WPPI 2007 Thirst Benefit Mentor Auction


Who: You and generous and talented industry leaders who are donating their time, wisdom, experience and excellence in the form of 1-90 minute mentoring sessions.

The List in Alphabetical Order:
Becker
Charles and Jennifer Maring
Chenin and Doug Boutwell
Chris LaLonde
Dane Sanders
David Beckstead
David Jay
Davina Fear
Denis Reggie
DQ Studios
Gary Fong
Gene Higa
Huy from f8 Studio
Jeff Jochum
Jefferson Todd
Jeffrey and Julia Woods
Jerry Ghionis
Jessica Claire
Jim and Lara Davis-Hicks
Joe Photo
John at Imagemakr.com
John Michael Cooper
Joy and Garrett Nudd
LaCour's Rachel and Andrew
Laura Novak
Liana Lehman
Marcus Bell
Matt Antonino
Me Ra Koh
Michele Celentano
Mike Colon
Mike Larson
Nathan and Amber Holritz
Parker Pfister
Pepper Nix
Ryan Joseph
Stephen and Jen Bebb
Vanessa Hall from Wildberry Studio+Design
Vicki Taufer
Yervant

What: The 2nd Annual WPPI Thirst Benefit Mentor Auction is happening this week! Each of the Mentors listed above has donated 1-90 minute mentor session to the highest online bidder. 100% of all proceeds will go directly to providing pure water for those who need it most via Thirst Relief International.

When: The Auction will be live March 1st-March 8th at midnight PST.

Why: Because over 1 billion people lack access to safe, clean water and nearly 2.5 million children die annually as a result. For $5 we can provide a lifetime of safe, clean water to one person in need! Click here to learn how.

HOW????: Follow these instructions in detail to place your online bid!

1. Click the link below (thanks to fotoverite.com for the free online auction)
2. Once you arrive at fotoverite.com click on the Thirst Relief Logo and register for the auction.
5. You'll then see all the different names and auctions you can bid on. Follow the intuitive online bidding format provided.

BID ON YOUR FAVORITE MENTOR NOW!! By clicking HERE.

Note: If you win the auction you will be required to make your payment online via credit card at www.thirstrelief.org within 24 hours of winning. If you do not make your payment you will forfeit your session and the second highest bidder will be the winner. Please do not bid if you are not prepared to donate online within 24 hours of winning the auction.

I created a new action today! It's kind of a cross between a vintage look and a color infrared. I call it Colortage. It will be bundled in the User Friendly V.2.0 of ActionRunner. The GUI for ActionRunner 2.0 is so smooth and seemless, user friendly and dummy proof! It's gonna be rockin!

However, while I've been able to get alot of work done today since my parents are in town Lara has had a horrible day. Please pray for her health. I can't stand to see her like this. Why pregnancy affects some like this and not others is a mystery.

God bless,

jim

so my last post was on friday, lara's best day was saturday.

could it be a prayerful connection?

let's do an experiment.

if you know anyone that is a praying, miracle believing believer ask them to pray for Lara to be freed from the extreme nausea she experiences in pregnancy.

right now she is completely bedridden and vomits multiple times a day. saturday she experienced some freedom and actually got showered, dressed and out of the house for a few hours. it was amazing to have her back among us! the next day, she was back to normal.

so, that said, she is in need of some prayer! please pass this request on to others and i'll report back on how she is doing!

thank you.

Life Comes At You Fast!!

Though we do have our coats on since it was only 56 degrees and windy, it was sure nice compared to what we came home to! Frozen pipes in our kitchen (our house was built in 1875 and has poor insulation under our floors in the kitchen) anyway it's been anywhere from -7 to 20 degrees but not above that for like 2 weeks now! Lara is also really sick with the first trimester of our 3rd child! So, from 56 to -7, to a sick and bedridden momma and some needy boys with a thriving business and helping to run www.thirstrelief.org I am kinda busy!

I'll take all the prayers I can get! God bless you all.

Here is the snow outside my back door!

I don't know if this is from who it say's it is but I must say I think it's pretty accurate and a real masterpiece.

Enjoy.

AN EXPLANATION OF TAX CUTS.........................
Sometimes politicians, journalists and others exclaim; "It's just a tax
cut for the rich!" and it is just accepted to be fact, without
questioning it. But what does that really mean? Just in case you are
not completely clear on this issue, the following might help.
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Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that
every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to
$100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something
like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the
arrangement, until on day, the owner threw them a curve.
"Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce
the cost of your daily beer by $20."Drinks for the ten now cost just
$80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so
the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.
But what about the other six men; the paying customers? How could they
divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?'
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted
that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would
each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's
bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the
amounts each should pay.
And so:
The first four men (the poorest) would still pay nothing.
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings). The
sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings). The seventh now pay $5
instead of $7 (28%savings). The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25%
savings). The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings). The tenth
now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four
continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men
began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the
$20,"declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got
$10!"
"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar,
too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!"
"That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back
when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get
anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the
tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers
without him.
But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something
important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even
half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how
our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most
benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being
wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might
start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, PhD
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia