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June 24th, 2018
Proverbs 2
"Wise Up!"
Aux. Texts: James 1:2-8
Call to Worship: Psalm 111
Service Orientation: It is a constant battle and challenge to become wise. Because our fallen nature, pride, arrogance, and rebellion against God all serve to make us fools instead of wise. To be wise is to always regard God. To be a fool is to disregard God.
Bible Memory Verse for the Week: If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. — James 1:5
The questions to be answered are . . . What does it mean to be wise? What difference does it make if one is wise or not? Why is it so hard to be wise?
Answers: To be wise is to always regard God. Wisdom leads to the best quality of life possible on a fallen planet. Our fallen nature left us with pride, arrogance, and rebellion against God which serve to make us fools instead of wise.
The Word for the Day is . . . Wise
Eight characteristics of God-given wisdom are enumerated by James (1:5-8; 3:13-18). This list bears similarity to other lists in the NT that speak of the Christian way of life: the description of true love (1 Cor 13:4-7), the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23), the godly mind-set (Phil 4:8), and the life-style of the new man (Col 3:12-15). Our Lord, "who became to us wisdom from God" (1 Cor 1:30), exemplified perfectly these characteristics. As the believer grows in Christlikeness, these traits become increasingly visible in his life; he is "being transformed into the same [Christ's] image from glory to glory" (2 Cor 3:18; cf. Col 3:10; 1 Jn 3:2-3). (Vernon Doerksen, Everyman's Bible Commentary: James, 90)
I – What does it mean to be wise?
A- To regard God. (Life of Solomon: Prv 2; 3:5-7; Mt 7:24; 11:19; 12:42; 13:54; Mk 6:2; Life of Jesus: Lk 2:40, 52; 7:35; 11:31; 21:15; Acts 6:3; Rom 1:18-32; 1 Cor 1:17-3:23; Eph 1:17; Col 1:9; 2 Tm 3:15-17; Jam 1:5; 3:13-18)
The term for unspiritual is used in the NT for the person who does not have God's Spirit (3:15), or does not accept the guidance that comes from the Spirit of God (1 Cor 2:14). This person teaches only the wisdom of this life. His or her wisdom is based on human feelings and human reasoning alone without God's help. (Bruce Barton, Life Application Bible Commentary; James, 86)
The ultimate wisdom is the fear of the Lord. Not scared of the Lord but (Ps 130) an awe or to be amazed. You have not begun to be wise. The beginning of wisdom is when your knowledge of God becomes something that you are relating to, you are relating the knowledge of God to your life. (Tim Keller; message Wise Relationships)
The light bulb comes on when the knowledge of the scriptures becomes reality and relates to you in a real and tangible way. The reality of what you know hits you and smacks you in the face and you are able to relate to God in a way you never saw before. This is wisdom from above. Your knowledge is being churned into wisdom.
According to the Bible's teaching, an unbeliever can be knowledgeable, intelligent, clever and shrewd, but 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom' (Ps 111:10). As Dr. J. I. Packer puts it, 'Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty…acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.' (John Blanchard, Truth for Life, 202)
B- Reckon with your mortality. (Ps 49:10-20; 90:12; Eccl especially 7:1-4)
Wise shoppers clip coupons. Wise Christians clip obituaries. (Gary L. Thomas, Seeking the Face of God, 156)
C- To humbly listen. (Prv 8:1; 10:19; 12:15; 13:1, 10; 15:31; 17:24; 24:5)
Ben Zoma taught: "Who is wise? He who learns from every man…Who is a hero? He who controls his passions" (4:1). (Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy, 479)
Knowledge is extended by observation, wisdom by meditation. (John Blanchard, Truth for Life, 203)
D- To have a right relationship with all of creation. (Prv 19:11; 21:30; 23:19; 29:11; Prv; 2:9; 3:19; 8; Eccl; Mt 11:19; Lk 7:35; Jam 3:13, 17)
Wisdom = Seeing yourself, life and the world from God's point of view
Wisdom is the ability to see and build relationships. Wisdom is the ability to take disparate things and put them into a whole. (Tim Keller message Wise Relationships).
What does it mean to be wise? To show it by your good (kalos [Gk] – beautiful) life. Real wisdom makes your life beautiful. What makes something beautiful? It is when the parts relate properly to each other. The opposite of wisdom is disorder (v. 16). Wisdom is a proper relationship between body and soul and spirit. Wisdom is a proper relationship between work and rest. Wisdom when everything in your life is in perfect balance. Wisdom is when all of the parts of your life are related to reality. A wise person is someone who makes the word become flesh. To have your life based upon lies creates ugliness and disorder.
Wisdom, then, constitutes knowledge and practical expertise that corresponds to the world God has made and, much as the Torah, provides a guide to the obedient life. (Geoffrey W. Bromiley, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Vol 4, 1076)
God's economy revealed in this organic body is an amazing part of the world He has designed! Christian Schwarz, developer of Natural Church Development, says it this way: "One of the greatest miracles of God's creation is the interdependence of its parts, from the minutest microorganisms to the most magnificent stars. Viewing a phenomenon in the context of its manifold relationships rather than in isolation is what the Scriptures call 'wisdom.'" (Paul R. Ford, Knocking Over the Leadership Ladder, 82-3)
Wisdom is a prominent idea in the OT and an intertestamental Judaism. It is a practical idea: the ability to understand God's ways and to live in light of his purposes and values. James knows that genuine Christian maturity will be possible only if believers possess this wisdom from God. (Clinton E. Arnold, Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Vol 4, 92)
God is the loving Father of His children, who desires to help and to provide them with everything they lack. (J. Michael Walters, James, a Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition, 43)
Wisdom defined = You show your wisdom by your life, not by your words. (Tim Keller message Wise Relationships)
You have to be good to be wise–though Proverbs is particularly concerned to point out the converse: that you have to be wise to be really good; for goodness and wisdom are not two separable qualities, but two aspects of a single whole. To take it further back, you have to be godly to be wise; and this is not because godliness pays, but because the only wisdom by which you can handle everyday things in conformity with their nature is the wisdom by which they were divinely made and ordered. Proverbs 8, which states this superlatively, is therefore far from being a non-functional pinnacle of the book's eloquence, but is rather an exposure of the main framework of its thought. (Derek Kidner, An Introduction & Commentary: Proverbs, 31-2)
"Wisdom is the endowment of heart and mind which is needed for right conduct in life." (Alistair Begg sermon A Biblical Perspective on Wisdom and Wealth)
To the Jews, wisdom was skill in living righteously. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 164)
II- What difference does it make if one is wise or not?
