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Welcome to a new week where we will be continuing an old series. We will pick up right where we left off in the Sermon on the Mount.
Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. Matthew 5:31-32 NKJV
Jesus takes a very hard stand on divorce. Lest you think Jesus did not say what He really said here, let us look later in Matthew where Jesus expands on this teaching.
The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?" And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?" He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery." Matthew 19:3-9 NKJV
I imagine the Pharisees had Jesus' message of divorce in mind when they questioned him. Jesus went completely against their perception of the law where any man can divorce his wife so long as he filled out the right paperwork. Jesus changed all that saying it was not at all about God accepting divorce, but that He tolerated it due to the hardness of their hearts. Divorce was never intended by God and the Bible teaches us that God hates divorce. Not only that, we see here that God does not even recognize divorce if not done under very specific circumstances (sexual immorality). Jesus gives us God's views on divorce and its sinful consequences in chapter 5 and goes on to explain what the means in chapter 19. Let us take a look at what exactly Jesus is saying.
So why does God hate divorce so much? The reason is because of what marriage represents. Marriage represents several things. First and foremost it is a picture of our relationship to the Lord. Just as our marriage to our Lord will never end, so should our earthly marriages here on earth. To call our marriages a metaphor for our relationship to the Lord and allow divorce calls into question the security of our salvation and our relationship to the Lord. Think about it, if a husband or wife can "fall out of love" (whatever that means) with each other, then why can't the Lord "fall out of love" with us whenever we do not make Him happy? Can you imagine if we had to worry about the Lord leaving us every time we fell into sin or every time we did not live in a way that was pleasing to Him? We would live in constant fear of losing our salvation and we would create for ourselves a system of works to ensure our salvation. Praise God we have the promise that the Lord will never leave us or forsake us. Just as our relationship to the Lord is eternally secure, so should our marriages be secure for our lifetime. To be anything less while using marriage as a metaphor for our relationship with the Lord calls into question the nature and character of Jesus.
Secondly, marriage represents God's original plan for mankind. Remember that God created woman out of man. Coming together as husband and wife represents the coming together of what was separated. Man and wife become, in a sense, one flesh once again. Furthermore, that union is created by God and under God's authority. We have no place to tear apart what God has put together. What arrogance do we have when we think we can usurp the authority of God in creating the separation via divorce. The fact is that we have no authority to do so and in that God does not recognize that divorce. It is as a result of that where we get Jesus's hard statement regarding the consequences of divorce.
And what are those consequences? Jesus tells us "But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." The consequences are that in God's eyes you are still married and so any new relationship is an adulterous one. Not only that, but it is adulterous for the person you are in a relationship with as well. Being that you had no right to be divorced, you are not divorced. You may think you are divorced, but God says differently. You may think you can get divorced, confess it to God, and then live free to do what you choose. Jesus tells us differently. You see, divorce is a perpetual sin. It is not like when you tell a lie when you can confess it to God and move on. The sin is in the past. Divorce is different. Divorce is ongoing and the only way to truly repent of divorce is to get back with your spouse. The reason for that is because divorce itself is not the only sin involved, but leads to a state of perpetual sin. First of all, in God's eyes, it never even happened. Secondly, everything you do not acting as a husband or wife after the divorce is a sin. It is a sin that you are not being the spouse you were called to be. It is a sin that you are not taking as active a role in your children's lives. It is a sin in that you are not being faithful to your spouse. The only way to truly repent of all that is to actually go back to your husband or wife and be that spouse you still are called to be in God's eyes. Living as though divorced may not lose you your salvation, but it will destroy any chance at peace or joy in the Lord and you will have to give an account for all you did in rebellion to God when you stand before Jesus at the judgment for believers.
Jesus does give us one valid reason for divorce and that is sexual immorality. Sexual immorality of any kind not involving your spouse, as we learned last week, is adultery. Keep in mind that God allows divorce in this case, but that does not mean God desires it. God allows it as a consequence for the offending party who broke the marriage bond by committing adultery. In cases of adultery, it is the adulterer who breaks the marriage bond not the offended who initiates the divorce. The offended is just formalizing what was already done by the adulterer. I do believe, though, that with God's overwhelming desire for restoration, even in cases of adultery, God hates divorce. God, I believe, would much rather a restoration of that relationship then allowing it to dissolve. I realize that it may be difficult. On both sides, there must be a denial of self and the swallowing of a lot of pride, but the end will be worth it. I have seen many marriages restored to better than they ever were when God was allowed to repair that damage.
