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Internet Traffic |
3 July, 2008
There exists the idea in meteorology that the flapping of a butterfly’s wing in a given place will create a disturbance that with time and the contribution of the chaotic motion of the atmosphere will become amplified eventually and will be reflected in a large scale change in atmospheric motions. For example, the flapping of a butterfly in Paraguay would become, after some time, the cause of a huge tornado in Kansas.
The main concept behind the butterfly effect is how a relatively small action can become amplified after a short time into a huge effect hard to imagine if we didnt know about the characteristics of this interesting phenomenon.
In the world of internet
marketing this concept can be very powerful. Just imagine if you could put into motion just a few small marketing actions and that after this, in just a few weeks, this small actions delivered an unstoppable flood of traffic and sales with no easy way to stop it. And considering you could do this as many times as you wished this could be practically an unstoppable source of traffic for your website.
There are many great things that could happen to you and your business if you could learn how to put the Butterfly Effect to work for your marketing. For example you could build a huge opt in list in record time, you could launch a new membership website and get 5000 members in a few days, you could automate your internet business and gain lots of free time to do other things that interest you and not just stay searching for traffic for your website the whole day.
There is no doubt the concept of Butterfly Marketing is a powerful one and could make awesome things for your business and increase your sales from the low levels it may have now to the high and profitable levels you have been wishing for a long time.
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Pc Internet Security |
3 July, 2008
Spyware is getting a lot of bad press. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I love the idea of spyware but most of it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Before I go on I guess I should give a brief, if incomplete definition of what spyware is. Spyware is a program or group of programs that monitor your computer and report back to the company that installed the spyware, all of your Internet activities such as search engine searches, purchases, or just simply sites that you visit.
Now the legitimate companies use this spyware as marketing tools to find out people’s Internet viewing habits and quite honestly there’s nothing wrong with that if used legally. Sure, some people may feel that their privacy is being invaded and might object to this and if that’s the case they can always uninstall the spyware. Of course that’s not as easy as it sounds. But I’ll get into that later.
The real problem is the companies that use this spyware to steal your credit card and other private information for the purpose of charging items, using your account, and who knows what other illegal activities. Credit card theft is rampant and easier to do than most people would think. The illegal spyware programs are responsible for many of these thefts.
The even bigger problem than what is done with this spyware is even detecting that the spyware is on your computer to begin with. I’ll give you an example of how you can innocently end up with spyware on your PC.
I was looking up some song lyrics one day and in order to view this particular song lyric the web site said that I had to download a special viewer but assured me that it would in no way harm my system. Now, I have Norton Security on my PC so if a program tries to attack me I am warned. Well, sure enough as soon as I tried to install this online viewer I was bombarded with attacks from the Internet. They wouldn’t stop no matter what I did. Norton kept warning me but couldn’t stop it unless I specifically pointed out each file I wanted access denied for. Finally I just let the installation complete. To make a long story short the viewer also installed spyware, that Norton reported to me, was sending info back to a site somewhere in Asia. I knew this wasn’t good. So I stopped the program from transmitting and immediately got a spyware removal program to get rid of this monster. It took me 4 hours that night to clean up my PC.
Spyware removal programs are just that. They scan your PC for anything they recognize as spyware and remove it if they can. Some spyware can only be removed through the uninstall programs that comes with the spyware. Funny thing is, when you try to uninstall these programs, you get all these messages saying that the software REALLY isn’t dangerous and you will lose all the benefits of the program, such as making your surfing experience faster. Trust me, the only thing these programs do is slow up your computer because they are constantly transmitting data.
Unlike viruses, security programs don’t stop the spyware in it’s tracks. You have to manually tell the system which files to disallow access to. This can be a real pain in the neck. So how DO you avoid getting hit with spyware? I wish there was an easy answer to this question. Security programs help but the best way to avoid it is to ONLY go to sites that you know you can trust. I’ll never go look up song lyrics again where I have to install a viewer to see them.
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Spyware
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Spyware - Why You Must Know About It
Cost:
Enterprises spend an average of $130,000 a month in IT time fighting spyware related issues.(Source:NewDiligence) Dell estimates that twelve percent of its support calls involve spyware issues. And that doesn't even take into account the lost time of the employee facing the issue. If you're an individual or a corporation, you need to know about spyware because it costs you time and money. Who wants to spend money fighting this stuff wh...
