Today, we are delighted to announce the latest release of GeoGraphix® and GVERSE®, including GVERSE Geophysics, GVERSE Geomodeling, GVERSE FieldPlanner, GVERSE Connect and GVERSE Planner.
Houston - LMKR announced the release of GeoGraphix 2017.3, the latest upgrade to the GeoGraphix software that comes with extensive updates focused on increasing productivity. Combined with the most advanced field planning, geomodeling, geophysics, and geology software, the release provides tools to accomplish tasks accurately within an integrated database and interactive 3D environment.
Houston, USA, June 20, 2018: LMKR and DeepData have announced an exclusive partnership that aims to boost well production and reduce costs with a cloud-based solution for engineered completions that leverages rich geologic and petrologic information.
Houston, June 4, 2018: LMKR partners with Red Buffer to provide continuous innovation. With the aim of making advanced geoscience affordable as well as easy to access, the partnership will have LMKR investing in AI and deep learning in hydrocarbon exploration.
LMKR's strong market image and leadership perception was viewed as being the "best value for the money" and easy to use G&G software among the independent E&P operators. The Kimberlite Report also mentions LMKR as a value-based alternative to the higher priced competitors.
Houston, May 7, 2018: Students enrolled in geology and geosciences programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania have the opportunity to use specialized software, made possible by LMKR's University Grants Program.
Houston - LMKR today announced release of a new seismic interpretation system built on top of SeisVision that provides powerful 3D visualization capabilities. GVERSE Geophysics enables geoscientists to execute end-to-end workflows for basic interpretation and more advanced geophysical workflows.
Houston, USA, March 27, 2018: LMKR today announced an agreement with the Division of Oil, Gas, & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), Department of Conservation, State of California to provide its GVERSETM and GeoGraphix® product suite to the division and its employees.
Denver USA, March 5, 2018: LMKR today announced a multi-year agreement with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to provide its GeoGraphix® product suite to the department and its employees.
Houston, USA – January 15th, 2018 – LMKR announced the launch of the GVERSE GO, a pay per use subscription program that allows instant access to LMKR's software while paying only for what you use.
Houston - LMKR today announced release of the newest update to its popular E&P interpretation software; GeoGraphix 2017.1 and GVERSE Geomodeling; a new integrated 3D geomodeling platform.
LMKR is excited to announce its presence on the iEnergy platform, the industry's foremost E&P community. As a trusted partner, LMKR's applications will serve as plug-ins enabling seamless integration and fast deployment.
The latest addition to LMKR GVERSE suite is developed in partnership with FracGeo LLC. GVERSE Inversion is a colored inversion solution that provides a rapid, yet robust way to derive geological details in the form of relative and absolute impedance.
LMKR announced today the acquisition of shares from the minority shareholder Actis. Atif and Shabana Khan, the existing majority shareholders, will now hold 100% of the company's preferred and common stock.
LMKR has signed a long term exclusive agreement with Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton) to continue to among other things, maintain, support, market and sell the GeoGraphix suite of software products globally.
Dubai, UAE, December 13, 2016 – LMKR announced the launch of the company's online store for geoscience applications; the GVERSE E-STORE.
11 November 2016 –LMKR proudly announced the successful completion of a study project titled "Shale Gas, Shale Oil and Tight Gas Study in Kohat Plateau, Pakistan" for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (KPOGCL), Pakistan.
Houston, TX, June 17, 2016 – LMKR, a leading provider of Geological and Geophysical integrated software and solutions, announced today the signing of a global reseller agreement with FracGeo. Through this agreement, LMKR will resell globally current and future software products of FracGeo.
LMKR today announced a long term strategic partnership with FracGeo LLC aimed at integrating FracGeo's software solutions and products with LMKR's GVERSE™ and GeoGraphix® Product suites.
As focus moves from exploration to production optimization, asset teams turn their attention to maximizing recoveries while reducing cycle time and driving down production costs.
LMKR today announced the worldwide release of GVERSE, a revolutionary suite of applications focused on workflow optimization and productivity while minimizing risks.
LMKR today announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Cleantech to supply GeoGraphix and LMKR geoscience solutions to oil and gas companies in Europe.
Calgary, Canada, June 15 2015: LMKR and CWD Inc. today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, LMKR and CWD will establish the framework to develop a strategic partnership with the intent to finalize a Data Distribution Agreement. Through the Data Distribution Agreement, LMKR will include CWD's oil and gas data within its GeoGraphix® software.
Denver USA, June 1, 2015: LMKR today announced its strategic investment in USLandGrid to provide direct access from its GeoGraphix® product suite to the oil and gas data which USLandGrid provides. Typically, accessing and loading oil and gas data is a time consuming, multi-step process. Offering a direct connection from GeoGraphix will speed up data loading and enable the user to be productive in a much shorter time, as compared to traditional methods.
The challenges for today's G&G professional remain: Looking for new and faster methods of finding and exploiting hydrocarbons, while reducing cycle time and driving down production costs. Getting the most out of data across multiple domains; improved methods to interpret and integrate geological and seismic data critical to maximizing reservoir understanding; and, finding new, innovative ways of mapping and visualizing assets is critical to efficient hydrocarbon exploration and production. What was once considered high science technology for the "specialist" is now a daily requirement for use by all members of the asset team.
LMKR today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with petroWEB to provide seamless connection between GeoGraphix products and petroWEB's ENTERPRISE DB, a powerful E&P data management system built on the industry standard PPDM data model. It serves as a corporate well master, well log repository and well file management system and provides a single authoritative solution required for effective management of large volumes of subsurface data. The partnership will deliver a seamless connection between GeoGraphix, the industry-leading G&G interpretation system, and ENTERPRISE DB to boost geoscientist daily productivity.
LMKR today announced that it has entered into a strategic technology partnership with LUMINA aimed at improving the methods to interpret and integrate geological and seismic data critical to maximizing reservoir understanding. LUMINA offers unique methodologies and tools for quantitative interpretation based on spectral decomposition and state-of-the-art optimization techniques allowing for more geological information to be extracted from geophysical data. LMKR has harnessed these unique methodologies into a new solution: Predict3D™, which LMKR will commercialize early 2015.
Dubai—May 27, 2014 - LMKR today announced the newest update to its popular E&P Interpretation software GeoGraphix® 2014 and new complimentary LMKR product, LMKR Well Planner. This latest release provides a host of new features and enhancements to GeoGraphix 2014 and fixes some known issues. LMKR Well Planner has been updated with exciting new features to make the well planning experience even easier.
Recently, it has come to LMKR's knowledge that an inadvertent press release erroneously confirming the acquisition of the software application, named Velocity Manager, by LMKR is circulating on a number of digital publications. Although LMKR had made all reasonable efforts at that time to ensure the retraction of the press release regarding the transaction, but having no control over the cascade effect of electronic media remnants of the same remain present.
December 5th, over 100 Denver-based clients representing 38 companies joined LMKR for a GeoGraphix Holiday Cocktail Reception at Fogo De Chao in Denver.
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists' hosted the 31st Annual International Conference and Expo in Lagos, Nigeria. This year's theme focused on stimulating exploration and reserves growth in a maturing basin. The event attracted more than 2500 visitors and provided exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their latest technology.
LMKR is pleased to announce the promotion of Vince Molliconi to Executive Vice President, Global Product Sales.
Working closely with the Regional General Managers, Vince is responsible for developing strategies and plans to achieve LMKR's global sales goals. He will also work closely with the global R&D team on product enhancements and will lead the GeoGraphix® product marketing team.
LMKR participated in an open house event organized in collaboration with local business partner Dantoine at the Hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 16.
The Kansas Geological Society and Energy Minerals Division of AAPG hosted the 2013 AAPG Mid Continent Section Meeting, in Wichita, Kansas. This year's theme New Technologies in the Mid-Continent was evident in the technical program which had a focus on enhanced oil and gas recovery, new technologies and techniques in petroleum exploration energy and the environment.
The SEG International Exposition and 83rd Annual Meeting was the world's largest oil, energy and mineral exposition showcasing cutting-edge technology for use in exploration and associated industries.
LMKR's presence at the AAPG-ICE 2013 proved to be a valued attraction and a highly lucrative corporate opportunity for both potential and existing GeoGraphix clients interested in the industry's most advanced and integrated geological and geophysical interpretation system, GeoGraphix!
LMKR and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge announced signing of a 3 year software grant agreement for the LMKR GeoGraphix® product line. This agreement will enable the Department of Geology & Geophysics at the LSU College of Science to continue using the GeoGraphix® software for research projects being conducted by students in the university's Undergraduate and Masters Degree programs.
The LMKR GeoGraphix team exhibited at URTeC, an inaugural event held at Denver's Colorado Convention Center. We proudly showcased GeoGraphix 2013 at our booth, where the GeoGraphix Denver team comprised of Product Managers, Support analysts and Account Managers focused on how GeoGraphix supports the entire unconventional resource workflow.