A- We are blessed. (Prv 2:7-12; 3:13, 35; 4:5-7; 8:11-12; 9:12; 10:13-14; 12:8; 16:16)
In the biblical view, the wise are righteous and the righteous are wise: these are people who love and fear God, affirm God's world, live gladly within its borders, and make music there according to divine time and key signatures. The wise are always "in order." Insofar as they live right, they also live well. (Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Not the Way It's Supposed to Be, 115)
B- We are saved from grief. (Prv 2:12-19; 13:14; 14:1, 3; 16:14, 23; 19:8; 24:14; Isa 5:21)
There is an inexorable causal relationship between godly wisdom, genuine righteousness, and peace. Godly wisdom produces a continuing cycle of righteousness, which is planted and harvested in a peaceful, harmonious relationship between God and His faithful people and between those people themselves. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 180-1)
The false wisdom that is of the devil will manifest itself in practices of disorder and evil. This is simply the application of the principle James learned from Jesus: by their fruit you will recognize them. When self-glorification is at the heart of Christian ministry by church members, those Christians will eventually become sowers of disorder, contention and other evil practices in the church. (George M. Stulac, The IVP NT Commentary Series: James, 137)
If you are discouraged, depressed or anxious, or confused it means that your theory of life is inadequate. You need wisdom from above.
C- We are empowered to help others. (Ps 19:7; 37:30; Prv 1:29-30; 2:20; 12:18; 13:20; 15:2)
III- Why is obtaining wisdom so hard?
A- We are prideful, arrogant and fallen from God. (Prv 1:20; 2:2; 3:5-7; 11:2; 28:26; Rom 1:18-32)
To make room for wisdom, get rid of pride.
A professed Christian who is proud, boasting, self-centered, loveless, and arrogant is a fraud. To claim otherwise is to lie against the truth, to utterly contradict the gospel of Jesus Christ and the clear teaching of all the NT. Near the beginning of this letter, James speaks of salvation as God's bringing "us forth by the word of truth," and at the end he says, "My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth," (1:18; 5:19, emphasis added), clearly identifying truth as a synonym of the gospel, where true wisdom starts.
There is nothing more characteristic of fallen, unredeemed men than being dominated by self. James is therefore saying that, if a person claims to belong to God and to have the wisdom of God, but his life is motivated and characterized by selfish ambition and bitter jealousy, he is simply lying against the truth. Whatever he might claim, he cannot be saved. He is a living lie. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 172)
We live in a technological age. If we have trouble or go through some trial or issue, we sue. Because if we suffer, it means someone didn't do their job. So we look to science and technology and laws to solve our problems. But they all promise much more than they can deliver. We think that mankind runs the universe. Therefore, if something goes wrong, if someone suffers, if someone doesn't have the life we think we all deserve; then someone screwed up. And science and technology or laws will fix it. If we have any problem, all we have to do is employ the right manpower and technology and we can fix it. God says, "Good luck!"
But what if the self is not to be trusted? What if the self is the problem? What if (what the Bible calls my sinful nature) is the very thing that is keeping me from hearing what is really going on and what is truly going to happen?
Then there is no help. We refuse to listen to God and our ego (our self) is not about to face up to our sin (if we are willing to even call disobedience of God sin). — Pastor Keith
The real trouble with man in sin is that he always wants to understand. The ultimate sin of man is pride of intellect. That is why it is always true to say that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many might, not many noble are called." The wise man after the flesh wants to understand. He pits his brain against God's wisdom, and he says, "I don't see." Of course he doesn't. And Christ says to him, "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 18:3). If you think that with your mind, which is so small when you compare it with the mind of God, and which is not only small but also sinful, and perverted, and polluted, and twisted–if you think that with the mind you have you can comprehend the working of God's eternal mind and wisdom, obviously you do not know God, you are outside the life of God, and you are lost. The first thing that must happen to you before you can ever become a Christian is that you must surrender that little mind of yours, and begin to say, "Of course I cannot understand it; my whole nature is against it. I can see that there is only one thing to do; I submit myself to the revelation that God has been pleased to give. (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans, Exposition of Chapter 5, 251)
Beginning with Genesis 3, where Satan successfully deceived Eve, and continuing through the entire Bible, there is a "wisdom of Satan" at work, fighting against the wisdom of God. Satan convinced Eve that she would be like God. He told her that the tree would make her wise. Ever since that event, people have continued to believe Satan's lies and have tried to become their own gods (Rom 1:18-25). Satan is cunning; he is the old serpent! He has wisdom that will confound and confuse you if you do not know the wisdom of God. (Warren Wiersbe, Be Mature, 106-7)
The human heart was deemed to be in need of instruction in moral uprightness. There needed to be a renewing of the mind.
Today, however, such sentiment has been angrily and mockingly denounced in academia; laden down by our technology, we crawl to our halls of fame like Alexander, desperately wanting the world to believe that we, too, are immortal. How revealing it is that in the bloodiest century of history we deny human depravity. The relativism of ancient Greece has worked its way into modern America, though the Greek philosophers themselves, even in their day, warned that relativism would be suicidal. To her credit, early America knew that this was not merely a philosophical problem, as real as that was. This was a problem of the soul, and the heart of humanity was in need of redemption. (Ravi Zacharias, Deliver Us From Evil: Restoring the Soul in a Disintegrating Culture, 40)
B- Wisdom is counter-intuitive from the world. (Prv 10:5; 1 Cor 1:17-3:20; Jam 3:13-18)
If anyone is to have genuine spiritual insight he must become what the world calls 'a fool'. True wisdom is found in renouncing 'the wisdom of this world' (cf. 2:14–15). (Leon Morris; 1 Corinthians, 68)
Depravity is man's own way. (Chuck Swindoll message, How Fights Are Started and Stopped)
The apostle warned Timothy that "the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons" 1 Tm 4:1). The wisdom from below is nothing more than the "foolishness" of demons. Appealing to men's natural fallenness and sinful inclination to arrogant self-interest, this wisdom deceives them into believing Satan's lies rather than God's truth. What they believe to be their own wisdom is really the devil's. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 173-4)
For the wise men of old, the cardinal problem of human life was how to conform the soul to objective reality; and the solution was wisdom, self-discipline and virtue. For the modern man, the cardinal problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of man, and the solution is a technique. (C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man)
When you are in trouble, the main thing you need, the first thing you need to check in your heart is do you have wisdom. (Tim Keller sermon Power for Facing Trouble)
The wisdom of the Spirit does not offer a supplement to the human mind, but challenges its autonomy at the roots. Knowledge that knows not God is folly, for the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We are not computers, nor is wisdom only data-storage and problem-solving. Fellowship with the living God, and with the Spirit who searches the deep things of God, frees us to seek and possess knowledge. Such spiritual wisdom combines theory and practice, word and life. (Edmund P. Clowney, The Church–Contours of Christian Theology, 143)
1 Cor 1-4 is a passage especially concerned with wisdom. In fact it is primarily a denunciation of wisdom. It is important to know that the wisdom against which Paul wrote was not of Jewish parentage, but Gr. It was the vain speculations of philosophy expressed in the empty, high-flown phrases of meaningless rhetoric that brought the apostle's wrath. This philosophy was a trusting of man's thought processes rather than a reception of God's revelation. It was especially at the point of the meaninglessness and futility of the cross of Christ in the judgment of men that Paul took his stand. Such an attitude toward the cross was clearly a testimony to the perversity of the wisdom against which he wrote. (Merrill C. Tenney, Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Vol 5, 944-5)
To get wisdom you must suffer (Jam 1:2-5). Count it joy when you have trouble. Trouble brings you to wisdom. You don't get wisdom until you are out of control, until you are humbled. The prouder you are the more insane you are. The prouder you are the more out of touch with reality you are. Whatever you are that is good is a gift (1 Cor 4). You are what you are by the grace of God. (Tim Keller message Wise Relationships).
