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Guillermo Gómez Rivera and José Mario S. Alas
Since the Philippines is now witnessing a world full of turbulence and incertitude, trudging on a road leading almost to hopelessness (and quite possibly another world war), it is high time that we Filipinos should wake up and face the facts, and to discern the real cause behind all this farce and evil.
We Filipinos were stripped of our national identity upon the arrival here of our so-called liberators: the North Americans, particularly the Thomasites. From that time on, the Republic of the Philippines (the Anglicized translation of La República de Filipinas) has never been the same again. Everything that is Filipino was literally mangled, especially during the 1945 massacre of Manila courtesy of the Yankee soldiers (see WARSAW OF ASIA: THE RAPE OF MANILA by José Mª Bonifacio Escoda). Therefore, before anything of the same tragedy happens again, we better arm ourselves with the powers of historical research and delve into the truth amidst all the lies taught to us by some "idiotcators." Remember that the past is our gateway to the future.
The Filipino identity is the product of the Filipino State that began to exist in Spanish on 24 June 1571. The Filipino State was founded together with Manila on that same date, with the government having Spanish as its official language (THE FILIPINO STATE by Gómez Rivera as published in emanila.com).
In 1599, the previously existing native ethnic states went into the Filipino State as co-founding members. They incorporated themselves with the Filipino State when they elected the Spanish King (Rey Felipe II) as their natural sovereign (page 23 of THE HISPANIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINES by John Leddy Phelan, University of Winsconsin Press, USA, 1959). This election was verified during a synod-plebiscite held also that year.
From that time on, and after forming part of the 1571 Filipino State, our pre-Hispanic ancestors also accepted Spanish as their official and national language with their respective native languages as auxiliary official languages. Thus, the previously autonomous Ethnic States that existed before 1599 were respectively the ones that belonged to the Tagalogs, Ilocanos, Pampangueños, Bicolanos, Visayans, Mindanáo Lumads, and the Moro Sultanates of Joló and Maguindanáo.
Aside from these indigenous or native Ethnic States, the pre-Hispanic Chinese of Mayi-in-ila Kung shing-fu, or what is now known as Manila, likewise joined the Filipino State when they accepted the King of Spain as their natural sovereign. More so, because they knew that they would become the chief benefactors of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade that would in turn last for 215 years.
Hence, all of the above mentioned people became, ethnographically and politically, Filipinos as well as Spanish citizens or subjects when they freely accepted the Spanish King (Rey Felipe or King Philip II) as their natural sovereign in 1599, resided in the Philippines to do business, and paid taxes to His Majesty's Manila government. It is because of this historical event that the Spanish language is an inseparable part of every Filipino's individual, collective, and national identity. Because of this fact, Philippine education today, to be truly Filipino, must have Spanish as its medium of instruction as was the case before the Americans came, since without a notion of this language no Filipino can say that he is truly Filipino in his identity (Caviteños and Zamboangueños should, and can, start with their own Chabacano vernacular).
This is why a nationalist of the stature of Claro M. Recto declared that: "Without Spanish the inventory of our national patrimony as a people will be destroyed, if not taken away from us since Spanish is part of our flesh and blood as Filipinos."
Teodoro M. Kálaw, another great Filipino, also said that: "The Filipino national identity, as well as what we know and recognize as Filipino culture, remains primarily articulated and manifested in Spanish because this is its original language. The Filipino Civilization is a beautiful blending of the Spanish and the indigenous civilizations. Without Spanish and its beneficial influence, we betray our own rights to dignity as a people and stop being Filipinos in order to sadly become economic slaves of another power."
It is therefore a very condemnable crime against the Filipino people, in the words of Cebuano Senator Manuel C. Briones, to educate the new generations of Filipinos without any Spanish as, at least, one more subject in their curricula.
"More so," added then Senator Manuel C. Briones, "because Spanish is also a world language!" And this is totally true because, at this writing, Spanish has around five hundred million primary speakers and another seven hundred million people as second-language speakers.
Should present-day Filipinos be left-out?
However, that is not the complete point. The main argument is that we Filipinos, before joining the battlefield against imperialism/neocolonialism, should very well know who the real enemy is. Moreover, we should realize that whenever we throw punches at the enemy, the only ones who we hit are ourselves due to the ignorance that we have about who we are and what we were. Our language, our culture, as well as our history and identity, were all distorted (this can be observed through the fiery writings of Recto, Kálaw, Briones, Jesús Lava, Renato Constantino, and even Nick Joaquín, regarding this matter; among those mentioned, perhaps it is Recto who divulged the most scathing truth on the agenda of the Americans and what they did to our country).
Even national hero José Rizal can be considered as an American-invented hero in some sense (see VENERATION WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING by Constantino). This is not to say that Rizal's heroism was horseplay. Rizal was an ardent nationalist, a great writer and scholar, bar-none. He has every right to be our national hero for he instilled in his followers the importance of nationalism and national identity. However, the American regime managed to distort everything about him, and even used his tussle with the Spanish government in the Philippines when in truth, Rizal, who was a Freemason, was solely against the Spanish friars particularly the Dominicans who ordered the expulsion of his family, together with other Calambeños, from Calambâ, Laguna due to a land dispute.
The scheme of using Rizal's "hatred" (kunô) against Spain was taught in all the schools, public and private, from pre-school up to college, little by little conditioning the minds of young Filipinos into accepting the absurd notion that the real villains were the Spaniards and that our saviors were the Americans. This alarming lie being done in our school systems still exist, quite obviously.
So now that it is made clear what a Filipino is, perhaps the question should be rephrased: should present-day Filipinos remain unconcerned about what those foreign oppressors did to us and are still doing to us?
circa 2001
GUILLERMO GÓMEZ y RIVERA — is a Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist, polyglot, and scholar of Spanish and British descent. He was appointed Secretary of the Committee on National Language for the 1970-1971 Constitutional Convention. In 1974, the Department of Education condecorated him for his work as teacher and writer with the Plus Ultra Filipinas Award. In 1975, he was awarded the Premio Zóbel, the oldest literary award in the Philippines. And if I go on, this profile of Señor Gómez would have outworded the foregoing essay. 😀
JOSÉ MARIO "Pepe" ALAS — is just an ordinary blogger with simple dreams but higher hopes. 🙂


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In the process, President Obama attempted nothing less than an assault on the timeless notion of liberty itself:
Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone.
But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.
After praising the "collective" and mocking the notion that America is a "nation of takers," President Obama targeted the political opposition. He targeted those who "deny" climate change, attacked those who allegedly refused to reward the elderly for their contributions, and defied critics whom he said wanted "perpetual war." He attacked the rich--as he has done so often over the past four years--and painted a caricature of an unjust nation: "...our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it....We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few."
President Obama's address failed to deliver on promises earlier in the day by senior political adviser David Axelrod that the speech would sound themes of national unity on a day of national "consecration." Instead, the president sounded combative themes familiar from his divisive first term, albeit wrapped occasionally in the lofty rhetoric of "hope" and "tolerance," and punctuated by the repeated refrain: "We, the People."
