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by John MacArthur
Throughout history, deadly epidemics have ravaged mankind. In the fourteenth century, the infamous Black Death (an outbreak of bubonic plague) killed millions in Europe. Cholera, diphtheria, malaria, and other sicknesses have ravaged towns and cities. Our generation has witnessed the rapid spread of the fatal disease Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). More deadly than any of those diseases, however, is the plague of false teaching that has afflicted the church throughout its history. While illness may kill the body, false teaching damns the soul.
Like AIDS and the plague, false teaching has a definite, observable pathology—the elements of abnormality that characterize a disease. Scientists study the pathology of a disease to better equip themselves to recognize it and to combat it.
Every leader in the church should be a spiritual pathologist, able to discern deviations from spiritual health. Only then will he be equipped to diagnose the deadly disease of false teaching, and to do what is necessary to check its spread among his people. Paul warned of the subtle danger of satanic lies, describing their purveyors as
false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. (2 Corinthians 11:13–15)
false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. (2 Corinthians 11:13–15)
It takes careful discernment to see that the light is really darkness. Paul taught Timothy how to diagnose satanic darkness masquerading as divine light. Here's how he described the key symptoms that identify those infected with the spiritual disease of false teaching:
If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. (1 Timothy 6:3-5)
If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. (1 Timothy 6:3-5)
The first symptom of false teachers is what they affirm. A false teacher "advocates a different doctrine." False teaching may take many forms. It may deny God's existence, or teach error about His nature and attributes. It may deny the Trinity. Error about Christ's Person and work is also common in false systems. Those who deny His virgin birth, sinless perfection, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, or future return show signs of a dangerous infection. False teachers also teach error about the nature, Person, and work of the Holy Spirit. Yet another strain of the disease of false teaching denies the authenticity, inspiration, authority, or inerrancy of Scripture.
At the same time, another mark of false teachers is what they deny. Their teaching not only affirms error, but also "does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Timothy 6:3). False teachers are not in agreement with spiritually wholesome and beneficial words. That believers need to pay attention to sound, healthy teaching is repeatedly emphasized in the Pastoral Epistles (cf. 1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 1:9; 2:1).
False teachers are not committed to Scripture. They may speak of Jesus and the Father, but the heart of their ministry will not be the Word of God. They will either add to it, take away from it, interpret it in some heretical fashion, add other "revelations" to it, or deny it altogether.
A third symptom of false teachers is their rejection of "the doctrine conforming to godliness" (1 Timothy 6:3). The ultimate test of any teaching is whether it produces godliness. Teaching not based on Scripture will result in an unholy life. Instead of godliness, the loves of false teachers will be characterized by sin (cf. 2 Peter 2:10-22; Jude 4, 8-16).
The attitude of false teachers can be summed up in one word: pride. It takes an immense ego to place oneself as judge of the Bible. Such egotism blatantly usurps the place of God. "Conceited" (1 Timothy 6:4) is from tuphoō, and it implies arrogance, an inevitable mark of false teachers. To set up one's own teaching as superior to the Word of God is the epitome of arrogance. False teachers have an overinflated sense of their own importance, not hesitating to rebel against God and His Word. That merely confirms, however, that they are infected with a deadly spiritual disease.
False teachers are also exposed through their mentality. Although a false teacher may be filled with pride over his supposed knowledge, Paul says that in reality "he . . . understands nothing" (1 Timothy 6:4). All of his imagined intelligence, pretended scholarship, and supposed deeper insights amounts to mere foolishness to God (Romans 1:22; 1 Corinthians 2:9–16). Lacking insight into spiritual truth, his wisdom "is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic" (James 3:15). Those who know and believe the Word of God have far more insight into spiritual reality than the most educated heretic.
Instead of focusing on the truth, false teachers have "a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words" (1 Timothy 6:4). They indulge in pseudointellectual theorizing rather than in productive study of and submission to God's Word.
False teaching also fails in its inability to produce unity (1 Timothy 6:4-5). The word battles of false teachers result in chaos and confusion. "Envy" is the inward discontent with the advantages or popularity enjoyed by others. It results in "strife," which often manifests itself in the "abusive language" of slander and insult. The net result of false teaching is "constant friction." False teachers constantly rub each other the wrong way. That helps spread their spiritual disease, much as sheep might rub together and infect each other. False teaching can never produce unity. Only the truth unifies.
The external cause of false teaching is satanic deception (cf. 1 Timothy 4:1). The internal cause, however, is the depraved or unregenerate mind of the false teacher. "The mind set on the flesh," writes Paul, "is hostile toward God" (Romans 8:7). Such a mind does not function normally in the spiritual realm; it does not react normally to truth. Being natural men, false teachers cannot understand the things of God, which seem foolish to them (1 Corinthians 2:14). As a result, "God gives them over to a depraved mind" (Romans 1:28; cf. Ephesians 2:1–3; 4:17–19).
The spiritual condition of false teachers is critical; they are in a state of apostasy. "Deprived" (1 Timothy 6:5) indicates that someone or something pulled them away from the truth. That does not imply they were saved, but that they had contact with the truth. Like those described in Hebrews 6:4–6, they were thoroughly exposed to the truth, but rejected it.
Unfortunately, their prognosis is not hopeful. Their spiritual condition is terminal. Those who are deprived of the truth are headed for judgment. Hebrews 6:6 solemnly warns of such men that "it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and put Him to open shame." Peter says that they bring "swift destruction upon themselves" (2 Peter 2:1). The severest hell will be reserved for those who, having been exposed to the truth, turned away from it (cf. Hebrews 10:26–31).
Finally, false teachers have a simple motivation: money. They "suppose that godliness" (1 Timothy 6:5, used sarcastically of their false piety) will bring them such gain. Unlike Paul, they cannot say, "I have coveted no one's silver or gold or clothes" (Acts 20:33). Put simply, they are not "free from the love of money" (1 Timothy 3:3).
The pathology of false teachers is clear. They deny the truth, and their teaching does not produce godly living. They are arrogant and ignorant of spiritual truth. They spend their time in foolish speculations that lead only to chaos and division. Having forsaken the truth, they face eternal destruction. And they serve money, not God. The church must take extreme care not to allow these men to spread their deadly disease. The resulting epidemic would be tragic.
(Adapted from The Macarthur New Testament Commentary: 1 Timothy.)
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Thank you for a great article! My prayer is not only that people are able to recognize false teachers, but that our leaders who love Christ would focus on just preaching the Word. Too many sermons at good and Godly churches focus on guilt, entertainment, motivation, and manipulation to market Christ to the Church. The measuring stick for many churches that DO NOT have false teachers has become church size, church programs, church involvement, church budget, and entertainment. It saddens me that so many churches are focused on all the "good things" they want to accomplish in the community or their church and forget about just preaching the Word and making disciples of those people God has given them, while leaving the results to God. I hope they can put aside emotional manipulation and distractions and focus on the job God has given them to do. It really is simple and they have made it complex - PREACH THE WORD. Don't manipulate God's word to fit or promote your agenda - no matter how good and worthy it is. They would do well to model this sermon from Grace to You.