Those whose lives are based on and motivated by human, ungodly wisdom are inevitably self-centered, living in a world in which their own personal ideas, desires, and standards are the measure of everything. Whatever and whoever serves those ends is considered good and friendly; whatever and whoever threatens those ends is considered bad and an enemy. Those who are engulfed in self-serving worldly wisdom resent anyone or anything that comes between them and their own objectives. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 171)
Wisdom is for anyone who wants it. Fools and simpletons are invited by name to its feast, which is as free as that of folly (9:4, 16).
At the same time, it is as costly as character. Its largesse is not scattered, but "stored up" for the "upright," for men of "integrity," for "saints" (2:7-9). (Derek Kidner, An Introduction & Commentary: Proverbs, 37-8)
C- It is from God, of Whom we are natural enemies. (1 Kngs 3:11ff; Psa 19:7; 51; 111:10; Prov 1:5-7; 2:1-8; 9:8-10; 15:33; Eccl 2:26; Isa 11:2; Dan 1:17; Mt 7:24-27; Acts 6:10; Rom 3:9-21; 5:6-11; 1 Cor 2:6; 12:8; 2 Cor 5:18-19; 10:12; Eph 1:17; Col 1:9; 3:16; 2 Tim 3:15-17; Jam 1:5; 3:15-17; )
God, and God alone, is the source of wisdom. It was this truth that caused Paul to pray to God for believers to be granted wisdom, knowledge, and enlightenment (Eph 1:17-18), as well as discernment (Phil 1:9; cf. Col 1:9-10). That is also James' point. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 36)
God gives his wisdom to men not only just for the asking but also without chiding a man for his previous sins, many of which the man may not even know he has committed. (James B. Adamson, The Epistle of James, 56)
In the NT God's wisdom is especially associated with His Spirit. In the last analysis man possesses wisdom only as a gift from God; it comes by divine revelation. This is especially the view of the NT (Acts 6:10; 1 Cor 2:6; 12:8; Eph 1:17; Col 1:9; 3:16; Jam 1:5; 3:15-17); but is indicated in the OT also (1 Kgs 3:11ff., Eccl 2:26; Isa 11:2; Dn 1:17). (Merrill C. Tenney, Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Vol 5, 942)
Wisdom is nothing less than one of the attributes of God: 'To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his' (Job 12:13). (John Blanchard, Truth for Life, 199)
Earthly wisdom is gained by study; heavenly wisdom by prayer. Study may form a Biblical scholar; prayer puts the heart under a heavenly tutorage, and therefore forms the wise and spiritual Christian. (Charles Bridges, Geneva Series of Commentaries: Proverbs, 14)
The Bible and Christian tradition tell us that sinful pride (hybris) is an enemy of God. And so it is, no matter whether in fashion or out. According to traditional Christian wisdom, a main problem with pride is that it recognizes neither sin nor grace; in fact, pride hammers them flat and discards them. (Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Not the Way It's Supposed to Be, 84)
Worship Point: God is all wise. When you know God it is easy to worship God because everything He is, says and does is righteous, holy, beneficial and good. (Ez 7:25; Job 9:4; 12:13, 16; Psa 104:24; 136:5; Dan 2:20-28; Rom 16:27; 1 Cor 1:24-25; Eph 1:8; 3:10; 1 Tm 1:17; Rv 7:12)
Gospel Application: It is only "In Christ" that we are allowed access to the God of the Universe so that we too might become wise. (Isa 9:6; 11:2;Mt 12:42; 13:54; Mk 6:2; Lk 1:17; Lk 2:40, 52; 7:35; 11:31; Jn 10:7-10; 1 Cor 1:17-3:20; especially 1:30; Col 2:2-3; 3:16)
There can be no wisdom from above apart from a saving relationship to Jesus Christ, who is Himself "the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Cor 1:24; cf. v. 30; Col 2:3) and who brings sinners into eternal communion with God. (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 177)
Throw away the excuses and face reality! The fact that you are grumpy in the morning does not mean that "you got up on the wrong side of the bed." It means your old sinful nature is in control. Because you enjoy hearing some "dirt" about other people does not mean you have an inquisitive mind. It means that you are not abiding in Christ. Because you easily "blow your cool" does not mean you have a short fuse. It means you have a weak connection to Jesus. (Don Matzat; Christ Esteem, 125)
Spiritual wisdom is the practical application in the daily life of the teaching of Jesus Christ. (William MacDonald, Emmaus Correspondence Course: The Epistle of James, 7)
Spiritual Challenge: Seek wisdom as you would silver or gold. Ask God to give you wisdom and never give up seeking it. (Prv 2; 4:5-7; Mt 7:33; 13:44; )
James is not giving personal advice but a divine command, and therefore our calling on the Lord for wisdom is not an option. It is mandatory. And if a believer who is being tested is not driven to the Lord and does not develop a deeper prayer life, the Lord is likely to keep the test active and even intensify it until His child comes to the throne of grace–until he makes his "ear" attentive to wisdom," and inclines his "heart to understanding" (Prv 2:2). And "if you cry for discernment," Solomon continues, "if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God" (vv 3-5; cf. Job 28:12-23; Mt 13:44-46). (John MacArthur, MacArthur NT Commentary: James, 36)
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time! (Theodore Roosevelt, Fear God and Take Your Own Part, 54)
To read, instead of "searching the Scriptures," is only to skim the surface, and gather up a few superficial notions. The rule of success is–Dig up and down the field; and if the search be discouraging, dig again. The patient industry of perusal and re-perusal will open the embosomed treasure. "Surely there is a vein for the silver." (Job 28:1). Yet what miner would be content with the first ore? Would he not search deeper and deeper, until he has possessed himself of the whole; not satisfied with taking away much, but determined to leave nothing? Thus let us daily explore "the length, and the breadth, and the depth" of our boundless stores, until we be "filled with all the fullness of God." (Eph 3:18, 19). (Charles Bridges, Geneva Series of Commentaries: Proverbs, 15)
The Lord giveth wisdom; it cometh out of his mouth. None shall search in vain (Job 32:8; Isa 48:17; 54:13; Jam 1:5, 17. Comp. Gn 41:38, 39; Ex 4:12; Dn 1:17). Never has apostasy from the faith been connected with a prayerful and diligent study of the word of God. (Charles Bridges, Geneva Series of Commentaries: Proverbs, 16)
The Bible says that wisdom is a gift. You have to work it out and seek it but it is a gift. (Tim Keller message Wise Relationships)
So What?: A wise person enjoys the best possible life on a fallen planet because he alone knows the reality behind reality. (Prv 2; 4:5-7; 8)
Wisdom is a reality-based phenomenon. To be wise is to know reality to discern it. A discerning person notices things, attends to things, picks up on things. She notices the difference between tolerance and forgiveness, for example, and between pleasure and joy, and between sentimentality and compassion. She can spot real humility and keep it distinct in her mind from its thinner cousin, unpretentiousness. (Consider the ambiguity of the assertion "He's a humble man," which might mean either that the man virtuously sees others as his equals or that he leads a lowly life and never pretends otherwise.)
