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To me, anybody who lives in a cold weather climate looks forward to any sign of spring. If you're a little bit more southern, it might be the first robin. But up here, when you see that truck marked Boston Red Sox and you allow yourself to still feel like you did when you were 10 years old and you know that in a couple of days you're going to see pitchers and catchers throwing under blue skies and on green grass and with golden dirt. ...Truck photos here and here. The Globe has shots of Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon and Josh Beckett, who all threw today in Fort Myers. Also in camp is 23-year-old catcher George Kottaras (from nearby Scarborough, Ontario!).
For the 10-year-olds and for those who used to be 10 years old, this is a big day. It's a legitimately big day, because it lifts your spirit.
Papelbon also shared his duck recipe with Amalie Benjamin -- something to try on the grill this summer before one of his starts, perhaps. Benjamin has posted two reports to Extra Bases.
It's a game of numbers: Lester will wear #31 this year, Manny Delcarmen switched to #17, and Kyle Snyder is now #39. On MLB's roster page, J.D. Drew has been assigned Nixon's #7.

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National Geographic science contributor Dr. Jordan Schaul shares some famous bear tales regarding the international travel of two of Hollywood's most acclaimed sibling actors.
Occasionally, I interview people in the entertainment industry (link). Among them are famed Hollywood stars making quite a positive impact on animal welfare and wildlife conservation.
This includes addressing concerns that face companion pets, traditional livestock, alternative livestock, feral populations and/or indigenous wildlife species or populations.
Early this year, I interviewed Golden Globe and Academy Award -nominated actor Eric Roberts and his wife, Eliza Roberts, with celebrity animal advocates, the Barbi Twins for Nat Geo.
I learned that, just over a decade ago, the lifelong animal enthusiasts reached out to help a very distressed bear in a dire situation overseas.
During the Roberts' 2003 visit to Sochi, on the shores of the Black Sea, the couple encountered Stepan—a captive Russian brown bear featured as a roadside attraction. Stepan spent most of his life in a very small cage, which was obviously inadequate for a member of the largest carnivore species on Earth.
"Stepan was maintained for most of his life in a very small cage, which was obviously inadequate for the largest carnivore species on Earth."
Concerned for the bear's welfare, the Roberts' along with actress Kim Basinger, arranged to have Stepan relocated to the Rostov Zoo—a large zoological facility 600 miles south of Moscow.
The Zoo's curatorial staff was eager to find a companion to help socialize the bear and provide a source of social enrichment. Stepan, incidentally, was renamed "Eric" as a tribute and gesture of appreciation for Mr. Roberts' contribution to the animal's much improved situation.
The Rostov Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Russia with a captive population of more than 5000 animals, representing more than 400 species. Polar bears and Kamchatka brown bears are among some of the Rostrov Zoo's recent, and presumably current, ursine residents. I did not learn the fate of Stepan ("Eric"), but more than likely the bear was an illegally poached cub from the Kamchatka Peninisula.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, bears of Kamchatka, which rival Alaska's Kodiak Island brown bears for largest size among ursids (bears), have been vanishing.
The unfortunate demise of Russia's most impressive brown bear subspecies was reported by Wildlife Conservation Society bear biologist Gleb Raygorodetsky for National Geographic Magazine's February 2006 issue.
The article titled "Russia's Giant Bears" featured here on the NGS website describes the plight of bears of the Kamchatka Peninsula and their disappearance due in part to continued poaching and trophy hunting in the Russian Far East.
Described as "Giants under Siege" —the article states that "After the Soviet Union collapsed, so did the brown bear population of the Kamchatka Peninsula."
NGS Video: Bears in Danger
NGS Video: Russia's Vanishing Bears
Unfortunately, with few exceptions bears are disappearing everywhere.
Actor Eric Roberts's sister, actress Julia Roberts, seemed to also have quite the affinity for bears, as demonstrated by her family's visit to a sloth bear rescue facility while on a 2009 trip to India. Evidently, she and her family learned quite a bit concerning the implications of poaching and the plight of wild bears in this part of South Asia.
While in Bangalore, India, Julia, her husband, cameraman Danny Moder and their children received a sneak peak at some bears at Wildlife SOS's Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre. The couple was specifically introduced to a seven year-old male sloth bear.
"The bear had just been rescued from a life where he was forced to dance on the streets," said Wildlife SOS CEO Kartick Satyanarayan. "Our staff spent the day with Julia and Danny and their three children. We invited her to name the bear and she chose to name him Odum—a family name."
Odum is now nearly 10 or 11 years old and although he suffered from malnourishment as a cub and has stunted growth and a bit of an awkward gait, as a consequence, he is otherwise a normal sloth bear.
According to my colleague Dr. Arun, the Veterinary Director for Wildlife SOS, "Odum receives vitamin supplements to his staple diet and is otherwise healthy and enjoying himself playing with three other rescued sloth bears in their expansive enclosure."
According to the April 2009 issue of OPEN magazine:
"Roberts explained to her three kids how 'bad men had taken baby bear away from mother bear to perform tricks'. The kids, of course, were delighted when Odum snuck his hand out of his shelter and played with all of them. "Odum is the newest member of our family, and we will definitely visit him the next time we are visiting India," said the email."
Wildlife SOS manages nine rescue facilities iunder the auspices of the India state Forest Departments for native fauna. Animals at their rescue centers include bears, elephants, big cats, as well as miscellaneous species of birds and mammals native to India and the subcontinent.
Some of the animals that Wildlife SOS services are in need of lifelong care, while others require only temporary care before they are released back into the wild. Among permanent residents are hundreds a former dancing street bears like Odum. These sloth bears exploited for money as a part of some local practices have faced overt neglect and abuse for almost their entire lives.
Many of these poached bears were rendered blind or otherwise disabled from their first experiences in captivity.
Although many of the rescued bears may be compromised in some psychological or physical regard, many would be good candidates for release into the wild. That is if they were not already habituated to people.
Many of the captive sloth bears are fairly gentle, but wild sloth bears are notorious for being highly protective of their dens and cubs.
The likelihood of confronting tigers in areas where both species attempt to coexist requires that sloth bears be capable of putting up a good fight.
Ted Talk by Wildlife SOS CEO
& Co-Founder Kartick Satyanarayan
Behavioral biologists suspect that the disposition of wild sloth bears can be attributed to their coexistence with several other carnivore species besides tigers. These primarily include hyenas and leopards. In some places they overlap in range with Asiatic black bears.
Just last week, Wildlife SOS in collaboration with the the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, released a robust male sloth bear back into the wild, as I reported in this article.
As the largest animal welfare and conservation organization in India and all of South Asia, Wildlife SOS holds the largest number of sloth bears in captivity, and actually the largest number of bears of any species at their Agra Bear Rescue Facility north of their Bangalore Bear Rescue Center.
To learn more about Wildlife SOS's rescue programs for former dancing sloth bears cared for at their Agra Bear Rescue Facility (Agra, India) and Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre (Bangalore, India), please read this earlier National Geographic News post—"Wildlife SOS-India Nearly Extinguishes a 400 Year-Old Practice of Dancing Bears."
Or please, visit the following Wildlife SOS websites:
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Pollock, Puig named NL Players of the Week
D-backs outfielder topped league in average; Dodgers star had most RBIs
A pair of outfielders from division-rival clubs shared weekly National League honors, as the D-backs' A.J. Pollock and the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig were named the league's co-Players of the Week.
Over six games last week, Pollock led the league with a .500 (11-for-22) batting average and .909 slugging percentage, while Puig led the NL in RBIs (11) and was tied for the top spot with three homers.
Pollock's 20 total bases also tied with Puig for first in the NL, and the Arizona speedster was tied for second in hits and on-base percentage (.522). He recorded his third multi-hit outing of the week with a 3-for-4 game Sunday as the D-backs took the rubber match of a three-game series against Puig's Dodgers at Chase Field.
This came a day after Pollock went 4-for-6 with two RBIs and three runs, while hitting his fifth homer of the season. This is his first career weekly award.
It's the second for Puig (also the week of June 9, 2013), who hit .348 (8-for-23) last week. He was held hitless in Sunday's loss, snapping a career-best 16-game hit streak that began April 30.
Puig did homer Saturday -- his ninth of the season -- to give him 35 RBIs on the year, currently tied for second in the league. It was his eighth straight game with at least one extra-base hit and one RBI, surpassing Pedro Guerrero's club record of seven such outings, from July 31-August 9, 1985.
Chicago's Starlin Castro, Washington's Ian Desmond, St. Louis' Yadier Molina, Miami's Giancarlo Stanton and Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto were among the other players recognized for their outstanding performances last week.


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One of my dearest friends is adopting an adorable little boy and this weekend was her adoption shower. Her sister did such a great job organizing everything and the safari theme couldn't have been more perfect!! I offered to make cookie favors for all the guests…to be honest, there's really nothing I wouldn't have done to help, but this is an area I'm definitely comfortable with 😉
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From its opening in 2011, Roka Akor Steak & Sushi has appealed to River North diners with Japanese cuisine that is at once upscale and earthy. Taking its first name from two words, ro ("hearth") and ka ("fire") — with its second/mirrored name tacked on to distinguish North American outposts from the original location in London — Roka Akor describes its cuisine as robatayaki ("fireside-cooking"). When I sampled its six-course winter kaiseki menu (a traditional multi-course dinner) with a friend who had lived in Japan, she identified the restaurant's style as izakaya ("open kitchen"). No need to quibble over vocabulary, however. Whether defined as robatayaki or izakaya, Roka Akor's food is palate pleasing.
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As popular as it has proved to be, Roka Akor is not resting on its laurels. In addition to its regular menu, it offers special seasonal menus tied to the solstices. Just as the sun reaches its low point on December 21, 2012, the restaurant will launch its six-course winter menu, dishes guaranteed to relieve the chill.
The kaiseki menu effectively provides more than six courses. Case in point: a first course of oysters served three ways. The trio begins with the briny zing of a raw Kumamoto oyster, with extra punch from ponzu mignonette, chives and lime. Next up (still on that first course) is a delicately fried tempura oyster with ginger and parsley, followed by a roasted oyster with yuzu koshu soy butter, both of them hearty enough to stave off hunger pangs.
Another triple-header for the second course, the chef's sashimi selection, all outstanding. I sampled creamy escolar (tuna, sometimes called butterfish), lightly cooked salmon and my favorite, truffled hotate (scallop) nigiri. All of the fish was impeccable.
As satisfying as sashimi is, it leaves room for more, in this case a third course of gobo (burdock) soup with root vegetables. Served in charming wood boxes, the soup was delicate and not spicy, an understated palate cleanser.
Alaskan halibut cooked on the robata (the grill at the heart of the restaurant's open kitchen), served with chile miso butter and parsnip chips, made up course number four. The hearty fish dish segued smoothly into the fifth (meat) course: robata grilled Wagyu (Kobe beef filet mignon) confit short rib with truffle maitake mushroom, accompanied by grilled teriyaki sweet potato. Melt-in-your tender with an agreeable smoky taste, the beef was my favorite dish of the winter kaiseki menu. It proves that Roka Akor takes the "steak" part of its name seriously.
Last was a selection of desserts, which might include apple tartar with fig puree, creamy mango cake and toasted rice ice cream, all light and pleasant ends to a winter meal of upscale comfort food.
Along with the $85 six-course winter kaiseki menu, the restaurant is featuring three new winter cocktails, priced at $13 each: Kabocha Pumpkin, Japanese Cocktail (with shochu, a distilled beverage, unlike sake, which is brewed) and Hot Buttered Sake. The drinks conjured up an evening by the fire, but they were too sweet for my taste. A better bet might be to indulge in one of Roka Akor's many sake selections or one of its premium spirits, chilled without becoming diluted by a sparkling sphere of ultra-dense ice.
Roka Akor Steak & Sushi
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Lunch Monday through Friday and Sunday from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Dinner Sunday through Wednesday from 5 to 11 pm, Thursday through Saturday from 5 pm to midnight
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Disciplining Eros encourages art educators to be supportive of all students—not only those within a presumed heterosexual majority—by thinking with them through the shifting contexts that have given rise to this book. Relevant to classroom and preservice educators, those in college and university settings, and those delivering art education services to the public at large across a range of cultural institutions, it offers valuable resources and ways of thinking through history, policy, and practice. Based on a decade of research, this book aims to open up spaces where self-identified heterosexual educators, policy makers, and artists could begin to consider how they too might take up the important work of addressing LGBTQ concerns in their institutions and across their fields of influence.
The first section of Disciplining Eros considers how LGBTQ topics have been historically framed within NAEA since the subject's first introduction as an issue within the field. The second contemplates how sexuality subjects have been considered in school settings and have been shaped in response to school system policies and state and federal laws. The last section wrestles with how sexuality subjects are being addressed in higher education settings today and could be addressed in the future. Throughout the book, individual chapters are interrupted by concrete illustrations of how North American college students have explored their sexualities through artmaking and historic reflections.
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Office building owners, managers battle winter snows
One of the snowiest winters in recent memory has tested the patience and budgets of office-building owners and managers, who have had to work double time to keep properties safe for entry.