Divorce is the epitome of selfishness. There is no noble or selfless reason to divorce your spouse. It is wicked, evil, and destructive and God hates it. It leaves children damaged for life, embitters wronged spouses, squanders a tremendous amount of money, and God hates it. I have heard the arguments about how God would not give you desires for a person if you weren't supposed to be with them. You know what, you are right. God would not and did not give you those feelings and if you are leaving your spouse for someone else, God hates what you are doing. I also heard it argued about God wanting one to be happy and that this other person will make you happy. Happiness is never found in sin and God is certainly not going to bless you with any kind of genuine joy by doing something that He hates. Divorce is never the right thing to do, even if you were at the wrong end of an adulterous spouse and it is an acceptable thing to do.
So being that our relationship to the Lord is likened to a marriage and that divorce is allowed in a very limited circumstance in earthly marriage, it begs the question as to if there are any circumstances where Jesus would divorce us. While I do not believe one can lose their salvation, the idea of being able to forfeit your salvation is not as cut and dry. For example, if you are a Christian who converts to Islam and never returns to Jesus are you still saved? Did you forfeit your salvation when you forsook Jesus? The two schools of thought are where you can either give up your salvation or whether you ever really had it to begin with. I tend to lean towards the latter, but getting caught up in the semantics of the issue is counterproductive. Whether you can divorce yourself from Jesus or whether you were never truly betrothed to Him to begin with does not matter in the end. What matters is that there are many who walk away from the true and living faith to where their eternal destination is in question. The fact is that I do not believe that anyone truly in Christ would commit spiritual adultery on Christ. Spiritual adultery is, of course, worshiping or following another god (even if that god is your self as in the case of atheism). But yet there are people who at one time at the very least appeared to walk with the Lord who completely and totally walked away from having any kind of belief in Jesus at all. I am not talking about the backslidden Christian, I am talking about the one who completely walked away from the faith and maybe even follows a new one. I am not the one to judge their eternal destination, but there is ample evidence in Scripture to call into question their eternal destination. The Bible tells us to press on, to overcome until the day of Christ Jesus, to continually abide in Him, etc and so in that example, we must cherish that relationship with the Lord each and every day. Just as our earthly marriages are ordained by God to last the entirety of our lives on earth, our marriage to our Lord is ordained to last for eternity. Just as we are not to live in fear of divorce ending our earthly marriages, so should we live in the security of knowing that our marriage to our Lord will never end. Jesus will never forsake us, why would we ever even let it enter our minds for forsake Him?
Judah has dealt treacherously, And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, For Judah has profaned The LORD's holy institution which He loves: He has married the daughter of a foreign god. May the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob The man who does this, being awake and aware,Yet who brings an offering to the LORD of hosts! And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands. Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth. For the LORD God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one's garment with violence," Says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously." Malachi 2:11-16 NKJV

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I cannot communicate with men lately. I'm not sure what happened, but it's just not working this week. Maybe I've just met too many of them lately (40 and counting…), or maybe it's going over and over that same get-to-know-you conversation, or maybe it's just something in this hot, smoky California air (80 separate fires currently burning in Nor. Cal.!) that's messed with me. But I cannot communicate with men.
First off, I am disappointed to say the Firefighter did not step up to the plate. I'm pretty certain he never read last week's blog (so much for subtle hints about flowers, huh?) and the one conversation we had this week went something like this:
Him: When can I see you again?
Me: You're the man with the busy life, you tell me.
Him (after very pregnant pause) I might be going camping. So, not this week.
Me: (mumbling) Figures.
Him: What?
Me: Nothing. Have fun. Gotta go. Buh-buye.
It's been two weeks since I last saw him. Even though he continues to say he wants to see me, I have to believe that if he were that interested, he would have found the time by now. As it is, I have to take those Sex & the City words of wisdom to heart and figure, he's just not that into me.
Which leads me to the second bit of proof that my communications this week are cursed. Michigan Man. We met online and, after a fun phone conversation, I agreed to meet him a few days later. I've been working like a demon this week, so we ended up meeting kind of late at night. I'd just come off a long day of rewrites followed by a long phone conversation about more rewrites. I was mentally beat. Not good. I have a condition called foot-in-mouth-itis, and it strikes especially hard when I'm tired. Michigan Man was really cute, very "boy next door" Midwest look about him. Not the type I usually go for, but a really sweet guy and a good listener. Again, not good for my condition. I ended up spilling the whole thing about my January 1st resolution to find Mr. Right, my mis-adventures in dating since, the Pirate, Coma Guy - good lord, I even told him he was number 40! Way too much info.
Me: So, after all that, I'm kind of what you'd call a dating pro.
Him: You mean like a… (long pause)… real pro?
Me: What do you mean, 'real'?
Him: Like, for profit.
Me: Oh my God, I am not a hooker!
Him: (blushing) Right.
By the end of the night he looked sufficiently scared and kept asking if he was going to end up in a blog. (um… duh!) Poor guy…
And, my communication issues just got worse as the week went on. Mr. Real Estate (remember him from last week? My own personal Mr. Big.) asks if I'm free Wed night. Since he's so much fun, I answer, absolutely, yes. So, Wed morning he texts me: "How does 7 look?" I answer back that it's perfect. So, seven rolls around and I'm ready, waiting, and even a little excited to see him. Only he's not there. So, I call him. He picks up right away.