He acknowledged Americans have diverse concepts of liberty, but insisted that these could all fit together under the collective mission of the government to achieve its redistributive aims. Days after describing Republicans as determined to hurt the poor and elderly, he accused his opposition of intolerance: "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate."
The president cited Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday is celebrated today, citing his "I Have a Dream" speech, implying that when Dr. King told America that "our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on earth," he was referring not to civil rights but to the mighty will of the state.
President Obama also spoke out in favor of gay rights and immigration reform, acknowledging groups of voters that were central to his re-election effort--yet for whom he did not fulfill many of his first-term pledges. He touched on three historic locations--"Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall"--critical to the history of the women's rights movement, the civil rights movement, and the gay rights movement, respectively.
Throughout his address, the President maintained his voice in a near-shout. This was not an historic address, a reflection on a moment in history; it was an exhortation to political action, in contrast to the political reality of a divided Washington, in defiance of the profound economic challenges still facing the American people.
It was a declaration of political war on individual liberty. It was a wasted opportunity--and a warning.
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|System: Xbox 360*, PS3, PC
|Dev: Deep Silver, Eutechnyx
|Pub: Deep Silver
|Release: June 25, 2013
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language
The gameplay of Ride to Hell: Retribution is the final nail in the coffin. Though the missions you are put on are badass, none of them actually feel fun. Driving a motorcycle is boring; the bike moves along at a slow pace through environments that are filled with the same textures and obstacles looping over themselves. Sometimes the game makes you fight off other bikers, which should be cool considering that you punch and kick them so hard that they explode into spurts of blood while their bike skids off the road and similarly explode into a column of flame; however, the controls are shallow, the enemies never feel like a threat, and the attack and kill animations get incredibly repetitive.
The bike doesn't handle well at all. It controls too loosely, veering off left and right at even the slightest control input. Once again, it doesn't feel like you are driving a motorcycle, but rather a poorly programmed facsimile of one. It's a good thing most of the biking segments are just straight lines. Unfortunately, you'll find yourself repeatedly forced to drive these boring straight lines just to get to the next part of the game.
Off-bike combat is even worse. The animations in this game get even stiffer during a fistfight. The collision detection is horrendous, and when you are attacking, you slide around the map as if you were on ice skates! There's a shallow system where you have to break enemy defenses with different kinds of attacks, but really, it's another button-mashy mess. It also suffers from the same repetitive animations and death sequences the bike fights do. You eventually get a variety of different weapons to use in the game, but none of them actually feel like upgrades. They just change your animation to something else equally stiff and boring. You also get guns, but there is no real in-depth shooting system here either. It's just a system of pulling the trigger at the other guy. Oh, and just to make the game feel extra sloppy, enemy models are reused so frequently, you'll sometimes fight hordes of the same guy, on or off bikes!
Ride to Hell: Retribution is filled with so many flaws it's painful. I'm a fan of Deep Silver's work, but this is far below their caliber. The game feels more than a generation old, and it suffers from low production value, poor controls, and completely screwed up pacing. I will freely admit I did not finish Ride to Hell: Retribution. It was not worth it. Deep Silver, you guys published Metro: Last Night. You are better than this.
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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Thoughts in brief
Here, then, is a run-down of what's capturing my attention lately:
1. Paul McCartney's upcoming album, Memory Almost Full: If early press is reliable, this album promises to be one of the highlights of McCartney's career. (I speculated in an earlier post that this might be the case, as there tends to be an inverse relationship between calm happiness in Paul's personal life and the quality of the albums he produces.) I simply can't wait to hear it. You can view the video for "Dance Tonight," the album's opening track, here and the Electronic Press Kit for the album here. Oh my, oh my, oh my.
2. Tuesday, June 5: This is a red-letter day because of the release of (see above) Memory Almost Full. It will be McCartney's first release available on iTunes (and is currently available for preorder), and it will be his first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label. Starbucks will be hosting "a global listening event" on June 5, in which they will play nothing but Memory Almost Full in their stores all day. XM satellite radio is getting in on the action as well, not only on their Hear Music channel (75), which will be airing special Macca programming on release week, but also by dedicating channel 120 exclusively to McCartney (with a special emphasis on Memory Almost Full) all day on June 5. If, like me, you have XM radio in your car, and if, like me, you have it programmed to notify you anytime Paul McCartney is playing on any channel, then you will have noticed today that your satellite receiver pinged every two or three minutes as every other channel on the dial advertised the upcoming June 5 radio event. It is, indeed, A Happening. And yes, I am taking the day off from work. Anyone want to meet for a cappuccino?
3. Good reading on parenting: A thoughtful reader pointed me toward this Op/Ed piece in the LA Times, written by Ralph James Savarese, whose new book Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism & Adoption is getting great early reviews. I wanted to read the book anyway; this article makes me want to read it soon.
4. Reality TV: I've outed myself on the reality tv thing before, so that in itself is not news. But, I have to say, last week was a one-two punch, as first Joey Fatone lost to Apolo Anton Ohno on Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, and then Blake Lewis fell to Jordin Sparks on Wednesday's American Idol. Honestly, it took everything I had to muster up the courage to tune into the new season of So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday.
5. Good reading on writing: I have had this post on writing from Kristen at From Here to There and Back saved in my Bloglines account since she posted it two weeks ago. In it, she talks about her journey as a writer and her attempts to walk away from writing, which always result in her return to it. It speaks to me, I'm sure, because I am still mostly on hiatus from blogging and, it seems, mostly on hiatus from writing. I keep returning to her post to read a single line - a line that serves as some sort of homing device for me. "I come back," she writes, "because when I write, I am alive."
6. Eating my words: And while I'm writing about writing, I may as well 'fess up to this. Remember last fall when I angsted long and loud about teaching writing to first-year college students? Remember how I vowed that I would never do it again? Well, teaching must be a little like childbirth, because somehow no matter how painful the experience, it tends to have a way to make you want to seek it out again. I'm signed on for Round 2 this fall.
7. Beach weather: Summer has arrived early in our little neck of the woods, and Bud and I have been taking full advantage of it. I've got to say - after a long, cold winter, it really feels like coming home.
8. Harry Potter: I'm re-reading the series in anticipation of the July release of Book 7. I've been pacing myself so that I wouldn't finish too early, but now I've got to kick it into high gear, since it's nearly June and I'm only a few chapters into Book 3. Okay - anyone willing to make a prediction on the record here? Severus Snape: Friend or Foe? (Please support your argument.)
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- Phoebe Gleeson said...
Well, I say friend. But you haven't read far enough to see why that's quite a loaded question. So no supports from me for fear of spoiling it fer ya.
- May 26, 2007 11:25 PM
- Drama Mama said...
Delighted to see a post from you, and hope you are doing well!
Advertising works! Our Starbucks has an ad for Memory Almost Full and I got excited and made a mental note to buy new CD.
Then I remembered that it is MOM NOS who is the Palmer Cartney fan; I am but a mere Beatles aficionado. All of your posts have made their way into my subconscious, apparently.
Made mental note to buy it anyway.
- May 27, 2007 12:42 AM
- MOM-NOS said...
