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by Keidra Chaney & Raizel Liebler
A delight this year has brought for both of us is the new experience of being a fandom mentor. Unlike the interactivity of being a new fan or a lengthier one, helping someone enter a new world of fandom is an interesting balancing act – with expressing one's opinions, yet wanting to allow for possible differences in opinion. Additionally, when the newbie is much younger, new viewpoints can change even hardened minds (or not!).
Our separate newbies are not our own kids; there is a whole world of essays by parents introducing their children to their brand of fandom – from sports to Star Trek to Star Wars. But mentoring a newbie kid that isn't one's own child, allows for allowing for greater leniency for not liking what we like! Our mentorship has also been different due to the differential in interest (anime/manga v. music, specifically hardcore) and ages (tween and old teen). But we've both appreciated the experience!
Raizel: My mentee is steeped in Western comics culture, so I'm helping him to step out of that comfort zone into anime and manga. Part of what has been so interesting to me is noticing the different cultural context around Western comics that existed when I was his age versus now; he grew up with the complex worlds of the MCU being something normalized, while for me detailed knowledge of the complex X-Men family tree marked me proudly as an outsider nerd. Talking with friends and family about comics – including across generations is a completely normal day for him. My "back in the day" talk seems to him like an exaggeration of the possibility that people could go to a Batman movie, yet NEVER EVER READ A COMIC.
While I still would highly recommend shojo (directed towards girls) manga and anime for all kids, including boys it didn't stick with this kid. For example, both versions of Sailor Moon can be truly transformative for a tween figuring out where they fit in the world, in their family, and within friendship circles. For my newbie, we tried with shojo, but due to a combination of a lack of interest in the shojo theme of "friendship is magic" and the lack of complex villains we moved on. For others, including me, no good big bads is acceptable – sometimes even preferred due to the focus on character and relationship development (such as in the all-time great Cardcaptor Sakura) – but for this kid used to pointing out not only the heroes, but the antiheroes and the villains, shojo is too "mushy."
So on to shonen. Considering this newbie loved Avatar: The Last Airbender show, I wanted to find something with a similar tone. I was also insistent on minimal fanservice, if any, and several strong female characters. Meeting these requirements is quite difficult, especially when my lack of interest in extended fights and gross humor are added in! – Naruto (single girl problem), One Piece (tone and length), and Death Note & Bleach (tone), DragonBalls (fanservice, tone, and the fights that can last for literally twelve episodes while Vegeta is passed out or in training or both), and Gundams (just no for now), yet these shows may come next with age. Hence, Inuyasha!
So far Inuyasha is going well. There are lots of questions, historical ones about the real world of feudal Japan and plot ones about the varied powers and back stories of characters. But one of the joys for me about rewatching this show that I can't believe actually ended so I could finish for the first time is how slow and deliberate the show introduces the main characters, with Sango, the last major character of the group not showing up until season 1 episode 24 and the last "major" character, Rin, not showing up until season 2 episode 36.
We haven't yet reached the middle slog of the show, where nothing seems to move forward for seemingly seasons against the big bad. But considering how Sesshomaru would have been the big bad in any Western show, it will be interesting to watch when the comparison to Zuko from Avatar is first mentioned. And like the enjoyed show Avatar, Inuyasha at its heart is really about how family matters, both actual siblings, love interests, and friends.
I enjoy being a fandom "mom" and look forward to watching the rest of Inuyasha together!
Keidra: Pre-social media, it was bit lonely being a fan of not-so popular or somewhat obscure music. Everyone wants to talk about the new album from the most popular US top 40 divas or arena bands but fans of say, niche music like noise rock or non US music can find it hard to find like-minded people to share your excitement with on a regular basis. That sense of loneliness can be compounded when you are a black or brown person into music that's not "supposed" to be for you, like metal, punk, etc.
No, this isn't going to be a special snowflake lament about being a "weird" black person, just an observation that there are certain roadblocks to finding the fan communities or creative communities that best fit your interests. It's much, much easier now with the Internet and especially social media to meet people who love and obsess over the same stuff. I spend a good chunk of my time on private Facebook groups for bands that I love, like Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge.
I've become friends online and in real life with many people I've met in these groups, and recently became a mentor of sorts for a teen who reminds me a lot of who I was when I was, a young metalhead getting into to the scene as a black kid in a white space. I was lucky to find my black metalhead crew in person, and very young. This kid hasn't yet, so it's been illuminating for me to tell him about my experience and have conversations about stuff like show etiquette, trying to look like you know what you are doing in a brick and mortar record store/Guitar Center and such. It's super different for him than it is for me because of the internet and how online culture has replaced physical community for a lot of music fandoms, so he has different things to navigate, (not to mention, identity-based music communities like Afropunk are a thing that he has that I didn't then) but we can talk about bands, music, learning an instrument, and trying to explain all of this to your parents. It's also been interesting to see this happen with both Raizel and I at about the same time, to see how meaningful cross-generational relationships can happen in different types of pop culture fandoms.
Sometimes age in fandom can become an "us versus them" game, with veterans and younger fans at odds with each other for various reasons. older fans trying to maintain older rituals and younger fans trying add new voices to the canon, so interaction becomes a competition., but there's so much opportunity for old and new fans to learn from each other and enjoy the best of fandom together.


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Samsung Electronics Philippines currently has their entire 2013 AV line on display at the Metropolitan Museum in an exhibition called Timeless Reflection, an exhibit of Life as is.
The exhibit gives the viewers a chance to view art on a different but familiar medium, using the latest offerings from Samsung. On display are works by various Filipino artists who have generously loaned their pieces for viewing.
The star of the display is their 85 inch, Ultra High Definition S9 Series Smart TV (model number UA 85S9) — currently the only unit SEPCO has in the country — which features spectacular Ultra HD picture quality, a huge screen, powerful yet discretely positioned speakers, and Smart TV functions and connectivity, It also has Samsung's timeless Smart Evolution feature that will keep the device up-to-date with future technology, using the Smart Evolution Kit.
The exhibit will be open to the public starting April 19, Friday, and will run until Sunday, April 21.

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Each year at least one-third of our work consists of remodels and tenant improvements.
