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Then, when it became clear SP would still be low after the MB buff was reverted, they put this in instead.
My only rage is that this buff comes just as one of our healers becomes unavailable meaning I'll probably end up healing most of the time..
Then, when it became clear SP would still be low after the MB buff was reverted, they put this in instead.
My only rage is that this buff comes just as one of our healers becomes unavailable meaning I'll probably end up healing most of the time..
Sweet buff for holy dps
why dont they just buff mind flay so that the pvp trash doesnt cry again.
hmm i was doing good tonight on the first 5 bosses. if the swp change isnt live i am excited for it to be added!
That buff is live, SW:P now tick for more dmg than VT. I like the idea of sw being our first to cast spell, while VT used primarily for mana ( when multidotting 4-5 targets)
BTW you just look stupid to the rest of us when ppl say stupid shit like that.
OT: It was needed - multi target dot fights, not just the mind seer spam ones - we were falling behind quite a bit.
can someone confirm if the buff is live?
So im guessing the 25% buff to SW : P was way too overpowered.........
http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/2...hotfixes-3-12/Priest: Shadow Word: Pain damage -25%.
We want the dot specs to do well in multi-dot scenarios, but Affliction, Demonology and Shadow were doing too well on multi-dot fights and are still quite competitive on non-multi-dot fights. Balance druids, so far, are where we want them to be.
Fucking pathetic...
Anddddd it's gone.
Well... it was nice while we had it. At least they didn't revert any of the other changes as well though.
Blizzard giveth and Blizzard taketh.
Wouldn't have been an issue if this whole tier wasn't an AoE zergfest. What's that 25 raid, just zerg stuff down? What's that some bosses had 10 raid HP in 25 raid? What's that we messed up on tier token drops? What's that we screwed the pooch on this raid tier?
Blizzard buffs and nerfs classes like they are some crack-head coming off a bad trip looking for their next fix. There is no logic, reason or rhyme as to what they do these days.
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I knew it =)Originally Posted by Qualia
Well, to be fair, for a hybrid class, during the first week we certainly were doing really well on multi-doting fights, so a nerf shouldn't be too surprising. Wondering if this nerf is just to revert our buffed SWP to its original state, or it's applied to the buffed SWP, making it a -7% to original SWP damage (1.25 * 0.75 = 0.93).
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Well except for talent change we still have ONE change that wasn't reverted yeah we're sucesssfully the most abandonned class this tier !
even sadder 0.75 * 1.25 = 93.75%, meaning our SW:P was NERFED compared to 5.1, I don't get why would they buff it if it was to nerf it the week after release.
The GC giveth and the GC taketh away. Guess we shouldn't have padded so hard last week; it's kind of silly to base buffs/nerfs on the first week where people pad just because they can afford to for normals.


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"Oliver Twist"
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"Hotel Rwanda"
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"Slumdog Millionaire"
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"The Pursuit of Happyness"
While "The Pursuit of Happyness" has a happy ending, the film had several scenes that were tearjerkers. Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith, and his son Christopher (Smith's son in real life) become pennyless when he invested his life savings into portable bone-density scanners which he tried to sell to no avail. As a result his wife left him and he eventually got evicted from his apartment. Unlike many homeless people, Gardner was not put in his situation because of alcohol or drugs. After viewing "Pursuit of Happyness," there is a chance moviegoers will realize that not all homeless people are lazy and high, making it more likely they will donate to homeless shelters and other charitable organizations.
"The Soloist"
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Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt pair found guilty of illegal cub hunting
The League Against Cruel Sports has today welcomed the guilty verdict of two members of the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt in the first ever conviction for illegally hunting fox cubs with hounds at the Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court.
John Greenall, Hunt Master and Glen Morris, terrierman of the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt were found guilty of being "engaged in illegal cubbing" and subsequently fined.
The Judge said she had taken note of the fact that John Greenall had given the Police in an interview, what he claimed to be an innocent explanation. He had chosen not to give evidence at his trial and she concluded that this was "because his evidence would not bear scrutiny". She said: "I am satisfied so that I am sure that both defendants engaged in illegal cub hunting; they were active participants in intentional hunting and I find the case proved against each defendant."
Cub hunting is the practice of training young hounds to kill by setting them onto fox cubs, accounting for half of the foxes killed by a hunt each year.* It is often referred to as 'Autumn hunting' to disingenuously hide the ugly truth that the hunt are teaching their new litters of hounds to hunt, attack and kill fox cubs. Cub hunting is a secret but integral part of the hunting practice which is largely unknown to the public as the activity takes place hidden from sight in dense woodland in the early hours of the morning.
Sadly between 21,000 and 25,000 foxes are killed during the hunting season, a sickening 8,400 to 10,000 of these are cubs.** Cub hunting is carried out from August up until the start of the main fox hunting season in October, when most cubs are only around five months old.
Steve Harris, Head of Enforcement at the League Against Cruel Sports speaking on the verdict said: "We are very pleased that Derbyshire Police thoroughly investigated this case and that the Crown Prosecution Service were willing to allow a court to decide on who was telling the truth."
Joe Duckworth, chief executive of the League Against Cruel Sports said: "Cub hunting forms a particularly cruel and barbaric part of fox hunting. Every year, after the birth of new litters of fox cubs, hunters start planning this illegal activity whereby young hounds are taken out with older, experienced dogs and trained how to hunt, attack and kill. Any foxes that do escape the hounds by going underground are typically then dug out by the terriermen and thrown to the hounds solely for the purpose of entertainment by those who enjoy inflicting suffering.
"We are absolutely thrilled that the Hunting Act 2004 has been successfully applied in this case. It is utterly shocking and appalling that so many fox cubs are killed illegally in this way each year. I would like to appeal to any member of the public who think they may have witnessed cub hunting taking place to get in touch with our wildlife Crime Watch Team."
Cub hunting involves hounds being entered into a small wood, surrounded by hunt supporters on horse and foot who maintain a steady supply of noise, known as holding up, to scare and deter the foxes from leaving the safety of the wood. If a fox tries to leave, a barrage of noise is directed at the already frightened fox in order to push it back into the wood. Later in the cubbing season foxes are allowed to leave their woods so that the young hounds will learn to chase them.
