1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone; 8 and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. 9 When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, 10 and said to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." 11 But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12 Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. 13 When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore. 14 But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo; 15 and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along. 16 Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship's boat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. 18 The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to jettison the cargo; 19 and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned. 21 When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, "Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss. 22 "Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 "For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me, 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.' 25 "Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 "But we must run aground on a certain island." 27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land. 28 They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and wished for daybreak. 30 But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship's boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved." 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it fall away. 33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. 34 "Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish." 35 Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36 All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food. 37 All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons. 38 When they had eaten enough , they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea. 39 When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. 41 But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.
1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions were infrequent . 2 It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well), 3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was, 4 that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am." 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, lie down again." So he went and lay down. 6 The LORD called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he answered, "I did not call, my son, lie down again." 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD , nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him. 8 So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli discerned that the LORD was calling the boy. 9 And Eli said to Samuel, "Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, LORD , for Your servant is listening.' " So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening." 11 The LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12 "In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13 "For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them. 14 "Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever ." 15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD . But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. 16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am." 17 He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you." 18 So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD ; let Him do what seems good to Him." 19 Thus Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail . 20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD . 21 And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, because the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD .
1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice. 9 Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. 15 O Lord , open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. 16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. 18 By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.


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Rich and famous flee French Riviera over tax and fuel charges
Local politicians write to Emmanuel Macron to complain about loss of business at resorts such as Antibes as luxury yachts head for Spain or Italy instead
A superyacht moored at Antibes. Crew charges are partly blamed for fewer boats dropping anchor in Côte d'Azur. Photograph: Sarah Lee
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On billionaires' quay in Antibes, the sound of summer is the clink of champagne glasses from luxury yachts moored off the French Riviera.
In August, the biggest, most expensive and most lavish boats in the world would normally congregate in Côte d'Azur, a playground for the rich and famous.
This summer, however, Quai des Milliardaires, which is off limits to ordinary people, is unusually quiet, according to locals. They said regulations, taxes and expensive fuel charges have prompted the wealthy to drop anchor in Spain or Italy instead.
World's largest superyacht: a floating private members' club for billionaires
Three local politicians have written an open letter to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, bemoaning the French Riviera's "lack of appeal" and unfair competition from Mediterranean rivals.
They complained that some of the most famous and popular resorts, including Antibes, the biggest yacht port in Europe, Saint-Tropez and Toulon have lost more than one-third of their business this year.
Officials blame the decline on France's "strict application of European Union regulations" on the taxing of diesel, and a decree from March forcing ship owners to pay national insurance charges for crew resident in France.
Fuel for a 35-metre vessel costs €24,000 (£22,000) in France compared with €11,000 in Italy, and social charges for a crew of seven can be up to €300,000, they said.
"The seriousness of the economic situation for the yachting sector in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region forces us to approach you and call for your direct intervention," they wrote. "The urgent harmonisation of fiscal and social regulations at a European level has become imperative ..."
The letter pointed out that about 2,300 companies employing 9,600 people, with a direct turnover of €2.2bn, are at stake.
There are 142 ports in the region, including those in Corsica, which welcome 66,570 vessels a year.
Franck Dosne, the director of Port Vauban at Antibes, told newspaper La Dépêche: "The drop in the number of visitors is obvious to the naked eye if you look at a map of where the yachts are in the western Mediterranean."
He described the impact of the social charges, which he claimed had risen from 15% to 55%, as "terrible", even for wealthy people.
"We're victim to a new rule that means all sailers resident in France, that's to say all those onboard boats that stay here for more than three months, must be registered with the French social security ... when most are international and already covered by the private [health] insurances of the vessel's flag state," Dosne said.
The Nice Chamber of Commerce said the French government's decision not to offer visiting yachts tax-free fuel, as Italy does, was costing boat owners up to €20,000 a week.
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Being the youngest IWA superstar in the company I am going to prove that size doesn't matter and let me send out a warning to anyone who messes with my family. You mess with them you mess with me #THATSAPROMISE.


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Daisy Jones & The Six | A Review
August 28, 2019 / No Comments
Daisy Jones is a force to be reckoned with, and The Six had no idea what it was getting into when they asked her to join the band. It all started out as an innocent co-writing session, and it ended in the best band of the era.
Daisy Jones & The Six is the oral history of the greatest band there ever was. Their time together was short, but their impact lasted for generations.
The story begins with Billy and his brother starting a band. They go through the regular crap a band does (members that quit, writing woes, etc), but eventually, they end up as The Six — Billy, Graham, Karen, Warren, Eddie, and Pete. The band is pretty successful, but then Daisy and Billy sing a song together, and everyone can tell it's a hit. The only problem is Billy and Daisy hate each other. When Daisy joins the band on tour, and eventually joins the band for good, Billy and Daisy have to figure out how to work together because everything they produce is magic.
Billy is a recovering drug addict with a wife and kids at home. As if the world he lived in weren't enough of a temptation, Daisy is a rampant drug abuser. It can be obvious at times why Billy doesn't immediately fall at Daisy's feet like the rest of the male population, but at other times, his hatred is more complex.
"We love broken, beautiful people." — Daisy
Billy and Daisy are not the only characters with a complex relationship. Graham and Karen have a complicated love story of their own. Graham is head-over-heals for Karen, and Karen is terrified of falling in love because she doesn't know what that is going to do for her career.
"I suppose everybody hurts everybody, but women always seem to get back up, you ever notice that? Women are always standing." — Graham
Jenkins Reid is not afraid of breaking boundaries — of pushing the limit. She did it with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and she did it again with Daisy Jones & The Six. Putting the blatant use of drugs aside, Daisy and Karen are some of the most headstrong female characters I have ever had the joy of experiencing. Both are determined to be stars of their own, will do anything to achieve their goals, and refuse to let a man get in the way. These are the types of characters I hope young women (and men) get to read about for years to come.
"I had absolutely no interest in being somebody's muse. I am not a muse. I am the somebody." — Daisy
The group, as well as their friends, significant others, and anyone related to the band at the time, are being interviewed years after their split by a surprising writer, but the reader feels like they are back in the 70s with the band during their rise to stardom. All the feelings and memories seem to be right on the surface like a day hasn't passed.
One wouldn't normally choose to tell this story as an oral history years after the fact, but Jenkins Reid knew what she was doing. The oral history aspect of it is what gives it such a punch. It allows everyone to tell their story. All the stories follow a general grain of truth, but everyone has their own version of how that story played out.
"However, it should also be noted that, on matters both big and small, sometimes accounts of the same event differ. The truth often lies, unclaimed, in the middle." — Narrator/Interviewer
Daisy Jones & The Six is about passion. It's about going after a dream until you have nothing left in you. It's about saving yourself the only way you know how, even if it's destroying you in the process. It's about loving someone that is just out of reach even though they are right there in front of you. It's a heartbreaking story told at the perfect time in the perfect format.
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I have decided to sell my kiln. It is 10 years old, well maintained and has only been used twice. I had it inspected two months ago and it is in great condition. For more details about the Kiln, please see below.
Woodrow Table top kiln. Woodrow Kiln control box (programmable - automatic with heat and soak stages).
Fitted with BTC 9100 digital controller is designed to allow automatic firing to a set temperature at a set rate of rise ( Ramp rate). Once the kiln has reached that temperature the kiln can then soak (dwell) at the set temperature for a set number of minutes.
For use with All Single phase 240 volt 10amp kiln & kiln arranged for plug-in remote mounting controls.
Controller set in degrees per minute. Comes with operating instruction manuals. Last inspected two months ago.
Pickup only. Casula near Liverpool.
If there is anyone interested or know someone who may be interested, I have it listed in ebay and in my Soft Treasures website or you can send me a message/email here.
To check the item out in ebay, click here. To check it out from my website, click here.