No, no, Phoebe - I've read the whole series. I'm just refreshing my memory in anticipation of the final installment. What's your theory?
- May 27, 2007 6:58 AM
- bubandpie said...
Friend. (Ah, Mom-NOS, how I've been missing you!)
It comes down to the fact that both Voldemort and Dumbledore trusted Snape implicitly. One of them was wrong - and it's not Dumbledore. He may be dead (he IS dead, though he may have some kind of Obi-Wan Kenobi post-death-mentorship role to fulfill) - but he's not a fool.
Also, although Snape always has disliked Harry, his parting words book 6 are solid advice on how to defeat Voldemort: occlumency, not Unforgivable Curses. The only thing that even disguises his words is the contemptuous tone in which they are delivered, but that is consistent with what we've always known about Snape - he may be loyal to Dumbledore, but he can't stand Harry.
Dumbledore made it abundantly clear to Harry that he was ready to die - willing to be killed if necessary. Dumbledore did not see himself as pivotal to the defeat of Voldemort, but he did see Harry as pivotal - and, I suspect, he also saw Snape's cover in the same light.
The "hatred" in Snape's eyes as he killed Dumbledore was self-hatred, at carrying out what he had to do. Indeed, his behaviour afterwards seems to be that of a rigidly self-controlled man who is being devoured by grief and self-hatred.
The pieces are now in place for Voldemort's downfall: Snape will betray him, Wormtail will (Gollum-like) contribute in some way to his downfall, and Harry will carry out his destiny.
There. A five-paragraph essay for you. Did you see the ticker over at my place? You can download it from Mugglenet (?) and it counts down the days, hours, and seconds until book 7 is released.
- May 27, 2007 8:09 AM
- kristina said...
Music and books and walks with one's boy: Some of the best things of all, no?
- May 27, 2007 12:35 PM
- Steve said...
ok, i have never read one word of Harry Potter, so I guess that puts me in the "minority", but I've seen every American Idol so that puts me in the "majority" - where do I really fit? Who knows... anyways, you really like Blake better than Jordan? Please do explain.. :)
- May 27, 2007 1:03 PM
- mcewen said...
Yes,my knowledge of Harry Potter, is merely rusty and could do with a good brush up.
- May 27, 2007 1:14 PM
I vote for Snape being friend, not foe. While he certainly isn't friendly, I believe that in the end, in spite of all of the negatives one can accuse him of, he will not be a foe. Why? First, I agree with bubandpie that Dumbledore believed Snape to be good, and that's good enough for me. Second, however, is J.K. Rowling's habit of borrowing names and details from real history. Severus was a Roman emperor who, while perhaps tough to take, ultimately did very good things for the welfare of the empire. We shall see...
- May 28, 2007 12:21 AM
The official video for "Dance Tonight" is out on YouTube!
Fun! (And I love the mandolin!)
- May 28, 2007 12:59 AM
- melody said...
Two of my sons by gift of adoption live on the spectrum, I also look forward to reading "Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism & Adoption". I just have to remember to purchase it.
As for HP, bubandpie stated my thinking better than I. But I could let my 12 yo explain his theory, but then your head would hurt like forever. My household is waiting impatiently for #7.
- May 28, 2007 2:28 AM
Snape = friend. I believe that Dumbledore's death was planned by Dumbledore himself. I predict that Snape will finally show his true colors in this last book. I hope so anyway. I cannot wait to get my hands on that book!
P.S. I love the Beatles and PM by association, very cool about Starbucks and his new album.
karen in CA
- May 28, 2007 11:27 AM
- Daisy said...
Severus Snape, Friend or Foe? Answers must be insightful, complete, and supported with meaningful and relevant examples from the text.
I can see the scoring rubric now.
Meanwhile, I'm up to The Goblet of Fire -- the only one in the series that I don't own in print. I need to make a quick trip to the bookstore.
- May 28, 2007 6:37 PM
- mumkeepingsane said...
Snape's a good guy. It's been pretty obvious (to me) all along. I have a bet with my husband and I'm confident I'm going to win.
We are eagerly anticipating the book's release.
- May 28, 2007 7:01 PM
- gretchen said...
Man- I love you people. I've got goosebumps just reading about reading HP7. I have no theory- just love to hate Snape.
One of the student workers in my office is taking an English class next fall- Romanticism and Harry Potter or something like that. Come to think of it, I *can* take classes for free...
- May 28, 2007 8:09 PM
so good to 'see' you!
i am only just beginning Harry Potter as fluffy and i will be sloooooooowly going through the whole series. we're only at chapter 3 of book 1, so, no theories and no clue what you're all talking about!
yay to warm weather and having fun in it with bud!
and, i had the same thoughts in starbucks as drama mama when i saw the Memory Almost Full signs. i thought of you and heard e-sighing...
- May 28, 2007 9:59 PM
I mostly agree with bubandpie's analysis, but I would add that one thing that makes Harry human instead of some kind of god-man is that he has consistently underestimated and misread Snape. So the "hatred" in Snape's eyes might not be hatred at all, self- or otherwise, but simply pain. I assumed Dumbledore extracted from Snape a similar promise to the one he demanded of Harry: When the time came, Snape must act as he promised he would, and finish Dumbledore in order to save Draco from having done it.
I am a vintage Beatles fan, and have never enjoyed post-Beatles work nearly as much, but I think the listening day idea is very cool.
And I, too, am looking forward to another season of So You Think You Can Dance? Dumb title, but great show.
- May 29, 2007 10:38 AM
- Sam I Am said...
Have missed you, but I too understand, and blogging for me has had to take a backseat lately. Anxious to hear Paul's album too!!!!
- May 29, 2007 2:48 PM
- lizziehoop said...
Snape is definitely a friend but even he is not sure where his loyalities lay. He was trusted by both Dumbledore and 'he who should not be named' and has always done his part to keep Harry safe while still loathing him and setting him up at every possible opportunity. He killed Dumbledore because he was asked/destine to do so and would kill Harry in a heartbeat if he could get away with it but ultimately I hope Snape is going to give his life to save Harry's.
The last book is going to be the highlight of my summer!
- May 29, 2007 3:43 PM
Snape is friend. I don't know that "friend" is the best word for that, but you can tick me up on Budanpie's list of fans -- couldn't have said it better myself. Voldemort misjudges people, Dumbledore does not. I think that Dumbledore's belief in Snape will be rewarded because it is that belief that saved Snape. I don't think he's capable as a character of betraying that - killing Dumbledore is not indicative of a betrayal.
- May 29, 2007 6:03 PM
- Mamaroo said...
I have to say that I don't know what to do with myself knowing that I won't be sitting down with a bowl of ice cream to watch American Idol tonight.
I have not gotten into the Harry Potter books, but maybe I will make the attempt this summer.
Glad to hear that you and Bud are enjoying the warm beach weather. We have been trying to do the same here.
- May 29, 2007 6:42 PM
Snape - FRIEND. I think he killed D to KEEP an unbreakable vow he had taken long before he took the vow with Malfoys Mom. Can't wait for the book!!
