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Skip to comments.Whittington Back in ICU (FNC Reporting Minor Heart Attack)
Posted on 02/14/2006 10:09:50 AM PST by be-baw
I just heard from a local radio reporter (during Rush newsbreak at approximately 1:00 p.m) that Whittington "may have taken a turn for the worse," and was put back into intensive care.
"To be put in ICU in the first place indicates that the wounds were somewhat more serious than being peppered."
I wondered about that yesterday. If these were just pellets imbedded in skin or muscle, there would be no reason for the ICU. Apparently X-rays showed the pellet in the heart muscle. That can cause problems in the first few days, so they were being conservative and popped him into the ICU.
I don't understand this either. But I don't understand a lot!
With apologies to Doug From Upland:
To the tune of "Bus Stop":
Bird shot
Face hit
Heart attack maybe
Will he survive tomorrow
All the media blames Cheney
They will cause much sorrow
All the lies they will spin
To make make matters worse
You know that it won't end if he gets better
Because indictments will be pending!
The press is like pigs at the trough...
Are you HEARING them? I swear they are HOPING he dies..
The DOCS are giving the media HELL!!!!
The doctor is losing patience with the ridiculous people in the media! WHAT ABOUT INFECTION????? Sheesh!
Is the press now yelling at the doctors???
It's true.
Doctors furious about what? At office--no TV.
Fox Radio news at 13:32 EST had the report
It's on the outside of the heart --- you have the heart itself, which is a muscle, then you have 4 chambers which are insdie of that muscle.
But you also have a membrane covering the heart -- my husband is thinking that a pellet lodged into that membrane and caused the inflamatory reaction -- foreign object in membrane.
He can't be certain, because all I am asking him to do is translate and interrupt what we're all hearing.
One doctor just yelled back at the press!
Even the DOCTOR was getting ticked at the press. Is there ANYONE they don't mind ticking off?
Nothing will happen to Cheney .. the dems are dreaming
Maybe someone else knows when the term "presser" started to be used?
Yep, that doctor has had it with the press. I personally enjoyed seeing him go after the press. But his press associate knew it was time to cut off the questions.
Yes. They are morons.
This is unreal.
I'm going to monitor CNN.
There was no excuse for the media to react that way to the doctors.
yes....... and all these sick jokes by the media are just unforgivable.
These people are out of control.
Imagine if they had showed up at that ranch on Saturday night!!!
Yes, I too would like to know if the doctor(s) are agitated or downright angry with the media, and why.
It's a given they are hoping that Mr. Whittington dies.
If the press had a LICK of sense, they'd question why THEIR poll ratings are in the toilet and that people's trust of the press is at an all time low.
I heard that
The Press is just unbelievable ... they are yelling at the doctors also
Yes, let's pray.
That was funny!
Holy smokes, pray hard for Whittington and Cheney.
Cheney is a man with fragile health, and I am sure the anxiety is not good for him. I admire Cheney so much, and wish I could comfort him.
I'm sure the MSM is soon to cause me extreme anxiety, and ANGER.
Just heard (as I'm typing this)a reporter ask "What kind of life is he (Whittington) going to have after he leaves the hospital? From now on, every time Whittington has a cough it will be Cheney's fault GRRRRRR.
Some reporter whined "BUT what about a chance for infection." The doctor was visiably mad when he replied.
And what's up with FoxNews? The headline on the website reads:
Birdshot Migrates Into Cheney Victim's Heart
shaking head ruefully
Here's what I picked up, fwiw. The exact location of the shot cannot be determined with available technology because it is metal and gives off a star or halo effect in the pics. The doctor's best guess is that it is touching the heart muscle or has penetrated it slightly. This caused inflamation which resulted in the event.
It's as if the media was ACCUSING the doctors of not giving the complete picture, the tone was beginning to sound similar to the way the media was behaving with Scott McClellan at news conference.
"I am concerned that even the docs are using the term "BB"...BB shots are MUCH larger than birdshot."
Probably just unfamiliarity with shotgun terminology. There has been a lot of that. I wouldn't pick nits too seriously...there's going to be a lot of misinformation.
If they were hunting quail, they wouldn't have been using BB shot.
Both Cheney AND Whittington would have had heart attacks, dealing with these presstitutes.
They hate Bush and Cheney so much that they want this poor man to die. The depravity of man on full display......
That's what it sounds like to me, also, except that it doesn't explain the "moved" comment. A pellet wouldn't just start migrating through tissues and membranes a couple days after the fact.
Furious at the tone of the questions. The one that broke the doctor's back, so to speak, was a rather pressing question about infection. The questioner seemed almost to be gloating. The dr. had answered the heart answers very expertly, so the questioners turned to another topic and turned up the anxiety. Just inexcusable.
I don't know its origin. I'm a former newspaper reporter and never heard it used during my tenure at the paper.
INSANE/RABID REPORTER (screeching to Doctor: WHAT ABOUT INFECTION???
Disgusted, incredulous doctor to reporter " WHAT ABOUT INFECTION"??
David Gregory. The ultimate girly man.
The reporters insist on throwing out hypotheticals that try to cover every possible nightmare scenario...infection...around the clock monitoring for life...their favorite death. The docs are like sure anything is possible, but not probable from what they see. Sure, and a reporter could get hit by a bus on the way out of the hospital as well.
Mr. Whittington sounds like a strong man and I wish him a long and happy life.
Your so correct. The media would love nothing more than for Mr. Whittington to die, but if Cheney died, what would they do? Dance!! Sick msm has gone off the ledge.
pericardial sac.
They are just pigs..... no respect to pigs.
You can't get BB shot in a .28 gauge shell.
Nor, buckshot, as had been widely reported.
And Katrina.
I thought that as well when I heard about him being in ICU
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Homeowners in one of the most upscale neighborhoods in the Parker area are coming out against a proposal to reduce lot sizes and increase housing density.