Main Street is LOOKING SWEET!
A great family-friendly event or sweet Valentines Day treat!
Chocofrolic on Main Street will be on Saturday, February 16th from 12 – 4 PM. A ticket to this event includes one free chocolate treat from each of the participating businesses! While you stroll Geneseo's historic district, also enjoy live music from local musicians performing at various stops.
This year event is always sold out, so act fast to reserve your spot!
Tickets cost $5 pre-sale and $7 day-of.
Registration will begin at 11:30 AM that day. Guests will receive a map guide at registration pinpointing each participating business, as well as a bag for collecting the chocolate treats.


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Finding a method to leave a lasting legacy to your loved ones without increasing their tax burdens can be difficult and complicated. A stretch IRA may be a useful approach that can benefit your heirs for generations to come.
A stretch IRA is not a special type of IRA but rather a term frequently used to describe this IRA strategy, also known as a multigenerational IRA, that can be used to extend the tax-deferred savings on inherited IRA assets for one or more generations to benefit future beneficiaries.
There is a limit to how long you can stretch an IRA. The IRS doesn't want to postpone taxes indefinitely. The distribution period cannot extend beyond the first-generation beneficiary's life expectancy. For example, if you designated your son to be the sole beneficiary of your IRA and he was 40 when you died (and you hadn't yet reached the age for taking RMDs), he could take RMDs based on his 37.6-year life expectancy, starting the year after you died. If he died 20 years later, his designated beneficiary could continue taking minimum distributions based on what would have been your son's remaining life expectancy (20.8 years).


Project C1: The formation of biofilms as a collective process - experiments.
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What do you mean Yehaa one post to go, I've enjoyed them what do I do now?
I'm glad you've enjoyed them Bill and they won't disappear entirely. Mostly I'll be focusing on more local stuff but I think I might have detour into travel in general as I have so many photos etc. Thanks for joining me on the journey!!
That file snake is huge – does he swallow it in one go?
he got a bit annoyed with us all looking at him even though he was a long way up, Liz, so he took off with it in his claws and appeared to be heading back to the family nest where they had some chicks (or whatever baby eagles are called).
Definitely one of my absolute favourites in the Top End Tracy.


Spain's embattled prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, already beset by political and economic difficulties, faced severe embarrassment yesterday after it emerged that he had sent "cut and paste" condolences for the Santiago de Compostela train crash.
After expressing his personal grief and sending his "most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims", his message went on to send even more regret "for the loss of human life and material damage" inflicted by the earthquake that struck the Chinese city of Gansu on Monday. The blunder was particularly unfortunate since Mr Rajoy is from Galicia, the northwestern region in which the crash took place, and was born in Santiago de Compostela, the nearest city to the site of the disaster.
Though the mistake was likely to have been made by an official in the prime minister's office, it was a further blow to a leader already under severe pressure. Next Wednesday, the Spanish prime minister is due to appear before parliament to answer questions about his alleged involvement in the illegal funding of his party, the conservative People's party (PP).
Mr Rajoy declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the tragedy whose number climbed to 80, making the crash the most serious rail accident in Spain for almost 70 years. A total of 77 people died as the result of a collision between Seville and Cadiz in 1972, but the biggest number of victims is thought to have resulted from an express train crash in 1944.


Cantica Symphonia are a mixed vocal and instrumental ensemble long associated with the works of Guillaume Dufay, to whom they have devoted five discs. Giuseppe Maletto and the group now offer a whole album of works by Heinrich Isaac (c1450-1517) which includes the first recording of the Missa Misericordias Domini and a selection of motets, four of which are also previously unrecorded. That there is so much of Isaac's output still to be explored on record should come as little surprise: not only was he prolific but he has often been eclipsed by his more famous contemporary, Josquin Desprez.
The disc opens with a sizeable setting of Ave regina caelorum, set to a spacious texture for four voices. The singers choose sprightly tempi for each invocation and create a bubbling sense of urgency through each of the carefully plaited lines. The Mass maintains this thoughtful but subtly urgent style, carefully balancing overall texture while maintaining the clarity of each vocal line and preserving the vocal personality of each singer. The voices are extraordinarily well matched and this CD continues Glossa's tradition of recording with a single microphone pair. The sound is considered and mellow, yet each individual moment is brilliantly engaged, and it crackles with energy throughout.
Of the remaining motets, Inviolata and O decus Ecclesiae stand out for their sheer magnitude, and the addition of instruments to voices moves us from an intimate chapel sound towards a greater sense of occasion. Sinewy fiddles add a strident grain while sackbuts and slide trumpets bring both grandeur and wistfulness in equal measures. Inviolata in particular clearly presents Isaac's slow, patient cantus firmus almost like a rope around which garlands of polyphony are woven, and in O decus Ecclesiae changeable tempi, unexpected on first hearing, gradually reveal themselves as wonderful moments of rejoicing and excitement.