LMKR attended the PAPG International Conference from 24th – 27th May 2013. The conference was held at Bara Gali, a beautiful mountain resort, a short distance from the capital Islamabad, Pakistan.
LMKR exhibited at the AAPG ACE, the annual conference sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, in Pittsburgh, in an effort to increase its global presence. This year's theme Go Deep: Making the Play with Geotechnology attracted over 6,900 global attendees.
LMKR exhibited at the GeoConvention, the annual conference sponsored by CSEG, CSPG and CWLS, in Calgary, in an effort to increase its global presence. This year's theme Integration paved the way for economic, environmental and energy recovery in Western Canada. Over 100 exhibiting companies and 4,000 conference attendees convened at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre May 6 – 10, 2013 to view new technologies, explore new business opportunities and learn from industry experts.
We were in California! AAPG hosted the Pacific Section meeting in beautiful Monterey, California with a great turnout of over 770 attendees. Julie Daugherty, Western Territory Manager, met with existing and potential GeoGraphix clients, alongside Fred Poland who presented the powerful and integrated capabilities of GeoGraphix through live demos.
Dubai UAE, February 11 2013: LMKR today announced the release of LMKR GeoGraphix 2013. This release is in direct response to customer requests received over the last year for improved scalability and reliability. LMKR GeoGraphix 2013 addresses the critical need to manage exponential increases in data size, evolving geologic workflows and data mining requirements.
SEG is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the science of geophysics and the education of geophysicists having over 32,000 members in 138 countries.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 6th 2012: LMKR announces its partnership with MapMart to allow GeoGraphix® users' access to MapMart Core Bundle for WMS streaming. The new feature will grant access to terabytes of high-resolution full world imagery, topographic maps and elevation data via web services stream.
LMKR exhibited at SIDE 2012 in Marrakech, Morocco. The event was hosted by IEC, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment and ONHYM - Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines and was held at Marrakech convention center.
We were in Cleveland! AAPG hosted the Eastern Section meeting in Cleveland, Ohio with a great turnout of over 650 attendees. Rod Fries, Eastern Territory Manager, met with existing GeoGraphix clients as well as many new prospective customers.
LMKR was front and center at the Rocky Mountain Section AAPG meeting in Grand Junction, CO. Julie Daugherty, Western Territory Manager, greeted guests from the LMKR GeoGraphix booth as they bustled through the convention center doors.
LMKR exhibited at the SPE ATCE 2012 in San Antonio for the first time to debut the new GeoGraphix Engineers Dashboard. Nikita Kazakov, Engineering Workflow Coordinator, was there demoing the new software which is an Excel add-in to the GeoGraphix Discovery Basemap package.
LMKR exhibited at the 74th EAGE Conference & Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark from 4th - 7th June 2012. Founded in 1951, EAGE is a professional association for geoscientists and engineers. The 74th EAGE Conference & Exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive geoscience event in the world.
LMKR participated at the GeoConvention 2012: Vision exhibition in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the TELUS Convention Centre from the 14th – 18th of May 2012. Here, LMKR took the opportunity to showcase 'What's New in GeoGraphix 2012,' 'GeoModeling while Drilling' and 'Engineering Dashboard'.
LMKR attended the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition 2012 in Long Beach, California from 23rd – 25th April under the theme Directing the Future of E&P: Starring Creative Ideas and New Technology.
Gardiner, Maine – Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) and LMKR (www.lmkr.com) are excited to announce that the latest version of Blue Marble's GeoCalc SDK has been embedded into GeoGraphix 2012 Release. The GeoCalc developer toolkit is an industry leading coordinate transformation engine that allows software developers to easily include accurate coordinate transformation routines in a geospatial software application. Trusted for nearly twenty years as the industry standard, GeoCalc performs complex 2D and 3D transformations and can be found under the hood of many of today's most popular geospatial software applications used by the oil and gas industry.
LMKR attended the 10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO 2012) on the 4th - 7th of March 2012. Here LMKR captured the attention of the visitors through interactive on booth presentations and demos highlighting the GeoGraphix 2012 release and the upcoming technology roadmap which outlined the future direction of GeoGraphix.
LMKR, for the first time in Pakistan, held a user group meeting for GeoGraphix in Karachi on Tuesday, 28th February, 2012.
LMKR captured the attention of many at the inaugural GeoGraphix user group meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Monday, Feb. 13th 2012.
In December 2011, LMKR went on a 3 city tour travelling to Houston, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Denver, Colorado to announce the new release of GeoGraphix®2012.0 as well as to present the technology roadmap which outlined the future direction of LMKR and GeoGraphix.
LMKR attended the 7th international- Pakistan Oil and Gas Energy Exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan at the Expo Centre from the 17th – 19th of May 2011.


You are already a virtual financial advisor if your best client moves 1,000 miles away and retains you as his or her advisor. But this is a virtual "servicing" relationship. You had a brick and mortar (face-to-face) relationship before your client relocated to another state.
Virtual "marketing" is more complicated, in particular when you have to compete against brick and mortar advisors and investors' predisposition for face-to-face contact. It takes some sophisticated marketing tactics to win in the virtual world of financial advice and services.
This article is about building financial advisory businesses that rely on virtual marketing tactics.
There is no question, investors are used to the brick and mortar, face-to-face advisor model. It has been that way since Wall Street started marketing financial products to the public. But people also used horse-drawn buggies back then before they converted to a newer method of transportation – the automobile.
A big part of Wall Street's foundation is a sales culture that is based on employing or licensing hundreds of thousands of advisors and sales representatives in every American city with more than a few thousand residents.
This culture is based on the belief that financial products are sold not bought; therefore, financial service companies need large, decentralized sales forces to sell their products.
It should not be a big surprise that the mega-firms have the best marketing.
You cannot change the industry culture, but you can develop an effective virtual marketing strategy that is competitive with the results that are produced by brick and mortar advisors.
How often do you meet with your clients? Once a year, twice a year, four times a year? It is probably infrequent at best, and when clients have an urgent need to communicate, they pick up the telephone or send you an email. They do not jump in their cars and drive to your office.
Face-to-face is the norm for investors who are used to meeting with advisors for in-depth interviews. You need a marketing strategy that overcomes this investor bias.
Are you seeking the best financial advisor or the closest financial advisor?
Are you limiting your choice to advisors who are reachable by car?
Are you willing to consider a virtual advisor?
Why limit your selection to advisors who communicate face-to-face? In modern times, there are better ways to communicate.
Investors should look at all of their choices, brick and mortar and virtual, and select the advisors with the best qualifications, business practices and services.
The more choices they have, the higher the probability they will select the best advisors for the right reasons.
Virtual marketing opens the door to statewide, regional or nationwide reach. You are no longer limited to prospects you can reach by car or prospects who are willing to travel by car to meet you for the first time.
As a virtual advisor, you are not changing the advice and services you provide to investors. You are changing the way you communicate with prospects and clients, in particular when you are in marketing mode.
To be successful, you have to convert the old way of communicating (brick and mortar, face-to-face) to a new way of communicating that is not really that new: Telephone, email, Skype.
Many investors are conditioned not to buy anything over the telephone. You have to overcome this conditioning by proving they are safer when they select you.
You do this by providing a lot of visual information that is accessible using the Internet.
Online proof from third parties that describes your expertise and trustworthiness is particularly effective.
So, here's the question to ask: If I can prove to you that I am your best choice for a financial advisor, would you be willing to select me as your virtual advisor?
You need some relevant credentials to make virtual marketing work for you: Experience, education, certifications, etc.
Marketing is also facilitated by a clean compliance record and business practices that benefit investors: Fiduciary, fee-for-service, brand-name custodian, etc.
Independence can also be a factor. It is an important characteristic for financial advisors who do not work for brand-name firms.
You should assume more astute investors are going to confirm what you say. This is equally applicable whether you are a brick and mortar or virtual advisor.
In modern times, you should assume investors will use the Internet to check you out. At a minimum, they are going to visit your website and Google search your name and perhaps your firm's name. They are looking for any information that would cause them to exclude you from their searches.
In an ideal world, they only find information that reinforces your sales claims for credibility and trust.
You should be prepared to participate in a three-step selection process. In fact, you may want to recommend the process to your prospects.
Step One: The initial call to establish mutual interest. You meet the investors' requirements and they meet your requirements. You have a level playing field with this step because it is conducted over the telephone.
Tip: This is your opportunity to convince investors to conduct the remaining interviews over the telephone or Skype – another way to level the playing field.
Step Two: The in-depth interview is your opportunity to use the Internet to level the playing field again. Take your prospects on a "grand tour" that reinforces your sales claims. Don't expect them to find the information. You have to show it to them.