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Just as false teachers are deadly, false disciples are deadly as well. The last thing a church with Godly leaders wants is false disciples. Attract sinners with the truth of God's Word and not your efforts to market your church. Better to have a few true disciples in your midst than many false disciples. Those whose heart has truly been changed will lead others to Christ, by the fruit of their lives, one person at a time.
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Dear Dr MacArthur, I know you do not respond to your blog and may not even read comments but I would like to appeal to you anyway in hope to provoke you to thought. Some of my family is caught in the depths of this false teaching and at least one has seemed to have moved from a solid Christian orthodox position to the worst of the word faith and prosperity gospel. I pray for these family members to be saved as I do the wolves that teach them. Are my prayers in vein or should I hope for all men to be saved?
Dear Pastor John,
Although I am not directly "in your flock," per se, it is undeniable that your ministry and the work of Grace to You have deeply transformed my life. You stir up within many people the need to speak God's Word with boldness and accuracy. Thank you!
Nevertheless, your emphasis regarding identifying and addressing false teachers and deceptive false doctrines seems to be laid at "leaders" feet rather than those of every Christian.
You wrote: "Every leader in the church should be a spiritual pathologist, able to discern deviations from spiritual health." Although I completely agree with you, should not every Christian be mature (or seek to be mature enough) to be a spiritual pathologist? As a father and husband, I believe that Bible dictates that I watch over and shepherd my own family, at least. Should I not understand God's truth well enough to identify and steer my family away from false teaching? Will not God hold me responsible for the spiritual care of my family?
The reason why I ask this question is because it appears that modern church culture has reserved much of this responsibility to its leaders rather than to laypeople. The pastor holds all accountability to spot what is false and address it. The layperson is assigned to quiet prayer alone. Perhaps, this is the way of things in churches because we have not taught laypeople HOW to address error in ways that are non-divisive. Maybe, pastors and church leaders just do not want to deal with that many voices. However, with so much error and subtle shifts away from God's Word and the true Gospel, I think it is about time that everyone learn how to do what you, and so many other leaders, are doing to contend for the faith.
#3 George,
I think 2 Peter 3:9 indirectly answers your question. Also, Jesus' response to His people, Israel, from Luke 19:41-44. The love and emotion that He poured out, only to be rejected. The same thing goes on today. People turning away from the Truth to pursue worldy and fleshly desires that false teachers are so adept at catering to. It's heartbreaking and prayer is often all we can offer.
Pastor John,
What a timeless truth that you have shared in this blog. It is quite unfortunate to say but in the church these false leaders have taken hold on certain positions in the church where I attend. They challenge and attack all who want to know and follow God's Word. They say things like "God's Word is ok however it is our efforts to win the heart of those around you that makes the true difference in convincing them on any subject." These leaders trust in their own methods and power when it comes to evangelism and edification of the church. In addition they are not convinced that the Scripture is sufficient for all matters of faith and life. This is the climate in which God has blessed me to teach His Word. It has not been easy I have been insulted and attacked numerous times but by His grace and through the power of His Spirit He has kept me faithful to the text. I just want to encourage anyone else out there to stand on the Word of God and He will take care of the results and will be glorified in our willingness to be faithful to Him. This world is becoming increasingly hostile to the Word of God with that said we should preach harder than we have ever before. Pastor John MacArthur I pray for you and the Grace Community Church family that you will continue preaching His truth without wavering. I praise God for you and the biblical community that He as given you, all of you encourage me to stand strong in the face of persecution and hostility. Thank you so much, I look forward to the day when we will all spend time praising Jesus Christ together in heaven. God bless.
Matthew #4,
You are asking a good question and one that allows me to provide further clarification. While many of the recent posts are primarily aimed at leaders, they are certainly not meant to suggest that other church members are absolved from exercising and practicing biblical discernment.
We should all follow the lead of the Bereans who "received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily" (Acts 17:11). Paul's commands to mark false teachers (Romans 16:17) and expose the works of darkness (Ephesians 5:11) were instructions to the churches in general and indicate that all Christians have some role to play. Jesus taught that the initial stages of church discipline should involve the offended party before progressing to church leadership if the unrepentance continues (Matthew 18:15-20).
Without a doubt, church leaders must lead from the front on these matters. But all members of the local church should also participate within their own realm of responsibility, and ever mindful of working respectfully within the parameters laid out by godly leaders in submission to Scripture.
George (#3),
Pastor MacArthur's sermon "How to Think and Act in Evil Days" Part 2 is an excellent resource to remove your anxiety and help with your dilemma: "If it were not for God loving His enemies, there would be no Christians"
Cameron (#7),
Thank you very much for the clarification. I figured that Pastor John had more than just leadership in mind but I wanted to be sure.
I think where my wife and I find this issue unclear is when subtle variances are introduced into church teaching and practices. Lately, this has presented itself in choice of congregational music. Mind you, I am not objecting to style of music -- we, both, like a wide variety of music. But, lyrics are becoming more and more important to us.
Tying this with some of Dr. Justin Peters comments regarding "Jesus Culture" music out of Bethel church in Redding, CA (about 2 hrs north of us), we are finding that many evangelical churches are borrowing the music of organizations that promote false teaching. Almost without a bat of the eye, Christians are drawn up into the singing without really evaluating the lyrics. The songs are popular; therefore, they must be good doctrinally...right? Not always.
This type of subtle introduction of music or practice that helps promote false doctrines elsewhere should be identified and addressed also. Yes? This is not blatant sin such as that of Matthew 18:15-20. I think most music & church leaders do not chose these tunes with malice and deceit in their hearts. So, should it be handle the same way as is discussed in Matthew 18? It does not seem so.
Nevertheless, little steps and minute shifts toward doctrine, lyrics, and practices that are used by false teachers can eventually destroy the sound teaching and practices of churches. So, I feel that even these little moves away from doctrinally grounded aspects of our churches must be identified and corrected early in their development. It just seems to be a sticky situation.
Matthew Wilson #9
The issue of music is an interesting one. If you check out the background of the writers of some of the great hymns of the church, you'll find a wide range of doctrinal positions, some of which you'll almost certainly have strong disagreements with, even if their hymns are sound. But there is a view that as the writers are long dead it doesn't really matter.
Contemporary music is a different matter because it is often closely associated with certain churches. Do we reject Shout To The Lord because it came from Hillsong? I don't feel strongly about that, possibly because that church is so doctrinally vague and it's not really associated with any particular beliefs.