Discernment is a mark of wisdom: it shows a kind of attentive respect for reality. The discerning person notices the differences between things but also the connections between them. She knows creation–what God has put together and what God has kept asunder–and can therefore spot the fractures and alloys introduced by human violation of it. She knows, for instance, the way a particular sort of request can contaminate a friendship. The discerning person, moreover, possesses an eye for the details and oddities of reality–the anxieties, for example, that sometimes lie behind overbred chit-chat, name-dropping, and the overuse of foreign phrases at dinner parties. She knows that kindness sometimes coexists with stupidity and integrity with humorlessness. She knows that people full of shadows may also be full of a light that causes them. In such and other respects, Lewis Smedes remarks, "a discerning person has the makings of a connoisseur." (Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Not the Way It's Supposed to Be, 116-7)
The main thing you need to know is wisdom. Not a pill, not a method, not a tool or a technique, not even 7 steps to health and improvement. We want to change our heart to match reality which is wisdom. (Tim Keller sermon Power for Facing Trouble)
The wisdom mentioned here (Jam 1:5ff) is directly related to trials; it's not just wisdom in general. James is referring to the ability to view a test from God's perspective. Without this kind of wisdom, the ability to endure becomes elusive, and the goal of maturity may never be reached. (Charles R. Swindoll, James: Practical and Authentic Living, 20)
The wise person will be able to see life as James has pictured it in vv 2-4; able to make personal decision and to shape life's pathway, so as to enjoy the progress towards maturity which he has promised. Such wisdom is a gift from God. (John Stott, The Message of James, 38)
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day. — Abraham Lincoln.


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When you picture the cow that created your burger, do you imagine a beautiful farm with rolling green pastures? Cows relaxing in a giant field enjoying the lazy sun filled days? The reality of the life those cows live is a much more harsh and horrifying reality. Robert Kenner's, the director of Food Inc., goal is to shine a light on the truths that the food industry tries so desperately to hide from the consumers. It is an academy award winning documentary that exposes the food industry on multiple levels and multiple ways without being bias.
It is a film that gets into your mind and stays with you for days and weeks after watching it. The violent and grotesque images of overgrown chickens and cows pumped with antibiotics will change the way you look at your steak. There are some very vivid images in the beginning of the film. The one that stuck with me the most was of a farmer walking through her poultry house, there are hundreds of chickens walking over one another. There are so many you can't see the floor and it clearly isn't the cleanest environment. The farmer walks through the house and just starts picking up dead chickens and eventually just tosses them into a pile of dirt. It's disturbing and slightly sickening. Another part that stuck with me was a story about a woman who lost her son to a food borne illness. Her story was heart breaking and brought up a lot of questions about the process our food goes through. Not all parts of the film are so graphic. There are parts about farmers and their struggle with seed restrictions and company's going with more organic products over the processed food that is so popular. They focus on specifically Walmart and how it has changed its food views due to consumer demands. I found this more interesting than some of the more grotesque parts of the film and would have liked to see more about other stores and companies, not just Walmart.
The computer-generated graphics are effective in their use to show facts and statics especially in the opening scenes of the film and some of the cinematography is truly beautiful and stunning which is a nice change from the other images that are not as pleasant. Although the film is difficult to watch I think it is important for people to see. The message and argument are a real crisis in our society and one that will not be going away within our lifetime. The film gets its message across in a fair and effective manner and the director makes his voice very clear. The main reason the message is so clear is because the film is broken into sections which helps the watcher focus on one part at a time and absorb what the message may be instead of trying to focus on multiple things at once.
While not everyone will enjoy watching this film I think everyone needs to watch it. Being ignorant has its benefits, sometimes, but not knowing where your food comes from or at what costs is not worth it. This film will open your eyes, it might not make you change your habits but it will at least make you think twice about where your food comes from.

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Grabsch calls German time trial title one of most important career wins
HTC-Highroad rider hopes to secure Tour de France place
Bert Grabsch took his fourth German time trial title on Friday, and described it "on of the most important" wins in his career. The 35-year-old HTC-Highroad rider is now looking forward to riding the Tour de France, with the World Championships and 2012 London Olympics as more distant goals.
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"I think this was one of the most important German championships for me," he told Radsport-News.com. "I am very happy. This win is one of the most important of my career."
Grabsch is known as a hard working rouleur and his last solo win was two years ago, ironically, the German time trial title. He had been struggling with health problems before riding the recent Tour de Suisse and the German time trial championships.
He considered his performance on the 42.5km course in Neuwied as "one of the most perfect" time trials he has ever ridden. "I think the best one I did was in 2008 when I won the Worlds title. Everything worked out perfectly then too."
After his usual early season racing, Grabsch had a break for most of April but that's when his problems began. "Absolutely nothing went right. Neither in the Tour of Romandie nor in California. Then I was diagnosed with a virus," he explained.
Further rest was not possible becausethe team was short-handed and he had to ride the Tour of Bayern. Things finally started going better at the Tour de Suisse.
Grabsch must now wait and hear if he wil lbe selected for the HTC-Highroad team for the Tour de France. He is optimistic. "The chance are good. I have a hard job, I have to ride at the front for long spells. I don't know how good my body will be for that after my illness."
His final goal for the year is the world championships in Copenhagen, while next year's Olympics also appeals. "Of course a medal would be super. That is one of my lifetime dreams which I would like to fulfil. But first I have to qualify for the Olympics."
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Don't know how long we were like that. Wrapped around each other.