Step Three: The final interview means you made the cut. Take advantage of this opportunity to differentiate your services from the prospects' brick and mortar alternatives. Confront the face-to-face alternative head-on.
The Internet is an investor's best friend when they select a financial advisor. It gives them access to substantial amounts of public data that they can use to verify the information that is provided to them by both types of advisors.
Tip: They usually need to be told where to go on the Internet to find the information.
Anything you say on the telephone will come across as a sales pitch – you are convincing the investor to buy what you are selling. For example, you are going to claim you are a credible, trustworthy expert who can help investors achieve their financial goals.
It is much more convincing if you can prove it. This is where the Internet comes into play. You can use Zoom or another service to take the investor on a grand tour that backs-up your sales claims.
If you play your cards right, the Internet will be a powerful part of your virtual marketing strategy. It gives investors access to the public data they need to make their selection decisions.
Your tour starts with your website. This is the big picture when you market your firm and personal credentials, business practices and services.
Most of the information may be about the firm, but that is OK. You may be marketing a team of professionals. It is important that your biography reside on the firm's website under Our Team.
Tip: This is an opportunity to market the team versus an individual.
Your website should be designed to deliver the information investors say they want when they select financial advisors.
You should be able to show investors how you practice full transparency, which is a great way to build trust.
What do investors see when they Google search your name or your firm's name?
Are they limited to viewing your social connections or do they see articles you have authored that help establish you as an expert in your field? The more articles you have written and published, the more credible you are in the eyes of the investors.
Third-party content that references you or your firm is also a valuable addition, in particular, if the information is back-linked to your firm's website.
Very few investors are going to go to FINRA, the SEC or state commissioner websites to check your claims that you are an ethical, trustworthy financial advisor.
You should visit one of these agencies on your tour. It proves you are practicing full transparency and you have nothing to hide. It is safe to assume your competitors do not do this.
If you have high-quality credentials, you should use the Check a Credential service on the Paladin Registry website to validate quality. Make this a stop on your tour.
This free service provides background information on more than 250 credentials, and there are no registration requirements to view online reports that include quality ratings. This is the most comprehensive database of credentials on the Internet.
If you are a member of the Paladin Registry, you should send prospects a link to your online profile, or better yet, visit the Registry as part of your grand tour and show them your profile.
Include a link to your profile in your "thank you" email. This is one more way you can differentiate yourself from your brick and mortar competitors.
You must neutralize the impact of face-to-face "sales" tactics.
The Internet is a powerful sales tool – provide a grand tour.
Investors retain more of what they see when they select financial advisors.
The only difference in the long-term relationship is no face-to-face service meetings.
No more travel by car to attend marketing or service meetings.
You win when the investor wins.


HELLO I'm JOANNA AND welcome to my blog!
This was the first ever wedding at Gala Events, a wonderful new wedding venue in Monroe, WA. I was so thankful for the indoor greenhouse space that completely saved us on this very rainy gray April day. I can't wait to photography lots of lovely weddings in this wonderful new wedding venue.
The cultural elements infused into their ceremony. In keeping with Filipino tradition, the couple observed the coins ritual, symbolizing prosperity and commitment, the veil ritual, symbolizing unity, and the cord ritual, symbolizing the bond between husband and wife. It was deeply moving to witness traditions that were so meaningful to them and their family.
Later in the ceremony, the couple added a modern twist with a unity sandwich. When I saw this on the pre wedding forms they filled in, I wasn't quite sure what it was, and for good reason—the unity sandwich was something they created! Essentially, Christina and Ernest made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich together, with the harmony of the combined ingredients being symbolic of their relationship. So very sweet!
The bride's dress. Christina chose such a beautiful dress, with a form-fitting bodice that softly cascaded at the waist. Delicate buttons enclosed the back of her dress, while a crystal-studded sash offered the perfect amount of sparkle. Christina looked stunning, and I'm positive Ernest and everyone in attendance would agree.
The botanical greenhouse. I'm not sure words can do this greenhouse justice so instead, you'll just have to scroll down to see its magic for yourself. It's beautiful and the light inside on a gray day is just delightful!
In closing, please enjoy some of the photos from Christina and Ernest's ceremony at Gala Events and Venue at Sky Valley Gardens, and feel free to leave them your well-wishes!
Christina and Ernest, a sincere thank you for choosing me as your photographer. It was such an honor to be a part of your special day! Heartfelt congratulations to you both!
Joanna Monger is a wedding and boudoir photographer located in Snohomish, WA serving the Greater Seattle area. Photography coverage including but not limited to Seattle, Snohomish, Bellevue, Everett, Woodinville, Monroe and surrounding areas.
Chelsea & Hunter's engagement shoot at Discovery Park was a fun one with lots of laughter and exploring.


No, I didn't make a mistake and get Advent and Lent confused. As many of us who went to Catholic schools and catechism classes can remember, despite the similarities and the purple vestments, Advent is meant to be a period of "devout and expectant delight,"1 by comparison to Lent's explicitly penitential character. And despite the pleas you may hear in many homilies today to give Advent its due — to resist the "Assault on Advent" rather than a supposed "War on Christmas" — Advent fits rather easily with the extraecclesial celebration of Christmas that began in my local CVS just after Halloween and will end precisely at sundown on December 25th. Christians have two possible responses, it seems, if not to forget about Advent altogether and think of it only briefly during Mass on Sunday. First, you can obstinately and aggressively confront the secular Christmas season head on, refusing to attend Christmas parties without comment and snootily correcting those who mistakenly wish you a merry Christmas before December 24th. This can, in my experience, be briefly exciting, but in the long run exhausting to you and to your friends; it also tends to cut down on your party invitations. Second, you can do what most of us do — muddle on through. You'll put your Advent wreath up next to the stockings, maybe try to pray a bit more, be joyful-but-not-too-joyful, and merry-but-not-too-merry, knowing that Advent is supposed to be something more than a glow of purple around the edges of the red and green, but never knowing quite what to do with it, or how to pray through it. So bow do we Make Advent Great Again?
Jesus tells us in today's Gospel to "Be watchful! Be alert!" My suggestion for today is that one way to quietly and prayerfully reclaim our time this Advent is to reclaim the heritage of Advent as a period not only of purple candles, but of prayerful self-denial, as a period of fasting before the feast of Christmas. While the historical origins of the Advent season are diverse and complicated, the overall impulse of the forty days or four weeks of preparation for Christmas were remarkably similar in intention to the well-established preparatory period of Lent before Easter. Christians, especially monastics, increased their fasting or abstinence from meat and other rich foods beginning around the feast of St. Martin in the West (November 11) or the feast of St. Philip in the East (November 14). Our Eastern Christian sisters and brothers, at least officially, have never lost the habit — they continue a Nativity Fast, with days of fasting and abstinence that, while less severe than the fast before Pascha, have a real kick to them if not just meat, but dairy products and eggs are off the table in the days leading up to Christmas. No cookies for you! But even in the West, we see vestiges of such fasting — the popular Italian-American tradition of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve derives from the time when Latin Catholics still were expected to abstain from meat on that day.
So, drawing on this heritage and upon today's traditions of Lent, why not give something up this Advent? At a very practical level, abstaining from some pleasures and using the money or time you would have used for it to contribute to one of the many charitable opportunities that arise this month might help you get into the "spirit of the season." But there's a deeper theological rationale for fasting, at least a bit, this Advent. Fasting and abstinence are about hunger, about desire, about need, and Advent is above all the liturgical season that celebrates our need for God, our (sometimes) patient waiting for God in the dark seasons of our lives. Whether directed at the fulfillment of God's plan in the final coming of Christ or at the beginnings of that plan in the Incarnation, Advent points us to where God is absent. Absent in our dangerous world, absent in our unjust societies, absent in our despairing cities, absent in some of our distressed families, absent in our sometimes hopeless hearts. Particularly for those of us with the means to fill those absences, our own and others', with the distractions of life in general and the particular shiny objects of the holiday season, I at least need some way of staying awake in the face of darkness and injustice, staying watchful for God-with-us who we need to heal and strengthen us.
Don't be like this cute puppy. Be watchful! Be alert!
A small practice of self-denial, then, might help us get in touch with Advent watchfulness. After all, who is more watchful than the homeless woman, alert to see if you will make eye contact with her or share some of your money? Who is more watchful than a hungry child to see if somehow there will be food that meal, or that day? Who is more watchful than a pregnant mother, perhaps with her boyfriend in the back alley of a strange city, wondering if this new life in her will come to be? Rather than thinking big thoughts about Advent or occasionally referring to Advent, I'm hoping this season to get in touch with our need for God through attention to my own unsatisfied wants and needs — quietly and gently, fitting the "expectant delight" of the season. And, of course, with Sundays off. As Martin Connell says in an essay on the Advent season, "what you wait for determines the way you wait."2 If what we are waiting for is the fullness of the reign of God, we need some time and space to make room for that fullness.