- May 30, 2007 8:13 AM
- Erin said...
I'm with the Snape=Friend folks. Bubandpie gives the reasons.
- May 30, 2007 1:19 PM
- bubandpie said...
Jane Plane - "he has consistently underestimated and misread Snape." So true! Sigh. I love Snape - and I've never understood why Harry has so little interest in Occlumency, which seems like one of the coolest powers (and most useful).
- May 30, 2007 8:43 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Much as I'd like to prompt a rousing debate, I have to agree with the rest of you. I think Snape is a friend as well, for all the reasons you've mentioned. (Will no one argue the other side?)
Bubandpie, as for Dumbledore being dead, I have a series of thoughts bubbling in my head that have not yet congealed into a plotline, but they involve two basic points:
1. Dumbledore's beloved and trusted pet (and sometimes messenger?), Fawkes, is a Phoenix, who rises from the ashes on a regular basis, and
2. Harry and Voldemort both have wands made with a single feather from the same Phoenix.
Steve, without question Jordin is the better singer, but no matter how much Simon insists that Idol is a "singing competition", I have to disagree with him. (If it were merely a singing competition, no one would have stood a chance against Melinda.) It's a competition that involves singing, of course, but really it is an idol competition - a celebrity competition - a performance competition. And (in my humble opinion) Blake is far and away the better performer.
Both Jordin and Blake had EP's available on iTunes the following day, which seem to be selling equally well. I downloaded Blake's (which is a lot of fun), but haven't heard Jordin's. As much as I enjoyed her performances on the show, none of them were things I'd want to hear again and again. Not so with Blake's Bon Jovi cover. Or his Tim McGraw cover.
- June 01, 2007 8:28 PM
- pickel said...
I WISH I had time to reread Harry Potter. I did that when each of the previous books came out.
- June 01, 2007 11:17 PM
- bubandpie said...
Mom-NOS: I can see Harry dying and then rising like a phoenix (in book 7) better than Dumbledore, mainly because Dumbledore's death seems so necessary in order for the Voldemort/Harry showdown to take place. The phoenix has saved Harry once and may somehow do so again.
It seems to me that the series has insisted upon the necessity of death all the way through: when Dumbledore destroyed the Philosopher's Stone, it was with the knowledge that Nicholas Flamel woudl die - a kind of acceptance of that necessity. When Sirius died, his death seemed very un-deathlike, but again the books have insisted that death is real. Dumbledore is an old man who has lived his life and played his part, which was to prepare Harry for what he needs to do in book 7 - I can't see him returning now. Harry, though, is still a boy - perhaps he will need to use those phoenix-like powers.
- June 03, 2007 11:02 AM
- painted maypole said...
I am also in the Snape as Friend camp, and completely with you on the Pheonix theory. I have thought the same thing. He even talks (in book six I believe, I have yet to start my refresher reread of the series, better get started, eh?) about how people are afraid of death, but they don't need to be, and that it's not truly the end. I am sure we have not seen the end of Dumbledore and his influence in Harry's life, but just what form that will take I do not know. And Bub and Pie put it beautifully that if Dumbledore trusts Snape, well, Dumbledore can't be wrong. I think Dumbledore knows Snape better than Snape knows himself, and that there is redemption for Snape and the things he has struggled with all his life.
- June 07, 2007 11:35 PM
Snape. Friend. My theory? Well, you DID ask! When Dumbledore begged him "SNAPE" just before Snape said the killing curse I believe he was begging him TO kill him to honor an unbreakable oath they had taken before Snape took the oath with Malfoy's Mom. Snape and Dumbledore's oath was that Snape would do anything to protect Harry, even if that meant killing Dumbledore. Can't wait for the next book. HOURS of ignoring the girls await. Making note to self, "leave out plenty of GFCF kibble and bottles of water so the girls eat while I'm reading."
- June 16, 2007 4:17 PM


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In the days leading up to last week's trade deadline, a new conventional wisdom floated throughout baseball. The hoarding of prospects had gone too far, or so the theory went, and savvy general managers would pounce on the chance to trade away even the most promising minor leaguers for veterans that could make a difference in this year's pennant race.
The evidence for the theory: On July 5, the Oakland Athletics had traded shortstop Addison Russell, ranked as one of the top five prospects in all the minor leagues, in a package deal for pitcher Jeff Samardzija.
As it turned out, it was just Billy Beane being Billy Beane. The maverick Oakland general manager traded his star prospect, but he also traded his cleanup batter, Yoenis Cespedes.
The number of Baseball America top 50 prospects traded on Thursday's deadline day: 0.
For all the breathless anticipation about which of baseball's elite prospects would be moved at the deadline, none were.
The Dodgers had very real pitching needs, and they had three of baseball's very best prospects in outfielder Joc Pederson, infielder Corey Seager and pitcher Julio Urias. The Dodgers still have the needs, and they still have the prospects.
"If we didn't think Joc, Corey or Urias had a chance to be impact players, they'd be out of here," Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti said.
The key word there is "chance." If one of the three develops into an impact player, the Dodgers will be in line with historical odds.
Urias ranked No. 13, Seager No. 16 and Pederson No. 18 on the Baseball America list.
The players in those spots in 2008: Jacoby Ellsbury, Brandon Wood and Mike Moustakas. In 2009: Moustakas, Giancarlo Stanton and Logan Morrison.
Of the top 50 prospects, agent Scott Boras says his research suggests 15 might turn out to be impact players. So why were none of those top 50 traded on Thursday?
The economics of the game have tilted the value of prospects to an all-time high, and not just because of the never-ending escalation in the salaries of free agents.
As revenue sharing enables small-market clubs to keep their star players – Paul Goldschmidt with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Joey Votto with the Cincinnati Reds, Felix Hernandez with the Seattle Mariners, and so on – the free-agent pool gets older and less attractive, even as the limited supply pushes salaries higher.
And, with recently imposed limits on how much teams can spend to sign draft picks and international players, a team no longer can trade a prospect and replace him by investing more in the amateur market.
"There is a logjam on those players that are deemed prospects," Boras said. "Teams that are successful and have the money to spend can't spend the money on young players. That is creating an artificial value."
So too is the flood of long-term contracts signed by young players. The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Allen Craig from the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, in a trade for pitcher John Lackey.
Craig might not have as high a ceiling as, say, Pederson. But Craig is signed for three years beyond this one, at a relatively reasonable $26 million, and the Red Sox do not inherit the risk of a prospect going bust.
"Control at a discounted price is why teams are signing those players so early," Boras said. "It makes them very tradeable."
The relative inefficiency of free agency and the restrictions on amateur spending limit opportunities to acquire a premium player at a young age. Relief pitchers and bench players and bottom-of-the-lineup hitters are available at reasonable cost, but there are far fewer chances to acquire an impact player rather than develop one.
"The value of a premium and/or close-to-the-big-leagues prospect with highest ceiling is huge in today's market," Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto said.
Colletti suggested another reason for the prohibitively high price tag on prospects: the sharp reduction in the use of performance-enhancing substances that resembled a fountain of youth for players on the wrong side of 30.