In order to address the unique challenges inherent in renovations and tenant improvements, we have developed a group of people with specialized experience. Many of these projects involve keeping the spaces open for business while the work takes place. This requires good communication, careful planning, tight scheduling and special attention to both public and project crew safety.


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The Deception of Alcoholic Beverages
decision for the Christian about whether or not
to drink alcoholic beverages remains a controversial issue in
church. Some
argue for Teetotalism which is the total abstinence
from all alcoholic beverages, while others
that drinking is no different than any other sin which gives
liberty to
drink as much and as often as they wish. The "drinking in
view has
quickly gained acceptance among the current generation of
leaders in
church, which may hinder the spread of the Gospel for years to
Those who hold this view believe that drinking alcoholic
beverages is
appropriate every now and then, like at parties and other
While the Bible does not explicitly forbid the drinking of alcoholic beverages, my convictions about this issue flow not only from scripture but also from my own former struggles as I wrestled against the grip of alcohol. While I have never been an alcoholic, I cannot say that I have never been drunk. I grew up in a social environment where it was widely accepted for Christians to drink, yet I tried for years to abstain from drinking. To my own hurt, the social pressures would sometimes become too difficult to resist and I would give into the pressures and drink in social settings. I discovered Mike's Hard Lemonade, which has an addicting taste to it, but contains enough alcoholic content to get someone drunk, as I got on several occasions. I would sometimes drink after a depressing moment, or when I just wanted to feel the high of alcohol. I would mostly drink at home, or at a party or special event, so by the grace of God I never drove after a drink or broke any laws.
One horrible morning I got so drunk on the stuff that my mind was completely fried, which made it very difficult to focus and reason. If I had been in a car it would have been difficult to drive, and my drinking could have not only led to a life-threatening accident, but have marred my testimony for the rest of my life. I speak from experience of alcohol's harmful effect on the body and the gripping power it holds. You may say that you drink in moderation, but what do you really mean by "moderation"? Moderation is a subjective term. Some people think that drinking in moderation means drinking only one beverage a day, others a beverage only at parties, and there are many other interpretations. While I have not sipped an alcoholic beverage since April of 2007, I pray that the Lord will continue to give me the strength to resist and will use the rest of this article to persuade you to do the same.
I am writing this article in order to address the serious level of confusion about the many differences between the wine used in biblical times and the wine of today which has led to many Christians justifying a "drink in moderation" view. Second, I believe that there are thousands of Christians who will find this article beneficial, as they are caught in confusion because of the "drink in moderation" viewpoint which is very popular in the church today. In this article I will be arguing for wisdom and self-control from the deception of alcoholic beverages and will explain from the scriptures, experience, and scientific research why getting drunk on alcohol is against the teachings of the Bible. (All verse quotations unless otherwise indicated will be from the King James Version, KJV.)
Wine in Bible Times
Figurative Meaning of Wine in the Bible
Wine is figurative of the blood of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:27-29); and of the blessings of the gospel (Proverbs 9:2,5; Isaiah 25:6, 55:1). Wine is also mentioned in connection with the filling of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) where Paul says that we must not be drunk with wine, but must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Wine also has some negative connotations when it is connected with the wrath and the judgments of God (Psalm 60:3; 75:8; Jeremiah 13:12-14; 25:15-18). Wine is also connected with violence (Proverbs 4:17). Last of all, it is mentioned in the book of Revelation as the abominations of the apostasy (Revelation 17:2; 18:3).
History of Wine in the Bible and its Scriptural Uses
The first mention of wine is with Noah, who planted a vineyard and became drunk from the wine he made from it (Genesis 9:20-21). The next mention is in Genesis 19:32-35 when the daughters of Lot made their father drunk with wine in order to bear children by him. Wine is again mentioned in Genesis 27:28 when Isaac blesses Jacob. Wine was produced on occasions of hospitality (Genesis 14:18), and also at festivals and marriages (such as the one that Jesus attended in John 2). Under the Mosaic law, wine formed the most common drink offerings for daily sacrifice (Exodus 29:40), the presentation of the firstfruits (Leviticus 23:13) and other offerings (Numbers 15:5).
Wine had a number of uses in Bible times. One important use of wine was as a disinfectant to clean wounds (Luke 10:34). Second, people drank wine in Bible times as a means of safe hydration (Genesis 14:18, Psalms 104:10-15), and third, people drank wine in order to help with digestion (1 Timothy 5:23). The water in biblical times was often filled with bacteria, viruses, and all kinds of contaminants, so without sanitation the water was very dangerous to drink. Even today those who live in third-world countries admit that their water is often unsafe to drink, and water must be sanitized with alcoholic beverages like wine in order to be drinkable. Distillation as a process was not invented until the middle ages so for the most part the water in the Bible times would not have been safe to drink on its own. Those who did not want to die of thirst would drink wine.
Robert Stein in his article Wine-Drinking in New Testament Times writes
In ancient
times there were not many beverages
that were safe to drink. The danger of drinking water alone
point. There were several ways in which the ancients could
make water
safe to
drink. One method was boiling, but this was tedious and
methods of filtration were tried. The safest and easiest
method of
making the
water safe to drink, however, was to mix it with wine. The
drinking of
(i.e., a mixture of water and wine) served therefore as a
measure, since
often the water available was not safe. (I remember drinking
some water
Salonica, Greece, that would have been much better for me had
it been
with wine or some other purifying agent.)
Ralph Gower in his book Manners & Customs of Bible Times writes
of the grape juice was made into wine. This was done not
simply for
it was a necessity. The water was unsafe for drinking unless
it came
from a
fresh spring, and the milk supply was limited. When Paul told
that he
should drink a little wine for his stomach's sake, it was not
because the wine would do his stomach good, but because the
water might
do it
harm [1 Timothy 5:23, KJV].
(Manners, Page 109).
In order to make the drinking water healthy the ancients had to mix the water with wine, which added a taste to their drink a process known as Natural Fermentation. In Natural Fermentation, 2 ingredients were involved in the mixing of wine with water and they were sugar and yeast. The normal alcoholic content was 4-7% and in the process of fermentation, the natural yeast was killed off. The wine of Bible times was very different than the wine of today as indicated by the quote below.
