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The God of the Old and New Testaments is frequently thought to not be one in the same, as critics have argued. But God of the entire Bible is the same, therefore the goal of the post will be to show how God established Himself in the Old Testament and is revealed in Christ in the New Testament. Regarding the perceived issue of the God of the Old Testament being vengeful and immoral compared to the God of the New Testament, in the eyes of some critics, a link to a previous blog of mine can be found here. Now, a number of important items will be discussed: the God of Abraham, Jesus Christ, faith, prophecies, and God's judgment. An exegetical analysis of Genesis 12:1-7 will provide a foundation for the role of faith in the Old Testament and it will be tied to the measures of faith proclaimed by Jesus Christ in the new Testament The key will be to properly extract the information that provides a full, albeit not entirely comprehensive, view of God through the promises made by Him, as fulfilled in Christ, and the role of faith for Abraham and for believers who call on His name today. The final touch will tie-in God and Jesus Christ as One, effectively declaring the righteous God of the Old Testament as the same God in Jesus Christ.
God of the Old and New Testaments
The God of Abraham
When the God of Abraham is discussed, the typical identification that comes to light quickly is Abraham's unwavering faith to God. The nature of Abraham's faith is shown through a good deal of Genesis. God asked Abraham to follow Him, that He would make great nations from His seed, and Abraham obeyed (Genesis 22:18).[1] Abraham's trust in the Lord was evident, not only in his journey to a new land for his people, promised by God, but especially in the following verse, when God said, "'take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.' So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him" (Genesis 22: 6-7). The faith of Abraham was indeed unwavering. Of course, God did not intend for Abraham's son to be sacrificed, but this was proof of the trust that Abraham placed in the Lord. God also gave Abraham a son, bore by his barren wife, Sarah, and Abraham again trusted in God to do so (Genesis 15:6), and again God delivered on His promise (Genesis 21:2).
The ever-important prophecy that God fulfilled that He gave Abraham comes from the following, "On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites'" (Genesis 22:18-20). This was fulfilled through the events in the book of Joshua. This provides a good foundation for allowing God to be seen as a God that performs those things that He says He will. Therefore, God is faithful to those who are also faithful to Him–those who believe in the Word of God.
When discussing faith. We might also be tempted to discuss the Holy Spirit, Hamilton believes that "under the old covenant. God's Spirit caused people to experience spiritual life. God supernaturally opened the spiritual ears and eyes of people who were spiritually dead in the trespasses and sins, enabling them to believe."[2] This makes sense, if there was no indwelling without the Helper that Jesus Christ refers to in the New Testament Scriptures. Some would like to discount the historicity and actual accounts of most of the events of the Bible as part folklore, myth, and partial historical significance. However, Muddiman writes, "the character and intention of Genesis as a completed book cannot be deduced from the wide miscellany of materials which constitute its sources."[3] Critics instead must believe that a single author(s) strung together bits of sources to create something new. This would seem to take a great "faith" as the evidence for this is not abounding, in the least; a hypothesis without positive support. Since this (historicity) is not the focus of the paper, there will be no further mention of it; in regards to faith, we shall see that the evidence for faith in the Old Testament, regarding Abraham, is abounding.
Jesus Christ
Although there is so much that could be said of our Lord Jesus, we will instead focus on the commands of Jesus to others to stand in faith, paralleling the importance of faith in the Old Testament. A fine example of this is in the book of Mark, Jesus says to His disciples, after Peter discovered the withered fig tree that Jesus had cursed, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them'" (Mark 11:22-24).
Jesus exuded faith in everything He did. He performed many acts in accordance with the will of the Father: He gave Himself up to the cross; cast out demons; healed the sick; raised the dead; prayed to the Father; spoke prophecy; and more. Jesus' faith was tested through temptation, but He fended it off, using Scripture as the powerful Word of God against the evil one (Luke 4:1-13). The command by Jesus to love God is yet another instance for all to have faith; to love God with all of our heart, mind, and soul is to trust fully and completely in God. In the matter of sight versus sound, Thompson writes, "as the miracle is a concession to the weakness of man, so is the appearance of the Risen Jesus a concession to the weakness of the disciples. Fundamentally it ought not to be the sight of the Risen Lord that first moves the disciples to believe "the word that Jesus spoke," for this word alone should have the power to convince them."[4] This is an example that makes sense if we deduce what the disciples had already seen: Jesus performing many healing miracles, casting out demons, walking on water, etc. But, this was also before the Spirit came those who believe; it wasn't until Jesus was ready to ascend to heaven before He could leave the Holy Spirit with His disciples (John 16:7). The exact timing of the arrival of the Holy Spirit is debatable, but nonetheless.
God in the Old Testament: Exegesis of Genesis 12:1-7
Historical-Cultural Analysis
The time which Abraham lived and dwelled before and during the course of his tribe's travels is part of the Patriarchal, pre-Mosaic period of the Old Testament. From a strictly biblical account, it is said that Abraham had lived in Harran, where he had lived via Terah's travels, from Ur.[5] Life was reliant on having crops and animals as food sources, therefore it was not very often that movement occurred (in Mesopotamia) that was permanent. Kitchen writes that Oppenheim remarks, "there seem to have been very few periods in the history of the region [= Mesopotamia] when … (as in the Old Babylonian period) … a private person could move around freely."[6] It was typical for families to have children for the very reason of having heirs to their belongings. Those who could not have children naturally would instead adopt[7], thus the importance of having an heir to an inheritance is easily seen. This concept had theological implications: God Himself could recognize this as a motivator for those God called to do His will.
The monotheistic origin of religion is shown to be favored highly from a biblical perspective—there is no mention of Baal, as Kitchen writes, "from the patriarchal tradition indicates its antiquity (…)."[8] The practice of building altars to gods was frequent and not indistinct to the God of the Abraham (evidenced in Egyptian archeology).[9] Finally, when it comes to travel, camels themselves were used sparingly, used more for travels of a person or smaller group. Many travels were performed on foot, which would also allow the slower, but more efficient, travel of animals such as sheep and cattle on more permanent journeys.
Grammatical Analysis
v.1 "Now the Lord had said to Abram: 'Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father's house,
To a land that I will show you.
Here, God Himself speaks to Abraham (Abram), at the time when it is ready for Abraham and his family and people to leave his home. His father's house refers to the area / land and home of dwelling. God is now going to show Abraham the land of promise; providing evidence of His faithfulness for Abraham's trust.
v.2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
God will make a great nation for Abraham and increase the value of his name. God intends to bless this nation on behalf of Abraham. Thus, the increase that Abraham will gain will be a blessing for not only Abraham, but for others as well.
v.3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
He will give Abraham and his descendants, blessing those who do good to him, and cursing those who do wrong. God finally tells Abraham that blessings will come and last for many who come after him, yet it does not say that the "families of the earth" will or must all be descendants (of bloodline) relation to Abraham.
v.4 "So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran."
Here we see tat Abraham is now obeying the words spoken to him by God. Abraham now leaves Haran, his home, in search of the place that God has promised him. He is aged at seventy-five at the beginning of the journey; an old age for travel.
v.5 "Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan."
Abraham has taken his wife Sarah, his nephew Lot, among other belonging and the people of Haran to embark on the journey. They then reach the land of Canaan.
v.6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.
