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These 4th of July Flyer Templates make Independence Day design work quick-and-easy.
From well planned designs to last minute projects, these patriotic PSDs lift the load of freelance life. Read More
If you've ever tried cutting out leaves and vines in Photoshop you'll know it's a pain in the ass that takes HOURS. Ok, well maybe not hours, but… Read More
These 4th of July Flyer Templates make Independence Day design work quick-and-easy.
From well planned designs to last minute projects, these patriotic PSDs lift the load of freelance life. Read More
Create art-deco graphics in just a click with these seamless patterns that'd impress even the Great Gatsby himself.
These art deco patterns come in both gold and black & white colour schemes. Each tile is high resolution making them perfect for both web and print design projects. Read More
These seamless 3D camouflage patterns are the design ammunition your next military project is looking for.
Featuring high-resolution fabric textures, realistic camouflage patterns & completely seamless tiling, these patterns are ideal for any army themed design work. Read More
Add a touch of Jackson Pollock to your design work with these realistic dripping-paint brushes for Adobe Photoshop.
I've always been a fan of realistic paint brushes in Photoshop. Something about natural design elements in a digital format is rather pleasing, and these dripping brushes are pleasing indeed. Read More
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We have a wide collection of quirky resources here on DesignerCandies, with each resource as useful as it is odd. Today we're increasing our collection of oddities with this set of minimal wireframe vectors. Read More
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I started writing this post at the start of the month, as I should, but sometimes the start of the month isn't the right time to introduce a thought or a theme, so the post got parked for a bit. Now I have some alone time, let's see what happens *rubbing hands together, fingers to the keyboard*
Most of my posts happen intuitively. I usually start with and idea, but the actual words that end up on the page come from somewhere else. I like that. Sometimes it's a bit weird to read my old posts because it seems like someone else has written them, but I'm also pleased because those are the posts that seem to hold some truth for someone. Some might say I'm 'channelling' or something. I don't really care about labels. I just do what feels right. That's all my journey has ever been about.
This month's card is Aine (pronounced AWN-ya. She's Celtic. 'Nuff said.) Her message to me is very simple but full of power:
Leap of Faith: Take a risk, put your heart's true desire into action!
So here's my first Leap of Faith:
The cards are more than just themes. They are the Goddess Herself, guiding me along the road. Even as I write I feel a bit dizzy with it. It seems very big, but very personal at the same time, because the Goddess is really just me, different aspects of myself. The Goddess is in all of us, whether male or female and She manifests according to our need.
I have other Leaps to make as well.
The Leap that I am already wealthy, that I have everything I want right now.
The Leap that I Am Enough, even in my anger and doubt.
The Leap to Embracing My Brilliance, that I am being everything I am capable of being (although this one is a bit hard, for some reason I find it a bit scary).
The Leap of taking responsibility for everything, not just the stuff I want to take responsibility for. Read that again. It really does make sense.
The Leap into the power of my intution, fully utilised and expressed.
The links above are all to Goddess Circle bloggers who have been sharing so much wisdom that's made a difference to me. Some of it I understand right now, some of it I'm still working on, but all of it is part of the Goddess Path.

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The Grandmaster (2013)
Directed by: Wong Kar Wai
Written by: Haofeng Xu, Jingzhi Zou, Wong Kar Wai
Starring: Jin Zhang, Qingxiang Wang, Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang
RUNNING TIME: 104 min
REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic
China, 1936. The country is partly divided by the Yangste river into North and South China, and the Northern Grandmaster Gong Yutian visits Foshan where resides Ip Man, a martial artist whose reputation is growing. Gong Yutain wants a new master to represent the whole country, and thinks Ip Man is the best choice. Ip Man bests Gong Yutian and becomes the Grandmaster, but his daughter Gong Er challenges the decision. The two share an attraction, but Ip Man has a family. Then the Japanese invade, and tragedy strikes….
Ever since he brought out the amazing Ashes Of Time way back in 1994, I've been waiting for Wong Kai Wai, the master of highly stylised, vividly textured romantic melancholy [most notably in his swooningly beautiful In The Mood For Love], to bring his sensibilities to another martial arts movie, and finally The Grandmaster is here. Wong actually began making this film in 2008 but the project was constantly delayed while Wilson Yip's more conventional film about the same main character starring Donnie Yen – a film which was originally called Grandmaster Ip Man but was forced to change its title – his sequel, and several unrelated films about the martial arts master most famous for teaching Bruce Lee all beat it to cinema screens. Now I suppose I need to get the 'bad' out of the way before I get into the 'good' [of which there will be plenty], though even the 'bad' is nowhere near as awful as at first seems apparent. The version that has appeared in the UK is 26 min shorter than Wong's original cut, and considering Miramax are the studio who have released the film in the West, it's tempting to think of this as yet another example of Miramax honcho Harvey 'Scissorhands' Weinstein, a man who I consider a disgrace to the whole film industry, chopping down yet another film to dumb it down and thereby increase its box office receipts. However, it seems that Wong himself, contracted to deliver a film under two hours, put together this more streamlined, simplified cut of his film for Western audiences, and not only does it contain some footage not actually in the Chinese version, but the Chinese have actually seen two different versions of the film with some alternate footage, so I don't think we can consider any version of The Grandmaster to be the definitive cut until Wong decides to do a 'Final Cut'.
In the meantime the 104 min version of The Grandmaster, while it seems a little disjointed in places, is more than satisfactory. Now make no mistake this is definitely the 'Art House' version of the Ip Man story, though I've never liked the term 'Art House' anyway and often found it redundant – think of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which many still call an 'Art House' film but which became a major 'cross-over' success – while I believe that a big commercial 'blockbuster' can sometimes contain as much artistry and be made with as much care as a little so-called 'Art House' film. In any case, The Grandmaster may telescope the time span of the two Donnie Yen flicks into one film, and it most definitely contains some striking fight sequences, but is less interested in thrilling the viewer than in exploring the potential aesthetic beauty of people fighting and the deep emotions and philosophies of its characters. At times it's often achingly beautiful and sad in a manner that I loved and will certainly be familiar to folk familiar with its director's work but which may disappoint those primarily out of lots of martial arts thrills [then again, this year we've already had The Raid 2 for that, and very good it was too, a film which considerably bested its predecessor in my view though I know that view is not a popular one!].