Eventually, I guess we realized we were in a doctor's office and she was reading us, what felt like, our final rights, and I think she had more to say. We turned to look at her. I pulled my chair in closer to Cliff's. I couldn't let go of him.
She kept talking about stuff. Cliff kept asking questions like, 'Couldn't you have got this wrong?' And she said she didn't think so. The pathology was clear. The doctor who analysed his biopsy was certain beyond a shadow of a doubt. He showed it to others and she was sending it off for an official second opinion as well (which came back today with the same diagnosis.).
I was going to vomit. I had to go to the bathroom. I was incredibly and suddenly physically sick. I couldn't breathe properly. I couldn't slow my breathing down. I was breathing fast, shallow, sharp, useless air. My hands and feet got all hot, tingly and twitchy and my torso was numb.
I learned this is a physical shock response left over from mankind's days on the savannah. When we receive a terrible shock, like coming around the corner face-to-face with a lion, we empty our stomach, so we are lighter to flee, and we get energy in our hands and feet to fight or run.
I felt like I'd been turned inside out. All my nice, strong, protective outside bits were now squished and small and being entirely ineffective inside of me, and all my soft, sensitive, raw bits that need protecting were now all over the outside getting sat on and stepped on and touched. Everything just hurt!
I whispered, 'Excuse me.' I didn't think I could hold it in any more. I had to go be sick. It would be awkward cleaning up vomit off her floor. But I couldn't leave. I had to hold it together. I needed to be here for this. I held my stomach and dropped my head between my knees. Tears streamed steadily and silently up my forehead, dripping into my hair and on to the floor. This can't be happening, my body is screaming in pain, but I am silent. I didn't make a noise. I wasn't loud or dramatic — I just felt sick. Incredibly, incredibly sick. And incredibly upset — way, way out there beyond what can be described as upset. And Frightened. But somehow the word 'frightened' seems so inadequate. It doesn't even begin to describe how scared I was.
Cliff drove us home. He was calm. Calm enough to get us home.
I don't understand how he can be so calm. But soon I realize it's a gift in a box with a bow on it that is given to you along with bad news and it's called Denial. Bless every ounce of it.
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Jacqui Sutton appears as the face of what she calls "frontier jazz," a blend of jazz and country styles that is signified well in the title of her CD, Billie and Dolly. A mix of the vocal sensibilities of Holiday and Parton, Sutton provides a charismatic focus for a group that manages to create a distinctive sound by blending banjo, accordion, flute, cello, and a variety of percussion with bass, piano, and trumpet. Full of new textures and musical surprises, Billie and Dolly offers a enjoyable and moving set of songs. Check out Sutton and company's reworking of "Those Memories of You" for a taste of their cooking.


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text: By papering the walls of a nineteenth century parlor room at the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris with a high-end wallpaper from a Chinoiserie collection, attention is drawn to the continued domestication of the fabled Orient as status symbol and magic carpet ride to a mystical land. The wallpaper's repeated vignette depicts "whimsical Chinese figures" who amble among pink spotted leopards aloft curling tendrils that blossom paisley flowers and bluebells. The logic of this fictional Chinese idyll is slyly unsettled as a projection of European desire by the insertion into the climbing vines of a cast of intrepid interlopers. The wallpaper becomes a theatre for the cavorting of anachronistic characters drawn from an image bank spanning the last three centuries in France: Fragonard's shoe-flinging maiden in a swing adds a touch of amorous extravagance and is a reminder of the influence of China on the Rococo; a Napoleonic figure in a French Foreign legion hat recalls colonial enterprises; and a newspaper reading businessman seems nonplussed by the Eiffel tower straddling his head. As a saw-wielding monkey and boy in contemporary street clothes run amok—threatening to send all the characters tumbling—one of the "whimsical Chinese figures," poised with a point-and-shoot camera, turns the table on who is in control of the representational image. Installed in unassuming sites meant for informal conversation, wallpaper prompts a communal exploration and discussion of the many incongruous characters to be discovered therein. (adapted from text by Sandra Firmin)


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I know I'm not the only one who has ever asked myself this. This has been kind of sitting in the back of my mind for a while and I felt like now was a good time to bring attention to it. Lately I have become more aware of little anxious feelings I've been getting, mostly at night. It's almost like I can't breathe, and I mean obviously it's not that I truly can't because my breathing is just fine, but I can feel something on my chest so it's just seems harder, you know? It's nothing like the suffocating feeling I've gotten before that I talked about here, but I'm hoping by the end of this you'll know what I'm talking about. (more…)
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Blogger burnout, work burnout, school burnout, people burnout, whatever it is we've all been there. It's when you're exhausted, uninspired and maybe considering quitting. If you're reading this hoping I have a secret that will guarantee that you'll always be inspired and never feel burnt out again, I don't, but if there is one feel free to let me in on it. In the meantime I'm just here to write about what I know and what works for me in hopes that you can apply it to something in your life too.


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PAX Australia - Thank You Melbourne!
The fifth iteration of PAX Australia has come and gone! Well over 50,000 people packed out the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre over the three day event to come together as a community and celebrate gaming, from the PC to the tabletop and everything in between.
Over sixty exhibitors were present, showcasing everything from PC and console games, to handheld devices, VR, sim racing, tabletop, board & card games, esports, peripherals, accessories and merchandise. Accompanying the expo hall were a variety of panels to help like-minded people meet and learn from the industry's best, covering everything from art to content creation & streaming.
For the Renegades, it provided an opportunity to connect with the main fanbase down under, particularly those supporting the Australian-based Fortnite team. The X2 Twins Jordan & Jesse Eckley, Harley "mrfreshasian" Campbell, Hersh "Hershicals" Notani as well as manager Albert "sozo" Nguyen spent the best part of the event meeting and greeting fans of all ages whilst showcasing the reason why they're considered the best at Fortnite in the country.
Linking up with popular Fortnite content creators LachlanYT and LazarBeam, the boys put on a show for the turnout, inviting fans to play Fortnite with them whilst also answering questions about competing in Australian professional Fortnite, their daily routines both in and out of the game and giving plenty of tips & tricks to help players improve at their game.
A massive thank you to the fans that made the trip out to Melbourne to meet the team and to sponsors Alienware & HyperX for providing an opportunity for the boys to showcase their talent & charisma for their biggest fans. We hope to return and see you at PAX Australia next year!
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Sunday, 20 May 2012
is it just me...
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No I'm with you on this one. I think I would be un-following.ReplyDelete
I see blogs as open diaries not begging bowls...perhaps I'm not seeing the point either!!