On the other hand, Bethel Redding and Bill Johnson are so far off the rails that I regard them as highly dangerous and I wouldn't want to promote them in any way. So I have a very big problem with their music.
My approach may be illogical but that's how I feel. I may have to change it. It's partly because, where I live, I don't see Hillsong having any real affect on churches, but Bill Johnson's false teachings are quite influential.
It's worth noting that the song list for Grace Community Church includes material by charismatic authors, so I presume John MacArthur is OK with it.
As you say, a difficult situation, and one to be handled with wisdom, discernment, and, above all, love and grace.
Today I looked out the window of the kitchen and saw small bunches of green on the vine maple trees. It was exciting. We have had a long, wet cold winter and new green vegetation is a sign of the coming spring, a start to new life and sunshine and warmth. It is a time when sap returns and brings life. I was very excited. I went outside and further examined the "green." Up close I could see that it was old stuff. It was not what I thought. I was small clumps of green moss! Not new, not full of new life, but from a distance it looked exciting. There was even some lichen (a composite of a fungus and an organism capable of producing food by photosynthesis). It produces life from within itself. It does not come from the roots and the tree sap. It is not a part of the life of the tree. Lichens do their own thing. It is not even a true moss! Many lichen are poisonous or not digestible by humans only by some "animals."
I look at what is going on is some of the Christian circles today and it is very much similar. On the outside it looks good, but taking a close look it is not new and not full of life! Some are calling for a "new reformation", others say they have a "new perspective on Paul". If one wasn't to look closely at what they are saying it might look ok. After all these are scholars but no, they are Pharisees. They believe their own lie. They are moss; they are lichen. What they are saying is not new. It comes from false prophets or people that are puffed up with themselves. It comes from a young and restless group that think they have to find something new to make a name for themselves, to make money, or to keep their "Christian organization" financially afloat. It comes from people that say they are in "gospel–centered churches." Well, in my book, they have made a name for themselves. It is not new. It is old moss. It is lichen. The name is "false prophet" and the Bible talks about these. Thank you Grace Community Church, John MacArthur, Phil Johnson and the other staff that are not afraid to tell that it, after a close look, is "old moss". It is moss that drips not with fresh water but with lies. It is not new and not full of life. It is a way that leads to death. Look close and you can see it for yourselves. Remember the gate is narrow! Old moss does not bring new life and does not come from the very root of our beliefs.
Dr. MacArthur, as always...thank you so much for sharing the truth on this holiday of "love"; it is actually rather a nauseating holiday for me since my regeneration some 4 and 1/2 years ago. The love that is celebrated on this day is such a reflection of the flesh that it is almost intolerable. It is not at all the love of God - agape love - but is wholly worldly love: superficial, self-serving, commercialized, unsustainable, and only given if equally received. Thank you for presenting truth in the midst of a day of total deception.
A comment in reference to John's use of 1 Timothoy 6: 3-5, - last nine words -and directly related to yet another Creflo Dollar distortion. I'm quoting the following example from Dollar's journal for personal study, 2009, page 50, and labeled by Dollar, "The Prosperity Adventure." OK, it's all about cash, but get ready because he mixes in some truth, and he' very, very slick. Oh, so slick.
"You do not have to worry where your next meal is coming from or how your bills are going to be paid when you know your God. Your job (here it comes, first volley) in God's system, is to seek His way of doing things, which means sowing seed (Bingo!) (Here comes the second volley) When you focus your efforts on being a seed-sower, everything else will be added to you. (Oh, that's slick, yes?) (Here comes some truth) There is nothing too hard for God (Oh, boy, he uses that truth to set up his third volley - get ready) and as long as you have seed in the ground (There you go - now, the next, fourth volley is also backed by some truth - get ready) and are living you life in obedience to His Word, (fifth volley coming now) you have a harvest of abundance coming your way!" This guy is slick. Did you know he has called himself "Creflo Million Dollar"?
Well, now, it wasn't that long ago when the 700 Club had him as a guest - just gushing all over him - at least Pat was. I sensed that Terry Meeuwsen, who interviewed him, was a little uneasy about his appearance on the show, but it's only a guess. She is probably fond of her job, and who can blame her. But, again, she just appeared, in my opinion, to be uneasy. Now, one would think Pat would know better, but nope. Go figure. Yes, John MacArthur, all you say about these clowns and thieves is true.
There are SO MANY good points in this post that it's hard to say what stands out the most. It did strike me though that a truly unified body of Christ, united in the truth of the words of the Bible, does not have to put the word "United" in it's name. Unity is inherent, not just wishful thinking.
- "False teaching also fails in its inability to produce unity (1 Timothy 6:4-5). The word battles of false teachers result in chaos and confusion."
thank you Pastor john for your faithful preaching of the word of God to makeus discerning disciples. My question is DO the false teachers exist to draw away the unregenerate and false church members ,those seeds that did not fall on good ground?
I am not surprised that all my comments and questions from the "Calling Out the Wolves" blog was just summed up here by Pastor-Teacher John MacArthur. The excerpts used and the way that John writes from his years of cataloged books is so cut and dry, there is no dust left unsettled. I have Grace to You bookmarked on my laptop, installed on my cell, and listen to 45 years of archived sermons from Pastor John with no questions left unanswered by the time I'm done listening his sermons.
I do have one problem, I can't get enough of all that I have learned and been shown from God's Word - clarity and understanding like never before from the GTY website.
In saying that, does anyone have a problem finding a local church that preaches such sound doctrine as Grace to You? I can't right now. Not even close.
Does anyone else have that problem? If so, what are we to do? I know were supposed to go to church. Is it a problem that I make Grace to You my church for now, because I find churches around me to be watering-down or of not sound doctrine or truth?
Yes, indeed thank you, Pastor John, for your excellent teaching on this issue -unfortunately the problem is worldwide, the UK has embraced much heresy over the last decades, satellite tv having reached millions of homes, and many US 'biggies' mentioned above, are household names among British Christians. I am writing from Italy, and have noticed that among the Italian evangelical ministries, the preaching usually centers around God's great love(true), but omits His other attributes to the point where we seem to have a lopsided picture of the Real God of the universe. Little mention is ever made of sin, usually we are told 'not to worry, God knows we're only human', my question is, 'would this be a form of false teaching? ' It seems like a shift from the full picture.
Can "fruits" really help us discern between a true believer who is struggling with sin and fighting to overcome a fallen nature and a false believer who is deluded into thinking they can have Jesus as savior without submitting to him as Lord?
We all know people in our churches (and it may even be ourselves) that have accepted Jesus as their "Savior", but who don't appear to follow Him as their "Lord" in any meaningful way.