An early October meeting at the Pikes Peak Grange in Franktown brought out roughly 175 residents who wanted more information on the possible amendment to the Pinery Planned Development Plan and Guide.
Ashton Denver Residential LLC, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based owner of prime real estate in Timbers at the Pinery, has sent "pre-submittal" documents to Douglas County's community development planners to explore reducing larger properties to lots as small as a quarter-acre. The proposal affects three filings comprising 225 acres in the area where South Pinery Parkway becomes Democrat Road. Existing lots range from a third of an acre to 1.5 acres.
Dave Brehm, president of Plan West Inc., a Denver firm representing Ashton Denver Residential, said the company has "floated the idea of adding no more than 150 lots" in the Timbers, as its commonly known, but he cautioned that no final decisions have been made and a formal application has not yet been submitted. Plan West is still investigating potential impacts to schools, traffic, water and infrastructure.
Those impacts, along with the fear of lower property values, are what surrounding homeowners are most concerned about. Grant Bowry, a 19-year resident and former board member for the adjacent Misty Pines subdivision, said noise and traffic could negatively affect quality of life.
The lack of details has resulted in rumors that as many as 500 lots could be added to what is already approved. Bowry and a few other opponents have created a website, www.stophighdensity.com, that details their concerns. He said the high turnout at the October meeting "went to show us that 99 percent of people are upset with this proposal."
Bowry has sent emails and made phone calls about the plans to HOA leaders in High Prairie Farms, Evans Ranch, the Pinery, the Timbers, Misty Pines and other small affluent enclaves, where lot sizes typically measure one acre and up.
Brehm says the real estate market is dictating the possible change in plans. Properties that previously supported homes in the $800,000-$1 million range are no longer selling, and there is increased demand for $400,000-$500,000 homes.
Karen Lowy, a resident who attended the October community meeting, said maximizing the remaining developable space would mean the loss of dozens of ponderosa pines that help define the neighborhood. Additional vehicle traffic is also a worry for Timbers residents, who already fight congestion during peak travel periods.
In a letter to the county, Brehm said his intent is to preserve the "character of the development by maintaining open space and by being respectful of the topography, existing trees, and surrounding neighbors." In an interview, he said Ashton Residential will be careful not to jeopardize a successful brand that has taken several years and millions of dollars to build. The absence of definitive information about the proposal is because the group is still in the exploratory phase.
"When we have a decision, you're going to find I'm pretty much an open book," Brehm said. "I don't have hidden agendas. I'm not out to destroy anyone's life."
Brehm expects a formal application to the county sometime in the first half of November.
Bowry said he understands the need to adapt to market trends, as he has struggled to keep his own business open, but he hopes the developers will wait for the demand for high-end homes to return.
The proposed amendment to filings 27 and 29-32 would:
Increase the total number of lots allowed; reduce the number of larger lots and increase the number of third-acre lots; add another lot size less than a third-acre; reduce the minimum lot size to allow 10,000 square feet for a "lifestyle product"; modify the PD plan; and provide a conceptual lotting diagram to illustrate the intent of the amendment.
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Cleveland State and Chattanooga State Recipients of the First Bellwether Legacy Award
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Cleveland State Community College and Chattanooga State Technical Community College were recently awarded the first-ever Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) sponsored Futures Assembly Legacy Award for their joint program, Do the Math: Solving the Nation' Math Problems. This was announced Wednesday during the 20th Anniversary Community College Futures Assembly, held at the Lake Buena Vista Hilton in Orlando, Florida. The Do the Math program was selected in part because of its acceptance and adoption as a viable model at other community college campuses throughout the country.
Past Bellwether Award winners were invited to self-nominate for Legacy Award consideration based upon at least five years of demonstrated success of the previously recognized program. (Cleveland State won the 2009 Bellwether Award in Instructional Programs and Services.)
Legacy Award nominees were asked to address the following criteria:
1. Identify the issue or challenge that this leading edge program or activity was designed to address.
2. Describe the process, timeline, participants, and resources required to implement the program or activity.
3. Specify the results and/or impact.
4. Elaborate on lessons learned for colleges considering a replication of this initiative.
Karen Wyrick, Cleveland State Math Department Chair, said, "We were really excited about this. We all realize what a great program this is and now we have been recognized for its success. Also, this is a great way for Dr. Hite to end his career at Cleveland State. He has always supported the Math Department and this redesign, so I was especially happy that we won this while he was able to be a part of it."
In Spring 2008, Cleveland State Community College implemented Do the Math by redesigning its developmental math courses as part of a Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign initiative. However, the college math department did not stop with the developmental math courses. They proceeded to redesign college math courses as well, including College Algebra, Finite Math, and Statistics in Fall 2008, and Precalculus I & II, Business Calculus, and Applied Trigonometry in Spring 2009. The initial results, which have been sustained for over five years and verified by external studies, were impressive enough to merit the 2009 Bellwether Award in Instructional Programs and Services.
In Fall 2009, Math Chair John Squires moved to Chattanooga State Community College as Math Department Head, where he immediately implemented Do the Math. The impact of Do the Math at both Cleveland State and Chattanooga State has been impressive. At Cleveland State, developmental math success rates went from 51% to 70%, and college math success rates went from 71% to 76%. At Chattanooga State, developmental math success rates went from 48% to 65% and college math success rates went from 66% to 74%. Both colleges now have more students enrolled in college math than in developmental math, and that was not the case before the redesign project began.
John Squires, Chattanooga State Math Department Head, said, "It's a great honor to receive the Bellwether Legacy Award. We started Do the Math at Cleveland State, have now implemented it at Chattanooga State, and it has been replicated at colleges around the nation as well. The positive impact the program has made on students has been great to see."
Do the Math has become one of the most recognized math redesign programs in the nation. It has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, cited by President Obama in a speech on higher education, and mentioned in blogs and articles from several national organizations such as The Education Commission for the States.