If you notice any of the following suspicious behaviour or know in advance of any cubbing, cub hunting or autumn hunting meets due to take place, please contact the League Against Cruel Sports Wildlife Crime Watch Team in confidence by calling 01483361108
- Groups of horseboxes gathering or parked up early morning or evening
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Ethanol turnaround is fuelling suspicion
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JOHN Howard's foreshadowing of increased use of biofuels
(The Age, 23/9) should be viewed with suspicion given that
the major supplier of ethanol in Australia is on record as having
made substantial donations to, and is a close supporter of, the
Liberal Party.
Leslie-John Newman, Newport
The downside
THE supporters of biofuel, while highlighting the environmental
benefit of cleaner car exhausts, conveniently ignore the negative
impact on land and water resources. Biofuel will be manufactured
from sugar cane, grains and other crops. This will lead to pressure
to plough up marginal agricultural land and divert scarce water
from our stressed rivers. Before we commit to the increased use of
biofuels, let us consider the full range of environmental
Mark Nayar, North Melbourne
A better world
THE higher petrol prices might happily be the final straw that
makes people think about how they travel. What is seen as an
inconvenience by some - catching a train, bus or tram, cycling or
walking - might become as habitual as driving. Think of the new
world: less traffic, pollution, global warming and urban sprawl;
more and better-funded public transport; less asthma, fitter
people. People seldom link the choices they make to the society
they live in; instead, they blame governments. But rethink each
trip and eventually you will find that tolls, parking costs, fines,
accidents, registration, insurance and the price of fuel are less
attractive, and more expensive, than a train ride.
D. Anderson, Collingwood
The lucky countries
YOUR article (You think you've got problems, The Age,
23/9) says countries such as Japan, Korea, England and France pay
more for petrol than we do. This may be true, but those countries,
particularly Japan and Korea, have public transport systems so
great that they do not require cars. If Melbourne had clean,
reliable, cost-effective and frequent public transport, I would
never complain about the cost of petrol either.
David McGimpsey, Berwick
State rake-off
THE Federal Government does not receive additional revenue
through higher retail fuel prices because excise is based upon
volume, not price. To the extent that there is demand elasticity,
excise revenue should in fact decline as a consequence of the
higher retail prices. By contrast, state governments are receiving
windfalls from the higher prices because GST is based on value, not
volume. In addition to deciding how they will allocate their GST
bounty from petroleum products, states also have the constitutional
power to control prices. But they won't regulate retail fuel prices
because, unlike the conspiracy theorists and snake-oil merchants,
they actually believe in markets.
Ian Farrow, Hampton
WHY does petrol have both a GST and an excise? The introduction
of the GST was supposed to wipe out other taxes on goods. It should
be one or the other, not both. Perhaps we could reduce the perks
that MPs receive out of the public purse so that this balances the
loss of excise.
Judith Ewart, Preston
No place for a solo songstress
I DON'T give a damn which gorgeous soprano warbles Advance Australia Fair before the grand final. They should not be part of the program at all.
A national anthem is supposed to be sung by a mass of people, or at least a fair-sized choir; it represents togetherness on a very big scale. For a soloist to sing it (a practice we have copied from across the Pacific) is nauseating to anybody with decent taste.
And I hope that last year's support item - a syncopated trashing
of Waltzing Matilda - is mercifully omitted.
Guy Duff, Eaglemont
Give us more
NOW that the AFL has decided who will get the solo gig at the grand final, it would do well to review its act for 2006 and spread the privilege over the eight finals.
A singer could perform at each match, replacing the recording by Julie Anthony. It's a lovely rendition, but it's a recording for (bleep's) sake. There need not be any accompaniment.
Other countries allow solo singers to show their talent to the
assembled thousands, as well as the television millions, at major
sporting events. If we also did this, it would be a moving salute
to our sporting elite and an opportunity for our singers.
Kevin Gregory Jennings, Mentone
Flutters over a flag
THINGS may never be the same again. Throughout my life I have been able to approach every footy season calmly, safe in the knowledge that the Swans would fall over dead, usually well before September. Now, as a senior citizen, I am faced with the chance that we may win the flag.
If we do, I will take on a terrible burden like arrogant Blues,
Bombers and Hawks fans who every year expect to win. Ah, what the
hell - fly high, Swans!
Peter McCarthy, Mentone
Fight these laws
SINCE when was throwing marbles under police horses a terrorist act? Or a threat to the nation? Ordinary criminal law is surely adequate to deal with the actions mentioned in the alleged ASIO leak. Even if Scott Parkin had advocated such tactics, it was no grounds for detaining him without charge, incommunicado and in solitary confinement, and deporting him.
In the absence of any explanation, I believe such claims against
Mr Parkin are false and that vested interests have had him removed.
We must vigorously contest loose definitions of terrorism and
national security that criminalise human rights and fundamental
Olivia Ball, Carlton
Train trauma
AS A train driver for more than 30 years, I count myself as one of the lucky few never to have struck a person on the line. Nonetheless, I have had my share of close calls and have seen every act of carelessness and stupidity possible. People frequently cross in the path of an express train under the misapprehension that it will stop; they walk behind a passing train without thinking of another one approaching on the adjacent track; or they underestimate the train's speed. Suburban trains run at up to 95 k/mh on tracks in densely populated areas and up to 115 km/h in the outer suburbs. Freight trains in excess of 4000 tonnes run at 110 km/h on interstate routes.
As part of the regional fast rail project, fencing has been
erected through population centres to keep people from crossing the
lines where the trains will run at 160 km/h. To gauge the
intelligence of both the designers and locals, one only has to
travel to the west side of Werribee to see the huge hole that has
been cut in the new fence at what is clearly a regularly used
crossing point. How long before a local runs the gauntlet between a
high-speed freight train and a 160 km/h passenger train - and gets
it wrong? Another tragedy for the victim's family and the poor
bloody train driver who will have to live with the sight and sound
of another human being being killed in this gruesome way.
Rodney Williams, Doncaster
Crossing risks
WE ARRIVED in Melbourne last November from Scotland. We love it here, but I am horrified at the number of level crossings. In Scotland, I could have driven everywhere without encountering such a thing; as a train passenger, I would always have a bridge to get to a platform.