Him: What's up, sweetie?
(How cute. He called me sweetie. Squishy feeling.)
Me: Fine. Where are you?
Him: Just driving through the car wash. Why?
Me: It's seven,
Him: (long pause. Yeah, I'm beginning to dread those by now.) Wait… you thought I meant we were meeting at seven?
Me: Um… yeah?
Wrong. He goes on to tell me that he meant he'd call me at seven to decide what time we wanted to get together. So, basically, that morning he texted me to make a date for a time to make a date? Mental forehead smack. Please, don't confuse the blond like that.
But, to his credit, he apologizes for the confusion, says he'll drop everything and be right there. And he did, pulling up five minutes later and getting ready to go out in record time (even for a guy!). Seriously, he was showered and dressed in the time it took me to read just one People's Best & Worst Dressed column. We ended up going out for wine tasting and Chinese food (which, you wouldn't think is a very good combo, but actually, it was!) and had a really fun evening, so I guess it all worked out. At one point he even asked if he could take me to a baseball game this summer. Considering that our local team's stadium is kind of ghetto-adjacent, I hesitated a little. But he assured me that as a "hot blonde" no one would give me any trouble. Mr. Big called me a hot blonde. (There's that squishy feeling again.)
But, even though that evening ended well, it wasn't the end of my communication difficulties.
A couple weeks ago this guy wrote to me online. Super blond hair, super blue eyes, super tan. All California boy. (Can you tell my thing for lifeguards is getting out of hand?) We exchanged a few emails, talked on the phone a couple times, and he seemed like a nice guy. Polite, intelligent, a total "manly" man - a little rough around the edges, maybe, but owns his own construction business, so no slouch. We agreed to meet for coffee 11AM Thursday morning. Even set a place and time. Fast forward a few days. He calls, but I'm not able to answer. (Okay, honestly, I didn't answer because I was out wine tasting with Mr. Real Estate at the time.) So, he leaves a message, says he's just checking in to make sure we're still on for tomorrow. It's really late by the time I get home from my evening of Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay, so I decide to wait until morning to call back. Morning rolls around, but, not knowing him well enough to know if he's an early riser, I text instead of calling. I let him know that, yeppers, we're still on for coffee.
So… 11AM rolls around. I head off to Starbucks, grab my latte, sit in the sun. It's a nice day out (despite the smoke) so let a few minutes roll by. And I start to get that feeling. You know the one – that stood up feeling. I pull out my phone and call him. He's really surprised to hear from me.
Him: Wow, Gemma?
Me. Yeah. So, did you get my text?
Him: What text?
Me: Crap.
So, I tell him, the one where I confirmed that, yes, I'd be here.
Him: You're there?
Me: Yes, I'm here. (And, apparently being stood up.) Where are you?
Him: When you didn't call me back last night, I figured you didn't want to see me after all, and I went to work instead.
So, after a few minutes of polite chit-chat, I hung up on my California Builder Guy and decided this was just not my week. Instead, I took my latte and myself across the street to the beauty supply store and bought an extravagant amount of scented lotions, bubble bath, and hot pink toe nail polish and decided a weekend in, hanging solely with my girly-girl self, is definitely in order. At least until I get this communication situation under control again.
~Trigger Happy Halliday
Friday, June 27, 2008
Communication Situation
Posted by Gemma Halliday at 5:00 AM
15 comments:
- Terri Osburn said...
You have to admit it's ironic that a writer would have communication issues. But I totally get it. I would have thought that seven thing meant that's when he was picking you up too. And I'm not a blonde.
I love that you told the mid-west dude all that stuff. That's always been my problem. My brain works on full-disclosure all the time. It's terrible. If I could switch that writing internal editor over to a speaking internal editor, I would be much better off.
A little weekend of Gemma time should get you right back on your feet. Talking to 40 guys means lots of performing. Recharge the batteries and I know you'll be good as new. But then you have to get back out there. I'm living vicariously through you, you know. LOL! We can't both be staying home every Saturday night!
- June 27, 2008 at 8:04 AM
- Unknown said...
fun blog! i'll be sure to keep checking back.
- June 27, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Hellie Sinclair said...
I feel very sorry for the Midwest guy. *LOL* He totally got turned into the "best friend" roll without being given a choice in the matter. And you can never say you're a dating pro--because every guy I know would immediately leap to that conclusion. I don't know WHY they leap to that conclusion, but my theory is that they're only hearing every other word anyway.
Definitely recharge. 40 is a lot of guys to be "ON" for.
I do like the Mr. Real Estate though...I hope he keeps it up. Even if you do have a couple quirks in conversation. He sounds awesome...and interested.