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Nowhere to Run: Marathon organizers face a long road back
Charles Butler 11.2.2020
Last year's TCS New York City Marathon set a record with more than 53,000 finishers.getty images
For years Jerry Marcus has been waking early — 3 a.m. early — on the first Sunday of November to make and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But this year was different. When 3 a.m. struck, Marcus just stayed in bed. It wasn't an appetizing thought.
Why? Because a tradition, at least for one year, had been put on hold.
Marcus, 70, lives in Manhattan and has run 23 New York City marathons since his first one, in 1987. "Signed up the day before," he says, "and paid 10 bucks."
This year on marathon day, though, Marcus — along with 50,000 other people who paid upward of $255 to run the largest marathon in the world — was in no rush to run 26.2 miles. Because of COVID-19 the TCS New York City Marathon was canceled, just like most races in the country, from small-town 5K charity runs to historic mega-marathons in America's urban centers.
For Marcus, the canceled marathon meant no pre-race carbo loading Italian meal with fellow members of his Pizza Runners Group. No fighting for a seat on the Staten Island Ferry that transports runners to the start come race day. No loud roars greeting him as he makes his way into Manhattan from Queens via the 59th Street Bridge. "I'm missing it now," Marcus, a retired technology executive, had said a couple of weeks before the scheduled marathon date. "I'm not training as I used to and I am not training with my friends. That whole social environment, independent of the race, is gone. The anticipation. The nervousness. I'm going to miss all that."
This fall, the nation's roadways are missing thousands of runners like Jerry Marcus. Since March, when most of the world went into quarantine due to COVID-19, the racing industry has been running on empty. Everything from the Boston Marathon in April (30,000 runners) to the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta (60,000 runners) on Independence Day to the fall marathon season has been one giant DNS (Did Not Start). Besides New York, marathons in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia have all been KO'd by COVID.
The 2020 Boston Marathon was canceled for the first time since its debut in 1897, and the 2021 version has been postponed until at least the fall.getty images
"It has been a horrible year for any and all live events," says Jean Knaack, executive director of the Road Runners Club of America, which represents 1,500 running clubs and organizers. Or, as Tom Grilk, the CEO of the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the most prestigious race in the sport, the Boston Marathon, puts it, COVID brought the business of racing to "a grinding halt."
The stoppage has done more than snuff the traditions relished by runners like Jerry Marcus. Marathons pump millions into local economies, with runners (and their families) spending money on food, travel, accommodations and merchandise during a weekend of festivities. The TCS New York City Marathon reportedly generates $415 million for the city. Boston measures its impact at $200 million. And Chicago, which was due to have its 43rd running on Oct. 11, derives over $400 million. But it's not just big cities profiting from the sport. The Monterey, Calif., area draws 75,000 runners, relatives and friends by hosting two race weekends each year. In 2020, both events were canceled, and the economic benefit was lost.
The trickle-down effect from the missing events is widespread. Often, charities secure slots in the coveted races, then make them available to runners willing to fundraise for a charity's cause. Last year, charity runners doing the Bank of America Chicago Marathon raised more than $25 million for 100 charities. With the race canceled, those organizations now face thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
And then there's the hit on runners' wallets. A New York City marathoner could spend roughly $500 to gain entry into the race: $255 for the actual event and another $250 or so to take part in nine smaller races that guarantee entry into the big one. This year, New York Road Runners, the marathon organizer, offered either a full refund or a deferral to a future marathon, a strategy employed by organizers in Chicago and Philadelphia, among other places.
Usually, though, races don't offer refunds when they're canceled. Eddi Walker, a runner from Butte, Mont., says she spent about $400 on race fees this year but received only $175 in refunds. She directs races in Butte, so she understands the no-refund policy. Races have expenses — from permits to booking exhibit space for pre-race expos to purchasing T-shirts — that can't be recouped. Still, the lost entry fees are "kind of problem. I am not working full time," Walker says. "I substitute teach, and as a teacher they closed school down for a long time — and now it's too scary to [teach]."
Race directors say they feel the runners' pain. Their bottom lines hurt, too. New York Road Runners' 2019 tax forms show revenue of more than $113 million, of which an estimated $12 million came from marathon entries. With the cancellation, NYRR will be refunding runners who are not deferring to a future marathon. It is also negotiating with sponsors who signed up to be part of a race that isn't happening. In some cases it may have to return sponsorship dollars. "It is significant," Jim Heim, senior vice president of events and race director, says of the financial hit. "[The marathon] is the biggest financial driver that we have."
New York knows the trials a cancellation can cause. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy wiped out the race just days before its scheduled running. That year, NYRR lost $19 million, although it recouped $15 million via its insurer. By canceling this year's race four months in advance, NYRR officials say they avoided some major costs they usually incur. Still, they're not yet clear how much insurance will cover other losses.
Jerry Marcus (second from right) and his Pizza Runner buddies ran a virtual marathon last month.Jerry Marcus
Timing did not favor the Boston Marathon. COVID-19 was hitting East Coast cities hard when the BAA pushed its mid-April race to September; in May it was canceled for the first time in its 124-year history, with a virtual edition later held instead. Race officials had already incurred costs for shirts, medals and other event-related expenses. "There are costs to cancellation, costs that cannot be canceled," says Grilk. "A race organizer in many cases is stuck with those costs." He says the BAA also had sponsorship deals to consider. While not disclosing exact figures, Grilk says the BAA "did return money" to John Hancock, its longtime title sponsor, after a "data-driven analysis" that looked at what value John Hancock had gained prior to the cancellation. Like NYRR, the BAA did have insurance that covered cancellation caused by such events as a pandemic, according to Grilk.
The lost revenue, in some cases, has cost jobs. The 229-person New York Road Runners has laid off 26 employees and furloughed 65 others. Chicago, with its 45,000 entrants generating about
$6 million in revenue, also laid off employees, according to race director Carey Pinkowski. While not disclosing the number of affected employees, Pinkowski says, "You have to make adjustments on what you are doing; pull back on a lot of things. Our goal is to keep our core team together, but it's the economics. We're fortunate that we have some reserves to draw on and as we move into 2021."
Doug Thurston, race director of the Big Sur International Marathon in California, says his organization has reserves too — they're just not what they were before COVID. Canceling major events in April and November cost the organization close to $3.4 million in revenue — and eventually jobs. In August, Thurston laid off five of seven full-time staffers. He also announced the cancellation of all 2021 races, becoming one of the first race directors to raise the white flag on the coming year.
"It is completely a survival game. Completely," says Thurston, who says he took a pay cut at the time of the layoffs. "We know how much money is in the bank. There is not much more going in. We can sell a few shirts now and then, but that barely pays the electric bill. Our balance in the bank is just going to keep going down and down and down each month until we can get a new influx of cash."