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Executive Coaching |
3 July, 2008
What does it take to experience transformation
in the domains of our lives where we have never experienced mastery?
As we look forward to our future, it can also be rewarding to review how far weve come and what weve learned. I have had the privilege of coaching some amazing men and women in what I believe is the formula for experiencing transformation in the areas of life where they have not experienced mastery, and would love to share some of my observations with you. Please bear in mind that I do not present the following as truth, but purely as my own opinion, based on my own experience and that of my clients.
I never stop hearing clients say: Sally, I want to change. My response is usually, I get that you
want to change, but are you prepared to do what it takes to be committed to changing?
There is a huge difference between the two. Understanding the difference is fundamental to the
LIVE NOW Philosophy. Much of what I will speak about here relates to this philosophy.
I think of wanting as shape shifting, where humans live in a state of past and future
projections, to which they add meaning, and continue to live a life of doing where they are
often struggling, overwhelmed, frustrated and angry. I see commitment, however, as a
powerful state of transformation, where a person exists in a state of being, attracting
synchronistic opportunities and living a life of integrity a life of ease and flow.
In my opinion, people generally do not experience sustainable change in many areas of their lives
because they do not realize that they get a lot out of keeping things in these areas exactly as
they are. I believe that every human being has a default identity, which feeds their internal inner
critic dialogue and keeps the person in the vicious cycle of not producing the results they want
in their lives. Before transformation can occur in any area of life, that identity must be
challenged. Usually people are not aware that they have a default identity, so before a client can
transcend it, the coach must first presence the individual to its existence.
Clients will often say to me things like:
I do not set goals because I dont want the definition of goals to constrain me.
I have done goal setting before, and it doesnt work.
I have read the books, done the courses, and invested A LOT of money into my own
transformation, but I struggle with sustaining change. I get the shot of euphoria at a course or
from reading a book, but then I go back out into my life and the same old things still happen.
I think that beliefs and values are adopted in childhood; they then form our behavior, which
forms the structures, which form the culture, which then forms the results. Most people try to
incorporate change from the outer two layers of culture-results. For example, they might say, I
wish to lose weight, and then expect the results to show up; or I wish to dictate the cultural
change within this organization, and then expect the culture to change overnight. Then the
individual and the organization are left wondering why the experience is not sustainable. If you
want to achieve any level of sustainable change, you need to go much deeper you need to
unearth the negative beliefs and values that were adopted in childhood and held in the subconscious, and re-train or re-program them into more positive, empowering beliefs.
Do you know that whenever you are triggered, it is never the current circumstances that are
triggering you? It is always something unhealed from your childhood. When I meet a client
aged 30, 40 or 50, they come to me with 25, 35 or 45 years of preconditioning in their default
behavior. To sustainably circumvent decades of default behavior takes something! I believe
that the default behavior is adopted at around 3-5 years of age. Children are present, they
implicitly trust, and they do not have safety issues - these are learnt. They innately trust the
unknown. From the minute a child interacts with others, walks and talks, he or she begins to
adopt beliefs and values from parents, siblings, teachers, and his or her environment, and as a
result the lid goes down on the childs potential.
Therefore, when clients present themselves to me, they come with what they know. They live
in a world - or box, as I call it - inside which they believe that they are safe and in control. The
irony is that the box of what they know confines them, for they do not trust the unknown.
When they step outside their box, they confront beliefs and behaviors that have kept them
constrained for years, and two fundamental things occur: they experience fear, and their inner
critic dialogue becomes a lot more vocal. If insufficient work has been done on their default
behavior, they will go back inside the box of what they know where any change they have
made is not sustainable. To achieve any level of sustainability, they must learn to master their
fear, master their inner critic, and trust the unknown.
Most coaches say that coaching is about the present and the future. I have an issue with this.
I think that we are self-fulfilling prophecies if we do not heal our past preconditioning. Coaches
also tend to view any past-based interaction with a client as counselling or psychotherapy, and
outside the realm of coaching. I disagree. I am not interested in delving into the past for the
sake of dragging up old wounds. I am, however, very interested in helping people regain their
power, and to do this I need to show them that their past is forever in their future and they are
not even aware of it half the time. We read time and again that what we think creates our
reality, yet we are not taught to be vigilant with our thought structures.
I believe that moment by moment by moment, we are either in our default or in our power.