The lifeguard seems too much work. *shakes head* But we all have our weaknesses...me, it's pirates (though not YOUR pirates)
- June 27, 2008 at 10:19 AM
You're having communication issues. I'm having reality issues. As I was reading your post, I was thinking "Oh, I know a really hot lifeguard I should introduce Gemma to." And then about two seconds later I realize the guy I'm thinking of is a character in a book. Yikes! Let's hope the *real* guys in your life turn out to be as awesome as some romance heroes too.
- June 27, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Gemma Halliday said...
Thank you, terrio! Yeah, I really didn't get the point of scheduling a time (later that same night, mind you) to pick a time to see each other. Then again, I'm not Mr. Big. Maybe that's the way those important types do things. Next time, I will definitely be specific.
- June 27, 2008 at 11:09 AM
- Gemma Halliday said...
Hi Brendan! Welcome to the madness. ;)
- June 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Gemma Halliday said...
mshellion - yeah, I felt sorry for Midwest Guy, too. Poor thing might have been traumatized. Then again, now he has a crazy date story to tell. "Dude, I met this girl online and turns out she's some weird serial dater who goes out with pirates..."
- June 27, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- Gemma Halliday said...
Lol Leah! The sad thing is I've done the same thing. Read about a great hero, then found myself wondering how I can meet him. Though, one guy I went out with had a great idea. He said I should hand out my books as instruction manuals for men so they can live up to my heroes. I may look into that...
- June 27, 2008 at 11:15 AM
*hugs* on landing in Miscommunication Land this week!
I thought of you yesterday while watching Jeopardy. One of the contestants described himself as a pirate. *g* Turned out he's the guy who co-created "International Talk Like a Pirate Day". LOL!
- June 27, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Keri Ford said...
At least Mr. Real Estate ran over and didn't dally. He's smitten with you. Enjoy it and forget about all your miscommunication adventures.
- June 27, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- Jenyfer Matthews said...
You know, I'd say (aside from Mr. Midwest) that the MEN had a communication issue. Mr. Fireman? Clearly approach / avoidance. Mr. Big? Should have said "call you at 7". Mr. Midwest? He has trouble INTERPRETING. I would never assume that "pro-dater" meant anything other than you'd been on a lot of dates!!
Hang in there and enjoy your girly weekend!
- June 27, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- Christie Craig said...
You so deserve some to be pampered with lotions after being stood up.
Hang in there girl.
And maybe the communication issue is just something in the air. Hopefully, it will blow over really quickly.
Crime Scene Christie
- June 27, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- Lucy said...
We all have days like that. And as for being a writer and being able to put the words together all nicely? Well, think about it...in writing you GET to THINK about it before it's on paper, whereas in conversation, it's just...there. For better or worse. And if any of these guys walk away because of it, well 1) it's their loss and 2) it's better to know that's how they are now, instead of later! That's all I've got to say about it.
Hang in there - it's a good weekend for pampering yourself. :)
- June 27, 2008 at 8:04 PM
- Gemma Halliday said...
tori - I LOVE talk like a pirate day! You know, as long as it's with non-real pirates. :)
- June 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM
- Gemma Halliday said...
Thanks, girls!
Jenyfer - I like your take. it's not MY communication that's the problem, it's THEIRS! (Will be my new mantra this weekend.)
The pampering has begun. My hair is soaking under hot oil treatment as we speak (type?). Pedicure's up next!
- June 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM


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The Port Angeles School District is currently running multiple pilot projects in order to gather information to help plan future technology use within the district.
Last year we completed our Nexus tablet pilot program. This was a two year program that start with deployment in a 5th grade class at Franklin Elementary. In the second year the 30 tablets were moved to the Port Angeles High School where they were used by the Advanced Calculus students to access online curriculum.
Here's what we learned:
Good battery life (5 hours)
No keyboard limits usage
Hold up well to student use (low failure/breakage rate).
Difficult to manage
Cost effective (around $100 each)
Not compatible with district MAP or state assessments.
Conclusion: These have value for consuming data but are difficult to use to create content. They are also difficult to manage. For a marginal cost difference the Chromebook is a much better investment.
Our Chromebook pilot has grown to over 2000 devices. This is no longer a pilot project. The use of Chromebooks has become a key component of instruction at the Port Angeles School District. We are using them in every grade Kindergarten through twelfth grade. They are used in instruction and for assessment.
The Kajeet SmartBus is a pilot program that allows wireless connectivity on a bus or van while in transit. It includes CIPA compliant filtering to protect students while using the internet away from school campus. Our current usage is allowing students to use our district Chromebooks while in transit to distant sporting or music events. We have had success with coaches working with players to finish homework helping them to stay on track for graduation. This could be expensive depending on the type of media used for instruction. Video consumes large quantities of data and we pay by the megabyte.
