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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong was lashed by gales on Monday as typhoon Vicente moved towards the financial hub, sending office workers home early and prompting the local observatory to raise the No. 8 tropical cyclone warning signal, the third highest classification.
Financial markets, schools, businesses and government services close when any No. 8 or above signal is hoisted, posing a major disruption to business in the capitalist hub and former British colony.
Gale-force winds pounded trees, churned up white-tipped waves in Victoria Harbour and sent debris flying. Office workers, meanwhile, scurried home in mid-afternoon, queuing for trains, buses and ferries amid torrential rains.
The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No. 8 signal after the stock market closed on Monday. Should the signal remain in force after 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the exchange will remain closed for at least part of the day after it dived three percent on Monday, led by a 5 percent slump in Europe's largest bank, HSBC Holdings.
Wong Wing-tak, a senior scientific officer with the Hong Kong Observatory, said late on Monday afternoon that Vicente wouldn't likely hit Hong Kong directly and was forecast to cross 150 kilometers southwest of the city.
In southern China, officials in Hainan island issued a red alert amid heavy rains and thunderstorms as the typhoon approached, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Winds were expected to strengthen to up to 100 kilometers per hour along the southern Chinese coast, it added.
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This tag was created by Jen Campbell on YouTube, and the idea of it is to go around your shelves (whether virtual or physical!) and choose pairs of books that you think compliment each other well, perhaps because they have similar themes, or one is a retelling of the other, etc. Jen asks us to aim for between five and ten pairs of books so I've pushed myself to go for ten.
I didn't read most of these in pairs, apart from the ones I read for university modules, but have chosen them because I think they would go well together.
1. White Teeth by Zadie Smith / Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.
I connect these books in my head because I read them at uni for the same module, and that's because they go well together. Readers often say that Smith has been heavily influenced by Rushdie. It's been a while since I read either of them but according to my friend Mr Google there are several structural and linguistic similarities between these two novels. Both have themes of religion and multiculturalism, and both have the same dry, dark sense of humour.
2. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
I read the Alice books over and over again when I was younger, but I only read Peter Pan last month. I really wish I'd read it when I'd been a child: I think I would have loved it. I was reminded of Carroll's books by Peter Pan's silliness: Nana, the dog, made me laugh and I loved how everyone just accepted that she acted as a nurse to the children. Hook was a delicious villain and I think I would have loved him as a kid. It's not quite as nonsensical as Alice but I was reminded strongly of Wonderland while reading about Neverland.
3. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld / Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill.
Both of these books look at what our obsession with the way we look might come to in a dystopian future. Uglies shows us a world where, at the age of sixteen, every 'ugly' – or normal-looking human by our standards – is surgically changed into a 'pretty'. On the surface it solves a lot of problems, but underneath we know something sinister is going on.
In Only Ever Yours, the future is ruled by men who have created 'Eves', beautiful girls who are being trained to please a man by either becoming his wife or his sex slave. The girls' obsession over their looks has magnified to dangerous levels: extreme dieting and eating disorders are encouraged; to make up their grades, photos of the Eves are rated on social media, causing intense competition between the girls.
Both of these dystopian futures felt unsettlingly plausible, but Only Ever Yours in particular felt like something not that far off from the world we know now.
4. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly / Fairytales by the Brothers Grimm.
The Book of Lost Things is made up of retellings of fairytales as well as some original ones. All are dark and eerie. If, like me, you mostly know your fairytales by the Disney cartoons, then reading some classic tales like those by the Brothers Grimm might give you a more informed outlook when going into this book. However, I read it before reading the classic tales and really loved finding out just how wrong I'd been, thinking I was going to read a cute fairytale romp. So you could read these in either order.
5. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne / The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
I still haven't finished Anne Frank's diary, but what I have read was a very emotional read. I think it's important to read books about the Holocaust, especially with the way things have been going lately *cough*. So if you're not sure where to start, I'd recommend both of these. Anne Frank's diary is a real-life account of Jewish families who went into hiding, and is a very harrowing read. I quite often forgot that I was reading non-fiction, because firstly, it's hard to imagine that such terrible things would ever happen in real life, but secondly because she was such a good writer.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is fictionalised but, I think, just as harrowing. The privileged son of a Nazi officer moves to a new house not far from a death camp, though he has been sheltered and thinks it's farm. Through the fence surrounding the camp he makes friends with Shmuel, a Jewish boy of the same age, and of course the book is tragic.
6. Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel / Wonder by R. J. Palacio.
I've said enough times how much I adored Wonder, so if you'd like to see more details then feel free to read my gushing review. I felt that Faceless was the version for older readers, and put more focus on the importance placed on the way women look, whereas Wonder was more about looks in general. I had to laugh out loud when I got to the Halloween scene, which is practically identical to the one from Wonder. I think it must have been an influence for Sheinmel. (I'm not saying this is a bad thing – I loved Faceless and think the Halloween scene was probably a bit of a homage.) (If you'd like to read my review of Faceless, click here.)
7. Room by Emma Donoghue / The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks.
Room is the more sophisticated out of these books, but I think if you enjoyed Room you will enjoy The Bunker Diary. Both are about characters who have been kidnapped and held in unknown locations against their will – The Bunker Diary being slightly more sensationalist. They have different tones but it's interesting to explore the different ways people might react to this kind of situation. In Room, Ma survives for Jack, trying to create a normal, educational environment for him in what to her is a terrible place, but (nearly) always staying strong for him. The Bunker Diary has more characters who have been kidnapped, all of whom deal with the situation in their own ways.
8. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green / All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.
I wasn't a huge fan of either of these books – I didn't mind them, but think they're overrated – but I feel they'd go well together. They have similar tones and both deal with death and grief, though TFiOS is about teenagers diagnosed with cancer and All the Bright Places is about teenagers contemplating suicide. I think if you liked one, then you'd probably like the other.
If you'd like to read my review of All the Bright Places, click here.
9. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte / Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
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These are some books I DID read alongside each other, because they were part of the same uni module. Both considered 'sensationalist fiction', they have similar storylines and look at women snatching at their small chances for independence in the Victorian era.
10. The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn / The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory.
I chose these two because I wanted to suggest some historical fiction to read alongside each other, or one after the other, and these were the only two I've read about Katherine Howard so I thought that might be interesting for others who might not know much about her either. Dunn's book is told from one point-of-view and has a pretty clear image of the sort of woman Katherine might have been. I think it would be great to start with this, to look at the general storyline, and then move on to The Boleyn Inheritance straight away.
The Confessions of Katherine Howard stops before the execution, so Gregory will finish the story for you, while also exploring more deeply Katherine's life at court before she was Queen, in her role as lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves. It also has chapters from the points of view of Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn, and Anne of Cleves, so will make the world a little more rich than Dunn's book.
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Now that he has finished partying all over Ontario celebrating the release of his new album "Now, More Than Ever", Jim Guthrie is ready for another party. Guthrie, Nathan Lawr, and The Constantines are on a tour around Canada celebrating the fourth anniversary of Three Gut Records.
Jim Guthrie will promote "Now, More Than Ever", while The Constantines will promote "Shine A Light" on the tour.
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April 22 Thunder Day – Soundcheck
April 23 Winnipeg – Pyramid Cabaret
April 24 Saskatoon – Louis' Pub
April 26 Regina – The State
April 27 Calgary – Carpenter's Union Hall (an all ages show)
April 29 Calgary – Liberty Lounge
April 30 Edmonton – Sidetrack Cafe
May 1 Edmonton – Seedy's
May 3 Victoria – Logan's
May 4 Vancouver – Brickyard
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May 5 Vancouver – Railway Club
May 7 Calgary – Weeds
May 8 Edmonton – Black Dog (an afternoon show)
May 12 Winnipeg - Cabaret Collective
May 15 Orangeville – Baba Ganoush
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Admittedly, much of the inspiration for this project comes from Zoran Lucic's amazing Sucker For Soccer series. I found his use of classic typography, color design and layers of distress to be completely awe-inspiring, all wrapped under the guise of romanticizing Europe's greatest football players. Hopefully he will forgive me if my own designs borrow too liberally.


