the loss of everything she has in life, this because she answered a question regarding Jesus in her AP history class. Any manner of preaching is against school policy and state policy. Did she really preach? Is she on trial? Is the Christian faith on trial?
"I'd rather stand with God and be judged by the world than stand with the world and be judged by God"
4. Courageous
It tells a story about having the courage to be a godly man, father and husband. The sacrifices it entails and how most men fail in their responsibilities. It centers on four deputies in a large sheriffs department and beams the light on their private lives. It touches on different social issues without being judgmental, as we find good men who are very flawed. There is a definite message to it yet it does not feel like a lecture.
Something about the simplicity of this movie draws me in personally.
"I have heard many people say, who have lost a loved one, that in some ways it is like learning to live with an amputation. You do heal, but you are never the same."
5. Grace card
Bill lost his son in a tragic accident 17 years prior and that has left him a bitter man and a racist. His family is riding the stormy seas.
Sam, a fellow police officer has trouble seeing the way forward in life. He is also a minister who is unhappy with his stage in life. When his path crosses with McDonald, feelings he thought were long dead, being a pastor, get stirred up.
This movie is one of those movies that have left me with a principle in life. The principle is that not only God can give grace, man can give grace. If you've had a bit of an in-depth understanding of grace like I have, when the truth of that statement hits you, you won't be able to withstand it.
Grace can be given without a request. It's unmerited favour to that undeserving person and we all have the capacity to pull out that card every time a person pushes us to the wall.
"it doesn't take a man to fight Blaine, it takes a man to reach out"
"I promise to pray for you every day, ask your forgiveness, grant you the same, and be your friend always."
Did u notice the numbers 2,3 issue? I didn't want to add a movie I wasn't convinced about just to make it the fifth movie. I also thought God's not dead1 is quite good enough to stand as a separate movie recommendation. If my explanation is not satisfactory enough, well then lets have a bit of math. Consider God's not dead1 to be half a movie recommendation and War room to be another half.
I hear someone saying "I've been wondering when you'll include war room" lol. There you have it. Five.
SideNote: you'll be surprised at the kind of reviews you have on the internet about some of these movies. Regardless I say they're a sure bet to getting blessed and entertained.
So, which of these movies have you seen or not seen? Do you have any movie suggestions I've not included? Has anyone seen 'do you believe?' Pray tell in the comment box


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By Linda Reilly |
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2012 at 2:45 a.m. | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 5:27 a.m.
UPPER DARBY — A Philadelphia man accused of rape in December waived all charges in district court and was ordered held for trial.
James Kenan, 24, of the first block of North Millick Street, was arrested in January for an incident reported in December.
According to the affidavit, the victim's mother summoned police Dec. 17 to report the alleged sexual assault in her home in the Cardington section.
Kenan is accused of the alleged rape while the teenager was asleep.
The defendant waived charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault before Magisterial District Judge Harry Karapalides.
Arraignment in Media Courthouse is scheduled for May 10.
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CAN React To Vice-President Osinbajo's Criticism Of Prosperity Messages
Osinbajo while speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement of Nigeria holding in Enugu over the weekend, said many clergymen in Nigeria are now focused on preaching on prosperity rather than righteousness.
Muslim Association Urge President Buhari To Ignore CAN's Herdsman Killers' Death Sentence Appeal
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked President Buhari not to grant the request of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for him to intervene in the death sentence passed on five Christian youth in Adamawa state.
Christianity May Cease To Exist In 2043 – Elders
The present generation of Christians in Nigeria may cease to exist in 25 years from now (2043), beginning from 2018, a group of Christians under the aegis of National Christian Elders Forum, championed by a former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), and Solomon Asemota (SAN), has warned.
Late CAN Secretary General's family rejects burial assistance from the Association
About three weeks after the death of General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Dr. Musa Asake, the family of the deceased appeared to have distanced themselves from the leadership of the association over his burial.
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The General Secretary of Christain Association of Nigeria, Dr. Musa Asake is dead.
CAN Chairman Crushed To Death By Trailer In Taraba
Rev. Ben Ubeh, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Taraba, died on Sunday in an auto accident on the Zing-Yola Road.
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The Omaha Claim Club, also called the Omaha Township Claim Association and the Omaha Land Company, was organized in 1854 for the purpose of "encouraging the building of a city" and protecting members' claims in the area platted for Omaha City in the Nebraska Territory. At its peak the club included "one or two hundred men", including several important pioneers in Omaha history. The Club included notable figures important to the early development of Omaha.  It was disbanded after a ruling against their violent methods by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1860 in Baker v. Morton.

Background
The first claim club in the United States was established by settlers around Burlington, Iowa, where claims were staked out soon after the American Revolutionary War. These clubs were established in direct violation of federal law, in what J. Sterling Morton described as "that independence characteristic of the commonwealth by which it became a state."  Early Nebraska settlers were breaking the law as well, as they invaded Omaha tribal lands to which the United States had claim but no ownership.  Morton noted that, "In both Nebraska and Iowa the squatters on lands were fully protected by the unauthorized if not positively illegal rules and promises of the claim clubs."