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No one seems to believe in the Milwaukee Bucks.
Monday, on a TNT conference call, analyst Steve Kerr made it clear:
"It will be a shock if Milwaukee gets one game. To do it, they're going to have to shoot lights out. It's a brutal matchup…it's just too easy for Miami to just sit back there and deal with the two little guards [Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis]."
In spite of that, the Bucks continue to look for ways to make this a series.
What was Jennings' assessment?
"I just felt like we weren't aggressive enough on the defensive end. We didn't close our quarters good enough. Offensively, I feel like we got the best shots we could get. As far as the defensive end, too many second-chance buckets. I just felt like our ball pressure wasn't aggressive enough, and that starts with me."
What did Ellis think?
"Every time we play them, even during the regular season, we always stay close. Toward the end of the game they make their run. That's what we have to eliminate. When they start to make their run, we have to stay more calm and be more poised, get into our offense and execute more. We knew it was gonna be a tough series. We just have to continue to play our game and capitalize on their mistakes."
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A Fylde coast accountancy firm looks set to be the focus of national attention with a new scheme to save small businesses time.
Forbes Watson has launched a new national service which allows business owners to log their receipts and expenses using the camera on their mobile phone.
Snap & Save gives them the advantage of saving time whilst having the accounts done in real time by experts
Snap & Save is an online service combining the use of software such as Xero and SAGE, smartphone technology, and the expertise of the qualified accountants.
It is the brainchild of Simon Cox and his team at the firm, based at Melton Grove Works, Lytham.
Simon said it was something he had been working on for some time and was part of the drive to bring accountancy services right up to date.
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Snap & Save users simply need to take a photograph of their weekly receipts using the smartphone app and the Snap & Save team will process this automatically on to the accounting software.
He said instead of having to go through reams of papers and receipts weeks after the events, a business owner can, for example, be on the road to see a client, stop to get a sandwich at a service station and can take a snap of the receipt, and using the smartphone app upload it to his account within minutes.
Simon, a former President of the Lancashire & Cumbria ACCA Network, and member of the ACCA Practitioners Panel in London, said: "Small business owners are often too busy to handle the day-to-day bookkeeping in the business and as a result it tends to not get done.
"Snap & Save gives them the advantage of saving time whilst having the accounts done in real time by experts."
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"I have worked in accountancy for 20 years and when I set up Forbes Watson three years ago I wanted to take a fully modern approach. We have a new website for the brand and it is going well.
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A young soldier returning from the trenches of the First World War recollects a love that dare not speak its name. Almost one hundred years later, a groom-to-be prepares for his gay wedding.
Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.
Poignant and personal, funny, tragic and riotous, these eight monologues for male and female performers cover major events – such as the Wolfenden Report of 1957, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the debate over the age of consent – through deeply affecting and personal rites-of-passage stories.
Curated by Mark Gatiss, the monologues were commissioned to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of twenty-one. They were broadcast on BBC Four in 2017, directed and produced by Gatiss, and starring Alan Cumming, Rebecca Front, Ian Gelder, Kadiff Kirwan, Russell Tovey, Gemma Whelan, Ben Whishaw and Fionn Whitehead. They were also staged at The Old Vic in London.
This volume includes:
- The Man on the Platform by Mark Gatiss
- The Perfect Gentleman by Jackie Clune
- Safest Spot in Town by Keith Jarrett
- Missing Alice by Jon Bradfield
- I Miss the War by Matthew Baldwin
- More Anger by Brian Fillis
- A Grand Day Out by Michael Dennis
- Something Borrowed by Gareth McLean
Blog Post: Mark Gatiss on the inspiration behind Queers, and on where the LGBT+ community stands today... 'As we see every day, hard-won victories can be undone with the stroke of a presidential pen. Homosexuality remains illegal in seventy-four countries. In thirteen of them, it is punishable by death. But let's not forget how far we have come. And that we stand on the shoulders of giants.' Read more >>
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The CIA's Technical Services Division (TSD) considers plans to undermine Fidel Castro's charismatic appeal by sabotaging his speeches. At one point, there is discussion of spraying Castro's broadcasting studio with a hallucinogenic chemical. The plan is taken of the shelf because the chemical is deemed unreliable. During this period, the TSD laces a box of cigars with a chemical that would produce temporary disorientation, hoping that he will smoke one of the cigars before giving a speech. In another instance, the TSD comes up with a scheme to dust Castro's shoes with thallium salts during a trip outside of Cuba. The salts would cause his beard to fall out. The plan is abandoned when Castro cancels the trip. [US Congress, 12/18/1975]