text: Dr. Justin Philipp grew up in Oshkosh, WI. He currently resides in Chandler, AZ with his wife Jessica, son Aiden, and daughters, Alyssa and Abigale. He graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, PA. in 2004 (DMD). He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) in 2005 at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in Richmond, VA. This is the highest level of training available in cosmetic and implant dentistry. This advanced training, along with continuing education classes, and his dedication to helping patients has enabled Dr. Philipp to win multiple awards for clinical excellence, such as, the "Top Doc", "East Valley's Favorite Dentist," and many others. J. Philipp Centers for Family and Cosmetic Dentistry have also been awarded multiple awards for outstanding customer service. As one of the top dentists in the Valley, Dr. Philipp's expert opinion is sought regularly. You may have seen or heard him on one of his many appearances on the TV news or radio, Fox 10, ABC, Channel 3, KTAR or others, discussing the latest in dentistry. He is the expert in the "Ask the Expert Articles" in the AZ Republic and has authored or been the source for many other articles in the local newspapers. He has also been published in national publications, such as Redbook. You may have also seen him quoted in internet stories on AZ Central or WebMD, or others. Check out some of Dr. Philipp's local Awards/News/Media Highlights here His philosophy is to take the time to listen to his patients' needs and treat them as he would his own family. Through continuing education and the newest technologies, he provides the highest quality, cheerful, gentle dentistry for the whole family. Dr. Philipp spends many hours every year in continuing education classes to remain current in the latest advancements in the profession to incorporate into his practice. His sincere commitment to the profession of dentistry, his high affinity for helping others, and his sincere concern for the overall welfare of the surrounding community is why he makes a positive impression on any patient who walks through the door.


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FINISHED! Cirilla from the Witcher III/novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. Shot in Wellington, October 2014.
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I'm back! After a week of being offline and not drawing at all I felt like I must draw something immediately. So here's another filler fanart – Ciri from 'The Witcher: Wild Hunt':
I've always liked Ciri but her design in the game is just flawless ❤
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A marine mollusk built like a tiny tank can see with eyes made of the same material as its armor.
Acanthopleura granulata is a chiton, a pill bug of the sea. This animal has a shell made of overlapping plates, which allows it to roll up in defense if a predator manages to pry it from the tidal-zone rock it calls home. Researchers have long known that chitons have soft tissue embedded in their flexible suits of armor, and that some of this soft tissue is sensitive to light. Now, they've discovered that A. granulata has hundreds of actual eyes that can see an 8-inch-long (20 centimeters) fish from 6.5 feet (2 meters) away.
Even weirder, these eyes are made of the same calcium-carbonate mineral as the chiton shell. However, the animal does have to trade off some structural integrity in return for the sensory function.
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"We think this system might provide design lessons for us to learn how nature is able to produce material structures with multiple different functions," said Ling Li, one of the authors of the study and a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. [7 Cool Animal-Inspired Technologies]
Ling and the rest of the research team have studied multiple animals with bizarre multitasking armor and exoskeletons. Brittle stars, which are relatives of sea stars (also called starfish), have light-sensing lenses built into their exoskeletons. Some limpets have structurally special areas in their otherwise translucent shells that create colorful displays. Windowpane oysters have nearly transparent shells that nevertheless are extremely strong.
The goal, Li told Live Science, is to use nature's designs for improvements in engineering and technology. Windowpane oysters, for example, might inspire stronger windshields for combat vehicles. And chiton shells could provide a basis for creating self-monitoring materials, such as walls embedded with sensors that would detect cracks, Li said.
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The new work, published in the Nov. 20 issue of the journal Science, reveals that chiton eyes are very different from human eyes. Whereas human eyes are made of proteins, chiton eyes are made of aragonite, a mineral. Aragonite is a kind of calcium carbonate found in many mollusks. Pearls, created by oysters, are a mix of aragonite and a protein called conchiolin.
The researchers examined the microscopic structure of these aragonite eyes, comparing them with the surrounding armor structure. They also ran experiments and simulations to reveal that the eyes are more than just light-sensitive spots; they actually resolve images. From more than 6 feet away, chitons can see a blur representing a small fish. This gives them time to clamp down hard on the rock below so the potential predator can't dislodge them, Li said.
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Sight has its costs, though. The researchers found that the aragonite eye structures are not as strong as the surrounding armor. Though the two are made of the same mineral, the aragonite in the eyes has a different crystalline structure. That different structure, along with a pore space beneath the eyes, makes them weaker. Thus, they fracture more easily.
"It's a compromise," Li said.