One final point might recommend some form of self-denial this Advent: it is far too easy for many of our practices to become public displays of piety. We are told to wash our faces when we fast, and not let our right hand know what our left hand is doing, and in Lent we then put ashes on our face and tell our friends what we're going to give up. In Advent, no one is going to ask you that Lenten question, and, unless you go blabbing about it, no one needs to know how you are making space for Christ in your life. You have the chance to let your desire, and its fulfillment in Christ, grow in you as silently as a baby in its mother's womb. What are you giving up for Advent?
1 Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the General Roman Calendar, 39.
2 Martin Connell, "The Origins and Evolution of Advent in the West," in Between Memory and Hope: Readings on the Liturgical Year, ed. John Baldovin (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000), 349.
For myself, this Advent will not be so much a period of self-denial, but a re-pentance that will transform me to a clear prism through which the light of Christ can shine brightly. In this way, we ourselves bring Christ into the world again in a sincere celebration of His birthday.
The Advent season isn't all that complicated if one remembers that it the time to make the cookies, but not yet the time to eat them. Joyful anticipation. It's baffling how the modern Christmas season ends on Christmas Day. Some of this has to do with dollars. Also many celebrations are by those who really don't like Christianity.
This advent, think i'll refrain from social media usage.


A good deal? Who knows?
Added by Editor on March 6, 2018.
Watching the Town Hall last evening on the proposed $1 billion sale of Anchorage's Municipal Light & Power utility to the Chugach Electric Association, it seemed we had heard most of the information previously.
While it largely was redundant, calling the meeting a dog-and-pony show would be unfair. There was a good amount of much-needed information given out.
What was missing: Will the deal reduce taxes? How? By how much? Why did the city abandon a bid process to settle on Chugach? Why were there no Requests for Proposals sent out? After all, at least five other entities sent letters of interest. And why end-run the city charter to reduce the vote percentage needed to approve the sale – from 60 percent to 50 percent? The city's telephone utility sale, after all, was held to the higher standard.
Yes, yes, we get the idea of local control. And we get that a sale is being rushed because of rising interest rates. We get the idea of keeping local money local. The rest of it? Not so much. The sale, perhaps the largest single sale in state history, was negotiated, so far, largely in secret. The few details available were pried loose by the Anchorage Daily News.
There are other questions, too. While the city and Chugach vow increased efficiency, Chugach promises not to lay off any of either utility's union workers, depending, instead, on attrition to reduce the labor force. The union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, has been remarkable silent during this process.
If a simple majority votes "yes," in next month's election, the sale will be approved, with more negotiations after the election, along with due diligence and another trip to the Assembly for final approval before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska can wade in. We suspect those negotiations also will be carried out in secret. A majority "yes" vote also – and at the same time – would amend the charter to allow that to happen.
Ten years ago, Navigant Consulting, at the behest of ML&P and Chugach performed an evaluation of "alternative approaches to the combination of their respective utilities…." Using several approaches, it considered seven possible combinations, from ML&P buying Chugach to a governmental entity buying both to joint contracted operations. It carried its evaluation out to 2020.
Would Navigant's conclusions be the same today? You can read them here.
No matter how you couch it, the lack of a procurement process, the lack of a detailed answer on property taxes and the skirting of the city charter all are bothersome.
Is the sale a good deal? We wish we knew.
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So, tell me how much sense does it make for Chugach to pay $712M up front, financed by bond sales, plus agree to make two additional streams of payments, one for acquisition (the net present value (npv) of which is represented as of $170M and another for Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), npv $142M for ML&P?
That's a total cost to Chugach of $1,024M for ML&P whose book value is $254M and which generated income before transfers of $11.7M. ("Income before transfers" is the non profit accounting buzzword for profit before cash is shifted from ML&P to the Muni).
Valuation is a bit out of my area of expertise but here is a back of the envelope estimate.
Assuming a rough current market multiple of 25x earnings (a stretch) MLP is worth about $277M based on its earning yet Chugach is paying about 3 to 4 times that and I guarantee there are no gems of hidden assets in its portfolio or achievable economies large enough to justify that premium.
Also, as an added bonus, Chugach gets to increase its its long term debt by only 160% (provided you only look at its long term bonded indebtedness increase and ignore the obligations for future payments required for the acquisition and PILT. Its real financial leverage is increasing even more.
How can this possibly make sense?
I have made an error in my representation above that requires correction. My analysis of the mkt of value $277M is a value based on ML&P's existing debt structure. There probably is some room for a new buyer to realize some modest interest expense savings. That $277M figure falls right within the range of the other deals which the Muni has just disclosed.
Nonetheless, it appears that CEA is still paying a big premium ($340M) comparing it to the other deals disclosed by the Muni. Some of that premium goes to the Muni but a big chunk goes to ML&P employees. Compare the employee retention terms to get an idea. As proposed by the Mayor and CEA, departments will be merged and there will only be personnel reductions through attrition and normal employee turnover and retirements.
That's precisely the problem. The redundant employees, be they at CEA or ML&P, will be sleeping at their desks collecting paychecks for years until they collect their generous retirement.
During normal corporate mergers, layoffs usually occur relatively quickly and economies of scale are achieved in part because the new single entity no longer needs two accounting depts, two billing depts, two purchasing depts, two HR depts, two data processing depts, etc, etc, etc. Redundant employees are usually terminated quickly and given some modest termination package.
But not here. The Mayor has guaranteed his labor supporters that these efficiencies can not be achieved in any reasonable period of time.
So, what we have here is a deal that is favorable to the Muni. But the problem is that cost of the purchase, regardless of the buyer, is going to end up being paid by local electric consumers. It can't be any other way. CEA is overpaying and the entire CEA service area will be burdened by cost of this deal. CEA directors are bailing out the Muni at the expense of the ratepayers and are again breaching their fiduciary obligation to their members.
Its financial sleight of hand by the Mayor to give the Muni a temporary cash injection to defer the day of reckoning for our expensive municipal government.


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Sean's lemonade stand
Sean decided to set up a lemonade stand to benefit "Drop In The Bucket" over the summer. His little sister, Isabella, helped too.
He even had a mascot!
On separate weekends, Sean set up stands at:
City Hall Park:
At his old public school:
At Rockaway Beach
And he even educated tourists about "Drop In The Bucket" at the Brooklyn Bridge:
Thank you Sean and Isabella, you two are amazing!
Soap For South Sudan
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Recent violence in South Sudan has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths and over 950,000 people being forced to flee their homes. Right now these people are now living in temporary shelters called internally displaced persons (IDP) camps which have been set up in or around South Sudan. The IDPs often contain over 50,000 people per camp and some of the larger ones have over 110,000.
While aid groups like UNICEF and the World Food Program are working to provide food, water and plastic sheets for basic shelter, the threat of disease is always looming. An outbreak of typhoid, cholera or dysentery would be catastrophic for the people in the camps, particularly for the elderly, children and to people with already compromised immune systems.
The solution is simple: SOAP! Something we take for granted in our everyday life, can literally keep people healthy and alive in South Sudan right now. A recent assessment by the UN stated that in many of the camps no soap was available at all. The report also stated that with so many people living in such close proximity, access to soap is often more effective in saving lives that any medicine or vaccine.
Our goal is to provide 1,000 cases of soap to the IDPs in Eastern Equatoria and across the border in Uganda. With your help, our experienced field teams and the fact that we have the transportation already in place can provide the people in the camps with locally made soap right now. There are 110,000 refugees who may not survive without you.
Please check out SOAP FOR SUDAN www.soapforsouthsudan.com and see how you can help. Soap saves lives!
Holiday cards now in stock
It's that most wonderful time of the year, and the stores are all about to be filled with people frantically shopping for that perfect gift for that special someone. This year you can avoid the crowded stores and pick up the perfect gift without having to brave the traffic or the cold weather. We are happy to bring you the new Drop in the Bucket Holiday card!
The cards are printed with a photo from a well we built this year in Uganda and this particular photo really does a great job of showing the life changing effect of clean water. The cards come in packs of 10 and 20, are printed on high quality glossy paper and come with their own envelopes.
Inside the cards have the words "Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year" in large letters, and below that "A donation has been made in your name to help build wells and sanitation systems at schools in Africa."
This year give the gift that keeps giving. The gift of water is the gift of life!
To pick up your cards please click this link.
Laughter is the Best Medicine Benefit Show
Having been a huge Mighty Boosh fan for over a decade, I was beyond excited when Noel Fielding agreed to perform for our charity Drop in the Bucket. Then when I was told that all of The Mighty Boosh would be performing, I almost dropped the phone in shock.
Bobcat Goldthwait was hilarious and after his performance adlibbed what may be the funniest and most politically incorrect PSA ever made by a water charity.