Entity Tags: Fidel Castro, Technical Services Division (TSD)
Timeline Tags: US-Cuba (1959-2005)
The CIA plans an operation to poison Fidel Castro, as well as his brother Raul and Che Chevarra, with pills containing botulinum toxin. The plan drags on for more than two years, but is ultimately aborted. [US Congress, 12/18/1975; Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General, 1/1996]
Entity Tags: Technical Services Division (TSD), Robert E. Maheu, William Harvey, Sheffield Edwards, Richard Bissell, Raul Castro, James O 'Connell, Ché Guevara, Fidel Castro
A CIA official laces a box of Fidel Castro's favorite cigars with botulinum toxin that is "so potent… a person would die after putting in his mouth." The box of poisoned cigars is then delivered to an unnamed person who is instructed to deliver them to Castro. It is not known what happens to the cigars or if Castro ever receives them. [US Congress, 12/18/1975; Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General, 1/1996]
Entity Tags: Fidel Castro
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy meet at the White House for a final briefing before Eisenhower leaves office. Eisenhower tells Kennedy that he must assume responsibility for the overthrow of Fidel Castro and his government in Cuba, and recommends the hastening of the proposed Cuban invasion. Eisenhower says, "[W]e cannot let the present government there go on." [Gravel, 9/29/1967, pp. 635-637; National Security Archive, 3/23/2001]
Entity Tags: Dwight Eisenhower, Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy
Timeline Tags: Misc Entries
The CIA's Task Force W devises two plans to assassinate Fidel Castro. The first one, involving an exploding sea shell that would be placed where Castro regularly dives, is dismissed by the CIA's Technical Services Division (TSD) as impractical. In the second plan, James Donovan (who has been negotiating with Castro for the release of prisoners taken during the Bay of Pigs operation) would present Castro with a contaminated diving suit. TSD decides to give the plan a try. It purchases a diving suit and laces its breathing apparatus with tubercule bacillus. The suit itself is dusted with a fungus that is known to cause a chronic skin disease. But the suit never leaves the laboratory. [US Congress, 12/18/1975; Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General, 1/1996]
Entity Tags: Technical Services Division (TSD), James Donovan, Fidel Castro
While a US emissary is meeting with Fidel Castro to discuss the possibility of improved relations, a CIA official offers a poison pen to a Cuban, hoping that it will be used by Fidel Castro. [US Congress, 12/18/1975]
The Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations releases its report, "Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders," which finds "concrete evidence of at least eight plots involving the CIA to assassinate Fidel Castro from 1960 to 1965." [US Congress, 12/18/1975]
Entity Tags: Fidel Castro, US Congress
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest, preaches Liberation Theology in Haiti. US conservatives spread stories that he could be the next Castro. [Rogozinski, 1992; Taipei Times, 3/1/2004; Observer, 3/2/2004]
Entity Tags: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Fidel Castro
Timeline Tags: Haiti Coup
Vice President George Bush hosts a secret meeting with his foreign policy adviser, Donald Gregg (see 1982), and former CIA agent Felix Rodriguez. The meeting is the first impetus of the National Security Council (NSC)'s initiative to secretly, and illegally, fund the Nicaraguan Contras in an attempt to overthrow that country's socialist government. Rodriguez agrees to run a central supply depot at Ilopango Air Base in El Salvador. In a memo to NSC chief Robert McFarlane, Gregg will note that the plan is rooted in the experience of running "anti-Vietcong operations in Vietnam from 1970-1972." Gregg will also note that "Felix Rodriguez, who wrote the attached plan, both worked for me in Vietnam and carried out the actual operations outlined above." [Spartacus Schoolnet, 12/28/2007] Rodriguez and Gregg, along with others such as Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis (see April-June 1972), were part of the CIA's "Operation 40," an assassination squad that operated in Cuba and the Caribbean during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Rodriguez tried at least once, in 1961, to assassinate Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. In 1967, Rodriguez interrogated and executed South American revolutionary Che Guevara. He was part of the infamous and shadowy Operation Phoenix during the Vietnam War. [Spartacus Schoolnet, 1/17/2008]
Entity Tags: Felix Rodriguez, Donald Gregg, Contras, Robert C. McFarlane, Fidel Castro, Frank Sturgis, George Herbert Walker Bush, Ché Guevara, 'Operation 40', National Security Council, 'Operation Phoenix'
Timeline Tags: Iran-Contra Affair