The wine of
classical antiquity, however, was
very different from modern wine. They . . . always diluted it
water before
consumption . . . . Only barbarians drank undiluted wine.
(Maynard A. Amerine, Collier's Encyclopedia, 1994, vol. 23, p. 518)
There is plenty of evidence to prove support that the wine in bible times was very different than the wine of today. In ancient times, wine was almost the only safe beverage. Today most countries have many non-alcoholic beverages to drink and people have no excuse to drink wine or other alcoholic beverages considering their high alcoholic content in the beverages of today and its contribution to inebriated constitutions.
Modern Alcoholic Beverages
Today there are so many different varieties of drinks that were not available during Bible times. People do not drink to protect themselves from bacteria, but for the effect and occasion. Alcoholic beverages have a kick and, as mentioned, can sensationalize when consumed. It is common to serve wine at events like weddings, parties, birthdays, dances, etc. Social drinking is acceptable to many and sadly those who choose to abstain from alcoholic beverages have a hard time fitting into some environments. The alcoholic content of the most common beverages can be easily located in a Google search. Numbers may vary slightly by source. In a class I took in seminary called Issues in Church Ministry we studied alcoholic beverages and my notes revealed the following details on alcohol content.
Examining the available evidence its very clear that the alcoholic content in today's beverages is much more intoxicating than those in the Bible times. The wine in the Bible times contained an alcoholic content of 4-7%, which is much lower than the content contained in today's alcoholic beverages.
Pro-drinking Argument
Many in this camp will argue strongly for social drinking or at least "drinking in moderation" and will use verses from the Bible like those below in support. While looking on the surface of these passages they can be interpreted to support drinking in moderation, the problem lies with the absence of the application of a good solid hermeneutic in their interpretation. Those that understand the culture of Bible times will make a distinction between the wine of the Bible and the wine of today. While it technically is not a sin to drink an alcoholic beverage without the effect of drunkenness, it is simply unwise and damaging to your testimony, especially when in a professional position that requires clarity of mind.
According to the article Alcohol and Health, there are a number of supposed health benefits to the drinking of alcoholic beverages in moderation.
drinkers tend to have better health and
live longer than those who are either abstainers or heavy
drinkers. In
to having fewer heart attacks and strokes, moderate consumers
beverages (beer, wine or distilled spirits or liquor) are
less likely
to suffer hypertension or high blood pressure, peripheral
Alzheimer's disease and the common cold. Sensible drinking
also appears
to be
beneficial in reducing or preventing diabetes, rheumatoid
fractures and osteoporosis, kidney stones, digestive ailments,
depression, poor cognition and memory, Parkinson's disease,
pancreatic cancer, macular degeneration (a major cause of
pectoris, duodenal ulcer, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss,
gallstones, liver
disease and poor physical condition in elderly
Another benefit to alcohol is that it kills bacteria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage) as Paul urged Timothy to use it for his stomach. There are supposedly other medical benefits to the drinking of alcoholic beverages, but the issue with these sources is that they do not seem to be entirely clear on their research, and their findings may be a bit too skeptical. In addition, how can one argue for a healthier lifestyle by drinking in moderation, yet ignore the dozens of other researches that argue that alcohol is dangerous! The Bible does not condone the lack of self-control with alcoholic beverages. Jim Berg writes in his book Essential Virtues
The popular
idea that the Bible condemns only
drunkenness ignores the major effect of today's undiluted and
alcohol: it impedes self-control. The issue is not whether a
control his alcohol; the issue is that even a couple of beers
Proponents of social drinking have argued for the particulars
whether the
social use of alcohol is absolutely forbidden in scripture
ignoring the
universal of the essential virtue of self-control, which is
in scripture and which alcohol destroys.
(Essential Virtues, 166)
There is plenty of evidence in science, medicine, psychology, and sociology that alcohol is dangerous to the body, the mind, and the emotions. The problem is that many Christians are blinded by the lack of clarity, and are instead persuaded by the ungodly culture which leads to a misapplication of Christian liberty. As I learned personally, alcohol is addictive-- especially the taste. It's essential not to start a bad addiction, and the best way to avoid developing ungodly habits is to refrain from them completely (1 Thessalonians 5:22). As Christians in a foreign land, we are not to love or be conformed to this world (1 John 2:15), but are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind (Romans 12:2). Abstinence from alcoholic beverages is an effective way to show that we have been transformed.
Christian liberty as taught in the scripture does not give believers the freedom to do whatever they want, as long as it is not forbidden in the scripture. Liberty is given to Christians to enjoy life and not to be bound by many man-made rules and traditions but to enjoy their liberty as long as that liberty is within the bounds of what scripture commands. There are a number of sins that the Bible does not explicitly mention, however that does not mean that those sins are justified. Engaging in a gray-area activity is playing with fire. True Christian liberty is being in the world but not of it (John 17:14-16) and taking a stand for righteousness and purity. This is not legalism (as many argue) but a mark of a true Christian (Hebrews 12:14). Unnecessary consumption of alcohol is explicitly stated as being harmful and something that Christians should avoid at all costs to the glory of God.
that Alcoholic beverages are Bad & Harmful
Many today often make the assumption that alcohol in today's world is the same as it was in Bible times. This is nothing but an assumption that does not consider the culture of Bible times. With some it takes only one beer to get drunk and with others it takes many. While some people may not become "technically drunk" after 1 beer, they are playing with fire by drinking at all. Oftentimes the person indulging in alcohol has lost all judgment and does not remember what he drank. According to an article, Your Brain on Alcohol by USNEWS.com, alcohol can cause some serious side effects like impaired concentration, slowed reflexes, disrupted sleep, and high blood pressure (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/010507/archive_001356_2.htm). Also according to the article Alcohol's Damaging effects on the Brain consuming alcoholic beverages can have very serious effects.