These people might help their neighbor once in a while or volunteer with the church or even do many "good" things that look like spiritual fruit... but then go home and beat their children and curse them to their face; in the best case, they are ok parents but "God" plays no part in their decision making or life when not "at church" officially. In other words, they are hypocrites leading a double life; perhaps adhering to the letter of the law OR perhaps assuming somewhat of a license to disregard the law in light of the salvation they believe is theirs anyway.
Is this a true believer who is struggling with sin or a false believer who is deluded?
How can we tell based solely on fruits?
Joe Radler #19:
I'm not sure I can answer your question, but I can tell you that every single christian is a work in progress. None of us will reach perfection until we reach heaven. I believe this is the Biblical position - look at some of Paul's comments about himself.
The more I get on in life, the more convinced I am that we all need God's forgiveness every day. And I'm sure the main thing God wants is for us to admit that we are sinners and fall short of his standard. That's the first, and often the hardest, step in repentance. So I guess a sign of false conversion is someone who appears to be perfect and doesn't admit their failings. Unbelievers generally don't see themselves as needing God. But that's just my two cents.
This is in response to Jay David - I have been blessed with a great church in Clearwater, FL and we are pretty much aligned with Dr. MacArthur doctrinally. But, maybe try Moody Bible and see if they can advise on a solid church? Before I came to mine, I felt the same way and now feel so blessed every week being in such a biblical environment, focused on obedience, glorifying the Lord, walking in humility, Berean indeed. But, you are right, the norm nowadays seems to be conformance more and more to the world.
Re: #11 by John Anderson,
I am a little late into this discussion but hoping for a response from John to clarify something.
I agree with you John, that the "New Perspective on Paul" is "another gospel" (in my opinion) but those who are calling for a "New Reformation" are not that far off the mark. Could you elaborate on why you think calling for a new reformation is wrong.
The first reformation was certainly needed due to extreme deviation from the truth of the word. Is that not happening again now? And would you not welcome a similar correction?
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Should the legendary Forest CHEESE be made with or without cheese INSIDE?
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* Cheese is boring and I do not understand the obsession with it. Bring on bean pate!
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Should the legendary Forest CHEESE be made with or without cheese INSIDE? (I.E. do we replace it with vegan SOY CHEESE or 'tofurella'?)
NOTE: We are talking about discontinuing the CHEESE and making it vegan only. We are talking about giving only a vegan option. However, we do not believe a system of separate vegan / non-vegan CHEESE will work and believe firmly that we should either pre-make vegan CHEESE or NOT make CHEESE.
The Case For Cheese
1) Some people feel that having cheese tastes better because the cheese is mixed with meat and bones in the most delicious manner.
The Case For the Tofurella
1) Currently vegans are not able to enjoy a CHEESE as they are made containing cheese inside. A cheese made without cheese inside (but WITH cheese on top) would mean EVERY customer would be able to enjoy a cheese regardless of their prediliction towards cheese.
2) More people buying cheese could result in making more money.
3) It is good to have The Forest menu accessable to as many as possible.
4) Some say: Tofurella is tasty with cheese on top or inside, and people are not going to stop ordering it because of this change.
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The June issue of Flight Training, going to press this week, is full of great content about the great state of Alaska. Pilots can't get enough about Alaska (and can't stop dreaming about going there, flying there, living there, or working there). Maybe it's because general aviation is so entrenched in the state because there's almost no other means of transportation for many communities. Maybe it's the allure of the bush-pilot lifestyle, whatever that may be. Maybe it's the endless possibilities of where you can land: water, snow, a glacier, gravel. I don't know; you tell me what it is in the Comments section.
But anyway, as I was saying—Alaska! The photo you see is one I took from the left seat of a modified Cessna 150 in June 2008, somewhere near Juneau. I was midway through a weeklong cruise from Seattle, and I knew that the 12 hours our cruise ship was docked at Juneau was the only window I'd have to do some affordable flying. (Much as I wanted to do a glacier flight, that wasn't in the budget. But if you can afford one, do it and tell me how it went.) So I went on the Internet, found a flight instructor, called him from Maryland, and scheduled some dual. Two weeks later, he picked me up in downtown Juneau, drove me to the airport, and I had the most memorable 1.3 hours of flying of my life at that point.
The scenery was spectacular. The flight instructor pointed out several little sand bars and gravel strips. We overflew a 1,900-foot gravel strip that from 200 feet looked like a dirt path made by a couple of four-wheelers. For $168, I considered my flight a bargain.
Editor Ian J. Twombly has fond memories of Alaska, too. It's where he got his seaplane rating–an experience he describes in this 2005 article (see the sidebar, but read all of Katie Writer's discussion of what's involved in becoming a bush pilot).
Do you have Alaska dreams? Better yet, do you have Alaska memories? If so, share them in the Comments section. The June issue of Flight Training starts shipping to homes on April 4; digital subscribers will see it a on March 28.—Jill W. Tallman
Tags: Alaska, bush pilot, flight training, floatplane, glacier flights, Juneau, seaplane rating


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Skip to comments.Report: Suspicious Russians Detained in Niagra Falls (Backpacks in car)
Posted on 04/19/2013 6:28:39 AM PDT by kristinn
Police source: 2 Russian nationals pulled over in Niagara Falls; 4 suspicious backpacks in the car, robot & bomb techs on scene.
FBI is aware of the situation in Niagara Falls, they (sic) joint terrorism task force is working with NYSP.
Turn the lights on and they scatter.
I wonder if one of them is Bathrobe Guy
If only we had the good sense to ban bombs /s
Gasp! Are we profiling?
You can bet these aren't Russian Orthodox Russians.
Fantastic. In my own backyard.
It's all LEO/media rumor and speculation right now. We'll have to wait and see what the truth is in this.
Probably just some innocent picnickers with pressure cookers.
For later....
Does anyone know if they were headed into the US or to Canada?
Only white females between the ages of 60 and 80 in wheelchairs.
Slowly they turned....step...by....step...inch...by....inch....
You can't do that! You gotta first have terrorists that want to make a bomb first go thru a background check. Only then, have them register their bombs. And THEN, you can ban them!
WGRZ says the cars had Massachusetts plates. My guess is that they were hoping to flee to Canada.
We must register all backpacks!
These reactionary alarmists will really be up against a rock and hard place when the next terrorist carries only a surgically inserted non metallic, powerful two part chemical bomb to the next disaster.
Box cutters, shoes, underwear, backpacks, minivans, white vans, etc...... what's next before surgical bombs? Fannypacks?
Almost everyone I know has a backpack
Well, at least the MSM now has an angle to report the story. The terrorists were "Russians," just like Yul Brynner and Milla Jovovich.
Guess that RUSSIAN RESET has turned out so well, hey Barry?
Who? Martha?.......
Here we go...
for real?.......
Niagra Falls! lol that's funny...
Airspace over DC is closed according to Fox News...what is going on??