And when's that? Race directors say planning for 2021 remains a waiting game. Until a vaccine is approved and widely available, staging large-scale racing events is unlikely. Organizers also need city and state authorities to ease restrictions. Already, December's BMW Dallas Marathon has been rescheduled to April 2021, January's Chevron Houston Marathon has been canceled, and even the Boston Marathon has been pushed to at least the fall.
For now, virtual races have become the industry's lifeline, keeping runners connected to their favorite events. Runners who signed up for, say, the virtual Chicago Marathon in October could run the 26.2 miles on a route of their choosing without having to travel to Chicago. They received a complimentary digital race bib number and a finisher certificate. They could also tour the virtual race expo. (They did need to pony up for a race T-shirt.) The BAA, on the other hand, charged $50 for runners to take part in its first virtual Boston Marathon. The field was limited to those who had qualified for the April race; 18,000 signed up, with finishers receiving a Boston medal.
New York leads the pack when it comes to virtual racing. This year, it offered different tiers, ranging from a free entry to elite levels of $150. By mid-October, 26,000 runners had signed up to do the virtual marathon. Runners could download an app that offered Frank Sinatra's rendition of "New York, New York" when they began their marathon — even if their run started in Des Moines or Spokane. They could also take a photo of themselves when finished, with an "augmented reality" medal appearing on their chests.
TCS developed the AR feature. The company also worked with NYRR on a podcast and YouTube training program in order to get some value out of its title sponsorship, a role it has held since 2014. Michelle Taylor, TCS's head of global sports sponsorships, says such programming showed a shared interest between the event partners "to keep runners engaged in these crazy times … We want to do everything we can do with the race property to help create the experience and opportunities wherever people are."
Taylor did add that TCS and NYRR will need to resolve "how much of the value we have traditionally gotten is not able to be delivered." That's a near-term conversation. Another conversation looms: TCS's contract with NYRR ends after the 2021 marathon. That's 12 months away, and while Taylor says the company is committed to running and runners, like everyone involved in the sport "we are trying to get a sense of where things are heading."
Jerry Marcus knows the feeling. On Oct. 24, he ran the virtual New York City Marathon. Instead of hitting all five boroughs, Marcus kept his route to the streets of Manhattan. Instead of running with 55,000 others, he ran solo, for 5 hours, 40 minutes, and 46 seconds. And instead of being cheered by New Yorkers lining the streets in different neighborhoods, he dodged tourists clueless to what he was doing. But he ended his run at a familiar spot: the finish line in Central Park that he had crossed 23 previous times. Waiting for him, with a Mylar jacket, was his wife, Roberta, and five other members of the Pizza Runners Group. They had run 26.2 miles that day too. A picnic followed, with Marcus celebrating his 24th New York City Marathon. Sort of.
"Without the normal lead-up to a race, without running with people competitively, particularly in New York where you go through different communities and get the vibe — all that was missing," he said.
And as it turned out, one other thing was different: He ran 26.3 miles. "That's the problem when you make your own course," said Marcus. "You can't plan it perfectly."
Charles Butler is a freelance writer based in Eugene, Ore. He has written frequently for Runner's World, among other publications.
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iZettle from MCI.TechVentures portfolio joins forces with UnionPay International
One of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe and EMEA, iZettle, announced the addition of UnionPay, one of the largest card networks in the world, to its range of accepted credit and debit cards. iZettle has been a part of MCI.TechVentures portfolio since 2015.
As a result of the announced partnership, the iZettle card reader is the first of its kind to accept UnionPay across ten markets in Europe. Chinese visiting Europe will now be able to pay for goods and services using their UnionPay cards with iZettle merchants.
Founded in 2010, iZettle is number one provider of mobile payment services and apps in Europe and Latin America. Its services are now available in 11 countries globally.
MCI invested in iZettle in 2015, confirming its focus on FinTech industry. In the portfolio of the funds associated with MCI are such companies as Azimo, MarketInvoice and Dotpay/eCard.
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Maroon 5's Sam Farrar settles into Sherman Oaks home
By Jack FlemmingStaff Writer
Aug. 12, 2020 Updated 10:06 AM PT
Sam Farrar must've liked what he saw in Sherman Oaks. The Maroon 5 musician recently picked up a 1950s traditional-style home in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood for $1.659 million, or $10,000 over the asking price, records show.
Tall hedges shield the property from the street, and a brick-lined driveway approaches the single-story home complete with lattice windows and brick accents.
On both the interior and exterior, dark beams offset a whitewashed finish. At the heart of the home, there's an indoor-outdoor great room topped by vaulted ceilings and angled skylights.
In 2,272 square feet, there are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, a hallway lined with built-ins and a remodeled chef's kitchen with marble counters, subway tile and a farmhouse sink. Another highlight comes in the dining room, which is anchored by a dramatic floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace.
A small covered patio hangs off the back of the home, expanding to a private yard with a swimming pool. The property clocks in at just under a quarter of an acre.
Joey and Jeanne Valvo of Core Real Estate Group held the listing. Tori Horowitz of Compass represented the buyer.
A native of L.A., Farrar is best known for his work in the bands Phantom Planet and Maroon 5. The 42-year-old has also recorded music with Hanson, Sara Bareilles and Andy Grammer.
Jack Flemming
Jack Flemming covers luxury real estate for the Los Angeles Times. A Midwestern boy at heart, he was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.
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Why: Of Turkish/Iranian Jewish descent, Medine kicked off her career with a blog called Boogers + Bagels. Her ironic fashion-addict asides soon had her readers rolling in the aisles, and she decided to focus on the topic full-time after a joky conversation while out shopping with a friend about how 'man-repelling' all the fashion-forward outfits they loved were. It's now a male-scaring empire, providing in-depth intel: 'The difference between Mom Jeans and Dad Jeans', the fabulous 'Manstagram' – all the best fash items du jour – and fun features and style news aplenty.
I am Angie Cox and I started YLF after 15 years in the fashion industry as a designer, retail buyer and consultant. These days I'm a fashion stylist to individual clients and I write daily about personal style. You can become a YLF member to join us in the forum or to collect finds, but you're equally welcome as an anonymous reader. Everyone, members and non-members alike, can subscribe to email updates and our monthly newsletter.
Though there had been distribution of dressed dolls from France since the 16th century and Abraham Bosse had produced engravings of fashion in the 1620s, the pace of change picked up in the 1780s with increased publication of French engravings illustrating the latest Paris styles. By 1800, all Western Europeans were dressing alike (or thought they were); local variation became first a sign of provincial culture and later a badge of the conservative peasant.[22]