Dr. Bill Seymour, Cleveland State President, said, "I am very proud of my colleagues at Cleveland State for obtaining such a prestigious honor. The Legacy Award is a testament to the commitment our faculty and staff have to providing a quality educational experience and supporting Governor Haslam's Drive to 55 initiative."
Do the Math is now being implemented in high schools throughout Tennessee. Initially, Chattanooga State received a TBR Grant of $117,000 and Cleveland State received a $40,000 TCASN Grant to work with their local high schools to introduce the developmental math redesign in the senior year of high school. This was then followed by a $1.1 million grant from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to spread the program statewide. In its first year this project, known as SAILS (Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support), is impacting 114 high schools and over 6,000 students. This project was featured in Inside Higher Education in Fall 2013 and is already gaining national attention and garnering interest for replication.
For more information on the Legacy and Bellwether Awards programs, visit http://education.ufl.edu/futures/
. About ACCT
Founded in 1972, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is the nonprofit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees of community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States and beyond. ACCT's purpose is to strengthen the capacity of community, technical, and junior colleges and to foster the realization of their missions through effective board leadership at local, state, and national levels. For more information, visit http://www.acct.org Follo.w ACCT on Twitter at twitter.com/CCTrustees.
About the Community College Futures Assembly
The Community College Futures Assembly has been held annually in Lake Buena Vista, Florida at the Hilton Hotel and serves as an independent policy summit, to identify the critical issues facing community college leaders. For 20 years, the Community College Futures Assembly has recognized and promoted cutting-edge, trendsetting programs that other colleges might find worthy of replicating.
Noah Brown, ACCT President and CEO; Dr. Carl Hite, former President, Cleveland State Community College; Karen Wyrick, Math Department Chair, Cleveland State; John Squires, Math Department Head; Chattanooga State Technical Community College; and Dale Campbell, Director of CCFA.


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Writing a Business Plan (1 of 2)
Whether you are new to business or have been around for the long-haul, you need a business plan.
Maybe you think that you do not, or don't want to take the time to create one. That is understandable. Writing a business plan is a lot of work. In it, you analyze what you are going to do and how you will to do it. You crunch the numbers and dissect the competition. You scrutinize risk and ponder reward. It takes a lot of thought and research.
So yes, business plans are work, and you may in fact be the only person who ever reads yours. But if you are going to create a great small business, or grow your existing business, then writing a business plan is vital.
Here's an analogy: A pilot would never fly from Seattle to Miami without a detailed, well-researched flight plan. His flight plan helps him figure out how he will get to where he wants to go. It tells him how much fuel he will need, important landmarks to look for, and how long it will take to get there. It is his blueprint for a successful trip. Well, your business plan is your version of a flight plan. It is your blueprint for a success trip. Creating a business plan forces you to carefully think through your business. It will detail how much money you need to either get started or grow. It will explain how you will deal with the competition. It will help you think through everything you need to do to hire and keep great employees.
Writing it will also sharpen your marketing ideas, help you understand projected costs and sales, and much more. By analyzing your business, both the things you know well and some you do not, creating a business plan forces you to really figure out what you are getting into and what it will take to succeed. It is your roadmap for a prosperous journey.
Creating and using a business plan also:
- Helps you avoid pie-in-the-sky projections.
- Allows an investor or lender to analyze whether your proposed business is worth their investment dollars.
- Helps you identify your market and competition.
- Allows you to understand your business better.
And keep this in mind as well: Because the plan projects where the company expects to be for the next few years and how it plans to get there, a business plan also serves as an important tool for established businesses. It lets them know whether they are on or off course. Smart businesses create, use, and revise business plans as necessary.
There are two major downsides to not having a business plan. First, without one, your enterprise will be a gamble. It may succeed, it may fail. Who knows? Certainly not you without one. So a well-researched business plan reduces the risk of failure. Second, without a plan, you will never attract an investor. If you require outside funding to get your business started, your investor will want to see your business plan. Whether it is a bank, the SBA, an angel investor, or a venture capital firm, a business plan is a prerequisite for getting funded.
In my next blog, I explain what you should include in your business plan.
Writing a Business Plan (2 of 2)
Generally speaking, here is what you will find in a typical business plan, though not necessarily in this exact order:
- Title Page: On the title page should be the name of the business, your logo if you have one, the owner's name, the business address and phone number, e-mail addresses, and the business website if you have one.
- Executive Summary: The executive summary is probably the single most important part of your business plan. It is the "greatest hits" of the plan, and is vital because it is what investors key-in on. The executive summary describes the highlights of the plan. Even though your entire business will be described in detail later in the plan, a crisp, three or four page introduction captures the immediate attention of the potential investor or lender.
- Business Description: Here you describe exactly what your business is going to be and how you see it growing. This section includes a description of the products or services you will be selling, your market niche, and so on.
- Management: It is hard to underestimate just how important your management team is to potential investors. Banks and other lenders take seriously the background and experience of the team you have assembled.
- Industry Description: This section is where you include background research. You can get this information from trade associations and magazines, websites and books; interviews and meetings are also helpful. Discuss macro-economic trends and other relevant economic indicators.
- Competition: Include all pertinent information about your competition, including the length of time they have been in business, where they are located and their average annual sales. How will you beat the competition?
- Marketing Strategy: How will you position your goods or services in the market? Are you going to cater to an upscale clientele, other businesses, or whom? What will your pricing strategy be? How will you promote your business? What sort of advertising and marketing do you propose?
- Sales Forecast: You need to figure out how much you can expect to sell in the next few years. Your sales forecast will contain:
- Monthly forecast for coming year, both in dollars and units sold.
- Annual forecast for the following two-to-four years, both in dollars and units sold, and
- The assumptions upon which you base your forecasts.
- Financial Analysis: Here you explain how much it will cost to get your business up and running, and how much it will cost to keep it going. You will also explain how much money you are asking for and how it will be spent. The basis of this section are several financial spreadsheets – balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash-flow projections.