This verse recounts the lands that Abraham and his people passed through on their way to Canaan, through Shechem and Moreh.
v.7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
They reach the land of Canaan, the land that God had promised Abraham. Then, Abraham builds an altar to God, of which was used for worshipping the Lord.
Authorial Intent
The author here is explicitly describing the commands by God to a man (Abraham) who is embarking on an ever-important journey of faith, even greater than the physical journey, but for the resultant promises of God to Abraham and his descendants. The intent is to explain the trust necessary for Abraham to leave and embark on God's mission, forgoing the land that was already had, the security that the land provided, for nothing more than the promises of God—of which is ultimately much more important than the desire of any man.
The Importance for Today
The main theological point that arises from this passage is the trust, the faith, that one must have in God in trusting Him to guide. Abraham's example of faith here shows that he was willing to leave what he knew to receive the promises of God. Abraham, although aged, endures the journey for God. The takeaway is that faith, trust in God, should be the ultimate guiding factor in all that is done. Ultimate purpose for God is always more important than what people desire. The journey for God may not be easy, nor may it be desirable, but is of utmost importance if believers are to follow God's will and commands, as did Abraham. The passage is a display of the faithfulness of God for those who trust and obey Him.
God in the New Testament: Prophesies Fulfilled in Christ
His Birth
The prophecies that are fulfilled in Christ are numerous! However, the few that are focused on here are more specifically tied to the coming of Christ and His sacrifice on the cross. But, who is Jesus Christ? Is he God incarnate? Jenson writes, "the concept of 'incarnation' may not appear in Israel's Scriptures, but we need only ask what a God would be like who would not incarnate himself, a God of 'pure spirit,' to see that it would be the precise antagonist of Israel's God."[10] Let's keep this in mind as the Scriptures are searched further.
Looking to Isaiah for the foretelling of Christ's birth, Scripture tells us, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). Christ's birth is fulfilled and Joseph speaks with the angel of the Lord: "but while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:20) and further discussion about the fulfillment follows in verses 21-23.
His Ministry (Parables)
Jesus famously spoke in parables, those such as the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:1-23), parable of the mustard seed (Matthew 13:31-32), etc. But, this was also foretold in Psalm 78:1-2: "Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old." The fulfillment follows in the passage of Matthew 13:34-35: "All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 'I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.'"
His Death and Resurrection
Isaiah 53 is perhaps the most telling prophecy about the Lord Jesus as a minister and sinless man, born to take away the sins of the world. Isaiah 53:7 tells us, "He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth." And so this verse is entirely telling of His death without defense for His actions that the Pharisees accused Him of, blasphemy against God. In the New Testament Jesus is captured by the pharisees and as He is martialed: "And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing" (Matthew 27:12). Thus, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah in this manner, although the entire book of Isaiah contains many more prophesies that Jesus fulfilled.
Considering His resurrection, Jesus foretold this Himself when He was confronted by those in the temple after He had turned it upside-down in anger for their sin: "Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up'" (John 2:19). This was fulfilled when Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary (mother of James) went to the tomb on the third day. They found two men gleaming instead and the rock moved, and when they inquired about Jesus, they responded saying, "He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'" (Luke 24:6-7).
Now, these things that were prophesied and that were fulfilled all give testimony to the faithfulness of God fulfilling those things that were foretold. Faith is a central component to the Christian religion. Through faith, the Holy Spirit abides in a believer. Gabriel says that, "in the Christ event, the Spirit touches Jesus as the Spirit affects the incarnation, anoints Jesus at his baptism, and empowers Him for ministry. Beyond this, Christ sends the Spirit from the Father and the Spirit comes and empowers the church."[11] Although we have touched on faith a good deal in this paper, Jesus must be tied to God firmly through further evidence, and so we will move on to the trinity, but with focus on Jesus as God.
Jesus as God
Because Jesus was firm in His commands and convictions and acted justly as would the God of the Old Testament, the need to defend the fact of Jesus Christ as God incarnate is also necessary if we are to display the truth of Christ correctly. We are told that "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God," (John 12:1) and further, "'He was in the beginning with God' And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). These verses seemingly tell how Jesus is part of the trinitarian God, consisting of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. However, some have argued against Jesus as God until later on, such as once He was baptized or after his resurrection.
Geddert argues, "Bird's book reads at points as though the burden of proof must self-evidently lie with those who claim there was an early adoptionism."[12] Geddert explains how the comparison between Father and Son is used by Bird strengthens his (Bird's) argument. Lacking, though, is the very distinction of God as Jesus Christ in the beginning, as I have already referenced. Adoptionist Christianity simply has no place in early of late theology as a possibility unless we are ready to cut and chop the words of John, reducing them to meaning less than (and something different from) what was written.
Jenson writes, "The Resurrection concentrated God's identification with Israel in this one Israelite; primal Christianity's habits of discourse enforced that identification—the singularity of the Spirit needed no such special enforcement,"[13] When Paul speaks of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, the equality expressed is easily seen, using the terms as interchangeable in authority and divine relation ("gospel of God" as the gospel of Christ); see Romans 1:1-4. Silva writes that from Koperski's "very introduction she claims that there are 'only two possible interpretations' of v. 8: 'Either Paul is willing to give up God for Christ, in which case he would be guilty of blasphemy, or Paul believes Christ to be divine, and Philippians is thus one of the strongest Christological statements in Christian Scripture'"[14] This specific verse reads, " Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ" (Philemon 3:8). Indeed, this verse speaks to Paul's high Christology; if Christ not be God Himself, then this is high blasphemy, rendering many theological issues that cannot be reconciled or trusted.
Finally, the just judgement of Christ is one that He spoke of often yet did not judge while on earth. However, Jesus as God, can be confirmed in His ability to judge justly, as God has in the Old Testament. Taking a look at Revelation, we read, "He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
LORD OF LORDS." (Revelation 19:13-19).
It is through verses such as this that we know the Word of God (Jesus Christ) will return to judge the nations as Almighty God. The terms "King of Kings" and "Lord of Lords" do not leave any room for a greater "King" or "Lord" to take His place. He is, in fact, the God of the Old Testament and new New Testaments. Koester remarks, "the beast and false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, and their allies are slain with the sword from Christ's mouth (19:11-21). Instead of the festive "wedding banquet of the Lamb" (19:9), readers find "the great banquet of God," in which the birds feast on the corpses on the battlefield (19:7)."[15] Thus, the God of Abraham is revealed in Christ Jesus; taking on the sins of world, rescuing those who believe from their transgressions, and justly judging all who do not. A final note of ending: He (Jesus) says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty" (Revelation 1:8).
In this post I sought to show how the God of the Old Testament was the same God found in Christ Jesus. This was done by reflecting on an exegetical analysis for the role of faith in the Old Testament, showing the faith commanded by Jesus, and referencing other theological positions on prophecy and judgment. The Scriptural evidence in support of the thesis was displayed as concisely as possible. The resultant evidence supports the fact that God, who established His covenant with Abraham, became the One known as Christ Jesus, revealing Himself as God.
[1] Unless otherwise noted, all biblical passages are referenced in the New King James Version.
[2] Hamilton Jr., James M.. God's Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing, 2006.
