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There are two classifications of people who should be allowed to use guns, citizens that have the legal qualifications and protective armed forces. Armed security guards fall into the latter. Having a firearm is something that everyone within the US is—legally—entitled to, and it can ensure that you as a citizen are protected, but the difference between you and a professionally trained security guard is that they have other skills to supplement their ability to use a firearm.
The majority of security guards don't carry weapons. In special cases, there are instances where an armed guard may be better suited for a task than their unarmed counterpart. There may be a situation where someone's life is in danger or perhaps there is an establishment that doesn't have much in the way of its own defenses and armed security gives those within said establishment a feeling of safety.
Let's use Chicago, Illinois as an example, let's say that someone, attends the Art Institute of Chicago. They go into class expecting a typical day when suddenly it's discovered that someone has come into the school with a firearm. Now we won't take the example any further (and we ask you to keep in mind that this is not an actual event that has happened), but let's just say that an armed guard is perfect for deescalating this situation because they themselves have a firearm at their disposal.
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We've covered the basics of what an armed guard does which is protect others with the aid of firearms, but possibly the most essential part of an armed guard's job is to know that they should only use the gun when there is an actual need to do so. A gun makes a magnificent bluff towards someone anyone trying to engage in any criminal activity, but it shouldn't be fired off arbitrarily. They must have the good judgment to make a call that would require them actually to use their firearm. Nationwide Investigations & Security, Inc. takes pride in the intensive training our officers must complete. Our operatives know when to fire, and when not to.
An armed security officer must also have a constant vigil of their surroundings and be alert and focused at every moment. A momentary lapse in vigilance could be disastrous. They must also be honest due to being responsible for the secure access to buildings and protecting an establishment from crime. Vetting is an essential step in finding the right security guard so you can bet that Nationwide Investigations & Security, Inc. conducts background checks to ensure that our security guard staff has no criminal background or questionable ethics.
Armed security guards must also be in good physical condition while portraying an image of alertness. Being fit while and looking like the professional that every armed guard should be, is a powerful combination. Not only do they look the part of an intimidating guard to any perpetrators, but they present a good image towards their client. Moreover, speaking of their client, an armed security guard should be able to effectively communicate with them as well as accurately document the events of every incident.
An armed security officer will utilize these skills for potentially dangerous situations to achieve a favorable outcome. In looking back to the Art Institute scenario, the ultimate goal of the armed guard should be to put these abilities that they possess to create a means of dealing with the culprit to ensure the safety of everyone inside.
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What is Active Shooting?
An active shooting is when someone is killing or attempting to kill others in a confined and populated space. The perpetrator has no discernable pattern or methodology as to how they choose their victims.
Mass killings and active shooter attacks typically happen in areas where people are completely defenseless. These type of areas are referred to as "soft targets." Active shooter attacks usually conclude with the offender committing suicide, getting shot by police/security or taken into custody once they surrender due to an unavoidable confrontation with the authorities. These incidents are often around the span of 10 to 15 minutes.
Back to our Chicago example, an auditorium or classroom within the Art Institute of Chicago is the perfect example of a soft-target. There's nothing in the way to stop a perpetrator if they came armed and with ill intentions. There are too many school shootings to count that occur in the US each year and many active shootings are over before the police even arrive on the scene. It's important that the campus has a competent and responsive security detail for these sorts of situations.
How to Approach an Active Shooting
It has been said many times that there are many reasons why active shootings happen. They include bullying, internet MK Ultra conspiracies, mental instability, easy means to acquire guns or a combination of each of these. Many times, in going over what led the shooter to make the horrifying choice to attack innocent people, there tends to be some truth that lies in each of these reasons and therein also lies a way for security to help prevent these situations from happening.
Most times, there's at least one person that's aware that an active shooter is planning to make these nightmare situations a reality.
On one hand, the mere fact that someone is planning something like this is awful, but it does allow security to pick up on potential troubles through interaction with the student body. A security guard should be constantly vigilant and know their surroundings inside and out and must account for the people that will be around as well. The phrase, "Know thy enemy" is rather apropos in this case.
Below we've outlined a few actions that a good security guard can take to ensure that an active shooting prevented, or is de-escalated quickly.
They may dedicate themselves to learning each route, building, and campus.
They can make and carry a map on their person at all times that will allow them to quickly respond when told of an active shooter in a particular location.
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A security guard can make themselves aware of any issues like broken door locks as well as entrances and exits on the school grounds.
Once an armed guard has confronted the shooter, they have the immediate goal of neutralizing the threat the same way a police officer would. A good armed guard should have the training needed to use their gun without injuring civilians during the confrontation. Nevertheless, it should be determined how they will approach the shooter with the school authorities well ahead of this ever occurring.
The best thing is for guards (armed or not) to do is to prepare for an active shooter incident. It isn't possible to plan out every single detail due to the unpredictability of these incidents, but with constant awareness and continued improvements on their training and methods, guards and the rest of the staff can create a good plan for this type of emergency. Having an armed guard on all school campuses is the best way to counter such threats. Armed guards are highly trained individuals who have developed skills to protect their posts and the general public.
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The well-loved local art gallery Cult and Harper have been seeking a permanent food tenant to help make their vibrant space a little more delicious.
Jessie Morris has been running his healthy and unique business, Bob Bowls for almost two years as a pop-up catering style eatery at place like Plant 4 Bowden, Lot 14 and local markets, but was looking to find something a little more permanent.
The collaboration between great Adelaide businesses was announced recently with the official opening of Bob Bowls Port Adelaide starting this week.
The entirely plant-based menu is packed full of flavour and is set to delight the vegans, the health-conscious and even the more carnivorous-inclined members of the community. There's something for everyone including quesadillas, bagels, tacos and of course, the famous Bob Bowls.
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Sunday 17th of January 2021 - Last Update: 11:48
Wine and investments, record value traded on Liv-Ex, Italy at the top in the first 3 months of 2019
Highest record ever of 30 million pounds Sterling in "live offers". Indices, are down, with the exception of Champagne 50 (+1%) and Italy 100 (1.3%)
London, 15 April 2019, 11:58
The Fine Wine market is growing, but Italy is holding back
The passion for Fine Wines and their value as an alternative investment, knows no crisis. As a matter of fact, record after record is being broken. Liv-ex is the reference platform for the secondary market, as always, registers them and just a few days ago registered the top record ever of "live offers" on its exchanges: 30 million pounds Sterling.
The value has doubled, commented the London firm, in the last two years, which demonstrates how dynamic this particular wine market really is. The growing number of single wines traded on Liv-Ex, now over 6.800, which are coming from an ever-widening "wine planet", confirm its dynamism. In addition to the traditional countries of France and Italy, the wine planet ranges from the USA to Chile, Australia. Germany, as well as England with its sparkling wines, and China. There has been an increase in the values exchanged for all the most important Regions, +26% (compared to 2015) in Bordeaux, +67% in Italy, +87% the US, +134% Champagne, and 90% Burgundy, which is, of course, the queen of wine prices.
The figure of the total values traded is furthermore, in stark contrast to the trend of the main indices of the platform that are all down since the beginning of 2019, with the exception of the Italy 100 and the Champagne 50. According to the analysts, this is due to the combined effect, primarily, of the uncertainties regarding Brexit, waiting for the release of the prices of the Chateaux wines after the En Primeur of Bordeaux, and production stocks still to be sold in the warehouses of wine merchants.
Liv-Ex 100, the reference index of the platform, which monitors the prices of the 100 most sought-after wines (for Italy, Masseto 2014, Sassicaia 2014 and 2015, Tignanello 2015 and Barolo Monfortino Reserve 2010 by Giacomo Conterno, ed.), has gone down 1% from the beginning of the year. Worse than that is Liv-Ex 1.000, down -2.5%, penalized by the fall of Burgundy 150 (which monitors the prices of the last 10 vintages of the top 15 names in Burgundy), down -5.6%, and Bordeaux Legends 50 (50 wines of the great vintages from 1982 onwards), down -3.4%. The index dedicated to the Rest of the World 50 (-2.4%), Rhone 100 (3.1%) and Bordeaux 500 (-0.93) are also down. The only positive exceptions, as mentioned above, are Champagne 50 (the most recent vintages of 12 major chateaux), up +1%, and above all Italy, which has registered the best performances since the beginning of the year. The Italy 100 index, which is currently formed by the most recent vintages of Sassicaia, Masseto, Solaia, Tignanello, Ornellaia, Barbaresco by Gaja, Barolo Monfortino Riserva and Barolo Cascina Francia by Giacomo Conterno, Guado al Tasso by Antinori and Redigaffi by Tua Rita, has grown 1.3% in the last 3 months. This is a positive sign for Italian wine, at least for the fine wines segment.
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SAFTU marching to the South African Parliament last Thursday for better wages and working conditions
THE SOUTH African Federation of Trade Unions – and unions affiliated with the federation – applied pressure to companies employing their members last Thursday, with unified demonstrations highlighting worker struggles.
The federation has put its weight behind members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) and the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw), in their ongoing disputes with pharmacy giant Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Edcon, Premier Foods and the plastics sector.
Saftu is the labour federation to which Numsa, Fawu and Nupsaw are now affiliated, since Numsa cut ties with its former labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions. The labour federation and the two unions marched to Parliament last Thursday morning for better wages and working conditions.
Nupsaw went on strike at Dis-Chem in November, demanding minimum salaries of R12,500 and guaranteed bonuses. The union claims to represent 14% of the pharmaceutical chain's employees.
The march also showed support for Fawu, the union on strike at Premier Foods' Blue Ribbon operations in Salt River Cape Town, where the union demanded a salary increase of 10%.