The National Weather Service reports 56.4 inches of snow fell on Bridgeport through Feb. 24, far more than the typical 18 inches for a Park City snow season.
The abnormally severe winter has forced property owners like Robert Scinto, owner of Shelton-based R.D. Scinto, to watch weather reports more closely, watch dark clouds on the horizon and pay more attention to snow-removal budgets.
"It's been more difficult, but we don't have a problem because we own a construction business. We have 28 trucks doing maintenance, and they all have plows," said Scinto, whose company owns 21 office/commercial buildings in Fairfield, Shelton and Trumbull. "We take guys off construction and put them to work in the parking lots. We have a number in our budget (for snow removal), but if it's over, we eat it."
Scinto said he has not received any reports of tenants' employees falling or vehicle accidents in the parking lots.
But despite the efforts of building owners and managers, their corporate tenants have opted to close their offices because of treacherous roads and driving conditions, said Lisa Mercurio, director of the Fairfield County Information Exchange, a unit of the Business Council of Fairfield County.
This week, she completed a survey of business council members regarding the impact of snowstorms on work attendance. Of 22 respondents, 18 said office-based employees were permitted to work remotely, take a personal day or alter their arrival and departure times. Nine said they reward employees who brave bad weather with an extra day off, free lunch or extra paid time. Thirteen said they don't make special concessions for "weather warriors."
`Safety first'
"It comes down to employee safety. Companies recognize that employee safety comes first," Mercurio said.
That is the biggest concern for John Busby, director of property management at Marcus Partners, which manages Merritt 7, the 1.4-million-square-foot office complex on Main Avenue in Norwalk.
"When it comes to snow, it's all-out, all the time with supplies and manpower," said Busby, who has heavily leaned on the support of Stamford-based Eastern Land Management to maintain sidewalks, parking lots and driveways.
"If we have a heavy snowfall, we'll make the expense up elsewhere later in the year. It's a safety issue for tenants, and you use up a lot of parking spaces if you don't plan."
He or another Marcus property management staff member and a representative of ELM examine the property before winter arrives to determine where snow-removal equipment and supplies will be stored.
"We'll walk through the site to discuss what we are going to do with all the snow. We can't leave the snow on our parking decks," Busby said, adding it requires trucking the snow away during off-hours or pushing it over the edges of the parking decks into designated safe areas.
"The worst snowfalls take place during the business day when the plows have to move around cars and come back after hours."
Mounds of snow left in parking areas take up valuable parking spaces, he said.
Frequency of storms
Eastern Land Management also maintains the properties owned and managed by Marcus Partners at 1 Corporate Park on Danbury Road in Wilton and 15 Old Danbury Road in Wilton.
Marcus Partners is one of about 80 clients served by Eastern Land Management and its 120-person crew this winter when the urgency of removing snow and ice is essential, as opposed to summer maintenance, said Bruce Moore Jr., vice president of operations for ELM. The frequency of the storms this winter has created added demands on ELM staff.
"If you miss cutting the grass a day, you can always go back to tomorrow," Moore said. "When there's a snow event, it's a four- or five-day operation for us. There's preparation of the equipment and personnel in gearing up for the storm, then the plowing during and after the storm and post-storm cleanup and equipment repair."
The frequency of the storms has forced the crew to work faster, and they are doing it as salt available to private contractors continues to dwindle, according to Moore, who said government agencies have locked up whatever supply deliveries are taking place.
"We're rationing our supply of salt, only applying it to critical areas. It's getting close. Our suppliers are telling us that they'll be opening to private contractors March 1," he said.
Matrix's readiness
Prior to the arrival of winter, management at Matrix Corporate Center in Danbury, owned by Matrix Realty Group, made sure it had enough salt to get through the season, said Leroy Diggs, general manager of the sprawling 1.2 million-square-foot office complex, which on a typical day houses 2,100 people.
"We have additional salt that we bought in bulk at a discount," he said.
Salt is a particularly valuable commodity at Matrix, which often is used at its 70 points of entry.
"Maintaining the site and making sure it's safe is a most-high priority. This year, we've had 15 significant snow events," said Diggs, who has an in-house staff of five people assigned to snow removal, and they work closely with an area contractor to maintain the property.
Diggs said he and his staff are obligated to keep the office complex open and safe for corporate tenants and their employees so they can conduct their business.
The decision to close in response to a severe winter storm is left to the tenant, according to Diggs.
"Only a governmental action would prevent us from opening the building. I've been here 15 years, and we haven't had to do that," he said.
On rare occasions, he has authorized support staff to stay overnight at a nearby hotel so they could maintain the complex when a storm hit the region.
Empire State Realty Trust, which owns First Stamford Place and Metro Center in Stamford, and MerrittView in Norwalk, has been able to keep up with the storms with the help of an outside contractor, said Jeffrey Newman, executive vice president.
"We have our own staff and a contractor for plowing," said Newman, adding company employees have always cleared the one-eighth-mile stretch of sidewalk from First Stamford Place to the Stamford Transportation Center. "It's always been our mandate that we do everything to ensure that our property is safe. It's part of the tenant experience."
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|*January 24 - 30
|The Inspiration of the Prophets
Read for This Week's Study:
Jer. 36:1-4; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16; Titus 1:12; 2 Pet. 1:1-4, 2021.
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16, NKJV).
|Christians have long debated the question, What does it mean when we say that the Bible is inspired? For Seventh-day Adventists there is, in addition, the question of the inspiration of Ellen G. White. In 1906, she wrote to an Adventist physician in which she refuted the idea that every word she wrote was as inspired as the Ten Commandments: My brother, you have studied my writings diligently, and you have never found that I have made any such claims, neither will you find that the pioneers in our cause ever made such claims.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 1, p. 24. This week we will study some of the issues surrounding the question of inspiration.
The Week at a Glance:
What is the difference between inspiration and revelation? What is the difference between verbal and thought inspiration? Can prophets get help from others when they write? What are some examples of prophets quoting sources outside the Bible?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, January 31.
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Study 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:20, 21. What do these texts tell us about the Divine activity in the production of the books of the Bible?
In 2 Timothy 3:16 Paul says that the Bible is theopneustos (God-breathed). In the Latin translation of the Bible the text reads, scriptura divinitus inspirata, from which we get the English word inspired. Paul is saying that the Bible had its origin in an activity of the Holy Spirit. Through visions and dreams, the Holy Spirit revealed truth to the prophets (revelation); and then He ensured, through His guidance in the writing process (inspiration), that what the prophet wrote was in harmony with what God had revealed.