My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones. I am sure
they advised their teenagers of the risk, as I will my children,
but things can go wrong. The poor handicapped people who were
killed were no doubt not taking risks, but the system is set up to
increase danger if you are not fleet of foot, or are young and
impulsive. I would gladly pay a bit more tax if it meant these
necessary improvements took place, and public transport was taken
more seriously.
Gillian Scott, Aspendale Gardens
Flickering flicks
IT IS with great sadness that we see another excellent cinema, the Astor, being put on the market and potentially closing (The Age, 21/9).
Smaller cinemas and stand-alone screens are at risk of disappearing due to the increased home cinema and other choices available. Losing the Lumiere, plus in Sydney the Valhalla and the Chauvel, indicates that only multiplexes can probably survive. Riskier, art-house and niche films will find it even more difficult to find an outlet, just when we should be developing and expanding the rich screen culture in Melbourne. Fortunately we still have ACMI.
It is time that supporters of a diverse screen culture rally and
defend smaller cinemas, as well as ACMI, and urge the release of a
wider range of films. The packed houses at the Melbourne
International Film Festival and the smaller film festivals indicate
that the public will support quality products, but it must be shown
by brave distributors and exhibitors who are prepared to market
these films.
Peter Krausz, chairman, Australian Film Critics Association, St Kilda West
Changing places
JOHN Black (Opinion, 23/9) correctly points out that many traditional Liberal strongholds are edging towards Labor, while some marginal and Labor seats are becoming solidly Liberal. He ascribes the cause to Howard's wooing of the skilled worker/small business operator group with benefits and targeted welfare, while offering insufficient tax cuts to professional/paraprofessional workers.
As a resident of Chisholm, which has gone from being safe
Liberal to safe Labor over the past 10 years, I disagree. The
electors of my acquaintance are disgusted by the Government's
inability to tell the truth, its cynical division of promises into
core and non-core, and its brutal refugee policy. Labor's gains
have come via the Greens and preferences: this is not because we
are in love with the Greens' policies, but at least they have some
principles. Labor has neither policies nor principles, and until it
corrects both deficiencies it cannot expect promises of tax cuts to
fill the breach.
John M. Legge, Surrey Hills
Sad evidence
THERE used to be six mature female Port Phillip dolphins. Now one has been killed by stabbing (The Age, 22/9).
Its death is a reminder of the findings of the recent Monash University report that the population of 80 or so dolphins is threatened - not just by wanton killing, but by disturbance from boats ranging from anglers' tinnies to giant dredges.
But there is a silver lining. Our endangered Port Phillip
dolphins are not protected by the Federal Government because there
are no specimens (corpses) in the Melbourne Museum to prove they
are a distinct species. Ironically the killers have provided the
evidence we need to protect the species.
Michael Norris, Hampton
Horror story
CARDINAL George Pell is right regarding the type of values being taught through English education (The Age, 22/9).
As a secondary student, I was exposed to a range of
dysfunctional behaviour and inappropriate values taught in the
guise of literature. This included exposure to the supernatural,
occultist practices, infanticide, regicide, patricide, murder,
suicide, incest and drunkenness. All this in just three texts:
Macbeth, Hamlet and Oedipus Rex. Clearly nothing
has changed in the 25 years since I finished secondary school, just
the texts studied.
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A new 3-part blog series on The Little Mountain Project.
Part 1
Although I've written about the preparation and groundbreaking at Little Mountain in 2013, I wanted to write something about the first 6 months of this year at Little Mountain. And the activities have been so varied and bizarre that the only way to describe them was: Good, Bad, and Ugly. So without further ado…THE GOOD!
Developer begins building social housing at Little Mountain for seniors!
Urban Design panel #3 – The Little Mountain Project from David Vaisbord on Vimeo.
In January 2013 the plans for the construction of the 1st new building at Little Mountain were released. They were publicly revealed for the first time, to Vancouver City's Urban Design Panel, see above. The panel was impressed. The new social housing is of moderate height and very well designed. Actually, it's spectacular! Congratulations to the architectural firm of Glair Williams, to James KM Cheng architects and the Holborn Group for welcoming the highly competent and imaginative Glair Williams firm into the project.
Congratulations also to the community and activists who thwarted BC Housing's dreams of demolishing the last occupied building, and compelled the government into thinking about the redevelopment of Little Mountain in a smarter and more humane way. As a result, 53 units of new seniors housing will be fast-tracked. This is particularly good news for senior citizens, who were among the hardest hit by the relocation process. Separated from their beloved neighbourhood, old friends and shopping patterns, many were highly stressed. Many complained of substandard replacement housing, and could not wait to return. Some have already passed away – the interminable wait for new housing was just that.
The announcement of the new building offered Rich Coleman and the BC Liberals a photo opportunity prior to the 2013 Provincial Election, and I was there to record the event (which I will integrate into feature documentary on Little Mountain).
This project was a huge win for both the activists AND the government, though I don't think that Minister Coleman* sees it that way.
*Rich Coleman, in a recent conversation with me, stated that I never had anything nice to say about Little Mountain, so I have proved him wrong, right here. There were good things to report. I don't write the script. I merely observe the play.
Coming soon…with apologies…the bad.
Respectfully yours,
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The Little Mountain Project


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text: On Sun, 31 May 2009, Robert L Cochran wrote: > Yes I installed glibc-static and texi2html after carefully reading > your posts, your wiki, the Angstrom web page and the initial > `bitbake base-image` output. Success in building software comes from > reading the docs, initial failure, and trying again. The build took > a long, long time for me and all worked well. yes, it takes a while. the "start the build and go out drinking" type of while. > Since you have a Beagle Board can you post photos of it in use on > your wiki? Or send me photos offlist, if possible? I'm very curious > as to your results. there's plenty of BB-related stuff at the main web site: http://beagleboard.org. lots of cool pix, lots of links, lots of people doing wicked cool stuff with it -- audio, video, etc. > If my guess is correct you even had to pay additional taxes to get > the Beagle Board from Digi-Key...unless, of course, you drove to > Digi-Key's location and took delivery at their sales counter. Not > that I know if they do that. if you're in canada, http://digikey.ca. no big deal. > So you must have a strong reason to get this board. just playing -- it's a cheap option for getting into embedded linux. and, just to be clear, obviously this board isn't technically related to fedora test releases -- i only asked here since it was clear that there was *something* fedora-related to the build failing, i just couldn't figure out what. when others are saying, "hey, i'm using ubuntu, it builds just fine," there's some incentive to figure out what it is about fedora that's mucking things up. and the solution turned out to be fairly trivial. (i might even put in a request that the build process check for that and issue a warning to f11 users.) in any event, it's a cool toy, particularly for folks who want to get into android, given the growing popularity of android on linux-based phones. there's an android port for the beagleboard so you have a cheap way of jumping in. the only slight drawback is that, while there's buckets of online docs, sometimes it's hard to track it all down, which is why i wrote this: http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/BeagleBoard if you follow what's there on your f11 system, it should just work. if it doesn't, then i'll fix the page. rday p.s. i even have one of these to go with it: http://focus.ti.com/dlpdmd/docs/dlpdiscovery.tsp?sectionId=60&tabId=2235 in any event, enjoy. i'm just going to make sure that everything that's supposed to work continues to work under fedora. -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rpjday Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ========================================================================


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Professor Michael D. Murray of Valparaiso University Law School has published The Promise of Parentheticals: An Empirical Study of the Use of Parentheticals in Federal Appellate Briefs, Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD, 10, 229-263 (2013).