Saftu asked that the Department of Labour intervene in what it called the plastic sector's attempt to 'justify reneging on an agreement to cut the minimum wage of the lowest grades (of workers) from R40 an hour to R20 an hour'. A picket was also held outside one of Edgars' facilities, warning the company against retrenching staff as part of its recapitalisation plan.
Meanwhile, Numsa is in the process of covering its bases for a radical workers party, which will contest power at next year's general elections. Numsa, which is South Africa's largest union, took part in a protracted strike in the plastics industry towards the end of the year, demanding a 15% increase in salaries for workers.
• The South African Federation of Trade Unions is set to stage a two-day national shutdown early next year to protest against rising unemployment and economic hardships affecting the poor and the working class.
It will be supported by 147 community organisations who are 'increasingly isolated by President Cyril Ramaphosa's promise of a new dawn', the federation's General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said last Thursday.
The mass action will also see demonstrations in Cape Town on budget day. 'The two-day general strike on 26-27 March will be a total shut-down and an occupation of cities and towns by the unemployed and the working poor,' said Vavi.
The federation has rejected the recently approved National Minimum Wage Bill, which gives workers a minimum pay of R20 per hour or a monthly wage of about R3,500 for a 40-hour week. Saftu says the strike is meant to send a strong voice to the government that 'enough is enough'.
According to Vavi, the onslaught on the poor this year was worsened by the VAT increase from 14% to 15%, in the face of growing inequality, a jobs bloodbath and the related unemployment crisis. The federation said the new dawn, promised by Ramaphosa when he took over as president in February, had not done anything to alleviate the plight of the poor and the working class.
Saftu also believes the Jobs Summit and Investment Summit called by Ramaphosa failed to live up to expectations, and were nothing but 'talk shops'. 'The investment summit saw companies coming up to confirm what they have already been doing. It was not real investment into the economy,' said the federation's Deputy General Secretary, Moleko Phakedi.
'The new dawn has given no hope to the working class. The conditions are getting worse by the day,' he said. In October, official statistics showed that the unemployment rate increased to 27.5% at the end of the third quarter, up from 27.2%. South Africa's ailing economy came out of recession in the third quarter, after reporting 2.2% GDP growth. The economy declined 2.6% in the first quarter and by a further 0.4% in the second, piling pressure on Ramaphosa's government to steer into better economic health.
• The national minimum wage (NMW) will come into effect on January 1st next year, President Cyril Ramphosa announced on December 7th. 'This is a great achievement for the working people of South Africa, who have had to endure generations of exploitation,' he said.
'It is a great achievement for the labour movement, which has placed this fundamental demand at the centre of its struggle for better conditions for workers,' said the President, who founded the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) with James Motlatsi and Elijah Barayi in the 1980s and became the union's first general secretary. He said the minimum wage set at R20 an hour (R3,500 a month) should also be seen as an achievement for business as it demonstrates the commitment of employers to fairer wages and better working conditions.
Jan Truter of www.labourwise.co.za explains as follows exactly what this means for employers and employees. R20 per hour: 'The new minimum wage of R20 per hour applies across all sectors, with a few exceptions. The exceptions include domestic workers, farm/forestry workers and workers employed in Expanded Public Works Programmes.
'Exceptions temporary: The exceptions will only be temporary. It is envisaged that there will be a gradual adjustment of domestic and farm/forestry workers' wages to come in line with the NMW. As a first step, domestic workers' minimum wages will be increased to a minimum rate of R15 per hour, and farm/forestry workers' wages to a minimum rate of R18 per hour. The implementation dates of these increases have not yet been announced.
'Immediate adjustments within certain sectors: Some sectors will have to adjust their minima upwards with effect from 1st January 2019 – these include the Hospitality Sector (where the current minimum for employers with less than 10 employees is R17.34 per hour) and the Wholesale and Retail Sector (where the minimum wage for several categories of workers is below R20 per hour, the lowest currently being R16.20).
'Minimum monthly wage: For employees who work 45 hours per week, the minimum monthly wage will be just short of R3,900. 'If the contract of employment makes provision for less than 45 hours per week, the monthly rate can be less than this amount. Employers are not permitted to unilaterally reduce hours of work or change other conditions of employment in response to the implementation of the NMW.
'Are benefits included? Employers are restricted in the way that they structure the remuneration package.
'The NMW excludes allowances that are paid to enable employees to work (such as transport and equipment), or payment in kind (such as board or accommodation), as well as bonuses, tips or food. So, for example, one cannot argue that you pay an employee less than R20 per hour because you contribute to their uniform or provide them with meals.
'Reducing hours of work: Employers are not permitted to unilaterally change working hours due to the implementation of the NMW. Any reduction of hours of work will have to be negotiated.
'Exemption: There is provision for employers to apply for exemption of up to a 10% reduction by means of an electronic system. At the time of the announcement of the implementation date there was no information available on how to go about this in practice.
'Other changes: The other important changes to labour legislation, i.e. those relating to parental, adoption and surrogacy leave, as well as improvements to unemployment benefits, have been signed into law, but the implementation dates are not known. We shall deal with these as soon as the implementation dates are announced.'
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Hongkong Vs Surabaya
Akhyari Hananto
07 Maret 2011 16.11 WIB • 1 menit
What is so special about Surabaya to us GNFI? It's the city of heroes, for sure, and it's where i am now. Now I post most of GNFI articles from this city, updating status on GNFI twitter (@GNFI) from here. After Jogja, Phnom Penh, now Surabaya. But hey...i just knew that Surabaya is World's cheapest city to rent office space, while HongKong ( i dunno why it's never been my favourite city) is the most expensive one. "The average price of office property per workstation rose by almost a third from a year earlier in Hong Kong to $22,330, surpassing the 2009 leader, London's West End, the report said. The soaring cost of property in Hong Kong has become a major cause of complaint for the southern Chinese city's seven million residents.
Worries about a property bubble have prompted officials to announce a series of measures to cool the market, including boosting land supply, new stamp duties to keep out speculators and tightening mortgage lending. Last year, a 79th floor office unit in The Center — a downtown skyscraper owned by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing — sold for HK$338 million ($44 million), or about HK$25,580 a square foot. Office costs in the city's prime districts rose 31 percent year-on-year from $16,970 in 2009, outstripping the rest of the Asia-Pacific region and the world amid strong demand and limited supply, the report said. Average workstation costs in London's West End were $20,160 a year, while Geneva came in third at $18,840, Tokyo fourth at $17,400 and Zurich fifth at $16,700. Surabaya in Indonesia was the cheapest place to rent last year, while the Chinese cities of Shenyang, Qingdao and Dalian were also among the least expensive places surveyed.
Looking ahead, DTZ said global average occupancy costs would increase 2.5 percent annually, with the strongest growth in the Asia-Pacific, at 3.7 percent. It forecast Hong Kong office prices to jump to $31,520 by 2015. The survey includes within occupancy costs rent, maintenance costs and property tax. Total occupancy cost per workstation is defined as the price of an office unit divided by the number of occupants. The survey compared office rents in 121 business districts across 47 territories around the globe. (Kompas.com)"
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Modern in MN
Pictures and words that document the conception, design and birth of an extraordinary modern-industrial loft house in Minnesota.
Still Building a Modern Shed
We're building a shed, remember?
Day one started with digging sod, leveling and preparing spots for the nine stacks of concrete blocks that will support the underpinnings of the structure. We opted for a floating block foundation--meaning that the blocks just sit on soil roughly at grade level--rather than go to the expense and labor of pouring a concrete slab. This means there's a fair chance we'll have to do the occasional shoring and re-leveling of the structure over the coming decades, but that's a minor deal on the lifetime to-do list.
Once we got all nine foundation pads level and square, we topped them with the three big timber 4" x 6" skids that comprise the rest of the foundation. On top, perpendicular to the skids went the floor joists, all from pressure treated lumber. Then everything got nailed together.
Day two and we're ready to get started on the framing. Since it was the most complex with three openings, we started with the north wall:
I said complex, but this is really about as easy as framing gets. Still, though, lots of nails to pound. At about this point we started to wonder why, after all this time, we still don't have a pneumatic nail gun.
And then the south wall, working in between autumn rain showers:
and then the east and west sides:
It's starting to look like something!
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This cow was spotted along with a load of its friends and family on a day out to the beach. It wasn't the best weather for a beach holiday but they seemed to be enjoying themselves on the beach around the corner from Grasspoint cottage, on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Do you think its contemplating putting its Speedos on and going for a swim?
I would say that Scotland is an amasing country, especially the Highlands. the nature there is so misterious.
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Cultural Fellows
Blythe Duff
Anne Donovan
Toby Paterson
Juliet Cadzow
Jackie Kay
Harry Ritchie
Celtic Connections
First World War Heritage
Gathering The Voices
Tally's Blood
Story Writing Workshop with Harry Ritchie
David Hayman Explores Creative Process
Anti-apartheid History
Cultural Fellow Jackie Kay named Scots makar
Blythe Duff praises talented student writers
Portraits by Gerard M Burns
Juliet Cadzow, our most recently appointed Cultural Fellow, is an acclaimed actor, who has worked across different genres, mixing classical work with comedy and children's television, pantomime and the stage.
Juliet's Theatre career started with Billy Connolly in The Great Northern Welly Boot Show, thereafter, she went on to have seasons at the Dundee Repertory Theatre; The Traverse; The Lyceum; Salisbury; Watford; Wildcat; 7.84; Borderline Theatre; The Young Vic; and Citizen's Theatre.
Well known as Edie McCredie in Balamory, one of Scotland's most successful children's television programmes, which ran between 2002-2005, Juliet's extensive onscreen credits include Taggart; Scotch and Wry; Rab C. Nesbitt; Still Game; River City; Casualty; Coronation Street; and The Bill.
Juliet's film career includes roles in Heavenly Pursuits; The Duna Bull; The Big Man; The Wicker Man; Wonderland; The Stone of Destiny; Romance; and The Last Word with Ewan McGregor. Her performance in Thicker Than Water earned Juliet a BAFTA nomination for best actress.
Juliet is the wife of the late David MacLennan, Honorary GCU Graduate and co-founder of groundbreaking stage companies 7:84 and the Wildcat Theatre Company in the 1970s, and the founder-producer of Glasgow's A Play, A Pie And A Pint at Òran Mór. The University recently announced the David MacLennan Scholarship for Creative Writing in honour of his commitment and support of the MA TV Fiction Writing programme.