"There's obviously testing going on," Colletti said.
In the days preceding the deadline, Colletti said he found only five teams willing and able to trade. The introduction of the second wild card in each league has reduced the number of sellers, but it also has changed the definition of an acceptable return.
With 10 of 30 teams qualifying for postseason play, fans have less tolerance for total rebuilding and five-year plans. And the Red Sox charge their fans the highest average ticket price -- $52.32, according to Team Marketing Report.
Craig, Cespedes and pitcher Joe Kelly – all acquired by Boston on Thursday – can help the Red Sox win next year. The Red Sox can control Craig and Kelly through 2018.
Pitcher Drew Smyly, acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays in the David Price deal, can help the Rays win next year. The Rays can control Smyly through 2018.
For all his potential, Urias is 17, and he has yet to pitch above Class A. For the Rays to try to sell their fans on trading Price to the Dodgers, Tampa Bay would have needed help for 2015 too.
While the confluence of factors — on the supply side and on the demand side — helps explain the lack of trades involving elite prospects, the suggestion here is that Beane really was onto something.
The Angels' minor league system is rated dead last now, but there was a time when it was considered the best in the business. That was a decade ago, when the Angels had four can't-miss prospects: Wood, catcher Jeff Mathis, and infielders Casey Kotchman and Dallas McPherson.
No matter what the context, 0 for 4 never sounds good.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College & State University men's basketball program and head coach Terry Sellers announced the signing of Jordan Grant Tuesday.
Jordan played at Peachtree Ridge High School (21-8 overall, 12-3 region) under head coach Keith Arrington in one of the best basketball regions in the state of Georgia (7-AAAAA). He averaged 12 points and five rebounds per contest and was named second team all-region.
"Jordan is a 6-foot-4 wing with a lot of potential," said Sellers. "He had a good senior year at Peachtree Ridge and we believe his best basketball is ahead of him. Jordan is a good perimeter shooter with a nice frame. We are very happy he has chosen to continue his career here at Georgia College."
"We have strong recruiting ties in Gwinnett County," added GCSU assistant coach Mark Gainous. "We have signed some outstanding young men from Gwinnett the past few years. Aaron Clark from Collins Hill, Ty Rowland from Parkview, Andre Mikell from Shiloh, Reece Wiedeman from Greater Atlanta Christian, and Nate Hamilton from Brookwood. These guys play against the top competition in Georgia and play for some of the best coaches in our state. Hopefully, we will be able to continue to successfully recruit in Gwinnett and other areas of Atlanta."
The Bobcats are fresh off a 22-6 season in 2009-10, winning the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) West Division title. Georgia College has now made back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999-2000 and picked up its fourth 20-win season in the past five years. The Bobcats were ranked as high as No. 14 in the NABC National Rankings. Georgia College loses five Seniors including Graham Martin who was named first team all-conference and Ty Rowland who was a third team all-conference selection.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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It seems almost every day now that a new Canadian retailer joins the growing list of places to preorder a new BlackBerry 10 device. The Mobile Shop (a cellphone store located in Loblaws locations) has joined the list and will now allow for BlackBerry 10 preorders as well. The details are still sparse on price points for the device however. The internal document from The Mobile Shop states that you will be able to put down a small fee to complete a preorder. I know i'm ready with a preorder, who else from the CrackBerry Nation is already on the list? Chime in with a comment below.
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Of the more than 150 new laws to take effect today, an expansion of a cellphone ban for construction zones is one of the few that will affect most Illinois residents.
The law prohibits the use of cellphones in all work-zone sites, not just those with a reduced speed limit. Another new law bans drivers of commercial vehicles from using a hand-held cellphone or texting while driving.
Illinois drivers also will see the cost to renew license plates go up.
A $2 surcharge is among a variety of new and increased fees designed to raise more than $32 million for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which has struggled to make ends meet. The Legislature has cut the amount of sales tax the department receives.
The department also now can charge for environmental reviews it conducts, require stickers to use all-terrain vehicles in parks, charge an entrance fee to the Illinois State Museum and charge out-of-state visitors entering state parks.
Two new laws are aimed specifically at McHenry County.
After the Fox Waterway Agency struggled to find a new executive director, the Legislature changed its requirements for the position, eliminating the need for a four-year college degree in civil engineering, biology, public administration or similar field.
Now, the executive director needs to have only a "recognized ability in business or waterway management."
The Legislature also created the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District, which includes all the municipalities in McHenry County. Any property taxes proposed by the district must be taken to the voters.
Other laws that take effect today:
• Strip clubs and other adult entertainment facilities, beginning in 2014, will be required to charge $3 on entrance fees or pay an annual surcharge of $5,000 to $25,000.
Most of the funds will go toward organizations that prevent sexual assault and assist sexual assault victims.
• In response to the Casey Anthony case in Florida, the Illinois General Assembly increased penalties for failing to report the disappearance or death of a child 13 years old or younger. The law also allows authorities to charge parents or other caretakers, also of children 13 years or younger, to be charged with obstruction of justice if they lie to police during the investigation of the child's death or disappearance.
Anthony was found not guilty in July 2011 of first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. She was found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to police.
• Family members can be charged with aiding a fugitive. Only minors remain exempt from the Class 4 felony.
• Employers cannot ask job applicants for access to their accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook.
• Motorcycle drivers caught doing wheelies while speeding can be fined a minimum of $1,000.
• The salaries of local government employees are to be added to the state's Transparency and Accountability Portal website.
• In response to an ongoing investigation by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue, the Legislature made evasion of sales tax a crime.
The investigation found that hundreds of gas stations were underreporting revenues to pay less in sales tax, the Attorney General's Office said in a news release.
Penalties vary depending on the amount of sales tax not paid. More than $100,000 is deemed a Class 1 felony and carries a prison term of four to 15 years.


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BELMONT, N. C. – The Coker men's volleyball lost their final match of the 2013 season on Tuesday (Apr. 2), 3-0 to Conference Carolinas rival Belmont Abbey.
The Cobras could not seem to find their rhythm on the court losing 25-15, 25-16 and 25-13.
Jared Geizer led the attack with five kills and four digs, while James Joseph had four kills and two digs. Cooper Lyon and Liam Flaherty had six digs each on the defensive side of the net.
The Cobras finish out their inaugural season of men's volleyball with an overall record of 6-15 overall and 4-12 in conference play.


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Here are my five for Friday:
1. The Collins boys' soccer team was impressive in its victory over Anderson County last night in the 30th District Tournament final. The Titans have all the tools necessary for a run deep into the postseason. They are great on defense, have solid goalkeeping, are strong in the midfield, have a plethora of goal-scorers and are outstanding on set pieces. Their first order of business will be getting through the difficult 8th Region Tournament. Collins will host a yet-to-be-determined opponent Monday night in a first-round game. The final two rounds will be played at South Oldham.
2. Are you ready for some football? If so, you're in luck because tonight's Bullitt Central at Shelby County game looks to be the biggest game of October in Shelbyville.