According to two prominent historians, the roots of the Omaha Claim Club lay in the city's founders' disagreements with "federal land laws that they considered unfair and unenforceable. Critics argued that the government's policy of selling land impeded rather than promoted progress ... Almost all thought that the land policy favored wealthy speculators."

A federal decree in 1834 that defined lands west of the Missouri "Indian Territory" prevented settlement by Americans for another 20 years. In 1846 Mormon settlers received permission from the Omaha tribe to establish their Winter Quarters near the Missouri River west of Kanesville, Iowa, and in 1848 Martin Van Buren's Free Soil Party advocated the federal government give away free land in the presidential election. By 1853, Kanesville townspeople had already driven stakes in the land that would become Omaha. Logan Fontenelle, along with six other leaders of the Omaha tribe, signed over rights to Omaha lands on March 16, 1854, and the Kansas–Nebraska Act was signed on May 30, 1854. On June 24 of that year the U.S. government announced the treaty with the Omaha tribe, and within 11 days, on July 4, Omaha City was formally founded.

Claim club meetings
The Omaha Claim Club met regularly to confer upon rules and elect officers as necessary. In February 1857 a mass meeting was held at the "Claim House" on the Pioneer Block in Omaha. The Pioneer Block was located between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets on Farnam Street, on the present-day site of the Gene Leahy Mall in downtown Omaha.

With more than one hundred men present, delegations were also there from Bellevue, Florence, Elkhorn and Papillion. Each of these groups offered Omaha's Claim Club their "aid and counsel ... to assist people of Omaha in the protection of their rights."

First meeting

When the Nebraska Territory was organized in 1854, there were no laws regulating land claims by settlers or claim jumpers. The Homestead Act remedying this was not enacted until 1862. In the meantime, a group of early settlers in the Omaha area formed a club determined to provide security for the land interests of its members. The organizing meeting of the Omaha Claim Club was held on July 22, 1854, at the site of the "lone tree", the only landmark within the Omaha City limits at the time. The lone tree was also the ferry landing leading to Kanesville, Iowa.

At the first meeting a constitution and bylaws were prepared and adopted, and officers were elected. Samuel Lewis was chosen chairman, M. C. Gaylord was secretary; Alfred D. Jones became judge, S. Lewis was clerk, and R. B. Whitted was sheriff. John M. Thayer, A. J. Hanscom, Andrew J. Poppleton, Lyman Richardson, Thomas B. Cuming, Dr. George L. Miller, Dr. Enos Lowe, Jesse Lowe, Joseph Barker, Sr., Joseph, Jr., and George E. Barker, 0. D. Richardson, Byron Reed, John Redick, and James Woolworth were members, as well. In 1855 the membership included nearly all the town's male residents. The motto, "An injury to one is the concern of all," was adopted.

The stated goals of the Omaha Claim Club were to protect new settlers from illegal claim jumpers who would attempt to take possession of land already claimed if possible, and to promote the development of Omaha City. However, more than one claim was made of the Claim Club's dubious purposes, including collusion and bullying. There was an early understanding that no member could own more than  of timber. Other agreements settled the amount of land each member could own, requirements for claiming land in the area, requirements for maintaining land ownership, price fixing for land, as well as other price controls. There were also several punishments determined for settlers who violated any part of the club's rules, either stated or unstated.

Influencing government
The First Nebraska Territorial Legislature was primarily composed of claim clubs members from across the territory. Despite federal law limiting land claims over , state senators passed an act that legalized claims of 320 acres (1.3 km²) and providing penalties for trespassing upon them.

In 1855 Colonel Lorin Miller, later mayor of Omaha, surveyed Scriptown in the spring and summer on behalf of the Omaha Claim Club. This land was used to persuade members of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature later that year as they voted on the location of the state capitol, which Omaha kept until 1867.

Vigilante violence
The club was effective in protecting its members' claims, primarily and frequently using mob violence to enforce its rule. The club's vigilantes rode masked and at night, frustrating efforts to identify the mob. The Omaha Claim Club became recognized as the unofficial court governing land claims, and in 1854 Alfred D. Jones, a surveyor, divided land into blocks starting by the ferry landing. That was the first time anyone planned what Omaha would look like. Jones was soon afterwards appointed the first postmaster of Omaha. Later Club leadership included Andrew J. Poppleton.

The club's original claim of nearly four thousand acres (16 km²) frustrated many settlers who came after the club was formed. Generally they objected to the vast extent of territory held by so few individuals and attempted to "jump", or occupy for themselves, the claims of the members of the Omaha Claim Club. After this happened, a vigilante committee formed by members of the club visited the claim jumper to inform him that he was trespassing upon land previously claimed. They would warn the intruder that if he didn't vacate immediately he would be forced to. If the committee encountered resistance, the jumper soon found himself neck-deep in trouble — the severity depending upon the intensity of resistance.