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Are you a woman with a lot going for her in all areas… except in love and relationships? Do men stop calling or withdraw after a few dates or tell you they're not interested or don't feel the right chemistry with you? Your intelligence and ambition may have gotten you where you are in your life and career, so why aren't those qualities attractive to a man, too?
The truth is that success and independence are actually attractive qualities to a man. Men are not intimidated by smart women. They can, however, be intimidated and turned off by the way you're relating to him. You may be failing in love because of your energy, not because you're smart and have your act together.
If you're a successful woman, revel in your success and happiness! Run everything at work, be firm, be tough, be managerial and multi-tasking. But when you're on a date with a man, or at home, or hanging out together, don't try to run or manage him.
One sure way to lose a man's interest is to play down our strengths, successes and abilities because we think that men are competitive and want to be better than we are at everything. It's simply not true!
If that sounds odd and unfair, here's a new way to look at this: When a man pulls away from us, going after him and trying to "talk it out" to get him back full-force again is the kiss of death for your relationship, not the spark that will re-ignite it.
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I live in a small town in Southern Illinois. Just about everyone I know owns an ATV or side by side. I mean, how else are you supposed to get your mail? If you own any amount of property ATV's are a valuable tool, many times are a necessity, not to mention they are a lot of fun. As an insurance agent I hear all the time from my clients and prospects that they don't want to purchase a separate insurance policy for their ATV. Here are a few reason why I recommend purchasing separate insurance for your ATV.
Homeowners Insurance won't cover physical damage or theft.
If your ATV is damaged or stolen it will not be covered under your homeowners policy. You need collision coverage to pay for repairs in case of an accident. You need comprehensive coverage in case the ATV is stolen, damaged by fire , vandalism, or extreme weather. If you buy an insurance policy for your ATV you can purchase comprehensive and collision insurance pay for physical damage or theft.
So let's say you have some friends over and you decide to take them for a ride on your side by side. You decide you are going to take them down the road to show them how fast it goes when all of a sudden you swerve to miss a branch and you throw your friend from the vehicle. They suffer multiple broken bones and have to take a helicopter to the nearest trauma center. This is going to be expensive, and that's before your friend gets the best attorney in the area. They send you a letter that says "I'm not your friend any more, I want all of my bills paid and when you're done with that go ahead and write me a check for whatever is left of your liability limit!!!" If you submit this claim to your homeowners insurance they are going to send you a letter that says "Your homeowners general liability does not extend off the described premises for your ATV. Sorry you lost a friend." Purchasing an insurance policy for your ATV will cover you for on and off premises liability.
Insulate your Homeowners Insurance from liability claims.
So what if you are one of my clients that says you never take your ATV off premises? I would say that insuring your ATV liability on premises with your homeowners policy is most likely your biggest risk to your liability limits. It's riskier than the Pitbull, the trampoline, and the swimming pool without a fence.
If there is a severe injury like the one outlined in the previous section except it happens on your property you most likely will meet you homeowners liability limit. If you file a large liability claim on your homeowners insurance there is a good chance that your insurance will be non-renewed by your insurance carrier. If you are non-renewed and you have a large liability claim showing in your claims experience you are going to have a difficult time finding a different carrier to insure you, and if you find a willing carrier it is going to be expensive. You may very well end up insuring your home the Illinois FAIR plan or a similar program in a different state. The coverage will be expensive and limited.
It makes sense to not put your homeowners liability limits at risk by purchasing a separate ATV policy. If there is a large claim it will be much easier and less expensive to find a new insurance policy for your ATV than it will be to replace your homeowners insurance.
Between medical expenses and disability payments personal injury claims can get very expensive very fast. If you would consider letting your friends or extended family use your ATV you may want to consider carrying higher limits of liability. If you are working with an independent insurance agent you will most likely be surprised how affordable an umbrella policy can be.
ATV's can be a lot of fun and they can be a great tool around the farm as well. Under most circumstances assuming your ATV is adequately insured by your homeowners insurance is a recipe for disaster. You may be able to insure your ATV separately through the same insurance carrier that writes your home and auto insurance or you may find a standalone policy to have better coverage or to be more affordable. Either way separately insuring your ATV will always be a more effective way of protecting your ATV as well as your personal assets.
If you are looking to insure your ATV give us a call Beacon Insurance Group (618)242-5411 or email us a quotes@beaconinsgroup.net. We would love to help you with all of your insurance needs.
So I used to have a girlfriend that drove an hour to work every day in Chicago rush hour traffic in her 5 speed manual stick shift Saturn while eating a bowl of Cheerios. Wondering what kind of special person would do such a thing? Let me tell you she was really special, like so special I could write a series of bestselling psycho thriller novels special. But to answer the question, probably allot more people than you think.
Distracted driving has become a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States. Chances are you have been guilty of checking your email, doing your makeup, or texting your buddy while you were driving. I mean you probably weren't dumb enough to eat a bowl of Cheerios while driving your stick shift in rush hour traffic, but it doesn't take something that egregious to cause a major accident or get you in serious trouble. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, let's all make a commitment to keeping our eyes on the road. If you need more convincing here are some reasons why you should be driving distraction free.
Effective July 1st 2019, Illinois has increased the fine for distracted driving to $75 and distracted driving will also be considered a moving violation. Why does the moving violation matter? First if you receive three moving violations in a twelve month period your driver's license will most likely be suspended. Law enforcement officials have the right to pull you over just for showing signs of distracted driving. This includes swerving and looking down into your lap. If you have ever driven behind someone who is texting or facebooking while driving it is pretty easy to figure out what's going on.
Another reason moving violations matter is because they drastically increase the cost of your auto insurance. Not only do insurance companies look at how many moving violations you have, but they look at the type of moving violations as well. So if you have a moving violation for driving five miles an hour over the speed limit, typically I can convince an underwriter that it isn't that big of a deal. Distracted Driving on the other hand is a huge concern for insurance companies right now. Many insurance companies view distracted driving to be as bad as driving under the influence and there is research to back that up.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at least 25% of all motor vehicle accidents involve distracted driving. Around 10% of all motor vehicle fatalities involve distracted driving. Those numbers have been moving in the wrong direction for the past 10 years. Federal and State Governments are taking action to get distracted driving under control and you can only expect penalties to become more severe.
Pull over to a safe place to talk on the phone, text message, or email.
Don't touch that dial. Adjust seat positions, climate controls, sound systems, and other devices before you leave or when you stop.
Don't multi task while driving. Don't use your mirrors for personal grooming.
Pull over to care for your children.
I started Beacon Insurance Group in 2012, and since that time I have had clients on the giving and receiving end of distracted driving. I have had a client cause a fatality because he was texting at night and rear ended a man ending his life. Besides the obvious pain and suffering he cause to this man's family, and paying out his $500,000 limit of liability on his auto insurance, my client has to go through his life knowing what he did ended a human's life. Another client of mine was riding his bike on a perfectly sunny day when he was hit by a girl playing on her phone. He is lucky to be alive, but suffered severe head and leg injuries. He spent months in the hospital, and two years later still isn't fully recovered.
So the bottom line is distracted driving just isn't worth it. The fines and penalties or only going to increase with time. I know I the age of technology it is so tempting to pick up the phone to check a score or an email. You can never take back injuring or killing another human. At this point we all need to be aware that it is senseless to continue this behavior. So in honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month let's put down the phone's….or bowls of Cheerios, and pay attention to the road.
Another reason moving violations matter is because they drastically increase the cost of your auto insurance. Not only do insurance companies look at how many moving violations you have, but they look at the type of moving violations as well. So if you have a moving violation for driving five miles an hour over the speed limit, typically I can convince an underwriter that it isn't that big of a deal. Distracted Driving on the other hand is a huge concern right for insurance companies right now. Many insurance companies view distracted driving to be as bad as driving under the influence and there is research to back that up.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at least 25% of all motor vehicle accidents involve distracted driving. Around 10% of all motor vehicle fatalities involve distracted driving. Those numbers have moving in the wrong direction for the past 10 years. Federal and State Governments are taking action to get distracted driving under control and you can only expect penalties to become more severe.
I started Beacon Insurance Group in 2012, and since that time I have had clients on the giving and receiving end of distracted driving. I have had a client cause a fatality because he was texting at night and rear ended a man ending a man. Besides the obvious pain and suffering he cause to this man's family, and paying out his $500,000 limit of liability on his auto insurance, my client has to go through his life knowing what he did ended a human's life. Another client of mine was riding his bike on a perfectly sunny day when he was hit by a girl playing on her phone. He is lucky to be alive, but suffered severe head and leg injuries. He spent months in the hospital, and two years later still isn't fully recovered.
So the bottom line is distracted driving just isn't worth it. The fines and penalties or only going to increase with time. I know in the age of technology it is so tempting to pick up the phone to check a score or an email. You can never take back injuring or killing another human. At this point we all need to be aware that it is senseless to continue this behavior. So in honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month let's put down the phone's….or bowls of Cheerios, and pay attention to the road.
Transitioning into assisted living or nursing home care can be a very stressful process for a family. Typically, the family members making the transition have come to the realization that they are no longer able to safely live independently due to physical and sometimes mental limitations. There is a lot to think about when making this big of a decision. One issue to deal with is what to do with the home. Do you sell the house? Are the loved ones making the transition willing to sell the home? Whether you choose to sell the home or keep it, something that is often overlooked is that most homeowner policies drastically limit coverage, or even cease to offer it altogether once a home has been vacant for a specified period of time.