Social media is changing the way practitioners deliver messages,[16] as they are concerned with the media, and also customer relationship building.[60] PR practitioners must provide effective communication among all platforms, in order to engage the fashion public in an industry socially connected via online shopping.[61] Consumers have the ability to share their purchases on their personal social media pages (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), and if practitioners deliver the brand message effectively and meet the needs of its public, word-of-mouth publicity will be generated and potentially provide a wide reach for the designer and their products.
Black activists and supporters used fashion to express their solidarity and support of this civil rights movement. Supporters adorned symbolic clothing, accessories and hairstyles, usually native to Africa. Politics and fashion were fused together during this time and the use of these symbolic fashion statements sent a message to America and the rest of the world that African Americans were proud of their heritage.[86] They aimed to send an even stronger message that black is beautiful and they were not afraid to embrace their identities.[86] An example would the Kente cloth, it is a brightly colored strip of cloth that is stitched and woven together to create different accessories.[86] This woven cloth of brightly colored strips of fabric became a strong symbolic representation of pride in African identity for African Americans of the 1960's and later. It was developed into what is called a dashiki, a flowing, loose fitting, tunic style shirt. This cloth became one of the most notorious symbols of this revolution.[87]
Susie Lau's Style Bubble has been going for over a decade and includes intelligent articles on everything from underground global fashion talent to perfume. She also provides fascinating behind-the-scenes pieces on the real work it takes to create a beautiful Chanel garment. Then there's the tongue-in-cheek Man Repeller run by Leandra Medine and her team. Its smart, witty take on fashion is refreshing. And if over-the-top clothes aren't your thing, we've also found plenty of bloggers with more pared-back styles for the minimalists.
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Why: The leggy blonde provides a tres chic mix of outfit inspiration – her personal style definitely has that insouciant French vibe – and trend and brand lowdowns. The 'boutique' section of her site is a one-stop shop for the pieces she loves – and we also like the fact she has regular wardrobe clearouts via Vestiaire so true Camille-alikes can snap up her actual clothes…
The post title: "Buy It Now! Clothes Featured on The Carrie Diaries" has a few key points in the title to make you want to click. If you're a Carrie Diaries fan, you want to know what she is wearing, and how to buy it. I liked the "Buy It Now!" portion, as it's a call to action, surpisingly I did not see one so blatant in the submissions. It's effective in catching your attention.
Hopefully we have given you some creative new fashion blog post ideas. What are some of your go-to ideas for blog posts as a fashion and style blogger? Which one of these are your favourite fashion blog ideas? Share it with us in the comment section! If you're in need of some more sartorial inspiration, check out our post on fashion influencers to follow for SS18.
Building brand awareness and credibility is a key implication of good public relations. In some cases, great hype is built about new designers' collections before they are released into the market, due to the immense exposure generated by practitioners.[57] Social media, such as blogs, micro blogs, podcasts, photo and video sharing sites have all become increasingly important to fashion public relations.[58] The interactive nature of these platforms allows practitioners to engage and communicate with the public in real time, and tailor their clients' brand or campaign messages to the target audience. With blogging platforms such as Instagram, Tumblr, Wordpress, and other sharing sites, bloggers have emerged as expert fashion commentators, shaping brands and having a great impact on what is 'on trend'.[59] Women in the fashion public relations industry such as Sweaty Betty PR founder Roxy Jacenko and Oscar de la Renta's PR girl Erika Bearman, have acquired copious followers on their social media sites, by providing a brand identity and a behind the scenes look into the companies they work for.
This was GREAT content and really helpful. I had already instinctually gone towards a few of the set up things, and the good content idea. Thank you for validating that long posts with good content are good things- I have had many people coach me in the opposite direction. My posts have a lot of content and are long, so I'm glad to hear that I'm not breaking every rule in the book. Thanks for the networking ideas, I had not seen these before.
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Many fashion designers have come under fire over the years for what is known as tokenism. Designer or editors will add one or two members on an underrepresented group to help them appear as inclusive and diverse, and to also help them give the illusion that they have equality.[89] This idea of tokenism helps designers avoid accusations of racism, sexism, body shaming, etc.[89]
The change from anti-fashion to fashion because of the influence of western consumer-driven civilization can be seen in eastern Indonesia. The ikat textiles of the Ngada area of eastern Indonesia are changing because of modernization and development. Traditionally, in the Ngada area there was no idea similar to that of the Western idea of fashion, but anti-fashion in the form of traditional textiles and ways to adorn oneself were widely popular. Textiles in Indonesia have played many roles for the local people. Textiles defined a person's rank and status; certain textiles indicated being part of the ruling class. People expressed their ethnic identity and social hierarchy through textiles. Because some Indonesians bartered ikat textiles for food, the textiles constituted economic goods, and as some textile design motifs had spiritual religious meanings, textiles were also a way to communicate religious messages.[66]
In fact, Thomas's connection with fashion stems, in part, from her personal biography. — Anne Showalter, Smithsonian, "The Fierce Pride and Passion of Rhinestone Fashion," 9 Aug. 2019 Since Palmer started hosting the show last year, she's spoken to leaders and influencers, in industries that run the gamut from culinary arts and fashion to Hollywood and politics. — Renee Morad, NBC News, "The podcast that's inspiring women to pursue positions in leadership," 8 Aug. 2019 For older students, animal prints can be used to make a bold fashion statement such as in a leopard print dress or cheetah print pants. — Tyra Mcclung, courant.com, "Back to school in style: Here's what's trending this fall," 7 Aug. 2019 Anything But Classic Chanel is a fashion house known for many things, but its quilted purses are its most sought-after pieces. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Kylie Jenner's Chanel Bag Is Anything But Classic," 5 Aug. 2019 More head-turning pieces are piled on top, including dramatic chandeliers collected through the years, porcelain vases from China, 1920s privacy screens, and even textiles from the Louis Vuitton fashion house. — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, "A New Hotel Is Embracing the Laid-Back Eastern Side of the Algarve," 26 July 2019 Designer Giorgio Armani, the sole shareholder of his eponymous, 41-year-old Italian fashion house, is streamlining the far-reaching company, in reaction to sales falling for a third year. — Robert Williams, Fortune, "Giorgio Armani's Restructuring his Fashion Empire," 26 July 2019 Givenchy is the nephew of the fashion house's founder, Hubert de Givenchy. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Scarlett Johansson's Engagement Ring Is One of The Chicest We've Ever Seen," 24 July 2019 Shortly after, the fashion house and Dapper Dan began working together on a line, and a collaborative collection between the two debuted in 2018](https://fashionista.com/2018/07/gucci-dapper-dan-collection-clothing-accessories). — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Dapper Dan Addressed Why Black-Owned Fashion Brands Don't Get Support On "The Breakfast Club"," 12 July 2019