P.S I've just noticed your label 'rant', that cracked me up :) xReplyDelete
I'm gobsmacked. That's just plain weird. Was it done in a jokey kind of way, like 'if someone wants to wave a magic wand and give me a million pounds'? By the way, if anyone does have a magic wand there are a few things I'd liked magicked up or away...! ;)ReplyDelete
I'm gobsmacked. Was it done in a jokey kind of way, like 'if anyone has a magic wand can they summon me up a million pounds'? If by any chance someone does have a magic wand there are a few things I'd like magicked up or away... ;)ReplyDelete
hi Pea Pod...i do like a good rant now and then...but usually bend my husbands ears with them...i couldn't keep this one to myself tho..ReplyDelete
hi mimi...unfortunately not...it's a serious one...might try and crochet you a wand...but i can't guarantee millions!!!
I am so with you on this one. I read that blog post about the donations for the roof straight after I had read another blog about the blogger getting a brand new car for Mother's Day. About 3 months after she was begging for donations for the adoption fees for her baby, which she had known she wanted to adopt for over a year but hadn't actually thought to start saving for. But she had thought to spend a considerable amount of money on toys and unnecessary baby equipment. I just don't understand some people's way of thinking. We all need something, I've got a 1970s turquoise bathroom that needs replacing but I'm not asking strangers to pay for a replacement!ReplyDelete
I suppose there are people from all walks of life who feel that begging for money is a reasonable thing to do. Certainly not what I believe in. But hey ho. xx
I agree with you that is totally "WTF". I find it bonkers that people actually donated money! A good rant is what is needed. xxReplyDelete
I'll drop you off that money I raised to pay for your sweety addiction on my way into work today!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh no!! Asking for money is way out of line. Especially as said blogger seems to lead a very comfortable life. Charity is for those who really need it.ReplyDelete


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With a stay at Earls Court Studios in London (Kensington), you'll be convenient to Stamford Bridge Stadium and Imperial College London. This apartment is close to Royal Albert Hall and Harrods. Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.


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Melky Cabrera may have proved his guilt today when a fake website was used as part of his defense.
Cabrera is facing a 50-game suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. According to the NY Daily News, the all-star outfielder tried to prove his innocence by saying that he purchased the product from a website and did not know it was illegal. Well, it turns out that the website was fraudulent and the supposed product doesn't really exist.
The website ruse quickly fell apart, however, when investigators started asking questions about the non-existent product and the fictitious website.
According to the NY Daily News, Cabrera's associate Juan Nunez allegedly paid $10,000 for the fake website which he used to place a few fake ads for a fake product. Nunez is apparently taking full "responsibility for what everyone else already knows."
A source told the News:
"There was a product they said caused this positive… Baseball figured out the ruse pretty quickly."
The fake website doesn't look good for the outfielder, but Cabrera and his agents claim that they were not involved with the website. His agents, Seth and Sam Levinson, said that Nunez is a "paid consultant" and not a part of the regular staff.
Seth Levinson said:
"Sam and I absolutely had no knowledge or dealings with anyone at anytime associated with the website…. I will state unequivocally and irrefutably that any payment made to the website does not come from ACES (their New York-based sports agency, Athletes' Career Enhanced and Secured Inc.)"
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Cats have a regal air and seem aware of their power over humans. Large cats, such as lions, have often been the symbol of monarchy, and statues of lions have graced palaces and luxurious residences of kings. Cats were worshiped in ancient Egypt, and the image of the cat dominates ancient Egypt.
One can easily make the association between political power and cats, however, given the fact that cats tend to have a will of their own and are not exactly the most obedient and submissive of features, many people who crave power have preferred dogs. However, there are some notable cat lovers among presidents and prime ministers.
American presidents in the 19th century had their share of animals, but these were not usually animals meant for cuddling and petting but had a practical value such as horses. Some presidents owned rare birds and even lizards, these creatures had mainly a decorative function or were objects for curiosity and study. In the late 19th and early 20th century, pet ownership among presidents became more popular, and many presidents had large menageries of animals, particularly Teddy Roosevelt, who seemed to own any animal that could legally be owned by anyone. President McKinley had kittens, but most other presidents preferred dogs to cats.
There is the famous portrait of Calvin Coolidge's First Lady Grace Anne with a collie, but the family also had a cat named Tiger. Woodrow Wilson had a cat named Puffins, but Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, and Kennedy tended to focus on photographs with dogs rather than their cats. The canine trend among politicians culminated with Richard Nixon's speech featuring his dog Checkers.
While President Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy owned a Siamese cat, felines played second fiddle to dogs in the White House until the Clinton Presidency.
Presidential cats finally got the attention they deserved with the ascendancy of Socks Clinton, who was a black and white cat owned by Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea. Once when the president's daughter was at a piano lesson, a stray cat wandered in and walked right into Chelsea's arms. Socks traveled with the Clintons from the governor's mansion in Arkansas to the White House. Socks was a philanthropist and often shared its food with a stray cat called Slippers. Children who visited the White House were given a warm introduction with an animated version of Socks.
However, Sock's dominance as the official presidential pet ended in 1997 when the Clintons adopted a Labrador they named Buddy. This development was a disaster for Socks, who felt a dislike for the dog. First Lady Hillary Clinton reported that Socks, "despised Buddy from the first sight instantly and forever." President Clinton commented, "I did better with the Palestinians and Israelis that I did was Socks and Buddy." Unfortunately, coexistence was not possible for the presidential cat and dog, and Socks went to live with Betty Currie, the president's secretary after President Clinton left office. There is little doubt that such a decision would have sparked controversy if Clinton had still been in office. Socks spent over a decade with the Curries and was even allowed to travel to and appear in the Arkansas Christmas parade in 2002, and was also taken on speaking engagements with Currie. Socks passed away at the age of 20 in 2007.
Another head of state who was an enthusiastic cat lover was the sometimes cantankerous and delightfully eccentric British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Some of Churchill's crankiness can be excused on the fact that he presided over one of the most difficult chapters in British history and fought off the Nazi threat in World War II. Churchill always took the time to enjoy the company of his cats both at 10 Downing St. and in his private residences. Churchill was known to snap at people occasionally when he was in a tense mood, and not often with an apology, but he always felt remorse when he snapped at one of his cats.
Churchill had two cats he was particularly fond of called Mickey Tabby and Tango Marmalade. In his biography of Churchill The Last Lion William Manchester related an incident in which Churchill was speaking to Lord Chancellor on the phone. Mickey Tabby was playing with the phone and Churchill exclaimed, "Get off the line you fool!" He then explained to Lord Chancellor that he was talking to his cat. Manchester wrote that Churchill offered the cat the kind of apologies he never extended to human beings by cajoling the pet and asking, "Don't you love me anymore?" Mickey kept his distance from the Prime Minister for a day or so, and even when Churchill was inundated with important business, he found time to announce to his valet in the morning, "My Mickey has come to see me this morning. All is forgiven."