The reality is that vacant homes are more prone to be damaged by vandalism, arson, thief copper, water damage, fire, and other types of damages. When it comes to liability, vacant properties are more likely to be a nuisance. It is not uncommon for trespassers to claim they were injured on a vacant property and for them to seek damages. Typically, after a period of 30 to 60 days homeowner's policies will cease to cover your property from any cause of loss leaving your home completely uncovered.
So, if your homeowners policy is not intended to cover your vacant property what can you do about it?
Speak with your insurance agent to find out the amount of time you have until your homeowner's policies vacancy clause kicks in. There is no need to change anything until you have to as covering a vacant home is most likely going to be more expensive.
Ask the insurance company to issue a Vacancy Permit Endorsement. Not all insurance companies are willing to offer this endorsement, but many times for a specified period of time your insurance company will grant coverage on the vacant dwelling. This endorsement will most likely have the same exclusions as a vacant home policy such as vandalism and glass breakage, but it will also most likely be more affordable than obtaining vacant home policy.
If your insurance company is not willing to offer you a Vacancy Permit, you will need to obtain a Vacant Home Policy. There are a number of carriers that offer vacant home policies. They will most likely exclude vandalism and glass breakage. It is important that you review the coverage and compare different vacant home policies as the coverage varies drastically. For example, one carrier we work with for vacant homes will only off Actual Cash Value on your home if you have filed a claim in the past three years, where another carrier we work with will offer full replacement cost.
You will also want to purchase a renters insurance policy to cover your property and liability at the nursing home or assisted living center. Renters insurance is very affordable and there should be no shortage of carriers willing to offer this coverage.
What if you decide to make the house into a rental property? Although this isn't a big deal you will need to obtain the proper insurance as a homeowners policy is inadequate. You will need to obtain an insurance policy designed for a rental dwelling that not only sufficiently covers the property, but provides coverage for you as a landlord.
There are also other things to consider when transitioning to Assisted Living or a Nursing home. What if one spouse is permanently transitioning and the other spouse is staying home? Ask your insurance agent to offer an Assisted Living Care Endorsement on your Homeowners Policy. If the company refuses, simply find one that will accommodate you. The Assisted Living Care Endorsement will cover the personal Property and provide liability coverage to a specified relative and a specified location of residence. It also should give you coverage for items like glasses, hearing aids, contact lenses, false teeth or dentures, medi-alert devices, walking aids such as walkers or cane, and wheelchairs. You can get similar coverage by obtaining a renters insurance policy, but many times the Assisted Living Care Endorsement is a more affordable option.
Transitioning your loved ones into assisted living or skilled nursing facilities can be a very stressful time. The last thing anyone needs is to find out that 70 days after they moved out that a fire or busted pipes isn't covered on your vacant dwelling. Give us a call at Beacon Insurance Group, we have access to over twenty insurance carriers and we will find the best option for your home and possession when you move to assisted living.
So what exactly happened here? My agent was in the process of obtaining life insurance for two business owners that were partners in business. The life insurance was intended to fund a buy-sell agreement. Due to the size of these policies and what they were intended for the life insurance company was asking for financial statements and other business information. During this process we got an email from one of the partners with an attachment that stated "Important Business Information Please Open Immediately". My agent opened the email and the attachment was empty, or so he thought it was empty. What perfect timing, we were expecting important information from a client and we get an email from him telling us he has important business information, expect it was a hacker and now our system has been exposed. When my agent clicked on the attachment it allowed the hackers to access our email system and allowed them to send the exact same email to our clients.
So what does a business owner do in a situation like this? Do you ignore it and hope nothing comes of it? Do you send an email out to your customers stating "I'VE BEEN HACKED DON'T OPEN MY EMAILS!!!!"- And then hope nothing comes of it? Or were you smart enough to purchase a Cyber Liability Insurance Policy? Luckily for me I had the last option available. All I had to do was call the 1-800 number on the first page of my insurance policy and tell them what happened. Within the hour I received a phone call from a law firm that specializes in Cyber Liability. They were able to guide me through the process of what needed to be done to legally navigate this issue.
I also was put in touch with a firm that handles the forensics and IT issues associated with hacking. They were able to quickly get into my system, find out what happened, and identify what information was exposed. At the end of the day roughly 360 individuals names and Drivers Licenses were exposed, and an additional 20 Individuals with Social Security Numbers were exposed, one of them being my largest and wealthiest clients.
Over the next month we worked together with the law firm to properly notify everyone involved, to comply with all state regulations, and to provide credit monitoring for a year for everyone whose information was exposed. Our policy also would have covered us for defense cost and any damages to those individuals had their information been used. Luckily that didn't happen.
This all sounds like a lot work doesn't it? Well I dialed a 1-800 number and all of that work was done for me besides me spending probably an hour or two of my time on conference calls getting updated on what was going on. I paid a $2,500 deductible. When it was all said and done my claim exceeded $67,000!
This is just one example of what could happen, and the hackers are ahead of the game. How about coming to work to find all of your computers locked with a message on your screen "follow these directions to procure $2,000 of bitcoin, wire it to this foreign bank, and we will turn your computers back on"? Wow, I've always wanted to learn how to mine bitcoin!!!! Would you like some guidance in a matter like this? The feeling of finding out you have been hacked without a cyber policy is probably similar to watching your uninsured building burn, except your local fire department can extinguish a fire. Don't bother calling your local attorney or IT professional, they most likely won't know what to do.
Every business that uses computers needs to be protected by a Cyber Liability Insurance Policy. Over the past few years as the insurance industry has gathered more data on claims and has a better understanding of the risks that are out there. The costs of these policies has come down dramatically and companies have tailored their coverage to fit specific industries. At Beacon Insurance Group we are able to provide tailored coverage for you specific industry at very competitive prices. Most of the time we are able to provide instant quotes from multiple carriers by answering five simple questions. A business operating in the 21st century simply cannot afford to not have a Cyber Liability Insurance program.
I was recently asked this question by one of our Beacon Insurance Group clients, and thought I would share the answer here for our readers.
At the end of the day, there's not much we can do about it though. Insurance companies have been using credit in their rates for decades, and that's not likely to change.
By the way, insurance companies don't pull your credit like a mortgage company or credit card company does. There is no negative impact on your credit as a result of an insurance company looking at it.
When I say "pull" what I mean is that the insurance company is doing what's called a soft inquiry, which is not the same thing as having your credit pulled (hard inquiry).
When does credit play a role in insurance rates?
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Volume 119 >> Issue 12 : Friday, March 12, 1999
Boycott Dining Services
For a decade now, MIT and the Department of Housing and Food Services have had the opportunity to reform the dining system at MIT. The Tech has thrice in the past denounced the decisions of HFS in extending Aramark's contract. Upon this fifth renewal of Aramark's contract -- when the Institute has already adopted a much-reformed policy with student input -- The Tech urges for a one-day symbolic boycott of MIT Dining Services.
In this latest action, MIT has clearly demonstrated that it is either unwilling or unable to support the wishes of the MIT community in the long-discussed issue of dining. If it is the case that MIT is unwilling, then students need to demonstrate that this attitude is not to be tolerated. If it is the case that MIT is unable, then there is a larger issue at hand, and students need to demonstrate that the administration must place more trust in the MIT community.
In 1995, the Committee on Campus Dining was created in response to numerous complaints about the status of dining at MIT. A survey at that time showed that only 4 percent of students were satisfied with then-current offerings.
The Institute renewed Aramark's contract for one year to give the committee time to work, promising that dining reforms would be imminent. The following year, however, Aramark's contract was once again renewed, and no dining reforms had been made. There were two subsequent renewals of Aramark's contract for one year, causing further dissatisfaction among the student body.
A proposed policy for bidding was eventually ratified by the Institute last year. The draft called for the campus to be divided into two zones, with separate bidding for each of the zones. This plan was specifically designed to insure competition among dining contractors on campus, as students strongly indicated they desired such competition.
By giving the contracts for both zones to Aramark -- thereby continuing a monopoly on campus -- the Institute has waved the white flag on serious, long-awaited dining reform. After nearly ten years of often extreme customer dissatisfaction over the service provided by Aramark, and promises that significant, fundamental changes were forthcoming, the administration's decision is a slap in the face to students.
The Tech stresses that Aramark is not to be blamed for the administration's decision. To Aramark's credit, they have been reforming dining, and student satisfaction has risen in recent years. Certainly, no company can be blamed for seeking contracts to further their business.
However, the current situation is simply untenable, and drastic action is needed. A prolonged boycott would be impractical and unfeasible, since many students on tight budgets and schedules must rely on campus dining for their meals. A one-day boycott is the most effective way to send the clear and unequivocal message that ignoring students and breaking promises, after almost a decade of waiting, is unacceptable. The Tech hopes a strong student government will stand up and lead the protest against the deaf ears of the administration.
The administration itself seems confused over the current dining situation, having only given Aramark three-year contracts rather than longer-term agreements, and not providing a tangible excuse for why this has happened. Is there a particular reason why the administration feels the bidding process will be more feasible in a few years than now?
MIT is in the midst of a massive capital campaign. It is not unrealistic to believe donors would be willing to give money to reform the dining services on campus.
The Institute is undergoing massive and tumultuous change in this period. If the administration does not listen to the students at these challenging times, students cannot expect any assurances that the administration will address their concerns in the future.