Chitons have come up with a few protective strategies, the researchers found. The eye structures are clustered in tiny "valleys" in the mollusk's armor, which help keep them safe. Their underlying layers seem to be hard and thick, so that any damage doesn't penetrate fully. And chitons have up to 1,000 eyes and can grow more throughout their lifetimes, replacing any that are damaged.
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Humans are a long way from being able to replicate this natural system, Li said, because fabricating such intricate microscopic structures is still impossible. Eventually, though, manufacturers might be able to 3D-print structural panels with built-in optical capabilities.
"The next step would be looking at the formation process of this system," Li said. And researchers still need to find out how these simple little mollusks integrate information from the hundreds of eyes dotting their bodies.
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A sea mollusk called a chiton is equipped with hundreds of eyes (shown here in this light micrograph) made out of the mineral aragonite, the same stuff from which its armor is made.
Meet the nudibranch. It's a bottom-dwelling mollusk that's in oceans everywhere. Often termed a sea slug, it shares molluskhood with creatures such as snails, slugs and limpets. We're giving it a gallery because ... look at them! They're just plain fun to look at.
There are more than 3,000 species of nudibranch. They only live in the wild for a few weeks up to a year. But we're hoping they make the days count.
They can range anywhere from about 1 foot long down to a quarter of an inch.
Nudibranchs are carnivores. They enjoy such fare as algae, barnacles and sponges. They're not against eating other nudibranchs if the mood strikes them.
Nudibranchs will hang out at virtually any salt-water depth but are most plentiful in shallower tropical waters.
Their tentacles are sensitive to taste, smell and touch.
Their eyes, only about a quarter of a millimeter wide, can't tell much beyond a sense of light or dark.
Nudibranchs make the most out of their romantic chances by being hermaphroditic -- possessing reproductive organs for both sexes.
Adult nudibranchs have no shell, but they make up for that missing defensive hardware. Some species use their colors, derived from the food they eat, to blend into their surrounding to hide from predators; others let themselves stand out, in an attempt to warn the bad guys that they might be poisonous to eat or otherwise just not worth messing with.
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Even though I'm normally partial to covers like 5, numbers 3 and 4 really tickle me. They remind me of the kind of books I'd read in middle school and high school -- they had that promise of tawdriness with a fringe of history. I swear I've even seen 4 in person -- used bookstore, maybe?ReplyDelete
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Cool post! I like #3, for the same reason Audra cited. It reminds of the books I read growing up.ReplyDelete
So does "My Theodosia" have anything in it about her supposed romance with Meriwether Lewis. Lewis is the main character in my two novels, and I've run across this rumored romance several times. Most historians don't think the time period works out, but what a couple they would have been. The tabloids could have had a field day with "Theowether" or "Meridosia." Ha!
Oh yes, her romance with Meriweather Lewis is part of this story. I was quite surprise when I went browsing the web for information about him and found that most sites mention that this was just fantasy...ReplyDelete


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I've realized that being unemployed is a blessing. For a pregnant woman in her 7th month it is. Everything is swollen in me, I can barely walk for 15 minutes straight. I can't stand that long in the kitchen or anywhere else, I have to sit all the time, or lie down. People started noticing how swollen I've become. I started noticing that too I wonder what will happen in the 8th or 9th month. i don't think I'll have the confidence to go out. Wallah I started hating how I look. I even can't find decent clothes for eid!
I'm at the end of this beautiful journey & I really can't wait to see my baby & hold him/her in my hands ❤ all I want to do is stare at my baby & do nothing but play/feed/change & do other stuff with him/her. Screw my career. My whole life will be dedicated nshallah to this beautiful blessing from Allah.
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NEC undercuts Dell's 2005FPW by a whopping £75...
The small things are getting smaller and the big things are getting bigger, that's just how we want it in the technology world this week NEC has helped nicely with the latter.
The GX2 is the company's new widescreen 20in gaming and multimedia targeted LCD and it adds inches while simultaneously bringing prices to a new low. You'll shell out just £433 "'including"' VAT (£75 less than Dell's 2005FPW) and only then if you like to pay the full RRP rather than shop around on the web. Considering this, the specs on the GX2 are pretty good.