The Grandmaster opens with a major street fight in pouring rain, and it immediately establishes the style of the film's action, which is to slightly heighten the settings [here it looks like they're virtually battling in a river] to within sight of the fantastical, while using sharp editing and all manner of camera techniques to enhance the action and help conceal the fact that star Tony Leung is no martial artist. Chopping action scenes to within an inch of their life and shaking the camera about to try to disguise the participants having little fighting skill and to try to seem 'cool' and 'edgy' is an odious disease that is on the verge of destroying action cinema in Hollywood and even elsewhere, but the fight sequences in The Grandmaster are an object lesson in how to do this kind of thing right. The camerawork is sometimes fast but is more handheld rather than actually 'shakycam', the edits are well chosen for maximum impact and still leave one room to enjoy some moves, and there's excellent use of slow-motion bits to enhance certain bits. Cinematographer Philippe Le Sourd, whose work on this film is a match for the much praised lensing of Christopher Doyle on most of Wong's previous films, likes to linger on things like close-up of splashing puddles in the opening fight, which may irritate some who just want to see the action, but helps the sequence so striking and artistic.
This approach is carried on throughout most of the action, which also tends to function as an expression of the participant's emotions. This is best shown by the first confrontation between Ip Man first and Gong Er, the daughter of the man he has defeated [though not in an action fight, a good example of the way The Grandmaster likes to subvert martial arts film cliches and confound expectations]. It's a graceful, balletic affair, full of expert wirework [good old Yuen Woo Ping still working his magic here] as the two people jump all over the place, but also somewhat lovely and even erotic, the fight virtually becoming a kind of foreplay as the characters are attracted to each other but prefer to show it in their fighting rather than use words. Then there's what is officially my favourite fight scene of the year [sorry Gareth Evans], a showdown on a railway platform amidst snow, steam and a train rushing by. It's not so much the skill which is what makes it so great, even though Zhang Ziyi can actually bust some moves – it's the gorgeous use of textures and colours, creating an almost surreal environment.
I guess I've made The Grandmaster out to be nearly all action and it most certainly isn't. In fact, much of it has a leisurely pace though it does jump forward unevenly at times, possibly a casualty of the re-editing of a film which originally told its story in a more non-linear fashion. Early scenes pay much interesting attention of the rituals of kung fu and its masters, and even provide some great examples of the typical 'my style is better than your style' arguments which are often some of the enjoyable and amusing parts of this kind of film. However, the movie soon develops a downbeat feel, certainly not becoming the rousing film some may expect from the subject matter. Sadly, the storytelling stumbles after a while –the Japanese occupation of China is rushed through and, like a few too many other events, related mostly through intertitles – while the second half is more about Gong Er, with Ip Man absent from the screen for huge sections. Zhang Ziyi is as lovely as ever as well as a strong actresses, and her part of the tale is clearly intended as an example of where dedication to martial arts can go wrong in comparison to Ip Man's even if it's well-intentioned. However, the structure is awkward and the pacing becomes uneven…at least in this cut, while Wong ends up relying too much on voice-overs towards the end. Still, the story becomes genuinely moving, especially the final scene between Ip Man and Gong Er which almost brought tears to this critic and certainly evoked in me some of the intense feelings I had when I first watched Leung and Maggie Chung in In The Mood For Love.
Tony Leung, who is 12 years too old for his role in the first third of the film, helps disguise his lack of fighting skill with sheer strength of personality, and yet the interesting thing is that you never feel you get to know his character that well, unlike Gong Er. He remains distant and a little inscrutable, something which was clearly intentional. The music score by Nathaniel Mechaly and Shigeru Umebayash doesn't always work as well as it should but has some great moments which go superbly with the images and at two points plays an interesting arrangement of one the themes from Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America. Rather than seeming lazy, it feels appropriate [the two films do have a similar mood] and a nice tribute from one great filmmaker to another. The Grandmaster has its flaws, chiefly to do with the storytelling, while it's entirely possible that none of its existing versions are entirely satisfactory, but it's full of striking scenes and moments and looks absolutely stunning with framing and use of colour that is often sublime. One of its final scenes is of a girl watching her father practice on his own in a garden while snow gently falls, then practising herself. I don't think any other film scene has better shown the immense release and fulfilment that many get from the martial arts.


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CHI Mercy Health to Hold Annual Festival of Trees
Ashley Limesand
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
After Thanksgiving is over and Barnes County residents have had plenty of time to spend with their families and after they have kicked off their Christmas shopping on Black Friday, the CHI Mercy Health Foundation is excited to once again give families a chance to get out of the house, have a little fun, and give back to a local cause on Saturday, November 25 completing the weekend of festive activities.
The Annual Festival of Trees fundraising event will be held for the 22nd year at the Valley City Eagles Club.
More on this story can be found in the Nov. 21 edition of the Times-Record.


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Home Health Care
At Butte Home Health & Hospice, we know people feel better when they're cared for in the privacy and comfort of their home. Whether it's chronic illness, an acute medical problem, injury or disability - we are there every step of the way to ensure our patients receive the best possible medical care. We are Medicare/Medi-Cal certified and have been caring for the members of our community since 1984.
The goal of Butte Home Health is to help the patient achieve the greatest possible level of health and comfort... at home.
Reasons for home health:
- Home Health Care provides an alternative to extended hospitalization.
- Recovery is often speedier and more complete in the home environment.