walking, blurred vision, slurred
speech, slowed reaction times, impaired memory: Clearly,
affects the
brain. Some of these impairments are detectable after only one
or two
and quickly resolve when drinking stops. On the other hand, a
who drinks
heavily over a long period of time may have brain deficits
that persist
after he or she achieves sobriety. Exactly how alcohol affects
brain and
the likelihood of reversing the impact of heavy drinking on
the brain
hot topics in alcohol research today. People who have been
amounts of alcohol for long periods of time run the risk of
and persistent changes in the brain. Damage may be a result of
effects of alcohol on the brain or may result indirectly, from
a poor
health status or from severe liver disease. For example,
deficiency is
a common occurrence in people with alcoholism and results from
nutrition. Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is an essential
required by all tissues, including the brain. Thiamine is
found in
foods such
as meat and poultry; whole grain cereals; nuts; and dried
beans, peas,
soybeans. Many foods in the United States commonly are
fortified with
including breads and cereals. As a result, most people consume
amounts of thiamine in their diets. The typical intake for
Americans is 2
mg/day; the Recommended Daily Allowance is 1.2 mg/day for men
and 1.1
for women
Up to 80
percent of alcoholics, however, have a
deficiency in thiamine (15), and some of these people will go
on to
serious brain disorders such as Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
WKS is
a disease that consists of two separate syndromes, a short
lived and
condition called Wernicke's encephalopathy and a long lasting
condition known as Korsakoff's psychosis. The symptoms of
encephalopathy include mental confusion, paralysis of the
nerves that
move the
eyes (i.e., oculomotor disturbances), and difficulty with
For example, patients with Wernicke's encephalopathy may be
confused to
find their way out of a room or may not even be able to walk.
encephalopathy patients, however, do not exhibit all three of
signs and
symptoms, and clinicians working with alcoholics must be aware
disorder may be present even if the patient shows only one or
two of
them. In
fact, studies performed after death indicate that many cases
deficiency-related encephalopathy may not be diagnosed in life
not all
the classic signs and symptoms were present or recognized.
Another article by Business Week also called Your Brain on Alcohol says that the long-term use of alcohol can be very dangerous to the brain and has very serious repercussions that many would rather ignore. Why do Christians ignore the clear scientific and Biblical evidences that show that alcohol is bad and harmful? They do so because, like the nation Israel of Jeremiah 35, they have chosen to be sinful and disobedient to God. In Jeremiah 35 God blessed the Recabites for obeying him in abstaining from wine and strong drink, but curses Israel for her disobedience. God wants his people to abstain from drinking alcohol. If you are in any doubt check out Jeremiah 35.
"Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. They struck me, you will say, but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I must have another drink." (ESV)
The real issue here is not the quantity of wine, but the quality. The wine mentioned above is obviously a wine that has a powerful effect on the brain, and Solomon is strongly giving warning to his readers not to look at this wine but to stay separate and far from it, for its effects can cause negative sensations. Alcoholic-related deaths are far too common in our culture and after all the evidence in the scripture and in scientific research about alcoholic beverages, Christians need to be all the more separate from the luridness of alcohol. Below are some practical reasons why drinking is unnecessary and abstinence is a wise choice.
Practical Reasons Why You Should Not Drink
#1 Not drinking is safer for you
It is best not to take chances. All of us wear seatbelts when we drive to be safe. So why not play it safe with drinking alcoholic beverages and abstain from drinking completely? Would you drive your car without a seatbelt? Play it safe and do not start to drink, for you may never stop.
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
Many marriages have been damaged because of the use of alcohol according to the web article Alcoholism and Marriage.
Is alcohol abuse related to violence in marriage?
#2 Not drinking is safer for your children
Your children will likely follow your example. You may think otherwise, but how many families can you name were not destroyed because of a parent's abuse of alcohol? Probably not many. So think twice about drinking, and believe me that it will not only affect you, but your children also. So do not drink!
#3 Not drinking is safer for your ministry
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
There have been many ministers who have been ruined because of their abuse of alcohol. I do not wish to bore you with stats, but I'm sure you can think of a pastor who lost his position because he drank alcohol and destroyed his testimony.
1 Peter 2:5,9
"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
God's people must take this passage seriously and must live as though they are a royal and holy. Holiness is a part of sanctification and there are many passages in the scripture that speak on sanctification (2 Peter 1:2-3, Ephesians 4:22-24, 3 John 11, 1 John 1:6-7).
Five ways to be different from the world.
1. Spirit - Attitude, demeanor
2. Speech - Seasoned with salt
3. Stewardship - Spend your time, money, etc.
4. Sobriety
5. Story
Leviticus 10:8-10
"AND THE LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 'Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean....'"
The prohibition against wine and other strong drink by the Lord was probably aimed to keep their minds clear and to fulfill their duties in the Lord's service. Likewise, Christians today need to abstain from drinking in order to fulfill their ministries.
While the Bible does not explicitly forbid drinking a beverage, the Bible does say that believers are royal priests (1 Peter 2:5,9), and have the Holy Spirit living inside of them (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and therefore drinking would be foolish and not wise. Would you drive your car without wearing your seatbelt? Not many would, for its very dangerous and also against the law. So in drinking alcohol--even one drink is very dangerous, for it can lead to addiction and drunkenness. In Jeremiah 35 the Lord commands Jeremiah to go to the Recabite (NIV) family and invite them to come into the house of the Lord and to give them wine to drink. Jeremiah obeys the Lord and to his shock the Recabites refuse to drink the wine Jeremiah had made available for them because they chose to obey their ancestors. In response God blesses them and uses them as an example and a rebuke to the nation Israel who had chosen to defile themselves with wine and alcohol. The Lord says in verse 17, "I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them but they did not listen, I called to them, but they did not answer." (NIV)
Many think that social drinking or drinking in moderation is okay, but it's simply unwise. Daniel chose not to defile himself with the wine that the king drank, but rather chose to obey God instead. In response he was blessed by God for his commitment to God's word (Daniel 1:8, ESV). So do not drink; abstain from the lure of alcoholic beverages and the pressures of the culture to drink. Do not follow the poor example that many Christians set before you, but instead follow the clear teachings in the scriptures. Billy Sunday preached a sermon against alcohol, The Booze Sermon, that you can read for encouragement. Also below are 75 warnings from scripture from the article 75 Bible References on Drinking Alcohol condemning the use of alcoholic beverages. The drunkard will not enter the kingdom of heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9-11), so take heed to the warnings below!
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There is more Scripture condemning the use of alcoholic beverages than will be found on the subjects of lying, adultery, swearing, cheating, hypocrisy, pride, or even blasphemy.