Ian Edwards and Nick Youssef both delivered great sets that had the sold out Comedy Store crowd in hysterics. Justin Martindale did an amazing job as the evening's host. He managed to keep everyone laughing while still making sure the audience knew exactly why they were there.
The Mighty Boosh opened with the group coming onstage dressed as monks for the first song. Their performance proceeded to show everyone why they are one of the most beloved and creative comedy groups ever to come out of England. The laughs were non-stop and everybody in the room knew they were witnessing a night they would remember for years. We were so honored to have it be on behalf of Drop in the Bucket.
The night exceeded all expectations and all of the performers really got into the spirit of the evening. The event raised over $12,000, enough to pay for Drop in the Bucket to drill two more wells for schools in Uganda.
Water wells at schools make it possible for children to go to school and when properly maintained, wells can last for decades. To keep up on the progress of the wells that this show made possible, please check out Drop in the Bucket's Facebook page . We will also be posting videos from some the performers that were shot backstage during the event.
We cannot thank everyone enough at High Voltage, the Comedy Store, all of the artists and everyone who came and showed their support. One night of fun will continue to change thousands of lives in Africa for years to come.
-John Travis
International Day of the Girl 2013
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Gulu High School is a mixed boarding school in northern Uganda, with a population of 1065 students: 464 girls and 601 boys.
In 2007 Drop in the Bucket first visited this school and found that near the main part of the school there were only toilets for the boys. The girls had to either walk to the dorms or wait until after class was done for the day.
Studies have shown overwhelmingly, that a lack of decent toilets is a major contributing factor in girls dropping out of school. After puberty, the female dropout rate increases dramatically, mainly because many girls do not have an effective way to manage menstruation. Missing up to one week of school every month, causing them to fall behind with their studies and ultimately leading them to drop out.
Earlier this week we visited the school and sat down with the school's Deputy Head Teacher, Sarah Jokit Odong (pictured above). She told us that the toilets have contributed to the school's 70% girl retention rate. "The girls are happy and feel like they are being listened to and taken care of."After seeing the problem, Drop In The Bucket decided the girls needed their own set of toilets. The system we constructed at Gulu High School consists of a hand-washing station, ten pour-flush toilets, and our unique septic system, that actually treats sewage rather than just storing it.
Today is International Day of the Girl and hearing this news from one of our schools was a great way to commemorate the day. There is a sign you often see at schools in Uganda that states: "If you educate a girl, you educate a nation". Installing toilets at Gulu High was just the first step of many as we continue to build wells and sanitation systems throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Let's take today to be grateful for the girls that can now harness the life-changing power of education, and let's also use today as inspiration to join together to fight for the rights of the many girls still out there whose voices are still not heard.
Sanitation and menstrual hygiene management keep girls in school. It's time to break the silence.
Abdallah Linos' story
Abdallah Linos is 31 years old and works as a teacher at the Oguruny Primary School in the village of Oguruny in South Sudan. He has been teaching at the school since 2010. The school has only six classes, P1-P6, with 408 pupils.
When the civil war broke out, Abdallah left the village to live in the Kahuma Refugees Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2009 he came back to his village with his wife and family and started teaching.
Since the well was completed in May everything has changed for the school. For a large part of the year the students would get their water from the nearby hills, but during the dry season this water source from would dry up. He explained to us that once the waterholes dried up and there was no water for drinking, there was also no water to use in food preparation, so the children would be forced to be at school all day hungry. This made things very difficult and affected the children's ability to learn.
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In Honor of Mother's Day
I recently watched a segment of the HBO show Vice about the Fat Farms of Mauritania. In it, a reporter traveled to the West African country to profile the ancient practice of brutally force-feeding young girls to fatten them up to make them more attractive for marriage.
In their culture, a fat woman is seen as a symbol of a man's wealth. So the fatter the girl, the higher her perceived value. Girls are used to elevate the social status of fathers and husbands, to forge alliances between families. It's about buying into the girl's family. The girl herself is just bait.
I spend half the year in East Africa with Drop, constructing water wells at schools to help girls get an education. Without those wells, education is not even an option for many girls in this region. Instead, they are forced to serve the family by spending a major part of every day fetching water. Another way they are meant to serve the family is through their bride prices or dowries.
A dowry is when the groom's family makes a payment to the bride's family, usually in the form of cows or money. Protecting this exchange is of great importance to a girl's family, so her childhood is very often cut short by an arranged child marriage. Many girls are married off as soon as they reach puberty. This avoids the risk that she could lose her virginity before marriage, or worse, that she might get pregnant. These families have been counting on these dowries since the girls were babies. They often need it to feed the family and provide for the brother's dowries.
In Mauritania, the girls don't want to eat all of that food. If a girl refuses to eat because her stomach hurts, the family beats her or cracks her feet with a stick, sometimes breaking her toes. If she can not hold down the food and vomits, she is often made to eat the vomit.
These girls are being dragged into a pattern of bad health that they will carry for the rest of their lives. In other parts of Africa, a girl is fed less than her brothers. It's the same oppression, just opposite extremes.
Whether it is fattening a girl to marry her off or marrying a 13-year-old who then dies trying to deliver a baby that is too big for her small frame, the girl's health is of little concern. Imagine being a young scared teen delivering a baby in the deep village with no medical assistance. According to the UN, in South Sudan, a 15-year-old girl has a higher risk of dying in childbirth than of finishing secondary school.
Regardless of how it's packaged, it's a systematic, long-standing acceptance of objectifying, oppressing and abusing young girls.
From birth, a girl is viewed as a product to be owned by men. Since she will eventually be married into another family, there is generally little concern for educating a girl. It is expensive, and everybody knows she will be traded off at 15 years old in a family arrangement, in which she has no say. And her husband can do with her as he pleases, since he paid for her. Until that time, she is merely a female form to be manipulated and molded in order to meet a standard that will hopefully lead to a higher bride price. After that, her primary duties will be bearing as many children as possible and serving her husband.
In a study conducted by Mifumi, a non-government organization in Toroto, Uganda, 60 percent of the women surveyed believed that bride prices contributed to domestic violence. Women are treated as possessions, which leads to inequality. But the system is slowly changing. In many countries, including Uganda and South Sudan, the government has outlawed underage marriage. But long-held traditions are hard to break, and these laws are rarely enforced in the deep villages.
I enjoy watching Vice, and I think it is a brave show. I just wish they had delved a little deeper into this topic. It's not about men preferring heavy women – it's a human rights issue that, fortunately, more and more people are starting to become aware of.
We can't keep looking at situations like Fat Farms and think they are cultural quirks. There is a global humanitarian crisis of oppressing women and girls. Whether it's girls being sold into sex slavery, publically flogged for being raped or fattened up to be traded like cattle, these are our wives, our sisters and our mothers. It's our duty to help them.
It's not our job to change other cultures. That change must come from within. But I meet girls everyday who desperately desire change. They just need their voices to be heard. And the key is education. An educated girl demands more for herself, and an educated mother demands more for her children. The work we are trying to do with Drop in the Bucket is not just about supplying children with clean water, though that is certainly the first very important step. It is about getting children educated so that they can stand up for themselves and end the cycle of this oppression.
Kids helping kids News
Day Middle School Temecula & Skyetime
Students from the Day Middle School in Temecula, CA decided to help children in Africa gain access to clean water after learning about the water crisis from Skye McNeil, founder of the website Skyetime.com. She explained that children in Africa spend hours every day walking 6 to 7 miles to fetch water for their families and in turn, miss school. Skye also told the kids about how Drop in the Bucket builds wells and toilets at schools in Africa and the Day Middle School students jumped at the chance to get involved.
They got together with Skye and designed a silicon bracelet with the words "start a ripple, create a wave" and before long they had raised $250! The kids are so excited about their fundraising success that they want to continue and even possibly start raising money for other charitable causes too. Thank you students of Day Middle School and Skye McNeil!
World Water Day 2013 newsletter
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As you may have heard, today, March 22nd is World Water Day!
When Drop in the Bucket formed back in 2006, 1.1 billion people were without access to clean water. Today, that number has gone down to 783 million. This positive change proves that together we are making amazing progress, but as we all know, we still have a long way to go.
One high school, St. Gabriel, located in Concord Township, Ohio, reached out to us recently after reading about Drop in the Bucket. The students of St.Gabriel's decided to participate in WWD by planning an overnight fasting fundraiser in their gymnasium starting this weekend! The students are choosing to fast because they understand how difficult it is for children in Africa to get fed properly everyday and want to show their dedication and care by going without food themselves. St.Gabriel hopes to earn $6000 to build a well at the Obule Primary School in Uganda through this fundraiser and other initiatives they are planning.