3. Sorry to all you Cincinnati Reds out there, I hated to see them go down like they did yesterday. Take solace in the fact, though, that Dusty Baker's days in the Queen City are probably numbered. I was listening to the game on the radio (a rarity for me) and even I knew that Mat Latos needed to come out before he pitched to Buster Posey, so there's no excuse for the Reds manager to have left him in the game.
4. I'm still not sure how I feel about Major League Baseball's new postseason, but couldn't ask for much more so far, especially with all four Division Series going the full five games.
5. So, is there any way UK doesn't win the national championship in men's basketball in 2014?
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California, other states to set own air standards
US President Barack H. Obama signed memorandums on Jan. 26 granting California and other states the right to raise air quality standards above the national level.
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WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 26 -- US President Barack H. Obama signed memorandums on Jan. 26 granting California and other states the right to raise air quality standards above the national level and ordering the Department of Transportation to establish higher fuel efficiency requirements for automakers in the 2011 model year.
The states had asked for authority to adopt more-stringent antipollution regulations previously but were rebuffed by the Bush administration, Obama noted. "Instead of serving as a partner, Washington stood in their way. The days of Washington dragging its heels are over," he said.
The president called the memorandums "a down payment on a broader and sustained effort to reduce our dependence on crude oil." Two California Democrats who chair congressional committees related to energy and the environment immediately applauded the action.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer called it "more than welcome news." She said the states seeking the federal regulatory waiver represent more than half the total US population, and that she would work closely with Lisa P. Jackson, the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, to make certain the California waiver moves forward quickly.
"This is a tremendous and long overdue step for energy independence and the environment. President Obama is taking the nation in a decisive new direction that will receive broad support across the country," noted Henry A. Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Regulatory patchwork
In California on Jan. 26, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he also hoped federal regulators would move quickly on the matter. "With this announcement from President Obama less than a week into his administration, it is clear that California and the environment now have a strong ally in the White House. Allowing California and other states to aggressively reduce their own harmful tailpipe emissions would be a historic win for clean air and for millions of Americans who want more fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly cars," he said.
The American Petroleum Institute immediately criticized Obama's action on the states' request for a federal regulatory waiver. "Creating a patchwork regulatory structure across multiple states would most likely impose higher costs on consumers, slow economic growth, and kill US jobs," it said in a Jan. 26 statement.
"The oil and natural gas industry already is doing its part: Since 2000, it has invested $42 billion into zero and low-carbon research and development. That's 45% of all such spending by US companies and the federal government combined," API continued.
Environmental organizations applauded Obama's move. "For too long, Washington has taken a back seat to California, 13 other states, and the District of Columbia that have long understood the solution to global warming and job creation are one and the same. This action will help the entire country benefit from their foresight," said Steven Biel, global warming campaign director at Greenpeace.
"Giving states the power to regulate tailpipe emissions and moving forward on a national increase in fuel efficiency are the bold and necessary moves we expected from President Obama, who campaigned on the issue of fuel efficiency and global warming. These moves, coupled with investments to double renewable energy generation, improve our power grid and increase home energy efficiency, will create jobs and lessen our dependence on fossil fuels," said Gene Kapinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters.
Other groups' reactions were mixed. "President Obama has done more in one week to reduce oil dependence and fight global warming than President [George W.] Bush did in 8 years," said Daniel J. Weiss, a senior fellow and climate strategy director at the Center for American Progress. "His actions today respond to scientists' urgent warnings to reduce global warming pollution now before it's too late. These fuel economy measures come on top of $90 billion of clean energy investments in his economic recovery package," Weiss added.
Thomas J. Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research, said the California Air Resources Board has estimated that its proposed automobile emissions standards would add at least $1,050 to the cost of each car. "Few states depend more on others for energy than California. Few states ask their citizens to pay more for their electricity. Today's announcement ensures that working class Californians also will have a harder time affording cars in the future," he said.
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We recognize that our customers' businesses rely on relationship stability and strength in tenure to deliver trusted expertise and innovation. With remarkably low employee turnover, SAS retains our subject matter experts and the trusted advisers critical to our customers' business needs.
SAS' world-renowned workplace culture has always directly contributed to innovation and satisfied customers. Because we keep our employees nurtured at all stages of their careers, they remain motivated, creative and loyal.
Analysts estimate that SAS annually saves millions of dollars on recruitment and training costs associated with low turnover. Couple that savings with a high annual revenue reinvestment in R&D, and it's easy to see how our commitment to our people and their work directly influences the relationships and innovation we provide to our customers.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (Hebrew: יהושע, Yehōshūaʻ; Aramaic: ישוע, Yēshūaʻ; Greek: Ίησους, Iēsous; Latin: Iesus; "Name means::YHWH is Salvation") is the Hebrew Messiah and the physical incarnation of God—the Son of God (meaning that he is God the Son, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, of the same essence of and co-eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit, but distinct in Person). He came to earth as a man, yet being both fully Man and fully God, to provide salvation and reconciliation by His death for the sins of mankind. He was born in the reign of Augustus Caesar (about Born::5 BC) in Bethlehem, Judea to the virgin Mary and was raised in Nazareth in Galilee by his mother and foster-father, Joseph, whom He followed in becoming a carpenter. He was executed by crucifixion in about Died::April 34 AD, after condemnation by Pontius Pilate, the fifth procurator of Judea. Through Jesus' incarnation, life, death and resurrection within history, He began what is now the largest religion in the world, Christianity.[1]
In The Cambridge Companion to Jesus introduction written by Markus Bockmuehl, the impact of Christianity and Christ particularly on humanity are described;
| Two thousand years have come and gone, but still his remains the unfinished story that refuses to go away. Jesus of Nazareth, a Jew from rural first-century Galilee, is without doubt the most famous and most influential human being who ever walked the face of the earth.
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Ontology is defined as a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being, based on visible morphological characters. The ontology of Jesus is the study of who He was and his role in coming to Earth.
Messiah (Hebrew: משיח, Māshīakh; "Name means::anointed one") refers to prophesied deliverer of Israel in the Old Testament of the Bible. Christians consider Jesus to be that Messiah, as well as the Son of God and the incarnate Second Person of the Holy Trinity. Biblical prophecies vindicate the Messiahship of Jesus[3] Ancient and modern Jews placed various interpretations on the Messianic prophesies. Christians believe that these prophesies were fulfilled in the person of Jesus. There are at least 1,093 prophecies from the Old Testament which were fulfilled in Jesus. Many Jews do not distinguish between the first and second advents or comings of the Messiah.
The name "Christ" is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός, Christōs which means "anointed one," which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word משיח, Māshīakh ("Messiah"). He is Ίησους Χριστός, Iēsous Christōs in Greek, and יהושע המשיח, Yehōshūaʻ HaMāshīakh in Hebrew, the long-awaited Messiah of the Jews. The word Christ (Greek: Χριστός, Christōs; "anointed") is a literal translation of Māshīakh. The Greek Septuagint version of the Old Testament renders all thirty-nine instances of the Hebrew word for anointed (Māshīakh) as Christōs (Χριστός). The New Testament records the Greek transliteration Μεσσίας, Messias twice in John 1:41 and 4:25.