[3] Muddiman, John and John Barton. The Oxford Bible Commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
[4] Segal, Alan F., Larry W. Furtado and David B. Capes. Israel's God and Rebecca's Children: Christology and Community in Early Judaism and Christianity. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2007.
[5] – [9] Kitchen, K. A.. On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2003.
[10] Jenson, Robert W.. Systematic Theology: Volume 1, The Triune God. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
[11] Gabriel, Andrew K.. The Lord is the Spirit: The Holy Spirit and the Divine Attributes. Cambridge: James Clarke & Co., 2011.
[12] Geddert, Timothy J.. "Jesus the Eternal Son: Answering Adoptionist Christology." Journal of the Evangelical Society 61, no 1. (03, 2018): 203-5.
[13] Jenson, Robert W.. Systematic Theology: Volume 2, The Works of God. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
[14] Silva, Moisés. "The Knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: The High Christology of Phillipians 3:7-11." Journal of Biblical Literature, no. 1 (04, 1998): 155-6.
[15] Koester, Craig R.. Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2014.


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Does anyone else out there drive around listening to the Godspell soundtrack? No? Just me? Well, the cheese stands alone. But I just find it very comforting and inspiring and it helps me to remember to connect with the Universe or - as some of you may flinch to hear me say - God.
Godspell was the very first musical theater I ever saw (I guess you can't really count The Nutcracker) back in the early 70s, and it was only done by a troupe in my local hometown, but I was mesmerized. I made my mom take me back to see it a couple more times. I couldn't get enough. Godspell was super popular back then and was around at the same time as the famous Andrew Llyod Weber hit Jesus Christ Superstar, but was more like its quieter, less flashy younger sibling. Interestingly there have been a few revivals of it including a Broadway one in 2011-2012.
If you are unfamiliar, Godspell is a series of vignettes/parables of Jesus and his followers, but as a child, none of the Jesus stuff really sunk in. I just loved the positive vibe of the whole thing and of course the music. Its music is uplifting in the way that gospel music is supposed to be, only it is done with cool musical show tunes. The style of songs is a mixed bag: from vaudeville to rock, burlesque, pop, and even kinda hymnal. The soundtrack was also the first album I ever got. I used to play it over and over and over again on my portable turntable. I probably drove my family batty, but these days when I have it on repeat in my car I am bothering no one. I even sing along to it though I am no better of a singer now than when I was a kid unsuccessfully trying out for musical productions at the children's theater.
So yeah, even though Godspell's songs contain religious words like "God" and "Our Lord" they also have awesome phrases that are sure to boost a non-believer's spirits:
You are the light of the world!
You are the light of the world!
But if that light is under a bushel,
Brrr, it's lost something kind of crucial
You got to stay bright to be the light of the world
.I have the soundtrack of the original Broadway production but you can go ahead and look up the movie version of Godspell here on YouTube and you will see a bunch of flower children dancing around and smiling as they sing. Jesus is the one in the Superman T-shirt.
All my life I have loved musical theater including the Technicolor movies of the 40s and 50s (The Wizard of Oz! Guys and Dolls! Oklahoma!) as well as current Broadway shows (could someone please get me tickets to Hamilton?). But also I do love God. Or talking and hearing about God. So God and showtunes both make my soul soar.
If I am slinging the g-word around a little too much for your liking let me say here that I consider myself spiritual not religious. I was raised Unitarian but our family stopped going to church when I was 12 because we moved from Massachusetts to California and our new church was too ugly and modern for my parents' taste. If push comes to shove I guess you could describe me as new-agey. Or maybe meta-physical is better. I am into the whole mysticism angle of God - or the Universe as I also call it. You just can't convince me (as my last boyfriend tried to do) that there is not a greater power at work. Maybe that power is simply "energy". But what about Mother Nature? And miracles, and even "coincidences"? I'm not here to convert you I'm just saying a lot of people, over a whole lot of time, have been pondering and believing that there is something bigger going on so where would all that have come from? To me, a power greater than myself is nature, art, and beauty. It is the act of expressing ourselves, making connections and forming relationships. And definitely, definitely love. Any and all types of love. That is my g word.
What is your g word?
Or if that is too personal, tell me what your favorite musical soundtrack(s) is(are). Besides Godspell, I repeatedly play Phantom of the Opera and The Rocky Horror Show - from the Broadway production, not the movie. I'm nothing if not eclectic....


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All the adventurous foodies out there, listen up! This is it – a list of the 10 deadliest dishes from around the globe. This list is not for the faint-hearted but for the daring diners, bold enough to take up the risk, even with the threat of death hovering over them. Consider yourself one of these daring diners? Take note of these dishes to venture on more food adventures in the future!
Ackee : Jamaica
A round, red and pear shaped fruit, Ackee is the national food of Jamaica. It is superficially harmless and quite edible, unless eaten when the fruit isn't ripe, when it is over ripe, when it has not been cooked properly or if any other part of the fruit is eaten save for the flesh surrounding the seeds. If any such event does happen, expect a lethal dose of toxins to be let loose in your body, which has the capacity to subdue your glucose production and reduce the sugars in the body to dangerously low levels, causing the Jamaican Vomiting Sickness. If you ever decide to try out the national fruit of Jamaica, make sure to have a Jamaican around who can be of help in case anything unfortunate happens.
Sannakji : Korea
If your visit to Korea needs a bit more of thrill, a quick way to spice it up is by trying out the Korean delicacy, Sannakji, which doesn't need much time to be served. After all, the chef only needs to cut up a live baby octopus and season it with sesame. Immediately served after that, if the sight of the still wriggling tentacles doesn't terrify you (each leg of an octopus has its own mind, remember?), wait till you eat the pieces of the octopus. Every small piece you eat, if not chewed down quickly, has the ability to utilise its suckers well enough to choke you by gripping tightly onto the sides of your throat. If you want to avoid being one of the six people that die every year owing to Sannakji, do chew the octopus thoroughly before swallowing it.
Casu Marzu : Italy
Italy has a lot to offer to the tourists that flock there, from the historic remains of Pompeii to the beautiful beaches to cheese fermented by maggots. Why the Casu Marzu is charmingly referred to as a 'delicacy' by the people of Italy rather than falling under the title of 'disgusting' beats me! Prepared using Sardinian sheep milk, this soft cheese is left to ferment outside, eagerly assisted by the cheese-fly. The flies lay their eggs on the cheese and when these hatch, the translucent maggots are allowed to burrow in the cheese. In time, the cheese is made soft enough to consume, but even after this, the maggots are supposed to be downed with the cheese to avoid extra toxicity. What better than taking in numerous maggots capable of chewing though your intestine and stomach linings? You will be pleased to hear that it is actually acceptable to wipe off the larvae from the cheese, though for some reason, it is not preferred.
Fugu : Japan
Fugu, otherwise called the puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy whose liver and other organs contain lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin, courtesy of which, it has long remained on the list of the deadliest dishes. After all, if not prepared properly, these toxins, which have no known antidote, can paralyze and asphyxiate a human being. Its death rate is relatively low though. Fortunately, chefs need a license to cook Fugu because of the complexity of the process of removing the poisons. Any chef worth his name will leave just enough toxins for a tingling feeling to pass through the tongues of the diners. All in all, with the threat of death thrown in, fugu is a tempting proposal for the reckless diner. But you might want to write that will down beforehand, just in case.