Second Peter 1:21 tells us that men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit (NIV). As a ship is carried along by the wind, the biblical writers were moved by the Holy Spirit. Thus, revelation-inspiration refers to that process whereby the Holy Spirit revealed to the prophets what God wanted them to know and then guided them in the proclamation of that message. Some spoke the word; others wrote it down. The written form became the inspired (God-breathed) Scripture.
Although in the New Testament the apostles did not claim inspiration as frequently as did the Old Testament writers, it is obvious that they regarded their messages as given by Divine authority. Paul, for example, wrote, These things we also speak, not in words which mans wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches (1 Cor. 2:13, NKJV), and When you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God (1 Thess. 2:13, NKJV).
Yet, the Bible is also a human book. At face value it bears all the hallmarks of human authorship. Authors in recording their own experiences refer to themselves with personal pronouns (Neh. 1:111, Dan. 10:19, Gal. 1:12-20); the customs and traditions of the authors times are seen in the writings; and some of the psalms and proverbs reflect the literature and culture of the surrounding nations. In short, though inspired by the Lord, the Bible also reflects the humanness of its penmen.
|Of all the Bible authors, which ones humanity comes through most clearly to you? In what ways can you sympathize and relate to that author purely on a human level? Bring your answer to class on Sabbath.
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Verbal or Thought Inspiration
What do the following texts tell us about inspiration in Scripture? Isa. 2:1, 2; Ezek. 36:16; 1 Cor. 7:1012, 39, 40; 1 Thess. 2:13.
Two important theories of inspiration are:
Verbal Inspiration. The focus in verbal inspiration is on the words of the Bible rather than on the author. All the words are said to be inspired by God, Who chooses from the vocabulary and educational background of the writer. According to this view, only the original writings of the biblical writers are inspired, not the copies, which might have errors. This view must be distinguished from the dictation theory of inspiration, in which every word in Scripture is dictated by the Holy Spirit without reference to the vocabulary and educational background of the writer.
Thought Inspiration. The focus here is on the writers, not on the words. Primarily the thoughts, not so much the words of the Bible, are inspired (1 Cor. 7:10-12, 39, 40; 1 Thess. 2:13), except when the words of God or an angel are quoted (Jer. 29:30, 31; Rev. 19:9) or when God speaks directly through a prophet (Num. 22:35; 23:112, 26). The writer receives the vision, dream, or thought and puts it down in writing in his own words (Isa. 2:1, 2; Rev. 4:1); the Holy Spirit ensures that the words used convey Gods truth correctly. The Bible, therefore, is declared to be the infallible revelation of Gods will.
On the basis of Scripture and the writings of Ellen White, Adventists hold to thought inspiration. It is not the words of the Bible that are inspired, but the men that were inspired. Inspiration acts not on the man's words or his expressions but on the man himself, who, under the influence of the Holy Ghost, is imbued with thoughts. But the words receive the impress of the individual mind. The divine mind is diffused. The divine mind and will is combined with the human mind and will; thus the utterances of the man are the Word of God.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 1, p. 21. As the last sentence indicates, the words of the prophet become the Word of God. In the same vein David wrote, The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue (2 Sam. 23:2, NKJV). This indicates that inspiration not only imparted thoughts but ensured that the Written Word accurately conveyed Gods thoughts.
|Why is it important to have a correct understanding of how inspiration works? What are the dangers of holding wrong views?
|January 27
Visions and Physical Phenomena
What do the following texts tell us about how heavenly visions affected some biblical prophets? Dan. 10:79, 17, 18; Acts 9:15; Rev. 1:17.
To stand in the presence of a heavenly being can be a powerful experience. Daniel, Saul (Paul), and John all fell to the ground when they received a heavenly vision. Daniel wrote, no strength remained in me (NKJV), and John said, I fell at his feet as dead.
Ellen White describes her experience with these words: As inquiries are frequently made as to my state in vision, and after I come out, I would say that when the Lord sees fit to give a vision, I am taken into the presence of Jesus and angels, and am entirely lost to earthly things. I can see no farther than the angel directs me.Selected Messages, book 1, p. 36.
In 1868 her husband, James White, gave the following description of her physical appearance while in vision: 1. She is utterly unconscious of everything transpiring around her; 2. She does not breathe. . . . [This] has been repeatedly proved by pressing upon the chest, and by closing the mouth and nostrils; 3. Immediately on entering vision, her muscles become rigid, and joints fixed, so far as any external force can influence them; . . . 4. On coming out of vision, whether in the daytime or a well-lighted room at night, all is total darkness. Her power to distinguish even the most brilliant objects, held within a few inches of the eyes, returns but gradually.Life Incidents (Battle Creek, Mich.: Steam Press, 1868), p. 272.
Many observed her during her visions. Joseph Bates, for example, wrote, I have seen her in vision a number of times, and also in Topsham, Maine; and those who were present during some of those exciting scenes know well with what interest and intensity I listened to every word, and watched every move to detect deception or mesmeric influence. And I thank God for the opportunity I have had with others to witness these things. I can now confidently speak for myself. I believe the work is of God.Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, p. 89.
|However impressive these physical manifestations might be, why must we not base our belief in her gift on them? What ultimately must be the final test of Ellen Whites prophetic calling?
|January 28
Inspiration and Literary Assistants
Prophets were not Gods pens but His penmen. What they saw or heard in visions and dreams they wrote down according to the best of their ability. From Scripture we know that some of the biblical authors had secretaries to help them write down the messages of God.
Read Jeremiah 36:14, Romans 16:22, 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:1518, and 2 Thessalonians 3:17. What do they tell us about the use of literary assistants?
Thus, both Old Testament and New Testament writers used literary assistants or scribes to write down the messages God had given them.
From New Testament times we know that at times scribes used a wax tablet to take down the gist of what the author wanted to say before they wrote a good copy of the letter. Prior to sending it, the author would go over the letter to make sure it conveyed to the reader what he wanted to say.
Ellen White also used literary helpers. Heres why:
1. With formal schooling ending at age 9, she recognized her own limitations as a writer. I am not a grammarian. I will try, if the Lord will help me, at forty-five years old to become a scholar in the science. God will help me. I believe He will.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 3, p. 90. Thus, some of her assistants functioned as her copy editors.
2. The great demand for her writings made it necessary for her to have literary help. After my husband's death, faithful helpers joined me, who labored untiringly in the work of copying the testimonies and preparing articles for publication.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 1, p. 50.