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This Article on current practices in advocacy and briefing reports an empirical study of the use of parentheticals in federal appellate court briefs submitted between February 1, 2011, and July 31, 2011. The study was designed to answer the question: How are parentheticals currently used for rhetorical purposes in appellate briefs to explain a synthesis of authorities? The study proves that parentheticals currently are used beyond a simple informational function in citation forms for four rhetorical purposes: (1) to quote and highlight portions of authorities ("quotation" function); (2) to explain and illustrate the principles induced from a synthesis of authorities ("explanatory synthesis" function); (3) to explain and illustrate the effect and operation of public policies underlying the law in multiple authorities ("public policy synthesis" function); and (4) to explain and illustrate the narratives of success or failure among multiple cases in which the law was applied to produce a concrete outcome ("narrative synthesis" function). Parentheticals in synthesis are used at a significantly higher rate that the other common method of communication of information about multiple authorities in legal analysis known as textual, case-to-case analogical reasoning.


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Sen. Kelly Ayotte is recovering from a case of Washington whiplash.
The New Hampshire Republican spent recent months under fire from the Left for voting against tougher gun-control regulations. Then, about two weeks ago, Ayotte announced her support for the Gang of Eight immigration reform package, and the attacks started all over again, but this time, from the Right.
In her Senate campaign, Ayotte ran largely on fiscal issues -- a major theme of the Tea Party-fueled 2010 midterm elections. Since assuming office, she also has taken a keen interest in national security matters. But careers on Capitol Hill tend to rise and fall not on policy positions, thoroughly researched and rehearsed in campaigns. More often, lawmakers are blindsided by politically messy issues that don't obviously lend themselves to their core principles.
Members of Congress who can navigate the political minefield of Washington lobbyists, voters back home and activist groups coming from every direction often do more than survive on Election Day: They become significant institutional players. The relatively inexperienced Ayotte, who represents the politically quirky home of the nation's first presidential primary, is a perfect test case of a politician in the midst of an uncertain transition from campaigner to lawmaker.
"Situations and facts that happen in our country do drive a lot of the discussion of what comes up -- and the order in which it comes up around here," Ayotte told the Washington Examiner just after voting to advance the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill. "That's just something you have to adjust to as a legislator."
Politically, Ayotte's first stint as an elected official had been relatively smooth sailing prior to President Obama's push to expand the types of gun purchases subject to federal criminal background checks. The senator voted with the Democrats to allow a floor debate on a bipartisan compromise measure, but ultimately voted against the legislation. New Hampshire is a traditionally strong pro-Second Amendment state, but liberal Democrats were livid.
Ayotte weathered the storm of increased media scrutiny, combative town hall meetings and attack ads aired on Granite State television by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a staunch gun-control advocate. Then Ayotte announced her support for the Gang of Eight immigration package on the eve of the bill hitting the Senate floor, before it had been amended to strengthen the border security provisions, and the cycle of scrutiny and criticism resumed -- this time from disillusioned conservatives.
For the former state attorney general who was appointed to that position by both Democratic and Republican governors, the Washington experience has been somewhat of a trial by fire. Ayotte's challenge has been to keep her Senate office focused on the substantive matters she cares most about -- the national debt, economic growth and national security -- while attending to the wedge issues that periodically occupy voters' attention and shape their opinions of lawmaker's leadership.
"I think because of her apolitical background, which is a strength, she doesn't have a natural base to organize and rally behind her and help move past these tough issues," a longtime New Hampshire Republican operative said.
Ayotte, 45, is the mother of two children ages 5 and 8. That has made her a rarity in a Senate Republican conference dominated by men, but also a valuable advisor and spokesperson for her GOP colleagues who want to connect their policies to the concerns of average Americans and improve their standing among women voters. But the senator is hardly a strategic political operator, say New Hampshire Republicans who have followed her career.
Ayotte agreed with that assessment, laughing that she would be "shocked" if anyone in New Hampshire viewed her that way. Her Republican supporters liken her to two independent-minded Republicans who preceded her: Warren Rudman and Judd Gregg, whom she succeeded. But these iconic New Hampshire lawmakers happened to serve at a time when the Granite State, with its healthy bloc of independent voters, leaned slightly more Republican than Democrat.
As it stands, Republicans haven't won New Hampshire's electoral votes since 2000, and Ayotte is currently both the only Republican statewide office-holder and the only GOP member of the state's four-person congressional delegation. Surviving these odds will require political skill, although it's Ayotte's everyday background, according to Republicans, that could give her the latitude to pursue her policy agenda without getting tripped up by difficult votes on issues like guns and immigration.
"She really isn't an operator at all," said Steve Duprey, a New Hampshire Republican operative and former state GOP chairman. "She's refreshing in that way and it's served her well."


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Movie buff Olivia Palermo attended the New York screening of "Our Idiot Brother" which was held at the MiMA Tower last night.
The star manages to help me get out of my Zoe's red carpet disaster funk, by looking absolutely fabulous wearing a Tibi Fall 2011 ensemble.
I much prefer her Tibi cobweb lace print 'Easy' blouse and pants over the multi rose colour on the runway, as her electric blue version is more vibrant.