Silverstripe Blaasop : Mediterranean
The Silverstripe Blaasop is famous for two reasons: one, for being a delicacy in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and two, for being the reason of the deaths of the people over there. This black-spotted fish is well known for being extremely toxic and causing circulation problems and paralysis, unless the skin, liver and few other organs aren't removed properly – a procedure best left for the professionals to perform. Fairly safe to consume after that, it still has a permanent spot on the list of deadly dishes, just like the fugu fish. Even so, if you still are ready to put your life on the line (though there are only limited deaths caused by this fish), do scour the villages in the Mediterranean since it is banned everywhere else in the Western world.
Apricots Seeds : Worldwide
I guess no one saw that coming. After all, you may be thinking, 'How is that possible, apricots are healthy fruits!' Well, this healthy fruit, among many others like cherries, plums, peaches and apples, encloses toxic seeds that contain cyanogentic glycosides. These release hydrogen cyanide gas upon ingestion. Though only overdosing on the seeds can cause a harmful reaction, a number of deaths due to this fruit have been reported in Turkey, which is known for its large number of apricot trees. Roasting the seeds before eating them is one way to prevent any reaction, but there has never been a better reason for children to avoid eating their share of 'healthy fruits' (even though it's only the seeds that are harmful!)
Giant Bullfrog : Namibia
While some believe that the Giant Bullfrog is best left alone in its river home, the population of Namibia, to which it is native, consider it a delicacy. This toxic amphibian is eaten as a whole excluding its organs, but while doing so, the 'timing' is very important. It is advised to be consumed only after the 'third rain of the spring', when the bullfrog can croak and is ready to mate. If you fail to follow these guidelines, the consequences include kidney failure and a burning or inflamed urethra. Debatable measures to avoid poisoning are to cut the frog's toes off before cooking it and to line the cooking pot with wood that has a neutralizing effect. But these seem to be pretty outside the boundaries of scientific fact. If you really want to taste the Giant Bullfrog then do wait until the perfect time to do so.
Cassava : Africa, the Caribbean, South America
Cassava is a delicacy that has long maintained its place in the diets of the people of Africa, the Caribbean and South America. This root vegetable is rich not only in starch, but also in the poisonous compound, cyanide. If not cleaned or prepared properly, this root, also known as yucca, can change into cyanide once digested by the body. It belongs to a family of highly poisonous plants and is known to be the most virulent of them all, and the most commonly consumed, too. Over 500 people use it as an ingredient in bread, soups and juices and many deaths caused by cassava have been reported all over Africa. Even sweet cassava, which contains less than half of the normal cyanide content, has enough toxins to kill a cow.
Elderberries : Europe
Another delicacy that can kill due to its share of cyanide! By now, we all would be wondering why cyanide could not have been an extremely tasty and completely edible substance instead of a life-taking compound. The very flavoursome elderberry is another thing that, courtesy to cyanide, can kill. Found in sub-tropical and temperate areas, elderberries are small, dark red or maroon berries with a luscious appearance. But the cyanide in their roots, stems and seeds can have a toxic effect on the body and can be the cause of severe illness and nausea. Although, when are they are ripe, they are very much safe to eat, like the Ackee fruit. In fact, they have medicinal properties when ripe. Cooking the berries can balance the toxicity and also enhance its flavour.
Lutefisk : Norway
A Nordic specialty, it is enjoyed by many in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Lutefisk, literally 'lye fish', is, as suggested by its name, fish soaked in lye (caustic soda). Usually prepared using dried and salted white fish like cod or ling, the fish is soaked in a mixture of lye and a little water till it swells up and acquires a jelly-like consistency. After this, it has a basic pH value of 12 which makes it extremely toxic and inedible. But a few more days of treatment and soaking in more water makes it edible once again – that is, if the treatment is held properly and if you are ready to eat fish cooked a few days ago. Sounds good? Maybe that is why many still serve it to guests every Christmas.
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I was directed to perform a task I have already done before. I was in charge of NBP twice in the past, in the early and mid 90s and lately would assume the same post all over again. It does not inspire excitement anymore. Truly, New Bilibid Prison (NBP) today is no longer the same years back.
As if the gods of controversy would tickle my senses to check my alertness, a simple routine in my first day (July 15, 2013) would be rocked with controversy that would even achieve a scale of national proportion! I was tasked to receive a recaptured fugitive. It would just be a basic Corrections 101 thing but one instance leads to another until finally, there was nothing to receive and worst, the fugitive I am suppose to collect was ambushed along the way to my institution.
The incident never stopped there. While public sympathy was nil on learning that a bona fide criminal perished in a gun fight, the way it was conducted was in a way too rough and too suspicious for comfort. And so a series and numerous investigations were carried out. National awareness of the incident was pushed as promoted by a vigilant media. Every Tom, Dick and Harry, I mean, every Juan, Pedro and Talpulano in the law enforcement pillar has to explain the puzzling incident which claimed the violent end of an incorrigible bank robber.
My office was not exempted from the brewing controversy. That is right. Had I obtained the fugitive from police jurisdiction since the person is an escapee and has to be returned back to prison to serve the remaining years of his sentence, there would have been no storm. I was made to explain how come my team did not receive a recaptured fugitive. The public was made to believe that my team was sleeping in the pancitan when things were moving. Worst, the world was even made to believe that my team has acquired the subject, the fugitive, and we bungled until the fugitive ended up in police custody 'til kingdom come.
The real score is this. Recaptured fugitive (and now deceased) Ricky Cadavero still has a pending case as yet for inquest proceedings. This is for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives filed by arresting police in Calabarzon. It is therefore incumbent for them to file the case against the suspect before he can be moved to another criminal justice processing. This is the theme, which the police authorities applied why they did not submit the fugitive to be turned over yet to the NBP team that I headed during the Camp Crame PNP Press Conference.
And it is a correct position although there are other options available. Inquest proceedings may be held within NBP premises like court hearings conducted similarly within the prison facility. But police authorities have procedures, which they can invoke in the course of its law enforcement responsibilities.
If an escapee has been re-arrested by police authorities while at large, the rule is to turn the fugitive over to the national penitentiary. Or, the police may inform the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) on the recovery of an escapee in cases where the police station is in a remote province. Once the identity of the fugitive has been determined, Bucor sends over a team to receive the fugitive, to be escorted back for re-admission into prison to serve the remaining part of his penalty including additional sentence for Evasion of Sentence. In the case of Cadavero, aside from the fact that he is a fugitive, he committed another offense for which he must be subjected for inquest proceedings first.
While there was a ruckus on the issue of receiving, or turning over of the fugitive, whether before or after the inquest is no longer the principal issue. The problem cropped out after the inquest while the police was about to turn over the fugitive to NBP. The succeeding procedure has been rendered incomplete because of the alleged ambush, which claimed the life of the fugitive. (Wags put it thus: In the morning, there was Cadavero; in the evening, he was a cadaver!)
The questionable incident brought forth more questions. It pushed law enforcement into an incredulous precipice. The integrity of the Philippine National Police once again was under the klieg lights of public scrutiny. As it tried to veer away from its unfortunate rank, per social survey, as the agency leading the most corrupt institutions a few weeks past, by recapturing a dreaded escapee, the law enforcement heroic deed overturned a few hours later with a perceived villainous act.