3. Because most of her books were not written as books, but were put together from previously written material, she needed special assistance in their production. Marian Davis was Ellen Whites bookmaker. She takes my articles which are published in the papers, and pastes them in blank books. She also has a copy of all the letters I write. In preparing a chapter for a book, Marian remembers that I have written something on that special point, which may make the matter more forcible. She begins to search for this, and if when she finds it, she sees that it will make the chapter more clear, she adds it. The books are not Marian's productions, but my own, gathered from all my writings.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 3, p. 91.
|How does this understanding help us better grasp how inspiration works? What wrong views might you have held on the topic of inspiration?
|January 29
Inspiration and the Book of Luke
What does Luke say about how his Gospel came into existence, and what does this tell us about inspiration? Luke 1:14.
In writing his Gospel, Luke doesnt seem to have relied on dreams or visions. Neither was he an eyewitness to the events he describes. Instead, he worked from what he had learned from others, all, no doubt, under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit, which ensured that what he wrote down was in harmony with the historical events and Gods will.
In the New Testament, the apostle Paul not only received information orally from others (1 Cor. 1:10, 11) but in a few places quoted from the writings of pagan authors. For example, in Acts 17:28 he quotes from the Cilician poet Aratus (c. 315-240 b.c.) who wrote, "It is with Zeus that every one of us in every way has to do, for we are also his offspring" (Phaenonlena 5; emphasis supplied). See also 1 Corinthians 15:33 and Titus 1:12, where Paul quoted other sources, all in order to teach inspired truth.
Ellen White from time to time used other books as sources for her own works. In the introduction to The Great Controversy she wrote: The great events which have marked the progress of reform in past ages are matters of history, well known and universally acknowledged by the Protestant world; they are facts which none can gainsay. . . . In some cases where a historian has so grouped together events as to afford, in brief, a comprehensive view of the subject, or has summarized details in a convenient manner, his words have been quoted; but in some instances no specific credit has been given, since the quotations are not given for the purpose of citing that writer as authority, but because his statement affords a ready and forcible presentation of the subject. In narrating the experience and views of those carrying forward the work of reform in our own time, similar use has been made of their published works.Pages xi and xii.
Prophets using other sources? Many people find that disturbing. What does this tell us, though, about how inspiration can work? If you think about it, whats wrong with prophets under the guidance of the Holy Spirit going to other sources as a way of helping express truth?
|January 30
Further Study:
|Read Ellen G. White, The Inspiration of the Prophetic Writers,
pp. 15-23 in Selected Messages,
book 1.
Yet now when I send you a testimony of warning and reproof, many of you declare it to be merely the opinion of Sister White. You have thereby insulted the Spirit of God. You know how the Lord has manifested Himself through the Spirit of prophecy. Past, present, and future have passed before me. I have been shown faces that I had never seen, and years afterward I knew them when I saw them. I have been aroused from my sleep with a vivid sense of subjects previously presented to my mind and I have written, at midnight, letters that have gone across the continent, and arriving at a crisis, have saved great disaster to the cause of God. This has been my work for many years. A power has impelled me to reprove and rebuke wrongs that I had not thought of. Is this work of the last thirty-six years from above or from beneath? In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I do not write one article in the paper, expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has opened before me in visionthe precious rays of light shining from the throne.Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, book 1, p. 27.
Discussion Questions:
| As a class, read your answers to Sundays study and
compare notes on which prophets members were able to relate to. Which prophets
were picked, and why?
Some people have worked on the assumption that some parts of the Bible are more inspired than others. Though its true that some parts might be more relevant to us today than others, thats radically different from the idea that some parts are more inspired than others. Whats the great danger of taking such a position? As you think about it, ask yourself the following questions: Who decides which parts are more inspired than others? What criteria does one use to make that determination? Where does the authority to make these decisions come from? What happens when people disagree about which parts are more inspired than others?
Think about the life and teachings of Ellen White during her long years of ministry. Despite the large amount of misinformation out there about her and her ministry, and despite the frequency with which her writings have been abused, what great evidence and reasons do we have for believing in the reality of her prophetic gift?
|I N S I D E Story
|Saved by a Watermelon
by HOMER TRECARTIN
The 12 members of a small church in Dubuque, Iowa, planned evangelistic meetings. They asked Elder Dave Weigley to lead out. For three months before the meetings were scheduled to begin, the members prayed for Elder Weigley, the meetings, and the people who were searching for something better in their lives.
As time for the meetings drew near, Pastor Weigley remembered a girl he had studied with a year earlier in Florida. She wanted to clean up her life and start over, but she didn't know how to break free from her current situation. She had thought about moving back to Iowa to be near her family. She hoped that a move would give her the new start she needed.
Weigley called the local elder in Florida and asked about the girl. The elder remembered her first name, Sharon, but he couldn't remember her full name. He knew that she moved north, but he did not know where she had gone. Weigley urged the local elder to pray for this girl. If she was in the Dubuque area, he wanted to invite her to the meetings.
On the first day of the meetings, a young woman entered the rented hall, walked up to a greeter, and said, "Hi, I came to see Pastor Weigley." The greeter took her to the local pastor.
"I am Pastor Wagly," the man said, smiling.
The young woman looked at him and said slowly, "No, you're not the man I'm looking for."
Laughing, the man said, "Oh, you mean the other Pastor Weigley. Our names sound the same, but they are spelled differently. Let me take you to Pastor Dave Weigley." The pastor escorted the young woman to a back room where Elder Dave Weigley was preparing his message. When the two walked through the door, Pastor Weigley's mouth dropped open. "Sharon!" he exclaimed, "How did you come to be here?"
Sharon laughed. "I moved here shortly after I met you last year. It's been good for me to start over again. Then yesterday my mom invited me over for watermelon. She covered the table with newspapers to catch the juice, and we sat down to eat and talk. As I was eating, my eye fell on an advertisement for some prophecy meetings. Then I saw your name, and I decided right then I had to come."
Sharon attended the meetings faithfully and was baptized.
God doesn't always send a bright light and loud voice to catch someone's attention, as He did with Saul. Sometimes He uses simple thingssuch as a juice-soaked newspaper ad on the kitchen table.
DAVE WEIGLEY is president of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and lives in Maryland, USA. Homer Trecartin is planning director for the Office of Adventist Mission at the General Conference.
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Me Right Now
54 comments:
- LindsB said...
We totally forgive you!! You are so sweet, how could we not :)
Go take care of your beautiful boys now :)
- May 17, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Privet and Holly said...
Funny picture, but it DOES perfectly reflect how life feels, sometimes. Take a deep breath.....BREATHE..... and meet each challenge one day at a time. I think everyone totally understands! xx P&H
- May 17, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
When I first started blogging, I was going to write a post called "Bloggers must have dirty houses" or something like that because of all the time it takes to research, blog, comment, etc. Something's gotta give. I don't even post that frequently but took a 2 week blogging break because of work and family commitments. I often wonder how bloggers find time to post everyday or more than once a day - what with work, family, kids, exercise. So don't have any guilt - young family, design business, successful blog - that's a lot.