She added a delightful pair of Giuseppe Zanotti crystal embellished sandals and a stunning sapphire encrusted necklace which really pulls the whole look together.
The 'Queen of Accessories' picks the perfect pieces again.
Sleek straight locks, pink lips and a rose pink clutch completed her BDOTW worthy look.
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[French la grahnd shar-trœz] /French la grɑ̃d ʃarˈtrœz/ noun 1. the Carthusian monastery at Grenoble, France: the chief monastery of the Carthusians until 1903.


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Yeah I just let him get the strutting out of his system while I cleaned his cage. Haha. But the little stinker won't touch his fruit/veggie salad I made him. He only wants his dry food. Haha. His poops are still strange though. They are really loose with the poop part broken into little pieces in the liquid and it's brown now. But I know brown poops happen with pellets and the color can change with diet. So I'm not very concerned.
Haha! I read that pi's are a little more mischievous than other parrots and I'm starting to see that.


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The musings of Tyson, the anarchic beerhound, as he sups his way through life's bitter vale of tears.
Eating a lot of cheese along the way.
About Me
- Tyson
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Tyson is a beer hound and cheese addict living in the beery metropolis paradise known as Manchester
If the people are buying tears, I'll be rich someday, Ma
Monday, 6 January 2014
Mark Addy Closes
Yet more bad news for the Manchester pub scene with the announcement that the Mark Addy is to close with immediate effect. The famous Salford riverside pub was expected to reopen after the Christmas break but, citing the cost of upgrading the kitchen and restaurant, the owners have decided to keep the doors closed. Obviously this is a great blow for all the staff concerned and for its well-know chef, Robert Owen Brown.
But it appears that all may yet not be lost. Word is that it will reopen again as a real ale outlet. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
6 comments:
- John Clarke said...
This pub was run by "The Mark Addy Ltd". I'm guessing that this has gone into liquidation and all its assets sold to something like "The Mark Addy (2014) Ltd" leaving its debts behind in the former company. That's why we can expect to see it re-open shortly (after a bit of a spruce up perhaps). All quite legal I must stress but morally....
- 6 January 2014 at 14:51
- CubanHeels said...
Morally dubious I agree John. Most drinkers will only care that there is a decent pint. Am I right in thinking that this is the most expensive pub in Salford?
- 6 January 2014 at 22:26
- CubanHeels said...
Morally dubious I agree John. Most drinkers will only care that there is a decent pint. Am I right in thinking that this is the most expensive pub in Salford?
- 6 January 2014 at 22:26
- John Clarke said...
Yes, it probably is but I think it looks to itself as being in Salford on a technicality and prices itself as a Manchester City Centre pub (which in all fairness it almost is).
- 6 January 2014 at 22:40
This stinks all the way up the Irwell. How anyone could engineer such a thing and sleep at night I don't know.
- 6 January 2014 at 23:50
- John Clarke said...
Well obviously I don't know that's what is planned with the Mark Addy operation (and I'd like to be proven wrong) but it does have the hallmarks of such an arrangement. All will doubtless become clear in the next few weeks.
- 7 January 2014 at 08:51


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Dan's plan
"Just as all roads, eventually, lead to a wider world; it's still the journey that matters. Or so my staff poet, here at the Frankenwerke, tells me on those ubiquitous little yellow-stickies he leaves stuck to my computer screen and other places that he thinks I might be searching out inspiration."
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I have it on good authority. We cannot have another spring and summer; without first experiencing fall and winter. At least, the most of us.
Just as all roads, eventually, lead to a wider world; it's still the journey that matters. Or so my staff poet, here at the Frankenwerke, tells me on those ubiquitous little yellow-stickies he leaves stuck to my computer screen and other places that he thinks I might be searching out inspiration. Anyhow.
The day shift has been a bit distracted lately. Lotsa snow. Really, really cold outside. Boatsheds threatening to come crashing down. Ice dams on a slippery roof.
If it wasn't for the night shift, we wouldn't be getting anything done.
And, a lot like Johnny Cash and his lunchbox-car, those guys have been doing it, literally, "one piece at a time." My potentially hairball idea to cover the entire in- and outside of Gypsy Wagon with glued-on canvas comes with a significant risk of catastrophe. It still could all come peeling off. And, wouldn't that be a fine kettle of fish? So.
One of my fallback positions has been the notion that each and every "edge" would at least be clamped down by some sort of trim pieces. Granted, these sticks are glued down to the very stuff they are supposed to anchor. An example of circular reasoning, if I do say so, myself. But, on they went. Sticks. Lotsa sticks.
A long-serving Federal Reserve Chairman famously warned about "irrational exuberance," a while back. There is probably a lesson here. But, nothing hides things like a couple coats of paint. And, I'm thinking that nothing stiffens fabric like a couple coats of paint. My work shirt sleeves would be an instructive case in point. Anyhow, thanks to those guys on the night shift, the whole outside is more or less clamped down, and trimmed up. On to the inside.
And, the inside job is being run by a group of management specialists who still remember the shibboleth of the "eighty-twenty" rule. Or in other words. Every time I think I'm about 80% done with the inside, the remaining 20% grows back, into something else again.
Like that heckler who shows up at the morning staff meeting sometimes. "Hey, smartguy. What'rya gonna do about those piled-up, globby messes at the corners of the coachroof?!?" And, about all I can think of at the moment is, something like this common rejoinder: "I'll work on it while I'm out plowing snow. And, besides, that night shift usually gets stuff figured out. Usually."
Right now, I've got to go out and cut some more sticks. So, those guys will have something to work with.


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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicIron Maiden The Number of the BeastNext to British Steel, Number of the Beast is the definitive NWOBHM album. There are several timeless Maiden classics on here that are pretty much mandatory at any Maiden concert. Otherwise a playthrough constitutes results of abundant happiness and satisfaction at pure, original and unabated genius. Without this album, metal today wouldn't exist.
Best tracks: Run To The Hills, Number of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Children of The Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, The Prisoner.KISS Rock and Roll OverIn my personal opinion (justified as a devoted member of the KISS army), this is the best KISS album. It has everything we've come to love about these licentious rock stars: lyrics about sex and 'love' that secrete vanity. It's all a KISS fan really wants to hear. It has classic styled riffs on every track that initiate eargasms as well as vocals that make air singing unstoppable. Gotta love the album cover as well.