1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble.
2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality
3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy.
4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine.
5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious.
6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink.
9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree.
11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin.
12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed.
13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated
14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites.
15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come.
16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord_s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked.
17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages.
20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty.
21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes.
22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks.
23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder.
24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation.
25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable
26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming.
27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment.
28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today.
29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12:8)
30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink.
31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk.
32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to "champion" drinkers and "experts" at mixing drinks.
33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit.
34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them.
35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges.
36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim.
37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down.
38) Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment.
39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers_ tables are covered with vomit and filth.
40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today
41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed.
42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine.
43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king_s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends.
44) Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon; led his people in drinking.
45) Daniel 5:2-3 - The king, along with his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from the goblets which had been taken from God_s temple.
46) Daniel 5:4 - Drinking wine was combined with praising false gods.
47) Daniel 5:23 - God sent word to Belshazzar that punishment would be swift for the evil he had committed.
48) Hosea 4:11 - Intoxicating wine takes away intelligence.
49) Hosea 7:5 - God reproves princes for drinking.
50) Joel 1:5 - Drunkards awake to see God_s judgment.
51) Joel 3:3 - The enemy is judged for selling girls for wine.
52) Amos 2:8 - Unrighteous acts of Israel included the drinking of wine which had been taken for the payment of fines.
53) Amos 2:12 - Israel is condemned for forcing Nazarites to drink wine.
54) Micah 2:11 - Israelites are eager to follow false teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks.
55) Nahum 1:10 - The drunkards of Nineveh will be destroyed by God.
56) Habakkuk 2:5 - A man is betrayed by wine.
57) Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbor drink.
58) Habakkuk 2:16 - Drinking leads to shame.
The New Testament
59) Matthew 24:48-51 - A drinking servant is unprepared for his Lord_s return.
60) Luke 1:15 - John the Baptist drank neither grape juice nor wine.
61) Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness.
62) Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not to be ready for the Lord_s return.
63) Romans 13:13 - Do not walk in drunkenness or immorality.
64) Romans 14:21 - Do not do anything that will hurt your testimony as a believer.
65) 1 Corinthians 5:11 - If a Christian brother is a drinker, do not associate with him.
66) 1 Corinthians 6:10 - Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God
67) Galatians 5:21 - Acts of the sinful nature, such as drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting the kingdom of God.
68) Ephesians 5:18 - In contrast to being drunk with wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit.
69) 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7 - Christians are to be alert and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards belong to the night and darkness.
70) 1 Timothy 3:2-3 - Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine.
71) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers.
72) 1 Timothy 3:11 - Deacons_ wives are to be temperate and sober.
73) Titus 1:7-8 - An overseer is to be disciplined.
74) Titus 2:2-3 - The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine.
75) 1 Peter 4:3-4 - The past life of drunkenness and carousing has no place in the Christian_s life.
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Miscarried 5 days ago, having a hard time =/
became pregnant for the first time in November 2011. I found out a
month later, and a month after that I miscarried. It started with an
ultrasound displaying a baby at 8 weeks 4 days but o heartbeat. then a
week later I started bleeding and cramping. went to the ER and found out
it was a miscarriage. I had a natural miscarriage and it was the most
pain I've ever felt in my life, but I believe I had it easy compared to a
lot of women who go through worse. It was all over in 1 day. but the
emotional toll it takes on you doesn't end just like that. and it
honestly probably never ends. I had thought I was ok for a while and
then I just started thinking and all the emotions came back. now, this
is where my brain is at. and I was wondering if anyone has gone through
this thought process.
I know this is only my first, but it is so hard. we weren't trying to get pregnant, it was a surprise, but yet we were so very happy with the idea of having that baby....and for a month we thought and planned and even bought things for it....and then it was all taken away. I am a believer in Christ and I know that God works things out, and I know I'll have a healthy baby someday (maybe even more than one) but my brain is still in the greieving stage and right now, it's in the mindset of I don't want A baby, I wanted THIS baby. I don't know....it's like if you're married to someone you really love, and then they die. you feel like it would be betraying them to marry again....you feel like it wouldnt be right or you fear that you could never love them as much as that first person. well that's how I feel right now. that was my baby, whether it lived for 8 weeks or 8 months it still was my baby and grew in me. and I guess I'm scared that when I actually have one I will be forgetting about this one, or that it won't feel the same and I won't know how to love it fully.
has anyone else felt that way? if so how did you deal with it?
I am so sorry for your loss! I know exactly how you feel. I miscarried for the second time just two weeks ago, so I am feeling a lot of the same pain as you. You have to trust that after some time you will be ready to try again, and no matter how many more kids you have, you will always remember and love this one. You can do something special to honor this baby and get some kind of keepsake so that it will always be a part of you. I found a bracelet online that I ordered and wear and everytime I look down at it I think of my baby and how much I love and miss him/her. The bracelet also made a donation to PAIL (pregnancy and infant loss) so that made me feel better too that it would go towards research and helping find answers as to why these things happen so much. Just a suggestion, it was something that helped me. Hang in there, as hard as it seems right now, it does get better. The pain doesn't ever leave your heart, but it does get better.
I miscarried at 8 weeks last year (still haven't found out the sex of that baby yet...I can, it is stored, just hasn't been tested for the gender). I'm now 31 weeks pregnant with a little girl. I know the idea of feeling like you are betraying the lost one, but then I also think that maybe that baby came for a very short time for a reason.
I don't dwell on the loss, because I still carried that baby, I'll always be that baby's mother, and that baby just waits for me one day. But that baby left to let this one come instead....and surely there must be a reason for that. Had I had the baby last year, the one I'm carrying now wouldn't come because this is my last pregnancy. I'm 40 years old and I have 3 children already. I don't want anymore after this.