- May 17, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Jennifer said...
Lauren--I have never felt so out of whack than in those months following the births of both of my sons (now 3 and 18 mos). You are not alone and it will get better. If someone gets upset that you do not comment enough, or respond timely enough, than they are not worth your "blog friendship." Take your time and adjust to being a mother of two. Blogging should be fun and you shouldn't have to feel bad about it! Your blog is wonderful.
- May 17, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- Red Door Home said...
I think anyone with a blog understands how you feel. Someimes there is so much to do it can become overwhelming. You continue to inspire others with all that you do!
- May 17, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- spark! (Ada-Marie) said...
We'll always be here! Be kind to yourself and let the unimportant things in life go right now. Enjoy every second of motherhood -- you are so blessed to have two gorgeous little guys who adore you!
- May 17, 2010 at 9:36 PM
- Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...
OUCH...but hey...look on the bright side,you have pretty red shoes!
Family first. Take your time. savor the moments...we'll survive. We're big.
- May 17, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Janell @ House of Fifty said...
Take a deep breath, you can blog when you have time! No worries...Janell
- May 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- pve design said...
Whatever you do, wear a smile and always make time for a kiss goodnight! (and a bed time story too)
Now if only we could invent that via blog land, we could all swap stories whilst the other got caught up.
Never feel guilty about the ole blog or e-mails, the kids come first and that includes husbands.
- May 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- gina said...
Dear Lauren,
I want to thank you for your beautiful blog and you should never apologize for putting family first. I am a Hospice RN and when I come home I need peace and tranquility and your blog has helped and taught me to make changes without fear. I nw come home to apreety place because of you, fo take all the time you need. Gina
- May 17, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Tracy Watier said...
Feeling a little squashed myself right now, Lauren. Guilty of the very same things but for not nearly as cute a reason. Love the new look so far, btw, kinks and all.
- May 17, 2010 at 10:05 PM
- Marija said...
Apologizing is hardly necessary. The people who love you and your blog will be here whether you're posting daily or not. Besides, it's about quality not quantity. Family first. We've all been there (or are there as the case may be!). Keep doing what you're doing :)
xo Marija
- May 17, 2010 at 10:19 PM
OMGosh! That exact picture used to scare me to death when I was little!!! :) I look forward to your posts and will wait patiently while you attend to what really matters most ~
- May 17, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings... said...
Blogging should be fun sweetie!
Just do what time allows and enjoy!
We're all busier at certain times, blogging should be guilt free,
Like ICE CREAM!!!!!
xoxo~Kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...
- May 17, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- alison giese Interiors said...
Hang in there, Lauren! (And, we completely understand!)
- May 17, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- The Gimlet Eye said...
Sometimes life moves too fast, especially with the "stress" of social media! Take care...everyone can wait! ;)
- May 17, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- kayce hughes said...
Hang in there! Enjoy those little ones.
- May 17, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- Kathysue said...
Lauren, You poor thing. I am sorry you feel guilty at all. It is not necessary on my account. I always admire the blogger that is so popular,as you are, that they keep family first. When it feels like a job instead of an outlet and fun then it is time to re-group. You do what you need to do and we, your followers will still be here.Take off the ruby slippers and put your feet up and rock your babies, that is what it is truly all about, Hugs Kathysue
- May 17, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- simply seleta said...
I've always thought May is a tough month for moms. So much crammed into 30 short days!! Take it easy and enjoy your fam. We love you!
- May 17, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- nelya said...
Sigh, I know exactly how you feel. But I know you have your priorities in order. Those that really count come first. Take a breather sweetie.
By the way, the "new" place looks beautiful.
- May 17, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- lemondropdreams said...
Going from one to two children was the hardest adjustment for me. All of a sudden you have to split your attention. It's a juggling act, I have four kids now and there are just not enough hours in the day (unless you can live w/o that pesky thing called sleep). Some days I feel like I never stop moving but yet nothing seems to have gotten done. Take a break, time off and get adjusted to your new life!
- May 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- lemondropdreams said...
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- May 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- Jules said...
Blogs are meant to be fun! Certainly not another guilt inducing thing in our lives. Enjoy your family do the things you have to and those of us who really care will be here anyway.
I certainly don't need responses.. ...unless...well maybe...if you see something I have done you really like...then perhaps a small comment sort of...might be ...well pretty good. Tee Hee!!
- May 18, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- My Galveston Cottage said...
No worries. What a sweetheart to care so much. Take care of your babies. And have fun. -s
- May 18, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- Fargerike Dagny said...
Trust me, I know exactly how you feel!
And I think you're doing great!!
- May 18, 2010 at 5:56 AM
- The Suburban Bushwacker said...
I just found you're blog and thought you'd like this one
about making more interesting stuff from Ikea furniture
- May 18, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- Susie @ Maddie G Designs said...
Lauren...hang in there. I have moments too where I wonder if I am doing 1/2 a job on everything I try to do. I cannot even imagine how life will be when I am having a baby, tending to a 2.5 year old and moving across country this fall. You have a huge loyal following....I don't think anyone is going anywhere!
- May 18, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- tarheel said...
You're funny. And you're so sweet- can't imagine anyone being upset with you over blog etiquette!
- May 18, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- Emily A. Clark said...
I'm personally glad you posted this. I sometimes wonder how these other young moms/bloggers seem to get it done effortlessly. Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels like I'm drowning :)
- May 18, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- LiveLikeYou said...
hahaha...that image is so funny!!! I feel like that sooo many days, finally I have an image to go look at that expresses it perfectly!
- May 18, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- Laura Casey Interiors said...
Can I just copy and paste your post onto my blog? :) xo
- May 18, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...
Lauren, this is something we all struggle with. If I had a newborn at home, I wouldn't get any of this blog stuff done, so you just hang in there girl. It's gotten impossible for me to keep up too & we just all have to do the best we can do. There's no way that I can comment back to everyone who comes by my blog either. There just comes a time when you have to let it go & release the guilt. :)
You just do what you have to do for your family to come first.
- May 18, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- kerry said...
You are so sweet - you put a smile on my face! As the mother of five (11yrs. 9,twins 6 & 20 months)I can tell you it's true when they say it goes by so fast...so take all the time you need to read those stories!!!
- May 18, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- Maria Killam said...
I'm where you are that's for sure!! Love this sweet post Lauren! x Maria
- May 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM
No matter what....being a mom is that hardest job inthe world...smiles.
- May 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Things That Inspire said...