The native of resolution of 1680 x 1050 is perhaps a touch small for a 20incher, but the 700:1 contrast ratio (1600:1 with Advanced DVM), 470cd/m2 brightness and 6ms grey-to-grey and 12ms black-to-white response times are rather good. The LCD's multimedia roots show with super wide viewing angles too: 178 degrees both horizontally and vertically, though how may I ask do you sit 178 degrees vertically to a monitor? (If you know and if you do, you're an idiot).
All screen adjustment is fully automatic, though an on-screen menu allows tinkering to your heart's content (even the blue LED power button can be dimmed to suit personal preferences). There's a built in USB2.0 hub at the base with four discretely hidden ports and you can hook up a PC via either VGA or DVI-D. I'm also a fan of the ultra thin bezel.
Silver and black are the limits of the colour options, but to be honest who – apart from the widely eccentric or practical jokers who like to exploit the colour blind – really needs more? February is the GX2's date of arrival and if you're upgrading on a budget you should pencil this in.


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I'm so glad you survived the season last year. I'm just now seeing your message from last year. It's been a while. Yes, the shuttle driving would drive me insane. I worked at the tour desk at the Lodge, so we worked for the same department (transportation). I did 3 seasons there, but the last one I had to bail out on toward the end. Awful awful boss/coworkers and, the worst part, a roommate who snored. I ended up sleeping in my car. Working any job there is not easy, as you saw, which is unfortunate because it is so gorgeous!
I start at Yosemite May 1st. So stoked!!
I'm at Canyon this summer for DNC in F&B. Maybe they have opportunities for continuing employment in winter at other sites? I hope so.
Hello, Cathy,
Have you worked in Yosemite in the winter? This is something I would like very much to do next winter. First choice F&B; second choice retail. Any suggestions? Thanks, Nancy


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Radioactive Leakage Berlin Takes Steps to Address Nuclear Waste Scandal
Responsibility for a leaking radioactive waste site in the mountains of Lower Saxony has been shifted from one office to another in the German government. The scandal has political fallout, but whether -- and how -- the leaking waste can be cleaned up is still not clear.
Drums containing radioactive waste in the Asse storage site.
The shake-up represents a changing of the guard between two rival ministers.
Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel has led the chorus of criticism over the interim report, which said nearly 130,000 barrels of low- to medium-grade nuclear waste had been mishandled and warned that groundwater leaking from the mine was radioactive. Gabriel said Asse-II was "the most problematic nuclear facility in Europe" -- in part because the mine stood in danger of collapse.
His Environment Ministry oversees the Federal Office for Radiation Protection. So Gabriel, a Social Democrat, will take over ultimate responsibility for the site from Dr. Annette Schavan, a conservative Christian Democrat in charge of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Her ministry oversees the Helmholtz Center.
But Schavan implied Thursday that the move was not a criticism of the Helmholtz Center or its employees. To avoid a delay in cleaning up the mine, in fact, about 200 experts from the Helmholtz Center will be hired by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection.
She said the goal of the shift was "a lasting and secure solution to the problem," according to Reuters. Before the end of the year, the German government will recommend a way to close the facility "in a safe way for humans and the environment," she said.
But the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reported Thursday that the state of Lower Saxony has also revoked responsibility for Asse II from its own state mining bureau, which worked with the Munich-based Helmholtz Center, and started disciplinary action against two state employees -- the head of the Lower Saxony Mining Office as well as the head of the division directly responsible for disposal of nuclear waste. Both officials were accused of knowing about the security problem for years, and saying nothing.
Once an "experimental" nuclear waste facility, opened in 1967, Asse-II will now officially become a final or "definitive" storage facility for nuclear waste -- which brings it under stricter laws. But the mine is apparently in sorry shape. Gabriel said one shaft was "as full of holes as Swiss cheese." He admitted his office could have done more to investigate the site before the damning report.
The move to shift responsibility for the storage facility comes one day after leading Green Party member Renate Künast lodged criminal complaints against the operators of the facility.
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"Reasons to Trust the Bible"
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Outline today is based on Erwin Lutzer's book, "Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible."
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
On one level faith is a one sense a subjective response.
But genuine faith is a subjective response based upon an objective reality.
1 Corinthians 15:14 (NKJV)
"And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty."
Jesus tells us.....