Best tracks: Calling Dr. Love, Hard Luck Woman, Makin' Love.Muse AbsolutionPaul McCartney Flaming PieFlaming Pie is the most underrated and unrecognised stroke of genius that pop/rock has ever produced. The rock co-creator McCartney shines in blinding brilliance on the record in every aspect. If you want a true indication of his musical skill, look not to The Beatles but rather to Flaming Pie. This album just rules.
Best Tracks: Songs We Were Singing, Little Willow, Somedays, Great Day, Beautiful Night.Red Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationFrusciante's comeback. That's the gist of what I think about this album. All that you can hear is his tenacious attack on life (and his guitar). This one solidified my devoted and endless worship of John Frusciante. This, out of all the Peppers albums has the most dense collection of hits. This album just emulates 'Ultimate success' and shows how this band is a entity that is constantly changing and innovating music as we know it.
Best Tracks: Californication, Scar Tissue, Otherside, Around The World, Road Trippin', Purple Stain, Parallel Universe.Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex MagikAh. What do we have here? Awesome and perfection - The Empyrean of anything funky and groovy. Chili Peppers prove here that their music trio (that of Flea, Frusciante and Smith) is possibly the best in music history, possessing unbeatable chemistry and genius. Keidis writes lyrics that are catchy, cheeky and unforgettable. This is the best of the best. Honestly one of my favourite albums of all time.
Best tracks: Under The Bridge, Funky Monks, Give It Away, Apache Rose Peacock, Sir Psycho Sexy.Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumU2 The Joshua TreeOut of all my favourites, The Joshua Tree stands out as the most perfect album. There's magic on this record that is somewhat hard to find and it gets me every time I hear it. Whether it's Bono's straining for high notes or Edge's incessant guitar-glory I don't know. There's just a sort of coherence to this album that makes it magical. My only complaint is how radio stations and VH1 have killed 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' dead. Seriously though - dead. Can't listen to that track thinking, "Oh goodness, not again."
Best Tracks: Where The Streets Have No Name, Running To Stand Still, Bullet The Blue Sky, With Or Without You.U2 Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago4.5 superbAce Frehley Ace FrehleyAdele 19Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & GraceGoodness!! This is one fucking fantastic album. Solid, hard and honest rock. And Dave Grohl packages it all with a fist full of awesome, "I'm one of the greatest frontmen of the 21st century!"
The Pretender and Home - Best tracks.Iron Maiden PowerslaveIron Maiden Somewhere in TimeIron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh SonIron Maiden A Matter of Life and DeathThis album far surpasses Dance of Death and Brave New World in being the best of 21st century Maiden. There isn't a dull moment. There is flow and coherence. It is more progressive than anything they've ever done and as a result song length can be a bit of an obstruction to perfection. But a listen through when relaxing is just euphoric. Bruce's vocals, Nico's various drum fills, the trio's magical zooming across guitar frets and sing-along-Arry's relentless greased up fingers mutilating bass strings - it's all you could ever expect from Maiden and more.
Best Tracks: The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Different World, Lord of Light, Out of The Shadows.Iron Maiden The Final FrontierJohn Frusciante The EmpyreanJudas Priest British SteelJudas Priest Angel of RetributionKISS DynastyAh - the first album that I ever bought for myself. Naturally, you would presume that this means something to me, and it does. People can say what they want about this album but as they say, "each to his own". I would lie if I told you that there was a track on here that is not perfect. I can rock out to every track on this - including Peter's song and the dreaded disco hit. KISS are forever and always you damn critics.
Best Tracks: I Was Made For Lovin' You, 2000 Man, Sure Know Something.KISS Sonic BoomMuse Black Holes & RevelationsRed Hot Chili Peppers By the WayThis is where Chili Peppers' signature sound began to disappear. It's not gone, but it's just become more vague on their latest records. There's no funk, that's the problem (as well as the intro to Warm Tape). But they're still blazing forward with awesomeness on this album. It's got something to it that definately makes it their biggest departure in style but otherwise it's amazing.
Best Tracks: By The Way, Venice Queen, Can't Stop, The Zephyr Song, Don't Forget Me, Universally Speaking, Dosed, This Is The Place.The Killers Hot FussU2 Achtung Baby4.0 excellentIron Maiden Dance of DeathIron Maiden Brave New WorldKings of Leon Only By The NightKISS Kiss Symphony: Alive IVMuse The ResistancePaul Stanley Live to WinPeter Criss Peter CrissThe Killers Sam's TownThe Killers Day & Age3.5 greatColdplay ParachutesElton John The Captain and The KidPaul Stanley Paul StanleyU2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb3.0 goodGreen Day 21st Century BreakdownThe resounding feature of this album is that it's catchy. The musical cliche's are rampant. Progressions that have been used a million times have been incorporated into punk and it works moderately well. A listen through is actually quite comfortable. The problem with this is that the album sounds like something close to an attempt at something large. It doesn't sound natural but rather deliberate. There's so many different things going on here that it just seems too haphazard and random to be any good. But it's a comfortable listen and shows once again that Green Day are completely unoriginal in their songwriting attempts and are falling into the trap of writing commercially acceptable melodies.
Best Track: East Jesus Nowhere.KISS Psycho CircusU2 No Line on the HorizonMagnificent is a bloody fantastic song. It might even end up being a U2 classic. But this record just sounds like U2 have got their heads stuck too far up their asses. It sounds like they're saying, "Dude, we're fucking awesome musicians, so we can write weird, obscure and shit music and still sound awesome." Well, they kinda got that one wrong.
Best Tracks: Magnificent.2.5 averageKISS RevengeKISS Crazy NightsKISS Lick It Up2.0 poorAce Frehley AnomalyThis is just one major disappointment. I'm a devout Ace Frehley but this album is just corny and typical. It's almost if Ace has peaked in the past and he's trying to be the Space Ace again. I'm going to lie though, Outer Space is a beautiful song!
Best Tracks: Outer Space, Fox On The Run.Green Day American IdiotIt's easy to see what's wrong with this album. Green Day are not original in anyway. Their riffs, lyrics and melodies are simply predictable. There is nothing new, original or innovative. It's just commercialised punk - which is kinda contradictory. Listening to this kinda dumbs me down.