How do you live in your power all the time? You have to begin by believing that it is possible,
and then you need to learn certain tools to help you maintain any change you make. Here are
some of the sustainable tools I teach clients in my own coaching programmes:
1. How to master your inner critic dialogue;
2. How to be a 10 every day and sustain that state;
3. How to de-trigger within a mili-second regardless of what comes at you (rather than live
in a triggered state for an hour, a day, a week, a month etc);
4. How to live in the zone and be the conduit for attracting synchronistic opportunities to
come to you;
5. How to stop doing life - experiencing struggle, overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, anger -
and start living a life of being which results in an experience of living in flow, with ease, no
longer striving to accomplish goals but attracting and manifesting goals as a function of
who you are being;
6. How to end the lifetime of sabotage and learn experiential compassion for yourself
and the list goes on.
Experiencing any of the above is like walking on water!
I disagree with those who believe that happiness lies in the fulfilment of goals. I have clients who
pretty much have it all, but are not happy. I also have many clients who want what those clients
have, thinking that when they get there (wherever that is) they will be happy. I see so many
people striving for a future that is no more than an illusion, not realizing that happiness is a
choice only accessible in the present but thats another paper in itself!
This is not to say that I discredit the power of obtaining goals. Be very clear to the universe
about what you want, just do not be attached to how it shows up! Rather than striving for goals
in the world of doing, we can all arrive into the state of being and attract what we want as a
function of who we are being. Do you realize that on any given day, from the minute you are
awake, your thoughts are primarily past- or future-based and you are hardly ever present? I
believe that the magic we all seek lies in the unknown, and the ability to access the unknown can
only exist in the present moment. Oh, but to be present, one would have to FEEL again
Buggar that! Lets go back into the mind chatter of past and future thought structures.
Your life will be transformed when you live in the reality of the present. The past is no more
than a thought, and exists nowhere other than in a thought, so why do we keep feeding it? The
future is an illusion, and can only be a function of what we think in the now moment. When
you collapse your past and future thought structures and train yourself to live in the present
moment, you will no longer be living in a world of thought and illusion, but in the reality of the
present moment. Your life will be excitingly unrecognizable!
For this, you need to come back to want versus commitment. It really takes something to be
committed - and it is something you choose moment by moment based in what it is you say you
are committed to. With commitment comes responsibility and integrity, and I believe that to
experience true freedom you must transform your relationship to these three things:
Commitment
Responsibility
Integrity.
Sadly, most people have no freedom with commitment, and even view it as a prison sentence.
Most peoples relationship with responsibility is heavily weighted from the past, so they have no
freedom in the now moment. And most peoples relationship to integrity is that they do their
version of it when it suits. To experience trust in the freedom to be, you must learn to
transcend the past and transform your relationship to these three areas.
In one of my seminars recently, someone said, Sally, I got something the other day. What was
that? I asked. She said: I now realize that when you are committed you do not always enjoy
what you are doing! Brilliant! I said, and gave an example: I am currently training for a body
sculpting competition, and am often asked why I am doing this. I always reply that it trains me
to live at a high degree of integrity, and fundamentally my reason for doing it has little to do with
the competition itself. Do you think that I enjoy going to the gym at 5.30 most mornings to do
one or two hours training every day? Not particularly, but I do it because that is what I am
committed to, and it enables me to live in integrity with my word, thereby producing the results.
In my coaching practice, I have seen that many people do not act every day in alignment with
what they say they are committed to. Why not? When they are confronted, fearful or anxious,
they allow themselves to live life as a consequence of these feelings - and these are default oriented feelings that keep people in the vicious cycle of not producing the results they want in
their lives. This is why I stand for people to not make whatever they feel at the default level of
thinking mean anything, and just stay on the court by saying to themselves:
I am fearful. OK, fear is present - so what! Dont make it mean anything EMBRACE THE
FEELING and take the action anyway.
Fear is only a thought and has no power unless you feed it. If you feed it, you will always be
stopped from having what you really want by a past- or future-based thought structure. You
will either have dragged something in from the past, or gone off into the future and created a
world that doesnt even exist. Fundamentally, fear is a function of not being present. If
you can learn to transcend/embrace your fear, you are well on the way to achieving what you
want in your life. Remember, what you resist, persists. The answer lies in the ability to BE
WITH what you feel without adding the meaning!
Sally Anderson is New Zealands first Legacy Coach for Legacy Leadership. As an Executive Coach, Sally facilitates sustainable transformation in individuals, which is frequently lacking in the corporate world. To find out more about Sallys coaching and development work, visit http://www.sallyanderson.co.nz.