It was almost a national scandal. A sensational incident if you may. And I had my share of explanation to do. Despite my low key entrance in the controversial ridden post of the Bureau of Corrections, I was obliged to clarify our role in the whole spectrum of criminal justice administration in all media fronts.
What intrigued me however when my friends saw me on Television in prime news was not what I said, but on how I looked!


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Presenting at Stanford University: Arduino microcontrollers and Aquaponic systems in an awesome Middle-School classroom
Early in the year, Mr. Scott and Mr. Tarrey from www.theprojectschool.org/reached out asking if our Creativity Lab could help their class integrating Arduino microcontrollers into their Aquaponics system. I agreed to help them since the previous Fall semester I had been studying and "playing" with an Arduino micro-controller, the UNO and the LillyPad. My adventure with them started that day...
The 7th and 8th graders had been building an Aquaponics system (figure 1), where one raises fish and grows plants without soil (i.e. hydroponics).
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Southwest Florida Forecast: Rainy and breezy holiday weekend
It's not a completely overcast morning, but we're waking up to a few clouds around and muggy conditions.
A few showers are focused off to the southeast, and we'll be watching those to move in later on today. Those showers could be here as early as the late morning and early afternoon, but the better chances for rain and a few storms are one again focused during the afternoon and evening.
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HƯNG YÊN — As natural rivers in the countryside have become more and more contaminated with rubbish, a young farmer in Mỹ Hào District of northern Hưng Yên Province has created artificial streams to raise healthy fish.
Vũ Duy Hào left his professional boxing career several years ago and started to help his mother with aquaculture farming.
Hào's mother, Vũ Thị Thắm, is the owner of an aquaculture co-operative which provides aquatic products for the area. One day, she attended a farming conference and heard about man-made streams in the US which yielded up to 37 tonnes of fish per 100 sq.m.
After the conference she got her hands on documents about the model. None of the farmers seemed to be interested in the model except for Thắm. The quality of the fish raised in the streams was said to be very good because fish are isolated from mud.
Meanwhile, fish raised in her calm pond moved very little and their digestive process remained slow, with the fish smelling like mud.
The hope of raising uncontaminated fish motivated Thắm to do further research and apply the model to her co-operative.
Thắm told the idea to her son Hào studied the documents for a few days and planned a man-made river.
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The first river 25m long, 5m wide and 2m deep, was constructed with bricks and a concrete foundation. All the streams are within a 3,000sq.m pond.
A pumping system was built under by the river, with a pipe that pumps air to create an underground current into the river and pumps out fish waste.
Hào said that there is a high density of fish raised in each river. About 200 to 300 are raised in the pond to purify water which is fed to the streams.
Hào's first attempt to raise fish with the new method was unsuccessful. The vault roof with the air pumping system failed to supply enough oxygen, leading to the death of four tonnes of cá diêu hồng (red tilapia) and carp.
The next attempts were also failures. The new iron roof material rusted and the fish net broke, allowing the fish to swim from the river to the pond.
After several similar setbacks, Hào had to start from scratch. However, each failure taught him a lesson. After four generations of fish, he gradually completed the model with improvements compared with the US model.
"At least one hectare of water surface is needed to build three streams to yield the best production. Fish are raised in high density so the electricity current must be like blood in the body to operate oxygen machines to help fish breathe," he said.
As many as 15 streams have been built in Hào's pond with total cost of about VNĐ5-6 billion.
"I call them the sporty fish as they swim all the time. Fish raised in the calm pond are fed twice a day, sometimes they drop the meals but fish in the streams are fed four times daily," he said.
"Fish in the streams consume high-protein food and are supplied with oxygen so they grow very fast. The fish look very firm and healthy. They taste very good instead of being smelly and contaminated with mud like fish raised in the pond," Hào said.
The water in the streams is so nutritious that it is used for aquatic technology to grow clean vegetables in the net house.
Hào has transferred the technology and so far sold 20 streams to farmers in northern Hải Dương Province, central Thanh Hóa Province and Hà Nội.
Hào said that the total investment of a man-made river including materials and equipment is about VNĐ120-150 million.
"I only want to pass on green technology to the community so that our country has clean farm produce to consume," Hào said, adding that he has expected to receive feedback from farmers to further improve the streams. — VNS
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Hiking the Inca Trail: Expectation vs. Reality
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We were undecided between Ambergris Island (San Pedro) and Caye Caulker as it's the eternal debate. Both islands are easily accessible from Chetumal and only a 20-minute boat ride apart, so we thought what the heck, let's just do both!
The biggest shock for us was that the islands were completely different, in every way imaginable. From the people, the tourists, to the food and atmosphere.
For us, we found it difficult to enjoy San Pedro and really wished we went straight to Caye Caulker as it was more laid-back and backpacker friendly – and it seems like this is the general consensus (see Full Time Gallivanter's blog post).
We know it can be tight on a backpacker budget, so we thought we would summarise our island experiences, as this may help you make your decision, particularly if you're strapped for cash or only have time to visit one island (spoiler: just pick Caye Caulker!).
Ambergris Caye has a population of roughly 14,000 people and is the larger of the two islands. It's far more developed than Caye Caulker so it's only natural for one to assume it is the 'bigger and better' island.
But I'm not going to sugarcoat anything. The island was very dated, overpriced, and completely lacked in vibe. There wasn't a single backpacker in sight.
We genuinely tried really hard to find something to like about San Pedro.
The most off putting thing was the American tourists/expats whizzing around town on golf buggies. It was too resorty, and everything was catered to the Americans.
The biggest disappointment was no public beach access. And by 'beach', I mean a sandbar with surmounting seagrass that needs to be cleared daily to stop the foul stench drifting through the resorts. The kind of beach where you don't go for a swim.
Needless to say, the biggest 'saviour' (and I'm eternally grateful for this) was staying at a hostel owned by a resort. This meant we were able to access the resort facilities and 'beach', free of charge #luxuryonabudget.
As for the accommodation, there isn't a lot of choice for backpackers. We settled on Pedro's Inn, and to put politely it was very basic – no aircon, no hot water, tiny rooms and loud reggae music which made for sleepless nights.
The food was severely overpriced. I'm talking $28-38 BZD for an average dish. We pounded the streets daily in search of cheap eats but there was limited choice, so we found ourselves returning to the same eateries and restaurants.
When we arrived at Caye Caulker we were so relieved. We felt like we were 'home'. We immediately sensed a more laid-back vibe. The streets were filled with colourful beach shacks, good bars, friendlier locals and lots of backpackers.
We could walk from the bottom of the island to the top (The Split) in about 40 minutes, regularly bumping into other backpackers we met along the way. The entire island is easily accessible by foot, so golf buggies are not required!
Although the 'Split' technically isn't a beach, we found it far more enjoyable than San Pedro, and we actually got to go for a swim without being dredged by the seagrass. Plus, there are loads of bars surrounding the Split – not quite the swim-up bar kind but still close enough that you can chill on the sand with a drink.
As for the food, there were a lot more options from tacos, jerk chicken to vegan-friendly dishes. The food was significantly cheaper compared to San Pedro ($10-25 BZD), and better quality. We could finally enjoy a meal without breaking the bank!