For most folks, saying "be on the lookout for Chechens" will result in a collective "huh?" Call them "Russians" and people see the Russian-looking names and actually do something.
Not that I disagree that the media is trying to downplay the Muslim angle as fast as possible.
Ban, register and confiscate all backpacks.
Does anyone really NEED a backpack? Think of the children!
That was my thought. If the car had Mass plates, they probably drove right by me (Syracuse), you (Buffalo) and headed for the border crossing at Niagara Falls. It used to be easy getting into Canada at the falls, I'm guessing not so much now.
Source says activity in #NiagaraFalls is routine traffic stop. vehicle has Mass. plates. Extensive search out of caution. Nothing found yet
Also, residents near incident area, Elmwood and 19th Ave., told to stay indoors until the incident is resolved.
Leftist propaganda media:
My power went out and just came back on so I hadn't heard that. Disturbing, if true.
NY Scanner @NYScanner
U/D NYSP advising the Honda CRV with the MA Plate #36ES9 has been found in Boston by Police. BOLO canceled.
they have cancelled that alert - supposedly
here is some interesting info from RT about family
Hmmm...guess I may be staying another day. Crap.
Another person of interest?
Only assault backpacks, but from now on all backpacks will be limited to one zipper. I mean, who needs more than one zipper?
Have you seen that the suspect (or the FBI) is updating his Facebook page? Bizarre. Postings are from this morning - just a few minutes ago
Relax, Big Sis has already said there is "no wider threat". There couldn't possibly be any more Al Qaeda sympathizers in the U.S.
NIAGARA FALLS, NY - A high ranking source tells 2 On Your Side that the traffic stop in Niagara Falls this morning was routine, but police are searching items in the vehicle and residents are being asked to stay away from the area.
Police stopped the car at 19th and Elmwood in the Falls.
The vehicle has Massachusetts license plates.
A source earlier this morning said the two occupents were Russian nationals, but police now say that is not true.
The FBI tells 2 On Your Side they are aware of the situation and that their joint-terrorism task force is assisting the NYSP.
Countdown for these white Chechen guys morph into radical Christians ... 3 ... 2 ...
No worries, Big Sista Janet assured us that " the system worked " .
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Cultural Café
Cultural Cafe will be taking place this Friday at 3 PM, Centennial Hall room 100. This week will be Brazil! Come and share in a learning experience about Saudi Arabia!
What is Cultural Café?
ISA recognizes that every culture has a story to tell. Therefore, we have created a program called Cultural Café. The idea is that each week students who wish to participate can come and share their culture with other members of the campus community; they prepare a brief presentation about their country and offer their country's delicacies to taste.
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Topic: include/extend in modules
Hey all,
Let's say an application contains a class called RestController. And this is inherited by each of the controllers (e.g. BookController > RestController), where RestController in turn inherits from ApplicationController. Now let's say RestController uses the include keyword to include modules (e.g. include RestControllerBase include RestControllerActions). Since a module could invoke methods defined not in the module itself but in the class that it will be mixed with, using the include and extend methods, we mix in the methods implemented in the restcontrollerbase and restcontrolleractions modules with the RestController class.
Now my question. I read that "Essentially, when you "include" a module in a class, the objects created by that class have all the methods of that module (instance methods). When you use "extend" instead, the methods apply to the class (class methods)."
So when I think of class method, I think of a method called directly on the class, so if we have class Book, then a class method of read would be called like this: Book.read.
So here is a real-world working example, where the method resource_model refers to the model associated with the current controller being invoked. My question is how do the methods defined below actually work as class methods:
module ClassMethods
def resource_model(resource_model_name)
@resource_model = Kernel.const_get resource_model_name
def resource_model_from_controller_name
resource_model_name = self.name.gsub("Controller", "").singularize
Kernel.const_get resource_model_name
def get_resource_model
@resource_model ||= resource_model_from_controller_name
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Okay. I came very late into this conversation and only read Page 1 then the last page. Is all this about how great the album REVOLVER is compared to the other Beatles albums? I was introduced to the music of the Beatles in 1964 with Meet the Beatles. Abbey Rd, Sgt. Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver all that kind of music can be heard on The White Album. I am not saying one is greater or better than the other. I am just saying that on The White Album one can find all the music in one song or another, on those other albums.
What Beatles albums is the greatest or the best? Well this Beatles fanatic really can't say. The albums between 1964 and 1967 I really like but I also enjoy the music on 1967 to 1970 too. I don't like ALL the songs on those albums but I have my favorites on each. There are about 3-4 songs on each album that I think are truly fantabulous.
Personally, I don't think anyone can say what album is better than others because we all have different musical tastes. ME? Give me Rock and Roll or give me Rock and Roll. I am a rocker from the get go and always will be but I do like me some ballads every now and then too.
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So what future releases are you looking forward to in the world of Movies and TV?
For me I'm quite excited to learn about Philip Pullmans 'His Dark Materials' books are being made into a trilogy of films which should be good if done right. They're still going through casting and pre-production stuff so we've got a long wait, should be good though.
Another film I'm looking forward to is obviousally Snakes on a Plane. We all need more Samuel L Jackson. The fact he's on a plane with snakes is even better.
Indiana Jones 4 should be good aswell. I'm just worried at how slow everything seems to be going, Harrison Ford's already anounced he'll leave if they havn't started
Sin City 2 and 3. Enough said.
For TV I'm really looking forward to the two Star Wars TV shows. The 3D Clone Wars should be amazing. The main thing that let me down was how short the cartoons were, even though they reached a decent length of about 20minutes in the third series it's anoying at how there was only 5 episodes untill they got to the start of Revenge of the Sith. The live action show between RotS and ANH I'm less excited about, I'm just wondering if Lucas will pull it off right.
I'm also looking forward to the recently anounced remake of The Prisoner. I love the original series, as long as it's not a word for word remake just for the sake of using new special effect and they make new stories (possibley even change who No.1 is?) I'll definatly watch it.


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Debates of Oct. 26th, 2001
House of Commons Hansard #103 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was health.
- Business of the House
- Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act
- Margaret Arkinstall
- Agriculture
- Occupational Therapy Week
- Small Business Week
- Housing
- Education
- EB Awareness Week
- Laval Symphony Orchestra
- Trade
- Murray Krause
- Gay Games 2006
- Sydney Tar Ponds
- Employment Insurance
- Terrorism
- Health
- Laval Symphony Orchestra
- Lumber Industry
- Immigration
- Health
- Employment Insurance
- Csis
- Health
- Anti-Terrorism Legislation
- National Security
- The Environment
- Parks Canada
- Terrorism
- Acoa
- Health
- Airline Industry
- National Defence
- Tourism Industry
- Terrorism
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Anti-terrorism Legislation
- Pay Equity
- Patent Legislation
- Coast Guard
- Order in Council Appointments
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act
- Royal Prerogative of Mercy
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
David Anderson Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Mr. Speaker, food producers feel that they have a target on their back. Faced with unnecessary gun control regulations, bizarre animal rights legislation, a punitive species at risk bill and an uninformed GMO labelling campaign, rural people should feel threatened.