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Franchise Consultants |
3 July, 2008
The coffee vending machine business is a tough business, anyone that tells you otherwise is either the landlord or the vending machine salesman! Yes, both wanting to get some businesses from you.
Imagine this, you only earn a few cents for every coffee sold and this profit has to be shared with the landlord, the utilities company and machine repayment. How much would you be left with?
Then, there are those folks that sings the merit of coffee vending machine business being the best model and how this model can really provide you with a passive source of income. Read on and evaluate if this model is really passive.
The machine would break down, the ingredients would run out, money needs to be collected and you need to clean the machine for pest prevention. It would really be great if you do not need to attend to the machine everyday, forget about coffee vending machine business being an automated cash machine…
Sorry about the gloom and doom on the coffee vending machine business, I simply do not want people to come into this business, thinking it is easy money. Sure, it is difficult but not impossible. The 3 secrets that I am sharing might potentially change the way you run your business.
Secret number 1: Avoid the malls
Yes, this is exactly what I am trying to say, no typo error. If you want to run a profitable coffee vending machine business, please do not place any machines in shopping malls.
It is simply not profitable and regardless how well your inflow might be, the outflow would wiped out everything.
Any placement in shopping malls come with the basic rental, utilities and usually with commission takings on monthly sales. Depending on your pricing, the commission can take away whatever little profits you have.
Then, contrary to popular beliefs, shopping malls while having good traffic might not have the sales that you are looking for. This is mainly because, there are tons of F&B outlets for consumers to purchase their coffee, why would they go to your vending machines?
Secret number 2: Less is good
This is the essential component for any coffee vending machine business, choice of location. Anyone would tell you that location is key in retailing business and they are not wrong. However, for vending machine business, it is slightly different.
Think of it this way, when would you need the vending machine most? When you cannot find a shop nearby and need a drink or snack right? And, that is the key success factor of a coffee vending machine business. The absence of the usual shopping buzz.
While you should look for areas that are not so popular, still maintain the look out for an area that is populated. What you do not want is competition, you still need to have traffic to make a living!
Neighbour hospitals, police stations, military compounds, fire stations are all great areas where coffee vending machine business reported strong sales.
Secret number 3: Thinking out of the box
If the crowd does not come to you, go to the crowd! With Lioness H5 and even newer model coming out, coffee vending machine has the ability to entered into even a normal office pantry.
So, instead of getting a beaver coin operated machine, get a Lioness H5, find an office, negotiate per serve pricing and start a business there. Most table top coffee vending machine, comes with meter reading that keep track of the cups they served. So, tracking is easy and transparent.
From there, all you need to do it maintain the machine and the coffee vending machine business has truly become passive.
There you have it, 3 secrets that might add more profits to your coffee vending machine business, do a split test, try one machine out and be prepared to be amazed!
Ebenezer Heng, the owner of On Coffee makers does the research for on any machines related to coffee. As long as you are looking for a machines to better your coffee experience, chances are you can find it at http://www.oncoffeemakers.com
Learn more about vending machines at http://www.oncoffeemakers.com/coffee-vending-machines.html
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Spyware - Why You Must Know About It
Cost:
Enterprises spend an average of $130,000 a month in IT time fighting spyware related issues.(Source:NewDiligence) Dell estimates that twelve percent of its support calls involve spyware issues. And that doesn't even take into account the lost time of the employee facing the issue. If you're an individual or a corporation, you need to know about spyware because it costs you time and money. Who wants to spend money fighting this stuff wh...
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Executive Coaching |
3 July, 2008
GOOD BUSINESS COACHING: Clearly, the right kind of coaching can alter a teams or an organizations performance. The implication for business is that if you create a climate of coaching in any organization, you can produce performance that exceeds your expectations and you wont have to change the people to do so. Coaching can produce star performers in organizations, even when the players are people of ordinary talent and ability.
A COACH CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE: This is a big claims to make. But consider this: when you look at a human endeavor where coaching is the norm, you see extraordinary results. In sports, for example, coaching is recognized as crucial among those who strive for extraordinary performance. No athlete would dream of training for the Olympics without a great coach. Great coaching shows up in sports all the time, but its as rare in business as pitching a no-hitter is in the major leagues. Thats because although a supervisors job is to coach, it is not always recognized as part of that job.