It is not true that behind every great leader is a cat. Some cats have been tired of taking a secondary role to politicians and have decided to seek the halls of power themselves. Barsik is a cat that ran as a mayor in the Siberian town Barnaul. The townspeople had grown tired of corrupt leaders and decided they needed a change. Barsik received 91% of the vote, but he was not officially registered.
One cat that has been registered for the 2016 election is Limberbutt McCubbins. He is a Democrat tabby running on a platform of higher wages, an equitable tax code and affordable healthcare for animals.
One of the most famous pet politicians that met with some success was Hank the cat who got 6000 write-ins for the Senate race in Virginia. The coon cat passed away in 2014, but despite his demise, he still has 112,000 Facebook followers.
Stubbs is an orange cat who has been the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska since 1997. He takes a daily trip to a restaurant and drinks water mixed with catnip in a glass goblet, and is even rumored to be eyeing a Senate run.


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This one is for all of the bros who are also yogis…Brogis!
Ah, the beard. That strange growth of hair from a man's face. That thing that works as a handy crumb catcher and makes the drinking of milkshakes near impossible sans straw. What is this folliculous phenomenon? And what does Kundalini Yoga have to say about keeping it uncut? I will do my best to answer that.
Let's avoid the yogic point of view for a minute and look at historical context. Across cultures and religions and spiritual practices, beards have been held in high regard. In ancient Egypt, queens would wear fake chin beards made of precious metals as a sign of nobility. Shaving did not even exist in the Roman empire until nearly five centuries into its existence. Generally, in many cultures, a beard was a symbol of masculinity and virility. There has even been some empirical evidence that suggests beard growth accelerates in anticipation of sexual activity! But that's very difficult to substantiate.
Some yogis in India, namely sadhus, do not cut their hair. Philosophically, the sadhu is taking the position of renouncing worldly attachment. By growing their hair, they rebuke the concept of altering their physical appearance in accordance with fashions or rituals. The difference between the kundalini yogi and the sadhu is that the kundalini yogi lives in the world. The sadhu leaves it for the forest. In effect, we as kundalini yogis are accepting an even higher challenge.
So why would we keep our beards in this day and age? Why, aside from symbolic reasons and renunciation, would a beard be important? What is the yogic technology behind it?
The answer partly lies in the energetic difference between men and women. Women's energy is represented in the waxing and waning of the moon as it corresponds to their menstrual cycle. This waxing and waning often corresponds to the natural waxing and waning of a woman's moods and attitudes. Men relate to the energy of the sun. They do not have a menstrual cycle. Without the constant ebb and flow of hormonal change, men do not have the same changes in mood and attitude that women do have.
So where does the beard come in? The chin is a moon center that corresponds to emotional activity because of the location of the trigeminal nerve. The man's beard is a buffer between his emotional self and the world around him. The woman doesn't need that. She is fine with her emotional self interacting with the world around her. Guruka Singh gives a great explanation in this video.
So, my brogis, treat your chin hair well. Wear it with pride. Be a man among men. We are yogis. Let's forget trends and fashions and stop relating to our egos and insecurities. Let's just be! Why must we alter ourselves to fit some mold. Why do we chase youth? Embrace your wisdom. Let's act and look our age!


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The transformation of Eastern European cinema
The San Sebastián FIlm Festival, the largest and most important film festival in Spain, which opens today, is screening a 50 film retrospective titled "Eastern Promises." The retrospective surveys the films made in the wake of the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe. This weekend, The 6th Annual Romanian Cultural Marathon, a cultural festival organized by the Romanian Cultural Exchange, is showing at Facets Multimedia. Film contributor Milos Stehlik joins us to give us an overview of the film scene in Eastern Europe. (photo: Old Communist Hag film image, courtesy of Facets Chicago.)


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Hannah's Missions Trip
This will be my first real post. Right now I am putting together my budget for the trip and honestly I'm coming up with more questions than answers. That's okay, though. I have a great team of people behind and in front of me. They're pushing and pulling 🙂 I'm having a lot of fun with this process and it's starting to sink in about how much work it is, too.
I have been given a Grandparents exercise as part of my training. This means I have to find a person from Malawi, who now lives in the Lower Mainland and can teach about the philosophies and traditions of the culture. I tried to find someone today, but to no avail. If anyone has any ideas, they can post them to my face book page or drop me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com). I am getting excited to meet someone from my host culture. By the time I go to Malawi, I might know more about Malawi than I know about Canada. All of this will be head knowledge, though. I'm sure the experiences I'll have will teach me just how little I do know.
My Pastor has been helping me with prayer cards, and I hope to have them finished and ready to go by the weekend. If you're not someone I see regularly, but would like one, please let me know via face book or email. I would love to include you in my list of contacts and have you praying with me in this wonderfully exciting and spiritually and emotionally stretching time. I am seeing God work in me to shape me into the person He wants me to be when I go.
God has been providing for me along the way. Over the last few months I have really seen His work in my life and seen Him answer many prayers.
If I could say on thing that might encourage you, it would be this: don't stop praying because you don't see or hear God's answers to your prayers. Keep trusting and following His guidance. He will supply all your needs and blow your mind in the ways He works. He wants to erase any thought that you could accomplish the hard things by yourself. He wants to bless your life. Give God a free hand and see what happens. These are lessons that I am endeavouring to learn, also. I know that God has not done great things in my life because of me, but in spite of me. Jesus calmed the storm in spite of the fishermen's lack of faith.
I appreciate your support during this time and hope you will rejoice with me in God's faithfulness. 😀
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Toy Review: "The Last Knight" Legion Class Grimlock
Posted on 07. Sep, 2017 by Wonko the Sane in Age of Extinction, Autobot, Dinobot, Legion Class, News, The Last Knight
Grimlock is the fierce and powerful leader of the Dinobots. Now in hiding with Cade Yaeger and other Autobots, he will protect his allies with all his might! As I travel to HasCon, check out my review of Legion Class Grimlock from "The Last Knight".
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Tom Evans Tells Supporters to Stand Down: Did Alder Hey refuse to discuss a home plan until he gave this press conference?
3 comments:
- Restore-DC-Catholicism said...
We cannot stand down, for this goes beyond this one family. In effect, this is an attempt by the hospital to shut us up by holding the family hostage.
- April 26, 2018 at 6:01 PM
- Mary Ann Kreitzer said...
I agree. We need to keep talking about this and posting about it. The hospital and the judge no doubt believe they are the good guys and the parents are just unwilling to accept reality. But all that talk totally misses the point.
IT'S ABOUT WHO DECIDES! And the hospital and the judge can give their input BUT IT'S UP TO THE PARENTS TO DECIDE!
- April 26, 2018 at 8:21 PM
- Susan said...