National Security Council officer Oliver North, running the secret and illegal network that diverts funds from US-Iranian arms sales to the Nicaraguan Contras (see December 6, 1985 and April 4, 1986), has a phone conversation with CIA official Alan Fiers (see Summer 1986). A diary entry by North documenting the conversation reads in part, "Felix talking too much about V.P. connection." "Felix" is CIA agent Felix Rodriguez, a key member of North's network (see May 27, 1987). It is not clear whether the "V.P." notation refers to Vice President George H. W. Bush or to former CIA official Donald Gregg, now Bush's foreign policy adviser and a liaison to Rodriguez. In later testimony before the Iran-Contra Congressional committee (see May 5, 1987), Gregg will deny that Bush's office was involved in recruiting Rodriguez to work with North. [Time, 7/22/1991] Gregg has a long and clandestine relationship with Rodriguez, going back as far as 1959, when the two were involved in "Operation 40," a CIA-led attempt to overthrow Cuba's Fidel Castro. [Spartacus Schoolnet, 2/3/2008] Gregg also worked with Rodriguez in covert operations during the Vietnam War. [Spartacus Schoolnet, 12/28/2007]
Entity Tags: Fidel Castro, Contras, Central Intelligence Agency, Alan Fiers, Donald Gregg, Felix Rodriguez, National Security Council, Oliver North, Joint House-Senate Iran-Contra Committee, George Herbert Walker Bush
Roger Noriega, a Kansas native of Mexican descent and fervent critic of Latin American leaders Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is appointed US Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. [Newsday, 3/1/2004; Inter-American Development Bank, 12/31/2005 ]
Entity Tags: Roger Francisco Noriega, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Hugo Chavez Frias, Fidel Castro
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is overthrown in a military coup. However, the coup collapses after two days, and Chavez returns to power. [BBC, 4/14/2002] Otto J. Reich, the US's assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, is in contact with Chavez's successor on the very day he takes over. The Bush administration claims Reich was pleading with him not to dissolve the National Assembly. [New York Times, 4/17/2002]
Entity Tags: Rogelio Pardo-Maurer, Lucas Romero Rincon, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez Frias, Otto Juan Reich, Elliott Abrams
Timeline Tags: US-Venezuela (1948-2005)
Senator Barack Obama, during a 2006 visit to Somalia. [Source: Associated Press]Conservative radio hosts such as Dan Caplis and "Gunny" Bob Newman use a photo of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wearing traditional Kenyan robes to imply that Obama has terrorist sympathies. As reported by progressive media watchdog site Media Matters, Caplis says the photo shows Obama wearing "the same type of turban and clothing that Osama bin Laden wears," while Newman asks, "[W]hy do you think Obama really had the photo taken, dressed up as a Somali warlord?" The photo was taken during an August 2006 visit by Obama to Kenya, where his father was born. [Media Matters, 2/25/2008] It was published a few days ago by the conservative Drudge Report. According to Yusuf Garaad Omar, head of the BBC's Somali Service, the robes are "the normal clothes that nomadic people wear. The head turban is especially used by elderly people as a suggestion of respect. It is something that has no meaning whatsoever in Somalia culture. If you see someone dressed like that in Somalia, you think it is a nomadic person—that is all. There is no religious significance to it whatsoever. It is mainly the nomadic people who use it. Some of them are religious, some are not. It is simply a tradition of the place where they are from. In this particular place, Wajir in north-east Kenya, the community is majority ethnic Somali.… This debate reminds me of people back home in Somalia, who say that women should not wear trousers, or other cultures who say men should not wear a tie. I just don't think it makes sense." [BBC, 2/26/2008] Caplis asks his listeners why Obama would "put on similar clothing to the outfit worn by the man who personally ordered thousands of Americans, including women and kids, to be burned to death," and says that "it would be as if [former President] John Kennedy had gone out and thrown on the fatigues and the funny baseball hat that Castro wore." Newman, like Caplis a nationally syndicated Clear Channel talk show host, tells his audience, according to Media Matters: "We were five years into the war on terror when Obama knowingly and willingly dressed up in Somali warlord garb to have his photo taken." He asks if Obama wore the robes "to garner support from Muslim-Americans who ideologically support Muslim terrorists?" and then asks, "Would it have been right for [former President] Harry Truman to dress up like a Nazi in 1948?" Caplis also tells his audience, "[Obama's] middle name is Hussein, which should not be held against him for a second; his last name rhymes with Osama, which should not be held against him for a second." [Media Matters, 2/25/2008] Months later, Newman will tell his listeners that an Obama presidency will welcome "an invasion of Muslim terrorists" (see July 10, 2008).
Entity Tags: Bob Newman, Clear Channel Communications, John F. Kennedy, Media Matters, Barack Obama, Harry S. Truman, Dan Caplis, Osama bin Laden, Yusuf Garaad Omar, Fidel Castro
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda, 2008 Elections
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NCAA Division III national semifinals
Mount Union (13-0) vs. Johns Hopkins (12-1)
When: Noon, Saturday, at Mount Union Stadium
TV/radio: ESPN3; 1310-AM WDPN; 91.1 FM WRMU
Last week: Mount Union 38, Muhlenberg 10; Johns Hopkins 37, Rensselaer 14.
The rankings: Mount Union is ranked No. 1 in the American Football Coaches Association poll and by D3Football.com. Johns Hopkins is ranked 13th by the AFCA and 14th by D3Football.