This financial analysis is often the most difficult part of a business plan for small businesspeople. It is easy to wax poetic about your great idea and how it will make the gang rich. But actually putting real numbers to those projections is hard work. Even so, you have to do it. You have to crunch some realistic numbers to go along with your realistic plan.
Where do you get all of this information? Check out suppliers, trade associations, chambers of commerce, websites, and trade publications.
Buying a Franchise
Ray Kroc, the founder of the first franchise, McDonalds, once explained franchising in a simple sentence: "In business for yourself, but not by yourself."
Starting a business from scratch is akin to baking bread from scratch. It takes trial and error, and several bad batches, before you figure out what works. On the other hand, starting out by buying a franchise is like getting a good recipe right from the start. Because the franchisor has already baked some bad loaves and has learned how to avoid repeating those mistakes, because the trial and error stage has already been handled by someone else, and because you will be buying, among other things, that expertise and wisdom, buying a franchise greatly reduces the risk inherent in entrepreneurship.
That said, there are both pros and cons to buying a franchise. Let's consider each.
Pros: Maybe the best part of buying a franchise is that you are buying into a (hopefully) proven system. Here is how it is supposed to work: Say that somewhere some business owners created a successful business that they believed could be duplicated; that is, the reasons and methods for their success were things that could be systematized and taught. So the business owners reduced their success to a step-by-step plan. That system, that business model, is the franchise.
The idea is that if you do what they did, you will get the results that they got. A good franchise then is a systematic way of doing business whereby you agree to do things the franchisor's way and are being allowed to use their business name, logo, system, and so on. So the first benefit of franchising is that you theoretically reduce your risk of failing as you are buying a proven system.
The second good thing about buying a franchise is that you should get plenty of help. Whereas when you start a business from scratch you are on your own, when you start a franchise, the franchisor is there (or should be) to help you succeed. They offer expertise in a wide variety of areas. A good franchise system trains you to be a successful businessperson.
The last benefit of franchising is that you will get assistance with your advertising and marketing, and with the bigger franchise systems, you will get the benefit of their national advertising campaign.
Cons: While the benefits of buying a franchise are significant, the downsides should not be minimized. The first is that it can be is fairly expensive to buy a franchise. When you are buying a franchise, you are buying the franchisor's name, logo, goodwill, expertise, system, and training. That can be worth a lot, especially to a well-known franchise.
The second major drawback to franchising is that you will have less independence as a franchisee than you would as a regular entrepreneur. The system is the system, and you will agree in your franchise contract to run your business according to the system, even if you don't agree to it.
This brings me to the last shortcoming with franchising. You will be in an unequal relationship with the franchisor. The very nature of the business arrangement, as well as the contracts you sign, put the franchisor in the power position. This is difficult for many franchisees, especially when something does not go right. There have been many lawsuits by franchisees against franchisors whom the franchisees feel are overreaching and domineering. Then again, there are plenty of franchisors with whom it is easy to work.
The thing to take away is that there are good franchisors and bad franchisors. It is in your best interest to do plenty of research so that you can rest assured that the company you decide to partner-up with is a good one.
Employee Pay and Benefits Made Easy
One of the things I like best about working with my friends at Greatland is that they make dealing with the logistics of hiring employees so easy. Dealing with W-2s and 1099s can be complicated, but they make it easy.
Indeed, as a business owner or manager, understanding what is legally required when dealing with employees is not always easy. What do you have to pay? What time off is required? And then beyond that, what more need you do to stay competitive?
The fact is, people work for many reasons; compensation is just one. If you want to create and sustain a successful small business you need to take into account the many things people want out of work. From the noble (the desire to make a difference) to the mundane (to get health insurance) work means different things to different people. While pay will be the main way you compensate them for a job well done, it is by no means the only way.
So, just what is required? By law, you are required to give employees only certain benefits, although they are probably not what you think. You must
- Pay them at least the prevailing minimum wage.
- Provide worker's compensation insurance.
- Withhold and match FICA taxes.
- Pay unemployment taxes.
- Have employees work no more than 40 hours a week, or pay overtime, unless they are exempt employees.
- Give employees time off to serve in the military, on a jury, or to vote.
As indicated, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act, certain employees are exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements. These employees are executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees who are compensated "on a salary basis" regardless of the number of days or hours worked. You are not required to give employees benefits such as
- Bonuses
- Health insurance
- Paid vacations
- Sick leave
- Retirement plans
- Stock options
- Life insurance
- Christmas, New Year's, or other legal holidays off
Of course, while you are not required to offer such benefits, if you want to create a place where people want to work, a place that engenders loyalty, you will want to provide some or all of the benefits listed above.
The quality of your benefits package is definitely something potential employees will consider carefully. And since the quality of the employees you attract has a direct impact on the quality of your business (and the quality of your bottom line), offering a full benefits package is an important criteria to consider, albeit an expensive one.
Bottom line: Understand what is legally required, decide what you can do over and above that, and then offer that.


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Hunter Pitts announces the marriage of his parents Jennie M. Pitts and D.J. Cummins. They were married June 24. An open house will be held on Dec. 11 at the Gordon Creek LDS Church, 175 North 1280 West, Price, from 5-7 p.m.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Garth Pitts. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cummins.
D.J. is a medic in the U.S. Army and is currently stationed at Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Charles and Vicki Larson of Ferron are announcing the marriage of their son Richard to Britney Butler. The couple were married Dec. 4 at the Ferron American Legion Hall.
Parents of the bride are Natalie Butler of St. George and James and Staci Butler of Cedar City. The couple presently reside in Price where they will be attending school and working.


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St John Simpson, Exhibition Curator
An outstanding sculpture of the Buddha which had been stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan almost twenty years ago has been re-acquired for the museum in Kabul. The sculpture had made its way to Japan before coming to the attention of a private individual in London who has very generously purchased it on behalf of the National Museum. Prior to its return it has been placed on temporary display at the British Museum to allow visitors a rare opportunity to see this important object.