I fear Alder Hey may have hoodwinked Tom Evans into reading that letter. If the deal was "You read this letter and abide by what it says, then we'll let you take Alfie home," it's far more likely that they'll NEVER let the child out of their control, because Alfie might actually live, If Alder Hey releases him. And they certainly can't allow that to happen. They'd look like incompetent fools. They literally have no compassion at all.
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Last month, judgment was finalized against Aaron and Melissa Klein for refusing to sell a same-sex couple a wedding cake out of the Oregon bakery they co-owned called Sweet Cakes by Melissa. In addition to $135,000 fine for violating the state's nondiscrimination law, the Kleins were ordered to cease and desist from in any way communicating to the public an intention to discriminate. This, they claimed, was a violation of their free speech, but this week, they undermined their own self-victimizing argument.
On September 8th, residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas will consider Ordinance 5781, which creates LGBT nondiscrimination protections. While a local group is advocating for the protections, religious conservatives with national support are working to quash the ordinance, and Tuesday night, they brought in the Kleins to speak at their rally.
The rally attracted press attention, not only because of the hundreds who turned out, but because several advocates of Ordinance 5781 were forced to leave the event by a police escort. Aaron and Melissa Klein were among those interviewed by KNWA.
"You guys are facing the same issues we face in the state of Oregon and that is a law that really seemingly is needless," Aaron explained. "It leaves the door wide open to force people to adhere to something they don't want to adhere to."
Melissa added, "We just feel that we also should have the right to — you know, not necessarily refuse a person, but refuse an event."
These statements clearly project a desire to discriminate, but they probably stop short of communicating an actual intent to discriminate, demonstrating the distinction between political speech and the kind of exclusionary speech blocked by the cease-and-desist order. Instead, they disprove the very "gag order" argument made by national conservative groups who support the Kleins' discriminatory cause: that the cease and desist violates their "right to freely speak" about the case and their personal beliefs. They spoke not only to the press, but to a gathering of hundreds of people, to talk about their own case and to advocate against LGBT protections.
By continuing to speak out, the Kleins are proving that LGBT nondiscrimination protections are actually not a violation of free speech or religious liberty. They simply protect LGBT people from discrimination.


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Steph was previously Creative Producer of Vertical Line Theatre (supported artists of Greenwich Theatre). There she produced Take Two Every Four Hours at Theatre 503, Pleasance Theatre (London), Greenwich Theatre, Henley Fringe and Pleasance (Edinburgh) and the origination of Superhero Snail Boy at the Barclaycard presents British Summertime Festival, Mimetic Festival and Bedlam Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. She also produced and co-created LineUp, a bi-monthly new-writing event curated by Vertical Line Theatre at Greenwich Theatre.
Steph is Associate Producer of ThickSkin and produced Chalk Farm by Kieran Hurley and AJ Taudevin producing its original run at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and its subequent transfers to the Bush Theatre's RADAR Festival, Cultura Inglesa Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil and a run at 59E59 Theatres (New York) as part of their Brits Off Broadway season. Previously for ThickSkin, Steph was Assistant Producer for The Static by Davey Anderson at the Cultura Inglesa Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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The most intrigue feature about life that it is a virtue though it's not materialistic, but it is a combined output of assemblage of large molecules and a vast network of reactions we call Metabolism. Now we know that all living creatures are made of cells which are considered as fluid filled compartments surrounded by membrane.
Our understanding towards life till now based on two important questions; first that how the cells are originated as an independent system of life? And second, how these cells interact with each other to make such intricate organs and organisms?
Researches and speculations lead us to an understanding that all the organisms and the cells that constitute them are descended from a common ancestor cell. This happened in a vast gap of time and via processes like evolution and natural selection. Out little understanding about the universe and origin of the earth, make it clear that in its first billion years earth was violent with volcanic eruptions lightening and torrential rains. The temperature then was high, and Earth was receiving all the radiation from the sun. These conditions allowed the interaction of atoms to form inorganic molecules which further progressed to develop simple organic molecule. The formation of molecules like amino acids and nucleotides, considered as marker events. Amino acids and nucleotides get polymerized to form polypeptides and proteins and polynucleotides Ribonucleic acid and Deoxyribonucleic acid. While the protein forming amino acid is about 20 different types and 4 basic nucleotides are involved in polynucleotide synthesis, is universal to all life forms. Further the qualities like catalysis, autocatalysis and replication allowed development of new molecules and self-renewal to polypeptides and polynucleotides. A network of interconnected spontaneous reactions, allows the primordial structures to attain stability and further to produce similar structure. The key of which lies in the nucleic acids. Nucleic acids self-replicate to produce their copies and transfer them to the new structure. These primitive structures, surrounded by membrane considered as first cell.
Information transfer system of current cells is another inclusive feature that developed, which is considered as central dogma of life. Nucleic acids perform transcription to form complimentary RNA molecules, the translation of which allows the synthesis of polypeptides and proteins.
With the passage of time cells evolved as a fundamental units of life capable of performing all necessities of survival and reproduction. Every new cell receives genetic material from the parent cell, which contains information in form of sequence of nucleotides studies in form of codes. These codes are triplet in nature. This coded information gets transcribed in to RNA molecules, where each codon represents a specific amino acid. Modern day cells possess a translation machinery to read these codons and add amino acids one after the other to form a peptide or polypeptide.
It is evident that codons are universal in nature that is form simplest organisms to most complex ones have same codons coding the same amino acids. Ribosome, a special organelle, is responsible for translation. Ribosomes are small circular structures, made of RNA and Proteins. They slide over the template RNA read codons and allows the formation of peptides.
With time primitive cell evolved as a steady state system. It became possible with natural selection. In primordial soup when newly formed organic molecules were trying to get stabilised their reactions and formation cycles, only the most efficient ones survived.
This became possible with the development of specialised covering membranes. Modern day cells have covering membranes made of amphipathic molecules like lipids. Amphipathic molecules have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic segments, this allows them to form bilayers in aqueous solutions. Plasma membrane is one such type of membranes which get modified with time. Development of membranes permitted accumulation and aggregation of reactions systems to establish their own work proximities.
The other feature that is necessary for survival is regulation. Cells are like small factories, with numerous small equipment operating all together and spontaneously. Cell regulate and control all the processes under the unified center of genetic material.
Interestingly science looks sophisticated with unimaginable depths of researches. This very little understanding that took years of research and the lives of thousands of scientists dissolved to give this information a viable shape. But that's the beauty of life itself as small and as large, as strong as delicate, as sharp as wide, its everything or nothing in moments. Though enormous efforts have been made, still Control over life is by far from approach of mankind. The miraculous nature of origin of life dominated the history and its evident that mankind evolved to believe in supernatural powers that tend to control life.
(to be continued….)