- The patient is often happier and more comfortable in their own home.
- It is usually less costly than other alternatives.
For the purposes of home health, a "Home" is defined as:
- Personal Residence
- Guest Home
- Retirement Home
- Residential Care Facility
Home Health care uses a team approach that includes coordinated care and support systems designed to maximize independence at home. Butte Home Health & Hospice can provide the following services:
Home Health Nurse
The Home Health Nurse plans and provides nursing care in the home, such as IV Therapy, Wound Care, Injections, Nutritional Teaching, Monitoring, and Patient/Family Instruction.
Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses (under the supervision of RN's) can provide the following services:
- Skilled assessments
- Instruction and monitoring of medications and disease process
- Symptom control
- Instruction and monitoring of treatments (i.e: wound care)
- Injectable medications
- Nutrition and special diets
- IV medications
- Pain management
- Foley catheter management
Home Health Aides
- Home Health Aides provide personal care for the patient, including; Bathing, Skin Care, Shampooing, and Bed Positioning.
- Therapeutic exercises as prescribed by a licensed therapist.
- Assistance in maintaining a clean, healthful home environment for the patient.
- Home Health Aides are on-call 24 hours a day and are activated by the administrative nurse in the event of a patient or caregiver crisis.
Physical Therapy
Develops and restores function of limbs and muscles. A hands-on approach to enhance healing and decrease pain. Instructs patients and family in rehabilitative activities to achieve maximum independence
The following services can be provided:
- Skilled evaluation
- Therapeutic exercise program
- Pain management
- Mobility training (bed mobility, transfer training, gait training)
- Massage
- CPT (to promote clear respiration)
- Ultrasound
- Instruction in energy conservation
Occupational Therapy
The following services can be provided:
- Skilled evaluation
- Training and exercise
- Developing a program to promote independence, including: Dressing, Personal Hygiene, Meal Preparation, and Home Maintenance
- Identification and training in the use of adaptive equipment to promote independence with activities of daily living!
Speech Therapy
Provided by a Licensed Speech Pathologist to help regain or maintain physical or mental functions.
- Skilled evaluation
- Oral motor exercise
- Swallowing training
- Instruction in smelling
- Precautions
- Cognitive skills training
- Memory skills training
- Communication techniques
Medical Social Worker
- Assist with long-term plans, obtaining financial aid and other resources.
- Assist with coordination of community resources.
- Assessment of social and emotional factors impacting the patient's care.
- Counseling for the patient.
- Alternative living situation.
Call Us When:
- You or a loved one is in the hospital or long term care facility and want to go home.
- You're feeling overwhelmed by the demands of providing care for a loved one.
- You or a loved one want to remain at home but need help to do so.
- You've hired a new caregiver that needs instruction and training to provide care in your home.
- Any individual, physician, or concerned person may request services by calling Butte Home Health.
- Following a request for home health care, the patient's physician will be contacted for approval of services.
- You can initiate services by calling (530) 895-0462 during office hours: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 7 days a week


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Based on the latest statistics, supplied by the CDC (Prevention) greater than 1/3 of American adults have grown ups have high amounts of LDL or even the so-known as "bad cholesterol". Higher level of Cholesterol levels is famous through the name hyper cholesterolemia. High amounts of Cholesterol levels could possibly be the primary reason behind cardiovascular problems – cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrest.
You will find 3 various kinds of cholesterol:
- Low-density lipo protein – LDL
- Very-low-density lipo protein – VLDL
- High-density lipo protein – High-density lipo protein
The LDL and VLDL are not a good idea as well as your health, while High-density lipo protein may be the great one. No matter if you're old or youthful, man or woman – everybody might have high cholesterol levels. There are several factors and results in, that place you in a greater risk, for example: excessive smoking, poor diet, loss of focus, weight problems, large waist circumference, thyroid problems and diabetes. The great factor is you can control these 4 elements. And also the bad factor is there are some factors that you simply can't control, like genetics. This risk factor is outside your control
Well, the worst factor relating to this health problem is it doesn't present any early signs or signs and symptoms. This really is why you ought to get the levels of cholesterol checked every so often. Because, if it is not controlled promptly, high cholesterol levels can result in health issues: chest discomfort, cardiac arrest and evens stroke. The laboratory tests will measure your overall, LDL and High-density lipo protein cholesterol, together with triglycerides. The CDC defines the next bloodstream levels of cholesterol as healthy:
- High-density lipo protein cholesterol: 40 mg/dL or greater
- Triglycerides: under 150 mg/dL
- Total cholesterol: under 200 mg/dL
- Cholesterol levels: under 100 mg/dL
Fortunately, there are methods to help you take control of your levels of cholesterol. You have to do something about it in what you eat as well as your lifestyle. There are several meals to help you keep the cholesterol at normal levels
13 Quick Tips For Cholesterol lowering foods
1. Garlic clove
Garlic clove is yet another super food that will help reduce high cholesterol levels. Additionally, it prevents thrombus, reduces bloodstream pressure and safeguards against cardiovascular disease.
Based on a 2013 pr release in the National Institute of Integrative Medicine, garlic clove extract is really a effective and safe option to pharmaceutical bloodstream pressure and cholesterol-lowering medications for most people.
• Eat two to three raw garlic clove cloves before eating anything daily.
• Use fresh garlic clove inside your bandages as well as in cooking various kinds of dishes, sauces and stews.
• You may take garlic clove supplements after talking to your physician for that correct dosage.
[ Read : 13 Desirable Home Remedies for Anemia ]
2. Chocolates
Chocolates may also effectively reduce bad cholesterol and improve the amount of good cholesterol within the bloodstream.
Based on a 2013 study printed within the American Journal of Clinical Diet, the component theobromine in chocolates is principally accountable for its High-density lipo protein cholesterol-raising effect.