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The captain of real Madrid Sergio Ramos could soon continue the contract with the club.
As reported by AS, the club will offer 34-year-old a contract until 2022. It is noted that in 2022 will be completed reconstruction of the "Santiago Bernabeu". Ramos would like to be in the "Real world" during the opening of the renovated stadium.
Sergio Ramos plays for real Madrid since 2005. In the club he four times became the champion of Spain and four times he won the Champions League.
The current contract expires in the summer of 2021.
In this season he played 25 matches for the club in the Spanish League, scored 5 goals.
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Home News & Politics Who done it? $1 Million GAVI funds disappear at Sierra Leone Ministry of Health
Who done it? $1 Million GAVI funds disappear at Sierra Leone Ministry of Health
by Vickie Remoe January 26, 2013
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Screen shot of GAVI/DFID partnership….85,000 children were immunized under the program in Sierra Leone as of June 2012
Sierra Leone's anti graft agency has invited senior officials at the Ministry of Health to give evidence in a new investigation into allegations of the misuse of donor funds. About $1.1 million of aid money from the GAVI Alliance meant to go towards national child immunization efforts were paid into unauthorized accounts between 2008 and 2011.
The Anti Corruption Commission began the investigations after GAVI announced that no new aid disbursements would be made to Sierra Leone until the funds were repaid by the government.
In an article published by Reuters in December, former Minister of Health Zainab Bangura now at the UN said that she had informed the Ministry of Finance of the financial irregularities with the GAVI account during her tenure.
"At no time did I have direct oversight of these funds, nor was I ever a signatory authorized to disburse funds from these accounts," said Bangura in a written statement to Reuters.
In her defense a letter dated December 2011 was published by the Ministry of Health. The letter is a request for payments from the GAVI funds signed by Tamba Samba, a program manager at the ministry in the amount of Le. 68, 373, 600 or $17,000. In her comments on the letter, Mrs. Bangura said that she could not act on the payment not being privy to the GAVI funds. She also noted that she had made a request for information about the GAVI documents a month earlier.
Samura Kamara the minister of finance for the years under investigation said that Mrs. Bangura never raised the discrepancies of GAVI funds. In his response to Reuters, Kamara said that Ministry of Health had responsibility for the funds as only its officials could withdraw from the accounts.
A source at the Minister of Health who asked to not be named said that fingers are pointing at the Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Kisito Dao, Director of Planning; Dr. Gborie, M & E Officer; Dr. Magbeti, the Deputy CMO; Dr. Alhassan Sesay, and the Permanent Secretary , Mr. Techman Kanu.
This source said that the GAVI funds were released in two tranches and that the first withdrawal from the project account was
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Eine Startmaschine (auch Startbox genannt) ist eine Maschine, die bei Rennen verwendet wird, um einen fairen Start ins Rennen zu ermöglichen.