Best Tracks: American Idiot, Holiday.KISS Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions1.5 very poorKISS Animalize
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The TV show "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen was a hit show based on one man's desire to always build something bigger and more powerful. It seemed that in almost every show there was a time when Allen looked for the opportunity to get more power whether it was in a lawn mower, garbage disposal, classic car, computer, washing machine or exhaust fan, the goal was the same: more power. Because of this I think "Tim the Toolman" would have loved Acts chapter 2.
In Acts 2 we see what is considered to be the beginning of the Church. This was the day the church took its first step forward. As Christians we think of the day of Pentecost as the day the Holy Spirit came to earth . . . but Pentecost (otherwise called the feast of weeks) was a Jewish festival and every male Jew within a twenty mile radius of Jerusalem was supposed to come to the temple. The festival took place in June and because of the weather was usually the best attended religious feast. It was a national holiday.
The Jewish celebration of Pentecost was a time when the people of Israel gathered with the first fruits of their harvest. It was a time for giving thanks for the blessing of God. Over the years it also became a celebration that recalled the giving of the law to Moses.
In Acts two we see the first Pentecost celebration after the resurrection of Jesus. It would be on this day that God would give His Spirit and His grace in contrast to the law. On this day the world would see the firstfruits of God's spiritual harvest as over 3000 people came to believe and trust Jesus as their Savior.
The events of Acts two have been studied and preached on by many people. You can look at this text quite deeply and find many rich truths hidden here. But that is not what I am going to do this morning. I want you to see the bigger picture. I want you to see why this event was so significant. For most people the events here seem quite strange and maybe a little bizarre. I want you to understand why this was such an unusual occurrence. As usual, there are at least three important issues in this event.
Throughout the course of the ministry of Jesus he prepared His disciples for his coming death. He told them that they needed to see His death not as a tragedy but as a necessity. His death would bring them life and would make it possible for God to send His Spirit into our very hearts. In the gospel of John, Jesus told his disciples,
7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. 12 "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. (John 16:7-15)
Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would,
- Testify of Christ
- Open hearts (He will convict the world of their sin)
- Guide believers into the truth and help them understand that truth
- Give them the words to say when they are brought before the courts
- Give them power to fulfill the commission He has entrusted to them.
- Comfort them in the difficult times
Max Lucado likens the Holy Spirit to the music for those who wish to dance. We can study dancing but we can never really dance until we learn how to move with the music. In like manner, Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would enable us to live the godly life that we had read about and dreamed about.
Understand that there is a problem with these great words. Anybody can make these kinds of promises. In fact, lots of people make promises like this. If you are up late any night and you browse some of the infomercials you will see many promises that tell you that a certain product, a certain method, a certain vitamin will enrich your life. Other religions promise that following their tenets will lead you to present happiness and eternal bliss. But how do you prove these things? Promises are easy to make. And a promise about a Spirit who would live inside of us . . . well, it sounds great, but why should we believe the promise?
Pentecost was a visual demonstration of the Spirit's coming into the lives and hearts of His people. This was the evidence that the promise of Jesus was being fulfilled.
There were three primary manifestations of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. First there is the sound of the rushing wind. The NIV translates it a "violent" wind. There was no breeze, just the sound. The people in Jerusalem came to the place the disciples were not because they heard the tongues, but because they heard the wind. It must have been like the sound of a tornado. Perhaps people came running because they thought something horrible had happened.
The image of wind is very appropriate when dealing with the Spirit. The word for spirit is the same word that is translated, breath. Jesus talked about the wind and the Spirit to Nicodemus. It was a very appropriate symbol.
The second symbol was the appearance of something like tongues of fire over the head of all the believers. I picture it as sort of the look of a pilot light. Fire has always been a powerful symbol. It conveys the idea of power, purity and at times judgment. Fire was a symbol often used to portray the presence of God. Consider the burning bush, the fire on the top of Mount Sinai, the pillar of fire in the wilderness wanderings. This tongue of fire over every believer showed that God's Spirit (a part of God Himself) was being given to all of the followers.
Notice that the tongues of fire rested on ALL the believers. This is significant because there are some who seem to teach that you do not truly have the spirit of God in you unless you have some dramatic experience to prove the coming of the Spirit. I don't think that can be sustained from the Bible at all.
In verse 38 of this chapter Peter told the people who were listening that if they believed they too would receive the Spirit. We are told that 3000 did believe that day but we are told nothing about their speaking in tongues, being slain in the Spirit, or any other such thing. You would think that this would have been a noteworthy fact to report.
In Ephesians 1:13,14 Paul tells the Ephesian Christians,
"And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory." Paul's declaration is that EVERYONE who truly believes is given the Holy Spirit as the seal or deposit that shows the genuineness of our salvation!
If you want to get an official document and guarantee that it is valid, the clerk will often affix the official seal on the paper. If you sign you name you will often need the seal of a notary public to guarantee the genuine-ness of the signature. Paul declared that every believer possesses God's seal: the Holy Spirit. Practically, this means the power that is seen at Pentecost is the power that resides in you!
The third piece of evidence of the coming of the Holy Spirit was a miracle. It appears from the text that all 120 of the people in the upper room began to speak in foreign tongues or languages. Verse 4 tells us "they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them."
The disciples proclaimed the glory of God in languages that they had never learned. The many people who were in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost ran to the place where the sound of violent wind was heard. Though they probably all spoke Greek, Hebrew or Arabic, they were hearing the gospel proclaimed in their home or native dialects.
This was a miracle that was obvious to everyone. These disciples were unschooled. These were languages these disciples of Jesus could not have known apart from something supernatural taking place.
The point of all three of these manifestations of the coming of the Spirit was for the people to see with their senses that the Holy Spirit had actually come to them as God had promised.
The purpose of Pentecost was not to produce a side show that would leave everyone stunned and impressed. The focus of the Day of Pentecost was the power given to the people to proclaim the good news of salvation. This is exactly what Jesus had said in chapter one verse 8. The Spirit would come upon them and they would be witnesses.
When God's Spirit works through a person, things happen. People can move a crowd with their persuasive speeches. But only God's Spirit can change a heart and life. As we rely on the Spirit's power and not our own, we see God work in a mighty way.