I love camp stoves. For me, it isn't difficult to explain why they continually draw my attention to that section of the website over and over again. I like shopping for stoves because of what they represent. When I'm confined to the valley floors, slugging it out in the concrete jungle, I need hope. I need to see light at the end of the tunnel. I need to know that I'll be back on the mountain again soon. When I see a camp stove, my mind drifts off to dark mornings and hot coffee. I can almost smell the pre-dawn air. In my minds eye, I'm watching the sun creep down the hillside on its way down to the valley below. The birds are in full chorus. Mule deer are hastily grabbing every last bite of food as they disappear into the shadows. My world is coming alive and for that brief moment, as I shop for camp stoves, the business of life is put on hold and I am free. That's why I love camp stoves!
Have you ever noticed how certain smells, images or a song can instantly transport you back to a former place and time? When I look at stoves, I remember the days spent sitting in the snow with a stove boiling water between my feet. I see my stoves and I remember melting snow on a scouting trip. I remember hiking with my son in the summer until we reached snow line. My mind drifts off to backpack camping with my daughter through the Jewel Basin. I can shop for stoves and reminisce for hours!
When it comes time to choose a camp stove or a cooking system, there really is "a tool for every job". So let's begin by asking the most basic of all questions, "what is the task that we need our stove to accomplish"? Essentially, we're looking for a heat source. Preferably a heat source that is a smidge smaller than my barbeque grill and a lot more efficient than my smoker.
3) It must be durable!
The Badlands XR Bino Harness is a serious game changer. If you're looking for a way to comfortably and easily carry your binos and rangefinder in one, then look no further, the XR bino harness will be your new favorite piece of hunting gear.
The setup has a separate compartment for your binos as well as your rangefinder, so you won't have to worry about your lens's getting scratched from rubbing together. The bino compartment fits most 10x50 and smaller binos. If you do have a smaller pair of binos, this harness has an adjustable shelf that lies between the bino compartment and the rangefinder compartment. So, whether your binos or rangefinder need more (or less) room, it is completely adjustable to fit your gear.
One of the greatest things about this harness is the fact that there are no zippers. Zippers create unwanted noise and frustration when you're trying to get your gear out in a hurry and a zipper gets caught up. They instead use magnets, you may be wondering if these magnets don't hold very good and fall open constantly, the answer to that is they hold a lot better than you'd expect. The magnets are strong enough to hold the flap on tight to the compartment, even if you bump the flaps or get hung up on something, they still will hold tight. I've taken my harness on a lot of hunting trips and I've never had either compartment come loose, allowing my gear to fall out.
Getting familiar with your bow is the number one most important step when you're getting ready for your hunt. From learning to make adjustments on your bow to knowing what components work best with your set up.
When you're learning to make adjustments to your bow, some great things to know how to do include: changing the draw weight, adjusting the draw length, and adjusting your sight and rest. If you are out hunting and an accident happens that moves your sight or rest loose, knowing how to adjust both is going to save your whole hunt.
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Gavin Williamson explains why children are going back to school in June
The Education secretary was speaking at the Downing Street briefing on Saturday
Neil Shaw
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has explained why the Government is planning to send children in England back to school on June 1, speaking at a press briefing at Downing Street on Saturday afternoon.
Mr Williamson said education was 'the most important and precious gift' we could give children and said 'we owe it to children' to give them back time at school.
He said the Government has been planning carefully for sending some children back as soon as next month and added: "We do want to see children back in school because we know how much children grow and benefit from being in school."
He said: "I know that some people including parents and teachers are very anxious about this."
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He made it clear the children would only go back to school if the UK met the five key tests - including keeping the reproduction of the virus below 1.
He said the plan is to send back years 1 and 6 in primary school as well as reception and years 10 and 12 in secondary school for some face to face time with teachers - to help prepare for next year's exams.
He said: "We are prioritising these children because they stand to lose more by staying away from school."
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries, speaking at the briefing, said: "We've got a number of signals that say this is a safe place to go."
She said the evidence was that children 'get less ill' when they contract the coronavirus and there is evidence they may pas it on less than other groups.
And she said the rate of infection among teachers was currently lower than for other professions.
Saying that "there are some who would like to delay" the return to school, Mr Williamson said: "The longer that schools are closed, the more that children miss out."
He said: "Teachers know that there are children out there who have not spoken or played with another child for two months."
He said safety measures will be taken to 'create a protective and small bubble' around children - including smaller class sizes, rigorous hygiene, testing for all staff, parents and pupils who show symptoms of coronavirus and track and trace for anyone they could have been in contact with.
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He said: "These measures will create a substantially safer system where the risk of transmission is substantially reduced."
Mr Williamson said the move was being taken now because the science indicated it was the right time.
He said: "This phased return is in line with what other European countries are doing to get their own schools, colleges and nurseries back." He added: "Every one of us wants the very best for our children and I know how stressful this time has been for all families across the country."
Mr Williamson said: "This approach is based on the best scientific advice with children at the heart of everything we do."
Mr Williamson expressed sympathy to students affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
He said: "At this time of year, GCSE and A-Level students would have been making final preparations for their exams while other students would have been enjoying their summer term.
"If you're one of them, as I've said before, I can only say how sorry I am that this has all happened to you this year.
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"The sacrifices that you have had to make through no choice of your own.
"But the impact that this coronavirus has had on your life has made things so incredibly tough for all of you."
He praised teachers for "going above and beyond the call of duty" for continuing to teach children of key workers, as well as making sure resources were available at home for children at home.
"You have simply been outstanding and we are so grateful for what you've done," he said. "We have been quite clear all along that we'd only start inviting more children when our five key tests have been met. That position has not changed nor will it."
Mr Williamson added that full and detailed guidance had been issued after working closely with people in the sector.
He continued: "It goes without saying that we will be carefully monitoring the impact of this first phase."