This sculpture depicts the Buddha's response to a challenge from heretics that he could not perform miracles. Known as the miracle at Shravasti, flames issued from his shoulders and water poured from his feet. The result confounded his critics and helped demonstrate the pre-eminence of the Buddha. It dates to the second or third century AD when a naturalistic style of art known as Gandhara flourished in Afghanistan and Pakistan with sculptures typically carved from an attractive schist.
This famous sculpture was found near the village of Sarai Khuja, north of Kabul, in 1965 and placed soon afterwards on display in the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. It was published by UNESCO in the Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan, 1931-1985 but was stolen during the civil war when the museum was occupied by the army from 1992 to 1994, and it vanished from public view. Its whereabouts were unknown until recently when it was purchased by an individual who wishes to present it in memory of the recently deceased Carla Grissmann (1928-2011), a founding member of the Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage who worked tirelessly in safeguarding and recording the contents of the museum in Kabul.
Carla sadly passed away in London before she had a chance to see either the exhibition Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World or this wonderful sculpture. She left behind a very loyal band of fans who are honouring her memory and we are very pleased to be able to play a small role in this by receiving her library of over seventy books on Afghanistan which has been presented to the British Museum for reference by anyone interested in the country.
The sculpture of the Buddha is on temporary display in Room 1 of the British Museum until 17 July 2011.
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DIALANG is a language diagnosis system developed by many European higher education institutions. It reports your level of skill against the Common European Framework (CEF) for language learning. DIALANG is not an exam. DIALANG does not issue certificates.
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During 2009 the DIALANG website (different to the DIALANG Test Server) was attacked by computer hackers. We have closed down the old DIALANG website and replaced it with these pages hosted at Lancaster University.
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DIALANG was developed by many European universities with assistance from Europe.
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Foothill cheerleaders going for national championship
The cheer program at Foothill High School is not only turning heads — it's winning.
In December, the team won first-place in two regional competitions and is going for gold at nationals.
The competitive teams are putting the school on the map and calling into question what it means to be a cheerleader.
"Competitive cheerleading is completely different from game-time cheerleading," says Coach Nicole Lecarner, who bristles at the notion that cheer is just about supporting other sports.
This brand of cheer looks like an aerobic fusion of dance and gymnastics and is coming into its own as a stand-alone sport.
The new cheerleaders might still root for the football team, but that's only part of their game.
The origins of Foothill's competitive cheer team
Foothill cheer is a four-team, 56-girl force to be reckoned with. But they weren't always this good.
Ally Waggoner remembers a time when the cheer team used to get booed at its own assemblies.
"It was kind of like a student tradition... like when they boo the freshmen," said Ally Waggoner, who cheered for Foothill High all four years and is now an assistant coach at the school. "It really affected our self-confidence as a group."
Then Coach Nicole Lecarner came on the scene five years ago. Lecarner had cheered competitively in high school and arrived at Foothill with stories of competitions won and a lot of self-confidence. Parents were receptive and asked her to start a competitive team for Foothill High School.
The school went from having a 20-girl squad that had never competed to a program with two award-winning competitive teams as well as a robust sideline cheer program that shows up at football, basketball and CIF games.
"We were a completely different group of girls once she came," said Waggoner, who was a sophomore when Lecarner walked on as head coach five years ago.
The teams practice about 12 hours a week, including twice-weekly practices at a special gymnastics facility in Costa Mesa called Team OC, where the girls learn to flip and tumble with expert coaches, safety mats and trampolines.
Sideline cheer vs. competitive cheer
The cheer team's success has caused tension between Lecarner and school administrators, who have different visions of what cheer is — and could be.
"The administration has an old-school view of cheer. They just see the skirts and pompons," said Lecarner, who also works as a funding manager at a private mortgage bank in Newport Beach. "What they do for themselves (competitive cheer) is as important as what they do for others (sideline cheer)."
Assistant Principal Diane Blackstone, who is the cheer advisor, thinks it's "wonderful" that the girls compete, but says if she had to chose between a competitive cheer team or one that simply cheers on other teams, she'd choose the latter because it's in the interest of the entire student body rather than just one team.
"It's been like that since the dawn of cheerleading... I can't imagine it any other way," Blackstone said. "Can you imagine going to a high school football team and not seeing cheerleaders?"
Foothill athletic director Vince Brown, who is quick to point out that cheer is considered an activity by the district and therefore not directly under his administrative umbrella, says he understands why Lecarner and parents are pushing the competitive program, noting the potential for college scholarships and national notoriety.
But he concedes his view of cheer remains "old-fashioned."
"For me, what's essential is serving the needs of being a support group (for CIF-sanctioned sports)," he said.
All of the girls who spoke with the Tustin News said they loved the excitement of cheering at football games as well as the thrill of competition.
"The football games are my favorite (sport to cheer for)" said junior Kaitlin Rackliffe, who is on both the competitive and sideline teams. "The boys get very competitive which helps us girls get the crowd excited."
Rackliffe also said competitive cheer is "a whole other ball game" that requires tremendous physical and mental endurance.
"Most people only see us on the sidelines. They don't see the hours of practice or know how dangerous the sport is," Rackliffe said.
"In football, you can get tackled, but in cheerleading you're putting people in the air... it's really fierce."
Cheerleading as its own sport?
The physical and mental demands of competitive cheer are creating a new brand of athlete that is driven not only by school spirit, but also by a desire to win competitions — and college scholarships.
Juliette Palanca, 14, was a gymnast for 10 years before she switched to dance in middle school. Last year, the Villa Park native transferred to Foothill High as a freshman because of its competitive cheer program.
"I was going to go to Villa Park (High School), but its program wasn't competitive. I was thinking of Beckman, but I found that Foothill was the best one."
Palanca said cheer was a natural transition for her, as her background in gymnastics makes her an excellent tumbler and dance taught her balance. She trains with an all star club team called Pink Lightening, which competes all over the country but practices at a multi-purpose gym warehouse in Costa Mesa called Team OC
The facility has spring-padded floors and foam block landing pits that are necessary to safely learn and master the gymnastic elements of tumbling, pyramids and stunts.