He is also known to Arab Christians as يسوع المسيح, Yasūʻa al-Masīħ and amongst Muslims as عيسى المسيح, `Īsā al-Masīħ.
Son of God
The Son is an agent of God the Father who's purpose is the following:
- Creation and maintenance of the universe (John 1:3 ).
- Divine revelation from the Father to the world (Matthew 11:27 ).
- Salvation. Through faith in Jesus Christ's life, death and resurrection man can be saved (Romans 10:9 , John 3:16 ).
"For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain." - 2_Peter 1:16-18
The New Testament book of Colossians states explicitly that by Him, essentially for His salvation, the universe and life on Earth were created:
"For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." - Colossians 1:16
The Gospel of John also introduces Jesus as the Creator of all that is:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." - John 1:1-3
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14
A redeemer (Hebrew: גאל, ga'al) in the Old Testament was a person who bought back property to keep it in the inheritance, or a family member who had become a slave. Jesus came down to Earth to be our redeemer and pay our debt for us.The Bible says that:
"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23
In the Old Testament sin sacrifices were required by God to make atonement for sins. These sacrifices were usually animals, such as bulls, doves, or goats. Instead of offering the sin sacrifice, we may accept the free gift of salvation that was made possible by Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection. This is the belief that Christianity is founded upon.
"For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive." - 1_Corinthians 15:22
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
Roughly 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ began His ministry after being baptized by John the Baptist and began preaching what we know today as the Gospel. The Gospel or "the good news", was Jesus' message to the people that we should repent and we can be forgiven of sins and have salvation in Him. Jesus, the Son of God, also has the power to forgive the sins of man (Matthew 9:6 ). Jesus in His ministry said very powerful things and it was said of Him that no one spoke as He did. He spoke in parables with great wisdom and knowledge.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is recorded in the Bible in four separate books written by Matthew, Luke, Mark, and John. Jesus had 12 disciples - Peter, Andrew, James, son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Jude (Thaddeus), and Judas Iscariot. Jesus' disciples followed Him and learned things concerning the Kingdom of God and about life in general. They left their jobs and families to follow Him and helped to spread the Gospel. Love and forgiveness was the general message that Jesus spoke (Mark 12:30-31 ). Jesus said that he came to bear testimony to the truth and to heal the brokenhearted. Jesus' ministry and the gospel proved to be successful; Christianity is the largest faith in the world. People today all over the world are spreading the truth and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
"He told them, 'This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.'" - Luke 24:46-49
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Jesus Christ performed many miracles showing His great love for the people and proving Himself to be the Son of God. Jesus did things such as defying the laws of nature, feeding vast multitudes of people, and even healing the sick, those with physical afflictions, and those with diseases. Some examples of miracles in the biblical text are;
- Jesus Raising the Dead — Matthew 9:18-26 , Mark 5:35-43 , and Luke 8:49-56 contains the story of Jesus resurrecting the young daughter of a synagogue ruler in Capernaum following her death.
- Jesus Walking on Water — Matthew 14:22-36 , Mark 6:45-56 , and John 6:16-24 ; describe an event where Jesus walks on water to reach the boat in which his disciples were traveling. When Peter sees Jesus, he also gets out of the boat and walks to Him on the water.
"Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. But He said to them, 'It is I; do not be afraid.'" - John 6:18-20
"Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves do you have?' And they said, 'Seven, and a few little fish.' So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala." - Matthew 15:34-39
"Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them." - Matthew 15:30
Christianity has grown to become the largest religion in the world with approximately 2.14 billion adherents. A Christian is someone who follows the precepts of Jesus Christ. The foundation and principles of Christianity come from the New Testament of the Bible, along with its beginning history. During the life of Jesus, his disciples were exclusively Jews. After Christ's death, Gentiles or non-Jews were brought into service, which now dominate Christianity. His disciples were known among themselves simply as "brethren", "the faithful", "elect", "saints", or "believers." The name "Christians" was first given by the Greeks or Romans, probably in reproach, to the followers of Jesus ("little Christs").
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The term resurrection deals with the phenomenon of resuscitating from death an inanimate and lifeless corpse into a life-filled animated physical body. The term in its modern usage refers to the theological doctrine of Christianity that declares Jesus Christ a real historical figure that died by crucifixion and was physically resurrected from the dead.[4] Christianity maintains a supernatural origin for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A real event in history not verifiable in the present and is thus approachable by not scientific methods but historical methods (See Epistemology). Many notable Christian apologists during the 20th and 21st centuries have developed robust arguments for the physical resurrection as a literal event in history like Gary Habermas, William Lane Craig and Michael R. Licona. Different questions are asked by the historical method put forth by Habermas and Licona that intend on objectivity as much as possible and do not entail treading on theological territory as an explanation ecclesiastical historian might do. The minimal facts method created by Habermas is an attempt to show that academic scholarship may conclude that Jesus Christ was resurrected by God specifically. In the attempt of weighing hypotheses for and against supernatural resurrection the method of Habermas adopts a line of inquiry that focuses on, for example, if Christ was seen after His death, and if the apostles actually saw the risen Christ, and what ancient documents are pertinent to the historical event.
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The best chronological link between the life of Christ and the rest of world history occurs in Luke:
This John was John the Baptist who by his own declaration is the forerunner of Jesus:
"Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness." - Luke 3:1-2
At this time, or so we may suppose, came Jesus, asking to be baptized:
"John answered, saying unto them all, 'I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'" - Luke 3:16-17
"Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, 'Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.' And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age..." - Luke 3:21-23
The Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero assumed office in 14 AD. The fifteenth year of Tiberius would thus be 29 AD by the traditional reckoning. However, about thirty years of age is not the same as exactly thirty years of age. James Ussher reckoned that Jesus must have been born in the year called 5 BC, because Herod the Great died in 4 BC as confirmed by an astronomical reference.
- Main Article: Biblical genealogy
"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations." - Matthew 1:1-17
The names between Solomon and Jechonias are the names of Kings of Judah, except that Solomon was the last King of united Israel.While Luke gives the genealogy of Mary:
"And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God." - Luke 3:23-38
Joseph is listed in Mary's place as was common procedure in that era. The rest of the names are well-attested from Ruth and Genesis, with one exception: the ancestor named Cainan between Sala and Arphaxad is attested in the Septuagint but not in the Masoretic Text of Genesis.