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Muslims Should Strive For Excellence: Part 1
Imam W. Deen Muhammad
(Editors note: This article is adapted from an address delivered at the First National United Ta'alim held in Los Angeles, Ca. March 8, 1987)
As-Salaam-Alaikum.
With Allah's Name, the Gracious, the Compassionate. We pray that the peace and blessing of Allah be upon the last Messenger, Muhammad, and we ask His blessings upon this gathering.
First of all, let me say the support that has been given to this United Ta'alim by the many Muslim communities, is very impressive. I was not aware of the extent of support that you have given to this United Ta'alim. This makes us feel very good about the future for Muslims in the California/West Coast area, and also for Muslims throughout the United States. Your support here will eventually reach us and encourage us in other locations, to respond better and more to this need to come together as one community for the good of the dawah in the United States, and for the good of our separate communities as well.
Sacred Life Connections
Let me begin by explaining the term or the expression, "sacred life connections." Really, we are referring to the precious life that Allah, our Creator has given us, and the blessings of our religion, the Qur'an, and the Sunnah of the Universal Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessing be on him. We are also referring to the present day concerns for excellence in the performance of one's work, profession, or private life. As Muslims, we see sufficient help, in the teachings of Islam for us, and also for other people if they will believe.
I used to feel that I had to rely upon my thoughts, my own knowledge from reading general kinds of materials on human problems and behavior when I wanted to present a speech or an address on human behavior.
The Best Help
I used to work hard because the environment that I was formed in as a boy and a young man encouraged that kind of curiosity and study. J would spend a lot of time studying and questioning behavior, trying to come up with a presentation on the problems of the individual, and matters of his behavior. After giving more time and study to the Qur'an and to the Sunnah of the Prophet, I've came to realize that the best help for all needs comes directly from Qur'an and to the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Really, I sometimes feel that I am not yet where I want to go, in terms of being prepared to talk about the subject that I have been grappling with for about 40 years. I still feel that there is a need to respect the general audience of the American people. By that, I mean the need for me to be aware of their understanding of their knowledge, and the fact that most of them are not acquainted with Qur'anic teachings, and the life of our Prophet, peace and blessings be on him. So I hope that I won't be too ambiguous in my talk, or appear to be above what I am, or a philosopher of some kind. However I feel that it's very necessary to deal with some problems and to use some terminology, that you might think is the language of philosophers, but is not necessarily so.
American Society Today
In the American society today — and not only here, but America is a good focus for what is happening good and bad everywhere — the quality of life is a matter of concern, while at the same time we know that this is perhaps still the richest country; its institutions attract people from around the world. The quality of life is threatened in America despite its money and knowledge. Excellence is a real problem, people want to do things hurriedly and without discipline. So that tells us we have to look elsewhere. Sometimes things develop in society that puts hope in another place, whereas prior to the time of deterioration in the quality of life for Americans, it was in the fine institutions and leaders of the American people. But now, hope must be found somewhere else.
Muslims know the rescue is in Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. But for the general community of American people, if we are to feel a part of them, share our identity with them — if we are to feel that responsibility to make our contribution to the solution of this problem, of lost values, and weakened performance on the part of the citizens of this country — I'm speaking now mainly to native American Muslims — then we have to also try to translate what is good for Muslims so it can be imparted also to non-Muslims.
We can come straight from Qur'an and Sunnah. But when we do that, we miss a big audience, because there are only a few American Christians and others who will have patience with us coming straight from Qur'an and Sunnah., unless they are doing it as researchers or students. They are afraid that we will try to convert them, when some of us may not have that at all in our hearts as a goal. We might simply be trying to share with our fellow believers in God, the blessings of our religion that is needed in their lives in this time of decadence.
Getting back to a knowledge of the self, and questions of human behavior, and how td develop a speech, and the problem of relying too much on myself, and the books of scholarly authors and not going, as I should have been, to Qur'an and Sunnah.
I came to see that really, Qur'an gives us (in the best way) teachings on the problems of self, the nature of self, and the tendencies of self and the behavior in circumstances that make trouble for us and unseat the government of self, and deprives us of a good life.
In the Qur'an, Allah Most High says that He has created the human being in the most excellent mold. And Allah says, he is blessed and successful who spends on his own soul. And he is lost who discredits, and debases his own soul.
Muslim Leaders Must Use Qur'an, Sunnah
So I can reason from that, that Allah intends for us to be aware of ourselves, how we are constituted, and what is possible for us, in the way of excellence and deterioration, trouble, etc. And in this day and time — given the problems of personal performance and human behavior in this environment, of America, Muslim communities must have leaders who will turn to Qur'an and the Sunnah for solutions.
We know what the philosophers said, but it's more important what Allah said. And Allah says everyone acts according to his own dispositions. You may say, "Well, I know a philosopher who says that." Well, that's okay about your philosopher who said that but his word does not go as far with me and with millions and billions of people, than the word of God.
Allah, Most High, also says, that His throne was established upon the water, to test you as to who is best in conduct. And He also says, that He created, as a debt in the life also, to test you, regarding who among you is the best in conduct. This tells us very clearly that certain circumstances for the human being represent a test or challenge to human behavior.
Certain environmental situations that you find yourself in are going to challenge your ability to perform in a civilized, excellent way. And if you don't have help coming from somewhere, you will be in a world of trouble. The best help, I repeat, comes from Allah, the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Also in these modern times, we find a tendency, especially in the American society, to imitate others. And no matter how much they sing and tell us not to walk in any man's shadow, this problem of imitating others keeps growing. So they need help from Qur'an and Sunnah. You just can't imitate anybody that impresses you; or you will be in a world of trouble. But God has given us the universal model of perfect human conduct, character, image, behavior, etc., that's the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
The Sunnah's Protection
So we should be protected by the Sunnah of the Prophet. When some of us think (of the Sunnah of the Prophet); it is only about how he ate and whether he ate with his right hand and what he said before he went to bed, and upon rising. That's only one aspect.
You have to look at the kind of spirit he had. In the reports of his life, you can clearly see a unique spirit in Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings bee upon him. You can see also his behavioral nature in the study of his life. So you should pattern yourself after his spirit, and the universal character of his behavior.
Study The Prophet's Sunnah
But to know that, you have to be intelligent and look for more than rituals and outer show.
You have to look for more than just the simple things of his life; you have to look into the depths of the essence of Muhammad to see what kind of spirit protected him and why God made this man a model for all of us. Did he do it just because he spoke nice words, and didn't tell lies? No, it was more than that. Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, had the spirit that Allah wants in us. And not only that, he had the behavioral tendencies, motivation, and aim that Allah wants in us.
He had the idea of reality and where he is in it and what he should do in it that Allah wants in us.
So you must go to the life of Prophet Muhammad for more than just rituals and simple traditions.
Muhammad Was Inspired By God
Muhammad was chosen and inspired by God. And like the other prophets, his life reflects an appreciation for excellence. This world now needs a passion for excellence to save it. This country was put on the map industrially because of a passion for excellence in its early history. No people can go far without a passion for excellence.
Our Prophet said, "the believer, when he does the work, he seeks to perfect it." Since the Prophet tells us that, we should feel obligated to seek excellence in everything we do. This is Qur'an also. The Prophet has obligated us by his own teachings to seek excellence in everything we do.
Motivated By Excellence
A well known hadith by the Prophet says, "when you slaughter the animal, slaughter it with excellence." And see that your knife is sharp so that you cause the least suffering to the animal.
If the Prophet, peace be upon him, has given us that principle in that situation, then we should know that it is to be applied in every situation. The Prophet wouldn't say be neat here and be sloppy there. So Muslim artists, scientists and politicians — all of us — should strive to perfect their work. In fact, all of us should look for excellence in our work. That should be our motivation.
We Muslims must be fired up with a passion for excellence, and it should start with the way you treat yourself.
Don't brush your teeth as if you don't care about them. Do the best job and be proud of it. When you finish brushing your teeth, you should feel good.
Now if we apply the same principle to the demand for respect for each other in our homes; husband for wife, wife for husband, parents for children, children for parents, children for each other, our lives would be beautiful.
Struggling In The Dark
Some of us have been struggling in the dark, for the way to live the Muslim life. We say, "oh, I don't know enough. I wish I knew more about my religion so I could live it better." Allah has made it very easy for us. Allah says, "and take as much of it as you can." He told us to do our best and take the best of the religion. So the principle for our behavior and coming up with a good life for it is excellence.
The message of excellence is even in the first words we hear when we wake up in the morning: Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar is relative. There is that that is less and there is that that is better. Allahu-Akbar: there is that that is great, and there is that that is greater. Allahu-Akbar! Allah is the better, so you should be the better. Allah is the more important.