Galopprennen
Der Erfinder der elektronischen Startmaschinen ist Clay Puett. Er war ein Reiter und Starter auf mehreren Rennbahnen im Westen. Puetts Erfindung ersetzte andere Startmethoden, wie zum Beispiel das Starten mit einem einfachen Seil, das gespannt und anschließend nach oben gezogen wurde oder einen Start, bei dem die Pferde einfach entgegen der Laufrichtung aufgestellt wurden und bei einem Flaggensignal herumgerissen und losgejagt wurden, denn dabei gab es oft Verletzungen von Pferd und Reiter.

Viele von Puetts aktuellen Maschinen werden auch heute noch von Rennbahnen auf der ganzen Welt verwendet und alle basieren auf Puetts originalem Design. Eine Startbox ist mit mehreren Boxen in einer Reihe ausgestattet, meist 12 oder 14 Boxen nebeneinander. Aber auch kleinere Startboxen werden, zum Beispiel zur Ausbildung von Rennpferden, verwendet. Es gibt aber ebenso größere Startboxen, welche in Rennen eingesetzt werden, in denen sehr viele Pferde starten, wie zum Beispiel dem Kentucky Derby. Normalerweise betreten Pferde die Boxen von der Rückseite der Startmaschine aus, anschließend wird die Box hinter ihnen geschlossen. Die Tür auf der Vorderseite der Box ist normalerweise geschlossen, doch sie kann auf Anordnung des Starterteams auch geöffnet werden, falls ein Pferd sich weigert, die Box zu betreten. Man kann Pferde aber auch von der Vorderseite der Box rückwärts in die Box richten, falls ein Pferd sehr unruhig ist.