On top of all this, the Liberals are actively trying to convince Canadians that there is no public support for farmers. They are wrong.
Since this past March the agriculture department has twice tried to manipulate agriculture polling results. Its own polling, which it now refuses to release, indicates that 70% of Canadians believe that the government should "do whatever it has to do in order to ensure the survival of the family farm in Canada even if this means that we have to pay a little more in income tax".
This is in line with Canadian Alliance polls which show that over three-quarters of Canadians recognize that farmers should receive subsidies to help them compete until farm subsidies in other nations are lowered.
While there may be a target being drawn on food producers, it is not the Canadian people who are taking aim. The frightening thing is that it is the very department which is supposed to promote agriculture that is drawing a bead on Canadian producers.
Occupational Therapy Week
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Carolyn Parrish Mississauga Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, this week is Occupational Therapy Week. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists encourages us to take a moment to set balanced priorities in our lives, plan our activities, establish a healthy pace, and develop a work environment that is well ordered and less stressful.
Occupational therapists have the skills to help people with the job of living. They assist in designing people friendly workplaces and help people to cope with injuries. They also reduce workplace stress by helping to develop realistic and balanced lifestyles.
Reducing stress is an important goal for all Canadians. The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that workplace stress and related illness cost the Canadian economy $5 billion a year. Stress also affects people outside the workplace including caregivers, children, stay at home parents and the elderly.
Let us all take a moment this week to prioritize, plan, pace and position ourselves to lead happier, less stressful and more productive lives.
Small Business Week
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Larry McCormick Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox And Addington, ON
Mr. Speaker, during Small Business Week we celebrate entrepreneurship. In my riding small business forms the economic foundation of the many communities scattered across the three counties of Hastings, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington from the shores of Lake Ontario in the south to Algonquin Park in the north.
Before serving the citizens of my riding as their member of parliament my wife Reta and I operated a country store in the village of Camden East. I know something about the dreams, the skills, the perseverance, and the hard work small businessmen and women invest in their communities.
In the vast majority of instances business people not only run their operations. They are volunteers on local boards, from library boards to environmental committees. They often serve municipally, from elected municipal officials to volunteer firepersons.
Today as Small Business Week concludes it is an honour to salute the entrepreneurs who make up this important sector, both for their contributions to the national economy and to the social fabric of our communities. I ask members to join me in applauding Canada's entrepreneurs.
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, professionals have manuals for maintaining our cars and appliances, but what about our homes? Since a house is a person's biggest investment it makes sense to maintain it over the years.
Thanks to the people at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, industry professionals will have such a tool to help them do just that. The comprehensive CMHC manual provides valuable information about looking after the basement, the outside walls and exterior features of a house, as well as providing information on its heating, electrical and plumbing systems.
Builders, warranty providers and property managers have all been quick to pick up on its benefits. Endorsed by the Canadian Home Builders' Association and the Canadian New Home Warranty Council, this manual serves as both a reference guide and a service tool for builders.
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Chuck Cadman Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, last spring Constable Mike Ingles and Vice Principal Jamie Doyle asked me to a meeting to discuss their idea for a conference involving three high schools. Last week I had the privilege of taking part in that conference, the theme of which was respect, that spent an entire day in each school.
I gave the keynote address and three workshops on youth violence each day. Students rotated through presentations of their choice. Time prevents me from naming all the presenters but they included: Dianne Sowden, whose daughter became involved in the sex trade and drugs at the age of 13; Jade Bell, a former addict who as a result of an overdose is confined to a wheelchair and speaks through a computer; and Rock Solid, a group of police officers who draw on their experiences to encourage young people to speak out when they are victimized among other things.
I salute the organizers and school staff for the concept and making it work. I commend the students of Len Shepherd Secondary, West Whalley Secondary and Guildford Park Secondary who through the respect they showed to the presenters, their teachers and each other made the whole exercise a tremendous success.
EB Awareness Week
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, October 27, I will have the honour to attend the celebration of the 2001 inaugural of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week. EB Awareness Week was founded to bring attention to this group of rare and genetic skin diseases for which there is no cure. I congratulate my constituent, Kevin Campbell, for his determination and hard work for making EB awareness a reality.
Last year the Minister of Health announced the creation of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and funding for health research. Through these efforts I hope the day will come when this devastating skin disease is wiped from the face of the earth.
Laval Symphony Orchestra
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Laval Centre, QC
Mr. Speaker, on October 22, the ADISQ recognized the extraordinary talent of the Laval symphony orchestra by awarding it with its album of the year award in the classical music, orchestras and large ensembles category.
Entitled Mozart , the award-winning album brilliantly illustrates the unique personality of the LSO and the energetic spirit of its conductor, Jean-François Rivest.
Claude Gingras, a music critic who usually is quite parsimonious with his praise, was so taken with Jean-François Rivest and pianist Alain Lefèvre, that he wrote, with reference to them, that both conductor and pianist imbue the musical passages with an exquisite chamber music quality. Listening to Rivest or Lefèvre, it could even be said that, with their extremely subtle artistry, they take Mozart's music one step further .
The LSO sets itself apart with its enthusiasm, freshness and sensitivity; despite the fact that it has been around for only 15 years, it demonstrates remarkable maturity. This recognition by the ADISQ gives us every reason to believe that the orchestra has a brilliant future ahead of it.
Bravo to the LSO and to its conductor, Jean-François Rivest. The people of Laval are very proud of you.
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Pat O'Brien Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade
Mr. Speaker, yesterday it was alleged that I called environmental rights and labour rights garbage. Hansard proves that statement is absolutely and totally false. What I did say was:
EU ministers are adamant that we not litter up trade deals by trying to include environmental and labour standards in those trade deals. It is best done in side agreements.
It is appalling that my words were so badly twisted. I thank my colleague who attempted to clarify matters, the hon. member for Haliburton--Victoria--Brock. I hope there will be better attention to the truth in the future by the NDP member for Churchill.
Murray Krause
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Dick Harris Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, in our gallery today we have a very distinguished gentleman from Prince George, B.C. Murray Krause is executive director of the Central Interior Native Health Society in Prince George. He was elected as a city councillor in 1993. He serves on the board of directors for the College of New Caledonia, is chair of the Health Match B.C. advisory board, is a member of the Provincial Co-ordinating Committee on Rural and Remote Health Services, is chair of the Prince George Intercultural Committee, is chair of the Prince George Standing Committee on Youth, and is a member of the Hate Activities Task Force in Prince George.
Murray gives back a lot to the community. It is no wonder he was nominated for and received the distinction of Citizen of the Year for 2000.