Shooting out the Frenchman
Cam Reeves was the first figure identified in a dispute for the Omaha Claim Club. An unnamed "Frenchman" had staked a claim in 1854 on part of Alfred D. Jones's land and refused to move off. The club sent for Reeves, who had gained a reputation as a trouble-shooter in Missouri, and he started a long battle with the Frenchman that drew crowds from neighboring towns. "The Frenchman took his beating and fled", while Cam Reeves stayed. He became Omaha's first sheriff.

Horse thieves
The Claim Club's "vigilante committee" activities were not limited to claim jumping. The vigilantes often cooperated with Sheriff Reeves, but often acted as lawmen, judges, juries and executioners themselves. Public whippings and lynchings were common.

Frontier punishment varied according to the degree of harm resulting from the crime. The pioneers dealt with most horse thieves mercilessly. In March, 1858, a posse of angered farmers captured two desperadoes who had stolen horses near Florence. After they were jailed in Omaha's courthouse, the Claim Club broke in and took the men, without any resistance from the sheriff. They hanged the horse thieves two miles (3 km) north of Florence that day, with no repercussions, except for Sheriff Reeves, who was fined for not fulfilling his duties.

Callahan versus Cuming
Another story involved acting Governor Thomas B. Cuming. Apparently, Cuming hired an Irish man named Callahan to make improvements on Cuming's land in order to conform with the homestead law. Callahan, however, filed a claim on the land for himself. When the claim club demanded that Callahan surrender the deed of ownership, a committee was appointed to "persuade" him. Callahan was then taken to the Missouri River, a hole was chopped in the ice, and he was dunked through the hole until he and the claim club came to an agreement. Callahan died within a year, apparently from the after-effects of hypothermia brought on from his dunking.

John Kelly
John Kelly was a carpenter with a legal claim to  near Omaha. When word reached his aunt, Gertrude Wiley, that four wagons from the Claim Club were coming to "talk Kelly out" of his claim, she quickly hid him in her cellar in Saratoga. After a day of continual harassment from the vigilantes, Kelly walked  south to Bellevue where he escaped to Iowa. After his deed to the land came, he went back to his land and was not bothered again.

Other cases
On February 2, 1856, the club was reorganized as the Omaha Township Claim Association but its arbitrary powers continued as before — in several instances even more viciously. Other victims of vigilante "justice" distributed by the Omaha Claim Club include Jacob S. Shull, Daniel Murphy, and George "Doc" Smith, who was later the Douglas County Surveyor for many years.

Baker v. Morton

The Circuit court of the District of Nebraska decided against a claim brought by Alexander Baker versus William Morton, both early Omaha settlers; Morton was involved in the Omaha Claim Club. Baker appealed to the United States Supreme Court, and in 1870 the Supreme Court ruled for Baker in the trial of Baker v. Morton.

According to court proceedings, A. H. Baker was forced to sign over the land he claimed to another person for free because of threats made by members of the Omaha Claim Club. Important figures in Omaha's history testified during the trial, including John Redick and James Woolworth. In the trial the club was found to commonly take landowners who refused to sell their property to the nearby Missouri River by force. With a rope tied around the person's neck, members of the club repeatedly dunked him until he agreed to sell. In this case, the club threatened to hang or drown Baker. The judge found Baker to have been forced to sign the contract through violence, and overturned the circuit court's earlier finding on behalf of Morton.

Demise
Reasons for the demise of the Omaha Township Claim Association, aka the Omaha Claim Club, vary. The Supreme Court ordered the breakup in their ruling. Other sources say that with the arrival of Omaha's United States Land Office, the claims club simply was not needed. In 1856, the U.S. government surveyed the land in Douglas County, including Omaha, and on March 17, 1857 the U.S. Land Office opened.

The Omaha Claim Club, along with many claim clubs around Nebraska, disbanded by 1860.

Legacy
The Omaha Claim Club and others like it are credited to bringing order to a lawless frontier. By enforcing the "laws" they made up, they supposedly created an order where the U.S. government was not prepared to otherwise. In 1857 when the Buchanan Administration announced the sale of lands in Nebraska would start in 1858, claims clubs across the state, led by Omaha, protested against him on the grounds that they would not be ready for the sale. The Administration was persuaded to wait until 1859.

The Saratoga Claim Club, established in 1857 north of Omaha City, was formed in admiration of Omaha's club. The East Omaha Land Company of 1882 and the South Omaha Land Company of 1887 are unrelated.

See also
 History of Omaha

References

Pioneer history of Omaha, Nebraska
Organizations based in Omaha, Nebraska
American frontier
1854 establishments in Nebraska Territory
Crime in Omaha, Nebraska

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