Die vordere Tür von jeder Box wird durch einen elektrischen Mechanismus zugehalten. Die Startboxen sind so konzipiert, dass sie sich öffnen, wenn ein Pferd versucht nach vorne oder hinten die Box zu verlassen, um Verletzungen von Pferd und Reiter zu vermeiden.

Wenn sich alle Pferde in ihrer jeweiligen Box befinden, drückt der Starter einen Knopf, der gleichzeitig die Türen öffnet, eine laute Glocke ertönen lässt und ein Signal an die Wettschalter sendet, dass das Rennen begonnen hat und keine Wetten mehr angenommen werden.

Puetts Startmaschine wurde zuerst im Exhibition Park in Vancouver, British Columbia 1939 verwendet, obwohl das Management von Bay Meadows in San Mateo, Kalifornien behauptet, dass Puetts Startmaschine zuerst von ihnen verwendet wurde. Ende 1940 wurde fast überall in den Vereinigten Staaten Puetts Startmaschine verwendet. 1958 gründete Clay Puett eine neue Firma, True Center Gate, in Phoenix, Arizona. True Center und Puetts ursprüngliche Firma (zuerst Puett Electric Gate genannt) haben wohl die meisten Startboxen in Nord Amerika gebaut. True Center hat ebenfalls Startmaschinen in Südamerika, der Karibik und Saudi-Arabien gebaut.

Während Startmaschinen in Flachrennen üblich waren, benutzte man in Hindernisrennen nach wie vor die veralteten Startmethoden.

Trabrennen

Bevor mobile Startmaschinen in Trabrennen populär wurden, verwendete man den "rollenden Start". Dabei mussten die Pferde eine bestimmte Anzahl von Zirkeln gefahren werden, wobei die Pferde, wenn dieses Manöver richtig durchgeführt wurde, auf einer geraden Linie ausgerichtet wurden. Ob ein Start fair war oder nicht, wurde von Stewards bestimmt. Wenn diese entschieden, dass ein Starter nicht in einer Linie mit den anderen Startern war, wurde ein Fehlstart ausgerufen, und das Rennen musste neu gestartet werden. Meist musste dieser Prozess mehrmals durchgeführt werden, bevor ein Rennen wirklich starten konnte. Auch heute gibt es noch solche Starts, allerdings sind sie viel seltener als Starts mit dem Auto.

Die Starts mit dem Auto kamen Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts auf. Dabei fährt ein Auto mit zwei "Metallflügeln" (einer auf jeder Seite) vor den Pferden her, sodass alle Pferde zu den Flügeln aufschließen können, oft ist jedoch die Bahn nicht breit genug, um alle Starter nebeneinander starten zu lassen, sodass es einen Start in zwei Reihen gibt. Wenn das Auto die Startlinie erreicht hat, gibt der Fahrer des Wagens Vollgas und klappt die Metallflügel ein. Sobald er Gelegenheit dazu hat, fährt er von der Bahn.

Durch die Starts mit Autos wurden zwar die Fehlstarts drastisch reduziert, ganz kann man sie jedoch auch heute noch nicht vermeiden. Wenn ein Starter keinen fairen Platz im Startfeld erlangen kann, darf er den Start als Fehlstart ausrufen, und das Rennen wird neu gestartet.

Mit der Zeit wurde auch diese Technik dahingehend modernisiert, dass der Fahrer auch das Feld über einen Monitor im Blick hat und selbst entscheiden kann, ob jeder gleiche Startchancen hat. Diese Technik wird in allen wichtigen Rennen Australiens verwendet.

Hunderennen
Bei Hunderennen werden ähnliche Startboxen verwendet, wie bei Pferderennen. Die Hunde werden von hinten in die Boxen geschoben. An der Vorderseite der Boxen befinden sich Fenster, durch die die Hunde die Bahn und den Köder sehen können.

Wenn der Köder nur noch wenige Meter von den Boxen entfernt ist, werden diese geöffnet. Im Gegensatz zum Pferderennen wird dabei aber kein Signal gesendet, dass keine Wetten mehr entgegengenommen werden, dies wird von einem Steward gemacht, kurz bevor sich die Boxen öffnen.