Our prime degree of antioxidants and flavonoids in chocolates prevent bloodstream platelets from adhering together and the arterial blood vessels unclogged. Therefore reduces the chance of cardiac arrest or strokes.
Eat one or two small bits of chocolates with a minimum of 60 % cacao regularly.
[Read: 15 Wonderful Home Remedies For Obesity ]
3. Essential Olive Oil
Essential olive oil has elevated levels of monounsaturated fat that can help lower bad Cholesterol levels levels. This really is turn lowers the chance of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Additionally, it's wealthy in e vitamin, an antioxidant that will work for your heart and all around health.
Use 2 tbsps of additional-virgin essential olive oil daily like a substitute at a lower price healthy oils. This can be used oil to sauté veggies, make salad dressing or like a dip for bread.
Note: As essential olive oil has elevated levels of calories, avoid unnecessary use.
4. Avocados
Avocados are an excellent source of monounsaturated fats that will help reduce LDL levels in those who are obese or overweight. Monounsaturated fats also aid raise High-density lipo protein levels. Avocados also contain plant sterols which have cholesterol-lowering qualities.
Additionally, they're wealthy in protein, fiber, B-complex vitamins, vitamin k supplement and many minerals that are great for your state of health.
Eat an avocado daily. You can include avocado slices to salads and sandwiches or eat them like a side dish
[ Read: 15 Useful Home Remedies For Thyroid ]
5. Oatmeal
Getting a bowl of oatmeal in the morning daily is yet another good way to decrease your high cholesterol levels level. Our prime dietary fiber content in oatmeal helps lower LDL.
It cuts down on the absorption of cholesterol to your blood stream. Fiber also fills you up rapidly helping you avoid mindless eating.
Additionally, eating oatmeal regularly is connected having a reduced chance of coronary disease and Diabetes type 2.
• Eat a bowl of oatmeal in the morning daily.
• You may add oatmeal to smoothies or utilize it in baked goods.
6. Walnuts
The center-healthy monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats and fiber in walnuts help raise good High-density lipo protein cholesterol and lower unhealthy LDL levels.
A 2011 study printed in Diet Review discovered that use of tree nuts like walnuts reduce Cholesterol levels, a principal target for heart disease prevention, by 3 to 19 percent.
Additionally, a 2015 study printed within the Journal of American Heart Association claims that daily almond consumption can be a simple nutritional technique to avoid the start of cardio-metabolic illnesses.
Walnuts are a good snack or topping for salads, cereal and yogurt. Eat a number of walnuts each day and don't forget moderation is essential. Other nuts and seed products for example nuts and flax seeds will also be advantageous for reducing bloodstream levels of cholesterol.
7. Orange Juice
Sweet, tangy and juicy oranges are another super food which has cholesterol-lowering qualities.
Inside a 2000 study printed within the American Society for Clinical Diet journal, scientists discovered that orange juice improves bloodstream fat profiles in those who have hypercholesterolemia. This occurs because of the existence of ascorbic acid, folate and flavonoids like hesperidin in oranges.
• Drink two to three glasses of orange juice daily. Freshly removed juice is a great option. You may also drink plant sterol-prepared orange juice. Phytosterols also aid lower total cholesterol to some degree.
• Alternatively, to nibble on a couple of oranges daily.
8. Salmon
The omega-3 fatty chemicals known as Environmental protection agency and DHA present in salmon shield you against high cholesterol levels. It will help lower triglycerides and boosts good High-density lipo protein cholesterol slightly, thus lowering the chance of cardiovascular disease.
Additionally, salmon is lower in cholesterol and saturated fats.
• Eat a minimum of 2 portions of salmon every week. Baked and grilled salmon are the most useful options. An amount of salmon is all about two to three oz ..
• You may even take omega-3 fatty acids supplements after talking to your physician.
[Read : 12 Superb Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure ]
9. Soybeans and Soy Items
Soybeans along with other soy items provide a complete plant-based protein that would be ideal for individuals who are suffering from high cholesterol levels.
Although soy might not lower total cholesterol to some large degree, it may still lower bad Cholesterol levels. This high-protein food consists of high amounts of polyunsaturated fats, fiber, minerals and vitamins in addition to lower levels of saturated fats.
Research printed this year within the Journal of American College of Diet discovered that eating one to two portions (fifteen to thirty grams) of soy protein daily includes a significant effect on serum lipo protein risks for heart disease.
To assist decrease your cholesterol, include more soybean, tofu, soy flour, edamame and overflowing soy milk in what you eat.
10. Eco-friendly Tea
Consuming a couple of glasses of eco-friendly tea daily is among most effective to lessen total and Cholesterol levels levels. Eco-friendly tea intake lowers fasting serum total and Cholesterol levels in grown ups, based on a 2011 meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled tests which was printed within the American Journal of Clinical Diet.
There are many compounds in eco-friendly tea that avoid the absorption of cholesterol within the digestive system and help with its excretion.
Additionally, this healthy beverage prevents plaque buildup within the arterial blood vessels and reduces the chance of getting a stroke or heart attack.
• Drink three or four glasses of eco-friendly tea (hot or iced) daily.
• You can take eco-friendly tea supplements, after talking to your physician.
Using It?
• You are able to consume whole seeded watermelon to savor the health advantages
• You should use roasting watermelon seed products as snacks
• It can make a great accessory for fruit salads
If you're a person encountering the signs and symptoms of high bloodstream pressure, it's important to check on your bloodstream pressure regularly. For those who have high bloodstream pressure manage it with medications after which keeping it with super meals for bloodstream pressure. Are you currently you aren't moderately high bloodstream pressure or pre- hypertension condition? Would you like to avoid using prescription medications for bloodstream pressure? Then try the above mentioned given super meals and relish the changes. Making necessary existence style changes together with taking these Super meals for top bloodstream pressure will give you better results quicker.
Additional Tips
• Strive to keep a proper weight.