Old Testament Prophecy
|Old Testament Prophecy about Christ
|New Testament Fulfillment by Christ
|Prophetic subject
|Genesis 3:15
|Luke 22:53
|Satan against Jesus
|Genesis 3:15
|Hebrews 2:14 and 1_John 3:8
|Jesus' victory over Satan
|Genesis 12:3
|Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:8
|Gentiles blessed through Christ as the seed of Abraham
|Genesis 13:15
|Galatians 3:15-16 and Galatians 3:19
|Messiah as the seed of Abraham
|Genesis 14:18-20
|Hebrews 7
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|Genesis 18:18
|Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:8
|Gentiles blessed through Christ as the seed of Abraham
|Genesis 22:18
|Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:8
|Gentiles blessed through Christ as the seed of Abraham
|Genesis 25:4
|Acts 3:25 and Galatians 3:8
|Gentiles blessed through Christ as the seed of Abraham
|Genesis 49:10
|Luke 1:32-33
|Coming ruler from Judah
|Exodus 12-13 and Exodus 14:1-46
|John 19:31-36 , 1_Corinthians 5:7 and 1_Peter 1:19
|The Messiah as the Passover Lamb
|Exodus 16:4
|John 6:31-33
|Messiah to give true bread from heaven
|Exodus 24:8
|Hebrews 9:11-28
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|Leviticus 16:15-17
|Romans 3:25 , Hebrews 9:1-14 , Hebrews 9:24 and 1_John 2:2
|Atoning sacrifice of blood
|Numbers 21:8-9
|John 3:14-15
|Life through looking at one on a cross
|Leviticus 16:15-17
|Romans 3:25 , Hebrews 9:1-14 , Hebrews 9:24 and 1_John 2:2
|Atoning sacrifice of blood
|Numbers 24:17
|Luke 1:32-33
|Coming ruler from Jacob
|Numbers 24:17
|Revelations 22:16
|Coming Star out of Jacob
|Deuteronomy 18:27
|John 6:14 , John 12:49-50 and Acts 3:22-23
|Coming prophet sent from God
|Deuteronomy 21:23
|Galatians 3:13
|Messiah cursed by hanging on a tree
|Deuteronomy 30:12-14
|Romans 10:6-8
|Jesus is God's word near to us
|2_Samuel 7:14
|Hebrews 1:5
|Messiah to be God's Son
|2_Samuel 7:16
|Luke 1:32-33 and Revelations 19:11-16
|David's Son as eternal king
|Psalms 2:7
|Matthew 3:17 , Matthew 17:5 , Mark 1:11 , Mark 9:7 , Luke 3:22 , Luke 9:35 , Acts 13:33 and Hebrews 1-5
|God's address to his Son
|Psalms 2:9
|Revelations 2:27
|Messiah to rule the nations with power
|Psalms 8:2
|Matthew 21:16
|Children to praise God's Son
|Psalms 8:6
|1_Corinthians 15:27-28 and Ephesians 1:22
|Everything subject to God's Son
|Psalms 16:8-11
|Acts 2:25-32 , Acts 13:35-37
|David's Son to be raised from the dead
Jesus Christ
- ↑ The Historical Jesus - Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ By Gary Habermas. College Press Publishing Company (1996)
- ↑ The Cambridge Companion to Jesus, edited by Markus Bockmuehl. "Introduction" by Markus Bockmuehl, pg. 1. Cambridge University Press, 2003
- ↑ Biblical Prophecies of Jesus Fulfilled
- ↑ Resurrection. By Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrection). Accessed September 16, 2011.
- Zondervan: NIV Prophecy Marked Reference Study Bible, Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled by Christ
- Prophecies and types of each Book of the Old Testament fulfilled in Jesus Christ and His Church.
- Contemporary Scholarship and the Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by William Lane Craig.
- Evidence for the Resurrection by Josh McDowell.
- Jesus' Resurrection and Christian Origins by N. T. Wright.
- Biography of Emperor Tiberius by Garrett G. Fagan of Pennsylvania State University.
- Jesus by Conservapedia.
External Links
- The Catholic Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ
- "Jesus Christ." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 25 Dec. 2009
- Complete Sayings of Jesus Christ In Parallel Latin & English — The Complete Christ Sayings
- Answering Objections to Christ - Refuting Rabbinic Judaism by Louis Ruggiero


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Good morning, TexMessagers. Do you remember where you where on this date in 1963? It's been 48 years since JFK was assasinated in Dallas. Meanwhile, observers are looking ahead to see if Rick Perry will still be contending come January.
The new rules governing the Republican primary process might give Rick Perry an incentive to hang on deep into the contest regardless of his poll numbers, but he still needs to show some signs of life soon, observers said.
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie noted Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that many Republican primaries have shifted from a winner-take-all model(where the candidate that wins the primary wins ALL the state's delegates to the party convention), to a proporional arrangement (where even a cellar-dweller can win some delegates).
That means that Perry and other candidates polling well back in the GOP race could well hang on longer, with the Republican process coming to more closely resemble the process voters are used to seeing in Democratic primaries. The Democratic Party has forbidden winner-take-all contests for decades.
Cary Covington, an elections expert and professor of political science at the University of Iowa, said Perry could choose to gut it out despite his back-of-the-pack status as more states move to a proportional model.
"If a candidate wins the first two or three states, even by a small margin, he can shut out his opponents," Covington said of the traditional GOP process. Under the new rules, there could be light at the end of the tunnel for candidates who refuse to throw in the towel early.
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Auditory Brainstem Implants My clinical research interests in pediatric and adult cochlear implants have extended to work in the central auditory system as principal investigator and director of the Helene and Grant Wilson Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) Program, a multidisciplinary research and clinical effort with collaborators at Mass. Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital. Our goals are to 1) provide ABIs to patients who are deaf and are not candidates for cochlear implants due to injured or absent auditory nerves (patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2, cochlear ossification / labyrinthitis ossificans, severe cochlear hypoplasia, or traumatic bilateral auditory nerve injury and 2) conduct basic and clinical research on how to improve the performance of ABIs. Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) Clinical Trial at MEEI and MGH Dr. Lee is now recruiting patients for a new study on ABI surgery in infants and children. 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The world-renowned family therapist Virginia Satir used to wear a medallion around her neck. The word yes was emblazoned on one side of the medallion, and on the other side, the word no. She often said that one of her primary tasks was to help her clients learn to say yes when they meant yes, and no when they meant no.
Those who work in the growing field of addiction recovery, especially recovery from codependence, emphasize the need for personal integrity—that is, honesty with yourself and others. Virginia Satir estimated that codependence afflicts over 90 percent of the U.S. population. "The disease of lost selfhood," as author Charles Whitfield, MD, calls codependency, is probably at the root of all other addictions. It results from focusing too much on what is outside of yourself and thereby depending on others to define what you think, how you feel, and what you do.
The High Cost of Yes
While an attitude of openness to life is definitely health-promoting, saying yes to life means saying no a good deal of the time, too. People who are afraid of disapproval from others will say yes regardless of their true feelings to avoid rocking the boat. The question can range from the trivial ("Would you like a cup of coffee?") to the serious ("Can I stay at your apartment for a few weeks?"). When it comes to dealing with doctors or other caregivers, it is easy to fall into the trap of being a passive patient, afraid to say no to a suggested procedure, for instance, even though you may feel very ambivalent about it.
- Rita Mae Brown
There is a high price to pay for such a lack of honesty in your personal relationships and in your dealings with professionals. Here's why:
Learning to Say No
Admittedly, saying no is not easy if a lifetime of ambivalent yes-saying has preceded it. You may find that you are suddenly less popular with certain people (especially those who are afraid to think for themselves). Keep in mind that the practice of saying no does not imply being nasty, cold, or arrogant toward others. No is just no. It can still be said in a way that respects the other.