COACHING THE PLAYERS AT WORK: In order for coaching to work, the performer has to listen. Thats a big catch, because coaching is often heard as criticism. When people think they are hearing criticism, they can become defensive or invalidate themselves. Usually, they do both. In any case, people tend to ignore what they dont want to hear. This further emphasizes how important empathetic communication is for effective coaching.
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Executive Coaching |
3 July, 2008
What is a Hero? And what is a Coach? How can a man be sure hes found a woman he can trust to coach him in the direction that is right for him?
And how does he take advantage of her special abilities to help him achieve his dreams?
In sports, an athlete needs a coach because athletes dont see how they do what they are doing, when they are doing it. They need feedback from someone who really knows them, who can see their strengths and weaknesses.
Heroes also may not see the relationship between, say, their nutrition and sleep habits, and their achievement. Or they may overdo their exercises, and hurt themselves.
The coach is a caring observer who provides feedback from a small physical and emotional distance. Then the athlete can achieve his or her goals.
A Hero is on a quest, a search, an effort, a long-term project to do Something, to become Someone. (The Coach has a quest, too, but it is usually fulfilled, or fulfillable, within the context of her marriage partnership, as it develops over time. It often happens later in the marriage, because her now-heroic Hero truly loves and appreciates her, and wants to do all he can to encourage and support her personal fulfillment)
Who do you, the Hero, become? The true and unique you! There is no one like you in the world; only you can be the complete you.
And if you dont do what it takes to fulfill your quest to do or be Something or Someone, then you, your marriage, and the world will be poorer for your cowardicefor thats really what it is.
Each Hero must come to that Something themselves, finding its resonance in their heart of hearts. The Coach can help, but it is the Heros quest.
Always remember: Your wife is meant to be your Coachnot your contender, competitor, or critic. Encourage her to be your Coach by listening and repeating back to her what she is telling you. She is part of you, and you are responsible for keeping her in good working order. In fact, in a larger, deeper sense, your wife is you.
A Hero is not a Hero because he has achieved his quest, but because his thoughts and actions are heroic; they are:
Responsible
Honest
Loyal
Faithful and true
Humble
Sincere
Loving
Moral
Focused
Patient
Positive
If you do not already exhibit all these qualities all the timewelcome to the club! This is why we need coaching. Remember that you are still a Hero-in-Training.
The most important thing for every Hero to remember is that his life is his movie. He is the director, and determines what will and will not happen. So one of the most important things to do is learn how to take responsibility, and learn how to take blame. Why?
Taking blame for everything empowers you to stop acting like a bystander or a victim. You can take charge and change things once you make them your responsibility. Ill talk about this from time to time from different points of view as we go along.
Here are seven pitfalls every Hero must watch out for:
Victimhood: Its easy to forget that everything is your fault, Mr. Hero. But remember: Its your movie. The Coach is just your mirror. If you look at her and dont like what you see, dont try to clean the mirror; clean what it is reflecting. The good news is that since it is your fault, you have the power to make it better.
Rivalry: Your wife/Coach is not in competition with you. She is you. Are you in competition with your hand? Or your ear? No? Then dont compete with your Coach. She is equipped to help, but not to compete with you. You cant do what she can do, and she cant do what you can do. Youre a matching set, not identical twins.
Idolatry: Just because she has intuitions and insights that you lack doesnt make her your god. She is your Coach; but the decision to act on her suggestions, and all the consequences of those actions, are entirely up to you. You alone are responsible before God and man for your actions. Setting someone up as an idol is usually just preparation for gleefully knocking them off their pedestal. Dont do it!
Self-pity: Growth is difficult. In fact, overcoming difficulties is the main way we grow. Are you sad? Exasperated? Discouraged? Dont have a pity party! Ask your Coach to encourage you, to tell you your favorite joke. Nomi and I save a particular knock-knock joke for just such occasions:
Knock-knock.
Whos there?
The interrupting cow.
The interrupting
Moo! (The moo has to interrupt.)
Pride: My grandmother used to say, Dont pat yourself on the back; you might break your arm. Nomis grandmother used to say, Pride was the sin of the fallen angels. Its good to experience a sense of progress, and of accomplishment. But dont allow yourself to get puffed up about it. That just makes it that much harder to accept the Coachs next suggestion.
Negativity: You know enough to avoid general negativity. If you dont, let me remind you: The surest way to stop any progress toward your goals is to start being negative and cynical, not just about yourself, but about anything.