• Quit smoking.
• Exercise not less than half an hour, five days per week.
• Avoid alcohol. Should you drink, achieve this moderately.
• Eat an eating plan lower in fatty foods.
• Avoid fried or fatty meals and excessive carbohydrates and processed sugars.
• Avoid meals that lead to bad cholesterol, for example steak, full-fat dairy items, egg yolks and processed meals.


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Note: The mistakes of my opponent are vast and deep. And no small shovel can clear the absolute pile of horse manure that is my challenger's opening statement. I am truly sorry to any poor soul who finds himself reading it. Though again, I'll bite. Mainly because I see so many childish caricatures of a serious worldview.
Rebuttal: (Ignoring altogether the first sentence. I have no idea what a "Fucward" is. Maybe the kids are saying it..)
1. My opponent's view of Scripture is quite probably the worst attempt at debunking I've seen since.. well ever. Christian's believe that the Bible is the very words of God recorded by men. So the bit about it being written by man is a misunderstanding of what Christians actually believe. In short, I simply bare no burden of defending a view I, and all Christians ever, do not hold.
2. I'll be speaking from the presupposition that when the Bible speaks, God speaks. (maybe that could be a future debate)
3. The crusades are a blemish, to be sure. But I don't think my opponent would like a body count between our worldviews. (assuming him to be some form of agnostic.. Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Pol Pot...)
4. To the anti-gay question: The Bible classifies homosexuality as a sin, unambiguously. But the Bible classifies lots of sins. Sin is anything that transgresses the law of God that is given to us in the Bible. Interestingly, most every time the Bible speaks of homosexuality, it does so in a list of other sins. And assigns to all sin the same punishment. Most Christian scholars and commentators agree that the lists of sins are more directly aimed at placing humanity in the same category(sinful), assigning to them the same punishment (hell) and offering to them the same solution (repent of sin and turn to Christ for salvation- reconciliation to God. ) The attack on Christians because of this view is certainly a result of the recent cultural shift. Gay is the new.. well gay. Christians have always spoken out against it. We've always had the same ancient footing.
Most of the abuse being leveled now is Christian businesses being shut down by an over-reaching state. Most Christians that I know are loving toward there homosexual "neighbor" and they want for them the same reconciliation that they themselves have received. All sin, not repented of, leads to hell. What would you call someone who stood by and watched as their neighbor walked straight into hell? You'd call them hateful.
5. You seem to believe that the idea of loving everyone is the fundamental tenant of the Christian faith. Maybe a lesson here is due... besides I've got over 5000 characters I can still use. (Not my fault you only used 12 words..this is a debate, man. get your head in the game or this could get ugly.)
Fundamental Christian Idea:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
That is the Apostle's Creed. Notice how there is nothing in there about being Mr. Nice Guy?
In brief, you do not understand the worldview you're trying to critique. Your opening statement has made that abundantly clear. You haven't begun to touch on the issues that actually divide people like us. I really hope you can do better than that.
Positive argument: I've touched on Christianity and on homosexuality in my rebuttal. Now I would like to present a positive argument concerning morality and gender equality.
Gender Equality: Though your opening statement said nothing about gender equality, I will assume the old community college caricature that I've heard 1000 times. Basically that the Bible teaches that women are to be subject to men.
Well... that's just not what the Bible teaches at all. It's really not even close. The Bible teaches that wives are to be subject to their husbands. Notice the difference? One person must ultimately be in charge and must bare the ultimate responsibility for the household before God. The Bible teaches that the husband is the head. G. K. Chesterton (a stout-hearted Christian from yesteryear) said it perfectly:
"If I set the sun beside the moon,
And if I set the land beside the sea,
And if I set the flower beside the fruit
And if I set the town beside the country
And if I set the man beside the woman
I suppose some fool would talk
About one being better."
The husband and wife have different roles. They are equal intrinsically.
And finally, Morality: I will not apologize for my views on morality. I have a standard that I get them from. And I believe that standard is God, himself. However I am interested in where you, my opponent get your moral standard. I would like an answer to that question. I find it helpful to understand where a person is coming from. I am a classic Christian (Calvinist) you know where I am getting my shoulds-n-shouldnts.. I would venture to guess that your stance is almost completely arbitrary and self-serving. Though that is beside the point.
Final Point: As someone who has no objective standard of value and ethics, I'd love to know what makes you think you can criticize me for treating people badly. What possible justification could you have to call foul or have some kind of beef with Christianity?
Hopefully your response is more thought out and accurate than your opening statement. I also pray that there is less words in ALL CAPS.
Good day. Sincerely, Your friendly neighborhood Calvinist.
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Your gender role point is a little closer. Though again, you ignore what I've said. If you want to argue against the Bible's gender roles you must do so with a proper understanding of what they are and why. You have shown by your comment that you do not understand this aspect of Christianity either. It is risky business leading the people of God. And he himself calls for men to do it. The men bear a more responsibility than the women because of their assigned station. This by no means makes one sex superior to the other. (Refer to the creation account for a better understanding of what we actually believe.)
The assertion that the Bible's morality is stolen from previous sources is simply fallacious. That view represents what I like to call "Ye old community college argument".
The bible starts at the creation of the universe and man. Tell me again how the morality could have possibly been stolen?
Further I would suggest that you have absolutely no grounds for calling anything moral or immoral outside of a biblical worldview. I don't think you have those categories without it.
Here's why: to assume moral rights and wrongs means that you have a transcendent moral principle. Because all moral questions are raised by people and about people. So the standard must transcend them both to be binding.
The mere fact that you call something immoral means that you have a concept of right and wrong that I would say is intrinsic. It's because you're in the Imago Dei.