After hearing about this, the students of the Obule Primary School in Soroti, Uganda were completely blown away that high schoolers here would go out of their way in this manner to support them. They asked how they could show their appreciation to the American students so we gave them paper and colored pencils and suggested they draw pictures. They gave us pictures of their lives and families that we will bring back and give the students of St Gabriel's. The Obule pupils told us the idea of students in America going without food for them deeply touched them and they felt extremely honored and grateful.
These students from Ohio chose a great way to remind us that we are all so similar. Each one of us that is alive on this planet today is in this together and everyday is a chance for you to share in this connection. If the task of helping 783 million people get clean water seems daunting, you can simply begin by helping one.
Thank you for your amazing support!
Donate, fundraise, spread the word! Ending the cycle of poverty starts with just one Drop. Are you ready to be part of the solution?
Almost 1 billion people on the planet lack access to safe drinking water.
Dirty water and poor sanitation kill more children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined.
Every 20 seconds a child dies from a lack of clean water or sanitation.
More people have access to a cell phone than a toilet.
Do we just accept this or is it time to do something?
It's 2013 and the human race has reached amazing heights in technology. We can explore another planet's surface and even assess its water conditions! But as advanced as we are, how is it possible that one in every eight people on our own planet lacks this most basic resource?
I used to read facts like these and think 'I wish someone would do something about this,' until I realized that I AM someone and the time to help is now.
March 22nd is World Water Day. It's just one day, but that's a great place to start.
So how can YOU help?
There are plenty of ways to participate in World Water Day. Why not plan a World Water Day party, or just invite some friends over for dinner? Maybe show them this video.
then encourage them to post it to Facebook and other social media sites.
Read them some of these water facts and then make a donation or even start a fundraiser
Let your friends know that you feel strongly about the clean water crisis and that access to clean water is a human right. You can be a voice in your community.
If that's not possible how about sharing this video post it on Facebook or Twitter. Let your friends know that clean water is important to you and that you feel everybody deserves the right to drink clean water.
Drop in the Bucket has a few things coming up and we would love you to join us!
March 15th: President and co-founder of Drop, John Travis, speaks in Fountain Valley at 8:30AM.
This World Water Day event is hosted by Tetra-tech in Fountain Valley, Orange County. The event will include breakfast and a tour of their facilities. There is no cost and you will leave with a better understanding of what our world is currently facing in terms of the world wide water crisis.
March 21st: Cocktails For Causes World Water Day Event. 8:00PM.
Where: Whiskey Blue Bar At W the Hotel Westwood – 930 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, California 90024
Event information: Cocktails For Causes invites you to their Annual World Water Day Event to support Drop In The Bucket, a non profit organization that builds wells and sanitation systems at schools in Africa. Guests will enjoy music by DJ Tiffany and violin virtuoso, DJ Manifesto. John Travis, President and Co-founder of Drop In The Bucket will also be addressing the audience. Admission is free but we encourage everyone to donate what they can to this fine organization (suggested donation $30/person).
Music by: DJ Tiffany and Violinist DJ Manifesto
Guest Speaker: John Travis, President and Co-founder of Drop In The Bucket
Buy your tickets and show your support for clean water for all by clicking this link
March 23rd: Radio Disney hosted Run/Walk in El Segundo.
The day after World Water Day, we're putting on an event with Radio Disney in Los Angeles. It will be a walk/run in El Segundo that we are expecting a large crowd for. There will be a Drop in the Bucket presentation at the event with a speaker and we will have a table set up with merchandise, sign-up sheets, stickers, wristbands, and other goodies. Come by and say hi, we'd love to meet you!
If we can explore another planet, isn't it time we made sure everybody on this planet has access to something as basic as clean water?

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Gerard Way Unveils 'No Shows' Video
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Gerard Way has released his first solo video for his new song 'No Shows.' The clip features the former My Chemical Romance frontman making his "intergalactic television debut" on a fictional show called 'Pink Station Zero.'
The performance-based glam and Britpop influenced video is right in line with his debut solo album, 'Hesitant Alien,' which the singer said was influenced by British artists Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn. Way says his intention behind the effort "was to make 100 percent uncompromised art, using the currently least radio-friendly instrument, the guitar."
'Hesitant Alien' will arrive on Sept. 30 via Warner Bros. Records, and is available for pre-order now on Way's website at this location. Fans that pre-order the disc will receive the tracks 'Action Cat' and 'No Shows' as instant downloads.
My Chemical Romance split back in March 2013, following a 12-year run, four studio albums, six EPs, two live albums and a greatest hits effort.
U.K. fans will get their first listen to Way's debut solo album when he performs at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England on Aug. 22 and 23 respectively.
Gerard Way, 'Hesitant Alien' Track Listing
1. 'Bureau'
2. 'Action Cat'
3. 'No Shows'
4. 'Casting Shadows'
5. 'Millions'
6. 'Zero Zero'
7. 'Juarez'
8. 'Drugstore Perfume'
9. 'Get the Gang Together'
10. 'How's It Going to Be'
11. 'Maya the Psychic'
Gerard Way Revisits My Chemical Romance Split
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And if they wish to deceive you, then indeed Allah is Sufficient for you; it is He Who has given you strength, with His help and with the Muslims.
And if they seek to deceive thee, then verily Allah is sufficient unto thee. He it is who aided thee with His succour and with the believers.
If they intend to deceive you—God is sufficient for you. It is He who supported you with His aid, and with the believers.
Should they seek to deceive you, God is enough for you: it was He who strengthened you with His help, and rallied the faithful around you, and bound their hearts together.
Whose hearts He cemented with love. You could never have united their hearts even if you had spent whatever (wealth) is in the earth; but God united them with love, for He is all-mighty and all-wise.
and united their hearts. Had you spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah united them together. Indeed He is all-mighty, all-wise.
And has created harmony among their hearts; if you had spent all that is in the earth you could not have created harmony among their hearts, but Allah has created harmony among them; indeed He only is Almighty, Wise.
and brought their hearts together. Hadst thou expended all that is in the earth, thou couldst not have brought their hearts together; but God brought their hearts together; surely He is All-mighty, All-wise.
And He (has) put affection between their hearts. If you (had) spent whatever (is) in the earth all not (could) you (have) put affection between their hearts, but Allah (has) put affection between them. Indeed, He (is) All-Mighty, All-Wise.
And He united their hearts. Hadst thou expended all that is on the earth thou couldst not have united their hearts, but Allah united them; verily He is Mighty, Wise.
and joined their hearts. Had you given away all the riches of the earth you could not have joined their hearts, but it is Allah Who joined their hearts. Indeed He is All-Mighty. All-Wise.
among whose hearts He has placed affection and unity. If you were to spend the wealth of the whole earth, you would not have been able to unite their hearts but God has been able to unite them. God is Majestic and All-wise.
And (as for the believers) hath attuned their hearts. If thou hadst spent all that is in the earth thou couldst not have attuned their hearts, but Allah hath attuned them. Lo! He is Mighty, Wise.
and brought their hearts together. If you had given away all the riches of the earth, you could not have so united them, but Allah has united them. He isAlmighty, Wise.
And He united their hearts. Had you spent everything on earth, you would not have united their hearts, but God united them together. He is Mighty and Wise.
Even if you had spent all that is on the earth, you could not have bound their hearts together, but God has bound them together. Surely, He is Mighty and Wise.
God is sufficient for you, O Prophet, and the faithful who follow you.
O Prophet! Sufficient for you is Allah and those of the faithful who follow you.
O Herald of the Hidden! Allah is Sufficient for you and for all these Muslims who follow you.
O Prophet, God suffices thee, and the believers who follow thee.
O Prophet! Sufficient for you (is) Allah and whoever follows you of the believers.
0 Prophet! sufficient unto thou is Allah and those who follow thee of believers.
O Prophet! Allah is sufficient for you and the believers who follow you.
Prophet, God and the believers who follow you are sufficient support for you.
O Prophet! Allah is Sufficient for thee and those who follow thee of the believers.
O Prophet, Allah suffices you and whosoever follows you of the believers.
O prophet! Count on God, and on the believers who have followed you.
O Prophet! God is sufficient for you and the believers who follow you.
O Prophet, urge the faithful to fight. If there are twenty among you with determination they will vanquish two hundred; and if there are a hundred then they will vanquish a thousand unbelievers, for they are people devoid of understanding.
O Prophet! Urge on the faithful to fight: If there be twenty patient men among you, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be a hundred of you, they shall overcome a thousand of the faithless, for they are a lot who do not understand.
O Herald of the Hidden! Urge the believers to fight; if there are twenty persevering men among you, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there are a hundred among you, they shall overcome a thousand disbelievers because the disbelievers are a people who do not have sense.
O Prophet! Urge the believers to [the] fight. If (there) are among you twenty steadfast they will overcome two hundred. And if (there) are among you a hundred, they will overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (are) a people (who do) not understand.