A committee of ministers in a certain city was discussing the possibility of having D. L. Moody to serve as the evangelist during a city-wide evangelistic campaign.
Finally, one young minister who did not want to invite Moody stood up and said: "Why Moody? Does he have a monopoly of the Holy Spirit?"
There was silence. Then an old, godly minister spoke up: "No, he does not have a monopoly of the Holy Spirit; but the Holy Spirit has a monopoly of D. L. Moody."
Moody used to testify that when he discovered and learned to rely on the power of God's Spirit; when he finally yielded to the Spirit's work in his life, he was able to preach the same sermons he had many times before . . . but now people responded and were changed.
This is why we must pray for each other. We must pray that God's Spirit be given free reign in our lives. We must pray for our church. We must ask that God's power be set free in our midst. You need to pray for me, you need to pray for Jon. Study, style, eloquence, ideas and hard work cannot change someone . . . only God can do that. Pray that God's Spirit would have a monopoly on us. Pray for our radio broadcasts that God would use them in the Spirit's power. Pray for my books in the same way. Our programs and gimmicks may draw a crowd . . . but only God can change a heart.
God has not given us His Spirit solely for our comfort and enjoyment. He has given us His Spirit to equip us to faithfully proclaim the good news to others. God can take your talents and your gifts and use them in ways you never imagined. But to do this, you have to trust Him. You need to rely on His strength rather than your own. You need to open yourself up to the work of God's Spirit in you.
The day of Pentecost was a significant day because it was a new beginning. It was the time when God empowered His people with the Spirit of Christ. Now, instead of being with Jesus . . . Jesus was with them wherever they went. His power was within them. His wisdom was at their disposal. God equipped these common men and women to do uncommon things.
There are several conclusions we should be drawing here. First, we are reminded that the Lord did not leave us to stand and fight in this world by our own strength. I love the verses in 2 Corinthians 10: 3,4
"3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the battle before you, realize that you do not fight alone. Your battle may be against an addiction that makes you feel powerless. You may be battling a hostile work, school or home environment. You may be battling powerful people. You must remember that you do not fight alone. God has equipped you with the power of God. His strength is at your disposal.
Second, I must remind you that God's Spirit is not given to everyone. He is given only to those who believe. We'll talk about this much more in the weeks to come, but a true believer is one who not only affirms the facts about Jesus (He was God in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died for our sin, and rose literally from the dead), but they are a person who also stands on, commits to and relies on these facts. The true believer is one who knows that they are a sinner. They no longer try to compare themselves with others. They know they have no hope of salvation apart from Christ. They run to His mercy and His grace. Is it possible that you know nothing of the power of the Holy Spirit because although you are doing Christian things, you have never given your life to Jesus? If you are unsure of your spiritual state please become sure. Let's talk. Or better yet, talk to the Father.
Third, as powerful as God's Spirit is, the Bible teaches us that we can restrict His power. In Ephesians 4:30 we are told not to grieve the Holy Spirit. Paul tells us that we grieve the Spirit when we engage in unwholesome talk and allow bitterness, anger, and resentment to build within us. If we want the Spirit to work freely in us we must keep these things from our lives. We must be diligent in pursuing godly living.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:19 we are told to make sure we do not "put out the Spirit's fire." We hinder the work of God's Spirit when we sin. The power is within us but every time we drift from the Lord, every time we cater to sin we put obstacles in the way of God's Spirit. It is like driving your car down the street. You can avoid a few obstacles in the road (a branch, a box, a piece of a tire) but if the number of obstacles in the road increases it becomes increasingly difficult to maneuver through them. There can come a point when there are so many obstacles that you have to stop and wait until the obstacles are cleared away. So it is with God's Spirit when He encounters the sin and rebellion in our lives.
I don't think something dramatic has to happen in our lives to show us that God's Spirit is available and at work within us. We have the evidence of Pentecost to know that God is true to His promise. But I can't help but wonder what God could do in you, in me, in our church, and through the Christian community if we were better at tapping into His power. Would we witness more miracles? I think we might. Would we see more people transformed by God's grace? I think we would be staggered by the response. Would we have a greater impact on our society? I think our society would change just as the world was changed in the first century. So, what should be we be doing? Surely, this is what we want. So, let's try to be very practical,
- First, we must take God at His Word. We must actually and really believe that the power of Pentecost is the same power that lives in you and me. We must come to understand that God has equipped us not only to be successful and influential people, He has equipped us to walk and work in the power of God. He has given us the power to see lives changed, circumstances altered, and mountains of many kinds, moved.
- Second, we must ask for the help of God's Spirit. We must look for the music of life. Instead of merely asking God to solve our problems, we should ask Him to empower our lives. We need to ask God's Spirit to guide us as we read His word. We need to ask for the Spirit to make us sensitive to the opportunities God gives us. We must ask for the Spirit to give us the words and boldness we will need. We must ask God to show us the barriers that hinder the Spirit's work in our lives and then seek His forgiveness when He does. We need to stop playing at our faith and begin to realize that God has given us a very serious job to do and the power to do that job.
- Third, we must step out in faith. As long as we do only what we are comfortable doing, we will continue to trust our strength rather than His. If we want to know the power of Pentecost in our lives we must be willing to live boldly for the Lord. Dare to bring up the subject of faith in a conversation; take advantage of an opportunity you have to minister even though it seems bigger than you can handle; dare to go to the home of someone who is hurting even though you don't know what to say; offer to pray with someone going through a rough time even if you are in a public place; write a check that's bigger than you think you can "afford"; volunteer for a ministry you think you'd enjoy but aren't sure you can handle. We need to learn how to say "yes" instead of making excuses. In my experience I have found that every time I have tried something new in the belief that it was what God wanted me to do (even though it may not have been what I wanted to do) I have been amazed at God's faithfulness. We can't see God work through us until we give Him the opportunity to do so.
Tim the Toolman would have been intrigued by the power of God. But there is a good chance that Tim would have been so focused on what happened that he may have missed why it was happening. May God keep us from making the same mistake.


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|Written by MARK JAEGER
|Tuesday, 03 July 2012 14:27
Officials divided on whether devices will reduce park vandalism
A series of recent park vandalism incidents has spurred Village of Fredonia officials to consider the use of security cameras.
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