I have felt the same way you are feeling sweetie... I truly think it is just a normal part of the grieving process.... planned or not it was something you wanted that was taken away let yourself feel how you have too cry when you need too... I made the mistake of trying to stay strong and it has all caught up with me...
thanks everyone. those are great suggestions, I actually just found this site called mollybear.com, and a woman runs it who hand makes teddy bears for women who have lost a child, and she individually makes each oone esspecially for each person, so I signed up for one of those and I think that will really help me.
and I know what you mean ARaeMommy. for days after it happened I was trying to keep my mind off of it and keep busy, I went to work all happy and trying to get my life back to normal. then a couple days ago it all caught up to me, and I've been having to deal with all these emotions. I tried to be strong, but ignoring it is not strength. dealing with it is what makes you strong.


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GRANITEVILLE -- Miss Gladys Margaret Taylor, 83, formerly of 229 Leitner St., died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at G and G Retirement Center, Belvedere.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Hatcher Funeral Home, Langley, with the Rev. Paul Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Graniteville Cemetery.
Miss Taylor, a native of Graniteville, had retired from the Gregg Division of Graniteville Co. after 40 years. She was a member of Leisure Years Club and St. John United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Essie Knight, Aiken, Virginia Burgess, Anniston, Ala., and Roenella Jackson, Graniteville.
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text: Hello, The long-awaited 0.7 release is finally here! It has been a very long time since 0.6 and this release does not carry some of the improvements that were expected. I am publishing this now to give exposure to the new internals and to free me from blocking changes, thus finally being able to work on new features for 0.8. If you are wondering why it takes so long between releases, here is why: preparing a release is a very time-consuming process and it is hard to convince oneself that it is the moment to do so. If it wasn't for this, trust me, there would be more frequent releases because the mainstream code is rarely broken to the point of being unusable. Without further ado, the major changes in this release are: * Added build-time checks to atf-c and atf-c++. A binding for atf-sh will come later. * Migrated all build-time checks for header files to proper ATF tests. This demonstrates the use of the new feature described above. * Added an internal API for child process management. * Converted all plain-text distribution documents to a Docbook canonical version, and include pre-generated plain text and HTML copies in the distribution file. * Simplified the contents of the Makefile.am by regenerating it from a canonical Makefile.am.m4 source. As a side-effect, some dependency specifications were fixed. * Migrated all checks from the check target to installcheck, as these require ATF to be installed. * Fixed sign comparison mismatches triggered by the now-enabled -Wsign-compare. * Fixed many memory and object leaks. The checksums for atf-0.7.tar.gz are: * MD5: e0367c184a6d5b3085e3258ca0520610 * SHA1: a77edf79576039374a3d88872b9059ac5f6d25aa * SHA512: a8efaa13 4d73554c fa3b5b59 94fdab6d 2ca7d943 d31058f8 318c6232 ea6f39fa 8c6496b9 bf0e318b 9a673f41 a2b58b2b 3ea36b46 3e98ac8c f3b125f0 3caa9e9c You can download this release from the web site at: http://www.NetBSD.org/~jmmv/atf/news.html And you can get more information about the project at: http://www.NetBSD.org/~jmmv/atf/ Enjoy! -- Julio Merino


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October 9th 2010 was a dark day for not just the Hmiel family but for motorsports in general. On that day, Shane Hmiel's professional career was snuffed out for good in a crash that very well could have ended his life all together.
Shane found himself in this situation on his own accord. Once a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Shane's temper prevented him from truly being placed on a top-tier team. Before he had the chance to mature and develop into a successful Sprint Cup driver, he was suspended for repeated drug use, something that Hmiel ironically calls the best thing to ever happen to him.
Hmiel went on to race in USAC, and begin climbing his way up the open wheel racing ladder. Shane showed focus and raw talent behind the wheel of a sprint car, being named Most Improved Driver and securing victories at some of the hardest tracks on the circuit.
That fateful day changed everything for the still young man when Hmiel flipped his car at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Indiana. The roll cage crumpled and Hmiel's head was exposed, paralyzing him. For an extended period of time the racing community waited to know the extent of his injuries, as Hmiel was placed into a medically induced coma.
The road to recovery was a long one, as Shane stayed in an intensive brain rehabilitation center until April 2011. Between then and now, Shane regained the use of his arms, and although he still travels in a wheelchair, anyone who watches the video of the crash knows he is lucky to be alive.
Only one person knows how lucky he is to be alive. That is Shane Hmiel. This Shane Hmiel is not the same man that gave Dale Jarrett the finger after an on track altercation. This is a changed person grateful for everything, and thanks to Accessible Racing, Shane Hmiel had the opportunity to be inside a stock car again.
Accessible Racing is a phenomenal program that gives disabled members of the military the chance for mental therapy by putting them in stock cars, and allowing them the freedom of being on a real NASCAR race track.
On January 26th Hmiel joined these soldiers and ran laps with them at Rockingham Motor Speedway. The experience was a beautiful thing, and on Hmiel's Road to Recovery Facebook page, Shane was visibly awed and thankful that he was able to return to the cockpit.
Shane Hmiel's recovery is long from over. He attends physical therapy to continue regaining feeling in his right hand, but thanks to this experience, there is some normalcy in the Hmiel household.
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The cinematography in "Tonight You're Mine" is inventive, the backdrop is promising and, look, it's awful.
The bright idea was to set a romantic comedy in the middle of one of those enormous outdoor music festivals, namely Scotland's T in the Park. That could work, and the setting provides fascinating possibilities. We get little glimpses behind the scenes — at the green room where performers hang out, at the surprisingly nice tents where they sleep — but those glimpses are the only thing in "Tonight You're Mine" that is worthwhile.
Our lovers are played by the usually excellent Luke Treadaway ("Attack the Block"), who's the singer in an American band even though he cannot do a credible American accent, and Natalia Tena as a bratty British "punk" singer. Early on, they get handcuffed together in the movie's transparent effort at a meet-cute and then spend the rest of the film trying to get the cuffs unlocked while also performing and falling irritatingly in love.
Some of the problems in "Tonight You're Mine" can be attributed to its budget. The sound, for instance, is a disaster, and let me just take this opportunity to remind you that this is a movie about sound. The music is muddy, and the muffled dialogue is poorly dubbed. I'm guessing that's because they had to edit out the sound of the real performers at the real T in the Park. It sounds as if everyone's mouth is wearing a thick, wool sweater. At other times, there's no ambient sound at all, which seems odd at an event attended by tens of thousands of drunk people.