0 Prophet! urge the believers unto fighting. If there be twenty of you persevering, they will overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a hundred, they will overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who understand not.
O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding.
Prophet, mobilize the believers for the battle. It will take only twenty of your men who are steadfast (in prayer) to defeat two hundred unbelieving men. Your two hundred men would defeat their two thousand; the unbelievers have no understanding.
O Prophet, urge the believers to fight. If there are twenty patient men among you, you shall overcome two hundred, and if there are a hundred, they shall overcome a thousand unbelievers, for they are a nation who do not understand.
O prophet! Rouse the believers to battle. If there are twenty steadfast among you, they will defeat two hundred; and if there are a hundred of you, they will defeat a thousand of those who disbelieve; because they are a people who do not understand.
Prophet, urge the believers to fight; if there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred, and if there are a hundred of you, they will overcome a thousand of those who deny the truth, for they are devoid of understanding.
God has lightened your burden as He knows you are weak: So, if there are a hundred men of firm determination among you, they will vanquish two hundred; and if there are a thousand of you they will vanquish two thousand by the will of God, for God is with those who are determined.
Now Allah has lightened your burden, knowing that there is weakness in you. So if there be a hundred patient men among you, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be a thousand, they shall overcome two thousand, by Allah's leave; and Allah is with the patient.
So now Allah has made an ease upon you and He knows that you are weak; so if there are a hundred persevering men among you, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there are a thousand among you, they shall overcome two thousand by the command of Allah; and Allah is with those who patiently endure.
Now has (been) lightened (by) Allah for you, and He knows that in you (there) is weakness. So if (there) are among you a hundred steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if (there) are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand with (the) permission (of) Allah. And Allah (is) with the steadfast.
Now Allah hath lightened your burden, and He knoweth that verily there is in you a weakness. So if there be a hundred of you persevering, they will overcome two hundred, and if there be a thousand of you they will overcome two thousand, by the command of Allah and Allah is with the persevering.
Allah has now lightened your burden for He found weakness in you. So if there be hundred of you who persevere, they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be a thousand of you they shall, by the leave of Allah, vanquish two thousand. Allah is with those who persevere.
Now that God has eased your burden, He has found you to be weak. A hundred of your steadfast men would defeat two hundred of theirs and a thousand of yours would defeat two thousand of the unbelievers, by the will of God. God is with those who have patience.
Allah has now lightened it for you, for He knows that there is weakness amongst you. If there are a hundred patient men among you, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there are a thousand, they shall, by the permission of Allah, defeat two thousand. Allah is with the patient.
Now, Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the steadfast.
God has now lightened your burden, knowing that there is weakness in you. If there are a hundred steadfast among you, they will defeat two hundred; and if there are a thousand of you, they will defeat two thousand by God's leave. God is with the steadfast.
God has now lightened your burden, for He knows that there is weakness in you. If there are a hundred of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred; and if there are a thousand of you, they will overcome two thousand by God's will. God is with the steadfast.
No apostle should take captives until he has battled and subdued the country. You desire the vanities of this world, but God wills (for you the reward) of the world to come; and God is all-mighty and all-wise.
A prophet may not take captives until he has thoroughly decimated [the enemy] in the land. You desire the transitory gains of this world, while Allah desires [for you] [the reward of] the Hereafter, and Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.
It does not befit any Prophet to capture the disbelievers alive until he has profusely shed their blood in the land; you people desire the wealth of this world; and Allah wills the Hereafter, and Allah is Almighty, Wise.
Not is for a Prophet that (there) should be for him prisoners of war until he has battled strenuously in the land. You desire (the) commodities (of) the world, but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah (is) All-Mighty, All-Wise.
It behoveth not a prophet that he should have captives until he hath greatly slaughtered in the land. Ye seek the gear of the world, while Allah seeketh the Hereafter; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
It behoves not a Prophet to take captives until he has sufficiently suppressed the enemies in the land. You merely seek the gains of the world whereas Allah desires (for you the good) of the Hereafter. Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
The Prophet is not supposed to take any captives to strengthen his position on the earth. You want worldly gains but God wants the life hereafter for you. God is Majestic and All-wise.
It is not right for a Prophet to keep captives unless he has battled strenuously in the land. You desire the gain of this world, while God desires for you the Hereafter -- God is mighty and wise.
Had this not been decreed by God in advance, you would have suffered a grievous punishment for what you took (as booty).
Had it not been for a prior decree of Allah, surely there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you took.
Had Allah not pre-destined a matter then, O Muslims, a terrible punishment would have come upon you due to the ransom you took from the disbelievers.
Had not an ordainment from Allah preceded, surely (would) have touched you for what you took - a punishment great.
Had there not been a previous decree from Allah, a stern punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken.
(Had you taken captives) before being allowed by God's revelations, a great torment would have struck you for what you had done.
Had it not been for an ordinance of Allah which had gone before, an awful doom had come upon you on account of what ye took.
Had there not been a previous writing from Allah, you would have been afflicted by a mighty punishment.
Were it not for a predetermined decree from God, an awful punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken.
Had it not been for a writ from God that had already gone forth, you would have been severely punished on account of what you took.


An Irishman extradited to Germany last year will go on trial later this month for alleged involvement in an IRA bomb attack on a British army base 21 years ago.
German prosecutors suspect James Corry, a 47 year-old Belfast native, was part of an IRA unit that fired three mortal shells into the grounds of the Quebec Barracks in Osnabrück on June 28th, 1996.
No one was injured in the attack, although one shell detonated, damaging the British army complex.
In December, the High Court in Dublin extradited Mr Corry to Germany on foot of a European arrest warrant in connection with the case issued in October.
Mr Corry, who was arrested in Frankfurt airport on December 13th, has denied any involvement in the attack and says he was never involved with the IRA.
He was placed on an international wanted list in 2004.
His lawyers fought the extradition, the second attempt, accusing German authorities of "culpable negligence".
They had failed to act on the case for more than a decade, they argued, despite Garda information Mr Corry was living in Killorglin, Co Kerry, where he was arrested last year.
In the High Court, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly granted the State's application for extradition, acknowledging the "significant culpable delay".
However she added there was nothing "oppressive or discriminatory" about the respondent being sought to face trial and punishment.
The court noted provisions for early release under the Belfast Agreement, but said this was a matter for the State in the case of a conviction.


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'Cultural Conversations' Unites City, Community, Interfaith Leaders In Dialogue
ADAM TUTOR on 10 September, 2016 at 12:14
More than 100 community members and City leaders came to UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) Friday to attend Cultural Conversations, a cross cultural-dialogue event that took off in novel form, with attendees welcomed by the smell of cuisines from India, Hawaii, Mexico, Italy, China, and Texas, coupled with the sounds of ukelele strings, drums from the Far East, and more.
When cultural misunderstanding and intolerance led to violence last year towards San Antonio's Jewish community, both civic and faith leaders stood strong and decided to create an interfaith, cross-cultural dialogue event to foster harmony and understanding.
(Read more: Hate Crimes Target San Antonio's Jewish Community)
One year later, Councilman Ron Nirenberg (D8) and State Sen. José Menéndez (D-26) called upon the ITC, their Texas Star Heritage Award recipients, and other community leaders to put together the Cultural Conversations event and rekindle the community spirit that defines a harmonious San Antonio.
According to community member A.K. Singh, bringing together like minded people to identify with one another is just a starting point, but it must expand beyond that.
Raul Sarabia of Spice of Life passes out samples of food. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.
"It's not just about Sikhs finding one another, but connecting with other cultures," Singh said. "We believe education is the answer to creating understanding."
Singh attended the Friday event on behalf of Dr. G.P. Singh, a 2017 Texas Star Heritage Award Recipient and well-known community leader who has been significantly involved in learning about other cultures and creating interfaith dialogues.
Rev. Ann Helmke of the San Antonio PeaceCENTER was the moderator for the Friday event and set the foundation for understanding. The stage was a circle that focused on the artist, on the speaker, on the heart in the middle of it all, and the people gathered around unified in symbol and in shape.
After gestures of gratitude and compassion from public officials such as State Rep. Ina Minjarez (D-124), Councilman Roberto Treviño (D1), and Councilman Cris Medina (D7), whose office helped support the breakout session, Helmke introduced the break-out conversation format by reminding community members that you don't need formality or press releases to have a gathering like this.
"You can do this in your own home, community center, or in your congregation," Helmke said. "Watch what happens today so that you can do this in your community yourselves."
Helmke invoked the 'Golden Rule,' a principle she claims all world religions and cultures share, in order to facilitate the proper environment for the conversations, which revolved around topics such as "What role does mass media play in our culture?" "What do faith and religion have to do with culture?" and even the foundational question "What is culture?"