I started blogging when my youngest was 4 1/2, and just about to start school full time, and I can't even imagine how I would have done it with two little ones in tow! I have never really done the 'reply to every person who comments on the blog', although I do read each and every comment and love hearing from my readers. I think people understand that sometimes blogs need to be less about interaction and more about inspiration.
- May 18, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Jennifer said...
girl, read those bedtime stories! you can always catch up on the blogs/emails/whatever, but you can't redo time with your sweet babies!
- May 18, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- FTRB said...
I'm feeling the same way and I probably don't have half as much going on as you do! Hang in there!
- May 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- red ticking said...
life is so busy and we all need more balance..i think we are all in similar boats.. rest well when you can sweetie... xoxo pam
- May 18, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Mona Thompson Providence Ltd. said...
I'm one of those new bloggers that feels like an insane person trying to do all the things we have been told we are supposed to do to increase our readership. I don't know when I have worked so hard at anything. I've often wondered if I ever do "arrive" how much more time will it take? As I have watched your blog, as well as others grow with small children husbands and design businesses I have been completely amazed.
You are precious and your family has to come first. We all admire you even more for showing your true spirit.
- May 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- Liza Graves said...
I loved reading your blog post. I constantly feel this way without all the comments you get! As I write a style blog aimed at Nashville, I get lots of readers but not so many comments. I think we've become more of a reference guide... I used to be a wee bit jealous, but now I 'm not as I think so many of you are in this boat. We all love to blog but coming up with creative new posts and following proper etiquette is really hard. I applaud you for even trying but even more for posting the lady under the house as your mea culpa! Hang in there. As mine are 12, 8 an 6 I can tell you that you want their impressions to be of you lovin on THEM not lovin on the blog
-Liza Graves
- May 18, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Dorothy said...
Hey, your husband and kids are way more important than saying thanks to some random e-mailer.
Love your blog!
- May 18, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- Rachel said...
Love the new design so far!!!
I have a hard time keeping up too, and I don't even have kids! So I can only imagine....
I enjoy reading your blog regardless - keep up the wonderful inspiration! And I hope you're able to at least take a deep breath soon.
- May 18, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Unknown said...
Take care of yourself - and those little ones. The rest will wait - and be there when you're ready!!
- May 18, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Amber B. said...
You are one of the younger bloggers out there--I've noticed that many of the "bigger" bloggers don't have young children. Their kids are in school or even grown. So...all of that to say--take care of your babies. Everything else will wait. They won't!!
- May 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- angela | the painted house said...
The new blog looks so clean and happy--congrats!
Oh, the sweet blog, the blog monster. Everyone understands! It's okay to use that delete button instead of reply...especially when young'n's call. :)
So are you going to redecorate that house that just fell on you? ;)
- May 18, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- traci zeller designs said...
I hear you, Lauren. I had one of these moments yesterday ... and just about every day, to be candid. There's just not enough time in the day. And I don't even have a newborn! Anyone else with small children totally understands where you're coming from. So don't be so hard on yourself ... and make sure to take care of yourself, too! At least that's what I tell myself ...
- May 18, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Windlost said...
Hi Lauren, guilt is a killer and I am sorry you are feeling it. I am sure you are overwhelmed right now and wish I were there to answer emails for you. I would write them crazy answers, like 'use a leopard print rug" and they would be like "what is Lauren smoking?" hehe.
I feel the same (busy at work and getting home late) and I don't even have two little ones! I never feel like there is enough time to write someone a proper email, properly follow people's blogs (who I love, let alone the ones I just like!), and even make phone calls and see the people who are real friends. It all feels like a half-assed rush basically.
I know it must be hard trying to promote the business and do jobs and raise the boys. It can be overwhelming. I can imagine, and I can feel your pain, the guilt, the hurrying. I think if we could all get rid of guilt we'd all do much better in life. So try not to feel guilty for anything. You don't owe anyone (except maybe Dave). Give him a kiss and call it a night.
And don't email me! I will be here when you have time in two weeks or two months or two years!
: )
Your number ONE fan,
xox Terri
- May 19, 2010 at 12:15 AM
- Lucy said...
I'm sure everyone understands. Little babies and life have to take priority and also, if your blog is really really popular and you get lots of comments, I think people sort of realise that you can't respond in the same way as someone who just has to reciprocate a few.
Enjoy your lovely family. I bet that new nursery is a fab bedtime story setting!
- May 19, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- Peggy and Fritz said...
I love reading your blog and one thing I learned in business that a man would never do is apologize. We always want to do the right thing but life is a cycle. Sometimes you will have plenty of time and sometimes you won't. It's like friendship - your great friends will be there no matter what and while I'm new to this blogging world - I work full time and only do my blog for my friends - as there are so many blogs out there I don't know how everyone can read them. Take the time for yourself, relax, enjoy your family and your blogger family will be here to support you. :)
- May 19, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Roeshel said...
Aw, Lauren. **big hug**
I understand how you feel. I suffer from the same type of guilt. When I discover superwoman blogging powers, I'll share. ;) Hang in there and keep up the good work - when you have time. Life first.
Take care.
- May 19, 2010 at 4:50 PM
I love that you put this out there. It looks like you are mega-busy! I just got back to blogging after pregnancy and 8 months with my twins. Blogging was a joy that I didn't want to put totally behind me, so I'm just going to take it as it comes.
- May 23, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- Cassie Stocker said...
Family first, always! The rest finds its way in the cracks of our lives. Hang in there!
- May 23, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- Dreamy Whites said...
Hello Lauren,
I hope you are feeling better.
This is how I have been feeling lately. Family comes first and we have to remind ourselves that we should never feel bad about that. I also want you to know that I leave you comments to let you know that I love what you do. I am really inspired by you. I would NEVER expect you to comment back to me or email me because I left you a comment.
Besides, there isn't enough time in the day to do that. I don't know how you do all that you do & have a blog. You inspire me that is for sure.
I actually almost quit blogging because I started receiving negative comments from an anonymous person. Then I found a great post that another blogger wrote about blogging, and realized sadly I am not the only one who has experienced such a thing.
I hope you are feeling better!
You are such an inspiration and I LOVE your blog!
Take Care,
- May 28, 2010 at 10:28 AM


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By David Clack, for CNN • Updated 5th February 2013
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For the most part, train terminals are desperate places. They're an unavoidable evil linking us to somewhere else -- but not before assaulting us with tepid coffee, drafty waiting rooms and smelly, ugly ticket halls.
Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which turns 100 this month, is a glorious exception.
But it's not just its iconic opal-faced clock (a century old and valued at more than $10 million), flawless marble staircases (modeled on those in the Paris Opera House) and gleaming chandeliers (fitted with 35,000 custom-designed, low-energy light bulbs) that lend Grand Central a sense of golden age grandeur.