But I want to warn you once more against an even more insidious variety of negativity: Saying no to your Coach (see Chapter 27, Shutting Her Out).
Make it a policy simply never to do it. If she says something that sounds outrageously weird, thank her, and tell her youll think about it. If it still seems strange, open a discussion with her about it. Not everything she tells you is right; she may be lacking a vital fact or experiencing hormonal challenges.
Its your job to protect her and cherish her, while taking what she says under consideration.
But if you cut off the flow of her help with any variety of no, you are in trouble. And if you make it a habit, you will do real damage to the relationship, and to your entire life.
Your relationship with your Coach, in some ways, is like caring for a plant: The plant may not complain loudly if you forget to water it; it may just quietly dry up and die.
GIVING UP: Dont even think about it! There is always something better to do than give up. And giving up never makes anything better.
If youre really thinking about doing it, read the next chapter of this book on Gary Chapmans The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate.
Then get the bookor just read it standing or sitting in your local bookstore if you cant afford to buy it. (Sorry, Gary, but its that important.) That book, or the next chapter of this book, may save your life and the life of your marriage. No kidding. You are a Hero. Dont quit.
http://AwesomeMarriage.com - Dr. Joel Orr, “The Marriage Fixer,” has counseled married couples for over 25 years. Joel’s most recent book is “Every Man a Hero, Every Woman a Coach” (http://www.everymanahero.com). More at http://www.joelorr.com.
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Inspirational Qoutes |
3 July, 2008
The Flood, which many question today, and wonder if it ever happened, has evidence out with the Bible, as well as that authentic and authoritative account in Genesis Chapter 7.
Because of the wickedness which had spread and the evil which had escalated, a man named Noah, who was regarded in the eyes of God to be just and righteous, is commanded to build an Ark. The measurements - the materials - the reasons - are all given.
God had taken Noah into His confidence, and God shares with Noah truths which no-one else around could have received and believed, and Almighty God gives Noah commands which no-one else would have obeyed.
God reveals that He would bring all the animals to Noah, and Noah was to shepherd them safely into the Ark at the right time, and care for them during the period of the Flood.
Now - see Jesus Christ in all of this - mercy and patience and love and judgement. Here is a gracious call to come into the Ark of Salvation, and be rescued and salvaged and saved - from judgement - calamity - disaster and death.
After 120 years, God says to Noah - it is now time - go into the Ark - you and your family - I have found you righteous in this generation. Seven members of his immediate family had heard him preach. They had believed that this was the Word of the Lord, and they too went into the Ark when Noah said it was time to go.
After a century or so of silence God speaks again. For 100 years Noah had been working away on this chest - this box - getting it ready - believing that this was the work to which the living God had called him.
The day for action came. Things were going to happen soon. Events would move quickly now. Yet, God gave another seven days of grace - He is so merciful. Noah and his family are entering the Ark. Here is the Word of God in action.
This is a vivid visual aid. Everyone who looked could see what Noah was doing, but no-one responded to the Word of God. Peters second letter in the New Testament explains all this quite fully. This is not just an Old Testament story.
Noah had seven days to get everything ready, and mankind has another seven days to come to God and repent. Here is one last word of warning to the world - one final appeal. For Noah there is urgency, but no haste.
The Flood would come on schedule. It would not come too soon - nor would it be late. It will be exactly the same with return of Jesus Christ!
Noah is an obedient man of God. The family follow the father. They follow the head, and in obedient faith they enter the Ark.
It is made so clear in verse 7, that they enter the Ark to escape the coming judgmental waters of the Flood.
Noah is safe. Are you?
Hebrews Chapter 11 and verse 7, refers to Noah being a man of faith rescuing his family. This is not a fairy story, nor a legend or myth.
We have the detail of how our gracious caring compassionate God - who is righteous in every aspect - and who with righteousness is going to judge and deal with sin and violence and wickedness and corruption and immorality.
What we call ‘nature’ is affected by our behaviour - by the way we live. The environment - our surroundings - are affected and influenced by the way man lives his life. Pollution of the rivers and oceans and atmosphere is the direct result of the way sinful man lives his life. We are being informed that the situation is now very serious.
Creation is affected by human behaviour, and nowhere do we see that more clearly than in the Book of Genesis, and man’s obedience has a most positive influence upon Creation too - and the obedience of one man - or one small group of people can have an affect out of all proportion to the size of the group.