There's also the problem of the actual words coming out of people's mouths. The dialogue is terrible. Most of the time I was watching "Tonight You're Mine," I was wishing that whatever band was onstage would drown out these annoying drips.
Directed by: David Mackenzie
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Remember downtown?
Published 8:12 pm, Saturday, August 14, 2010
It was in a different time and a better economy that Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings forged an alliance with then-Gov. George Pataki almost a decade ago. Downtown was enjoying a revival, thanks in part to Mr. Pataki's commitment to bring more state jobs there.
The evidence of the 2002 Albany Plan is there eight years later, of course. Look no farther than the comptroller's building on State Street or the Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters on Broadway. They're enough to alter the landscape of the capital city for a generation or three.
But what about the people who were supposed to be working downtown?
Some are either staying uptown or being moved back there -- in a sharp shift from the other critical part of the Albany Plan.
The Office of Real Property Services moved 200 workers from 16 Sheridan Ave. to the Harriman State Office Campus last month. That saves a state that needs all the revenue it can get $2 million in rent payments. Those savings come, however, at a cost of their own. The vitality of downtown suffers, especially in a city that can ill afford one more vacant building.
Such are the conflicts that hard times bring. The pursuit of two important goals -- urban vitality and fiscal stability -- requires more thought and more planning than ever. A state government that might think it has no choice but to scale back the ambitions of the Pataki era at least should be more forthcoming about the consequences.
"What's going to happen to the city?" Mr. Jennings asks in a question that defies quick or simple answers.
Other mayors -- notably Brian Stratton in Schenectady and Harry Tutunjian in Troy -- might wonder the same thing. State jobs in those cities are critical to downtown revitalization efforts, too.
Schenectady's new arts and entertainment district has made for a different city. But that's nighttime activity. Schenectady County has 2,400 state jobs. Many, if not most, of them are downtown, most notably at the Lottery Division. They benefit the city, especially by day, in a way that's not so different from what some 25,000 state workers bring to the Empire State Plaza and downtown Albany.
"We'd love to have even more of those jobs rather than see them go elsewhere," Mr. Stratton says. "They pay well and they're relatively stable."
In Troy, the increased presence of state jobs and their economic benefit predates the Albany Plan. It was in the late 1990s, with Joseph Bruno in power as state Senate majority leader, that Health Department jobs came to Hedley Park Place and the former Standard Furniture warehouse, and Labor Department jobs moved from the Harriman Campus to the Atrium Mall. Today, Rensselaer County has about 1,650 state jobs. Many are in downtown Troy.
Now, all three of these mayors ought to expect less. State employment in the Capital Region is down 3.1 percent over the past year and shows no sign of bouncing back.
In Albany, Mr. Jennings fears the possible departure of more downtown jobs, from Empire State Development and the state Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination.
As for moving them to the Harriman Campus, "the people are still in Albany," says John Egan, commissioner of the Office of General Services, which manages the state's real estate. "That's the important thing."
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A Youngstown man will spend at least 33 years in prison for a 2011 shooting death on the city's south side.
Lamar Reese, 33, was sentenced Tuesday to 33 years to life in prison in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Josh Davis.
A Mahoning Count jury took less than three hours to find Reese guilty at his trial.
The shooting is believed to have followed a robbery.
Another suspect in the case, Frankie Hudson, is scheduled for a pretrial on Wednesday.
Reese, according to court records, was already severing a prison sentence after a 2012 conviction for burglary and carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced to two years prison on those charges.


text: Beautiful Chateau Wedding Venues France We come across so many beautiful venues here at Fly Away Bride and love nothing more than sharing the ones that stand out the most. Today we're looking at three gorgeous chateau wedding venues in France, each of which we've featured in the last few months. If you're searching for your perfect destination wedding venue, one of the best ways to really get a feel for a venue is by having a look at past weddings that have been held there. We advise searching the web for as many as you can- ask the venue if they know of any that have been featured on any wedding blogs, or photographers who have shot weddings there and who have them displayed on their own site. You won't regret it! CHATEAU SOULAC Chateau Soulac is one of the most beautiful wedding venues we've come across- just take a look at this wedding we featured here. Located in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, the venue is within an hour's drive of both Bergerac and Bordeaux airports. The chateau can be hired for exclusive use with a minimum rental of 4 nights, can accommodate 22 people on site, and has a maximum capacity of 130 for wedding receptions. There are quite a few large entertaining spaces within the main building including a barrel vaulted winter dining room and summer dining space with conservatory doors. Ceremonies can be held either in one of these or outside in the beautiful gardens (which also is an option for an outdoor reception space.) There is a walled swimming pool and tennis court within the grounds to keep guests busy. This chateau only hosts 6 weddings a year, so if it takes your fancy why not shoot off an enquiry! Images: Brosnan Photographic via Fly Away Bride CHATEAU DE CHALLAIN A fairytale style castle complete with turrets, expansive grounds and a flower donned gazebo, Chateau de Challain is situated in the Loire Valley of northwest France, half and hour from the town of Angers. The nearest large airport is Nantes which is an hour away. Large sash windows ensuring there are many bright rooms for 'getting ready' shots inside, and the chateau also has some very opulent, glamourous areas such as the drawing room that are perfect for photos. This is a very popular chateau for weddings in France with a wedding planner available on site. For more photos check out this styled shoot we featured which was based at the chateau. Images: In Love Photography via Fly Away Bride WEDDING AU CHATEAU This chateau is more of a beautiful country manor than a chateau in the "castle" sense (both attributed meanings are used for the French word). Located in a valley in the heart of the beautiful Dordogne region of south-west France, there is a timeless unassuming beauty about this venue. A stable of horses roam the grounds which consist of 62 acres of park and gardens. The chateau can accommodate 35 guests on site and offers exclusive use packages for weddings of up to 80 people. For more photos stay tuned as we'll be featuring a styled shoot at the chateau on Wednesday this week! Images: Sylvain Harrison via Fly Away Bride One Response Sara March 2, 2016 Such an epic location! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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It's only the end of the first quarter and the Mavericks are already coasting. The Pacers started out like they wanted to make this a decent basketball game and trailed at one point only 11-8.