Mark 12:30
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'"
Love God with all your being and as the Apostle Peter tells us :
1 Peter 3:15
"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,"
I. Logic - The Claims of the Bible
2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Yeah, but what about other writing that to be inspired?
Is it circular reasoning to accept the Bible because it claims to be God's Word as God's Word?
In evaluating the Bible, you start with what it says about itself.
If it didn't claim to be inspired, we wouldn't be having this message.
A. Unity of Scripture
1.In Genesis God creates the universe (Genesis 1:1).
In Revelation the universe is destroyed and replaced by a new one (Revelation 21:1)
2. Death enters the world (Genesis 2:17).
Death is abolished (Revelation 21:4).
3. Man is cursed (Genesis 3:17).
The curse is removed (Revelation 22:3).
4. Satan appears as the deceiver of men (Genesis 3:1-4).
Satan disappears forever (Revelation 20:10).
II. Historical - The Reliability of the Bible
III. Prophetic - The Predictions of the Bible
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 "You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?" If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him."
Fulfilled Prophecy
1. Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth of Jesus (Isaiah 7:14).
This prophecy is fulfilled 700 years later (Matthew1:18,22,23).
2. Micah predicted the exact birthplace of the Messiah (Micah 5:2)
This prophecy was fulfilled 500 years later Luke 2:4,6,7).
3. David predicted Christ's crucifixion in detail hundreds of years before this method of death was used(Psalm 22)
4. Isaiah foretold Christ's suffering and atonement 700 years before Christ's death (Isaiah 53:4-6).
IV. Christological - The Authority of Christ
Matthew 28:18 "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
The Testimony of Christ Concerning the Scriptures.
1. He believed the Law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17-19)
2. He believed in Solomon (Matthew 6:28-29).
3. He believed in Moses (Matthew 8:4).
4. He believed in Abraham (Matthew 8:11).
5. He believed the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Matthew 10:15).
6. He quoted the Old Testament (Matthew 21:13,16,42; 22:28-33;36-40).
If you claim to be a Christian, and then claim that the Bible contains errors, is untrustworthy and has been mistranslated, then you have a different attitude toward that Bible than Jesus does.
If you claim to be a Christian, you should have the same attitude toward the Bible that Jesus had. Jesus said the Bible was trustworthy, true, and accurately preserved.
The Lord Jesus Christ
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Luke 21:33
If I claim to be a Christian, I should have the same attitude toward Scripture that Jesus did. Any other view calls into question my claims to be a Christian.
V. Scientific - The Story of Creation
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
From Lutzer's book, [135]
"In these ten words we have the foundation concept of time; this refers to a specific point in a continuum when Creation took place.
"God" is the basis for personality; "created" introduces the concept of energy, those forces in the universe that play such a large part in explaining life and the secrets of the planets. Finally, "the heaven" refers to the vast regions of space and "earth" affirms the existence of matter.
Lutzer continues,
In his book The Genesis Record Henry M. Morris points out that this opening statement in Genesis refutes (1)atheism because the universe was created by God. It refutes (2) pantheism, for God is transcendent to that which He created. It refutes (3) polytheism, for one God created all things. It refutes (4) materialism for matter had a beginning.
It refutes (5) dualism, for God was alone when He created. It refutes (6) humanism, for God, not man, is the ultimate reality. It refutes (7) evolution because God created all things.
VI. Providential - The Canonical Process
Luke 1:3-4 Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Textual criticism studies the existing copies of Bible in an attempt to determine the original wording. Several thousand existing Greek manuscripts exist and have been studied so that we can be sure of having an accurate text. The oldest existing fragment of the New Testament (a portion of John 18) is only 25 years from the original.
2. "Canon of Scripture" refers to the books that are regarded as part of a complete and divine revelation. The word "canon" comes from the Greek language and means a measuring rod or rule. It eventually came to mean a list, or a catalogue.
3. A book to be included in the canon had to pass a test or had to measure up to a standard. Some of these tests included:
"(1)Was the book written or approved by an apostle?
(2)Were its contents of a spiritual nature?
(3) Did it give evidence of being inspired by God?
(4) Was it widely received by the churches?"
B. Why are no more sacred writings necessary?
The writer of the Book of Hebrews said God has spoken unto us in these last days by His Son.
Hebrews 1:1-2
"In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe."