Everything had been done as God commanded. That is what counts at the end of the day. It is now time for GOD to act. Note the detail as it is dated to the day. This is the kind of detail that rings of truth.
May I remind you, or inform you if you were unaware of this, but Jesus Christ accepted the record of Noah and the Flood, and if you wish to research this further may I refer you to the superb teaching and explanatory pages at the Web Site of Answers in Genesis.
Yes, this is fact. There is no fiction here.
Sandy Shaw
Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children’s Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org entitled “Word from Scotland” on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.
Sandy Shaw
sandyshaw63@yahoo.com
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Home Schooling Resources |
3 July, 2008
Multi-age home schooling is a very popular type of education these days. Whatever the age, the pupil can be educated in his own home after a schedule that is convenient for the family.
Knowing the legal terms is the first step you need to make if you wish to home school.
In the United States of America, homeschooling is legal in all the states, with every state having its own rules and guidelines. A good way to find out the rules that apply to your state is to check with a local public school for trustworthy information.
In the majority of states, the parents or tutors are required to write a letter of intent to their local public school and even take part in several preparation lessons which help them get started on the right track. Also, some states require you to send a copy of the lesson plans for their approval, before you can begin to home school.
Your child/pupil may be required to take several tests supervised by qualified teachers on an annual basis, but this only applies in some states and its not mandatory, only recommended.
It is better to be safe and take these tests as they will give you better general understanding of your childs/pupils level of preparation.
Another thing that differs with each state is the graduate guidelines, as some have graduation requirements while others dont.
A good idea would be to find a local homeschooling community in your area and seek guidance, as there can be no better help than that of experienced multi-age home schooling families.
Razvan Rovinaru is the owner of the Multi-Age Home Schooling Blog. Join in on the discussion, learn opinions or get advice regarding Multi-Age Home Schooling.
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Divorce Advice |
3 July, 2008
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Checking through the yellow pages would produce quite a list of lawyers practicing family law. However, the best kinds are divorce lawyers who are most well known by word of mouth. Browsing the Internet is another option to look for a good divorce lawyer. Many websites help customers locate a good practicing family law lawyer in a specific area. Of course, locating a divorce lawyer through the state bar association is an always available method for those looking for accredited lawyers working for the government.
Available online is a lot of information regarding the divorce proceedings. This can be of a big help if either party is looking for a cheap divorce. It is possible to get cheap divorce if there is no contest from either party or no other litigation with regards to child custody, and things like property rights. Knowing all the rules and divorce laws can reduce the lawyer expenses while ensuring uncomplicated settlement between both the parties as per the state divorce laws. All such information is available online and can be retrieved with minimum effort. Online lawyers are available to help in cases where an online divorce service is entertained due to lower cost. Paperwork obviously is minimal since everything is online and the best part is that its all completely legal!
It is important to note that cheap online divorces are only suitable for those who wish to separate without any lingering issues pending between them. No-fault divorces are usually considered cheaper. A no fault divorce happens when both parties agree to separate peacefully.
Available online are websites that work as referral services to a number of lawyers willing to work cheap. Most of these websites provide free forms to start the divorce proceedings along with legal support at a considerably low cost. However, cheap divorces are not for those who require a lot of settlements prior to the dissolution of the marriage such as property, settlements, children, and pet custody. This is important to note since divorce decrees are final and cannot be reopened or changed at a later stage.
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Rv Loan |
3 July, 2008
If you own a Recreational Vehicle or motor home then often when dry camping you use your water tank water for showers, making ice cubes and drinking water. Your water supplies should be protected and therefore it makes sense to invest in a lockable water supply filler adapter. There are several types available and the ones with the little doors are the best. Plus if it is tampered with you will be able to tell that someone has messed with it.
Lockable water supply systems for Recreational Vehicles or motor homes also have another major plus in that they prevent spillage when going around a corner or when parked at an angle when they are full. It makes sense to protect your RV water supplies due to all the crazy people out there. Often even when parked in a very nice RV park it might be backed up to a not so nice area and you just never know. It is much better to be safe than sorry.
Some RVs come with lockable water supply systems, but not all do. This is because RV manufacturers work hard to put in the most inexpensive systems and often those are not lockable. How much to aftermarket RV lockable water systems cost? Well the add-on where the fill-up hose goes are about $29.95 retail and it only takes a few minutes to install. So consider all this in 2006.
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