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QB Controversy Is Not Notre Dame Fighting Irish's Real ProblemSeptember 10, 2012
After a single watch of the game, in real time, we were concerned Notre Dame's issue was the offensive line and their play against the Purdue Boilermakers. After a couple re-watches of the game, it is remarkably clear that the Fighting Irish's real issue is most certainly the play of the offensive line.
There was a little bit of everything from the big guys up front. At times, players got out-muscled; other times, Purdue's defensive line beat them with moves, and in the end, Purdue won that battle in the trenches.
The Irish escaped with a win, and while some folks want to talk about Tommy Rees' heroics or how Everett Golson must improve, the real focus going into Michigan State week has to be the offensive line. This is a group that was supposed to be the brightest of bright spots for the Fighting Irish. They went into Saturday's game, after dismantling an inferior Navy squad, and got beat up and down the field.
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To the Irish's credit, they adapted their game plan well. They put the ball into the air and found a way to extend drives instead of being bogged down by their lack of run game. With Michigan State due up next, the Fighting Irish have to find a way to stay balanced. Purdue is a team that's dead set on using their front four to generate pressure and stop the run.
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Obama And Selective Law Enforcement
by Big Dog on Dec 1, 2015 at 17:37 Commentary, Immigration, Political, Terrorism
Barack Obama is hell bent on bringing hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees to the United States. Republicans are not keen on the idea and Republican governors have stated they will not accept the refugees. Obama, in turn, claimed that these Republicans were afraid of women and children. He further stated that states do not have the legal authority to refuse refugees and those that do refuse will be subject to enforcement action.
Obama means (at least this is what I gather) enforcement action with regard to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). It seems that this office provides money to states that take in refugees. That should be no surprise since the federal government confiscates our money and then uses it to coerce states to do what big government wants it to do. Unfortunately too many states are eager to get the money so they play along.
Obama also made it clear that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race and national origin with regard to federal financial assistance (according to the linked article).
A few things here. Muslim and Islam are not races so that is a nonstarter. As far as national origin that might apply but these folks are not citizens and are not entitled to most federal programs. The ORR evidently has program money for these things and this is the money I think they are threatening to withhold.
I like the way ORR discusses the money as if it is theirs to give. It came from THE PEOPLE and it belongs to the people. Regardless, states are free to reject anyone they do not want and if that means the federal government cuts off money then so be it. The people already on those programs will suffer. Let's face it, the everyday Joe citizen is not getting that money. The people getting it will stop getting it. Good. Perhaps it is time they earned money on their own and stopped getting it from the rest of us. Perhaps it is time for those states to refuse to collect money and send it to the feds. Just collect it and put it in escrow until the feds change the way things are done or better yet, spend it on the programs themselves and cut the feds out altogether.
This is a little more sinister than it appears. Notice how Obama is telling these Governors that they have no legal right to refuse refugees. He is citing the law (or his interpretation of it) and he is putting his foot down. All well and good because we want an Executive that follows the law.
But, when was the last time you heard Obama call out Governors (or other leaders like mayors) who allow sanctuary cities? It is against the law to have them. Their existence is a violation of our immigration laws and those involved are aiding criminals who are here illegally. Did anyone ever hear Obama tell these politicians they could not have sanctuary cities and if they did they would lose federal funding?
The reason is that law is one Obama likes. He selectively follows the laws. The ones he ;likes he enforces and the ones he does not like he does not enforce. Remember, this guy has a pen and a phone and he will bypass Congress to get things his way. He exceeds his authority to get what he wants (and Congress does not have the testicular fortitude to stop him).
It is bad that our petulant leader disobeys laws and selectively enforces them. It is equally as bad that he cares not about our safety and is trying to force states to take in potentially dangerous people.
If these people come here it will only be a matter of time before they plan and conduct a coordinated attack.
If it happens after Obama leaves office his successor will get the blame. Unless of course his successor is a Democrat in which case the left will blame George W. Bush.
When (not if, but when) the attacks occur Obama should be held accountable as should anyone who worked to bring the terror here.
When that happens all hell will break loose and all the money the ORR has will not stop the administration of justice…
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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NPR just delivered the alarming news that a combination of drought and disease in Brazil and Central America could result in a coffee shortage, and that "wholesale coffee prices are up more than 60 percent since January."
The words could strike fear deep into a jittery heart, and your initial instinct might be to hoard all the coffee immediately. But there are a couple of crucial qualifying factors here, so you don't need to do anything crazy, like switch to tea, just yet.
Byard Duncan, communications manager of San Francisco–based specialty coffee retailer Blue Bottle Coffee, says to remember that it takes a while for coffee to get from its plant to your cup. Most of the coffee Blue Bottle is selling right now was purchased last year, says Duncan, and "harvested in January or October, depending on the country." A whole complicated process ensues, including the removal of the seeds (what we know as beans) from their cherries, the drying out of the seeds, the travel time via boat, and the storage time on American shores. So even if coffee bean merchants are feeling more of a pinch, Duncan surmises, "customers won't feel the effect right now."
He reminds us, too, that "when you raise prices you can't walk back from that," and that companies tend to very carefully weigh whether or not to increase the price by the cup. (Picture an annoyed, caffeinated mob.)
Also, Duncan stresses, even though the temptation is there, "hoarding is not a good idea." Coffee beans go stale. Ideally, you're buying coffee beans that have been roasted a few days before you grind and brew them. "We sell coffee no longer than 48 hours after it's been roasted," explains Duncan. It's best to "brew coffee between four and 12 days after it's been roasted. If you buy a ton of coffee now, it's fine, but it's going to get really stale, like bread."
It's a good reminder for how to brew coffee in general: "We try not too be too preachy about it, but we recommend to grind right before brewing," says Duncan. Grinding coffee days before brewing is "similar to a loaf of bread being cut into cubes," which dries it out faster.
So don't panic yet, keep buying beans a couple days after they were roasted (when possible!), grind to order, and remember that coffee prices will vary depending on its origin and the size of the vendor. A company that buys primarily from Central America and Brazil—and produces what Duncan calls a "commodity grade coffee," as opposed to Blue Bottle's more diversely sourced "specialty coffee"—could likely reflect a price jump sooner.
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