The terminal -- not station, never station -- also has a fascinating history, with stories to rival Manhattan's better known, pointier landmarks.
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1913: Grand opening
While trains had been running in and out of Manhattan since 1871, it wasn't until the completion of Grand Central Terminal in 1913 that New York had itself a world renowned transportation icon.
The Vanderbilt family constructed the 48-acre site (the little polished brass acorns adorning every clock and light fixture reflect the family symbol), inadvertently triggering a 20-year Midtown construction boom that added the likes of the Helmsley and Chrysler Buildings to the city's skyline.
One of the world's most famous train stations turns 100 years old. CNN's Richard Roth reports.
CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports on the 100th birthday of the world's largest train station.
If it weren't for Grand Central, all those 1990s disaster movies would have looked very different.
1942: A president rolls in
At 200 feet, Grand Central boasts the deepest basement in New York City. This is where some of the terminal's shadiest secrets are concealed.
Too heavy to raise and put in a museum.
Courtesy MTA/Metro-North Railroad
Among them is a hidden platform connecting a presidential getaway train to an area beneath the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The secret platform was constructed for Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.
The polio-suffering president's armored carriage was specifically designed to limit lateral movement, allowing him to travel while keeping his disability secret from the American public.
So why is it still a rusty relic beneath Grand Central, rather than a museum showpiece? Simple: It weighs 142 metric tons -- you try moving it.
1944: Winning the war
Another of the terminal's great subterranean secrets is M42 -- a hidden basement and the deepest accessible underground point in Manhattan.
Not that you'll ever go there -- the existence of the area was officially denied by the building's owners until the late 1980s and it doesn't even appear on the original blueprints.
So what's the big secret?
The room -- named after Grand Central's 42nd Street location -- houses a series of rotary converters, which, back in the 1930s, provided the power that electrified the terminal's 63 tracks.
During World War II, these tracks linked thousands of shaven grunts and other instruments of war to the ports that would ship them out to the front lines.
Despite Grand Central's strategic significance, however, a bucket of sand tipped into one of these converters would have been enough to bring the terminal -- and 80% of the country's eastbound military movement -- to a standstill.
This vulnerability was nearly exploited by a pair of Nazi saboteurs in November 1944, but their plot was scuppered by an FBI manhunt.
Commuters join celebrities for Grand Central's 100th birthday
1957: To infinity (but not much further)
A small hole in the ceiling of the main concourse, just near the constellation of Pisces, is an unlikely legacy of the space race. The hole was left behind after a Redstone rocket was hoisted up inside the terminal in an attempt to get the U.S. public excited about space exploration.
The terminal has been an inspiration for many filmmakers.
Courtesy MTA/Metro-North Railroad
So eager was the government to counteract anxiety around the Russian Sputnik launch, that it forgot to check whether the rocket would fit in the building.
1968: Demolition looms
By the late 1960s, the growing popularity of interstate highways and air travel had taken a toll on the country's railroads, leaving Grand Central a stinking, hobo-infested eyesore.
It was condemned to be demolished until the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission stepped in to declare the building a historic landmark. Grand Central was saved, but there was still the problem of what to do with the guys and gals using the Beaux Arts masterpiece as their own personal living quarters and latrine.
Rather than force out the homeless, city officials addressed each and every member of Grand Central's homeless community on a case-by-case basis. The vast majority ended up in permanent housing.
1990: A green role model
While these days you'll do well to walk more than half a Manhattan block without tripping over some sort of green waste initiative, back in the early 1990s, Manhattan was chugging out as much CO2 as everyone else.
Setting an example for contemporary recycling programs, Grand Central overnight became the biggest recycling plant in the United States when it introduced newspaper bins in 1990, collecting five tons of waste in its first day.
However, not everyone loved the scheme.
When The New York Times noticed the introduction of the bins coincided with a hefty dent in sales (thanks to commuters salvaging dumped papers rather than buying their own), they reacted swiftly.
Since 2001, they've been paying a significant fee each year to maintain craftily designed bins that prevent people from removing discarded papers.
1998: A lick of paint
Grand Central's mid-1990s makeover took 12 years to complete. During this time everything from light bulbs to the gigantic ceiling skyscape were painstakingly scraped, scrubbed and polished back to their prewar glory.
A brighter, cleaner look after renovation in the 1990s.
Courtesy MTA/Metro-North Railroad
But what do you do when the quarries from which you procured your original marble have closed?
Order them to be reopened, of course, and, while you're at it, pull masonry technicians out of retirement to make sure everything is properly prepared and fitted.
This goes some way to explaining why the whole restoration project cost more than $160 million.
2000s: Top of the shops
Of the 700,000 people who pass through Grand Central every day, an estimated 10,000 don't have a ticket.
They're not fare dodgers, they're shoppers, who together shell out $150 million every year on lattes, oyster dinners, MacBooks and more. The terminal houses 50 shops, 20 casual eateries and five restaurants and cocktail lounges.
In terms of spend per square foot, that makes the terminal the most commercially successful shopping center in the United States.
2008: A viral hit
Grand Central has been immortalized in scores of Hollywood movies -- credits include "North By Northwest," "Serpico," "The Untouchables" and, um, "Little Nicky" -- but by far its most memorable theatrical moment came when drama collective
ImprovEverywhere scared rush hour commuters with this incredible stunt
More than 200 of the group's "agents" froze perfectly still, in unison, for five minutes, giving everyone else the impression that they'd just stumbled upon some cataclysmic rift in the space-time continuum.
The result? More YouTube views than Keyboard Cat.
2012: Storm savior
While its 100-year history has seen it take on the role of everything from government propaganda auditorium to glitzy shopping mall, Grand Central remains a transportation hub, and an efficient one.
The terminal's iconic opal-faced clock.
courtesy MTA/Metro-North Railroad
Just as it did on 9/11 -- when, despite all other transport networks shutting down, it had the city evacuated by 2 p.m. -- Grand Central played a key role in getting New Yorkers to safety ahead of October's superstorm Sandy.
Very rarely has the terminal's marble concourse looked as cavernous as it did when the last Metro-North Railroad train fled to higher ground -- probably not since the Vanderbilts declared Grand Central open almost 100 years previously, in fact.
iReport: Photos from the centennial celebration
2013: 100 up
On February 1, 2013, this grand dame of the railway world celebrates its 100th birthday.
A brass band will play on the main concourse, actors, poets and celebrities will swan around and shops and restaurants will adopt a 1913 pricing strategy -- including 6 cents for a loaf of rye bread from Zaro's Bakery and $2 for silk scarves from Toto.
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