With exhibits of the roots of Texas' rich cultural history in the background, civic and community leaders set the tone by pledging their support and opening up conversations at the beginning of the evening. Flip charts and markers were in full action as expert and novice exchanged open-hearted dialogue, looking for that big takeaway.
Dozens of people gather for the community dialogue about culture in San Antonio. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.
Of the 10 topics up for discussion, the conversation on how music can be used to heal communities and enliven our economy drew the humblest crowd, but nevertheless produced intimate conversations that touched upon the recent buzz in the music industry.
"My mother used to run a record shop downtown, all Spanish records, it was a gathering place for people," said Teresa Menéndez Myers, joined by her mother and son in the circle. "Music has always been around me."
Myers then made an inquiry about the possibility of creating a Music Commission for the City of San Antonio.
"(The) Councilman is working hard to push through a Music Commission Office that would act similarly to the Film Commission, as a liaison between community members and civic leaders," said Rey Lopez, musical advocate and member of Medina's office. "Please communicate with your council representatives and let them know you desire such an office for the betterment of our city."
The group all agreed that music is a part of our daily lives and that brings us into all states of emotions, has a great deal of power, and we must make it more accessible.
Musicians from the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest perform at the entrance of The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.
"When opportunities arise it's because we demanded it," said Garth Dennis, a former jazz trombonist, on the topic of opening up concert venues to underprivileged populations. "We have to know the questions of concern for our City leaders and answer those if we want to make progress."
After a solid half-hour of productive and progressive conversation within each break-out group, leaders came back into the center of the room to share with the community members the most valuable lesson learned.
"At the foundation of culture lies love," said a student from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), "having a genuine compassion for your fellow man and remaining unbiased towards the societal cultural diversity that exists within San Antonio."
source: http://therivardreport.com/cultural-conversations-unites-civic-community-and-interfaith-leaders-in-dialogue/
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Kinyara West
Project Type: Dug Well and Hand Pump
Program: Wells for Masindi / Jinga Uganda
Wells for Masindi / Jinga Uganda
Together with our partner, The Water Trust, we're currently developing sources of clean water, along with sanitation facilities and hygiene education in the rural parts of Masindi and Jinga Districts in Uganda.
Since starting work in April 2008, The Water Trust has completed over 60 projects serving near 20,000 people with clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene.
Project Phase: In Service - Sep 2014
Functionality Status: Water Flowing - Needs Attention
Current Status: Water Flowing - Needs Attention
Well Depth: 37.00M
We are actively working with this community to resolve water service issues. We respond quickly to provide support and then develop a plan with the community for resolving issues. Mechanical breakdowns are typically resolved quickly, whereas water availability or quality issues (seasonal drought, new contamination, etc) are often more complex and may take more time. We will update the project status when these issues are resolved.
Dug Well and Hand Pump
Hand-dug wells are best suited for clay, sand, gravel and mixed soil ground formations. A large diameter well is dug by hand, and then lined with either bricks or concrete to prevent contamination and collapse of the well. Once a water table is hit, the well is capped and a hand-pump is installed – creating a complete and enclosed water system.
The report below from our partner in the field gives some great information on the construction of a new hand-dug well in the Kinyara West community in Uganda:
Kinyara West is famous for producing grain. Located in Kigya parish, Kigumba sub-county, Kiryandongo District the area also grows beans and cassava. Some areas are rich with very fertile soils and good yields, many people migrated to this village who caused a population outburst and scramble for the resources like water and demand for health services which are not enough. This densely populated village does not have access to clean and safe water. The nearest protected source is located 3km away which makes fetching clean water a six kilometer journey
Mr. Mugumya John 46, a father of seven children who migrated to this village to farm says that this village would be a better place when clean water is brought near them. At the moment they collect turbid water from open sources which are highly contaminated and are the major cause of waterborne diseases.
The community was compelled to address this issue of access to clean water following a sensitization program on one of the local radio stations and requested the village chairman Mr. Emilio Adyaka to write a letter to The Water Trust to request for a second hand dug well on the other end of the village. He noted that the community was already in the process of mobilizing the locally available materials such as the bricks, hard core and sand.
The Water Trust (TWT) will have an intensive program to provide access to clean water and sanitation in this village. The community will participate in excavating and constructing the water source. In the meantime the aim is that all households own an improved latrine. Many households do not use a latrine but use the bush. Due to the practice of open defecation, faeces are spread all over the village and contaminate open water sources. Our aim is to ensure that the community is able to live a healthy life, free of preventable waterborne diseases. We strive to work in partnership with the community to access safe clean water and improved sanitation.
Benya the technician had begun to excavate the site with the community but hit water at 6ft which meant that the well had to be re-sighted. The second attempt was much more promising with the team reaching 37 ft.
Benya has worked hard with the community volunteers this week to reach a water column of 7ft. The soil formation at this site is hard on one side and soft on the other making the excavation process a little tricky. Kagwa the TWT technical supervisor has advised that Benya continues to work towards achieving an ideal water column of 10ft- 12 ft and to start deepening the well.
Sanitation and Hygiene
The main objectives of TWT's Sanitation and Hygiene Program are the use of latrines and observing proper hygiene practices as these goals are inherently connected to the provision of clean water. Open defecation, water storage in unclean containers and the absence of hand washing at critical times are all possible contaminates to the water supply at the household level. TWT leverages this relationship, by requiring each participating village to achieve Open Defecation Free status (defined by one latrine per household), prior to the pump installation for a shallow hand dug well. Using the immediate gratification of clean water as an impetus, TWT works toward sustainable, interdisciplinary WASH development.
The Water Trust's social program includes the assignment of one Community Development Officer (CDO) per village. The CDO encourages each household to build an ideal homestead that includes: a latrine with hand-washing facility, a rubbish pit, separate structure for animals and drying rack for dishes.
Community Led Total Sanitation
The Water Trust implements the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach with each of our village partners. TWT facilitates a CLTS session in which we aim to improve the sanitation and hygiene practices and behaviors of a village. During these sessions, village leaders naturally emerge and push the community to realize that current practices of individual households – particularly open defecation– are not only unhealthy, but affect the entire village. CLTS facilitates a process in which community members realize the negative consequences of their current water, sanitation and hygiene behaviors and are inspired to take action. Group interactions are frequent motivators for individual households to: build latrines, use the latrines and demand that other households do the same.
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An ERP solution is the foundation on which you build a strong and profitable business. It contains a lot of critical data for customers, suppliers, inventory, distribution, sales, and orders. Much of this same data is used in eCommerce, but if the systems can't talk to each other, your people are likely re-keying information from ERP into eCommerce or vice versa. The IT department also spends too much time customizing integrations which just don't provide the seamless connection you need to work efficiently.
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Corsair II (SS-435)
Boats-Ships--Submarine
Ship History
(SS-435: dp. 1,570; l. 311'9"; b. 27'3"; dr. 15'3"; s. 20 k.; cpl. 76; a. 1 5", 10 21" tt; cl. Tench)
A pirate, or a privateer, especially Turkish or Saracen. A California rockfish.
The second Corsair (SS-435) was launched 3 May 1946 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. O. M. Hustvedt; commissioned 8 November 1946, Commander A. S. Fuhrman in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
Following a shakedown cruise in which she visited Havana, Panama, Trinidad, and Rio de Janeiro, Corsair was assigned to Submarine Squadron 8 and operated out of New London on type training and provided services to ships of other types until June 1947 when she entered the Electric Boat Co. yard for the installation of a new type of sound gear. On 31 July 1947 she sank the old Chewink in a torpedo experiment.
From 15 November 1947 Corsair provided services to the Submarine School at New London, cruising to the Caribbean several times, until April 1949 when she was assigned to Submarine Development Group 2. She sailed from New London 18 July with the rest of her group on a cruise which took them to Northern Ireland, Portsmouth, England and Arctic waters. One of her group, Cochino (SS-345), was lost 26 August from a battery explosion and fire but all save seven of her crew were rescued by Tusk (SS-426) exhibiting brilliant seamanship in the midst of a violent Arctic storm. The group raced through the storm to land two of the crew at St. Johns, New Brunswick, for emergency medical care. Corsair returned to New London 15 September to continue local operations with the development group. Their duties included providing services to the sound laboratory at Portsmouth, and participating in large-scale submarine exercises, including another in northern waters from 27 October to 24 November 1952 during which they visited Reykjavik, Iceland.
Corsair was detached from the development group, in March 1954, and went into a "reduced complement" status. Continuing to operate out of New London, she provided services to the Submarine School; Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic; and Commander, Air, Atlantic. She also conducted reserve training cruises, participated in Caribbean exercises, and operated with the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the summer of 1959, she joined in Operation "Inland Sea," passing through the St. Lawrence Seaway to join in ceremonies dedicating the new waterway and to visit Great Lakes ports. She returned to operations from New London through 1960.
Published: Mon Jul 06 07:39:30 EDT 2015