The standard of accommodation is mostly on-par with San Pedro, but there are definitely more options for backpackers, particularly if you're one for 'party' hostels.
As for activities, you can do snorkelling/day tours from both islands but we were told to wait until we got to Caye Caulker as it's much cheaper – which it was.
You can read the full blog post here about our Shark Ray Alley tour. That's right, we went swimming with sharks and rays, eeek!
It wasn't easy trying to research how to get from Mexico to the islands of Belize. I searched the internet high and low but all I could find was a bus timetable to Chetumal, so we ended up just winging it and hoping for the best.
We heard stories from other travellers that the ferries aren't very reliable and breakdown from time to time, so we had a few doubts but in the end we didn't have any issues. It was fast but smooth sailing for two hours – I even feel asleep!
Here's our 'how-to-guide' for getting to the islands of Belize.
If you're heading to Belize from Cancun/Playa del Carmen/Tulum, we highly recommend stopping overnight at Bacalar en-route to Chetumal.
While there isn't a lot to see and do in Bacalar, it's a great place to chill overnight. I would highly recommend staying at The Yak Lakehouse. It's one of the nicest hostels I've ever stayed in.
From the moment you step inside, you feel like you've entered an eco-lodge with its rich chocolate wooden floors, clean white walls and serenading music. Plus, it's right on the lake so the views are incredible.
While you're there, head to Mango y Chile for a nourishing feed. Order their vegan-friendly supershake (you 'eat' it with a spoon!) and a burger – everything they serve is 100% plant-based, organic, biodegradable (and super tasty!). Pretty cool, huh?
Set your alarm early and head to the lake at sunrise. You can hire a kayak or go paddle boarding, and take an insta-worthy photo that will have your friends wondering if you're in the Maldives with those turquoise waters and bungalows. Pure bliss.
Now back to the trip…
You can take an ADO bus from Bacalar to Chetumal ($66 Pesos). At the Bacalar bus stop you'll need to cross the road (so you're opposite the ticket office) to get the bus. Be sure to keep an eye out, as our bus arrived 20 minutes early.
Once you arrive at the ADO terminal in Chetumal, look inside the foyer for a tour stand. We purchased our water taxi tickets here in Pesos to avoid being slogged the $USD exchange rate at the ferry terminal.
From the ADO terminal, you can take a five minute taxi ride ($30 Pesos) to the ferry terminal. It's worth paying for a taxi, as it's a 20-minute walk in the heat.
Now, there are just two companies that operate between Mexico and the islands of Belize. From Chetumal, San Pedro Water Jets departs daily, and Belize Express Water Taxi runs every alternate day (check website for calendar) at 3.30pm.
You don't need to book in advance, you can just turn up. From Chetumal, it costs $55 USD to San Pedro and $65 USD to Caye Caulker. They don't accept credit card so make sure you withdraw money in town before heading to the ferry.
Once you've been given your tickets, you'll need to proceed to immigration so make sure you have your Mexican tourist card with you or you won't be allowed to exit the country.
If your visit to Mexico was more than six days, you'll have to pay 'tourist tax' ($500 pesos). This tax may have been included in your airfare, so check your airline receipt for tourism tax (must have code 'UK') and present this to immigration as proof.
Tip: Line up early so that you can choose your seat on the water taxi. We sat at the back to reduce bumpiness, and were lucky to have a small fan and window beside us.
On arrival you will be greeted by Belizean immigration and you'll need to pay a small tourist tax ($3 BZD). If you're heading to Caye Caulker you'll need to get off at San Pedro and go through immigration before taking another water taxi to Caye Caulker.
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Many homeowners are vaguely aware of the fact that you can take out a second mortgage on your home. You hear your friends mention it, or perhaps a family member close to you, has gone through the process. But do you truly know what it means to take out a second mortgage? We can do a mortgage-analysis for you if you are looking at this as an option. We have also taken all the questions we get asked about second mortgages and compiled it into four key points.
A Second Mortgage is based on the equity in your home. The total loan amount that the second mortgage lender will offer you will depend on the equity that has been built up in your home. Second mortgages allow you to access up to 75% of the equity you have in your property or even 80% on acceptance. For instance:
- House Value: $850,000
- 75% LTV (Loan to Value) = $637,500
- First Mortgage: $500,000
- Amount available through a Second mortgage: $137,500
Interest Rates will vary and be higher than your first mortgage. This is because when a lender agrees to a second mortgage, they are taking a higher risk as they get second priority in case of default. With that being said, we have options and solutions such as working with Private lenders that can help you obtain a reduced rate and the right product for your mortgage situation. Typically you can expect an interest rate of 6.95% to 19.95% with lender and broker fees included.
Your payment can be as low as interest only payments. One of the advantages of selecting to use a second mortgage, is the fact that the payments are attractive. You can pay interest only payments or you can also select to pay the interest plus the principle loan amount. You can work with your mortgage broker to discuss options and what would work best with your situation.
There are additional fees to consider. Since we want to have you understand ALL the fees associated, it is important to know that setting up a second mortgage will require you to pay: *Note that these dollar amounts are approximations*
- An appraisal fee to assess the value of your home: $350
- Legal fees to set it up: $2,000
- Lender & Broker fees: 1 – 5%
Second mortgages are a great option for many and may be a better solution than a refinance or a Home Equity Loan (HELOC). If you are interested in learning more or want to find out if a second mortgage is right for you, contact us. We can guide you through the process from start to finish!
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I'm 17 and started T 2 months ago. I'm feeling really attracted to women now and it is kinda freaking me out. how do I deal with these feelings? It's really upsetting my partner (non-binary) that some of my feelings toward him are changing. help!
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I'm a transgender minor who will be turning 18 in a few months and plans on scheduling an appointment as soon as relatively possible to start HRT. I do not have insurance and am wondering how much the cost of such a process is. Any information, pointers, ect?
The first step in starting HRT through Corner Health is to make an appointment to establish care. At that appointment you will get a physical exam and blood tests. After the first appointment, you schedule another appointment to discuss the hormone treatment options. After starting hormones there are follow up appointments every 3 months for the first year.
If you do not have insurance there is a sliding fee scale that is used to determine the cost of your appointments.
There is also someone at Corner who can assist you in signing up for insurance.
According to this website, Hormone Replacement Therapy is provided at this facility. My question being, if a transgender adult were to request these services, would they need some form of medical confirmation (a letter from a therapist/etc) or could they get treatment with informed consent only?
We practice via an Informed Consent model and decisions about treatment are made with patients on a case by case basis. If you fall within are age range (12-25), please schedule your first visit!
I'm 15 and gay and I feel like there's nobody out there in my position. I'm really lonely, and I really don't know what to do. I would like to meet some friends (or perhaps someone special), but I feel like I have no contact with the LGBT community at all. Any suggestions?
Thanks for writing to us! Coming out as gay can be a difficult and lonely process, especially during your teenage years. However, it's important to know that you are not alone. There are lots of great resources in our local community to make friends and find support. Take a look at these following LGBTQ youth spaces:
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Ozone House PrideZone: A safe space for young people ages 13 – 20 who identify as LGBT to find support and socialize. Meets every Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Ozone Drop-In Center located at 102 N. Hamilton in Ypsilanti. They also have a facebook page.