All the girls on Foothill cheer practice twice weekly at Team OC, but Palanca is one of only two girls who trains with an all star club team. Between her Foothill cheer and the all-stars, Palanca says she train 20 hours a week and has her sights set on college cheer.
"Colleges are giving scholarships for this. It's a big deal," she said.
Kyle Prinzing is another high school student who sees cheer as his ticket to higher education. He started training at Team OC six months ago and hopes to make it onto team Phoenix, the most elite of Team OC's club teams.
"I didn't do so well in high school," the Yorba Linda High School senior said, referring to his grades. "I'm looking for a way to go (to college) for free."
One of Palanca's all star teammates, Sara Mora, says she does club cheer because her school team doesn't compete. Mora is a sophomore at Corona del Mar High.
"Our principal wants us to stay focused on the sports teams," Mora said.
Mora's mother, Karin Crockett, says there is "zero support" for competitive cheer at Corona del Mar High, even though Corona del Mar Middle School — on the same campus — has a competitive cheer program.
"Everyone's always like, 'I don't understand why we don't compete, especially when the middle school competes," Crocket said.
Corona del Mar Principal Tim Bryan did not respond to the Tustin News' requests for comment, although his assistant did confirm that the high school program does not compete.
Tustin Unified School District's director of secondary education Dr. Grant Litfin said that there's no reason why a school can't have both.
"There's a support role and there's a competitive role that appeals to another demographic," Litfin said. "There's room for both."
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dyyylan wrote:PVITfrumBYRAM wrote:Was size card is everyone using?
I got the 64 gig one even though there are reports of issues. Just wondering if those who are continuing to have problems are using these cards or smaller ones.
Not aimed directly at you, but lots of people have issues with cards because they buy off-brand crap that isn't the correct speed. 64GB cards are still "big" by today's standards, so a decent one will be fairly expensive... some people try to save money and this unfortunately is not the way to go for video - it can work FINE for photos (unless you have a pro level dslr that can write above a certain FPS), but for video you absolutely need the highest write speeds you can get
PVITfrumBYRAM wrote:...Also are you guys manually putting the downloadable updates onto your camera or letting Java do it for you?
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Pierre Bernard starts at full-back for Castres against Ulster in one of eight changes from the side that took on Northampton last Friday.
Pierre Bernard starts at full-back for Castres in one of eight changes from the side that took on Northampton.
Seremaia Bai returns at centre, with Rémi Tales coming in at 10 to replace Daniel Kirkpatrick.
A new back-row sees Pedrie Wannenburg, Piula Faasalele and Mathieu Babillot all start, with Matthias Rolland coming into the second-row to partner Christophe Samson. Hooker Marc-Antoine Rallier is the final change for Mathieu Bonello.
Castres will want to do themselves justice after the manner of their 41-17 defeat they suffered to the Irish province in the opening game of this Pool back at Ravenhill back in October.
The French side suffered a narrow 18-12 defeat to Northampton Saints in their last game in the Pool and cannot qualify for the quarter-finals but they could deny Ulster a home draw in the last eight.
They will be confident that they can make life difficult for Ulster at their formidable home ground of Stade Pierre Antoine, where the Belfast side have never played before.
Meanwhile, Ireland winger Craig Gilroy starts at full-back for Ulster on their trip to France, with Michael Allen taking his free place on the left wing.
Ruan Pienaar is moved to fly-half with Paddy Jackson dropping to the bench, Paul Marshall getting the nod at scrum-half after being named in the expanded Ireland squad for the Six Nations earlier this week.
Roger Wilson replaces the injured Nick Williams at number eight whilst Neil McComb comes in for Iain Henderson at lock. The front-row remains unchanged.
The Irish province, who are also top of the PRO12 table, have reached their third successive Heineken Cup quarter-final and were beaten finalists in last season's tournament.
Ulster are the only Irish province to have qualified for the quarter-finals with a game to play, with both Leinster and Munster still needing victories in their final games to have any chance of qualification.
The Belfast side, who won the tournament back in 1999 recorded a hard-fought 23-6 victory over Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill in the last round and will be under no illusions of what faces them in France.
The teams:
Castres: 15 Pierre Bernard, 14 Max Evans, 13 Seremaia Bai 12 Rémi Lamerat, 11 Marcel Garvey, 10 Rémi Tales, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Piula Faasalele, 6 Mathieu Babillot, 5 Christophe Samson, 4 Matthias Rolland, 3 Anton Peikrishvili, 2 Marc-Antoine Rallier, 1 Yannick Forestier.
Replacements: 16 Brice Mach, 17 Saimone Taumoepeau, 18 Mihaïta Lazar, 19 Iosefa Tekori, 20 Thierry Lacrampe, 21 Jannie Bornman, 22 Paul Bonnefond, 23 Marc Andreu.
Ulster: 15 Craig Gilroy, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Michael Allen, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Paul Marshall, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Chris Henry (c), 6 Robbie Diack, 5 Neil McComb, 4 Louis Stevenson, 3 John Afoa, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Calum Black, 18 Declan Fitzpatrick, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Mike McComish, 21 Michael Heaney, 22 Paddy Jackson, 23 Chris Cochrane.
Date: Saturday, 19 January
Venue: Stade Pierre Antoine
Kick-off: 14:35 (13:35 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell Jon Mason (Wales)
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Ben Scrivens and James Reimer: Platoon possibility?
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June 14 2012 11:14AM
Part of the problem with such limited goaltender blood on the open market is that the Toronto Maple Leafs have one of the best goaltenders in the minor leagues who, if he were in any other organization, may be anticipating his entrance to the NHL next season in a backup capacity.
But that isn't the case for Ben Scrivens, the 25-year old (26 in September) out of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Scrivens, who is a restricted free agent, faces an odd situation.