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The alternate psalm text for this Sunday is Psalm 130, often titled De Profundis, after its opening line in Latin. Out of the depths . . . At least as far back as the Middle Ages, Psalm 130 was grouped liturgically with Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102 and 143 and known as The Penitential Psalms. Psalm 130 is also one of fifteen "Gradual Psalms" (from the Latin Vulgate, canticum graduum), these are psalms 119-133, believed to have been sung by pilgrims on their way to the temple in Jerusalem. I say all this to point out that this particular psalm, like Psalm 23, resonates deeply with us. Why? I think it's because we all know or have known the depths out of which the psalmist cries. And while we can't say exactly what the psalmist's depths are, we can speculate. By the time the book of Psalms was put together in its final form, the Jewish people had only just returned home from exile in Babylon. So Psalm 130 may have been written at some time before that, even during the exilic period, when the people of Israel likely felt some measure of abandonment by the God who had led their ancestors out of Egypt. Dislocated from the Promised Land and relocated into a pagan land, the people in general and this psalmist in particular may well have despaired over exactly where and to whom they belonged. O Lord, hear my voice . . . O Lord, be attentive . . . Out of the depths, we cry to the Lord.
Last week, I walked into the room of an elderly woman. She was working on her teeth. Her new dental bridge was cutting into her gums tongue and causing her pain. She complained about her dentist and her crumbling teeth. Then we tried to get her one hearing aid to fit. Has to twist in the ear canal just so, but it kept falling out. She complained about her audiologist and her hearing. And she cried. And so did I. What else could I do? Or say? What can you say to your 80-year old mother about the futility of her complaining or the inevitability of her deteriorating capacity to eat and to hear? What do you say to a loved one whose real complaint is that she is living a kind of exile, trapped by Parkinson's disease in her own body? What do you say to person who wants desperately to be heard, to be paid attention to, to be understood as caught up in the depths of human despair and distress? Out of the depths, I cry to you, O Lord, wails the psalmist.
If the first insight from Psalm 130 is that we all know or have known "the depths," then the second and equally crucial insight is that we have permission to wail, to cry out from those depths that we know so painfully well. The psalmist readily acknowledges that if the Lord chose to keep a tally of our faults in order to bring us up on charges, we'd never stand a chance. But in point of fact, God—by nature—is merciful. God in fact does want to hear our voice. God in fact does want to be attentive to us. No matter how we got in over our head, by our own arrogant willfulness or by the natural consequences of the human condition, the Lord will listen. "For with the Lord there is steadfast love." And there is the third insight from Psalm 130: no depth is so deep that we cannot be assured of God's love for us. Or as Barbara Brown Taylor so elegantly puts it: we cannot fall further than God can catch us.
Well, that should do it then. A nice psalm, nicely unpacked. No. Wait a minute. Truth is, my mother in the nursing home are so overwhelmed by their own depths that she hardly has voice enough even to cry out to God. Truth is, sometimes our foibles and frailties leave us spiritually mute. Then what? Then we remember what kind of song this Psalm 130 is. A Song of Ascent. The Songs of Ascents were pilgrimage songs, most likely learned by heart, chanted in unison or responsively by groups of Jewish travelers on their way to Jerusalem. They were songs sung together on the way. But surely, along the way, among those groups of pilgrims, some fell victim to bandits . . . or some fell by the wayside, lost . . . or some became incapacitated or injured. Surely the rest kept singing.
Seems to me the psalms are primarily intended to speak, not so much to us, as for us. So perhaps the way to understand Psalm 130 is as a song we all need to be singing together, on our way in and through the depths we all encounter. And when some among us—like my mother hunched in her wheelchair—are unable to sing, we sing on her behalf. We cry out to God for them. We wait for the Lord with them. We proclaim the steadfast love of the Lord in unison. Because we are all on this pilgrimage of faith together. We are a chorus, and as we make our way, we bind up our wounded, pick up our fallen, seek out our wayward, and cry out to the Lord "who will redeem Israel." Who will redeem us. Out of my mother's depths I cry to you, O Lord. . . Lord hear my voice.


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Student debt isn't just a young person's problem anymore. As the cost of education rises, more Americans are carrying student loan debt later in life, either because they haven't finished paying off their own loans or because they're borrowing on behalf of their children or grandchildren.
According to a January report by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the number of people 60 and over who are carrying student loan debt quadrupled from 2005 to 2015, the fastest growing age segment of the student loan market. Not only that, the average amount that each older American still owed nearly doubled over that time, from $12,100 to $23,500.
As of 2015, as many as 2.8 million older Americans owed an estimated $66.7 billion in student loans, according to the report. Most are helping family pay for school: in 2014, 73 percent of older American's debt was for a child or grandchild's education rather than theirs or their spouse's.
Some 62 percent of U.S. households have had to delay retirement to pay down student debt, according to Betsy Mayotte, the director of consumer outreach and compliance at American Student Assistance, a nonprofit that provides consumer financial education and debt counseling to students and colleges.
What's behind the growing student debt load for older adults?
After extensively researched the topic, Mayotte has found that older Americans holding student debt has escalated in recent years for various reasons: student loan repayment plans were extended in the 1980s and 90s, income-driven repayment plans extended them further, and the cost of education has skyrocketed as state assistance dwindles. Meanwhile, many families just don't have the resources they once did.
"We're finding families aren't saving as much for college as they used to," Mayotte said.
Patrick Simasko, an attorney with Michigan-based firm Simasko Law who has specialized in elder law for 25 years, said that in his practice he's encountered more and more older Americans struggling with student loan debt, most on behalf of family members.
"The lion's share of it is not their student debt, it's their kids and their grandkids," Simasko said
He said that those who have their own debt are usually people who changed careers at some point and borrowed money for new training. But most are people who co-sign on loans for their kids or grandkids to go to college or trade school. If the student doesn't end up earning enough to help pay back the loan, their co-signer is stuck making the payments.