Neutral Zone Riot Youth: A safe space for teens who identify as LGBTQQA to find support, build leadership skills, take action, network and socialize. Meets every Friday from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Neutral Zone located at 310 E. Washington in Ann Arbor.
Metro Detroit
Affirmations Youth Empowerment Program: Drop-in space for young people ages 13 – 20 who identify as LGBTQ. Open every Monday – Saturday from 4 – 9 p.m. at Affirmations located at 209 W. Nine Mile in Ferndale.
Ruth Ellis Center Youth Programs: Drop-in programs for young people who identify as LGBTQ. Located at 77 Victor St. in Highland Park.
At the Corner, we provide young people who identify as LGBTQ with safe and confidential health and mental health support. If you need anything from a physical to HIV testing to someone to talk to, we're here for you. Live chat, call, or walk-in to schedule your first visit!


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Gluten Free Cheese Grits
So, I might have mentioned, there are a few different eating needs and tastes in our home. Out of the 6 of us, we have three gluten free, one coconut allergic, one almond allergic, one vegetarian for health reasons, one with an intolerance to most raw vegetables, one legume allergic, almost forgot the citrus allergy, and a ten year old that wants to eat "normal food" and a three year old that wants to live on marshmallows and cornflakes. (I personally will usually avoid grains, but will make them for the rest of the family and eat them when they're cheese grits. Two of us are actually lactose intolerant, but mildly enough that Lactaid pills work well.) Making sure everyone gets something to eat isn't the problem. It's making sure everyone eats real food every day, because everyone will eat microwave s'mores or cookies or Glutino chocolate pretzels or grab themselves some chips and salsa. Continue reading
How to make Polenta
We started eating polenta when we moved back to the United States from Malawi, Africa. In Malawi we ate a corn mush called Nsima with a sauce made of fresh tomatoes and onions. Nsima flour is hard (but not impossible) to find in North America, but Polenta is in almost every grocery store. Even though polenta has a grainier texture than nsima it is an excellent taste substitute.
Polenta is also a great pasta substitute, especially if you use pasta simply as a vessel to transport sauce to your mouth. It's amazingly easy to make, keeps well, and is even better fried in oil the next day.
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Basic Polenta
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- 3 cups water
- 1 cup polenta
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil
- Reduce heat and whisk in polenta
- Continue stirring with the whisk until polenta thickens (this takes about 5 minutes)
- Pour into greased or Pam-sprayed 9″ round cake pan or pie plate
- Let set 10 minutes, polenta will become firm enough to cut slices
- Serve with your favorite pasta sauce or as a side to fried eggs
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Tell new Attorney General Loretta Lynch: End "too big to jail."
After a historic and partisan delay, the Senate just confirmed Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general of the United States.1 Now, it's time for her to get to work.
In her confirmation hearings, she promised that "No individual is too big to jail… nobody is above the law."2
Now that Attorney General Lynch has won the job, we need to show that we're counting on her to follow through on that promise.
Tell new Attorney General Loretta Lynch: End "too big to jail."
Years after massive fraud by Wall Street nearly brought down our economy, not a single banker has landed in jail. Instead of pursuing criminal charges, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Eric Holder routinely brought civil cases and settled out of court, often with no admission of guilt, paltry fines relative to profits, and little actual help for those affected.
In fact, as Senator Elizabeth Warren pointed out in a major recent speech, the Justice Department has developed a "slap on the wrist culture," offering big financial institutions "deferred prosecution" agreements no matter how blatant their crimes. In fact, even when the DOJ catches these firms breaking the law after signing a deferred prosecution deal, they still fail to bring them to trial. On top of it all, the fines these firms pay usually pale in comparison to the damage they have done.3
For years, the Obama administration's party line was that it lacked the smoking gun to prosecute big banks. But last fall, we learned that wasn't true when Rolling Stone magazine published a breathtaking account of a whistleblower who personally witnessed fraud at JPMorgan Chase and was willing to testify.4 If Attorney General Lynch wants to get off on the right foot at the Justice Department, she has no excuse not to prosecute JPMorgan Chase and announce an end to the absurd abuse of deferred prosecution agreements.
Tell new Attorney General Loretta Lynch: End "too big to jail."
There are worrying signs that Lynch could bring more business as usual. As U.S. attorney for Brooklyn, she crafted a deferred prosecution agreement for the banking giant HSBC, after it was caught yet again laundering money. HSBC paid a fine amounting to only about five weeks of profit for whitewashing cash for drug cartels and terrorist organizations. The Department of Justice made sure it kept its American banking charter. Not a single executive went to jail.
And just a few weeks ago, HSBC was caught helping wealthy individuals evade taxes, another violation of the law. According to some reports, the government actually knew about this tax criminality when it let HSBC off the hook for money laundering.5
Working Americans go to jail for their inability to pay speeding tickets, while big banks get off with a slap on the wrist. Attorney General Lynch needs to show that she has learned from her and Eric Holder's mistakes, and is prepared to go in a different direction – from day one.
Tell new Attorney General Loretta Lynch: End "too big to jail."
It is long past time to put an end to the excuses, to bury the horrific notion of "too big to jail," and start putting actual criminals behind bars.
Thank you for fighting for accountability for banking wrong-doing.
- Jennifer Steinhauer, "Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay," New York Times, April 23, 2015.
- Gina Chon, "Loretta Lynch defends US president's immigration policy," Financial Times, January 28, 2015
- Senator Elizabeth Warren, "'The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform,' Remarks as Prepared for Delivery," Warren.Senate.gov/, April 15, 2015.
- Matt Taibbi, "The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare," RollingStone.com, November 6, 2014.
- Matt Taibbi, "Will HSBC Deal Come Back to Haunt Loretta Lynch?" RollingStone.com, February 9, 2015.


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TechnologyOne Releases a Record Profit: Up 16%
Listed software developer Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE) today announced a record full year net profit after tax of $12.3 million, an increase of 16% over the prior year.
TechnologyOne Executive Chairman Mr Adrian Di Marco said this was an exceptionally strong result as the company continued to invest significant funds in an aggressive research and development program, as well as expanding its products, services and geographical reach to support long term growth.
"What is particularly good about our results is that Initial Licence Fees are up 58% to $12.8 million, representing an increase of $4.7 million over the previous corresponding period," Mr Di Marco said.
"This is a strong testimony to the take-up of our new Connected intelligence (Ci) suite of products, that are providing us with a strong competitive advantage over our customers," he said.
"With the success of the Ci products, we are now finding opportunities in the lucrative Tier One market space, with five large deals with government and higher education clients signed in the year."
Analysis of Performance
Highlights of TechnologyOne's full year results, under the new AIFRS standards, are as follows:
• Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) up 16% to $12.3 million, an increase of $1.7million
• Revenue up 21% to $65.2 million; an increase of $11.3million
• Net Profit Before Tax up 13% to $16.3 million; an increase of $1.8 million
• R&D up 24% to $12.7 million; an increase of $2.5 million (representing 19% of revenue)
• Expenses excluding research and development (R&D) and depreciation up 24% to $36.4 million, an increase of $7.1 million
• Initial Licence Fees to new clients up 58% to $12.8 million, representing an increase of $4.7 million over the previous corresponding period.