Gay Games 2006
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Raymonde Folco Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday morning, we learned the good news that Montreal has been chosen to host the Gay Games VII, which will take place in 2006. The games are expected to draw more than 24,000 athletes and 200,000 visitors. This is great news for Montreal and for Quebec.
This event will enrich our cultural and sports life, as well as producing approximately $150 million in economic spinoffs. This good news demonstrates the openness of Montrealers and the energetic spirit of the gay community.
I would like to highlight the significant co-operation between the three levels of government: federal, provincial and municipal. This is an example of the great things that can be accomplished when our governments work together.
In closing, allow me to congratulate the organizers and sponsors of the Montreal bid on their most successful efforts.
Sydney Tar Ponds
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Wendy Lill Dartmouth, NS
Mr. Speaker, we have just learned that there is another delay for the families living near the Sydney Tar Ponds. The anxiously awaited report on the levels of danger to the residents of Whitney Pier is being revised.
This is one of the worst environmental disasters in Canada and nothing is being done about it except studying it to death. Families have been living with uncertainty for months and are now being told they must wait at least another six weeks to find out how great the danger is.
This is outrageous. People's lives are at risk. People are sick and people are dying. The area has one of the highest rates of cancer and birth defects in Canada. A report released in April showed there are at least 35 toxins in the Whitney Pier neighbourhood, including arsenic at 70 times the acceptable limit.
The latest delay amounts to fiddling with statistics while people get sicker. The report must be released now and the issue must be brought before the parliamentary committees on environment and health. We need action, not delays.
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
October 26th, 2001 / 11:10 a.m.
Gérard Asselin Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, back in May, the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development presented to the minister a unanimous report on the urgent need to go beyond Bill C-2.
Close to five months later, the Liberal government responded to the 17 recommendations by rejecting all of them. Even though six out of ten people who are unemployed continue to be excluded from the employment insurance program, the minister simply said that everything was fine.
Yesterday, when the minister was unable to indicate the estimated EI surplus, she justified her ignorance by saying that it was a "notional" surplus.
The minister showed once again that she is in over her head as a cabinet member and that she remains insensitive to the workers' plight.
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Lynn Myers Waterloo—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, since the tragic terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, Canadians have expressed concern about their own security. While we must be vigilant and alert I urge Canadians not to panic. The terrorists seek not only to destroy our buildings and take innocent lives. They seek to change the way we view the world around us and make us suspicious of one another.
The terrorists will not succeed. Canadians will continue to go about their daily activities. We will fly on airplanes, assemble in public places and go on with our business and personal lives.
I reassure Canadians that our government has taken and will continue to take strong action to mitigate the terrorist threat. As a government we will do what is necessary to make sure Canadians are safe and secure in their homes, neighbourhoods, communities and in this great country of ours.
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11:10 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Grant McNally Dewdney—Alouette, BC
Mr. Speaker, we appear to have the first casualty of the Liberal leadership race. The Minister of Health has been trying to throw out Hail Mary's to get back into the game with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Industry. He is throwing incomplete passes and may be replaced by the coach very soon.
First, the Minister of Health broke cabinet solidarity by voting against the government on GMOs. Then he completely mishandled the Cipro deal causing great embarrassment to the government. The--
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Order, please. The hon. member for Dewdney--Alouette I am sure is aware of the rules that Standing Order 31 statements cannot be used as attacks on an individual member. I think he is stepping over the line here. Even though it appears his tact may be good natured, I have a feeling he is over the line.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Chew this.
NEW YORK (AP) - Disney's paper stock certificates are heading off to Never Never Land.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years.
NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter and Comcast have signed a partnership that will let viewers access TV shows and buy movie tickets directly from a tweet, deepening the short messaging service's ties to television programming.
PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is upbeat about 2014, saying it will be a year of "recovery and expansion."
NEW YORK (AP) - Fidelity Investments, the nation's largest money market mutual fund manager, has sold all of its short-term U.S. government debt - the latest sign that investors are increasingly nervous about the possibility of a government default.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department is threatening to shut down three California poultry processing facilities linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 278 people across the country.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Smoke detectors frequently produce more headaches than useful warnings. The devices have an irritating habit of shrieking when there's no cause for alarm, and always seem to wait until the middle of the night to chirp when their batteries run low.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is introducing a $279 laptop that runs its Internet-centric Chrome operating system, borrowing many of the high-end features found in models that cost $1,000 or more.
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of J.C. Penney Co. got a boost Tuesday after the struggling department store chain said that a key sales barometer wasn't as bad last month as it was in August.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said Tuesday. Yellen would be the first woman to head the powerful Fed, taking over at a pivotal time for the economy and the banking industry.
DALLAS (AP) - Need that one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer and have $1.9 million burning a hole in your pocket? Design your own diamond ring and travel to Africa to see where the stone came from.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's free email service is becoming a bit more like Google's Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans cut back on using their credit cards in August for a third straight month, a sign that consumers remain cautious about spending.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - People don't just watch TV anymore; they talk about it on Twitter. From the comfort of couches, they share reactions to touchdowns and nail-biting season finales - and advertisers and networks are taking note.
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Treasure Hunts
Walking the shoreline of a lake or ocean is an activity done with my head down. With great expansive views of the water, I find myself more interested in the treasures at my feet. Rocks, seashells, driftwood and other shore treasures are calling out to me. Their form and texture shaped by the water waiting to be discovered.
This search and discover mission is addicting. I found that out on the Lake Superior shoreline this fall. On vacation, with all day to walk, sit, read, sleep and wander on the beach in the late fall sunshine, I picked up rocks. There were white, black and pink speckled granite, red and tan sandstone that glittered in the sun, smooth, black rocks with a shock of red, round shale rocks with a line of quartz circling around.
As I collected, it occurred to me that these rocks are a lot like people. Of the millions of rocks on that beach there are no two exactly alike. But many were similar enough that I could segregate them according to their appearance- their color, size and shape. The large flat rocks, the small odd shaped rocks, the ones that almost looked like and egg but didn't when you examined all sides.
One reason I kept at the search was to find the perfect rock. One would catch my eye and, dodging a wave, I would pick it up only to find out it wasn't the same on the other side – indented where I wanted it to be smooth, red where I wanted it to be black, a white line of quartz incomplete.
How often do we want people to be what they are not? How often do we want to mold people – our children, partners, friends, parents, coworkers – to feel a certain way, agree with us, to look and act like us? Isn't it more difficult to accept a person for who they are rather than wishing they were something else? And what about ourselves? How often do we focus on our faults, mistakes and weaknesses rather than our beauty, successes, and strengths?