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La rivière Percival (en ) est un cours d'eau de la région de Canterbury dans l'Île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Elle s'écoule vers le sud-ouest à partir de sa source dans la chaîne de Hanmer Range, en direction du nord-est de la ville de 'Hanmer Springs', et rejoint la rivière Waiau à  au sud de la ville.

Voir aussi

 Liste des cours d'eau de la Nouvelle-Zélande

Notes et références

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Références

Cours d'eau de la région de Canterbury en Nouvelle-Zélande


Lorain Academic Distress Commission Chairman Randall Sampson, second from left, meets Lorain High School students after the school board meeting of March 12, 2019. Sampson has not yet led a commission meeting yet but this month has visited schools and the school board. He did not speak publicly during the meeting but met introduced himself to people afterward.
Lorain Academic Distress Commission Chairman Randall Sampson, second from right, meets parents of Lorain City School students after the school board meeting of March 12, 2019. Sampson has not yet led a commission meeting yet but this month has visited schools and the school board. He did not speak publicly during the meeting but met introduced himself to people afterward.
For the second time in the last two weeks, the newest member of the Lorain Academic Distress Commission has attended a Lorain City Schools event.
Lorain Academic Distress Commission Chairman Randall Sampson attended the Lorain Schools Board of Education meeting March 12.
Sampson was appointed Feb. 26 to replace chairman Tony Richardson, who stepped down from the post.
Sampson has yet to lead an Academic Distress Commission meeting, but he made an informal visit to the school district March 1.
At the March 12 school board meeting, Sampson was introduced as a guest but did not speak publicly during 90 minutes of discussion.
Afterward, he met and spoke briefly with city residents, posed for a photo with students and talked to parents who attended.
The school board apparently invited him to participate in its closed-door executive session to discuss pending litigation.
In the meeting, it was clear Lorain residents are passionate about their schools, Sampson said.
He added he would rather see those feelings than not.
"I'm very excited about what's happening here," Sampson said.
He also said he was excited to see teachers talking and to see students here, even those ready to graduate.
Sampson noted members of the audience who got up to speak pulled out legal language of House Bill 70, the state law governing school districts in the "academic distress" rating.
"I love the fact that people are pulling out the state statute, right? And keeping that checks and balances between the state and people, which is important," he said.
Sampson called Lorain "probably one of the greatest civic experiments in the modern age of K to 12" education.
Governance in Ohio and the United States always is an experiment in justice and process, and Lorain is a great example of local people wanting power and wanting a voice, he said.
"I'm excited, I am; I'm really glad to see the folks here," Sampson said.
It seemed like whether people agreed or disagreed, everybody is united in support for Lorain youngsters, Sampson said.
Now, the challenge is to get agreement between everyone, he said.
Later on March 12, Sampson posted photos of himself with the students and parents on his official Twitter account.
The Lorain Academic Distress Commission is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m., March 19, at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School, 2700 Washington Ave.


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Minority Interest Discount for Breach of Corporate Fiduciary Duties
The issue this week concerns the appropriate remedy when controlling shareholder(s) breach the fiduciary duties they owe to the other shareholders. An article by attorney William S. Monnin-Browder discusses whether courts should apply a minority interest discount in a forced sale.
As explained in many published opinions, "stockholders in the close corporation owe one another substantially the same fiduciary duty in the operation of the enterprise that partners owe to one another . . . They may not act out of avarice, expediency or self-interest in derogation of their duty of loyalty to the other stockholders and to the corporation." Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co., 328 N.E.2d 505, 515 (Mass. 1975)
Wrongful Conduct by the Controlling Shareholder
Mr. Monnin-Browder explains that, "There are a number of ways that majority shareholders can usurp the interest of the minority. For instance, the terms 'freeze-out' and 'squeezeout' are often used, synonymously, to describe a situation where the majority uses its controlling position to exclude a minority shareholder from participation in the business."
By the wrongful acts of the majority, "minority shareholders can be prevented from gaining a return if they are fired, which a majority-controlled board can freely do . . . One common form of the squeeze-out occurs when a majority shareholder prevents a minority from receiving a return on her investment, and then attempts to buy the minority's shares when the value of the stock is compromised . . . The lack of a ready market for shares in a close corporation prevents a minority shareholder from selling shares as a means of escape."
"Once a court determines that majority shareholders have breached their fiduciary duty, the court is forced to find an appropriate remedy. Remedies for breach of fiduciary duty are equitable in nature . . . Common remedies for breach of fiduciary duty in a close corporation include dissolution, reversal of an offending decision, or buyout of the minority shareholder's shares by the corporation."
However, "the most common remedy employed by courts today [ ] is buyout . . . Courts view buyout as a less harsh remedy than dissolution because it compensates the aggrieved shareholder, while allowing the corporate entity to survive. It is also often the most practical remedy. A court order to rehire or return the shares sold, for example, may not be a viable option."
Marketability Discount
But to do so, the court must establish the value of the victim's interest in the entity. "Valuing a share in a close corporation usually begins with an analysis of the value of the corporation as a whole. To do this, courts often look to three major approaches: market value, net asset value, and earnings value. These factors are weighed differently, according to the specific factual circumstances."
Two general forms of discount are commonly applied in valuing interests in a closely-held corporation. The first is a marketability discount. As explained, "The marketability discount compensates for the absence of a market for shares of a close corporation. Investors will pay less for these shares, compared to more liquid shares, because they prefer shares that are easily sold and/or transferred. Marketability discounts can be substantial, averaging from approximately 35 to 50% of the value of the stock. "
Minority Interest Discount
The second principal discount is the minority interest discount. "The minority discount compensates for the fact that the shares constitute a minority interest in the corporation that is not controlling, so long as there is no shareholder agreement to the contrary. Investors prefer stock that has the accompanying voting power to influence the operations of the corporation. Therefore, investors will pay less for those shares than shares in the majority interest. Like marketability discounts, minority discounts can have a substantial impact on the value of the shares, reducing the price as much as 33%."
Thus, the combined discount based on minority interest and lack of marketability can exceed 50% of the value of the stock. Such discounts are commonly used in the estate planning context.
Should a Court Apply the Discount?
The judicial trend is not to apply the discount in the context of a forced buyout of a minority interest. "Some courts state that the context and purpose of the legislation suggest that no discount should apply. In Swope v. Siegel Robert, Inc., for example, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals applied Missouri law to reject the application of both a marketability and minority discount."
In this way, "The typical freeze-out situation arises when a minority shareholder has no other choice but to sell their shares to the majority shareholder at less than their fair value. From a policy standpoint, it would be illogical to discount the value of the shares because doing so would reward an oppressive majority shareholder and injure the party who is relatively blameless."
That analysis is sound, because the "buyout does not occur on an open market. Therefore, courts argue that they should not apply discounts that account for irrelevant market conditions. As Professor Moll writes, 'the forced-sale nature of buyout proceeding and the identity of the purchasers involved weigh heavily against the application of discounts.'"
An Extreme Result
One court went the opposite direction. "Rather than force the oppressor shareholder to purchase the oppressed shareholder's stock, the trial court chose a different remedy, holding that the oppressed shareholder was entitled to buyout the shares of the oppressor. The court [then] applied discounts." Balsamides v. Protameen Chemicals, Inc., 734 A.2d 721, 734 (N.J. 1999).
We could certainly ask – Isn't sauce for the goose also sauce for the gander? The court put a real hurt to the wrongdoer by forcing a sale and also applying a judicially-created discount.
A Point of Dispute
Mr. Monnin-Browder posits that "a heightened fiduciary duty exists among shareholders of a close corporation," explaining that, "In the wake of the Massachusetts ruling, courts in many other states adopted the fiduciary duty rationale of Donahue, thereby recognizing heightened fiduciary duties among shareholders in close corporations and creating a common-law cause of action."
That is not a careful use of terms. Fiduciary duties are, by definition, "heightened duties," filling gaps in the relationship between the parties. It does not make a great deal of sense to speak in terms of a "heightened fiduciary duty."
William S. Monnin-Browder, Are Discounts Appropriate?: Valuing Shares in Close Corporations for the Purpose of Remedying Breach of Fiduciary Duty under Massachusetts Law, in 40 Suffolk Univ. Law Review, Vol. 3 (2007) page 723.
Randy Krbechek posted at 2010-3-20 Category: Corporations, Law Reviews
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