Startboxen bestehen normalerweise aus acht Boxen, manchmal auch aus neun.

Bahnradsport

Im Bahnradsport werden Startmaschinen in den Disziplinen Einer- und Mannschaftsverfolgung, im Teamsprint sowie im Zeitfahren verwendet. Die Startmaschine verhindert, dass der Sportler zu früh startet, und sie löst die Zeitnahme aus.

Eine Startmaschine im Bahnradsport hat verstellbare Füße, um die jeweilige Bahnneigung auszugleichen. Nach den Regeln ist es nur notwendig, das Hinterrad zu fixieren, bis ein elektronisches System die Fixierung löst und das Rennen beginnt. In der Praxis wird meist auch noch unterhalb des Sattels fixiert und das Hinterrad gestützt.

Unmittelbar nach dem Start wird die Startmaschine von der Bahn geräumt, um die Radrennfahrer nicht zu gefährden, die innerhalb von zwölf bis 15 Sekunden  einmal um eine 250 Meter lange Bahn fahren können.

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1 - Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
2 - only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
3 - the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 - They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to The LORD's commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 - The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 - They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 - The children of Israel did that which was evil in The LORD's sight, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
8 - Therefore The LORD's anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
9 - When the children of Israel cried to The LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 - The LORD's Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
11 - The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 - The children of Israel again did that which was evil in The LORD's sight, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in The LORD's sight.
13 - He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 - The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 - But when the children of Israel cried to The LORD, the LORD raised up a savior for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 - Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 - He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 - When he had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
19 - But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king."The king said, "Keep silence!" All who stood by him left him.
20 - Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, "I have a message from God to you." He arose out of his seat.
21 - Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
22 - and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
23 - Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
24 - After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, "Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room."
25 - They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn't open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
26 - Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
27 - When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
28 - He said to them, "Follow me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn't allow any man to pass over.
29 - They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man, and every man of valor. No man escaped.
30 - So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
31 - After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.
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The Book of Judges
Judges 4:1 - And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD
Judges 6:6 - And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.
Judges 6:7 - And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
Judges 6:8 - That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel.
Philistine Captives Temple of Ramses III
The ancient Egyptian temples reveal what the Philistines looked like in the ancient world. In the sculptured scenes within the funerary temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, near Thebes in Upper Egypt, is an incredible bas relief portraying Philistine captives. Pharaoh had hired these warriors as mercenaries. Rameses III who reigned from 1198-1167 BC saw that the Canaanite area was being invaded and with the help of the Philistines he established peace, according to his own record. Later the Philistines rose to a powerful position in the region with five powerful cities, they flourished in the time of Samson and the judges, their supremacy might have been due to their formal acknowledgment of pharaohs authority. Within a couple centuries they disappeared from history.
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Bible Survery - Judges
Hebrew Name - Shophtim "Judges or Deliverers"
Greek Name - Krites (Greek form of the Hebrew)
Author - Samuel (According to Tradition)
Date - From 1425 to 1120 BC Approximately
Theme - 7 cycles of idolatry, oppression, repentance, and deliverance during the first 300 years in the land of Canaan
Types and Shadows - In Judges Jesus is the great judge and deliverer of His people
Summary of The Book of Judges
In the book of Judges we can see the first 300 years of the history of Israel, from the time of the death of Joshua to the time of Samuel the last of the Judges. All of the events mentioned in the book of Judges are not meant to be given in a strict chronological order and it is impossible to determine exact dates. Everything that took place happened really on a local level in the land of Israel and not necessarily on a national level. The first two chapters deal with the death of Joshua and after his death and the generation surrounding him, "there arose another generation after them, who did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel" (Judges 2:10).
This generation of Israelites, and every generation after that during this time period fell into idolatry, they forgot the commands of God and there is a severe decline morally and spiritually. As each generation unfolded idolatry would prevail, a foreign invasion would take place and oppress the people of Israel in that local area, they would cry out to God for help, and God would send a deliverer. This cycle happened seven times in the book of Judges and speak clearly about the cycle of sin and its consequences, as well as God's love and willingness to send help when his people cry out to him.
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The book of Judges records six such major invasions:
Outline of the Book of Judges
The first was the Mesopotamian invasion from the northeast (Judges 3:8-11) from which Othniel delivered his people.
The second was by the Moabites and came from the southeast (Judges 3:12-20). Israel was delivered from the Moabites by Ehud, the left handed assassin of the Moabite king, Eglon.
The third invasion came under the Canaanite leaders Jabin and Sisera (Judges 4, 5). Israel was delivered from the Canaanites by Deborah, the only woman judge of which there is any record. It is interesting to note that Sisera himself was killed by a woman, Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.
The Midianite invasion from the southeast (Judges 6-9) lasted seven years and was ended under the bold leadership of Gideon.
The foolish vow of Jephthah, which cost him the life of his daughter, came after he delivered Israel from the fifth invasion, that by the Ammonites from the east (Judges 10:6-11:40).
The sixth invasion was by the Philistines, from the southwest, and was apparently something of a recurrent nature rather than one particular campaign. During a period of at least 200 years, Israel was delivered from the Philistines by Shamgar, Samson, Samuel, Saul, and David.
The major social problem stemmed from the recurrent failure of the Israelites to drive the Canaanites out of the land, a direct violation of God's commandment. The Israelites then intermarried with the Canaanites, adopting many of their customs. This assimilation of Canaanite culture promoted the growth of idolatry which constituted the religious problem of the people.
The three most prominent deities of Canaanite worship were Baal, Asherah, and Dagon.
Baal was usually represented by a stone pillar and was a god of fertility, usually worshipped in the groves. At various times Baal-worship included fornication (Jeremiah 7:9 ), self-mutilation (1 Kings 18:28), and human sacrifice (Jeremiah 19:5). Baal is the deity most often mentioned in the Old Testament as being a snare for the people of God.
The symbol of Asherah was a wooden post set up in the "high places" of idolatrous worship. The Phoenician goddess of procreation and love, she was the chief female deity and is often mentioned in connection with Baal.
Dagon was a Philistine deity having the body of a fish with human hands and a human face. It was a temple of Dagon which Samson pulled down in his final act of strength.
There is seen in the book of Judges a consistent pattern�Israel is oppressed by a foreign power; the people cry to God and he raises up a judge to deliver them from their predicament; after peace is established the people become complacent and relapse into idolatry.
The judges, although chosen by God, to lead His people, were not always men of ideal character, yet they fulfilled God's purposes in delivering Israel. They served in a multiple role as judicial, military, and spiritual leaders. The period of the judges may be said to extend through the life of the last judge, Samuel, whose death is recorded
in 1 Samuel 25.
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