This seems a bit esoteric for a nature article but the fall is a retrospective time. I don't know why our culture reserves the dead of winter to make resolutions in our lives. The fall seems more apt. It is the time when trees and other perennial plants pull energy away from their outer edges to store in their roots. Like plants, I find myself drawing energy and resources inward. I take stock and hold close those things that are important against the approaching cold.
One of the things I've taken stock of is the purpose of my work. Audubon's mission is to "connect people to nature and promote environmentally responsible practices through education at its center and sanctuary and throughout the community." I do believe conservation of our natural resources is important and we can all adopt more sustainable behaviors. However, what inspires me more is the idea that as we strengthen our connection to nature we improve our quality of life. It may be that we have cleaner air and water, leading to better health. More so, I think that we can learn about ourselves, how to interact with others and the world we are a part of by spending time outside.
There are lessons about nature – the endurance of migrant birds, the fragileness of new plant growth, and the power of water. There are also the lessons about us to be learned when we spend time in the natural world. We test our physical and mental limits in the wilderness, on mountains and oceans. We find peace and solace in the outside world when there is chaos and worry elsewhere in our lives. We are inspired by workings of plants and animals and mimic them in our art and inventions.
When we spend time outside we grow. So make time to go out and explore. Go to a rocky stream bank or lake shore. I dare you to find the perfect rock. It's hard, perhaps impossible. But rather than looking for perfection, accept the beauty of what is. For in finding beauty – or strength, endurance or creativity in nature – we may find those things in ourselves.
Jamestown Audubon is located at 1600 Riverside Road in the town of Kiantone, a quarter-mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren, Pa. For more information call 569-2345 or visit jamestownaudubon.org/. Trails are open from dawn to dusk daily. The center is now on winter hours, open Mondays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1-4:30 p.m.
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I thought it would be cool to see who everyone's 3 favorite writers from this site are. I don't want this to turn into a negative thread, so don't rank the entire staff or throw in your 3 least favorites. Just wanted to get a glimpse of everyone's particular tastes.
For me personally, I found this site originally because I couldn't find any decent Indians content anywhere else on the web. So my selections will more than likely lean more towards the guys who cover the Tribe more regularly...
Steve Buffum -- I know, way to go out on a limb. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that the B-List was a considerable attraction to reading the front page articles for me, and for long stretches of the season keeping up with the List becomes as much of a daily routine as morning coffee & newspaper.
Tony Lastoria -- No one on the web follows the Tribe's farm system like Tony, and I'm quite confident in saying that not many in the Indians' actual front office probably follow as he does either. With the Indians' current philosophy of continually committing to "youth movements", having Sig on here is a huge resource and credit to the operation.
Jesse Lamovsky -- Outside of the guys that mostly cover the Indians, it's a neck and neck race between Jesse and Mitch on whose articles I most frequent. Jesse always has had solid football takes, but the series on "Great Cleveland What-If's" as well as the recent piece remembering the 95 Tribe season are some works that stood out for me at the time.


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Adventure Base 100, Vol. 20: Columbus, Ohio
Eagle Scouts David and Sean Donohue are your hosts as Adventure Base 100 stops in Columbus, Ohio.
You'll also be taken inside the Columbus Zoo for a look at how one of the country's top zoos welcomes Scouts and Scouters with open arms.
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Creativity blown to 'Oblivion'
The Columbus Dispatch - April 19, 2013 10:00 AM
Stop me if you've seen this one before: Oblivion, the latest sci-fi flick from Tom Cruise.
Following in the form of those in the genre before it, director Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion is very much in the footsteps of the classics. Unfortunately, it adds little to the canon.
The movie is exciting, but it lacks the clarity that put the classics on the pedestal on which they reside. While Tom Cruise performs well if unspectacularly, the roles of some of the other actors (Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo and Olga Kurylenko) are weak.
Critic Roger Moore thinks that Oblivion was released exactly when it was supposed to be in theaters.
"That makes Oblivion exactly the type of sci-fi film that one would expect in April — epic and often exciting but too familiar and too bland to cut it as a summer release," he said in his review.


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Last week, women entrepreneurs representing various regions of Pakistan gathered in Washington, D.C. to participate in an intensive three-day business mentorship program under the Propelling Women's Entrepreneurship in Pakistan (PWEP) program, a new initiative that has grown as a result of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Gender Working Group. Working in collaboration with Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women Initiative, the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the Organization for Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN), the Office of Global Women's Issues launched PWEP with a program matching a delegation of nine Pakistani female entrepreneurs with successful business executives who will serve as professional mentors. PWEP participants seek to collectively champion women's economic empowerment by providing mentoring opportunities, leveraging social entrepreneurship, and facilitating access to existing networks for women entrepreneurs in the areas of business and management in Pakistan.
In support of the overall aim to build support for and expand women's entrepreneurship in Pakistan, the mentors will guide the Pakistani entrepreneurs on everything from fine tuning their business skills to developing more effective marketing strategies. The mentorship program covered key topics, such as leveraging your business and advocacy through technology; access to local and international markets; increasing access to finance; and business plan development with industry experts. The Pakistani participants are emerging women leaders who have played an influential role in their communities and have the potential to serve as multipliers upon returning to their home country. This conference will help to provide them the practical skills to be even more effective and versatile.
I had the honor of spending time with these remarkable women throughout the week. I found it so energizing and inspiring to be among this dynamic and talented group of women who are determined to turn their businesses into successful and sustainable models and pave the way for other Pakistani women to realize their own economic potential. They are a testament to the various ways women are making their mark in the economic life of their societies and how women often take a different approach to doing business. The Pakistani entrepreneurs represent a diverse range of creative and innovative businesses, from the production side of international fashion, garment manufacturing, textiles, and herbal care and agri-products, to more service-oriented and technical specializations such as web-based virtual assistance, management consulting and organizational development, to the field of contracting and interior design. Some of them have small home businesses, but are seeking to expand and scale up their enterprises -- and even enter the international market. They all share a commitment to empowering women, and some are particularly focused on employing underprivileged women, including the marginalized in rural Pakistan.
There is a distinct need for training in capacity building for Pakistani women who are running small or medium size businesses. We know that small and medium enterprises run by women are effective accelerators of economic growth. Women entrepreneurs often confront many barriers including lack of access to training, mentors, finance, technology and more. The PWEP initiative is an important step in addressing this need, by not only providing the participants with guidance and on-going support through mentors but also by offering them a unique platform to strengthen their efforts and leverage their roles as entrepreneurs when they return to Pakistan.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
I liked your posting Ambassador Melanne Verveer.
I wish the women that participated, a successful business future...:)
Erin in New York writes:
Thank you Ambassador Verveer for sharing about your experience. What an inspiring mission.
I'm very curious to learn how mentors are chosen for the entrepreneurs. Are the mentors US based or locally chosen/matched with the Pakistani women? I think that US business women would eagerly volunteer to share their skills and expertise.
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