There is no other revelation for faith in Christ. The entire body of revealed truth has been once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 3
"I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints."
The Scriptures were written to explain how man and God could be reconciled. The question is, does it accomplish that purpose? If so, why add anything else to its inspired pages? Anything else would either be useless or contradictory and God will have no part with either. What is the point of having more "scripture"which simply corroborates what the Old and New Testaments already teaches? What is contained in the Bible is sufficient to both know God and grow complete in our lives.
II Peter 1:3
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."
VII. Personal - The Power of the Word
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
From a commentator
4:12. For the Word of God is living (zon) and active (energes). Not only that, its penetrating power is greater than any double-edged sword and reaches the innermost being of a person so that it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. In doing this, it is able to discriminate successfully between what is spiritual in man and what is merely "soulish" or natural (it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit), and does so even when these often-contradictory inner elements are interwoven as closely as joints and marrow.
The inner life of a Christian is often a strange mixture of motivations both genuinely spiritual and completely human. It takes a supernaturally discerning agent such as the Word of God to sort these out and to expose what is of the flesh. The readers might think that they were contemplating certain steps out of purely spiritual motivations when, as God's Word could show them, they were acting unfaithfully as did Israel of old.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
Imagine that you are with your family on a trip to Disneyland. You get completely lost and end up with in South Central Los Angeles with your car breaking down at 10:00 o'clock at night. You pull out your cell phone to call AAA. Then looking at the dead phone and you remember having forgotten to charge it and you had no car adapter. You have this sinking feeling that you need to walk back 15 block to a Seven -Eleven in order to find a phone.
At ten o'clock its dark and you notice by the light of a street light a block away a group of about a dozen young men who were talking loudly and enjoying themselves. They notice you and your family in the car, they quiet up and start walking directly toward your car.
How do you feel at that moment?
They get closer and closer to your car. You tell everyone to make sure your doors are locked. You tell everyone to start praying.
This group of young men arrive at your car and knock on the window.
Then you notice these men are all carrying Bibles.
How do you feel now?
A car load of atheists in south Central Los Angeles in similar conditions would be just as relieved as you are.
The Bible is reliable, it is completely trustworthy.
We have reason for the hope that is within us.
That act of faith is not blind. It is a reasoned faith.


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Alexandria, Va. — June 7, 2018 — Halt, Buzas & Powell announced Tuesday its promotion of Marco Fernandes, Jr., CPA, to firm partner.
Fernandes previously worked as audit principal at HBP, where he was responsible for all aspects of the firm's audit division and managed the firm's assurance services.
"After his many years of dedicated service to our clients, growth of our associates and leadership in the audit department, we are pleased that Marco has decided to join the firm's ownership group," managing partner Andy Powell said.
Halt, Buzas & Powell held a reception Tuesday evening at the firm's Alexandria location in honor of Fernandes' promotion. Firm partners Steve Halt and Andy Powell spoke about Fernandes' accomplishments and presented him with a gift in honor of his new title.
"Almost immediately after interviewing with Steve and Andy 11 years ago, I knew HBP was the best place for me to develop my skills and further my career. Through continuous guidance in an atmosphere that challenges and promotes growth, I've been given the opportunity to achieve success I never thought possible," Fernandes said. "I am incredibly humbled and proud to have been offered the opportunity to join Steve and Andy in this partnership, and I am excited and eager to continue to foster the growth of HBP's accountants and professionals and achieve continued success for HBP and its clients."
Fernandes joined the HBP team in 2007 after graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park. In his 11 years at the firm, he has revised HBP's audit process to become more efficient, in addition to improving the training process for new hires. Fernandes is a member of the America Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) and the Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA).
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About Halt, Buzas and Powell, Ltd.
Established in 1969, Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd. (HBP) is a top-rated accounting and advisory firm with offices in Alexandria, Virginia, and Crofton, Maryland. The diverse team at HBP brings exceptional business acumen to nonprofits, businesses, individuals and families and government contractors. HBP's expertise in auditing, business consulting, outsourced accounting, tax services and information technology has led to its ranking by Washingtonian Magazine as a top 25 CPA firm for quality service and by the Washington Business Journal as a top 50 accounting firm by size. Along with offering the benefits of big-firm insights, HBP provides the personable atmosphere of a regional firm where people come before numbers.