Coaches: Vince Kehres is 83-4 in his sixth season at Mount Union. Jim Margraff is 221-88-3 in his 29th season at Johns Hopkins.
The series: This is the third meeting between the two with Mount Union winning in 2012 (55-13) and 2016 (28-21). Both previous meetings took place in the second round of the playoffs.
Playoff histories: Mount Union is making its 26th — and 24th consecutive — appearance in the semifinals. It has won 20 of its 25 previous playoff games. The program has a 102-16 record in the postseason and has won an unprecedented 13 national championships, including last year. This will be the first semifinal appearance for Johns Hopkins, but the program has been in the playoffs nine previous times, compiling a 9-9 record.
About Johns Hopkins: Located in Baltimore, the Blue Jays fly into Alliance on the wings of a prolific offense averaging 564.4 yards and 47.8 points per game. They have outscored three playoff opponents 144-41. Junior QB David Tammaro, the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year, has completed 67 percent of his passes for 3,861 yards and 35 touchdowns against five interceptions. Sophomore Randy Hubley and senior Luke McFadden have combined to catch 117 passes for 1,561 yards and 16 TDs. Senior RB Stuart Walters has rushed for 1,011 yards and 17 TDs. ... Defensively, freshman LB Robert Fletcher and junior DE Mike Kalanik lead a unit holding opponents to 14.7 points a game with 40 sacks. Fletcher leads with 95 tackles and Kalanik has 10.5 sacks.
About Mount Union: The Purple Raiders ride a national-best 28-game winning streak on the strength of an opportunistic defense, a prolific passing game and a sound running game. Junior QB D'Angelo Fulford leads Division III and is third in the nation with a passer rating of 194.6. Only two Heisman Trophy candidates, Oklahoma's Kyler Murray (205.7) and Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa (202.3), are ahead of him. Fulford has thrown for 35 TDs and 2,433 yards while completing 65.7 percent of his throws. WRs Jared Ruth, Justin Hill and Lucas Herrington have combined to catch 130 passes for 2,238 yards and 36 TDs. Sophomore RB Josh Petruccelli has gained 1,364 yards and scored 19 TDs. ... LBs Danny Robinson, Trey Williams and Mitch O'Hara and CB Louis Berry lead a defense holding opponents to 10.8 points and 247.5 yards of offense, including 84.2 yards on the ground. Mount Union also has scored 13 defensive TDs, six by Berry.
What to watch: Fans will be wise to keep an eye on the weather, the scoreboard and QBs Tammaro and Fulford. If the weather cooperates, the scoreboard is likely to change rapidly and often with two of the most prolific offenses in the country throwing haymakers. Crummy weather may dictate a more frequent use of the ground game, in which case Walters and Petruccelli become the focus. Without question, this will be Mount Union's toughest test of the season. Johns Hopkins knocked off sixth-ranked Frostburg State in the second round and will be the best team the Purple Raiders have faced since last season's 12-0 victory over Mary Hardin-Baylor in the national championship game.


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Although the time required to heal a bone fracture depends upon the health and age of the patient as well as the severity of the fracture, it generally takes several weeks to several months to heal, reports American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1. Recovery from a fractured bone can be frustrating and time consuming, but nutrition, rest, medical treatment and lifestyle habits may play a part in speeding up the healing of a fractured bone.
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Consume Proper Nutrition
When your fractured bone is healing, it requires more energy while it is mending. To fuel this extra energy, your body needs more calories. The amount of caloric intake increase your body needs to heal a fractured bone depends upon your size, weight and the severity of the break. For example, an injured, bedridden patient may need three times more calories than he normal does while mending a fractured bone, explains Osteoporosis Nutritionist Dr. Susan E. Brown, Ph.D.
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Get Plenty of Rest
Some minor bone fractures such as stress fractures heal with rest, according to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 3. Avoid the activity that caused the fracture. Your doctor may have placed a cast, brace or splint on the fractured bone to keep it immobilized. You may need the aid of crutches or a wheel chair to keep your fractured bone from moving. In some cases, you may need bed rest to properly heal the fracture.
Seek Medicinal Treatment
Along with rest, ice packs may be used to reduce swelling. Your doctor may tell you to use anti-inflammatory drugs to help relieve pain and calm the inflammation causes by the bone fracture. In some bone fractures, exercise is recommended to provide increased circulation and flow of nutrients to the healing fracture. Speak with your doctor to advise you on the types of exercise you can do to help heal your fracture. For severe or open fractures, surgery may be necessary.
Change Lifestyle Habits
Smoking can delay the healing of a fractured bone and make you twice as likely to get an infection, states Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD 2. To reduce your likelihood of an infection and improve your fracture healing time, cease smoking until your fractured bone is completely healed. Similarly, alcohol abuse may increase your risk of infection, which may impact healing time.
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