The Leafs need a goaltender. They need a starting goaltender who can provide them above average production, preferably young, and preferably cheap. Paying for goaltending is just a big no-no in my eyes, and the most popular man on the trade block, Roberto Luongo, and on free agency, Josh Harding, will probably cost the team a pretty penny, far more than they should.
Last offseason, the Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche looked for a change in goal. Philly went the expensive route, opening their wallets for Ilya Bryzgalov, whose rough first year in Philly became somewhat of a running joke. The Avalanche, too, traded a pair of picks, including a first rounder, for Semyon Varlamov while the Coyotes, Panthers and Capitals all found success with cheap alternatives.
Unfortunately, Mike Smith, Jose Theodore and Tomas Vokoun aren't on the market this year.
(As an aside, the Vokoun situation is delicate. He wanted to play for a winner and took a pay cut last offseason. This year, Brian Burke was criticized for not giving Vokoun a second season on a contract, but he's 36 in July. You can't guarantee one productive season out of any goalie, and your odds are significantly reduced trying to get two productive years out of a goalie on the wrong side of 35.)
The UFA goalie pool among goalies under 35 is quite slim: Antero Niittymaki, Michael Leighton, Dan Ellis, Alex Auld, you get the idea.
What's wrong with the idea of the Leafs re-signing Scrivens and platooning him with James Reimer to patrol the Leafs' net, giving each around 40 starts? I don't buy into the notion that you need a clear-cut number one, particularly when you'd have to pay through the nose to get one, either in salary or via trade.
There's some concern with James Reimer's ability post-concussion, but I think that the slip Reimer had last season was due to a poor penalty kill and simple regression to the mean. Here:
James Reimer rolling 10-game save percentage, pre-and-post concussion -
Reimer still ran into a save percentage high a few weeks after coming back from concussion, so I still think there's some legitimate talent there. His even strength save percentages, .933 and .918, show that maybe that Reimer's true value lies in the .920 range, which would be acceptable for the Leafs, who just need an average season out of their goaltending.
Back to Scrivens, part of the reason you can't go to the AHL to find a different goalie is because you can't guarantee any of them are better than Scrivens. Here are the combined stats of goalies who have faced 1500 shots in the AHL over the last two seasons:
|Richard Bachman
|Iiro Tarkki
|Eddie Lack
|Ben Scrivens
|Barry Brust
|Ben Bishop
|Jeremy Smith
|Martin Jones
|Michael Leighton
|Matt Hackett
|Jacob Markstrom
|Jake Allen
|Anton Khudobin
|Matt Climie
|Jeff Zatkoff
|David Leggio
|Mike Murphy
|Kevin Poulin
|Braden Holtby
|Chad Johnson
|Leland Irving
|Dustin Tokarski
|David LeNeveu
|Brad Thiessen
|Jeff Frazee
|Mike McKenna
|Justin Pogge
I'm afraid a familiar face makes an appearance here...
Anyway, Scrivens is tied for the second best AHL save percentage over the last two seasons with fellow restricted free agents Iiro Tarkki and Eddie Lack, behind Dallas Stars' backup Richard Bachman.
Pros to platooning:
- It's cheap. Scrivens, by all indications, loves Toronto, and would re-sign for a fair price that wouldn't cost the Leafs, who have a tight salary situation, in either the short-term or the long-term.
- It's easy. As an opening night starter, you have a goalie who is a .926 EV SV% in the NHL, and your backup would be one of the minor league's best over the last two years.
- It's a long-term solution. Scrivens will be 26 and Reimer 24 on opening night. If either show an ability to maintain a good NHL performance over 40 or so games, you've found your guy for the future.
- Why not them? Mike Smith and Brian Elliott, two guys who had little going for them in their career, turned in amazing seasons and were big parts in their NHL teams' success. We know how random goaltending is from year-to-year, so one of these two catching fire like Reimer did in the second half of 2011 isn't out of the question.
Cons to platooning:
- It's easy. There's no quick fix to this problem, but you'd hope that an NHL general manager is a little more creative than pulling a "wait-and-see" approach to goaltending when fans are anxious for a playoff spot.
- You aren't really solving a problem. If the Leafs' have a serious issue in goal, going with a similar cast of players the next year isn't a solution.
- No backup plan. No goaltender moved teams last season and it's becoming less of a thing to move goalies mid-season. If you can't find a guy in the offseason, what's the betting that teams will make you pay a premium to trade for a guy after the regular season starts and you have no goaltenders?
- Who will tend for the Marlies? It's probably worth having a guy who will fill in at Ricoh.
So, in the eternal question of "who will tend goal for the Leafs?" is the correct answer 'they already have the guy?' Reimer and Scrivens are both too good for the AHL but are hardly proven at the NHL level.
Also worth noting that Ben Scrivens apparently wouldn't be exempt from waivers, but since he will be an RFA this summer, I'm sure these details will be sorted out.
June 14 2012, 12:19PM
This is something Leafs fans have been debating since March, it got even more difficult when Scrivens had the spring he did with the Marlies. The biggest risk is that both fall flat on their face. Then Burke gets fired and we draft McKinnon. I'm okay with this.
I don't think Con #4 even needs to be considered. The Leafs organization already has a replacement waiting for the Marlies; Mark Owuya.
Consider: in Scrivens' first season with the Leafs' organization, he split time between the Marlies and the ECHL affiliate in Reading. At the age of 24, he played 13 games in the ECHL with a .938 SV% and 33 in the AHL with a .924 SV%.
Owuya just finished his first season with Leafs organization. At 22 years old, he played 25 games in the ECHL with a .930 SV% and 19 in the AHL with a .929 SV%.
Owuya earned himself a spot with the Marlies next season, and I'd say he's leapfrogged Jussi Rynnas on the depth chart. If one of the concerns in attempting a Reimer/Scrivens tandem is who is in net for the Marlies, first off, that's not a significant issue because ultimately the success or failure of the AHL level team is irrelevant, but Owuya can and should be the AHL starter so it's moot.