Unsurprisingly, surveys showed that people holding student loan debt later in life also tend to owe other kinds of debt. As of 2013, 63 percent of older student loan borrowers also still owed mortgage debt, 67 percent owed credit card debt and 45 percent owed auto loan debt, according to the CFPB.
Student loan debt can have lasting impacts on older adults' financial health
"While the key driver of the debt for older consumers remains mortgages, student loans are becoming more common among the 62 and older population," said the bureau's report. "Student loan debt among older consumers has increased, in large part, due to the growing number of parents and grandparents participating in the financing of their children's and grandchildren's college education."
But unlike other forms of debt, borrowers are often unable to free themselves of student loans no matter how dire their situation, according to Simasko.
"For student loans typically they're not dischargeable. Even if it's horrendous, you can't get rid of them in bankruptcy," Simasko said.
Carrying so much debt can significantly complicate a borrower's financial situation later in life. Late payments for older Americans is on the rise: as of 2015, 37 percent of student loan borrowers 65 and older are in default, leading to potentially crippling consequences for federal borrowers, such as having their social security payments offset. Many seniors holding student loan debt have skipped basic health care needs like prescription medicine, doctors' visits and dental care because they couldn't afford it, according to the CFPB.
Sometimes in a co-signing situation, there may be a child or grandchild exploiting their elder and not only asking for help to pay for school, but potentially for credit cards, cars, or other debt, perhaps with the intention but not the means to pay it back, Simasko said. He recommends that no one co-sign a loan that they couldn't afford to pay back on their own to help avoid the situation and for families to look out for each other and make sure that their relatives aren't being taken advantage of.
But for those who do find themselves in a bad debt situation, they might end up on the receiving end of unscrupulous debt collection practices while not being made aware of potential avenues for recourse.
The CFPB has fielded hundreds of complaints from older Americans about student loans over the last year, including many reporting that lenders continue to attempt to collect debts that are not owed and others reporting aggressive and hostile communication tactics by collectors. There have been complaints that some seniors weren't allowed to adjust their payment plans after moving from a regular salary to a fixed income and that others who co-signed some loans had other loans they didn't sign allocated to them.
Protections for older adults with student loan bills
Some consumers might not be aware of protections available to them and may be facing unnecessary consequences like having their social security benefits offset. For someone in default who receives all of their money from social security, consolidating and rehabilitating defaulted student loans could allow them to pay nothing, according to the CFPB.
American Student Assistance has a website to help borrowers facing student debt burdens understand their options.
"There are options that are out there, I think it's important for people who are facing social security garnish to understand there are things that they can do," said Alle Lanza-Cosgrove, an ASA spokesperson.
Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be made either online at www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint or by phone to (855) 411-CFPB.
The bureau's student loan ombudsman can be reached at email@example.com and the Office of Older Americans can be reached at email@example.com.


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The Chef series of interactive cooking games encourages healthy eating and teaches children and adults about new ingredients and how to cook step by step. The games come in various levels of difficulty, depending on the capability of the player with regards to preparing, cooking and creativity with ingredients and dishes.
Chef's main element is an actual hat with integrated audio. This hat is part of the integrative system that keeps track of how the person wearing it is cooking in relation to the game being played, and will be the main guide through the recipes and games.
The auditory guide keeps people focused on the food and cooking process instead of, for example, being distracted by reading a recipe. Chef's fun element is what will entice people to want to cook again.


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Leading video interview solution provider GreenJobInterview today announced the upcoming launch of its WebRTC supported recorded video interview product. Built on the latest technology, the new GreenJob One-Way release will support both WebRTC, or Web Real-Time Communication, and Flash to bring customers the most advanced HD-quality video and clearer sound.
WebRTC enables audio and video communication through the use of a WebRTC enabled browser without a special software download. Using a WebRTC-enabled browser, users can easily place voice and video calls as well as engage in multi-media screen sharing and collaboration sessions.
"We're always looking to integrate the newest technology into our products and ensure that our clients have the best video streaming experience," said Ryan Mulholland, CEO and President of GreenJobInterview. "With WebRTC, we are adding more value to our product line and improving our user experience. This implementation and other new features released this year help both us and our clients remain innovative, and we will continue to seek new opportunities for delivering maximum value to our clients with the latest technology."
Set to release July 1, 2016, GreenJobInterview will begin assisting customers with migration to the new GreenJobInterview One-Way solution to ensure a smooth transition during the product's beta period. It will continue to support mobile devices and plugins.
The new GreenJobInterview One-Way product will support multimedia interview questions, allowing new capabilities to either personalize interviews or ask questions requiring analyzing a video as part of a response. Earlier this year, GreenJobInterview unveiled several other new features, including a "meet now" function for live virtual interviews, a client groups hierarchy, Taleo Enterprise integration, email exception lists, exportable reports, live virtual interview templates, auto scheduler for live virtual interviews, international and toll-free dialing and One-Way interview time limits.
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Created to watch over the world of Roika, the goddess Rhisis did so for a time. However, she felt alone, and thus decided to fashion three other beings, each containing aspects of herself. Bubble was her kindness and love, and Iblis her apathy. Shade, the embodiment of her hatred and fear, was the one who set out to destroy the land and its inhabitants, making a species called Masquerpets to carry out her will. Those humans who survived their initial attacks knew only too well that they would have to prepare and arm themselves for even greater threats to come.
Fly For Fun, often called FlyFF, is Aeonsoft's massively multiplayer release based on this scenario. Offered in North America through Gala-Net's portal, gPotato, the colorful title naturally features the ability to fly. It also has various continents to explore, from Flaris with its underground caverns to the lava flows of perilous Darkon. and the Garden of Rhisis, now just a lifeless shadow of its former glory, although there are some who believe Iblis still returns there to pine. Other notable elements include a broad assortment of monsters to fight, and a character system that allows progression into eight final sub-classes.