"We are replicating our mid-tier market success in the top-end Tier One market by capitalising on opportunities to provide a better return on investment and enhanced enterprise software solutions to clients who are dissatisfied with the traditional Tier One multinational vendors," Mr Di Marco said.
"TechnologyOne is leading the 'second wave' of Tier One suppliers, following on from the first foray by large multinational corporations, who swept through and left a dissatisfied client base with poor implementations, budget overruns, and market consolidation.
"We are now rolling into ten years from the first Y2K decisions with a far more astute prospective client base, who are now looking for replacement systems.
"Our success in the past 12 months, includes landmark contracts with the Government of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economic Development, Adelaide Bank and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), demonstrating the scalability and depth of functionality delivered 'out of the box' of our integrated solutions.
"This depth of functionality for large clients is backed by our unique 'Power of One' value proposition whereby we develop, market, sell, implement and support our own world class, integrated solutions."
TechnologyOne is on track to migrate its client base to the company's next generation technology platform, Connected Intelligence (Ci) by 2008. Over 150 customers have now committed to the Ci platform, with 120 now live with TechnologyOne Financials Ci.
"Ci is a significant sales differentiator for the company, particularly in the Tier One market, because our applications can deliver richer, more tailored functionality and increased productivity gains for employees," Mr Di Marco said.
"We provide a safe upgrade path for many of our customers who have traditionally been burnt by large IT purchases from vendors who require massive upgrades and/or customisations and at times offer little or no ongoing support in this region."
Outlook For Continuing Strong Growth
Mr Di Marco said TechnologyOne's current pipeline of opportunities is very strong, and the company is expecting continuing strong profit growth in 2007 of between 15% and 20%.
"New Zealand, New South Wales and Victoria are the key regions that will fuel this growth, as well as opportunities in the Higher Education Sector which are also very strong," he continued.
"Longer term, we see further opportunities in local government as this market continues to consolidate.
"We have also begun building a solid sales pipeline in the UK since opening our first office in March, and expect to begin realising the results of this in the medium term."


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Every child, every day, learning to be their best
Welcome to Ipswich West State School, a school with high standards for a fulfilling, high quality education and school life. Located close to the city centre of Ipswich, we are a school moving from strength to strength with high standards for attendance, positive behaviour, literacy and conduct that are collective, consistent, communicated, monitored, recognised and rewarded, and addressed through support and intervention.
With an enrolment capacity of 260 students and only one-and-a-half to two classes per year level, we are fortunate to have a close, supportive school community in which every student is known and catered for. We provide our students with the opportunities for a fulfilling school life, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed for future schooling and beyond.
We continue to work to ensure that we use the most effective teaching practices so that all students are achieving year level expectations and extended to reach their full potential.
At Ipswich West State School, we work in partnership with parents, carers and family members to teach and help every child, every day to be their best. Research has found that parental involvement in learning, particularly your aspirations for your child's learning, has an above average effect on student learning (Hattie, 2010). Overall, "the higher the hopes and expectations of parents with respect to the educational attainment of their child, the higher the student's own educational expectations and, ultimately, the greater the students' academic achievement" (Hong and Ho, 2005). Never stop talking with your child about what you hope for his/her education. It has a big impact! The better the education, the better the skills and opportunities later in life.
Our priority focus areas are:
Literacy and numeracy, vital skills needed at all levels of education, work life and private life
Implementing the Australian Curriculum to provide our students with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful students and citizens
Attendance at school because every day counts for your child's learning and reliability
Positive behaviour to get along with others within and beyond school and engage in learning
Uniform-wearing to unite our students in smart attire
For our priority areas we:
Set individual goals for students
Monitor benchmark and goal achievement through data collection, analysis and action planning
Research, review and embed consistent school-wide practices
Provide additional support to students missing essential knowledge and skills
Involve parents and specialists to address issues for students not meeting goals and making improvements
First opened in August 1861, the school is the fifth oldest state school still operating in Queensland. The heritage listed facilities create a unique, memorable school environment. A well-equipped computer lab and library, interactive whiteboards, iPads and air conditioning modernise and enhance our students' learning.
Welcome to the outstanding school community of Ipswich West State School.
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It is inside of you. It is you.Let your light so shine upon the world that the world will know Who You Really Are — and its people will know why they really are as well, through the light of your example.
The darkness of our world awaits you — not to engulf you, but to be transformed by you. During this Season of the Light, be its Source for all those who search for Joy.
–Neale Donald Walsch


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"Meditation on Space-Time is a strong pick for those seeking a metaphysical twist… with plenty of humor about life…" -Midwest Book ReviewGreat lyrical novel... A rich, intricately plotted story.- Mike Bresner, author, All I Want for ChristmasEvenMore"Meditation on Space-Time is a strong pick for those seeking a metaphysical twist… with plenty of humor about life…" -Midwest Book ReviewGreat lyrical novel...
A rich, intricately plotted story.- Mike Bresner, author, All I Want for ChristmasEven as Father Lawrence was hearing the stranger's confession, he dreamed of probability waves, black holes and temporal loops. He came to Gilead to search for his friend Camellia, not to hear about this penitent's vices: seducing women, framing rivals and laundering church-funds.
After he had chased the penitent through the sanctuary into the church graveyard and lost the man, he found a note that revealed a connection to Camellia.When he learned that Camellia was pregnant with this man's child, he knew the time to play ostrich was over.
But ever since the girl whom he had counseled, committed suicide, he preferred distancing himself from others than engaging their struggles. And ever since falling out with his best friend, he preferred contemplating the duality of space-time to sorting out his own joy and grief and love and hatred. If only he could free himself from his emotional scum… if only he could marshal the courage to polish off his search for enlightenment…He would discover the hidden identities behind each face and Camellia's helping the villain to bring him down.
When faced with betrayal, he would lock himself in his cabin and struggled between retreating to his meditation on space-time and confronting the villain. He would renounce his vow and learn to equate a dollar with a cheeseburger. He would buy a gun without knowing how to load the magazine. He would search for his enemy. But when faced with the gun barrel, Father Lawrence would have to contemplate death… only to hear the three shots that saluted the dark night…Either mercy or justice- either salvation or friendship. Either choice: a flawed solution for a fallen man in a broken world.Meditation on Space-Time, A Novel portrays a man's struggle to discover his identity in contemporary society, to sacrifice for his friends and to take the road less traveled.
For readers who would eat up the hero's every morsel of laughter and tear as if each were bittersweet chocolate. While sifting through clues to the characters' true identities and hidden agendas."Leonard Seet has left no literary devices on the table to narrate his tale…I was enthralled by the pure beauty of the writing among all the plot points.
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What began as a craving for a Sunday night rotisserie chicken, delivered to our home, that we could really trust to be healthy, delicious and clean, became a working project of cooking, planning, and investment. It became a name, Poulet Sans Tete (how to pronounce, in a minute), then a logo and a sign, and then (now), finally, a rotisserie chicken delivery!
PST is for all the people who want real food at home but don't want to cook. PST is for entertaining in your home, and catering at the office. We deliver up to 3 miles from Left Bank, and we're open 7 days a week. Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday from noon to 10:00 pm.
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