This sounds all too familiar. You forgot to mention the Leafs decision with their goaltending situation last season... and look how that turned out. I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree. Although you make valid points, the Leafs NEED stable goaltending. Otherwise, we risk the rest of our young roster not developing on schedule by leaving them in a losing environment for year after year. We need a goalie who can instill confidence, and help give guys like Schenn, Franson, Kadri, etc. some playoff experience. We'd be rolling the dice to go with a young goaltending tandem after more than 5 years of horrible goaltenders so the reason I would lean towards making a pitch for Luongo is his NMC. If he fails, we can bury him in the minors for no money against the cap. Hey, I'm not paying for him, are you? By doing this we can also buy some time with Reimer and Scrivens, possibly using one as a trade chip. We have a lot of great goalies in the system who play well at the AHL level. Owuya and Rynnas have put up great numbers so far, other than a blip on the radar for Rynnas this past season. Let's develop our goalies properly and turn them into assets instead of rolling the dice, putting them into a losing, hostile environment and letting them walk every July 1st.


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Chapter 12
Jehoash (Joash) reigns in righteousness—The breaches in the temple are repaired—The safety of Jerusalem is purchased with the hallowed things in the temple—Joash is slain and Amaziah reigns.
1 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3 But the
4 ¶And Jehoash said to the priests, All the
5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
6 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the
7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the
11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,
12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord
14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
15 Moreover they
16 The
17 ¶Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own
19 ¶And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and
21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.


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The Women in the Outdoors Committee gave the program a test drive in Mound City Thursday at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
Storming the range for target practice, the ladies took aim and fired their rifles. Learning to shoot is just one of the many items on the agenda for the weekend.
"We do love the outdoors and that's what this is about for us," Ruth Fields, coordinator, said.
The planning committee put Squaw Creek to the test, trying out various activities around the refuge before the guests arrive.
"We just see the refuge as nobody else sees it, so we are very lucky for that," Lori Stickler, coordinator, said.
They've invited women to take a vacation from the ordinary and tune in to nature. Among other things, they'll learn survival tricks, but the retreat is really about camaraderie.
"They meet new people and new friends and learn new experiences that's only a once in a lifetime thing," Stickler said.
"I want to learn some things but I also want to be able to get along with people and have them enjoy what I'm enjoying too," Fields said.
Nothing will keep them from taking on the outdoors. Stickler says it was pouring rain two years ago but the women still went on a hayride.
A hayride, and other transportation, in the form of canoes, will be provided.
As for sleeping accommodations, the ladies will camp in the picnic area in tipi's.
The target audience isn't necessarily ladies who already appreciate the Wildlife Refuge. They're recruiting those who don't.
"They don't realize we have this nice wetlands at our beck and call" Stickler said.
The team says they are shooting for a successful weekend, full of fun.
"We laugh and do a lot of joking and playing games and just having fun and that's what it's all about," FIelds said.
More than 55 women are signed up for the weekend. It kicks off on Friday at 5 p.m. with a hog roast and a hayride.
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Peter's letter
Good morning beloved!
A new day, a new week, a new chance to glorify God in all we do…My Mom just called and shared that she slept last night and is breathing again. So thank you so much for praying for her. 🙂
As we enter our final week of summer, I want to smash in all I can to say goodbye to a very lovely season. So many blessings have come our way! Our garden we started is giving us many good foods. Our children are thriving at our church. We are getting established in the church and people are praying for us. We have community. Ella is walking beautifully without any brace or walker. She is running.
Noah is still struggling with his leg and so we do need to carry on with the leg brace/boot. He slipped a couple of times this weekend and twisted it. Yet, he is so excited because today his youth group pastor and wife are taking him out to lunch. 🙂
I was hoping for a park day but rain is hedging those plans. We'll have to see. I give thanks. I give honor to the One who brought us to this place.
Now, today we are to read all of 1 Peter. Remember, we closed Sermon on the Mount on Saturday and now to our new study! I listened to the letter by using biblegateway.com…so here is the link:
Of course, we know that Peter, the apostle wrote this letter to: "To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, andBithynia, who are chosen 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure." 1 Peter 1:1-2
This letter is an exhortation to faith in the Beloved Trinity.
This book has so much to say to us. So much encouragement for the faithful, for those who need a lifting of their heads…God be praised for the gift of this letter.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercyhas caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith fora salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, 7 so that theproof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1
I could keeping going on…hmmm..
"9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you hadnot received mercy, but now you have received mercy." 1 Peter 2
"23 and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 and He Himselfbore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 25 For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls." 1 Peter 2
"12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; 13 but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation. " 1 Peter 4
Oh, friends, it's going to be a rich study. I could keep going on! Join me, won't you? And if you live in the Lake County area and don't have a home church, please join us at Gages Lake Bible Church, my pastor is going through this book on Sunday mornings at 10:45. (Ok, shameless plug over..LOL)
Now, if there is any way that I can pray for you, won't you share with me? Share the sufferings and be encouraged that you are never, ever alone. Ever. How ever long God wills for the blog to continue may these writings be to the glory of Him who made me. I pray for you as you read this. Know this. Know you are loved.
Pray on, beloved in Christ. Pray on!
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Thank you Cara, always a blessing to me. Please pray for a gal in our church, Jill and her brother Jeff. Jeff's daughter, Jennifer (29)was found dead in her bed Saturday. Jill is the only believer and needs strength as she flies to New York to support Jeff who is alone now as wife died many years back. Thank you!


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The air is charged with the sound of 17 howling huskies, and the snow brake I'm standing on with both feet quivers as the brawny dogs in front of me strain against their harnesses.
It's not a moment for misgivings or second thoughts: Either you hold tight as you release the brake and the dogs snap forward, or you're left behind as the sled races toward the mountains in the distance. I choose to hold on.