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Gala-Net Inc. released the next chapter to its well known MMORPG, FlyFF: Fly for Fun in the fall of 2008. Among the three key elements to Version 12 (V.12) are the Lord System, The Forsaken Tower and its Secret Rooms, and the soul of a cursed witch named Rangda.
Located in the south of Flaris, its terrain and environment make it nearly impossible for players to access. This place is unlike any other in the world of Madrigal. Each level is more dangerous than the previous one.
The Lord System
V.12 introduced this new element, which allows an eligible player to be voted as the lord of his or her server for two weeks. A successful candidate is granted special powers and other exclusive perks.
To qualify, players must have obtained Hero or Master class. Ten percent of the eligible voting public must participate for an election to be valid; otherwise, no Lord will be chosen for that period. In addition, voting is limited to only those Level 60 and up who have logged into the game within the last 30 days. An individual can only vote for one candidate.
Candidate Registration and Voting
- Fri. (All day, 24 hour period): Potential Lords can submit their bids (minimum 100,000,000 penya)
- Sat.: The top 10 applicants are accepted as candidates. For those who did not qualify, 98 percent of their bids are returned via mail at this time.
- Sat. through Sun. (48 hours): Voting is officially open. Candidates need to post a public submission proclaiming why they should be voted in. This can be done at the NPC 'Lord Aide'.
- Sun. (end of Sunday): The voting process concludes and the Lord of the domain is chosen.
Benefits of the Lord
An elected Lord is granted an array of powers, abilities and equipment including:
- A Lord is able to start an EXP or item drop event on his/her server. In order to do so, an appropriate amount of penya should be paid to the NPC 'Lord Manager'.
- The Lord receives 45 percent of all collected taxes daily via mail. This is from NPC shops, and entrance fees from the Forsaken Tower.
Exclusive Skills
Being the Lord of the server comes with a set of unique powers never seen before in FlyFF.
- Lord's Cheer - EXP and drop rates are increased by 10 percent for 60 minutes.
- Lord's Blessing - Attack and defense power are increased by 10 percent for 60 minutes.
- Lord's Love - Increases all stats by 15 for 60 minutes.
- Lord's Shout - Allows the Lord to shout in custom colored text.
- Lord's Call - Allows the Lord to summon a player to his/her location.
- Lord's Assistance - Allows the Lord to teleport to another player.
- Lord's Fellowship - Allows the party skills used by the Lord four times their normal duration.
Exclusive Items
In addition, the elected Lord will receive an exclusive set of equipment for the duration of two weeks.
- Helmet of Dignity (costume) - max HP +999
- Suit of Dignity (costume) - defense power +10%
- Gauntlet of Dignity (costume) - attack power +10%
- Boots of Dignity (costume) - speed +20%
- Baby Yetti (pick-up pet)
- Cloak of the Sea God - all stats +20
- Limousine Bike - flying vehicle, 291 km/h max speed.
The Forsaken Tower and its Secret Rooms
The Forsaken Tower is a new dungeon introduced in V.12. Located in the south of Flaris, its terrain and environment make it nearly impossible for players to access. This place is unlike any other in the world of Madrigal. Each level is more dangerous than the previous one.
- 1st Floor contains monsters in the 62-72 level range; entry fee is 10,000 penya.
- 2nd Floor contains monsters in the 74-84 level range; entry fee is 30,000 penya.
- 3rd Floor contains monsters in the 86-96 level range; entry fee is 50,000 penya.
- 4th Floor contains monsters in the 98-108 level range; entry fee is 70,000 penya.
- 5th Floor contains monsters in the 110-120 level range; entry fee is 100,000 penya.
Secret Rooms
At the top of the Forsaken Tower are two rooms that give guilds the chance to obtain powers never before seen. Guilds can compete weekly for the privilege of gaining access to these chambers and the power that lies within.
- Guilds must be at least level 20 to enter via the Secret Room Manager NPC.
- There are two NPC gatekeepers, one located in Flaris and the other in Darkon.
- Guilds must bid for entry, with the minimum bid being 100,000,000 penya.
- The top 8 guilds with the highest bids will be allowed access to the Secret Rooms on Sundays.
- Only 10 members from each guild can be selected for entry to the competition.
- Upon entry to the room, all buffs are dispelled, and all parties of the participating members are removed.


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Pedrosa's small stature has often resulted in him struggling to generate tyre temperature in wet or in particularly cool conditions, as well as being unable to use the hardest tyre compounds.
Although he took nine podiums (including wins at Jerez and Valencia) last year, his best tally since 2014, he could still only finish fourth in the standings, 88 points behind team-mate Marc Marquez.
At Assen, Misano and Phillip Island Pedrosa scored a total of just eight points, although the low point of the year came at Motegi, where he retired after circulating several seconds a lap off the pace.
"Dani has been working a lot this winter to try to improve his feelings in those difficult conditions," explained a source close to Pedrosa.
"He has recreated those conditions to get used to it and to avoid feeling unsafe or uncertain.
"These tyres are very sensitive and if the temperatures decrease, his performance does as well."
Pedrosa told Autosport: "Last year I did some good races and I had moments where I got on the podium. I had some consistency to try to fight for the title.
"But then, because at some tracks I finished 12th or 14th, I ended up out of the fight.
"This winter we've been working on trying to get used to those conditions that are difficult.
"You will never have a MotoGP bike to train, or the same feelings that a bike like that can give you, but at least you try to find a solution.
"The key will be to see how we adapt to a difficult situation like that along with the team."
Pedrosa was fastest on the opening day of Sepang testing last month, and ended up second-fastest across the three days, less than two tenths slower than Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo.


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CHAMPAIGN — St. Francis de Sales didn`t win Saturday`s Class AA semifinal. It survived.
``God knows how we won it,`` said de Sales center Eric Anderson after the Pioneers (29-1) moved into the title game against East St. Louis Lincoln with a frantic 58-56 overtime triumph over gutty Rock Island.